Biography

Tom Silva is the general contractor on the long-running PBS home improvement series This Old House and its spinoff Ask This Old House. He has been part of the show since 1986, bringing decades of hands-on expertise and practical advice to viewers nationwide. Growing up in a family of tradespeople in Massachusetts, Tom’s first major project was working with his father and brother to build a basement fallout shelter beneath their 1787 Colonial home. Renovating homes from a young age sparked his passion for construction, which led him to work in his family business, Silva Brothers Construction, a company co-owned by him and his brother that focu...Read More