1406 - Interior Construction and Skylight Install
October 13-19, 2003 | April 12-18, 2004
HI, I'M BOB VILA,
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO NEW YORK CITY
WHERE OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
IS WELL UNDERWAY.
TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO SPEND SOME TIME
LOOKING AT THE INSTALLATION
OF A SKYLIGHT UP ON THE ROOF.
ALSO, A NEW WALLBOARD PRODUCT
FROM GEORGIA PACIFIC
THAT'S MILDEW-RESISTANT.
AND WE'RE TAKING YOU ON
A TOUR OF ONE OF THE MOST
EXCITI
NG LOFT SPACES
ANYWHERE IN NEW YORK,
BUT RIGHT HERE IN DUMBO.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
JOINING US NOW
IS TARCI FERREIRA,
WHO'S A BRAZILIAN
IMMIGRANT WORKING HERE
IN THE NEW YORK AREA.
AND YOU'RE OUR
DRYWALL CONTRACTOR.
YES, SIR.
HOW MANY MEN DO YOU
HAVE WORKING FOR YOU?
HAVE ABOUT 25 MEN
WORKING FOR US.
THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
AND HOW BIG A CREW
ON THIS JOB?
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 4 GUYS,
BUT AS THE WORK GOES
ON WE'RE GOING TO PUT
ON SOME MORE GUYS.
THE FAST PACE OF
THIS JOB IS SOMETHING
THAT'S REALLY AMAZING.
IS THIS TYPICAL, THAT
THERE ARE SO MANY TRADES ALL
BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER?
YEAH, IT'S ALL
OVER THE PLACE.
EVERYWHERE YOU MOVE
YOU GOTTA DEAL WITH
WORKING TOGETHER WITH
EVERYBODY SO YOU CAN
ORGANIZE THE WORK.
AND WE'VE PUT IN
THIS PRODUCT FROM GP
THAT I LEARNED A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT JUST LAST WEEK,
WHEN WE HAD THAD GOODMAN
FROM THE COMPANY
COMING OUT TO EXPLAIN
SOME OF THE TERMS.
YOU'VE WORKED WITH IT
BEFORE, RIGHT?
YES, I DID.
YOU CAN EITHER PUT
A SKIM COAT ON IT OR--
YOU CAN JUST TAPE ON
THE UNIONS WHEREVER
IT IS REQUIRED TO.
TAPE AND COMPOUND.
IT'S ALWAYS
A SMOOTH SURFACE.
LET'S WATCH.
NOW THAD, I WANT
TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE PROPERTIES
OF THIS PRODUCT.
WE'RE ALL USED TO
GYPSUM BOARD,
AND THIS HAS A NAME
OF ITS OWN, RIGHT?
YEAH, THIS IS CALLED
OUR DENSARMOR PRODUCT.
IT'S A NEW INTERIOR WALL
PANEL THAT WE'VE PRODUCED
AT GEORGIA PACIFIC,
AND IT'S UNIQUE IN THE SENSE
THAT, ON THE BACK OF IT,
IS THAT IT'S GOT
A FIBERGLASS BACK ON IT.
AND THE INORGANIC GLASS
MAT RESISTS MOLD AND
MILDEW IN THE CAVITY
WHERE WE TEND TO HAVE
THE MOST MOISTURE PROBLEMS.
AND IT CUTS AND SCORES
JUST LIKE REGULAR DRYWALL.
WHAT DOES THAT
DO FOR US?
WELL, THE THEORY BEING
MOLD AND MILDEW
HAS A TENDENCY TO GROW
ON THE SOFTEST MATERIAL
POSSIBLE.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE PLYWOOD
WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER,
THAT'S A PRODUCT THAT'S
VERY HARD, AND IT'S HARD
FOR IT ?
TO GROW ON THAT.
BUT PAPER, DRYWALL PAPER,
IS ALL MADE FROM RECYCLED
GYPSUM, RECYCLED PAPER.
BASICALLY CELLULOSE.
IT'S LIKE DESSERT FOR MOLD.
SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING
AT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR MOL?
D TO GROW ON IT,
AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN
THE CAVITY OF THE WALL,
WHERE YOU TEND TO HAVE
THE MOST PROBLEMS
BECAUSE IT'S DARK
AND ANY KIND OF MOISTURE
WILL PROMOTE THE GROWTH
OF THAT?
MOLD,
BASICALLY WHAT WE'VE DONE
IS REMOVE THAT FOOD SOURCE.
YOU'VE PUT IN
AN INORGANIC
FIBERGLASS SURFACE.
EXACTLY.
AND THEN THIS IS
THE SURFACE THAT
WE'LL BE FINISHING ON.
LET'S PUT ONE IN PLACE.
DO WE HAVE TO
MAKE A CUT?
YEAH, LET'S MAKE
A CUT HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO
PUT THIS ONE ON
THE CLOSET PARTITION.
AND, OF COURSE,
THE QUESTION I HAVE IS
DOES IT CUT AS EASILY
AS REGULAR BOARD?
CUTS AND SCORES JUST
LIKE REGULAR DRYWALL,
THAT'S THE NICE
THING ABOUT IT.
IT CAN ALSO FINISH
LIKE REGULAR DRYWALL.
SO THE FIBERGLASS ON
THE BACK DOESN'T MAKE
IT TOUGHER TO SPLIT?
OH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
OK, NOW THIS PIECE
SHOULD FIT RIGHT INTO
OUR WALK-IN CLOSET.
I SPOKE TOO SOON.
THERE WE GO.
THAT'S THE UNIQUE
THING ABOUT IT,
BECAUSE IT HAS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO...
CUT AND SCORE, AND
THEN YOU SCREW IT UP
EXACTLY THE SAME WAY.
YOU'LL BE BUTTING IT UP
INTO OUR INSIDE CORNER HERE,
EXACTLY.
IT'S NICE AND PLUMB.
AND IT FASTENS JUST
THE SAME. OF COURSE,
IT'S A LITTLE NOISIER.
LET ME ASK YOU ONE
QUESTION ABOUT FINISHES.
IS THIS MEANT TO
JUST HAVE TAPE JOINTS?
YOU CAN TAPE IT.
THE NICE THING WITH
THE PAPER ON
IS THAT YOU CAN TAPE IT
LIKE REGULAR DRYWALL
AND YOU CAN FINISH IT
TO THE SAME LEVEL.
ONE OF THE OTHER UNIQUE
QUALITIES ABOUT IT IS
THE FACT THAT,
IN MOST HOTELS,
OFTENTIMES YOU'LL HAVE
VINYL OVER THIS.
MOLD HAS A CHANCE
TO GROW BECAUSE
MOISTURE TRANSMITS FROM
ONE WALL TO THE OTHER,
SO WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY
TO STOP THAT WITH THE PROTECTION
FROM THE INORGANIC GLASS
MATCH FROM THE BACKSIDE.
SO IT MAKES
A LOT OF SENSE
IN COMMERCIAL
APPLICATIONS.
IN COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS,
TOO. CERTAINLY.
ALSO, WE HAVE A ONE COAT
VENEER SYSTEM THAT YOU
CAN PUT OVER THIS,
WHICH IN THIS AREA OF
THE COUNTRY IS VERY POPULAR
WITH T
HE BLUE BOARD.
BUT WE'VE GOT A SYSTEM
WE'VE DEVELOPED
WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY
PUT OUR DENSCOAT OVER
THIS PRODUCT AS WELL.
SO YOU CAN PUT
A FULL SKIM PLASTER
COAT OVER IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
TERRIFIC.
THANKS, THAD.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE UP ON THE ROOF
LOOKING AT THE INSTALLATION
OF A SKYLIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE BACK
IN THE MASTER BEDROOM HERE,
WHICH IS, WHAT, CHRIS,
10 X 12?
ABOUT 10 X 12 FEET.
VERY AMPLE NEW YORK SIZE.
AND I GUESS THIS IS WHAT
THEY CALL A PIZZA.
UM, I'VE NEVER REALLY
DONE IT BEFORE,
BUT THE WHOLE IDEA HERE
IS YOU'RE MIXING
PLASTER WITH A JOINT
COMPOUND, 50/50,
AND SO YOU'RE CREATING
A TYPE OF PLASTER
THAT'S GONNA SET UP
MORE QUICKLY.
DRIES FASTER.
SO, THE APPLICATION
WE'RE DOING,
EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN KIND OF
SKIM COAT THE WHOLE ROOM,
INVOLVES MOSTLY A TAPE
AND SKIM COAT AREA
OVER THE JOINTS,
WHICH GOES MORE QUICKLY.
EVERYTHING HERE IS
GOING VERY QUICKLY.
SO WE WAIT A COUPLE
OF MINUTES UNTIL IT
ABSORBS THE MOISTURE
AND THEN YOU MIX IT
ALL UP TOGETHER.
NOW, CHRISTOPHER, DIDN'T
WE HAVE 2 WINDOWS WHEN WE
STARTED OUT IN THIS ROOM?
RIGHT. ORIGINALLY
WE HAD 2.
THE ARCHITECTS
BRICKED THIS OUT
SO WE COULD HAVE A
WALL JUST TO PUT THE BED
AND EVENTUALLY SOME
SCONCES ON HERE AS WELL.
AND THAT ONE FACED
REALLY UP AGAINST
ANOTHER BRICK WALL.
EXACTLY. IT WAS LOOKING
OUT TO THE OTHER BUILDING.
SO WE SUBSTITUTED BY
INSTALLING A 4 X 6
FOOT SKYLIGHT INSTEAD.
WHICH GIVES YOU
LOTS OF DAYLIGHT.
LOTS OF DAYLIGHT
IN HERE.
AND, IN FACT, WE GOT
TOGETHER WITH GINO,
OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR,
LAST WEEK,
TO SEE HOW THEY INSTALL
THE WASCO SKYLIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE UP ON THE ROOF
AND IT'S A HOT DAY IN BROOKLYN.
HEY, DINO, YOU GOT
THIS ALL SET TO GO?
MM-HMM.
UH-HUH.
THIS IS THE ROUGH
FRAME, CHRIS,
FOR WHAT IS YOUR KIND
OF RECTANGULAR-SHAPED
WASCO SKYLIGHT.
RIGHT. THIS IS CUSTOM MADE,
4 X 6 FOOT SKYLIGHT.
AND BASICALLY WE'RE
JUST SLAPPING IT
ONTO THIS CURB MOUNT.
THESE COME PRE-WELDED,
PRE-GLAZED.
THEY'RE DELIVERED TO
THE SITE AND WE JUST
POP 'EM ON HERE.
PUT SOME FLASHING ON IT.
LET'S LIFT IT UP AND
SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE,
'CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING
LIKE COVERING UP THE--
ONE MORE MAN OVER HERE.
THEY'RE NOT LIGHT.
BUT THEY'RE VERY
HANDSOME. THERE YOU GO.
NOW THE INNER CURB,
WHICH YOU CAN SEE
FROM UP HERE,
IS A CONDENSATION CURB.
Chris: IT'S A GUTTER.
A CONDENSATION GUTTER.
EXACTLY. THAT GROOVE
RIGHT IN THERE.
SO IF YOU EVER DO
HAVE ANY KIND OF
CONDENSATION,
IT GETS COLLECTED
IN THERE.
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT IT
DRIPPING DOWN YOUR
PLASTER SURFACES.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THESE COST THESE DAYS.
ANY IDEA?
UM, THESE ARE RUNNING
AROUND $1,000.
SOMETHING THIS SIZE.
AND THEY GO UPWARDS,
DEPENDING ON HOW
ELABORATE YOU GET.
NOW THE FLASHING
WILL BE...
THE FLASHING GETS
APPLIED FROM THE INSIDE,
HANGING DOWN AND UNDERNEATH
THE RUBBEROID ROOF,
WHICH IS WHAT'S GOING DOWN
FOR THE FINAL VERSION.
THE FINISHED ROOF
UP HERE IS GONNA BE
A RUBBER ROOF.
RIGHT.
RUBBEROID MEMBRANE.
AND, EVENTUALLY,
WE MIGHT EVEN BUILD
A LITTLE WOOD DECK.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
LET'S GO BACK DOWNSTAIRS.
THANKS, DINO.
THAT WILL MAKE
A BIG DIFFERENCE.
A SKYLIGHT IN A
SMALL ROOM LIKE THIS,
WITH JUST ONE WINDOW.
IT REALLY OPENS
UP THE ROOM.
NOW WHAT KIND
OF GLASS IS IT?
THIS ONE IS LOW E ARGON
FILLED GLASS,
SO IT'S ENERGY EFFICIENT.
YEAH. LOW EMISSIVITY
GLASS MEANS YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO LOSE
TOO MUCH OF YOUR HEAT
OUT OF THE SKYLIGHT.
AND WHEN THEY FINISH
PLASTERING IN HERE
THEY'LL JUST PUT THE
WALLBOARD UP RIGHT OVER
THE EDGES OF THE CURB.
COVER ALL THAT UP.
EXACTLY.
SLEEK AND ARCHITECTURAL.
Bob: I'LL TELL YA, CHRIS,
HE'S PUTTING THAT SKIM
COAT ON?
REALLY HEAVY.
YOU THINK IT'LL
DRY OUT QUICKLY?
YEAH. THE BENEFIT
OF USING THIS MIXTURE
IS THAT IT DRIES OUT
TWICE AS FAST
AND WE'RE
WORKING RIGHT NOW,
THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST,
IT'S SO HUMID OUTSIDE
THAT'S REALLY OF
IMPORTANCE
SO WE CAN GET THESE
GUYS IN AND OUT,
GET EVERYTHING PRIMED,
AND ONTO THE NEXT STEP.
WHAT KIND OF PRIMER ARE
THEY GONNA PUT ON IT?
THEY'RE USING A FLAT
LATEX PRIMER.
GREAT.
NEXT WE'LL VISIT ONE OF THE MOST
EXCITING LOFTS IN NEW YORK
RIGHT HERE IN DUMBO.
NEXT TIME ON...
WORK CONTINUES ON OUR
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN DUMBO,
"DOWN UNDER THE MANHATTAN
BRIDGE OVERPASS"
WE'LL BE INSTALLING A SKYLIGHT
UP ON THE ROOF,
AND ALSO SHOWING YOU HOW TO TRIM
IT OUT WITH DRYWALL AND PLASTER.
WE'LL ALSO BE USING
A NEW TYPE OF WALLBOARD
THAT'S RESISTANT TO MILDEW,
AND WE'LL GO UP TO THE PENTHOUSE
OF THE NEARBY WALENTAS BUILDING
TO CHECK OUT ONE OF
THE MOST SPECTACULAR VIEWS
IN GREATER NEW YORK.
DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON�HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
IT'S DRYWALL, A SKYLIGHT,
AND THE VIEW FROM
ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR
LOFTS IN NEW YORK.
DON'T MISS IT.
AROUND THE CORNER FROM OUR
PROJECT IS THE WALENTAS BUILDING
WITH ITS FAMOUS CLOCK TOWER,
NAMED FOR THE FAMILY
THAT REDEVELOPED IT
AND MANY OF THE OTHER BUILDINGS
HERE IN DUMBO,
"DOWN UNDER THE MANHATTAN
BRIDGE OVERPASS".
LET'S GO UP AND MEET
JANE WALENTAS
AND CHECK OUT THE VIEW FROM
THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE.
HOLY MOLEY!
THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE.
HOW'D YOU GET SO LUCKY?
WE WERE HERE EARLY, BOB.
IS THIS TIFFANY?
YEAH, THAT IS TIFFANY.
THAT'S A TIFFANY LIGHT
OF REAL GLASS.
WELL, THIS HAS GOT TO BE
THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY VIEW
ANYWHERE IN DUMBO.
AS YOU SAY, YOU GOT
HERE FIRST SO YOU GOT
THE PICK OF THE LITTER.
WE DID. IT IS FABULOUS.
WE ARE JUST UNDER
THE CLOCK, AND IT'S,
WHAT, THE 15th STORY?
AND WE'VE GOT THE MOST
MAGNIFICENT VIEWS
OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
TO THE LEFT
AND THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE
TO THE RIGHT.
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
WAY OFF IN THE DISTANCE.
AND ALL OF NEW YORK
JUST LAID OUT.
BOY. I WISH I'D
GOTTEN HERE EARLY.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
LIVED IN THE LOFT?
4 YEARS.
BUT YOU AND DAVID
HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
IN DEVELOPING THESE
BUILDINGS FOR OVER 20.
FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
BUT IT WASN'T RESIDENTIAL.
YOU COULDN'T LIVE HERE
UNTIL 4 YEARS AGO.
I SEE. WHAT DID IT
LOOK LIKE BEFORE
YOU STARTED REDOING IT?
IT WAS JUST TOTALLY
RAW SPACE.
IT WAS RAW CONCRETE.
NO WOOD FLOORS.
NO WOOD TRIM.
NOTHING.
IT WAS PRETTY
ROUGH, YEAH.
THESE BUILDINGS
WERE USED ALWAYS FOR
INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
THEY MADE A LOT OF
CORRUGATED BOXES.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD.
AND THEN THE BUILDING
WAS MADE...
GUM TAPE WAS MADE
IN THE BUILDING
MOST RECENTLY.
REALLY? WELL, THEY WERE
ALL DESIGNED AND BUILT
TO CARRY HEAVY LOADS.
BECAUSE THIS IS ALL
CONCRETE, AND IT'S
A GOOD THING YOU
PAINTED IT ALL WHITE,
BUT YOU CAN SEE,
WHEREVER YOU LOOK
AT THE LINES,
IT'S EARLY FORM WORK.
THE FORMS TO POUR THE
CONCRETE WERE MADE
OUT OF BOARDS.
AND EVERYWHERE
YOU LOOK UP HERE
YOU SEE THE STRAIGHT LINES
OF THE GHOSTS OF THE BOARDS.
WHICH I THINK GIVES IT
SO MUCH VISUAL INTEREST.
WE THINK SO.
YEAH, IT REALLY
MAKES IT WONDERFUL.
AND THE WINDOWS THEMSELVES,
AT EITHER END,
THESE HALF-ROUND WINDOWS,
THEY'RE ANCIENT DESIGNS.
THEY'RE THERMAL WINDOWS,
THE�TERME,�THE THERMAL
BATHS IN ROME HAD
WINDOWS LIKE THIS.
AND I JUST THINK
THE WHOLE THING IS SUPERB.
NOW, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S
VERY QUIET IN HERE,
SO YOU'VE REGLAZED
THE WHOLE SPACE.
YES. IT'S ALL DOUBLE
GLAZED WINDOWS.
IT IS QUIET.
NO PROBLEM.
MANY OF THE LOFT BUILDINGS
THAT ARE THIS CLOSE TO
THE BR
IDGES AND THE LIKE
ARE A LITTLE BIT NOISY.
WHAT ABOUT THESE LIONS?
THEY'RE FABULOUS.
THEY WERE MADE BY FISK,
A MANUFACTURER
IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.
19th CENTURY?
19th CENTURY.
AND THEY WERE MADE FOR
A BREWERY UPSTATE.
WE BOUGHT THEM OUT IN
BRIDGEHAMPTON FROM
AN ANTIQUE DEALER.
CAST IRON LIONS.
YOU GOTTA HAVE 'EM
IN YOUR LOFT.
NO ELEPHANTS?
ACTUALLY, I SEE ELEPHANTS
ALL OVER THE PLACE,
NOW THAT YOU LOOK AT IT.
THEY'RE IN THE CUSHIONS.
AND, OF COURSE,
WE'RE IN DUMBO,
AND THERE'S EVEN ONE,
THAT'S THE REAL DUMBO
ON THE FLOOR BACK THERE.
WE COLLECT THEM AND
PEOPLE GIVE THEM TO US.
IT'S FUN.
NOW JANE, THE KITCHEN--
YOU GOTTA HAVE THIS KIND OF
KITCHEN IF YOU'RE IN A LOFT.
TELL ME ABOUT
THE KITCHEN DESIGN.
UM...I LOVE
THE KITCHEN DESIGN.
IT'S VERY CLEAN.
I FIND IT EASY
TO LIVE WITH.
KEEP THINGS PARED DOWN.
WE HAVE A HOUSE OUT
IN SOUTHAMPTON,
LONG ISLAND
THAT WARD BENNETT
DESIGNED.
AND WARD BENNETT WAS
THE EARLY INDUSTRIAL
DESIGNER, RIGHT?
UH-HUH. HE WAS
THE GRANDDADDY OF
HIGH TECH, ACTUALLY.
AND HE HAD AN OPEN
KITCHEN IN THAT HOUSE
THAT WE BOUGHT
IN SOUTHAMPTON
AND I LIVED WITH THAT
KITCHEN AND I LOVED IT
AND EVER SINCE I'VE
DONE OPEN SHELVING
LIKE THIS.
THAT'S VERY NICE
WITH THE GLASS
AND THE STAINLESS.
WHAT'S THIS MATERIAL?
THIS IS SLATE.
SOMETIMES I USE IT
AS A CHALKBOARD.
YEAH. KIDS CAN
PLAY ON IT.
I LIKE IT. I LIKE
THE SMOOTHNESS
AND THE PATINA.
IT'S A VERY SLEEK
AND URBAN LOOK.
I LIKE THAT, TOO.
I GUESS THAT
WOULD BE MARILYN.
THAT'S MARILYN.
AND THAT WOULD
BE WARHOL. HOW'D
YOU GET SO LUCKY?
YOU'VE GOT 10
OF THEM, HUH?
YEAH. WE WERE EARLY
WITH WARHOL AS WELL.
WERE YOU?
MM-HMM.
THEY'RE FROM,
WHAT, THE 60s?
THE 60s, YEAH.
AND THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL
SET OF SERIGRAPHS.
THERE WERE 10 IN THE SET,
AND THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
KEEP THEM ALL TOGETHER.
YOU GOTTA HAVE A LOFT.
YEAH, RIGHT.
THAT'S WHY WE MOVED HERE.
I'M KIDDING.
HOW ELSE COULD YOU
DISPLAY SO MANY
OF THEM. YEAH.
SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE
THEM ALL HUNG TOGETHER,
BECAUSE THEY WERE ALWAYS
SPREAD OUT, SOME IN
MY HUSBAND'S OFFICE,
SOME AT HOME.
THEY'RE STUNNING.
SO WE'RE LUCKY
THAT THAT WORKED.
AND YOU CAN HAVE
YOUR POOL TABLE OUT
WHERE YOU CAN PLAY
ANY TIME YOU WANT TO, HUH?
LOT OF FUN HERE.
NOW THIS LOOKS TO BE A REAL
AMERICAN ANTIQUE, LATE 1800s.
IT IS.
WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
WE GOT IT AT BLATT,
DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN.
I KNOW THEM.
DO YOU?
THAT'S THE PLACE
FOR THE POOL TABLE.
AND WHEN WE BOUGHT IT
IT WAS ALL IN PIECES.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE
A WAREHOUSE FULL--
DISMANTLED.
AND THEN THEY PUT
IT TOGETHER FOR YOU.
WELL, GOD BLESS
AND GOOD LUCK.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE
YOU UP HERE.
THANKS.
WELCOME TO DUMBO.
THANKS.
NEXT, WE'LL ASSESS
STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS
WITH THE FACADE RESTORATION
BACK AT OUR BUILDING SITE.
BACK OUT ON THE SIDEWALK,
I THOUGHT WE'D TAKE A MINUTE
AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE STUFF
THAT HAS TO BE DONE
TO THE FRONT FACADE
AT GROUND LEVEL.
THIS...SOME BRICK WORK HAS
ALREADY BEEN DONE HERE
WHICH
IS NOT A GREAT MATCH.
I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE GOING TO BE
DOING A LITTLE BIT OF TINTING.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF
STRUCTURAL WORK THAT HAS
TO BE REPAIRED HERE.
WE NEED A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER TO
ASSESS THE CONDITION OF THINGS.
THE ORIGINAL COMMERCIAL DOORS,
THAT ARE PROBABLY A CENTURY OLD,
HAVE BEEN YANKED OUT.
WE'VE GOT THE OPENINGS
JUST CLOSED IN WITH PLYWOOD.
BUT THE WHOLE FRONT FACADE
OF THE BUILDING
IS ESSENTIALLY
BEING HELD AT 4 POINTS,
AND THERE'S A BIG TIMBER
THAT SPANS THEM.
THE 4 POINTS IN THE MIDDLE
ARE REALLY JUST 2 BRICK PIERS,
AND THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR
HAS TWISTED OVER QUITE A BIT.
IF YOU PUT A LEVEL
UP AGAINST IT
YOU'LL SEE THAT IT READS
WAY OUT OF PLUMB,
ALMOST 2 INCHES AND 8 FEET,
AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN
REALLY LEAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT
WHEN WE'RE DOING THIS MUCH WORK.
BUT RIGHT NOW I THOUGHT WE'D
TALK WITH CAS STACHELBERG,
WHO'S OVER HERE WITH CHRIS VILA,
TALKING ABOUT THE CONDITION
OF THE BRICK.
SO CHRIS, WHAT
HAVE YOU FOUND OUT?
WELL, CAS IS ACTUALLY
JUST ABOUT TO TELL US
ABOUT THE BRICKS.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF
BRICK DOWN HERE ACROSS
THE GROUND FLOOR,
AND THEY TELL THE STORY
OF THE BUILDING.
WE'VE GOT THE ORIGINAL
BRICK HERE,
THIS HIGH QUALITY BRICK
WITH VERY THIN JOINTS,
BUTTER JOINTS,
UM, THAT FRAME OUT
THE EXTERIOR OF
THE OPENINGS.
THESE DATE TO THE ORIGINAL
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING.
WHEN IT WAS
A RESIDENCE.
WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY
A RESIDENCE.
WHEN IT WAS CONVERTED
TO COMMERCIAL USE,
SOME TIME IN THE THIRD
QUARTER OF THE 19th CENTURY,
THESE PIERS WERE INSERTED
AND INCORPORATED IN
WITH THE GROUND FLOOR
STOREFRONT IN FILL,
AND YOU CAN SEE THE DISTINCTION
IN THE BRICK QUALITY.
IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THIS
IS A VERY COMMON BRICK,
AND THE JOINT SIZES
ARE MUCH FATTER THAN
IN THE BRICK AND JOINTS
IN THE OUTER PIERS.
THERE'S REALLY A CLEAR LINE
BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW.
WHEN IT WENT OUT
OF RESIDENTIAL.
IT'S VERY DISTINCT.
YOU CAN SEE THE REAL STORY
OF THE BUILDING
PLAYED OUT HERE
ACROSS THE GROUND FLOOR.
WHAT ABOUT THE STAIRS?
ARE THESE ORIGINAL?
THESE ARE NOT ORIGINAL.
THESE ARE ALSO A PART
OF THE BUILDING'S CONVERSION
TO COMMERCIAL USE.
THEY'RE A SANDSTONE.
A BLUESTONE SANDSTONE.
AND, TYPICALLY, WHAT HAPPENS
WITH THIS BUILDING MATERIAL
IS THAT IT BEGINS
TO DE-LAMINATE.
LOOK AT IT
OVER HERE.
Chris:
IT'S IN BAD SHAPE.
Cas: THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
THIS WAS INSERTED
FOR THE ENTRY FOR
THE COMMERCIAL USE
AND WAS BASICALLY
JUST INSERTED INTO--
SO DO YOU THINK IT'S
REPLACED WHAT THE
ORIGINAL FRONT DOOR WAS,
FRONT DOOR STOOP?
I THINK THE FRONT DOOR
WAS PROBABLY DOWN
AT THE OTHER END OF
THE GROUND FLOOR HERE,
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY
SEE THIS SANDSTONE
BROWNSTONE SILL,
WHICH VERY POSSIBLY
WAS PART OF THE
ORIGINAL LANDING
FOR A LOW STOOP
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
PART OF THE RESIDENCE.
IT PROBABLY WAS
CUT BACK OR RELOCATED.
MY, THIS ONE'S JUST READY
TO FALL OUT, ISN'T IT?
I THINK PART OF
THE RECONSTRUCTION,
WHEN THEY DID THE
COMMERCIAL IN FILL,
THEY JUST USED SOME
OF THE OLD PIECES
AND JAMMED IT IN.
YOU CAN SEE
THESE BRICK PANELS.
GREAT DETECTIVE WORK.
THANKS, GUYS.
WE'RE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL BE UP ON THE ROOF.
WE'LL BE PUTTING IN A STEEL
RAILING FOR THE ROOF DECK.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT
THE HEAD HOUSE CONSTRUCTION,
WHICH IS MOSTLY GLASS
WITH A FANTASTIC DOOR.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING HVAC
EQUIPMENT AND A BOILER
UP THERE,
AND, INSIDE ONE
OF THE APARTMENTS,
A BEAUTIFUL BELLAWOOD
PRE-FINISHED FLOOR.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA,
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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