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Roxbury Project, Part 6 of 10
Host Kevin O'Connor finds carpenter Zo Curet in the front parlor
installing a plaster crown molding. This close reproduction of the
1870s original is a lightweight foam made with plaster and an
acrylic coating that can easily be installed with nothing more than
a joint compound. Homeowner Lanita Tolentino shows Kevin the colors
she's considering, as painting contractor Ivan Batallas paints an
accent wall in the back bedroom. Master carpenter Norm Abram visits
a workshop to see how the slabs for the new eight-foot oak front
doors and sidelights are machined and pre-hung for installation as
one large unit on the jobsite. Two miles down the road, Kevin
visits an architectural antiques shop to find a matching marble
fireplace surround for the second unit of the house. Shop owner
Bill Raymer shows Kevin around and offers to donate a closely
matching fireplace to the project. Back at the house, the new front
doors have arrived, and lead carpenter Colin Paterson makes quick
work of installing them.