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This Old House TV uses ZipWall Dust Barrier System in Newton, MA home renovation

Bill and Gillian Pierce are fans of the ZipWall Dust Barrier System used by This Old House during their renovation.

“The crew of This Old House is doing a major renovation at our place, a 1915 Dutch Colonial. There’s a new mess every day—debris from demolition, plenty of sawdust, chunks of gypsum from the blueboard, damp waves of dust from the plasterers. Maybe we should have moved out! But instead of paying for months in a rental, we wanted to stay in the house with our two young children and dog. And we’re doing fine -- in part because of the ZipWalls that Tom and his builders set up between the old and new sections. We’re grateful for the dust barrier and for the ZipWalls’ flexibility. In the evening, after the dust clears on the far side, we sometimes move the quick-release supports and get a glimpse of how the house will work when everything’s done. Then it’s easy to move the wall back in place, so that in the morning, before we’re awake, the crew can start in without covering us in dust.”

Bill

ZIPWALL HELPS GET NEW ORLEANS BACK ON ITS FEET
Bill Robinson Specializes in Catastrophic Recovery

Bill Robinson is the principal of Train2Build, a nationally recognized firm that provides construction training and consulting services. With over 30 years in construction and 15 as a licensed general contractor, Bill currently lives and works in New Orleans providing training and consulting to homeowners, local contractors and volunteers who are restoring old homes and rebuilding communities. Bill’s particular interest is in the area of moisture management in residential construction with a special focus on restoring old wood windows.

New Orleans is well known for its historic buildings – many of them hundreds of years old. Bill works to encourage homeowners to carefully repair old wooden windows. He conducts training seminars – which include educating people how best to contain the lead-based paint dust that is often a byproduct of old window repair. Mr. Robinson explains, “With its air tight barrier and “easy up, easy down” installation – the ZipWall dust barrier system is the perfect solution to the problem of how to contain lead-paint dust.” He adds, “I can’t imagine doing an old wood window restoration project without ZipWall.”
Visit Bill’s web site and see what he’s up to in NOLA.

The ZipWall^® Dust Barrier System is normally used vertically, but Matt Sherk, of Sherk Custom Hardwood Floors, Hopeland, PA, had a client with a special requirement. Matt used ZipWall^® KT-20 poles, with tape at the foot end of the pole, to span the living room ceiling. This prevented dust from ruining his clients' 17 hunting trophies mounted on the cathedral ceiling. Matt also used our poles to create a tunnel in a hall, and to isolate the kitchen.

The ZipWall^® barrier system is normally used vertically, but Matt Sherk, of Sherk Custom Hardwood Floors, Hopeland, PA, had a client with a special requirement. Matt used ZipWall^® KT-20 poles, with tape at the foot end of the pole, to span the living room ceiling. This prevented dust from ruining his client's 17 hunting trophies mounted on the cathedral ceiling. Matt also used our poles to create a tunnel in a hall, and to isolate the kitchen.

Using the ZipWall^® dust barrier system sets us apart from other contractors. Customers really appreciate the great care we take in keeping their home as clean and dust-free as possible during a remodeling project."

Dan Flanders
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