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Installing Copper Gutters

Project: Victorian Restoration, Episode 6, Part 3

Bob joins contractor Charlie Tomaszewski on the third floor of the main house to install an ODL tubular skylight to help brighten what will eventually be an office. Also, Bob takes a look at how the new triangular peak windows from Pella were installed.

Outside, a team from Harraseeket Restoration, Inc. is installing new copper gutters and roofing on the addition connecting the main house and the barn. Finally, painting gets underway on the backside of the main house.

Part 1: Skylight and Gable Window Installation
Part 2: Installing Standing-Seam Copper Roofing
Part 3: Installing Copper Gutters: Bob meets with Bob Fulmer, Sr. (of Harraseeket Restoration, Inc.) to watch new gutters being installed along the copper-roofed breezeway. The gutters are single-bead, half-round copper gutters, which attach by circle-type fascia hangers.

Creating the outlet for the gutters' downspout is the first step. To cut the hole, the installer punches out a hole in the gutter and, using aviation snips (called clinks), cuts a circle in a spiral till it's large enough. Next, he solders the outlet into the bottom of the half-round gutter to achieve a watertight connection.
Part 4: Exterior Prep and Painting

Located just five miles from downtown Boston, Bob's scouts discovered a Victorian-era house in a neighborhood of family homes on tree-lined streets that was past due for a full-scale renovation.

The home's new owners, a work-at-home family, have set goals to modernize the home's floor plan, update the building's mechanical and electrical systems, and add home office and work spaces for two busy professionals.

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Episode 1 - Initial Tour
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This ambitious restoration project involves renovating a Victorian home, as well as a former dairy barn also on the property. In its new configuration, the barn will include two offices and an art studio. After a brief tour of the city, Bob meets with the home's new owner, Rikk Larsen, and contractor Charlie Tomaszewski, to discuss the work ahead.
Episode 3 - Moving the Entrance and Kitchen Layout
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Contractor Charlie Tomaszewski and crew are hard at work moving the front door of the main house to accommodate a new entranceway. In addition, Tomaszewski is using an air-driven palm nailer to finish up work on new support beams.<br> <br> Bob meets homeowner Julie Graham, who is working with Faith Allen from Merillat to create the new kitchen layout. Across town, Bob tours the Isaac Royall House.
Episode 4 - Electrical Systems and Wiring and Upstairs Framing
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Bob gets an update on the progress taking place at the Victorian renovation project. Rough electrical work is underway, as is the home's data and video wiring, which will form the backbone for the advanced communications, security, and entertainment systems. Workers are framing a new addition, and are also at work on the second floor, where a Kohler tub and new Pella windows are being installed.
Episode 5 - Roof Work and Lighting
Episode 7 - Barn Insulation, Video Wiring, and a New Balcony
Episode 8 - Blueboard Installation, Landscaping, and a New Garage Door
Episode 9 - Work on the Driveway and Finishing the Deck
Episode 10 - Flooring, Glass-Block Walls and Floors, and Water Filtration
Episode 11 - Landscaping Begins, Flooring Continues, and Water Heater Installed
Episode 12 - Cabinets, Countertops, and Closets
Episode 13 - Final House Tour

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