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Landscape contractor Roger Cook shows host Kevin O'Connor how he's
installing a pre-fabricated pitched structural foam trench drain at
the entrance to the garage. Inside, plumbing and heating expert
Richard Trethewey shows Kevin the radiant tubing going down in the
master suite, the cast iron waste pipe and PEX water supply lines
in the walls of the library, and how the high-velocity mini duct
system is saving valuable space on the first floor. Painting
contractor Jim Clark shows master carpenter Norm Abram the
challenge he's facing in developing a stain formula that will work
with all of the various wood species in the house. General
contractor Tom Silva shows Kevin the water-blown expanding soft
foam insulation going in on the second floor. Kevin visits the
Stata Center at MIT to see how modern architecture is serving the
needs of one of the country's most advanced universities. At the
end of the day, Tom lowers the 12kW generator into place on the
newly poured pad next to the garage. The unit will cover just the
"essential loads" during a power outage - some lights, mechanical
systems, refrigerator and sump pumps.