Tom Silva
Tom Silva is a contractor notable for his long running participation in the PBS show This Old House. He is co-owner of Silva Brothers' Construction, based in Lexington, Massachusetts.[1]
[edit] Biography
Silva began construction at an early age, helping his father and brothers build a fallout shelter under their 1787 Colonial family house in Lexington, Massachusetts.[2] Silva Brothers' Construction [3] built the first set for The Victory Garden and later were noticed by the producer of This Old House, Russell Morash, while they were working on a home. Morash invited them to become the permanent contractors for the show in 1988.[1]
Silva also contributes to This Old House Magazine and other publications from This Old House ventures.[4]
He has been married to his wife, Susan Silva, for over 30 years. They have two children.[1]
The partners of Silva Brother's Construction are Tom, his brother Richard, and his nephew, Charles. Their work has been featured on several This Old House Massachusetts projects, such as:
- The bed-and-breakfast in Lexington
- The timber-frame barn in Concord
- Kirkside in Wayland
- The ranch transformation in Lexington
- The Victorian in Belmont
- The 1710 Colonial in Acton
- The Federal-style home in Historic Salem
- The 1725 New England Colonial and barn in Milton
- The Queen Anne-style Victorian in Watertown
- The Village Victorian in Billerica
[edit] References
- ^ a b c McGinn, Daniel, "House Calls", Boston Globe, April 25, 2004
- ^ Tom Silva Biography on Show Technology (archived 2008)
- ^ Silva Brothers website
- ^ Tom Silva Biography on the This Old House Website
[edit] External links
- Tom Silva at the Internet Movie Database
