Same. However i can't forgive him for securing loose floorb by driving screws through the carpet

@@ryk3899 Link?

@Eric K find it yourself

@@ryk3899 I've had good results doing that using O'Beery's Squeak No More products. Worked well thru carpet and bare floor.

@@ryk3899 Did he use the screws that are designed to do exactly what you described? Because if so, then he did it exactly correct...

Yes, he sucks at sucking. Also, why vacuum outdoors?

Did you just assume its gender

@@Engineer9736 one joke

@@JordanG123 😜

I Make My Living Off Sam's!!! The Problem Is Society Valves The Sam's More Than The Tom's!!!

Ask This Old House always does this. I think the idea is the homeowner has now learned what they need to do, and will tackle the rest of it themselves.

... for all we know, they did do the other side, but it's not shown in this shortened clip.

Tom Silva is a master of all trades. He's a joiner, carpenter, cabinetmaker, woodworker, framer, etc.

Lol

🤣

But that vacuum action at 5:15 was something else

There are some, that's the most you can expect.

?? No more than any other person they’ve had on the show

2:39

The materials they used do not absorb moisture as it is made with the hulls of rice and polymer for adding a bit of strength. There would be little benefit to plastic. This product is called Resysta.

Still should of put a two light coats of Rubberseal or Kilz on the bottom of base just to be on the safe side.

@@kalijasin no

@@kalijasin Should HAVE , not should of....

Mine are not secured and never have been, house built in 1880. The weight of the roof should keep them in place ... barring an insane wind. Notice his are secure at the top so any minor roof lift by wind will keep it in place.

You can put spacers under the base to allow moisture release.

They used a jigsaw or a sabresaw.

@@Farm_fab Thanks, I didn’t see it..lol.

I had to rewind to see if I somehow missed it, but yeah odd to leave that out.

How about temba.

@@jacobtracy7847 ... Tom is good but Norm would have made several pieces then used his biscuit cutter to glue things up, PLUS, doing several passes with the router blades to make a decorative bead accent for each layer.

Thought that also, both on thumbnail and for a split second at the door.

The ants moved the wood from below, up into the column. Most columns are hollow. Tapered or non-tapered fluted or plain are all hollow. Also when you look at the different materials: polymer stone, fiberglass, PVC and even wood they are all hollow. ... A wood porch column is made by gluing staves together in a circular form and then turning and cutting them on a lathe.

@@tj_gsomething_ So … the concern is whether the carpenter ants continued to eat their way up the post. It looks like the infestation is not still active.

The column is hollow. The nest was likely sitting right on top.

... basically, the ants stop where the water problem stops. Worst case is they cut the column higher and make a taller base, then match it on the other side.

Fiberglass will definitely last longer than wood. So yes it's gotta be a budget difference. They didn't even recommend doing the other side. You know that other side will need updating soon!

@@tj_gsomething_ they may have done this this way so the homeowner could do this at some point in the future, and teach him some responsibility.

I came to the comments looking for that same explanation. They look too thin for a table saw. Maybe they used a bench sander?

That was the ant nest. It would appear that the center of the columns is hollow.

The column is round and hollow, so the weight is actually on the edges of the square base, not center. ⭕🔲

Glue 2 1x together and router. Or use 2x oak or whatever you want again.

No, not at all. Very common practice. You're only jacking it up less than an inch.

@@mae2759 ... in most cases it's less than 1/8 inch. At that height you are not pulling nails or screws. You are basically flexing the wood. (no more than what happens with a change of season)

I wonder what the bottom of the column looked like. Too bad the camera cut away and didn’t show it.

@@MoneyManHolmes Seemed bug-hollowed when the nest material fell out, which is what prompted my suggestion. I'd say you saw what I saw... :)

Is the foundation sinking/settling? If you place a ball on the floor, does it roll in the same direction? Maybe the house needs to be leveled?

You tell the guy you paid for the remodel to come back and fix it.

Back in the truck when he was done.

Ghostbusters

They started out with the inspection on that column right at the beginning of the video

@@Engineer9736 Poking a Leatherman at a column doesn't mean the inside is sound. Look at the carpenter ant nest that came out of there.

@@paulmitrano3612 the rot starts from the outside inward, and the rot made it easy for the ants to cause damage.

Agreed. I would have done what you said but my porch is wood.

He was playing "pocket pool" while admiring Tom Silva work that column 🎱

2:25 pay attention

You want a cookie?

@@johnnywood8082 Lol yes please

2:50 First watch the video before barking

@@Engineer9736 they used a product called Resysta that's made from polymer and rice hulls, and is impervious to moisture.

Mdf lol...

@@Farm_fab They explained that, yes, you have to say that to Fire Blaster, he didn’t hear it