1505 - Installing Cork Flooring for Sound Reduction and Creating Laminated Countertops
October 11-17, 2004 | April 11-17, 2005
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HI, I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR GETAWAY PROJECT
HERE IN MIAMI BEACH.
TODAY, WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU
A NEW TYPE OF CORK FLOORING
THAT WE'RE PUTTING DOWN
IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE
FABRICATING THE COUNTERTOPS
FOR THE KITCHEN
USING FORMICA LAMINATES,
AND INSTALLING A LAVATORY
AND COUNTERTOP IN THE BATHROOM.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE'RE SPENDING
LOTS OF OUR TIME TODAY
TALKING ABOUT FLOORING PRODUCTS,
AN ALTERNATIVE
THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.
BEFORE WE GO THERE, LET'S
REMINISCE ABOUT WHAT WAS HERE.
WHEN WE STARTED THE PROJECT,
ONE OF THE FINISHES
THAT WAS RELATIVELY NEW
BUT THAT WAS KIND OF
UNACCEPTABLE TO THE ARCHITECTS
WAS THE WALL-TO-WALL CARPETING.
WE HAD VERY THICK, PLUSH,
DARK PEACOCK BLUE CARPETING
AND IT WAS ON TOP OF TWO LAYERS
OF RUBBER PADDING,
SO THAT WHEN YOU WALKED AROUND,
YOU WERE FLOATING ON A CLOUD.
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS
THE CONCRETE SLAB DOWN HERE.
WE DECIDED TO REMOVE THE RUGS,
AND THE ARCHITECT'S
ORIGINAL INTENTION
WAS TO EITHER GRIND
THE SLAB AND SEAL IT
SO IT WOULD LOOK LIKE
A POLISHED LOFT LOOK,
OR ELSE TO INSTALL
A CONCRETE TILE,
WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL
A CUBAN TILE DOWN HERE.
AND THAT, TOO,
BECAME PROBLEMATIC.
LET'S TALK
WITH DAVE SOUTHARD,
WHO HAS BEEN DEALING WITH
ALL THESE DIFFERENT ISSUES.
THE BIG PROBLEM IS
SOUND ATTENUATION, RIGHT?
YES. AND THE BUILDING
HAS THEIR REQUIREMENTS,
AND THE FLOORING
HAS A SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENT AS WELL.
MM-HMM.
THE SOUND REQUIREMENT
FOR THE BUILDING,
THE I.I.C., THE IMPACT
INSULATION CLASS--
THE IMPACT INSULATION
REALLY MEANS
THE CLIPPITY CLOP OF THE HEELS
OR WHATEVER ON THE FLOOR
DISTURBING THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE LIVING BELOW YOU.
CORRECT.
AND THE BUILDING REQUIRES
A 58 DECIBEL LEVEL,
AND IN ORDER TO INSTALL
CEMENT TILE,
AND MEET THAT REQUIREMENT,
WE WOULD HAVE NEEDED
TO PUT DOWN
ABOUT THIS MUCH CORK
AND PLYWOOD, RIGHT?
YEAH, EXACTLY.
ABOUT--ALMOST AN INCH.
SO THAT YOU WOULD'VE
ENDED UP COMING UP WITH
ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF.
YEAH, ABOUT AN INCH
AND A HALF OF FLOORING,
WHICH WOULD COME UP
OVER OUR THRESHOLD.
AND THEN ALL THE DOORS
HAVE TO BE SHAVED DOWN
AND THERE GOES THE BUDGET,
FOR ONE THING.
SO, WE ARE LOOKING AT AN
INTERESTING SOLUTION HERE.
YEAH, THIS IS THE CORK
FLOORING BY WICANDERS.
YEAH. AND WICANDERS
IS A COMPANY
THAT'S BEEN MAKING CORK
FLOORING SINCE THE 1860s.
THIS IS A PRODUCT THAT
IS PRETTY MUCH 21st CENTURY.
IF YOU LOOK AT IT,
IT'S SIMILAR IN CONSTRUCTION
TO LAMINATED FLOORING.
THERE'S A CORE,
THERE'S CORK ON THE BACK,
THERE'S CORK ON THE FRONT
THAT'S COVERED OVER WITH
A TYPE OF VINYL COATING
WHICH IS WHAT GIVES US
THIS FINISH.
THIS ONE IS CALLED TIMIDE,
AND IT LOOKS FOR ALL THE WORLD
LIKE A STONE PRODUCT.
IT'S VERY, VERY ATTRACTIVE.
AND INSTALLATION IS
WHAT'S REALLY NEAT.
I MEAN, LOOK AT WHAT
THESE GUYS ARE DOING.
THEY ARE BASICALLY PUTTING IT
TOGETHER LIKE PUZZLE PIECES,
AND I THINK THAT ONE'S
GOING TO WORK THERE,
AND THEN TAPPING IT
RIGHT INTO PLACE
WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO GO
FOR THE GLUE BOTTLE.
YEAH, NO GLUE, BOB.
IT'S A FLOATING
FLOOR SYSTEM.
MM-HMM.
AND OF COURSE, WE'VE ADDED
A LAYER OF EXTRA CORK,
WHICH IS GIVING US ADDITIONAL
INSULATING CAPACITY,
OR SOUND ATTENUATION,
AS WELL AS
A SOFTER FEELING FLOOR.
'CAUSE THAT'S ONE
OF THE GREAT THINGS
ABOUT CORK FLOORS.
THEY'RE VERY SOFT.
THEY'RE GIVING.
THEY'RE NOT AS SOFT
AS CARPETING,
BUT THEY'RE VERY
COMFORTABLE UNDERFOOT.
LET'S JUST WATCH HOW
THEY PROGRESS WITH THIS.
OK. ONE OF THE SECRETS OF
PUTTING THIS CORK FLOORING DOWN
AND GETTING SUCH
A NICE INSTALLATION
IS THIS ANGLE ASPECT OF THE JOINT,
THAT YOU JUST GET THEM TOGETHER
AND IT SNAPS LOCKED LIKE THAT.
NO GLUE INVOLVED,
NO FASTENERS OF ANY SORT.
AND SO THE WHOLE FLOOR
WOULD BE ONE FLOATING SURFACE.
NICE, HUH?
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL INSTALL THE LAVATORY
AND COUNTERTOP IN THE BATHROOM.
WE'RE GONNA SPEND SOME TIME NOW
INSTALLING THE COUNTERTOPS,
BOTH IN THE KITCHEN
AND HERE IN THE BATH.
WE'VE GOT BRAD BREWSTER
FROM PRINCETON CUSTOM CABINETS
HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
AND WE'VE GOT SOME
OF HIS INSTALLERS.
ERNIE WAS WITH US
THE OTHER DAY.
HI, ERNIE.
HOW ARE YOU?
HI, BOB.
UM...THE FIRST PROBLEM
THAT YOU ENCOUNTERED
PUTTING DOWN
SOMETHING LIKE THIS
IS THAT THE WALLS MIGHT
NOT BE PLUMB OR RIGHT.
RIGHT.
AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE
ALREADY SLID IT
INTO PLACE,
SO THE SIDE WALLS WERE
NOT TOO BIG A PROBLEM?
NO, NO.
THEY WERE FAIRLY DECENT,
AND WE DID A PRELIMINARY CUT
ON THE TOP
SO THAT WE COULD
CENTER THE SINK,
HAVE THE SINK ON ALREADY,
'CAUSE THIS IS AN UNDERMOUNT,
SO THAT WHEN WE SLIP
THE TOP INTO FIT IT,
WE KNOW THAT THE SINK
WILL CLEAR ALL OBSTRUCTIONS.
RIGHT, 'CAUSE YOU
DON'T WANT THE FRONT END
OF THE SINK
TO BE BUTTING
INTO THE FRONT FRAME.
AND ALSO, YOU DON'T
WANT TO HAVE TO BE
MOUNTING THE SINK
AFTER YOU'VE
ALREADY INSTALLED
THE COUNTERTOP,
'CAUSE THEN IT'S
LIKE BEING A MECHANIC
DOWN THERE.
WHAT ABOUT THIS--
THERE SEEMS TO BE--
THERE'S A BULGE
IN THE WALL, RIGHT?
YES, WE FOUND WE HAD
A NASTY LITTLE BULGE
IN THE WALL,
SO THE ONLY WAY TO TAKE CARE
OF THAT IS TO SCRIBE IT.
WHY CAN'T YOU JUST HIDE
IT WITH YOUR BACKSPLASH?
WELL, WE CAN DO THAT,
BUT IN THIS CASE,
WE WANT TO GET A NICE FIT.
WE NOTICED THAT
THE FRONT OF THE SINK
IS TOUCHING THE FRONT
RAIL OF THE CABINET,
AND IF IT PULLS IT OUT,
YOUR DOORS
WILL NEVER SIT FLAT.
YEAH, SO THE DOORS
WOULDN'T SIT FLAT.
ALL RIGHT, SO, ALL
YOU GOTTA DO THEN
IS SCRIBE HERE, RIGHT?
NORMALLY WE TAKE A PENCIL
AND WHERE THE GAP ENDS HERE,
WE SCRIBE IT AND JUST
RUN IT ALONG PAST THE BULGE
UNTIL YOU GET TO THE POINT
WHERE THE GAP STARTS AGAIN.
THERE YOU GO.
AND THAT'S THE AREA
WE WANT TO SAND.
LET ME HELP YOU
GET IT OUT.
OK. LIFT ONE SIDE UP.
I GOT IT. AND WE'LL PUT
IT ON OUR BENCH HERE,
AND WE'LL WATCH YOU
WORRY THAT AWAY THERE.
OK. FIRST THING I LIKE
TO DO IS PROTECT MY EYES.
GOOD FOR YOU.
AND THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE
OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE BULGE.
THAT SHOULD DO IT,
BUT LET'S FIND OUT.
BRING YOUR END IN FIRST.
ALL RIGHT.
AND IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
THAT'S GREAT.
AND OF COURSE,
WE DO HAVE OUR NICE
LITTLE SPLASH HERE,
WHICH WE'LL TRIM OUT.
AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY TOO MUCH
ABOUT TAKING,
YOU KNOW, ANYTHING
OFF THE BACK OF THIS,
'CAUSE WE HAVE
A FULL MIRROR COMING
DOWN ON TOP OF IT.
RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
COMING UP NEXT,
THE KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS
ARE ASSEMBLED ON SITE
USING FORMICA LAMINATE.
NEXT TIME ON "HOME AGAIN"
WORK CONTINUES ON OUR
HIGH-RISE CONDOMINIUM
PROJECT IN MIAMI BEACH.
WE'RE PUTTING DOWN A NEW
TYPE OF CORK FLOORING
IN THE ENTIRE UNIT
THAT WILL PROVIDE
THE REQUIRED SOUND ATTENUATION
FOR THE BUILDING.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE FABRICATING
THE KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS
USING FORMICA LAMINATE.
AND WE'LL INSTALL A LAVATORY
AND COUNTERTOP IN THE BATHROOM.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "HOME AGAIN."
NEXT TIME ON "HOME AGAIN"
IT'S CORK FLOORING,
LAMINATE KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS,
AND A BATHROOM LAVATORY.
DON'T MISS IT.
ALL RIGHT, SO BRAD,
THE KITCHEN COUNTERS ARE BIG.
THIS IS A BIG, U-SHAPED--
IT IS. IT'S A VERY
GOOD SIZE KITCHEN
JOB HERE, BOB.
AND BECAUSE WE'RE IN
A HIGH-RISE AND WE HAVE
TO WORK WITH ELEVATORS,
WE HAVETO BRING THE COUNTERTOP
IN IN PIECES.
SO WHAT WE DID IS WE
PREFABRICATED THESE TWO
SECTIONS IN OUR SHOP,
AND THEN WE BROUGHT
THEM TOGETHER.
AND WHAT RON'S GETTING
READY TO DO IS DO WHAT
WE CALL A FIELD JOINT,
AND THAT'S WHERE WE
WILL FIT TOGETHER
THESE TWO PIECES
OF THE COUNTERTOP,
AND ONCE WE GET IT
TOGETHER, WE'LL
SWING IT INTO PLACE.
WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST
DO THAT IN THE CORNER?
WELL, WE HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH
THIS TYPE OF A CORNER
WITH THE LAZY SUSAN.
WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO THE UNDERNEATH SIDE
OF THE TOP,
AND WHEN YOU MAKE
A FIELD JOINT,
YOU NEED TO SCREW IT
FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE,
SO THEREFORE THAT
WE WILL DO IT,
AND WE'RE FORTUNATE
ENOUGH IN THIS SETTING
WE CAN PUT IT TOGETHER
AND MOVE IT INTO PLACE.
THIS IS JUST A LOT EASIER
TO DO IT THIS WAY.
YES, IT IS.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE USING
TRADITIONAL CONTACT CEMENT HERE.
YES, WE APPLY CONTACT
CEMENT TO BOTH SIDES
OF THE COUNTERTOP.
YOU DO NEED TO LET IT
DRY FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES,
AND THEN YOU SLIDE THOSE
PIECES TOGETHER AND THAT GIVES
YOU A TIGHT JOINT,
BUT THEN YOU ALSO
REINFORCE THAT
BY SCREWING IT
FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE.
ALL RIGHT.
WHY IS HE STIPPLING IT
LIKE THAT?
THAT ACTUALLY ALLOWS THE
GLUE TO STAND UP MORE SO
THAT WHEN IT DOES DRY,
IT HAS A LITTLE MORE
THICKNESS TO IT AND IT
GIVES YOU A BETTER BOND.
EXCELLENT.
WELL, ERNIE, IF YOU'RE
FINISHED IN THERE,
I THINK YOUR BROTHER
NEEDS A HAND.
SO, RON. HOW'S IT
GOING, RONNY? GOOD?
PRETTY GOOD.
ALL RIGHT,
SO THE PROBLEM HERE
IS THAT YOU HAVE ONLY
ONE CHANCE TO PUT IT THERE.
THAT'S WHY YOU WANT A HELPER.
RIGHT. ONCE
THAT CONTACT GRABS
THE OTHER SURFACE,
THEN IT'S HARD
TO MOVE IT AROUND.
THERE'S NOT A LOT
OF PLAY WITH
CONTACT CEMENT.
SO YOU NEED TO GET
A NICE, TIGHT FIT
FROM THE START.
EXACTLY.
OK, COME ON
DOWN SOME.
GO AHEAD.
SO YOU BUTT IT AT
AN ANGLE AND YOU BRING IT DOWN.
YOU DON'T ALWAYS
HAVE THAT BENEFIT,
BUT HERE WE DO,
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM
TO WORK WITH,
SO THAT WHAT IT IS
IS YOU LET THE MICA
TOUCH FIRST,
AND THEN
YOU LAY IT DOWN,
AND THAT WAY YOUR
JOINT AT THE TOP
STAYS REAL CLOSE.
WHEN YOU HAVE TO BRING
THEM IN LEVEL,
SOMETIMES IT CATCHES AND
YOU CAN'T SLIDE THOSE
TWO PIECES TOGETHER.
AND NOW THE ROLLER
BASICALLY FINISHES UP
COMPRESSING THE LAMINATE
ONTO THE GLUE,
AND THEN THE NEXT
THING TO DO
IS DRIVE SOME NAILS
INTO THE SUBSTRATE
FROM THE BOTTOM.
MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHT.
UP AND BACK AND AROUND.
NOW RIGHT UP
AGAINST THE WALL.
GOT IT?
MM-HMM.
OK. NICE AND EASY.
JUST LAY IT DOWN STRAIGHT.
GOT IT? LIFT.
THERE YOU GO.
OK. GOT IT.
BRAVO!
NOW WE GOT ANOTHER ONE
TO DO OVER HERE.
YES, WE HAVE ANOTHER
JOINT HERE THAT WE'LL BE
BUILDING THIS ENTIRE TOP.
AGAIN, BACK TO THE SITUATION
WITH THE ELEVATOR,
THIS TOP IS SO LARGE
THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD IT
IN PLACE AT THE HOUSE.
NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS
IS THE CIRCULAR PART
OF THE COUNTERTOP,
AND WE'RE GONNA BE
ATTACHING IT HERE.
I GUESS YOU'D CALL THIS
A SCAB, RIGHT, GUYS?
OK. AND THEN WE WILL SIMPLY
DRILL FROM THE UNDERSIDE.
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE
MOST AMBITIOUS, RIGHT, BRAD?
'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT ONE
BIG SHEET OF FORMICA.
ACTUALLY, THE LARGEST PIECE
OF FORMICA WE ARE USING
FOR THIS PARTICULAR PART
OF THE JOB, BOB,
AND IT'S 5 X 12, 5' X 12'.
AND THAT WAY WE'LL BE ABLE
TO LAY THIS ENTIRE AREA OUT
AND IT WILL BE SEAMLESS.
WHAT KIND OF WOOD
IS THIS, BRAD?
THIS IS A VEROLA PLYWOOD,
WHICH IS AN INTERIOR
GRADE OF PLYWOOD THAT'S
OUT OF SOUTH AMERICA.
YEAH. IT'S A
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE.
PLYWOOD MAKES
AN EXCELLENT UNDERCORE
FOR THE COUNTERTOPS.
A LOT OF COMPANIES
USE PARTICLE BOARD,
BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE,
THE PLYWOOD GIVES US
THAT EXTRA STRENGTH.
NOW RON'S JUST DRIVING
SCREWS FROM THE UNDERSIDE,
WHICH WILL TECHNICALLY
HOLD IT,
BUT EVENTUALLY WHEN
WE FINISH THIS OFF,
WE'RE GONNA ADD A STEEL--
TUBULAR STEEL LEG HERE.
RIGHT. WE HAVE
A STAINLESS STEEL POST
THAT WILL GO RIGHT DOWN
TO THE FINISHED FLOOR,
AND THAT WILL GIVE SOME
EXTRA SUPPORT FOR THE
OUTSIDE OF THAT TOP.
ALL RIGHT.
ONCE THE COUNTERTOP
HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED
AND SECURED DOWN
TO THE CABINET BOXES,
WE ARE APPLYING A COAT
OF CONTACT CEMENT.
THEN WE'LL AGAIN HAVE TO WAIT
ABOUT 5 MINUTES FOR IT TO DRY
BEFORE WE CAN GO ANY
FURTHER WITH IT.
AND NOW, BRAD,
AT THIS POINT,
WHAT YOU'RE DOING
INVOLVES PLACING
SPACERS, RIGHT?
YEAH. WHAT THESE
STICKS ALLOW US TO DO, BOB,
IS TO POSITION
THE MICA, AS YOU KNOW,
SO IT DOES NOT ATTACH
TO THE WOOD.
'CAUSE IF IT DOES
COME IN CONTACT,
AS WE TALKED ABOUT
EARLIER, IT WILL STICK,
AND WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO REMOVE THAT.
IT'S TOTALLY UNFORGIVING.
CORRECT.
OVER AT THIS POINT,
IN THE CORNER,
THIS IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT PART.
WE HAVE AN OVERLAP.
EVERYWHERE ELSE
AROUND THE PERIMETER
OF THE TOP,
BUT RIGHT HERE IS WHERE
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE A NICE, TIGHT FIT.
EXACTLY.
OK. CAN WE BRING IT IN?
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY
TOUCH THE UNDERSIDE
OF THE LAMINATE,
WHICH HAS THE CONTACT
CEMENT ON IT. IT'S DRY.
GO WAY UP
AGAINST THE WALL
AND INTO THE CORNER.
THAT'S IT.
AND COME DOWN
ONTO THE DOWELS.
YOU CAN LAY IT
RIGHT DOWN ON THERE.
NOW, RON NEEDS TO PAY
ATTENTION TO THAT SEAM
AS WE POSITION THE MICA,
AS HE HAS.
THAT'LL BE THE FIRST
POINT TO TOUCH.
OK, JUST A LITTLE PUSH?
THAT'S IT. ERNIE, GO
OUT THE OTHER WAY,
TOWARDS
THE OUTSIDE DOOR.
PULL IT. NOW COME
TO ME AGAIN.
OK. HOLD ON.
COME UP TO ME
SOME MORE, ERNIE.
OK, ARE WE READY?
YES.
OK. HERE'S THE--
THE TRUST. OK.
ALL RIGHT,
SO WE'VE ACTUALLY
MADE CONTACT DOWN HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
OVER HERE?
OK, I'M HOLDING
THE SEAM DOWN TIGHT,
BECAUSE I NEED TO REMOVE
THIS LAST STICK
ON THIS SECTION,
BECAUSE THAT IS OUR
LITTLE HUMP, OR WAVE.
YEAH, I CAN SEE IT
RIGHT HERE.
YES. WHEN I REMOVE
THIS STICK,
WE WILL BE ABLE TO PRESS
THE MICA SEAM DOWN.
AND ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE
ON THE MICA, THAT IT
DOESN'T LIP OVER.
AND THAT'S HOW YOU GET A
TIGHT, CONSISTENT SEAM.
EXACTLY. VERY NICE.
ALL RIGHT. AND NOW TO REALLY
APPLY PRESSURE, BRAD,
WE GOTTA LET THEM DO THIS FOR
ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO
IS GO ACROSS THE SURFACE
OF ALL THE FORMICA
AND IT GETS A NICE,
TIGHT BOND.
AND THE ROLLER ACHIEVES
A UNIFORM PRESSURE,
FOR IF YOU JUST DO IT
WITH YOUR HAND,
YOU GET AN UNEVEN PRESSURE,
SO THAT'S WHY IF YOU
ARE DOING FORMICA WORK,
IT IS BEST TO USE A ROLLER
OR FLAT SURFACE OF SOME KIND
TO GET A BETTER BOND.
AND WHAT KIND OF A BIT DO
YOU USE FOR THIS TRIMMING?
YOU JUST USE A REGULAR
STRAIGHT TRIM ROUTER BIT
FOR THAT, BOB.
OK. NOW WE CAN SEE
THE ARCHITECT'S DESIGN,
WHICH IS A 4 1/2'
DIAMETER, RIGHT, BRAD?
YES, IT IS.
VERY GOOD. AND IN ORDER
TO APPLY A FINISHING TOUCH,
WHICH IS THIS PVC MOLDING
THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S METAL,
KIND OF RETRO,
WE HAVE TO
CUT IN A LITTLE BIT OF A
ROUTED EDGE ALL ALONG HERE.
GO AHEAD.
ALL RIGHT. SO THIS JUST GOES
WITHOUT ANY KIND OF ADHESIVE
RIGHT INTO THE GROOVE
THAT WE'VE JUST ROUTED OUT.
AND OF COURSE,
YOU'RE LOOKING AT
THE PROTECTIVE FILM
THAT THEY ADD ONTO IT
SO THAT YOU DON'T DAMAGE IT
WHILE YOU'RE CONTINUING
WITH THE JOB, RIGHT?
IT'S A GOOD IDEA
TO LEAVE THE PROTECTIVE
PEEL COAT ON THERE
UNTIL THE JOB IS DONE,
'CAUSE DURING CONSTRUCTION,
IF IT GETS BUMPED OR NICKED
IT MIGHT CAUSE
SOME DAMAGE,
SO WE USUALLY
LEAVE THAT ON
TILL WE'RE READY
TO WALK OUT THE DOOR.
AND THIS IS REALLY
A RETRO TRIM PIECE.
I MEAN, ORIGINALLY
THEY WOULD MAKE THIS
OUT OF METAL,
AND IN KITCHEN
AND COUNTERTOPS
MADE OUT OF LINOLEUM
AND EARLY MATERIALS
BACK IN THE THIRTIES
AND FORTIES,
YOU OFTEN HAD
A CHROME STRIP.
THAT'S RIGHT.
QUITE A UNIQUE TREATMENT.
AND THIS WAY, BEING
THE PVC THAT IT IS,
IT HAS A LITTLE BIT
OF FLEXIBILITY TO IT.
AND BEING THAT IT'S NOT
REAL METAL, IT WILL NOT RUST.
ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT'S
THE MASKING TAPE FOR?
WHAT THAT DOES, BOB,
IS THAT PROTECTS
THE LAMINATE
WHEN YOU GO OVER IT
WITH THE SAW.
YOU DON'T WANT TO
SCRATCH THE SURFACE,
BECAUSE SOME OF THAT AREA
WILL BE EXPOSED ONCE
THE SINK GOES IN.
AND NOW WE'RE READY
TO CUT OUT THE SINK HOLE
AND I GUESS THE FIRST THING
YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS DRILL
US A PILOT HOLE, RIGHT?
WE JUST WANT TO AVOID
HAVING THAT FALL DOWN ON
THE ROUGH PLUMBING, RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
GENTLEMEN, LOTS
OF GOOD INFORMATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH A PREVIEW OF OUR NEXT SHOW.
WELL, WE STILL HAVE
A FEW HUNDRED SQUARE FEET
OF CORK FLOORING TO INSTALL,
BUT WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT TIME,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING A TOILET,
A LAVATORY, FAUCETS, HVAC,
AND TAKING YOU ON A TOUR
OF ANOTHER APARTMENT
REDESIGNED BY PIERCE AND ALLEN,
THIS ONE ALL IN DIFFERENT
SHADES OF WHITE.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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