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 an unruly crabapple and shore up a 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.

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Products and Services from this Episode:

Framing contractor:
Bailey & Smith Construction, West Groton, MA

Tree doctor:
Stanley Tree Service
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Exterior technology:
Huber Engineered Woods
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