When you put in the plug, it already bends to the side again. The problem aren’t the covers. It’s that the entire socket is connected to it by a single screw that doesn’t offer enough support. Just get better sockets.
I've read mixed opinions on this. I chose not to, and I don't feel like I'm missing anything without doing it. If you do fill gaps, you'll want to sand the whole floor afterwards to smooth out the filler
@2:27 - absolutely should if you can. If you don't do that, you will risk chewing up your baseboards trying to the edge and you won't get to the edge so you will have a strip all around the room where the stain doesn't take the same and the color will stand out (which you had a minor issue with due to edge sander).
This is one of the most common questions I get and I made a video about it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RHVqbrsPRVk.htmlsi=PBknOBuqiBLTjGEl
RE: metal wash down valve..... any chance you could share any info to help find this boring tip with a check valve. Very Interested. DIY SOLUTION with no check valve, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-haEG5zDI5mI.html
I don't understand? when you insert a 4 inch pipe with water , Eventually dirt muds goes inside the 4 inch pipe ,How do you drain that ? then 2 inch pipe same situation, How do you get rid of Muds inside the pipe. ? Looks like LOTS of water you have to use to get rid of Muds, Am Right?
Looks fantastic! Would you recommend this if the floor is a bit unlevel/sloping? A contractor told us if we want a level floor we can either: 1. Put down a lot of leveling compound, 6mm plywood, and then engineered/solid wood on top. 2. Remove all of the original floorboards, level the joists, put down plywood, and then engineered/solid wood on top. I don't like leveling compound, and it seems sad to lose the original floorboards, so I am thinking of just sanding the original floorboards and calling it a day.
I made a video on floor leveling: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UztX9Ey3hYg.html That was for a different room, and it just depends on how bad the sloping is. If it's super wavy then it will be very hard to sand
I know this is bad homeowner but watching you scarpe against the grain and chip the wood floors, and then soak the hell out of them with that steamer.... it feels like a demon is trying to escape from my body and strangle you through the screen. But I still enjoyed the video! Better than the before.
Technically true, but i still don't want them pulling apart from movement or freezing water or roots from a tree or who knows what. I'm happy to invest 5 minutes to avoid a potential 6 hour project later.
seems hes never used stone and mortar before, because he would know the 2 dont mix. this isnt going to last very long, mortar is made for man made stone, because like the man made stuff it doesnt give. because mortar cant take movement, like natural stone and retaining walls will. so breaking starts as soon as it dries.
@@BadHomeowner well since what they used was lime mortar back then. it allowed some movement. todays mortar in a bag sets rigged, there is the difference, its like log cabin, people tried using mortar to replace mud. well that didnt work either it feel out or rotted the wood, you use old school material. even today you have to use old school supplies. by the way. if you inspect old school foundation blocks they didnt use the old mortar, it doesnt work or last with contact with the ground, the old mortar only worked above grade, in case you wanted to know how it was use properly. ever noticed that the romans. who invented concrete, used only man made stones with it. they knew better thousands of years ago,
My grandfather was a bricklayer and almost 50 years ago built a stone and mortar wall at my childhood home using stone found on the property. The wall is still standing perfectly today, no issues.
Just my opinion, but I think the PH reading is borked and a seperate test for PH might be handy. I'm guessing your water is just above 7. I've always heard that alkaline water above 9 would be bitter.
Nice. I subscribed a while back for the well digging but you just dropped this cobblestone wall video right as I was about start my own stone wall project. Good Timing.
@@PhillTheGreat funny how you can always tell who has never built anything in their life by the comments they leave on RU-vid videos of people actually doing things
think i saw in your response that you said you used the patching compound for some low spots that persisted. just curious what you mean by this...if you leveled each new sistered joist why would there be low spots still?
