Water Damage Restoration

On July 4, 2019, the three-decker on Mt. Everett Street that Carol Wideman had lived in for 40 years was badly damaged by a fire caused by fireworks that destroyed the house next door. Now, the circa-1905 house is being restored for an upcoming season of This Old House, the popular home renovation series that launched in 1979 by spotlighting another Dorchester residence located just blocks away, near St. Peter’s Church. That old house, at the corner of Bowdoin and Percival Streets, became the focus of the first season of the WGBH series after the station acquired it from owner Earl Perkins, a longtime resident and active leader of the Meetinghouse Hill Civic Association. At the time, “DIY culture” was still nascent and the now-common practice of scooping up three-deckers to renovate and convert them into condos was practically unheard of, recalled Reporter co-founder Ed Forry. “In the 70s through redlining and similar practices, there was very little lending going on, and the resul...

On July 4, 2019, the three-decker on Mt. Everett Street that Carol Wideman had lived in for 40 years was badly damaged by a fire caused by fireworks that destroyed the house next door. Now, the circa-1905 house is being restored for an upcoming season of This Old House, the popular home renovation series that launched in 1979 by spotlighting another Dorchester residence located just blocks away, near St. Peter’s Church. That old house, at the corner of Bowdoin and Percival Streets, became the focus of the first season of the WGBH series after the station acquired it from owner Earl Perkins, a longtime resident and active leader of the Meetinghouse Hill Civic Association. At the time, “DIY culture” was still nascent and the now-common practice of scooping up three-deckers to renovate and convert them into condos was practically unheard of, recalled Reporter co-founder Ed Forry. “In the 70s through redlining and similar practices, there was very little lending going on, and the resul...