This Old House - Season 18 Episode 14 : The Nantucket House - 14

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This Old House - Season 18 Episode 14 : The Nantucket House - 14
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Title:This Old House - Season 18 Episode 14 : The Nantucket House - 14
Genre: Documentary, Reality
Air Date: 1996-12-28
Season Number: 18
Episodes Number: 14
Guest Stars:
Stars: Richard Trethewey (Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert), Norm Abram (Self - Master Carpenter), Tom Silva (Self - General Contractor), Steve Thomas Rooney (Host), Roger Cook (Self - Landscape Contractor),
Overview
After a ride out to the beach reservation known as Coatue with with Nantucket Conservation Foundation director Jim Lentowski to see both the natural beauty of the preserve and a 1920's fishing shack, used by the foundation's rangers, that represents a simpler time on the island, we return to the house. Our master carpenter questions Bruce Killen on his preferred method of clapboarding: 3"" exposure, sunken nails, an no back-caulking. Bruce shows him several examples of this ""Nantucket style"" in the neighborhood. Out back, foreman Mike Lynch shows us the new deck system, which uses ipe, or Brazilian black walnut, an extremely hard and long-lasting hardwood. Our host takes viewers to a planned community called Nashaquisset, whose density, landscaping, and architectural detailing recalls traditional Nantucket. Back at the site, designer Jock Gifford shows us the Victorian fence he proposes for the house, citing a historical precedent on Main Street.
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