'Houses with History': Carpenter Rich Soares creates magic out of wood

A peek into Rich Soares's life and his personal take on work and relationships
PUBLISHED SEP 23, 2021
Rich Soares is a master carpenter (Instagram)
Rich Soares is a master carpenter (Instagram)

Houses with History’ is a home renovation series on HGTV, and takes us to Plymouth in Massachusetts. This house tranformational series is looking at houses and barns built by early Americans in the New World. For this, the producers research fascinating backstories of America’s oldest homes. 

In the show, we see passionate preservationists Mike Lemieux, Rich Soares, and designer Jen MacDonald meticulously restoring vintage historic homes in and around Plymouth. This renovation series comes with a serious amount of information. The trio of Massachusetts' natives have dedicated their lives to historic real estate. The premiere episode focuses on just two historic properties: a former inn and a single-family home built in the 1700s. What's more, they share the homes’ origins, renovation stories and all that history with us too!

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Who is Rich Soares? 

Rich Soares is a professional carpenter and woodcutter by occupation. He uses his talent to create magic out of plain material (wood, logs etc) on 'Houses with History'. Rich has an in depth knowledge in following blueprints, building plans, measuring, shaping and cutting wood, plastic, and other materials.

Rich Soares (Instagram)

Career

Soares is a professional carpenter by occupation. His love to tranform wooden blocks, logs into something magical is beyond measure. 



 

Relationships

Rich is a happily married young man. He and his wife together have four lovely kids. His Instagram is filled with pictures of his family, and he's often seen teaching his children skills on the job site.



 

'Houses with History' premieres on Wednesday, September 29, at 9 pm ET/PT on HGTV.
 

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