THIS WIRE Could Have Burned Their House Down...Here's Why - Kitchen Remodel Part 3

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Hey Gang! Today we're getting into the thick of it! This is arguably the hardest part of any remodel project. Tearing out what is existing only to find something done horribly wrong or in a way that makes it hard to achieve the final goal! Lots of challenges in this video but that's truly what makes this type of work fun! The open floor concept for this kitchen project is really taking shape and we're absolutely flying on this thing! Hope ya'll picked up some good tricks in this one and learned a thing or two and as always, see you in the next one!

[@stevebowser7248]

Plywood gussets are easily an underrated structural trick. Huge bang for the buck Paul, you get it amigo. You are master at your crafts. Best Channel on YT.

[@HammerHeadRanch]

My electrician buddy always says you never know it’s off for sure until you cut the line with your lineman’s pliers. lol

[@SierraOne]

Really like these remodel vids, take me back to the roots of the channel, those were good times!

[@marklepe12]

We want more remodeling videos! Thank you Paul for sharing your knowledge

[@dereksellars]

Rad, that was "SHOCKING" LMFAO.... I've done that more than once, and you will too.

[@pitsnipe5559]

Don’t feel bad, Rad. When I was in trade school my brother and I were relocating a receptacle in the school office. My brother told me that he had killed the power so I proceeded to cut the cable when…. BOOM! Turns out the receptacle was fed from two circuits. That was sixty years ago. Still have the linemen pliers with the notch from the arc. 😊

[@tii2015]

The BEST construction/remodel channel on the internet! Love it!

[@nicholasbausman999]

1. This Old House 2. Stud Pack…. You guys progressively get better with your videos

[@JohnFourtyTwo]

Don’t forget Mike Holmes.

[@luvdady]

Definitely entertaining and home renovation is another one where im consistently learning something..

[@felipejose9909]

Studpack electrical videos are always the best.

[@golftor]

Even included a what not to do with the pliers blowing up

[@parascalemodels]

HEY PASLODE these boys deserve a sponsorship!!

[@someyoungguy6990]

Yeah, they tasted the good life with the PBB crew! Sharing tools is cool, but life is better when you get to own the good stuff!!

[@justinjones6810]

That's a neat looking headlamp

[@BillyIsSilly22]

Just an idea with the pantry light, we put a motion sensored light in our pantry and love it. No need for a switch and comes on when you want to sneak some munchies.

[@jfinaz99]

I always enjoy seeing you guys tear stuff up, then reconstruct it bigger & better. Hey, I've got a couple pairs of quality side cutters that I suddenly turned into wire strippers; it's always a thrill ! 💥 As long as you live to talk about it, it's all good!

[@MuggsAgee]

Paul you just never cease to amaze me, and you never seem to get rattled, looking forward to the next episode.

[@AprilRaine60]

These exciting young whipper snappers are very fortunate to have a father like you Paul. This is so exciting, I can't wait to see what their design is. Is there a sketch we can see?

[@adammullins8390]

I love the channel(s), I think it’s funny how Jordan seems fine with cutting corners since it not his house. Come on Bud it’s your sisters house.

[@TheMizzle88]

@20:17 we can cut all the wires...except that one....lol

[@ClarkS963]

Really love the reno vids. Old school stud pack - except y'all are a lot more efficient with the time and video content. Loving it.

[@abeardedbucket]

3-ways are always a fun journey. Not because they are hard but that doesn't stop people from making it harder than it should've been. Either by being cheap, incompetent, or both. Sadly in the case of these quick built neighborhoods its quite a bit of each in just about every facet of the build and it seems like an inspector was never even close to the house before signing off on it. Great job fixing what you can properly and pointing out the rest.

[@sefcoriz1673]

Love this mini series.. back to the roots until we hit the SP House!

[@stevebowser7248]

Two studs between the ice maker and plug? The trick master strikes again!

[@ryrob37]

Enjoying the switch back to OG remodel videos👍

[@planesandbikes7353]

This was my January-June this year, for my kitchen reno. All the exact same problems and solutions! Well they used 14-3 for the 3 ways, but everything was cloth sheathed. Well done as usual guys

[@wendydix5534]

Cutting live wires here in Australia is a lot louder than over there! 😂

[@JohnFourtyTwo]

Imagine cutting live 440V onboard a ship. It’s been known to knock you aside.

[@jeasdad]

I always use a live wire tester when working with electrical to make sure nothing is hot before cutting anything. Better to be safe than sorry. Love the channel and been watching for years.

[@dkosawa]

perfect house for this kind of channel... surprises galore 🎉🎉❤😂

[@brassmule]

I'd pre-run some water lines to have an RO unit under the sink or in one of those walls or something, to feed a faucet at the sink and also the refrigerator.

[@cguy96]

Oh man! That electrical looks like my ENTIRE house! EDIT 2: For example, I had 2 220V Cadet wall heaters. Great, except they were run off 110V home runs with the 2nd phase stolen off a nearby circuit! EDIT: I should mention that the majority was cleaned up. So, I did, and $16k went to the Journeyman electrician. Yes, it WAS that bad! FYI: the reason to pretty up the gussets is so when you lift your head and hit it you don’t hit a sharp point. Yes… when!

[@JohnShalamskas]

That's why you wear a hard hat.

[@cguy96]

Lol

[@havorula251]

@@JohnShalamskas ok buddy, lets not go there

[@qwerty112311]

@@JohnShalamskashard hat doesn’t protect your neck or back

[@tsaltyginger]

I absolutely love studpack videos like this!! I would love for yall to come out with a shirt that say "WWPD" (what would Paul do) because his experience and ingenuity!!!

[@lippershey1]

The thumbnail for the video should have been the shower of sparks caused by Rad when he cut the live wire.

[@ZacharyPittman]

I love watching the studs split open to pull electrical out. It almost looks like it was manufactured to be able to do that!

[@bierbrauer11]

Good stuff as always guys!

[@nnamrehck]

When I was working, we had a tech who was directed to scrap a lab oven fed by 220V. Typically we would cut the power cord off to indicate it was scrapped. Sparky, as he became known, did not check to see if the oven was plugged-in when he cut the cord. A spectacular display!

[@RaicaBogdan]

man that really spooked me, I actually clicked the video without reading the title, when that happen, it really scared me for a second, glad Rad was ok!

[@craigfincher]

Awesome fireworks! Love your videos!

[@TooLazyToFail]

Come on, that big empty space in the attic is just BEGGING for a secret room. Great, relaxing, educational video as always!

[@lupinzar]

Those dining room receptacles should probably have been 20 amp when the house was built. But then again, I knew at least one builder who would label the dining room as a bonus room on the plans so to get around specific codes for the dining room.

[@donaldbarber5160]

Best video you’ve made for DIYers

[@davidanderson2915]

Awesome work guys

[@nowanda2nd]

Paul, You look like a cyber truck with that light bar on your head 😂

[@nuggetwv5302]

Paul: Rad did you test the linemans pliers? Rad: Their tested now! Lol Been there, done that! It happens more than ya think.

[@WhiffenC]

Did the same and was also glad it was my milwaukee linemans vs my knipex. Cutters now have an extra large guage wire stripper hole melted into the blade

[@ncooty]

I *_love_* this reno content.

[@geneard639]

The Klein headlight? Yeah. totally transforms you into Marvel's X-Men Scott Summers aka 'Cyclops'. Flip it to high beam and that is exactly how Bill Kirby illustrated the character! EXCELSIOR!

[@AKI111]

I love the way you're doing this...

[@TheSpatulaCity]

10:07 Man, those look like actually decent cabinets. Made from plywood rather than crappy particle board. I think it's a mistake in removing them. Also, I wish I had an attic that I could stand in. They are so fortunate to have easy access in there.

[@SaucyOperator]

Should rename the Stud Pack 2 channel to Stud Pack - "In-between the studs."

[@RCMServices]

Except for hardwood plywood the new sizes are 11/32, 15/32, 19/32, and 23/32. They are the old 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, and 3/4.

[@getoveritlive]

Where is the line between remodeling and tearing down the whole house and starting over?! The kitchen is going to look big!

[@mikezimmermann89]

In my experience, that line is at the PERMIT. Remodel permits are usually easier to get and don’t require EVERYTHING to be brought up to current code.

[@1packatak]

Money

[@phylliscage]

LOVE this channel!!!!

[@St3al.your.h3art]

Lets goo part 3

[@brucesamuelson7541]

A neutral isn't needed for a 3 way as it and the hot are already connected to the light fixture using the 3 ways to control the hot back and forth. When one is in the Off position it's supplying power to the other with the Traveler to complete the circuit...

[@migvinu8620]

Haven't commented in while 4th dimension light had me rolling. You guys are still pro level.

[@XIXpop]

love this stuph

[@MichaelJohnson-jt5cu]

All of you guys need a cheap non-touch voltage sensor that you carry in your front shirt pocket or tool belt. Takes two seconds to check and see if a wire is energized. Saves your lineman's pliers.

[@moonpiespotlight4759]

And maybe your life in some instances

[@HerbaceousM8]

wow Saturday upload!

[@TheWhale45]

Kline needs to send you one of their electric sniffing tools they work pretty good.

[@jimmyj244820]

Frikin awesome vid guys 🎉

[@figzin]

🎉

[@tracysellman1562]

Rad, you can be assured Paul will never do anything sketchy, especially at his Daughter and Son inlaws house, he doesn't need a call in the middle of the Night "Dad the top floor fell in, get your butt other here and fix it NOW! lol I know paul is not that kind of guy, just like my dad was and he always said do it right the first time and you never have to do it again! Or don't do it at all!

[@mikezimmermann89]

My dad’s motto: “You can do it right, or you can do it over.”

[@jennywuornos5809]

Woooooo! I needed this right now! LETS GOOOO ❤

[@MrJohnweez]

My house has the same 12-2 travelers instead of 12-3 but at least they cut the non-used "hot" wire so short in the box you couldn't use it if you tried.

[@peterwatters]

Your such a good Dad

[@survivaloptions4999]

You know shiz got real when everyone is wearing closed toed shoes.

[@dalenicholson7089]

Tell Milwaukee all I wanna is red on this channel so get to shipping some tools

[@alexoden8920]

Let’s gooooo!!!!

[@curiousone7863]

You do great work and it's to code. You should keep that permit card in your shots.

[@geneard639]

Well, that was not just surprising but shocking also.

[@quonslecn7755]

oh my god Rad! Be careful! Jeez lol

[@dshares]

20:20 can you explain how Rad didn’t get “shocked” when this happened? I thought for sure he would have gotten a good buzz out of that 😂

[@JohnShalamskas]

The nice thick metal in the lineman's pliers conducted the current between hot and neutral with very low resistance, so any current through Rad would have been tiny. Also the handles are insulated. And the breaker popped quickly thanks to the dead short. I bet those cutters look like wire strippers now.

[@officert-oq6vw]

Breaker turn off possibly

[@xalen8856]

probably got lucky if the pair of cutters he used had a rubber grip on them. even if they aren't technically rated to resist a shock, it's possible you can be spared. I would know because I accidentally cut a live neutral from a receptacle not that long ago with my klein wire strippers. They have a rubber grip, are not rated to be insulated, and I felt no shock. Both of us got lucky.

[@DarkMatter112358]

@@JohnShalamskas Been there and done that before! It really is a shock when it happens but as you described that good set of linesmen pliers did their job and kept him from getting injured

[@Shade0fwhite]

Got tagged by a California 3 way with a shared neutral easy to see how that could burn a house down just like that.

[@mattman7773]

5 minutes in an attic my throat feels scratchy all day!

[@grife3000]

Add in the Houston heat and that's how you know these are Real Men (TM).

[@bascodelagamma]

👍

[@conorwalsh9360]

Always like at the start incase I forget at the end :)

[@TonyEnglert]

Isn't PEX A normally white with blue or red print on it and PEX B solid colored red, blue, white, or yellow? If you used PEX B with expansion fittings, you may have some leaking in your future.

[@morenoluis100]

You guys should try out pico wireless switches it's super easy and you'll save on labor and wire

[@user-mv5bu2kk8b]

One nail😅

[@seanomight5401]

Are we going to get an update on the garage when its furnished fully?

[@projectartichoke]

That would be fantastic!

[@Comrade_YG]

That attic looks like a major waste of space, its so big and un used. A decent sized bedroom could’ve been there

[@StudPack]

Agreed!! 👀

[@Comrade_YG]

@@StudPackare there any plans to turn it into a functional room?

[@moonpiespotlight4759]

Except it's Texas and the heat on the roof needs that attic space to separate it from the ceiling. My friend put a BR in his attic space and even with a radiant barrier and insulation, the ceiling and the room get almost too hot to occupy, even with HVAC register installed.

[@GimmilFactory]

So are you telling me that wasn't a shorted hot line from the staple @ 21:49 on the "Kitchen Remodel Part 1" video????

[@steveramirez1654]

👍👍

[@RCMServices]

Remember switch box all need a neutral now. This is for modern smart switches.

[@FogFister]

24:36 RAD! Where's the PPE!?

[@TheAxecutioner]

I'm not sure if range venting needs to go out the roof. Pretty much every range vent I encounter is just vented to the attic, leading me to believe it doesn't fall into the same codes as bathrooms. But I've never looked into it too much.

[@grife3000]

We're gonna cut all these wires ... *POP* ... We're gonna cut all these wires but that one.

[@Ran-dom1]

I thought it was a pretty nice kitchen to begin with. I'd buy the old cupboards off of you if I was anywhere near texas. Hahaha

[@fmort210]

When did you get a new saw? You used to use that old saw for everything, I thought you would never replace it!

[@JohnFourtyTwo]

This is another reason I don’t like open concept kitchen renovations. Besides losing cabinet storage, you lose electrical outlets and have to relocate switches to walls that didn’t have any other work.

[@jonathanolvera9615]

This is Texas construction for you

[@nizmo3fiddyz]

Remember to run wires to the island

[@Rock-k4g]

I want that super power. Point and it's gone lol😅

[@matt498vf]

sounds like whoever wired that house, wired my house. lol

[@sparky178]

I’ve ruined many a lineman pliers in my 31 year electrical career, mostly in my earlier years of course 😆⚡️⚡️💥

[@FredD63]

You need to invest in some lighted levels. They work out very nice. I have a few and I must say I’m really glad my boys bought for me….. I would have liked for you to use the fiberglass boxes instead of the blue plastic ones, but that was completely your choice… why are you running your kitchen spotlights off from the receptacle power ?

[@cguy96]

OR… you could use Lutron Pico three ways!

[@dgeoffreyfitton2836]

Did you get a new set of electrician's pliers after Rad cut the reefer circuit ?

[@scorpio8428]

QUICK Somebody get Rad a fiberglass ladder!

[@teamRAGEplaystation]

Check on Rad. “He’s good.” 20 seconds later ZAP

[@azpcox]

Do they call them track homes in Texas, or it’s that just a Louisiana way of saying tract? :) Love this content cause this is 100% more applicable to me, but I do love the garage build!

[@Ittiz]

so how'd you get that black eye?