1306 - Exterior Painting and Deck Railing October 7-13, 2002 | April 7-13, 2003 HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR CENTER-ENTRY COLONIAL
HERE IN THE SUBURBS.
TODAY WE'RE SPENDING SOME TIME
BUILDING A BACKYARD DECK
AND SHOWING YOU
HOW TO CUT THE STRINGERS
AND ALSO PAINTING
THE FRONT FACADE OF THE HOUSE.
AND NOT JUST ANY PAINT.
WE'RE INTRODUCING THE BOB VILA
SIGNATURE COLLECTION.
SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT
THE CHEMISTRY OF THE PAINT,
THE COLOR SELECTIONS,
AND WE'LL INTRODUCE
A NEW PALETTE TOOL
THAT YOU CAN FIND
ON OUR WEB SITE.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
THE FRONT OF
OUR CENTER-ENTRY COLONIAL
IS READY FOR PAINT,
AS IT WERE.
ALL THE DETAIL WORK
HAS BEEN INSTALLED
BY THE CARPENTERS.
AND ONE THING THAT
I WANTED TO POINT OUT
IS THAT WE HAVE
A VERY ELEGANT
PEDIMENTED
ENTRY PORCH HERE,
WHICH IS SET OFF
BY A COUPLE OF COLUMNS.
VERY OFTEN
WHEN YOU'RE DOING
A KIND OF A HISTORIC
APPROACH TO A HOUSE,
YOU'LL USE
THE WOODEN COLUMN,
BUT IN THIS CASE,
BECAUSE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS,
IT'S SOMETIMES NICE
TO USE SOMETHING ELSE.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE
ARE POLYSTONE COLUMNS
FROM OUR FRIENDS
AT CHADSWORTH 1-800-COLUMNS.
THEY'RE REALLY MADE
OF A COMPOSITE OF POLYMERS
AND MARBLE DUST
AND FIBERGLASS.
AND THEY'RE GONNA LAST
FOREVER.
AND, OF COURSE,
THIS HASN'T BEEN PAINTED YET.
BUT RIGHT NOW,
I WANT TO HEAD OVER TO
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE
TO MEET WITH JON FISH,
WHO'S OUR PAINTING CONTRACTOR.
HEY, JON,
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HOW ARE YOU DOING, BOB?
SO, THE CONDITIONS
HERE--
IT'S ALL
NEW CONSTRUCTION,
AND WE'RE LOOKING
AT A FRONT FACADE
THAT'S DRESSED OUT
WITH CEDAR CLAPBOARDS.
AND, OF COURSE, WE'VE
LEFT THE ROUGH PART
OF THE CEDAR CLAPBOARDS
TO THE WEATHER,
AS OPPOSED TO
THE DRESSED PART.
THIS IS KIND OF
AN AESTHETIC CHOICE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE
THESE DAYS LIKE TO SEE
THE ROUGHER PART.
IT ALSO DOESN'T
ALLOW YOU TO SEE
THE FINGER JOINTING
THAT COMES WITH SOME
OF THE CLAPBOARDS.
NOW, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING FOR PREP?
RIGHT NOW I'M
FILLING IN ANY HOLES
ON THE CLAPBOARDS
THAT CAN BE FILLED IN.
THESE ONES I'LL SET
THE NAIL ON LATER
AND FILL THEM.
SO IF THE NAIL IS
FLUSH ON THE SURFACE,
YOU WILL SET IT.
YEAH, I WILL SET THIS ONE
RIGHT HERE 'CAUSE IT'S
STICKING UP ABOVE,
BUT IF IT GOES
INTO THE SURFACE A BIT
AND IT'S NOT
PROTRUDING OUT,
I'LL JUST LEAVE IT
AT THE SURFACE.
SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE
DONE ON ALL OF THESE.
YUP, AND I'M JUST
KIND OF FILLING THESE IN
RIGHT NOW AS WE GO.
AND THEN THE CORNER
IS AN UNUSUAL SITUATION
'CAUSE YOU'VE
GOT THE CLAPBOARDS
BUTTING INTO A CORNER,
WHICH HAS
A GROUND IN IT.
MM-HMM.
AND THEN YOU'VE
GOT THE SHINGLES,
WHICH ARE PREFINISHED,
COMING IN
FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
AND IF WE LOOK UP,
WE'LL SEE WHERE
YOU'VE ALREADY
PUT ON SOME OF
THE BOB VILA SIGNATURE
COLLECTION PRIMER
ON THERE RIGHT
ONTO THE GROUND, RIGHT?
YUP.
TRADITIONAL
COLONIAL HOUSES
WOULD HAVE HAD
THE DRESSED, FANCY,
EXPENSIVE CLAPBOARDS
ONLY ON
THE FRONT FACADE.
ANYTHING THAT WAS
A LATERAL FACADE
OR THE REAR FACADES
WOULD HAVE HAD
THE INEXPENSIVE
SHINGLES.
SO, IN A MINUTE
WE'LL BE READY TO PUT
SOME OF THE PRIMER ON.
YUP. I'M JUST GONNA RUN
A COUPLE BEADS OF CAULKING
DOWN ON THE SEAM HERE...
GO AHEAD.
AND WE'LL BE READY TO GO.
JON, WHAT KIND OF
A CAULKING ARE WE USING?
THAT'S BASICALLY
A PAINTABLE CAULKING.
IT'S NOT UNPAINTABLE.
IT DRIES IN 30 MINUTES.
MM-HMM. SO,
ANY TIME THAT YOU HAVE
A SHINY CAULKING,
THAT'S NOT GONNA
TAKE PAINT.
IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
OK, SO, JON,
ANY TIPS ON HOW TO APPLY
THE PAINT OR THE PRIMER?
YOU'RE USING
A 4-INCH BRUSH, RIGHT?
YEAH. NO,
A 3-INCH BRUSH.
3-INCH.
ANGLED, 'CAUSE IT'S EASY.
ANGLED MEANS
THE TOP OF IT
IS CUT AS AN ANGLE,
AND THAT MAKES IT
EASIER FOR YOU TO
APPLY THE PAINT.
AND WHAT I USUALLY DO
IS I GO DOWN THE SIDE HERE.
I'LL DO THE CORNERS FIRST,
AND THEN I'LL COME
ACROSS THE BOTTOM.
AND THEN YOU CAN COME
ACROSS THE FACE THIS WAY,
AND YOU'VE GOT
EXCESS PAINT COMING
DOWN FROM THE EDGES
SO YOU CAN SMOOTH IT
ALL OUT
AND MAKE IT LOOK GOOD.
SO YOU ALWAYS APPLY
FIRST TO THE BOTTOM
OF EACH CLAPBOARD.
AND THEN TO THE SIDE,
AND THEN THAT WAY
YOU'RE JUST
BASICALLY CUTTING IN
LIKE YOU'RE
CUTTING IN A WALL.
MM-HMM.
AND YOU JUST GO
FROM THERE.
THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID
FOR BRUSHING IT ON
AS OPPOSED
TO SPRAYING IT ON.
YEAH, THE BRUSH'LL
GET IT IN THERE.
THE SPRAYER WILL GET
A LOT ON THE SURFACE,
AND YOU HAVE TO COME BACK
AND BACK BRUSH IT ANYWAY
IN THE EDGES AND STUFF.
AND YOU HAVE TO KIND OF
GET BACK INSIDE HERE
WITH THE SPRAYER.
WITH THE BRUSH,
YOU JUST GO TO TOWN.
SURE.
WELL, WE'LL
TALK WITH YOU
A LITTLE BIT LATER
ABOUT THE FINISH COAT,
BUT RIGHT NOW
LET'S MEET RON HUDAS,
WHO IS OUR PAINT EXPERT.
NOW, RON, THE BOB VILA
SIGNATURE COLLECTION
HAS A 20-YEAR WARRANTY.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT
THE CHEMISTRY
OF THE PAINT
THAT JUSTIFIES
THIS WARRANTY?
BOB, ALL PAINTS ARE MADE
WITH 2 COMPONENTS.
THE FIRST COMPONENT
BEING A SOLID,
AND THE SECOND COMPONENT
BEING LIQUID.
AND THE LIQUID REALLY IS
WHAT CONVEYS THE PAINT
TO THE SURFACE,
BUT THEN IT EVAPORATES,
RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THE LIQUID HELPS YOU
SPREAD THE PAINT.
OTHERWISE WITHOUT LIQUID
IT WOULD BE LIKE
SPREADING COOKIE DOUGH
OVER TOP OF--
RIGHT.
AND WHAT
ARE THE COMPONENTS
THAT MAKE UP THE SOLIDS?
THE COMPONENTS
THAT MAKE UP THE SOLIDS
ARE PIGMENTS
AND ALSO BINDERS.
OK.
THIS PAINT PARTICULAR
HAS AN EXCELLENT BINDER.
IT IS THE 100% ACRYLIC
LATEX PRODUCT HERE
THAT PROVIDES THE PAINT
AND GIVES THE PAINT
ITS ABILITY
TO RESIST FADING,
RETAIN ITS COLOR,
AND RESIST CRACKING
AND PEELING AND BLISTERING.
IT ALSO ALLOWS THE PAINT
TO HAVE OUTSTANDING ADHESION
TO THE SURFACE
THAT IS HAS.
AND, OF COURSE,
THE PRIMING,
WHICH IS WHAT
WE'VE BEEN DOING NOW,
IS ONE OF
THE IMPORTANT FACTORS
IN GETTING
THAT LONGEVITY.
IT IS. THE PRIMER
ACTUALLY SEALS THE SURFACE,
WHERE PAINT ONLY PROTECTS.
IF THE PRIMER
HAS NOT BEEN APPLIED,
THEN THE PAINT
HAS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SOAK INTO THE SURFACE,
WHICH IS NOT WHAT
WE WANT IT TO DO.
WE WANT THE PAINT TO STAY
ON TOP OF THE SURFACE
TO PROTECT
AND BEAUTIFY THE HOUSE.
YES, AND HOW DO
THE BINDERS WORK
TO ACHIEVE THAT?
THE BINDERS
WORK TO ACHIEVE THAT
BY BRINGING IN TOGETHER
ALL OF THE PAINT MOLECULES.
AND WITHOUT
GOING IN TOO DEEP
INTO THE CHEMISTRY
OF THE PAINT,
THE TIGHTER
THEY HOLD THE MOLECULES,
THE STRONGER THE SURFACE.
NOW, ONE THING WITH
THE EXTERIOR OF A HOUSE
IS THAT WE NEED TO BE SURE
THAT THE PAINT COATING
ITSELF IS BREATHABLE
SO THAT IT ALLOWS MOISTURE
FROM THE OUTSIDE
OR FROM THE INSIDE
OF THE HOUSE
TO THE OUTSIDE
OF THE HOUSE
TO BE ABLE TO PERMEATE
THE SURFACE
WITHOUT LEAVING PINHOLES.
TO COME RIGHT THROUGH.
LET'S POUR SOME OF THIS.
THIS IS THE COLOR
THAT WE'RE GONNA BE
PUTTING ON THE FIELD
OF THE HOUSE
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL TALK ABOUT
THE COLOR PALETTE SELECTED
FOR THE EXTERIOR
OF OUR CENTER-ENTRY COLONIAL.
AFTER YOU.
JOINING US NOW
IS PEGGY VAN ALLEN,
WHO IS OUR
COLORIST CONSULTANT
WHO'S GONNA TALK
WITH US ABOUT HOW BEST
TO SELECT THE RIGHT
COLOR SCHEME FOR A HOUSE.
AND SO FAR
WE'VE GOT THE PRIMER
ON OUR KIND OF CLASSIC
CENTER-ENTRY COLONIAL,
BUT IF WE STEP OVER
IN THIS DIRECTION
A LITTLE BIT,
WE'LL SEE SOME OF
THE ACTUAL FIELD COLOR,
WHICH IS--
WHAT'S IT CALLED AGAIN,
PEGGY?
WARM STONE IS THE COLOR
THAT WE'RE USING.
WARM STONE.
AND THIS, OF COURSE,
IS FROM MY OWN
NEW SIGNATURE LINE.
WHERE ARE THEY?
HERE WE GO.
RIGHT THERE.
ALL RIGHT. SO,
WHAT'S THE LOGIC
BEHIND CHOOSING
A COLOR LIKE THIS
FOR THE FIELD
OF THE HOUSE?
WELL, WHEN YOU'RE
CHOOSING A COLOR
FOR THE HOUSE,
YOU WANT TO
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
THE STYLE OF THE HOUSE.
HERE WE HAVE
A VERY CLASSIC COLONIAL.
IT'S A TRADITIONAL
LOOKING HOUSE.
SO WE'RE
CHOOSING A COLOR
THAT'S SORT
OF A NEUTRAL COLOR.
IT ALSO WORKS WELL
WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF TREES
SURROUNDING THE HOUSE.
YEAH, THERE'S NO COMPETITION
RIGHT UP AGAINST THE HOUSE
FROM NEIGHBORING HOUSES
THAT ARE PAINTED
IN OTHER COLORS.
BUT I SUPPOSE IF YOU'RE
IN A SUBURBAN SITUATION
WITH A LOT
OF CLOSE NEIGHBORS,
YOU DO HAVE
TO KEEP IN MIND WHAT
THE OTHER HOUSES LOOK LIKE.
SURE, YOU DON'T WANT
TO STAND OUT TOO MUCH.
WELL, I REALLY LIKE
THE WARMTH OF THE COLOR.
YOU SEE IT GOING ON.
NOW, YOU'VE HELPED US
CHOOSE A WHITE
FOR ALL THE TRIM.
NOW, WHY ARE WE GOING
TO A LIGHTER COLOR
FOR THE TRIM
INSTEAD OF A DARKER COLOR?
WHAT'S THE LOGIC THERE?
WELL, THE LIGHTER COLOR
WILL HELP THE DETAIL
STAND OUT.
THERE'S A LOT
OF ARCHITECTURAL
DETAIL IN THIS HOUSE
THAT YOU REALLY
WANT TO BRING OUT
AND MAKE IT POP OUT
FROM THE WALL COLOR.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE
STILL HAVE SHUTTERS
AND, OF COURSE, AN ACCENT
FOR THE FRONT DOOR.
SO, JON, COULD YOU
PUT A LITTLE BIT
OF THE FRONT DOOR COLOR
ON FOR US?
AND THEN THE SHUTTERS
THAT ARE GOING ON, PEGGY,
ARE BEAUTIFUL
WOODEN SHUTTERS,
WHICH GIVE US
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT
ANOTHER COLOR ON, RIGHT?
RIGHT. YOUR SHUTTERS
AND YOUR DOORS ARE
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO ADD SOME COLOR
AND SOME SPARK
TO THE HOUSE.
GET A LITTLE OF YOUR
PERSONALITY INTO IT.
AND HERE THE CHOICE
FOR THE SHUTTERS
IS ACTUALLY
ALMOST A BLACK.
IT'S CALLED
CHARLES GREEN.
FROM OUR
SIGNATURE COLLECTION.
SURE, IT'S
A HISTORICAL COLOR.
IT'S VERY DEEP BLACK
WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT
OF A GREEN TINT TO IT.
I THINK THAT'S
GONNA BE VERY ELEGANT
WHEN YOU HAVE
THOSE 3 CHOICES TOGETHER.
IT'S GONNA BE HISTORICALLY
RELATIVELY ACCURATE.
NOW, THE ENTRYWAY
THAT WE HAVE HERE
IS KIND OF LIKE
A MODERN VERSION
OF AN ANTIQUE ELEMENT,
'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT
KIND OF RECESSED PANELS,
AND YOU'VE GOT THE COLUMN
AND EVERYTHING HERE.
WHAT SHOULD YOU
DO THERE IN TERMS
OF YOUR COLOR CHOICES?
AGAIN, YEAH, THIS
IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
WHERE YOU
CAN REALLY DO A LOT,
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT
YOU WANT TO GET TOO WILD
BECAUSE WE'RE
STILL KEEPING IN
A TRADITIONAL STYLE.
SO WE MIGHT WANT
TO USE THE WARM STONE
ON THESE PANELS HERE
AND THEN CONTINUE
THE WHITE ON THE TRIM
ON THE CORNER BOARDS
HERE
AND AGAIN
ON THE COLUMNS.
AND ALL THE REST OF
THE TRIM AROUND THE DOOR
YOU WANT TO KEEP
IN THE LILY WHITE.
THE DOOR, PEGGY,
IS KIND OF BRIGHTER
THAN I THOUGHT.
YEAH, NO,
IT'S NOT SO BAD.
ONCE IT DRIES,
IT'LL BE FINE.
THE--REALLY?
THIS IS THE BLUE DESCENT,
WHICH I SEE
IS VERY MUCH OF A TEAL,
AND THE COLOR THAT
I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW
THAT JON IS PUTTING
ON THE DOOR
IS A LITTLE BIT SCREAMING.
IT'LL BE NICE.
ONCE IT DRIES,
IT'LL BE NICE.
IT'LL BE DARKER,
IT'LL BE A LOT
MORE TONED DOWN.
ONCE IT DRIES,
IT'LL BE TONED DOWN.
YES.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL TAKE
YOUR WORD FOR IT.
THANKS A LOT, PEGGY.
COMING UP NEXT, I'LL JOIN
KEVIN OUR FRAMING CONTRACTOR
TO ASSEMBLY
THE MAHOGANY RAILINGS
FOR THE BACKYARD DECK.
NEXT TIME ON...
OUR CENTER-ENTRY COLONIAL
GETS A COAT OF PAINT,
AND IT'S FROM MY NEW
BOB VILA SIGNATURE COLLECTION.
A COLOR EXPERT WILL SHOW US
HOW THE COLORS WERE CHOSEN,
AND WE'LL HAVE
SOME GREAT TIPS
ON HOW TO APPLY THE PAINT.
ALSO, THE BOBVILA.COM
COLOR SELECTION TOOL.
WE'LL HELP YOU SELECT
THE RIGHT COLOR PALETTE
FOR YOUR HOME.
THEN, WE'LL PUT
THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON THE BACKYARD DECK.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'RE PAINTING THE HOUSE,
TALKING ABOUT
CHOOSING THE COLORS,
AND FINISHING
THE BACKYARD DECK.
DON'T MISS IT.
OUR BACKYARD DECK
REALLY RELATES
CLOSELY TO THE HOUSE
AND TO THE SUNROOM,
AND IT'S A GOOD
8 OR 10 FEET,
IN SOME AREAS ACTUALLY
ABOUT 12 FEET ABOVE THE GRADE,
BECAUSE THE BACK SIDE
OF THE PROPERTY
SLOPES AWAY FROM THE HOUSE.
SO, WHAT WE'VE GOT
IS A WONDERFUL PARTY DECK.
IT'S BIG ENOUGH
FOR FAMILY USE
OR FOR AN ACTUAL LITTLE
COCKTAIL PARTY OUT HERE.
AND THE WOOD THAT
HAS BEEN USED IS MAHOGANY,
WHICH IS VERY POPULAR
THESE DAYS.
IT IS A RENEWABLE,
SUSTAINABLE COMMODITY.
IT'S PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY,
AND IT'S BEEN TREATED
WITH A PRESERVATIVE
WHICH GIVES IT
THAT RICH RED COLOR.
AND THE RAILINGS AND POSTS
AND EVERYTHING YOU CAN SEE
OVER HERE ARE IN PLACE.
EVERYTHING IS ESSENTIALLY
STORE-BOUGHT.
THE RAILINGS ARE MAHOGANY.
THESE HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED
WITH A PRESERVATIVE YET,
WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE THE KIND
OF DIFFERENCE IN COLOR.
BUT YOU CAN ORDER
THE BALUSTERS--
THE STICKS, IF YOU WILL--
BUNDLED DIRECTLY LIKE THIS
FROM A LUMBERYARD.
AND YOU CAN PUT ALL
THESE PIECES TOGETHER.
YOU CAN GET POSTS
THAT ARE LAMINATED POSTS.
KEVIN, HOW ARE YOU?
FINE. HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GONNA TALK
WITH YOU IN A SECOND,
BUT I JUST HOPE THAT--
YEAH, THAT'S
NOT NAILED YET.
THESE LAMINATED
4 X 4 POSTS
ARE ALSO OF MAHOGANY.
THERE'S A HALF DOZEN
DIFFERENT PIECES HERE
THAT ARE ALL
GLUED TOGETHER.
AND THEN THERE'S
VENEER AROUND IT.
THE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
IS STABILITY.
IT'S NOT GONNA WARP
AND TWIST ON YOU.
AND YOU'VE GOT
MORE STRENGTH TO IT.
AND THEN
THESE LITTLE CAPS
ARE MADE BY A LITTLE
COMPANY UP IN MAINE--
PUT THE LITTLE COPPER
ON TOP.
SO EVERYTHING HERE
IS BASICALLY BOUGHT
AT THE LUMBER YARD
AND ASSEMBLED ON-SITE.
AND YOU'RE
GETTING READY
TO MAKE UP ONE OF THESE,
RIGHT, KEVIN?
YES.
AND THIS IS
A VERY SIMPLE DESIGN
FOR THE RAILING
COMPONENT.
IF YOU LOOK AT IT
IN SECTION,
YOU'LL SEE
THAT THE BALUSTERS
ARE HELD TOGETHER
BY 2 RAILS
AT THE BOTTOM.
AND THEN AT THE TOP,
THERE'S A SIMPLE
CAP DETAIL
THAT'S ALSO PICKED UP
AT THE LUMBERYARD.
NOW, HOW ARE YOU
NAILING THESE TOGETHER?
BASICALLY, WE DO
OUR LAYOUT HERE FIRST
SO THAT WE KNOW WHERE
THE BALUSTER SPACING IS.
OK.
THEN WE TAKE OUR 2 PIECES,
AND WE'LL SET 'EM DOWN.
NOW, THESE
ARE PRETTY FAR APART
BECAUSE OF THE SIZE
OF THEM, RIGHT?
YES, THEY'RE--THEY'RE
CALLED 2 X 2 PICKETS
BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY
1 1/2 INCH X 1 1/2 INCH.
SURE.
AND ACCORDING TO CODE,
WE HAVE TO HAVE
NO MORE THAN A 4-INCH SPACE
IN-BETWEEN THE BALUSTERS.
THAT'S THE MINIMUM.
YES.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL
SET 'EM UP LIKE THIS.
AND YOU'VE GOT
THE OTHER PIECE,
THE OTHER RAIL,
AT THE OTHER END
TEMPORARILY.
YES.
JUST SO THAT THEY'RE
HELD KIND OF EVEN
WHILE YOU
NAIL 'EM OFF?
YES.
GOTCHA.
WHAT KIND OF FASTENERS
ARE YOU SHOOTING
IN THERE?
THESE ARE 8-PENNY
STAINLESS-STEEL FINISH.
NOW, DO THEY COME WITH T
HOT GLUE ON 'EM?
YES.
NOW WE JUST PULL OUT
THE OTHER RAIL
AND PUT IT ON TOP.
OK, FLIP IT OVER
THIS WAY.
THE SIZE OF
THE FASTENER'S
IMPORTANT,
'CAUSE IF
THEY'RE TOO BIG,
THEY CAN SPLIT THE WOOD.
NOW, DO YOU WANT
TO STAND IT UP
TO PUT THE RAIL ON,
OR...
WE'VE ALREADY MADE
ALL THE MARKS ON THIS ONE.
THAT SHOULD GO...
RIGHT.
RIGHT AROUND LIKE THIS.
YUP.
DOES THAT CORRESPOND?
YES.
OK.
NOW WE CAN STAND IT
RIGHT UP.
THIS IS THE FUN PART,
GETTING THEM ALL IN.
YEAH, GETTING
THEM ALL TO FIT.
LET'S...
AND THAT WOULD GO
RIGHT UP IN HERE,
RIGHT?
YUP.
WE HAVE TO GET THE...
A COUPLE OF BLOCKS
HERE...
SHOULD KEEP IT UP.
AND WE SHOOT IT
RIGHT INTO PLACE.
NOW, ALL
THE UNDERSTRUCTURE
FOR THE DECK, KEVIN,
IS PRESSURE-TREATED
LUMBER,
BUT IT'S THE NEW STUFF,
RIGHT, THE ACQ?
YES.
SO THAT IT MEETS
THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL
GUIDELINES
AND IT DOES NOT HAVE
ANY COPPER ARSENATE.
CORRECT.
CORRECT.
JUST A COUPLE
OF DAYS AGO,
WE GOT TOGETHER
WITH ROB LYNCH,
THE OTHER CARPENTER
ON THE JOB,
WHO SHOWED US HOW
HE CUT THESE STRINGERS.
SO, ROB,
WHAT'S THE DISTANCE
FROM THE FINISHED GRADE
TO THE FINISHED TOP
OF THE DECK OUT HERE?
48 INCHES.
OK.
SO HOW DO YOU
FIGURE OUT
HOW MANY STEPS
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE?
WE DIVIDE 48
TILL IT COMES
IN-BETWEEN 7 1/2
AND 8 INCHES.
WE'LL BE LAYING 'EM OUT
AT 8-INCH RISE
AND A 9 1/2 INCH TREAD.
9 1/2 INCH TREAD.
TO CONSERVE MATERIAL,
WE'LL CUT THIS
TO THE CORRECT SIZE.
HERE'S 1 X 4
MAHOGANY DECKING,
3 EQUAL PIECES.
SO YOU'LL HAVE 3 PIECES
AND A LITTLE BIT OF
SPACING IN-BETWEEN THEM.
THAT'LL GIVE US
ALMOST 11 INCHES.
YEAH, AND THEN,
WHEN YOU'RE DRESSING
THE RISERS,
THERE'LL BE A KICK BOARD
LIKE THIS, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
AND THAT SITS
RIGHT ON TOP.
RIGHT ON THERE,
AND THERE'S OUR 9 1/2
FOR OUR STRINGER,
AND THERE'S OUR KICK,
AND THERE'S
A LITTLE OVERHANG
TO MAKE IT LOOK NICE.
RIGHT, I GOTCHA. OK.
LET'S ACTUALLY LAY OUT
THE CUTS, THEN.
OK.
NOW, WHY DON'T YOU JUST
PUT YOUR FRAMING SQUARE
WAY AT THE END
OF THIS PIECE OF WOOD?
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
WE CAN GET THE TOP STEP
OUT OF THIS AREA
RIGHT UP HERE,
SO WE'RE GONNA START
DOWN HERE IN THE MIDDLE.
OK, SO...YEAH.
Vila: OK, SO NOW
WE'RE READY TO CUT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW, DO YOU
SET YOUR BLADE
AT THE EXACT WIDTH OF
THE STRINGER MATERIAL?
NO, I LEAVE IT
FULL DEPTH
'CAUSE IT'LL MAKE
CLOSER TO A FULL CUT
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THAT WAY
YOU'LL HAVE LESS
OF A HAND CUT TO MAKE.
SO I DON'T PASS THROUGH.
EXACTLY. YOU DON'T WANT
TO GO BEYOND THIS POINT
WITH YOUR BLADE.
BUT ANYWAY, WE'LL WATCH.
GO AHEAD.
OK.
THIS'LL BE THE TOP
WHERE IT ACTUALLY
GETS ATTACHED
TO THE DECK, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE
THIS LITTLE NOTCH HERE
SO WE GET BY
THE THICKNESS
OF THE 2 BAND JOISTS
OF THE DECK
SO WE CAN HANG IT
WITH A METAL STRAP.
OFF OF HERE, RIGHT.
THERE.
AND NOW WE'LL CUT
IN THE OTHER DIRECTION
TO GET ALL THE...
ALL MY RISERS.
RISERS.
Vila: OK,
SO BY PUTTING THESE
UP AGAINST THE STRINGERS,
YOU'RE MAKING SURE
THAT NONE OF THEM
GET CROOKED ON YOU.
CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT.
AND YOU'VE ALSO FIT
ONE OF THE PIECES
OF TREAD
UNDERNEATH THE RISER
BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER.
YEAH, 'CAUSE
THAT'S KIND OF
A PAIN IN THE NECK
TO GET IT UNDER
THERE AFTERWARDS,
SO WE PUT IT
UNDER FIRST.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S NAIL 'EM IN PLACE.
Vila: AND THESE
WILL BE FASTENED
WITH THE SAME NAILERS?
CORRECT.
STAINLESS STEEL.
NICE JOB, FELLAS.
BEAUTIFUL MAHOGANY.
PAINT SELECTION IS EASY
USING THE PAINT SELECTION TOOL
AT BOBVILA.COM.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW
IN A MINUTE.
WELL, IT'S NICE
TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL
PAINT COLORIST JOIN YOU,
BUT IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT,
WE'VE DEVELOPED A TOOL--
A PAINT SELECTION TOOL
AT BOBVILA.COM--
THAT ANYONE CAN USE.
FIRST, YOU CAN BRING UP
THE BASIC STYLE OF YOUR HOUSE.
IS IT A COLONIAL
OR A RANCH HOUSE?
THEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO START
WITH THE GALLERY OF COLOR.
TRY ON DIFFERENT
COLOR SCHEMES
UNTIL YOU FIND ONE
YOU LIKE.
SAY YOU FIND
A GROUPING YOU LIKE,
BUT YOU WANT TO CHANGE
ONE OF THE COLORS.
YOU CAN GO TO THE CUSTOM TAB
AND DIAL ANOTHER SHADE
OR A WHOLE OTHER COLOR
AND ADD IT UNTIL
YOU GET THE LOOK YOU WANT.
WE PICKED AND CHOSE
FROM A COUPLE
OF DIFFERENT GROUPINGS
TO COME UP WITH
A NICE HISTORICAL SCHEME
FOR OUR HOUSE.
YOU CAN SAVE YOUR PROJECT
AND EVEN E-MAIL IT
TO YOUR CONTRACTOR
OR YOUR DESIGNER.
THEN, WHAT'S REALLY GREAT
IS YOU CAN GO
TO THE PAINT ESTIMATOR TOOL
AND FIGURE OUT
HOW MUCH PAINT TO BUY
AND EVEN WHERE TO BUY IT.
OF COURSE,
COLORS WILL VARY
FROM COMPUTER MONITOR
TO MONITOR,
SO YOU SHOULD
ALWAYS GO TO THE STORE
AND SEE
THE ACTUAL PAINT CHIPS
WITH YOUR OWN EYES
BEFORE YOU BUY.
BUT THIS'LL
GIVE YOU THE OPTION
OF PRINTING OUT
A SPECIFICATIONS PAGE
WITH LOTS
OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS
SO THAT YOU CAN SAVE A LOT
OF TIME AND HEAD SCRATCHING
WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY
AT THE STORE.
AND IT'S A WRAP.
WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME
WHEN WE'LL BE
INSTALLING
FIBERGLASS INSULATION,
HANGING BLUE BOARD,
AND APPLYING
A SKIM COAT OF PLASTER.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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