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0118 - Radiant Heat, Oak Flooring, and Deck Piers
January 9-15, 2006 | July 10-16
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME TO OUR
QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN
HERE IN ROWLEY, MASS.
TODAY, WE'RE GONNA BE
SHOWING YOU
A NEW TYPE
OF RADIANT FLOOR HEATING
THAT WE'RE INSTALLING
IN THE KITCHEN AND DINING AREAS.
WE'RE ALSO SPENDING SOME TIME
DIGGING HOLES
AND GETTING READY
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF OUR BACKYARD DECK,
WHICH IS GONNA BE
QUITE AN ELABORATE ONE,
AND WE'LL GET STARTED
PUTTING DOWN OUR BELLAWOOD
HARDWOOD FLOORS.
STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
ALL RIGHT. WE'VE MADE
A LOT OF PROGRESS HERE
IN ONE SHORT WEEK.
LAST WEEK, WE WERE PUTTING IN
THE INSULATION,
WHICH IS THIS CLOSED-CELL FOAM,
AND WE CAN STILL SEE IT HERE
BECAUSE THIS IS EXTERIOR WALL.
THIS IS INTERIOR WALL,
AND I'M STANDING WHERE WE
WILL HAVE A SMALL SHOWER,
A LITTLE LAVATORY,
AND A TOILET.
WHAT WAS HERE BEFORE
WAS KIND OF A CRAMPED
HALF BATHROOM,
AND THE BIG, BIG IMPROVEMENT
IS THAT WE'VE GOT OUR
PLASTERBOARD IN PLACE,
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S
A MAJOR LEAP FORWARD IN ANY JOB.
IN THE LAST FEW DAYS,
WE'VE HAD THE LOCAL YARD
DELIVER THE PRODUCT.
THIS GEORGIA-PACIFIC
VENEER BOARD,
WHICH IS THE WALL BOARD
THAT WE USE
WHEN WE'RE PUTTING UP A VENEER
OR SKIM COAT OF PLASTER.
AND THAT JUST GIVES YOU
A MUCH HARDER
AND KIND OF MORE ELEGANT FINISH
THAN JUST PUTTING UP
TAPE AND JOINT COMPOUND,
AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN HERE,
WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE ROOM NOW
PRACTICALLY READY FOR CABINETS.
I MEAN, THIS IS
AN EXCITING TIME.
BUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE
DOING NOW
IS TALKING
ABOUT THE HEATING SYSTEM
THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN HERE.
IF YOU CAN GET A GLIMPSE
OF THE FLOOR,
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ALL
STAINLESS STEEL RIGHT NOW,
AND THAT'S PART
OF THE RADIANT PROGRAM
THAT WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT WITH JOHN MARTIN,
WHO'S HERE
FROM WARMZONE.
HI, JOHN.
HI, BOB.
HOW ARE YOU?
THIS IS EXTREMELY
IMPRESSIVE.
NOW I'VE DEALT
WITH RADIANT
FLOORING BEFORE
WHERE WE'VE BEEN RUNNING
THE CABLE IN BETWEEN
THE FLOOR JOISTS
DOWN IN THE BASEMENT.
CORRECT.
BUT THIS IS CERTAINLY
AN IMPROVEMENT ON THAT.
BIG-TIME
IMPROVEMENT.
MUCH MORE EFFICIENT.
SO CAN WE ACTUALLY
LOOK AT THE BOARDS?
WHAT SIZE TO THEY
COME IN?
THIS IS A 3-FOOT
BY 18-INCH-WIDE
BOARD
MADE OF AN MDF,
ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE
PRODUCT HERE.
SO THIS IS
MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD.
CORRECT.
AND THEN IT'S FACED
WITH WHAT?
IT'S FACED WITH
AN ALUMINUM
SHIELDING,
WHICH REALLY EMITS
THE HEAT
AND EVENLY SPREADS
THE HEAT ALONG
THE WHOLE FLOOR.
OK. SO THE HEAT
IS COMING IN TERMS
OF HOT WATER
IN THESES PEX TUBES.
CORRECT.
AND THEN IT'S RADIATING
AND INTO THE ROOM.
WHAT'S THE ADVANTAGE
OF A RADIANT SYSTEM
OF LIKE THIS?
RADIANT SYSTEM IS--
THERE'S SO MANY
ADVANTAGES
THAT WE COULD SPEND
ALL DAY TALKING
ABOUT THEM,
BUT I THINK WHAT
MOST PEOPLE ARE,
IT'S THE COMFORT
LEVEL.
YOU CAN'T MATCH
THIS COMFORT LEVEL
WITH FORCED AIR
OR ANY OTHER STYLE
OF HEAT.
FORCED AIR ALWAYS
IS A PROBLEM SOMETIMES
IN TERMS OF AIRBORNE DUST
AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
CORRECT.
ESPECIALLY WITH
SYSTEMS THAT HAVE
A HUMIDIFICATION
FACTOR,
YOU'RE INTRODUCING
MOISTURE INTO THAT,
AND SOME THINGS
CAN GO WRONG
THERE, YES.
THERE ARE COMPLICATIONS
SOMETIMES.
HOW DO YOU
INSTALL THIS?
I SEE YOU'VE GOT--
VERY EASILY
INSTALLED.
WITH THE SUPPORT
OF WARMZONE,
YOU'RE PROVIDED
WITH A BIG,
BIG DRAWING
THAT IT MAKES IT
SO SIMPLE TO DO
THIS APPLICATION.
WHAT WE DO FIRST
BASICALLY JUST PUT
A FLOOR ADHESIVE DOWN
TO ADHESE THE BOARD
TO THE FLOOR.
AND THEN IT JUST
BASICALLY LINES UP.
IT'S VERY
USER FRIENDLY,
VERY EASY.
SO IT IS MEANT TO BE
KIND OF A DO-IT-YOURSELF
INSTALLATION?
IT REALLY IS,
AND LIKE I SAID,
WITH THE HELP
OF WARMZONE
AND THE DRAWINGS
THEY PROVIDE,
ANYONE CAN DO
THIS APPLICATION.
SO YOU GO STRAIGHT
TO THEM TO KIND OF
ORDER YOUR LAYOUT.
CORRECT.
VERY USER FRIENDLY.
THEY REALLY HAVE
SIMPLIFIED
THE JOB FOR YOU.
LET ME GET OFF
OF THIS OTHER BOARD
SO WE CAN PUT THEM DOWN.
YEAH. SO WE JUST USE
THESE SPACERS
TO ALIGN OUR BOARD
BEFORE WE ACTUALLY
STAPLE IT
TO THE FLOOR.
SO THE SPACERS,
ARE THEY ALSO
CONNECTIONS FOR THE PEX?
YES.
ARE THEY JUST
SPACING IT?
THEY'RE JUST
SPACING IT
AND LINING UP
OUR TUBES
SO WHEN WE DO
THE APPLICATION...
AH, YEAH.
THEN YOU DISCARD THEM.
OK.
RIGHT.
THAT WHAT WE'RE
GONNA DO IS SLIDE
THIS BOARD DOWN HERE.
AND WE'RE GONNA
SPACE THESE OUT.
OK.
AND SPACE THIS OUT.
YOU GOT IT.
[NAIL GUN FIRING]
SO IN ADDITION
TO THE ADHESIVE,
WE'RE ALSO
NAILING IT DOWN.
THAT'S A LOT
OF NAILS. YEAH.
IT IS A LOT
OF NAILS,
BUT THIS ALLOWS
FOR ALTERNATIVE
FLOOR COVERINGS NOW.
WELL, YEAH, BECAUSE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE
IS INSTALLING
THE SUBSTRATE
FOR THE FINISHED FLOOR
AT THE SAME TIME
THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN
THE HEATING SYSTEM.
EXACTLY.
WHAT ABOUT
THE WEIGHT?
THE WEIGHT IS
NO ISSUE WHATSOEVER.
THAT'S WHY THIS
PRODUCT IS SO NICE
BECAUSE YOU DON'T
HAVE TO RESTRUCTURE
YOUR FLOORS.
THIS IS SUCH
A LIGHTWEIGHT
PRODUCT
COMPARED
TO A GYPCRETE
APPLICATION,
IT JUST WORKS OUT
VERY WELL.
WELL, GYPCRETE
IS LIGHTWEIGHT
CONCRETE
THAT SOMETIMES YOU
WOULD PUT IN THIS KIND
OF A SYSTEM.
CORRECT. CORRECT.
AND THIS IS LIGHTER
THAN GYPCRETE.
MUCH LIGHTER,
AND ALSO WHAT'S
NICE ABOUT IT,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
ALTER YOUR
DOOR OPENINGS,
SLIDER OPENINGS,
OR ANYTHING.
YOU CAN COME
RIGHT IN.
THIS IS
A 5/8 PRODUCT.
SO FLOORING
DIMENSIONS DON'T
CHANGE WHATSOEVER.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S TALK
ABOUT THE ACTUAL
DISTRIBUTION,
THIS RED TUBING
THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
OK. THIS IS
A PEX TUBING.
WE'RE USING
A 3/8 TUBING
IN THIS APPLICATION.
REALLY DELIVERS
THE HEAT NICELY.
REAL EASY
TO WORK WITH,
VERY PLIABLE.
SO YOU JUST
FIT IT IN?
YEAH. IT GOES RIGHT
IN THE GROOVES.
THIS PEX IS
REALLY NICE.
YOU CAN--YOU CAN
KINK IT,
WITH JUST THE SLIGHT
USE OF A HEAT GUN,
IT WILL GO RIGHT
BACK TO MEMORY.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT GOES RIGHT
IN THE GROOVE
VERY NICELY.
WE'RE GONNA PULL
OUR SPACERS OUT.
THAT KEEPS THE BOARD
LINED UP REAL NICE.
WE'RE JUST GONNA
MOLD IT RIGHT
IN HERE.
YEAH. LET ME GET
THE DOOR OUT
OF YOUR WAY.
THANK YOU.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT JUST REALLY
GOES IN NICELY.
OK. WELL, WE'VE GOT
QUITE A FEW LOOPS
TO DO,
BUT LET'S TALK
ABOUT HOW YOU
DISTRIBUTE AND CONTROL
THE WARM WATER
TO PROVIDE THE HEAT.
I MEAN, THIS IS ALL
GOING FROM WHERE?
FROM THIS CORNER
OVER HERE IS WHERE
IT'S COMING OUT
OF THE FLOOR,
RIGHT?
THIS IS WHERE
OUR SUPPLY
AND OUR RETURNS
ARE TERMINATED.
ALL RIGHT. SO ALL
OF THE RED LINES
END UP IN THIS CORNER.
WHAT HAPPENS
DOWN BELOW?
CORRECT. WE'RE
CENTRALIZED LOCATED
RIGHT OVER
THE BOILER ROOM,
SO WE HAVE
REAL SHORT RUNS
GOING DOWN
TO THE BOILER ROOM.
NOW IN THIS
WHOLE AREA,
HOW MANY RUNS
DO YOU HAVE?
WE HAVE 3 CIRCUITS
IN THIS WHOLE RUN.
WHY CAN'T YOU JUST
HAVE ONE?
WE HAVE A HEAT LOSS
SITUATION THERE,
WHERE IF WE WERE
TO ROLL THIS OUT
IN ONE COMPLETE RUN,
WE'D HAVE
A SIGNIFICANT HEAT LOSS,
WHEREAS WE BREAK IT UP
TO 3 DIFFERENT CIRCUITS,
WE HAVE A MINIMAL
HEAT LOSS,
WHICH GIVES US
NICE, EVEN HEAT
THROUGHOUT
THE WHOLE FLOOR.
UNDERSTANDABLE.
YEAH.
BECAUSE, YOU ARE
GONNA LOSE A CERTAIN
NUMBER OF DEGREES
AS IT GIVES UP
THE HEAT.
YES, AND ALL DEPENDING
ON TYPES OF FLOOR COVERING
AND STUFF,
THAT ALSO ADDS
INTO THE HEAT LOSS.
OK. NOW THE INTERESTING
AND TECHNICAL ASPECT
OF ALL THIS,
WE'VE GOT
MICHAEL WILBURN HERE
TO EXPLAIN TO US.
THIS IS KIND OF LIKE
THE MANIFOLD?
CORRECT. THIS IS
LIKE A BOILER ROOM
MANIFOLD BOARD,
AND WHAT WE'VE DONE
IS WE'VE GOT TWO
DIFFERENT BOARDS CREATED,
ONE TO HANDLE JUST
THE BOILER ITSELF
AND THE SECONDARY ONE
TO HANDLE OUR RADIANT
AND OTHER TEMPERATURE ZONES
WE MAY HAVE.
THIS WILL BE
DESIGNED FOR OUR
PARTICULAR JOB,
AND SO WE DON'T
HAVE TO HAVE
THE PLUMBER
DOWN THERE PUTTING
IT ALL TOGETHER.
EXACTLY.
WHAT WE'VE DONE IS,
WE TAKE ALL
THE INFORMATION
FROM THE HOMEOWNER,
ASSEMBLE THE APPROPRIATE
COMPONENTS TO HANDLE
THE LOAD,
AND THEN SHIP
THAT MATERIAL OUT
AS NEEDED.
RIGHT. SO IF THIS WERE
A DO-IT-YOURSELF
APPLICATION,
YOU COULD ONLY GET
UP TO THIS POINT
IN TERMS OF TYING
THE PEX TO THIS.
CORRECT.
BUT THEN?
BUT THEN WHAT
WE OUGHT TO DO IS,
WHENEVER WE GO
TO ATTACH THE BOARDS
TO THE BOILER,
THEN WE SHOULD HAVE
A CONTRACTOR
CHECK THE GAS COMBUSTION
ON THE BOILER
AND FIRE UP OUR SYSTEM
FOR US.
THANKS, MICHAEL.
NOW ONE LAST
QUESTION
FOR YOU, JOHN--
WHAT ABOUT COST,
COST OF
INSTALLATION,
COST OF OPERATION?
YEAH, UPFRONT COSTS CAN
BE ABOUT TWO TIMES MORE
THAN A STANDARD
BASEBOARD RADIANT
HEATING SYSTEM.
YEAH?
BUT THEIR OPERATIONAL
SAVINGS,
WE'RE LOOKING
ABOUT A 30% TO 40%
SAVINGS IN THE LONG RUN
ON THAT COMPARED TO--
30% TO 40% SAVINGS.
THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
THAT'S NOT BAD.
GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, GUYS.
THANK YOU.
OK. WELL, THE WARMZONE HAS
BEEN COMPLETELY INSTALLED
IN THE ENTIRE AREA,
AND ALL THE RED LINES
ARE THE TUBING, THE PEX,
WHICH WILL CIRCULATE HOT WATER,
AND OF COURSE,
THAT WILL RADIATE INTO THE ROOM,
AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE GONNA
HEAT THE SPACE.
THE NEXT STEP, THOUGH,
INVOLVES PUTTING DOWN
OUR HARDWOOD FLOOR,
AND ARE HOMEOWNERS HAVE
CHOSEN BELLAWOOD'S
WHITE OAK PREFINISHED.
NOW THIS IS A PRETTY
TRADITIONAL PRODUCT.
THIS IS A FULL 3/4 INCHES THICK
BY 3 1/4 INCHES WIDE,
TONGUED AND GROOVED,
WHITE OAK,
NOT A LAMINATED
OR ENGINEERED PRODUCT.
JUST THE TRADITIONAL
OLD-FASHIONED WOOD
WITH NEW-FASHIONED FINISH ON IT,
ALUMINUM OXIDE FINISH,
WHICH, I THINK, HAS
A 50-YEAR GUARANTEE.
THE BIG CONCERN ANYTIME
YOU'VE GOT THIS KIND
OF A HEATING SYSTEM
AND A SUBSTRATE ROLLED INTO ONE
IS THAT WHEN YOU START
APPLYING YOUR WOODEN FLOOR
WITH A POWER NAILER,
SOONER OR LATER, YOU MIGHT
PUNCTURE ONE OF THESE TUBES,
AND THAT INDEED IS
A POSSIBILITY,
ALTHOUGH WE'VE GOT
THE FACT THAT WE'RE
DOING IT PERPENDICULAR
TO OUR ADVANTAGE BECAUSE
WE'LL ALWAYS SEE WHERE
WE'RE NAILING,
BUT ANYWAY,
LET'S TALK WITH TIM,
WHO'S ALREADY GOT
HIS LAYOUT STARTED OVER HERE,
AND WHAT CHOICES
DID YOU HAVE TO
MAKE HERE?
THE ONLY THING YOU
HAD TO KIND OF
WORRY ABOUT
WAS CUTTING OUT
FOR THESE HOT
AND COLD FEEDS, RIGHT?
YEAH, PRETTY MUCH.
AS YOU NOTICE,
THE PEX COMES DOWN,
AND THE FIRS RETURN
ACTUALLY RUNS
BELOW THIS
COURSE RIGHT HERE.
YEAH, WE CAN SEE
IF WE LOOK
CLOSELY RIGHT THERE
THAT WE'VE GOT
TUBING,
AND IN THIS SECTION,
IT'S RUNNING
PARALLEL
TO THE BACK WALL.
SO IS THAT WHY
YOU'RE KEEPING
THE FIRST ONE
AWAY FROM THE WALL?
I WANTED TO SPLIT
THAT LINE WITH
THE FIRST ONE,
SO AS I FACE-NAILED
MY FIRST COURSE
BEFORE I ACTUALLY COME
IN WITH MY ANGLED NAILER,
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT PENETRATING THAT.
RIGHT. THAT'S
A GOOD PRECAUTION.
BUT THEN AGAIN,
WE'RE PUTTING ALL
OF THIS FLOORING
UNDERNEATH AN AREA
THAT HAS NOTHING
BUT CABINETS, RIGHT?
I MEAN, LET'S LOOK
AT THE PLAN
OVER HERE.
THE BACK WALL HAS
THE REFRIGERATOR
RIGHT HERE
IN THIS CORNER,
BUT THEN IT'S ALL
LOWER AND UPPER
CABINETS,
KITCHEN SINK
IN THE MIDDLE,
SO ALL OF THIS
FLOORING IS ACTUALLY
GONNA BE HIDDEN
UNDER CABINETS.
YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT.
SOME PEOPLE WOULD
SAY THAT'S KIND OF
A WASTE.
IT COULD BE
A LITTLE BIT OF A WASTE,
BUT WHEN YOU THINK
OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE
THAT YOU HAVE,
WE'D HAVE TO STILL
APPLY A SUBSTRATE
DOWN THERE
EQUIVALENT TO THE FLOOR.
YEAH, 3/4-INCH
PLYWOOD,
WHICH HAS GOTTEN TO
BE PRETTY EXPENSIVE
THESE DAYS.
EXACTLY. SO BY THE TIME
YOU SIT THERE
AND CALCULATE
THAT AREA,
CALCULATE THE AREA
FOR THE REFRIGERATOR
EXACTLY.
YOU ALSO HAVE
THE DISHWASHER
THAT COULD BE
BROUGHT IN AND REMOVED.
THE OTHER POINT
THAT YOU WERE MAKING
WAS SOMETIMES
20 YEARS LATER,
10, 15 YEARS LATER,
PEOPLE REMODEL,
REMOVE THE CABINETS,
AND IT'S NICE
TO KNOW THAT
THE FINISHED FLOOR
IS STILL THERE.
YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO MATCH THIS FLOOR
50 YEARS FROM NOW.
WELL, MAYBE
YOU COULD.
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT ANYWAY, LET'S
GET STARTED
WITH THE NAILING.
DO YOU START
ON THAT END?
YES. I'M ALREADY
SET UP HERE,
AND I'LL START
RIGHT HERE.
AND YOU'RE SHOOTING
WITH A POWER-ASSISTED
NAILER, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
THIS NAILER RIGHT HERE
HAS A BUILT-IN GROOVE
ON THE BOTTOM
RIGHT HERE
THAT ALLOWS THIS
TO SIT INSIDE
ABOVE THE TONGUE,
SO THAT WILL SPACE THAT--
THAT WILL SET THAT
RIGHT AT THE EXACT SPOT
WE'RE GONNA SET
THE FASTENER IN.
THEN THE OF COURSE
THE PNEUMATIC IS JUST
A SIMPLE TOUCH HERE.
AND IT SHOOTS IT.
YES.
IT'S A LOT EASIER THAN
THE FASHIONED ONES
WHERE YOU REALLY
HAVE TO POUND
ALL DAY LONG.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S WATCH AS THEY
GO INTO PLACE.
OK. TIM, WHAT SIZE
FASTENERS ARE WE
USING?
THESE ARE
TWO-INCH STAPLES.
OK. THERE YOU GO.
SO IT'S BASICALLY
A STABLE THAT'S
TWO INCHES LONG.
IT'S NOT COATED
WITH GLUE
OR ANYTHING.
NO. THESE ARE
GALVANIZED, THOUGH.
GOOD. OK. NOW ONE
OF THE INTERESTING
THINGS HERE, THOUGH,
IS THAT BECAUSE IT'S
AN OLD HOUSE
WITH A WOODEN
SUBSTRATE INSTEAD
OF PLYWOOD,
WE'VE GOT ONE LAYER
OF WOODEN BOARDS,
THEN WE'VE JUST
ADDED THE SUBSTRATE,
WHICH HAS
THE RADIANT HEAT IN IT,
WHICH IS MEDIUM
DENSITY FIBERBOARD--
THAT'S A WOOD PRODUCT--
AND THEN WE'RE PUTTING
A SOLID 3/4 INCHES
OF OAK ON TOP OF THAT.
SO WE'VE REALLY
GOT A WEAVE ALMOST
OF NATURAL WOODEN PRODUCTS,
AND ONE OF THE THINGS
I REALLY LOVE
ABOUT THIS APPROACH
TO BUILDING
IS THAT IT REALLY IS
A GREEN APPROACH.
IT'S SUSTAINABLE.
THIS IS OAK.
THE MORE WE USE OF IT,
THE MORE THE GROWERS
PLANT REALLY
SO THAT THE DEMAND JUST MAKES
FOR HAVING MORE TREES PLANTED
INTO THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S
NEAT ABOUT IT IS
THAT IF YOU DID
WANT TO CHANGE
THE FINISH AT ANY POINT,
YOU COULD SAND IT DOWN,
STAIN IT DARK,
PUT ANOTHER LOOK TO IT,
AND THE KEY THING, THOUGH,
IS THAT YOU'RE REALLY
CUTTING DOWN ON ALLERGENS
WHEN YOU'VE GOT
HARDWOOD FLOORS IN YOUR HOUSE
AS OPPOSED TO OTHER PRODUCTS,
INCLUDING WALL-TO-WALL,
WHERE YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE DUST AND MOLD
AND, YOU KNOW,
DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.
WITH A NICE HARD FINISH
LIKE THIS,
YOU'VE GOT A NICE, CLEAN
ENVIRONMENT MOST OF THE TIME,
BUT ANYWAY, LET'S GO BACK
TO NAILING.
CLOSED CAPTIONING
PROVIDED BY...
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME, WE'RE WORKING
ON THE FLOORS
IN OUR VICTORIAN
KITCHEN REMODEL
WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT MAKES
IN-FLOOR RADIANT HEAT
EASIER THAN EVER TO INSTALL
AND MORE EFFICIENT.
THE NEW RADIANT SYSTEM
GOES IN RIGHT OVER
THE OLD SUBFLOOR,
AND THE PEX TUBING IS EASY FOR
THE FLOORING INSTALLERS TO SEE
AS THEY COME ALONG NEXT
WITH PREFINISHED WHITE OAK.
OUTSIDE, THE CREW'S BUSY
DIGGING THE FOOTINGS
FOR THE NEW DECK,
WHICH WILL REALLY
EXPAND THE FAMILY'S
OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA."
DON'T MISS IT.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME, WE'RE WORKING
ON THE FLOORS
IN OUR VICTORIAN
KITCHEN REMODEL
THE NEW RADIANT SYSTEM
GOES IN RIGHT OVER
THE OLD SUBFLOOR,
AND THE PEX TUBING IS EASY FOR
THE FLOORING INSTALLERS TO SEE
AS THEY COME ALONG NEXT
WITH PREFINISHED WHITE OAK.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA."
DON'T MISS IT.
NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA,"
WE'LL INSTALL AN EFFICIENT
IN-FLOOR RADIANT HEAT SYSTEM,
SOME PREFINISHED OAK FLOORING,
AND WE'LL DIG FOOTINGS
FOR A NEW DECK.
DON'T MISS IT.
OK. NOW BUILDING
THE BACKYARD DECK ON THIS HOUSE
IS A PRETTY COMPLICATED PROJECT.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE'RE ABOUT 4 FEET
ABOVE THE EXISTING GRADE
OF THE LOT RIGHT HERE,
AND THE GRADE SLOPES
IN THAT DIRECTION,
AND THE IDEA IS NOT JUST TO
BUILD A LITTLE SQUARE DECK HERE
BUT SOMETHING QUITE A BIT
MORE ELABORATE
THAT INVOLVES DIFFERENT LEVELS
AND THAT REALLY FLOWS
IN THAT DIRECTION
TO KIND OF ENGAGE
WITH THAT LITTLE GAZEBO
THAT'S ALREADY HERE
BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT
TO DO AWAY WITH THAT.
I'VE GOT A SKETCH OF IT
OVER HERE ON THE TAILGATE,
AND I JUST BASICALLY
WALKED OUT THE HOUSE RIGHT HERE.
THIS WHOLE AREA
OF OUR DRAWING IS THE HOUSE,
AND THIS IS THE KITCHEN
THAT WE'RE REMODELING,
THIS WHOLE AREA IN HERE.
SO WE'VE GOT FRENCH DOORS
THAT GO OUT TO THIS AREA.
I JUST WALKED OUT HERE
INTO WHAT WILL BE
A DECK PLATFORM,
BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT
THERE'S STEPS INVOLVED
ALL OVER THE PLACE
AND THEN ONE VERY LARGE
SECTION OF DECKING AT ONE LEVEL
AND THEN A COUPLE
OF WOODEN STEPS
TO A GRASS PLATFORM
AND COUPLE MORE BACK
INTO THE SIDE YARD.
IT'S GONNA TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS
TO GET IT ALL UNDERWAY,
AND TODAY, WE'RE STARTING
WITH THE UNDERPINNINGS,
IF YOU WILL,
PUTTING IN THE FOOTINGS
THAT WILL BE DOWN
TO 4 FEET BELOW GRADE
SO THAT THEY DON'T FROST,
BUT LET'S TAKE A LOOK
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, TIM, WE'VE GOT YOU
ON ALL DETAILS TODAY.
THE DECK CONSTRUCTION
IN ANY COLD CLIMATE
INVOLVES DIGGING SUPPORTS,
PIERS THEY'RE USUALLY CALLED,
AND GOING DOWN TO ABOUT
4 FEET BELOW THE GRADE
SO THAT YOU'RE BELOW
THE FROST LINE,
AND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO AVOID
IS HAVING WINTER FREEZING SOILS
HEAVE THE PILINGS UP
OUT OF THE GROUND,
AND THAT WOULD FORCE
YOUR DECK OUT OF LEVEL.
IN THE PAST, WE'VE OFTEN USED
CARDBOARD CIRCULAR FORMS
FOR THE PIERS,
AND WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE ARE--
IT'S A NEW PRODUCT
THAT'S CANADIAN
THAT IT COMBINES THE FOOTING,
WHERE YOU NORMALLY HAVE TO
HAVE A PAD OF CONCRETE,
ALL IN ONE SO YOU CAN POUR
A MONOLITHIC FOOTING
AND COLUMN ALL AT ONCE.
NOW THESE ARE MADE OUT
OF PVC THAT'S TOTALLY RECYCLED,
SO I GUESS WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT IS OLD BOTTLES,
AND THEY'RE ABOUT
$40, $41 APIECE,
AND I THINK IT'S
A VERY INTERESTING SHAPE
THAT THEY'VE GIVEN TO IT
BECAUSE FROM THE POINT OF VIEW
OF WHAT IT'S GONNA
BE UNDERGROUND,
IT FLARES OUT.
IT'S WIDER AT THE BOTTOM
THAN IT IS AT THE TOP,
AND THAT IN AND OF ITSELF
WILL HELP YOU PREVENT HEAVING.
YOU'VE ALSO GOT IT MARKED
SO THAT YOU CAN CALCULATE
YOUR DIMENSIONS,
BUT, TIM, ARE YOU
COMING UP HIGH WITH THESE
WHEN YOU POUR THEM
FULL OF CONCRETE?
I'M GONNA ACTUALLY
POUR MINE RIGHT
TO GRADE LEVEL.
THAT WAY I DON'T
SEE ANY CONCRETE
WHEN IT'S FINISHED.
OK. BECAUSE SOMETIMES,
LOTS OF THESE DECKS
GET BUILT
WITH THE CONCRETE COLUMNS
COMING ALL THE WAY UP
TO WHEREVER
THE DECK SURFACE IS,
AND YOU EITHER SEE
THE CONCRETE,
OR YOU KIND OF MASK IT
WITH LATTICEWORK
OR SOMETHING.
RIGHT, BUT ONCE
AGAIN, I PREFER
NOT TO SEE
ANY CONCRETE
BECAUSE THAT WAY,
THE STRUCTURAL WOOD
THAT'S GOING UP
ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE
TO ATTACH TO THAT
IN ANY FASHION WE WANT.
EXACTLY, AND YOU'VE USED
YOUR LITTLE MACHINE
TO DIG THESE HOLES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND YOU'RE DOWN WHAT,
ABOUT 4 FEET, 4 1/2?
ABOUT 4 FEET.
OK.
SO YOU READY TO PUT
ONE OF THESE GUYS IN?
YEAH.
THEY WEIGH NOTHING.
THE FOOTING TUBE,
AND SO...
NOW IT COMES
WITH THE TOP CAPPED
OFF LIKE THAT.
IT'S A SAFETY TOP.
THAT WAY, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT SOMEBODY
FALLING IN
ON THE JOB SITE
WHILE YOU'RE WAITING
FOR CONCRETE.
YEAH.
WHEN THE CONCRETE COMES,
YOU JUST CUT IT OPEN?
WE CUT IT
AT WHATEVER LINE
WE WANT.
EVERYTHING IS
MARKED BY INCHES
ON THE TUBE,
36 TO 5 FEET.
OK. AND SO I GUESS
THE NEXT THING TO DO
IS TO...
BACKFILL IT.
BACKFILL IT.
OK. GREAT.
OK. OUR CONCRETE HAS ARRIVED
FOR ALL OF THESE FOOTINGS
THAT HAVE TO BE POURED
FOR THE DECK,
BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE
A DRAIN FIELD IN THIS SIDE
OF THE PROPERTY,
THE TRUCK REALLY CAN'T BACK IN
CLOSE TO WHERE WE'RE BUILDING,
SO TIM'S JUST GONNA TAKE
ONE LOAD AT A TIME
IN HIS MACHINE
OVER TO THE FORMS.
Bob: MM.
I DON'T KNOW, TIM.
MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE
GOTTEN A PUMPER
TRUCK OVER HERE.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT ROB'S
HERE FOR.
IT'S BEEN
A GOOD DAY.
WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
COME BACK NEXT WEEK
WHEN WE'RE GONNA BE INSTALLING
SOME AMAZING BATHROOM TILE
THAT'S HANDMADE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND ALSO WORKING ON OUR
BACKYARD DECK STRUCTURE.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
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