1408 - Marble Tile, Cherry Cabinets, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music
October 27-November 2, 2003 | April 26-May 2, 2004
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN.
TIGHT QUARTERS HERE IN BROOKLYN.
WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRE??SS.
TODAY WE'RE SPENDING
SOME TIME PUTTING IN
SOME BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN CABINETS,
SOLID CHERRY.
ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU
AN IN-DEPTH APPROACH
TO PUTTING DOWN MARBLE TILE
THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY,
WITH A DRY MIX
AND THEN A THINSET.
AND WE'RE GOING TO VISIT
THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC'S
RESTORED MOVIE PALACE.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
WE'RE STARTING OFF
WITH NICK TAGIOS
FROM TAGIOS TILE & MARBLE
HERE IN NEW YORK,
AND HE'S A BUSY GUY RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE WHAT HE'S PREPPING T??O DO
IS MARBLE TILE INSTALLATION,
TRADITIONAL OLD STYLE
KIND OF MUD JOB.
AND--I'M NOT GONNA
INTERRUPT YOU JUST YET, NICK--
YOU'RE WETTING DOWN THE AREA,
YOU'VE GOT DIAMOND MESH
ON TOP OF FELT PAPER,
OVER THE PLYWOOD,
AND NOW YOU MADE A MESS.
THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL
A DRY MIX, RIGHT?
DRY MIX, YES.
AND THIS IS SAND
IN PORTLAND?
RIGHT.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS
USING THE MARBLE TILES
THAT HAVE ??BEEN CUT,
AND SO WE'RE USING
THEM IN KIND OF
A RECTANGULAR FORMAT,??
AND THEY'LL BE LAID IN WHAT'S
KNOWN AS A RUNNING BOND,
WHICH YOU'LL SEE
IN A MINUTE.
BUT--THESE GUYS ARE
USED TO WORKING FAST.
HOW THICK WILL
THAT LAYER BE?
THIS ONE HERE IS GOING
TO START OFF WITH
3/4 OF AN INCH,??
WHICH I PREFER.
AT THIS POINT, IT'S OK.
AS WE COME UP THIS
WAY IT'S GOING TO BE
A LITTLE BIT BIG??GER.
THE FLOOR IS OFF-LEVEL.
OH, I SEE. OK.
HOW LONG YOU BEEN
DOING THIS, NICK?
STARTED WHEN I WAS
12 YEARS OLD,
WITH MY FATHER ON
SUNDAYS AND SATURDAYS
AND DAYS OFF.
SUMMERS.
I WOULD HAVE
CRACKED IT BY NOW.
IT'S ALL TOUCH.
IT'S ALL TOUCH, YEAH.
PACK IT IN.
CLEAN AS YOU GO.
YES. ALWAYS A GOOD RULE.
THANKS, BOB.
MAKE SURE YOU
PACK IT UNDERNEATH.
GIVE ME THE FULL.
WHERE'S YOUR FULL
THAT YOU PUT ON?
YOU HAVE IT? OK.
Bob: SO NICK, THIS
RUNNING BOND PATTERN,
HAS REALLY BECOME
POPULAR IN THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS, HASN??'T IT?
OH, YEAH.
IT'S THE ANTIQUE LOOK.
IT'S THE ANTIQUE LOOK,
BUT EVERYBODY'S SPECIFYING
THE RU
NNING BOND,
AND YOU CAN DO IT WITH
ANY SIZE TILE OR MARBLE.
THESE WERE, WHAT,
SQUARES THAT YOU
HAD TO CUT?
16 X 16, WE CUT IT
DOWN TO 8 X 16.
Bob: I THINK IT
LOOKS VERY NICE.
NOW HOW DO YOU FIGURE
THE COST ON THIS,
ON THE INSTALLAT??ION?
YOU FIGURE $6 OR $7 A FOOT
FOR INSTALLATION.
DEPENDS ON WHETHER
YOU HAVE A LOT OF
CUTS TO DO?
RIGHT.
AND YOU'VE GOT
3 OR 4 MORE PIECES
LEFT TO DO.
WHEN YOU'RE MAKING
THIS DRY MIX, IS IT
ALWAYS 50/50
OR IS IT MORE
SAND THAN CEMENT?
NO, IT'S MORE SAND
THAN CEMENT.
IT'S LIKE 3 TO 1 MIXTURE.
NOW NICK, THE JOINTS
ARE SO TIGHT ON
THIS INSTALLATION,
DO YOU STILL
NEED TO GROUT?
OH, YEAH. ACTUALLY,
I LEAVE IT THE THICKNESS
OF THE TROW??EL,
THAT'S MAYBE A 16th...
JOINT,
THEN YOU FILL IT UP
WITH WHITE GROUT,
AND IT'LL BE FINE.??
OK, WE'RE GETTING VERY
CLOSE TO FINISH HERE.
DO YOU HAVE TO PUT
ANY KIND OF SEALER
ON A MARBLE TILE
FLOOR LIKE THIS?
NO, IT'S NOT AS POROUS
AS OTHER STONES.
DOES IT COME WITH
ANY KIND OF SEALER
ALREADY IN IT?
IT'S A POLISH, THAT, UH...
IT COMES POLISHED.
SO THE POLISH ITSELF
ACTS LIKE A SEALANT.
I MEANT TO ASK YOU,
THAT'S JUST A LITTLE
STRIKING HAMMER??
THAT YOU'VE CUT
THE HANDLE OFF OF,
RIGHT?
RIGHT.
NEVER SEEN ANYBODY
USING THAT KIND OF...
THAT'S A GOOD WAY
TO TAMP IT.
AN OLD-TIMER TAUGHT ME.
MY FATHER.
VERY STEADY.
AND THEN THE LAST THING
WILL BE THE THRESHOLD.
WHEN DO YOU PUT THAT IN?
AFTER THE DOOR JAMB
ITSELF HAS BEEN PUT IN.
OK. WELL, IT'S
A BEAUTIFUL JOB AND
YOU'RE A TRUE CRAFTSM??AN.
THANKS, NICK.
THANK YOU.
NEXT WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT SOME
BEAUTIFUL CHERRY WOOD CABIN??ETS
IN OUR APARTMENT KITCHEN.
JOINING US NOW IS GAM DANZIGER
FROM CRAFTLINE KITCHEN CABI??NETS.
WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?
PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY.
PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY.
AND SO BEFORE WE START
TALKING ABOUT INSTALLATION,
LET'S TALK ABOUT
YOUR CABINETS THEMSELVES.
THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL,
KIND OF CONTEMPORARY
CHERRY WOOD CA??BINETS,
AND TELL ME ABOUT
THE CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S A 3/4 PLYWOOD--
PREFINISHED PLYWOOD CABINET.
THE CONSTRUCTION IS--
YOU HAVE A 1/4-INCH
DADO IN THE BA??CK,
THAT'S WITH A PLYWOOD
BACK OVER HERE.
IS THIS FURNITURE
GRADE PLYWOOD?
YES, WHICH YOU'LL SEE
THERE'S NOT MANY VOIDS
IN THE PLYW??OOD ITSELF,
WHICH MAKES FOR
A VERY STABLE PRODUCT.
YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT MOISTURE
GETTING IN ??AND
WARPING THINGS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S JUST MORE STABLE.
IT WON'T WARP AS MU??CH.
AND IT TAKES
FASTENERS BETTER.
IN HERE ARE
FURNITURE GRADE DOWELS.
IT'S DOWELED AND GLUED
AT EACH JOINT.
SO IT'S AS STURDY
AS YOU CAN MAKE A BOX.
WHAT ABOUT THE DRAWER
CONSTRUCTION?
THE SAME. IT'S
DOWELED AND GLUED.
THERE ARE NO PINS
ON THE END.
NO DOVETAIL JOINTS.
IT'S ALL DOWELLED.
IT'S NOT A DOVETAIL, BUT IT
HOLDS AS WELL AS A DOVETAIL.
SO THERE ARE 8 MILLIMETER
DOWELS IN THERE, WOOD DOWELS.
AND THEN THE FACE?
THE FACE IS SOLID CHERRY.
IT IS SOLID CHERRY.
SOLID CHERRY, AND THE STILES
AND RAILS ARE CHERRY...
ON THE DOORS.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY
SLIDE-OUTS, AREN'T THEY?
OK, SO THAT'S WHERE
WE'LL HAVE A GARBAGE.
WHAT KIND OF SLIDING
HARDWARE IS THIS?
IT'S A BALL BEARING,
FULL EXTENSION,
150-POUND RATED SLIDE.
BALL BEARINGS,
FULL EXTENSION,
OPENS ALL THE WAY OUT,
AND IT'S RATED FOR
150 POUND WEIGHT?
SO IF YOU'VE GOT
A TEENAGER,
THEY MIGHT JUMP ON IT,
IT'S GONNA HOLD UP.
VERY, VERY NICE.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT--
THESE ARE PIECES
FOR THE ISLAND,
AND WE'VE GOT THESE PIECES
ALREADY IN PLACE.
WHAT'S THE DOOR
CONSTRUCTION LIKE?
IT'S SOLID CHERRY
STILES AND RAILS.
AND WHAT DO YOU
CALL THIS KIND OF
PANELED DOOR?
THIS IS A REVERSE PANEL.
SO YOU HAVE A FLAT PANEL
AND THE CENTER PANEL
IS A REVERSED
RAISED PANEL DOOR.
A REVERSED
RAISED PANEL DOOR.
RIGHT. MOST CENTER PANELS
ARE ONLY 1/4 INCH.
THIS IS A FULL 3/4 CENTER
PANEL WHICH IS REVERSED
SO THAT IT GIVES YOU
A SOLID WOOD...
GAM, WHAT KIND
OF HINGES ARE THESE?
THAT'S AN ITALIAN HINGE,
IT'S 6 WAY ADJUSTABLE.
ADJUSTS IN AND OUT WITH
THIS SCREW OVER HERE.
IT FASTENS THE TIGHTNESS HERE.
IT CAN BE REMOVED,
IF NECESSARY.
FOR INSTALLATION, WE
TYPICALLY REMOVE THE DOORS,
AND WE WOULD REPLACE
THE DOORS AFTERWARDS,
IT JUST POPS ??IN.
OH, IF THAT HAPPENS,
THEN HOW DO YOU
PUT IT BACK ON?
IT JUST SNAPS BACK
IN AND IT HOLDS.
AND WHICH IS THE SCREW
THAT YOU USE TO--
THE LOCK SCREW.??
THAT'S THE LOCK SCREW
ON THE BACK.
AND THE OTHER SCREWS
ARE JUST FOR ADJUSTING?
YES. THESE SCREWS
WILL ADJUST UP AND DOWN
TO 1/8 OF AN I??NCH.
AND ARE THEY EVEN?
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT
OF A DISCREPANCY HERE.
HOW WOULD YOU
ADJUST THAT?
YOU LOOK AT THE DISCREPANCY
AND SEE THAT
THIS ONE HAS TO
COME UP AND THIS ONE
HAS TO COME DOWN.
SO LET'S MOVE THIS ONE NOW.
SO THE DOOR WILL DROP DOWN
AND FIND THE ADJUSTMENT.
THIS ONE CAN COME UP A
LITTLE BIT AND BE ADJUSTED.
GREAT. AND ALL THE
INTERIORS OF THE BOXES
ALLOW FOR ADJUSTABLE
SHELVING IN HERE, RIGHT?
CORRECT. IT'S ALL 32
MILLIMETER ADJUSTABLE HOLES.
ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THESE
ARE THE WALL UNITS,
BUT WE'VE GOT A
KITCHEN ISLAND IN HERE
AND I GUESS THE KITCHEN
ISLAND IS THE PIECE WE
WERE JUST?? LOOKING AT,
WHICH HAS A DRAWER
AND THE RUBBISH BIN.
AND WE'VE ALREADY FOUND
THE MARK ON THE FLOOR,
WHICH IS THE OUTER
EDGE OF IT.
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY
TO ATTACH THESE THINGS
TO THE FLOOR,?? ETC.?
OK, THE BEST WAY
TO ATTACH THIS CABINET,
MOST ISLAND CABINETS,
IS WE FASTEN A PIECE
OF 2 X 4 DOWN
THAT WILL SIT
UNDERNEATH THE CABINET.
ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S
GET SOME BLOCKS AND
PUT THEM THERE.
AND WE POSITION
THE 2 X 4s
IN THE INNER WALL
OF THE CABINET.
3/4 FOR SPACER.
SO THAT'S A SPACER.
THAT'S A SPACER BECAUSE
THE WALL OF THE CABINET
IS 3/4 O??F AN INCH.
WE WANT TO FALL ON
THE INTERIOR OF THE WALL.
ALL RIGHT, GAM,
HOW ARE YOU GOING
TO FASTEN THIS BOX
TO THAT BLOCK?
I'M GOING TO PRE-DRILL
THIS CABINET SOMEWHAT...
I SEE. YOU'RE GOING TO
MAKE A PRE-DRILLED HOLE.
AND THEN BELOW THE
BOTTOM OF THE CABINET.
THAT'S CORRECT.
WITHIN THE TOE KICK SPACE.
AND THEN WE SIMPLY
LIFT IT IN.
LIFT IT IN. WE HAVE MARKS
THERE TO MARK EVERYTHING.
AND IT'S MATCHED
THERE, AND THEN...
YOU JUST GET DOWN
UNDER THERE AND
DRIVE THE SCREWS.
WELL, THAT'S A GOOD TIP.
THANKS, GAM.
WHEN WE COME BACK
WE'LL VISIT BAM,
THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
DON'T GO AWAY.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'RE BACK IN NEW YORK CITY
AT OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
IN BROOKLYN.
WE'LL BE PUTTING IN SOME
BEAUTIFUL SOLID CHERRY CABINETS
IN THE KITCHEN AREA.
WE'LL PUT DOWN A MARBLE TILE
FLOOR THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY
USING A DRY MORTAR MIX
AND THEN THINSET.
AND AT
THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
A RESTORATION PROJECT
IS CAREFULLY RETURNING
THE TERRA COTTA EXTERIOR
OF THE BUILDING
TO ITS ORIGINAL
COLORFUL SPLENDOR.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ONßHOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
IT'S MARBLE TILE,
CHERRY KITCHEN CABINETS
AND THE RESTORATION OF
THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
DON'T MISS IT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A SCRIM THAT'S
COVERING ALL THE SCAFFOLDI??NG
IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING
WHICH IS KNOWN AS BAM,
THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
THIS BUILDING IS ONE OF THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL TERRA COTTA FAC??ADES
ANYWHERE IN AMERICA,
AND IT'S BEEN UNDERGOING
RESTORATION FOR THE LAST
YEAR A
ND A HALF.
LET'S GO MEET
KAREN BROOKS-HOPKINS,
WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF BAM.
KAREN, BEFORE WE START
TALKING ABOUT THE BUILDING
AND TH
E RESTORATION,
TELL US ABOUT BAM.
WELL, BAM IS THE OLDEST
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
IN THE CO??UNTRY.
IT'S ACTUALLY
THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY
OF MUSIC,
AND THE ORIGINAL
BUILDING WAS BUILT
ON MONTAGUE STREET
IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
IN 1859.
AND THIS BUILDING?
THIS BUILDING, 1908.
THE ORIGINAL BURNED TO
THE GROUND AT THE TURN
OF THE CEN??TURY,
AND A COMMITTEE OF
ONE HUNDRED CITIZENS
OF BROOKLYN
RAISED THE MONEY TO
BUILD THIS BUILDING
HERE IN FORT GRE??ENE.
NOW INSIDE WE HAVE
A 2,000 SEAT OPERA HOUSE,
WE HAVE A FOURPLEX
OF MOVIE THEATERS
TOTALING 750 MOVIE SEATS,
SHOWING ART AND
INDEPENDENT FILMS.
WE HAVE THE BAM CAFE,
WHICH IS ALSO A CABARET-
TYPE SPAC??E,
AND TWO REHEARSAL STUDIOS,
AND THEN A BLOCK AWAY
WE HAVE THE 850-SEAT
BAM HARVEY TH??EATER.
SO THERE'S A LOT HERE,
BUT WHAT I'VE ALWAYS
BEEN ATTRACT??ED TO
IS THAT BAM BRINGS IN ACTS
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
BAM IS THE LARGEST
INTERNATIONAL PRESENTER
IN THE COUNTR??Y,
AND THE LARGEST
PRESENTER OF
CONTEMPORARY WORK
IN MUSIC, DANCE,
THEATER AND OPERA.
RIGHT IN THE HEART
OF BROOKLYN.
YEAH, WE DO IT ALL.
KAREN, TELL US
ABOUT THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS 1907, RIGHT???
1908 IT ACTUALLY OPENED,
AND THIS BUILDING
IS ALL TERRA COTTA,
IT'S A GREAT
HISTORIC BUILDING,
AND, OF COURSE,
THE RENOVATION PROJECT
INVOLVES NOT ONLY THESE
TERRA COTTA CHERUBS
THAT YOU SEE HERE
ON THE FRONT OF
THE BUILDING,
BUT THE WHOLE BUILDING,
THE CORNICE--
YOU KNOW, THE NEW YORK CITY
WINTERS HAVE BEEN PRETTY
TOU??GH ON THIS BUILDING
AND WE'RE THRILLED
TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REALLY RESTORE IT AND
MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL AGAIN.
THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO GET
THEIR NOSES AND FINGERS AND
EVERYTHING REPAIRED.
THE CORNICE IS GOING TO
BE RESTORED, WHICH IS
A MONUMENT??ALPROJECT.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO INTRODUCING YOU
TO THE ARCHIT??ECT.
LET'S GO.
SO KAREN, ARE WE IN THE HEART
OF BROOKLYN OR WHAT?
WE ARE IN THE HEART
OF DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN.
THIS IS THE BOULEVARD,
FLATBUSH AVENUE.
AND BAM IS VERY CLOSE
TO THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION.
RIGHT THERE, YEAH.
AND BOB, I'M HAPPY
TO MEET, UH...
FOR YOU TO MEET
HUGH HARDY, THE ARCHITECT.
VERY HAPPY
TO KNOW YOU, SIR.
I'VE FOLLOWED
YOUR CAREER A BIT.
NOW I UNDERSTAND
YOU'VE BEEN ASSOCIATED
WITH THE BAM THEATER
HERE FOR QUITE AWHILE.
OH, YES. 20 YEARS.
WE'VE BEEN A PART OF THIS
BUILDING WHEN IT WAS
FORLORN A??ND FORGOTTEN,
AND WE'VE ADDED TO IT.
WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING
WITH THIS B??UILDING.
BUT WHAT'S GOING ON
RIGHT NOW IS THE
BIGGEST THING THAT'??S
HAPPENED HERE, RIGHT?
NOTHING LIKE THIS.
NO ONE WILL BELIEVE,
WHEN THE SCAFFOLDING
COMES DOWN AND
THE CANDY GRAM DISAP??PEARS,
NO ONE'S GONNA BELIEVE
WHAT'S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
NO ONE KNEW WHAT WAS HERE.
THE DETAILING HAS BEEN
GONE FOR HALF A CENTURY.
YES, BUT IT'S MORE
THAN JUST A CORNICE.
IT'S THE WHOLE TOP
OF THE BUILDING.
IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.
WELL TELL US WHAT'S
HAPPENING THERE,
BECAUSE WE'RE LEANING UP
AGAINST PIECES THAT ARE
BRAND N?
EW REPLICAS, RIGHT?
PIECES LIKE THIS WILL CROWN
THE VERY TOP
ABOVE THE BALUSTRADE,
AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S
SO STARTLING IS THE COLOR.
THERE ARE LOTS OF
TERRA COTTA BUILDINGS
IN NEW YORK.
MANY HAVE COLOR,
BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE
NOTHING LIKE THIS
WHEN IT'S COMPLETE.
HERTZ AND TALENT,
THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTS,
WERE VERY INVOLVED WITH
THE THEATER TRADITION.
THEY BUILT THE FINEST
THEATERS IN NEW YORK.
THEY BUILT THE LYCEUM...
Karen: THE NEW AMSTERDAM.
THOSE ARE THE LAST TWO
REMAINING ALONG WITH BAM.
THE NEW AMSTERDAM HAS
RECENTLY BEEN RESTORED
AS WELL.
BY US.
YOU GUYS HAD SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THAT.
SO WE'RE FAMILIAR
WITH OUR WORK.
WHEN YOU SAY
TERRA COTTA,
THIS, WHICH IS NOW
REPLACING SOME OF THE
LONG LOST TERRA?? COTTA,
IS NO LONGER TERRA
COTTA PER SE, RIGHT?
NO. THE OTHER ELEMENTS
OF THE PROJECT ARE.
THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL LYRES
THAT ARE PUT INTO THE WALLS,
THERE ARE FIGURES DOWN BELOW
WHICH ARE INDEED BEING
RESTORED IN TERRA COTTA,
BUT IT BECAME TOO COMPLEX
TO DO THIS UPPER PORTION,
AND SINCE YOU'LL SEE IT
FROM SUCH A DISTANCE,
WE DIDN'T NEED TO REPLICATE
THE SAME TEXTURE.
WHAT'S THE DIMENSION
OF THE ACTUAL CORNICE
THAT'S BEING ??REBUILT?
OH, GOSH, IT'S 25 FEET
OF STUFF. IT'S REALLY
QUITE AMAZI??NG.
SO A VERTICAL DISTANCE
OF ABOUT 25 FEET.
BUT IT ALSO PROJECTS,
AND YOU CAN SEE
THE STEELWORK HERE??
THAT'S REQUIRED TO
HOLD IT ALL UP.
SO THIS IS STEEL WORK
THAT YOU'VE HAD TO DESIGN
INTO THE?? RECONSTRUCTION.
IT WASN'T ORIGINALLY
BUILT THAT WAY.
NO, IT HAD ALL
BEEN REMOVED,
AND NOW, THOUGH ONE
ALWAYS SAYS THAT THE
OLD WAYS WERE T??HE BEST,
WE HAVE PUT THIS
BUILDING TOGETHER BETTER
THAN IT WAS OR??IGINALLY.
ABSOLUTELY.
WITH BETTER MATERIALS
AND BETTER WORKMANSHIP,
I TRULY BE??LIEVE,
THAN WAS AVAILABLE
WITH HERTZ AND TALENT.
SURE. TECHNOLOGY
FROM 1908 VS.
TECHNOLOGY FROM 2001.
EXACTLY.
THAT'S EXCELLENT.
NOW THE FACADE ITSELF,
THERE ARE CERTAIN SECTIONS
THAT ARE PURE RESTORATION,
NOT NEW WORK.
YES, AND THAT'S AS
YOU MOVE DOWN CLOSER
TO THE STREET,
IT BECOMES MORE AND MORE
THE TEXTURE OF THE ORIGINAL.
WE'VE HAD TO TAKE DOWN WHOLE
SECTIONS AND PUT THEM BACK
TOGETHER--YOU CAN'T TELL.
INCLUDING AN ARCHED
SECTION THAT I WAS
LOOKING AT EARLIE??R.
NOW WHAT WAS
THE STORY THERE?
I WAS TOLD THAT
THE COLUMNS WERE
ORIGINALLY MARBLE.
WELL, THEY WERE A FORM OF
MARBLE THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE
BEEN USED OUT OF DOORS.
YOU MEAN THEY WERE
MANMADE MARBLE DUST?
NO, THEY WERE ACTUAL...
IT WAS A KIND OF MARBLE
THAT WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE
IT WAS SO COLORFUL,
BUT IT ALSO WAS
VERY POROUS,
AND IT ABSORBED WATER
AND CAME APART,
AND SO THEY HAVE TO
BE REPLICATED.
EXACTLY. NOW LET ME
JUST ASK YOU ONE
LAST QUESTION,
IN TERMS OF THE SCALE
OF THE PROJECT AND THE
TIME THAT'S?? INVOLVED.
HOW LONG HAS THIS
BEEN GOING ON NOW?
I GUESS WE'VE BEEN
DISCUSSING THE CORNICE
FOR PROBABLY A?? DECADE,
AND I THINK THAT
THE ACTUAL RECONSTRUCTION
IS ABOUT A TWO YEAR PROJECT.
AND I THINK IT'S BEEN ABOUT
AN $8 MILLION RENOVATION,
FUNDED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
THIS IS THEIR BUILDING,
AND WE ARE
THE CARETAKERS OF IT,
AND OBVIOUSLY WE LOVE
THE BUILDING AND WANTED
IT TO BE R??ESTORED
AS CORRECTLY AND AS
BEAUTIFULLY AS POSSIBLE.
BUILDING CONSERVATION ASSOCIATES
HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US
??
ON THIS PROJECT
AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.
WE'VE HAD A TERRIFIC TEAM,
AND YOU CAN'T ALWAYS SAY THAT
IN SUCH A COMPLEX PROJECT,
SO WE'RE REALLY PLEASED
THE WAY THAT HUGH
AND THE GROUP OF CONTRACTORS
AND ARTISTS AND STAFF HAVE
REALLY COME TOGETHER.
EVERYONE LOVES THE BUILDING,
AND THAT'S BEEN THE MOST
EX??CITING THING.
AND WE'RE SHOOTING HERE
ON A MID-SEPTEMBER MORN,
WHEN IS THE UNVEILING?
WELL, WE HAD HOPED
FOR NOVEMBER,
BUT THE RAIN IN NEW YORK
HAS PUT US OFF A LITTLE BIT,
SO NOW I THINK WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST
FEW WEEKS I??N DECEMBER,
IF THESE GUYS CAN
GET THE WORK DONE.
FABULOUS. THANKS, KAREN.
THANKS, HUGH.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT WITH
A PREVIEW OF OUR NEXT SHOW.??
STICK AROUND.
AND THAT'S A WRAP.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME.
WE'LL BE PUTTING IN SOME TRIM
WORK IN THE MASTER BEDROOM,
SOME TOTO FIXTURES
IN THE BATHROOM,
AND A MARBLE COUNTERTOP
IN THE KITCHEN.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA,
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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