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1117 - Sunroom and Hot Tub
December 25-31, 2000 | June 25-July 1, 2001
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HI. I'M BOB VILA. WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO ANOTHER PROJECT HERE IN THE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD
OF ELMWOOD IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
TODAY'S JOB INVOLVES
THIS BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ANNE STYLE HOUSE FROM 1878,
SOMEWHAT ECLECTIC, IN VERY GOOD CONDITION,
AND THE DREAM PROJECT HERE
IS TO TAKE OFF THE ROOF FROM THE CONSERVATORY
AND REPLACE IT WITH A SECOND-STORY DECK
STURDY ENOUGH TO CARRY A HOT TUB.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY SEARS
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ECLECTIC AND BEAUTIFUL HOUSES
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HERE IN ELMWOOD,
AND THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD IT FOR ABOUT 7 OR 8 YEARS
HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE EXTERIOR.
IT REALLY QUALIFIES AS A PAINTED LADY,
AND ALTHOUGH WE CALL IT A QUEEN ANNE,
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT STYLE INFLUENCES IN THE HOUSE
THAT WOULD LEAD OTHER PEOPLE TO CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAGNIFICENT CHIMNEY ELEMENT
THAT GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP OF THE TURRET,
IT REALLY HAS A LOT OF EAST LAKE INFLUENCE
IN THE TYPE OF BRICKWORK THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
THE SLATE ROOF THAT'S STILL ON THE HOUSE,
ALONG WITH THE FINIAL ON TOP OF THE TURRET,
IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY, VERY SPECIAL AND VERY UNIQUE.
BUT THE ENTIRE OVERHANG OF THE FRENCH-STYLE ROOF
IS BRACKETED IN KIND OF AN ITALIANATE MANNER.
SO, IN MANY WAYS, IT'S A HOUSE THAT HAS
A LOT OF STYLE INFLUENCES.
THE MAN WHO BUILT IT
OBVIOUSLY HAD JUST MADE A LOT OF MONEY.
SOMETIMES REFERRED TO
AS THE HAUNTED HOUSE OR THE CASTLE OF ELMWOOD,
IT WAS BUILT FOR A WEALTHY TAILOR, JOHN TRIPP.
BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL DETAILS THAT SURVIVE
INCLUDE FAUX FINISHES, LINCRUSTA,
ORIGINAL DINING ROOM FINISHES,
AND A RUMOR THAT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
HAD DINNER HERE.
HOMEOWNERS PETER KARCZMAR AND CATHY LUND
HAVE ALREADY DONE MANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HOUSE.
CATHY, WHO'S A VETERINARIAN AND ALSO AN ARTIST,
HAS CREATED A FABULOUS SHOWER SURROUND
WITH HANDMADE FISH TILES--
AN ECLECTIC HOUSE, AS CATHY CAN TELL YOU.
PETER AND I BOUGHT THIS HOUSE 6 YEARS AGO.
WE WERE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO GET MARRIED
AND ENDED UP PURCHASING THIS HOUSE
WHEN WE COULDN'T FIND A HALL,
AND WE'VE BEEN SLOWLY WORKING ON IT
FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS, BIT BY BIT.
ONE HISTORICAL FEATURE OF THE HOUSE
THAT ISN'T THERE ANYMORE IS THE RAILING ON THE SUN PORCH.
WE WANT TO BRING IT BACK
AND RESTORE IT TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION.
WE NEED TO DO SOME STRUCTURAL WORK ON THE SUN ROOM, THOUGH,
ENABLE IT TO SUPPORT A ROOFTOP.
WE WANT TO, HOPEFULLY,
PUT A HOT TUB UP THERE AT SOME POINT,
AND IT NEEDS TO BE PRETTY STURDY.
CATHY AND PETER HAVE HIRED JOE WAGNER
OF THE PROVIDENCE RESTORATION COMPANY TO DO THE WORK,
AND HE'S ALREADY DONE THE DEMOLITION AND GOTTEN THE ROOF OFF.
LET'S GO IN AND MEET HIM.
HEY, JOE. LET'S INTERRUPT YOU.
YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THE DEMOLITION
AND GOTTEN THE ROOF OUT OF THE WAY, RIGHT?
YEP.
ANY SURPRISES?
NONE, REALLY. A COUPLE OF INTERESTING THINGS
ON THE LAYERING OF THE ROOFING.
IT WAS KIND OF HARD TO TAKE OFF.
THE HOUSE HAD AN OPEN PORCH ORIGINALLY,
AND THEY COVERED IT WITH THIS CANVAS CLOTH.
THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING FROM THE TWENTIES, RIGHT?
YEAH.
SO, THE CANVAS CLOTH WOULD HAVE CREATED,
LIKE, A LITTLE PORCH OR DECK UP THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
VERY NICE. BREEZY.
AND THEN WHAT ARE THE OTHER MATERIALS?
THIS IS CALLED A PITCH ROOFING.
IT'S VERY TOXIC. IT'S BEEN OUTLAWED.
BUT IT WAS PUT ON PROBABLY AROUND WORLD WAR II.
NOW, THE IDEA WITH THIS
WAS THAT IT WAS SELF-SEALING.
INDEED. YEAH.
IT WOULD HEAT UP IN THE SUN AND SEAL ANY LEAKS--
A NICE THING, BUT TOXIC,
KIND OF LIKE LEAD PAINT.
THEN THEY PUT DOWN A RUBBER ROOF
TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, WHICH FAILED,
AND THEN THEY PUT DOWN
ANOTHER RUBBER ROOF, WHICH FAILED,
AND SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO HAVE TO FIX LEAKS,
SO THEY DECIDED TO GET A HOT TUB WITH IT.
OK. SO, NOW THE STRUCTURE
THAT HAS TO BE PUT IN HERE TO CARRY THAT LOAD
WILL ALL BE LAMINATED BEAMS, RIGHT?
YES.
AND WHAT DIRECTION ARE THEY GOING TO RUN IN?
THE ENGINEER WANTS US TO RUN THEM
FROM THIS SIDE TO THAT SIDE,
CARRYING THE HOT TUB UP HERE
ON THE 2 MAJOR POSTS ON A BIG LVL LEDGER.
SO, YOU'RE GOING TO SPAN THE WHOLE WIDTH OF IT?
YES.
NOW, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT UP THERE?
DON'T YOU HAVE TO GET THE CRIPPLES OUT?
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THESE CRIPPLES OUT
TO INSTALL THE LVL.
WE LEFT THIS ONE IN. IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING.
WHAT IS THAT?
IT LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF A BALUSTER,
MAYBE A DECORATIVE PIECE FROM WHEN THEY ENCLOSED THIS.
THEY TOOK STUFF OFF THE TOP
AND JUST CHOPPED IT UP AND REUSED IT.
JUST USED IT FOR FILLER. SURE.
AND SO, ONE OF THE KEY THINGS
IS THE EXTERIOR IS ALL BRACKETED.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO TAKE THAT APART.
YOU DON'T WANT TO TOUCH ANY OF THAT IF POSSIBLE.
THAT CREATES A WHOLE NEW SET OF PROBLEMS.
SO, THE NEXT STEP IS TO START THE RESTRUCTURING OF IT.
YEP. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD.
THE ENGINEER WAS HERE THIS MORNING,
EXPLAINED TO US, CHECKED IT ALL OUT.
SO WE'RE READY TO GO IN THAT RESPECT.
WE'RE BUILDING THE WHOLE STRUCTURE
OUT OF INTERNATIONAL PAPER LVL's--
LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER--
WHICH GIVES IT ADDED STRENGTH.
OK, 162 AND...5/16ths.
5/16ths.
YEAH. THEY'RE... FUSSY DOWN HERE IN RHODE ISLAND.
YEAH.
JUST LIKE BUTTER.
OK, LET'S HAUL IT UP TO THEM.
OK.
I'LL SEND MY END UP.
YEP.
OK. THERE YOU GO, JOE.
YOU GOT IT?
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S NUMBER 5.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S PUT IN NUMBER 3.
REMEMBER, WE WANT THE LETTERS DOWN.
RICK, SO THE END THAT'S IN YOUR HANDS
HAS TO GO UP.
Vila: NOW, JOE, YOU'RE JUST PUTTING THEM
RIGHT INTO THOSE JOIST HANGERS.
YEAH, BOB.
BUT BEFORE YOU PUT THE JOIST HANGERS ON,
YOU HAD TO BEEF EVERYTHING UP, RIGHT?
YEAH. ON THE OUTSIDE BEAM,
WE ACTUALLY CORRECTED SOME FRAMING SAG,
AND THEN WE ATTACHED PLYWOOD
TO FORM A BOX BEAM FOR STRENGTH IN THE FUTURE.
ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL YOU, GUYS.
Man: GOT IT.
Vila: WELL, JOE, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT
A LOT MORE OF THESE JOISTS TO GET IN THERE.
SO WE'LL GET OUT OF YOUR WAY.
NEXT, THE HOT TUB ARRIVES,
AND WE NEED A CRANE TO GET IT UP ON THE ROOF.
STICK AROUND.
Vila: THE CONSERVATORY ROOF HAS BEEN RESTRUCTURED WITH LVL's
TO CARRY THE LOAD OF THE HOT TUB.
THE NEW JOISTS HAVE BEEN COVERED
WITH 3/4" TONGUE AND GROOVE PLYWOOD SHEATHING.
NEXT, CONTRACTOR JOE WAGNER COVERS THE ROOF
WITH HALF-INCH FIBERBOARD INSULATION PANELS
THAT ARE SPECIALLY TREATED TO ACCEPT THE GLUE
FOR THE RUBBER ROOF.
THESE PANELS ARE HELD IN PLACE
WITH ANCHORING PLATES AND SCREWS.
A TYPE OF CONTACT CEMENT
IS THEN ROLLED ONTO THE INSULATION PANELS.
THE CEMENT IS ALSO APPLIED
TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RUBBER ROOFING MATERIAL.
AFTER THE GLUE HAS SET UP, THE RUBBER TOP LAYER
IS VERY CAREFULLY ROLLED OVER THE UNDERLAYMENT.
THIS IS DONE VERY SLOWLY
TO KEEP AIR BUBBLES AND WRINKLES FROM FORMING.
THIS IS A FULLY ADHERED ROOF,
AND THE RUBBER MATERIAL IS HELD DOWN EVERYWHERE WITH GLUE.
THE CONTACT CEMENT IS VERY UNFORGIVING,
AND YOU REALLY ONLY GET ONE CHANCE AT THIS.
FINALLY, THE ROOF IS COVERED,
AND WE'RE READY FOR THE HOT TUB.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A TRICKY OPERATION,
AND A CRANE IS BEING USED
TO LIFT THE HOT TUB, IN ITS PACKING CRATE,
ONTO THE CONSERVATORY ROOF.
AND THE THERMOSPA IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING YOUR HOUSE.
DR. KARCZMAR, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
WE'VE MET YOU ON THE SHOW.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT GETTING THE HOT TUB
DELIVERED ONTO YOUR NEW PORCH ROOF?
WELL, THIS IS EXTREMELY EXCITING,
BUT RIGHT NOW, WHAT I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT
IS HOW THE THERMOSPA
IS GOING TO CLEAR THAT TREE,
AND I REALLY HOPE THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
GOT THE CALCULATIONS JUST RIGHT,
BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT
THAT'S GOING UP THERE.
IT IS A LOT OF WEIGHT.
I THINK THAT IT'S SOMETHING LIKE
100 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT...
RIGHT.
IN TERMS OF THE LIVE LOAD,
AND THAT WILL ADD UP
TO SOMETHING LIKE A TON AND A HALF,
BUT THEY'VE DONE A HECK OF A JOB
AT RESTRUCTURING THAT ROOF.
SO I WOULDN'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT.
YEAH, THEY REALLY DID AN AMAZING JOB.
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE
A BEAUTIFUL PRODUCT AT THE END.
I JUST DON'T RECOMMEND ANY BLOCK PARTIES.
OK.
ANDY TOURNAS IS HERE FROM THERMOSPAS,
AND, ANDY, WHY NOT UNCRATE THE THING ON THE GROUND
AND THEN BRING IT UP HERE?
WELL, PRIMARILY BECAUSE WE'RE DOING A CRANE OPERATION,
AND WHEN YOU'RE DOING A CRANE--
AND WE DO ABOUT 8% TO 10% OF THEM AS A CRANE,
AND THAT'S WHERE WE SEND SOMEBODY OUT TO THE HOUSE
TO DO A PROPER SITE INSPECTION.
WE ALWAYS RECOMMEND THAT WITH WHATEVER HOT TUB THAT YOU BUY.
AND YOU WANT TO REALLY PROTECT IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
PRIOR TO LIFTING IT UP AND PUTTING IT ON A DECK.
YEAH. NOW, YOU GUYS REFER TO THESE
AS REALLY BEING CUSTOM.
YEAH. BASICALLY, YOU KNOW,
WHAT DELL IS TO THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY,
WE'RE TO THE HOT TUB INDUSTRY.
WE SELL DIRECT TO THE CONSUMER,
AND THEN WE CUSTOM THEM TO FIT THE CONSUMER'S NEEDS.
GOTCHA. OK, WELL, HERE COME THE WRAPS.
BOY, YOU DO QUITE A JOB
OF PACKING THE THING, DON'T YOU?
WE DO. YOU DON'T WANT DAMAGE.
THE BEAUTY OF THESE SPAS
IS THAT THEY'RE TOTALLY SELF-CONTAINED,
EXCEPT FOR THE WIRING, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU NEED A 220 VOLT, 60 AMP LINE
FOR THIS PARTICULAR THERMOSPA HOT TUB.
SO, THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT IN THROUGH THE BOTTOM THERE.
THAT'S CORRECT. THEY'VE KIND OF POSITIONED IT.
AND ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THE WAY THAT WE INSULATE
IS THE FACT THAT THIS OPEN INTERIOR
ALLOWS YOU TO BE ABLE TO SNAKE IT IN
AT ANY POSITION THAT YOU'RE PUTTING THAT WIRE.
AND THE TYPE OF INSULATION THAT WE USE
IS A BLANKETED INSULATION, WHICH IS QUITE DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT THE REST OF THE INDUSTRY DOES.
THEY USE MORE OF A FULL FOAM,
WHICH IS ADEQUATE FOR INSULATION VALUE
BUT IT PREVENTS THE SERVICEABILITY.
THIS GIVES YOU THE SAME INSULATION
WITH THE SERVICEABILITY.
Vila: THE CREW IS JUST FINISHING UP
THE CONNECTIONS ON THE CONTROL PANEL
BEFORE WE UNWRAP THE HOT TUB.
HOW MUCH DOES THAT WEIGH, ANDY?
WITHOUT ANY WATER IN IT?
CLOSE TO 1,000 POUNDS.
CLOSE TO 1,000 POUNDS.
OK. SO, 3 GUYS ARE GINGERLY LETTING IT BACK DOWN.
AND NOW, CAN WE REMOVE THE PLASTIC COVER?
ALL RIGHT! THE MOMENT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, PETER?
Karczmar: IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
GO GET THE HOSE.
YEAH. LOOK AT THAT. IT'S GORGEOUS.
YEAH. WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS FINISH?
THIS IS A LUCITE XL FINISH,
AND IT HAS A MICROBAN ANTIBACTERIAL INHIBITOR
BUILT RIGHT INTO IT.
WOW.
NOW, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER LOOKED
AT AN EMPTY ONE OF THESE,
AND I DON'T THINK I CAN COUNT THAT HIGH,
IN TERMS OF HOW MANY JETS AND BUBBLES
AND LITTLE GADGETS ARE IN HERE. TELL US MORE.
Tournas: THIS IS QUITE A FEW.
THE TYPICAL HOT TUB WOULD HAVE
ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10, 15, 20 JETS.
THIS ONE HAS 56 JETS IN IT,
AND IT HAS A TOTAL OF 4 PUMPS--
3 WATER PUMPS AND 1 AIR PUMP.
THE UNIQUE PART ABOUT THIS
IS THAT WE HAVE A PROCESS
THAT THERMOSPA CALLS TOTAL CONTROL THERAPY,
WHERE EACH SEAT CAN BE INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED,
SO THAT YOU'VE GOT INDEPENDENT CONTROLS--
LIKE, THAT BUTTON RIGHT THERE
WOULD CONTROL THAT THERAPY SEAT.
SO, YOU CAN HAVE 4 INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOT TUB,
AND EACH PERSON IS GETTING
A DIFFERENT TYPE OF HYDROTHERAPY?
YEAH. AND NOBODY DICTATES
TO THE OTHER ONE WHAT TO DO.
SIGN ME UP.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THE HOSE.
GO TO bobvila.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOT TUBS.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE CONTINUE OUR RESTORATION PROJECTS
IN THE ELMWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
WE'LL BE WORKING ON THIS ECLECTIC AND BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ANNE STYLE HOUSE.
THE HOMEOWNERS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE HOUSE BIT BY BIT.
NOW THE CONSERVATORY NEEDS A NEW ROOF.
WE'LL REPLACE THE ROOF AND MAKE IT STURDY ENOUGH
TO SUPPORT A DECK AND A FABULOUS HOT TUB.
WE'LL ALSO RESTORE THE MISSING RAILING ON THE CONSERVATORY
WITH CUSTOM REPRODUCTION MILLWORK.
DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
THIS ECLECTIC AND BEAUTIFUL HOME IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND,
GETS A RESTORED PORCH ROOF AND A HOT TUB.
DON'T MISS IT.
WELL, JOE, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH YOU'VE GOT
EVERYTHING BACK HERE FROM FORESTER
THAT YOU NEEDED TO PUT THIS RAILING TOGETHER,
AND YOU'VE ALREADY GOT QUITE A HEAD START
BY PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
THE WAY YOU'VE GOT IT.
HOW DID YOU ARRIVE AT THIS LAYOUT YOU'VE GOT?
WELL, WE ACTUALLY COPIED THIS
FROM ANOTHER RAILING THAT WAS ALREADY EXISTING ON THE HOUSE.
SO, THESE SPACINGS WERE SET.
SO WE COULD MATCH WHAT WAS HERE ORIGINALLY.
SO, THIS IS WHAT WAS HERE ORIGINALLY,
ALTHOUGH ALL OF THIS IS NEW.
AND WHAT THEY DID DOWN THERE AT FORESTER
IS TAKE THOSE OLD-- THE CAP AND THE BASE--
AND ACTUALLY MADE NEW KNIVES FOR THEM
AND PUT THESE TOGETHER ON ONE PASS.
YEAH. THEY HAVE A SPECIAL MACHINE WITH MULTIPLE HEADS
THAT MAKES IT IN ONE PASS.
BOY, THAT'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING.
SO, THIS IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT YOU HAD BEFORE,
AND I SEE THAT YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING ALL PRIMED OUT ALREADY.
RIGHT. YOU WANT TO PRIME IT AHEAD OF TIME.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT ANY WATER
TO PENETRATE IT OR ANYTHING.
IT'S ALSO--IT'S MADE OF CEDAR HERE, WESTERN RED CEDAR.
SO, IS THIS READY TO PUT IN?
THIS IS READY TO GO.
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TUCK THIS IN.
CAN I GIVE YOU A HAND?
SURE.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOT THE FAR END.
OK. SO, WHEN YOU SAY THIS IS RED CEDAR,
THIS IS WHAT THEY'D CALL SELECT RED CEDAR, RIGHT?
YEAH. ACTUALLY, CLEAR IS WHAT THEY CALL IT AROUND HERE.
BUT WE'LL SLIDE THE BOTTOM IN FIRST.
WHICH MEANS IT'S CLEAR OF KNOTS.
YEAH. THERE'S NO KNOTS, NO SPLITS, STUFF LIKE THAT.
MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHT.
OK.
NOW, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS CHECK IT
SO THAT IT'S LEVEL TO THE OTHER ONE.
I SEE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE TO COME UP,
LIKE, A HALF AN INCH OVER THERE, SO...
OK. I CAN BRING THAT UP.
WE NEED A SHIM.
LITTLE BIT MORE.
OK.
OK.
THAT LOOKS... PRETTY GOOD.
NOW WE HAVE TO CHECK LEVEL DOWN THAT WAY,
AND THEN WE'LL ATTACH IT TO THE POSTS,
AND WE'LL BE ALL SET.
WE GOT TO COME UP A LITTLE ON MY SIDE.
OK. I GOT IT.
HOW MUCH MORE DO WE NEED THERE?
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WANT TO COME
ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
STRONG.
HOW'S THAT?
A LITTLE BIT MORE. THAT LOOKS GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ATTACH IT.
YOU HOLD ONTO IT. I'LL, UH...
I GOT AHOLD OF IT.
CORDLESS DRILL.
NOW, WE ALREADY PUT CENTER LINES IN HERE
SO WE KNOW WHERE TO MOUNT THESE.
KNOW RIGHT WHERE TO MOUNT THEM.
DRILL A PILOT HOLE FIRST.
THAT'S GOING TO BE SO THE SCREW
CAN GO RIGHT THROUGH THE RAILING
WITHOUT SPLITTING IT.
ALL RIGHT, JUST... GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
PUT THAT IN.
OK. GOOD AND CENTERED.
CENTERED ON THE...
THAT'S ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT CEDAR--
IT IS A SOFT WOOD.
SO THE PIECE RECEIVING IT
IS EASY TO DRILL INTO.
NOW WE'LL DO THE SAME PROCESS ON THIS END.
OK. THAT'S GOOD AND SECURE.
SO, NOW WE DO THE SAME THING
TO THE BOTTOMS TO SECURE THEM?
AND THEN THE LAST THING WE WANT TO PUT ON HERE
IS THIS FINIAL...
FINIAL.
WHICH IS MADE OF CEDAR AGAIN-- SELECT CEDAR.
AND WHAT WE'LL DO HERE
IS GET A SCREW THAT ACTUALLY
IS THREADED ON BOTH ENDS,
AND YOU JUST PUT A PILOT HOLE IN HERE
AND GET THIS END INTO THE FINIAL.
HAVE A PILOT HOLE HERE ON THE NEW POST.
AND THEN THAT JUST SCREWS RIGHT INTO PLACE.
BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT,
WE WANT TO GET A LITTLE PRIMER
IN HERE AND ON THIS AS WELL
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AFTER HERE,
IS MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS REALLY SEALED UP.
YEAH. IN A CLIMATE LIKE THIS,
ESPECIALLY THIS CLOSE TO THE WATER AND STUFF,
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU STOP ROT.
RIGHT. IT'LL KEEP ALL THE WATER FROM GETTING IN THERE
AND ALSO FROM ANY OF THAT CEDAR BLEEDING OUT.
YEAH. CEDARS CAN MAKE A PAINT LOOK RUSTY
RIGHT THROUGH, EVEN AFTER IT'S PAINTED.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GET THE BOTTOM OF THAT.
I'M PUTTING IT ON KIND OF HEAVY
BECAUSE REALLY WE NEED IT TO SMASH IT INTO ALL THE PORES
AND KEEP OUT THE WATER. ALL RIGHT.
OK. IT GOES RIGHT ON THERE.
THERE. LOOKS JUST LIKE IT DID
WHEN IT WAS FIRST BUILT.
YEP.
Vila: THE ROOF DECK WITH THE HOT TUB IS FINISHED.
WE'LL TAKE A FINAL LOOK WITH THE HOMEOWNERS.
Vila: OK. AND JOE WAGNER'S NOW PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON THE DECKING, WHICH IS MAHOGANY,
AND IT'S BASICALLY GOING ON A PRESSURE TREATED WOOD FRAMEWORK.
YEAH. JUST GETTING SCREWED DOWN.
EVERYTHING ON THIS DECK HAS BEEN DONE
SO THAT THE WEATHER WILL CLEAR,
THE RAINWATER WILL SHED, AND YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
ANY KIND OF MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS.
WHAT KIND OF STAIN HAVE YOU PUT ON THE MAHOGANY?
WE PUT A ROSEWOOD COLORED STAIN DOWN FIRST,
AND THEN WE SEALED IT WITH THE THOMPSONS WATER SEAL
SO IT'S PROTECTED AGAINST, YOU KNOW, THE ELEMENTS UP HERE.
IT'LL LOOK NICE FOR A LONG TIME.
OK, JOE, LET'S FINISH UP.
AND THEN THE FINAL TOUCH
IS ONE OF THESE POTTED PLANTS IN THE CORNER.
AND THAT LOOKS VERY NICE IN THE CORNER,
THAT NICE OX BLOOD POTTERY FROM PIER 1.
I GUESS IT'S CHINESE STUFF.
THIS CAN ALL STAY OUT ALL WINTER,
AND IT'S A NICE FURNISHED CORNER OF THE DECK.
NICE JOB, JOE.
LET'S TALK WITH PETER AND CATHY.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THINGS?
Cathy: WE LOVE IT. IT'S WONDERFUL.
WE'RE ABLE TO PUT PLANTS OUT HERE,
THANKS TO THE PLANTERS.
AND PIER 1, THANKS TO THEM,
WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE
THAT'S WELL SUITED TO THE DECK.
IT CAN STAY OUT ALL YEAR LONG,
AND THE GOOD THING IS THE SCALE IS RIGHT.
IT'S NOT OVERSIZED.
AND SO YOU GOT PLANTS.
AND YOU GOT MUSIC, I SEE.
YEAH. ULTIMATE AMBIANCE.
WE'VE GOT MUSIC WHENEVER WE WANT IT.
BRAVO.
IT'S TERRIFIC, FROM TALKING PICTURES.
TALKING PICTURES INSTALLED THESE.
AND PETER, HAVE YOU BEEN USING THE HOT TUB?
JUST ABOUT EVERY NIGHT.
JUST ABOUT EVERY NIGHT AFTER WORK.
THE GREAT THING IS THAT WE CAN JUST WALK OUT
FROM OUR SITTING ROOM HERE, AND...
YEAH. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE HAVING IT
RIGHT OFF YOUR SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM AREA AND SITTING AREA.
IT'S VERY EASY TO GET OUT HERE.
AND THIS COVER IS SO EASY TO OPEN.
YOU CAN JUST PRETTY MUCH DO IT WITH ONE HAND.
YEAH. I HADN'T SEEN THOSE BEFORE.
THAT STEEL FRAME JUST HELPS TO POP IT BACK OUT OF PLACE.
LEVERS IT SO YOU CAN OPEN IT VERY EASILY.
NOW, HOW HOT DO YOU KEEP IT AT?
ABOUT 102 DEGREES.
102. SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S
ALL SORTS OF BUILT-IN FEATURES WITH THE HOT TUB,
INCLUDING A RACK THAT HAS HOT WATER GOING RIGHT THROUGH IT
SO THAT YOUR TOWELS ARE WARM
WHEN YOU'RE READY TO GET OUT OF THE HOT TUB.
VERY NICE. WELL, GOOD LUCK.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY USING IT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
AND IT'S BEEN FUN BUILDING THIS PROJECT WITH YOU.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK. WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING
ANOTHER PROJECT HERE IN THE HISTORIC ELMWOOD DISTRICT
THAT INVOLVES A KITCHEN RENOVATION
WITH SOME REAL OVERTONES OF THE 19th CENTURY.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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