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1521 - Installing Pre-Hung Doors, Hardwood Floors, and Gutters
January 31-February 6, 2005 | August 1-7, 2005
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME "HOME AGAIN"
TO OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSE PROJECT
HERE IN MASHPEE, MASSACHUSETTS.
THE WEATHER'S GOTTEN COLD.
WE'RE WORKING INDOORS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE
SHOWING YOU
THE INSTALLATION OF OUR
THERMA-TRU FRONT DOOR TODAY,
ALSO SOME INTERIOR
WOOD MOLDED DOORS.
WE'LL BE PUTTING IN
PREFINISHED BELLAWOOD FLOORING
AND A NEW TYPE OF GUTTER
I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
STICK AROUND. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU "HOME AGAIN."
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
BY SEARS
ALL RIGHT.
BEFORE WE GO INSIDE,
LET'S GET A LITTLE
PROGRESS REPORT.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S DECEMBER
AND IT'S COLD,
THEY'RE STILL CUTTING SOD
ON THE SOD FARMS,
PROBABLY DOWN
IN RHODE ISLAND.
SO TODAY,
WHILE WE'RE DOING
ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS
WE'RE DOING,
THEY'RE GOING TO BE LAYING
IT OUT ON THE FRONT LAWN.
HOPEFULLY, BY THE END
OF THE DAY, IT'LL LOOK PRETTY.
NOW, LAST WEEK,
WE GOT TOGETHER--
WES LOHR, WHO'S THE HEAD
CARPENTER ON THE JOB, AND I--
WITH A FELLOW FROM
THE THERMA-TRU DOORS,
AND WE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THEIR INSTALLATION.
LET'S WATCH.
SO, WES, WHAT ARE
THE PRECAUTIONS THAT YOU TAKE
AT THE FRONT DOOR
BEFORE INSTALLATION?
Lohr: WELL,
WHAT WE DO HERE
IS WE FABRICATE
A LEAD PAN.
WE FORM IT INTO THE OPENING,
LAPPING IT UP ON THE SIDES
AND ROLLING IT DOWN OVER,
AND THEN WE SILICONE
THE ENTIRE BASE OF IT
SO THE DOOR SITS
ON THIS BED OF SILICONE.
Vila: AND WE'RE
IN A SITUATION
WHERE THERE IS NO FRONT PORCH
OVER THE FRONT DOOR.
SO THAT IF YOU HAVE HEAVY RAINS
AND WIND-DRIVEN RAIN,
THEY CAN BASICALLY JUST
SHEET DOWN THE FRONT OF THE DOOR
AND PENETRATE.
Lohr: WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THIS IS REALLY WATERTIGHT HERE.
WE'RE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT
THE FRONT STEPS GOING IN,
ANY KIND OF SNOW BUILDUP
ON THE FRONT STEPS.
Vila: NOW,
THE USE OF LEAD
IS PRETTY MUCH
A NEW ENGLAND PRACTICE.
WE HAVEN'T GOT AWAY
FROM IT YET.
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY,
THEY DON'T USE LEAD.
THEY MIGHT GO WITH VINYL.
BUT ANYWAY, MICHAEL McDEVITT
IS HERE FROM THE DOOR COMPANY,
AND WE'RE GOING TO LEARN
ALL THERE IS TO KNOW
ABOUT THERMA-TRU DOORS.
HI, MICHAEL.
McDevitt: HI, BOB.
HOW ARE YOU?
Vila: GREAT. SO WE HAVE
A PRE-HUNG FIBERGLASS--
WELL, IT'S NOT EXACTLY
A FIBERGLASS DOOR, RIGHT?
THE SKIN
IS FIBERGLASS,
THE EDGES ARE WOOD,
AND THE INTERIOR
IS HIGH DENSITY FOAM.
NOW, WHAT'S INTERESTING
TO ME, THOUGH,
IS THAT IT LOOKS LIKE
MANY COMPONENTS ARE HERE
TO MAKE UP THE DOOR--
THE PANELS, THE STILES
AND THE RAILS.
AND I CAN EVEN SEE
THE LITTLE JOINT LINES
AS IF THERE WERE
ACTUAL PIECES OF WOOD
COME TOGETHER.
THIS IS A ONE-PIECE
FIBERGLASS SKIN
THAT'S DONE
IN A HIGH PRESSURE MOLD.
WOW.
A FEW HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUNDS PRESSURE.
YEAH.
MOLDED.
IT'S ONE PIECE.
OK. AND THEN YOU SAY
THE CORE OF THE DOOR IS?
HIGH DENSITY FOAM.
ACTUALLY, POLYURETHANE FOAM.
SO THERE'S A GREAT DEAL
OF STRENGTH IN THAT.
AND IT'S
A HIGHER R-VALUE,
ABOUT R 5 TIMES WOOD.
OK. AND THEN
I'M LOOKING
AT WOODGRAIN HERE,
SO WHAT GIVES?
WE GIVE A WOOD LOCK BLOCK
IN THE CENTER
FOR STRENGTH
FOR YOUR HARDWARE,
AND THE WOOD RAIL
GOES FROM THE TOP
AND THE BOTTOM
ON THE EDGES.
SO THE CARPENTER
CAN SAND IT OR PLANE IT,
IF HE GETS INTO TROUBLE,
ON THE EDGES.
I THINK THE CARPENTER'S
READY FOR THE DOOR.
OH. ARE YOU READY?
BUT LET'S LOOK AT IT
A MINUTE FROM THE EDGE,
BECAUSE I WAS GETTING
THAT VANTAGE POINT.
WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?
WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
THIS IS A SECURITY
STRIKE PLATE
WHERE THE CARPENTER WOULD
SCREW RIGHT THROUGH THE JAMB.
MM-HMM.
INTO THE JACK STUD.
THE SCREWS WILL GO
THROUGH THESE 2 HOLES
INTO THE JACK STUD
FOR SECURITY.
THIS METAL FRAME
KEEPS THE DOOR CLOSED
SO HE CAN SQUARE THE DOOR
BETTER ON INSTALLATION.
ALL RIGHT. SO, WES,
THE INTERESTING THING
ABOUT SQUARING THE DOOR
IS RIGHT HERE
IN THE REVEAL, RIGHT?
Lohr: SURE. THIS HOLDS
EVERYTHING PERFECT
RIGHT FROM THE FACTORY
FOR US.
SO WHEN WE PUT
THIS DOOR IN PLACE,
IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF LEVELING THE BOTTOM
AND NAILING IT
RIGHT UP.
ALL RIGHT. READY?
LET'S TAKE IT AWAY.
YOU WANT HELP?
WE GOT IT.
WE GOT IT.
BRING IN
OUR CARPENTERS HERE.
Vila: SO, IS THE KEY
TO A GOOD INSTALLATION
IS FASTENING THE DOOR
THROUGH THE CASING
OR THROUGH THE JAMB?
McDevitt: IDEALLY, YOU WANT
THE DOOR GOING THROUGH THE JAMB.
THE CASING ISN'T STRUCTURAL.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
TO HAVE SCREWS
GOING THROUGH WHERE
THE HINGES ARE LOCATED
TO KEEP THE STRENGTH
OF THE DOOR FROM SAGGING.
OK, BUT THEY'RE ALREADY
NAILING IN THE CASING.
RIGHT. NORMALLY, THEY'RE
JUST GOING TO TACK IT,
AND THEN THEY'RE GOING
TO READJUST IT WITH SCREWS
TO SQUARE IT
AND ADD STRENGTH.
EXACTLY.
SEE, HE'S
SQUARING IT NOW.
Lohr: SO HE'LL PLACE
4 NAILS IN THE CORNERS.
AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE
TO GO RIGHT IN,
OPEN THE DOOR UP,
AND PUT A COUPLE OF SCREWS IN
BEHIND THE 3 JAMB PLATES
AND ONE AT THE LATCH PLATE.
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
OK, NOW HOW DO YOU
KEEP THE DOOR FROM SAGGING IN?
McDevitt: BOB, WHAT WE DO
IS WE LEAVE THE TOP 2 SCREWS
OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY,
AND THE CARPENTER WILL SCREW
2 LONG SCREWS INTO THE JAMB
TO STOP THE DOOR
FROM SAGGING.
Vila: SO WHEN YOU SEE
A PRE-HUNG DOOR
THAT'S MISSING 2 SCREWS
UP THERE,
IT'S NOT THAT THEY FORGOT
TO DO THAT IN THE FACTORY.
IT'S JUST THAT THEY WANT YOU
TO ADD LONGER SCREWS THERE.
McDevitt: EXACTLY.
FOR STRUCTURAL STRENGTH.
Vila: OK, AND WES,
WHAT ABOUT AT THIS SIDE?
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO
TO STRENGTHEN THINGS THERE?
Lohr: HE'S GOING TO PUT
A SHIM IN,
AND WHAT IT DOES IS
IT KEEPS IT FROM SPLITTING
IF ANYONE WAS TO PUSH
ON THE DOOR
OR GIVE IT
ANY KIND OF A SHOT.
Vila: SO THAT'S THERE
FOR ADDED SECURITY.
ALL RIGHT. IT SURE DOES
MAKE INSTALLATION EASY.
WHAT ABOUT THE PAINT JOB?
WE RECOMMEND JUST
ONE COAT OF LATEX,
AND YOU'RE ALL DONE.
NICE AND SIMPLE.
THANKS, FELLAS.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL BE PUTTING IN
A BELLAWOOD
PREFINISHED MAPLE FLOOR.
OK. SO, SOD'S
COMING DOWN,
AND HARDWOOD FLOOR
IS COMING DOWN IN HERE,
AND LET'S SAY HI
TO TOM SULLIVAN FROM BELLAWOOD.
HI, BOB.
HOW ARE YOU?
AND THIS IS
AN EXCITING DAY,
BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY SEEING
A LOT OF FINISHINGS GOING DOWN.
WHAT TYPE OF FLOORING IS THIS
THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN?
THIS IS A BELLAWOOD
3 1/4" MAPLE.
IT'S A NATURAL MAPLE.
IT HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE
COLOR VARIATION THAN A SELECT.
AND WHEN YOU
SAY HARDWOOD,
NOTHING GETS HARDER
THAN MAPLE, RIGHT?
CORRECT. MAPLE IS 12% HARDER
THAN RED OAK.
SO IT'S
A VERY GOOD WOOD.
IT'S THE KIND
OF FLOOR THAT,
IF YOU'VE EVER
PLAYED BASKETBALL,
THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE FALLING ON.
YEAH. BASKETBALL
OR BOWLING ALLEYS.
EXACTLY. LET'S GET
CLOSE TO IT,
BECAUSE THERE IS
A FAIR AMOUNT
OF GRAIN PATTERN HERE
AND VARIATION,
AND GIVE US
A LITTLE EDUCATION.
WHAT DO YOU SPECIFY
WHEN YOU WANT
A BELLAWOOD MAPLE FLOOR?
WELL, THIS IS A NATURAL GRADE,
WHICH HAS THIS COLOR.
A SELECT GRADE WOULD BE
MORE LIKE THIS, MORE UNIFORM.
AND THEN THERE'S A GRADE
BELOW THE NATURAL,
WHICH IS RUSTIC,
WHICH YOU HAVE
THAT COLOR VARIATION
AND THEN SOME KNOTS--
TIGHT KNOTS,
BUT MORE KNOTS IN IT.
SO IT'S MOSTLY
A QUESTION
OF AESTHETICS
AND PERSONAL PREFERENCE?
CORRECT. YEAH, THE WOOD
IS THE SAME WOOD,
SAME HARDNESS
AND ALL THAT.
IT'S JUST THE LOOK
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND IN TERMS
OF THE ACTUAL WOOD
AND HOW IT'S MILLED,
DO I SEE A LITTLE BIT
OF A V GROOVE,
OR IS IT GOING TO BE
TOTALLY FLUSH?
THERE'S A VERY LITTLE
MICRO BEVEL ON THE EDGE,
JUST TO EVEN IT OFF.
IT'S PREFINISHED, SO IT HAS
THE FINISH ALREADY ON IT.
SO YOU NEED A LITTLE
MICRO BEVEL ON THE EDGE.
NOW TELL US
ABOUT THE FINISH.
THIS IS
KIND OF A SATIN?
YEAH, IT'S A SEMI-GLOSS
SATIN FINISH.
IT'S 8 COATS,
ALUMINUM-OXIDE-BASED FINISH.
NOW, WHEN YOU PUT
A FLOOR DOWN LIKE THIS,
WHAT KIND
OF A LIFE EXPECTANCY
DO YOU GUARANTEE
OR DO YOU EXPECT
IN TERMS OF NEVER HAVING
TO REFINISH IT OR WHAT?
WELL, THE BELLAWOOD HAS
A 50-YEAR FINISH WARRANTY.
IT HAS A VERY HIGH
TABER TEST.
THAT'S A LIFETIME
GUARANTEE, PRACTICALLY.
CORRECT. YEAH.
WITH NORMAL USE,
A GOOD HARDWOOD FLOOR
WILL LAST FOREVER.
NOW, DON'T THEY DO SOME SORT
OF TESTING IN THE LAB
WHERE THEY KEEP
POUNDING IT
OR RUBBING IT WITH SANDPAPER
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
YEAH. IT'S CALLED
THE TABER TEST,
AND THAT'S A WEIGHTED WHEEL
THAT WILL SPIN AROUND,
AND THE TABER TEST
IS THE AMOUNT OF SPINS
IT TAKES TO WEAR THROUGH
INTO THE WOOD,
AND THE BELLAWOOD IS ABOUT 1,600
OF A TABER TEST.
SO THAT'S
PRETTY GOOD.
YEAH, VERY GOOD.
GREAT. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT
HOW THEY'RE INSTALLING IT
BEFORE THEY START
MAKING NOISE AGAIN.
THEY'VE LAID OUT
A GOOD 4 OR 5 FEET
ACROSS THE WHOLE ROOM.
WHY IS THAT?
WELL, THEY KIND OF
RACK IT OUT, GET THE LENGTHS.
YOU DON'T WANT SEAMS
LINING RIGHT UP ON EACH OTHER.
SO THEY LAY IT OUT
AHEAD OF TIME
AND THEN PULL IT TOGETHER
AND NAIL IT DOWN AS THEY...
AS THEY'RE
PUTTING IT DOWN, YEAH.
AND THE LENGTHS THAT IT
COMES IN IN THE BOXES
VARY FROM WHAT?
FROM ABOUT
A FOOT AND A HALF TO--
YEAH, ABOUT A FOOT
TO 6 FOOT.
STANDARD FLOORING LENGTHS.
SO THAT YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WHEN YOU'RE LAYING IT OUT
BEFORE YOU NAIL IT,
YOU'VE KIND OF DONE
A PLEASING,
AESTHETICALLY PLEASING
ARRANGEMENT
OF ALL THE DIFFERENT
PIECES?
RIGHT. YOU DON'T
WANT 2 SEAMS
GOING RIGHT ACROSS
EACH OTHER.
Vila: RIGHT.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
ALL THE SEAMS ARE ALWAYS
SPACED OUT AND STAGGERED
BUT NOT RIGHT ON TOP
OF EACH OTHER.
CORRECT.
AND HERE WE'RE INSTALLING IT
ON TOP OF PLYWOOD.
RIGHT.
AND SO YOU'VE GOT
A LAYER OF ROSIN PAPER DOWN.
WHAT'S THIS FOR?
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT
OF A MOISTURE BARRIER,
AND THEN ALSO
FOR SQUEAKING.
IF YOU WERE GOING OVER
A CRAWLSPACE OR SOMETHING,
YOU WOULD USE A FELT PAPER,
LIKE A BLACK PAPER,
BUT THIS HAS
A FULL BASEMENT UNDER IT.
BUT IT'S GOOD
FOR SQUEAKING.
IT'LL KEEP IT
FROM SQUEAKING, YOU MEAN.
YEAH, CORRECT.
RIGHT. AND BELLAWOODS
HAS DONATED
TO ALL 4 HOUSES
THAT WE'RE BUILDING HERE.
SO EACH ONE OF THESE
IS BEING HARDWOOD-FLOORED
IN THE KITCHEN, DINING ROOM,
AND THE LIVING ROOM.
ABOUT, WHAT,
500 OR 600 FEET APIECE?
YEAH. ABOUT 550,
I BELIEVE, EACH HOUSE.
TERRIFIC.
WE THANK YOU, TOM.
THANK YOU.
NEXT, WE'LL SEE
A NEW TYPE OF GUTTER
THAT COLLECTS WATER
BUT KEEPS OUT LEAVES.
NEXT TIME ON
"BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
WE'LL BE BACK AT OUR
AFFORDABLE-HOUSE PROJECT.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A THERMA-TRU FIBERGLASS
COMPOSITE FRONT DOOR,
AND WE'LL BE PUTTING IN
PREFINISHED
BELLAWOOD MAPLE FLOORING.
ALSO, WE'LL SEE
A NEW TYPE OF GUTTER
THAT CATCHES THE RAIN
BUT KEEPS OUT THE LEAVES.
FINALLY,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
SOME MOLDED
WOOD FIBER INTERIOR DOORS
AND TRIMMING OUT A WINDOW
WITH FINGER JOINTED
PRE-PRIMED MOLDING.
DON'T MISS IT. THAT'S
NEXT TIME ON "HOME AGAIN."
NEXT TIME
ON "BOB VILA'S HOME AGAIN,"
IT'S PREFINISHED WOOD FLOORS,
INTERIOR DOORS,
AND A NEW TYPE OF GUTTER.
DON'T MISS IT.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE BUILDING
4 AFFORDABLE HOUSES HERE.
SO WE'RE SHOWING YOU DIFFERENT
ELEMENTS IN DIFFERENT HOUSES,
AND RIGHT NOW,
I'M ON THE BACKYARD DECK
OF THE RANCH HOUSE,
BUT A FEW DAYS AGO,
WE GOT TOGETHER
WITH A FELLOW
WHO IS INSTALLING
A DIFFERENT TYPE OF GUTTER,
A VERY IMPORTANT
BUILDING ELEMENT
IN A BAD CLIMATE AREA
LIKE NEW ENGLAND.
WATCH.
BILL POWERS IS WITH ME NOW,
THE GUTTER PRO.
WE'RE GOING TO
LEARN ABOUT
A DIFFERENT TYPE
OF ALUMINUM GUTTER.
WHAT DO YOU
CALL THIS?
THIS IS
A LEAFGUARD GUTTER.
SO THIS IS THE PART
THAT'S ON TOP.
SO LEAVES CAN NEVER
GET INTO THE GUTTER.
THAT'S RIGHT.
HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS?
WELL, IT COMES OUT
OF A MACHINE.
IT'S ONE
FLAT COIL STOCK
THAT COMES ROLLED OUT
OF THE MACHINE,
AND BASICALLY WE CAN
MAKE ANY LENGTH.
SO THE MACHINE
PUTS IN THAT BEND
AND THAT RIGHT ANGLE
AND THAT RIGHT ANGLE
AND THIS CRIMP
AND THEN THIS CURVE HERE
ALL IN ONE...
ONE EXTRUSION?
YES.
ALL RIGHT.
Vila: THE BEAUTY
OF THIS SYSTEM
IS THAT THE MACHINE
CAN FABRICATE
THE EXACT LENGTH
THAT YOU NEED,
WHETHER IT'S 10 FEET
OR 20 OR EVEN 30 FEET,
AND THE FABRICATOR
ON THE TRUCK
HAS ALL THE TOOLS NEEDED
TO MAKE THE CUTOFFS,
DRILL THE HOLES
FOR THE CONDUCTOR PIPE,
AND GET THE WHOLE THING DONE
IN A JIFFY.
BUT THE INTERESTING THING
IS THAT, I MEAN,
THIS GOES RIGHT
ON THE EAVE THERE,
AND YOU'D THINK YOU NEED
TO BE OPENED UP
SO THAT THE RAIN
CAN FALL INTO THE GUTTER.
HOW'S THE WATER
GOING TO GET IN HERE?
WELL, THE THEORY IS
BEHIND LIQUID ADHESION,
WHEREAS THE WATER WILL
FOLLOW YOUR ROOF SHINGLE
DIRECTLY ONTO
THE ROOF OF THE GUTTER.
AND THEN DIRECTLY IN.
NO MATTER WHAT
THE HEAVY RAINFALL IS.
REALLY? LET'S TAKE
A LOOK AT IT
UP AT THE EAVES
TO SEE HOW IT'S INSTALLED.
Vila: SO, THE BEAUTY
OF ALUMINUM
IS THAT IT'S
PRETTY LIGHTWEIGHT,
NOT LIKE INSTALLING
AN OLD-FASHIONED WOODEN GUTTER,
AND ONE MAN CAN DO IT.
SO, BILL, WHAT KIND
OF FASTENERS ARE USED HERE?
Powers: WELL, THERE'S
AN INTERNAL HANGER.
IT'S A HARD VINYL
MOLDED WITH A SCREW INSERT
THAT WE DRILL RIGHT THROUGH
THE FACE OF THE GUTTER.
Vila: AND YOU JUST HAVE
A GALVI HEX HEAD SCREW
THAT GOES
RIGHT THROUGH THERE.
Powers: YEAH.
THAT'S AN INCH AND A HALF.
Vila: AND YOU'VE PROVIDED
BLOCKS UP THERE
SO THAT THE ACTUAL BACKSIDE
OF THE GUTTER
IS KEPT AWAY
FROM THE FASCIA.
Powers: THAT GIVES US
THE CLEARANCE
FOR THE WATER TO HIT
THE TOP OF THE GUTTER
SO IT WILL DIRECTLY FLOW IN
AND NOW OVERSHOOT IT.
NOW, WHAT'S THE COST
OF THIS KIND
OF INSTALLATION?
THE COST IS BASICALLY DONE
AT A LINEAL FOOT,
DEPENDING
ON THE APPLICATION,
BUT IT'S USUALLY AROUND
$10 A LINEAL FOOT INSTALLED.
OK. AND THAT
INCLUDES
THE CONDUCTORS
AND EVERYTHING?
YES. BASICALLY,
IT WOULD INCLUDE
THE CONDUCTORS
AND EVERYTHING.
TERRIFIC. I CAN'T WAIT
FOR A RAINSTORM. THANKS.
COMING UP NEXT,
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
WOOD MOLDED INTERIOR DOORS.
NOW, ONE OF THE KEY THINGS
IN AFFORDABILITY IN A HOUSE
IS TRIM STOCK DOORS
AND ALL THE COMPONENTS
THAT ARE NOT TOO PRICEY.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR DOOR?
YES, BOB. THIS DOOR
IS MADE
BY THE JELD-WEN
DOOR AND WINDOW COMPANY.
IT'S A MOLDED
WOOD FIBER DOOR.
BASICALLY, WHAT THEY HAVE
IS 2 MOLDED SKINS,
ONE ON EACH SIDE
OF THE DOOR.
AND IT COMES PRE-HUNG
AND PRE-TRIMMED?
YES.
AND JOHN, DO YOU NEED
TO TAKE THE TRIM OFF NOW?
YES.
SO, IS THE TRIM
ALSO MOLDED, OR IS IT...
NO. THE TRIM IS A PRIME
FINGER JOINTED MATERIAL
WITH A SPLIT JAMB OPTION
WHICH ALLOWS HIM
TO INSTALL THE DOOR--
FINGER JOINTED,
BUT IT'S WOOD.
YES.
BUT ANYWAY,
GETTING BACK TO THE DOOR,
IT'S MADE OUT OF...
IT'S A WOOD FIBER
MATERIAL.
IT'S ALL
RE-CLAIMED MATERIAL.
I SEE. YEAH.
BASICALLY A SKIN
ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE,
BLOCKING IN BETWEEN
EACH PANEL.
AND THIS HAPPENS TO BE
A HOLLOW CORE DOOR.
YEAH.
IT'S A CLOSET.
WE ALSO HAVE
SOLID CORE DOORS,
WHICH WE CALL
THE PRO-CORE DOOR.
THAT ALLOWS 50% LESS
NOISE TRANSMISSION.
OH, THAT'S
VERY INTERESTING.
FOR BATHROOMS,
FACILITIES...
THAT'S A GOOD FEATURE
IN A SMALL HOUSE
WITH POTENTIALLY
A LARGE FAMILY.
NOW, IS THE FRAME
NICE AND PLUMB?
IT IS.
IT'S REAL NICE.
GOOD.
[NAIL GUN FIRING]
SO ESSENTIALLY,
IT COMES TO THE JOBSITE,
YOU TAKE OFF
THE CARDBOARD PROTECTORS,
AND YOU SHOOT IT
IN PLACE.
ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT'S THE COST
OF THE DOOR?
PETER.
THE COST OF THE DOOR
IS ABOUT $85
FOR THE PRE-HUNG DOOR
INCLUDING THE LOCK SET.
INCLUDING THE LOCK SET?
THAT'S TERRIFIC.
BECAUSE THEY'RE USING
RE-CLAIMED MATERIALS,
A WOOD DOOR WOULD PROBABLY
BE TWICE AS MUCH.
USING A WOOD FIBER
PRODUCT
ALLOWS THE COST TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED.
AND WHAT'S
THE MATERIAL
THAT BINDS
THE WOOD FIBER PRODUCT?
THEY'RE BASICALLY USING
GLUES AND RESINS TO DO THAT,
AND BASICALLY USING
A WOOD PERIMETER
AROUND THE WHOLE DOOR,
AND AGAIN, THE BLOCKING
IN BETWEEN EACH PANEL
FOR STABILITY.
OK. IS THAT
DONE, JOHN?
THAT'S IT.
A COUPLE MORE NAILS.
[NAIL GUN FIRING]
THAT'S IT.
ALL RIGHT. NOW, THE TRIM
THAT'S GOING AROUND THE WINDOWS
IS THE SAME DESIGN, RIGHT?
BUT IT'S NOT MANMADE. IT'S...
Anderson: THIS MATERIAL
IS WOOD,
AND IT'S FINGER JOINTED
WOOD MATERIAL
WITH A PRIMER COAT ON IT.
PONDEROSA OR WHAT?
NO. IT'S
AN ARKANSAS PINE.
AND THE ADVANTAGE
TO THIS TRIM
IS THAT IT'S, OF COURSE,
PRIMED ALREADY,
WHICH SAVES AN EXTRA
COAT OF PAINTING.
AND IT ALLOWS,
YOU KNOW,
A QUICKER,
FASTER JOB AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL
GET OUT OF JOHN'S WAY
AND WATCH HIM
PUT IT TOGETHER.
YEAH.
[NAIL GUN FIRING]
CENTER NAILER,
BUT YOU CAN LEVEL IT OUT.
YEAH, IT'S INTERESTING,
BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF WORK
THAT HAS TO BE
DONE ON-SITE
IS REDUCED
BY USING THIS MILLWORK.
THAT'S A QUICK WAY OF GETTING
THE RIGHT MEASUREMENT.
CUT IT OFF AT THE BOTTOM
WITH YOUR MITER BOX,
AND THEN IT WILL BE DONE.
[SAW WHIRRING]
ALL RIGHT. SO, ANY TIME
YOU'RE PUTTING CASING TOGETHER,
IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA
TO USE A LITTLE GLUE
AT THE MITER UP THERE.
AND THIS IS
A NICE PROFILE MOLDING.
Anderson: YES. THIS IS
THE MOST COMMON MOLDING
THAT WE FIND HERE
IN THIS REGION.
THIS TYPE OF MOLDING HERE
AS WELL AS THE DOOR--
IT'S A COLONIAL TRIM,
AND IT'S VERY POPULAR.
Vila: AND YOU GUYS DISTRIBUTE
MOLDINGS AND TRIM STOCK
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, RIGHT?
Anderson: YES, WE DO.
WE'RE IN 27 STATES.
WE HAVE
OVER 230 LOCATIONS,
AND WE DO MILLWORK, LUMBER,
WINDOWS, CABINETS, AND SO FORTH.
Vila: TERRIFIC.
WELL, IT LOOKS REAL GOOD, JOHN.
THANKS.
THANKS, FELLAS.
THANKS, BOB.
WELL, WE'RE DONE,
AND WE'VE GOT A LAWN.
BUT WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING
KITCHEN CABINETS, COUNTERTOPS,
ALSO DOING
SOME INTERIOR PAINTING,
AND PUTTING IN
THE FURNACE.
TILL THEN,
I'M BOB VILA.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
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