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1205 - Exterior Update
October 1-7, 2001 | April 1-7, 2002
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR MODERN DAY
VERMONT FARMHOUSE.
WE'VE MADE LOTS OF PROGRESS
THIS LAST WEEK,
AND TODAY WE'RE GONNA TAKE
A CLOSE-UP LOOK
AT THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE,
THE SIDING, THE ROOFING,
THE WINDOWS,
EVERYTHING'S GONE IN THERE.
ALSO, A VISIT
FROM BOB RYLEY,
WHO'S COMING TO HELP UP
TRIM OUT THE COLUMNS
ON THE FRONT PORCH,
AND A VISIT TO THE COBB HILL
CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY
NOT FAR FROM HERE
IN HARTLAND, VERMONT.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS.
WELL, AMONG THE MANY
IMPROVEMENTS THIS LAST WEEK
IS OUR NEW DRIVEWAY,
OR AT LEAST THE DRIVEWAY BED,
WHICH IS IN PLACE NOW.
AND WHAT THEY'RE USING HERE IS
A TWO INCH HARD PACK MATERIAL,
THEY CALL IT.
AND IT'S OBTAINED FROM
A BLAST PIT NEAR THE AIRPORT
IN LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WHERE THEY JUST
BLOW IT ALL UP AND CRUSH IT.
BUT IT LOCKS TIGHT BECAUSE
OF THE ANGULARITY OF THE ROCK.
THEN THEY'LL DRESS IT UP
WITH 3/4 INCH,
AND THAT'LL BE
OUR FINISHED DRIVEWAY.
BEHIND ME YOU CAN SEE
THAT WE'VE REALLY SPREAD
A LOT OF THE MATERIAL,
THE SOIL MATERIAL,
THAT WAS HERE
ON THE PROPERTY.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE
THE FOREST FLOOR.
IT'S VERY SPONGY.
BUT BEFORE WE ACTUALLY
SEED ANY OF THIS
WE'LL ADD ANOTHER INCH OR TWO
OF SCREENED LOAM.
BUT LET'S SAY HI TO TED RYLEY,
THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
ON THIS JOB.
HEY, TED.
HI, BOB.
HOW'RE YOU DOING?
GREAT. THIS PLACE
IS LOOKING FABULOUS.
YES, IT IS.
NOW, YOU'VE GOT
THE SIDING AND THE SKIN
AND THE WINDOWS
EVERYWHERE ACCEPT HERE.
WHAT'S THE HOLD-UP HERE?
WE'RE WAITING FOR
THE GARAGE DOORS,
WHICH WILL BE
ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
OK, SO WE CAN'T
REALLY CONTINUE...
WE WANNA MAKE SURE
OF THE ANGLE,
SO IT MATCHES
THE DOORS.
NOW WHAT WAS
THE FIRST THING
THAT WENT INTO
THE COMPLETION
OF THE EXTERIOR?
WE PUT THE R WRAP
BY GEORGIA PACIFIC ON.
THEN WE INSTALLED
THE WINDOWS.
OK. SO THE WINDOWS
HAVE ALL BEEN
PUT IN PLACE.
AND THEY'RE, OF COURSE,
MODERN WINDOWS,
THAT CAN VERY EASILY
BE INSTALLED...
YES, WITH
A NAILING FLANGE.
...SO THAT YOU JUST
KIND OF PLUMB THEM UP
AND IT'S THE EASIEST
PART OF THE JOB,
PRACTICALLY.
YES, IT IS.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT
THE SIDING ITSELF?
IT IS A CEDAR SIDING...
THAT IS PRE-PRIMED,
4 SIDES.
AND IT'S MADE
BY WEYERHAUSER.
IT'S A RED CEDAR
PRODUCT?
YES, IT IS.
IT COMES FROM
THE MANUCTURER
ALREADY PRIMED.
ALREADY PRIMED.
AND I SEE THAT
WE'RE PUTTING OUT
THE ROUGH SIDE.
YES, WE ARE.
WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE
THINK IS THE BEST
THING TO DO
BECAUSE IT GRIPS
THE PAINT.
GRIPS THE PAINT BETTER,
THE STAIN BETTER.
IT'S A STAIN THAT
WE'RE PUTTING ON,
RIGHT?
YES, IT IS.
A FULL BODY STAIN.
NOW, WHEN THEY
TRIM OUT A HOUSE
LIKE THIS,
THE TRADITIONAL
APPLICATION
ALWAYS INVOLVES
STARTING OFF WITH
A WATER TABLE OR
A WATER BOARD,
WHICH IS THE BIG
2 X 6 OR 1 X 6
AT THE BOTTOM.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
YOU PUT THE METAL
FLASHING ON...
SO NOTHING GETS BEHIND IT.
THE METAL FLASHING
IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
ANY KIND OF MOISTURE
PENETRATING...
GETTING DOWN
BELOW THIS BOARD HERE.
EXACTLY. AND THEN
HOW DID THEY GO ABOUT
INSTALLING THIS SIDING?
THEY INSTALLED IT
WITH A STAINLESS STEEL NAIL.
IS THIS THE COLOR
THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE
ON THE EXTERIOR?
THIS IS THE ACTUAL COLOR
THAT THE ARCHITECT HAS CHOSEN.
WE PAINTED
THIS SECTION HERE
TO GET APPROVAL
FROM THE QUECHEE LAKES
LANDOWNEERS ASSOCIATION
REVIEW BOARD.
'CAUSE THERE IS
A DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
'CAUSE THERE IS
A DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
OK. SO ONCE
THAT APPROVAL COMES,
THEN THEY'LL KEEP ON
PAINTING AROUND THE WHOLE
OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE?
MM-HMM.
GREAT.
WELL, THIS IS GONNA BE
TERRIFIC OVER HERE.
I REALLY LIKE
THIS FEATURE ON THE CORNER.
I LIKE THE WAY
THE ARCHITECT DESIGNED
THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE
TO KIND OF
CHANGE MATERIALS.
GO FROM THE CLAPBOARDS
TO THESE RECESSED
PANELS HERE,
WHICH I GUESS
ARE MDO, RIGHT?
YES, THEY ARE.
IT HOLDS UP VERY WELL
IN VERMONT,
AND ALSO TAKES PAINT
VERY WELL.
MEDIUM DENSITY OVERLAY.
IT'S REALLY SIGN BOARD
IS WHAT IT WAS
DEVELOPED FOR.
YOU'VE GOT A NICE
LITTLE SCOTIA IN HERE,
AND IT'S ALL CAULKED
AND READY TO GO.
SO, THIS WILL BE
PROBABLY DONE IN
THE TRIM PAINT, RIGHT?
I THINK THIS WILL
BE DONE IN THE TRIM PAINT.
THIS WILL BE DONE
IN THE BODY PAINT
TO MAKE IT
EMPHASIZE IT.
THAT'LL LOOK
VERY NICE.
THE DETAIL IN
THE GABLE END
OF THE HOUSE
IS LOOKING GOOD,
TOO.
THAT'S A NICE
WINDOW ASSEMBLAGE.
YES, THAT'S ACTUALLY
A TRIPLE WINDOW,
AND IT HAS AN ARCHWAY
WINDOW ON TOP OF IT.
AND THE VENT IN
THE VERY TOP
OF THE GABLE END,
WHICH AGAIN IS
A NICE DESIGN FEATURE,
AS IS THE END
OF THE EAVES
WHERE YOU'VE GOT
THAT RETURN,
A VERY 19th CENTURY
DETAIL.
WELL, THE PORCH
IS ALMOST FINISHED.
WE'RE GONNA BE UP THERE
WITH BOB RYLEY IN
A LITTLE BIT
TO FINISH TRIMMING OUT
THESE COLUMNS.
BUT LET'S GO
AROUND THE SIDE
AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THE FEATURES HERE.
Bob:
AND OF COURSE,
ON THIS SIDE
WE KIND OF REPEATED
THE SAME DETAILS
IN THE GABLE END
WITH A SIMPLER WINDOW,
RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
NOW, WHAT'S THIS?
WE'VE GOT THIS
FINISHED NOW,
OUR STEEL
BULKHEAD ENTRY.
YEAH, THAT'S A METAL
BILCO BULKHEAD.
YEAH, THESE
ARE TERRIFIC.
ESPECIALLY WHEN
YOU GET SNOW LOADS
AND STUFF.
OH, YES.
AND YOU DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY--
VERY HEAVY DUTY.
THE CREW FROM S.T. GRISWOLD
HERE IN VERMONT
MADE QUICK WORK
OF THE INSTALLATION.
FIRST, THEY USED A CRANE
TO LOWER THE BULKHEAD FRAME
ONTO THE PRE-CAST
CELLAR STAIRS.
NEXT, THEY DROVE PILOT HOLES
IN THE CONCRETE
AND BOLTED THE HEAVY GAUGE
STEEL FRAME ONTO IT.
FINALLY, THEY INSTALLED
THE DOORS
AND THE LATCHING HARDWARE,
AND THE BULKHEAD
WAS FINISHED.
AND OF COURSE,
SECURITY IS ALSO
ONE OF THE KEY FEATURES
WITH THESE THINGS.
YOU CAN'T GET
THROUGH THEM.
NOW HERE'S A GREAT
VANTAGE POINT
FOR US TO LOOK AT
THE STEEL ROOF,
RIGHT, TED?
YES, IT IS.
NOW, THIS IS
THE BACKSIDE
OF THE GARAGE.
AND OF COURSE
YOU'VE GOT THE SAME
TYPE OF ROOF
WITH A STANDING
SEAM THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE HOUSE.
AND IT WAS ALL
PUT ON LAST WEEK.
THEY BASICALLY BROUGHT
A PORTABLE SHEET METAL SHOP
TO THE SITE.
THE METAL ROOFING MATERIAL
COMES PRE-PAINTED
IN A LARGE ROLL.
IT'S UNROLLED INTO
A METAL BRAKE
THAT FABRICATES INDIVIDUAL
PIECES TO THE DESIRED LENGTH
AND THEN THEY'RE
INSTALLED ON THE ROOF
WITH CLIPS AND SCREWS.
THE METAL PIECES FOR THE VALLEY
ARE INDIVIDUALLY CUT
AND CRIMPED TO FIT
BY THE ROOFING CREW.
IT'S A HANDSOME
ROOF.
NOW WHAT ABOUT
THE COST OF THIS
TYPE OF ROOF?
IT RUNS ANYWHERE
FROM $165 A SQUARE
TO $185 A SQUARE,
DEPENDING ON
WHAT YOU--
THE NATURE OF THE ROOF.
THE CONDITIONS,
HOW DIFFICULT
THE JOB IS.
AND DOES IT HAVE
MUCH OF A WARRANTY?
IT HAS A 25 YEAR
WARRANTY ON THE PAINT.
AND OF COURSE,
IT'S A LIFETIME ROOF,
BEING A METAL ROOF.
RIGHT.
IT'S STEEL.
GREAT.
NEXT WE'LL TALK ABOUT
THE ADVANTAGES
OF USING REDWOOD
FOR THE FRONT PORCH DECK.
PAT CLOUTIER
IS OUR CARPENTER HERE
WHO'S PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON THE REDWOOD DECK.
NOW, THE SPACER
THAT HE'S USING
IS JUST A SPIKE.
AND THOSE ARE
ANNULAR RING NAILS.
BUT WE'VE GOT
RON HOLEN HERE
FROM GEORGIA PACIFIC.
AND RON, WHAT--
WHY IS REDWOOD SUCH
A GOOD CHOICE
FOR DECKING?
BOB, REDWOOD IS NATURALLY
RESISTANT TO DECAY AND INSECTS.
IT'S EXTREMELY
DIMENSIONALLY STABLE
IN ALL KINDS
OF WEATHER CONDITIONS.
IT'S LIGHT,
VERY EASY TO WORK WITH,
WITH TRADITONAL TOOLS.
AND, UH, BOB,
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COLOR.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WOOD.
IT'S JUST THAT
SALMONY PINK COLOR
THAT IS JUST
SO PRETTY.
AND IT'S VERY
LIGHTWEIGHT.
NOW, I MUST ADMIT,
I WAS JUST READING
THAT YOU SHOULD
ALWAYS INSTALL IT
WITH THE BARK FACE UP.
HOW DO YOU FIGURE OUT
WHERE THE BARK IS?
WELL, BOB, IF YOU WANNA
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PIECE,
YOU CAN SEE HOW,
ON THIS SIDE,
THE ANNULAR RINGS
ARE VERY SMALL
AND THEY GET LARGER
AS WE GO TO THE TOP
OF THE BOARD.
THIS WOULD BE
THE HEART SIDE
OF THE BOARD.
YEAH, THE SMALLER
THE RINGS GET
THAT'S THE CENTER
OF THE TREE,
SO OBVIOUSLY
THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
IS WHERE THE BARK WAS.
AND THIS IS THE WAY
IT GOES DOWN.
IT GOES DOWN THAT WAY
SO THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE GRAIN
LIFTING UP
OR HAVING IT
CUP ON YOU.
YEAH. NOW, A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT USING REDWOOD
BECAUSE OF
THE DEPLETION
OF THE SOURCE
AND THE ANCIENT
FORESTS AND STUFF.
WHAT'S THE STORY
THERE?
WE HAVE A LOT OF REDWOOD
GROWING IN THE CALIFORNIA
REDWOOD GROWING REGION,
AND THIS WOOD THAT
WE'RE USING TODAY
IS ALL SECOND GROWTH TREES.
WE DO NOT SAW
OLD REDWOOD TREES
ANY LONGER.
SO EVERYTHING
IS SECOND GROWTH.
HOW LONG DOES IT
TAKE TO GROW A TREE
THAT YOU CAN HARVEST?
BOB, WE'RE SAWING TREES
THAT ARE 60 TO 80 YEARS OLD.
AND THAT'S WHERE
THIS WOOD CAME FROM.
WE'RE READY TO PUT
THE FINAL BAND PIECE
ON THERE.
ALL RIGHT, PERFECT.
AND NOW, WHEN YOU'VE
GOT A MITER CUT
LIKE THAT
YOU WANNA PUT--WELL,
YOU WANNA NAIL THE
OTHER END FIRST...
AND AGAIN, THESE ARE
ALL RING NAILS.
AND THIS ONE
IS PRETTY TIGHT,
'CAUSE IT'S A BAND
AND YOU WANNA PUT
A NAIL IN LIKE THAT,
AT THE END.
NICE JOB, PAT.
WELL, RON,
THANKS FOR COMING UP.
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, BOB.
NICE TO FIND OUT
ABOUT REDWOOD.
RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE GONNA VISIT
OUR FRIENDS
AT THE COBB HILL
CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY
NEARBY.
WELL, WE'RE VISITING
THE CEDAR MOUNTAIN FARM
RIGHT ON THE EDGE
OF THE VILLAGE OF
HARTLAND, VERMONT.
AND THIS FARM HAS BEEN HERE
FOR WELL OVER A CENTURY.
YOU CAN SEE OFF IN THE DISTANCE
THE STEEPLE OF THE VILLAGE
AND RIGHT THERE,
THE RED FARMHOUSE.
IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE
A CAPE COP STYLE HOUSE.
BUT THAT'S THE FARMHOUSE.
SOON IT WILL BE REMODELED
AND USED AS THE HEADQUARTERS
FOR THE INSTITUTE
FOR SUSTAINABILITY HERE.
NOW, THIS IS A SITE THAT
WE'VE VISITED A COUPLE
OF TIMES BEFORE
TO LOOK AT THE COBB HILL
CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY
THAT'S UP ON THE HILLSIDES.
BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY
FOCUSED ON THE FARM.
AND THE INTERESTING
THING HERE
IS THAT THE CO-HOUSING
IS GONNA CO-EXIST
WITH AN AGRARIAN WAY OF LIFE
THAT'S BEING PRESERVED.
LET'S GO MEET THE FARMERS.
STEVE AND KERRY HAVE BEEN
FARMING TOGETHER FOR 9 YEARS
AND HAVE BEEN WORKING
HERE AT THIS PARTICULAR
LOCATION FOR TWO.
IF I CAN INTERRUPT YOU,
I JUST WANNA SAY HELLO
CERTAINLY.
AND ASK YOU A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
HOW THE FARMING LIFE
GOES UP HERE IN VERMONT.
FIRST OF ALL,
NO TRACTOR, RIGHT?
WE'RE USING HORSES.
WELL, IN ALL HONESTY,
WE KINDA DO A DUAL SYSTEM
WHERE WE RELY ON THE HORSES
FOR THE MAJORITY OF
OUR CULTIVATION...
AND TILLAGE, BUT WE HAVE
THE TRACTOR AS A BACK-UP.
WERE YOU
ABOUT TO HOOK UP
THE ACTUAL PLOW?
JUST ABOUT READY
TO DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
I'LL LET YOU DO THAT.
I DO WANNA ASK YOU,
THOUGH, STEVE...
THIS IS NOT A HUGE
TRUCK FARM OPERATION.
IT'S HOW MANY ACRES?
WELL, WE HAVE 7 ACRES
WITHIN THE FENCE,
ABOUT 5 1/2 ACRES PLANTED
IN VEGETABLES THIS YEAR,
AND THE REST
IN A COVER CROP,
WHICH IS A FALLOW
TO REST AND NUTRIFY THE SOIL.
I SEE.
AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY
A CO-OP,
BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN
HOW IT WORKS?
KERRY AND I ARE MEMBERS
OF THE CO-HOUSING VILLAGE,
BUT WE ARE MANAGING
THE FARM OPERATION HERE.
UM, WE HAVE A CSA FARM,
A COMMUNITY SUPPORTED
AGRICULTURE,
WHERE PEOPLE BUY DIRECTLY
A SUBSCRIPTION FROM US
FOR 22 WEEKS OF DELIVERIES
OF VEGETABLES IN SEASON.
SO IT'S A DIRECT
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE FARMER
AND THE CONSUMER.
I SEE.
AND KERRY,
IS IT ALL ORGANIC?
YEP, WE'RE
COMPLETELY ORGANIC.
WE DON'T USE
ANY SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS,
SYNTHETIC PESTICIDES.
OUR SOIL FERTILITY
IS BASED MOSTLY ON
COMPOSTED HORSE
AND COW MANURES.
WE ALSO DO COVER CROPS
WHICH DROP A LOT
OF MINERALS OUT OF
THE GROUND,
DRAW NITROGEN
FROM THE AIR,
AND ADD A LOT OF
ORGANIC MATTER.
ALSO AS NEEDED,
WE PUT ROCK PHOSPHATE,
LIME,
DIFFERENT GROUND MINERALS
ACCORDING TO WHAT
OUR SOIL TESTS TELL US.
SURE. NOW THERE'S ALSO
A DAIRY OPERATION,
RIGHT?
YOU KEEP
A NUMBER OF COWS?
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE MANAGING A SMALL,
A MICRO HERD.
KIND OF LIKE MICRO-BREWING.
THERE'S 10 JERSEY COWS
WE'LL BE MILKING HERE.
AND RIGHT HERE,
ANOTHER COBB HILL
MEMBER
AND HER PARTNERS
ARE MAKING CHEESE
FROM OUR MILK.
SO THERE'S NO MILK
BEING SOLD OFF
THE FARM.
IT ALL GOES
RIGHT OVER INTO
THE CHEESE PLANT
WHERE THAT PRODUCT
IS BEING PRODUCED NOW.
WHAT KIND OF CHEESES
ARE THERE?
SHE'S DOING
A SWISS APPENZELLER
AND THEN A WELSH
CHEDDAR STYLE CHEESE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHY DON'T
WE SEE YOU IN ACTION
WITH THE TEAM?
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, EVERYTHING
YOU'RE USING HERE
WITH THE HORSES
LOOKS ABSOLUTELY
ANTIQUE TO ME.
I DON'T LIKE TO STEP
TOO CLOSE TO THE REAR...
BUT, UH, IS THIS
AN ANTIQUE PLOW?
THE PLOW ITSELF
IS AN ANTIQUE.
MADE IN HILLSDALE,
NEW YORK.
WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY
HOW OLD IT IS,
BUT I WOULD GUESS
IT'S PROBABLY 50 YEARS OLD.
OK.
THE BEAM, AS YOU KNOW,
IT JUST GOT MADE YESTERDAY
BY OUR FRIEND PAUL PAISLEY.
WE BROKE IT IN WORK.
YOU HAD A BROKEN BEAM
ON YOUR PLOW.
Kerry: HIT A ROCK
BIGGER THAN THE PLOW.
OK, SO WE'RE READY
TO PULL IT OUT HERE?
YEP.
IN THE TRADITIONAL METHOD
OF PLOWING,
THIS COULD BE
A ONE-PERSON OPERATION.
BUT ONE OF THESE HORSES
IS YOUNG AND JUST LEARNING
TO PULL A PLOW.
IT'S EASIER IF ONE PERSON
DRIVES THE HORSES
AND ANOTHER DRIVES THE PLOW
WITH A HORSE IN TRAINING.
THIS IS HARD WORK, BUT IT SAVES
ON NOISE POLLUTION
AND FOSSIL FUEL.
EASY, EASY.
THERE YOU GO.
COME GEE, GEE,
COME 'ROUND.
COME 'ROUND GEE.
COME 'ROUND.
WHOA. WHOA.
WE'LL BE BACK
AT THE COBB HILL
CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY
LATER IN THE SERIES
TO FOLLOW UP THE PROGRESS
OF THEIR HOME CONSTRUCTION.
COME GEE, COME GEE.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT USING
REDWOOD DECKING ON YOUR
REMODELING PROJECT AT...
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'LL BE WORKING
ON THE EXTERIOR
OF OUR VERMONT
FARMHOUSE PROJECT.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A METAL ROOF,
AND WE'LL BE USING REDWOOD
FOR THE PORCH DECK.
BOB RYLEY WILL BE ALONG
TO BUILD TAPERED COLUMNS
FOR THE FRONT PORCH.
ALSO, WE'LL VISIT
THE CEDAR MOUNTAIN FARM
AT THE COBB HILL
CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY
IN HARTLAND, VERMONT.
THESE FARMERS USE
A HORSE-DRAWN PLOW
TO PRODUCE ORGANICALLY-GROWN
VEGETABLES
AT THIS CENTURY OLD FARM.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON
HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
IT'S REDWOOD DECKING,
TAPERED COLUMNS,
AND A VISIT TO
THE CEDAR MOUNTAIN FARM.
DON'T MISS IT.
THE ENTIRE TRIM ON THIS HOUSE
IS MADE UP OF A PRODUCT
CALLED WindsorONE,
WHICH IS--BASICALLY, IT'S
AN ENGINEERED LUMBER PRODUCT.
IT'S MADE FROM RADIATA PINE,
NATIVE PINE FROM CALIFORNIA
THAT'S NOW GROWN
IN MANY VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE WORLD
AND IT'S MILLED
BACK OUT THERE.
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS THE END HERE
WHERE YOU CAN SEE
THAT IT'S EDGE-GLUED
BUT IT'S ALSO FINGER JOINTED
SO IT'S EXTREMELY STABLE,
VERY, VERY STABLE
OUT IN NATURE.
IT'S ALSO BEEN TREATED
TO WITHSTAND INSECTS
AND IT'S BEEN PRIMED,
WHICH IS THE MAIN THING
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO
PUT YOUR TRIM ON
AND HAVE IT ALL
SWELL UP ON YOU.
BOB RYLEY
IS WITH US TODAY,
AND HE'S GONNA BE GIVING
PAT CLOUTIER A HAND
WITH ASSEMBLING
THESE TAPERED COLUMNS.
GOOD.
YOU WANNA GO AHEAD
AND START NAILING
ON THE BOTTOM.
HOW MUCH OF A TAPER
IS ON THERE, BOB?
WHAT DOES IT GO
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM?
I BELIEVE
IT'S 7 1/4 UP TOP
AND 10 1/2 ON THE BOTTOM.
AND WHAT WE'RE WRAPPING
AROUND IS A 6 X 6 POST
SO THAT THERE WILL
BE AIRWAY WITHIN
THE COLUMN ITSELF.
RIGHT, AND THIS PIECE
WE'RE PUTTING ON NOW
HAS BEEN RABBETED OUT,
SO THAT THE OTHER TWO
PIECES ARE GONNA
FIT RIGHT
INTO IT LIKE A GLOVE.
IN A MINUTE WE'RE
GONNA WATCH HOW YOU
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
PIECE BY PIECE.
OK, NOW WE'LL APPLY
SOME SHIMS UNDERNEATH IT.
READY?
NOW, RYLEY, SINCE
IT'S A TAPERED COLUMN
AND YOU CAN'T REALLY
PUT THE LEVEL UP
AGAINST IT,
HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE
IT'S STRAIGHT UP
AND DOWN?
HOW DO YOU KNOW
THERE'S PLUMB?
WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE
IS WE'VE
MARKED THE CENTERS
OF THE POST IT'S IN.
AND NOW THAT WE'VE GOT
THE CASING IN PLACE,
WE'RE GONNA FIND
THE CENTER OF IT
AND LINE IT UP
ON ALL THREE SIDES.
TOP AND BOTTOM.
WE'LL PIN THE BOTTOM
WHEN WE'VE GOT IT
WHERE WE LIKE IT,
AND THEN WE'LL DO
THE SAME THING ON THE TOP.
GOOD.
AND THERE'S
THE MARK AT THE TOP.
GOOD.
WELL, BOB, CAN YOU
AND PAT SHOW US
WHAT THE RABBETS
INVOLVED HERE
HAVE TO DO WITH
CREATING THE TAPERS.
SURE, WE'VE GOT
ONE MORE TO DO OVER HERE.
Vila: NOW, RYLEY,
HOW ARE YOU GONNA
MAKE A TAPERED CUT
USING THE FENCE
ON THE LITTLE
TABLE SAW THERE?
BASICALLY, WE'RE GONNA
OFFSET THE PIECE OF
MATERIAL THAT WE WANT.
BECAUSE WE WANT
A STRAIGHT EDGE
THAT'S GONNA GO
ACROSS THE FENCE
OF THE TABLE SAW,
BUT WE DON'T WANT
A STRAIGHT CUT.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO,
IS WHERE PAT IS,
HE'S GOT GOING
2 INCHES THERE,
CORRECT?
YES.
TO GET OUR TAPER.
GO AHEAD AND
HIT YOURS.
SO YOU'RE USING
THE SECOND BOARD
ALMOST AS A JIG.
EXACTLY.
NOW THIS END HERE
IS 5/8s.
AND THAT GIVES US
THE EXACT TAPER THAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
WHEN WE PASS IT
THROUGH THE TABLE SAW.
OK, SO NOW WE'RE JUST
GONNA DO THE OTHER--
SAME THING TO
THE OTHER SIDE.
WE'LL PULL
A FEW SCREWS OUT.
Vila narrating:
NOW WE USE THE SAME PROCESS
TO CUT THE NARROWER SIDES
THROUGH THE COLUMNS.
THEN WE RABBET THE EDGES
OF THE TWO WIDER PIECES
WITH A DADO BLADE
TO RECEIVE THE TWO
NARROWER PIECES
SO THEY FORM A BOX.
I'LL LET YOU FINISH CUTTING
ALL FOUR PIECES
BEFORE WE ASSEMBLE THE BOX.
GO TO...
...TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
BUILDING TAPERED COLUMNS.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
ONCE WE'VE GOT
A GOOD FAT BEAD
OF CARPENTER'S GLUE
ON THE RABBET,
WE CAN JUST
BRING THIS ONE IN
LIKE THIS...
Ryley:
OK, I'M GONNA LINE UP
MY END UP HERE.
AND THEN WE'LL JUST
SHOOT IT TOGETHER.
AND NOW ANOTHER BEAD
ON THIS SIDE.
Pat: NOW WE'LL
SPIN IT AROUND
SO WE CAN GET AT IT
A LITTLE EASIER.
OK, BOB, YOU'RE GONNA
WANT TO LINE YOUR END
UP FLUSH.
A LITTLE LEFT OVER
GLUE HERE.
YOU CAN TELL ME
WHEN YOU'RE ALL SET.
ALL SET.
[STAPLING SOUND]
GOOD AND FLUSH.
NEXT, WE'LL ATTACH
THE TOP TRIM PIECES
TO THE THREE SIDES
OF THE BOX.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE
IF SHE'S A FIT.
YOU GOT IT?
YEAH, THERE.
SO IT'LL GO IN
FROM THE BACKSIDE.
I HOPE.
AND THEN YOU'LL ATTACH
THE FOURTH PIECE FROM
THE OUTSIDE.
NICE JOB, PAT.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN
NEXT TIME.
WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING
OUR HARDWOOD FLOOR DOWN
IN THE LIVING ROOM.
ALSO, RYLEY WILL BE HERE
TO HELP US
TRIM OUT
THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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