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This Old House
The Charlestown 2014 House | Brick Rowhouse Blues
Season 34
Episode 2
Kevin arrives to find Tom building a new structural wall to solve the major problem of the exterior walls bowing out from the weight of the roof over 160 years. Richard shows Kevin the result of two weeks of hand digging and a week of rough plumbing in the basement. Norm shows Kevin how the roof has been under-structured since it was originally built. Norm revisits the townhouse we renovated in Ch
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Tom and Charlie demo and repair the portion of the staircase that was burned in the fire.
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Charlie, Kevin and Tom install a roof hatch to the widows walk.
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Fire Chief Terrence Baudin explains how fire moves through balloon framed houses.