David: This Old House - Episode #2923
General contractor David Lopes shows Kevin the progress on the puddingstone retaining walls
and front entrances at our Roxbury project. Master carpenter Norm Abram travels to Dover, N.H.
to see how millwork fabricator Denis Goupil and his team fabricated custom arches for the front
of the house. Back in Roxbury, stone specialist Steve Torok installs a decorative antique marble
fireplace surround and mantel to match the original at the house. Upstairs, Kevin finds flooring
contractor Ingo Vu laying out and installing a pre-finished, solid birch floor that is hand-scraped
for an aged effect. Interior designer Tricia McDonagh shows Kevin how she took cues from the
panels in the bay window and the marble fireplace surround when designing the cabinetry and
countertop details for the new kitchen.

Ask This Old House - Episode #823
Landscape contractor Roger Cook shows a homeowner how to use and maintain string trimmers.
Later, up in the loft, general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O’Connor discuss different
types of woodworking clamps and their uses. Then Roger, Tom, Kevin, and plumbing and heating
expert Richard ask, “What is it?” Afterward, Kevin and a remediation team help a homeowner
remove dangerous lead paint from her old house.