1104 - Fireplace and Porch Columns
September 25-October 1, 2000 | March 26-April 1, 2001
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN TO THE EMERGING NEIGHBORHOOD OF I'ON,
JUST OUTSIDE OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
TODAY THE HOUSE IS FAR ENOUGH ALONG
THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TOUR WITH KEVIN AND BETSY KALMAN,
OUR GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SO WE CAN GET AN IDEA OF THE LAYOUT
OF THE DIFFERENT ROOMS IN THE HOUSE.
ALSO, WE'RE INSTALLING A RUMFORD FIREPLACE,
WHICH HAS A FEW PRECAST ELEMENTS,
AND WE'LL BE PUTTING IN SOME OF THE 24 CHADSWORTH COLUMNS
THAT GO ON ALL THE DIFFERENT PORCHES.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY SEARS
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS ABOUT THIS PROJECT
IS THE AMOUNT OF PROGRESS THAT WE'RE SEEING FROM WEEK TO WEEK
IN THE ACTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHEN WE STARTED HERE A MONTH AGO,
WE WERE LOOKING AT THE PROGRESS OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE ROADS WERE BEING PUT IN,
THE SEWAGE, THE ELECTRICITY.
BUT NOW EACH TIME WE COME BACK HERE,
WE SEE NEW HOUSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT ARE GETTING COMPLETED,
SO THAT YOU GET TO A CORNER,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU REALIZE THIS IS BECOMING A NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE'S THE BEAUTIFUL YELLOW HOUSE,
THERE'S THE OTHER ONE WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT FOR 3 WEEKS.
THE COLUMNS HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED--
THESE BIG, HUGE TWO-STORY COLUMNS
THAT WILL PROBABLY BE INSTALLED TODAY OR TOMORROW.
AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE,
THERE'S THIS WONDERFUL HOUSE THAT WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT IT
A WEEK AGO IT WAS A LITTLE BIT BOXY,
BUT NOW YOU REALIZE IT'S GOT THIS ITALIANATE STYLE
AND THIS BEAUTIFUL DARK RED COLOR.
AND HERE ON OUR STREET,
OUR PARTICULAR HOUSE IS AT THE FINISHED STAGE,
WHERE WE'RE PUTTING IN THE TRIM ALONG THE EAVE LINES.
CROWN MOLDINGS. WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE SIDING IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE WINDOWS ALREADY IN PLACE.
WE'VE GOT THE HOUSE MORE OR LESS CLOSED OFF TO THE WEATHER,
IN THAT THE TAR PAPER IS UP ON THE ROOF, THE FELT,
BUT THE ROOFING ITSELF WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT A VERY EXCITING PROJECT,
WHICH IS THE BUILDING OF A RUMFORD CHIMNEY.
AND WE'VE GOT MR. JIM BUCKLEY WITH US,
WHO IS GOING TO BE EXPLAINING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS
OF THIS TYPE OF FIREPLACE, SO LET'S GO INSIDE.
HEY, JIM. THIS IS LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.
HI, BOB.
HOW ARE YOU?
SO IT'S THE BUCKLEY RUMFORD FIREPLACE COMPANY, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE PRECAST ELEMENTS A LITTLE LATER,
BUT THE FIREBOX IS GORGEOUS.
OH, JOHN AND STEVE HERE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THIS HERRINGBONE FIREPLACE.
YEAH, THAT'S NOT EASY TO DO.
NOW FIRST YOU LAY THEM ALL DOWN FLAT
AND DO ALL THE CUTS, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT. IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER TO CUT THEM ALL OUT.
WELL, HERE'S A LITTLE BIT ON THE FLOOR OVER HERE
WHERE THEY HAVEN'T PUT IN YET.
YEAH, THE VERY TOP ONES.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE CRITICAL THINGS
IS YOU LAY EVERYTHING OUT
DOWN TO THE SMALLEST PIECES FOR THE TOP
AND THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN DO THAT
IS WITH A WATER SAW, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE THEORY
BEHIND THIS TYPE OF FIREPLACE.
WELL, RUMFORD FIREPLACES ARE NAMED FOR COUNT RUMFORD.
THE DESIGN IS ABOUT 200 YEARS OLD.
AND THEY'RE, AS YOU CAN SEE, TALL AND SHALLOW
TO REFLECT A LOT OF HEAT,
AND THEN THIS THROAT IS THE ROUNDED OR CURVED PART
THAT THE AIR COMES IN THE FACE OF THE FIREPLACE
AND TURNS A QUARTER CIRCLE INTO THE--THROUGH THE THROAT.
RIGHT. THE THROAT IS THE TRANSITION PIECE
BETWEEN THE FIREBOX AND THE FLUE.
RIGHT, AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN AIRPLANE WING.
YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT AIR FLOWING IN LAMINAR FASHION
OVER THERE THAT SHOOTS IT LIKE A CARBURETOR OR A NOZZLE OF A HOSE
INTO THE SMOKE CHAMBER.
YEAH, AND MOST FIREPLACES THAT DON'T HAVE THAT DESIGN,
A LOT OF THE HEAT THAT'S GENERATED
FROM THE FIREWOOD IS LOST RIGHT UP THE CHIMNEY.
THAT'S RIGHT. THE RUMFORD, BY KEEPING IT STREAMLINED,
WE CAN MAKE THE THROAT MAYBE A THIRD AS SMALL.
THIS IS A NICE BRICK, TOO.
WHAT TYPE OF BRICK ARE THEY USING HERE?
WELL, THIS IS WHITTAKER GRIER BRICK.
SAY IT AGAIN.
WHITTAKER GRIER.
THEY MAKE IT IN ALLIANCE, OHIO.
AND IT'S A DRY PRESS BRICK RATHER THAN AN EXTRUDED.
SO IT'S A FIRE BRICK AND IT STANDS THE HEAT VERY WELL.
SO THAT MEANS THAT RATHER THAN HAVE THE CLAY
KIND OF IN A VAT AND EXTRUDED THROUGH THE FORM--
THEY PRESS IT.
THEY PRESS IT INTO FORMS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND CAN YOU USE PORTLAND CEMENT WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A FIREBOX?
WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T,
BECAUSE PORTLAND CEMENT DEGRADES AT ABOUT 6 OR 800 DEGREES.
AND SO IT HAS A SHORT LIFE,
AND IT CAN'T STAND THE HEAT.
THIS HEAT STOP REFRACTORY MORTAR
IS A HIGH TEMPERATURE MORTAR
AND IF YOU'RE USING FIREBRICK, YOU MIGHT AS WELL USE
AN EQUALLY HIGH TEMPERATURE MORTAR TO PUT IT TOGETHER WITH.
THIS IS VERY VERSATILE.
WE PUT THE FLUES TOGETHER WITH IT.
WE CAN CAST IT INTO SHAPES,
AS WELL AS LAY THE GROUNDWORK.
BUT WHAT'S THE CHEMICAL DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN PORTLAND CEMENT AND THIS ONE?
IT USES A DIFFERENT KIND OF CEMENT BINDER CALLED ALUMINATE,
RATHER THAN PORTLAND CEMENT.
OK, SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE WAY OF CODE REQUIREMENTS.
YES, SOME CODES ALREADY REQUIRE IT,
AND THE NEW ICC CODES,
WHICH WILL BE OUT IN A YEAR OR TWO, WILL ALL REQUIRE IT.
OK. I SEE HE'S DOING AWAY WITH THE PLUMB LINES AT THIS POINT.
THEY'RE IN HIS WAY I SUPPOSE NOW.
YEAH, AND NOW WE JUST HAVE THE LAST FEW COURSES TO PUT TOGETHER.
THIS IS THE TOP OF THE BOX HERE.
IT'S 4 FEET TALL.
AND THAT THROAT FITS RIGHT ON TOP OF IT.
OK.
THE CRITICAL PART OF FINISHING OFF THE HERRINGBONE
IS TO GET IT ALL PERFECTLY FLAT
ALONG THE VERY TOP,
SO THAT WHEN WE INSTALL THE PRECAST THROAT,
WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT NOT FITTING RIGHT.
NOW THE BASE FOR THE WHOLE CHIMNEY
IS ESSENTIALLY A PORED CONCRETE PAD,
AND THE SPACE UNDERNEATH IT,
WHICH IS WALLED IN THE PERIMETER WITH CONCRETE BLOCK,
IS THEN FILLED IN WITH SAND,
THEN YOU'VE GOT ALL THE REST OF THE SHAPE, IF YOU WILL,
CREATED OUT OF SOLID HALF-BLOCKS LIKE THIS,
AND THIS MORE OR LESS CREATES THE FORM OF THE RUMFORD.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING THE THROAT ON A LITTLE BIT LATER.
JIM, I'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT,
BUT I SEE KEVIN'S OUTSIDE AND WE WANT TO TAKE
A KIND OF PROGRESS REPORT TOUR OF THE HOUSE.
MORE DETAILS ON BUILDING A RUMFORD FIREPLACE AND CHIMNEY
ARE AVAILABLE AT BOBVILA.COM.
HEY, KEVIN.
HEY, BOB.
THINGS ARE COMING ALONG GREAT.
WE'RE WORKING HARD.
YOU START REALLY TO GET A SENSE
OF THE PROPORTIONS OF THE HOUSE.
THERE'S A LOT OF PORCH HERE.
A LOT OF PORCH. WE'RE STARTING TO GET THE COLUMNS IN PLACE.
IT'S REALLY STARTING TO FALL INTO PLACE.
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
I WANTED TO TAKE A QUICK TOUR OF THE HOUSE
TO GET AN IDEA OF THE FLOOR PLAN.
SOUNDS GOOD.
WOW. NOW THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT YOU GOT ON THIS PORCH.
YEAH. WE'VE STACKED IT UP IN PLACE HERE
AND THEN THE MASONS ARE MOVING IT INSIDE.
YEAH, IT'S ONLY HERE TEMPORARILY,
BUT THAT'S PROBABLY A COUPLE OF TONS ON THIS FRAME.
THIS FRAME IS REALLY PUT TOGETHER.
WE GOT A TRIPLE HEADER ON THE OUTSIDE WITH LEDGERS
SO IT'S REALLY BUILT.
OK, SO THIS IS THE FRONT DOOR AND THIS IS THE FOYER.
IT'S OUR MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE HOUSE.
YEAH, AND IT RELATES NICELY TO THE LIVING ROOM
AND THE FIREPLACE AND THEN, UH...
WHAT'S IN THERE?
THAT'S OUR POWDER ROOM, BOB,
CONNECTED BY A SMALL CONNECTION HALLWAY.
WELL, THAT'S NICE. IT KIND OF ISOLATES IT THERE.
OH, HI, BETSY. HOW ARE YOU?
FINE. HOW YA DOING?
SO YOUR PARTNER IN CONTRACTING--
I THOUGHT SHE DID INSPECTIONAL SERVICES TOWARDS THE END OF THE JOB.
YOU'RE HERE EARLY, RIGHT?
I USUALLY CHECK ON THE FINISH MORE THAN THE FRAMING,
BUT I LIKE TO CHECK THE JOBS AS THEY'RE GOING ALONG.
FOR WHAT SORT OF STUFF?
WE LOOK FOR CLEANLINESS,
KIND OF BIG PICTURE SAFETY ITEMS...
MM-HMM.
UM...
AND THEN TAKING CARE OF SOME THINGS
LIKE THE BATHTUBS, FOR EXAMPLE,
WHICH GET PUT INTO THE FRAME AND VERY OFTEN GET DAMAGED, UNLESS--
THEY GO IN VERY EARLY ON AND THEY NEED TO BE PROTECTED, YES.
YEAH, YEAH. SO THIS IS THE DINING ROOM WE'RE IN,
AND I LOVE THE CEILING HEIGHTS IN HERE. WHAT ARE THEY?
10 FOOT ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND 9 FOOT ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
YEAH. THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING
IN A HOT CLIMATE LIKE WE HAVE HERE,
'CAUSE YOU CAN HAVE THE CEILING FANS,
YOU CAN HAVE BIG WINDOWS, HEAT RISES--
IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
GET A BREEZE THROUGH.
SO THE FORMAL DINING ROOM AND THEN THIS IS, UH...
THE FAMILY ROOM, RIGHT?
Betsy: THIS IS THE FAMILY ROOM.
NOW...HERE WE HAVE A CATHEDRAL CEILING,
BUT HOW WILL THIS BE FINISHED OFF?
WE'LL FRAME THIS WALL FLUSH WITH THIS PETITION HERE.
WE'LL FRAME ALL THE WAY UP AND CLEAR THE CATHEDRAL.
OK, SO IT GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP.
AND THEN WHY IS THIS RECESSED IN HERE?
THIS IS THE MEDIA CENTER--
SO WE'LL HAVE CABINET WORK IN HERE.
YES, IT WILL HAVE BUILT-IN CABINETRY.
ALL RIGHT, AND THEN THE ACTUAL WORKING PART OF THE KITCHEN IS OVER HERE, RIGHT?
KITCHEN'S OVER HERE.
WE'LL HAVE A PENINSULA COMING OFF THIS WALL.
UM...
COMING OFF THIS CORNER.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE GOT A LITTLE BOOKCASE FLOOR TO CEILING,
AND THEN WE GOT A PENINSULA WITH THE KITCHEN SINK IN IT.
YEP.
AND THEN AROUND THE CORNER FROM IT YOU'VE GOT THE STOVE
AND THE BUILT-IN OVEN
AND YOU CAN WALK BACK INTO THE FORMAL DINING ROOM,
SO IT'S GOOD, BECAUSE THE KITCHEN RELATES
TO BOTH THE FORMAL DINING ROOM,
AS WELL AS THE FAMILY ROOM SPACE.
AND THEN WHAT'S DOWN THE HALL OVER THERE, BETSY?
THE WASHER/DRYER LAUNDRY ROOM.
SO THIS IS A LAUNDRY ROOM IN THERE...
YES.
AND THEN WHAT'S IN HERE, KEVIN?
THIS IS OUR SECONDARY PART OF THE KITCHEN, BOB.
IT, UH...IT'S, UH, WHOLE SEPARATE AREA.
IT'S LIKE A BUTLER'S PANTRY.
CORRECT.
AND THIS OPENING KIND OF ALLOWS YOU TO BE--
TO USE BOTH SPACES.
IT JUST RELATES TO BOTH--BOTH AREAS.
OK, AND YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER KIND OF LIVING ROOM
AND BEDROOM OVER THERE,
SO IN A WAY, THIS COULD BE KIND OF A IN-LAW SUITE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
OK, AND THEN OUT HERE YOU'VE GOT...
WE'VE GOT THE KITCHEN PORCH.
Bob: YEAH, THE KITCHEN PORCH.
THIS IS THE THIRD PORCH ON THIS HOUSE,
WHICH IS ONE OF THE REAL NICE FEATURES.
ALL OF THE PORCHES ARE BIG.
YEAH, THEY'RE ALL BIG, THEY'RE ALL HIGH-CEILINGED,
AND, OF COURSE, THEY'LL BE FINISHED OFF
IN THE TRADITIONAL MANNER, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
SO, BETSY, YOU'LL BE COMING BACK THROUGH THE JOB
AS THE FINISH GETS A LITTLE BIT FARTHER ALONG, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
YEAH. LET'S GO TALK COLUMNS,
'CAUSE WE'RE STILL INSTALLING THEM ON THE FRONT, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
WE'LL HAVE 4 OF THEM HERE,
BUT LET'S GO SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING UP FRONT.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING OUR CHADSWORTH COLUMNS IN A MOMENT,
SO STICK AROUND.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WORK CONTINUES ON OUR HOUSE
IN THE EMERGING NEIGHBORHOOD OF I'ON, IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
WE'LL GET A LOOK AT THE LAYOUT OF THE HOUSE
WITH OUR GENERAL CONTRACTORS,
KEVIN AND BETSY KALMAN.
ALSO, WE'RE BUILDING A RUMFORD FIREPLACE
USING A HIGH-TEMPERATURE MORTAR.
THEN WE'LL BE INSTALLING SOME OF THE 24 CHADSWORTH COLUMNS ON THE PORCH.
AND THERE ARE A FEW TRICKS TO THAT PROCESS.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN. DON'T MISS IT.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE'LL BUILD A RUMFORD FIREPLACE,
ADD COLUMNS ON THE PORCH,
AND TOUR THE HOUSE WITH THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS.
DON'T MISS IT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO START SHOWING
HOW ONE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL COLUMNS
FROM THE CHADSWORTH COLUMN COMPANY GO TOGETHER.
AND, KEVIN, THIS IS NOT AN EASY FEAT,
BUT WE DO HAVE JEFF DAVIS FROM CHADSWORTH WITH US TODAY.
JEFF, THAT'S THE BASE FOR THE SPLIT ONE, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
JUST PUT THAT DOWN FOR A MINUTE.
KEVIN, WE'VE ALREADY PUT SOME OF THESE IN PLACE.
AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT WOULD SEEM, RIGHT?
YEAH, THEY'RE, UH...
THEY'RE A LITTLE, UH...TOUGH TO...
EASY TO INSTALL, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE INSTALLED IN THE CORRECT ORDER.
WELL, AND THE THING HERE IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MEET
THE CODE REQUIREMENT OF TYING THE WHOLE PLACE DOWN,
SO RUSSELL'S ALREADY NAILED DOWN THIS STRAP
TO THE ACTUAL BAND JOIST ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE,
AND HE ACTUALLY WAS DOWN THERE A LITTLE WHILE AGO
WITH THE PALM NAILER, WHICH IS THE BEST TOOL
I'VE SEEN ON A JOB IN A WHILE.
AND HE PUT IN ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN 16-PENNY NAILS,
SO THAT THIS STEEL STRAP RIGHT HERE IS REALLY SECURED THERE,
THEN YOU GOT TO THREAD IT THROUGH THE BASE IN THE COLUMN
AND THEN TIE IT UP AT THE TOP
SO THAT WE HAVE A CONTINUOUSLY TIED HOUSE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
WE REALLY NEED THE WHOLE THING TIED TOGETHER TO PREVENT UPLIFT.
YEAH, TO PREVENT UPLIFT IN A HURRICANE,
BECAUSE COLUMNS FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS
HAVE BEEN HOLDING WEIGHT PUT ON TOP OF THEM,
BUT WHEN YOU'VE GOT A HURRICANE,
THE WINDS ARE TRYING TO PUSH THE ROOF OFF,
SO THIS HOLDS IT ALL TOGETHER.
YES. THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE STRAP.
THESE ARE WEIGHT-BEARING COLUMNS.
OK. WELL, LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HELP.
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, SO...
READY?
GIVE ME A HAND, BOB.
YEAH, I GOT IT.
WHAT DO THESE WEIGH, JEFF?
ABOUT 250 POUNDS EACH.
MM-HMM. NOW YOU TELL ME.
AND YOU WANT TO PUT IT ON THAT BLOCK, RUSS?
YEAH, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE BLOCK.
NOW, WHAT ARE THEY MADE OUT OF?
IT'S A...IT'S A MARBLE DUST, IS WHAT YOU GOT ON YOUR HANDS.
THAT'S MARBLE DUST, ISN'T IT?
IT'S MARBLE DUST WITH THE POLYMERS
AND IT'S A VERY HEAVY MATERIAL, BUT IT'S VERY LOAD-BEARING.
IT IS LOAD-BEARING. THAT'S WHAT'S AMAZING,
'CAUSE IT'S HOLLOW, THE THICKNESS OF THE COLUMN ITSELF
IS MAYBE...
IT'S ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH.
ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH.
AND WHEN I FIRST SAW THEM,
I SAID NOW THEY CAN'T BE STRUCTURAL.
BUT THEY ARE.
THIS COLUMN ITSELF IS ABOUT 16,000 POUNDS APPROXIMATELY.
MM-HMM.
AND IT'S RATED ON LIKE A 5-TIMES SAFETY FACTOR.
THAT'S MARVELOUS.
ARE YOU READY?
WELL, WAIT A MINUTE, KEVIN.
YOU CAN'T JUST PROP THEM INTO PLACE.
YOU'VE HAD TO PUT UP THIS 4x4 ON A HOUSE JACK.
WE PUT THAT IN THERE, BOB,
AND WE JUST BARELY PUT SOME PRESSURE ON IT AND CRANK IT UP JUST ENOUGH
SO WHEN WE STAND THAT COLUMN VERTICALLY,
IT'LL JUST SLIDE INTO PLACE
AND THEN DROP IT OUT AND PUT THE LOAD RIGHT ON THE COLUMN.
RIGHT. WHEN YOU TAKE THE HOUSE JACK BACK OUT,
THE LOAD COMES BACK DOWN.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND YOU'RE TALKING MAYBE, WHAT,
A 1/4 OF AN INCH OR SO?
JUST ENOUGH TO GET IT IN.
YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
WELL, LET ME HELP YOU FROM THIS END.
THAT DO ANYTHING FOR YOU?
SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF SHIMS HERE,
JUST TO KEEP THIS BASE OUT OF THE WAY.
AND, JEFF, DOES THE LOAD-BEARING--
DOES THE BASE HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE LOAD-BEARING?
NO. IT'S COMPLETELY DECORATIVE,
AND THE WEIGHT IS ACTUALLY CARRIED BY THE COLUMN SHAFT,
ALL THE WAY FROM THE FLOORING UP TO YOUR SOFFIT.
YEAH. NOT LIKE BACK IN THE OLD DAYS.
NO, SIR, NOT AT ALL.
Bob: WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS PARTICULAR DESIGN?
THIS IS A TUSCAN DESIGN.
IT'S ONE OF THE SIMPLEST OF ALL THE 5 ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE.
AND IT WAS DONE AFTER AN ETRUSCAN MAN
FROM THE GREEK AND ROMAN PERIOD.
IT'S VERY SIMPLE AS FAR AS THE STOUT BASE.
IT GOES UP 1/3 OF THE COLUMN SHAFT BEFORE IT STARTS TO TAPER,
WHICH GIVES US AN ENATSIS EFFECT
OR A BULGING OF THE COLUMN.
YES, WHICH IS THE CLASSICAL--
THAT'S CORRECT.
IN THE OLD TEMPLES IN GREECE,
WHEN YOU WERE DOWN HERE AND YOU WERE LOOKING UP
AT THESE 40-FOOT COLUMNS,
THEY SWELLED UP A LITTLE BIT
AND THEN THEY TAPERED BACK UP.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND THAT GAVE THEM THAT REALLY IMPRESSIVE LOOK.
I THINK IT'S THE BEST DESIGN,
'CAUSE A TOTALLY STRAIGHT COLUMN
LOOKS A LITTLE BIT TOO MECHANICAL.
WELL, IT IS,
AND IT ALSO COUNTERS AN OPTICAL ILLUSION
THAT MAKES ANY 2 STRAIGHT LINES LOOK LIKE THEY'RE LEANING INWARD.
AND SO IT WORKS PERFECTLY ON HOUSES.
YEAH. HOW DID YOU START THIS COMPANY?
I STARTED IT 13 YEARS AGO.
UM...I GREW UP IN THE SOUTH WITH A LOT OF COLUMNS
AND I TRIED TO GET SOME COLUMNS, COULDN'T FIND ANY,
AND ENDED UP DESIGNING THEM AND--
HERE WE GO.
GETTING THEM IN.
THAT'S A GOOD STORY.
NOW THIS IS ALL THAT YOU NEED, HUH?
THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL YOU NEED.
YOU'RE NOT PICKING UP MORE THAN ANYMORE THAN A 1/4 OR A 1/2 AN INCH, BOB.
IT DOESN'T TAKE A WHOLE LOT.
YEAH. OK, SO NOW AT THIS POINT,
THE CAPITAL GETS ATTACHED,
BUT HAVE YOU ALREADY NAILED THE STRAP INTO THE TOP?
NO, WE'LL FISH THE STRAP OUT THE TOP NOW, BOB,
AND PULL IT TIGHT AND THEN SAME THING,
WE'LL USE THE PALM NAILER AND WE'LL THROW ALL THOSE NAILS
IN THROUGH EVERY HOLE THAT HITS THE BEAM.
LET'S WATCH.
GREAT. OK, NOW LET ME ASK YOU ONE QUESTION.
I KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T JUST GO TO THE HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER
TO GET CHADSWORTH COLUMNS. IT'S 1-800-COLUMNS.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND SO THAT'S PART OF YOUR MARKETING IS YOU SELL THEM--
WE SELL DIRECT. WE FOUND THAT WITH COLUMNS
THAT YOU CAN TEACH EVERYBODY A LITTLE BIT MORE
AND DO GET THE BETTER PRODUCT, TOO, THEN,
SO EVERYTHING IS SOLD DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR MAIL ORDER NUMBER.
I WANT YOUR CATALOG. THANKS FOR COMING ON.
THANK YOU, SIR.
COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL CHECK IN ON THE PROGRESS
OF OUR RUMFORD FIREPLACE. DON'T GO AWAY.
NOW, JIM, DOES THIS REFRACTIVE MORTAR
SET UP VERY QUICKLY?
DOES IT HAVE DIFFERENT KIND OF PROPERTIES
THAN REGULAR MORTAR?
IT WORKS PRETTY MUCH LIKE REGULAR MORTAR.
IT DOES SET UP A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY,
BUT IT'S A HIGH TEMPERATURE MORTAR.
OK, SO NOW WE HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF IT
THAT NEEDS TO BE TRAWLED ON TO THE TOP
OF THE AREA WHERE THE ACTUAL THROAT,
THE PRECAST THROAT WILL BE INSTALLED, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
THEY'RE SETTING THE CURVED THROAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER,
THAT KEEPS THE FLOW LAMINAR,
MAKES US WASTE LESS HEATED ROOM AIR
TO GO UP THROUGH THE CHIMNEY,
AND BY LAMINAR FLOW, IT ALLOWS THE SMOKE TO STAY BEHIND IT,
SO WE CAN BUILD A TALL A BOX WITH IT.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE TWO KEY ELEMENTS OF A COUNT RUMFORD
IS THAT AND THE TALL, SHALLOW, REFLECTIVE HEARTH.
HERE IT GOES. WHAT'S THAT WEIGH?
IT PROBABLY WEIGHS ABOUT 200 POUNDS.
THESE GUYS ARE STRONG.
YEAH, THEY ARE STRONG.
NOW THE THROAT ITSELF WILL NOT BE VISIBLE
ONCE THE REST OF THE CHIMNEY COMES TOGETHER, RIGHT?
EXACTLY RIGHT. THE THROAT IS RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE OPENING
AND THEY'LL LAY BLOCK ACROSS IT
AND IT'LL BE A SMOOTH FINISH OPENING NO LOWER THAN THAT,
BUT THE THROAT WILL BE HIDDEN BEHIND IT.
YEAH, IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE IT HAS A PRETTY SHAPE.
IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE AN ORIENTAL PAGODA.
WELL, YOU CAN ALWAYS GET IN THE FIREPLACE AND LOOK AT IT.
YEAH.
NOW IS IT PROPER TO USE THE SAME REFRACTIVE MORTAR
EVEN ON THE BACK SIDE OF IT ONCE YOU'VE GOTTEN AWAY FROM THE FIREBOX ITSELF?
IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO BACK IT UP WITH REFRACTIVE MORTAR
BUT EVERYWHERE THERE'S A LINING,
LIKE THE FLUES AND THE SMOKE CHAMBER PIECES,
SHOULD BE PUT TOGETHER WITH REFRACTIVE MORTAR
BECAUSE IT'S CLOSE TO THE FLUE SURFACES.
RIGHT.
BEHIND IT, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE REFRACTED.
ALL RIGHT, SO THE CAST IRON DAMPER GOES INTO PLACE.
Bob: AND THEN, JIM, THE CLAY PIECE THAT YOU'VE GOT OVER THERE
IS ONE OF TWO COMPONENTS, RIGHT?
THIS IS HALF OF A SMOKE CHAMBER.
THE OTHER HALF GOES THE OTHER WAY,
WHEN WE PUT THIS IN HERE,
THEN THAT WILL MAKE THE TRANSITION
FROM THE THROAT AREA WHERE THE DAMPER IS TO THE FLUE SIDES.
AND THE FLUE THEN BEGINS TO GO UP.
GOOD. WELL, JIM, THANK YOU FOR COMING ON
AND EXPLAINING THE RUMFORD SYSTEM TO US. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK. WE'LL BE INSTALLING FRENCH DOORS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING THE METAL ROOF ON,
AND ALSO SOME OF THE SIDING AND TRIM,
BEAUTIFUL CEDAR FROM MY FRIENDS AT WEYERHAEUSER.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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