1208 - Finish Trim and Cabinet Installation
October 22-28, 2001 | April 22-28, 2002
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN TO OUR
VERMONT FARMHOUSE PROJECT.
TODAY, WE'RE DOING
TRIM WORK IN THE HOUSE.
IN THE LIVING ROOM, WE'VE GOT
AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER THAT
WE'RE GOING TO FINISH UP.
ALSO, WE'RE TAKING YOU
OVER TO THE COBB HILL
CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY
TO LOOK AT ONE OF
THE FINISHED SHARED UNITS.
AND BACK HERE, BOB RYLEY'S
GOING TO HELP US TRIM OUT
THE MASTER BATHROOM,
INCLUDING A VANITY INSTALLATION.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
WELL, LET'S GET STARTED
TODAY IN THE LIVING ROOM,
AND LET'S SAY HI TO TED RILEY,
OUR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR.
HI, BOB.
THINGS ARE COMING
TO A HEAD AROUND
HERE, AREN'T THEY?
YES.
COMING VERY WELL.
HEY, THIS IS LOOKING
VERY, VERY BEAUTIFUL.
I MEAN, I REALLY ENJOY
THIS KIND OF--
THIS KIND OF WORK FOR
A FIREPLACE HEARTH.
NOW, THIS IS A BLACK
SLATE--IT'S NOT VERMONT,
THOUGH, IS IT?
IT'S A NEW YORK
BLACK SLATE.
AND THEY WENT TO
A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE
TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT'S A PERFECTLY FLUSH FIT
WITH THIS PREFINISHED
MAPLE FLOOR.
NOW, IT'S FUN
TO WATCH HOW THEY PUT
ALL THIS TOGETHER.
Vila: BUILDING A FIREPLACE IS
MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT LOOKS,
BECAUSE THE CHIMNEY NEEDS TO BE
BUILT THROUGH THE WHOLE HOUSE,
STARTING WITH CINDER BLOCKS
IN THE BASEMENT.
THE BRICK FIREPLACE AND
CINDER BLOCK SURROUND
WERE THEN BUILT
ON TOP OF THE BASE.
FIRE CODE REQUIRES
THAT THE HOUSE BE FRAMED
TWO INCHES AWAY FROM
THE CHIMNEY'S STRUCTURE,
WHICH OF COURSE
INVOLVED CAREFUL PLANNING
AND THE USE OF ENGINEERED LUMBER
TO SUPPORT THE FLOORS ABOVE.
TO PLACE THE SLATE HEARTHSTONE,
THE MASON ADDED A DEEP BED
OF MORTAR OVER CONCRETE.
THE MORTAR RAISES
THE HEARTHSTONE
TO THE HEIGHT OF
THE FINISHED HARDWOOD FLOOR.
IT WAS TRICKY
BECAUSE THE SLATE IS HEAVY,
AND IT HAD TO BE
CAREFULLY LEVELED.
FINALLY, THE FLOOR INSTALLERS
BEGAN WITH A DOUBLE BORDER
OF PREFINISHED MAPLE
AROUND THE HEARTHSTONE,
AND THEN USED THAT
AS A STARTING POINT
FOR THE FLOORING
IN THE REST OF THE ROOM.
NOW, TED, TELL US WHO
DESIGNED THE ACTUAL
MANTELPIECE HERE.
THIS IS DESIGNED
BY HUNTER ULF,
THE ARCHITECT
FOR THE JOB.
IT HAS SEVERAL
PIECES OF WOOD
PUT TOGETHER
TO MAKE IT, UH--
WELL, YEAH.
I THINK THE COOL THING
IS THAT HE'S JUST HAD IT
MADE OUT OF STUFF
THAT'S KIND OF
OFF THE RACK.
THIS IS A CROWN MOLDING,
AND HE'S DESIGNED IT
SO THAT THE CROWN MOLDING
CREATES THE EFFECT
THAT YOU SEE HERE,
WHERE IT'S RETURNED AND COMES
BACK OUT AT YOU OVER HERE
AT THE TOP OF THE PILASTER
ON THE SIDES OF IT,
AND, YOU KNOW,
SIMPLE THINGS LIKE
RUNNING A LITTLE ROUTER
ALONG AN EDGE OF A BOARD
SO THAT YOU CREATE
A LITTLE BIT MORE
VISUAL INTEREST.
AND ON THE WHOLE,
THE ONE THING THAT I GOT
TO SAY ABOUT IT IS, IT'S BIG.
THE SCALE IS HIGH.
YES, IT IS.
IT IS VERY HIGH
BECAUSE OF
THE ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER RIGHT
NEXT TO IT.
AH! OF COURSE. YEAH.
SO HE WANTED TO KEEP IT
ALL OF ONE LINE,
AND HE'S OF COURSE
REPEATING THIS SAME MOTIF
UP NEAR THE CEILING.
ALL 4 WALLS HAVE A CROWN
MOLDING THAT'S BUILT
ON A SQUARE CORNICE
AND KEPT AWAY FROM
THE CEILING AND THE WALL
SO THAT YOU CAN ADD
SOME LIGHTING...
COVE LIGHTING, YES.
COVE LIGHTING
THROUGHOUT IT.
NOW, THIS IS ALL
TO BE PAINTED, RIGHT?
YES, IT IS. IT'S
ALL PAINT GRADE.
GREAT, 'CAUSE WHAT
WE'VE DONE HERE IS,
WE'VE USED THE GEORGIA
PACIFIC PLY BEAD--
WHICH HAS THE LOOK
OF BEAD BOARD,
BUT IT'S PLYWOOD--
AND WE'VE USED THAT
TO BACK THE WALLS.
THIS IS WHERE
THE BIG-SCREEN TV
WILL BE PUT IN.
ALL OF THIS WILL BE PAINTED,
AND THEN ABOVE HERE,
WE'VE GOT A COLLECTION
OF SHELVES.
BOY, WE'VE GOT A LOT
OF STORAGE SPACE THERE.
YES. THAT IS FOR
SOME ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT.
AND THEN THIS
WILL BE COVERED BEHIND
SOME PLYWOOD DOORS?
YES, IT WILL.
OK. I GUESS THE ONLY
THING LEFT TO DO HERE--
THEY'VE ALREADY GOT IT
READY TO RECEIVE HINGES,
BUT IT LOOKS TO ME
LIKE WE NEED
TO IRON ON A BAND
BEFORE THEY
FINISH IT UP.
YES, WE DO.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S LOOKING
VERY, VERY GOOD.
Vila: NEXT, WE'LL BE AT
THE COBB HILL CO-HOUSING
COMMUNITY
TO CHECK OUT
THEIR INSULATED WINDOWS.
WE'RE IN HARTLAND, VERMONT,
AND LOOK AT THOSE BEAUTIFUL
FRAMES COMING UP
IN FRONT OF THOSE
GORGEOUS GREEN HILLS.
NOW, WE'VE GOT 4 HOUSES
THEY'RE BUILDING HERE
OUT OF A TOTAL
OF 14 BUILDINGS
THAT WILL SUPPLY 22 HOUSING
UNITS TO THIS COBB HILL
CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY,
WHICH IS PART OF THE CEDAR
MOUNTAIN AGRARIAN EFFORT HERE
TO PRESERVE THE FARM
THAT'S BEEN OPERATING HERE
FOR OVER A CENTURY.
NOW, BEHIND ME ON
THIS SIDE, YOU CAN SEE QUITE
A NUMBER OF THESE BUILDINGS,
WHICH ARE ALL GROUPED
TOGETHER SO THAT THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE LIVING HERE,
THE NUMBER OF HOUSING
UNITS, WILL HAVE A MINIMUM
IMPACT ON THE ACTUAL FARM.
BUT LET'S
GO SEE MARK ALBEE,
WHO'S IN CHARGE
OF THE PROJECT HERE,
AND TAKE A LOOK AT
ONE OF THE INTERIORS.
HEY, MARK.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD, BOB.
HOW ARE YOU?
GREAT.
SO IT'S MOVING DAY
FOR SOME OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE CO-HOUSING
COMMUNITY HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE HAVE A FEW MEMBERS
WHO ARE STARTING TO MOVE
INTO THESE HOUSES HERE.
WELL, THIS BUILDING IS
LOOKING TERRIFIC.
I LOVE THE COLOR
YOU PICKED FOR
THE SIDING HERE.
THANKS A LOT.
IT'S PINE SHIPLAP
THAT COMES FROM
A SUSTAINABLY, UH...
GROWN SOURCE.
YES.
SO THAT WE KNOW
THAT IT'S A RENEWABLE
SOURCE OF WOOD.
AND THE ROOF IS
WHAT MATERIAL?
IT'S GALVALUM.
IT'S A TRADITIONAL
ROOFING MATERIAL
THAT WE USE A LOT
IN THIS AREA.
IN FACT, MOST OF
THE ROOFS THAT YOU'LL
SEE AROUND HERE LOCALLY
ARE THE SAME SORT
OF GALVANIZED ROOFING.
YEAH. IT'S VERY POPULAR
IN FLORIDA, TOO.
IT WEATHERS NICELY,
IT DARKENS UP,
AND IT DOES REALLY
TIE IN NICELY
WITH THE OLD SILO ROOF
AND THE FARM BUILDINGS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THE WINDOWS ARE
PRETTY ENORMOUS
FOR A SMALL BUILDING
LIKE THIS, AREN'T THEY?
WELL, WE WANTED
TO GET AS MUCH
PASSIVE SOLAR GAIN
AS WE COULD FROM
THESE SOUTH-FACING
WINDOWS.
BOY, THAT VIEW IS
FABULOUS, THOUGH,
ISN'T IT?
ISN'T IT NICE?
SO WHAT KIND OF
WINDOWS ARE THESE?
THESE ARE
THERMOTECH WINDOWS.
THEY'RE A CANADIAN
FIBERGLASS WINDOW.
MM-HMM. SO IT'S
A FIBERGLASS--THEY
CALL IT A PULTRUSION.
IT'S PULTRUDED, WHICH IS
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
THAN YOUR NORMAL VINYL
OR WOOD OR ALUMINUM WINDOWS.
AND YOU'VE GOT
INSULATION INSIDE THERE,
DON'T YOU?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THE PULTRUSIONS ALL HAVE
A STYROFOAM INSULATION
IN THEM.
AND WHAT KIND OF
OTHER FEATURES
DO YOU GET FROM
THIS KIND OF A WINDOW?
WELL, THIS PARTICULAR
CROSS SECTION SHOWS
AN EXAMPLE OF
A TRIPLE GLAZED WINDOW.
IN THIS APPLICATION,
WE OPTED, FOR COST REASONS,
TO GO WITH A DOUBLE
GLAZED WITH ONE LOW
"E" COATING ON IT.
MM-HMM.
AND SO YOU'VE
GOT THE KIND OF
SITUATION HERE
WHERE I THINK
EXPANSION
AND CONTRACTION
IS PRETTY MUCH
AT THE SAME RATE,
SO YOU END UP
WITH A NICE TIGHT
WINDOW, DON'T YOU?
THAT'S CORRECT.
WITH TWO DISSIMILAR
MATERIALS,
LIKE GLASS AND FIBERGLASS,
THE EXPANSION COEFFICIENT
IS QUITE SIMILAR
SO THAT YOU MAINTAIN
A TIGHT WINDOW
THROUGH ALL SEASONS.
AND THAT'S
IMPORTANT UP HERE
IN THIS FREEZING--
UP HERE,
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
THE FLOOR IS
PRETTY DISTINCTIVE.
WHAT IS IT?
THIS IS YELLOW BIRCH
FLOORING.
IT COMES FROM
A MILL UP IN MAINE.
IT'S CERTIFIED FLOORING,
AND, UH--
HOW COME SO MANY
SHORT PIECES?
WELL, THAT'S PART
OF THE PROCESS.
IT'S FLOORING
THAT WOULD NORMALLY
BE DISCARDED.
BECAUSE THEY ARE
SHORT, THERE IS A LOT
OF COLOR VARIATION--
GRAIN VARIATION--IN IT.
SO IT'S A SAVINGS
IN TERMS OF THE COST
OF THE FLOORING?
THAT'S CORRECT.
WE'RE ABLE
TO USE A PRODUCT
THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE
NOT USED.
IT'S GOT TO BE
LABOR-INTENSIVE
TO PUT ALL THIS
FLOORING DOWN.
IT'S VERY
LABOR-INTENSIVE.
SO THIS IS A SPACIOUS
KITCHEN, ISN'T IT?
THIS IS A KITCHEN
THAT SERVES TWO HOUSING
UNITS, ACTUALLY.
THIS IS A SHARED DUPLEX.
IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT
WE HAVE IN THIS PROJECT.
AND IT'S
TWO LIVING UNITS,
AND THEY SHARE THIS
KITCHEN BETWEEN THEM.
THAT'S A GREAT APPROACH.
SO THIS IS THE UNIT THAT'S
ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED,
AND THEY'VE GOT
THEIR BURGUNDY
WALL-TO-WALL CARPET
AND THEIR FURNISHINGS
IN THERE, AND IT LOOKS
VERY PLEASANT,
EVEN THOUGH, IF YOU
LOOK OUT THE WINDOW,
IT'S STILL A CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT, ISN'T IT?
THEY'RE LIVING
IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE,
DEFINITELY.
IT SURE IS A NICE,
SPACIOUS KITCHEN.
THEN THIS IS SHARED
BASEMENT SPACE.
AND CAN WE TAKE A LOOK
AT THE OTHER UNIT HERE?
SURE. LET'S GO IN HERE.
WELL, SAME FLOORING
RUNS THROUGH.
YES. THIS IS A LITTLE
LESS FINISHED THAN
THE OTHER SPACE.
WE'RE PUTTING ON
A FEW MORE DOORS
HERE IN THIS SPACE,
AND WE HAVE THE WINDOW
TRIM TO FINISH OUT.
DOWN TO PUNCH LIST
ITEMS. OK.
BUT IT'S MAYBE
14 BY...
ABOUT 12-BY-14
LIVING ROOM SPACE,
AND THERE'S
A SMALL BATHROOM.
THE OWNERS HAVE
PURCHASED SOME
SALVAGED PLUMBING
FIXTURES FROM A LOCAL
SALVAGE COMPANY
AND HAD OUR PLUMBER
INSTALL THEM FOR THEM.
SO THERE'S A BATHROOM
AND A BEDROOM
DOWNSTAIRS.
AND WHAT'S UP
THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE?
THAT WILL BE
ADDITIONAL LIVING SPACE.
THERE'S A BIG MASTER
BEDROOM SUITE UP THERE.
BASICALLY, A LOFT SPACE
UNDER THE ROOF.
YEAH. ORIGINALLY,
IT WAS GOING TO BE
JUST AN ATTIC SPACE,
BUT THEY OPTED, AFTER
WE WERE IN CONSTRUCTION,
TO FINISH OFF THE SPACE.
IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
THERE'S PLENTY
OF VOLUME.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL,
CONGRATULATIONS, MARK.
IT'S COMING ALONG
REALLY NICELY.
THANK YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
Vila: WHEN WE COME BACK,
BOB RYLEY JOINS US TO TRIM OUT
SOME BATHROOM WINDOWS.
NEXT TIME ON
BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE'LL BE DOING TRIM WORK AT
OUR VERMONT FARMHOUSE PROJECT.
LOTS OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE
ON THE FIREPLACE SURROUND AND
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER.
BOB RYLEY JOINS US TO TRIM OUT
THE WINDOWS IN THE MASTER BATH.
WE'LL ALSO BE INSTALLING
CABINETS FOR THE LAVATORIES
AND A BUILT-IN DRESSER.
WE'LL MAKE ANOTHER VISIT
TO THE COBB HILL
CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY
TO CHECK OUT
THEIR INSULATED WINDOWS.
WE'LL ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE LAYOUT OF THE HOUSING UNITS.
SO DON'T MISS IT!
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON
BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
IT'S WINDOW TRIM AND CABINETS
IN THE MASTER BATH,
A FIREPLACE SURROUND,
AND INSULATED WINDOWS.
DON'T MISS IT!
OK. BOB RYLEY'S WITH US
HERE TO TRIM OUT THIS
LARGE BATHROOM AREA.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU
THE GEOGRAPHY LESSON,
THE ALCOVE BEHIND ME
IS FOR THE TOILET.
THEN THERE'S A SHOWER,
AN AREA HERE FOR A TUB,
AND THEN THIS ENTIRE WALL
WHERE HE'S WORKING
WILL BE A SERIES OF
VANITIES AND STORAGE CHEST.
AND NORMALLY YOU JUST
COME UP TO A WINDOW
AND YOU TRIM IT.
YOU PUT THE CASINGS ON,
AND YOU PUT AN APRON AND
A SILL, AND THAT'S IT.
BUT THE INTERIOR
DESIGNER SUGGESTED
THAT WE TRIM
BOTH OF THEM AS...
Ryley: AS ONE UNIT,
BECAUSE THEY CAME
IN AFTER THE PLACE
WAS PLASTERED
AND DECIDED THEY
WANTED TO PUT A MIRROR
IN THE MIDDLE HERE.
SO THIS WILL HAVE
ONE BIG MIRROR
IN THE MIDDLE,
AND THIS WILL BE
CONTINUOUS ALL THE WAY
ACROSS AND ON THE TOP.
SO WHAT ABOUT THIS?
WELL, WE'LL JUST
HAVE TO PULL
THESE WIRES OUT.
THE ELECTRICIAN
WILL HAVE TO PULL
THE WIRES OUT.
WE'LL CAP THAT OFF,
AND NEW FIXTURES WILL GO
UP ABOVE THE MIRROR.
OK, ABOVE THE MIRROR.
SO THE FIRST STEP
IS TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO ATTACH THIS
RATHER BROAD SILL, RIGHT?
Ryley: YEAH,
'CAUSE IT'S PRETTY LONG,
AND ALSO, IT'S GONNA BE WIDE.
IT'S 3 1/2 INCHES WIDE,
SO WE REALLY CAN'T JUST
NAIL IT UP THERE.
YEAH. WELL, OVER HERE,
WHERE RYLEY'S ABOUT
TO MARK IT,
WE'LL TALK ABOUT
HOW TO JOIN IT.
ARE YOU GOING
TO USE THE BISCUITS?
YOU'VE GOT IT.
WE'RE GOING TO BISCUIT IT,
AND THEN WE'LL SCREW IT
INTO THE SILL,
AND THE BISCUITS
WILL HELP KEEP IT FLUSH
ACROSS THE TOP THERE.
SO I'VE GOT
THAT ONE THERE.
IF YOU CAN HOLD THAT...
I GOT IT.
LET ME GET
THE OTHER WINDOW.
Vila: WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE DON'T MISS OUR MARKS,
SO THAT THE BISCUITS
JOIN PERFECTLY.
AND THEN,
WHILE I'M AT IT,
I'M GONNA MARK WHERE
THESE STUDS ARE,
BECAUSE I WANT
TO SET A 3/8-INCH
HOLE IN HERE
FOR THESE SCREWS
WE'RE GONNA USE.
LET'S SEE.
ONE MORE
RIGHT THERE.
AND THESE SCREWS
WANT TO GO IN SO
THAT THEY'LL GRAB--
THEY'LL REALLY GRAB
THE MEAT OF
THE WINDOW IT'S IN.
GREAT.
Vila: THE BISCUIT
IS BASICALLY
A SLIVER OF WOOD
THAT WILL GO
INTO THIS PIECE
AND THE OTHER PIECE
TO JOIN THE TWO, AND
THE BISCUIT CUTTER--
SHOW US THE BLADE,
RYLEY.
OK.
JUST PLUNGES
RIGHT IN LIKE THAT.
PUT YOUR FENCE
BACK DOWN.
THERE YOU GO.
[WHIRRING]
Vila: SO THE SPEED
SQUARE IS JUST
A VISUAL AID...
TO DRILL THE HOLE
STRAIGHT IN THERE.
RIGHT.
A LITTLE DAB
ON THERE.
OK, A LITTLE DAB OF
GLUE ON THE OUTSIDE
OF THE BISCUIT,
AND YOU READY
TO PUT YOUR END IN?
I'M ALL SET.
HERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT.
OK. LOOKS GOOD.
NOW, THE SCREWS WILL
REALLY DO THE JOB OF
DRIVING IT CLOSE IN.
[WHIRRING]
Vila: OK, NOW
THE APRON RECEIVES
A 15-DEGREE ANGLED
CUT ON EACH END.
RIGHT.
THAT'S, I GUESS,
CUSTOMARY HERE.
THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE
DONE THROUGHOUT
THE HOUSE.
OK. NOW WE'LL JUST
POSITION IT...
PROP IT UP WITH
A LITTLE DEADMAN...
AND SHOOT IT.
[NAILS SHOOTING]
ALL RIGHT, THESE
SHOULD ALL ALLOW
FOR A 1/4-INCH
REVEAL ALL THE WAY
AROUND.
EXACTLY.
ALL THE SAME SIZE.
[NAILS SHOOTING]
OK, 123 1/4.
LET'S SEE.
LET ME CHECK THAT.
IT'S THE SAME SQUARE.
YEAH.
OK.
ALL RIGHT, AND
THERE'S OUR HEADER.
OK, I GOT TO GO OVER
TO YOU A LITTLE BIT.
RIGHT THERE.
[NAILS SHOOTING]
Vila: ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THE CASING IS ALL DONE--
READY FOR THE MIRROR MAN.
NEXT, WE'RE GOING
TO BE INSTALLING THESE
BEAUTIFUL CABINETS.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH MORE ON CABINET
INSTALLATIONS,
SO STICK AROUND.
Vila: OK. SO WE GOT
TO LOOK AT THE PLAN,
BUT THIS IS NUMBER TWO.
RIGHT.
AND LET'S BRING
THE OTHER ONE IN.
OK.
SO THEY DECIDED
TO DESIGN A BUILT-IN
DRESSER IN THE BATHROOM.
YEAH.
ACCORDING TO THE PLAN,
THIS GOES IN THE CORNER.
SO ALL 3 OF THESE HAVE
TO BE INSTALLED HERE.
HOW DO YOU GO
ABOUT THAT?
WELL, FIRST THING
WE WANT TO DO--
THE BEST WAY TO
DO IT--ATTACH THEM
ALL TOGETHER...
SO THEY BECOME
ONE UNIT.
THEN WE'LL CUT OUT
PLUMBING PIPES
WHERE WE'RE GOING TO
BE COMING THROUGH--
LOOKS LIKE
THE CENTER PIECE
THERE--
AND THEN WE'LL PUT
IT INTO THE WALL.
GOTCHA. I THINK
IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA
TO TAKE OUT THE DRAWERS.
YEAH.
Vila: SO WE'RE USING A CABINET
CLAMP TO HOLD THE UNITS TOGETHER
WHILE WE FASTEN THEM.
THE CLAMP DRAWS THE STILES
TOGETHER, AND ALSO HOLDS
THE CABINET FACE FLUSH.
A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE CLAMP
ACTS AS A GUIDE TO ENSURE
THAT THE SCREWS ARE PLACED
IN THE CENTER OF THE STILES.
MEANWHILE, RYLEY IS MEASURING
THE LOCATION OF THE HOLES
TO BE DRILLED IN THE CABINETS
FOR THE LAVATORY WASTE PIPES.
HE'S ALSO ATTACHING
SPACER BLOCKS AT THE BACK
OF THE CABINETS
TO SOLIDIFY THE UNIT.
[WHIRRING]
OK, THAT'S THE LAST ONE.
AND HOW ARE YOU COMING
BACK THERE, BOB?
GOOD. THAT'S IT.
I'VE GOT THESE LOCATED.
READY TO DRILL
THESE HOLES.
WELL, THOSE ARE WITH
THE HOLE CUTTER, RIGHT?
YEAH.
'CAUSE THOSE
ARE THE WASTES
FOR THE PLUMBING.
RIGHT.
[WHIRRING]
ALL RIGHT. NOW LET'S TRY
MOVING IT INTO PLACE.
OK!
ALL OF A PIECE.
COME TO ME
ABOUT 4 INCHES.
THAT'S IT.
GOOD.
SO HOW WOULD WE
FASTEN IT NOW?
DIRECTLY
TO THE STUDS?
RIGHT. WE ALREADY GOT
OUR STUDS MARKED OUT,
SO WE'LL JUST
SCREW IT RIGHT IN...
WITH THE SAME
3-INCH SCREWS.
[WHIRRING]
Vila: I DO LIKE THESE
CHERRY WOOD DOORS AND
CABINETS FROM CROWN POINT.
THEY'VE GOT A NICE
SATIN FINISH ON THEM.
THESE GREAT CHROME HINGES,
WHICH ARE MOST APPROPRIATE
IN A BATHROOM,
WHERE YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE A LOT OF DAMP,
AND THEY'RE EASY TO TAKE
ON AND OFF, RIGHT, BOB?
OH, YEAH. JUST
TAKE THEM RIGHT OFF
WITH A PHILLIPS-HEAD
SCREWDRIVER.
BOINK! RIGHT BACK ON.
Vila: WELL, THAT'S NICE
DRAWER CONSTRUCTION--DOVETAILS--
AND THESE BOTTOM-MOUNT
SLIDERS ARE REALLY NIFTY.
THERE THEY CATCH,
AND THEY'RE DONE.
ALL WE NEED IS A COUNTERTOP,
BUT WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME,
WHEN WE'LL BE BUILDING
A GRANITE DRY-LAID STONE WALL,
PUTTING IN
THE FRONT HALL STAIRCASE,
AND TOURING SOME OF VERMONT'S
FAMOUS COVERED BRIDGES.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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