HOST BIO
Kevin O'Connor

FEATURED EXPERTS
Norm Abram
Roger Cook
Tom Silva
Richard Trethewey

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THIS OLD HOUSE
  • A Surprise — Is One Side Shorter? -
  • Episode DTOH-2406

    AIR TIMES
    April 28, 2008
    8:00 PM Eastern
    April 29, 2008
    12:00 AM Eastern
    May 21, 2008
    9:00 AM Eastern
    June 24, 2008
    8:00 PM Eastern
    June 25, 2008
    12:00 AM Eastern
    General contractor Tom Silva uses laminated veneer lumber to make up 40-foot beams that will support the first floor deck of the barn. Host Kevin O'Connor meets panelized construction specialist Jim LeRoy to see the I-joist floor panels for the new ell. Then, master carpenter Norm Abram meets structural insulated panel expert Frank Baker to see the SIPS wall system go up. After discovering that several of our old trees are sick with the fatal diseases Dutch Elm disease and Ash Yellows, certified arborist Matt Foti brings in two crews with bucket trucks to safely remove the trees. At the end of the day, Tom and Norm are surprised to learn that the barn was built with one side shorter than the other — a quirk that will cost them time and money!