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1504 - Kitchen Cabinets, Laminated Counters, and Glass Shower Tile
October 3-10, 2004 | April 4-10, 2005
HI. I'M BOB VILA.

WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR GETAWAY PROJECT

IN SUNNY MIAMI BEACH.

TODAY WE'RE GIVING YOU
A PROGRESS REPORT.

THE WALLS HAVE BEEN PAINTED.

BUT WE'RE SPENDING
MOST OF OUR TIME

INSTALLING THE KITCHEN
CABINETS--

BEAUTIFUL LESCARE
LAMINATED CABINETS.

ALSO, IN THE BATHROOM, A VANITY,

AND BEAUTIFUL GLASS VITRUS TILES
INSTEAD OF CERAMICS.

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

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE
A LOOK AT THINGS

WITH DAVID SOUTHARD,
OUR CONTRACTOR.

DAVID, THIS HAS BEEN
TRANSFORMED SINCE LAST WEEK.

YEAH, THERE'S BEEN
A LOT OF WORK DONE.

A LOT OF
CHANGES, YEAH.

AND...

I GUESS, I MEAN WE
STILL HAVE A LOT
OF CLUTTER IN HERE,

BUT I GUESS THE ALL
WHITE OPENNESS
OF THE SPACE

REALLY, REALLY HELPS.

'CAUSE IT WAS JUST
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO

THAT WE HAD ALL
THESE CUT UP WALLS

AND PARTITIONS.

YEP.
HI!

THIS IS BRAD BREWSTER
FROM LESCARE CABINETS.

NICE TO MEET
YOU, BRAD.

HOW ARE YOU?
HI, BOB.

I'M HAPPY
TO SEE YOU.

THIS IS REALLY
LOOKING TERRIFIC.

GREAT, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.

WE'RE MAKING A LOT
OF PROGRESS.

YEAH, SO...

THESE ARE LESCARE
CUSTOM, OR...

THIS SET IS IN THEIR
SEMI-CUSTOM LINE, BOB.

SEMI-CUSTOM.

AND WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT

IS KIND OF YOUR
OLD-FASHIONED

STANDARD
CONTEMPORARY LOOK.

YES, WE ARE.

THIS IS A SLAB DOOR--
A WHITE SLAB DOOR.

FORMICA BRAND'S
NUMBER 949 WHITE COLOR.

ONE OF THE MOST STANDARD
LAMINATE COLORS

THAT YOU CAN SPECIFY
IF YOU ARE BUILDING.

YES, IT IS.
THE NICE THING ABOUT IT

IS IT MATCHES UP WITH
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
IN THE INDUSTRY

WHEN YOU GET INTO
THE WHITE COLOR TONES.

YOU SEE THE DRAWER HERE, BOB.

THIS IS A WOOD DOVETAIL-
CONSTRUCTED DRAWER

WITH AN UNDER MOUNT
DRAWER SLIDE

SO YOU DON'T SEE
THE HARDWARE AT ALL,

AND IT EXTENDS OUT
COMPLETELY

OUT OF THE INSIDE
OF THE CABINET.

THAT'S NICE.

NOW, THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE CABINET ITSELF--

THEY'RE NOT PLYWOOD
BOXES, ARE THEY?

NO, THIS IS
A 3/4-INCH MELAMINE,

AND IT'S ALSO EDGE-BANDED

SO THAT YOU DON'T SEE
THE RAW EDGES OF THE WOOD.

AND THAT HELPS OUT
AESTHETICALLY

AND SEALS THE WOOD

AND GIVES YOU A NICE
FINISHED PRODUCT.

I LIKE THAT THEY
DO IT EVEN IN AREAS

WHERE YOU'RE NOT
GONNA BE SEEING IT.

THAT'S CORRECT, BOB.

THAT'S ONE OF THE UNIQUE
THINGS ABOUT LESCARE

IS THEY EDGE-BAND
THE MAJORITY OF THE PARTS

FOR THAT VERY REASON.

ALSO, ANOTHER POINT
WOULD BE THAT

YOU DON'T EVER HAVE
TO THINK ABOUT

OUT-GASSING
'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT

EVERYTHING CLOSED.

NO, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN,

THE WOOD IS
PROTECTED AND SEALED

WITH THAT EDGE-BANDING.

YEAH, NOW
THIS IS REGULAR
FORMICA LAMINATE.

IT'S NOT THE COLOR
CORE FORMICA.

NO, IT'S NOT.

WHAT THEY USE
IS ON THE EDGE-BANDING
OF THE DOOR,

THEY APPLIED THE LAMINATE
ONTO THE DRAWER FACE-FIRST,

AND THEN THEY DO
THE EDGE SECOND,

THEREFORE YOU DO NOT
SEE THAT BLACK LINE

THAT IS INHERENT IN A LOT
OF MICA CABINETRY TODAY.

SO, IT'S AN ALL-WHITE LOOK
FROM THE EDGE TO THE FACE.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S TAKE THE LITTLE
TRIP AROUND HERE THEN.

THIS IS WHERE
A SLIDE-IN OVEN

AND A COOK TOP GO.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT
THE KITCHEN SINK

AND THE DISHWASHER.

SINK AND DISHWASHER
IN THIS CORNER HERE.

AND MOVE THIS
OUT OF THE WAY.

WE HAVE A LAZY SUSAN
THAT IS THE WOOD VERSION.

AND THOSE SPIN
360 DEGREES.

AND THAT ALLOWS
YOUR HOMEOWNER

TO GAIN FULL ACCESS
TO THE ENTIRE CORNER

OF THE CABINET.
MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHT.

VERY, VERY NICE.

NOW, I USED TO
PRICE THESE THINGS

IN TERMS OF
THE RUNNING FOOT.

AND NOWADAYS KITCHENS
HAVE GOTTEN SO HIGH-END

SOMETIMES IT'S GRANITE
ON TOP OF CHERRY WOOD.

AND IT CAN BE HUNDREDS
EVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS

A RUNNING FOOT.

WHAT WOULD BE
THE COST OF THIS
TYPE OF A KITCHEN?

IN THIS SERIES, BOB,
I WOULD THINK

YOU'D BE ABOUT $250
TO $300 A RUNNING FOOT.

AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE
THE COUNTERTOPS.

ALL RIGHT, I KNOW
WE'RE SLOWING DOWN
THE INSTALLERS,

SO LET'S PROCEED.

THIS IS THE
REFRIGERATOR POCKET

THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT HERE.

AND BEFORE WE SLIDE
IN THE FRIDGE,

WE HAVE, WELL,
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY

TO LOOK AT HOW
THEY'RE BLOCKING IN

TO MOUNT
THE OVERHEAD CABINET

THAT'S GOING UP THERE.

YEAH, WE'VE
PREPPED THAT, BOB,

TO WHERE THE CABINET
WILL BE SUPPORTED

FROM THE TOP.

WE'VE CREATED A BUILT-IN
REFRIGERATOR LOOK

WITH A FREE-STANDING
REFRIGERATOR

WITH THE SIDE PANEL.

AND THE CABINET
THAT COMES OUT

TO THE FRONT FACE
OF THE REFRIGERATOR.

Vila: AND SO THEY'VE
ADDED A COUPLE OF

BLOCKS ON THE TOP
SO THAT WE

KEEP IT OFF THE CEILING
BY ABOUT A HALF AN INCH.

Brewster: WHAT THEY'RE
DOING THERE, BOB,

IS WE TRY TO CONCEAL
THE SCREWS ON THE INSIDE

OF THE CABINET SO WHEN
THE HOMEOWNER OPENS IT UP,

THEY DON'T SEE SCREWS.

THIS WAY, THAT PARTICULAR
SCREW THAT ERNIE'S PUTTING IN

WILL BE BEHIND THE HINGE.

AND SO ONCE THE HINGE
GOES IN PLACE,

YOU WILL NOT SEE THAT
FASTENING SCREW.

Vila: NICE TOUCH.

IS THAT GOOD?

Vila: ALL RIGHT, BRAD,
WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT

THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THESE CABINETS?

THESE ARE WHAT WE CALL
A FRAMELESS CONSTRUCTED
CABINET.

AND IT'S REALLY GOOD
TO SEE WITHOUT THE DOORS
ON THE FACE OF IT

BECAUSE YOU SEE
THE 3/4-INCH MATERIAL

MAKES UP THE SIZE
OF THE CABINET,

VERSUS A FACE FRAME
THAT HAS A LIP

AND CAN LEND TO
WASTED SPACE.

SO, THAT'S THE ONE
HIDDEN ADVANTAGE

OF THE FRAMELESS
CONSTRUCTION.

AND ALSO, WITH LESCARE,
THERE'S NO SCREWS OR FASTENERS

THAT ARE USED IN
THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THEIR CABINETS.

THEY ARE ALL DOWELLED
AND GLUED TOGETHER.

IT GIVES YOU A SOLID
CONSTRUCTION

DURING TRANSPORTATION
AND INSTALLATION.

THAT'S EXCELLENT.

THEY'RE DOWELLED
AND GLUED.

DOWELLED AND GLUED.

VERY IMPORTANT
PART OF THAT

BECAUSE THE FASTENERS
DURING INSTALLATION

AND SOMETIMES
DURING SHIPPING

HAVE A TENDENCY
TO BREAK FREE.

AND SO THIS WAY
THAT GLUE JOINT

HOLDS IT STRONGER TOGETHER.

OK, SO THEY'RE PUTTING IN
A VERTICAL FILLER PIECE.

AND WHAT GOES ON
IN HERE?

WELL, IF YOU LOOK AT
THE PLAN WE'VE GOT HERE, BOB,

YOU SEE THE PENINSULA
THAT'S COMING OUT

HERE INTO THE CENTER
OF THE KITCHEN.

STANDING RIGHT HERE.

AND SO IT'S GONNA
BE 3 BASE CABINETS.

AND BIG KIND OF
ROUNDED COUNTERTOP

SO THAT YOU CAN
PUT STOOLS AT IT.

A NICE SEATING AREA.

ALL RIGHT, AND WE'RE
WORKING ON A SLAB.

SO, THEY GUYS HAVE
ALREADY SHIMMED OUT.

WHAT'S THE DEAL?

IS THE SLAB THAT
FAR OUT IN THE MIDDLE?

WELL, IT'S A COMBINATION
OF THE SLAB DOES PITCH

A LITTLE BIT BACK
TO THE CORNER,

BUT MAINLY THIS IS
ALLOWING FOR THE FLOOR

THAT WE'RE GONNA BE USING--

WHICH HAS AN APPROXIMATE
3/8- TO 1/2-INCH THICKNESS.

AND THIS BLOCK
ON THE END
IS FOR FASTENING.

THAT'S THE ONE THAT
WE WILL FASTEN TO,

AND THAT KEEPS
THE CABINETRY IN PLACE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S PUT
THESE IN PLACE.

OK.

AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT,

WHEN YOU'VE GOT
A KITCHEN LIKE THIS,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT

ATTACHING DOWN TO THE SLAB

'CAUSE WHEN YOU TIE
EVERYTHING TOGETHER

WITH THE COUNTERTOP,

IT'S NOT GONNA
MOVE ANYWHERE.

YES, AND THE WEIGHT
OF THE CABINETS,

THESE BEING THAT
3/4 INCH CONSTRUCTION--

THEY'RE HEAVY.

THEY ARE HEAVY.

THAT'S OUR SECOND ONE.

OK.

WE'LL HAVE TO FINE TUNE
THAT A LITTLE BIT.

THERE YOU GO.

AND THEN THIS ONE
IS ON THE END.

AND THAT FITS DOWN
OVER THAT BLOCK

TO THE FLOOR.

AND THEN WHAT WE'LL DO
IS WE'LL SECURE THAT

TO THAT BLOCK.

EXCELLENT.

SO, WHAT WE'VE GOT
IS A KIND OF

A CLASSIC "U"
SHAPED KITCHEN,

AND THE TRIANGLE GOES
FROM THE REFRIGERATOR

TO THE WATER SOURCE

TO THE COOK TOP.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND IT'S EASY
TO WORK IN.

GOOD, WE'LL SEE MORE
OF THE KITCHEN

A LITTLE BIT LATER
IN THE SHOW.

OK, THANK YOU.

NEXT WE'LL BE GROUTING
A SPECTACULAR INSTALLATION

OF GLASS TILE IN
THE BATHROOM SHOWER.

OK, WE'RE IN THE SHOWER,

AND WE'RE USING
AN INTERESTING PRODUCT HERE.

THIS IS NOT A CERAMIC TILE.

THIS IS VITRUS.

AND IT'S AN ITALIAN COMPANY

THAT'S ACTUALLY
MANUFACTURING IN BRAZIL.

AND THESE ARE AVAILABLE
ALL OVER THE WORLD.

BUT EACH ONE OF THESE IS
ACTUALLY A PIECE OF GLASS.

IT'S NOT A CERAMIC TILE.

AND, OF COURSE, YOU INSTALL
THEM THE TRADITIONAL WAY

AND THEN PEEL AWAY
THE PAPER.

AND THE IMPACT IS REALLY,
REALLY ARTISTIC...

'CAUSE THERE'S THAT
LOOK OF HAND-CRAFTED.

EACH PIECE IS
SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR.

AND SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
THE TOTAL GRID-LIKE UNIFORMITY

OF A STANDARD TILE JOB.

AND RIGHT NOW, MY FRIENDS
MATHIAS AND GABRIEL,

WHO ARE ARGENTINES WORKING
HERE IN MIAMI BEACH

ARE BUSY GETTING READY TO DO

THE MOST IMPORTANT
PART OF THE JOB,

WHICH IS OF COURSE
TO FINISH IT OFF

AND TO GROUT IT.

SO, THEY'RE JUST MIXING
UP THE PRODUCT,

WHICH, IN THIS CASE,
IS NOT YOUR STANDARD

KIND OF GROUT.

IT'S SPECTRALOCK.

AND THE COLOR IS LICHEN,

AND IT'S MIXED WITH SOMETHING
CALLED GLOW DAZZLE.

SO, THIS IS A TYPE
OF GROUT PRODUCT

THAT WILL BE TOTALLY
STAIN-PROOF.

YOU CAN USE IT IN PLACE OF
A REGULAR CEMENT GROUT

EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.

YOU CAN EVEN USE IT
IN SWIMMING POOLS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT'S NEAT ABOUT IT

IS THAT IT'S FORMULATED WITH
SOMETHING CALLED MICROBAN,

WHICH WILL INHIBIT
THE GROWTH

OF ANY KIND OF STAIN-CAUSING
MOLDS AND MILDEWS.

AND ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES
OF THIS SPECTRALOCK

IS THAT IT ELIMINATES A LOT
OF YOUR WORRIES ABOUT,

YOU KNOW, HAVING
THE COLOR OF THE GROUT

CHANGE THE LOOK OF THE TILE,

OR HAVING THE GROUT ITSELF FADE
AND DISCOLOR OVER TIME.

THIS HAS UNIFORMITY BUILT IN,

AND WE PICKED THIS COLOR
THAT'S CALLED LICHEN...

WHICH HAS A GREENISH
TINT TO IT.

AND REMEMBER, GROUT YOU PUT IT
ON THICK AND HEAVY LIKE THIS

AND...

YOU HAVE TO REALLY FORCE IT IN.

YOU GOTTA MUSCLE IT IN.

THE TROWEL HE'S USING
IS ACTUALLY

A HARD RUBBER TROWEL.

AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO,
AS I SAID A MINUTE AGO,

PUT A LOT OF MUSCLE INTO IT

TO GET IT ALL INTO THE LINES
IN BETWEEN THE GLASS.

OK, WELL, THIS NEEDLESS TO SAY,

IS GONNA TAKE SEVERAL HOURS
TO GET THE ENTIRE THING.

BUT LET ME JUST POINT OUT THAT
WE DESIGNED THIS SHOWER AREA

WITH A BLANK WALL HERE
THAT'S GONNA RECEIVE A MIRROR

SO THAT ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO

CAN SHAVE RIGHT
UNDER THE SHOWER.

AND THE SHOWERHEAD
ITSELF IS GONNA BE

ONE OF THOSE PANS
COMING OUT OF THE CEILING,

ALONG WITH OUR MOEN
4 JETS ON THIS WALL

AND GLASS SLIDING DOORS.

IT SHOULD BE
A REALLY NEAT SHOWER.

WHEN WE COME BACK,

WE'LL HAVE MORE CABINETS
FOR THE BATHROOM LAVATORY.

NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"

WE'LL HAVE A PROGRESS REPORT

ON OUR GETAWAY CONDOMINIUM
PROJECT IN MIAMI BEACH.

WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME
INSTALLING THE KITCHEN CABINETS.

THEY'RE SLEEK, WHITE,
LAMINATED FRAMELESS CABINETS

FROM LESCARE.

THEN WE'LL ASSEMBLE THE CABINETS

THAT WILL FORM
THE PENINSULA DINING AREA.

WE'RE ALSO INSTALLING
A VANITY IN THE BATHROOM,

AND WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO GROUT

BEAUTIFUL GLASS TILE
IN THE SHOWER.

DON'T MISS IT.

THAT'S NEXT TIME ON
"HOME AGAIN."

NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"

IT'S KITCHEN CABINETS,
A BATHROOM VANITY,

AND GROUTING GLASS TILE.
DON'T MISS IT.

OK. JUST OUTSIDE
THE SHOWER AREA,

WHERE WE'LL HAVE
A LAVATORY AND A TOILET.

POCKET DOOR GOES HERE,

AND THEN WE HAVE AN AREA
WITH A REGULAR VANITY
WITH A SINK IN IT,

ANOTHER AREA WHICH IS
GONNA HAVE A BENCH

AND SOME CUBBIES FOR STORAGE,

AND TWO SMALL CLOSETS.

I THINK THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT
AN APARTMENT LIKE THIS

AND YOU'RE CALLING IT
A GETAWAY APARTMENT,

YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT SEASONS,
WARDROBES BEING STORED.

YOU JUST THINK ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, ARRIVING MAYBE
WITH A WEEKEND BAG

AND HAVING ENOUGH ROOM
TO KEEP A FEW THINGS.

BUT, FELLAS, YOU'RE READY TO
BRING IN THE OTHER COMPONENTS

FOR THE VANITY CABINET,

AND BRAD, THIS IS
AN UNUSUAL CABINET

IN THAT IT FLOATS.

Brewster: YES, IT IS FLOATING
12 INCHES OFF OF THE FLOOR,

AND THAT'S WHAT NECESSITATED
ALL OF THE EXTRA WOOD BACKING
ON THE WALL.

Vila: SO, ERNIE, WHAT WERE
THE PROBLEMS YOU ENCOUNTERED

WHEN YOU--I MEAN,
YOU GOT SO MANY

LITTLE HOLES IN THE WALL
AND MARKINGS

THAT OBVIOUSLY THERE MUST
HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM, RIGHT?

THERE WAS.
WE FOUND STUDS,

BUT THEN, DIGGING
WITH THE SCREWDRIVER,

WE ALSO FOUND OUT, BOB,

THAT THERE WERE PIPES
BACK THERE,

AND WE DO NOT WANT TO
GO INTO THE PIPES.

YEAH, THE STUD FINDER
WILL NOT DIFFERENTIATE

BETWEEN A METAL STUD AND A PIPE,

SO YOU DIDN'T WANT TO
TAKE THE RISK OF PUNCTURING
ONE OF THE PIPES.

SO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE INSTEAD?

WE PUT THESE BRACKETS
ON THE SIDES:

THE HORIZONTAL ONE,
AND THEN THE VERTICAL ONE

GOING DOWN AT AN ANGLE.

THAT'LL SUPPORT THE FULL
WEIGHT OF THE CABINETS

GOING ACROSS THE SPACE.

PLUS, YOU GOT A FULL CLEAT
ALONG THE BACK SIDE,

AND THERE'LL BE AN OPENING
OF ALMOST A FOOT UNDERNEATH.

YES.

GREAT. LET'S TALK

ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE BOX HERE,

'CAUSE WE ALLUDED
TO IT A MINUTE AGO
IN THE KITCHEN,

BUT THE WAY THESE
PIECES ARE ALL JOINED,

THERE AREN'T ANY CLIPS OR
PLASTIC OR SCREWS, RIGHT?

Brewster: RIGHT. YOU CAN SEE
FROM LOOKING AT THE OUTSIDE
OF THE CABINET,

AND MANY CABINETS THAT ARE
BUILT TODAY, YOU'LL SEE SCREWS

OR SOME TYPE OF A FASTENER THAT
WILL BE SHOWN FROM THE OUTSIDE.

BUT WITH LESCARE, WHAT THEY DO
IS THEY HAVE A DOWEL

THAT IS BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES
OF WOOD, THE SIDE AND THE RAIL,

AND THAT IS A GLUED-IN DOWEL
THAT IS VERY STRONG--

MUCH STRONGER THAN
YOUR TYPICAL SCREW.

IT'S A LITTLE
WOODEN DOWEL

THAT GOES STRAIGHT IN
BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES,

AND THEN WHAT ABOUT
THE HARDWARE
FOR THE DRAWERS?

THESE DRAWER SLIDES ARE FROM
A MANUFACTURER CALLED BLUM,

AND THEY'RE UNDER-MOUNT SLIDES,
FULL EXTENSION,

JUST PULLS THE DRAWER COMPLETELY
OUTSIDE OF THE CABINET,

AND THEY'RE ALSO COMPLETELY
UNDERNEATH THE DRAWER ITSELF.

AS YOU SEE, UNDERNEATH HERE,

YOU DO NOT SEE THE SLIDES FROM
THE OUTSIDE--IT FITS UNDERNEATH.

VERY NICE.
OK, WELL, I'LL STOP
ASKING QUESTIONS

SO THAT WE CAN PUT
THESE THINGS TOGETHER.

THIS ONE FIRST?

THIS ONE GOES FIRST.

Brewster: SEE, WE HAVE
THE PLUMBING PIPES
CUT RIGHT AROUND

FOR THE HOT AND COLD WATER
AND THE DRAIN LINE.

Vila: YEAH, YOU'VE DONE
ALL THE ROUGH WORK.

AND THAT'S IT.

Vila: OK, LET'S PUT
ALL THE DRAWERS IN.

IT'S ALSO A GOOD IDEA--WHEN YOU
PULL DRAWERS OUT, MARK THEM.

Vila: YEAH, SO YOU KNOW
WHERE THEY'RE GOING BACK IN.

Brewster: LEFT TOP.

Vila: THAT'S IT.

Vila: AGAIN, FORMICA
GIVES YOU SUCH A NICE
WIDE RANGE OF COLORS.

OH, THIS IS ALWAYS FUN TO WATCH:

THESE GUYS THAT DO IT
ALL THE TIME, SNAP THEM
RIGHT INTO PLACE.

THERE YOU GO.

NICE JOB, AND WE'RE STILL
WAITING ON A COUNTER.

THANKS, GUYS.

THANK YOU.

COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL FINISH THE KITCHEN
CABINET INSTALLATION.

STICK AROUND.

Vila: OK, SO WE'RE BACK NOW.

WE'RE WATCHING HOW THE OVERHEAD
CABINETS ARE INSTALLED,

AND THEY AGAIN ARE
THE SAME CONSTRUCTION:

NO FACE FRAME, SOLID BOX.

WHAT'S THIS LITTLE TAB FOR?

THIS IS A WOOD TAB
THAT THE INSTALLERS
USE TO ASSIST THEM

WHEN THEY'RE HANGING
THE UPPER CABINETS.

AS YOU HANG THESE
CABINETS, THEY HAVE
QUITE A BIT

OF WEIGHT TO THEM,
AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

WELL, LOOK AT ERNIE
OVER THERE, YEAH.

IT HOLDS IT IN PLACE.

HE'S BASICALLY PUT IT UP,
AND THAT LITTLE TAB

IS LINING IT UP AND
HOLDING IT IN PLACE,

AND THEN HE CAN JUST
DRIVE SCREWS

TO HOLD THE TWO BOXES TOGETHER.

NOW, THE HINGES HERE ARE ALSO--
THEY'RE BLUM, RIGHT?

YES, THEY ARE,
AND THEY'RE MADE HERE
IN THE UNITED STATES,

AND IF YOU LOOK AT
THIS ONE THAT WE'VE
PULLED OUT HERE--

HERE'S ONE IN
THE FINISHED POSITION.

THIS IS ONE
THAT WE TOOK OUT,

AND WHAT IT IS IS,
THIS WORKS IN
A CLAMP MECHANISM

WHERE YOU DO NOT NEED
ANY SCREWS TO PUT IT IN,

AND IT'S LOCKED
IN THERE. YOU WON'T
PULL IT OUT.

YOU CANNOT PULL IT OUT, RIGHT.

LET ME SHOW YOU RIGHT
HERE ON THIS TOP HOLE
HOW THEY FIT IN.

BASICALLY, JUST
SLIDE THAT RIGHT INTO
THE PRE-DRILLED HOLE,

WORK ITS WAY DOWN
INTO THE DOOR,

AND THEN THAT'S
YOUR CLAMP, AND IT'S
READY TO GO.

THAT EXPANDS IT?

IT ACTUALLY TAKES THAT
GASKET, AND IT GROWS IT,

AND SO IT LOCKS IT
INTO THE DOOR.

RIGHT, AND THERE'S
A GUARANTEE ON THESE?

THOSE ARE ACTUALLY
GUARANTEED FOR LIFETIME.

THEY'RE MANUFACTURED
BY BLUM, OUT OF
NORTH CAROLINA.

OH, JUST LIKE MY CRAFTSMAN
TOOLS. NOT BAD.

WELL, LET'S WATCH WHILE
WE GET ALL THE BOXES TOGETHER

AND THEN APPLY THE DOORS.

Vila: SO IN A SITUATION WHERE
YOU DO HAVE TO PUT A SCREW
THROUGH THE BACK,

YOU CAN MAKE IT DISAPPEAR
WITH THESE LITTLE BUTTONS,

THESE LITTLE PLASTIC DOTS,

THAT ARE MADE WITH AN ADHESIVE
ALREADY ON THE BACK.

AND NOW WE'RE PUTTING
SHELVES IN...

AND THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVICES

TO HOLD THE SHELVES IN PLACE,

AND EVERY TIME YOU TURN AROUND,
SOMEBODY'S IMPROVING ON THEM.

THESE ARE A PLASTIC CLIP,

AND THEY HOLD THE SHELF
IN PLACE,

BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THIS
LITTLE PART OF IT ON THE TOP

THAT REALLY SECURES IT,
SO THAT THERE'S NO PLAY.

BOY, ERNIE,
YOU AND RON SURE DO

A VERY FAST
INSTALLATION.
THANK YOU.

BUT IT HELPS WITH
ALL THESE HINGES,
DOESN'T IT?

YES, IT DOES.
THEY'RE VERY EASY, YES.

SO THAT YOU SNAP
THEM IN PLACE...

WHAT ABOUT HAVING
TO ADJUST THEM

IF THEY'RE A LITTLE
BIT OUT OF PLUMB?

IT'S VERY EASY: YOU HAVE
IN AND OUT ADJUSTMENT,

LEFT AND RIGHT ADJUSTMENT,

AND, OF COURSE, THE HEIGHT.

AND THESE DOORS--THEY
COME VERY WELL ADJUSTED
FROM THE FACTORY,

AND THE REASON OF
THE RELEASE CLIP IS, WHEN
WE PUT THESE CABINETS IN,

WE CAN REMOVE THE DOORS,

AND AFTER WE INSTALL
THE CABINETS--LEVEL, OF COURSE--

WE CAN PUT THESE DOORS BACK ON,

AND CHANCES ARE THERE IS VERY
LIMITED ADJUSTMENT ON THEM.

Vila: AND THEY
DON'T TEND TO SAG
OVER TIME?

I HAVEN'T...

YOU HAVEN'T
EXPERIENCED IT
YET, YEAH.

Wernecke: THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT,
EXCELLENT.

RON, ERNIE,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME.

COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME,
WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING DOWN

A VERY UNUSUAL CORK PRODUCT

FOR FLOORING THROUGHOUT
THE APARTMENT,

AND WE'LL ALSO BE PUTTING DOWN
OUR FORMICA COUNTERTOPS.

TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA. IT'S
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.

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