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1507 - Inset Bar with Glass Shelving, Art-Glass Pocket Doors, and Refurbished Aluminum Sliders
October 25-31, 2004 | April 25-May 1, 2005
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HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME "HOME AGAIN"
TO OUR PROJECT HERE,
OUR GETAWAY APARTMENT
IN MIAMI BEACH.
TODAY, WE'RE USING
GLASS AND MIRRORS
TO CREATE A SMALL BAR
AND INSTALLING A MOEN FAUCET
IN THE KITCHEN.
ALSO, WE'RE ADDING
CUSTOM SHELVES
AND TAKING A LOOK AT THE POCKET
DOORS IN THE LIVING SPACE.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU "HOME AGAIN."
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY UP HERE,
AND WE'RE REALLY PUTTING
FINISHING TOUCHES ON TODAY.
THE PAINTING IS LOOKING
VERY NICELY.
WE'VE GOT ERNIE WERNECKE BACK
FROM THE PRINCETON CABINET SHOP,
AND, ERNIE, THAT'S A NICE
REFRIGERATOR, ISN'T IT?
YES, BOB. VERY NICE.
I LIKE THE WAY
IT MATCHES UP WITH
THE KIND OF METAL LOOK
OF THIS LITTLE FORMICA
LAMINATED CABINET DOOR.
UH-HUH.
AND, OF COURSE, THAT'S
A WHIRLPOOL BAR FRIDGE,
WHICH IN A SMALL
APARTMENT LIKE THIS
STILL MAKES SENSE,
'CAUSE YOU CAN HAVE
A LOT OF SOFT DRINKS
AND STUFF AWAY FROM
THE KITCHEN FRIDGE.
AND HOW ARE YOU GONNA GET
THAT COUNTERTOP SECURED?
I'M GONNA DROP IT
INTO PLACE HERE,
AND THEN
FASTEN TWO SCREWS
UNDER THIS CABINET...
UH-HUH.
BECAUSE THE REST
OF IT, BASICALLY,
WILL BE HELD DOWN
BY THE BACKSPLASH,
WHICH GETS
GLUED TO THE WALL,
AND THEN ALSO THE WEIGHT
OF THE MIRROR.
OK. ALL RIGHT.
SO, JUST A COUPLE
OF SCREWS
TO KEEP IT IN PLACE.
AND ONE
WAY IN THE BACK.
AND THE EDGING THAT
WE'VE PUT ON HERE
MATCHES UP WITH
WHAT WE'VE DONE
AROUND THE KITCHEN,
WHICH LOOKS LIKE
A BRUSHED METAL,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY
A VINYL PRODUCT,
AND THAT GIVES US
KIND OF A RETRO LOOK.
AND THEN WHICH
ONE OF THESE GOES
IN FIRST, ERNIE?
ALWAYS THE BACK ONE,
WHICH
IS THE LONG ONE...
YEAH.
WHICH, OF COURSE,
WE CAULK INTO PLACE.
MAGIC.
NO NAILS. NO SCREWS.
THEN WE HAVE
THE TWO SIDES GO IN.
AND THEN
THE LAST SPLASH, WE
ALREADY PRE-FINISHED
THE RETURNS
WITH A MITER CUT.
EVERYTHING
IS NICE AND NEAT,
AND THAT WRAPS UP
AGAINST THE CORNER
RETURNING
OUT TO THE FINISH.
BOY, DOES THAT LOOK NEAT.
AND NOW WE'RE READY
FOR THE DRAMATIC PART
OF THIS INSTALLATION
WHICH INVOLVES
GLASS AND MIRRORS.
THANKS, ERNIE.
AND NOW, THIS IS THE PAYOFF.
WE'VE GOT EDDIE LAMBERT FROM
THE LOCAL GLASS COMPANY HERE,
AND HIS ASSISTANT ALEX,
AND WELL, WE'RE LOOKING AT
THE WRONG SIDE OF THE MIRRORS,
BUT THIS IS WHAT'S GONNA MAKE IT
VERY DRAMATIC IN THERE.
HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?
OK, WE FIRST
START BY APPLYING
ADHESIVE ON THE WALL,
AND ALEX THERE IS GONNA
GIVE ME THE SUCTION CUP
SO I CAN GRAB
A HANDLE ON IT.
WHAT'S--THE ADHESIVE--
IT'S IMPORTANT TO USE
THE RIGHT KIND OF ADHESIVE.
OH, YES.
AND THIS IS MIRO-MASTIC,
SO IT'S A PRODUCT
THAT IS SPECIALLY MADE
SO THAT IT WON'T INTERFERE
WITH THE SILVERING
ON THE BACK OF THE MIRROR.
THAT IS CORRECT.
I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE,
BECAUSE IF YOU PUT
THE WRONG STUFF ON THERE,
IT'LL BLEED THROUGH.
BUT, ANYWAY, YOU GUYS
GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED
SO THAT WE CAN SEE THIS
ALL COME TOGETHER.
I THINK ANYTIME THAT YOU'VE
GOT A SMALL NICHE LIKE THIS IS,
IT'S ESSENTIALLY--
IT'S ALMOST LEFT OVER SPACE
THAT WE DECIDED TO MAXIMIZE
BY CREATING A BAR AREA,
BUT ANYTIME YOU'VE GOT
QUIRKY SPACE LIKE THAT
WITH A NICHE
INTO THE INSIDE OF IT,
MIRRORS ARE THE ANSWER,
'CAUSE THAT WILL ABSOLUTELY
INCREASE THE SENSE OF SPACE.
BOY, YOU JUST PUT THAT
GLORP UP THERE, DON'T YOU?
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, THAT'S THE BACK PIECE
IN THE NICHE.
AND, OF COURSE,
WHAT'S INTERESTING HERE
IS THAT WE'RE GONNA
BE INSTALLING GLASS
SHELVES,
A COUPLE OF
NICE GLASS SHELVES
THAT WILL BE INCORPORATED
INTO THE WHOLE THING
AND HELD UP BY
THE SIDEPIECES OF MIRROR.
IS THAT IT?
YOU JUST HOLD IT UP,
AND...?
THAT'S IT.
AND THE ADHESIVE
WILL LET ME PULL
AND, YOU KNOW,
ADJUST IT.
AND NOW THIS IS
ONE OF THE SIDEPIECES.
SO, YOU'RE NOT BASHFUL
WITH THAT STUFF.
YOU PUT A LOT OF IT ON.
OH, YEAH.
THE MORE, THE MERRIER.
NOW, THIS IS
JUST LIKE A SHINGLE.
OK. WE'RE READY
FOR A SHELF NOW.
WE'RE READY FOR ONE
OF THE GLASS SHELVES
WHICH WILL BE
HELD UP BY THOSE
TWO SECTIONS OF MIRROR.
NOW, WHAT IS THAT PRODUCT?
I MEAN, IT'S NOT
AN ASPHALT-BASED
ADHESIVE, IS IT?
NO, NO, NO.
THIS IS SPECIALLY
MADE FOR A MIRROR,
SO IT TAKES ABOUT
48 HOURS TO SET
BEFORE IT REALLY GETS,
YOU KNOW, HARD,
WHERE YOU
LITERALLY HAVE TO--
IT'LL ACTUALLY PULL
SOME DRYWALL OUT
WHEN YOU DO
YANK IT OFF
THE WALL.
IF YOU EVER
YANKED IT OFF? YEAH.
BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA
YANK IT OFF.
NO.
WHAT KIND OF GLASS
IS THAT FOR THE SHELVES?
THIS IS HALF-INCH
REGULAR PLATE GLASS.
UH-HUH. AND THE EDGES
ARE BEVELED?
POLISHED. NOT BEVELED.
NOT BEVELED,
BUT POLISHED.
SO, YOU JUST
HAVE TO PUT THE MASTIC
ON THE WALL THIS TIME,
NOT ON THE MIRROR?
YES. IT'S MUCH EASIER
TO PUT IT ON THE WALL
ON THE LARGE PIECES
THAN IT IS ON...OK.
AND NOW YOU WILL USE
THE SUCTION CUPS, HUH?
NOW WE USE
THE SUCTION CUPS.
AND THAT'S JUST
PUMPING THE AIR OUT
FROM BEHIND
THIS RUBBER DISC?
THAT'S RIGHT.
TO CREATE THE VACUUM.
GIVES US A HANDLE
ON THE LARGER PIECES.
AND IT HAS TO BE
A CLEAN MIRROR
FOR IT TO WORK, RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
EASY.
I HOPE THE PLASTERER
DID A NICE JOB THERE.
GO IN A LITTLE MORE.
GOT IT?
GET YOUR HAND IN--
THERE YOU GO.
THERE WE GO.
WE'RE THERE.
EXCELLENTE.
AND THAT'S THE PAYOFF.
NOW, IT'S ALL RIGHT
TO INSTALL IT
RIGHT ON TOP OF
THE FORMICA SPLASH,
RIGHT?
YES, 'CAUSE IT'S
A SOFT SURFACE,
IT'S NOT HARD.
IF IT
WAS TILE OR MARBLE,
WE'D DEFINITELY WANT
TO PUT SOME TYPE
OF A SHIM ON IT.
THAT LOOKS GREAT, EDDIE,
AND NOW THESE LITTLE
TRIM PIECES GET INSTALLED
WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT
OF SILICONE
TO HOLD THEM IN PLACE,
BUT THAT REALLY
DRESSES THINGS UP.
NOW LET'S GO LOOK
AT THE FINISHING TOUCHES
OF THE KITCHEN SINK.
AND, OF COURSE,
TRIM PIECES LIKE THAT
PICK UP OTHER TRIM PIECES
IN THIS KITCHEN,
WHICH IS NOW ALMOST COMPLETE,
BUT THE METALLIC VINYL EDGE
AND THEN THE CABINET DOOR PULLS
THAT WE'VE INSTALLED,
WHICH ARE KIND OF RETRO.
THEY LOOK LIKE THINGS
FROM THE FIFTIES.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY MADE
IN ITALY,
AND THEY'RE VERY HANDSOME.
AND CARLOS LEUCHTMANN
IS OVER HERE
IN THE PROCESS OF
PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES
ON OUR MOEN KITCHEN FAUCET.
THAT IS A HANDSOME-LOOKING
PIECE OF WORK.
THIS IS
AN UNUSUAL FAUCET.
IT INCORPORATES A FILTER
INSIDE THE SPOUT
AND IT HAS
AN INDICATOR LIGHT
SO YOU NEVER HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN
YOU CHANGE YOUR FILTER.
THE LIGHT WILL TELL YOU.
FABULOUS.
AND SO, THERE'S JUST
A LITTLE WATCH BATTERY,
A LITTLE
LITHIUM 3-VOLT THING.
YOU JUST PUT IT THERE,
SLIDE IT IN,
CONNECT THESE...
O-RINGS...
AND THEN YOU MERELY
SLIDE IT IN.
GIVE IT A QUARTER TURN.
AND IT'S LOCKED.
AND IT'S
LOCKED IN PLACE.
NOW, THE GOOD THING
ABOUT THIS
IS YOU PUSH THIS BUTTON
TO GET FILTERED WATER
OUT OF THIS TINY SPOUT,
BUT IT'S ALWAYS
ON REGULAR WATER,
SO YOU DON'T WASTE
YOUR FILTERED WATER
ON WASHING DISHES
AND STUFF.
OR YOUR CARTRIDGE.
YEAH.
AND YOU JUST PUSH THAT
WHEN YOU WANT WATER
FOR DRINKING
OR FOR COOKING?
YEAH. THERE'S A TINY
LITTLE SPOUT HERE
BESIDE THE BIG ONE,
AND THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
AND THEN
THE LIGHT COMES ON,
AND YOU DO ALL THE...
THAT'S A GREAT ALTERNATIVE
THAT MOEN IS PROVIDING
TO HAVING
THE MORE COMPLICATED
FILTRATION SYSTEMS.
YEP. AND IT ACTUALLY
COMES WITH A SPARE,
AND THEY LAST
A GOOD LONG TIME.
YEAH. GET RID
OF FOREIGN PARTICLES
AND WELL AS SMELLS
AND SEDIMENT.
GREAT. THANKS, CARLOS.
OK.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL INSTALL SOME BUILT-IN
SHELVES IN THE DRESSING AREA.
NOW, OFF THE BEDROOM AREA,
WE CREATED WHAT WE CALL
THE DRESSING AREA
THAT ALSO HAS THE VANITY,
AND ERNIE'S GOT THE PIECES
FOR ANOTHER BUILT-IN OVER HERE.
CAN I HELP YOU
WITH THIS THING?
SURE.
AND THE IDEA WAS THAT
SINCE THIS APARTMENT
HAS BEEN REMODELED
AS A GETAWAY,
A LITTLE PLACE
TO RUN AWAY FROM
WHEREVER
YOU REALLY LIVE,
WE WANTED TO BE ABLE
TO COME HERE,
SET DOWN YOUR LUGGAGE,
AND WE ALSO WANTED
TO MAXIMIZE STORAGE FOR--
CAN I HELP YOU WITH THAT?
NO, I'M FINE.
OK.
JUST SCREW IT IN.
YEP. JUST DRIVE
SOME SCREWS IN THERE.
SO, WE WANTED TO HAVE A PLACE
TO SET DOWN YOUR LUGGAGE
AND UNPACK, AS WELL AS
SOME NICE DRAWERS
THAT ALLOW YOU TO KEEP THINGS
LIKE QUILTS OR BEDDING,
PILLOWS, OR THE LIKE,
IN THE STORAGE AREA HERE.
AND WE FOUND
THESE VERY NICE--
THESE ARE ACTUALLY MADE OUT
OF PLASTIC--DRAWER PULLS
THAT HAVE THAT KIND
OF COLOR ACCENT THAT--
IT SORT OF SPEAKS
MIAMI BEACH.
HAS TO GO RIGHT INTO
THAT MIDDLE TRACK.
VERY NICE.
AND THIS ONE...
THERE.
THIS IS THE TOP SECTION,
WHICH BRAD BREWSTER
FROM PRINCETON CABINETS
IS HELPING ERNIE WITH,
AND I'M JUST LOCATING THE LITTLE
DEAD MEN IN THE MIDDLE.
I'LL GET OUT
FROM UNDERNEATH HERE.
BUT ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES
OF WORKING WITH
A LOCAL CABINET SHOP
IS THAT YOU CAN GET
A LOT OF CUSTOM-MADE STUFF
RELATIVELY REASONABLY DONE.
AND THE IDEA HERE
WAS TO HAVE A BUILT-IN
WHERE, IF YOU ARE UNPACKING
AND YOU DON'T HAVE
A BIG CHEST OF DRAWERS,
YOU'VE GOT A PLACE TO JUST
PUT STUFF FOR THE WEEKEND.
AND YOU ALSO HAVE A PLACE
TO KEEP A COUPLE OF BEACH TOWELS
AND THAT SORT OT THING.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S NOT
GONNA GO ANYWHERE,
SO YOU CAN TAKE
YOUR DEAD MEN HOME.
THEY COME IN HANDY.
NOW, BRAD,
WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, THE UNSIGHTLY
SCREWS THERE.
HOW DO YOU HIDE THOSE?
WHAT WE DO IS
WE HAVE A CAP THAT
WE PUT OVER THERE.
SINCE THESE STAY OPEN
LIKE THIS, BOB,
AND, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T
HAVE DOORS COVERING THEM,
WE LIKE TO COVER UP
THOSE SCREWS,
AND THEY'LL BE COVERED UP
WITH A MATCHING HALF-INCH
ROUND DISC
THAT'S A SELF-ADHESIVE
WITH A BACK TO IT,
AND IT LOOKS ALL
LIKE THE SAME COLOR.
TERRIFIC.
IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
AND WHAT WE TRIED TO DO HERE
WAS TO CREATE A DRESSING AREA
THAT WAS OPPOSITE THE VANITY,
AND THE VANITY, OF COURSE,
PICKS UP USING THE SAME COLOR,
THE MIRROR REFLECTS ALL OF THAT
SO THAT YOU'VE GOT THE LIGHT
FROM THE ONLY WINDOW
INTO THE ROOM
MAKING IT ALL LIGHT, AIRY,
AND IT FEELS A LOT BIGGER.
COMING UP NEXT, WE RESTORE
THE 30-YEAR-OLD SLIDING GLASS
DOORS IN OUR GETAWAY APARTMENT.
Vila: NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'RE PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES
ON OUR HIGH-RISE CONDOMINIUM
PROJECT IN MIAMI BEACH.
WE'RE USING MIRRORS AND GLASS TO
CREATE A SPECTACULAR BAR AREA.
ALSO, WE'RE INSTALLING
SOME CUSTOM STORAGE DRAWERS
AND SHELVES
IN THE DRESSING AREA.
AND WE'LL SEE THE TEXTURED GLASS
IN THE POCKET DOORS.
FINALLY, WE'LL REPAIR
THE 30-YEAR OLD
SLIDING GLASS DOORS
TO ENHANCE OUR BALCONY VIEW.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON
"HOME AGAIN."
Vila: NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'RE INSTALLING MIRRORS
AND GLASS SHELVES
A KITCHEN FAUCET,
AND POCKET DOORS.
DON'T MISS IT.
THIS IS A DOUBLE SET
OF POCKET DOORS,
WHICH, OF COURSE,
JUST, YOU KNOW,
TUCK AWAY INTO THESE
POCKETS IN THE WALL,
BUT ONE OF THE MAJOR
CHANGES THAT WE DID HERE
WAS TO TEAR DOWN
THE WALL THAT WAS HERE
THAT SEPARATED THE LIVING ROOM
FROM THE BEDROOM.
THERE WAS ONLY A LITTLE
30-INCH DOOR ENTERING IT.
NOW THE BEDROOM
AND THE LIVING ROOM
ARE ALL ONE SPACE,
AND THE LIGHT FLOWS FREELY
FROM ONE TO THE OTHER.
WHEN WE STARTED OUT HERE, WE HAD
THIS KIND OF DARKISH BEDROOM.
THERE WAS A BIG WALK-IN CLOSET,
NOOKS AND CRANNIES,
BUT VERY, VERY DARK SPACE.
AND NOW THE ARCHITECT'S IDEA
WAS TO BRING ALL THAT DAYLIGHT
THAT COMES IN FROM
THE ONLY TWO SOURCES
ALL THE WAY DEEP
INTO THE APARTMENT.
AND BY USING THE POCKET DOORS,
THIS IS, AFTER ALL,
A GETAWAY APARTMENT,
ALMOST LIKE A STUDIO IN THAT
IT'S JUST ONE BIG SPACE,
YOU CAN HAVE THESE OPEN
ALL THE TIME
UNLESS YOU HAVE COMPANY.
AND THE INTERESTING THING
IS THAT WE DID DISCOVER
THAT THE BENDHEIM COMPANY
UP IN NEW YORK
STOCKS AND OFFERS A VARIETY
OF OVER 2,000 DIFFERENT
TYPES OF GLASSES,
AND THIS IS A FROSTED GLASS WITH
THIS LEAF PATTERN ETCHED IN IT,
WHICH GIVES YOU PRIVACY
AND IT GIVES YOU KIND OF
AN ARTISTIC TOUCH TO LOOK AT.
WE HAVEN'T TOTALLY FINISHED,
BUT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU
THAT THERE ARE OTHER
OPTIONS WE CONSIDERED.
THIS IS CALLED PYRAMID,
AND IT'S GLASS
THAT YOU SAW VERY OFTEN
IN 1950s AND 1960s
ARCHITECTURAL WORK,
AND IT, AGAIN, GIVES YOU
A FAIR AMOUNT OF PRIVACY.
AND THEN THEY'VE COME UP
WITH THIS NEW SATIN TECH GLASS,
WHICH IS AN ALTERNATIVE
TO SANDBLASTED GLASS.
THE BIG ADVANTAGE
WITH THIS STUFF
IS THAT IT'S EASY TO MAINTAIN.
SANDBLASTED GLASS CAN BE
A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.
AND THEN ONE OF THE FAVORITE
ONES THAT I LOOKED AT
IS JUST CALLED THREAD.
WHAT YOU GOT IS REAL
JAPANESE RICE PAPER IN THERE
SANDWICHED BETWEEN
TWO PIECES OF GLASS.
IN FLORIDA, YOU WANT
LOTS OF INTERESTING GLASS
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
SO MUCH INTERESTING LIGHT.
ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT'S COOL HERE
IS WE'VE GOT THE ORIGINAL
SLIDING GLASS DOORS
THAT ARE FLOOR TO CEILING
SO THAT WE CAN REALLY
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VIEW
AND ALL OF THE DAYLIGHT.
WE RECENTLY HAD THEM
RESTORED: WATCH.
NOW, THE SLIDING DOORS
ON THE APARTMENT
ARE PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL ONES,
AND EVEN THOUGH
THEY'RE ALUMINUM--
THIS ONE'S BEEN SHINED UP
A LITTLE BIT BY THE FELLAS--
BUT EVEN THOUGH
THEY'RE ALUMINUM,
THERE'S STILL A LOT PITTING,
AND THEY DON'T SLIDE VERY WELL,
SO WE'VE ASKED CHARLES KING
AND HIS AM PM COMPANY HERE
TO HELP US OUT.
CHARLES, WHAT'S
THE FIRST THING
THAT YOU'RE DOING
ON THE CORRODED
ALUMINUM?
WELL, BOB, WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO DO HERE IS--
THEY'RE OLD DOORS,
AND THEY'VE GOT A LITTLE
BIT OF THE SALT AIR HERE
COMING OFF THE OCEAN.
THEY'RE CORRODED.
YES.
SO, WHAT ARE
YOU USING ON IT?
WE'RE USING THIS
LITTLE MAGNET WHEEL
ALUMINUM POLISH.
OK, SO IT'S A MAGNESIUM
OR ALUMINUM POLISH,
AND IT'S JUST A COMPOUND
THAT YOU CAN BUY
AT AN AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY
HOUSE OR SOMETHING?
UH-HUH.
YEAH. AND YOU'RE
JUST RUBBING IT ON
WITH A TOWEL.
YOU'RE NOT
USING AN ABRASIVE
OR STEEL WOOL.
WELL, WE ARE TRYING
THE ABRASIVE PADS
OVER HERE
TO SEE IF THAT
WOULD DO A BETTER JOB,
BUT IT DOESN'T
SEEM TO BE GETTING IT.
IT'S BADLY PITTED.
SO, IN SOME AREAS,
THIS IS AS GOOD
AS IT'S GONNA GET.
IN OTHER AREAS,
I NOTICED YOU'VE
ALREADY DONE IT HERE,
AND IT LOOKS
REALLY NICE.
YEAH.
OF COURSE,
THIS IS THE INSIDE.
YES. INSIDE IS PROTECTED
FROM THE SALT AIR.
RIGHT.
THIS MAY REQUIRE
A LITTLE BIT OF PAINT.
MAYBE AEROSOL SPRAY
MIGHT CLEAN IT UP,
AND IT'LL LOOK FINE.
OK. WE'LL SEE AFTER
YOU'VE FINISHED DOING THAT,
BUT THE BIG PROBLEM
THAT WE HAVE IS THAT
IT DOESN'T REALLY
FUNCTION VERY WELL.
THE TRACKS ARE DIRTY AND WORN,
AND IT SEEMS TO ME
LIKE THE ROLLERS
PROBABLY NEED TO BE REPLACED.
AND ALSO, THERE'S
A LOT OF PLAY IN THE DOOR,
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT
AND WE'VE GOT A STORM OUTSIDE,
YOU KNOW, WE CAN BE
NICE AND DRY IN HERE.
WHAT DO YOU DO
ABOUT THAT?
WELL, TWO THINGS.
THE ROLLERS--
WE'RE GONNA TAKE
THE DOOR DOWN
AND TAKE A LOOK
AT THE ROLLERS.
OK.
CHANCES ARE
THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY
THE ORIGINAL ROLLERS
AND THEY'LL NEED REPLACED.
OK. AND SO IN ORDER
TO GET THE DOOR
OUT OF THE CHANNELS,
YOU'VE GOTTA TAKE OFF
ONE OF THE DEAD
PANELS, RIGHT?
YES.
DAVE, CAN YOU HELP
CARRY THAT?
YEAH.
HERE WE GO.
YOU GOT IT?
LET'S PUT THAT
ON THE SAW HORSES
AND TAKE A LOOK
AT THOSE ROLLERS.
RIGHT ABOUT THERE.
SO, CHARLES,
WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE
DOWN HERE?
WELL, LET'S SEE.
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE
SOME NYLON ROLLERS,
AND THEY DON'T LOOK GOOD.
A LITTLE WOBBLY--
TOO WOBBLY FOR MY LIKING,
AND SINCE WE ALREADY
HAVE THE DOOR DOWN,
WHICH IS HALF THE WORK,
WE'RE JUST GONNA
POP THESE OUT
AND SEE IF WE
CAN MATCH 'EM UP
TO SOME OF THE ROLLERS
WE HAVE IN THE TRUCK.
EXCELLENT.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE
REPLACING THIS ROLLER,
WHICH IS ALL CORRODED--
IT'S THE ORIGINAL
30-SOME-ODD YEAR--
WITH THIS ONE, AND SO
I GUESS THE POINT, CHARLES,
IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO
THROW AWAY YOUR OLD DOORS.
YOU CAN FIX 'EM UP.
RIGHT. RIGHT.
EVEN THOUGH THIS COMPANY
MAY BE OUT OF BUSINESS NOW
AND THE ROLLERS
AREN'T AVAILABLE,
YOU CAN JUST
TAKE ANY OTHER ROLLER
AND BY SIMPLY
ADDING SOMETHING,
LIKE A RIVET, FOR EXAMPLE,
WE CAN SLIDE THIS ROLLER IN
IF IT LINES UP.
MAYBE PUT A RIVET IN
TO SECURE IT.
SO, THAT'S WHAT
YOU'VE ALREADY DONE
ON THIS SIDE?
YOU'VE GOT
A COUPLE OF RIVETS
IN PLACE TO HOLD IT
SO THAT IT DOESN'T MOVE.
AND NOW LET'S PUT IT BACK
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR.
THE RUBBER GASKET
IS IN GOOD SHAPE.
THAT'S NICE.
OK, NOW JUST
PUT THE SCREWS BACK ON,
AND WE'VE GOT
A REVITALIZED DOOR.
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.
ALL RIGHTY.
Vila: WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH A PREVIEW OF OUR NEXT SHOW.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS
ABOUT OLDER CONDOS
IS THEY'RE USUALLY
BUILT IN GREAT LOCATIONS,
SO WE'VE GOT SOME SPECTACULAR
VIEWS IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS,
BUT WE'RE ALSO OUT OF TIME.
COME "HOME AGAIN" NEXT WEEK
WHEN WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING
ALL THE FINISHING TOUCHES,
SHOWING YOU SOME BEAUTIFUL
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE
THAT WE'VE MANAGED
TO ACQUIRE DOWN HERE
AS WELL AS ALL SORTS OF
INTERESTING LIGHTING FIXTURES
AND OTHER GREAT TOUCHES.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
"HOME AGAIN."
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