Florida 1960 condo redo by late 60’s woman. Not my first rodeo but it’s my first solo flight. Your wallboard video taught me enough to feel confident doing what I needed to do to fix some nasty and fussy faults on and around doors and walls. I’ve mastered the spray paint masking and application involved and the results are beautiful. I’m moving on to grasp the trim work needed after a flooring installation and new moulding and door frames. Of course the after work of the installation was described as “touch up” but I’ll be painting it all due to aesthetic bruising all over. This lesson is incredibly helpful!!! I’ll finish the job myself to perfection. The worse part is the dismissal that comes my way cuz geez what does she know....in the end it doesn’t matter cuz my place will be stellar and I’ll be so satisfied. You are the best teacher - thank you so much. I really mean that from my heart. Carry on ;)
Home RenoVision DIY Perfect! How do you not have your own TV show 👍🏼I’m ready to see how you finish painting the trim. Do you just go over the sanded nail holes and caulk?
Thanks pops. Bought a cottage, stripped it and started renovation with confidence, by no means am I a pro, but I do have the pros to consult with in the family
I am a full time handyman and let me just say...your videos are the absolute best and have helped me immensely! Thank you so much for the time you put in to make these videos! Thank you!
His son is so lucky to have a father that knows this much about every trade but has the hands on to make it look professional everytime...One of a kind!
I needed this video. Trim is my weakness as far as cutting with the miter saw. It can get confusing sometimes. But I know it’s pretty easy once you get the hang of it. I will be watching this a thousand times until I get it
I have a similar DeWalt saw but in the 12”. To all the new woodworkers here are some tips! keep your fingers away from the blade, you can use a clamp to hold the wood. Upgrade the stock blade, sharp teeth leaves nice clean miters and scarf joints. I prefer poplar finger joint molding over pine. Safety tip; when you get tired, take a break or call it a day? Accidents are mitigated with good safety practices and an ounce of common sense?
I work for Georgia Pacific. I was in the oilfield for 12 years prior. On my days off I taught myself wood working, got pretty good at most types of work. I'm selling my home Divorce after 11 years), and I have found those skills to have paid off. I've remodeled my entire home. This is one of those channels I always turn to!
You're a genius! I've been in the construction industry for 20 years, been renovating homes on my spare time for fun, and have been watching renovation videos for years. Your videos are something else! A lot of the tricks and steps you take I didn't know and use, and I would have challenged (wink), but you explain so well the 'why' that there is no argument against it. The only problem is... the videos I normally watch are under 10 minutes. Now that you've captured my attention for hour-long videos, I spend a lot less time actually renovating! Keep up the good work!
thx for putting these videos together. they really help to either validate the approaches that i already take - or give me some really useful information about how to do things better and faster.
Hi Jeff. I have done so much remodeling and building in my life, not professionally but as a homeowner. It is interesting to see the different ways that different contractors do the same thing. I must tell you though, EVERY time I watch one of your videos I ALWAYS learn something new and useful. The “Measure once, cut twice”, thing is awesome. I have never thought of this. Given that my laser is unreliable and usually off, this is great! I also need to start glueing my miter joints. When I was in college, I had a part time job building mobile homes in a factory. We used to hold the safety off the air nailer and shoot framing nails across the factory floor at each other. For the long shots we engineering students got a practical lesson in velocity and trajectory. Pretty dumb hing to do, but we had fun and nobody got hurt. You brought back a memory from about 48 years ago. Thanks for another great video.
Took your advice and went to a local company that makes their own trim. (Anderson Lumber, St. Pete FL) Got poplar at about the same price as the cheap stuff in the big box. What a difference! Beautiful and easy to work with. Now my only problem is deciding whether to paint or varnish this beautiful wood!
Thanks for taking the time to make all of your helpful videos and for sharing useful DIY information. I like that you are sharing information on the tools you use. That info could be boring for some, but for it's good for me.
Jeff, You never cease to impress me with your "A to Z" explanations with no step skipped. I have completely remodeled an 1820's farmhouse...with the great results due largely to your videos giving me the expertise that I needed to complete the entire scope of the job - you're the best RU-vid channel out there for DIYers and Pros alike by far. I always learn something from your videos...you explain everything in an easy to understand intuitive manner and are technically excellent as well. Brilliant!
Thanks for all the tips! Going to be re-doing all our trim here in a week or two. I can't tell you how nice it is to have videos like this. You do an AWESOME job explaining everything!!!
Best channel on YT for renovations. Just came across the channel after recently purchasing a new home...was wondering how to possibly change floors and found your channel....now I've been binge watching everything...hour long videos like it's no problem... hoping to put this into practice 🙏💪 thank you
Great instructional video. I'm about to do my investment propertybaseboards and door casing. I've used an old drywall knife flat pressed against where the stubbord nail is and then pressing the edge right to the brad nail, i've used the angled adjustable pliers used the teeth to grasp the brad nail head and then rock the round head of the angle plier to extract the brad nail. the drywall flat knife was there to prevent any scratches to the wood while pliers pulled the brad. Love those videos Jeff, keep them coming, I've done a few renos to my investment props and using your videos as a great guide!! Thank you so much!
Wish you could do a video on baseboards around a bullnose corner, doing the four 22.5 degree cuts, you explain everything so throughly. This video was extremely helpful as well! Just here in AZ we have bullnose corner and I hate it
Yeeeeessss!!!! Great things come to those who wait!! An entire series on "Greek" Revival trim work!! I'm so excited Bud. Hoping this makes you laugh, excited for these series 7 Dirty Jersey out!!!!All joking aside I think the wife and I are gonna lead toward the Modern Craftsman/Metro style trims that are out there. But....we're still about a year off from starting so who knows. Keep the fantastic videos coming!!
So glad I found your channel!!! Used your paint like a pro tips to repair bad patches from previous homeowner. My walls look like new!! Preparing for some shiplap adventures then adding window trim to basement windows next. Feeling more confident after this video 👍
I used to use the nippers for nail pulling too. But as you say "it's a delicate balance between cutting and pulling nails..." That's why I was very happy to find that Crescent offers a 11" Nail Puller Pliers (NP11) that I can't recommend enough! Grip as tight as you want it works similar to the nippers but far more user friendly...
"2" is really good for going through the board, drywall and occasionally find some wood." Love it. I remodel for a living and I still wish I could hit the sills/studs on every house, every try. Sometimes the mind boggles.
Love the extra knowledge you give such as where to buy, or different installations, and reinforcing that my caveman method of mixing paint is done by the professionals as well! super useful thank you!
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY I always wanted to get into carpentry but never did until I bought an old 1977 mobile home and rebuilt and renovated it. The old mobile home that is not mobile anymore should of been torn down long before I bought it as a foreclosure years ago. Now it is all up to code and I even poured a foundation for it while it was sitting on the ground. In the future I want to add some additions to it to finish it off that will more or less enclose the old mobile home part of the house. It looks like a log cabin now with stone tile floors and tongue and groove wood ceilings. The videos you make really helped in learning how to do all the things I learned how to do so far. Thanks for putting them out there. Happy New Year 2020.
Last week watched your painting video, I’ve completed the painting work and came out great - Now on to the skirting boards this video has been equally useful for all the tricks and tips so much better prepared. 🙂
A little caulk a little paint, make a carpenter what he ain't. Do your best, then caulk the rest. Honestly a good method (fastest) thing to do for DIY'er base after a renovation is cut the outside corners at 46-46.5 degree. You will always close the front and have a smaller gap in the back which caulk fills anyway leaving a nice tight mitre. Measuring the mitre is obviously the best but no one has time (or tools if DIY) for that with paint grade trim.
"A good carpenter will always fill their own nail holes." I've only been in this business a few years but that is a pet peeve and I take pride in finishing it right. I subscribed, you make great videos. God bless sir.
A damp grouting sponge in a container is great to have when caulking baseboards. This way you can keep your fingers clean and if you accidentally get some on something that isn't supposed to get caulking then you can clean it up right away
My friend just had his kitchen remodel and the handy man he used didnt fill his nail holes and man what an eyesore. First thing I spotted when I first saw his kitchen
MDF chips easy. You can make the profile template of the trim, then get material to fill in the chips to rebuild the chipped trim by sliding this template along the trim.
Awesome Jeff. I shall be replacing my baseboards when I get enough spare money and time lol. I will need to practice my outside and inside corners though. Many thanks as always.
Just...wow. I ALWAYS learn a lot from watching your videos! The caulking of the baseboard trim -- why don't all finishers do this step, especially on wood trim that is stained and not painted?
Jeff, You've gotta start using CA glue for the trim when you pre-assemble. An absolute game changer, won't even need the nails, to hold it together. and dries in seconds
I was taking off trim that I put in many years ago above the top door jamb. The wall was all wacky along the top of one side, I guess I used tongue depressors for shims to make the miters match.
I've used gallons of the stuff building RC airplanes... Never tried it on trim. Is there a particular viscosity for trim work and the end grain? Do you use accelerator?
As a DIY'r that learned how to trim by lots of failures, one thing I am surprised you didn't have was a sacrificial fence on your saw. Total game changer. No blowout, can perfectly align your cut to the kerf in the fence without farting around making micro adjustments. Also surprised you didn't talk about making sure your saw is perfectly set up and square. That said, love your videos!
Norm says "measure twice, cut once." 47:15 Jeff says "measure once, cut twice." As far as I am concerned, they are both correct: put effort into measuring and put effort into cutting and you will get what you are looking for. Keep up the great work Jeff, because of you I have great looking drywall in my new laundry room! Thanks again!
You should always put the thickest part of the trim against the fench when you cut any trim laying flat. Makes the piece your cutting the most stable that it can be.
First floor Second trim Third Paint (cover the floor) I’m no pro, but seems that’s better to tie everything together as trim are important and would rather have the trim right on the new floor, vs having gaps under the trim
Just bought a house and pretty much gutted the lower level. I swear Jeff is getting me through it! I'm always referring to Jeff when doing projects - Me: Well Jeff said to do it this way... Hubs: Who is Jeff? Me: The one who taught me how to do most of this stuff lol Hubs: Oh! I was wondering how you knew all that lol! Jeff is the 3rd person in my marriage right now lol! You are awesome! Thanks much from Florida :)
Girl, I soo feel you on this! My bf is a former contractor so at first he was very skeptical of this "Jeff" guy that I couldnt stop raving about. But now that he's watched a few videos with me, he has come around... for the most part. LOL
