I am an established Handyman tradesman. These videos are what I get up to for a living. Hope to pass on my knowledge and experience to help others have a shorter journey than myself...
Love the no nonsense straight in about it style 👍. Gates are good, planters beautiful but how do you stop it rotting from the inside out?, I know it’s treated wood but I made one from old scaffy batons, lined it with thick black visqueen & it lasted 2 years, probably crap wood but it’s just a query? I’ll sub you simply because you didn’t drag that out to half & hour & I like woodworking videos but the majority don’t half drag em out & I give up watching halfway through 🤷🏻♂️. Cheers 🍻👍
Thanks for this Mikey. Customer was gonna line it themselves, although, i made some for us, and they've been good for these last 4 years unlined. Think the key is to use chunky, pressure treated timber, improves aesthetic and longevity. I'm not that comfortable with talking to camera, and take your point about over-egging chat wize. Thanks for the sub...👌
The gateposts job must have been very hard work, everything so big and heavy, quite a task when working on your own. The finished planter looked great and good fun to build. Thanks for the video.
@@can-be-askedhandymanproper3015I'm well thanks for asking. Currently putting in a wash basin and laying carpet tiles in my house renovation. All good fun.
@@can-be-askedhandymanproper3015 I read your comment re videoing my work to my wife. She immediately said "No way.... you're far too slow as it is". She's got a point I guess. 😅
Do those pipe cleaners remove paint from the existing copper tube or do you have to remove the paint first and then use the cleaner attachment to finish off?
Excellent video. Really enjoyed this. Looks like you fitted a weather bar onto this door too. Any idea what type was used/ where they got it? Would have enjoyed to see the fitting etc.
Thanks for your nice comments David. I got this rain deflector from my local timber merchant, but they are readily available from places like B&Q. 22.5 degree relief cuts, glued and pinned, so as not to bind the door...
Just finished replacing a tap and waste on a corner pedestal basin myself. I hate those things... should be banned. Infact, while we're at it, let's ban all pedestal basins. Perhaps all sanitary ware designers should be tasked with completing basic maintenance tasks on their products before releasing them for market. Rant over. 😅
🤣Totally agree Mark, the problem is unlicensed wielding of silicone as a fixant. It would have been relatively easy to have released that corner basin, if only screw and plug were used. Although I did see Mark Tiff use a cheese saw to release a shower profile from over siliconing... Thanks for your support of the channel...x
Love your channel fella, bits of plumbing, carpentry, maintenance etc, I'm a plumber myself & cannot fault your work, great content, like the new tattoos 😂😂, keep up good work
If it's not a anti snap barrel clamp pair of mole grips on the barrel , move the grips left to right till the barrel snaps then a flat screwdriver inside and flick the black tab to release the barrel from the body of the lock.
Thanks for watching the videos. Started in electronics got an HNC in electrical eng, then went into engineering, always done joinery as a hobby. Worked for a builder, worked as a maintenance man in an office block, then far too late, became a Handyman...
Thanks for your comment David. Yes indeed you can, but it's a tough job trying to boss in other waste outlets, as it's hard to drill into. Hence best to change for ABS UV protected black plastic. The one i was working on, had a hole in the side of it, not sure how it didn't leak more....
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Hi, love watching tradesmen work. I’m a 71 year old carpenter still working and it’s always surprised me how many ways there are to do the same job and no way would I criticise another tradesman as long as the finished job is good. Fitted two fire doors (blanks) the other day and yes they’re a struggle weight wise but just about doable on your own. Call me old fashioned (maybe just slow off the mark) but I only got a Lock jig (soubre) around 10 years ago ! What a game changer that was for me. I try and use all battery powered tools now although not always as things like joints on worktops for me are better with a more powerful corded router. I always use an impact on the screws and never had a problem as long as you predrill to the correct depth and diameter. Some hinges come with totally crap Chinese screws that are better off binned in which case I use my own to eliminate any snapping off. I’ve always found fitting the hinges to the prepared door first then offering that up to the frame makes it easier for me but as I say ..so many ways to do the same job and as long as it works for you and the customers happy (and pays). Just subscribed. 👍
Hi Pete, Thanks for your considered comments. Always great to hear how others do the job. I've learnt from RU-vid so, want to give back. As I'm self taught I am insecure about my work at times, but I've made a reasonable living for 13 years now, so I'm not a complete charlatan...😁
Regarding the music, I actually Liked it 😁 Few questions regarding the gate/door. It looks the same kind the I recently hung myself. I fitted 3 hinges as I found these to twist a little in the sun. I also prefer the look myself but that’s personal taste. I know it cost a bit more as the come in packs of two! Also, do you paint it? Great vid again 👏🏾👏🏾
Great video. That van though is a MESS!! 😂 Great tip about the large Fan for bathroom windows or Any exit I suppose. Also, the magnets on the side. Love that and I’ll be nicking it. 👍🏾 As a fellow handyman myself, I have to agree. It’s Great when work gets appreciated and a customer says just how much they love it or how it has improved their everyday lives. Unfortunately and Very Very Rare I must add, not All customers are always totally happy. Thankfully I can only remember one. Phew! I hope to see a follow up to this van tour with it tidy 👍🏾
@eldoradocraftsman3733 Thanks for your supportive comments. Try Handyman UK Facebook forum, there are lots of like minded Handymen to bounce ideas off of?
Wha5 strikes me is that English carpenters screw the hinges into the frame and then to screw the door hinge recess. We never do that in Holland. We take out the pin and screw one blade into the frame and the other into the door. Then we hang the door in and tap the pins in. Ready. Greetings from a retired carpenter from Holland
Yep. Some DO actually do it that way in the UK. Many ways to skin a cat! I don’t myself But I do if I’m simply taking a door off to trim the bottom. The client may have had new carpet laid for instance.
I use a rod or story rod, hinge rod. A straight piece of inch and a half. Mark it from the casing/frame/standard and transfer to the door. Less lifting etc. From Glasgow, Scotland. Great job, though. 👍
The Sauber mortice jig is a great tool for the motices, I have found to make life easier and quicker having marked out the mortice, is to take the bulk of the material out with a spade bit, they are a lot cheaper to replace than the sauber cutters. I then use the jig to finalise the work. Just a friendly tip from a fellow chippie. Good job, looks great and will last.
@andymlewis Fantastic tip. I should've done that. Although would've been cacking myself to keep it straight. Also, I've had it plunging out of true, sort of leaning in 3⁰, and had to undo it and pull it back true. Have you had this? Thanks for the comments Andy...
@@can-be-askedhandymanproper3015 your'e on a 44mm door there, an 18mm spade bit or even a 12mm spade bit would do to remove a chunk of material. Sauber also say 2000 rpm for the cutter head, no battery drill spins that fast so a cheap electric drill will work wonders. I bought the cheapest one I could from screwfix. I only use it for that. I agree the cutteres really dont like kiln dried oak.
For one door I wouldn't of bothered with one of those lock jigs and was wondering why you screw the hinge on the door to knife along the grain, just use a marking gauge that way all 3 hinges will be set in the same depth off the edge of the door
It looks like we’re about the same age group so I hope you won’t get offended. I’m a carpenter myself so a couple of little tips, take them as you will. Remove your pouch while manhandling doors you’d be surprised how easy it is to scratch them up. I see you predrilled your screws which I know you have to with any kind of hardwood, but I was told to use a drill driver when installing the screws in the hinges, you have far more control than an impact driver and they can still snap the screws off. Keep up the great work 😊
@jimrowland8310 Hi Jim, Thanks for the comments, take your point ref the impact driver, and pouch. Do you hang fire doors, I've stopped doing them due to the weight?
Totally agree with your comment about the impact driver, I think they are far over used. I always use drill driver and make use of the torque control settings.
When I do oak doors I always use just ordinary screws. Then replace some later. Then they don’t get damaged if I take them out and in again. They just look better when I have finished. Plus less likely to snap.
