This Old House, Season 39

(Rochester, NY) - The Emmy Award-winning This Old House^® welcomes fresh new faces as apprentices join the on-air series regulars to sharpen their skills in carpentry, masonry, HVAC systems and more for the 39th season. They are being welcomed as a part of the multimedia brand’s Generation NEXT initiative designed to encourage and empower people to join the skilled trades. Season 39 of This Old House airs Sundays at 4 p.m. beginning October 8, 2017.

This season, host Kevin O’Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, master carpenter Norm Abram, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Roger Cook will be joined by trade students and up-and-coming professionals as America’s most trusted home improvement show shines a spotlight on the value of jobs in the building industry. By inviting the apprentices to join the crew, This Old House is expanding its Generation NEXT efforts and raising visibility of the need for new talent in the trades.

The first project of the 39^th season is a second-generation family home in Newton, Massachusetts. Homeowners Liz and Joe recently inherited a 1,700 square-foot Four Square house, originally built in 1879, from Liz’s mother. Now the This Old House team and the apprentices are helping to renovate and expand to accommodate three generations, including their two girls and Joe’s parents.