1221 - Blue Board Installation, Landscaping and a New Garage Door
January 21-27, 2002 | July 22-28, 2002
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HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR LITTLE
FARMHOUSE PROJECT
HERE IN MEDFORD,
MASSACHUSETTS.
TODAY WE'RE INSTALLING
A GARAGE DOOR
IN THE BARN PART
OF THE PROJECT HERE BEHIND ME.
ALSO, SOME DRYWALL
INSTALLATION INSIDE
FOR A VENEER COAT OF PLASTER
AS WELL AS FOR
TAPE AND JOINT COMPOUND.
AND WE'LL ALSO BE SHOWING YOU
SOME BEAUTIFUL FENCING
AND PRIVACY SCREENING
FROM BRATTLE WORKS.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE IN
THE LOFT AREA OF THE BARN
AND BILL REID
FROM U.S. GYPSUM IS HERE.
WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT
SHEETROCK.
NOW, BILL,
EVERYBODY USES
SHEETROCK GENERICALLY,
BUT THAT'S A TRADEMARK
OF U.S.G., RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT,
IT IS, BOB.
THEY INVENTED IT?
YES, WE INVENTED
THE PRODUCT BACK IN 1917.
I DIDN'T KNOW
IT HAD BEEN
AROUND THAT LONG.
I THINK ABOUT
ROCK LATH, KIND OF,
BACK IN THE 1940s
AND 50s.
THEY MADE IT
IN THIS SIZE,
4 X 8 SHEETS?
YES.
DRYWALL, GENERICALLY.
IMPERIAL BOARD WHEN
YOU'RE SKIM COATING.
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT
WHEN YOU'RE JUST
TAPING IT TO THE JOINTS?
IT'S JUST SHEETROCK,
GYPSUM PANELS.
OK. NOW, THEY'RE
ALSO TALKING ABOUT
THIS BEING A NEW
IMPROVED TYPE OF
SHEETROCK.
WHAT'S NEW AND
IMPROVED ABOUT IT?
IN 2000, BOB,
WE CAME OUT WITH
A NEW CORE TECHNOLOGY
FOR THE BOARD
THAT MADE THE BOARDS
ACTUALLY STRONGER,
MADE THEM LIGHTER FOR
THE GENTLEMEN HANDLING THEM,
AND ALSO FOR CUTTING
AND SCORING OF THE MATERIAL.
RIGHT. SO IT MAKES
THE JOB GO MORE QUICKLY.
AND THEY'RE BUSY AT WORK
ON THE GABLE END WALL
BACK HERE.
AND I LOVE THE WAY
THEY CAN JUST--SCORE IT,
SNAP IT AND KEEP ON GOING.
LET'S WATCH.
THAT'S THE EASE
OF THE MATERIAL.
Bill: WHEN THEY ARE HANGING
IMPERIAL BOARD,
UNLIKE TYPICAL
GYPSUM SHEETROCK,
THE SCREW SPACING ON THIS
IS 12 INCHES ON CENTER
WHERE REGULAR SHEETROCK
GYPSUM PANELS
ARE GONNA BE
USED FOR TAPING.
BUT TYPICALLY, WE SCREWED
16 INCHES ON CENTER.
AND WHAT THEY WANT
IS THE SCREWS TO ACTUALLY BE
FLUSH WITH THE PAPER,
JUST A HAIR DIMPLE.
JUST A HAIR
OF A DIMPLE, EH?
JUST A HAIR DIMPLE, YEAH.
YEAH, THE REASON FOR THAT IS
BECAUSE THE FACE PAPER ITSELF
IS A SUCH A WET APPLICATION
WITH VENEER PLASTER
THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU GET A GOOD, SOLID
ADHERENCE TO THE WALL
WITH THE SCREWS
SO THEY DON'T POP.
IT'S THE FACE PAPER
THAT MAKES THE CHEMICAL
REACTION
WITH THE IMPERIAL PLASTER
TO CREATE THE BOND, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT, YEAH.
THIS FACE PAPER IS TREATED
AND IT'S ABSORBENT
TO TAKE THE VENEER PLASTER.
IT'S GREAT HOW ONE GUY
CAN HANDLE A 10 FOOT
SHEET LIKE THIS,
SNAP IT, CARRY OFF
WHAT HE NEEDS.
YEAH. AND IF YOU
NOTICE ON THE ENDS,
IT SNAPS
PRETTY CLEAN.
YEARS AGO, IT USED
TO BE A LOT OF
RAGGED EDGES ON IT.
WHAT THEY WOULD END UP
HAVING TO DO WOULD BE
TO RASP THAT EDGE.
YES, I HAVE.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
WITH THAT.
THERE YOU GO, SURE.
HE'S PUTTING A BACK CUT
ON IT THERE, HUH?
YEAH.
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE
OF THAT?
SO THAT THE BACK
OF THE SHEET
DOESN'T HIT BEFORE
THE FRONT DOES,
SO HE'S PUTTING IT
UP ON THE WALL ITSELF.
IT'S A NICE,
TIGHT FIT.
WHY SHOULD THE BOARD
ALWAYS WE HUNG HORIZONTALLY?
THERE'S NO REAL
REASON FOR IT BEING
HORIZONTAL, BOB,
OTHER THAN THE FACT
THAT IT'S EASIER
AND IT COVERS
A LARGER SQUARE FOOTAGE
THAN STANDING THE SHEET
UP 8 OR 9 FEET.
IT'S EASIER
FOR INSTALLATION.
AND WHAT ABOUT WHEN
YOU HAVE A SITUATION
LIKE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW
WITH A WINDOW?
WHY NOT BUTT PIECES
UP AGAINST THE SIDES
AND THE TOP?
THE REASON FOR THAT
IS TO KEEP IT FROM
CRACKING.
IF I WERE TO BUTT IT
UP TO ONE SIDE OF
THE WINDOW
AND THE OTHER SIDE
JUST GO STRAIGHT UP,
WHEN I TAPE THAT
I'M PUTTING IN
A WEAK SPOT
RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
WHAT THAT WOULD CAUSE
WOULD BE CRACKING.
NOW, THE BLUE BOARD
AND SKIM COAT APPLICATION
IS TYPICALLY NOT
A DO-IT-YOURSELF JOB,
IS IT?
NO, IT'S NOT.
THAT REQUIRES
A NUMBER OF YEARS
OF USING A PRODUCT
AND UNDERSTANDING
HOW TO USE THE PRODUCT,
PLUS A VARIETY OF
SPECIAL TOOLS THAT
THEY NEED.
WHAT KIND OF PLASTER
DO THEY ACTUALLY USE?
THIS IS
A VENEER PLASTER
THAT'S GONNA BE
INSTALLED IN THIS
PARTICULAR JOB.
YEARS AGO,
EVERYTHING BEING
CONVENTIONAL PLASTERS,
THE COST IS
VERY PROHIBITIVE
TODAY TO DO THAT.
SO WHEN THE VENEER
PLASTERS CAME ON,
A LOT OF PEOPLE,
THEY BOUGHT INTO IT
BECAUSE IT GAVE THEM
A MONOLITHIC LOOK,
OR MORE MONOLITHIC
THAN GYPSUM PANELS,
AND IT GAVE THEM
AN ABUSE RESISTANT
FINISH.
YEAH. NOW, HERE
WE'RE USING A COMBINATION
OF SKIM COAT, PLASTER
AND JUST TRADITIONAL
SHEETROCK AND TAPE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THE SHEETROCK
AND TAPE WALLS ARE
DOWN IN THE STUDIO
WHERE THE HOMEOWNER
WANTS TO HAVE THE OPTION
OF TACKING UP ARTWORK
AND DOESN'T WANT TO
HAVE TO
HAVE A HARD VENEER
PLASTER SURFACE.
NEXT, WE'LL VISIT THE FACTORY
WHERE THEY MANUFACTURE
OUR RED CEDAR TRELLIS
AND LATTICE FENCE.
HARDSCAPE IS THE PART
OF THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE,
IF YOU WILL,
THAT INVOLVES FENCING.
AND IN THIS CASE,
WE'RE LOOKING AT
TRELLIS AND LATTICE.
AND FRED GOOD
FROM BRATTLE WORKS
IS HERE
TO EXPLAIN
ALL ABOUT IT.
GOOD MORNING, BOB.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU?
NOW, THIS--WHAT--
THE BOTTOM IS LATTICE?
THE BOTTOM OF
THIS PANEL IS
A PRIVACY LATTICE
WITH A ONE INCH
OPENING AND A ONE INCH
VERTICAL MEMBER.
AND YOU JUST LAY IT
ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER.
THERE'S NO NAILING.
AND THEY'RE FASTENED
WITH A STAINLESS STEEL
FASTENER
AND WITH
WATERPROOF GLUE.
OK. AND THEN
THIS TOP SECTION.
THE TOP SECTION
IS TRELLIS.
IT'S A FULL DADO.
AGAIN, IT'S GLUED
AND FASTENED WITH
AN ALUMINUM
FASTENER.
AND THESE ARE ALL TERMS
THAT COME OUT OF
THE FRENCH DESIGN
TRADITION N'EST-CE PAS?
PRIMARILY FRENCH
IN ORIENTATION
AND EUROPEAN.
TREILLAGE.
AND WHAT,THE IDEA
IS HERE IS JUST
TO PROVIDE KIND OF
A SCREENING AND A BACKDROP
FOR A SHRUB BORDER,
I BELIEVE.
CORRECT.
THIS IS PRIVACY
SO THAT YOU CAN
HAVE PLANTING
IN THE FRONT
AND YOU HAVE SOME
LIGHT AND AIR
THAT COMES THROUGH
THAT ENHANCES
THE PLANT MATERIAL
THAT'LL EVENTUALLY
BE PUT IN HERE
IN FRONT OF THE FENCE.
WHAT KIND OF WOOD
DO YOU USE?
THIS IS
WESTERN RED CEDAR.
TYPICALLY,
IT'S A DARK RED,
BUT WESTERN RED CEDAR
IS A LITTLE BIT OF
A MISNOMER.
IT ALSO COMES
IN VERY LIGHT COLORS.
SURE. AND YOU COULD,
OF COURSE, STAIN IT
OR YOU COULD LEAVE IT
NATURAL TO WEATHER.
IT CAN BE WEATHERED
LIKE THIS.
IT'LL GRAY OUT IN
ABOUT 6 TO 9 MONTHS.
OR IT CAN BE STAINED
IN ANY OF A VARIETY
OF COLORS.
NOW FRED, HOW ABOUT
INSTALLING IT?
I KIND OF SEE
A PIPE DOWN THERE.
WHAT KIND OF A POST
INSTALLATION DO YOU DO?
THE INSTALLATION,
THERE'S TWO APPROACHES
TO THIS.
ONE IS WHERE
THE WOODEN POST
IS ACTUALLY PUT
RIGHT INTO THE GROUND.
NOW WHEN YOU DO THAT,
WHAT KIND OF
A LIFE EXPECTANCY
CAN YOU GET?
YOU SHOULD END UP
WITH ABOUT 15 YEARS
OF LIFE EXPECTANCY
IN WELL-DRAINED SOIL.
WELL-DRAINED SOIL,
THAT'S THE KEY.
AND NOW, THIS IS
A PRODUCT LIKE--
WELL, THIS IS
WESTERN RED CEDAR,
BUT...
THERE'S A NATURAL
REPELLENT TO INSECT
DAMAGE AND ROT,
RIGHT?
ALL YOUR CEDARS
HAVE TANNIN IN THEM.
AND TANNIN IS BASICALLY
A NATURAL INHIBITOR OF
MOLD AND BACTERIA,
WHICH GIVES
THE WOOD LIFE.
OK. NOW, THE SYSTEM
THAT YOU'RE USING
IS A LITTLE BIT
MODIFIED.
RIGHT. THE HOMEOWNER
HERE SPECIFIED
THIS APPROACH.
AND THIS REALLY COMBINES
THE BEST OF TWO WORLDS.
YOU HAVE A STEEL PIPE
THAT ACTUALLY GOES
IN THE GROUND,
WHICH HAS AN INCREDIBLY
LONG LIFE,
AND THAT'S
PUT INTO CONCRETE.
AND THEN YOU HAVE
THE BEAUTY OF RED CEDAR
ABOVE GROUND,
AS YOU CAN SEE
IN THESE OTHER PANELS.
YEAH. AND SO,
WHAT YOU'RE DOING
OVER HERE,
YOU'VE DUG A HOLE
HOW DEEP?
THE HOLE IN THE GROUND
IS APPROXIMATELY
2 FEET DEEP.
AND THE PROCESS
BASICALLY IS
WATER WILL BE PUT
INTO THE HOLE
ABOUT HALF FULL
AND THEN A READY-MIX
CONCRETE WILL BE
DROPPED INTO THE HOLE
AND MIXED.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
MIX IT SEPARATELY?
YOU DON'T NEED TO
MIX IT ABOVE GROUND.
IT CAN BE ADDED
RIGHT INTO THE HOLE
AND MIXED IN THE HOLE
IN THE GROUND.
AND THESE PRODUCTS
EITHER COME WITH
AN ACCELERANT
TO SPEED UP
THE PROCESS OF HARDENING
OR IN FACT,
DEPENDING UPON
THE SCHEDULE,
YOU DON'T
HAVE TO USE THAT.
OK. AND NOW,
I'M JUST NOTICING
YOU'VE GOT
THE LOOSE SECTION
THAT GOES UP HERE.
THIS IS WHAT
REALLY GIVES THIS
ITS STURDINESS,
RIGHT?
THAT'S YOUR TRELLIS PANEL,
WHICH IS USED HERE
FOR A TOPPER.
THOSE ARE
FULL HALF DADOS...
EXCELLENT.
THAT ARE DROPPED
INTO THE SLOTS.
SO THESE ARE JUST
SIMPLY INSTALLED
UP HERE
AND SCREWS ATTACH IT
TO THE POST.
AND THEN, WHAT ABOUT
AT THE BOTTOM?
DON'T YOU HAVE
TO MIX THAT UP?
I SEE.
THAT'S THE WAY
THE FENCE INSTALLERS
DO IT.
WELL, WHY DON'T WE
TAKE A VISIT TO
FRED'S WORKSHOP
TO SEE HOW ALL THIS
IS MANUFACTURED.
SO, FRED,
EVERYTHING'S MADE OUT
OF WESTERN RED CEDAR.
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT HERE?
THAT'S WHAT
WE HAVE HERE, BOB.
IT'S A FULL
1 1/4 by 4 INCHES,
ROUGH LUMBER,
RIGHT FROM THE MILL.
SO THIS IS NOT
WHAT I CAN GET
AT THE LUMBER YARD
AROUND THE CORNER?
NO, THIS IS MORE OF
AN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT
THAT WE USED IN
THE MANUFACTURING
OF OUR TRELLIS.
AND THEN, WHAT ARE
WE LOOKING AT HERE?
THESE ARE BOARDS
THAT HAVE GONE
THROUGH MILLING,
AND THIS IS
THE VERY FIRST STEP
IN TRELLIS PRODUCTION,
UH, WHICH WE DO
ON OUR DADO MACHINE,
WHICH I CAN SHOW YOU
RIGHT OVER HERE.
OVER HERE.
SO, THE DADO MACHINE
IS NOT LIKE
WHEN I HAVE A DADO BLADE
ON MY RADIAL ARM SAW.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT
MORE COMPLICATED, RIGHT.
THIS ONE'S
A LITTLE BIT LARGER.
IN FACT, THIS
PARTICULAR MACHINE
IS BUILT FOR US.
HOW MANY BLADES?
IT HAS A TOTAL
OF 11 BLADES
THAT CUT THE BOARD
ALL AT ONCE.
SO, IN ONE PASS,
YOU PUT IN ALL
OF THESE DADOS.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THIS'LL ACTUALLY
COME THROUGH
THE MACHINE
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
IT'LL PASS
OVER THE BLADES.
NOW LET'S CLOSE IT UP
AND WATCH IT IN OPERATION.
VERY GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THAT'S A PRETTY CLEAN CUT.
11 OF THEM, HUH?
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?
THE NEXT STEP, BOB,
IS WE GO OVER TO
THE MOLDER
AND RIP THIS INTO
3 DIFFERENT STRIPS
ON THE FULL LENGTH
BASIS.
OK, LET'S SEE THAT.
OK, SO NOW WE'RE
READY FOR ASSEMBLY,
RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT, BOB.
OK.
NOW, WHAT KIND OF GLUE
IS USED IN THIS PROCESS?
THIS IS A WATER-BASED,
WATER-PROOF GLUE
THAT WE USE ON THE CEDAR.
AND SO THEY PUT
A BEAD IN EACH ONE
OF ALL THE DADOS
AND NOW THEY JUST
KIND OF MAKE
THE ARRANGEMENT,
RIGHT?
THEY SPREAD IT OUT
SO THAT IT IS SPACED
READY FOR ASSEMBLY.
AND THE TABLE IS
PART OF THE PROCESS
BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY
GOT THE MEASUREMENTS
LAID OUT.
NOW, THIS MATERIAL
COMES IN PRETTY WET,
DOESN'T IT?
IT COMES IN
15 TO 20% MOISTURE.
THE WESTERN
RED CEDAR DOES.
CORRECT.
AND DOES IT MATTER
WORKING IT THAT WET?
WELL, YOU NEED TO KEEP
A HIGH MOISTURE
BECAUSE IT'S GONNA
BE OUTDOORS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SO IF YOU DRIED IT AND
PUT IT BACK OUTDOORS
AND IT GOT WET,
THEN YOU'D HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT IT MOVING.
EXACTLY.
WARPITURE,
OR WHATEVER.
IS THAT ALL
THERE IS TO IT,
OR DO THEY ACTUALLY
HAVE TO NAIL THE
INDIVIDUAL...
ONCE THEY HAVE PUT
THE DADOS TOGETHER,
AS YOU SEE,
THEY WILL USE
AN ALUMINUM FASTENER,
UH, AROUND
THE ENTIRE PIECE.
AND THAT WILL HOLD IT
TOGETHER WHILE IT'S CURED.
NOW DO YOU USE
ALUMINUM FASTENERS
JUST BECAUSE IT'S GONNA
BE IN THE WEATHER?
WE USE ALUMINUM BECAUSE
WHEN WE FINISH
WITH THIS ASSEMBLY,
WE WILL ACTUALLY
SAND THE PANEL.
SO AS NOT TO CAUSE
SPARKING IN OUR
SANDING MACHINE,
WE USE ALUMINUM
FASTENERS.
I SEE.
ALL RIGHT, SO,
AT THIS STATION,
YOU'RE GONNA CUT OFF
ALL THESE STUBS, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
WHAT KIND OF SAW
IS IT?
THIS IS A 15 FOOT
PANEL SAW
FOR CUTTING THESE
TRELLIS PANELS.
SO YOU'VE GOT A JIG
THAT SETS IT UP
RIGHT IN THE EXACT
LOCATION
AND THEN AT THE PRESS
OF A BUTTON,
IT'LL HOLD IT
DOWN IN PLACE.
AND AT THE PRESS
OF ANOTHER BUTTON,
HERE COMES THE SAW BLADE.
BOY, THAT'S
PRETTY NIFTY.
AND SO NOW,
WE'VE GOT ALMOST
A FINISHED PANEL
EXCEPT YOU STILL HAVE
TO PUT IT THROUGH
A SANDER, RIGHT?
RIGHT, BOB.
WE'RE GONNA SMOOTH
THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM
WITH A SANDER.
NOW THAT'S NICE
AND CLEAN, ISN'T IT.
SMOOTHS IT RIGHT UP.
SO, THIS IS WHAT
WE'VE GOT
OUT AT OUR PLACE.
NOW, HOW DO YOU MAKE
THE LATTICE?
IT'S A SIMILAR OPERATION
WITH A FEW CHANGES.
ALL RIGHT, SO HOW DO
YOU CUT ALL THESE
REALLY FINE PIECES
FOR THE LATTICE WORK?
WE DO THAT
ON THE MOLDER.
WE'RE CHANGING
THE CUTTING HEADS
SO THAT WE RIP
14 STRIPS AT ONE PASS.
AND WHAT ARE
THE DIMENSIONS?
THEY'RE 1 INCH WIDE
BY 5/16s THICK.
AND NOW, IN TERMS
OF ASSEMBLING
ALL OF THIS,
IT COULD
BE A NIGHTMARE.
Bob:
WHAT DO YOU DO HERE?
ON THIS TABLE HERE,
WE LAY DOWN
THE HORIZONTAL STRIPS
AND GLUE WILL
BE APPLIED.
THE SAME KIND OF GLUE
THAT WE SAW ON
THE TRELLIS.
SO YOU BASICALLY
ARE JUST PUTTING
THESE AS A GUIDE
TO APPLY A BEAD OF GLUE
EVENLY AND ALWAYS
IN THE RIGHT SPOT.
THAT'S RIGHT, BOB.
ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S ALL THE GLUE.
NOW WHAT?
NOW, BOB, WE'RE GONNA
RAISE THE TOP OF THIS...
AND THEN I'M GONNA
PICK UP 24 STRIPS
AT A TIME.
WITHOUT DROPPING THEM.
PREFERABLY.
AND DON'T MOVE
AROUND TOO MUCH.
AND I'M GONNA BRING THEM
OVER TO THE LATTICE
ASSEMBLY TABLE.
OK.
AND AT THE LATTICE
ASSEMBLY TABLE,
YOU'VE GOT STACKS
AND STACKS AND STACKS
OF PRECUT MATERIAL
THAT JUST RISES
TO THE OCCASION.
SO YOU LINE THEM UP.
LINE 'EM UP.
AND THEN YOU
YANK OUT THAT.
AND THEN, I GUESS
IT'S ALL BY HAND,
RIGHT?
SO EACH ONE
OF THESE KNOBS...
GUIDES YOUR WORK.
AND NOW HOW DO YOU
FASTEN THEM?
NOW WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE AN AIR GUN
AND WITH A STAINLESS
STEEL FASTENER,
WE'LL PUT A PATTERN
ACROSS THESE
SO THAT WE CAN LIFT
THE SHEET RIGHT OUT
OF THE JIG.
DO YOU NAIL THEM
AT EVERY INTERSECTION?
NO, WE DON'T NAIL THEM
EVERY INTERSECTION,
WE'LL GO AROUND
THE ENTIRE PERIMETER
AND THEN A PATTERN
ACROSS THE MIDDLE.
I SEE.
ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES
THE MYSTERY OUT OF
THE LATTICE WORK.
FRED,
THANKS FOR THE TOUR.
THANKS, BOB.
COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL BE HANGING DRYWALL
FOR A TAPE AND JOINT
COMPOUND FINISH.
STICK AROUND.
NEXT TIME ON
BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A TRELLIS AND LATTICE
PRIVACY FENCE
AT OUR FARMHOUSE PROJECT
IN MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.
WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE FACTORY
TO SEE HOW THIS RED CEDAR FENCE
IS MANUFACTURED.
WE'LL BE PUTTING UP
BLUE BOARD
FOR A SKIM COAT
OF VENEER PLASTER, AS WELL.
AND DRYWALL,
FOR A TRADITIONAL
TAPE AND JOINT COMPOUND
FINISH.
AND WE'LL BE COMPLETING
THE INSTALLATION OF
THE NEW GARAGE DOOR.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON
HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'RE HANGING BLUE BOARD
AND DRYWALL,
INSTALLING RED CEDAR FENCING
AND A GARAGE DOOR.
DON'T MISS IT.
WE'RE BACK WITH
BILL REID FROM U.S.G.,
AND WE'RE TALKING
SHEETROCK INSTEAD OF
BLUE BOARD
AND PLASTER NOW
BECAUSE THE HOMEOWNER
WANTED THE ABILITY TO
JUST PUT NAILS
EVERYWHERE, HUH?
YES. FROM WHAT
I UNDERSTAND,
THEY DIDN'T WANT
THE HARDNESS OF
THE PLASTER TO GO THROUGH
WITH LITTLE PUSHPINS.
SO THIS'LL BE
A TRADITIONAL
INSTALLATION
SHEETROCK WALLBOARD
WITH TAPED JOINTS,
RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND WHAT THE FELLAS
ARE DOING HERE
IS STARTING
TO HANG IT.
YOU DON'T HANG IT
ANY DIFFERENTLY
THAN IF YOU WERE
STILL USING THE
BLUE BOARD, RIGHT?
WELL, THIS IS GONNA
HANG A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENTLY,
IF YOU NOTICE ON HERE,
WHAT HE'S DONE
IS LOOKED AT
THE HEIGHT OF THAT WALL.
HE'S TAKING
SOME DIMENSIONS.
AND WHAT HE WANTS
TO DO IS NOT PUT
A RIPPED PIECE
IN THE CENTER.
TYPICALLY,
THIS WALL RIGHT NOW
IS ABOUT 8' 6".
AND WHAT HE'S DOING
AT THIS POINT IN TIME
BY PUTTING
A LARGER PIECE ON TOP,
THEY'LL END UP WITH
AROUND A 2 FOOT PIECE
ON THE BOTTOM.
OK.
AN 8 INCH PIECE
IN THE MIDDLE IS
NOT A GOOD IDEA
ONLY BECAUSE IF
ANYONE HIT THAT
WITH AN ELBOW,
EVEN ONCE IT'S FINISHED,
IT'S A WEAK SPOT
ON THE BOARD IN-BETWEEN
TWO STUDS.
RIGHT.
AND AS FAR AS
THE SCREW SPACING,
THE SCREW SPACING
ON SHEETROCK
ON GYPSUM PANELS
IS 16 INCHES
ON THE CENTER
AS WITH
THE VENEER PLASTER,
IT'S 12 ON CENTER.
NOW WHAT IS THAT TOOL
THAT HE USES TO MAKE
THE CUTOUT?
THAT'S--TYPICALLY,
THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL
A ROTO ZIP.
WHAT THAT DOES,
JUST MAKES THEIR JOB
A LOT EASIER
THAN USING A MEAT SAW
OR A SMALL HAND SAW
TO CUT IT OUT.
AND NOW, THAT WALL
IS BASICALLY
READY FOR TAPE
AND JOINT COMPOUND,
RIGHT BILL?
IT'S READY TO GO.
OK, WELL THANKS FOR
COMING ON THE SHOW.
BOB, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
NOW LET'S GO OUT
TO THE OUTSIDE
AND LOOK AT OUR NEW
GARAGE DOOR.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
TO HANG A NEW GARAGE DOOR,
SO DON'T GO AWAY.
THE EXTERIOR
OF THIS LITTLE BARN
IS, IN SOME AREAS,
IN PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE SHINGLES HERE
HAVEN'T BEEN REPAIRED YET.
AND THE DOORS
DO HAVE TO BE REPLACED.
WE'LL BE TALKING
ABOUT THAT MAYBE NEXT WEEK.
BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT
A NEW GARAGE DOOR
BEING INSTALLED
BY TOM RINALDI OVER HERE.
AND THIS IS A TRADITIONAL
KIND OF 6 PANEL DOOR
MADE OUT OF HEMLOCK,
WHICH MEANS THAT YOU'VE GOT
A GOOD, STURDY WOODEN DOOR.
IT'S A GOOD INSULATOR
AND IT ALSO GIVES YOU THE OPTION
OF PAINTING OR STAINING.
HERE COMES THE TOP PANEL.
AND THE TOP PANEL
HAS GLASS INSERTS,
SO THAT YOU'LL ALWAYS
HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF DAYLIGHT COMING IN.
AND YOU'RE ALSO KIND OF
PRESERVING THE LOOK
OF THE OLD BARN
BECAUSE THIS DOES HEARKEN
SOMEWHAT TO EARLIER TIMES.
HOPE YOU GOT
AHOLD OF IT,
DON'T YOU. GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. WELL,
THIS OBVIOUSLY, WILL TAKE
A FINISH COAT OF PAINT,
CLOPAY RESERVE COLLECTION.
THAT'S HOW YOU GET THESE.
AND YOU CAN GET THEM
IN A VARIETY OF DESIGNS.
THIS IS A PRETTY
CLASSIC STANDARD.
WE'RE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK
WHEN WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A MAHOGANY DECK
AND USING
TUMBLED CONCRETE PAVERS
FOR THE BACK ENTRY.
ALSO, WE'LL BE SKIM COATING
THE INTERIOR WALLS
WITH VENEER PLASTER.
'TIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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