At 77, Tom Silva from This Old House FINALLY Confirms the Shocking Rumors! Tom Silva has been the glue that holds This Old House together for more than 40 years. Putting on my tool belt and rolling up my sleeves, I'm ready to get to work. But he finally talked about the parts of the show that most people never saw when he was 77 years old. Some parts of the show almost made him leave it altogether. Also, don't think it's just another hint at retirement. Tom didn't just tell the media what he did to get their attention. It was a tribute to all the hard times he's been through, both on the job site and behind the scenes, where things haven't always been as beautiful as the renovated homes we've seen him build. A long time ago, Tom almost left. It wasn't because he was tired or done. Not at all. The artistic direction of the show had grown distant from the real world of the job site, the filming schedule, the constant changes to camera angles, and the stress of making things look good instead of being good. All of it went against what he believed. So, he quietly wrote a letter of retirement. He never turned it in, but it was real enough that he talked to his family about what would happen after "This Old House." What changed? The show paid attention. #tomsilva #celebrity #theoldhouse #usa