0413 - Installing the Shower Pan and Recessed Lighting November 29-December 5, 1993 | May 30-June 5, 1994 HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN.
TODAY WE'RE A WEEK AHEAD
OF THE PLASTERERS.
WE'RE STILL DOING
ROUGH WORK.
WE'LL GIVE YOU
A PROGRESS REPORT
AND GET TOGETHER WITH LARRY,
BUSY IN THE MASTER BATHROOM
PUTTING IN CEMENT BOARD
TO PUT CERAMIC TILE ON
AND HE'LL SHOW US
THE SHOWER PACK.
THE ELECTRICIAN
IS PUTTING IN HIGH HATS,
CONTEMPORARY LOOKING
RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURES.
WE'LL SEE HOW THEY GO IN.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
B.V.T.V.
THE ORIGINAL TIME FRAME
ON THIS PROJECT
HAD THE OWNERS MOVING BACK
INTO THE HOUSE
IN THREE WEEKS.
THAT WON'T HAPPEN,
BUT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
THE KITCHEN DOOR'S
INSTALLED.
THE ROUGH ELECTRICAL
IS ALMOST COMPLETE.
TODAY WE'LL SEE HOW
THESE HIGH HATS GET PUT IN.
IN THE FAMILY AREA
WE'VE HAD ONE DELAY.
THESE TRIPLE MULLIONED WINDOWS
WE'RE PUTTING IN HERE--
THEY WERE ORDERED
WITH REGULAR GLASS
ALONG THE BOTTOM.
THE WAY THEY'RE DESIGNED,
THE BOTTOMS ARE AWNING WINDOWS
THAT CRANK OUT,
THEN THE TOP 2/3 OF THE WINDOW
IS FIXED GLASS.
IF YOU HAVE FIXED GLASS
WITHIN 18 INCHES OF THE FLOOR,
IT HAS TO BE TEMPERED.
ANOTHER PROBLEM
IS THE FLOORING.
THE OLD PART HAD OAK FLOORING,
WHICH BUTTED UP
AGAINST THE OLD WALL.
TO ADD OAK FLOORING
TO THE REST,
YOU HAVE TO WEAVE IT BACK IN,
CUTTING OUT EVERY OTHER PIECE.
SO THE OWNERS HAVEN'T DECIDED
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.
THIS ENTIRE SECTION
OF THE HOUSE
WITH TWO LITTLE BEDROOMS
WAS TO BE LEFT UNDISTURBED.
THIS BEDROOM
HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED,
BUT THIS ROOM,
THEIR LITTLE BOY'S ROOM,
UNFORTUNATELY THE WINDOW
HAD TO BE MOVED 1 1/2 FEET
TO ACCOMMODATE
THE FARMER'S PORCH ROOF
ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE HOUSE.
THESE ARE LITTLE
UNFORESEEN THINGS
THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN
THE MIDST OF CONSTRUCTION
DELAY THE PROJECT.
THIS DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM
WILL ALSO BE
THEIR LAUNDRY AREA,
AND WE'VE JUST FINISHED
INSTALLING
ANOTHER ACRYLIC TUB-SHOWER
COMBINATION,
WHICH YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
ANY CERAMIC TILE WORK
AND HAS THE GRIP BAR
IN PLACE ALREADY.
YOU JUST PUT YOUR DRYWALL
UP TO IT.
THEN I GUESS MOST
OF THE PLUMBING WASTE
FROM THE UPSTAIRS BATH
IS NOW COMPLETED.
THIS PIPING COMES THROUGH HERE
TO THE BASEMENT.
THEY'VE DONE A NICE JOB
OF FILLING IN WITH FOAM
SO THERE WON'T BE ANY DRAFT.
LET'S LOOK UPSTAIRS.
WE'RE HERE
ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
WE'LL LOOK AT THE MASTER BATH
AND BEDROOM.
THIS IS THE AREA OF--
IT'S THE LIVING ROOM.
WE HAVE THIS BRIDGE AREA
WITH ENORMOUS HEIGHT.
WE FINISHED INSULATION
LAST WEEK.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON INSULATION HERE,
THE OWNER'S HOME OFFICE.
IT'S A FAIR SIZED ROOM.
THEY HAVEN'T
COMPLETED IT YET.
IF YOU LOOK ON THE EAVES
OF THE SHED DORMER,
YOU'LL SEE
THE VENTING DUCT IN PLACE
SO OUTSIDE AIR COMES IN
THROUGH THE EAVE,
VENTILATING THE ATTIC SPACE
AND COMING OUT THE RIDGE.
WE'VE ALSO INSTALLED
THESE CASEMENT WINDOWS,
GIVING YOU A VIEW
OF LAKE COCHITUATE.
BECAUSE IT'S A WORK SPACE,
THE LIGHTING IS A REAL
IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT.
IF YOU LOOK OVERHEAD,
WE'VE GOT THESE RECESSED CANS
RIGHT UP AGAINST
THE INSULATION.
AND I COUNT EIGHT IN HERE.
SO IT'S GONNA BE A NICE,
BRIGHT ROOM TO WORK IN.
LET'S GO INTO
THAT MASTER SUITE.
OK, THE BEDROOM HERE
AND THE BATHROOM
ARE ALL READY FOR PLASTER.
THIS BEDROOM IS ALMOST THERE,
BUT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU
SOME LAST MINUTE DETAILS,
SUCH AS THESE TRIPLE DOORS
TO THE DECK.
THIS IS A WOODEN DOOR
ON THE INSIDE
AND VINYL CLAD
ON THE OUTSIDE
SO YOU WON'T WORRY
ABOUT MAINTENANCE.
THIS IS WHAT REALLY
MAKES THIS HOUSE--
THE LOCATION, VIEW, THE BREEZE
YOU'RE GETTING ALL THE TIME.
OUR ROOF IS NOW COMPLETE.
ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT DETAILS
IS UP AT THE RIDGE,
THAT STRONG BLACK LINE,
THE RIDGE VENT,
WITH ASPHALT SHINGLES ON TOP.
THAT WORKS TOGETHER
WITH THE VENT DOWN HERE,
THE SOFFIT VENT, WHICH IS
THIS STRIP OF ALUMINUM,
SO THAT YOU GET
A THERMAL CURRENT
GOING THROUGH
ABOVE THE RAFTERS
SO YOU NEVER HAVE MOISTURE
WHERE THE INSULATION IS.
ANOTHER TIP
INSTALLING DOORS--
THEY ALWAYS COME WITH A SCREEN.
TAKE THAT SCREEN OUT
DURING CONSTRUCTION
SO IT DOESN'T GET RUINED.
LARRY, THIS IS
LOOKING GOOD.
I WANTED TO TALK
ABOUT THE CEMENT
BOARD.
FIRST LET
ME ASK ABOUT
THIS SHOWER PAN.
IT'S A ONE-PIECE
ACRYLIC UNIT
THAT WE'VE SET
IN SOME MORTAR
AND THE PLUMBER HOOKED UP
UNDERNEATH THE DRAIN.
BUT IT'S
REALLY SOLID.
SOMETIMES YOU'RE
AFRAID OF ACRYLICS
BECAUSE THEY
MIGHT WOBBLE.
THAT'S WHY WE SET IT
IN MORTAR.
IT REPLACES
THE OLD SYSTEM
OF USING A COPPER PAN
AND TILE...
BUILDING UP A SLOPE SURFACE
WHICH HAS CRACKS.
YOU KNOW, GROUT
AND WHATNOT.
WELL, HOW MUCH
DOES IT COST?
I'D SAY IT'S AROUND
32O--33O.
SO IT'S LESS MONEY
THAN THE TRADITIONAL
ROUTE.
I BELIEVE IT IS.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT
INSTALLING
THIS PRODUCT
IN A MINUTE.
FIRST SOME MESSAGES.
I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN
WE'RE FINISHING UP THE INSIDE
PRIOR TO PLASTERING.
THE ELECTRICIAN WILL SHOW US
HOW TO INSTALL
HIGH HAT LIGHT FIXTURES,
CONTEMPORARY RECESSED FIXTURES.
WE'RE ALSO GETTING TOGETHER
WITH LARRY,
WHO'S PUTTING DOWN CEMENT BOARD
IN THE BATHROOM
PRIOR TO TILE.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN
THE ELECTRICIAN'S PUTTING IN
THE HIGH HATS
AND WE'RE PUTTING UP
CEMENT BOARD.
DON'T MISS IT.
QUICK GEOGRAPHY LESSON.
THE BATHROOM IS ABOUT
8 BY 12 FEET.
IN THIS LOCATION WE'VE GOT
THE WATER CLOSET.
IN THIS LOCATION
WE'LL HAVE A SHOWER
WITH A GLASS WALL HERE,
THEN A SMALL VANITY
AND THE WHIRLPOOL TUB HERE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THIS PRODUCT.
EVERYBODY'S USING IT
NOWADAYS.
THIS CEMENTITIOUS BOARD.
HOW'S IT MADE?
IT'S A BED OF MORTAR
IN BETWEEN
TWO FIBERGLASS MESH
SHEETS.
SHEETS THAT HOLD IT
ALL TOGETHER.
I ASSUME IT'S
POURED IN BETWEEN
THESE TWO,
THEN IT HARDENS UP,
BECOMES VERY BRITTLE
AND RIGID.
WHAT'S THE ADVANTAGE
OF IT
OVER BRINGING IN CEMENT,
MIXING IT UP,
AND DOING A MUD JOB
THAT WAY?
THESE BOARDS COME
IN 3 BY 5 FOOT
SHEETS.
YOU JUST GO
TO A LUMBERYARD,
BUY THEM,
BRING THEM HERE,
DRILL SOME HOLES,
AND SCREW THEM TO
THE FLOOR OR WALL.
IS IT CHEAPER THAN
A MORTAR JOB?
I'VE FOUND IT TO BE
MUCH MORE ECONOMICAL
AND A BETTER JOB
ALL THE WAY AROUND.
WHEN WE EVENTUALLY
GLUE THE TILES
WITH A LATEX
MORTAR MIX,
INTO THE FLOOR
AND WALLS,
IT EVENTUALLY
BECOMES WATERPROOF.
RESISTANT, YEAH.
THE QUESTION
I HAVE IS
HOW DO YOU CUT IT?
IT'S NOT LIKE
CUTTING DRYWALL.
KENNY'S GETTING READY
TO CUT A BOARD,
IF YOU WANT TO
WATCH HIM.
WHAT WE USE IS
A HANDHELD CARBIDE-TIPPED
SCRIBING TOOL,
AND SCORING TOOL,
ACTUALLY, BOB.
YOU JUST DRAW A LINE
AND CUT IT AS HE'S DOING IT.
THEN YOU SNAP IT.
SO IT'S BASICALLY
JUST THE SAME
AS DRYWALL.
LIKE CUTTING A PIECE
OF WALL BOARD.
YEAH. I GOT
THIS ONE, KENNY.
WHICH ONE GOES IN THERE?
THE BIG ONE.
THIS ONE?
DOES IT MATTER
WHICH SIDE FACES OUT?
WE USUALLY PUT
THE ROUGH SIDE OUT.
IT GIVES YOU A BETTER
GRIP WITH YOUR
THINSET.
IT GOES LIKE THIS.
CAN'T YOU JUST
NAIL IT IN PLACE
WITH GALVANIZED
ROOFING NAILS?
WE USE SCREWS BECAUSE
IT'S A MORE RIGID
APPLICATION
AND NAILS WILL
EVENTUALLY LOOSEN UP.
THE TILE WILL
EVENTUALLY FALL OFF.
SO WE DRILL A HOLE
WITH A MASONRY BIT
AND THEN WE USE
THESE GALVANIZED
SCREWS.
THEY'RE JUST
DRYWALL SCREWS.
YEAH, THEY'RE
DRYWALL SCREWS.
THEY WORK.
2 INCH SCREWS.
YEAH, THESE
ARE 1 5/8 INCH.
OK.
WE SLOWLY SNUG
EACH ONE UP...
SO AS NOT TO CRACK
THE UNIT.
YOU DON'T WANT
TO WORK TOO FAST
OR YOU'LL CRACK IT.
OK. A STRIP GOES
ON THE OUTSIDE HERE.
OK, BOB, YOU WANT
TO PUT A SCREW IN?
SURE.
YOU KNOW,
WHAT'S INTERESTING IS,
YOU'RE ALSO
USING THIS PRODUCT
ON THE FLOORS.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING
I'VE DONE BEFORE.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT?
WHEN YOU'RE USING
CERAMIC TILES
AND GROUT,
THE GROUT LINES
ARE APT TO FAIL
OVER THE COURSE OF TIME.
WHEN A GROUT
LINE FAILS,
THAT MEANS WATER
WILL GET
FROM THE SURFACE
TO THE PLYWOOD.
ESPECIALLY
IN A BATHROOM,
WITH A LOT OF
WATER SPLASHING
AROUND.
WHAT HAPPENS THEN
IS IT'S GOING
TO DELAMINATE THAT
PLYWOOD UNDERNEATH
THE INDOOR BOARD
AND YOU HAVE ROT.
ONCE YOU'VE GOT ROT
AND THE PLYWOOD STARTS
TO DELAMINATE,
YOU'VE GOT MOVEMENT
AND TILES START
POPPING OUT.
SO THIS MAKES
FOR A BETTER JOB,
YOU'RE SAYING?
ONCE YOU
PUT THE THINSET
MORTAR ON HERE
AND ADHERE
THE TILES TO IT,
YOU HAVE
A WATERPROOF
SURFACE.
SO THE WATER
CANNOT PENETRATE
THIS SURFACE
TO GET TO
THE PLYWOOD.
GREAT.
ONE LAST QUESTION.
I SEE THAT YOU'VE
GOT THIS FOAM STUFF
IN THE HOLES
WHERE YOU'VE
GOT PLUMBING PIPES.
DO YOU REALLY
NEED THAT?
THE STATE REQUIRES
THAT YOU PREVENT
ANY DRAFT
OR AIR MOVEMENT
FROM FLOOR TO FLOOR
THROUGH PLUMBING
HOLES AND ELECTRIC
WIRES.
AND PRIMARILY,
THAT'S TO PREVENT
FIRES, RIGHT?
TO PREVENT AIR
FEEDING A FIRE.
SO IF YOU PREVENT
AIR FROM GETTING
FROM POINT A
TO POINT B,
WHICH IS
DOWNSTAIRS
AND UPSTAIRS,
YOU'VE INHIBITED
THAT FIRE.
SO IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
THANKS, LARRY.
WE'RE GOING TO
BREAK FOR MESSAGES
AND THEN
PUT A RECESSED
LIGHTING FIXTURE IN.
OK, LET'S JOIN
STEVE BRADLEY,
OUR ELECTRICIAN,
HERE IN THE KITCHEN.
THE KITCHEN IS
ONE AREA THAT
YOU CAN'T HAVE
TOO MANY LIGHTS.
YOU'LL NOTICE
WE'VE GOT ALL THESE
STEEL BOXES HANGING
FROM THE CEILING
CORRESPONDING TO
THE WORK AREAS.
THERE'S AN L-SHAPED
COUNTER BEHIND ME HERE.
THERE'S AN ISLAND
IN THE CENTER OF
THE KITCHEN
WHICH WILL HAVE
TWO OR THREE OF
THESE, STEVE?
THREE HIGH-HATS
GOING OVER THE ISLAND.
THE CEILING ABOVE
IS BELOW THAT DECK
OFF THE MASTER BEDROOM.
SO THERE WILL
BE INSULATION.
YOU CAN BRING
THE INSULATION RIGHT UP
TO THE EDGES NOW, RIGHT?
CORRECT. THERE'S
A THERMAL OVERLOAD
PROTECTOR
LOCATED IN
THE TOP HOUSING
OF THE FIXTURE
AND THAT DETECTS HEAT.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL
CAUSE THAT THERMAL
OVERLOAD TO TRIP.
THE ONLY THING IS
YOU CAN'T RESET IT.
IT HAS TO
BE REPLACED BY
A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN.
THIS IS ALL
FOR FIRE SAFETY?
HOW BIG A LIGHT BULB
CAN YOU PUT IN IT?
THIS FIXTURE HOLDS
A 1OO WATT
REFLECTOR FLOOD LAMP.
AND YOU HAVE
A TRIM KIT THAT
GOES IN THERE,
SO THAT
WHEN IT'S UP
IN THE CEILING,
YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING
AT THE WHITE HOUSING
WITH THAT BULB IN IT.
LIKE THAT, RIGHT?
AND YOU'VE GOT TO
USE THE RIGHT KIND
OF BULB.
THAT'S PART OF
THE DECORATIVE
FEATURE.
WHAT ABOUT
THE GOOD PART?
HOW DO YOU INSTALL
ONE OF THESE THINGS?
THEY COME WITH
THE MOFFING BRACKETS
WE HAVE UP HERE.
YOU WIRE THEM
RIGHT UP ON
THE LADDER.
YOU PULL
OFF THE CAP
OF THE HOUSING.
WE HAVE A HALF
INCH CAIL THAT
USUALLY POPS OUT.
YOUR ROMEX
CONNECTOR FITS
RIGHT IN HERE.
THIS, OF COURSE,
IS A ROMEX.
WHY DON'T WE REVIEW
WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.
WHAT'S COMING OUT,
THE BLACK, WHITE
AND COPPER?
YOU HAVE MORE
THAN ONE FIXTURE
ON THE SWITCH LEGS,
SO YOU
HAVE A FEED-IN
AND A FEED-OUT
TO NEXT FIXTURE.
THE BLACK IS
YOUR HOT LEG.
THE WHITE IS
YOUR NEUTRAL.
THE BARE WIRE'S
YOUR GROUND.
WHEN YOU'RE
CONNECTING IT,
WHICH ONE DO YOU
CONNECT FIRST?
I ALWAYS CONNECT
THE GROUND FIRST,
THEN THE NEUTRAL
AND THE HOT LEG LAST.
IT'S SAFETY,
JUST IN CASE
SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY
LIVENS UP THE CIRCUIT.
WHAT ABOUT IF
YOU'RE DISCONNECTING
A FIXTURE?
REVERSE THE ORDER
AND DISCONNECT
BLACK FIRST,
THEN NEUTRAL,
THEN YOUR GROUND.
GROUND LAST. WHAT ABOUT
THE MOUNTING BRACKETS?
DO YOU HAVE
THEM IN PLACE?
THE MOUNTING
BRACKETS SLIDE
RIGHT IN.
YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE YOU SLIDE THEM
WITH THE "L"
FACING OUT SO
YOU CAN FASTEN.
AND THESE WILL BITE
RIGHT INTO THE EDGES
OF THE CEILING JOISTS.
THE STRAPPING, YES.
OR THE STRAPPING.
IF YOU WANT TO
SLIDE THIS LAST
ONE IN, BOB.
SURE.
GIVE IT A LITTLE
WIGGLE, THEY SLIDE
RIGHT IN.
OK.
SO...
THESE WIRES
POP THROUGH.
THIS IS
A PRESSURE
CONNECTOR.
IT SNAPS IN.
SO IT JUST
SNAPS IN.
THERE ARE WIND-UPS
RIGHT UP HERE.
MAKING UP
THE GROUND WIRE.
SO COPPER TO COPPER?
COPPER TO COPPER.
I'M TUCKING IT
IN OUT OF THE WAY.
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS
CUT THE EXCESS OFF
BEFORE YOU PUT
THE WIRE NUT ON THERE.
YEAH, YOU WANT THEM
MECHANICALLY SOUND
BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY
PUT THE WIRE NUT ON.
THAT MEANS IT'S ALL
HOLDING ITSELF TOGETHER
EVEN WITHOUT THE NUT.
WE TUCK THAT IN.
THE LAST WE HAVE
IS THE HOT LEG.
GOOD AND TIGHT.
AND THEN THE COVER.
THE COVER JUST
SNAPS RIGHT BACK
IN PLACE.
OK. AND NOW WHAT?
NOW, I'VE ALREADY
MEASURED MY MARKS
FOR THE CENTER
OF MY FIXTURE.
TAKE IT.
CENTER YOUR...
THESE HOLES GIVE
YOU THE CENTER
OF THE CIRCLE.
TAP IT.
MAKING SURE THAT
THE BOTTOM IS FLUSH
WITH THE BOTTOM
OF THE STRAPPING,
RIGHT?
LET ME HOLD IT
WHILE YOU EXTEND THEM.
THE WHOLE FIXTURE
WILL EXTEND OUT
A LITTLE BIT.
YOU ALSO HAVE TO
DRIVE SOME SCREWS
IN THERE, DON'T YOU?
YEAH, AS EXTRA
PROTECTION, WE'LL...
BUT THAT
IS BASICALLY IT.
NOW YOU'VE GOT
ANOTHER EIGHT TO
DO IN THIS AREA.
WE'LL BREAK
FOR SOME MESSAGES.
WE'RE TALKING
WITH PAUL PARESKY,
OUR HOME OWNER.
WE'RE JUST
ADDRESSING
THE WHOLE ISSUE
OF HOUSING FOR
PAUL AND HIS WIFE
AND THREE CHILDREN
BECAUSE, ACCORDING
TO THAT FLOW CHART,
YOU SHOULD
BE MOVING IN
TOMORROW, BASICALLY.
AND I DON'T THINK
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
NOT THE WAY
THINGS ARE GOING.
AS YOU KNOW,
WE'VE HAD SOME
DELAYS ON THE PROJECT.
THERE HAVE BEEN
A FEW CHANGES
WHICH HAVE CAUSED
SOME EXTRA TIME.
WE ADDED
A LOT OF LIGHTS.
WE CHANGED A FEW WALLS.
WE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS
WITH A COUPLE OF
SUBCONTRACTORS GOING
OFF TO DO OTHER JOBS.
SORT OF THE TYPICAL
THINGS THAT HAPPEN
IN THIS SITUATION.
ALL THE DIFFERENT
ELEMENTS THAT
COMBINE...
YOU ALMOST FEEL
IT'S LIKE SABOTAGE.
BUT BETWEEN
THE WEATHER DELAYING
YOU FOR A WEEK...
WE HAD ALL
THOSE RAINSTORMS
AND WE WERE TRYING
TO TAKE THE SECOND
FLOOR OFF...
OR THE ROOF
OFF RATHER...
THEN THE PROBLEMS
YOU MENTIONED,
MATERIALS
AND SUBCONTRACTORS.
THIS IS TYPICAL
WITH A MAJOR JOB
LIKE THIS.
DO YOU THINK
IT WAS REALISTIC
OF YOU...
I THINK MY ESTIMATE
WAS OVERLY AGGRESSIVE.
WE SORT OF BUILT
A NEW HOUSE HERE.
I'M REALIZING
THAT NOW.
IT WASN'T REALLY
A THREE MONTH PROJECT.
BUT I STILL HAVE
HOUSING ISSUES.
YOU'VE GOT
AN APARTMENT
RENTED, RIGHT?
WE DO. THE APARTMENT
WAS RENTED FOR
THREE MONTHS
WHICH WOULD HAVE
BROUGHT US THROUGH
THE 31st OF JULY.
IT'S POSSIBLE TO
EXTEND THROUGH AUGUST,
BUT AFTER THAT
IT'S OVER.
SOMEONE ELSE
WILL BE THERE.
ANY GRANDPARENTS
NEARBY?
I'VE GOT PARENTS
IN MARBLEHEAD
AND A BROTHER IN
THE WORCESTER AREA
AND ANOTHER
IN SWAMPSCOTT.
THAT'S AN HOUR
COMMUTE IN ANY
DIRECTION.
IT'S TOUGH ON THE KIDS.
DAYCARE IS
IN THIS AREA.
IT WOULDN'T
WORK VERY WELL.
LOOK AT
THE BRIGHT SIDE.
THE WINDOWS ARE IN,
THE INSULATION IS IN.
I HEARD THE TRUCK
PULL UP A WHILE AGO
AND WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.
NEXT WEEK,
WE'LL BE PUTTING UP
THE PLASTERBOARD.
WE'VE JUST
GOTTEN BLUE BOARD,
A TYPE OF
GYPSUM WALLBOARD
THAT IS SPECIALLY
TREATED PAPER ON
THE OUTSIDE
SO YOU CAN
SKIM-COAT PLASTER
RIGHT OVER IT.
WE'VE GOT BRAND NEW
GDOs, GARAGE DOOR
OPENERS.
THIS IS A TYPE OF
OPENER THAT HAS
INFRA-RED
SENSORS BUILT IN
TO THE BOTTOMS
OF THE TRACKS,
SO YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT KIDS
BEING HURT.
THE BEST IMPROVEMENT
WILL BE THE NEW FURNACE.
IT'S A GAS-FIRED
HYDRONIC SYSTEM
WITH FOUR ZONES
OF BASEBOARD HEAT.
THAT'S IT.
UNTIL NEXT TIME,I'M BOB VILA.
GOOD TO HAVE
YOU HOME AGAIN.
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