This Old House

Weston; A Prefab Timberframe Project House Begins

E1    Oct 2, 2008    TV-G
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For the new season, host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram reveal that This Old House will be building new—a prefab, eco-friendly home that will feel like an old barn. Homeowners Amy & Pete Favat love their land, but have outgrown their 1970s-era home, so they'll deconstruct the old house to make way for a new one that will better suit their active family. To achieve their vision of a vacation home "all year round", custom homebuilder Tedd Benson and his staff are designing and prefabricating the new state-of-the-art timberframe home, with general contractor Tom Silva pulling it all together on site. To see how Tedd's panelized system looks in the field, Norm and Tedd visit a recent project in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, while back in Weston, Tom works with deconstruction contractor John Grossman to take the old house apart by hand, in a way that saves landfill space, and allows the reuse of building materials.
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Cast of Weston; A Prefab Timberframe Project House Begins
  • Kevin O'ConnorHost
  • Tom SilvaGeneral Contractor
  • Richard TretheweyPlumbing and Heating Expert
  • Roger CookLandscape Contractor
  • Norm AbramMaster Carpenter

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