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1523 - Installing Glazed Wall Tile and a Pedestal Sink
February 14-20, 2005 | August 15-21, 2005
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME "HOME AGAIN"
TO OUR BROWNSTONE RENOVATION
HERE ON MANHATTAN'S
UPPER WEST SIDE.
TODAY WE'RE WORKING
IN THE BATHROOM,
PUTTING IN SOME ELEGANT TILE
FROM SPAIN.
THE PLUMBER'S HERE
TO SHOW US HOW TO INSTALL
A TOTO PEDESTAL SINK.
AND WE'RE TAKING YOU
TO THE BETHESDA TERRACE
IN CENTRAL PARK
TO LOOK AT THE ONGOING
RESTORATION OF A BEAUTIFUL
MINTON TILE CEILING
FROM THE LATE 19th CENTURY.
STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE
YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT LOTS
TO DEAL WITH TODAY,
BUT TAKE A LOOK AT OUR
SYMMETRICAL WALL HERE.
WE NOW HAVE PLACED
THE ENTRY DOOR,
WHICH IS A 5-PANEL,
STEEL, FIRE-RATED DOOR,
AND THIS POCKET DOOR
THAT LEADS INTO THE DINING
ROOM AND KITCHEN AREA.
WE'VE PLACED THEM SYMMETRICALLY,
BI-LATERALLY SYMMETRIC,
SO THAT THE ROOM HAS BALANCE.
WE'VE RESTORED THE WINDOW
THAT WAS HERE
SO THAT WE HAVE
THE FULL-SIZE OPENING
AND HAVE LOTS OF
NORTHERN LIGHT.
AND IN THROUGH HERE,
WE'VE TRIMMED EVERYTHING OUT,
AND THE BATHROOM IS
ALMOST COMPLETED.
IN FACT, I REALLY DO LIKE
THIS BEAUTIFUL FORMAT
PORCELANOSA TILE.
LAST WEEK, WE SPENT FAIR--
SORRY--A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME
IN HERE INSTALLING SOME OF IT.
TAKE A LOOK.
ROB SHEDROFSKY
IS HERE,
AND YOU'RE FROM
Da VINCI TILE
IN THE GREATER
NEW YORK AREA.
BEFORE WE TALK
ABOUT HOW HE'S
INSTALLING THEM,
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE PRODUCTS
THAT WE'RE USING.
THESE ARE ALL
FROM SPAIN,
FROM PORCELANOSA.
THAT IS TRUE.
THERE'S 2 TYPES OF
TILE WE HAVE HERE.
WE'RE DEALING WITH
BOTH A FLOOR TILE
AND A WALL TILE.
THAT WALL TILE IS
BASICALLY A CLAY MATERIAL
THAT HAS AS GLAZE ON IT
YOU CAN SEE THE--
IT'S NOT A THROUGH
BODY MATERIAL.
THE CLAY YOU FIRST SEE,
AND THEN ON THE TOP
OF THAT IS THIS GLAZE
THAT GETS FIRED
IN A KILN.
YES.
SO THESE MATERIALS ARE
VERY SUITABLE FOR
WALL APPLICATIONS.
AND, AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE'RE NOW INSTALLING
THEM HERE.
YEAH, AND BEFORE
WE GO THERE,
WHAT WE'RE USING
ON THE FLOOR IS
A DIFFERENT TYPE
OF TILE...
AND THIS--
THIS IS ACTUALLY
A PORCELAIN TILE.
AND THESE ARE
ALSO PORCELANOSA.
IT IS.
AND THIS PRODUCT IS
A VERY STRONG PRODUCT.
IT HASN'T BEEN
ON THE MARKET
ALL THAT LONG.
AND IT'S REALLY
THE TECHNOLOGY THAT
LETS THESE PIECES
BECOME SO LARGE.
RIGHT.
THEY CAN BE MADE
UP TO 24 INCHES
AND ONLY 3/8" THICK.
YEAH. THEY'RE
INCREDIBLY STRONG.
EXTREMELY STRONG.
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS.
THEY COULD BE
USED ANYWHERE.
YEAH, AND SO WE'RE
USING THIS PRODUCT
ON THE FLOOR
OF THE BATHROOM.
WE ARE.
AND WE'RE USING
THE GLAZED PRODUCT
ON OUR WALLS.
THIS IS KIND OF
LIKE THE SAME FORMAT
AS YOU SEE
IN THE NEW YORK CITY
SUBWAYS BLOWN UP
EXACTLY.
TO A LARGE DIMENSION.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING
TO REPLICATE HERE IS WHAT
WE CALL THE SUBWAY TILE.
AND THAT'S KIND OF
THE BRICK PATTERN
THAT BECOMES UP--
WITH A BIT OF A JOINT,
WE HAVE 1/8" JOINT HERE.
AND WHAT WE'VE DONE
IS ACTUALLY COME UP
WITH A DATUM LINE
THAT WILL BE ATTACHED--
THAT IS LINING UP
WITH SOME CASING
THAT'S GONNA BE
AROUND THE ROOM,
CAME DOWN, AND WE'RE NOW
DEALING WITH THE LAYOUT
WITH THE CENTER OF
THE ROOM, AND JUST SPLITTING
THE TILES THIS WAY.
YES. THIS IS
A SMALL BATHROOM;
IT'S A BUSY BATHROOM.
THERE WILL BE
A MEDICINE CHEST HERE.
BUT FROM THE POINT
OF VIEW OF THE FORMAT
OF THE TILE, THE SIZE,
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE LAYOUT IS
GONNA BE PLEASING
AND IT'S GONNA
CORRESPOND TO THE TOPS
OF THINGS
LIKE MEDICINE CHESTS AND
THE WINDOW BEHIND ME
AND STUFF.
RIGHT. THAT AND
THE OTHER THING THAT
WE TRY TO MAKE SURE
IS THAT WE DON'T GET
LITTLE SMALL SLIVERS.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE'RE DEALING WITH
A PRETTY NICE--
2-SIZE TILES
HERE IN THE CORNERS.
WE DIDN'T END
OUR PATTERN WITH
JUST A SMALL TILE.
TO KEEP THE, YOU KNOW,
THE NICE AESTHETIC OF
THE MATERIAL.
EXACTLY.
NOW, LET'S TALK
ABOUT THE MATERIAL
THAT'S BEING USED
TO PUT IT ON.
THIS IS--
IS IT MASTIC?
YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
IT'S AN ORGANIC
MASTIC, IS WHAT THEY CALL IT.
THIS IS A
PETROLEUM-BASED MASTIC.
THAT IT HAS ADHESIVES
AND THEN A CARRIER.
HERE WE HAVE
A PETROLEUM-BASED CARRIER.
BUT YOU COULD ALSO
USE A LATEX,
OR COULD YOU DO THIS
IN A THIN SET
OR WHAT?
YEAH, THAT'S BASICALLY
THE 2 METHODS OF MOST
TILE INSTALLATION IS
BASICALLY THE THIN SET
OR USING THE MASTIC.
THE ADVANTAGE OF
A MASTIC IS NUMBER ONE--
COST--LESS EXPENSIVE.
NUMBER 2--IT'S VERY,
VERY STRONG.
THIS--AND ALSO, IT KIND
OF SETS UP QUICKLY,
AS YOU CAN SEE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THE TILES
DIPPING DOWN.
SLIDING.
SAGGING IS A BIG PROBLEM,
AND HE CAN ACTUALLY DO
THIS WHOLE WALL IN ONE DAY
AND NOT WORRY ABOUT
PIECES, YOU KNOW,
COMING OFF OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT, SO IT'S
A VERY STRONG PRODUCT.
SO, HE'S JUST--
AND CLEANING IS
QUITE EASY, AS WELL.
IF THERE'S EVER ANY
EXTRA PIECES AND STUFF,
A LITTLE MINERAL SPRITZ
IS GONNA TAKE IT RIGHT OFF.
AND THE NOTCHED TROWEL
IS WHAT, A 1/4" NOTCH?
THIS IS A 1/4" NOTCHED
TROWEL THAT WE'RE USING.
THAT'S WHAT RECOMMENDED
FOR THIS MASTIC.
SO, YOU'RE CREATING
THESE RIDGES THAT
ARE 1/4" DEEP.
AND THEN WHEN WE PRESS
THE TILE ON THE THING,
IT'LL LEAVE ABOUT 1/8"
LEFT AFTER TILE IS
COMPRESSED ONTO THE WALL.
AND THEN ALL
THE SPACERS THAT ARE
BEING USED--
THEY'RE JUST
TEMPORARILY THERE.
THEN WHEN EVERYTHING
IS SET UP, YOU PULL
THEM BACK OUT.
WE PULL THEM OUT.
WE WOULD LET THIS THING
CURE FOR 24 HOURS.
AND THEN WE COULD
COME BACK AND
ACTUALLY GROUT IT.
TERRIFIC.
AND WE WOULD BE
USING HERE UNSANDED
WALL GROUT--WHITE.
WHITE TO KEEP IT
ALL WHITE.
AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE
TO SEE THE JOINTS AS WELL.
THEY'LL KIND OF DIE
RIGHT INTO THE TILE.
VERY GOOD.
THANKS, ROB.
THANK YOU.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
THE PLUMBER JOINS US
TO INSTALL A BEAUTIFUL
PEDESTAL SINK.
AND THE BATHROOM HAS COME OUT
REALLY NICELY.
THE BIG PORCELANOSA TILE
WITH THE BROKEN BOND JOINT
SO THAT IT KIND OF
LOOKS LIKE THE SUBWAYS.
THE 1" INCH, AND I'M NOT
GONNA SHOW YOU THE FLOOR
TILE RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE MARIO PAGANO IS HERE,
OUR PLUMBER,
AND HE'S GONNA SHOW US
HOW TO PUT THE TOTO
PEDESTAL LAV IN PLACE.
WHAT'S THE FIRST
THING YOU DO, MARIO?
WELL, BOB, THE FIRST
THING WE DO IS
WE MAKE SURE
WE HAVE NO WATER
IN THE SYSTEM.
SHUT OFF
THE WATER, RIGHT.
WE SHUT IT OFF
TO AVOID FLOODS.
SO, YOU'VE DRAINED
THAT OUT.
WE'VE DRAINED THAT OUT;
WE'VE SHUT IT OFF.
THEN WE MARK
OUR NIPPLES,
TEMPORARY NIPPLES,
THROUGH THE WALL
SO THAT WE KNOW
OUR REPLACEMENTS,
WHICH ARE THE FINISHED
PRODUCTS--
A NIPPLE REFERS TO
A SHORT LENGTH OF PIPE.
A SHORT LENGTH
OF PIPE TEMPORARILY
INSTALLED.
AND THESE WERE
TEMPORARY SO THAT
WHILE THE OTHER
TRAYS WERE IN HERE
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT DAMAGING
YOUR FINISH.
EXACTLY.
WE THEN REMOVE
THE NIPPLES, REMOVE
THE NIPPLE CAPS.
WE'LL DRAIN THIS
OUT, IF THERE IS
ANYTHING LEFT.
NO. GOOD.
IN THIS CASE,
IT'S GOOD.
AND WE MATCH IT UP
WITH SOMEWHAT
OF A NIPPLE
THAT'S GONNA
BE VERY CLOSE,
SLIGHTLY LONGER
THAN WHAT'S MARKED
SO THAT WE HAVE
OUR FINISH.
AND THE WHITE STUFF
IS PLUMBER'S TAPE.
TEFLON TAPE.
EXACTLY.
TEFLON.
OK. HAND TIGHTEN
IT ALL, FIRST.
OUR FINISHED
ESCUTCHEONS.
AND WE FEEL,
AND HERE WE GO.
YOU GOT IT?
YEP.
HE HAND-TIGHTEN
ALL OUR FITTINGS
PRIOR TO APPLYING
A WRENCH TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE
PRETTY MUCH
A NICE, SNUG FIT.
AND WE'LL DO THE
SAME ON THE OTHER.
ALL RIGHT.
OK, SO DO YOU WANT
THE PEDESTAL THEN?
PLEASE.
OK.
THAT WAS THE
TEMPORARY NIPPLE
ON THE WASTE.
FOR THE WASTE,
EXACTLY.
TAKE THE ACTUAL
LAV ITSELF.
WE THEN MARK
THE HOLES, OUR
SUPPORT HOLES
FROM THE SINK,
FROM THE LAV ITSELF,
ONTO THE WALL CAP...
TO SECURE--PUT IN
OUR ANCHORS.
ALL RIGHT, SO,
THERE ARE YOUR MARKS,
AND THAT'S THE BEST
WAY TO DO IT--
TAKE IT STRAIGHT
OFF THE LAV.
STRAIGHT OFF THE LAV.
THERE'S NO MISTAKES.
HERE WE GO.
Vila: NOW, BEFORE
WE ACTUALLY PUT
THE PEDESTAL SINK
TOGETHER UP THERE,
WE WANT TO INSTALL
THE FAUCET, RIGHT?
YEP.
WHAT GOES IN FIRST?
THE SPOUT WILL
GO ON FIRST.
THE--THERE'S NO NEED
FOR PUTTY; IT COMES
WITH A RUBBER SEAL,
RUBBER GASKET.
RIGHT ON THERE.
RIGHT, AND IT GIVES YOU
A GOOD, TIGHT SEAL.
MM-HMM.
OK, SO, YOU HAVE
TO REMOVE THIS CAP.
IT UNSCREWS.
IT UNSCREWS.
RIGHT.
AND I THINK YOU NEED
A SCREWDRIVER.
OH, YEAH.
OK, YOU GOT THAT ONE
ALREADY APART.
YEP. TOOK IT APART.
AND, AGAIN, THIS HAS
THE SAME TYPE OF SEAL--
YEAH.
NOT NEEDING
ANY PLUMBERS PUTTY.
THAT'S A GOOD DESIGN.
IT HAS ACTUAL
MULTIPLE SEALS.
SO, THE GREAT THING
ABOUT THESE IS
THAT THERE'S NO
WASHERS TO WEAR OUT.
NONE WHATSOEVER.
IT'S A PORCELAIN DISK.
YEAH.
LONG, LONG LIFE.
SO, WHAT'S NEXT?
NEXT IS, WE'RE
FINALIZING THE WATER
CONNECTIONS.
LET'S TURN IT AROUND.
THERE WE GO.
THE WATER CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE ACTUAL
SPINDLE OF THE FAUCET
AND THE DIVERTER "T"
THAT GOES TO THE SPOUT,
WHICH, WITH THESE
STAINLESS STEEL HOSES.
AND THEN, LASTLY--
AND, AGAIN,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT
ANY TEFLON TAPE.
NONE WHATSOEVER.
THERE IS NEOPRENE
GASKETS ON THE INSIDE.
RIGHT.
AND THEY'RE
A VERY GOOD SEAL.
OK.
WHAT'S THIS?
PUTTY.
PLUMBERS PUTTY.
THIS IS ABOUT THE ONLY
ONE PLACE THAT MUST--
SOME MANUFACTURERS WILL
TEND TO DISAGREE WITH
THEIR NEW RUBBER SEALS,
BUT I SWEAR BY IT.
SO, YOU LIKE TO PUT
A LITTLE BIT OF
PLUMBERS PUTTY THERE.
OTHER PLACES IS
ARGUMENTATIVE.
SO, LET'S SEE.
THAT MUCH.
OF COURSE WHEN IT TIGHTENS,
IT TIGHTENS, IT EXPANDS.
EXACTLY.
AND YOU GET RID
OF THE EXCESS.
EXACTLY.
SQUEEZING OUT.
Vila: THAT LOOKS
BEAUTIFUL.
NOW, ARE WE READY
FOR THE TRAP?
JUST ABOUT. YEP.
AND IS IT AN "S"
TRAP, OR WHAT?
THIS IS A "P" TRAP.
A "P" TRAP.
ABSOLUTELY.
IF YOU LOOK AT IT SIDEWAYS,
IT RESEMBLES A "P."
YEAH, BUT IT'S
ECCENTRIC TO NEW YORK.
ABSOLUTELY.
PLUMBING CODE HERE
REQUIRES IT.
MM-HMM.
"S" TRAPS ARE ILLEGAL
IN THE CITY, AND--
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
UM, AN "S" TRAP,
WITH THE MOMENTUM
OF DRAINAGE,
IT REMOVES THE NATURAL
WATER SEAL THAT WE WANT
TO ELIMINATE SEWER GASES--
SEWER GASES FROM
BACKING INTO THE ROOMS.
SO, AN "S" TRAP
DOESN'T WORK WHEN
THE WATER'S FLOWING.
IT DOESN'T DO ITS
PARTICULAR JOB THAT
IT'S INTENDED TO,
TO KEEP THAT WATER SEAL.
WITH THE MOMENTUM
YOU LOSE IT
AND YOU GET
SEWER GASES.
THAT'S NEW YORK.
THAT'S A PRETTY
GOOD CODE.
WE DRY-FIT IT,
SO TO SPEAK,
SO THAT WE GET
AN ACCURATE MEASUREMENT
ON OUR DRAINAGE TAILPIECE
FROM THE SINK DOWN.
AND THEN WE'LL MAKE
OUR FINAL CUT.
I LIKE TO THINK OF
MEASURE TWICE
AND CUT ONCE.
IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
WELL, IT'S A THING
OF BEAUTY--
JAPANESE DESIGN,
ITALIAN PLUMBERS,
AND NEW YORK CITY CODES.
THANKS, MARIO.
HA HA.
YOU'RE WELCOME, BOB.
NEXT WE'LL VISIT
THE TILE RESTORATION PROJECT
AT THE BETHESDA TERRACE
IN CENTRAL PARK.
NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'LL BE BACK AT OUR
FLOOR-THROUGH APARTMENT PROJECT
ON MANHATTAN'S
UPPER WEST SIDE.
IN THE BATHROOM,
WE'RE PUTTING IN
SOME BEAUTIFUL PORCELANOSA TILE
FROM SPAIN.
THE PLUMBER WILL SHOW US
HOW TO INSTALL A TOTO
PEDESTAL SINK AND FAUCET.
AND FINALLY, WE'LL BE TAKING YOU
TO THE BETHESDA TERRACE
IN CENTRAL PARK FOR A LOOK
AT THE ONGOING RESTORATION
OF A SPECTACULAR
MINTON TILE CEILING
FROM THE LAST 19th CENTURY.
SO, DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "HOME AGAIN."
NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
IT'S TILE IN THE BATHROOM,
A PEDESTAL SINK,
AND A RESTORATION PROJECT
IN CENTRAL PARK.
DON'T MISS IT.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT
LIVING ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE IS
THAT YOU HAVE CENTRAL PARK
AS YOU'RE OWN PRIVATE BACKYARD.
EARLIER THIS SUMMER, WE GOT
TO TOUR THE BETHESDA TERRACE,
A STRUCTURE IN THE CENTER
OF THE PARK THAT DATES
FROM AROUND THE SAME TIME
AS OUR BROWNSTONE HERE.
AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS
THAT'S HAPPENING,
THANKS TO THE CONSERVANCY,
IS THAT THEY'RE RESTORING
SOME BEAUTIFUL
TILED CEILINGS.
DOUG BLONSKY
SHOWED ME AROUND.
SO, DOUG,
IN CENTRAL PARK,
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
FOLLIES AND STRUCTURES
THAT ARE ORIGINAL,
BUT THIS, THE BETHESDA
TERRACE AND THE PART
UNDERNEATH IT,
IS THE MOST IMPOSING,
ISN'T IT?
YES. THIS IS DEFINITELY
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURE WE HAVE IN THE PARK.
I GUESS WE'D CALL IT
ROMANESQUE.
MM-HMM.
MADE UP OF SANDSTONE.
MADE OF SANDSTONE
AND DESIGNED BY...
CALVERT VAUX WAS
THE PRINCIPLE ARCHITECT
AND JACOB WREY MOULD,
HIS ASSISTANT, WAS
REALLY THE ONE
THAT DESIGNED
ALL THE CARVINGS
AND THE ORNAMENTATION.
AND THEN THE CARVING WAS
MADE IN-PLACE, RIGHT?
YES, IT WAS.
IT WAS CARVED RIGHT
IN-PLACE IN THE PARK.
WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT,
THESE PIECES WITH
THE BIRDS AND STUFF?
UH, THE 4 SEASONS,
AND WHEN YOU WALK DOWN
THE STAIRCASE,
YOU HAVE EACH SEASON
ON EACH SIDE OF YOU.
SO YOU HAVE ALL 4
ON THE 2 SETS.
NOW, SANDSTONE IS
PRETTY FRAGILE.
HOW DO YOU KEEP IT
IN GOOD SHAPE?
UNFORTUNATELY,
IT WEATHERS HORRIBLY.
WHAT WE DO IS,
WHEN IT REALLY WEATHERS
TO A POINT TO REALLY
REPLACE THE SANDSTONE,
WE CARVE OUT A SECTION,
WHICH WAS CALL DUTCHMEN,
WE PUT IN A NEW SECTION
AND WE CARVE IT,
AND IT'S OUR OWN STAFF
IN-HOUSE THAT DOES THAT,
AND WE FIND THAT'S
THE BEST METHOD.
THE DUTCHMEN TECHNIQUE
IS THE SAME AS WE USE
IN WOOD REPAIR.
EXACTLY.
YOU CUT OUT A PIECE
OF THE MATERIAL
AND YOU FIT IT IN.
NOW, THAT LOOKS
BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE,
BUT WE'VE JUST WALKED
INTO THE UNDERNEATH
OF THE TERRACE.
AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING
AT RAW, BRICK VAULTS.
WHAT WENT ON HERE?
WELL, WHAT WAS HERE
WERE 49 BEAUTIFUL,
ORNAMENTAL TILES--
MINTON TILES,
ENCAUSTIC TILES--
AS WE SEE OVERHEAD.
YES.
WE PUT 2 BACK
SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
WE DID A PROTOTYPE
KIND OF RECREATION.
TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD
TAKE TO PUT ALL 49 BACK.
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED
THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO
BEGIN THIS PROJECT.
NOW, WHY WERE
THEY FALLING OUT,
JUST WEATHER OR WHAT?
WELL, IN THE EARLY
EIGHTIES, WE WERE DOING
A MAJOR RESTORATION
TO THIS AREA, AND WE WERE
DOING SOME EXPLORATION.
WE FOUND OUT THAT
THE BACKING ON THESE TILES
WAS RUSTING
AND GETTING TO A POINT
WHERE THEY HAD TO BE
TAKEN DOWN.
SO, THEY WEREN'T
CEMENTED UP TO
THE BRICKS,
THEY WERE HELD BY METAL?
IT WAS A METAL FASTENER
RIGHT INTO THE BRICK.
AND SO, THAT HAD ALL
ROTTED AWAY, AND THAT'S
WHY THEY WERE FALLING.
WE TOOK 'EM DOWN,
WE PACKED 'EM UP,
PUT 'EM AWAY,
AND IT'S BEEN ABOUT
20 YEARS, AND NOW WE'RE
READY TO PUT THEM BACK UP.
WHAT'S IT GONNA COST
TO DO THIS?
IT'S A BIG PROJECT.
IT'S GONNA COST
WELL OVER $3 MILLION,
PROBABLY ABOUT
$3.5 MILLION.
SO, DOES THAT COME OUT
OF THE OPERATING BUDGET
OF THE PARK?
NO, FORTUNATELY,
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
LIVED IN BROOKLYN,
LOVED CENTRAL PARK,
LOVED PRESERVATION,
PUT US IN HER WILL.
AND WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY,
SHE GAVE US ALL THE MONEY
TO DO THIS PROJECT.
SO, A CIVIC-MINDED
LITTLE OLD LADY
IN NEW YORK?
THAT'S RIGHT, AND THAT'S
HOW MOST OF OUR MONEY
INTO CENTRAL PARK COMES.
YEAH, NOW, YOU SAID
THESE WERE ENCAUSTIC
TILES, MINTON TILES
FROM THE MINTON WORKS
IN ENGLAND, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND YOU STILL HAVE
ALL OF THEM.
NOW, HOW ARE YOU
ACTUALLY RESTORING
THE BIG PANELS
AND PUTTING THEM
BACK IN PLACE?
WELL, WE ACTUALLY HAVE
A SHOP OVER HERE, BOB,
THAT I CAN SHOW YOU,
AND SHOW YOU IN DETAIL
WHAT WE'RE DOING.
BOB, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE
YOU TO THE MAN IN CHARGE
OF THIS PROJECT
THIS IS CHRIS NOLAN,
THE VICE PRESIDENT
FOR OPERATIONS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
DOWN THERE?
THIS IS
THE BACKSIDE OF
ONE OF THESE PANELS?
THIS IS ONE OF
THE BACKSIDES OF
THE 49 PANELS.
AS YOU SAID BEFORE,
IT'S MADE OUT OF
WROUGHT IRON,
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT
IT HAS DETERIORATED
TO THE POINT
WHERE'S THERE'S BEEN
A MASS FAILURE ON THIS ONE--
BIG PIECES HAVE TURNED OFF.
THIS IS ONE OF
THE MECHANICAL FASTENERS
THAT HOLDS ONE OF
THE INDIVIDUAL TILES.
AND EACH TILE HAS
A MECHANICAL FASTENER.
THIS ARCHED SHAPE, THEN,
CORRESPONDED TO THE ARCH
IN THE BRICK.
YES. THIS IS A PIECE
OF A CAST WHICH
CORRESPONDS TO THE BRICK,
AND THIS SAT IN
THE FRAME THAT'S ON
THE CEILING UP TOP.
SO, HOW MANY OF
THESE ARE UP THERE,
OR ARE MEANT
TO BE UP THERE?
THERE ARE 49 PANELS.
AND WHAT IS THE SIZE
OF EACH PANEL?
THEY ARE
8 1/2' X 8 1/2'.
AND THEY WEIGH?
ABOUT A LITTLE
OVER A TON.
YOU GOT A BIG JOB.
IT IS NO SMALL
UNDERTAKING.
IT'S OVER
16,000 TILES.
WHAT'S THE DEAL
WITH THE ONE THAT'S
WAY IN THE BACK THERE,
PROPPED UP
AGAINST THE WALL?
THAT'S ACTUALLY
AN ORIGINAL PANEL,
WHICH IS IN EXTRAORDINARILY
GOOD SHAPE.
YOU CAN SEE THE CONTRAST
BETWEEN ONE WHERE'S
THERE'S BEEN A MASS FAILURE
AND ONE WHERE THE SYSTEM
WORKED REALLY WELL,
DEPENDING ON WHERE
IT WAS IN THE CEILING
AND THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE
THAT IT WAS EXPOSED TO.
AND IT'S ALL ABOUT
THE WATER GETTING IN.
IT'S ALL ABOUT
CONTROLLING THE WATER.
SO, THAT ONE SHOWS
THE ORIGINAL PATTERN
AND THE ORIGINAL TILES
IN THEIR PLACEMENT.
NOW, WHAT KIND OF
TILES ARE THESE?
Blonsky: THESE ARE MINTON
TILES FROM ENGLAND.
THE COMPANY IS
STILL THERE; WE MIGHT
BE USING THEM AGAIN.
INDEED? SO, HOW DO YOU
GO ABOUT RECREATING
ALL OF THIS?
YOU'VE GOT
A MOCK-UP HERE,
OR IS THIS ACTUALLY
SOME OF SALVAGED
ORIGINALS?
WELL, THIS IS ACTUALLY
SOME OF THE TILES
FROM THE PANEL BEHIND US
THAT WE WERE JUST
LOOKING AT, AND THIS
IS ONE OF THE CORNERS
WHERE YOU CAN SEE
THERE'S BEEN--
THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE,
REALLY, OF SOME OF
THE DETERIORATION,
WHERE THE RUST
AND THE IRON HAS JUST
CONTINUED TO EXPAND
AND CAUSED A FAILURE
IN THE MECHANICAL FASTENER.
SO, THE WAY
THEY DESIGNED IT,
YOU HAD AN ACTUAL LITTLE
BRONZE CLIP THAT WENT
INTO THE BACKSIDE
OF THE TILE.
AND THEN, WAS THERE
PLASTER IN BETWEEN
THE IRON AND THE--?
THERE WAS
A CEMENTITIOUS LAYER
WHICH HELD THEM DOWN.
SO IT WAS LIKE A BUILT-IN
SUSPENDER SYSTEM.
A NORMAL TILE SYSTEM
THAT YOU HAD BASICALLY
A WET BED FOR IT
AND THEN A MECHANICAL
FASTENER TO HOLD IT
INTO PLACE.
AND, OF COURSE,
THE BRONZE IS FINE.
THE BRONZE IS
IN FANTASTIC SHAPE.
THIS HAD A--ESSENTIALLY,
THEY CAST A LITTLE DOVETAIL.
THEY PUT IT IN,
THEY FILLED IT WITH CLAY,
AND EACH ONE WAS READY
TO GO AND KIND OF SIT IN IT.
AND OUR SYSTEM WILL
BASICALLY REPLICATE THAT
WITH MODERN MATERIALS.
WHAT MATERIAL
WILL YOU USE FOR
THE NEW FRAMEWORK?
THE NEW FRAMEWORK WILL BE
ALL STAINLESS STEEL.
OK.
THAT MAKES SENSE.
AND THE KEY WILL BE
KEEPING THE TILES IN PLACE
AND STRIPPING IT ALL APART.
STRIPPING ALL THE IRON
OFF AND PUTTING
THE STAINLESS STEEL
WITHOUT MOVING, TRYING
TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF
MOVING THE TILES.
REALLY?
SO, IT'S NOT LIKE
YOU'RE DEALING WITH
UPTEEN THOUSANDS
OF TILES.
YOU'RE JUST DEALING
WITH 49 PANELS.
YEAH. THE HALLMARK OF
THE RESTORATION IS TO TRY
TO DO 49 PANELS
NOT 16,000 TILES.
YOU'D GO CRAZY.
WHAT ABOUT
SOME OF THESE?
NOW, DOES SOMETHING
LIKE THIS GET REUSED?
IT'S PRETTY DAMAGED.
PART OF THE DESIGN
PROCESS IS REALLY
TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH
OF THE ORIGINAL FABRIC
COULD WE RESTORE.
AND THIS IS ONE
WHERE THERE'S PROBABLY
ABOUT 25-30% FAILURE
IN THE TILE ITSELF,
AND WE'D LIKE TO KEEP
AS MUCH RESTORED
FABRIC AS POSSIBLE.
SO WE WORK WITH
AN IN-HOUSE STAFF
AND A STAFF OF CONSULTANT
CONSERVATORS TO CONSERVE
A TILE, WHICH IS THIS ONE.
AND THIS IS ONE OF
THE TEST CONSERVATIONS
TO DETERMINE IF CAN DO IT.
WE'RE NOT PARTICULARLY
HAPPY WITH THE GLAZING
FINISH YET,
BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY
ON THE RIGHT TRACK
IN TERMS OF THE PATTERNING.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL--
YEAH, AND WE WENT THROUGH
A COUPLE OF PROCESSES
IN DETERMINING
WHAT WAS THE BEST MATERIAL,
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY
JUST A CEMENTITIOUS
MATERIAL BUILT UP
WITH A PAINTED LAYER.
HOW MUCH TIME IS
THIS GONNA TAKE?
IT'LL TAKE ABOUT
2 YEARS TO DO
THE WHOLE THING.
2 YEARS TO DO
THE WHOLE THING
AND GET THEM BACK
INTO PLACE.
LIFTING THAT
2,500 POUND PANEL UP
WAS NO SMALL UNDERTAKING.
I THINK WE ALL
ADMIRE GUYS LIKE YOU
WHO CAN HANDLE
THESE UNDERTAKINGS,
BECAUSE THE REST OF US
ARE JUST IN AWE.
WE'LL COME BACK
IN 2006 THEN.
YOU GOT IT, BOB.
THANKS, DOUG.
THANKS, CHRIS.
Nolan: OK. GREAT.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH A PREVIEW OF OUR NEXT SHOW.
OK, WE'RE GETTING
TO THE POINT
WHERE IT'S ALL FINISHED
FROM HERE ON OUT,
BUT WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
COME "HOME AGAIN" NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING
OUR KITCHEN CABINETS,
DOING SOME TRIM CARPENTRY
AND LOTS OF OTHER STUFF.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
"HOME AGAIN."
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