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1519 - Affordable Paint Jobs, Septic, and Basement Entry
January 17-23, 2005 | July 18-24, 2005
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING STORY
HERE IN MASHPEE ON CAPE COD.
TODAY WE'RE PUTTING IN
A PRE-CAST CEMENT STAIR SYSTEM
THAT GOES INTO
THE BASEMENT IN THE HOUSE
AND ALSO A DIFFERENT
TYPE OF BULKHEAD DOOR.
WE'RE ALSO INSTALLING
THE INFILTRATOR SEPTIC SYSTEM
IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU SOME
NEW TECHNIQUES FOR PAINTING.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
WE ARE WITH
JOANN BORGES FROM
CERTAPRO PAINTERS.
AND THIS
IS A NATIONAL
COAST-TO-COAST
FRANCHISE PAINTING
COMPANY, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT. WE HAVE
OVER 220 LOCATIONS
IN NORTH AMERICA.
AND ONE OF
THE INTERESTING
THINGS HERE IS
WE'RE TRYING
TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSES.
AND SOMETIMES,
THERE'S STRENGTH
IN NUMBERS.
YUP, EXACTLY.
AND THE BIG STRENGTH
THAT WE HAVE IN NUMBERS IS
THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ADAPT
TO A LOT OF NEW PRODUCTS,
A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY.
THAT ALLOWS US TO DO
PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS,
FOR AFFORDABLE
PRICING.
OK, WELL, LET'S TALK
FIRST ABOUT IT.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT
THIS BEAUTIFULLY
PAINTED HERE.
AND THEY ONLY
STARTED A LITTLE
WHILE AGO.
SO LET'S TALK
ABOUT SOME OF
THE IMPORTANT THINGS
THAT YOU WANT WITH
A NEW PAINT JOB.
PREP, I ALWAYS SAY,
IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT PARTS
OF A PAINT JOB. WHAT
HAVE THEY DONE HERE?
THE PREP BASICALLY FALLS
INTO A COUPLE DIFFERENT
PROCEDURES.
THE FIRST THING THAT THEY'RE
GONNA WANT TO DO IS
WHEN THEY GET TO THE HOUSE,
THEY'RE GONNA MASK
EVERYTHING OFF.
THEY'RE GONNA
START WITH
THE CAULKING,
FILLING IN
THE NAILS' HOLES.
NOW, THIS PARTICULAR
HOUSE DID COME PRE-PRIMED.
BUT WE DO HAVE
TO SPOT-PRIME
THE CUT BOARDS.
YES. NOW,
THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN
BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED
AND IT'S VERY TIGHT
TO THE WEATHER,
BUT WHEN YOU'RE
LOOKING AT
AN OLDER HOUSE,
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE COLD AIR
INFILTRATION
THROUGH CRACKS
BETWEEN THE SIDING
AND THE WATER TABLE
OR THE WINDOW
CASINGS.
WHAT KIND OF
CAULKING COMPOUNDS
DO YOU USE?
WELL, BASICALLY,
AT THIS POINT, THERE'S
3 TYPES ON THE MARKET.
YOU'RE GONNA SEE
BASICALLY A 35-YEAR,
A 45-YEAR, AND A LIFETIME.
WHAT DOES THAT
REALLY MEAN?
THE REALITY IS--
EXACTLY--
AND THE REALITY IS
THEY'RE ALL LIFETIME.
WHAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING THAT
YOU WANT TO CONSIDER
IS THE EXPANSION RATE.
AND THE ONE THAT WE
HAVE CHOSEN TO USE
ON THIS PRODUCT
IS SHERWIN-WILLIAMS'
BEST CAULKING.
AND THAT HAS
AN EXPANSION RATE OF 50%.
SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
IS THOSE CRACKS THAT
YOU WERE REFERRING TO
AND THE DIFFERENT
CLIMATE CHANGES,
THOSE CRACKS WILL
EXPAND OR CONTRACT
UP TO ABOUT 50%
OF THEIR SIZE.
SO THIS CAULKING...
WILL--
BEING ABLE TO PUT THAT,
WILL EXPAND WITH IT,
EXACTLY, TO HELP
KEEP IT SEALED.
THAT'S
VERY IMPORTANT.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND THEN LET'S
WANDER ON DOWN HERE
TO THIS LITTLE
GABLE END OF OUR
CATHEDRAL FEATURES
SO THAT WE CAN LOOK
AT WHAT THE GUYS ARE DOING.
THEY'RE SPRAY-PAINTING
THE WHOLE THING.
YES, THEY ARE.
WELL, THEY'RE
USING A SPRAYER.
AND THERE IS
A COUPLE ADVANTAGES
TO USING A SPRAYER.
THE FIRST IS
THE MOST OBVIOUS.
IT IS QUITE
A TIME SAVER.
IT DOES ALLOW THEM
TO SAVE SOME TIME
ON THAT.
AND THE GREAT
ADVANTAGE OF
USING A SPRAYER
IS THAT IT DOES
ALSO OFFER A VERY
NICE EVEN COVERAGE,
WHICH YOU CAN
START TO SEE ON
THE HOUSE NOW.
AND ONE OF THE KEYS IS
SLOW EVEN STROKES
AND A UNIFORM DISTANCE
FROM THE SURFACE, RIGHT?
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
CORRECT, YES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE KEEP
EVERYTHING SLOW,
MAKE SURE WE
KEEP IT
A GREAT DISTANCE
FROM THE SIDING
CLAPBOARDS
SO THAT WE GET
A NICE UNIFORM
COVERAGE
ALL THE WAY DOWN.
NOW, OBVIOUSLY HE'S
OVERSPRAYING ONTO
OUR TRIM BOARDS. BUT...
YUP. WELL, WHAT
WILL HAPPEN IS
HE'LL COME IN
AND HE'LL GET
ALL THE CLAPBOARDS
SPRAYED OUT WITH
THE FINISH COATS.
AND THEN HE'LL GIVE
THIS TIME TO DRY.
ONCE THE FRONT
CLAPBOARDS
HAVE DRIED,
THE CREW
WILL COME BACK
AND PAINT OUT
THE TRIM BOARDS,
BRUSH THOSE OUT.
ARE ALL THE PAINT PRODUCTS
THAT ARE BEING USED
LATEX-BASED?
THEY ARE. FOR THIS
PARTICULAR PROJECT,
WE ARE USING
THE DURATION
PRODUCT,
WHICH IS
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS'
DURATION.
THE GREAT ADVANTAGE
TO A PRODUCT
LIKE DURATION--
AND THERE'S MANY--
DURATION IS ABOUT
TWICE AS THICK
AS A REGULAR
EXTERIOR
HOUSE PAINT.
SO WHAT THAT ALLOWS
IS IT ALLOWS
YOU TO GO UP
AND ACTUALLY DO
A TWO-COAT COVERAGE
IN ONE COAT,
WHICH IS GONNA GIVE
YOU BETTER COVERAGE
ON THE HOUSE
AND BECAUSE OF
THE THICKNESS OF IT,
IT'S ALSO GONNA
ALLOW YOU
TO HAVE TO PAINT
YOUR HOUSE
A LOT LESS OFTEN.
WHAT ABOUT THE COST OF
HAVING YOUR HOUSE PAINTED
BY A COMPANY LIKE YOURS?
WELL, IT ACTUALLY
ALLOWS FOR
HUGE COST SAVINGS
BECAUSE THE REASON
WHY CERTAPRO
RECOMMENDS
DURATION AND USES
IT QUITE OFTEN IS
BECAUSE WE'RE
ABLE TO COME IN
AND GIVE A HOMEOWNER
A QUALITY PAINT JOB
FOR HALF THE COST
OF A SECOND COAT,
BECAUSE WE CAN GIVE
THEM THE SAME COST,
BUT WE SAVE
THE MONEY ON LABOR
BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE
THE GUYS PUTTING
ON ONE COAT,
AND THEY'RE STILL
GETTING A TWO-COAT
PAINT JOB.
AND IS THERE A WARRANTY
ON THE PAINT JOB?
THERE IS. CERTAPRO
OFFERS A TWO-YEAR
WARRANTY
ON ALL OF THEIR
RESIDENTIAL WORK.
AND DURATION IS
ALSO WARRANTIED BY
SHERWIN WILLIAMS
AGAINST PEELING
AND BLISTERING
FOR AS LONG AS
YOU OWN YOUR HOME.
WELL, THAT'S A TOUGH
WARRANTY TO GIVE,
BECAUSE, I MEAN, SO
OFTEN YOU CAN'T CONTROL
THE MOISTURE THAT'S
INSIDE THE HOUSE
THAT'S TRYING TO GET OUT...
THAT'S CORRECT.
WHICH IS, OF COURSE,
WHAT CAUSES THE BLISTERING
AND THE PAINT FAILURE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT IS DIFFICULT.
BUT SHERWIN-WILLIAMS,
THE TECHNOLOGY
WITH PERMALAST
THAT'S BEEN PUT
IN THE PRODUCT,
FEELS PRETTY
CONFIDENT IN THE PRODUCT
AND IS ABLE TO
PROVIDE THAT WARRANTY
TO THE HOMEOWNERS.
Bob: SO ON A TYPICAL,
1,500-SQUARE-FOOT
HOUSE LIKE THIS,
DO THEY PREP
THE WHOLE JOB
AND GET IN
ALL DONE IN ABOUT
A DAY AND A HALF?
Joann: YES, TYPICALLY
A JOB LIKE THIS,
WE WOULD HAVE IT
SCHEDULED FOR PROBABLY
ABOUT TWO DAYS.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.
THEY PROBABLY WOULD
HAVE EVERYTHING COMPLETED
IN ABOUT A DAY AND A HALF
TO TWO FULL DAYS.
THAT'S FABULOUS.
I LIKE THE COLOR, TOO.
THANK YOU, JOANN.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
Bob: WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE TALKING
ABOUT THE INFILTRATOR
SEPTIC SYSTEM.
STICK AROUND.
WE'VE GOT A TRADITIONAL
SEPTIC SYSTEM
ALREADY IN PLACE OVER HERE.
THE MAIN DRAIN IS RIGHT HERE
INTO A PRE-CAST CONCRETE BOX,
WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, 3 CAVITIES.
IT'S THE SAME SORT OF THING
YOU SEE EVERYWHERE
IN SUBURBAN HOUSING.
BUT WE'VE GOT AN ADDED FEATURE
TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
IT'S CALLED THE INFILTRATOR.
AND WE HAVE CARL THOMPSON
HERE TO TELL US
MORE ABOUT IT.
HELLO, BOB.
HOW ARE YOU, CARL?
GREAT.
UP TO NOW,
I'M RIGHT.
THIS IS JUST
YOUR BASIC STANDARD
SEPTIC SYSTEM, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
FROM THE TANK DOWN
TO THE D-BOX--
THE DISTRIBUTION
BOX--IT'S ALL
THE SAME.
DISTRIBUTION BOX.
YES.
AND WE ARE, OF COURSE,
ON CAPE COD, WHERE
THE DIGGING IS EASY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THERE'S NOTHING
HERE BUT THIS
WONDERFUL SAND
AND SOME GRAVEL
THAT YOU'LL SEE
IN THE TRENCHING.
BUT TELL ME WHAT
THE INFILTRATOR DOES.
WHAT'S THE CONCEPT?
I CAN TELL YOU, WHAT
IT DOES DIFFERENT
THAN A MORE
TRADITIONAL SYSTEM IS
THE MORE TRADITIONAL
SYSTEM MIGHT BE
WE DIG THIS TRENCH
AND PUT 12 INCHES
OF ROCK IN IT.
WE SHOULD BACK UP
AND EXPLAIN WHAT
THE DRAIN FIELD DOES.
WHAT THE DRAIN FIELD
DOES IS IT TAKES
THE WATER
THAT'S PARTIALLY TREATED
FROM THE SEPTIC TANK
AND PUTS IT
THROUGH ANOTHER
TREATMENT PROCESS,
WHERE THERE'S
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
IN THE DRAIN FIELD.
THERE'S BUGS AT WORK.
IT'S TREATING
THE WASTE WATER.
THEN THE SOIL GIVES IT
KIND OF A FINAL POLISH
BEFORE IT ENTERS
THE GROUND.
AND IT LEACHES THROUGH.
THAT'S RIGHT,
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND USUALLY THAT INVOLVES
A LOT OF GRAVEL?
A LOT OF GRAVEL.
YOU PUT GRAVEL IN
TRADITIONALLY
BEFORE THE CHAMBERS
WERE AROUND.
AND WHAT THE GRAVEL
DOES IS,
IF THIS WAS
THE BOTTOM
OF OUR TRENCH
AND WE HAD GRAVEL
ON THE SURFACE,
WHAT HAPPENS OVER
TIME IS A BIOLOGICAL
MAT FORMS
ON THE BOTTOM OF
THE TRENCH. AND
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
THAT'S WHERE A LOT
OF THE TREATMENT
TAKES PLACE.
BUT FOR THE WATER
TO GET THROUGH
THIS LAYER,
IT CAN ONLY GET
THROUGH THESE SPACES
BETWEEN THE ROCK.
IT CAN'T GET THROUGH
THE ROCK ITSELF.
SO THE ROCKS ARE
TAKING UP ABOUT
60% OF THE AREA.
SO THAT'S HOW
A CHAMBER IS
DIFFERENT.
WE COMPLETELY REMOVE
EVERYTHING FROM
THE BOTTOM.
AND YOU GET,
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE,
100% OPEN SURFACE.
AND I THINK WE GET
WHY THEY CALL IT
THE INFILTRATOR,
BECAUSE IT TOTALLY
INFILTRATES AND PERKS
INTO THE SOFT SOIL.
THAT'S RIGHT,
THAT'S RIGHT.
MM-HMM. NOW, WHAT ARE
THESE MADE OUT OF?
THESE ARE MADE OUT
OF POLYOLEFIN,
EITHER HIGH-DENSITY
POLYETHYLENE OR
POLYPROPYLENE.
IT'S NEARLY
100% RECYCLED.
WE ARE A BIG USER OF
RECYCLED MATERIAL.
AND SO THERE'S LEACHING
ACTION THAT GOES OUT
SIDEWAYS AS WELL?
OUT THE SIDE
AND THE BOTTOM,
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND DOES IT AFFECT--
I MEAN, DOES THIS SYSTEM
AFFECT THE AMOUNT,
THE LENGTH OF LEACH FIELD
THAT YOU NEED TO PUT IT IN?
IT REALLY DOES.
IN MOST STATES--
AND THESE ARE
REGULATED AT
THE STATE LEVEL
TYPICALLY BECAUSE
IT'S MORE EFFICIENT
BECAUSE WE'VE
REMOVED THE BLOCKAGES
FROM THE SURFACE--
WE CAN PUT IN
A SYSTEM THAT'S
A LOT MORE SMALLER.
SO HERE IN
MASSACHUSETTS,
IT MIGHT BE
40% SMALLER.
ALL RIGHT,
SO WHAT WE'VE GOT FROM
THE DISTRIBUTION BOX
IS THIS ONE LENGTH
THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND IT'S WHAT,
MAYBE 40, 50 FEET?
ABOUT 50 FEET LONG.
8 CHAMBERS THAT ARE
6 1/4 FEET LONG.
AND, OF COURSE,
WE ALREADY SAID,
WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT IN
ANY CRUSHED STONE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THE DIGGING IS EASY,
SO WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS
THERE MUST BE
A COST EFFECTIVENESS
TO THE SYSTEM, RIGHT?
THERE REALLY IS.
THE CONTRACTORS
THAT PUT THESE IN
LOVE THEM. INSTEAD
OF TAKING THE STONE
AND PUTTING IT IN
AND HAVING TO
SPEND A LOT OF
TIME LEVELING,
THESE GO IN
REAL EASY. THEY
JUST SNAP TOGETHER.
AND THERE'S USUALLY
A COST SAVINGS.
AND THEN WHAT THEY'RE
DOING NOW FROM THE D-BOX IS
TAKING THE PVC PIPE OVER
TO THE NEXT TRENCH,
WHICH IS WHAT,
12 FEET OVER?
IT'S ABOUT 8 1/2 FEET
FROM EDGE TO EDGE.
AND THE DISTRIBUTION
BOX IS JUST SEPARATING
THE FLOW EQUALLY
TO EACH OF
THE INFILTRATOR
CHAMBER LINES.
OK. AND, OF COURSE,
ONE OF THE KEY THINGS
IS PITCH.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE
PITCHED AT ENOUGH OF
AN ANGLE SO THAT...
WE WORK
WITH GRAVITY.
YOU WORK WITH
GRAVITY. EXACTLY.
NOW, WHAT'S THE COST
OF A SYSTEM LIKE THIS?
WELL, IT REALLY
DEPENDS ON THE AREA.
IT DEPENDS ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
A SEPTIC SYSTEM
MAY BE $3,000.
IT MAY BE $20,000
DEPENDING UPON
LABOR COSTS,
YOU KNOW, THE SIZE
OF THE SYSTEM.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY
SMALL SYSTEM.
BUT GENERALLY, CAN YOU SAY
THAT THE INFILTRATOR'S
GONNA SAVE YOU MONEY?
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S GONNA
SAVE YOU MONEY.
SO THEY JUST BASICALLY
CLICK TOGETHER.
AND THERE'S NO REAL
CEMENTING OR GLUING OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THEY SNAP TOGETHER
AT AN ANGLE,
AND THEY GO IN FAST.
AND THAT'S ONE OF
THE REASONS
INSTALLERS
USUALLY LIKE THESE.
HOW LONG HAS THIS
SYSTEM BEEN AROUND?
ABOUT 17 YEARS.
SO IT'S NOT THAT BRAND-NEW.
NO, IT ISN'T. WE'VE
GOT TO THE POINT
WHERE WE'RE ABOUT
ONE OUT OF EVERY
4 SEPTIC SYSTEMS
THAT GOES IN.
SO THAT WOULD IMPLY
THAT IT'S ACCEPTED
BY MOST HEALTH BOARDS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY?
REALLY EVERYWHERE.
IT'S ACCEPTED
IN ALL 50 STATES
AND INTO ALL
THE PROVINCES
OF CANADA AS WELL.
OK. SO IT IS
A DEFINITE ALTERNATIVE
TO THE TRADITIONAL
LEACHING FIELD.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THANK YOU, CARL.
THANK YOU,
BOB.
Bob: NEXT WE'RE INSTALLING
A NEW TYPE OF STURDY
LOW-MAINTENANCE
BULKHEAD DOOR.
NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WORK CONTINUES AT OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSE PROJECT.
THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE
WILL GET A COAT OF PAINT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT PREPARATION
AND THE EXPANSION RATE OF
CAULKING AND THE TECHNIQUES
FOR SPRAYING PAINT.
WE'LL ALSO BE PUTTING IN
THE INFILTRATOR SEPTIC SYSTEM.
IT'S MADE FROM
HIGH DENSITY PLASTIC,
AND THE PIECES
JUST SNAP TOGETHER.
ALSO, WE'LL INSTALL A SET
OF PRE-CAST CELLAR STAIRS
AND A LOW-MAINTENANCE
BULKHEAD DOOR.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "HOME AGAIN."
NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
IT'S EXTERIOR PAINT,
THE INFILTRATOR SEPTIC SYSTEM,
AND A NEW BULKHEAD DOOR.
DON'T MISS IT.
OK. I'M COMING OUT OF
MY NEWLY INSTALLED PERM ENTRY,
AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT--
WELL, IT'S CLOSE TO HALLOWEEN,
BUT IT DOES SEEM LIKE WE'RE
COMING FROM THE CRYPT.
THIS IS A PRE-CAST CONCRETE
SYSTEM THAT IS PUT IN
AND ATTACHED DIRECTLY
TO THE FOUNDATION.
WE GOT TOGETHER A FEW DAYS AGO
WITH GARY LeFEVRE,
WHO'S BEEN INSTALLING
THEM AROUND HERE
FOR QUITE A LONG TIME,
AND BARRY WORTHINGTON, WHO
EXPLAINED THE PROCESS TO ME.
BUT BEFORE WE LOOK AT THAT,
THIS IS WHAT REALLY,
REALLY IMPRESSED ME.
THESE DOORS ARE
A NEW ALTERNATIVE
TO THE TRADITIONAL STEEL DOOR,
WHICH, STURDY AS IT IS
AND, YOU KNOW,
IT'S A WONDERFUL IMPROVEMENT
OVER A WOODEN BULKHEAD,
STEEL DOES HAVE TO GET
REPAINTED EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS
BECAUSE IT WILL RUST.
AND THIS IS A NEW
TYPE OF PRODUCT
THAT IS JUST COMING
ON THE MARKET,
AND IT HAS A LONG, LONG
LIFE EXPECTANCY.
THE PARTS THAT COUNT ARE STEEL,
AND, YOU KNOW, THE SECURITY
IS STILL THERE,
BUT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW
OF THE SURFACE ITSELF,
IT'S A NEW POLYMER MATERIAL,
AND IT'S EXTREMELY STURDY
BECAUSE OF ALL THIS RIBBING
THAT'S PUT INTO IT.
AND ANYWAY, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE WORK THAT WAS BEING
DONE LAST WEEK.
Bob: NOW, WHY
DIDN'T HE DRILL
ALL THE WAY
THROUGH, BARRY?
Barry: SO WE CAN USE THE JIG
TO GET A FLAT SURFACE
FOR THE WASHER TO SIT ON
ON THE INSIDE.
SO IF HE HAD DRILLED
WITH A HAMMER,
HE'D HAVE KIND OF
LIKE A BROKEN END
ON THE INSIDE.
IT WOULDN'T BE FLAT.
EXACTLY. THERE WOULD
BE A SCALLOP ON THE INSIDE,
AND THEN THE WASHER
WOULD SIT IN THAT HOLE,
AND IT WOULD GET
SUCKED INTO IT BY
THE WEIGHT OF THE CASTING.
AND WHY IS THAT
A PROBLEM?
YOU DON'T WANT
THE SEAL TO BREAK.
YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT
NICE AND TIGHT.
IF THAT BULKHEAD
STARTS TO PULL
AWAY FROM THE WALL,
THE SEALANT WOULD GET
PULLED APART,
SO YOU COULD END UP
WITH WATER COMING THROUGH.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET CLOSER
IN, BARRY.
HERE WE HAVE
OUR PRE-CAST SET
OF CELLAR STAIRS,
AND WHAT HAS TO BE
DONE BEFORE WE CAN
HOIST IT UP
AND PUT IT
INTO PLACE?
Barry: HE'S PUTTING IN
A STEEL-THREADED ROD NOW.
THAT'S TO GO
THROUGH THE HOLES
FOR THE NUT AND WASHER
TO BOLT IT DOWN
TO THE WALL.
HE'LL MEASURE
EACH ONE OFF
SO THAT IT'S THE LENGTH
OF THE WALL
PLUS APPROXIMATELY
AN INCH,
CUT THEM OFF WITH HIS BLADE.
Bob: HOW LONG
HAVE THEY BEEN MAKING
PRE-CAST CELLAR STAIRS
LIKE THESE?
Barry: WE'VE BEEN FRANCHISED
FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
REALLY?
WE'RE FRANCHISED
THROUGH THE BILCO COMPANY.
YEP.
WE INSTALLED
ABOUT 800 LAST YEAR.
WE'VE BEEN AVERAGING
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
1,000 AND 800
FOR THE LAST 8 TO 10 YEARS.
Bob: NOW, WHAT'S
THIS STEP?
Barry: THIS IS THE PRIMER--
THE PRIMER THAT'S
USED TO STICK
FOR THE BUTYL RESIN.
THIS GOES
ON THE CASTING.
IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN,
AND IT WILL GO ACROSS
THE BOTTOM APPROXIMATELY
TWO INCHES,
AND THEN IT GOES
ON THE CONCRETE WALL,
THE FOUNDATION,
AND ACROSS THE FLOOR
FACING AS WELL.
Bob: SO BASICALLY
IT'S A CATALYST.
YEAH. YEAH. IT GELS
THE EDGES OF THE BUTYL
SO THAT IT STICKS
AS WELL AS AS
A COMPRESSION SEAL.
SO, WHAT IS
THIS STEP?
THIS IS THE BUTYL RESIN.
THIS IS THE SEALANT
THAT GOES BETWEEN
THE CASTING AND THE WALL.
OH, I EXPECTED
IT WOULD COME
OUT OF A TUBE
OR SOMETHING.
AS YOU TIGHTEN UP
THE BOLTS,
IT COMPRESSES IT.
YES.
AND THAT'S WHAT
GIVES YOU YOUR BOND
AND FILLS IN ALL
YOUR LITTLE GAPS
AND CREVICES.
BEFORE WE DRILL
THE WALL,
WE CHECK THE WALL
TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT'S FLAT.
IF THERE'S ANY BOWS IN IT,
WE KNOW WHERE THE BOW IS.
WE ADD A LITTLE BIT
OF TIRE TO THE AREA
WHERE IT'S GONNA BE
A LITTLE BIT THINNER
SO WE CAN GET
A GOOD SEAL.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET
THIS SEALED UP PROPERLY
AND THEN MAKE SURE
YOU GOT PROPER DRAINAGE
AND MAKE SURE THAT
THE AREA SHEDS WATER
AWAY FROM THE BUILDING.
THAT'S ALWAYS
IMPORTANT.
Bob: ALL RIGHT.
NOW, IT SAYS
ON THE SIDE OF THIS
THAT IT WEIGHS
6,500 POUNDS,
BUT WHAT CAN YOU
TELL US ABOUT
THE ACTUAL CONCRETE?
THE CONCRETE--
IT'S STEEL-REINFORCED,
5,000 PSI CONCRETE.
BECAUSE OF THE DENSITY
OF THE CONCRETE,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WATERPROOF IT
LIKE YOU DO
THE FOUNDATION.
YEAH, WHAT'S THE PSI
OF THE AVERAGE
FOUNDATION?
DO YOU KNOW?
BETWEEN 3,000
AND 3,500, DEPENDING
UPON THE MIX.
HANG ON A SECOND.
GO AHEAD.
YOU'RE IN ALL 4.
THIS IS WHY WE WANT
THAT FLAT SURFACE--
SO THAT THIS ISN'T
SITTING IN THAT
SCALLOP HOLE.
EXACTLY.
Barry: OK. IT'S SNUG
AT THE TOP.
DO YOU WANT TO LET IT
DOWN A LITTLE BIT?
ALL RIGHT. AND
THAT'S ALL THERE IS
TO IT, RIGHT, BARRY?
YUP.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
WE'RE GONNA GO
OVER TO ONE OF
THE OTHER CELLARS
TO SEE HOW
THEY ACTUALLY INSTALL
THE BILCO DOOR.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
ROGER JOYCE IS HERE
FROM BILCO.
HOW ARE YOU?
GREAT.
STEEL BULKHEAD DOORS
HAVE BEEN AROUND
FOR 75 YEARS,
I HEAR.
THAT'S CORRECT.
SO NOW YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING NEW
THAT'S COMING IN
IN A FEW MONTHS.
YEAH, WE DO. WE DESIGNED
THIS PRODUCT TO BE
LOW IN MAINTENANCE,
WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO TODAY'S HOMEOWNER.
THE STEEL DOOR HAS BEEN
GREAT IN SERVICE,
BUT PEOPLE JUST DON'T
LIKE TO SCRAPE AND PRIME
AND REPAINT.
YEAH. YOU GOT TO
REPAINT STEEL.
THAT'S CORRECT.
SO LET'S LOOK
AT WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
THE DOORS ARE
ACTUALLY IN THE BOX,
AND OUR FRIEND BOB
HAS ALREADY PUT IN
THE SIDE PANELS
AND STUFF, RIGHT?
YES. THE SIDES
ARE IN PLACE.
THEY'RE ANCHORED
IN THE EXTENSION PIECE,
AND HE IS READY
TO INSTALL
THE DOOR LEAVES.
THE ACTUAL
DOOR LEAVES.
AND HERE'S AN EXAMPLE
OF A LEAF.
IS THIS THE ONE
YOU NEED?
YES.
OK. HERE WE GO.
THANK YOU.
THEY DON'T WEIGH MUCH.
Roger: THEY'RE
QUITE LIGHT.
THIS IS HIGH-DENSITY
POLYETHYLENE MATERIAL,
AND YOU CAN SEE
ON THE UNDERSIDES,
EXTENSIVE RIBBING
HAS BEEN DESIGNED
INTO THE PRODUCT
FOR STIFFNESS.
FOR STIFFNESS.
SO THAT THIS PRODUCT
IS AS STIFF AS
A STEEL PRODUCT.
WHAT ABOUT KEEPING
THE COLD OUT?
THIS HAS INSULATING
AIR SPACE INSIDE,
WHICH HELPS
IN THAT REGARD.
IT REDUCES
CONDENSATION, ALSO.
AND REDUCES
THE CONDENSATION.
ABSOLUTELY.
WONDERFUL.
IS THE COST GOING TO
BE COMPARABLE
TO THE STEEL?
THIS WILL BE
A BIT MORE
BECAUSE OF THE COST
OF RESIN,
BUT WE SEE THIS AS
A PREMIUM PRODUCT
ON A HOME WHERE
THE HOMEOWNER
IS VERY INTERESTED
IN LOW MAINTENANCE
AND IS WILLING
TO PAY A PREMIUM
TO ACHIEVE THAT.
GREAT. LET'S TAKE
A LOOK AT HOW
IT'S COMING TOGETHER.
OK. SO WHAT SEEMS
TO BE REALLY
IMPRESSIVE
IS THE EASE
OF INSTALLATION.
THIS IS A REAL KIND OF
DO-IT-YOURSELFER'S
PROJECT, ISN'T IT?
YES, IT IS.
THE HARDWARE
IS EASILY INSTALLED,
AS YOU CAN SEE
BOB IS HANDLING.
Roger: AND THERE
ARE MOLDED-IN SECTIONS
HERE ON THE DOOR
FOR RECEIVING
THE HARDWARE
SO THAT YOU CAN'T
MISPLACE HARDWARE.
RIGHT. ALL OF THESE
ARE PREPOSITIONED.
YES, THEY ARE.
THESE ARE SET
AT THE FACTORY.
YOU READY, BOB?
YES, I AM.
WE'VE GOT TO MOVE
THESE PLANKS
OUT OF HIS WAY.
PUT THEM ON THIS SIDE.
THERE WE GO.
GOOD.
WE NEED TO GET
OUR BACKHOE IN HERE.
HOW WATERPROOF
WILL IT BE?
VERY WATERPROOF.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
ALL OF
THE COMPONENTS
ARE MOLDED
SUCH THAT IT DIRECTS
RAINWATER AWAY
FROM THE OPENING.
LIKE THAT PIECE
ABOVE THERE,
ABOVE THE HEADER.
YEAH. THAT HEADER
THERE IS DESIGNED
TO SHED THE WATER
OVER THE SIDE PIECE.
IT CANNOT COME
INTO THE OPENING.
OK. LET'S PULL THESE
PLANKS OUT OF BOB'S WAY
SO THAT WE CAN
CLOSE THINGS UP...
AND SEE HOW THEY FIT.
ONE OVERLAPS
THE OTHER, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU SEE
THE DEEP CHANNEL
DOWN THE CENTER
TO BRING RAINWATER
TO THE FRONT.
THAT'S GREAT.
AND THERE IT IS.
THANKS, ROGER.
THANKS, BOB.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
Bob: WE'LL BE BACK
IN A MOMENT
WITH A PREVIEW OF OUR NEXT SHOW.
AND WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN.
NEXT TIME WE'RE GONNA BE
CONTINUING OUR AFFORDABLE
HOUSE PROJECT,
BUILDING A BACKYARD DECK,
AND HANGING
MILDEW-RESISTANT DRYWALL.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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