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1121 - Front Porch and Bathroom
January 22-28, 2001 | July 23-29, 2001
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HI, I'M BOB VILA. WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO THE HISTORIC ELMWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
HERE IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
AND TODAY'S PROJECT HOUSE IS A BEAUTY
FROM THE LATE 1890s. IT'S A SHINGLE STYLE HOUSE
AND THE EXTERIOR NEEDS A LOT OF REPAIR.
WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING A GEORGIA PACIFIC SUMMIT SHINGLE
ON THE ROOF, AS WELL AS RED CEDAR SIDEWALL SHINGLES.
AND ON THE FRONT PORCH,
A LITTLE REPAIR WORK AND POLISHING UP THE BRASS ON THE ENTRY
DOOR.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY SEARS
THIS HOUSE WAS BOUGHT TWO YEARS AGO
BY KRYSTAL AND ROBERT EMANUEL.
AND ROBERT IS IN THE ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE BUSINESS.
HE'S GOT A COMPANY CALLED INVICTUS HERE IN PROVIDENCE.
SO HE REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS HOUSE.
AND ALTHOUGH IT'S ANOTHER SUBJECT OF BENIGN NEGLECT--
OBVIOUSLY THE HOUSE HAS SUFFERED IN THE LAST 3 OR 4
DECADES--
HE REALLY HAS HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM,
'CAUSE HE WANTS TO DO A LOT OF PRESERVATION HERE.
BEING A CONTRACTOR,
THE FIRST THING I NOTICED
WAS THE SHINGLES.
THEY'RE FALLING APART.
SOME PIECES YOU CAN SEE ARE COMPLETELY GONE.
SOME PIECES ARE ROTTEN.
MOST OF IT'S ROTTEN.
YOU CAN EVEN SEE SOME OF THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE AT THIS
POINT.
THE ROOF IS A MESS.
AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF LEAKAGE BECAUSE OF IT.
AND, UH, WE GOT TO REPLACE IT.
I THINK WE'D BE REPLACING IT
WITH A RED CEDAR OF SOME SORT
AND THAT WOULD HELP US REMEDY OUR PROBLEM,
AS FAR AS THAT GOES.
FIRST OFF, WE'RE GONNA TACKLE THE ROOF.
THIS IS A BIG JOB BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL LAYERS
OF OLD ASPHALT SHINGLES ON THE ROOF.
THESE LAYERS WILL ALL HAVE TO BE REMOVED.
THE ROOF SHEETING WILL BE REPAIRED
AND THEN A NEW ROOF COVERING WILL BE INSTALLED.
THE CREW FROM ACEVEDO CONSTRUCTION
IS UP ON THE ROOF GETTING STARTED
REMOVING THE OLD ROOF.
AS THE NAME IMPLIES,
A SHINGLE STYLE HOUSE IS COVERED WITH SHINGLES--
ON THE ROOF, ON THE SIDEWALLS.
THIS HOUSE IS KIND OF A HYBRID BECAUSE IT ALSO HAS BRICK,
BUT IN MOST CASES NOWADAYS,
IT'S NOT ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE
TO PUT RED CEDAR SHINGLES ON THE ROOF,
AS WELL AS ON THE SIDEWALLS.
AND BOB MITCHELL IS HERE FROM GEORGIA PACIFIC
TO HELP US UNDERSTAND ONE OF THE BETTER CHOICES
FOR THIS TYPE OF HOUSE. NOW BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE
SHINGLES,
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN ICE DAM LIKE THIS--
A WATERPROOF EVEN VALLEY PROTECTOR, RIGHT?
ESPECIALLY IN NEW ENGLAND,
WITH THE EXCESSIVE WINTERS AND ICE BACK-UP THAT WE CAN HAVE.
WE NEED PROTECTION.
NOW WHAT EXACTLY IS IT MADE OUT OF?
STYRENE BUTADIENE STYRENE,
WHICH IS A SELF-ADHESING MEMBRANE.
THE IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS IS THAT IT SEALS AROUND THE
NAIL PUNCTURE,
SO WHEN ICE WILL BACK UP A ROOF LINE,
IT WILL NOT WORK ITS WAY IN THROUGH A NAIL.
EXACTLY. NOW ON THE SIDE THAT'S GOING TO BE OUT,
IT HAS GRANULES ON IT, RIGHT?
IT'S A GOOD SAFETY FACTOR.
IT'S JUST A SAFETY FACTOR?
YES, SIR.
I SEE. OK, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SHINGLES THOUGH,
BECAUSE THESE ARE VERY, VERY...
ATTRACTIVE ARCHITECTURAL SHINGLES.
THEY REALLY WILL GIVE THE HOUSE
THE LOOK OF A WOODEN SHAKE, WON'T THEY?
YES, THEY WILL.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FEATURES?
IT'S A TWO-PIECE PLY SHINGLE.
IT GIVES IT LONGER LIFE
THAN MOST OF THE OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE INDUSTRY TODAY.
THEY CAN BE MADE FOR 25-YEAR WARRANTY, 30-YEAR WARRANTY,
OR 40-YEAR WARRANTY.
OK.
THEY'VE BECOME VERY POPULAR IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
THEY'RE ABOUT 60% OF ALL SHINGLE MANUFACTURING TODAY.
UH-HUH, SO THAT THE SHINGLE ITSELF,
WHEN YOU SAY IT'S A--
I MEAN, THIS IS ONE TAB THAT YOU APPLY, RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
AND YET IT'S MADE THIS WAY WITH WHAT PURPOSE IN MIND?
TO GIVE IT THE DIMENSIONAL LOOK.
THE SHADOW LINE HELPS ENHANCE--
IT'S FOR AESTHETICS. THAT SHADOW LINE THERE,
WHEN IT'S UP ON THE ROOF AND YOU'RE ON THE STREET,
HELPS ENHANCE THE LOOK OF A WOODEN SHINGLE.
WHAT'S THE WHITE LINE FOR?
THE WHITE LINE IS TO EASE APPLICATION
TO ENSURE THAT YOU WERE GETTING THE NAILS
IN THE PROPER PART OF THE SHINGLE
TO ADHERE--NAIL DOWN BOTH PLIES OF A SHINGLE.
VERY GOOD. AND THE WARRANTY, IS THAT TRANSFERABLE?
YES, SIR.
GREAT. THANKS, BOB.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL TACKLE PAINT REMOVAL ON THE FRONT PORCH COLUMNS.
DON'T GO AWAY.
RESHINGLING THE ROOF ON THIS HOUSE
IS A BIG JOB,
AND IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME TO FINISH.
SO WHILE THE ROOFERS CONTINUE,
WE'RE GOING TO THE FRONT PORCH
AND ADDRESS A COMMON PROBLEM
FACED BY THE OWNERS OF MANY OLDER HOMES.
PAINT REMOVAL AND LEAD PAINT ABATEMENT
ARE TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROCESSES
YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHEN YOU'RE RENOVATING AN OLDER
HOUSE.
AND HERE AT ROBERT'S PLACE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PAINT BUILD-
UP.
COLE STANTON IS HERE FROM FIBERLOCK IN CAMBRIDGE
AND YOU HAVE BEEN BUSY
BASICALLY GETTING ALL OF THE PAINT OFF OF SOME OF THIS
WOODWORK
IN ONE APPLICATION, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT, BOB. ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH. I MEAN, THIS IS AN AMAZING, AMAZING RESULT
YOU'VE GOT ON THESE COLUMNS.
YEAH. IT TURNED OUT REALLY NICE. WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH IT.
THESE LOOK LIKE THEY'RE SOLID PINE OR POPLAR.
AND--NOW LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS,
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT THE TWO OTHER COLUMNS
IN THE WORKING STAGES.
YOU APPLY THE--CAN YOU CALL IT A CAUSTIC SODA?
SURE YOU CAN. ACTUALLY, WE CALL IT AN ALKALINE PASTE,
BUT--
BUT IT'S TRADE NAME IS PIRANHA.
PIRANHA, EXACTLY.
OK, YOU'RE GONNA APPLY IT WITH A PUTTY KNIFE.
YEP. PETER IS PUTTING ON SOME PIRANHA III RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR ALKALINE PASTES,
ONE OF TWO WE MANUFACTURE.
AND HE'S LAYING THAT ON THERE--
WELL, A LITTLE LESS THAN AN 1/8 OF AN INCH THICK.
AND THEN AFTER YOU'VE APPLIED THIS PLASTER AS IT WERE
TO THE WHOLE AREA THAT IS BEING STRIPPED--
YOU HAVE TO WRAP IT UP IN PLASTIC.
RIGHT. EXACTLY,
BECAUSE ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS WORK WHEN THEY'RE WET.
IN FACT, ALL PAINT REMOVERS, REGARDLESS OF TYPE,
WORK WHEN THEY'RE WET. ONCE THEY DRY, THEY STOP WORKING.
SO WE'RE GONNA WRAP THEM TO KEEP THEM WET
WHILE THEY WORK ON THE PAINT--
DO ALL OF THE HARD WORK FOR US.
YEAH. DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT WRAPPED?
IT VARIES FROM PAINT SYSTEM TO PAINT SYSTEM.
WE HAD TO DO A TEST HERE TO FIND OUT.
24 HOURS IT TURNED OUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PAINT SYSTEM
WAS JUST ABOUT RIGHT TO GET IT DOWN.
SO AT WHAT STAGE OF THE GAME DO WE HAVE THIS THING HERE?
THIS WAS PUT ON YESTERDAY MORNING,
SO IT IS NOW READY TO COME OFF.
I'M NOT GONNA TOUCH IT,
BUT YOU'VE GOT YOUR PROTECTIVE GEAR ON, SO--
SURE. AND YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO GET THIS ON YOUR BARE SKIN.
EVEN AFTER IT'S DONE THE JOB,
IT STILL IS CAUSTIC, IT STILL CAN CAUSE SKIN BURNS, RIGHT?
WHILE IT'S STILL WET, IT COULD GIVE YOU A NASTY BURN.
SO WE'LL JUST GIVE THIS A SHOT HERE WITH AN ORDINARY
SCRAPER.
I THINK IT'S GREAT THE WAY YOU'VE RIGGED UP
THESE, UH...THESE PLASTIC BOXES AROUND THE BASE OF THE
COLUMN,
SO THAT EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING TAKEN OFF
JUST FALLS INTO...
WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY A PLASTIC BAG.
NOW ARE THERE ANY REQUIREMENTS
ABOUT DISPOSING OF ALL THE DEBRIS THAT YOU'RE TAKING OFF
HERE,
THE PAINT ITSELF?
ABSOLUTELY. YOU SHOULD BE VERY RESPONSIBLE
ABOUT HOW YOU'RE HANDLING THIS PRODUCT,
BECAUSE IT IS A CORROSIVE.
YOU WANT TO CAPTURE ALL OF YOUR SOLID WASTE FIRST.
THAT, DEPENDING UPON YOUR LOCAL REGULATIONS,
MAY HAVE TO GO TO A PARTICULAR LANDFILL.
AND THEN YOUR WASTE WATER SHOULD BE PRETTY MUCH FREE
IF YOU'VE ALREADY CAPTURED ALL OF YOUR SOLID MATERIAL.
OH, THIS IS FABULOUS. INSTANT GRATIFICATION.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT ALL THE WAY DOWN--
DOWN TO THE BARE WOOD.
DOWN TO THE BARE WOOD.
SO AFTER YOU'VE STRIPPED OFF THE 10 OR 20 LAYERS OF PAINT,
YOU CAN WASH IT DOWN BEFORE YOU NEUTRALIZE IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU'LL WANT TO WASH OFF THE SOLIDS,
THEN COME BACK AND NEUTRALIZE IT
AND THEN WASH OFF THE NEUTRALIZER.
THE NEUTRALIZER'S ACIDIC.
YOU WANT TO GET THAT OFF, AS WELL,
SO THE ACID BALANCES OUT THE ALKALINITY.
CAN THIS BE DONE BY A HOMEOWNER?
ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.
JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY AREAS OF BARE SKIN
AND THAT YOU'RE CAREFUL.
THANKS, COLE.
NEXT, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART
OF A SHINGLE STYLE HOUSE IS THE SHINGLES.
AND THIS HOUSE GETS NEW ONES.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN...
THIS BEAUTIFUL LATE 1890's SHINGLE STYLE HOUSE
IN THE ELMWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
IS IN NEED OF SOME SERIOUS EXTERIOR REPAIR.
A SHINGLE STYLE HOUSE MEANS SHINGLES.
AND WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF THEM.
NEW ASPHALT SHINGLES ON THE ROOF
AND RED CEDAR SHINGLES ON THE SIDEWALLS.
ALSO, WE'LL REMOVE PAINT FROM THE PORCH COLUMNS
AND REFABRICATE THE BRASSES FOR THE FRONT DOOR.
DON'T MISS IT. THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN...
IT'S ALL ABOUT SHINGLES, ASPHALT FOR THE ROOF,
AND CEDAR FOR THE SIDEWALL
AND NEW BRASS FOR THE FRONT DOOR.
DON'T MISS IT.
THE SIDEWALL SHINGLES ON ROBERT AND KRYSTAL'S HOUSE
HAVE PROBABLY BEEN THERE FOR--
WELL, THE AGE OF THE HOUSE-- ALMOST A CENTURY.
AND YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE PRETTY WORN OUT.
HOMER EARLL IS HERE FROM THE CEDAR SHAKE AND SHINGLE
BUREAU--
THANK YOU, BOB.
TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE QUALITIES
OF RED CEDAR SHINGLES THAT MAKE THEM SO EXTRAORDINARY.
WELL, THEY HAVE A NATURAL RESISTANCE TO DECAY.
YEAH.
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM SO TIMELESS
IS IN THIS EXAMPLE.
SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE CHEMICALS
THAT MOTHER NATURE HAS PUT INTO THE WOOD.
INTO THE WOOD TO RESIST WEATHER, RESIST DECAY.
AND INSECTS, RIGHT.
NOW THESE ARE CURLED AND USED UP
AND WHAT I'VE GOT IN MY HAND
IS LIKE A PERFECTLY GEOMETRICAL PIECE OF CEDAR.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE TODAY FROM WHAT IT WAS A 100 YEARS
AGO?
THAT PRODUCT UP THERE IS A STANDARD SHINGLE.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY EVEN A NUMBER ONE SHINGLE
FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN THAT HAS COME OFF ALREADY.
WHAT YOU'RE HOLDING, BOB,
IS AN 18-INCH, NUMBER ONE PERFECTION,
REBUTTED AND REJOINTED DESIGN FOR SIDEWALL APPLICATION.
YES.
BECAUSE IT'S REBUTTED AND REJOINTED,
IT PROVIDES UNIFORMITY FOR THE APPLICATOR.
THEY GO ON QUICKLY,
AND THEY ALWAYS GIVE YOU A VERY SMOOTH BUTT LINE--
THIS IS WHAT THE APPLICATOR OR CARPENTER LOVES TO SEE.
LOVES TO SEE.
NOW WHERE DO THESE COME FROM?
THEY ALL COME FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA.
THE THREE MILLS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS PRODUCT--
WITH THIS PROJECT ARE TEAL, PACIFIC COAST, AND STAVE LAKE.
WONDERFUL.
ALL IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
IS ANY OF IT COMING FROM RECLAIMED LUMBER?
YES, INDEED IT IS.
WE ARE SALVAGING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WOOD THESE DAYS--
35-40% OF OUR PRODUCTION IS FROM SALVAGED WOOD.
THANK YOU, HOMER.
NOW LET'S TALK WITH JOHANNES BOONSTRA,
WHO'S HERE FROM THE SIKKENS COMPANY,
AND THIS IS A NETHERLANDS COMPANY
THAT IS NOW IN MICHIGAN, RIGHT?
YES, WE PRODUCE PRODUCTS IN MICHIGAN-- IN PONTIAC, MICHIGAN.
JOHANNES, WHAT'S THIS PRODUCT CALLED?
BOB, THE PRODUCT IS CALLED SIKKENS CETOL 1.
NOW THIS PRODUCT ITSELF, YOU KNOW, CONTAINS COLOR.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE BASICALLY
AN ALKYD OIL BASED RESIN,
WHERE WE HAVE A VERY FINE GROUND IRON OXIDE PIGMENT IN
THERE.
WHAT SHOWS THE BEAUTY OF THE WOOD--
WE CAN CREATE MANY DIFFERENT COLORS, OF COURSE.
YOU KNOW, THE COLOR ITSELF GIVES YOU THE UV PROTECTION,
WHICH IS THE KEY FACTOR HERE.
WE WANT TO PROTECT IT AGAINST THE UV BREAKDOWN.
OK.
IT REALLY ALLOWS, YOU KNOW, THE PERSON
TO SEE THE BEAUTY OF THE WOOD.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, THOUGH,
IS DIP EACH INDIVIDUAL SHINGLE--
YES. AND THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST COAT ON THERE.
A FIRST COAT AND THEN YOU DO IT A SECOND TIME?
YEAH, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A SECOND COAT APPLICATION ON
THERE,
THEN ONCE THAT IS ON THERE, HAS DRIED,
INSTALL THEM, AND ONCE THE INSTALLATION IS DONE,
THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO REALLY PUT THE THIRD COAT ON,
ONCE THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED.
BY BRUSH OR--
BRUSHING OR SPRAYING, EITHER ONE WOULD BE FINE,
AS LONG AS WE MAKE SURE
THAT WE GET A NICE FINISHED PRODUCT ON THERE.
SO THIS WOULD ASSURE THAT WE PROBABLY WOULD GET
A FULL CENTURY'S LIFE OUT OF THE RED CEDAR SHINGLES.
CAN YOU USE THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT ON CLAPBOARDS, FOR EXAMPLE?
I NOTICE THAT YOU'VE GOT SOME OTHER SAMPLE WOOD OVER HERE.
YEAH. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SAMPLES HERE.
BASICALLY, THIS IS THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS ON A PIECE OF TONGUE AND GROOVE CEDAR
SIDING.
IT COULD BE CLAPBOARD,
IT COULD BE TONGUE AND GROOVE.
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL FINISH, SO THIS CAN BE OUT TO THE WEATHER
SO THAT YOU HAVE THE GRAIN OF THE RED CEDAR SHOWING THROUGH
AT ALL TIMES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND NOW I ALSO NOTICED THAT YOU HAD THESE OPAQUE FINISHES
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE USING FOR THE TRIM.
YES.
IS THIS BASICALLY AN OIL-BASED ENAMEL?
THAT IS AN OIL-BASED PRODUCT,
WHICH IS KIND OF A TYPE OF A PRODUCT
IN BETWEEN A HOUSE PAINT AND A SOLID STAIN.
IT HAS THE DURABILITY OF A HOUSE PAINT
BUT THE BREATHE-ABILITY OF A SOLID STAIN.
IT HAS THE BREATHE-ABILITY. THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
THANKS, JOHANNES.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF A SHINGLE STYLE HOUSE
IS GETTING THE SHINGLES ON THE SIDEWALL.
PHIL PARE & SONS, OUR CONTRACTOR,
HAVE A 4-MAN CREW ON THE JOB,
SO WE'LL SEE A LOT OF PROGRESS TODAY.
BOB RYLEY AND I ARE GONNA DO A LITTLE BIT
OF THE INSTALLATION WORK CLOSER TO THE GROUND.
YOU KNOW, RYLEY, WE'RE READY TO DO SOME OF THE EASY WORK.
YEAH, NO KIDDING.
THE FELLAS ALREADY SPENT MOST OF THE TIME NEEDED
TO REMOVE ALL THOSE 100-YEAR-OLD SHINGLES AND STUFF.
AND I CAN SEE THAT THE ORIGINAL SHEATHING IS IN GOOD SHAPE.
IT'S STILL IN GOOD SHAPE. SO IS THIS BUSINESS HERE,
THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US OUR FLAIR
FOR THE STARTER COURSE THAT WE'RE ON.
EXACTLY. THIS IS A BUILD-OUT AND VERY TYPICAL
OF LATE 1800 SHINGLE STYLE HOUSES.
THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDEWALL IT FLARES OUT TO HELP SHED THE
WATER.
HOW DO BUILD THAT DETAIL UP, BOB?
WELL, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE GONNA COPY WHAT THEY HAD.
THEY PUT THEIR FIRST COURSE WAS CUT JUST LIKE THIS
AND IT'S PUT ON UPSIDE DOWN.
AND BASICALLY, THAT'S FULL THICKNESS OF THE SHINGLE,
SO THAT YOU'RE GIVING IT THAT EXTRA POWER.
RIGHT. SO WHAT THAT'S GONNA DO FOR US,
IS WHEN WE PUT ON OUR SECOND COURSE,
WE'LL BRING THE TAR PAPER DOWN OVER THIS COURSE HERE,
BUT OUR SECOND COURSE WHEN IT GOES ON,
IT'S JUST GONNA GO IN JUST LIKE THAT.
WE'RE NOT ASKING SO MUCH OF THE SHINGLE.
AND THAT'S THE STORY POLE RIGHT THERE,
WHICH IS TAKEN OFF OF THE ORIGINAL SIDEWALL SHINGLES OVER
HERE.
EXACTLY.
LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND.
WE'LL PUT SOME OF THESE IN PLACE.
AND THESE CAN BE BUTTED UP TIGHT.
OK. WE'LL FOLD THIS DOWN.
NOW WHY DO YOU NEED A STORY POLE, RYLEY?
WELL, REALLY YOU NEED--THIS IS WHAT IT'S GONNA DO FOR US,
IS TELL US WHERE ALL OF OUR SHINGLE COURSES ARE GOING.
AND WE WANT TO KEEP-- TO HAVE THEM KEPT AT CLOSE TO 5 INCHES
AS WE CAN.
YEAH, IT CALLS FOR 5 INCHES TO THE WEATHER.
EXACTLY. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GET TO THIS POINT RIGHT
HERE
AND THAT MEASURES 37 1/2 INCHES,
WHICH JUST IS NOT DIVISIBLE BY 5.
SO YOU HAVE TO START FUDGING AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
RIGHT, SO THIS IS BASICALLY, WE GOT 4 3/4, 4 5/8,
4 5/8, 4 5/8, AND SO ON,
TILL WE GET TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
THIS STORY POLE IS ALREADY A DUPLICATE OF WHAT WAS HERE,
SO THE WORK WAS ALREADY DONE FOR US.
EXACTLY. THE MATH WAS DONE A 100 YEARS AGO.
EXACTLY. HERE YOU GO.
OK.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE THIS UP TO OUR NEXT COURSE.
WHICH IS WHAT?
4 AND 3/4.
TO THE LETTER.
WELL, IT'S GONNA TAKE QUITE A WHILE
TO RESHINGLE THE REST OF THIS HOUSE.
AND THE CREW FROM PHIL PARE & SONS
HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO,
BUT THE SIDEWALLS WILL LOOK JUST GREAT WHEN THEY FINISH.
GO TO BOBVILA.COM FOR LOTS OF INFORMATION
ON THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF CEDAR SHAKES AND SHINGLES.
THE FRONT DOOR ON THIS HOUSE
ONCE HAD LOVELY BRASS ORNAMENTATION.
FORTUNATELY, THE GHOST OUTLINE OF THE HINGES
AND ESCUTCHEON PLATE CAN STILL BE SEEN.
THESE OUTLINES WILL ENABLE US TO REPRODUCE THE BRASS
FITTINGS
FOR THE DOOR.
WE'RE HERE WITH STEVE MOORE AT ARCHITECTURAL BRASS
IN WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND,
WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GET A LESSON
ON HOW WE CAN REPLICATE THE MISSING PARTS.
NOW WHAT'S MISSING FROM OUR DOOR IS THE ESCUTCHEON, RIGHT?
RIGHT, RIGHT.
WHICH IS THIS BIG PLATE.
AND HOW HAVE YOU GONE ABOUT FIGURING OUT HOW TO REPLICATE
IT?
WELL, WE'VE MADE THIS TRACING
FROM THE IMPRESSION ON THE DOOR
LEFT BY VARIOUS COATS OF LACQUER AND BUILD-UP
AFTER SOMEONE HAS STRIPPED IT AWAY.
SO IT WAS STRIPPED OFF OF THE DOOR, THE ESCUTCHEON PLATE,
BUT THERE HAD BEEN ENOUGH OF A VARNISH BUILD-UP
THAT THERE WAS STILL AN OUTLINE OF IT.
CORRECT, CORRECT.
SO THIS IS KIND OF LIKE MAKING A RUBBING FROM A GRAVESTONE.
EXACTLY. JUST TAKE SOME, UM, YOU KNOW,
LEAD, AND PUT A PIECE OF TRACING PAPER UP THERE
AND LIGHTLY RUB ON IT,
AND YOU GET THE IMPRESSION PRETTY NICELY.
AND WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?
THE NEXT STEP IS TO MAKE A CARDBOARD OF THAT TEMPLATE
AND WE'VE DONE THAT HERE.
WE USE THIS TO LAY ON THE BRASS
TO SCRIBE AROUND IT
AND THEN WE ELONGATED IT TO COVER UP
SOME OF THE DAMAGE ON THE DOOR.
OK. SO YOU SIMPLY STRETCHED IT, MADE IT A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
AND WHAT'S THE RAW MATERIAL THAT YOU'RE WORKING FROM?
THIS IS EIGHTY THOUSANDTHS BRASS SHEET STOCK.
SOLID BRASS.
EIGHTY THOUSANDTHS?
EIGHTY THOUSANDTHS OF AN INCH THICK.
AND THAT'S HOW BRASS AND METAL IS MEASURED, HUH?
BRASS IS MEASURED IN THICKNESS.
OK, AND THEN THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF IT PARTIALLY DONE.
UM, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE HERE SO FAR?
WELL, WE'VE TRACED THE OUTLINE IN THE BRASS.
WE'VE ROUGHED THIS UP SLIGHTLY
SO I CAN SEE MY SCRIBE MARKS
SO THAT I BAND SAW IT RIGHT TO THE LINE.
HOW DO YOU SMOOTH IT OUT ON THE EDGES?
WELL, WE USE A SMALL HAND-HELD BELT SANDER.
PNEUMATIC.
JUST SMOOTHES THIS OFF.
PUT GLASSES ON.
I'LL STAND BACK.
HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY MAKE THE CUTS TO GET THIS SHAPE?
I MAKE THE CUTS ON A BAND SAW.
OK, SO BRASS IS A SOFT METAL.
BAND SAW TAKES CARE OF IT.
WHAT ABOUT THE POLISHING?
IN THE POLISHING ROOM.
THROUGH HERE.
OK, SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR BASIC POLISHING WHEEL.
JUST CLOTH, RIGHT?
YEAH. IT'S A COTTON FLAP WHEEL, THEY CALL IT.
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?
FLAP WHEEL.
OK, AND WHAT KIND OF CLEANER DO YOU USE?
IS IT THIS STUFF?
THIS IS A CUTTING COMPOUND. IT'S CALLED TRIPOLI.
YES.
THIS DOES THE HEAVY REMOVING
OF DIRT AND GRIT AND SCRATCHES.
AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE YOU'LL BE USING THE POLISHING
ROUGE.
RIGHT. THE ROUGE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S WATCH.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
INSTANT GRATIFICATION.
WOW. LET'S GO SEE HOW ESCUTCHEON LOOKS ON THE DOOR.
OK. WELL, THE HINGES REALLY CAME OUT BEAUTIFULLY.
THEY'RE 100 YEARS OLD.
ARE YOU READY TO PUT THE ESCUTCHEON PLATES ON?
SURE ARE.
AND THAT GOES RIGHT OVER THE OLD HOLES.
I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU DRIVE THEM ALL IN BY HAND,
THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
WE DON'T WANT TO SCRATCH THE LACQUER FINISH.
ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE READY TO TRY ONE OF THESE,
LION HEADS.
THOSE ARE REALLY HANDSOME.
AREN'T THEY, THOUGH?
NOW THIS IS NEW WORK THOUGH, RIGHT?
THIS IS BRAND-NEW HARDWARE.
OK.
NICE TOUCH. GREAT JOB, STEVE.
IT'S THE LITTLE TOUCHES LIKE THAT
THAT REALLY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE,
INCLUDING MODERN TOUCHES,
LIKE THE SECURITY CAMERA.
THAT TINY AFFAIR FROM OUR FRIENDS
AT SPARKS ELECTRONICS IN NEW YORK ALREADY INSTALLED.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK
WHEN WE'LL BE RESTORING THE SIDE ENTRANCE
AND FRONT PORCH OF THIS BEAUTIFUL MANSION.
LOTS OF MILLWORK WILL BE GOING IN
TO CREATE NEW RAILINGS AND BALUSTRADES.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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