0109 - Kitchen Finishes for the Storm-Ready House November 7-13, 2005 | May 8-14 Buy Show Video
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME TO OUR STORM-READY HOUSE
IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA.
THE HOUSE IS RAPIDLY
NEARING COMPLETION,
AND TODAY WE'RE SPENDING
ALL OF OUR TIME IN THE KITCHEN.
I'LL BE SHOWING YOU A BUILDER'S
LINE OF KITCHEN CABINETS--
HOW THEY'RE MADE,
WHAT FEATURES
THE BUILDERS LOOK FOR.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING
AT SOLID SURFACE COUNTERTOPS.
WE'LL LEARN ALL THERE IS TO KNOW
ABOUT THE LATEST IN CORIAN,
INCLUDING THE MOLDED
BUILT-IN SINKS.
AND ALSO THE VANITIES.
STICK AROUND.
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WE'RE IN THE KITCHEN,
AND WE'RE GOING
TO GET STARTED
WITH JACK BALANTINE.
HI, JACK.
HOW ARE YOU DOING,
BOB?
WELCOME TO THE SCENE
OF THE CRIME HERE.
NOW, WE WANT
TO TALK ABOUT THESE
KITCHEN CABINETS,
BECAUSE THEY'RE
A BUILDER'S LINE.
THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE
BUYING WHOLESALE,
SORT OF.
RIGHT.
WHO MAKES THESE?
CARDELL CABINETS
OUT OF SAN ANTONIO,
TEXAS.
OUT OF SAN ANTONIO,
TEXAS.
AND WHAT KIND
OF WOOD ARE THEY?
THESE ARE MAPLE.
SO IT'S SOLID MAPLE
FRAMES AND PANELS?
THE FACE FRAME IS MAPLE,
SOLID WOOD.
THE DOORS ARE MAPLE.
THE PRESSBOARD BOX
IS A BUILD-UP.
IT'S STANDARD
TO THE BUILDING INDUSTRY.
PRETTY MUCH.
WHAT ABOUT
THE HINGES?
IT'S BLUM HINGES.
BLUM?
YUP.
SO THEY LOOK LIKE
THE EUROPEAN HINGES,
FULLY ADJUSTABLE
AND ALL THAT.
AND WHAT WE HAVE
IS A SITUATION HERE
FOR THE STOVE HOOD
AND BELOW ME,
THE COOK TOP.
RIGHT.
AND WE'VE GOT
ROOM FOR DRAWERS
UNDERNEATH THAT.
WHAT'S THE DRAWER
CONSTRUCTION LIKE?
THIS IS PRESSBOARD.
LIKE I SAID,
THIS IS A BUILDER BOX
TO BUILD A GREAT HOME.
BUT THE FRONT
IS SOLID.
IT'S SOLID WOOD HERE.
MM-HMM. NOW,
WE KEEP SAYING
"BUILDER."
WHAT IS A BUILDER
OR A DEVELOPER,
SOMEBODY LIKE
MERCEDES HOMES,
FOR EXAMPLE,
WHAT ARE THEY
LOOKING FOR FROM
A CABINET SUPPLIER?
THEY GIVE YOU
QUALITY CABINETRY,
BUT THEY DON'T TRY
TO GIVE YOU
THE TOP OF THE LINE.
MM-HMM.
THEY GIVE YOU MORE
OF AN AFFORDABLE CABINET.
MM-HMM.
BUT THE GRADE OF IT,
IT'S ACCEPTABLE.
IT'LL HOLD UP.
AND IN FLORIDA,
IT'S EXCELLENT.
AND WHAT ABOUT
DEPENDABILITY?
IN TERMS OF DELIVERY.
GETTING THERE ON TIME.
OH, CARDELL GETS--
THEIR DELIVERY
IS 3-4 WEEKS.
THEY STAND UP TO THAT
CONSISTENTLY.
YEAH, THAT'S IMPORTANT.
YES. AMBASSADOR KITCHENS,
THEY PROBABLY GET IN
ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 6
TRACTOR TRAILERS A MONTH.
A MONTH. AND THEY'RE
USING WOODS THAT ARE
NATIVE SPECIES.
RIGHT.
BECAUSE ALL THESE WOODS
ARE GROWN IN TEXAS,
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH
AND INTO FLORIDA,
AND SO THEY MAKE
A LOT OF SENSE.
YEAH.
GOOD. WELL,
LET'S LOOK OVER HERE
WHERE RICH AND JOSE ARE
GETTING READY TO INSTALL
SOME OF THESE UPPERS.
ALL RIGHT,
SO THIS IS A BOX
THAT GOES OVER
THE REFRIGERATOR AREA,
Man: YES.
AND YOU'VE GOT TO MARK
WHERE IT GOES?
NOW THE EXTERIOR WALLS
OF THIS HOUSE ARE
ALL SOLID CONCRETE,
WHICH WOULD BE
NOT TOO EASY
TO BE DRIVING
CABINETS ONTO.
BUT THESE ARE
INTERIOR PARTITIONS,
AND THEY'RE STEEL,
SO HOW DO YOU FIGURE OUT
WHERE YOUR NAILER IS?
WELL, ON THE REST
OF THE PERIMETER
OF THE KITCHEN,
WE HAD DEADWOOD,
WHICH IS JUST A WOOD
PUT BETWEEN STUDS.
MM-HMM, JUST NAILER.
AS A NAILER BOARD,
JUST FOR MY CABINETS.
OK.
WALLS THAT DON'T HAVE IT,
WE HAVE TO FIND THE STUDS,
JUST USE A SMALL
FINISHED NAIL,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ALL RIGHT,
THEN THE NEXT UNIT
THAT GOES NEXT TO IT
IS A BOOKSHELF, RIGHT?
NO, THAT JUST HAS
THE DOORS TAKEN OFF IT.
OH, YOU TOOK
THE DOORS OFF.
MAKES IT A LITTLE
EASIER TO LIFT, TOO.
OK.
MOSTLY SO I CAN GET
THE FACES LINED UP
WITHOUT TRYING TO--
NOW YOU'VE JUST
GOT THEM TACKED UP
WITH TWO SCREWS.
OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE
GOING TO BE PUTTING
IN A FEW MORE.
YEAH, ONCE I GET THEM
ALL SCREWED TOGETHER
AND I KNOW MY FACES ARE GOOD
AND EVERYTHING'S LEVELED OFF,
THEN I COME BACK IN AND PUT
MY ADDITIONAL SCREWS IN IT,
SO I'M NOT PULLING
A BUNCH OUT
IF I'VE GOT TO LINE IT
BACK UP THERE.
AND THE KEY THING
HERE IS,
YOU'VE USED
YOUR LASER LEVEL
TO ESTABLISH
A LEVEL LINE.
YEAH, THE HEIGHT OF WHAT
MY BOTTOMS WILL BE.
AFTER I GET
THESE TWO CONNECTED,
I REFINE THAT LINE.
IF IT'S A LITTLE
HIGH OR LOW,
SINCE THIS ONE'S SET,
IF IT'S OFF A LITTLE BIT,
I JUST BRING MY LINE
BACK TO THIS,
AND CONTINUE
ALONG MY WAY.
OK. AND WE'VE GOT
TWO STICKS
THAT ARE CUT
TO THAT HEIGHT,
WORKING AS DEADMEN.
WITH A LITTLE ANGLE,
SO YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF ADJUSTMENT
UP TO THEM, YEAH.
THAT'LL DO IT.
Vila: ALL RIGHT,
SO NOW WE WILL CONNECT
NUMBER ONE
TO NUMBER TWO.
Vila: RICH, WHAT KIND
OF SCREWS ARE YOU USING?
I HAVE A 2 1/2-INCH FLATHEAD,
SQUARE-DRIVE, ZINC-COATED,
HAS A WOODMASTER TIP ON IT.
BASICALLY, YOU CAN FREE-DRILL
THROUGH ONE CABINET.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PRE-DRILL
INTO THE SECOND CABINET.
OH, THAT'S GOOD.
THE TIP ON IT'S SERRATED,
SO IT CUTS AWAY
LIKE A DRILL BIT WOULD.
MM-HMM.
AS LONG AS
YOU'RE NOT GOING
TWO INCHES
INTO THE NEXT PIECE...
RIGHT.
...YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE GOOD.
Vila: TERRIFIC.
AND THEN ONCE YOU'VE
GOT THEM ALL SECURED,
YOU'LL REATTACH
THE DOORS.
YEAH. AFTER THEY'RE
ALL TOGETHER,
FASTENED UP,
TOP AND BOTTOMS,
THEN I PUT THE DOORS BACK ON,
ADJUST THEM BACK UP,
AND FINISH OFF TO THE WALL.
NICE JOB.
OK, THE DOORS BACK ON,
SO THE OVERHEAD CABINETS
LOOK NICE AND FINISHED.
AND WE'VE GOT THE BASE
CABINETS IN PLACE.
IS IT PRETTY LEVEL,
RICH?
YEAH,
IT'S NOT TOO BAD OFF
WE'RE SITTING AT
THE FRONT CORNER OVER HERE
WITH THE LIGHT ON IT,
THE BEAM LIGHT ON IT.
I'VE GOT TO LIFT THE BACK
UP A LITTLE BIT THIS END
JUST A TOUCH.
OK.
WHICH ISN'T UNUSUAL
WITH TILE DOWN.
THEY KIND OF RUN
WITH THE FLOOR.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT
TILE THIS LARGE,
YOU HAVE
TO KIND OF STAY FLAT.
SURE. SO IT'S JUST
ANOTHER INSTANCE
OF FINDING THE PLACE
TO SHIM IT.
YEAH, PRETTY MUCH.
I'VE GOT THE BACK CORNERS
AND STUFF
IS ABOUT
ALL I'VE GOT HERE.
[MAN SPEAKING SPANISH]
Vila: SO THAT LEVEL LINE
IS CONSISTENT ALONG
THE WALL,
AN EVEN TWO FEET OUT
FROM THE WALL.
AND THAT'S HOW
YOU CAN MAKE SURE
THAT IT'S GOING
TO BE LEVEL IN
BOTH DIRECTIONS.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOW
WE CUT THE SHIMS
OUT OF OUR WAY,
AND THEN WE'LL
DRESS THE FRONT
OF THE TOE KICK.
Vila: THIS IS THE CROWN MOLDING,
WHICH IS THE LAST STEP
AT THE TOP.
RICH IS JUST MEASURING
FOR CUTTING THE TWO ANGLES,
AND THEN HE'LL GLUE ALL 3 PIECES
TOGETHER BEFORE ATTACHING THEM.
AND THIS IS WHAT
THE FINISHED LOOK WILL BE.
ALL RIGHT,
SCOTT LAWYER IS OUR MAN.
HE'S GOING TO BE PUTTING
IN THE KITCHEN CABINETS.
BUT BEFORE HE TOOK AWAY
THIS TEMPLATE,
I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
WHY DO YOU NEED A TEMPLATE
IN THE FIRST PLACE?
WELL, EVERY KITCHEN'S
DIFFERENT,
AND WE NEED TO BRING
THIS KITCHEN TO OUR SHOP
SO WE CAN FABRICATE IT.
SO BY MAKING A TEMPLATE,
YOU'RE PRACTICALLY DOING
WHAT YOU JUST SAID:
YOU'RE TAKING THIS KITCHEN
TO YOUR WORKSHOP.
EXACTLY.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST WORK
HERE AT THE JOB SITE?
TOO MANY TOOLS,
TOO MANY EQUIPMENT.
YEAH. YOU WANT A GOOD
STATIONARY TABLE SAW
AND ALL THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, IN A FEW MINUTES,
WE'RE GOING TO BE FINDING
OUT ABOUT HOW YOU INSTALL
THE CORIAN,
BUT HOW DID YOU
MAKE THE TEMPLATE?
BASICALLY JUST
TAKING THE STICKS,
HOT-GLUE GUN,
TAKING SOME REAL PRECISE
MEASUREMENTS,
AND STEPS LIKE THAT.
SO YOU'RE GOING
FROM THE BLUEPRINT?
YES.
RIGHT.
AND YOU'RE JUST
USING THE ONE PLYWOOD
INSTEAD OF CARDBOARD
OR ANYTHING ELSE?
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND WHY DO YOU
HAVE TO USE--
WELL, THE GLUE GUN
IS JUST TO GLUE
THESE PIECES TOGETHER.
YEAH, JUST TO ATTACH IT
SO IT'S A FIRM, POSITIVE
CONNECTION.
OK. AND THEN,
WHEN YOU'RE DONE
YOU TAKE THEM BACK
AND YOU ACTUALLY
SUPERIMPOSE THEM
ON THE RAW STOCK,
THE CORIAN.
YEAH.
AND THE FABRICATORS
TAKE THIS,
PUT IT ON THE CORIAN,
DRAW IT OUT,
AND FABRICATE IT TO IT.
NO ROOM FOR ERROR.
EXTREMELY LITTLE.
GOOD. OK, WELL,
IN A MINUTE,
WE'LL START
PUTTING DOWN THE CORIAN.
THANKS, SCOTT.
THANK YOU.
ANDREA JOHNSON
IS WITH US NOW
FROM DuPONT CORIAN. HI.
HI, BOB.
HOW ARE YOU?
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
SO WHEN I FIRST
USED CORIAN,
IT WAS WHITE.
YOU COULD HAVE IT IN
ANY COLOR YOU WANTED
AS LONG AS IT WAS WHITE.
CORRECT.
OBVIOUSLY
THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
THINGS HAVE
CHANGED A LOT.
OVER 100 COLORS
OF CORIAN
IN DIFFERENT
COLORS AND PATTERNS
TO CHOOSE FROM.
UNBELIEVABLE.
CAN THESE COME OUT?
THEY CAN.
LOOK AT THAT.
ORANGE--WELL,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE CALLED.
IT LOOKS LIKE ICE CREAM.
AND SO IT'S STILL
THE SAME PRODUCT,
EXCEPT HOW DO THEY GET THIS
INCREDIBLE RANGE OF COLORS?
BETTER LIVING
THROUGH CHEMICALS, RIGHT?
BETTER LIVING
THROUGH CHEMICALS.
OK. NOW WHY SHOULD
WE CONSIDER CORIAN
FOR THIS
KIND OF APPLICATION?
WELL,
CORIAN IS NON-POROUS,
SCRATCH-
AND STAIN-RESISTANT,
VERY EASY TO CLEAN.
NO SPECIAL CLEANERS
NEEDED.
RIGHT.
IT'S VERY DURABLE.
GREAT WARRANTY BACKED
BY DuPONT.
RIGHT. AND IT IS A PRODUCT
THAT LASTS FOREVER,
BECAUSE I'VE SEEN
KITCHENS--
IT WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
--AND BATHS THAT HAVE
HAD THE INSTALLATION
20 YEARS AGO,
AND IT'S STILL AROUND.
ABSOLUTELY.
MORE THAN 35 YEARS NOW.
SO STAYING WITH THIS WHOLE
THEME OF THE VARIETY
THAT YOU'VE GOT,
WE ARE USING--
WELL, WE'VE GOT
THIS ONE ALREADY DONE.
WE DO. WE'RE USING
CANYON IN THE KITCHEN.
THIS IS CALLED CANYON?
CANYON.
AND IT LOOKS FOR
ALL THE WORLD LIKE
A NATURAL STONE.
ABSOLUTELY. IN FACT,
THE NEWER COLORS
OF CORIAN
ARE INSPIRED BY NATURE
TO BRING CALMNESS
AND STABILITY INTO
OUR BUSY LIVES,
AND WE'VE DONE THAT
IN THE KITCHEN HERE.
NOW IT ALWAYS COMES THROUGH
IN THIS THICKNESS, RIGHT?
IT DOES,
IT'S 1/2-INCH THICK,
BUT WHAT YOU SEE HERE
IS A BUILT-UP EDGE.
A BUILT-UP EDGE.
SO THAT ESSENTIALLY
THEY FABRICATE IN THE SHOP.
RIGHT, AND MAKE THIS
INTO A PROFILE.
AND THEY TURN IT
AND THEN THEY SAND IT.
IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S A NICE, THICK
SLAB OF STONE.
IT SURE DOES.
SO YOU WERE
TELLING ME EARLIER
THAT THERE'S A WHOLE
KIND OF NEW LINE
OF EARTH COLORS?
YES, YES.
CREATED BY NATURE.
WANTED TO BRING
THE OUTDOORS IN,
TO GIVE THE WARMTH
OF THE OUTDOORS
INTO YOUR HOME.
SO THAT ONE'S CANYON.
CANYON. THIS IS SILT,
AND SILT IS FEATURED
IN THE MASTER BATH
AND THE HALL BATH
IN THIS HOME.
OK.
IN BOTH CASES WE USED
AN INTEGRAL SINK.
ONE OF THE BEAUTIES
OF CORIAN,
THAT YOU CAN MAKE THAT
SEAMLESS INTEGRAL SINK.
YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK
AT THAT IN A MINUTE.
AND THEN THIS ONE?
THIS IS AURORA,
AND THIS,
FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW,
HAS BEEN
OUR MOST POPULAR SELLER.
IT'S VERY NEUTRAL,
SO IT CAN GO WITH
ANY DECOR IN YOUR HOME.
MM-HMM.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE NEW
COLORS OF CORIAN
FOR THIS YEAR.
AGAIN,
INSPIRED BY NATURE.
AH, LET'S CHECK.
I HAVE TO CHEAT.
THAT'S FAWN.
FAWN. IT LOOKS
VERY, VERY SIMILAR
TO A STONE THAT IS
CALLED PIETRA SERENA.
HMM, BEAUTIFUL.
WITH JUST THE LITTLE
TINY FLECKS IN IT,
LIKE THAT.
A LITTLE BIT OF
DIFFERENT PATTERNING
IN THE NEW COLORS
THIS YEAR.
AND THEN IS
KIND OF A SOLID ONE.
THAT'S TRANQUIL,
AND ISN'T IT?
WHAT'S IT CALLED?
TRANQUIL.
TRANQUIL.
THAT'S A GOOD NAME FOR IT.
YES, YES.
AND WHISPER.
AND THE LAST.
THAT'S SERENE SAGE.
SERENE SAGE?
YES, YEAH.
AND YOU CAN TELL,
THEY'RE ALL GIVEN
THE NAMES
THAT REALLY
COMPLEMENT NATURE.
NOW WHEN YOU FIGURE OUT
WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST YOU,
DOES IT MATTER
WHETHER IT'S ONE
OF THESE NEW COLORS,
OR WHETHER IT'S
THE PLAIN WHITE?
IT RANGES IN COLOR,
DEPENDING ON
PARTICULATE SIZE
AND THE GROUP
THAT WE HAVE
CORIAN
SEPARATED INTO.
ALL RIGHT.
AND THE ONE THING
ABOUT ALL THESE
MANMADE SURFACES IS,
THEY'RE REALLY NOT MEANT
FOR THE DO-IT-YOURSELF
HOMEOWNER.
NO, THEY AREN'T.
IN FACT, CORIAN DuPONT
DOES CERTIFY FABRICATORS
AND INSTALLERS,
SO YOUR CORIAN COUNTERTOP
WILL HAVE TO BE INSTALLED
BY A CERTIFIED FABRICATOR
AND INSTALLER.
AND SCOTT,
WHO WAS JUST MAKING
TEMPLATES A MINUTE AGO,
IS COMING IN
IF WE MAKE ROOM FOR HIM,
WITH THE SECTION THAT
HAS THE INTEGRAL SINK.
Andrea: RIGHT.
AND THIS, OF COURSE--
BEFORE YOU PUT IT DOWN,
CAN YOU JUST HOLD IT
FOR A MINUTE
SO THAT WE CAN
TAKE A LOOK AT IT?
THIS IS THE UNDERSIDE
OF THE SINK.
AND GO AHEAD AND PUT IT IN,
I KNOW IT'S HEAVY.
BUT THIS IS NOT
A MOLDING PROCESS, RIGHT?
Andrea: CORRECT.
IT'S A SEAMING PROCESS.
WE ACTUALLY USE
LIQUID CORIAN
TO SEAM THE SINK
WITH THE COUNTERTOP,
SO IT HAS ONE
CONSISTENT SEAM.
SO THE SINK ITSELF
IS MADE IN THE FACTORY.
CORRECT.
AND THEN WHAT
THE FABRICATOR HAS TO DO
IS MARRY IT TO
THE COUNTERTOP MATERIAL.
THEY DO.
AND IT REALLY CREATES
AN EASE FOR CLEANING.
AS YOU SEE,
THERE'S NO EDGE
OR GRUNGE LINE
LIKE YOU WOULD HAVE
WITH A DROP-IN SINK
OR EVEN
AN UNDERMOUNT SINK.
RIGHT, IT'S ALL
ONE SMOOTH TRANSITION.
CORRECT.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
ARE YOU GOING TO BRING IN
THE SECOND SECTION, TOO?
Scott:
WE CAN DO THAT.
OK.
YEAH, I THINK THAT IS
VERY, VERY HANDSOME.
IT'S INTERESTING,
BECAUSE THEY'VE
MADE CHOICES,
OUR HOMEOWNERS,
THAT ARE GENERALLY
ON THE DARK SIDE.
THEY ARE.
AND I WAS SAYING
THE OTHER DAY
THAT IT'S NICE,
BECAUSE IT'S SO HOT
IN FLORIDA.
I MEAN,
WE'RE DRIPPING HERE.
YES, WE ARE!
THE AIR CONDITIONING
ISN'T WORKING YET.
AND THESE
DARKER COLORS ARE
A LITTLE BIT SOOTHING.
ARE WE IN YOUR WAY HERE,
SCOTT?
Andrea: THEY ARE.
AND THEY HAVE DONE
A FANTASTIC JOB
MARRYING THE COUNTERTOPS
WITH THE FLOOR TILE
IN THIS CASE.
IT'S GOT TO GO
YOUR WAY.
Vila: AND IN A SECOND,
WE'LL SEE HOW WE PUT
THE SEAM TOGETHER.
Vila: LEVI HERE IS GOING
TO BE MAKING A SEAM, RIGHT?
Scott: YES.
WHAT ARE THOSE BLOCKS
ON TOP FOR?
BASICALLY THOSE ARE
JUST USED TO PRESS
THE SEAM TOGETHER
AFTER HE PUTS THE GLUE
INSIDE OF THE SEAM.
I SEE.
WHICH HE'S DOING
RIGHT NOW.
WHAT KIND
OF GLUE IS IT?
IT'S CORIAN.
IT'S ACTUALLY
LIQUID CORIAN.
IT'S LIQUID CORIAN.
YES.
IT'S MATCHED
TO THE PRODUCT ITSELF.
EXACTLY.
SO DEPENDING ON WHATEVER
COLOR YOU'RE USING,
YOU GET THE...
YOU GET AN ASSORTMENT OF
DIFFERENT COLOR GLUES.
EXACTLY.
TAKE THE SPACER OUT,
AND...
HAVE YOU GOT IT
LEVELED DOWN?
HE'S ALREADY
CHECKED THE SEAM
TO MAKE SURE
IT'S NICE AND SQUARE.
YEAH.
AND THEN HE ADDS
A LITTLE BIT ON
THE SURFACE.
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT'S FULLY FULL OF GLUE.
YEAH.
NO AIR BUBBLES.
AND NOW IS THERE
ANY CLAMPING INVOLVED?
YES, HE'LL BE
USING 3 CLAMPS,
ONE ON EACH SET,
TO PULL THE SEAM
TOGETHER
AND LEVEL IT OUT.
SQUEEZE OUT
THE EXCESS.
Scott: THIS JUST
TIGHTENS IT DOWN
REAL TIGHT--
Vila: SURE.
--TO MAKE SURE
IT'S NICE AND CLOSED.
OK. SO HOW LONG DOES
THAT HAVE TO SET UP?
15-25 MINUTES,
DEPENDING ON HUMIDITY.
AND THEN THERE'S
A LITTLE BIT
OF SANDING INVOLVED,
RIGHT?
YES. THEN IT BECOMES
A SEAMLESS JOINT
AND YOU DON'T
EVEN SEE IT.
Vila: AH,
THE GRAND FINALE.
ISN'T THIS TERRIFIC?
ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, GUYS.
NICE JOB, SCOTT.
Scott: THANK YOU.
CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME, OUR STORM-READY HOUSE
IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,
IS RAPIDLY NEARING COMPLETION.
WE'RE SPENDING ALL
OF OUR SHOW TIME
IN THE KITCHEN.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A CLOSE LOOK
AT A BUILDER'S LINE
OF KITCHEN CABINETS,
WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THEM
AND HOW THEY'RE INSTALLED.
ALSO WE'LL TAKE A LOOK
AT THE LATEST
IN SOLID SURFACE COUNTERTOPS,
LEARNING HOW
TO CUT THE TEMPLATES
AS WELL AS HOW TO INSTALL THEM.
AND THESE COME
WITH INTEGRAL SINKS.
DON'T MISS IT.
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME, OUR STORM-READY HOUSE
IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,
IS RAPIDLY NEARING COMPLETION.
WE'RE SPENDING ALL
OF OUR SHOW TIME
IN THE KITCHEN.
ALSO WE'LL TAKE A LOOK
AT THE LATEST
IN SOLID SURFACE COUNTERTOPS,
LEARNING HOW
TO CUT THE TEMPLATES
AS WELL AS HOW TO INSTALL THEM.
DON'T MISS IT.
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WE'RE PUTTING IN
THE KITCHEN CABINETS
AND THE COUNTERTOPS.
DON'T MISS IT.
ALL RIGHT,
MIKE GOODRICH IS HERE
TO INSTALL
THE DISHWASHER.
WHAT DO YOU DO FIRST?
FIRST WE DRILL SOME
HOLES IN THE CABINET,
ONE UP AT THE TOP
FOR OUR DRAIN LINE.
MM-HMM.
ONE DOWN LOW
FOR OUR WATER SUPPLY
COMING IN
OFF THE HOT SIDE.
SO THAT'S GOING
INTO HERE, RIGHT?
INTO THE CABINET,
YES, SIR.
I SEE, OK.
AND WE'VE ALREADY
INSTALLED
OUR DISHWASHER 90
ON THE BOTTOM,
WHICH IS WHAT'S GOING TO
TIE IN OUR WATER LINE.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL
WHIRLPOOL MACHINE,
ISN'T IT?
IF I CAN OPEN IT.
OH, YEAH, THERE WE GO.
OH, YEAH, I LOVE THE WAY
THEY'VE CHANGED STUFF
AROUND NOWADAYS
SO THAT YOU CAN LOAD
ALL SORTS OF TALL STUFF.
OK.
VERY NICE APPLIANCE.
THIS DOESN'T COME OFF?
NO, SIR,
THAT'S THE INSULATION.
IT KEEPS THE SOUND DOWN
A LITTLE BIT ON THINGS.
MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT
QUIETER FOR FOLKS.
AND THAT'S ONE
OF THE KEY THINGS
THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR,
IS A NICE, QUIET MACHINE.
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. LET ME KNOW
IF I CAN HELP YOU.
BASICALLY WE'RE JUST
GOING TO SLIDE
THE DISHWASHER
DRAIN LINE UP THROUGH
THE TOP HOLE.
GIVING US OUR AIR GAP.
WE'RE GOING
TO PLUG HER IN.
PROVIDED THE ELECTRICIAN
LEFT US ENOUGH ROOM.
SLIDE HER BACK
A LITTLE BIT HERE.
YEAH, I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO SLIDE THAT IN LATER.
TUCK IT IN
FROM UNDERNEATH.
IT'S GOT IT SO FAR OUT.
BASICALLY SHE'LL JUST
SLIDE BACK IN.
BOY, THAT LOOKS HANDSOME.
WE'LL ADJUST IT UP
BY SOME LEGS
DOWN ON THE BOTTOM HERE.
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S
NICE AND TIGHT.
YEAH, THAT'S ONE
OF THE KEY THINGS
TO MAKING SURE IT WORKS
RIGHT AND DRAINS RIGHT.
JUST KIND OF LOOK UP,
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S
GOOD AND LEVEL.
NICE AND STRAIGHT
ON THE SIDE.
NOW HOW WILL
YOU BE ATTACHING
THE TOP OF THE MACHINE
TO THE COUNTER?
UNDERNEATH, THERE'S
A COUPLE OF SMALL CLIPS.
YEAH.
AND IT'S WOOD
UNDERNEATH HERE,
AND JUST A COUPLE
OF SMALL SCREWS GO IN.
RIGHT INTO
THE WOOD SUBSTRATE.
YES, SIR. AND THAT KEEPS
IT FROM TILTING FORWARD
WHEN YOU HAVE
THE DOOR DOWN,
AND IT LOADED.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL
THERE IS TO IT.
YES, SIR.
THANK YOU, MIKE.
Vila: AND WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
NEXT WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO BE
PUTTING DOWN A COOL DECK FINISH
AROUND THE CONCRETE SURROUND
OF THE SWIMMING POOL.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A TOTO TOILET,
AND A HURRICANE-PROOF
GARAGE DOOR.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
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