1125 - Workout Room
February 19-25, 2001 | August 20-26, 2001
HI, I'M BOB VILA. WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF PROJECTS HERE IN ELMWOOD,
A HISTORIC DISTRICT IN REVIVAL
RIGHT IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
THE HOUSE BEHIND ME IS GETTING A NEW ROOF,
AS WELL AS A BRAND-NEW THIRD FLOOR EXERCISE ROOM.
A LITTLE BIT OF STEEL IN THE STRUCTURE,
A BEAUTIFUL, VERY COMPACT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM,
EVEN A WHIRLPOOL TUB UP THERE
TO MAKE IT A REALLY GRAND EXERCISE CENTER.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY SEARS
THIS BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ANNE STYLE HOUSE
WAS BUILT IN 1894.
AND IT'S ONE OF MANY GORGEOUS HOUSES
HERE IN THE ELMWOOD HISTORIC DISTRICT.
IN 1988, THIS PARTICULAR HOUSE WAS BOUGHT
BY RON HIRSCHAUER AND DON DeSANTIS.
MANY AROUND HERE LIKE THEM ARE PRESERVATION-MINDED PEOPLE
WHO HAVE RECOGNIZED THE VALUE OF SOME OF THESE HOUSES,
THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR HAS ALREADY HAD
A GREAT DEAL OF WORK DONE TO IT, AS YOU CAN SEE.
THEY'VE REVIVED THE FIREPLACE
IN THE WONDERFUL ORIGINAL FOYER,
REMOVED PARTITIONS TO TURN IT BACK INTO A ONE-FAMILY HOME,
CREATED A PEACEFUL, BACKYARD GARDEN,
AND DONE SOME SERIOUS WORK TO THE FACADE,
BUT THEY'RE NOT STOPPING HERE.
RON AND I ARE CONVERTING THE HOUSE
BACK INTO A SINGLE FAMILY,
AND THIS IS THE LAST APARTMENT IN THE HOUSE
THAT'S GOING TO BE BROUGHT BACK
TO THE ORIGINAL USE OF THE HOUSE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF SPACE
IN THE THIRD FLOOR HERE.
HERE WE HAVE THE KITCHEN AND THE BATHROOM.
WE INTEND ON TAKING THESE TWO WALLS OUT,
OPENING UP THIS SPACE.
WE'RE GOING TO BREAK THROUGH THIS WALL OVER HERE
INTO THIS FUNKY TURRET SPACE
THAT HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED UP AND NEVER FINISHED.
IN THERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT A WHIRLPOOL TUB
AND KIND OF MAKE IT LIKE A COZY AREA.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT WE'VE GOT A GAMBREL ROOF LINE, AS
WELL,
AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THAT FOR THE EXTERIOR,
SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT,
WE NEED TO RESUPPORT THE ROOF,
SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING THIS UP HERE
AND THEN, TO TOP IT ALL OFF,
WE'RE GOING TO REMOVE ALL OF THE ASPHALT SHINGLES
ON THE OUTSIDE AND REPLACE THEM WITH A FUNKY NEW PRODUCT.
THE WORST PART OF THE DEMOLITION IS ACCOMPLISHED.
ALL THE PLASTER AND LATH IS OUT OF HERE,
THE OLD KITCHEN AND BATHROOM FIXTURES IN THE DUMPSTER.
RIGHT NOW WE CAN LOOK AT THE RAW SPACE
WITH ARCHITECT MARY BREWSTER. HI, MARY.
GLAD TO MEET YOU, BOB.
AND LORENZO LUCAS, WHO'S THE CONSTRUCTURAL CONSULTANT,
RIGHT?
RIGHT, BOB.
WHAT DO YOU THINK SO FAR?
IT'S A DELIGHT TO SEE THE SPACE OPENED UP.
WE'VE SPENT A WHILE WORKING BY MEASUREMENT
AND WORKING ON PAPER.
NOW WE GET TO SEE THE 3-DIMENSIONAL SPACE
AND HOW THE TURRET RELATES TO THIS.
I CAN START ENVISIONING
HOW IT WILL ALL BE WHEN IT'S OPENED UP.
MARY, ANY SURPRISES?
WELL, WE HAVE TWO SURPRISES.
ONE GOOD AND NOT SO GOOD.
THE BAD ONE IS A VENT STACK
RIGHT IN THE WAY OF OUR STRUCTURE.
BUT THE GOOD THING IS THAT WE HAVE A PLATE BACK HERE,
A DOUBLE PLATE THAT WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE HAVING,
WHICH WILL HELP OUR STRUCTURE.
NOW THE BIG PROBLEM WITH TAKING OUT
THINGS LIKE ROOF RAFTERS AND COLLAR TIES
IS THAT YOUR ROOF COULD COLLAPSE, RIGHT?
EXACTLY, IF YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING.
RIGHT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM?
WELL, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO CLEAN THE SPACE UP
IS CREATE TWO BENT BEAMS
ON EITHER SIDE OF THE TURRET,
AND THAT'LL ALLOW THE STRUCTURE TO HAVE CONTINUITY
AND WE CAN CUT OUT--
CAN YOU SHOW ME THE BENT BEAM ON YOUR DRAWING?
YES.
I SEE.
HERE IS A CROSS SECTION
AND THE BENT BEAM COMES FROM THE PLATE
OVER TO THE OTHER PLATE.
I SEE, 'CAUSE THERE'S THE TURRET
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ESSENTIALLY OPENING IT ALL UP
INTO THIS ROOF SPACE AND HAVE A CONNECTING ROOF,
A CRICKET, RIGHT? EXACTLY.
A CONNECTING CRICKET ROOF THERE.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BENT BEAM GOING FROM WHERE TO
WHERE?
FROM THIS PLATE HERE THAT MARY JUST POINTED TO
TO THE PLATE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
OK. GREAT. SO I GUESS ERNIE POTTER CAN GET STARTED
ON REMOVING SOME OF THIS.
WELL, ERNIE, THE TURRET ROOF IS UNDISTURBED,
BUT JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED HERE.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE-- WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT?
WHAT WE HAD TO DO IS PIN THESE RAFTERS TEMPORARILY
SO THAT WE COULD CUT AWAY THESE NEW WALLS
THAT WERE BACK HERE.
SO YOU'VE CUT THESE 2x6's IN VERY CAREFULLY
BECAUSE THEY'RE CARRYING THE LOAD, EVEN THOUGH IT'S
TEMPORARY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
OK.
AND AS SOON AS WE GET THE STEEL WORK DONE IN HERE,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO REMOVE THESE, OPEN THIS ALL UP,
HAVE A NICE BIG OPEN SPACE FOR THE HOMEOWNERS.
IT'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE STEEL OVER IN
THIS CORNER.
DAVID MOULTROP FROM SOUTH COUNTY STEEL.
DAVID, WHAT KIND OF STEEL IS IT THAT WE'RE USING HERE?
THIS SHAPE IS A WT SECTION.
IT'S ACTUALLY CUT FROM A WIDE-FLANGE BEAM,
AND IT'S GOING TO ACT AS THE FOUNDATION
AND CONNECTION POINT.
SO THIS IS LIKE HALF OF AN I-BEAM.
YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
I SEE. OK, HOW MUCH DOES THAT WEIGH?
THIS IS 24 1/2 POUNDS PER LINEAR FOOT.
SO THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE WEIGHS A LITTLE OVER A 100 POUNDS.
AND ESSENTIALLY, IT'S BEING PUT IN PLACE FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
IT'S ACTING AS A CONNECTION POINT
FOR THE STEEL THAT'S GOING TO BE WELDED INTO IT NEXT WEEK
AND ALSO AS A FOUNDATION TO BOND THE STEEL
TO THE WOOD STRUCTURE.
SO A BASE PLATE FOR THAT BENT.
RIGHT. MM-HMM.
YOU'LL JUST BE LAGGING INTO THE EXISTING--
RIGHT. WE PRE-DRILL THE HOLES IN THE STEEL,
BROUGHT THEM TO THE SIGHT
AND WE LAG BOLTS LAGGING INTO THE WOOD.
OK, NOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THE FLOOR SYSTEM IN HERE?
WHAT WE'RE DOING OVER HERE IS WE'RE SISTERING UP
ALL THESE FLOOR JOISTS WITH LVL's TO HELP SUPPORT IT.
LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER FROM INTERNATIONAL PAPER.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THESE ARE ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS,
WHICH WILL BE MUCH STRONGER THAN THE DIMENSIONAL LUMBER
THAT WAS HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
BUT WE LEAVE THE ORIGINAL DIMENSIONAL LUMBER
AND WE ADD THE LVL's ONTO THE SIDE OF EACH ONE.
AND THIS IS BOB BUITTA, WHO'S ONE OF YOUR SUBCONTRACTORS,
RIGHT?
MELROSE CONSTRUCTION.
HI. HOW ARE YOU, BOB?
GREAT. NOW YOU GUYS FROM MELROSE
ARE DOING ALL THE FRAMING FOR THE JOB, RIGHT?
YES.
SO THAT'S THE SUB-CONTRACTOR?
MM-HMM.
Bob: GREAT.
ALL RIGHT. SO, BOB, IS THE TRADITIONAL 16 PENNY SPIKE
EVERY FOOT OR SO JUST TO--
UM, THE PLANK CALLS FOR 6 TO A PIECE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
FOR EVERY LVL WE PUT IN, 12 FOOTER,
THEY WANT 6 NAILS MINIMUM.
SO MINIMUM EVERY TWO FEET.
STAGGERED, YES.
STAGGERED TOWARDS THE TOP AND TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.
YES. ALL RIGHT.
ALL THIS LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER
LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE OVERKILL FOR STRUCTURAL REASONS,
BUT THE FACT IS THAT IT'S AN EXERCISE SPACE,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT
OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT UP HERE
AND PEOPLE JUMPING UP AND DOWN AND A WHIRLPOOL TUB.
AND NOW THE UNDERLAYMENT PRODUCT
IS A SOUTHERN YELLOW PINE PLYWOOD FROM MARTCO,
WHICH IS REALLY NICE 'CAUSE THE NAIL UP FACE
DOESN'T HAVE ANY CORE VOIDS,
YOU KNOW THOSE LITTLE FOOTBALL-SHAPED INSERTS,
SO THAT WHEN YOU GO TO PUT A VINYL FLOOR
OR ANY OTHER KIND OF FLOORING PRODUCT,
YOU GOT A REAL NICE SMOOTH FACE.
AND NOW BEFORE YOU INSTALL IT, YOU PUT A BEAD DOWN OF--
YEP. WE'RE GONNA PUT A BEAD OF ADHESIVE DOWN,
LUMBERLOCK ADHESIVE.
TRY TO GET THESE ON ABOUT EVERY JOIST.
ALL RIGHT, AND THEN, OF COURSE,
THE NAIL GUN IS GOING TO BE--
THE SHAPE THAT WE WANT IT.
SHOOTING IN ANNULAR RING NAILS,
WHICH ARE ALSO COATED WITH GLUE.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE ROOFING THE HOUSE WITH A NEW RUBBER SLATE PRODUCT.
STICK AROUND.
WELL, WITH ALL THAT WORK GOING ON UNDER THE ROOF,
ON TOP OF THE ROOF JOE PILKINGTON AND HIS MEN
FROM RESIDENTIAL ROOFING HERE IN PROVIDENCE
HAVE BEEN BUSY RE-ROOFING OUR HOUSE
AND BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE PRODUCT WE'RE USING
LET'S LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORING HOUSE,
WHERE WE STILL SEE THE SURVIVING BLACK MONSON SLATE.
MANY OF THESE HOUSES HAD FANCY SLATE ROOFS,
AND IN OUR CASE, RON AND DON'S HOUSE
HAD AN ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOF THAT'S BEEN REMOVED
AND IS NOW BEING REPLACED
WITH WHAT WAS UP UNTIL RECENTLY CALLED A RUBBER SLATE.
IT'S ACTUALLY TPO,
WHICH IS THERMAL POLYMER OLEFIN.
IT'S THE SAME STUFF THAT THEY MAKE CAR BUMPERS OUT OF,
AND IT'S A VERY VERSATILE PRODUCT.
THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH A LONG PROCESS
OF REMOVING ALL THE SHINGLES THAT WERE THERE
AND STRIPPING THE ROOF DOWN,
INCLUDING TAKING OFF THE FINIAL,
BUT NOW LET'S TALK TO JOE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT.
THIS AUTHENTIC ROOF 2000 PRODUCT AS IT'S CALLED
IS ACTUALLY MADE BY CROWE BUILDING PRODUCTS
UP IN ONTARIO, CANADA,
BUT, OF COURSE, IT'S AVAILABLE DOWN HERE.
HOW DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH IT, JOE?
I LIKE IT, BOB. IT'S NICE AND LIGHT.
IT LOOKS LIKE REAL SLATE
AND YOU CAN CUT IT REAL EASY.
IT WEIGHS A HECK OF A LOT LESS THAN REAL SLATE.
OH, YEAH.
AND I SUPPOSE THERE'S ALSO, IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE REPAIRS--
YOU CAN LIFT IT UP EASY AND MAKE A REPAIR.
IF YOU HAVE TO PUT A PIPE IN THROUGH THE ROOF LATER ON,
YOU CAN TAKE IT OFF. WE FOUND IT EASY.
WELL, I WANT TO SEE HOW IT LAYS DOWN.
CAN I HELP YOU BRING SOME UP?
SURE. I'LL GRAB THESE.
TWO AT A TIME, HUH?
I THINK I'LL START OFF EASY.
WOW! YOU'VE ALREADY GOT THE BULK OF THE ROOF PRETTY MUCH
COVERED, HUH, JOE?
YES, I DO.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU CUT UP AT THE RIDGE THERE?
WHY ARE YOU OVERLAPPING THEM STILL?
BECAUSE WE'RE CUTTING THAT BACK FOR A RIDGE VENT.
BEFORE WE DETERMINE WHERE THE RIDGE VENT'S GOING TO GO,
WE HAVE TO DETERMINE WHERE WE CUT BACK.
I UNDERSTAND. NOW, HAS MOST OF THE FLASHING
BEEN REPLACED WITH COPPER ON THE ROOF?
IT'S ALL NEW FLASHING HERE.
AND IT'S ALL NEW FLASHING IN THE VALLEY.
AND IT'S FLASHING. WE WEAVED EVERY SHINGLE
IN THE VALLEY WITH NEW FLASHING.
NOW ONE OF THE GREAT ADVANTAGES OF THIS PRODUCT,
THIS AUTHENTIC 2000 IS THAT IT'S GOT A 50-YEAR WARRANTY
AND A LIFE EXPECTANCY THEY SAY OF A HUNDRED YEARS.
ALSO, IT'S VERY, VERY TOLERANT OF ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS.
SO THAT IT'S NOT GONNA FADE.
AND I'M TOLD THAT YOU CAN WORK WITH IT
IN ALMOST ANY CONDITIONS,
WHETHER IT'S REALLY, REALLY HOT
OR WHETHER IT'S REALLY, REALLY COLD.
IT REMAINS A VERY STABLE PRODUCT,
SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT SPLITTING.
THIS IS A ROOFER'S NIGHTMARE, ISN'T IT, JOE?
A VICTORIAN ROOF WITH TURRETS,
ANGLES, CRICKETS, JUST ABOUT ANYTHING--
OH, YEAH, A LOT OF CUTTING ON IT.
AND IT HAS EVERYTHING ON IT THAT YOU DON'T WANT ON A ROOF
FOR A ROOFER.
A LOT OF CUTTING--
A LOT OF ANGLES, A LOT OF CAPS.
IT'S HIGH, STEEP.
SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER HERE TO GET STARTED?
WELL, SETH DOWN HERE IS PUTTING A STARTER COURSE ON,
JUST LIKE WITH THE REGULAR SHINGLE,
YOU HAVE TO START OFF WITH THE STARTER COURSE.
YOU STAGGER IT BACK 6 INCHES AND YOU ROOF IT UP.
AND YOU CAN CUT IT WITH A KNIFE.
YEP.
COULDN'T DO THAT WITH SLATE.
NO. HE MAKES HIS MARKS,
AND HE CUTS IT ONCE IN THE FRONT WITH A KNIFE,
BENDS IT OVER, AND HE CUTS THE BACK.
THAT'S IT, YEAH.
IF THAT WAS SLATE, HE'D HAVE TO SEND IT DOWN
AND CUT IT WITH A SAW. RIGHT.
WHAT KIND OF NAILS ARE YOU GOING TO BE USING?
WE'RE USING INCH AND A HALF ROOFING NAILS,
REGULAR ROOFING NAILS THAT YOU USE FOR ASPHALT SHINGLES
GALVANIZED.
GALVANIZED, YES.
AND HE'S NAILING IN THE HOLE THAT'S MARKED AT 6 INCHES,
BECAUSE THIS ROOF IS EXPOSED AT 6 INCHES.
RIGHT, SO THERE ARE 6 INCHES TO THE WEATHER
OFF OF EACH ONE OF THESE COMPONENTS,
BUT IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THEY'RE PRE-DRILLED AND CALIBRATED.
YES, THEY ARE.
THEY'RE GAUGED.
SO HE JUST PUTS THE SHINGLE ON THE MARK.
RIGHT.
HEY, THAT LOOKS TERRIFIC,
AND BECAUSE OF THE CREASE IN THE BACK OF THE MATERIAL,
YOU CAN BEND IT EASILY,
SO YOU CAN JUST MAKE A CAP WITHOUT HAVING TO SCORE IT OR
ANYTHING.
THIS IS A PRETTY COMPLICATED JOB, JOE.
WHAT'S THE COST OF THIS ROOF?
HOW MANY SQUARES OF ROOF ON THE HOUSE?
IT'S 35 SQUARES.
35.
35 SQUARES, YES.
AND I'M TOLD THE MATERIAL IS AROUND $300 A SQUARE.
IT KIND OF FALLS BETWEEN A FIBERGLASS SHINGLE
AND A WOOD SHAKE, SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THERE.
YES.
WHAT WILL THE TOTAL COST ON THIS ROOF APPROXIMATE?
UP TO AROUND $24,000.
ABOUT A $24,000 ROOF.
YES.
WELL, IT'S WORTH IT
WHEN YOU'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC HOME LIKE THIS.
NICE JOB. THANKS A LOT.
THANK YOU.
MEANWHILE, THE WHIRLPOOL SPA
FOR THE EXERCISE ROOM HAS ARRIVED.
THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT UP TO THE THIRD FLOOR ATTIC
IS TO USE A CRANE TO HOIST IT UP 50 FEET
AND DELICATELY AND CAREFULLY BRING IT INTO THE ROOM
THROUGH AN OPENING MADE FOR A NEW WINDOW.
JOHN KOSOWSKI, WHO'S RUNNING THIS JOB,
IS GUIDING IT IN ONTO A TEMPORARY RAMP
MADE OUT OF TWO SHEETS OF 4x8 PLYWOOD.
IT HAS BEEN BUILT JUST FOR THIS OPERATION
BECAUSE AFTER ALL THIS IS A DELICATE AND EXPENSIVE PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT.
AND FINALLY, THE SPA IS CAREFULLY PLACED
IN ITS PERMANENT LOCATION INSIDE THE TURRET AREA.
NEXT WE'LL COOL DOWN THE ATTIC
WITH A COMPACT, EASY-TO-INSTALL AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
THIS BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ANNE STYLE HOUSE
IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
GETS A NEW ROOF.
ALSO, WE'LL START CONVERTING THE ATTIC AND TURRET
INTO AN EXERCISE ROOM AND SPA.
WE'LL REINFORCE THE ROOF STRUCTURE WITH STEEL
AND THE FLOOR WITH LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER.
WE'LL ALSO INSTALL A COMPACT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
TO KEEP THE PLACE COOL.
FINALLY, WE'LL LIFT THE HOT TUB SPA INTO POSITION IN THE
TURRET,
SO DON'T MISS IT. THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE'LL START CONVERTING THIS ATTIC APARTMENT AND TURRET
INTO AN EXERCISE ROOM AND SPA. DON'T MISS IT.
ONE OF THE NIGHTMARES OF REHABBING AN OLD HOUSE
IS TRYING TO FIT IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
INTO THE ATTIC SPACES AND HERE WE'VE TUCKED IN THE SPACEPAK
SYSTEM
BEHIND THE KNEE WALL, UNDER THE ROOF.
IT'S FLOATING OFF OF THE RAFTERS
AND WE'RE GOING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT,
BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY A VERY, VERY VERSATILE SYSTEM,
ESPECIALLY FOR REHABBING OLD HOUSES.
PAUL COSTELLO IS HERE FROM SPACEPAK TO TELL US
ABOUT THE FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM. HOW'S IT WORK?
IT'S A TWO-PIECE SYSTEM. YOU HAVE AN OUTDOOR CONDENSING UNIT
AND THE INDOOR AIR HANDLING SECTION THAT YOU SEE THERE.
THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SYSTEM IS IT IS A HIGH VELOCITY
SYSTEM,
WHICH MEANS IT HAS A 6 ROLL COOLING COIL,
WHICH WILL REMOVE MORE HUMIDITY THAN A CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM.
AH-HA! SO IN AN EXERCISE FACILITY LIKE THIS,
WHERE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A WHIRLPOOL TUB AND PEOPLE SWEATING,
IT'LL KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT DRIER.
VERY COMFORTABLE, VERY COMFORTABLE.
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.
ALSO, BY BEING A HIGH VELOCITY SYSTEM IT USES SMALLER PLENUM
DUCT.
THE PLENUM DUCT IS 11 INCHES, OUTSIDE DIAMETER,
9 INCH ON THE INSIDE.
AND WHAT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO IS TAKE THE 850 CFM
THROUGH A MUCH SMALLER AREA AND NOT TAKE UP
AS MUCH ROOM IN THE HOUSE.
MOVE IT FARTHER AWAY.
AND LOU MAZZINA IS HERE WHO'S DOING THE INSTALLATION.
HEY, LOU. HI, HOW ARE YOU?
THIS IS LOU MAZZINI OF ASPINWALL PLUMBING AND HEATING.
OK. NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE KIND OF DUCT WORK
THAT WE SEE MORE AND MORE IN MODERN CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S WRAPPED IN FOIL AND IT'S BASICALLY FIBERGLASS, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW THE MAIN THING THAT WE GOT BACK THERE
IS...WOULD YOU CALL THAT A TRUNK LINE, FELLAS?
THAT'S OUR MAIN PLENUM DUCT IS WHAT IT IS.
PLENUM DUCT IS WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO.
AND IT'S BASICALLY A FOIL WRAPPED FIBERGLASS
AND IT HAS A SPECIAL LINING ON THE INSIDE.
BECAUSE OF THE HIGH VELOCITY,
WE DON'T WANT ALL THE LITTLE PIECES
OF FIBERGLASS TO COME INTO THE HOUSE
SO THIS HAS A SPECIAL LINING INTO IT,
SO THIS IS THE MAIN PLENUM DUCT THAT WE USE
AND THEN WE HAVE SUPPLY TUBING,
WHICH IS A PIECE OF CORRUGATED ALUMINUM,
WHICH ALLOWS US TO BEND IT
AND IT HAS A FIBERGLASS WRAP AROUND IT
WITH THE FOIL PAPER SO THAT THE COLD AIR
THAT WE ARE DELIVERING HERE STAYS COLD,
TO THE OUTLET THAT WE WANT IT TO GET TO.
AND PLUS THE WHOLE KEY TO THIS SYSTEM
IS THAT IT'S FLEXIBLE.
WE CAN RUN THIS THROUGH BAYS AND DUCTS LIKE WE HAVE.
THIS SYSTEM IS MOUNTED UP HERE RIGHT NOW
SERVES THE ATTIC AREA,
BUT IT ALSO SERVES THE FLOOR BELOW.
WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT BY RUNNING THESE SUPPLY TUBES
DOWN THROUGH THE BAYS, RIGHT ACROSS TO THE ROOMS
THAT WE NEED TO DO.
NOW TELL ME ONE THING, IS IT EASIER TO MAKE THE CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN THE SMALLER DUCTING AND THE PLENUM DUCT?
IT'S A LOT EASIER THAN A METAL SYSTEM.
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT.
WE HAVE A PIECE OF PLENUM RIGHT HERE
AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO,
I'M JUST GOING TO DRILL A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH IT.
I USE THE DRILL BACKWARDS
SO WE DON'T RIP THE FOIL WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THEN WE'LL JUST TAKE OUR ADAPTER THAT GOES IN HERE
THAT'S ESPECIALLY MADE TO FIT ON THIS PIECE
AND WE'LL PUT IT RIGHT INTO IT.
AND IT'S CURVED AS YOU CAN SEE
SO IT FITS TO THE CURVATURE OF THE PIPE,
THEN WE JUST TAKE THESE LITTLE CLIPS RIGHT IN HERE.
AND THEY SLIDE RIGHT DOWN INSIDE HERE AND GO DOWN THE SIDE.
AND THIS ONE GOES OVER ON THIS SIDE LIKE THIS.
AND WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THIS IS THAT YOU CAN DO IT,
AS I'M DOING IT HERE NOW,
BUT ALSO IN A TIGHT SPOT,
THEN WE JUST TAKE THIS EXPANDING TOOL,
AND WE JUST EXPAND OVER AND IT JUST LOCKS RIGHT INTO PLACE.
AND ONCE WE GET THE TUBING TO WHERE WE WANT IT,
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET OUR ADAPTER
SO THAT IT JUST POPS RIGHT ONTO HERE LIKE SO,
TAKE OUR ALUMINUM, BRING IT BACK UP TO HERE
AND THEN JUST TAKE A PIECE OF DUCT TAPE THAT I HAVE HERE
AND WE JUST DUCT THAT RIGHT UP
AND THAT SEALS THIS END OF THE PIECE OF TUBING.
WELL, IT'S A TERRIFIC SYSTEM. THANKS, LOU. THANKS, PAUL.
GO TO...
FOR MORE ON AIR CONDITIONING OPTIONS FOR YOUR HOME.
JAN JONES IS HERE FROM MR. TUB INC. HI, JAN.
HI.
AND THIS IS ONE HECK OF A SPA.
THIS IS A BIG CORNER KIND OF SPA, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
NOW, TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE FEATURES
OF THIS PARTICULAR TUB.
WELL, THIS TUB IS A 6-FOOT CORNER TUB.
IT'S GOT 19 JETS TOTAL.
A ONE-HORSEPOWER PUMP OPERATING THE FOUR SETS OF MICRO-JETS.
THAT'S 12 JETS.
AND THEN ANOTHER ONE-HORSEPOWER PUMP
OPERATING THE SIX FULL-SIZE JETS.
ARE THERE ANY UNUSUAL FEATURES TO IT?
WELL, WE DO HAVE A PATENTED SELF-CLEANING SYSTEM ON THIS
TUB.
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
YOU ARE ABLE TO BACK FLUSH THE LINES AFTER YOU'VE USED THE
WHIRLPOOL.
YOU CAN POUR A CLEANING SOLUTION THROUGH THE CAP LOCATED
THERE.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CLEANING THE INSIDES
OF ALL THE PIPES THAT DELIVER AIR TO CREATE THE JETS
AND SO YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF SOAP THAT GOES IN THERE?
A NON SUDSING, ACTUALLY, CLEANING SOLUTION.
SO THAT'S NICE.
JUST LIKE YOU GET RING AROUND THE TUB ON THE INSIDE,
YOU GET IT IN THE PLUMBING LINES AS WELL,
SO WE'VE FORMULATED A WAY TO CLEAN OUT THOSE LINES
AND BACK FLUSH IT AFTER EACH USE AND MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT A
CLEAN BATH.
NOW THIS IS ALL AN ACRYLIC TUB. IT'S NOT FIBERGLASS.
THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S LUCITE CAST ACRYLIC
AND IT'S BACKED WITH A FIBERGLASS BACKING.
WE ACTUALLY GLASS IN A HALF-INCH PIECE OF STEEL REBAR
IN THE RIM ALSO FOR ADDED DURABILITY AND STRENGTH.
SO THAT MAKES IT VERY, VERY STIFF AND STURDY.
THAT'S CORRECT. EXCELLENT.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THICK THE FIBERGLASS IS, AS WELL.
NOW APPROXIMATELY WHAT'S THIS WORTH?
IT RANGES BETWEEN 4 AND $5,000.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT INSTALLED. THANKS, JAN.
THANK YOU.
OUTSIDE, THE ROOFERS ARE FINISHED.
AND AS THE REST OF THE CREW LOOKS ON,
THEY USE A LIFT FOR THE FINAL TASK
OF REPLACING THE HISTORIC FINIAL ON THE TURRET.
WE'RE OUT OF TIME FOR TODAY. THAT'S A WRAP.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME FOR OUR FINAL VISIT
HERE AT THE ATTIC PROJECT,
AS WELL AS IN THE ELMWOOD HISTORIC DISTRICT.
WE'LL BE GIVING YOU A CLOSE LOOK
AT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL FEATURES IN THIS HOUSE,
AS WELL AS A RECAP OF ALL THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS
THAT WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH
AND THE CONTINUING WORK IN THIS HISTORIC DISTRICT.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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