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0404 - House Tour and Dormer Construction
September 27-October 3, 1993 | March 28-April 3, 1994
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HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN.
OUR LITTLE RANCH HOUSE
IS NOT SO LITTLE ANYMORE.
WE'VE GOT A NEW SECOND FLOOR
TO LOOK AT.
WE'LL SEE HOW THE ROOMS
RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER
AND LEARN HOW TO FRAME
A DORMER ON THE ROOF.
WE'LL ALSO VISIT DRAYTON HALL,
A WONDERFUL GEORGIAN PALLADIAN
MANSION, 2OO YEARS OLD,
ON THE ASHLEY RIVER OUTSIDE
OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
STAY WITH ME.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
B.V.T.V.
IF YOU WATCHED THE FIRST EPISODE
OF THIS PROJECT,
YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT
THIS LITTLE RANCH HOUSE
WAS RADICALLY DIFFERENT
FROM WHAT WE SEE NOW.
IT WAS JUST
A LOW GABLED ROOF ON THIS END
WITH AN UNUSUAL
SIDING MATERIAL,
KIND OF A BARK-EDGED
LAP BOARD,
AND THE WINDOWS WERE
HAPHAZARDLY PLACED.
NOW BEHIND ME YOU'LL NOTICE
WE'VE GOT A WHOLE SECOND FLOOR
ON TOP OF THIS AREA.
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REMOVED
EXCEPT FOR THE TWO
SLIDING DOORS
THAT WERE HERE
ON THAT LOWER PORCH.
THAT AREA UP THERE
WAS ORIGINALLY
TO HAVE ONE WINDOW
IN THAT SHED DORMER.
IT'S NOW CHANGED.
THE OWNER DECIDED WITH
THE LAKEFRONT VIEW AND LIGHT,
HE WANTED TWO WINDOWS,
WHICH IS THE TIP-OFF.
THIS ISN'T A HOUSE
WITH A CLASSICAL,
SYMMETRICAL FACADE.
THIS IS CONTEMPORARY
AND DESIGNED
FROM THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT.
IN THIS AREA, WE'VE GOT
TWO WINDOWS UP THERE.
IN THE CENTRAL AREA,
THE ROOF ISN'T IN PLACE YET.
IT'LL BE HIGHER PITCHED
THAN THE FLANKING ROOF LINES.
IT'LL BE A CATHEDRAL CEILING
INSIDE THE LIVING ROOM.
THE LIVING ROOM WALL
WE HAD THERE
WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH
TO SUPPORT THE NEW ROOF,
SO IT WAS REPLACED.
IN THE PROCESS WE'VE PICKED UP
AN EXTRA PICTURE WINDOW
FROM ANOTHER
PART OF THE HOUSE.
WE'RE RECYCLING BOTH WINDOWS
INTO THIS LOCATION
SO THAT WHEN YOU'RE INSIDE
THAT LIVING ROOM,
YOU'LL HAVE A PANORAMIC
VIEW OF THAT LAKEFRONT.
BUT YOU DON'T CARE TOO MUCH
WHAT THE HOUSE LOOKS LIKE
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
THE MASTER BEDROOM,
ON THE SECOND FLOOR
OF THIS NEW, BUMPED OUT
ENLARGED END,
HAS A BEAUTIFULLY CUT-IN
BALCONY.
DOWN HERE, IN THE KITCHEN,
WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF GLASS.
THIS NEW SECTION
OF THE HOUSE IS FRAMED
TO USE THAT MUCH GLASS.
THIS IS THE OLD SECTION,
AND AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE HAVE STRIPPED THE SHINGLES,
BUILT A NEW GABLE END
THAT ALREADY HAS
HOUSE WRAP ON IT.
WE'LL PUT HOUSE WRAP
ALL THE WAY DOWN
AND SHINGLE THE WHOLE THING.
ALTHOUGH THE HOUSE WAS BUILT
IN THE AGE OF PLYWOOD,
THE SHEATHING IS
TONGUE AND GROOVE BOARDS,
WHICH TELLS YOU IT WAS BUILT
BY A SMALL CONTRACTOR.
THIS IS A LITTLE
ARCHAEOLOGY HERE.
THIS IS THE FORMER
END OF THE HOUSE.
THIS IS A ROOM ADDED ON.
HERE THE TONGUED AND GROOVED
SIDING,
WHICH IS TIGHT
AGAINST DRAFTS, ENDS,
AND IN THIS NEW EDITION,
SOMEBODY BOARDED IT UP,
SHEATHED IT
WITH SECONDHAND LUMBER
THAT HAD BEEN USED
TO POUR CONCRETE INTO.
ALL THESE CRACKS
ARE A NIGHTMARE,
WITH COLD AIR INFILTRATING,
UNTIL YOU BRING THE NEW
TECHNOLOGY OF HOUSE WRAP HERE.
THIS ADDITION
IS THE ONLY PORTION
THAT DOESN'T GET ALTERED
TOO MUCH.
HERE YOU SEE THE GHOST
OF THE FORMER DOOR
INTO THE OLD KITCHEN.
THIS RECEIVES A NEW DECK.
THE BULKHEAD DISAPPEARS,
AND THIS IS THE NEW ENTRY.
AS I WAS SAYING,
THIS LIVING ROOM
REALLY BENEFITS
FROM TWIN PICTURE WINDOWS
THAT MAKE IT ALMOST
A WALL OF GLASS.
WE REMOVED THE ORIGINAL WALL
AND BUILT SOMETHING
TO CARRY THE WEIGHT
OF THE ROOF.
WE'VE GOT THE WINDOWS
IN PLACE.
THEY'RE HEADED OFF
WITH DOUBLE 2 BY 12s.
WE'VE GOT 12-FOOT 2 BY 4s
GOING TO THE TOP PLATE.
YOU'VE GOT THE WEIGHT
OF THE ROOF
RESTING ON THIS,
A STRUCTURAL WALL.
LET'S GO MEET LARRY LANDERS,
OUR FRAMING CONTRACTOR.
LARRY,
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
YOU WERE BEHIND SCHEDULE
LAST WEEK,
AND YOU'VE CAUGHT UP,
HAVEN'T YOU?
YEAH, WE HAD TO WORK
OVER THE WEEKEND,
PUT SOME EXTRA GUYS ON,
AND MADE UP FOR
LOST TIME.
WHAT ARE
YOU DOING NOW?
GETTING READY TO LAY OUT
FOR THE MASTER BATHROOM
TO FINISH
THE CEILING JOISTS
AND CONTINUE ALONG
WITH THE ROOF.
THIS SPACE IS
THE MASTER BATH.
WHAT'S OVER HERE?
THIS WILL BE
A WALK-IN CLOSET
FOR THE MASTER
BEDROOM.
AND THIS AREA IN HERE
WILL BE A LINEN CLOSET
FOR THE HALL.
IT'LL HAVE A 4-FOOT
BI-FOLD DOOR
WHERE YOU'RE STANDING.
THE BEDROOM ITSELF
IS HOW BIG?
APPROXIMATELY
16 BY 2O.
NICE SIZE.
AND THIS IS WHAT'S
SUCH A SPECIAL FEATURE.
WE HAVE SLIDING PATIO DOORS?
THERE'LL BE
A PATIO DOOR OPENING IN,
I BELIEVE.
SO MAYBE FRENCH DOORS.
FRENCH DOOR-TYPE
SITUATION.
AND THIS BALCONY
IS A GOOD, WHAT,
12 FEET OUT?
YEAH, 14 FEET WIDE,
I BELIEVE, 12 FEET DEEP.
WE HAVE TO REALLY
CALL IT A DECK.
HOW WILL YOU
WATERPROOF THIS?
WE'LL PUT
A RUBBER ROOF ON
AND A WOOD DECK ABOVE IT
WITH RAILING SYSTEM
OFF OUR CHEEK WALLS.
THIS IS THE TYPE
OF DECK
THAT IS CUT INTO
THE HOUSE GABLE.
EXACTLY.
NICE JOB.
IT'S GONNA BE
BEAUTIFUL.
ANOTHER TWO WEEKS
AND IT'LL BE
CLOSED IN?
1 1/2 WEEKS.
WE'LL TAKE A BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE OUTSIDE OF
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA,
VISITING A GORGEOUS HOUSE.
WE'RE IN THE HEART
OF THE DEEP SOUTH,
NINE MILES OUTSIDE
OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA,
VISITING DRAYTON HALL
ON THE ASHLEY RIVER.
IT'S PROBABLY
THE FINEST EXAMPLE
OF GEORGIAN PALLADIAN
ARCHITECTURE
ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.
BUILT IN 1738
BY THE DRAYTON FAMILY,
IT SURVIVES INTACT
TO THIS DAY.
INTERESTING STORY IS,
DURING THE CIVIL WAR,
WHEN THE UNION ARMY WAS
DESTROYING MUCH OF THE SOUTH,
DR. JOHN DRAYTON,
WHO OWNED THE HOUSE,
POSTED YELLOW FLAGS INDICATING
THIS WAS A SMALL POX HOSPITAL.
THE ARMY NEVER CAME CLOSE.
TODAY DRAYTON HALL
IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
IT'S OWNED BY THE NATIONAL
TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION,
AND KATHY JENKINS, DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC RELATIONS,
WILL BE OUR HOSTESS.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE DRAYTON
HALL TOUR.
WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE
YOU HERE, BOB.
I SHOULD QUALIFY SOMETHING
YOU SAID EARLIER.
DR. JOHN DRAYTON
AT THE TIME,
WHO POSTED THE HOUSE
AS A SMALL POX HOSPITAL,
THAT STORY COMES
THROUGH FAMILY LEGEND.
IT'S A GOOD STORY,
BUT WE'RE NOT SURE
IT'S RIGHT.
WHAT IS IT
ABOUT THIS HOUSE
THAT QUALIFIES IT AS
GEORGIAN PALLADIAN
ARCHITECTURE?
IT IS GEORGIAN AS IN
THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE II
OF ENGLAND.
THAT ANCHORS IT
IN TIME.
AND PALLADIAN AS IN
THE 16th CENTURY ITALIAN
ARCHITECT
ANDREA PALLADIO.
HIS STYLE WAS
BASED ON SYMMETRY
AND PROPORTION.
SO IF WE LOOK
AT THIS HOUSE,
IT IS INDEED
BILATERAL SYMMETRY,
THE SAME ON THE LEFT
AND RIGHT.
TELL US ABOUT
THE DETAILS.
THE PORTICO,
WHICH IS A PORCH
WITH A PEDIMENT ON TOP,
AND HERE IS
A DOUBLE-TIERED PORTICO,
THE FIRST EXAMPLE
OF ITS TYPE.
ALSO LOOK AT THE COLUMNS.
IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA
OF ROMAN CLASSICAL
ARCHITECTURE.
LOOK AT THE CAPITALS,
AND IT SHOWS YOU
THE IMPORTANCE OF
POSSIBLY THAT AREA.
WHAT ABOUT
THE OTHER FACADE?
DRAYTON HALL IS WONDERFUL
FOR ANOTHER REASON.
IT HAS TWO MAGNIFICENT
FRONTS.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
IS THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE
WHEN TRAVEL WAS BY RIVER.
THIS IS THE ASHLEY RIVER.
RIVER WAS FASTER BY RIVER
AT THAT POINT.
THIS FACADE IS MORE
GEORGIAN,
THOUGH IT HAS
PALLADIAN FEATURES,
IF YOU LOOK AT
THE HEAVILY ORNAMENTED
PEDIMENTS.
WHAT ABOUT
THE BRICKWORK?
IT'S LAID IN A FLEMISH
BOND PATTERN,
WHICH IS ALTERNATING
HEADERS AND STRETCHERS.
THE BRICK WAS LOCAL.
SHALL WE GO INSIDE?
LET'S DO.
TELL US ABOUT
THE FLOORPLAN.
THE SYMMETRY
IS CARRIED OUT
THROUGHOUT
THE FLOORPLAN.
THIS IS BASED
ON A CENTRAL GREAT HALL
WITH TWO
SYMMETRICAL ROOMS
ON EITHER SIDE.
THE UPSTAIRS
IS THE SAME.
AND THE WOODWORK
IN THIS GREAT HALL
IS UNBELIEVABLE.
IT'S ALL HAND-CARVED
FROM YELLOW POPLAR,
THE MANTEL
AND OVERMANTEL,
AS WELL AS
THE FEATURES ABOVE.
THE WALLS
ARE SOLID SHEETS
OF BALD CYPRESS.
IT WAS CONSIDERED
SECONDARY WOOD.
IS THIS
THE ORIGINAL PAINT?
NO, THIS IS
THE SECOND PAINT JOB.
IN 2OO YEARS,
ONLY TWO COATS OF PAINT?
AMAZING.
WHAT ABOUT THE CEILINGS?
I'LL SHOW YOU
THE FINEST CEILING.
HOW WAS THIS
CEILING MADE?
IT WAS A TECHNIQUE
THAT WAS DONE
IN THE 16OOs.
IT'S AN ORIGINAL
CEILING TO THE HOUSE,
ABOUT 1742,
CARVED OUT OF WET PLASTER.
IT'S ACTUALLY
MADE IN PLACE.
IT WAS HAND-CARVED,
ONE OF ONLY FIVE
IN THE COUNTRY.
I'M LOOKING AT
THIS BRICKED-UP DOORWAY.
WHAT'S THE STORY?
THIS IS A SHAM DOOR.
IT WAS HERE
JUST FOR BALANCE.
SO IT WASN'T BRICKED UP.
THE STRUCTURE
IS BRICK WALLS
ON THE INTERIOR.
THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING
BEHIND THAT DOOR.
IT WAS THERE
FOR THE SYMMETRY.
WHERE'S THE GRAND
STAIRCASE?
LET'S GO LOOK AT IT.
SO IT'S A DOUBLE
STAIRCASE?
RIGHT. THIS IS
1/2 OF IT.
IT'S AMAZING THAT
AFTER 2OO YEARS,
IT'S NEVER BEEN PAINTED.
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE
PAINTED IT.
THIS IS RARE WOOD,
IMPORTED FROM
THE WEST INDIES.
MAHOGANY.
RIGHT.
THE HOUSE NEVER
HAVING BEEN HEATED,
THAT'S ONE REASON
WHY IT SURVIVED.
WHAT'S THE HEIGHT
OF THE CEILING HERE?
27 FEET HIGH.
AND WHAT'S OVER HERE?
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.
WHY A BRIDGE?
THIS BRIDGE WAS BUILT
TO SPAN THE FLOOR
AS WE CONTINUE TO STUDY
THE CEILING
AND STABILIZE IT,
ALSO THIS BALLROOM FLOOR.
THE STRUCTURE IS TOO WEAK
TO SUPPORT MUCH TRAFFIC.
RIGHT. WE HAVE OVER
6O,OOO VISITORS A YEAR.
THIS IS
A SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
THE ONLY ONE LIKE IT
IN THE COUNTRY TODAY.
IT'S WON AN AWARD.
WONDERFUL.
I LOVE THAT VISTA
WITH A LIVE OAK TREE
AND THE SPANISH MOSS.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL,
ISN'T IT?
HOW MUCH LAND
DOES THE HOUSE HAVE?
THE NATIONAL TRUST
FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION,
ALONG WITH THE STATE
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
OWNS OVER 65O ACRES.
NOT ONLY IS THE TRUST
PRESERVING DRAYTON HALL,
BUT ALSO A LOT
OF OPEN GREEN SPACE.
THE NATIONAL TRUST
FOR HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
IS A NONPROFIT,
NONGOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION
DEDICATED TO PRESERVING
AMERICA'S VAST
CULTURAL
AND ARCHITECTURAL
HERITAGE.
THANK YOU
FOR THE TOUR.
WE'LL BREAK FOR SOME MESSAGES.
DON'T GO AWAY.
THE OUTSIDE OF OUR
LITTLE GABLED DORMER
IS THE EASY PART TO BUILD.
YOU SEE THE ROOF ANGLES
AND UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S ALSO
KNOWN AS A DOGHOUSE DORMER.
IT'S BEEN FRAMED TO RECEIVE
A WINDOW IN THIS OPENING.
THAT'S THE HEADER.
HERE ARE THE JACKS.
THE ROOFLINE IS A 9-12 PITCH,
MEANING EVERY 12 INCHES
WE TRAVEL HORIZONTALLY
FROM THE OUTSIDE TOWARD
THE CENTER,
WE'RE GOING UP 9 INCHES.
THAT'S THE EASY PART.
THE HARD PART IS FIGURING OUT
HOW TO ROOF ALL THIS.
ON THE PART NOT DORMERED,
THE ROOF RAFTERS TRAVEL
FROM THE PLATE AT THE SIDE WALL
TO THE RIDGE.
THIS EMPTY SPACE IN BETWEEN
IS WHAT RYLEY WILL HELP US
UNDERSTAND.
FIRST THING
WE'RE GONNA DO
IS GET A HEADER
ACROSS THIS SPAN HERE
TO RECEIVE THE RAFTERS
FROM THE RIDGE.
WE WANT TO ESTABLISH
THE CEILING HEIGHT,
AND THAT TELLS US
WHERE TO PLACE
THE HEADER.
THE HEADER IS
A STRUCTURAL MEMBER
THAT HEADS OFF
THE WEIGHT OF SOMETHING,
EITHER A ROOF LOAD
OR THESE RAFTERS.
HE'S ALREADY GOT IT MADE.
TWO 2 BY 1Os
STIFFENED UP
WITH 1/2 INCH PLYWOOD.
THEN WE'VE GOT TWO
TEMPORARY PIECES
OF 2 BY 4
TO HELP US HOLD IT
UP IN PLACE.
I'LL GIVE YOU THIS END.
AND I'LL TAKE
THE OTHER END UP.
GOT IT?
YEAH. HERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S CHECK IT,
THEN NAIL IT IN PLACE.
LOOKS GOOD.
GOT IT?
OK.
TOENAIL
IT RIGHT IN.
NOTICE HOW
THE WHOLE FRAME
SHAKES A LITTLE.
THE PLYWOOD WILL
TAKE CARE OF IT
WHEN THE SHEATHING'S
IN PLACE.
OK, THIS IS
THE LAST RAFTER.
THERE IT IS,
BUTTING UP
AGAINST OUR RIDGE.
AND THE OTHER END OF IT
RESTING ON THE NEW HEADER
WE JUST PUT IN.
WE'LL TOENAIL IT.
THE NEXT STEP
INVOLVES BUILDING
THE DORMER SIDE WALLS,
CALLED THE CHEEK WALLS.
RYLEY, WHY ARE YOU STARTING
WITH THIS PIECE?
THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US
A NICE, CLEAN LOOK
WHERE WE GO INTO
THE HEADER.
WE COULD PUT
THE TOP PLATE IN FIRST,
BUT WE'D HAVE BUTT ENDS.
THIS LOOKS A LOT NEATER.
EVEN THOUGH
IT'S A ROUGH FRAME,
YOU WANT IT
TO LOOK NICE AND NEAT.
GOOD.
NOW, THE PIECES
THAT ARE VERTICAL STUDS
ALSO INVOLVE AN ANGLE.
HOW DO YOU GET THAT?
I'LL TAKE A SCRAP
AND PUT IT
WHERE IT'S LAID OUT,
AND I USE
THE FRAMING SQUARE
TO TRANSFER THIS ANGLE
TO THE STUD.
NOW WHAT?
NOW I TAKE IT
AND WE KNOW
THAT BY LOOKING AT IT,
IT'S ROUGHLY
AROUND 3O DEGREES.
I'LL GO ABOUT AN INCH
OFF THAT MARK,
CUT IT 3O DEGREES.
YOU COULD USE
A SPEED SQUARE.
BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE THEM.
I DON'T RIGHT NOW.
AND I'D SAY
32 DEGREES'LL
DO IT.
IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE 33.
AND WE'LL CUT
THE AREA SWANK.
SO I KNOW
I HAVE IT RIGHT.
I'LL JUST CUT THEM ALL.
WITH ALL THIS PLYWOOD IN PLACE,
WE'RE READY TO PUT UP
OUR LITTLE RIDGE
FOR THE DORMER ITSELF.
THERE YOU GO.
AND MAKE SURE IT'S LEVEL.
OK, LET'S SEE.
THAT'S GOTTA GO UP
ABOUT...
A COUPLE INCHES.
OK.
GOOD.
TACK IT THERE.
OK. WHOA! GREAT.
RIGHT THERE.
BEAUTIFUL.
I'LL NAIL THAT
RIGHT IN PLACE.
OK, THAT'S GOOD.
LET'S SEE.
THAT, UH...
THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S JUST
TO HOLD IT STEADY
WHILE WE PUT
THE FIRST RAFTER IN.
THESE WILL BE SPACED
16 INCHES ON CENTER.
HOW DO WE CUT
THE RAFTERS FILLING IN
THIS AREA?
WE WANT TO ESTABLISH
WHERE THIS VALLEY
WILL BE.
WE'LL DO THAT
BY GETTING THE PLANE
OF THESE RAFTERS
MARKED ONTO THE PLYWOOD.
WE'LL SNAP A LINE
FROM THE RIDGE DOWN
TO THERE.
OK, THIS IS OUR VALLEY.
NOW WE'LL CARRY
OUR LAYOUTS
AT 16 INCHES ON CENTER.
AND CUT OUR JACK RAFTERS.
WE'LL MEASURE DOWN
AND CUT OUR
JACK RAFTERS.
NOW, THIS IS PROBABLY
THE MOST COMPLICATED STICK
IN THE WHOLE
LITTLE DORMER FRAME.
HOW DID YOU GET THIS ANGLE?
THE TOP
IS 9-12 PITCH,
VERTICALLY.
AND DOWN HERE
AT THE VALLEY,
WE'VE CUT THE 9-12
HORIZONTALLY.
THEN WE'VE CUT IT
INTO THE ROOF
AT A 33 DEGREE
ANGLE.
AND THAT RELATES
TO THE CHEEK WALL.
IT'S ALL SET TO GO.
AM I ON THERE? YEAH.
OK, AND THIS ONE IS
THE SAME EXACT ANGLE,
BUT JUST A SHORTER
DISTANCE.
AND THAT JUST ABOUT...
COMPLETES THIS SIDE'S FRAMING.
WE'LL BREAK FOR SOME MESSAGES.
OK, WELL, NOW YOU START
TO GET AN IDEA
WHY IT'S EXPENSIVE
TO ADD A DORMER.
THERE'S A LOT OF LABOR
AND LUMBER INVOLVED.
THAT'S A WRAP
FOR THIS WEEK.
NEXT TIME WE'LL BE FINISHED
WITH THE ROOF,
BUT WE'LL SHOW YOU THE STORY
OF INSTALLING ROOF SHINGLES.
WE'LL ALSO BE CUTTING STRINGERS
AND BUILDING A STAIRCASE
DOWN TO THE BASEMENT.
AND WE'LL TAKE YOU TO
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
TO VISIT THE BONNETT HOUSE,
A LABOR OF LOVE
CREATED BY TWO ARTISTS.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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