This Old House Season 19 Episode 25 The San Francisco House - 6

Our host visits Alcatraz before heading off to the jobsite, where our master carpenter is hard at work installing the new front doors. First step: trimming them to fit the out-of-plumb opening. Progress in the chapel continues, with industrial halogen light fixtures being hung from the ceiling, white paint going over the dark wainscoting, and a cleft-slate surround gracing the Rumford firebox. Upstairs, the drywall has been treated with a bonding agent so that a two-coat finish plaster can be applied, the result of a last-minute decision by the homeowners. A zero-clearance fireplace centers the master bedroom, and plumber Jeff Deehan wrestles with an old wall-mount sink, retrofitting it with a foot-pedal-controlled faucet. Our master carpenter continues on his doors, using a mortice jig to position and install the hinges. Homeowner Mark Dvorak accepts delivery of the kitchen cabinets he designed'built in a computer-controlled manufacturing facility run by Paul La Bruna. Finally, at nightfall of his second day on the project, our master carpenter finishes the front doors off with a pair of brushed-chrome handles.