1 00:00:00,733 --> 00:00:02,666 Kevin: Today on "This Old House"... 2 00:00:02,733 --> 00:00:03,966 When it comes to siding your house, 3 00:00:04,033 --> 00:00:05,366 there are more choices than ever. 4 00:00:05,433 --> 00:00:07,433 And you'll never guess what this is made of. 5 00:00:07,500 --> 00:00:09,466 We'll show you how it's made, 6 00:00:09,533 --> 00:00:11,366 and we'll put it up on the house. 7 00:00:11,433 --> 00:00:14,400 Then some familiar faces have flown south 8 00:00:14,466 --> 00:00:18,666 to help renovate this historic 1920s brick cottage. 9 00:00:18,733 --> 00:00:25,666 ♪♪ 10 00:00:25,733 --> 00:00:28,166 Man: Ah. That's it. 11 00:00:28,233 --> 00:00:38,166 ♪♪ 12 00:00:38,233 --> 00:00:44,600 ♪♪ 13 00:00:46,766 --> 00:00:56,200 ♪♪ 14 00:00:56,266 --> 00:00:58,200 Mark: All right, Charlie. Great flight. 15 00:00:58,266 --> 00:01:00,400 Let's get the bags in the truck. Charlie: Here's yours. 16 00:01:00,466 --> 00:01:03,133 Mark: This is mine. 17 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:04,400 Charlie: Here's mine. 18 00:01:04,466 --> 00:01:06,166 Mark: Oof. You counting this as one? 19 00:01:06,233 --> 00:01:07,933 Charlie: Hey, one of us came here to work, you know. 20 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:09,733 Mark: Geez. All right. Charlie: Throw that there. 21 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:11,333 Mark: That's okay. Charlie: Thank you. 22 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:12,866 Right in there. Mark: All right. 23 00:01:12,933 --> 00:01:14,300 Charlie: Perfect. I'll drive. 24 00:01:14,366 --> 00:01:16,266 Mark: All right, Charlie. 25 00:01:16,333 --> 00:01:18,333 I am so excited to be down here in Nashville. 26 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,100 I've never been. Charlie: Me either. 27 00:01:20,166 --> 00:01:22,233 And it's about time we got down here. 28 00:01:22,300 --> 00:01:24,700 Country music, barbecue, and warm weather. 29 00:01:24,766 --> 00:01:25,933 What's not to like? 30 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,833 Mark: All right. This is gonna be great. 31 00:01:27,900 --> 00:01:29,733 Let's step on it, Charlie. 32 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,466 Charlie: Uh, where are we going? 33 00:01:31,533 --> 00:01:34,333 Mark: We're going to a 1929 brick cottage. 34 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,433 Charlie: Where? Mark: East Nashville. 35 00:01:36,500 --> 00:01:37,800 Charlie: Oh. That narrows it down. 36 00:01:37,866 --> 00:01:40,133 Mark: Hold on, Charlie. Hold on. Let me make a call. 37 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,533 ♪♪ 38 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,466 Kevin: Hey there. I'm Kevin O'Connor. 39 00:01:45,533 --> 00:01:47,133 And welcome back to "This Old House" 40 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:48,900 here in Nashville, Tennessee, 41 00:01:48,966 --> 00:01:51,633 where we are working on this 1920s cottage 42 00:01:51,700 --> 00:01:54,400 on the east side of the city. [ Cellphone ringing ] 43 00:01:54,466 --> 00:01:56,866 Excuse me. Sorry about that. 44 00:01:56,933 --> 00:01:58,466 Mark, what's up? 45 00:01:58,533 --> 00:02:01,366 No. I sent them -- I sent the directions to you. 46 00:02:01,433 --> 00:02:04,200 It's in your inbox. Your e-mail. Just check that out. 47 00:02:04,266 --> 00:02:06,166 All right. Hustle up. We're waiting on you. Thanks. 48 00:02:06,233 --> 00:02:08,500 I got to go. I'm opening the show. 49 00:02:08,566 --> 00:02:10,166 Sorry about that. 50 00:02:10,233 --> 00:02:12,166 Anyway, East Nashville, Tennessee -- here we are. 51 00:02:12,233 --> 00:02:15,766 We are working on this cottage for a young family of four 52 00:02:15,833 --> 00:02:18,400 who has asked us to give them some extra living space 53 00:02:18,466 --> 00:02:21,166 but to not change the footprint at all of the house. 54 00:02:21,233 --> 00:02:23,000 So if you recall, 55 00:02:23,066 --> 00:02:24,733 the way we did that was to pick the house up, 56 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,133 jack it up, roll it into the backyard, 57 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,933 and then fly in these new, precast concrete panels -- 58 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,266 10 feet high. 59 00:02:31,333 --> 00:02:33,166 Now that those are in place, the house is back. 60 00:02:33,233 --> 00:02:35,133 And last time we were here, 61 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,333 it was sitting just above the foundation 62 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,200 by about a quarter of an inch on some steel supporting beams. 63 00:02:40,266 --> 00:02:42,266 Well, you can see that those are gone now. 64 00:02:42,333 --> 00:02:44,966 And these pockets where steel beams used to poke through, 65 00:02:45,033 --> 00:02:46,766 those are gonna get patched today. 66 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:48,700 If you look at the foundation down at the base, 67 00:02:48,766 --> 00:02:50,900 you can see our homeowners took it upon themselves 68 00:02:50,966 --> 00:02:52,700 to add a little damp-proofing right there. 69 00:02:52,766 --> 00:02:54,066 You can see the windows are in. 70 00:02:54,133 --> 00:02:56,866 And I'm told that tomorrow the foundation will get 71 00:02:56,933 --> 00:02:58,266 some backfill. 72 00:02:58,333 --> 00:03:00,466 If you come down here to the back corner of the house, 73 00:03:00,533 --> 00:03:02,900 you can see where else we picked up some new interior space. 74 00:03:02,966 --> 00:03:06,000 So first floor with the brick and then up top -- 75 00:03:06,066 --> 00:03:08,766 That's a new dormer put off of what was basically 76 00:03:08,833 --> 00:03:10,600 an unused attic space. 77 00:03:10,666 --> 00:03:13,000 Now we've got three bedrooms, two bathrooms up there, 78 00:03:13,066 --> 00:03:14,433 a lot of extra space. 79 00:03:14,500 --> 00:03:16,633 Porch off the back and then down below, 80 00:03:16,700 --> 00:03:18,466 this beautiful walk-in basement. 81 00:03:18,533 --> 00:03:20,366 Mark: Charlie, out here, take a right. 82 00:03:20,433 --> 00:03:22,433 Charlie: You think we have time to get some cowboy boots? 83 00:03:22,500 --> 00:03:24,166 Mark: Ooh. I like that. All right. 84 00:03:24,233 --> 00:03:27,000 I'm gonna find out exactly where we're going. 85 00:03:27,066 --> 00:03:28,700 Go to the left. 86 00:03:28,766 --> 00:03:31,366 Kevin: When you come into the basement, you're gonna enter 87 00:03:31,433 --> 00:03:34,766 into what I guess is sort of a utility room right here. 88 00:03:34,833 --> 00:03:38,066 So the slab has been poured, and the homeowners have dyed it. 89 00:03:38,133 --> 00:03:39,633 They've chosen a charcoal-gray color, 90 00:03:39,700 --> 00:03:42,700 'cause this is actually the finished look. 91 00:03:42,766 --> 00:03:44,400 And this is gonna be a hard-working room. 92 00:03:44,466 --> 00:03:47,166 There's gonna be a toilet right underneath here. 93 00:03:47,233 --> 00:03:49,100 There's going to be a sink right here. 94 00:03:49,166 --> 00:03:51,600 And then they've got a washer and dryer right here. 95 00:03:51,666 --> 00:03:53,733 So sort of a mudroom entryway. 96 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,966 As you come through this doorway and back into this corner, 97 00:03:57,033 --> 00:03:59,000 this is gonna be a safe room. 98 00:03:59,066 --> 00:04:00,933 Now you may recall just before our homeowners 99 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,533 moved into the house a couple years ago, 100 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:04,533 there was a tornado that came through town. 101 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:05,966 There was damage to trees out front, 102 00:04:06,033 --> 00:04:07,933 the roof here on the house. 103 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,933 And so they have opted to protect themselves 104 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,166 against future tornadoes. 105 00:04:11,233 --> 00:04:14,066 There is rebar that is set into the slab 106 00:04:14,133 --> 00:04:17,033 and then they'll put concrete block over these, fill them. 107 00:04:17,100 --> 00:04:19,700 The rebar will be continued up, as will the block. 108 00:04:19,766 --> 00:04:23,133 And then there will be a roof, a sort of ceiling to this room. 109 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,666 And right in this area here, a steel door 110 00:04:25,733 --> 00:04:29,033 so you can close it, get in there, and you can be safe. 111 00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:31,766 But check this out. 112 00:04:31,833 --> 00:04:34,733 Do you remember what this old basement used to look like? 113 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,000 Low ceilings, not a lot of usable space. 114 00:04:37,066 --> 00:04:41,266 Now, with the 10-foot-high precast panels on three sides, 115 00:04:41,333 --> 00:04:43,300 we've got high ceilings, and we're gonna end up 116 00:04:43,366 --> 00:04:46,900 with about 1,200 square feet of usable space -- 117 00:04:46,966 --> 00:04:49,433 almost twice what was used to be here. 118 00:04:49,500 --> 00:04:51,566 This little corner here will be our mechanical room. 119 00:04:51,633 --> 00:04:53,933 Ricardo, how you doing? That's our electrician. 120 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,633 I'm gonna meet with him in a little bit. 121 00:04:55,700 --> 00:04:58,100 As you come through here, we've got a staircase. 122 00:04:58,166 --> 00:05:02,233 And from this back door, you can go right up to the first floor. 123 00:05:02,300 --> 00:05:03,833 ♪♪ 124 00:05:03,900 --> 00:05:06,033 Charlie: Hey, co-pilot. Are we close? 125 00:05:06,100 --> 00:05:08,133 Mark: Uh, yeah. Yep. We seem close. 126 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,200 I think so. You know what? 127 00:05:10,266 --> 00:05:12,233 Pull over right here by these trucks. 128 00:05:12,300 --> 00:05:13,800 Charlie: Sounds good. 129 00:05:13,866 --> 00:05:14,966 Hi there. I'm Charlie. 130 00:05:15,033 --> 00:05:16,033 This is Mark. Mark: Hi. 131 00:05:16,100 --> 00:05:17,200 Charlie: We're here to get to work. 132 00:05:17,266 --> 00:05:18,400 Where do we park the car? 133 00:05:18,466 --> 00:05:19,733 Javier: You must be looking for Kevin. 134 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:21,000 Charlie: What gave it away? 135 00:05:21,066 --> 00:05:22,766 Lyn: Oh, just a little something gave it away. 136 00:05:22,833 --> 00:05:24,466 You can park in front of the truck. 137 00:05:24,533 --> 00:05:26,466 Charlie: Thank you. 138 00:05:26,533 --> 00:05:28,733 Kevin: Up here on the first floor of the house, 139 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:30,666 we used to have three bedrooms. 140 00:05:30,733 --> 00:05:33,166 Those have now been moved to the new second floor. 141 00:05:33,233 --> 00:05:35,066 We got a dormer so they fit up there. 142 00:05:35,133 --> 00:05:37,800 You can see we got a new staircase going up there. 143 00:05:37,866 --> 00:05:40,000 You can also see that we've got the rough electric in -- 144 00:05:40,066 --> 00:05:41,233 plumbing as well. 145 00:05:41,300 --> 00:05:43,166 We're gonna get some rough inspections on those. 146 00:05:43,233 --> 00:05:45,366 There used to be a full bath right here. 147 00:05:45,433 --> 00:05:46,466 That came down, 148 00:05:46,533 --> 00:05:48,066 and now we've got a big, wide-open room. 149 00:05:48,133 --> 00:05:49,566 This is gonna be a new dining room. 150 00:05:49,633 --> 00:05:51,566 You can imagine sitting at the dining room table. 151 00:05:51,633 --> 00:05:52,966 And now you get to look out 152 00:05:53,033 --> 00:05:54,366 through these double sliding doors. 153 00:05:54,433 --> 00:05:56,566 Beautiful vistas to the backyard 154 00:05:56,633 --> 00:05:59,266 and a porch that runs the length of the back of the yard. 155 00:05:59,333 --> 00:06:02,600 This big, open space is gonna have a kitchen right here. 156 00:06:02,666 --> 00:06:05,333 So we get the open floor plan here on the first floor. 157 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,100 Oh! It's Lewis and Clark. You guys made it. 158 00:06:08,166 --> 00:06:10,500 Mark: At your service. Charlie: You ever doubt us? 159 00:06:10,566 --> 00:06:12,500 Kevin: No, no. No, never doubted you. 160 00:06:12,566 --> 00:06:13,600 It's only one road. 161 00:06:13,666 --> 00:06:14,700 But anyway, we're glad you're here. 162 00:06:14,766 --> 00:06:15,966 Lots to do. 163 00:06:16,033 --> 00:06:17,533 Charlie, I think we told you a siding job. 164 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,266 So we're gonna ask you to dig into that one. 165 00:06:19,333 --> 00:06:21,100 Mark, we got some brickwork inside to do. 166 00:06:21,166 --> 00:06:22,866 Maybe you guys familiarize yourself with that. 167 00:06:22,933 --> 00:06:24,533 And I've got an electrician to meet, a plumber to meet. 168 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,133 So we'll get back to you. Mark: All right. 169 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,433 Kevin: Let's go. Break. 170 00:06:28,500 --> 00:06:29,700 Hey, Ricardo. How you doing? 171 00:06:29,766 --> 00:06:31,566 Ricardo: Hey, Kevin. All good. How are you? 172 00:06:31,633 --> 00:06:33,166 Kevin: I'm all right. 173 00:06:33,233 --> 00:06:35,133 I saw an electrical inspector running around. 174 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:36,933 How'd we do? Ricardo: We did great. 175 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:38,200 We have our green tag. 176 00:06:38,266 --> 00:06:39,866 Our electrical rough-in is approved. 177 00:06:39,933 --> 00:06:41,433 Kevin: Congrats. All right. 178 00:06:41,500 --> 00:06:42,666 And what did you rough in for us? 179 00:06:42,733 --> 00:06:44,800 Ricardo: We have a 200-amp service. 180 00:06:44,866 --> 00:06:46,300 This is our indoor panel. 181 00:06:46,366 --> 00:06:48,166 Kevin: And 200 amps is up from what originally? 182 00:06:48,233 --> 00:06:50,866 Ricardo: It was 125 previously at this property. 183 00:06:50,933 --> 00:06:52,000 Kevin: A little bit of upgrade. 184 00:06:52,066 --> 00:06:53,200 Wow. You do neat work. I like that. 185 00:06:53,266 --> 00:06:54,633 Ricardo: Yes, sir. 186 00:06:54,700 --> 00:06:56,733 We try to keep everything organized from lower loads 187 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:58,200 to greater loads. 188 00:06:58,266 --> 00:06:59,766 Kevin: So the lighter loads on the left. 189 00:06:59,833 --> 00:07:01,800 Ricardo: Yes, that's our white wire, 190 00:07:01,866 --> 00:07:03,933 which we will be using for, like, regular bedrooms, 191 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:08,000 lighting, outlets, and stuff. Kevin: So the lowest load. 192 00:07:08,066 --> 00:07:10,200 On the right-hand side, you get the yellow wires. 193 00:07:10,266 --> 00:07:11,733 Higher load over there? Ricardo: Yep. 194 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,466 For kitchens, bathrooms. Kevin: Very nice. 195 00:07:14,533 --> 00:07:16,200 In the middle, we've got the orange -- 196 00:07:16,266 --> 00:07:18,000 yet an even higher load. Is that right? 197 00:07:18,066 --> 00:07:21,100 Ricardo: Yes, sir. That's 30, and it's for our dryer. 198 00:07:21,166 --> 00:07:24,233 Kevin: Now that the rough-in is done, where are you off to next? 199 00:07:24,300 --> 00:07:27,133 Ricardo: My next step will be my outdoor service. 200 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,366 This is our 200-amp meter. 201 00:07:29,433 --> 00:07:33,533 Kevin: Oh. So meter socket, obviously, with its own box. 202 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:35,600 Although you've got an adjacent service panel, 203 00:07:35,666 --> 00:07:36,933 which I've not seen before. 204 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,266 What's this about? 205 00:07:38,333 --> 00:07:40,733 Ricardo: It's best for our exterior equipment. 206 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,066 In this property, they actually requested an EV charger. 207 00:07:44,133 --> 00:07:46,333 We have this wiring already here, prewired. 208 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,300 And it's gonna have its own breakers, 209 00:07:48,366 --> 00:07:51,433 and we'll be able to shut it off outside 210 00:07:51,500 --> 00:07:53,500 without bothering our indoor equipment. 211 00:07:53,566 --> 00:07:56,533 Kevin: So utility power comes in through the meter, 212 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,166 passes through this box, and then jumps to the inside. 213 00:07:59,233 --> 00:08:00,733 Ricardo: That is correct. Kevin: Very nice. 214 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:01,933 And where does this end up? 215 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,500 Ricardo: This will be ending up three foot 216 00:08:03,566 --> 00:08:07,400 from the corner of the house, 5'6" from the last grade level. 217 00:08:07,466 --> 00:08:08,600 Kevin: Oh. All right. 218 00:08:08,666 --> 00:08:10,200 Well, we're getting backfill tomorrow, 219 00:08:10,266 --> 00:08:11,533 so I think you're in luck. 220 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:12,733 I think final grade is gonna be set tomorrow, 221 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:13,833 which means you'll know where this goes. 222 00:08:13,900 --> 00:08:15,033 Ricardo: Yep. That's the plan. 223 00:08:15,100 --> 00:08:16,366 Kevin: Awesome. Thank you, Ricardo. 224 00:08:16,433 --> 00:08:17,966 Ricardo: Thank you. 225 00:08:18,033 --> 00:08:19,233 ♪♪ 226 00:08:19,300 --> 00:08:20,700 Kevin: When it comes to siding, 227 00:08:20,766 --> 00:08:22,400 there are a lot of options out there, 228 00:08:22,466 --> 00:08:24,400 each with their own pros and cons. 229 00:08:24,466 --> 00:08:28,900 You can go with wood, vinyl, stone, stucco, fiber cement, 230 00:08:28,966 --> 00:08:31,900 metal, or even rice. 231 00:08:31,966 --> 00:08:33,766 Yep, you heard that right. 232 00:08:33,833 --> 00:08:37,066 This siding right here is made out of rice hulls. 233 00:08:37,133 --> 00:08:40,000 That's the hard outer layer to the grain of rice. 234 00:08:40,066 --> 00:08:42,166 And before we put it up on our building, 235 00:08:42,233 --> 00:08:44,000 we sent Charlie down to Mississippi 236 00:08:44,066 --> 00:08:45,700 to see how it's made. 237 00:08:45,766 --> 00:08:47,200 Charlie: Hey, Chandler. Chandler: Hey, Charlie. 238 00:08:47,266 --> 00:08:49,100 Charlie: Nice to see you again. Chandler: Thanks for coming. 239 00:08:49,166 --> 00:08:50,466 Charlie: I've used this product before, 240 00:08:50,533 --> 00:08:52,100 and I like working with it, 241 00:08:52,166 --> 00:08:53,400 but I really want to see how it's made, 242 00:08:53,466 --> 00:08:54,566 so walk me through it. 243 00:08:54,633 --> 00:08:55,800 Chandler: Sure. Absolutely. 244 00:08:55,866 --> 00:08:57,466 Very few people understand 245 00:08:57,533 --> 00:08:59,666 that the US is actually a net exporter of rice. 246 00:08:59,733 --> 00:09:03,366 We export over 20 billion pounds of rice every year. 247 00:09:03,433 --> 00:09:04,766 Charlie: I didn't know that. 248 00:09:04,833 --> 00:09:07,133 Chandler: Every grain of rice actually is covered 249 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,733 in a rice hull, which you see a pile of here. 250 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,066 The rice hull protects the rice grain from water, 251 00:09:13,133 --> 00:09:16,200 weather, pests -- everything that we want 252 00:09:16,266 --> 00:09:17,766 an exterior building material to do. 253 00:09:17,833 --> 00:09:19,833 So whenever they get an order from the co-ops 254 00:09:19,900 --> 00:09:22,400 or the rice farmers to export some of this rice, 255 00:09:22,466 --> 00:09:24,533 they have to actually shake off the rice hulls, 256 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,300 and that gets thrown in the landfill. 257 00:09:26,366 --> 00:09:28,100 They might use it for animal bedding, 258 00:09:28,166 --> 00:09:29,966 and it takes a really long time to break down. 259 00:09:30,033 --> 00:09:32,200 So we've found the perfect use for that material, 260 00:09:32,266 --> 00:09:34,600 for the rice hulls, by using it in our material. 261 00:09:34,666 --> 00:09:36,600 We take these rice hulls and we incorporate -- 262 00:09:36,666 --> 00:09:38,066 More than 50% of the composition 263 00:09:38,133 --> 00:09:40,733 of this material is actually the rice hulls right here. 264 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,366 You're welcome to reach in here and grab ahold of them. 265 00:09:43,433 --> 00:09:45,200 Charlie: So it's very light, 266 00:09:45,266 --> 00:09:47,166 almost looks like little grass seed, actually. 267 00:09:47,233 --> 00:09:49,333 So what's the process from here? 268 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,433 Chandler: What we do with this rice hulls is we take them, 269 00:09:51,500 --> 00:09:53,366 we receive them, and we're gonna bring you the next step 270 00:09:53,433 --> 00:09:54,833 of the manufacturing process. 271 00:09:54,900 --> 00:09:57,000 Charlie: Great. Lead the way. 272 00:09:57,066 --> 00:09:59,800 Wow. So this is it. Tell me how it works. 273 00:09:59,866 --> 00:10:02,433 Chandler: Yeah. So all those rice hulls that we saw outside 274 00:10:02,500 --> 00:10:04,733 in their raw form are brought into this room 275 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,466 and fed into a hopper that feeds down into the grinder. 276 00:10:07,533 --> 00:10:09,366 So this grinder will grind those rice hulls up 277 00:10:09,433 --> 00:10:11,100 to a specific particle size. 278 00:10:11,166 --> 00:10:12,566 Then they'll get fed up to a sifter 279 00:10:12,633 --> 00:10:14,333 that you see up there sort of shaking. 280 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,566 What that does is separates the usable particles 281 00:10:16,633 --> 00:10:18,200 from the nonusable. 282 00:10:18,266 --> 00:10:20,033 The usable particles continue down the line, 283 00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:22,566 and the nonusable will come back into this grinder 284 00:10:22,633 --> 00:10:24,366 until they reach the usable particle size. 285 00:10:24,433 --> 00:10:26,700 And then they'll move forward in the manufacturing process. 286 00:10:26,766 --> 00:10:28,433 Charlie: So really everything is used. 287 00:10:28,500 --> 00:10:30,666 Chandler: Yes, absolutely. Circular manufacturing here. 288 00:10:30,733 --> 00:10:32,100 Charlie: Nice. 289 00:10:32,166 --> 00:10:33,533 Chandler: Right here, it's coming out of this hose. 290 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:35,233 That's the actual finished product 291 00:10:35,300 --> 00:10:36,933 compared to the original. 292 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,566 There's your rice hulls before grinding and after grinding. 293 00:10:39,633 --> 00:10:41,733 Charlie: That is some fine stuff, I'll tell you. 294 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,100 Chandler: Yeah, absolutely. And so -- so what happens now 295 00:10:44,166 --> 00:10:45,866 is we're gonna take this product. 296 00:10:45,933 --> 00:10:49,100 And what that does is leads us to the final step 297 00:10:49,166 --> 00:10:51,066 of our compound manufacturing process, 298 00:10:51,133 --> 00:10:52,800 which is in this next room, right over here. 299 00:10:52,866 --> 00:10:54,266 All right, Charlie. 300 00:10:54,333 --> 00:10:56,766 We're entering the mixing room, at the blending room, now. 301 00:10:56,833 --> 00:10:58,166 We took the rice hulls. 302 00:10:58,233 --> 00:11:00,233 We've got them in our super sacks here. 303 00:11:00,300 --> 00:11:02,533 We're gonna bring them over to this mixing station here. 304 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:04,233 We're actually gonna take all the other ingredients 305 00:11:04,300 --> 00:11:07,433 that make up our material, and we feed them into our mixers, 306 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:09,333 where we'll take all those ingredients, 307 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,900 blend them together, and make what's called a dry blend. 308 00:11:11,966 --> 00:11:13,566 Charlie: How many ingredients are there? 309 00:11:13,633 --> 00:11:15,400 Chandler: There's close to 20 ingredients 310 00:11:15,466 --> 00:11:17,433 in the manufacture of this material. 311 00:11:17,500 --> 00:11:19,200 This is where I talk about us being bakers. 312 00:11:19,266 --> 00:11:20,700 This is where we have the pancake mix, 313 00:11:20,766 --> 00:11:22,166 before we add the milk and eggs. 314 00:11:22,233 --> 00:11:23,733 The next station we're taken to 315 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,033 is where we start to actually make the candy. 316 00:11:26,100 --> 00:11:29,000 All right, Charlie. Here we are at the actual extrusion. 317 00:11:29,066 --> 00:11:30,700 And what's gonna happen is our material now, 318 00:11:30,766 --> 00:11:33,033 that dry-blend powder is gonna come out 319 00:11:33,100 --> 00:11:34,300 almost like a taffy. 320 00:11:34,366 --> 00:11:35,900 We're gonna introduce some air to it, 321 00:11:35,966 --> 00:11:38,033 and it's gonna run through these calibration tables. 322 00:11:38,100 --> 00:11:41,033 And what we'll be left with is actually the sheet-good form 323 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:44,166 of the material that will then be turned into our product. 324 00:11:44,233 --> 00:11:46,633 Charlie: I want to see how that cutting works. 325 00:11:46,700 --> 00:11:50,000 So this is really being slowly fed through this table. 326 00:11:50,066 --> 00:11:52,833 Chandler: Yeah. You've got, like, a push/pull balance 327 00:11:52,900 --> 00:11:54,366 that runs the material from the calibration 328 00:11:54,433 --> 00:11:56,700 through these rollers, and where it's coming to next 329 00:11:56,766 --> 00:11:59,166 is right here, underneath these brushes. 330 00:11:59,233 --> 00:12:00,466 There's actually two circular blades 331 00:12:00,533 --> 00:12:02,533 that are trimming the edges off the board. 332 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,366 As it runs through, you can see the material is still sliding. 333 00:12:05,433 --> 00:12:07,933 In this box right here, we actually have a cross cut. 334 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:09,933 And then that material is now ready for the next step 335 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,500 of the process, which is gonna be in the finishing station 336 00:12:12,566 --> 00:12:13,933 that we're gonna look at, 337 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,100 which is basically the final dressing on the product. 338 00:12:16,166 --> 00:12:17,866 Charlie: What about all these cut-offs here? 339 00:12:17,933 --> 00:12:19,166 Chandler: Yeah. Great question. 340 00:12:19,233 --> 00:12:21,433 That is the scrap we would bring back around 341 00:12:21,500 --> 00:12:23,900 that I mentioned earlier, which is the regrind process. 342 00:12:23,966 --> 00:12:25,866 So again to the circular manufacturing, 343 00:12:25,933 --> 00:12:28,600 the closed-loop manufacturing, we're gonna take that scrap, 344 00:12:28,666 --> 00:12:30,366 we're gonna regrind it, 345 00:12:30,433 --> 00:12:32,233 and we're gonna reintroduce it into the virgin compound. 346 00:12:32,300 --> 00:12:33,733 And it's gonna go right back to the extruder, 347 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:34,966 and it's gonna become new material. 348 00:12:35,033 --> 00:12:36,066 Charlie: Nice. 349 00:12:38,700 --> 00:12:40,066 Chandler: All right, Charlie. 350 00:12:40,133 --> 00:12:42,733 We are now in what we call the finishing phase 351 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,366 of manufacturing this product. 352 00:12:44,433 --> 00:12:46,133 Charlie: So you'd make 1x8 boards, 353 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,166 and then you start making your siding. 354 00:12:48,233 --> 00:12:50,233 Chandler: Exactly. 355 00:12:50,300 --> 00:12:52,200 So the 1x8 board, which is an actual 7 1/4 inches width, 356 00:12:52,266 --> 00:12:54,100 then goes to the final step of the process, 357 00:12:54,166 --> 00:12:55,633 which is the molder. 358 00:12:55,700 --> 00:12:58,033 It's a traditional wood molder, where we'll take that through 359 00:12:58,100 --> 00:13:00,000 and then we'll cut the profile into it. 360 00:13:00,066 --> 00:13:02,266 This thing, after going through the whole process, 361 00:13:02,333 --> 00:13:05,133 looks like a piece of wood but performs like a composite. 362 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,733 So it's stainable or paintable, but you don't have to prime it. 363 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:09,566 It can sit in the dirt. It can get wet. 364 00:13:09,633 --> 00:13:11,533 It's moisture-resistant, rot-resistant. 365 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,133 Charlie: I know it's not wood, but it does look like wood. 366 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:15,666 Especially when you get some paint or stain on it. 367 00:13:15,733 --> 00:13:18,000 I know we took delivery in Nashville, 368 00:13:18,066 --> 00:13:20,833 and I have to help them put it on, so I have to get back. 369 00:13:20,900 --> 00:13:22,766 I can't thank you enough for the tour. 370 00:13:22,833 --> 00:13:24,266 I learned a lot. Chandler: Thanks for coming. 371 00:13:24,333 --> 00:13:25,400 Really appreciate it. 372 00:13:25,466 --> 00:13:30,933 ♪♪ 373 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,566 Kevin: Charlie, who knew they could make siding out of rice? 374 00:13:33,633 --> 00:13:35,566 Charlie: Amazing. Kevin: What do we need to know 375 00:13:35,633 --> 00:13:37,766 in terms of installation for the siding? 376 00:13:37,833 --> 00:13:39,933 Charlie: Well, what's really cool is this here was ordered 377 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:41,333 from the factory. 378 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:42,966 And what's really nice about this trim piece -- 379 00:13:43,033 --> 00:13:44,800 We ordered it with a rabbet in it. 380 00:13:44,866 --> 00:13:48,566 This is 5/4 material, and the rabbet's 3/4" in depth. 381 00:13:48,633 --> 00:13:50,933 Kevin: So this is our corner board, you're saying. 382 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,666 And when it lays here, that rabbet is gonna give us 383 00:13:53,733 --> 00:13:56,433 a little slot behind it, either side, to slide it in. 384 00:13:56,500 --> 00:13:57,700 Charlie: That's right. 385 00:13:57,766 --> 00:14:00,900 You always still want to leave an expansion 386 00:14:00,966 --> 00:14:02,833 and contraction with siding. Kevin: Oh, yeah. 387 00:14:02,900 --> 00:14:05,166 If you push this all the way left, 388 00:14:05,233 --> 00:14:07,066 we got about half-an-inch opening there. 389 00:14:07,133 --> 00:14:10,133 Charlie: It's still covered if it was ever to go all the way. 390 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:11,733 It's not gonna pop out and show a seam. 391 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:13,200 Kevin: And then that comes down. 392 00:14:13,266 --> 00:14:15,166 Before you come down, I want to look at your screw pattern 393 00:14:15,233 --> 00:14:16,333 We're screws, right? Not nails. 394 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:17,633 Charlie: These are screws. 395 00:14:17,700 --> 00:14:19,300 Each screw always goes into a stud 396 00:14:19,366 --> 00:14:20,900 every 16 inches on center. 397 00:14:20,966 --> 00:14:24,000 And the bottom screw goes in two inches off the bottom, 398 00:14:24,066 --> 00:14:27,433 and it will have a plug that's made out of the same material. 399 00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:29,600 Kevin: So this top screw gets hidden 400 00:14:29,666 --> 00:14:31,366 when the next board comes down and over it. 401 00:14:31,433 --> 00:14:34,066 So that leaves you with a nice shiplap detail. 402 00:14:34,133 --> 00:14:35,300 This one is hidden. 403 00:14:35,366 --> 00:14:37,100 This one's exposed until you bung it. 404 00:14:37,166 --> 00:14:38,666 And behind it, you've got a house wrap 405 00:14:38,733 --> 00:14:40,800 because the manufacturer requires it. 406 00:14:40,866 --> 00:14:42,533 Charlie: This is not required by the manufacturer, 407 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:44,366 but this is something we love to do. 408 00:14:44,433 --> 00:14:46,933 This is a drainable wrap, and believe it or not -- 409 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:48,900 See these little dimples in here and all that? 410 00:14:48,966 --> 00:14:50,866 Kevin: I don't see them, but I can feel them. 411 00:14:50,933 --> 00:14:53,500 Charlie: It just keeps the siding off just a tick, 412 00:14:53,566 --> 00:14:55,666 really lets air movement behind the siding. 413 00:14:55,733 --> 00:14:57,333 Kevin: So you're gonna get drainage 414 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:58,633 and air flow for drying? 415 00:14:58,700 --> 00:15:00,300 Charlie: Sounds like you're doubting me. 416 00:15:00,366 --> 00:15:01,666 Kevin: It does look a little tight. 417 00:15:01,733 --> 00:15:02,933 Charlie: I agree. It does. 418 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,400 But check this out. 419 00:15:04,466 --> 00:15:05,900 Kevin: Oh, you're gonna prove, huh? 420 00:15:05,966 --> 00:15:08,466 Charlie: Watch it come right out the bottom. 421 00:15:08,533 --> 00:15:10,533 Kevin: This is gonna be so good if it doesn't -- 422 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:12,100 Ah. Look at that. I already lost. 423 00:15:12,166 --> 00:15:14,066 [ Laughs ] Charlie: See that? 424 00:15:14,133 --> 00:15:15,766 Kevin: There's our water down there. 425 00:15:15,833 --> 00:15:17,100 Good system. All right. 426 00:15:17,166 --> 00:15:19,366 Well, we've got some helpers here, 427 00:15:19,433 --> 00:15:21,200 so we're ready to help you install. 428 00:15:21,266 --> 00:15:22,733 Charlie: The homeowners, Adam and Rachel, 429 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,533 are here and they are to help, so I say we divide and conquer. 430 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,400 Why don't you and Adam cut, bring it out to Rachel and I. 431 00:15:28,466 --> 00:15:30,066 We'll start installing, Kevin: I'm game. 432 00:15:30,133 --> 00:15:32,466 Let's do it. 433 00:15:32,533 --> 00:15:34,566 Charlie: So we have the first one on. 434 00:15:34,633 --> 00:15:36,233 We already put our screws in. 435 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:38,833 And all these pencil lines, you're gonna hit all of these 436 00:15:38,900 --> 00:15:40,366 'cause these are all of our studs 437 00:15:40,433 --> 00:15:43,266 that we've already marked on the drainable wrap. 438 00:15:43,333 --> 00:15:44,266 Rachel: Mm-hmm. 439 00:15:44,333 --> 00:15:45,933 Charlie: I'll keep marking these. 440 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,433 And you can put the screws in the bottom ones, 441 00:15:48,500 --> 00:15:51,633 which are two inches off the bottom of the course. 442 00:15:51,700 --> 00:15:56,566 ♪♪ 443 00:15:56,633 --> 00:15:57,566 That's right. 444 00:15:57,633 --> 00:16:05,033 ♪♪ 445 00:16:05,100 --> 00:16:07,166 That should be lining up so you have the space 446 00:16:07,233 --> 00:16:09,933 where that piece of trim is also. 447 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:11,700 [ Drill humming ] 448 00:16:11,766 --> 00:16:14,466 All right. Why don't we show you how to put some bungs in? 449 00:16:14,533 --> 00:16:16,066 So let's start down here. 450 00:16:16,133 --> 00:16:17,400 You gonna take it 451 00:16:17,466 --> 00:16:20,366 and you're gonna line it right up and then tap it. 452 00:16:21,533 --> 00:16:23,400 And now pull this right off. 453 00:16:23,466 --> 00:16:27,000 You see it? Now tap it. Keep going. 454 00:16:27,066 --> 00:16:28,166 Pretty good. 455 00:16:28,233 --> 00:16:29,533 You can see we have the rabbet 456 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,433 right around the side of the window trim. 457 00:16:31,500 --> 00:16:33,300 Along the bottom piece of trim, 458 00:16:33,366 --> 00:16:36,000 we actually dadoed this ourselves with a saw. 459 00:16:36,066 --> 00:16:39,000 So that way it'll hide all of our cuts. 460 00:16:39,066 --> 00:16:42,333 This one might be a little challenging to put in. 461 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:43,900 Start down a little low. 462 00:16:43,966 --> 00:16:46,400 Kevin: And...I'm in. 463 00:16:46,466 --> 00:16:49,533 Charlie: Back to you? Kevin: Yeah. 464 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,066 Charlie: So what do you guys think? 465 00:16:51,133 --> 00:16:53,100 Adam I like it. It's easy to work with, and it looks great. 466 00:16:53,166 --> 00:16:54,866 Rachel: Gotten the hang of it. Thanks for your help. 467 00:16:54,933 --> 00:16:56,666 Charlie: Well, you guys really picked up on it fast. 468 00:16:56,733 --> 00:16:58,900 And with Javier, Lyn, and both of you, 469 00:16:58,966 --> 00:17:00,866 I think you have this under control. 470 00:17:00,933 --> 00:17:02,700 I would love to stay, but I have a plane to catch. 471 00:17:02,766 --> 00:17:04,033 Adam Thanks for helping. Rachel: Thanks for coming. 472 00:17:04,100 --> 00:17:05,966 Charlie: It was really nice to meet you guys. 473 00:17:06,033 --> 00:17:08,566 ♪♪ 474 00:17:08,633 --> 00:17:10,500 Kevin: All right. Mark, you found your assignment. 475 00:17:10,566 --> 00:17:11,600 Mark: Hey, Kevin. 476 00:17:11,666 --> 00:17:12,700 Kevin: This is a little different 477 00:17:12,766 --> 00:17:13,866 than when we first found this house. 478 00:17:13,933 --> 00:17:15,400 When I got here a couple months ago, 479 00:17:15,466 --> 00:17:17,300 this was being used as a primary bedroom, 480 00:17:17,366 --> 00:17:20,133 and it was wrapped in paneling all around. 481 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,600 But not originally a bedroom, as I think we learned. 482 00:17:22,666 --> 00:17:24,100 Mark: Exactly. 483 00:17:24,166 --> 00:17:26,833 Originally sleeping porch, which was common back in the day. 484 00:17:26,900 --> 00:17:29,733 Kevin: Right. Mark: And they love the brick. 485 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,566 Kevin: So this would have been exposed 486 00:17:31,633 --> 00:17:33,033 when this was a sleeping porch. 487 00:17:33,100 --> 00:17:34,500 This would have been, like, screened in? 488 00:17:34,566 --> 00:17:36,566 Mark: Screened in. But this brick was exposed. 489 00:17:36,633 --> 00:17:37,933 Kevin: You discover brick, 490 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,466 and the homeowners fall in love with it. 491 00:17:39,533 --> 00:17:42,000 They always want to keep it. And they want to keep this? 492 00:17:42,066 --> 00:17:45,700 Mark: They do, although they do want to fix it up a little bit, 493 00:17:45,766 --> 00:17:47,200 but they don't want me to go crazy 494 00:17:47,266 --> 00:17:48,866 because they do love that rustic look. 495 00:17:48,933 --> 00:17:50,466 Kevin: So what's on the list of things to do? 496 00:17:50,533 --> 00:17:51,633 Mark: So a few things. 497 00:17:51,700 --> 00:17:53,100 As you look around, Kevin, 498 00:17:53,166 --> 00:17:55,266 you can see some of the mortar is a little bit punchy, 499 00:17:55,333 --> 00:17:59,133 some of it's missing, some loose brick that I'm gonna replace. 500 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:00,900 But one of the most important elements 501 00:18:00,966 --> 00:18:02,700 is right above your head. 502 00:18:02,766 --> 00:18:05,300 This is what we call a soldier course, as you know. 503 00:18:05,366 --> 00:18:07,800 In this spot over here, you can see that doorway. 504 00:18:07,866 --> 00:18:10,166 That's where we're gonna put another soldier course in. 505 00:18:10,233 --> 00:18:11,433 Kevin: And what happens here? 506 00:18:11,500 --> 00:18:13,233 I presume that's an old exterior window. 507 00:18:13,300 --> 00:18:14,700 Are you gonna fill that in? 508 00:18:14,766 --> 00:18:16,566 Mark: Not me, but they're gonna bring a carpenter in. 509 00:18:16,633 --> 00:18:18,100 He's gonna make some shelving. 510 00:18:18,166 --> 00:18:20,366 You can see the indentation, okay? 511 00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:22,466 So they're gonna pad that wall out. 512 00:18:22,533 --> 00:18:24,200 That's gonna become plaster. 513 00:18:24,266 --> 00:18:27,466 Kevin: So shelving here, plaster up top. 514 00:18:27,533 --> 00:18:29,233 Mark: Yep. That's the old chimney. 515 00:18:29,300 --> 00:18:31,000 We're gonna keep that brick, again. 516 00:18:31,066 --> 00:18:32,766 They wanted to stay with the character of rustic. 517 00:18:32,833 --> 00:18:34,833 Kevin: Doesn't match, but they're okay with that. 518 00:18:34,900 --> 00:18:36,300 Mark: Yep. They're okay with that. 519 00:18:36,366 --> 00:18:37,866 And as you go to the left of that, 520 00:18:37,933 --> 00:18:39,300 we're gonna pad that wall out. 521 00:18:39,366 --> 00:18:41,600 That's gonna be plaster to match over here. 522 00:18:41,666 --> 00:18:43,233 Kevin: So actually not too much brickwork. 523 00:18:43,300 --> 00:18:45,466 A lot of these voids aren't gonna be filled in with brick. 524 00:18:45,533 --> 00:18:47,300 Mark: A lot of repair, as we say. 525 00:18:47,366 --> 00:18:50,033 So again, we have to work with what we have. 526 00:18:50,100 --> 00:18:51,533 I don't really like that 527 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,466 because some of the walls aren't, you know, quite plumb. 528 00:18:54,533 --> 00:18:56,766 Some of them are crooked. 529 00:18:56,833 --> 00:18:58,833 Kevin: We didn't bring you here for your vote. 530 00:18:58,900 --> 00:19:00,766 We just brought you here for the trowel. 531 00:19:00,833 --> 00:19:02,800 Mark: And when in Rome, I'm gonna be a Roman. 532 00:19:02,866 --> 00:19:04,400 Kevin: Good. Mark: So we'll get it done. 533 00:19:04,466 --> 00:19:06,166 Kevin: Are we starting there? Mark: Over this way. Yep. 534 00:19:06,233 --> 00:19:07,500 Kevin: Let's get to it. 535 00:19:07,566 --> 00:19:09,500 You guys start off with the steel angle iron here. 536 00:19:09,566 --> 00:19:11,300 Mark: Yep. This is the steel angle iron. 537 00:19:11,366 --> 00:19:12,966 That's gonna carry our soldier course 538 00:19:13,033 --> 00:19:14,233 from this end to that end. 539 00:19:14,300 --> 00:19:16,233 Brick, Kev? Kevin: Yes. There you go. 540 00:19:16,300 --> 00:19:18,333 Mark: Thank you. 541 00:19:19,566 --> 00:19:21,500 Kevin: So, Mark, right underneath that -- 542 00:19:21,566 --> 00:19:24,200 and I mean underneath the steel as well -- 543 00:19:24,266 --> 00:19:25,600 what is that, a filler? 544 00:19:25,666 --> 00:19:28,266 Is that wood or is that a little thin slice of brick? 545 00:19:28,333 --> 00:19:30,466 Mark: So, Kevin, a few minutes ago I said, 546 00:19:30,533 --> 00:19:32,133 "When in Rome, become a Roman." 547 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,500 This wall actually comes around the corner 548 00:19:34,566 --> 00:19:37,766 from the main part of the house, so it's a structural unit, 549 00:19:37,833 --> 00:19:39,700 so I have to leave it in. 550 00:19:39,766 --> 00:19:42,266 I don't have a lot of room to do this, 551 00:19:42,333 --> 00:19:44,333 so I actually had to put in a piece 552 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,866 and then level off my angle iron 553 00:19:46,933 --> 00:19:48,866 and then continue the soldier course. 554 00:19:48,933 --> 00:19:51,366 Kevin: When in Rome. Mark: Be a Roman. 555 00:19:51,433 --> 00:19:53,033 Kevin: Next one. Mark: Thank you 556 00:19:53,100 --> 00:20:02,900 ♪♪ 557 00:20:02,966 --> 00:20:12,833 ♪♪ 558 00:20:12,900 --> 00:20:22,600 ♪♪ 559 00:20:22,666 --> 00:20:25,400 In the masonry world, this is what we call a trig. 560 00:20:25,466 --> 00:20:27,066 As you can see, the back of the trig 561 00:20:27,133 --> 00:20:28,800 has a little space for my line. 562 00:20:28,866 --> 00:20:31,933 I'm actually gonna hook that onto my line. 563 00:20:33,166 --> 00:20:35,866 I'm gonna flip it onto the brick. 564 00:20:35,933 --> 00:20:38,700 I'm gonna weigh the trig down with another brick, like that. 565 00:20:38,766 --> 00:20:41,133 And as you can see, it's created a straight line. 566 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,533 That way, I don't have to use my level for every single brick. 567 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:50,533 ♪♪ 568 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:55,933 ♪♪ 569 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,633 Mark: All right. Last brick, Kevin. 570 00:20:57,700 --> 00:20:59,133 Kevin: Look at you. 571 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,900 Mark: Now you can really see what the string line did for me. 572 00:21:02,966 --> 00:21:07,466 All right. I have a flat soldier course. 573 00:21:07,533 --> 00:21:08,833 A flat wall here. 574 00:21:08,900 --> 00:21:11,333 When I ran the line, kept it flat and straight. 575 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:13,333 Kevin: So the only question I have left, Mark, 576 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,333 is you've used the existing bricks. 577 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:16,900 You get a nice match there. Mark: Right. 578 00:21:16,966 --> 00:21:18,133 Kevin: I know you're particular 579 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:19,533 about trying to match the mortar. 580 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:21,266 Mark: Right. Kevin: It doesn't. 581 00:21:21,333 --> 00:21:23,200 This is a lot darker than what's here. 582 00:21:23,266 --> 00:21:25,166 Mark: Right. Kevin: You must have an answer. 583 00:21:25,233 --> 00:21:27,700 Mark: Right. So don't forget, Kevin, this mortar is wet. 584 00:21:27,766 --> 00:21:29,233 So it's gonna lighten up. 585 00:21:29,300 --> 00:21:32,900 Now, this field has six, seven, eight different mortar colors. 586 00:21:32,966 --> 00:21:35,100 I have to pick the most prominent one. 587 00:21:35,166 --> 00:21:38,333 So I have a little mason's trick. 588 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:40,000 You can see this trowel. 589 00:21:40,066 --> 00:21:41,866 This is the wet mortar right here, 590 00:21:41,933 --> 00:21:44,400 which looks exactly like the mortar we just put in. 591 00:21:44,466 --> 00:21:47,600 But the rest of the trowel, the mortar is dried, 592 00:21:47,666 --> 00:21:49,866 and if you compare it to the existing joints... 593 00:21:49,933 --> 00:21:52,166 Kevin: It's a nice match right there. Awesome. 594 00:21:52,233 --> 00:21:54,400 Well, nice job, Mark. We love having you down here. 595 00:21:54,466 --> 00:21:56,500 I know the homeowners are very appreciative, so thanks. 596 00:21:56,566 --> 00:21:58,600 Mark: All right. Thanks for having me down here. 597 00:21:58,666 --> 00:22:00,066 I hope I didn't string you along. 598 00:22:00,133 --> 00:22:01,766 Kevin: Oh, my God. Mark: Hey, I had to. I had to. 599 00:22:01,833 --> 00:22:03,200 Kevin: You've been hanging out with Pops? 600 00:22:03,266 --> 00:22:05,566 Mark: Well... 601 00:22:06,833 --> 00:22:08,900 Kevin: I'd ask Mark what he thinks of Nashville, 602 00:22:08,966 --> 00:22:10,733 but he's still working inside. How do you like it? 603 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:12,133 Charlie: I love Nashville, and you know what? 604 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:13,500 I can't wait to come back. 605 00:22:13,566 --> 00:22:15,533 Kevin: Oh, look at that. Nashville's got another convert. 606 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:16,966 Maybe two. Lyn: There you go. 607 00:22:17,033 --> 00:22:19,500 Kevin: All right. So some good progress this time. 608 00:22:19,566 --> 00:22:20,933 What's coming up next week? 609 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,400 Javier: We hope to get that siding done next week. 610 00:22:23,466 --> 00:22:24,433 Kevin: Very nice. Lyn: Yeah. 611 00:22:24,500 --> 00:22:25,666 Then we're gonna move inside. 612 00:22:25,733 --> 00:22:27,333 We've got insulation coming, drywall, 613 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:29,400 and then we're gonna work on that safe room wall. 614 00:22:29,466 --> 00:22:30,800 Kevin: All right. Well, lots to come. 615 00:22:30,866 --> 00:22:32,700 So until next time, I'm Kevin O'Connor... 616 00:22:32,766 --> 00:22:34,766 Charlie: I'm Charlie Silver. Lyn: I'm Lynn Bowman. 617 00:22:34,833 --> 00:22:36,033 Javier: And I'm Javier Gutierrez. 618 00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:37,166 Kevin: ...for "This Old House" 619 00:22:37,233 --> 00:22:40,566 here in East Nashville, Tennessee. 620 00:22:41,833 --> 00:22:44,100 Kevin: Next time on "This Old House"... 621 00:22:44,166 --> 00:22:46,066 Vince: Tommy, what's coming up today on "This Old House"? 622 00:22:46,133 --> 00:22:47,466 Tom: Well, you, Mr. Vince Gill, 623 00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:49,266 are gonna give me a tour of Nashville. 624 00:22:49,333 --> 00:22:51,166 Vince: Let's go inside. You got to see the old place. 625 00:22:51,233 --> 00:22:52,933 Tom: Okay. I want to. Vince: It's really great. 626 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,766 Tom: I love these old diners. 627 00:22:54,833 --> 00:22:57,400 Kevin: Is this drain line pitch perfect? 628 00:22:57,466 --> 00:22:58,466 We'll find out. 629 00:22:58,533 --> 00:23:00,666 ♪♪ 630 00:23:00,733 --> 00:23:04,300 And the homeowners have narrowed their exterior-paint choices 631 00:23:04,366 --> 00:23:07,733 down to three, and today they make a decision. 632 00:23:08,766 --> 00:23:10,500 That's next time.