0418 - Porch Ceiling and Hardwood Flooring January 3-9, 1994 | July 4-10, 1994 I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN.
TODAY WE'RE FINISHING
THE FARMER'S PORCH
IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO INSTALL
A WOODEN CEILING.
IT'S 1 BY 8 PINE
WITH A V GROOVE.
WE'LL ALSO VISIT
TO ONE OF BOSTON'S
OLDEST NEIGHBORHOODS,
ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS,
WHERE WE'LL LOOK AT A REHAB
THAT'S PROVIDING HOUSING
ALTERNATIVES FOR SINGLE FOLKS.
THEN WE'LL RECYCLE SOME
HARDWOOD FLOORING MATERIAL
AND INSTALL IT IN
THE ENLARGED LIVING ROOM.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
B.V.T.V.
HI, FELLAS.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO INSTALL
OUR NEW BOARD CEILING.
BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT
HOW THAT'S INSTALLED,
LET'S LOOK AT THE MATERIAL
BEING USED.
THIS IS A NATIVE PINE
MILLED HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S 1 BY 8,
AND IT'S TONGUED AND GROOVED.
THERE'S THE TONGUE,
AND THERE'S THE GROOVE.
IT ALSO HAS
THAT SLASH CUT.
WHEN YOU JOIN THEM TOGETHER
YOU END UP WITH A V GROOVE.
IT MAKES FOR A VERY
ATTRACTIVE CEILING,
AND OLD-FASHIONED LOOK.
LARRY, THE FIRST
QUESTION IS
HOW DO YOU FIGURE OUT
WHERE TO START,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE
A BIG SPACE LIKE THIS?
WELL, IT'S 34 FEET LONG,
SO A LOT OF TIMES--
THE EXISTING HOUSE
IT MIGHT NOT BE
AS STRAIGHT AS
NEW CONSTRUCTION,
BUT WE HAVE TO SNAP
BLUE CHALK LINES
ON HERE,
AS THIS ONE IS.
THIS IS A REFERENCE
LINE WE'RE USING.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE BOARDS
RUN PARALLEL
WITH THE NEW FRONT
OF THE PORCH.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE FIRST BOARD
IS EQUAL TO
THE LAST BOARD,
SO YOU DON'T
END UP WITH
A LITTLE STRIP.
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO SCRIBE THAT
FIRST BOARD
TO THE COUTOURS
OF THE HOUSE
TO THAT VARIATION.
NO, WE'RE RUNNING
A TRIM BOARD UNDERNEATH
ON THE WHOLE OUTSIDE.
THAT'LL TAKE CARE
OF THE CRACK.
WHAT KIND OF NAILS
ARE YOU USING?
WE'RE USING ANULAR
STAINLESS STEEL
RING NAILS,
AND THEY STAND UP
WELL IN THE WEATHER.
THEY'RE BEING
NAILED VERTICALLY
BUT THOSE RINGS
ON THE SHANK
GIVE THEM
A LOT OF GRIP.
BECAUSE OF THE WIDTH
OF THE BOARD
WE WANT TO PUT IN
THREE NAILS
IN EACH ONE.
I'LL PUT UP
THIS SECOND BOARD NOW.
YOU MIGHT WANT
TO HOLD IT, BOB.
I THINK KENNY'S
GOT IT, HERE.
NOW YOU HAVE
TO BE CAREFUL
WITH THAT TONGUE
ON THE LUMBER.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BANG
IT INTO PLACE WITH
THAT HAMMER.
SO YOU TAKE A CUT-OFF
AND YOU USE THAT
TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT TRAVELS
ONTO THE TONGUE
OF THE FIRST BOARD.
TRADITIONALLY,
WHEN YOU JUST HAVE
1 BY 4,
A NARROWER TYPE
OF GROOVE LUMBER,
YOU CAN DRIVE YOUR NAIL
THROUGH THE TONGUE
AND THAT'LL HOLD IT.
BUT WHEN ANYTHING'S
AS WIDE AS THIS IS,
YOU NEED TO FACE NAIL IT.
NOW, IT'S INTERESTING
THAT YOU'RE STAGGERING
THESE BOARDS.
YOU'RE USING SHORTER ONES
WORKING IN THIS CORNER
OF THE PORCH.
WHY NOT JUST GO ACROSS
THE WHOLE WIDTH
WITH THE FIRST BOARD
LIKE A TYPEWRITER,
THEN COME BACK
AND KEEP GOING ACROSS.
WELL, IT'S MORE
EFFICIENT THIS WAY.
WE'RE IN THE SAME
TIME AND PLACE
RIGHT HERE,
SO WE MAY AS WELL
JUST MOVE BACKWARDS
IN THIS AREA,
THEN WORK ON THE PLANK.
OK, SO YOU PUT
A MITER CUT
ON THE END OF THE BOARD.
WHY NOT JUST
BUTT IT TOGETHER?
WELL, IT SHRINKS
AND YOU WON'T
SEE A GAP
WITH THIS MITER
THAT WE PUT
ON EACH OF
THE BOARDS.
THAT'S A GOOD THING
TO REMEMBER.
WE'LL HAVE TO BREAK
FOR A FEW MINUTES.
WE'LL COME BACK
TO SEE THE PROGRESS,
BUT NEXT WE'LL BE
IN ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
LOOKING AT AN INTERESTING
HOUSING ALTERNATIVE.
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT HOME AGAIN
WE'LL BE PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON OUR FARMER'S PORCH,
INSTALLING A V-GROOVED
PINE CEILING.
WE'LL TAKE YOU
TO ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
TO LOOK AT A REHAB
OF AN OLD HOUSE
THAT'S PROVIDING
A NEW HOUSING ALTERNATIVE
FOR SINGLE FOLKS.
AND WE'LL GIVE YOU TIPS
ON HOW TO RECYCLE
HARDWOOD FLOORING.
NEXT HOME AGAIN.
I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT HOME AGAIN
WE'LL SHOW YOU
HOW TO PUT UP
A WOODEN CEILING
AND HOW TO RECYLE
HARDWOOD FLOORING.
DON'T MISS IT.
WE'RE IN ROXBURY,
ONE OF BOSTON'S
OLDEST NEIGHBORHOODS
AND A COMMUNITY IN TRANSITION.
LIKE MANY URBAN AREAS,
ROXBURY HAS ITS SHARE
OF ABANDONED BUILDINGS.
BUT HERE, THERE'S A UNIQUE
GRASSROOTS EFFORT
TO RECLAIM THESE BUILDINGS
AND RENOVATE THEM
TO PROVIDE HOUSING
FOR THE HOMELESS.
IT'S CALLED S.R.O.
LET'S GET TOGETHER
WITH EVELYN FRIEDMAN-VARGAS,
DIRECTOR OF NUESTRA COMMUNIDAD
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
AND TAKE A LOOK
AT THIS NEW HOUSING CONCEPT.
S.R.O. DOESN'T MEAN
STANDING ROOM ONLY,
IT MEANS
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY, RIGHT?
BUT THAT'S NOTHING NEW.
IT'S A ROOMING HOUSE.
THAT'S EXACTLY
THE CONCEPT.
AND NOBODY'S BUILDING
ROOMING HOUSES
IN THE CITY?
NOBODY'S BUILDING
THEM ANY MORE,
AND MANY
HAVE DIMINISHED
AS BUILDINGS HAVE
TURNED INTO SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES.
WHY DO YOU THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT
TO DEVELOP THIS HOUSE
INTO A ROOMING HOUSE?
ONE OF THE MAIN
REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS
IS NOT HAVING THIS
KIND OF HOUSING
FOR SINGLE INDIVIDUALS.
TELL US ABOUT
NUESTRA COMMUNIDAD,
"OUR COMMUNITY"
IN SPANISH.
THAT'S A NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
WE'VE DEVELOPED
15O UNITS OF
RENTAL HOUSING.
WE'VE RECLAIMED
THEM.
THEY'VE BEEN
ABANDONED OR IN
VERY BAD REPAIR.
WE'VE ALSO DEVELOPED
6O UNITS OF HOUSING
THAT WE'VE SOLD
TO MODERATE INCOME
PEOPLE.
YOU'RE BRINGING LOWER
AND MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE
INTO THE FABRIC
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU'RE ALSO RESTORING
THE ANTIQUE BUILDINGS.
THIS BUILDING IS MORE
THAN 15O YEARS OLD.
IT WAS NAMED
AFTER DR. DALEY,
WHO PRACTICED HERE
FOR MANY YEARS.
HOW DO YOU
LAY IT OUT?
LET'S GO IN
AND I'LL SHOW YOU.
SO THIS IS VERY
CONTEMPORARY IN HERE.
YOU HAD TO GUT
THE PLACE, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
IN A BUILDING
OF THIS SIZE,
WE'RE NORMALLY ABLE
TO FIT IN SIX
APARTMENT UNITS.
WITH S.R.O. HOUSING,
WE'RE ABLE
TO ACCOMMODATE
19 UNITS.
WE DO IT BY HAVING
COMMON LIVING ROOMS,
COMMON BATHS,
AND COMMON KITCHENS.
LET'S LOOK
AT THE KITCHEN.
BOB, I'D LIKE YOU
TO MEET FRANK THOMAS,
OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
ARE YOU FROM
THE NEIGHBORHOOD?
YES, I AM.
A LOCAL CONTRACTOR.
THE CABINETS LOOK
LOW, FRANK.
THESE CABINETS ARE SET
FOR HANDICAPPED
ACCESSIBILITY.
IS THE
BUILDING SET UP
FOR HANDICAP
ACCESSIBLE USERS?
NO, JUST THIS
FIRST FLOOR.
HOW MANY PEOPLE
WILL USE THIS KITCHEN?
FOUR INDIVIDUALS.
COULD WE LOOK AT
THE FINISHED ROOMS?
SURE. I'LL TAKE YOU TO
A MORE COMPLETED UNIT.
HOW MANY OF THESE ROOMS
WILL YOU HAVE ON THIS FLOOR?
THIS FLOOR
HAS SIX ROOMS,
TWO FULL BATHS,
A COMMUNITY KITCHEN
AND COMMUNITY
LIVING ROOM.
NICE, SOLID DOORS.
THIS IS A RESPECTIBLE
SIZED ROOM, FRANK.
YES. THIS IS ONE
OF THE SMALLER UNITS.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY
1O BY 14 WITH NEW WINDOWS.
ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS,
LARGE CLOSET.
WHAT KIND OF FLOORING
WILL YOU PUT DOWN?
I'M USING V.T.C.
FLOORING.
VINYL FLOORING.
WILL IT BE
FURNISHED, EVELYN?
YES. WE'LL HAVE A BED,
DRESSER, CARPET,
A SMALL REFRIGERATOR,
AND A LAMP.
TERIFFIC.
AND A BEAUTIFUL VIEW
OF THE BOSTON SKYLINE.
THANKS FOR THE TOUR,
EVELYN. STICK AROUND.
WE'LL RETURN
AFTER THESE MESSAGES.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE HARDWOOD FLOORING
IN THE LIVING ROOM.
WHEN YOU HAVE AN OLD,
3O-4O YEAR OLD FLOOR,
YOU'RE LIKELY TO FIND
DARK STAINS
FROM OLD WATER SPILLS,
CHANGES IN COLORATION
FROM AREAS
WHERE YOU HAD CARPETS DONE,
AND WHERE YOU DIDN'T,
AND ONE THING
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER
IS THAT THIS CAN ALL BE
SANDED DOWN
SO THAT IT'LL LOOK LIKE
A BRAND NEW FLOOR.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT
WE'VE ENLARGED
THIS LIVING ROOM
IN THAT DIRECTION
BY ABOUT 8 OR 1O FEET,
TAKING OVER A SPACE
THAT DIDN'T HAVE
A HARDWOOD FLOOR.
AND IF YOU HAD
BRAND NEW MATERIAL
AND TRIED TO MATCH IT
TO THE OLD MATERIAL,
IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE
AN EXACT MATCH.
LEO BOUDREAU,
ONE OF THE PARTNERS HERE,
YOU'VE DONE
THE HARDWORK
ALREADY, RIGHT?
YES, BOB.
YOU'VE REMOVED
THIS SALVAGED
FLOORING MATERIAL
FROM A FORMER
BEDROOM
THAT'S NOW
THE KITCHEN.
ANY TRICKS ON HOW
YOU TAKE IT UP?
WELL, BOB,
WE HAVE A FLAT BAR
THAT WE CAN USE.
THAT'S PROBABLY
THE PREFERRED TOOL,
A MINIATURE
FLAT BAR.
WE HOOK THAT
UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR
IN THE SAME DIRECTION
THAT IT'S NAILED IN,
AND IT COMES UP
PRETTY EASILY.
ALWAYS IN
THE DIRECTION
THAT IT'S NAILED IN.
THAT WILL PREVENT
CRACKING AND SPLITTING.
IT'S A HARD WOOD OAK,
BUT IT'S BEEN DOWN
FOR 35 YEARS.
IT'S GONE THROUGH
SEASONAL CHANGES
IN TEMPERATURE
SO THAT IT'S
SOMEWHAT DRIED UP.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE
PRYING IT CAREFULLY,
YOU CAN RE-USE IT.
NOW, YOU'VE SEPARATED
IT INTO PILES.
WHAT IS THE STORY?
BOB, IN THIS PILE
WE HAVE BOARDS
THAT HAVE BOTH
THE MALE AND
THE FEMALE GROOVES
AT BOTH ENDS.
THIS HAS A TONGUE
AT ONE END
AND A GROOVE
AT THE OTHER END--
AN IN-TACT TONGUE
ALONG ONE SIDE,
AS WELL AS
AN IN-TACT GROOVE
ALONG THE OTHER SIDE.
THIS IS A PRIME
PIECE, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THIS OTHER PILE,
WE HAVE ONE
THAT IS CUT
ON ONE SIDE.
SO THIS PIECE
HAD BEEN BUTTED UP
UP AGAINST
THE BASEBOARD.
THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE
A BACK CUT ON IT.
SO, THESE ARE PIECES
THAT ARE SECOND GRADE?
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THIS ONE HAS
THE OPPOSITE END
CUT OFF.
OK. THE BACK CUT
IS ON THE OPPOSITE END.
IT'S REALLY LIKE
A JIGSAW PUZZLE,
IN A SENSE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU GOT
DIFFERENT PIECES
YOU FIT IN
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
AND YOU HAVE ALREADY
RUN IT INTO
WHAT IS THE NEW
FRONT HALL OF
THE HOUSE.
ANY CONSIDERATIONS
ON WHETHER
YOU USE THE GOOD
ONES AT ONCE
AND THEN GO
TO THE BAD ONES?
BOB, WE DIVIDE IT UP
INTO THREE GROUPS
BECAUSE WE DON'T
WANT TO USE
ALL THE GOOD ONES
RIGHT AWAY.
YOU USE THE CUT ONES
AGAINST THE WALL,
OTHERWISE, HALFWAY
THROUGH THE JOB,
YOU'RE JUST LEFT
WITH DAMAGED PIECES.
LEO, DOES THIS
MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE?
ISN'T IT AWFULLY
LABOR-INTENSIVE
TO DO THIS?
IT'S LABOR-INTENSIVE,
BUT WHEN THE REST
OF THE FLOOR
HAS TO BE RIPPED UP,
AND YOU CONSIDER
THE COST OF LAYING
A NEW FLOOR...
WHICH IS ABOUT
FIVE BUCKS A FOOT...
THIS IS
MORE ECONOMICAL.
SHOW US HOW YOU'RE
NAILING THEM IN.
YOU'RE USING
A TRADITIONAL MACHINE.
THIS IS THE STANDARD
FLOOR MACHINE.
IT OPENS UP
IN THE BACK,
YOU PUT IN
A CLIP OF NAILS...
AND THEY'RE REALLY
CUT NAILS.
THEY COME ALL
GLUED TOGETHER,
BUT THE MACHINE WILL...
YOU SLIDE IT IN
LIKE A STAPLE GUN.
WE ALWAYS USE
A SCRAP PIECE OF BLOCK.
YOU PUT YOUR FOOT
ON IT,.
GIVE IT A GOOD RAP,
YOU HAVE A NICE,
TIGHT FIT DOWN THERE.
THEN USE ANOTHER
BLOCK AT THAT END.
NOW, HOW FAR APART
WOULD YOU SPACE
THE STAPLES?
NORMALLY
WE NAIL THEM
ABOUT 12 INCHES
APART.
AND THEN WE...
THEN WE GIVE AN EXTRA
NAIL AT THE END.
CLOSE TO THE ENDS.
YEAH, SO THAT WHEN
THE JOINTS ARE
TOGETHER
THEY STAY TOGETHER.
SO, IT DOES
A CLEAN JOB
OF INSERTING THAT STAPLE
AT THE CORRECT POINT
JUST ABOVE THE TONGUE
AND AT AN ANGLE.
YOU GET A NICE,
TIGHT FIT.
LET ME ASK YOU
ABOUT SQUEAKING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN
ABOUT A NOISY FLOOR.
WHAT DO YOU DO
TO PREVENT THAT?
BEFORE WE LAY
THE FLOOR DOWN
WE GO OVER
THE SUB-FLOORING,
AND WE MAKE SURE
THE FLOORS ARE
WELL-NAILED
SO THAT THERE
ARE NO SQUEAKS
IN THE SUB-FLOORING.
CHECKED EVERY BOARD.
HOW IMPORTANT
IS THIS RESIN PAPER?
IT'S AN INSULATOR
BETWEEN
THE SUB-FLOOR
AND THE TOP FLOORING.
IT CUSHIONS EVERYTHING.
OK, LEO. YOU'RE DOING IT
THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
OVER HERE, WE'VE GOT
BOB RYLEY
WHO IS USING
A DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY.
YOU'VE GOT
A DIFFERENT SET
OF PROBLEMS,
YOU'RE SHOOTING
THESE IN
WITH THE COMPRESSOR
BACK THERE
AND THIS NAIL GUN.
IT USES THESE
TWO-INCH STAPLES.
IT'S SHOOTING
STAPLES OUT, RIGHT?
BOY, IT'S AMAZING
THAT THESE STAPLES
WOULD PENETRATE
THAT HARD WOOD.
OH, IT DOES.
AND IT REALLY
HOLDS THEM TIGHT.
IF YOU EVER HAVE
TO TAKE THEM OUT,
THIS HOLDS BETTER
THAN THE OTHERS.
EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM
THAT YOU'VE
ENCOUNTERED HERE.
WE'RE CHANGING
THE DIRECTION
THE FLOOR IS LAID.
SO WE HAVE A PIECE
WHERE THE GROOVES
ARE BUTTING
INTO ONE ANOTHER.
THE FLOOR IS LAID
IN ONE DIRECTION
AND WHEN WE'RE
ADDING WOOD TO IT,
WE HAVE A SITUATION
WHERE WE HAVE
TWO GROOVES
BUTTED UP AGAINST
ONE ANOTHER,
AND YOU CAN'T NAIL
THROUGH A GROOVE.
YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS
NAIL THROUGH
A TONGUE.
HOW DO YOU
DEAL WITH THAT?
I'M GOING TO
THE TABLE SAW
TO CUT A SPLINE
FOR THAT.
WE FOUND
A PIECE OF SCRAP
THAT WE'LL USE
TO MAKE OUR
SPLINE WITH.
WE'LL PASS THIS
TWO TIMES ON
THE TABLE SAW.
FIRST WE'LL
CUT VERTICALLY,
AND THEN WE'LL
CUT HORIZONTALLY
TO A 3/8ths
OF AN INCH WIDTH.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT GETS FITTED
INTO THE GROOVE?
DO YOU NEED GLUE
FOR IT?
NO, YOU DEFINITELY
DON'T WANT GLUE.
THIS JUST FLOATS
IN THERE.
IF YOU PUT GLUE
IN THERE,
IT HAS A CHANCE
TO SPLIT.
YOU WANT IT
TO BE ABLE TO
ABSORB MOISTURE
AND DRY OUT.
DO YOU HAVE
TO FIT IT IN
A LITTLE MORE?
NO, THIS OTHER PIECE
DRIVES IT RIGHT IN.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR
BLOCK RIGHT THERE,
AND IT'S GREAT TO
HAVE A BLOCK HANDY.
YOU DON'T WANT
TO NAIL DIRECTLY
ONTO A GROOVE
OF THE FLOORING
MATERIAL.
YOU WANT
TO TAKE A SCRAP
AND DRIVE THE SPLINE
OR THE NEXT PIECE
INTO PLACE.
SO YOU HAVE
THAT ONE PRE-CUT.
WE'VE PRE-CUT
A FEW OF THEM ALREADY,
SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE
TO GO BACK AND FORTH
TO THE SAW EVERY TIME
WE WANT TO CUT.
YOU'VE GOT LENGTHS
ALREADY SET UP.
IS THIS THING
LOADED?
NO. WE'LL TAKE
A COUPLE OF CLIPS...
AND PUT THEM INTO PLACE,
RIGHT IN THERE.
YOU CAN FIT
TWO OR THREE IN.
ALL RIGHT.
GO TO TOWN.
AND OF COURSE,
THAT COMPRESSOR
IS TAKING OUT
THE POWER
SO YOU SAVE
YOUR ARMS.
A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE GOTTA BRING
IT DOWN?
YEAH. THERE YOU GO.
THANKS, RYLEY.
WE'LL BREAK FOR THESE MESSAGES.
HEY, LARRY.
WE MADE A LOT
OF PROGRESS TODAY.
THE LIVING ROOM FLOOR
WILL BE BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S COMING ALONG,
ISN'T IT?
AND THE PORCH CEILING
IS ALMOST COMPLETE.
WE'RE JUST PUTTING UP
THIS MOLDING
THAT WE RIPPED DOWN
ON THE TABLE SAW.
WE MADE A TRIANGLE-SHAPED
PIECE OF WOOD
THAT WILL BREAK THE SEAM
BETWEEN THE CEILING
AND THE SIDE WALL.
IT'S A NICE TRANSITION
PIECE, ALSO.
WILL HE PAINT IT
OR STAIN IT?
I'LL BELIEVE
HE'LL BE PAINTING IT,
BUT IT COULD BE STAINED.
OK. NICE JOB, LARRY.
THANKS A LOT.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH
OUR HOME OWNER, PAUL PARESKY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
FINE. HOW ARE YOU?
I'M HANGING
IN THERE.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE
SINCE WE TALKED
ABOUT THE BUDGET.
EVERYTHING WAS AT
ABOUT $14O,OOO.
RIGHT, AND THE BUDGET
IS STABLE AT $14O,OOO.
GOOD.
WE'VE HAD A FEW
DELAYS IN TIME,
THOUGH.
PRETTY FRUSTRATING.
YEAH. YOU'RE GONNA
TALK ABOUT THAT,
BUT I WANT TO MENTION
THAT THE BUDGET
DIDN'T COVER THE NEED
FOR LANDSCAPING.
NO, IT DIDN'T.
AND WE HAVE
TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO AT LEAST
GET SOME SOD DOWN
OR PUT TOGETHER
A PACKAGE
THAT INCLUDES
MOVING THE EXISTING
LANDSCAPING MATERIALS
AND COMING UP
WITH SOME FLOWER BEDS.
WE'D LIKE TO HAVE
HANGING PLANTS HERE.
GOOD. GOOD.
WE HOPE TO
WORK IT THROUGH.
YOU'RE STILL RENTING
AN APARTMENT--
YOU, YOUR WIFE,
AND YOUR THREE CHILDREN.
WE HOPED TO FINISH
ON THE 31st OF JULY
BUT WE GOT AN EXTENSION
TO THE END OF AUGUST.
AT THAT POINT SOMEONE
ELSE IS MOVING IN,
SO IRENE
AND I AND THE KIDS
ARE KIND OF HOMELESS
AT THE MOMENT.
YOU'VE GOT TWO MORE WEEKS
IN THE APARTMENT.
WE MAY BE ABLE
TO MOVE IN HERE
IN TWO WEEKS
WHILE SOME
CONSTRUCTION'S GOING ON,
BUT I DON'T
REALLY THINK SO.
UH...YEAH.
IT COULD BE
PRETTY ROUGH
IF YOU DON'T HAVE
THE SERVICES HOOKED UP.
WELL, THE FLOOR
HAS TO BE COMPLETED
BEFORE WE CAN
INSTALL THE CABINETS
AND BEFORE
WE CAN INSTALL
THE COUNTER TOPS,
SO LOGISTICAL
PROBLEMS WILL TAKE
ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
THEY'RE WORKING
AS HARD AS THEY CAN,
AND, UH, GOOD LUCK.
THANKS.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK
WHEN WE'LL WORK ON
THE DEN DOWNSTAIRS.
WE'LL INSTALL CABINETS
AND BOOK SHELVES,
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW RYLEY
MANUFACTURERS THE BOOK SHELVES.
AND WE'RE GOING
TO COLUMBUS, OHIO
TO START
A BRAND NEW PROJECT.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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