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Kevin:
Today on "This Old House"...

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Tom: Work on the job site
is ramping up.

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Charlie:
All right, let it go.

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Kevin: We'll show you one of
the ways that we're honoring

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this home's
mid-century modern roots.

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Charlie:
Look up in the sky.

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It's a bird. It's a plane.

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It's a 4,000-pound therapy pool.

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Man: Ahh. That's it.

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Kevin:
Hi, there. I'm Kevin O'Connor,

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and welcome back
to "This Old House"

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and to Lexington, Massachusetts,

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a town that is steeped
in history.

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This town is the birthplace
of the Revolutionary War,

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and the first shots
of that conflict were fired

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right there on the town common,
also known as Battle Green.

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Well, about 250 years later,

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Lexington is
a very popular suburb,

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thanks in part
to its proximity to Boston,

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just 10 miles from here,

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great schools,
and a bustling downtown.

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Lexington is home to about
35,000 diverse residents,

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and the town has to make sure
that all of those residents

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have equal access
to its public spaces.

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The CDC estimates
that about 12% of Americans

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have some sort
of mobility issue.

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And so in this town,

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you can find ADA-compliant
things like ramps,

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automatic opening doors,
accessible bathrooms,

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even accessible playgrounds,
all throughout town.

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And the need to have
accessible public spaces --

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well, that extends
to the private houses as well.

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And if you've been following
along this season,

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you know that's why
we're here in Lexington.

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It is the home for our family --
a young family of five --

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and their middle son
has a rare disease

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called
Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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And making the house
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well, that's what's driving
this entire renovation.

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[ Hammer pounding ]

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It is a busy day here
on the job site.

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We've got most
of the trades here

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trying to get this project
wrapped up.

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We're about two-thirds
of the way done.

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Out front, we've got
a little bit of new space

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with that big, sloping
roof line right there.

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It creates a generous overhang
over the front entryway,

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and it is woven nicely into
the original part of the house,

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which is right here.

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It's got that beautiful
brick facade,

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a feature that you can enjoy
from the outside

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as well as in.

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And then out back,
new space as well.

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So on that addition, they've got
that nickel gap siding

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along the side
to match some of the details

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that are on the front
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Grading is very important
to us on this job site.

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So from this
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all of this and out front
is gonna be just one grade.

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So the bluestone will go
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and then this right here
will be filled in

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in one continuous grade
all the way to the front door.

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This will all be bluestone here
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with a center drain.

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And look at this,
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perfectly smooth,
no trip points.

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And that bluestone level,

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well, that is gonna continue --
hey, Fred...

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Fred: Morning, Kevin.
Kevin: ...all the way

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into the house.
So finished floor and bluestone,

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one level for
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Basically, this entire area
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this is Caffrey's backyard,

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so he's gonna have access to
it with no problem in using it.

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And it's a big day today

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because our therapy pool
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going right in there.
Hey, Heath.

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Heath: Hey, Kevin.
Kevin: So you've got one more

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thing to do
before we get our pool in...

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Heath: Just one more.
Kevin: ...which I don't

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fully understand.

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What is with
the copper grid here?

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Heath: Bonding.
Kevin: Meaning what?

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Heath: A lot of rules
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when we're dealing with a pool.

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So the first thing we want to do
is contact your local inspector

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and see what requirements
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in addition
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And this installation
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a little different.

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So we have what would normally
be a freestanding tub.

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If it were freestanding
by itself, no problem.

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We can treat it
like a hot tub or a spa,

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standard connections for that.

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In this case,
it's sunk down a little bit.

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And because we can actually
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from the deck into the pool,

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he now wants to treat this
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and that's where this comes in.
Kevin: Wait, so what is bonding?

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Heath: So bonding, simply,
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all the metal parts
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Kevin: And what are the metal
parts in the pool?

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Are we talking about, like,
the ladder and a drain

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or something like that?
Heath: Exactly.

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So the socket where the lift
goes into -- that's bonded.

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The motor is gonna have
a lug on it -- that's bonded.

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Any metal parts that are
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want to be bonded.

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And also, our code requires
a three-foot area

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outside of the edge of the pool.
Kevin: Mm-hmm.

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Heath: And that wraps
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goes over,
comes down under the bluestone,

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picks up the rebar,
picks up everything in here.

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Kevin: And what does the bonding
do for us?

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Heath: The bonding creates what
we call an equipotential plane.

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Kevin: Easy for you to say.

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Heath: And that makes
everything equal.

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That keeps us safe and prevents
any voltage gradient,

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so no stray voltage
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and cause a difference
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And I know that's
a little complicated,

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but what it means is if we had
something leaking voltage

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and, say, this patio was wet --

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chance to get
a couple of volts to it

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from a leaking line
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and the pool didn't have that,
you're in the pool water,

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you hit the patio
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that has a slight difference,

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that's where you risk
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Kevin: So this copper grid

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connects the patio
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potential lift coupling there,
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to the pool,
to the motor, to the ladder.

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It's all connected.
Heath: Keeps it nice and safe.

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Kevin: Okay, well,
I'll take your word for it.

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I don't fully understand it,

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but the fact that you're
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gives me a good peace of mind.

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All right, thanks, Heath.
Oh, and we're not done with you.

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I got to talk elevators
with you a little later.

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Heath: All right. Sounds good.
Thanks.

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Kevin: And speaking
of elevators, you can see

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we've got our
elevator shaft right here,

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or hoistway, as they call it.
It is framed.

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It has got the board up,
plaster to come soon,

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and it rises from
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right up here to the first floor

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and just steps from
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that also has
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Hey, Rachel.
Rachel: Hey. Nice to see you.

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Kevin: Yeah, I know you've been
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with Billy and Michelle
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so thank you for that.
Rachel: You're welcome.

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Kevin: And here
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two marching orders
that I know of, at least,

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which was keep it
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and then obviously
accessibility for Caffrey.

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Rachel: Yes.
Kevin: So how'd you pull

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that off for us?
Rachel: Yeah, so the tile

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in the house, you'll see a lot
of the selections

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are mid-century in the style
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of how we laid out the tile
on the walls and the floor.

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Kevin: Okay.
Rachel: In Caffrey's bath,

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we wanted to keep it
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with a black-and-white look...
Kevin: Right.

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Rachel: ...and also wanted
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that it would be safe
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as he grows into the room,
so we chose a mosaic tile.

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It's a 1x4, meant to look like
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which is a natural stone.
Kevin: Okay.

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Rachel: But lots of grout lines,
so a lot of gripability

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for him or his caregiver

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as they're moving
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Kevin: So a couple questions,
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is mid-century modern --
the shape, or the fact that

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you guys either put it
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or down here on the floor?
Rachel: Yeah.

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Kevin: Like, what makes it
mid-century modern to your eye?

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Rachel:
You know, the shape of it,

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the way that
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so instead of having
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which is a little more
traditional-looking, that's one.

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Also just,
it's a porcelain tile,

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but it's meant to look like
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which is a natural stone,
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of natural materials
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Kevin: Right.
And then your other point

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about gripability --
the more joints we have,

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you're saying
the more grout we have,

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so it gives a texture
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which can be more slick.
Rachel: Exactly.

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Kevin: And what's the idea
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kind of come straight through

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and then up a single accent
wall in the middle?

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Rachel: Sure. Yeah, so we're
gonna run the floor up the wall.

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It'll act kind of like one
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and just be
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I think if we had
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it would have just felt
very dark in here.

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Kevin: Yeah, sure.
Rachel: And the black plumbing

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fixtures will pop
against the white walls, too...

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Kevin: I'm just gonna
reach over here.

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If you'd hold that for a second.
Rachel: Sure.

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Kevin: So this is your wall
tile, at least on two walls.

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And that I get with
the mid-century modern, right?

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And so you put it kind of in the
vertical position right there.

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You take the subway tile,
you elongate it,

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you make it narrow.
That gives a modern feel to it.

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And what is this, matte?
Rachel: Yeah.

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So that's a matte finish.
Kevin: All right.

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Well, the waterproofing
literally just went in

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not that long ago,
so the tiler is making

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great progress right here.

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You're also helping us
make progress with tile

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in the laundry room, right?
Rachel: Exactly.

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Kevin: Can we look at that?
Rachel: Yeah, definitely.

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Kevin: We got work
going on in every room.

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Oh, in here, too. Hey, Sandro.
Sandro: Hey.

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Kevin: Making some good progress
in there.

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[ Laughs ] What have you chosen
for tile? That is bold.

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Rachel: Yeah, it's
a pretty wild choice.

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So, in the original house,

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there was this flooring
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which is like
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It has chunks of stone in it.
And it was an avocado green.

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Kevin: Yeah.
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when the house was demoed,
we had to take it out.

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So we wanted to pay tribute
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so I selected this
green terrazzo-like tile

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to go into the laundry room.

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Kevin: I see the green
embedded in there.

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I get that, although it is a --
it's a busy tile.

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There's a lot going on, not just
the green, but some darks,

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some lights, some pinks here.
Rachel: Yep.

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So we actually decided to do
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in this pink color,
but everything else in here

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will be neutral.
Kevin: I gotcha. Okay.

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Well, if it's sort of a tribute
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I like it and I get it.

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We do have to think about
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so I presume this
just comes right out

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to our finished flooring
as well, no thresholds?

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Rachel: Yeah. So, normally
this type of flooring

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that looks like a terrazzo
is really thick,

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but this one is only
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So it will provide
a seamless entry for Caffrey

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to use the room.
Kevin: That's good to know.

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Rachel: Yeah.
Kevin: And then more tile, also,

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on a very mid-century modern
fireplace, right?

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Rachel: Yes. Exactly.
Kevin: Show me that, please.

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Rachel: Okay.
Kevin: Hey, Michelle.

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Michelle:
Hey. How are you?

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Kevin: I love
your laundry room tile.

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Michelle: Oh, I know you do.
[ Laughter ]

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It's fun, isn't it?
Kevin: It's avocado green.

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You win.
Michelle: Yeah. It's fun.

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Kevin: All right, so this is
a big fireplace, or going to be.

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Michelle:
Yeah, it will be.

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Kevin: What is this
gonna look like?

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Michelle: So we've already
picked out the fireplace,

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which Charlie has obviously
started to frame out.

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So it's gonna be
a gas-insert fireplace.

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It'll have natural-looking logs
throughout the firebox.

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Kevin:
Gotcha. So sealed unit,

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real flame,
exhaust to the outside.

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Michelle: That's right.
Kevin: Awesome.

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And so you've got to decide
how to trim it out, obviously.

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Michelle: That's right.
Kevin: What do you guys think?

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Like, what are you going for?
Rachel: Yeah. So we picked

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a few different tiles here

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that have kind of a brick look,
because there's a lot

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of original brick walls
in the house.

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And there was one in here,
as well, in the living room.

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Kevin: You had always told us
you loved the original brick.

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And Mark McCullough has told us
it's really rare.

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You can't get it anymore.
But that's a distinctive look.

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Rachel: That's right.
Kevin: So you're playing off

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of this, or trying to.
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we're trying to bring in,
you know,

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the feel of brick
back to the room,

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although despite the fact
that we weren't able to keep it.

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Kevin: So a very distinctive
style, long and narrow.

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It's got that
sort of hand-forged look.

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Michelle: Yeah. What we're
really trying to do

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is also play off of some of
the other materials

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that we're putting
into this room.

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So this here is a piece of stone

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that will be over
at the wet bar.

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Lots of color
and dimension here,

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so it's gonna be a nice,
dramatic piece in the room.

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Kevin: I love these because
this is actually like

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a sliced brick, so brick veneer,

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and then it's just got
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Michelle: Yeah, I think these
are really beautiful, too.

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But when I put them here
up in this room

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and also against this stone,

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you know,
the question I have here is,

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is it a little bit too rustic?

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You know, I think it might not
be the true sort of,

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like, mid-century modern vibe
that we're aiming for.

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Kevin:
You're letting me down easy.

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You're not going with my choice.
It's your house.

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Michelle:
I love your style, Kevin.

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Kevin: It's your house.
Michelle: But, yeah,

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maybe not today.
Kevin: All right.

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What did you think of this?

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Michelle: So I really like
the shape of this one, too.

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And the size is actually
quite large,

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but I think it's gonna
be a bit dark, right?

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So this is gonna be
a big wall here,

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a big firebox here,
and I think that might just be

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a little bit too black.
Yeah, I mean, I think these are

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also really, really good
options.

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I mean, I love the sort of
striations here on this tile.

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And truth be told,
I actually really like this tile

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so much that Rachel and I
have already selected

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to use this
in part of the kitchen, so...

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But maybe it would be
nice here, too.

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But maybe we'll let the kitchen
have this moment with this tile.

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Kevin: So by process
of elimination,

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is this your choice?

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Michelle: I actually really
like this one.

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And what I love about this is,
you know,

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it's got this
very interesting texture here,

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which I think will be nice with
the various different textures

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that we're putting in this room.

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It also has, like, a little bit
of this curve line to it.

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Kevin: It's hard to see,
but as soon as I pick it up,

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I feel it.
Michelle: Yeah, you feel it.

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Kevin: And I bet you
when it's an entire wall of it,

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you will get that.
Will you run it horizontally?

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Will you run it vertically?
Do you know?

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Rachel: I think we're gonna do
it vertically, switch it up.

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Michelle: Straight stack, too?
Mid-century modern style?

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Rachel: Exactly, yeah.
Kevin: Straight stack.

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Look at you. [ Laughs ]
You got all the terms.

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Michelle: I've learned a lot
on this project.

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Kevin: Hey, listen, It happens.
So is this the final choice?

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Michelle: Yeah, I think so.
I think it's gonna look

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really great, also, with this,
so I think it'll all

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come together really nicely.
Kevin: Awesome. And you know,

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it doesn't matter what I think.
So long as you guys are

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making choices and you're happy,
that's what's most important.

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All right. Thank you, Michelle.
Thank you, Rachel.

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Rachel: Yeah. You're welcome.
Kevin: Awesome.

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Great working with you.
Michelle: Thanks, Kevin.

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Tom: It's nice to see
this front walk

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and this ramp come into play
for Caffrey.

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It's gonna really help him
get in and out of the house.

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We've also made sure that all of
the doorways leading outside

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are all at the same elevation,

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all the way around,
no steps up or down.

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Charlie: That's right.
Tom: But a lot of work

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goes into making this ramp.
Charlie: That's right.

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And it started with a trench,
so we had to excavate a trench

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from the other corner
of the garage

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where service comes in.
We put a base layer of sand in

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and then put 12 different
pieces of PVC.

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And once those were installed
and corded through the house,

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and those holes were waterproof,
another layer of sand.

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And on top of that, we did about
a seven-inch pour of concrete.

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That's a structural slab

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with rebar that is drilled
into the foundation.

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Tom: Right.
And that's really strong.

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On top of that,
we have the insulation,

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and you can see all the tubing
that's gonna have

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the radiant heat in it.
And that's all glycol,

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so it's protected
against the freeze.

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Charlie: That's right.
We have a sensor in the pour,

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so it'll sense temperature
as well as moisture.

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Tom: Yeah, a lot of people think
you run radiant heat outside,

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you gotta run that all the time.

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It will never come on in the
winter if it's not cold enough

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or if it doesn't snow
or rain on it.

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Charlie: That's right.
It's gonna be a great system.

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Tom: Absolutely. All right.
Well, looks like

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they're getting ready
to pour that top layer.

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Charlie:
All right, let it go.

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Tom:
This mix is the 4,000 mix.

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That's the [indistinct],
or the weight.

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It has peastone in it,
a fiber in it,

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and they also inject air in it.

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Charlie: This top section
of the ramp is actually level

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in front of the two side lights
and the front door,

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and our pitch starts
right about here

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and is about 20 feet long.
Tom: Right.

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And we have a line right here
to follow all the way down

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to continue that pitch.

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Gonna hit this
with the vibrator real quick.

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It's gonna be about probably
2,000 or 3,000

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revolutions a minute,
and it vibrates

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and actually moves
the concrete around,

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and it just levels itself
right out.

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You don't want to do too much,
because you don't want it

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to become soupy
and run down the hill.

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Once he gets it roughly
where he wants,

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he's gonna take a streak

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and run across from
the two flat spots on each side,

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go back and forth,
and work it down.

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Charlie: So we have two levels
of concrete that we're pouring.

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Where I'm standing is where
the asphalt's gonna go

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in the driveway.

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The bluestone will stop
at this edge,

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which the concrete pour
will be here,

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then the bluestone on top.

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Our concrete level
will be poured at this line,

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then our asphalt
will make up the difference

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to match the bluestone.

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Tom: Now, if you notice,
this concrete

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is a lot more loose
than the other

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because it can flow better,
it can pull better,

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but it also will stay level.

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We wouldn't want it
this loose on the ramp

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because all of it
would end up down at the bottom.

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All right, so Kevin's flattening
the surface with a bull float.

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And that's basically taking
the imperfections out.

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Then later, once it sets up
a little more,

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he'll broom it to give it
a little bit of texture.

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That's because there's
a bluestone going over here,

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and that'll give him
great adhesion.

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And that bluestone will bring
the height right up to the door

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where it needs to be.
Charlie: That's right.

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And any time you're building
a ramp at a residence,

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it's always nice
to follow ADA guidelines,

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even though you don't have to.

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In this case, we were going from
finished floor to garage floor

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where pavement with a driveway,

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and we had
a difference of 13 3/4,

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and our ramp is about
20 feet long at the pitch.

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Tom:
Yeah, well, ADA compliance is

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I made a little wedge
right here.

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It's 12 inches to 1 inch,

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so every 12 inch
you go up 1 inch.

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But I drew a line on this side
where our pitch is.

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So we're actually lower
than ADA compliance,

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so it's even better.

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Charlie:
It's gonna be real nice.

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Tom: Yeah.

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Kevin: Down here on the lower
level, we are wrapping up

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rough electrical,
waiting on insulation.

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And this is where our
elevator hoistway terminates.

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Now, per Massachusetts code,

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we need a separate
mechanical room

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within 10 feet of this space
right here,

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a place to put the hydraulics,
the mechanical equipment,

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and the electrical equipment --
Hey, Heath...

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Heath: Hey, Kevin.
Kevin: ...which looks like

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most of it is already in?

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Heath: Yeah, our end of this
is really pretty simple.

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The elevator company gives us
a checklist to follow,

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and there's not
a whole lot on here for us.

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Kevin: All right,
what is on there?

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Heath: So the first thing is
they want two disconnects,

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two heavy-duty disconnects
that come in.

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One's gonna be for the lights,
and one's gonna be

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for the actual elevator
equipment and control.

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Kevin:
So shut the whole system down,

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elevator-specific,
if you have to.

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Heath: Exactly. And they want
those located within the door

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within 18 inches so they can
just open the door,

474
00:18:13,833 --> 00:18:16,233
reach in, be familiar where
they're gonna be consistently,

475
00:18:16,300 --> 00:18:18,366
shut them down, and then come
into service if they had to.

476
00:18:18,433 --> 00:18:20,000
Kevin: Because the elevator
company is really gonna send

477
00:18:20,066 --> 00:18:21,366
the service people out here.
Heath: Exactly.

478
00:18:21,433 --> 00:18:22,700
It's not gonna be us.
It's gonna be them.

479
00:18:22,766 --> 00:18:24,166
Kevin:
What does heavy-duty mean?

480
00:18:24,233 --> 00:18:25,900
Heath: So the reason they want
heavy-duty is, you can see,

481
00:18:25,966 --> 00:18:29,333
when this door is open,
that you can't turn this on.

482
00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:30,700
So there's no chance
of energizing this.

483
00:18:30,766 --> 00:18:33,300
When you're trying to work
on this, keeps it safe.

484
00:18:33,366 --> 00:18:34,766
And the same case,
when you go up top

485
00:18:34,833 --> 00:18:38,333
when the door is shut
and you turn it on,

486
00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:41,200
the door can't open.
Kevin: Oh. No prying hand.

487
00:18:41,266 --> 00:18:42,533
Heath: No prying hands.
Kevin: Gotcha.

488
00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,566
And then in terms
of amount of power,

489
00:18:44,633 --> 00:18:46,633
what have they asked for?
Heath: So they asked for

490
00:18:46,700 --> 00:18:50,500
a 15-amp circuit for the lights
and a two-pole 30 circuit,

491
00:18:50,566 --> 00:18:53,133
two 40 volts,
to this for the controls.

492
00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,200
And then they want fuses
so they can fuse it

493
00:18:55,266 --> 00:18:56,466
if they want to drop
the fuse size,

494
00:18:56,533 --> 00:18:57,733
if the controls
are a little different.

495
00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:59,466
So this will be the max
that they'd ever use,

496
00:18:59,533 --> 00:19:00,933
and they can always reduce it.
Kevin: Okay.

497
00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,000
Well, it looks like you're
almost done.

498
00:19:02,066 --> 00:19:03,333
I appreciate it.
And the pool's coming soon,

499
00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:04,766
so you're a busy guy today.
Heath: Sounds good.

500
00:19:04,833 --> 00:19:06,633
I'll wrap this up.
Kevin: Thank you, Heath.

501
00:19:06,700 --> 00:19:12,833
♪♪

502
00:19:12,900 --> 00:19:14,800
So the therapy pool
has been trucked in.

503
00:19:14,866 --> 00:19:16,133
This is it right here --

504
00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,700
about 7 1/2 feet wide,
20 feet long,

505
00:19:18,766 --> 00:19:21,366
and I'm told
over 4,000 pounds empty.

506
00:19:21,433 --> 00:19:23,900
So that's a big piece
of equipment to move.

507
00:19:23,966 --> 00:19:26,466
We've got a crane
coming in right here.

508
00:19:26,533 --> 00:19:28,166
And in addition
to having to lift that,

509
00:19:28,233 --> 00:19:30,900
it's also got to be
about 80 or 90 feet away.

510
00:19:30,966 --> 00:19:32,633
So we need a big boom

511
00:19:32,700 --> 00:19:35,233
because it's going right down
here in this spot.

512
00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:37,466
Charlie, Tommy,
a lot of industry here

513
00:19:37,533 --> 00:19:40,600
this morning with this stuff.
I'll be honest.

514
00:19:40,666 --> 00:19:43,766
This is my first therapy pool.
What is it?

515
00:19:43,833 --> 00:19:45,900
I mean, is it a big hot tub
or something? Like, what...?

516
00:19:45,966 --> 00:19:48,066
Charlie: Well, there's a hot tub
in one section of it.

517
00:19:48,133 --> 00:19:49,300
Kevin: Yep.
Charlie: And then the other

518
00:19:49,366 --> 00:19:51,000
section is gonna be
like a swim spa.

519
00:19:51,066 --> 00:19:52,900
But this is something
that the entire family

520
00:19:52,966 --> 00:19:56,000
is gonna be able to use
and be together

521
00:19:56,066 --> 00:19:57,500
12 months of the year,
believe it or not.

522
00:19:57,566 --> 00:20:00,100
Kevin: Okay. And then
the therapy part works how?

523
00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:01,866
Charlie: Well, the buoyancy
of the water

524
00:20:01,933 --> 00:20:03,800
is gonna help Caffrey
with his muscles,

525
00:20:03,866 --> 00:20:06,333
so it's much easier
in the water for movement

526
00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,033
than it is out of the pool.
Kevin: Gotcha.

527
00:20:08,100 --> 00:20:10,066
Tom: It keeps him light
so he can float.

528
00:20:10,133 --> 00:20:11,666
He can do his exercise.

529
00:20:11,733 --> 00:20:13,333
There's no really
direct pressure

530
00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:15,000
or force on your joints.

531
00:20:15,066 --> 00:20:16,400
Kevin: So it's gonna
look beautiful.

532
00:20:16,466 --> 00:20:18,633
But quite a bit of work goes
into the prep for the site, too.

533
00:20:18,700 --> 00:20:20,133
Charlie: Oh, yeah, months ago,
we had to put in

534
00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:22,266
new retaining walls
with big footings.

535
00:20:22,333 --> 00:20:24,466
And underneath our feet
below the bluestone

536
00:20:24,533 --> 00:20:26,666
is a 12-inch structural pour

537
00:20:26,733 --> 00:20:28,800
that's tied into
the foundations.

538
00:20:28,866 --> 00:20:30,833
Tom: Yeah, I mean,
the pool is 4,000 pounds,

539
00:20:30,900 --> 00:20:32,800
but then you gotta add
the weight of the water,

540
00:20:32,866 --> 00:20:36,100
which is probably
another 16,000 on top of that.

541
00:20:36,166 --> 00:20:38,200
So there's 20,000 pounds
of weight

542
00:20:38,266 --> 00:20:40,766
pushing down on this constantly.
Kevin: Okay.

543
00:20:40,833 --> 00:20:42,333
Tom: And so you've got to
make sure

544
00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,733
that nothing moves over time.

545
00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,500
Charlie: And we also put
a drainage system in

546
00:20:46,566 --> 00:20:49,466
along the sides, so any water
that gets below here

547
00:20:49,533 --> 00:20:50,833
will drain right
into our systems

548
00:20:50,900 --> 00:20:52,166
that all of our drainage
goes into.

549
00:20:52,233 --> 00:20:53,300
Tom: Yeah, it's like
belt and suspenders.

550
00:20:53,366 --> 00:20:54,900
I mean,
this is basically just level,

551
00:20:54,966 --> 00:20:57,000
so the water will kind of sit,

552
00:20:57,066 --> 00:20:58,633
but it will also have
someplace to go.

553
00:20:58,700 --> 00:21:00,166
It won't build up.
Kevin: All right.

554
00:21:00,233 --> 00:21:01,900
Wee ready to rig it up and start
swinging it into place?

555
00:21:01,966 --> 00:21:02,966
Charlie: We're ready.
Tom: We're ready.

556
00:21:03,033 --> 00:21:04,566
Kevin:
Let's get this thing in.

557
00:21:04,633 --> 00:21:08,133
Man: Cable up a little bit,
just till we get it tight.

558
00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:17,166
♪♪

559
00:21:17,233 --> 00:21:19,600
Tom:
Gotta push that end back.

560
00:21:19,666 --> 00:21:21,200
Charlie: We got to go in
about 22 feet

561
00:21:21,266 --> 00:21:22,866
to you guys to the house.

562
00:21:25,533 --> 00:21:27,866
Right. Bring it down a little.
We got it.

563
00:21:27,933 --> 00:21:37,700
♪♪

564
00:21:37,766 --> 00:21:39,900
Another six inches
to the house.

565
00:21:42,966 --> 00:21:45,300
All right.
That looks good right there.

566
00:21:45,366 --> 00:21:54,866
♪♪

567
00:21:54,933 --> 00:22:04,366
♪♪

568
00:22:04,433 --> 00:22:05,900
Kevin: So, Charlie,
a lot of times pools

569
00:22:05,966 --> 00:22:07,866
have to be protected --
fence around the yard

570
00:22:07,933 --> 00:22:10,600
or around the pool itself.
Is that the story here?

571
00:22:10,666 --> 00:22:12,366
Charlie: Not in this case,
because this pool cover

572
00:22:12,433 --> 00:22:14,233
has a lock,
so we don't need a fence.

573
00:22:14,300 --> 00:22:15,633
Kevin: Good deal.
All right, well, a lot

574
00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:16,733
of industry and progress today.

575
00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,166
What have we got
coming up next?

576
00:22:18,233 --> 00:22:19,433
Charlie: Elevators going in.

577
00:22:19,500 --> 00:22:20,600
Kevin: Elevator. I love it.
Tommy?

578
00:22:20,666 --> 00:22:22,500
Tom: White oak floor
in the entire house,

579
00:22:22,566 --> 00:22:24,133
getting ready to start.
Kevin: Very nice.

580
00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,200
And I hear the kitchen cabinets
may be going down,

581
00:22:26,266 --> 00:22:28,533
assuming that white oak floor
goes in.

582
00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:30,400
So until then,
I'm Kevin O'Connor.

583
00:22:30,466 --> 00:22:32,233
Tom: I'm Tom Silva.
Charlie: And I'm Charlie Silva.

584
00:22:32,300 --> 00:22:34,866
Kevin: "This Old House" here
in Lexington, Massachusetts.

585
00:22:34,933 --> 00:22:35,966
Charlie: Check it out.

586
00:22:36,033 --> 00:22:37,166
Kevin: I've never
seen anything like it.

587
00:22:37,233 --> 00:22:38,666
Tom: Looks good, doesn't it?
Kevin: Yeah.

588
00:22:42,533 --> 00:22:44,733
Kevin:
Next time on "This Old House"...

589
00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,400
It's time to take this
renovation to the next level

590
00:22:47,466 --> 00:22:50,433
with the installation
of a residential elevator.

591
00:22:50,500 --> 00:22:52,600
Tom: I'm using these
leftover floorboards

592
00:22:52,666 --> 00:22:56,100
to put some modern detail on
the back of the kitchen island.

593
00:22:56,166 --> 00:22:57,933
Kevin:
Well, that's a great look.

594
00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,266
Charlie: And here comes the sun
and the solar panels.

595
00:23:00,333 --> 00:23:01,733
Believe it or not,
the engineer said,

596
00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:03,400
this is about
an eight-year payback.

597
00:23:03,466 --> 00:23:05,566
And in my book,
that's pretty good.

598
00:23:05,633 --> 00:23:09,033
♪♪