One of the things I love about the StudPack videos is that they have a lot of things go wrong and they document how they work through them. I personally make a lot of mistakes and love to learn new ways to deal with them. This video had some of that quality. Don't hide the errors. You don't need to look flawless.
I love it! When I started woodworking, I got very discouraged because well, "everyone else can do it so easily" so I thank you for keeping it real. Life is hard enough without imposter syndrome and vicariously living by only watching. God bless!
I installed a beautiful paver patio in front of my previous house. I had the reroute the main water line so it would be under the paver base. Long story short, after 2 weeks of working on this, the last spike I drove in for the paver edge hit "a rock' aka my new water line. You are not alone, brother!
Thanks for sharing this. One of the things about RUclips videos that can actually get discouraging after a while is always seeing projects getting completed without any problems, because it can make you feel like you're not cut out for it, and also--especially--it means we don't get to see how to fix things when we run into problems. Good vid.
Mad respect for showing how things go wrong and your process of problem solving. We are all human. Your rough experience, as much of a pain as it was for you, will no doubt make others feel empowered to undertake projects themselves and not feel afraid to mess up. Thanks for posting this!
Great video, glad you healed up and showed all the trials and tribulations of DIY. I can't tell you how many things I muffed up. I'm 65 and have owned several houses over the years and learned one thing. Unless you're rich, you can't afford to have someone do all the home maintenance required to keep a home in great shape. That leads to some quiet interesting "fixes" as I've seen from discovering others who went before me in these homes. I refer to them as "Harry homeowner" fixes. Some are truly genius and others look like a five year old did them. Thanks for letting everyone know it's ok to screw things up. There isn't anything that can't be fixed...
Quite possibly one of the best videos you've done. Makes us feel human. EVERY DIY project has snags and it's so refreshing to see honesty in a video. Makes us feel like we aren't idiots because our projects don't go as smooth as the RUclips video. Love your channel. Keep up the good work.
Appreciate your transparency on some of the issues you ran into. As a homeowner, I never run out of issues, which is why it's reassuring that "professional DIYers" like you also experience speedbumps that might slow you down but shouldn't stop you from completing a project.
Oh man, been there done that so many times. I can vividly remember the gut punch feeling of disrepair on realizing I had just stripped the thread out of a bolt hole in an aluminum engine block that holds the starter onto the engine. That was the day I learned the beauty of the Heli-coil thread repair kit. Thank you for being real with your audience.
Thank you for your honesty, it's appreciated. No matter how much you plan things, sometimes unforeseen events arise or mistakes are made. How you face them is the important thing.
Well there are days like that no worries, it’s happened to everyone…. You’re very honest and humble to show these failures. I did watch that video few weeks ago and noticed that something happened to your finger but I am happy that your cut was only superficial. All the best and thanks for your videos.
I needed this video. I've been having a hell of a time with remodeling the kitchen, and we're not even doing all of it ourselves. Last night, we went to move the refrigerator back, and instead of rolling it, we lifted with furniture carrying straps. Didn't tape doors shut, didn't empty it out. It immediately got away from us and we busted the inside of one of the doors on another piece of furniture. Just made a long day longer, and now I have a new door ordered. But "there's always something," sure is true.
I drilled through the brick into my living room once! 😂 I was adding a new hose bibb and supposed to be drilling into my basement, but I measured off the wrong brick! 😂
Thank you for showing the mistakes, and how you fixed them. I really appreciate your honesty and I find the fixing of the mistakes to be even more helpful at times because we all make mistakes. Thank you again for being open and sharing this with us.
Great reminder about how things never really work to plan and that's OK! Just stick and move, bob and weave and you'll be fine. DIY has its perks and pitfalls, but its all learning. Great video thanks!
Thank you for having the humility to share even your big mistakes. It's encouraging to guys like me who always seem to have things go wrong with projects.
I'm glad you showed the mistakes and a how you went about fixing them. One of the big issues I have with doing DIY projects is making things worse then when they started. Its especially scary when you are first starting out.
Lol, I did EXACTLY the same thing about 4 years ago! Thought I might have gotten lucky and it went through the floor in a closet, but nope, it went through right by the bed in the master bedroom where my wife walked daily. It was impossible for her NOT to notice. It went through carpet instead of hardwood and we have since put in hardwood, so that's how we solved that. Too funny, I'm glad I'm not the only one!
the fun times of trying to skip steps and rushing through to get it done... sometimes pushing deadlines is better than pushing yourself to get it done faster. glad you shared to show that not everything goes perfect all the time... and yes we are human so mistakes will happen and we all have done this. I know i have broken bolts, hitting walls with tools to make holes that shouldn't be there LOL and of course stabbing myself. keep up the fun vids and glad you are okay and are just a normal human when it comes to mistakes. cheers.
As a teacher of 20+ years I can tell you the number of lessons you have where there are no mistakes are FAR outnumbered by the lessons where you do. Of course, when you are doing it live with a bunch of children staring at you, you don't get to "fix it in post"...but model for the kids that life happens and how to handle the curveballs that are thrown your way. It's great you showed your "oops" moments because so often youtube videos can make something look too easy.
when you're going crosswise through joists, there's a pattern of drill the first hole low, then put an aggressive bend on the flex bit to get the next hole low. then let the bit spring back for the third hole, because that puts the bit low in the next joist. and you STILL have to be aware of the chance of going through the surfaces you are drilling between.
I'm in a middle of a house rennovation. Some parts are made by contractors, some where I'm just a supporting person next to a professional and some parts I'm doing DIY with friends. Sometimes the work is everything but struggle: 3 people spent 1 day to drill 4 holes on the ceiling. But sometimes the work is flying, and after 6-8 hours of work makes significant progress which makes me very proud.
@@LRN2DIY On one hand yes, this is part of the learning curve. But when you plan something and go home and tell there was no progress - that's a bit annoying sometimes.
Good stuff. I really enjoyed the video. I LIKE seeing screwups. Those are JUST as important as the finished job. They help US avoid the same mistakes. We’ve all been there so there’s nothing to be ashamed of.
Thank you! My husband gets so frustrated on projects because almost everyone makes things look so simple. I recently tried to replace drawer slides to make them soft close in a vanity in our 40 year old home. Countless RUclips vids later and I still haven’t found a cabinet built the way ours is. (Clearly, it was hand built in place by someone who shimmed their way through the project.) Anyway, I finally got all 4 drawers completed and 3 of them actually work! I only drilled through one drawer front, so calling it a win. I’ll be back 4th drawer…you will not get the best of me!
Thanks for posting this, it is good to know it isn't just me that has things go wrong when I'm trying to do a project around the house. It can be frustrating and a little pricey, but it's good to know it isn't the end of the world.
I appreciate you telling the "full" story, that included the mistakes. I decided I wouldn't be doing the same project you did in the first video, without needing to see the retraction video. That long drill you were using to drill through the rafters (and floor apparently) looked too difficult for me. I like doing some DIY stuff, but I know my limits. I decided last week to upgrade the fluorescent light fixture above my sink to a new LED light fixture. Unfortunately the holes from the old fixture didn't line up with the new one. The whole on the right side wasn't holding anything in after it was unscrewed. I used double sided tape instead, which worked too well. When it was done, the fixture was working and level but off center. My wife and I both wanted it to be centered. When I removed the new fixture to center it, the tape pulled off a small layer of the drywall. There was also a wide square hole that the electrical wire came through. My new fixture is smaller in height but about the same width, so it didn't block all of the hole in the wall. I tried taping thick cardboard over it to block most of it but it didn't work perfectly. I estimated the spot in the fixture where it was over the stud, while the fixture is centered. The whole I drilled made it perfectly centered but an 1/8 inch higher than I wanted, leaving a very thin part of the hole in the wall showing underneath. My plan was to cover the bottom and only leave the top open, where it can't be seen. The part showing is only visible if you're looking very hard for it.
I had to laugh at your pilot bit goof-up, because it reminded me of one that I did 40 years ago while working as an HVAC apprentice. I was tasked with measuring out where a duct boot was to be cut into a hardwood floor, and while drilling a 36" long pilot hole upwards from the basement, the bit gave some resistance and despite how much harder I pushed, it never seemed to break through. When I went upstairs it became evident that I had just drilled through the floor and right into the leg of the customer's piano. That was truly an embarrassing lesson on why one needs to always measure twice for accuracy.
I could write a book about my DIY fails. When doing a DIY project, one must consider four things: Time, Effort, Cost, and a blood donation to the DIY God. And what did you use to trim the replacement floor strip? A very sharp utility knife, of course. We DIY people usually never learn from our mistakes.
I really like the honesty here, and you can tell your energy is down as you're making it, which adds credibility. But to add insult to injury, at 9:16 in bullet point 5, you're missing a 't' :)
@@LRN2DIY Sorry, man. Mom was a writer and copy editor, and it seems I inherited some of that :). Grammar and spelling errors always seem to leap out at me.
When I do DYI I always look for vids where stuff went wrong and how and why, because when I do DYI something always goes wrong and those vids help me prevent or solve the issues. So thanks for sharing!
First home project I ever tried, I ran a 18" drill bit through a wall. I was so green that I used toothpaste to patch the hole instead of mud. Today I'm a small business owner operating as a home improvement contractor. I can take an entire kitchen or bathroom apart and put it back together myself. Point is, you gotta start somewhere and if you learn from your mistakes you can and will end up successful!
Some of those style lights have a mode that lets you sync them back up if one gets off. You might have to search around and see if those ones have it, and what the procedure is, but it’s something like “flip the lights on and off 10 times rapidly”, and they will all go to the “default”, and can then be changed in unison from there.
I like to keep my pocket knife scary sharp. I was using it to cut out some Styrofoam over my head for the attic entry. I dropped it, and my reflexes kicked in. Instead of me catching the knife, the knife caught/cut me pretty good. It was almost the same place where you show the scar you have. The good thing about a sharp knife, it makes a very clean cut, so it healed relatively quickly and left only a faint scar, even though the cut was deep.
Great job, we all have had these kind of things happen. I drilled down and thought I lost my drill bit, it had gone at an angle and fell into the closet which I found when I took down some pants from the closet shelf. Sorry about the finger that is the worse thing that happened and fortunately you are getting it fixed. Stay safe in the future.
I had just closed on our new hose. We had freshly re-finished hardwood floors. I was stringing some ethernet for some access points from the basement up through the floor via a pantry in the kitchen. I missed a bump out when measuring from the basement wall to get my bearings and put a giant hole right in the middle of my dining room floor. Fortunately a 1/4" maple plug they use in furniture making makes it look like just a knot. But yeah, I was definitely sweating bullets for a while.😂
thank you for this, I'm in my late 60's and I can state from experience that most projects don't go as planned. The difficult part for some, is recognizing that especially when you make a mistake and have to fix it.
No worries man. I put a 9mm hole in my floor several years ago...ejector had broken, and even though I thought I cleared it, the cartridge just went back and forth twice staying connected to the bolt carrier the whole time. Pointed her in a safe direction fortunately, but unfortunately it still went bang, lol. Went through the floor, into the basement and into the wall where it stopped safely. Only negligent discharge I've ever had in 35 years.
You should look into "zip toggle" style anchors. They are the best anchors, in my opinion, and i always keep some on hand. You will never lose a toggle bolt anchor in a wall or ceiling again!
Was drilling through a horizontal brace inside a wall to run a CAT5 cable... took me three tries and each time, I was terrified that I was going to drill through the interior or exterior wall. These super long bits are a blessing and a curse.
This is always a fear with DIY. Either breaking or ruining something, or injury. A few weeks back we went to replace our newel post and railing. After lots of aggregation and a total redo once we realized we were plumb but not straight into the non-straight wall it was onto the railing. I wanted to make some oak plugs out of an extra section of railing and it slipped and dig deep into my hand. Probably could have had stitches but…no time for that, just a wrap and bandage that flipped and dropped blood into to the newel post I had to sand yet again. Thanks for awesome videos
These types of videos are necessary and sharing the screw ups makes you a better person, which goes without saying as we already love your content anyway, just re-enforces your character :)
happens to us all but videos that include mistakes are the best videos to watch. so id recommend just leaving those in. people prefer videos that are humble and real.
Great overview of what can go wrong when you rush or try and work while frustrated! Also, been eyeing track saws for awhile now and not thought of the plunge in the way you showed it used. Neat!
every project has at least one - but usually multiple - things that are unexpected setbacks or problems. Simple things turn into an endless backpedal to fix the fix that you fixed to fix the fix so you can fix the fix that was supposed to fix the original thing that you were working on... only to have to abandon it all and buy a totally different thing off amazon. I have so many of these stories, but every time I learn something - and I gain the confidence to try again, because in the end I almost always accomplish the goal I set out to achieve - just as you did here. It is what DIY is about. I installed an EV charger myself and it was a nightmare. I could have saved myself so much frustration by paying someone to do it, but the end result would look exactly like what I did, and would have cost thousands more. I am proud of the job I did because it was so far outside of my comfort zone. I also just got done replacing an air shock on my model S in my driveway... again - could have had a pro do it and saved a weekend and a ton of frustration, but I now own the tools and the confidence to do it again if I need to. I DIY not just to save money, but because I want the skills it gives me. building a shed from scratch. building a privacy fence. rewiring all the lights in the house. changing all the plumbing fixtures and sinks. fixing the sidewalk. replacing the water pump on a car. installing a minisplit. replacing the suspension on a vehicle. designing an addition to the house. grading land and creating additional parking. building a home network. all completely different areas of expertise. I expect to fail in the process of any project. I expect the process to suck. The pride of seeing it complete is worth every second.
Those long installer bits can get you if you get distracted or even if you are paying attention. I have 2 holes in my house that I had to repair because I didn't stop when something didn't feel right. One was in plaster that was easy to fix, but the other went right through a new hardwood floor. That one was harder to fix. Its good to see someone showing their mistakes so others can learn from them.
Check out the DJI Mics. They have the option of recording a backup file of your dialog on the transmitter itself, so if the connection to the camera gets garbled, you can replace it with the saved file.
I feel your pain! We were building a new house. Spectrum was coming out the next day so I decided to drill a hole to my IT closet because (I knew) in the basement where to drill! I drilled the hole and found out it was in the middle of the mud room hallway. LV flooring. In 2 days we were closing on the house and I was not supposed to be doing any work on it. I watched some videos on replacing a vinyl plank and destroyed 4 more before I quit. I called a local flooring company and the got the receptionist son-in-law to come out the next day. He replaced 6 planks. He charged me $100 and I gave him $150. We closed the next day and the builder never knew. Most boneheaded thing I’ve done in a long time.
Oh, man. That is painful. We’ve all been there in some fashion. Way to pivot, though. Resiliency is one of the keys to a long life. (This was written by a man who, despite being 66 and with about 50 years of DIY experience, had to visit the ER because he (wait for it) was removing the insulation from Romex while thinking “I should probably not be cutting toward myself while I do this.” PS. Go back and look at yourself shaving the tab off the floor. There is a safer way to do that. Anytime you have to apply lots of pressure to a utility knife you need to try to secure your work.
It’s really hard sometimes when learning something to know what is a hazardous obstacle and what is an obstacle you just have to push through. I did the exact same thing recently changing my bike oil for the first time; got everything emptied, go to put the drain bolt back in with a torque wrench and the damn thing just kept turning. Knew it was too much but it felt easy still and I didn’t feel any click of the wrench so I just kept going and going. Turns out my lug nut torque wrench won’t register anything under 20 ft lbs and I was trying to set the nut to 15. Torqued it so much the cast aluminum oil pan cracked. These things happen, we learn, we do better next time. Always air on the side of caution and be patient is what I’ve learned.
Believe me a hole thru something can happen to anyone. My boss, a 50 year electrician, drilled up through the roof of a business doing the same thing. As for the cut, If I dont bleed at least once a week doing electrical work, Im not doing anything! Glad youre transparent with things. People who dont do things like this all the time, have to understand sometimes things dont go like most people show on here.
Thanks for showing your mistakes! I keep a very comprehensive first aid kit, which includes sutures and a skin stapler, for emergencies. My family doctor refuses to do any kind of actual repair work and I have no desire to spend my day in an ER so I taught myself how to do my own stitches by watching RUclips videos. LOL I had a deep cut from a wood carving accident on my left hand and managed to stitch it up quite nicely. For less serious cuts, a few wraps of electrical tape will hold everything together until you can get to it properly.
Great Video, but you don’t realize it yet, but that superglue on the boards won’t hold very long. You really needed to use something with a bit of flex like construction adhesive or contact cement. Floors bend and move a lot, especially in entryway zones.
Big fan of the video. FYI, this video inspired me to install new lights in my garage which has a tandem space with our master bedroom above it… I did the same thing, accidentally drilling through the subfloor upstairs. After the other wood I beams being super easy I was thinking the same thing, with the same strategy, with the same drill bit, and ended up having a confused SO asking why there’s a tearing sound in our room… come to find out I drilled through the carpet. Lights look great and the repair wasn’t too bad with spare carpet. Next time, I as a viewer would just prefer you own up to the mistakes in the moment and talk through them with your solution or point to another video with the fix. It’s too easy to watch you and others do projects and think they must be a breeze only to find out you actually hid the catastrophic mistakes from the audience… I hate to be harsh and I certainly do not blame you, but you’re doing a disservice to the community by hiding your mistakes. I’m watching you to learn and had you talked through the issues, it would have been something that I might have questioned myself about a few seconds into drilling after I thought I should be through. Again, my mistake is NOT your fault. With that said, I don’t watch your videos because you’re perfect. I watch your videos because I want to learn. You hiding behind editing because you’re embarrassed about a mistake that can happen to anyone just makes me want to unsub and find honest educational videos elsewhere. Thanks for this video though, I actually really appreciated the honesty. This video hits pretty close to home so I’m glad you decided to put something a bit different out there as I found this much more educational and entertaining than the video you discuss!
Also want to +1 another comment here about studpack. I hate their personalities but watch their videos when tackling a big project because they usually have to deal with big problems and talk through their solutions. Not only that, but they also provide constant construction tips that are usually helpful. With that said, every project I’ve tackled that they’ve covered, their issues have been eerily similar to mine and the experience and problem solving saves me a bunch of time and headaches. Mistakes are part of the process. You’re not the first to experience a problem. Own it, use it as an opportunity to learn/educate, and move on.
I appreciate your honesty and sharing these lessons with everyone -- the mindset alone that you are sharing here (you can recover from screw ups and they are going to happen) is invaluable, though the whole thing does shine a bright light on my biggest issue with the whole influencer movement -- namely that millions of people are out here touting products that they've never used, never installed, and don't have any longevity with which do base their experience on. Others watch this videos and assume "oh, so-and-so loves this product, it must be great!" when it reality all we know is that you (or whomever) bought it and made a video with it to make some money. This substantially dilutes the value of the review industry on the web -- that is we used to be able to go to the web and get legit reviews from people that have been using a product for some time and can actually speak to its pros/cons. These lights may well have burned out the day after you published this video and we would not know any the wiser. I don't write this as a direct criticism as much as a conversation that I think we all need to start having.
There's something to be said when you're working on a project that is taking much longer than it should and being frustrated. I was putting in a floor outlet under our couch a few months back and just kept running into issues. I was nearing the end, got careless, and my jigsaw slipped right into the thenar space (area between index and thumb) of my hand. I was terrified that I now had an even worse problem on my hands (no pun intended). My wife had to take me to urgent care for some stitches. Thankfully it wasn't worse but needless to say I learned that if I'm getting too frustrated with a project requiring dangerous tools I take a break.
Absolutely. So sorry that happened to you! Occasionally stepping away from a frustrating project involving tools and sharp things is always sage advice :)
Electronic security contractor here. Mistakes happen. I have snaked wires through thousands of homes after 35 years in the business. I will tell you drilling blindly through a joist when you do not know what is on the other side is not a good practice. Honestly you could have had a bigger problem than a hole in the floor. Most ceilings are strapped so you should have been able to snake the wire easily. If you are ceiling is not strapped just make 4” inch holes with a hole saw on each side of the joist. The cutouts can easily be reinstalled with some strapping. Some patch and paint and you are good.
Someone should do a study on why a PH2 bit digs in SOOOOO deep when it cams out and you stab yourself. It's a mystery. But you only have to do it once to never put your free hand in the line of fire. OR you can throw it all out and by Spax T20 screws! LOL.
Good job pushing through and not letting frustration get the best of you. Cus lord knows if I were making this same video, there would have to be a segment showing how to patch up holes in drywall 👊🏽💥
My projects always have something unexpected that I should have expected. It definitely makes each more memorable and more full of lessons (plus some creative language after paying homage to the blood gods). Keep up the great work!
Went to replace a broken stem of my shower knob. Ended up replumbing the entire shower bc no one carried the same stem. there was cpvc to copper. Previous installer didn't put in shut off valves. Then i realized the water shut off to the house didn't actually fully shut off the water. So had to call the city to turn off my water while i glued everything.
My title suggestion - "I'm a human trying to do stuff". There are probably thousands of us relating to many of these situations. Amazingly, we somehow survived and keep plugging along. Haha. Thanks for sharing.
You can usually get metal frames for the drop ceeling lights that you can attach to the celing and then slide in the light. I have one of those in my bedroom as a extra light when I want it really bright and two of my other built in lights have broken after 25 years and they are expensive to replace.
I drilled through my roof once with one of those 4ft flex drill bits trying to drill through a roof rafter, and yes I also did not buy those bend handle things
i did something similar to this with one of these flexi bits, trying to drill a hole through the top/bottom plate of an external wall (so i could run some speaker wire down into the garage ceiling from the living room above) - i ended up drilling through the EIFS on the side of the house. i didn't know those bendy things existed.
Omg, I am trying so hard not to laugh but I can't help it! Awesome video! Sorry about your finger...always keep supplies for such events handy. You did well...diy and learn!
I used to run a print shop. Essentially without fail if anyone asked for a special request or particularly they wanted it done early… It effectively guaranteed that we would screw everything up and need to reprint everything and make it take 10 times longer. The fact that your son was there filming, and the wrong light panels ensured this was gonna happen. Adding in the extra variables and not having full confidence on every aspect of the situation is a killer. No shade here, happens to us all.
There’s some law or theorem out there which essentially states: the longer the bit, the more likely something unintentional will occur. Ok, made that one up but … Murphy rules. Defecation occurs! How one recovers is a measure in and of itself. Excellent lesson and video.
OMG!!!! I have the EXACT SAME scar on my left finger from doing the EXACT SAME THING! I was cutting romex outside my home to cap the line since it was not being used. I cut toward my left hand and it slipped (brand new blade). I wish I could take a picture and post it here because I swear I am looking at my finger in this video! Anyway I almost passed out from the pain and had to have stitches to get the bleeding to stop. But I'm still doing DIY projects!
Similar with artists - I like it when artists keep their older, simpler work in their galleries. It shows that they didn't just start off being a great artist - they developed their skills over time.
3:40 Ah I was wrong. I had it that you'd bitten into some cable. Extremely extremely pleased that you didn't when I saw you grab the obviously metal drill bit because that might have been the first and last time your son got to film with his dad. Thank goodness I was wrong. As a former sparks in England, I'm pretty secure in stating that putting in downlights is just about the least enjoyable experience. From getting an earful of hundred year old muck and dust in Victorian houses to my most memorable experience of carefully finding all those hidden wires using my "bipper", carefully marking out the site of each light avoiding the joists and getting to the very last one of all twelve to find heavy resistance due to an undetected extraneous beam... With the said resistance snapping the drill out of my hand flinging it at full speed into the door of the brand new £15000 Aga range stove being the grand finale and costing me a fortune. Thanks for inadvertently reminding me and good on you for having the right stuff and showing this. Not that regular viewers needed any proof that you are a decent bloke!
10:20 And now that I've watched to the end, you've accidentally shown how normal you are by using your current least favourite tool ~ a blood inducing knife ~ to cut the new floor plank directly on top of the finished floor surface itself. Dumbkopf! Hope the wife hasn't noticed.
Sounds like you've had your share of rough gigs! Thanks for sharing and for validating my belief that these types of jobs, while feasible, are a real pain.
Hey, I. Also live in Utah.Thank you for the video.Do you have any information on water softener units? I live in a new build and I've had 2 separate people. Come with water softener products. But I am a little concerned about when to actually purchase one. Any advice.?
Love the honesty. Many people aren't willing to discuss the ugly side of DIY and it is necessary! Well done.
Good "on you" for sharing this with all of us DIYers... If I had to document all my screw ups, I wouldn't have time to ever do another project...
Over/Under ten F-words during that project?
LOL... so i just kept going.. LOL oh man.. i may or may NOT have done that exact sort of mistake, both at home and as a pro (electrician) LOL
One of the things I love about the StudPack videos is that they have a lot of things go wrong and they document how they work through them. I personally make a lot of mistakes and love to learn new ways to deal with them. This video had some of that quality. Don't hide the errors. You don't need to look flawless.
This is your best video that I've ever watched because of the honesty and willingness to share with your viewers. Thanks!
I love it! When I started woodworking, I got very discouraged because well, "everyone else can do it so easily" so I thank you for keeping it real. Life is hard enough without imposter syndrome and vicariously living by only watching. God bless!
Thank you. This is all 'normal' stuff that can happen during DIYs and its very helpful to see how you can recover from it.
Hahahaaahaha What a LOOOOOOSER, I NEVER make mistakes when I do my DIY work. Thanks for being cool and sharing this with us! We ALL can relate!
The insulting part was sarcasm for those of you who are extra sensitive...
NGL, I feel this way every single time I mess up. 🤣🤣🤣
@@Vastafari34😂😂😂😂😂 that was good lol. Most of us understood I hope 😂
If you like well documented diy mistakes, its like nearly the entire content library of the Byte My Bits homelab channel
The only reason I clicked on the video was to read the full comment 😅
I installed a beautiful paver patio in front of my previous house. I had the reroute the main water line so it would be under the paver base.
Long story short, after 2 weeks of working on this, the last spike I drove in for the paver edge hit "a rock' aka my new water line.
You are not alone, brother!
Ouch!
Thanks for sharing this. One of the things about RUclips videos that can actually get discouraging after a while is always seeing projects getting completed without any problems, because it can make you feel like you're not cut out for it, and also--especially--it means we don't get to see how to fix things when we run into problems. Good vid.
Mad respect for showing how things go wrong and your process of problem solving. We are all human. Your rough experience, as much of a pain as it was for you, will no doubt make others feel empowered to undertake projects themselves and not feel afraid to mess up. Thanks for posting this!
0:54 Everyone knows DIY projects usually require a blood sacrifice 😂
Great video, glad you healed up and showed all the trials and tribulations of DIY. I can't tell you how many things I muffed up. I'm 65 and have owned several houses over the years and learned one thing. Unless you're rich, you can't afford to have someone do all the home maintenance required to keep a home in great shape. That leads to some quiet interesting "fixes" as I've seen from discovering others who went before me in these homes. I refer to them as "Harry homeowner" fixes. Some are truly genius and others look like a five year old did them. Thanks for letting everyone know it's ok to screw things up. There isn't anything that can't be fixed...
Your honesty and wiliness to share your weakness are truly refreshing and helpful to anyone trying to do these projects. Thank you!
Quite possibly one of the best videos you've done. Makes us feel human. EVERY DIY project has snags and it's so refreshing to see honesty in a video. Makes us feel like we aren't idiots because our projects don't go as smooth as the RUclips video. Love your channel. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much for watching and for the kind words. Much appreciated!
Appreciate your transparency on some of the issues you ran into. As a homeowner, I never run out of issues, which is why it's reassuring that "professional DIYers" like you also experience speedbumps that might slow you down but shouldn't stop you from completing a project.
Oh man, been there done that so many times. I can vividly remember the gut punch feeling of disrepair on realizing I had just stripped the thread out of a bolt hole in an aluminum engine block that holds the starter onto the engine. That was the day I learned the beauty of the Heli-coil thread repair kit. Thank you for being real with your audience.
Thank you for your honesty, it's appreciated.
No matter how much you plan things, sometimes unforeseen events arise or mistakes are made.
How you face them is the important thing.
Well there are days like that no worries, it’s happened to everyone…. You’re very honest and humble to show these failures. I did watch that video few weeks ago and noticed that something happened to your finger but I am happy that your cut was only superficial. All the best and thanks for your videos.
I needed this video. I've been having a hell of a time with remodeling the kitchen, and we're not even doing all of it ourselves. Last night, we went to move the refrigerator back, and instead of rolling it, we lifted with furniture carrying straps. Didn't tape doors shut, didn't empty it out. It immediately got away from us and we busted the inside of one of the doors on another piece of furniture. Just made a long day longer, and now I have a new door ordered. But "there's always something," sure is true.
I drilled through the brick into my living room once! 😂 I was adding a new hose bibb and supposed to be drilling into my basement, but I measured off the wrong brick! 😂
Kudos for sharing. I’ve heard of guys hitting water lines and electrical cables using those long drills.
Could had been worse
Mistakes are how we learn. Sharing yours makes you a great teacher. Thanks Nils.
Thank you for sharing this situation with us and what you did to overcome it.
Kudos to you Nils, for showing how things don't always work out exactly as you planned, but you *can* fix it!
Oh man, been there my friend. Sometimes the projects and videos go way off the tracks. Thanks for sharing 🙌
Great to hear from you, Scott. Yup, this one kicked my butt. Dude - looking forward to your 1M subs any day now!
Great video Nils and thanks for showing the real side of almost any DIY project, at least for me. What can go wrong usually does.
Thank you for showing the mistakes, and how you fixed them. I really appreciate your honesty and I find the fixing of the mistakes to be even more helpful at times because we all make mistakes. Thank you again for being open and sharing this with us.
Great reminder about how things never really work to plan and that's OK!
Just stick and move, bob and weave and you'll be fine.
DIY has its perks and pitfalls, but its all learning.
Great video thanks!
Thank you for having the humility to share even your big mistakes. It's encouraging to guys like me who always seem to have things go wrong with projects.
I'm glad you showed the mistakes and a how you went about fixing them. One of the big issues I have with doing DIY projects is making things worse then when they started. Its especially scary when you are first starting out.
Love your honesty! The unpolished versions are the truest and are a good reminder of how real life projects actually look like 👍🏻
Lol, I did EXACTLY the same thing about 4 years ago! Thought I might have gotten lucky and it went through the floor in a closet, but nope, it went through right by the bed in the master bedroom where my wife walked daily. It was impossible for her NOT to notice. It went through carpet instead of hardwood and we have since put in hardwood, so that's how we solved that. Too funny, I'm glad I'm not the only one!
the fun times of trying to skip steps and rushing through to get it done... sometimes pushing deadlines is better than pushing yourself to get it done faster. glad you shared to show that not everything goes perfect all the time... and yes we are human so mistakes will happen and we all have done this. I know i have broken bolts, hitting walls with tools to make holes that shouldn't be there LOL and of course stabbing myself. keep up the fun vids and glad you are okay and are just a normal human when it comes to mistakes. cheers.
As a teacher of 20+ years I can tell you the number of lessons you have where there are no mistakes are FAR outnumbered by the lessons where you do. Of course, when you are doing it live with a bunch of children staring at you, you don't get to "fix it in post"...but model for the kids that life happens and how to handle the curveballs that are thrown your way. It's great you showed your "oops" moments because so often youtube videos can make something look too easy.
when you're going crosswise through joists, there's a pattern of drill the first hole low, then put an aggressive bend on the flex bit to get the next hole low. then let the bit spring back for the third hole, because that puts the bit low in the next joist. and you STILL have to be aware of the chance of going through the surfaces you are drilling between.
I'm in a middle of a house rennovation. Some parts are made by contractors, some where I'm just a supporting person next to a professional and some parts I'm doing DIY with friends.
Sometimes the work is everything but struggle: 3 people spent 1 day to drill 4 holes on the ceiling.
But sometimes the work is flying, and after 6-8 hours of work makes significant progress which makes me very proud.
Isn't that how it goes? You never know how the day will go but we do our best to handle whatever comes our way.
@@LRN2DIY On one hand yes, this is part of the learning curve. But when you plan something and go home and tell there was no progress - that's a bit annoying sometimes.
Good stuff. I really enjoyed the video. I LIKE seeing screwups. Those are JUST as important as the finished job. They help US avoid the same mistakes. We’ve all been there so there’s nothing to be ashamed of.
Thank you! My husband gets so frustrated on projects because almost everyone makes things look so simple. I recently tried to replace drawer slides to make them soft close in a vanity in our 40 year old home. Countless RUclips vids later and I still haven’t found a cabinet built the way ours is. (Clearly, it was hand built in place by someone who shimmed their way through the project.) Anyway, I finally got all 4 drawers completed and 3 of them actually work! I only drilled through one drawer front, so calling it a win. I’ll be back 4th drawer…you will not get the best of me!
Thanks for posting this, it is good to know it isn't just me that has things go wrong when I'm trying to do a project around the house. It can be frustrating and a little pricey, but it's good to know it isn't the end of the world.
I appreciate you telling the "full" story, that included the mistakes. I decided I wouldn't be doing the same project you did in the first video, without needing to see the retraction video. That long drill you were using to drill through the rafters (and floor apparently) looked too difficult for me. I like doing some DIY stuff, but I know my limits.
I decided last week to upgrade the fluorescent light fixture above my sink to a new LED light fixture. Unfortunately the holes from the old fixture didn't line up with the new one. The whole on the right side wasn't holding anything in after it was unscrewed. I used double sided tape instead, which worked too well. When it was done, the fixture was working and level but off center. My wife and I both wanted it to be centered. When I removed the new fixture to center it, the tape pulled off a small layer of the drywall. There was also a wide square hole that the electrical wire came through. My new fixture is smaller in height but about the same width, so it didn't block all of the hole in the wall. I tried taping thick cardboard over it to block most of it but it didn't work perfectly. I estimated the spot in the fixture where it was over the stud, while the fixture is centered. The whole I drilled made it perfectly centered but an 1/8 inch higher than I wanted, leaving a very thin part of the hole in the wall showing underneath. My plan was to cover the bottom and only leave the top open, where it can't be seen. The part showing is only visible if you're looking very hard for it.
I don't think I've ever had a single project go RIGHT. Anytime I say "It should take 15 minutes" I know deep down that I'm about to spend 2 hours
Same here! I'm renovating my kitchen right now. I said it would take maybe 6 weeks and I'm in week 10 right now and maybe 60% done. Lol
I had to laugh at your pilot bit goof-up, because it reminded me of one that I did 40 years ago while working as an HVAC apprentice.
I was tasked with measuring out where a duct boot was to be cut into a hardwood floor, and while drilling a 36" long pilot hole upwards from the basement, the bit gave some resistance and despite how much harder I pushed, it never seemed to break through.
When I went upstairs it became evident that I had just drilled through the floor and right into the leg of the customer's piano.
That was truly an embarrassing lesson on why one needs to always measure twice for accuracy.
I could write a book about my DIY fails. When doing a DIY project, one must consider four things: Time, Effort, Cost, and a blood donation to the DIY God. And what did you use to trim the replacement floor strip? A very sharp utility knife, of course. We DIY people usually never learn from our mistakes.
I really like the honesty here, and you can tell your energy is down as you're making it, which adds credibility. But to add insult to injury, at 9:16 in bullet point 5, you're missing a 't' :)
Oh man! Thanks for pointing it out...I guess?? Hahaa
@@LRN2DIY Sorry, man. Mom was a writer and copy editor, and it seems I inherited some of that :). Grammar and spelling errors always seem to leap out at me.
Beat me to it! But seriously, thank you for keeping it real!
When I do DYI I always look for vids where stuff went wrong and how and why, because when I do DYI something always goes wrong and those vids help me prevent or solve the issues. So thanks for sharing!
First home project I ever tried, I ran a 18" drill bit through a wall. I was so green that I used toothpaste to patch the hole instead of mud. Today I'm a small business owner operating as a home improvement contractor. I can take an entire kitchen or bathroom apart and put it back together myself. Point is, you gotta start somewhere and if you learn from your mistakes you can and will end up successful!
Some of those style lights have a mode that lets you sync them back up if one gets off. You might have to search around and see if those ones have it, and what the procedure is, but it’s something like “flip the lights on and off 10 times rapidly”, and they will all go to the “default”, and can then be changed in unison from there.
I like to keep my pocket knife scary sharp. I was using it to cut out some Styrofoam over my head for the attic entry. I dropped it, and my reflexes kicked in. Instead of me catching the knife, the knife caught/cut me pretty good. It was almost the same place where you show the scar you have. The good thing about a sharp knife, it makes a very clean cut, so it healed relatively quickly and left only a faint scar, even though the cut was deep.
Thanks, Nils! Good on you for posting.
Great job, we all have had these kind of things happen. I drilled down and thought I lost my drill bit, it had gone at an angle and fell into the closet which I found when I took down some pants from the closet shelf. Sorry about the finger that is the worse thing that happened and fortunately you are getting it fixed. Stay safe in the future.
I had just closed on our new hose. We had freshly re-finished hardwood floors. I was stringing some ethernet for some access points from the basement up through the floor via a pantry in the kitchen. I missed a bump out when measuring from the basement wall to get my bearings and put a giant hole right in the middle of my dining room floor. Fortunately a 1/4" maple plug they use in furniture making makes it look like just a knot. But yeah, I was definitely sweating bullets for a while.😂
thank you for this, I'm in my late 60's and I can state from experience that most projects don't go as planned. The difficult part for some, is recognizing that especially when you make a mistake and have to fix it.
No worries man. I put a 9mm hole in my floor several years ago...ejector had broken, and even though I thought I cleared it, the cartridge just went back and forth twice staying connected to the bolt carrier the whole time. Pointed her in a safe direction fortunately, but unfortunately it still went bang, lol. Went through the floor, into the basement and into the wall where it stopped safely. Only negligent discharge I've ever had in 35 years.
You should look into "zip toggle" style anchors. They are the best anchors, in my opinion, and i always keep some on hand. You will never lose a toggle bolt anchor in a wall or ceiling again!
Was drilling through a horizontal brace inside a wall to run a CAT5 cable... took me three tries and each time, I was terrified that I was going to drill through the interior or exterior wall. These super long bits are a blessing and a curse.
This is always a fear with DIY. Either breaking or ruining something, or injury.
A few weeks back we went to replace our newel post and railing. After lots of aggregation and a total redo once we realized we were plumb but not straight into the non-straight wall it was onto the railing. I wanted to make some oak plugs out of an extra section of railing and it slipped and dig deep into my hand. Probably could have had stitches but…no time for that, just a wrap and bandage that flipped and dropped blood into to the newel post I had to sand yet again.
Thanks for awesome videos
Toggler Snaptoggle anchors stay in place when you remove the screw. I use them almost exclusively for fastening things to drywall.
These types of videos are necessary and sharing the screw ups makes you a better person, which goes without saying as we already love your content anyway, just re-enforces your character :)
happens to us all but videos that include mistakes are the best videos to watch. so id recommend just leaving those in. people prefer videos that are humble and real.
Great overview of what can go wrong when you rush or try and work while frustrated!
Also, been eyeing track saws for awhile now and not thought of the plunge in the way you showed it used. Neat!
Great advice there. And yes, those track saws are pretty awesome for so many things. They definitely cost more but they're a true upgrade.
Thanks for posting this incredibly candid video on the reality of DIY projects. I have epically failed on more than one occasion.
every project has at least one - but usually multiple - things that are unexpected setbacks or problems. Simple things turn into an endless backpedal to fix the fix that you fixed to fix the fix so you can fix the fix that was supposed to fix the original thing that you were working on... only to have to abandon it all and buy a totally different thing off amazon. I have so many of these stories, but every time I learn something - and I gain the confidence to try again, because in the end I almost always accomplish the goal I set out to achieve - just as you did here. It is what DIY is about.
I installed an EV charger myself and it was a nightmare. I could have saved myself so much frustration by paying someone to do it, but the end result would look exactly like what I did, and would have cost thousands more. I am proud of the job I did because it was so far outside of my comfort zone. I also just got done replacing an air shock on my model S in my driveway... again - could have had a pro do it and saved a weekend and a ton of frustration, but I now own the tools and the confidence to do it again if I need to.
I DIY not just to save money, but because I want the skills it gives me. building a shed from scratch. building a privacy fence. rewiring all the lights in the house. changing all the plumbing fixtures and sinks. fixing the sidewalk. replacing the water pump on a car. installing a minisplit. replacing the suspension on a vehicle. designing an addition to the house. grading land and creating additional parking. building a home network. all completely different areas of expertise.
I expect to fail in the process of any project. I expect the process to suck. The pride of seeing it complete is worth every second.
Those long installer bits can get you if you get distracted or even if you are paying attention. I have 2 holes in my house that I had to repair because I didn't stop when something didn't feel right. One was in plaster that was easy to fix, but the other went right through a new hardwood floor. That one was harder to fix.
Its good to see someone showing their mistakes so others can learn from them.
Check out the DJI Mics. They have the option of recording a backup file of your dialog on the transmitter itself, so if the connection to the camera gets garbled, you can replace it with the saved file.
I feel your pain! We were building a new house. Spectrum was coming out the next day so I decided to drill a hole to my IT closet because (I knew) in the basement where to drill! I drilled the hole and found out it was in the middle of the mud room hallway. LV flooring. In 2 days we were closing on the house and I was not supposed to be doing any work on it. I watched some videos on replacing a vinyl plank and destroyed 4 more before I quit. I called a local flooring company and the got the receptionist son-in-law to come out the next day. He replaced 6 planks. He charged me $100 and I gave him $150. We closed the next day and the builder never knew. Most boneheaded thing I’ve done in a long time.
Oh, man. That is painful. We’ve all been there in some fashion. Way to pivot, though. Resiliency is one of the keys to a long life.
(This was written by a man who, despite being 66 and with about 50 years of DIY experience, had to visit the ER because he (wait for it) was removing the insulation from Romex while thinking “I should probably not be cutting toward myself while I do this.”
PS. Go back and look at yourself shaving the tab off the floor. There is a safer way to do that. Anytime you have to apply lots of pressure to a utility knife you need to try to secure your work.
It’s really hard sometimes when learning something to know what is a hazardous obstacle and what is an obstacle you just have to push through. I did the exact same thing recently changing my bike oil for the first time; got everything emptied, go to put the drain bolt back in with a torque wrench and the damn thing just kept turning. Knew it was too much but it felt easy still and I didn’t feel any click of the wrench so I just kept going and going. Turns out my lug nut torque wrench won’t register anything under 20 ft lbs and I was trying to set the nut to 15. Torqued it so much the cast aluminum oil pan cracked.
These things happen, we learn, we do better next time. Always air on the side of caution and be patient is what I’ve learned.
Believe me a hole thru something can happen to anyone. My boss, a 50 year electrician, drilled up through the roof of a business doing the same thing. As for the cut, If I dont bleed at least once a week doing electrical work, Im not doing anything! Glad youre transparent with things. People who dont do things like this all the time, have to understand sometimes things dont go like most people show on here.
Head slap moment for sure. It’s nice to hear your sons on board to some great memories will be made
Onya mate for your honesty. I will continue to watch your videos.
Thanks for showing your mistakes!
I keep a very comprehensive first aid kit, which includes sutures and a skin stapler, for emergencies. My family doctor refuses to do any kind of actual repair work and I have no desire to spend my day in an ER so I taught myself how to do my own stitches by watching RUclips videos. LOL
I had a deep cut from a wood carving accident on my left hand and managed to stitch it up quite nicely.
For less serious cuts, a few wraps of electrical tape will hold everything together until you can get to it properly.
Great Video, but you don’t realize it yet, but that superglue on the boards won’t hold very long. You really needed to use something with a bit of flex like construction adhesive or contact cement. Floors bend and move a lot, especially in entryway zones.
It's so nice to know you're not perfect Nils!!!
And Katrina is the bomb digity. :)
Big fan of the video. FYI, this video inspired me to install new lights in my garage which has a tandem space with our master bedroom above it… I did the same thing, accidentally drilling through the subfloor upstairs. After the other wood I beams being super easy I was thinking the same thing, with the same strategy, with the same drill bit, and ended up having a confused SO asking why there’s a tearing sound in our room… come to find out I drilled through the carpet. Lights look great and the repair wasn’t too bad with spare carpet.
Next time, I as a viewer would just prefer you own up to the mistakes in the moment and talk through them with your solution or point to another video with the fix. It’s too easy to watch you and others do projects and think they must be a breeze only to find out you actually hid the catastrophic mistakes from the audience… I hate to be harsh and I certainly do not blame you, but you’re doing a disservice to the community by hiding your mistakes. I’m watching you to learn and had you talked through the issues, it would have been something that I might have questioned myself about a few seconds into drilling after I thought I should be through. Again, my mistake is NOT your fault. With that said, I don’t watch your videos because you’re perfect. I watch your videos because I want to learn. You hiding behind editing because you’re embarrassed about a mistake that can happen to anyone just makes me want to unsub and find honest educational videos elsewhere.
Thanks for this video though, I actually really appreciated the honesty. This video hits pretty close to home so I’m glad you decided to put something a bit different out there as I found this much more educational and entertaining than the video you discuss!
Also want to +1 another comment here about studpack. I hate their personalities but watch their videos when tackling a big project because they usually have to deal with big problems and talk through their solutions. Not only that, but they also provide constant construction tips that are usually helpful. With that said, every project I’ve tackled that they’ve covered, their issues have been eerily similar to mine and the experience and problem solving saves me a bunch of time and headaches.
Mistakes are part of the process. You’re not the first to experience a problem. Own it, use it as an opportunity to learn/educate, and move on.
Im not alone ☺ Thanks for det great video. made me feel some what not alone in my misstekes.
Bonus points for recording this video with a “bat in the cave”.(Right nostril - beginning to end.)
Oh brother, what a nightmare 😰
I appreciate your honesty and sharing these lessons with everyone -- the mindset alone that you are sharing here (you can recover from screw ups and they are going to happen) is invaluable, though the whole thing does shine a bright light on my biggest issue with the whole influencer movement -- namely that millions of people are out here touting products that they've never used, never installed, and don't have any longevity with which do base their experience on. Others watch this videos and assume "oh, so-and-so loves this product, it must be great!" when it reality all we know is that you (or whomever) bought it and made a video with it to make some money. This substantially dilutes the value of the review industry on the web -- that is we used to be able to go to the web and get legit reviews from people that have been using a product for some time and can actually speak to its pros/cons. These lights may well have burned out the day after you published this video and we would not know any the wiser. I don't write this as a direct criticism as much as a conversation that I think we all need to start having.
How to fix hole in floor.
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There's something to be said when you're working on a project that is taking much longer than it should and being frustrated. I was putting in a floor outlet under our couch a few months back and just kept running into issues. I was nearing the end, got careless, and my jigsaw slipped right into the thenar space (area between index and thumb) of my hand. I was terrified that I now had an even worse problem on my hands (no pun intended). My wife had to take me to urgent care for some stitches. Thankfully it wasn't worse but needless to say I learned that if I'm getting too frustrated with a project requiring dangerous tools I take a break.
Absolutely. So sorry that happened to you! Occasionally stepping away from a frustrating project involving tools and sharp things is always sage advice :)
Electronic security contractor here. Mistakes happen. I have snaked wires through thousands of homes after 35 years in the business. I will tell you drilling blindly through a joist when you do not know what is on the other side is not a good practice. Honestly you could have had a bigger problem than a hole in the floor. Most ceilings are strapped so you should have been able to snake the wire easily. If you are ceiling is not strapped just make 4” inch holes with a hole saw on each side of the joist. The cutouts can easily be reinstalled with some strapping. Some patch and paint and you are good.
Someone should do a study on why a PH2 bit digs in SOOOOO deep when it cams out and you stab yourself. It's a mystery. But you only have to do it once to never put your free hand in the line of fire. OR you can throw it all out and by Spax T20 screws! LOL.
Good job pushing through and not letting frustration get the best of you. Cus lord knows if I were making this same video, there would have to be a segment showing how to patch up holes in drywall 👊🏽💥
My projects always have something unexpected that I should have expected. It definitely makes each more memorable and more full of lessons (plus some creative language after paying homage to the blood gods). Keep up the great work!
Went to replace a broken stem of my shower knob. Ended up replumbing the entire shower bc no one carried the same stem. there was cpvc to copper. Previous installer didn't put in shut off valves. Then i realized the water shut off to the house didn't actually fully shut off the water. So had to call the city to turn off my water while i glued everything.
I needed to see this. Thank you!!!
My title suggestion - "I'm a human trying to do stuff". There are probably thousands of us relating to many of these situations. Amazingly, we somehow survived and keep plugging along. Haha. Thanks for sharing.
You can usually get metal frames for the drop ceeling lights that you can attach to the celing and then slide in the light. I have one of those in my bedroom as a extra light when I want it really bright and two of my other built in lights have broken after 25 years and they are expensive to replace.
I drilled through my roof once with one of those 4ft flex drill bits trying to drill through a roof rafter, and yes I also did not buy those bend handle things
i did something similar to this with one of these flexi bits, trying to drill a hole through the top/bottom plate of an external wall (so i could run some speaker wire down into the garage ceiling from the living room above) - i ended up drilling through the EIFS on the side of the house. i didn't know those bendy things existed.
Omg, I am trying so hard not to laugh but I can't help it! Awesome video! Sorry about your finger...always keep supplies for such events handy. You did well...diy and learn!
Good grief this is relatable! Thanks for sharing
I used to run a print shop. Essentially without fail if anyone asked for a special request or particularly they wanted it done early… It effectively guaranteed that we would screw everything up and need to reprint everything and make it take 10 times longer. The fact that your son was there filming, and the wrong light panels ensured this was gonna happen. Adding in the extra variables and not having full confidence on every aspect of the situation is a killer. No shade here, happens to us all.
There’s some law or theorem out there which essentially states: the longer the bit, the more likely something unintentional will occur. Ok, made that one up but … Murphy rules. Defecation occurs! How one recovers is a measure in and of itself. Excellent lesson and video.
OMG!!!! I have the EXACT SAME scar on my left finger from doing the EXACT SAME THING! I was cutting romex outside my home to cap the line since it was not being used. I cut toward my left hand and it slipped (brand new blade). I wish I could take a picture and post it here because I swear I am looking at my finger in this video! Anyway I almost passed out from the pain and had to have stitches to get the bleeding to stop. But I'm still doing DIY projects!
Similar with artists - I like it when artists keep their older, simpler work in their galleries. It shows that they didn't just start off being a great artist - they developed their skills over time.
Crap happens. When it rains, it pours. At least you’re honest when you F UP!
I think these mistakes are great opportunity for a bonding moment with your son, even though it’s a huge pain drilling though the floor
3:40 Ah I was wrong.
I had it that you'd bitten into some cable. Extremely extremely pleased that you didn't when I saw you grab the obviously metal drill bit because that might have been the first and last time your son got to film with his dad. Thank goodness I was wrong.
As a former sparks in England, I'm pretty secure in stating that putting in downlights is just about the least enjoyable experience.
From getting an earful of hundred year old muck and dust in Victorian houses to my most memorable experience of carefully finding all those hidden wires using my "bipper", carefully marking out the site of each light avoiding the joists and getting to the very last one of all twelve to find heavy resistance due to an undetected extraneous beam...
With the said resistance snapping the drill out of my hand flinging it at full speed into the door of the brand new £15000 Aga range stove being the grand finale and costing me a fortune.
Thanks for inadvertently reminding me and good on you for having the right stuff and showing this. Not that regular viewers needed any proof that you are a decent bloke!
10:20 And now that I've watched to the end, you've accidentally shown how normal you are by using your current least favourite tool ~ a blood inducing knife ~ to cut the new floor plank directly on top of the finished floor surface itself. Dumbkopf!
Hope the wife hasn't noticed.
Sounds like you've had your share of rough gigs! Thanks for sharing and for validating my belief that these types of jobs, while feasible, are a real pain.
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Also live in Utah.Thank you for the video.Do you have any information on water softener units?
I live in a new build and I've had 2 separate people. Come with water softener products. But I am a little concerned about when to actually purchase one. Any advice.?