WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.880 --> 00:00:04.160 You're listening to Home with Dean Sharp on demand from 2 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:06.080 KFI AM six forty. 3 00:00:07.559 --> 00:00:12.480 DFI AM six forty live streaming in HD everywhere on 4 00:00:12.919 --> 00:00:17.440 the iHeart Radio app. Dean Sharp The house Whisper Live 5 00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:22.079 every Saturday and Sunday morning, the most unique home improvement 6 00:00:22.519 --> 00:00:27.839 show that you will find anywhere. Follow us on social media. 7 00:00:27.879 --> 00:00:32.200 We only do the good kind of social media, uplifting, informative, inspiring, 8 00:00:32.479 --> 00:00:37.280 informational kind. 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We 19 00:01:14.519 --> 00:01:16.760 need Dean and Tina standing in our living room taking 20 00:01:16.760 --> 00:01:18.799 a look at that thing, helping us figure out what 21 00:01:18.840 --> 00:01:22.040 to do next. Well, that's doable too. You can book 22 00:01:22.079 --> 00:01:26.040 an in home design consult with us. Just go to 23 00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:30.959 house whisperer dot design. All right, it is an all 24 00:01:31.319 --> 00:01:35.599 essential homeowner tools weekend that we're doing. But right now, 25 00:01:35.760 --> 00:01:38.159 top of the hour, as is our custom, it is 26 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:41.239 time to go to the phones find out what's going 27 00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:45.879 on with your home. I want to talk to Tim. Hey, Tim, welcome. 28 00:01:45.519 --> 00:01:49.000 Home, Hi Dane, how are you? Good morning? 29 00:01:49.680 --> 00:01:51.239 Good morning sir? How can I help? 30 00:01:52.719 --> 00:01:56.200 We got a fourteen year old house and a couple 31 00:01:56.280 --> 00:02:00.200 of years ago we had a pinhole leak in one 32 00:02:00.239 --> 00:02:03.799 of the copper pipes above our kitchen and the ceiling. 33 00:02:04.519 --> 00:02:08.000 So the plumber came out, cut off that section and 34 00:02:08.639 --> 00:02:12.800 replace placed it with a new section of pipe. And 35 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:16.360 then last year we had another pinhole leak in the 36 00:02:16.479 --> 00:02:19.120 same section of pipe. It's like a ten foot section. 37 00:02:20.719 --> 00:02:25.039 We've gotten a water conditioner for the house. So the 38 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:30.159 fear is is this the start of many pinhole leaks? 39 00:02:31.199 --> 00:02:36.120 Replacing all the piping sounds like a nightmare. I've done 40 00:02:36.120 --> 00:02:40.680 some research. I found one company that does repiping, as 41 00:02:40.719 --> 00:02:43.319 they call it. It looks like they inject some kind 42 00:02:43.360 --> 00:02:47.479 of polymer into the existing pipes as a coating to 43 00:02:47.639 --> 00:02:51.400 protect it against future leaks. But I wanted to get 44 00:02:51.439 --> 00:02:54.319 your thoughts on what's the best way to address this. 45 00:02:55.840 --> 00:02:59.240 Oh yeah, I feel for you, you know, And it's 46 00:02:59.240 --> 00:03:03.319 a fourteen year old house. That's young for above ground 47 00:03:03.360 --> 00:03:06.840 copper to be failing that is young. Are you guys 48 00:03:06.840 --> 00:03:09.360 in a Have you guys had your water tested? You 49 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:13.039 know what? Do you have heavy mineralization in your water? 50 00:03:14.639 --> 00:03:17.280 Yeah, it's very hard water here where we live. We're 51 00:03:17.319 --> 00:03:21.639 in San Diego, and that's why we went for the 52 00:03:21.680 --> 00:03:26.000 water conditioner. When I researched it, everybody I talked to 53 00:03:26.039 --> 00:03:28.319 it seemed to be a fifty to fifty toss up 54 00:03:28.360 --> 00:03:34.280 between the conditioning system and the other type of system. 55 00:03:35.000 --> 00:03:38.199 So we went with the conditioner to reduce the lime 56 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:39.759 scale on the pipes. 57 00:03:40.039 --> 00:03:46.639 Right right, Yeah, well okay, so yeah, I feel for you. 58 00:03:46.639 --> 00:03:53.599 You do have a young house, and normally, normally in nowadays, 59 00:03:53.639 --> 00:03:57.000 we consider copper piping to have a twenty twenty five 60 00:03:57.080 --> 00:04:01.879 year lifespan to it. To say that there aren't systems 61 00:04:01.919 --> 00:04:04.360 out there that are way way older than that, but 62 00:04:04.439 --> 00:04:09.520 that is essentially what you know the copper manufacturers are 63 00:04:09.560 --> 00:04:12.240 actually saying. Listen, this is what it's good for. And 64 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:14.360 most of the time though, that's it when we've got 65 00:04:14.400 --> 00:04:17.879 in ground plumbing and you're talking about overhead stuff. So yeah, 66 00:04:17.920 --> 00:04:20.920 I am a little concerned about that. So what do 67 00:04:20.959 --> 00:04:25.360 we do? Well, you've got two choices, essentially when it 68 00:04:25.399 --> 00:04:28.600 comes to a well three when it comes to dealing 69 00:04:28.680 --> 00:04:32.040 with the system that you've got there at the house. 70 00:04:32.399 --> 00:04:36.399 Number One, you keep going to bed nervous every night 71 00:04:37.319 --> 00:04:42.240 because another pinhole league develops somewhere else and potentially damages 72 00:04:42.759 --> 00:04:46.800 other things, and that's no good. So is it wise 73 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:48.879 at this point for you to look to the other 74 00:04:48.920 --> 00:04:54.240 two alternatives and just get it handled? Sure, of course 75 00:04:54.279 --> 00:04:58.399 it is. The two main alternative you've got is a 76 00:04:58.480 --> 00:05:04.839 physical repipe okay of the house, meaning that new pipes 77 00:05:05.000 --> 00:05:08.519 are run, new plumbing lines are run to all of 78 00:05:08.560 --> 00:05:12.319 your fixtures in the home, and the copper isn't necessarily 79 00:05:12.360 --> 00:05:16.360 pulled out. I mean when they when re pipers will 80 00:05:16.839 --> 00:05:19.199 they'll pull out what they can, but they're not going 81 00:05:19.279 --> 00:05:21.959 to go tearing up walls just to get an abandoned 82 00:05:21.959 --> 00:05:23.959 copper pipe out of the wall, because it doesn't matter, 83 00:05:24.040 --> 00:05:26.720 it's doesn't have water running through it anymore. They'll just 84 00:05:26.800 --> 00:05:30.160 leave it in place, doesn't hurt the wall, doesn't hurt 85 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:34.480 the house as they run the new material. That would 86 00:05:34.480 --> 00:05:38.680 be in my recommendation to run a new system or 87 00:05:38.680 --> 00:05:45.000 repipe system using pecks piping. It does not react to 88 00:05:45.040 --> 00:05:47.959 the hardness in the water the same way that the 89 00:05:47.959 --> 00:05:51.439 copper does. And the thing with pecks, it's flexible, which 90 00:05:51.519 --> 00:05:55.560 means that we can minimize the amount of joins of 91 00:05:55.879 --> 00:06:03.399 actual you know, ninety degree fittings and so on everywhere. 92 00:06:04.680 --> 00:06:09.519 A PEX system can theoretically be run end to end 93 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:11.959 from manifold all the way to the end of a 94 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:15.839 fixture without any additional fittings, which means it's that much 95 00:06:15.920 --> 00:06:20.680 more reliable in terms of not worrying about a fitting breaking, 96 00:06:20.720 --> 00:06:23.319 which is most of the time where a leak occurs. 97 00:06:23.839 --> 00:06:28.480 So there's that, or there are companies out there who, 98 00:06:28.639 --> 00:06:32.680 as you were saying, are doing epoxy re pipes, and 99 00:06:32.879 --> 00:06:37.399 it's basically where they take the system that you've got 100 00:06:37.480 --> 00:06:42.399 and they will shoot inside of those pipes under high 101 00:06:42.399 --> 00:06:48.199 pressure and high volume flow an epoxy substance that clings 102 00:06:48.240 --> 00:06:50.680 to the inside of the pipe and essentially becomes a 103 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:53.639 lining for the inside of the pipe. Have I seen 104 00:06:53.680 --> 00:06:57.519 those done successfully, Yes I have. Have I seen them botched? 105 00:06:57.879 --> 00:07:01.399 Yes I have. So my advice to you is twofold 106 00:07:01.480 --> 00:07:05.480 number one. You got to get it priced out, okay, 107 00:07:06.279 --> 00:07:09.959 price out both options. Price out a repipe among two 108 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:17.920 or three qualified services, and price out a an epoxy 109 00:07:18.040 --> 00:07:21.560 on the inside of the existing copper lines, and price 110 00:07:21.639 --> 00:07:24.639 that out with two or three qualified services. And when 111 00:07:24.680 --> 00:07:27.800 I say qualified services, it's not just any old plumber 112 00:07:28.079 --> 00:07:31.560 who occasionally does an epoxy job on pipes. Go with 113 00:07:31.600 --> 00:07:34.839 a company that has a guarantee and that does this 114 00:07:35.199 --> 00:07:39.519 a lot, because it's easy to mess up, because if 115 00:07:39.519 --> 00:07:43.439 it isn't done exactly right, then the epoxy can build 116 00:07:43.519 --> 00:07:47.399 up in some areas too thick, even clog up, and 117 00:07:47.800 --> 00:07:52.879 significantly reduce flow in your copper system. So it's a 118 00:07:53.240 --> 00:07:58.639 it's a it's a valid, viable way of lining the 119 00:07:58.680 --> 00:08:03.519 inside of aging failing pipes. It works, it works, but 120 00:08:03.600 --> 00:08:06.920 it's got to be done by somebody who really really 121 00:08:07.240 --> 00:08:11.560 knows their stuff. And is it going to be cheaper 122 00:08:11.600 --> 00:08:16.040 than a repipe, don't know, don't know. Honestly, it's not 123 00:08:16.160 --> 00:08:21.319 a given that it's cheaper. Is it a little less invasive, sure? Okay, 124 00:08:21.360 --> 00:08:23.560 but it doesn't necessarily. You know, a little bit of 125 00:08:23.639 --> 00:08:26.680 drywall removed here and there for a repipe is not 126 00:08:26.759 --> 00:08:29.680 the end of the world. Drywall is inexpensive and it's 127 00:08:29.720 --> 00:08:32.600 easy to fix. So the question is what's it going 128 00:08:32.679 --> 00:08:37.519 to cost for your particular home. You should always homeowners, 129 00:08:37.799 --> 00:08:42.320 always get multiple bids and explore every avenue before you 130 00:08:42.360 --> 00:08:43.080 make a decision. 131 00:08:45.399 --> 00:08:49.200 What do you think the chances of this one twelve 132 00:08:49.200 --> 00:08:52.919 foot pipe is just a defective pipe. Since I've had 133 00:08:52.919 --> 00:08:55.600 both ten o lakes in the same pipe. 134 00:08:56.679 --> 00:09:00.399 It's possible. It's possible, it's a little odd, and it 135 00:09:00.440 --> 00:09:03.039 may just be its location or the way that the 136 00:09:03.120 --> 00:09:08.480 water settles in that pipe. It's just really really hard 137 00:09:08.799 --> 00:09:13.960 to guess. But because you've had problems with that section twice, 138 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:19.080 if it's accessible, if it's something running through the attic, 139 00:09:19.399 --> 00:09:23.360 I might suggest replacing that section with a piece of pecks, 140 00:09:23.720 --> 00:09:27.480 not copper again, but pecks which can tie into copper 141 00:09:27.519 --> 00:09:31.240 lines just fine. And then cross your fingers and see 142 00:09:31.279 --> 00:09:34.279 if anything else goes bad anywhere else in the house, 143 00:09:34.399 --> 00:09:36.360 and you know what, you might be in the situation 144 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:38.879 where it holds up just fine. You're like, yeah, for 145 00:09:38.919 --> 00:09:42.159 whatever reason it was that bad pipe or that pipe 146 00:09:42.200 --> 00:09:48.519 located with our water in this bad situation. But if 147 00:09:48.600 --> 00:09:53.159 anything else goes bad anywhere else in the house, then 148 00:09:53.159 --> 00:09:56.320 you've got to assume that the whole system is beginning 149 00:09:56.360 --> 00:09:59.440 to show its age or is failing for whatever the condition. 150 00:10:00.840 --> 00:10:03.639 Does that make sense, Tim, I gotta go. Thank you 151 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:07.720 for your call. I hope that helps. Always, always, always 152 00:10:07.720 --> 00:10:12.639 explore every option. Windows shopping is free, getting qualified estimates 153 00:10:12.639 --> 00:10:16.039 for everything so that you know ahead of time. Yeah, 154 00:10:16.080 --> 00:10:19.720 we've made the most informed decision possible. Thanks for your call, Tim. 155 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:22.639 All right, when we come back, more of your calls 156 00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:24.759 your home with Dean Sharp the house whisper. I am 157 00:10:24.879 --> 00:10:30.559 I Jean Sharp, the house whisper at your service. Thanks 158 00:10:30.639 --> 00:10:34.440 for joining us on the program today. What is that? 159 00:10:34.440 --> 00:10:36.879 That's the sound of my basketball? Yes, I am holding 160 00:10:36.919 --> 00:10:40.960 them back. This is my emotional support basketball. I hold 161 00:10:41.000 --> 00:10:45.440 on to it when I'm exceptionally tired and life just 162 00:10:45.480 --> 00:10:49.799 get you know, it's just a basketball. Uh, we're not 163 00:10:49.799 --> 00:10:52.519 talking about basketball today. We're talking about essential tools for 164 00:10:52.600 --> 00:10:55.720 your home. But right now I am spending some time 165 00:10:56.000 --> 00:10:57.399 going to the phones. I want to go back to 166 00:10:57.440 --> 00:11:00.639 the phones. Before we get back to essential tools, take 167 00:11:00.639 --> 00:11:04.039 at least one more call let's talk to Ivan. Hey, Ivan, 168 00:11:04.360 --> 00:11:05.039 welcome home. 169 00:11:07.039 --> 00:11:10.240 Hey, good morning. I am well sir, how. 170 00:11:10.200 --> 00:11:10.799 Can I help you? 171 00:11:12.000 --> 00:11:18.039 Well, here's a question about roof sheaving seven sixteen OSB. 172 00:11:19.279 --> 00:11:23.440 My question there is what length of screws rather than 173 00:11:23.559 --> 00:11:28.919 nailing it would you use to anchor it to the raptors? 174 00:11:31.639 --> 00:11:34.720 Well, let me ask you this, why are you thinking 175 00:11:34.759 --> 00:11:38.360 about using screws versus nails? 176 00:11:38.639 --> 00:11:44.159 Well, looking at thinking they won't pull out like nails do, 177 00:11:44.320 --> 00:11:46.720 because I've got an older roof and I've seen some 178 00:11:46.759 --> 00:11:49.559 of the nails have pulled through the you know, work 179 00:11:49.639 --> 00:11:52.519 their way out through the plywood, and some of the 180 00:11:52.559 --> 00:11:56.120 old plywood has warped. So I'd like to replace all 181 00:11:56.159 --> 00:11:59.879 that sheathing there, Okay, and I figure screws would hold that. 182 00:12:02.559 --> 00:12:07.200 Uh, screws will hold better. You're it's a lot of 183 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:11.240 work putting screws in up there versus nails. That's what 184 00:12:11.279 --> 00:12:16.799 I'm just implying. So here's the thing. So I'm going 185 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:21.159 to answer your question as far as the the length 186 00:12:21.200 --> 00:12:26.879 of the screw you know, generally speaking, the thickness of 187 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:32.639 your sheathing and then that thickness again into the wood. Okay, 188 00:12:33.320 --> 00:12:36.360 so you got roughly you know, half inch. When it 189 00:12:36.399 --> 00:12:39.200 comes to a screw, you've got roughly half inch sheathing, 190 00:12:40.519 --> 00:12:43.879 and if you can get a little bit more than 191 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:47.879 a half inch penetration into the wood with your screw, 192 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:52.240 then you'd be in good shape. So a one inch 193 00:12:52.440 --> 00:12:56.279 screw inch and a quarter inch screw you want to 194 00:12:56.320 --> 00:12:59.519 go deeper, you know, by all means you don't really 195 00:12:59.559 --> 00:13:02.320 need to go much deeper than that. So there you go. 196 00:13:02.440 --> 00:13:05.440 Now there is an easier way though that I can 197 00:13:05.639 --> 00:13:10.240 give you some advice on if it were me. If 198 00:13:10.240 --> 00:13:12.919 it were me, I would still be using nails up 199 00:13:12.919 --> 00:13:16.720 there and not screws. You know, by and large, you know, 200 00:13:16.879 --> 00:13:21.600 in the industry we don't screw down sheeting sheathing for roofs. 201 00:13:21.679 --> 00:13:24.799 We still nail it. But if there's a concern about 202 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:29.639 anything working their way out in the future, then I 203 00:13:29.639 --> 00:13:32.399 would use eight penny nails, and I would use a 204 00:13:32.440 --> 00:13:36.519 particular kind of nail that's known as a ring shank nail. Okay, 205 00:13:36.919 --> 00:13:41.440 a ring shank eight penny gun nail is a nail 206 00:13:41.480 --> 00:13:44.879 that has ridges on it, and essentially it's kind of, 207 00:13:44.919 --> 00:13:48.120 if you want to call it, this barbed and so 208 00:13:48.440 --> 00:13:54.639 because of that, ring shanks do not easily work themselves 209 00:13:54.679 --> 00:14:02.200 lose under any circumstances whatsoever, and yet they shoot in quickly, effectively, efficiently. 210 00:14:03.320 --> 00:14:08.000 And so for a roof sheathing situation, eight penny ring 211 00:14:08.039 --> 00:14:12.799 shanks is kind of like the ultimate in long lasting 212 00:14:12.879 --> 00:14:18.559 performance for the sheathing and ease and speed of installing 213 00:14:18.600 --> 00:14:21.440 the roof sheathing itself, because you can use a pneumatic 214 00:14:21.559 --> 00:14:26.320 nailer or you can use an electric nailer and actually 215 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:30.200 get it all done faster and more efficiently. Now, just 216 00:14:30.279 --> 00:14:32.600 one little area of a roof that you're repairing, that's 217 00:14:32.679 --> 00:14:35.679 one thing you know, have at it, use whatever connective 218 00:14:36.679 --> 00:14:40.919 you know, fasteners you want to use. But if we're 219 00:14:40.960 --> 00:14:46.080 really talking about resheathing an entire roof, it's just a 220 00:14:46.120 --> 00:14:49.279 big road to hoe. As they say, there's just a 221 00:14:49.320 --> 00:14:51.559 lot there, and so if you want to take the 222 00:14:51.600 --> 00:14:56.080 time to screw it all down, that's fine, go for it. 223 00:14:56.120 --> 00:14:59.639 But we typically don't do that because number one, we're 224 00:14:59.639 --> 00:15:02.759 not worried about it creaking or anything like that like 225 00:15:02.799 --> 00:15:06.879 a floor. That's why we don't even glue down roof 226 00:15:06.879 --> 00:15:11.519 sheathing two rafters, it's just nailed and applied because they 227 00:15:11.559 --> 00:15:15.679 will hold, They will hold long term if it's done right. 228 00:15:15.759 --> 00:15:17.919 And if the nail makes connection. So it's a little 229 00:15:17.960 --> 00:15:23.240 unorthodox to use screws for a roof ivan, but I'm 230 00:15:23.240 --> 00:15:25.240 not going to tell you not to. I just want 231 00:15:25.320 --> 00:15:27.879 you to make sure that you know what you're in 232 00:15:27.960 --> 00:15:33.039 store for. Ultimately, I would still use nails in a heartbeat. 233 00:15:33.080 --> 00:15:36.440 And if I wanted things just really, really firmly a 234 00:15:36.519 --> 00:15:39.320 fixed up there, then I would use a ring shank 235 00:15:39.440 --> 00:15:43.039 style nail and you will be in good shape. My friend. 236 00:15:43.360 --> 00:15:46.600 Thank you for your call. Appreciate it. Hope that helps. 237 00:15:46.840 --> 00:15:50.320 I know it does, really would encourage you. Just go 238 00:15:50.320 --> 00:15:53.720 ahead and nail that roof sheathing in. You won't regret it, 239 00:15:53.799 --> 00:15:56.200 not if you use the right nails. All right, y'aul. 240 00:15:57.159 --> 00:16:00.360 When we come back, let's dig back into our list 241 00:16:00.480 --> 00:16:06.480 of essential home owner tools to take care of the 242 00:16:06.519 --> 00:16:10.600 stuff that happens around your house. Remember how I said 243 00:16:11.000 --> 00:16:14.120 not to be expecting to pull a bunch of nails 244 00:16:14.120 --> 00:16:16.879 with your claw hammer. Well, what are we gonna pull 245 00:16:17.000 --> 00:16:21.600 nails with? We will discuss pride bars and nail polars 246 00:16:21.840 --> 00:16:25.000 and chisels when we come back your Home with Dean 247 00:16:25.039 --> 00:16:26.120 Sharp the house whisper. 248 00:16:26.759 --> 00:16:30.039 You're listening to Home with Dean Sharp on demand from 249 00:16:30.159 --> 00:16:39.159 KFI AM six forty. 250 00:16:35.320 --> 00:16:40.799 CAMPI AM six forty and live streaming and HD everywhere 251 00:16:40.960 --> 00:16:45.399 on the iHeartRadio app. You are home with Dean Sharp, 252 00:16:45.519 --> 00:16:48.440 the house Whisper, the place where we talk about all 253 00:16:48.600 --> 00:16:56.360 things regarding your home design, construction, DIY, decor, landscape, interior scape, 254 00:16:56.440 --> 00:17:00.399 you name it. We're here to talk about your home today, 255 00:17:00.840 --> 00:17:03.759 and we're starting out the year this first weekend of 256 00:17:03.799 --> 00:17:08.839 twenty twenty five by giving you my list of essential 257 00:17:09.359 --> 00:17:12.920 homeowner tools for your essential homeowner toolkit. Now, this is 258 00:17:12.960 --> 00:17:15.240 not a project list. This is not like, oh, I've 259 00:17:15.240 --> 00:17:17.440 got to build a thing, you know, whenever you have 260 00:17:17.519 --> 00:17:20.359 to do something like that. The project is going to 261 00:17:20.400 --> 00:17:23.720 define the tool list itself because it needs certain things. 262 00:17:24.240 --> 00:17:28.160 This is the toolkit that's sitting in the garage or 263 00:17:28.200 --> 00:17:30.960 the workshop, or wherever the case may be, or closet 264 00:17:31.079 --> 00:17:33.799 somewhere in the house. This is your go to a 265 00:17:34.119 --> 00:17:37.240 what I call reactive tools. This is when something goes wrong, 266 00:17:37.319 --> 00:17:40.240 something's up, something needs to be fixed or adjusted, or 267 00:17:40.440 --> 00:17:45.000 that kind of thing. That's essentially what this Essential homeowner 268 00:17:45.039 --> 00:17:49.160 toolkit is. And is it a given that most homeowners 269 00:17:49.200 --> 00:17:52.759 have a toolkit like this at their house. Nope, nope. 270 00:17:53.039 --> 00:17:56.000 I got to tell You've been in a lot of homes, 271 00:17:56.200 --> 00:18:01.599 lots of homes, sometimes homes of my friends, and they're like, yeah, Dean, 272 00:18:01.680 --> 00:18:04.000 this thing happened. I'm like, oh, well, let's take a 273 00:18:04.039 --> 00:18:05.559 look at it. Wish be able to fix that up. 274 00:18:07.200 --> 00:18:09.960 Let me, Can I get a wrench or a screwdriver 275 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:14.240 from you? Ooh yeah, I think I think I have 276 00:18:14.279 --> 00:18:14.880 one of those. 277 00:18:15.160 --> 00:18:15.519 Yeah. 278 00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:20.039 Yeah, So this it's not expensive. It's worth putting together 279 00:18:20.519 --> 00:18:22.680 and worth it to you to have for your home. 280 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:27.480 Now we've been talking. We've talked toolboxes or better a 281 00:18:27.519 --> 00:18:33.680 tool bucket, and I gave you explicit, cutting edge professional 282 00:18:33.680 --> 00:18:36.319 advice when it comes to the right hammer to have 283 00:18:36.759 --> 00:18:40.880 for your home. Now, let's talk about accessories for that hammer, 284 00:18:40.920 --> 00:18:43.720 accompanying tools for that hammer. I told you that I 285 00:18:43.720 --> 00:18:46.640 don't want you spending a lot of time prying nails 286 00:18:46.720 --> 00:18:49.519 with your claw hammer, even if you get the right 287 00:18:49.599 --> 00:18:53.640 kind of claw hammer, pulling out a bunch of nails. 288 00:18:53.920 --> 00:18:57.240 That is the job of a nail puller. I'm not 289 00:18:57.240 --> 00:19:01.480 talking about a person talking about an actual tool in 290 00:19:01.519 --> 00:19:05.079 the back in the day. And I think this was 291 00:19:05.160 --> 00:19:08.480 always a this was always a nickname. Although I think 292 00:19:08.599 --> 00:19:11.799 for a while it was an actual brand name. Back 293 00:19:11.799 --> 00:19:13.920 in the day, we used to call them in the 294 00:19:13.960 --> 00:19:17.519 framing world a cat's paw. A cat's paw is a 295 00:19:18.039 --> 00:19:21.839 steel tool, all steel, and these days I like the 296 00:19:21.880 --> 00:19:24.640 fact that they along the shaft they have a little 297 00:19:24.680 --> 00:19:30.480 rubber comfort handle, but on one end relatively straight with a 298 00:19:30.559 --> 00:19:33.039 very very small head and a little split in it 299 00:19:33.160 --> 00:19:38.759 like a mini mini hammer clawset way way better cupped 300 00:19:39.079 --> 00:19:42.440 and pointed for digging in and digging out the head 301 00:19:42.480 --> 00:19:44.279 of a nail and getting it going, and then the 302 00:19:44.319 --> 00:19:47.880 other end with a ninety degree angle on it to 303 00:19:48.000 --> 00:19:51.599 really get great leverage. They're about twelve inches long, and 304 00:19:51.640 --> 00:19:56.480 they're an essential part of any toolkit because that is 305 00:19:56.559 --> 00:20:01.039 what nails should be getting pulled out with. They're all steel. 306 00:20:01.079 --> 00:20:04.799 They're heavy duty, tempered steel, so you can use your 307 00:20:04.839 --> 00:20:08.880 hammer to drive them into certain situations in order to 308 00:20:08.920 --> 00:20:13.279 dig that nail out right. Not gonna be a clean dig, 309 00:20:13.839 --> 00:20:17.559 but that we're not talking about, you know, delicate finish 310 00:20:17.680 --> 00:20:20.240 work at this point. We're talking about when a nail 311 00:20:20.319 --> 00:20:22.240 needs to get pulled out of a piece of wood 312 00:20:22.480 --> 00:20:26.319 or whatever the case may be. An actual nail puller 313 00:20:26.400 --> 00:20:30.839 and along that line, different though pride bar. Now, I'm 314 00:20:30.880 --> 00:20:33.119 not talking about a big old crowbar, the kind of 315 00:20:33.160 --> 00:20:35.720 thing that you see, you know, like on murder mysteries 316 00:20:35.759 --> 00:20:38.839 where somebody gets you know, killed with a crowbar. I'm 317 00:20:38.880 --> 00:20:43.640 not talking about the three foot long demo style crowbar. 318 00:20:43.839 --> 00:20:48.039 I'm talking about a flat pride bar. It's about let's say, 319 00:20:48.160 --> 00:20:52.640 fourteen inches long, it's about two inches wide. It is 320 00:20:52.839 --> 00:20:57.599 flat spring steel on one end again, gentle curve on 321 00:20:57.640 --> 00:21:02.799 the other end, ninety degree turn. There are innumerable uses 322 00:21:02.920 --> 00:21:06.440 for a pride bar. It could be used to leverage 323 00:21:06.440 --> 00:21:09.680 and lift something up temporarily, to get under or to 324 00:21:09.880 --> 00:21:14.880 level something. It can be used to separate studs. I mean, 325 00:21:15.160 --> 00:21:17.079 I could go on and on, but just trust me. 326 00:21:17.519 --> 00:21:21.680 A flat pride bar and a nail polar as accessories 327 00:21:21.799 --> 00:21:26.440 to your hammer. Okay, does that make sense? And here's 328 00:21:26.480 --> 00:21:28.880 an area where it gets a little gray, but in 329 00:21:28.920 --> 00:21:32.640 my opinion, it's well worth it. And that is a 330 00:21:32.799 --> 00:21:37.440 small set of wood chisels. Now, typically wood chisels something 331 00:21:37.440 --> 00:21:39.079 that I like to keep out of the hands of 332 00:21:39.119 --> 00:21:43.839 a homeowner because they're sharp, and they are usually for 333 00:21:44.079 --> 00:21:48.240 building projects, for making projects for woodworking. But over the 334 00:21:48.359 --> 00:21:52.519 years I have found so many just random uses for 335 00:21:52.680 --> 00:21:56.440 a good wood chisel, whether you know, don't use it 336 00:21:56.480 --> 00:21:59.880 as a prie bar per se, but as a space 337 00:22:00.319 --> 00:22:02.640 as something that can cut a nail. And I don't 338 00:22:02.680 --> 00:22:05.799 want you to go out and buy some super expensive 339 00:22:05.920 --> 00:22:10.480 set of Japanese wood carving wood chisels. I'm talking about 340 00:22:10.839 --> 00:22:13.319 a basic set of wood chessels that's not going to 341 00:22:13.400 --> 00:22:16.720 run you more than fifteen bucks or so, so that 342 00:22:17.200 --> 00:22:19.440 if you end up damaging the tip of the chisel, 343 00:22:19.680 --> 00:22:23.000 like having to drive through the shaft of a nail 344 00:22:23.279 --> 00:22:25.880 to cut it off or something like that, then you 345 00:22:25.920 --> 00:22:28.000 know you're not worried about it. You're like, oh, there 346 00:22:28.039 --> 00:22:30.599 goes my super expensive wood chisel. Now these are just 347 00:22:30.759 --> 00:22:35.400 utilitarian items. You only need three okay, quarter inch half 348 00:22:35.440 --> 00:22:39.480 inch three quarter inch wide wood chisel blades. They can 349 00:22:39.519 --> 00:22:43.039 find them in sets of three to five and you 350 00:22:43.039 --> 00:22:47.480 should have them on hand. Infinite number of uses for 351 00:22:47.519 --> 00:22:50.119 that tool as well. All right, I got more for you. 352 00:22:50.119 --> 00:22:52.680 We'll do it right on the other side, can' if 353 00:22:52.680 --> 00:22:56.279 I Jean Sharp the house whisper a welcome home. Thanks 354 00:22:56.279 --> 00:23:01.160 for joining us on this cool Southern California Saturday morning, 355 00:23:01.720 --> 00:23:07.200 the first Saturday of twenty twenty five and we are 356 00:23:07.200 --> 00:23:11.440 getting you ready for a productive maintenance year for your 357 00:23:11.480 --> 00:23:16.839 home by talking about the essential homeowner toolkit. These are 358 00:23:16.880 --> 00:23:21.640 the basics of that I think makes a complete essential 359 00:23:21.680 --> 00:23:26.000 toolkit for taking care of your home, not building new projects, 360 00:23:26.039 --> 00:23:29.400 but taking care of the things that may come up 361 00:23:29.519 --> 00:23:34.440 along the way. Let's dive back into the list, shall we. 362 00:23:34.440 --> 00:23:37.319 We got time today for a couple more, and of 363 00:23:37.359 --> 00:23:39.920 course we're going to continue this on tomorrows show, Part two, 364 00:23:40.039 --> 00:23:44.319 the Big Show tomorrow morning from nine to noon, we 365 00:23:44.400 --> 00:23:47.480 will go further as well as taking more of your calls. 366 00:23:47.519 --> 00:23:54.079 All right, no toolkit is complete without a full set 367 00:23:54.240 --> 00:24:02.880 of screwdrivers. And in my opinion, the best essential toolkit 368 00:24:03.079 --> 00:24:06.359 screwdriver is not a whole set of screwdrivers, but one 369 00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:12.160 multi tip, multi purpose screwdriver, now, is there. You know, 370 00:24:12.240 --> 00:24:17.119 I always get this argument from certain folks like, no, no, no, 371 00:24:17.559 --> 00:24:20.480 you should have a full set of screwdrivers. Okay, because 372 00:24:21.160 --> 00:24:25.519 they're lean, they have better access, you know, they're not 373 00:24:25.599 --> 00:24:31.680 as bulky, and it's just it's proper. Well, yeah, that's fine, 374 00:24:31.720 --> 00:24:35.759 you're right, there's nothing wrong with having a full set 375 00:24:35.759 --> 00:24:38.960 of screwdrivers if that's your thing. It's just like there's 376 00:24:38.960 --> 00:24:44.079 nothing wrong with having a full set of standardized fixed wrenches. Okay, 377 00:24:44.640 --> 00:24:49.079 But for the average homeowner, for the average repair, for 378 00:24:49.200 --> 00:24:54.599 the average bit of home maintenance, ninety five maybe ninety 379 00:24:54.680 --> 00:24:58.319 nine percent of the time, you don't need the specialized 380 00:24:58.400 --> 00:25:05.279 slim screwdriver or the specialized fixed open and closed end wrench. 381 00:25:05.880 --> 00:25:09.079 What you need is a good screwdriver and a multi 382 00:25:09.079 --> 00:25:11.640 tip screwdriver and an adjustable end wrench. More on the 383 00:25:11.680 --> 00:25:14.640 wrench as we get to that part of the list. 384 00:25:14.799 --> 00:25:19.039 So just to say, multi tip screwdrivers, a multi use 385 00:25:19.039 --> 00:25:23.720 screwdriver is worth its weight in gold. You have more 386 00:25:23.759 --> 00:25:26.720 than one, have one sitting in the tool drawer in 387 00:25:26.759 --> 00:25:29.680 the kitchen, one out in the bucket, in the you know, 388 00:25:29.799 --> 00:25:33.160 in the garage, whatever the case may be. My preference, 389 00:25:33.319 --> 00:25:37.039 and it's just my preference, but of course I'm correct 390 00:25:37.079 --> 00:25:41.559 about this. My preference is I'm not a big fan 391 00:25:41.880 --> 00:25:45.799 of the multi tip screwdrivers that store tips in the handle, 392 00:25:46.039 --> 00:25:49.440 you know, where that little dial access back there. And 393 00:25:49.480 --> 00:25:53.599 I'll tell you why. There's nothing more frustrating than going 394 00:25:53.759 --> 00:25:57.440 to your screwdriver and you need a particular tip and 395 00:25:57.720 --> 00:26:01.839 find that it has fallen out, you know, because the 396 00:26:01.880 --> 00:26:05.039 dial accidentally was left open, and now this tiny tip 397 00:26:05.119 --> 00:26:08.440 is you know, god knows where it is. I like 398 00:26:08.640 --> 00:26:12.160 a multi tip screwdriver in which everything is embedded into 399 00:26:12.440 --> 00:26:16.240 the actual shaft of the screwdriver itself. Now that's not 400 00:26:16.400 --> 00:26:19.920 a thirty tip screwdriver, it's not a twenty eight tip screwdriver. 401 00:26:20.240 --> 00:26:24.200