1417 - Interior and Exterior Finishes on a Modular Home
December 29, 2003-January 4, 2004 | June 28-July 4, 2004
HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN.
WE'RE IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
AT THE SIMPLEX PLANT
WHERE OUR HOME
IS BEING MANUFACTURED.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE WALKING
THROUGH SOME OF THE BOXES
AND LOOKING AT
SOME OF THE DETAILS--
INSTALLATIONS OF
OUR KITCHEN CABINETS;
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
SOME SIDING, SOME TRIM,
EVEN SOME WINDOWS.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
HERE AT THE SIMPLEX PLANT,
THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR MODULAR
HOME IS VERY FAR ALONG.
LET'S GET TOGETHER
WITH DAVE BONIELLO,
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING,
AND CHECK IN ON THE INSTALLATION
OF THE KITCHEN CABINETS.
WOW, THIS LOOKS
GREAT, DAVE.
YES, IT IS
COMING ALONG, BOB.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S
INTERRUPT YOUR MAN HERE.
THIS IS MIKE, RIGHT?
YEAH, MIKE SAVAGE.
HEY MIKE, DON'T PUT
IT UP YET, OK?
I JUST WANT TO MAKE
YOUR LIFE MISERABLE
FOR A MINUTE.
LET'S TALK FIRST ABOUT
THE MERILLAT CABINETS
THEMSELVES.
WHAT LINE IS THIS?
THIS IS FROM THEIR
CLASSIC SERIES, BOB.
IT'S THE PORTRAIT STYLE.
IT'S ACTUALLY PORTRAIT
CHERRY WITH CIDER FINISH,
AND THIS IS FOR
TRAILING PURPOSES.
IT'S A DOUBLE SIDED
DOOR, ACTUALLY.
IT'LL OPEN UP
TO THE OTHER SIDE.
THAT'S A GREAT FEATURE.
SO YOU CAN ACCESS
WHATEVER'S IN HERE
FROM EITHER SIDE.
AND THEN THE WOOD
IS CHERRY.
WOOD IS CHERRY.
IT'S A CIDER FINISH.
AND IT'S A COMBINATION
OF SOLIDS
AND OTHER MATERIAL
IN THE CONSTRUCTION.
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND YOU GUYS CAN
OFFER ANYBODY
WHO'S BUYING AND
DESIGNING A HOUSE
HERE AT SIMPLEX
ANY KIND OF...
PRETTY MUCH,
IN THE MERILLAT LINE,
WE'RE USING ALL
3 SERIES OF CABINETS,
BUT SPECIFICALLY WE'RE
USING ALL THEIR CLASSIC...
UH, ALL THE TIME HERE.
YEAH, NOW I'M SURE
THIS WASN'T A MISTAKE,
BUT IT LOOKS TO ME
LIKE WE'VE GOT
2 TOTALLY DIFFERENT
FINISHES UP HERE
ON THE WALL.
THAT'S CORRECT.
IT WASN'T A MISTAKE.
THE DESIGNER WANTED
SOMETHING WITH
A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTRAST TO GO AGAINST
THE CHERRY CABINETS,
SO HE PICKED WHAT
IS CALLED PORTRAIT.
IT'S A MAPLE CABINET
WITH AN OATMEAL FINISH.
OK. WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO
SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT.
SO MIKE, WHAT ARE YOU
UP TO OVER HERE?
WHY IS THIS
FURRED OUT LIKE THIS?
I'M SHIMMING THE CABINET
OUT 3 INCHES FOR CONTRAST.
SO AGAIN, SO THAT
IT PROJECTS OUT
A LITTLE BIT FURTHER
THAN THESE OVER HERE.
AND IS THE HOOD
SOMETHING THAT'S
STANDARD?
NO, THAT'S NOT, BOB.
ACTUALLY, AGAIN,
THE DESIGNER LOOKED AT
THE OFFERINGS THAT MERILLAT
HAD IN THE CLASSIC SERIES
AND HE WANTED SOMETHING
THAT HAD MORE OF THAT
ARTSY CRAFTSY LOOK TO IT,
SO HE ASKED US TO
ACTUALLY MAKE SOMETHING.
WE WENT IN TO THE CATALOG,
PULLED OUT SOME VALENCES,
AND FILLERS AND A COUPLE DOORS
AND MIKE, OUR CRAFTY GUY HERE,
PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR US.
THAT'S VERY CLEVER.
SO IS THERE
ANYTHING DIFFERENT IN
THE INSTALLATION HERE
THAN THERE WOULD BE
IN A STICK BUILT HOUSE
OUT IN THE FIELD?
THE FACT THAT THIS BOX
IS NOT SITTING ON
A LEVEL FOUNDATION,
AT THIS TIME
WE'RE REALLY WORKING
FROM SQUARE
AND WE'RE WORKING FROM
HORIZONTAL AND PARALLEL
DIMENSIONS.
NO LEVELS HERE.
AND THESE ARE YOUR
DEAD MEN FOR HOLDING
THE PIECE UP.
LET'S WATCH YOU DO IT.
WHERE DOES THIS ONE GO?
JUST LEAN IT RIGHT THERE,
MAKE IT EASY TO GRAB.
YEAH, A DEAD MAN IS
AN INVALUABLE TOOL
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING
BY YOURSELF.
AND IT'S NICE THAT
YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF CARPETING ON THE...
ON THE SIDE OF IT.
THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT SCRATCHING IT.
AND THEN WAS THERE ANY
EXTRA BACKER PUT IN HERE?
YES, DURING THE
CONSTRUCTION PHASES
WE DO PUT BLOCKING IN
ANY OF OUR KITCHEN DESIGNS.
WE ADD BLOCKING
IN BETWEEN THE STUD BASE
SO WE WON'T HAVE ANY
PROBLEM FINDING A NAILER
AND AGAIN, ANYTHING WE
CAN DO TO SAVE TIME IN
THE INSTALLATION PROCESS.
Bob: OK, AND OUT COME
THE DEAD MEN.
NOW WHAT ABOUT
THE BASE UNIT THAT
GOES THERE, MIKE?
IS IT THIS ONE?
YES.
THAT'S HEAVY. THAT'S THE
PROBLEM WITH SOLID BOXES.
AND YOU'VE ALREADY
KIND OF PUT IN A GROUND
AT THE BACK OF IT.
I'VE SHIMMED IT UP
TO KEEP IT LEVEL WITH
THE HARDWOOD FLOOR.
3/4.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S WOOD, SO YOU ALWAYS
FIGURE YOU HAVE TO DO
A LITTLE SHIMMING OR
A LITTLE SCRIBING, RIGHT?
SURE. WHEN YOU'RE
WORKING WITH ANY KIND
OF WOOD FRAMING MEMBERS
THEY'RE NOT PERFECTLY
[INDISTINCT]
Bob: ALL NEW WORK
MAKES IT SO SIMPLE.
SO THIS IS A CENTRALLY LOCATED
STOVE OPPOSITE AN ISLAND.
THE KITCHEN SINK GOES
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE
AT THE WINDOW, RIGHT?
OR DOES IT GO OVER HERE?
NO, THE KITCHEN SINK'S
OVER THERE AND
THE REFRIGERATORS THERE.
VERY HANDSOME KITCHEN.
IT IS VERY NICE.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WORK
CONTINUES ON OUR MODULAR HOME
WITH THE INSTALLATION
OF A PRE-FINISHED FLOOR.
WE'RE IN THE TAIL END
OF A BOX
THAT'S APPROXIMATELY
WHAT DIMENSION?
THIS PARTICULAR BOX IS
16 FEET WIDE BY 48 FEET LONG.
BY 48. SO IN THAT SPACE
WE'VE GOT OUR KITCHEN--
PART OF OUR
BREAKFAST NOOK.
THIS IS THE BREAKFAST
NOOK. ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN THE VCR CABINETS
GO UP ON THIS WALL?
RIGHT. WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE
IS WE HAVE A SERVER AREA
THAT, AGAIN, IS A MIX OF 2
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CABINETS.
WE'VE GOT THE MAPLE WITH
THE OATMEAL FINISH UP TOP
AND THEN WE HAVE THE
PORTRAIT CHERRY WITH THE
CIDER FINISH DOWN BELOW.
AND THEN ONE THING
THAT IS A VERY NICE
FEATURE IS THIS ARCHWAY.
IS THIS SOMETHING
YOU OFTEN DO?
YES, IT IS, BUT
IT'S BY ORDER ONLY.
IT'S NOT USUALLY DONE
AS A STANDARD FEATURE
BUT WE HAVE SOME PRODUCTS--
I'M KIND OF IMPRESSED
THAT YOU CAN DO
THIS SORT OF THING IN
A FACTORY CONSTRUCTION
PUT IT ON A HIGHWAY,
TRUCK IT 100 OR 600
MILES
AND NOT HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT IT
ALL COMING APART.
DOESN'T COME APART
AND WE DO IT ALL THE TIME.
NOW THE FLOORING
IS BELLAWOOD.
IT'S AMERICAN RED OAK
WITH I THINK, UH...
GUNSTOCK.
THE GUNSTOCK FINISH
WE HAVE ON THIS.
LET ME PICK UP A PIECE
BEFORE WE GET INTO
HAMMERING IT DOWN.
AND THE FINISH IS
WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS,
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN TESTED
TO BE ONE OF THE HARDEST
FINISHES AVAILABLE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW
IT GETS INSTALLED.
WE USE A SUB-CONTRACTOR HERE.
MARK SNYDER DOES A LOT
OF OUR TILE AND HARDWOOD
FLOORING INSTALLATION WORK.
Bob: SO, WE'RE
NOT HAND NAILING IT.
WE'RE USING A POWER GUN.
THAT'S CORRECT.
YEAH, THAT MAKES FOR
A LOT EASIER INSTALLATION.
AS WE'VE BEEN TELLING YOU,
EVERYTHING THAT'S DONE
HERE IS BASED ON TIME.
Bob: SO MARK, YOU
PROBABLY WORK WITH
A BIG VARIETY OF
WOOD FLOOR PRODUCTS.
HOW DO YOU LIKE WORKING
WITH THIS BELLAWOOD?
AH, IT'S QUITE GOOD
IN QUALITY.
IT'S PRETTY STEADY?
ACTUALLY, YES.
VERY FEW FLAWS.
VERY GOOD QUALITY.
IT'S VERY SQUARE,
AND THE SURFACE SEEMS TO BE
PRETTY MUCH NICK-PROOF.
THAT'S IMPORTANT,
BECAUSE THERE'S
NOTHING WORSE
THAN DAMAGING A
PRE-FINISHED FLOOR
DURING THE INSTALLATION.
DEFINITELY.
NOW...THIS PART
OF THE BOX, DAVE,
IS AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY,
16 FEET WIDE
BUT WHEN WE'RE OUT
IN THE FIELD SETTING
THE BOXES
THIS IS A MARRIAGE WALL.
RIGHT. THIS IS
TEMPORARY IN HERE.
THIS FRAMING IS JUST FOR
TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES.
IT'LL ALL GET REMOVED.
THIS WILL OPEN UP INTO
THE OTHER HALF
AND BE A LARGE
LIVING ROOM.
MARK IS OVER THERE
AND HE'S GOTTA MAKE IT
ALL THE WAY OVER HERE
AND WHERE DO YOU
FINISH THE FLOORING?
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING
TO HOLD IT BACK AT
THIS MARRIAGE WALL
AND WE'LL HAVE
2 CONNECTING PIECES
THAT'LL TAKE PLACE
ONCE THE BOXES ARE
JOINED ON SITE TOGETHER.
ONCE YOU JOIN THEM
ON SITE. GREAT.
WELL, IT'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL.
NEXT, PART OF OUR MODULAR HOUSE
GETS A COUNTRY FINISH
WITH BOARD AND BATTEN SIDING.
NEXT TIME ON...
WE'RE WORKING ON THE INTERIOR
AND EXTERIOR FINISHES
AT THE PLANT
IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA,
WHERE OUR MODULAR HOME
IS BEING BUILT.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING KITCHEN
CABINETS IN CONTRASTING
CHERRY AND MAPLE FINISHES.
WE'LL PUT IN
A PRE-FINISHED FLOOR
AND A NEW KIND OF QUARTZ
AND POLYMER COUNTERTOP.
ALSO, WE'LL BE INSTALLING
SOME STATE OF THE ART WINDOWS
AND PART OF THE EXTERIOR GETS
A TRADITIONAL COUNTRY LOOK
WITH BOARD AND BATTEN SIDING.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME ON...
IT'S KITCHEN CABINETS
AND COUNTERTOPS,
WINDOWS, SIDING,
AND PRE-FINISHED FLOORS.
DON'T MISS IT.
WE'VE GOT BILL DONGAS FROM
PELLA WINDOWS JOINING US
TO TELL US ABOUT SOME
OF THE FINE POINTS
OF THESE WINDOWS,
BUT FIRST I WANT TO POINT
OUT THAT THIS IS ONE OF
THE SECOND STORY BOXES.
IT'S TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD
WITHOUT ANY SIDING ON IT
SO WE DO HAVE THIS
OWENS CORNING
PINK AIR INFILTRATION
BARRIER IN PLACE.
IT'S A GOOD PRODUCT
BECAUSE IT ALSO ALLOWS
MOISTURE TO GET THROUGH IT.
AND THEN AROUND THE BASE
OF THE WINDOWS HERE
WE'VE GOT A MOISTURE
CONTROL PRODUCT THAT--
ACTUALLY, PELLA LIKES YOU
TO PUT THIS IN, RIGHT?
Bill:
THAT'S CORRECT.
OK, LET'S LOOK AT THE WINDOWS.
THEY'RE VERY APPROPRIATE
FOR THE STYLE OF THE HOUSE.
6 OVER ONE.
THE STYLE OF THE WINDOW
WE'VE SELECTED TO USE
IN THIS PROJECT
IS CALLED THE PELLA
ARCHITECT SERIES WINDOW.
AND THE ARCHITECT
SERIES WINDOW
HAS A SIMULATED
DIVIDED LIGHT,
WE CALL IT THE ILT,
THE INTEGRATED LIGHT
TECHNOLOGY WINDOW.
AND THE MUNTIN
IS ACTUALLY
ADHERED TO THE OUTSIDE
OF THE WINDOW
WITH A BONDING AGENT
THAT'S SIMILAR TO THE
STUFF THAT'S USED ON--
SO IT'S ONE BIG
PANE OF GLASS.
AND THIS IS ADHERED TO IT.
THAT'S ADHERED
TO THE EXTERIOR.
THE SAME IS TRUE
OF THE WOOD INTERIOR.
MUNTIN,
THAT IS ALSO ADHERED.
BETWEEN THOSE 2 PANES
OF GLASS IS A SPACER BAR,
A NON-GLARE SPACER BAR,
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE WINDOW IT GIVES AN
AUTHENTIC APPEARANCE.
LIKE IT'S A TRUE
DIVIDED LIGHT WINDOW.
THAT'S INTERESTING.
THAT'S A NICE NEW
TOUCH, RIGHT?
YES, IT IS.
GREAT. ALL RIGHT, FELLAS,
ARE WE READY TO HOIST IT UP?
WE'VE CAULKED IT
AROUND THE OUTSIDE.
ANY SPECIAL KIND OF
CAULKING WE HAVE TO USE?
NO. SILICONE BASED
CAULKING IS WHAT'S
RECOMMENDED.
THE MORE THE MERRIER, RIGHT?
YOU WANT TO PULL
THAT FLANGE DOWN.
PULL THAT FLANGE DOWN
BEFORE IT'S INSTALLED.
A GREATER THAN
A 90 DEGREE ANGLE.
THAT'S GOOD.
Bob: ALL RIGHT, AND WE'VE GOT
A THIRD HELPER ON THE INSIDE
THAT WILL CENTER THE WINDOW.
IS IT ALL RIGHT?
AND THEN WHAT KIND
OF FASTENERS TO YOU
RECOMMEND USING?
ANY TYPE OF QUARTER INCH
AND A HALF ROOFING NAIL
IS SUFFICIENT TO
HOLD IT IN PLACE.
WE HAVE USED THE WHITE
ALUMINUM CLADDING ON
THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT,
BUT TAN AND BROWN
ARE ALSO AVAILABLE
AS STANDARD COLORS
FROM PELLA
AND IN ADDITION
THERE ARE ACTUALLY 8
WINDOWSCAPING COLORS
THAT ARE AVAILABLE
AS WELL.
YEAH.
WHICH SERIES IS THIS?
THIS IS
THE ARCHITECT SERIES.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
AND NOW WE WILL TAKE
OUR DIAGONAL MEASUREMENTS
TO JUST MAKE SURE
THAT THINGS ARE SQUARE.
AND IT SHOULD BE THE SAME
IN THIS DIRECTION.
PERFECT.
PERFECT? GOOD!
ALL RIGHT. AND DAVE,
LET ME ASK YOU ONE QUESTION.
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW
THAT IT'S NOT INSTALLED ON
A HOUSE ON A FOUNDATION
BUT ON A HOUSE THAT'S
GONNA GO DOWN THE ROAD.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER
PRECAUTIONS THAT
HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO
PROTECT THE WINDOWS?
THERE'S NO EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS THAT REALLY
HAVE TO GO IN PLACE HERE.
THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE
TO KEEP IN MIND IS
THE BOX IS COMING DOWN
THE ROAD, THERE MAY
BE SOME MOVEMENT,
IT'S VERY POSSIBLE
THERE MAY NEED TO BE SOME
READJUSTMENT ON SITE
DUE TO TRANSPORTATION
OR DUE TO FRAMING OUT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING
LIKE SPECIFYING TEMPERED GLASS
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
GREAT. TERRIFIC.
THANKS FOR JOINING US, BILL.
OK, THANK YOU.
MOST OF THE BOXES WILL BE
TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY
WITHOUT ANY SIDING ON THEM,
BUT THIS IS ONE PORTION
OF THE OVERALL HOUSE
THAT RECEIVES THIS
BOARD AND BATTEN LOOK.
WHICH I THINK IS GOING
TO BE VERY PLEASING.
BOARD AND BATTEN IS
SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN
AROUND FOR A VERY
LONG TIME,
AND IT REALLY
ORIGINALLY WAS JUST
WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
BOARDS VERTICALLY INSTALLED
AND THEN BATTENS AT EACH
CRACK BETWEEN EACH BOARD,
AND MOSTLY IT WAS USED FOR
SIDING ON BARN BUILDINGS
AND OUTBUILDINGS
AND THE LIKE,
AND THEN, I GUESS,
AROUND THE 19th CENTURY,
ARCHITECTS DECIDED IT
WAS A WONDERFUL TREATMENT
FOR COTTAGES AND
COUNTRY HOUSES,
AND IT'S STILL
POPULAR TODAY.
NOW THESE ARE ABOUT
10 INCHES APART,
AND IT'S ONLY GOING
TO BE ON A SMALL SECTION
OF THE HOUSE
SO IT'LL BE A CONTRAST
OF DIFFERENT SIDES.
AND OVER HERE THE FELLAS
ARE JUST INSTALLING THE--
ARE THEY 4 X 8 SHEETS
THAT IT COMES IN?
THEY COME IN 4 X 8s
AND THEY COME IN
9-FOOTERS ALSO.
9-FOOTERS ALSO.
WHAT'S IT CALLED?
IT'S CATAWBA.
CATAWBA, YEAH.
IT'S AN ENGINEERED
WOOD SIDING.
IT'S FROM GEORGIA PACIFIC.
WE LIKE THE PRODUCT.
IT GOES ON VERY EASY,
IT'S GOOD FOR PAINTING.
IT COMES IN PRIMED.
IT HOLDS PAINT VERY WELL.
AND LIKE ANY ENGINEERED
PRODUCT, IT'S STABLE,
RIGHT?
IT'S GOT A GREAT WARRANTY.
IT'S GOT A 30-YEAR WARRANTY.
THAT MAKES IT NICE, YEAH.
ONE THING YOU WANT
WITH A COUNTRY HOUSE
OR A SECOND HOUSE
IS NOT TO HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT REPAINTING
IT TOO OFTEN.
SO THIS IS THE SAME
STUFF OR WHAT?
RIGHT. IT'S A PRODUCT
AGAIN FROM GEORGIA PACIFIC.
IT'S AN ENGINEERED
WOOD PRODUCT ALSO
BUT IT'S CALLED
PRIME TRIM.
THIS PRODUCT IS GONNA
BE RIPPED DOWN FOR
THE BATTEN STRIPS.
WE'RE GETTING 2
OUT OF ONE PIECE HERE.
AND, AGAIN, IT'S GREAT
FOR TAKING PAINT,
AND THE NICE PART ABOUT
THIS PRODUCT IS WE DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF WASTE
BECAUSE OF KNOTS OR
CHECKING OR ANY OF THAT
KIND OF STUFF IN THE WOOD,
SO...
YEAH. YOU DON'T HAVE
KNOTS, YOU DON'T HAVE WAIN,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT ANY OF THOSE--
AND THE PEELING
WITH THE PAINT.
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
NOW THE EASY WAY
TO MAKE SURE YOU
GET UNIFORMITY
IS TO USE A SPACER
LIKE WE'RE DOING HERE.
SO THAT THE SPACES
IN BETWEEN THE BATTENS
ARE THE SAME THROUGHOUT
THE FACADE.
NOW DAVE, IS THE MAJORITY
OF THE PRODUCT HERE
CLAD IN VINYL SIDING?
WE'RE USING A LOT OF
VINYL SIDING PRODUCTS.
BUT WE ALSO GIVE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE
TO TAKE THE SIDING OFF,
DELETE IT,
AND IF THEY WANT TO BRING
IN WOOD SIDING OUTSIDE
OR ANY KIND OF MASONRY
SIDING PRODUCTS,
BRICK OR STONE,
THAT'S AVAILABLE
FOR THEM.
SO YOU GIVE THEM CREDIT
OR BUY IT WITHOUT ANY
SIDING ON IT.
GOOD. ALL RIGHT,
WELL, THANKS FOR THE TOUR.
THANK YOU, BOB.
COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL FINISH UP OUR KITCHEN
WITH THE COUNTERTOP
INSTALLATION.
DAVID MILLER AND HIS MEN ARE
HERE TO INSTALL OUR COUNTERTOPS
AND ALSO TO TELL US
ABOUT ZODIAQ,
A NEW PRODUCT
FROM DUPONT, RIGHT?
DUPONT QUARTZ SURFACING.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT
ONE SECTION OF IT HERE.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
WHAT'S IT MADE OUT OF?
WELL, THIS IS A NATURAL
SILICA QUARTZ PRODUCT,
93% NATURAL PRODUCT...
PUT TOGETHER WITH A POLYMER.
SO THEY ACTUALLY GO OUT
AND MINE QUARTZ VEINS
AND CHOP THEM UP SO
ALL THE LITTLE FLECKS--
ARE ALL WHITE.
IT'S ALL WHITE BEFORE
IT GETS INTO THE MIX.
IT'S PIGMENTED,
THEN IT'S PUT TOGETHER
WITH A POLYMER BINDER.
IT'S HEAVY. WHAT
DOES THIS STUFF WEIGH?
OH, I WOULD SAY ABOUT
16 TO 17 POUNDS A SQUARE FOOT.
AND THESE ARE
BACKSPLASH PIECES.
THE BEAUTIFUL SHOT
IS OVER HERE
WHERE IT'S ALREADY
BEEN PUT IN PLACE.
WHAT'S THIS PARTICULAR
ONE CALLED, DAVID?
THIS IS CALLED
THE ABYSS BLACK.
BISQUE BLACK.
ABYSS.
ABYSS--LIKE FALLING
INTO THE ABYSS.
YES, LIKE FALLING INTO--
THIS IS ACTUALLY
WHERE OUR SINK GOES
AND WE'RE NOT READY
FOR THAT YET.
ONE THING THAT WE
WERE NOTICING EARLIER
IS THAT IT DOESN'T
HAVE THE HIGH GLOSS
OF A NATURAL GRANITE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THE POLYMERS DO NOT
SHINE UP QUITE AS MUCH
AS THE GRANITE SEALERS DO.
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT
MORE SUBTLE.
IT IS A SUBTLE LOOK,
AND MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT
EASIER TO CARE FOR, ACTUALLY.
SO WE'LL HAVE
THE SINK HERE,
THEN WE'VE GOT A NICE
CORNER SECTION ALL
THE WAY TO OVER HERE.
WHAT KIND OF A JOINT
HAVE YOU MADE HERE?
THIS IS CALLED
A MASON'S MITER,
AND WE DO THIS BECAUSE
OF THE STRENGTH THAT IT GIVES
TO THE COUNTERTOP ITSELF.
INSTEAD OF COMING ON
A 45 OR A STRAIGHT LINE,
IT GIVES IT AN EXTRA MEASURE
OF SECURITY IN THE SEAM.
OK, THEN IS
THE INSTALLATION,
OR RATHER PUTTING
THE SEAM TOGETHER,
JUST EPOXY?
IT'S A SPECIAL EPOXY.
IT'S A POLYESTER EPOXY,
KNIFE GRADE,
MANUFACTURED BY DUPONT.
EVERY COLOR HAS ITS OWN EPOXY
SO THAT IT MATCHES
PERFECTLY.
NOW I ALWAYS THINK THE
BIG CHALLENGE IN ISLANDS
AND CORNERS AND ALL THAT
IN INSTALLING STONE
OR MARBLE OR WHATEVER,
MAKING YOUR TEMPLATES.
SO WHEN WE'RE BUILDING
A HOUSE IN A FACTORY,
DO YOU COME TO
THE FACTORY TO MAKE
THE TEMPLATES?
WE DON'T IN THE IS CASE.
WE DO NORMALLY.
99% OF WHAT WE DO OUTSIDE
IS DONE WITH TEMPLATES.
A MAN GOES, MAKES A TEMPLATE.
BUT HERE WE GET
A DIGITAL IMAGE
FROM SIMPLEX.
WE TAKE THAT DIGITAL
IMAGE AND TRANSFER IT
INTO OUR COMPUTERS
AND THOSE COMPUTERS
EITHER CUT TEMPLATES
OR INFORMATION GOES
DIRECTLY INTO COMPUTER
CONTROLLED ROUTERS
WHICH CUT OUT THE PIECES
TO THE EXACT SIZE.
SO YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE IN THIS
KIND OF STATE OF
THE ART TECHNOLOGY.
IT WORKS.
IT WORKS.
IT WOULD BE A SHAME
TO GET TO THE JOB SITE
AND HAVE THE PIECES OFF.
ARE WE IN YOUR WAY?
NO, THAT'S OK.
OK, IS THIS THE BACK
SPLASH FOR THERE?
OK, AND HOW DOES IT
INSTALL IF YOU'RE
PUTTING IT IN
VERTICALLY?
JUST ALSO WITH EPOXIES?
THESE ARE GONNA BE
SILICONE ON THE BACK.
JUST THE SILICONE
SEALER.
SILICONE SEALER
AND THAT WILL BE
GOOD ENOUGH.
DIRECTLY ONTO
THE DRYWALL.
AND HE'S PUT A BIG BEAD
DOWN AT THE BOTTOM
WHERE THE JOINT WILL BE
SO YOU MAKE SURE YOU
DON'T HAVE ANY WATER
GET BACK IN THERE.
THIS IS
A VERY NICE DETAIL
THAT OUR DESIGNER/
OWNER THOUGHT UP,
BECAUSE WE BASICALLY
KEPT THE COUNTERS OUT
SO THAT WE COULD BUILD
THAT SHELF INTO
THE FRAME.
IT'S A GOOD LOOK.
YEAH, IT'S A GOOD LOOK,
PLUS YOU END UP WITH
KIND OF A NICE
BUILT-IN SHELF
WHERE YOU CAN KEEP
THE SALT AND PEPPER
OR DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT YOU USE WHEN
YOU'RE COOKING.
AND WE ARE LOOKING AT
THE SPACE EXACTLY WHERE
WE'LL HAVE THE STOVE
WHEN THIS IS ALL
FINISHED.
I KEEP GETTING
IN THE WAY HERE.
AND THAT IS THE SHELF.
NOW DO YOU PUT THE SHELF
DOWN ALSO JUST WITH---
WITH SILICONE.
WITH SILICONE.
AND A LITTLE BIT OF SHIMMING
AND YOU'LL HAVE IT UNDERWAY.
RIGHT.
OK, WELL THANKS
A LOT, DAVID.
WE'VE LEARNED AGAIN
ABOUT AN INTERESTING
PRODUCT BUT WE'RE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE
SETTING ALL THESE BOXES
ON OUR FOUNDATION.
UNTIL THEN, I'M BOB VILA,
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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