0405 - Roofing Shingles and Staircase
October 4-10, 1993 | April 4-10, 1994
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN.
WE'VE GOT SOME EXCITING STUFF
TO DEAL WITH TODAY.
OUR ROOF IS ON THE HOUSE
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU
HOW TO INSTALL ROOF SHINGLES.
RYLEY WILL BE
CUTTING STRINGERS
FOR A STAIRCASE
TO THE BASEMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA,
TO VISIT THE BONNET HOUSE,
A WONDERFUL PLACE NAMED
AFTER A YELLOW FLOWER.
STICK AROUND. GOOD TO
HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
B.V.T.V.
BEFORE WE GO ON THE ROOF,
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT
A COUPLE OF COMPLETED DETAILS.
IF YOU LOOK UP THERE,
YOU'LL SEE THE MAIN RIDGE
OF THIS GABLED ROOF.
THE ROOF IS INTERRUPTED
BY THIS
LARGE SHED DORMER
WITH TWO WINDOWS.
THAT'S ALL READY
FOR ROOF SHINGLES.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE HAD
THE MASONS COME IN
AND EXTEND THE CHIMNEY.
ALL THAT BRICKWORK
IS BRAND NEW.
IF YOU'VE GOT A SECOND FLOOR
ADDITION LIKE THIS,
YOU HAVE TO EXTEND THAT CHIMNEY
AND GO ABOUT FOUR FEET
BEYOND THE RIDGE
SO THAT IT DRAWS PROPERLY.
WE'VE JUST HAD
OUR SHINGLES DELIVERED.
WE'RE USING
A STANDARD SHINGLE PRODUCT
THAT IS KIND OF SLATE GREEN.
I THINK IT WILL
LOOK QUITE GOOD.
BEFORE WE PUT THEM UP,
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
AT THE OVERHANG
SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND
THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT
THE RAFTER ENDS HERE.
THE ROUGH ENDS HAVE
BEEN CUT HORIZONTALLY
SO THAT WE CAN ATTACH WHAT'S
KNOWN AS THE SOFFET DETAIL.
THERE'S A PIECE OF
1 BY 4 PINE
THAT'S ALREADY PRIMED
AND BACK-PRIMED.
THEN THERE'S THE VENT ITSELF
AND THE EXTENSION RIGHT HERE.
THEN ON THE VERTICAL CUT,
WE SIMPLY ATTACH WHAT'S
KNOWN AS FACIA BOARD,
A 1-BY-1O.
AND WE WALK GINGERLY
UP HERE ON THE PLANKING.
ON TOP OF THE FACIA,
WE END UP WITH
OUR DRIP EDGE.
AND LET'S INTERRUPT
LARRY OVER HERE.
LARRY, WHAT
ARE YOU GETTING
STARTED THERE?
WE'RE STARTING TO
PUT THE ICE AND WATER
SHIELD DOWN
SO THAT WE CAN
START OUR ROOF SHINGLES.
THE ICE AND
WATER SHIELD
IS A STICKY,
RUBBERIZED MEMBRANE
THAT, UH...
IS LIKE PUTTING
SHELF LINER ON,
BUT YOU HAVE
TO DO IT VERY
CAREFULLY.
ALL RIGHT, BOB,
IF YOU WANT TO
HELP US HERE
FOR A SECOND,
YOU CAN HOLD THIS
PAPER THAT WAY.
OK, THAT'S GOOD
RIGHT THERE.
NOW, LET ME JUST
CUT THIS OUT OF
THE WAY.
WE CAN LEAVE THAT
RIGHT THERE LIKE THAT.
DON'T GO ANY FURTHER.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
PRODUCT TO USE
IN NEW ENGLAND
ESPECIALLY.
OUR STARTER COURSE
IS SIMPLY A SHINGLE
THAT'S BEEN RIPPED
DOWN THE MIDDLE
SO YOU PUT IT
IN UPSIDE DOWN
AND GET THE ADHESIVE
DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
AS YOU START ADDING LAYERS,
MAKING SURE THAT
YOU BREAK THE JOINTS,
THE SHINGLE TAB ITSELF WILL
ADHERE TO THE ONE DOWN BELOW.
ARE YOU READY
TO SHOOT IT?
YEAH.
OK, NOW THE INTERESTING
PART IS, OF COURSE,
IS WHAT YOU DO
AT THE...
AT THE JOINT OVER HERE.
WHAT WE DO HERE,
BOB,
IS WE PUT 5 BY 7
ALUMINUM STEP
FLASHING,
WHICH I'VE ALREADY
PUT TWO PIECES IN,
AND BEND THEM
AS WE PULL THEM
OUT OF OUR APRON.
THE MAIN THING IS
TO OVERLAP SO THAT
THERE'S NO POSSIBILITY
OF WATER BACKING UP
UNDERNEATH THEM.
YOU NEVER NAIL
IT ON THE ROOF.
ALWAYS ON
THE SIDE WALL.
I HAVE A FEW
SHINGLES READY.
WE ALWAYS INTERWEAVE
THE SHINGLE WITH
THE STEP FLASHING
SO THAT IT CAN'T
GO DOWN THE CHEEK
WALL INTO THE HOUSE.
EXACTLY.
YOU NAIL HIGH
NEAR THE HOUSE.
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU
BEND THEM LENGTHWISE?
YEP, BEND THEM
LIKE THIS.
OVERLAP THE OTHER ONE.
NAIL HIGH.
NAIL HIGH AND ALWAYS
ON THE SIDE WALL,
NOT ON THE ROOF.
NOW THIS ONE IS CUT.
YEAH,
IT'S OVERLAPPING.
RIGHT ON
THE TAB LINE.
INTERWEAVING.
NEVER NAIL BELOW
THE TOP OF THE SLOT.
WE TAKE ANOTHER
STEP FLASHING...
THERE YOU GO.
NOW WE CAN GO
DOWN THERE, BOB,
AND WE CAN PUT
ANOTHER STARTER
OVER OUR STARTER.
ARE YOU LINED UP?
LOOKS GOOD, YEAH.
THE EXPOSURE
TO THE WEATHER IS
ABOUT FIVE INCHES?
EXACTLY.
WE'LL BREAK
FOR SOME MESSAGES.
WHEN WE RETURN,
WE'LL BE DOWN IN
FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH
VISITING AN ARTIST'S
JUNGLE OASIS. STICK AROUND.
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WE'RE IN
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA,
AND YOU'RE LOOKING
AT ONE OF
THE PRETTIEST
BEACHES IN AMERICA.
ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF HIGHWAY A1A,
WE'RE TOURING THE BONNET
HOUSE AND ITS PROPERTY.
MR. JETHRO HURT,
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
IS GOING TO GIVE
US THE TOUR.
HOW HAVE 35 ACRES
OF NATURAL FLORIDA
LAND SURVIVED?
AN ENLIGHTENED
BENEFACTOR.
WHERE SHOULD
WE START OUR TOUR?
LET'S GO DEEPER
INTO THE HAMMOCK
AND WE'LL SEE
THE FLORA AND FAUNA.
JUST WHAT IS
A HAMMOCK?
A HAMMOCK IS GREAT
AMALGAMATION OF
NATIVE SPECIMENS,
NATIVE TREES THAT
ALL GROW TOGETHER.
MANGROVE, MAHOGANY...
LOTS OF HARDWOOD
TREES.
LOTS OF HARDWOOD,
LOTS OF SOFTWOOD.
THIS IS A GUMBO LIMBO.
I RECOGNIZE IT.
RIGHT. WE ALSO CALL
IT A TOURIST TREE.
WHY?
LOOK AT THE BARK.
PEELING, ALWAYS.
LIKE A TOURIST.
THAT'S FUNNY.
TELL US MORE ABOUT
THE ENLIGHTENED
BENEFACTOR.
THE BARTLETTS LIVED
HERE SINCE THE 192Os.
THAT'S OVER 7O YEARS.
THEN MRS. BARTLETT
DECIDED TO GIVE IT
TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT 1O YEARS AGO.
SO THE PUBLIC
CAN VISIT HERE?
ABSOLUTELY, YEAH.
IT'LL NEVER
BE DEVELOPED.
ANY MONKEYS?
YES.
I'VE HEARD.
WHERE'S THE HOUSE?
THE HOUSE IS RIGHT
ACROSS THE LAGOON.
WHEN WAS
THE HOUSE BUILT?
IN 192O, BOB.
IT'S BEAUTIFULLY
SITED.
IT SITS ON TOP
THE SECONDARY DUNE.
THIS IS THE PRIMARY SLEW
AND THEN THE PRIMARY DUNE
IS WHERE WE WERE BEFORE.
THAT GOES DOWN
TO THE BEACH.
THIS IS MOTHER
NATURE'S WAY
OF PROTECTING
THE COASTLINE,
WITH TWO HUMPS
OF LAND AND WATER
IN BETWEEN?
THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE
IT STILL EXISTS
BETWEEN PALM BEACH
AND MIAMI.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
WHO WAS MR. BARTLETT?
HE WAS
A HARDWARE HEIR
AND MURALIST.
HOW DO WE GET
TO THE HOUSE?
DOWN THE PATH,
THROUGH THE WOODS.
BOB, THERE ARE
A LOT OF EXOTICS
IN THE FOREST.
THIS IS A STRANGLER
FIG THAT WRAPS AROUND
A PALM IN THIS CASE
AND TAKES ITS SHAPE.
EVENTUALLY, IT'LL
KILL IT ALTOGETHER.
HERE'S MORE OF THEM.
YOU CAN HARDLY SEE
THE PALM IN THIS.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE
ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE,
THE WAY WHICH
THE ROOTS ARE DONE.
THE ONE ON
THE RIGHT HERE
HAS KILLED
THE PALM TREE.
YEP.
WHICH WAY BACK
TO THE PATH?
RIGHT HERE AND WE'RE
ALMOST AT THE HOUSE.
HOW MUCH FARTHER
OUT OF THIS PATH?
IT'S RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER AND WE'LL
BE AT THE HOUSE.
HEY, THAT'S NICE.
A BRIDGE.
COULDN'T WE HAVE
JUST GONE ACROSS
THE BRIDGE?
I WANTED YOU TO
TAKE THE SCENIC
ROUTE.
WHY DO THEY CALL IT
BONNET HOUSE?
YOU SEE THE LILIES?
THAT'S
THE BONNET LILY,
THE ONLY THING
THAT HAD COLOR
THAT GREW OUT
OF THE SWAMPS.
THEY NAMED
THIS YELLOW HOUSE
THAT CAME
OUT OF THE SAME
CONFIGURATION.
ARE THEY IN BLOOM?
YEAH. THIS IS WHAT
THEY LOOK LIKE
IN BLOOM.
THE FLOWER OPENS
ONLY AT NIGHT.
I SEE. WELL,
TO THE FRONT DOOR?
TO THE FRONT DOOR.
WHAT A WONDERFUL ENTRANCE.
IT DOES HAVE THE SENSE
OF COMING IN FROM THE DESERT.
OF COURSE, THE OBELISK
IS CORAL ROCK, RIGHT?
IT'S ALSO
LIKE THE DESERT.
IT IS CORAL ROCK.
IS THAT
A PARROT FISH?
YES. FREDERICK BARTLETT
DID THAT IN 1923.
FABULOUS.
AND, OH!
AN OASIS.
THIS IS LIKE COMING
INTO A COOL OASIS,
ISN'T IT?
YEAH, THE WHOLE HOUSE
IS BUILT AROUND THIS PATIO,
THIS COURTYARD.
THE MAJOR BLOCK
IS OVER TO THE RIGHT.
THAT'S WHERE
THE FAMILY LIVES
AND THE STUDIO
TO THE LEFT
AND OTHER THINGS AROUND.
SO, JETHRO, WHEN WAS
THE HOUSE BUILT?
IN THE 192Os,
EARLY 192Os.
FREDERICK BARTLETT
WAS THE ONLY ARCHITECT,
THE ONLY DESIGNER
AND GOT LOCAL
BUILDERS TO
HELP HIM.
THESE BLOCKS,
FOR EXAMPLE,
WERE CAST IN MOLDS
WE STILL HAVE CAST
ON THE PROPERTY
USING BEACH SAND.
I LOVE THE ROOF
ON THIS VERANDA.
THIS HAS BEEN RE-BUILT,
BUT LOOKS EXACTLY
THE SAME AS BEFORE.
ALL CEDAR.
WHAT'S WITH
THE TIGER?
OH, THEY COLLECTED
CAROUSEL ANIMALS
OF ALL TYPES.
REALLY?
BOB, THIS IS
THE DRAWING ROOM.
OH, WHAT A FINE ROOM
AND WHAT
A BEAUTIFUL FLOOR.
YES, THEY'RE
KETCHUM TILES
WHICH ARE MANUFACTURED
HERE IN FORT LAUDERDALE.
DO THEY STILL
MAKE THESE?
YES, UNDER
A DIFFERENT NAME.
THEY LOOK LIKE MARBLE.
AND THIS DOOR
IS EXTRAORDINARY.
THE COLUMNS
ON EITHER SIDE
ARE SOLOMONIC
AND WERE FOUND
BY MR. BARTLETT
IN AN ANTIQUE SHOP
IN MIAMI.
NOW, HE WAS
AN ARTIST.
DID HE PAINT
THESE PICTURES?
YES, THIS IS
HIS SON, CLEIGH,
PLAYING WHAT IS NOW
CONSIDERED A POLITICALLY
CORRECT INSTRUMENT.
THE SAXOPHONE THAT
BILL CLINTON LOVES.
AND THEN
ON THIS SIDE?
THIS IS JEFF,
WHO WAS IN CHARGE
OF THE GROUNDS
FOR OVER
A GENERATION.
FINE PICTURES.
WHERE TO NEXT?
WE'LL GO OVER
TO THE DINING ROOM.
I HAVE TO COMMENT
ON THE CEILING.
IT'S MADE OF ONE
MAHOGANY LOG THAT
WASHED UP ON THE BEACH.
AMAZING. WHAT
A WONDERFUL STORY.
BOB, THERE ARE
A NUMBER OF PAINTED
CEILINGS.
MR. BARTLETT LIKED
TO DECORATE EVERY
SURFACE AVAILABLE.
THIS IS WITH
BEACH SCENES.
HOW APPROPRIATE.
I LOVE THE BREEZEWAY
THAT SEPARATES
THE ROOMS.
WHAT'S OVER HERE?
THIS IS THE DINING ROOM
OVER HERE.
LOOKS TO ME LIKE
IT'S ALL CYPRESS WOOD.
YES, AN OCTAGONAL
CYPRESS ROOM.
BEAUTIFUL.
EVEN THE CHINA
IN THE CUPBOARD HERE
HAS NATURE IN IT, RIGHT?
SEA SHELLS.
THIS IS A RARE SET
OF WEDGWOOD FROM
THE 18th CENTURY.
BEAUTIFUL.
AND SOMEBODY'S
A FISHERMAN.
THERE'S MOUNTED
FISH EVERYWHERE IN
THE DINING ROOM.
AN ANGEL FISH, EVEN.
I GUESS AT ONE POINT,
YOU COULD CATCH THESE
FISH EASILY HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THERE'S EVEN A HOUSE
ON THE PLACE FULL
OF SHELLS.
CAN WE SEE IT?
YES.
THIS WAY?
MM-HMM.
THERE IT IS.
BACK IN
THE TWENTIES
AND THIRTIES,
LAUDERDALE USED TO
BE A SHELLER'S PARADISE.
BUT THE BEACHES
ARE SO GROOMED NOW,
THAT THERE ARE
FEW THINGS LEFT.
IN HERE, HOWEVER...
THAT'S A GORGEOUS PIECE
OF CORAL, ISN'T IT?
THIS WAS A WEDDING
PRESENT, THIS BUILDING,
DONE IN THE LATE 192Os.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
IT'S ABOUT
A 1O OR 12 FOOT
DIAMETER,
1O FEET HIGH
AND ALL THESE
CIRCULAR SHELVES
FILLED WITH SEA SHELLS.
FREDERICK BARTLETT
USES THE SHELL AS
AN ARCHITECTURAL MOTIF.
I RECOGNIZE THIS,
A LION'S PAW.
YES, RIGHT.
VERY, VERY NICE.
AND THEN,
WHAT'S OVER HERE?
THIS IS WHAT WE CALL
"THE BAMBOO BAR."
THIS HAS ALL
THE COCKTAIL GLASSES
AND THE SHAKERS
FROM THE 193Os.
REMINDS ME
OF TRADER VIC'S.
HA HA, GRANDFATHER
OF TRADER VIC'S.
YEAH, NOT BAD.
WELL, WHAT A GREAT
LITTLE WEDDING
PRESENT, HUH?
BOB, YOU HAVEN'T
SEEN IT ALL YET.
OH, THIS IS STUNNING.
A BREEZE
AND AN ORCHID HOUSE.
THIS REALLY SAYS
FLORIDA TO ME.
ISN'T IT EXQUISITE?
THIS IS MRS. BARTLETT'S
CURRENT GREAT PASSION.
SHE KNOWS ALL OF
THE NAMES OF
THE PLANTS.
IT'S A WONDERFUL
PASSION TO HAVE
AND A FABULOUS HOUSE.
JETHRO, THANK YOU
FOR THE TOUR.
WE'LL BE BACK
AFTER SOME MESSAGES.
STICK AROUND.
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OK, YOU GOT A HEAD START
ON THE STAIRCASE PROJECT.
ORIGINALLY,
WE HAD STAIRS
THAT WENT FROM
THE KITCHEN AREA
DOWN TO THE BASEMENT,
BUT IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
SO NOW,
WE'VE RECONFIGURED IT.
AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
YOU GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF A PROBLEM.
WE COME DOWN
HERE AND HIT THIS
CONCRETE WALL,
WHICH DOESN'T WORK.
SO WE'LL PUT IN
A PLATFORM
WITH A WINDER
TO STEP OFF OF.
THE LAST FEW STEPS
WILL WIND AROUND.
THE FIRST THING
TO TALK ABOUT
IS HOW TO DETERMINE
THE SIZES HERE,
THE HEIGHT OF
THE RISER OF
THE STAIRCASE
AND ITS RELATIONSHIP
TO THE TREAD.
WELL, THE BASIC RULE
IS THAT
YOUR RISER
PLUS YOUR TREAD
WANTS TO BE SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN 17 AND 18 INCHES.
YOU ALSO WANT
TO BE SURE
THAT THE RISE
IS NEVER MORE
THAN 8 INCHES.
AND A GIVEN ALSO,
IS THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS
HAVE ONE MORE RISER
THAN YOU WILL A TREAD.
THOSE ARE
IMPORTANT RULES.
OF COURSE,
THOSE RATIOS
HAVE TO DO WITH
THE SAFETY
AND COMFORT OF
THE STAIRCASE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
RISE FIRST.
HOW DO YOU
DETERMINE THAT?
THE FIRST THING
WE'LL NEED TO KNOW
IS THE TOTAL RISE.
THAT IS THE MEASUREMENT
FROM FLOOR TO CEILING,
ALWAYS BEING EITHER
ROUGH TO ROUGH...
FROM FLOOR TO
THE FLOOR ABOVE?
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOT TO THE CEILING.
WE HAVE 98 INCHES.
YOU ALWAYS WANT
TO MEASURE
EITHER FROM
ROUGH TO ROUGH
OR FROM
A FINISHED FLOOR
TO FINISHED FLOOR.
BUT NOT FROM
ONE TO THE OTHER.
THAT'LL THROW
YOU OFF.
A GOOD ROUND NUMBER,
98?
WE KNOW WE WANT
OUR RISE TO BE
AROUND 7 INCHES.
WE'LL TAKE THE 98,
DIVIDE IT BY 7 TO
SEE HOW MANY WE HAVE.
IT COMES OUT
TO EXACTLY 14,
SO THAT PART'S EASY.
HOW ABOUT THE DIMENSION
FROM THE BEGINNING OF
THE STAIRCASE
DOWN TO THE END?
TO THE CONCRETE
IS 13O 1/2 INCHES.
FROM THAT, WE WILL
TAKE 38 INCHES,
WHICH IS
WHAT WE WANT FOR
OUR PLATFORM.
YOU COULD HAVE
MADE IT AS SMALL
AS 36.
IF YOU CAN DO 38,
THAT'S BETTER.
HAVE YOU
DONE THE MATH?
YES. WE HAVE 13O 1/2
MINUS THE 38 INCHES
FOR THE PLATFORM.
92 1/2 INCHES.
WE KNOW THAT
OUR TREADS
WOULD LIKE TO BE
AROUND 1O INCHES,
SO WE'LL DIVIDE
THAT NUMBER BY 1O,
TELLING US THAT
WE NEED NINE TREADS.
WE'LL TAKE THE NINE,
DIVIDE IT INTO OUR RUN,
92 1/2,
AND WE COME UP WITH
1O 1/4 INCHES FOR
OUR TREADS.
THERE WILL BE
NINE OF THEM.
KNOWING THAT,
WE KNOW WE HAVE
1O RISES.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS
HOW DO YOU CUT
THE STOCK?
FOR THAT,
WE'LL USE
A FRAMING SQUARE.
AND WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS SOME KILN-DRIED SPRUCE,
2 BY 12.
WE'LL JUST START
A COUPLE OF INCHES
IN FROM THE END.
YOU ALWAYS ORDER
YOUR LENGTH AN
EXTRA COUPLE OF FEET.
ON STAIR TREADS,
DEFINITELY.
SO WE'LL HOLD
THE FRAMING SQUARE
ON ONE SIDE
WHICH IS THE RISER,
7 INCHES.
AND THIS SIDE OVER HERE
IS THE TREAD, 1O 1/4.
AND THEN,
JUST KEEP ON GOING?
THEN WE JUST RUN
THAT DOWN THE WHOLE
LENGTH OF THE STOCK.
LAY THE WHOLE
THING RIGHT OUT.
WHERE DO YOU MAKE
YOUR FIRST CUT?
RIGHT HERE.
I'M GOING TO EXTEND
THIS FIRST RISER LINE
RIGHT THROUGH.
AND THEN WE COME IN
WITH SOME 3/4 INCH
STRAPPING
WHICH GETS HUNG
RIGHT THERE.
THAT'LL BECOME
OUR FIRST RISER.
THAT'S RIGHT.
RIGHT NOW,
WE'VE GOT TO CUT ALL
THE EXCESS, RIGHT?
YEP.
ALL RIGHT.
SO THAT'S ALL
YOU NEED,
TWO NAILS
IN EACH ONE
AND THAT'LL
HOLD IT IN PLACE?
YES.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
I WANT TO REVIEW HOW
WE BUILT THE WINDER.
OK, WELL, THIS IS
A SQUARE PLATFORM
THAT WE STARTED WITH.
ON THE BOTTOM,
YEAH.
ON THE BOTTOM, WHICH IS
A 9O DEGREE ANGLE.
WE WANTED TO DIVIDE IT
INTO THREE EQUAL PARTS.
BASICALLY, IT'S
A 3O DEGREE, 3O DEGREE
TO 3O DEGREE.
THEN YOU'VE BUILT
THREE ADDITIONAL BOXES.
WE JUST STACKED
THEM ONE ON TOP
OF EACH OTHER.
THAT'S ALL
THERE IS TO IT.
GREAT.
NICE JOB.
I GUESS WE'VE GOT
TO CLEAN UP, HUH?
WE'LL BREAK
FOR MESSAGES.
WE'LL TALK
WITH HOMEOWNER,
PAUL PARESKY,
AND OUR CONTRACTOR,
LARRY LANDERS,
SO STAY WITH ME.
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WELL, PAUL, THERE
ISN'T MUCH I CAN DO
ABOUT THE WEATHER.
AS I LOOK
AT THE BOARD,
WE'RE ADDING A WEEK
TO THE SCHEDULE
AND THAT'S GOING
TO BE HARD ON US
AT THE APARTMENT.
WITH THREE KIDS
UNDER FOUR, IT'S
BEEN TOUGH.
WHAT WE CAN DO
IS ADD SOME LABOR
DURING THE WEEK
AND WORK
A FEW WEEKENDS.
IS IT GOING
TO ADD COST?
YEAH, I'M SURE
IT'S GOING TO ADD
A LITTLE COST.
HI, FELLAS.
HOW ARE YOU,
PAUL?
I GUESS WE'RE
DISCUSSING DELAYS
IN CONSTRUCTION.
YEAH, WE HAVE A FEW.
DID I HEAR
THE BUDGET WORD
MENTIONED?
YES. WE'VE LOST A FEW DAYS
BECAUSE OF THE RAIN
AND COULD MAKE THAT UP
WITH EXTRA COST.
WHERE DOES
THE BUDGET
STAND RIGHT NOW?
WE'RE A LITTLE OVER
THE BUDGET.
ORIGINALLY,
WE WERE HOPING
YOU'D BE ABLE
TO DO EVERYTHING
FOR $125,OOO.
AND I SEE $135,OOO.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WHERE'S THAT EXTRA
1O COMING FROM?
AT THE FRAMING STAGE,
WE DECIDED TO
CHANGE A FEW THINGS.
WE PUT A CIRCLE-TOP WINDOW
IN THE MASTER BEDROOM.
AND YOU
ADDED A WINDOW IN
YOUR SHED DORMER.
WE'VE DECIDED TO UPGRADE
TO GRANITE COUNTERTOPS.
THAT'S A BIG
TICKET ITEM.
YEAH, IT SURE WAS.
WE ALSO ELECTED TO GO
WITH SOME UPGRADE APPLIANCES.
I'M SURE
YOU WILL
WORK IT OUT.
YOU'VE GOT
A GREAT CONTRACTOR.
WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN
NEXT WEEK
WHEN WE'LL BE
LOOKING AT SOME
ROUGH PLUMBING.
WE'LL INSTALL A SKYLIGHT
AND HOPEFULLY GET STARTED
WITH SIDE WALL SHINGLING.
ACTUALLY, IT'S
CLAPBOARDS, ISN'T IT?
UNTIL NEXT TIME,
I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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