This Old House | Out of the Ashes (S41 E14)

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Joe the homeowner fabricates a stone hearth. Richard learns about automatic sprinkler systems. Kevin sees a simulator that shows how the Camp Fire spread. Tom inspects a vent that’s designed to resist embers. Another project gets the green light.
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Avonlea and Joe’s house is one of the first rebuilds started in Paradise. They are starting to think about finishing touches. Instead of a fireplace, they’ve decided to go with a wood stove. Joe, who works with stone for a living, is fabricating a stone hearth in his shop.
Kevin gets a tour of the house from Avonlea before visiting Joe’s shop where the work happens. They return to the house with the hearth and lay it out in the corner.
Richard visits a house under construction where the sprinkler system is being installed. Rick Fox explains how the systems are designed according to code and shows the different types of sprinkler heads. Each head has an 8-foot spray diameter, and he installs them in all rooms except for small closets. Richard gears up in his raincoat and hat for a heat test to demonstrate how a sprinkler head is released.
One year after the Camp Fire that burned Paradise, California struggles with new wildfires. One tool the state uses to study these blazes is a simulator that recreates the spread of the fire on a table with a projected map. Garrett Sjolund points out to Kevin where the fire started in Pulga and how it spread through Paradise within a couple of hours.
In a wildfire, embers are the enemy of houses. A new ordinance in Paradise is designed to starve embers of fuel around houses. Jenn explains the codes, which are divided into two zones that dictate distance of trees and shrubs from flammable items. Then she meets landscaper Derek Onstein at Luke and Crystal’s house, who is spacing new shrubs and trees apart and keeping them away from the house. Instead of bark mulch he uses rock mulch up against the house. Even with the safety codes, the landscape will look great.
Vent expert Brandon Powers shows Tom how a fire and ember safe vent works versus a traditional vent by lighting a fire in a simulated attic. The fire safe vent closes off at a certain temperature to prevent embers and flames from coming into the attic. Contractor Bret Wayland installs them not only in the soffit, but also around the foundation of a new house before it gets a coat of stucco
Kevin arrives to the site of Jose and Anna’s home as the new foundation is being poured. Jose describes the old house that they were in for almost 15 years. The new house will have a more open kitchen concept, which they’ve planned with their builder. They’re enthusiastic to see it all get started.
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@benritchsmith 3 жыл бұрын

Richard performance! If left everything on the floor. He went all the way in!

@s0uthp4w68 3 жыл бұрын

You need to construct the house according to the area that you live in. Wildfire, tornado, hurricane, flood etc. So your house isnt going to look like everybody else's house but at least you'll know that it'll stand up to the conditions that you live in.

@scallywag1716 3 жыл бұрын

You can’t build a house that will stand up to a wildfire….lolololol

@nghtrider62 3 жыл бұрын

Easy enough, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_shelter

@scallywag1716 3 жыл бұрын

@@nghtrider62 digging a house is another matter, but yes!

@ChibiPanda8888 3 жыл бұрын

@@scallywag1716 um.... stone? Mud? Concrete? Besides those will stand up to lots of other weather anomalies too. Well, maybe not the mud, but the other two will.

@scallywag1716 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChibiPanda8888 I guess it depends on your definition of “standing up to”.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

I think sprinkler system is awesome but if water pressure is lost as happened in the wildfire then it's useless. You could have backup water tank and pump so the sprinklers can work in case water pressure is lost.

@Cypher791 Жыл бұрын

Yeah but like they said the sprinklers arnt gonna stand up to a wildfire anyway it’s for an interior fire that develops in the room.

@johnsee7269 3 жыл бұрын

I suspect that most won't be able to afford insurance or find a company to buy insurance from...

@andreah6379 3 жыл бұрын

Even without record fires, living in CA was prohibitive to a lot of people! Insurance was expensive with the earthquakes. Too many people living in that state. I lived in L.A. for 45 years. Traffic, smog, cost. Yikes.

@scallywag1716 3 жыл бұрын

They couldn’t afford it before the fire…these rebuilds are coming from FEMA and charities.

@sbonky 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry im not american but why they dont just make stone houses and cut a couple of trees close to the house so it doesnt go up all in flame in 30 seconds?

@williammentink 3 жыл бұрын

I'm an American and I agree with you. I don't understand why they don't build masonry homes with a tile rooves. Also, move back the landscaping and sheds to a safe distance from the structures.

@ChibiPanda8888 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe the expense? I'm not sure. I'm an American but I live in the Southeast where there aren't many wildfires ever. I mean, what yall have mentioned makes perfect sense. Or even making homes out of mud (adobo I think is what it is called) to cut down on the fire hazard, as well as help keep it cool and warm. And besides, it would be cheap because it's literally just dirt built over a mold. I'm not a building engineer so apparently I don't know anything about building, but seeing homes and towns devastated by wildfires she makes you wonder, don't it?

@daddyoca69 3 жыл бұрын

I was there... I lived here... There was a lot of houses that did have metal, brick or stucco siding but you need way more. We had hurricane winds with fire... so we had a fire hurricane we also had fire tornadoes and if that wasn't enough the fire showed embers like a white out blizzard. most of the houses burned because a window burst or eve vent let embers inside.

@leozmaxwelljilliumz3360 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe its cost? Concrete is pretty cheap comparatively. Steel has gone up quite a bit(the rebar) but that's covid pricing.

@daddyoca69 3 жыл бұрын

@@leozmaxwelljilliumz3360 because it doesn't matter... most homes ended up burning from inside out not the other way around. Those walls after a fire are now useless and go to the dump like everything else. thats why they have these new deals for eve vents and coming up with ways to protect windows in fire since when those shatter its over.

@aaqilian5.085 4 күн бұрын

Very inspirational. Love human’s resilience. Godspeed Paradise! 🫶

@justanotherguy8791 3 жыл бұрын

why don't they just rake up the forest?

@mikeznel6048 3 жыл бұрын

Its common to do controlled burns to rid the forest floors of the easy to burn material. Donald T recommended it so now the left will do everything and anything to make sure it doesn't get done. The corrupt left politicians take all the money that could be reallocated to forest management and stuff their pockets with it as well so they can't even afford it. Its a shame.

@Litto1 3 жыл бұрын

I’m here to watch houses being built. Not politics.

@mikeznel6048 3 жыл бұрын

@@Litto1 Good. Watch the video then and see you way out of the comment.

@mendonesiac 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeznel6048 The federal government owns 57% of California's forests, the state owns just 3%. The US Forest Service's complete suppression of wildfire is mostly to blame for the situation we're in now -- a policy that goes back over 100 years.

@AaronsRandomLife 3 жыл бұрын

I find great joy in watching people rebuild their houses directly in the path of the exact natural disasters that destroyed their last ones. This is like when a person spends millions to move their house back 100’ from the crumbling California coast or rebuilds their home on the banks of the same river that washed their last house away. Such stupidity.

@realestateservicessaleshea99 3 жыл бұрын

But like the great donald trump said maybe we should rake and bag more often ??🤔

@mikeznel6048 3 жыл бұрын

Those fires should have never happened to the extent they did. They were so bad because the left dems that run that place stuff all the tax money in their pockets so they "can't afford" forest management to clean and do controlled burns to eliminate fires spreading like they do. Also, Donald T recommended it so now the left is going to do everything and anything to make sure it doesn't happen. It's sad and a shame. They are like spoiled, bratty children...

@mikeznel6048 3 жыл бұрын

@@realestateservicessaleshea99 Controlled burns and other forest management would indeed keep the fires from spreading like they do. The states ran by the right fund and allow controlled burns and forest management. Notice the states ran by the right don't burn 3/4 of the way down from either forest fires or "protests" like the left ran states do. The corrupt left packs their pockets with our tax dollars so there is no money for taking care of our communities. Just like the toll roads. Any toll road you go down in a left ran city are terrible, full of pot holes and rough as a rutted up dirt road. The states ran by the right have nice roads and most of them don't have tolls. After my last road trip and seeing that as fact, it really painted the picture for me even clearer. The media lies just as bad as the left politicians.

@piotrbrozyna4389 3 жыл бұрын

OMG KEEP GOING!!

@wmeemw994 3 жыл бұрын

State of CA politicians & environmentalists are most responsible for this disaster !!! The prohibit & restrict undercutting & debris burning of forests & state parklands allowing decades of combustible fuel tinders to build up without removal or consumption of mulches, peats & composts on the grounds. Small controlled burns are proven safety maintenance to make these wild lands safe.

@nw6gmp 3 жыл бұрын

0:52 TOH can’t afford a gimbal? 🤔😂

@daddyoca69 3 жыл бұрын

I was there and was born in this area. Most of the houses burned because windows burst and embers entered the house or the embers came in the attic vents and started the fire from the inside out. This happened on buildings even made of concrete, metal, cinder block, etc. We even had whole normal sized grocery store with plenty of asphalt around it and made of cinder block burn. Sprinklers pre date the idiot governor and were law back in 2011. They won't do anything in a major fire like this but do help a single home on fire causing a major fire. They just had a older house not far out of the burn scar catch fire and started a wild fire by it. Luckily the fire dept was able to knock it down fast but sprinklers would have helped it not spread to outside. Lesson learned from the humboldt/butte complex fires of 2008 when paradise was almost burned over then. The rake comment trump made is because California stopped doing control burns just like they also choked out logging to the point it was all over grown. The state made it a pain in the butt to keep lots even in 1990s level of fire protection and they didn't care because they didn't want to kill any trees. Their stupidity also caused the bark beetles to explode which they slowly choke trees to death and move on to the next and they don't even need to fly since everything was touching and over grown.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

daddyoca I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@scallywag1716 3 жыл бұрын

Landscape is great until water rationing starts and then it’s brown and dry. Great fire kindling…..

@lynnew5619 3 жыл бұрын

A memorial at this stage is not going to be of much comfort to those unable to afford to rebuild. Put that money towards new housing - build a memorial when everyone is safe & housed. Point of view from the UK!

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

lynnew I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@lynnew5619 Жыл бұрын

@@flat-earther I did not mention anything about a ‘globe’ in my comment. So a bit confused.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

@@lynnew5619 Oh yeah excuse me it's just a random suggestion.

@SpacewolfDan 3 жыл бұрын

still wooden shacks..........................nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

danr I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@LabratOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

If they would do proper controlled burning this could have been avoided

@Trump-2024MAGA 3 жыл бұрын

logic, facts and truth to liberals is like kryptonite to superman

@mikeznel6048 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. But Don T recommended it so they will now do everything possible to make sure there is no controlled burning or any forest management what so ever that would help with wildfires and improve the land. Its a shame. The left are like bratty children honestly.

@FENmap 3 жыл бұрын

They do 20,000 acres a year on their budget and have been since the 1980s. I work in emergency management and this was the stat they threw out in a conference last year. They also said to have a meaningful effect they would need to do 1 million acres of prescribed burns a year but there are tons of things that stop this from happening from manpower, to risk, all the way to wildlife threat and most importantly budget is mostly spent on saving lives.

@s1dest3p 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why people are still fooling around with granite and marble instead of porcelain/ceramic.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

s1dest3p I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@SonicOrbStudios 3 жыл бұрын

CPVC still being used these days? It needs to go away as it becomes brittle

@mikeznel6048 3 жыл бұрын

Just like all construction materials, it has an expected life time just like everything else...

@s0uthp4w68 3 жыл бұрын

For that kind of money I would get copper tubing.

@yvindascanius6061 3 жыл бұрын

You can start a fire in the bathroom! Has he been watching Alf?

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

yvindascanius I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@roborocko 3 жыл бұрын

rebuilding homes where they shouldn't

@ToxicSpork 2 жыл бұрын

In lieu of better phrase, this comment section is a dumpster fire of Fox News talking points

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

toxicspork I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@JRRott-mj5jq 7 ай бұрын

Them fire vents are nice but that one guy was going vent crazy on the one house why the heck is he putting that many vents in one house no need for all them. He had a vent every 3 inches looks rediculous nobody puts that many in you need 4 total if that

@Bremend 3 жыл бұрын

9:52, did they just ruin all that plywood and 2x4s?

@korrofkrae 3 жыл бұрын

not at all. it rains on open construction all the time and it doesnt ruin anything. its when the water gets trapped that you start having problems.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

@@korrofkrae korrofkrae I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@davidpearson3304 3 жыл бұрын

The comments on TOH and ATOH videos are usually filled with “experts” telling everyone how they have done everything wrong......now we have graduated to politics. Sigh...

@oski632 3 жыл бұрын

these people don't think history doesn't repeat themselves..why rebuild if its just gonna happen again

@mikeznel6048 3 жыл бұрын

It doesn't have to be that way. Its the left dems that run the place that allow it to get like that. They stuff all the tax money in their pockets and can't afford the funding for a forest management program.

@boby115 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeznel6048 , I'm an independent and I don't think this is a left /right thing at all. The federal government owns 58% of the forest land in California, the state owns 3% and the rest is privately owned. So the federal government with the Department of Land Management, United States forestry service and the United States Parks Department are all in the driver seat. Next would be the private landowners and the state with only 3% of the a forest land. It's very easy to point fingers but in your comments you failed to mention during the Trump Administration the department of Land Management and Forestry service had budget cuts. I'm sure you have a doctorate's degree in Land Management and know how to get things done , so pardon me that I failed to read your book.

@tl7209 3 жыл бұрын

@@boby115 Great informative post. thanks for that.

@daddyoca69 3 жыл бұрын

@@boby115 lol I am laughing at you.... like most fires this started outside of BLM land and burned private and state land then ended on BLM land. trump had nothing to do with it at all... tbh obama nor bush had anything to do with it. It has been the state all along thats been the issue. All this anti logging, stopping control burning, not regulating PGE and other power companies, banned yard burning even in wet months, etc.

@jeffreyrichardson 3 жыл бұрын

fire with fire mike welchs knobby tire jody admire

@pillash8576 3 жыл бұрын

If they would’ve maintained there forest this wouldn’t have happened

@knuckletherapyserveothersf6092 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if somebody was behind all those forrest fires. Combination of reasons. My heart does go out to my fellow Americans who where effected by them.

@knuckletherapyserveothersf6092 3 жыл бұрын

Got it thanks

@Litto1 3 жыл бұрын

I believe one of them started because of a gender reveal gone wrong.

@Nill757 3 жыл бұрын

Gavin Newsome

@mendonesiac 3 жыл бұрын

The fire was started by electrical transmission lines.

@Nill757 3 жыл бұрын

@@mendonesiac The fire was started by willful, intentional failure to maintain transmission lines when funding was ordered pulled and sent into RE instead, despite warnings from PGE. Once started, the fires burned hotter and larger because the fuel load was allowed to accumulate intentionally, by failure to execute preemptive burns and logging bans. As the Forest Service stated, fires this hot and widespread were avoidable with known technique. That is, Gavin Newsome, Jerry Brown are responsible, and those Californians that put them there.

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@mikeznel6048 3 жыл бұрын

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@thomastommy1192 3 жыл бұрын

Why can't someone invent a very large sprinkler system and put it outside of the home. All around the property line or around all of the buildings including the home. Even have the state of CA install a big sprinkler system in the forest around towns and neighborhoods. I know this sounds like a big and very costly system. But what does it cost to rebuild all of these homes and towns? Anything is worth a try. It's only money guys. And it may save lives and millions of dollars in the future. God Bless You guys.

@williammentink 3 жыл бұрын

It's California, home of rolling blackouts. Those blackouts will only get worse over the next decade, the party is forcing everyone to electric vehicles while building zero new power plants. I feel bad for Californians.

@Litto1 3 жыл бұрын

Plus California is always dealing with droughts.

@FENmap 3 жыл бұрын

There’s 5 new power plants in the last 5 years, 3 waiting for permits and 10 in review. It’s literally the first link that pops up on DuckDuckGo when you search for ‘new power plant california’. One geothermal project just broke ground too. Yes, California does some dumb things, but their energy production isn’t sitting still. Quit trying to make them look worse with lies or without researching, there’s plenty of real things to get on their case about.

@williammentink 3 жыл бұрын

@@FENmap Check state of California website, since 2011, four power plants started none are online. ww2.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/all_projects_cms.html And when Diablo canyon good offline in 2024, what will California do? That's a loss of 10% of the states operating capacity. 2.2 GW.

@bmay8818 3 жыл бұрын

What you're talking about is roof sprinklers, which already exist. They're really just a sprinkler system that's mounted on the high point(s) of the roof. It keeps the roof from igniting but also makes a curtain of wetness around the structure. I live a few miles from where there was a big wildfire last year and will be making such a system for my house.

@robertgroover3316 3 жыл бұрын

Good old Commifornia and their regulations

@mikeznel6048 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Makes as much sense as a left handed screw driver or a metric hammer... They do everything backwards and wrong out of spite. They are like spoiled, bratty children.

@mikeznel6048 3 жыл бұрын

@Cottontail Grouse Ask the big media. They'll tell you whatever lie to make it go away.

@ln14517 3 жыл бұрын

California was being ravaged before regulation where put in place. If it weren’t regulations the whole state would be an mess.

@AdamIverson 3 жыл бұрын

Considering that we're having ANOTHER wildfire this year in 2021, has anything really been done? It seems like our governor would rather spend money fighting fire than preventing it. We need to vote YES on recall Gavin Newsom, get that weenie baby out! #dontbanmebro

@bmich281 3 жыл бұрын

bye bye first amendment.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

AdamIverson I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@pillash8576 3 жыл бұрын

This is what California gets. They should’ve never stop logging