0406 - Plumbing, Clapboards, and Skylight October 11-17, 1993 | April 11-17, 1994 HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN.
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF BASIC
REMODELING HAPPENING TODAY.
FIRST, WE'LL GET UP
ON THE ROOF WITH THE PLUMBER
AND DEMONSTRATE HOW
YOU PUT YOUR VENT PIPE
THROUGH THE ROOF,
AND HE'LL GIVE US TIPS
ON HOW YOU MARRY
THE NEW PLASTIC PIPING
THAT'S USED
WITH THE EXISTING
CAST IRON.
WE'LL ALSO INSTALL
A SKYLIGHT,
SHOWING YOU HOW
TO FLASH THAT,
AND RYLEY WILL GIVE US TIPS
ON PUTTING CEDAR CLAPBOARDS
IN PLACE.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
B.V.T.V.
LARRY! A LITTLE BIT
TO THE RIGHT.
24 INCHES, STEVE.
PERFECT!
LET'S MEET STEVE
BOTTAZZI, OUR
PLUMBER.
I THOUGHT YOU'D
BE CUTTING
THAT VENT PIPE
THROUGH.
WE'RE POSITIONING
THE VENT
BECAUSE WE HAVE
TWO FRONTS
TO THE HOUSE--
A LAKE SIDE
AND A STREET SIDE.
THE PIPE COMING
THROUGH THE ROOF
ISN'T VERY PRETTY.
SO WE'RE POSITIONING IT
SO IT'S NOT SEEN.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT
OUT OF SIGHT.
ON THE EDGE OF
THE CHEEK WALL.
HOW DO YOU
CUT IT THROUGH?
I'LL SHOW YOU.
SO, STEVE,
YOU'RE 24 INCHES
OFF THE CHEEK WALL,
BUT WHY ARE YOU
GOING TO CUT
AN OVAL?
BECAUSE TO PUT
A ROUND PIPE
THROUGH
A PITCHED ROOF
AND HAVE IT
COME OUT STRAIGHT,
YOU'VE GOT TO CUT
AN OVAL HOLE.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SEE HOW STRAIGHT
THAT'LL GO THROUGH.
LET'S GO ON THE ROOF
TO MAKE IT
WEATHER TIGHT.
MOVE THAT
PIPE, STEVE.
HI, LARRY.
HI, BOB.
WHAT'S THAT THING
IN YOUR HAND?
IT'S A ROOF SHOE.
IT'S FLASHING
THAT GOES
AROUND THE ROOF
SO THAT WATER CAN'T
GO DOWN THE PIPE
OR ENTER THE ROOF.
HOW DO YOU
INSTALL IT?
I'VE LOOSENED
UP THE NAILS
IN THESE ROOF
SHINGLES
AROUND THE AREA
OF THE PIPE,
AND NOW I'LL SLIDE
IT UNDERNEATH
AND OVER THE
BOTTOM PART.
STEVE WILL STICK
THE PIPE THROUGH,
AND WORK IT
THROUGH SLOWLY.
SO, THAT RUBBER GASKET
MAKES IT WEATHER TIGHT.
YOU DON'T NEED
ROOFING CEMENT?
NOPE.
DOWN A LITTLE
BIT, STEVE.
NO, THAT'S GOOD
RIGHT THERE.
NOW I'LL LOCATE IT
ON MY ROOF
SO THAT I CAN PUT
THE NAILS IN IT.
NOW, I HAVE TO TAKE
THIS SHINGLE OUT.
AND THEN DO YOU
PUT IT ON WITH
ROOFING NAILS?
TWO ROOFING NAILS
AT THE TOP,
UNDERNEATH...
UNDERNEATH THE PAPER.
RIGHT INTO
THE PLYWOOD.
I'LL GIVE YOU
A HAND.
LET'S GO
TO THE RIGHT--
THERE WE GO.
WHAT ABOUT
DOWN HERE?
NO, YOU DON'T
PUT NAILS DOWN HERE,
BECAUSE WHEN THE WATER
SHEDS OFF THE ROOF
IT'S GONNA HIT
THIS METAL, THEN
BACK ONTO THE ROOF.
THAT'S ALL
THERE IS TO IT?
BASICALLY.
I'LL REPLACE
THESE SHINGLES
AND IT'S DONE.
WHY DON'T WE GO DOWN
TO THE BASEMENT
AND ASK STEVE HOW YOU
MARRY THIS PLASTIC
TO THE OLD CAST IRON.
ANYTIME YOU'RE REMODELING
AN OLDER HOUSE,
CHANCES ARE YOU'VE
GOTTA DEAL WITH
CAST IRON
PLUMBING PIECES
THAT WANT
TO BE CONNECTED
TO PLASTIC PIECES.
HOW DO YOU
DO IT, STEVE?
WE TAKE A MANOFF.
THIS PLASTIC JOINT PIECE
IS CALLED A MANOFF.
I WONDER WHY
THEY NAMED IT THAT?
IT'S A MANOFF
WHICH CHANGES
FROM CAST IRON
TO PVC.
HOW DO YOU GET IT
NOT TO LEAK?
WE PUT OAKUM
AND LEAD.
WE JUST SAW THE LEAD.
THIS IS THE OAKUM,
WHICH HAS
BEEN AROUND
FOR CENTURIES.
IT'S NOTHING MORE
THAN JUTE.
HOW DO YOU
FIT IT IN?
WELL, WE PACK IT.
IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT
TO GET IT STARTED.
YOU HAVE TO SQUARE
EVERYTHING OFF.
WE PUT ENOUGH OAKUM
IN HERE
TO WHERE YOU'VE GOT
A HALF INCH ROOM
FOR LEAD.
SO YOU'VE GOTTA
WIND HER AROUND
THREE OR FOUR TIMES.
YEP, DEPENDING
ON THE FITTING.
SOME OF IT
TAKES MORE.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW YOU HAVE
TO FILL IT UP
WITH MOLTEN LEAD.
HOW WILL YOU KEEP
THE LEAD
FROM DRIPPING OUT?
WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED
A JOINT RUNNER
WHICH GOES OVER
THE MANOFF.
THIS IS A TEMPORARY
THING, RIGHT?
IT COMES OFF AFTER
IT'S BEEN POURED.
YOU TAKE
THE JOINT RUNNER...
OVER THE MANOFF...
CLAMP IT SHUT.
MAKE SURE IT'S NICE
AND TIGHT.
THAT'LL KEEP THE LEAD
FROM RUNNING OUT
AND YOU CAN POUR IT
THROUGH THE TOP.
SO WE TAKE THAT,
WE TAKE A PIECE
OF OAKUM
BECAUSE WE HAVE
A HOLE DOWN HERE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
WHEN YOU GET TO MELT
THE LEAD.
YOU'VE ALREADY GOT--
OH! WAIT A MINUTE.
I'VE GOT SOME
LEFT OVER
FROM ANOTHER JOINT
I HAD DONE.
IT HARDENS
RIGHT UP AGAIN.
SO HOW WILL YOU
MELT IT?
WE'RE GONNA
TAKE THE TORCH...
AND WE'LL JUST
MELT IT RIGHT DOWN.
IT'LL TAKE
A FEW MINUTES
BECAUSE THE LEAD'S
REAL COLD.
IT'LL ONLY STAY MELTED
FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
SO HERE WE GO.
YOU POUR IT IN
UP THE TOP.
WE'LL KNOW WHEN IT STARTS
POURING OUT
THAT IT'S FULL.
NOW, HOW LONG
DO WE HAVE TO WAIT
BEFORE IT'S...
WE LET IT GO
FOR A HALF AN HOUR,
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW
WE'VE SOFTENED UP
ALL THIS PLASTIC.
BEFORE WE CAN PACK THAT
AND PACK THE LEAD
INTO THE OAKUM.
AFTER 3O MINUTES, BOB,
I CAN TAKE
THE JOINT RUNNER OFF.
WE'LL SEE WHAT KIND
OF JOINT WE HAVE.
THE LEAD
HAS HARDENED UP.
LOOKS GOOD.
SO THAT'S IT?
WE PACK IT...
SO THAT JUST IN CASE,
WE WON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM
WITH LEAKING AFTERWARD.
SO, YOU HAVE TO PUSH IT
BACK IN FARTHER.
YEP, PACK IT BACK.
WE'LL RETURN
AFTER THESE MESSAGES,
WHEN WE'LL DEAL WITH SIDING.
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HI, I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN
WE'LL GIVE YOU BASIC
REMODELING TIPS.
HOW TO PUT A NEW
PLUMBING VENT THROUGH,
AND ALSO HOW TO CONNECT
THE PLASTIC PIPE
WITH THE OLD CAST IRON.
WE'LL INSTALL A ROOF WINDOW
OR SKYLIGHT,
AND RYLEY WILL SHOW US
HOW TO CLAPBOARD THE SIDE WALL.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON HOME AGAIN.
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m2I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN
WE'LL INSTALL ROOF VENTS
SKYLIGHTS, AND CLAPBOARDS.
DON'T MISS IT.
HI, RYLEY.
HI, BOB!
IT'S NICE TO BE
OUTDOORS.
WE WERE MELTING LEAD
IN THE BASEMENT.
YOU'RE STARTING
A MIGHTY BIG JOB,
CLAPBOARDING THE END
OF THE HOUSE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE MATERIALS WE'RE USING.
IT'S ALREADY GRAY.
YES, IT CAME TO US
ALREADY PRIMED.
THERE'S A YARD IN TOWN
CALLED CHURCHILL'S.
THEY'LL PRE-PRIME.
THESE ARE RED CEDAR
CLAPBOARDS,
WHICH IS REALLY EXPENSIVE
SIDING MATERIAL.
HOW DO YOU START
A BIG JOB LIKE THIS?
FIRST, I MAKE SURE
TO SNAP LINES
WHERE ALL THE STUDS ARE
BEHIND THE SHEATHING,
SO WE'RE SURE
TO HIT THEM.
YOU HAVE VERTICAL
CHALKLINES
EVERY 16 INCHES
TO SHOW YOU
WHERE THE STUDS ARE.
THAT'S IMPORTANT,
BECAUSE WHEN YOU
PUT CLAPBOARDS ON
THE NAILS
ARE EXPOSED.
IF YOU GET
IN BETWEEN THE BAYS,
THEY'LL COME OUT
AFTER A FEW YEARS.
WHAT ARE THE
HORIZONTAL LINES?
THIS IS WHERE
THE TOPS OF
THE CLAPBOARDS
ARE GOING TO GO.
SNAP THEM ALL
AHEAD OF TIME,
THAT WAY,
YOU DON'T COVER THEM
AS YOU'RE PUTTING
THEM ON.
HOW MUCH CLAPBOARD
SHOULD YOU LEAVE
EXPOSED?
WHERE DO YOU START?
FOR THIS, WE USE
A STORY POLE.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS
THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
I'VE TAKEN
THE STORY POLE,
BROUGHT IT TO
THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE,
AND MARKED ON IT
WHERE THE APRON
OF THE WINDOW IS.
THE APRON IS
THE WINDOW SILL
BOTTOM.
SO THE CLAPBOARD THAT
HITS THAT WINDOW APRON
WANTS TO COME INTO IT
JUST LIKE THAT.
SO YOU HAVE ONE
CONTINUOUS LINE.
SO WHAT I'VE DONE
IS TAKEN THE STORY POLE,
BROUGHT IT AROUND
TO THE SIDE,
AND WHEN THE BUILDER
BUILT THIS HOUSE,
HE PUT A GROUND
ALL AROUND
THE BOTTOM OF IT,
WHICH IS A NICE
REFERENCE POINT FOR US.
THAT'S A LEVEL LINE
AROUND THE HOUSE.
SO JUST PUT
THE STORY POLE TO THAT,
BROUGHT IT AROUND HERE,
WE KNOW THAT THE CLAPBOARD
COMES TO THIS POINT HERE.
THE CLAPBOARD IS
5 AND 3/8 INCHES HIGH,
SO MARK THE TOP
OF THE CLAPBOARD.
WE WANT OUR COURSES
TO BE ABOUT FOUR INCHES.
SO I'VE TAKEN
FROM THE BOTTOM
THE FIRST CLAPBOARD.
WE WANT THEM TO END UP
AT 37 1/2 INCHES.
DIVIDED BY 4,
YOU COME UP
WITH 9 COURSES.
4 1/8 INCH COURSES
GETS US TO...
SO THAT EXTRA
1/8 INCH
WILL MAKE
THE FUDGE FACTOR.
THAT'S RIGHT.
LET'S PUT SOME
OF THESE IN PLACE.
CEDAR CLAPBOARDS COME
WITH A DRESSED
AND A ROUGH SIDE.
YOU'RE USING
THE ROUGH SIDE
EXPOSED TO
THE WEATHER.
THAT'S JUST
A MATTER OF CHOICE.
THE OWNER PREFERS
THE ROUGH SIDE OUT.
THE ROUGH SIDE TAKES
STAIN AND PAINT
BETTER THAN
THE DRESSED,
OR SANDED SIDE,
WHICH SOMETIMES IS
A NIGHTMARE TO
KEEP PAINTED.
WHAT KIND OF NAILS
ARE WE USING, RYLEY?
WE'RE USING GALVANIZED
FIVE PENNY
BOX NAILS, BOB.
AND THE OTHER THING
WE WANNA BE SURE TO DO
IS ALWAYS START
WITH TWO COURSES
ON THE BOTTOM
SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE
A JOINT OVER HERE,
THERE'S SOMETHING
BEHIND IT,
'CAUSE OTHERWISE
YOU'D HAVE THE JOINT
BREAKING OVER
THE PLYWOOD.
OK. IS THIS ONE
GOING NEXT?
YEP.
IF I JUST HOLD
THE TOP OF THAT...
RIGHT TO
THE CHALK LINE.
THIS WAY, WE PREVENT
SNAPPING LINES
ON THE CLAPBOARDS
AND GETTING CHALK
ALL OVER THEM,
WHICH MAKES FOR
A MESSY JOB.
THAT'S THE
ESSENTIAL TOOL.
THE NEXT QUESTION
HAS TO DO
WITH THE LENGTHS
YOU'RE PUTTING ON HERE.
YOU'RE STAGGERING,
CREATING AN INVERTED
PYRAMID.
WHY IS THAT?
THERE'S A NUMBER
OF REASONS
FOR THAT, BOB.
WE DEFINITELY WANT
TO HAVE STAGGERED JOINTS.
I LIKE TO HAVE THEM
AT LEAST 16 INCHES APART.
ALSO, WHEN YOU'RE WORKING,
YOU DON'T WANT THEM
TO RUN HORIZONTALLY
UP AND DOWN
THE BUILDING.
YOU WANT TO STAY
IN ONE SPOT,
GO AS HIGH AS YOU CAN,
AND THEN MOVE.
THE OTHER REASON IS
THIS IS A STARTER COURSE.
WHEN I GET UP HERE
I'LL HAVE A STARTER...
A SHORT PIECE
THERE.
AND YOU SHOULD HAVE
A CORRESPONDING PIECE
AT THE TAIL END
OF THE HOUSE
AT THE SAME DISTANCE.
YOU'LL HAVE
VERY LITTLE
WASTE THIS WAY.
RIGHT. EVERYTHING
COMES RANDOM LENGTHS
AND THIS IS
EXPENSIVE STUFF.
AND IT'S
LABOR INTENSIVE.
YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE
FOR THREE DAYS,
BUT WE'VE GOTTA BREAK
FOR SOME MESSAGES.
WHEN WE RETURN,
WE'LL GO ON THE ROOF
AND SHOW YOU HOW
TO INSTALL A SKYLIGHT.
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WE'RE ABOUT TO INSTALL
A SKYLIGHT.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY
THE CATHEDRAL CEILING
OF THE LIVING AREA
DOWN BELOW.
WHETHER YOU'RE PUTTING
A SKYLIGHT
IN BRAND NEW WORK,
OR IN REMODELING,
THIS IS HOW
YOU FRAME IT.
YOU HAVE TO HEAD OFF
THE RAFTERS OF THE ROOF
USING A DOUBLED-UP
2 BY 8,
AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS
AT THE BOTTOM
SO YOU CREATE
A ROUGH SQUARE
FOR THE SIZE
OF YOUR SKYLIGHT.
LARRY LANDERS,
OUR CONTRACTOR HERE--
I SEE YOU'VE
TAKEN THIS APART.
WELL, THE
MANUFACTURER REQUIRES
THAT YOU TAKE
THE GLASS FRAME
OUT OF THE FRAME
THAT GETS INSTALLED
ON THE ROOF,
SO THAT
YOU SQUARE IT UP
IN THE HOLE
THAT WE'VE CREATED.
AND THIS IS WHAT
THEY CALL A ROOF WINDOW.
IT HAS THAT OPENING
DEVICE
THAT ALLOWS YOU
TO PROP IT OPEN
ABOUT 12 INCHES
OR SO.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SO YOU'VE GOT
THIS OPENING
ALREADY CUT OUT.
WHAT ABOUT
THE OTHER ONE?
WELL,
KENNY'S OUTSIDE.
HE'S GETTING READY
TO CUT.
ALL RIGHT.
THE FIRST STEP
IS TO PUT
THE FRAME IN PLACE,
RIGHT, LARRY?
THAT'S RIGHT.
DON'T YOU HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT IT
BEING SQUARE?
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT'S LEVEL
AND SQUARE
WITH THE OPENING.
AND THAT IT HASN'T
RACKED IN ANY WAY.
RIGHT.
SO HOW DO YOU
DO THAT?
WE HAVE TO MEASURE
THE DIAGONALS
OF THE FRAME ITSELF,
BOB.
THE DIMENSIONS HAVE
TO EQUAL EACH OTHER,
OTHERWISE IT HAS
TO BE RACKED.
IF THE DIMENSIONS
ARE THE SAME,
IT MEANS
IT'S SQUARE.
LARRY, WHY ARE
YOU INSTALLING
SOME OF THIS
RUBBER ICE
MEMBRANE
ALONG THE EDGES?
WELL, WE'VE...
IT'S AN ADDED BACKER
FOR US, BOB.
WE'VE HAD TO CUT
THROUGH OUR TAR PAPER.
NORMALLY, THE TAR PAPER
WOULD ROLL UP THE SIDES,
BUT SINCE WE'VE ROOFED
ABOVE ALREADY
I PUT THIS IN
AS A SAFETY FACTOR.
IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
YOU HAD A DELAY
ON THE DELIVERY
OF THESE SKYLIGHTS,
WHICH IS WHY YOU
HAD TO COMPROMISE.
THIS IS THE FIRST
PIECE OF FLASHING
THAT GOES UP, BOB.
THAT GETS NAILED
TO THE FRAME ITSELF?
WE USE A SMALL NAIL
SUPPLIED BY
THE MANUFACTURER.
IT'S IMPORTANT NOT
TO DRIVE ANY NAILS
THROUGH YOUR ROOF.
EXACTLY. .
THIS IS HARD TO DO.
THE NAILS ARE SMALL,
BUT WE'LL DEAL WITH IT.
THE NEXT STEP IS
TO PUT SHINGLES
AND WEAVING THE STEP
FLASHING IN AS WE GO.
SO WE'VE JUST
CUT SECTIONS OF
THE ROOF SHINGLES.
CORRECT.
I LIKE TO KEEP
THE ROOF NAILS
AWAY FROM
THE SKYLIGHT,
SO I WON'T PUT NAILS
IN THIS AREA.
THIS FLASHING
IS SUPPLIED
WITH THE SKYLIGHT.
YES, BY
THE MANUFACTURER.
AND DOES THE FLASHING
GO OVER THE SHINGLE?
YEAH, YOU WANT
TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE INTERWOVEN.
SO THAT WHEN THE WATER
COMES DOWN THE ROOF
IT SHEDS FROM
THE FLASHING TO
THE ROOF SHINGLE,
THEN ALL THE WAY
OFF THE ROOF.
JUST ONE NAIL?
JUST ONE NAIL
IS ALL YOU NEED.
AND THE LAST
PIECE IS CALLED
THE HEAD FLASHING.
THAT'S RIGHT, BOB.
HOW DO YOU
SECURE THAT?
ONE SCREW
ON EACH SIDE
THROUGH THIS HOLE.
AND THAT'S IT.
SO THERE REALLY
IS NO NEED
TO BRING ROOFING
CEMENT INTO PLAY.
NOPE, WE DON'T
NORMALLY USE
ROOFING CEMENT.
SO WE'RE READY
FOR THE SASH?
YEP. KENNY'S
INSIDE WITH IT,
AND HE'S READY
TO HAND IT TO US.
THERE WE GO.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF WIND UP HERE,
FELLAS.
WELL, THIS IS THE TOP.
WELL, I'M JUST NOT
GOING TO WATCH.
WE'VE GOTTA BREAK
FOR SOME MESSAGES.
WE'LL BE BACK.
ALL RIGHT!
TWO CRANKS, AND IT'S UP.
THANKS, LARRY.
WE'RE RUNNING
SHORT ON TIME.
NEXT WEEK
WE'LL RUN A HOME RUN.
THAT MEANS PUT ALL THE WIRES
INSIDE A ROOF
FOR THE ELECTRICITY.
WE'LL ALSO TAKE YOU
TO FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
TO VISIT
THOMAS EDISON'S HOME.
AND WE'LL REINSTALL
A PICTURE WINDOW.I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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