0403 - Framing and Cutting Rafters September 20-26, 1993 | March 21-27, 1994 HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN.
WE'RE AT LAKE COCHITUATE
AT OUR REMODELED JOB
AT THE SIGHT OF
THE RANCH HOUSE.
TODAY, WE'LL GIVE YOU
A PROGRESS REPORT
OF CHANGES IN THE LAST
WEEK DOWNSTAIRS.
WE'LL TAKE YOU
TO BOSTON HARBOR
TO VISIT "OLD IRONSIDES,"
THE U.S.S. CONSTITUTION,
THE OLDEST COMMISSIONED
SHIP IN THE NAVY.
WE'LL LOOK AT HOW
IT WAS FRAMED.
WHEN WE RETURN, WE'LL BE PUTTING
TOGETHER THE ROOF RAFTERS.
STICK AROUND. GOOD TO
HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
WE'RE UP THERE LAYING OUT
FOR THE SECOND FLOOR.
THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT
OF THE GROUND FLOOR.
WHAT WAS THE KITCHEN DOOR
HAS BEEN BLOCKED UP
AND THE OLD KITCHEN
HAS BEEN RIPPED OUT.
WE'VE FIT IN AN OPENING
FOR A STAIRCASE
TO THE EXISTING BASEMENT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS
2 BY 4 ON A SLANT,
THAT INDICATES THE LINE OF
STAIRCASE TO THE SECOND FLOOR.
IT'S INTERESTING.
THIS IS A 35 YEAR OLD HOUSE
AND THE SHEATHING OF
THE OLD FLOOR, THE DECK,
IS MADE FROM 1 BY 1Os.
NOWADAYS, EVERYTHING IS
MADE OUT OF PLYWOOD.
WE'VE FRAMED IN
FOR A COAT CLOSET
AND HAVE FRAMED A NEW
OPENING INTO THE LIVING ROOM.
THE HEADER IS IN PLACE.
THIS IS THE PROPER
WAY TO DO IT,
2 BY 1Os DOUBLED UP
WITH PLYWOOD IN BETWEEN
TO MAKE UP THE WIDTH
OF A 2 BY 4.
WE HAVE THE JACK STUD
AND REGULAR STUD
GOING THROUGH TO
THE TOP PLATE.
THIS IS THE WAY YOU DISTRIBUTE
THE WEIGHT OFF TO THE SIDES.
THE LIVING ROOM,
WHEN IT DOES GET FINISH FRAMED,
WE'LL HAVE
A CATHEDRAL CEILING.
SO, WE'LL HAVE SOARING HEIGHT.
IF YOU SEE
THE EXISTING CHIMNEY,
IT LOOKS CROOKED TO YOU.
THAT'S THE WAY
IT WAS BUILT.
IT WAS CORBELED OUT
SO THAT IT WOULD
END UP COMING UP
THROUGH THE ROOF AT
THE PEAK OF THE RIDGE.
AND YET, DOWN HERE,
THE FIREPLACE IS WHERE IT SHOULD
BE IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.
THE AREA HERE WHICH USED
TO BE THE DINING ROOM
DOESN'T HAVE
TOO MANY CHANGES,
BUT THERE'S AN IMPORTANT
CHANGE OVERHEAD.
THE FORMER STRUCTURE
JUST WAS MADE OF 2 BY 6s
BECAUSE, AFTER ALL,
ALL YOU HAD WAS A CEILING
HUNG FROM THESE 1 BY 3s.
IN ORDER TO PUT
A SECOND FLOOR UP HERE,
WE'VE ADDED A FULL 2 BY 1O
SISTERED ONTO THE SIDE
OF EACH OLD 2 BY 6.
THAT'S WHERE THE STRUCTURE
COMES FROM.
INTERESTING,
IF YOU LOOK OVER HERE,
THERE'S AN UNUSUAL SITUATION.
A HEADER THAT'S DIFFERENT
FROM WHAT I JUST DESCRIBED.
IT'S NOT THE BEST WAY
TO BUILD IT.
WE'VE GOT 2 BY 4s
ON THEIR SIDES.
TWO AND A CUT OFF.
YOU DON'T GET AS MUCH
STRENGTH FROM THE LUMBER.
IN THE GARAGE, WE HAD
TO TEAR OUT THE ENTIRE CEILING.
IN ORDER TO PUT UP
A SECOND FLOOR,
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER
BIG PIECE OF STEEL
THAT ACTS AS A GIRT
AND CARRIES THAT WHOLE LOAD
SO WE DON'T NEED
A POST IN THE MIDDLE.
ANOTHER UNUSUAL
FRAMING DETAIL
IS WHAT WE CALL A CANTILEVER.
THIS IS ALL
A STRUCTURAL WALL HERE.
ALL OF THESE NEW JOISTS
THAT YOU SEE OVERHEAD,
THEY ARE CANTILEVERED.
THEY FLY OUT BEYOND THE BEARING
WALL AN ADDITIONAL THREE FEET.
IT CREATES A BRIDGE
OR HALLWAY.
LET'S INTERRUPT LARRY LANDERS,
OUR FRAMING CONTRACTOR.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT
YOU'RE WORRYING ABOUT.
WHAT'S THIS?
IT'S IMPORTANT TO
CHECK THESE BRACES
THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION
BECAUSE THEY HELP TO
KEEP THE WALLS PLUMB
AND TRUE
UNTIL WE GET
THE WEIGHT OF
THE ROOF SYSTEM.
EXACTLY. THE FRAME
ITSELF RIGHT NOW IS
RELATIVELY FRAGILE.
THIS KIND OF BRACING
IS IMPORTANT.
THIS WALL WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT IS
A BEARING WALL.
THE LOAD THAT
IT'S BEARING
IS RIGHT HERE,
THE ENDS OF ALL
THESE JOISTS.
YOU CAN TELL
IT'S A BEARING WALL.
IT'S GOT A DOUBLE PLATE.
LOOK AT THIS PERPENDICULAR
WALL WHICH IS NOT
A BEARING WALL.
IT HAS A SINGLE PLATE
WITH STRAPPING RIGHT
THROUGH.
THAT'S A WAY
TO DISTINGUISH.
MAKE SURE IF YOU'RE
DOING DEMOLITION
AND REMODELING
THAT YOU DON'T
REMOVE A BEARING WALL.
THAT'S TRUE.
YOU'VE MADE LOTS OF
PROGRESS SINCE LAST WEEK.
YOU'VE GOT
THE STEEL IN PLACE
AND YOU CAN SEE
OUR "I" BEAM RIGHT HERE.
THIS SUPPORTS WEIGHT
FROM THE SECOND FLOOR?
YES. THERE'S A BEARING
WALL ABOVE SUPPORTING
THE ROOF SYSTEM ABOVE THAT.
IT HAS TWO
RAFTERS ON IT,
SO THAT STEEL
WAS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.
A VERY IMPORTANT
STRUCTURAL MEMBER.
IT CARRIES
THE CEILING HERE.
WHAT ABOUT THESE
SPRING BRACES?
CAN YOU TAKE
THEM OUT?
NO, NOT RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE TO
WAIT UNTIL WE GET
THE WEIGHT
OF THE ROOF AND
THE SHINGLES ABOVE.
IT KEEPS THE WALLS
PLUMB AND TRUE
SO THAT THERE'S
NO BOWING OUT.
THEY'RE HOLDING
THE EXTERIOR NEW
SIDEWALL OF THE HOUSE.
THEY'RE KEEPING
THAT SIDE WALL PLUMB.
ONE NAIL
WILL DO A LOT.
I'VE HEARD OF SIDEWALLS
GOING OUT AN INCH OR SO.
SO THESE STAY IN PLACE.
HOW ARE WE DOING
WITH OUR FLOW CHART?
ON SCHEDULE?
WE LOST TIME LAST WEEK
BECAUSE OF RAIN.
WE'VE HAD SOME PESKY RAIN STORMS
AROUND HERE AS YOU KNOW.
THE GREEN INDICATES
THE SETBACKS WE'VE HAD
THROUGH THE COURSE OF
THE LAST WEEK OR SO.
BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT
THROUGH ADDING MORE LABOR
AND WORKING OVER
THE WEEKEND FOR A DAY OR TWO,
WE'LL BE BACK ON TRACK
NEXT WEEK.
RAIN IS A SPECIAL
PROBLEM FOR YOU HERE
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
DOING NEW CONSTRUCTION.
NO. WE HAVE FLOORS
TO PROTECT.
THE CUSTOMER HAS SOME
STORAGE DOWN IN THE BASEMENT.
THEY HAVE EXISTING
TWO BEDROOMS, BOB,
THAT VIRTUALLY STILL HAVE
THE FURNITURE IN THEM.
RIGHT. SO IT'S
COMPLICATED WHEN
IT STARTS TO RAIN.
THE GREEN INDICATES
THAT YOU'RE OFF
THE SCHEDULE
IN TERMS OF
ROOF DEMOLITION.
THE SECOND FLOOR
DECK, YOU'RE ALMOST
DONE WITH.
THE DECK WAS COMPLETED
A FEW DAYS AGO.
WE'RE NOW WORKING ON
THE GABLE END WALLS
AND THE BEARING
WALLS UPSTAIRS.
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK,
WE'RE GOING TO START
FRAMING THE ROOF.
RIGHT.
AND THE PLYWOOD
AND THEN THE SHINGLES.
WHAT ARE THE GOLD
STARS HERE?
THEY INDICATE INSPECTIONS,
ROUGH INSPECTIONS FOR
THE PLUMBER AND ELECTRICAL
BECAUSE I CAN'T GET
MY ROUGH INSPECTION
WITHOUT THEIR
INSPECTION FIRST.
SURE, EXACTLY.
IN A LITTLE BIT,
WE'RE GOING TO BE
HELPING YOU.
RYLEY'S HERE, TOO.
WE'LL WORK ON
FRAMING UPSTAIRS.
WE'LL BREAK FOR MESSAGES.
WHEN WE RETURN,
WE'LL BE IN BOSTON HARBOR
VISITING THE U.S.S.
CONSTITUTION, "OLD IRONSIDES."
SO STICK AROUND.
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WE'RE ON THE DECKS OF
THE U.S.S. CONSTITUTION,
THE OLDEST COMMISSIONED
SHIP IN THE NAVY
AND IN ANY NAVY IN THE WORLD.
SHE'S 195 YEARS OLD.
SHE'S IN DRY-DOCK AT
THE CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD
IN BOSTON HARBOR.
WE'LL TAKE A CLOSE LOOK
BECAUSE IT'S UNDERGOING
AN INTERESTING REMODELING.
DON TURNER,
WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE JOB,
IS GOING TO BE OUR HOST.
LET'S GET STARTED.
HI, DON.
GOOD MORNING,
BOB.
IT MUST BE
A LITTLE INTIMIDATING
WORKING ON WHAT
IS BASICALLY A PART
OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
IT CERTAINLY IS.
BUT BEFORE
WE BEGIN, BOB,
I'D LIKE
TO EMPHASIZE
THAT THIS IS
AN INSPECTION
AND REPAIR, NOT
A REMODELING.
WE'RE NOT GOING
TO CHANGE A THING.
WE'LL JUST MAKE
IT STRONGER.
SHE LOOKS UNRECOGNIZABLE
WITHOUT THE MASTS.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE,
IT WAS NECESSARY
TO STRIP THE THREE
MASTS,
THE FORE,
THE MAIN AND
THE MIZZEN,
PRIOR TO DOCKING
THE SHIP.
WE'RE MANUFACTURING
A NEW MIZZENMAST
OUT OF A LAMINATED
DOUGLAS FIR.
WHEN WE GO ABOARD,
WE'RE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO SEE
WHERE THIS MAST
RESTS ABOARD
THE SHIP.
THIS IS ALL
MADE OUT OF NATIVE
AMERICAN STOCK?
IT'S ALL NATIVE
AMERICAN STOCK.
BASICALLY,
IT'S WHITE OAK,
LIVE OAK
AND DOUGLAS FIR.
WHAT THEY'RE CUTTING
HERE LOOKS LIKE
AN OAK TREE.
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS, BOB.
IT'S A PIECE OF
SOLID WHITE OAK
FROM INDIANA,
WHERE THEY HAVE
A GROVE OF MATERIAL
THAT THEY
KEEP IN STOCK FOR
CONSTITUTION REPAIRS.
THIS PARTICULAR PIECE
WILL BE USED FOR
HULL PLANK.
IS THERE A MODEL
WE CAN LOOK AT
THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND
THE STRUCTURE OF
THE SHIP?
INSIDE, BOB, WE HAVE
AN EXCELLENT MODEL.
IT'LL HELP
A GREAT DEAL.
NOW WHAT'S
THIS TIMBER?
THIS IS A WHITE OAK
HULL PLANK
FOR THE OUTSIDE
OF THE SHIP.
IT'S 4O FEET LONG
AND 6 INCHES IN THICKNESS.
AMAZING.
THAT GOES RIGHT ALONG
THE HULL OF THE BOAT.
THIS GIVES US AN IDEA
OF HOW THE SHIP IS
STRUCTURED.
WHAT ARE THESE
RED MEMBERS?
THOSE RED TIMBERS
ARE DIAGONALS
THAT WERE PART
OF THE ORIGINAL
SPECIFICATIONS
FOR THE SHIP
IN 1794.
BUT THEY'VE
BEEN LEFT OUT
AND WE'RE THINKING
OF REINSTALLING THEM.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET
WASHINGTON TO LOOK
AT THEM AND CONCUR.
THAT WOULD ADD
A LOT OF STRENGTH.
IS THE RIGGING
ALSO BEING REPLACED?
IT'S BEING
MADE ON THE THIRD FLOOR
IN THE RIGGING LOFT.
GREAT.
HOW MUCH RIGGING
DOES A FRIGATE LIKE
THIS REQUIRE?
THERE'S ABOUT
27 MILES OF RIGGING
ON THE CONSTITUTION.
27 MILES OF
ROPES AND LINES, ETC.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WHAT'S BEING DONE HERE?
THEY'RE HAND
SPLICING A THIMBLE
INTO ONE OF THE LOWER
BENTICK SHROUDS.
THE BENTICK SHROUDS
ARE CROSS BRACING ON
THE STANDING RIGGING
TO GO ON THE FORE
AND MAIN TO SUPPORT IT.
THE TERMINOLOGY
IS IMPRESSIVE.
THAT'S A DIFFICULTY
IN LEARNING THE JOB.
CAN WE ACTUALLY
GO ABOARD SHIP NOW?
WE CERTAINLY CAN.
BEFORE WE GO
ANY FARTHER,
I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO
THE COMMANDING OFFICER
OF THE
U.S.S. CONSTITUTION,
COMMANDER RICK AMIRAULT.
WELCOME ABOARD.
IT'S A PLEASURE
TO BE ABOARD.
WHAT A COMMAND
YOU'VE GOT.
IT IS A GREAT COMMAND.
IT'S A LOT OF FUN
BEING IN COMMAND
OF THE OLDEST COMMISSIONED
WARSHIP AFLOAT IN THE NAVY.
IS THE PUBLIC ALLOWED
TO COME ABOARD?
ABSOLUTELY.
WE MADE A DECISION
TO LEAVE THE SPAR DECK,
THE DECK
WE'RE STANDING ON, OPEN.
ON MAY 1st, WE OPENED UP
THE GUN DECK.
NOW PEOPLE CAN GO BELOW
AND SEE THE EFFORTS
DON AND HIS PEOPLE ARE DOING
TO PRESERVE THE SHIP.
REQUEST PERMISSION
TO GO BELOW.
PERMISSION GRANTED.
THANK YOU.
WOW, WHAT
IS THIS THING?
THIS IS THE LOWER
SECTION OF THE CAPSTAN.
THIS IS THE ONLY THING
THE SAILORS HAD
FOR MECHANICAL
ADVANTAGE, RAISING
YARD ARMS
AND FOR TAKING
THE ANCHOR UP.
THEY JUST STUCK
LARGE PIECES OF
WOOD IN HERE
AND TURNED
IT AROUND?
RIGHT. IN ORDER
TO DO THAT,
THEY STRUCK
ALL THE LADDERS.
I'LL WEAR
ONE OF THESE
BECAUSE
THOSE SAILORS WERE
SHORTER THAN WE ARE.
WOW, LOOK
AT THIS THING.
THIS IS NEW,
RIGHT?
YES. THAT'S A PIECE
OF SPIRKETTING
AND IT GOES HERE
ON TOP OF THE WATERWAY.
THERE'S TWO
ELEVATIONS OF IT.
WHAT DO YOU
CALL THIS JOINT?
THAT'S A SCARF JOINT,
BOB.
WE'RE INSTALLING THEM
FOR LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT LOCKS WITH THIS
ON THE PIECE
ALREADY INSTALLED.
SO IT KIND OF ACTS
LIKE THE HOOP AROUND
A BARREL?
EXACTLY. IT ADDS
A LOT OF LONGITUDINAL
STRENGTH.
HOW MANY LAYERS
OF WOOD HERE ON
THE HULL?
THREE SEPARATE SKINS
HERE, BOB,
THE OUTER HULL PLANKING
OUTSIDE THE FRAMING,
THE FRAMING ITSELF
AND THE INSIDE
SAILING PLANK.
IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA,
YOU HAVE 21 INCHES
OF SOLID WOOD.
NO WONDER THEY CALL
HER "IRONSIDES."
CAN WE TAKE A LOOK
AT THE OUTSIDE OF
THE HULL?
CERTAINLY.
SO TELL US ABOUT
THE DRY DOCK.
THIS IS THE SECOND
OLDEST DRY DOCK IN
THE COUNTRY.
IT WAS STARTED UNDER
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
AND COMPLETED UNDER
ANDREW JACKSON.
THE DOCK IS ABOUT
5OO FEET LONG,
WHICH IS TWICE
AS LONG AS THE SHIP
AT JUST ABOUT 2O8.
IT'S 3O FEET DEEP.
AND, UH,
THE CONSTITUTION WAS
THE FIRST SHIP
IN THE DRY DOCK.
THE SHIP PROJECTS
WAY ABOVE THAT 3O FEET,
DOESN'T IT?
WELL ABOVE
THE TOP OF THE DOCK.
[BOB VILA]
WE'RE AT THE STERN END.
WHERE'S THE RUDDER?
IT WAS TAKEN OFF
FOR RESTORATION.
WE HAVE IT RE-COPPERED
AND READY TO GO BACK ON.
IS ALL THE BRONZE
AND TIMBER ORIGINAL?
MOST OF THE TIMBER
AND PROBABLY ALL OF
THE BRONZE IS ORIGINAL.
WE BELIEVE IT GOES
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL
CONSTRUCTION IN 1797.
WAS THE HULL
COPPER CLAD?
YES. THE COPPER
WAS ON THE SHIP
WHEN LAUNCHED.
WE'LL REPLACE
THE COPPER THIS TIME.
THE ORIGINAL COPPER
WAS SUPPLIED BY
PAUL REVERE.
REVERE COMPANY IS
INVOLVED IN SUPPLYING
THE COPPER NOW.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
HOW IS THE PLANKING
ATTACHED TO THE RIGGING
OF THE SHIP?
THE PLANKING IS ATTACHED
WITH COPPER PINS.
THIS IS A TYPICAL PIN.
WE BELIEVE IT WAS
INSTALLED IN 1797.
YOU CAN SEE SOME CORROSION.
AMAZING.
AND THE KEEL,
IS THIS ORIGINAL?
WE BELIEVE THE KEEL
AND MANY OF
THE LONGITUDINAL LENGTHS
OF PLANKING ARE ORIGINAL.
THE KEEL ITSELF IS
IN FOUR MAJOR PIECES.
AND WE CAN SEE
A SCARF JOINT
JUST AS
WE SAW INSIDE.
RIGHT. THAT'S
A TYPICAL MARINE JOINT.
IT'S AMAZING TO THINK
THAT THESE TIMBERS
COULD HAVE BEEN
GROWING WHEN COLUMBUS
DISCOVERED AMERICA.
THEY COULD HAVE
BEEN FELLED WHEN
THEY LAID OUT
THIS KEEL IN 1795?
1794. BUT
IT'S VERY POSSIBLE
THAT THESE TIMBERS
WOULD BE WELL OVER
2OO YEARS OLD BEFORE
THEY WERE CUT.
WELL, THANKS
FOR THE TOUR.
YOU'RE WELCOME, BOB.
WE'LL BE BACK
AFTER THESE MESSAGES.
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WE'RE GOING TO
LIFT ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE!
SLOWLY!
SLOWLY, WE'VE GOT
A LOT OF WIND.
ALL RIGHT.
READY TO TIE
HER DOWN?
OK, SAY WHEN,
LARRY.
THAT'S PERFECT
RIGHT THERE, BOB.
RIGHT THERE?
YEAH.
BEAUTIFUL.
WE'LL PUT ONE MORE
OVER HERE.
YOU WANT TO PUT
IN AT LEAST
THREE OR FOUR
SUPPORTS, RIGHT,
BECAUSE WE HAVE
A GOOD DEAL OF WIND?
ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS A FUNNY
GABLE END WALL,
ISN'T IT, LARRY?
IT'S ACTUALLY HALF
THE GABLE END WALL
AND WHEN IT TILTS UP,
THE PART THAT'S BELOW,
THE STUD PART THAT YOU SEE,
IS ACTUALLY IN THE INSIDE
OF THE HOUSE.
THE VAULTED AREA.
EXACTLY, WHERE
THE CATHEDRAL CEILING
CREATES THE HEIGHT
IN THE LIVING ROOM.
THIS WILL HAVE
SHEET ROCK ON IT,
DRYWALL.
WHAT'S THIS?
WE CALL THAT
A STIFF BACK.
FOR WHEN YOU HAVE STUDS
THAT DON'T GO ALL THE WAY UP.
THIS CONTINUES
ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
WHERE YOU HAVE
A BREAK IN THE FRAME,
YOU PUT THIS
STIFF BACK IN PLACE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT IT
FOLDING AS YOU'RE
RAISING THE WALL.
THIS WILL EVENTUALLY
BE REMOVED.
RYLEY, WHAT DO
YOU THINK ABOUT
THE WORK HERE?
DOES IT MAKE SENSE
TO DO THIS BEFORE
LIFTING THE WALL?
DEFINITELY. YOU WANT
TO GET AS MUCH DONE
WHILE THE WALL'S
ON THE GROUND
SO YOU DON'T HANG
UP IN THE AIR DOING IT.
THEY'VE GOT
THE WALL WRAP
AND TRIM ON.
REAL IMPORTANT
IS TO HAVE IT ALL
BACK PRIMED
AND PRIMED AROUND.
SO WE PUT
PRIMER PAINT,
ALCOHOL-BASED PAINT,
ON BOTH SIDES
OF THAT TRIM BOARD?
THAT'LL MAKE SURE
THERE'S NO PEELING.
I'D BETTER GET
OUT OF THE WAY.
WE'RE JUST ABOUT
READY, BOB.
OK. HOW MANY GUYS
DO WE NEED HERE?
ONLY THREE OR FOUR.
I'LL GET ON
THE SHORT END
DOWN HERE.
JAY, YOU WANT TO YANK THAT
OUT OF THE WAY FOR US?
THAT WIND IS
REALLY COMING UP.
WHO'S CALLING IT?
OK, ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE!
SLOWLY.
WATCH OUT FOR NAILS.
JAY, GET
US SOME STUDS.
I GOT THE WALL.
PUT ONE
RIGHT UP HERE.
I HAVE A BLOCK
RIGHT THERE, RYLEY.
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, NOW...
HOW ARE WE GOING TO
GET THE RIDGE ACROSS?
I'M GOING
TO TAKE THAT
LITTLE BLOCK OUT
WAY UP TOP
OF THAT CABLE END
AND PUT
A "DEAD MAN,"
HOLD UP A 2 BY 12
RIDGE, TEMPORARILY,
SO THAT WE CAN
INSTALL THE REAR
RAFTERS
AND THE TWO
4 FOOT SECTIONS
ON EITHER SIDE
OF THIS ROOF DECK,
THEY'LL HAVE
RAFTERS GOING UP
WITH A BEARING WALL
WHERE RICK IS KNEELING.
IT'S A COMPLICATED
FRAME.
LET'S GET STARTED.
THE RIDGE IS NOT
IN PLACE YET,
BUT WE CAN PRE-CUT
THE RAFTERS.
HOW DO YOU
FIGURE THE ANGLE THAT
THE RAFTER MEETS THE RIDGE?
WE'LL USE
A FRAMING SQUARE.
WE KNOW THAT
WE'RE GOING TO
PUT UP
A 9-12 PITCH,
MEANING THAT
HORIZONTALLY,
FOR EVERY 12 INCHES
YOU COME IN,
YOU'LL GO
UP 9 INCHES,
THE RISE.
TAKE THE FRAMING
SQUARE.
SET IT AT
9 INCHES ON
THE INSIDE,
12 INCHES,
AND THERE'S
YOUR 9-12 PITCH.
THAT'S WHERE
YOU'LL CUT?
THAT'S WHERE
WE'LL CUT.
GREAT.
HOW DO YOU FIGURE
THE DISTANCE FROM
THE RIDGE
TO THE TOP
OF THE WALL?
THAT'S CALLED
THE RUN, BOB,
THE HYPOTENUSE
OF THIS TRIANGLE.
AND FOR THAT,
WE GO BACK TO
THE FRAMING SQUARE.
RIGHT UNDER 9
IS THE RUN THAT
WE'LL BE USING.
15 INCHES.
THAT IS THIS
DISTANCE HERE.
AND YOU MULTIPLY THAT.
MULTIPLY IT
TIMES THE SPAN
AND THAT GIVES
US OUR LENGTH.
OK. THAT'S WHERE
THE RAFTER MEETS THE WALL.
THAT'S CORRECT.
NOW, THE CUT THAT
YOU HAVE TO MAKE IS
CALLED THE "BIRD'S MOUTH."
OR THE "CROW'S FOOT"
ALSO, RIGHT?
YEAH. I LIKE TO
PUT IT SO WE HAVE
3 1/2 INCHES
CUT ON THE BACK SIDES.
THAT WILL ALLOW US
TO COVER THE TWO
DOUBLE PLATES
ON TOP OF THE WALL.
WE HOLD THE 9,
12 HELD TOWARDS
THE RIDGE.
FRAMING SQUARE,
USING 9 AND 12.
AND THEN WHEN THESE
CROSS EACH OTHER...
BACK TO
YOUR REFERENCE POINT.
WE GO THAT WAY.
THAT'S IT. WE CUT
THAT OUT.
THAT'S WHERE
WE NOTCH IT OUT.
WE'LL MAKE THE FINAL CUT
WITH THE HAND SAW.
FIRST, WE'LL BREAK
FOR SOME MESSAGES.
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ONE, TWO, THREE!
SLOWLY.
AND IT CLEARS.
AND THAT'S GOING TO
WRAP THINGS UP FOR
THIS WEEK.
COME HOME AGAIN
NEXT TIME,
WHEN WE'LL FINISH
ON THE ROOF
AND SHOW YOU HOW TO
BUILD A GABLE END DORMER.
WE'LL GO DOWN TO
BEAUTIFUL SOUTH CAROLINA,
TO VISIT DRAYTON HALL,
ONE OF THE MOST WELL-PRESERVED
COLONIAL PLANTATION HOUSES.I'M BOB VILA.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN,
FROM THE SHORES
OF LAKE COCHITUATE,
BACK AT OUR REMODEL JOB,
WHERE WE'RE PUTTING A SECOND
FLOOR ON THIS RANCH HOUSE,
WE'LL GIVE YOU A PROGRESS
REPORT TO SHOW YOU
THE LAYOUT OF THE DOWNSTAIRS,
THEN WE'LL BE RUNNING INTO
DOWNTOWN BOSTON
TO CHECK OLD IRONSIDES,
THE U.S.S. CONSTITUTION,
WHICH IS IN DRY DOCK,
GETTING REFRAMING.
AND WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE ON THE SECOND FLOOR
PUTTING UP ROOF RAFTERS.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON HOME AGAIN.
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN
WE'RE REFRAMING OUR RANCH HOUSE
AND VISITING
THE U.S.S. CONSTITUTION.
DON'T MISS IT.
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