Speed House #2

Al Carrell: Right now I want you to meet Ken Pai. Ken, welcome to our program.

Ken Pai: Aloha.

A.C.: What did you get involved in this house for?

K.P.: Well, we wanted to show our community support, that it was a good worthy cause. The proceeds of the sale of the home is going to be donated to charities and it was a way to bring all of the building industry, suppliers, contractors and subs, together to have a team effort to build a speed house in a world record time.

A.C.: And did you loan the money?

K.P.: Yes. Actually, the cost of the materials and the labor has all been donated by the members and the builders.

A.C.: Let's follow Michael inside now for a closer look at what's going on in there.

Michael Holigan: Several things are different once you get in a home that's going this quick under construction. One, they used a hot mud for the first layer of their plaster, so it will dry that much faster so they can go ahead and put the paint on it. Second thing is, they had to bring in the fans. The winds aren't coming from the right direction and for this paint to dry in time they need to go ahead and get the air circulating in the house.

You can see the number of people working behind me and on the other side is much more than normal in a house under construction. And Jim is doing a terrific job of trying to coordinate all these people. We've got painters working over here, carpet pad's already in the house waiting to go down. Tack strip has been laid around the edges. We've got electricity going in, they're working on the main box right over here. Over on this side, they're putting in burglar alarms already for security. Over here on the top they're putting in the lighting kits above the kitchen sink and the fluorescents. So, quite a bit of activity. They've even got the switch plates on and the paints not even dry yet. The crews in here had a plan to learn how to work quickly around each other. Carpet layers are busy cutting the pad and laying it down now. At the same time the tile is being installed. Here especially, the contractors have to work quickly but carefully to match patterns and make sure a good, quality job is done. The main electrical power is being hooked up outside now. And the appliances are being made ready to move inside. Meanwhile, the draperies are being handed through the window and installed on rods that were put up earlier. One item that's a little different is the trim going around the doors. We're using a plastic trim. It's almost like a fiberglass. That way they just sort of come back, putty over the holes, they're not going to have to paint the trim. They're going to save that precious time that they need to get this home done in 8 hours. Painting is a messy job anytime, but especially when working around 300 other people in a hurry. Let's take a break with Al and look at how to protect ourselves when painting at home.

Episode 016 1995 - 96 Season

| Speed Building 1 | Garage Door Peephole | Speed Building 2 | Protective Painting | Bringing Plants Indoors | Speed Building 3 | Loan Process | LIST |

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