| In mid-winter, just after the third floor was
opened up, the Frosty crew started laying in new duct work in the attic
above the third floor. |
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| Heating and cooling units were hung from the
roof rafters, and duct work run. Notice how they carefully hung the
units above the rafters so the noise would not affect us
below.
The ductwork was custom made by Frosty to fit the space and
requirements. This makes a BIG difference, since the design of the
ducts to match the area supplied is critical. |
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| Here, one of two heating units is shown in the
attic. (Side bar: the cripples -- the diagonal pieces of wood in the
attic -- turned out to be old shipping crate pieces of wood from a prior
owner around 1900. We saw his name stenciled on some of the
pieces.)
This attic will heat and cool the third and second floors. Pipes
have been run down to the basement and will eventually be tied into a
central boiler and a series of cooling units outside. |
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| Here you can see the duct work flowing down the
roof line to the second floor.
The third floor is being supplied through supply vents in the ceiling,
as is the second floor.
The first floor and wing come later. |
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| This is a not very good view of the duct work
above. The problem with Frosty is that they do such good work that
you can't see it. That's their charm!
They fit to a building tightly and work with what's there.
Of course ,we have opened up more than they are used to, and they say
this job is easier than most.
They often have to work with buildings that aren't as open as ours --
by all accounts they are the best for old restorations. We have this
on good authority! (E-mail us for details). |
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| Mid April
The Frosty Team returns!
Now we start the basement and wing installation. |
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| On April 19th the old furnace is finally put to
rest. It has done its job and will be pulled out.
New custom duct work is delivered. |
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| The Frosty team starts the process.
On the right is Chester. He's a "piece of work"!
He's been doing this for years and years. Steve Lederer, the
president of Frosty, told me that he went to work for Chester when he was
16.
Recently Chester took me aside and said, "Did you see that gorgeous
woman who just walked in?" I said I wasn't sure, but I thought it was
my wife. "Wow," he said, "she's a
knock-out!".
I smiled! He has good taste.
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| Here Roy surgically removes bricks to install
the first floor duct work from below. Notice the precision care in
cutting in the hole for the ducts, and the care with which he takes to put
down plastic to catch the debris, all of which was removed in a very tidy
fashion.
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| The old furnace is broken apart and hauled out
to the dumpster. |
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| Central Air! Wow. |
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| May 19, 2000
The boiler just arrived! Here, we have many of the crew in one
shot. These guys do GREAT work!
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| The Frosty (and Toasty) team in one shot!
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| Here's a shot of the wing duct work. Nice
job! |
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| A fond farewell to the radiators. Here's a
hint: The big ones were put together on site, not hauled in.
(800 lbs +). So, cut the through-bolts and knock the sections apart
with a sledge. Then take out the pieces.
The pile of pieces to the left were the big ones. A tractor with
a hydraulic lift bucket moved them from here.
We'll have much more as the rest of the system
is moved into place... stay tuned
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