Name: This Old House
Genre: Documentary

This Old House Episode 21.05 The Billerica House - 5

This Old House Episode 21.05 The Billerica House - 5

Episode Premiere

October 23, 1999

Genre

Documentary

Production Company

This Old House Productions

Official Site

http://www.pbs.org/show/old-house/

Information

Episode Premiere

October 23, 1999

Genre

Documentary

Period

1979 -

Production Co

This Old House Productions

Distributor

PBS

Official Site

http://www.pbs.org/show/old-house/

Synopsis

Homeowner Dick Silva gives a tour of the newly framed up first floor, and Tom Silva shows some of the hallmarks of a good framing system. In the basement, our master carpenter explains how the floor joists meet two steel beams to maximize headroom, while our host and crew held a metal post in position. We then visit the Florida factory where the wooden I-beams used in the house's floor are made - 25 miles' worth a day. Back on site, architect Chris Dallmus explins some of the srtategies he's using to reduce the mass and appearance of the proposed three-car garage. Finally, framing contractor Eric Machemer and crew raise the last of the first-floor walls and the building begins to climb into the sky.