1211 - Kitchen Update and Bathroom Tile Installation
November 12-18, 2001 | May 13-19, 2002
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR VERMONT PROJECT
HERE IN THE QUECHEE AREA.
TODAY WE'LL BE INSTALLING
KITCHEN APPLIANCES,
INCLUDING AN OVEN
AND DISHWASHER.
ALSO, WE'LL BE INSTALLING
TILE IN ONE OF THE BATHS.
AND WE'RE GONNA
SPEND SOME TIME
LOOKING AT SOME
FEDERAL BRICK FRONTS--
SOME NICE OLD HOUSES
FROM THE EARLY 1800s--
TALKING ABOUT THEIR STYLE
AS WELL AS HOW YOU CAN
REPAIR THE MORTAR.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
OK. WE'RE STARTING OFF
TODAY IN THE KITCHEN,
WHICH IS ABOUT
95% COMPLETE.
A FEW WEEKS AGO,
WE INSTALLED THE CABINETS
FROM CROWN POINT UP IN
CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
NOW, MANY OF THE COMPONENTS
OF THE HOUSE HAVE BEEN MADE
RIGHT UP HERE
IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND,
EITHER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
OR VERMONT,
AND, UH, IT HAS, YOU KNOW--
THE CABINETS HAVE
THE OLD-TIME LOOK
WITH THE BEAD BOARD
AND THE WOODEN KNOBS
AND A LOT
OF INTERESTING FEATURES,
BUT WE HAD LEFT THIS
KIND OF UNFINISHED--
THE APPLIANCE GARAGE--
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR
UBATUBA GRANITE IN PLACE YET,
BUT NOW YOU CAN SEE
THAT'S BEEN INSTALLED.
WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE
OF THINGS TO DO HERE,
LIKE AN ELECTRICAL
RECEPTACLE THAT WE NEED,
BECAUSE THIS IS A PLACE
TO HIDE THE COFFEE MAKER
OR THE TOASTER OR WHATEVER.
BUT THE OVERALL LOOK
OF THE KITCHEN,
ESPECIALLY
WITH THE COMBINATION
OF GLASS DOORS
AND BEADED DOORS
AND THE GRANITE,
IS VERY, VERY--YOU KNOW,
IT'S KIND OF WHAT'S
POPULAR RIGHT NOW.
BUT TODAY IT'S ALL
ABOUT APPLIANCES,
AND SO WE'VE ALREADY GOT
A COUPLE OF THINGS IN PLACE.
WE'RE GONNA BE
GETTING TOGETHER
WITH OUR ELECTRICIAN
LARRY DANA,
AND WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED
TODAY WITH THE OVEN,
AND, LARRY, YOU'RE JUST
BASICALLY GETTING STARTED.
NOW, WHAT KIND OF CURRENT
DO YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE
TO A BIG OVEN LIKE THIS?
UH, THIS IS
A HIGH-VOLTAGE
CURRENT.
220?
220 VOLT. YES.
AND JUST
WHAT IS 220?
220 IS, UH,
A HIGH VOLTAGE.
IT'S TWO 110s
PUT TOGETHER.
THAT'S
PRETTY SIMPLE.
RIGHT.
AND WHAT YOU'RE
DOING, ESSENTIALLY,
IS DELIVERING
A LOT MORE POWER
TO A UNIT
THAT NEEDS IT
BECAUSE IT'S PROVIDING
A HIGH DEGREE OF HEAT.
RIGHT.
THAT'S CORRECT.
NOW, IS THIS
A DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECT?
IF YOU'VE GOT FOLKS
THAT ARE DOING
THEIR OWN
INSTALLATIONS AT HOME,
DO YOU RECOMMEND
THAT THEY ATTEMPT THIS?
NO, I DON'T.
A LICENSED
ELECTRICIAN
SHOULD BE INSTALLING
THE POWER.
YEAH.
YES.
I ALWAYS SAY IF
IT'S LIFE-THREATENING,
YOU OUGHT TO GET A GUY
WHO'S A PROFESSIONAL
TO DO IT FOR YOU.
THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU WANT TO TAKE US
THROUGH THE STEPS HERE?
I MEAN, WHAT KIND
OF A CORD IS IT
THAT'S COMING OUT
OF THE WALL?
WE'RE RUNNING
AN 83 CORD
FROM THE POWER PANEL
IN THE BASEMENT
AND, UM,
PUTTING IT INTO
THIS SPLICE BOX.
AND THIS LINE HERE
IS THE LINE COMING
FROM THE OVEN ITSELF.
SO YOU GET THE CABLE
IN THERE,
YOU TIGHTEN IT UP.
TIGHTEN IT UP.
WHICH WIRES DO YOU
HOOK UP FIRST?
I HOOK THE GROUND WIRE
UP FIRST
TO THE JUNCTION BOX
TO THIS GREEN
GROUND SCREW
DOWN HERE
ON THE BOTTOM.
THAT'S KIND
OF A RULE OF THUMB
THAT YOU ALWAYS CONNECT
YOUR GROUNDS FIRST.
THAT'S CORRECT.
I ALWAYS DO
MY GROUNDS FIRST.
IT'S AN ADDED
SAFETY FEATURE.
AND THEN
MY NEXT ONE I DO
IS A NEUTRAL WIRE.
AND THOSE WOULD BE
THE WHITE WIRES.
SO YOU SAVE
THE POTENTIALLY HOT
FOR LAST.
YES.
OK. NOW, IN AN OVEN
CONNECTION LIKE THIS,
A JUNCTION BOX
DOESN'T NECESSARILY
GO BACK INTO
THE WALL, RIGHT?
IT JUST STAYS
LOOSE BACK THERE?
YEAH. IT'S GONNA BE
FLOATING,
SO THE UNIT
CAN BE SET OUT
ON THE FLOOR,
AND IF IT NEEDED--
IF IT NEEDS
SERVICING. YEAH.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
KEEP EVERYTHING LABELED.
YES.
DON'T FORGET THAT.
NOW, WITH THESE
NEW APPLIANCES,
THE FRONTS
ARE BEAUTIFULLY
DESIGNED,
AND THEY'RE
NOT LIGHTWEIGHT,
SO YOU ALWAYS WANT
TO KIND OF GRIP THEM
FROM THE BOTTOM,
RIGHT?
NOW, THE MORE
TEDIOUS PART
HAS TO DO WITH
THE TRIM, ET CETERA,
BUT THIS IS ONE
OF THE NEW KENMORE
ELITE OVENS.
IT'S A SELF-CLEANING
CONVECTION OVEN,
AND THAT'S
A GREAT FEATURE--
THE CONVECTION.
YOU CAN SEE THE FAN
BACK THERE,
BUT THAT REALLY
ALLOWS YOU TO COOK
A LOT OF
DIFFERENT THINGS
IN THE OVEN AT ONCE,
AND IT REALLY
DISTRIBUTES THE HEAT
ALL AROUND,
AND I THINK WHAT A LOT
OF PEOPLE LIKE ABOUT
THESE NEW DESIGNS
IS THE FACT THAT ALL
THE CONTROLS ARE FLUSH.
BECAUSE
OF ELECTRONICS,
YOU REALLY DON'T
HAVE ANY MORE KNOBS
AND TOGGLE SWITCHES,
OR BUTTONS OR WHATEVER.
THIS CAN BE EASILY
CLEANED AND EASILY READ.
IT'S ALL VERY,
VERY SIMPLE STUFF.
Vila: WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
MORE KITCHEN APPLIANCES.
DON'T GO AWAY.
Vila: OK. NOW WE'RE GONNA
TALK ABOUT INSTALLING
BOTH THE NEW DISHWASHER
AND THE GARBAGE DISPOSER.
FIRST A LOOK AT THE KENMORE
ELITE DISHWASHER,
WHICH, AGAIN, THEY PUT IN
THE VERY CLEAN DESIGN.
THE ELECTRONIC PANEL IS KIND OF
ON THE TOP OF THE LID
SO THAT IT TENDS
TO HIDE THE CONTROLS
UNDER THE KITCHEN COUNTER,
BUT EVERYTHING
IS SMOOTH AND SIMPLE--
ONE-PIECE DOOR--
AND THEY'VE DESIGNED
THE INSIDES
SO THAT YOU CAN GET FULL
13-INCH PLATES IN HERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTO
THESE BIG POTTERY PLATES.
AND IN THE BACK,
YOU'VE GOT NEAT FEATURES.
YOU CAN SUPERHEAT THE WATER
AND MAKE SURE THERE'S
NO BACTERIA IN HERE,
AND IT'S GOT A FOOD GRINDER,
SO THAT IF THE KIDS
PUT IN DISHES
THAT STILL HAVE SOME
FOOD RESIDUE IN THERE,
IT MACERATES IT
AND GETS RID OF IT.
OH, AND THIS IS
A NEAT FEATURE.
THIS THING TRAVELS
UP AND DOWN,
SO THAT IF YOU WANT TO PUT IN
TALL GLASSES, FOR EXAMPLE,
YOU CAN LOWER IT.
IF YOU HAVE YOUR CHAMPAGNE
FLUTES OR WHATEVER
AND WINE GLASSES,
YOU CAN FIT THEM IN
VERY CAREFULLY.
BUT DOUG BUCHANAN IS HERE,
WHO'S GONNA HELP US
GET IT INSTALLED.
AND, DOUG, WHAT'S
INVOLVED BACK THERE
OTHER THAN A PLUG?
WELL, YOU GOT
YOUR STANDARD PLUG-IN
FOR THIS DISHWASHER.
IT PLUGS INTO 110.
YEAH.
YOU GOT YOUR
STANDARD DRAIN LINE
THAT IS ALREADY
PREDRILLED
IN THE CABINET.
AND IT GOES UP.
ISN'T THAT KIND OF--
IT DOES GO UP.
THE OLD-STYLE
DISHWASHERS
HAVE A DRAIN
SOLENOID.
THE NEW STYLES
HAVE A PUMP,
SO YOU WANT
TO PUMP UP...
YEP.
AND ALSO INTO YOUR
GARBAGE DISPOSAL.
THERE'S A KNOCKOUT
IN THERE.
RIGHT. AND THEN
WHAT'S THE FEED--
THE WATER FEED
MADE OUT OF?
THE WATER FEED IS MADE
OUT OF A STAINLESS STEEL
FLEXIBLE LINE,
WHICH ALSO GOES
THROUGH YOUR CABINET
INTO A MAIN SHUTOFF
FOR THE DISHWASHER ONLY.
NOW, DO YOU HAVE
TO HOOK THAT UP
BEFORE I PUSH IT IN?
NO. NO.
OK.
ALL RIGHT. SO IT'S GOT
WHEELS ON THE BACK,
AND IT'S ALMOST
LIKE A SHOPPING CART.
IT WEIGHS
VERY, VERY LITTLE,
ALTHOUGH IT IS
ALL STAINLESS STEEL,
AND IT ALL HAS, UH,
THE INSULATION
RIGHT AROUND IT.
THAT GOES
RIGHT IN THERE...
AND THAT IS NICE, HUH?
VERY NICE.
OK.
Vila: OUR KITCHEN SINK
LOOKS OLD-FASHIONED,
AND IT KIND OF IS.
IT HAS THAT SENSE
OF AN OLD FARM SINK.
IT'S CALLED A DICKINSON
BY KOHLER,
AND IT'S CAST IRON--
ENAMEL CAST IRON--
AND THE INTERESTING THING
ABOUT IT
IS THAT IT SEEMS
TO SIT LOWER,
AND IT HAS THE ENAMELED
FRONT PLATE TO IT,
AND WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT
IS IF YOU LOOK
WHERE THE COUNTERTOP
KIND OF MEETS THE SINK--
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING
ON THE COUNTERTOP,
YOU CAN JUST KIND OF
WASH EVERYTHING
RIGHT INTO THE SINK AREA.
BUT IT'S A DEEP SINK,
AND WHEN YOU'RE INSTALLING
A GARBAGE DISPOSER
IN A DEEP SINK,
WELL, DOUG,
THAT PRESENTS
AN EXTRA-SPECIAL
PROBLEM, RIGHT?
YES. UH, WHAT I'VE
DONE ALREADY,
I'VE ALREADY INSTALLED
THE BASKET STRAINER
FOR THE DISPOSAL
ITSELF.
RIGHT.
YOU GET DOWN HERE.
YOU GOT YOUR DISPOSAL.
IT LIFTS UP.
BASICALLY, THIS
SLIPS AND SLIDES
RIGHT INTO PLACE,
RIGHT?
EXACTLY.
YEAH.
AND THERE'S A GASKET
THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE
WITH THIS CLIP.
ALL RIGHT.
BECAUSE THE, UH,
THE DISPOSER
SITS LOWER,
YOU'VE HAD TO MODIFY
THE TRADITIONAL
S-TRAP HERE, RIGHT?
YES, I HAVE.
AND BASICALLY JUST CUT
A COUPLE OF LENGTHS
TO MAKE UP
THE DIFFERENCE
ON A REGULAR PVC,
AND NOW THESE
GET CEMENTED
ONTO THE TRAP
COMPONENTS.
THIS IS THE SOLVENT
THAT CLEANS IT, RIGHT?
YES. THIS IS A PVC
CLEANER/PRIMER.
THIS GOES ON TO WIPE
ANY OF THE OILS,
DEBRIS--
ANYTHING THAT IS ON
THE PVC FITTINGS
OR PIPE ITSELF.
SO THAT WHEN YOU
BRING THE ACTUAL
CEMENT INTO PLAY,
YOU'VE GOT A GOOD
CHEMICAL BOND.
EXACTLY.
AND YOU JUST HOLD IT
ABOUT 5 SECONDS
LIKE THAT, RIGHT?
YOU TWIST IT TO MAKE
THE GLUE GO AROUND
THE FITTING
AND THEN JUST HOLD
IT UP 5 SECONDS
TO HELP IT SET UP.
MM-HMM.
NOW, THAT JUST
TIGHTENS, RIGHT?
THERE'S NO--
IT'S A COMPRESSION
FITTING
AND A NYLON WASHER
IN THERE.
SO THERE'S NO ADHESIVE
USED OF ANY SORT.
ONE THING YOU WANT
TO KEEP IN MIND
IS YOU WANT TO HAVE
THE WINDOW OPEN
WHEN YOU'RE DOING THIS
BECAUSE THE FUMES
CAN MAKE YOU DIZZY.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S IT
FOR THE TRAP.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?
THE LAST STEP
IS TO CONNECT
YOUR
WASTE DISPOSAL--
OR THE DISHWASHER LINE
TO THE DISPOSAL.
YEAH. AND THAT'S
IMPORTANT BECAUSE
ALL OF THE WASTE
FROM THE DISHWASHER
NEEDS TO GO THROUGH
THE DISPOSER.
YES, IT DOES.
THANKS, DOUG.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
Vila: GO TO BOBVILA.COM
TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT ARRANGING APPLIANCES
IN YOUR KITCHEN.
Vila: NEXT TIME
ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
KITCHEN APPLIANCES
AT OUR QUECHEE, VERMONT,
FARMHOUSE.
THE ELECTRICIAN WILL BE HERE
INSTALLING THE WALL OVEN,
AND I'LL GIVE
THE PLUMBER A HAND
WITH THE KENMORE DISHWASHER
AND GARBAGE DISPOSER.
WE'LL SEE THE FINAL KITCHEN
CABINET INSTALLATION AS WELL.
ALSO, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SOME
ANTIQUE FEDERAL BRICK HOUSES
HERE IN VERMONT
AND TALKING ABOUT
THE RESTORATION
AND PRESERVATION
OF ANTIQUE BRICK.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON HOME AGAIN.
Vila: NEXT TIME
ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE'RE INSTALLING
KITCHEN APPLIANCES
AND TALKING ABOUT
THE RESTORATION
OF ANTIQUE BRICK.
DON'T MISS IT.
THIS IS A NEAT FEATURE
IN THE KITCHEN,
BUT I JUST WANTED
TO KIND OF WRAP UP
OUR KITCHEN TOUR
WITH A QUICK LOOK
AT THE REFRIGERATOR,
WHICH, AGAIN, IS PART
OF THIS ELITE LINE,
AND ONE THING
THAT I LIKE ABOUT IT
IS THIS WIDE-OPEN PLAN,
THIS SIDE-BY-SIDE
DOOR DESIGN.
I MEAN, IT MIGHT BE
A NEGATIVE
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW
OF KIDS STANDING HERE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT TO GET,
BUT EVERYTHING IS VISIBLE.
EVERYTHING IS CLEAN.
THE CONTROLS ARE
RIGHT OUT HERE.
ANYWAY, WE'RE GONNA TAKE
A BREAK NOW
FROM TALKING ABOUT KITCHENS
AND THE NEW CONSTRUCTION
OF OUR HOUSE HERE
AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
EARLY BRICK FEDERAL HOUSES
HERE IN VERMONT.
BRICK WAS A VERY POPULAR
BUILDING MATERIAL,
AND WE WENT AND STARTED
ACTUALLY RIGHT HERE
AT THE BURCH UDALL HOUSE
IN QUECHEE, VERMONT,
WITH PROFESSOR TOM VISSER
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM
TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE TYPE OF BRICKS
THAT WERE USED
AND WHY THEY'VE
LASTED SO LONG.
WELL, TOM,
THIS IS A BRICK WALL
BUILT IN THE 1820s--
1820s.
SO IT STILL QUALIFIES
AS FEDERAL PERIOD, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THE BRICK WERE MADE
RIGHT IN THIS REGION
OF VERMONT?
YES. THEY WERE MADE
RIGHT HERE ON SITE.
OK. SO,
IT WAS WONDERFUL
THAT THEY HAD
THIS QUALITY BRICK
TO BUILD WITH.
WHAT TYPE OF BRICK
IS IT?
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS
A SAND-STRUCK BRICK,
A HIGH-QUALITY
SAND-STRUCK BRICK.
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY,
YOU CAN SEE
A LITTLE BIT
OF THE GLIMMER
OF THE SAND
ON THE SURFACE.
OK. AND WHAT KIND
OF PATTERN DID THEY
LAY IT IN?
IT'S LAID
IN A STANDARD BOND.
HERE WE HAVE
THE HEADERS,
AND THEN WE HAVE
9 COURSES
OF STRETCHERS.
OK. SO THE HEAD--
THE END OF THE BRICK
IS OUT TO THE FACADE,
AND IT SERVES TO TIE
THE WHOLE WALL TOGETHER
BECAUSE THESE ARE
TWO COURSES THICK, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
SO YOU HAVE
ONE OF HEADERS
AND THEN 8 OR 9
OF RUNNING
AND THEN ANOTHER ONE
OF HEADERS UP HERE?
MM-HMM. MM-HMM.
OK.
WHAT TYPE OF MORTAR
WERE THEY USING?
THIS IS A LIME
AND SAND MORTAR,
JUST LIME AND SAND.
IF WE LOOK
VERY CAREFULLY AT IT,
WE CAN SEE
THE WONDERFUL, UH,
TOOLING THAT WAS DONE.
RIGHT THERE
AND AGAIN RIGHT THERE.
AND THESE ARE MARKS
THAT WERE LAID DOWN
NEARLY TWO CENTURIES AGO,
AND THEY'RE STILL
LEGIBLE
AND IN GOOD CONDITION
AFTER ALL THAT WEATHER.
IT'S REALLY
QUITE REMARKABLE.
JUST THIS SIMPLE
LIME AND SAND MORTAR
IS QUITE, QUITE DURABLE.
WHAT DO YOU CALL
A CHUNK LIKE THAT?
THIS IS JUST
A CHUNK OF LIME.
OK. THAT STILL
JUST SITS THERE
AND SURVIVES?
THIS HAS NEVER BEEN
REPOINTED.
IT'S NEVER BEEN
REPOINTED.
IT'S NEVER
BEEN CLEANED.
OK. NOW, THERE ARE
NUMEROUS HOUSES
AROUND HERE
IN QUECHEE
AND IN THE WOODSTOCK AREA
THAT EXHIBIT
THE CLASSICAL LINES
OF FEDERAL ARCHITECTURE
BUT INTERPRETED
IN BRICK.
MOST OF THEM,
OF COURSE, HAVE
THE SYMMETRICAL FRONTS,
THE FENESTRATION THAT'S
CLASSICALLY BALANCED,
THE HIP ROOFS,
THE CENTRAL CHIMNEY,
ALL OF THOSE ELEMENTS,
YET THEY'RE INTERPRETED
IN BRICK.
IT REALLY SHOWS HOW
THERE WAS QUITE A BIT
OF WEALTH IN THIS AREA
DURING THE EARLY
18th CENTURY
AND 19th CENTURY.
NOW, THERE'S ONE PLACE
CALLED THE SUMNER MANSION
THAT WE WANT TO SEE
BECAUSE THERE
THE BRICK HAS SUFFERED.
Vila, voice-over:
BUILT IN 1811
BY DAVID SUMNER,
A PROMINENT BUSINESS OWNER
IN HARTLAND, VERMONT,
THIS HOUSE IS
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE
OF FEDERAL ARCHITECTURE.
THE PRINCIPLE FEATURE
OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE
IS THIS GRACEFUL FANLIGHT.
THE DOOR IS FLANKED
BY SIDELIGHTS AND LOWER PANELS.
A PALLADIAN WINDOW
IS LOCATED ABOVE THE ENTRANCE,
WITH URNS ABOVE
THE CORNICE MOLDING
ON THE FLANKING WINDOWS.
THE HOUSE IS TOPPED
WITH A BALUSTRADE
THAT IS A REPRODUCTION
OF THE ORIGINAL.
OVER THE YEARS,
THE ORIGINAL BRICK FACADE
ON THE SUMNER HOUSE
HAS SUFFERED FROM MISGUIDED
RESTORATION ATTEMPTS.
FROM THIS, WE CAN LEARN
ABOUT PROPER PRESERVATION
AND RESTORATION PROCEDURES
FOR AN ANTIQUE BRICK HOME.
Vila: AND, TOM,
HERE WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE ORIGINAL
EARLY 1800s BRICK
AND A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE
OF WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER
SANDBLAST, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE HOW COARSE
THE SURFACE IS
AND HOW THE ACTUAL
OUTSIDE FIRE SKIN
HAS BEEN REMOVED
FROM THE BRICK,
REVEALING
THE SOFT INNER CORE.
NOW, CAN THIS
BE RESTORED?
IT CANNOT BE RESTORED.
THIS IS
PERMANENT DAMAGE.
SO YOU HAVE
ONE OPTION, I SUPPOSE,
WHICH IS TO POINT IT UP
AND REPAINT IT AGAIN.
THAT COULD BE DONE.
AND IT WASN'T UNCOMMON
FOR A FEDERAL HOUSE
TO BE PAINTED.
IN FACT, I'VE HEARD
VERY OFTEN IN THE 1800s,
THEY WOULD PAINT THEM
DARK RED
AND ACTUALLY SCORE
THE MORTAR LINES
IN WHITE.
OFTEN ON SOME
OF THE BEST BUILDINGS.
YEAH. BUT HERE,
I SUPPOSE--
WHAT ABOUT
PUTTING SOME SORT
OF MASONRY SEALER ON IT?
ONE HAS TO BE
VERY, VERY CAREFUL
WITH MASONRY SEALERS
BECAUSE OFTEN THEY
WILL TRAP MOISTURE
WITHIN THE WALL,
AND THEY CAN LEAD
TO ACCELERATED SPALLING
OF THE BRICKS.
SO IF YOU DO HAVE PAINT
ON OLD BRICK WALLS,
MAYBE THE BEST THING
IS TO USE SOME SORT
OF COMMERCIAL PAINT REMOVER
LIKE A CAUSTIC SODA OR--
YES. YEAH. SOME
OF THE PEEL-AWAY
TYPE PRODUCTS
WORK FAIRLY WELL,
OR EVEN A SOLVENT-BASED
STRIPPER.
NOW, WHAT CAN YOU
TELL US ABOUT
THE CONDITION
OF THE MORTAR
IN THESE JOINTS?
WELL, WHAT WE SEE HERE
ACTUALLY IS
THAT THIS IS
A LIME AND SAND MORTAR,
THE ORIGINAL MORTAR,
THAT HAS SURVIVED
EVEN BETTER
THAN THE BRICKS HAVE
UNDER THE SANDBLASTING.
BUT VERY OFTEN
WHEN PEOPLE PATCH
AND REPOINT,
THEY USE A PORTLAND
CEMENT MORTAR
THAT REALLY STANDS OUT
LIKE A SORE THUMB,
SO HOW DO YOU
FIGURE OUT
THE RIGHT KIND
OF MORTAR TO USE?
NOT ONLY DOES
THE PORTLAND CEMENT
MORTAR STAND OUT,
BUT IT ALSO IS
TOO HARD FOR THE BRICKS.
IT WILL PUT STRESS
ON THE BRICKS,
AND THE BRICKS
WILL FAIL.
SO ONE WAY TO DO
THE SAMPLING HERE
IS TO USE
A MASON'S CHISEL
AND TO LOOSEN
A SECTION OF MORTAR...
AND PICK IT OUT.
AND THEN WE CAN
CRUSH IT.
AND THIS IS JUST
A GEOLOGIST'S
MORTAR AND PESTLE.
I HAVE A COUPLE
OTHER LITTLE PIECES
THAT WE'VE PULLED OUT.
AND YOU PUT IT
IN THIS MORTAR
AND PESTLE.
ONE CAN TYPICALLY
JUST CRUSH IT
UNDER HAND PRESSURE.
THIS SOFT
LIME AND SAND MORTAR
TYPICALLY HAS
A COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
OF ABOUT 75 PSI,
AND SO ONE CAN CRUSH IT
FAIRLY WELL.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO
USE A HAMMER.
BUT YOU CAN SEE HERE
HOW WE'VE CRUSHED UP
SOME SAMPLES.
AND HOW'S THIS
GONNA HELP US?
WELL, WHAT WE CAN DO IS,
WE CAN DISSOLVE OUT
THE LIME BINDER...
MM-HMM.
BY USING VINEGAR.
HERE WE JUST HAVE
HOUSEHOLD DISTILLED
WHITE VINEGAR,
AND IF WE POUR
SOME OF THAT
INTO THE SOLUTION,
WE'LL GET A REACTION.
THERE WILL BE
A SLIGHT AMOUNT
OF FIZZING HERE,
AND IT WILL
DISSOLVE OUT THE LIME.
NOW, ONE CAN ALSO USE
A MURIATIC ACID,
WHICH WILL WORK
MUCH FASTER,
BUT OF COURSE,
THE MURIATIC MIGHT BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE
HAZARDOUS TO WORK WITH.
SO WHAT DOES THIS
TELL YOU
ONCE IT'S DISSOLVED?
OK. WE TYPICALLY
LET IT FIZZ
FOR A FEW MINUTES.
I'LL MOVE
RIGHT AHEAD HERE.
IT WON'T BE
COMPLETELY DIGESTED,
BUT IF WE LET IT SETTLE,
WE CAN START TO SEE
THE SAND
DOWN IN THE BOTTOM
OF THE JAR.
YEAH.
AND THEN WE CAN
JUST POUR OFF
THE SOLUTION...
AND WE'RE LEFT
WITH THE SAND
THAT WAS ORIGINALLY USED
FOR THE MORTAR
IN OUR JAR.
WE'VE GOTTEN RID
OF THE LIME.
WE'VE GOTTEN RID
OF THE LIME,
AND FROM WHAT
WE CAN SEE HERE,
IT'S A FAIRLY FINE SAND.
WE COULD PUT THIS OUT
ON A PAPER TOWEL,
LET IT DRY
FOR A FEW MINUTES,
AND THEN
WE COULD HAVE A SAND
THAT WE COULD MATCH.
WE COULD TAKE THAT SAND
TO A MASON,
AND WE COULD SAY,
"MATCH THIS SAND.
"WE WANT THE SAME COLOR.
WE WANT
THE SAME TEXTURE."
AND THEN YOU'RE MAKING
A LIME MORTAR--
THEN YOU HAVE
A LIME MORTAR
THAT WILL MATCH
WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY THERE.
EXCELLENT.
THANKS, TOM.
Vila: NEXT, WE'LL BE BACK
AT OUR QUECHEE, VERMONT,
FARMHOUSE
LOOKING AT BATHROOM TILE.
THIS IS THE BATHROOM
ON THE SECOND FLOOR
OFF THE HALL,
SO THIS IS THE ONE THAT ANYBODY
IN THE FAMILY CAN USE,
AND IT'S CLEVERLY DESIGNED
BECAUSE THE TOILET AND THE TUB
ARE IN ONE ALCOVE.
THERE WILL BE A DOOR HERE
SEPARATING IT FROM THE SINK.
BUT LOOK AT THE TILE.
THIS IS AGAIN FROM SHAW.
IT'S A WHITE TILE
WITH A BLUE AND YELLOW FLOWER
AND THEN A MATCHING FRIEZE,
AND IT ALL GOES TOGETHER,
YOU KNOW,
IN THE TRADITIONAL
SIMPLE WAY OF MASTIC--
A FEW CUTS HERE,
AND THEN YOU GROUT IT.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY
A TWO-DAY JOB,
BUT IT'S COME OUT
VERY, VERY NICELY,
AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE DOOR,
YOU'LL HAVE THE LAVATORY.
THIS IS A PENNINGTON
SELF-RIMMING LAV FROM KOHLER,
AND OF COURSE,
IT'S CAST-IRON
WITH AN ENAMEL FINISH.
AND YOU'VE GOT
THE FAUCET SET,
WHICH IS CALLED REVIVAL,
AND OFTEN YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAVE
ENOUGH IN YOUR BUDGET
TO PUT HIGH-QUALITY CASTINGS
IN THE FITTINGS
IN THE BATHROOM
BECAUSE THEY MAKE
ALL THE DIFFERENCE,
AND YOU WANT THEM TO LAST
FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
BEAUTIFUL.
AND WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME
WHEN WE'LL BE LOOKING
AT A LOT OF THE GADGETS
THAT MAKE THIS
A CONNECTED HOME,
AND SUPERMODEL KATHY IRELAND
WILL JOIN US TO TALK ABOUT
HER SHADES OF AMERICA
CARPET COLLECTION.
TILL THEN,
I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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