HOST BIO
Kevin O'Connor

FEATURED EXPERTS
Norm Abram
Roger Cook
Tom Silva
Richard Trethewey

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THIS OLD HOUSE
  • Anatomy and Inspiration -
  • Episode DTOH-2404

    AIR TIMES
    April 25, 2008
    8:00 PM Eastern
    April 26, 2008
    12:00 AM Eastern
    May 20, 2008
    9:00 AM Eastern
    June 23, 2008
    8:00 PM Eastern
    June 24, 2008
    12:00 AM Eastern
    Using a 3-D model, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains the anatomy of a septic system, and what we'll have to do to bring our system up to code. Under the jacked up barn, master carpenter Norm Abram shows the state of the existing rubble stone foundation. For inspiration, Kevin travels to Vermont to meet Ken Epworth of "The Barn People" — a group that rescues, restores and relocates old timber frame barns. Ken shows Kevin how the old barns come down in the field, and how they go back up as dramatic living spaces.