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1114 - Kitchen Project Begins
December 4-10, 2000 | June 4-10, 2001
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HI, I'M BOB VILA. WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO NOT JUST ONE, BUT A WHOLE SERIES OF NEW PROJECTS
IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT OF ELMWOOD IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
FOR THE NEXT 13 WEEKS WE'LL BE SHOWING YOU A RANGE OF SMALLER-SCALE PROJECTS
IN THE HOMES OF A GROUP OF NEIGHBORS WHO DECIDED IT'S TIME TO UPGRADE.
SO WE'LL BE DOING FRONT PORCHES, KITCHENS,
AND ALL SORTS OF NICE EXTERIOR WORK
TO GIVE NEW LIFE TO THIS GORGEOUS HISTORIC DISTRICT.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY SEARS
POSITIONED HALFWAY BETWEEN BOSTON AND NEW YORK,
PROVIDENCE IS THE CAPITAL OF THE TINY STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
IT'S GRANITE CAPITOL BUILDING
IS ALMOST A MINIATURE OF THE ONE IN WASHINGTON.
IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE COUNTRY.
RHODE ISLAND ITSELF COULD ALSO BE CALLED A MINIATURE STATE,
BECAUSE IN LESS THAN 150 SQUARE MILES,
IT PACKS GREAT STRETCHES OF FANTASTIC BEACHES,
THE GLORIOUS MANSIONS OF NEWPORT,
PEACEFUL HARBORS NESTLED BETWEEN RURAL FARMS,
AND BUSTLING COSMOPOLITAN CENTERS LIKE DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE.
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE GREW A GREAT DEAL
DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION,
ON SHIPPING ROUTES AND AT THE CONFLUENCE OF TWO RIVERS THAT FORMED THE
PROVIDENCE RIVER.
BUT LIKE MANY OTHER CITIES, IT SAW A PERIOD OF DECLINE DURING THE LATE 20th
CENTURY,
WHEN WE SAW ALL SORTS OF SUBURBAN SPRAWL.
IN RECENT YEARS, THE AMBITIOUS CITY MANAGEMENT
OF MAYOR VINCENT "BUDDY" CIANCI
HAS TAKEN FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE ECONOMIC BOOM
TO BRING PROVIDENCE INTO A FULL RENAISSANCE,
READY TO RECLAIM ITS OLD REPUTATION AS "THE VENICE OF THE NORTH."
WATERPLACE PARK, ONE OF SEVERAL AREAS THE CITY HAS TRANSFORMED
INTO PRIZE-WINNING PUBLIC SPACES,
FEATURES GONDOLAS AND SINGING BONFIRES IN THE CANAL
DURING SUMMER WATERFIRE CELEBRATIONS.
AND AT THE ENTRANCE TO FEDERAL HILL,
THE PINE CONE OF HOSPITALITY INVITES VISITORS TO ENJOY
A GREAT CONCENTRATION OF THE CITY'S FAMED ITALIAN RESTAURANTS.
WHILE NEW MALLS, PARKS AND HIGHWAYS HAVE SPRUNG UP ALL OVER PROVIDENCE,
HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS REMAINED A HIGH PRIORITY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT JUST BY WALKING DOWN BENEFIT STREET,
PAST THESE BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED 18th AND 19th CENTURY BUILDINGS
THAT SHOW OFF THE WEALTH BROUGHT HERE EARLY ON BY THE SHIPPING TRADE.
IN A CITY THAT HAD SO MANY ECONOMIC UPS AND DOWNS,
IT'S A GREAT SOURCE OF PRIDE THAT
SO MANY ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES SURVIVE HERE TODAY.
YOU REALLY CAN'T TALK ABOUT PROVIDENCE WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION.
IT'S HOME TO SEVERAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
LIKE THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN,
ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS ART SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD.
AND IT'S ALSO THE SCENE OF THE IVY LEAGUE'S BROWN UNIVERSITY.
ITS FOUNDERS, THE BROWN FAMILY, LIVE IN RHODE ISLAND HISTORY
AS PROMINENT RELIGIOUS LEADERS, EDUCATORS, AND ENTREPENEURS.
TWO OF THEIR HOMESTEADS, THE JOHN BROWN HOUSE
AND THE NIGHTINGALE BROWN HOUSE,
ARE PRESERVED AS HISTORICAL LANDMARKS TODAY.
PROVIDENCE ITSELF WAS ACTUALLY FOUNDED WAY BACK IN THE 1630s
AS A HAVEN FOR THOSE SEEKING RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL FREEDOM
FROM THE STRICTLY PURITAN MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A PARK NAMED AFTER THE FOUNDER OF THE CITY, ROGER WILLIAMS.
WITH ITS IMPRESSIVE CASINO, WALKING TRAILS,
DUCK PONDS AND A POPULAR ZOO,
ROGER WILLIAMS PARK IS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS
FROM OUR PROJECT NEIGHBORHOOD OF ELMWOOD.
ELMWOOD AVENUE, NOW AN EXIT OR TWO SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE
OFF OF INTERSTATE 95,
REALLY HELPS TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW
THE WHOLE ELMWOOD DISTRICT WAS DEVELOPED, HOW IT DETERIORATED,
AND HOW IT IS SLOWLY BEING RECLAIMED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHEN THE POPULATION OF PROVIDENCE TRIPLED BETWEEN 1870 AND 1910,
THE CITY EXPANDED TO THE SOUTHWEST.
INDUSTRY GREW ENORMOUSLY IN THOSE YEARS,
AND FACTORIES LIKE THE GORHAM MANUFACTURING PLANT,
WERE BUILT RIGHT HERE OFF ELMWOOD AVENUE,
UNTIL BEFORE LONG, WHAT HAD STARTED AS FARMLAND
GREW INTO A BUSTLING SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH STRONG TIES TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF PROVIDENCE,
JUST A MILE AWAY BY TROLLEY.
IN THE AREA OF ADELAIDE AVENUE AND MELROSE STREET,
THIS NUCLEUS OF GRAND, HISTORIC HOMES IS STILL OBVIOUS.
THERE'S SUCH A WONDERFUL AND ECLECTIC MIX OF BUILDINGS
HERE IN THIS AREA OF JUST A FEW BLOCKS
THAT IT'S BEEN NAMED A NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.
THIS LARGE CONCENTRATION OF ARCHITECTURALLY DISTINGUISHED HOUSES
IS DUE IN A LARGE PART TO THE FACT THAT JOSEPH COOK,
THE MAN WHO PLATTED THE AREA,
SUBDIVIDED IT, CARVED OUT THE LOTS,
HAD A SPECIAL REQUIREMENT THAT ANYONE WHO WAS GOING TO BUY AND BUILD HERE
HAD TO PUT IN A CERTAIN VALUE, BUILD ABOVE A CERTAIN PRICE RANGE,
AND THAT GUARANTEED THAT WE'D HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL HOUSES.
HE ALSO PUT IN THIS BEAUTIFUL, WIDE, TREE-LINED ADELAIDE AVENUE
AS WE STILL SEE IT TODAY.
ELMWOOD IS REALLY BOUNCING BACK FROM
A PERIOD OF NEGLECT AND DECAY,
AND MUCH OF IT CAN BE TRACED DIRECTLY BACK TO THE 1930s,
WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE STARTED TAKING OVER.
IN 1936, ELMWOOD AVENUE WAS WIDENED
TO BECOME PART OF ROUTE 1.
IN THE 1960s, INTERSTATE 95 WAS BUILT
STRAIGHT THROUGH SOUTH PROVIDENCE,
SEPARATING ELMWOOD FROM THE REST OF THE CITY.
PROPERTY VALUES PLUMMETED AND UPPER CLASS HOMEOWNERS FLED.
BY THE 1970s, MOST OF THE GRAND HOUSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
WERE OWNED BY ABSENTEE LANDLORDS
WHO CONVERTED THEM TO APARTMENTS OR ROOMING HOUSES,
AND ALL OF THEM WERE BADLY NEGLECTED.
BUT THE GOOD NEW IS, IN THE LAST FEW YEARS,
A COMBINATION OF A BOOMING ECONOMY
AND RENEWED INTEREST IN FUNDING FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
HAVE STARTED TO MAKE A REAL CHANGE.
A LOT OF THESE HOMES HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES,
AND THE CITY'S BEEN HARD AT WORK ON PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE
A RETURN TO SINGLE-FAMILY OWNERSHIP.
AND AN HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION THAT'S IN PLACE
TO ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE HOME IMPROVEMENT
THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE FLAVOR,
THE ARCHITECTURAL NATURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
NOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH
ARE FOLKS WHO ARE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS THAT CAME HERE WITHIN THE LAST DECADE.
ALL OF THEM SHARE A PASSION AND AN INTEREST FOR RESTORATION.
THEY'VE ALL DONE WORK ON THEIR HOUSES OVER THE YEARS.
BUT THEY'RE READY TO TACKLE SOME REALLY KEY PROJECTS
THAT WILL INCREASE THE VALUE OF THEIR HOMES
AND RAISE THE BAR FOR THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON SEVERAL HOUSES IN THE WHOLE HISTORIC
DISTRICT,
BUT THAT MANY HOUSES MEANS THAT MANY HEADACHES AND COMPLICATIONS
FROM THE MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE,
SO WE'VE HIRED BOB MAJOR AND MARY TURKEL
FROM THE PRESERVATION COOPERATIVE HERE IN PROVIDENCE,
AND I SUPPOSE ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO HELP US DO
IS OBVIOUSLY PROJECT MANAGEMENT,
BUT WE'VE GOT ADDED COMPLICATIONS HERE
BECAUSE WE'RE IN AN HISTORIC DISTRICT, NATIONAL AND LOCAL, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HURDLES THAT THAT PUTS ON US?
WELL, ANY OF THE CHANGES TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS
WOULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF REVIEW
OTHER THAN THE TYPICAL BUILDING INSPECTION AND PERMITTING PROCESS.
AND SO I THINK 9 OF THE BUILDINGS ARE ACTUALLY LOCATED
WITHIN THE ELMWOOD HISTORIC DISTRICT,
AND MANY OF THOSE REQUIRED HAVING TO GO BEFORE
THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
TO HAVE THEIR PLANS REVIEWED AND APPROVED
BEFORE ANY WORK COULD BEGIN.
EXACTLY, BECAUSE THE OBJECTIVE IS
TO PRESERVE THE FACADES OF THESE BUILDINGS,
YOU KNOW, FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
THIS HOUSE BEHIND YOU IS A VERY FANCY COLLECTION OF CLASSICAL DETAILS,
BUT, AGAIN, IT LOOKS BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED.
IT IS.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FUNCTIONS YOUR ORGANIZATION WILL PERFORM
FOR THE HOMEOWNER WHO COMES ALONG AND BUYS A HOUSE LIKE THAT?
WELL, THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS WE DO.
WE CONSULT WITH THEM AND HELP THEM DECIDE THE PROPER MATERIALS TO USE,
THE PROPER TECHNIQUES TO DO THE RESTORATION OF THE BUILDING,
WITH RENOVATION OF THE BUILDING.
AGAIN, WE DO REPRESENT PEOPLE WITH THE HISTORIC DISTRICT,
IF THAT'S NECESSARY.
WE HELP THEM COMPILE LISTS OF MATERIALS, LIKE WE HAVE ON THIS PROJECT HERE.
BUT GETTING THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS IS THE BIG DEAL,
AND YOU'VE BOTH BEEN INVOLVED--YOU'VE SERVED ON COMMISSIONS, RIGHT?
WE HAVE, AND BOB STILL SERVES ON A COMMISSION.
SO YOU REALLY KNOW THE WORKINGS. INTIMATELY.
NOW WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THE RHODE ISLAND BUILDER'S ASSOCIATION?
ARE THEY AN ORGANIZATION THAT GETS INVOLVED IN HELPING NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THIS?
IN THIS PROJECT THEY'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVE
AND VERY EXCITED TO BE INVOLVED.
MOST OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE WORKED HERE
ARE MEMBERS OF THE BUILDER'S ASSOCIATION,
AS WELL AS MANY OF THE SUPPLIERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS.
WHEN WE COME BACK WE'LL MEET JANE AND LUKE DRIVER,
AND START THEIR KITCHEN REMODEL.
BUILT IN 1871, THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIER HOUSES
IN THE ELMWOOD HISTORIC DISTRICT.
IT'S IN THE CARPENTER STYLE,
AND ALTHOUGH IT WAS ABUSED ON THE INSIDE BY MANY REMODELINGS,
THE OUTSIDE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
IT HAS ALL THE ORIGINAL DETAILING OF THAT CARPENTER GOTHIC STYLE.
AND INSIDE THERE WERE STILL 3 BEAUTIFUL FIREPLACES.
ONE OF THEM SPORTS MINTON TILE,
IMPORTED FROM ENGLAND AND INSTALLED THERE IN THE 1880s.
LUKE AND JANE DRIVER, WHO HAVE OWNED THE HOUSE FOR 10 YEARS,
HAVE LIVED WITH A TERRIBLE FLOOR PLAN
THAT INCLUDED A BATHROOM IN THE KITCHEN.
THEIR ASPIRATION IS TO HAVE A NICE NEW MODERN KITCHEN
THAT THEY CAN USE FOR THEIR GROWING FAMILY.
WHAT WE DON'T LIKE ABOUT OUR KITCHEN
IS THAT IT'S TOO SMALL FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR.
AND, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE THESE OLDER CABINETS.
THERE'S VERY LITTLE STORAGE SPACE.
AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY UPPER CABINETS,
AND WE HAVE A POT RACK HERE
WHICH REALLY ISN'T EFFICIENT FOR OUR NEEDS.
AND STORAGE SPACE IS REALLY BAD IN THE KITCHEN.
BASICALLY ALL WE HAVE IS THIS PANTRY,
WHICH IS REALLY INCONVENIENT TO GO IN AND OUT OF.
THE MICROWAVE OVEN IS IN HERE,
SO IT'S A CONSTANT GOING BACK AND FORTH.
JUST REALLY BAD STORAGE.
THE APPLIANCES ARE ALL OLD.
THE STOVE IS BEAUTIFUL AND IT'S REALLY NEAT-LOOKING
BUT IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO LIGHT.
THERE'S NO VENTILATION WHEN WE DO ANY COOKING.
YOU HAVE TO GET UNDER HERE WITH A MATCH TO GET IT TO LIGHT.
SO WHEN WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE, IT WAS DIVIDED INTO 4 APARTMENTS
AND, CONSEQUENTLY, WE WOUND UP WITH A BATHROOM IN OUR KITCHEN.
SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS TEAR THIS ALL OUT
AND WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO BE PART OF THE DINING ROOM
AND THEIR WILL BE A LONG KITCHEN PENINSULA HERE,
AND THIS WHOLE SPACE HERE WILL BE RECLAIMED AS WELL
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE WHERE THE COOKTOP WILL BE
AND WE'LL HAVE A HOOD HERE AND THAT WILL BE OPEN
SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE EATING HERE AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE
UM, THEY CAN TALK TO PEOPLE WHO ARE STANDING IN THE KITCHEN.
BECAUSE OF THE HOUSE BEING DIVIDED UP
INTO 4 APARTMENTS WHEN WE BOUGHT IT,
THIS KITCHEN FLOOR'S A REAL MISHMASH OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS.
AS YOU CAN SEE OVER HERE, THERE'S A LOT OF SEAMS, METAL PLATES,
UM, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SAND AND SAVE IT.
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL COMBINATION
OF MAHOGANY AND TIGER OAK IN THE DINING ROOM,
SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS PRESERVE THIS FLOOR
AND INSTALL A FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN
THAT WILL COMPLEMENT THE DINING ROOM FLOOR.
ALL RIGHT, LUKE, LET ME INTERRUPT YOU, OK? SURE.
IT'S A LOT OF DEMOLITION YOU'VE GOTTEN DONE.
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU?
WELL, IT TOOK ME ABOUT A WEEK VACATION TIME.
YOU TOOK YOUR VACATION TO DO ALL THE DEMO. THAT'S GREAT.
ANY SURPRISES WHEN YOU WERE PULLING DOWN THE PLASTER AND STUFF?
WELL, A FEW SURPRISES. WE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF THE LUMBER,
AS YOU CAN SEE, WAS REUTILIZED,
SO RIGHT BEHIND YOU ON THE WALL THERE,
LOOK AT THAT GREEN BOARD, THEN LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER ONES.
THAT'S NOT BACK PAINTING,
IT JUST MEANS THAT'S RECYCLED LUMBER FROM 1871.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN USED IN A PREVIOUS STRUCTURE IN 1850 OR 1840.
BUT IT'S IN GOOD SHAPE, ISN'T IT?
THAT'S RIGHT. ALMOST LIKE GHOSTS OF OLDER BUILDINGS.
YEAH, AND THERE'S ALL SORTS OF OTHER STUFF
THAT STILL HAS TO BE TAKEN DOWN,
LIKE THE PLUMBING STACKS AND THE LIKE, RIGHT?
BUT THE FLOOR--YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR.
LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND.
THE DRIVER'S OLD, CRAMPED KITCHEN
IS NOW COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED.
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES IN A MOMENT. STICK AROUND.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE START A NEW SERIES OF PROJECTS
IN THE ELMWOOD HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
EACH WEEK WE'LL BE TACKLING A DIFFERENT REMODELING PROJECT
FROM START TO FINISH.
FROM KITCHENS TO PORCHES TO ATTICS.
EACH ONE OF THESE LOVELY HOMES PRESENTS A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE.
TODAY WE'LL TOUR PROVIDENCE AND MEET THE NEIGHBORS.
THEN THE OWNERS OF THIS SMALL, CRAMPED, OUTDATED KITCHEN
GET STARTED ON DEMOLITION, SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE START ON A SERIES OF NEW PROJECTS
IN THE ELMWOOD HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
DON'T MISS IT.
SO LUKE HAS TAKEN UP ALL THE OLD FLOORING,
AND BEFORE WE CAN GO ANY FURTHER,
THE SUBFLOORING HERE, EVERYTHING IS QUITE IRREGULAR,
SO WE'VE CUT DOWN SLEEPERS AND PATCHES IN SEVERAL PLACES
JUST TO GET EVERYTHING LEVEL,
AND NOW WE CAN BRING DOWN THE PLYWOOD
WHICH IS STURD-I-FLOOR FROM GP,
AND IT IS A PLYWOOD THAT IS VERY RESISTANT TO MOISTURE
SO IT'S A GOOD ONE TO USE IN ANY AREA WHERE
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WATER DELAMINATING THE PLYWOOD.
AND NOW WHAT WE DO IS SECURE IT DOWN.
GOOD.
WE'RE JOINED NOW BY AL CUMMINGS AND NEAL KAPLAN
WHO ARE PROFESSIONAL CARPENTERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HELPING WITH ALL THE WORK
HERE,
AND THIS IS AN LVL, LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER,
STRUCTURAL MEMBER THAT'S GOING DOWN.
IT'S 50% MORE STURDY, OR STRONG, THAN DIMENSIONAL LUMBER,
AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO ON THIS END NOW
IS JUST TO INCH IT UP THE LAST FIT,
IS TO PUT UP A 4 X 4 AND...
JUST PUT THE BAR IN THERE.
AND UP TOP...
THIS WILL HELP US...
GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. ONE MORE.
ONE MORE-- YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
GO AHEAD, CLICK IT.
CLICK IT SHUT?
THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.
GOOD, NOW WE CAN DRIVE SOME NAILS IN IT.
SO THESE GEORGIA PACIFIC LVLs,
WHICH WE'VE GOT IN THIS AREA OVER HERE AS WELL,
ARE ALLOWING US TO RESTRUCTURE THE WHOLE HOUSE DOWN HERE,
SO WE CAN HAVE ONE BIG OPEN EXPANSE.
WE AGAIN HAVE THEM DOUBLED UP HERE,
AND YOU'LL NOTICE THEY'RE RESTING ON THE HEADER ABOVE THE WINDOW
AND THE LOAD IS TRANSFERRED TO EITHER SIDE.
SO AT THIS POINT, THE ONLY REMAINING PIECE
OF OLD STRUCTURE THAT HAS TO GO IS THIS.
JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THE PLUMBERS WERE HERE,
AND WENT THROUGH QUITE A BIT OF WORK AND SNAPPING
TO GET RID OF THE OLD CAST IRON STACK
THAT WAS RIGHT ALONGSIDE THIS POST.
SO CHRIS STEWART FROM GEM PLUMBING,
YOU'VE ALREADY RELOCATED THE STACK ABOVE US
IN THE KITCHEN AREA INTO THE OUTSIDE WALL,
AND SO ALL THE WASTE FROM THE UPSTAIRS
AND FROM THE KITCHEN WILL COME DOWN HERE.
WHAT IS IT THAT HAS TO HAPPEN HERE IN THE TRANSITION
FROM PVC TO THE OLD CAST IRON.
OK, WE BROUGHT IT DOWN INTO A SWEPT BAND
SO IT DOESN'T BANG IMMEDIATELY HITTING THE CAST IRON.
"SWEPT"? IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID?
YES, SWEPT BAND.
AND THAT REFERS TO THE CURVE THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO IT RIGHT HERE?
THAT'S CORRECT, AND WE USE A FURN COOL,
A RUBBER COUPLING,
TRANSITIONING FROM THE CAST IRON TO THE PVC.
THEY'RE NICE, SIMPLE, AND THEY REALLY WORK WELL.
AND WE'VE USED ONE OVER HERE
TO CAP WHERE WE'VE CUT OFF SOME OTHER CAST IRON PIPE
THAT'S NO LONGER BEING USED.
THIS IS A CAP. AND THERE'S NO ADHESIVE OR GLUE NECESSARY.
NO. NICE JOB.
Bob: THE FINAL SUPPORT COLUMN
FROM THE OLD STRUCTURE HAS BEEN REMOVED,
AND ALL OF THE NEW FRAMING FOR THE KITCHEN REMODEL IS COMPLETE.
WE HAVE A NICE OPEN AREA FOR THE NEW KITCHEN.
NOW THE PLASTERING CONTRACTOR GETS TO WORK.
FIRST THEY HANG BLUE BOARD,
THEN COVER ALL THE JOINTS WITH MESH TAPE.
ONCE THE PLASTER'S MIXED, JEAN OLIVIER AND HIS CREW
ARE READY TO SKIM COAT THE WALLS AND CEILING.
SEE, RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IS LAYING ON THE CEILING
'CAUSE WE HAVE A TIME LIMIT WITH THIS PLASTER
OF, ABOUT, MAYBE AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES.
AND AFTER WE GET IT ON,
WE'LL GO BACK AND TRIM UP ALL THE DRY ANGLES...
AND RUN OUR CORNERS.
THIS IS AN ANGLE PADDLE OR A BUTTERFLY,
WHICH ENABLES US TO WEAVE A NICE INSIDE CORNER
BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE CEILING.
WE JUST PACK IT RIGHT IN THERE,
AND AS THE PLASTER GETS HARD, WE CAN SHAPE IT.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
BOB RYLEY GETS STARTED ON A RECLAIMED PINE FLOOR.
DON'T GO AWAY.
THE PLASTERING CONTRACTOR MADE QUICK WORK
OF SKIM COATING THE WALLS AND CEILING.
NOW BOB RYLEY GETS TOGETHER WITH HOMEOWNER LUKE DRIVER
TO GET STARTED ON THE FLOORS.
HI, LUKE, WELL THIS PLACE IS REALLY LOOKING GREAT
NOW THAT YOU'VE GOT FRESH PLASTER ON THE WALL
AND YOU'VE MANAGED TO GET THE FLOORS UP AND TOSSED OUT
AND A NICE SUBFLOOR NOW THAT YOU CAN WORK FROM.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY FOR FLOORS.
AND WE HAVE HOWARD BRICKMAN HERE,
WHO'S GOING TO BE HELPING US DO THAT.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, HOWARD?
GOOD TO SEE YOU, BOB.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. I REALLY LIKE THE SOLUTION YOU CAME UP FOR
HAVING THE BOARDS' ORIENTATION RUNNING INTO THE KITCHEN
AND ALSO INTO THE SITTING AREA.
UH, WE DECIDED TO RUN THE BOARDS FROM TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
MEETING AT THE CORNER, RUNNING ALL THE WAY ACROSS
TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE TWO ROOMS TO THE OTHER CORNER.
AND RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO CHECK
THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE SUB FLOOR
TO BE SURE THAT THE CONDITIONS ARE CORRECT.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE RIGHT AT 12%.
THAT'S THE UPPER LIMIT OF WHAT WE THINK IS ACCEPTABLE,
SO WE'RE READY TO GO. WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND PUT THE FELT PAPER DOWN
AND WE'LL CONTINUE LAYING THE FLOOR.
Ryley: OK, NOW WE'VE GOT THE FELT PAPER DOWN,
WE'RE READY TO CONTINUE THIS WEAVE HERE.
HOWARD, THIS HEART PINE YOU'VE GOTTEN FROM MOUNTAIN LUMBER,
WHEN YOU GOT IT, IT DIDN'T COME WITH THIS GROOVE AT THE END, DID IT?
NO, THIS IS THE E-Z GROOVE BIT, ESPECIALLY MADE FOR THE FLOOR TRADE,
THAT WE USE TO PUT THE GROOVE IN SO THE ENDS OF BOARDS LOCK TOGETHER.
OK, SO THAT GOES RIGHT IN THERE...
WOW, THAT SNAPS IN.
OK, AND NOW YOU'VE GOT THE SAME THING?
SAME GROOVEON THE OTHER PIECE TO INTERLOCK THE WEAVE TOGETHER.
SO EVERYTHING IS ALL LOCKED AND KEYED TOGETHER.
YES.
THERE YOU GO.
SO HOWARD, I SEE WHAT WE'RE PUTTING DOWN HERE IS A RANDOM WIDTH FLOOR.
COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LUMBER?
THIS IS THE LONGLEAF HEART PINE,
THAT'S A SELECT GRADE. IT'S A RECLAIMED PRODUCT.
IN FACT, THIS MATERIAL WAS FROM
THE AVERY DENNISON PAPER MILL
IN FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.
THE RANDOM WIDTHS ARE SPECIFICALLY USED
SO WE CAN OPTIMIZE THE YIELD OF LUMBER
AND MINIMIZE WASTE.
GREAT. I'LL TELL YA, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT
WHEN YOU COME BACK AND HAVE IT ALL SANDED AND FINISHED.
OH, IT'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL. IT IS.
OK, THAT'S ALL WE'RE GOING TO GET DONE TODAY.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK
WHEN WE'LL BE INSTALLING THE KITCHEN CABINETS,
THE LIGHTING FIXTURES,
WATCHING THE APPLIANCES GET DELIVERED,
THE LIVING PORTION OF THE KITCHEN GETS FINISHED OUT,
AND EVEN A LITTLE BACKYARD DECK
JUST BIG ENOUGH FOR THE GAS GRILL.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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