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Rebuilding the walls to blend in with the original cornice requires a traditional three-coat plaster job, starting with the scratch coat, then the rough coat, and finally the white or finish coat.

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Hardwood Floors, Traditional Plaster, and Fiberglass Drywall (HA1514)

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Bob Vila’s Home Again returns to New York’s Upper West Side, where trades of all kinds are continuing work on the Brownstone floor-through apartment. Bob starts in the large central living room where quarter-sawn ash flooring is being installed. This specially milled hardwood has a straight grain rather than a cathedral grain, which results in a beautifully grained, stable plank. Bob watches the glue-free installation and looks at how the layout is planned to maximize aesthetics and minimize waste. Then it’s on to the plastering where Boro Plastering is creating a traditional three-coat plaster wall that will blend with the original ceiling cornice discovered during demolition. In the kitchen, Thorough Construction is back to install 5/8-inch fiberglass drywall. Replacing the paper-faced drywall with fiberglass on both sides will protect the walls from invasive mold and fungus. Installer Chris McEvoy shows how to handle drywall installation with metal studs and high ceilings.

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• Learn More About Hardwood Flooring Installation Basics
• Learn More About Securing Wood Floors
• Learn More About Deconstruction for Reuse and Salvage
• Learn More About Rebuilding a Wall with Three-Coat Plaster
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Installing Quartersawn Ash Flooring

Bob joins Steve Clementi of Stanley Co. for the installation of quarter-sawn Ash in the main room of the Manhattan Brownstone. Clementi explains how the crew lays the floor to ...
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Plastering the Walls with Three Coatings

Bob talks with Gary Annino of Boro Plastering about the traditional three-coat plaster job they are doing on the brick walls of the Manhattan Brownstone. Annino explains that a drywall ...
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Preparing the Finish Plaster Coat

It's time for the finish coat on the new plaster walls. Gary Annino explains how the plasterer creates a gauge of slaked lime and water. The gauge acts like a ...
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Installing Mold-Resistant Fiberglass Drywall

John McEvoy of Thorough Construction is leading the crew for the drywall installation. They have chosen DensArmor Plus, a 5/8-inch fiberglass-faced drywall from Georgia-Pacific. Eliminating the paper or organic materials ...
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