Sheet RockDry Wall Plug This is a round plug made from sheet rock that makes it easier to fix smalls holes. Watch the video and see just how easy. It’s just a different approach to the normal blow out patch or board behind the sheetrock ordeal to the sheet rock repair.
I see way too many home owners just screwing this one up because they are trying too hard. Let’s just talk about mending a simple hole in the wall. I recommend never using that self stick tape or the mesh looking stuff. This stuff is for kids. Regular flat tape is what you want. to [...]
The biggest issue I find people having is just spending way too much time on putting on the spakle. But it’s very easy! Put on the first coat and wait until it dries. Then go for the second coat and so on. Never ever sand between coats. Don’t forget, do not sand [...]
Now it’s very easy to do this fast like the pros. Just make sure the edges of the shhet rock are nice and straight and even. Use 1 1/2 long roofing nails or better yet, dry wall nails. Don’t nail the nail in so hard that the corner bead is pushing out around the [...]
Tape a Inside Corner Now don’t start thinking you can’t do your self. Just watch and you’ll be doing your self in minutes. Just remember to only touch it once and not over and over. Every time you touch it you’re pulling off way more then you put on. Before you do anything make sure [...]
In this how to install a subpanel I will guide you through the complete installation of a subpanel step by step. The first question is why are you installing a subpanel. There is either one or two reasons to do this. One because you need more room in your existing panel and in that case [...]
Is it your cable company ? Nowadays the cable services coming into our houses is now digital opposed to the older analog. So chances are that all the old splitters are analog and not for the higher frequencies. To better understand a splitter it’s not just the matter of a few wires inside to make connections from one [...]
How to install a 220 volt outlet
Installing a new 220 outlet isn’t much different then a 120 volt outlet. However you can only put one 220 outlet per breaker / circuit. And you will installing two hot leads to the outlet and not using a neutral for this type of outlet in the video. In the below diagram you will [...]
How Many Lights on one Breaker ?
Always the big question, how many lights on one breaker I’m ask so many times how many outlets and or lights can I put on a 15 amp or 20 amp breaker. Well NEC code does not have it listed that way. By rule of thumb you would stick with 8 to 10 outlets and [...]
How to Make a Shower Pan A mortar shower pan is so much nicer then a store bought fiberglass unit. Once you established your drain setup you’ll want to buy a shower pan drain as shown in the video. 1) I like to lay down a layer of felt paper on the sub floor [...]
In this how to install a subpanel I will guide you through the complete installation of a subpanel step by step. The first question is why are you installing a subpanel. There is either one or two reasons to do this. One because you need more room in your existing panel and in that case [...]
Is it your cable company ? Nowadays the cable services coming into our houses is now digital opposed to the older analog. So chances are that all the old splitters are analog and not for the higher frequencies. To better understand a splitter it’s not just the matter of a few wires inside to make connections from one [...]
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