ASK This Old House | Mantel, Too Many Light Switches (S18 E23) FULL EPISODE

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Richard tests a new kind of faucet; Mark travels to Chicago to install a wood mantel on a homeowners 1980s contemporary fireplace; Ross and Mauro discuss how to remove a cigarette smell from a home and why it is important to do so; Heath helps a homeowner connect four separate switches that control six lights in the same room.
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How to Install a Mantel on a Stone Fireplace
Mark McCullough travels to Chicago to install a wood mantel on a homeowner’s 1980s contemporary fireplace.
Where to find it?
Mark installed the Red Oak Contemporary Box Mantel Style #5, which was prestained in Early American and finished in a clear finish. It was provided by Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods.
Mark used concrete sleeve anchors to secure the mounting board to the masonry fireplace. These can be purchased at home centers and hardware stores.
Understanding Thirdhand Smoke
Home technology expert Ross Trethewey and painter Mauro Henrique discuss how to remove cigarette smell from a home and why it is important to do so.
Where to find it?
Expert assistance for this segment was provided by the Collins Research Group. To learn more about thirdhand smoke, visit thirdhandsmoke.org.
How to Wirelessly Connect Multiple Light Switches
Master electrician Heath Eastman helps a homeowner connect four separate switches that control six lights in the same room.
Where to find it?
Heath installed the Caseta by Lutron Smart Kit. This included three In-Wall Smart Dimmer Switches to replace the old switches, two Pico Smart Remotes for Dimmers at both entryways to communicate with all the other switches, and a Smart Bridge to connect it all to the Internet.
All the other materials Heath used for this project, including the two gang cover plate and the screwdriver, can be found at home centers.
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Products and Services from this Episode
Red Oak Contemporary Box Mantel Style #5:
Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods
Expert assistance:
Collins Research Group
Peter DeCarlo, PhD, Johns Hopkins Environmental Health & Engineering
Smart switch kit:
Caseta by Lutron
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ASK This Old House | Mantel, Too Many Light Switches (S18 E23) FULL EPISODE
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@rashofbeatings 2 жыл бұрын

"This is your lucky day, i just happen to have a mantle in my trailer"

@Roboticexile 3 жыл бұрын

It's a shame they didn't send Tom Silva to install that mantel. I'm sure he'd scribe the finished mantel to fit the contours of the stonework for a better fit and finish.

@GD-pv9vc 3 жыл бұрын

A do it yourselfer will have a difficult time driving those top screws with out using a pilot hole drilled 1st

@StoneE4 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed... Those gaps between the stone and the mantel really raised my left eyebrow.

@GD-pv9vc 3 жыл бұрын

@@StoneE4 Without pilot drilling the top of that mantel could split

@StoneE4 3 жыл бұрын

@@GD-pv9vc : Uh, OK.. Great. Thanks for the reply, I guess?

@curtzeek8818 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Why send a brick and mortar guy to do a carpenter's job?

@RyanAllendorf 3 жыл бұрын

I love Mark. He's the man. And he seems like the kind of guy that if there was a problem in the neighborhood, he would take care of it.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

Ryan I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@ElJoeRN 3 жыл бұрын

1:50 did he say that faucet costs about $500?!? Hell no

@kenc2257 3 жыл бұрын

Yep...and it wasn't even gold-plated.

@Patmanduu 3 жыл бұрын

Faucets and other plumbing fixtures have been ludicrously over priced for years. I can’t believe anyone is still being suckered at Home Depot. Order online.

@kalijasin 2 жыл бұрын

That’s quite expensive for a faucet.

@eaglevision993 2 жыл бұрын

He also added: "Not too bad!"

@johnbaker5199 2 жыл бұрын

when you buy name brand faucets from a plumbing supply store as a plumber the type of faucet you get is not the same as a big box or online. that faucet will be solid brass, brass handles brass stems no plastic or very little. that’s why they’re so expensive. manufacturers make faucets specifically for plumbing suppliers what you get at a big box or even online are not of the same quality even if they’re “all brass construction” chances are it’s Chinese or Taiwan material and good luck getting parts for no name.

@PiranhaJaw22 2 жыл бұрын

21:14 i like the drawings on the white board

@jacobpayne1 3 жыл бұрын

That poor lady drilling into the stone looked like she was left handed, the struggle is real y’all!

@illestofdemall13 3 жыл бұрын

She's also a little short for the drilling height. Lol

@JGarrison51285 3 жыл бұрын

Yup it's a daily fight to use things and make it look routine for us lefties 🤣

@iamamish 3 жыл бұрын

As a fellow left-hander, I've learned how to live in a right-handed world, I'm ambidrilltrous

@cdkhan8410 3 жыл бұрын

I am from Pakistan. I am big fan of you all. I watch you regularly and if I have to DIY something, I consult your videos.

@SimonTekConley 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see what is a typical home there.

@Snowboundless 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Chicago b-roll footage.

@jptrainor 3 жыл бұрын

Tom Silva would have scribed it.

@deefdragon 3 жыл бұрын

Wisconsinite here. We also call them bubblers.

@Egleu1 3 жыл бұрын

I got a little excited hearing them say it.

@curtzeek8818 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm looking for a mortar joint. Preferably between two stones." Where else would there be a mortar joint on a fireplace?

@LurkinPT 3 жыл бұрын

These guys are hacks and actors.

@StewPedassle 3 жыл бұрын

I presumed he meant “only two stones” instead of any spots where you have three stones coming together. It would ensure only one lateral movement dimension is weaker instead of two.

@bofadeeznuts469 3 жыл бұрын

@@StewPedassle correct. At least someone in these comments has a clue lol

@pshawhudson 3 жыл бұрын

Up next, Tommy will show us how to install bulletproof windows.

@dizzy_derps 3 жыл бұрын

I think we've all had a bump right in our zone from time to time. Happens to the best of us.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

Dizzy I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@dizzy_derps Жыл бұрын

@@flat-earther lol no

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

@@dizzy_derps Okay. That's fine. I suggest watching it because I believe you may learn stuff that you haven't heard before.

@dizzy_derps Жыл бұрын

@@flat-earther why did you pick me to bother with this nonsense? 😂

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

@@dizzy_derps I don't know. I suggested to many people and out of all the people on youtube you are one of the chosen ones. It's not nonsense, in my opinion.

@paulmcgurkjr8934 3 жыл бұрын

Love the show. I'm a painter and although its s real pain to paint a house where they smoked, your out of your mind on the third hand smoke! It cleans up with tsp.

@MrJabez89 3 жыл бұрын

That is exactly what was said. They scrub the whole house with TSP and repaint.

@dwmwat 3 жыл бұрын

In our area (Ontario, Canada) there's a minimum separation requirement between combustible material (e.g., wood mantel) and a heat source (fireplace). It may only apply to wood burning fireplaces - the one in Chicago looked like gas to me, I'm not sure, but in our home (with a wood fireplace that includes a Heatilator), we're renovating and replacing the wood mantel with a stone one.

@1Legofilms 3 жыл бұрын

The stone may be enough of a thermal barrier to prevent it from combusting. Also appears to be at least a foot above the top of the top of the fire boxes

@johnbaptist7476 3 жыл бұрын

All of U are amazing , with the great knowledge & the "uuuuuge" ability to confront any challenge without difficulty . There is no "no" in any of your shows, nothing you will not tackle.. May the ALMIGHTY watch over all of U lovey people .We learn a lot . Thanks to U all lovely people . ∞ ❤ 🙏 ✟󾓦✟ AMEN My GOD bless AMERICA .😇 + 🕯❤❤❤

@stevejensen3471 2 жыл бұрын

Should have done a solid mantel scribed against and supported by boring into the stone. Despite it being soft, it was 8-inches thick as Mark said and would have easily supported solid weight with epoxy.

@edttt4491 3 жыл бұрын

Great Job Mark!! Looks beautiful

@benefactionhindrance 2 жыл бұрын

LOL, when a suburban dweller calls it Chicago.

@lptf5441 3 жыл бұрын

We say bubbler in Australia too!

@2loco 3 жыл бұрын

I used to push sticks into the bubblers at school as a kid😅🤦‍♂️, id stand back and watch the next kid get sprayed in the face. What made me do this i still don't know.

@habibzia4406 2 жыл бұрын

Nice train

@AliMadoobe 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Briyani and curry smell on the wall

@daveyjones7391 3 жыл бұрын

😂 What do you smoke, clown? 🤡

@freedomandrantforall 3 жыл бұрын

Great information.

@richardalaniz5464 3 жыл бұрын

Lutron Caseta switches are what they are using. They fit well and have never had any issues. Internet and hub is not needed unless you use the app or wnt to tie it in with alexa.

@generallyhelpfulsoftware646 3 жыл бұрын

Which is a great feature. You can schedule things like automatically turning on the driveway lights at sunset (and off a couple hours later), or turning off all the lights at 1 in the morning.

@Chaucer89 3 жыл бұрын

Lutron Caseta is the way to go

@saulgoodman2018 3 жыл бұрын

The last segment was garbage. Black is hot. There will not be just 2 hot wires coming into the box. 18:20, you can see another set of wires in there. That segment was all about promoting the switch.

@dylan-nguyen 3 жыл бұрын

it’s done like that so the smart switch is always powered. that way u can control it with the remote or app. it’s supposed to b like that.

@saulgoodman2018 3 жыл бұрын

@@dylan-nguyen Look at 18:03. He took the switch out and they were just 2 black wires connected only. He probably connected it like that before they started to film.

@generallyhelpfulsoftware646 3 жыл бұрын

The dimmer version of that switch only needs whatever power it can leach running through the light even when “off”. The non-dimmer versions requires a white neutral line for its power. Some LEDs actually have a ghost glow when used with the dimmer because of the small amount of constant current.

@MrJabez89 3 жыл бұрын

$500 but a water fountain on your sink? No thanks

@christiancruz5672 2 жыл бұрын

Ozone that house.

@srharris88 3 жыл бұрын

25k to clean, prime, and paint? Guess it depends on the house and its size, but I have done that type job for MUCH less.

@saulgoodman2018 3 жыл бұрын

I don't believe this third hand study that he's talking about.

@lostspecter2 3 жыл бұрын

BS it’s a way to scare tree hungers and people without commonsense nothing wrong. with it commonsense don’t eat the drywall or any wood ie door jams windowsill

@saulgoodman2018 3 жыл бұрын

@@lostspecter2 what are you even talking about?

@lostspecter2 3 жыл бұрын

@@saulgoodman2018 I concur with your comment on third hand smoke. I don’t believe it. He said contaminates are in the drywall and in the wood. tongue in cheek I replayed don’t eat the drywall or wood is windowsill lol

@eaglevision993 2 жыл бұрын

Me neither. This is just a way to make money. Same as the mold scare. Seems they need a new way to sell unnecessary measures to make you feel well. The only problem with smoke residue is staining. Just use the right paint and primer and you are good.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

Saul I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@jeffkuipers1030 3 жыл бұрын

i smoked for 32 years before i quit cold turkey and my pick up still smell after 9 years of quitting

@doncorleone2713 3 жыл бұрын

Run an ozone generator in it.

@bugtusslealien3931 3 ай бұрын

Why did that lady drill a hole for the mantle? She was struggling.

@michaelbaumgardner2530 3 жыл бұрын

The smart switch all hinges on your internet connection,I personally would have cut some drywall...just saying... anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

@richardalaniz5464 3 жыл бұрын

The switch works without needing internet. The hub and internet just allow for using an app or Alexa pairing. I have these switches although my older model home and they work perfectly.

@michaelbaumgardner2530 3 жыл бұрын

@@richardalaniz5464 I must investigate the technology a little further...thanks for the heads up

@illestofdemall13 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbaumgardner2530 Lutron Caseta. It sends out an RF signal and doesn't need WIFI to talk to each other. You can connect them to WIFI via Smart Bridge if you want to use your phone to control them, though.

@ryanhopkins9310 3 жыл бұрын

These look familiar

@Avital4414 3 жыл бұрын

$500 for a bubbler? Ridiculous.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

I agree. BTW Leroy I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@alexandregr5440 3 жыл бұрын

I've done a reno with those lutron wireless switch, sure they are nice and all, but mind you they are 70$ each, that's not cheap.

@oambrosia 3 жыл бұрын

But a heck of a lot cheaper than paying an electrician to run wiring, patch walls, etc.

@4realjacob637 3 жыл бұрын

@@oambrosia if you'd had some experience you can usually Diy.

@4realjacob637 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know what kind or where you got your switches from but "smart home" technology has gotten super cheap. Granted a bigger contractor probably pays less than 99¢ for a conventional switch, having integrated technology sells for a lot more than it costs

@alexandregr5440 3 жыл бұрын

@@4realjacob637 super cheap lol, the lutron smart switch and remote set is 80$ CAD on amazon ,maybe a few bucks more in big box store over hear. Get outta here with your cheap. Compare apples to apples, i mentioned lutron and the video displays them also, dont care about your Wish 5$ ''smart'' switches.

@4realjacob637 3 жыл бұрын

@@alexandregr5440 I can go get smart switches from Menards, online, or even freaking Walmart for less than $20 a piece. (No standard remote) but remotes don't freaking matter because it's smart so your phone is the remote. If you buy the $100 hub which can connect like 50 devices you can connect it to all to voice control. Which I have done and no longer need to use switches!

@bbgarnettTotallyNotABot 3 жыл бұрын

LOL @16:50

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

bbgarnett I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@danmar007 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's not enough lights. :)

@noeluna5852 3 жыл бұрын

$500 for a faucet? Absolutely over priced

@4realjacob637 3 жыл бұрын

Umm. It has a bubbler on it dude. Cutting edge technology isn't free.

@howardjensen1010 3 жыл бұрын

Could you please have Ross give me the information on the scientific study for 3rd hand smoke that he used for that clip. Thanks.

@Aepek 2 жыл бұрын

Still not a fan of the hub type and adding another IoT to home network…..only “so much bandwidth”. So, I prefer the types that have onboard low energy Bluetooth tech that doesn’t require a hub, the downside, gotta watch out for older gens that when a microwave is running and the main device near it, can interfere; but over the years the tech has gotten so much better and this as rare, hardly happens nowadays

@dwmwat 3 жыл бұрын

Do folks have surge or lightning issues with "smart" devices? Unlike the utilities of the pre-2000s we have pretty dirty power in cities and rural areas and more digital stuff just makes me nervous without surge protection. My understanding is that whole-house surge protection is quite expensive.

@generallyhelpfulsoftware646 3 жыл бұрын

Whole house surge protection is cheap. I had one installed when the electrician came to expand my panel. A couple hundred dollars. It isn’t going to protect against a direct lightning strike though.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

Doug I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

Is it true that analog mechanical electrical meters have surge protection but smart meters do not?

@TylerDickey1 3 жыл бұрын

People in these comments seem to have forgotten how NASTY it was when indoor smoking was common/legal. Going into a house where someone has locked themselves in for 30 years smoking 1-2 packs a day is a downright biohazard, every porous surface is basically soaked in a putrid ashtray smell. The “just run an ozone generator” comments are hilarious, yes the ozone generator is going to suck out a half a million cigarettes worth of smoke from all of the drywall and woodwork! Ha! I bought a solid wood chest of drawers at an antique mall in Missouri and drove it in the back of a pickup truck all the way to Colorado. It wasn’t until I brought it inside I realized it reeked of cigarette smoke, the off-gassing filled the whole upstairs - that was just one small dresser, imagine a whole house! Yuck! Look at how seriously firefighters treat and clean their dirty bunker gear, a lot of those same compounds are in cigarette smoke.

@kents.2866 2 жыл бұрын

I'll smoke my pipe once in a while in my house. Yeah no where near as gross as those houses who smoked 2 packs a day, everything brown and sticky.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

Tyler I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@virus56777 3 жыл бұрын

No it’s not. 🙈🙈🙈🙈.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

567 I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@mikew1978 3 жыл бұрын

An ozone generator would remove smoke smell from that house in 2-3 treatments.

@michaelschubel6330 3 жыл бұрын

If you’re lucky… Be prepared for 2-3 tries…

@PlayingwithPawz 3 жыл бұрын

Ok i didn't see any center line there on that stone idk what he was looking at

@jasonsgroovemachine 2 жыл бұрын

All this "smart home" stuff like the light switches is a terrible idea for a lot of different reasons. Anything that can go to your phone is now on whatever network your phone is on and security in those things is laughable at best. Plus anything that has a hub that requires you to have an account will only work for as long as the service exists. You might shell out a decent amount of money for smart lights and all of that only to have the company you bought them from shutter and then you've got some pretty dumb lights that you can't even turn on. I sincerely hope when they talk about this stuff they're telling the homeowners about the potential downsides to it as well.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

I concur. Also I don't want anything wireless because it may be unhealthy. I for example don't use wifi, in use ethernet cable to my laptop. I also use incandescent light bulbs because LEDs create harmful dirty electricity and blue light.

@oogrooq 3 жыл бұрын

Smokers ruin everything.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

oogrooq I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@benjaminvivar7855 2 жыл бұрын

Mark, how would I identify brittle stone from hard stone ?

@habibzia4406 2 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@rupe53 2 жыл бұрын

sooo, the answer to having too many switches is to actually add more? Perhaps the title of the video should be changed? (more convenient light switches?)

@user-dy2bu7jd9b 3 жыл бұрын

can she tap that bolt in any softer?

@steved.9839 3 жыл бұрын

Why not use a drill/driver instead of using the drill that keeps skipping out of these screws???

@dylan-nguyen 3 жыл бұрын

he has the chuck set to 2 which is the lowest torque to not strip the screws. it’s slipping out of the screws bc he was doing it single handed. in the second clip he is pushing from the back and it’s not skipping

@PatrickPoet 3 жыл бұрын

What about power for the remotes? You make it look like it's wired in the wall, but it's not. Does it have a battery?

@michaelknopp6949 3 жыл бұрын

They are battery powered. It lasts 10 years.

@PatrickPoet 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelknopp6949 That's what I expected. Ten years later will people even realize they can pull it out and open it and replace a battery? For me, and I imagine you, it's the easiest thing in the world, but some people will call an electrician.

@michaelknopp6949 3 жыл бұрын

@@PatrickPoet I installed a lot of these in an industrial facility and I guarantee people will think they're broken and throw them away.

@uncleval1250 2 жыл бұрын

I have this installed to control driveway lights from living room 25' away & have changed battery twice in 6 years... Not a bad deal for 5 minutes of changing a battery vs cost of rewiring the whole shebang 🤠👍

@uncleval1250 2 жыл бұрын

I have this switch setup to control driveway lights from living room 25' away & have changed battery twice in 6 years... Not a bad deal for 5 minutes of changing a battery vs cost of rewiring the whole shebang 🤠👍

@SidecarBob 3 жыл бұрын

Wireless means battery powered. Does that mean the homeowner has toremove the plate to get at it when the battery needs to be replaced?

@tempesttube 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the kit that's intended for use with the remote uses a snap on plate. Since he installed a conventional two gang plate, she'll have to unscrew it. Good thing it has a 10-year battery.

@SidecarBob 3 жыл бұрын

@@tempesttube If they keep the manual that long to know what's wrong when it dies...

@dylan-nguyen 3 жыл бұрын

@@tempesttube they make ones that r wired in as well. they have connecting prongs into the light switch. but once u set this up 80% of the time ur gonna use Siri or smart events to turn on ur lights :) eg: when ur driving home n it’s dark and 500ft from ur house turn on the lights Or hey Siri turn on my kitchen lights etc

@stanstatic 3 жыл бұрын

Wisconsinites call it a Bubbler

@johnroberts9560 3 жыл бұрын

The guy that smoked is going to be shocked when he hears that it's gonna cost about $25,000 too paint & the cleaning costs associated with smoking , I can't stand the smell of cigarettes , it makes me nauseous whenever I have too smell that crap , thank GOD I don't smoke !!! 😝

@ianbutler1983 3 жыл бұрын

He was not the smoker, he was considering the purchase of the smoker's house, I think. But yes, that is a shocker.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

John Roberts I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@saulgoodman2018 3 жыл бұрын

Tommy would have been a better fit for the mantle. He would have scribed it to the stone. Mark just left a big gap.

@Fattony6666 3 жыл бұрын

you would of complained about something else

@johnbaptist7476 3 жыл бұрын

Q please ? Where we can buy those smart switches please ?

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

Why would you want anything wireless it may be unhealthy... BTW John I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@theedrstrangelove 2 жыл бұрын

C'mon, all you need is to use is 1-2-3 primer and paint. This is complete bs for paint contractors to further gouge people.

@brownpride5125 2 жыл бұрын

6:43 come on man how you put that lady do it tha i bet she was very scare to do it that. you lucky that thing doesn't twist her wrist 😒😒😒

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

Haha yeah it was surprising. BTW brown I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@scottwolverine3062 3 жыл бұрын

chip foose"' brother?

@bg147 3 жыл бұрын

All right, Kathy, I will need you to remove your sweater.

@steve_main 3 жыл бұрын

WTF was that lighting switch solution? lets give her 5 switches insted of 4 and add a smart hub?? If you are adding a hub then replace the switch at the door with a smart switch, replace both lights by the table with 1 smart switch and replace the one by the sink with a smart switch. Then program the smart switches in a group and they will all act as a single switch.. You could then program the light switch at the sink to double tap up for only the sink light or the same thing at the other end of the room by the table. You would still have all the configuration you needed with 3 switches. I swear the guys get paid to show off a companies solution that are just horrible and they hate it too or either that they have no smart home education. What an over complicated horrible solution!!

@4realjacob637 3 жыл бұрын

They're probably separate rooms that were renovated into one. He should have just gotten rid of switches by lights.

@steve_main 3 жыл бұрын

@@4realjacob637 Im talking about the solution provided by ToH not why they were there to begin with.

@opinionatedman 3 жыл бұрын

There were so many better solutions than those smart switches. They do go bad, or have batteries die, and now it's more equipment to maintain. There are often many ways to fish wires without cutting holes, or by cutting minimal holes. Was hoping to see some actual skill employed.

@saulgoodman2018 3 жыл бұрын

This was nothing but a sponsor spot.

@scundoorsup5342 3 жыл бұрын

Should be inserted into the stone , not mortar

@ck3561 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone I love this old house but I’ve been a contractor for 22 years and I’m sorry I don’t agree with the smoke clean up. I have seen some messed up houses and apartments. Kilz paint primer is the answer. Seals and hides odor. This sounds like some rich Hollywood, Bay Area liberal. It might work but I’m sorry usually the homes that have severe smoke damage by smokers are not in the best condition nor warrant a $25,000 investment. Like I said I love this old house but this episode just doesn’t seem practical. The homes that I come across with heavy smoke damage are usually low income housing. One exception I did convert a cigar lounge into a movie theater and used killz primer and then painted walls with latex paint completely solved the issue. Just trying to help everyone save money with a practical remedy.

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your insight. BTW C K I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@realestateservicessaleshea99 3 жыл бұрын

🍺🥃🍺🥃🍺😎👍🏻

@davegravitt210 3 жыл бұрын

Very lazy way of installing a mantel Mark! Groove and then install! Looks like crap coming from a 25year+ carpenter!

@alant5757 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah… you should start a KZfaq channel and show them how it’s done.

@davegravitt210 3 жыл бұрын

The guy needs to learn how to scribe badly!

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

Dave I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@MOONRAK3R23 3 жыл бұрын

Weeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!

@marka.martin5842 3 жыл бұрын

Ok I am first to admit that smoking is not the best thing to do. However, I do not buy into most of what is blamed on smoking. I especially find long ago dissipated smoke still being called "third hand smoke." It is a bridge way too far. Ask TOH has always been about keeping it real. Please leave the opinions out of it. Thanks.

@timurzi6434 3 жыл бұрын

Big fan 🤜💥🤛 but I think someone needs a waahmbulance 🚑 on the smoke.

@bazil7330 3 жыл бұрын

this 3rd hand smoke crap is some real BS

@flat-earther Жыл бұрын

Bazil I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

@marka.martin5842 3 жыл бұрын

Again, a bridge much much too far and an assine cost. There are many other ways to do same thing. I also do not buy into the "leaves behind" part. ABSOLUTELY does not require a gut job. Interesting that a study "just came out." You just lost a viewer.

@2loco 3 жыл бұрын

Ok.

@habibzia4406 2 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂