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New Orleans Project, Part 2 of 10
Host Kevin O'Connor meets homeowner Rashida Ferdinand and her
architect Rick Fifield to look at the plans and model of the
proposed work on her shotgun single. The plan calls for a
"camelback" addition that will house a master suite and a new
family room with back and side porches to take advantage of the
cool river breezes. As demolition begins inside, builder Carl Hithe
shows master carpenter Norm Abram how the house was originally
constructed from dismantled bargeboards taken from vessels that
once traveled down the Mississippi. At Musicians' Village, Kevin
meets executive director Jim Pate to see how Habitat for Humanity's
houses are constructed post-Katrina. As work progresses at
Rashida's house, the discovery of toxic mold is a setback, until
mold remediation expert Dr. Eric Griggs arrives to begin a
whole-house remediation and prevention program for the old part of
the house. (Part 2 of 10)