Happy to see Enerlux on the build show!! Made in Crete Nebraska. I searched high and low for windows for my personal DIY project about 2 years ago. Enerlux checked ALL the boxes for me. From start to finish they were top notch. As Matt mentioned the price was fantastic and quality was head and shoulders above everything else I looked at.
I did not compare them to the euro options. At first I wanted to stick with a mfg that I could get from a localish dealer for ease of service and support should a problem arise. That did limit my options to the all the big mfgs as well as a handful of smaller companies. I wasn't happy with any of them and then started looking at Canadian options just before I found Enerlux. Turns out I live about 30mi from the Enerlux facility and didn't even know they existed. After touring the facility and talking with the Enerlux crew I knew their product was exactly what I was searching for regardless of price. When my quote came in under most everyone else it was just a no-brainer for me. For me the "bang for the buck" value was off the charts. As an example my Enerlux quote was ~25% less than Marvin for a FAR superior product.
@@old1234 Got you. I'll look into them for sure. I'm near Boston and there is a Euro window supplier that is always promoted by this channel. I'll compare the quotes. What made you conclude that this is a far superior product to Marvin? I keep hearing Marvin is the best, etc. but not sure what to compare. I like fiberglass.
I'm going to give them a solid look too. They're 3 hours fom me and Pella is also 3 hours from me. My only concern is how they paint them. I believe Pella's impervia line is powder coated.
Honestly locked my tools and building keys in a clients building on a Sunday call out those air bags were so useful in getting back into the building without damaging anything or any of my normal tools
You can put the pocket knives away for each other's safety and whip out the retractable Stanley razor knife from the back pocket to open or display packages. This is excellent content for the ever-changing construction world.
9:20 Me screaming at the top of my lungs “NOOOOOO!!!!” As I just finished installing mineral wool insulation at my apartment. (Talked my landlord to purchase that inside of fiberglass.)
The electric connector should have been invented at least 50 years ago…I’ve always wondered why we didn’t have something like that!? For outlets as well…??? Nice work.
I did try my Grabo on OSB subfloor and it wouldn't get a reliable seal and so didn't get a strong suction. Works with some other things, but not great with OSB.
I had a friend that worked in the factory that makes those Rigid wrenches. Management is super cool with their workers getting tiny shards of metal in under their skin. No training or processes to avoid it. Told to suck it up and meet quota. It's all I can think of when I see a Rigid wrench.
Can't the workers get a $10 pair of gloves? Sucks that the co. isn't paying for it, but it beats messing up your hands. I used to work for a multinational $50 billion/year corp and I had to buy my own mouse mat because they were too cheap to give me one.
@@vapeurdepisse Like you that's what I asked my friend. But apparently if you're wearing gloves you won't meet the quota. And there are enough young idiots that don't care that their hands hurt day and night as long as they get paid. It's just very exploitative.
Multi-generational housing is a completely different mindset and we need to see more of it. Properly done, there *isn't* a "master bedroom" - the people who are the kids now, one day they'll be the parent raising kids and the aunt or uncle with a really good job that is paying for the kids' education, and the people who are raising kids now will one day be grandma and grandpa and you don't want to move them out of the bedroom that has been theirs for the past thirty years. Instead of a house design that says that some people are less important because they're younger, you design so that every bedroom is treated the same in terms of floor area, wardrobe space, and bathroom access. If anyone gets an ensuite, EVERYONE gets an ensuite. I know that the idea that your kids are just as important as you are is kind of radical politics to a lot of people, but if you build houses that way it becomes a lot easier to grasp.
The first thing that popped into my head while viewing this episode was your guest looked so familiar. He bears a striking sppearance to the professional drummer-turned-character actor Mickey Jones, who played Tim Taylor's buddy Pete Bilker on the comedy series of the 1990s "Home Improvement," 🤣
SkyX Plug...add another $50 to the setup. All the larger fixture I have hung recently have cables and hooks for holding while wiring. You still have to lift the fixture up and position it into the plug. I am not setting up proper scaffolding multiple times in a two story foyer to play around changing fixtures for the inspector. Go up there once and be done. Seems like another solution looking for a problem.
If one put lots of drains in one's house (kind of like what Matt said he does), does one need to be mindful of j-loops evaporating resulting in bad smells emanating? Like should one not put a drain under something that's a pain to access if water is not periodically pouring in there normally in order to keep that j-loop filled?
@Navy1977 No, he just mentioned he likes to put drains under most, or many of his water bearing appliances. Him saying that raised the question in my mind.
for emergency drains I think most people just prime the trap with mineral oil so you dont have to worry about that, and then if it does leak, after you finish draining all the water you just put more mineral oil down the drain to re prime. OR you could get a trap primer which is basically dripper into the trap that always drips
@@hotshot619They make RV winterization liquids for traps. Your sewer provider will not appreciate mineral oil going down the drain. They may not be able to identify you, but if they do, it will not be a cheap fine.
I first saw the grabo with my friend @izzy swan , a few years ago he's got some interesting videos on contraptions to better utilize the grabo. I like the idea of the Fast tube I have seen the bigfoot system and have some for a project that I need to get done.
At 12:19 Ridgid 100 year anniversary 1923 2023 pipe wrench (not on there web sight Matt Tie wrap that to your media room pegboard and don't let anyone use it.
You’re referring to the appliance drain pan I assume. He said to plumb that drain into the plumbing drain system - that may or may not be a good idea. A trap will be needed, and a trickle of water would have to actually flow into the pan and then into the trap to prevent the trap from drying out.
If your product knowledge is a condensate collector and condensate drain, Thank you for your opinion. Our condensation collector holds 0.26 gallons of condensate. Based on our experience, the levy is not necessary. It is a safety solution. All our vents have a system in the body for draining condensation above the roof level.
Matt, I plan on putting a Bible in the foundation of my home when it is built. I would love a video and or instruction on best method to insure the foundation forms correctly with an object other than rebar.
😂 don't put something that disintegrates in water, in a permiable load bearing structure. It's a silly idea that would take a lot of time/effort to do for no reasonable benefit.
I've seen them sealed in plastic and then put into the foundation. It would mean a lot to me to be able to do so. I'm just asking Matt what the best method to do so.@@alexmills2043
I guess I don't understand the RoofiVent. You build a super tight house and then put a continuously operating vent on the bathrooms? This seems like a big leak.
