This Old House (1979)

28x25 Austin; Green is Good

Using locally abundant natural materials is considered "green", so we're using local limestone on the front porch wall caps, the first floor vanity top, and in the landscape borders. Master carpenter Norm Abram visits Jarrell, Texas to see how the stone is quarried, while lead carpenter Tony Goss reinstalls the old wooden front porch columns on new bases that will resist rot better than the originals. Builder Bill Moore takes host Kevin O'Connor to a local home center to show him several products that are not only green, but also widely available. Countertop contractor Chris Farris arrives to install the new recycled glass and concrete countertops in the kitchen, and Kevin travels to Brooklyn, New York to see how they are manufactured. Back at the project house, homeowner Michael Klug and landscape designer Adams Kirkpatrick show Kevin what they have planned for new green landscape ? highlights include native plants, minimal use of grass, and local limestone borders.

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Bob Vila Bob Vila As:
Kevin O'Connor Kevin O'Connor As: Self - Host
Norm Abram Norm Abram As: Self - Master Carpenter
Richard Trethewey Richard Trethewey As: Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert
Roger Cook Roger Cook As: Self - Landscape Contractor
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Using locally abundant natural materials is considered "green", so we're using local limestone on the front porch wall caps, the first floor vanity top, and in the landscape borders. Master carpenter Norm Abram visits Jarrell, Texas to see how the stone is quarried, while lead carpenter Tony Goss reinstalls the old wooden front porch columns on new bases that will resist rot better than the originals. Builder Bill Moore takes host Kevin O'Connor to a local home center to show him several products that are not only green, but also widely available. Countertop contractor Chris Farris arrives to install the new recycled glass and concrete countertops in the kitchen, and Kevin travels to Brooklyn, New York to see how they are manufactured. Back at the project house, homeowner Michael Klug and landscape designer Adams Kirkpatrick show Kevin what they have planned for new green landscape ? highlights include native plants, minimal use of grass, and local limestone borders.


Certification: TV-G

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Aired: 23 March, 2007 at 3:00 am

Language: English

Country: United States

Runtime: 25m

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Cast

Bob Vila

Bob Vila

Kevin O'Connor

Kevin O'Connor

Self - Host

Norm Abram

Norm Abram

Self - Master Carpenter

Richard Trethewey

Richard Trethewey

Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert

Roger Cook

Roger Cook

Self - Landscape Contractor

Steve Thomas Rooney

Steve Thomas Rooney

Host

Tom Silva

Tom Silva

Self - General Contractor

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