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1224 - Landscaping Begins, Flooring Continues and a Water Heater is Installed
February 11-17, 2002 | August 12-18, 2002
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HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR PROJECT HERE
IN MEDOR, MASS.
OUR LITTLE FARMHOUSE
RENOVATION,
WHICH IS ALMOST FINISHED.
TODAY WE'LL GET TOGETHER
WITH THE LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
AND THE NURSERYMAN TO LOOK AT
ALL THE PLANT INSTALLATIONS.
INSIDE THE HOUSE,
BOILERS, HOT WATER HEATERS.
I'VE GOT KAHRS HARDWOOD FLOORS,
PREFINISHED.
AND ALSO, SOME WONDERFUL
PAINTS FROM SHERWIN WILLIAMS.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
WE HAVE LOTS OF LANDSCAPE
TO TALK ABOUT TODAY,
STARTING WITH, I GUESS,
A LITTLE ROCK GARDEN
HERE IN THE CORNER.
BUT WE WANT TO MEET
TOM STRANGFELD FROM
WESTON NURSERIES,
AND KRISTIAN FENDERSON,
OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT,
SO THAT WE CAN GET
THE REAL LOWDOWN.
HI, GUYS.
HOW ARE YOU?
GREAT.
THIS IS A LITTLE
ROCK GARDEN FEATURE
THAT YOU'VE PLANNED HERE
ALMOST AT THE EDGE
OF THE STREET.
WHAT'S THE IDEA HERE?
IT'S TO SERVE
AS PART OF...
THIS IS ACTUALLY
THE DEFACTA FOR
AN ENTRANCE INTO
THE PROPERTY.
IT'S TO GIVE
THE HOMEOWNER
SOMETHING REALLY
INTERESTING TO LOOK AT
AS THEY ENTER.
AND IT ALSO SERVES
TO MAKE A GREAT TRANSITION.
'CAUSE YOU'VE KIND OF
MOUNDED IT UP
AND CREATED ABOUT
A 2 FOOT GRADE TRANSITION
FROM THE STREET.
AND THE WHOLE GARDEN
ON THIS SIDE OF THE HOUSE
HAS TO DEAL WITH
A RELATIVELY BUSY
STREET, RIGHT?
MM-HMM.
WHAT'S SOME OF
THE PLANT MATERIAL
THAT'S BEEN CHOSEN
HERE, TOM?
HE'S GOT SOME
SCINTILLATION
RHODODENDRON.
HE'S REALLY GIVEN
THE HOMEOWNER A LOT
OF SEASONAL INTEREST.
AND AS WELL,
THESE PLANTS ARE
ALL GONNA GROW UP
AND FORM A PRETTY
INTIMATE GARDEN
IN HERE
ONCE THEY START...
I WOULD THINK THAT
YOU WANTED TO HAVE PLANTS
THAT ARE GONNA GIVE YOU
A REAL BUFFER
AGAINST SEEING
THE BLACK TOP
AND SEEING CARS
GOING BY.
THESE WILL DO THAT,
WITHIN A FAIRLY
REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME.
OK. WHAT IS
THIS CALLED?
THIS IS
THE HINOKI CYPRESS.
IT'S THE STANDARD FORM
OF HINOKI CYPRESS,
RATHER THAN THE DWARF FORM,
WHICH IS MORE
COMMONLY USED.
OK. BUT IT'S BEEN
PLANTED UNDER A MATURE
NORWAY MAPLE
THAT HAS BEEN HERE
FOR MANY YEARS.
WON'T IT INTERFERE
WITH IT?
UH, NO. WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF JUDICIOUS PRUNING,
THIS WILL TOLERATE
THESE CONDITIONS
AND WILL TOLERATE
SOME OF THE SHADE
THAT THE NORWAY MAPLE CASTS.
AS LONG AS
YOU WATER WELL.
DURING THE SUMMER,
YOU GOTTA KEEP
YOUR WATER OUT.
NOW THIS IS THE BANE
OF ANY BUILDERS EXISTENCE,
'CAUSE HOMEOWNERS
ARE ALWAYS SAYING,
"WELL, I'M GLAD THAT
I'M GONNA HAVE NICE
HEATING AND VENTILATING
AND AIR CONDITIONING
IN MY HOUSE."
BUT THOSE SURE
DON'T LOOK ATTRACTIVE.
HOW DO YOU DEAL
WITH THAT?
WE'RE GOING TO USE
LATTICEWORK.
SO THERE'LL BE
MORE LATTICE LIKE
WHAT WE SEE HERE,
IN FRONT OF IT.
AND THEN, WHAT ARE
THE PLANTS THAT
YOU'VE CHOSEN
TO GO IN FRONT
OF THE LATTICE?
UM, AGAIN,
A VARIETY OF
SEASONAL INTERESTS,
SOME SPECTACULAR
EARLY-BLOOMING RHODODENDRONS,
A PLETHORA OF VERY FRAGRANT
PINK FLOWERS
LATE IN THE SUMMER.
WHAT'S THIS?
THIS IS A FANTASTIC PLANT.
THIS IS THE DWARF BLUE
ARIZONA FIR.
IT'S A DWARF CONIFER,
PROBABLY 8 TO 10 FEET TALL
AT MATURITY.
AND THEN THE TREE
THAT YOU PUT HERE?
THAT IS A REAL
PRIZE-WINNING TREE
FOR THIS PART
OF THE COUNTRY.
IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL BARK
LIKE A SYCAMORE.
WHAT'S IT CALLED?
STEWARTIA.
IT'S AN ASIATIC TREE.
IT DOESN'T GET TOO BIG.
IT HAS A NICE
HABIT OF GROWTH,
NICE FALL COLOR
WITH SINGLE WHITE
CAMELLIA-LIKE FLOWERS
IN JULY AND AUGUST,
WHICH IS A TIME WHEN
A LOT OF PLANTS START BLOOMING.
RIGHT.
AND IT'S A REAL
FOUR SEASON TREE.
BEAUTIFUL.
NOW, THERE'S A NUMBER
OF TREES HERE.
AND WE'RE VERY CLOSE
TO THE CORNER,
AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE ANY REAL PLANT
BUFFER FROM THE STREET.
THE JUNIPER IS A VARIETY
CALLED BLUE STAR.
THE LITTLE TINY
BLUE ONES THERE.
HOW BIG WILL THEY GET?
UH, THEY WILL PROBABLY
GET TO BE 2 OR 3 FEET ACROSS,
BUT NO MORE THAN
6 OR 6 INCHES HIGH.
VERY, VERY DURABLE,
AND NOT AT ALL SUSCEPTIBLE
TO A LOT OF THE PESTS
AND DISEASES THAT UH...
TROUBLE MANY JUNIPERS.
GOOD. AND THEN,
THE REST OF THE TREES...
IS THIS A BIRCH?
NO, THIS IS THE ASIATIC
PAPER BARK MAPLE.
AS IT MATURES, IT GETS
A REALLY BEAUTIFUL,
COPPERY EXFOLIATING BARK
IN THE WINTER.
SO I'M STARTING
TO SEE IT.
YOU DO HAVE A PATH
ALONG THE SIDE
OF THE HOUSE
THAT'S KIND OF
A PATH THROUGH
A LARGE SHRUB
AND TREE BORDER.
YES.
AND THIS ONE
IS BEAUTIFUL,
EVEN THOUGH
THE LEAVES ARE
OFF IT NOW.
THIS IS INTERESTING
BECAUSE IT BLOOMS
IN FEBRUARY.
VERY FRAGRANT, PINK FLOWERS
BLOOMING IN FEBRUARY.
IT'S A VIBURNUM.
IT'S VIBURNUM
BOWDEN INTENSELY.
AND IT HAS THE SAME FRAGRANCE
AS THE KOREAN SPICEBUSH
WHICH MOST HOMEOWNERS PLANT,
BUT IT'S NOT SUSCEPTIBLE
TO THE PESTS AND DISEASES
THAT THE KOREAN
SPICEBUSH HAS.
NOW, TOM, THESE ARE
ALL NEW ENGLAND PLANTS,
THOUGH, RIGHT?
THESE ACTUALLY ALL CAME
FROM HOPKINTON.
FROM HOPKINTON,
MASSACHUSETTS?
AND THEY ALL WILL SURVIVE
VERY, VERY WELL HERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS
KRISTIAN'S MENTIONED
ABOUT PESTS AND DISEASES,
IF YOU CHOOSE
THE RIGHT PLANTS,
YOU CAN REALLY MINIMIZE
THE AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE
YOU HAVE TO DO
IN TERMS OF SPRAYING
AND CONTROL OF DISEASE.
YEAH. AND SOMETHING
LIKE THESE GRASSES
THAT YOU'RE WALKING
IN FRONT OF,
YOU DON'T DO
ANYTHING TO THEM.
NO. ESPECIALLY
NOT NOW.
NOW IS WHEN THEY'RE
JUST COMING INTO
THEIR REAL SPLENDOR,
WHEN THEY START TO PUT
THEIR FLOWER HEADS ON
AND THEY'VE GOT
THE COLOR.
SO YOU LEAVE THESE HERE
ALL WINTERTIME.
THEY'RE JUST BEAUTIFUL.
ALL RIGHT, NOW,
IN THIS CORNER,
YOU'VE CHOSEN TO
PUT IN A HEMLOCK.
ISN'T THAT
A BAD IDEA FROM THE
PEST PERSPECTIVE.
AREN'T THEY SUSCEPTIBLE
TO ILLNESS RIGHT NOW?
WELL, THERE IS A PROBLEM,
BUT IT CAN BE CONTROLLED.
SO IT'S NOT REALLY
A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
I THINK THE HEMLOCK
BEING IN THIS CORNER,
IT'S GONNA HAVE
TO BE MAINTAINED,
PRUNED A LITTLE BIT
OCCASIONALLY
JUST TO KEEP IT
IN SHAPE HERE.
BUT IT SHOULD BE
JUST FINE IN THIS SPOT.
AND IS THIS A GOOD
TIME OF YEAR TO BE
PUTTING THEM IN?
OH, YEAH.
OH, YEAH.
YOU CAN PLANT ANYTHING
RIGHT UP UNTIL...
OH, MID-NOVEMBER.
YEAH. WELL, KRISTIAN,
WE STARTED OUT WITH
A HEMLOCK HEDGE HERE
THAT, IT WAS LATER
DECIDED, WAS TOO
INTRUSIVE.
AND I DO NOTICE THAT
YOU CHOSE SOME LAWN
FOR THIS BACKSIDE
OF THE HOUSE.
WHAT'S THE THINKING
HERE?
I WANTED TO GIVE THEM
SOME UNCLUTTERED, OPEN AREA
TO EITHER DINE IN
OR ENTERTAIN ON.
UH, JUST A LITTLE RELIEF
TO THE EYE.
SO IF THEY HAVE
A LAWN PARTY WHERE
THEY'VE GOT SOME LAWN.
NOW, YOU'VE PUT IN
3 OR 4 LARGE TREES
ALONG THE BARRIER
BACK HERE.
WHAT KIND OF TREES
ARE THEY?
THIS IS AN INTERESTING,
AND I THINK,
AN APPROPRIATE CHOICE
FOR A SMALL PROPERTY,
THIS IS THE FASTIGIATE
FORM OF THE NORWAY MAPLE.
I DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING
THAT WOULD INTRUDE
ON THE LAWN.
I WANTED TO GIVE THEM
AS MUCH LIGHT AND SUN
AS POSSIBLE,
BUT YET I WANTED PRIVACY
FROM THE ADJACENT HOUSE.
THIS IS
AN INTERESTING PLANT.
NOW WHAT IS THIS?
THE HYDRANGEA QUERCIFOLIA,
THE OAK LEAFED HYDRANGEA.
IT'S A NATIVE AMERICAN
PLANT.
MANY SEASONS OF INTEREST.
HUGE, COLORFUL LEAVES.
YEAH, ONCE IT
BECOMES MATURED,
PUTS OUT THESE
ENORMOUS LEAVES
AND THESE BIG,
WONDERFUL WHITE
BLOSSOMS, RIGHT?
YES, INDEED.
ALSO, IT GETS
EXFOLIATED BARK
AGAIN IN THE WINTER.
VERY INTERESTING
MULTI-SEASON PLANT.
VERY TROUBLE-FREE.
GENTLEMEN,
GREAT JOB.
I'M GONNA TAKE
A MINUTE TO TALK
WITH CHARLIE,
OUR CONTRACTOR,
ABOUT THE PERGOLA
THAT HE'S BUILDING
OVER HERE.
CHARLIE,
THIS IS ONE DETAIL
THAT I DON'T THINK
WE REALLY THOUGHT
TOO MUCH ABOUT.
BUT IT'S EASY
TO BUILD A PERGOLA,
ISN'T IT?
IT IS, BOB.
THIS WS SENT TO US
BY BRATTLEWORKS,
PRECUT RED CEDAR.
AND WE'RE JUST TAKING,
BASICALLY, THE POSTS,
SLIDE 'EM RIGHT UP
OVER THOSE POSTS
THAT WE HAD
INTO THE DECK
THAT YOU SAW
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
AND HOW ARE YOU
ATTACHING THEM?
WE'RE JUST TAKING SOME
3 1/2 STAINLESS SCREWS
AND DRILLING RIGHT IN.
THEY'RE NOT PRE-DRILLED
OR ANYTHING, RIGHT?
NO, THEY'RE NOT'
PRE-DRILLED,
BUT IT'S A SOFT WOOD.
THAT'S IT.
READY FOR
THE NEXT ONE?
YES, SIR.
WELL, I THINK
IT'LL BE A VERY
NICE TOUCH
WITH A LITTLE VINE
GROWING ON IT.
WE'LL GET SOME SHADE
ON THE HOUSE
FOR OUT HERE.
VERY NICE.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
THE ELECTRICIAN CONNECTS
A SURGE PROTECTOR
FOR ALL THE HOUSEHOLD
APPLIANCES.
HERE WE ARE IN
THE BASEMENT OF THE HOUSE
WHERE ALL OF THE DUCT WORK
HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
ALL OF THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART
FOIL-WRAPPED DUCT WORK.
AND WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 5
OF THESE SPACEPAK UNITS.
THROUGHOUT THE PLACE.
NOW, WHAT THEY'RE DOING
IS ESSENTIALLY DELIVERING
THE CONDITIONED AIR
AT HIGH SPEED DELIVERY
THROUGH THE REST OF THE HOUSE.
AND THE BIG PIPE THAT COMES IN
FROM THE RIGHT THERE
IS THE FRESH AIR INTAKE.
NOW IN THE BOILER OVER HERE,
WE'VE INSTALLED A BRAND NEW
RBI GAS FIRED BOILER
THAT IS PROVIDING
THE BTUs, IF YOU WILL,
THE HOT WATER,
TO THE 5 DIFFERENT ZONES
THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE
TO HEAT THE ROOMS.
AND THEN OVER HERE,
WE HAVE A NEW JOHN WOOD
WATER HEATER.
SO MECHANICALLY SPEAKING,
THINGS ARE PRETTY MUCH
UNDER CONTROL,
EVEN THOUGHT THE BASEMENT
DOWN HERE STILL LOOKS
A LITTLE BIT OLD.
NOW THE ELECTRICAL WORK
IS ALMOST 100 PERCENT COMPLETED.
MY FRIEND BARRY DRISCOLL
WAS HERE A FEW DAYS AGO
TO PUT IN THE LATEST
STATE-OF-THE-ART
SURGE PROTECTOR.
ALL RIGHT. SO BARRY,
THE BIG THINGS
THAT HOMEOWNERS WITH
AS MUCH ELECTRONICS
AS WE HAVE HERE
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
ARE SURGE PROTECTION,
RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT, BOB.
AND WHAT ARE
YOU DOING THERE?
WHAT ARE YOU
HOOKING UP?
A MAIN SURGE SUPPRESSER
FOR THE WHOLE HOUSE.
IT'S GONNA TAKE CARE
OF ALL OUR APPLIANCES,
OUR TVs,
OUR STEREO EQUIPMENT,
AND ANYTHING ELSE
THAT WE'D BE WORRIED
ABOUT DAMAGING.
IT'S ALSO GONNA
PROTECT OUR TELEPHONES
AND OUR CABLE TV,
WHICH RUN THROUGHOUT
THE HOUSE.
WOW. SO THIS MEANS
ANYTHING PLUGGED IN
ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
AN INDIVIDUAL SURGE
PROTECTOR
AT THAT POINT OF USE,
AS IT WERE?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THIS'LL DO THE WHOLE,
ENTIRE HOUSE.
AND IS THIS SOMETHING
YOU CAN ONLY PUT IN
NEW CONSTRUCTION
OR CAN YOU
RETROFIT IT?
YOU COULD RETROFIT
AND YOU COULD PUT THIS
IN ANY APPLICATION.
THERE IT IS.
GREEN LIGHT.
WHO MAKES THAT ONE?
THESE ARE MADE
BY SQUARE D.
OK, NOW, WHAT ABOUT
ARC DETECT?
THAT'S ONE THING
WE'RE GONNA BE
HOOKING RIGHT NOW.
THIS WIRE GOES UP
TO A BEDROOM.
AND THESE, WHICH ARE
GONNA BE REQUIRED
IN THE NEW CODE,
ARE AN ARC FAULT
DETECTOR.
AND THAT'S GONNA PROTECT
ANYTHING IN OUR BEDROOMS.
YOUR CHILD PLUGGING INTO
AN OUTLET THAT HE'S
NOT SUPPOSED TO.
SO A FAULT "DE"-TECTOR
MAKES SURE THAT
IS A KID
STICKS A KEY
INTO A RECEPTACLE,
THEY CAN'T
GET SHOCKED?
CORRECT.
OR IF YOU WERE
HANGING A PICTURE
AND YOU HIT A WIRE.
ANYTHING THAT WOULD
CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH
YOUR WIRING.
IT'LL SHUT THAT
RIGHT DOWN,
MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE.
DOES THIS ADD
A LOT OF EXPENSE
TO THE INSTALLATION?
NOT MUCH. IT'S GONNA BE
REQUIRED IN THE NEW CODE,
THOUGH.
GREAT. THANKS.
NEXT, WE'RE INSTALLING
AN OAK FLOOR
IN THE MASTER SUITE WITHOUT
USING ANY GLUE OR NAILS.
NEXT TIME ON
BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
OUR FARMHOUSE REMODELING
PROJECT IN MEDFORD,
MASSACHUSETTS
IS ALMOST FINISHED.
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT
THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN
AND ALL OF THE NEW PLANTINGS.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING AN OAK FLOOR
IN THE MASTER SUITE
WITHOUT USING
ANY GLUE OR NAILS.
ALSO, WE'LL CHECK OUT
THE UTILITY SYSTEMS
IN THE BASEMENT.
THE ELECTRICIAN WILL BE HERE
CONNECTING A MAIN
HOUSEHOLD SURGE PROTECTOR,
AND WE'LL BE USING
A LEAD ENCAPSULATING PAINT
ON THE ORIGINAL TRIM.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON...
NEXT TIME ON...
IT'S LANDSCAPING,
OAK FLOORING,
A SURGE PROTECTOR,
AND LEAD ENCAPSULING PAINT.
DON'T MISS IT.
TIM COLGAN IS HERE FROM
KAHRS GROUP FLOORING.
AND TIM, YOU'RE
PUTTING THE FINAL
TOUCH ON THIS FLOORING.
YES.
NOW THIS IS JUST
A SPECIAL PRODUCT
YOU USE
AND A SPECIAL MOP
OR WHAT?
YES. WE HAVE A CLEANER
ESPECIALLY MADE FOR
OUR PRODUCT.
IT'S MADE FOR
A HARDWOOD FLOOR.
BUT THIS IS A REAL
OAK FLOOR.
YES.
RIGHT?
YES, WHITE OAK FLOOR.
WE CALL IT--
OAK COPENHAGEN
IS THE GRADING.
OK. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
NOW, I KNOW THAT
EARLIER THIS WEEK,
THE CARPENTERS
WERE PUTTING DOWN
THE UNDERLAYMENT
OVER THE OLD BOARDS
THAT GO BACK OVER
A HUNDRED YEARS.
AND BASICALLY,
THEY JUST PUT DOWN
ORIENTED STRAND BOARD
WITH CONSTRUCTION
ADHESIVE RIGHT OVER
THE OLD BOARDS
BEFORE YOU GUYS STARTED
THE INSTALLATION.
BUT THEN THE FIRST
THING THAT YOU WORK WITH
IS THIS PADDING,
RIGHT?
YES, THIS PADDING
IS MADE ESPECIALLY
FOR US.
IT'S AIROLIN FOAM BEADS
IN-BETWEEN TWO LAYERS
OF PLASTIC.
THIS GIVES YOU
SOUND RESISTANCE
AND MOISTURE
RESISTANCE.
MM-HMM. SO IS THE IDEA
ALSO TO PAD THE FLOOR
SO THAT IT'S
A MORE COMFORTABLE
KIND OF FEEL?
YOU GET A LITTLE
MORE COMFORT,
AND ALSO FOR
SOUND DEFLECTION.
OK. NOW TELL US
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE INSTALLATION.
BECAUSE I THINK
THERE ARE NO NAILS
AND THERE IS
NO GLUE INVOLVED.
RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
HOW DID THEY
GET STARTED?
THEY STARTED IN
THE LEFT HAND CORNER,
WORKED LEFT TO RIGHT
FROM THE STARTING WALL.
THE END SEAMS ARE
PUT TOGETHER FIRST.
THERE'S A WEDGE PUT INTO
THE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED
BOARD.
THE NEXT BOARD,
THE BUTT SEAM
IS PUT IN FIRST.
THE BOARD IS LAID INTO
THE PREVIOUSLY
INSTALLED ROW
AND THEN IT'S TOPPED
WITH A HEAVY PLASTIC
BLOCK.
SO THERE'S
NO HAMMER NEEDED.
NO HAMMER IS NEEDED.
NOW IT SEEMS LIKE
THE SECRET TO
THE TIGHTNESS OF
THE INSTALLATION
HAS TO DO WITH
THIS INTERLOCKING
JOINT, RIGHT?
YES. IT'S COMPLETELY
MECHANICAL.
IT'S A TIGHT JOINT.
THERE IS SOME
BUILT IN PLAY
BECAUSE IT IS
A WOOD PRODUCT.
AND IT GIVES YOU
AN INSTALLATION
THAT IS NOT SUSCEPTIBLE
TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES.
AND NO GLUE CAN FAIL,
NO NAILS CAN FAIL.
NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT
THE BACKSIDE OF THE
FLOORING PRODUCT,
IT'S JUST
AN UNFINISHED--
IS IT FIR?
UH, THIS IS SPRUCE.
AND THEN IN-BETWEEN,
WHAT'S THAT LAYER?
THIS IS A PINE
FINGER-JOINTED
INNER CORE
WITH QUARTER SAWN
VERTICAL GRAINING,
SO THAT ALL
THE EXPANSION,
ALL THE MOISTURE
ALLOWS FOR THE EXPANSION
TO BE VERTICAL
SO IT DOESN'T EFFECT
THE WEAR LAYER
OF THE FLOOR.
THE FLOOR VIRTUALLY
CANNOT SEPARATE.
OK. NOW, WHAT
ABOUT DURABILITY IN
A FLOOR LIKE THIS?
CAN YOU REFINISH IT?
ACTUALLY, WE GUARANTEE
TWO FULL SANDS OF
THE PRODUCT PROFESSIONALLY.
THE FULL SANDINGS
OF THE PRODUCT,
RIGHT. I SEE.
AND WHAT ABOUT
SCRATCHING?
THIS LOOKS LIKE
IT'S A TOTALLY
NATURAL FINISH,
RIGHT?
YEAH, IT'S AN
ACRYLIC URETHANE FINISH.
IT'S NON-YELLOWING.
IT'S ACTUALLY HARDER
THAN POLYURETHANE.
MOST OF OUR PRODUCT
IS NATURAL COLORS.
80 PERCENT OF OUR LINE
IS NATURAL COLORS.
WHICH MEANS THAT
NO STAIN IS APPLIED.
AND ONE OF
THE PROBLEMS
WITH WEAR
IS THAT IF YOU'VE GOT
A LIGHT WOOD WITH
A DARK STAIN ON IT,
YOU CAN SCRATCH
THROUGH THE DARK STAIN
AND SEE THE SCRATCHES
VERY EASILY
THE COLOR WILL NOT
SCRATCH OFF ON
A NATURAL PRODUCT.
MM-HMM. WHAT SORT OF
PRICE POINT ARE WE
LOOKING AT?
INSTALLED,
STARING PRICE POINT
WOULD BE ABOUT
$8.00 A SQUARE FOOT.
ABOUT 8 BUCKS
A SQUARE FOOT.
AND HOW DO YOU DEAL
WITH ISSUES LIKE
YOUR EDGES OF THE ROOM,
YOUR THRESHOLDS
OVER HERE.
IS THIS THE PIECE
THAT GOES HERE?
YEAH, THE FLOOR IS
A FLOATING FLOOR.
SO YOU HAVE TO LEAVE
EXPANSION EVERYWHERE.
AND THIS IS A T MOLDING
THAT'LL JOIN TWO LIKE
HEIGHTNESS FLOORS.
IT'S PUT DOWN WITH
CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE
PLACED IN PLACE.
SO IT WOULD GO
RIGHT IN HERE
WITH A LITTLE
ADHESIVE HOLDING
IT IN PLACE
AND GIVE YOU THAT
NICE FINISHED LOOK.
THANKS A LOT, TOM.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU, BOB.
NOW, WE ALSO HAD
THE PLASTERERS
WORKING IN HERE.
AND DAVE HAD THE TASK
OF KIND OF BLENDING IN
WITH JOINT COMPOUND
AND IN SOME CASES,
EVEN METAL BEAD,
TO BRING NEW SURFACES
AND OLD SURFACES
TOGETHER
SO THAT THEY LOOK RIGHT.
AND RIGHT HERE
YOU CAN SEE WHAT
A GOOD JOB THEY'VE DONE.
NOW THIS IS A FLANNEL GRAY
SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINT
THAT'S BEEN PUT IN THE ROOM.
AND IT'S A VERY GOOD CHOICE
FOR A MASTER BEDROOM
BECAUSE IT'S A VERY
CALMING COLOR.
TRIM HASN'T BEEN
DONE YET,
BUT IT'S GONNA BE
BEAUTIFUL.
LET'S LOOK IN SOME OF
THE OTHER ROOMS
TOWARDS THE FRONT TO LOOK AT
SOME OF THE OTHER FINISHES.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE USING A LEAD
ENCAPSULATING PAINT
ON THE ORIGINAL WINDOW TRIM.
IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE
WE HAVE TWO MORE BEDROOMS.
AND THIS ONE IS PAINTED
IN A COLOR CALLED
"HARVEST MOON"
FROM SHERWIN WILLIAMS.
WHICH AGAIN HAS THIS KIND OF
VERY RESTFUL TONE TO IT.
I THINK ANY COLOR THAT
YOU CHOOSE FOR A BEDROOM
SHOULD NOT BE TOO,
TOO BRIGHT.
THIS ROOM HAS "ALWAYS ALMOND"
WHICH READS
A LITTLE BIT GRAYISH.
BUT COLE STANTON
IS HERE.
HI, BOB.
AND YOU ARE HERE
FROM OUR FRIENDS
AT FIBERLOCK
A LEAD ENCAPSULATING
PAINT, RIGHT?
EXACTLY. THIS IS
CHILD GUARD.
WE'RE APPLYING
CHILD GUARD,
AND ENCAPSULATING
COATING FOR
LEAD-BASED PAINT,
TO THE WINDOW TRIMS.
AND, I GATHER,
THE LEAD ENCAPSULATION
IS AN ALTERNATIVE
TO HAVING TO STRIP
AWAY ALL THE COATS
OF EARLY PAINT
THAT HAD LEAD IN IT
THAT CAN
HARM A CHILD.
EXACTLY. MAKE YOUR
LEAD-BASED PAINT
SAFE IN YOUR HOME
BY APPLYING A COATING
LIKE CHILD GUARD.
IT'S A MUCH SAFER
OPTION TO REMOVAL.
YOU'RE NOT GENERATING
ANYWHERE NEAR AS MUCH DUST.
AND IT'S FAR
LESS EXPENSIVE.
REMOVAL'S ABOUT
$8.00 TO 15.00 A SQUARE FOOT.
AND MOST PEOPLE
CAN'T AFFORD THAT
AND NOBODY WANTS TO
THROW AWAY THESE
BEAUTIFUL MOLDINGS.
NO, THE MOLDINGS
LOOK TERRIFIC.
AND THERE'S
A NICE GLOSS.
NOW CAN YOU GET
THIS GLOSS OR SATIN
OR...
THERE'S AN EGGSHELL
AND THERE'S A FLAT.
OK. NOW THIS ONE
HASN'T BEEN DONE YET,
RIGHT?
NO. THIS ONE IS
WAITING TO BE DONE.
THIS ONE WAS
JUST PREPARED.
WE TOOK A FEW OF
THESE LEAD-SAFE WIPES
AND JUST TOOK
A LOT OF THE DUST
FROM THE OTHER
CONSTRUCTION GOING ON
IN THE HOUSE
OFF OF THE TRIM
AND THEN WIPED IT DOWN.
SO THE WIPES,
WHAT ARE THEY,
TS...?
WELL, IT'S TSP.
IT'S PRESOAKED
IN TSP, SO IT'S
VERY CONVENIENT,
EASY TO PULL OUT.
GO AHEAD AND TAKE ONE
IF YOU LIKE.
TRI-SODIUM PHOSPHATE.
IT'S A HEAVY-DUTY
CLEANER.
GREAT DETERGENT.
GOOD AT SOLUBILIZING
AND LIFTING LEAD DUST.
SO IT'S GREAT FOR
CLEAN UP ANYWHERE
THERE'S BEEN
DUST-GENERATING
ACTIVITY IN
AN OLD HOUSE.
NOW IS THE PAINT
THICK ENOUGH THAT
IT'S GONNA HIDE
NICKS AND BRUISES
LIKE THIS?
ABSOLUTELY.
THE COATING SHOULD
BE APPLIED AT
7/1000s OF AN INCH,
DRY.
SO YOU'RE GOING
TO SEE A TERRIFIC
AMOUNT OF HEIGHT.
YOU MIND IF I...
PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
I'M NOT SURE I'VE EVER
MEASURED THE THICKNESS
OF A COATING
WHEN PUTTING
A LITTLE PAINT
ON MY SASH CUTTER,
BUT...
WELL, GENERALLY,
YOU DON'T.
BUT THERE IS A REALLY
EASY WAY TO DO IT
WHILE IT'S WET,
USING A WET FILM
THICKNESS GAUGE.
LET ME GET A LITTLE BIT
MORE ON THERE
AND WE'LL USE YOUR GAUGE.
NOW, THIS THICKNESS GAUGE,
WHAT'S THE POINT OF THAT?
WELL, THE ENCAPSULANTS
ARE ALL TESTED
AND CERTIFIED
AND APPROVED.
THAT'S WHY IF YOU
USE THIS PRODUCT,
IT MEETS
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
MAKING LEAD PAINTS SAFE
IN ALL 50 STATES.
BUT IT MEETS IT
AT A CERTAIN THICKNESS,
SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE
SURE YOU PUT IT UP
AT THE THICKNESS
AT WHICH IT PASSED
ALL THE TESTS.
THESE PRODUCTS
HAVE TO PASS 22
DIFFERENT TESTS.
THEY'RE SOPHISTICATED
PRODUCTS.
THIS IS A THERMOPLASTIC
ELASTOMERIC COPOLYMER.
CAN YOU SAY
THAT AGAIN, FAST?
THERMOPLASTIC
ELASTOMERIC COPOLYMER.
WATER-BASED.
CLEANS OFF WITH
SOAP AND WATER.
IT DOES COVER RIGHT OVER
THE LITTLE NICKS WE HAD
ON THE COVER HERE.
NOW TELL ME
ABOUT THE GAUGE.
HOW'S THAT GONNA WORK?
ALL WE'RE GONNA DO,
WHILE THE COVERING
IS WET,
WE'RE GONNA PUT IT
INTO THE COATING.
AND THEN WE TAKE
IT OFF AND WE CHECK
TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'VE GOT
A LITTLE DAB
OF COATING
ON THE PROPER TOOTH.
IN THIS CASE,
WE WANT 7 MLS DRY.
DID I GET ENOUGH
ON THERE?
NOT QUITE. BUT WE'RE
ALMOST THERE.
JUST A LITTLE BIT
MORE WOULD DO IT.
AND THEN YOU
PUT ON A SECOND COAT
TO GET IT TO
THE FINAL THICKNESS.
WHEN YOU GET
THE SECOND COAT,
YOU GET TO THE FINAL...
NOW THE BIG PROBLEM
WITH LEAD PAINT
IS THAT
IT TASTES SWEET.
AND LITTLE CHILDREN
GO UP TO A WINDOW SILL
AND THEY MIGHT KIND OF
PUT THEIR TEETH ON IT.
AND THAT CAN DO
A LOT OF DAMAGE.
HOW DOES IT WORK HERE?
THAT'S ONE OF
THE BIG SOURCES
OF LEAD POISONING.
LEAD DUST IS
THE OTHER ONE.
HERE, TO PREVENT
CHILDREN FROM
MOUTHING SURFACES
THAT THEY COULD GET
THEIR MOUTH AROUND,
IT HAS AN
ANTI-INGESTANT
CALLED BITRIX,
IT TASTES BAD!
WHICH IS FOUL TASTING.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT JUST TASTES
HORRIBLE.
THANKS FOR COMING ON.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME
WHEN WE'RE GONNA BE
INSTALLING OUR BEAUTIFUL
MERILLAT KITCHEN CABINETS.
ALSO, PUTTING SOME--
MAKING SOME CHOICES
FOR STONE COUNTERTOPS
AND IN THE MASTER BEDROOM,
PUTTING IN A CALIFORNIA
CLOSET SYSTEM.
UNTIL THEN,
I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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