1119 - Restoring a "Bench" Porch January 8-14, 2001 | July 9-15, 2001 HI, I'M BOB VILA. WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR SERIES OF PROJECTS HERE IN THE ELMWOOD HISTORIC DISTRICT
RIGHT OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND.
TODAY WE'RE WORKING ON A SIDE ENTRY PORCH
THAT'S SEEN A LOT OF ROT AND WATER DECAY,
AND IT'S ON A BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ANNE STYLE HOUSE.
WE'LL BE TAKING YOU THROUGH THE STEPS
OF EVALUATING THE FOUNDATION
AND REPAIRING THE BEAUTIFUL PIAZZA COLUMNS.
LOTS OF CUSTOM WOODWORK.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY SEARS
THIS BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN
WITH ITS ELEGANT LITTLE BARN
SITS ON AN OVERSIZED CORNER LOT
HERE IN THE ELMWOOD HISTORIC DISTRICT.
NOW, JUDI LEE BOUGHT THE HOUSE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
SHE IMMEDIATELY PUT A NEW ROOF ON BOTH STRUCTURES.
BUT, LIKE MOST PEOPLE WHO LOVE TO RESTORE OLD HOUSES,
SHE SOON FOUND OUT THERE WAS A LOT MORE TO BE DONE.
I'M A SILVERSMITH AND A DESIGNER.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS HOUSE MANY YEARS AGO
WHILE WALKING TO WORK UP AT GORHAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
AND THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1892 AND I LOVE IT.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL DECKING, PORCH,
BALUSTRADES, AND SPINDLES.
AND IT HAS TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S WATER DAMAGE. IT'S ACTUALLY DRIPPING NOW.
I LOVE THE PORCH. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT DONE
BECAUSE THIS IS A WONDERFUL FEATURE OF THE HOUSE.
I LOVE THIS SIDE.
LAST WEEK, BOB RYLEY WAS HERE
WITH LOCAL RESTORATION CONTRACTOR TERRY BATES
DOING SOME EXPLORATORY DEMOLITION TO DETERMINE
HOW WE WERE GONNA TACKLE THIS JOB.
HI, BOB.
PROBABLY WHAT WE SHOULD START WITH IS TAKING THIS RAILING APART.
OK. I THINK IT LOOKS LIKE
IF YOU TAKE IT OFF THE HOUSE OVER THERE,
IT SHOULD-- IT'S PRETTY LOOSE--
IT SHOULD COME RIGHT OFF.
LOOKS LIKE THE SHINGLES ARE COMING WITH IT.
WE HAD PLANNED TO RESHINGLE THIS PART OF THE DORMER.
IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAVE IT.
THAT COMES RIGHT OFF.
WELL, IF THE WHOLE THING IS THE ORIGINAL,
THAT'S THE GOOD PART.
SO ALL OF THIS STUFF WILL GET CUT UP
AND TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP, TO FORESTER'S,
AND THEY'LL RE-MILL EVERYTHING.
BUT IT'S ALL SO BAD.
NONE OF THIS IS REALLY WORTH SALVAGING.
THE GRAIN HAS OPENED UP
AND, UH, IT'S JUST NOT.
OK, THAT SHOULD LIFT RIGHT UP.
YEP.
OK, BOB. NOW LET'S GO DOWN
AND TAKE SOME CEILING DOWN
AND SEE WHAT THESE FLOOR JOISTS OR ROOF RAFTERS
LOOK LIKE AND WHAT KIND OF WATER DAMAGE WE HAVE.
OK. I'LL FOLLOW YOU.
OK.
Ryley: I GOT THESE.
WELL, WE HAD PIGEONS LIVING IN HERE AT ONE POINT.
THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
OK.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
IT DOESN'T LOOK TOO BAD OVER HERE.
ACTUALLY, IT DOESN'T LOOK BAD AT ALL
EXCEPT FOR WHERE THESE CEILING SUPPORTS HAVE ROTTED OFF.
AND THAT'S WHAT GIVES US THE SPRING IN THE CEILING.
YEAH, BUT THAT CAN EASILY BE REPLACED.
WE CAN REPLACE THAT AND PUT A NEW CEILING IN HERE.
KEEP THE RAFTERS.
AND THE ROOF DECK ITSELF LOOKS PRETTY SOLID OUT HERE
WHERE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT IT.
THAT LOOKS GOOD.
I THINK WE'RE LUCKY HERE.
THAT'S GOOD NEWS. YOU CAN KEEP THE ROOF RAFTERS ANYWAY,
BUT THERE'S STILL SOME WATER DAMAGE OVER HERE,
ESPECIALLY OUT HERE IN THIS OUTSIDE CORNER.
IF YOU CAN SEE IT UP THERE, IT'S REALLY IN BAD SHAPE.
HOW DO YOU THINK THAT...
THE TROUGH OVER THERE FILLED UP WITH WATER OR DIRT AND EVERYTHING
AND OVERFLOWED THE CORNER.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT CAME OVER THE SIDE.
AND IT CAME DOWN THIS COLUMN HERE.
AND THEN IT CAME ON DOWN TO REALLY SPREAD THIS POST BASE
AND ON DOWN...
JUST RUINED THIS CORNER HERE.
RIGHT. AND WENT ON DOWN AND RUINED THE FOUNDATION.
OK.
UM, SO WE'LL FIGURE TO TAKE THESE COLUMNS OUT AND REPLACE THEM
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON DOWN AND REPLACE THIS WALL.
SO, WHAT ABOUT THIS HERE NOW?
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A ONE-PIECE CAP.
I DON'T KNOW, BOB, I THINK WE'LL GET IT OFF IN ONE PIECE HERE.
YEAH, LOOKS LIKE IT.
OK. COMING TO YOU.
OK.
GET IT OUT OF THERE.
THAT RELIEVES THAT FEAR.
I THOUGHT WE MIGHT TEAR IT INTO LITTLE PIECES.
OK, NOW, HERE'S SOME ROT IN HERE.
THIS IS JUST CONTINUATION FROM THAT CORNER UP ABOVE.
LOOK AT ALL THAT.
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT.
WE WERE PLANNING TO REBUILD THIS WHOLE PORCH DECK
WITH NEW FLOOR JOISTS, AND NEW 2 BY 6 WALL ALONG HERE
AFTER WE REBUILD THE FOUNDATION HERE WHERE THE WATER DAMAGE IS.
BECAUSE THIS DAMAGE DOWN HERE IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.
YEAH.
THIS IS NOT ORIGINAL RIGHT HERE.
NO, THE OLD RAILING CAME OUT RIGHT HERE
AND CAME OUT AND CURVED AROUND
BECAUSE THIS WAS A--UM--
WHAT DO THEY CALL 'EM, A DECK PORCH?
A BENCH PORCH.
BENCH PORCH, RIGHT.
AND THE BENCH WOULD TYPICALLY SIT IN THIS AREA.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS CANTILEVER A NEW FLOOR JOIST OUT,
PUT NEW DECKING ON HERE,
AND A WHOLE NEW DECK ON HERE.
OK. CAN WE START TO TAKE THIS STUFF OFF?
I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.
OK.
NOW, THE DETAILING ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE
IS PRETTY UNUSUAL.
IT'S A BRICK THAT'S BEEN LAID KIND OF IN A FLEMISH BOND
BUT IT'S MADE WITH A VERY UNUSUAL BRICK.
YOU KNOW? IT'S ALMOST LIKE SECONDS.
THEY'RE KIND OF FAT AND CHUNKY.
YOU SEE A BRICK END AND THEN A FULL BRICK
AND YOU GET THIS TEXTURE ON IT.
IT'S OK ON THE HOUSE,
BUT OF COURSE ON THE PORCH, IT WAS ALL SHOT.
OUR MASONRY CONTRACTOR, AMEDEO DiROCCO,
WILL SHOW US WHAT THE CONDITION IS HERE.
OH, IT'S TOTALLY CRUMBLING, ISN'T IT?
YES, IT IS.
SO THAT THE WAY THAT IT WAS BUILT,
THEY KIND OF JUST USED IT AS A FACE BRICK
BUT INSIDE THEY JUST PUT A LOT OF BROKEN CHUNK AND MORTAR.
YES, THEY DID.
AND THE WATER GOT IN THERE
AND JUST ROTTED A LITTLE BIT OF MORTAR.
BEFORE THEY USED TO USE A HIGH LIME KIND OF--
YEAH, THERE WAS A LOT OF LIME IN THE MORTAR
AND THE MOISTURE GETTING IN BREAKS IT.
NOW, WHAT ARE YOU STANDING ON, THOUGH?
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S GOOD STONE FOOTING OVER HERE
WHICH WE'LL BE ABLE TO BUILD RIGHT ON IT.
SO THAT'S PROBABLY GRANITE THAT WAS PUT DOWN THERE
AS THE ORIGINAL FOOTING.
YES.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA REBUILD IT?
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO,
WE ARE GOING TO USE SOME SOLID FOUR INCH CONCRETE BLOCK.
OK, SO FIRST YOU THROW DOWN SOME CEMENT.
THEN YOU START BUILDING UP WITH THE SOLID BLOCKING.
RIGHT. WE'LL DO A COUPLE OF CROSSES THERE.
THEN WE BUILD THE BRICK VENEER.
WE'RE USING THE OLD BRICK THAT WE SAVED
TO TRY TO MATCH THE EXISTING FOUNDATION.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO AT LEAST
TRY TO GET THAT LOOK?
YES, WE'RE GONNA TRY. WE SHOULD COME PRETTY CLOSE.
THIS IS GONNA BE FUN.
YES, SIR.
COMING UP NEXT, FORESTER MOULDING
REPRODUCES THE MAHOGANY CAP FOR OUR PORCH RESTORATION.
STICK AROUND.
WORK CONTINUES ON OUR PORCH RESTORATION
HERE IN THE ELMWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
GLENN IS SISTERING OUR NEW SUPPORTS
TO THE CEILING JOISTS.
TERRY BATES IS TRIMMING OUT THE NEW PRESSURE-TREATED POSTS
FOR THE PORCH RAILING.
NOW THAT THE FOUNDATION IS FINISHED,
GEORGIA PACIFIC PLYWOOD SHEATHING
IS APPLIED TO THE NEW PORCH STRUCTURE.
THE HALF WALL HAS BEEN REFRAMED
AND IS ALMOST READY FOR NEW SHINGLES AND A NEW CAP.
AND THE RED CEDAR SHINGLES, THE R AND Rs,
THE PERFECTIONS, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL THEM,
THE BEST SIDING FOR A SHINGLE STYLE HOUSE YOU COULD POSSIBLY GET,
HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THIS PARTICULAR HALF WALL THAT YOU'VE GOT HERE
ON THE EDGE OF THE PORCH STEPS.
NOW, MAKE A NOTE OF WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE, THOUGH,
BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING DETAIL,
THIS CIRCLE WE'VE GOT HERE.
IT'S--IT'S REALLY TYPICAL OF A SHINGLE STYLE HOUSE
FOR THE FLAT PLANE OF THE SHINGLE SIDE WALL
TO GO INTO A CURVE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF INTERRUPTION.
NO MOLDINGS, NO CORNER BOARDS OF ANY SORT.
AND OF COURSE, WHEN YOU'RE DOING A FULL CIRCLE LIKE THIS,
THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT IS TO USE NARROWER WIDTHS
OF THE RED CEDAR SHINGLES
WHICH ALLOW YOU TO BUILD INTO THIS CIRCULAR AREA.
AND NOW TO CAP ALL OF THIS,
OUR FRIENDS AT FORESTER MOULDINGS
HAVE TAKEN A NICE PIECE OF LUMBER FOR US,
SOLID PIECE,
AND PUT THE BEAUTIFUL GROOVE RIGHT INTO IT.
THE NEW CAP WAS MILLED HERE AT FORESTER MOULDING AND LUMBER
IN LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.
FIRST A TEMPLATE IS SCREWED ONTO
THE PIECE OF SOUTH AMERICAN MAHOGANY
THAT'LL BE MILLED INTO THE NEW CAP.
A PIECE OF THE ORIGINAL CAP WAS USED
TO CREATE A PROFILE IN HIGH DENSITY PLASTIC
WITH A COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN PROGRAM.
A GRINDER USES THE PROFILE
TO CREATE A KNIFE FOR THE MOLDER.
IN A PROCESS SIMILAR TO COPYING A KEY,
THE STEEL ASSUMES THE SHAPE OF A PROFILE.
THE KNIFE IS PLACED INTO THE HEAD OF A TILTING HEAD MOLDER.
THE MOLDER CAN POSITION THE KNIFE AT ANY ANGLE.
AS ANOTHER QUALITY CONTROL CHECK,
THE KNIFE IS COMPARED WITH THE ORIGINAL CAP BEFORE CUTTING.
THE TEMPLATE GUIDES THE PIECE OF WOOD THROUGH THE MOLDER
SO THE CUTTING KNIFE IS IN THE CORRECT POSITION.
IT TAKES TWO PASSES THROUGH THE MOLDER
TO CUT THE PROFILE INTO THE MAHOGANY.
A SINGLE PASS WOULD REMOVE THE EXCESS TOO QUICKLY
AND CHIP THIS EXPENSIVE PIECE OF WOOD.
A SECOND PASS THROUGH THE MOLDER
CREATES A VERY SMOOTH PROFILE.
ONE FINAL QUALITY CONTROL CHECK IS MADE
AGAINST THE PLASTIC PROFILE
AND THE PIECE IS FINISHED.
NOW, COMING UP THE STAIRS,
WE'VE REBUILT THE STRUCTURE
AS WELL AS THE STRUCTURE OF THE DECK
AND CLAD IT IN MAHOGANY
WHICH HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER TIGHTLY
SO THAT THE WATER WON'T BE GETTING THROUGH IT.
AND RIGHT NOW, LET'S GET STARTED WITH MY FRIEND JEFF DAVIS
WHO IS HELPING US WITH THE COLUMNS. HEY, JEFF.
HI, BOB. HOW ARE YOU?
NOW THESE ARE CHADSWORTH,
AND THEY ARE--
THEY'RE NOT WOODEN COLUMNS.
NO.
HOW ARE THEY MADE?
THIS IS ACTUALLY A POLYURETHANE FOR THE CAP SECTION
WHICH GOES ON THE TOP. AND THE BASE IS THE SAME THING.
THIS IS A COMPOSITE MARBLE DUST WITH FIBERGLASS MIXTURE
THAT'S VERY THICK.
THIS COLUMN RIGHT HERE, BEING IT'S 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT THE BOTTOM,
WOULD HOLD ABOUT 6000 POUNDS
RATED ON A 5 POUND SAFETY FACTOR.
THAT'S AMAZING.
THERE'S NO STEEL REINFORCING OR ANYTHING...
NOT AT ALL.
SO THAT THE STRENGTH IS ALL FROM THE FIBERGLASS?
AND THE MARBLE DUST.
THE MARBLE DUST IS WHAT MAKES IT SO MUCH HEAVIER AND THICKER
AND MAKES IT FEEL MORE LIKE A COLUMN.
OK. NOW, IF I WANT TO GET COLUMNS LIKE THIS,
YOU CAN'T FIND THEM AT THE HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER, RIGHT?
NO. WE'RE A DIRECT MAIL COMPANY
AND YOU CAN ORDER DIRECTLY FROM US THROUGH 1-800-COLUMNS
OR www.columns.
1-800-COLUMNS,
AND THAT'S HOW YOU CAN GET THESE.
ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, TERRY AND HIS FRIEND ARE ALREADY BUSY.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT ONE IN PLACE.
GO TO...
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT COLUMNS IN DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL STYLES.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE CONTINUE OUR SERIES OF PROJECTS
IN THE HISTORIC ELMWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
WE'LL BE TACKLING SOME SERIOUS WATER DAMAGE AND DECAY
ON THE SIDE ENTRANCE OF THIS GRAND QUEEN ANNE HOME.
AFTER SOME SERIOUS DEMOLITION,
WE'LL REPAIR THE FOUNDATION,
ADD LOTS OF CUSTOM WOODWORK,
AND NEW COLUMNS TO RESTORE THE PORCH.
A TOTAL FACELIFT WILL BRING OUT THE BEST
IN THIS LOVELY HOME.
DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
THE SERIOUSLY DAMAGED SIDE ENTRANCE OF THIS GRAND QUEEN ANNE HOME
GETS A TOTAL FACELIFT.
DON'T MISS IT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF MOLDINGS AND TURNINGS ON THIS HOUSE
AND MOST OF THEM HAVE GOTTEN BACK NOW FROM FORESTER.
HI, TERRY.
HI, BOB. HOW ARE YOU?
I SEE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY PUT THIS PORTION
OF THE RAILING TOGETHER.
YEAH, WE DID THAT BACK AT THE SHOP.
THAT MAKES SENSE.
WE DID THAT ON A RAINY TUESDAY.
SURE, WHY NOT.
AND THE WAY WE DID THAT
IS WE LAID OUT A STORY POLE
WHICH ALLOWED US TO KEEP OUR BALUSTERS 1 3/4 APART
JUST THE SAME SIZE AS THE BALLAST.
RIGHT. THIS IS 1 3/4
AND THE SPACE IN HERE IS THE SAME.
1 3/4.
THEN WE CENTERED THE STORY POLE ON HERE
LEAVING THE SAME DISTANCE AT BOTH ENDS.
OK.
AND THEN WE KIND OF SANK A 3 INCH GALVANIZED SCREW--
UM, IN THE BOTTOM HERE
AND THEN WE TIGHTENED UP THE BALUSTERS.
IT'S JUST A 3 INCH SCREW LIKE THAT.
NOW, AREN'T YOU WORRIED ABOUT THEM SPINNING AROUND?
NO, BECAUSE ON THE TOP,
WE PUT 2 NAILS INTO THE LATTICE HERE.
AND THAT KEEPS 'EM FROM SPINNING
AND THE LATTICE'LL FIT RIGHT UP INTO THE TOP OF OUR RAIL CAP.
IT SLIPS UP INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE RAIL CAP.
OK, SO NOW ARE WE READY TO GO AHEAD AND PUT THIS IN?
YEP. WE CAN DROP THIS RIGHT INTO THE--
OK. HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
JUST TAKE THAT END,
AND WE'LL PUT IT IN RIGHT IN THESE LITTLE SLOTS
IN THE BASE.
OK. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
IT'S IN THERE.
SO THE BASE IS SECURE.
NOW YOU'RE GONNA JUST SLIP THE TOP ON?
YEP.
AND BOB, THERE'S A SMALL PENCIL MARK. IT'S THE CENTER THERE.
OH, YEAH, I SEE IT.
OK.
OK, NOW HOW ARE YOU GONNA SECURE THAT TOP, TERRY?
WE'RE GONNA USE THE 3 INCH GALVANIZED SCREWS COUNTER SUNK
AND THEN WE'LL FILL THE HOLES AFTER.
OK.
AND NOW, THIS NEWEL-POST HERE
ACTUALLY IS A DUPLICATE OF THE OLD ONE,
WHICH WE STILL HAVE KICKING AROUND.
AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS TAKEN ALL OF THESE OLD MOLDINGS HERE
AND THE NEWEL-POST, AS WELL,
AND RETURNED THEM AND RE-CUT THEM
DOWN AT FORESTER.
AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER HERE NOW.
AND SO, WHAT THIS DETAIL HERE WILL END UP LOOKING LIKE
IS THIS WILL COME AROUND HERE
AND BUTT RIGHT INTO THIS TOP RAIL WE JUST PUT IN.
ONCE WE'VE GOT THAT,
THE LAST THING IS TO PUT THIS FINIAL ON.
WHAT WE HAVE FOR THAT IS SOME HARDWARE
FROM A PLACE CALLED LJ SMITH.
WE HAVE A TWO-THREADED DOWEL, BASICALLY.
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS.
AND WE JUST TAKE IT AND SET IT INTO THE--
THE UH--THE FINIAL.
AND THEN JUST TAKE THE FINIAL
AND SCREW IT RIGHT DOWN ONTO THE NEWEL-POST.
NOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO USE TO FILL THESE HOLES?
I'LL FILL THE HOLES WITH THE WOOD EPOX
TWO PART EPOXY WOOD FILLER SYSTEM FROM ABATRON.
UH-HUH, YEAH.
AND YOU BASICALLY TAKE A LITTLE OF EACH,
A AND B, MIX IT TOGETHER.
ONE OF THEM'S A HARDENER, OBVIOUSLY.
AND THEN WHEN IT'S A UNIFORM COLOR--
I SEE YOU'VE GOT THE PLASTIC GLOVES FOR THAT.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. LOOKS LIKE IT'S PRETTY STICKY.
OTHERWISE, YOU'LL NEVER GET IT OFF YOUR FINGERNAILS.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THAT TO SET UP
BEFORE YOU CAN SAND IT?
IT TAKES ABOUT 6 HOURS.
UNTIL IT'S HARD AND IT'S SANDABLE,
YOU CAN MILL IT.
SO YOU WANNA LEAVE A FEW HIGH SPOTS ON IT
WHEN YOU PUT IT IN SO THAT YOU'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAND.
THIS IS HOW IT DRIES.
THE HOLES THAT ARE DONE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
OH, OK.
SO YOU SCRAPE A LITTLE OF THAT OFF WITH A CHISEL
AND THEN SAND THE REST?
YOU KNOW WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HANGING SCREEN DOORS.
AND THAT'S WHAT GLENN IS DOING FOR US RIGHT NOW.
AND WHAT WE HAVE IS A SELECT PINE WOOD SCREEN DOOR
WHICH, AS OPPOSED TO AN ALUMINUM DOOR,
WHICH REALLY WOULDN'T GO ON A HOUSE OF THIS VINTAGE.
AND WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS ONE HERE IS
IT'S REALLY DECORATIVE.
IT GOES WITH THE HOUSE,
BUT ALSO THESE KIND OF PIECES
ARE ACTING AS SOMETHING STRUCTURAL
BECAUSE THEY'VE USED ENGINEERED LUMBER IN HERE.
IT'S GONNA HELP THIS DOOR FROM RACKING.
AND IT'S ALL BEEN PUT TOGETHER WITH MORTISE-AND-TENONS.
AND IT'S, UM, IT'S VERY EASY TO HANG.
IT COMES THROUGH BLANK
BUT ALL YOU REALLY NEED IS 3 PILOT HOLES HERE.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE ABOUT 1/4 OF AN INCH OR SO.
AND IT SHOULD BE READY TO HANG. ISN'T IT?
YES, IT IS.
WE'VE JUST GOT THE PINS TO GO.
OK. LET ME STEP OUT FOR A SECOND.
NOW THIS DOOR, WHEN YOU PUT IT IN HERE,
DID IT FIT THE FIRST TIME
OR DID YOU HAVE TO CUT THIS DOWN?
NO, WE HAD TO TRIM IT DOWN ABOUT
A QUARTER OF AN INCH ON THE BOTTOM.
BUT PRETTY MUCH, WHEN THEY'RE CUSTOM ORDERED
THEY FIT REAL NICE.
SO THIS IS THE HANDLE THAT COMES WITH IT.
AND IT'S REALLY JUST A SIMPLE MATTER
OF ATTACHING TWO SCREWS TO IT
RIGHT THERE FROM THE BACK SIDE.
OK, THAT'S ALL SET.
WE'RE READY FOR THE SCREENS NOW.
WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET THOSE.
THIS ONE GOES ON THE TOP.
BASICALLY, IT'S HELD IN WITH THESE CLIPS JUST LIKE THAT,
AND THEN THERE IS A PANEL THAT COMES
THAT YOU CAN PUT IN IN THE WINTER TIME
SO YOU CAN USE IT AS A STORM DOOR, AS WELL.
AND THESE DOORS, ACTUALLY, THEY CAME FROM A UH--
FROM THE SCREEN DOOR COMPANY OUT OF ONTARIO, CANADA.
HERE IS THE BOTTOM.
ACTUALLY, THERE IS A FRONT AND A BACK TO THESE SCREENS.
YOU CAN SEE THIS BACK SIDE HERE
HAS GOT THE GASKETS THAT HOLD THE SCREEN IN.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE HIDDEN BY THE STOP.
AND THEN THE FRONT'S JUST GOT
A LITTLE DECORATIVE PIECE RIGHT IN HERE.
OK. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
NOW WE JUST SEE IF IT CLOSES.
Bob: NOW A SPRINKLER SYSTEM GOES IN THE YARD.
MARK CARDARELLI FROM OCEAN STATE LAWN SPRINKLER
OPERATES THE VIBRATORY PLOW
WHICH DRAGS A ONE INCH BLACK POLYETHYLENE PIPE
UNDERGROUND.
KEVIN CARDARELLI FEEDS THE COIL OF PIPE
AS THE VIBRATORY PLOW MOVES ALONG.
THIS PLOW CAN INSTALL ALL OF THE PIPING
FOR THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ONE STEP
WITHOUT DIGGING UP THE ENTIRE LAWN.
SPRINKLER HEADS ARE ATTACHED TO THE PIPE
TO CREATE ZONES IN THE YARD.
HUNTER VALVES WILL CONTROL THE ZONES
AND PROVIDE A MANIFOLD SYSTEM
FOR THE SPRINKLER.
ANTHONY CARDARELLI CONNECTS THE HUNTER VALVES
TO THE POLYETHYLENE PIPES AND SPRINKLER HEADS
BEFORE ATTACHING THE ENTIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM
TO THE WATER SUPPLY.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
THE PORCH RESTORATION IS FINISHED
AND WE'LL TAKE A FINAL LOOK WITH THE HOME OWNER.
WELL, TERRY, THE HOUSE CAME OUT BEAUTIFUL,
FROM THE FINIAL ON THE CUPOLA ON DOWN.
THE SHINGLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.
AND OF COURSE, THE PORCH IS ALL BACK TOGETHER.
THE MAIN THING THAT WE WERE HERE TO DO.
WE'VE GOT A BRAND NEW RAILING
WITH MOLDINGS AND SPINDLES FROM FORESTER
ON THE TOP AND ON THE BOTTOM.
EVEN THE FOUNDATION HAD TO BE REDONE FOR THIS PORCH.
NOW, THE MAIN THING THAT WAS PROBLEMATIC
WAS THAT RAIN WATER HAD MADE IT ALL ROT.
WHAT HAVE YOU BUILT IN DIFFERENTLY THIS TIME
SO THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN?
WHAT WE DID IS WE REBUILT THE TROUGH
OF THE BUILT-IN GUTTER,
MADE SURE THAT IT PITCHED TO THE NEW DOWN SPOUT.
NOW IT RUNS OUT AND DOWN THE DOWN SPOUT.
AND FINALLY, WHAT WE DID
WAS RE-GRADE THE YARD SO THAT THE WATER
RUNS AWAY FROM THE FOUNDATION.
WELL, TERRY, IT CAME OUT BEAUTIFULLY.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANKS, BOB.
I THINK WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
AND SAY HI TO THE HOMEOWNER.
WELL, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COLOR SCHEME.
MULBERRY WITH TWO SHADES OF GREEN
AND YELLOW FOR THE SPINDLES.
JUDI LEE, WONDERFUL CHOICE OF COLORS.
THANK YOU.
I THINK IT WORKS VERY, VERY NICELY.
IT DOES.
AND YOU'VE ESSENTIALLY FURNISHED AN OUTDOOR ROOM HERE, HAVEN'T YOU?
IT'S ANOTHER ROOM. FROM PLOW AND HEARTH CATALOGUE.
FROM THE CATALOGUES? YES, CATALOGUE AND INTERNET.
SO, WHAT YOU'VE GOT IS A LITTLE GLIDER.
YES.
EVEN DOWN TO THE TORCHES.
A LITTLE PAIR OF TORCHES AND ALL THE ACCESSORIES.
NOW, WHERE DID YOU GET THE TOPIARIES? THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
BRIGG'S GARDENS.
SO THAT'S LOCAL?
YES, IT IS.
EXCELLENT CHOICE. WELL, AS I SAY,
YOU'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR GARDEN.
AND, UH, I GUESS THE WINTER'S NOT TOO FAR AWAY.
BUT YOU'LL ENJOY IT. CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. IT'S A WRAP.
NEXT WEEK, WE'RE GONNA BE STARTING A SIMILAR PORCH RESTORATION
JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN ANOTHER HISTORIC HOUSE HERE IN ELMWOOD.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
'TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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