Tommy is the old pro😊

"This millionaires old house"

That story from Tom about the sleepers just made my day!

@woodrow60

2 ай бұрын

Interesting. In Australia we use “sleeper” for the wood, now often concrete, planks on which rail tracks are laid.

@donc-m4900

2 ай бұрын

​@@woodrow60I'll rather sleep on the porch than the railroad track personally. Safer and more comfortable. 😂

Boy that’s one high dollar house got to be in the millions.

@loueckert4970

2 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing Ron. Would be fun to have them build to your dreams, right...

@Kevin-mp5of

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, it’s still made with sticks and cardboard…

@jo_nathan_nation6544

2 ай бұрын

@@Kevin-mp5ofto be fair, those sticks are 2x6s and the cardboard is stronger than plywood or 1x12s sheathing, or 2x12 joists/rafters.

@leolinehan2752

2 ай бұрын

Never a budget on this old house

@zack9912000

2 ай бұрын

Biden home prices

Great video

"I got 2 layers!" "You got three *cough*"

@woodrow60

2 ай бұрын

Yep, thanks Dad.

@TheChupacabra

2 ай бұрын

Great zinger

Gorgeous stoves.

this house is going to be a nightmare in the snow.

@jc51373

2 ай бұрын

@@Navy1977 yes and taking on that deck when the rubber roof needs repair or maintenance. Solar panels and the pitches are awful. Just wait for that first killer snow storm that turns to ice and wet snow and the house is making all sorts of noises inside and they have to clear panels and valleys and flat roofs. Awful.

@Kevin-mp5of

2 ай бұрын

@@jc51373 yes we had a wood deck similar to that on the roof top years ago and you would not believe how much dirt and debris and leaves would collect under those sleepers. It was a nightmare to keep clean.

@donc-m4900

2 ай бұрын

But, but, it's a Cape.

@JackAgainski

2 ай бұрын

I'm surprised they didn't go with a metal roof. Wide choice of colors and semi-permanent. Re-shingling that rook will be an expensive nightmare in 25 years.

The home owner should save his money after while those solar panels damaging the roof itself for poor ventilation,storms and so on. Besides the inverter and the batteries when they breakdown.

I’d like a follow up on that solar system when the first good snow storm rolls through.

If I could only find a beautiful woman to stare at me the way Kevin stares at Richard 😂

I'd have though the word came from the railways as they lay the rails on sleepers.

Beyond the means of mere mortals.

What happened to the good old days when This Old House had projects middle class America could relate to?

@wolfmanjacksaid

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, they are working on dream houses for millionaires these days, but it allows them to showcase top of the line building products.

@dawnnburwell3491

2 ай бұрын

Showing you the future in building or rebuilding homes!

@donc-m4900

2 ай бұрын

Back in the WGBH days? I don't know when WETA took over, but it might be one reason.

@jo_nathan_nation6544

2 ай бұрын

The point of the show has always been about renovating old homes with the new technology of the day. Obviously technology has advanced rapidly so now these homes are going to be advanced compared to your cookie cutter homes. The regular middle class home renovations are seen on ‘Ask This Old House.’ In fifteen years someone will be making the same comment, referring to this season.

@AC3DG

2 ай бұрын

@@wolfmanjacksaid Top of the line building products for those who can afford it. I can understand and appreciate wanting to showcase the latest and greatest, but I'd appreciate it a lot more if it was the latest and greatest that the average person could afford or obtain. This Expensive House. Show me a working class home doing a modest 2 bedroom addition, or kitchen reno, using the latest and greatest reasonably priced technology that costs 10% more now but saves you 50% in the long run. That's something people can relate to. There's already enough shows based around wealthy people showing off how much money they have.

8000 kilowatts? lol nice “expert.” 😂

@jo_nathan_nation6544

2 ай бұрын

Maybe he wants to run the entire town off the solar system. 😂 for those who don’t understand watts and kilowatts, an 8000 kilowatt system could run roughly 650 (average) homes. He misspoke, he meant to say 8000 watt systems, making 8 kilowatts of power.

@alzuu1

18 күн бұрын

that was a funny mistake, lol.

But how do you mount the panels??!!!

i wonder why they dont make 2x4 out of that composite decking. Water safe decking but not water safe frame. Even pressure treated will rot eventually.

@craigcheng9619

2 ай бұрын

My guess would be the high cost of doing so makes it prohibitive. Decking has to look good and stand up to the elements so they can justify the high cost.

Does anybody know the brand of the roof body harness that they’re using at 20:15?

@hkmorgan87

2 ай бұрын

I saw a few different styles, but the one I recognize and have used almost exclusively is MSA. They make several variations. Petzl and Frontline are a few other brands I've heard of

Disappointing that there wasn't enough roof available to build a system with the spare capacity to charge enough batteries to run the whole house and make it capable of being off-grid at least on the good sun part of the years. Then on the low sun part of the year they could charge the batteries on cheaper electricity parts of the day to run the house off battery on the parts of the day when the grid power was more expensive. A lot of people do that now.

Also solar in Mass is dumb.

Yea, sure, if i had a million dollars laying around, this all would be great.

11,000 kwh per year from solar on that big house is not very much. Even in high-price MA with inflated democrat prices that's about $2000 per year, whic is less then the depreciation of the panels.

That solar system is hobbled from the start with the shallow pitch. They will hold snow for days. The guy says 10 to 11 MWh annually, then moves quickly to 11 MWh. Bet on 10 or less, and the house probably uses more than 20 MWh a year. The six burner stove needs 2 tons of AC if it's at full power.

I’m sick and tired of global warming !

@shanew7361

2 ай бұрын

You mean climate change 😂 what will the scam be in another decade or two?

*ERROR* 18:32 Solar guy says, "...So it's an 8kW system, 8000 kilowatts." OMG!! It's gone from 8,000 watts to 8,000,000 watts in the space of a single sentence !! Amazing !!

@JxH

2 ай бұрын

It's nice that all these experts used the exactly-correct units when describing the energy and the power and so on. Nicely done; real experts.

@donc-m4900

2 ай бұрын

More Power! Besides, it's metric. I get the confusion.😅

Wonder what the warranty is for the battery and related electronics for the solar panel system. Also, they mention an app, which suggests the system likely won't last long unless it's not required for operation.

@alzuu1

18 күн бұрын

Hard to know since they didn't say what the panels' brand is. The inverter is a string one which is probably 10 years and the battery seems to be a generac pwrcell which has a 10 year warranty.

Beautiful stove! However, I'm sure with the new regulations on gas appliances, we can say goodbye to that company...

How about solar panel recycling?

@JxH

2 ай бұрын

Why would you worry about that? They're almost perfectly inert. Absolute worst case, grind them up and landfill them. In fact, they can be easily disassembled (glass, aluminum, plastic, metals, the cells themselves) and be expertly recycled. If you have KZread where you live, then you can find videos where this is demonstrated. If they can recycle fricken-massive oil rigs, then they can recycle solar panels after they're expired in 30 or 40 years. Geesh.

@BamBamBigelow..

2 ай бұрын

@@JxH your a Funny Guy!

@KarlBunker

2 ай бұрын

@@BamBamBigelow.. >"your a Funny Guy!" And you're a jerk who talks nonsense and doesn't know how to punctuate or capitalize.

@JxH

2 ай бұрын

@@BamBamBigelow.. * you're

@BamBamBigelow..

2 ай бұрын

@@JxH and a grammer Nazi, the double Up!

Amen 🙏

Too much over tech

why not just use the solar roof shingles?

@oldfredbear

2 ай бұрын

They cost more and the only benefit is asthetics.

@danielwolk3576

2 ай бұрын

@@oldfredbear yes but aesthetics was a main concern and the budget for this build seems forgiving.

@oldfredbear

2 ай бұрын

@@danielwolk3576 personally, I like the looks of regular solar panels on a roof, mine included, but I think it's a 50/50 split with people.

All that sweat equity by the owners?? Their hands must be tired from writing all the checks to pay for that stuff?? I miss this old house with Bob Villa and Norm Abram! I dont watch it much anymore.

19:30 Fun fact: A patent for solar panels with over 80% efficiency was filled in 1971, and it was hit with a secrecy order.

@craigcheng9619

2 ай бұрын

If that's the case, how would you know it actually exists?

Can they help out average Americans? Not investment bankers and 3rd generation silver spoons?

@jej3451

2 ай бұрын

They gotta pay the bills. These rich folks are willing to pay top dollar to have their house featured on This Old House. I'm sure it increases the value of the house; hence it's a good investment for them.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. May JESUS, bless you.

This is going to come off as mean and shallow and kind of irrelevant so I shouldn't say but also can't not: to me, Kevin looks like one of the characters on the Rice Krispies box with his beanie perched atop his head just so

@pistolpete5325

2 ай бұрын

Yep that’d be Crackle 😅

@masstwitter4748

2 ай бұрын

@@pistolpete5325 😆

@pistolpete5325

2 ай бұрын

@@masstwitter4748man that’s a deep find lol. Not many peeps would catch that. I got a box of that in my pantry rn tho!

@masstwitter4748

2 ай бұрын

@@pistolpete5325 Nothing better than a bit of snap, crackle and pop - for nostalgia reasons if nothing else!

My cousin got solar panels and regrets it.

@oldfredbear

2 ай бұрын

Your cousin hired the wrong company then. Probably leased them, right?

@vrea77

2 ай бұрын

That sucks 😕

I see you removed the "Ask" from your name, not bad

@craigcheng9619

2 ай бұрын

That's a different show, even though they have most of the same crew.

@everythinglife2334

2 ай бұрын

@craigcheng9619 wait really?! I'm a pretty avid fan I don't know how that slipped past me

@sadams12345678

2 ай бұрын

@@everythinglife2334 Yes, two shows; "This Old House & "Ask This Old House"

The lady with the belt sander would be much safer ditching the face diaper and wearing a hair tie. Long hair and power tools are a bad idea.

Solar power is a waste

@shanew7361

2 ай бұрын

You have to maintain them, and they lose their efficiency over time, too.

@XX-166

2 ай бұрын

@@shanew7361when the grid goes down where are you gonna get your power?? From solar panels… they don’t die like you’re claiming

@oldfredbear

2 ай бұрын

​@@shanew7361, what's funny about this comment is people who have solar panels know it's not true and are raking in dollar after dollar of free electricity. Everyone without solar panels keeps repeating this line fed to them by the oil companies and their lobbyists.

@alzuu1

18 күн бұрын

Absolutely not - you can save a lot of money if you do it correctly.

@oldfredbear

18 күн бұрын

@@alzuu1 shh.... Don't give away our secret.

Why are they forcing the employee to wear a mask? Not a fan of the propoganda....Its OK to take it off and never wear it again. Give yourself permission and live again.

@XX-166

2 ай бұрын

Or go find yourself a new job while both you and he are in the unemployment line because someone wants to do their own thing.

@XX-166

2 ай бұрын

@@Navy1977 dude doesn’t have a clue

@JTOTHEW3000

2 ай бұрын

@@XX-166 I did not comply. Almost got fired. Let them know the lawsuit will cripple them. Live free and never bow to totalitarian actions. Glad they backed down...

@XX-166

2 ай бұрын

@@JTOTHEW3000 frivolous lawsuits are thrown out every day so go get a job and follow the rules or build your own company and make your own rules

@JTOTHEW3000

2 ай бұрын

@@XX-166 I own a sewer and drain cleaning company. Been in business for several decades....I earn my way everyday.

the deck hardware is called camo clips for anyone looking to source 🫡

@Kevin-mp5of

2 ай бұрын

Or you can just read the video description and it’s all there in black-and-white…

@mariojuana

2 ай бұрын

@@Kevin-mp5of youre welcome