0113 - Surge Protection, Plumbing, Bamboo Blinds and Garden December 5-11, 2005 | June 5-11 Buy Show Video
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW HERE
IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,
WHERE TODAY OUR STORM-READY
HOUSE IS NEARLY DONE.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE SHOWING
YOU FINISHING DETAILS.
WE'RE INSTALLING
A BRAZILIAN WALNUT FLOOR
DIRECTLY OVER A CONCRETE SLAB.
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW YOU
CAN DO THAT SO IT WON'T FAIL,
AND SOME INTERESTING WINDOW
TREATMENTS, INCLUDING
A NEW TYPE OF
SLIDING SHADE THAT'S
PERFECT FOR PATIO DOORS.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
Bob: ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE PUTTING DOWN
HARDWOOD FLOORS
ON OUR CONCRETE SLAB.
AND THESE FELLOWS
ARE THE INSTALLERS.
AND JESSE BARTUSEK IS WITH
US FROM BELLAWOOD TO EXPLAIN
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE PROCESS.
FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE
USING THIS BEAUTIFUL--
WHAT IS IT, BRAZILIAN?
BRAZILIAN WALNUT.
YEAH. BRAZILIAN WALNUT.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT'S SOLID.
IT'S NOT
A LAMINATED PRODUCT.
AND I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT
THAT INSTALLING
HARDWOOD DIRECTLY
OVER A CONCRETE SLAB IS
A BIT OF A CHALLENGE.
WHAT'S BEEN DONE
TO PREP THE SITUATION?
AFTER WE TEST
FOR MOISTURE CONTENT,
THEN WE THEN APPLY
A CONCRETE SEALER TO PREVENT
ANY INCREMENTAL MOISTURE
COMING THROUGH.
THIS IS A MOISTURE
BARRIER TO ELIMINATE
ANY MOISTURE COMING UP
THROUGH THE CONCRETE
SLAB AND ACTUALLY
CUPPING THE WOOD.
YEAH. THAT'S
THE BIGGEST DANGER.
IF YOU'VE GOT
MOISTURE COMING UP
THROUGH THE SLAB,
THAT WILL EVENTUALLY
MAKE ITS WAY
INTO THE WOOD
AND CAUSE THE WOOD
TO SWELL A BIT,
USUALLY
CUPPING LIKE THAT
SO THAT YOU GET
KIND OF AN IRREGULAR WAVE
THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR.
CORRECT, CORRECT.
AND THEN THE ACTUAL
ADHESIVE THAT'S
BEING USED IS
SOMETHING SPECIAL
THAT INTERACTS
WITH THAT SEALER?
YEAH. BOTH THE PRODUCTS
ARE ACTUALLY
POLYURETHANE-BASED.
AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY
THINGS THAT BELLAWOOD
RECOMMENDS USING
AS INSTALLATION PROCESS.
1/4-INCH NOTCHED TROWEL?
YEAH. THAT'S GONNA BE
SPECIFIC TO THE THICKNESS
OF THE PRODUCT
AND THE WIDTH OF THE BOARDS.
GOTCHA.
NOW, IN A SITUATION
LIKE THIS WHERE YOU'RE
NOT NAILING IT DOWN,
SPEED REALLY IS
GONNA BE A MAJOR
FACTOR, RIGHT?
OH, DEFINITELY.
YOU USUALLY ONLY HAVE
ABOUT A HALF-HOUR TO
45 MINUTES TO WORK
WITH THIS GLUE.
AFTER THAT, IT SETS
UP TO A POINT WHERE
YOU CAN'T MOVE.
YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT.
MM-MM.
SO THEY HAVE
TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION
TO ALL THEIR PRE-CUTTING
AND THEIR LAYING OUT.
IT'S DEFINITELY HELPFUL.
IT WILL MAKE THE PROCESS GO
A LITTLE BIT QUICKER.
IF YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY
EXPERIENCED LIKE THESE GUYS,
THEY CAN DO IT AS THEY GO.
I LOVE THIS.
HE'S JUST USING
A RUBBER MALLET
AND JUST HITTING IT
ON THE FACE.
AND HE'S GOT CLEARLY
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
AT DOING THAT.
NOW, WHY DO YOU NEED
TO TAPE IT DOWN?
WELL, WITH THIS GLUE,
IT'S A MEMORY-BASED GLUE.
AND WHAT HAPPENS,
IF YOU SET IT IN THE GLUE
AND YOU SLIGHTLY SHIFT
THE PRODUCT, THE BOARDS
HAVE A TENDENCY TO PULL BACK
OR SEPARATE
FROM ONE ANOTHER.
SO YOU PUT THE TAPE
ON THERE TO HOLD IT TIGHT.
TO KEEP
THE TIGHT JOINTS.
LOOK AT HIM GO.
THIS IS THE HARD PART.
THIS IS WHAT THEY
CALL RACKING IT OUT.
RACKING IT OUT.
WE GOT A LITTLE GLUE IN
BETWEEN THE SEAM THERE.
IF YOU GET ANY
OF THE GLUE UP
ON THE SURFACE,
IS IT WATER-SOLUBLE?
NO. ACTUALLY YOU HAVE TO USE
A STRONGER ADHESIVE REMOVER.
RIGHT.
WELL, CLEARLY
THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE AT THIS.
JESSE, THE PATTERN
AND THE COLORATION
TENDS TO VARY
A FAIR AMOUNT,
DOESN'T IT?
YES, IT DOES.
NOW, THIS IS CALLED
BRAZILIAN WALNUT?
YEAH. OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS IPEI.
IPEI.
OK, WELL, I'M FAMILIAR
WITH IPEI IN ITS
UNFINISHED USE
FOR DECKING MATERIAL
AND OUTSIDE WORK.
IT'S A VERY DENSE
WOOD THAT'S VERY,
VERY LONG-LASTING.
TELL US ABOUT
THE FINISH THAT'S
PUT ON IT.
WELL, THIS IS
BELLAWOOD'S FINISH.
IT PROVIDES 8 LAYERS
OF AN ALUMINUM OXIDE FINISH
THAT HAS BEEN UV-DRIED
BETWEEN LAYERS.
THEY OFFER 50 YEARS
OF A GUARANTEE.
YEAH.
THIS HAS A 50-YEAR WEAR
GUARANTEE, DOESN'T IT?
CORRECT.
AND WHAT'S
THE APPROXIMATE COST?
ON THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT,
BELLAWOOD SELLS IT AT 4.95.
4.95.
AND THE TAPING AND STUFF
NEEDS TO STAY ON
FOR A DAY OR SO?
WELL, AT LEAST 4 HOURS
BEFORE YOU CAN TAKE IT OFF,
BUT THEY RECOMMEND 24.
GREAT.
OK, WELL, THIS MAKES
FOR A VERY ELEGANT
INSTALLATION.
THANKS FOR
COMING UP.
THANKS, BOB.
ONE OF THE MISTAKES
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
MAKE WHEN REMODELING
OR BUILDING FROM SCRATCH IS
NOT BUDGETING ENOUGH MONEY
FOR THE FITTINGS, AS IN
THE KITCHEN SINK FITTINGS,
THE FAUCET,
OR IN THE BATHROOMS.
AND DAN GERRY'S WITH US,
OUR PLUMBER.
ISN'T IT TRUE THAT YOU DON'T
WANT TO HAVE TO BE CALLING
A PLUMBER TO DO REPAIRS
ON YOUR KITCHEN FAUCET?
SO IT MAKES SENSE TO GET
SOME QUALITY IN THERE.
ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH. WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?
WE HAVE A MOEN--
THIS WOULD BE
THE MOEN DIVERTER
WITH A PULL-OUT SPRAY
THROUGH THE SPOUT.
YEAH. I LIKE THAT.
A VERY NICE PRODUCT.
VERY EASILY MAINTAINED.
HOMEOWNERS CAN REPAIR
THIS IN 5 MINUTES.
THAT'S THE THING TODAY.
BECAUSE WE HAVE
SO MANY OPTIONS
IN THE WORLD OF
PLUMBING, AND SOME OF
IT IS VERY SOPHISTICATED
AND EXPENSIVE.
AND WHEN IT COMES
TIME TO DO A REPAIR,
IT CAN COST.
THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU MIGHT WANT
TO THINK ABOUT
WHEN YOU'RE BUYING
A FAUCET IS AVAILABILITY
OF REPAIR PARTS.
NO MATTER HOW WELL
IT'S BUILT,
EVENTUALLY IT'S GONNA
HAVE TO BE REPAIRED.
AND IF IT WAS MADE
OVERSEAS,
THEN SOMETIMES IT'S
NOT SO EASY.
SOME OF THE PARTS AREN'T
VERY COMMON TO FIND.
THIS LOOKS LIKE
OIL-RUBBED BRONZE.
I THINK IT'S
A BRASS ALLOY.
AND WHAT DO YOU
INSTALL FIRST?
USUALLY WE PUT
THE DIVERTER IN.
THEN ON THIS
PARTICULAR MODEL,
IT'S GOT A SPRAY THAT COMES
THROUGH HERE AND HOOKS
TO THE FAUCET HERE.
AND THEN WHAT ATTACHES
THIS HOSE ABOUT
MIDWAY INTO THE LOOP
IS A WEIGHT
WE PUT ON THERE,
WHICH WILL,
WHEN YOU GO TO PUT
THE SINK BACK ON,
THE WEIGHT WILL PULL
IT DOWN AND SUCK IT
RIGHT UP IN THERE.
IT HELPS
RETRACT IT. RIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING NEXT?
OK. WHAT WE'VE
DONE AFTER,
WE'VE HOOKED UP
THE SUPPLY LINES
TO THE FAUCETS
ITSELF, AND THEN WE
TAKE AND TIE THEM
INTO OUR WHAT
WE CALL STOPS.
THEY SHUT OFF THE
WATER...
RIGHT.
UP UNDER THE SINK.
IT'S REQUIRED THAT WAY.
IF YOU DO HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH SOMETHING,
YOU'RE NOT HAVING
TO SHUT DOWN
THE WHOLE HOUSE.
YOU'RE ABLE JUST TO SHUT
OFF THE ONE FIXTURE.
NO COPPER PIPE
TO CUT.
NO, SIR.
AND THAT'S
PRETTY MUCH IT
FOR THE INSTALLATION
OF THE FAUCET.
GREAT.
AND THEN OVER HERE
WE'VE GOT JOSE,
WHO'S MOUNTING
THE CEILING FAN.
THIS LITTLE
MOUNTING BRACKET, WHICH
IS METAL, OF COURSE,
IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT PARTS OF
THE WHOLE OPERATION.
THE WORK BOX ITSELF
HAS TO BE VERY
SECURELY MOUNTED,
AND THE FAN IS
NOT THAT HEAVY,
BUT STILL
WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING
WITH CEILING FANS,
YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE YOU'RE DOING
A GOOD JOB.
THE BIG DEAL
IS ENERGY STAR.
WE'VE TRIED TO CREATE
A HOUSE HERE THAT IS
ENERGY-STAR QUALIFIED.
AND FROM THE POINT
OF VIEW
OF THE INSULATION
AND THE TYPE OF WINDOWS
AND ALL SORTS
OF DIFFERENT FEATURES.
BUT THEN WHEN IT
GETS TIME TO HANG
ELECTRICAL FIXTURES
AND THE LIKE, IT'S
NICE TO FIND FIXTURES
THAT ARE RATED
ENERGY STAR.
THIS IS A VERY NICE
KIND OF DECORATIVE
CEILING FIXTURE
THAT'S GOING IN
THE FRONT HALL.
IT HAS KIND OF
LIKE A HAMMERED
BRONZE FINISH.
BUT AS YOU
CAN SEE, WE'RE USING
THESE FLUORESCENT BULBS,
WHICH REALLY OVER
THE COURSE OF
A YEAR PROVIDE
A VERY BIG SAVINGS.
AND WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT IT, IN A HOUSE
LIKE THIS,
YOU'VE GOT
A LOT OF NEW
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
AND TVs AND COMPUTERS
AND ALL OF THESE THINGS.
AND SOMETIMES IN
FLORIDA,
NOT JUST DURING
HURRICANE SEASON
BUT IN STORMS,
YOU HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT POWER SURGES.
SO THERE'S ONE WAY
TO CONTROL THESE,
AND I LEARNED
ABOUT IT LAST WEEK. WATCH.
SO, HARRY,
WE'RE INSTALLING
A SURGE PROTECTOR.
AND THE FIRST QUESTION,
WHAT'S A SURGE PROTECTOR?
A SURGE PROTECTOR
IS DESIGNED TO ABSORB
ANY TRANSIENTS,
ANY HIGH VOLTAGE
TRANSIENTS THAT COME
IN ON THE POWER LINE
IN THIS PARTICULAR
CASE AND IN THIS
AREA OF THE MODULE
AND ON
THE TELEPHONE LINE
AND/OR THE CABLE TV
OR SATELLITE TV.
SO THIS IS
A SQUARE-D.
YES, THIS IS
A SQUARE-D ALL-HOUSE
SURGE ARRESTER.
AND IT'S
DESIGNED FOR BOTH
THE POWER CIRCUITRY
AS WELL AS
THE LOW-VOLTAGE
CIRCUITRY.
ANY TRANSIENT
THAT COMES THE HOUSE
NORMALLY WOULD WIPE OUT
THE ELECTRONICS
AND ALL THE DISHWASHER
AND THE COMPUTERS
AND TELEVISIONS
AND ALL THE OTHER DEVICES
THAT WE HAVE NOWADAYS.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT
TO STOP THAT SURGE
IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE IT GETS INTO
THE HOUSE'S WIRING.
AND THAT'S
WHAT THIS DEVICE DOES.
TERRIFIC. HOW DOES
IT DO IT?
WELL, THERE ARE
A GROUP OF CLAMPING DIODES
AND OTHER SOLID-STATE
DEVICES IN HERE
THAT CONDUCT
THAT HIGH VOLTAGE
TO GROUND RATHER
THAN ALLOW IT TO GO IN
THE NORMAL POWER LINES.
OH, WELL, THAT'S
SIMPLE ENOUGH. GREAT.
AND THE ATTACHMENT,
OF COURSE, FOR
THE TELEPHONE, THE TV,
AND THE POWER SYSTEM
IS WHAT HE IS
WIRING RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT'S WIRED
DIRECTLY INTO THE PANEL
WITH A BREAKER
TO PROTECT IT.
THE UNIT HAS
AN INDICATOR ON IT
TO TELL
IF IT'S EVER TAKEN
A HEAVY ENOUGH HIT.
THEN THE LIGHT
WILL GO OFF.
THE INDICATOR'S RIGHT
HERE, AND THE LIGHT
IS RIGHT HERE.
IF IT IS DARK, THEN
OBVIOUSLY AT THAT POINT
YOU NEED TO REPLACE IT.
CAN YOU ALSO
EXPERIENCE THIS KIND OF
A POWER SURGE
DURING
A LIGHTNING STORM?
OH, YES. BY ALL MEANS.
AND, OF COURSE,
IN THIS AREA OF FLORIDA,
WHICH HAS AN EXTREMELY
HIGH LIGHTNING
STRIKE PROBABILITY,
WHY, THIS DEVICE
IS ALMOST IMPERATIVE
TO HAVE HERE.
TERRIFIC. THANKS, HARRY.
OK, THE REMOTE WORKS.
VERY GOOD.
HERE'S THE COVER, JOSE.
AND ALL OF THESE ARE
FROM SEA GULL LIGHTING.
AND ALTHOUGH THEY LOOK
TRADITIONAL, THEY'RE
ALL ENERGY STAR.
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON THE SHOW,
OUR PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,
STORM-READY HOUSE IS
NEARING COMPLETION.
WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU LOTS
OF THE FINISHED DETAILS,
INCLUDING HOW TO INSTALL
A BRAZILIAN HARDWOOD FLOOR
DIRECTLY ON A CONCRETE SLAB.
ALSO, WE'LL BE
PUTTING THE FAUCET
IN THE KITCHEN SINK
AND LOTS OF INTERESTING
WINDOW TREATMENTS,
INCLUDING A NEW
TYPE OF SLIDING
BYPASS INTERIOR SHADE
THAT'S PERFECT
FOR YOUR BIG PATIO DOORS.
DON'T MISS IT.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON THE SHOW,
HOW TO INSTALL
A BRAZILIAN HARDWOOD FLOOR
DIRECTLY
ON A CONCRETE SLAB.
AND LOTS OF INTERESTING
WINDOW TREATMENTS.
DON'T MISS IT.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON THE SHOW,
WE'RE INSTALLING
A BRAZILIAN WALNUT FLOOR
DIRECTLY ON A CONCRETE SLAB.
DON'T MISS IT.
CINDY O'REILLY IS HERE
WITH HER HELPER LAUREN.
AND WE'RE IN
THE BAMBOO SHADE
BUSINESS, RIGHT?
YES, WE ARE.
HOW ARE YOU, CINDY?
HI, BOB.
I LOVE THE IDEA
OF NATURAL BLINDS
IN THE HOME.
AND WHAT YOU'RE
INSTALLING HERE IS
A DIFFERENT KIND, RIGHT?
YES. IT'S CALLED
A PANEL TRACK.
PERFECT FOR
VERTICAL DOORS.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU'VE GOT
IN A LOT OF
FLORIDA HOUSES
AND ELSEWHERE
IS BIG PATIO DOORS,
SLIDING DOORS,
AND THE LIKE.
AND SO THIS IS
AN INTERESTING
SOLUTION--
I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM
BEFORE.
THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE
SLIDING BYPASS DOORS.
YES, THEY ARE.
NOW, HOW DO YOU
GO ABOUT ORDERING
SOMETHING LIKE THIS
FROM SMITH + NOBLE?
IT'S EASY. WE HAVE
A CATALOG, AND WE
HAVE A WEBSITE.
JUST READ
THE INSTRUCTIONS
IN THE CATALOG.
THERE'S SOME
FINE PRINT
ABOUT MEASURING.
YOU JUST MEASURE
THE EXACT DIMENSIONS.
AND THEN WE'LL ASK
YOU TO MOUNT
THE HEAD RAIL
ABOUT 5 INCHES ABOVE
THE DIMENSIONS.
SO IT'S VERY EASY.
IT IS. IT'S
DO-IT-YOURSELF STUFF.
WHAT YOU'VE DONE
SO FAR INVOLVES
THE BRACKETS, RIGHT?
YES. THOSE ARE
JUST L-BRACKETS.
AND THEN WE'VE PUT UP
A HEAD RAIL,
WHICH HAS ABOUT
5 TRACKS HERE.
AND THE TRACKS
WILL DEPEND ON THE
WIDTH OF THE WINDOW.
OF COURSE.
AND NOW SHE'S JUST
PUTTING THE PANELS
UP WITH VELCRO
AND THEN A FEW
LITTLE SCREWS.
LITTLE SCREWS
IN ADDITION
TO THE VELCRO
TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE ON SECURE.
SO IT'S NICE AND SECURE.
THIS ONE YOU'VE
ALREADY FINISHED, RIGHT?
YES. THIS IS
A PANEL TRACK
IN OUR BAMBOO.
SO CAN I OPERATE THIS?
YES.
LOOK AT THAT.
IT MOVES NICE
AND SMOOTHLY.
ONE SLIDE SMOOTHLY BEHIND
THE OTHER BEHIND THE OTHER.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
WHEN THEY'RE ALL OPEN,
IT'S JUST THIS WIDTH
THAT YOU'RE STILL
SEEING, RIGHT?
YES. IF YOU'D LIKE,
YOU CAN GET IT
MOUNTED A LITTLE
BIT OUTSIDE
SO THAT YOUR OVERLAP
COMES INTO A WALL.
BUT IT'S
YOUR CHOICE.
Bob: YEAH, YEAH.
NOW, MEASURING CAN
STILL BE A CHALLENGE
FOR SOME PEOPLE.
IS THERE
ANY WAY THAT YOU
CAN GET HELP?
WE ARE
DEVELOPING A MEASURE
AND INSTALLATION PROGRAM,
BUT WE'RE SLOWLY
ROLLING IT OUT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
HERE FOR EXAMPLE,
YOU'VE GOT
AN 8-FOOT WIDTH.
THE OPENING IS
REALLY BIG.
I SUPPOSE
MOST PEOPLE
WOULD KNOW
THAT YOU
DON'T REALLY WANT
ONE 8-FOOT WIDTH.
YOU SEE HERE THAT
WE'VE CHOSEN TWO
NATURAL WOVEN SHADES,
AND THEY'RE ROMAN SHADES.
SO THAT THERE'S NOT TOO
MUCH WEIGHT, WE SPLIT IT.
AND THE BREAK
IS RIGHT WHERE...
RIGHT IN THE CENTER.
THE MUNTIN BETWEEN
THE TWO WINDOWS.
SO IT'S KIND OF
A NATURAL THING.
PLUS IT GIVES YOU
AN OPTION OF
HAVING ONE DOWN
AND HAVING ONE UP.
IT'S PERFECT, YES.
THESE ARE
ROMAN SHADES, RIGHT?
THEY ARE.
FLAT ROMAN SHADES.
AND THIS IS
A FLAT ROMAN SHADE,
SO IT'LL GIVE YOU
A NICE SMOOTH APPEARANCE,
OR IF YOU LIKE
THE LITTLE
RIPPLED EFFECT
WHEN IT'S RAISED.
BUT HOW MUCH
CUSTOMIZING CAN YOU
DO WITH THIS
IN TERMS OF COLORS?
OH, MY GOODNESS. WE
HAVE SO MANY CHOICES.
WE'VE GOT OVER
50 EDGE BINDINGS.
WE'VE GOT
SEVERAL MATERIALS.
PROBABLY ABOUT
60 OR 70 MATERIALS
YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM.
NOW, WHEN YOU
SAY MATERIAL, ACTUALLY
IT'S BAMBOO, RIGHT?
THESE ARE BAMBOO, YES.
AND THIS BAMBOO IS ACTUALLY
FROM THE INSIDE OF
SOME OF THIS BAMBOO
THAT YOU HAVE HERE
IN YOUR HAND.
YEAH, I JUST RIPPED SOME
OFF FROM THE GARDEN
PROJECT OUTSIDE.
AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE
FOR THESE IS YOU'VE
KIND OF SPLIT THEM
INTO REAL THIN--
ARE THEY WOVEN ON
A LOOM OR WHAT?
THEY ARE WOVEN ON
A LOOM.
AND ACTUALLY EACH REED
HERE IS HAND FED
THROUGH THE LOOM.
THE WEFT IS HAND FED,
AND THE WARP IS EXTENDED.
SO THERE'S A PERSON
THERE THAT'S
ACTUALLY INSERTING
THE SLITS OF BAMBOO
INTO IT.
YES. IT'S A LOT OF LABOR.
BUT IT'S MADE IN CHINA.
YES, IT IS.
YEAH.
THANKS SO MUCH,
CINDY. THEY'RE
REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU, BOB.
AND THEY GIVE YOU
PRIVACY.
YES.
OK. AND WE'RE STILL
WORKING WITH BAMBOO.
WE'VE GOT A FEW
MINUTES LEFT TO LOOK
AT ONE OF THE PROJECTS
THAT'S TAKING PLACE
OUT HERE IN FRONT
OF THE HOUSE.
THIS IS REAL NATURAL
STUFF THAT'S BEEN SPLIT.
AND THIS IS BEAUTIFUL
BLACK BAMBOO,
WHICH IS A VERY
POPULAR ORNAMENTAL
CLUMPING FORM.
IT WON'T TAKE OVER
A WHOLE YARD.
AND WE'VE GOT IT IN
THIS GORGEOUS POT.
BUT THE REAL ACTION
IS OUR HOMEOWNERS'
BROTHER, KALO,
IS VISITING
FROM THAILAND,
WHERE YOU LIVE.
HI, BOB.
AND YOU ARE CREATING
A SPECIAL GIFT GARDEN
HERE FOR YOUR SISTER
AND BROTHER-IN-LAW.
AND IT'S
GREEN BAMBOO, RIGHT?
YEAH. WE SPLIT
EVERYTHING
WHEN IT'S GREEN.
THAT'S THE EASIEST
WAY TO WORK IT.
AND WHAT YOU'RE
CREATING IS--WELL, WE'RE
GONNA SEE IT NEXT WEEK
WHEN IT'S ALL DONE,
BUT YOU'RE CREATING
A SERIES OF THESE
LITTLE FENCES.
JUST WOVEN, YEAH.
NO HARDWARE, NO FASTENERS.
STRICTLY THE FRICTION OF
THE WEAVE TO CREATE
A LITTLE PARTITION FENCE.
AND IS THIS
A TECHNIQUE THAT YOU'VE
PICKED UP LIVING
IN THAILAND?
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT
THEY DO OVER THERE?
THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT I'VE ADOPTED
IN THE WORK THAT
I'VE DONE WITH BAMBOO
OVER THE YEARS.
AND NOW I'M LEARNING
FROM ALL THE WEAVING
TECHNIQUES
THAT THEY USE
OVER IN THAILAND.
BECAUSE YOU'RE
MARRIED TO--
A HILLTRIBE WOMAN,
ACTUALLY.
LISU HILLTRIBE
FROM THE TIBETAN
PLATEAU OF CHINA.
AND SO SOME OF
THE TEXTILES THAT
YOU'RE WEARING ARE...
ACTUALLY, THESE
ARE PANTS THAT I MAKE
WITH MY FAMILY
IN NORTHERN THAILAND.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY
A OAXACA, MEXICO,
A MEXICAN VEST.
SO YOU'RE REALLY INTO
WEAVING AND TEXTILES.
AND YOU'RE APPLYING IT
HERE IN BAMBOO.
EXACTLY. YEAH,
IT'S TAKING OVER
MY LIFE, BASICALLY.
HA! THAT'S GREAT.
GIVE ME A QUICK
OVERVIEW
OF WHAT ELSE IS
GONNA HAPPEN HERE.
WE'VE BASICALLY
TRIED TO CREATE
A LITTLE ZEN SPACE
INSIDE OF ALL
THE BUSINESS EVERYWHERE.
RIGHT.
AND SO WE'VE GOT
A STRONG PLANTING
OF VEGETATION
IN THIS CORNER,
ANOTHER PARTITION FENCE
ON THE BACK CORNER,
AND THEN A COUPLE
OF SMALL CROTONS
THAT ARE GONNA COME UP
AND GROW TALL
AND SLENDER IN FRONT
OF THE WINDOWS.
AND YOU'VE TAUGHT
YOUR NIECE, ARIA, WHO'S
TERESA'S DAUGHTER,
HOW TO CUT THE STUFF.
SHE'S ACTUALLY DOING
ALL THE FINAL SPLITS
FOR THE WEAVE,
THE FINAL PREPARATION
OF SPLITTING BEFORE
WE WEAVE IT
INTO THE FENCE.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
TO WEAR GLOVES,
BECAUSE BAMBOO IS
RAZOR-SHARP STUFF,
ISN'T IT?
AFTER YOU SPLIT IT,
THE EDGES ARE ALMOST
BEYOND KNIFE-SHARP,
LIKE RAZOR-SHARP.
LET US SEE HOW YOU
ACTUALLY WEAVE IT
TOGETHER THERE.
SURE, SURE.
THE IDEAL WEAVE IS
4 WARP PIECES.
AND THEN YOU ALTERNATE.
EACH PIECE GOES IN
FRONT AND BEHIND.
SO THE 4 WARPS ARE
THE HORIZONTAL ONES.
EXACTLY.
YOUR HORIZONTALS.
IT'S STILL GREEN
AND FRESH.
WILL THIS DRY UP
AND BECOME VERY RIGID?
IT WILL GET MORE
RIGID AS IT DRIES,
AND IT WILL TURN
A GOLDEN COLOR
FOR A LONG TIME.
AND THEN IT'LL START
TURNING GRAY AND THEN
EVENTUALLY BLACK
AND MILDEWY.
BUT THEN BY THEN,
YOU'LL HOPEFULLY
HAVE ACCESS
TO MORE GREEN BAMBOO,
AND YOU'LL JUST
CHANGE IT OUT.
THAT'S GREAT. THANKS, KALO.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
THE FINISHED RESULTS.
I THOUGHT
WE SHOULD POINT OUT
THAT ON
THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY,
WE'VE GOT JIM'S
TWO DAUGHTERS,
WHO ARE DOING
A WONDERFUL JOB
OF PUTTING IN THE MULCH
AND GETTING
ALL THE DRESSINGS.
AND THIS SECTION
OF THE FENCE IS
ALREADY COMPLETED.
IT'S VERY, VERY ATTRACTIVE.
THANKS, GIRLS.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
NEXT WEEK,
WE'LL BE SHOWING YOU
THE COMPLETED PROJECT
DOWN TO THE FURNITURE
AND THE ART.
BUT WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
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