This Old House
Details
The day begins in Lake Forest's historic Market Square. Built in 1916 by Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, the square is America's first drive-up shopping center. Back at the project house, demolition is already a distant memory as project manager Jim Eimerman shows Norm and Steve the plumbing and electrical rough-in, the new bath stripped and reframed, and the brickwork associated with moving windows underway. Steve and homeowner Heidi Smith visit a converted 1920's carriage house belonging to design/builder Kris Boyaris and her husband, architect John Krasnodebski. Steve and John discuss the challenges of squeezing a powder room into a former dead space along the hallway. Demolition has revealed several pipes wrapped in asbestos, so Norm catches up with an asbestos abatement team to see an alternative to removal: stabilization and containment.
- Genres: Documentary
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Richard Trethewey , Norm Abram , Tom Silva , Steve Thomas Rooney , Roger Cook
- Creator: Russell Morash
- Producer: Russell Morash, Jennifer Wells, David Vos, Sarah Monzon, Bruce Irving, Hilary Finkel Buxton, Michael Burton, Deborah Hood
