HOST BIO
Kevin O'Connor

FEATURED EXPERTS
Norm Abram
Roger Cook
Tom Silva
Richard Trethewey

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THIS OLD HOUSE
  • European Engineering -
  • Episode DTOH-2515

    AIR TIMES
    April 16, 2008
    7:30 PM Eastern
    April 16, 2008
    11:30 PM Eastern
    April 22, 2008
    8:30 AM Eastern
    May 22, 2008
    8:00 PM Eastern
    May 23, 2008
    12:00 AM Eastern
    May 31, 2008
    7:30 PM Eastern
    May 31, 2008
    11:30 PM Eastern
    June 07, 2008
    7:30 PM Eastern
    June 07, 2008
    11:30 PM Eastern
    June 17, 2008
    8:30 AM Eastern
    In the front guest room, flooring contractor Pat Hunt shows Kevin the new engineered floors from Europe — a 5/8" pre-finished red oak floor that carries a 30-year warranty over radiant heat, and locks together without glue. Out front, custom door specialist Tim Forster shows Kevin a cutaway of the construction of the front door as general contractor Tom Silva prepares to hang the door and install the hardware. Landscape contractor Roger Cook sets the massive bluestone treads on a stringer that appears to "float" over the new water feature. Back inside, master carpenter Norm Abram meets plastering contractor Alberto Riponi to see the most challenging trim detail in the house — a narrow plaster bead that creates a subtle shadow line around every window and door.