Phil shows you some quick tips and tricks on cutting thick sheet metal. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 Cutting the metal for the valley01:55 Wiss Snips to cut 26 gauge material03:31 Why I use straight snips05:00 Be an American, not an American’t 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ 💬: ask@straightarrowrepair.com➤ Follow https://straightarrowrepair.com/pipf ➤➤I … Read more
All right now, we’ve got a metal coming from there to here. You can’t always count on the framing on the sofit and fascia or the roofing to be square. So you want to try to catch it as you go along. Hey, I’m running out of square. You want to squeeze the top in … Read more
How to measure and adjust metal roofing for the angles ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 Mark your valley00:35 You need to know what your bottom of the valley is00:56 Take tape measure where your angle will start01:40 Usually have a small cut off piece, want to use the factory cut off edge02:15 Find where … Read more
All right. So what we’ve done is run screws through the rib right here into the one by four about every two feet or more or less. More is not going to be worse. And then we’re going to seal this up here so water doesn’t stay in there and leak behind, which is what … Read more
Phil shows how to take metal and wood to build an inexpensive awning for a building. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:22 Inexpensive awning00:53 Water is causing damage to the bottom of the shed door01:14 Can be used to keep sun off of a window02:22 Measuring the support for the awning, want it a bit shorter03:05 We’re using screws … Read more
Okay, guys, there’s another dilemma that you run into is having to cut the penetrations for the roof. In this case, it doesn’t fallout anywhere on. It’s going to go right over the top. What I’m going to do again is to lap over, going to measure to show 4″ to 14. Then measured from … Read more
An easy thing to use for support of your diy metal awning is a baluster. They are usually cheap and can do a lot. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 Using Balusters as Support02:00 Be an American, not an American’t 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ 💬: ask@straightarrowrepair.com➤ Follow https://straightarrowrepair.com/pipf ➤➤I get a little … Read more
What I use these type of inexpensive awnings for us to keep sun off of the windows. Now, you don’t want to be too high up because then the wind will catch it and blow it over. You don’t want to be too low, then you’re not going to be able to see out of … Read more
Quick update to the kitchen remodel, whole trailer home remodel we are doing right now. Phil just did a walkthrough of everything they’ve done. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 Mobile Home Remodel update00:45 Still need to paint the cabinets01:00 Repairs the Devil is in the details01:30 Focused on getting the plumbing done02:20 Be an … Read more
Phil shows you how to make a flange seal to the roofing materials. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 How to seal the flange over the metal ridges01:20 Fasten from the middle and move out to keep it spread out03:42 Be an American, not an American’t 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ 💬: ask@straightarrowrepair.com➤ … Read more
I’m going to tell you something about sealant. before I even show you how I do it. A lot of people, you’ve got some really high engineered and expensive silicones that come in tubes and they work, okay. Anything that comes in a tube, is going to shrink and that’s why I quit using it. … Read more
Low-tech way to cut through metal roofing material using tools most everyone will have. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 Low-tech way to cut metal roofing panels02:37 Be an American, not an American’t 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ 💬: ask@straightarrowrepair.com➤ Follow https://straightarrowrepair.com/pipf ➤➤I get a little for the channel-no charge for you if … Read more
Okay, the 13 and the 4″. Let’s see a 4″ and a 14, actually. A four right there, right beside the rib. 14 right there, and then there’s a mark right here here, so we can… See the mark is right here. All right, so we have a square here. 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps … Read more
Phil is installing can lights in a mobile home ceiling. He’s going to show a little trick you can do even when you don’t have a lot of room. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 Little trick for installing can lights01:10 Over bend the springs or flip them02:20 What you do with the connection02:55 All … Read more
We are moving the cabinets, changing the stove. and where the sink will be for the customer. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 What the customer wants done to the kitchen01:00 Trick to removing mobile home cabinets01:38 That counter/cabinet may be much worse than you think02:00 But when you look under the cabinet…03:00 They pulled … Read more
Whenever you’re working with these cabinets, we can’t find the screws on the bottom or nothing. There’ll be some up here above the trim and there’ll be some down here. And you can’t see them, and you’re like, Oh, what do I do? You take a, something to pry it. Watch out for all the … Read more
We’re replacing two areas in a trailer that was damaged by water. One was the a-coil overflowed, and the other was water leaking through a window. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 The a-coil leaked and damaged the floor00:39 The replaced some of it, but you need to replace all the damaged areas01:00 Start tearing … Read more
When doing subfloor, you always want your plywood to go across the floor joists, not with them. If you go with them, you will end up with humps and dips in the floor. Transcript:So, we’re going to go across the floor, for the strength. Across the floor joist, not with it. Across, if you go … Read more
How to build up floor joists without crawling around and making a bunch of cuts. When working on mobile homes you always have the frame. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 An easier way to build up floor joists in a mobile home02:40 Be an American, not an American’t 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps a … Read more
Phil and the guys are replacing a water damaged subfloor in a mobile home closet. The water damage came from a leak under the house. It held the water against the floor and rotted the subfloor. When you look at the laminate, it looks fine… but under is another story. We are busting the floor … Read more
Hey, guess what? We’re working in a mobile home that has had water damage from underneath. There’s a leak that was underneath spraying on the bottom floor, got a hole held into the bottom of the plastic and held water there and damaged the bottom of this floor, so of the floor is deteriorating because … Read more
Can you have water damage under your linoleum floor? Yes, the floor may look perfect, but your subfloor is falling apart. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 Floor looks great, but is it?00:35 Had a leak under the floor causing damage to the subflooring00:55 Want to pull the linoleum up first01:10 This is what it … Read more
Well, we pulled the linoleum up, and if you notice, you can tell it’s been wet. Even though, it was wet from underneath. This is what will happen if you let that water stay underneath and spray. The bottom of it. You won’t show through the linoleum, but it’s already swelling up and going down. … Read more
Phil shows you a quick and easy way to check your ductwork for blockages and holes. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 Trick to check ductwork in mobile home01:00 Put light on one end01:28 Just using a cheap mirror from Dollar Tree01:45 Adjusting the mirror so he can look through the ductwork02:10 No holes, only … Read more
We ah, tore down a wall, and the wiring has got to be figured out. It actually is hot. I have this plug in tester which I think is one of the most comprehensive tools that you can have, particularly the individual. Who doesn’t have a lot of experience. Tells you a lot of different … Read more
So if you see water running, trickling down in here, making movement in the bowl, there’s one or two things. Either the flapper down below is not seating, or in this case, the fill valve runs until it overflows. So it’s not stopping. It should be stopping. And it’s like you would normally adjust it … Read more
How to apply elastomeric roof coating onto a mobile home metal roof. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 Using elastomeric cool seal for metal roofs01:25 We sealed the edges and penetrations with tar02:00 Probably want to do this every 4-5 years02:13 Be an American, not an American’t 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ 💬: … Read more
Phil is repairing a mobile home porch and adding a ramp to it. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 What we are doing to the porch00:52 Removed all the old boards and replacing them01:10 Installing new boards01:30 Now that he has a guide, he’ll all three together and cut them all the same02:15 Setting the … Read more
This is a mobile home specific electric outlet. You maybe having problems with the outlet and just can’t figure it out. It might just be the type of outlet. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 Testing an outlet for wiring00:41 Great tool when your messing with electric01:10 Mobile home outlet comes only from the factory01:24 … Read more
We are replacing an exterior door that has water damage. The door itself was replaced but it still leaked. They tried reinforcing it, but didn’t fix the core problem, a roof leak. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 We are working on an exterior door01:15 Sealed the door all around01:30 Had to shim out the … Read more