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East End home lands starring role

A St. George?s home owned by former MP Delaey Robinson and wife Andrea Dismont will soon be renovated on TV.

The (circa) 1805 Georgian style-home home will be featured in eight new episodes of the ?This Old House? show?s winter project, premiering in prime time on PBS February 12, 2004.

Local architect Colin Campbell and general contractor Alan Burland, with help from ?This Old House? host Kevin O?Connor, master carpenter Norm Abram, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Roger Cook.

Show spokeswoman Leah Orfanos said: ?Having dedicated all their energy to the inn they own and operate, homeowners Delaey Robinson and Andrea Dismont are finally in a position to tackle another important project-a proper home for their own family of four.

?Living in a cramped space with their two young sons, Kelsey, four, and Myles, two, Delaey and Andrea are eager to get started on the long-planned renovation of Harbour View, Delaey?s former bachelor pad situated across from the inn.?

?This Old House? craftsmen-will transform the vacant space into a modern home for the entire family to enjoy.

?We?re delighted that Delaey and Andrea have invited us to be a part of this chapter of their lives,? says ?This Old House? host Kevin O?Connor, ?and I can?t think of a more wonderful place to spend the cold months of a New England winter than on this idyllic island.?

The show?s team delves into stories about stone construction, rainwater recapture, cedar conservation and hurricane preparedness.

Side stories will include visits to a roof slate quarry, a living reef, military forts, shipwreck sites and St. Peter?s ? the oldest Anglican Church in the New World.

The top-to-bottom renovation of the new home includes the creation of a two-story addition that will connect a guest house to the main house and will divide the outdoor space into distinct verandas and courtyards.

On the first floor, moving the existing galley kitchen from the back of the house to the front and adding an adjacent family room will create an open ?great room.?

The current fireplaced living room will be transformed into a dining room with seating for ten, and the main Bermuda cedar stairway will be relocated to the back of the new addition in an effort to open up the floor plan.

On the second floor, the master suite will include the primary bedroom and full bathroom with his-and-hers sinks and a separate whirlpool tub and shower.

Two additional bedrooms will have their own dedicated full bath with an adjacent laundry room and adjoining library.

Beginning in late November, ?This Old House? online (www.thisoldhouse.com) will feature coverage of the renovation 24/7 through four webcams powered by EarthCam.

For the fourth consecutive season, ?This Old House? is partnering with EarthCam, an Internet global webcam network and leader in webcam technology, to bring real-time images to your computers.

The coverage, which is scheduled to conclude in March 2004, will be ongoing for ?This Old House?s? duration of the construction.

Visitors will also be able to access a time-lapse archive for each camera and see the progress from the beginning of the project.

This coverage will complement the web site?s offerings of the project?s floor plans, photo galleries, Quicktime VR tours, show descriptions, house resources and behind-the-scenes articles to make your visit to the island complete.

The ?This Old House? Bermuda project will be chronicled each month in ?This Old House? magazine beginning with the April 2004 issue (on sale March 22).

Additional coverage will be included in the May, June and July/August 2004 issues (on sale April 19, May 17 and June 28). ?This Old House? is produced by This Old House Productions, Inc. for This Old House Ventures, Inc. and presented on PBS by WGBH Boston.

?This Old House? is a multi-media lifestyle brand that inspires and informs 45 million adults every month about home improvement and renovation.