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Like a master puppeteer, John Aiello sits in the cab of his excavator and manipulates hydraulic levers that control a backhoe arm extending 20 feet ahead of him. As a police officer redirects oncoming traffic, he quickly carves a trench 7 feet deep into the street in front of Janet and Jeff Bernard's 1894 Shingle-style house in Concord, Massachusetts. Somewhere far under the layers of asphalt and soil lies the sewer main — an 8-inch-wide clay pipe that Aiello, a foreman for an excavating company, needs to connect to the barn in the Bernards' backyard, which This Old House is converting to an in-law cottage for the current TV project.
The sewer line will be just one of several new systems installed to serve the modest outbuilding that the Bernards are making into a residence for Janet's parents. Before TOH general contractor Tom Silva can turn this former chicken shack into a snug cottage, he needs to bring in all the basics: sewer, water, gas, and electric — not to mention high-tech necessities like telephone, cable, and Internet lines.
The sewer line will be just one of several new systems installed to serve the modest outbuilding that the Bernards are making into a residence for Janet's parents. Before TOH general contractor Tom Silva can turn this former chicken shack into a snug cottage, he needs to bring in all the basics: sewer, water, gas, and electric — not to mention high-tech necessities like telephone, cable, and Internet lines.
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