0103 - Building a Storm-Ready Roof September 26-October 2, 2005 | March 27-April 2 Buy Show Video
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME TO OUR PROJECT
HERE IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,
WHERE WE'RE BUILDING
A STORM-READY HOUSE.
IF YOU WERE WITH US
THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS,
YOU'VE SEEN THAT WE'RE BUILDING
ALL OUT OF CONCRETE,
INCLUDING THE EXTERIOR WALLS.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU
A LOOK AT THE ROOFING SYSTEMS,
FROM THE INTERIOR TRUSSWORK,
HOW YOU SHEATH IT,
HOW YOU TIE IT DOWN
MOST IMPORTANTLY,
AND ALSO
WE'LL BE HOT MOPPING
AND PUTTING ON
THE CEMENT TILE.
LOTS TO DO.
STICK AROUND.
DURING OUR LAST
2 VISITS HERE,
WE'VE SEEN THIS HOUSE
ESSENTIALLY RISE FROM THE GROUND
BECAUSE THE HOUSE
THAT WAS HERE BEFORE
HAD TO BE SCRAPED
RIGHT OFF THE LOT.
WE WATCHED AS A SLAB
WAS POURED
WITH A STEM WALL,
A NEW KIND OF TWIST
THAT ALLOWS A DEFENSE
AGAINST THE STORM SURGES.
WHEN THE HURRICANES COME
AND THE TIDES RISE HIGH,
THE WATER OFTEN IS DRIVEN
UNDERNEATH SLABS,
WHICH CAUSE THE ENTIRE SLAB
TO FLOAT UP AND MOVE,
AND THAT ESSENTIALLY
DESTROYS A HOUSE.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE
IS BASICALLY A STEM WALL
THAT GOES DOWN BELOW THE SLAB
ABOUT 3 OR 4 COURSES,
AND THAT, AS I SAY, REALLY IS
ONE OF THE LIFESAVERS
FOR THIS TYPE
OF CONSTRUCTION.
BUT THE INTERESTING THING
THAT WE SAW
WAS THE PROCESS
OF BUILDING
THIS WHOLE STRUCTURAL
WALL SYSTEM,
WHICH INVOLVED
PUTTING TOGETHER
THIS ENORMOUS
WIRE CAGE, IF YOU WILL--
REINFORCING RODS
AND 6-BY-6 WIRE MESH
THAT WAS PUT ALL TOGETHER
AND FASTENED ALL TOGETHER
AND IS ESSENTIALLY
THE REINFORCING
OF ALL THESE WALLS.
WE'RE USED TO SEEING
CONCRETE BLOCK WALLS
EVERYWHERE IN FLORIDA.
HERE, IT'S ALL ONE
MONOLITHIC POUR.
THEY CREATED THIS,
AND BEFORE THEY PUT
THE FORMWORK IN PLACE,
THEY INSTALLED
A WINDOW BUCK
ANYWHERE THAT A WINDOW
WAS CALLED FOR.
AND THEN ONCE THE FORMWORK
WAS INSTALLED
AND PUT TOGETHER
AND REINFORCED,
THE POUR WENT ON
FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS
AND ABOUT 4 TRUCKS' WORTH
OF CONCRETE
TO SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT
HERE RIGHT NOW.
NOW, TO CATCH YOU UP
ON THE SITUATION HERE--
THE HOUSE THAT BELONGED
TO JIM MINARDI
AND TERESA FOGOLINI,
THE OWNERS OF THE LAND,
WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED
BY HURRICANE CHARLEY
JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
THE ROOF WAS BLOWN
INTO THE CANAL
ON TOP OF THEIR
LITTLE SAILBOAT,
AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS
IN THE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED.
SO WE'RE VERY LUCKY
TO BE WORKING IN A STATE
THAT'S PREPARED
FOR STORMS LIKE THIS.
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
DO A LOT TO HELP
PEOPLE LIKE TERESA
AND JIM TO REBUILD.
AND WHAT WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW
IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE
TO PEOPLE IN FLORIDA
AND AROUND THE COUNTRY
THE KIND OF BUILDING
TECHNOLOGIES
THAT CAN HELP
CREATE A HOUSE
THAT REALLY CAN WITHSTAND
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS.
AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS,
LET'S GO IN THE GARAGE.
LESLIE CHAPMAN-HENDERSON
IS WITH US AGAIN.
HI, BOB.
HI, LESLIE.
FROM FLASH,
OF COURSE.
NOW, TELL US
WHAT FLASH IS.
FLASH IS THE FEDERAL
ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOMES.
WE'RE AN ORGANIZATION
THAT WAS CONVENED
AFTER HURRICANE ANDREW,
WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR
THAT HOMEOWNERS
NEEDED INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES
FROM HIGH WINDS,
LIKE HURRICANES.
SINCE THAT TIME IN 1998,
WE'VE GROWN DRAMATICALLY.
WE'RE NOW WORKING
ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
HOW TO BUILD SAFELY
IN THE FACE OF WILDFIRES
OR EARTHQUAKES, HAIL,
AND OTHER TYPES
OF THREATS.
SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
HURRICANE SURVIVAL?
NO, SIR.
IN THIS COUNTRY,
OUR CITIZENS LIKE
TO BUILD IN HARM'S WAY
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE
NATURE IS AT ITS BEST.
A QUARTER OF A TRILLION
DOLLARS WAS SPENT LAST YEAR
ON REMODELING,
AND INSIDE THOSE NUMBERS,
THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE
TO THINK SAFETY
AND THINK PREVENTION
ON YOUR HOUSE.
SO, THAT'S
$250 BILLION.
THAT IS.
WHAT PERCENTAGE
OF THAT WAS SPENT
BY THE LADIES
OF THE HOUSE?
WELL, HARVARD TELLS US
THAT 80% OF THOSE DECISIONS
WERE MADE BY THE FEMALE
IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY
ON HOME IMPROVEMENTS.
INDEED IT IS.
SO, IF WE WERE LOOKING
AT THIS HOUSE,
WHAT WE WOULD WANT
TO TALK ABOUT--
WE'VE GOT THESE TERRIFIC
CONCRETE WALLS
FOR IMPACT RESISTANCE.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO KEEP
THIS ROOF ON TOP?
WHAT HAPPENS
IN A HURRICANE,
IN TERMS OF THE WIND
TRYING TO BLOW
THE ROOF OFF?
WELL, THE WIND COMES FROM
EVERY DIFFERENT DIRECTION,
AND IT'S IMPORTANT
TO REMEMBER
YOU CAN'T JUST PLAN
FOR ONE TYPE OF WIND.
IT'S VERY DYNAMIC.
IT'S GOING TO COME
AND PUSH ON YOUR HOUSE.
IT'S ALSO GOING TO
PULL ON YOUR ROOF.
SO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
IS PLAN FOR CONNECTING
ALL THE DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE HOUSE
SO THAT IT CAN WORK
AS A UNIT
AND IT DOESN'T FAIL
OR FALL APART.
AND HERE OVERHEAD, WE'VE
GOT A TRUSS SYSTEM,
AND IT'S A LITTLE
COMPLICATED
TO UNDERSTAND IT
RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT ALL
THESE DIFFERENT MEMBERS
COMING TOGETHER,
INCLUDING THE JOISTS
FOR THE CEILING.
WE'RE IN THE GARAGE,
AND WE CAN SEE
THE TRUSSES UP THERE,
WHICH ARE
FACTORY-MADE, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THE KEY
TO ALL OF THIS
IS WHAT YOU WERE
JUST TALKING ABOUT,
IS HOW YOU
FASTEN ALL THAT--
HOLDING IT DOWN
ONTO THIS WALL SYSTEM.
WE'VE GOT TO DO THAT
BECAUSE THE WIND
IS GOING TO CUP POTENTIALLY
UP UNDERNEATH THESE EVES
AND TRY TO PULL
OR PEEL THE ROOF OFF.
SO EVERY PLACE
WHERE IT'S ATTACHED
HAS TO BE REINFORCED
WITH THE WIND IN MIND.
LET'S LEARN MORE
ABOUT THESE TIES.
THIS IS RANDY SHACKELFORD
FROM SIMPSON STRONG-TIE.
HI, RANDY.
GOOD TO MEET YOU.
GREAT.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO, I KNOW YOUR
COMPANY'S BEEN MAKING
METAL CONNECTORS AND PARTS
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS,
BUT WE'VE GOT A WHOLE
ASSORTMENT OF THINGS
IN MY TRUCK HERE
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE
OF HOW WE MAKE
THIS ROOF SYSTEM TIGHT.
RIGHT. PROBABLY
THE MOST COMMON CONNECTOR
THAT'S USED IN THIS HOUSE
IS THIS EMBEDDED TRUSS ANCHOR.
AS THEY'RE POURING
THESE CONCRETE WALLS,
THEY STICK THAT IN
ABOUT 4 INCHES,
AND THEN IT STICKS UP,
AND THEN WHEN THEY
DELIVER THE TRUSSES,
THEY WRAP IT
OVER THE TRUSSES.
SO THESE JUST BEND,
AND YOU JUST SMASH THEM
INTO PLACE
AND NAIL THEM?
AND OF COURSE,
WE'VE GOT THOSE
AT EVERY SINGLE POINT
ALONG THE PERIMETER
OF THE HOUSE
WHERE A ROOF MEMBER
COMES INTO CONTACT
WITH THE CONCRETE WALL.
RIGHT. EACH ONE
OF THESE TRUSSES
HAS ONE OF THOSE
EMBEDDED TRUSS ANCHORS.
GREAT. NOW,
CAN THESE BE USED
IN A KIND OF
RETRO-FIT SITUATION?
IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO DO,
BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE,
THAT HAS TO BE PUT INTO
THE WET CONCRETE
WHEN IT'S BEING POURED.
SO WE DO MAKE
SOME OTHER CONNECTORS
THAT CAN BE USED ONCE
THE CONCRETE IS ALREADY POURED.
AND THESE ARE
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
YOU CAN SEE, THEY DON'T
STICK INTO THE CONCRETE,
BUT INSTEAD, YOU WOULD
DRILL HOLES IN THE CONCRETE
AND USE THESE
MASONRY SCREWS
RIGHT THROUGH
THOSE HOLES LIKE THAT,
AND THEN THIS WOULD
WRAP AROUND THE TRUSS
SIMILAR TO THE EMBEDDED
TRUSS ANCHOR.
OR IF YOU DON'T HAVE
A HOUSE WITH TRUSSES,
YOU JUST HAVE JOISTS
AND ROOF RAFTERS,
YOU CAN STILL
USE THIS. GREAT.
WHAT DO
THESE THINGS COST?
PROBABLY A LITTLE OVER
A DOLLAR EACH FOR THAT ONE.
YEAH. THEY'RE CHEAP.
NOW, THIS LOOKS
TO ALL THE WORLD
LIKE JUST
A JOIST HANGER.
RIGHT, BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY
A HEAVY TRUSS HANGER,
AND THERE'S A COUPLE
OF THINGS IN THIS HOUSE
WE'RE USING THIS TYPE
OF TRUSS HANGER,
BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE
IT HAS THESE SLANT NAILS.
AND THESE NAILS
GIVE THE CONNECTION
A LOT OF UPLIFT
RESISTANCE, TOO.
I SEE. THROUGH EACH ONE
OF THESE PERFORATIONS HERE,
YOU CAN NAIL
AT A SLANT, TOE-NAIL.
SO IT CONNECTS THE TWO.
IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO A TOE-NAIL.
AND IT'S GOT A LOT
MORE HOLES IN IT.
LOTS OF NAIL HOLES,
AS YOU CAN SEE, RIGHT.
CAN THIS ALSO BE
USED IN MASONRY?
IT COULD, BUT THERE
ARE OTHER CONNECTORS
THAT CAN BE USED
FOR MASONRY--
FOR EXAMPLE,
THIS CONNECTOR RIGHT HERE,
AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S GOT
A CONCEALED FLANGE
SO THAT IT'S HIDDEN IN CASE
IT'S IN AN EXPOSED LOCATION,
LIKE WE'LL SEE BACK
ON THE BACK PORCH.
AND THIS ALSO THEY
WOULD JUST DRILL IN
AND THEN USE THESE
MASONRY SCREWS
TO COME IN AND FASTEN IT
TO THE MASONRY.
GOTCHA. NOW,
WHAT ARE THESE
HEAVY-LOOKING
THINGS USED FOR?
THIS IS OUR HEAVY
GIRDER CONNECTOR FOR WHEN--
THE LITTLE TRUSSES LIKE WE SEE
IN MOST OF THIS HOUSE,
THEY JUST HAVE MAYBE 1,000,
1,500 POUNDS OF UPLIFT ON THEM,
BUT FOR A GIRDER
LIKE WE HAVE OVER HERE--
WHICH ONE? THIS IS
A GIRDER, THIS DOUBLE ONE?
RIGHT.
THIS MULTIPLE MEMBER.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S
LOTS OF OTHER TRUSSES
FRAMING INTO IT,
SO IT SUPPORTS
A MUCH BIGGER AREA OF THE ROOF,
AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
IT HAS A MUCH BIGGER
UPLIFT FORCE ON IT.
SO THIS TYPE
OF CONNECTOR CAN HOLD
UP TO ALMOST 5,000
POUNDS OF UPLIFT,
AND THIS IS ALSO
RETRO-FITTABLE ON THE SIDE.
SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO
SEE THIS BEING INSTALLED.
WELL, HERE WE'VE
GOT IT INSTALLED
IN A SITUATION,
OBVIOUSLY,
RIGHT AT THE END
OF THIS GIRT,
WHERE THE CONCRETE WALL
AND THE PLACE
WHERE IT COMES
TO REST UPON IT.
THANKS, RANDY.
WELL, JESSE GONZALEZ IS HERE
FROM MERCEDES HOMES,
THE COMPANY THAT'S
BUILDING THIS HOUSE,
AND SINCE LAST WEEK, OF COURSE,
YOU'VE MADE HUGE PROGRESS.
WE'VE GOT A ROOF IN PLACE,
AND BY THE END OF TODAY,
IT'S ALL GOING TO BE
A COMPLETED ROOF, RIGHT?
CORRECT. YES.
WHAT WE HAVE
IS WE HAVE
THE TRUSSES IN PLACE.
RIGHT NOW THE GUYS ARE
UP HERE HOT MOPPING THE ROOF.
AND WE HAVE TILE GUYS
ON STANDBY TO START
INSTALLING THE TILE
RIGHT AFTER THEY'RE DONE.
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT.
BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS.
WHAT'S THE BLACK STUFF
THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT?
THAT IS A 30-POUND FELT
THAT THEY PUT DOWN
OVER THE PLYWOOD.
SO THIS IS NOT
A ROLL ROOFING,
BUT WHAT THEY CALL
A 30-POUND FELT.
IT'S KIND OF AN
ASPHALT-IMPREGNATED
PAPER PRODUCT.
YES. CORRECT.
AND THAT'S USUALLY
THE FIRST STEP.
THAT IS THE FIRST STEP.
AND THEN AFTER THAT,
WHAT THEY DO IS THEY
MOP DOWN A 90-POUND.
OK. SLOW DOWN.
THE GREEN ROLL ROOFING
THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
IS RATED 90 POUNDS.
AND WHAT MAKES IT GREEN?
JUST COLORS. THEY HAVE
DIFFERENT COLORS.
THE COLOR MEANS
NOTHING ON THEM.
BUT THERE'S MINERAL
GRANULES ON IT.
CORRECT.
AND THE COLOR DOESN'T
MEAN ANYTHING,
ALTHOUGH IN SOME CASES,
YOU CAN PUT UP
A ROLL-ROOF ROOF,
AND YOU'D HAVE
A GREEN ROOF. OK.
NOW LET'S TALK
A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THESE
DESIGN ELEMENTS
THAT I WASN'T
FAMILIAR WITH.
IT LOOKS LIKE
A DORMER, BUT...
CORRECT. IT'S JUST
A DECORATIVE DORMER.
WE HAVE ONE OVER HERE
ABOVE THE GARAGE,
AND WE HAVE ONE
OVER THE MASTER.
IT'S JUST THERE FOR--
NOW, WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT, THEN,
IS ALL WOOD-FRAMED?
CORRECT.
AND IT'S JUST ATTACHED
TO THE ROOF SYSTEM?
ON TOP
OF THE ROOF SYSTEM.
WHY DO YOU BOTHER
WITH HOUSE-WRAP ON IT?
WE HOUSE-WRAP
ALL EXPOSED WOOD.
IT'S JUST TO KEEP
WATER INTRUSION OUT.
JUST TO KEEP THAT...
AND THEN THE LITTLE PORCH
OVER THE FRONT DOOR AREA,
THAT ALSO HAS AN UNUSUAL
DESIGN FEATURE.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
RIGHT. WHAT WE DO
IS WE TRY TO MIRROR
THE ARCH OVER HERE
ON THIS DECORATIVE
DORMER OVER HERE
TO GIVE THE FRONT
KIND OF A GOOD LOOK.
AND EVENTUALLY
THERE WILL BE
A NICE COLUMN
IN THERE?
CORRECT. THERE WILL BE
A CAST COLUMN ON HERE.
THERE WILL BE ONE HERE
AND THEN 2 OVER HERE,
WHERE WE HAVE
THE EXPOSED BEAMS.
IT'S AMAZING HOW QUICKLY
THIS IS ALL GOING, THOUGH.
I MEAN, START TO FINISH,
FROM A BARE LOT,
HOW MANY WEEKS
WILL HAVE PASSED
WHEN YOU EXPECT
COMPLETION?
PROBABLY ABOUT 8 WEEKS,
8 TO 9 WEEKS.
8 TO 9 WEEKS?
CORRECT.
THAT'S A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO
ON THE BACKSIDE,
BECAUSE I KNOW
THEY'RE STILL PUTTING
SOME OF THE SHEATHING
ON THERE, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, I KNOW THIS IS
ALL GOING AT BREAKNECK SPEED,
BUT YOU'RE PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON SHEATHING THE HOUSE,
AND YOU'VE ALREADY GOT
THE HOT MOP GOING, TOO.
CORRECT.
YEAH, THAT'S GREAT.
SO, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING,
BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY TALKED
ABOUT THE TRUSS SYSTEM,
AND NOW IT'S NOT ORIENTED
STRAND BOARD THAT YOU'RE USING.
NO, WE'RE USING
5/8 PLYWOOD.
WHICH IS, I THINK,
A GOOD CALL.
I MEAN, TRADITIONALLY
IN THE INDUSTRY,
YOU SEE A LOT OF HALF-INCH
PLYWOOD FOR THE ROOF SHEATHING.
AND THAT EXTRA BIT
OF THICKNESS
IS GOING TO GIVE YOU
A LOT OF STIFFNESS, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
GREAT.
NOW, WHAT ARE
THESE METAL PIECES
THAT ARE PUT DOWN?
THEY'RE PUTTING ON
THE PLYWOOD CLIPS.
IT HELPS KEEP ALL
THE PLYWOOD IN LINE.
PLYWOOD CLIPS.
SO THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY
ABOUT KEEPING THE ROOF
STRUCTURALLY SOUND
IN A HURRICANE?
IT'S JUST ABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT THE PLYWOOD
LIES DOWN FLAT
AND EVENLY?
OK, SO THE BASIC FLOOR PLAN
OF THE HOUSE IS A BIG "L,"
AND THE LANAI OUT THERE
IS AN "L,"
BUT THIS OPEN AREA IS...
A FRONT DOOR HERE,
AND THEN WHAT
DO YOU CALL ALL THIS?
THIS IS A FORMAL
DINING AND LIVING AREA.
YOU GOT DINING OVER HERE
AND LIVING OVER HERE.
YEAH, THIS HAPPENS VERY MUCH
IN MODERN FLOOR PLANS,
THAT YOU KIND OF HAVE
A TOKEN FORMAL FIREPLACE--
I MEAN, DINING AREA--
AND FORMAL LIVING ROOM.
CORRECT.
BUT THE HOUSE
IS PRETTY INFORMAL.
YEAH. SO, THEN WHAT'S
OVER ON THIS SIDE?
WHAT WE HAVE OVER HERE,
WE HAVE THE MASTER
BEDROOM OVER HERE.
ALL OF THIS SPACE
IS MASTER SUITE?
ALL OF IT'S
MASTER SUITE.
OVER HERE IS
THE ACTUAL BED AREA,
AND THIS IS
A 12-BY-18 AREA.
12 BY 18. WHAT'S
THE CEILING HEIGHT?
9-FOOT CEILING HEIGHT.
THAT'S VERY NICE. YEAH.
A 9-FOOT CEILING
AND A BIG, HUGE SLIDER
SO THAT YOU'VE GOT
THE VIEW OF THE CANAL
FROM PRACTICALLY
ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT
YOUR WALK-IN CLOSETS.
THIS IS PROBABLY HERS.
IT'S BIGGER.
YES, THIS IS HERS.
AND HIS BEHIND IT.
CORRECT.
AND THEN
THE BATHROOM AREA.
YES. WHAT WE HAVE IN HERE
IS WE HAVE A VANITY OVER HERE.
WE HAVE A NICE
GARDEN TUB OVER HERE,
A WALK-IN SHOWER, VANITY,
AND A WATER CLOSET.
NOW, YOU CALL IT
A "GARDEN TUB"?
MM-HMM. NICE SOAKING TUB.
IT'LL BE A JETTED TUB.
OK, BUT IT'S
A GARDEN TUB
BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE
A BIG WINDOW
WITH A VIEW
OF THE LANDSCAPE?
ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN,
2 SEPARATE VANITIES,
AND THIS CLOSET IS,
LIKE IN VICTORIAN DAYS,
THE WATER CLOSET,
THE TOILET.
NICE LAYOUT,
AND AGAIN, THAT 9-FOOT
CEILING HEIGHT THROUGHOUT
MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S LOOK
AT THE OTHER SIDE.
AND EVERYWHERE,
WE'VE GOT METAL STUDS,
WHICH, OF COURSE,
IS A GREAT IDEA
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW
OF TERMITES,
BUT TELL ME ABOUT
THE DETAILING HERE.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS WE HAVE
A 3-STEP ARCH.
WE'RE GOING
TO COME IN HERE,
MOVE OVER, IN.
IT'S A 3-STEP ARCH,
A NICE ARCH UP HERE
WITH THE PLYWOOD
REINFORCEMENTS.
SO THAT THE PLYWOOD
JUST STIFFENS THE WHOLE THING?
CORRECT.
VERY NICE TOUCH.
NO DOOR, THOUGH?
OPEN RIGHT ONTO--
INTO THE KITCHEN AREA.
THE KITCHEN.
AND WHAT WE HAVE
OVER HERE IS WE HAVE
THE REFRIGERATOR
OVER HERE,
WE HAVE
AN OVEN TOWER HERE,
A NICE COOKTOP
RANGE HERE,
DISHWASHER,
AND KITCHEN SINK
WITH A NICE BAR TOP.
AND AN ISLAND
IN THE MIDDLE.
AN ISLAND
IN THE MIDDLE.
OK, AND IT'S
THE IDEAL LAYOUT.
THE GARAGE IS
JUST STEPS AWAY.
YOU DRIVE IN
WITH YOUR GROCERIES,
AND WHAT'S IN HERE?
WHAT WE HAVE OVER HERE
IS THE LAUNDRY ROOM.
NICE AND SPACIOUS.
GREAT.
AND THEN EVERYTHING IS
OPEN ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
CORRECT.
WHAT'S THIS AREA?
THIS OVER HERE IS
THE BREAKFAST NOOK AREA.
JUST BIG ENOUGH
FOR MAYBE A TABLE
FOR 5 AT THE MOST.
BUT THE 3 WINDOWS,
AND YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO LOOK OUT
AT THE LANAI
AND EVENTUALLY A LITTLE
TINY SPLASH POOL
OUT THERE, RIGHT?
AND THEN THIS IS ALL...
THIS IS THE FAMILY ROOM.
THIS IS A 14-BY-24
FAMILY ROOM.
14, 24. EXCELLENT.
AND THEN ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE WALL,
HOW MANY BEDROOMS?
WHAT WE HAVE IS 3 BEDROOMS
AND ONE BATH OVER HERE.
THE BEDROOMS ARE
APPROXIMATELY 10-BY-12 ROOMS.
10 BY 12. SO THAT YOU'VE GOT
PLENTY OF ROOM
FOR KIDS
OR VISITING GRANDKIDS.
NICE LAYOUT.
THANKS, JESSE.
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
CLOSED CAPTIONING
PROVIDED BY...
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
THIS WEEK, WE'RE BACK
AT OUR STORM-READY HOUSE
IN THE HURRICANE HOTSPOT
OF PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA.
WE'LL CATCH UP
ON THE PROGRESS
OF THIS CAST-IN-PLACE
STATE-OF-THE-ART STRUCTURE.
TYING THE ROOF TO THE WALLS,
SHEATHING,
HOT-MOPPING THE ROOF,
ATTACHING ROOF TILES
SO THEY WON'T BLOW OFF
IN A HURRICANE,
TALKING WITH THE EXPERTS
ON WHY ALL THIS
IS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE
OF BUILDING IN FLORIDA.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ONßBOB VILA.†
DON'T MISS IT.
HI. I'M BOB VILLA.
THIS WEEK, WE'RE BACK
AT OUR STORM-READY HOUSE
IN THE HURRICANE HOTSPOT
OF PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,
TYING THE ROOF
TO THE WALLS,
ATTACHING ROOF TILES SO THEY
WON'T BLOW OFF IN A HURRICANE.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ONßBOB VILA.†
DON'T MISS IT.
OUR STORM-READY HOUSE
IN THE HURRICANE HOTSPOT
OF PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,
GETS A BRAND-NEW ROOF,
TIED DOWN AND BUILT TO LAST.
DON'T MISS IT.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
OUR ROOFING TILES RIGHT NOW
WITH BART COX FROM HANSON--
THIS IS THE COMPANY
THAT MAKES THE TILE--
AND DAVE PECK FROM THE PECK
ROOFING CONTRACTING COMPANY
THAT'S INSTALLING IT.
LET'S TALK FIRST
ABOUT THE TILE.
THE LOOK IS LIKE
AN OLD-FASHIONED
CLAY TILE, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT, BOB.
IT'S BASICALLY CONCRETE,
SAND, AND PIGMENT FOR THE COLOR.
SO IT'S
NO LONGER CLAY?
I'VE HEARD STORIES,
IN THE OLD DAYS,
THEY ACTUALLY FORMED
THE CLAY BARREL TILES
ON PEOPLE'S THIGHS
BY HAND.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT WAS OVER 10,000 YEARS AGO.
VERY SIMILAR TO THE SAME METHODS
WE'RE USING NOW.
IT'S EXTRUDED CONCRETE TILE.
THIS IS EXTRUDED
THROUGH A MACHINE?
THAT'S CORRECT.
AT A FACTORY.
ONE OF 4 FACTORIES
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
PRETTY HEFTY STUFF.
YES, SIR.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT A TILE THIS HEAVY
CAN BE LIFTED OFF
BY HURRICANE WINDS
AS EASILY
AS WE'VE SEEN.
THAT'S TRUE. WE'VE LEARNED
A LOT OF LESSONS
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS
FROM DIFFERENT HURRICANES.
NOW, DAVE PECK,
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN INSTALLING ROOFS
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA?
ABOUT 15 YEARS.
YEAH. SO THERE'S A LOT
OF ROOFING CONTRACTORS
THAT JUST GOT HERE
IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES
BECAUSE THERE'S
SO MUCH DEMAND
AFTER THE HURRICANES,
RIGHT?
EXACTLY. A LOT
OF PEOPLE FLOODED IN
FROM ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY.
NOW, IN THE 15 YEARS
THAT YOU'VE BEEN
IN BUSINESS,
HAVE YOU SEEN A LOT OF
KIND OF DIFFERENCES
IN THE WAY
THAT YOU'RE REQUIRED
TO INSTALL ROOFS?
YES, THAT'S TRUE.
WE'VE LEARNED A LOT,
AS BART SAID,
AFTER SEVERAL STORMS.
WE'VE LEARNED WHAT WORKS,
WHAT DOESN'T.
SO WE KEEP TWEAKING IT DOWN TO
WHAT WE THINK IS THE BEST SYSTEM
TO BE APPLIED
OUT IN THE FIELD.
NOW, MANY BARREL-TILE
AND MISSION-TILE ROOFS
WERE OFTEN IN THE PAST
JUST LAID DOWN
OVER THE KIND OF
ROLL ROOFING
UNDERNEATH IT,
AND MAYBE SOME
PATTIES OF CEMENT
WOULD KIND OF
HOLD IT TOGETHER.
TELL ME HOW THEY
USED TO DO IT,
AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT
HOW YOU'RE DOING IT NOW.
IN DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE COUNTRY
AND PARTS OF THE WORLD,
THEY JUST LAID IT
IN PLACE.
I THINK WHEN IT FIRST CAME
INTO THE UNITED STATES
AND INTO FLORIDA,
IT WAS CEMENTED ON.
BUT AFTER YEARS OF TESTING,
CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT--
THE PRODUCT'S A LOT STRONGER
THAN IT USED TO BE,
BECAUSE IT'S
MACHINE EXTRUDED,
SO IT'S A LOT
LESS PERMEABLE.
SO THE CEMENT PRODUCTS
DIDN'T WORK AS WELL,
USING CEMENT PATTIES
TO APPLY THEM.
SO AFTER ANDREW
WE LEARNED A LOT.
HURRICANE ANDREW.
HURRICANE ANDREW.
THEN WE CAME UP
WITH DIFFERENT METHODS,
AND THEY DID
ADDITIONAL TESTING
TO SEE WHAT WORKS
AND WHAT DOESN'T.
NOW, THESE ARE
MECHANICALLY
FASTENED UP THERE
THROUGH THESE
HOLES, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
WE'RE PUTTING SCREWS IN
THROUGH THE HOLES.
SO THERE'S SCREWS THAT
GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH
DOWN INTO THE PLYWOOD?
INTO THE DECK.
LET'S RECAP WHAT'S ALREADY
BEEN DONE HERE, THOUGH,
BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT WE STARTED OFF
WITH 5/8-INCH PLYWOOD.
AND THEN TAKE US
THROUGH THE STEPS
THAT HAVE ALREADY
BEEN DONE BEFORE
YOU PUT THE TILE ON.
THE FIRST THING THAT GOES DOWN
IS THE 30-POUND FELT.
THAT'S MECHANICALLY
FASTENED AS WELL.
IT'S NAILED ON
WITH SIMPLEX NAILS.
THE NEXT STEP IS
THE HOT MOP SITUATION,
WHERE THE 90-POUND ROLL ROOFING
IS HOT MOPPED ON.
IT'S ALSO MECHANICALLY
FASTENED AT THE TOP.
SO, WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE HOT MOPPING,
IT'S ACTUALLY
HOT MELTED TAR
THAT'S BEING PUMPED
UP TO THE ROOF,
AND IT'S BEING MOPPED,
JUST LIKE A KITCHEN MOP,
OVER THE FELT,
AND THEN...
AND THEN THE 90-POUND
ROLLED ROOFING
IS ROLLED OUT
ON TOP OF THAT,
AND EACH SUCCESSFUL
COURSE OF THAT IS
NAILED AT THE TOP,
AND THE NEXT COURSE
IS MOPPED IN OVER
THE TOP OF THAT
TO COVER
THE NAILS THERE.
SO YOU'VE GOT THAT MUCH
OVERLAP, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
YOU'VE GOT A REAL THICK
LAYER OF ASPHALT
ON THAT ROOF
BEFORE YOU EVEN
CONTEMPLATE
THE CLAY TILES.
EXACTLY.
BUT THEN,
NOW WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE CLAY TILES
BEING PUT DOWN.
AND I SEE
A LOT OF METAL
AND DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT I WASN'T EXPECTING.
TELL ME ABOUT
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT,
FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT HERE
ON THE REAR.
THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE
IS SOMETHING RELATIVELY NEW
ON THIS TYPE
OF A ROOF PITCH.
IT'S CALLED HIP AND RIDGE
NAILER BOARDS.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY
MADE OF METAL.
WE FIND THEY'RE A LOT
STRAIGHTER UNDER THAT CASE,
AND WE CAN KEEP THEM
IN OUR SHOP BETTER.
THESE COME OUT--
THIS IS SOMETHING, LIKE I SAID,
RELATIVELY NEW
TO THIS AREA.
THEY'LL HELP TO HOLD ON
THE HIP AND RIDGE TILE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE LEARNED
THROUGH THE LAST STORMS
IS THE HIP AND RIDGE TILE,
WHICH TRADITIONALLY WERE
JUST CEMENTED ON
OR CEMENTED AND GLUED,
HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THAT
BECAUSE THE WIND BLEW THOSE OFF.
THEY WOULD HIT THE FIELD TILE,
AND THEREFORE CAUSE
SOME OF THE FIELD TILE
TO ACTUALLY BLOW UP
BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN BROKEN
FROM THE FLYING DEBRIS
FROM THE HIP
AND RIDGE TILES.
SO, WHAT YOU'RE CALLING
A HIP AND RIDGE--
THE HIP AND/OR RIDGE
OF THE ROOF--
WHAT WE ALSO JUST CALL
A CAP TILE, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
EXACTLY.
THEY WOULD FLY OFF.
SO NOW THOSE WILL BE
MECHANICALLY FASTENED
INTO THAT STEEL...
THEY'RE ACTUALLY BEING
MECHANICALLY FASTENED,
AND THEY'RE USING
FOAM ADHESIVE ON THOSE.
THAT WAY IT WILL BITE DOWN
ON BOTH ENDS OF THE TILE.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S A GREAT JOB.
THANKS FOR
COMING ON, GUYS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.
NEXT TIME, WE'RE GOING TO BE
WORKING HERE IN FLORIDA.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU
ON A TOUR OF THE FACTORY
WHERE THE WINDOWS WITH IMPACT-
RESISTANT GLASS ARE BEING MADE,
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU
HOW THEY'RE INSTALLED.
TILL THEN,
I'M BOB VILA.
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