Installing Hardwood Flooring
Bob watches as flooring specialists put in red rosin paper as underlayment before installing Ash hardwood floors in the penthouse apartment.
Bob watches as flooring specialists put in red rosin paper as underlayment before installing Ash hardwood floors in the penthouse apartment.
Bob looks on as the window installer puts in the glass walls for the head house (the structure surrounding the stares that lead up from the penthouse).
An ironworker secures the rooftop deck’s safety railing to its footings. Then, Bob meets with the window installer who is putting frosted thermal glass walls on the head house (the structure surrounding the stairs that lead up from the penthouse). Bob points out that three separate building trades have worked to secure the fence: the roofers, ironworkers, and masons.
Bob tours the multi-story luxury loft space of developer and artist Jane Walentas. Next, Bob and his son, Chris, consult with Cas Stachelberg about the history, and restoration, of the warehouse building’s façade.
Bob and Chris Vila visit the plastering contractor and receive a lesson in plaster mixing. Next, they talk to Dino from Dino’s Construction, who’s installing the skylight, a feature that provides natural light to the bedroom.
Bob spends a moment with the drywall contractor before speaking with Thad Goodman of Georgia Pacific. Mr. Goodman tells Bob about the unique, mold-resistant properties of DensArmor, the interior wall panel product the drywall contractors are using.
George Saylor from Owens Corning is on location to install, and explain the unique properties of, the insulation being used in this project.
Eric Deutsch, former president of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, gives Bob a tour of the nation’s first federal boat-building facility.
Bob meets Eddie Fisher, the master electrician on the Brooklyn project’s infrastructure team. A team of five electricians from AC/DC Electric is rewiring the building from basement to roof deck.
Bob meets with Brian Kaley and Tim McFadden from Pella Windows to go over the design approach and installation method for this project’s fenestration.