1410 - Noise Reduction and Security
November 10-16, 2003 | May 10-16, 2004
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR BIG CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
HERE IN DUMBO, DOWN UNDER
THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE OVERPASS
IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
TODAY WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME
OF THE INTERIOR FEATURES
THAT WE'RE PUTTING
IN SOME OF THESE APARTMENTS,
INCLUDING SOMETHING CALLED
A SOLSERENE CEILING SYSTEM.
IT'S AN ACOUSTICAL CEILING,
BUT IT'S A NEW APPROACH.
ALSO, WE'RE LOOKING
AT A DIFFERENT TYPE
OF SECURITY LATCH
FOR YOUR FRONT DOOR.
THIS IS NOT A DEADBOLT.
IT'S SOMETHING NEW.
STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE
YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
OH, OK. ALL RIGHT.
JOINING US NOW,
ALEXIS WILLINGHAM,
WHO IS GOING
TO TELL US ALL ABOUT
HOME SECURITY
WITH A NEW TYPE OF--
WELL, IT'S NOT
A DEADBOLT.
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?
THIS IS OUR MacLOCK
BLADE LOCKING SYSTEM.
IT'S A 28-INCH-LONG
STAINLESS-STEEL BLADE
THAT EXTENDS FROM THE DOOR
INTO THE DOOR JAMB.
AND IT'S OPERATED BY
A REGULAR DEADBOLT,
BUT INSTEAD OF
A BOLT COMING OUT,
YOU'VE GOT
THIS BLADE.
YES. IT OPERATES
WITH ANY OF YOUR STANDARD
DEADBOLT HARDWARE,
AND IT EXTENDS
INTO THE DOOR JAMB.
IT'S DEVELOPED TO PREVENT
THE FRONT-DOOR KICK-IN.
YEAH, THE BURGLAR
THAT JUST COMES IN
AND PUSHES IT IN,
I SUPPOSE.
RIGHT.
NOW, WHO
INVENTED THIS?
A GENTLEMAN
WITH THE LAST NAME
OF MacDONALD.
THAT'S WHY IT'S
CALLED THE MacLOCK?
RIGHT.
OK.
NOW, IS THIS SOMETHING
THAT A DO-IT-YOURSELFER
CAN BUY
AND INSTALL HIMSELF
OR HERSELF?
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE CAN DO
THE INSTALLATION
IN UNDER AN HOUR.
UH-HUH,
AND HOW MUCH IS IT?
$199 RETAIL.
THAT INCLUDES, UM,
THE LOCK
AND ALL THE PARTS
PLUS INSTALLATION
ADVICE?
CORRECT. CORRECT.
YEAH. WELL,
BILLY CARMEN IS HERE
TO HELP US WITH
THE INSTALLATION.
YOU'VE ALREADY DONE
PART OF IT, RIGHT?
YOU'VE GOT
YOUR TEMPLATE ON.
YES. THIS IS
A ROUTER TEMPLATE.
AND THE TEMPLATE
COMES WITH THE LOCK
WHEN YOU ORDER IT?
Willingham: YES.
OK, AND THEN YOU MAKE
A FIRST PASS FOR
THE SHALLOW CUT.
OK.
THEN WE SIMPLY
SWITCH ROUTERS.
Vila: AND NOW WE'LL
MAKE SEVERAL PASSES
WITH A DEEPER BIT
SO THAT WE CAN
ROUT OUT THE SLOT.
THAT'S CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO THE TEMPLATE
COMES OFF...
AND YOU'VE GOT
YOUR ROUTED-OUT SLOT,
AND WHERE'S
THE ACTUAL LOCK?
THE LOCK
IS RIGHT HERE.
AND HERE'S THE LOCK.
IT INSERTS INTO THE SLOT
THAT WE'VE ROUTED OUT.
AND THESE TWO SCREWS
HOLD THE ASSEMBLY
INTO PLACE.
JUST LIKE THAT.
OK, AND IT'S STILL
NOT QUITE PROW TO THE DOOR.
IT'S STILL RECESSED.
IS THERE ANOTHER PART
THAT GOES ON THERE?
YES. THERE'S
A FACE PLATE.
OH, HERE WE GO.
WHICH ONE IS IT, ALEXIS?
THE VERY THIN ONE.
Willingham:
THIS IS THE THINNER PLATE.
IT GOES ON THE FACE.
AND THAT'LL MOUNT
LIKE THAT.
DRESSES UP
LIKE THAT. OK.
WHAT SIZE
SCREWS?
VERY SHORT SCREWS.
THESE GUYS
RIGHT HERE?
AND WE DRIVE
8 SCREWS INTO
THE FACE PLATE
TO SECURE IT
TO THE DOOR.
THERE WE GO.
Vila: AND YOU'VE GOT
ABOUT A HALF-DOZEN
OF THOSE TO PUT IN,
AND THEN WHAT'S
THE OTHER PIECE
YOU'RE HOLDING?
Willingham: THIS IS
THE STRIKE PLATE.
YOU PLACE THIS
ON THE DOOR JAMB,
AND THE BLADE
EXTENDS INTO THE JAMB
THROUGH THIS PLATE.
THIS IS HOW IT FITS
ON THE INSIDE
OF THE DOOR JAMB.
THIS ONE
IS A LOT HEAVIER.
SO THAT GOES
ON THE JAMB.
THE BLADE LOCKS
THROUGH THERE,
AND YOU'RE
SAFE AND SOUND.
THANKS, BILLY.
THANKS, ALEXIS.
VERY INTERESTING PRODUCT.
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
Vila: WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A NEW TYPE OF ACOUSTICAL CEILING
IN OUR CITY APARTMENT.
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
OUR FRIENDS
AT OWENS CORNING
HAVE DEVELOPED
A NEW KIND OF
ACOUSTICAL CEILING,
AND MIKE KINTZING
IS HERE TO TELL
US ABOUT IT.
NOW, WHY DO WE
NEED AN ACOUSTICAL
CEILING AT ALL
IN AN APARTMENT
SITUATION LIKE THIS?
WELL, THIS CEILING,
THE SOLSERENE ACOUSTICAL
CEILING SYSTEM,
IS USED PRIMARILY
FOR ECHOEY SPACES,
HARD SURFACES,
TO ABSORB REVERB,
AND THAT COULD CAUSE--
ABSORB REVERB,
THE REVERBERATION,
BOUNCING OF SOUND
AROUND THE ROOM,
AND WE'VE GOT BEAUTIFUL
HARDWOOD FLOORS,
AND WE'VE GOT WONDERFUL
PLASTER AND BRICK
AND EVERYTHING,
AND WE, OF COURSE, THIS
APARTMENT ESPECIALLY--
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE
THAT ARE GONNA BE
LIVING ABOVE IT
AND BELOW IT.
MM-HMM. IT'LL BRING DOWN
THE SOUND LEVEL
WITHIN THE SPACE,
KILLS THE ECHO.
IT'S LIKE
A HIGH-PERFORMANCE
ACOUSTICAL CEILING SYSTEM,
BUT IT'S ALL MONOLITHIC.
IT'S ALL ONE PIECE.
ONE PIECE, SEAMLESS,
WIDE-SPAN FABRIC.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE'VE ALL
HEARD ACOUSTICAL CEILING
IS ACOUSTICAL TILE.
RIGHT, WITH THE JOINTS
OR THE GRID OR WHATEVER.
YEAH, AND THE GRID,
AND IT LOOKS KIND OF
LIKE AN OFFICE
OR THE BARBER SHOP
OR SOMETHING.
SO HERE'S
WHAT YOUR SAYING IS,
IT WILL BE
TOTALLY MONOLITHIC,
ONE PIECE.
MM-HMM.
NO SEAMS.
EXACTLY.
IT'S HARD
TO BELIEVE.
YEAH. IT CAN GO
UP TO 16 FEET WIDE.
RIGHT. WHAT ARE THEY
DOING RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE
PUTTING IN THE TRACK
OR THE FABRIC RETAINER,
AND IT'S A TENSIONING TRACK
THAT GOES AROUND
THE PERIMETER OF THE ROOM,
AND THAT'S WHAT
HOLDS THE FABRIC.
IT HAS SOME HIDDEN
JAWS IN IT.
AND WHAT'S
IT MADE OUT OF?
IT'S EXTRUDED
PVC POLYMER...
OK.
AND IF YOU LOOK HERE,
IT GOES AGAINST THE WALL.
THIS IS THE PART
AGAINST THE WALL,
AND RIGHT HERE,
THEY TAKE THE FABRIC
AND TUCK IT
INTO THESE TEETH,
WHICH ALLOW THE FABRIC IN,
BUT WON'T LET IT OUT
VERY WELL,
SO THEY CAN CREATE TENSION,
AND IT STORES IN THIS CHANNEL.
RIGHT. SO IT STORES
RIGHT IN THERE.
NOW LET'S
LOOK OVERHEAD.
THEY'VE ALREADY PUT IN
WHAT I WOULD SAY
IS SOME SORT OF
COMPRESSED FIBERGLASS.
WHAT IS
THIS PRODUCT?
THAT'S AN ACOUSTICAL
FIBERGLASS PANEL.
MM-HMM.
IT'S ONE INCH THICK
IN THIS CASE.
IT HAS A OFF-WHITE
MATTE FINISH
TO MAKE THE BACKGROUND
BEHIND THE FABRIC
SORT OF MONOLITHIC.
BUT HOW DOES IT DIFFER
FROM FIBERGLASS
INSULATION?
IT'S A HIGHER DENSITY,
AND IT'S MADE
TO ABSORB SOUND.
IT'S VERY SIMILAR
TO A HIGH-PERFORMANCE
ACOUSTICAL CEILING PANEL,
EITHER A WALL PANEL
OR A CEILING PANEL
LAID IN A GRID,
BUT THESE ARE SHEETS.
THEY HAVE ONLY
A MODERATE FINISH
ON THEM,
AND THEN THE FINAL FINISH,
OF COURSE, IS THE FABRIC.
OK. SO NOW THEY'VE GOT
THE STRETCHER ALMOST
COMPLETED.
I'M SORRY.
I CALLED IT THE STRETCHER.
WHAT DID YOU CALL IT?
UH, THE FABRIC RETAINER,
TENSIONING TRACK.
WE HAVE A LOT
OF NAMES FOR IT.
AND THEN THE NEXT STEP
WOULD BE TO PUT
THE REST OF THIS--
ACOUSTICAL PANELING UP.
THAT'S WHAT'S
ABSORBING THE SOUND.
YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT
ABSORBS THE SOUND
OF THE SPACE.
NOW, ONE THING THAT
YOU'VE HAD TO DO IS,
YOU'VE HAD TO MAKE SURE
THE ELECTRICIANS
LOWER ANY ELECTRICAL BOXES,
AND IN THIS AREA,
WE'RE HAVING
TRACK LIGHTING INSTALLED,
SO THEY'VE ALSO
COME DOWN HERE
AND ADDED SOME BLOCKING
ABOUT 4 FEET AWAY
IN EITHER DIRECTION,
AND WE'VE ALSO GOT
SPRINKLERS IN THE BUILDING,
SO HERE YOU HAVE
A SPRINKLER HEAD
THAT'S BEEN LOWERED.
RIGHT,
AND IF YOU NOTICE,
THE FABRIC ACTUALLY
STRETCHES ACROSS
ABOUT A HALF-INCH
AWAY FROM THE--
SO THERE'LL BE
AN AIR SPACE
IN BETWEEN, THEN.
AND THAT'S THE LEVEL
THAT THE FABRIC WILL BE.
OK.
SO WHAT'S HE DOING
OVER HERE?
WHAT HE'S DOING
RIGHT NOW
IS TUCKING
A FINAL TRIM PIECE.
WHEN WE HAVE
AN EXPOSED EDGE,
WE PUT A STRIP OF FABRIC
UP BEFORE WE PUT
THE TRACK RETAINER UP
AND THEN FASTEN IT ON,
AND THEN HE TUCKS IT IN
ONE SIDE OF THE TRACK
SO WHEN WE GET
THE BIG PIECE UP,
IT'LL TUCK IN,
AND YOU HAVE
A COMPLETELY
FABRIC-FINISHED EDGE.
ALL RIGHT, AND WHAT
WE'RE DOING HERE IS,
WE'RE FINISHING OFF
THE ACOUSTICAL CEILING...
THAT'S EXPOSED.
THAT'S--EXACTLY,
BECAUSE THE REST
OF THE AREA IS THE KITCHEN,
AND WE DIDN'T WANT
TO INSTALL IT THERE.
Vila: NOW,
IT IS FIBERGLASS.
DON'T YOU HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT PARTICLES GETTING
ALL OVER THE AIR?
THEY'RE NOT WEARING
ANY KIND OF FACE MASKS.
Kintzing:
WELL, THIS FIBERGLASS
IS A HIGHER DENSITY.
IT ALSO HAS
A FINISH ON IT,
SO IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT
OF THE LOOSE PARTICLES
THAT YOU NORMALLY GET
WITH A MAT INSULATION.
I SEE. SURE.
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE ACTUAL FABRIC
THAT'S GOING TO BE
STRETCHED OUT HERE.
MIKE, WHAT IS IT?
I'M AFRAID
TO TOUCH IT.
UH, YEAH.
IF YOU NOTICE, THE GUYS
WILL BE WEARING GLOVES,
BUT IF YOU HAVE
CLEAN HANDS, YOU CAN.
IT'S THE SOLSERENE FABRIC.
IT'S A HIGH-QUALITY
POLYESTER FABRIC.
IT HAS INHERENT
FIRE RETARDANT
BUILT INTO IT,
AND IT'S
A LOCKING-KNIT WEAVE,
SO IT HAS STRETCH.
IT WON'T--
IT'S NOT AFFECTED
BY HEAT OR HUMIDITY.
YOU CAN MAKE CUTOUTS
IN IT WITHOUT ANY FRAYING.
IT'S PRETTY AMAZING STUFF,
AND IT'S ALSO
UP TO 16 FEET WIDE.
SO WE WON'T HAVE ANY
KIND OF SEAMS HERE.
NO.
ALL RIGHT. HOW DO
YOU GET STARTED
PUTTING IT UP?
IT'S TAGGED
ON ONE CORNER.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT
GOES IN THE CORNER,
AND--
YEAH. THEN THEY'RE GONNA
WORK THEIR WAY AROUND.
THEY JUST TAG IT IN THERE
AND GET IT TUCKED IN
IN CERTAIN SPOTS
AND WORK THEIR WAY
AROUND THE ROOM.
AND THAT HAS TEETH,
SO THAT GRIPS IT.
YEAH. AS WE SAW BEFORE,
IT HAS THE TEETH IN THERE
WHERE THE FABRIC
GOES UP IN THERE.
IT WON'T COME OUT
VERY EASILY.
YOU NOTICE THAT
HE JUST PUT IT IN,
AND, UH...
HE'LL WORK HIS WAY AROUND
UNTIL THE WHOLE PIECE
IS UP AND IN
AND OFF THE GROUND,
AND THEN THEY START
WORKING IN BETWEEN
TO TENSION THE WHOLE
PIECE OF FABRIC.
AS THEY GO,
YOU'LL NOTICE THEY
HAVE A LOT OF EXCESS
HANGING ON THE SIDES,
AND THEY'LL BE
STARTING TO TRIM THAT.
Vila: NOW,
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT
A DO-IT-YOURSELFER'S
KIND OF PROJECT, IS IT?
Kintzing: NOT REALLY.
A LOT OF THE ELEMENTS
ARE CARPENTRY,
BUT PUTTING UP
THE FABRIC DOES TAKE
SOME TRAINING AND SKILL.
YEAH. NOW, HOW LONG
HAS THIS BEEN AVAILABLE?
IT'S BEEN AVAILABLE
IN THE COMMERCIAL WORLD
FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS,
BUT OWENS CORNING
IS INTRODUCING IT
TO THE RESIDENTIAL
MARKET AT THIS TIME
BECAUSE OF THE NEED
FOR QUIETER HOMES.
Vila: AND THEN
WHAT ABOUT THE COST?
Kintzing: UH, THE COSTS
RANGE FROM--DEPENDING
ON THE APPLICATION
AND THE SITUATION,
JOB CONDITIONS, WHATEVER--
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $8
AND $12 A SQUARE FOOT,
INSTALLED.
OK. GREAT.
SO RIGHT NOW, DAN
IS ADDING THE STRETCH TO IT.
IF YOU NOTICE, THE CEILING
IS STARTING TO GET FLATTER,
AND IN A MINUTE,
HE'LL PULL SOME OUT
AND THEN PULL ON IT
AND THEN RETUCK,
AND THAT'S HOW
THE CEILING IS TENSIONED.
Vila: NOW, THIS
IS GONNA TAKE THEM
QUITE SOME TIME,
BUT WE CAN SEE THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE LIVING ROOM
THAT'S ALREADY
BEEN DRAPED,
AND, OF COURSE,
THE TRACK LIGHTING
HAS ALREADY
BEEN PUT IN PLACE.
THE ELECTRICIANS INSTALLED
THE TRACK LIGHTING.
NOW, YOU'RE
A PRETTY TALL GUY,
SO YOU CAN TOUCH IT
AND WE CAN SEE
THE GIVE.
SEE, IT MOVES
JUST A LITTLE THERE.
IT'S THE HALF-INCH AIR SPACE
THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER,
AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT,
IT LOOKS LIKE A DRY WALL
OR A PLASTER CEILING.
YEAH. I LOVE
THE WAY IT LOOKS
UP AGAINST THE OLD
RUSTIC BRICK WALL.
RIGHT. IT JUST ALLOWS
ABOUT AN EIGHTH-INCH REVEAL
WHERE THE TOOL TUCKS IN.
THAT'S ALL
BEEN TRIMMED OFF.
IT'S ALL STUFFED
IN THE STORAGE CHANNEL NOW,
AND IT'S NICE AND FLAT.
WELL, MIKE, THANKS FOR
TELLING US ALL ABOUT IT.
SURE. OK. GREAT.
Vila: NEXT, WE'LL HAVE
A PROGRESS REPORT
ON THE FACADE RESTORATION
AT OUR BUILDING SITE IN DUMBO.
Vila: NEXT TIME
ON "BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WORK CONTINUES
ON OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
IN DUMBO, DOWN UNDER
THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE OVERPASS.
WE'LL BE PUTTING UP A NEW TYPE
OF ACOUSTICAL CEILING SYSTEM
CALLED SOLSERENE.
WE'LL ALSO BE LOOKING
AT A DIFFERENT TYPE
OF SECURITY LATCH
DESIGNED TO PREVENT
THE FRONT-DOOR KICK-IN,
AND WE'LL HAVE A PROGRESS REPORT
ON THE RESTORATION
OF THE FRONT FACADE.
WE'LL SEE HOW
INDIVIDUAL BRICKS ARE STAINED
TO CREATE A HISTORIC LOOK.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "HOME AGAIN."
Vila: NEXT TIME
ON "BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
IT'S A SECURITY DOOR LATCH,
A NEW TYPE
OF ACOUSTICAL CEILING,
AND WORK ON THE FRONT FACADE.
DON'T MISS IT.
Vila: THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THIS LITTLE BUILDING
INTO 3 LOFTS
AND A COMMERCIAL SPACE
IS BEING HANDLED
BY YOUNG JED WALENTAS,
WHO, ALONG WITH HIS DAD,
HAVE DEVELOPED SO MUCH
OF THE DUMBO AREA.
NOW, JED, THE LAST
3 WEEKS, 4 WEEKS,
YOU'VE HAD A LOT
OF TROUBLE WITH
THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION
IN TERMS OF CERTAIN
ASPECTS OF THE JOB, RIGHT?
THE BUILDING
IS A CITY LANDMARK,
AND THEY HAD
A LOT OF CONCERNS,
ESPECIALLY
WITH THE OUTSIDE
OF THE BUILDING.
THE STRUCTURE DOWN HERE
IS A LITTLE BIT
OUT OF PLUMB.
THAT WAS ONE
OF THEIR CONCERNS.
THE TWO MIDDLE COLUMNS
HERE ARE NOT
ORIGINAL COLUMNS,
AND THEY'RE CONSIDERABLY
OUT OF PLUMB,
AND ONE OF THE THINGS
WE REQUESTED OF THEM
WAS THE ABILITY TO
STRAIGHTEN THEM UP,
AND ONE OF THE ISSUES
WAS FINDING A WAY
TO DO THAT
WITHOUT DESTROYING
THE INTEGRITY
OF THE COLUMNS,
EVEN THOUGH THEY WEREN'T
ORIGINAL LIKE THE TWO
OUTSIDE PIERS WERE,
AND YOU CAN SEE
THE JOINTS ARE DIFFERENT
AND THE BRICK IS DIFFERENT,
AND WHAT WE AGREED
WITH THEM WAS, INSTEAD
OF TEARING THEM DOWN
AND TRYING
TO REBUILD THEM
WITH THE SAME BRICK,
WHICH WOULD BE A TENUOUS
SORT OF SITUATION,
WE'RE JUST GONNA
TAKE THE TOP BRICK
OUT OF EACH PIER
AND CUT ONE
MORTAR JOINT DOWN LOW
AND ACTUALLY PUT
A HORIZONTAL JACK
ON THEM
AND JUST PUSH THEM OVER
SO THEY'RE PLUMB,
AND THAT'LL LEAVE US
WITH A MUCH BETTER
PRODUCT WHEN WE'RE DONE,
WHEN WE INSTALL
THE FINISHED
STOREFRONTS.
OK, AND THEN ONCE
THAT IS COMPLETED,
THERE'S NEW STEPS
ON EITHER SIDE HERE
BECAUSE THERE'S
TWO SEPARATE ENTRANCES.
NEW STEPS
ON EITHER SIDE.
THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY
IN ISSUE, AS WELL,
HOW THAT WAS HANDLED.
IDEALLY, IF WE USE
THE EXACT SAME MATERIAL
THAT'S HERE,
AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE BLUESTONE STEPS THAT
ARE HERE ARE REALLY SHOT.
SO WE'RE GONNA GET NEW
SOLID BLUESTONE STEPS
WITH BRICK INFILL
BEHIND,
JUST THE WAY
THIS IS DONE,
AND WE'LL REPLICATE
SOMETHING ALMOST
IDENTICAL ON THIS SIDE
FOR THE RETAIL ENTRANCE.
OK, AND WE'RE HOPING
TO HAVE A BAKERY CAFE
INSTALLED THERE.
A BAKERY CAFE THERE
WITH SOME IN-SWINGING
CAFE DOORS,
ALL-MAHOGANY STOREFRONTS
PAINTED TO MATCH
THE WINDOW THERE.
AND THE WINDOW--
WE'VE GOT A DARK GREEN
WHICH THEY'VE APPROVED, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT'S THE HISTORIC
DARK GREEN COLOR.
WHAT ELSE DID THEY
MAKE US DO THERE?
THEY WERE CONCERNED
ABOUT A COUPLE THINGS.
THEY WERE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE GLASS WIDTH,
AND WE HAVE A LOT
OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM
THE ORIGINAL BUILDING,
AND ONE OF THE PROBLEMS
WAS THAT A LOT
OF THE WINDOWS
IN THE ORIGINAL
CONDITION WERE
VERY DIFFERENT.
SO WE HAD TO CHOOSE
ONE WINDOW TO GO WITH,
AND THERE WAS A LOT
OF DEBATE ABOUT HOW
TO DO THAT,
AND I THINK WE'RE
FINALLY HAPPY WITH THIS.
SO THE WINDOWS--
THEY WERE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE CASING,
AND WE ADDED
A QUARTER-ROUND AND
A BRICK MOLD CASING,
A LITTLE OGEE
ON THE OUTSIDE,
WHICH WE THINK MATCHED
THE ORIGINAL CASING
THAT WAS HERE
THAT WAS
SORT OF INDICATIVE
OF THE GENERAL CASE.
AS I SAID, THE WEAR AND
TEAR ON THE BUILDING,
YOU WEREN'T QUITE SURE
WHAT WAS HERE,
AND THERE WERE A COUPLE
DIFFERENT CONDITIONS,
SO WE SORT OF
HAD TO CHOOSE,
AND THAT WAS A BIT
OF A NEGOTIATION
WITH THEM, AS WELL.
AND THE DECORATIVE
LINTELS AND--
THAT'S CAST IRON?
THAT'S ACTUALLY
CAST IRON.
YOU'VE GOT PAINT
ON IT NOW.
WE'VE PUT PAINT ON THEM,
THOUGH WE DID TWO
DIFFERENT COLORS THAT
THEY CHOSE AS SAMPLES.
THE SILL, WE DID ONE,
AND THE HEAD,
WE DID ONE.
THEY'VE CHOSEN
THE ONE AT THE HEAD,
AND ALL THE SILLS
AND LINTELS THROUGHOUT
THE BUILDING NOW
WILL GET REPAINTED
TO MATCH, TO LOOK
LIKE A BROWNSTONE.
AND, OF COURSE--
WHICH IS BROWNSTONE TRIM,
WHICH WAS THE INTENT.
WHICH IS THE INTENT.
AND LAST QUESTION--
WHAT ABOUT THIS
TAPESTRY OF BRICK?
WHAT'S GONNA BE DONE?
THERE WERE
A NUMBER OF BRICKS
WE HAD TO REPLACE,
AND THE NEW BRICKS
DON'T MATCH PERFECTLY
WITH THE OLD BRICKS.
SO THERE ARE A COUPLE
OF THINGS WE DO.
WE ROUGH UP THE BRICK
A LITTLE BIT
TO GIVE IT A LITTLE
OLD TEXTURE,
AND THEN WE ACTUALLY
STAIN THE BRICKS
TO MATCH THE COLOR,
AND YOU CAN SEE
THERE'S A SAMPLE
THAT WE DID THERE--
ACTUALLY, A COUPLE
DIFFERENT SAMPLES THAT
WE PLAYED WITH--
AND THE LANDMARKS
PEOPLE CAME OUT,
AND WE FINALLY PICKED
ONE OF THE SAMPLES...
WHICH IS THE POINTING
THAT'S BEEN ACCEPTED?
AND THE POINTING
THAT'S BEEN ACCEPTED
IS THE AREA
BETWEEN THE TWO WINDOWS
TOWARDS THE UPPER SASHES
IN THIS MIDDLE AREA HERE,
AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY
PROBABLY THE BEST AREA
OF OLD ORIGINAL BRICK
ANYWHERE
ON THE BUILDING.
EARLIER LAST WEEK,
I GOT TOGETHER
WITH ALLAN COX
TO LEARN ABOUT
THE STAINING PROCESS.
THANKS, JED.
THANK YOU.
Vila: WE ARE LOOKING
AT THE WORK OF
A COLOR SPECIALIST.
THE BRICK ON OUR FACADE,
MUCH OF IT,
IS NEW BRICK,
AND THE ONLY THING
THAT MATCHES
THE ANTIQUE BRICK
IS THE SIZE--
IT'S 8 1/4 INCHES--
BUT IF YOU LOOK ABOVE
THE LINTEL UP HERE,
YOU'LL SEE THAT
THE ACTUAL SURFACE OF IT
LOOKS LIKE A BRAND-NEW
WATER-STRUCK BRICK,
AND WHEN YOU WALK
ACROSS THE STREET
AND LOOK AT
THE WHOLE FACADE,
IT REALLY READS
LIKE A PATCH JOB.
SO I'M ABOUT
TO INTERRUPT ALLAN COX,
WHO IS HERE
HANGING OFF THE SIDE
OF THE BUILDING
WHILE THE NOISY
BUSES GO BY,
AND HIS JOB
IS TO BLEND IN
SO THAT ALL
OF THESE NEW BRICK
LOOK LIKE THE ANTIQUE,
AND NOW, ALLAN,
BEFORE YOU START
DOING YOUR MAGIC,
I KNOW THAT SOMEBODY
HAS COME ALONG
AND USED A GRINDER
ON THE FACE OF SOME OF
THESE NEW BRICK, RIGHT,
AND THAT THE GRINDER
BASICALLY JUST ROUGHENS
IT UP A LITTLE BIT
SO THAT THE FACE WILL
ABSORB THE PIGMENT?
EXACTLY. WE HAVE
A WATER-BASED PRODUCT,
AND IT HAS TO PENETRATE
THE SURFACE.
IT'LL WORK WITH ANY
ABSORBENT MASONRY MATERIAL,
BUT IN THIS INSTANCE,
THE FACE OF THE BRICK
IS GLOSSY.
IT'S VERY HARD,
AND THE MATERIAL HAS
TO BE MADE ABSORBENT.
SO WHAT ARE YOU
ACTUALLY DOING?
YOU'RE NOT JUST
RUBBING ON THE PIGMENT.
YOU WERE SPRAYING
SOME DUST ON IT
A MINUTE AGO, RIGHT?
YEAH. WE USE--
IN THIS INSTANCE,
IT'S SO SHINY
THAT WE NEED A LITTLE
TEXTURE FOR THE--
TO ADD TO THE SURFACE
OF THE BRICK.
SO BASICALLY, I'M PUTTING
SOME STAIN ON HERE,
AND THIS IS JUST
A SAMPLE AREA,
SO I'M JUST USING
A LITTLE SODA BOTTLE
TO APPLY THE STAIN.
IF IT WAS A BIGGER JOB,
WE'D USE SANDBLASTERS
AT VERY, VERY LOW PRESSURE,
NOT AN ABSORBENT PRESSURE,
BUT JUST ENOUGH
TO GET THE SAND APPLIED
ONTO THE WALL.
AND IT'S JUST REGULAR
BUILDERS SAND?
YES. YES.
BASICALLY, IT'S JUST
GIVING A LITTLE TEXTURE
TO THROW THE LIGHT
AROUND A LITTLE BIT,
AND IT'LL GIVE IT
A MORE TRUE COLOR.
IT'S A VERY
ARTISTIC PROCESS.
IT CAN BE
PRETTY TEDIOUS,
ESPECIALLY
WITH SAND APPLICATION,
AND IT'S TWO-INCH BRICK,
SO WE USE A TWO-INCH BRUSH,
SO IT CAN BE
PRETTY TEDIOUS.
SO YOU'RE ONLY DOING IT
TO THE BRICK, NOT TO
THE MORTAR JOINTS.
NO. NO.
RIGHT, AND WHEN YOU SAY
IT'S A SAMPLE,
IT'S A SAMPLE
FOR THE LANDMARKS--
LANDMARKS COMMISSION.
THIS IS ACTUALLY
THE THIRD SAMPLE
THAT WE'VE DONE.
SO THIS IS JUST PART
OF THE PROCESS,
AND WE WANT
TO GET APPROVAL,
AND THEY WANT IT
A LITTLE BIT REDDER
AND A LITTLE BIT MORE ORANGE,
SO THAT'S WHY
WE'RE PROVIDING THEM
ANOTHER SAMPLE.
HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL
APPROVE IT THIS TIME.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL
LET YOU GET ALONG
WITH YOUR WORK.
OK. THANK YOU.
THANKS.
Vila: WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH A PREVIEW OF OUR NEXT SHOW.
STICK AROUND.
THAT'S A WRAP.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME.
WE'LL BE PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON A FABULOUS
BATHROOM INSTALLATION,
INCLUDING A VERY
HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TOILET
AND A DEEP SOAKING TUB.
ALSO, A TOUR OF BROOKLYN'S OWN
CONEY ISLAND
WITH MARTY MARKOWITZ,
THE BOROUGH PRESIDENT.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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