1210 - Connected Home Update and Garage Doors
November 5-11, 2001 | May 6-12, 2002
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO QUECHEE, VERMONT,
AND OUR FARMHOUSE PROJECT.
TODAY, WE'RE
INSTALLING GARAGE DOORS
AND GARAGE DOOR OPENERS;
ALSO TAKING YOU ON A TOUR
OF THE CALVIN COOLIDGE
BIRTHPLACE--
IT'S A WONDERFUL
VERMONT FARMHOUSE WITH
THE EXTENSIONS IN THE BACK;
AND AN UPDATE
ON OUR INTERNET FEATURES.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
LET'S GET STARTED
WITH GARY AND EARL RAYMOND
FROM CLAREMONT GLASSWORKS.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE
INSTALLING OUR GARAGE DOORS,
WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL
BECAUSE WE HAVE
THIS RADIUS, OR ARCHED TOP.
AND VERY OFTEN,
PEOPLE ARE INTIMIDATED
BY WHAT KIND OF GARAGE DOOR
WE CAN PUT THERE.
HI, FELLAS. HOW ARE YOU?
HI, BOB.
HI.
NOW, YOU'VE GOT
A WOODEN GARAGE DOOR
GOING IN HERE, RIGHT?
WHO MAKES THIS?
Both: CLOPAY.
CLOPAY.
AND IT'S THEIR
RESERVE COLLECTION.
YEAH.
NOW, THEY ALSO MAKE
BEAUTIFUL CEDAR DOORS
AND NATURAL
WOOD PRODUCTS,
BUT IN THIS CASE,
WE'VE GOT A PAINTED DOOR
SPECIFIED BY THE ARCHITECT,
SO WHAT WOOD IS IT
MADE OUT OF?
THIS IS HEMLOCK.
HEMLOCK. OK.
AND IT COMES
IN 3 SECTIONS?
YES.
AND THE CENTER SECTION
IS VERY PLAIN,
AND THEN THE BOTTOM
SECTION HAS THE GLASS
AND THE ARCH IN IT.
HOW DO YOU GET STARTED
INSTALLING IT?
FIRST UP, WE PUT
THIS RUBBER SEAL
ON THE BOTTOM
OF THE BOTTOM PANEL.
NOW, DO YOU GLUE IT OR--
NO, WE USE A REGULAR
ROOFING NAIL--
USUALLY ALUMINUM
OR A GALVANIZED NAIL.
ATTACH IT RIGHT ACROSS.
AND SPACE THEM
HOW OFTEN?
I'LL USUALLY GO
ABOUT 3 INCHES APART.
I USUALLY GO ABOUT
EVERY 3 INCHES OR SO.
AND AFTER WE GET
THE RUBBER ON THE BOTTOM,
THE NEXT STEP IS TO ATTACH
THE HINGES TO THIS,
AND THEN WE START
STACKING THE PANELS.
OK.
THESE RESERVE
COLLECTIONS, BOB--
THEY'LL CUSTOM-BUILD
ANY DOOR
TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS.
SO THIS IS PROBABLY
THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR,
YOU REALLY WANT TO KEEP OUT
THE WIND-DRIVEN RAIN
AND THE SNOW AND THE MELT,
AND THIS IS THE INTERFACE
WITH THE CONCRETE SLAB.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT
THE HARDWARE FOR THE DOOR?
WE'VE GOT IT
ALL LAID OUT HERE SO
WE CAN JUST TAKE IT
AS WE NEED IT
AND GO AHEAD
AND PUT IT ON.
WE'VE GOT
THE BOTTOM BRACKETS
AND THEN THE HINGES
THAT GO ON THE TOP--
THE FIRST ROW OF
HINGES FOR THE TOP
OF THE BOTTOM PANEL
AND THEN THE SECOND
ONES AND...
IT'S A LOT EASIER
IF YOU LAY EVERYTHING
OUT FIRST.
AND IT COMES WITH
THE HEAVY-DUTY TORQUE
SPRINGS, RIGHT?
TORSION SPRINGS.
THAT'S THE WAY
IT WAS ORDERED, YES.
ALL RIGHT.
SO THE FIRST STEP, THEN,
IS TO PUT THE BOTTOM
PIECES ON, RIGHT?
YES.
LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND
MOVING IT DOWN.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'LL FLIP IT OVER?
SURE.
JUST LIKE THAT.
[DRILL WHIRS]
Earl:
THEY USE THESE...
THESE SCREWS HERE
WITH THE RED
ARE FOR ANYTHING
THAT HAVE PRESSURE
ON IT FROM THE SPRINGS.
THEY'RE A HARD--
THEY'RE A TEMPERED SCREW.
Bob: TEMPERED STEEL.
Bob: NOW, ARE THESE
PREMARKED?
YES.
Gary: THE FIRST HINGES HAVE
NUMBER ONES ON THEM,
AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T
HAVE TO MEASURE OR ANYTHING.
EVERYTHING IS--
PREPUNCHED
AND PREMARKED FOR YOU.
YEAH, THE DOOR PANELS ARE
PREPUNCHED TO LET YOU KNOW
WHERE THE SCREWS--
THE HINGE GOES.
THAT WAY, THE HINGE
LINES UP PROPERLY
FOR THE--
WAIT A MINUTE.
LET ME SEE THAT. OK.
EVERYTHING COMES
FROM THE FACTORY
READY TO GO.
YEP. THEY HAVE--
SO YOU GOT
PROPER LINEUP.
YEP.
GREAT. GO FOR IT.
AND NOW?
AND NOW WE'RE GOING
TO STAND THE PANEL
IN FRONT OF THE OPENING.
NOW, THOSE ARE
THE ROLLERS THAT GO
ON THE TRACK.
THAT GO ON THE TRACK.
CORRECT.
READY?
THEY GO TO YOU?
YEP.
SHOULD BE RIGHT
ABOUT THERE.
SO YOU PUT THE FIRST
PANEL IN PLACE,
AND THEN YOU START
MOUNTING THE TRACK.
YES. WE USUALLY SET
THIS IN PLACE,
AND THEN WE MOUNT
THE VERTICAL TRACK,
SET IT OVER THE...
OVER THE FIRST SET
OF WHEELS
AND MOUNT
THIS VERTICAL TRACK UP,
AND THAT HOLDS IT.
ONE THING YOU CAN DO
WITH THIS, TOO,
ESPECIALLY WITH
A WOOD DOOR LIKE THIS,
IF YOUR FLOOR IS
IRREGULAR...
Bob: YEAH?
YOU CAN
PATTERN-CUT IT, EVEN.
SCRIBE IT?
YES.
IF IT'S OUT OF LEVEL,
YOU CAN CUT IT TO MATCH
SO THAT IT GOES UP.
BUT HERE, WE'RE
NICE AND LEVEL
ON THE SLAB.
YES, WE'RE VERY NICE
AND LEVEL HERE.
OK.
Bob: AND SO YOU JUST
MAKE SURE THAT THE SIDE
TRACK IS NICE AND PLUMB.
RIGHT.
Bob: AND THEN
YOU ADD THE SECOND PANEL
AND FASTEN THE HINGES.
Bob: AND SO YOU PUT
YOUR 4-FOOT LEVEL UP
ON THE TOP OF
THE HORIZONTAL PIECE
TO MAKE SURE
IT'S GOING TO BE...
A LEVEL INSTALLATION.
YES.
Bob: NOW, WITH THE LENGTHS
OF PUNCHED ANGLE
ATTACHED TO THE CEILING
AND SECURING THE TRACK,
WE'RE READY TO TAKE
THE THIRD SECTION
OF THE DOOR
AND PUT IT IN PLACE.
TO ME, IT--
THERE YOU GO.
Bob: ALL RIGHT.
THE ROLLER FOR THE TOP
GETS INSERTED FIRST
INTO THE TRACK, AND THEN
ATTACHED TO THE DOOR.
Bob: NOW, THIS FINAL
COMPONENT IS PROBABLY
THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE,
IN TERMS OF
HAVING THE DOOR
OPERATE EASILY.
IT'S A TORSION
SPRING, RIGHT?
YES, BOB.
AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
THIS ACTUALLY LIFTS
THE DOOR.
AFTER YOU ATTACH
YOUR OPENER AND STUFF,
THAT JUST CONTROLS IT
WHEN YOU PUSH
YOUR BUTTON--TELLS IT
TO GO UP AND DOWN.
BUT WHEN YOU ATTACH
THE SPRING,
VIA THE CABLE
TO THE DOOR,
AND WIND IT UP--
WIND THESE UP, YES.
THAT TENSION IS
WHAT'S GOING
TO HELP YOU--
THE TENSION LIFTS
THE DOOR.
Bob: NOW, WHY ARE YOU
DOING THAT?
Earl: WELL, TO COUNT
THE NUMBER OF--
THAT WAY,
YOU CAN COUNT YOUR--
OH, THAT'S RIGHT--
BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T
PUT THEM ON YET.
Bob: AND THIS, OF COURSE,
IS HOW YOU PUT TENSION
ON THE SPRING.
Both: YES.
Gary: 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7...
AND I'M ALMOST
AROUND AGAIN.
THAT MAKES IT 3/4.
THAT'S THE PROPER
AMOUNT OF TURNS
FOR A 7-FOOT DOOR.
YEAH, WELL, THE SPRING
DEFINITELY TAKES THE WEIGHT.
NOW, A FEW MORE DETAILS
LIKE WEATHER STRIPPING,
AND LATER IN THE SHOW,
WE'LL PUT IN
THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER.
THAT'S A HANDSOME DOOR.
Bob: NEXT, WE'LL VISIT
PLYMOUTH NOTCH, VERMONT,
TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME EXTENDED
VERNACULAR FARMHOUSES.
Bob: WE'RE VISITING
PLYMOUTH NOTCH, VERMONT.
THIS PASTORAL HILL TOWN
WITH ITS GENERAL STORE
AND NEW ENGLAND FARMHOUSES
IS THE BIRTHPLACE
OF CALVIN COOLIDGE,
30th PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE TOOK THE OATH
OF OFFICE IN THIS PARLOR
AT HIS BOYHOOD HOME
ON AUGUST 3, 1923.
SINCE THEN, THE HOME
AND THE TOWN HAVE BEEN
CAREFULLY PRESERVED
AND REMAIN VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED.
SO PLYMOUTH NOTCH IS
A WONDERFUL PLACE TO COME
AND LEARN ABOUT
PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY.
ALSO, A GREAT PLACE TO
LOOK AT THE VERNACULAR
VERMONT FARMHOUSE,
AND THIS ONE--THE HOUSE
THAT COOLIDGE GREW UP IN--
IS A GREAT EXAMPLE
OF HOW A SMALL FARMHOUSE
TELESCOPED OUT TO MEET THE BARN
AND TO BEAT THE COLD WINTERS.
LET'S TALK WITH TOM VISSER,
WHO IS A PROFESSOR
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
IN THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DEPARTMENT.
HI, TOM.
HI, BOB.
THIS IS A GREAT
LITTLE HOUSE.
I LOVE THE SCALE OF IT.
NOW, DID IT GROW UP
IN BITS AND PIECES?
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT BACK HERE IS
THE ORIGINAL HOUSE, RIGHT?
ACTUALLY, THE ORIGINAL
PART IS OVER HERE,
FROM THE 1840s.
THIS SECTION WAS BUILT
IN THE 1870s,
AND THEN IT EXPANDED
IN THE 1890s.
IF WE LOOK OVER
ON THE LEFT HERE,
WE SEE THE MAIN PART
OF THE HOUSE.
WHAT'S CURIOUS ABOUT IT
IS THAT THERE'S
NO FRONT DOOR HERE.
RIGHT.
IN THE 1890s,
THEY ADDED ON
THIS TWO-STORY
BAY WINDOW.
OK.
THE FRONT DOOR IS
ACTUALLY JUST
AROUND THE CORNER.
AND THEN SOME
OF THE ELEMENTS
THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE
QUITE UNUSUAL.
WHEN WE THINK
ABOUT SHUTTERS ON WINDOWS,
WE THINK OF THEM
AS FLAT AGAINST THE WALL,
AS DECORATIVE ITEMS.
BUT HERE, THEY'RE
KIND OF ALL BUMPING
INTO EACH OTHER.
THESE ARE
FUNCTIONAL SHUTTERS,
AND THESE WERE
PUT ON IN THE 1890s
WITH LOUVERS,
AND OFTEN THEY WERE
ACTUALLY CLOSED
DURING SUMMER DAYS
TO KEEP THE SUN OUT,
TO KEEP IT COOLER.
SURE. WHAT SORT
OF STONE IS THIS
AT THE FOUNDATION?
THIS HAS A WONDERFUL
SCHIST FOUNDATION.
IT'S A STONE THAT BREAKS
VERY EASILY, AND IT'S
LOCAL TO THE AREA.
Bob: SO
THE FRONT PORCH--
THE DOOR LEADS
DIRECTLY INTO
THE KITCHEN,
AND THIS WOULD
HAVE BEEN KIND OF
THE CENTER OF LIFE
OUT HERE IN
THE SUMMERTIME,
RIGHT?
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IT--
SITTING OUT HERE
UNDER THE SHADE
OF THESE TREES.
WHAT'S THE STORY
WITH THESE ROCKERS?
WELL, THESE ROCKERS
ACTUALLY GO BACK
TO THE PERIOD
WHEN CALVIN COOLIDGE
WAS PRESIDENT.
SO HE ACTUALLY SAT
IN THESE.
EXACTLY.
GREAT.
NOW, BEYOND
THE FRONT PORCH
AND THE KITCHEN
AND ALL THAT,
WE HAVE MORE KIND OF
TELESCOPING MASSES.
WHAT GOES ON IN THERE?
WELL, FROM THE KITCHEN,
ONE WOULD PASS
INTO THE WOODSHED,
AND THEN FROM THE WOODSHED
GO TO A WORKSHOP,
AND THEN FROM THE WORKSHOP
INTO THE BARN.
SO THAT THEORETICALLY
IN THE DEPTH OF WINTER
HERE, IN FEBRUARY,
YOU NEVER HAD TO GO
OUTSIDE.
YOU COULD GO
STRAIGHT TO THE BARN
AND MILK THE COW,
YOU COULD WORK,
YOU COULD DO ANYTHING
YOU NEEDED TO...
EXACTLY.
WITHOUT GOING OUT
INTO THE COLD.
YEAH.
FABULOUS.
NOW, THE CHURCH
ACROSS THE STREET IS
QUINTESSENTIAL
NEW ENGLAND.
THIS IS
A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE
OF AN 1840 GREEK REVIVAL
VERNACULAR CHURCH.
MM-HMM.
IT IS SIMPLE, AND YET,
IF WE LOOK AT THE DETAILS,
THERE'S AN ELEGANCE HERE.
YEAH, IT'S GOT ALL
THE CLASSICAL DETAILS
OF A GREEK TEMPLE.
INDEED IT DOES.
IT HAS 4 COLUMNS,
IF YOU WILL,
ACROSS THE FRONT--
PILASTERS.
YEAH, BUT THEY'RE
JUST MADE UP
OF FLAT BOARDS.
THEY'RE NOT
REALLY MILLWORK.
FLAT BOARDS,
BUT IF YOU LOOK
AT THE TOP,
THEY ARE FINISHED OFF
WITH A SMALL CAPITAL,
WITH AN ECHINUS MOLDING.
YEAH, BEAUTIFUL.
CAN WE TAKE A LOOK
INSIDE?
Bob: THIS IS NOT
WHAT YOU EXPECT
OF A GOTHIC REVIVAL
CHURCH INTERIOR.
IT'S QUITE
SURPRISING.
WELL, IT'S NOT 1840.
NO, NO.
THE INTERIOR DATES
FROM ABOUT 50 YEARS
LATER.
IT DATES
FROM AROUND 1890.
IT'S WONDERFUL.
IT'S GOT
THIS INCREDIBLE,
ENVELOPING SENSE,
AND THIS WARMTH
OF THE PINE.
IT DOES.
YEAH.
SO THIS IS STILL
A CHURCH, RIGHT?
YES, IT IS.
IT'S NOT
A HISTORIC MUSEUM.
WELL, IT IS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC,
AND IT'S RUN BY
THE COOLIDGE FOUNDATION,
AND VISITORS
CAN COME AND--
AND THIS IS WHERE
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
ACTUALLY SAT IN CHURCH.
RIGHT HERE, WHERE IT'S
MARKED BY THE FLAG.
AND YOU'VE GOT
THE ORIGINAL ORGAN
AND ALL THE FURNISHINGS
AND EVERYTHING IN PLACE.
I LOVE THIS, HUH?
Bob: AND RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER FROM THE CHURCH,
WE HAVE ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE
OF A CONTINUOUS NEW ENGLAND
FARMHOUSE ARCHITECTURE.
TOM, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US
ABOUT THIS PLACE?
OVER HERE
ON THE RIGHT, WE HAVE
THE ORIGINAL CAPE--
THE FARMHOUSE
THAT WAS BUILT IN 1823.
YEAH, AND LOOK AT
THE WAY IT'S CONNECTED.
I MEAN, THAT IS QUITE
A TRANSI--
I WOULDN'T CALL IT
A CRICKET.
I'M NOT SURE
WHAT YOU'D CALL IT.
IT'S QUITE AN EXTENSION,
AND IT INCORPORATES
A ROOF GOING
BOTH IN THAT DIRECTION
AND THIS DIRECTION.
SO YOU'VE GOT A CHEEK WALL
WITH CLAPBOARDS
AND METAL STEP FLASHING
INTO A WOODEN SHINGLED ROOF,
AND THEN YOU GOT
ANOTHER SECTION OF ROOF
THAT'S STANDING SEAM
GALVANIZED STEEL.
IT'S QUITE INNOVATIVE.
QUITE A MESS.
BUT THEN WHAT HAPPENS?
WELL, IF WE LOOK ALL
THE WAY DOWN TO THE END,
WE FIND
THAT THERE IS A BARN
THAT WAS ACTUALLY
CONSTRUCTED
IN 1790 HERE,
AND THEN,
OVER THE YEARS DURING
THE MID-19th CENTURY,
THE VARIOUS
EXTRA UNITS WERE ADDED
TO CONNECT
THE TWO STRUCTURES.
SURE.
SO WE HAVE THE WORKSHOP
AND THEN THE PRIVY
AND THEN THE WOODSHED
AND THEN WE GET
RIGHT OUT TO THE BARN
OVER HERE ON THE LEFT.
Bob: AND AT THE END,
WE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE
A CHICKEN COOP, RIGHT?
EXACTLY, BOB,
AND NOTE THE SMALL DOORS
FOR THE CHICKENS
RIGHT DOWN HERE
BY THE FOUNDATION.
WHAT, NO DOGHOUSE?
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
WELL, I UNDERSTAND
THERE'S ALSO
AN INTERESTING HOUSE
TO LOOK AT
RIGHT IN QUECHEE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW, WE'RE BACK
IN QUECHEE,
AND WE'RE LOOKING
AT A CLASSIC
FEDERAL-PERIOD
HOUSE, RIGHT?
THAT IT IS.
SOMEWHAT
IN DISREPAIR.
THIS IS
THE BURTCH-UDALL HOUSE
THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED
IN 1785,
LOCALLY KNOWN
AS THE THERON BOYD HOUSE.
WHAT'S SO REMARKABLE
ABOUT IT IS THAT
IT IS A SURVIVOR.
IT HAS GONE THROUGH
VERY, VERY FEW CHANGES
SINCE IT WAS
FIRST CONSTRUCTED
OVER 200 YEARS AGO.
SO ARE THESE
THE ORIGINAL WINDOWS
AND THE ORIGINAL SIDING?
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SIDING,
THE ORIGINAL NAILS,
FROM OVER 200 YEARS.
AND, I BELIEVE,
THERON BOYD WAS
KIND OF A LOCAL HERO
BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LET
ANY DEVELOPERS COME NEAR
HIS 40 ACRES HERE.
BUT HOW IS IT AN EXAMPLE
OF THE CONTINUOUS
ARCHITECTURE OF VERMONT?
WELL, WE HAVE
THE MAIN PART HERE,
BUT ON THE REAR,
THERE'S AN 1820s ADDITION
THAT WAS DONE IN BRICK.
WELL, THIS IS A VERY
ELEGANT ADDITION,
OR BACK ELL.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
Tom: THIS BACK ELL
WAS BUILT
IN THE 1820s,
IN THE FEDERAL STYLE.
YOU SEE
THE WONDERFUL ROW
OF 4 ELLIPTICAL,
ARCHED OPENINGS.
MM-HMM.
INSIDE THE FIRST
OPENING WAS
THE WOODSHED,
SERVICE AREA,
STAIRS THAT WENT
UP ABOVE,
AND THEN
THERE WERE 3 BAYS
FOR CARRIAGES.
AND WAS IT ORIGINALLY
ALL TWO STORIES?
YES, IT WAS.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY
A TWO-STORY
STRUCTURE,
BUT IN 1936,
LIGHTNING STRUCK
THE BUILDING,
AND THE TOP FLOOR
ON THE BACK
BURNED OFF.
BUT ESSENTIALLY,
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT DOWN HERE
IS THE EARLY 1800s,
STILL KIND OF FEDERAL
ARCHITECTURE,
BUT IN BRICK.
THAT'S RIGHT,
AND IT'S A NICE EXAMPLE
OF THE CONNECTED
ARCHITECTURE
IN THE SENSE
THAT IT GOES
FROM THE MAIN HOUSE
TO A KITCHEN
ADDITION
TO A WORKROOM
TO A WOODSHED,
AND THEN OUT TO--
EVEN A STORAGE ROOM.
YEAH.
THANKS, TOM.
Bob: COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SOME
OF THE FEATURES OF OUR
CONNECTED HOME BACK IN QUECHEE.
Bob: NEXT TIME
ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE'RE INSTALLING
GARAGE DOORS
AT OUR FARMHOUSE PROJECT
IN QUECHEE, VERMONT.
WE'LL BE ASSEMBLING
THE DOORS AND ATTACHING ALL
THE HARDWARE AND SPRINGS.
ALSO, WE'LL BE ADDING
MORE OF THE COMPONENTS
THAT WILL MAKE THIS HOUSE
A CONNECTED HOME.
AND WE'LL VISIT THE BIRTHPLACE
OF PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE
IN PLYMOUTH NOTCH, VERMONT.
IT'S A VERNACULAR
FARMHOUSE BUILT WITH
TELESCOPING EXTENSIONS
THAT CONNECT THE HOUSE
TO THE BARN TO BEAT
THE COLD WINTERS.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
Bob: NEXT TIME
ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
IT'S GARAGE DOORS,
THE CONNECTED HOME,
AND CLASSIC
VERMONT FARMHOUSES.
DON'T MISS IT.
OUR HOME HERE
IN QUECHEE, VERMONT,
IS A CONNECTED HOME.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
WONDERFUL INTERNET ACCESS
AND ALL SORTS
OF OTHER CAPABILITIES.
TIM WOODS IS HERE FROM
THE INTERNET HOME ALLIANCE
TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT
OF HOW IT WORKS, RIGHT?
SURE.
HOW FAR ALONG ARE WE?
WE'RE KIND OF ALMOST
ALL THE WAY THERE.
ALL OF THESE WIRES UP
HERE REPRESENT DIFFERENT
SYSTEMS IN THE HOUSE.
THESE BLACK WIRES,
AS YOU SEE, COMING
DOWN IN HERE--
THEY'RE FROM OUR TWO-WAY
SATELLITE COMMUNICATION.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, BASICALLY,
THEY PROVIDE
OUR ENTERTAINMENT,
THEY PROVIDE
OUR INTERNET ACCESS,
AND, AS YOU SEE,
THEY COME INTO
THE PANEL HERE.
THIS IS OUR VIDEO
AMPLIFIER UNIT.
WHY SO MANY?
WELL, BECAUSE YOU'RE
DOING HIGH DEFINITION,
YOU'RE DOING
BROADBAND-CAPABLE
ENTERTAINMENT,
AND YOU'RE ALSO DOING
INTERNET ACCESS.
THAT'S WHY YOU'VE GOT
SO MANY OF THOSE.
ALL RIGHT,
SO YOU GOT 3 MAJOR
FUNCTIONS RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT, EXACTLY,
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS
ALL OF THESE BLACK
CABLES RIGHT HERE
ARE COMING FROM
THE DIFFERENT ROOMS.
THAT'S OUR TWO-PLUS-TWO,
OR HOME RUNS,
WHICH INCLUDE
AN ETHERNET AND COAX.
NOW, WHEN THEY COME
INTO THE BOARD,
WE DISTRIBUTE THAT BACK
OUT TO THE SYSTEM HERE,
WHICH MEANS
THAT WE CAN SHARE DATA.
WE CAN SHARE DVD MOVIES
FROM THE LIVING ROOM
INTO OUR BEDROOM
IF WE WANT TO.
SO WE COULD BE
WATCHING MOVIES
ON SCREENS
IN 2 OR 3 LOCATIONS.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND THEN HERE,
WE HAVE OUR TELEPHONY.
THIS IS ALL
OUR PHONE LINES
COMING IN.
NOW, YOU SEE ONE
PHONE LINE COMING IN,
BUT THIS IS
THE DISTRIBUTION
THAT'S GOING OUT
THROUGH THE REST
OF THE HOUSE.
RIGHT HERE, THIS IS
OUR SECURITY INTERFACE.
THIS IS IN CASE
SOMETHING WOULD
HAPPEN, AN EMERGENCY,
IT WOULD DIAL
OUT FOR US.
RIGHT HERE--
NOW, THIS IS OUR ROUTER.
THIS WHOLE THING HERE.
THIS WHOLE THING IS
OUR ROUTER, AND YOU CAN
SEE RIGHT HERE
WE'VE GOT THE DIFFERENT
ROOMS THAT ARE LABELED
UP HERE.
THIS IS FOR
DATA DISTRIBUTION AND
FOR INTERNET ACCESS.
IT ALLOWS US TO SURF
THE WEB FROM ANYWHERE
IN THE HOUSE.
IT WILL TIE IN
WITH OUR WIRELESS
SYSTEM, AS WELL,
AND WE'LL BE ABLE
TO SHARE ALL OF
THAT INFORMATION
COMING IN FROM
OUR TWO-WAY SATELLITE.
FANTASTIC.
SO WHAT OTHER FEATURES
ARE ALREADY INSTALLED
AROUND THE HOUSE?
WELL, WE'VE GOT
A COUPLE OF "I" CENTERS
THAT ARE HOOKED UP.
THOSE ARE TIED IN WITH
THE ADT SECURITY SYSTEM.
OK, AND THE SECURITY
SYSTEM IS...
IN PLACE
AND INTIMIDATING.
YEAH. HEH HEH!
WELL, IT REPRESENTS
A LOT.
WE'VE GOT MOTION
SENSORS, WE'VE GOT HEAT
SENSORS IN THE KITCHEN--
ALL KINDS
OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND A BACKUP BATTERY.
GREAT.
AND A BACKUP BATTERY.
ALL RIGHT, WE STILL HAVE
A WAYS TO GO. THANKS, TIM.
NO PROBLEM.
GO TO BOBVILA.COM TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT MAKING YOUR HOME
A CONNECTED HOME.
Bob: OK, LET ME JUST GET
THE SAFETY ON HERE.
ALL RIGHT, THE PIN IS ON...
AND IT'S ENGAGED.
FINAL ADJUSTMENT?
THAT CONTROLS
THE TRAVEL.
WANT TO TEST IT?
WATCH YOUR HEAD,
BOB.
NICE JOB.
THANKS, BOB.
IT IS A TWO-CAR
GARAGE, THOUGH.
HEH HEH HEH!
THANKS, FELLAS.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING
KITCHEN PLUMBING AND APPLIANCES.
WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING
UNDER THE KITCHEN SINK
AND TALKING ABOUT INSTALLING
A GARBAGE DISPOSER,
AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LOOK
AT SOME HISTORIC HOUSES
HERE IN VERMONT.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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