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1118 - New Kitchen Plan
January 1-7, 2001 | July 2-8, 2001
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HI, I'M BOB VILA. WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR SERIES OF HOME RESTORATIONS
HERE IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND,
IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT OF ELMWOOD.
TODAY WE'RE TACKLING A BATHROOM AND KITCHEN REMODEL
IN THIS BEAUTIFUL, TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY ANTIQUE HOUSE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME DISCOVERIES AND DEMOLITION.
WE'RE GOING TO TOTALLY REARRANGE THE FLOOR PLAN,
PUT IN SOME BEAUTIFUL FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES
AND A NEW LIGHTING PLAN.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY SEARS
YOU CAN TELL BY TAKING A LOOK AT THE ELMWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY HERE.
AND AFTER SEVERAL DECADES OF NEGLECT,
MANY OF THESE HOUSES ARE BEING FIXED UP
AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF IS STAGING A COMEBACK.
THIS BEAUTIFUL 1896 COLONIAL REVIVAL
IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT.
IT WAS DISCOVERED A FEW YEARS AGO
BY MARK AND CHRISTINA MACHESKA,
AND THEY'VE BEEN PUTTING TONS OF ELBOW GREASE INTO IT EVER SINCE.
NOT IT'S TIME TO REDO THE KITCHEN AND BATH.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE HAVE A VERY INEFFICIENTLY SET UP KITCHEN.
WE HAVE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE,
ALL WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS REDESIGN IT.
WE REALLY LOVE TO ENTERTAIN,
BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE MR. FRIDGE HERE.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE MR. FRIDGE
AND MOVE HIM RIGHT OVER THERE WHERE THE STOVE IS.
AND THAT WOULD OPEN UP THE SPACE QUITE A BIT
SO THAT WE CAN DO OUR ENTERTAINING.
ANOTHER REASON FOR THAT IS WE'D LIKE TO SET UP
A NICE, TIGHT TRIANGLE AS A WORK AREA.
WE'D LIKE TO PUT THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND THE STOVE HERE.
WE'D LIKE TO ALSO PUT IN THE COOKTOP OVER HERE
AND A SMALLER SINK HERE, NOT AS BIG.
WE ALSO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL SINK IN THE BUTLER'S PANTRY.
AND AFTER THIS REFRIGERATOR IS MOVED
AND IT OPENS UP THE AREA A LITTLE BIT MORE,
WE'D LIKE TO PUT IN A 9 LIGHT DOOR
TO ADD EVEN SOME MORE LIGHT TO THIS AREA.
WE WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS.
THEY'RE VERY OLD, AND AS YOU CAN SEE,
THEY'RE APPROXIMATELY 104 YEARS OLD.
WE CAN'T EVEN LOCK THEM,
AND WE DEFINITELY WANT TO REPLACE THESE.
HOMEOWNERS MARK AND CHRISTINA ARE DOING A LOT
OF THE DEMOLITION WORK THEMSELVES,
AND MARK MACHESKA WILL BE DOING
A LOT OF THE CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL,
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF HIS UNCLE DENNIS,
AN EXPERIENCED CONTRACTOR.
CHRISTINA MACHESKA WILL FOCUS ON CREATING
A HISTORIC STYLE AND DESIGN FOR THIS KITCHEN.
HEY, MARK!
HEY, HOW YOU DOING, BOB?
GREAT. THE CABINETS ARE GONE.
YES, SIR.
THE PLASTER'S DOWN. DID YOU ENJOY THE DEMOLITION PHASE?
NO, SIR. NOT ONE BIT. NOT ONE BIT.
IT WAS HOT AND SWEATY BUT WORTH IT.
YEAH, YEAH. WELL, SURE, YOU SAVED A LOT OF MONEY DOING IT YOURSELF.
AND, OF COURSE, THAT BIG REFRIGERATOR
IS OUT OF THE WAY FOR THE TIME BEING.
YEAH, IT'S NOT THE FOCAL POINT.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE OVER HERE?
WELL, WE TOOK THE SINK OUT RIGHT HERE.
WE ALSO TOOK-- MY WIFE AND I TOOK
THE ONE OVERHEAD CABINET OVER HERE--
TOOK IT OUT AND PUT IT IN THE GARAGE.
AND WHAT ABOUT THE FLOOR?
I NOTICED YOU'VE GOT BLACK--
I GUESS IT'S BUILDING PAPER OR ASPHALT STILL DOWN?
YEAH. WE TOOK UP TWO LAYERS OF LINOLEUM,
AND WE GOT DOWN TO THIS BLACK TAR OR FELT PAPER,
AND WE'RE WAITING TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT
WE SHOULD TAKE IT UP BEFORE WE PUT DOWN THE FLOORING.
THIS IS A KILLER JOB.
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU CAN REALLY WORK AT IT TO GET THIS STUFF OFF.
YOU CAN USE KEROSENE OR TURPS
TO SOFTEN IT A LITTLE BIT, NICE CHOPPER,
BUT IT'S A BIG, BIG JOB.
NOW WHAT'S THIS BEAD BOARD DOING BACK HERE?
THAT'S ONE OF THE SURPRISES WE FOUND
WHEN WE WAS TAKING DOWN THE WALL
IN FRONT OF THIS STACK.
SO THIS IS PROBABLY LEFT OVER
FROM THE ORIGINAL KITCHEN FINISH.
AND YOU THINK YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO THAT--
YOU KNOW, KIND OF REPEAT THAT?
YES. WE PLAN ON USING--
NOW GOING HALF-WAY UP ALL AROUND THE KITCHEN WITH THE BEAD BOARD NOW.
THAT'LL LOOK GOOD. NOW THIS KITCHEN AND BATHROOM
ARE PRACTICALLY IN ONE ANOTHER'S WAY,
AND YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH OPTIONS,
BUT YOU CAN FIDDLE AROUND WITH THE PLAN,
AND YOU CAN CERTAINLY GET RID
OF SOME OF THIS OUTDATED AND OUT-OF-FASHION TILE.
LET ME HELP YOU WITH THE DEMOLITION.
HAVE YOU STARTED YET?
YEAH. I STARTED TAKING DOWN SOME OF THE PLASTER
AND JUST GETTING READY TO START ON THE TILE.
AND LET ME TELL YOU,
THIS IS THE BEST POSSIBLE TILE INSTALLATION.
I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT.
THE CERAMIC TILE IS APPLIED ON A MORTAR BED
RIGHT ON METAL MESH.
AND WHEN YOU'VE GOT THAT KIND OF A TILE JOB,
IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE IT DOWN.
IT'S TOUGH.
AND ONE THING TO DO IS EITHER TAKE DOWN THE WHOLE WALL,
WHICH YOU DON'T WANT TO DO HERE,
OR ANOTHER THING IS TO TRY TO SEPARATE THE WHOLE THREE COMPONENTS
FROM THE STUDS BY JUST GETTING BEHIND IT
WITH FLAT BARS OR CROWBARS
AND JUST STARTING TO CUT THE NAILS.
NOW IT SHOULD COME.
LET'S TRY IT NOW.
STEADY NOW.
NICE JOB.
YEAH.
NOT BAD.
LET'S GET THE SAW ON IT,
AND THEN WE'LL TAKE IT OUT TO THE DUMPSTER.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, NOW THAT THIS WALL IS DOWN,
WE'RE READY TO START ON THE WOOD FLOORS,
AND WE'VE GOT HOWARD BRICKMAN,
WHO'S HERE TO HELP US WITH THAT. HEY, HOWARD.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, BOB.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. NOW, WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO
WHEN YOU'RE GETTING READY TO PUT DOWN A NEW WOOD FLOOR?
WELL, THE FIRST THING WE CHECK IS FOR HIGH MOISTURE ON THE JOB SITE.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MOISTURE CONTENT OF NO HIGHER THAN 12%.
UH-HUH.
AND RIGHT HERE WE HAVE 8%, WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE.
WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE THAT WAY.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE AS THOUGH YOU'VE ALREADY STARTED
SOME OF THIS PAPER HERE.
CAN I HELP YOU PUT THE REST OF IT DOWN?
THANK YOU, BOB.
NOW WHAT'S THE REASON FOR THIS PAPER?
WELL, IT PROVIDES A VAPOR BARRIER.
IT'S A 15 POUND FELT, RIGHT?
15 POUND FELT, ASPHALT SATURATED FELT.
YEAH.
PROVIDES A VAPOR BARRIER
BETWEEN THE SUB FLOOR AND THE FINISHED FLOOR.
UH-HUH.
AND, UM...
IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR SOME...
INCREASED FRICTION BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE SUB FLOOR,
SO THE FLOOR DOESN'T MOVE AS MUCH WHEN IT SHRINKS AND SWELLS,
BASED ON SEASONAL CHANGES IN THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
PLUS, IT'LL KEEP THE TWO WOODS FROM TOUCHING EACH OTHER
AND ELIMINATING ANY SQUEAKS.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
AND WE'RE JUST PUTTING THIS DOWN WITH SOME STAPLES?
YES. JUST TACK IT IN PLACE.
OK. IS THIS ALL READY?
YES.
OK. 163 RIGHT THERE.
OK.
AND 163. OK, WE'RE GOOD.
WE KNOW WE'RE GONNA RUN PARALLEL WHEN WE GET TO THAT WALL.
WHERE DO WE WANT TO START?
WELL, WE'LL START BACK UP UNDER WHERE THE CABINETS GO.
OK.
JUST LINE THE TONGUE UP WITH THAT STRING.
OK.
NOW THIS ONE HERE IS GOING TO BE OK TO FACE NAIL?
YES. TOWARDS THE BACK EDGE.
LET'S TAKE THIS-- LET'S TAKE THIS EDGE.
YEAH.
RIGHT ON THE BACK EDGE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S PUT A NAIL IN ABOUT EVERY...
EVERY 16 INCHES OR SO?
16 INCHES, YEAH.
THAT'S GOT IT.
LET'S GET THIS OTHER ONE IN.
WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHERE THESE PLUMBING PIPES ARE, RIGHT?
UH...NO. THEY'RE GONNA MOVE THESE A LITTLE BIT LATER.
I THOUGHT WE'D LEAVE A SPACE
SO HE'S GOT SOME ROOM TO WORK.
THIS IS ALL GONNA BE COVERED BY THE CABINETS UNDER HERE ANYWAY,
SO THERE'S NO NEED TO BE TERRIBLY CAREFUL.
JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO SET THE CABINETS ON.
SO IT'S NICE AND, UH...
SO IT'S NICE AND FLAT.
RIGHT.
WELL, NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THE BACK OF IT NAILED DOWN,
WE KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO MOVE ON US,
SO WE CAN GET RID OF THE STRING
AND GO AHEAD AND NAIL DOWN THE TONGUE.
SO WE'RE NAILING THESE ABOUT 6 INCHES--
EVERY 6 INCHES ON CENTER, BASICALLY BECAUSE THEY'RE SO WIDE.
YES. THE WIDE BOARDS REQUIRE MORE NAILS
BECAUSE THE TONGUES ARE SO FAR APART
WE JUST NEED TO GET MORE NAILS IN THE WOOD.
OH, HERE COMES MARK.
HOW YOU DOING?
THANKS FOR GIVING US A HAND,
SO, UH... WHY DID YOU PICK OUT THIS TYPE OF WOOD?
WELL, MY WIFE PICKED IT OUT.
SHE LOVED THE WIDER PINE BOARDS.
YEAH. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL STOCK.
WHERE'D THIS COME FROM?
THIS IS LONGLEAF HEART PINE.
IT'S MADE BY MOUNTAIN LUMBER COMPANY
IN RUCKERSVILLE, VIRGINIA.
IT'S A RECLAIMED WOOD PRODUCT THAT'S--
WATCH OUT FOR THAT WIRE OVER THERE.
OK. THAT'S--THAT'S MADE FROM THE RECYCLING THE TIMBERS
FROM OLD BUILDINGS AS THEY'RE DEMOLISHED.
OK.
NOW WE CAN TRANSITION OVER TO THIS NAILING MACHINE
THAT'S MUCH EASIER TO USE,
ESPECIALLY WITH THIS MAPLE SUB-FLOOR.
YEAH. THE POWER NAILER IS MUCH EASIER.
IT DRIVES A NAIL NICE AND STRAIGHT AND SETS IT AT THE SAME TIME.
RIGHT, AND WHAT THEY USE IN SETTING THESE NAILS ARE CALLED CLEATS,
AND YOU CAN SEE THEY'VE GOT TEETH ON THE BOTTOM.
AND ONCE THEY'RE IN THEY REALLY GRIP, GOOD AND FIRM.
HOWARD, THAT LOOKS NICE.
BOY, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS WHEN IT'S FINISHED.
IT'S GONNA LOOK GREAT.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL REPLICATE A VICTORIAN CEILING
WITH METAL PRESSED PLATES. STICK AROUND.
OK. WELL, MARK, YOU MUST BE USING
SOME OF YOUR DAD'S OLD TOOLS HERE, HUH?
ABSOLUTELY.
NOW THIS QUARTER INCH BEAD BOARD
REALLY, REALLY BRINGS BACK THE SAME LOOK
THAT ORIGINALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE KITCHEN.
YEAH. IT'S THE SAME STUFF WE FOUND BEHIND THE STACK.
YEAH.
WE DO OUR FIRST HERE.
VERY NICE. JUST PUTTING IT IN WITH BRADS, RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
ON TOP OF A...
GEORGIA PACIFIC PLYWOOD THAT'S--
YEP.
USED EXTENSIVELY, BUT THE FLOOR REALLY MAKES IT.
OH, THEY LOOK FABULOUS.
THESE RECLAIMED PINE FLOORS
JUST GIVE THE ROOM SUCH A NICE ATMOSPHERE.
YES, SIR.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK
IS VERY IMPORTANT IN A ROOM LIKE THIS IS THE METAL CEILING.
OH, ABSOLUTELY.
THIS REPLICATES THE LOOK OF VICTORIAN CEILINGS.
IT'S PRESSED PLATE METAL CEILING
FROM ABBINGDON AFFILIATES IN BROOKLYN.
WAS THERE A PROBLEM GETTING IT UP THERE?
HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT INSTALLING IT?
WELL, THE SHEETS COME IN A 2x4 PANEL.
RIGHT.
WE HAVE TO CLEAN THEM WITH DENATURED ALCOHOL
BEFORE WE PUT THEM UP. THERE'S A FILM ON THEM.
ONCE WE GET THEM UP, WE PRE-DRILL AND THEN WE PUT 32 NAILS IN EACH PANEL.
NOW UNDERNEATH THE STEEL YOU'VE GOT PLYWOOD AGAIN.
WHAT, HALF-INCH?
NO, 3/8.
3/8 INCH.
YES, SIR. YOU CAN PUT UP EITHER ONE.
OK, AND THEN ONCE IT'S ALL COMPLETED, YOU CAN PAINT IT,
BUT WERE THERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CORNER DETAILING, THE CORNICE?
YEAH. THE CORNICE WAS THE TOUGHEST PART.
WE HAD TO KEEP ON THE LINE,
BUT WHEN WE GOT TO THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE CORNERS,
A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT.
WE HAD TO MAKE A COUPLE OF CORNERS
AND A COUPLE OF INSIDE COPES.
AND, AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE FAMILY COMES IN.
MY UNCLE CAME UP FROM PENNSYLVANIA, UNCLE DENNIS,
AND HE MADE ALL THE CORNERS FOR ME.
SO HE'S REALLY COME UP TO HELP YOU
WITH THE KITCHEN PROJECT, INCLUDING THE CEILING.
ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY.
THAT LOOKS GREAT.
YES. HE DID A NICE JOB.
LET'S SAY HI TO MIKE BERT OVER HERE,
WHO'S INSTALLING THE CABINETS.
AND, MIKE, THESE ARE WHAT MANUFACTURER?
THESE ARE MEDALLION CABINETS.
THEY'RE MEDALLION GOLD. THEY'RE ALL WOOD.
UH-HUH, UH-HUH. AND THEY, AGAIN, HAVE THAT DARK STAIN,
SO THEY'RE AESTHETICALLY IN KEEPING
WITH THE TURN- OF-THE-CENTURY HOUSE.
I LIKE THIS BEAD THAT'S APPLIED TO THE PANEL.
YES. THAT'S RECESSED PANEL BEADED.
AND WE ADDED A NICE PROFILE STOCK,
FLAT STOCK AND CROWN, WHICH ELEVATES THE CROWN MOLDING
A LITTLE BIT TALLER.
AND IT'S NICE 'CAUSE IT STILL KINDA KEEPS SOME SPACE AWAY
FROM THE CEILING, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A FOOT,
BUT IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE A PIECE OF FURNITURE.
SO WE GET THE REFRIGERATOR
AND THE OVEN GOING IN HERE, RIGHT?
AND THEN HOW DO THEY DEAL WITH CORNER TREATMENTS IN HERE?
WELL, MARK HAS CHOSEN THE SUPER LAZY SUSAN IN A DIAGONAL APPLICATION,
AND IT WORKS OUT VERY WELL,
'CAUSE IT CAN SUPPORT A LOT OF WEIGHT.
NICE. IT'S WOOD. YEAH.
YEAH, WOOD.
AND THEN ON THE TOP CORNER?
TOP CORNER IS CALLED AN EASY REACH CORNER.
AND IT JUST HINGES AND PULLS OUT OF THE WAY
FOR EASY ACCESS TO THE CORNER WITHOUT THE DIAGONAL.
IT SHOWS SOME DEPTH IN THIS CORNER,
BECAUSE OF THE SHORT APPLICATION FROM THE STOVE INTO THE CORNER,
IT'LL MAKE IT LOOK A LOT LARGER AND A LOT DEEPER.
OK, SO WE'RE ALMOST READY FOR THE COUNTERTOPS.
LOOKING GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU'VE GOT THE SAME BEAD BOARD WAINSCOTING
IN THIS BATHROOM IN HERE.
AND THE SAME FLOORING RUN RIGHT THROUGH.
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD CHOICE.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S A BATHROOM,
THIS IS THAT BEAUTIFUL PINE FLOOR
THAT'LL PUT UP WITH ANY KIND OF PROBLEMS.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT ONE OF THESE KOHLER CORNER SHOWER FLOORS.
YES. WE HAVE THE GLASS DOORS--
THE GLASS DOORS OUT IN THE GARAGE.
YOU HAVEN'T PUT THEM IN YET.
NO, SIR.
AND YOU JUST FINISHED THE TILE, I SEE.
YEAH. WE FINISHED THE TILE LAST NIGHT.
WE JUST HAD TO DO SOME GROUTING TODAY.
IT'S A NICE CHOICE, THIS PATTERN.
KIND OF THIS RECTANGULAR SIZE.
AND THEN YOU'VE COMBINED THE STEEL CEILING IN HERE,
THE STAMPED CEILING,
WITH BEAD BOARD IN THE OTHER SECTION OF THE ROOF,
SO THAT IT'S KIND OF AN ECLECTIC LOOK,
BUT I THINK IT ALL WORKS KINDA NICELY,
ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU CHANGED
THE PLAN OF THE BIG BATHROOM THAT WAS HERE
TO ADD THIS CLOSET, WHICH IS ALL SET FOR A WASHER/DRYER,
AND THEN YOU CAN CLOSE IT OFF WITH BI-FOLD DOORS,
AND NOBODY'LL KNOW IT'S HERE.
PLAN YOUR KITCHEN REMODEL
WITH THE 3-D ROOM DESIGN TOOL AT...
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE'LL TACKLE A KITCHEN AND BATHROOM REMODEL
IN THIS BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE HOUSE
IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
WE'LL ADD A RECLAIMED PINE FLOOR,
A VICTORIAN PRESSED METAL CEILING,
SOME GREAT KITCHEN CABINETS,
NEW APPLIANCES, A GRANITE COUNTERTOP,
A CORNER SHOWER,
AND STACKABLE WASHER/DRYER.
ALSO, WE'LL ADD SOME 19th CENTURY TOUCHES,
LIKE REPRODUCTION LIGHT FIXTURES
AND BEAD BOARD WAINSCOTING.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE'LL REMODEL THIS KITCHEN AND BATHROOM
FROM START TO FINISH AND ADD A 19th CENTURY LOOK.
DON'T MISS IT.
THE PINE BI-FOLD DOORS WILL GET PAINTED
BUT INSIDE, STACKED WASHER/DRYER FROM WHIRLPOOL
THAT REALLY DOES THE JOB.
AND NOW LET'S GO LOOK AT THE REST OF THE JOB IN HERE.
AND CHRISTINA, OUR HOMEOWNER,
YOU'VE GOT THE LIGHTING FIXTURES IN PLACE.
CHRISTINA, WHY HAVE YOU CHOSEN THIS KIND OF FIXTURE?
WELL, BOB, THIS IS MY PASSION.
I'M A STUDENT IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION AT ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY,
AND I WAS LOOKING FOR A LIGHTING FIXTURE THAT WOULD ALLUDE TO THE PAST.
AND I WAS VERY EXCITED TO FIND THIS LIGHTING FIXTURE,
THIS ANTIQUE REPRODUCTION,
AND I THOUGHT IT WORKED WELL
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL TIN CEILINGS.
IT DOES. IT REALLY HEARKENS, IN MY MIND,
TO THE 19-TEENS OR 20s.
ABSOLUTELY.
MARKUS EARLEY IS OUR LIGHTING CONSULTANT.
WHO MAKES THIS?
REJUVENATION LAMP AND FIXTURE COMPANY.
THEY MAKE ALL REPRODUCTION MODELS OF HISTORIC STYLES.
NOW THIS IS GLASS. IS IT AN EXPENSIVE FIXTURE?
IT'S GLASS. PROBABLY IN THE $300 RANGE.
OK. NOW WHAT OTHER TYPES OF LIGHTING FIXTURES
HAVE YOU CHOSEN FOR THE KITCHEN?
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE ONE SOURCE OF LIGHTING IN A WORK SPACE LIKE THIS.
TO SUPPLEMENT THIS DECORATIVE PIECE,
WE HAVE INDIRECT LIGHTING ABOVE THE CABINETS,
WHICH ARE FLUORESCENT.
IN THIS BACK SPACE WE HAVE THE BELFER WEDGE SCONCE,
WHICH IS GONNA GO UP HERE.
IS BELFER THE MANUFACTURER?
YEAH. BELFER MAKES THIS.
NOW WHAT KIND OF LIGHT BULB DO YOU PUT IN THIS?
WE STICK IN A SINGLE-ENDED HALOGEN LAMP.
HALOGEN. SO THAT'S WHAT, A 150 WATTS?
YEAH. 150 WATTS.
AND IT GOES HIGH UP IN THERE.
YEAH. IT WILL MOUNT UP ON THAT WALL
AND BATHE THIS WHOLE CEILING IN WHITE LIGHT.
NOW, IS THAT CEILING GOING TO BE PAINTED WHITE, CHRISTINA?
YES, IT WILL, BOB.
'CAUSE THAT'S ALSO BEAD BOARD,
BUT THAT'LL ACT AS A BIG REFLECTIVE SURFACE DOWN TO HERE.
AND THEN WHERE'S MARK WITH THE REST OF STOVE HOOD?
HOW YA DOING?
HI. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.
THIS IS A KITCHEN AID STAINLESS HOOD.
YES.
THAT HAS A BUILT-IN LIGHT IN IT.
ARE THESE SLEEVES-- THESE STAINLESS STEEL SLEEVES THAT DRESS UP THE DUCT--
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU HAD TO HAVE MADE?
NO. THAT CAME WITH THE UNIT.
OK, AND HOW DO THEY ATTACH?
ALL YOU DO IS YOU JUST CONNECT THEM
AND PUT 'EM UP AND JUST CONNECT THEM IN THE BACK.
OH, YEAH, EASY.
THEY SNAP RIGHT IN.
AND THEN JUST A COUPLE OF BITS OF TIN CEILING CROWN MOLDING
TO PUT IN AND WE'LL BE ALL DRESSED UP OUT THERE.
YEP.
GREAT.
NOW WE'RE PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON THE GRANITE COUNTERTOP INSTALLATION.
AND LET'S SAY HI TO PAULA CORSI
FROM A STONE HERE IN JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND.
AND, PAULA, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PRODUCT
AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE INSTALLATION,
BUT THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL GRANITE. WHAT'S IT CALLED?
THIS IS CALLED VERDI UBATUBA. IT COMES FROM BRAZIL.
SAY IT SLOWLY.
VERDI UBATUBA.
UBATUBA.
UBATUBA. FUNNY NAME.
SO IT'S A BRAZILIAN PROJECT. YEAH.
AND WHAT--WELL, WE CAN SEE THE GORGEOUS FINISHED RESULTS,
BUT WHEN IT COMES OUT OF THE EARTH
AND IT GETS CUT, IT'S A DULL GRAY.
EXACTLY. THE GRANITE COMES IN APPROXIMATELY 5x9 SHEETS,
ALREADY WITH THE POLISHED TOP, AND THEN WE CUT IT TO SIZE.
I SEE. NOW WHAT IS RAY DOING OVER HERE?
THIS IS A LOOSE STRIP OF GRANITE.
EXACTLY. HE'S ADDING THE LAST PIECE OF GRANITE
TO THE JOB, WHICH ARE KNOWN IN THE INDUSTRY AS RAILS,
AND WHAT HE'S DOING IS JUST ATTACHING IT,
AND HE'S GOING TO BE USING A TWO-PART EPOXY FOR THAT.
BUT THIS IS A CLEVER WAY OF DOING THIS,
'CAUSE VERY OFTEN PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED THAT THEY'RE HAVING TO CUT OUT
A WHOLE FOUR SQUARE FEET OF THE EXPENSIVE GRANITE
IN ORDER TO DROP IN A SINK OR A COOKTOP.
WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING IS ELIMINATING
ONE OF THE LONGER SEAMS,
AND ALSO SAVING GRANITE.
SO THAT YOU'RE NOT SEEING A WHOLE 24-INCH SEEM
ACROSS THE COUNTERTOP ANYWHERE ALONG.
YOU'RE JUST TAKING JUST WHAT YOU NEED,
AND THEN LEAVING THE HOLE AND FILLING IN WITH--
WITH TWO RAILS.
WITH THESE RAILS. EXACTLY.
AND ONCE THE COOKTOP IS IN PLACE,
IT'LL COVER MOST OF THE BACK PORTION
AND THE FRONT PORTION WILL JUST--
THERE WILL ONLY BE MAYBE AN INCH OR TWO SHOWING OF SEAMS.
RIGHT. AND THEN THE EPOXY TAKES, WHAT, 10 MINUTES TO SET AND THEN IT'S DONE,
RIGHT?
YEAH. IT'S VERY QUICK.
BEAUTIFUL. VERY QUICK.
THE FINAL TOUCH FOR THIS KITCHEN
IS FOR HOWARD BRICKMAN TO PUT A FINISH
ON THE RECLAIMED PINE FLOOR.
FIRST, HE PLUGS HOLES
AND FILLS IMPERFECTIONS.
THEN HE GIVES THE FLOOR A FINAL SANDING
BEFORE APPLYING THE BONA TECH WATER-BASED SEALER
AND HIGH TRAFFIC FINISH.
NEXT, THE KITCHEN IS FINISHED,
AND WE'LL LOOK AT ALL THE UNIQUE FEATURES
WITH THE HOMEOWNERS.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S PAY-OFF TIME.
AND THE PROJECT IS FINISHED,
FROM THE PELLA FRENCH DOOR
THAT'LL KEEP THE WEATHER OUT,
TO ALL THE FINISHES IN HERE.
I LOVE THE CONTRAST.
WE'VE GOT THESE TIN CEILINGS.
WE'VE GOT BEAD BOARD CEILINGS,
AND WE'VE GOT CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
MIXED IN WITH THE ANTIQUE. IT WORKS SO NICELY.
MY FAVORITE I THINK IS THE RECLAIMED PINE FLOORS
IN RANDOM WIDTHS THAT WE HAVE HERE.
THEY'RE FROM MOUNTAIN LUMBER.
AND THEY'VE BEEN FINISHED WITH BONA KEMI,
WHICH WILL REALLY STAND UP WELL IN THE KITCHEN,
BUT LET'S SEE HOW CHRISTINA AND MARK LIKE THE PLACE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, CHRISTINA?
BOB, I LOVE THE CONVENIENCE OF THE KITCHEN.
I LOVE THAT I ONLY HAVE TO GO TWO STEPS FROM MY REFRIGERATOR
TO THE MICROWAVE/OVEN COMBINATION TO THE SINK.
IT'S A NICELY DESIGNED LITTLE KITCHEN. MARK?
FOR ME, IT'S THE WAY
WE STAY WITH THE HISTORIC INTEGRITY OF THE HOUSE,
FROM THE TIN CEILINGS TO THE DARK CABINETS,
AND I LOVE THE WAY THE STAINLESS STEEL WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES COMPLIMENT THESE
CABINETS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S FANTASTIC.
NOW HOW DID THE BATHROOM WORK OUT?
TAKE A LOOK. IT CAME OUT GREAT, BOB.
OH, YEAH. THIS IS EXCELLENT.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR LAUNDRY CLOSET RIGHT OFF THE KITCHEN,
AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MEANT TO BE A POWDER ROOM,
THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE THAT YOU CAN FIT IN
SOMETHING LIKE THIS KOHLER SHOWER
THAT'S A CORNER SHOWER.
IT'S DESIGNED TO FIT INTO A CORNER AREA,
BUT IT HAS ITS OWN GLASS DOORS THAT FORM THE CURVE,
SO IT'S A VERY ELEGANT LITTLE ADDITION TO THE POWDER ROOM.
IT'S A FULL BATH.
WHAT I LIKE IS THAT YOU MAKE SURE
YOU'VE PICKED THE RIGHT FIXTURES,
SO THAT THEY HAVE THAT LOOK
THAT YOU'RE CARRYING THROUGH THE WHOLE REMODEL
OF THE KIND OF TURN OF THE CENTURY
WITH THE BEAD BOARD BEHIND IT AND EVERYTHING.
AND THEN IT'S ALL RIGHT TO ADD SOMETHING LIKE THESE
THAT CHRISTINA CHOSE WHICH ARE KIND OF REPRODUCTION LIGHTS
FROM THE 30s OR THE 40s.
EVERYTHING WORKS NICELY TOGETHER.
AND, OF COURSE, THE UNIFYING FEATURE
IS THE RECLAIMED PINE FLOOR
THAT RUNS RIGHT BACK INTO THE KITCHEN.
WELL, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL JOB. CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AND HAVE MANY, MANY HAPPY YEARS HERE.
WE'RE OUT OF TIME. COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME.
WE'LL BE DOING ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL HOUSE
HERE IN THE ELMWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS ONE BELONGS TO JUDY LEE, A JEWELRY DESIGNER.
IT'S A GREAT SHINGLE STYLE HOUSE
THAT NEEDS A LOT OF EXTERIOR WORK.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILLA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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