1515 - Affordable Framing, Roofing, and Windows in Mashpee
December 20-26, 2004 | June 20-26, 2005
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT HERE
IN MASHPEE, MASS.
YOU'RE LOOKING
AT A NEW FOUNDATION,
ONE OF 11 THAT WILL GO UP
ON THIS LITTLE ROAD,
BUT TODAY, WE'RE GONNA BE
SPENDING MOST OF OUR TIME
SHOWING YOU NEW TYPES
OF ROOFING SHINGLES
AND AN INTERESTING
UNDERLAYMENT PRODUCT
THAT WE'LL USE INSTEAD OF FELT.
WE'RE ALSO GONNA SHOW YOU
OUR VINYL WINDOWS
THAT HAVE ALREADY
BEEN PUT IN PLACE
AND HOW TO INSTALL THEM.
STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
WELL, LET'S GET
STARTED INSIDE
AND TAKE A LOOK
AT WHAT'S BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED
SINCE LAST WEEK
WHEN WE JUST HAD
THE BACK WALL UP.
WE'VE GOT WES HERE.
HI, BOB.
HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD.
OUR CONTRACTOR.
VERY NICE TO SEE
YOU AGAIN.
JOE VALLE,
OUR DEVELOPER,
AND, JOE,
WHAT'S THE SIZE
OF THIS HOUSE?
THIS HOME'S
1,500 SQUARE FEET,
PLUS OR MINUS, BOB.
IT'S A NICE
STARTER HOME SIZE.
GOOD-SIZED HOME
FOR A STARTER, YES.
AND SO WE'VE GOT
ESSENTIALLY A BIG,
OPEN PLAN, RIGHT?
THE PLAN IN A HOME
OF THIS SIZE REALLY
IS TO MAKE IT FEEL
WIDE OPEN.
I THINK THAT BY LEAVING
SOME OF THE WALLS OUT
AND MAKING THESE ROOMS
INTEGRATE WITH EACH OTHER
PEOPLE FEEL A SENSE
OF SPACE,
AND THIS DAY AND AGE,
PEOPLE LOVE LIVING
COMMUNALLY,
AND HAVING OUR KITCHEN
AND DINING AREA
AND LIVING AREA,
YOU CAN ALL BE
IN ONE PLACE
AT THE SAME TIME.
YEAH. AND THE KIND
OF TECHNOLOGY
AND WOOD PRODUCTS
THAT YOU'VE GOT
TODAY MAKES IT
EASIER TO DO THAT.
I NOTICE YOU GOT
MICRO LAMS OVERHEAD.
YEAH. THE GLUE LAMS,
OR THE ENGINEERED LUMBER,
GIVE US THE ABILITY
TO STRETCH OUT SOME
OF THESE OPENINGS
AND CARRY MORE LOAD
AND BIGGER OPENINGS.
AND THAT'S A GOOD
10-FOOT SPAN THERE.
IT IS. IT IS.
SO WE'VE GOT
OUR LIVING ROOM,
OUR DINING ROOM
ALL OPEN ONTO
THE KITCHEN SPACE,
BUT THE VOLUME THAT
YOU CREATE HERE
WITH THIS CATHEDRAL
REALLY MAKES A BIG
DIFFERENCE, ALSO.
YEAH. THIS IS, UM,
AN EXCITING AREA.
THIS IS--WE DID
SOMETHING A LITTLE
DIFFERENT HERE.
THIS IS CALLED
A JACK VALLEY,
AND WHAT IT IS IS,
WE TAKE TWO MEMBERS,
AND WE BRING THEM UP
TO ANOTHER PIECE
OF STRUCTURAL,
ENGINEERED LUMBER--
THE TWO MEMBERS
THAT YOU'RE
REFERRING TO
ARE THE VALLEY
UP THERE,
THOSE TWO
DOUBLED UP--
2x8s, ARE THEY?
UH, THEY'RE
DOUBLED UP 2x10s,
AND IT'S CREATING
THE JACK VALLEY.
TYPICALLY WHAT'S DONE IS,
A BEAM COULD BE PLACED IN
FROM WALL TO WALL,
AND THESE FRONT RAFTERS
THAT COME DOWN
WOULD CARRY
ALL THE WAY ACROSS,
AND THIS WOULD BE DONE
MORE LIKE A ADD-ON
OR A NAIL-ON.
IT WOULD LOOK THE SAME
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
Vila:
FROM THE OUTSIDE,
IT WOULD STILL
LOOK LIKE A DORMER,
BUT IT WOULD JUST
BE TACKED ON ALMOST.
EXACTLY, AND INSIDE
WITH THIS,
IT OPENS UP
THE WHOLE CEILING,
GIVES A NICE EFFECT.
YEAH. IT GIVES
A VERY NICE EFFECT,
AND WE'LL LOOK
CLOSELY
AT THE WINDOW
A LITTLE BIT LATER,
BUT LET'S TAKE
A TOUR THROUGH HERE, JOE.
Joe: TAKE
A WALK THROUGH.
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
ABOUT MAKING IT ALL
ONE OPEN SPACE
IS REALLY KEY,
AND IT IS A VERY POPULAR--
THIS IS KITCHEN, BOB,
AND DINING AND LIVING.
IN FACT, AND SO--
WHAT'S THE LAYOUT
OF THE KITCHEN?
THE KITCHEN IS
AN "L" SHAPED KITCHEN
WITH A LITTLE ISLAND
HERE,
SO IT "Ls" AROUND,
AND THEN WE HAVE
OUR ISLAND HERE,
AND WHAT WE TRIED
TO DO WAS ACCOMPLISH
THE DESIGN IN A WAY
SO THAT IF THE WOMAN
OR MAN ARE COOKING
AND THEY'VE GOT
GUESTS AND FRIENDS,
THEY CAN BE
HERE COOKING
AND SOCIALIZING
AT THE SAME TIME,
SO THE SENSE
OF OPENNESS
REALLY WORKS.
WE'VE GOT TO GIVE
YOUR WIFE A LOT OF CREDIT
BECAUSE I KNOW SHE
DOES A LOT TO DESIGN
THESE SPACES.
THE THING I WANT
TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON
IS THE NEATNESS
OF THE FRAME.
IT'S ALL VERY, VERY NEAT
AND WORKMANLIKE,
AND ANYWHERE I LOOK,
THINGS ARE NICELY
PUT TOGETHER.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S
A QUESTION
OF BEING PLUMB
AND BEING SQUARE,
BUT EVERYTHING
IN HERE
LOOKS PERFECT.
THANK YOU.
IS THIS GONNA BE
MASTER BEDROOM
DOWN HERE?
THIS IS
MASTER BEDROOM
IN THIS PARTICULAR
HOME.
NOW, THIS HOME COULD
ALSO HAVE MASTER
ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
WE'D REDESIGN IT
A BIT,
BUT THIS HOME
HAS MASTER
ON THE FIRST FLOOR,
A CLOSET.
WE WALK
INTO A DOORWAY,
WHERE WE'LL COME
INTO THE AREA WHICH
IS MASTER BATH,
AND WE HAVE
WASHER AND DRYER
HERE, AS WELL,
SO IT'S CONVENIENT
FOR LAUNDRY,
AND THE TUB,
AND OUR VANITY TOP
AND SINK LAYS
OUT HERE.
AND IT'S ALSO
ACCESSIBLE FROM
WHERE I'M STANDING,
WHICH IS THE HALL.
YES. THAT'S CORRECT.
SO WE CAN USE IT
FOR GUESTS.
GUESTS COULD USE IT,
AS WELL. RIGHT.
WELL, LET'S TAKE
A QUICK LOOK UPSTAIRS.
OK. GOOD.
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'VE GOT
TWO BEDROOMS,
A KEY HALL,
AND A BATH,
AND ARE THEY BOTH
ABOUT THE SAME SIZE?
WHAT SIZE IS
THIS BATHROOM--
BEDROOM.
THIS BEDROOM HERE
IS A 12x12 BEDROOM.
IT HAS A LITTLE
EXTRA NOOK OVER
IN THE SIDE THERE,
A GREAT PLACE TO PUT
A DESK OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT.
AND THE CEILING
HEIGHT?
7'6".
7'6" THROUGHOUT?
THROUGHOUT
THE WHOLE UPSTAIRS.
OK. AND THEN YOU'VE
GOT YOUR BATH
ALREADY SET UP
INCLUDING THE TUB.
YES. THIS IS INTERESTING.
THIS IS A LASCO FIBERGLASS
ONE-PIECE UNIT.
WHAT IT SAVES US IS
FROM HAVING TO PUT
A TUB BASE IN
AND THEN USING, LIKE,
A DURAROCK AND TILING
AND A WHOLE
EXTENSIVE PROCESS.
THIS DOES IT MUCH MORE
COST EFFECTIVELY.
SURE. THIS IS ONE
OF THE MANY FEATURES
OF THE HOUSE
THAT HELP KEEP DOWN
THE COSTS.
CERTAINLY DOES.
YEAH. A TILE SURROUND
WOULD PROBABLY
SET YOU BACK A COUPLE
THOUSAND BUCKS, RIGHT, JOE?
YES?
AND THEN WE'VE GOT
A LOFT AREA
AND ANOTHER BEDROOM,
AND THAT BEDROOM IS ALSO
APPROXIMATELY 12x12?
THAT'S A 12x12, ALSO.
MM-HMM. NOW, WHAT'S
THE IDEA WITH
THIS SPACE, JOE?
IN TERMS
OF SALEABLE SPACE,
COULDN'T YOU HAVE
KIND OF FIT IN
A THIRD BEDROOM?
NO. THIS IS
GREAT SPACE, BOB,
AND THE REASON IS
THAT WITH TWO BEDROOMS--
THEY'RE NOT HUGE,
BUT THEY'RE GOOD SIZE,
BUT BY HAVING A LOFT,
IF YOU'VE GOT CHILDREN,
THEY SLEEP AND THEY DRESS
IN THEIR BEDROOM,
BUT THEY USE THIS AREA
FOR COMPUTERS, STUDY,
RELAXING, TELEVISION,
PLAYING.
AND IF IT HAPPENS
TO BE A FAMILY
WITHOUT CHILDREN,
THEN THIS COULD BE
AN OFFICE,
A LITTLE WORK SPACE.
NO. IT'S
VERY VERSATILE.
AND WHEN YOU
KEEP IT OPEN
LIKE YOU HAVE HERE
IN TERMS
OF THE FRAME,
IT ALSO GIVES IT
THAT EXPANSIVENESS.
THAT SENSE OF OPENNESS.
NOW, WES, WHENEVER
YOU HAVE A SITUATION
LIKE THIS,
A HALF WALL
AT THE TOP,
WHAT DO YOU DO
TO STIFFEN IT?
IT COULD BE
DIFFICULT SOMETIMES,
BUT WE HAVE TWO WAYS
TO ADDRESS THAT.
ONE WAY IS TO TAKE
ANOTHER 2x4
AND ATTACH IT
STRAIGHT DOWN,
CUT A HOLE
THROUGH THE FLOOR,
AND THEN WE'RE ABLE
TO GET SOME GOOD NAILING
IN THROUGH THE FRAME
RIGHT INTO
THE FRAMING.
OR YOU COULD PUT
A STEEL ANGLE
IN HERE.
THAT'S OUR SECOND CHOICE
IS WE COULD PUT
AN "L" BRACKET HERE.
IT WOULD GET COVERED
BY THE SHEETROCK
AND THE CARPET.
GOOD. WELL, THANKS,
FELLAS.
I'M GONNA GO DOWN
AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT OUR WINDOWS.
Vila, voice-over:
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL TALK
ABOUT ALL THE GREAT FEATURES
OF OUR VINYL WINDOWS.
Vila: CHRISTOPHER BURK
IS HERE FROM SIMONTON WINDOWS.
HI.
HI, BOB.
AND WE WANT TO LEARN
ABOUT THESE WINDOWS
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT WOOD,
THEY'RE NOT ALUMINUM,
THEY'RE
EXTRUDED VINYL.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THESE HOUSES, WE'RE USING
SIMONTON PRO FINISH VINYL
NEW CONSTRUCTION WINDOWS.
THAT MEANS THEY
HAVE A NAILING FIN
ALREADY ATTACHED.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
APPLY IT IN THE FIELD
OR ANYTHING.
JUST GOES RIGHT
IN THE OPENING.
WELL, WE'LL SEE
IN A FEW MINUTES
HOW THEY'RE INSTALLED,
BUT LET'S TALK
ABOUT SOME OF
THE FEATURES OF IT.
FIRST OF ALL,
WHAT TYPE
OF GLASS IS IT?
THESE WINDOWS
WE USED LOW "E" GLASS,
WHICH MEANS
LOW EMISSIVITY.
EASY FOR ME TO SAY.
LOW EMISSIVITY IS
ESSENTIALLY
ONE OF THE FEATURES
OF THE HOUSE
THAT WILL GIVE US
AN ENERGY STAR
RATING,
AND WHAT IT DOES IS,
IT HAS MINERAL
PARTICLES
THAT ARE APPLIED
TO THE INSIDE
OF THE OUTER PANE,
AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
SO THAT YOU CAN
BOUNCE HEAT BACK IN
DURING
THE HEATING SEASON
AND BOUNCE
HEAT OUT DURING
THE COOLING SEASON.
THAT'S RIGHT.
OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS MAGIC.
EXACTLY. HA!
KEEPS THE HOT OUT
AND COOL IN
OR VICE VERSA
DEPENDING ON
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE.
RIGHT, AND YOU'VE
GOT SOME NICE
SECTIONS HERE
THAT WE CAN LOOK AT,
RIGHT?
I'VE GOT A COUPLE
CORNER CUTS HERE.
THIS ONE IS
OF THE WINDOW THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE,
THE NEW CONSTRUCTION
WINDOWS.
NOW, THIS ONE,
IN ADDITION
TO THE GLASS--
OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE
TWO PANES OF GLASS
WITH AN AIR SPACE
IN BETWEEN--
IN THIS CASE,
WE PUT ARGON
BECAUSE IT'S DENSER
THAN AIR,
SO IT DOESN'T CONDUCT
HEAT, AS WELL.
KEEPS YOU WARMER
OR COOLER,
DEPENDING
ON THE OUTSIDE.
AND YOU CAN SEE
THAT THE FRAME
IS MADE UP
OF TINY AIR POCKETS,
LITTLE CHAMBERS OF AIR
SIMILAR TO, LIKE,
A DOWN BLANKET.
EACH CHAMBER, IT GETS
A LITTLE BIT WARMER,
A LITTLE BIT WARMER
UNTIL YOU GET
ON THE INSIDE
OF THE HOUSE,
AND IT'S NICE AND WARM
WHEN IT CAN BE COLD OUTSIDE.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT
CONDUCTIVITY.
LIKE, IF THERE'S
CONTACT BETWEEN
A METAL WINDOW
AND MASONRY,
YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE
THE COOLING OFF HAPPEN.
RIGHT.
SO. ARE THEY EASY
TO MAINTAIN?
THEY'RE VERY EASY
TO MAINTAIN, TO CLEAN.
YOU SIMPLY, ON THE FRAMES,
JUST TAKE A DAMP CLOTH,
WIPE IT CLEAN.
SHOW US.
SIMPLE ENOUGH.
TO CLEAN
THE WINDOW ITSELF--
I MEAN, WE'RE
ON THE FIRST FLOOR HERE,
BUT EVEN
ON THE SECOND FLOOR
YOU DO THE SAME THING--
JUST OPEN IT
AND TILT IT IN.
THAT'S THE TRICK.
THEN YOU CAN JUST
EASILY CLEAN IT LIKE THIS.
AND YOU CAN DO
THE SAME THING--
THE SAME THING
WITH THE TOP ONE.
LOWER IT
A LITTLE BIT,
CLIP IT IN
SO THAT
THE HOMEOWNER
CAN TAKE CARE OF--
CLEAN BOTH OF THEM.
WHEN YOU'RE DONE--
EXACTLY. NOW, AS I
UNDERSTAND IT,
YOU CAN ALSO GET
THIS WINDOW
WITH A HIGH-IMPACT
GLASS PRODUCT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE CALL IT OUR
STORMBREAKER PLUS WINDOW.
AGAIN, IT'S MADE OUT
OF VINYL.
LOW CONDUCTIVITY.
AND THE DIFFERENCE IS
THE GLASS PACKAGE.
I'VE GOT ANOTHER
CORNER CUT HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS
HAS A MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL
PIECE OF GLASS IN THE FRONT.
IT'S ACTUALLY
TWO PIECES OF GLASS
WITH A PLASTIC INNER LAYER
IN BETWEEN THE TWO.
AND HERE YOU'VE GOT
A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE
OF IT,
SO YOU CAN SEE
HOW IT'S MADE.
HERE'S THE PLASTIC
INNER LAYER.
WHEN IT'S SANDWICHED
BETWEEN THE GLASS
AND HEATED UP,
WHY, OBVIOUSLY,
IT BECOMES CLEAR,
SO YOU CAN STILL
SEE THROUGH IT.
JUST LIKE
A WINDSHIELD
ON A CAR.
RIGHT. ANYTHING
THAT HITS IT,
IT WILL CRACK THE GLASS,
BUT THE GLASS WILL NOT
COME TO PIECES.
YOU CAN'T GO
THROUGH THE GLASS.
IN A HURRICANE PLACE,
YOU'VE GOT 2x4s,
OTHER DEBRIS
FLYING AROUND,
THE GLASS WILL BREAK,
NO WATER WILL COME
THROUGH THE GLASS,
SO YOUR INSIDE
IS PROTECTED.
EXACTLY. SO, WE'VE
GOT THESE INSTALLED
IN THIS FRAME,
THIS HOUSE,
BUT WE'RE GONNA GO
NEXT DOOR
AND UNDERSTAND
A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW EASILY
THEY'RE PUT IN PLACE.
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
NOW, CHRISTOPHER, THIS
IS THE IDENTICAL SETUP,
BUT IT'S NOT A TRUE
PALLADIAN WINDOW
IN THAT THEY'RE
INDEPENDENT
UNITS, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THE HALF ROUND OVER TOP
OF THE DOUBLE HUNG
IS ACTUALLY
IN A SEPARATE OPENING.
IT'S NOT, WE WOULD SAY,
NAILED TO IT,
MEANING ONE WINDOW--
OR TWO WINDOWS
IN ONE OPENING.
THESE ARE TWO WINDOWS,
TWO SEPARATE OPENINGS.
AND, WES, YOU'RE
HERE WITH YOUR GUYS
AND PUTTING THEM IN.
ARE THEY SIMPLE
TO INSTALL?
THEY'RE VERY EASY
TO INSTALL.
WHAT HE'S DOING NOW IS, HE'S
PUTTING THE CENTER ONE IN.
HE'S GONNA MAKE SURE
IT'S LEVEL
AND STRAIGHT ACROSS
WITH THE OTHER TWO,
AND THEY'RE MEASURING NOW
TO MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE EVEN SPACES
TO CENTER THE WINDOW
REAL NICE.
SO THE MEASUREMENT
TAKES PLACE
ON THE OUTSIDE?
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE.
ALL THE ACTION
REALLY TAKES PLACE
ON THE OUTSIDE.
THESE ARE VERY EASY
TO INSTALL.
YOU STILL HAVE TO
HAVE ONE MAN
ON THE INSIDE
WITH A FLAT BAR
WHO IS HELPING
TO PRY AND POSITION
JUST, JUST RIGHT.
EXACTLY.
THE BIGGEST DANGER
WITH A DOUBLE HUNG
WINDOW,
IF IT'S A LITTLE BIT
OUT OF PLUMB,
IS THAT IT ISN'T
GONNA GO UP
AND DOWN RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WOULDN'T OPERATE CORRECTLY
IF IT WASN'T SQUARE.
CHRISTOPHER, THIS IS
3 DOUBLE HUNGS
AND A CIRCLE TOP,
OR HALF ROUND.
WHAT DO THEY COST?
UH, AVERAGE STREET PRICE
FOR A DOUBLE HUNG--
AGAIN, IT'S GONNA VARY
A LITTLE BIT,
DEPENDING ON THE REGION
THAT YOU'RE IN
BECAUSE EVERYBODY
CHARGES A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENTLY--
PROBABLY ABOUT
$100 TO $125
FOR A DOUBLE HUNG.
HALF ROUND WOULD BE
ROUGHLY THE SAME.
IT'S VERY
AFFORDABLE.
NOW, THIS IS
SPECIFICALLY MADE
FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
DO THEY ALSO MAKE
THEM FOR RETROFITS?
YES, WE DO. WE HAVE
BOTH NEW CONSTRUCTION
AND RETROFIT,
THE DIFFERENCE BEING
THE RETROFIT WON'T HAVE
THE APPLIED NAIL FIN.
I SEE.
ALL RIGHT, NOW.
THE ACTUAL
ROUGH OPENING
FOR THE HALF ROUND
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
A HALF ROUND,
RIGHT, WES?
Wes: IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE.
WE PUT THE HEADER IN
AS IF IT WAS A SQUARE WINDOW,
AND THEN WE PUT 2x4s
ON 45-DEGREE ANGLES,
SMALL CLIPS.
WE MAKE SURE WE CUT
THE PLYWOOD TO MATCH
THE HALF ROUND
NICE AND ROUND
FOR THE NAILING.
COOL. AND THEN IT'S
BASICALLY THE SAME
INSTALLATION,
AND NOT MUCH
TO LEVEL THERE
BECAUSE IT'S GOING
ONTO A LEVEL HEADER.
AS LONG AS YOU LEVEL
THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW
JUST TO MAKE SURE IT'S
THE SAME DIMENSION,
SAME DISTANCE
FROM THE BOTTOM WINDOW,
YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
YEAH.
AND THE NAILS THAT
ARE BEING USED ARE
THESE ROOFING NAILS.
WE USE 1 1/4 INCH
ROOFING NAILS.
MAKES OUR LIFE EASY
AND MAKES THE JOB QUICK.
YEAH. I KNOW.
THE SPEED WITH WHICH
ALL THE WINDOWS
CAN BE PUT IN PLACE
IS ALSO A KEY PART
BECAUSE THAT KEEPS
LABOR COSTS DOWN,
AS WELL.
IT'S A BEAUTY.
THAT'S VERY NICE.
CHRISTOPHER,
THANKS FOR COMING
ON THE SHOW.
THANK YOU, BOB.
ALL RIGHT.
Vila: NEXT, WE'LL GET
STARTED ON THE ROOF,
USING A NEW TYPE
OF UNDERLAYMENT.
Vila: NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF PROGRESS
AT OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSE PROJECT.
WE'LL CHECK OUT THE FLOOR PLAN
AND THE FRAMING
WITH OUR CONTRACTORS.
ALSO, WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THE FEATURES
OF THE VINYL WINDOWS
THAT WE'VE INSTALLED.
THEY'RE ENERGY-EFFICIENT
AND LOW-MAINTENANCE.
FINALLY, WE'LL GET STARTED
ON THE ROOF.
WE'LL BE USING A NEW TYPE
OF NONSLIP UNDERLAYMENT
AND TOPPING IT OFF
WITH FIBERGLASS-BACKED
ARCHITECTURAL SHINGLES.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "HOME AGAIN."
Vila: NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
LOTS OF PROGRESS
AT OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSE.
WE'RE INSTALLING WINDOWS
AND SHINGLING THE ROOF.
DON'T MISS IT.
Vila: SANDRO DI PEDE IS HERE,
AND HE'S GONNA BE TELLING US
ABOUT A NEW ROOFING
UNDERLAYMENT PRODUCT,
BUT RIGHT NOW, SANDRO,
THEY'RE TAKING CARE
OF THE FIRST COUPLE
OF STEPS,
WHICH IS TO PUT
THE HAYICKS,
WHICH IS REALLY
A COMBINATION
OF THE DRIP EDGE
AND THE VENTING,
AS WELL AS
THE ARMOUR GUARD,
WHICH WILL BE
THE MATERIAL THAT KEEPS
ICE DAMMING FROM HAPPENING
SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY WATER FREEZING UP
BEHIND IT,
BUT THAT WILL TAKE
A COUPLE OF MINUTES
BEFORE WE CAN GET
TO YOUR PRODUCT,
AND WHY DON'T WE TALK
A LITTLE BIT--
BECAUSE YOU REALLY
DEVELOPED THIS,
AND IT COMES OUT
OF THE NEED TO CHANGE
WHAT TRADITIONALLY
HAS BEEN PUT ON A ROOF,
WHICH IS FELT.
ABSOLUTELY.
FELT PAPER
HAS BEEN AROUND
FOR OVER 100 YEARS,
THE TRADITIONAL
MATERIAL USED
AS A ROOFING
UNDERLAYMENT
UNDERNEATH SHINGLE
OR TILE OR METAL,
ANY OF THE MAIN
ROOFING MATERIALS
THAT ARE USED IN
RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
RIGHT.
WE LOOKED
AT THE PRODUCT
AND DECIDED THAT WE
WANTED TO COME UP
WITH A STRONGER
PRODUCT
AND REALLY CHANGE
THE WAY ROOFERS
AND HOMEOWNERS LOOK
AT UNDERLAYMENT.
LET'S LOOK AT A PIECE
OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT HERE.
THIS IS WHAT'S GOING
ON THE ENTIRE ROOF
BEFORE THE SHINGLES
GO ON.
ABSOLUTELY, BOB.
THIS IS A NEW CLASS
OF MATERIAL COMPRISED
OF 100% SYNTHETIC
POLYMER MATERIAL.
IT IS VERY, VERY
HIGH-STRENGTH,
LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL.
YOU CAN NAIL IT DOWN,
YOU CAN LEAVE IT EXPOSED
FOR 6 MONTHS.
IT'S 10 SQUARE A ROLL.
IT'S VERY EASY TO PUT DOWN.
YOU CAN LEAVE IT
EXPOSED
WITHOUT HAVING TO
SHINGLE OVER IT
RIGHT AWAY
SO THAT IF YOU ARE
STRIPPING A HOUSE
AND YOU RUN OUT
OF TIME TO RESHINGLE
IT IN ONE DAY
OR ONE SECTION
OF IT,
YOU CAN JUST
LEAVE THIS OUT
AND NOT WORRY
ABOUT RAINSTORMS.
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU CAN LEAVE IT UP
FOR 6 MONTHS,
SO REALLY IT ALLOWS
THE HOMEOWNER
AND THE BUILDER
AND THE ROOFER
TO EXPAND THE FLEXIBILITY
OF DOING THE ROOF
AND NOT WORRY
ABOUT LEAKS.
WHAT'S THE SIZE
OF THE ROLLS?
IT'S 10 SQUARES,
WHICH IS 1,000 SQUARE FEET.
THAT WEIGHS
ABOUT 40 POUNDS.
ONE ROLL OF TITANIUM
REPLACES 6 ROLLS
OF 30-POUND FELT MATERIAL.
SO BASICALLY, YOU CAN
DO THE WHOLE HOME
IN BASICALLY TWO ROLLS.
THE PRODUCT IS ALSO
4 FEET WIDE VERSUS
THE CONVENTIONAL 3 FOOT,
SO THEY CAN COVER
MORE SURFACE AREA
OF THE ROOF
PER RUN OF ROLL.
THAT GETS THE EXTRA FOOT,
WHICH MEANS A MORE
EFFICIENT INSTALL
AND ACTUALLY REDUCES
THE AMOUNT OF OVERLAPS,
THE AMOUNT OF FASTENERS,
WHICH ARE ALL PENETRATION
POINTS FOR WATER.
YEAH. BUT YOU'RE
JUST REALLY CUTTING
DOWN ON LABOR COSTS.
SO THE MATERIAL
IS MARKED
SO THEY KNOW EXACTLY
WHERE TO APPLY
THE NAILS,
AND THEY'RE NOT
NAILS.
LET'S TALK
A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE FASTENING
PRODUCT.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY,
YOU GOT IT IN A NAIL GUN.
ABSOLUTELY.
THE MATERIAL CAN
BE APPLIED
WITH A PLASTIC CAP
NAIL,
WHICH CAN EITHER BE
PUT IN MANUALLY
OR THROUGH
AN AUTOMATIC GUN.
BASICALLY, IT'S
A SERRATED NAIL,
AND THE GUN IS
A COIL GUN,
WHICH ASSEMBLES
THE NAIL
AND THE FASTENER
TOGETHER IN THE HEAD
AND DRIVES THAT INTO
THE UNDERLAYMENT
IN ONE SHOT.
TERRIFIC.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW THE OTHER THING
THAT ONE HAS TO
WORRY ABOUT IS
WHETHER YOU'RE GONNA
SLIP ON THIS STUFF.
CORRECT. WHEN WE
DESIGNED THE PRODUCT, BOB,
WE CAME UP WITH A PATENTED
SURE-FOOT ANTI-SLIP
TECHNOLOGY.
SURE-FOOT?
SURE-FOOT.
IT BASICALLY
ALLOWS ROOFERS
THE SECURITY
AND PEACE OF MIND
OF WALKING
ON STEEP PITCHES.
TRADITIONALLY
POLYMER MATERIALS GET
VERY SLIPPERY
WHEN THEY'RE WET,
BUT THIS SURFACE
ALLOWS THE ROOFER
SAFETY AND SECURITY.
ARE THERE ANY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FACTORS INVOLVED?
YES. WE ALSO DESIGNED
THE MATERIAL--
AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT'S GRAY MATERIAL.
GRAY, BY ITS NATURE,
IS A REFLECTIVE MATERIAL,
REFLECTIVE COLOR.
IT ALLOWS THE ROOF
TO BE COOLER,
WHICH REDUCES THE HEAT
A LITTLE,
THE ENERGY COSTS
ON THE HOME.
GREAT. FANTASTIC.
THANKS, SANDRO.
YOU'RE WELCOME, BOB.
ALL RIGHT.
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
SO THE SHINGLES HAVE ALREADY
STARTED GOING INTO PLACE,
AND OF COURSE,
POWER NAILERS MAKE IT
GO REALLY QUICK,
BUT LET'S SAY HI TO DAN HORTON,
WHO'S HERE FROM IKO,
THE MANUFACTURER
OF THESE SHINGLES,
AND, BEFORE WE TALK
ABOUT THE STEPS
INVOLVED UP THERE,
TELL US ABOUT
THE SHINGLE ITSELF.
WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
THIS IS IKO
CAMBRIDGE 30.
IT'S A LAMINATE
STYLE SHINGLE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
LAMINATE STYLE IS
A DOUBLE LAYER
OF PROTECTION
FOR YOUR ROOF.
WE HAVE A SINGLE LAYER,
WHICH IS CALLED THE SHIM,
AND THE TOP LAYER
IS CALLED THE TOOTH.
IT GIVES IT
A DIMENSIONAL LOOK.
LOOKS MORE LIKE WOOD.
LIKE AN ARCHITECTURAL
SHINGLE, YEAH.
IT IS AN
ARCHITECTURAL SHINGLE.
IT'S A FIBERGLASS
PRODUCT, TOO, RIGHT?
IT IS A FIBERGLASS
COATED WITH ASPHALT.
FIBERGLASS IS
TEAR RESISTANT.
IT HAS A D3462,
WHICH HAS A TEAR STRENGTH
OF 2.8 POUNDS.
YEAH. AND IT WON'T
GROW FUNGUS OR MOLD.
WILL NOT GROW
FUNGUS OR MOLD.
OK. AND, UM, WHAT
DO YOU PAY
FOR A SQUARE OF THIS
THESE DAYS?
RETAIL PRICE IS SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN $50 TO $60.
A HIGHER WARRANTED PRODUCT,
OUR 50-YEAR PRODUCT,
MIGHT BE AS MUCH AS
75 TO 80.
THERE IS AN ICE
AND WATER BARRIER
ARMOUR GUARD,
WHICH IS DESIGNED
TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS
OF ICE DAMS LEAKING
INSIDE THE HOME.
YEAH.
THEY ALSO PUT
THE ICE DAM PROTECTOR
24 INCHES INSIDE
THE OUTSIDE WALL,
SO IT DOES GO UP THE ROOF
36 INCHES TOTAL.
OUR GENTLEMEN HERE
ARE INSTALLING
STARTER STRIPS.
THE STARTER STRIP
COMES ALREADY SET
TO GO, RIGHT?
IT DOES COME
SET TO GO.
IT IS A 36-INCH PIECE
WITH SEALANT ON THE EDGE
ALLOWING THE EDGE
OF THE SHINGLE,
THE LAMINATE SHINGLE,
TO SEAL, STOPPING
ANY WATER AND ICE
FROM CLIMBING
UP THE ROOF
FROM THE BOTTOM.
AND THAT'S THE WAY
IT WORKS THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE ROOF?
THAT IS CORRECT.
THERE IS SEALANT BUTTONS
ON EACH SHINGLE,
AND SO IT SELF-SEALS
WITH A LITTLE HEAT.
Vila: OK. WE'LL LET
THE ROOFERS MAKE
SOME PROGRESS HERE
AND CHECK IN LATER TO SEE
HOW IT TURNS OUT.
COMING UP NEXT, WE'LL HAVE
A PREVIEW OF OUR NEXT SHOW.
STICK AROUND.
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
SO, DAN, FROM UP HERE,
WE CAN REALLY SEE
HOW DISTINCTIVE
THAT SHADOW LINE IS.
YES. THIS IS PART
OF OUR NATURE'S
ACCENTS COLORS.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
GREEN,
AND WE ALSO HAVE
12 OTHER COLORS
THAT ARE THE SAME
TYPE OF BLEND.
THAT'S GREAT.
NOW, HOW MANY NAILS
DO THEY PUT IN
PER UNIT?
WE RECOMMEND
4 NAILS,
ONE EVERY 10 INCHES.
IT'S A 40-INCH-WIDE
SHINGLE.
OK.
4 NAILS WILL GIVE
YOU SUPERIOR
WIND RESISTANCE.
70 MILES AN HOUR
IS HOW THIS SHINGLE
IS TESTED.
SO THIS IS RATED UP TO
70-MILE-AN HOUR STORMS?
THAT'S CORRECT.
EXCELLENT.
AND THEY'RE GONNA
MAKE QUICK WORK OF IT
BECAUSE, GOSH KNOWS,
YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU'VE GOT
AN EXPERIENCED CREW
LIKE THIS,
IT GOES
VERY, VERY QUICKLY.
IT CERTAINLY DOES.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THANKS A LOT
FOR COMING ON.
WE'RE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL BE BACK AT OUR
FLOOR THROUGH APARTMENT PROJECT
IN NEW YORK CITY,
INSTALLING WINDOWS
AND A CEILING SYSTEM.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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