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0110 - Pool Deck, Toto Washlet, and Wind-Proof Garage Door
November 14-20, 2005 | May 15-21
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
THE HOUSE IS ALMOST FINISHED.
WE'RE SPENDING
A LITTLE BIT OF TIME
OUTDOORS TODAY
LOOKING AT THE COOL DECK,
A SPECIAL FINISH
FOR THE CONCRETE DECK
THAT SURROUNDS
THE SWIMMING POOL.
INSIDE, WE'LL LEARN
THE LATEST ABOUT TOTO TOILETS
AND HOW TO CONSERVE WATER,
AND WE'RE PUTTING IN
THE GARAGE DOOR,
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
FEATURES IN KEEPING
HURRICANE WINDS AT BAY.
STICK AROUND.
WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED
THIS MORNING WITH
DON HUMPHREY,
CONCRETE AND SPRAY DECKS.
AND THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE TALKING HERE,
RIGHT, DON?
YES, SIR.
A COOL DECK APPLICATION.
WHAT HAVE YOU ALREADY
SPRAYED ON HERE?
WELL, WE'VE ALREADY
TAKEN A BLOWER
AND A BROOM,
AND WE BRUSHED
THE WHOLE DECK
NICE AND CLEAN.
SINCE WE JUST POURED IT
TWO DAYS AGO,
IT'S READY TO GO.
AND WE SPRAYED
A BONDING AGENT.
PLUS THIS MATERIAL'S
GOT A BONDING AGENT
IN IT.
SO WHAT IT DOES IS,
IT ACTUALLY MAKES IT
A LOT SAFER FOR US,
KNOWING IT AIN'T
GONNA CHIP BACK OFF
LATER.
WE'RE ACTUALLY
GUARANTEED
IT'LL WORK.
SO THIS IS
A CEMENT AND POLYMER MIX
THAT YOU'RE SPRAYING ON?
RIGHT.
AND YOU'LL BE
PUTTING IT, OBVIOUSLY,
ON ALL THE FLAT SURFACES
AROUND THE POOL,
BUT YOU'RE ALSO
DOING THIS CANTILEVER.
YEP.
OK.
IT'S A KNOCKDOWN
TROWEL FINISH,
IS WHAT
THEY CALL IT.
WE SPRAY IT ON.
AS SOON AS WE
SPRAY IT ON,
THE GLOSS LEAVES.
AS SOON AS
THE GLOSS LEAVES,
HE'S GONNA TAKE THAT
PIECE OF PLASTIC...
YEAH.
AND HE'S GONNA
WIPE IT OUT REAL QUICK,
AND THEN
WHEN WE START THE DECK,
WE'RE GONNA
USE A TROWEL,
AND WE'RE GONNA
WIPE IT DOWN.
AND THEY CALL IT
"COOL DECK"
BECAUSE IT
REALLY IS REFLECTIVE
AND IT REALLY DOES
TEND TO STAY PRETTY COOL
UNDERFOOT
IN THE HOT FLORIDA
SUNSHINE.
BUT ANYWAY,
LET'S WATCH YOU
GET STARTED.
OK. FIRST THING IS,
I'M GONNA TURN IT ON
AND GET THE PATTERN
GOING A LITTLE BIT.
HE'S GONNA STAND THERE
SO I DON'T SPRAY WALLS
OR ANYTHING ELSE.
ALL RIGHT.
AND WE'RE GONNA START
COATING THIS WAY
IN A CIRCULAR MOTION.
Villa:
SO THE SECOND STEP
IS SOME REAL FAST
TROWEL WORK?
YEAH, IT'S--SEE,
YOU'RE KNOCKING IT DOWN
WITH THE TROWEL NOW.
EASY DOES IT, JASON.
EASY DOES IT.
I DON'T WANT IT SMEARED
NO BIGGER THAN A 50-CENT PIECE.
TAKE YOUR TIME. LIGHTLY.
CRUISE ACROSS IT LIGHTLY.
SOME PEOPLE
LIKE BIGGER SPRAY.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE
A LITTLER SPRAY.
BUT THE FINISHED
THICKNESS OF IT
IS JUST MEANT TO BE
ABOUT--
1/16.
1/16.
1/16.
NO MORE THAN THAT.
ACTUALLY,
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS,
YOU'RE GETTING YOURSELF
A STUCCO LOOK...
YES.
BUT NOT THICK AND HARD.
SO IT'S NOT ROUGH
ON YOUR FEET.
RIGHT.
THAT'S BASICALLY
ALL IT IS.
AND I TRY TO STAY
IN FRONT OF HIM
ABOUT 8 FEET
SO IT CAN GO OFF,
AND IT GIVES HIM TIME.
ALL RIGHT.
SO EVERYTHING HAS BEEN
TROWELED DOWN FLAT,
AND WE'VE TAKEN A BLOWER
AND CLEANED EVERYTHING OFF.
PREPPED THE DECK
ONE MORE TIME
AND SCRATCHED
EVERYTHING OFF
SO THERE'S NO BURRS
ON YOUR DECK.
YEAH.
NOW WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO IS
WE'RE GONNA DO
THIS BULLNOSE TWICE
SO ONCE THEY DO
THE MARCITE
IN THE POOL,
WE DON'T HAVE
TO GET BACK IN HERE
AND PAINT IT
ONE MORE TIME.
ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU PUT TWO COATS.
WHAT KIND OF A FINISH
IS THIS?
IT'S AN ACRYLIC
STAIN.
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH. SURE.
IT'S ACTUALLY
GONNA BE
THE COLOR OF YOUR--
ALMOST THE COLOR
OF YOUR CONCRETE.
YEAH. VERY NICE.
ALL RIGHT.
GO AHEAD. WE'LL WATCH.
ALL RIGHT.
HE'LL START TO ROLL,
AND I'LL START TO PAINT.
I'LL GET AROUND HERE
TWICE AS FAST
AS HE WILL.
HEH!
GO FOR IT, BOSS.
YOU'RE GOING
THE WRONG WAY, JASON.
GO THE OTHER WAY.
THERE WE GO. YEP.
YOU KNOW ME,
I'M A SOUTHPAW.
I ALWAYS GO THIS WAY.
YOU JUST
GOT TO MAKE SURE
WHEN YOU'RE
PUTTING THIS ON
YOU FILL IN
EVERY LITTLE CAVITY
AND EVERY LITTLE HOLE
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT
TO GET BACK IN HERE
THE NEXT TIME
AND HAVE TO DO IT,
BECAUSE ONCE THERE'S
MARCITE IN HERE
AND YOU DRIP PAINT
IN THE BOTTOM
OF THE POOL...
YEAH?
IT MAKES IT A PAIN
TO CLEAN IT OUT.
SURE. NOW, TELL ME
A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT WE'VE GOT
GOING HERE, DON.
THAT'S
YOUR DECK-O-DRAIN,
WHICH IS
FOR YOUR WATER
WHICH COMES OFF THE POOL
AND WILL DRAIN
RIGHT INTO THERE
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
A QUARTER-INCH-PER-FOOT
FALL
FROM THIS DECK
TO THAT DECK-O-DRAIN.
SO YOU'VE PITCHED
THE CONCRETE
A QUARTER-INCH PER FOOT,
PER RUNNING FOOT...
YEP.
SO THAT WOULD MEAN THAT
FROM THERE TO THERE
IS 3 FEET.
SO IT'D BE ABOUT
3/4" PITCH.
ANY WATER THAT SPLASHES
OUT OF THE POOL
OR KIDS OR PEOPLE
GETTING OUT
WITH WET FEET,
IT'S ALL GONNA
COLLECT HERE...
EXACTLY.
AND THEN IT RUNS
OFF THE SIDES.
ALL BOTH ENDS.
IT'LL RUN OUT
BOTH ENDS OF
THIS HERE DECK.
YEAH,
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT
BECAUSE
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW
OF KEEPING
THE POOL CLEAN...
THE CHEMICALS
OF ANY KIND OF DIRT
GETTING IN HERE,
THAT MEANS THEY'VE
GOT TO COME IN HERE
AND FIX THEIR WATER
ALL THE TIME.
SO THE OBJECT IS
TO KEEP AS MUCH OF
THIS DIRTY WATER...
SURE.
EVEN RAINWATER.
EVEN RAINWATER.
EVEN RAINWATER.
YOU TRY TO KEEP
AS MUCH OF THAT OUT,
WHICH YOU KNOW
THAT'S KIND OF
IMPOSSIBLE TO DO.
SURE.
BUT THE SCREENS
PRETTY MUCH CARRY
QUITE A BIT OF THE WATER
DOWN THE SIDES OF THEM.
ALL RIGHT.
SO IT KEEPS
A LOT OF IT OUT.
SO WE'LL JUST
FLY THROUGH HERE
AND PUT TWO GOOD COATS
ON THIS REAL QUICK.
HE'LL PUT
ONE GOOD COAT ON IT.
LEAVE IT SET
FOR 3 OR 4 HOURS.
YOU CAN WALK
ON THE DECK.
JUST DON'T PUT
NOTHING ON IT THAT
YOU CAN SCRATCH IT,
LIKE SLIDING A CHAIR
OR A LADDER
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
BECAUSE IT'S STILL
PRETTY FRESH.
SO, DON,
WHAT KIND OF MAINTENANCE
DO YOU HAVE TO DO
ON THIS KIND OF A FINISH?
WHAT I'D SUGGEST IS,
YOU KNOW,
IF YOU THROW A PARTY
OR YOU GOT
A BUNCH OF KIDS HERE,
OBJECT IS, CHLORINE
WILL DRY LIKE SALTWATER
AND TURN WHITE.
I WOULD
WASH THE DECK DOWN
EACH TIME I WAS DONE
OUT OF THE POOL.
JUST WITH A REGULAR HOSE
AND WATER?
JUST A REGULAR HOSE
AND WATER WOULD BE
JUST FINE.
THEN LATER IN TIME,
YOU KNOW,
AS THE YEARS GO BY,
THIS DECK
SHOULD LAST YOU...
MAYBE 10 YEARS.
YEAH.
OK? 10 YEARS
FOR THE DECK.
THE COLOR OF THE DECK,
IT WILL FADE,
LIKE ANY OTHER COLOR.
IT'S PAINT.
I'D SAY EVERY 3-5 YEARS,
YOU REPAINT IT AGAIN.
YOU REPAINT IT.
REPAINT IT AGAIN.
BUT AS FAR AS
THE DECK MIX ITSELF,
IT SHOULDN'T
COME OFF THE DECK.
AS LONG AS YOU DON'T
LAND A PRESSURE WASHER
ON IT
OR ANYTHING
TO SCRATCH IT,
IT'LL LAST FOREVER.
THAT'S A GOOD--GOOD TIP.
DON'T USE
A PRESSURE WASHER ON IT.
DON'T USE
A PRESSURE WASHER
ON IT, NO.
WATER HOSE
IS ALL YOU NEED.
AND IF YOU HAPPEN
TO GET MOLD OR MILDEW,
A LIGHT FORM OF BLEACH
WORKS JUST FINE--
A MILD BLEACH SOLUTION.
MILD BLEACH.
IT'LL KILL IT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO THIS IS OYSTER.
A VERY GOOD COLOR CHOICE.
IS THAT IT?
NO, WE'RE GONNA
COME BACK WITH
A SECOND COAT
AFTER THEY PUT
YOUR SCREEN CAGE UP.
OK.
IF THEY SCRATCH THE DECK
OR ANYTHING,
GET IT DIRTY...
YEAH.
I'LL PREP IT OUT
ONE MORE TIME.
SIDE WILL BE ALL DONE.
NO SAND WILL BE
BLOWING THROUGH.
THEN WE'LL FINISH IT OFF
WITH YOUR LAST COAT.
ALL RIGHT.
AND THAT'LL BE IT.
THANKS, DON.
IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
LENORA CAMPOS
IS WITH US.
HI, LENORA.
HI, BOB.
WELCOME BACK.
THANK YOU.
AND YOU, OF COURSE,
ARE FROM THE TOTO
COMPANY...
THAT'S CORRECT.
WHICH IS NOT
A LITTLE DOG...
NO.
AND IT'S ONE OF THE
BIGGEST MANUFACTURERS
OF PLUMBING PRODUCTS
IN THE WORLD, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT, YES.
WHY IS IT CALLED TOTO?
IT'S AN ACRONYM.
ORIGINALLY,
THE COMPANY'S NAME
WAS TOYOTOKI,
WHICH MEANS
ORIENTAL CHINAWARE.
ORIENTAL CHINAWARE.
RIGHT.
AND SO, INDEED,
WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT,
AND I CAN HEAR IT,
IS CHINA--
PORCELAIN, RIGHT?
YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
THIS IS
OUR NEXUS TOILET--
TWO-PIECE NEXUS TOILET.
GIVE US A LOOK THERE.
OH, YES. YEAH.
SO THE--WHAT YOU NOTICE
RIGHT AWAY IS THAT
IT'S GOT KIND OF LIKE
A SKIRTED SURROUND
AT THE BOTTOM.
ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?
YES, IT'S SKIRTED
FOR EASY MAINTENANCE.
ITS DESIGN STATEMENT
IS PART OF
OUR MODERN COLLECTION.
IT TAKES ITS CUE
FROM NATURE.
IT'S DESIGNED
TO LOOK LIKE BOULDERS
OR THE OUTCROPPINGS
OF NATURAL SPAS.
OK. AND OF COURSE,
WE HAVE AN ALCOVE
THAT IT'S BEING
LOCATED IN,
JUST LIKE
THE OLD-FASHIONED
WATER CLOSETS
IN VICTORIAN HOUSES.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND, UH...
IT'S NOT TOO TIGHT
IN THERE, IS IT?
NO, SIR.
GOOD.
WORKING GOOD.
VERY NICE--
PLUMBERS ALWAYS HAVE
BIG HANDS, SO...
YES, WE DO.
HEH HEH HEH!
SO YOU'RE JUST
CONNECTING THE TANK
TO THE--
TIGHTENING THE TANK
DOWN TO THE BOWL.
OK.
AND WE'RE GONNA HOOK UP
THE JUNCTION VALVE
AND TIE THE WATER LINES IN
AND INSTALL THE SEAT.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, THE BIG THING
THAT I THINK EVERYBODY'S
INTERESTED IN
IN TERMS OF
PLUMBING PRODUCTS
IS WATER CONSERVATION.
RIGHT.
HOW HAS THIS
BEEN ADDRESSED
WITH THIS PRODUCT?
THIS IS--OF COURSE,
TOTO MANUFACTURES
ONLY 1.6 GALLONS-PER-FLUSH
TOILETS.
SO WE MANUFACTURE
ONLY ULTRA-LOW-FLOW TOILETS.
THE IMPORTANT POINT HERE
IS THAT WHATEVER
YOU PUT THE LABELING--
IT DEPENDS ON PERFORMANCE.
AND TOTO TOILETS
PERFORM.
MM-HMM.
THAT MEANS THAT
WITH 1.6 GALLONS,
IT WILL CLEAR THE BOWL
EFFECTIVELY.
SO THERE WILL BE NO
RESIDUAL WASTE IN THE BOWL.
HOW DO THEY DO THAT?
WE USE G-MAX
FLUSHING SYSTEM,
WHICH IS HIGH HEAD PRESSURE
IN THE TANK
TO DELIVER
RAPID INFLUX OF WATER
INTO THE BOWL,
AND IT
PULLS THE WASTE OUT,
CREATES A SIPHON JET,
PULLS THE WASTE OUT
RAPIDLY,
AND COMPLETELY
CLEARS THE BOWL
FIRST TIME EVERY TIME.
YEAH, AND ALSO
THE FINISH
IS AN IMPORTANT PART
OF IT, RIGHT?
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S GLAZED
ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE TRAPWAY.
MM-HMM.
SO THAT THERE'S--
IT DOESN'T STICK.
NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
GREAT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, LENORA,
NOW THAT THE PLUMBER
HAS FINISHED WITH
THE WATER
AND THAT WE'VE GOT
THE TOILET WIRED--
BECAUSE
IT IS ELECTRIC...
RIGHT.
TELL US ABOUT
THE WASHLET FUNCTION.
THIS IS TOTO'S
WASHLET S-300.
CAN YOU ACTUALLY
SHOW US HOW IT WORKS?
ABSOLUTELY.
I MEAN, IT'S A TOILET
WITH A REMOTE CONTROL...
RIGHT.
WHICH IS NORMALLY
MOUNTED ON THE WALL--
THAT'S CORRECT.
USUALLY PEOPLE
MOUNT IT
WHERE YOU WOULD
TRADITIONALLY PUT
A TOILET TISSUE DISPENSER.
RIGHT.
POST-TOILETING, THEN,
YOU WOULD TOUCH A BUTTON.
HERE YOU HAVE
THE WIRELESS REMOTE.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT'S VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
THERE'S THE CLEANING
FUNCTION.
ONCE THE CLEANING FUNCTION
IS COMPLETED,
THERE'S A DRYER.
SO WITH THE COMBINATION
OF THE WASHER AND DRYER,
THERE'S NO NEED
FOR BATH TISSUE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, ALSO,
YOU CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE
OF THE WATER.
EASILY READ
ON THIS L.E.D.
TEMPERATURE OF THE SEAT
BECAUSE THERE'S
A HEATED SEAT.
AND THE TEMPERATURE
OF THE DRYER.
YOU--EVERYTHING IS TO
YOUR PARTICULAR PREFERENCES.
THERE'S ALSO
AN AUTOMATIC'
CATALYTIC DEODORIZER
THAT USES
ACTIVATED OXYGEN
TO BREAK THE MOLECULAR
BONDS OF ODOR.
SO THERE'S NO WORRY
ABOUT AFTER SMELL.
WITH THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON,
THE WAND WASHES ITSELF--
OH, THERE'S A WAND.
IT DELIVERS
WARM AERATED WATER.
YEAH, WE PUT A PLASTIC
OVER THERE FOR THIS
DEMONSTRATION.
ABSOLUTELY.
LET ME DO THAT AGAIN.
OK.
SO IT'S REALLY A HYBRID
BETWEEN THE BIDET
AND THE WATER CLOSET.
THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU COULD KIND OF
LOOK AT IT THAT WAY.
RIGHT.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT OSCILLATES,
AND IT PULSATES.
SO IT GENTLY
CLEANSES THE AREA,
PROVIDING RELAXATION
AND--
RIGHT.
AND THEN
IT CLOSES ITSELF
AUTOMATICALLY.
WITH THE TOUCH
OF A BUTTON
FROM THIS REMOTE.
THE WAND RETRACTS.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT'S WASHED ITSELF AGAIN.
SO IT'S PERPETUALLY
CLEANING ITSELF.
IT ALSO HAS A BUILT-IN
ENERGY-SAVING MODE.
WHEN YOU INSTALL IT,
IT BEGINS LEARNING
YOUR PATTERNS,
AND DURING PERIODS
OF INFREQUENT USE,
IT POWERS DOWN
LIKE A COMPUTER.
SO IT SAVES ENERGY,
IT SAVES WATER,
AND IT SAVES TREES.
Villa: ANOTHER THING
I LIKE ABOUT THESE
JAPANESE TOILETS
IS THAT YOU CAN'T
SLAM THE LID DOWN.
YES, IT'S A SOFT-CLOSE
SEAT.
RIGHT.
SO THERE'S NO DANGER
OF, YOU KNOW,
HURTING YOURSELF
OR CREATING THAT
UNPLEASANT NOISE.
IS IT TRUE THAT THESE
ARE INCREDIBLY POPULAR
IN JAPAN,
THAT THEY'RE
VERY COMMON?
ABSOLUTELY.
GLOBALLY, TOTO HAS SOLD
25 MILLION WASHLETS.
IN JAPAN, IT HAS
DEEPER POPULARITY THAN
THE MICROWAVE OVEN.
IN THE U.S.,
IT'S GAINING POPULARITY
AS PEOPLE BECOME
FAMILIAR WITH IT
BECAUSE IT
JUST MAKES SENSE.
YEAH, IT MAKES
A LOT OF SENSE
FROM A HYGIENE
PERSPECTIVE.
RIGHT.
WELL, THANK YOU,
LENORA.
THANK YOU, BOB.
IT'S VERY EDIFYING.
CLOSED CAPTIONING
PROVIDED BY...
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME, OUR STORM-READY HOUSE
IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,
IS ALMOST FINISHED.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A POOL DECK SYSTEM
AROUND THE CONCRETE
SLAB THAT SURROUNDS
THE SWIMMING POOL IN THE BACK
OF THE HOUSE.
INSIDE WE'LL LEARN THE LATEST
ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION
AND TOILET TECHNOLOGY
FROM OUR FRIENDS AT TOTO,
AND THE GARAGE GETS A DOOR,
AND IT'S A SPECIAL DOOR
DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND
HURRICANE WINDS.
DON'T MISS IT.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A POOL DECK SYSTEM
AROUND THE CONCRETE SLAB THAT
SURROUNDS THE SWIMMING POOL
IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
INSIDE WE'LL LEARN THE LATEST
ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION
AND TOILET TECHNOLOGY FROM
OUR FRIENDS AT TOTO.
AND THE GARAGE GETS A DOOR.
DON'T MISS IT.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S POOL DECKS
AROUND THE POOL,
A TOTO TOILET,
AND A NEW GARAGE DOOR.
DON'T MISS IT.
OK. SO THAT'S DENVER
MILLER OVER HERE
MAKING ALL THE NOISE,
AND ERNIE HUTTO
IS WITH US
FROM HURRICANE
MASTER DOORS.
WHY IS THE GARAGE DOOR
ONE OF THE WEAKEST
SPOTS IN THE HOUSE
WHEN A HURRICANE COMES?
WELL, IT'S THE MOST
VULNERABLE WIDE OPENING
INTO THE HOME,
AND IF IT'S NOT
PROTECTED PROPERLY,
IT CAN LEAD TO MUCH
DESTRUCTION
IN THE HOME,
AND WE FOUND OUT
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
THAT BY STRENGTHENING
THIS OPENING HERE,
WE GIVE THE HOMEOWNER
PROTECTION
AGAINST THE FORCES
OF NATURE.
SURE, AND ALSO
AGAINST, YOU KNOW,
THE PROBLEM OF A
FAILING GARAGE DOOR
VERY OFTEN IS THAT
IT'S KIND OF RIPPED
TO SMITHEREENS
BY THE HURRICANE
WINDS
AND SCATTERS
ALL OVER THE PLACE
AND CAUSES DAMAGE TO
THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.
AND THAT'S TRUE.
THAT'S WHY WE MAKE OUR DOOR
OUT OF A MUCH HEAVIER
GAUGE STEEL,
THE 24-GAUGE STEEL.
LET'S LOOK AT
THE DOOR CLOSELY.
YES, SIR.
WE CAN'T SEE
THE PANELS YET,
BUT EVERYTHING
IS METAL, RIGHT?
EVERYTHING IS
24-GAUGE STEEL
IN THE PANELS,
AND THIS IS WHAT'S
CALLED A RAISED PANEL.
WE CAN ALSO DO IT
IN FLUSH,
WHICH IS A--
MORE CONTEMPORARY
LOOK.
YEAH. MORE
CONTEMPORARY.
RIGHT. AND THEN
THE REINFORCING
IS WHAT I'M HANDLING--
WOW. THAT'S HEAVY.
THESE GO INTEGRATED
INTO EACH ONE
OF THESE PANELS?
YES. DEPENDING ON
WHAT WIND LEVEL
WE'RE TRYING TO ATTAIN,
BUT THE MAIN THING,
TO STRENGTHEN THIS DOOR,
IS WHAT WE CALL--
IT'S IN HERE.
THIS IS A PATENT
THAT WE OWN.
IT'S CALLED
AN INTERFORCE,
AND WHAT THAT DOES,
IT STRENGTHENS THE TOP
AND THE BOTTOM PANEL
SO THAT YOU DON'T GET
ROTATION IN THERE
WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR
TO OPEN UP A GAP
AND ALLOW WIND TO BLOW IN
AND THE DOOR FAILS.
HOW MANY PANELS
TO THIS DOOR?
THERE WILL BE 4.
4. OK. AND SO, DENVER,
THE INSTALLATION
OF ONE OF THESE THINGS
IS A LITTLE BIT
OF A COMPLICATED JOB,
RIGHT?
IT'S GOT A--YOU KNOW,
I MEAN, IT'S BASICALLY
STANDARD
AS FAR AS EACH
GARAGE DOOR HAS
ITS OWN SPECS.
YOU JUST GOT TO PUT
THEM INTO THE
MANUFACTURER SPECS.
RIGHT. AND THEY'RE HEAVIER.
THEY'RE HEAVIER.
OK. WELL, WHAT'S
THE FIRST THING
YOU GOT TO DO?
INSTALL THE BOTTOM
SECTION.
THEN WE PUT IT
IN THE HOLE,
MAKE SURE
IT'S LEVEL.
WELL, ERNIE AND I
WILL BACK OFF
WHILE YOU GUYS START
WORKING ON THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU'VE GOT 3
OF THESE ON HERE.
HOW HEAVY IS IT?
OHH! IT'S HEAVY.
NOW WHY DO YOU
NEED 3?
DO YOU NEED 3 ON
EVERY SINGLE ONE
OF THESE PANELS?
NO. YOU NEED 3
ON THE BOTTOM
BECAUSE THAT'S
THE WEAKEST POINT
OF THE DOOR,
AND AS YOU MOVE UP,
YOU USE LESS.
YOU HAVE TWO
ON THE NEXT SECTION
AND TWO ON THE NEXT
TILL YOU GET TO THE TOP,
AND THEN WHAT GIVES IT
OUR STRENGTH
IS THESE INNER FORCE BARS
THAT FIT IN THE TOP
AND BOTTOM
OF EACH PANEL
AND GIVES IT
THE STRENGTH
SO THAT WE DON'T NEED
ALL OF THE LARGE BARS
THAT OTHER DOORS NEED,
AND THEREBY GIVING
MORE ROOM
INSIDE THE GARAGE DOOR.
YEAH. SO THIS IS
INTEGRATED
RIGHT INTO THE SKIN
OF THE DOOR.
YES, SIR.
AND THAT'S
A CUTAWAY OF ONE
OF THESE THINGS.
YES, SIR.
THE WAY THIS IS MADE
OF A SPECIAL TYPE
OF SPRING STEEL,
ALL THESE CURVATURES
GIVE THIS MORE STRENGTH
THAN JUST IF IT WAS
FLAT OUT LIKE
THE OTHER.
VERY IMPRESSIVE.
MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHT, DENVER,
YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD
AND PUT IT IN PLACE,
AND WE'LL GET
OUT OF THE WAY,
OR DO YOU NEED
A HAND WITH IT?
NOPE. WE GOT IT.
YOU'RE USED TO IT.
WHAT'S THE SIZE
OF THIS DOOR?
IT'S 16x7.
16 FEET WIDE.
YES, SIR.
SO THE FIRST PANEL
IS SIMPLY LAID DOWN
IN PLACE.
YES.
Bob: SO WHAT ABOUT
THE TRACK ITSELF
WHERE YOU'RE MOUNTING
IT ONTO THE WALL?
WELL, WHAT WE
FOUND OUT THAT
WE NEED
IN MEETING
OUR STANDARDS,
WE NEED 7 OF THESE
TRACK BRACKETS
ON THE HEADER.
SO YOU'VE GOT 7 POINTS
WHERE IT'S FASTENED
TO TO THE HOUSE.
AND A FLAG BRACKET.
GREAT.
OK?
AND WE'RE USING
THIS 14-GUAGE TRACK,
WHICH IS AN
INDUSTRIAL-GRADE TRACK,
COMMERCIAL-GRADE
SO THAT IT GIVES
THE MAXIMUM STRENGTH
TO HOLD THAT DOOR IN
SO THAT THE TRACK
DOESN'T ROTATE
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS.
GREAT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO NEXT, WE CAN
HOOK UP THE GDO, RIGHT,
THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER?
ALL RIGHT.
NOW DO YOU NEED
AN EXTRA-HEAVY-DUTY
GARAGE DOOR OPENER
WHEN YOU'VE GOT
A DOUBLE DOOR
LIKE THIS,
THIS HEAVY?
NO. THE GARAGE
DOOR OPENER'S
PRIMARY FUNCTION
IS JUST TO GUIDE
THE DOOR OPEN.
THE TORSION SPRINGS
ARE WHAT DO ALL
THE WORK OF THE LIFTING.
SO THE TORSION
SPRING IS THE KEY,
AND THEN YOU JUST
HAVE TO USE ONE
OF THESE THINGS,
AND IT'S...
TERRIFIC JOB.
THANKS SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, BOB.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING
ON THE SHOW.
AND WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL BE PUTTING IN
THE GARDEN,
A SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE
WITH THE RIGHT TREE
AND THE RIGHT PLACE,
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU
ALL ABOUT THE IRRIGATION.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA."
DON'T MISS IT.
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