1516 - Installing Drop Ceilings, Custom Windows, and Mechanicals
December 27, 2004-January 2, 2005 | June 27-July 3, 2005
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME "HOME AGAIN"
TO OUR PROJECT HERE
ON MANHATTAN'S UPPER WEST SIDE.
TODAY, WE'LL START WITH A
PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PROJECT,
AND THEN WE'RE PUTTING IN
A DROPPED CEILING SYSTEM
IN THE KITCHEN AREA.
ALSO, WE'RE INSTALLING
HISTORICALLY APPROPRIATE
CUSTOM REPLACEMENT WINDOWS,
AND FINALLY, WE'LL TALK ABOUT
OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART
ZONED HEATING
AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU "HOME AGAIN."
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
SO, CHRIS, I THOUGHT BY NOW THIS
MAIN ROOM WOULD BE COMPLETED.
WELL, WE'VE HAD A FEW--
A FEW SETBACKS.
THIS WALL RIGHT HERE
IS ACTUALLY STILL OPEN
BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTA
RUN THE WIRING
FOR THE VIDEO
INTERCOM SYSTEM.
WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME RISERS
THAT HAVE TO GO IN.
UH-HUH.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO WAITING
TO INSTALL A POCKET DOOR,
AND WE'RE WAITING
FOR THE HARDWARE.
THE DOORS ARE HERE,
BUT WE'VE GOTTA
GET THE TRACKS.
YEAH, NOW THE ENTRY DOOR
IS NOT GONNA BE THE SAME ONE.
WE'RE REPLACING THIS,
RIGHT?
WE'RE ACTUALLY
REPLACING THIS.
IT'S BEING CUSTOM BUILT,
AND IT'S GONNA BE
A METAL DOOR ON
THE OUTSIDE.
ALL UP TO CODE FOR
THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
5 PANELS ON THE INSIDE,
5 PANELS ON THE OUTSIDE.
SO, THEY'LL MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE
AN ANTIQUE PANEL DOOR?
IT'LL LOOK LIKE
AN ANTIQUE DOOR,
BUT IT'LL BE UP TO
FIRE CODE. EXACTLY.
OK. ALL RIGHT.
SO THAT OPENING
AND THIS OPENING
ARE DESIGNED TO BE
EXACTLY THE SAME.
EXACTLY THE SAME.
SO THAT
IT'S SYMMETRICAL,
BUT THIS ONE
IS A POCKET DOOR.
YEAH, AND THAT WILL
BE ALL--
THIS WILL BE
GETTING COVERED UP
IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.
BOY, THERE'S A LOT
OF STUFF IN HERE,
INCLUDING
AN ELEVATOR, RIGHT?
INCLUDING AN ELEVATOR.
ALL THE OLD WIRING.
THAT'S THE BACKSIDE
OF THE ELEVATOR.
RIGHT.
GOOD. GOOD. GOOD.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE--
THE 4 WALLS, I MEAN,
THEY HAVEN'T COMPLETED
THAT ONE, EITHER,
BUT AT LEAST THEY GOT
THE PARTY WALLS
ALL PLASTERED.
YEAH. THE PLASTERERS
WERE HERE TWO WEEKS AGO
AND BASICALLY DID
A VERY NICE JOB HERE.
YEAH, THIS IS A TRADITIONAL
3-COAT PLASTER.
RIGHT.
AND WHY DID WE
HAVE TO DO THAT?
WELL, WE DID
THE 3-COAT PLASTER
'CAUSE WE'VE GOT
THE PARTY WALL HERE.
YOU'VE GOT
A VERY THICK WALL
BETWEEN, YOU KNOW,
TWO TOWN HOUSES,
AND WHAT WE'VE DONE
IS ESSENTIALLY DONE
PLASTER OVER BRICK,
AND WE HAD TO MARRY IT
WITH THAT MOLDING UP
ON THE TOP
THAT WE FOUND WHEN
WE FIRST DEMOED
THE BUILDING.
RIGHT. THE EXISTING
CORNICE.
IN ORDER NOT TO
FUR OUT AND PUT
THE DRY WALL.
RIGHT. WE COULDN'T
PUT DRY WALL
JUST BECAUSE IT HAD
TO BE ALL FLUSH THERE.
RIGHT. NOW, WHAT DO
WE GOT HERE?
WHY 4 BOXES?
WELL, THE MIDDLE,
WE'VE GOT IT SET UP
FOR A PLASMA SCREEN
TELEVISION.
SO, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.
THE FUTURE OWNERS
OF THE APARTMENT
WANT TO INSTALL
A TV HERE.
BASICALLY, IT'S ALL
WIRED UP.
YOU'VE GOT COAXIAL,
YOU'VE GOT CAT5,
AND THIS ALL GOES BACK
TO A CENTRAL LOCATION
WHERE THE BRAIN
OF THE TV WILL BE.
AND THIS?
THAT'S GONNA
BE A CLOCK OUTLET.
IT SOMEBODY WANTED
TO HANG A PICTURE HERE.
OK, IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO HAVE A FLAT-SCREEN TV,
BUT JUST A TRADITIONAL
PAINTING--
RIGHT. YOU'VE GOT
AN OUTLET
THAT WILL
BE RECESSED THERE.
AND THESE TWO ARE
REGULAR SCONCE LIGHTS.
EXACTLY.
SO, THAT'S COOL.
WE'LL EVENTUALLY
HAVE A MANTLE HERE,
A FIREPLACE,
AND YOU COULD ACTUALLY
WATCH THE BALLGAME
RIGHT OVER THE FIRE.
TONS OF OPTIONS.
YEAH. ABOUT
THE CEILING, THOUGH...
THE CEILING
IS ACTUALLY--
WE HAD TO TROUGH
THIS OUT AND INSTALL
THE REFRIGERANT PIPES.
FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING?
EXACTLY. SO, WE'VE
GOT THE HANDLERS
THAT ARE IN THAT
CENTRAL ROOM THERE,
AND THOSE ARE
BASICALLY RUNNING
OUTSIDE THE BUILDING,
BUT WE HAD TO WAIT
AND RUN THOSE
BEFORE WE COULD
FINISH THE PLASTER.
SO, THERE'S A LOT
MORE PATCHING TO DO,
BUT THE PATCHING
ON THE OTHER SIDE
HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
THAT'S ALL DONE.
THIS WILL BE DONE WITHIN
THE WEEK, AS WELL,
SO I'D SAY ABOUT
A WEEK AND A HALF
AND WE'LL HAVE THIS
WHOLE CEILING COMPLETE.
ALL RIGHT. WELL,
LET'S LOOK AT THE CEILINGS
IN THE GREAT KITCHEN.
NOW, WHAT'S THE DELAY
WITH GETTING THE CEILING
COMPLETED IN HERE?
WELL, THERE'S ACTUALLY
NO DELAY.
THINGS ARE RUNNING
RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.
OH, YEAH?
YEAH. I MEAN, THIS
IS ALL STILL OPEN
BECAUSE WE'VE PUT IN
ALL OF OUR DUCT WORK
FOR THE AIR
CONDITIONING.
AS YOU KNOW,
IT'S GONNA BE HEATED
BY RADIATORS IN ALL
THE WINDOWS HERE.
BUT THIS IS
ALL THE DUCT WORK,
WHICH IS NOW COMPLETE.
AND WE'RE PUTTING IN
ALL OF THE CHICAGO BAR,
WHICH IS GONNA
HOLD UP THE CEILING.
YEAH. EDDIE IS UP THERE
CLIPPING IT.
JOHN IS DOWN HERE,
AND JOHN, I'M GONNA ASK YOU
TO HELP US UNDERSTAND
HOW THIS DROPPED CEILING
SYSTEM WORKS,
'CAUSE THIS IS
PRETTY MUCH WHAT'S USED
IN BIG BUILDINGS
ALL OVER THE PLACE, RIGHT?
SURE. HOSPITALS ALWAYS USE
KIND OF DROPPED CEILINGS.
THEY'RE USING JUST NORMAL
[INDISTINCT] NOW.
UH-HUH. WHAT ARE
THE DIFFERENT
COMPONENTS
THAT ARE USED?
THIS IS THE ANCHOR.
THIS IS FIXED INTO
THE JOIST.
SO, IT'S BASICALLY A SCREW
WITH A KIND OF A FLAT--
SURE. AND IT TAKES
THE PENCIL ROD.
AND THESE CAN BE
ANY LENGTH?
YEAH. THEY COME IN 6-,
10-, 8-FOOT LENGTHS.
WE CUT THEM DOWN TO SIZE.
WE BEND THE TOP OF THEM.
AND THEN YOU DO HAVE
YOUR LASER SET UP--
SURE.
SO THAT YOU CAN GET
A UNIFORM, EVEN CEILING.
EXACTLY. YEAH.
ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES
OF THIS
IS YOU CAN SET--EVEN
IN AN OLD BUILDING--
YOU CAN SET A PERFECTLY
LEVEL CEILING.
UH-HUH. YEAH. IF WE TRIED
TO PUT A DROPPED CEILING
BACK ONTO THE JOISTS HERE,
IT WOULD BE A VERY
COMPLICATED CARPENTRY JOB.
SURE. IF YOU TRIED TO FIT
drywall THROUGHOUT,
IT'S JUST GONNA BE
UP AND DOWN WITH
THE OLD JOISTS.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS?
THAT'S A SPAGHETTI CLIP,
IT'S KNOWN AS.
A SPAGHETTI CLIP?
SURE. IT FIXES
THE CHICAGO BAR,
WHICH IS WHAT EDDIE'S
DOING THERE NOW.
FIXES THE TWO
TO THE BLACK IRON.
THE CLIP HERE IS KNOWN
AS THE KELLY CLIP.
FIXES TO THIS AT THE HEIGHT
WE SET WITH THE LASER.
YEAH.
THE BLOCK IRON THEN
CLIPS INTO THIS.
FIXES IN LIKE THAT.
SHOW IT?
RIGHT.
LIKE SO, THEN THE SPAGHETTI
CLIP GOES ON THE END,
OR ACTUALLY IT GOES
OVER THE...LIKE SO.
YEAH.
AND THE LAST PIECE
IS...AND THERE YOU GO.
YOU CAN NOW AFFIX
THE drywall ONTO
THE BOTTOM.
AND THEN THE drywall
GOES DOWN HERE.
SURE.
SO THAT YOU CAN,
DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH
OF THE PENCIL BAR,
YOU CAN DROP THE CEILING
JUST 8 OR 10 INCHES,
LIKE WE'RE DOING.
AS HIGH AS
YOU NEED TO FIT IN
WHATEVER YOU NEED
TO FIT IN OVER THE TOP.
THAT'S GREAT.
NOW, CHRIS,
ARE WE DOING ANYTHING
ABOUT MUFFLING THE SOUND
FROM THE APARTMENT ABOVE?
OH, YEAH.
WE'RE PUTTING IN A--
IT'S THIS BATTING
RIGHT HERE.
AND, BASICALLY,
THIS IS A FIRE RETARD
AND A SOUND
ATTENUATION PRODUCT.
YEAH. IT'S A SOUND
ATTENUATION PRODUCT.
THEY CALL IT
FIRE BATTS, TOO,
'CAUSE YOU CAN USE IT
FOR FIRE STOPPING,
I GUESS,
BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT
FROM REGULAR FIBERGLASS
INSULATION IN THAT
IT'S A LOT--
IT'S THICKER.
IT'S ALSO SOMEWHAT
DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH,
BUT PUT THIS STUFF
UP THERE,
IT ELIMINATES
ANY SORT OF SOUND,
WHICH IN
A CITY LIKE NEW YORK,
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
HEARING YOUR NEIGHBORS.
WALKING AROUND
AND PADDING. GREAT.
Bob, voice-over:
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING CUSTOM
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS FROM PELLA.
Bob: NEW YORK CITY BROWNSTONES
OFTEN BENEFIT FROM
OPEN SPACE IN THE REAR.
GARDENS, BACKYARDS,
AND WHAT WE HAVE
IS A LITTLE BALCONY
OFF OF OUR MASTER BEDROOM
IN OUR FLOOR-THROUGH.
IT'S NOT THAT LITTLE, ACTUALLY.
IT'S BIG ENOUGH THAT
IT'S OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE,
AND WE HAD A DOOR ARRANGEMENT
THAT WAS OBSOLETE,
SO WE JUST REPLACED IT WITH
FRENCH DOORS FROM PELLA,
WHICH ARE CUSTOM-MADE DOORS.
THE OPENING IS THE MAIN THING.
WE'VE GOT A VERY
TALL OPENING HERE,
AND THAT LETS A LOT OF
NORTHERN LIGHT INTO THE ROOM,
BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO
MAKE SURE
THAT IT WAS GOING
TO BE CONSISTENT WITH
THE LOOK OF THE BROWNSTONE,
SO THIS IS CLAD IN BLACK METAL,
AND IT'S BEEN MADE
TO THE RIGHT SIZE.
WE HAD TO BUILD IN THE MASONRY
OPENING WITH NEW BRICK,
BUT THE KEY THING IS
IT'S A NEW BRICK
THAT MATCHES THE REST
OF THE BUILDING.
EVEN THOUGH HERE,
ON THE BACKSIDE,
SOMEBODY HAD PAINTED IT
AT SOME POINT.
WE CAN PROBABLY BLAST THAT OFF--
WATER BLAST IT OR CLEAN IT--
AND THE TOP, WHERE
THE HEADER COURSE OF BRICK IS,
I WANTED TO POINT OUT
THE LITTLE WEEP HOLES--
THOSE LITTLE OPENINGS
THAT YOU SEE THERE--
THOSE VERTICAL THINGS ARE
A WAY FOR CONDENSATE, WATER,
WHICH CAN FORM BETWEEN
THE INSIDE OF THE BRICK
AND THE STEEL HEADER
THAT'S BACK THERE,
TO DRIP OUT SO THAT
YOU DON'T HAVE CORROSION
OR WATER INFILTRATION
INTO THE BUILDING.
IN HERE, THIS IS THE SPACE
THAT'S OUR BEDROOM.
WE'VE ALSO INSTALLED
A REPLACEMENT WINDOW FROM PELLA.
AGAIN, THESE
HAVE TO BE CUSTOM-MADE
TO THE EXISTING OPENINGS.
AND THE MAIN THING IS
THAT THEY'RE DOUBLE-HUNG,
ONE OVER ONE, AND THAT'S
THE STYLE THAT WAS PREVALENT
IN THE 1890s.
SO, WE GOT TOGETHER JUST A FEW
DAYS AGO WITH BRIAN HEINZ
TO LEARN HOW THESE ARE MADE
AND HOW THEY'RE INSTALLED.
WATCH.
ALL RIGHT. TODAY'S AN EXCITING
DAY AT THE BUILDING,
'CAUSE WE'RE PUTTING IN
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS,
AND THIS MIGHT LOOK
JUST LIKE AN ORDINARY
ONE OVER ONE DOUBLE-HUNG SASH,
BUT IT'S A BIG ONE.
VERY BIG ONE.
BRIAN HEINZ
IS HERE FROM PELLA.
HI, BRIAN.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, BOB?
I WANT TO LEARN
ABOUT THE FEATURES
OF THIS WINDOW,
BUT IT'S SO OVERSIZED.
I MEAN, WHAT
ARE THE DIMENSIONS?
YOU CAN ACTUALLY
GO UP TO 5'10"
WITH THIS PRODUCT.
IS THAT RIGHT?
YES.
AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
IN TERMS OF THE GLASS?
THE MORE--THE BIGGER
THE PRODUCT, OBVIOUSLY,
THE MORE VISIBLE
GLASS SPACE.
IN THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT,
IT'S CRITICAL
TO HAVE A LOT OF GLASS
WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF WINDOWS
IN THIS ENTIRE ROOM.
UH-HUH. BUT WHAT
ABOUT THE STRENGTH
OF THE GLASS?
THE STRENGTH
IS VERY SIMILAR
TO WHAT A SMALLER UNIT
WOULD BE.
YOU ACTUALLY,
AS YOU GET BIGGER,
A LARGER UNIT, YOU'RE
GONNA THICKEN THE GLASS
A LITTLE BIT
SO IT PERFORMS BETTER.
SO, YOU DO THICKEN IT
A LITTLE BIT?
YES.
YEAH. OK.
NOW, THIS IS A WINDOW
THAT IS GOING
INTO THE BACKSIDE
OF THE BUILDING,
BUT IT'S STILL
THE HISTORIC
KIND OF REPLACEMENT,
AND WHAT WAS HERE
THAT WE'VE TAKEN OUT
WERE 1940s WINDOWS
THAT WERE TOTALLY
INAPPROPRIATE TO
AN 1890s BUILDING,
AND THIS IS, AS I SAID
A MINUTE AGO,
ONE SASH OVER ANOTHER
SASH, DOUBLE-HUNG.
LOOKS JUST
LIKE THE ORIGINAL
PRODUCT, RIGHT?
VERY TRADITIONAL.
WHAT THIS PRODUCT DOES
IS ACTUALLY TIES IN
SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT ARE VERY GOOD
ABOUT THE OLD-WORLD
STYLE WINDOW,
BUT ALSO BRINGS IN
THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY
OF HAVING LOW HEAT GLASS,
SO THAT YOU'RE
PREVENTING HEAT
FROM GETTING INTO
THE HOUSE DURING
THE SUMMERTIME,
AND IN THE WINTERTIME,
THE COLD FROM
COMING IN, AS WELL.
AND THE HEAT
FROM ESCAPING.
AND THEN THE EXTERIOR
OF THE SASH IS...?
IT'S MADE OUT OF
AN ALUMINUM CLADDING,
SO THE NICE THING
ABOUT THIS IS
IT'S COMPLETELY
MAINTENANCE FREE.
BUT I'M GONNA GET
TWO OF OUR HELPERS
TO MOVE IT AROUND
FOR ME NOW,
'CAUSE IT--IT IS
A LITTLE BIT HEAVY,
AND WE WANT TO
FLIP IT 180 DEGREES
SO WE CAN SEE THE BACKSIDE
OR THE INSIDE OF THE SASH,
WHICH WILL BE GOING IN THERE
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES
IN OUR OPENING.
IT'S ALL WOOD.
Brian: IT IS AN ALL-WOOD
WINDOW.
THANKS, GUYS.
AND YOU WILL NOTICE
SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT MAKES IT
A HISTORICALLY
ACCURATE WINDOW,
SUCH AS THIS O.G
PROFILE
THAT GOES ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE SASH.
RIGHT THERE. YEAH.
AND THEN YOU WILL ALSO
NOTICE ON THE BOTTOM SASH
THE THICK BOTTOM RAIL,
WHICH WAS VERY CORRECT
WITH WHAT HISTORICAL
WINDOWS WERE.
SO THAT THE DIMENSION
OF THE BOTTOM RAIL
IS HEAVIER THAN
THE MEETING RAILS
OR THE TOP RAIL.
EXACTLY, AND YOU DON'T
WANT THE MEETING RAILS
THICK
BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR
VISIBLE SPACE.
EXACTLY. FABULOUS.
NOW, THE INTERESTING
PART OF THE STORY
WILL BE INSTALLING
THIS THING.
LET'S SAY HELLO TO
DAVID KNEESHAW FROM
KEYWOOD INSTALLERS.
AND ALONG WITH HIS MEN,
THEY'RE GONNA GET THIS
BIG THING INSTALLED IN HERE.
NOW, DAVID, WHEN YOU HAVE
AN OLD MASONRY OPENING
LIKE THIS,
WHAT--WHAT DO YOU NEED
TO DO?
OK, WELL FIRST,
AS YOU SEE,
OBVIOUSLY WE'VE TAKEN
OUT THE EXISTING WINDOW
AND NOW WE'RE
PREPARING THE OPENING.
YEAH.
AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS--
I CAN SHOW YOU HERE
ON THIS SIDE--
WE'VE STARTED WITH
THIS PLYWOOD GROUND,
WHICH HAS LOTS
OF CONSTRUCTION
ADHESIVE BEHIND IT.
WAS THERE A LOT OF
LOOSE MASONRY
AND BROKEN BRICKS
IN HERE?
YES, AND OBVIOUSLY,
YOU HAVE TO DRAW
THE LINE SOMEWHERE,
BECAUSE WITH THESE
OLD BUILDINGS,
YOU COULD KEEP GOING
WITH THIS BRICK.
YOU COULD KEEP GOING
AND TEAR ALL THE BRICK
DOWN. YEAH.
SO, WE APPLIED
THE PLYWOOD WITH
CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE
AND THEN TAPCON
SCREWS.
OK, SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY
WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE
CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE
RIGHT ON TOP OF THIS
OLD, DRIED OUT MASONRY.
SO, WE PUT IT ON
THE BRICK
AND WE PUT IT ON OUR
PLYWOOD, AS WELL.
[DRILL WHIRRING]
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'LL BE
THE FIRST PIECE OF WOOD,
OR NAILER, THAT YOU'RE
PUTTING IN.
WHICH WE WILL DRILL
WITH A MASONRY
DRILL BIT.
SO, DID YOU PRE-DRILL
A HOLE...
[DRILL WHIRRING]
ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE GONNA
START BUILDING OUT
SO THAT THE ROUGH OPENING
IS APPROXIMATE
TO THE SIZE OF THE WINDOW.
YEP. WE'RE GONNA APPLY
THIS 2 BY 6 NOW
TO THAT PLYWOOD
AND SCREW IT ON.
YEAH.
[DRILL WHIRRING]
OK, SO ALL THE FURRING OUT
HAS BEEN DONE,
AND WE'VE GOT IT BUILT UP
WITH THE PLYWOOD
AS WELL AS A COUPLE
ADDITIONAL PIECES
OF LUMBER,
AND SO WHAT ARE
THESE PIECES, DAVID?
THIS IS AN ALUMINUM
T RECEPTOR,
WHICH, WHEN INSTALLED,
ONCE WE PUT THE WINDOW IN,
WE WILL ATTACH THE WINDOW
TO THOSE RECEPTORS.
SO, THESE
WERE 8 FOOT LENGTHS
THAT COME THROUGH WITH
THE WINDOW AND YOU--
WE CUT THEM DOWN
TO SIZE.
YOU CUT THEM
ON A TABLE SAW.
WE CUT INTO LENGTH,
AND WE HAVE RIPPED
THEM IN WIDTH ON
THE TABLE SAW
SO THAT THEY WILL
FIT TO COVER
ALL THIS FRAMING
ON THE EXTERIOR,
AND IT SEALS
EVERYTHING OFF.
IT'S AMAZING YOU CAN
RIP THEM ON A TABLE SAW.
IT'S ALUMINUM, AFTER ALL.
NOW, WHAT'S
HE PUTTING ON THERE?
MORE ADHESIVE?
HE'S NOW INSTALLING
ADHESIVE--
THIS IS A CAULKING,
SO THIS IS TO MAKE SURE
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO
PENETRATION OF WATER IN
UNDER THE WINDOW
BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM.
MOVE IT INTO PLACE FIRST
AND THEN TIP IT DOWN?
OH, WHAT A TREAT.
[CLICKS INTO PLACE]
HOW DO WE SECURE
THIS WINDOW?
OK, WHAT WE WILL
DO NOW IS--
IF YOU CAN SEE THESE
BRACKETS HERE
THAT WE'VE ATTACHED
TO THE WINDOWS.
OH, SURE.
WE WILL USE
SELF-TAPPING SCREWS.
NOW WE WILL SECURE
THROUGH THOSE BRACKETS
INTO THE ALUMINUM.
NICE. THAT'S GONNA LET
A LOT OF SUMMER BREEZES IN
AND KEEP A LOT OF
COLD WEATHER OUT.
GOOD JOB.
THANKS, DAVID.
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, BOB.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
BRIAN, ONE LAST QUESTION
FOR YOU.
HOW MUCH IS THIS--
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S IT COST?
BOB, THIS WINDOW
IS RIGHT OVER $1,000.
IT'S ABOUT $1,000 ITEM
FOR THAT BIG WINDOW,
AND YOU'VE GOT
SCREENS FOR IT, RIGHT?
YES, AND ACTUALLY,
I'VE GOT ONE
THAT'S AN EXCLUSIVE
FOR YOU, BOB,
THAT WE JUST CAME
OUT WITH.
THE PELLA VIVID VIEW
SCREEN,
AND A TRADITIONAL
SCREEN, AS WELL.
SO, IS THIS ALSO MADE
OUT OF FIBERGLASS?
IT IS ACTUALLY
A PROPRIETARY MATERIAL
FROM OUR PARTNERS
AT THE GORE COMPANY.
SO, NEW TECHNOLOGY.
THANKS A LOT, BRIAN.
THANK YOU, BOB.
OK.
Voice-over: NEXT,
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ZONED
HEATING VENTILATION
AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
Bob, voice-over: NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'RE BACK AT OUR APARTMENT ON
MANHATTAN'S UPPER WEST SIDE.
WE'LL BE STARTING WITH THE
PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PROJECT,
INCLUDING AN UPDATE ON
THE PLASTER AND CORNICE MOLDING
IN THE MAIN ROOM.
THEN WE'LL BE PUTTING IN
A DROPPED CEILING SYSTEM
IN THE KITCHEN AREA.
ALSO, WE'LL BE INSTALLING
HISTORICALLY APPROPRIATE
CUSTOM REPLACEMENT WINDOWS.
AND FINALLY, WE'LL TALK ABOUT
OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART
ZONED HEATING
AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON
"HOME AGAIN."
Bob, voice-over: NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'RE BACK IN NEW YORK CITY
WITH REPLACEMENT WINDOWS,
A DROPPED CEILING, AND A NEW
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
DON'T MISS IT.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GONNA TALK NOW
ABOUT HEATING
AND AIR CONDITIONING
IN A BIG, BIG APARTMENT
LIKE THIS WITH HIGH CEILINGS,
SO, WE'RE GONNA LEARN
ABOUT A MITSUBISHI SYSTEM
WITH MEREDITH SCHELP,
WHO'S HERE FROM MITSUBISHI,
AND WE'VE GOT JOEY YANNACO,
FROM POLAR MECHANICALS,
WHO'S GONNA HELP US FIGURE OUT
HOW IT'S INSTALLED,
BUT MEREDITH,
SO, THIS IS CALLED
THE CITY MULTI
SYSTEM, RIGHT?
CITY MULTI.
THAT IS CORRECT.
SO, IT'S TRUE HEAT
AND AIR CONDITIONING?
THAT IS CORRECT.
WE CAN PROVIDE
SIMULTANEOUS
HEATING AND COOLING
WITH INDIVIDUAL ZONES
AND PRECISE COMFORT
CONTROL.
NOW, THIS IS NOT EXACTLY
NEW TECHNOLOGY,
BUT IT'S KIND OF RECENT
IN ITS APPLICATION
TO RESIDENTIAL SPACES?
THAT IS CORRECT.
WE'VE HAD THE TECHNOLOGY
FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
WE INTRODUCED IT IN
THE UNITED STATES IN 2002,
HOWEVER, OUR TARGET
MARKETS ARE COMMERCIAL,
HIGH-END RESIDENTIAL
APPLICATIONS BECAUSE
OF THE INDIVIDUAL ZONES.
NOW, HERE WE HAVE
A 2,000 SQUARE FOOT
APARTMENT
WITH 12-FOOT CEILINGS.
ABSOLUTELY.
NOT EXACTLY SURE
WHAT THE VOLUME IS.
I HAVEN'T READ
A HEAT LOSS COMP.,
BUT HOW
DO YOU APPROACH THIS
FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE
THAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT
BEING ABLE TO
COOL ONE ROOM
AND HEAT ANOTHER?
WELL, THERE'S SEVERAL
THINGS THAT PLAY A PART.
ONE, IN THE OUTDOOR UNIT,
WE HAVE A VARIABLE DRIVE,
AN INVERTER SYSTEM.
ALSO, WE HAVE VARIABLE SPEED
ON THE INDOOR UNITS.
WHAT THIS IS GOING
TO ALLOW US TO DO
IS TO ACCOMMODATE
THE LOAD AS IT CHANGES
FROM THE SPACES.
SAY OVER HERE.
RIGHT NOW I BELIEVE
WE'RE IN THE KITCHEN AREA.
MAYBE IT'S
THANKSGIVING DINNER.
WE NEED TO COOL
THIS SPACE,
BUT IT'S STILL
A LITTLE COOL IN THE DEN.
WE CAN TRANSFER THE ENERGY
SO THAT WE ARE
SIMULTANEOUSLY
COOLING AND HEATING
MULTIPLE ZONES
THROUGHOUT THE RESIDENCE.
OR YOU'VE GOT
A COCKTAIL PARTY
WITH 50 OR 60 PEOPLE
IN OUR BIG LIVING ROOM
OVER HERE
GENERATING HEAT,
AND THEN A CATERER--
YEAH. IT CAN HAPPEN
WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLE
KIND OF NEEDING
TO COOL DOWN ONE SPACE
AND HEAT THE OTHER.
CORRECT. CORRECT.
AND BECAUSE WE DO HAVE
THE VARIABLE STRUCTURE
AT THE INDOOR UNIT, AS WELL,
WE CAN ADJUST
TO MATCH THE LOADS
EXACTLY IN THE SPACE.
ALL RIGHT. AND OTHER
THAN THAT,
IT'S ESSENTIALLY
THE TRADITIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
THAT'S BEEN USED
FOR THIS.
IT'S JUST MORE
FINE-TUNED.
TRADITIONAL
IN A SENSE, YES,
BUT IT IS A VERY
ADVANCED--CONTROLS
ARCHITECTURE,
AND A VERY ADVANCED
PROCESSING SYSTEM.
UH-HUH. AND JOE,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE DOING THERE,
BUT I'M GLAD
YOU'RE DOING IT.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY
THE CONTROLS
FOR WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?
CORRECT. I WAS SETTING
THE DIP SWITCHES
SO THAT THE CONTROLLER--
WE DON'T NEED A THERMOSTAT
INSIDE THE SPACE ANYMORE.
WE CAN PUT IT IN A CLOSET
SO YOU DON'T ACTUALLY
HAVE TO SEE THE THERMOSTAT.
OH, REALLY?
YES. IT SENSES FROM
THE RETURN.
IT PICKS UP THROUGH
A THERMISTA.
SO, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO HAVE
AN UGLY THERMOSTAT
IN EACH ROOM
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UH-HUH.
AND THEN IN TERMS
OF THE ACTUAL--
I MEAN, THIS LOOKS
LIKE IT'S A LARGE
HEAVY PIECE
OF EQUIPMENT, RIGHT?
YES, IT IS.
YEAH. WELL, IT'S NOT
TERRIBLY HEAVY,
BUT WHERE WILL THIS
BE MOUNTED?
THESE FIT IN CEILINGS--
IN DROPPED CEILINGS.
SO, IN THIS WHOLE SPACE,
THIS KIND
OF VESTIBULE HERE--
CORRECT, WHERE YOU CAN
LOWER THE CEILING
AND YOU CAN STILL HAVE
YOUR HIGH CEILINGS
IN YOUR--IN YOUR
LIVING ROOM
AND DINING ROOM AREAS.
AND WE'VE ALREADY
INSTALLED ONE,
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE
THAT GOES IN HERE,
AND THEN THERE'S
A THIRD ONE
THAT GOES IN
ANOTHER VESTIBULE.
RIGHT. 3 UNITS FOR A TOTAL
OF 5-TON CAPACITY.
I SEE THERE'S A LOT
OF DUCT WORK UP HERE.
YEAH. WE WANTED TO GET
THE AIR TO THE WINDOWS,
WHERE A LOT OF
THE HEAT LOAD WOULD BE.
BUT I WOULD THINK THAT
ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES
OF THIS KIND OF SYSTEM
IS THAT NORMALLY
YOU'D HAVE SHORT RUNS.
YEAH. YOU COULD
PUT SHORT--
THERE'S A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF DISTANCE
THESE UNITS--MITSUBISHI--
ALLOWS YOU TO RUN--
BASICALLY 15 FEET
IS STANDARD.
TERRIFIC. TERRIFIC.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I CAN'T WAIT
TILL IT'S ALL DONE.
THANKS, MEREDITH.
THANK YOU.
THANKS, JOE.
THANK YOU, BOB.
Bob, voice-over: COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL HAVE A PREVIEW
OF OUR KITCHEN WAINSCOT
PANELING SYSTEM.
WELL, WE'RE AT THAT POINT
IN ANY JOB WHERE YOU'RE ALMOST
FINISHED WITH THE ROUGH
BUT YOU CAN'T QUITE GET
THE FINISHED PART DONE,
SO IT'S EXASPERATING.
BUT WE ARE STARTING
TO SEE SIGNS OF IT.
WE'VE GOT WALLBOARD UP IN PLACE.
WE'RE STARTING TO PUT
IN ELEMENTS LIKE WAINSCOTTING,
WHICH ARE GOING TO BLEND IN
WITH OUR KITCHEN CABINETS
AND THE FRONT WALL
TO REALLY CREATE
A GREAT KITCHEN DINING ROOM
WITH THE FEELING OF AN 1890's
KITCHEN/BUTLER'S PANTRY.
BUT WE'RE ALSO OUT OF TIME.
COME "HOME AGAIN" NEXT WEEK,
AND WE'LL BE SHOWING YOU
THE WAINSCOTTING.
WE'LL BE ALSO PUTTING IN
SOME WATER HEATERS AND HANGING
SOME OF OUR WOODFORT DOORS.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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