This Old House | Almost Home (S42 E25) | FULL EPISODE

[@scundoorsup5342]

Surge protector does not stop lightning strike. Period

[@scnj6958]

It’s a beautiful house. Congrats to the homeowner and TOH team!

[@Peter_Schiavo]

This has been a great project. Worth watching every minute of it.

[@sharpedgeize]

Great job

[@Farm_fab]

I work for a company that does interior epoxy floors, and we've had to go with a garnet sand for durability. Quartz isn't as hard, and breaks down over time.

[@georgehardwick9460]

Why isn’t the closet flange screwed down to the subfloor? This water closet will twist!

[@rd-ch1on]

@@brianglade848 tommy rehlaxes ohn da turlet wit hihs haarhd cawhk

[@raybr1727]

Surge protector docs often suggest putting the device in one of the topmost slots….probably a minor thing.

[@garrett892]

Your right, manufacturer usually recommends placing as close to incoming service wire as possible. Only a minor detail if you don't have a power surge.

[@dtoad48]

why wasn't that flange screwed down?

[@wsfwsf1497]

The latest ones I've installed have what looks like a triangular knob, with a smaller end that fits down into the hole in the base of the toilet. Hand tightenable only. The cap snaps onto the knob. American Std I think.

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

Yup. I installed an American Standard toilet in my house about a month ago. Same thing. Plastic hand tightened nuts. I thought it was the cheapest thing I've ever seen (I mean c'mon, how much extra would it cost for a couple of nylock nuts and flat washers?) but it seems to have worked fine.

[@wsfwsf1497]

@@krockpotbroccoli65 I had a plumber tell me few years back, installed like this one on TOH, and he just getting ready to leave and heard a "CLINK" , looked down and the the toilet flange cracked apart. No $$ on that job.

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

@@wsfwsf1497 OOF.

[@scotttovey]

@@wsfwsf1497 "I had a plumber tell me few years back, installed like this one on TOH, and he just getting ready to leave and heard a "CLINK" , looked down and the the toilet flange cracked apart. No $$ on that job." If they were to look at automobile mechanics, there would be a simple solution that would prevent that from happening. It's called a torque wrench. The typical torque wrench for auto-mechanics tightens to Foot Pounds, but in situations like this,you would want one that tightens to Inch Pounds. Once the tool is decided on, all the manufacturers have to do is determine the proper inch pound specification to tighten those nuts and as long as that is followed, nothing goes clink.

[@scotttovey]

@@Kevin-mp5of "And if you’re not mechanically apt enough to tighten a simple toilet mounting nut without cracking the bowl, you really should not be doing any sort of mechanical or technical work. Leave the torque wrench for cylinder heads and other critical applications…" Shows how much experience you have at being mechanically apt. Even a decades experienced plumber can misjudge how tight he cranked the nut and crack the porcelain. Only an egotistical idiot rejects the use of a tool designed for a different industry, and prefers to continue with the problem rather than solve the problem. I assure you, the nut won't care one way or the other.

[@Verifraudreports]

Noooo not a galvanized bolt on aluminum fence. Gonna rot out due to galvanic redox of the zinc and aluminum

[@jasony9950]

Haha I noticed that too. Talk about how aluminum won’t rust, then add something that will rust. Great idea… this show is full complete hack jobs and cheap work

[@afternaphair]

Using those pliers for a lot of wrench work . . .

[@afternaphair]

I get it. Just don’t typically see that in these shows. Use what you got.

[@justinnicolas2347]

Plumber here! And that plumber lady hasn't got a clue. First of all the flange for the toilet was never screwed down. And those bolts she used for the toilet. Those were adjustable. She didn't even have to cut them!! Haha oh man.

[@hammerdick82]

“They didnt show the flange being screwed down”. Fixed your statement

[@stich1960]

@@hammerdick82 I mean they where still missing as she set it so unless they set it for video and then pulled it again you are incorrect on that one

[@hammerdick82]

@@stich1960 If you really think that they would turn over to the customer a toilet on an unsecured flange then nobody can help you. My statement stands, unless you were on site and watched them leave it that way. But also, how am i wrong? I didnt say they did or didnt, i stated the only factual observation in this thread thus far. Maybe you should re read and do the right thing and move along silently.

[@Egleu1]

How can you put the cap on without cutting them?

[@hammerdick82]

@@Egleu1 I personally think they werent long enough to need trimming, but i also dont know of an adjustable height flange bolt so your guess is as good as mine. Likely culprit of the commenters mindset is unfounded bias and uneducated words. Given the overall education and proud ignorance of people now, id put money in the latter

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Im digging the looks of the fence

[@nmd14723]

I don't understand when a toilet is fitted in the US that a space is left between the back cistern and the wall, wouldn't it be much sturdier and look better to attach the cistern to the wall (like in most other countries ?)

[@armandomadrigal9793]

looked like that toilet flange should of been secured with brass screws to floor

[@snicks50]

It is this old house. They will be back again.

[@Peter_Schiavo]

Far be it for me to question a design choice, but aluminum railing secured by simple bolts. A serious theft risk?

[@nscaledelights]

Whooo Hooo Makita ftw.

[@stich1960]

So do the contractors pay in order to be on the show because the quality range between different contractors is absolutely insane. Those plumbers are awful the flooring guys seem about mid-range and yet the fencing guys if they're the same ones that I think from previous episodes are top-notch. It's really rather confusing

[@dlg5485]

It's not confusing at all. This project doesn't have an unlimited budget like every other project on this show. This homeowner isn't getting the best quality work because her insurance company is nickel and diming the project to death. If this was a typical TOH project, every contractor would be top tier and cost would hardly be a consideration. Also, the contractors on this job are use to working on working class homes, where there's likely a tight budget, so they aren't going to have the budget for extra time and high quality materials necessary to get things just perfect. And the fence contractor didn't impress me. He drilled those posts crooked as hell.

[@xploration1437]

@@brianglade848 *they’re

[@Egleu1]

@@brianglade848 it's a real house and real workers. Kevin's the only real actor.

[@Egleu1]

@@Kevin-mp5of prove it.

[@Egleu1]

@@brianglade848 you're lost buddy. Stop while you're ahead.

[@Nickdifilip]

Please don’t tell me I’m the only one who thought Kevin asked if the homeowner was friendly

[@brianromo2153]

💥SWEET💥😁👍🔥🔥🔥

[@deaggun]

No audio

[@scundoorsup5342]

Mo Lobstahs

[@snicks50]

I can build a better fence cheaper that that crap.

[@snicks50]

Yes my self also

[@orionwarren4244]

Crazy how the house next door, the house that actually DID burn and caused the superficial damage to this one is completely finished, well before this TOL house! Ah well, 'getting the shot for the series' takes a lot of time, I guess! LoL

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

I seem to remember the house to the left with the siding stripped and Tyvek on in the first episode of the season. They got a head start (probably because they already had the money to do so) while the owner of this house was fighting with insurance companies to get repairs to her place funded.

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

@@brianglade848 You are a troll.

[@morlamweb]

Perhaps because the house that burned started their rebuild before this house...

[@MOONRAK3R23]

Weeeeeeeeeee

[@xploration1437]

You forgot the d at the end.

[@xploration1437]

Meow