1108 - Front Porch and Bathroom October 23-29, 2000 | April 23-29, 2001 HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME
HOME AGAIN
TO OUR CAROLINA
LOW COUNTRY HOUSE
HERE IN THE I'ON NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE HOUSE IS REALLY
LOOKING LIKE A HOUSE,
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE
LOOKING AT THE PAINT JOB,
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY
CHARLESTON COLORS.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE TALKING
ABOUT THE PORCH TRIM DETAILS
AND CARPENTRY WITH RYLEY.
INSIDE THE HOUSE, WE'VE GOT A
COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES
FOR THE FLOORING
IN THE MASTER BATH
AND A NEW WAY TO INSTALL IT
IN THE SHOWER STALL.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
WELL, DON'T THINK
IT'S LIKE A TWO-TONE HOUSE,
BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
RIGHT NOW, THE SECOND FLOOR
HASN'T BEEN PAINTED YET.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT
THE PRE-PRIMED WESTERN
RED CEDAR THAT'S UP THERE
AND IT REALLY HELPS TO
HAVE IT PRE-PRIMED,
BECAUSE NOW THE PAINTERS ARE
JUST BASICALLY SPRAYING ON
THIS NICE CREAM COAT THAT'S ON
THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSE.
IT'S REALLY PICKED OUT
BY THE WHITE TRIM.
IT'S LOOKING VERY,
VERY GOOD, I THINK.
LET'S TALK TO RYLEY
AND KEVIN AND FIND OUT
W H A T ' S H A P P E N I N G T O D A Y .
HI GUYS. THERE'S STILL
A LITTLE BIT OF
CARPENTRY
LEFT ON THE PORCH,
RIGHT, RYLEY?
THERE'S SOME. MOST OF
IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE.
OUR LATTICEWORK IS IN PLACE,
Y BEEN PUT ON.
AND THE RAILINGS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT ON.
THERE'S JUST ONE
CAP PIECE LEFT TO DO.
AND WE'VE GOT
THE CEILINGS LEFT TO DO.
WE'RE JUST GONNA USE 4 X 8
SHEETS OF PLYWOOD
AND PUT SOME BATTENS
OVER THE SEAMS, AND THAT'LL
TAKE CARE
SO THAT WILL BE
A COMPLETELY
TRIMMED OUT PORCH.
RE OF THAT.
I NOTICE WE'VE GOT
PRESSURE-TREATED LUMBER
ON THE CROWN MOLDINGS
OUT HERE ON THE OUTSIDE
PART OF TH-
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT
THEY USE DOWN HERE,
THE PRESSURE-TREATED
PORCH.
WHAT ABOUT THIS,
THE PIERS?
THESE ARE MADE OUT
OF CONCRETE BLOCK
BUT YOU'VE GOT THEM
STUCCOED UP ALREADY.
THESE ARE A PRE-FINISHED
STUCCO SYSTEM, BOB.
YOU JUST TROWEL IT ON
AND THAT'S IT.
SO IT'S NOT SPRAYED ON,
IT'S TROWLED.
TROWLED ON, 3 COATS.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
IT LOOKS VERY NEAT.
OK, THEN LET'S SEE
IF AROUND THE SIDE
OF THE HOUSE
WE CAN CHECK IN
WITH THE PAINTERS.
ALL RIGHT KEVIN, RYLEY,
I'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU
IN A CO UPLE OF MINUTES.
LET'S SAY HI TO STEVE WRAY
FROM LORD & EVANS.
HI, HOW ARE YA?
HI, BOB.
AND MATT GREEN,
OUR PAINTING CONTRACTOR.
BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT
THE PAINT, HOW'S THE
PAINT JOB COMING ALONG?
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IT'S GOING GREAT,
GOING GREAT.
NOW THIS PRE-PRIMED SIDING
IS THE FIRST COAT
SO THAT YOU'RE PUTTING ON,
BASICALLY SPRAYING ON,
TWO FINISH COATS ON THE FIELD?
WE PUT A PRIMER ON,
AN OIL PRIMER ON,
AND THEN WE COME BACK
AND SPRAY TWO COATS
OF THE LATEX ON IT.
AND WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?
WHAT ARE YOU UP TO NOW?
BASICALLY WE'RE GONNA START
TRIMMING OUT THE WINDOWS
AND COLUMNS WITH
THE LATEX FINISH COAT.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU'RE
PAINTING OUT OF A PAIL.
A LOT OF DO-IT-YOURSELFERS
FIND THEMSELVES
PAINTING OUT OF A PAINT CAN
AND BUILDING UP A LOT
OF PAINT ON THE RIM
AND GETTING A SLOPPY MESS
ALL OVER THEMSELVES,
BUT WHEN YOU'RE PAINTING
OUT OF A PAIL LIKE THIS
YOU CAN JUST DAB THE BRUSH
ON THE SIDES AND YOU DON'T
H A V E A L O T O F B U I L D U P .
SO ANY CAULKING
LEFT TO DO UP THERE?
I ALWAYS KEEP
MY CAULK GUN WITH ME
JUST IN CASE THERE'S
ANY LAST MINUTE THINGS.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, STEVE,
WHAT KIND OF PAINTS
ARE WE USING HERE?
I KNOW THAT THIS IS
THE HISTORIC CHARLESTON
COLLECTION, RIGHT?
IT IS.
AND TELL US
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
WELL, THE HISTORIC
CHARLESTON COLLECTION
WAS DEVELOPED
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE HISTORIC CHARLESTON
FOUNDATION.
THEY ACTUALLY DID
THE COLOR RESEARCH
AND AUTHENTICATED
THE COLORS.
SEARCH
IT'S ABOUT 120 COLORS THAT
HAVE BEEN USED IN CHARLESTON
OVER THE PAST 300 YEARS.
AVE BEEN USED IN CHARL4
FABULOUS. ARE ALL
OF THEM AVAILABLE
EITHER FOR INTERIOR USE
OR EXTERIOR USE?
THEY ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY
AVAILABLE FOR BOTH USE.
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SOME OF THEM ARE USED
PREDOMINATELY EXTERIOR.
NOW WHAT'S THE SITUATION HERE?
'CAUSE WE'VE GOT A WOODEN HOUSE,
AND VERY OFTEN PEOPLE
WITH WOODEN HOUSES
HAVE TROUBLE KEEPING PAINT ON
THE CLAPBOARDS AND ON THE TRIM.
USUALLY THE CULPRIT
IS MOISTURE, RIGHT?
IN MANY CASES IT IS.
IN FACT, WE LIVE IN
H
A VERY MOISTURE-PRONE
AREA HERE IN CHARLESTON.
NOW THE OIL PRIMER
THAT HAS BEEN USED
IS A BREATHABLE OIL PRIMER.
IT'S MADE TO KEEP THE
EXTRACTIVES IN THE WOOD,
KEEP THE BLEED FROM
COMING THROUGH THE PAINT.
I KNOW YOU'VE SEEN THAT.
AND AT THE SAME TIME
IT ALLOWS THE MOISTURE
TO BREATHE OUT THROUGH
THE PRIMER ITSELF.
THAT'S THE KEY,
BECAUSE THE MOISTURE
IS INSIDE THE HOUSE
IN THE ATMOSPHERE
INSIDE THE HOUSE,
IT'S BEING PRODUCED BY SHOWERS
AND COOKING AND EVERYTHING.
SO THE KEY IS LETTING
IT GET THROUGH.
BUT WHAT ABOUT
THE PAINT ITSELF?
WELL THE PAINT ITSELF IS
A 100% ACRYLIC LATEX PAINT,
AND ESPECIALLY
IN THIS AREA--
REALLY ALL AREAS
ARE PRONE TO MILDEW.
THAT'S A BIG BENEFIT.
IT'S VERY MILDEW RESISTANT,
IT'S INHERENTLY MILDEW
RESISTANT BECAUSE IT
WON'T FEED THE MILDEW.
THERE'S NOTHING THERE
FOR THE MILDEW TO EAT.
THAT'S RIGHT. IT ALSO
KEEPS ITS COLOR BETTER
LONGER, AND ITS SHEEN.
ALL RIGHT, SO IT'S
ACRYLIC LATEX OVER OIL--
BREATHABLE OIL PRIMER.
AND, OF COURSE, LORD &
EVANS MAKES THE HISTORIC
CHARLESTON COLLECTION.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL COMBINATION.
WHAT DO WE CALL THE FIELD HERE?
IS IT LIKE AN OYSTER
WHITE, WAS IT?
THE BODY IS OYSTER SHELL,
THE TRIM IS SUPER WHITE
HIGH GLOSS,
AND THE SHUTTERS WILL BE
AUTHENTIC CHARLESTON GREEN.
WHICH IS AVAILABLE BOTH
IN OIL AND ACRYLIC LATEX.
EXCELLENT. WELL THANKS, STEVE.
WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT
THOSE SHUTTERS RIGHT NOW.
WELL, THAT CHARLESTON GREEN
HAS A LOT OF BLACK IN IT.
THESE ARE NICE SHUTTERS
FROM WITHERS CUSTOM SHUTTERS.
PAT AND RANDY WITHERS.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, GUYS?
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
GREAT, NOW THESE ARE ALL
CUSTOM, AS THE NAME IMPLIES,
AND YOU START WITH
THE SOUTHERN YELLOW
PINE, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
IS IT PRESSURE TREATED?
IS THAT WHAT GIVES
IT THIS COLOR?
YES, SIR, THIS IS A PRESSURE
TREATED YELLOW PINE,
AND THE PRESSURE
TREATMENT PENETRATES
ALL THE WAY DOWN
TO THE HEARTWOOD.
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YOU SEE THESE ARE
HEARTWOOD LOUVERS HERE.
AND THEY DIDN'T GET
AS MUCH PENETRATION.
THAT'S WHY
THE COLOR IS DIFFERENT.
BUT THESE ARE MADE,
INDIVIDUAL SLATS IN EACH PLACE.
THEY'RE NOT OPERABLE,
BUT THEY ARE MEANT
FOR EXTERIOR US
THEY ARE OPERABLE
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW
OF SHUTTING 'EM DOWN
AGAINST A STORM, RIGHT?
AND THEY'RE SO STURDY,
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT 'EM.
LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW
THEY GET INSTALLED,
URDY HARD4
'CAUSE THE KEY IS
TO HAVE REALLY GOOD,
STURDY HARDWARE,
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT OVER HERE?
THESE ARE THE SHUTTER DOGS,
WHICH WILL,
WHEN THE PANEL IS OPEN,
WILL HOLD THE PANEL
BACK AGAINST THE WALL,
AND YOU CAN SEE
THEY'RE ALSO KIND OF
AN ORNAMENTAL--
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THEY'RE CAST IRON.
AND SO THEY'RE
NICE AND STURDY.
AND THESE ARE WHAT
THEY CALL DOGS, RIGHT?
AND IF YOU GO TO
YOUR AVERAGE HARDWARE STORE
TO FIND SOMETHING,
YOU'LL GET SOMETHING
PRETTY FLIMSY.
RIGHT,
YOU WON'T FIND THOSE.
AND WHAT ABOUT
THE HINGES THEMSELVES?
THIS IS A STAMPED
RAW STEEL HINGE
WITH A ZINC TREATMENT.
AND THEY COME IN
A VARIETY OF OFFSETS
AND DEPTHS
DEPENDING ON
YOUR APPLICATION
IN YOUR HOME.
WELL, THE IDEA
WITH YOUR SHUTTERS,
THE EXTERIOR ONES, AT LEAST,
IS THAT THEY SHOULD
WORK IN A STORM.
YOU CAN CLOSE 'ME UP
IF YOU GO ON VACATION,
A STOR
YOU CAN DO IT FROM
THE INSIDE, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY. THEY'RE
FULLY FUNCTIONAL
VHE MARKS.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT OUR
MARKINGS FOR OUR HINGES.
UM, WE PLACE
THE SHUTTER IN LIKE SO,
AND YOU'RE PUTTING IT ON
A LITTLE QUARTER INCH SLAT
OF WOOD FOR THE SPACING.
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
AND WE'VE ALREADY...
WE'VE GOT SOME MARKS HERE
WHERE WE'RE GONNA MAKE
OUR FIRST, UH,
DRILL FOR OUR SCREWS.
AND THEN THE SHUTTER
WILL COME OUT.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
DRILL IN THE SHUTTER
WHERE WE MADE TH
ALMOST DONE?
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TIM GALVIN, OUR TILE
CONTRACTOR, AND I
ARE GONNA LOOK AT
HOW THE FLOOR
IN THE SHOWER AREA
GETS INSTALLED.
AND TIM, I'M NOT FAMILIAR
WITH THIS PRODUCT,
THIS BLUE SHOWER LINER.
OK, IT'S CALLED
A COMPOSO SEAL.
AND WHAT IT IS,
IT'S A RUBBERIZED PAN,
THAT IS USED TO PROTECT
THE OUTER PART OF THE HOUSE
AND THE STRUCTURE
FROM ANY MOISTURE
YOU GET IN THE SHOWER.
HE HOUSE
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IT RUNS ABOUT
10 INCHES HIGH--
Bob: OH, SO IT'S BEHIND
THE CEMENT BOARD.
OK, WELL THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
AND THIS FLANGE, IT
RUNS UNDER THIS FLANGE.
AND THIS FLANGE
IS BOLTED TO IT.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT YOU DIDN'T PUT DOWN.
THE PLUMBER PUT IT DOWN.
THIS IS SOMETHING
THE PLUMBER INSTALLS
PREVIOUS TO MY INSTALLATION.
OK, SO WHEN YOU ARRIVE
TO THE SCENE, THAT'S WHAT
THE MOR
TAR'S FOR, RIGHT?
RIGHT. AND WE
TAKE THIS MORTAR,
S‡ØH
AND WE POUR THIS MORTAR
IN ON THE FLOOR,
JUST MORTAR MIX
AND SAND.
IT'S A PRE-MIXED DEAL.
YOU JUST ADD WATER TO IT.
TAKE A TROWEL...
AND WE JIG THIS MORTAR
AROUND, MUD AROUND,
TRY TO GET IT, BASICALLY,
LEVEL OR FLAT.
I PREVIOUSLY SCREW
THIS DRAIN DOWN.
IT'S AN ADJUSTABLE DRAIN.
TO KEEP THE MUD
SOMEWHAT THIN.
IS THAT GONNA BE ENOUGH,
OR DO YOU NEED THE OTHER BUCKET?
RIGHT.
NO, I'LL NEED
THE OTHER ONE, BOB.
YOU GOT IT?
THAT SHOULD BE PLENTY.
SO YOU'RE GONNA WORK THIS
TO A THICKNESS OF ABOUT,
WHAT, AN INCH OR SO?
PROBABLY ABOUT 2 INCHES
BACK IN THE EDGES,
AND IN THE CORNERS
WHEN WE'RE DONE.
WE USUALLY PUT IN
ENOUGH MORTAR IN HERE,
H
AND THEN I USUALLY HAVE
TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OUT
AFTER I GET IT AROUND,
GET IT LEVEL.
NOW THIS WAY, WE JUST
LEAVE IT LIKE THIS.
WE WON'T SCREED IT.
NOW THIS IS
CEMENTITIOUS BOARD.
YOU'VE SCORED IT
ON THE BACK...
YES, I CUT IT TO THE
PERIMETER OF THE SHOWER,
CENTER OF THE DRAIN,
CUT A SQUARE OUT.
DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO
CONFORM TO THE ROUNDNESS
OF THE DRAIN.
BUT BY SCORING IT
AT THE ANGLE
FROM THE OUTSIDE CORNER
TOWARDS THE DRAIN,
WHEN YOU SET IT IN PLACE,
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE
ENOUGH
PITCH.
YEAH, IT'LL GIVE IT
SOME RELIEF FOR
IT TO COME DOWN
AND PITCH TO THE DRAIN
ON EACH SIDE.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO, YES,
WE'LL TURN THIS AROUND
AND WE WILL SKIM IT WITH
SOME OF THE THIN-SET
WE HAVE BEHIND YOU.
I'M GONNA NEED
THAT FLAT TROWEL.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
BOB RYLEY AND KEVIN KALMAN
SO THIN-SET ON
THE BACKSIDE,
AND THEN THIS INTERACTS
WITH THE MORTAR MIX.
WHAT THIS ACTUALLY DOES,
THIS THIN-SET JUST
HELPS IT BOND BETTER.
IF YOU WERE JUST TO
PUT IT ON THE MORTAR,
YOU MIGHT NOT GET
AS GOOD A BOND TO IT.
NOW WHAT I DO, I JUST
TAKE IT BY THE CENTER...
AND I FLIP IT AROUND...
AND DROP IT IN PLACE.
AND I JUST DROP IT
RIGHT IN PLACE.
NOW THAT GIVES YOU
A ONE SOLID SURFACE.
I'LL TAP IT IN, GET IT
TO START SEATING.
THEN WHAT I'LL DO
IS I'LL TAKE A LEVEL
AND THAT'S PRETTY
LEVEL BACK THERE.
AND WE'LL GO ACROSS...
SO WE WANNA BE LEVEL
AROUND THE PERIMETER.
I TRY TO MAKE IT LEVEL
AROUND THE PERIMETER
SO THE STONE THAT'S
GOING ON THE WALL
LOOKS PRETTY EVEN
WHEN YOU CUT IT IN.
NOW THE STONE THAT WE'RE USING,
IS IT A TUMBLED MARBLE?
IT'S A TUMBLED STONE,
IT'S A 4 X 4.
ALL RIGHT, SO THE THIN-SET
IS SPREAD EVENLY ALL AROUND.
WHAT'S THE SIZE?
1/4 INCH NOTCHED TROWEL?
THIS IS A 3/8 TROWEL
THAT I USE.
SO THAT MEANS THE RIDGES
ARE UP 3/8 OF AN INCH.
3/8, BUT IT WON'T STAY
AT A 3/8 INCH BED.
IT DEPENDS ON THE
THICKNESS OF THE TILE
I'M PUTTING IN ON IT,
HOW THICK OF A NOTCH
THAT I'LL USE.
YEAH. WELL,
HERE WE'VE GOT
SO WE KNOW THAT THAT'S
GONNA WORK PRETTY NICELY.
A PRETTY UNIFORM,
SMOOTH BACK TO THE STONE,
HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE SQUARE?
I SNAPPED A LINE
ACROSS THERE JUST
TO CHECK THE WALLS,
AND THEN WHAT I'LL DO,
I'LL TAKE A TAPE MEASURE
AFTER I SET THESE IN
AND I'LL MEASURE
FROM THE BACK WALL
TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
PARALLEL TO THIS WALL.
SEEMS PRETTY PARALLEL.
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PRETTY PARALLEL THERE.
NOW I'LL TAKE
SOME MORE STONE.
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THAT LOOKS GOOD, TIM.
WE'LL COME BACK A LITTLE LATER
AND SEE THE REST OF THE FLOOR.
TACKLE THE PORCH CEILING.
DON'T GO AWAY.
NEXT TIME ON HOMEAGAIN:
OUR SOUTH CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY
HOUSE GETS A COAT OF PAINT
AND WE'RE USING HISTORICAL
CHARLESTON COLORS.
THEN WE'LL BE HANGING
BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM WINDOW SHUTTERS
PAINTED IN AUTHENTIC
CHARLESTON GREEN.
BOB RYLEY AND
GENERAL CONTRACTOR KEVIN KALMAN
TACKLE THE TRIM DETAILS
ON THE PORCH CEILING.
ALSO, WE'RE INSTALLING
MEXICAN LIMESTONE TILES
IN THE MASTER BATH
AND USING A NEW TECHNIQUE
FOR THE SHOWER TILES.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON
HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
IT'S HISTORIC PAINT COLORS,
CUSTOM SHUTTERS,
BATHROOM TILE
AND A PORCH CEILING.
DON'T MISS IT.
WELL, MOST OF THE PORCH
HERE IS ALREADY DONE
BUT I SEE WE STILL GOT
THE CEILING HERE TO DO.
OUR STAGING'S ALREADY SET UP
FOR US AND EVERYTHING
SO HOW DO YOU WANT TO
TACKLE THIS, KEVIN?
I THINK WHAT WE'LL DO, BOB,
IS RIP A 24-INCH WIDE PIECE,
STARTING AT THE TOP,
WORKING OUR WAY DOWN.
WE'LL USE A FULL SHEET
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE,
AND WE'LL FINISH WITH A 24-INCH
WIDE PIECE AT THE BOTTOM.
THAT'S SO THAT LIGHT FIXTURE
THERE WILL END UP RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE SHEET.
THE ONE RIGHT UP HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT. WE DON'T
WANT THAT TO END UP
RIGHT ON THE JOINT.
WE DON'T WANT THE BATTEN
STRIPS TO FALL RIGHT ON IT.
ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS
LIKE A GOOD PLAN.
LET'S DO IT.
WE'LL RUN THROUGH
IN THIS DIRECTION.
I'M GOOD THERE.
THAT'S OUR
STARTING POINT.
HOW ARE YOU DOWN THERE?
I'M GOOD,
RIGHT ON THE LINE.
READY FOR ANOTHER SHEET?
AS SOON AS WE MEASURE
THIS LIGHT BOX
WE'LL SEND THE MEASUREMENTS
DOWN TO ALEX
SHEET.
AND HE'LL CUT IT FOR US
AND HAND US UP A SHEET.
WE'VE GOT...
23 1/2...23 3/8.
23 3/8 TO THE CENTER.
AND IN THE OTHER DIRECTION...
OK, THAT'S 55 3/4.
SAY WHEN.
IT'S GOOD THERE.
THAT'S QUITE A GAP WE'VE
GOT THERE ON THE END.
IS THE TRIM GONNA COVER THAT?
YES, WE'VE GOT
A COUPLE PIECES OF TRIM
TO GO AROUND, BOB
AND SOME BATTEN STRIPS
THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF IT.
OK, BOB, LET'S PUT THIS UP.
THAT'S THE TRIM
THAT COVERS THE GAP.
I'M GOOD THERE?
THESE BATTENS REALLY
DO A NICE JOB OF
FINISHING THIS OFF.
HIDES THOSE SEAMS NICELY.
SO WHAT KIND OF
A FINISH ARE YOU GONNA
PUT ON THIS, KEVI
THIS WILL HAVE THE TRIM COLOR.
JUST BE PAINTED RIGHT
IN WITH THE CEILING.
OK, THAT'LL LOOK NICE.
NEXT WE'LL BE PUTTING TILES MADE
OF MEXICAN LIMESTONE
ON THE MASTER BATH FLOOR.
STICK AROUND.
OK, WELL WE'RE BACK
WITH TIM NOW
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
AND SPREADING THIN-SET ON
THE BACK OF THE LIMESTONE TILES
AND SETTING THEM INTO PLACE
ON A GOOD HEAVY BED OF
MORTAR YOU GOT THERE.
NOW WHAT'S THE STRING--
THE MASON'S LINE YOU GOT THERE.
WHAT'S THAT DO FOR YOU?
THE STRING LINE DOES
TWO THINGS FOR ME.
IT HELPS ME KEEP
THE FLOOR FLAT
AND IT ALSO HELPS ME
STAY STRAIGHT
WHILE ALSO
GIVING ME AN IDEA
HOW HIGH I'M GONNA BE
AT MY FINISH POINT
AT THIS END OF THE DOOR.
SO IT'S KEY FOR THE EVENNESS
OF THE PLANE OF THE FLOOR.
CORRECT.
AND THEN THE ACTUAL TILE
WE'RE USING IS REALLY COOL.
IT'S FROM MEXICO AND
IT'S QUARRIED IN AN AREA
AROUND THE MONTERREY
MOUNTAIN RANGE.
AND IT'S A HARD LIMESTONE.
IT'S NOT LIKE SOME OF
THE FRENCH LIMESTONE
THAT YOU CAN'T PUT A GLOSS ON.
YOU CAN PUT A REAL NICE HARD
FINISH ON IT.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT ALL
THESE OTHER ACCENTS.
THIS IS THE TUMBLED ONE THAT
WENT INTO THE SHOWER AREA.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT
THESE DECORATED ONES,
WHICH I REALLY
NOW THIS IS A VENETIAN PATTERN,
AND THE WAY THEY DO THIS,
THEY APPARENTLY PUT
A TEMPLATE OVER IT AND
THEY DRIVE A WATERJET ON
THE FACE OF THE LIMESTONE.
SO THAT THEY ROUGH IT UP,
AND THEN THEY CAN ADD A STAIN
IN ANY COLOR TO GET THAT EFF
IT'S VERY HANDSOME.
IT'S NOT PAINTED ON.
IT'S REALLY PERMANENT
INTO THE STONE.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PUTTING
IN THE MIDDLE THERE, RIGHT?
AND THEN WE--WHEN YOU'RE
INSTALLING THIS STONE,
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU GET MORTAR IN EACH
OF THE CORNERS
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT ANY BREAKAGE
FROM, SAY,
A WOMAN'S HIGH HEELS
OR ANYTHING WALKING
INTO THE BATHROOM.
THERE YOU GO, NICE JOB.
WELL, THANKS TIM.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
HOME AGAIN
NEXT TIME.
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW WE'RE
BLOWING IN INSULATION.
IT'S FIBERGLASS.
IT'S A NEW TYPE OF INSTALLATION.
AND WE'VE GOT MOLDINGS
AND WE'VE GOT SKIM COAT PLASTER.
LOTS TO SEE.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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