1407 - Rooftop Work and Wood Floor Installation October 20-26, 2003 | April 19-25, 2004 HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
HERE IN BROOKLYN,
DOWN UNDER THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE,
WHAT THEY CALL DUMBO.
WE'RE SPENDING
LOTS OF TIME ON THE ROOF TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU
HOW YOU PUT UP
AND IRON PICKET RAILING,
BUILDING A HEAD HOUSE,
GLAZING IT,
PUTTING IN A FANTASTIC DOOR.
ALSO, BELLAWOOD
PRE-FINISHED FLOORING.
A GORGEOUS ASH FLOOR
THAT WE'RE PUTTING DOWN
IN OUR APARTMENT
AT THE TOP.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE UP ON THE ROOF
AND CHRIS VILA
IS WITH ME NOW.
CHRIS HAS BEEN KIND OF
PROJECT MANAGING ON THIS ONE.
HOW MANY DIFFERENT TRADES
ARE WORKING UP HERE
ON THIS ROOF DECK CONSTRUCTION?
THE ROOF IS SORT OF
THE CENTER OF ALL
THE ACTIVITY HERE.
RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY.
WE'VE GOT GUYS PUTTING UP
THE HEAD HOUSE,
WHICH IS GOING TO
GIVE THE ACCESS
TO THIS GREAT
PRIVATE ROOF DECK
FROM THE TOP APARTMENT.
SO THIS WHOLE AREA
BACK HERE WILL BE
A WOODEN DECK.
THIS IS ALL EVENTUALLY
GOING TO GET DECKED OVER
WITH IPE WOOD.
BEFORE WE DO THAT,
THOUGH, WE'VE GOT TO
FINISH THE MECHANICAL ROOM.
WE'VE GOTTA PUT THIS
STEEL BEAM THERE FOR
ALL THE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS.
THE AREA THAT'S YELLOW
WILL ACTUALLY BE CLAD
WITH METAL.
WITH METAL, EXACTLY.
IN KEEPING WITH
THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND SORT OF
INDUSTRIAL VIBE.
BUT SINCE I'VE GOT
SO MANY PEOPLE UP HERE
WE WANT TO GET
THE RAILING UP
JUST IN TERMS OF SAFETY.
YES, GETTING THE IRON
RAILING IS A GOOD IDEA.
LET'S TALK TO OUR WELDER
BEFORE HE STARTS WELDING.
HOW'RE YOU DOING?
HOW'RE YOU DOING?
THIS IS JIMMY CANKA.
JIMMY, WHERE ARE
YOU FROM?
I AM FROM ALBANIA.
OH, CONGRATULATIONS.
WE HAVE A VERY
INTERNATIONAL
CROWD HERE
IN BROOKLYN.
SO, HOW LONG
HAVE YOU BEEN
IN THE STATES?
10 YEARS.
THAT'S FABULOUS.
AND YOU'VE GOT
YOUR OWN WELDING
BUSINESS.
YES, WITH MY BROTHERS.
SO THIS IS PRETTY SIMPLE
PICKET STUFF.
YEAH. FLOCKING UP TOP.
3'6" HIGH.
Bob: 3'6"
IS THE REQUIREMENT?
YES.
AND THEN YOU
FABRICATE THESE
IN YOUR SHOP?
AND THEN WE
COME INSTALL.
I GOT CREW COME
AND INSTALL HERE.
AND THE PREPARATION
INVOLVED THESE
SLEEVES DOWN HERE
THAT YOU JUST
LED IT INTO, RIGHT?
YES, AND NOW
WE'RE GONNA WELD
ALL AROUND
AND IT'S GONNA BE
NICE AND SECURE.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL PUT
OUR SUNGLASSES ON.
GO AHEAD.
SO, CHRIS,
WHAT KIND OF
WELDING IS THIS?
THIS IS ARC WELDING.
WHAT HAPPENS HERE IS THAT
AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE
GOES THROUGH THE ROD,
WHICH IS MADE UP OF
METAL FIBERS.
AND BASICALLY,
AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE GOES
THROUGH THE END OF THE ROD
AND MAKES CONTACT WITH
THE IRON THAT YOU'RE
WELDING IT TO,
WHICH IS CALLED AN ARC.
AND THIS CREATES
A SUPER-HEATED SITUATION
WHICH BASICALLY BONDS
THE METAL TOGETHER.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
TO WEAR THE PROPER
SAFETY GEAR.
GENERALLY, YOU WEAR
A LEATHER APRON.
JIMMY'S GOT
A LEATHER JACKET ON
ON THIS HOT, HOT
MUGGY DAY.
IT JUST SNAPS AROUND
THE FRONT AND THE ARMS.
HE SHOULD BE WEARING
SAFETY GLOVES, USUALLY
ALSO MADE OUT OF LEATHER
AND YOUR WELDER'S MASK.
SO ONE BY ONE
HE'LL BE FINISHING
ALL OF THESE...
HE'S WORKING HIS WAY
TO THE BACK RIGHT NOW.
...MAKES SURE THAT
THEY'RE ALL PLUMB.
NOW CHRIS,
THE ACTUAL SLEEVES
THAT HOLD THE
STRUCTURE--
THIS IS PART OF
THE ROOFING TRADE'S
DELIVERY.
ALUMINUM FABRICATION.
YEAH, IT'S JUST
A FLASHING COLLAR
THAT GOES THERE.
BUT THEN THERE'S
A SPACE HERE.
WHAT DO THEY
FILL THAT WITH?
IT'S A SORT OF
HYDRAULIC GROUT.
IT'S NOT A CEMENT
EXACTLY.
BASICALLY,
THE IRON WORKERS
DELIVER THESE CUT-OUTS HERE
WHICH THEY CAN THEN
COME IN AND THEY'RE SET,
FIT THE RAILING
RIGHT INTO IT AND WELD.
THERE'S REALLY
THREE TRADES INVOLVED.
THERE'S THE ROOFER,
THE IRONWORKER,
AND THE MASONRY
GUYS.
SPEAKING OF WHICH,
THEY'VE GOT PARAPET
COMING UNDER CONTROL HERE.
THIS IS BASICALLY
THE TOP OF A PARTY WALL
BETWEEN OUR BUILDING
AND THE NEIGHBORING
BUILDING.
IT'S BEEN REBUILT.
WE CAN SEE THE TOP
OF ALL THIS MASONRY
AND YOU DON'T WANT
THE WEATHER TO GET
INTO THAT
AND CRACK IT UP
WITH A FREEZE AND THAW.
SO WE CAP IT WITH
A BLUE STONE.
THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF FINISHING THAT UP.
OK. NOW WHAT IS THE PLAN
FOR THE REST OF THIS
ROOF SPACE?
THIS IS ACTUALLY
GOING TO BE ONE
ENORMOUS DECK.
SO YOU'RE GONNA
COME IN THROUGH
THE HEAD HOUSE
AND THIS IS GONNA BE
IN THREE DIFFERENT STAGES.
THREE LEVELS?
EXACTLY.
IT'S ALL BEING
FABRICATED WITH IPE WOOD,
WHICH IS
AN ECO-FRIENDLY WOOD
FROM BRAZIL.
YEAH. AND SO,
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE HEAD HOUSE A BIT.
JUST FINISHING UP,
PUTTING IN THE LAST
FEW GLASS PANELS.
WE'VE GOT ALAN CHI HERE
FROM FINEST WINDOW.
THIS IS A FROSTED
THERMAL GLASS.
THEY'RE JUST FINISHING
PUTTING IN THESE LAST
PANELS IN NOW.
THE HEAD HOUSE IS
THE STAIRCASE
THAT LEADS
FROM THE TOP FLOOR
APARTMENT.
FROM THE PENTHOUSE
APARTMENT, YOU CAN
GO STRAIGHT OUT
AND GET ACCESS
TO YOUR PRIVATE DECK.
THE FROSTING GIVES YOU
SOME PRIVACY, AS WELL,
FROM THE
NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS.
YEAH. THIS IS
GREATER NEW YORK
AND YOU DO HAVE
LOTS OF TALL BUILDINGS
SURROUNDING YOU,
SO SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER
YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN
A LITTLE PRIVACY.
EXACTLY.
IS IT GONNA FIT,
ALAN?
YES.
JUST A LITTLE
BLOCK HERE.
THERE IT IS.
AND THE BLOCKS?
ALAN, LET US
INTERRUPT YOU
FOR A MINUTE.
THIS IS A MANUFACTURED
PIECE OF GLASS
THAT'S SPECIFICALLY
CUSTOM-MADE FOR
THESE OPENINGS.
CUSTOM-MADE
FOR THIS OPENING.
ONCE YOU'VE INSERTED IT
INTO THE ALUMINUM FRAME,
HOW DO YOU
SECURE IT THERE?
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THE SNAP IN PIER HERE
AND UP THERE WE'RE
GONNA HAVE A DOUBLE
PIECE OF THE GASKET
THAT IS OVER THERE.
SO YOU'LL PUT IN...
A RUBBER GASKET FOR
THE WATERPROOFING.
AND THE ALUMINUM
EXTRUSION.
AFTER THAT,
WE'RE GONNA PUT
SILICONE AT THE END
SO MAKE SURE
NO WATER DRIPPING IN.
EXACTLY.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
FROM HONG KONG, CHINA.
HONG KONG, CHINA.
WONDERFUL.
Chris:
[INAUDIBLE]
OR IS THERE
JUST GONNA BE
TAR PAPER
THAT'S UP THERE?
Bob:
I THINK THERE'S
A STAINLESS FLASHING
THAT GOES THERE.
I WAS JUST
LOOKING AT IT.
THERE AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING
TO BRING ALL THESE TRADES
TO DO ALL THIS WORK
FOR US.
IT'S AN
OVERCROWDED
SITUATION.
RIGHT.
WELL, WE'LL WATCH YOU.
OK.
GIVE ME THE BLOCKS FIRST.
ANOTHER ONE.
Bob: SO THESE
ARE JUST SHIMS
SO THAT THE GLASS
DOESN'T FLOAT DIRECTLY
ON TOP OF THE ALUMINUM.
ANY IDEA WHAT
THE COST OF
THIS IS?
Chris: AROUND $10,000.
YEAH.
PRECISE FIT.
AND THAT FITS
INTO PLACE TIGHTLY--
THAT'S WHY WE'RE
GONNA HAVE BOTH SIDES.
THERE'S AN INSIDE
ONE SIDE, TOO.
SO THERE'S NO ACTUAL
CAULKING OUT OF THE TUBE
USED IN THIS?
NO WAY.
Chris: JUST A RUBBER GASKET.
AND THEN YOU JUST
PUT A LITTLE HALF
CUT IN THE CORNER
TO MAKE THE 45--
THE 90 DEGREE TURNS?
YEAH.
THAT'S A NICE
TIGHT FIT.
WE'LL ALSO
WANT TO LOOK AT HOW
THE DOOR GETS INSTALLED.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WORK CONTINUES UP ON THE ROOF
WITH THE INSTALLATION
OF A HEAVY DUTY GLASS DOOR.
SO EVEN THOUGH
THIS DOOR LOOKS LIKE
IT'S PRACTICALLY FROM
A JEWELRY STORE,
YOU STILL HAVE
TO DO SOME PREP WORK.
AND HERE YOU'RE DRILLING
AND COUNTER SINKING.
YES.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THE SCREWS BE FLUSH
WITH THE FRAME.
GOOD. ARE YOU READY
TO PUT IT IN?
WE'RE READY.
NOW CHRIS, ANY IDEA
WHAT KIND OF A DOOR
THIS IS?
YEAH, THIS DOOR
IS ACTUALLY HC 60,
WHICH MEANS IT'S
HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
READY.
SO YOU'RE GONNA
FIND THESE ON
MANHATTAN HIGH RISES,
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
AROUND THE CITY.
BASICALLY,
IT'S TESTED SO
IT CAN TAKE
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF WIND AND PRESSURE
AND MOVEMENT.
IT'S NOT GONNA LET
THE WEATHER IN.
WOW, LOOK AT THAT.
ANY IDEA
WHAT IT COSTS?
THIS ACTUALLY COSTS
AROUND $3,000.
WHOO.
SO, NOT CHEAP.
BOY, THAT'S THE WAY
TO LIFT IT, HUH?
RIGHT. SUCTION CUPS,
JUST POP IT INTO PLACE.
OH, IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT LOOKS LIKE
A VAULT DOOR.
THAT'S GOOD.
GOT THE SHIM?
TOO MUCH?
I HAVE THE DOOR.
DON'T WORRY.
GIVE ME A LEVEL.
YOU GOT IT,
RIGHT?
YEAH.
IT'S GOOD.
IT'S GOOD.
AND THEN WE HAVE
TO LIFT IT UP.
Bob narrating:
ALTHOUGH THE INSTALLATION
OF THIS DOOR LOOKS EASY,
IT'LL ACTUALLY TAKE
ALAN AND HIS HELPER
SEVERAL HOURS TO FINISH.
SO, WE'LL CHECK BACK LATER
TO SEE HOW IT TURNS OUT.
NEXT, WE'LL PUT
IN A PRE-FINISHED
AMERICAN ASH FLOOR
IN THE TOP FLOOR APARTMENT.
STICK AROUND.
NEXT TIME ON...
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON
AT OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
IN NEW YORK CITY.
WE'LL BE SPENDING
MOST OF OUR TIME
UP ON THE ROOF.
WE'LL BE PUTTING UP
AN IRON PICKET RAILING
AND WELDING IT IN PLACE.
AND WE'LL BE FINISHING
THE HEAD HOUSE,
GLAZING IT, AND PUTTING IN
A FANTASTIC HEAVY DUTY DOOR.
ALSO, WE'LL USE A CRANE
TO LIFT THE BOILER
UP ONTO THE ROOF.
AND FINALLY, WE'LL BE
INSTALLING A GORGEOUS
PRE-FINISHED ASH FLOOR
IN ONE OF THE APARTMENTS.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON
HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'RE WELDING AN IRON RAILING,
PUTTING IN A FANTASTIC DOOR,
AND INSTALLING
PRE-FINISHED FLOORING.
DON'T MISS IT.
IT'S THE BIG APPLE,
AND ALL THE FINISHES
ARE COMING TOGETHER SO QUICKLY,
SO FAST IN THIS PROJECT,
THAT IT'S MIND-BLOWING.
LET'S SAY HELLO
TO STEVE SHELOWITZ
WHO'S OUR
FLOORING CONTRACTOR.
THAT'S WILLIAMSBURG
PARQUET FLOORING.
THAT'S RIGHT,
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE FLOORING THAT WE'RE
PUTTING DOWN HERE,
WHICH IS A BELLAWOOD
PRODUCT.
IT'S A PRE-FINISHED ASH,
AN AMERICAN ASH.
AND THIS IS ONE OF
THE HARDEST WOODS
YOU CAN GET, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY.
I LOVE THE LOOK OF IT
BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A NICE
LIGHT FLOOR FINISH.
AND ESPECIALLY
IN THE NORTHEAST
WHERE YOU START
GETTING DARK DAYS
IN NOVEMBER,
IT'S NICE TO HAVE
A REFLECTIVE LIGHT
FINISH LIKE THIS.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND IT'S LESS GRAINY
THAN YOUR NORMAL OAK.
YOU'VE WORKED WITH IT
BEFORE, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY.
AND THE STABILITY OF ASH
IS ONE OF THE MAIN FEATURES
THAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT IT.
ONCE YOU PUT IT DOWN
IT DOESN'T MOVE MUCH.
IT'S NAILED TO
THE SUBFLOOR.
IT'S GOING NOWHERE.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE INSTALLATION.
WHAT HAVE YOU
DONE FIRST?
WELL FIRST, OBVIOUSLY,
YOU SWEEP UP.
YOU LAY DOWN
A RED ROSIN PAPER.
AND THIS IS THIS
DARK PINK OR RED PAPER.
THIS IS WHAT'S BEEN
USED FOR--CENTURIES,
PROBABLY.
ABSOLUTELY.
MANY DECADES...
AS A PRODUCT
THAT GETS PUT UNDER--
WHAT IS
THE ROLE OF IT?
THE PURPOSE IS TO
JUST KEEP WOOD OFF WOOD
AND TO KEEP ANY DUST
FROM TRAVELING THROUGH
ANY GROOVES IN THE FLOOR.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT
TO KEEP WOOD OFF WOOD?
IT SQUEAKS.
TO ELIMINATE ANY SQUEAKS
BETWEEN THE TWO.
AND THE SUBFLOOR HERE
IS A BRAND NEW SUBFLOOR.
IT'S 3/4 INCH
PLYWOOD.
SO WE'VE GOT A NICE
SOLID BASE TO PUT
IT DOWN.
AND THEN IN TERMS OF
LAYING IT OUT WHEN IT
COMES OUT OF THE BOX.
IT GETS LAID OUT
IN A RANDOM LENGTH,
IN A RANDOM DESIGN.
THE JOINTS SHOULD BE
ABOUT 6 TO 8 INCHES
APART.
AND BASICALLY,
THAT'S IT.
HERE'S A GOOD EXAMPLE
OF KEEPING YOUR JOINTS
AT LEAST--
THIS IS MORE LIKE
10 OR 12 INCHES APART.
AND THEY COME PACKAGED
SO THAT YOU HAVE SOME
SHORTS AND SOME LENGTHS.
IT COMES PACKAGED
WITH SHORT PIECES
FROM 1'1/4 LONG
UP TO 7 FEET LONG.
RIGHT. SO ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT
WE'VE DONE HERE
IS TO PRE-SELECT
SOME OF THE LENGTHS
AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE SHOW THEM OFF
IN AREAS OF THE ROOM
WHICH ARE MORE VISIBLE.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND HERE YOU SEE IT.
YOU'VE GOT A LENGTH HERE,
BIGGER LENGTH HERE.
AND THEN USE SOME
OF THE SHORTS IN AREAS
THAT ARE LESS VISIBLE,
ESPECIALLY IN
THE KITCHEN AREA
WHERE WE'RE GONNA
PLACE AN ISLAND.
AND OF COURSE,
WE'LL HAVE OUR CABINETS
AROUND THE CORNER THERE.
CLOSETS AND OTHER
SPACES.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE
SLOWING DOWN THE
PRODUCTION HERE.
CAN WE LET THEM GO?
ABSOLUTELY.
GO AHEAD, FELLAS.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
THEY'RE NAILING
EVERY 10 TO 12 INCHES.
THEY DON'T GO
FROM ONE SIDE
TO THE OTHER.
THEY JUST KIND OF GO
ALL THE WAY TO A CORNER
AND THEN GO TO
THE NEXT PIECE
AND CONTINUE.
ABSOLUTELY.
BOY, THEY MAKE
QUICK WORK OF IT.
STEVE, WHAT KIND OF
NAILS ARE THEY USING?
THESE ARE STAPLES
PRODUCED WITH
SPECIAL TEETH
THAT AS THEY GO
THROUGH THE WOOD
THEY GRIP IT TO
THE PLYWOOD,
IT PULLS THE FLOOR TIGHT
TO THE SUBFLOOR.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE
AN OLD CUT NAIL,
BUT IT'S BASICALLY
MANUFACTURED.
THEY'RE MANUFACTURED
WITH THE ADHESIVE
TO HOLD IT IN A RACK.
AND THEY GET PRODUCED
THROUGH THE GUN
ONE AT A TIME,
AS YOU CAN SEE.
Bob:
THIS IS THE FINAL PIECE.
AND WHAT'S BEEN DONE HERE
TO GET A PERFECT FIT
IS THAT THEY'VE
RIPPED SOME OF IT
AND SPLINED IT
ONTO THIS.
SO YOU CAN'T
FACE NAIL THIS.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE
PUTTING DOWN A BEAD OF GLUE
AND GOING ALL AROUND
WITH IT.
AND GIVEN THAT IT'S
AT THE VERY EDGE,
YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE
TO WORRY MUCH ABOUT
ANY SQUEAKING THERE, DO YOU?
NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THE GLUE SHOULD MAKE
A NICE, TIGHT BOND.
THIS IS JUST PLAIN
CARPENTER GLUE?
PLAIN CARPENTER'S GLUE.
LET'S TALK A MINUTE
ABOUT THE FINISH ON
THIS BELLAWOOD.
I KNOW THAT YOU CAN
BUY IT WITH A SATIN
OR A GLOSSIER FINISH
OR YOU CAN GET IT
WITHOUT A FINISH ON IT.
ABSOLUTELY SO.
THIS FINISH HAS 8 COATS
OF AN ALUMINUM OXIDE,
WHICH IS
A WATER-BASED
TYPE OF MATERIAL
THAT IS FURNISHED
AT THE FACTORY.
UM...IT'S TESTED
WITH A TEST THAT'S
THE TABOR TEST,
WHERE THEY
TAKE A DISK
WITH A PIECE
OF SANDPAPER
ADHERED TO THAT
AND A 500 GRAM WEIGHT
ON TOP OF THAT.
AND THE DISK IS
MAKING REVOLUTIONS
ON TOP OF THE FINISH.
AND DEPENDING ON
HOW MANY REVOLUTIONS
IT TAKES
TO CUT THROUGH
THE FINISH,
THAT'S HOW THEY DETERMINE
THE HARDNESS OF THE FINISH.
EACH REVOLUTION
IS A TABOR.
THIS MATERIAL
IS RATED AT ABOUT
2400 TABORS.
WHICH IS 24OO
REVOLUTIONS,
WHICH--YOU DON'T GET
MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.
IT DOESN'T.
THAT'S THE BELLAWOOD.
AND THAT'S THE FINAL PIECE.
THANKS, STEVE.
NEXT, WE'LL USE
A CRANE TO LIFT
THE HEAVY HEATING
AND VENTILATING EQUIPMENT
UP ONTO THE ROOF.
ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES HERE
IS GETTING EQUIPMENT
INTO THE BUILDING
AND UP ON THE ROOF,
ESPECIALLY.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
A 350 POUND BOILER,
IT'S HARD FOR 2 OR 3 OR 4
GUYS TO EVEN CONTEMPLATE
CARRYING UP HERE.
SO WE MANAGED TO BRING
A HEAVY DUTY CRANE
ONTO THE JOB SITE
EARLY IN THE MORNING
BEFORE TRAFFIC
BECAME AN ISSUE
AND THEY SWUNG IT UP
INTO PLACE
WITH NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
THE LAST THING WE'RE GONNA
LOOK AT UP ON THE ROOF
IS THE HVAC AND THE BOILER.
ISAAC CHAZBANI,
AN ISRAELI,
IS OUR CONTRACTOR
FOR HVAC.
HELLO, BOB.
AND NEW YORK CITY CODE
MAKES YOU MOUNT
ALL THESE UNITS
UP ON A BIG
STEEL I-BEAM, HUH?
CORRECT.
WHY IS THAT?
THE REASON IS THAT
THERE WERE A COUPLE
OF ACCIDENTS,
ESPECIALLY WITH
A WOODEN FRAME
BUILDING,
WHERE IT GOES
ON FIRE,
THE BUILDING COLLAPSES
AND IT FALLS ON
THE FIREMEN.
SO THEY MADE IT
BUILT INTO THE CODE
TO HAVE STEEL.
SO THAT IF THERE IS
A COLLAPSE IN A FIRE,
YOU'RE NOT ENDANGERING
THE FIREFIGHTERS.
OK. WHAT IS THIS?
THIS IS
A CONDENSING UNIT.
3 1/2 TON,
12 SEER.
SO THERE'S THREE OF THEM,
ONE FOR EACH OF THE THREE
FLOOR-THROUGH APARTMENTS
THAT WE'VE GOT IN HERE.
CORRECT,
ONE FOR EACH TENANT.
BUT WE'VE ALSO GOT
A FIRST FLOOR AND
A BASEMENT AREA.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
TO AIR CONDITION THOSE?
WELL, THE LANDLORD
IS NOT REALLY SURE
WHO'S GOING TO BE
OCCUPYING THE SPACE
AND WHAT KIND OF
LOAD THEY'RE GOING
TO HAVE.
HE REALLY DOESN'T
WANT TO PAY FOR IT.
UNTIL HE KNOWS WHO
THE TENANT'S GOING TO BE.
ARE THESE HIGH-EFFICIENCY
UNITS, ENERGY STAR?
YES, 12 SEER.
IT STARTS WITH
10 SEER UP TO
14 SEER.
THIS ONE IS SOMEWHERE
IN THE MIDDLE.
WHICH IS BASICALLY
GOOD.
WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
THANKS.
I'LL LET YOU
GET BACK TO THAT.
LET'S GO IN HERE
A MINUTE
AND SAY HI
TO JOHN SODANO
WHO'S OUR
PLUMBING CONTRACTOR.
HEY, JOHN.
NICE WORK.
SO, HERE WE ARE
ON THE ROOF
AND WE'VE GOT
THE BOILER
UP HERE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU
PUT IT IN THE BASEMENT?
FOR TWO REASONS.
BECAUSE, NUMBER ONE,
WE GOT NO SPACE,
AND NUMBER TWO,
GO DOWN TO THE CHIMNEY
ALL THE WAY UP.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE
TO PUT UP A CHIMNEY.
JUST ONE PIECE
OF CHIMNEY.
THERE'S NO ROOM
DOWN IN THE BASEMENT
FOR IT
BECAUSE IT'S GOING
TO BE PART OF THE
RENTED APARTMENT.
WHAT KIND OF
A BOILER IS IT?
IT'S A SLANT FIN.
SLANT FIN.
I GOT YOU.
WHAT'S THE BTU?
300,000 BTUs.
AND THIS IS
A HIGH-EFFICIENCY
BOILER, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
DOES IT ALSO
PROVIDE THE DOMESTIC
HOT WATER NEEDS?
PROVIDES DOMESTIC
HOT WATER, TOO.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS?
YES.
SO THIS IS
DOMESTIC HOT WATER
FOR THREE APARTMENTS?
CORRECT.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
IT'S GOT A COIL INSIDE.
THE HOT WATER FROM
THE BOILER GOES
THROUGH THE COIL.
THE DOMESTIC WATER,
IT'S RUN LIKE--
A REGULAR COIL, OTHERWISE.
SO YOU GOT
A RAPID RECOVERY.
THAT'S IT.
WE'VE GOT RECOVERY...
ALL RIGHT, JOHN,
I'LL LET YOU GET
BACK TO WORK.
Bob: LET'S TAKE A LOOK
OVER HERE.
THE LAST THING
I WANT TO SHOW YOU
IS ALAN'S HANDIWORK,
OUR COMPLETED
HEAD HOUSE DOOR,
WHICH IS A WORK OF ART.
BUT WE ARE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN
NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE GONNA BE INSTALLING
A BEAUTIFUL WHITE MARBLE
TILE FLOOR
IN ONE OF THE BATHROOMS
AND CHERRY WOOD
KITCHEN CABINETS.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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