This Old House Season 29 Episode 5 Newton, MA 05

The backyard slopes six feet from the back of the house to the back of the yard, and the homeowners want a flat backyard. So Roger Cook works on a pair of terraces supported by retaining walls – nearly 200 feet of wall! Kevin speaks to a wallpaper expert to determine whether any of the wallpaper in the house is significant and worth saving. Work continues on the kitchen; Tom has removed shelving from the former library and completed removing walls from the kitchen and opening the stairway. Tom explains how to frame for a new window. And Kevin checks Harvard University's project to move three homes two blocks up the street! Twelve hydraulic dollies (each capable of lifting fifty tons) life the house and a remote control moves them slowly down the street.