1105 - Metal Roofing and Windows
October 2-8, 2000 | April 2-8, 2001
HI, I'M BOB VILA. WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR SOUTH CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY PROJECT
HERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF I'ON.
TODAY, WE'RE GETTING A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS,
A NICE METAL ROOF THAT'S PRE-FINISHED IN A BEAUTIFUL RED.
THEY CALL IT A 5-V CRIMP.
ALSO, THE ANDERSEN FOLKS HAVE DELIVERED THE WINDOWS AND THE FRENCH DOORS,
SO WE'LL BE SHOWING YOU HOW THOSE WILL GO IN PLACE.
AND WE'VE GOT WESTERN RED CEDAR, LOTS OF IT.
WE'RE TRIMMING OUT THE HOUSE AS WELL AS PUTTING ON THE CLAPBOARDS.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY SEARS
HEY. SO THESE ARE ANDERSEN'S FRENCH WOOD DOORS,
WHICH--WELL, THE OPENING HERE IS 4 X 8.
AND IT'S REALLY A BEAUTIFUL SET OF DOORS 'CAUSE,
ESSENTIALLY, ALL THE WORK'S BEEN DONE IN THE FACTORY.
THEY'RE CLAD ON THE OUTSIDE AND ON THE INSIDE
SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
PRIMING AND PAINTING ON THE INSIDE.
THE GLASS IS ONE MONOLITHIC PIECE OF THERMAL GLASS,
BUT IT'S ALSO LOW-E GLASS AND IT'S HIGH IMPACT GLASS.
SO IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER IN HURRICANE AREAS AND THE LIKE.
AND ONE OF THESE DOORS WILL SET YOU BACK, I THINK, ABOUT $1,500.
BUT LET'S TALK WITH KEVIN. HI.
HI, BOB.
AND, UH, RUSSELL'S HERE, TOO.
OK. SO, WHAT ARE THE FIRST THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO
WHEN YOU BRING IT OUT OF THE BOX IS TO GET YOUR FLANGE IN.
AND YOU JUST FINISHED PUTTING THAT ONE IN.
UM, WHAT DOES THE FLANGE DO FOR YOU?
THE FLANGE ACTS AS A WATER-REPELLENT ALONG THE EXTERIOR
AND, UH, ALSO ON THE WINDOWS, THAT'S WHERE YOU FASTEN THE WINDOW.
BUT YOU DO NOT FASTEN THROUGH THIS FLANGE
TO THE SIDING-- TO THE SHEATHING, RATHER.
THIS DOESN'T RECEIVE ANY NAILS AT ALL, RIGHT?
NOT ON THE FRENCH DOOR INSTALLATION.
ON THE WINDOWS IT DOES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
FASTEN THROUGH THE JAMBS AND THROUGH THE HEADER.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT PREPARATION HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE HERE
FOR THE--FOR INSTALLING THE DOOR.
I REMEMBER WE USED TO PUT LEAD DOWN,
AND THIS IS THAT BITUTHANE, ISN'T IT?
YES, WE'VE USED LEAD, BOB, FOR YEARS AND YEARS ON THIS,
AND WE'VE GONE TO BITUTHANE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
YOU CAN BEND IT IN THREE DIRECTIONS, LIKE THIS.
YEAH. YOU CAN SEE IT OVER HERE
WHERE IT'S BENT IN THREE DIRECTIONS.
AND IT DOESN'T TEAR LIKE LEAD DOES.
SO WE CAN BEND IT IN THREE DIRECTIONS.
STOPS ANY WATER THAT DRIVES UP UNDER THE DOOR
AND COMES BACK OUT.
SO THAT'S AT THE THRESHOLD.
AND YOU'VE GOT THE HOUSE WRAP ALL AROUND THE OPENINGS.
WHY DO YOU STILL NEED TO PUT IN A 15 POUND FELT PAPER--UH--SPLINE AROUND?
I GUESS THAT'S KIND OF-- UH--MY, UH, SAFETY BLANKET, BOB.
IT'S LEARNING-- BUILDING IN NANTUCKET FOR YEARS AND YEARS
JUST TRYING TO KEEP WATER OUT
THAT HAVING A SPLINE SYSTEM REALLY WORKS WELL.
AFTER THAT FLANGE FITS ON THE TOP HERE,
IF YOU HAVE THIS SPLINE, THAT STOPS ANY WATER
THAT INFILTRATES FROM THE SIDING OR THE CASING...
OR THE CASING.
AND RUNS IT RIGHT BACK OUT OF THE BUILDING.
RIGHT, OK. ALL RIGHT, UH--
IS IT A TWO-MAN JOB? CAN I GIVE YOU A HAND?
I SURE HOPE SO.
IT'S HEAVY, HUH?
ALL RIGHT.
PRETTY GOOD.
NOW, THIS GETS FASTENED FROM THE INSIDE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND, ACTUALLY, FROM THE OUTSIDE,
THROUGH THESE HOLES IN THE JAMB.
THERE ARE SOME HOLES HERE.
SO THE FLANGE ON THE OUTSIDE
KEEPS THE DOOR PLUMB FROM THE IN AND OUT PERSPECTIVE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND NOW, THE SHIMS THAT ARE BEING PUT IN THERE,
WHAT DO THEY DO, THEY JUST HOLD IT?
THEY HOLD IT WHEN WE FASTEN THE SCREWS THROUGH, BOB.
THEY JUST KEEP THE JAMB FROM SPREADING OUT.
EXACTLY.
WE TRY TO GET IT CENTERED IN THE OPENINGS.
WE WANT JUST AS MUCH REVEAL ON EACH SIDE.
NOW, THE SCREWS THAT GO INTO THE JACK STUDS THERE--
YOU'VE GOT SOME HERE-- THEY GO IN FROM THIS SIDE?
THEY DO.
PUT ONE IN NOW.
HOW MANY GO IN THERE?
YOU GOT FOUR IN EACH SIDE AND THREE ACROSS THE TOP.
I'M GONNA USE THIS UTILITY KNIFE TO...
SCORE THE TYVEK.
THE BUSINESS OF PUTTING THE SPLINES IN PLACE
IS SOMETHING THAT GOES BACK A LONG TIME IN CONSTRUCTION.
AND I USE THIS 15-- 30 WEIGHT PAPER.
SO THE IDEA IS TO PUT IT UNDER THE TYVEK WHERE YOU JUST CUT IT.
MY DAD'S FAVORITE SAYING WAS "THINK LIKE WATER".
"THINK LIKE WATER?"
"THINK LIKE WATER."
SO--WE JUST THINK HOW WATER RUNS DOWN A BUILDING,
THAT'S THE WAY YOU SHOULD INSTALL IT.
YOU DON'T WANT IT TO GET CAUGHT AND RUN BEHIND ANYTHING.
YOU GOTTA INSTALL IT, THEN WE'LL SEAL THAT JOINT WITH TYVEK TAPE
FOR AIR INFILTRATION.
AND TACK A COUPLE OF NAILS ON IT.
THAT'S CORRECT.
OK. WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE,
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALSO ADJUST THESE DOORS LATERALLY, IF YOU HAVE TO.
THE HINGE ADJUSTMENT IS ONE OF THE GREAT FEATURES OF ANDERSEN DOORS.
NOW IF THE DOORS, AT ANY POINT, BIND A LITTLE BIT LIKE THAT,
A LITTLE BIT OF HINGE BOUND IN--
IF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH OF A GAP LIKE THAT,
THE ADJUSTMENT IS RIGHT IN HERE, RIGHT, KEVIN?
THAT'S CORRECT, BOB.
AT EACH OF THE HINGES.
YOU HAVE TWO SET SCREWS AND A ALLEN SCREW THAT SETS BACK IN THERE
THAT'LL MOVE THE DOOR IN AND OUT AND UP AND DOWN IF NEED BE.
OK. NOW THAT SHOULD DO IT.
GOOD.
LOOKS GREAT.
NICE JOB.
COMING UP NEXT, THE HOUSE GETS A METAL ROOF.
SO STICK AROUND.
WITH US NOW IS DICK BUS,
WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE METAL ROOFING ALLIANCE.
AND DICK, THIS IS A PRETTY QUICK AND BEAUTIFUL WAY
TO PUT THESE ROOFS DOWN.
WHAT'S THIS ONE CALLED?
THIS IS McELROY METAL'S 5-V CRIMP.
5-V CRIMP. AND THAT'S 'CAUSE IT'S CRIMPED FIVE TIMES,
TWO AT EITHER SIDE AND ONCE IN THE MIDDLE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THE ONES ON THIS SIDE WILL OVERLAP
THESE HERE BY TWO CRIMPS.
OK, AND THIS IS A STEEL ROOF,
BUT THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN JUST ROLLED STEEL, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS A LIGHT GAUGE STEEL PRODUCT
THAT'S COATED WITH A GALVALU COATING
AND THEN PAINTED WITH A KYNAR OR HYLAR PINK COATING.
THAT'S WHAT GIVES IT ITS COLOR.
NOW IN THE OLDEN DAYS WHEN YOU SAW A ROOF LIKE THAT,
IT WAS PAINTED WITH RED LEAD.
AND IT WAS USUALLY ON A BARN ROOF VERY OFTEN.
AND RESIDENTIAL, YOU SEE THAT A LOT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY,
ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE SOUTHEAST.
AND ALSO, IN THE NORTHEAST IN MAINE
WHERE YOU HAVE A LOT OF SNOW LOADS.
'CAUSE THIS ROOF WILL SHED THE SNOW REALLY QUICKLY.
RIGHT.
NOW, TELL ME ABOUT THE COST OF A ROOF LIKE THIS.
IS IT MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ASPHALT SHINGLES?
UH, TYPICALLY A 5-V CRIMP IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN AN ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOF.
HOWEVER, YOU'LL GET 4 OR 5 TIMES MORE LIFE OUT OF IT.
YEAH, IT'S A LIFETIME ROOF, ISN'T IT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THERE'S ALSO OTHER ADVANTAGES, THOUGH.
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF CONSERVATION,
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS USUALLY MADE OUT OF RECYCLED METAL
AND IT CAN BE RECYCLED ONCE AGAIN.
THAT'S CORRECT.
WHERE AS ASPHALT SHINGLES, UNFORTUNATELY,
WE PUT A LOT OF THOSE INTO THE LANDFILLS EVERY YEAR.
THAT'S CORRECT. THERE'S ABOUT 14 BILLION POUNDS
GOING INTO LANDFILLS EVERY YEAR OF OLD ASPHALT SHINGLES.
RIGHT. NOW, DO THEY MAKE METAL ROOFING PRODUCTS
IN OTHER CONFIGURATIONS BESIDES JUST THE SHEETS?
YES, IT'S AVAILABLE IN ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROOFING,
INCLUDING CONCRETE TILES, UH, SHAKES, SLATES,
UH, SPANISH TILE.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT LOOKING SHINGLES AND THE LIKE.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE INSTALLATION HERE.
'CAUSE THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST REGULAR CAULKING--
WELL, NO, IT'S SILICONE.
IT'S A SILICONE CAULK THAT THEY'RE PUTTING DOWN
IN BETWEEN THE TWO OF Vs.
AND THAT IS PRIMARILY AS A SEALER OR ALSO AS AN ADHESIVE?
UH, PRIMARILY AS A SEALANT.
MM-HMM. AND THEN, AFTER THEY'VE PUT DOWN A BUNCH OF THESE SHEETS
IS WHEN THEY'LL START FASTENING IT WITH THESE
AWESOME LOOKING SCREWS.
THESE FASTENERS ARE COLOR-COORDINATED WITH THE METAL ROOF.
THEY ALSO HAVE A GROUNDED WASHER
THAT PREVENTS ANY TYPE OF LEAKAGE AROUND THE FASTENER.
WATER INFILTRATION.
DICK, WHAT'S THE RECOMMENDED PATTERN FOR FASTENING?
WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROFILE,
IT'S 12 INCHES ON CENTER,
16 INCHES OFF THE SLOPE.
Bob: 12 INCHES ON CENTER, 16 INCHES...
16 INCHES ON CENTER, OFF THE SLOPE.
OFF THE SLOPE, I SEE.
SO YOU'RE CREATING A 12 X 16 KIND OF A GRID.
NOW, HOW DOES A ROOF LIKE THIS PERFORM IN HURRICANE WINDS?
UH, THIS PARTICULAR ROOF SYSTEM,
AS WELL AS, ACTUALLY, ALL METAL ROOF SYSTEMS,
PERFORM VERY WELL IN HIGH WIND CONDITIONS,
ESPECIALLY HURRICANES.
Bob: WELL, I TELL YOU, I THINK THE RED IS THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR THIS HOUSE.
NOW, WHEN YOU COME TO A SITUATION LIKE HERE
WHERE YOU HAVE A VALLEY,
IS THIS JUST A PIECE OF THAT STOCK
THAT'S BEEN BENT OVER AND TRIMMED OR WHAT IS THIS?
NO, THAT'S A STANDARD FLASHING DETAIL
THAT ALL MANUFACTURERS OFFER.
I SEE. SO YOU ORDER SOME OF THIS STOCK
AND IT'S VERSATILE.
YOU CAN USE IT IN ANY VALLEY IN ANY PITCH?
THAT'S CORRECT.
GREAT. WELL, THAT MAKES THE JOB A LOT EASIER.
WELL, TELL US, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER ADVANTAGES
OF USING A METAL ROOF?
UH, FROM SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AROUND THE COUNTRY,
LIKE FIRE AND HAIL AND HIGH WINDS, SNOW LOADS,
METAL OUTPERFORMS ANY OTHER TYPE OF ROOFING PRODUCT.
FIRE IN PARTICULAR, I WOULD THINK,
IN PLACES LIKE OAKLAND, OUT IN CALIFORNIA,
WHERE YOU'VE HAD SO MANY TRAGIC FIRES.
THAT WOULD BE A REAL GOOD REASON FOR HAVING A METAL ROOF.
THAT'S CORRECT.
WELL, DICK, THANKS FOR COMING OUT.
THANK YOU.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL BE USING WESTERN RED CEDAR
TO TRIM OUT THE WINDOWS.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WORK CONTINUES ON OUR LOW COUNTRY HOME
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF I'ON,
OUTSIDE OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
WE'LL BE PUTTING THE ROOF ON.
AND IT'S A METAL ROOF.
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL
AND OTHER ADVANTAGES OF A METAL ROOF.
ALSO, WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW OUR ANDERSEN FRENCH DOORS GO IN PLACE.
AND WE'LL START TRIMMING OUT THE HOUSE IN WESTERN RED CEDAR.
THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME TIPS FOR INSTALLING
RED CEDAR CLAPBOARDS.
DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
IT'S RED CEDAR TRIM AND CLAPBOARDS,
ANDERSEN FRENCH DOORS, AND A METAL ROOF.
DON'T MISS IT.
CUTS NICE, DOESN'T IT?
THIS IS GREAT STUFF, BOB.
WELL, WE'RE ABOUT TO START TRIMMING OUT THE HOUSE
HERE UNDER THE PORCH.
AND THIS IS ALL WESTERN RED CEDAR THAT'S PRE-PRIMED.
COMES OUT HERE FROM OUR FRIENDS AT WEYERHAEUSER.
AND ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS
IS THAT IT'S FINGER JOINTED,
WHICH MEANS THAT ALL THE FLAWS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THERE
ARE TAKEN OUT AND THE WOOD IS PUT BACK TOGETHER,
SO THAT YOU GET VERY STRONG, VERY STABLE
WONDERFUL STUFF TO WORK WITH.
ALL THE CARPENTERS ON THE JOB ARE VERY EXCITED.
NOW, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE OBJECTIVE IS HERE.
WE HAVE CLAPBOARD SIDING
AND WE HAVE FULL "2 BY" STOCK FOR TRIM.
AND WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO
IS SHOW YOU HOW THE CORNER BOARDS GET PUT IN,
HOW THE TRIM, UH--UH, WHAT WE CALL IN NEW ENGLAND
"THE GROUNDS" GET PUT IN THE INSIDE CORNERS,
HOW WE CASE OUT THE WINDOW,
AND THEN, HOW WE PUT THE CLAPBOARDS OUT.
AND KEVIN, YOU'VE ALREADY GOT ONE PIECE READY TO GO HERE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND PUT IT IN.
NOW, THIS IS WHAT'S CALLED THE GROUND,
WHERE WE CAME FROM KIND OF.
BUT, UH, VERY OFTEN IN SOME CONSTRUCTION,
CLAPBOARDS WILL JUST BE BUTTED INTO THE INSIDE CORNER
AND THEY'LL ALLOW THE PAINTING CONTRACTORS TO COME ALONG AND CAULK.
BUT THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.
IT GIVES YOU A REAL SPOT FOR THE CLAPBOARD TO STOP.
CLAPBOARD'S NOT MEANT TO BUTT TOGETHER AT AN INTERIOR 90 DEGREE ANGLE.
EXACTLY.
AND WE'RE JUST HAND-NAILING IT,
BUT WE'LL BE SHOOTING SOME OF THE REST OF IT.
NOW, THE OTHER THING, BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR ALONG WITH THE TRIM
I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT...
THIS IS THE, UH, THE NARROLINE WINDOW FROM ANDERSEN
WHICH IS, AGAIN DESIGN-WISE,
A REALLY GOOD CHOICE FOR THIS HOUSE
BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A TURN OF THE CENTURY
TWO OVER TWO WINDOW,
WHICH IS WHAT WAS VERY COMMON IN THIS KIND OF
ARCHITECTURE IN THE LATE 1800s.
BUT IT IS STATE-OF-THE-ART IN TERMS OF THE YEAR 2000.
EVERYTHING IS CLAD, EVERYTHING IS PRE-FINISHED.
THERE'S HARDLY ANY KIND OF FINISH WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE TO IT.
AND THE FLANGE IS PERFORATED,
AND THIS IS HOW YOU INSTALL IT.
YOU HAVE THE PERFORATIONS IN THE FLANGE
SO THAT YOU CAN PUT YOUR NAILS IN EVERY SIX INCHES OR SO.
AND, AS OPPOSED TO THE FRENCH DOORS
THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT EARLIER,
THIS IS THE CORRECT WAY TO PUT IT IN.
AND OF COURSE, WE LIKE TO PUT IN THE FELT PAPER SPLINES
ALL AROUND THE THING EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE UH...
WE HAVE THE TYVEK ON.
AND I WAS FORGETTING TO MENTION ANOTHER INTERESTING DETAIL
THAT'S USED DOWN HERE IN THE SOUTH.
THIS IS FLASHING THAT GETS PLACED AT THE BOTTOM.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S ALREADY IN PLACE HERE.
SO THAT TUCKS IN UNDER WHERE THE CLAPBOARDS WILL COME DOWN.
THE PORCH ROOF HASN'T BEEN PUT DOWN YET,
BUT THIS IS A GOOD TOUCH.
EVEN UNDER A PORCH ROOF LIKE WE HAVE HERE IT'S A NICE TOUCH,
'CAUSE IT DOES INSURE THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
A VERY DRY BOTTOM THERE. WHAT'S NEXT?
THE CORNER BARS, BOB. LET'S PUT 'EM TOGETHER.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW THESE ARE ALSO BEING MADE OUT OF "2 BY" STOCK, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT. 2 X 6.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO NAIL THROUGH THIS RED CEDAR.
IT REALLY IS NICE.
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL STOCK.
WE'LL REALLY APPRECIATE IT WHEN WE PUT IT UP
AND SEE HOW STRAIGHT IT IS.
OK.
THE REASON WHY WE'RE USING SUCH HEAVY STOCK
IS THAT THE CLAPBOARDS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING ON HERE
ARE--WIDE ENOUGH THAT YOU NEED THIS FULL WIDTH,
OTHERWISE THEY WOULD PROJECT OUT.
YOU'LL SEE THAT IN A MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, NOW WE'LL GO FROM CORNER BOARDS
TO TALKING ABOUT CASING THIS WINDOW.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE USING THIS HEAVY STOCK.
BUT ONE THING THAT'S A GOOD IDEA
WHEN YOU'VE GOT WINDOWS LIKE THIS
THAT ARE ATTACHED WITH A FLANGE,
ONE THING YOU CAN DO IS YOU CAN TAKE YOUR CASING STOCK
AND THROUGH A TABLE SAW RIP OFF A BLADE WIDTH, JUST LIKE THAT,
SO THAT WHEN YOU APPLY IT OVER THAT FLANGE,
IT SITS PERFECTLY FLAT AND FLUSH.
IF YOU DIDN'T DO THAT,
YOU MIGHT END UP WITH THE CASING STOCK
JUST A LITTLE BIT AT A CANT,
JUST A LITTLE BIT AT AN ANGLE OUT LIKE THAT,
WHICH DOESN'T LOOK AS GOOD.
AND KEVIN, WHAT ABOUT THE APRON?
WELL, THIS IS OUR WINDOWSILL, BOB.
THIS IS OUR 4 X 4 WESTERN RED CEDAR.
WE'VE BEVELED THE FRONT OF IT FOR WATER RUN-OFF
AND IT'LL FIT UP UNDERNEATH THERE LIKE THAT.
SEE HOW WE CONTINUE THE SILL.
WE'VE STILL GOT SOME WORK TO DO TO THIS ONE.
WE NEED TO ADD A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT THINGS.
WE NEED TO ADD A DRIP CURVE RIGHT HERE
WHICH IS REALLY JUST A BLADE RUN THROUGH THE TABLE SAW
SO ANY WATER THAT RUNS OFF HERE
CATCHES THERE AND DRIPS.
IT DOESN'T RUN BACK.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA PUT A NOTCH BACK IN HERE
FOR THE SIDING TO FIT UP INTO.
WE'RE GONNA RUN THAT THROUGH THE SAW NOW.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS HAS BEEN PREPARED.
AND WE CAN PUT IT INTO PLACE.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE INSTALLING IT
USING THESE THREE INCH SCREWS.
AND KEVIN'S DRIVING THEM RIGHT IN.
GREAT. AND WHAT'S NICE IS WE'VE GOT THE NOTCH ALREADY PRECUT
SO THAT WHEN IT'S TIME TO PUT THE CLAPS IN PLACE,
THAT NOTCH ALLOWS THE CLAPBOARDS TO GO IN NEATLY
INSTEAD OF HAVING A NOTCH OUT THE CLAPBOARD
AND HAVE IT SIT ON TOP.
BUT NOW WE'RE READY FOR OUR CASINGS.
GOT THE HEADER READY?
YES, SIR.
LEARN MORE ABOUT INSTALLING RED CEDAR TRIM AND CLAPBOARDS AT...
NOW BECAUSE WE'RE PUTTING THE CLAPS ON THE WALL
BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE DECKING YET ON TOP OF THE JOIST,
WE'VE KINDA GONE OFF THIS HALF INCH OF PLYWOOD
AND THEN WE GOT ONE CLAPBOARD DOWN THERE AS A GUIDE.
AND THEN WE CAN PLACE THE FIRST ONE RIGHT WHERE IT GOES.
RIGHT THERE.
AND THEN...
WE'RE USING THESE HOT-DIPPED ELECTROP--
THEY'RE NOT ELECTROPLATED, THEY'RE HOT-DIPPED GALVANIZED NAILS.
THE ELECTROPLATED CAN REACT WITH THE CEDAR
AND CAUSE A LITTLE BIT OF BLEEDING.
AND WE'VE ALREADY MARKED OFF
WHERE THE STUDS ARE ALONG THE WALL.
WHAT'S THE EXPOSURE HERE TO THE WEATHER?
SIX INCHES TO THE WEATHER, BOB.
SIX INCHES TO THE WEATHER.
WE MARK THE FIRST EXPOSURE RIGHT THERE
WHERE IT GOES.
NOW WE CAN START USING THE SPACER.
AND THAT'S OUR EXPOSURE GUIDE.
SO WE PUT IT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LAST CLAPBOARD THAT WENT IN.
LET ME GET THIS IN HERE LIKE THAT.
THIS IS OUR LITTLE GAUGE.
AND YOU WANNA CHECK ON BOTH SIDES
BEFORE YOU START PUTTING IT IN.
BUT NOW, I'M GONNA LET--
KEVIN PROCEED AS SOON AS I GET THIS NAIL IN...
BECAUSE I WANNA WELCOME CRAIG HOLDER FROM WEYERHAEUSER.
HI, CRAIG. THANKS FOR JOINING US.
THANK YOU, BOB.
TELL ME SOME OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF WESTERN RED CEDAR.
I MEAN, IT'S A PRODUCT I'VE LOVED TO USE
AND IT'S A PRODUCT THAT'S VERY POPULAR IN NEW ENGLAND
IN OLD CLAPBOARD HOUSES.
ONE OF THE BEAUTIES ABOUT WESTERN RED CEDAR
IS THAT IT CONTAINS NATURAL OILS
THAT ACT AS A PRESERVATIVE
TO HELP THE WOOD RESIST WOOD DECAY AND INSECT INFESTATION.
YEAH. SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TREATED
WITH ANY KIND OF CHEMICALS OR ANYTHING.
IT'S JUST NATURALLY IN THERE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND IT IS IDENTIFIED WITH THE HIGH END
OF THE BUILDING MARKET, THOUGH, ISN'T IT?
YES, SIR, IT SURE IS.
YEAH. IT'S GOT STABILITY AND IT'S GOT CURB APPEAL.
LAYS FLAT, STAYS STRAIGHT.
CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS LIKE TO WORK WITH THE PRODUCT.
RIGHT. NOW THIS PARTICULAR PROFILE
IS ONE THAT'S BIGGER THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO SEEING IN NEW ENGLAND.
WHAT'S THE SIZE OF THESE CLAPBOARDS?
THIS IS A 3/4 X 8 DOUBLE.
AND IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S MORE POPULAR DOWN HERE IN THE SOUTHEAST?
YES, SIR.
YEAH, WELL...
WE'RE REALLY ENJOYING WORKING WITH IT,
BUT YOU KNOW, ONE QUESTION THAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO ASK
IS SUSTAINABILITY.
IS IT RESPONSIBLE TO BE USING CEDAR?
ARE WE WIPING OUT THE GREAT CEDAR FORESTS?
NO, SIR.
WESTERN RED CEDAR IS A RENEWABLE RESOURCE.
WEYERHAEUSER WORKS EXTREMELY HARD
AT BECOMING WISE STEWARDS TO OUR FOREST LAND.
SO IT'S A SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE.
YES, SIR.
WELL, THANKS FOR COMING OUT. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME...
WHEN WE'LL BE HANGING BEAUTIFUL CEDAR GARAGE DOORS
AND WE'LL INSTALL AN ANDERSEN SNAP-IN SASH SKYLIGHT.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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