1524 - Refurbishing Wrought Iron, Custom Kitchen Cabinets, Profile Molding
February 21-27, 2005 | August 22-28, 2005
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR BROWNSTONE PROJECT HERE
IN MANHATTAN'S UPPER WEST SIDE.
WE'RE VERY FAR ALONG.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO
TAKE A CLOSE LOOK
AT SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S
HAPPENED ON THE FRONT FACADE.
YOU KNOW,
WE'VE CHANGED WINDOWS,
BUT WE'VE ALSO
RESTORED THE IRON WORK
AND SOME
OF OUR BROWNSTONE.
WE'RE ALSO GOING INSIDE
TO INSTALL OUR KITCHEN CABINETS.
WE'LL BE TRIMMING OUT
A WINDOW AS WELL
AND LOOKING AT
A CORNICE MOLDING.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
MOST BROWNSTONES ARE,
AS THE NAME IMPLIES,
STILL BROWNSTONE,
BUT IN MANY CASES,
PEOPLE HAVE
PAINTED THEM BROWN,
USUALLY BECAUSE
THE BROWNSTONE ITSELF
HAS STARTED TO DETERIORATE
AND DIDN'T LOOK VERY GOOD,
AND THEY FIGURED IF THEY PUT
A COAT OF PAINT ON IT,
IT WOULD HELP.
IN MOST CASES, IT DOES.
AND WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE
IS WE'VE REPAINTED
THE BROWNSTONE PAINT
AT THE LOWER LEVEL,
BUT WE'VE GONE
TO A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE
TO REMOVE THE PAINT BUILDUP
THAT WAS HERE.
AND WE'VE ACTUALLY GONE
TO A LOT OF TROUBLE
TO REMOVE IT
FROM THE CARVED PANELS,
THE DECORATIVE
FLORAL CARVINGS
THAT WERE IN LOCATIONS
ABOVE ME HERE,
JUST BELOW THE IRON WORK THAT'S
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS.
AND ALL OF THIS
IS ORIGINAL DETAILING
THAT, AFTER A CENTURY'S WORTH
OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAINTING,
GETS SO MUCH PAINT ON IT
THAT IF YOU KEEP ON DOING THAT,
IT JUST STARTS TO LOOK
MESSY AND SLOPPY,
AND IT LOSES
ITS CRISPNESS.
I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK
AT THE DETAILING ALONG HERE,
IT'S BEAUTIFULLY DONE
IRON WORK,
AND YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN IT
LOOKING CRISP LIKE THIS,
SO AFTER A WHILE, YOU JUST HAVE
TO TAKE OFF SOME OF THE EXCESS.
WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE'VE GOT
JUST THE RIGHT PAINTER.
ERIC NADOBAN IS HERE,
AND ERIC, YOU'VE DONE
A GREAT JOB
OF STRIPPING
BEFORE PAINTING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW, IN TERMS OF WHAT
YOU USED TO STRIP
ALL THAT BUILDUP
FROM THE IRON WORK,
WHAT APPROACH
DID YOU TAKE?
WELL, WE APPLIED
AN ALKALINE-BASED STRIPPER,
AND WE COVERED IT
WITH PAPER,
AND WE JUST REMOVED IT.
IT REMOVES UP TO
COATS OF PAINT.
THAT'S THE
PEEL-AWAY STUFF?
THE PEEL-AWAY,
YES. CORRECT.
BUT FOR THE IRON,
WE USED METHANE
CHLORIDE CHEMICALS
TO REMOVE THIS.
AS YOU SEE, ALL THESE
FLOWERS AND THESE INLAYS,
THEY HAD OVER LAYERS
OF PAINT BUILT UP,
AND WE NEEDED TO DO
ABOUT TO TIMES
OF APPLYING
THE STRIPPER
AND CARVING OUT
ALL THE BUILT-UP PAINT.
IN ORDER TO GET
THE DETAILING OF
THE DECORATION BACK.
EXACTLY.
YEAH. WELL, THESE
ARE BEAUTIFUL,
AND THE ONE BEHIND YOU,
YOU'RE JUST FINISHING UP
THE PAINT JOB.
NOW, THE KEY THING
WITH RESTORING
IRON LIKE THIS
IS A, TO TAKE OFF
ALL THAT BUILDUP,
BUT THEN NOT TO PUT
TOO MUCH OTHER STUFF ON IT.
SO LET'S TALK
A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE
ALREADY DONE HERE.
YOU'VE PRIMED IT
WITH WHAT?
WELL, THAT'S CORRECT.
WE'VE PRIMED IT WITH A METAL
RUST-PREVENTING PRIMER.
AND IT'S OIL-BASED,
AND WE APPLY IT
WITH A BRUSH--
NOT TOO THICK,
SO WE DON'T LOSE
THESE CLEAN EDGES.
WE WANT THEM TO STAY
NICE AND CRISP.
AND THEN YOU APPLY
ONE COAT OF YOUR
OIL-BASED PAINT.
NOW, IS THERE
SOME REASON
WHY YOU COULDN'T
GO WITH A LATEX?
WELL, OIL PAINT SEEMS
TO WORK BETTER IN THESE...
THESE OCCASIONS.
IN THESE CERTAIN
KIND--YEAH.
FOR METAL.
RIGHT. FOR METAL,
FOR THE MOST PART.
NOW, THE WEATHER HAS
TURNED HERE IN NEW YORK.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S GOTTEN
PRETTY COLD.
I GUESS IT'S UP
ABOVE NOW.
THAT'S CORRECT.
DOES THAT MEAN
THAT YOU REALLY
SHOULDN'T BE PAINTING--
WELL, WE SHOULDN'T BE
REALLY PAINTING,
BUT WE COULD TRY
SOME SPOTS,
AND WE COULD
LEAVE IT
TO SEE HOW IT
ACTUALLY HOLDS UP.
YEAH. I WANTED YOU
TO TRY IT HERE
BECAUSE WE'RE RIGHT
CLOSE TO THE RADIATOR.
AND WHAT KIND
OF A BRUSH DO YOU USE?
I'M USING AN OX-HAIR
OIL BRISTLE BRUSH
WITH AN ANGLE,
WHICH IS REALLY GOOD
TO GET INTO THESE LITTLE
SPOTS THAT WE HAVE HERE.
AND THIS LETS YOU
APPLY THE PAINT
EVENLY AND VERY SMOOTH.
AND YOU'RE PAINTING
OUT OF A POT,
NOT OUT OF THE CAN,
WHICH IS ALWAYS
A GOOD IDEA.
I FIND THIS
TO BE VERY HANDY,
AND IT'S DESIGNED
FOR PAINTERS,
AND YOU PUT
YOUR HANDS THROUGH,
SO YOUR HAND
DOESN'T GET TIRED
AFTER A FEW HOURS
OF PAINTING, BASICALLY.
SO YOU WANT TO DAB
A LITTLE BIT IN HERE
IN ALL THIS
LITTLE DETAIL.
DABBING IS GOOD, YES.
DABBING IS GOOD,
AND THEN YOU JUST KIND OF
CLEAN IT A LITTLE BIT.
AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S
NO DRIPS COMING THROUGH.
AND IT SHOULD LOOK BEAUTIFUL
AFTER IT'S DABBED ON.
SO ONE OF THE KEYS
IS TO REMEMBER
THAT YOU DON'T
WANT TO GLOP
TOO MUCH PAINT ON
ON THIS FINISH COAT.
YOU WANT TO GO
SPARINGLY.
WHEN YOU LOAD
YOUR BRUSH,
DON'T PUT
TOO MUCH ON.
THAT'S CORRECT, BECAUSE
YOU HAVE A TENDENCY
TO DO SOMETHING
LIKE THIS,
AND THEN YOU HAVE
PAINT COMING THROUGH,
AND WE WOULD HAVE TO
DEFINITELY CLEAN ALL THAT UP,
AND DAB AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE,
THEN DO A NICE
LIGHT-HAND SWEEP.
AND...ESPECIALLY
WITH THIS DETAIL HERE,
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THE PAINT DOESN'T DRIP.
IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART
OF THIS FINAL COAT.
THANKS, ERIC. THIS IS
A LOT MORE EXCITING
THAT WATCHING PAINT DRY.
HA HA HA!
IT SURE IS.
NEXT, CABINETMAKER
THOMAS BUMP
JOINS US TO INSTALL
THE KITCHEN CABINETS.
IT'S AN EXCITING TIME
WHEN THE KITCHEN CABINETS
ARRIVE ON THE JOB,
AND THIS IS NOT
JUST ANY KITCHEN.
THIS IS A KIND OF
A MONUMENTAL KITCHEN
THAT WE'VE DESIGNED
FOR THE BROWNSTONE FLOOR,
THROUGH THINKING THAT, YOU KNOW,
IN A NEW YORK APARTMENT,
WHEN YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE WALL
OF GIANT WINDOWS LIKE THIS,
THAT'S WHERE
YOU WANT TO LIVE,
WHERE THE SUN'S
GOING TO BE COMING IN,
AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE'VE
INSTALLED A BIG FAMILY KITCHEN.
THOMAS BUMP, OUR CABINETMAKER,
IS HERE WITH US.
HI, BOB.
HI, THOMAS. IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL,
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
AND NOW,
THIS IS A DESIGN
THAT'S RELATIVELY SIMPLE
TO BUILD, ISN'T IT?
YES.
BECAUSE IT JUST
IS SIMPLE PANELS,
AND IT'S ALL
SPRAYED UP.
I KNOW THAT YOU BUILD IT
AT YOUR SHOP,
AND THEN KIND OF YOU SET UP
THE WHOLE THING THERE
BEFORE YOU
DELIVER IT, RIGHT?
YEAH. THE WHOLE THING
IS UPFIT.
IN OTHER WORDS,
THIS WHOLE KITCHEN
AS YOU SEE IT HERE
WAS ALREADY PUT TOGETHER
IN THE SHOP.
AND THEN YOU
TAKE IT APART--
YOU TAKE IT APART,
AND THEN IT GOES
INTO THE FINISHING
PROCESS.
AND YOU TRUCK IT ALL THE WAY
FROM LEOMINSTER, MASS.,
INTO NEW YORK CITY.
CORRECT.
GREAT. SO TELL ME
ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE BOXES THEMSELVES.
HOW ARE THEY MADE?
WELL, THE INTERIOR IS
WHITE MAPLE VENEER,
AND ONCE YOU LEAVE
THE CARCASS,
ONCE YOU'RE OUT
IN THIS AREA,
IT'S A MIXTURE
OF DIFFERENT HARDWOODS
FOR PAINT-GRADE
FINISHES.
YOU SEE THE FACE FRAME
AND THE DOORS.
THE DOOR FRAME
IS MAPLE.
THE FACE FRAMES
ARE POPLAR.
THE PANEL IS M.D.F.
AGAIN, THESE ARE
WHITE MAPLE VENEER
WITH EDGE BANDING
ON THEM.
LINE BOARD HERE
FOR ADJUSTABLE SHELVING.
ALL OF THEM
ARE ADJUSTABLE.
THEY'RE ALL ADJUSTABLE.
THE OVERALL HEIGHT HERE
IS WHAT? OR FEET?
ABOUT ' " TO THE
BOTTOM OF THE CROWN.
EXACTLY. SO ALL OF THE DOORS
THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT UP THERE
ARE ALSO
FUNCTIONAL CABINETS?
YES. YEP. THEY'RE ALL
THOSE TRANSOM CABINETS,
IS WHAT WE CALL THEM.
THEY'RE ALL ACTIVE.
SO THERE WILL BE MORE
STORAGE IN THIS KITCHEN
THAN ANYBODY EVER NEEDED.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE DOORS
AND THE HARDWARE
THAT YOU USED.
THE CABINETS ARE...
THE DOORS, RATHER,
ARE MOUNTED
WITH THE EUROPEAN
HINGES.
CONCEALED HINGES.
ARE THESE GRASS
OR ANOTHER BRAND?
MEPLA.
OK. NOW, IF YOU'VE
GOT THESE,
AND THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT
OUT OF ALIGNMENT
OR A LITTLE BIT OUT OF PLUMB,
HOW DO YOU ADJUST THEM?
WELL, THEY'RE
-WAY ADJUSTABLE.
THESE HINGES
HAVE A SCREW
THAT YOU CAN ADJUST
THEM IN AND OUT,
UP AND DOWN,
AND THEN LEFT TO RIGHT.
AS YOU SEE, THIS DOOR
HERE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
THE MARGIN ON IT
IS GOOD.
THIS ONE NEEDS TO BE
BROUGHT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
JUST A SKOSH.
YEAH, WHICH MEANS
YOU HAVE TO LOOK HERE,
AND I CAN TELL
BY LOOKING AT IT
THAT IT'S THE TOP HINGE
THAT HAS TO GET
SHIFTED TO THE LEFT,
AND THAT'S MERELY
AN ADJUSTMENT HERE--
A QUARTER-TURN OR SO--
AND YOU'VE
GOT TO CHECK IT.
STILL A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND THAT SHOULD DO IT.
AND THAT'S ALL
THERE IS TO IT.
NOW, IF YOU WANT
TO REMOVE THE DOORS,
DON'T THEY
JUST POP OUT?
YEAH. THEY'RE
QUICK-RELEASE.
THERE'S A LITTLE
HOOK CLIP IN THE BACK.
YOU JUST LIFT UP ON IT,
AND THAT'S IT.
SO THAT IF YOU HAD TO DO SOME
SERIOUS SCOURING OR CLEANING
OR EVEN SEND ONE BACK
TO THE SHOP TO GET REPAINTED,
YOU COULD DO IT, RIGHT?
YOU COULD.
NOW, THE PAINT JOB
THAT'S ON HERE
IS SPRAYED ON
IN THE SHOP, RIGHT?
IT'S A SPRAY LACQUER.
IT'S A LACQUER?
IT IS A PRE-CAT
LACQUER FINISH.
THIS GETS CATALYZED
BEFORE I BRING IT
INTO MY SHOP
BY MY SUPPLIER.
THEY TINT IT TO
THE COLOR OF CHOICE,
AND THEN THEY
CATALYZE IT,
AND THEN WE HAVE
"X" NUMBER OF DAYS
TO WORK WITH IT,
WHICH IS DAYS.
WHAT DOES THAT
"CATALYZING" MEAN?
IT TURNS IT INTO,
LIKE, AN EPOXY FINISH.
YEAH. SO IT'S A REAL HARD
FINISH, VERY DURABLE,
BUT VERY SMOOTH
AND EASY TO KEEP CLEAN.
NOW, THE GUYS ARE READY
TO START INSTALLING
SOME OF THE PANELS
OVER HERE.
AND WHAT'S THE...
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S
THE CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY?
WELL, IT'S FRAME
AND PANEL CONSTRUCTION.
WHAT YOU HAVE HERE...
THESE ARE BUILT
JUST LIKE THE DOORS, OK?
AND ON THE BACKSIDE,
WHAT YOU SEE HERE
ARE WHAT WE CALL
PUCK HOLES.
WE DRILL THESE LITTLE
RECESSED HOLES
THAT WE PUT
PANEL ADHESIVE IN.
AND THE REASON
WE DRILL THE HOLES
IS SO THAT THE PANEL ADHESIVE
DOESN'T HOLD THE PANEL
AWAY FROM THE OPENING
THAT IT HAS TO FIT INTO.
SO THAT IT WILL REMAIN
FLUSH WHEN IT'S INSTALLED?
CORRECT. RIGHT. IF WE
DID NOT DO THE PUCK HOLES,
THEN IT WOULD HOLD IT
OFF A LITTLE BIT.
IF YOU PUT THE ADHESIVE
DIRECTLY ONTO
THE BACK SURFACE
OF THE FRAME,
THEN IT WOULD HOLD IT OFF
UNEVENLY PROBABLY,
AND YOU'D END UP
WITH A SLOPPY LOOK.
YEAH, AND IF YOU
LOOK HERE,
YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS DOOR
IS SLIGHTLY INSET
FROM THAT BEAD,
AND THAT'S THE LOOK YOU WANT.
YOU DON'T WANT IT
PROUD OF IT.
AND WE USE...
HE'S GOT
THE HOT-GLUE GUN,
AND WE PUT A COUPLE DABS
OF HOT GLUE ON THERE.
ARE THESE SHIMS
PERMANENT?
NO. THOSE ARE
OUR SPACERS--/".
AND NOW
THIS HOT GLUE--
Man NO, NO.
A BIG GLOB.
JUST A COUPLE DABS OF IT,
AND WHAT THAT DOES,
THAT SETS UP
FAIRLY QUICK,
AND IT HOLDS IT IN PLACE
WHILE THE PANEL ADHESIVE DRIES.
IT GIVES YOU
A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM.
IT GIVES YOU
A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM.
THE INDICATION ALMOST IS
THAT THAT'S ANOTHER DOOR.
THAT'S A REAL PANEL
THAT CAN FLOAT.
OH, THAT LOOKS
REALLY ELEGANT.
YEAH, THE IMPRESSION IS
THAT IT'S ACTUALLY
AN OPERABLE DOOR
LIKE THE REST OF THEM.
IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE.
NOW, THE ONE ELEMENT
OF THE KITCHEN
THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY
LOOKED AT OR SPOKEN ABOUT
ARE THE DRAWERS,
AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S
NO HARDWARE IN HERE YET
BUT THE LITTLE
GREEN TAPE.
WHATEVER HAPPENED
TO BLUE TAPE?
WHY IS THE TAPE...IS THIS
A DIFFERENT KIND OF TAPE?
BLUE TAPE WILL LEAVE
A RESIDUE ON THIS FINISH
IF IT'S LEFT ON THERE
FOR MORE THAN ABOUT A DAY.
THIS TAPE WILL NOT
LEAVE A RESIDUE.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
NOW TELL US ABOUT
THE DRAWER CONSTRUCTION.
WHAT WE HAVE IS SOLID MAPLE
SIDES, FRONT, AND BACK.
THIS IS A MAPLE-VENEER
HALF-INCH-THICK BOTTOM.
THEY'RE DOVETAILED
JOINERY HERE,
WHICH YOU CAN SEE
ON THE OUTSIDE.
THE DRAWER HEAD IS APPLIED
TO THE DRAWER BOX.
IT'S A SEPARATE PIECE.
WHERE'S THE HARDWARE?
WHERE'S THE TRACK?
THE DRAWER SLIDES ARE
ACTUALLY FULLY CONCEALED.
THEY'RE UNDERNEATH.
QUICK-RELEASES
ON THE BOTTOM,
AND...IT POPS
RIGHT OUT.
RIGHT HERE--
A LEFT AND A RIGHT.
MM-HMM.
PUT IT BACK IN.
AND THESE GO IN
VERY EASILY.
AND THEN THEY GO INTO
THESE LITTLE POINTS BACK HERE?
YEAH, THOSE
LITTLE HOOKS,
AND THESE HOLES
IN THE BACK
TO KEEP THE DRAWER
FROM TILTING
WHEN IT'S
BEING USED.
JUST LAY IT
ON THE RUNNERS,
PUSH IT IN,
AND THEN IT LOCKS
ITSELF IN,
AND THAT'S IT.
AND THEY'RE
SELF-CLOSING ALSO.
SO YOU STILL HAVE
A FEW MORE BOXES TO DELIVER,
A FEW MORE PIECES.
NAMELY THERE'S A KITCHEN ISLAND
THAT GOES HERE.
AND THEN THE KITCHEN CONTINUES
IN THAT DIRECTION
WITH THE LAUNDRY CLOSET.
AND SO YOU'RE IN A RUSH
TO GET BACK
TO LEOMINSTER, RIGHT?
THAT IS CORRECT.
THANKS, TOM.
THANKS, BOB.
APPRECIATE IT.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL INSTALL
A FIBERGLASS
AND PLASTER CORNICE MOLDING.
NEXT TIME
ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
IT'S FINISHING TOUCHES
AT OUR BROWNSTONE PROJECT
ON MANHATTAN'S
UPPER WEST SIDE.
WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE
RESTORATION OF THE FRONT FACADE,
AND WE'LL HAVE
SOME TIPS
ON REPAINTING
WROUGHT IRONWORK.
THE KITCHEN CABINETS
ARE BEING INSTALLED,
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT
THE DETAILS
OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION
AND EXTERIOR FINISH.
ALSO, WE'LL BE
TRIMMING OUT THE WINDOWS
AND INSTALLING A PLASTER
AND FIBERGLASS CORNICE MOLDING.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME
ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
IT'S WINDOW TRIM,
KITCHEN CABINETS,
PLUS RESTORED IRON WORK
AND BROWNSTONE.
DON'T MISS IT.
WE HAVE
OVERSIZED WINDOWS
IN THE FRONT
OF THE BROWNSTONE,
AND THE WINDOWS THAT WERE HERE
WHEN WE STARTED THE JOB
HAD BEEN REPLACED
IN THE 's,
AND WE HAVE NOW GONE BACK
TO THE ORIGINAL
ONE-OVER-ONE
DOUBLE-HUNG SASH.
BEFORE DOING THAT,
OF COURSE,
WE WENT THROUGH
A PERIOD OF PERMITTING.
SO IT DID
SLOW DOWN THE JOB,
BUT NOW WE'RE REALLY
GETTING ON IT,
AND YOU CAN SEE
A TRIMMED-OUT WINDOW HERE--
BASICALLY PLYWOOD CASINGS,
MOLDINGS, AND ABOVE,
A VERY ELEGANT MOLDING,
A CORNICE IF YOU WILL.
AND THE FELLAS
ARE UP THERE.
PATRICK, ARE YOU READY
TO PUT THAT IN PLACE?
Patrick YEAH,
I THINK SO, BOB.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, LET'S WATCH.
THIS IS BASICALLY
A PREFABRICATED COVE,
AN OVERSIZED COVE
THAT WE'VE PREPARED FOR.
IT BASICALLY GOES UP AGAINST
THE DOUBLED-UP CEILING
AND GETS FASTENED
JUST WITH SHEETROCK SCREWS.
[SNAP]
THERE YOU GO.
ONE PUSH?
YEAH. BEAUTIFUL.
THEY DOUBLED UP
THE CEILING
RIGHT AT THE POINT
WHERE IT TOUCHES
SO THAT YOU GET
JUST THE RIGHT TREATMENT.
AND IF YOU LOOK
CLOSE-UP AT THIS,
THE PRODUCT ITSELF
IS CURVED.
IT'S MADE OUT OF PLASTER
AND FIBERGLASS STRANDS,
WHICH GIVE IT
THE STRENGTH THAT IT HAS.
AND OF COURSE, IT CAN BE
CUT TO FIT A CORNER.
THIS IS A MITER CUT.
GOOD.
WE CAN'T PUT THE NEXT
PIECE OF COVE UP THERE
UNTIL WE'VE GOT
THE CASING IN,
AND BEFORE WE DO THAT,
THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN MADE
TO RECEIVE, YOU KNOW,
WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY
A HALF-INCH-THICK CASE
THAT GOES ALL AROUND HERE.
THIS IS TIGHTLY INSULATED,
AND DOWN HERE,
INSTEAD OF RADIATORS,
WE'VE PUT IN
SLANT FIN HEATING,
WHICH WILL BE COVERED
WITH A RADIATOR COVER.
BUT NOW,
UP COMES THIS THING.
I'D BETTER GET
OUT OF THE WAY.
AND...
THIS WILL ENCASE THE DEPTH
OF THE MASONRY WALL.
ALL GOOD?
MM-HMM.
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL.
THANKS, BOB.
ALL RIGHT, PAT.
WE WANT TO TAKE IT UP
A NOTCH ON THIS SIDE.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS
WHERE WE WANT IT.
RIGHT THERE, PAT.
[NAIL GUN FIRING]
GOOD. IT'S GOOD.
[NAIL GUN FIRES]
NOW, IN THE VICTORIAN ERA,
A HEAVY MOLDING LIKE THIS
COULD HAVE BEEN MADE
OUT OF DIFFERENT PARTS,
AND HERE WE'VE
JUST CUT IT
SO THAT IT'S ALL
ONE PIECE OF WOOD,
AND THIS IS
THE HEADER PIECE,
AND ARE WE READY
TO PUT UP THE SIDES?
YES, BOB.
ALL RIGHT.
PANEL ADHESIVE
AND NAILS.
ALL RIGHT, PAT.
LOOK GOOD, PAT?
YEAH.
[NAIL GUN FIRING]
THANK YOU, BOB.
ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT
OF GLUE ON THE ENDS.
[NAIL GUN FIRING]
AND THEN THE FINAL PIECE
WILL BE PUT IN PLACE OVER HERE
AND WILL REST
ON A PLINTH BLOCK,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT ONE YET
AT THE BOTTOM.
WE JUST HAVE A TEMPORARY
PLINTH BLOCK IN PLACE.
BUT THIS WILL BE A VERY
TRADITIONAL CASING DESIGN.
THANKS, FELLAS.
OK, BOB.
COMING UP NEXT,
CHRIS VILA JOINS US
TO TALK ABOUT
THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.
MY SON CHRIS HAS BEEN WORKING
ON MANAGING THIS PROJECT,
AND WE'VE HAD
A FEW DELAYS,
NAMELY GETTING
OUR BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS IN.
IT TOOK AN EXTRA MONTH
TO GET THOSE PERMITS.
WELL, ACTUALLY,
HAVING LANDMARKS
GIVE US
THE FULL APPROVAL
TO INSTALL THE WINDOWS
FACING THE STREET HERE
HAS BEEN
OUR BIGGEST HURDLE.
AND ONCE WE ACTUALLY GOT
FINAL APPROVAL FROM THEM
THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK,
THEN WE WENT AHEAD
AND INSTALLED EVERYTHING.
AND I'M GLAD
WE WAITED.
WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT BECAME VERY CLEAR.
ACTUALLY,
A FEW HOUSES DOWN,
THEY WENT AHEAD AND HAD
ALL CUSTOM WINDOWS BUILT,
PUT THEM IN,
AND DAYS LATER,
LANDMARKS MADE THEM
REMOVE EVERYTHING.
AND SO NOW THEY'RE
JUST BOARDED UP.
SO NOW THEY'RE JUST WAITING
UNTIL THEY GET APPROVAL.
THE OTHER THING
THAT DELAYED US HERE
WAS THE PLUMBING PERMIT
FOR THE SPRINKLER PIPES.
GETTING ALL OF OUR
SPRINKLERS APPROVED
AND GETTING THE BUILDING
DEPARTMENT IN HERE
TO ACTUALLY
APPROVE EVERYTHING
BEFORE WE COULD CLOSE UP
ALL OF OUR CEILINGS
WAS A BIG PROBLEM, AND...
NOW THE KITCHEN
CABINETS ARE IN.
THE PUSH IS ON.
WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED.
BUT WE'RE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN
NEXT TIME.
WE'LL BE IN MASHPEE
ON CAPE COD,
PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSE.
TILL THEN,
I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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