Updated 4-3-23 Phil is working to repair and improve a deck. They walk you through the job step-by-step. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 You missed us moving the rafters they had up for support00:30 Doing straight rails today00:54 Measured between the 2 4×4’s01:50 He set the pole off to the side so he could set the support02:55 Phil’s been … Read more
Updated 4-17-23 The guys show you how to replace a sliding glass door. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Replacing sliding glass doors00:13 Condensation on the doors01:17 Door’s in. Rain was coming01:45 Thicker door so change trim on inside02:10 Adding the trim 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ 💬: ask@straightarrowrepair.com➤ Follow https://straightarrowrepair.com/pipf ➤➤I get a little for the channel-no … Read more
Updated 3-30-23 They rebuild and replace the floor joists and the floor. You can follow along and should be able to do it yourself. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Rental house. We had to clean up and haul trash before could repair00:15 Hauled off 4,400 lbs of trash00:30 Problem is floor joists because of the filter being clogged up01:25 … Read more
Updated 4-17-23 How to Remove Wallpaper ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Using a steamer00:25 Needs 20-30 minutes to heat up00:40 Simple instructions with pictures01:10 Two layers of wallpaper01:30 Then peel off01:45 If it leaves any fuzz behind 🙏 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
Updated 1-25-23 How to Repair a Small area of Texture This is something I use on smaller jobs. It’s a sold by Homemax, and you’re going to find it at Lowe’s sometimes at Home Depot too. It’s wall texture gun. it’s 20 bucks. This is the one that’s better than brown. Dark and brown doesn’t … Read more
Updated 1-25-23 How to Get Things Put Back almost Exactly Hi, as I go through life, I learn little tricks, phones, really important, and everybody hangs on to the phone, I guess, or making movies about relationships the phones. But one handy thing about the phone in the camera it is that when I go … Read more
Updated 1-25-23 How To Do Blow-out Patch Okay. This is what we’re fixing to do is called a blow-out patch. You can use a piece of wood and a piece of drywall to fill in a hole like that. There’s a size that a little bit smaller and then I cut all around that, and … Read more
Updated 1-25-23 Fast Mud Hi guys. This is something I use all the time. It’s a fast mud there is 20, 15 and 45 minute mud. You mix it up. It’s in a powder form and it will dry in 20 minutes or whatever. This allows you to get a job patched and fixed right … Read more
Updated 1-25-23 Ealy Way to Mix Sm Batch of Mud or Thin Set This is a method we use with a battery power drill and a beater from like a kitchen. This case we’re mixing grout, but you can do fast mud, thin set for ceramic tile If you in small batches lets you get … Read more
Updated 1-23-23 Drywall Mud Paddle Hello again. This is a, a paddle we’re spinning drywall mud. You have to put it on the drill and put it in the mud. I suggest you hold on to it with most feet on the sides, and there has to be a heavier drill, but a little bit … Read more
Updated 3-3-23 Installing a fancy hood vent over a counter. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Installing hood vent00:10 Covered everything and took pictures so can get it back in place00:30 Light probably won’t survive00:45 Moved the hood inside and measured to the center of the range01:15 Put the outline of where the hood will be01:30 The bracket one side … Read more
Updated 1-23-23 Battery Power Finish Nailer Another handy tool eliminates the need for air compressor, although I do have those and air nailer, and the hoses and all the noise it comes with it. This is a battery powered finish nailer. It is this is a straight angle. They have CO2 ones and others that … Read more
Updated 1-23-23 Battery power saw 5.5 #Tooltips Hey, guys. It’s a windy day. We’re using a tool that I use a lot for small work. It’s a battery powered, this is, it actually happens to be Ryobi. Smaller saw. They actually make full sized saws too. This is a five and a half inch blade, … Read more
Updated 3-02-23 Shaw Floor Pro Series 3. We do not recommend it. Phil does give some tips and tricks to battle with the flooring. We also recommend another flooring type. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Working on a house damaged by renters00:25 Shaw Floors Pro 3 Series 100% Waterproof01:20 We’ve been putting it together01:35 To cut the material01:58 The … Read more
Updated 1-23-23 What’s inside a mobile home electric heater? They use the same kind of electric heaters in mobile homes and houses. 00:00 Looking inside an electric heater to see how it works00:29 Your heat strips01:18 Sequencers01:54 Fan Relay02:34 You should be able to check the fuse to make sure it’s not a problem02:48 Electric … Read more
Updated 1-23-23 How to use channel locks. Hi guys. This is a tool I use all the time this is an adjustable wrench for a lot of people called channel locks, because there’s channels like right here. You can adjust it to whatever. You can use this for a lot of things. Now, when you’re … Read more
Updated 1-23-23 Tile adhesive and trowel how to. Doing ceramic tile at home or a number of other things that you might adhesive to the wall. This is the type of glue that we use, and this is an inexpensive of trowel, and this is what the material looks like when you put it on … Read more
Updated 1-23-23 Temperature gun Here’s a real neat tool that I use quite often. It’s a temp gun. This is an inexpensive one. You can get it at Harbor Freight for $20, sometimes $15 It has Centigrade and Fahrenheit, the choice right here. And it has a laser which you can push right there, which … Read more
Updated 1-23-23 Oscillating Saw great tool to have. Hey guys, this is a really neat tool. You can have around your house or if you’re a repair man. It’s called oscillating saw. It oscillates right here real fast. All kinds of attachments. There is actually a scraper blade, so you can scrape up plastic or … Read more
Updated 3-2-23 Using Channel locks, Phil shows you how to remove nails from trim without damages. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Messing with trim that’s already been painted00:23 Instead of causing damage you can…00:50 Little trick he’s learned over the years01:05 One way to pull out staples and nails without damage01:37 Channel locks are great for a lot of … Read more
Updated 1-22-23 Hey, guys, this is another little interesting tools called a key chuck. It’s to loosen a drill so that you can put a different sized bit in it. Do it one way or the other. And that allows you to do that. You’ll have to use a crescent wrench not crescent wrench, channel … Read more
Updated 1-22-23 This is what you would call a textured brush. You can do a lot of different textures. I’m going to show you what you use, a single one. They have doubles, but then you have to dump a lot into something larger than a bucket. This is you fit right in a bucket. … Read more
Updated 1-22-23 How To Replace Brick Mold on your front door so it will not rot. Hi, guys. This is a very common problem. And this stuff is what is called brick mold and brick would butt up against it and its finger jointed on this, on the doorjamb. You see, when I say finger … Read more
Updated 1-22-23 Showed you the paddle early on, among other tick tocks. And this is the mud you want to put your paddle in if you got enough water. In this case, it’s already pretty loose, but we’re going to spin it anyway. You sit there and hold your feet on both sides of it. … Read more
Updated 1-22-23 Folding Razor Knife Get Double Use of Blades Hi, guys. As a repair man, I use a lot of knives and blades, or I use a particular type of blades. This is a folding razor knife, push button right here folds up, open it up and locks in automatically. But there’s a button … Read more
Updated 1-22-23 Easy Way To Cover Screws on White All right, guys. It’s something I carry in my truck door all the time. Got a white surface. I might not have a white screw. Or if I have a white screw, it might be skinned up, I can take this white out or in this … Read more
Updated 3-13-23 Ceramic Tile install in a kitchen. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Tile project with 13″ tile00:25 Want to make sure your pattern will match all the way across00:40 Putting a mesh boarder on the edge of the tile01:00 There are ways to have the tile right directly on the corner01:10 Material to hold to the wall02:30 Putting … Read more
Updated 2-23-23 How to get candle wax or crayons off a wall ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Got a stain on a wall where a candle melted a lot00:30 Actual heat gun and rag to get it off00:45 You can also use a hair dryer03:30 Crayons and things like that you can heat up and wipe off. 🙏 Subscribe, … Read more
Updated 2-22-23 Phil walks you through how to pick a cheap door knob at Lowes and make sure you have the same keys if needed. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Inexpensive doorknob from Lowe’s00:18 Three different choices00:30 If you want them to match01:02 That way they are keyed alike 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ 💬: ask@straightarrowrepair.com➤ Follow … Read more
Update 2-13-23 Putting Wallcovering on a bathroom to make it look better. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Putting paneling into a bathroom00:28 Back after pulling the trim and cabinets off00:48 Next need to drive down all the nails01:15 You can feel it if you run a hammer over it02:56 Starting on the side where the cabinets were, how he … Read more
