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1421 - Direct Vent Heat and Composite Deck Materials
January 26-February 1, 2004 | July 26-August 1, 2004
HI, I'M BOB VILA. WELCOME HOME
AGAIN
TO OUR PROJECT HERE IN THE
BERKSHIRE HILLS.
TODAY OUR MODULAR HOUSE IS QUITE
FAR ALONG,
AND WE'RE SPENDING TIME PUTTING
IN INTERIOR DETAILING:
URETHANE CORNICE MOLDINGS IN
MOST OF THE ROOMS.
ALSO WE'RE INSTALLING A GAS
FIREPLACE THAT YOU'LL GET A KICK
OUT OF,
AND ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
HOUSE,
AN ENORMOUS WOOD DECK MADE OUT
OF COMPOSITE WOOD.
STICK AROUND, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE
YOU HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
Vila: STEVE ROTH IS HERE FROM
STYLE SOLUTIONS.
AND STEVE, LET ME INTERRUPT YOU
BEFORE YOU GO TOO MUCH FURTHER.
NOW, STYLE SOLUTIONS MAKES ALL
SORTS OF MOLDINGS AND TRIM?
ALL KINDS OF ARCHITECTURAL
TREATMENTS,
AND THIS HOUSE HAS GOT QUITE A
VARIETY.
YES, WE'RE PUTTING IN QUITE A
VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT CORNICE MOLDINGS,
AND THIS IS A CROWN THAT YOU'RE
WORKING ON HERE.
BUT I'VE GOT SAMPLES HERE TO
SHOW EVERYBODY.
A CROWN, WHICH TYPICALLY WOULD
BE A CROWN MOLDING
PLUS MAYBE A BED AND THEN
ANOTHER FLAT PIECE LIKE THIS.
IT'S A 3-BUILD CROWN.
YEAH, AND IN THIS CASE IT'S JUST
ONE PIECE OF URETHANE.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT TRADITIONAL
ONES SUCH AS THIS,
WHICH IS SORT OF AN EGG AND DART
DETAIL,
MAYBE A FEDERAL INSPIRED PIECE,
AND A CLASSICAL KIND OF
ACANTHUS.
SOME OF THESE ARE VERY, VERY
HIGH STYLE.
Roth: VERY INTRICATE.
AND THIS IS THE MOST HIGH STYLE
WITH SWAGS AND DENTILS
AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU
CAN IMAGINE.
I'M QUITE SURPRISED THAT THERE'S
THIS VARIETY
OF AESTHETIC CHOICES TO BE MADE.
MORE OR LESS, ARE THEY
COMPARABLE TO USING WOOD,
OR IS IT MORE MONEY OR LESS
MONEY?
THEY'RE VERY COMPARABLE TO WOOD.
THEY INSTALL DIFFERENTLY
BECAUSE, AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE CROWNS ARE VERY LARGE.
WE CAN DO A 3-BUILD CROWN IN ONE
PIECE.
SO WHAT YOUR ADVANTAGE IS TO
INSTALL MUCH QUICKER.
THE COST PER FOOT APPROXIMATELY
IS?
WE RUN ANYWHERE FROM $5 A FOOT
UP TO $15 A FOOT
WOULD BE AN AVERAGE RANGE.
BUT IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE
DETAIL AND THE SIZE
OF THE MOLDING ITSELF.
NOW, YOU WERE JUST ABOUT
TO--WHAT WERE YOU DOING?
WELL, I WAS JUST KIND OF
DRY-FITTING THE MITER HERE,
AND UNLIKE WOOD, WE TEND TO DO
OURS ON A BENCH.
WE'LL DO IT BEFORE WE INSTALL IT
UP ON THE WALL.
WHICH MAKES IT EASIER.
WELL, WHEN YOU'VE GOT A 3 CROWN,
IT'S MUCH EASIER TO LINE
EVERYTHING UP
DOWN HERE WHERE WE CAN WORK AT
IT.
GOT YOU. WELL, I'LL GIVE YOU A
HAND.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW WE DO THAT.
NOW, DO YOU USE ADHESIVES?
THE KEY TO IT IS USING A
CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE, OK?
NOT A CARPENTER'S GLUE?
NOT A CARPENTER'S GLUE, BOB.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS FOAM.
SO HERE AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE
WE'RE USING A GOOD BONDING AGENT
ON THAT SEAM.
OK. OK, NOW...
JUST ON ONE SIDE?
ONE SIDE. YOU'RE GONNA SEE A LOT
OF OOZE OUT HERE.
IF YOU CAN HELP ME LINE THAT UP,
BOB.
THERE YOU GO.
CAN YOU SEE HOW MUCH OF AN
ALIGNMENT I HAVE TO DO?
YES.
WE'VE GOT THE QUARTER ROUND
HERE,
THE COVE, AND ALL THAT,
WE'RE DOING IN ONE PIECE.
NOW, THE KEY TO THAT IS I'M
GONNA PUT A SCREW ON THE BACK
SIDE.
IF YOU CAN MAKE THAT OUT.
THERE WE GO.
I DON'T HAVE TO PRE-DRILL AT
ALL, BOB, IF YOU NOTICE.
SURE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIAL,
AND IT'S GONNA TOKE RIGHT IN
THERE.
IT'S A VERY EASY MATERIAL TO
WORK WITH.
AND AS I WORK THAT CORNER--
SHOW US THOSE SCREWS. THOSE ARE
VERY, VERY THIN-SHANKED SCREWS.
THIS IS A TRIM SCREW,
WHICH HAS GOT A VERY SMALL HEAD.
SO, IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE A
FINISHED NAIL
WHEN IT GETS INTO THE JOINT.
OK. OK?
I'M GONNA PUT ONE MORE IN HERE,
AND THEN I CAN SHOW YOU, I HAVE
A CORNER PREPPED OUT ALREADY.
THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND INSTALL
A LARGE SECTION.
I'LL LET THAT JOINT SET ABOUT 45
MINUTES.
AND THEN THAT OOZE OUT THERE,
I CAN CLEAN OFF REAL EASILY
BECAUSE IT'LL KIND OF FLASH OFF.
THAT'LL GIVE ME A CLEAN JOINT.
VERY GOOD.
WELL, YOU'VE GOT SOME SECTIONS
READY TO GO OUT IN THE HALL
HERE.
I NOTICED YOUR HELPER WAS
PUTTING--
TODD'S OUT THERE PUTTING THE
GLUE ON THE WALL.
HERE AGAIN, THE IMPORTANCE OF
THAT CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE.
IF YOU CAN SEE, HE'S RUNNING A
SWIVEL PATTERN
UP WHERE THAT MOLDING--
THE BASEBOARD OF THIS MOLDING
WILL RUN FLAT AGAINST THAT,
SO WHERE IT CONTACTS THE WALLS
IS WHERE YOU WANT THAT ADHESIVE.
Vila: OK.
YEAH, IF THIS WERE BEING DONE
WITH TRADITIONAL WOODEN
MOLDINGS,
YOU'D HAVE TO BE APPLYING 3
DIFFERENT LAYERS OF MOLDING
AT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES.
AND IT SPRINGS OUT INTO SHAPE,
TOO.
NOW, I'VE GOT THE STUD MARKINGS
ALREADY MARKED, BOB, HERE.
JUST LIKE YOU DO WITH A PIECE OF
WOOD,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HIT YOUR
STUD OPENINGS.
AND THEN I'M GOING TO BURY THESE
SAME TRIM SCREWS
RIGHT INTO THAT STUD.
Vila: NOW ISN'T IT A PROBLEM
CUTTING SUCH A WIDE PROFILE?
WE GET THE LARGER PROFILES.
YOU DEFINITELY HAVE TO DEAL WITH
THAT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
AND HOW WE DO THAT IS WE'LL SET
THAT MOLDING FLAT.
WE'LL HAVE TO MATHEMATICALLY
FIGURE OUT
THE BEVEL AND THE MITER OF THAT
SAW.
BUT WE SHOW THAT IN OUR CATALOG,
SO WE GIVE YOU THOSE SETTINGS,
AND THEN YOU CAN CUT IT VERY
EASILY.
NOW, THIS IS ABOUT AN 8-INCH
CORNICE,
BUT WHEN YOU GET INTO THOSE
FANCIER ONES LIKE I WAS LOOKING
AT OVER THERE
WITH ALL THE SWAGS AND THE
DENTILS,
ISN'T IT A LITTLE BIT
COMPLICATED TO MAKE THESE
MITERS?
IT GETS VERY COMPLICATED. ALL
THAT DETAIL YOU HAVE IN IT, TOO.
IT CAN BE A REAL CHALLENGE.
WE CAST MOLD A 90-DEGREE CORNER
TO WHERE THAT MITER IS PERFECT.
AND IT'S ALREADY ASSEMBLED FOR
YOU.
IN FACT, IT'S CAST MOLDED IN
PLACE.
SO YOU CAN GET A PRECAST INSIDE
CORNER?
WE DO THAT FOR ABOUT 12 OF OUR
LARGER PROFILES
THAT IT WOULD BE HARD TO GET IN
THE SAW
PLUS THE PATTERN MATCH.
THAT'S TERRIFIC. AND OF COURSE,
THE DURABILITY OF ALL OF THESE
PRODUCTS IS GREAT IN THE WEATHER
BECAUSE YOU ALSO MAKE THE
PRODUCTS THAT
WE ARE USING FOR OUR ROOF
OVERHANG BRACKETS.
AND THIS IS ONE ASPECT OF THE
EXTERIOR DESIGN
THAT REALLY DOES CONFORM TO THE
CRAFTSMAN BUNGALOW STYLE.
YEAH, VERY SIMPLE LINES, BOB.
BIG ADVANTAGE OF THIS OVER WOOD,
THOUGH, WOULD BE--
THAT'S OUT IN A HIGH MOISTURE
AREA--
WHAT IS THIS, A TWO-STORY HOUSE?
IT WON'T MILDEW?
IT WON'T TAKE ON ANY MOISTURE,
SO IT'S NOT GONNA ROT. IT'S
GONNA HOLD PAINT WELL.
IT'S JUST GONNA BE A REAL
MAINTENANCE FREE TYPE OF PRODUCT
TO HAVE UP THERE. YET IT LOOKS
LIKE THE REAL THING.
TERRIFIC. THANKS, STEVE.
SURE.
Vila: WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'RE INSTALLING A
ZERO-CLEARANCE GAS FIREPLACE
FROM VERMONT CASTINGS.
Vila: NOW, WE'VE GOT AN
INTERESTING ADDITION TO THE
COTTAGE HERE,
AND WE'VE GOT JACK AND CRAIG TO
TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.
THIS IS VERMONT CASTINGS.
YES, IT IS.
AND IT'S GAS. I MEAN, WE'RE OUT
HERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BERKSHIRE
HILLS.
DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE GAS
APPLIANCES?
YES, IT DOES. TYPICALLY, WE'D
HAVE
A 500-GALLON ABOVE OR
UNDERGROUND TANK
YEAH.
WE'D FILL THAT REGULARLY.
IN THE CASE OF POWER OUTAGES,
YOU'D HAVE HEAT.
YEAH. OK, I SEE.
AND TELL ME SOMETHING, CRAIG, IS
THIS KIND OF THE STATE OF THE
ART
IN TERMS OF THIS TYPE OF
FIREPLACE?
STATE OF THE ART, THIS IS DIRECT
VENT TECHNOLOGY,
WHICH BASICALLY, YOU'RE USING
AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE,
BURNING, AND THEN SENDING YOUR
EXHAUST BACK TO THE OUTSIDE.
SO YOU'RE NOT USING ANY OF THE
AIR THAT'S INSIDE THE LIVING
ROOM
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN HEATED BY
THE FURNACE?
YOU'RE NOT USING ANY AIR FROM
INSIDE THE HOUSE.
IT'S ITS OWN SEPARATE ENTITY.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, THIS IS A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE
FIREPLACE.
IT'S LARGE.
VERY, VERY BIG.
PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES
ON THE MARKET NOW.
AND IS IT MORE THAN JUST A
PRETTY PICTURE?
I MEAN, WILL IT ACTUALLY PROVIDE
ANY HEAT INTO THE ROOM?
IT WILL PROVIDE UP TO 30,000
BTUs OF HEAT INTO THE ROOM.
WOW. NOW, HOW DOES THIS WORK?
WHAT'S HE DOING IN HERE?
Ryans: WELL, BASICALLY, RIGHT
NOW,
HE'S PUTTING WHAT'S CALLED SOME
DECORATIVE EMBERS
AND SOME ROCK WOOL MATERIAL ONTO
THE BURNER TO ENHANCE YOUR FLAME
PICTURE,
TO GIVE YOU THAT GLOWING EMBER
LOOK OF A REAL BURNING FIRE.
THE MINERAL WOOL DOES THAT?
YES, SIR.
AND SO, HE'S JUST ADDED THESE
LITTLE WISPS OF
MINERAL WOOL IN THERE FOR THAT
EFFECT.
AND THEN, WHAT ARE THE BLACK
PEBBLES?
Ryans: THEY'RE MAINLY FOR
AESTHETICS,
BUT THEY WILL HEAT UP AND GIVE
YOU A LITTLE BIT OF GLOW
WHEN THE FLAMES ARE COMING UP
THROUGH THEM.
ALL RIGHT. SO THE PACKAGE COMES
WITH THE FIREBRICK PANELS
AND THE CAST IRONS, AND WHAT ARE
THE LOGS MADE OUT OF?
THE LOGS ARE MADE OUT OF A FIBER
CERAMIC MATERIAL.
THEY WILL ACTUALLY, WHEN FLAME
HITS THEM, WILL HEAT UP
AND WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT
OF A GLOW LIKE A REAL BURNING
LOG.
WHERE DO THEY GO?
WELL, WHAT WE'LL HAVE IS MARK
WILL DO THE PLACEMENT ON THOSE
LOGS FOR YOU.
SO THE FIRE WILL ACTUALLY COME
FROM THAT CERAMIC BLACK ELEMENT
THAT JUST LOOKS LIKE THE BOTTOM
OF THE BOX.
IT'S A CERAMIC BURNER, YES.
MM-HMM.
THIS IS ALL CERAMIC, SO IT CAN
TAKE ALL THE HEAT THAT'S
GENERATED BY IT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT
CRACKING OR ANYTHING?
NO, IT'S ALL DESIGNED.
YOUR BACK PANELS AND YOUR LOGS
ARE DESIGNED FOR THAT.
WORKING WITH THE ZERO CLEARANCE
OF YOUR BOX,
WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO FRAME IT
RIGHT UP TO WOOD FRAMING.
YEAH, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THESE
THINGS.
IT'S ZERO CLEARANCE,
IT'S A DOUBLE WALLED EXHAUST
SYSTEM,
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT
KEEPING WALLS AND PARTITIONS
AWAY FROM ANY OF THESE SURFACES
BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET VERY HOT.
CORRECT.
YOU HAVE YOUR FRESH AIR COMING
IN THE OUTSIDE,
EXHAUST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
PIPE,
SO YOUR FRESH AIR ACTUALLY ACTS
AS AN INSULATOR.
MM-HMM. ARE WE READY TO FIRE IT
UP, GUYS?
Man: YES, WE ARE.
ALL RIGHT.
AH-HA!
LOOK AT THAT. THE LITTLE MINERAL
WOOL PARTICLES
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY START TAKING
ON THE GLOW.
NOW, YOU CAN'T USE IT WITHOUT
THE GLASS.
YOU HAVE TO PUT THE GLASS IN
PLACE.
Ryans: YES, YOU DO. BEING A
DIRECT VENT APPLIANCE,
IT HAS TO HAVE ITS MAKEUP AIR
COME IN FROM THE OUTSIDE.
YOU CAN'T USE ANY AIR FROM
WITHIN THE HOUSE.
WHAT SORT OF GLASS DO YOU USE?
THIS IS A TEMPERED GLASS ON THIS
MATERIAL.
THEY MAKE FIREPLACES WITH
CERAMIC OR TEMPERED GLASS.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
YOUR TEMPERED GLASS TENDS TO
HOLD SOME OF THE HEAT INTO THE
UNIT,
SO IT DOESN'T MAKE THE ROOM TOO
HOT.
WHEREAS THE CERAMIC GLASS GIVES
YOU THE ABILITY
TO RADIATE THAT HEAT OUT INTO
THE ROOM.
I SEE. NOW, HOW EXPENSIVE ARE
THESE?
THIS UNIT HERE IS PROBABLY ABOUT
$1,900.
UH-HUH. AND I BELIEVE THE GLASS
PART IS A BIG PART OF THAT?
IF THIS HAD CERAMIC GLASS ON IT,
YOU WOULD PROBABLY ADD $300-400
TO THE COST OF THIS UNIT.
WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE A
HANDSOME ADDITION TO THE ROOM.
THANKS, FELLAS. THANK YOU.
Vila: COMING UP NEXT, WE'LL GET
TO WORK ON THE BACK DECK,
USING A NEW PRODUCT MADE FROM
RECYCLED MATERIALS.
NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA'S HOME
AGAIN,"
WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF PROGRESS ON
OUR MODULAR HOUSE
IN THE BERKSHIRE HILLS OF
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
WE'LL BE PUTTING IN INTERIOR
DETAILING,
INCLUDING URETHANE CORNICE
MOLDINGS IN MANY OF THE ROOMS.
ALSO, WE'LL BE INSTALLING A ZERO
CLEARANCE GAS FIREPLACE
FROM VERMONT CASTINGS.
AND ON THE BACK OF THE HOUSE,
WE'LL BE ADDING AN ENORMOUS DECK
MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS.
SO DON'T MISS IT!
THAT'S NEXT TIME ON "HOME
AGAIN."
NEXT TIME ON "BOB VILA'S HOME
AGAIN,"
IT'S URETHANE CORNICE MOLDINGS,
A GAS FIREPLACE,
AND A DECK MADE FROM RECYCLED
MATERIALS. DON'T MISS IT!
Vila: LET'S SAY HI TO STEVE
COOEY AND JIM PRECHT FROM
A.E.R.T.
JIM, WHAT DOES A.E.R.T. STAND
FOR?
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING
TECHNOLOGY.
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY.
AND WE'RE CERTAINLY DEALING WITH
A KIND OF RECYCLED TECHNOLOGY
IN TERMS OF THE DECKING PRODUCT
THAT WE'RE USING, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
IT'S MADE OUT OF 50% RECYCLED
WOOD FIBER
AND 50% RECYCLED PLASTIC.
NOW, WHERE DOES THE PLASTIC COME
FROM?
THE PLASTIC IS HIGH AND LOW
DENSITY PLASTIC.
THE LOW DENSITY PLASTIC COMES
FROM CHINET PAPER PLATES,
A LITTLE FILM OF PLASTIC ON
THAT,
AND THE INSIDE OF A MILK
CARTONS.
THAT ENCAPSULATES EACH ONE OF
OUR PIECES OF WOOD FIBER
AND KEEPS MOISTURE FROM GOING
INTO IT.
THE HIGH DENSITY PLASTIC IS
STRETCH FILM AND GROCERY BAGS,
AND THAT GIVES IT THE STRENGTH.
THE COMBINATION OF BOTH OF THOSE
AND THE WOOD FIBER
MAKE A PRODUCT WHICH IS
IMPERVIOUS TO WATER, TERMITES,
DECAY, AND ROT.
STEVE, WHAT ABOUT THE WOOD
COMPONENT?
THE WOOD COMES FROM YOUR CHAIR
AND STOOL MANUFACTURERS
AND ALSO TRAILER FLOORING.
IT'S A RED OAK.
TRAILER FLOORING? YOU MEAN LIKE
FROM BIG TRUCKS?
FROM BIG TRUCKS. AND ALSO THE
CEDAR,
WHICH IS IN THIS PARTICULAR
PRODUCT HERE...
YEAH?
COMES FROM THE WASTE FIBER
THAT COMES OUT OF THE ASH
JUNIPER.
THE ASH JUNIPER IS USED FOR
WHAT? FOR OILS AND THINGS?
THEY EXTRACT THE OIL FOR YOUR
SOAP AND FRAGRANCE CORPORATIONS.
OH, THE PERFUME INDUSTRY.
PERFUME.
SO, THEIR WASTE IS PUT TO GOOD
USE IN HERE, TOO.
GREAT. YOU GUYS ARE FULL OF NEW
TECHNOLOGY.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS DRILL DRIVER
OR THIS SCREW--
Cooey: IT'S A QUICK DRIVE.
IT'S GOT TRIM HEAD STAINLESS
STEEL SCREWS.
MM-HMM. AND SO THESE ARE-- WHAT,
2 1/2 INCH?
THEY ARE 2 1/2s.
AND THEY HAVE A SQUARE HEAD, NOT
A TORQUE.
BUT LET'S SEE HOW THIS WORKS.
Precht: THE ADVANTAGE OF THEM IS
THE MACHINIST--
[TOOL STARTS WHINING]
WILL COUNTERSINK THEM UNDERNEATH
JUST THE RIGHT DISTANCE.
Cooey: YOU KNOCK OFF THE LITTLE
BIT OF EXCESS.
CLOSE IT UP.
IF YOU NEED TO. BUT THE MAIN
THING IS
THAT YOU CAN JUST WALK ALONG AND
PUT THEM ALL IN PLACE
WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT
BEING ON YOUR KNEES.
[TOOL WHINES]
WHY, COOEY, EVERY NEIGHBOR ON
YOUR BLOCK
IS GOING TO WANT TO BORROW THAT
THIS SPRING.
YES, SIR. IT WORKS FINE.
I LIKE THESE SPACERS.
YEAH, THAT REALLY MAKES IT
CONSISTENT.
THEY COME WITH THE MATERIAL?
NO. YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE A
16-PENNY NAIL--
[TOOL STARTS WHINING]
Vila: COOEY, CAN I TRY THAT?
YES, SIR.
SO...
GET IT GOING FULL SPEED.
HAVE THE DRILL GOING WIDE OPEN
BEFORE YOU START.
NOW, TELL ME ONE THING, A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY CURIOUS
ABOUT
THE LOOK OF THIS PRODUCT, THE
FINISH.
IS IT GOING TO CHANGE AT ALL
WITH TIME AND THE WEATHER?
YES, IN 4-6 WEEKS, IT'S GONNA
CHANGE TO--
DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF SUN
IT GETS-- TO A SILVER GREY.
ONCE IT CHANGES, PEOPLE CAN GO
AHEAD AND STAIN IT.
IF THEY WANT?
IF THEY WANT, BUT THEY'RE INTO
THE MAINTENANCE MODE.
BUT WE TELL PEOPLE TO LET IT GO
AHEAD AND TURN TO THE SILVER
GREY
THAT MATCHES CEDAR AND ALL THE
OTHER--
YEAH. AND AS LONG AS YOU DON'T
STAIN IT,
YOU'RE NOT IN THE MAINTENANCE
MODE?
YOU'RE NOT IN THE MAINTENANCE
MODE.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT CLEAN.
IT'S JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE.
WELL, NEXT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE
RAILING SYSTEM.
SURE, SUPER.
Vila: NEXT, WE'LL CONTINUE WORK
ON THE DECK,
INSTALLING THE COMPONENTS FOR
THE RAILING SYSTEM.
ALL RIGHT, THE RAILING SYSTEM
THAT'S ALSO PART OF THIS
IS REALLY PRETTY FINELY TOOLED.
ALL THE PIECES COME READY TO BE
USED,
AND ONE OF THE INTERESTING
THINGS IS THE POSTS,
WHICH HAVE A HOLLOW CAVITY IN
THEM
SO THAT YOU CAN FEED UP ELECTRIC
WIRING IF YOU WANT TO PUT LIGHTS
ON HERE,
AND WHICH ARE ATTACHED
UNDERNEATH
WITH THESE STEEL BRACKETS THAT
ARE SUPPLIED AS WELL
SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THE LINE POST
AND THE CORNER POSTS
ARE VERY, VERY STURDILY
ATTACHED.
AND FELLAS, CAN WE WATCH YOU PUT
THIS ALL TOGETHER?
I MEAN, USE SPACING BLOCKS AT
THE BOTTOM,
JUST SO THAT WE--
Cooey: THAT'S FOR YOUR 4-8
SPACING.
Vila: UH-HUH.
AND THEN, THIS IS ALL MILLED
SO THAT THESE FALL INTO A
CHANNEL.
BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP
THEM TIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO? PUT AN
ANGLE BRACKET ON?
PUT A STAINLESS STEEL ANGLE
BRACKET.
Vila: NOW, CAN YOU MAKE THESE
ANY LENGTH YOU WANT OR IS--
A 6-FOOT MAXIMUM BETWEEN POSTS
IS THE BOCA APPROVAL.
SO 6 FEET OR LESS.
MM-HMM.
IT COMES IN 12-FOOT PIECES,
SO YOU CAN TRIM IT TO WHATEVER
YOU NEED.
Precht: YOU'LL NOTICE THERE'S A
SLIT
THAT WE WILL PUT OUR SCREWS
THROUGH
TO ANCHOR THE BALUSTER TO THE
POST IN EACH BRACKET.
Vila: ALL RIGHT, THE SPINDLES OR
BALUSTERS FOR THE RAILING ARE 1
1/4 STOCKED SQUARE.
AND SO YOU'RE GONNA USE--
PUT A COUPLE OF THESE IN PLACE
JUST TO GUIDE
THE HEIGHT OF THE TOP RAIL,
WHICH COOEY HAS HERE.
AND THE TOP RAIL COMES WITH THE
STAINLESS STEEL BRACKETS,
WHICH AGAIN GET FASTENED ON TO
THE POSTS.
Vila: ALL RIGHT, SO THE FIRST
SPINDLE GETS PLACED TIGHT UP
AGAINST THE POST.
Precht: CORRECT.
AND THAT HELPS ADD TO THE
RIGIDITY OF WHOLE THING.
CORRECT.
Precht: AND WE'LL COUNTERSINK
THESE JUST LIKE THE DECKING,
AND WE'LL TAP THEM, AND YOU
WON'T SEE THE SCREW HOLE.
Vila: AND THEN, BEFORE WE PUT
ALL THE SPINDLES IN PLACE,
WE DRILL A COUPLE OF WEEP
HOLES...
IN ABOUT 8 INCHES FROM EACH
POST.
SO THAT ANY MOISTURE THAT GETS
TRAPPED DOWN THERE WILL RUN OFF.
Precht: CORRECT.
ON A 6-FOOT RAILING
THERE'LL BE ABOUT 12 SPINDLES
THAT WILL GO IN.
AND YOU NEED TO LOAD THEM FIRST.
AND THEN YOU NEED ALL THESE
PRECUT SPACERS, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
Cooey: YES, SIR.
BUT THEY ARE CUT OUT OF THE
BALUSTER.
SO THESE WERE CUT ON SITE OR DO
THEY COME--
NO, THEY'RE CUT ON SITE. SO YOU
CAN JUST DETERMINE
HOW FAR YOU NEED TO GO BETWEEN
YOUR BALUSTERS,
AND YOU NEED TO STAY WITHIN--
4 INCHES IS A MAXIMUM BETWEEN
BALUSTERS
AND PRETTY MUCH THE CODE ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
RIGHT.
Vila: NICE AND NEAT.
AND THEN, THIS LAST ONE SHOULD
FIT PERFECTLY.
BOY, THAT IS PRECISION CUT.
NOW, WE DO THE SAME THING ON THE
TOP, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
AND WE USE THE LAST BALUSTER,
OUR LAST FILLET,
TO DO THE LITTLE INCREMENTAL
ADJUSTMENT THAT YOU'RE GONNA
NEED.
Vila: SURE.
SO WE'RE PRE-DRILLING A LITTLE
PILOT HOLE ON THE TOP RAIL
IN EACH PLACE WHERE WE'LL DRIVE
A 3-INCH SCREW TO HOLD THAT
FILLET IN PLACE?
Precht: CORRECT. AND THAT'LL
SECURE THE BALUSTERS.
RIGHT.
THEN ONE FEATURE WE HAVEN'T
POINTED OUT
IS THAT THIS MATERIAL IS KIND OF
SELF-SEALING.
YOU DON'T SEE WHERE THE
FASTENERS ARE.
IT MAKES FOR A NICE, CLEAN LOOK.
AND WE'VE GOT A CAP TO PUT ON,
AND A TOP RAIL TO PUT ON.
THERE YOU GO.
AND DO THESE HAVE TO BE FASTENED
FROM THE TOP?
Precht: YES. TERRIFIC.
YES, STEVE IS GONNA GO AHEAD
AND--
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, COOEY.
THANKS, JIM. THANKS FOR COMING
ON.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. COME
HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK
WHEN WE'LL BE PUTTING UP SOME
CHADSWORTH COLUMNS,
ADDING A MAHOGANY DECK,
AS WELL AS INSTALLING A HEATING
SYSTEM.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA. IT'S
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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