This Old HouseStream It

Access to and Visions of a Beautiful Yard - The Concord Cottage

Kevin and Norm arrive at the jobsite to find the base coat of the driveway down, and the new fancy cut shingles finally up on the gable end of the cottage. Roger shows Kevin how he's laid out the new brick walkway and raised the grade by the front door to allow for a comfortable 6-inch stair rise. The homeowners have already secured permission to add a ramp for added accessibility should it become necessary in the future. In the kitchen, Kevin's surprised to find there's no outside cabinet company on this job - the kitchen's so small that Tom's crew is building everything on site. Tom and Norm build the base cabinet for the pantry out of veneer plywood, while Roger takes Kevin to see a recently renovated garden center that's currently growing plants on more than 650 acres. They meet owner Wayne Mezitt to select, tag, and dig some of the plants for the Concord project, including Japanese tree lilacs, stewardia, and several spectacular pink diamond hydrangea. In the first floor bathroom,
Aired: Dec 27, 2003 Genre: DocumentaryCreated By: Russell MorashDuration: 30m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: This Old House Productions
Episodes
01: Turning a Garden Shed into a Home - The Concord Cottage02: Roadblocks to Turning a Former Chicken Coop into a Cottage - The Concord Cottage03: Nothing is as Easy as it Looks - The Concord Cottage04: It's Starting to Look Like a Cottage - The Concord Cottage05: Electrifying the Little Cottage - The Concord Cottage06: Adding to the Project - The Concord Cottage07: The Beauty and Challenges of Creating Small Living Spaces - The Concord Cottage08: Residential Window Manufacturing - The Concord Cottage09: Charming Touches for the Cottage - The Concord Cottage10: Cottage Living with the Future in Mind - The Concord Cottage11: Creating a Safe and Beautiful Home for Elders - The Concord Cottage12: Access to and Visions of a Beautiful Yard - The Concord Cottage13: Lots of Activity Outside - The Concord Cottage14: Custom Details Give the Cottage Personal Touches - The Concord Cottage15: Everyone’s Here to Get the Job Done - The Concord Cottage16: Making and Installing Engineered Flooring - The Concord Cottage17: One Installation After Another - The Concord Cottage18: Once a Barn, Now a Beautiful Home - The Concord Cottage19: Sailing the Atlantic for the Next Project in Bermuda - The Bermuda House20: Restoring the Inn with Native Limestone - The Bermuda House21: Appreciating a Whole Different Type of Construction - The Bermuda House22: Collecting Water - The Bermuda House23: Making Way for the Custom Built Mantel - The Bermuda House24: Challenges and Rewards of Island Building - The Bermuda House25: Beautiful Finishes Create Beautiful Spaces - The Bermuda House26: Finishing the Project, Bermuda-Style - The Bermuda House