As of July 2026, This Old House Season 31 aired in 2009 with 26 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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This Old House Season 31

2009 26 Episodes Documentary · Reality ⭐ 6/10

If you want reality entertainment that actually understands its own format, This Old House Season 31 is available on and right now. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. 37 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Watch it for the format — it delivers exactly what it promises. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason This Old House Season 31 keeps coming up in conversation. This Old House Season 31 has the format that countless others have tried to copy since. Newton Centre; Roxbury Bob Vila and Kevin O'Connor lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2009. What keeps This Old House Season 31 from feeling stale is a production that knows when to get out of the way. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Best watched with company, This Old House Season 31 generates takes from everyone in the room. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. The format has been copied endlessly since This Old House Season 31 first appeared, which is the most honest tribute the industry knows how to give. Impossible to watch casually.

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🎬 This Old House Season 31 — Episode Guide

Newton Centre; Welcome to Newton Centre

The 30th anniversary season of This Old House opens with the crew beginning a small but sophisticated addition to a 1915 Dutch Colonial Revival that includes a new kitchen, home office, and family room. Homeowners Bill and Gillian Pierce love their old house but it lacks family space, flow, and a mo...

Newton Centre; Quality, Not Quantity

Master carpenter Norm Abram and general contractor Tom Silva remove the old vinyl siding from the exterior of the house, exposing not only the original wood clapboards underneath but also lots of repair work that needs to be done. Inside, architect Paul Rovinelli takes host Kevin O'Connor and homeow...

Newton Centre; Work Begins, Homeowners Decide to Stay

Host Kevin O'Connor and general contractor Tom Silva discuss the homeowners' decision to stay in the house during construction, and they agree it won't be easy. Homeowners Bill and Gillian Pierce are already living out of boxes and coolers, because today their kitchen will be gutted back to the stud...

Newton Centre; Origins of the Dutch Colonial Revival

Host Kevin O'Connor meets general contractor Tom Silva in the kitchen to see some bizarre and inadequate framing that he recently discovered in the old kitchen ceiling. As a result, they have to reinforce and level the entire ceiling using an angle iron, a laser level, and multiple new LVLs. Then, K...

Newton Centre; New Gambrel Addition Takes Shape

Homeowner Gillian Pierce shows host Kevin O'Connor the progress—the first floor family room is entirely framed in, and up above, general contractor Tom Silva is building the gable-end wall for the new addition. Kevin climbs up top and lends a hand with the wall raising. Out front, master electrician...

Newton Centre; Making Room for New Windows

Work on the Dutch Colonial Revival continues as master carpenter Norm Abram recaps the progress on the addition, then turns his attention to the kitchen where general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor are working to reframe the existing walls to accommodate new door and window openings. U...

Newton Centre; Pruning Hemlocks and Checking in on This Old House Austin

Landscape contractor Roger Cook welcomes certified arborist Matt Foti to Newton Centre to prune all of the existing hemlock trees on the corner of the house, and along the driveway. Inside, master electrician Allen Gallant installs a bath fan in the new powder room that looks like a recessed light, ...

Newton Centre; Father and Son Lend a Hand

General contractor Tom Silva replicates the old exterior trim details around the new windows in the addition using cellular PVC that will never rot. Master carpenter Norm Abram installs the pre-hung Douglas fir exterior door for the back entry. Architect Paul Rovinelli takes host Kevin O'Connor on a...

Newton Centre; Radiant Heat, Two Ways

General contractor Tom Silva enlists homeowner Gillian Pierce to help him fabricate the new decorative bracket that will support the rear entry porch roof. In the basement, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows host Kevin O'Connor the progress on piping the old radiators, and the chall...

Newton Centre; Inspired Openings and Insulating the House

To replace the stairway he removed from the old kitchen, general contractor Tom Silva builds a brand new stairway to the basement. Then, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows host Kevin O'Connor how to select a good quality faucet—discussing function, finish, construction and valves. I...

Newton Centre; Never Paint Again

Host Kevin O'Connor arrives at the house and finds that preparation for the exterior paint job is well underway. Homeowner Bill Pierce reveals that he has selected a new kind of paint that promises homeowners that they'll "never paint again." General contractor Tom Silva and master carpenter Norm Ab...

Newton Centre; Stone, Tile and Oak Finishes

Host Kevin O'Connor lends a hand as general contractor Tom Silva builds a new small deck that will serve to connect the kitchen to the patio. Then, landscape contractor Roger Cook works with homeowner Bill Pierce to lay concrete pavers for the new patio. Tile specialist Catherine Mitchell shows Kevi...

Newton Centre; The New Kitchen is Coming Together

Host Kevin O'Connor arrives at the house to find that landscape contractor Roger Cook has removed the old driveway and has begun putting down the the new asphalt. Inside, master carpenter Norm Abram finds the new cabinets on site, and lends general contractor Tom Silva a hand as he begins to install...

Newton Centre; Interior Painting Primer and Fabricating Our New Countertops

Landscape contractor Roger Cook and homeowner Gillian Pierce visit neighbor and gardener Cathy Schneider to take her up on her offer to share some of her plants that need dividing. Back at the Pierce home, painting contractor Anne Brady gets started on the prep and painting of the dining room, first...

Newton Centre; Is the Island Too Big?

Host Kevin O'Connor arrives at the project house to find a bustling jobsite and the finished countertops arriving. Inside, homeowner Bill Pierce reviews the tight clearances around the kitchen island before the tops are permanently installed. Landscape contractor Roger Cook takes homeowner Gillian P...

Newton Centre; The Finished Project

In the final show from Newton Centre, host Kevin O'Connor drives up to find all hands on deck for the last few days of the project. Landscape contractor Roger Cook mulches in the last of the plants and lays sod around the new patio. Inside, flooring contractor Pat Hunt shows Kevin the prep for the n...

Roxbury; Project with Purpose Begins

For the second project of This Old House's 30th Anniversary Season, the crew takes on an issue that's top of mind in the country: foreclosures. Partnering with the City of Boston and local non-profit Nuestra Comunidad, they will take a foreclosed and abandoned two-family house from the 1870s, and tu...

Roxbury; Mounting Challenges

Master carpenter Norm Abram meets up with general contractor David Lopes to discuss problems he's encountered in the last several weeks, including major engineering challenges and a month of rain. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor meets up with non-profit developer David Price to learn more about Roxbu...

Roxbury; More Trouble than We Thought

Master carpenter Norm Abram meets up with general contractor David Lopes to check out the progress that has been made on the house both outside and in. They find that there has been extensive framing work completed, but unfortunately, a great majority of the house had to be rebuilt due to the dire c...

Roxbury; Coming Together

Host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find the construction trailer leaving the site, making way for the landscape work to begin. The roofing and siding of the house have been completed and the paneling on the front bay window has been recreated to resemble what might have been there originally. In the bas...

🎭 Cast of This Old House Season 31

Bob Vila

Kevin O'Connor

Richard Trethewey

Richard Trethewey

Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert

Norm Abram

Self - Master Carpenter

Tom Silva

Self - General Contractor

Jenn Nawada

Self - Landscape Contractor

Mark McCullough

Mark McCullough

Self - Electrician

Charlie Silva

Self - Home Builder

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