1207 - Exterior Painting and Kitchen Cabinet Installation
October 15-21, 2001 | April 15-21, 2002
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN,
TO OUR VERMONT
FARMHOUSE PROJECT.
TODAY, WE'RE DOING
TWO EXCITING THINGS.
WE'RE PAINTING
THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE,
AND IT'S GONNA BE
A SPRAYED-ON PAINT JOB,
SO THERE'S A LOT TO LEARN THERE.
INSIDE THE HOUSE, WE'RE
INSTALLING THE KITCHEN CABINETS.
BOB RYLEY WILL BE HERE
TO GIVE US A HAND.
ALSO, WE'LL TAKE YOU ON A TOUR
OF THE CROWN POINT FACTORY,
WHERE THEY'RE BEING MADE,
IN CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
Vila: AN EXTERIOR
PAINT JOB,
WHETHER IT'S
ON AN OLD HOUSE
OR A BRAND-NEW HOUSE,
ALWAYS REQUIRES LOTS
OF PREPARATION WORK.
LET'S SAY HELLO
TO KEVIN TheBARGE,
FROM COULOMBE PAINTING.
HELLO.
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.
NOW, THE FELLOWS
ARE DOING
A LOT OF CAULKING
AND STUFF, RIGHT?
YEAH.
WHAT KIND OF CAULKING
ARE YOU USING?
WE'RE USING ACRYLIC
CAULKING.
I BELIEVE
IT'S 35-YEAR.
Vila: SO THAT GOES
EVERYWHERE THAT YOU'VE
GOT A WOODEN JOINT,
LIKE THOSE TRIM MOLDING
UP THERE THAT IS
IN THE CORNER.
AND WHAT ABOUT
ALL THE NAILS, THOUGH?
DO YOU LEAVE
THEM ALONE?
UH...THE NAILS
THAT AREN'T FLUSH,
WE TRY TO FILL IN
WITH SOME PUTTY,
REGULAR PAINTER'S
PUTTY.
AND THEN YOU'RE
TAPING ON, JUST,
YOU KNOW,
4 MIL PLASTIC OVER
ALL THE WINDOW OPENINGS,
RIGHT?
YEAH, JUST TO PREVENT
THEM FROM OVERSPRAY.
Vila: OK, NOW WHAT
KIND OF PAINT IS IT
THAT WE'RE USING?
TheBarge: WE'RE USING
A LATEX PAINT,
HOUSE PAINT.
YEAH. THAT'S PRETTY
MUCH THE STANDARD
IN NEW CONSTRUCTION
UP HERE, RIGHT?
AND TELL ME ABOUT
THIS MACHINE.
WHAT KIND
OF A SPRAYER IS IT?
IT'S AN AIRLESS SPRAYER.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS,
IT USES PRESSURE
TO PUSH PAINT
THROUGH THE LINE
IN ORDER TO SPRAY
OUT THE TIP.
OK.
Vila: THE COLOR THAT
WAS FINALLY CHOSEN
FOR THE TRIM IS
KIND OF A PUTTY.
KEVIN IS GETTING STARTED
WITH THE TRIM PAINT
ON THE SOFFIT.
HE'S USING A SPRAY SHIELD
TO PREVENT THE OVERSPRAYING
OF PAINT ONTO OUR METAL ROOF.
ONCE THIS COAT
OF TRIM PAINT IS DRY,
HE CAN GET STARTED
SPRAYING THE CLAPBOARDS
WITH A DIFFERENT COLOR.
THIS HOUSE HAS A LOT
OF DECORATIVE TRIM,
SO THAT MEANS THAT
NOT EVERYTHING
CAN BE SPRAYED AT ONCE
AND MANY AREAS HAVE TO
BE BRUSHED, BUT RIGHT NOW,
KEVIN'S GETTING STARTED
OVER ON THIS SIDE
WHERE WE'VE GOT
THESE RECESSED PANELS,
AND THEY GET SPRAYED
THE SAME COLOR
AS THE CLAPBOARDS.
Vila: NOW, ALL OF THIS
WILL HAVE TWO COATS
OF PAINT ON THE FIELD
AS WELL AS ON THE TRIM.
Vila: WE'RE NOT WORRYING
TOO MUCH ABOUT OVERSPRAY
ONTO THE TRIM HERE
BECAUSE WE'RE
DOING TWO COATS.
KEVIN WILL COME BACK LATER
AND PAINT THE TRIM
AFTER THE FIELD COAT IS DRY.
Vila: NOW, THERE'S
A TECHNIQUE TO USING
A PAINT SPRAYER LIKE THIS.
FIRST, YOU NEED
TO HOLD THE NOZZLE
6 TO 8 INCHES AWAY
FROM THE SURFACE
OF THE CLAPBOARDS.
THE NOZZLE MUST ALSO BE HELD
PERPENDICULAR TO THE WALL.
THAT'S WHY KEVIN IS
PAINTING BY MAKING
NARROW SWATHES
ACROSS THE SURFACE.
THE NARROW SWATHES
HELP HIM CONTROL
THE CONSISTENCY OF THE COATING
AND AVOID DRIPS.
GO TO BOBVILA.COM
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON CHOOSING A PAINT PALETTE
FOR YOUR HOME.
WELL, THE KITCHEN
CABINETS HAVE ARRIVED,
AND RYLEY IS
HERE WITH PAT.
NOW, THE FIRST THING
YOU ALWAYS DO IS
UNPACK THEM
AND LAY THEM
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO I GUESS WHAT
WE'VE GOT HERE
IS THE REFRIGERATOR
UNIT,
AND YOU'VE ALREADY
INSTALLED THE UNIT
WHERE THE OVEN
AND THE MICROWAVE GO,
AND I THINK THIS IS
MEANT TO BE
THE BAKE CENTER.
BUT, RILEY, THIS IS
THE EASY PART.
WHEN YOU GOT A WHOLE
ARRAY OF CABINETS,
WHERE DO YOU
GET STARTED?
WELL, THE FIRST THING
YOU WANT TO DO
IS ESTABLISH WHERE
THE TOP CABINET IS GOING,
AND THAT'S GOING
TO BE DICTATED TO US
BY THIS
REFRIGERATOR CABINET.
SO THE HEIGHT HERE,
WHICH IS WHAT?
90.
90 INCHES.
90?
THAT ESTABLISHES
THE TOP LINE.
EXACTLY. AND SO
WHAT WE'VE DONE IS--
NOW THAT WE KNOW
WHAT THAT IS,
WE'VE ESTABLISHED
A LINE WHERE--
WE WANT TO HOLD
THIS CABINET
TO A LEVEL LINE THERE,
AND WE'RE GONNA START
JUST COMING RIGHT OUT
OF THAT CORNER WITH IT.
NOW THIS IS
ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION,
SO YOU ASSUME
IT'S NICE AND PLUMB
AND NO PROBLEMS, RIGHT?
RIGHT. YOU HATE
TO ASSUME ANYTHING,
BUT IT SHOULD BE.
WE'VE CHECKED,
AND IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
AND WHAT ARE
ALL THOSE HOLES
YOU'VE BEEN POKING
UP THERE?
WE FOUND ALL OUR STUDS
FOR ANCHORING
THE CABINET
TO THE WALL,
AND WE'VE TRANSFERRED
THOSE INSIDE
OF THE CABINET,
AND WE'VE PRE-DRILLED
SOME HOLES, SO WE'RE
READY TO INSTALL.
SO YOU'VE PRE-DRILLED,
YOU'VE DONE
THE PREP WORK
SO THAT THE HOLES
ARE GONNA LINE UP
EXACTLY WITH THE STUDS.
CAN I GIVE YOU
A HAND WITH IT?
YEAH.
SURE CAN.
OK, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE
OF DEADMEN HERE.
WE'LL KIND OF SLIDE
THIS DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
OK. PUT ANOTHER ONE
OVER THERE
IN THAT CORNER.
GOT THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS JUST
TEMPORARY SUPPORT.
SO IF YOU WANT
TO JUST KIND
OF BALANCE IT HERE, BOB,
AND I'LL CHECK
AND MAKE SURE WE'RE
ON THAT LINE UP ABOVE.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW IF YOU'RE DOING
THIS SINGLE-HANDEDLY,
I SUPPOSE YOU
COULD MAKE YOURSELF
A LITTLE BIT MORE
ELABORATE DEADMAN WITH--
EXACTLY.
OK.
YOU GOT A HOLD
OF THAT, PAT?
YUP.
HOW'S THAT?
GOT TO COME TO ME
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
OK. RIGHT THERE.
OK. YOU HAPPY?
YEAH. IF YOU WANT TO
GET ONE ON THIS...
OK.
CLOSE TO ME.
ALL RIGHT. WELL,
WHILE ALL OF THIS
FASTENING IS GOING ON,
I RECENTLY VISITED
WITH BRIAN STOWELL
AT THE CROWN POINT
CABINET FACTORY
IN CLAREMONT,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
WATCH.
BRIAN, WHAT ARE
THE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF WOODS,
THE DIFFERENT SPECIES,
THAT ARE BEING USED
FOR ALL THESE CABINETS
THAT YOU MAKE HERE?
WELL, BOB,
WE USE A LOT
OF DIFFERENT WOODS.
IF YOU TAKE
A LOOK OVER HERE,
YOU'LL SEE THAT WE USE
A QUARTERSAWN WHITE OAK.
IT'S BEEN A FAVORITE
FOR FURNITURE MAKERS
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
YEAH, THERE'S
THE DISTINCTIVE GRAIN THAT
YOU GET WITH QUARTERSAWN,
AND THE EASY EXPLANATION
IS THAT THE ROUND LOG
IS SPLIT INTO QUARTERS
AND THEN BOARDED OUT,
AND THAT'S WHY YOU
GET THAT GRAIN.
IT GIVES YOU
A GREAT LOOK AND ALSO
A VERY STABLE WOOD.
YEAH, AND SO ONCE
IT'S FINISHED,
THIS IS THE LOOK
THAT YOU GET.
AND THERE
THE QUARTERSAWN GRAIN
SHOWS UP AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU
GOT QUARTERSAWN OAK,
AND THEN WHAT'S THIS?
THIS HAPPENS TO BE
APPALACHIAN CHERRY,
RIGHT HERE,
WHICH IS ONE
OF THE MORE POPULAR
THINGS THAT WE DO.
CHERRY IS ALWAYS
A REAL FAVORITE.
GEE, BRIAN,
THAT LOOKS LIKE--
COULD IT BE A BULLET?
I'M QUITE SURE
THAT'S A BULLET.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE
THERE WAS A HUNTER
IN THE APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS
AND LOOKS LIKE
HE GOT A TREE
INSTEAD OF A DEER.
YEAH. SO WHEN
THIS IS FINISHED,
IT LOOKS LIKE
THIS DOOR SAMPLE HERE.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE
OF FINISHED CHERRY.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S
ONE OF THE MOST
FAVORITE WOODS
USED IN KITCHEN
CABINETS THESE DAYS.
AND THEN, WHAT'S
BEHIND YOU HERE?
BEHIND ME, RIGHT HERE,
THIS IS MAHOGANY,
AND THIS IS
A VERY NICE WOOD.
IT'S VERY WIDE
AND VERY STABLE.
MAHOGANY IS A TERRIFIC
WOOD TO WORK WITH.
IT'S A GREAT WOOD
TO WORK WITH.
BUT IT'S NOT
A DOMESTIC WOOD.
IT'S IMPORTED,
FROM WHERE?
IT IS--IT'S HONDURAS
MAHOGANY.
OK. CENTRAL AMERICA.
AND PEOPLE ASK, IS THAT
FROM THE RAIN FOREST?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE
OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
WHEN IT'S
COMPLETELY FINISHED.
YEAH. YOU KNOW,
IT'S VERY ELEGANT,
USEFUL NOT
JUST IN KITCHENS
BUT ALSO IN LIBRARIES
AND...
OFFICES, DENS.
YEAH. EXACTLY.
AND THEN YOU'VE
GOT A PAINTED DOOR
AND DRAWERFRONT
SAMPLE HERE.
AND THAT
REALLY IS BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT KIND OF WOOD
IS THIS MADE OUT OF?
THIS IS DONE
ON SILVER MAPLE.
AND IT'S ACTUALLY
A GENUINE,
OLD-FASHIONED,
MILK-PAINTED FINISH
THAT'S HAND-BRUSHED.
YOU CAN SEE
THE HAND-BRUSHING.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU. IT'S DONE
IN MANY, MANY
DIFFERENT STEPS.
IT'S VERY
LABOR-INTENSIVE,
BUT IT'S A GREAT LOOK
WHEN YOU'RE ALL DONE.
ABSOLUTELY.
VERY AUTHENTIC.
NOW, OBVIOUSLY,
ALL OF THESE
ARE THE DOORFRONTS
AND THE DOORS AND--
THAT'S THE MONEY,
BUT IN TERMS
OF THE BOXES THEMSELVES,
WHAT ARE THE BOXES
MADE OUT OF?
BECAUSE IT'S
A CUSTOM CABINET,
WE USE ONLY
PREMIUM HARDWOOD PLYWOOD
FOR THE INTERIOR.
AND IF YOU ARE OPENING
UP THE DOORS,
YOU'LL SEE
A CLEAR U.V. COAT
OF MAPLE PLYWOOD.
IF YOU HAVE OPEN
INTERIORS OR
GLASS-DOOR INTERIORS--
SAY, IT'S A QUARTERSAWN
KITCHEN--YOU WOULD HAVE
QUARTERSAWN PLYWOOD
SO IT WOULD BE
FINISHED TO MATCH.
OK.
THE REASON WE GO
WITH THE CLEAR
ON THE OTHER CABINETS
IS SO IT'S NICE
AND BRIGHT
WHEN YOU
OPEN UP THE INSIDE
OF THE CABINETS.
NOW, EACH KITCHEN
IS A CUSTOM DESIGN
AND A CUSTOM ORDER.
HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT
MAXIMIZING MAKING THESE
BOXES OUT OF THE PLYWOOD?
WELL, WE DO IT
ON A COUPLE
OF DIFFERENT MACHINES.
WE HAVE A MACHINE
THAT IS BASICALLY
AN OVERHEAD ROUTER.
IT'S A C.N.C. MACHINE.
WHAT DOES C.N.C. MEAN?
ER...COMPUTER
NUMERIC CONTROL.
THERE YOU GO.
AND BASICALLY
THE GENTLEMEN THAT DO
THE CAD WORK FOR US
IN THE OFFICE
WILL DESIGN
THE VERY CUSTOM,
CUSTOM CABINETS--
THE ONE WITH THE ANGLES
AND THE CORNERS,
AND THEY WILL CREATE
A PROGRAM,
AND THEY WILL DOWNLOAD
IT TO THE MACHINE,
AND THE MACHINE WILL RUN
THAT ENTIRE SHEET.
YOU PUT A 4 x 8 SHEET
OF CHERRY PLYWOOD,
AS AN EXAMPLE.
YEAH.
AND IT WILL RUN
THE ENTIRE SHEET,
AND IT WILL MAKE
ALL THE CUTS.
IT WILL MAKE ALL
THE DADOS,
AND IT WILL DRILL
FOR SHELF PEGS
AND THAT TYPE OF THING.
IT'S A VERY NICE
MACHINE.
YEAH. YOU'RE
MAXIMIZING THE USE
OF THE WOOD
SO THERE IS
VERY LITTLE WASTE,
AND YOU'RE ALSO, REALLY,
CUTTING OUT ANY HUMAN ERROR.
YEAH. IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT
TO REDUCE WASTE
BECAUSE, ONE,
IT'S EXPENSIVE,
BUT TWO, YOU DON'T
WANT TO WASTE ANY
NATURAL RESOURCES.
SO THAT'S VERY
IMPORTANT.
EXCELLENT. AND THEN
WHEN IT COMES
TO ACTUALLY WORKING
WITH THE HARDWOODS,
WHAT ARE
THE STEPS THERE?
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING
WITH THE HARDWOODS,
THE FIRST STEP IS
TO SELECT THE LUMBER.
IF SOMEBODY WANTED
CHERRY, AS AN EXAMPLE,
WE BUY A PREMIUM,
THE TOP-GRADE
OF CHERRY AVAILABLE,
BUT WE HAVE
TO SELECT OUT
OF EVERY SINGLE BOARD--
YOU HAVE TO PICK UP
A BOARD AND LOOK AT IT
AND DECIDE WHAT IS
ACCEPTABLE
TO BE IN THE BOARD
AND WHAT IS NOT.
WELL, THAT PIECE
WITH THE BULLET
WOULD PROBABLY
GET CUT OUT.
AS AN EXAMPLE,
THAT WOULD BE CUT OUT.
SO ONCE ALL THE BOXES
ARE ASSEMBLED,
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE
THE DOORS, RIGHT?
AND THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE
USING THE HARDWOODS.
WHAT'S THE FIRST
STEP HERE?
Stowell: WELL,
THE FIRST STEP
IS TO COME OVER
TO THE CHOP SAW.
HE WILL SELECT
A BOARD,
LIKE THIS CHERRY
LUMBER YOU SEE HERE.
HE WILL CUT IT
TO THE LENGTH
THAT HE SPECIFIED
TO CUT IT TO.
HE WILL
MATCH THE GRAINS.
SO THIS IS
ALL VISUAL MATCHING.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
THEY'VE GOT TO GET JOINTED,
AND...WHAT HAPPENS?
YOU GLUE THEM UP?
AFTER THEY'RE
JOINTED, THEY'RE
FLIPPED OVER,
AND THEY'RE GLUED
UP ON OUR LARGE
GLUE CLAMP RACK.
Vila: SO THAT'S
A TERRIFIC RACK,
BECAUSE IT JUST ROTATES,
AND YOU CAN
REALLY LOAD IT UP.
IS IT REGULAR
CARPENTER'S GLUE?
Stowell: NO, IT ISN'T.
IT'S GOT A SPECIAL
ADDITIVE TO IT
BECAUSE WE HAVE
AN OVEN-BAKED FINISH.
IT HAS TO BE ABLE
TO WITHSTAND THE HEAT
OF THE OVEN.
OK.
AND THEN, ONCE
YOU'VE GOT THEM
ALL GLUED UP, YOU HAVE
TO SHAPE THEM, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
AT THAT POINT,
WHAT WE DO IS
WE TAKE THEM
TO A HIGH-SPEED
PROFILE CUTTER
THAT WHEN YOU
PUT THEM THROUGH,
IT WILL PUT A NICE
BEVELED EDGE ON IT
TO GIVE YOU
A RAISED PANEL.
Vila: AND WHAT'S
OVER HERE?
Stowell: WELL, BELIEVE
IT OR NOT, BOB,
THIS IS AN ENTIRE ORDER
OF CHERRY DOORS
WAITING TO BE ASSEMBLED.
THESE ARE THE STILES,
AND THESE ARE THE RAILS,
AND THEY'VE BEEN GROOVED,
AND THEY'VE GOT
TONGUES ON THEM,
AND THEY'RE READY
TO BE ASSEMBLED
OVER WHERE THEY
ASSEMBLE DOORS.
SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY
A TONGUE-AND-GROOVE
CONSTRUCTION.
WHAT ARE THESE LITTLE
BLACK BALLS THAT
GO IN THERE?
ACTUALLY, THOSE ARE
CALLED SPACE BALLS,
AND WE PURCHASE
THE MACHINE
THAT BASICALLY ALLOWS US
TO PUT A RUBBER SPACER.
WHEN YOU PUSH ON
THE MACHINE LIKE THIS,
YOU'VE GOT
A RUBBER SPACER.
SO IT'S
SHOOTING THESE
LITTLE RUBBER SPACERS
INTO THE GROOVES.
YEAH, INTO
THE STILES AND RAILS.
AND WHAT THAT DOES
IS IT ALLOWS THE PANEL
TO EXPAND
AND CONTRACT NATURALLY
WITH WOOD MOVEMENT.
SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN
BECAUSE, OF COURSE,
THE PANELS DO NOT GET
GLUED TO THE FRAMES.
NO, THE PANELS DO NOT
GET GLUED TO THE FRAMES.
AND HERE, HE'S
IN THE PROCESS
OF GLUING
THE FRAMES THEMSELVES,
AND THIS IS
JUST LIKE YOU DO IT
IN YOUR OWN WORKSHOP,
BUT THEN THE PANEL JUST
FLOATS IN THE FRAME.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THE SPACE BALLS
ACTUALLY HOLD IT
IN NICE AND TIGHT,
AND IF THE PANEL DECIDES
TO EXPAND, IT CAN.
Vila: THAT HAS
TO BE DONE BY HAND
AND BY THE EYE
OF THE CRAFTSMAN.
Stowell: IT'S GOT TO BE
CHECKED FOR SQUARE.
NOW WHAT'S
THE NEXT STEP?
ACTUALLY, THE NEXT
STEP IS THAT
THEY'VE GOT
TO BE MACHINE-SANDED
AND THEN HAND-SANDED
BECAUSE IF YOU'RE
GONNA GET A REAL
FURNITURE-QUALITY FINISH,
YOU'VE GOT TO FINISH-SAND
EVERY SINGLE PIECE.
AND ALL OF THESE PALM
SANDERS ARE HOOKED UP
TO A VACUUM SYSTEM
SO THAT YOU HAVE
COMPLETE DUST CONTROL.
THAT'S CORRECT.
WE HAVE VACUUM TABLES,
AND WE HAVE
HAND SANDERS THAT HAVE
THE HOSES ON THEM
SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF DUST
IN THE SHOP.
NOW, MOST
OF THE CABINETS GET
A NATURAL FINISH, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
STAINED AND NATURAL.
OK, AND THAT'S WHAT
THESE WOMEN ARE
DOING OVER HERE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
EVERYTHING IS HAND-STAINED.
BUT WHAT ABOUT
THE PAINTED FINISHES?
THEY'VE BECOME
SO POPULAR NOW,
AND SOME OF THESE
COLORS ARE AMAZING.
I APPRECIATE THAT, BOB.
ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE DO
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T DO
IS THAT OLD-FASHIONED
MILK-PAINTED FINISH,
AND IT'S A FINISH
THAT'S BEEN AROUND
FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS,
AND IT'S APPLIED
WITH A BRUSH,
COATED, SANDED, COATED,
SANDED, AND COATED
IN MULTIPLE STEPS.
AND THEN YOU HAVE TO PUT
A SEAL AROUND IT, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
IT'S VERY DURABLE,
BUT IT STILL NEEDS
AN OVEN-BAKED SEALER
AND AN OVEN-BAKED TOPCOAT.
AND THIS IS BASICALLY
LACTOSE AND LIME.
I MEAN, IT REALLY
IS MILK THAT'S
IN THE EQUATION, RIGHT?
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS.
THAT'S CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT, SO
WHAT'S HAPPENING
AT THIS STAGE, BRIAN?
THIS IS WHERE THE CABINETRY
COMES ALL TOGETHER.
BASICALLY, WE HAVE
DIFFERENT STATIONS
TO BUILD BASE CABINETS
AND WALL CABINETS.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS
A CHERRY BASE CABINET
THAT'S BEING ASSEMBLED,
AND AFTER THE BOX PIECES
ARE ALL PUT TOGETHER,
THE FACE FRAME IS
ATTACHED TO THE FRONT
AND THE DRAWER SLIDES
INTO IT, AND HE'S TRYING
THE DRAWER RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, BASICALLY,
THIS IS WHERE
THE FINISHED WORK
MEETS THE BOXES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THE CABINETS
ARE DONE, LABELED,
AND READY TO GO
OUT THE DOOR.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THERE'S ONE FINAL
QUALITY CHECK,
AND THEN THEY'RE GONE.
THANKS FOR THE TOUR.
HEY, THANK YOU, BOB.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL INSTALL THE REST
OF OUR KITCHEN CABINETS
AT OUR VERMONT FARMHOUSE.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S
HOME AGAIN,
OUR FARMHOUSE IN QUECHEE,
VERMONT, GETS A COAT OF PAINT.
WE'LL BE SPRAYING ON
A LATEX PAINT
AND HAND-PAINTING
SOME OF THE TRIM.
ALSO, BOB RYLEY
WILL BE ALONG
TO HELP INSTALL
THE KITCHEN CABINETS.
ALL OUR CABINETS HAVE
OLD-FASHIONED HAND-APPLIED
MILK-PAINTED FINISHES.
AND WE'LL BE VISITING
THE CROWN POINT
CABINET FACTORY
IN CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE,
TO SEE HOW
THE CABINETS ARE MADE.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON BOB VILA'S
HOME AGAIN,
WE'RE PAINTING THE CLAPBOARDS,
INSTALLING KITCHEN CABINETS,
AND VISITING
THE CABINET FACTORY.
DON'T MISS IT.
Vila: ALL RIGHT, ONE
THING ABOUT HARDWOODS--
IT'S HEAVY.
IT IS. IT'S VERY SOLID
3/4-INCH BOXES.
PAT, YOU READY
FOR US TO PUT
IT IN THERE?
Pat: YEAH. I'LL
FINISH MOVING UP
MY LINE HERE.
OK.
THIS IS A TRICKY
CABINET BECAUSE
IT GOES IN THE CORNER
AND RIGHT NEXT
TO A DISHWASHER.
I THINK YOU'VE GOT
TO GET OUT OF THERE
BEFORE WE CAN REALLY--
AND IT'LL KIND OF
FLOAT IN THERE.
IT DOESN'T GO
PRECISELY AGAINST
THE BACK WALL.
HOLD ON A MINUTE.
JUST KEEP IT AWAY
A LITTLE BIT,
AND I'LL--
JUST HOLD BACK
A LITTLE BIT
AND LET ME PRE-DRILL
THIS HOLE.
WE'VE GOT
THE DOOR OFF OF IT
FOR INSTALLATION,
BUT THIS IS
A NICE TIME TO SEE
THIS FEATURE,
WHICH IS VERY NIFTY.
IT REALLY TAKES
ADVANTAGE OF ALL
THE STORAGE SPACE
IN A DEAD CORNER.
ARE YOU READY, PAT?
YEAH, IF YOU WANT TO
BRING IT ON OUT
TO THAT LINE
YOU GOT THERE.
WE'LL START OUT WITH
THAT TOP ONE FIRST.
ALL SET
RIGHT ON THE LINE?
YEAH. GO AHEAD.
GOOD.
GOOD.
THROWING IN ONE MORE
IN THE MIDDLE HERE.
YEAH. GET IT
GOOD AND TIGHT.
Vila: OK. NOW WHEN YOU
HAVE THE OTHER BASE UNITS
THAT ARE ALL
BASICALLY STACKED
ONE NEXT TO THE OTHER,
HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE
THAT YOUR STILES
ARE GONNA COME OUT NICE
AND FLUSH AND TIGHT?
Pat: WHAT WE'VE GOT IS
THIS CABINET CLAMP,
WHICH IS MADE
FOR THE CABINETS,
AND IT WORKS POSSIBLY
3 WAYS FOR YOU.
Vila:
I SEE IT. YEAH.
SO YOU HAVE
TO TAKE THE DOORS
OFF FIRST, RIGHT?
YEAH. WE'LL TAKE
THE DOORS OFF.
OK.
AND NOW SHOW US
HOW THAT FITS.
HOLD THIS
WITH THE CLAMP.
Vila: SO ONE PART
OF THE CLAMP
BRINGS THE TWO
STILES TOGETHER...
LIKE SO,
AND THEN, THIS PART
MAKES SURE THAT
THEY'RE FLUSH.
RIGHT.
AND THEN WHAT?
THEN WHAT THEY DO
IS, THEY HAVE A HOLE
RIGHT HERE
ALL SET FOR YOU
TO PRE-DRILL
AND SCREW
THE CABINETS
TOGETHER.
OK. SO THEN YOU
DRILL A PILOT HOLE
THAT IS GOING
TO BE PRECISELY
DOWN THE MIDDLE
OF THE STILE.
Pat: THEN WE'LL TAKE
THE CLAMP...
JUST MOVE IT UP
AND DO THE SAME THING
ALL OVER AGAIN.
Vila: AH, THIS IS REALLY
LOOKING BEAUTIFUL, GUYS.
AND, RYLEY, I DO
LIKE THAT HARDWARE
FOR SLIDING IN AND OUT,
YOU KNOW, BOTTOM-MOUNTED
DRAWER SLIDES.
THEY'RE VERY NICE,
AND PAT'S GOT
THE GLASS SHELVES
GOING IN PLACE.
NOW, THE DESIGNER'S
PICKED AN INTERESTING
COLOR COMBINATION.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
IT'S THE REVERSE
OF THE OUTSIDE
OF THE HOUSE
WHERE WE'VE GOT
A GREEN FIELD
WITH OFF-WHITE TRIM.
IT LOOKS VERY,
VERY NICE IN HERE,
AND WHEN THIS GETS
FITTED OUT
WITH THE STOVE,
THE REFRIGERATOR,
THE DISHWASHER
IN THE CORNER,
IT'S ALL GONNA
WORK OUT VERY NICELY.
WE'VE GOT FULL
INCH-AND-A-QUARTER
GRANITE TOPS
COMING IN HERE.
AND LET ME SHOW YOU
OVER ON THIS SIDE
WHAT WE'VE GOT
BECAUSE THIS IS
A CABINET THAT'S DESIGNED
TO COME ALL THE WAY
TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE GRANITE.
IT'S TEMPORARILY
ON TOP OF THESE
FIVE QUARTER BOARDS,
BUT WHEN THE GRANITE
IS INSTALLED,
IT'LL RUN ALL THE WAY
TO THE BACK,
INSIDE THE CABINET.
PERFECT SPOT
FOR SOME APPLIANCES
LIKE THE COFFEE MAKER
THAT YOU DON'T WANT
TO SEE ALL THE TIME.
JUST NEED A PLUG
IN THERE.
VERY NICE.
FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT KITCHEN CABINETS
AND DESIGN AT BOBVILA.COM.
WELL, THAT'S A WRAP.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME.
WE'LL BE DOING LOTS OF FINISHED
CARPENTRY ALL OVER THE PLACE,
MOSTLY IN THE LIVING ROOM.
ALSO, A VISIT TO THE COBB HILL
CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY,
NOT FAR FROM HERE, TO LOOK AT
THEIR SUPER-INSULATED WINDOWS.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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