Bedford | A New Driveway
General contractor Tom Silva installs new red cedar clapboards. Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps remove some existing plumbing in the old kitchen. Landscape contractor Roger Cook installs a new asphalt driveway that will later be topped with a rustic finish. Richard shows host Kevin O'Connor how he's solving a rough plumbing problem by using a wet vent in the powder room.
More from Season 33
Episode 1
Bedford | Welcome to the Bedford Project
Work begins on a 300-year-old farmstead.
Episode 2
Bedford | And the Work Begins
The crew transplantis shrubs and plants to a safe place until the job is complete. They also clear small trees and overgrowth that are in the way of the new family room addition.
Episode 3
Bedford | Work on the Addition Begins
The crew removes old clapboards and opens up a hole in the old fieldstone foundation that will connect the old basement space to the new. They also patch a rotted sill.
Episode 4
Bedford | New Entrance, Old Bricks
Framing up the new roof that will overlay the existing roof; repairing the exterior chimney; weaving in bricks.
Episode 5
Bedford | Yard and New Gable Wall
Work begins on clearing the backyard. The crew assembles and raises the gable wall for the family room addition and repairs a historic windowsill.
Episode 6
Bedford | New Space Revealed
The family room addition is framed up and sheathed. The crew installs new post supports in the kitchen accommodate a new stove vent hood and repairs the window sash.
