1206 - Flooring and Interior Window Trim
October 8-14, 2001 | April 8-14, 2002
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR VERMONT PROJECT,
OUR LITTLE FARMHOUSE.
TODAY WE'RE SPENDING
A LOT OF OUR TIME INSIDE
LOOKING AT THE DRYWALL
AND INSULATION,
ALL THE PROGRESS
THAT'S BEEN MADE.
WE'LL DEFINITELY GET A SENSE
OF HOW THE INTERIOR LAYOUT
FOR THIS HOUSE
IS COMING TOGETHER.
BOB RYLEY'S COMING BY
TO HELP US WITH
SOME OF THE INTERIOR CARPENTRY,
SOME OF THE TRIM WORK.
AND WE'RE ALSO INSTALLING
A HARDWOOD FLOOR FROM SHAW.
STICK AROUND, IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
LET'S GET STARTED TODAY
WITH A LITTLE
PROGRESS REPORT INSIDE.
ALL RIGHT,
NOW THE MAIN THING IS
THAT ALL OF OUR DRYWALL
IS COMPLETED INSIDE THE HOUSE,
AND IT IS A TAPE JOB,
IT'S NOT A SKIM COAT JOB.
BUT HERE WE ARE
IN THE FRONT HALL.
MAIN STAIRCASE BEHIND ME.
AND ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL
FEATURES OF THE ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN HERE
IS THE FACT THAT
THIS PARTICULAR WALL
IS KIND OF AT ABOUT
A 20 DEGREE ANGLE
TO THE REST OF THE SQUARE
CORNERS IN THE ROOM.
MAKES IT KIND OF UNUSUAL.
LET'S GO IN THE DOWNSTAIRS
MASTER BEDROOM.
THE DESIGN OF THIS HOUSE
GIVES YOU THE OPTION
OF HAVING THIS BEDROOM
AS A MASTER
OR ONE OF THE ONES UPSTAIRS.
BUT I'D PICK THIS ONE,
'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT THAT VIEW
OF THE TREES
AND THE WHITE BIRCHES
RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW.
THE ROOM ITSELF IS,
I THINK,
12 BY 16 OR 17,
WHICH IS AMPLE.
THEN THERE'S AN AREA
THAT'S KIND OF A DRESSING AREA.
THERE'S A WALK-IN CLOSET
AND THERE'S A VERY SPACIOUS
MASTER BATHROOM, WHICH,
AS YOU CAN SEE,
YOU CAN SEE THE KIND OF
FRINGES OF IT
HAS ALL BEEN DONE
WITH THE MOISTURE RESISTANT
GREEN BOARD.
THAT IS A GOOD IDEA
IN A BATHROOM.
AND THERE'S A SEPARATE
LITTLE ALCOVE FOR
THE WATER CLOSET.
LET'S LOOK UPSTAIRS.
OK, THERE'S A BIG, GENEROUS
LANDING ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
AND OFF IT WE'VE GOT
THREE BEDROOMS,
A BATHROOM DOWN THERE.
THIS IS THE TYPE OF BEDROOM THAT
WOULD MAKE A PERFECT NURSERY.
AND AGAIN, WONDERFUL
BIG WINDOWS, LOTS OF DAYLIGHT.
AND THEN, THE FRONT BEDROOM,
I THINK, WOULD BE MY CHOICE,
UH, MY FAVORITE.
BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE IN HERE
IS THAT DYNAMITE VIEW
THROUGH THIS TRIPLE WINDOW
WITH THE ARCHED
SECTION ABOVE IT,
THAT FABULOUS VIEW
OF THE MOUNTAINS OUT THERE.
AND THIS BEDROOM
HAS ITS OWN BATHROOM,
WHICH IS RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN
CLOSE IT OFF WITH POCKET DOORS
THAT HAVEN'T BEEN
INSTALLED YET.
BUT WHEN IT'S OPEN,
THE VANITY
AND THE LAVATORY AREA
ARE REALLY PART OF THE ROOM.
THEN TO THE RIGHT
YOU'LL HAVE A TOILET,
TO THE LEFT, A BATHTUB.
THEN BACK IN THE KEYHOLE,
YOU CAN REALLY SEE, ACTUALLY,
HOW ALL THE DRYWALL
HAS BEEN PRIMED.
BUT THE CEILINGS ALREADY HAVE
THE FINISHED WHITE ON IT.
WHICH MAKES IT
A LOT EASIER LATER.
YOU CAN REALLY APPRECIATE
THE JOB THAT'S BEEN DONE
REALLY WELL
WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF EAVES
AS YOU DO IN THIS ROOM.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF
ROOF LINES AND ANGLES
AND ELEMENTS LIKE THIS.
THIS IS AN INTERESTING DESIGN
'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT KIND OF
A BUILT-IN FOR THE BED,
FLANKED BY TWO SMALL CLOSETS.
I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW
THEY'RE GONNA BE FINISHED OUT.
AND, OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS
HAD TO BE INSULATED
BEFORE WE COULD GET
THE DRYWALL CREWS IN HERE.
AND THIS HOUSE,
BEING IN VERMONT,
IS VERY WELL INSULATED.
WE HAVE FIBERGLASS
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR,
AS WELL AS SOUND ATTENUATION
MEMBRANE IN OTHER PARTS OF IT.
NOW, IF YOU LOOK UP HERE,
THIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE
OF WHAT I'M SAYING
MAKES FOR A DIFFICULT
DRYWALL HANGING JOB.
YOU'VE GOT THE VALLEY
OF THE ROOF
KIND OF BUILT INTO THE ROOM.
AND WHEN THEY START
LAYING OUT THE BOARDS,
THEY ALWAYS WANT TO START
AT A RIGHT ANGLE
AND A CORNER LIKE THIS.
IN THIS INSTANCE,
THE DRYWALL CONTRACTORS
FIRST PUT UP
A LARGE SHEET OF DRYWALL
AND MARK THE LOCATION
OF THE CUT.
THEY SNAPPED A CHALK LINE,
SCORED THE DRYWALL...
AND SNAPPED A PIECE.
AFTER ADDING A SMALL
FILLER PIECE,
THEY MARKED THE ANGLE
FOR THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE VALLEY.
THAT PIECE IS
SCORED AND SNAPPED.
THEN, USING A UTILITY KNIFE,
THEY TRIMMED THE BACK
OF THE ANGLE CUT
SO IT'LL FIT SNUGLY.
THEN THEY PROCEED
TO FINISH UP THE ROOM
WITH LARGE PIECES OF DRYWALL
ON THE CEILING AND WALLS.
NICE JOB.
SO, LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF
THE MAIN ROOMS DOWNSTAIRS.
COMING UP NEXT,
A PRE-FINISHED MAPLE FLOOR
FOR THE KITCHEN, FAMILY ROOM.
STICK AROUND.
THEN BACK IN THE STAIRHALL
DOWNSTAIRS,
HEADING INTO
THE FABULOUS KITCHEN
WHERE WE'VE ALREADY GOT
OUR FLOORING DOWN,
THE KITCHEN IS REALLY
LIVING SPACE, AS WELL,
'CAUSE IT GOES ALL THE WAY
TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE
WHERE WE'VE GOT
THIS TERRIFIC FEATURE
WITH ALL THE WINDOWS.
RYLEY'S GONNA BE HELPING
TO TRIM ALL OF THIS OUT
IN A LITTLE WHILE.
SO LET'S TAKE A CLOSE LOOK
AT THIS...
HARD MAPLE FLOORING PRODUCT
FROM SHAW.
THIS IS TOTAL WOOD.
IT'S 3/4 OF AN INCH THICK
BY 3 X 3/4s
AND THEN RANDOM LENGTHS.
SO IT'S NOT A LAMINATE
OR ANYTHING.
IT'S A SOLID ROCK MAPLE
FROM CANADA
THAT HAS A PRE-FINISH ON IT.
AND IT'S A CLEAR FINISH,
IT'S A WATER-BASED FINISH.
VERY DURABLE, BUT VERY GOOD
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND LET'S MEET DAVID LaFOSSE
AND FIND OUT
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
INSTALLING IT.
WELL, DAVID,
THAT POWER NAILER
MAKES SHORT WORK OUT OF IT.
NOW--WHEN YOU'VE GOT
A ROOM LIKE THIS,
HOW DO YOU DECIDE
TO START HERE IN
THE FIREPLACE?
WHY NOT START
IN A CORNER SOMEWHERE?
WELL, BECAUSE
THE FIREPLACE IS
THE FOCAL POINT
OF THIS ROOM,
WE WANNA MAKE SURE
WE HAVE FULL BOARDS
AND FULL WIDTH
AROUND THE FIREPLACE.
AND SO,
WE DID OUR LAYOUT
FROM THIS LINE.
AND WE'RE
GONNA CONTINUE.
AND THEN YOU'RE MAKING
A DOUBLE BORDER,
SO YOU'VE ALREADY
DRYFIT ALL OF THIS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS IS ALL SET.
A SQUARED JOINT
FOR THE FIRST ONE,
AND THEN A MITERED ONE,
SO THAT YOU'RE GONNA
GET A VERY ELEGANT WIDTH
BEFORE WE SEE
THE ACTUAL FEEL
TO THE FLOOR.
THAT'S RIGHT.
LET ME GET
OUT OF YOUR WAY
SO YOU CAN FINISH
NAILING THIS.
NOW, HERE YOU'RE USING
THE FINISHED NAILS?
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT IT'S
EASY TO MOVE
IF I ORIENTATE
IT WRONG.
SO WE'RE GONNA
TACK THIS IN
AND THEN REINSTALL.
OK, I SEE. SO YOU'RE
JUST TACKING WITH
FINISHED NAILS,
BUT THEN THE ACTUAL
INSTALLING HAPPENS
WITH THE STAPLES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
OK. SO ONCE
THE BORDER IS IN PLACE,
WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT?
NOW WE'RE GONNA
ENGAGE THE FIRST BOARD
BEFORE THE REST
OF OUR FIELD.
AND WE'LL DO THAT
RIGHT NOW.
THAT GOES WHERE?
RIGHT UP AGAINST--
WE WANT IT TO OVERHANG.
HELPS US GO STRAIGHT,
AND WE ALSO HAVE
A LINE THAT WE'RE
GONNA BE FOLLOWING.
OK, YOU'VE GOT
A CHALK LINE
THAT YOU'VE ALREADY
LAID DOWN
WHICH IS PARALLEL
TO THE BACK WALL.
PARALLEL TO
THE HEARTH.
TO THE HEARTH.
SINCE WE NEED TO
GO BOTH DIRECTIONS,
WE HAVE A TONGUE
ON THIS SIDE
AND WE NEED ONE
ON THIS SIDE, TOO.
SO WE'VE
MADE SPLINES.
WAIT. WHY DO YOU NEED
TO GO IN BOTH DIRECTIONS?
SO THAT WE CAN NAIL IT.
WE ALWAYS NAIL
ON TOP OF THE TONGUE.
AND WE NEED TO HAVE
A TONGUE ON THE ENDS.
WE HAVE A...
A GROOVE HERE.
AND IF DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING HOLDING IT...
SO YOU'VE CUT
SOME SPLINES THAT
YOU'RE FITTING IN.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I SEE. OK, GO AHEAD.
SO WE'LL BE GAUGING
THE SPLINE.
THEN THE BOARDS
WILL FIT IN
JUST LIKE THIS.
THE BOARDS ARE JUST
PICKED AT RANDOM
IN TERMS OF THEIR
LENGTH, RIGHT?
WE WANT TO HAVE
A SHORT BOARD HERE
SO WE CAN HAVE
ANOTHER LONG BOARD.
IT HELPS US CONTINUE
ON A STRAIGHT LINE.
ALL RIGHT.
SO THAT NOW WE HAVE...
A CONTINUOUS PIECE
FROM ONE END OF THE ROOM
TO THE OTHER,
AND WE'VE ADDED THE SPLINE.
SO WE'VE GOT
A TONGUE ON BOTH.
AND NOW WE CAN LAY
IN EITHER DIRECTION.
BUT WE'RE GONNA START
WORKING ON BOTH SIDES,
RIGHT?
OK, DAVID.
SEND ALL THE GUYS IN, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
SO WHAT THEY'VE BEEN
DOING HERE
IS BASICALLY
A SELECTION PROCESS,
WHICH SPEEDS UP
THE WHOLE INSTALLATION.
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING
AND PICKING OUT ONE BOARD
AND NAILING IT DOWN AND GOING TO
PICK OUT ANOTHER ONE.
THEY'RE LAYING OUT
100 0F THEM AT A TIME
TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE JOINTS
ARE GOING TO BE STAGGERED.
THE PRECISION-MILLED
TONGUE AND GROOVE ON THIS MAPLE
WILL INSURE A SNUG FIT
AND MINIMIZE FLOOR NOISE.
ALL RIGHT.
AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES,
WE'VE SELECTED A BAND
OF ABOUT A 5 FOOT
WIDTH OF PIECES
THAT ARE JUST LAID OUT
READY TO GO.
SO NOW WE CAN LET
THE NAILING BEGIN.
SO THE ADVANTAGE OF USING
A PRE-FINISHED FLOOR LIKE THIS
IS THAT THE FACTORY FINISH
IS VERY RESISTANT TO ABRASION
AND DE-LAMINATION.
IT'LL LOOK GREAT
FOR A LONG TIME
AND REQUIRE LESS MAINTENANCE
THAN A TRADITIONAL
HARDWOOD FLOOR FINISHED ON-SITE.
AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY
OF A PRE-FINISHED FLOOR.
WHEN IT'S LAID DOWN,
YOU'RE DONE.
LEARN MORE ABOUT
PRE-FINISHED WOOD FLOORS
FOR YOUR HOME AT...
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'LL BE WORKING INSIDE AT
OUR VERMONT FARMHOUSE PROJECT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE INSULATION
AND THE DRYWALL.
WE'LL ALSO GET A SENSE
OF HOW THE INTERIOR LAYOUT
IS COMING TOGETHER,
AS WE CHECK THE PROGRESS
ON ALL OF THE BEDROOMS
AND THE BATHROOMS.
BOB RYLEY WILL BE ALONG
TO HELP WITH THE TRIM WORK
ON A LARGE BANK OF WINDOWS
IN THE DINING AREA.
AND WE'LL BE INSTALLING
PRE-FINISHED MAPLE FLOORING.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
IT'S INSULATION AND DRYWALL,
INTERIOR TRIM,
AND A PRE-FINISHED MAPLE FLOOR.
DON'T MISS IT.
BOB RYLEY IS HERE TO GIVE
PAT CLOUTIER A HAND
WITH SOME OF
THE INTERIOR FINISH WORK.
AND THIS IS PROBABLY
ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL
SITUATIONS IN THE WHOLE HOUSE.
YOU'VE GOT A BANK
OF FOUR DOUBLE-HUNG
WINDOWS
GOING ALL THE WAY
TO A CORNER
AND ANOTHER FOUR
ON THIS SIDE THAT MEET.
HOW DO YOU TRIM THEM OUT?
WHAT'S THE ANSWER
TO THAT, RYLEY?
WELL, BOB, YOU ALWAYS
WANT TO START WITH
THE WINDOW SILL.
THAT'S OUR FIRST SPOT.
BUT WE'RE REALLY
TREATING THEM AS IF
THEY WERE ONE WINDOW UNIT.
YEAH, AS FAR AS
WE'RE CONCERNED,
IT'S ONE,
AND THEN WHERE
THEY ALL MEET,
WE'LL BE PUTTING
A MULLION STRIP IN.
SO, I'VE ALREADY
45ed THESE,
BUT YOU CAN SEE IT'S
OPEN A LITTLE BIT
ON THE TOP.
SO I'LL JUST
SLIP THAT OUT
AND BACK IT OFF.
GET THIS OTHER ONE.
SO THAT LITTLE BIT
OF BACKING OFF
WILL MAKE IT MEET
PRECISELY.
RIGHT, ON THE TOP.
YOU DON'T SEE
THE BOTTOM.
OK, THAT LOOKS GOOD
RIGHT THERE.
WHAT SIZE NAILS
ARE WE SHOOTING?
THESE ARE EIGHTS.
OK, WE'LL GET THAT.
GOOD, RIGHT THERE.
OK, NOW WE'LL JUST
WORK IT DOWN
THE LENGTH
OF THE WALL.
AND THIS HAS JUST
BEEN RIPPED FROM
A 1 X 8.
RIGHT, WE RIPPED IT DOWN
TO AN INCH AND 3/4.
MM-HMM.
THAT'S GOTTA GO DOWN
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
RIGHT THERE. THAT'S GOOD.
NOW WE'LL DO IT
ON THIS SIDE.
OK, THEN THE NEXT STEP
IS TO GO FROM THE BOTTOM UP,
AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK
AT THE HEADER PIECE,
RIGHT?
RIGHT.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
A LITTLE DRY FITTING.
Ryley:
WE'RE GONNA LEAVE ABOUT
AN EIGHT OF AN INCH REVEALED.
THAT MEANS RIGHT HERE,
WE'LL SEE ABOUT AN EIGHTH
OF AN INCH OF THE WOOD.
WE WANNA SEE HOW THIS
CASING'S GONNA FIT UP
AGAINST THE JAMB.
IS IT BOWED OUT
AGAINST THE PLASTER?
IT'S A LITTLE BIT,
A LITTLE BIT.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS JUST TAKE THAT OUT
AND CLEAN OUT
SOME OF THIS SHEETROCK.
THAT CAN ALL
COME RIGHT OUT
BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA
BE HIDDEN BY THE CASING.
SOMETIMES IT'S
THE INSULATION
THAT FORCES IT OUT.
YEAH.
OR EVEN SOME
BENT-OVER NAILS
OR SOMETHING IN THE CREVICE.
IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH?
YEP, THAT'S GOOD HERE.
HOW ARE YOU LIKING IT?
YEP, LOOKS GOOD
DOWN HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
DON'T WANNA GO
TOO FAR TO THE END
OR WE'LL SPLIT THE WOOD.
...UNLESS YOU CAN GIVE
THAT A WHACK TOWARDS ME.
I DIDN'T GET MUCH
AREA TO GET IN THERE.
GO AHEAD AND MAKE
A LITTLE SCRIBE THERE.
AND WE'LL JUST
TAKE THAT OFF.
OK, HOW'S THAT?
LOOKS GOOD HERE.
Bob narrating: WITH SUCH
A LONG RUN OF WINDOWS,
IT'S MORE RELIABLE TO ATTACH
THE HORIZONTAL PIECES FIRST,
AND THEN DO THE VERTICALS.
WE'LL MEASURE AND CUT EACH
VERTICAL INDIVIDUALLY TO FIT.
Ryley: OK, THESE LOOK LIKE
THEY'RE PRETTY UNIFORM,
AND THEY'RE GONNA BE
AT 6 3/4,
SO WE'LL TAKE THAT
WRITTEN DOWN ON
THE TABLE SAW
AND THEN RUN THEM
ONCE THROUGH THE JOINER.
THESE WOULD BE
THE MULLIONS.
RIGHT.
SO THE JOINER BASICALLY
TAKES THE EDGE THAT
THE SAW BLADE HAS RIPPED,
AND DRESSES IT UP
JUST LIKE A FACTORY EDGE.
OK, LET'S SEE
HOW THIS FITS.
THAT'S GOT A KNOT IN IT,
SO LET'S FACE IT OUT
THIS WAY.
GOT IT?
GOOD.
OK, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
A COUPLE HERE, ALL RIGHT?
NEXT ONE IS UH...
LET'S SEE,
THAT'S GONNA BE...
62 AND 3/8s...
AFTER THAT...
62 AND 5/16ths.
OK.
62 AND 5/16ths.
Bob narrating: IT CERTAINLY
MAKES THE JOB EASIER
WHEN YOU HAVE
ONE PERSON TO MEASURE
AND ANOTHER ONE
TO MAKE THE CUTS.
HOW'S THAT ONE FIT?
PERFECT.
THERE'S YOUR
LAST ONE.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A GREAT FEATURE
FOR THIS DINING ROOM
WHEN IT'S COMPLETE.
WE'LL REALLY BE ABLE
TO APPRECIATE THE VIEW.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH A PREVIEW OF OUR NEXT SHOW.
STICK AROUND.
OK, AND THAT'S
THE NEXT TO THE LAST ONE.
THANKS, RYLEY,
FOR COMING OUT.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME
WHEN WE'LL BE...
TOURING THE CROWN POINT
FACTORY IN CLAREMONT,
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
WHERE OUR KITCHEN CABINETS
ARE BEING MADE.
AND BOB RYLEY WILL BE ALONG
TO HELP INSTALL THE CABINETS.
ALSO, THE EXTERIOR GETS
A SPRAYED-ON COAT OF PAINT.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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