1225 - Cabinets, Countertops, and Closets February 18-24, 2002 | August 19-25, 2002 HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR LITTLE FARMHOUSE
RESTORATION STORY
HERE IN MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.
MOST OF THE WORK IS FINISHED
ON THE OUTSIDE.
TODAY WE'RE INSIDE,
LOOKING AT BEAUTIFUL MERILLAT
KITCHEN CABINETS.
ALSO, PICKING OUT
SOME STONE COUNTERS.
AND WE'LL ALSO BE INSTALLING
SOME CALIFORNIA
CLOSET INTERIORS.
STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
WELL, THE MERILLAT CABINET--
THESE ARE SEMI-CUSTOM--
HAVE ARRIVED
AND ARE BEING INSTALLED.
THERE'S NO MORE EXCITING A POINT
IN A BIG REHAB LIKE THIS
THAN WHEN THE KITCHEN
CABINETS COME TOGETHER.
AND JOINING US NOW
IS MARK VAN SICKLE
FROM MERILLAT.
AND MARK, IF I CAN JUST
INTERRUPT YOU FOR A MINUTE.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THESE CABINETS,
WOULD YOU.
THESE CABINETS
ARE, UH, CHERRY.
THEY'RE CALLED
"CHERRY CIDER."
SO THAT, BASICALLY,
THIS IS ALL SOLID CHERRY.
SOLID CHERRY, RIGHT.
SOLID CHERRY
FACE FRAMES
AND DOORS.
OK.
THE CABINET
END PANELS
ARE STANDARD.
YOU CAN ORDER THEM AS
UPGRADE IF YOU WANT.
IF THE HOMEOWNER
OR ARCHITECT
WANT PLYWOOD,
YOU CAN GET PLYWOOD.
YEAH, BUT THE SEMI-CUSTOM
ASPECT OF IT,
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
WELL, SEMI-CUSTOM,
YOU CAN GET "ORGANOMICS"
INSTALLED IN YOUR CABINETS,
PRE-INSTALLED...
AND THAT MEANS
ALL THE--ORGANOMICS,
WE'RE GONNA SEE THAT
IN A MINUTE.
BUT THAT MEANS
ALL THE EXTRA FEATURES
THAT YOU CAN
PUT INTO THE CABINET.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
RIGHT HERE?
WELL, THIS IS JUST
A SIMPLE DRILLING JIG
THAT I MADE UP
FOR DRILLING
YOUR HARDWARE.
5 INCH CENTERS
KEEPS THEM ALL IN
THE SAME LOCATION.
AND YOU'VE GOT ONE
OVER THERE.
SO THESE ARE NICE
STAINLESS STEEL PULLS
IN A VERY KIND OF
CONTEMPORARY PROFILE.
AND YOU'LL BE PUTTING
THESE ALL HERE AND HERE.
NOW, THIS IS
AN UNUSUAL SET-UP,
RIGHT?
RIGHT.
THESE ARE THREE
WALL CABINETS
STACKED ON TOP
OF EACH OTHER
BUILT UP ON
A PLATFORM.
SO YOU HAVE A TOE KICK
STILL UNDERNEATH THEM.
NOW, THIS MAKES
FOR A VERY UNUSUAL
INSTALLATION.
'CAUSE WHAT
YOU'VE GOT IS,
LIKE, A WHOLE WALL
OF CABINETS,
ALMOST LIKE
A BUTLER'S PANTRY.
RIGHT.
AND YET, YOU'VE
KIND OF SAVED MONEY
'CAUSE YOU'RE...
BUYING A STANDARD BOX,
A STANDARD
OVERHEAD CABINET.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND ALL YOU DO IS
ADD END PANELS
TO COVER YOUR SEAMS
WHEN YOU STACK
YOUR THREE CABINETS.
A SOLID END PANEL
COVERS IT UP.
RIGHT.
OK, WELL, I'LL LET YOU
CONTINUE WITH YOUR
LITTLE DRILLING OPERATION.
THEN WE'LL ASK ABOUT
THE ORGANOMICS.
I WANT TO SEE HOW
CHARLIE'S DOING
FINISHING UP WITH
THE INSTALLATIONS HERE.
YOU'VE GOT ALL OF THEM
IN PLACE, CHARLIE,
EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE.
AND THIS ONE'S
ALREADY...
YEAH, WE'VE ALREADY
GOT THIS ONE IN PLACE.
IT'S A BASE CABINET
THAT'S GOING SIDE-BY-SIDE
TO A 4-FOOT STOVE THAT
WE'LL BE PUTTING IN.
WE'VE GOT A BIG
THERMADOR THAT
GOES IN THERE SHORTLY.
SO WE'RE INSTALLING
OUR LAST BASE CABINET
HERE.
WELL, HOW DID
YOU GET STARTED?
'CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF
THE CABINETS ARE RIGHT
ALONG THE WALL HERE
UNDER THE WINDOWS.
WHERE DID YOU GET
STARTED IN THE ROOM?
WELL, WHAT WE HAD
TO DO FIRST, BOB,
WAS WE HAD TO FIND
THE HIGH POINT IN THE ROOM.
IN AN OLD HOUSE,
THEY'RE ALWAYS OUT OF LEVEL.
THE FLOORS
ARE OUT OF LEVEL,
SO YOU HAVE TO LOOK
FOR THE HIGHEST SPOT.
WE DETERMINED THAT
THIS AREA HERE WAS
THE HIGH POINT.
SO A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO,
JIMMY HAD STARTED
INSTALLING CABINETS,
FOUND THIS HIGH POINT,
LEVELED ACROSS,
THEN HE STARTED
WITH HIS...
SO HE BASICALLY TOOK
THE LEVEL AND DREW
A LEVEL LINE
ACROSS
THE WHOLE WALL,
WHICH IS WHERE
THE TOPS OF THE
CABINETS WANNA BE.
RIGHT.
'CAUSE AT THE BOTTOM
IF THE FLOOR'S UNEVEN,
YOU CAN ALWAYS
ADD SHIM SHINGLES
AND FILL THAT IN
TO KIND OF MAKE UP
THE DIFFERENCE.
AND THAT'LL BE HIDDEN
BY THE TOE KICK.
BUT AT THE TOP,
YOU WANT TO PROVIDE
A TOTALLY FLAT,
EVEN SURFACE
FOR THE COUNTERTOPS
TO SIT ON.
YOU DON'T WANT
TO BE SHIMMING
THE COUNTERTOPS.
NO, YOU DON'T SHIM
THE COUNTERTOPS.
SO WE STARTED
WITH THE SINK BASE.
AND THIS HERE,
THEY CENTERED IT
ON THE WALL,
WHICH IS REALLY NOT
MY WAY OF DOING THINGS
BUT, YOU KNOW...
YOU'RE WASHING DISHES
HERE, YOU'RE LOOKING
STRAIGHT AT THE WALL.
OR YOU CAN LOOK
THAT WAY OR THAT WAY.
WELL, OK.
SO ANYWAY, HE STARTS
FROM THE SINK BASE,
WORKS HIS WAY ACROSS.
AND THEN, THAT'S IT.
AND THEN THESE ARE
ALL FASTENED TOGETHER
WITH THE DOORS
STILL OFF,
SO THAT, ESSENTIALLY,
YOU'RE DRIVING SCREWS
THROUGH FROM ONE
STYLE TO THE NEXT.
RIGHT. THROUGH
THE SIDE OF YOUR FACING,
ON THE INSIDE.
AND THEN, AFTER
THAT'S ALL INSTALLED,
WE PUT THE DOORS
BACK ON.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA HELP YOU
WITH THIS ONE NOW.
SURE.
ANY TRICKS
INVOLVED HERE?
WELL, WE'VE JUST
GOT A LINE DRAWN
ON THE WALL HERE.
JUST GOTTA MOVE THIS
INTO POSITION.
MM-HMM.
OK.
AND THEN,
WE'LL TAKE OUR LEVEL
AND WE'LL JUST...
CHECK WHAT
WE HAVE HERE.
PRETTY GOOD
RIGHT THERE.
AND WE CAN CHECK
ACROSS THE TOP.
AND NOT TOO BAD
RIGHT THERE.
PRETTY GOOD.
SO WE'LL JUST
TAKE A SHIM...
RIGHT SIDE.
THIS IS TO BRING IT
INTO PLUMB JUST A LITTLE BIT.
RIGHT, JUST A TOUCH.
THEN WE'LL TAKE
OUR DRILL.
WE DRILL OUR HOLE.
NOW, DO YOU KNOW THAT
YOU'RE GOING INTO
A STUD THERE?
YES.
YOU'D ALREADY CHECKED.
'CAUSE ONE OF
THE THINGS YOU DO
ONCE YOU PUT
YOUR LEVEL LINES IN
IS YOU FIND YOUR STUDS
AND YOU MARK THEM OFF.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND I GUESS
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU'RE FASTENING
THEM WOOD-TO-WOOD.
YES, IT IS.
OTHERWISE, THEY'LL
BE GOING AROUND.
ALL RIGHT.
LISTEN, WHILE YOU'RE
PUTTING THE REST OF
THOSE SCREWS IN,
I WANT TO LOOK AT
SOME OF THESE
ORGANOMIC FEATURES
WITH MARK.
I NOTICED OVER HERE, MARK,
THAT THIS PULLS OUT
AND YOU'VE GOT
A WASTEBASKET BUILT IN.
THAT YOU PULL OUT,
RIGHT.
WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE OTHER FEATURES
IN HERE?
THIS BELONGS IN
THE CABINET
THAT CHARLIE'S
PUTTING UP
AGAINST THE WALL.
THAT'S JUST A PULL OUT
FOR SPICES OR WHATEVER.
OR COOKING OILS.
IT'S GONNA BE NEXT
TO THE RANGE
SO IT'LL BASICALLY
BE USED FOR COOKING OIL.
WHAT OTHER FEATURES
HAVE YOU GOT TO
SHOW US?
THESE ARE TILT OUT
SINK TRAYS.
AND THESE WILL BE USED
FOR PUTTING SPONGES OR...
SCOURING PADS
AND THE LIKE.
AND THEN
UNDER THE SINK
YOU'LL HAVE WHAT ELSE?
YOU HAVE A SINK TOTE
FOR CLEANING SUPPLIES.
THIS IS REAL SIMPLE
TO INSTALL.
THESE CAN COME
INSTALLED IN
YOUR CABINET.
THESE ARE ALWAYS HANDY,
'CAUSE THAT WAY,
YOU'VE GOT SOMEPLACE
TO PUT THE DISH TOWELS.
AND WHAT ABOUT
THE PANTRY?
I HEARD
WE WERE GETTING...
...A REALLY FABULOUS
PANTRY UNIT IN HERE.
WELL, THIS IS
OUR PANTRY UNIT.
THIS IS A PULL-PUT
PANTRY UNIT.
AND THEY'RE
WIRE BASKETS.
AND THEY'RE REAL
EASY TO INSTALL
AND ADJUST.
GO AHEAD,
PULL A COUPLE OUT.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
THEY'RE ADJUSTABLE.
PUT 'EM ON HERE
ANYPLACE YOU WANT.
FOR DRY FOOD STORAGE
OR SOME PEOPLE PUT
CANNED GOODS IN THERE.
YOU CAN ADJUST THEM
TO WHATEVER HEIGHTS
YOU NEED
SO THAT YOU'VE GOT
ROOM FOR CEREAL BOXES
OR CANNED GOODS
OR WHATEVER.
AND THEY SLIDE
IN AND OUT.
EXCELLENT.
WELL, THANKS
FOR COMING OVER.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD JOB.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL HAVE A GREAT SELECTION
OF COLORS
FOR STONE COUNTERTOPS.
STICK AROUND.
IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT
COUNTERTOP MATERIALS
FOR THE KITCHEN HERE.
AND DICK DECHANT
FROM SILESTONE
IS JOINING US
TO SHOW US
A NEW OPPORTUNITY.
NOW, EVERYBODY
LOVES GRANITE
IN THE KITCHEN,
BUT THIS IS
A DIFFERENT TYPE
OF PRODUCT.
RIGHT, DICK?
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS THE BEST GRANITE
AND NONE OF THE PITFALLS.
GRANITE, TIME-HONORED,
WONDERFUL MATERIAL,
BUT IT REQUIRES
MAINTENANCE.
THIS IS A MAINTENANCE-
FREE MATERIAL
THAT'S COMPOSED
OF 93% QUARTZ,
WHICH, IN FACT,
IS THE THIRD HARDEST
SUBSTANCE IN NATURE.
SO--GRANITE
IS FULL OF QUARTZ,
RIGHT?
IT IS. SO THE ITALIANS
HAVE FIGURED OUT A PROCESS
TO EXTRACT THE QUARTZ,
PUT IT TOGETHER
WITH POLYMERS
FOR ADHESION,
PIGMENT FOR COLORATION,
AND THE END RESULT IS
A MAINTENANCE-FREE TOP.
LOOKS TO ME LIKE
THEY'RE ALSO ADDING
MIRROR CHIPS
TO SOME OF THESE.
YES, THEY ARE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
MICA CHIP.
MICA CHIP?
YES, SIR.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
HOW MANY COLORS
ALTOGETHER DO
YOU HAVE IN HERE?
UM, WE'RE GETTING
CLOSE TO 40.
I THINK AT THIS POINT,
THERE'S ACTUALLY 36.
LOOK AT THAT!
NOW THAT'S
AN ACTUAL RED.
THERE'S NO ARTIFICIAL
PIGMENT IN THERE?
IT'S THE COLOR
OF THE QUARTZ?
NO, THERE'S ACTUAL
PIGMENT IN THERE
FOR COLORATION.
OK.
BUT BECAUSE
IT'S ENGINEERED,
WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP
A CONSISTENT PATTERN
AND COLORATION
AS TIME GOES ON.
YEAH. WELL,
THE VARIETY
IS SPECTACULAR.
WHAT ABOUT THE COST?
THE COST, UM...
COMES IN MEDIUM PRICED
SOLID SURFACE,
UH, ENTRY LEVEL GRANITE.
OK. AND YOU SAID
THE MAIN DISTINCTION
WAS IN TERMS OF
MAINTENANCE VERSUS
NO MAINTENANCE.
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
WELL, MORE IMPORTANTLY,
THE FIRST THING
YOU SHOULD ADDRESS
IS THE 10 YEAR WARRANTY.
OK.
SO, AFTER THAT,
WHAT WE'VE GOT
IS A COMPLETELY
STAIN-RESISTANT
MATERIAL.
BECAUSE OF
THE MANUFACTURING
PROCESS,
THE DENSITY IS
LESSENED, SO THERE
ARE NO PORES.
THERE'S NOTHING
IN THE KITCHEN THAT
WE'VE FOUND TO DATE
THAT'S GONNA
ACTUALLY STAIN THIS.
OK.
IT'S SCRATCH-RESISTANT
TO THE POINT
WHERE YOU'LL ACTUALLY
DULL YOUR KNIVES
CUTTING ON IT.
SO YOU DON'T
WANNA CUT ON IT.
YOU DO NOT.
YOU WANNA SPEND
A COUPLE EXTRA DOLLARS
GET YOURSELF
A CUTTING BOARD.
UM, HEAT-RESISTANT,
TO THE POINT WHERE
WHERE WE'RE ABLE
TO TAKE HOT POTS
OFF A STOVE,
PUT IT DIRECTLY ON.
JUST LIKE ON
A REAL STONE.
YES.
NOW, IF YOU DO
PUT A MAR IN IT,
CAN YOU REPAIR IT
BY USING SOME SORT
OF ABRASIVE OR--?
WELL, BECAUSE IT'S
TWICE THE ACTUAL
STRENGTH OF GRANITE,
IT'S LESS APT
TO CHIP OR BREAK.
IN FACT, IF IT DOES,
WE'RE ABLE TO REPAIR IT
WITH AN AKEMI PRODUCT
WHICH IS USED AS STANDARD
IN THE GRANITE INDUSTRY.
OK. AND I UNDERSTAND
THE PRICE POINT
COMES IN
A LITTLE BIT UNDER
ENTRY LEVEL GRANITE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
VERY NICE.
HOW ABOUT
INSTALLATION?
INSTALLATION,
VERY SIMILAR
TO THE GRANITE.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY
THAT WE DO THE TEMPLATING,
WE'RE ABLE TO COME IN,
TEAR OUT YOUR
EXISTING KITCHEN,
ALL RIGHT, THE DAY OF
THE INSTALLATION,
DO THE ACTUAL
INSTALLING OF
THE NEW PRODUCT,
BRING IN A PLUMBER,
AND THAT EVENING YOU CAN
BE COOKING DINNER.
TERRIFIC.
WE'VE GOT BRICE REPOLT
HERE FROM NORTHERN STONE
WHO'S GONNA SHOW US
THE TRADITIONAL WAY
OF MAKING TEMPLATES.
NOW WITH ALL STONE
COUNTERTOPS, BRICE,
YOU GOTTA MAKE
A TEMPLATE BEFORE
YOU GO BACK
TO THE SHOP
TO CUT IT, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S A FOOL-PROOF
METHOD OF FABRICATION.
WHAT'S THIS WHITE PAPER
THAT YOU'VE GOT HERE?
THIS IS
A POLYSTYRENE PLASTIC...
[PAPER RUMBLING]
AND UH...
MAKES NICE
SOUND EFFECTS.
IT WORKS VERY WELL.
IT'S FLEXIBLE.
CAN BE ROLLED UP,
SO WHEN YOU LEAVE
THE JOB SITE
YOU JUST ROLL UP
YOUR TEMPLATES,
THROW THEM IN YOUR VEHICLE
AND YOU'RE DONE.
THE ONE DRAWBACK TO IT,
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE
WITH THE DISHWASHER,
IS IT'S SO FLEXIBLE
THAT IT ACTUALLY DROOPS.
SO, WE NEED TO UH...
YOU PROP IT UP
BEFORE YOU MARK IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE HAVE THESE
STEEL YARDSTICKS
THAT WE PUT IN THERE
AND BOOM,
WE HAVE OUR RIGID
STRAIGHT SURFACE
THAT ALLOWS US TO
MEASURE THE CONFIGURATION
OF THIS CABINET.
SO WHAT WILL YOU DO
IN THIS PARTICULAR
KITCHEN?
ARE THERE ANY PLACES
THAT YOU NEED TO
SCRIBE OR--?
WELL, UH, FIRST OF ALL,
WE NEED TO LOCATE
THE SINK.
THE SINK OPENING
IS VERY IMPORTANT.
DISCUSS WITH
THE HOMEOWNER
THE LOCATION OF
THE FAUCET HOLES
AND SO FORTH.
THE NEXT THING
THAT WE DO
IS WE HAVE TO CUT
TO WALLS...
YEAH.
UH, WALLS ARE NEVER
90 DEGREES TO ONE ANOTHER.
SO WHAT DO YOU
ACTUALLY HAVE
TO DO HERE?
WE HAVE TO JUST
TAKE A RULER
AND BASICALLY MEASURE
THE DIFFERENCE
FROM ONE END
TO THE OTHER,
MAKE OUR CUT,
AND FIT IT
TO THE WALL.
ALL RIGHT,
HOW ABOUT THIS END?
OK.
PUT A MARK ON
THE BOTTOM OF IT?
YEP.
SO WE MARK WHERE
THE CABINET IS.
NOW THIS IS
A FINISHED END.
WILL THERE BE
AN OVERHANG?
YES, SIR.
THAT'S THE REASON
FOR MEASURING WHERE
THE CABINET ENDS
SO WE CAN ADD
OUR ONE INCH OVERHANG.
THEN WE CUT.
THEN THE LAST THING
WE WOULD DO
IS PUT A RADIUS
RIGHT AT THE CORNER,
SOFTEN IT UP.
Bob: OK. SO WE MAKE
THE OPENING FOR THE SINK
USING THE PAPER
TEMPLATE
SET WITH THE UNDER COUNTER
DOUBLE BASIN FROM KOHLER.
FIRST, WE CUT OUT
THE TEMPLATE ON
THE CUTTING LINE
USING A UTILITY
KNIFE AND SCISSORS.
NEXT, THE OUTLINE OF
THE PAPER TEMPLATE
IS TRANSFERRED TO
THE PLASTIC MATERIAL.
THEN, USING THE UTILITY KNIFE
AND STRAIGHT EDGE,
WE CUT OUT THE OPENING
FOR SINK.
SO THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL
WAY OF MAKING THE TEMPLATES,
BUT IN THE DIGITAL AGE,
WE HAVE PAUL HANSEN
FROM E-TEMPLATES HERE
TO EXPLAIN HOW YOU CAN
DO IT ELECTRONICALLY.
PAUL, WHAT ARE
ALL THESE LITTLE
WHITE AND BLACK THINGS?
THESE MARKERS
ARE DESIGNED
TO SIT ON TOP
OF THE CABINETS
TO OUTLINE
OUR COUNTERTOP.
TWO GO IN EACH
STRAIGHT SECTION.
AND THEN WE PLACE
SOME OTHER MARKERS
TO IDENTIFY
SPECIAL CUT-OUTS
GIVING US
THE CENTER LINE
LOCATION
FOR OUR SINKS
AND SO FORTH.
WE HAVE A SECONDARY
KOHLER SINK
THAT GOES HERE
IN THE ISLAND.
AND SO THESE
WILL HELP DETERMINE
WHERE THAT OPENING
WOULD BE?
CORRECT.
EVEN THOUGH
IT'S A CIRCLE?
THAT'S CORRECT.
MANY TIMES
THE MANUFACTURER
WILL GIVE US
A TEMPLATE
ELECTRONICALLY
TO PUT IN.
AND THEN THIS?
THIS IS A SCALE
WHICH ALSO HAS
TWO MARKERS ON IT
THAT ARE OF
A KNOWN LENGTH
THAT HELP US TO FIND
THE PRECISION.
AND THEN ALL
YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE
A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH?
CORRECT. WE STAND BACK
AND TAKE TWO OR MORE
PHOTOGRAPHS
FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES.
AND THIS IS GONNA
DEFINE THE TEMPLATE...
ELECTRONICALLY.
Bob: NOW, ONCE YOU'VE
TAKEN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS,
THEN WHAT HAPPENS?
WELL THEN THE DATA
OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
ARE DOWNLOADED
TO THE COMPUTER
AND BROUGHT INTO
A COMPUTER-AIDED
DESIGN SYSTEM
TO CREATE YOUR ACTUAL
ELECTRONIC TEMPLATE,
DOWNLOAD IT TO
CNS MACHINES MANY TIMES
FOR AUTOMATION.
AND THE MACHINE
AUTOMATICALLY
WILL CUT IT.
I WISH WE COULD SEE THAT.
BUT NEXT WEEK,
WE'LL SEE THE FINISHED
COUNTERS. THANKS, PAUL.
NEXT, THE FOLKS FROM
CALIFORNIA CLOSETS
WILL BE HERE
TO FINISH UP
THE MASTER SUITE
DRESSING AREA.
NEXT ON...
OUR FARMHOUSE
RENOVATION PROJECT
IN MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
IS ALMOST FINISHED.
WE'LL BE WORKING INSIDE
INSTALLING CHERRY CABINETS
FROM MERILLAT IN THE
KITCHEN AREA.
AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AT
COLORS FOR THE COUNTERTOPS
IN A COMPOSITE STONE PRODUCT
CALLED SILESTONE.
ALSO, WE'LL LOOK AT
TWO METHODS FOR MAKING
COUNTERTOP TEMPLATES.
AND THE FOLKS FROM
CALIFORNIA CLOSETS
WILL BE HERE TO FINISH UP
THE DRESSING AREA
IN THE MASTER SUITE.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON
HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'RE INSTALLING
KITCHEN CABINETS,
CHOOSING COUNTERTOPS,
AND FINISHING
A WALK-IN CLOSET.
DON'T MISS IT.
OK, UP IN
THE MASTER BEDROOM NOW
TO TALK WITH
MARCY WEISBURGH
AND BRAD BENDEL
WHO ARE INSTALLING
THE CALIFORNIA CLOSETS.
MARCY, CALIFORNIA CLOSETS
MEAN CUSTOM, RIGHT?
IT MEANS TOTALLY CUSTOM.
SO WHAT DID
OUR HOMEOWNERS
ASK FOR HERE?
THE HOMEOWNERS ASKED US
SPECIFICALLY TO DIVIDE
THE CLOSET
INTO HIS AND HERS SECTIONS
SO THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE
TO BUMP INTO EACH OTHER.
NOW THIS IS
A RELATIVELY
LARGE SPACE.
IT'S ABOUT 12 BY 6,
I WOULD GUESS.
MM-HMM, YES.
SO IS IT 50/50?
NO, NOT QUITE.
NEVER IS.
NEVER IS.
NO.
WHAT'S THE LAYOUT?
WE HAVE OVER HERE
FOR THE HER SECTION,
WE HAVE LONG-HANGING
A COUPLE OF SHELVES ABOVE.
SOME TOP AND BOTTOM HANGING
WE CALL DOUBLE HANGING.
WE PUT IN SOME
MID-LENGTH HANGING
OVER HERE
WITH SOME SHELVES ABOVE.
SHE CAN STORE
LOTS OF THINGS ON THERE.
AND SHE SPECIFICALLY
ASKS FOR LOTS OF SHOE SHELVES.
AND THAT'S WHAT
SHE'S GETTING OVER HERE.
SO ALL OF THESE SHELVES
ARE PUT IN SO CLOSE
TOGETHER
BECAUSE THEY'RE
MEANT TO HOUSE SHOES.
AND THEY'RE
FULLY ADJUSTABLE,
SO SHE CAN MOVE THEM AROUND
FOR SHOES OR BOOTS
OR WHATEVER
SHE NEEDS THEM FOR.
BRAD, WHAT IS
THE PRODUCT ITSELF?
IS IT--IT'S
A WOOD FINISH,
RIGHT?
YES, IT'S
A HIGH-PRESSURE LAMINATE
PARTICLE BOARD,
FURNITURE GRADE.
OK. SO IT LOOKS
LIKE MAHOGANY.
HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT
INSTALLING THESE
AND HANGING THEM
OFF THE WALLS?
OK, BOB, WHAT WE HAVE
IS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOUR
EUROPEAN CABINETS ARE.
THIS IS THE "HIS" SIDE,
RIGHT?
Marcy:
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S ALL WE GOT.
NO, HE GETS
THE WHOLE WALL,
I THINK.
HOW DO THEY ATTACH?
OK, IT'S SIMILAR TO
THE EUROPEAN CABINET.
THE DEVICE THAT
WE USE TO ATTACH IT
TO THE WALL,
IT'S A METAL BAR.
AND WHAT WE DO
IS WE SCREW IT
INTO THE STUDS
WITH A TWO-INCH
TEMPERED SCREW.
RIGHT.
AND THEN AFTER
WE HAVE THAT ON,
WE PUT THE COVER
ONTO THE RAIL.
DRESS IT UP.
GOES RIGHT ON.
AND NOW WE'RE READY
TO INSTALL OUR
VERTICAL PARTITIONS.
SO THESE PARTITIONS ARE
THE STRENGTH OF IT ALL
'CAUSE IT ISN'T JUST
HANGING OFF OF THAT NAIL,
IT'S ALSO
TAKING THE WEIGHT
AND TRANSFERRING IT
AGAINST THE BACK WALL.
CORRECT, BOB.
AND WE HANG IT ON
TO THE SUSPENSION
BRACKET.
AND THE SUSPENSION
BRACKET, ONCE ASSEMBLED,
WE CAN ALLOW IT
TO RUN IN AND OUT...
LET'S GO AHEAD
AND ASSEMBLE IT.
...AND ADJUST IT
FOR LEVELS.
SO YOU JUST HANG
THOSE TWO OFF THE SIDES...
RIGHT, BOB.
AND THEN THE HORIZONTALS.
YES.
AND THIS IS
WHAT WE CALL
A BLOCKING SHELF.
IT'S CAM LOCK.
AND THE HARDWARE
IS INSERTED INTO
THE VERTICAL PARTITIONS
AND THE SHELVES
GO RIGHT IN.
AND IT'S A FULL TURN
AND THE CAM LOCKS IT
RIGHT IN PLACE.
JUST LIKE LOCK DOWN
FURNITURE.
YES.
TWO TURNS
AND IT'S LOCKED.
AND THEN, BASICALLY,
THE SAME THING
AT THE BOTTOM?
THE SAME
AT THE BOTTOM.
OK.
BEAUTIFUL.
NOW MARCY, HOW DO YOU
FIGURE OUT THE COST
OF AN INSTALLATION
LIKE THIS?
WE PRICE
BY THE COMPONENT.
SO EVERYTHING IS
PRICED INDIVIDUALLY,
THE PARTITIONS,
THE SHELVES, THE DRAWERS,
THE ACCESSORIES.
SO EVERYTHING IS
PRICED INDIVIDUALLY
FOR THE CUSTOMER.
SO EVERY JOB
REALLY IS ITS OWN...
YOU CAN'T JUST
QUOTE IT BY
THE SQUARE FOOT.
NO, WE CAN'T.
IT'S GONNA BE
A BEAUTIFUL JOB.
AND OF COURSE,
THIS'LL BE SEPARATED
FROM THE REST OF
THE MASTER SUITE
BY SOME
JAPANESE SCREENS.
YEP.
VERY NICE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
MY PLEASURE.
NEXT, I'LL JOIN CONTRACTOR,
CHARLIE TOMASZEWSKI
TO INSTALL MEDICINE CHESTS
FOR THE MASTER BATH.
OK, AND STILL IN
THE MASTER SUITE,
CHARLIE'S PUTTING
FINISHING TOUCHES
ON OUR ROBERN
MEDICINE CHESTS.
THESE ARE VERY,
VERY SPECIAL.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE HAVE MIRROR
ON THE INSIDE
OF THE DOOR,
AND THEN GASKETTING
SO THAT WHEN
THE CABINET IS
ACTUALLY CLOSED,
YOU DON'T EVER HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT ANY DUST
OR MOISTURE
FROM THE SHOWER
GETTING IN THERE.
AND I THINK ONE OF
THE NEAT THINGS
ABOUT IT IS
THAT IF YOU HAVE
YOUR TYPICAL SITUATION
WHERE WHEN
YOU'RE SHOWERING,
THIS MIRROR
GETS ALL FOGGED UP,
YOU CAN ALWAYS
OPEN THIS UP
AND YOU CAN USE
THESE TWO MIRRORS.
OF COURSE, THERE'S
GLASS SHELVES THAT
GO IN HERE, AS WELL.
WE'LL PUT THEM
IN LATER.
CAN I HELP YOU
WITH THAT OTHER ONE?
YES, BOB.
THESE ALSO HAVE
WHAT THEY CALL
EUROPEAN HINGES,
RIGHT?
CONCEALED HINGES.
AND THEY'RE
VERY HEAVY DUTY.
THERE YOU GO.
OH, THE DOOR, RIGHT.
JUST LIKE
A KITCHEN CABINET,
EUROPEAN FURNITURE.
EXACTLY.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT OUGHTA HOLD IT.
VERY NICE.
NICE JOB, CHARLIE.
WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME
FOR OUR FINAL VISIT
HERE IN MEDFORD.
WE'LL BE PUTTING IN
FINISHING TOUCHES
LIKE WALL-TO-WALL CARPET,
ALL SORTS OF LIGHTING FIXTURES,
AND GADGETS FROM
THE INTERNET HOME ALLIANCE.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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