Just once - I'd love to see them need to deal with an "unlucky" situation.

@nonyanks2510

2 жыл бұрын

I was just gonna say that, lets see some outtakes!!

@Exotic_drift

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@AutoUnder

2 жыл бұрын

They kind of did once on the Ceiling Fan on Cathedral Ceiling project where the bottom of the roof rafter was right up against the ceiling so they couldn't install a normal light fixture box; luckily they had a pancake box on them at the time so they were able to use that instead

@Manknuggest

2 жыл бұрын

YESSSSS

@BradThePitts

2 жыл бұрын

Search for the full series of TOH renovating a Brooklyn Brownstone - you'll find dozens of challenges.

Ha! I like the painter shows up at the end to presumably patch the old hole. Must be nice having a world class painter in your back pocket. Quality professional work.

lol at the end Mauro was like "need some help guys?"

@Kilork13

2 жыл бұрын

Probably to help patch the hole they left by moving the fixture.

@eddiephillips2000

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kilork13 My thought exactly! No TRUE electrician likes patching holes. Hi Hi

@dtemp132

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kilork13 Yeah I would have liked that included in the youtube cut.

@nhdenver7883

2 жыл бұрын

nice catch! he'll take it from here!

@dannylove1009

6 ай бұрын

I would've used the cut out from the new hole, and used it to patch the old hole.

I'm glad they helped this guy out. Being James Taylor stunt double probably doesn't pay well and he can use the help.

@dwb7447

Жыл бұрын

😂

Loved the tip to install the chandelier “backwards” from most instructions. Starting with getting your canopy in the right position is brilliant.

I love watching competent professionals work. How relaxing .

I had to do this. I capped the existing box with a blank plate, then bought one of those plastic cieling medallions that was just big enough to cover the existing box. Worked a treat.

@RoastBeefSandwich

2 жыл бұрын

Junction boxes are supposed to be accessible not covered

@jackpast

Жыл бұрын

@@RoastBeefSandwich but if there’s no wires in the old box it’s no longer a junction box.

I love how he was like, aight good luck with the exposed hole lmao

@GriffinWiebel

2 жыл бұрын

Given this is an episode of This Old House, I think the guy stepping in at the very end is going to through patching the hole.

BEST electrician the show has ever had!

@ghostface4072

2 жыл бұрын

Disagree he’s good but my vote is for Scott

@bboi

2 жыл бұрын

@@ghostface4072 I miss Scott, but I think sometimes he was considered “a hack”. 😂

@randybb

2 жыл бұрын

@@ghostface4072 Scott the Magician which throws all junk behind dry wall? :D

@parkerk7018

2 жыл бұрын

I think Roger was the best electrician they had rip roger

@oldtwinsna8347

Жыл бұрын

@@bboi he tried doing too many handyman tasks out of electrical which exposed him as such. should have stuck entirely with electrical.

Buddy was friggin tickled pink having Heath by to sort his chandelier out

3:12 - Moves the table to 70 1\4... "Yup, 69 1\2 inches!" 🤣🤣

@michaelsteinbach

2 жыл бұрын

Parallax error coupled with the beveled edge on the table looks like the wrong measurement.

@Exotic_drift

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

and now the hardest part. Patching the hole and perfectly matching the texture and paint (if you don’t have leftover original paint.

@gzamora138

2 жыл бұрын

Easy peezee, the material that came out of the hole that was made will be use to patch the hole where the lamp use to be. Little bit of mud and paint and job completed.

@arod7404

2 жыл бұрын

@@gzamora138 the seam where the patch meets the ceiling will need to be texture matched and will definitely be noticeable if not done correctly, especially with upward firing lights. You never addressed if there wasn’t any leftover paint, which again, with upward lights, any differences will be noticeable.

@nick4leader

2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing that is coming soon, Mauro showed up right at the end

@rupe53

2 жыл бұрын

someone else mentioned a 36" medallion to cover the whole deal. Beats a repaint all the way into the hall.

@arod7404

2 жыл бұрын

@@rupe53 to me, they’re outdated, unless they’re going in a 1915 Craftsman home. Hey, but to each his own.

Way easier to extend the chain of the fixture and add a hook over the table.

Thank you for the use of the fan brace! My chandelier is held on by the box which is screwed into a cross member from a weird angle and distance. I didn't realize they make old work braces so I'll be upgrading it now.

I loved this guy in better call saul.

Nice of his brother to walk in the last second.

5:45 it would of been funny if he said "I don't"

@michaelsteinbach

2 жыл бұрын

"Eh, not really David but hey, you do you!"

@thomasstogner4715

2 жыл бұрын

And followed up with, “That fixture looks ridiculous, but so does the rest of your house”.

4:50 Guest starring Thing from Addams Family

I bet when he hits his head on the fixture he feels light headed!

@oldgamerstudios425

2 жыл бұрын

Go stand in the corner!

@Cypher791

Жыл бұрын

Certainly won’t feel very……….. bright… 😏💡

The light was only 12" off center. I would have just screwed a hook in the wall centered over the table and run the chain & wire from original location of light to that hook then down? If keeping the same light fixture, done in 5 minutes!

@KrynnTheDragon

2 жыл бұрын

Dude was getting paid by the hour though! 😂

@davidalearmonth

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! A hook would be so easy.

@DougCeleste

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea but he wanted a new light fixture.

@illestofdemall13

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidalearmonth Nobody wants swagged chains in 2022 Lol

@davidalearmonth

2 жыл бұрын

@@DougCeleste But that makes it even easier! The new fixture had the longer chain needed.

Cue the music: "Hey TOH, come around. You've got to send someone down. Hey, Heath, I'm no Handyyyy Mannnn."

3:15 Sure looked like 70’ to me 🫣

@kemmebudhai5160

2 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo I had to rewatch that myself 🤣

@michaelsteinbach

2 жыл бұрын

Parallax error coupled with the beveled edge on the table looks like the wrong measurement.

@davidgarfinkel7033

2 жыл бұрын

I think you mean 70”

Where's Mauro ? found him @ 8:01 .

@thomassears4920

2 жыл бұрын

he was there to fix the hole they left lol

THATS GREAT but I have a concrete ceiling……any ideas to move my fixture????!

What are the best practices to patch the hole from the previous fixture?

@MichaelSuddard

2 жыл бұрын

I think there's another patching and painting video to come. If you look at the end of this one, This Old House's Painter, Mauro, walks in as the clip ends.

@justinballard7242

2 жыл бұрын

Slide in a piece of 1x3 that's bigger than the hole. Screw through the existing drywall into the board to hold it. Put in a patch piece that fits the hole. And patch from there

@MichaelSuddard

2 жыл бұрын

Mauro's Video is up! kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWaAlZOMcs_Un7g.html

Who was that guy walking up 🤣 he was late to the gig

Thanks for sharing.

Is there a video on how to move the ceiling box to a wall. I have a ceiling light over my kitchen sink that I want to change it to the wall.

Sounds good guy.

"Sounds great"

If you didn't know Mauro was there to help patch the old hole, the way they cut this video made it seem like the henchman just came in to demand payment.

@algebraizt

Жыл бұрын

This is the first I've discovered this old house and that's the comedy thought that went though my head. "Right now pay up or we break your kneecaps".

I'd just move the table back a foot.

@saulgoodman2018

2 жыл бұрын

yeah

@karlarentz7694

Жыл бұрын

That would be right in the path of entry going into another room from what I'm looking at..would look crappy

@Dementore6

Жыл бұрын

@@karlarentz7694 guess we all have opinions karen

I put everything together on the ground usually it's just easier for me

@dannylove1009

6 ай бұрын

And I would take the cut out from the new hole, and Use to patch the existing hole

8:01 - What’s he doing here?

@karsonkevin2

2 жыл бұрын

Probably going to patch the hole in the ceiling

Surprise Mauro is surprise at the end

would I be ableto do this if the light is next to a vent and I want to move it to the other side of the vent?

What about the hole in ceiling?

……or, just screw in a decretive hook where you want the light to hang from. This puts the light where you want it and lifts it up so you don’t bump your head.

Admittedly haven't done many houses, but is it common to have furred out ceilings with an air gap for wiring? I'm in Canada and the wire is usually drilled through the joists.

@illestofdemall13

2 жыл бұрын

Where I'm from in the US (South Florida) there are often furring strips under the joists for drywall backing but the cable is usually above the joists and stapled on top of the joists or some other framing. Sometimes it's passing through a hole in the joist if there's no attic or crawl space above.

@jctai100

2 жыл бұрын

@@illestofdemall13 We staple up here too, just never seen this. Would think it's a hazard with the wire just behind the sheetrock.

@illestofdemall13

2 жыл бұрын

@@jctai100 Looks like a flat roof. It can be a hazard I guess if someone isn't careful while drilling or cutting. It isn't common around here at least from what I've seen, though.

@SnatchyPanda

2 жыл бұрын

Very common practice here in New England where strapping is installed on the joists like tbat

@steveloux4709

2 жыл бұрын

It is not code compliant to route the nm cable through the strapping, due to the likelihood of damage during drywall installation. Cable is required to be at least 1.25” from the framing edge or install suitable protection if that is infeasible.

I would have just moved the table.

What's the tool you used to open and close the chain? I needed to do that a few months ago to hang stained glass. I used my linemen's pliers, which worked fairly well, but I think a dedicated tool would have been better.

@ToastedBuns207

2 жыл бұрын

Chain pliers

So just gonna leave a hole in the ceiling??

Was he able to patch the ceiling or did the homeowner have to schedule with a different business?

@thomasstogner4715

2 жыл бұрын

Most electricians don’t do drywall repair which would include taping and painting. You wouldn’t want them to anyways... leave that to the tapers/painters. That’s a separate skill in itself.

@zachmiller4930

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasstogner4715 my dog can do that ceiling patch...

@rickybobby9255

2 жыл бұрын

@@zachmiller4930 What's their availability? I have some work to be done.

@zachmiller4930

2 жыл бұрын

@@rickybobby9255 DIY…..it’s all easy I dunno why everyone is so scared these days. Our great grandparents are probably embarrassed.

What about the hole

Howd they get the camera up there

I want to build a closet in my bedroom, but I don't know if I'll have to move my ceiling fan/light. The new closet will come within 5 inches of the fan blades. Also, has anyone else ever discovered that your fan or light fixture wasn't connected to an electrical box, but instead screwed directly to a joist with the wires coming through a hole in the ceiling?

@drdez

9 ай бұрын

Buy a smaller fan with smaller blades

This guy looks like a young James Taylor

James Taylor on the show 🤔😅

Hello this old house..! Please how you can help me to learn electrical wiring I’m a foreign whom is living in fort Lauderdale?

The replacement light is fugly.

Why’d he cut the wood in the ceiling?

You mentioned plumbing but forgot to mention hvac. :-(

Nice video of HALF COMPLETED PROJECT! Moving the light INCLUDES repairing the hole left at the previous location. It's BS videos like this that give homeowners unrealistic expectations when they're quoted a price for a COMPLETE PROJECT!

The homeowner looked like James Taylor

@Collectologist

2 жыл бұрын

Sure did, but he's no "Handy Man".

At 0:14 - in high end homes it is preferable to not use the white back plate on a Nest thermostat to a give "cleaner" and more high-end look?

@MrAssChapman

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but chances are the old thermostat was much larger than the Nest and therefor covered a larger portion of the wall. Typically when there's something like a lightswitch or thermostat on the wall there's a sloppy, unfinished, unpainted area or even a hole right behind it. You use the backplate to cover it up if you're not up to the task of repairing or repainting the wall. There's a good chance you don't even have the right color so the backplate is often the best option.

*A wild Maro appears.*

Great video as usual 👌

Was that painter supposed to show up

@robwebnoid5763

7 ай бұрын

Mauro was apparently renting a room at that house who then happened to wake up & go downstairs. :)

He got lucky that he did't hole saw into the romex. ;)

Anyone else notice this video doesn’t cover patching that hole in the ceiling?

@DapperChe

2 жыл бұрын

You can see their painter come in at the end. They usually break it up into different segments. It should be coming soon.

@2loco

2 жыл бұрын

Well spotted eagle eye.

@DapperChe

2 жыл бұрын

The patching process kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWaAlZOMcs_Un7g.html

@3:17 Since when did 70-1/8th become "Yep 69 and a half inches"?

lmao that was an upgrade?

Who hangs a wireless house phone on the wall like that?

A wild Mauro appears.

Why didn’t he cover the old hole. Who wants a plate on their ceiling?

Of course this was an ideal situation. How about you show what a non ideal situation would be like in the real world. I do this work every day and lots of times its not ideal. Fyi 3m wire nuts are junk.

@kylefowler5082

2 жыл бұрын

Those tan/yellow & their twin orange/blue wire nuts do suck haha. But I prefer the 3m tan/reds and their longer skirted sister red/yellows

Ah, super finicky with several potential mishaps that will leave me frantically googling what to do next. So, hire someone else to do it. Got it. 👍

Until his wife changes her mind and wants to move things around

@jimbohnenkamp5082

2 жыл бұрын

How many times??

@ghostface4072

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimbohnenkamp5082 at least 3-4 time a year

What’s the name of the tool he uses at 6:33 ?

@Subangelis

2 жыл бұрын

Probably linesman pliers.

@zacharyspishock650

2 жыл бұрын

Those are lighting chain pliers, used to separate the chain as well as close once hooked together lighting fixture chains without damaging the paint on the chain, very handy tool runs around $15-$25 depending on where you buy them.

@hb3electric851

2 жыл бұрын

@@zacharyspishock650 thank you.

@hb3electric851

2 жыл бұрын

@@matjamesmusic thank you.

Sure, that's 69 and a half inches? Sure looks like 70 1/16th. to me.

@mikeberecochea2020

2 жыл бұрын

I was laughing at that too, but after a second look the table edge is beveled . The bottom of the bevel looks to be 69 1/2.

@saulgoodman2018

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeberecochea2020 Yeah, just looked at it again.

If the video were 30 seconds longer, we could have seen the table back in place and see the final result. Just saying…

@johnnywadd7960

2 жыл бұрын

A retentive huh... bwahaahaa

@robertbamford8266

2 жыл бұрын

Nah. Got to patch the hole. Or not.

@Guardducks

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertbamford8266 that's why Maro ward there.

@robertbamford8266

2 жыл бұрын

@@Guardducks Yup. With the hardest part of the job, I think.

this guy looks like he'd hit you with a "petty with a prior"

James Taylor can't afford an electrician?

The customer and keith have very similar voices lol

Switch over to the wago lever nuts they save si much more or the stab type also save room. Not saying wire nuts are obsolete but take up a lot of room especially in a pancake box.

Bros gotta shave that hair off asap 😂

Lol dude looks like Spock

More like 70 1/2

Oh for crying out loud. Screw in a hook over the center of the table and hook the chain to it. Solved for $2 in 5 minutes.

homeowner totally doesnt have bodies in his basement

@nnamerz

2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! Thank God I wasn't the only one thinking that. I'm hoping it was just his nervousness of being on camera, but he totally gave me some super creepy vibes, lol

@RyanOnWeather

2 жыл бұрын

@@nnamerz 100%

@RyanOnWeather

2 жыл бұрын

looked like gargamel lol

@nnamerz

2 жыл бұрын

@@RyanOnWeather LMAO!

This video is not that helpful. Magically, the existing wiring could not have been more conveniently placed in the ceiling for the new fixture if you tried. Murphy's law is going to dictate that for most of us we would need to add wiring to reach the new fixture destination. That's the video I want to see.

Why do these videos...the furniture styles...clothing...etc all seem like they're from 1992?

That guy stepping in at 8:01 is his husband.

Made no sense, he wanted to replace the other one because of the location and he could bump his head but now the new one is even lower?

@mccalejk2

2 жыл бұрын

It’s in the middle of the table though lol

Oh great. Here comes Mauro to screw up the ceiling patch.

What a creepy guy

Asians: Oh my god they are wearing shoes indoors and bringing all the crud from the sidewalk, like doogy poo and squirrel dingus, right into their house!

@nnamerz

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not Asian and I was thinking the same thing. I especially found it odd that they were walking indoors with their shoes, but still made sure to place a mat down under the work area to catch any debris, lol.

Move your table a foot over and stop being a bunch of cry babies.

This video is close to useless. In reality, many steps along the way will prevent you from completing the task as they show here.

Wagos - it's 2022 for heaven's sake. Lever nuts rock. Wire nuts are old school.

@Mixwell1983

2 жыл бұрын

Found out about em a few years ago and theyre awesome. I got a 50pack of the 3 port ones for whatever i need around the house. Much easier and ive used em on a few projects, Wago is definately better than wire nuts in most cases especially with using stranded and solid wires together.

This was so cheesy

Who the heck is that dude at the end? TOH going woke?

@EricWalstrom

2 жыл бұрын

That’s Mauro, the painter. Probably going to show how to patch the hole.

@slappadabass3290

2 жыл бұрын

@@EricWalstrom Thought it was the customers husband

@michaelsteinbach

2 жыл бұрын

@@slappadabass3290 Does it matter? (He also mentions his wife at the beginning.)

He couldn’t even take the time to patch the hole to make the project complete?

@Guardducks

2 жыл бұрын

That's why Maro shows up at the end.