1218 - Roof Work and Lighting December 31-January 6, 2002 | July 1-7, 2002 HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR LITTLE FARMHOUSE
HERE IN MEDFORD, MASS.
TODAY WE'RE DEALING WITH
THE HVAC SYSTEM,
BOTH FOR THE LITTLE BARN
AND THE HOUSE.
ALSO, WE'RE GOING UP
ON THE ROOF. BRAND NEW
ROOF ON THIS HOUSE.
ALSO, SOME BEAUTIFUL
COPPER SKYLIGHTS.
THE ELECTRICIAN IS HERE TO
SHOW US SOME NEW HIGH HATS,
AND WE'LL BE TALKING A CLOSE
LOOK AT HOW YOU CAN REPAIR
THE SIDEWALL ON YOUR HOUSE.
STICK AROUND.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GETTING STARTED
TODAY IN THIS FORMER DAIRY BARN
WHICH IS BEING CONVERTED INTO
TWO ARTIST STUDIOS
AND SPACE FOR ONE CAR,
ONE CAR GARAGE ON THE FAR END.
MOST OF THE FRAMING
HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
YOU'VE GOT THE STAIRCASE,
PARTITIONS IN PLACE,
WE'VE GOT A BOILER ROOM
BACK THERE.
LET'S SAY HI TO
PAUL COSTELLO.
HI, BOB.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
THIS IS
THE SPACEPAK SYSTEM,
AND BASICALLY
WHAT KIND OF
A SYSTEM IS IT?
THESE ARE THE MATERIALS,
IT'S A HYDRO AIR SYSTEM,
AND WE'RE GOING TO USE ONE
SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE
BOTH HEATING AND COOLING
TO THE STUDIO.
ALL RIGHT. YOU DO
HAVE A BOILER.
YOU HAVE A HOT WATER
BOILER THAT WILL
BE CONNECTED TO
SOME HOT WATER COILS
WE'LL SEE LATER,
AND THAT WILL PROVIDE
BOTH HEATING AND COOLING.
OK, AND THEN YOU'VE
GOT A HOT WATER--
I MEAN, A WATER HEATER
HERE FOR DOMESTIC--
THIS IS A DOMESTIC
INDIRECT HOT WATER HEATER
WHICH MEANS HOT WATER
WILL FLOW THROUGH
A COIL INTERNALLY.
THERE IS NO FLAME.
PRODUCES HOT WATER AND
IT'S VERY EFFICIENT.
OK, THEN IN
THE BOILER ROOM,
WE'VE GOT
LOU MAZZINI, OUR
OTHER CONTRACTOR HERE.
HEY, LOU.
HOW ARE YOU
DOING, BOB?
NOW YOU'RE MOVING
THAT INTO PLACE.
UH, WHICH COMPONENT
IS THIS, PAUL?
THIS IS
THE HOT WATER COIL.
THIS IS THE RETURN,
THE RETURN WILL
GO THROUGH HERE.
THE FAN IS DRAWING THE AIR
THROUGH, IT'S HEATED,
THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION DUCT
AND THEN UPSTAIRS.
ALL RIGHT,
SO HOT AIR RISES,
COOL AIR DROPS
TO THE BOTTOM,
AND IT RETURNS VIA...
VIA THIS RETURN.
THIS AREA HERE.
WHAT HAPPENS
IN THERE, LOU?
Lou: WHAT HAPPENS IN
HERE, BOB, IS THAT
WE HAVE TWO COILS.
ONE COIL IS GONNA
TAKE CARE OF OUR HEATING
AND ONE COIL IS GONNA
TAKE CARE OF THE COOLING.
BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS
THAT LARGE OPENING THERE,
OUR RETURN AIR, THE AIR
IS GONNA COME IN HERE,
THEN IT'S GONNA GO UP
OUR TWIN PLENUMS,
WHICH GOES UP THROUGH
THE MAIN PLENUMS,
WHICH RUN AROUND THE
PERIMETER OF THE BUILDING,
SUPPLIES ALL
OUR SUPPLY TUBING
TO ALL OUR OUTLETS
AROUND HERE.
IF THE SYSTEM
IS OPERATING IN
THE WINTER MONTHS
THEN IT'S
CALLING FOR HEAT--
THEN THE HEATING COIL
HERE HAS HOT WATER FROM
THE HEATING BOILER--
FROM THAT BOILER
I WAS JUST LOOKING AT.
AND THAT BOILER'S
COMING INTO THIS SPACE.
RIGHT. IN THE SUMMERTIME,
YOU HAVE YOUR REFRIGERANTS
COMING THROUGH THE OTHER COIL
WHICH IS FOR THE COOLING.
NOW THE REFRIGERANTS
ARE COMING FROM
OUTSIDE--
FROM OUR CONDENSERS
THAT WE HAVE JUST ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL HERE.
AND WHAT KIND OF
CONDENSERS ARE THOSE?
THOSE ARE AMERICAN STANDARD
CONDENSERS THAT WE USE.
THEY'RE 5-TON UNITS TO
MATCH THIS 5-TON SYSTEM.
PAUL, ONE OF THE SECRETS
OF THIS WHOLE SYSTEM IS
HIGH VELOCITY DELIVERY.
LET'S GO UPSTAIRS AND
WE CAN TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT ALL THE DUCTWORK
AND GET OUT OF THEIR
WAY SO THEY CAN GET
THE BOILER IN HERE.
SO THIS FORMER LOFT WOULD
MAKE TERRIFIC ARTISTS' SPACE
OR HOME OFFICE USE,
AND I GUESS THIS IS THE AREA
DIRECTLY OVER
THE BOILER ROOM, RIGHT?
YES. THE BOILER ROOM'S
DIRECTLY BELOW US,
AND THIS IS WHERE
THE PLENUM DUCT
IS COMING UP
TO FEED BOTH
THE FIRST FLOOR AND
THE SECOND FLOOR.
ALL RIGHT. THE DISTRIBUTION
FOR BOTH FLOORS
TAKES PLACE
ALONG THIS LEVEL.
ALONG THE OUTSIDE WALLS.
NOW WHAT YOU'RE
CALLING A PLENUM DUCT
IS BASICALLY THIS
ROUND STUFF, RIGHT?
YES. IT'S A FIBERGLASS
DUCT. IT'S INSULATED.
AND COATED
ON THE INSIDE.
WHAT'S
THE INSIDE COATING?
WHAT'S IT THERE
FOR, I MEAN?
IT'S THERE TO PROTECT
ANY TYPE OF GROWTH OR
MOLD IN THE DUCTWORK.
OH, TO KEEP IT CLEAN.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
AND THEN IT'S ALSO FIBERGLASS,
SO YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY KIND OF HEAT LOSS.
NO. WITH THE HIGH
VELOCITY SYSTEM THE AIR
IS MOVING QUICKER.
THERE'S LESS LOSS
IN THE DUCTWORK.
AND THEN THE SECRET TO THIS
HIGH VELOCITY SYSTEM, TOO,
IS THIS FLEXIBLE--WHAT IS
THIS, 3-INCH DUCTWORK?
THIS IS 2-INCH, AND
WHAT WE CALL THIS IS
SOUND ATTENUATED TUBE.
IT ABSORBS ANY NOISE
OR SOUND BEFORE IT
GOES INTO THE ROOM.
SO YOU WON'T HAVE ANY WHIRRING
NOISE FROM THE HIGH SPEED--
NOW WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
SO FAR IN THE MAIN HOUSE?
IN THE MAIN HOUSE
WE HAVE 3 SYSTEMS
FOR EACH ZONE.
WE HAVE A FIRST FLOOR,
SECOND FLOOR, AND
THIRD FLOOR.
THE FIRST FLOOR
AIR HANDLER IS
IN THE CELLAR.
THEN WE HAVE TWO AIR
HANDLERS IN THE ATTIC
THAT WILL FEED BOTH
THE SECOND AND
THIRD FLOOR.
OK, SO THAT THESE ARE
BASICALLY HANGING FROM
THE RAFTERS, RIGHT?
ONE IS MOUNTED IN THE
FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT
AND YOU HAVE TWO
THAT ARE SUSPENDED
FROM THE CEILING
IN THE ATTIC AREA.
AND THE REASON FOR
SUSPENDING THEM HAS
TO DO WITH VIBRATION?
VIBRATION
AND ALSO SPACE.
WE WANTED TO KEEP
AS MUCH SPACE AS WE
COULD UP IN THAT AREA
BECAUSE IT IS FINISHED.
AND WILL IT BE EASILY
ACCESSED IF YOU HAVE
TO SERVICE THE UNITS?
YEAH, THEY'RE VERY
EASY ACCESS FOR
BOTH HOMEOWNER
AND SERVICE MEN.
TERRIFIC. NOW
OVER HERE I NOTICE
WE'RE GETTING READY TO
DO SOME CONNECTIONS.
HOW DO YOU CONNECT
THESE THINGS?
WHAT JOE'S GOING TO
DO IS CONNECT THIS
SUPPLY TUBING
THAT WILL TAKE OF
THE UPPER LEVEL.
HE'LL TAKE A 2-INCH HOLE SAW.
HE'LL DRILL INTO THE DUCTWORK.
PULLS IT OUT,
TAKES OUT THE CORE,
THEN HE'LL HAVE A GASKET,
AND WHAT WE CALL OUR
QUICK CONNECT OUTLET,
THAT SNAPS INTO
THE PLENUM DUCT
AND HOLDS TIGHT THERE
SO THERE'LL BE NO PROBLEM of
AFTER THIS IS ALL CLOSED UP.
THAT SNAPS INTO PLACE.
YES, IT DOES.
THOSE ARE REVERSE
ACTING PLIERS.
HE'S GONNA PUT THOSE
DOWN INSIDE,
GIVE IT A SNAP,
YOU'LL HEAR A CLICK,
AND THEN YOU'LL KNOW
IT'S CONNECTED.
THERE'S
NO TAPE INVOLVED?
NO, THERE'S NO TAPE.
OK, THEN THESE ALL
BASICALLY PROVIDE
THE ASSURANCE
THAT YOU'LL HAVE EVEN
COOLING OR EVEN HEAT
THROUGHOUT THE SPACE.
WITH THE HIGH VELOCITY
SYSTEM YOU'RE CREATING A
PRESSURE CENTER IN THE ROOM
WHICH TYPICALLY
YOU DON'T HAVE...
A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FLOOR
AND CEILING OF TWO DEGREES.
GOTCHA. AND WE WANT
TO BE ABLE TO
KEEP EVERYTHING
UNDER THE WINDOW SILLS
HERE SO WE CAN HAVE A
WINDOW SEAT BUILT HERE.
THAT WAS THE CONSTRAINT
OF THE SPACE
THAT WE NEEDED TO HIDE
THE DUCTWORK SO YOU COULD
KEEP THE OPENNESS HERE
AND IT WILL BE MADE
INTO A WINDOW SEAT.
THEN OVER HERE WE HAVE
THE CONTINUING DISTRIBUTION
WITH THE SMALLER ONES
THAT ACTUALLY FEED
THE SPACE DOWN BELOW.
THANKS FOR COMING HOME.
THANK YOU, BOB.
IN A MINUTE WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK
AT THE ROOFING SYSTEM,
INCLUDING THESE
BEAUTIFUL SKYLIGHTS.
DON'T GO AWAY.
NEXT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT A
NEW ROOF AND COPPER SKYLIGHTS
AT THIS REMODELING PROJECT.
WELL, THE BACK SIDE OF THE HOUSE
IS TRULY A WORK IN PROGRESS.
WE'VE GOT THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE
FOR THE BACKYARD DECK
RIGHT UP AGAINST THE WHOLE
WIDTH OF THE HOUSE.
THAT DOESN'T HAVE
DECKING ON IT YET,
BUT WE DO HAVE LOTS OF
TEMPORARY SUPPORTS FOR
THE PIPE STAGING.
WE HAD TO PUT UP A THIRD
STORY PIPE STAGING HERE
SO WE COULD WORK ON
THE GUTTERS UP THERE
AND REPLACEMENT WINDOWS
AND THE LIKE.
THIS REALLY MAKES IT
GO A LOT MORE QUICKLY
AND IT'S SAFER
INSTALLATION.
THE GUTTER THAT WAS
UP THERE WAS WOODEN,
PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL ONE,
AND WHEN THEY WENT
TO TOUCH IT IT FELL OFF,
SO WE'VE REPLACED IT
WITH A WOODEN GUTTER,
WHICH IS THE APPROPRIATE
MATERIAL HERE.
OF COURSE, THAT REQUIRES
A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
MAINTENANCE EVERY YEAR.
THEN IF WE LOOK OVER
AT THIS END OF THE HOUSE
YOU CAN SEE THE MORE OR LESS
COMPLETED LITTLE ADDITION,
THE BUMP-OUT ON THE KITCHEN,
WHICH HAS THE 3 WINDOWS IN PLACE
AND REALLY GIVES THE WHOLE
BACKSIDE OF THE HOUSE HERE
A VERY CONTEMPORARY FEEL.
ALSO, THE BREEZEWAY
HAS BEEN BUILT
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A
UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE HOUSE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE
FRENCH DOORS IN PLACE JUST YET
BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING
TO GET THE DRYWALL INSTALLED
INSIDE THE HOUSE BEFORE
WE PUT THEM IN PLACE.
AND OF COURSE, ONE OF
THE KEY THINGS THAT HAPPENED
AROUND HERE RECENTLY
WAS WE DECIDED THE ROOFING
MATERIAL WAS TOO WORN
TO LEAVE IT IN PLACE.
SO WE'VE GOT A BRAND
NEW ROOF IN PLACE
AND KEN LANGEVIN IS
HERE FROM OWENS CORNING.
TELL US A LITTLE
ABOUT THE SHINGLES
THAT WE'VE USED HERE.
THESE ARE THE
40 YEAR ARCHITECTURAL, BOB.
WHY DO THEY CALL IT
AN ARCHITECTURAL SHINGLE?
IT'S GOT THIS LAMINATED
SECTION, TWO PIECES
GLUED TOGETHER,
VERY STRONG, GIVES
YOU ARCHITECTURAL,
THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOOK.
THAT'S IT. IT GIVES
A THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOOK
BUT IT'S A 40-YEAR
WARRANTY 'CAUSE OF
THE EXTRA BUILDUP
OF ASPHALT AND
MINERAL GRANULES, RIGHT?
EXACTLY.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT ONE
OF THESE ROOFS AND
YOU START TO SEE
SHINY BLACK THROUGH
THE GRANULES,
TIME FOR A NEW ONE.
TIME FOR A NEW ROOF.
I KNOW THE GUYS
LOVE INSTALLING
THESE PRODUCTS.
THEY GO IN VERY EASILY.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT'S KEY HERE IS
THE RIDGE DETAIL, RIGHT?
THIS IS THE RIDGE VENT.
COMES IN A ROLL
AND YOU JUST
ROLL IT OUT ON TOP
OF THE RIDGE.
USE A NAIL GUN, JUST
PUT IT RIGHT IN THERE.
HAS A WIND DRIVEN
BAFFLE HERE,
SO ANY RAIN THAT DOES
GET IN THERE WILL SIT,
AND IT'S COVERED WITH
THE HIP AND RIDGE SHINGLE
TO GIVE IT THAT ARCHITECTURAL,
THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOOK.
AND THIS FOLDS
LIKE THAT, RIGHT
OVER THE RIDGE
AND THE NEXT ONE
STICKS RIGHT ON THERE.
HERE'S YOUR ADHESIVE.
JUST KEEP GOING.
NOW YOU DID ALSO PUT--
WHAT DO THEY CALL IT,
AN ICE DAM?
ICE AND WATER
BARRIER, BOB.
ON THE RIDGE,
IN THE EAVES.
THIS IS JUST
A SAMPLE OF IT.
COMES IN 4-FOOT ROLLS?
3-FOOT, 4-FOOT ROLLS.
HAS AN ADHESIVE BACK.
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE
OF THIS?
WHEN YOU GET THE ICE
BUILD-UP IN YOUR GUTTERS
IT WON'T PUSH UP
UNDERNEATH THE SHINGLES,
AND YOU WON'T GET
ANY LEAKS.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ROOF.
IN FACT, WE HAD
A LOT OF FUN
WATCHING THE GUYS
PUT IT IN PLACE JUST
A FEW DAYS AGO. WATCH.
FIRST, THE CREW
FROM MC CONSTRUCTION
REMOVED THE OLD LAYERS OF
ROOFING MATERIAL FROM THE BARN.
NEXT, THEY ADDED A LAYER
OF LOUISIANA PACIFIC
ORIENTED STRAND BOARD
OVER THE ORIGINAL ROOF SHEETING.
THIS OSB CUTS EASILY,
LAYS DOWN FLAT,
AND IS DIMENSIONALLY STABLE.
IT'S MANUFACTURED
WITH THIN WAFERS
OF WOOD, RESINS AND WAX
COMPRESSED UNDER INTENSE HEAT.
WHEN USED AS ROOF SHEETING,
IT'S EXTREMELY RESISTANT
TO MOISTURE DAMAGE.
THEN THEY STAPLED DOWN
A LAYER OF FELT PAPER
AND MARKED WITH CHALK LINES
TO LAY OUT THE COURSES
OF ASPHALT SHINGLES.
SINCE THESE
ARCHITECTURAL SHINGLES
ARE A DOUBLE LAYER SHINGLE,
THEY'RE FASTENED THROUGH
THE PRE-MARKED WHITE LINE
TO ASSURE THAT BOTH LAYERS
ARE ATTACHED TO THE ROOF.
ALSO, THE FRAMES FOR THE VELUX
VSE SKYLIGHTS WERE INSTALLED.
THESE VENTING SKYLIGHTS
WILL BE OPERATED
WITH A HAND-HELD REMOTE CONTROL.
COPPER STEP FLASHING
IS THEN ADDED
TO THE SIDE OF THE SKYLIGHTS
AND THE ASPHALT ROOF SHINGLES
ARE FASTENED UP TO IT.
I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD
CHOICE FOR THIS HOUSE
BECAUSE, A: IT STARTS TO UNIFY
BOTH THE CARRIAGE HOUSE
AND THE HOUSE ITSELF
HAVING THAT SAME NEW
ARCHITECTURAL SHINGLE,
BUT THEN WHEN YOU LOOK
AT THE VELUX SKYLIGHTS
THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE
WITH THE COPPER TRIM,
THE COPPER FLASHING
AND FRAMES ON THEM,
THEY APPEAR NOT JUST HERE
BUT ON ABOUT
6 OTHER DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THESE COMPONENTS
TOGETHER WITH THE COPPER ROOFING
THAT WILL BE INSTALLED SOON
ON THE BREEZEWAY, AS WELL AS
ON THIS ADDITION HERE,
THAT'S WHAT ARCHITECTURE
IS ALL ABOUT HERE.
TRYING TO BRING A CONTEXT OF
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS TOGETHER
THAT UNIFY THE WHOLE THING.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
CHARLIE WILL BE REPLACING
BROKEN AND DAMAGED
SIDEWALL SHINGLES. STICK AROUND.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'LL BE ROOFING
OUR FARMHOUSE AND BARN
IN MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
AND WE'LL BE INSTALLING
SOME REMOTE-CONTROLLED
COPPER SKYLIGHTS.
ALSO WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A COMPACT, HIGH VELOCITY
HVAC SYSTEM
WITH SOUND ATTENUATED
DUCTS AND AIR HANDLERS.
CHARLIE, OUR CONTRACTOR,
WILL BE REPLACING DAMAGED
SIDEWALL SHINGLES,
AND OUR ELECTRICIAN WILL
SHOW US SOME NEW HIGH HATS
MADE FOR INSTALLATION
IN EXISTING CEILINGS.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON...
NEXT TIME ON...
IT'S ARCHITECTURAL
ROOFING SHINGLES,
COPPER SKYLIGHTS,
AND RECESSED LIGHTING.
DON'T MISS IT.
WHEN WE STRIPPED THE HOUSE
OF THE MAN-MADE SIDING
THAT WAS PUT ON HERE
ABOUT 40 YEARS AGO,
WE DISCOVERED A KIND OF
A DECORATIVE TREATMENT,
A WHOLE COURSE OF
SCALLOP SHINGLES
AND DENTILATED MOLDING
BENEATH THEM.
WE'VE DONE SOME REPAIRS.
CHARLIE, OUR CONTRACTOR,
FIGURED OUT HOW TO CREATE A JIG
SO HE COULD MAKE MORE OF THIS
REPLACEMENT DENTILATION.
RIGHT NOW THE HOMEOWNERS
HAVE A FEW COLORS PUT UP THERE.
THEY'RE TRYING TO DECIDE
WHAT TO USE.
CHARLIE'S BEEN DOING A LOT
OF SHINGLE REPAIRS TO THE HOUSE
BECAUSE SOME SECTIONS, LIKE
THIS, IT'S ALL NEW SHINGLE WORK.
IN OTHER AREAS,
THE EXISTING SHINGLES ARE
IN GOOD ENOUGH CONDITION
THAT YOU CAN JUST
DO A QUICK REPAIR.
THESE ARE ON THE BACK
OF THE LITTLE BARN.
LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK AT
HOW YOU DO THAT.
HI, CHARLIE.
HI, BOB.
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH
ONES HAVE TO BE REMOVED?
WELL, WE HAVE TO LOOK
FOR THEM, BASICALLY,
IF THEY'RE CRACKED.
THEN YOU GOTTA REMOVE THEM.
AND THIS ONE, OBVIOUSLY...
THAT ONE'S CRACKED.
THAT ONE IS DONE.
AND HOW DO YOU
TAKE IT OUT?
WE JUST TAKE A SHINGLE
RIPPER THAT HAS A HOOK ON
EITHER SIDE OF IT,
GRABS THE NAIL,
PUT IT UP IN HERE,
AND IT PULLS DOWN
THE NAIL.
Bob: AND THAT ALLOWS
YOU TO TAKE IT OUT.
SOMETIMES YOU'RE GONNA
LOSE THE ONE ON TOP
AS WELL, RIGHT?
MAYBE THE ONE UP
ABOVE IT WILL COME OUT.
THEN WE HAVE IT OPEN.
BUT IN SOME CASES--
THAT ONE'S SPLIT,
IT'LL HAVE TO GO--
BUT WHEN THEY'RE NOT
SPLIT, YOU CAN JUST
RENAIL THEM DOWN.
TIGHTEN IT UP, RENAIL,
TIGHTEN IT UP LIKE
THIS ONE HERE.
WE COULD ACTUALLY TIGHTEN
THAT ONE UP RIGHT NOW.
JUST TAKE A NAIL.
COME BACK IN.
NEEDS TO COME UP
A LITTLE BIT.
THERE YOU GO.
OK, WHERE YOU'RE
GONNA FILL IN,
LIKE OVER HERE YOU'VE
ALREADY REMOVED IT,
HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT
MAKING THE PATCH?
FIRST OF ALL, AGAIN,
WE'LL TIGHTEN THIS
ONE UP HERE.
GET A NAIL IN.
THEN WE'LL TAKE A PIECE
OF ALUMINUM FLASHING..
THAT'S AN EXTRA
PRECAUTION WHICH IS
NOT A BAD IDEA.
YOU'RE COVERING UP
THE JOINT THAT'S
ALREADY THERE
BEFORE YOU PUT IN
THE PATCH SHINGLE.
CORRECT. THAT WAY THEY
WON'T GET ANY WEATHER
IN BEHIND IT.
THEN WE'LL JUST
TAKE OUR SHINGLE
HOLD IT UP HERE...
MARK IT...
TAKE OUR SQUARE...
GET A REFERENCE LINE...
HOLD IT DOWN...
Bob: AND YOU JUST CUT IT
WITH YOUR UTILITY KNIFE.
CORRECT.
SNAP IT OFF...
AND...
IN HERE...
AND YOU CAN CUT IT
TO FIT SO IT'S...
RELATIVELY TIGHT,
RELATIVELY TIGHT.
THE FACT IS...
A LITTLE BIT OF
A GAP WON'T HURT IT.
IT PROBABLY WILL SHRINK
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
RIGHT.
AND THEN YOU'RE SENDING
THE NAIL AS FAR UP AS YOU CAN...
UNDERNEATH THE SHINGLE
ABOVE IT.
THAT'S HOW WE GET
OUR PATCH IN.
IN THE BEST OF
ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS,
WE'D HAVE THE BUDGET TO
JUST STRIP THE WHOLE THING
AND DO IT OVER AGAIN, 'CAUSE
THERE'S A LOT OF PATCHING.
RIGHT THERE IS. BUT, AGAIN,
WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET
SO WE HAVE TO
DO IT SELECTIVELY.
LOOKS GOOD. THANKS, CHARLIE.
NEXT, THE ELECTRICIAN INSTALLS
A NEW RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURE
IN THE EXISTING PLASTER CEILING.
BARRY DRISCOLL
FROM DRISCOLL ELECTRIC
IS INSTALLING SOME
NEW LIGHTOLIER FIXTURES
THAT ARE ESPECIALLY DESIGNED
FOR REMODELING WORK.
HEY, BARRY.
HOW ARE YOU, BOB?
SO YOU JUST MADE
THE FIRST CUT UP THERE
WITH A HOLE SAW, AND THAT
GETS RID OF THE PLASTER
BECAUSE THIS IS A CEILING
THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PRESERVE.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE
THE 5-INCH HOLE SAW,
OR THE 5-INCH HOLE
THAT WE'VE USED,
TRYING TO MAKE
THAT PERFECT,
SINCE THAT'S THE
SIZE OF OUR HOUSING.
GOTTEN RID OF THE OLD
HORSEHAIR PLASTER,
HORSEHAIR AND PLASTER,
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA
CUT AWAY THE WOOD LATH.
AND NOW THE ROTOZIP WILL
HELP YOU MAKE THE CUT
THROUGH THE OLD LATH
AND THE OBJECTIVE
IS NOT TO DESTROY
THE EXISTING CEILING.
IT GETS A LITTLE
BIT MESSY, BUT THAT'S
THE STORY OF REMODELING.
NOW YOU'VE GOT SOME INSULATION
UP THERE, DON'T YOU?
YEAH, WE HAVE TO MOVE
THE INSULATION AWAY.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE
AT LEAST 3 INCHES AWAY
FROM ANY PART OF
THAT LIGHT THAT WE'RE
GONNA PUT UP HERE.
THIS IS A NEW TYPE
OF RECESSED LIGHT THAT
LIGHTOLIER'S COME OUT WITH.
YES IT IS.
AND TELL ME A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT IT.
IT'S A NEW RE-MODELER
FOR AN EXISTING CEILING
IN A NEW HOME,
OR IN AN OLD HOME
WHERE YOU'RE GONNA
KEEP THE drywall
IN YOUR CEILING,
THIS LOW VOLTAGE
LIGHT FIXTURE CAN
ADAPT UP INTO THAT
AND GIVE YOU A NEW
EVOLUTION TRIM,
WHICH IS THE NEW
LIGHTOLIER RECESSED
STYLE LIGHT.
HAS A TRANSFORMER
INSIDE OF IT.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK.
AND YOU JUST FEED IT
WITH REGULAR FOURTEEN
TWO CABLE, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THE LIGHT GETS WIRED
WITH REGULAR 110,
AND THAT STEP DOWN
TRANSFORMER
STEPS IT DOWN TO
12 VOLTS, 50 WATTS.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE
TO DO THERE NEXT?
WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUT
ONE OF THE KNOCKOUTS
IN THE BACK OF
THE HOUSING
AND BRING OUR FOURTEEN
TWO GAUGE WIRE RIGHT
INTO IT.
WE'RE GONNA UNDO
THE CONDUCTORS
THAT ARE ALREADY
PRE-WIRED FOR US.
WE HAVE A GROUND.
WE HAVE A HUT,
AND WE HAVE OUR NEUTRAL.
FOR SENDING REGULAR
POWER INTO THE HOUSING
AND THEN THE TRANSFORMER
INSIDE OF THE HOUSING
IS GONNA CONVERT OUR
ELECTRICITY FOR OUR
LOW VOLTAGE BULB.
OUR HOUSING HAS A
THERMAL PROTECTOR ON IT
IN CASE IT GETS
TOO HOT IN THE AREA
WHERE WE ARE--
IT'LL SHUT
THE LIGHT OFF?
IT'LL SHUT THE LIGHT
OFF BEFORE ANYTHING
WILL HAPPEN.
GREAT.
WE'VE ALREADY REMOVED
THE INSULATION
AT LEAST 3 INCHES
AROUND THE HOUSING.
THAT'S A CLEVER DESIGN.
WE PUT THE HOUSING
IN THE CEILING LIKE SO
AND WE'RE GONNA PULL
THIS ONE PIECE RIGHT
DOWN ON THROUGH.
WE PULL THAT DOWN.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE
OUR HOUSING...
PUSH IT RIGHT UP
INTO THE CEILING.
ONCE IT GETS UP
INTO THE CEILING,
YOU'RE JUST GONNA
TAKE THAT STRAP--
FOLD IT BACK UP?
PUSH THAT STRAP BACK UP.
THERE'S ALSO, INSIDE,
TWO SETS OF CLIPS.
WE'RE JUST GONNA
LIFT THOSE CLIPS TO
THE TOP OF THE drywall
WHERE THE WOOD LATH
OR THE WOOD OR WHATEVER
OUR INSIDE SURFACE IS,
AND WE'RE JUST GONNA
PUSH THEM STRAIGHT IN.
UP INSIDE OF
THE HOUSING THERE'S
A LITTLE SET SCREW.
THE SET SCREW IS
GONNA TIGHTEN OUR TRIM
RIGHT INTO THE drywall
AND MAKE SURE
IT'S NICE AND TIGHT.
TERRIFIC.
THANKS A LOT, BARRY.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME
WHEN WE'LL BE PUTTING UP
A STANDING SEAM COPPER ROOF
ON THE BREEZEWAY
AND INSTALLING
A TUBULAR SKYLIGHT.
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