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Kevin O'Connor

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Norm Abram
Roger Cook
Tom Silva
Richard Trethewey

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THIS OLD HOUSE
  • Rattle and Snap -
  • Episode DTOH-2417

    AIR TIMES
    May 06, 2008
    7:30 PM Eastern
    May 06, 2008
    11:30 PM Eastern
    May 30, 2008
    8:30 AM Eastern
    Nurseryman Peter Mezzit arrives on site with a truckload of plant material, and landscape contractor Roger Cook unloads the plants while landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard reviews the placement of the birch trees. To learn the language of Greek temple architecture and how it influenced the American Greek Revival period, architect Thomas Gordon Smith shows Kevin a full-scale model of the Parthenon in Nashville, Tenn., and an ornate house called "Rattle and Snap." In the master bathroom, Norm finds plasterer Stephen Norton hanging wallboard — it's a new product that's non-combustible, moisture resistant, and mold resistant — an important innovation as mold problems continue to plague the building industry.