Why you might want to buy a Milwaukee Utility Knife ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow Along with a handyman00:25 Milwaukee Fold-Out Razor knife00:35 Features-button, clip, flip out00:58 Wouldn’t use it for drywall and why01:19 What you want for drywall01:36 What the Milwaukee Razor Knife is good for01:53 Be an American not an American’t ???? Subscribe, ????, it helps … Read more
Metal skirting j-channel you want to start with the tallest corner. Always double check that you are level with the back of where your panels need to be. You want your nails to be about every 3 feet. Cut and set j-channel corner for metal skirting. This is a simple metal skirting job, with few … Read more
Have a skirting job? Need to know what tools you should have? Here you go, Phil lists all the tools he uses during a mobile home metal skirting job. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 What tools you need for skirting job02:13 Be an American not an American’t ???? Subscribe, ????, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ … Read more
Back on a roof, Phil shows you all the things you want to check and make sure to clean. Then where you want to seal the roof to prevent metal roof leaks. This metal roof did have some interesting things Phil had never seen done. Not a good sign. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 … Read more
Back on a roof, Phil shows you all the things you want to check and make sure to clean. Then where you want to seal the roof to prevent metal roof leaks. This metal roof did have some interesting things Phil had never seen done. Not a good sign. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 … Read more
Not only can metal skirting make your mobile home warmer, it can also be used as an accent. Here’s an idea of what you can do with a mobile home skirting job to improve the looks of your home. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 How much metal skirting can improve the looks of your … Read more
The guys are removing a water damaged mobile home bathroom floor in this video. It’s always surprising how much rotted wood can be under what looks like a safe floor. We will be completely remodeling the mobile home bathroom. You can follow along with the entire job here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWjbVLzVnjsIaBerwfhywO_X52oR2DtW Phil has several tips and tricks … Read more
Ever wondered why your mobile home shower is hanging down? It may not be your plumbing. Could just be you hung stuff on the shower and now the drywall has busted out. We’ve all been there. Let Phil walk you through how you can fix that shower, and make your mobile home just a little … Read more
Phil continues with the mobile home bathroom that we plan to put a cast-iron tub into. We’re pulling out the bathtub. He explains what you would do if you needed to save the tub. If you’re replacing the floors, but the bathtub is fine. He just pulls it out. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 … Read more
Putting a new Pendant 54″ Mobile home steel bathtub. This is a right-hand drain. We need to change from a center drain to the right-hand drain. Walk though unboxing the bathtub, what you need to measure to place your drain. We cut the hole in the floor. Not sure what happened with the rest of … Read more
Hi, I’m Phil bridges, owner of Straight Arrow Repair. Ever want to know how a repairman fixes things? Well come with me, and I’ll show you how I solve problems. Let’s make things better together. So when you’re coming to a tub like this has these pieces that go over the top of the edge … Read more
The mobile home bathroom that we are working on has some cracks. Phil goes through how and why that happens. We cover what you need to do to fix it. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:25 Close up of the tub and the crack00:32 How the tub is setup00:48 Why the tub has cracks01:08 How … Read more
Updated 12-30-23 Start of a bathroom remodel in a mobile home. Once he looked at the bathroom, we knew the subfloor would need replaced. Phil shows you with the level exactly how he can tell the subfloor has gotten wet at some point. Any particle board water damage you can always see where it is … Read more
Here’s another mobile home moving fail story for everyone. Complete fail, long single-wide stuck in a ravine when Phil gets there. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 Got a call that a mobile home mover was hung up00:40 His rollers are $1500 18 years ago, not something you want to loan out01:20 Way out past Elkins, AR stuck in … Read more
Story time, and time to get to know Phil just a little better. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 Comedy: that is his life00:22 One point he was setting up a lot of mobile homes close to 20001:05 Going to Little Rock to meet the mobile home mover01:30 Get out to the site02:00 First half went on pretty easy02:30 … Read more
Quick review of the Pioneer Inverter Ultra High Efficiency Heat Pump 3 head mini split. Probably not a DIY situation because of the tools and Freon, but this gives you an idea what can be done. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 The instructions left a bit to be desired00:35 Drains were a bit of a challenge01:05 The wiring01:20 … Read more
The boys are replacing the cover for 1 head of mini split system they are installing. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 Once you have the 5 and 12 pin in00:30 The black connector does nothing for you00:50 It’s a little bit hard to do by yourself01:30 Need to put the metal cover back on01:45 Need to make sure … Read more
Easy way to prevent wasps from making nests in the wiring of your mini-split. Something that not all AC guys do. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 Recommended to do when you’re wiring the mini split00:25 Half inch connector00:40 Idea is to keep wasps out00:55 Take one wire at a time and fish it through01:25 Slide the wire down … Read more
The boys are wiring up one of the heads for the 3-headed mini split system they are installing. You always want to install the highest capacity head on the a-lines. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 Outside at the unit00:25 Lines for outside power00:35 This is for the highest capacity head01:00 1B, 2B, 3B will be the second highest … Read more
Ordering a mobile home bathtub, there are some things you have to know before ordering the tub. And you can use house type tub surround, even a house type tub. You just have to do some additional work to install it. When it comes to where the drain is, you can change that. It takes … Read more
Ever needed to move a toilet from one side of the room to another? In this bathroom remodel we are moving the toilet and all the plumbing. Phil gives tips and hints of ways to help you with the makeover. I know audio is bad but you can find the transcript at: https://straightarrowrepair.com/how-to-move-and-replumb-a-toilet-pt-1/ ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 … Read more
Phil and John walk you through doing a recess and other things to watch for when dry-walling. Tips and tricks from two experienced drywall finishers. Little things when finishing that can easily trip you up. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Follow along with a handyman00:11 Showing where the recess in the drywall is00:28 You have to have mud under … Read more
In this video you get to see just how bad things can be when your mobile home tub has cracks and leaks. Okay so we’ve took the surround out in the tub and you can see where the seam was it wasn’t holding was leaking so it’s rotted out this two by here, the support … Read more
Phil explains what you need to watch for when ordering a tub for your mobile home. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 Replacing a mobile home bathtub00:29 What you need to know for ordering01:00 Going to take the tub and surround out to check the floor-there will be damage01:24 Follow us ???? Subscribe, ????, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ ????: … Read more
This is the second part of how to change and drywall finish batten strips in your mobile home. All on the journey to get your mobile home, more home-like. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:11 How to take off batten strips and hammer down nails00:21 Take your drywall mud and put it on00:53 Lay your tape right on top … Read more
Phil shows you how to quickly remove the batten strips on your mobile home. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:11 Batten strips in mobile home00:30 If it has paint want to cut either side then pull off with pry bar00:45 Run your hammer and when hit nail pound it down.01:05 Then you’ll drywall finish it. ???? Subscribe, ????, it … Read more
Several quick tips and tricks about drywall corner bead. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 Back, sweaty, to show some of the things about corner bead00:25 Want to cut your corner bead, it has a profile00:47 Make sure you don’t have anything bulged out to make an issue01:15 Ways you can secure the corner bead.01:30 Ways to keep corner … Read more
The boys are wiring up one of the heads for the 3-headed mini split system they are installing. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 Boss ran into town to get some supplies00:20 Ran wires from the outside unit00:40 Thing that took a minute to figure out00:55 The black 5 pin doesn’t connect to anything01:20 Connects right there02:20 Just push … Read more
Phil’s showing and explaining what you need to consider when installing the copper lines for an air conditioner. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 Ran the copper insulated line00:35 Adjust them very slowly, don’t kink them00:46 Do not try to start them with a pair of wrenches01:20 Shaped the lines to be against the wall, and will build something … Read more
We’re wiring up the Pioneer Inverter Ultra High Efficiency Heat Pump 3 head mini split. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 Pioneer Mini split00:30 Made in China designed in Japan00:45 Efficiency rating01:00 Not real heating efficient01:15 This is 21-23, most units are 16-1801:35 Checking to see if they have the fittings needed02:10 They’ll have to move the disconnect because … Read more
