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Kevin:
On "Ask this Old House,"

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our experts travel
across the country

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to answer questions
about your house.

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Today...

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have you been trying to
brighten up your outdoor space?

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Heath installs a set of
patio lights.

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Sheray: It looks great.
Heath: Wow.

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Simple, fun DIY project.

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Kevin: And we share some old

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and new ways
to level large spaces.

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Then Mauro helps a homeowner
paint metal cabinets

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in her 1950s vintage kitchen.

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Molly:
It looks like a perfect match.

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Kevin: That's all coming up next
on "Ask This Old House."

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Heath: Hi, Sheray.

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Sheray: Hi, Heath.
How you doing?

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Heath: Good. Nice to meet you.
Sheray: Nice to meet you.

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Thanks for coming out.

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Heath:
This is a great-looking place.

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New neighborhood.
Sheray: It is.

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Yeah. It's just a little
over four years old.

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We moved in right
around phase two.

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And as you can
see down that way,

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phase three is still
in the works.

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Heath: A lot of construction
still going on.

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Sheray: Yeah. We moved in two
years to the day, actually.

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Heath: Congratulations.
Sheray: Thank you.

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Heath: One of the things we see
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when we're doing
a development like this

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is, the houses are all done,

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everything looks great.
You move in.

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But one of the things that gets
neglected is the landscaping.

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Sheray: Yes.
Heath: So I think that might be

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something you wrote in about.
Sheray: Yes.

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I was interested in some
string lights on the back porch.

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Heath: Let's go take a look.
Sheray: All right.

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So as you can see, this is
our back deck here.

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Heath: Ah, yeah. Wow. This is
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with a ton of potential.

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Sheray: Thank you.
Eventually, my husband

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and I would like to expand this,
maybe move the grill.

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But for starters, we'd like to
start with some string lights.

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Maybe motivate us to be out here
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Heath: Sure.
Well, that's hopefully

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a pretty simple project
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If we're looking out at the
deck, you can see the one light

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you have now
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by the outside sliding door.

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It kind of gives us light
for now.

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Sheray: Mm-hmm.

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Heath: It's really not
that comfortable and inviting.

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I think the string lights
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a much more
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especially in the evenings.
Sheray: Right.

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Heath: But the one thing
we have to start with

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is the outdoor receptacle.

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That's where
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So if you don't have one,
you want to call an electrician

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and have one installed, and
then you can start from there.

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But where
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this is the deck area,
we should have one.

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So I'm hoping
you have one over there?

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Sheray: We do have one. Yep.
It's right over by the grill.

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Heath: Great.
So that's the hard part.

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And the rest of it really
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So I think I have
some mounting hardware,

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some string lights,
and some tools.

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So if you want to give me a hand
grabbing that out of the truck,

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we'll get started.
Sheray: All right. Thank you.

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Heath: All right, Sheray.

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So I think we have most of
what we need here.

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And the first and most
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So we have this kit that should
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for what we're looking to do.
It's outdoor-rated.

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It's meant to be out here
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for a certain
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to 20 feet between hook to hook

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without any additional support.
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if we were going further
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something else, you want
to use a support cable,

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something like this.
Wrap that around the hook

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and then attach the lights
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But in this case, where
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I don't think we really have
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Sheray: Okay.
Heath: The next part is

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how we're gonna support it
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So we can put the hooks
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but we need something else
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What I found was by luck in the
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they have a modular hardware kit
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that are very similar
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but you can get all kinds of
fittings and make what you want.

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So in this case, we're gonna
use this black pipe.

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Comes with a base, you can get.

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A mounting bracket that we can
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And then a hook.
Sheray: Okay.

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Heath: So we can make a nice,
clean-looking system right there

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with these pieces
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And then finally, the last thing
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to go out there and plug them
in and out every time. Right?

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Sheray: Right.
Heath: You want to be able

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to control them easily.
So since we have a receptacle

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that's hardwired, doesn't have
a switch on it, we have this.

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And what this is
gonna let you do

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is, we're gonna plug this
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put the lights in,
and then we can control it

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by either a remote control
or an app on your phone.

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That way you don't have
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Sheray: That's very convenient.
I like that.

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Heath: Yeah, it makes it
a little easier.

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So with all that, I think
we're ready to get started.

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Sheray: All right.

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Heath: All right. So before
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I'll check
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to ensure that they're plumb.
And these look pretty good.

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So I think we're okay.
Sheray: All right.

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Heath:
Next, I'll measure, mark,

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and drill
the locations for the brackets.

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We'll just carry it over, and I
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And that looks pretty good.

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I'm just gonna
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go right where that was.

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And, again, we're not
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Just want to get us
a good starting point.

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Just lean right into it.
You're good.

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Then we'll cut the pipe
just to the right height

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to ensure that
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than the height
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This will ensure that if we get
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it will drain away
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and not towards the house.

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And just let the saw
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You're just gonna watch
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Perfect.

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So we have our brackets.

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Gonna come through that one.

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Through that one.

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In order to secure
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the first thing I want to do
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slide a couple
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underneath to give it a gap
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should only collect
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drop the post back down.

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Then I'll tighten the Allen
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So I'm gonna pre-drill a hole
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I'm gonna put a little bit
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inside
before we thread this in.

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Sheray: All right.
Heath: Start hanging the lights.

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I'm gonna hook this
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and then I'm gonna work
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and see where we land.
Sheray: Okay.

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Heath: We'll leave
the bulbs out for now

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so that we don't risk
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while we move everything around.

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So what we've done
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that you wanted
to have out here,

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and we knew that,
chances are, this cabling

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is gonna be a little long,
a little short.

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So we got to find some way
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that it hides the extra
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hanging down the side of
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Sheray: Right.
Heath: And this works out great.

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is actually just cross this
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and it'll give us a little
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Sheray: Oh.
That looks great.

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Heath: Now start putting
the bulbs in.

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Sheray: All right.

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Heath: Time for the last step.
I'm gonna put this remote in.

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So we have the remote base
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Simply plug the lights in.

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Then we're gonna press and hold
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Now it's flashing. And then
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on the bottom button
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And I think that's it.
All right.

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So everything's connected.

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Remote's programmed.
All we have to do is test it.

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Sheray:
Yeah, it looks great so far.

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Heath: So you want the honors?

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Sheray: Yes, please.

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Heath: Top button's on.
Bottom button's off.

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Sheray: Oh, it looks great.
Heath: Wow.

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I think it looks great. I got to
tell you, I'm really happy

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with the way this turned out.
Simple, fun DIY project.

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Sheray: It looks great.
I can't wait to use the space.

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Thanks so much for coming out.
Heath: Pleasure to meet you.

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Sheray: Nice to meet you.
Heath: Thanks.

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Kevin: Nice job, Heath.
Heath: Thanks.

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Kevin:
Always makes a big difference

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when you light up the patio.
I've got some. And I love them.

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Heath: Yeah, it really
looks great at night.

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But I got to admit one thing.
Kevin: Uh-oh.

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Heath: I did go back.
Kevin: What?

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Did you, like, pop a fuse or
leave a breaker?

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Heath: No popping breakers,
no fuses.

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I had one thing that
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Even though the manufacturer
says it's okay,

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I didn't like using the lights
for the means of support.

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I really felt there ought to be

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something else
holding all these up.

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Kevin: So they said you could go
how far with just the wire here?

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Heath: 20 feet.
Kevin: It was well --

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way under 20 feet.
Heath: Well, less than half.

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But I just didn't like having

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the additional stress wear
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I really wanted
something else to carry it.

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So it really made
more sense to go back

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and install a cable
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Kevin:
Okay, so what did you use?

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Heath: So it's actually
a stainless-steel cable

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with a black coating on it.

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Kevin: Huh.
Heath: So you have the option.

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You can either feed the cable
through the loops

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that come on the lights,

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or if you want a cleaner look
and you want them side by side,

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you can use some
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or they actually come
with these little guys --

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little stainless twist ties.

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Kevin: You just couldn't sleep,
could you?

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Heath: I couldn't.
It was bugging me.

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I feel a million times better
knowing that this cable

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is now doing
all the work for that.

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It's better in the weather,
better in the wind.

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Kevin: And comes as a kit.
Heath: It does.

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So you come with
all the hardware you need.

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It's very DIY-friendly.

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Kevin: So one side,
you've got...

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Heath: Carabiner.
Kevin: Right.

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And then you can actually

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just fasten that down
to tighten the loop?

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Heath: That's it.
It comes with a small wrench.

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But if you use a ratchet,
it's much easier.

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Kevin: And then on the far side,
you end up with...

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Heath: The turnbuckle.
Kevin: So when you put it up,

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this just allows you
to screw it,

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take out
what little slack is left.

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Heath: Exactly.
And adjust it where we need.

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And as it settles over time,
you can adjust.

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Kevin: And you're saying
that this stuff here,

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this is actually
stainless inside?

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Heath: There's actually
a stainless cable inside that

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with the coating.
So it's good to go for outdoors.

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And I'll show you. You can see
the difference in the picture

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that now we're using that cable
to take all the weight

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and there's no stress
on the light string at all.

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Kevin: You've always said code
is the bare minimum,

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so manufacturer's
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bare minimum, as well.
You can dress it up.

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Heath: And it can
always be done better.

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Kevin:
That's why they call you back.

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Nice job, Heath.
Heath: Thanks.

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Kevin: Very nice.
Heath: Yeah. Yeah.

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Kevin: Hey, Tommy.
Tom: Hey, Kevin.

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Kevin: Oh, look at all your toys
here. Levels, huh?

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Tom: Talking about levels.

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Everybody knows
what a level is, right?

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Kevin: Yeah, I hope so.
[ Laughs ]

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Tom: Every garage
has a 2-foot level in it.

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Or maybe even
a torpedo level in it.

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Kevin: Yep.
Tom: They're handy

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and they're good when you got
to hang

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a picture
or something like that.

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Kevin: Level or plumb.
Pretty easy to use.

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Tom: But I want to talk about
levels that we use

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to level out a jobsite
or inside a house when you're

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setting cabinets or windows,
all kinds of different things.

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Kevin:
So over a much longer distance,

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if you want to get a point from
here to there, this is limiting.

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Tom: Right. Exactly.
Kevin: Okay.

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Tom: So let's start with
a laser level right here.

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I think all the trades
use a laser level

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for something.
Sets a beam,

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and that's a reference
that we reference off of.

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And it's fantastic in a room.
All right?

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Now, if I wanted to know
a plumb line,

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I could just push a button
and I got a plumb line to go by.

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Kevin: Yep. There it is.
Tom: Okay?

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So I can hang a door
or whatever I want.

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And that's just 90 degrees
to level?

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Tom: Right.
And there you go.

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90 degrees to level.
Kevin: Both of them right there.

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Tom: But these are limited
inside a house

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if you need to use the level
from room to room to room.

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Kevin: It's
basically line of sight.

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So anything that blocks
that beam...

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Tom: Like a wall.
Kevin: ...means you're not gonna

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get it where you want it.
Tom: Exactly. Exactly.

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So this is a level
that I've used for many years.

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It's actually a water level.

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Kevin: So basin of water filled
up almost to the top,

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and you've got the tube
going around which comes out.

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Tom: So think of water.

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You're at the beach and you look
at the horizon over the water --

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That is exactly level.
Kevin: Always is.

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Tom: Water seeks its own level.

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So I fill that with water
and I fill the tube with water.

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And now, because water
will seek its own level,

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wherever that water stops,

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that's the exact height
of that water right there.

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Kevin: This point,
that point -- identical.

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Tom: Right. So if I wanted
to find a level line in a room

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or put a level line in a room,

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I would go from one corner
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to the other corner of the room
and I would take my tubing,

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put it against the wall,
and watch the water.

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Kevin: Look at that moving
towards -- Actually,

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the water's not moving, is it?
It's the tube that's moving.

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Tom: Exactly. Exactly.
Kevin: Ah.

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Tom: So I'm putting
the tube down now.

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Now it's gonna -- When it
stops...

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Kevin: It's got to settle
a little bit.

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Tom: Right.

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Kevin: That spot is perfectly
level with our basin.

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Tom: Right.
Put a mark.

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There's one mark.
Now, I would go to another part

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of the room
and put another mark,

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snap a line between those two
lines,

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and that is exactly level.

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Kevin:
And that mark is identical

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to this height
of the water right there.

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Tom:
That's the key right there.

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Water seeks its own level.
Kevin: Very cool.

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Tom: So now I can take this
and go to another room.

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I can go 50 feet away,
around the corner.

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As long as we don't move
this container,

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that line will be level
all the way through the house.

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You can use it outside, too,
right? If you were...

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Tom: Absolutely.
I used it outside to set a row

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when we were setting windows,
building a house or whatever.

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We used it for setting all kinds
of things that we want level.

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I could take clapboards
and stuff like that.

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Start in each corner,
snap a line. Boom, I'm level.

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Kevin: Okay.
Tom: But here's one right here

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that works on the idea

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of pressure,
but it's atmospheric pressure.

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Kevin: So atmosphere --
So air has weight.

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Tom: Yeah.
Kevin: And the sort of volume

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of air down low is gonna be
heavier than up here.

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And this knows the difference?
Tom: Right.

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And so an airplane,
when it flies, it knows how high

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it's flying by the atmospheric
pressure of the air.

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Right? Or the lack of.
Kevin: I hope so. I hope so.

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Tom: All right? So basically,
I would set this at zero

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and this would be
my beginning point.

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And then I have
a reading right here.

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I could go 50 feet,
150 feet away.

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And I would read
what my measurement is.

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If it was zero there,

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then I knew
that it's exactly level here.

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Kevin:
So it's not just telling you

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in relation to your set point,

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but it's also gonna
give you a number.

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So if you end up
sticking it somewhere

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and it's 8 --
says 8 inches,

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that means it's 8 inches
higher than the zero mark?

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Tom: Unless it was negative-8
because it could be --

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See, it would tell you that.

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But, again, this can't move,
just like this.

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Kevin: I love it.
Very clever. Okay.

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Tom: Very handy.
Great landscapers.

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I think Jenn uses one
of these. Great for doing grades

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and setting walls and pitches.
All kinds of things.

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Kevin: Very good. Good
information. Thank you.

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Tom: Yeah.

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♪♪

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Molly: Hi, Mauro. I'm Molly.
Mauro: Hi. Nice to meet you.

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Molly: So nice to meet you, too.
Welcome.

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Mauro: Great to be here. I love
this Colonial-style house.

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Right?
Molly: Thank you.

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Mauro: It's really cool.
Molly: Thank you.

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We've been here
for about eight years,

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but wait until
you see the kitchen.

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Mauro: Kitchen. Let's go.
Molly: Which is this way.

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All right. This is the original
kitchen from 1960.

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Mauro: Wow. It looks like we're
"Back to the Future" here.

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Look at this color.
It's really cool.

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I love it. Love it.
All right.

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Molly: So it's in great shape
in general.

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But we do have
these spots right here

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that we could use an expert
to help us repair.

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Mauro: This is not a problem.
We can fix that easily.

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Molly: Great.
Mauro: The challenge here for us

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is to match this color here.
Molly: Okay.

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Mauro: I already see two
different colors, maybe three.

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But this is the one
we have to match. All right?

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I have a couple of fan decks
that has tons of colors here.

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Molly: Yeah.
Mauro: First thing we do...

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Let's see.
That's too dark there.

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Let's see this one here.

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This is a little too dark,
don't you think?

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Molly: Yes.
Mauro: A little too light.

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Molly: Yep.
Mauro: The one in the middle

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looks very close
to what we need.

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Molly: It does.
Mauro: Okay.

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When you go like that,
we can see the color better.

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Yeah, it looks like
we're missing a drop of...

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Molly: Maybe even orange.

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Mauro: A little drop of orange,
plus a little bit of red.

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I think we're gonna
get really close...

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Molly: Looks really close.
Mauro: ...to the color we need.

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All right?
Molly: Looks great. Mm-hmm.

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Mauro: All right. But since
this is not our color yet,

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I'm gonna have
to go to the store.

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And there they have
a color scanner.

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It's connected with a computer,

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and the computer will give us,

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like, 2 or 3 different colors,

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and we can choose the best one.
Molly: Okay.

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Mauro: But I need
a piece of these cabinets

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that I can take with me.
Molly: Okay.

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Mauro:
Do you have a piece for me?

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Molly: I do. I think there's
a shelf, actually,

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that comes out over here.
Mauro: All right. What is it?

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Molly: So in here...

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Mauro: Great. Oh, this is
perfect. And it's big enough.

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Molly: Oh, good.
Mauro: And I take that, right?

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Molly: Sure.
Mauro: All right,

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00:16:06,100 --> 00:16:07,533
let's take this out of here.

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All right, I'll take it
to the store.

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I'll match it
and I'll come back.

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Molly: Thank you so much.

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Mauro:
I'll see you in a little bit.

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Molly: Okey-doke.

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♪♪

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Hi, Mauro. Welcome back.
Mauro: Well, I'm back.

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Okay.
You want to hold this paint can?

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Molly: Sure.
Mauro: That's the color.

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Molly: Great.
Mauro: All right?

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I have three different samples
to match it right here.

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Molly: Okay.
Mauro: First one -- out.

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Not good at all.
Molly: Mm-hmm.

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Mauro: Then I have two others
that I put on the shelf.

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I want you to find them in here
if you can see it.

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Molly: Okay.

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Gosh.

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Mauro: Right?

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Molly: Is that it?
Mauro: That's one of them.

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But it's not
the perfect one yet.

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Molly:
Wow, that looks so close.

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Mauro: Look well.
Molly: There?

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Mauro: That's the one.
See, if I turn it

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at a little angle
like this, you'll see it more.

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Molly: Oh, yeah.
It looks like a perfect match.

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Mauro: You ready?
We have some prep work to do

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and some painting.
Molly: Okay. Sounds great.

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Thank you.
Mauro: Yeah.

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Okay, Molly.
Molly: Okay.

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Mauro:
First step of the preparation --

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We're gonna use
this detergent.

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We're gonna degrease
the door. Okay?

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I'm gonna just spray a
little bit like that on the rag.

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Molly: Okay.
Mauro: Yep.

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And then
we just go like this.

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Molly: Okay.
Mauro: This way,

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we're gonna take
any fingerprints

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or a little grease or oil.
Anything.

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How does it feel -- clean?
Molly: It feels really good.

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00:17:31,933 --> 00:17:33,266
Mauro: Nice. Look at that.

474
00:17:33,333 --> 00:17:35,566
Let's take about 10
to 15 minutes.

475
00:17:35,633 --> 00:17:36,733
Molly: Okay.
Mauro: Then we're gonna do

476
00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:38,866
step two of the preparation.

477
00:17:38,933 --> 00:17:41,700
Molly, take out this plastic
and tape in one.

478
00:17:41,766 --> 00:17:45,366
So cool and easy to use.
Let me show you how we do it.

479
00:17:45,433 --> 00:17:47,866
I'm gonna unload it
a little bit.

480
00:17:47,933 --> 00:17:50,000
And I'll put
my tape right in there.

481
00:17:50,066 --> 00:17:53,500
And what I want you to do,
grab this dispenser

482
00:17:53,566 --> 00:17:56,833
and go very close at the edge,
the bottom edge of the cabinet.

483
00:17:56,900 --> 00:17:58,266
Like that. Yep.
Molly: Press it along?

484
00:17:58,333 --> 00:18:00,466
Mauro: One. Yeah. Keep going.
Molly: Yeah.

485
00:18:00,533 --> 00:18:02,833
Mauro: Yep.

486
00:18:02,900 --> 00:18:04,233
All right.
Molly: Higher. Sorry.

487
00:18:04,300 --> 00:18:05,833
Mauro: Higher.
A little bit higher.

488
00:18:05,900 --> 00:18:07,766
Yeah, that's good.

489
00:18:07,833 --> 00:18:09,000
All right.
All the way down.

490
00:18:09,066 --> 00:18:10,300
Molly: Whoops.
Mauro: It'll look good.

491
00:18:10,366 --> 00:18:11,966
Look good.
Molly: Okay.

492
00:18:12,033 --> 00:18:15,200
Mauro: At the end, use the
cutter to cut the plastic.

493
00:18:15,266 --> 00:18:17,200
Just rip it right off.

494
00:18:17,266 --> 00:18:18,633
Nice.
Molly: Just like that.

495
00:18:18,700 --> 00:18:20,300
Mauro: All right.
Molly: Right.

496
00:18:20,366 --> 00:18:21,733
Mauro: Now, what we're gonna do,

497
00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,700
we're gonna unfold it
just like that.

498
00:18:24,766 --> 00:18:26,766
Let's get at the bottom.

499
00:18:26,833 --> 00:18:28,966
Molly: Oh, that is cool.
Mauro: Right? Look at that.

500
00:18:29,033 --> 00:18:31,000
Molly: Wow.

501
00:18:31,066 --> 00:18:33,000
Mauro: We're gonna do
the edge of this door.

502
00:18:33,066 --> 00:18:35,633
We want to press this tape
right at the top of the door.

503
00:18:35,700 --> 00:18:37,233
I want you to hold that.
Molly: Yep.

504
00:18:37,300 --> 00:18:39,633
Mauro: And I want it to go all
the way down at the bottom.

505
00:18:39,700 --> 00:18:41,866
At the same time, line up
the tape with the cabinet.

506
00:18:41,933 --> 00:18:44,433
Molly: Yep.
Mauro: Okay.

507
00:18:44,500 --> 00:18:47,633
Then I wanted to cut.
Just go like --

508
00:18:47,700 --> 00:18:50,500
Yep, just go right though.
All we need is this.

509
00:18:50,566 --> 00:18:54,466
But we open up a little bit
more, just like that.

510
00:18:54,533 --> 00:18:55,866
Molly: Great.
And then we'll press.

511
00:18:55,933 --> 00:18:57,100
Mauro: We press down.

512
00:18:57,166 --> 00:18:59,300
Make sure you get
a straight, clean line.

513
00:18:59,366 --> 00:19:00,433
Molly: Okay.
Mauro: Okay. Right?

514
00:19:00,500 --> 00:19:01,400
Molly: Yep.
Mauro: All right.

515
00:19:01,466 --> 00:19:03,000
Molly: Unfold.
Mauro: Unfold.

516
00:19:04,666 --> 00:19:06,400
All right.

517
00:19:06,466 --> 00:19:09,700
Look at this.
Molly: Great.

518
00:19:09,766 --> 00:19:12,233
Mauro: Now we're gonna give
a light sanding

519
00:19:12,300 --> 00:19:13,933
with the 220-grit paper.
Molly: Okay.

520
00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,733
Mauro: You just want to break
the edges a little bit

521
00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,666
so when we paint it,
it'll be nice and smooth.

522
00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:25,566
Well, let's hit those two spots
with a metal primer.

523
00:19:25,633 --> 00:19:28,600
Molly: Okay.
Mauro: Just like this.

524
00:19:28,666 --> 00:19:29,900
Nice and easy.

525
00:19:29,966 --> 00:19:32,300
All right? That's good.

526
00:19:32,366 --> 00:19:33,666
Molly: Okay.
Mauro: It's fast.

527
00:19:33,733 --> 00:19:35,166
Now I want you to do that one
there.

528
00:19:35,233 --> 00:19:36,366
Molly: All right.
Mauro: Yeah.

529
00:19:36,433 --> 00:19:37,700
Just press that down.

530
00:19:37,766 --> 00:19:40,133
Yeah. Just nice and easy. Yeah.

531
00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,700
It's gonna take about 30
minutes for this primer to dry.

532
00:19:42,766 --> 00:19:45,466
Molly: Okay.
Mauro: Then we'll come back.

533
00:19:45,533 --> 00:19:50,266
Now we're gonna sand the
cabinets with 180-grit sandpaper

534
00:19:50,333 --> 00:19:53,266
just to kind of score
the surface a little bit.

535
00:19:53,333 --> 00:19:55,766
Okay? You can turn
the sanding pad, too,

536
00:19:55,833 --> 00:19:57,133
if it makes it easier for you.
Yeah.

537
00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:58,300
Molly: Okay.
Mauro: Yeah.

538
00:19:58,366 --> 00:19:59,700
Molly: Like this?
Mauro: Yeah, that's perfect.

539
00:19:59,766 --> 00:20:02,000
Molly: Keep going or...
Mauro: Keep going. Keep going.

540
00:20:06,033 --> 00:20:09,566
Now we're gonna just wipe
that off with the rag again.

541
00:20:09,633 --> 00:20:11,266
Molly: Okay.

542
00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:15,966
Okay.
Mauro: Cool. That's it.

543
00:20:16,033 --> 00:20:17,900
These look really nice.

544
00:20:17,966 --> 00:20:20,600
So what we're using here
is called DTM.

545
00:20:20,666 --> 00:20:21,800
It's three letters.

546
00:20:21,866 --> 00:20:25,233
It stands for direct-to-metal.
Molly: Okay.

547
00:20:25,300 --> 00:20:26,900
Mauro: Just dip your roll
in there.

548
00:20:26,966 --> 00:20:29,233
Don't load so much
paint into it,

549
00:20:29,300 --> 00:20:31,966
because we're gonna do,
like, multiple times, okay?

550
00:20:32,033 --> 00:20:33,766
Don't start at the bottom.
Very bottom.

551
00:20:33,833 --> 00:20:38,033
Start, like, about 3 to 4 inches
up, and then you come right down

552
00:20:38,100 --> 00:20:39,866
with the roller
and you fill the gaps.

553
00:20:39,933 --> 00:20:41,533
Molly: Okay. So starting here.
Mauro: Yeah.

554
00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:43,766
We try to avoid dripping paint.

555
00:20:43,833 --> 00:20:45,800
So you start, like,
about 4 inches.

556
00:20:45,866 --> 00:20:49,600
You unload the paint,
and then you come right down

557
00:20:49,666 --> 00:20:52,233
and you notice there's no
dripping paint down below.

558
00:20:52,300 --> 00:20:54,600
Molly: Yeah.
Mauro: Overlap by 50%

559
00:20:54,666 --> 00:20:55,800
by each pass of the roller.

560
00:20:55,866 --> 00:20:57,000
Molly: So, like, here.

561
00:20:57,066 --> 00:20:59,166
Mauro: Yep. Right there.
Molly: Okay.

562
00:20:59,233 --> 00:21:01,733
Mauro: And not only we matched
the color perfect --

563
00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:03,700
We also matched
the same finish.

564
00:21:03,766 --> 00:21:05,866
ml It's like 1960 again in here.

565
00:21:05,933 --> 00:21:07,533
Mauro: Well, look at that.

566
00:21:09,933 --> 00:21:11,966
Molly, you're a pro.
Molly: [ Laughs ]

567
00:21:12,033 --> 00:21:13,733
You ready to hire me?

568
00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,433
Mauro: Absolutely.

569
00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:19,400
I want you to do the edges.
Okay?

570
00:21:19,466 --> 00:21:20,800
Molly: Okay.
Mauro: Bottom first,

571
00:21:20,866 --> 00:21:23,633
and then the side.

572
00:21:23,700 --> 00:21:25,566
All right, cool.

573
00:21:25,633 --> 00:21:29,066
♪♪

574
00:21:29,133 --> 00:21:31,766
Okay, go right down.
Go up and down again.

575
00:21:31,833 --> 00:21:34,200
We're going to wait about 2
to 3 hours for this to dry...

576
00:21:34,266 --> 00:21:35,400
Molly: Okay.
Mauro: ...come back,

577
00:21:35,466 --> 00:21:37,800
and we'll do the same thing.
Molly: Okay.

578
00:21:37,866 --> 00:21:45,800
♪♪

579
00:21:45,866 --> 00:21:53,766
♪♪

580
00:21:53,833 --> 00:21:54,933
Mauro: What do you think?

581
00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,433
Molly: It's perfect.
I can't believe it.

582
00:21:56,500 --> 00:21:58,900
Mauro: So we got the color
matching perfect.

583
00:21:58,966 --> 00:22:00,766
And we also got
the finish done right.

584
00:22:00,833 --> 00:22:02,066
Right?
Molly: It's great.

585
00:22:02,133 --> 00:22:03,466
Thank you.
Mauro: All right. Cool.

586
00:22:03,533 --> 00:22:05,133
I'm gonna leave
the painting can.

587
00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,666
In future, if you need to do
any more painting

588
00:22:07,733 --> 00:22:10,000
or touch-ups,
you have that there.

589
00:22:10,066 --> 00:22:13,933
And then if you need more paint,
there's a formula on that can.

590
00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,633
Don't lose that.
Okay?

591
00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:19,366
If you do any large project
in this kitchen,

592
00:22:19,433 --> 00:22:21,633
just bring that formula
into the store.

593
00:22:21,700 --> 00:22:23,166
They will do
another painting can

594
00:22:23,233 --> 00:22:25,166
exactly the same color
as you need.

595
00:22:25,233 --> 00:22:27,433
Molly: Perfect.
Mauro: If you have any question

596
00:22:27,500 --> 00:22:29,766
about your house,
I would love to hear about it.

597
00:22:29,833 --> 00:22:31,866
Until next time,
I'm Mauro Henrique

598
00:22:31,933 --> 00:22:34,033
for "Ask This Old House."

599
00:22:34,100 --> 00:22:36,666
♪♪

600
00:22:40,533 --> 00:22:42,633
Kevin: Next time on
"Ask This Old House,"

601
00:22:42,700 --> 00:22:45,300
Richard gives a vintage bathroom
a modern upgrade.

602
00:22:45,366 --> 00:22:46,633
Richard:
Here's this cover plate,

603
00:22:46,700 --> 00:22:50,800
designed to be able to
cover over those holes.

604
00:22:50,866 --> 00:22:52,466
And that's the finished look.

605
00:22:52,533 --> 00:22:54,466
Kevin: Plus, we introduce
our newest team member,

606
00:22:54,533 --> 00:22:57,166
landscaper Lee Gilliam.

607
00:22:57,233 --> 00:22:59,766
We'll hear about
his journey as a landscaper,

608
00:22:59,833 --> 00:23:01,600
and he and Jenn
will help a homeowner

609
00:23:01,666 --> 00:23:04,200
with a slope
that keeps sliding away.

610
00:23:04,266 --> 00:23:06,200
Man: I'm excited.
Let's see what we can do.

611
00:23:06,266 --> 00:23:08,900
Kevin: All that on
"Ask This Old House."