That’s awesome bro! When I have to re install baseboard after a floor install you’d just see me notching those boxes but from your experience maybe its that extra step the clients will love haha

It's nice to see people humble them selves and give credit to those we have gain knowledge from .. king 🤴

I've been waiting 4 years since I've seen this, for an opportunity to use it. Finally got to use it on a nice stain grade job in a customer's man cave. he was absolutely thrilled

Key thing in your comment is that the outlets were the first thing noticed. I think this is one of the ugliest solutions I’ve seen to this issue. Just build an extender platform (a simple straight edge picture frame if you will) for the outlet cover to sit on top of and make sure this “frame” stands just proud of your baseboard. Use outlet extenders to allow you to bring the outlet out of the wall that extra bit. The outer edges of the face plate will rest on this frame/platform. Now your outlet is proud from the wall, and thicker than your baseboard and you can terminate the baseboard into the outlet frame with a straight cut. It looks so much better than this. Google “joy of moldings outlet frame” and you will see how much better that looks. As a woman I would be mad if a professional carpenter did this to my baseboards.

@@herroyalhighness5634 You don't have to be a woman to think that this looks ugly.

we made them move the outlets up and I had to patch and mud and sand and skim coat and sand again! then prime & paint. $$$$ :P

Ive had outlets in the baseboards......8 inch baseboard. We turn the plugs sideways and put spark arresters in each outlet and installed the plugs in the baseboards. Was weird to think of at first but very nice in the end.

@@BrianCarnevaleB26 Yes it's better that way and looks better too I think but of course the customers to decide.

Finish Carpentry TV its 11:47 in wa. Im up till 2-3 most nights

Finish Carpentry TV most houses, code requires one every 6 feet at least one on every wall ( minimum )

wow... 51. how did you cope with that? get it? cope. did you see the way I framed that joke? I think I nailed it.

Now find that electrical contractor who did that house and give him a good whipping 🤣🤣🤣...

Imagine what an electrician would charge to move 51 outlets!

VCG Construction thanks guys!

I don't know who Cheech you but you good

Joseph Leonardo ive seen carpenters just rip the base down to it all goes under. Yeah ive seen some shotty work. Just because they use a saw they think they're a carpenter.

Daniel Miller you absolutely correct thanks for your input

Joseph Leonardo I'm right there with you brother! Keep up the work ethic and pride in your work! Not everyone can do this .... well !! Thank you for caring enough to notice. Most people don't .

Bryan Brett thanks for your reply sir I appreciate it

You are a good carpenter. The best

It's not a trick, just basic carpentry. Vents, yes, outlets should be 12 to 16" from floor.

Very 🤙

superpac1966 put in 12 inch base lol

Badger haha genius!!

Believe it or not this used to be common. In fact I still see lots of plugs mounted right in old baseboards. They used to mount plugs *horizontal* so they could fit on a typical pre-1960 baseboard (baseboards were typically about 5" high). I'm guessing this is a more modern home (maybe 70's ???), but maybe the electrician was an older dude & set in his ways......

LOL

Existing outlets are overlooked when doing an electrical inspection on a remodel in texas atleast. Homes older from the 1950s and older are all at 6" to the top. In most cases they are horizontal. I'm not an old electrician so I cant tell you whey they did it this way. Now a days its 18" center residential and 24" center commercial.

Its not code anymore. Minimum 16" off the floor now.

You

It's super glue but with a spray accelerant

me too

he was paid to do it, decision of the client

🤣🤣🤣🤣 call an electrician 🤣🤣 .When there are 3 junctions in that plug and wires are not long enough to move it up which is 99.9% of the time and it costs $1500 for an electrician to move it up 7 inches. Then patch drywall and try and match the rough finish on the wall. Yeah, 7 like a great idea 😵‍💫. Or do this, and it takes an extra 30 minutes and is done and looks good.

I think you under estimate his prices, he actually charges on the top end according to a quote he was gonna give when he was showing what estimate software he uses, but i guess like he mentioned in response to alot of comments saying he's very expensive, they don't have to hire him.

Holy cow hes nit painting the 16th chaple. If he cant baseboards to fit around something maybe he shouldnt be a finish carpentry.

Wait. Which chapel?

I was molested at the 14th Chappell

Ya haha

Make sure to caulk it closed first.

I think they are people who would actually do this.

🤣😂

LOL

TejasToolMan the outlets shouldn’t be that low in the first place

Yeah, the electrician in me is just asking "why???"

And it looks a lot better

In this situation, the wires would most likely be entering from the top of the outlet, so relocating and patching would be the better solution.

That's what I did. Had a really low outlet that made no sense and ended up relocating 1.5 about the floor.

Donald Cotnoir handyman. Not electrician. Electrical outlet placement is code specific.

@@hiltonhead5914 so who hired a handyman to do electrical when you need to be licensed

Terry Jull I alway have the box of rags "papertowles" with us and lay my joint right on top. No mess and no fuss. But I definitely would have never done it right on top of my brand new table saw lol

Bill Zima I lay my joint down on the parchment paper and the glue doesn’t stick to the parchment paper. And you can reuse the same piece of paper over and over.

Great tip. Thanks

woohunter1 usually works for me but the other day I measured from 10 to 27. I kept 27 in my head and not 17... 😣 I think I was mounting a tv and it ended up 10 inches higher. I was probably on the phone with my girlfriend and was distracted.

woohunter1 nope. Never mind. I remember now. I was hanging some paintings and wound up with the 2 screws for one of the paintings 10” outside of the damn picture. So painting wasn’t perfectly centered on one of those 2 screws but it worked out.

It boggles my mind how someone can turn a screw and just leave it like that. Just a quarter turn more bud, a quarter turn. FFS

@@jamiewalentynski6129 -- but a quarter turn would then make it horizontal, that would make it even worst for me. Vertical people. Always set the plate screws vertical. I spent a full Saturday afternoon adjusting plate screws on my current home after buying it back in '16. Something is wrong with me they say, but I know I'm fine 🙂

@@mini_worx lol you're not fine at all sir if you can look at a vertical screw slot.

OCD.

Do what I did. I swapped out all my covers with the ones that have the hidden screws. No more trying to figure out if the screw should be vertical or horizontal and it looks one heck of a lot better.

Michael Sharpe if your in Miami look up tier1carpentry he's good.

those that pay attention to detail are typically busy.

what if there isn't any slack on the wire tho to raise it up ya get me

NunYaaBizz. 9 out of 10 times, I lower it. If there is no slack, I'll use the existing box as the j-box and put in an extra box. 20 bucks more.

@@raulvillalobos1882 Do you bury the jbox?

@@Ti-mothy8248 yes

Then you have an inaccessible junction box and that is why you are a tile setter and not an electrician.Code says no inaccessible junction boxes. You would put tile on top of a plastic auction box? I doubt I would want you in my house.@@raulvillalobos1882

You had alien tecnology is what they are gonna say cant even fit a piece of paper in the cut

😂😂😂😂

redlense4 in a slab house more than likely 🤦🏼‍♂️

rediense4 one without a brain!

Happens a lot with "Sunken Livingrooms" once someone doesn't like that floor design, they fill it. Now the outlets are super low. So, it looks like this house has gone through a few changes... If it were me, I'd get those raised up. :)

Chris Padilla Interesting. Thx!

@@ChrisPadillaAZ If you're suggesting anyone would willfully lose a foot or more of ceiling height to do that I don't believe it!

No

D Jaquith I thought it was just me- I’ve been a journeyman trim carpenter for 23 years and cringed when I saw this- seems that anything goes these days...

That is what the first guy who installed the molding did.

G G I know that was the first think I thought. But to save the owner more time , great option. I was IBEW ELECTRICIAN. can't do it . Some states require a elec license. For 1 plug. GRreaaat Minds think alike!

Then he would have drywall work x51 because it wouldn't look good if the outlet was just sitting right on top of the trim. You'd have to move the outlet and inch or more above the trim for it to look nice.

Also depending on how the wire is run it may not be long enough.

He's done the outlet move on another video

Michael Sharpe do you live in Indiana by chance?