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Kevin O'Connor

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Norm Abram
Roger Cook
Tom Silva
Richard Trethewey

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  • The Elm, the Well and the Shingle -
  • Episode DTOH-2413

    AIR TIMES
    May 02, 2008
    7:30 PM Eastern
    May 02, 2008
    11:30 PM Eastern
    May 28, 2008
    8:30 AM Eastern
    Host Kevin O'Connor opens the show in Concord, Mass., where dozens of stately elm trees once lined Main Street — until Dutch Elm disease nearly destroyed them all. At the project house, elm tree specialist Roger Holloway plants two three-inch caliper Princeton Elms, a disease-resistant cultivar that is helping return the elm to the American landscape. Well contractor David Haynes begins prospecting for water in the side yard, while master electrician Allen Gallant shows master carpenter Norm Abram the challenge he's facing with wiring both the SIPs, and the timber-frame barn. Lighting designer Susan Arnold shows Kevin some creative lighting solutions at another renovated barn in Reading, Mass. General contractor Tom Silva installs pre-finished cedar shingle panels that go up six times faster than individual shingles and carry a 35-year warranty.