the extra cost to use, you know, stainless steel bronze, brass or certainly hot tipped ga have a niesed at the lowest -- galvanized at the lowest cost and don't use an interior hardware on the outside of a building. it won't last at all. you'll be back there. and the cost -- people say, i'm going to save some money by using cheap paint or cheap hardware or cheap something. the cost is not in the material. the cost is not in the paint. the cost is not in the hardware. the cost is in the time, the prep, the installation and all that work. so, i always say, buy the best equipment, buy the best paint can. the paint is cheap compared with the cost of the painting job. don't you think? >> don't buy the cheap caulking, bite expensive one. >> another common problem which homeowners can deal with, this is a little flour bed that goes right up to the -- flower bed that goes right up to the siding of the building. as they water it, unless there is a very clear water protective membrane between that little flower box and the siding, every time they watt tier they're going to water the inside of the

dan abrams and yunji de nieses tonight, thaha you very much. >>> we're going to turn now to the record-breaking heat tonight across a good part of this country. and it's not just the heat authorities are worried about. bone dry conditions are creating a huge fire threat. in some parts of the nation, holiday fireworks are being canceled now. authorities aware of what's happened before on the fourth. abc's matt gutman is on board a barge in south florida tonight, where tonight, the show will go on, but carefully. matt? >> reporter: now, very carefully, david, these workers are putting the final touches on the thousands of live shell s o the barge, ahead of the key biscayne fireworks display. fireworks continue to be among the most hallowed fourth of july traditions. there will be 14,000 separate displays on july 4th, and it's one of the reasons that there are more fires started on july 4th than any other day. wildfires like this monster still burning near los alamos, new mexico. one reason counties across the south from alabama to texas all the way to arizona canceled fireworks displays. all made

listening to my nieses and nephews and my children, it made me want to do something to show how muchcelets. they've all worn them. they keep them on. they keep them with them when they're deployed. it gives them a sense of being connected to us, a sense of protection. we provide a donation to the intrepid fallen heroes fund so when they come back to the united states, if they need help, they can get that through the services of the intrepid. >> how far are you going with this? >> we've been overwhelmed. we have been endorsed by zac brown, the 2011 grammy winner. and zac brown is wearing the bracelet. the actors from the band of brothers are supporting the project and did an event for us at the los angeles uso. we're hoping to just keep doing as much as we can. the more bracelets we sell, the more donation we can make, the larger the donation to the intrepid fallen heroes fund. we have a facebook group that is a support wall. it's a place where people can tell their stories. there are heart breaking stories of people who have gotten notifications that their loved one has been killed.