That first, thirteen-episode season from 1979 initially appeared to be a Boston-area curiosity, accessible solely to local residents by way of WGBH. But it struck a chord with viewers, almost 250,000 of whom tuned in each week to watch the titular house—a Victorian in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood—undergo its gradual metamorphosis. The surge of curiosity allowed This Old House to vault into the primary PBS lineup a yr later, where it has remained ever since. We by no means share your data and you’ll unsubscribe at any time.

“Contractors have seen the lead times for products like cabinetry, home windows, and doors double and triple in some circumstances, which in turn results in project delays,” he says. You may discover that contractors are booked weeks or months prematurely. When shelter-in-place orders started taking impact in March, many householders delayed tasks, King says, which has created a bottleneck now that tasks are …