1106 - Installing Garage Doors and a Skylight
October 9-15, 2000 | April 9-15, 2001
HI, I'M BOB VILA. WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR LOW COUNTRY SOUTH CAROLINA PROJECT
HERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF I'ON.
TODAY WE'VE GOT GARAGE DOORS TO SHOW YOU,
BEAUTIFUL CEDAR DOORS THAT ARE MADE TO LOOK LIKE
THE OLD SWING OUT DOORS FROM THE 20s.
ALSO WE'RE PUTTING IN AN ANDERSEN SNAP-IN SASH SKYLIGHT,
TWO OF THEM, ACTUALLY, IN THE FAMILY ROOM.
AND WE'LL GET TOGETHER WITH THE FOLKS FROM HOME AUTOMATION INCORPORATED,
WHO ARE GOING TO MAKE THIS A CONNECTED HOUSE.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY SEARS
WELL, LET'S START OFF WITH KEVIN KALMAN, OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
KEVIN, HOW ARE WE DOING?
GREAT, BOB.
ARE YOU ON SCHEDULE?
WE'RE ON SCHEDULE.
APPROXIMATING, RIGHT?
YEAH, WE ARE.
WELL, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DETAILING ON THE HOUSE
BECAUSE IT'S REALLY COMING TOGETHER VERY, VERY NICELY.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT GABLE END.
WELL, WE FINISHED OUT THE CROWN MOLDING
AND THE SOFFIT WORK THE OTHER DAY.
WE'VE GOT THE WEYERHAEUSER SIDING ON THE SIDE THERE--
IS THAT A BOARDED UP WINDOW ALREADY?
WELL, JUST TO LOOK THAT WAY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SHUTTERS ON IT AT THE END OF THE JOB
AND IT'LL LOOK LIKE AN OLD WINDOW THAT'S BEEN COVERED OVER AND SHUTTERED UP.
INTERESTING DESIGN FEATURE. HOW ABOUT THE CHIMNEY?
CHIMNEY'S COMPLETE. WE PUT THE CHIMNEY POTS ON THE OTHER DAY
BEFORE THE MASONS WENT BACK
AND WE'RE WAITING FOR THE STUCCO GUY TO SHOW UP.
AS SOON AS HE SHOWS UP WE'LL DROP THAT STAGING.
THAT'S A NICE JOB OF STAGING IT.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY GET UP THERE AND DO THE JOB SAFELY.
WELL, THE CHIMNEY POTS WEIGH 350 POUNDS APIECE.
WE NEEDED A GOOD STAGING.
YES, EXACTLY.
AND NOW THE ROOF IS NOT QUITE FINISHED, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT. WE'RE TRYING TO GET
THE CARPENTERS OUT OF THE WAY FOR THE ROOFERS.
WE WANT TO GET AS MUCH OF THAT SOFFIT MATERIAL ON AS WE CAN,
THE CROWN MOLDING, SO THE ROOFER CAN COME BACK AND DO HIS JOB.
BUT IT'S NICE TO SEE THE COLUMNS ARE ALL IN PLACE
AND I GUESS THE FINISHING TOUCH WILL BE WHEN WE GET THE SIDING COMPLETED
TO REALLY HAVE THE LOOK OF A FINISHED HOUSE.
BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK OR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AFTER
WE'LL HAVE THE SIDING COMPLETE.
SOUNDS GOOD. I'M GONNA RUN BACK AND CHECK IN ON THOSE GARAGE DOORS.
SOUNDS GREAT.
LET'S SAY HI TO KENT FORSLAND FROM DESIGNER DOORS INC.,
GOOD MORNING. HELLO, BOB.
HOW ARE YA? JUST FINE.
NOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY ADMIRE
'CAUSE FOR YEARS BUILDERS HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO JUST GO WITH
THE FLUSH DOORS AND THE FLUSH DOORS AND THAT'S ABOUT IT,
OR THE PANELED DOORS, BUT YOU'VE KIND OF STARTED A REVOLUTION
IN TERMS OF MAKING GARAGE DOORS THAT LOOK LIKE THE OLD TIME ONES, RIGHT?
WE HAVE. SINCE THE 1980s, WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE WINDOWS IN THE HOME
AND BRINGING IN THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF COMPLIMENTING THE HOME
WITH GARAGE DOORS, TYING IN SERVICE DOORS,
ENTRANCE DOORS, SO THEY ALL GO TOGETHER.
AS WELL AS REPLICATING THOSE OLD BEAUTIFUL DOORS
THAT USED TO JUST OPEN OUT
THAT SWUNG OUT OF OLD GARAGES WHERE YOU HAD YOUR LITTLE MODEL T.
AND IF YOU STAND BACK AND LOOK AT THIS DOOR
YOU SEE RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S DOUBLE SWING DOORS.
CORRECT. WE'RE THE FIRST ONES TO COME UP WITH THAT SWINGING LOOK
AND FEEL THAT THAT REALLY ADDS TO THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE PRODUCT.
YEAH, IT REALLY DOES. NOW THERE IS NOBODY IN THE DOOR INDUSTRY
MAKING THAT TYPE OF DOOR THAT ACTUALLY SWINGS OUT, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S NOT A LEGAL AUTOMATIC OPERATING DOOR.
RIGHT, BECAUSE THERE'S LOTS OF SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED IN AUTOMATIC
DOORS.
WELL, LET'S LOOK CLOSELY AT THE HARDWARE
AND THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF THE THING,
BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT HOOKED UP.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING GARAGE DOOR OPENERS ON THEM IN ANOTHER WEEK OR SO
ONCE WE'VE PUT ALL OUR DRYWALL UP AND OUR CEILINGS ARE IN PLACE.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FEATURES OF THE DOOR.
WELL, IN TERMS OF THE HARDWARE,
THE TRACK IS SUPPORTED WITH AN ANGLE MOUNT
THAT IS LAGGED INTO THE JAMB.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S A CONTINUOUS ANGLE
THAT PREVENTS ANY FINGERS FROM GETTING IN BEHIND THE TRACK.
IT IS ALSO MUCH STRONGER THAN A BRACKET MOUNT SYSTEM.
THAT IS SECURED BY JUST A FEW BRACKETS.
WHAT'S THE GAUGE OF THAT?
THIS WOULD BE ABOUT 11 GAUGE.
SO THIS IS A NICE STURDY ANGLE IRON ALMOST,
AND OF COURSE IT ANGLES BACK ON THE SIDE
AND IS ATTACHED TO THE FRAMING THERE.
WHAT ABOUT THE TRACK ITSELF?
THE TRACK IS, AGAIN, COMMERCIAL GRADE,
VERY HEAVY DUTY.
ALL OF OUR HARDWARE IS SECOND TO NONE.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE BOTTOM FIXTURE
WE PUT THE LAP UNDERNEATH THE DOOR
SO YOU GET A LOT OF LIFTING POWER,
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE SPRING'S ATTACHED TO,
IS THE BRACKET,
AND THE ENTIRE LIFT OF THE DOOR
IS OFF THE BOTTOM DOOR.
SO IT'S HAPPENING OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR,
SO THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT THE REALLY STURDY STEEL.
HOW DOES THE DOOR OPERATE?
I MEAN, HOW DO THOSE BIG SPRINGS WORK UP THERE?
THE SPRINGS ARE WOUND UP ON A BAR
THAT PRODUCE A LIFT ON THE CABLE.
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT.
SEE THE SPRINGS, 'CAUSE THEY'RE ABOVE THE DOOR.
BUT AS THE DOOR IS GOING UP, THE SPRING IS TURNING,
RELEASING THE PRESSURE OFF THE CABLE.
SO BY THE TIME THE DOOR GETS FULLY OPENED,
THE CABLES ARE ALMOST SLACK OR RELAXED.
WHAT ABOUT THE DOOR ITSELF?
FOR WEATHER SEAL WE USE A DRIP CAP THAT PREVENTS THE WATER
FROM GETTING IN BEHIND WHERE THE "V" GROOVES ARE.
SO THAT THIS PIECE, CUT AT AN ANGLE, ALLOWS THE WATER TO SHED AWAY.
EXACTLY, AND THAT IS INTEGRATED RIGHT INTO THE DOOR.
ANOTHER WEATHER PRODUCT, OR FEATURE,
IS WE ANGLE--PUT AT A 10 DEGREE ANGLE
ON THIS TRIM BOARD BELOW THE WINDOWS.
WHAT ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOOR ITSELF?
BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BEAUTIFUL CEDAR ON THE OUTSIDE.
CORRECT. THE DOOR STARTED WITH A DOUGLAS FIR FRAMEWORK
WHICH IS A PRODUCT THAT HAS A LOT OF SAP CONTENT AND VERY RIGID.
DOUG FIR HAS BEEN USED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
IN FACT, WE'VE GONE BACK TO DOORS THAT ARE 100 YEARS OLD
AND THAT IS THE PRODUCT THAT THEY USED AND THAT'S WHY THEY LASTED--
I KNOW, IT'S GOOD STABLE WOOD.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT INSULATION INSIDE THERE.
CORRECT, AND WE ALSO HAVE A VENT HOLE
TO ALLOW THE CONDENSATION THAT MIGHT FORM INSIDE THE FRAMEWORK
TO ALLOW THAT TO BREATHE OUT.
SO WHAT KIND OF AN R FACTOR CAN YOU EXPECT FROM ONE OF THESE GARAGE DOORS?
APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 R FACTOR.
AND HOW ABOUT KEEPING THE WEATHER OUT?
I SEE RUSSELL HAS SOME OF THE TRIM PIECES FOR THE OUTSIDE READY TO GO.
CORRECT. ON THE JAMB BOARDS WHICH RUSSELL IS ATTACHING,
THERE IS A WEATHER SEAL THAT GETS PUT ON.
THE WEATHER SEAL BUMPS UP TO THE DOOR WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE ARE DRESSING OUT THE JAMBS FOR EACH OF THE DOORS
IN CEDAR THAT'S ALREADY BEEN PREPRIMED.
AND THAT'S THE TRIM THAT WE'RE USING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE.
THE WEATHER SEAL IS...
IT HAS A FLEXIBLE VINYL SEAL
SO THAT WHEN THE DOOR COMES CLOSED,
IT PUSHES AGAINST THAT, PREVENTS RAIN,
AND UP IN OUR COUNTRY, SNOW, FROM ENTERING INTO THE GARAGE.
SO THE WEATHER SEAL IS ATTACHED TO THE JAMB
THINGS ARE NICE AND PLUMB HERE.
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY TOO MUCH
ABOUT BRINGING THE DOOR DOWN TO MEET IT.
NOW WHAT ABOUT KEEPING THE WEATHER FROM COMING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR?
IS THIS WEATHER STRIP?
CORRECT. THIS IS A RETAINER, AN ALUMINUM RETAINER,
THAT GETS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR
WITH STAINLESS STEEL SCREWS.
WHAT INSTALLS INTO THE RETAINER IS A BUTYL RUBBER GASKET
THAT SLIDES INTO THE TRACKS,
CREATING A SEAL AS THE DOOR COMES CLOSED,
THAT SEAL WILL THEN SQUEEZE DOWN
TO PREVENT RAIN OR SNOW FROM COMING UNDER THE DOOR.
RIGHT, SO IT ACTS LIKE A GASKET.
NOW LET ME-- YOU GOT THAT, RUSS?
LET ME JUST TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THESE
'CAUSE I KNOW YOU ALSO MADE THE DOORS FOR OUR SIDE OPENINGS
AND THESE ARE 3 FEET BY 8 FEET
AND THE SAME THICKNESS AND INSULATING.
NOW THIS, OF COURSE, WILL BE HUNG TRADITIONALLY
WITH BIG, OVERSIZED HINGES.
WHAT'S THE COST OF A DOOR LIKE THIS?
THIS WOULD RANGE BETWEEN $750 TO MAYBE $1,500 DOLLARS,
DEPENDING ON THE DETAILS IN THE WINDOWS.
AND WHAT ABOUT THE GARAGE DOOR OPENERS--
I MEAN THE GARAGE DOORS THEMSELVES?
THE GARAGE DOORS RANGE IN PRICE FROM ABOUT $2,000 ON UP,
DEPENDING ON HOW CUSTOMIZED.
THANKS, AND THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU, BOB.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL INSTALL
AN ANDERSEN SNAP-IN SASH SKYLIGHT. STICK AROUND.
ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE IS AN OPENING FOR, ESSENTIALLY,
A RETRO-FIT INTO A NEW CONSTRUCTION SITUATION
WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU WANT
BUT THE SKYLIGHTS WERE NOT SPECIFIED BY THE ARCHITECT'S PLANS
SO WE'RE PUTTING THEM IN AFTER THE FACT.
AND WHAT RUSSELL AND KEVIN HAVE ALREADY DONE
IS THEY STARTED OUT BY STIFFENING THE WHOLE SET OF RAFTERS HERE
WITH A COUPLE OF TEMPORARY 2 X 4s.
AND THESE MAKE SURE THE WHOLE RAFTER SYSTEM
WON'T SHAKE AND RATTLE WHEN WE'RE CUTTING THE HOLE OUT.
THEN THEY REMOVED THE RAFTERS THAT WERE IN THE WAY OF THE SKYLIGHT
AND IN THEIR PLACE HEADED OFF AT THE TOP AND AT THE BOTTOM
WITH DOUBLED UP MEMBERS OF THE SAME DIMENSION.
AND THEN DID THE SAME THING TO EITHER SIDE.
AND AT THIS POINT WE'VE GOT A FRAMED OPENING FOR THE SKYLIGHT.
AND THE REST OF THE WORK REALLY GETS DONE FROM UP HERE AND DOWN THERE.
LET ME CHECK IN WITH KEVIN TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
AT THE TYPE OF SKYLIGHT WE'RE USING. HERE YOU GO.
OK, NOW THE SKYLIGHT ITSELF IS A NEW TYPE OF...
ANDERSON PRODUCT THAT HAS THIS PATENTED SNAP OUT SASH.
YOU GOT IT? I BETTER HOLD ONTO IT.
AND SO IT MAKES INSTALLATION A LOT EASIER
BECAUSE WE CAN REMOVE THE SASH AND JUST DEAL WITH THE FRAME.
I KNOW IT'S HIGH PERFORMANCE GLASS
AND SO IT'S GOT ALL THE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
THAT WE NORMALLY WORRY ABOUT.
OK, SO THE SASH SNAPS OUT. EXACTLY HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
WE UNDO THESE PLASTIC SHIPPING CLIPS
OK. THESE LITTLE SCREWS.
TAKE 4 OF THOSE OFF.
4 OF THESE,
AND THEN THAT SASH IS GONNA POP RIGHT OFF.
I TAKE THE CLIPS OUT OF THE SASH AFTER I DISENGAGE THEM.
YOU'VE GOT THE SASH, I'VE GOT THE FRAME.
YEAH, AND WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS--SEE THE WAY THEY'VE DESIGNED THIS EDGE?
THAT'S WHERE THE DRYWALL FITS RIGHT IN FLUSH WITH THAT CORNER.
SO THAT MAKES FOR A REAL EASY INSTALLATION AFTERWARDS.
I'M GONNA FLIP OUT THESE LITTLE EARS.
AND THEY ARE FOR OUR 4 ATTACHMENT POINTS ONTO THE ROOF SHEATHING.
WE'LL ADD SCREWS TO THESE OTHER HOLES WHEN I GET ALL 4 OF THEM OUT.
I'LL HAVE 2 SCREWS ON EACH ONE OF THESE CLIPS.
WHEN WE SET IT ON THE ROOF,
THESE BRACKETS ARE RECESSED ON THE BACK SIDE
SO THE SCREWS WILL FIT FLUSH RIGHT IN THERE.
EXACTLY. LET ME PASS IT ON TO RUSSELL.
YOU GOING UP ON THE ROOF, KEVIN?
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT, SO THE LITTLE BRACKETS EACH HAVE
THE EXTRA SCREW IN THEM ON THE BACK SIDE, WHICH MAKES THEM RIGID,
AND THAT'S HOW YOU ATTACH IT TO THE SHEATHING ITSELF.
ALL RIGHT, RUSS, YOU WANNA PASS UP THE SASH?
AND THE SNAP ON, WHAT'S TO KEEP IT FROM POPPING OUT AGAIN
IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF HIGH WIND SITUATION?
WE'VE GOT THESE STAINLESS STEEL CLIPS, BOB, HERE ON THE INSIDE,
WHEN THAT SASH SNAPS DOWN IT'S GONNA SNAP RIGHT INTO THAT.
SO THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND IF IT EVER BROKE AND YOU HAD TO REPLACE IT FROM THE INSIDE, YOU COULD LOOSEN
IT UP.
THEY'VE SOLVED THAT WITH HOLES ON THE INSIDE.
RIGHT, OK.
THAT'S IT. AND NOW, WHEN THE ROOFER COMES TO FINISH UP HERE,
THE KIT COMES WITH A TOP AND BOTTOM FLASHING
AS WELL AS WITH ALL THE STEP FLASHINGS THAT WILL GO UNDERNEATH.
BUT THIS WILL BE COVERED BY THE RED METAL ROOF, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT, EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR JUST THIS LITTLE BIT.
THE COLORS LOOK GOOD TOGETHER, DON'T THEY? GREAT.
LEARN MORE ABOUT INSTALLING SKYLIGHT WINDOWS AT...
NEXT TIME ON...
WE CONTINUE OUR SOUTH CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY PROJECT
IN THE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD OF I'ON.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING BEAUTIFUL CEDAR GARAGE DOORS
THAT LOOK LIKE TRADITIONAL SWING OUT DOORS FROM THE 20s.
ALSO, WE'LL PUT IN AN ANDERSEN SNAP-IN SASH SKYLIGHT
AND WE'LL START WIRING THE HOUSE FOR THE 21st CENTURY
WITH A HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM THAT MANAGES
PHONES, SECURITY, CABLE TV, THERMOSTATS, AND MORE.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE INSTALL CEDAR GARAGE DOORS,
A SNAP-IN SASH SKYLIGHT,
AND WIRING FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM.
DON'T MISS IT.
IN THE LAST CENTURY, WIRING A HOUSE
MEANT TELEPHONES AND ELECTRICITY AND THAT WAS IT.
BUT NOW IN THE 21st CENTURY IT'S GOTTEN MUCH MORE COMPLICATED.
TOM MORGAN IS HERE FROM...
HOME AUTOMATION INC.
HOME AUTOMATION INC.
AND THAT'S A LOT, IT'S A CONCEPT
BUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE ABILITY FOR A HOUSE
TO CONTROL ITSELF, NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF LIGHTS
AND IN TERMS OF PHONES,
BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF ENTERTAINMENT AND SECURITY AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
ABSOLUTELY.
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
WHAT WE DO IS THAT WE MANUFACTURE CONTROLLERS,
AND THESE CONTROLLERS ALLOW YOU TO TAKE
YOUR LIGHTING AND YOUR THERMOSTATS
AND YOUR SECURITY AS WELL AS YOUR TELEPHONE
EVEN THE INTERNET TODAY,
YOU CAN ALLOW ALL THEM TO SEAMLESSLY WORK TOGETHER.
TO WORK TOGETHER. AND SO THAT WHAT WE ARE STRIVING FOR
IS WHAT I'M CALLING A CONNECTED HOME. I'VE HEARD THAT TERM BANDIED ABOUT.
AND THE CONNECTED HOME REALLY MEANS
ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES ARE PUT TO WORK.
LET'S TALK, FOR EXAMPLE, IN TERMS OF SECURITY.
WHAT WILL THIS ALLOW ME TO DO HERE AT BEDTIME.
OK. WHEN YOU GO TO BED, WHAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IS
IS SIMPLY, WHEN YOU ARM YOUR SECURITY SYSTEM,
WE CAN DO SUCH THINGS AS TURN OFF LIGHTS IN THE HOUSE,
AS WELL AS GIVE YOU PROTECTION ON YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS.
SET BACK YOUR THERMOSTAT SO YOU'RE SAVING ENERGY
EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT YOU GO TO BED.
AND, IN THIS HOUSE, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING FUN.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THE GARAGE DOORS GO DOWN IF THEY'RE OPEN.
IF THEY'RE LEFT OPEN.
BUT THIS IS ALSO THE NERVE CENTER FOR THE ELECTRONICS
THAT ARE COMING INTO THE HOUSE,
IN TERMS OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB,
IN TERMS OF COMPRESSED SIGNALS FOR VIDEO AND ALL OF THAT.
UH, ACTUALLY, WHAT WE WILL BE DOING FOR THE WORLD WIDE WEB
WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN INTERFACE
THAT ALLOWS THE LIGHTING, AS WELL AS THE SECURITY,
TO ALL TIE INTO THIS ONE CONTROL BOARD.
SO THAT THIS CONTROL BOARD
GIVES YOU THE ACTUAL CONTROL WITHIN THE HOME.
IT IS ESSENTIALLY YOUR NETWORKING HUB FOR ALL THE HOUSE.
NOW THE CONTROL BOX, I KNOW, GETS INSTALLED--
I'VE GOT IT--RIGHT HERE IN THIS CLOSET,
AND JULIAN, I THINK BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER
YOU WANT TO REMOVE THAT, DON'T YOU?
ALL RIGHT, SO THAT WE CAN PUT IT IN A SAFE BOX
AND GET IT AWAY FROM THE DANGERS OF CONSTRUCTION.
THAT'S KIND OF, PROBABLY, ONE OF THE MORE EXPENSIVE COMPONENTS OF THE WHOLE
THING.
SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT OUR CONTRACTOR HAS THAT.
AND TOM, IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL WIRING THAT'S GOING ON,
I'M GOING TO TALK WITH JOHN WHITE ABOUT THAT,
BECAUSE THEY'RE THE CONTRACTOR ON THAT.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT.
THANK YOU, BOB.
JOHN, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WIRES THAT GO INTO THIS.
WELL, HERE YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE ARRAY.
HERE WE HAVE AN ARRAY OF WIRES THAT WILL BE PULLED IN THIS HOUSE.
WHAT ARE THEY? I MEAN, WHAT'S THIS, FOR EXAMPLE?
THIS IS A 2-GAUGE LOW VOLTAGE WIRING,
WHERE WE'LL RUN CONTACTS FOR THE SECURITY SYSTEM.
THAT'S NOTHING REALLY NEW. THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE.
THAT'S CORRECT, BOB.
HERE WE'VE GOTTEN A 4 PAIR WIRE.
THIS IS ALSO GONNA BE THE CONTROLS FOR THE KEYPADS
AND VARIOUS INTERFACING DEVICES FOR THE SECURITY PANEL
AS WELL AS THE HOME AUTOMATION.
AND WHAT ABOUT, LIKE, TEMPERATURE CONTROLS AND STUFF?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT'S THROUGH THIS AS WELL?
YES. OK.
AND THIS? HERE WE'VE GOT 4 TWISTED PAIR
OF HIGH-SPEED DATA LINE. CAT 5.
CAT 5. THIS IS THE IMPORTANT STUFF YOU WANT TO PUT IN NEW CONSTRUCTION.
AND THIS ONE?
THIS IS THE QUAD SHIELDED RG6 COAXIAL CABLE
WHICH WILL BE USED FOR VIDEO APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS CABLE MODEMS.
WOW, OK. AND THEN WE'VE GOT THIS.
THIS IS A 4 PAIR 16-GAUGE OXYGEN FREE AUDIO WIRING.
SO IT CAN HANDLE THE MOISTURE WITHIN THE AREA.
FABULOUS. AND THIS IS FOR SPEAKERS.
THAT'S CORRECT.
FOR MUSIC. AND THE LAST ONE?
THIS IS JUST A 2 PAIR. THIS WOULD BE SPEAKERS AS WELL.
OK. WELL, LET'S GO INTO THE FAMILY ROOM, FOR EXAMPLE
TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.
I KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ENTERTAIMENT WALL.
AND ENTERTAINMENT TODAY MEANS MORE THAN JUST WATCHING A TV OR USING A VCR.
THERE'S ALL SORTS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT'S COMING OUT.
MOVIES ARE AVAILABLE ON DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISKS.
DOLBY, DIGITAL SURROUND SOUND.
AND THINGS ARE GOING TO COME TO THE HOUSE IN COMPRESSED SIGNALS.
AND WHAT DO YOU DO HERE?
HERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COAXIAL CABLE,
WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, THAT WILL BE THE VIDEO APPLICATION OF IT,
COMING INTO THE HOUSE EITHER VIA SATELLITE OR LOCAL CABLE SERVICES.
AND HERE, AS WELL, WE'RE RUNNING A CAT 5 AGAIN,
AND THIS IS FOR INTERACTIVE TELEVISION, FOR SATELLITE TV
WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE PROGRAM ORDERING,
THAT ARE GOING TO GO BACK OUT THROUGH THE CAT 5 HIGH-SPEED DATA LINE.
EXACTLY, SO YOU'RE COMMUNICATING BACK AND FORTH.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT ABOUT THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN THE HOUSE?
IS THAT ALSO 21st CENTURY OR IS THAT AN OLDER TECHNOLOGY?
IT'S KIND OF-- IT'S EVOLVED.
THERE'S SOME TECHNOLOGIES IN IT RIGHT NOW
THAT HAVE BEEN DONE FOR YEARS,
WHERE WE COULD HAVE THE RECESSED MAGNETIC CONTACTS.
YEAH, THAT'S BEEN AROUND.
THAT'S BEEN AROUND AWHILE.
THAT BASICALLY GOES THROUGH THERE AND DOWN AND UNDER THE HOUSE,
BUT THIS HOUSE IS BUILT ON A CRAWL SPACE,
AND GIVEN THAT IT'S A CRAWL SPACE,
CAN'T ANYBODY JUST GO IN THERE AND CUT IT?
WELL, IF THEY DID, THEY'D ACTUALLY ACTIVATE THE SYSTEM.
THE RELAY WOULD ACTUALLY FIRE UP THE SYSTEM
SO THAT IT WOULD INITIATE THE SECURITY SYSTEM
IF THE WIRE WERE TO BE SEVERED.
WELL THANKS, JOHN. I CAN'T WAIT TILL IT'S ALL UP AND WORKING.
MORE INFORMATION ON WIRING YOUR HOME FOR THE 21st CENTURY
IS AVAILABLE AT...
AND THAT'S A WRAP. COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME.
WE'LL BE GETTING OUR FRAMING INSPECTION,
VERY IMPORTANT IN A HOUSE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO WITHSTAND HURRICANE WINDS.
ALSO, WE'LL BE GOING TO MIDDLEBURGH PLANTATION,
WHICH DATES BACK TO 1699
AND IS AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF JACOBEAN CONSTRUCTION.
AND AN ENGINEERED STAIRCASE GETS INSTALLED.
DON'T MISS IT. TILL NEXT TIME, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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