" The landscaping continues at our exterior restoration project. A row of -- provided from Warwick nurseries is planted along the driveway. They'll make a nice screen when they fill out and mature. On the side entrance the original columns are back in place. And are now supporting the load of the roof and bay window. The roof restructuring is now complete with beefed up framing using dimensional lumber and LVLs from Georgia Pacific. With most of the work done on the porch. Now one of the last things to do is to have an alarm system in the house and on this side entry and Mike Crowe's here from ADT Mike Allen interrupt you now what -- you installing here. In stolen doorway those censor what does that do what is there this is one of twelve. Well the cost of protecting the perimeter what's inside here hot -- there. So community literally mini wireless transmitter which will send. A signal from here back to a central control panel right yes and that was tripped. It would sort of sirens. And report from central station. And have please respond how -- system is it this debate house -- brought out. Dozen or so perimeter circuits and a motion sensor. That on so the perimeter -- are placed at doors and it. Windows that are at ground level for example yes OK then motions throughout the house for a interior protection. -- any breaking glass terrific I'll get it finished thanks -- John through cheaper greens keeper is finishing up the landscaping project by Hydro seeding the law. It'll take only a few weeks for the new lawn to grow. On the front porch. Brian Wiggins and his crew from regal home improvement are installing the new custom reproduction balusters and composite railing. From Forester moulding. The pieces are all pre fit to accommodate the irregularities in the existing structure. The four piece top really is built around a trimmed to before court. First the bottom piece is screwed to the balusters using one and five eighths inch stainless steel decking screws. Some of the screws are left protruding three eighths of an inch to brace the -- The side pieces are assembled around -- pre fit filler piece. The pieces are nailed together with galvanized finished nails. The course truth of the column for stability. The braced filler allows the cap to -- flat on the top of the composite railing. The cap is tacked in place with finished nails. After a coat of primer this section of the balustrade will be finished however the balustrade on the stairs presents a different set of challenges."

" And then of course this connects to the post and now we have a beautiful run of balustrade. Down to grade and a return so that what you're creating is a real classical. Approach to the front door this house but let's look at how it's going together. Brian how did you figure the angles for this bottom rail. Well Bob we'll put a compass on the bottom. Angle and off from now find the radius. And then we had a twinkle little bit because everything was off a little bit but it came out about a 31 degree angle what do you do up here Jeffrey this end. To go inside of the moulding here you're creating a template to correct before you cut the top rail and the threat and looks like it in the gulf."

" Each baluster is individually cut to accommodate the angle of the stairs and -- in place. The composite top railing for the stairs is assembled around a trimmed down two by four core according to the same procedure as the straight balustrade. However each piece is pre fit at an angle to the stairs and then tacked in place with galvanized finished nails."