1305 - Gas Fireplaces and Cedar Shingles
September 30-October 6, 2002 | March 31-April 6, 2003
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HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR COLONIAL
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
TODAY, WE'RE VERY
FAR ALONG WITH THE FRAME,
SO WE'RE INSTALLING
SOME OF THE DETAILS.
WE'RE PUTTING IN A BEAUTIFUL
HEAT-N-GLO FIREPLACE
AND WE'LL SPEND A LOT OF TIME
WITH OUR SHINGLES.
WE HAVE MAIBEC SHINGLES, WHICH
ARE WHITE EASTERN CEDAR,
AND THEY'RE PRE-TREATED
AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU
HOW TO INSTALL THEM.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
OK. BEFORE WE GET
STARTED SHINGLING
ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE HOUSE,
I THOUGHT WE'D TAKE A GOOD LOOK
AT THE FRONT FACADE
OF OUR CENTER
ENTRY COLONIAL.
THE FEATURES ARE STILL
HARD TO DISTINGUISH
BECAUSE WE'RE STILL LOOKING
AT ALL THE HOUSE WRAP.
THE WHITE CLAPBOARDS
WON'T COME ON FOR ANOTHER
WEEK OR SO.
BUT THE PORCH
IS JUST THE RIGHT SHAPE,
THE RIGHT PITCH
ON THE ROOF,
THE ANGLES ARE
VERY APPROPRIATE.
WE'RE STILL HOLDING
THIS UP WITH A 2x4
BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T
RECEIVED OUR COLUMNS YET,
BUT THEY WILL BE VERY,
VERY SIMPLE COLUMNS--
COMPOSITE COLUMNS.
OTHER MATERIALS
COMING INTO PLAY
THAT ARE APPROPRIATE AT
THE FRONT DOOR, OF COURSE,
ARE A NICE WATER STRUCK
BRICK LIKE THIS.
THIS WILL CLEAN UP ALL RED.
AND THEN OTHER FEATURES
OF THE HOUSE
THAT ARE COLONIAL ARE COMING
TOGETHER, TOO.
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE THESE VERY
CONTEMPORARY WINDOWS,
WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE SIZE OF THE TRIM--
IT'S A GOOD 1x6 BOARD
THAT'S BEING USED--
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HEADER,
IT'S BEEN TRIMMED OUT
WITH THE MOLDING DETAIL
THAT IS VERY,
VERY APPROPRIATE.
IF YOU LOOK
AT THE CORNER BOARDS,
VERY OFTEN A BUILDER'S CORNER
BOARD MIGHT BE JUST 1x4,
HERE WE'VE GOT
A GOOD 10-INCH SPREAD,
SO YOU'VE GOT AN AUTHENTIC LOOK
AND AT THE BOTTOM,
TWO OTHER WOODEN ELEMENTS--
THE WATER TABLE, WHICH RUNS
ACROSS THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE--
OR RATHER THE WHOLE
PERIMETER OF THE HOUSE--
AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE
A WATER STOP HERE--
ANOTHER SMALL PIECE
OF WOOD THAT THE ACTUAL
CLAPBOARDS WILL REST ON.
AND THEN THE REST OF THE HOUSE
HERE IS REALLY--
THE GARAGE WING, WHICH HAS
A COUPLE OF SIMILAR WINDOWS
SIMILARLY DETAILED
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE ACTUAL
OVERALL LOOK OF THE HOUSE
BREAKS UP A LITTLE BIT HERE--
THE SYMMETRY IS DIFFERENT,
SO THAT IT LOOKS LIKE
IT WAS ADDED ON TO,
AND, OF COURSE, ON THIS END--
OVER HERE ON THE WORKING END
OF THE GARAGE, YOU GOT A FAIR
AMOUNT OF TREATMENT, AS WELL.
I MEAN, HOW OFTEN DO
YOU SEE A GARAGE DOOR
THAT'S BEEN FRAMED OUT SO
THAT THE CASING REALLY LOOKS
LIKE A FLUTED PILASTER,
WITH ALL THESE GROOVES
THAT ARE ROUTED INTO IT.
AND AT THE VERY TOP,
THERE'S A NICE MOLDING
THAT'S BEEN APPLIED, AS WELL,
ACROSS THE WHOLE WIDTH OF OUR
DOUBLE GARAGE DOOR OPENING.
AND THE SINGLE
DOOR DOWN HERE.
ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT WILL
BE GOING UP ON THE ROOF
OF THE GARAGE SHORTLY
IS THIS CUPOLA,
WHICH HAS RED CEDAR
SHINGLES ON THE TOP
AND WILL BE TRIMMED OUT.
AND RIGHT NOW, LET'S
GO AROUND THE BACK
AND TALK ABOUT
THESE GUYS HERE.
THESE ARE MAIBEC AND
THEY'VE BEEN PRE-STAINED
AND WE'RE GOING TO GET
TOGETHER WITH KEITH BALL.
HI, KEITH.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU, BOB?
GREAT. NOW,
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE SHINGLE
WE'RE USING HERE.
THESE ARE EASTERN
WHITE CEDAR SHINGLES.
THE WOOD IS ACTUALLY
GROWN IN MAINE
AND IT'S
MANUFACTURED IN QUEBEC.
YEAH. LET'S TAKE
A MOMENT TO SEE
HOW THEY'RE MADE.
HERE IN QUEBEC, CANADA,
AT MAIBEC'S
AMERICAN CLASSICS MILL,
EASTERN WHITE CEDAR
FROM "CERTIFIED",
OR RESPONSIBLY
MANAGED FORESTS,
IS MILLED INTO THREE GRADES
OF CEDAR SHINGLES.
ONLY THE BEST GRADE
OF WOOD AVAILABLE
IN LARGE DIAMETER SECTIONS
IS USED IN THE SHINGLE MILL.
THE SLASHER IS
THE FIRST STEP
WHERE THE LOGS ARE CUT
IN MULTIPLES OF 16 INCHES.
MAIBEC'S DE-BARKER
IS ESPECIALLY MODIFIED
FOR EASTERN WHITE CEDAR.
THE BARK IS REMOVED
AND USED FOR MULCH.
NOTHING IS WASTED IN THE
MANUFACTURING PROCESS HERE.
AFTER DE-BARKING,
THE STRIPPED LOGS ARE TRIMMED
AND CUT INTO 16-INCH SECTIONS
CALLED BUTTS.
THE BUTTS MOVE
INTO THE MAIN SAW ROOM
WHERE THERE ARE 17 WORK STATIONS
ON THE MAIN PRODUCTION FLOOR.
THESE MACHINES FEATURE
STELLITE-TIPPED BLADES
TO CUT THE SHINGLES EFFICIENTLY
AND ACCURATELY.
THE STELLITE TIPS KEEP
THE BLADES SHARPER LONGER
AND ELIMINATE RAISED
GRAIN AND ROUGHNESS
IN THE FINISHED SHINGLES.
THE BLADES ARE SHARPENED
EVERY 2-8 HOURS AS NEEDED
AND THE STELLITE TIPS ARE
REPLACED EVERY TWO WEEKS,
IN ORDER TO KEEP
THE BLADES IN TOP CONDITION
AND ENSURE
QUALITY CONSISTENCY.
THE EXPERIENCED SAWYERS
CUT THE BUTTS INTO SHINGLES
AND TRIM AND SORT THEM
ACCORDING TO GRADE.
THE SPECIALIZED AUTOMATED SAWS
CUT THE BUTTS INTO SHINGLES
AT THE CORRECT ANGLE
IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY.
ALL MAIBEC SHINGLES
ARE RE-SAWN AND RE-BUTTED
USING A PROPRIETARY
PROCESS THAT ENSURES THAT
THE BOTTOM OF THE SHINGLES
SQUARES WITH THE SIDES
FOR A MORE EXACT FIT
WITHOUT HAND SHAVING ON
SITE.
THE PROCESS ADDS A LITTLE
TO THE COST OF THE SHINGLES,
BUT SAVES TIME AND
MONEY ON INSTALLATION
AND PRODUCES A CLEANER,
FINISHED LOOK.
A RANDOM SAMPLE
OF SHINGLES IS SELECTED
FROM THE PRODUCTION LINE
FOR QUALITY INSPECTION.
MAIBEC USES THE PRINCIPLE
OF QUALITY AT THE SOURCE.
EACH WORKER IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK.
THE GOAL IS FOR THE SHINGLES
PRODUCED AT THE FACTORY
TO BE AS FREE OF
DEFECTS AS POSSIBLE.
EACH FINISHED BUNDLE
OF SHINGLES IS LABELED
WITH THE APPROPRIATE GRADE
AND SECURED FOR SHIPPING.
OURS ARE THEIR
PREMIUM GRADE
NANTUCKET "WILLIAM
E. POOLE" SERIES,
AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY
PRE-FINISHED RIGHT HERE
AT THE PLANT.
NOW WHAT ARE
THE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF FINISHES
THAT YOU CAN GET?
WE HAVE A BLEACHING OIL FINISH,
WHICH IS--
THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE USING HERE.
EXACTLY, THEN WE ALSO HAVE
A SOLID LATEX ACRYLIC STAINS,
WHICH ARE WHAT
THE GREY, THE BEIGE,
AND ALL THESE OTHER
FANCY COLORS ARE.
SO THE BIG
DIFFERENCE IS,
DO YOU WANT TO SEE
THE GRAIN OF THE WOOD
STILL COMING THROUGH
OR DO YOU WANT
AN OPAQUE FINISH,
EITHER IN THE GREY
OR THE TAN OR SOME OF
THESE COLORS DOWN HERE?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THIS WILL GIVE IT
A NICE SILVERY GREY
TONE IN ABOUT 3 YEARS.
AND YOU CAN GET
DECORATIVE SHAPES
LIKE THIS, TOO, HUH?
EXACTLY.
GREAT. KEITH,
WHAT IS THE DIPPING--
THE PRE-FINISHING
ADD TO THE COST
OF THE SQUARE?
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
A STANDARD SQUARE
IS USUALLY JUST
UNDER 100 BUCKS.
WELL, OUR KILN DRIED
STAINED SHINGLES ARE
ABOUT $225 A SQUARE.
IF YOU BOUGHT THAT NATURAL,
IT WOULD BE
ABOUT $150 A SQUARE,
AND THAT WOULD BE
FOR THE NANTUCKETS.
WELL, HOW DO WE
GET STARTED?
KEVIN, HAVE YOU
MADE YOURSELF
A STORY POLE HERE?
YES.
FIRST THING WE DO IS
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYTHING LANDS EVEN
AT THE TOP OF THE HEADERS
AND AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE WINDOWS.
SO, IN OTHER WORDS,
THAT YOU WANT
THE SHINGLE BOTTOM
TO SIT ON TOP
OF THE HEADER
ON A DOOR OR A WINDOW.
OR THE SHINGLE COURSE
TO COME RIGHT UNDERNEATH
THE SILL OF THE WINDOW.
YES, THAT WAY
WE DON'T END UP
WITH ANY SMALL PIECES
OR CUT CORNERS
WHICH CAN LEAK.
THIS IS STORY POLE.
WE SET IT UP.
WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
5 INCHES TO THE WEATHER.
WE'LL GO FROM 5s,
AND THEN MATHEMATICALLY
WE START DROPPING EACH ONE
1/4 OF AN INCH
SO THEY'RE 4 3/4
SO THAT IT LANDS PERFECT
AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR.
OK, SO THERE'S A LOT
OF ARITHMETIC INVOLVED.
YES.
AND WHAT ABOUT
YOUR FIRST COURSE?
HOW DO YOU GO
WITH THE FIRST COURSE?
THIS FIRST COURSE IS SET
AN INCH BELOW THE PLYWOOD,
AND THE PLYWOOD
IS SET RIGHT ON
THE PRESSURE-TREATED SILL
WHEN WE ORIGINALLY
FRAMED THE HOUSE.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE HANGING DOWN
AN INCH BELOW IT
SO THAT THAT WAY THERE'S--
NO WATER CAN PENETRATE
AND GO UP UNDERNEATH.
OK, AND YOU'VE
GOT A CHALK LINE
IN PLACE THERE.
WHAT'S THAT FOR?
WELL, WE'RE GETTING READY
TO SNAP OUR LINE.
WE'VE DONE
OUR FIRST COURSE
AND DOUBLED UP
ON THE NEXT ONE.
OK.
WE'RE GONNA SNAP THE LINE,
AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE
THE STRAIGHT EDGE OFF,
MOVE IT UP, AND GET READY
TO DO THE NEXT COURSE.
GO AHEAD. OK.
SO WILL THE STRAIGHT EDGE--
I MEAN, THE CHALK LINE--
BE USED FOR EACH
AND EVERY COURSE?
YES, AND ALSO IT GIVES US
A LITTLE BIT OF GUIDANCE
SO THAT WE DON'T END UP
SHOOTING THE STAPLES
TOO LOW.
AND THE STRAIGHT EDGE
THEN CONTINUES
TO MOVE ALONG
WITH THE JOB.
YES.
Vila: NOW, KEVIN,
WHAT KIND OF FASTENERS
ARE YOU USING HERE?
BASICALLY, WE'RE USING
THE 7/16 X 1 1/4 INCH
STAINLESS STEEL
WIDE-CROWN STAPLER.
YEAH, IT IS
STAINLESS STEEL.
YES.
AND THE WIDTH OF THE CROWN,
DOES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN TERMS OF THE SHINGLES
SPLITTING?
IT GRABS IT A LOT BETTER,
AND THAT WAY IT WON'T--
YEAH, THE SKINNY ONES
THAT THEY HAVE
WILL SPLIT THE SHINGLE.
MM-HMM.
SO WE TRY TO GO
AS WIDE AS WE CAN.
AND I NOTICED
THAT WHEN YOU'RE
SETTING THEM UP,
YOU BUTT THEM ALL
TOGETHER PRETTY MUCH.
YOU DON'T
LEAVE MUCH SPACE
IN-BETWEEN 'EM.
WELL, THESE ARE
KILN-DRIED PRODUCT,
AND THEY'RE SEALED
ALREADY,
SO WE DON'T
BUTT 'EM TIGHT.
WE LEAVE
A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE.
JUST A LITTLE.
JUST A LITTLE BIT
TO ALLOW 'EM TO GROW.
STAPLE.
Vila: A WHITE CEDAR
SHINGLE SIDEWALL
UP IN NEW ENGLAND HERE,
I ALWAYS THINK
YOU'RE GONNA GET, MINIMUM,
15 OR 20 YEARS OUT OF IT.
IS THAT RIGHT?
CORRECT.
IT'S 20 TO 30 YEARS
WITHOUT DOING
ANYTHING TO IT AT ALL.
AND SO, WHEN YOU'VE
TREATED IT WITH SOMETHING
LIKE A BLEACHING OIL,
DOES THAT INCREASE
THE LIFE EXPECTANCY?
YES, IT DOES, AND THEN
YOU CAN ACTUALLY ADD
MORE BLEACHING OIL
TO IT AS TIME GOES ON
AND ADD EVEN LONGER.
[OVERLAPPING]
THANKS, PETE.
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, BOB.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL LOOK AT SOME EFFICIENT
DIRECT-VENT GAS FIREPLACES.
TODAY'S GAS FIREPLACES
ARE CLEAN AND EFFICIENT.
ROSS MORRISON
FROM HEAT-N-GLO
IS HERE TO TELL US MORE.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE DESIGN
AND THE TECHNOLOGY
BEHIND THESE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THIS
IS ACTUALLY A GAS INSERT,
AND ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS
ARE MADE, FOR THE MOST PART,
ARE MADE AS
DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACES.
MM-HMM.
THIS IS
IMPORTANT FOR US
IN THAT FOR SAFETY
AND EFFICIENCY REASONS.
DIRECT VENT MEANS THAT
IT'S A SEALED-GLASS CHAMBER.
IF YOU OPEN UP
THE FRONT DOORS HERE,
THERE'S ACTUALLY ANOTHER
PANEL OF GLASS THERE.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS
IS THAT THERE'S NO
INTERPLAY OF ROOM AIR.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
BRING ANY PRODUCTS OF
COMBUSTION INTO THE ROOM,
AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA
BE USING ANY OF YOUR
ALREADY-WARM ROOM AIR
FOR COMBUSTION.
BUT DOES IT STILL
NEED A CHIMNEY FLUE?
IT RUNS A FLUE, YUP.
IN THE CASE OF AN INSERT,
IT'S GONNA GO UP
AN EXISTING CHIMNEY
WITH 2 CO-LINEAR
FLEX VENTS.
OK.
ON A STANDARD FIREPLACE,
IT WOULD BE A COAXIAL VENT
8 1/2 ON THE OUTSIDE
AND A 5 INCH INNER PIPE.
THAT COULD GO
STRAIGHT OUT THE BACK.
STRAIGHT OUT A WALL,
YOU CAN GO UP THROUGH
THE ROOF.
SOME OF OUR PRODUCTS
YOU CAN ACTUALLY
VENT DOWN AND THEN OUT
IF YOU NEEDED TO.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, IN TERMS
OF IT BEING USED
AS A RETROFIT
PRODUCT, THOUGH,
IF YOU HAVE
AN OLD MANTELPIECE
IN AN OLDER HOUSE,
WILL THIS WORK?
ABSOLUTELY, YEAH.
IT'S DESIGNED, ACTUALLY,
MOSTLY FOR
A MASONRY FIREPLACE.
THE BEAUTY OF THIS PRODUCT
IS IT'S MADE
FROM CERAMIC FIBER
RATHER THAN SHEET METAL.
WHAT THE CERAMIC FIBER
ALLOWS US TO DO
IS NOT ONLY GIVE YOU
THE TRADITIONAL BRICK LOOK
THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE
IN YOUR MASONRY FIREPLACE,
SO YOU GET
TO KEEP THE LOOK,
BUT THE CERAMIC FIBER
IS ALSO A GREAT INSULATOR.
AND SO, RATHER
THAN THE HEAT ESCAPING
THROUGH LAYERS
OF SHEET METAL,
IT'S GONNA PUSH THAT HEAT
BACK OUT INTO THE ROOM.
SURE.
THAT'S INTERESTING,
'CAUSE I'VE ALWAYS
THOUGHT OF GAS LOGS
AS JUST BEING THERE
MOSTLY FOR ROMANCE,
BUT THIS IS PUTTING OUT
A FAIR AMOUNT OF HEAT.
QUITE A BIT OF HEAT, YES,
AND WE HAVE SEVERAL
DIFFERENT MODELS THAT CAN--
THEY'LL BE DIFFERENT SIZES.
YOU CAN HAVE FANS
BUILT IN OR NOT,
IF YOU WANT TO,
TO CONTROL
THAT HEAT LEVEL.
AND SAFETY IS JUST NOT
THAT MUCH OF AN ISSUE
IN TERMS OF PETS, KIDS,
OR SPARKS COMING OUT
INTO THE ROOM.
YOU'VE GOT AN EXTRA
LAYER OF PROTECTIVE
GLASS THERE.
YES, AND A LOT OF OUR
PRODUCTS ALSO CAN HAVE
A MESH SCREEN AS AN OPTION,
JUST TO MAKE SURE
LITTLE HANDS DON'T WANT
TO GET UP TO THE GLASS.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
STYLES.
WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
LOOKS. WE'LL SHOW YOU
A FEW OF THEM TODAY.
WHAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN
IS MAKING THIS APPEAR TO
BE A REAL MASONRY DOOR.
GET A MASONRY LOOK
INSIDE AND OUT.
AND THEN WE TAKE REAL
LOGS THAT WE MOLD
INTO A CERAMIC FIBER LOG.
SO IT'S REALLY LIGHTWEIGHT.
THE BEAUTY OF THE CERAMIC FIBER
IS THAT WHEN THE FLAME HITS IT
YOU GET A NICE GLOW
ON THE LOG.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M
SEEING ON THE BED HERE,
ON THE BASE.
IT LOOKS LIKE EMBERS,
BUT, IN FACT,
IT'S JUST THIS.
AND IT DOESN'T WEIGH
MUCH AND IT'S NOT
GONNA BREAK.
NOT AT ALL. YOU GOT
A LIFETIME LOG THERE.
TERRIFIC. LET'S LOOK AT
SOME OF THE ONES YOU'VE
GOT OVER HERE IN THE CORNER.
THIS IS CALLED OUR CRESCENT,
AND, AGAIN, WE'RE
USING CERAMIC FIBER
TECHNOLOGY HERE.
THIS GIVES THAT NICE,
FULL CURVED BRICK LOOK.
SO WE'RE TRYING
TO EMULATE
WHAT A REAL MASONRY
FIREPLACE LOOKS LIKE,
NOT A SHEET METAL ONE.
SO YOU GET THE NICE
LOOK INSIDE AND OUT
AND, AGAIN, WE HAVE
THE CERAMIC FIBER.
IT'S A GREAT INSULATOR.
QUITE A FEW OF OUR
FIREPLACES ARE ACTUALLY
RATED AS FURNACES.
AND THIS IS SORT OF
THE CREME DE LA CREME
OF THE LINE.
THIS IS CALLED
OUR 6000 TRXI.
THE BEAUTY OF THIS
IS THAT YOU HAVE A
BEAUTIFUL LOOK INSIDE.
WE HAVE THE BRICK LOOK,
SO YOU GET A REAL
MASONRY APPEARANCE,
BUT THIS UNIT IS ALSO
RATED AS A FURNACE.
IT'S SEALED COMBUSTION,
YOU'RE NOT USING ANY
ROOM AIR FOR COMBUSTION,
BUT YOU'RE PUMPING A LOT
OF HEAT INTO THE ROOM.
IT'S RATED AS A FURNACE.
ABSOLUTELY.
FOR HOW BIG A ROOM
OR HOW BIG A PLACE?
IT DEPENDS ON THE HOUSE,
BUT IT COULD BE UP TO
BETWEEN 12 AND 15
HUNDRED SQUARE FEET
THAT IT COULD HEAT.
SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR YOU THOUGH
ARE BOTH TO SHUT A FLAME
OFF, IF YOU'D LIKE,
AND THEN TURN
THE FLAMES DOWN.
BETWEEN THE TWO YOU
CAN DROP THE HEAT VALUE
BY OVER HALF.
IF IT IS STILL ALSO
GETTING TOO HOT,
WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL
A CLIMATE CONTROL
DAMPER DOWN BELOW,
OPENING THAT DAMPER
WILL ALLOW MORE HEAT
TO BE DISSIPATED THROUGH
OUR VENTING SYSTEM.
SO IF YOU HAVE A PARTY
GOING AND PEOPLE ARE
GETTING A LITTLE BIT HOT
YOU WANT THE AMBIENCE BUT
YOU DON'T WANT THE HEAT,
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
WAYS TO ELIMINATE
THAT PROBLEM FOR YA.
WHAT'S THE PRICE TAG, ROSS?
THIS UNIT RUNS
TO ABOUT $2,200.
TERRIFIC. THANKS A LOT.
MY PLEASURE.
THANK YOU, BOB.
COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A GAS FIREPLACE AT
OUR CONSTRUCTION SITE.
DON'T GO AWAY.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'RE ABOUT FINISHED WITH THE
FRAMING AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE
FOR OUR 21st CENTURY COLONIAL.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING EASTERN
WHITE CEDAR SIDEWALL SHINGLES
FROM MAIBEC
AND WE'LL ALSO VISIT THE PLANT
IN CANADA WHERE THEY'RE MADE.
ALSO, WE'LL SHOW YOU THE LATEST
IN DIRECT VENT GAS FIREPLACES--
SOME ARE EVEN RATED AS FURNACES.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING A GAS
FIREPLACE IN THE DINING ROOM.
DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'LL INSTALL EASTERN
WHITE CEDAR SHINGLES
AND A DIRECT VENT GAS FIREPLACE.
DON'T MISS IT.
MOST COLONIAL HOUSES WILL HAVE
LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL FIREPLACES,
AND IN THIS MODERN DAY
COLONIAL WE'VE GOT--
WELL, WE'VE GOT ONE BACK
THERE IN THE GREAT ROOM,
ONE HERE IN THE DEN,
ONE IN THE DINING ROOM,
AND A COUPLE MORE
THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE,
BUT THEY'RE ALL HEAT-N-GLO
GAS FIREPLACES.
LET'S LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM.
DAN DeMAGISTRIS IS HERE
FROM HEAT-N-GLO,
AND WE'RE GOING TO LEARN
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
HOW THESE UNITS ARE MADE
THIS IS A MOST
UNUSUAL-LOOKING
FIREPLACE, THOUGH.
I'M USED TO LOOKING AT
THEM THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
WELL, THEY USUALLY ARE
THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
THIS IS THE ONLY FIREPLACE IN
THE HEARTH INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW
THAT ACTUALLY IS TALLER
THAN IT IS WIDE.
INTERESTING.
THIS KIND OF LOOKS LIKE
THE OLD RUMSFORD STYLE.
A COUNT RUMSFORD DESIGN,
WHICH WOULD HAVE HAD
THE FLARED SIDES.
KICKS OUT A LOT OF HEAT.
NOW WHAT ARE WE
LOOKING AT IN THERE?
BECAUSE THIS FIREPLACE
IS HIGHER THAN IT IS WIDE,
WE ACTUALLY HAVE
A RAISED BURNER.
BECAUSE, AESTHETICALLY,
YOU WANT TO BRING THE FLAME
UP TO FILL THE AREA,
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT
YOU HAVE THAT NICE
FULL FLAME LOOK.
GOTCHA. AND THIS IS ALL
LIKE ONE CERAMIC PANEL,
OR THREE, RATHER.
YES, THIS IS THREE
SEPARATE CERAMIC PANELS
THAT ACTUALLY RADIATE THE HEAT.
ADAM TRAYNER'S HERE
TO HELP US INSTALL IT.
WHAT'S THE FIRST THING ONCE
YOU'VE UNPACKED IT LIKE THIS?
JUST SHOVE IT INTO THE HOLE?
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA
GET IT IN PLACE.
OK. AND IS IT VERY HEAVY?
AH, IT TAKES TWO GUYS
TO PICK IT UP AND MOVE IT.
YEAH. OH--[CHUCKLING]
I THOUGHT...
SO IT MAY BE 150,
200 POUNDS?
IT'S A LITTLE LESS
THAN THAT, BOB.
SO YOU DON'T NEED TO PUT
IT INTO A FRAMED ENCLOSURE
THAT'S BEEN FIREPROOFED
IN ANY WAY, DO YA?
NO, YOU CAN MOUNT THIS RIGHT
INTO COMBUSTIBLE OPENING.
IT JUST REQUIRES
A 1/2 INCH CLEARANCE.
ALL RIGHT, SO ONCE
YOU'VE PUT IT IN,
THIS IS THE TYPE OF
MATERIAL THAT'S USED
TO EXHAUST IT, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS?
THIS IS AN 8-INCH DIRECT
VENT DOUBLE WALLED PIPE.
DOUBLE WALLED PIPE.
SO HOW DOES THAT WORK?
ACTUALLY IT'S
A TWIST LOCK PIPE
THAT YOU CONNECT
EACH SECTION TOGETHER,
AND THE EXHAUST CARRIES
OUT FROM THE INSIDE
PIPE, THE 5-INCH.
THE EXHAUST CARRIES
OUT TO THE OUTSIDE
OF THE HOUSE
AND IT DRAWS THE FRESH
AIR FOR COMBUSTION
THROUGH THE OUTER WALL
INTO THE COMBUSTION BOX.
Bob: AND SO THESE ARE
SIMPLY PLACED TOGETHER
RIGHT ON TOP OF
THE COLLAR THERE.
WHAT IS THAT ROPE-LIKE--
Dan: THE ROPE IS
AN AIR BARRIER.
IF THERE'S ANY
AIR DRAFT IN THERE,
IT STOPS ANY LEAK OF
COLD AIR INTO THE CHASE.
Bob: SO THIS ONE IS BEING
PLACED IN A FRAMED AREA
THAT'S CONTINUOUS
TO THE GARAGE.
AND, ACTUALLY KIND OF
CANTILEVERED INTO
THE GARAGE,
AND THEN PART OF
THE DUCTWORK WILL BE
EXPOSED IN THAT AREA.
OK, THEN DOWN HERE
YOU ARE ARRANGING
THE LOGS, RIGHT?
I'LL BE PUTTING THE LOGS IN
FOR SETTING UP THE BURNER,
SO WE CAN PUT THE GLASS ON.
WELL, THAT WAS
THE NEXT THING
I WANTED TO ASK YOU.
WE CAN'T PUT IT
ON JUST YET,
BUT THE REMAINING
ELEMENTS HERE
INVOLVE A FRAME
WITH A GLASS PANEL.
A DECORATIVE TRIM KIT.
THERE'S THE GLASS PANEL,
WHICH IS PART OF THE
DIRECT VENT FIREPLACE
BECAUSE IT'S SEALED
COMBUSTION,
REALLY DOES LET THE HEAT
PASS RIGHT THROUGH IT.
IT DOESN'T RESTRICT
THE HEAT.
AND DOES IT GET VERY
HOT ITSELF TO THE TOUCH?
THE GLASS, IT DOES.
IT WOULD BE HOT
TO THE TOUCH.
AND THIS PARTICULAR MODEL
DOES NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF
CONVECTION SYSTEM.
IT'S NOT BLOWING ANY OF
THE HEAT TO OTHER PARTS
OF THE ROOM, RIGHT?
CORRECT. THIS IS
A TOTALLY RADIANT
FIREPLACE.
I CAN SEE IT NOW.
THE COLONIAL DINING TABLE,
THE CANDLES, AND THE FIRE
RIGHT HERE. THANKS, DAN.
THANK YOU.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
A PREVIEW OF OUR NEXT SHOW,
SO STICK AROUND.
AND THAT'S THE WAY
THE SHINGLES LOOK,
ONCE THEY'RE ALL COMPLETED.
THIS IS A WRAP.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME
WHEN WE'LL BE BUILDING A SET OF
STEPS UP TO THE BACKYARD DECK
AND PAINTING THE FRONT
FACADE
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA. IT'S
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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