1217 - Electrical Systems and Wiring and Upstairs Framing
December 24-30, 2001 | June 24-30, 2002
HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR LITTLE PROJECT
HERE IN MEDFORD, MASS.,
WHERE WE ARE RESTORING,
REMODELING AN OLD FARMHOUSE
WITH A BEAUTIFUL
ATTACHED BARN
THAT'S NOW GOING TO BE
AN ARTIST'S STUDIO
AND RESIDENCE.
TODAY WE'LL GIVE YOU
A PROGRESS REPORT BECAUSE
LOTS HAS BEEN CHANGING HERE.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE
SHOWING YOU HOW TO INSTALL
SOME NICE NEW PELLA WINDOWS
AND FRENCH DOORS.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
Bob: OK, AROUND THE BACK
OF THE HOUSE,
WE CAN SEE A LOT OF CHANGES
HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE.
THE ARCHITECT'S DESIGN
FOR THE ENLARGEMENT
AT THE CORNER HERE
CREATES ALMOST
LIKE A GLASS HOUSE EFFECT
FOR THIS FAMILY ROOM
AND KITCHEN.
YOU CAN'T QUITE TELL
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT YET
BECAUSE THE PLYWOOD
HASN'T BEEN CUT OUT.
BUT THE PLYWOOD GETS CUT OUT
DOWN TO HERE PRACTICALLY,
AND WE'VE GOT A NUMBER
OF PELLA UNITS THAT ARE
GOING IN THERE.
WHAT'S INTERESTING TO LOOK AT IS
THE LIGHTNESS OF THE FRAMING,
WHICH, OF COURSE,
CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED
WITH ALL THIS ENGINEERED WOOD
THAT WE'RE USING.
LET'S SAY HI TO
CHARLIE TOMASZEWSKI,
OUR CONTRACTOR,
AND GET AN IDEA
WHAT'S HAPPENING
BACK HERE.
HI, BOB.
HEY, THIS IS
LOOKING LIKE--
IT'S STARTING
TO COME TOGETHER.
VERY FURIOUS.
I MEAN, WE HAD
ALL THIS SIDING
THAT WAS MAYBE 30-,
40-YEAR-OLD SIDING
AND YOU'VE REMOVED
IT ALL NOW.
RIGHT.
THE HOMEOWNER DECIDED
HE WANTED TO TAKE
THE ASBESTOS SIDING OFF
AND BRING IT BACK
TO THE ORIGINAL SHINGLES.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT
THE ORIGINAL SHINGLING
ON THE HOUSE,
WHICH HAS BEEN PROTECTED
FROM THE WEATHER FOR
AT LEAST 30 OR 40 YEARS.
AND IT MIGHT
PRESSURE-WASH
AND IT MIGHT BE
SALVAGEABLE, RIGHT?
YEP, WE'RE HOPING
THAT IT WILL BE.
A LOT OF IT IS
IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION,
BUT THERE ARE SOME AREAS
THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO
BE REPAIRED.
WELL, IT'S INTERESTING
THAT WE'VE REVEALED
THE SCALLOPED ROW
AT THE BOTTOM
OF EACH STORY,
AS WELL AS THE LITTLE
DENTIL MOLDINGS
THAT ARE APPLIED.
AND WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE
IS THE STORY WITH
THE LOWER LEVEL?
I'M LOOKING
AT CLAPBOARDS
UNDERNEATH THE SHINGLES.
MY GUESS IS THAT ORIGINALLY,
WHEN THE HOUSE WAS BUILT,
THEY USED
CLAPBOARD ON IT.
SOMETIMES THEY
WOULD MIX, LIKE IN A
QUEEN ANNE-STYLE HOUSE,
THEY WOULD MIX
CLAPBOARDS ON THE BOTTOM
AND SHINGLES ON THE TOP.
EXACTLY. WE'VE DONE
THAT A FEW TIMES.
YEAH.
WHERE WE PUT CLAPS
ON THE BOTTOM,
SHINGLES UP TOP.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE
PUTTING IN A FRENCH DOOR
A LITTLE BIT LATER ON
IN THIS OPENING, RIGHT?
YEP.
AND EVENTUALLY THERE
WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL DECK
THAT GOES ACROSS
THE WHOLE WIDTH OF
THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
HEY, LAST TIME WE WERE
CHECKING IN WITH YOU,
YOU STILL HAD
A VARIANCE SITUATION
TO DEAL WITH, RIGHT?
YES, WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
OUR GOAL OF...
GOING UP IN FRONT OF
THE BOARD OF APPEALS.
MM-HMM?
AND THERE WAS
NO OPPOSITION
TO THE BREEZEWAY
THAT WE WANT TO BUILD.
THIS IS A BREEZEWAY
THAT CONNECTS
THE CARRIAGE HOUSE
WITH THE HOUSE PROPER?
CORRECT.
AND THE PROBLEM
HAD TO DO WITH
THIS BEING A...
NON-CONFORMING BUILDING.
AND WHEN YOU ATTACH
THE HOUSE TO THE
NON-CONFORMING BUILDING,
THE WHOLE STRUCTURE
BECOMES NON-CONFORMING.
EXACTLY.
SO WE HAD TO GO IN FRONT
OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS
FOR A VARIANCE,
AND WE WERE APPROVED
ON THE VARIANCE.
5 OF THE NEIGHBORS
SHOWED UP...
YEP.
ALL IN FAVOR...
GOOD.
OF THE PROJECT,
SO WE'VE DONE WELL.
WE'RE OUT OF
THE WOODS. GOOD.
I'LL LET YOU GET BACK
TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I WANT TO TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT THE PROGRESS
INSIDE THE BARN.
Bob: NOW, HERE
IN THE CARRIAGE HOUSE,
THE PLAN IS TO CREATE
TWO ARTIST'S SPACES
AND LEAVE A GARAGE.
WE'LL LOOK AT THAT BLUEPRINT
IN A MINUTE, BUT RIGHT NOW,
WHAT THEY'RE GETTING READY
TO DO IS KIND OF FINISH UP
THE DEMOLITION UP HERE.
THERE WAS A STAIRCASE.
IT'S BEEN REMOVED.
AND NOW IT'S SURPRISE TIME,
WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO TAKE OUT
THE REMAINING PIECES OF LUMBER
AND FIND OUT WHETHER
THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS.
Bob: ALL RIGHT.
WELL, HE'LL BE MAKING
THE REST OF THE CUTTING
FROM THE ABOVE AREA
'CAUSE THIS HAS TO OPEN ALL
THE WAY TO HERE, PRACTICALLY,
FOR THE NEW SET OF STAIRS.
AND THEY'VE GOT
THE PLATFORM IN PLACE,
BUT THERE'S STILL A FAIR AMOUNT
OF DEMOLITION TO DO UP THERE.
LET'S LOOK AT SOME OTHER ASPECTS
OF WHAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE.
NOW, LAST WEEK, THEY CAME
IN HERE TO CLEAN OUT
THE OLD WOODEN FLOOR
THAT WAS PROBABLY WHATEVER--
115, 120 YEARS OLD--
AND THEY TOOK OUT
ALL THAT BOARD WORK
THAT WAS HERE,
AND THEN BROUGHT IN
A LITTLE MACHINE
SO THAT THEY COULD SCRAPE
THE GROUND UNDERNEATH IT
AND CREATE A LEVEL PLATFORM
FOR THE NEW CONCRETE SLAB.
THEN THEY BROUGHT IN
ALL THE CRUSHED STONE.
NOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
IS THE FINISHED SLAB,
AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE
IS THEY'VE POURED A 4-INCH SLAB
THAT HAS FIBERGLASS ADDITIVE
IN THE CONCRETE.
THIS IS TO PROVIDE
MORE FLEXIBILITY TO THE CONCRETE
SO THAT YOU CAN AVOID CRACKING.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT
THE PLANS SO THAT WE HAVE
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF HOW THIS BARN IS
BEING CONVERTED.
CURRENTLY, THERE'S A GARAGE
THAT WAS FITTED IN YEARS AGO.
THAT'S GOING TO REMAIN,
BUT THEN, ESSENTIALLY,
THIS WILL BE TWO
ARTIST'S WORKING STUDIOS,
WORKING SPACES--
ONE FOR THE HOMEOWNER
AND ONE TO BE RENTED OUT.
AND THE FRONT DOORS--
THE OLD BARN SLIDING DOORS--
WILL BE REPLACED WITH
A LARGE SET OF CUSTOM DOORS.
HERE'S THE STAIRCASE
THAT I WAS JUST LOOKING AT.
IN THE BACK HERE, WE'LL HAVE
STORAGE AND UTILITY AREAS,
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE
A NICE BIG STUDIO BACK HERE
WITH ANOTHER SET OF DOUBLE DOORS
AS AN ENTRY FROM THE BACKYARD.
NOW THERE ARE ALWAYS
LITTLE TREASURES TO BE FOUND
IN AN OLD BARN LIKE THIS,
AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU ONE
THAT WAS UP IN THE LOFT.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SIGN
FROM THE "C.L. OXNARD
PASTEURIZED MILK AND
CREAM DAIRY PRODUCTS."
THIS IS PROBABLY
A 125-YEAR-OLD SIGN,
AND SOME ANTIQUE COLLECTOR
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT,
BUT I KNOW THE OWNERS ARE GOING
TO KEEP IT HERE AND DISPLAY IT.
NOW, IN THE BACK HERE,
THEY'RE MAKING THE FINAL CUTS
TO GET RID OF SOME OF
THE DAMAGED SIDING.
[LOUD BUZZING]
Bob: NOW, THIS IS NOT
FOR A NEW DOOR.
THIS IS SIMPLY TO MAKE REPAIRS
TO THIS CORNER OF THE BARN,
WHICH WAS RELATIVELY
DAMAGED BY...
PROBABLY SOME CARPENTER ANT
AND INSECT DAMAGE, AS WELL
AS JUST WEATHER.
LET'S LOOK AT SOME OTHER AREAS
WHERE THE WEATHER HAS
ALSO DONE SOME HARM.
THE CONDITION OF
THE SILL ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE HOUSE IS DEPLORABLE.
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO HERE
BUT JUST GET RID
OF THE ROTTED LUMBER
AND REPLACE IT.
BUT LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT
FROM THE OUTSIDE,
WHERE YOU'LL NOTICE
THAT THE REPAIRS WERE DONE
AT SOME POINT BY A MASON
INSTEAD OF A CARPENTER,
AND THEY SIMPLY POURED CONCRETE
RIGHT ALONG
THESE AREAS BACK HERE
TO JUST HIDE THE DAMAGE
AND SUPPORT THE PARTITION.
ALL OF THIS
HAS TO BE REMOVED.
A NICE DOUBLE FRENCH DOOR
IS GOING IN ITS PLACE
AS AN ENTRY
TO THAT STUDIO SPACE,
AND THE WHOLE BACK OF IT IS
GOING TO GET A DIFFERENT LOOK.
Bob: COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A BEAUTIFUL SET OF PELLA
FRENCH DOORS IN THE LIBRARY.
Bob: JOINING US NOW
IS RAY ADAMS, WHO'S
THE INSTALLATION MANAGER
HERE AT THE BOSTON
BRANCH OF PELLA.
AND WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SET
OF FRENCH DOORS
YOU GOT HERE, RAY.
THANKS, BOB.
WELL, THIS IS
THE ARCHITECT SERIES DOOR.
IT'S A SIMULATED
DIVIDED LIGHT DOOR.
UH-HUH.
AS YOU CAN TELL,
IT'S ONE OF OUR 6--
ONE OF OUR SPECIAL
WINDOWSCAPING COLORS.
NOW, THE ONLY PACKAGING
THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE OFF
IS THIS TOP PIECE
ON THE CENTER, RIGHT?
EXACTLY, YEP.
THIS JUST PULLS RIGHT OFF--
SOME STAPLES AND WHATNOT.
SO THIS IS
WHAT THEY CALL
THE ARCHITECT SERIES.
YEAH.
SO, RAY, WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE FEATURES
OF THIS DOOR?
WELL, THIS IS, AGAIN,
THIS IS THE ARCHITECT
SERIES DOOR.
IT'S A SIMULATED
DIVIDED LIGHT DOOR.
MM-HMM.
THE GLASS IS
OUR INSULSHIELD GLASS.
IT'S AN ARGON-FILLED
GLASS, LOW-E COATING.
SO IT'S SIMULATED.
SO IT'S ONE BIG PIECE
OF GLASS...
EXACTLY.
AND THEN THEY ATTACH
THE MUNTIN BARS
ON THE OUTSIDE
AND ON THE INSIDE.
CORRECT.
THERE'S AN EXTRUDED
ALUMINUM ON THE OUTSIDE
FOR THE MUNTIN BARS,
AND THEN, ON THE INSIDE,
IT'S AN ALL-WOOD--
FRANKLY--YEAH,
I THINK THAT'S BETTER
THAN HAVING
THE DIVIDED LIGHTS...
I AGREE.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES
YOU HAVE ONE FAIL
AND THE WHOLE DOOR--
AND IT'S A BIG DEAL.
IT'S MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT
AS A PANEL THAT WAY
ITSELF, TOO,
RATHER THAN
DIVIDING IT ALL UP.
MM-HMM.
SO IT'S ONE OF
OUR COLORS. IT'S A BLACK.
ONE OF OUR SPECIAL
COLORS IS BLACK.
YEAH?
PELLA HAS THE CAPABILITIES
OF DOING A LOT
OF CUSTOM-COLORING.
IN THIS PROJECT,
THEY CHOSE BLACK.
THIS IS THE HARDWARE.
WE'LL SET THAT ASIDE.
YEP, THIS IS ALL
THE HARDWARE.
THIS IS
AN INACTIVE/ACTIVE
DOOR, WITH THE--
SO WHICH ONE IS THE
ACTIVE--THE ONE THAT'S
GOT THE HARDWARE IN IT?
CORRECT, YEP.
THE ACTIVE SIDE--
IT'S ALL BORED OUT
ALREADY.
MM-HMM.
THIS IS
THE INACTIVE SIDE,
BUT WHAT'S NICE
ABOUT THIS DOOR
IS THAT YOU CAN
ACTUALLY LOCK THIS SIDE.
YOU CAN MAKE THAT
YOUR PASSAGE SIDE THROUGH,
BUT IF YOU DO WANT
TO OPEN UP BOTH SIDES,
YOU CAN OPEN THE DOORS UP
AND IT CREATES
A NICE OPENING
AS YOU OPEN INTO IT...
YEAH.
SO IT'S REAL NICE.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT
IS THAT THEY HAVE
THESE THINGS...
YES!
SO IT MAKES IT
A LITTLE BIT EASIER
TO TRANSPORT IT
AROUND THE JOB.
ABSOLUTELY.
THE CONTRACTORS JUST
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE HANDLES,
AND IT MAKES IT
SO MUCH EASIER
TO BRING IT AROUND
TO THE SITES
OR WHEREVER YOU'RE GOING.
RIGHT.
LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK
AT THE OPENING...
AND JUST SET IT
BACK HERE...
SURE.
AND SEE WHAT THEY'VE
PREPPED OVER HERE.
Bob: OK, THE ROUGH OPENING
IS 72' x 82'
AND MATT, YOU'VE
BEEN FUSSING AROUND
TO GET THIS READY.
WHAT DID YOU
HAVE TO DO HERE?
WELL, THERE WAS
A WINDOW HERE,
BUT WE HAD TO
CUT IT OUT,
PUT IN BIGGER STUDS,
HEAD IT OFF
WITH 2 x 10s
WITH A 3/4-INCH SANDWICH
TO BUILD IT OUT
TO THE SAME DIMENSION
AS THE OLD
FULL-DIMENSIONAL
2 x 4s,
WHICH ARE
ACTUALLY 3 3/4.
RIGHT.
THE STUDS ARE IN PLACE.
I LIKE WHAT YOU GUYS DO
ON THE EDGES HERE.
THIS IS A NICE LITTLE TIP.
WHEN YOU'RE CUTTING THROUGH
A WHOLE SECTION OF OLD LATH
AND PLASTER LIKE THIS,
IN ORDER TO KEEP
THE RECIPROCATING SAW
FROM REALLY MAKING IT
FALL APART,
YOU CAN TAKE A LENGTH
OF STRAPPING LIKE THIS
AND JUST USE SCREWS
TO FIRM IT ALL UP
RIGHT INTO THE STUD WORK,
AND THAT WAY,
WHEN YOU MAKE THE CUT,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
ALL THE PLASTER
IN GOOD CONDITION.
NOW, ARE YOU READY FOR US
TO BRING THE WINDOW?
WE ARE.
YOU USED ALUMINUM
FLASHING DOWN HERE.
THAT'S TO KEEP
THE WATER RUNNING DOWN
SO IT DOESN'T GET BEHIND
AND ROT OUT THE HOUSE
WHEN THE WATER
FLOWS OFF THE DOOR.
OK, RAY,
I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND
AND WE'LL BRING IT OVER.
Bob: YOU GOT IT?
OK, LET'S TAKE OFF
THE LAST BIT OF PACKING.
I GOT IT.
OK, ALL SET?
YOU GOT IT.
OK, IF WE CAN MOVE IT
JUST A LITTLE BIT
MAYBE YOUR WAY.
GREAT.
THERE WE GO.
OK, LET ME JUST GRAB
THE HANDLES.
Bob: ALL RIGHT.
SO WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO
DO WITH THIS METAL PART?
OK, BOB, THESE ARE
NAILING FINS,
AND WHAT YOU DO IS
YOU FOLD THEM UP
90 DEGREES TO THE DOOR.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY
STAMPED RIGHT ON THERE
WITH THE FOLD UP.
AND AS YOU FOLD THEM
ALL THE WAY UP,
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO BE NAILING THROUGH
TO ATTACH TO THE DOOR
BEHIND THE CLADDING,
AND IT NAILS INTO
THE OPENING.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT
WATERPROOFING?
WELL, BEFORE WE PUT IT
IN, WHAT WE WANT TO DO
IS WE WANT TO APPLY
A BEAD OF SEALANT UNDERNEATH
THE DOOR AT THE SILL.
AND THEN PELLA
RECOMMENDS THAT WE PUT
A BEAD BEHIND THE FIN,
BEFORE WE PUT IT IN.
THAT WAY, WE'LL PREVENT
ANY WATER LEAKAGE
AROUND THE UNIT.
GREAT.
READY?
YEP.
ALL RIGHT.
THERE YOU GO.
HANG ON, JIMMY.
Bob: PROBABLY THE MOST
IMPORTANT PART OF
THE INSTALLATION
IS MAKING SURE
THE WHOLE THING
IS GOOD AND PLUMB,
SO THAT WHEN IT SWINGS,
IT SWINGS RIGHT.
HOW'S THAT LOOK?
Ray: IT LOOKS LIKE
IT NEEDS TO COME UP
ABOUT 1/4-INCH.
SO IT WILL COME UP FROM
THE RIGHT-HAND CORNER,
AND MATT'S JUST
PUTTING IN A--
DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE TOO MUCH?
THAT'S IT.
OK.
AND THEN YOU'LL
ADD SHIMS OVER
AT THIS SIDE, RAY?
THAT'S CORRECT, BOB.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING
SOME SHIMS BEHIND HERE,
BEHIND THE HINGE SIDE.
AND THEN WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO DO AFTER THAT IS
WE'LL BE DRIVING
SOME SCREWS THROUGH
THE HINGE SIDE,
AND THEN SECURING
THE HINGE SIDE
TO THE FRAMING.
SO CAN HE FINISH OFF
NAILING THE NAILING TRIM
ON THE OUTSIDE?
YEAH, AT THIS POINT,
WE'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
AND, BASICALLY,
WE'RE GOING TO--
YEAH, WE'LL JUST ADD
ANOTHER SHIM UP HERE.
[HAMMERING]
NICE JOB.
THANKS, RAY.
Bob: FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
SELECTING DOORS AND WINDOWS
FOR YOUR HOME AT...
Bob: NEXT TIME ON...
WORK CONTINUES
AT OUR REMODELING PROJECT
IN MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.
THE FRAMING FOR THE FIRST-FLOOR
ADDITION IS ALMOST COMPLETE.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING THE BATHTUB
IN THE MASTER SUITE
AND WE'LL LOOK
AT THE FRAMING FOR THE NEW
LAYOUT ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
ALSO, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT
THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE ROOF,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A BEAUTIFUL SET OF PELLA
FRENCH DOORS IN THE LIBRARY,
AS WELL AS MAKING LOTS
OF PROGRESS IN THE BARN.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON HOME AGAIN.
Bob: NEXT TIME ON...
WE'LL CHECK IN ON THE PROGRESS
OF THE INTERIOR FRAMING
AND WE'LL INSTALL A SET
OF FRENCH DOORS.
DON'T MISS IT.
YOU KNOW,
THIS MEDIA ROOM/LIBRARY,
WHERE WE JUST INSTALLED
THE FRENCH DOORS--
IT'S REALLY
THE ONLY ISOLATED ROOM
ON THE WHOLE FIRST FLOOR
OF THE HOUSE.
THE REST OF THE SPACE
HAS BEEN OPENED UP
SO THAT WHAT WAS ONCE
A LITTLE FORMAL DINING ROOM
IS OPEN TO THE KITCHEN
AND TO THE FAMILY ROOM.
SO IT'S REALLY A VERY
21st-CENTURY LIFESTYLE PLAN.
WE STARTED OFF TODAY
LOOKING AT THE EXTERIOR
OF THIS LITTLE ADDITION.
THE HOUSE ENDED HERE,
AND THIS REALLY
HAS ONLY BEEN BUMPED OUT
A COUPLE OF FEET
AND AT AN ANGLE.
AND, IN FACT, THE FRAMING OF IT
WAS QUITE INTERESTING.
JIMMY AND MATT STARTED
BUILDING THE ADDITION
BY FRAMING THE DECK
WITH PRESSURE-TREATED 2 x 10s
ANCHORED TO
THE EXISTING FRAME
AND SET ON CONCRETE FOOTINGS
IN THE GROUND.
ONCE THE DECK WAS BUILT,
THEY FRAMED THE WALLS
WITH CONVENTIONAL 2 x 4s.
NEXT, THEY ATTACHED PLYWOOD
SHEETING TO THE EXTERIOR
TO STABILIZE THE STRUCTURE.
THEN THEY FRAMED KNEE WALLS
TO SUPPORT THE BACK OF WINDOWS
THAT WILL FILL IN
THE CORNER OF THE ADDITION.
READY, JIM?
WE CAN PUT THAT
RIGHT THERE.
Bob: SUPPORT FOR
THE SECOND FLOOR HAS BEEN
CAREFULLY ENGINEERED,
USING LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER
ATTACHED TO A 6 x 6
CLEAR FIR POST
THAT TRANSFERS THE WEIGHT
OF THE FLOORS ABOVE
DOWN TO A NEW FOOTING
DIRECTLY BELOW,
AND THE ADDITION
IS FRAMED AROUND IT.
ONCE WE GET RID OF THE PLYWOOD
AND PUT THE WINDOWS IN,
THIS REALLY IS GOING TO HAVE
THE EFFECT OF KIND OF BEING
IN A GLASS BOX
AT THIS END OF THE HOUSE,
ALMOST LIKE A GREENHOUSE.
NOW THIS SECTION
INCORPORATES
THE NEW MUD ROOM ENTRANCE
AND HALF-BATH.
AND, OF COURSE,
THE NEWLY PERMITTED BREEZEWAY
WILL BE BUILT RIGHT BETWEEN HERE
AND THE LITTLE CARRIAGE HOUSE.
BUT ON THE SECOND FLOOR,
WE'VE ALSO ACCOMPLISHED
A LOT OF NEW FRAMING.
SO THIS WINDOW OPENING
GOES DIRECTLY INTO
THE MASTER BATHROOM AREA.
AND I'VE ALREADY
OPENED THE FLANGES
ON THIS ONE, CHARLES.
OK.
SO I'LL HAND IT
OUT TO YOU,
PASS IT RIGHT OUT.
YEAH.
YOU SET
THE BOTTOM IN.
AND...
THAT'S ON CENTER.
THERE. LET'S GET
A SHIM ON THE LOWER
CORNER HERE.
THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S FINE.
I THINK WE'RE OK.
HOW'S THAT?
THAT'S FINE.
OK.
THAT'S GOOD.
WHILE YOU KEEP
WORKING ON THAT,
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE REST OF THE FRAMING
ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
Bob: HERE IN THE MASTER BATH,
THE NEW TUB GOES IN.
FIRST THEY HAD TO BEEF UP
THE FRAMING OF THE FLOOR
FOR THIS KOHLER
"CHAMPAGNE" TUB.
NOW THIS PARTICULAR TUB IS MADE
TO BE FILLED TO THE BRIM,
AND THE FRAMING HAS TO
SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL
WEIGHT OF THE EXTRA WATER.
THE WATER CIRCULATION
MECHANISM PRODUCES AN ACTION
THAT'S MORE LIKE
CHAMPAGNE BUBBLES THAN
THAT OF A NORMAL SPA.
Bob: FOR NOW, WE'LL COVER
THE TUB WITH PLYWOOD
TO PROTECT IT DURING
THE REST OF CONSTRUCTION.
WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE TO
CHECK OUT THE FINISHED TUB
LATER IN THE SERIES.
SO, LEAVING
THE MASTER BATHTUB AREA,
WE SEE THE FRAMING
FOR DOUBLE VANITIES ON THE LEFT,
AND THE LARGE AREA
FRAMED ON THE RIGHT
WILL BE A DRESSING ROOM
AND WALK-IN CLOSET.
AS WE HEAD DOWN THE HALL
TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE,
WE HAVE FRAMING ON THE LEFT
FOR THE WASHER AND DRYER CLOSET,
AND TO THE RIGHT, WE SEE
FRAMING FOR A SHARED BATH
FOR THE TWO FRONT BEDROOMS.
THIS WAS THE FORMER LOCATION
OF THE LAUNDRY ROOM.
AS WE CONTINUE INTO
THE RIGHT FRONT BEDROOM,
WE NOW HAVE FRAMING IN PLACE
FOR TWO NEW CLOSETS.
THESE CLOSETS WILL ALLOW US
TO MAKE MORE EFFICIENT USE
OF THE SPACE.
WE'VE ALSO EXPANDED THE SPACE
IN THE PINK BEDROOM
BY REMOVING THE CLOSET
FROM THE YELLOW ROOM BEYOND.
YOU CAN SEE THE PATCH
OF YELLOW PAINT ON THE WALL
WHERE THE OLD CLOSET
WAS LOCATED.
WE'LL BE FRAMING IN
THE OLD CLOSET DOOR SHORTLY.
THE ADJOINING YELLOW ROOM
WILL BECOME THE SLEEPING AREA
FOR THE MASTER SUITE.
THERE'S STILL LOTS
OF WORK LEFT TO DO.
Bob: WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL
TAKE A LOOK AT THE FRAMING
FOR THE THIRD FLOOR.
STICK AROUND.
Bob: NOW, THE THIRD FLOOR
NEEDED A LOT OF RESTRUCTURING.
WHEN WE STARTED OUT
THIS PROJECT, WE BROUGHT
IN AN ENGINEER
TO LOOK AT THE ROOF
STRUCTURE ITSELF,
WHICH WAS RELATIVELY WEAK.
IN ORDER TO TAKE OUT
THE COLLAR TIES THAT WERE
IN PLACE HERE,
WE HAD TO REALLY STIFFEN
EVERYTHING UP.
IF YOU'LL LOOK
AT WHAT WE'VE DONE,
EVERY EXISTING ORIGINAL 2 x 6
RAFTER HAS BEEN SISTERED
WITH A NEW 2 x 8.
IN SOME INSTANCES,
WE'VE DOUBLED THEM UP
WHEREVER HE SUGGESTED IT,
BUT MORE TO THE POINT,
TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE TRIANGLE OF THE ROOF
WASN'T GOING TO OPEN UP,
HE'S MADE US DOUBLE UP
ON THE JOISTS THAT ARE
UNDERNEATH THE PLYWOOD HERE,
SO THAT, EFFECTIVELY,
WE'VE CREATED LIKE A TRUSS.
THE BIG TRIANGLE IS
AN ENTIRE TRUSS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THESE
DIAGONAL PIECES ARE PULLING
FROM THE BOTTOMS OF
THE ROOF RAFTERS DOWN
TO THIS PLATE,
AND THEN WHEN YOU
PUT THE PLYWOOD OVER
THE WHOLE THING,
THAT ACTS FURTHER
AS A MEMBRANE, ALMOST.
SO WE'VE GOT A VERY,
VERY STURDY SITUATION HERE.
AND STILL TO DO ARE DETAILS
LIKE A TRIANGULAR WINDOW
IN THE GABLE END,
BUT OTHER DETAILS
ARE IN PLACE,
AND ALL THE ROUGH IS DONE
FOR THE SKYLIGHTS,
WHICH HAVEN'T ARRIVED
ON THE JOB YET.
NOW, THROUGH HERE--
THIS WHOLE AREA, INCIDENTALLY,
WILL BE JULIE'S OFFICE,
AND SO IT WANTS TO BE A VERY
COMFORTABLE AND AIRY SPACE.
THEN, THROUGH HERE,
WE'VE ALSO ADDED SPACE
FOR A HALF-BATHROOM.
THIS AREA, WHICH WAS
A FORMER BEDROOM,
HAS HAD THE WALL
IN HERE TOTALLY REMOVED
SO IT'S OPEN TO THE STAIRCASE.
AND NOW THE OTHER IMPROVEMENT
THAT WE'RE DOING IS TO--
MATT'S GETTING READY
TO REFRAME IN HERE
TO RECEIVE ANOTHER SET
OF SMALL-SCALE FRENCH DOORS.
JACK STUDS ARE GOING IN
AND HE'S ALREADY PREPARED
THE HEADER,
WHICH HAS THE PLYWOOD FILLER
TO GET IT THE RIGHT DIMENSION
SO THAT IT CORRESPONDS
AND MATCHES UP WITH THE
ORIGINAL STUDS THAT ARE HERE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE
THE WINDOW OUT TODAY,
BUT HE'S JUST
GETTING READY TO DO IT.
HOWEVER, WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK,
WHEN WE'LL BE WORKING
ON THE HVAC SYSTEM FOR
THE BARN AND THE HOUSE.
ALSO, WE'LL BE INSTALLING
SOME BEAUTIFUL COPPER SKYLIGHTS,
AND THE ELECTRICIAN WILL BE
PUTTING IN SOME LIGHT FIXTURES.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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