|
|
Home > Bob on TV > Bob Vila > Storm-Ready Design > Storm-Ready Stucco Paint, Foyer Tile, and Textured Finishes > 0107 Transcript
0107 - Storm-Ready Stucco Paint, Foyer Tile, and Textured Finishes
October 24-30, 2005 | April 24-30
 Buy Show Video
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME TO OUR STORM-READY HOUSE
HERE IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA.
TODAY WE'VE GOT LOTS OF
INTERESTING FINISHES GOING ON.
WE HAVE A MASONRY COATING SYSTEM
THAT WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU
ON THE WHOLE EXTERIOR
OF THE HOUSE.
INSIDE, WE'RE PUTTING DOWN
THE PORCELANOSA GROUP'S
BEAUTIFUL METALLIC-FINISH TILES
THAT GO INSIDE AND OUT.
AND WE'RE ALSO PUTTING IN
A PREHUNG DOOR
AND SOME SPECIAL WALL FINISHES.
[MUSIC PLAYING, NO AUDIO]
Bob: TIM McLAUGHLIN IS
WITH US FROM COLOR WHEEL
PAINTS & COATINGS.
AND YOU KNOW,
KEEPING PAINT
ON A HOUSE IN FLORIDA
OR ANY PLACE
IN THE SUN BELT IS
OFTEN A CHALLENGE, RIGHT?
IT IS A BIG CHALLENGE.
WE LIVE IN
A SUBTROPICAL CLIME,
AND IT'S ALWAYS TOUGH
ON THE PAINT.
AND IT'S THE HEAT
AND THE SUN THAT
CAUSES THE PAINT
TO FADE AND TO CRACK
AND TO CHIP AND TO FLAKE
AND EVERYTHING ELSE--
ALL THESE NIGHTMARES.
EXACTLY.
ALL THAT, THE U.V.
RAYS, EVERYTHING
TENDS TO BREAK IT DOWN.
AND WHAT WE'VE GOT
ON THIS HOUSE IS
ESSENTIALLY A LATEX
PRODUCT THAT WE'RE
USING, RIGHT?
IT IS A LATEX PRODUCT.
IT'S A HYBRID OF
AN ELASTOMERIC.
IT'S A HIGH-BUILD
SYSTEM.
HAS FLEXIBILITY
AND STRENGTH.
OK, AND IF WE LOOK
AT THIS PART OF THE HOUSE,
IT'S IN THE FINISHED
COAT, WHICH IS KIND OF
A VERY APPROPRIATE
TERRA COTTA OR CLAY POT
KIND OF COLOR,
AND IT WORKS WELL WITH
THE MEDITERRANEAN THEME
OF THESE FLORIDA HOUSES.
AND OVER ON THIS SIDE
OF THE HOUSE,
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S PINK.
NOW, THAT'S BECAUSE
IT'S THE PRIMER?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THIS IS THE PRIMER
ON THIS SIDE.
THEY DO THE PRIMER
FIRST,
AND THEN THE NEXT DAY,
THEY COME IN AND DO
THE FINISH COAT.
WHY CAN'T THEY PRIME
WITH JUST THE SAME
EXACT COLOR?
THEY COULD PRIME
WITH THE SAME
EXACT COLOR,
BUT THE REASON
WE WANT TO DO THAT
IS TO PREVENT
ANY SKIPS AND HOLIDAYS
SO THE PAINTER CAN SEE
WHERE HE'S BEEN AND MAKE SURE
THAT HE GETS ENOUGH PAINT
ON THE SURFACE OF THE HOUSE.
SO IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
EXACTLY.
OK. NOW, THE SURFACE
THAT YOU'VE GOT HERE
IS A HEAVILY
TEXTURED STUCCO
SURFACE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
OR A CEMENT.
I THINK YOU CAN
DEFINE IT
AS BEING STUCCO,
WHAT, DEPENDING ON
THE THICKNESS?
DEPENDING ON
THE THICKNESS.
GENERALLY, IF IT'S
7/8, IT CAN BE
CONSIDERED A STUCCO FINISH.
AND IF IT'S
3 COATS.
WE HAVE 3
COATS HERE.
WE GOT A 3-COAT
SYSTEM.
OK. MY QUESTION IS,
HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE
THAT YOU'RE GETTING
INTO ALL THESE NOOKS
AND CRANNIES
AND CRACKS THAT ARE
INHERENT IN THE FINISH?
AS YOU CAN SEE
HERE, BOB,
THESE GUYS ARE USING
AN AIRLESS SPRAYER,
AND THEY'RE SPRAYING ON
A REAL HEAVY COAT,
AND THE REASON THEY
DO THAT
IS TO GET THE BUILD
OFF OF THE WALL.
THEN, THE OTHER
GENTLEMAN
IS WHAT WE CALL WET
BACK-ROLLING,
AND THE OBJECT OF THAT
IS TO MAKE SURE
THAT HE PUSHES THE PAINT
INTO ALL THE NOOKS
AND CRANNIES
THAT'S IN
THE STUCCO SURFACE.
OK. THAT'S SIMPLE
ENOUGH, AND HE'S USING
A THICK TEXTURED
ROLLER.
YES, HE'S USING
A ONE-INCH NAP
ON HIS ROLLER.
YOU CAN USE ANYWHERE
FROM ONE TO 1 1/4
IS A GOOD-SIZED
NAP FOR THIS PRODUCT.
Bob: THAT'S LOVELY.
NOW, WHAT KIND OF
A SPRAYER IS HE USING?
HE'S USING
BASICALLY WHAT WE CALL
AN AIRLESS SPRAYER.
THAT PAINT IS COMING OUT
AT 2,000 PSI,
POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH,
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT.
AND I GUESS IT'S
A GRACO EQUIPMENT,
GRACO SPRAYER.
NOW, IS THIS
THE KIND OF JOB
THAT A DO-IT-YOURSELF
HOMEOWNER CAN CONTEMPLATE,
RENTING THE SPRAYING
EQUIPMENT AND BUYING
YOUR PRODUCTS AND STUFF?
WELL, THEY COULD
CERTAINLY RENT IT,
BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
ON SAFETY ISSUES
THAT THEY'RE TRAINED
ON HOW TO USE
THIS EQUIPMENT
BECAUSE AT 2,000 PSI,
THAT CAN DO A LOT
OF DAMAGE TO THE SKIN.
IT CAN ACTUALLY
INJECT IT INTO
THEIR BLOODSTREAM.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU CAN GET KILLED
WITH A PAINT SPRAYER.
EXACTLY.
YOU CERTAINLY CAN.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WHAT'S INTERESTING
TO ME ABOUT WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN SAYING
IS THE WHOLE CONCEPT
OF THE FLEXIBILITY
OF THE PAINT.
WHAT MAKES ONE BRAND
OF PAINT MORE FLEXIBLE
THAN ANOTHER?
IT HAS TO DO WITH
THE RESIN, BOB.
WHAT WE USE IN THIS
PARTICULAR PRODUCT
IS A RESIN WE CALL
MP 23.
AND BASICALLY THE RESIN
AND THE MONOMERS
IN THE PAINT
GIVE IT THE FLEXIBILITY
THAT IT NEEDS TO
STRETCH,
AND THE ELONGATION
FACTOR ON OUR FLEX-LOX
IS 350%, SO IT HAS
A STRETCHIBILITY
OF THAT MUCH.
BUT WHAT ABOUT FADING?
WHAT KEEPS IT
FROM FADING?
THERE'S TWO MAJOR
INGREDIENTS THAT
KEEP IT FROM FADING.
IT'S THE 100% ACRYLIC
RESIN THAT'S IN
THE PRODUCT,
PLUS THE TITANIUM
DIOXIDE--
A VERY GOOD PIGMENT
FOR BOTH HIDING
AND LONGEVITY.
OK. AND THEN THE OTHER
PROBLEM WITH MASONRY
HOUSES
IS KIND OF
THE PENETRATION OF DAMP,
WATER INFILTRATION
THROUGH THE MASONRY.
HOW DO YOU DEAL
WITH THAT?
BASICALLY, THIS PRODUCT,
WHAT IT WILL DO,
BECAUSE OF
THE ELONGATION FACTOR,
IT WILL STRETCH,
AND ANY TIME YOU GET
ANY KIND OF MOVEMENT
WITH THE HOUSE,
IT'LL KIND OF STRETCH
OVER HAIRLINE CRACKS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
AND IN SITUATIONS WHERE
WE HAD THESE HURRICANES
COME THROUGH,
A LOT OF THE WATER
PENETRATION CAME THROUGH
CRACKS IN THE STUCCO.
SO YOU'VE GOT A TEST
THAT YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE--
YES, WE DO.
YEAH. HOW DOES THIS WORK?
BASICALLY, WHAT THESE
ARE, BOB,
THESE ARE TWO
RILEM TUBES
THAT WE HAVE OVER
SOME SIMULATED STUCCO.
ON THE LEFT-HAND
SIDE IS A STANDARD
ACRYLIC PRODUCT.
THAT'S ABOUT 3 MLS
THICK,
AND ON THIS SIDE,
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE,
WE HAVE OUR FLEX-LOX
PRODUCT,
WHICH IS BUILT UP TO
8 MLS.
WOW. THAT'S PRETTY THICK.
THIS IS BASICALLY
A GAUGE THAT SHOWS YOU
THAT THICKNESS
IN MLS, RIGHT?
EXACTLY. THIS IS
WHAT WE CALL
A WET MIL GAGE,
AND WHILE THEY'RE
APPLYING THE PAINT,
WE'LL ACTUALLY
GO IN AND MEASURE
HOW THICK
THE PAINT IS.
THESE ARE GRADED
SCALES RIGHT HERE,
AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
FOR IS 10 MLS WET,
AND SINCE IT'S
50% VOLUME SOLIDS,
IT DRIES DOWN TO 5
MLS, AND THAT'S WHAT
WE WANT IS THE 5 MLS.
GOTCHA. SO IN
YOUR TEST HERE,
WHICH IS YOUR PRODUCT,
AND WHICH...
OK, ON THE LEFT HERE
IS A STANDARD
ACRYLIC HOUSE PAINT,
AND THIS IS
OUR PRODUCT,
BUT ON THE RIGHT
IS THE FLEX-LOX
PRODUCT.
OK. AND YOU'VE GOT
A CRACK IN THE MASONRY.
THERE'S A CRACK
IN THE MASONRY
THAT RUNS FROM ONE
SIDE TO THE OTHER.
IT RUNS ALL THE WAY
ACROSS,
ALTHOUGH IT'S HARD
TO SEE IT HERE
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY--
THE FLEX-LOX IS
BRIDGING THE CRACK.
YEAH. AND THEN
WHAT DO YOU DO?
YOU FILL THESE UP?
RIGHT. THIS IS
COLORED WATER,
AND FIRST WE'LL PUT
IT IN THE SIDE
OVER HERE,
WHERE WE HAVE
THE FLEX-LOX,
AND WHAT THIS RILEM
TUBE INDICATES,
THIS BASICALLY SIMULATES
88-MILE-PER-HOUR
WIND-DRIVEN RAIN.
JUST BY THAT LITTLE
HEAD OF PRESSURE?
JUST BY THAT LITTLE
HEAD PRESSURE.
AND THEN ON
THE OTHER SIDE--
ON THE OTHER SIDE,
WHERE WE DON'T HAVE
THE FLEX-LOX
AND WE DO HAVE
THE CRACK,
WE'LL FILL THIS UP,
AND AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT'LL GO DOWN
RATHER QUICKLY.
WELL, IT'S COMING OUT
THE SIDE.
IT'S COMING OUT
THE CRACKS.
IT'S JUST
GETTING ABSORBED.
IT'S JUST BLASTING
RIGHT THROUGH THERE.
AT 88-MILE-PER-HOUR
WIND-DRIVEN RAIN,
IT'LL JUST BLOW
RIGHT IN THERE,
AND IF YOU HAVE
A CRACK--
DR. JOE LSTIBUREK
MADE A STATEMENT
ONE TIME
THAT IF YOU HAVE
A CRACK THAT'S
15 FEET LONG
AND JUST A HAIRLINE
CRACK--THINK
ABOUT IT.
IF YOU WIND IT UP
INTO A BALL,
IT'S A HOLE.
EXACTLY.
THAT'S GREAT.
ALL RIGHT, TIM.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
PAINT JOB.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE
GONNA BE INSTALLING
THE MOST FANTASTIC
PORCELAIN TILES,
RIGHT, ANTHONY?
YES, IT IS.
ANTHONY LOPEZ IS HERE
FROM PORCELANOSA,
AND WE'VE WORKED
WITH YOUR PRODUCTS BEFORE.
TELL ME WHAT
WE'VE GOT THIS TIME.
THIS TIME WE HAVE HERE--
THIS IS CALLED
OUR FERROKER SERIES.
AND OUR FERROKER SERIES
HAS AN OXIDIZED LOOK
TO IT,
SO IT HAS
THAT APPEARANCE.
IT LOOKS LIKE
STEEL PLATE.
ABSOLUTELY. EXACTLY.
BUT IT IS
A PORCELAIN TILE.
YES. IT'S A RECTIFIED
THROUGH-AND-THROUGH
PORCELAIN,
MANUFACTURED FOR
BOTH INTERIOR AND
EXTERIOR PURPOSES,
ESPECIALLY FOR
COMMERCIAL FACILITIES--
MUSEUMS, AIRPORTS,
SHOPPING CENTERS.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY
BEAUTIFUL,
AND I CAN JUST SEE THIS
ALSO USED IN A VERTICAL
APPLICATION...
ABSOLUTELY.
ON EXTERIOR FACADES
OF BIG COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
YES.
NOW, THE INTERESTING
THING HERE IS THAT
IT'S VERY UNUSUAL
FOR A FLORIDA HOUSE.
YOU COME INSIDE,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN
YOU'VE GOT
THIS STEEL-LIKE LOOK
IN THE WHOLE AREA,
AND YOU WOULD THINK
THAT IT'S A VERY EXOTIC
AND EXPENSIVE PRODUCT,
BUT WHAT'S THE COST
OF THIS?
THE COST OF THIS
PRODUCT ON A RETAIL
LEVEL--
YOU'RE LOOKING AT,
APPROXIMATELY,
IN FLORIDA,
APPROXIMATELY $8.00
A SQUARE FOOT,
WHICH IS QUITE
COMPARABLE TO YOUR
NATURAL STONES.
RIGHT. AND WE'RE
GETTING A LITTLE
BIT CONFUSED
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
THIS BORDER HERE,
BUT THESE ARE THE ONES
THAT ARE GONNA BE USED
IN THE ENTRANCE FOYER,
AND OUR INSTALLER LUIS
IS ALREADY STARTING
TO PUT DOWN THE THINSET
WITH A NOTCHED TROWEL
TO LAY DOWN THE FLOOR TILES
IN THE AREA THAT KIND OF
IS THE FRONT HALL.
IT'S THE FRONT FOYER
BUT WITHOUT WALLS
IN THIS KIND
OF A DESIGN.
Anthony: THIS GLASS
INSET IS ONE OF OUR
LASTELLO PIECES
THAT WE MANUFACTURE
THROUGH OUR
L'ANTIQUE COLONIAL
DIVISION.
AND IT'S ALL GLASS
WITH VARIOUS SHADINGS.
AND THIS PARTICULAR
ONE IS CALLED
LASTELLO ICE.
Bob: ALL RIGHT, SO
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE
THE LOOK OF STEEL,
YOU CAN ALSO HAVE
THE LOOK OF STONE
WITH SOME OF THESE
TILES, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT, BOB.
WE HAVE A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT TYPES
OF STONE LOOKS.
THIS PARTICULAR
ONE IS CALLED
PIASENTINA.
AND THESE PRODUCTS,
LIKE I SAID,
ARE UTILIZED FOR
ESPECIALLY COMMERCIAL
APPLICATIONS,
AND WE HAVE VARIOUS
SHADES, FINISHES,
AND TEXTURES
AND COLORS THAT ARE
INCORPORATED.
THESE ARE JUST SAMPLES.
THEY ALL COME IN
THESE LARGE FORMAT TILES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THEY'RE ALL IN
THIS LARGER FORMAT.
WHAT ARE THE DIMENSIONS?
THIS PARTICULAR ONE
HERE IS 17x26.
WE ALSO HAVE 17x17
SQUARE,
AND DEPENDING ON
THE TYPE OF PROJECT
THAT WE'RE INVOLVED
WITH,
WE ALSO CAN WORK OUT
DIFFERENT SIZE FACTORS.
LOOK AT THAT.
SO YOU CAN GO INTO
THE LOOK OF TRAVERTINES
OR LIGHTER STONES.
ALL RIGHT, SO IN ORDER
TO GET THE GLASS TILE
TO BE FLUSH
WITH THE TOP OF
THE PORCELAIN TILE,
BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCE
IN THICKNESS,
HE'S HAD TO BUILD IT UP
WITH SEVERAL LAYERS
OF THE SAME UNDERLAYMENT,
AND SO JUST GETTING
THIS SURROUND
HAS TAKEN THE BETTER
PART OF AN HOUR
TO GET IT
JUST RIGHT.
YEAH, IT IS
TIME-CONSUMING.
IT'S TIME-CONSUMING.
YOU HAVE TO BE VERY
PATIENT
TO TAKE CARE OF THESE
LITTLE SPECIAL DETAILS.
Bob: AND HE'S USING
A STRAIGHT EDGE ALL
THE WAY AROUND.
AND SO THIS IS
THE LAST LITTLE SECTION.
Anthony: AND IT APPEARS
AS THE REASON WHY HE'S
USING THE STRAIGHT EDGE
IS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE END PORTION
OF WHERE THE GLASS IS
WHERE NOTHING IS
ADJOINED TO IT
AT THE MOMENT
IS NICE AND STRAIGHT
SO WHEN HE CONTINUES
THE FLOOR,
THAT, TOO, ABUTS
UP TO IT NICELY.
EXACTLY. THAT'S
A VERY GOOD OBSERVATION.
OK, AND THEN WASHING
OFF THE EXCESS,
WHICH ALWAYS GIVES YOU
SUCH A NICE IDEA
OF WHAT THE FINISH
IS GONNA LOOK LIKE.
NOW, HOW DO THEY MAKE
THIS METALLIC FINISH
ON THE PORCELAIN TILE?
ACTUALLY IT'S WITHIN
THE GLAZINGS ITSELF.
PORCELANOSA HAS DEVISED
A LOT OF UNIQUE FORMULAS
IN CREATING THEIR TILES.
WITH OVER 30 YEARS
OF MANUFACTURING,
THEY'VE BEEN ABLE
TO BECOME A WORLD LEADER
IN CREATING PRODUCTS.
IS THERE ACTUALLY
A MINERAL CONTENT
WITHIN THE GLAZE?
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
THERE ARE FORMULAS
AND PIGMENTS
WITHIN THE GLAZE ITSELF
THAT ACTUALLY MELTS IN
AND BLENDS INTO IT
TO CREATE THAT
NATURAL LOOK.
OK.
Bob: ALL RIGHT, SO
AGAIN, WE'RE BUILDING
UP THE THINSET
TO ABOUT A HALF-INCH
THICKNESS, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT
ON THE LASTELLO PIECE,
SO THIS WAY IT BLENDS
IN REALLY NICE WITH
THE TILE.
AND THEN WHAT ARE
THESE LITTLE THINGS,
THESE SPACERS?
THOSE SPACERS ARE THERE
JUST IN CASE THERE'S
ANY IMPERFECTIONS
IN THE SLAB ITSELF.
DUE TO THE FACT THAT
IT'S A RECTIFIED PRODUCT,
IF THERE'S ANY HUMPS
IN A PRODUCT AND IT
PINCHES OUT,
YOU'LL HAVE BIG
GROUT JOINTS,
AND IF THERE'S DIPS,
THEY'LL PINCH TOGETHER,
WHICH WILL GIVE YOU
UNEVEN GROUT JOINTS.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE
REALLY PRECISE WITH
THIS SIZE FORMAT.
EXACTLY.
YES.
AND SO THE SPACE
IS THE EQUIVALENT
OF ABOUT MAYBE
NOT QUITE 1/8 INCH,
RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THE PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED
ON A RECTIFIED BASIS
WHERE THERE'S VERY
MINIMAL ERROR ON
THE PRODUCTION AT ALL,
WHICH ALLOWS US TO
INSTALL THE PRODUCT
WITH A MINIMAL
GROUT JOINT.
AND WHAT WE'RE
GONNA SEE NOW
IS WHERE THE NEXT
COURSE LIES
IN RELATIONSHIP
TO THESE FIRST TWO
BECAUSE WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO BE
ESTABLISHING
IS KIND OF
A RUNNING BOND.
THAT'S CORRECT.
WHAT HE'S DOING
HERE IS ALSO
SOMEWHAT OF A BRICK
PATTERN
OR A STAGGERED PATTERN,
AS SOME MAY CALL IT.
OH, IT'S A STAGGERED
PATTERN, THEN?
YES, IT IS.
OK.
SO HE'S MARKED
THE OFFSET FROM
THAT JOINT,
AND IT'S JUST ABOUT
6 INCHES.
RIGHT, AND HE'S GONNA
FOLLOW SUIT THROUGHOUT
THE REST OF THE--
EXACTLY. THAT'LL BE
A VERY CONTEMPORARY
LOOK.
CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY...
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WE'RE HARD AT WORK AT OUR
FLORIDA STORM-READY HOUSE.
WE'RE PAINTING THE EXTERIOR
OF THE HOUSE,
AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU
THE BEST TYPES OF FLEXIBLE
LATEX PAINTS
TO PUT ON A MASONRY HOUSE HERE
IN FLORIDA'S HOT WEATHER.
INSIDE, WE'RE INSTALLING
BEAUTIFUL OVERSIZED TILES
FROM PORCELANOSA,
AND WE'RE ALSO PUTTING IN
A PREHUNG DOOR
AND SOME SPECIAL WALL FINISHES.
THAT'S NEXT TIME. DON'T MISS IT.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WE'RE PAINTING THE EXTERIOR
OF A HOUSE,
AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU
THE BEST TYPES OF FLEXIBLE
LATEX PAINTS.
INSIDE, WE'RE INSTALLING
BEAUTIFUL OVERSIZED TILES
FROM PORCELANOSA.
AND WE'RE ALSO PUTTING IN
A PREHUNG DOOR
AND SOME SPECIAL
WALL FINISHES.
DON'T MISS IT.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME, WE'RE PAINTING
THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE.
INSIDE, WE'RE INSTALLING
BEAUTIFUL OVERSIZED TILES
FROM PORCELANOSA,
AND WE'RE ALSO PUTTING IN
A PREHUNG DOOR.
DON'T MISS IT.
NOW WE'RE IN ONE OF
THE BEDROOMS HERE,
AND YESTERDAY WE TOOK
A LOOK AT HOW THEY CREATE
THIS KIND OF TEXTURED
FINISH ON THE DRYWALL. WATCH.
Bob: DOUG FRUEH IS OUR
DRYWALL CONTRACTOR,
AND NOW THAT WE'VE GOT ALL
THE DENSARMOR IN PLACE,
THE FINISH HERE IS NOT
JUST LIKE JOINT COMPOUND
OR SOMETHING.
IT'S A SPRAY-ON.
WHAT'S IT CALLED?
IT'S CALLED
MAGNUM, BOB.
IT'S A DRY POWDER
PRODUCT A LOT LIKE WHAT
WE USED ON THE WALL
TO TAPE THE WALLS.
RIGHT. SO BEING THAT
IT'S A DRY MIX,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
AT ALL IN TERMS OF
MOLD AND MILDEW GROWTH
ON IT.
NO. IT'S NOT THE SAME
AS A JOINT COMPOUND,
WHERE IT'S A WET MIX.
THIS WORKS
A LOT BETTER.
HERE COMES
THE INSTALLER.
ALL THE NOISE.
RIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S
ACTUALLY JUST SPIT
ON THE WALL...
FROM A DISTANCE.
YES.
HOW LONG DOES IT
NEED TO DRY,
OR SET UP?
IT'S ONLY A COUPLE
OF MINUTES.
IT'S A SHORT TIME
THAT IT JUST NEEDS TO
HARDEN ON THE WALL
BECAUSE THE DRYWALL ITSELF
WILL KIND OF ABSORB
SOME OF THE MOISTURE.
AND THEN YOU
TROWEL IT?
THIS TROWEL IS A FLEXIBLE
PLASTIC TROWEL,
AND THEY'LL JUST
GO OVER IT AND FLATTEN
IT DOWN
FOR THE KNOCKDOWN
FINISH.
SO KNOCKDOWN FINISH
IS WHAT YOU CALL IT.
CORRECT.
AND IT'S REALLY
FAST AND FURIOUS.
YES. THEY CAN DO
A WHOLE HOUSE
IN JUST A COUPLE
OF HOURS.
TERRIFIC.
SO WE'LL BE PUTTING--AGAIN
WE'LL BE PUTTING A FINISHED
COAT OF PAINT
OVER ALL THESE WALLS,
BUT RIGHT NOW LET'S
MEET JIM TROTTIER.
HOW YOU DOING, BOB?
YOUR OUTFIT IS
HANGING ALL THE
DOORS IN THE HOUSE.
YES, SIR.
TRY TO DO TWO HOUSES
A DAY, RIGHT?
YES. COME IN, HANG
ALL THE DOORS,
DO THE BASEBOARD.
YEAH, ALL THE TRIM.
SO WHAT WE HAVE
HERE IS REALLY
AN OVERSIZED DOOR.
HOW TALL IS IT?
8 FOOT. 8 FOOT DOOR.
AND THEY CALL IT
THE CREMONA MODEL
BECAUSE, I GUESS,
IT HAS THAT LITTLE
FLARE AT THE TOP.
BUT IT'S A HOLLOW
BOARD.
YES, SIR. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. AND THEN
IT'S PREHUNG,
AND IT COMES WITH
THE COLONIAL MOLDING.
YEAH. PRE-CUT
HEADERS AND LEGS,
SO I'LL USUALLY
JUST NAIL THESE ON.
ALL RIGHT. WHY DON'T
YOU GO AHEAD AND
GET STARTED, JIM,
AND I'LL BE GLAD
TO HOLD SOMETHING UP
IF YOU NEED A HAND.
SO YOU'RE JUST...
JUST PIN THEM ON.
THIS JUST MAKES IT
EASIER TO HANG THE DOOR.
KEEPING THE REVEAL
THE SAME ALL THE WAY DOWN.
Bob: RIGHT.
COME ON.
DO THE SAME THING
ON THIS SIDE.
THEN I'LL SWITCH GUNS.
THIS IS A PINNING GUN,
AND THEN SWITCH IT UP
TO A BIGGER NAIL GUN.
SO WHAT SIZE NAIL
WILL YOU USE TO SHOOT
THE JAMBS THROUGH?
TWO-INCH.
TWO-INCH. YEAH.
AND THIS IS HINGED
ON THE LEFT,
AND THE DOOR WILL
SWING INTO THE ROOM.
RIGHT-HAND-SWINGING
DOOR.
AND THAT WILL COME
OFF. GREAT.
I ALWAYS PUT A LEVEL
ON THE DOOR LIKE THAT
AND MAKE SURE
IT'S PLUMB.
YEAH.
AND THEN YOU'RE
PINNING IT?
I'LL SHOOT ONE IN THERE
LIKE THAT,
AND THEN I'LL COME
OUT OF THIS SIDE.
WHAT I WANT TO DO IS KEEP
THAT REVEAL ALL THE WAY
THE SAME,
IS WHAT YOUR GOAL IS.
I KNOW I CAN GET
WHAT I NEED UP TOP,
AND THEN I'LL SHOOT
THIS SIDE OFF.
THEN IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF WORKING THAT SIDE DOWN,
GETTING THE REVEAL
THAT YOU WANT.
BUT YOU'VE GOT BRAND-NEW
WALLS, AND THEY'RE
PRETTY PLUMB.
YEAH. THAT MAKES IT
NICE LIKE THAT.
NO SHIMMING
REQUIRED?
WHEN YOU GET
ON THE OTHER SIDE,
I'LL USUALLY CARRY THEM
ALREADY CUT.
ALREADY CUT, SO YOU
JUST FIT THEM IN.
SHIM THEM BEHIND
EACH HINGE.
THAT WAY THEY KEEP
THE DOOR
FROM MOVING AROUND
AND EVERYTHING.
I ALWAYS PUT THEM
BEHIND EACH HINGE.
CAN I CLOSE THAT DOOR?
ABSOLUTELY. LET'S
TEST IT OUT HERE.
IT LOOKS GOOD TO ME.
THANKS, JIM.
Bob: ALL RIGHT.
HE'S MAKING PROGRESS.
THERE YOU HAVE IT,
AND IT DOES LOOK
VERY, VERY MUCH
LIKE A METALLIC
FINISH.
WHAT KIND OF MAINTENANCE
DO YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT?
ACTUALLY, BOB,
ON ANY PORCELANOSA
CERAMIC AND
PORCELAIN PRODUCTS,
YOU COULD JUST
CLEAN IT WITH ANY
NATURAL FLOOR SOAP
DETERGENT.
SO IT'S BASICALLY
MOP IT DOWN,
AND YOU'RE DONE.
EXACTLY.
GREAT.
ANTHONY,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
WE'RE RUNNING SHORT
ON TIME.
NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE SHOWING YOU
A CONCRETE STAINING TECHNIQUE,
BUILDING OUR SOFFITS,
AND PUTTING IN DUCT INSULATION.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
|
 |
|
Additional Bob Vila Showrooms• ETO Doors - Shop for Interior & Exterior Doors - Lowest Price Guaranteed
• Bellawood - Prefinished Hardwood Floors
• Sears - Custom-Fit Replacement Windows and Entry Doors
• CertaPro Painters - America's Most Referred Painter
• Lumber Liquidators - Hardwood Flooring for Less
• Bellawood - Prefinished Hardwood Floors
|
|
|
|
|
|
 | Carpentry, Construction & Materials
• Mercedes Homes - General Contractor
Pools & Spas
• Blue Haven Pools - Splash pool construction
Real Estate
• FLASH (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes) - non-profit, organization dedicated to promoting disaster safety and property loss mitigation
• Mercedes Homes - Developer - homes designed and built for comfort, elegance, efficiency, and safety in Florida, Texas, and the Carolinas.
| | > View All Product Resources |
|  |
|
 Related Tips |
|  Related Videos |
|
| |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|