Social media users were blown away by the discovery in the viral post, with one saying: "you have been given an amazing gift.

Q–We live in an area with many 80-year-old and older frame homes. Several of them have ... AA–In any 80-year-old house, removing the paint is something to consider. When there are so many ...

These guys are stars of "This Old House," a long-running PBS favorite. It's 8 a.m., and joining them on the "set" are a producer, his assistant, a cameraman, a lighting technician, the show's ...

Any special recommendation on the framing? What I should be aware when I interview the contractors? I know this can be important in an old house, where not everything is perfectly aligned.

skill and money -- what could one do with a timber frame barn, a simple Greek Revival main house and a "substandard" connecting ell? -- were not easily attainable. This Old House was looking for a ...

A post and beam system supports the house so the existing foundation can be removed to open the old basement up to the new. A plan is devised to raise the timber frame in the ell. An old cistern ...

The old house, once neglected and sagging ... By matching the tree rings in pieces of the frame with samples from oaks in New England, scientists were able to peg the age of the house accurately.

The “This Old House” franchise launched the Idea House ... The panels are just as strong as traditional stick framing, but are much more energy-efficient because the insulation isn’t ...

This Old House is available to stream on pbs.org and ... this on fire to see how flames and smoke travel through a balloon-frame structure. Terrence: You can see, actually, the combustibles ...

That’s how long I’ve been here – quietly bonding with this old house, becoming it, you might say, as I clunk up the stairs every day with a cup of coffee and plop down in front of my computer.

The Andrew Frame house, 507 N. Grand Ave., built for Waukesha's well-known 19th-century banker and his family in 1880, hadn't been very homey in recent decades after the 1972 death of Mabel Frame ...

Giving your house a yearly checkup is one way to keep big repairs at bay. Here's a 5-step plan for inspecting your home, from the pros at THIS OLD HOUSE. In this how-to video, THIS OLD HOUSE ...