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Host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find general contractor Tom Silva
meeting with building inspector Michael Grover. At the front door,
Tom shows Kevin how he's installing the brushed nickel mortise
lockset on the custom oak door. In the basement, plumbing and
heating expert Richard Trethewey shows master carpenter Norm Abram
the mechanical room; highlights include a gas fired boiler, three
different temperatures of radiant heat (for ice melt, under floor
and over floor), an HRV for fresh air and a fine mist humidifier to
add a touch of moisture to the building. In the kitchen, Norm finds
carpenter Charlie Silva installing the custom cabinetry and
scribing the base trim to the irregular bluestone floor. Out back,
irrigation system specialist Ed Marchant shows landscape contractor
Roger Cook the features of the new irrigation system. Kevin sees
the new modern closet systems from Italy being installed in the
master suite. Norm travels to a fine furniture shop in Auburn,
Maine, to see some of the modern cherry furniture being made for
the house. In the basement, Kevin finds master electrician Allen
Gallant and audio/visual specialist Dan Chadwick installing a
complex electrical landscape that employs more than six miles of
wire to support whole house automation and lighting control.