1514 - Hardwood Floors, Traditional Plaster, and Fiberglass Drywall
December 13-19, 2004 | June 13-19, 2005
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR LITTLE PROJECT
ON MANHATTAN'S UPPER WEST SIDE.
TODAY, WE'RE PUTTING IN
QUARTER SAWN ASH FLOORING
IN THE MAIN ROOM
OF OUR FLOOR-THROUGH APARTMENT.
WE'RE ALSO DOING
A TRADITIONAL PLASTER JOB
ON THE BRICK WALLS,
STARTING WITH A BROWN COAT,
A SCRATCH COAT,
AND THEN A FINISH COAT.
WE'LL HAVE A PROGRESS REPORT
ON THE KITCHEN
AND INSTALL
FIBERGLASS-COVERED DRY WALL.
STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
Vila: OK. WE'RE MAKING
PROGRESS IN THE MAIN ROOM
OF OUR FLOOR-THROUGH
PUTTING DOWN THE FLOORING,
AND LET'S SAY HI
TO STEVE CLEMENTI,
WHO IS HERE FROM STANLEY CO.
HERE IN NEW YORK.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. THANK YOU.
THIS IS--
THIS IS
THE BIGGEST ROOM
IN THE APARTMENT.
THIS IS ABOUT
A 22-FOOT-SQUARE ROOM.
THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THIS IS PROBABLY
GONNA TAKE ALL DAY
TO DO IT, RIGHT?
YES.
IS THERE SOME REASON WHY
THEY DON'T START UP
AGAINST THE WALL
OR IN A CORNER,
BUT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROOM?
WELL, WHAT WE DID, BOB,
WAS WE CENTERED THIS
DOWN THE CENTER
OF THE SPACE HERE
SO THAT WE CAN GET
EQUAL DISTRIBUTION
AT BOTH WALLS
INSTEAD OF STARTING
FROM THE WALL
AND ENDING UP
WITH A SMALL PIECE
AT ONE OF THE WALLS HERE.
OH, IS THAT
THE MAIN THING?
THAT'S WHY WE DID IT
THIS WAY.
WE ALSO HAVE
A KIND OF AN OPEN--
ALMOST FROM FRONT
TO BACK
BETWEEN
THE CONNECTING HALL
AND THE KITCHEN
AREA--
AN OPEN AREA.
SO WE'RE TRYING
TO GET THE BEST VISUAL
BETWEEN THE HALLWAYS
AND WITH THE WALLS HERE.
IT'S AN OPEN SPACE,
AND YOU'RE GONNA GET
A LONG RUN LOOKING DOWN.
YEAH. YEAH. YOU KNOW,
IT'S BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
NOW, WE'RE PUTTING DOWN
AN ASH PRODUCT
THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM
LUMBER LIQUIDATORS,
AND IT'S QUARTER SAWN.
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T QUITE KNOW
WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT,
SO WHY DON'T
WE LOOK CLOSELY
AT A CHUNK OF WOOD
SO THAT WE CAN EXPLAIN?
IT'S GOOD-LOOKING STUFF,
BUT WHEN YOU SAY
QUARTER SAWN,
WHAT EXACTLY
DOES THAT MEAN?
QUARTER SAWN MEANS
THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A STRAIGHT GRAIN
TO THE BOARD
AS OPPOSED TO SOMETHING
IN A CATHEDRAL GRAIN
THAT YOU WOULD SEE
IN AN ASH PLAIN SAWN
OR AN OAK PLAIN SAWN
PIECE OF WOOD.
OK.
AND HOW DO THEY
ACTUALLY MILL IT?
IT'S MILLED ON--
IT'S MILLED FROM A LOG,
FROM A CIRCULAR LOG,
AND IT'S CUT
IN 4 SECTIONS PRIOR.
SO EACH SECTION
IS KIND OF A WEDGE,
OR A PIE SHAPE.
YEAH. 4 QUADRANTS
IN A PIE SHAPE,
AND THEN FROM THERE,
THEY TAKE IT
AND THEY CUT IT
ON A 45-DEGREE ANGLE
THIS WAY,
AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU
THE STRAIGHT GRAIN
IN THE WOOD,
AND IT ALSO MAKES IT
A MORE STABLE PIECE
OF WOOD.
SO THAT IS
THE KEY THING
IN TERMS OF ENDING UP
WITH THIS GRAIN PATTERN.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT'S CORRECT.
NOW, IF YOU DIDN'T
QUARTER SAW IT,
YOU'D HAVE A LOT OF BIG,
AS YOU CALL IT,
CATHEDRAL GRAIN.
YEAH. I LIKE TO CALL IT
A CATHEDRAL GRAIN.
IT'S VERY INDICATIVE
TO THE ASH
AND THE OAK SPECIES.
YEAH. NOW,
THERE IS A SIMILARITY
BETWEEN ASH AND OAK,
RIGHT?
YES, THERE IS.
AS FAR AS THE DURABILITY
OF THE MATERIAL,
IT HAS THE SAME
HARDNESS FACTOR,
SO IT'LL GIVE YOU
MANY, MANY YEARS
OF GOOD WEAR AND TEAR
AND SANDING AND FINISHING
FOR NEXT GENERATION.
YEAH. LET'S WATCH THEM
PUTTING IT DOWN HERE
BECAUSE IT IS
BEING POWER-NAILED
AND, UH--OR RATHER,
MANPOWER-NAILED.
YEAH. THE BOYS
LIKE TO USE
THE MANUAL NAILERS.
THEY'RE NOT TOO FOND
OF THE HYDRAULICS.
WHY IS THAT?
IT'S JUST
A PERSONAL PREFERENCE
ON WHAT THEY GREW UP
WORKING WITH.
YEAH. AND WE'VE GOT
CERTAIN SECTIONS
OF THE SUBFLOOR HERE
THAT ARE CLEARLY
MARKED "PIPES."
Clementi: YEAH,
AND I'LL SHOW YOU.
IN THIS INSTANCE,
WE'RE USING
AN INCH AND A HALF
POWER CLEAT
BECAUSE WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE DON'T
GO THROUGH
THE PLYWOOD SUBFLOOR
AND INTO THE PIPE.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT
SHORTER
THAN WE WOULD
NORMALLY USE--
THE TWO-INCH--
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE DO THAT
FOR THIS
INSTALLATION.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T
WANT TO PIERCE ANY PIPES
THAT MIGHT BE
DOWN BELOW THERE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
OK.
AND THERE AREN'T
ANY GLUES INVOLVED,
RIGHT?
NO. THERE'S
NO GLUE INVOLVED IN
THIS INSTALLATION.
IT'S A NAIL-DOWN
INSTALLATION.
NOW, THE COST
OF PUTTING DOWN
A HARDWOOD FLOOR
COMPARED TO SOME
OF THE LAMINATED FLOORS
AND SOME OF THE MAN-MADE
FLOORING PRODUCTS--
IT'S STILL HIGHER,
RIGHT?
IT IS, INDEED.
IT IS, INDEED.
WITH THE QUARTER
SAWN PRODUCT,
IT'S A HIGHER
INSTALLATION COST.
LET'S SEE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE MOST COMMON
INSTALLATION
OF A HARDWOOD FLOOR,
WHICH WOULD BE RED OAK
STRIP OAK FLOORING.
RED OAK
STRIP OAK FLOORING
IN THIS AREA THAT
WE'RE WORKING IN
WOULD RUN FOR
APPROXIMATELY 16.50
A SQUARE FOOT
INSTALLED,
SANDED AND FINISHED.
AND FINISHED.
AND FINISHED.
CORRECT.
AND WITH SOMETHING
LIKE THIS QUARTER SAWN
PRODUCT?
QUARTER SAWN PRODUCT
WOULD RUN BETWEEN
$22 AND $24
A SQUARE FOOT
IN THE ASH.
IN THE ASH.
SO IT'S SUBSTANTIALLY
MORE EXPENSIVE.
AND THESE ARE
BIG APPLE PRICES.
THEY ARE, INDEED.
THEY'RE MANHATTAN
PRICES.
THEY ARE
MANHATTAN PRICES.
Vila: NEXT, WE'LL START
A TRADITIONAL PLASTER JOB
ON THE BRICK PARTY WALLS.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE LOTS
OF DIFFERENT TRADES HERE TODAY,
AND WHILE THE FLOORING
CONTINUES,
I WANTED EVERYBODY
TO SEE THE HEARTH
THAT WE'VE BUILT OVER HERE.
THE ORIGINAL FIREPLACE
THAT WAS HERE DISAPPEARED
PROBABLY IN THE 1940s
WHEN THE BUILDING WAS REMODELED,
AND SO WE'VE RECONSTRUCTED
A FIREBOX.
LAST WEEK, WE RECONSTRUCTED
AND LINED THE FLUE
ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP,
AND THIS, OF COURSE,
IS DONE WITH FIRE BRICK.
ALL THE TYPES
OF MATERIALS
THAT HAVE TO BE USED
NOWADAYS TO MEET CODES.
EVENTUALLY,
WE'LL DRESS IT OUT BEAUTIFULLY.
BUT RIGHT NOW, LET'S
INTERRUPT GARY ANNINO AND--
HOW ARE YOU?
FROM BORO PLASTERING.
HOW ARE YOU, GARY?
FINE. THANK YOU.
WE'RE DOING
A VERY TRADITIONAL
PLASTERING JOB HERE.
THANK YOU.
AND WE'RE ON
A BRICK PARTY WALL.
RIGHT.
SO WHY COULDN'T I
JUST HAVE THEM
PUT WALLBOARD UP?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IS BASICALLY
WE'RE GOING BACK
TO A TRADITIONAL WAY
IN ORDER TO BLEND IN
TO THE EXISTING
MOLDING YOU HAVE.
IF WE PUT UP
REGULAR WALLBOARD,
YOU'RE GONNA BE
PROUD OF
THE MOLDING,
AND IT'LL
NEVER FUSE IN.
YOU'RE GONNA BE PROUD
OF THE MOLDING.
THAT MEANS YOU'RE
GONNA BE STICKING OUT
FARTHER OUT.
EXACTLY.
EXACTLY.
SO THE ONLY WAY
TO COME UP THERE
AND STILL BE FLUSH
IS TO DO A TRADITIONAL
PLASTERING.
I LOVE IT.
YES.
SO, HE'S COVERING UP
THE BRICK HERE,
BUT WHAT'S
THE BLUE STUFF
THAT'S ON THERE?
BASICALLY THAT'S
AN ADHESION PROMOTER
OR BONDING AGENT,
AND THAT ENSURES
A BETTER BOND
TO THE BRICK DIRECT.
AND SO THAT IS
A SYNTHETIC, RIGHT?
BASICALLY, IT'S
AN ACRYLIC ADDITIVE.
YOU'RE USING WELD-CRETE.
RIGHT. SO THERE'S
A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT BRANDS,
BUT THIS IS BASICALLY--
THAT'S THE MOST RICHEST
AND YOUR BEST
ON THE MARKET, WE FEEL.
YEAH. IT'S THE ONE
YOU LIKE.
THAT'S THE ONE
WE LIKE, YEAH.
BUT ANYWAY,
THAT'S THE KEY THING
IN TERMS OF GETTING
A GOOD BOND
BETWEEN THE OLD BRICK
THAT'S BEEN THERE.
IT'S ALL DRIED OUT.
YES.
EVEN IF YOU WET IT DOWN,
IT'S NOT AS GOOD, RIGHT?
NOT AS GOOD, BUT YOU
CAN STILL WORK
WETTING IT DOWN,
BUT WE JUST GO
THE EXTRA STEP.
YEAH. AND THEN,
IT'S A 3-COAT PLASTER JOB,
SO WHAT'S
THE FIRST COAT?
BASICALLY,
THE SCRATCH COAT.
WHY DO YOU CALL IT
THE SCRATCH COAT?
BASICALLY,
YOU SAW THAT, UH--
AS YOU CAN SEE
OVER HERE,
AFTER WE SCRATCH IT
A LITTLE BIT,
IT CREATES A KEY,
WHICH IS A BETTER BOND
FOR THE SECOND COAT,
THE BASE COAT,
TO LOCK IN,
SO WE'RE BUILDING UP
TO APPROXIMATELY
7/8 OF AN INCH,
WHICH IS
THE RIGHT WAY
TO DO A 3-COAT
PLASTER.
WHAT'S THE ACTUAL
PLASTER THAT'S THERE?
WHAT KIND OF PLASTER
IS IT?
IT'S A NEAT PLASTER.
WE CALL IT NEAT,
AND BASICALLY,
IT'S A USG PRODUCT.
IT'S A USG PRODUCT.
YES. IT'S A GYPSUM
PLASTER.
YEAH.
AND IT'S VERY STRONG.
VERY HARD SURFACE.
IT'S THE STURDIEST ONE
YOU CAN GET.
EXACTLY. THIS STUFF
IS REALLY TIGHT.
YOU CAN--YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN SCRATCH
YOUR NAILS ON IT.
RIGHT. AND SO
HE'S MIXING BATCHES
IN THE BACK.
WHAT'S THE RATIO
IN A MIX?
BASICALLY,
WE'RE PUTTING 3:1.
3 PARTS SAND
AND ONE PART--
EXACTLY. ONE BAG
OF THE PLASTER.
AND THE KEY IS TO DO IT
LITTLE BY LITTLE.
NOT TO GET IT TOO WET.
YES. CORRECT.
THAT'S CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO LET'S WATCH HIM
FINISHING UP HERE
WITH THIS FIRST COAT.
GARY, HOW LONG
WILL THIS--
YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH
GRACE PERIOD
DO YOU HAVE WORKING
WITH THIS?
DOES IT HARDEN UP
IN 10 MINUTES?
BASICALLY, YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVE MUCH MORE
TIME THAN THAT.
WE CAN USE
ALL THIS, TOO,
AND IT'S ALL
BASED ON HUMIDITY,
LIKE, YOU KNOW,
IF IT'S A RAINY DAY
OR NOT, BUT--
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE
WORKING IN THE MIDDLE
OF SEPTEMBER
ON A RAINY DAY.
WELL, IT'S GONNA BE
HOPEFULLY DRY
FOR TOMORROW,
YOU KNOW?
NOW, GARY,
WHY DON'T THEY BRING
THE SCRATCH COAT
ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGE
OF THE BEAD?
BASICALLY
BECAUSE WE ALLOW
FOR THE BROWN COAT
TO FILL THIS OUT,
AS YOU CAN SEE
ON THE OPPOSITE
SIDE HERE,
AND THEN
WE BASICALLY
NOTCH OUT THE EDGE
SO WE ALLOW
FOR THE WHITE COAT
TO BASICALLY TIE IN.
YEAH, AND THIS
IS ALREADY MESH,
SO YOU'RE ALREADY
GONNA KEY IN THERE.
EXACTLY.
Vila: WHEN WE COME BACK,
IT'S TIME FOR THE PRETTY STUFF--
THE FINISH COAT OF PLASTER.
NEXT TIME
ON "BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'RE BACK AT OUR
FLOOR-THROUGH APARTMENT PROJECT
ON MANHATTAN'S
UPPER WEST SIDE.
WE'LL GET STARTED INSTALLING
A QUARTER SAWN ASH FLOOR
IN THE MAIN ROOM.
THEN WE'RE DOING
A TRADITIONAL PLASTER JOB
ON THE BRICK PARTY WALLS,
STARTING WITH A ROUGH
BROWN COAT, A SCRATCH COAT,
AND THEN A FINISH COAT.
WE'LL HAVE A PROGRESS REPORT
ON THE KITCHEN
AND GET STARTED
INSTALLING A NEW TYPE
OF FIBERGLASS-BACKED DRY WALL.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "HOME AGAIN."
NEXT TIME
ON "BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'RE BACK IN NEW YORK CITY
WITH FLOORING,
TRADITIONAL PLASTER,
AND A NEW TYPE OF DRY WALL.
DON'T MISS IT.
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
SO NOW THE PRETTY STUFF.
WHAT'S HE DOING?
Annino: BASICALLY,
HE'S GONNA MAKE
A GAUGE.
MAKE A GAUGE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
BASICALLY,
WHAT HE'S DOING
IS HE'S GONNA TAKE
SLACKED LIME.
WE SLACK UP
THE LIME.
SO YOU TOOK LIME
WHICH WAS IN A BAG,
WAS A POWDER.
YOU MIXED IT
WITH WATER...
YES. CORRECT.
AND THAT'S SLACK.
YES.
OK.
NOW HE'S GONNA MAKE
A GAUGE OUT OF IT.
MAKE A GAUGE
OUT OF IT.
AND YOU'LL SEE
HE'LL MAKE HIS RING.
THAT'S THE GAUGE.
EXACTLY.
AND THEN
WHAT DO YOU ADD?
BASICALLY, HE'S GONNA--
HE'LL ADD THE PLASTER,
WHICH IS THE CATALYST.
SO FIRST,
SOME WATER.
EXACTLY.
AND WHAT'S THE RATIO
OF PLASTER TO LIME?
BASICALLY, HE'LL DO,
DEPENDING ON HOW FAST
HE WANTS IT TO GO OFF,
HE'LL THROW IN
A FEW PAILS--
A FEW LITTLE CUPS
OF THIS TO SAY.
MM-HMM.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
YOU'LL WATCH HIM.
YOU HAVE TO FEEL IT OUT.
EXACTLY.
THIS IS WHERE ART
MEETS SCIENCE.
EXACTLY.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'VE LET ABOUT
10 MINUTES GO BY,
AND WHAT'S THIS
ALL ABOUT?
WELL, NOW HE'S
GONNA MIX IT UP.
BUT HE'S GONNA SEPARATE
THAT BACK PART?
YES.
HE'S GONNA SEPARATE
THE REAR PART
FOR USE
FOR LATER ON.
IT'S ENOUGH FOR HIM
TO USE THAT TO DO
THAT WHOLE WALL AREA
THAT HE'S MIXING
RIGHT THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
SO HE'LL MIX IT
BACK AND FORTH.
NOW, THIS COAT GOES ON
REALLY THIN, RIGHT?
YES. CORRECT.
SO THIS AMOUNT
THAT'S BEING MIXED
WILL COVER
A LARGE SURFACE.
YES, IT WILL.
THAT'S YOUR
FINISH COAT,
WHICH WILL POLISH UP
LITERALLY LIKE MARBLE.
YEAH. IT'LL HARDEN UP
AND SHINE UP.
AND ON LARGE WALLS,
ONCE THAT TROWEL
STARTS RINGING,
YOU KNOW
IT'S PRETTY MUCH SET.
MM-HMM.
AFTER THE FIRST
APPLICATION
OF FINISH COAT,
THEN THEY WAIT ABOUT,
WHAT, 10 MINUTES
AND PUT IN ANOTHER
APPLICATION, RIGHT?
YES. CORRECT.
AND WHY IS THAT?
BASICALLY SO SHE,
YOU KNOW, SETS UP.
ONCE SHE SETS UP,
THE SECOND COAT
NEEDS TO GO ON,
AND THAT CREATES
THE, YOU KNOW,
FINISHED SURFACE.
THE FINISHED
HARD SURFACE.
YES.
YOU CAN'T BUILD
IT UP THAT THICK.
SO THE FINISHED
THICKNESS IS WHAT,
ABOUT AN EIGHTH?
ABOUT AN EIGHTH
OF AN INCH, YES.
SOMETIMES IT CAN BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE
THAN THAT
IF THERE'S
ANY IRREGULARITIES
IT PICKS UP.
NOW, WHY IS HE
SPRAYING WATER ON?
WELL,
THE CONSISTENCY
IS BETTER
BECAUSE HE'S
DRYING SOME SPOTS
RIGHT NOW.
IN SOME SPOTS,
IT'S NOT,
SO AS HE'S
SPRAYING IT,
IT HELPS GLIDING
THE TROWEL ALONG.
OK. SO THIS, ESSENTIALLY,
WILL BE OUR FINISH COAT.
YES. CORRECT.
IT TAKES A WHILE TO CURE
AND ALL THAT, RIGHT?
YES.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT
THE CEILING, GARY?
HOW WILL THAT BE TREATED?
BASICALLY
THE SAME WAY.
WE'RE GONNA
WIRE-LATH
THE HOLES IN.
THESE WERE ALL HOLES
THAT WERE CUT
50, 60 YEARS AGO
WHEN THEY DROPPED
THE CEILING
IN AN EARLIER REMODEL.
YES. AND WE'LL
WIRE-LATH IT IN.
WE'LL BROWN IT IN,
AND WE'LL WHITE-COAT
IT THE SAME WAY.
SO IT'LL BE THE SAME
3-STEP APPLICATION.
GREAT. THANKS A LOT.
THANK YOU.
A PLEASURE.
ALL RIGHT.
Vila: NEXT, I'LL GET TOGETHER
WITH CHRIS VILA
TO TALK ABOUT NEW
FIBERGLASS-COVERED DRY WALL.
THE MAIN LIVING ROOM
IN THE APARTMENT
WHERE WE'VE BEEN
PUTTING DOWN THE FLOORING
AND RESTORING THE PLASTER
AND STUFF
IS A REALLY FORMAL,
BEAUTIFULLY PROPORTIONED ROOM,
BUT ONCE YOU COME THROUGH
THIS DOORWAY,
YOU'RE ENTERING A DIFFERENT PART
OF THE APARTMENT,
WHICH IS REALLY KIND OF LIKE
AN EXPANDED LIVING ROOM-KITCHEN.
AND LET'S GO STEP BY STEP
THROUGH WHAT WE'RE ENCOUNTERING.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE BACK SIDE
OF OUR ELEVATOR SHAFT
IN THE BUILDING,
AND WE'RE LOOKING
AT A MECHANICAL CLOSET
THAT WILL BE FRAMED IN
EVENTUALLY.
THESE ARE ALL HEAT DISTRIBUTION
BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE
HEATING PLANTS IN HERE.
WE'LL SEE THOSE LATER ON
IN THE PROJECT.
DOWN HERE, YOU'LL NOTICE
WE PUT SOME METAL,
WHICH IS HERE FOR PROTECTION
FROM NAILING.
THESE ARE PIPES
THAT WANT TO BE PROTECTED,
AND THEY GO ALL THE WAY
FROM THE FRONT
TO THE BACK OF THE APARTMENT,
AND THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL NOTICE
THAT WE'VE GOT "PIPES"
WRITTEN ON THE PLYWOOD
FROM FRONT TO BACK
SO THAT WHEN THE FLOORING
FELLOWS ARE WORKING IN HERE,
WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT ANY DAMAGE.
THEN THIS IS KIND OF
THE PART OF THE KITCHEN
THAT STARTS WITH CABINETRY,
AND WE'RE GONNA BE SEEING
AN INSTALLATION
IN THE MIDDLE HERE
OF A DOUBLE-DOOR CLOSET
FOR A STACKED WASHER/DRYER.
THEY HAVE ALREADY ACTUALLY
PUT THE VENTING DUCT IN PLACE,
AND WE'VE GOT ALL
OUR TEMPORARY WORK LINES
COMING OUT OF HERE,
BUT YOU SEE THAT ALL
THE ELECTRICAL WORK
IS VERY, VERY FAR ALONG.
THERE IS SOME CAST-IRON
PLUMBING LINES
THAT YOU'LL LOOK AT IN HERE.
A WASTE AND A VENT,
AND THAT HAS TO DO
WITH A BAR FRIDGE
WHICH IS BEING INSTALLED HERE
AND A BAR SINK.
AND THEN THE KITCHEN
WILL TURN THE CORNER
WITH A REFRIGERATOR
AND AN ISLAND,
BUT ANYWAY, LET'S SAY HI
TO THE GUYS.
CHRIS VILA
IS HERE.
HEY, DAD.
AND WE ARE ABOUT
TO TALK WITH JOHNATHAN
AND STUFF
ABOUT THE DRY WALL
INSTALLATION ALREADY,
BUT FIRST, LET'S LOOK
A LITTLE BIT CLOSER
AT THE--THIS PRODUCT
THAT WE'RE USING.
WE'RE USING
A GEORGIA PACIFIC
DENSARMOR PLUS.
IT'S A 5/8 INCH,
AND BASICALLY,
WHAT'S DIFFERENT
ABOUT THIS
IS THAT IT'S GOT
AN INORGANIC
GLASS MATTE FACING,
SO IT'S KIND OF
GOT A FIBERGLASS
ON BOTH SIDES
INSTEAD OF PAPER,
WHICH IS WHAT
WE GENERALLY SEE.
YEAH. NORMALLY
ON DRY WALL,
YOU'LL SEE PAPER
FACING ON BOTH SIDES.
WITH GYPSUM
IN THE MIDDLE,
BUT WHAT'S DIFFERENT
ABOUT THIS
IS THAT IF YOU
ELIMINATE THE PAPER,
YOU'RE TAKING AWAY
THE FOOD
FOR LITTLE ORGANISMS
TO EAT
AND CAUSE ALL SORTS
OF ROTTING, MILDEW,
MOLD,
THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND, THUS,
THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS
IS TO CUT DOWN
ON THE GROWTH OF MILDEW.
AND AGAIN, 5/8 IS--
IN A QUALITY JOB--
YOU USE 5/8.
SOME PEOPLE USE
A HALF-INCH.
WE'RE USING A 5/8.
IT'S JUST
A STRONGER--
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST
A STRONGER SITUATION.
AND WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE
IS 12 1/2-FOOT CEILINGS,
SO THAT, TOO,
YOU KNOW,
MAKES IT A GOOD IDEA
TO STIFFEN EVERYTHING OUT.
WITH THESE HEIGHTS,
YOU WANT IT AS STIFF
AS POSSIBLE.
NOW, JOHNATHAN,
ARE YOU REALLY
INSTALLING THEM
VERTICALLY?
YEAH. THE FRAME
THAT'S SET UP HERE, BOB,
IS STACKED AT 4 FEET.
SO ALL THE BOARDS
THAT COME--
THEY'RE 8 FEET BY 4 FEET,
SO 4 FEET WORKS
JUST NICELY.
WELL, WE'RE USED
TO SEEING HORIZONTAL
INSTALLATIONS
IN RESIDENTIAL
CONSTRUCTION,
AND YET, THIS IS--
IT'S RESIDENTIAL,
BUT IT'S ALMOST
INDUSTRIAL
WITH THESE KIND
OF CEILING HEIGHTS.
[DRILLING]
[SAWING]
NOW, THE METAL STUDS--
IT'S A LITTLE BIT
CONFUSING
BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT
FROM WOOD FRAMING.
THE METAL STUDS
IN THE CORNER, JOHNATHAN--
YOU WILL JUST KIND OF
RUN THIS SHEET
STRAIGHT INTO
THE WALL POCKET.
SURE. SURE.
AND THEN WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT?
WE'LL USE WHAT'S KNOWN
AS A BACK SCREW STUD
JUST TO BACK UP
AGAINST THIS
AND JUST TIE
THE TWO WALLS TOGETHER
FOR A GOOD,
STRONG CORNER, YOU KNOW?
OK. WELL,
WE'LL WATCH YOU
DO THAT.
JUST GO UP
AND TIGHTEN IT.
I'LL HAND YOU THIS BOARD.
[DRILLING]
OF COURSE, 5/8 THICKNESS
MAKES FOR A LITTLE BIT
HEAVIER PACKAGE.
AND A LITTLE MORE
DIFFICULT TO WORK.
OK.
Man: I NEED
THE PLUMB BOB HERE.
AND THE OLD PLUMB BOB
COMES INTO PLAY HERE,
RATHER THAN
JUST A LEVEL.
SURE ENOUGH.
OK. PLUMB BOB IS SET
FOR 2 3/8,
SO WHEN THIS READS
2 3/8 DOWN HERE,
IT JUST MEANS
THAT IT'S GOOD TO PLUMB.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE
A TRUE, STRAIGHT
UP-AND-DOWN VERTICAL.
ABSOLUTELY.
POSITIVELY. YEP.
OK. SO NOW ANOTHER
VERTICAL ONE
COMES IN TO FORM
THE RIGHT ANGLE.
THAT'S FINE,
CHRIS.
ALL RIGHT.
AND YOU'RE GONNA
MARK IT OFF FIRST,
JOHNATHAN?
PENCIL.
YEAH. I'M JUST
GONNA PUT
THE 16s ON IT
SO I KNOW WHERE
MY STUDS ARE,
YOU KNOW?
YEP.
IT'S ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT WHEN
YOU'RE WORKING AGAIN
ON 12-FOOT HIGH...
OK.
SURFACES.
THAT'S IT.
ALL RIGHT. WELL,
THAT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
NOW, CHRIS,
WE REALLY GOT TO GET
THESE REPLACEMENT
WINDOWS IN HERE.
WELL, WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON IT.
WE'RE ABOUT A WEEK AWAY
FROM GETTING OUR
CERTIFICATE OF EFFECT
FROM THE LANDMARKS
COMMISSION.
THAT BASICALLY MEANS
THAT LANDMARKS
HAS REVIEWED OUR PLANS.
THEY APPROVE OF THE WAY
THAT EVERYTHING
IS GONNA LOOK
ONCE WE PUT IN
OUR REPLACEMENT WINDOWS,
AND THEY'VE
SIGNED OFF ON IT.
SO, HOPEFULLY ONE WEEK,
AND WE'LL BE GOING
THROUGH THAT.
AND THOSE WINDOWS
ARE GONNA MAKE IT LOOK
THE WAY IT DID
BACK IN THE 1880s.
EXACTLY.
JUST BLACK ONE
OVER ONES
LIKE IT USED
TO LOOK.
GREAT. THANKS, CHRIS.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK
WHEN WE'LL BE BACK
AT OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSE PROJECT
INSTALLING VINYL WINDOWS
AND ARCHITECTURAL ROOF SHINGLES.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN.
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