Ask This Old House | Fix Foundation, Textured Ceiling (S17 E20) | FULL EPISODE

Mark repoints a crumbling fieldstone foundation and shares an important lesson about water management on the outside of the house; Tom discusses the proper disposal techniques for oily rags to prevent spontaneous combustion; instead of scraping, Mauro smooths over a textured ceiling using joint compound.
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Ask This Old House | Fix Foundation, Textured Ceiling (S17 E20) | FULL EPISODE
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[@Chickennss]

There is nothing like doing a quality job yourself. I self taught for many years with this show.

[@tomdale1313]

Good to see Rodger! We missed you! Prayers for your health my friend!

[@henrygonzalez1201]

Dear Rodger Cook I just want to let you know you are in our prayers, in my family we all love.

[@fujow111]

Same

[@darthrevan2063]

Wait what happened ?

[@toshihitsu1989]

@@darthrevan2063 he is dealing with some health problems we dont know what but has said in a blog post before that he would be spending less time on the show.

[@naomi-g]

He's now left the show completely. Retired.

[@bbrown5887]

Always a treat watching this program for so many years. A little extra pleasure seeing Roger back around. Like many, wishing him well.

[@dlamarsobotor4573]

Always great to see Roger. A very humble man, stay strong !

[@mikekvelash1062]

Man

[@kalijasin]

We praying 🙏🏻 for you good health Rodger.

[@Mixwell1983]

Nice to see Rodger again. Hope he is doing well and gets healthy, he was really looking worn out and unhealthy in the later episodes. Wish him and his family all the best.

[@ethanchaperlo9876]

Been watching these shows since I was a kid. Always makes me happy and a sense of peace.

[@raymondjr.1080]

Great to see you again Rodger. Praying for you and family.

[@tmsaskg]

Just an extra idea: when adding bonding agent mix it with the most of the water before adding them to the mortar. Mixes much well and even.

[@kojimasan444]

We love you Rodger!

[@henrygonzalez1201]

I just wanted to share my own personal testimony in reference to oily rags I was working at a friend's house staining his front porch. When I finish the job I placed all the rags in a metal basin then placed everything in the back of my truck, 30 minutes later I needed to return to the truck to retrieve some tools I was very lucky because I arrived just in the nick of time the rags were smoldering with a small flame I was able to grab the basin pitch it out of my truck if it wasn't for the tools I need it my truck would have burned to a crisp Oily Rags do catch on fire all by themselves its spontaneous combustion.

[@peger]

an electrician showed us pictures of a house fire caused by a spontaneous ignition waste from floor finishing. the damage was very serious

[@Jay-ly5ii]

God bless you Rodger

[@Mrcaffinebean]

Excellent episode! Betsy really got into the project, good for her!

[@george8873]

Ever notice the fixes aren't usually too difficult, but are quite labor intensive to get the jobs done right? I think that's what keeps a lot of homeowners from doing the repairs themselves.

[@totallynottrademarked5279]

Yeah but all of them want to pay minimum wage to get it done. Well not all. But you get the idea.

[@santaclaus179]

no doubt I can watch these videos the whole time , very interesting and great experts

[@tracycolorado]

I want a Nice Old House , with Nice Old Problems

[@S3v3n13tt3r5]

Roger! The best character on this show

[@bugtusslealien3931]

She did a better job fixing the stone than the guy ever would!😂😂

[@tombomombodombo]

Good idea for smoothing out the ceiling with the drywall compound. But for all that work it takes to get a smooth finish, it's better to just scrape or sand off the original texture. I've worked with the 45min drywall compound and it's very hard and tough to sand. The dust it creates is very fine too and gets everywhere.

[@ceedaddy]

Using a Grout bag would have made life soooo much easier for her tucking that stone foundation ...

[@nighthawkj30A4]

6:27 always have to get a shot of that Ask This Old House Trailer. And GMC sierra Truck.

[@nighthawkj30A4]

Muffinmanerino Ealgerino its true the Brand has suffered alot. 02 GMC Sierra SLE with the 4.8L is good but i think it was made with love at the time unlike today. The GM has become a Mean don’t care about anybody company. They need to fix them selfs

[@dlamarsobotor4573]

Product placement has become the norm for both shows. Sad indeed. The host is usually grabbing his tool belt out of the pickup. Never see him put it back when he immediately runs for coffee & donuts.

[@Africanfrogs]

Sweet seeing Rodger hope he is doing better

[@moose64]

Resheeting the ceiling is way easier.

[@HappyDiscoDeath]

1:09 I love that coffeemaker

[@mattski1979]

Mason's cool. I like him.

[@joepodzimek8559]

Why wouldnt you put the mortar in a grout bag and fill the cavity first and then put the rock back in and then trowel it?

[@gameilebrown6136]

God bless all craftsman and tradesmen and tradeswomen. God bless America

[@TheHobbyShopFilms]

This is an older video, it's a repeat of what I watched last year.

[@MemoGrafix]

They're remixing segments of show like a DJ does music on here.

[@JackDaniels-up5wn]

If you’re going to skim over a texture ceiling, not using traditional plaster and instead opting for drywall filler then use a hawk and trowel apply your first coat thickish, use a speed skim / straight edge to flatten that first coat and use the second coat only for imperfections. The idea should be to get it flat and smooth, I wouldn’t use 45min filler because ceilings can really be hard to work on and textured ceiling are even worse.

[@mr.dahliaking.202]

They should make an episode on Rodger and all of the other characters to get a little speck into their personal lifes. I would be so interested in that. We could finally get a sence on what happened to poor Rodger!

[@sharpshooter012345]

Roger is the man

[@oliviagreen8853]

When they started talking about bulbs I first thought it was about lightbulbs lol

[@lamcarter]

Good to see Roger & some diversity on the crew!

[@missypowell2183]

I have 2 story 120 year hand hewn old log cabin at the center of my home and the foundation literally is stacked rocks. Now from roof damage due to rain, has cause rotten logs, all 4 corners are starting to separate as well as bowing on walls. I don't know where to start or what type of person to call

[@randyd3649]

Our neighborhood hardware was completely destroyed by a massive fire several years back. The cause? Improper disposal of oily rags that were used to clean up a spill! It’s a real thing

[@cj7girl280]

Bulb Spring planting works too. 😉

[@attilathehun5209]

if you apply this mortar mix to a ceiling, would it do?

[@dalesworld1308]

How did Dave end up with his Grandma's decorating style?

[@iron3624]

why dont we go up stairs ill show you a couple tricks hahahhah

[@rawbacon]

Foundation looks quite good for 1860, keep the water away and it'll last forever.

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

Hi, When I was working (a long time ago) we had an emergency generator that worked from coal and because we never used it, we still had to control it. we did this with ten steel tubs that went through the coal and had thermometers at the end and these were checked daily. When the temperature got to 80 C, we had to move the heap of coal to another area thus cooling it down. This is the exact same reason why rags can catch fire as long as the conditions are right. Rags should be thrown away into a metal container with a metal lid on it.

[@TheMixmastamike1000]

Mauro is the man!!

[@stevengao8345]

great information, at time 5:37 there is a tree on the left side of the house, is that one too close, I have a tree about 10 feet away my house, should I be concerned about the root damage the foundation? thanks

[@powerofknowledge7771]

I was wondering the same thing!!! It seems like a catch 22 when it comes to having trees near the house.

[@rupe53]

@@powerofknowledge7771 ... on an older tree the roots will go out about as far as the branches. If you have kept the tree trimmed back over time it does help but nothing is perfect.

[@powerofknowledge7771]

@@rupe53 Thanks for responding. It's interesting that you say that about the tree roots. I was just thinking about and wondering if tree roots will extend as far as the branches or how that works. You pretty much answered my question.

[@AStanton1966]

In my opinion, any tree that leans towards a house and can hit it, should be removed. At a minimum, no trees should be within 30 feet of any structure in my opinion as a non-tree professional.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

ayyye, it's roger ( even though this is an older episode ).

[@oktbas9197]

İ need to lift one corner of the house then put some support underneath the footing. My question is, after lifting up the house, how am l supposed to fill the gap between footing and soil? Or it should be ok just the way it is? Can you guys gimme some ideas please thank you.

[@22_floW]

Late to the game here, but I'd imagine you would hire someone like a concrete leveler in that scenario to inject concrete underneath it--at least, that's how they do it with surface situations. Since you're dealing with footing, that same person or company might need to create a minor underpinning void of some sort to get the concrete in there. Otherwise, it might just be a new section of footing where they just say "screw it" and cut it out to be re-poured, etc. Just my two cents, so take it with a grain of salt.

[@thomasfreer580]

looks like a TOH plaid party!!

[@littlehuey5679]

Anybody that uses easy sand products is either lazy or unskilled ! It’s soft never close to as hard as the drywall it’s on ! Have seen good quality primers peel off and wallpaper just fall off the walls with a layer of easy sand on them ! From a retired home builder .

[@Fkidd702]

Now that’s what I call a woman

[@juliof970]

Who

[@louish.9414]

Level 5 skim blades makes easy

[@Dom21221]

Looks like he had a stroke? 😢 my heart man. Get well soon please. At 11:40 part of his ringfinger is missing?

[@MyKonaRC]

It's been gone for years - his finger tip.

[@mikez4132]

Ya his body language has gotten really stiff since the announcement that he had health issues.

[@Dom21221]

MyKonaRC oh ok didn’t noticed

[@adude7050]

So the question was "So what consistency are we looking for?" and we got a goldilocks answer. It might help with an answer like peanut butter or some other common reference..

[@pennygadget7328]

He tends to give frustrating non-answers, as if he's more interested in getting the homeowner to stop talking than in educating the audience. It's like when he was asked why they were using liquid mask instead of tape when painting window trim: "This is better" Gee, thanks?

[@gregshearer423]

Believe it or not oil flammable who knew

[@MisterRay11]

The bonding between a stone and cement is mechanical because the stone is porice they should’ve painted the bonding agent on the stone if they wanted it to stick and pressure washed it because nothing sticks to dust!!

[@MisterRay11]

Btw jenn can get the d

[@MisterRay11]

Same thing with that 45 mud it won’t stick to a painted surface should have painted a bonding agent to the ceiling

[@HappyDiscoDeath]

16:45 if the homeowner annihilated an asbestos ceiling, they're in for a bad time.

[@peger]

13:35 I saw a house seriously damaged by fire for this very reason

[@toshihitsu1989]

guters dont really ues them where i live we get so little rain only about 2 to 3 inch per year witch is not alot

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Mark watched a few Master Mason Mike Haduck KZbin videos before he went on this job....

[@SaltySparrow]

Betsy "The Rock" Stone Masonry

[@jasonredding2282]

Seen a whole dumpster go up in flames years ago

[@adude7050]

Huge plaid convention

[@angelrangel9276]

Just us a power sander and a box of mud and sand again your done

[@daviddaywalker3844]

Now just push it in .the actress said to the bishop.

[@samdoe_tv]

this trik said her house was built in 1860??? 3:13

[@tullgutten]

Throw oily rags in the oven and burn it 😁

[@steveoo410]

Why do people think spray foam will stop water from leaking into their basement?

[@Powersthatb3]

Because closed sell spray foam is basically water proof, easy to spray in, but doesnt stick to dust.

[@rupe53]

@@Powersthatb3 ... yes, but it does stop the draft from between the rocks. I have seen it used many times in older homes.

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Easy Sand works great. Basically, it's the same component as plaster, calcium sulfate (plaster of Paris) with some minerals. Don't let the name fool you...sanding is one thing you want to avoid by troweling it on as smooth as possible. The homeowner should have had the bedroom totally cleared out before the painter arrived...would have saved time and not made the painter a furniture mover...lazy guy

[@eashby22]

As a contractor I can assure you customers never move a dam thing for you.

[@SuperKarlAdam]

Did anyone realize how tall Roger is in comparison to the rest of them?

[@ethanletzer3507]

Come on Tommy....wheres the plaid?!?!

[@alexbekjr]

Show starts at 1:10

[@Slickizme]

That ceiling job was terrible. Should have sanded down the high spots first.

[@RolfPower]

RODGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[@andrewgeorge6351]

I bet one thing you have checked out on that ceiling is that it probably got asbestos in it as I had my kitchen ceiling done about 40 years ago and memorial design and material contained asbestos as I had to have it checked before I had it taken off as we had to pay for it to be done as if I hadn’t painted over time it could have given me cancer so any ceiling abnormal should be checked first before doing any work on it ok.

[@robbystech150]

make a plan carry out the plan plan on the plan failing trow plan out the window

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

too bad, that ceiling was nice, except for the cracks around the edges.

[@jorge31415927]

What happened to Rodger ?

[@Silky_boi]

Cuban Jorge his health started going down hill. Seeing the various comments shows that there’s a ton of best wishes and love for our favorite landscaper.

[@22_floW]

Removing all of that mortar and some of those stones along that basement wall would be something I'd be terrified of doing. I wouldn't think it would take that much to destabilize a wall like that. If you ask me, they were gambling a bit by doing that, but then again, I'm not a mason or someone who has much experience in these things. But I know the horror stories you read about online about people who have walls buckle to collapse, which is often why you see the real basement waterproofing pros talk about engineering tabs when installing basement waterproofing French drains against cold joints. (It's a small tab of slab that they leave intact every X feet to ensure the wall doesn't try to undermine itself when removing the slab for the trenches they make to install the drain pipes.) So, by virtue of basic logic, one would then have reasons to suspect that a wall like the one in this video would be even more prone to collapse given the volatile, non-uniform construction method it was built with. Either way, she did a great job with it. It looks like, but I can't imagine that their work will prevent that water at that spot. For her sake, I hope I'm wrong.

[@ToolsWithAdrius]

Why is her face so red?

[@MyKonaRC]

too much oral

[@gnome2024]

@Wes Netmo not everything is about race, or skin diseases. she could have just got back from a wild weekend in daytona beach for all you know.

[@jim1550]

Video starts 3:26

[@rexwoods8663]

Totally random question, but Dear Americans. Is it true, that electric kettles isn't popular in America

[@garrettbernhagen7458]

can't say I know many people who use an electric kettle over here. typically its over the stove or at the least over a hot plate when boiling water.

[@Osirus1156]

I see lots of people using them, at least in Minnesota!

[@chriskhall]

Every house I know has a kettle

[@rexwoods8663]

@@garrettbernhagen7458 seems so alien like, Victorian age even. Electric kettle boils in 2 minutes, drink about 6 cups of tea a day

[@ThatsSoRavin]

@@rexwoods8663 Not too many people drink hot tea, and most people make coffee with automatic drip machines, not pour overs, French presses, etc so there isn't as much need for kettles. In addition, with our 120VAC power mains, the maximum wattage an electric kettle can draw is about 1500W, which is less than the power of kettles in 240V countries. It takes our electric kettles much longer to boil water that the stove can often be faster.

[@MyKonaRC]

I'd like to fix her damage that has already occurred 7:16

[@JC-zc2xx]

A duplicate shows

[@GalaxyGamer-sz2hi]

Do not mud your ceiling with this technique.

[@Joshleslie871]

G Schilly tell us why

[@mpoulin]

Why not?

[@ImTheJoker4u]

I saw nothing wrong with his technique. It’s the same thing I’ve done dozens of times with perfect results. It’s exactly like doing a plaster job, just a different medium. As long as it’s PREPPED CORRECTLY (Something a lot of people skimp/skip) there should be no issues.

[@lmb4272]

Good to see Rodger! We missed you! Prayers for your health my friend!

[@freedomsjohnson3241]

largemouthbast What’s wrong with Rodger?

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

@@freedomsjohnson3241 mystery illness.