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1303 - Shingles and Windows
September 16-22, 2002 | March 17-23, 2003
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR 21st-CENTURY
COLONIAL PROJECT,
WHERE TODAY WE'RE
GONNA BE SHOWING YOU
THE SHINGLING PROCESS.
THE ROOF SHINGLES ARE GOING ON.
ALSO, WE'LL BE GIVING YOU
A LOOK AT THE INSTALLATION
OF THE ANDERSEN
400 SERIES WINDOWS,
AND WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THE DETAILED
COLONIAL-STYLE HOMES
OF MID-20th-CENTURY ARCHITECT
ROYAL BARRY WILLS.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATE
ROOFING MATERIAL FOR
A COLONIAL-STYLE HOUSE
IS A VERY IMPORTANT
ASPECT OF THE JOB.
IN THIS CASE,
OUR BUILDER HAS CHOSEN
A CERTAINTEED
LANDMARK SHINGLE
WHICH REALLY GIVES
THE IMPRESSION OF A SHAKE ROOF--
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY
200 YEARS AGO,
YOU WOULD HAVE HAD
A WOODEN SHINGLED ROOF,
MOST LIKELY,
IN AN AREA LIKE THIS.
WHAT THEY'VE DONE HERE IS,
THEY'VE CREATED WHAT
THEY CALL THIS ANGLE--
THE DRAGON'S-TOOTH ANGLE--
TO GIVE THE ENTIRE ROOF
MORE OF THE LOOK OF
A HAND-SPLIT SHAKE.
WE GOT STARTED ON THE MAIN ROOF
JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
ONE OF THE GREAT FEATURES
OF THE CENTER-ENTRY COLONIAL
IS ITS GABLED ROOF.
IT'S SIMPLE TO FRAME
AND SIMPLE TO MAINTAIN.
AFTER THE SIDE WALLS
AND GABLE ENDS ARE UP,
IT'S TIME
TO RAISE THE RIDGE.
WE'RE USING LAMINATED VENEER
LUMBER FOR THE RIDGE BEAM.
THIS ENGINEERED LUMBER IS GREAT
BECAUSE YOU CAN PUT IT UP
IN ONE PIECE.
YOU DON'T NEED TO ATTACH PIECES
OF DIMENSIONAL LUMBER TOGETHER
TO FORM A RIDGE LARGE ENOUGH TO
SPAN THE DISTANCE OF THIS ROOF.
THE LVL
IS ALSO NICE AND STRAIGHT
AND DIMENSIONALLY STABLE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
ANY BUMPS IN THE RIDGE AFTER
IT'S IN PLACE.
ONCE THE GABLE
AND WALLS ARE UP,
THE PITCH OF THE ROOF
IS CLEAR.
OURS WILL HAVE AN 8-IN-12 PITCH.
AFTER MAKING A TEMPLATE FOR
MARKING ALL OF THE RAFTERS,
WE LAY OUT 20-FOOT 2x10s
ON A PAIR OF SAWHORSES.
SINCE ALL DIMENSIONAL LUMBER
CAN BE EXPECTED TO HAVE
A NATURALLY OCCURRING CURVE,
OR CROWN, TO IT,
WE LAY OUT THE LUMBER
SO THE CROWNS ARE ALL
AT THE TOP OF THE RAFTERS
TO AVOID ANY SAGS
IN THE ROOF SYSTEM.
WE MARK A RIDGE CUT
AT THE TOP OF THE RAFTER.
AND AT THE BOTTOM,
WE MARK THE BIRD'S-MOUTH,
OR THE CROW'S-FOOT.
THIS PART OF THE CUT WILL
SIT RIGHT ON THE TOP PLATE
OF THE WALL.
WE START NAILING THE RAFTERS
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIDGE BEAM
IN ORDER TO KEEP THE RIDGE
NICE AND STRAIGHT AND STABLE
AS WE GO.
WE NAIL RAFTERS TO BOTH SIDES
OF THE RIDGE AT THE CENTER.
FIRST WE NAIL THE RAFTER
ONTO THE TOP PLATE,
AND THEN WE ACTUALLY LIFT
THE RIDGE TO STRAIGHTEN IT
BEFORE NAILING
THE RAFTER TO IT.
SINCE THIS IS REALLY
A LONG RIDGE,
WE'RE GOING TO NAIL ANOTHER SET
OF RAFTERS ON EITHER SIDE
TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT STAYS STRAIGHT.
THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD
AND PUT THE REST OF
THE RAFTERS IN PLACE.
WHEN NAILING THE RAFTERS,
WE HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT
THE FIRST NAILS ARE SHOT
INTO THE TOP PLATE
OF THE WALL ITSELF.
WE SHOOT AT LEAST TWO NAILS
INTO THE TOP PLATE
AND THEN ANOTHER 3 OR 4
INTO THE JOIST.
AFTER ALL RAFTERS ARE SECURED,
WE START NAILING ON
HALF-INCH CDX PLYWOOD SHEATHING
FROM RIVERSIDE.
ONCE ALL THE PLYWOOD
IS ATTACHED,
WE'RE READY
FOR THE ROOF COVERING.
A LULL IS A GREAT ASSET
ON THE JOB
FOR LIFTING ALL THE ROOFING
MATERIAL UP TO THE ROOF
AND HELPING THE CREW
WORK VERY EFFICIENTLY.
THE ROOFERS GET STARTED
WITH A LAYER
OF ICE AND WATER SHIELD
FOR THE FIRST ROW
OF UNDERLAYMENT.
THIS SELF-ADHERING
PRODUCT WILL PREVENT
WATER INFILTRATION
FROM ICE BUILDUP
IN THE WINTER.
NEXT, THEY NAIL ON
THE ALUMINUM DRIP EDGE.
THEY SNAP A CHALKLINE TO MARK
THE FIRST COURSE OF SHINGLES.
THE STARTER COURSE IS A SPECIAL
SINGLE-LAYER SHINGLE
THAT IS LAID
RIGHT UP TO THE DRIP EDGE.
IT'S IMPORTANT
TO STAGGER THE JOINTS OF
THE FINISHED SHINGLES,
SO THE ROOFERS START BY BUILDING
A DIAGONAL CORNER PYRAMID.
BEGINNING IN THE LOWER
LEFT CORNER OF THE ROOF,
EACH COURSE IS STARTED
WITH A TRIMMED SHINGLE.
THE SECOND COURSE IS
5 5/8" SHORTER THAN THE FIRST,
AND THE THIRD COURSE IS 5 5/8"
SHORTER THAN THE SECOND,
AND SO ON AND SO FORTH UNTIL
YOU SEE A 5-COURSE PYRAMID.
THIS GUIDE ALLOWS THE ROOFER
TO USE FULL SHINGLES ACROSS
THE REST OF EACH COURSE
WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY
ABOUT TRIMMING SHINGLES
TO STAGGER THE JOINTS.
THESE CERTAINTEED
LANDMARK SHINGLES
ARE MARKED
WITH A NAILING GUIDELINE
TO ENSURE THE CORRECT EXPOSURE
TO THE WEATHER
AND TO MAKE SURE
THE ROOFING NAILS SECURE
BOTH LAYERS
OF THESE TWO-PART SHINGLES.
ROLLED LEAD FLASHING
IS APPLIED TO PREVENT
WATER INFILTRATION
AROUND THE DORMERS
IN THE WINGS.
FOR SAFETY, THE ROOFERS ARE
USING HARNESSES ATTACHED TO
THE RIDGE.
AFTER THE ROW OF
ICE AND WATER SHIELD IS COVERED,
FELT PAPER
IS STAPLED TO THE REST OF
THE ROOF AS UNDERLAYMENT.
ONCE THE ROOFERS HAVE SHINGLED
ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP,
THEY'LL ADD RIDGE VENTS
AND SOFFIT VENTS
AS PART OF THE CERTAINTEED
ROOFING SYSTEM
TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM
BUILDING UP UNDERNEATH
THE ROOF SHEATHING.
AND THE FINISHED ROOF
IS VERY ATTRACTIVE.
THE TEXTURE THAT'S CREATED BY
ALL THOSE ANGLES IN THE SHINGLES
REALLY MAKE IT LOOK LIKE
A SHAKE ROOF.
AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE,
THERE'S A CHIMNEY
THAT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.
IT'S NOT A REAL CHIMNEY.
IT'S DECORATIVE,
IT'S FRAMED,
AND IT'S BEEN CLAD
IN CEMENTITIOUS BOARD
WHICH WILL LATER BE
PARGED WITH STUCCO.
IT'LL LOOK LIKE
AN OLD TORY CHIMNEY.
COMING UP NEXT, WE'LL BE
INSTALLING OUR WINDOWS.
DON'T GO AWAY.
Vila: OUR WINDOWS ARE
BEING INSTALLED TODAY,
AND IN THE AREA THAT IS
THE FAMILY ROOM,
WE'RE PUTTING A REALLY
UNUSUAL WINDOW IN.
WE'VE GOT KEVIN PARQUETTE
AND BOB RYLEY UP HERE
RECEIVING IT.
AND THESE ARE
A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER
THAN YOUR TRADITIONAL
COLONIAL WINDOW.
TOP INTO THE ROUGH
OPENING FIRST...
AND WHILE THEY'RE
LEVELING IT
AND PLUMBING IT,
LET'S TAKE A LITTLE BIT
OF A CLOSER LOOK AT
THE HOUSE ITSELF--
THE COLONIAL ITSELF WHICH,
IF YOU LOOK AT THE WHOLE
FACADE OF THE FENESTRATION,
AS IT'S CALLED--
WHICH REALLY REFERS TO
THE ORDER AND PLACEMENT
OF ALL THE WINDOWS--
YOU'VE GOT
A CLASSICAL ARRAY:
5 WINDOWS ON THE TOP,
5 WINDOWS ON THE BOTTOM.
TRADITIONALLY,
THEY'RE ALL SPACED EVENLY,
AND TRADITIONALLY,
THE UPPER-FLOOR WINDOWS
HUG THE ROOFLINE
WHILE THE LOWER ONES
IN THE PARLORS TEND TO
BE CLOSER TO THE FLOOR.
BUT HERE THE BUILDER
HAS TAKEN A LITTLE BIT
OF A LIBERTY.
YOU CAN
HARDLY SEE IT YET BECAUSE
THE HOUSE IS NOT FINISHED,
BUT ACTUALLY THE WINDOWS
ON THE FIRST FLOOR ARE
A LITTLE BIT LARGER.
AND THE IDEA HERE IS,
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
21st-CENTURY WINDOW TECHNOLOGY,
WE CAN ALLOW MORE LIGHT.
THE COLONIAL HOUSES WERE
WORRIED ABOUT ALLOWING
MORE COLD AIR TO GET IN.
THIS IS AN ANDERSEN
400 SERIES WINDOW THAT
WE'RE PUTTING IN HERE.
IT COMES WITH LOW-EMISSIVITY
THERMAL GLASS--ARGON IN THERE.
IT'S A SOLID WOOD CORE
WITH ANDERSEN'S PERMASHIELD
VINYL-CLAD EXTERIOR,
AND IT COMES WITH
AN UNFINISHED PINE INTERIOR,
OR IT CAN BE
PREFINISHED IN WHITE.
AND THIS TYPE OF WINDOW
ALLOWS FOR
ALL SORTS OF CONSTRUCTION
AND DESIGN VARIATIONS.
WHAT WE'RE PUTTING
IN THE FAMILY ROOM--
THE GREAT ROOM--
IS REALLY
A TRIPLE-HUNG WINDOW.
IT'S EFFECTIVELY
3 DIFFERENT SASH.
LET'S GET A CLOSER LOOK AT
HOW THE SECOND ONE IS INSTALLED.
A GOOD-SIZED BEAD
OF VINYL CAULKING
IS ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL THINGS
TO ADD ONTO THE NAILING FLANGE
BEFORE YOU BRING THE WINDOW
UP TO THE ROUGH OPENING.
SO THIS GETS APPLIED
ON ALL 3 SIDES,
NOT ON THE BOTTOM.
READY?
YEP.
UH, RYLEY,
BEFORE YOU GUYS
COVER IT ALL UP,
THE ROUGH OPENING HERE
HAS THE HOME WRAP ON IT,
AND THEN IT'S GOT
FELT PAPER AROUND IT
AS WELL.
IS THAT
PRETTY STANDARD?
I'LL TELL YOU,
I'VE SEEN IT A LOT
OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
SOMETIMES I GO RIGHT
OVER THE TYVEK.
EVERYBODY
HAS A WAY THAT
THEY'RE USED TO
AND THAT WORKS
FOR THEM.
KEVIN, THIS IS THE WAY
YOU TRADITIONALLY DO IT?
THAT'S THE WAY
WE TRADITIONALLY DO IT.
THIS AFFORDS US A DOUBLE
MOISTURE BARRIER AGAINST
DRIVING RAIN.
Vila: YEAH. THE MAIN THING
THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT
HERE IS WATER INFILTRATION?
YES.
OK. ALL RIGHT.
I WON'T HOLD YOU UP.
OK, I GOT
THE WINDOW.
JAMBS?
OK.
GOT IT SPACED,
STEVE?
ALL RIGHT.
ALL SET?
OK, YEAH, NOW.
OK RIGHT THERE.
YEAH, OK.
Vila: NOW AGAIN,
INSIDE THE HOUSE,
WE'RE IN THE GREAT ROOM,
WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF
DESIGN LIBERTIES TAKEN.
YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD A ROOM
IN A REAL COLONIAL HOUSE
WITH CATHEDRAL CEILINGS
LIKE THIS
OR WITH A TRANSOM WINDOW
LIKE THE ONE THEY'RE
PUTTING IN JUST NOW--
WHICH IS OPERABLE BUT
WILL GET VERY LITTLE USE
IN TERMS OF OPENING IT.
ALL THEY HAVE TO DO
IS CENTER IT UP HERE
AND TACK IT IN PLACE.
AND FROM THE INSIDE,
ALL OF THESE WINDOWS,
THESE SASH DOWN HERE,
REALLY DO HAVE A LOOK
OF A TRIPLE-HUNG WINDOW.
NEXT, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT
THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
OF ROYAL BARRY WILLS
AND HIS ATTENTION
TO HISTORIC DETAIL.
NEXT TIME
ON BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE'LL BE WORKING ON THE ROOF
AT OUR 21st-CENTURY
COLONIAL HOUSE.
WE'LL BE RAISING
THE ROOF STRUCTURE
AND PUTTING ON
THE SHINGLES.
ALSO, WE'LL BE INSTALLING
OUR WINDOWS,
AND WE'LL SEE
HOW THE TRADITIONAL
COLONIAL FENESTRATION
REALLY COMES TOGETHER.
AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT
THE WORK OF ROYAL BARRY WILLS,
A MID-20th-CENTURY ARCHITECT
WHO DESIGNED HOUSES
WITH HISTORIC DETAILS
IN MIND.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON
BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,
WE'RE SHINGLING THE ROOF,
INSTALLING WINDOWS,
AND TOURING A MODERN CAPE
WITH TRADITIONAL DETAILS.
DON'T MISS IT.
Vila: WE'RE VISITING
IN AN EXURBAN LOCATION
ON CAPE COD WITH DICK WILLS,
WHO'S CONTINUING THE WORK
OF AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM
BEGUN IN THE 1920s
BY HIS LATE FATHER
ROYAL BARRY WILLS.
AND BEFORE WE START
TALKING ABOUT HOUSES
AND SOME THAT
YOU'VE DESIGNED
AND SOME THAT
YOUR FATHER'S DESIGNED,
COULD YOU TALK TO US
A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE PHILOSOPHY
THAT STARTED THE
ROYAL BARRY WILLS FIRM?
Wills: WELL, I THINK
THAT DAD'S THOUGHT
WAS TO POPULARIZE
THE TRADITIONAL
NEW ENGLAND ARCHITECTURE
BECAUSE HE WAS SO PROUD
OF THE FOREFATHERS
AND THE SCALE
AND PROPORTION
THAT THEY WERE
ABLE TO MAINTAIN
AND THEN TO ADAPT IT
TO 20th-CENTURY LIVING.
EXACTLY. AND THIS
WAS AT A TIME
WHEN WE HADN'T YET
REALLY CELEBRATED
THE COLONIAL REVIVAL
SINCE THE 1870s,
WHEN THEY HAD
THE CENTENNIAL
OF THE REVOLUTION.
AND WE'D GONE THROUGH
THE PERIOD OF HEAVY
VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE
AND EDWARDIAN
ARCHITECTURE
AND KIND OF
A MISHMASH OF STYLES
IN THIS COUNTRY--
ESPECIALLY BY THE GENTRY
AND THE WELL-TO-DO--
SO THAT IN A WAY,
HE WAS TRYING TO GET
BACK TO SIMPLER, BASIC
ARCHITECTURE, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND HE ALSO FELT THAT,
DEALING WITH RESIDENTIAL
ARCHITECTURE--
WHICH MOST ARCHITECTS
REALLY HAD NO INTEREST
IN WORKING WITH
IN THE PERIOD OF THE
TWENTIES AND THIRTIES
AND EVEN EARLY
INTO THE FORTIES.
THERE WASN'T ENOUGH
RETURN TO MAKE IT
INTERESTING DOLLARWISE.
BUT HE FELT THAT
IF YOU COULD TAKE THIS
NEW ENGLAND ARCHITECTURE
AND HUMANIZE IT
TO THE HUMAN SCALE
OF PROPORTION
FOR TODAY'S LIVING,
YOU COULD MAKE
THE COMMON MAN,
SHALL WE SAY,
COMFORTABLE
IN HIS SUBURBAN LIVING.
IN AN ELEGANT WAY,
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
SOME OF THE INTERIORS
OF SOME OF THESE HOUSES
THAT WERE BUILT
IN MANY DIFFERENT REGIONS
OF NEW ENGLAND,
WHILE USING
MODERN-DAY METHODS
OF CONSTRUCTION,
STILL WORKED IN ANTIQUE
BUILDING ELEMENTS
SOMETIMES, RIGHT--
OLD BEAMS,
OLD MANTELPIECES,
OLD DOORS
AND DOOR SURROUNDS?
ABSOLUTELY.
BUT, OF COURSE,
HISTORICALLY,
THAT'S WHAT
OUR ANCESTORS DID.
THEY USED
WHAT WAS AROUND.
RIGHT.
AND WHAT WAS
AVAILABLE.
THEY DIDN'T TEAR
SOMETHING DOWN
AND SEND IT
TO THE DUMP.
SOMETHING THAT MIGHT
HAVE WASHED UP
ON THE SHORE.
EXACTLY, ESPECIALLY
IN NEW ENGLAND.
NOW, WE'RE STANDING
IN FRONT OF
A LATE 20th-CENTURY
CAPE-STYLE HOUSE, RIGHT?
AND THE CAPE, AS OPPOSED TO
THE CENTER-ENTRY COLONIAL,
IS A HOUSE THAT'S USUALLY
A MORE MODEST HOUSE
AND USUALLY A HOUSE
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT
BY PIONEERS ALMOST, RIGHT?
SIMPLER DETAIL, YES.
RIGHT. AND SOME OF
THE FEATURES HERE
HAVE TO DO WITH ITS LOW
HORIZONTAL PROFILE.
RIGHT.
IT WAS BUILT CLOSE
TO THE GROUND--
CLOSE TO THE GROUND,
AND A LOW EAVE LINE.
THIS IS A 3/4 CAPE,
YOU MIGHT SAY,
IN THAT--
HISTORICALLY YOU HAD
THE HALF CAPE
WITH THE DOOR
ON THE LEFT
AND ALL THE WINDOWS
ON ONE SIDE;
THEN THE 3/4 CAPE,
WITH ONE WINDOW;
AND THEN
THE FULL CAPE
WITH THE CENTER
ENTRANCE
AND THE TWO WINDOWS
ON EITHER SIDE.
RIGHT. SO HERE,
WHAT WE'VE GOT
IS KIND OF A MIXTURE
OF PROPORTIONS
AND OF MATERIALS
AS WELL?
RIGHT. RIGHT,
WE HAVE A MIXTURE
OF PROPORTIONS,
MATERIALS,
AND, TYPICALLY,
YOUR CAPE COTTAGE
DIDN'T USE
A BRICK VENEER.
BUT FOR A CHANGE
IN TEXTURE,
AND THEN,
OBVIOUSLY A CHANGE
OF MATERIAL,
IT'S AN INTERESTING
COMBINATION
ALONG WITH
THE WEATHERED
SHINGLES
AND THE VERTICAL
SIDING.
EXACTLY.
AND THE SPACE
THAT'S CREATED
OVER TO THE LEFT
FOR THE GARAGE--
WHICH, OF COURSE,
LOOKS A LITTLE BIT
LIKE A CARRIAGE HOUSE--
DOES IT ACTUALLY
HAVE LIVING SPACE
ABOVE IT?
YES, IT DOES.
IT HAS A STUDIO
WITH BUNK BEDS
AND A FULL-SIZE BED
FOR A FAMILY
TO HAVE GUESTS.
CAN WE WALK
AROUND AND SEE
THE BACK OF IT?
SURE, LET'S GO.
Vila: THAT'S
A GREAT GARDEN
TUCKED AWAY
IN THE CORNER THERE.
THAT'S OUR
SECRET GARDEN.
SO IS THAT OFF
THE MASTER SUITE?
WELL, IT'S RIGHT
OFF THE LIBRARY.
I SEE. NOW,
FROM THE STREET,
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING
AT THE HOUSE,
YOU SEE THE SMALL
CAPE COD COTTAGE.
THIS IS A BIG HOUSE.
THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT
OF SPACE HERE, RIGHT?
TRUE. THERE'S A LOT
OF SPACE HERE--
ABOUT 5,000
SQUARE FEET.
WOW. NOW, OF COURSE,
WHEN YOU BUILD,
YOU HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT DOWN THE LINE,
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
IF YOU HAVE TO SELL.
RIGHT. AND YOU WANT TO--
EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO,
YOU ALWAYS KEEP IT
IN MIND,
THAT SOMEBODY ELSE
IS GOING TO COME ALONG
AND WANT
TO BUY THAT HOUSE.
AND YOU WANT
TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT'S GOING
TO BE ATTRACTIVE.
IT'S GOING TO BE
ATTRACTIVE,
AND IT'S GOING TO FIT
20th-CENTURY LIVING--
21st-CENTURY LIVING.
NOW, THIS STILL
HAS THE SAME KIND
OF FEELING
THAT I WAS
TALKING ABOUT
A MINUTE AGO,
IN TERMS OF
THERE'S ONE PART
THAT CAME FIRST
AND THEN ANOTHER
PART CAME LATER
EVEN THOUGH
IT WAS ALL BUILT
TOGETHER, RIGHT?
YES, RIGHT.
BUT YES, TRADITIONALLY
YOUR CAPE COD HOUSE
WAS EXPANDED AND EXPANDED
AND EXPANDED,
AND YOU HAVE THE DIFFERENT
WINGS AND ELLS.
AND, OF COURSE
TRADITIONALLY,
IT WAS THE MAIN HOUSE,
THEN IT WAS EXPANDED,
THEN PERHAPS
THE LOFT UPSTAIRS
BECAME MORE ROOMS.
BUT THEN
THE SUMMER KITCHEN
AND THE WOODSHED
AND THE BARN,
THEY ALL--
THEY ALL GOT
CONNECTED,
MORE OR LESS.
BUT THAT'S THE PHILOSOPHY
OF THE 20th-CENTURY
OR 21st-CENTURY CAPE COD
IN THAT IT HAS THE SAME THING,
BUT THE ROOMS ARE USED FOR
DIFFERENT PURPOSES.
YEAH. AND AGAIN,
THE BLENDING
OF MATERIALS,
ESPECIALLY
OVER HERE,
WITH THE WHITEWASHED
BRICK ON THIS
GABLE END.
RIGHT.
THE WHITEWASHED BRICK,
AND THEN THE DETAIL
OF CORBELING IT OUT
JUST A BIT
TO GIVE IT JUST A LITTLE
DIFFERENT DETAIL.
A LITTLE BIT OF
VISUAL INTEREST,
YEAH.
SO YOU'VE GOT
THE SHINGLES
AND YOU'VE GOT
THE BRICKS
AND A LITTLE
COPPER HERE
AND A LITTLE
GLASS THERE--
IT ALL WORKS
TOGETHER
SO BEAUTIFULLY.
CAN WE TAKE
A LOOK INSIDE?
SURE, LET'S GO INSIDE.
Vila:
WE'LL CONTINUE OUR TOUR
OF THIS MODERN
INTERPRETATION
OF THE TRADITIONAL
CAPE COD HOUSE IN A MOMENT.
STICK AROUND.
OH, THIS IS NOT
WHAT I EXPECTED.
THIS IS A BIG VOLUME
IN HERE, DICK.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU'RE
LOOKING AT THE OUTSIDE
OF THE LITTLE CAPE,
YOU EXPECT TO COME INTO
A LOW-CEILINGED LITTLE ROOM.
WELL, WE TOOK
ADVANTAGE OF THE SLOPE
OF THE CAPE ROOF
TO OPEN IT UP
AND GIVE IT SOME VOLUME
BECAUSE THE HOUSE
IS LARGER THAN
YOU MIGHT EXPECT,
WITH A LIBRARY
AND THE MASTER SUITE
OVER HERE
AND THE FAMILY
COUNTRY KITCHEN
AND THE UTILITY SPACE
AND MUD ROOM OVER THERE
AND THEN TWO BEDROOMS,
EACH WITH THEIR OWN
BATH, UPSTAIRS.
OK.
AND THEN,
OF COURSE,
WE HAVE
THE GREAT ROOM.
THIS IS VAST.
IT IS. IT'S 28 X 34.
28 X 34 BY--
WHAT'S THE RIDGE HEIGHT?
THAT'S THE SIZE OF
A LITTLE OLD-FASHIONED
CAPE COD.
YEAH. THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN THE SIZE OF AN
OLD-FASHIONED FULL CAPE.
AND THEN A COMPLETE
COUNTRY KITCHEN
OFF IN THAT DIRECTION.
WITH A SCREEN PORCH.
YEAH. VERY, VERY NICE.
NOW, WHEN YOU GET INTO
BUILDING SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
I ASSUME THAT THERE AREN'T
ANY REAL HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
OR CODE LIMITATIONS--
THAT IN AN EXURBAN
LOCATION LIKE THIS,
YOU CAN DO
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
WELL, YES,
THERE ARE CODES,
BUT THIS IS--
THERE ARE NO
HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
AS ARE IN
SOME AREAS SUCH AS
MARTHA'S VINEYARD.
BUT THE KEY IS
THE AESTHETICS
AND THE PROPORTIONS,
RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THEN,
THE WORKING--
THESE TRUSSES ARE
WORKING TO HOLD
THE FRAME TOGETHER.
THIS IS
A STICK-BUILT HOUSE.
AND SO THERE ARE
A TOTAL OF, WHAT--
5 OF THESE TRUSSES
THAT ARE THEN
DRESSED OUT
AND PAINTED
SO THAT THEY'RE
PART OF THE DECOR.
AND I LOVE
THAT GABLE END
WITH THE, UH--
THAT WAS AN
INTERESTING TOUCH.
WHEN WE WERE
DESIGNING IT
AND CAME UP
WITH THE BALCONY
GOING OVER IT
AND SAID,
"WOW, WE CAN LOOK
RIGHT DOWN IN--"
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LOOK INTO THE ROOM.
IT REALLY MAKES
A DIFFERENCE.
YEAH. IT DOES MAKE
A DIFFERENCE.
IT'S ALSO--
IT'S GOT DIFFERENT
AREAS, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
AND THAT'S THE WAY
A LARGE ROOM
HAS TO BE.
IT HAS TO BE
FURNISHED,
PARTICULARLY--
WE DON'T HAVE
A DINING ROOM.
THAT WAS
THE IDEA HERE,
TO HAVE IT ALL
IN ONE ROOM
SO THE PLACE
GETS USED.
RIGHT, SO THAT YOU GOT
YOUR FORMAL DINING AREA,
YOU GOT FORMAL
SEATING AREAS.
AND THEN WE HAVE
THIS SORT OF SMALLER
SPOT OVER HERE
LOOKING OUT
OVER THE GARDEN,
WHICH--
I REALLY ENJOY,
SITTING AND READING,
AND ENJOYING YOUR--
IT'S PERFECT
ANY TIME OF YEAR,
TO BE ALWAYS ABLE
TO COME UP--
BUT YOU DON'T FEEL
YOU'RE IN A GREAT
BIG ROOM.
NO. YEAH,
THE SECRET, I GUESS,
IS CREATING
DIFFERENT SEATING AREAS.
IT'S A GREAT ROOM.
YEAH, IT'S
A GREAT ROOM.
AND OF COURSE,
IT'S A GREAT CHIMNEY
THAT YOU PUT IN
OVER THERE.
WELL, THIS WAS TO GET
A NICE STONE CHIMNEY,
BUT ONE THAT WASN'T
OVERPOWERING.
SO SOME
FLAT-FACE GRANITE
AND THEN FRAMED IN
SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE
THE OVERPOWERING WEIGHT
OF A STONE--
SO THAT YOU'VE
SURROUNDED IT
BY A SECTION
OF PLASTER.
THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN BY
FRAMING IT IN. YEAH.
AND THEN,
THE WOOD MANTEL--
AND FAUX-PAINTED
TO MATCH.
IT'S A GREAT JOB.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
WE ENJOYED THE TOUR.
OK, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE
PUTTING IN OUR HEATING
AND VENTILATING DUCTWORK
AND ALSO TAKING YOU
TO VISIT THE JULIA WOOD
HOUSE, ANOTHER COLONIAL.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA,
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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