0420 - Pouring the Cement Walk and Installing Crown Molding January 17-23, 1994 | July 18-24, 1994 I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN.
WE'RE WORKING OUT
IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
WE'LL INSTALL A CONCRETE
SIDEWALK TO THE FRONT DOOR
WITH AN UNUSUAL AGGREGATE
THAT LOOKS LIKE NATURAL GRANITE.
INSIDE, BOB RYLEY'S HERE.
HE'S PUTTING IN
A CROWN MOLDING IN THE DEN.
IT WAS DESIGNED
BY THE HOMEOWNER,
CUT SPECIALLY FOR US
AT ANDERSON-McQUAID,
A MILLWORK
HERE IN CAMBRIDGE.
IT'S TOUGH TO INSTALL.
WE'RE GOING
BACK TO COLUMBUS
TO VISIT
OUR OUTDOOR PROJECT.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
LET'S MEET PAUL CAWTHRON
FROM TRIAD ASSOCIATES.
GLAD TO MEET
YOU, BOB.
YOU GUYS
POUR SPECIALIZED
CONCRETE HERE?
YES.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE PREP WORK.
I NOTICE YOU'VE GOT
THE SHAPE IN PLACE.
THAT WAS DESIGNED
BY OUR LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECT
SO THAT IT WINDS
ITS WAY TO THE FRONT DOOR.
WHAT IS
THE FRAME MADE OF?
THE FRAME IS MADE
OUT OF A ONE BY FOUR.
THE THICKNESS OF THE SLAB
WILL BE FOUR INCHES.
4 1/2 INCHES, YES.
DO YOU NEED TO PUT DOWN
A PLASTIC VAPOR BARRIER
IN AN EXTERIOR
SITUATION?
NO, WE DON'T, BOB.
IT'S NOT A PLASTIC
VAPOR BARRIER.
IT'S TO CONTROL
THE WATER IN
THE CONCRETE
TO HOLD IT IN LONGER
TO MAKE IT STRONGER.
SO THE CONCRETE
WILL CURE MORE SLOWLY.
THAT'S HOW YOU GET
A STRONGER SLAB?
YES.
BUT THE MAIN THING
IN A SLAB IS ALL
THIS REINFORCING.
YOU NEED THAT IN
THIS TYPE OF CLIMATE.
THIS IS REALLY
VERY STIFF STUFF.
IT LOOKS ALMOST LIKE
REINFORCING ROD
AS OPPOSED TO
THE WIRE REINFORCING.
EXACTLY.
SO I GUESS THIS HAS
TO FLOAT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE SLAB.
RIGHT. AS THEY'RE
POURING, WE'LL BE
PICKING THAT UP.
YOU GOT YOUR LEVEL
LINE IN PLACE.
IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIAL
ABOUT THE CONCRETE?
NO, JUST 3,OOO
POUND CONCRETE.
3,OOO POUND MIX.
THEN THE SPECIAL
FEATURE COMES IN
IN THE FINISHING.
RIGHT.
WHEN WE'LL BE
PUTTING IN SOME
OF THIS AGGREGATE
RIGHT ON THE TOP.
RIGHT AFTER
WE STOP POURING.
LET'S LET HER RIP
AND GET SOME CONCRETE IN.
THERE IT IS.
HOW MUCH IS CONCRETE
A YARD THESE DAYS,
DELIVERED LIKE THIS?
APPROXIMATELY
$6O A YARD.
ARE WE USING MAYBE
TWO YARDS HERE?
I'D SAY
A LITTLE MORE,
PROBABLY 3 1/2.
IT'S HARD TO PINPOINT
PRECISELY HOW MUCH
YOU WILL NEED
FOR A WALKWAY LIKE THIS.
EXACTLY. IT ALL
DEPENDS UPON
THE DEPTH.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
THEY'RE PICKING
THE WIRE MESH UP.
THE IMPORTANT THING
IS TO KEEP THE MESH
CENTERED.
IF YOUR SLAB IS
FOUR INCHES THICK,
THAT MESH OR
REINFORCING ROD SHOULD
BE UP TWO INCHES.
EXACTLY. IT DOESN'T
SERVE ANY PURPOSE
ON THE GROUND.
OK, BOB, HERE
HE IS, SCREEDING
THE CONCRETE.
SCREEDING, WHICH IS
THE WORD THAT MEANS
LEVELING IT OFF.
AND OVER HERE
HE'S GOT A DIFFERENT
KIND OF TOOL.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT?
THAT IS
A BULL FLOAT.
THAT'S RIGHT,
A BULL FLOAT.
AND THAT ESSENTIALLY
IS THE FIRST SWIPE
THAT YOU MAKE ON IT
TO START
SMOOTHING IT OUT.
EXACTLY.
THIS IS A SPECIAL
BULL FLOAT.
IT'S A RIBBED
BULL FLOAT.
AS YOU SEE
THE LINES--
IT'S NOTCHED.
THAT HELPS PUSH
THE STONE DOWN
AND BRING SOME
OF THE CREAM UP
THAT WE'LL NEED TO
BURY THE AGGREGATE
STONE.
THIS IS THE FIRST
SPECIALIZED TOOL
WE'RE USING.
THE OBJECTIVE IS TO BRING
SOME PURE PORTLAND UP
WITHOUT
ANY AGGREGATE IN IT.
EXACTLY.
THIS IS A CUSTOM JOB
THAT WILL END UP
LOOKING A LITTLE LIKE
NATURAL GRANITE.
WHAT IS THIS MATERIAL
HE'S CASTING?
THIS IS A COLORANT
THAT WILL BE PUT ON
OVER THE CONCRETE
AND BURIED IN.
WHAT IT DOES IS
GIVE COLOR TO
THE CONCRETE.
IT LOOKS KIND OF
BLUE/GREY.
YES, IT IS.
IS IT A GROUND UP STONE?
NO, IT'S JUST A DYE.
IT'S A DYE? YEAH.
NORMALLY, THE CONCRETE
WOULD DRY OUT TO
A KIND OF GRAYISH WHITE.
THIS WAY HERE IN FRONT
I HAVE A GRANITE
LOOK TO IT.
MORE OF A BLUE, YEAH.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
ONCE THE COLORANT
IS SPREAD, IT TURNS
TO A WATER-BASE.
IT SPREADS ACROSS
THE WHOLE TOP OF
THE CONCRETE.
YOU REALLY START TO
SEE THE DIFFERENCE NOW
BETWEEN THAT LAST
SQUARE THAT'S STILL
THE NORMAL CONCRETE--
YOU SEE THE OLIVE
GREEN THERE--
AND THE REST WHERE
YOU PUT IN THIS COLORANT
OR PIGMENT.
NOW THE AGGREGATE
THAT GOES ON TOP
IS SIMPLY CRUSHED
GRANITE, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THIS CAN
JUST BE SCATTERED
ALONG THE TOP,
OR DO YOU PUT
A LOT OF IT ON?
PUT A LOT, BOB.
GET AN EVEN BROADCAST
ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
NICE ACTION WITH
THE SHOVEL THERE.
BECAUSE THE IDEA
IS NOT TO THROW
BIT BUNCHES OF IT,
BUT TO CAST IT
EVENLY.
EVENLY IS
THE CORRECT WORD.
YEAH, NOTICE
HOW HE HANDLES
THAT SHOVEL.
HE LETS IT ALL
COME OUT THE SIDE
OF THE SHOVEL
AND IT'S ALL
IN THE WRIST.
SO NOW, ANOTHER PASS
WITH THE BULL FLOAT.
WHAT'S THAT
ACCOMPLISHING?
OK, WHAT HE'S GOING
TO DO IS BURY THE STONE
SO THAT YOU CAN'T
SEE IT ANYMORE.
I THOUGHT THE WHOLE
POINT WAS TO SEE
THE STONE.
WE'LL BRING IT
BACK UP LATER.
THIS IS PRETTY
COUNTER-INTUITIVE.
YOU WANT THE LOOK
OF EXPOSED AGGREGATE
AND YOU'RE
BURYING IT ALL.
WHY?
WE'RE BURYING IT
SO WE GET THE CONCRETE
ALL AROUND THE STONE
SO WE DON'T HAVE
THE STONE COMING UP.
WE'VE LET FOUR HOURS
GO BY IN REAL TIME.
THAT'S ENOUGH TO LET
THE CONCRETE SET UP
SO THAT
THAT PORTLAND CEMENT
IS ALMOST LIKE
CREAM AT THE TOP
OF THE BOTTLE.
YOU CAN JUST WASH
IT OFF NOW.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL JOB,
A TRUE EXPOSED
AGGREGATE JOB.
HOW LONG BEFORE
WE CAN WALK ON IT?
24 HOURS.
WE'LL BREAK FOR
SOME MESSAGES,
THEN WE'LL WORK WITH
RYLEY IN THE DEN.
I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO
PUT IN A CONCRETE WALK
WITH THE LOOK AND FEEL
OF NATURAL GRANITE.
INSIDE, BOB RYLEY
THE CARPENTER
IS PUTTING IN
A CROWN MOLDING.
THIS IS AN UNUSUAL ONE
DESIGNED BY THE HOME OWNER
AND CUT FOR US AT
A MILL IN CAMBRIDGE.
RYLEY'S HAVE A TOUGH
TIME INSTALLING IT.
WE'LL GO BACK TO OHIO TO
VISIT OUR PLAYGROUND PROJECT.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
I'M BOB VILA.
NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN,
AN UNUSUAL CONCRETE WALK.
WE'LL SEE HOW OUR MOLDINGS
ARE MADE AT THE MILL.
DON'T MISS IT.
ONE OF THE NICEST
TRIMS YOU CAN PUT
IN A ROOM
IS A CROWN MOLDING,
RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
USUALLY,
THEY'RE VERY SIMPLE
MOLDINGS THAT GO UP
AT THE VERTICAL WALL
TO THE HORIZONTAL
CEILING.
IN OUR CASE,
OUR HOMEOWNER WENT
TO THE MILLWORK
AND DECIDED HE WANTED
SOMETHING UNUSUAL.
THIS IS IT.
THAT'S THE PROFILE.
HOW DO YOU
LIKE IT, RYLEY?
IT'S VERY UNUSUAL
TO THE POINT OF
I WISH I WAS THERE
WHEN HE PICKED IT OUT.
YOU WOULD HAVE
DISSUADED HIM.
IF YOU WERE
JUST WORKING ON
THE HORIZONTAL
TO CREATE
A PICTURE FRAME,
IT'S QUITE NICE.
IF YOU'RE PUTTING IT
UP THERE, WHAT'S
THE PROBLEM?
YOU REALLY CAN'T
COUNT ON ANY ROOM
HAVING TRUE 9O DEGREES.
WHEN YOU PUT
THE TWO UP,
AS SOON AS YOU NAIL IT,
IT'S GOING TO OPEN UP
EITHER ON
THE TOP OR WHEREVER
THE IMPERFECTIONS ARE.
HOW DO YOU COPE
WITH THAT?
WE'RE GOING
TO COPE IT.
WHAT I'VE JUST DONE
ON THE TABLE SAW
IS PUT THE DETAIL
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
WHICH IS A 45
THROUGH THE MATERIAL.
AND WE'LL OUTLINE
IT HERE SO YOU CAN
SEE WHAT IT IS.
THIS IS WHAT
WE'LL TAKE OUT
WITH THE COPING SAW.
ONE OF THE OLDEST
AND NICEST TOOLS
TO WORK WITH.
LET'S SEE
YOUR TECHNIQUE HERE.
YOU CAN'T KEEP
GOING AS IF YOU HAD
A SABER SAW,
A POWER SAW OF
ANY SORT.
WHILE WE MAKE
ALL THESE CUTS,
WE'LL VISIT
ANDERSON-McQUAID
MILLWORK
IN CAMBRIDGE, MASS.,
WHERE ALL THIS STUFF
WAS MILLED.
WE'RE HERE IN CAMBRIDGE
WITH KEVIN McQUAID,
PRESIDENT OF
ANDERSON-McQUAID.
SO, KEVIN, THIS IS
A WHOLE LIFT OF
POPLAR.
HOW MANY BOARD FEET
DO WE HAVE HERE?
APPROXIMATELY
12OO BOARD FEET
OF FOUR QUARTER
FACE IMBEDDED
KILN-DRIED POPLAR.
WOW, THAT'S A MOUTHFUL.
BASICALLY,
IT'S UNDRESSED.
IT'S ROUGH STOCK
ON ALL FOUR SIDES.
IS IT CHEAPER
THAN PINE?
MUCH. IN TODAY'S
MARKET, IT'S A LOT
CHEAPER.
IT HAS ADVANTAGES
BESIDES COST.
IT MACHINES
EXTREMELY WELL.
IT PAINTS
EXTREMELY WELL,
AND IT'S A LOT
MORE DURABLE
THAN PINE.
WHAT'S THE FIRST STEP
IN PROCESSING IT?
WE'LL FACE IT
AND GET IT READY
FOR MACHINING.
LET'S LOOK.
THANKS, A LITTLE
EYE PROTECTION
NEVER HURTS.
WE'RE TAKING
THE ROUGH STOCK
AND YOU SAID
THIS IS A FACER?
WHAT IS THIS
ACTUALLY DOING
TO THIS ROUGH BOARD?
IT WILL FLATTEN
THE BOARD AND GET IT
IN PREPARATION FOR
PLANING AT TWO SIDES.
SO THE BLADES
ARE ONLY HITTING
ONE SIDE.
ONLY ON
THE BOTTOM SIDE.
BUT NOT
FINISHED YET.
NOT BY A LONG SHOT.
THE NEXT STEP
IS THE PLANER?
YES SIR.
THIS IS A PRETTY
LARGE PLANER.
EXTREMELY HEAVY DUTY
INDUSTRIAL PLANER,
SIX CYLINDER HEAD.
IT GENERALLY RUNS AT
ABOUT AT ABOUT 11O
FEET A MINUTE.
ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN?
YES.
SO WHAT'S IN THERE?
WHAT' ACTUALLY
CUTTING OUR WOOD?
TWO LARGE CYLINDER HEADS
THAT EACH HAVE
SIX 2O-INCH
PLANING KNIVES
SUCH AS YOU SEE
RIGHT HERE.
THERE ARE SIX OF
THESE SHARP KNIVES
ON EACH ONE
OF THOSE CYLINDERS?
CORRECT.
AND THEY'RE REVOLVING
QUITE RAPIDLY.
WE JUST PUT THE WOOD
THROUGH THE FACER,
SO WHY DO WE HAVE
TO PLANE BOTH SIDES?
WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO HAVE
A FLAT SURFACE
TO GIVE US
THE UNIFORM
THICKNESS
TO GET READY
FOR THE MOLDERS.
IS THE BOTTOM
SHAVING OFF LESS
THAN THE TOP?
MUCH LESS.
NOW IT COMES OUT
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
WHERE NEXT?
IT GOES TO
THE RIP SAW.
THIS IS A STRAIGHT
LINE RIP SAW.
FIRST PASS THROUGH
GETTING A STRAIGHT EDGE.
SECOND PASS RIPPING
TO DIMENSIONS
AND GETTING IN PREPARATION
FOR THE MOLDER.
ALL YOU'VE
GOT IN THERE
IS A SINGLE ROTARY
BLADE LIKE THIS ONE.
WHAT'S THE DIMENSION
ON THE BLADE?
THAT'S
A 14-INCH BLADE.
NOW WE'RE READY
TO DO SOME CUTTING
AND MOLDING.
CORRECT.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS A 6 HEAD,
6 INCH BY 12 INCH
WADKIN MOLDER.
WE'LL RUN IT AT
48OO RPMs, ABOUT
19 FEET PER MINUTE.
STEVE,
FIRE IT UP FOR US.
SO WHAT
YOU ACTUALLY GET ARE
ALL THESE DIFFERENT
FACET CUTS.
CORRECT. ALL CUT
AT THE SAME TIME.
EVERY SURFACE IS
BEING MACHINED.
AMAZING.
ONE LAST QUESTION...
DOES IT REALLY MAKE
SENSE ECONOMICALLY
TO HAVE YOUR MILLWORK
CUSTOM CUT?
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU CAN COMPETE
AGAINST STOCK ITEMS
WITHOUT ANY
TROUBLE AT ALL.
THERE'S ECONOMY
OF SCALES, ASSUMING
YOU'RE DOING ENOUGH WORK.
CORRECT.
THANKS, KEVIN.
THANK YOU, BOB.
THEY DID A BEAUTIFUL
JOB WITH ALL THIS MILLWORK,
AND LET'S SEE HOW
YOUR GREAT COPING WORK
FITS IN OVER THERE.
ACCEPTABLE?
I'LL BUY THAT.
GOOD. NAIL IT AWAY.
YOU'VE ONLY GOT
THREE MORE.
THAT'LL TAKE
ABOUT AN HOUR.
WE'LL BREAK FOR MESSAGES.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE IN COLUMBUS.
BEFORE WE BEGIN
OUR SECOND VISIT
TO THE PLAYGROUND
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
IN COLUMBUS, OHIO,
I THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE NEAT
TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK
AT THE DOWNTOWN ATTRACTIONS.
BEHIND ME IS A REPLICA
OF THE SANTA MARIA,
THE FLAGSHIP THAT BROUGHT
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS TO AMERICA.
THIS CITY IS NAMED FOR HIM.
IT SITS HERE ON THE BANKS
OF THE SCIOTO RIVER,
A RATHER SHALLOW RIVER
WHICH FLOWS INTO THE OHIO.
LET'S GO BACK
TO THE PLAYGROUND
TO SEE WHAT KIND OF
PROGRESS THEY'RE MAKING.
THAT'S NOT QUITE
LINED UP THERE.
LET'S LET THEM FUSS
WITH IT A MINUTE, BRETT.
THIS IS BRETT HADDAWAY,
WHO IS WITH THE COMPANY
THAT MANUFACTURES
THESE SYSTEMS.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE WAY OUT OF
THE GROUND YET.
BUT YOU'VE GOT
REALLY IMPORTANT
WORK COMPLETED.
I THINK WE'RE
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
THE RAIN SLOWED
US DOWN YESTERDAY,
BUT TODAY WE'RE
DOING PRETTY WELL.
THE EFFECTS OF
THE DOWNPOUR ARE
THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE
SETTLING OF THESE
MAJOR POSTS.
WE'RE A LITTLE BIT
OUT OF LEVEL RIGHT NOW.
THIS ONE'S PROBABLY
GONE DOWN 1/2 INCH.
IF YOU LOOK DOWN
WHERE THE TEMPORARY
SUPPORT WAS,
YOU CAN SEE
HOW THAT CUT-OFF
GOT BURIED IN THE MUD.
ONE OF THE LAST
THINGS WE'LL DO
IS SHIM THESE OFF
SO WE GET EVERYTHING
PLUMB AND LEVEL.
BEFORE THE CONCRETE.
THE CONCRETE TRUCK
IS ON SITE.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
THIS IS THE STAIR
APPROACH TO WHAT
WILL BE
LIKE ONE OF THE TURRETS
ON THE FORT.
THIS WILL BE
LIKE A BALCONY
PLATFORM
SO CHILDREN CAN
OVERSEE THE STAGE
AREA.
THE TURRET ROOF
GOES ON TOP.
THE STAIRS LEAD
INTO A RAMP
SO THAT UP TO HERE,
IT'S WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBLE.
AND THEN,
THROUGH HERE
ONTO THE STAGE.
OH, OK, RIGHT.
SO A WHEELCHAIR
COULD BE BROUGHT
RIGHT TO THE MAIN STAGE
THIS WAY.
WHAT'S CURIOUS TO ME
IS THAT THE RAMP ITSELF...
YOU REFER TO IT
AS UNDULATING.
WE CALL IT
A WAVY RAMP
WHERE IT
HAS HIGH SPOTS,
THEN LOW SPOTS,
THEN HIGH SPOTS.
WE ACCOMPLISH
THAT BY PUTTING WEDGES
UNDER THE DECK BOARDS.
YOU CAN SEE
THE WEDGES HERE.
THAT PROVIDES
A NICE LITTLE
VARIETY
IN THE RAMP
FOR THE WHEELCHAIR.
IT WOULD ALSO MAKE IT
A LITTLE BIT SAFER?
IT SLOWS THEM
DOWN A LITTLE.
SO, THIS THEN CONNECTS
TO THE EXISTING
SIDEWALK AREA.
BUT THE, UH...
THE FOUNDATION FOR
THE OCTAGON DECK IS
ALL AROUND HERE, RIGHT?
WE'RE DOING
THE FRAMING
FOR THE PLATFORM
AND SETTING
THE POSTS NOW.
AGAIN, BECAUSE
OF THE RAIN,
OUR HOLES FILLED
UP WITH WATER
AND DIRT.
WE'RE CLEANING
THAT OUT RIGHT NOW.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THIS OCTAGONAL
ROOF SYSTEM.
THIS IS JUST MADE
OUT OF PLYWOOD
AND SOME 2 BY 6
JOIST WORK UNDERNEATH.
4 BY 6 JOISTS
UNDERNEATH.
HOW WILL IT
BE FINISHED OFF?
WE'LL USE TAR PAPER
AND CEDAR SHAKES.
I HAVE A CREW
NOW PUTTING IT ON.
LET'S LOOK.
SO THEN
THE OCTAGONAL STAGE
COMES AROUND THIS WAY
AND ON THIS AREA,
YOU'RE GOT THESE
PRE-FABBED BENCHES.
YEAH, THIS IS SO
YOU CAN SEE THE STAGE
PERFORMANCES.
SO THE KIDDIES
CAN BE SPECTATORS.
I GUESS WE'LL
CONTINUE FENCING
BACK HERE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE ROOF FOR THESE
TURRETS,
FOR THESE
OCTAGONAL TURRETS.
BOB, THIS IS
JOHN VACCANI...
HI, JOHN.
AMERICAN SIDING & DECK.
TELL US HOW
YOU'RE ROOFING
THIS.
IT LOOKS LIKE
RED CEDAR.
THEY'RE 1/2 INCH
RED CEDAR SHAKES.
BECAUSE OF
THE OCTAGONAL SHAPE,
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE HAVE
A DIFFERENT APPLICATION
OF THE FELT PAPER
IN THAT IT'S LAYERED
UNDER EACH ROW OF SHINGLES,
SO THAT IT GIVES IT
DOUBLE PROTECTION
IF THE CEDAR SHAKES SPLIT.
WE'RE BUDDING
THE SHINGLES
TOGETHER.
WE'RE NOT WEAVING
OR LACING THEM,
AS IT'S CALLED.
SO BY HAVING
THE FELT ALMOST
STEP FLASHING
IS WHAT
COMES TO MIND.
GOOD. SO THEY'RE
MAKING QUICK WORK
OF IT
WITH THAT
AIR GUN, RIGHT?
YEAH, DOING
A NICE JOB.
HOW ABOUT
THAT CONCRETE?
IT'S GOING IN
RIGHT NOW.
HOW MANY HOLES
HAVE BEEN DUG
ON THIS SITE?
53, BOB.
HOW MANY YARDS
OF CONCRETE
DO YOU FIGURE?
I'VE ESTIMATED
ABOUT NINE TOTAL.
THREE ON THIS SIDE,
THE REST ON THE OTHER SIDE.
WE FILL THE CONCRETE
AROUND THE POSTS
TO ABOUT SIX INCHES
FROM ROUGH GRADE.
IF THE RESILIENT
SURFACING GETS
RUBBED AWAY,
THEN YOU DON'T HAVE
A BIG CONCRETE THING
STICKING OUT.
NO EXPOSED CONCRETE,
WHICH CAN BE INJURIOUS.
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT
THE PRESSURE TREATED
LUMBER BEING ENCASED
IN CONCRETE
AND HAVING IT
ROT OUT?
NO.
AND IT WON'T HEAVE?
NO, WE'RE WAY BELOW
THE THRUST LINE.
WHAT'S THIS PIECE
GOING UP HERE?
A SLANTED
CLIMBING WALL.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A LOT OF FUN.
IT'S GOOD FOR
THE OLDER CHILDREN.
IT LOOKS LIKE
A PIECE OF
STOCKADE FENCING
ON ITS SIDE,
BUT THEY'RE CHUNKY,
BIG TIMBERS.
THAT GIVES IT
A NICE ROUGH SURFACE
TO USE YOUR FEET ON.
WE HAVE THIS
CABLE ATTACHED
AT THE TOP.
YOU CAN COME UP
LIKE BATMAN
GOING UP THE SIDE
OF A BUILDING.
THERE'S A LOT OF
IMAGINATION INVOLVED.
HOW DO YOU ATTACH IT
TO THE BACK OF THE FRAME?
WE USE SIX INCH
ZINC-PLATED LEG
SCREWS.
WE'RE USING
THE IMPACT WRENCH.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE
HAVING 2O OR 3O
VOLUNTEERS ON SITE.
YOU GET THINGS
DONE FAST.
WHAT ARE THESE
GREEN PIECES HERE?
THESE ARE
THE SIDE PANELS
OF OUR BRIDGE.
THIS BRIDGE LINKS
THE TWO AREAS OF
THE PLAYGROUND.
IT HAS
A CASTLE THEME.
THESE TWO ARE KIND OF LIKE
THE RAILING PORTIONS,
BUT HAVE THAT
CRENELATED CASTLE
FEELING.
CORRECT. THESE
ARE THE DECK BOARDS
FOR THE FLOOR.
THIS WILL BE
THE SLIDE?
RIGHT.
WE'LL PUT
THESE UP NEXT WEEK.
THANKS, BRETT.
WE'VE GOT TO
BREAK FOR MESSAGES.
DON'T GO AWAY.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, PAUL.
YOU'VE GOT
THE WHOLE THING EXPOSED.
WHEN CAN
WE WALK ON IT?
24 HOURS.
IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE THAT HAS TO
BE DONE,
ANY GRINDING OR ANYTHING?
YES, IN 24 HOURS
WE'LL SAW
CUT IT INTO
3-FOOT SQUARES.
SO YOU SCORE IT.
HOW DEEP, AN INCH?
AN INCH.
THAT EFFECTIVELY ACTS
AS AN EXPANSION JOINT
TO PREVENT CRACKING
IN THE WINTER.
THANKS, PAUL.
BEAUTIFUL JOB.
WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.
NEXT WEEK, WE'LL BE
WORKING IN THE KITCHEN.
WE'LL SHOW HOW TO INSTALL
EUROPEAN KITCHEN CABINETS.
WE'LL ALSO PUT DOWN
SOLID GRANITE COUNTERTOPS.
WE'LL VISIT ALDRICH STONE,
WHERE THEY CUT
AND POLISHED THE GRANITE.
WE'LL GO BACK
TO COLUMBUS, OHIO,
FOR A FINAL VISIT
AT THAT PLAYGROUND PROJECT.
I'M BOB VILA.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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