HVAC ducts are creatively hidden. A cinderblock enclosure gets covered with stone.

E22 | First Period Gambrel | First Things First This Old House

Premiered May 11, 2023
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E22 | First Period Gambrel | First Things First

Much effort is being made to save and restore the gambrel. Over the years, the lower clapboards on the house were buried, causing rot to the original substrate. Repairs are made. Small HVAC ducts make it easy to run and disguise the supplies in the gambrel. A cinderblock enclosure is covered to mimic the old rubble stone foundation. A gunstock post damaged during construction is repaired.

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This Old House

This Old House, with trusted experts Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey, Jenn Nawada, and host Kevin O'Connor, is TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.

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