This Old House: Dorchester #9 (15May1979) Deck Foundation

Bob tours the town of Dorchester beginning in Ronan Park, a spacious recreation area with views of Dorchester Bay. Carl drives Bob around the neighborhood to see various styles homes, including turn of the century triple decker, multi-family homes and single family Cape Codes, Victorians, and Queen Anne-style houses. Bob and Carl arrive at the Dorchester house to find that work on the deck and its foundation is underway. Norm explains how the deck supports are built and the concrete footings are poured. The wood framework for the two-level deck is just beginning. Bob heads to the front of the home to discuss how the crew safely strips lead paint from the exterior of the project house, outlining the precautions that need to be taken. He demonstrated how to scrap and sand the paint from the wood clapboards. Inside, we take a look at how the old window sashes are being repaired. In the bathroom Paul is finished the installation for the master bathroom tub surround. He introduces us to an alternative to ceramic wall tile and his brother Tom demonstrates the installation.