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1517 - Paneling the Kitchen, Installing Hot Water, and Hanging Doors
January 3-9, 2005 | July 4-10, 2005
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HI. I'M BOB VILA.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
TO OUR PROJECT ON MANHATTAN'S
UPPER WEST SIDE.
TODAY WE'RE INSTALLING
A WAINSCOT PANELING SYSTEM
IN THE KITCHEN THAT'S PRIMED
AND READY FOR PAINT.
ALSO, WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES
OF A TANKLESS HOT WATER SYSTEM,
AND FINALLY, WE'LL SHOW YOU
ALL THE STEPS INVOLVED
IN HANGING A DOOR,
FROM ROUTING OUT FOR THE HINGES
TO ASSEMBLING THE JAMBS.
STICK AROUND.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HOME AGAIN.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
SEARS
JASON HILL IS HERE FROM
NEW ENGLAND CLASSIC,
AND THEY MAKE WALL
PANELING SYSTEMS.
WELCOME, JASON.
THANK YOU.
TELL ME WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT HERE.
THIS IS
A NEW ENGLAND CLASSIC
CLASSIC AMERICAN
WALL PANELING.
IT'S A FLAT PANEL.
A FLAT PANEL,
TOTALLY FLAT,
AS OPPOSED TO
A RAISED PANEL,
WHICH WOULD BE MORE
OF A COLONIAL LOOK.
RIGHT.
SO THIS IS KIND OF
AESTHETICALLY ANCHORED
IN WHAT PERIOD?
PRIMARILY,
THE ARTS AND CRAFTS
SHAKER STYLE.
SO LATE 1800s.
YES.
GOOD.
AND WHAT'S IT
MADE OUT OF?
IT'S A MEDIUM DENSITY
FIBERBOARD.
THE LINEAL COMPONENTS--
THE RAILS, THE CAP,
AND THE SHOE--
ALL HAVE A MELAMINE
PAPER WRAP
SO THEY STAY
NICE AND SMOOTH
AND YOU DON'T
GET ANY TEAR-OUT
WHERE THE BEADS ARE,
AND THE PANELS COME
PRIMED AND READY TO HANG.
THIS IS PAINT GRADE,
WHICH IS WHAT WE
WANTED IN HERE
BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT WE'RE GONNA
BE ABLE TO PAINT IT
SO THAT IT'S
AN EXACT MATCH WITH
THE KITCHEN CABINETS,
WHICH ARE BEING MADE
BY A SEPARATE COMPANY
IN A SEPARATE SHOP.
OK. SO LET'S LOOK AT
HOW THE WHOLE SYSTEM
GETS INSTALLED
BECAUSE THE PANELS
THEMSELVES
ARE SIMPLY SHEETS
THAT ARE, WHAT, ABOUT
A QUARTER-INCH THICK?
ABOUT 3/8.
AND, JOHN, WHAT'S
THE ADHESIVE THAT
YOU'VE PUT ON THERE?
THIS IS JUST
NORMAL PL
THAT YOU'D USE
IN ANY MINOR CONSTRUCTION.
RIGHT, NORMAL
PANEL ADHESIVE
THAT GETS USED
ALL OVER THE PLACE,
AND, JASON, WHAT'S
THE POINT OF HAVING
TO PUT THE ADHESIVE
ON THERE?
Hill:
WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
IT HOLDS IT TO THE WALL
WHILE IT'S BEING INSTALLED
SO IT DOESN'T FALL DOWN,
AND SECOND OF ALL,
IT FORCES IT
AWAY FROM THE WALL
AND INTO THE STILE.
SO IT TAKES UP ANY SPACES
BETWEEN THE STILE
AND THE PANEL
SO YOU GET A NICE,
SMOOTH, TIGHT FINISH.
THE STILE IS
THE VERTICAL PIECE.
HORIZONTAL PIECES
ARE CALLED RAILS,
BUT THE STILES ARE
THE VERTICAL PIECES
THAT YOU SEE IN BETWEEN
EACH ONE OF THESE
FLAT PANELS.
OK?
Vila: SO THE IDEA IS
TO FIT IT INTO EACH ONE
OF THESE RABBETED
STILE ENDS
SO THAT IT GETS
LOCKED IN THERE, RIGHT?
Hill: RIGHT.
SO YOU DO HAVE TO
TAKE CARE THAT EACH
INDIVIDUAL PIECE
IS INSTALLED PERFECTLY
PLUMB AND LEVEL.
YES.
OTHERWISE, YOU COULD
END UP WITH A MESSY JOB,
BUT, JOHN, IS THIS
THE KIND OF INSTALLATION
THAT A DO-IT-YOURSELFER
OR A HOMEOWNER
COULD CONTEMPLATE?
ABSOLUTELY. YEAH.
IT'S SIMPLE ENOUGH.
ONCE YOU ENSURE
YOUR BASEBOARD IS LEVEL,
EVERYTHING JUST KICKS
INTO PLACE AFTER THAT.
AND WHAT ABOUT LAYING IT
OUT IN THE ROOM?
I MEAN, THIS
IS A VERY BIG ROOM.
WHERE DID YOU
GET STARTED?
WELL, THE IMPORTANT THING
TO DO IS JUST MAKE SURE
THAT YOU START--
FIND THE CENTER
OF YOUR ROOM,
AND IF YOU CENTER THAT
ON YOUR PANEL,
IT'S EASY FROM THERE.
OK. SO YOU'VE FOUND
THE CENTER OF THE ROOM,
AND THEN YOU PLACED
ONE PANEL RIGHT DEAD
ON CENTER THERE
SO THAT GOING IN
EITHER DIRECTION, YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE EQUIDISTANCE,
AND YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE END STILES THAT
ARE THE SAME WIDTH.
EXACTLY, YEAH.
YOUR END STILES
WILL BE THE SAME.
OK. WELL, WE'RE
GONNA WATCH YOU,
AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK AT THESE
COMPONENTS DOWN HERE.
JASON, THE PIECES
THAT ARE SUPPLIED
FOR THE TOPS,
THESE RIGHT HERE,
THEY, TOO,
ARE MDO, RIGHT?
YES, THEY ARE, AND THEY'RE
MELAMINE-PAPER-WRAPPED
TO KEEP THEM
NICE AND SMOOTH
AND READY TO PAINT.
OK, BUT IS A SYSTEM
LIKE THIS AVAILABLE
IN, LIKE,
WOOD FINISHES?
ABSOLUTELY.
WE PROVIDE THEM IN OAK,
MAPLE, AND CHERRY.
WE CAN PROVIDE THEM
UNFINISHED,
AND WE HAVE A VARIETY
OF STANDARD FINISHES...
SO IT'S NOT ANY KIND
OF A PHOTO FINISH.
IT'S ACTUAL
WOOD VENEER?
IT'S A WOOD VENEER.
WOOD VENEER
APPLIED OVER MDO.
OVER THE MDO. YEAH.
OK.
WELL, LET'S WATCH AS
THEY MAKE PROGRESS HERE.
WHEN YOU'VE
GOT A PRODUCT
THAT'S THIS THIN,
IT'S ALSO
A GOOD IDEA TO APPLY
THE PANEL ADHESIVES
SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY KIND OF BUCKLING
OR MOVEMENT
AWAY FROM THE WALL.
Hill: RIGHT.
[HAMMER TAPPING]
Vila: SO THIS IS
LOOKING VERY NICE.
IF A HOMEOWNER WANTS
TO PUT THIS IN IN HIS
OWN REMODELING PROJECT,
HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT IT?
DO YOU HAVE TO HIRE
AN ARCHITECT?
NO.
ACTUALLY, THE EASIEST WAY
TO DO IT IS TO GO
TO OUR WEB SITE--
NEWENGLANDCLASSIC.COM.
WE OFFER FREE
DESIGN SERVICE.
YOU CAN FIND DESIGN
REQUEST FORMS
FOR REGULAR STRAIGHT
WALLS LIKE THIS
OR STAIRS, BECAUSE
THE MEASUREMENTS
ARE DIFFERENT,
AND OUR DESIGNERS
CAN LAY OUT YOUR
WALL PANELING
AND PROVIDE A MATERIAL LIST
THAT YOU CAN TAKE
TO WHICHEVER LOCAL DEALER
IS CLOSEST TO YOU.
I SEE. AMAZING.
SO THEY'RE
ALMOST FINISHED.
[HAMMER TAPPING]
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
SO, JASON, THIS
IS THE TOP RAIL,
AND THERE WILL BE TWO
COMPONENTS THERE WITH
A CAP, AS WELL, RIGHT?
Hill: YES,
THE 4-INCH RAIL
AND THE CAP.
NOW, WHAT
DID YOU CALL IT?
THE 4-INCH RAIL
AND THE CAP.
AND, JOHN, WHY DO
WE PUT A SCARF CUT
ON IT LIKE THAT,
A SLASH CUT?
McEvoy: IF THERE'S EVER
ANY SHRINKAGE OR ANYTHING,
IF YOU JUST PUT IT TOGETHER,
IF THERE'S EVER
ANY SHRINKAGE,
YOU'D SEE THE GAP.
YEAH. SO YOU WANT
TO AVOID A BUTT JOINT
BECAUSE YOU MIGHT
SEE A GAP AS IT SHRINKS,
BUT THIS DOESN'T
SHRINK MUCH.
THIS IS PRETTY STABLE.
Hill:
ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH.
Vila:
AND THE RECOMMENDED
PLACE TO NAIL
IS AT THE BEAD, RIGHT?
Hill: YES.
ALL RIGHT.
THEN THE FINAL PIECE
IS, AS YOU'RE CALLING IT,
A CAP PIECE THAT
GOES RIGHT THERE, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
AND IT REALLY
GIVES IT A VERY NICE
19th-CENTURY FINISH.
THANK YOU, JASON.
THANKS, FELLAS.
IT LOOKS VERY GOOD.
THANKS A LOT.
Vila: WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES
OF A TANKLESS HOT WATER SYSTEM.
Vila: AND NOW
LET'S JOIN CHRIS VILA
AND ROBERT KIRKPATRICK,
WHO'S HERE FROM RINNAI,
RIGHT, ROBERT?
I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE ABOUT TO
TAKE THE COVER OFF,
BUT, CHRIS, THIS--
THIS IS
THE RINNAI CONTINUUM.
THE CONTINUUM.
YEAH. RIGHT.
HE WAS JUST ABOUT TO TELL ME
WHAT THE ADVANTAGES
OF USING THE TANKLESS
WATER SYSTEM.
THERE'S 3 MAIN ADVANTAGES
TO A TANKLESS WATER HEATER
VERSUS A TANK.
ONE WOULD BE
THE SPACE SAVINGS.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
THIS HANGS ON THE WALL
AND TAKES UP
VERY LITTLE SPACE.
TAKES UP
NO FLOOR SPACE,
FREEING UP THAT 12 TO 16
SQUARE FOOT OF SPACE.
THE SECOND WOULD BE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
WE'RE UP TO 70%
MORE EFFICIENT
THAN A GAS-FIRE TANK--
I'M SORRY--
THAN AN ELECTRIC-FIRE TANK,
AND THEN FINALLY,
THE ENDLESS SUPPLY
OF HOT WATER THAT WE'RE
ABLE TO OFFER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S
COUNTERINTUITIVE
TO LOOK
AT SOMETHING
THIS SMALL
AND SAY, "IT'S
AN ENDLESS SUPPLY
OF HOT WATER."
WELL, WE'RE NOT HEATING
HOT WATER WE DON'T NEED
TO BE HEATING, CORRECT?
EXACTLY.
IT'S ONLY HEATING THE WATER
WHEN YOU NEED IT.
WHEN YOU ASK FOR HOT WATER,
IT FIRES UP
AND HEATS THE WATER
AS YOU USE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, YOU WERE
IN THE PROCESS
OF TAKING OFF
THE COVER.
I CAN'T WAIT
BECAUSE
IT'S PROBABLY ALL
WIDGETS IN THERE,
BUT ARE THERE
EXCHANGE PLATES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT?
WELL, THERE'S A COPPER
HEAT EXCHANGER IN HERE,
AND WHAT THE PROCESS IS,
IS WATER WILL ACTUALLY
ENTER THE UNIT
AND PASS THROUGH
A FLOW-CONTROL DEVICE
THAT SENSES FLOW.
THAT TELLS THE UNIT,
"WE HAVE FLOW.
ACTIVATE THE BURNER."
"TURN
YOURSELF ON."
"TURN YOURSELF ON."
WE'RE, AT THE SAME TIME,
MEASURING
THE WATER TEMPERATURE
THAT'S ENTERING THE UNIT
SO IT KNOWS HOW MUCH HEAT
IS GOING TO NEED TO BE APPLIED.
SO IF IT'S THE DEAD
OF WINTER,
IT'S GONNA NEED
MORE BTUs TO
HEAT THE WATER.
THAT IS CORRECT.
NOW, WE CAN ALSO
SET LIMITS IN DIFFERENT
AREAS, CAN'T WE,
SO THAT PEOPLE
DON'T GET BURNT?
YOU CAN MOUNT
REMOTE CONTROLS
IN UP TO 3
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
AND ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE,
BUT YOU CAN ONLY HAVE
ONE OUTPUT TEMPERATURE
AT A TIME.
IT IS STILL ONE
HEAT EXCHANGER.
RIGHT.
SO WATER COMES UP,
PASSES THROUGH
THE HEAT EXCHANGER--
SO THERE'S
AN ACTUAL FLAME
IN THERE?
THERE IS, AND HERE'S YOUR
LITTLE WINDOW RIGHT HERE
WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY
WATCH THE BURNERS
RAMPING UP AND DOWN
AS YOU CHANGE THE FLOW RATE
GOING THROUGH THE UNIT.
NOW, CHRIS,
THE WAY YOU GUYS
HAVE DESIGNED
THE FLOOR-THROUGH,
THERE ARE TWO
OF THESE, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
WE'RE PUTTING IN
TWO OF THESE,
AND BASICALLY,
ONE OF THESE,
THIS ONE HERE,
IS GONNA BE PROVIDING
ALL THE HOT WATER
FOR THE PERIMETER HEAT,
FOR ALL THE RADIATORS.
REALLY? THAT'S GONNA
HEAT THE WHOLE UNIT?
THE ENTIRE UNIT.
EXACTLY.
THEN WE HAVE A SEPARATE UNIT
THAT GONNA BE HEATING
ALL OF THE SHOWERS,
WASHERS, DRYER--
EVERYTHING ELSE.
OH, WOW.
NOW, ROBERT,
WHAT'S THIS FOR?
THIS IS THE EXHAUST
AND INTAKE.
WE ACTUALLY UTILIZE
A CONCENTRIC-TYPE VENT PIPE
WHERE WE'RE DRAWING
OUR OWN COMBUSTION AIR IN
AND EXHAUSTING
THROUGH ONE PENETRATION.
SURE. SO THIS
HASN'T BEEN
INSTALLED YET.
I WONDER IF I CAN
GET IT OFF.
YEAH.
THERE YOU GO.
SO WHAT YOU'VE GOT
IS A DOUBLE WALL.
YOU HAVE A 3-INCH EXHAUST
WITH A 5 1/4 AIR INTAKE
AROUND IT.
SO THE EXHAUST
GOES UP,
AND THIS IS
THE INTAKE AROUND
THE PERIMETER.
THAT IS CORRECT.
THAT'S GREAT,
AND, YOU KNOW,
IS IT REALLY
COST-EFFECTIVE?
IT IS.
IT'S UP TO 70%
MORE EFFICIENT
THAN AN ELECTRIC TANK,
AND ON THE FRONT SIDE,
IT'S 2 1/2 TO 3 TIMES
THE COST OF
A TRADITIONAL TANK
WITH A PAYBACK
OF 2 TO 4 YEARS.
AND IT IS
GAS-FIRED.
IT IS GAS-FIRED.
GREAT.
THANK YOU,
ROBERT.
THANK YOU.
Vila: NEXT WE'LL SHOW YOU
ALL THE STEPS INVOLVED
IN ASSEMBLING THE JAMBS
AND HANGING A DOOR.
Vila: NEXT TIME ON...
WE'LL BE BACK AT OUR
FLOOR-THROUGH APARTMENT PROJECT
ON MANHATTAN'S UPPER WEST SIDE.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING
A WAINSCOT PANELING SYSTEM
IN THE KITCHEN THAT'S PRIMED
AND READY FOR PAINT.
WE'LL ALSO BE TALKING
ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES
OF A TANKLESS HOT WATER SYSTEM.
FINALLY, WE'LL SHOW YOU
ALL THE STEPS INVOLVED
IN HANGING A DOOR,
FROM ROUTING OUT FOR THE HINGES,
ASSEMBLING THE JAMBS,
AND CHECKING THE SWING.
SO DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TIME
ON "HOME AGAIN."
NEXT TIME ON...
IT'S HANGING A DOOR,
A WAINSCOT PANELING SYSTEM,
AND A TANKLESS HOT WATER HEATER.
DON'T MISS IT.
OK. WE'RE GONNA BE HANGING
SOME DOORS NOW.
THESE ARE FROM WOODPORT,
AND THEY'RE WHAT THEY CALL MDF,
MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD,
BUT THE KEY THING
IS THAT WE'VE CHOSEN A DESIGN
WHICH IS APPROPRIATE
TO OUR 1890s HOUSE.
IT'S A 5-PANEL DOOR.
THIS EXTRA HORIZONTAL PANEL IS,
IN TERMS OF THE STYLE,
SOMETHING THAT'S APPROPRIATE
TO THE KIND OF HOUSE
THAT WE GOT HERE,
AND THEY'RE PAINT GRADE,
WHICH IS GREAT
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT
A DOOR THAT'S GONNA
TAKE A NICE FINISH,
AND HERE--BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
BEAUTIFUL FLOORS
THAT, OBVIOUSLY, ARE COVERED UP
RIGHT NOW; YOU CAN'T SEE IT--
BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE
NATURAL WOOD PRODUCTS.
WE COULD HAVE CHOSEN
SOMETHING LIKE CHERRY,
BUT THESE ARE GONNA BE PAINTED,
AND NOW WE HAVE
EDDIE AND JOHN,
WHO ARE GONNA
SHOW US THE TRICKS
TO GETTING
A DOOR PREHUNG
AND THEN INSTALLED
IN PLACE.
NOW, BEFORE YOU
DO ANYTHING,
THIS IS WHAT YOU
CALL A JIG, RIGHT?
SURE, YEAH,
OR A HORSE...
OR A HORSE, AND
THIS IS ONE OF
THE KEY THINGS.
SURE. IT ONLY JUST
STABILIZES THE DOOR,
AND IF YOU NEED TO WORK,
YOU KNOW, THERE'S GONNA BE
A BIT OF MOVEMENT
IN THE DOOR.
IT JUST MAKES SURE
THAT NOTHING MOVES
WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY
WORKING ON THE DOOR.
AND VERY OFTEN,
YOU'LL BUY A DOOR
THAT'S PREHUNG,
AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS STICK IT
IN THE OPENING,
BUT WITH PROJECTS
LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE BETTER OFF
DOING IT ON SITE,
AREN'T YOU?
ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, EDDIE, ARE YOU
READY TO DO A LITTLE
ROUTING HERE?
YES.
HE'S CREATED
A JIG HERE
THAT WILL ALLOW HIM
TO GUIDE THE ROUTER
AND THE ROUTER BIT
TO CUT OUT JUST
THE RIGHT AMOUNT
OF MORTISING
FOR THE HINGE.
WHERE DID I SEE
THOSE HINGES?
OH, HERE THEY ARE.
THE HINGES
ARE SOLID BRASS,
AND THEY'RE
BALL BEARING HINGES,
WHICH ARE ALWAYS
A GOOD IDEA TO SPEC
WHEN YOU'RE
PUTTING IN HEAVIER
OR OVERSIZED DOORS.
GO AHEAD, EDDIE.
LET'S ROUT IT OUT.
OK. SO NOW WE REMOVE
THE JIG FROM HERE
AND USE IT DOWN
AT THE OTHER END,
AND, JOHN,
THESE ARE MDF DOORS,
SO IN TERMS OF ADJUSTMENTS
OR CHISELING OR ANYTHING,
THERE'S NOT MUCH
TO DO, RIGHT?
NOT A WHOLE LOT, NO.
SOMETIMES JUST
AN ORDINARY UTILITY KNIFE
CAN BE ALL THAT'S REQUIRED
JUST TO SQUARE UP
THE CORNERS.
JUST TO SQUARE
THE CORNERS
BECAUSE THE ROUTER
BIT, OF COURSE,
CUTS A LITTLE BIT
OF A ROUNDED CORNER.
AND JUST SQUARED IT UP
WITH THAT.
I'M GONNA JUST
GIVE IT A FIRST LOOK
AND SEE HOW IT FITS.
THAT'S A PERFECT FIT.
AND THEN WE'RE NOT GONNA
DRIVE THE BRASS SCREWS
THAT COME WITH THE HINGE
UNTIL THE VERY FINAL
MOMENTS AROUND HERE.
IN THE MEANTIME,
YOU'LL JUST INSTALL THEM
WITH SHEET ROCK SCREWS?
YEAH. IN CASE WE EVER
HAVE TO ADJUST THIS DOOR,
YOU KNOW,
THE BRASS SCREWS
ARE VERY SOFT.
YEAH, AND YOU
DON'T WANT TO
BREAK A SCREW.
SURE. SO WE JUST
TACK IT TEMPORARILY.
THAT'S IT.
AND NOW WE'LL START
THE SAME THING
AT THE OTHER END
OF THE DOOR.
AND PUT THE OTHER
ONE ON THERE,
AND THEN THE NEXT
STEP WILL BE
TO ACTUALLY CREATE
THE JAMBS, RIGHT?
SURE. YEAH.
THE NEXT THING
WE'RE GONNA DO IS,
WE'RE GONNA PUT THE FRAME
FOR THE DOOR TOGETHER.
OK. ALL RIGHT.
SO ALL
THE TRIM STOCK
FOR THE BUILDING
IS POPLAR, WHICH IS
A GOOD, AFFORDABLE
ALTERNATIVE TO PINE,
AND IT'S
ALSO VERY STABLE
AND FUN TO WORK WITH
AND TAKES PAINT
REALLY WELL.
IN ORDER TO GUIDE
YOURSELF AND YOUR ROUTER
TO PUT THE HINGES
ONTO THE FLAT STOCK
THAT WILL BE THE JAMBS,
WE'RE DOING
AN ALTERNATIVE
TO A JIG,
WHICH REALLY
JUST INVOLVES
3 PIECES OF WOOD,
AND GO AHEAD, EDDIE,
AND PUT THEM DOWN.
THE KEY THING HERE
IS TO DO THE ARITHMETIC
CAREFULLY.
YOU WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY
THE DIMENSION
BETWEEN THE BIT,
THE CENTER POINT
OF THE ROUTER,
AND THE OUTER EDGE,
AND YOU ADD THAT
TO THE SIZE
OF THE HINGE,
AND YOU MARK IT,
OBVIOUSLY,
EXACTLY WHERE IT NEEDS
TO BE TO CORRESPOND
TO THE DOOR...
AND NOW WE'RE
SET TO ROUT AGAIN.
THE ROUTER ALWAYS GIVES
YOU A UNIFORM DEPTH
AND A FLAT SURFACE
TO APPLY THAT HINGE.
IF YOUR DOING IT
THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY
WITH A HAMMER
AND CHISEL,
YOU HAVE TO BE
PRETTY GOOD AT IT
TO GET THAT PERFECT,
UNIFORM FLATNESS.
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
NOW WE'VE GOT A HEADER PIECE
AND THE TWO JAMB PIECES,
AND THEY'RE APPLYING
SOME GLUE TO THE HEADER
PRIOR TO DRIVING
SOME SCREWS THROUGH THE TOP
TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.
LINE THIS UP.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN.
WATCH IT. GOOD.
Vila: AND NOW WE'LL
USE A FRAMING SQUARE
TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE ABSOLUTELY SQUARE
BEFORE PUTTING IN
SOME TEMPORARY STRAPS
TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING.
WATCH OUT.
OK?
YEAH.
OK.
Vila: ALL RIGHT.
THAT WILL KEEP IT
NICE AND SQUARE
WHILE WE TRANSPORT IT
FROM THE FLAT
TO THE VERTICAL
IN THE ACTUAL OPENING.
ALL RIGHT.
SO NOW WE'VE GOT OUR JAMB,
AND IT GOES INTO
THE ROUGH OPENING
FOR WHAT WILL BE
A UTILITY CLOSET...
Vila: AND NOW ALL WE GOT
TO DO IS PLUMB IT UP
AND SECURE IT,
AND IF YOU DRIVE ONE SCREW
IN AT THE HEADER...
YOU'LL STILL HAVE
ENOUGH PLAY TO MAKE
ANY ADJUSTMENTS
WITH THE JAMB SIDES.
OK.
OK. CAREFUL.
OK, OK.
THAT'LL BE
ALL RIGHT.
THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR
NEEDS TO BE TRIMMED
BY JUST AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH,
SO WE'VE SET DOWN
A GUIDE FOR THE SAW,
PUT DOWN SOME TAPE
TO PROTECT THE SURFACE
OF THE DOOR.
Vila: AND AGAIN,
WE'RE USING TEMPORARY SCREWS
BECAUSE DURING THE REST
OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS,
IF THE DOOR HAS TO BE REMOVED,
WE DON'T WANT TO DAMAGE
THE SHINY BRASS SCREWS.
AND LET'S SEE
HOW SHE SWINGS, JOHN.
AND THAT IS ONE ALTERNATIVE
TO HANGING A DOOR.
LOOKS GOOD.
NOT BAD. THANK YOU.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH A PREVIEW OF OUR NEXT SHOW.
ALL RIGHT. THAT WRAPS THINGS UP.
COME HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK,
WHEN WE'RE GONNA BE BACK
AT OUR AFFORDABLE-HOUSE PROJECT
ON CAPE COD.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT
MAKES A HOUSE AFFORDABLE.
WE'LL ALSO LOOK AT A NEW TYPE
OF MAINTENANCE-FREE FENCING.
WE'LL BE SIDING THE HOUSE
WITH SMARTSIDE LAP SIDING,
AND FINALLY, WE'LL BE BLOWING IN
FIBERGLASS INSULATION.
TILL THEN, I'M BOB VILA.
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