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0104 - Impact-Resistant Windows for a Storm-Ready Home
October 3-9, 2005 | April 3-9
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME TO OUR PROJECT HERE
IN THE SUNSHINE STATE.
WE'RE WORKING IN
PUNTA GORDA, BUT TODAY
WE'RE IN VENICE, FLORIDA,
VISITING THE PGT
WINDOW FACTORY.
WE'RE GONNA LEARN ALL
ABOUT HOW THEY MAKE
IMPACT-RESISTANT WINDOWS
WITH NEW KIND OF GLASS CONCEPT
AS WELL AS VERY STURDY FRAMES.
SO WE'LL BE TOURING THE PLANT.
LATER IN THE SHOW, WE'RE GONNA
SHOW YOU HOW TO INSTALL THE
WINDOWS AND SLIDING DOORS.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE HERE
INSIDE THE FACTORY AT PGT,
AND DAVE OLMSTEAD IS
THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER.
THAT MEANS YOU REALLY
HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THE PRODUCT
IS COMPLYING WITH
BUILDING CODE
REQUIREMENTS, RIGHT?
YEAH.
NOW, WHY IS IT SO
IMPORTANT TO HAVE
THE BEST KIND
OF WINDOWS AND GLASS
THAT YOU POSSIBLY CAN GET
WHEN YOUR HOUSE IS
CONFRONTED WITH A HURRICANE?
WELL, HERE IN FLORIDA,
WE GET A LOT
OF HURRICANES.
SURE.
BUT THE REASON
YOU NEED WINDOWS
THAT PROTECT THE
OPENINGS IN YOUR HOUSE
ARE REALLY
VERY SIMPLE.
IF YOU HAVE A WINDOW
FAIL IN A HURRICANE,
WHAT HAPPENS, THE WIND
GETS INTO THE BUILDING
VERY SUDDENLY.
IT TRIES TO BLOW THE
BUILDING UP LIKE A BALLOON--
RIGHT.
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT.
THAT CAN CAUSE
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE
OF THE BUILDING.
IT CAN BLOW THE ROOF OFF,
IT CAN CAUSE WALLS TO FAIL,
NOT TO MENTION ALL
THE INTERIOR DAMAGE
FROM THE WATER.
EXACTLY, BUT THAT
BALLOON ANALOGY'S
A VERY GOOD ONE.
AND MOST PEOPLE HAVE
TO GO THROUGH A GREAT
DEAL OF DIFFICULTY
PUTTING UP PLYWOOD
OR SHUTTERS OR
BATTENING DOWN THE HATCHES
WHEN A STORM IS COMING.
AS WE KNOW LAST YEAR,
WITH 4 HURRICANES COMING
THROUGH THE STATE,
THEY WERE PUTTING 'EM UP,
TAKING 'EM DOWN
ALL THROUGH THE SEASON.
NOW, HERE AT PGT, YOU'RE
MANUFACTURING THE TYPE
OF WINDOWS
THAT ARE IMPACT-RESISTANT,
BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF WINDOWS
THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY
BEEN USED.
THIS IS WHAT KIND
OF GLASS?
THIS IS YOUR REGULAR
ANNEALED GLASS, BOB.
THIS IS THE MOST COMMON
GLASS USED IN WINDOWS
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
AND WHEN YOU SAY ANNEALED,
IT MEANS THE GLASS IS
HEAT-TREATED.
NO, IT HASN'T BEEN
HEAT-TREATED OR STRENGTHENED
IN ANY WAY.
IT HASN'T BEEN.
ORDINARY GLASS.
ALL RIGHT, THEN,
WHAT'S THIS?
OVER HERE,
WE HAVE TEMPERED GLASS.
TEMPERED GLASS IS VERY
COMMONLY REFERRED TO
AS SAFETY GLASS.
OK.
BUT IT'S TEMPERED.
IT'S MUCH STRONGER.
IT'S ABOUT 4 TIMES STRONGER
THAN THIS ANNEALED GLASS.
AND BY CODE, IT'S WHAT'S
REQUIRED TO BE IN ALL
SLIDING PATIO DOORS, RIGHT?
YES, IN ANY
HAZARDOUS LOCATION.
OK, AND THIS IS WHAT
YOU CALL WINGUARD--
IMPACT-RESISTANT
GLASS.
YES, IT IS.
IT'S LIKE A BRICK WALL.
VERY MUCH SO.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU CAN TELL BY
TAPPING ON IT,
IT ALSO DOES A GOOD JOB
OF KEEPING NOISE OUT.
ABSOLUTELY.
NOW, TESTING IT
INVOLVES FIRING
A 2x4 AT IT, RIGHT?
YEAH.
WE'RE GONNA DO THAT
RIGHT NOW.
SO, NOW YOU'RE
GONNA DEMONSTRATE
HOW A 2x4
FLIES THROUGH THE AIR
IN A BIG STORM
AND CAN IMPACT
THIS MACHINE--
I MEAN THIS WINDOW.
TELL ME ABOUT THE MACHINE
YOU'VE GOT RIGGED UP HERE.
THIS IS WHAT WE CALL
OUR CANNON.
IT'S
A PNEUMATIC CANNON.
IT ACTUALLY FIRES
A 2x4 WITH AIR PRESSURE.
OK.
FIRES THE 2x4 AT
50 FEET PER SECOND.
50 FEET PER SECOND.
YES, THAT'S ABOUT
34 MILES AN HOUR.
SO THAT SIMULATES
ACTUAL CONDITIONS
IN A...
THAT'S A SIMULATION
OF WHAT THAT 2x4 WOULD
MOVE THROUGH THE AIR
IN 110 MILE AN HOUR
WINDS.
WOW. OK, LET'S DO IT.
CLEAR! FIRE!
OH! THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
SO MUCH FOR
ANNEALED GLASS.
THAT'S JUST REGULAR
GLASS, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT,
SO WE'VE REPOSITIONED NOW,
AND THE NEXT VICTIM IS
TEMPERED GLASS.
NOW, HOW DO THEY MAKE
TEMPERED GLASS?
TEMPERED GLASS IS
ACTUALLY GLASS
THAT'S HEATED ABOUT
1,400 DEGREES
AND THEN COOLED UNDER
SPECIAL CONDITIONS.
OK.
MAKES THE GLASS
ABOUT 4 TIMES STRONGER
THAN ORDINARY GLASS.
IT'S THE SAME AS
THE GLASS WE CAN USE
IN THE KITCHEN,
BOWLS AND STUFF
THAT ARE TEMPERED PYREX.
YES.
RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, PAUL.
LET'S FIRE IT.
CLEAR! FIRE!
WOW! DEFINITELY
A DIFFERENCE.
YES.
NO SHATTERING.
JUST KIND OF A CIRCULAR
HOLE THERE.
YEAH. THIS GLASS IS
USED FOR SAFETY GLASS
FOR THAT REASON.
IT BREAKS INTO
VERY SMALL PIECES.
BUT STILL, IT'S
A BIG ENOUGH HOLE
THAT YOUR BALLOON THEORY
COULD BE PUT TO WORK
RIGHT AWAY,
IN TERMS OF THE AIR
RUSHING INTO A HOUSE.
OH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND POTENTIALLY
CHANGING THE PRESSURE
SO THAT IT COULD
BLOW THE ROOF OFF.
RIGHT.
OK.
ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT,
LET'S SET UP TO SEE
HOW WE DO WITH
WINGUARD PRODUCT.
OK.
NOW FOR THE THIRD VICTIM,
THIS IS THE LAMINATED
GLASS, RIGHT?
YES, IT IS.
OK, FIRE.
CLEAR! FIRE!
THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
YES, IT IS.
IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
AND AGAIN, WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
IS NO HOLE.
EXACTLY.
THE WIND CANNOT
GET THROUGH THERE.
CANNOT.
BOY, THAT'S SCARY, THOUGH.
CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING
IN A HOUSE AND HAVING
THAT HAPPEN TO YOU?
NOW, THE WHOLE BUSINESS
OF SAFETY LAMINATED GLASS,
LAMINATING THE GLASS,
DO YOU DO THAT
HERE AT THE FACTORY?
YES, WE DO.
WE HAVE A SEPARATE
BUILDING WHERE WE
LAMINATE ALL OUR GLASS.
WE BRING GLASS IN
FROM SEVERAL PLACES.
MOST OF IT COMES
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
DO YOU START WITH
REGULAR ANNEALED GLASS?
YES, WE DO.
YOU DO.
THEN WE GO THROUGH
A PROCESS OF
CUTTING GLASS
TO THE
APPROPRIATE SIZE.
YOUR PANE NEEDS TO
BE TO THE GLASS.
THEN WE HAVE TO PUT
AN INNER LAYER IN.
IT'S CALLED
BUTYCYTE OR...
WELL, THERE'S
A CHEMICAL NAME FOR IT,
BUT DUPONT MAKES
THE MAJORITY OF IT.
BUT IT'S BASICALLY LIKE
A LAYER OF FOOD WRAP ALMOST,
PERFECTLY CLEAR?
YES--WELL, NO.
BEFORE IT'S LAMINATED,
IT'S VERY CLOUDY.
YOU CAN'T SEE THROUGH IT.
I SEE.
AND IT'S 90 THOUSANDTHS
OF AN INCH,
OR JUST SHORT OF 1/8th
OF AN INCH THICK.
OK.
WE HAVE TO CUT
THE PIECES OF GLASS
TO MATCH THEM.
CUT THIS INNER LAYER
OF POLYVINYLBUTYRAL--
YEAH.
TO MATCH THE GLASS.
WE DO THAT IN
A CLEAN ROOM.
IT LOOKS LIKE
AN OPERATING ROOM,
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
HAVE ANY CONTAMINATION.
FROM THERE, IT GOES
THROUGH A PRESSING
ROLLER,
AND INTO AN AUTOCLAVE
WHERE IT ACTUALLY COOKS
UNDER HEAT AND PRESSURE.
HOW HOT DOES IT GET
IN THERE?
IT GETS ABOUT
450 DEGREES,
AND IT'S COOKED UNDER
HEAT AND PRESSURE
FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS.
OK.
THEN WHEN IT COMES
OUT OF THE AUTOCLAVE,
IT COOLS, IT'S READY
TO BE PUT IN A WINDOW.
WE DO OUR LAMINATING
HERE FOR QUALITY-CONTROL
PURPOSES.
SURE, NOW, WHAT ABOUT
THIS WHOLE BUSINESS
OF LOW-E GLASS,
DOES THAT INVOLVE
SPRAYING SOMETHING ON?
THAT'S ACTUALLY DONE AT
THE GLASS MANUFACTURER
THEMSELVES.
IT'S A METAL COATING
THEY PUT ON THE GLASS
THAT MAKES IT
HEAT-REFLECTIVE.
YOU PUT YOUR LOW-E
COATING ON THE SIDE
OF THE GLASS
THAT'S CLOSEST TO
YOUR HEAT SOURCE.
SO HERE IN FLORIDA,
BECAUSE WE WORRY ABOUT
SOLAR HEAT GAIN,
WE WANT IT AS CLOSE TO
THE OUTSIDE OF THE
WINDOW AS WE CAN GET IT.
THAT MAKES SENSE.
I'LL TELL YOU, THAT'S
VERY IMPRESSIVE, DAVE.
YES, IT IS.
IN ACTUAL TESTING,
THESE PRODUCTS ACTUALLY
HAVE TO BE IMPACTED
LIKE THIS 3 TIMES.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE'RE
AT THE ASSEMBLY LEVEL.
WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING
AT ONE OF THE FINAL STAGES
OF GETTING A WINDOW
MANUFACTURED,
BUT DAVE, YOU'RE GONNA
TAKE US THROUGH ALL THE
STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS, RIGHT?
SURE, BOB.
THIS IS KIND OF A SAMPLE
OF THE WINDOWS THAT
WE'RE PUTTING IN OUR HOUSE.
THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT WAYS
OF CREATING THE STRUCTURE
FOR A WINDOW, RIGHT?
YES.
WHAT YOU GOT HERE?
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING
AT HERE IS A PIECE
OF MAINFRAME
FROM AN ORDINARY
SINGLE-HUNG WINDOW.
ALL RIGHT.
AND WHAT THEY PUT OVER
THE EDGE OF THE GLASS,
WE CALL IT GLAZING BEAD.
THIS THING HERE.
IS NOTHING BUT
A FLIMSY PIECE
OF ALUMINUM.
THAT'S REALLY TRIM.
YES, SIMPLY TRIM.
IT HAS NO STRUCTURAL
EFFECT ON THE FRAME.
SO THIS IS A CUTAWAY
OF THE WINDOW THAT
WE'RE INSTALLING.
WHICH IS THE OUTSIDE?
THIS IS THE OUTSIDE,
BOB.
THIS IS.
YES.
SO THE LAMINATED GLASS
IS ON THE INSIDE.
RIGHT.
AND IN THIS CASE,
THIS IS THE GLASS
THAT WOULD HAVE THE LOW-E.
RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, BUT WHAT
ABOUT THE STRUCTURE
OF THIS WINDOW?
WELL, THE FRAME
IS MUCH HEAVIER.
IF YOU COMPARE IT TO
ORDINARY WINDOW FRAMES,
YOU'LL SEE IT'S QUITE
A BIT DEEP HERE.
YEAH, IT'S
THICKER-MILLED.
THE TRIM AROUND
THE GLASS IS ALSO
EXTRUDED ALUMINUM--
MUCH THICKER,
MUCH HEAVIER.
THIS IS THE TRIM. INSTEAD
OF THAT FLIMSY PIECE,
YOU TIGHTEN THE GLASS AROUND
WITH A BIG STRUCTURAL
PIECE LIKE THIS.
RIGHT.
GOOD. WELL, LOOKING DOWN
AT THE FLOOR, I KNOW THAT
THE GLASS ALL COMES IN
OVER HERE FROM WHERE
IT GETS...
COMES IN FROM THE
LAMINATING PLANT HERE.
THEN WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
THE GLASS COMES IN
IN THE ORDER THESE WINDOWS
ARE COMING DOWN THE LINE.
ALL RIGHT.
STARTS WITH AN ORDER
IN CUSTOMER SERVICE,
IT'S ENTERED
IN THE COMPUTER.
THE COMPUTER SENDS
THE INFORMATION TO
THE GLASS PLANT.
SENDS THE INFORMATION
TO THIS LINE,
WHAT HAS TO BE BUILT,
WHEN IT'S GONNA BE BUILT.
SO IT ALL
MARRIES TOGETHER
AT THE SAME TIME.
YEAH. WHERE WOULD WE BE
WITHOUT COMPUTERS?
I KNOW IT.
BASICALLY, THAT'S IT.
THERE'S NO STOCK WINDOWS
THAT ARE BEING MADE.
THEY'RE ALL SPECIFIC WINDOWS
FOR A SPECIFIC HOUSE.
YES, EVERY WINDOW WE BUILD
IS BUILT TO AN ORDER.
SO THE FRAMES FIRST?
THE FRAMES ALL START
OVER HERE IN THE
BACKGROUND
WITH THOSE
GREEN MACHINES.
THOSE AUTOMATICALLY CUT
ALL THE FRAME PARTS
WITH THE SAME TIMING
THAT WE'RE GONNA NEED
TO MATCH THE GLASS
OVER HERE.
FRAME PARTS ARE CUT
BY THOSE MACHINES
AND BROUGHT OVER
TO ASSEMBLY TABLES.
OVER HERE ON
THE ASSEMBLY TABLES,
THE FRAMES
ARE ASSEMBLED.
FROM THAT, THEY
GO DOWN HERE, AND THEY
INSTALL THE BALANCES,
IF YOU HAVE A
SINGLE-HUNG WINDOW OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
FROM THERE, THEY GO
OVER TO THE MACHINE
THAT ACTUALLY PUTS
THE SILICONE IN
THAT SEALS THE GLASS
IN THE WINDOW.
SO THE SANDWICHED GLASS,
THE PIECE OF LAMINATED
GLASS,
IS THEN APPLIED TO
THE FRAME USING A SILICONE?
YES, IT'S A SPECIAL
SILICONE.
AND THAT MACHINE IS
ALSO FAIRLY AUTOMATED.
OK.
TIMING IS CRITICAL
FROM WHEN WE PUT THAT
SILICONE IN THE FRAME
TO WHEN WE ACTUALLY
SET A PIECE OF GLASS
ON IT.
WHY?
BECAUSE SILICONE WILL
SKIN OVER VERY QUICKLY.
AND IF IT SKINS OVER
BEFORE THE GLASS IS SET,
YOU WON'T GET
THE ADHESION YOU NEED.
AND YOU NEED ADHESION,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S
HOLDING THE WINDOW
TO THE GLASS,
THE GLASS TO THE FRAME.
YEAH, IF THAT ADHESION
ISN'T THERE,
IT'S NOT GONNA PASS
A VIOLENT IMPACT TEST.
AND IS THAT ADHESION
ALSO WHAT KEEPS WATER
FROM INFILTRATING THROUGH?
YES.
YEAH, OK.
ALL RIGHT, THEN WHAT?
WELL, FROM THERE,
WE COME DOWN HERE,
AND IF THEY'RE COLONIAL,
THEY'LL INSTALL
THE MUNTINS TO MAKE
THE WINDOWS COLONIAL.
RIGHT.
THEY MOVE ON DOWN
THE LINE.
THEN THEY
COME DOWN HERE.
THIS IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE
THAT DO PRELIMINARY
CLEANING ON THE WINDOW.
EXCESS SILICONE,
THINGS LIKE THAT
ARE REMOVED THERE.
RIGHT.
THEN THEY COME OVER
TO THIS LINE,
WHICH IS REALLY
OUR FINAL FINISH LINE.
AS THEY COME DOWN HERE,
THEY BEAD WE TALKED
ABOUT, THE STRUCTURAL
BEAD IS INSTALLED.
MORE CLEANING
TAKES PLACE.
THEY COME DOWN TO
THIS MACHINE.
AFTER THE SCREENS
ARE INSTALLED,
THEY'RE TURNED OVER,
FINAL CLEANING TAKES
PLACE,
AND THEY GO TO THE
PACKAGING STATION HERE.
FROM THERE, THEY'RE
TRANSPORTED UP TO
OUR LOADING AREAS.
AND OUT THE DOOR--
AND ON THEIR WAY
TO--YEAH, I GOT YOU.
NOW LET'S TALK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE COST OF WINDOWS
LIKE THIS.
I MEAN, THE BUILDING
INDUSTRY IN FLORIDA
HAS TRADITIONALLY--
BIG TRACT HOUSES,
BIG DEVELOPMENTS,
SKIMPY ON
THE WINDOW QUALITY.
VERY MUCH SO.
HERE WE'RE LOOKING
AT SOMETHING THAT'S
REALLY, REALLY HIGH END,
AREN'T WE?
THESE WINDOWS RUN, ON
AVERAGE, ABOUT--DEPENDING
ON THE WINDOW STYLE--
ABOUT 3 TO 4 TIMES
WHAT AN ORDINARY
WINDOW COSTS.
HOW MANY WINDOWS
ARE YOU MAKING HERE?
WE MAKE ABOUT
300 A DAY.
PLANTWISE, WE SHIP
ABOUT 30,000 WINDOWS
A WEEK.
HAS THERE BEEN
A LOT OF GROWTH TO THE
MANUFACTURING NUMBERS
SINCE THE LAST HURRICANE?
SINCE LAST SUMMER,
WE'VE SEEN A GROWTH
OF ABOUT 300% IN SALES
IN THE WINGUARD PRODUCT.
300%. BOY!
WELL, GOOD LUCK.
THANKS FOR THE TOUR.
YOU'RE WELCOME, BOB.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
THANK YOU.
Vila: CLOSED CAPTIONING
PROVIDED BY...
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME, WE'LL VISIT
THE PLANT IN VENICE, FLORIDA,
WHERE OUR WINDOWS
AND SLIDERS ARE MADE,
AND LEARN HOW THE SPECIALLY
LAMINATED GLASS, SPECIAL
ADHESIVE, AND ALUMINUM FRAME
WORK AS A SYSTEM
TO KEEP THE WIND OUT
EVEN IN A HURRICANE,
EVEN IF THE GLASS
IS BROKEN.
BACK AT THE HOUSE,
WE'LL SEE HOW THESE
WINDOWS ARE INSTALLED
IN THE CAST CONCRETE
OPENINGS.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "BOB VILA."
DON'T MISS IT.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME, WE'LL VISIT
THE PLANT IN VENICE, FLORIDA,
WHERE OUR WINDOWS
AND SLIDERS ARE MADE.
BACK AT THE HOUSE,
WE'LL SEE HOW THESE
WINDOWS ARE INSTALLED
IN THE CAST CONCRETE OPENINGS.
DON'T MISS IT.
NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA",
OUR STORM-READY HOUSE
IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,
GETS IMPACT-RESISTANT WINDOWS,
AND WE TOUR THE FACTORY THAT
MAKES 30,000 OF THEM A WEEK.
DON'T MISS IT.
ALL RIGHT, SO,
JESSE, YOU'VE GOT
YOUR CREW VERY FAR ALONG
WITH INSTALLING
ALL THESE GREAT
PGT WINDOWS.
YES, WE DO.
WE HAVE NOW LEARNED
ALL THERE IS TO KNOW
ABOUT HOW THEY'RE MADE
EXCEPT HOW YOU
INSTALL THEM.
AND AARON, ARE
YOU READY TO PUT ONE
IN HERE FOR US?
YES, SIR.
WHAT'S THE FIRST
THING THAT GETS DONE?
FIRST THING WE DO IS WE USE
A POLYURETHANE CAULK,
AND WE CAULK
THE 1/2-INCH FLANGE.
GO AHEAD. WE'LL WATCH.
OK.
SO THAT GOES--
OH, OBVIOUSLY THE
WINDOW'S REVERSED,
RIGHT NOW.
YEAH.
AND THAT'S A GENEROUS
BEAD OF CAULKING,
'CAUSE--
THE MORE THE MERRIER
IS WHAT I SAY.
RIGHT. YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT
GONNA HAVE
ANY WIND-DRIVEN RAIN
GETTING INTO THE HOUSE.
WELL, BASICALLY,
YOU WANT TO SEE THE CAULK,
BECAUSE IF YOU SEE
THE CAULK, YOU HAVE NO HOLES.
YEP, AND THEN YOU'RE
INSTALLING THE WINDOW
IN A PRETTY SPECIAL
CIRCUMSTANCE.
'CAUSE VERY OFTEN, IF
YOU HAVE JUST CONCRETE
BLOCK CONSTRUCTION,
YOU'VE GOT A DIFFERENT
SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES
THERE.
AND HERE, YOU'VE GOT
POURED CONCRETE THAT--
WELL, I THINK WE CAN
SEE IT RIGHT BEFORE YOU
PUT THE WINDOW IN.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE
GOT THIS KIND OF EDGE
THE WAY THE BUCKS
ARE DESIGNED.
WHEN YOU POUR THE CONCRETE,
YOU END UP WITH
THIS NICE EDGE HERE,
ALL THE WAY AROUND
4 SIDES.
IF YOU THINK OF IT,
WHEN YOU PUT THE WINDOW IN,
IT'S A STOP.
IT'S HELD IN PLACE.
THERE'S NO FORCE OF WIND
THAT'S EVER GONNA BE ABLE
TO BLOW IT IN.
IT'S A SOLID SURFACE.
YEAH.
AND...TURN IT AROUND.
AND THE GLASS--
I WAS JUST HOLDING--
IT GETS KIND OF HEAVY,
DOESN'T IT, AARON?
VERY HEAVY.
WHAT DO YOU ESTIMATE
THAT WINDOW WEIGHS?
UM, THIS ONE HERE,
I WOULD SAY AT LEAST--
ABOUT 120.
REALLY?
YOU GOTTA WORK OUT
AT IT.
HERE YOU GO.
AND THEN, AS YOU CAN SEE
WITH THE AMOUNT OF CAULKING
AND EVERYTHING ON IT,
WITH THIS SYSTEM HERE,
I'VE BEEN PRETTY AMAZED
WITH IT.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S A SOLID SILL.
NOW, THE NEAT THING IS
THAT WE'RE USING THESE
FASTENERS NOWADAYS.
THAT'S A CODE REQUIREMENT.
THESE ARE SELF-TAPPING
SCREWS, RIGHT?
NO, THESE ARE TACK...
TACK ..., RIGHT.
WE GOTTA DRILL THESE
WITH A DRILL BIT,
AND THEN YOU INSERT THESE.
BUT THEY ALL HAVE GOTTA BE
WITHIN A CERTAIN--
THAT'S RIGHT. YES.
BUT BEFORE ANDREW,
ALL THAT WAS REQUIRED
WAS A SCREW THIS SIZE.
GOING INTO WOOD.
GOING INTO WOOD.
EXACTLY.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL
WATCH YOU FASTEN
THIS ONE.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS
THE FRAME, SCOTT,
FOR THE BIG PATIO DOOR.
WHAT'S THE DIMENSIONS?
LET'S JUST LEAN IT UP HERE
FOR A SECOND.
THIS IS A 9080.
SO IT'S 9' 8" WIDE.
RIGHT.
8' HIGH.
AND YOUR BROTHER IS
LAYING DOWN MUD.
NOW, WHAT'S THE POINT
OF THIS?
THE MUD IS TO SECURE
THE FRAME TO CONCRETE.
JUST SITTING IT
DOWN THERE.
IT MAKES IT
A LITTLE STIFFER.
AND WE HAVE MORE
WAY--IT'S LEVEL.
AND JUST LIKE THE WINDOWS,
WE DO HAVE THIS
TO BUTT UP AGAINST.
RIGHT. THAT THERE--
THE RISER ON THE BACK
OF THESE FRAMES
ARE SET TO WHAT A DOOR
WILL NOT PUSH THROUGH.
SO NOW WE HAVE A RISER
TO WHERE THE DOOR
WILL NOT PUSH THROUGH.
WE'VE SET IT IN MUD,
AND THIS RIGHT HERE
WILL ALL FINISH OFF.
SO YOU CAN PUT THE FRAME IN,
WHILE THE MORTAR SETS UP.
YES.
AND WE WILL LEVEL IT
BEFORE THE MUD IS HARD,
SO THAT WE DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT MOVING IT ANYMORE.
SURE.
A TEMPORARY SCREW,
JUST TO KEEP THE HEAD
FROM FALLING ON YOU...
WHILE WE'RE WORKING.
THAT'S NOT GOING
ANYWHERES.
PUT ONE HERE.
Vila: ALL RIGHT,
SO IT'S LEVEL. NOW
LET'S CHECK FOR PLUMB.
PLUMB.
OK, WE HAVE PLUMB.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME
FIXING TO DO HERE.
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND PUT A SET SCREW
ON THE BOTTOM.
WE'RE GONNA BE RIGHT--
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
THAT'S NOT MOVING.
FRAME IS SET THERE.
TEMPORARY SCREW,
WE REMOVE THAT.
AND WE CAN PUT
SHIMS IN NOW...
TO TAKE UP THE GAP
WE NEED FOR PLUMB.
AND...
WE ARE THERE.
WE ARE LUCKY.
SET SCREW IN THAT.
I KNEW THAT SOONER
OR LATER I WAS GONNA SEE
WOODEN SHIMS ON THIS JOB.
YEAH.
THAT'S NOT GOING
ANYWHERES.
WHAT I GOT TO DO NOW
IS TAKE THE BELLY
OUT.
ENOUGH WHAT WE NEED
FOR THE CENTER,
SO THAT WAY WE KNOW
NOTHING IS GONNA MOVE.
EVERYTHING'S GONNA
STAY WHERE IT'S PUT
WHEN WE START PUTTING
THE BIG SCREWS IN.
AND THAT LOOKS GOOD
RIGHT THERE.
ALL RIGHT, SO,
FIRST YOU DRILL,
AND THEN YOU DRIVE.
IT'S THERE.
OK, WHEN CAN WE PUT IN
THE SLIDERS?
AFTER THE MUD'S SET UP,
'CAUSE THE PANELS ARE
REALLY, REALLY HEAVY.
YEAH, THIS GLASS
IS VERY HEAVY,
SO WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO DO THEM TODAY.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
ALL RIGHT, JESSE,
AS OF THE END
OF THIS WEEK,
WE'LL HAVE ALL
THE WINDOWS AND
THE DOORS IN PLACE.
CORRECT.
EXCEPT FOR MAYBE
THE GARAGE DOORS?
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE
TIGHT TO THE WEATHER
PRACTICALLY.
ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
ON THE EXTERIOR,
WE HAVE OUR DECORATIVE
CEMENT CREW COMING IN NEXT
AND THE TEXTURED CEMENT.
AND THEN FOR THE INSIDE,
WE'VE GOT INSULATION
AND THE DRYWALL.
OK, DOING A GOOD JOB.
THANKS A LOT.
WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.
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