Man I wish I could sit down with Tom Silva and just pick his mind. Guy is an Encyclopedia of woodworking.

@ryk3899

2 жыл бұрын

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

@mistereric416

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryk3899 Link?

@ryk3899

2 жыл бұрын

@Eric K find it yourself

@davidquinn6161

2 жыл бұрын

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

@doug876

2 жыл бұрын

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

The guy raking leaves in the background was the real star.

@Engineer9736

2 жыл бұрын

Did you just assume its gender

@JordanG123

2 жыл бұрын

@@Engineer9736 one joke

@Engineer9736

2 жыл бұрын

@@JordanG123 😜

A true professional vacuum cleaner operator here! 5:15 ......🤣🤣🤣

@sparky88xx

2 жыл бұрын

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

I've been a fan for 38 years..I never get tired watching ..

Love watching Tommy. Such an unbelievable craftsman

That's why TOH has been favorite home improvement tv show since great projects like this porch column base repair & other helpful tips from the pros. Tom, Richard,Norm,Nathan & new member Jenn

Always pleasure watching Tom work...:)

Love the show the magazine and the KZread videos. I have learned a great deal watching for decade’s. Thanks

Love it when I get a video from this old house featuring Tommy or Nathan

Tommy is such a wealth of knowledge. The handyman business is growing due to guys like Sam and there’s lots of them out there.

@rockerpat1085

Жыл бұрын

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

So happy to see some fresh content

Excelente trabajo. Me fascinó. Gracias 🙏🙏💯

I love this program I grew up watching it

I need to replace the 4 2x4 posts inside my front porch column and seeing this video made it look easy

Tommy is the man, he can fix anything!

@kalijasin

2 жыл бұрын

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

Tom is the man!

Sammy Pockets did a great job supervising.

Awesome Project!

great video . thank you for this.

I hope they did the other side as well. Eventually the other side will go, why not cut identical pieces and just do both since it's so easy!

@willpall

2 жыл бұрын

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

@rupe53

2 жыл бұрын

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

I could watch Tommy for hours

Me gusta mucho sus trabajos

I think this technique is going to work to repair 4-5 column bases at my brother and sister-in-law’s.

Tommy always makes it look so simple. How did he cut the bottom boards that he scribed though?

Dude just has his hands in his pockets the whole time....thanks for helping bro

@dingdongmagee

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@DetroitFlipKing

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@WannaBeHocker

2 жыл бұрын

But that vacuum action at 5:15 was something else

@jeffboelter1409

2 жыл бұрын

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

@PJJ196

2 жыл бұрын

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

Oh Tommy!

Ecelente jobs! USA

Forgot to show how he made those pieces level after he scribed them

Great work... But I fear that a considerable wind will rip the porch roof off because the column is not secured to the foundation!

@Russellviews

10 күн бұрын

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

Primer on the bottom of the old wooden Column would help

Look at Tommy wearing Patagucci😂

This is identical to my house outside Boston.

Was the base anchored to the concrete?

Came out great. Would adding a plastic liner in between the post and the concrete be a bad idea? Since water makes its way from the concrete up into the post.

@danielmarquardt4341

2 жыл бұрын

2:39

@Farm_fab

2 жыл бұрын

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

@kalijasin

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Fattony6666

2 жыл бұрын

@@kalijasin no

@troybush5899

2 жыл бұрын

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

Is this material at the base okay to support a heavy duty roof?

Did you buy the rice hull board by the sheet or by the trim board?

I've got some kind of metal base at the bottom of the only portch columb I have, but the wood around it is starting to rot. I can fix it myself if I knew what all it wil take to replace it

Does anyone know if these columns are load bearing ? They are hollow . My house has the exact same columns and structures .

i have some somewhat square posts sitting on concrete columns with stone accents that have trim going around them that keep rotting and needing to be replaced every so often , what can i do to prevent that ? i understand that they absorb the moisture from the stone column.

Plz make video om how to repair old normal door. Specially washroom door that has holes..

can anyone suggest other material options that rice hull board? It's hard to find. Thanks

Should they tapcon that base to the porch? The screws he sunk into it looked like they wouldn't reach the cement porch. Maybe it was just the angle?

Do I need (stair) sub-treads to go under 1inch solid oak stair treads? I removed carpet off the steps, currently there are 2 inch raw construction treads. I will take those off and replace with 1 inch solid oak treads. But I will loose 1 inch rise. I have 3 stringers, left right and middle. Thanks.

@Kulpythekulpster

2 жыл бұрын

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

I have the exact same problem, but can’t find the same type of lumber. Does anyone know where to find it?

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I know for the broadcast TV show there are time constraints. But it's time that you make an online version that shows the full details. I can't believe they spent this much time showing how they leveled it and put those scribe pieces on the bottom but then never showed how to actually cut to the scribe marks

@michaell171

2 жыл бұрын

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

Thought this was NS Builders for a second lol

@cargogh

2 жыл бұрын

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

Why not to change both of bases, for a longer life?

What did you remove the material with on the scribed pieces?

@Farm_fab

2 жыл бұрын

They used a jigsaw or a sabresaw.

@tmurray1972

2 жыл бұрын

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

@alexknight7191

2 жыл бұрын

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

I am not an expert on this, but should I worry about the hollow center of the square base? the square base is glued from 2 pieces and supported only on the 4 sides, while the center of the base supports the weight of the column and the porch, am I worrying too much?

@jamesross1798

Жыл бұрын

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

Darn it, he didn't say "rabbet" or "dado." It's not really a Tom Silva video unless at least one of those words comes up.

@jacobtracy7847

2 жыл бұрын

How about temba.

@rupe53

2 жыл бұрын

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

A hole was drilled in the center of the new post base so air could go up into the column to keep it dry. But how is air going to get though if the joints are sealed? I have to fix my front porch corner column and porch because the previous owners didn't clean out the gutter, so the water overflowed onto the porch & column.

@Russellviews

10 күн бұрын

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

Isn't the column still weak and hallow from the center . When tommy took the old one out , alot of bad wood came out ?

@Guillotines_For_Globalists

2 жыл бұрын

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

Does jacking it up not damage the house or loosen any nails or screws?

@mae2759

2 жыл бұрын

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

@rupe53

2 жыл бұрын

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

How much would y’all charge for this job

Why didn’t you anchor the post into the concrete?

I’m confused! Was the column hollow or did the ants eat into the column? That nest came down as soon as he cut the post!

@tj_gsomething_

2 жыл бұрын

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

@robertbamford8266

2 жыл бұрын

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

@cup_and_cone

2 жыл бұрын

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

@rupe53

2 жыл бұрын

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

What’s the board called?

Maybe spray some insecticide up inside the hollowed out column before reassembling? I think those ants will continue to eat up the column.

@MoneyManHolmes

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Clark-Mills

2 жыл бұрын

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

A little kilz primer and your good for a few years.

where did he put the jack?

@todd2456

2 жыл бұрын

Back in the truck when he was done.

“Nice and tight”…Tom Silva

Who would I call to have porch columns installed?

@Guillotines_For_Globalists

2 жыл бұрын

Ghostbusters

Good chance the base rotted because that bush was overgrown for many years. No bushes on the other side = no moisture and no rot.

You've come this far, probably should've inspected and reworked the column too.

@Engineer9736

2 жыл бұрын

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

@paulmitrano3612

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Farm_fab

2 жыл бұрын

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

I have a question for this old house…… I have a120 year old house. During a remodel they reframed the stairs. Now they lean. How do I fix that? I can send pics.

@tj_gsomething_

2 жыл бұрын

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

@gpslightlock1422

2 жыл бұрын

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

I know it's a budget difference, but wouldn't a better long-term solution be replacing the columns with fiberglass columns?

@tj_gsomething_

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Farm_fab

2 жыл бұрын

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

The Show should have brought pocket-less trousers for the home-owner.

if Sam is looking for his hands,there in his pockets.

hope that homeowner didn't stretch out those kaki pant pockets too much.

You never place wood directly on a concrete porch. The wood will act like a sponge with any moisture that may be sitting on concrete. Get a specific either metal or reinforced plastic base to separate contact between concrete and wood

@Russellviews

10 күн бұрын

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

“Copenter” ants 🐜

I thought the idea of this show was for the home owner to help Tommy.Hard to do that with your hands in your pockets.

Does the homeowner ever take his hands out of his pockets?

If that is MDF it is a bad idea to use it outside..

@pistolpete5325

2 жыл бұрын

2:25 pay attention

I don't think he's going to paint it, his hands in his pockets say it all

@wowandflutter

2 жыл бұрын

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

Hands in pockets… wow…

Ours are concrete and about 25" square..I hope they don't rot 🤭

Carpenter ants 🙈

1.79 million subs and I am the 28th person to watch!!

@johnnywood8082

2 жыл бұрын

You want a cookie?

@snapjamwoodworks710

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnywood8082 Lol yes please

Wow he actually used a mdf type material and no damp proof protection

@Engineer9736

2 жыл бұрын

2:50 First watch the video before barking

@Farm_fab

2 жыл бұрын

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

@chrisburns5691

2 жыл бұрын

Mdf lol...

@Engineer9736

2 жыл бұрын

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

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