0411 - Wall Framing and Security System
November 15-21, 1993 | May 16-22, 1994
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN.
IT SEEMS LIKE
WE'VE BEEN HAMMERING
AT THIS PROJECT FOR WEEKS,
BUT WE'RE A DAY AWAY
FROM INSPECTIONS.
TODAY, WE'LL SHOW
THE KITCHEN LAYOUT,
HOW THE WALLS
ARE PUT TOGETHER
AND TIPS TO
STRAP THE CEILING
SO YOU DON'T GET WAVY LINES.
WE'LL VISIT
THE BOSTON DESIGN CENTER,
WHERE I'LL SHOW YOU A EUROPEAN
KITCHEN CABINET DISPLAY.
WE'VE GOT A WET WALL
TO FRAME
FOR SOME PLUMBING PIPES
AND SECURITY SYSTEM
TO LOOK AT.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE
YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
B.V.T.V.
HI, LARRY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HI, BOB.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. GETTING READY
FOR INSPECTIONS?
YEP. WE'RE A COUPLE
OF DAYS AWAY FROM
OUR PLUMBING,
OUR ELECTRICAL
INSPECTION
AND THEN MY ROUGH
INSPECTION FOR
THE CARPENTRY.
I'M PUTTING
IN FIREBLOCKING
RIGHT NOW.
FIREBLOCKING IS
AN IMPORTANT PART
OF THE FRAME.
WHAT IS IT
THAT IT DOES?
WHAT IT DOES IS
THAT IT PREVENTS
THE FLOW OF AIR
FROM ONE FLOOR,
WHICH WOULD
BE THE BASEMENT.
YOU'RE STANDING
TECHNICALLY IN
THE BASEMENT.
YEAH, I'M HEADING
FOR THE BASEMENT,
BUT TECHNICALLY,
IT'S PART OF THE BASEMENT.
I'M TECHNICALLY
ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
WE HAVE TO PREVENT
THE FLOW OF AIR
FROM THE BASEMENT
GOING UP THROUGH
THIS WALL,
SHOULD THERE
BE A FIRE,
AND COMING UP
INTO THE FIRST
FLOOR.
THIS PIECE OF
WOOD WOULD DO THAT.
IT WOULD GIVE YOU
A 2R RATING, RIGHT?
YEAH, APPROXIMATELY.
I SEE YOU'VE
COMPLETED THIS
STAIRCASE
AND THIS REALLY
MAKES A DIFFERENCE
IN THE FRONT HALL.
WE NOW HAVE A REAL
SENSE OF ENTRY AND
CEREMONY HERE,
A PROGRESSION TO
THE SECOND FLOOR.
IS THIS BASICALLY
THE SAME FRAME
AS WHAT WE DID
WEEKS AGO, LEADING
TO THE BASEMENT?
IT'S THE SAME
AMOUNT OF STEPS
AND WIND.
BUT ACTUALLY,
THE HEADROOM
IS DIFFERENT.
YOU HAD TO...
I HAD TO
MAKE PIE-SHAPED
WINDER TREADS
IN ORDER TO HAVE
HEADROOM GOING DOWN
THE CELLAR STAIRS
BELOW THE FIRST
FLOOR STAIRS.
STACKED ONE
ON TOP OF ANOTHER.
RIGHT. YOU COULDN'T
MAKE A FULL SQUARE
PLATFORM
AND STACK THEM
UP THAT WAY.
SO THAT BY MAKING
THEM WEDGE-SHAPED
OR PIE-SHAPED,
YOU LEAVE ENOUGH
HEADROOM FOR CLEARANCE.
FOR DOWN BELOW.
AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE
ANY PROBLEM HERE, RIGHT?
NO, PLENTY
OF HEADROOM.
WHAT ABOUT
THE LIVING ROOM?
IS EVERYTHING
COMPLETED IN HERE?
A FEW BLOCKS
HERE AND THERE
AND WE'LL BE READY.
IT'LL BE
NICE WHEN YOU GET
THE PLASTER BOARD UP
AND THAT FIREPLACE
MANTLE IN PLACE.
LET'S LOOK IN
THE KITCHEN AREA.
OK.
THIS HALL ESSENTIALLY
LEADS TO THE TWO
LITTLE BEDROOMS
THAT HAVEN'T BEEN
REMODELED, OR TO ALL
THIS NEW SPACE HERE.
LET'S GET AN IDEA
OF THE LAYOUT.
HOW WILL THIS
BE USED?
THIS WILL BE
AN ENTERTAINMENT AREA.
IT'LL PROBABLY HAVE
A FEW COUCHES, MAYBE
A COFFEE TABLE.
BUILT-IN
TV AND STEREO
AND ALL OF THAT.
THIS AREA WITH
TWO HUGE WINDOWS
IS THE IDEAL PLACE
FOR FAMILY MEALS.
THEY'LL PROBABLY
HAVE A ROUND TABLE.
GREAT VIEW
FOR ALL SEASONS.
YEAH,
LOTS OF LIGHT.
THE WORKING AREA
OF THE KITCHEN,
LET'S GET A DESCRIPTION
OF THAT, LARRY.
OVER HERE
ON THIS END WALL,
THERE WILL BE
THE REFRIGERATOR.
AND NEXT TO IT,
A LITTLE COUNTER
AREA.
AND THEN IN THE CORNER HERE,
WILL BE A DOUBLE OVEN.
IN A BIG UNIT.
YEAH, AN UPRIGHT UNIT.
THEN, THERE'LL
BE A LITTLE MORE
COUNTER SPACE.
THERE'LL BE
A DOUBLE SINK
IN THIS AREA.
LET'S LOOK AT
YOUR PLAN HERE.
THE DOUBLE SINK
IS MORE OR LESS
IN THIS AREA
WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW?
THIS IS AN ISLAND
WITH THE COOK TOP
IN IT.
THIS IS A GREAT
PERSPECTIVE.
THIS IS WHERE
WE'RE STANDING RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT BETWEEN
THE ISLAND UNIT
WITH THREE STOOLS
AND THE SINK.
YEAH, IT'LL BE
A GOOD TRAFFIC
PATTERN.
YOU'LL BE
FROM THE SINK TO
THE COOK TOP
TO THE REFRIGERATOR
OR THE OVENS.
IT ALL WORKS
CLOSELY IN.
YOU CAN FIX LUNCH
OR BREAKFAST AND
EAT IT THERE.
IT'S GOING TO
BE VERY NICE.
HOW IMPORTANT IS
THIS STRAPPING
THAT'S BEING PUT
ON THE JOISTS
UP HERE?
WELL, IT MINIMIZES
THE ERROR IN YOUR
CEILING JOISTS.
SAY, SOMETIMES
THEY'RE A LITTLE HIGH
AND A LITTLE LOW.
WHAT IT DOES IS
GIVE YOU A GOOD, FIRM
PIECE OF WOOD
TO INSTALL YOUR
DRYWALL IN YOUR CEILING.
IT ALSO HELPS
KEEP THE CRACKS
DOWN TO A MINIMUM
IF PEOPLE ARE
WALKING UPSTAIRS
AND WHATNOT.
IT TAKES
THE DEFLECTION
OUT OF THE FLOOR.
THAT SURE IS
THE WAY TO DO IT.
I HAVE PUT STRAPPING ON
WHERE AFTER
A COUPLE OF HOURS,
YOUR ARMS WERE
READY TO GIVE OUT.
IT'S EASIER TO
SHOOT IT IN.
WHEN THERE
IS A HIGH SPOT
AND LOW SPOT
WE HAVE TO SHIM.
WE USE THESE CEDAR
SHINGLES.
THEY'RE BEVELED
AT ONE END
AND IT'S ACTUALLY
A SIDEWALL SHINGLE.
WE JUST PUT IT IN
ABOVE THE STRAPPING
AND THEN TIGHTEN UP
OVER THE NAILS
AND IT REALLY
HELPS OUT A LOT.
IT MAKES FOR
A STRAIGHT CEILING.
EXACTLY, SO THAT
YOU DON'T END UP
WITH A WAVY CEILING.
THE ONLY WAY TO
SEE THAT IS TO
EYEBALL IT.
THE PLASTERER
WILL ALWAYS TELL
YOU WHERE YOU ARE.
OK. WE'LL TAKE A BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL VISIT WITH
THE KITCHEN DESIGNER
WHO MADE THAT PLAN.
?l2HI, I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN,
WE'RE PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON OUR FRAME
JUST BEFORE INSPECTIONS.
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO
STRAP THE KITCHEN CEILING
SO THAT IT ISN'T WAVY
AND GIVE YOU AN IDEA
OF OUR LAYOUT IN THERE.
WE'LL ALSO TAKE YOU
TO THE BOSTON DESIGN CENTER
TO VISIT A EUROPEAN
KITCHEN CABINET DISPLAY
THAT'LL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF.
AND I'VE GOT
A WET WALL TO BUILD
AND A SECURITY SYSTEM
TO TALK ABOUT.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON HOME AGAIN.
?l2
Cr6FHI, I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN,
WE'RE TAKING YOU TO
THE BOSTON DESIGN CENTER
TO LOOK AT EUROPEAN
KITCHEN CABINETS.
DON'T MISS IT.
?l2
SO, DALIA,
THIS IS GREAT.
YOU COME UP WITH
THE DESIGN IDEAS
AND YOUR HUSBAND,
GADI, PUTS THEM
INTO THE COMPUTER.
HOW HAS THE COMPUTER
HELPED YOU WITH THIS
LAYOUT?
IT HELPS US
BY SAVING TIME
WHEN WE PUT
THE INFORMATION
INTO THE COMPUTER.
IT'S VERY EASY
TO DO CHANGES.
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO GO ALL OVER IT
AGAIN AND AGAIN.
WE PUNCH IN
MODEL CABINETS
WE HAVE IN
THE SHOWROOM.
THEN WE CAN
ALTERNATE THEM
IF WE NEED
ONE WITH ANOTHER.
WITHOUT HAVING
TO ERASE AND DRAW
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
THEN, OF COURSE,
YOU END UP PRINTING
WONDERFUL
THREE-DIMENSIONAL
DRAWINGS
LIKE THIS PERSPECTIVE,
THAT REALLY HELP
A CLIENT UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE KITCHEN'S
GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
CAN WE LOOK AT
YOUR CABINET DISPLAYS?
YES.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT
EUROPEAN KITCHEN
DESIGN
THAT IT'S REALLY
BECOME THE HOT THING
IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
EUROPEAN APPLIANCES,
EVEN CABINET HINGES.
I THINK IT'S MORE
THE EUROPEAN CONCEPT
THAT WE ARE
LEARNING TO KNOW.
FOR EUROPEAN KITCHENS,
THEY'RE MORE OF
FURNITURE THAN
CABINETS.
THEY LOOK AT IT
AS FURNITURE?
EXACTLY.
AND WHEN WE SEE
THE DESIGN THAT
WE HAVE HERE,
WE ARE IMPRESSED
WITH THE LOOK OF
THE CABINET.
THE FLASH DOORS
THAT ARE FRAMELESS
AND GIVE US A LOT
OF STORAGE SPACE,
THE LINES OF
THE CORNERS ABOVE,
THE LIGHT BUFFLES,
THE COUNTER TOP.
THE REPEATING
HORIZONTALS, YEAH.
IF YOU GO DOWN
TO THE TOKEN,
WE ARE GOING
TO FIND HERE LEGS
THAT ARE ADJUSTABLE
THAT MAKES THE CABINET
EASILY MOVED FROM
ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
AND ADJUSTS TO
THE NEXT FLOOR.
SO THEY'RE NOT
REALLY BUILT INTO
THE WALLS.
THEY'RE PUT IN PLACE.
TRUE. THE CABINETS
ARE FREE-STANDING.
THIS IS ABOUT
AS CONTEMPORARY
AS IT GETS.
CAN WE LOOK
AT OTHERS?
SURE.
IF THEY'RE FREE-STANDING,
HOW DO YOU ATTACH
THE UPPER CABINETS
TO THE WALL?
THE UPPER CABINETS
COME WITH THIS
PIECE OF WOOD
AT THE BACK OF IT.
WE PUT THIS
ON THE WALL
AND THE CABINETS
ARE HANGED ON IT.
THEY HANG
LIKE A PICTURE.
GREAT.
YOU ALSO SAID
THERE'S NO FACE FRAME
ON THESE CABINETS.
WHERE DO THEY GET
THEIR STRENGTH?
IF WE LOOK AT
THE BOX CLOSELY,
WE'LL SEE THAT
THE CORNERS
ARE MITERED IN
A VERY UNUSUAL WAY.
THIS MAKES
A VERY STRONG BOX.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
THE MANUFACTURER,
ALNO,
TRIED THESE
CORNERS BY THROWING
THE CABINETS
FROM A BUILDING
THAT IS 14 FLOORS
HIGH.
WHAT HAPPENED IS
THE BOX BROKE TO
PIECES,
BUT THE CORNERS
STAYED JUST AS
THEY ARE
AS 9O DEGREE ANGLES.
A LOT TO BE SAID
FOR THE ADHESIVE THERE.
NOW, THESE
LOOK VERY GLOSSY
AND VERY EXPENSIVE.
IS THAT TRUE?
YES, IT'S
THE TOP OF THE LINE.
THE BOX IS
MADE VERY WELL
AND IT'S AN MDF BOX.
YOU CAN SEE
IT'S LACQUERED.
MEDIUM-DENSITY
FIBERBOARD?
YEAH? AND YOU SAY
THIS IS ALL LACQUERED?
IT'S NOT LAMINATED?
TRUE. IT'S PAINTED
LACQUERED ON BOTH
SIDES
WITH
A VERY COMPLICATED
PROCEDURE.
THEY SEND IT FROM
GERMANY TO ITALY
AND BACK TO GERMANY
JUST TO BE PAINTED
AND GO OVER THE COATS.
BIG BUCKS.
BUT, IF WE WOULD
LIKE TO SAVE COST,
WE CAN GO INTO
LESS EXPENSIVE
CABINETS
AND SEE A VERY
SIMILAR DOOR.
ALSO, WHITE
WITH BRASS KNOBS
BUT THIS
IS LAMINATE.
THE INTERIOR HERE
IS A PARTICLE BOARD.
WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE FEATURES OF
THESE CABINETS?
WE TALKED BEFORE
ABOUT THE TOKEN SPACE
AND IF WE LOOK HERE,
WE SEE THAT THIS
TOKEN SPACE
IS BEING USED
FOR STORAGE OF
A STEP LADDER.
THAT'S GREAT.
TO TRY TO GET
UP THERE.
UP TO THE HIGH
CABINETS, YES.
ONE THING THAT
I WOULD LIKE TO
SHOW YOU
IS THE ATTENTION
OF DESIGN THAT IS
BEING DONE BY
APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS
AND KITCHEN DESIGN
COMPANIES.
KITCHEN CABINET
DESIGNERS
AND APPLIANCE
MANUFACTURERS ARE
GETTING TOGETHER.
THEY FIT TOGETHER, RIGHT.
AND WE CAN SEE
THE CONTINUATION
OF THE LINE.
THE SAME LINE
OF THE PANEL
IS THE SAME LINE
OF THE PANELS OF
THE CABINET.
THE PANEL OF
THE DISHWASHER DOOR,
IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE
THAT IT MATCHES.
FOR SAVING SPACE,
WE CAN LOOK HERE
AT THE CORNER
AND SEE HOW
THE CORNER SPACE
WAS UTILIZED
FOR MAXIMUM STORAGE
WITHOUT THE NEED,
AS IN THE PAST,
TO DIG IN THE CORNER
TO FIND WHAT'S THERE.
BY NOT HAVING
A FACE FRAME,
YOU CAN DO THAT.
WHAT ABOUT DRAWERS?
THIS IS A CABINET
WITH DEEP DRAWERS
UNDER THE COOK TUB.
IN FRONT, IT HAS
A BAR THAT ALLOWS
TO PUT THE LIDS
OF THE CABINET.
WE CAN ADJUST
TO AS MANY LIDS
AS WE WANT TO STORE.
AT THE BOTTOM
IS A RUBBERMAID,
WHICH PREVENTS
THE POTS AND PANS
FROM BANGING.
UH-HUH.
THIS CABINET HERE
IS FOR TRASH.
SOMETIMES MY HANDS
ARE FULL
AND ARE NOT CLEAN
TO TOUCH THE CABINET.
WITH MY LEG, I CAN
OPEN THE CABINET
AND THROW
THE TRASH IN
AND CLOSE IT
BACK IN PLACE.
GREAT.
WHAT ABOUT THE CABINETS
THAT HAVE BEEN
CHOSEN FOR OUR PROJECT?
THIS IS A DIFFERENT
DOOR STYLE.
I'LL SHOW IT
TO YOU.
THE CABINETS CHOSEN
ARE THESE.
IF WE TAKE A CLOSE
LOOK AT THEM,
WE CAN SEE
THEY'RE VERY PRETTY.
IT'S A HIGH GLOSS DOOR
THAT HAS WOOD
GRAIN IN IT.
AND THE REASON WHY
WE CHOSE THIS ONE,
THEY LIKED
THE CONTEMPORARY LOOK
OF THOSE DOORS
BUT THEY WERE
CONCERNED ABOUT
THE KIDS FINGERPRINTS
THAT WOULD BE
LEFT ON THE DOORS.
WE FELT THAT
THIS WOOD GRAIN
WOULD PREVENT
THE FINGERPRINTS
FROM BEING SHOWN.
FROM SHOWING UP
TOO MUCH.
IT'S NOT REALLY
WOOD, THOUGH.
IT'S WOOD GRAIN
PUT INTO THE LAMINATE.
RIGHT. IT'S
PRESSED IN IT.
NICE.
ARE THEY GETTING
OPTIONS LIKE THESE?
NO. UNFORTUNATELY,
THEIR BUDGET WAS
LIMITED.
BUT ANYTIME
IN THE FUTURE,
IF THEY WISH
TO ADD IT,
IT'S AVAILABLE
FOR THEM.
YOU CAN ACCESSORIZE
DOWN THE LINE.
GREAT.
BEAUTIFUL STUFF, DALIA.
THANKS FOR THE TOUR.
THANK YOU
FOR COMING.
WE'LL BREAK
AND WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL FRAME A WET WALL.
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LARRY, THOSE
KITCHEN CABINETS
ARE GOING
TO BE BEAUTIFUL.
LET ME INTERRUPT
YOU ONCE AGAIN.
THIS IS
A WET WALL, RIGHT?
BOB, THIS IS
THE BEARING WALL
OF THE HOUSE.
IT'S SITTING ON
TOP OF A MAIN GIRT
IN THE CELLAR.
IT'S HOLDING UP
THE SECOND FLOOR FRAME,
WHICH EVENTUALLY
HOLDS UP THE ROOF.
SO THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT.
WHAT WE'VE HAD TO DO
IS MAKE
THIS WALL THICKER
IN ORDER TO
HAVE THE PLUMBER
PUT HIS WASTE LINES IN
FOR THE SECOND
FLOOR BATHROOM
WHICH IS
DIRECTLY ABOVE US.
AND THAT'S WHY
YOU CALL IT
A WET WALL
OR A CHASE
BECAUSE YOU CAN
TAKE WIRES THROUGH.
WE'VE MADE IT THICKER.
THIS IS
THE BEARING WALL
AND THIS IS
THE NEW WALL
THAT WE JUST
FINISHED BUILDING.
AND THIS WASTE LINE
HERE GOES UP
AND OVER HERE
AND THEN EVENTUALLY,
BACK OVER TO THE SHOWER
IN THE SECOND
FLOOR BATHROOM.
YEAH.
THIS IS THE DRAIN
FOR THAT SHOWER
RIGHT HERE.
WHICH HASN'T
BEEN CONNECTED YET.
IT WILL BE LATER ON.
ON THE OTHER SIDE...
WE HAVE THE TOILET
FOR THE SAME BATHROOM
WHICH COMES DOWN
AND PICKS UP
THE LAVATORY,
THE SINK,
AND COMES DOWN
OVER HERE
DOWN THIS PIPE
AND THROUGH
THE FLOOR
WHICH IS A PART
OF THE SAME WET WALL
IN THE DEN.
IT GOES DOWN
INTO THE BASEMENT
AND CONNECTS INTO
THE MAIN LINE
DOWNSTAIRS.
ORDINARILY, YOU WOULD
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIT
THIS SIZE PIPE
IN A STUD WALL CAVITY,
BUT BECAUSE
IT'S STRUCTURAL
AND WE HAVE A GIRT,
WE DON'T WANT
TO DRILL.
WE NEED TO FATTEN
THE WALL.
ARE YOU ALMOST FINISHED?
YEAH. I HAVE
ONE JACK STUD.
YOU NEED TO BANG IT IN.
A LITTLE BIT
OUT OF PLACE.
THERE YOU GO.
SO, LARRY, THIS ROOM
WHICH ORIGINALLY WAS
THE DINING ROOM,
BECOMES THE DEN,
RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS OPENING HERE
IS A GOOD SIX FOOT
OPENING.
WILL IT BE LEFT
AS AN OPEN ARCHWAY?
IT'S GOING TO BE
A FRENCH DOOR THAT
SWINGS IN.
A DOUBLE DOOR
WITH GLASS IN IT,
SO YOU CAN
SEE THE LAKE.
DO YOU NEED
A HAND?
ONCE AGAIN,
I'M JUST ABOUT
DONE, BOB.
WE'LL GO UPSTAIRS
AND TALK ABOUT
THE SECURITY SYSTEM.
LET'S MEET
NICK MARTINES,
WHO IS
WITH A REGIONAL
ALARM COMPANY.
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
WHY DOES IT
MAKE SENSE
FOR A HOMEOWNER
TO DO BUSINESS
WITH A SMALL
BURGLAR ALARM
COMPANY?
WELL, SERVICE,
NUMBER ONE.
AND WE BASICALLY
KNOW JUST ABOUT
EVERY CUSTOMER.
MAKES A LOT
OF SENSE.
WHY DO WE NEED
A BURGLAR ALARM
SYSTEM
IN THIS WONDERFUL
SUBURB ON THE SHORES
OF LAKE COCHITUATE?
BECAUSE IT'S
A WONDERFUL SUBURB.
ANOTHER THING IS
IT'S PRETTY ISOLATED
AT THE END OF
THIS CUL-DE-SAC
RIGHT ON THE WATER.
WE'RE PUTTING
A COMPLICATED SYSTEM
IN AS FAR AS I CAN TELL.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
I'M PUTTING
THIS TOGETHER
TO DEMONSTRATE
HOW A TYPICAL
WINDOW CONTACT
WORKS.
WE DON'T HAVE
A WINDOW.
BUT WE'RE IN
THE SECOND FLOOR.
WHY DO YOU NEED
WINDOW CONTACTS
ON THE SECOND
FLOOR WINDOW?
IF WE LOOK
OUTSIDE THIS WINDOW,
WE SEE A FARMER'S
PORCH ROOF.
I GET ONTO
THAT AND BASICALLY,
I'M ON GROUND LEVEL.
YEAH, YOU'RE
IN THE WINDOW.
SO HOW DOES
THIS WORK?
THIS IS
THE CONTACT
PART OF OUR DEVICE.
THIS GOES IN
THE WINDOW FRAME.
IT'S STATIONARY.
THESE ARE JUST
MAGNETIC METAL POINTS?
THIS IS MAGNETIC.
THIS WILL GIVE
THIS A MAGNETIC
FIELD
AND CLOSE A SET
OF CONTACTS IN HERE.
THIS WILL GO ON
THE MOVEABLE PART
OF THE WINDOW.
WHETHER A CASEMENT
OR SASH.
IF YOU PUT
THAT TOGETHER,
THAT'LL BE
THE NORMAL SETTING
OF THIS CONTACT.
IF WE, IN FACT,
ACTIVATE THE
SYSTEM...
[BEEP BEEP BEEP]
YOU'VE GOT
THE SYSTEM ON NOW.
NOW WE LEAVE
THE HOME...
I CAN'T LET GO?
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP
THAT ON THROUGH
THE WHOLE SHOW.
IF I SEPARATE...
[ALARM GOES OFF]
THIS IS WHAT
HAPPENS, BASICALLY.
THEN WE SIMPLY
DE-ACTIVATE IT.
OH, GOOD.
AND THE SYSTEM'S OFF.
AND THERE WOULD BE
A RECORDING GOING
TO YOUR CONTROL...
CORRECT. THIS WILL
BE MONITORED THROUGH
A CENTRAL STATION.
THE SIGNAL'S
GONE THROUGH OF
A DISTURBANCE.
THAT'S PRETTY
OLD-FASHIONED STUFF.
DON'T A LOT OF PEOPLE
RELY ON MOTION DETECTION?
OUR FIRST LINE
OF DEFENSE ARE
THE OPENINGS.
THIS BEING GLASS,
IF YOU LOOK IN
THIS CORNER,
THAT'S A MOTION
SENSOR.
IF ANYBODY ENTERS
THE ROOM,
THAT WOULD TRIP
THE ALARM OFF?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF MOTION
SENSORS.
THIS IS CALLED
THE DUAL TECH.
IT DETECTS MOTION
AND A CHANGE IN
TEMPERATURE,
PASSIVE INFRA-RED.
WHAT ABOUT THE MAIN
THING THAT CONCERNS
HOMEOWNERS,
FIRE PROTECTION,
SMOKE PROTECTION?
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING ABOUT THAT?
THIS PANEL HERE
IS A COMBINATION
BURGLAR/FIRE.
THIS IS
A SMOKE DETECTOR.
THIS LITTLE
HAT ON IT
IS TO PROTECT IT
DURING CONSTRUCTION
FROM DUST
AND SO FORTH.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
THESE GET MOUNTED
ON THE CEILING.
WHEN THE HOUSE
IS FINISHED,
HOW DO THEY WORK?
IT'S A
PHOTO-ELECTRIC
DETECTOR.
IT'S LOOKING FOR
SMOKE TO ENTER
THE CHAMBERS.
PHOTO-ELECTRIC
MEANING THERE'S
A BEAM IN THERE.
THE SMOKE COMING
IN WILL REFRACT
THE BEAM
AND MAKE IT ACTIVATE
THE ALARM SYSTEM.
NICK, LET'S TALK MONEY.
THIS IS ALMOST
A 3,OOO SQUARE FOOT
HOUSE
WITH THIS WHOLE
SECOND STORY ADDITION.
WHAT'S THIS SYSTEM
GOING TO COST?
YOU'RE STARTING OUT
AROUND $1,OOO
AND DEPENDING ON
HOW ELABORATE
YOU GET,
YOU CAN WORK
YOUR WAY UP
TO $2-2,5OO.
ACCESSORIES, SURE.
YOU SHOULD NEVER
BE GOING HIGHER.
THANKS.
WE'LL BREAK
FOR SOME MESSAGES.
WE'LL BE BACK.
?l2
OK. WELL,
THAT'S INTERESTING.
THERE'S NOTHING
LIKE A COMPUTER
TO KEEP CONTROL
OF A PROJECT'S
BUDGET.
AS LONG AS YOU
STAY TO THE BUDGET.
YOU HAVEN'T?
AS YOU KNOW,
WE HAD OUR ISSUES.
WE SPOKE ABOUT
UPGRADES IN THE KITCHEN,
WITH GRANITE COUNTER TOPS
AND UPGRADING APPLIANCES.
WE STARTED WITH
$125,OOO BUDGET
FOR THE WHOLE JOB.
AND THEN
YOU DECIDED TO DO
GRANITE COUNTER TOPS
AND BETTER APPLIANCES
AND GOT YOURSELF
UP TO $135,OOO.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I DON'T SEE
ANY BIG NEW
NUMBERS HERE.
WELL, SINCE WE'RE IN
THE ELECTRICAL PART
OF THE HOUSE NOW,
WE'VE HAD TO LOOK
AT THAT.
OH, YEAH.
NATURALLY, WE'VE ADDED
A FEW FIXTURES,
A LOT MORE THAN
ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED.
HOW MANY?
WE'VE ADDED ABOUT 35
POINTS NOT ORIGINALLY
IN THE PLAN.
A LOT!
IT IS,
BUT WE NEEDED IT.
THE ORIGINAL PLAN
WAS INADEQUATE FOR
LIGHTING.
WE'VE GOT BIG SPACE.
IT MAKES SENSE
SOMETIMES TO BRING
A LIGHTING DESIGNER
IN EARLY IN
THE GAME.
THAT ADDS SEVERAL
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
JUST IN FIXTURES,
I SEE 3,OOO BUCKS.
WHERE DOES
THE BUDGET STAND
RIGHT NOW?
AT THIS MOMENT,
WE'RE AT $14O,OOO
EVEN.
DOES THAT INCLUDE
PLUMBING FIXTURES
I SAW UP THERE?
IT WILL. WE'VE CHANGED
SOME THINGS IN PLUMBING,
BUT THAT'S INCLUDED.
WE'VE ADDED A FEW
PERSONAL SHOWER
MASSAGERS.
THEY ADD ABOUT
$5OO EACH.
CHEER UP.
WHAT ABOUT
YOUR BANK OFFICER?
HAVE YOU TALKED
ABOUT YOUR CREDIT LINE?
I THINK
WE'LL TALK AGAIN.
GIVEN THE LOCATION
OF THE PROPERTY,
WE DON'T THINK
IT'S AN ISSUE.
I THINK
YOU'RE STILL SAFE,
BUT YOU'D BETTER
START PUTTING IT
UNDER WRAPS.
WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN
NEXT WEEK
WHEN WE'LL SHOW
INSULATION GOING IN.
WE'LL ALSO INSTALL ONE
OF THE EXTERIOR DOORS
ON THE BACKSIDE
AND BUILD
A BALCONY RAILING
FOR THE DECK OFF
THE MASTER BEDROOM.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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