A Flitch beam is installed. Tree maintenance is performed. Sheathing systems are explored.

E6 | Concord Country Cape | Tree Dr. House Call This Old House

Premiered November 04, 2021
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E6 | Concord Country Cape | Tree Dr. House Call

Kevin O'Connor and Tom and Charlie Silva install a Flitch beam to carry the load of the second story. Jenn Nawada works with an arborist to trim a wild crabapple and shore up towering hemlock. Tom and Charlie tie in and pour a new footing under the kitchen chimney that previously sat on compacted dirt. Sheathing systems are explored. Kevin tours a high-tech sheathing factory in Georgia.

About the Program

This Old House

This Old House, with trusted experts Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey, Jenn Nawada, and host Kevin O'Connor, is TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.

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