Here, O'Connor talks with Lauren McCutcheon about his unexpected career, what he does at home shows, his FAQs, and his very own home-repair list. After Ask came to the rescue, it came back - to offer O'Connor the host job. (Spin-off This Old House Trade School airs on the CW.) Back then, he was a bank vice president, and he and his wife, Kathleen, were struggling to remove wallpaper in their 1894 Queen Anne Victorian. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewersand we make house calls Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O’Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. O'Connor came to the franchise in 2002 as a homeowner on PBS's Ask This Old House. Still, for a slower-moving older show, TOH has a huge following: two spin-offs, a magazine, an impressive digital platform, and millions of viewers. The bros' show flips a house each 43 minutes. The Maplewood, N.J., native has hosted the contractor- and tradesperson-driven PBS program for 15 years, following hosts Steve Thomas (1989-2003) and Bob Vila (1979-89).Īt 39, Boston-based This Old House is the same age as the Property Brothers - not the HGTV show, but the identical twin hosts, Drew and Jonathan Scott.
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When This Old House host Kevin O'Connor takes the main stage at the Philadelphia Home Show this weekend, he'll represent the O.G. Sign up for newsletter today Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a homeowner the proper way to install a pre-hung interior door for a.