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This Old House•Season 44•Episode 22

Ipswich: First Things First

May 11, 2023

Rotted sills are repaired before the new clapboards are installed. The challenge of ducting a first period home is solved. Old material and technique disguise a new repair. An original gunstock post is repaired. The new clapboards are installed.

Previous episodeE21 · Ipswich: Exposing Problems Next episodeE23 · Ipswich: Factory Built

Seasons48

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Season 44 Episodes26

Atlanta: Welcome to Atlanta

Atlanta: Unsafe Structures

Atlanta: School of HVAC

Atlanta: Cardboard Kitchen

Atlanta: Whole House Protection

Atlanta: Respecting the Old While Adding the New

Atlanta: Repointed and Planted

Atlanta: Families Meet

Newburyport: Shipwrights and Sea Captains

Newburyport: Powering Through

Newburyport: Demo Find

Newburyport: Design Talk

Newburyport: Off-the-Shelf Custom Look

Newburyport: Bed Race

Ipswich: This Really Old House

Ipswich: Secrets Behind the Wall

Ipswich: Prep-Work

Ipswich: Careful Considerations

Ipswich: Below Grade Plumbing

Ipswich: Rebuilding Centuries

Ipswich: Exposing Problems

Ipswich: First Things First

Ipswich: Factory Built

Ipswich: New Life

Ipswich: Look-Alike

Ipswich: A Period Restoration

Cast9

Kevin O'Connor

Kevin O'Connor

Self - Host

Tom Silva

Tom Silva

Self

Richard Trethewey

Richard Trethewey

Self

Norm Abram

Norm Abram

Self

Jenn Nawada

Jenn Nawada

Self

Mauro Henrique

Mauro Henrique

Self

Mark McCullough

Mark McCullough

Self

Heath Eastman

Heath Eastman

Self

Charlie Silva

Charlie Silva

Self

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Episode Summary

"Ipswich: First Things First" is episode 22 of This Old House season 44. It aired on May 11, 2023.

Next: E23 · Ipswich: Factory Built Best of Season 44