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1316 - Kitchen Cabinetry and Countertops
December 16-22, 2002 | June 16-22, 2003
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR CENTER ENTRY
COLONIAL PROJECT.

FROM THE OUTSIDE,
THE HOUSE IS LOOKING
ALMOST FINISHED,

INSIDE A LOT OF
WORK TO DO.

TODAY, WE'RE IN THE KITCHEN.

WE'LL BE TALKING WITH
THE KITCHEN DESIGNER,

LOOKING AT THE CABINETS
THAT ARE BEING INSTALLED.

ALSO GOING TO OLYMPIA MARBLE,

WHERE ALL THE COUNTERTOPS
ARE BEING CUT,

AND THEN BACK HERE
FITTING THEM IN PLACE.

STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE
YOU HOME AGAIN.

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS

ORDERING KITCHEN CABINETS
NOWADAYS

CAN BE A LOT LIKE
ORDERING FINE FURNITURE.

AND WE'VE GOT SOME
WELLBORN CABINETS

WHICH ARE MADE DOWN IN--
[WITH SOUTHERN ACCENT]
ALABAMA.

AND DARCIE MILLER
IS HERE.

AND YOU'VE DESIGNED
THE KITCHEN FOR US,
RIGHT?

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WELL, WHY DON'T
YOU TAKE US THROUGH IT?

SHALL WE LOOK AT
YOUR ARCHITECTURAL SKETCH
HERE FIRST?

OK, WELL, UM...

FIRST OF ALL,
WE CREATED A NICE
WORK STATION...

THIS ISLAND HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHERE WE'VE
INCLUDED THE COOK TOP,

SO YOU CAN TURN AROUND
AND USE THE SINK.

BACK IS THE OVEN
AND THE REFRIGERATOR,

WHICH CREATES
A NICE WORK TRIANGLE.

SO YOU'VE GOT
THE WORK TRIANGLE

BETWEEN HERE
AND THE STORAGE
AND BACK TO HERE.

VERY GOOD.

BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE
FINISHED FURNITURE,
DOESN'T IT?

YES, IT DOES, BOB.

SO THIS IS WHERE...

THE OVEN AND
THE MICROWAVE
UNIT WILL SIT.

OK.

WITH STORAGE ABOVE.

RIGHT.

THE REFRIGERATOR
WILL SIT HERE

WHICH ALSO INCLUDES
STORAGE ABOVE.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS
IN THE GAP HERE?

WE HAVE BUILT UP
MOLDING WHICH INCLUDES

CROWN MOLDING WITH
A DENTIL INSERT.

AND THAT COMES
ALONG WITH IT?
YES.

BOY, THAT'S NICE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO
TO THE LUMBER YARD
AND PICK UP A CROWN
OR ANYTHING.

AND THEN IN THE CORNER,
IT GETS PRETTY BUSY,
DOESN'T IT?

WELL, UM...
YES, BOB.

YOU START WITH
THE BOOKCASE

AND MOVE TO
AN APPLIANCE GARAGE,

IN WHICH YOU CAN
INCLUDE OPEN STORAGE
DISPLAY,

AS WELL AS
A TAMBOUR UNIT TO
HIDE YOUR APPLIANCES.

THEN YOU'VE GOT
THE SINK, THE DISHWASHER
HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND ANOTHER OVERHEAD
GOES THERE,

WHICH WE'LL SEE IN
A FEW MINUTES.

WELL, LET'S TALK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE.

'CAUSE THEY'RE SO ELEGANT.

I MEAN, THESE COLUMNS
ON EACH OF THE FOUR CORNERS

ARE ACTUAL SOLID WOOD
WITH FLUTING.

THAT'S RIGHT,

WHERE WE'VE ADDED
A BASE MOLDING
AT THE BOTTOM

TO CREATE A COLUMN LOOK.

MM-HMM.

THESE WILL JOIN TOGETHER

WITH AN ARCHED
FRET VALENCE.

I SEE.

AND EVENTUALLY,
WHEN THE COUNTERTOP
GOES IN

WE'LL ADD THESE
SOLID WOOD CORBELS

TO THE FRONT OF
THESE FLUTED FILLERS.

SO THAT THEY HELP
SUPPORT THE OVERHANG...

THAT'S CORRECT,
AND IT'S A MORE
DECORATIVE

FURNITURE LOOK
FOR THE KITCHEN

NOW THESE ARE ACTUALLY
SOLID WOOD, AREN'T THEY?

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THESE ARE MADE BY
YOU GUYS DOWN THERE?

YES, WE OUTSOURCE SOME,
BUT WE DO FINISH SOME,

AND THEY'RE AVAILABLE
THROUGH OUR CATALOGUE.

IS THIS A MOLDED
POURED PRODUCT?

NO, IT'S CARVED,
ISN'T IT?

YES, IT'S A SOLID
WOOD PIECE, AS WELL,

THAT WILL FIT ON
THE PILASTERS

THAT WILL BE ON
EITHER SIDE OF
THE WINDOW.

TELL US ABOUT
THE FINISH.

THIS FINISH IS ON
A SOLID WOOD MAPLE DOOR.

IT'S A CREAM PAINT

WITH A DARK GLAZE
ON TOP OF IT

TO GIVE IT
AN ANTIQUED LOOK.

WONDERFUL.
AND WHAT ABOUT
THE WORKS?

CAN YOU PULL
A DRAWER OUT?

I ALWAYS LIKE
TO LOOK AT THE DRAWER,
SEE HOW IT GLIDES.

YES, WHEN I PLACED
THE ORDER FOR
THIS KITCHEN,

I ORDERED IT WITH
FULL EXTENSION
DRAWER GUIDES,

WHICH GIVES THE PERSON
ACCESS TO THE WHOLE
DEPTH OF THE DRAWER.

IT HAS A SELF-CLOSING
FEATURE.

RIGHT, WHEN YOU
OPEN IT UP,

THE WHOLE DRAWER
IS OUTSIDE BEYOND
THE COUNTERTOP.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND WE DO CONSTRUCT
OUR DRAWERS WITH
SOLID WOOD

WITH DOVETAIL JOINTS.

THANK YOU, DARCIE.

THANK YOU.

COMING UP NEXT,

WE'LL BE ASSEMBLING AND
HANGING THE KITCHEN CABINETS.

STICK AROUND.

L



JOHN WELLBORN IS HERE
FROM WELLBORN CABINETS

AND PAUL ANDERSON,
OUR CABINET MAKER
AND INSTALLER,

AND WE'RE GETTING READY
TO PUT TOGETHER

THE OVERHEAD CABINETS
HERE IN THE KITCHEN.

SO JOHN, YOU'RE JUST
CLAMPING THEM TOGETHER.

WANT TO MAKE SURE
THE JOINTS ARE TIGHT.

KEEPING THEM FLUSH.

EVERYTHING IS SQUARE,

EVERYTHING IS
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY,

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

AND WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION,

WE USUALLY DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY TOO MUCH
ABOUT THE WALLS.

ARE THEY PRETTY PLUMB,
PAUL?

EVERYTHING
SEEMS PRETTY GOOD.

THE FLOOR WAS
NICE AND FLAT.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, SHOULD
WE TIP IT OVER?

WE HAVE ONE MORE
OVER HERE.

OH, WE GOT ONE MORE
OVER HERE.

HERE YOU GO.

GOOD.

NOW--THEN WHAT--
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
THERE, JOHN?

THIS IS
A FOOTED PILASTER.

THE CROWNING MOLDING

IS GONNA WRAP AROUND
THE CROWN MOLDING.

SO IT COMES ALL THE WAY
OUT PAST THE FACE FRAME,

SO DARCIE'S DESIGN
HAS GOT THE CROWN MOLDING

OFFSETTING GOING AROUND.

OK. AND THEN, PAUL,
THESE JUST GET...

SCREWED TOGETHER
ALONG THE BACKSIDE HERE.

WE'VE PRE-DRILLED
THE HOLES SO THEY GO
IN THE RIGHT SPOT.

THANKS, PAUL.

NOW WE'RE READY
TO LAY THE UNIT DOWN.

OK.

AND YOU GOT
ONE GLASS DOOR THERE,

AND THERE WILL BE DOORS
ON THE OTHER TWO, RIGHT?

YES, THIS'LL BE
A SOLID DOOR.

AND WE HAVE THIS
AS THE CHINA CABINET.

SO IT'S VIRTUALLY
VISIBLE INSIDE,

SO WE'LL HAVE
AN INTERIOR VIEW.

GONNA BACK 'EM OFF

SO THAT WE CAN CARRY
THE BOX UP INTO PLACE

WITHOUT THE DOORS
FLAPPING AROUND.

IS THERE ANOTHER END CAP
LIKE THIS ON THIS SIDE?

YES, SIR,
ON THAT SIDE
WE DO HAVE ONE.

WE CAN SET IT
BACK DOWN ON THE FLOOR

AND APPLY THAT, AS WELL.

OK. NOW ONE OF--
OH, LET ME GIVE
YOU A HAND.

ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS
ABOUT HAVING THESE
END PANELS

IS THAT IF THE WALL
IS A LITTLE BIT
OUT OF PLUMB,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SCRIBE
THE BACK OF THE WHOLE BOX

SO YOU CAN WORK WITH
THE END PANEL, RIGHT?

THAT'S CORRECT.

OK, EVERYBODY HAS
THEIR OWN PREFERRED WAY
OF DOING THIS, I SUPPOSE,

BUT I WILL HELP OUT
BY HOLDING UP THESE
2 X 4s

THAT WE ALREADY
HAVE IN PLACE.

AND ONCE YOU'VE GOT--
THERE YOU GO--

I CAN SNAKE THIS THROUGH.

AND ONCE YOU'VE GOT
THE WEIGHT OF THE CABINET
ON THE TOP OF THE STUDS,

THAT'LL PRETTY MUCH
HOLD IT.

OK, PAUL, I'VE GOT
A HAND ON IT

IF YOU WANNA...

GET A LEVEL ON IT
BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER.

Paul:
WE'VE SCORED A LINE
EVERYWHERE IT'S
SUPPOSED TO BE LEVEL

AND IT'S RIGHT ON
THE LINE,

SO YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

VERY GOOD.

John:
MR. PAUL'S ALREADY
LOCATED OUR STUDS
FOR US,

SO WE KNOW EXACTLY
WHERE TO PUT
THE SCREWS IN.

THE INSIDE OF THIS
OPEN CABINET'S GONNA BE

COVERED WITH BEAD BOARD,

SO I CAN PUT A SCREW
JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE
I WANT...

AND IT'LL BE COVERED.

OK, AND THEN WE PUT
THE DOORS BACK ON.

AND IT'S A DEAL.
THANKS, FELLAS.

NEXT, WE'LL BE USING
A COMPUTERIZED SAW

TO CUT GRANITE COUNTERTOPS
AT OLYMPIA MARBLE.





NEXT TIME ON...

WE'LL BE WORKING
ON THE KITCHEN

AT OUR CENTER ENTRY
COLONIAL PROJECT.

WE'LL BE TALKING WITH
THE KITCHEN DESIGNER

ABOUT HER LAYOUT
AND CHOICES FOR
THE CABINETS.

THEN WE'LL ASSEMBLE
AND INSTALL SOME OF
THE CABINETS

AND MAKE TEMPLATES
FOR THE COUNTERTOPS.

ALSO, WE'LL VISIT
OLYMPIA MARBLE AND GRANITE

TO SEE HOW A COMPUTERIZED
SAW PRECISELY CUTS

THE GRANITE COUNTERTOPS.

AND WITH SOME
HEAVY LIFTING,

WE'LL FIT THE COUNTERS
INTO PLACE AT
THE BUILDING SITE.

SO DON'T MISS IT.

THAT'S NEXT TIME ON...



NEXT TIME ON...

IT'S KITCHEN DESIGN,
CABINET INSTALLATION,

PLUS CUTTING AND FITTING
GRANITE COUNTERTOPS.

DON'T MISS IT.



WE'RE LOOKING AT RACKS
OF GRANITE AND MARBLE

HERE AT OLYMPIA
MARBLE AND GRANITE

IN NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

AND YOU'LL FIND
SHOPS LIKE THIS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

WHERE YOU CAN ORDER
YOUR KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS.

NOW IN CARRARA, ITALY,

WHICH HAS BEEN THE CENTER
OF THE MARBLE INDUSTRY
FOR NEARLY 5 CENTURIES--

THIS WAS THE PLACE WHERE
MICHELANGELO WENT TO

CHOOSE OUT A BLOCK OF STONE
FOR HIS PIETA--

THIS IS THE CENTER OF
THE STONE BUSINESS
IN THE WORLD.

STONE FROM ALL OVER
THE WORLD--

EVEN BRAZIL AND AFRICA--

WILL GO TO CARRARA
WHERE GANG SAWS

CUT THEM INTO
SLABS LIKE THIS.

AND THEY, IN TURN,
ARE SHIPPED ALL OVER
THE WORLD.

HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS
WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT
ONE FACILITY,

ONE OF THE TOP
STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES,

WHERE OUR KITCHEN COUNTERS
ARE BEING CUT.

LET'S GO INSIDE
AND WE'LL MEET
EVAN ZGONIS,

WHO IS ONE OF
PROPRIETORS HERE.

NOW ONCE THE SLABS OF STONE
COME IN FROM THE YARD
INTO THE WORKSHOP

EVERYTHING BECOMES
RELATIVELY AUTOMATED,
RIGHT?

CORRECT.

AT THIS POINT,
THE FORKLIFT HAS
BROUGHT IT HERE.

THE SUCTION MACHINE
VACUUM DEVICE

WILL GRAB THE STONE
AT A VERTICAL POSITION,

TURN IT TO
THE HORIZONTAL...

SO THIS IS A LITTLE SET
OF SUCTION CUPS,

EXCEPT THEY'RE VERY STRONG
AND VERY LARGE.

AND THEY'RE HANGING
BY CABLE OFF OF
A CRANE SYSTEM

THAT CAN TRAVEL
AROUND THE WORKSHOP.

EVAN, HOW MUCH DOES
ONE OF THESE WEIGH?

THEY'RE ABOUT 18 POUNDS
PER SQUARE FOOT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT
ABOUT 800 POUNDS.

A VACUUM MACHINE LIKE THIS
ALLOWS US TO

BE ABLE TO WORK WITH
HEAVY SLABS

AND BE ABLE TO ADJUST
AND SET A POSITION
PROPERLY.

AND SO THE FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS

IS TO SQUARE
THE SHEET OFF, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

SO IT IS A CLASSIC
WATER SAW.

IT'S A CLASSIC
WATER SAW.

ALL THE WATER
IS RECYCLED WATER.

HEAVY USE OF WATER
TO PREVENT THE DIAMOND
FROM BURNING OUT

AS HE'S CUTTING.

THE WATER IS
ALL CHANNELED

AND RUNNING THROUGH
A FILTER SYSTEM,

AND IT CONTROLS THE SPEED
AS IT RUNS THROUGH THE SAW.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S ALL BEEN
CUT TO THE SIZE THAT
WE NEED FOR THE ISLAND.

OK, SO THIS IS
THE STONE THAT'S
GONNA BE

OUR ISLAND
COUNTER TOP.

RIGHT.

NOW THE SUCTIONS
JUST DO THEIR MAGIC

AND LIFT UP
THIS HEAVY STONE.

PICK IT RIGHT UP.

AND THEY'VE GOT TO
FLIP IT AROUND...

RIGHT, IT'S BEING
PICKED UP BY THE
POLISHED SIDE,

SO IT'S GONNA BE
BROUGHT OVER TO THE DOLLY
AND FLIPPED AROUND,

SET UP READY FOR
THE CNC MACHINE.

RIGHT NOW, THE SLAB
THAT'S BEEN CUT FOR
THE ISLAND

IS GONNA BE PICKED UP
BY THE CRANE,

SET UP ON THE UM...
TABLE

AND IT'LL SLIDE
TO DESIGNATED POINTS

THAT THE COMPUTER
HAS ALREADY SET UP
WITH THE PROGRAM.

ALL RIGHT, NOW EVAN,
WE HAD RICARDO
OUT AT THE JOB SITE

MAKING TEMPLATES FOR
THESE STONE COUNTERTOPS.

HOW DOES THE TEMPLATE
INTERFACE WITH THE
COMPUTER HERE?

BASICALLY WHAT WE DO, BOB,

IS WE TAKE THE TEMPLATE
THAT RICARDO BROUGHT OVER,

WE SET IT ON
A DRAFTING BOARD,

AND THEN KEY POINTS
ARE MARKED ON THE
DRAFTING BOARD

WHICH IS BROUGHT INTO
THE CAD PROGRAM
ON OUR COMPUTER.

AT THAT POINT,
THE DRAWING IS MADE
OF THE TEMPLATE

AND OUR COMPUTER
NOW UNDERSTANDS
WHAT IT HAS TO CUT.

AND IT HAS IT
RIGHT DOWN TO SCALE?

CORRECT.

GREAT.

NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE MELDING LOW TECH
AND HIGH TECH.

THIS TABLE HAS GOT NOTHING
BUT A BUNCH OF LITTLE
WHEELS ON IT THAT...

LITTLE ROLLERS,
THAT JUST MAKES IT
VERY EASY

TO SLIDE THE PIECE
ACROSS.

OK. AND THEN ONCE
YOU'RE DONE WITH THIS...

AND THIS
WE'LL REMOVE.

...IT'S HISTORY.

IT'S ALL REMOVED,
AND NOW THE...

THE ISLAND PIECE
IS BEING SET AT ITS
SPECIFICATED POINTS.

WHAT YOU'VE GOT HERE
IS ALL THESE HOSES
ARE DELIVERING...

AIR...

...COMPRESSED AIR.

COMPRESSED AIR
THAT'S LITERALLY ALLOWING
THE SLAB TO FLOAT.

SO IT'S FLOATING ON
A CUSHION OF AIR IN HERE.

SO THIS SET UP
CAN BE CUSTOMIZED
TO ANY SHAPE?

ANY SHAPE, ANY DESIGN.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE,
WE'RE GONNA DO AN ARC.

WE'RE LOOKING AT
THE PIECE ON THE REVERSE

BECAUSE OF THE POLISH.

YOU WANT THE VACUUM
TO HOLD THE POLISH.

IT'LL HOLD IT IN PLACE
SO THERE'S NO MOVEMENT

ONCE THE MILLING GETS DONE.

THE MACHINE NOW IS
ALL PRE-PROGRAMMED.

THE MACHINE'S
IN CONTROL NOW.

IT'S ALL CONTROLLED.

THE FIRST POSITION
IS YOUR MILL.

RIGHT.

IT WILL NOW START TO--

IT'S AT THE MILL BLADE,

AND IT WILL
POSITION ITSELF...

TO BEGIN THE POINT
WHERE WE SAW AT THE HOUSE,
THE COLUMNS.

SO THERE'S DIFFERENT
CUTTING HEADS INVOLVED

AND IT JUST CHANGES THEM
ON ITS OWN, AUTOMATICALLY.

FULLY AUTOMATED.

SO IT'S FULLY AUTOMATED,

BUT IT'S STILL
A RELATIVELY SLOW
PROCESS, ISN'T IT, EVAN?

IT IS, BOB,
IT IS A SLOW PROCESS,

BUT IT'S A VERY
PRECISE MACHINE.

THE BEAUTIFUL PART
ABOUT THIS IS THAT

A CNC MACHINE
CAN PRODUCE 2 TO 3
KITCHENS A DAY FOR YOU

ON A 12 HOUR BASIS.

SO EVEN THOUGH THE GUYS
ARE TAKING THEIR LUNCH BREAK,

THE MACHINE
IS STILL WORKING.

ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S WHAT'S
NICE ABOUT IT.

IT WORKS,
IT WORKS VERY PRECISE,

AND IT JUST GOES ON
WITH ALL THE BITS,
THE PROPER POSITIONS,

CHANGES THE BIT
PROPERLY.

WELL, EVAN,
IT'S EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS

THAT REALLY MAKES THIS
AN EASY JOB

EVEN THOUGH IT'S
A VERY COMPLICATED
DESIGN.

OH, YES.
IT'S FANTASTIC EQUIPMENT.

IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE
TO SHOW THIS AND SHOW
HOW IT ALL WORKS.

THANKS FOR THE TOUR.

THANK YOU
FOR COMING OUT.

WHEN WE COME BACK,

WE'LL INSTALL
THE ISLAND COUNTER TOP

AT THE BUILDING SITE.
DON'T GO AWAY.



WELL, EVAN,
I HOPE IT FITS.

I HOPE SO, BOB.

WE'LL GIVE THEM
A HAND HERE.

Bob:
BOY, THIS IS ONE
HEAVY SUCKER.

HOW THICK
IS THIS STUFF?

IT'S AN INCH AND A QUARTER
THICK.

OH, IT'S GORGEOUS!

LOOK AT IT
FROM THIS SIDE!

YEAH, BEAUTIFUL COLOR
MATCH FOR THE CABINET.

YEAH, IT'S A GREAT
COLOR MATCH.

BECAUSE THE CABINETS
HAVE THAT KIND OF

ANTIQUED/DISTRESSED
LOOK TO THEM.

THE BROWN TONES PICK UP
THE HIGHLIGHT ON
THE CABINET REALLY NICELY.

IT WORKS VERY,
VERY WELL.

AND OF COURSE,
THERE'S ROOM HERE FOR
4 PEOPLE TO SIT ON STOOLS.

AND WHAT'S NICE IS
THAT THESE TWO
CORNER POSTS

BRACE THE STONE
NICELY.

WELL, WE'RE ADDING
A COUPLE OF CORBELS
ON THIS SIDE, I BELIEVE.

THERE'LL BE A BRACKET
HERE AND A BRACKET THERE.

THE CORBELS WILL LOOK--
VERY DECORATIVE PIECES
THAT'LL LOOK VERY NICE

AND WILL HANDLE
THE SEATING PROPERLY.

CAN WE HAVE A HAND
HOLDING THIS?

Evan:
YEP, I'LL HOLD IT DOWN.

AND THE SILICONE ACTS
LIKE A NICE, SOFT BED...

Bob: TO CUSHION.

EXACTLY.

Bob: NOW, IS THERE
A FINISH OR A SEALER

THAT'S APPLIED
TO THE GRANITE?

THERE IS A SEALER
THAT'S APPLIED,

AND IT'S
A SILICONE-BASED
SEALER

THAT REALLY PROTECTS
IT FROM STAINING.

OK.

AT THE SHOP WE APPLY
TWO COATS OF SEALER.

AND THEN IT'S
A SIMPLE PROCESS,

BUT REALLY IT REPELS
WATER AND MOISTURE.

MM-HMM. NOW THEY'VE GOT
TO BRING IN THE THIRD PIECE

WHICH WILL COME INTO HERE

AND BUTT UP AGAINST
THE SECTION THAT HASN'T
BEEN POLISHED.

RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE
HOW THE--

THERE'S THE RADIUS
POLISH

AND THEN WHERE
THESE WILL MEET.

Bob: NOW THIS IS ABOUT
A 10 FOOT LENGTH.

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE
IT WEIGHS?

ABOUT 300 POUNDS.

THE SINK SORTA LIGHTENS
THE STONE UP A LITTLE BIT.

YEAH, BUT YOU'VE GOT
A SUPPORT BAR AND
SUCTION CUPS.

THAT'S JUST FOR
TRAVEL PURPOSES,
RIGHT?

EXACTLY.

ALL THESE LINES,
THESE ARE ALL SUPPORTS
IN THE STONE,

ALL THE STEEL RODS
SET INTO THE STONE.

OH, THEY ARE.

YEAH.

YEAH, WHEN YOU LOOK
AT THE AMOUNT OF
DETAIL AND WORK

THAT HAS TO GO
BEHIND THE SCENES,
AS IT WERE,

YOU GET AN UNDERSTANDING
OF WHY IT COSTS
WHAT IT DOES.

IT'S A LOT.

Man working:
EASY, EASY.

EASY.

EASY. ALL RIGHT.

Bob: PERFECT.

WELL, EVAN,
IT LOOKS GORGEOUS.
THANKS A LOT.

THANK YOU, BOB.

THERE ARE STILL
A NUMBER OF OTHER DETAILS,

LIKE OVERHEAD CABINETS
THAT HAVEN'T ARRIVED,

APPLIANCES, OBVIOUSLY,

EVEN FLOOR FINISHES.

BUT WHEN THE OAK FLOOR
GETS POLISHED UP
AND FINISHED,

IT'S GONNA REALLY
LOOK BEAUTIFUL

NEXT TO ALL
THESE OTHER FINISHES.

BUT WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK.

WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING
ALL OF OUR TIME WITH RYLEY

WORKING ON A CUSTOM
CLOSET INSTALLATION

AND, OF COURSE, DOING
A LOT OF WORK WITH

PLYWOOD AND TOOLS
OUT IN THE WORKSHOP
AND THE GARAGE.

ALSO, PUTTING IN
A BEAUTIFUL NEW FENCE.

UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA,

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.

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