This time, Pathway Autumn pavers are chosen for a walkway and patio project for This Old House, filmed in December and initially shown on PBS stations on March 26, 2026. The pavers, with color fired all the way through—unlike concrete pavers, they stand up to snow shovels!—have been specified several times for the show’s home renovation projects over the years. Above, on-camera talent/construction crew, admires the job, midwinter. All photos courtesy This Old House.
Get the popcorn out – Pine Hall Brick Company’s products are back on TV.
All this season, This Old House has been showing episodes of a renovation in Needham, Massachusetts. The homeowners wanted to make the old new again, updating the layout to better suit modern life in a household with three sons, ages 1 to 17.
Mason Mark McCullough (left) pauses to confer with landscape architect Jenn Nawada on the Needham patio using Pathway Autumn pavers in a running bond pattern.
The homeowners’ goals were to enhance the Suburban Victorian elements they love, including the front porch, bay windows, and multiple dormers, but with a modern, more open floor plan. The plan for the 3,000-square-foot house is to focus on the kitchen, bathrooms, and mechanical systems, while building a modest two-story rear addition.
The outdoors need attention as well. There’s a rotting pergola and an unused frog pond. There’s also, as it turns out, a wish list from the homeowners, who say they want a low-maintenance yard, plenty of green space for the boys, and a brick patio.
Read that again.
A brick patio. We’ve got this…
The outdoor living space that television built
In the episode that aired on March 26, the This Old House experts first concentrated on the outside, as host Kevin O’Connor joined painting expert Mauro Henrique to prep the front porch ceiling—priming, filling, and caulking, while the homeowners narrowed down their choices from six exterior paint colors.
Out back, landscaper Jenn Nawada and mason Mark McCullough begin transforming the yard, replacing an aging pergola, pond, and concrete slab with a new brick paver patio. Mark walks through the process, from building a layered base of crusher run and sand to squaring the layout off the house and setting true clay pavers in a running bond pattern for a clean, level finish with minimal cuts.
A quick delivery for a quick installation
In most of the country, New England included, spring is clearly on the way.
But in December, when the installation was actually done, the This Old House producers worked closely with veteran Pine Hall Brick Company distributor Kevin Barry of Stiles and Hart Brick Company in Boston.
The challenge was to get the pavers from the local brickyard to start the installation quickly—to both accommodate the production schedule and to outrun the famously fickle New England winter weather. The solution came when Barry arranged a quick, early-morning delivery, which was received on the job site by Nawada.
This spring’s episode isn’t Pine Hall Brick Company’s first rodeo. Check out other This Old House projects here.
We’re happy to help wherever we can. We encourage do-it-yourselfers—and we’re glad that many homeowners use our clay pavers for walkways, driveways, and patios in their own, self-made versions of This Old House.
Here’s a hint: Watch the pros like Mark McCullough and Jenn Nawada on This Old House, go get some clay pavers from a Pine Hall Brick distributor near you, and get started!