0407 - Electrical Wiring and Window Installation
October 18-24, 1993 | April 18-24, 1994
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HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR LAKESIDE
REMODELING PROJECT.
ROUGH WORK CONTINUES
AROUND HERE.
THE ELECTRICIAN IS GOING
TO GIVE US SOME TIPS
ON HOW TO PUT IN
ELECTRICAL BOXES
AND RUN WIRES THROUGH
NEW FRAMING.
WE'RE ALSO PUTTING IN A SAFETY
BRACE FOR A CEILING FAN.
SPEAKING OF ELECTRICITY,
I'LL TAKE YOU
TO FORT MYERS, FLORIDA,
WHERE THOMAS ALVA EDISON
MADE HIS WINTER HOME.
WE'LL VISIT HIS HOME
AND LABORATORY.
AND BACK HERE, WE'LL PUT IN
A PICTURE WINDOW.
STICK AROUND. GOOD TO
HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
B.V.T.V.
NOW, LET'S MEET
OUR ELECTRICIAN,
STEVE BRADLEY.
HOW ARE YOU
DOING, STEVE?
HOW ARE YOU
DOING, BOB?
WE'VE GOT THE MASTER
BEDROOM HERE.
IT'S A PRETTY
BIG ROOM.
HOW DO YOU
GET STARTED?
WHAT HAVE YOU
DONE ALREADY?
WE'VE PULLED
TWO HOME RUNS,
ONE FOR
THE LIGHTING CIRCUIT
AND ONE FOR
THE RECEPTACLE CIRCUIT.
THIS IS OUR
MAIN SWITCHING AREA.
WHY DO YOU NEED TWO
SEPARATE HOME RUNS
OR CIRCUITS?
WITH SUCH A LARGE ROOM
AND FOUR HIGH HATS
AND TRACK LIGHTING...
HIGH HATS ARE
THE RECESSED FIXTURES?
YES.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT
THAT MANY SPECIALTIES,
YOU NEED TWO
SEPARATE CIRCUITS.
IT KEEPS THE LIGHTS
FROM DIMMING WHEN
YOU USE EQUIPMENT.
THIS WILL BE
FOUR SWITCHES HERE.
FOUR SWITCHES,
FOUR DIMMER SWITCHES.
THEY'RE AT
48 INCHES,
THAT'S THE STANDARD
HEIGHT?
48 IS THE STANDARD.
STEVE, THIS ROOM
IS ABOUT 2O FEET
BY..
I THINK IT'S 12
AND MAYBE 14 OVER
THERE.
WHAT DOES THE CODE
REQUIRE IN TERMS OF
RECEPTACLES?
HOW MANY DO YOU
HAVE TO PUT IN?
THEY WANT RECEPTACLES IN
AT 12 FOOT TO CENTER
AROUND THE ROOM
ALONG ANY WALL
THAT'S NOT BROKEN
BY A DOORWAY.
THAT MEANS IF
YOU'VE GOT A SIX
FOOT EXTENSION CORD,
YOU CAN GO
IN ANY DIRECTION.
ANYWHERE YOU PUT
A LIGHT FIXTURE,
TV OR STEREO,
YOU HAVE A SIX FOOT
CORD, YOU CAN HIT ANY
SPOT ON THE WALL.
YOU'VE ALREADY
LOOPED WIRE OVERHEAD
FROM THE UH...
FROM THE SWITCH
OVER THERE TO
THIS WALL?
THAT'S CORRECT.
SHOW ME WHAT'S
HAPPENING OVER HERE.
WE BROUGHT OUR FEED
IN ON THE OPPOSITE
SIDE OF THE ROOM
AND DAISY-CHAINED
OUR THREE-WIRE AROUND
THE ROOM
SO WE CAN SWITCH
THE CIRCUITS.
THOSE RECEPTACLES
WILL BE SWITCHED
SO THAT YOU CAN
WALK INTO THE ROOM
AND TURN ON
A TABLE LAMP.
EXACTLY.
AND THIS ONE, ALSO?
YES.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY
SPLICE IT?
THE FIRST THING
THE CODE WANTS
IS A STAPLE WITHIN
EIGHT INCHES OF A BOX.
AND THAT, OF COURSE,
IS A CODE REQUIREMENT.
YOU HOPE YOU HAVEN'T
MADE A MISTAKE.
WE NEED A QUARTER
INCH OF INSULATION
INSIDE THE BOX.
SO WE'RE GOING TO
KEEP A LITTLE...
WE MADE
A THUMB MARK HERE.
BY INSULATION YOU MEAN
THE VINYL COATING ON
THE WIRE?
THAT'S CORRECT.
PLASTIC BOXES MAKE
EASY WORK OF IT.
WHAT ARE THE THREE
WIRES IN THERE?
WE HAVE A GROUND WIRE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY FOUR.
THEY CALL IT
THREE WIRE, BUT
THERE ARE FOUR.
WE HAVE A BARE
GROUND WIRE,
A WHITE NEUTRAL.
I'LL USE
THE BLACK WIRE
AS OUR CONSTANT
FEED AROUND THE ROOM.
THE RED WIRE IS GOING TO
BE OUR SWITCHED RECEPTACLE.
THIS IS CALLED
PIG-TAILING.
THE RECEPTACLE
WE'LL PUT HERE
ONLY HAS ONE SCREW
FOR A GROUND WIRE.
TO KEEP THE GROUND
CONTINUOUS THROUGH
THE LOOP,
WE HAVE TO SPLICE
IT TOGETHER AND TAKE OFF
WHAT WE CALL THE PIG-TAIL.
THIS WILL GO
TO THE RECEPTACLES.
AND WE DO THE SAME
FOR THE WHITES.
WE ALSO HAVE
TO PIG-TAIL,
WHERE THIS IS
A SWITCHED RECEPTACLE,
WE HAVE TO PIG-TAIL
THE BLACK WIRE
AND THE RED.
WHAT WE'LL DO IS
WE'LL, UH...
BREAK A TAB
ON THE RECEPTACLE
WHICH WILL ISOLATE
THE TOP RECEPTACLE
FROM THE BOTTOM HALF.
AND THE RED WILL
CONTROL THE TOP HALF
FROM THE SWITCH
AND THE BLACK WILL
BE CONSTANTLY HOT.
THE RED WIRE IS GOING
TO SWITCH THE TOP HALF
OF THE RECEPTACLE.
NOW WE TUCK
THE WIRES IN
NICE AND TIGHT
SO WHEN THEY PUT
THE SHEET ROCK ON
AND CUT OUT THE BLOCKS,
THEY WON'T NICK THE WIRES.
NOW, WHAT WE HAVE
LEFT HERE
IS THE NEUTRAL,
THE GROUND,
THE CONSTANT FEED
AND THE SWITCH FOR
THE TOP OF THE RECEPTACLES.
GREAT. NOW WHAT ABOUT
THE CEILING FAN BRACE?
LET ME SHOW YOU.
RIGHT OVER HERE, BOB.
THE CODE REQUIRES US
TO SUPPLY A BRACKET
FOR THE FAN
THAT CAN SUPPORT
5O POUNDS OF DEAD
WEIGHT.
WHEN WE USE
THIS FAN BRACKET,
YOU TURN CLOCKWISE
TO TIGHTEN THE BRACKET
IN BETWEEN
THE TWO JOISTS.
I SEE, YEAH,
IT'S THREADED
AND SO IT JUST
EXPANDS RIGHT INTO
THE SIDES OF
THE CEILING JOISTS
AND REALLY BITES IN,
DOESN'T IT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND ALSO,
THIS ALLOWS US
TO INCREASE
THE SCREW SIZE
FROM AN 8-32 TO
TO A 1O-32
TO SUSPEND
THE FAN FROM.
THE 1O IS THE DIAMETER.
SO YOU'RE USING
A STRONGER SCREW?
EXACTLY.
YOU CAN ALSO USE
THAT FOR RETROFITS,
RIGHT?
POKE IT RIGHT IN
THROUGH A HOLE.
THANKS, STEVE.
WE'LL BREAK
FOR SOME MESSAGES.
WHEN WE RETURN,
WE'LL BE IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA.
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m2HI, I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN,
ROUGH WORK CONTINUES
ON OUR REMODELING PROJECT.
THE ELECTRICIAN WILL
GIVE US TIPS
ON HOW TO WIRE A ROOM,
PUT THE BOXES IN
AND A SAFETY BRACE
FOR A CEILING FAN.
WE'LL TAKE YOU TO
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA,
TO VISIT THE HOME
AND LABORATORIES
OF THOMAS ALVA EDISON.
BACK HERE, WE'LL PUT IN
A RECYCLED PICTURE WINDOW.
DON'T MISS IT. THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON HOME AGAIN.
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m2I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT ON HOME AGAIN,
ROUGH WIRING, THE EDISON
HOME IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA,
AND WE'RE INSTALLING
A PICTURE WINDOW.
DON'T MISS IT.
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WE'RE IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA,
ON THE BANKS OF
THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER
VISITING THE WINTER HOME
OF THOMAS EDISON,
INVENTOR OF THE LIGHT BULB,
PHONOGRAPH,
THE MOTION PICTURE AND OTHER
WONDERFUL OTHER MODERN DAY
CONVENIENCES.
ROBERT HALGRIM,
THE SITE DIRECTOR,
IS GOING TO HELP US
WITH A LITTLE TOUR.
WHEN WERE
THESE HOUSES BUILT?
THESE HOUSES WERE
BUILT IN 1885.
THOMAS EDISON
DREW THE PLANS
FOR THESE HOMES
AND GAVE THEM
TO A MAN NAMED
STEVEN NYE.
HE PRE-CUT THESE HOMES
AND SENT THEM HERE
ON SAILING SCHOONERS
AND THEY WERE
ASSEMBLED IN 1886.
WHERE DO
THEY COME FROM?
FAIRFIELD, MAINE.
IT'S AMAZING
THAT THEY'RE KIND OF
MIRROR IMAGE HOUSES.
THEY'RE JUST IDENTICAL,
AREN'T THEY?
YES, THEY ARE.
EDISON BUILT
THE FIRST ONE HERE
FOR HIMSELF.
THIS HOME HERE WAS
BUILT FOR A BUSINESS
ASSOCIATE,
MR. GILLILAND.
BUT EVENTUALLY,
MR. EDISON USED
BOTH HOUSES?
LATER ON, THEY CHANGED
OWNERSHIP A FEW TIMES
AND MR. EDISON
OBTAINED THE OWNERSHIP
OF THIS HOME
AND ACTUALLY DID
SOME REMODELING
AND USED BOTH HOMES
LATER ON IN LIFE.
RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE
TOURS GOING THROUGH
THE PROPERTY.
HOW MANY VISITORS
DO YOU GET HERE?
OVER 4OO,OOO PEOPLE
VISIT THE HOME,
BOTANICAL GARDENS
AND LABORATORY
EACH YEAR.
THEY CERTAINLY DO HAVE
THE FEEL OF NEW ENGLAND
HOUSES,
WITH THE CLAPBOARD WALLS
AND GREEN WINDOW SHUTTERS.
BUT WHAT REALLY
DIFFERENTIATES THEM
IS THE AMOUNT OF
PORCH YOU'VE GOT.
YEAH, WHAT'S REAL
NICE ABOUT THESE
HOMES, BOB,
IS THE WIDE VERANDAS
OR PORCHES.
IT CIRCLES THREE
SIDES OF THE HOMES.
HAVING
THE WIDE PORCHES,
LENT ITSELF FOR KEEPING
THOSE FRENCH DOORS OPEN
YEAR-ROUND.
SURE, YEAH.
THEY'RE DECORATED
WITH STICK WORK
WHICH IS PRETTY SIMPLE
CARPENTER WORK,
BUT WHAT GIVES THEM
THEIR ELEGANCE
IS ALL THE WHITE
WICKER FURNITURE.
YEAH, IT MADE IT
VERY PRACTICAL FOR
FLORIDA LIVING IN
THE EARLY 18OOs.
I NOTICED SOME
WONDERFUL TREES.
MANY PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW IT,
BUT MR. EDISON WAS
AN AVID BOTANIST.
THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON
TREE IN THE SOUTH, A MAGNOLIA.
YES.
THAT'S
A BEAUTIFUL BLOOM.
IS THERE ANYTHING
REALLY EXOTIC HERE?
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF A SAUSAGE TREE, BOB?
SAUSAGES, HUH?
YES, THAT'S A SAUSAGE
FROM THE SAUSAGE TREE.
THIS IS
A KIGLELIA PINNATA.
IT'S A NATIVE OF AFRICA.
BALONEY.
NO, IT'S REAL SAUSAGES.
REALLY?
THEY'RE THE FRUIT,
ACTUALLY.
AND THIS
IS THE FLOWER?
THIS IS THE FLOWER.
THE FLOWERS
FROM THE SAUSAGE TREE
ARE POLLINATED AT NIGHT
IN AFRICA BY BATS
THAT FLY FROM
TREE TO TREE.
WE DON'T
HAVE THOSE BATS,
SO WE HAVE TO
COLLECT FLOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING
FROM ANOTHER SAUSAGE TREE.
WE HAVE TO HAND POLLINATE
THESE FLOWERS TO GET
OUR SAUSAGES.
THE SAUSAGE IS
REALLY A SEED POD.
THAT'S ACTUALLY
THE FRUIT OF THE TREE.
IS THIS WILD
BAMBOO BEHIND HERE?
THIS IS NATIVE
FLORIDA BAMBOO.
IT GROWS HERE ON
THE BANKS OF THE RIVER.
IN 1885, EDISON SAW
THE BAMBOO HERE
AND HE PURCHASED
THE PROPERTY.
THAT WAS USED AS
A FILAMENT FOR
HIS LIGHT BULB.
THAT'S WHY HE PURCHASED
THE PROPERTY.
COULD WE TAKE
A LOOK INSIDE?
WE SURE CAN.
SO, WAS THIS
THE EDISON'S BEDROOM?
YES, IT IS.
IT'S KIND OF
A PERSONAL ROOM.
IT IS JUST AS IT
WAS WHEN THE EDISONS
LEFT IT.
HERE IN THIS BEDROOM,
MRS. EDISON HAD TEA.
THIS IS WHERE
SHE HAD TEA
THE LAST AFTERNOON
BEFORE SHE LEFT
TO GO BACK NORTH
FOR THE FINAL TIME.
WHEN SHE DIED
IN 1947,
SHE LEFT THE HOMES,
GARDENS AND EVERYTHING
IN THE HOMES
JUST AS THEY WERE.
VERY TOUCHING.
IT'S UNUSUAL TO
HAVE THE BEDROOMS
ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
IS THE KITCHEN
AND DINING ROOM HERE?
YES, MOST OF THIS HOUSE
CONTAINS THE BEDROOMS.
IN THE OTHER HOME,
THERE ARE THE KITCHENS
AND GUEST QUARTERS.
WE COULD WALK OVER THERE
AND I COULD SHOW YOU
THOSE OTHER ROOMS.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL
LITTLE ROOM
AND THAT'S QUITE
A CHANDELIER.
THIS IS
THE SITTING ROOM
AND THAT IS
A HAND-MADE
BRASS CHANDELIER.
ONE THING OF INTEREST,
MR. EDISON HAD
DIRECT CURRENT HERE
IN THE 188Os.
THE CITY OF FORT MYERS
DIDN'T GET THEIR POWER
PLANT UNTIL THE 19OOs.
SO HE WAS THE FIRST ONE,
AS IT SHOULD BE.
I NOTICED HE WAS
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
THE SEA BREEZES.
BEFORE AIR CONDITIONING
IN FLORIDA,
YOU NEEDED ALL THESE
FRENCH DOORS, RIGHT?
HE BUILT THE HOME
SO THAT HE COULD
LEAVE THESE FRENCH
DOORS OPEN YEAR ROUND.
THERE'S NO WINDOWS
IN THE LOWER PART OF
THE CENTERS.
LEAVING THE DOORS OPEN
LET THE CROSS
VENTILATION CIRCLE
THROUGHOUT.
THIS IS MR. EDISON
ON THE LEFT, RIGHT?
WITH WHO?
HARVEY FIRESTONE.
THAT PHOTOGRAPH
WAS TAKEN HERE IN
THE BOTANICAL GARDENS.
THEY WERE GOOD FRIENDS
AND WORKED ON
GOLDENROD RUBBER
RESEARCH TOGETHER.
IS THAT RIGHT?
ANYBODY WHO'S
VISITED FLORIDA
HAS SEEN A BROWN PELICAN.
WHAT'S THE STORY
WITH THIS STUFFED ONE?
THIS BIRD WAS
A PET ON THE PLACE.
WHEN IT DIED,
MRS. EDISON HAD
IT MOUNTED
HERE FOR THE HOME.
SHE WAS A BIRD LOVER.
AND THIS OBVIOUSLY
IS THE DINING ROOM.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE.
THIS IS A VERY
FORMAL ROOM
WITH THE GLEAM OF
MAHOGANY AND SILVER.
THIS IS THEIR
FORMAL DINING ROOM.
A LOT OF FAMOUS
PEOPLE ATE HERE
AT THIS TABLE.
PRESIDENT HOOVER,
HARVEY FIRESTONE,
HENRY FORD,
LUTHER BURBANK,
JOHN BURROUGHS,
A LOT OF FAMOUS
AMERICANS ATE HERE
WITH EDISON
AND HIS FAMILY
IN FORT MYERS.
IT'S GREAT
THAT IT'S PRESERVED
AS IS THE PEACOCK,
I SEE.
THAT'S ANOTHER PET
ON THE PLACE THAT
WAS MOUNTED.
AND ROBERT, I SEE
YOU'RE DOING A BIT
OF REMODELING.
YES, WE'RE DOING
SOME CONSTRUCTION
ON THE BRICK PIERS
THAT'S OUR FOUNDATION.
THAT SUPPORT
THE PORCH STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THE QUALITY
OF THE SOIL HERE
IN FLORIDA.
IT'S REALLY SANDY
SO THAT SOME OF
THESE BRICK PIERS
SINK.
THAT'S QUITE
A LIGHT FIXTURE.
ONE THING INTERESTING
ABOUT THAT,
NOTICE THE CARBON
FILAMENT BULBS, BOB.
THOSE HAVE BEEN BURNING.
TO OUR KNOWLEDGE,
SINCE THE 192Os.
THEY BURN 1O HOURS
A DAY,
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK
AND THEY HAVEN'T
BURNED OUT YET.
THAT'S AMAZING.
WHY CAN'T WE GET
LIGHT BULBS LIKE THAT?
I'LL EXPLAIN MORE
AT THE CHEMICAL LABORATORY
ACROSS THE STREET.
GREAT.
OH, HEY,
THIS IS TERRIFIC.
NOW WAS THE LIGHT
BULB INVENTED IN
THIS LABORATORY?
NO, BUT HE USED
THIS LABORATORY
TO MAKE THE LIGHT
BULB MORE PRACTICAL.
THIS LABORATORY WAS
BUILT IN 1928.
HE WORKED ON
THE LIGHT BULB HERE.
HE INSERTED
THE BAMBOO FILAMENT
IN HERE
AND DREW A VACUUM
ON THE BULB.
THAT WAS ONE OF
THE THINGS HE DID
IN THIS LABORATORY.
YOU COULD GET
A LIGHT BULB TODAY
THAT WOULD BURN 6O YEARS,
BUT THE COMPANIES WANT
US TO KEEP BUYING
NEW LIGHT BULBS.
WHAT OTHER PROJECTS
DID HE WORK ON IN HERE?
EDISON WORKED ON
GOLDENROD RUBBER
RESEARCH HERE.
EDISON, FORD
AND FIRESTONE FORMED
THE EDISON BOTANICAL
RESEARCH CORPORATION.
AND THEY WERE TRYING
TO FIND ANOTHER
RUBBER SOURCE
OTHER THAN
THE RUBBER TREE?
RIGHT. THEY FOUND
A NATURAL SOURCE OF
RUBBER FROM GOLDENROD.
THEY GOT A SOURCE
OF RUBBER FROM
GOLDENROD
HERE IN FORT MYERS.
AMAZING.
WE'RE RUNNING
SHORT ON TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THE TOUR.
IT'S BEEN EXCELLENT.
WE'LL BE BACK
AFTER SOME MESSAGES.
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LET'S GET TOGETHER
WITH LARRY LANDERS,
OUR FRAMING CONTRACTOR,
AND TALK ABOUT
INSTALLING A WINDOW.
HI, LARRY.
HI, BOB.
THIS GOES IN OVER...
WE'VE GOT TWO OPENINGS
HERE, RIGHT?
I SEE YOUR FELLOWS
ARE IN THERE CUTTING
THE HOUSE WRAP.
THAT'S RIGHT.
EVEN WITH A BIG
OPENING LIKE THIS,
THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT.
YOU CUT AN "X"
IN THE HOUSE WRAP
AND THEN YOU FOLD IT BACK.
THEY'LL STAPLE THAT
AROUND THE ROUGH
FRAME OPENING.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
TECHNOLOGY
THAT ALMOST EVERYBODY
IS USING THESE DAYS.
THE AIR INFILTRATION BARRIER
REALLY WORKS TO KEEP
THE DRAFTS FROM COMING IN
AND THE MOISTURE INSIDE
IS ALLOWED TO COME OUT.
THAT'S RIGHT,
BOB.
THAT'S A PRETTY BIG
WINDOW HERE, ISN'T IT?
IT'S ABOUT
1O FEET LONG.
WE DECIDED TO
RECYCLE IT
BECAUSE IT'S
ONLY A COUPLE
OF YEARS OLD.
THE OWNER HAS
UPGRADED HIS WINDOWS
SINCE HE'S BOUGHT
THE HOUSE.
IS IT GOING TO BE
A BIG DEAL
GETTING THIS INTO
THE OPENING?
IT'S HEAVY.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE
TWO OR THREE GUYS.
WE'LL BRING BILLY IN
AND HAVE HIM
LIFT THIS CORNER.
AND RICKY
IN THE BACK HERE
AND WE'LL WALK OVER.
SLIDE IT.
WATCH YOUR
FINGERS, NOW.
COME IN.
THIS IS THE TYPE
OF WINDOW
THAT'S JUST
SIMPLY NAILED
INTO THE PLYWOOD.
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO
IS SHIM THE MULLIONS
WHICH ARE
THE CENTER SUPPORTS
ON THE SIDES OF
THE BIG CASEMENT PART.
YEAH, THESE ARE
THE MULLIONS.
AND WE'RE GOING
TO LEVEL IT
AND MAKE SURE THAT
IT'S NOT RACKED AT ALL.
AND THEN WE'LL BE
NAILING THE CORNERS
WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU
IN A MINUTE.
OK, I NEED THAT
LEVEL, BILL.
MAYBE, BOB, YOU COULD
HAND IT TO ME.
YOU GOT THAT, RICK?
KENNY, YOUR RIGHT
CAN GO UP.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD
RIGHT THERE.
PUT A NAIL IN
THAT CORNER, BILL.
RICKY, PUT A NAIL IN
THE RIGHT HAND LOWER CORNER.
AREN'T YOU GOING TO
JUST PUT ALL THE NAILS
IN, LARRY?
NO, WHAT WE WANT TO DO
IS PREPARE FOR THE SASH.
WE'VE GOT TO PUT
THE TWO OPERATING WINDOWS IN.
THE CASEMENTS?
CORRECT. ONCE WE KNOW
THAT THEY'RE WORKING PROPERLY,
THEN WE CAN PUT THE REST
OF THE NAILS IN.
IF YOU PUT ALL
OF THEM IN,
YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY PLAY.
SO THE CASEMENT FITS
RIGHT INTO ITS TRACK,
TOP AND BOTTOM.
YOU HAVE THE OPERATING
ARM ON THE BOTTOM
AND THE PIVOT ARM
ON THE TOP.
IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES
TO GET IT SET RIGHT.
THEN THEY'LL...
THEY'LL CRANK IT SLOWLY,
TO MAKE SURE IT OPERATES.
ISN'T THERE
A PROBLEM WHEN YOU
MOVE WINDOWS
OF THIS SIZE
THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO GET RACKED
A LITTLE
OUT OF SQUARE?
SOMETIMES,
WHEN THEY'RE IN STORAGE,
THEY WARP A LITTLE.
WAIT A MINUTE, BILLY,
IT'S NOT GOING TO CLOSE.
UP STOP,
OPEN IT UP.
I'VE GOT TO EYEBALL
THIS HERE.
OK.
IS IT BINDING
ON THAT SIDE?
YEAH, IT WAS BOWED IN.
OK, THAT'S GOOD THERE.
NOW TRY IT AGAIN, BILL.
WHAT DID YOU DO?
WE MOVED IT
OUT A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH, THAT
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
DOES IT LOCK?
OK.
NOW I'VE ANCHORED
THIS JAM.
SO YOU MAKE
THE ADJUSTMENT
ON THIS SIDE?
CORRECT.
WHATEVER SIDE,
ACTUALLY, THAT'S
NECESSARY.
BUT IT WAS THIS SIDE
IN THIS INSTALLATION.
AND NOW YOU USED
COMMON ROOFING NAILS,
GALVANIZED ROOFING NAILS.
AROUND THE WHOLE FLANGE.
EXACTLY.
AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT CAULKING
OR ANYTHING, RIGHT?
NO.
WE'LL BREAK
FOR SOME MESSAGES.
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AND THAT'S ABOUT A WRAP.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME
WHEN WE'LL BE WORKING UP
IN THE KIDS' BATHROOM,
INSTALLING AN ACRYLIC
TUB SHOWER COMBINATION.
WE'LL START CONSTRUCTION
OF THE FARMER'S PORCH
ALONG THE FRONT ENTRY
OF THE HOUSE.
WE'LL WORK IN THE WOOD SHOP
CREATING A MEDICINE CHEST.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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