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I've shown millions of viewers how to work on their own vehicles through my other channel, 6th Gear Garage. I enjoy working on the house as well, so I created 6th Gear House to share some home improvements, hacks, and tips with you all.
How to Install Subway Tile Backsplash in Kitchen - For Beginners
Today I'll show how easy it is to install a subway tile backsplash in a kitchen and a few of the minor problems that one may encounter while doing so. Often the professional how-to videos don't show any of the common mistakes, or how to fix them. This was my first time installing a subway tile backsplash. As a beginner, I take my time and explain each step to help other first timers. I also show all the potential problems as I go along, and how to avoid/fix them.
Tools used:
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Float amzn.to/4aw1oTj
Spacers (cross) amzn.to/3vzcesb
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Tape amzn.to/4aBSLG9
2 Buckets (5 gallon)
Sharpie amzn.to/3THusjb
Tape Measure
Grout Sponge amzn.to/3vD7lyn
Scale amzn.to/3U0FFgq
Drill Mixer amzn.to/4cGY8Ga
Tools used:
Tile Cutter amzn.to/4cI2BbB
Pre-mix Adhesive amzn.to/3xq9IoC
Trowel amzn.to/3xj7pno
Float amzn.to/4aw1oTj
Spacers (cross) amzn.to/3vzcesb
Spacers (T) amzn.to/3VFTLVG
Tape amzn.to/4aBSLG9
2 Buckets (5 gallon)
Sharpie amzn.to/3THusjb
Tape Measure
Grout Sponge amzn.to/3vD7lyn
Scale amzn.to/3U0FFgq
Drill Mixer amzn.to/4cGY8Ga
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How to get Free Heat from Electric Dryer = EASY!
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Here is how I heat my home for free while doing laundry! If your house has an electric dryer, you’re dumping hot air outside that can be used to heat your home. Today I’ll show a cheap and easy way that I get free heat every time I do a load of laundry. This can only be done with an electric dryer. Never do this with a gas dryer because carbon monoxide will vent into the house and you’ll die. I...
How to Repair Leaking PVC Pipe Inside of a Wall
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The PVC drain pipe inside of the bathroom wall had been slowly leaking for sometime. Eventually I noticed a damp area in the basement ceiling, underneath the bathroom floor. It turns out that whoever put up the drywall put a nail through the stud, exactly where it was cut for the pvc pipe to pass though. The nail (or screw, it was too rusty to tell) cracked the pvc pipe and the crack must have ...
My Easy Way to Hang Wooden Letters On The Wall - How To
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3m Velcro Command Strips: amzn.to/3CE7OAK Mr. Clean Magic Eraser: amzn.to/3WSd6k9 So you want to hang wood letters on a wall? I’ll show you the easy way I hand wooden letters using a tape measure, long piece of wood, level, tape, and 3m command strips.
How to: Remodel/Update Cheap Builder Grade Kitchen Island - DIY Makeover Renovation
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In this video, I show how to transform a boring, builder grade honey oak kitchen island into a custom paneled, grey textured whitewashed masterpiece... on a budget!
How to Refinish Brass Fixtures to Distressed Oil Rubbed Bronze with Spray Paint
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Today I convert this shiny brass handle to a distressed oil rubbed bronze finish. I've also dont this on lighting fixtures as well. I'm using spray paint and added a few coats of copper. Then the clear, which is really to protect the copper layers in case I wipe too much off with the lacquer thinner. Then the flat black, but you could use a dark brown here, depending on the type of oil rubbed f...
Updating iPhone for the first time EVER in 4 years (iOS9 to iOS 13)
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Lat time I showed you my 4-year experiment, where I never installed any of the Apple iOS updates on my iPhone 6s. Well, things stopped working one by one. So now I am ready to update the iOS, but Apple won't let me upgrade from the original iOS9 to iOS10, 11, or 12... they're only letting me upgrade straight to iOS13! Also, they won't let me update through wifi wirelessly. I have to use iTunes ...
What happens if you never update iOS on iPhone? Things slowly stop working, one by one.
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Here are the results of my 4-year experiment, where I never installed any of the Apple iOS updates on my iPhone 6s. I got this phone in early 2016, after the screen got damaged on my old 4s. Every time I updated the iOS on my 4s, it got slower. So I wanted to see what would happen if I never updated the iOS 9 operating system on my 6s. Everything was fine... for a few years. Then things stopped...
How to Fix Sparking/Flashing Microwave - Mica Guide Cover Repair Waveguide Plate Replacement
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This applies to microwaves from the early to mid 2000's and earlier that have a mica sheet/waveguide on the top of the inside to cover the magnetron. The mica sheet transfers power from the magnetron, and protects it and other electrical components from steam and food particles. Sometimes food can pop/splatter onto the mica and if left over time, burn and cause sparks or flashing, along with an...
Welcome to 6th Gear House - my new home improvement channel!
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I've shown millions of viewers how to work on their own vehicles through my other channel, 6th Gear Garage. I enjoy working on the house as well, so I created 6th Gear House to share some home improvements, hacks, and tips with you all.
I’m coming from the future where we have iPhone 16 and iOS 18, you really SHOULDN’T update your phone past the version you got it in, most apps require you only to have the last 3-4 versions or so. For those crying about security vulnerabilities, you can download security updates while on a lower iOS version. The problem with updating is that you’re stuffing your iPhone with a whole load of features it was never designed for, causing it to be slower and eat more battery life. iPhones aren’t built to last anymore unfortunately, so the optimal way to keep your phones lifespan as long as possible is to just update the version your phone came from out of the box until you have to update to the next major version, at that point you stop and keep that same major version until apps stop working, then update it. The phone will slowdown and your battery will drain dramatically, this is normal. Once your battery is absolutely cooked, replace your phone. This should take around 4 years more or less. I’m unsure if keeping an older version of iOS would cause it to slowdown for any reason, but I haven’t tested this method, so I wouldn’t really know. Also, you might not be eligible to trade in your phone if you kept it for longer than 3 years however, so this kind of varies from carrier to carrier
I did breakdown and buy a 14 pro about 18 months ago. The battery in my 6s was weak and the charging port was wearing out from charging it so often. I replaced the battery and port in the 6s and I use it for music/video now, since apple killed the 1/8" audio jack on newer phones. But I agree 100% with you. Apple has auto update ON by default on the new phones. After they snuck in one update, I was sure to switch that setting to OFF. Hopefully my 14 will last as long as my 6s did.
I think if you would’ve used white grout it would have ended up looking seamless and not so choppy, but great job for your first try! 👍🏼
I like the graphite colored grout because it matches the counter top. can picture it in my mind with white grout though, and it would look very clean.
A whole lot cheaper from TEMU.
Bruh wtf you are leaving yourself open to so many security flaws and vulnerabilities
good idea but what about just buffing the edges with some high grit sandpaper, seems more controllable than chemicals
That will also work as well. Maybe use one of those 3m scotch brite pads or steel wool to get a better contour with the surface.
Thanks, I picked up a few tips.
Where can I buy the mica sheet that suitable for my microwave model? Because even the universal size are not smaller than mine. If my model is old, where should I get it? Model Number: DMW104W.
5:48 oops... Your name is unblurred for a few frames. You can blur that in TH-cam's "studio" editor.
I haven’t updated my ipad os from 14.2 to 17.4. i am worried that the new update will ruin my device. Should i update it?
I was always told "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
@@6thGearHouse yeah. I thought of jailbreaking it but i decided not to. I left it as it is. Even tho some apps might not work after 3-4 years but atleast i will have a device for basic usage with decent battery.
@@6thGearHouse tbh 4-5years back, I learned a hard lesson after updating my Android devices, they became obsolete because of poor battery and resource hog bloatware.
Don’t update because when i did my ipad started getting buggy and slow, and one thing I personally hate is the homescreen layout. I would give anything to get ios 14 back on my poor ipad
I googled this and it said do not replace yourself. Lol. To avoid injury
Ha! I'm sure LG would love if you went to the store and spent hundreds of dollars on a new above the range microwave. Sad thing is that new appliances won't last nearly as long as these older ones.
If I used that cutter on my 23 year old house with cpvc, it will break and crack immediately instead of getting a clean cut. Any suggestions?
Because it's such a tight space and you probably don't want to remove any more drywall than needed, what about one of those oscillating tools? I've never used one on PVC, but they will cut through wood. Any kind of saw is out because of the lack of room between the pipe and out side wall.
@@6thGearHousePVC pipe cable saw would be another option
I would cut the pipe to flush with the rubber coupling??
No, there needs to be some pipe within the coupling for the clamps to tighten on.
It’d be so funny if while putting your cover on you drilled a screw into the same pipe
thats why code requires nailing plates, to prevent nails or screws from damaging pipes.
Nice idea but wont work in my apartment its shaped like a hook, its off the kitchen then goes straight out to the dinning room, then takes a left to the living room and goes straight into the bed room then take another left into the bathroom. Wont reach its all a wall between everything
Yeah, I think the only way it would work in that situation would be setting up a box fan by the bucket to force the air through. Even then that's a long way and half of the apartment would be warmer.
This is NOT a good idea
Why do you say that? I've been doing it for a few years now.
"Free heat". You moron you're paying for the electricity, and all that humidity you're putting into your house will lead to mold. Absolutely DO NOT DO THIS!
I'm paying for electricity to dry the clothes, then that heat normally gets dumped outside. Now I'm recycling it, so it's heat that I'm not paying for. In northern Ohio, we want extra moisture. The air is very dry in winter here, so I have to run a humidifier in the house all day/night when the heat is on. Now doing laundry helps that cause as well.
@6thGearHouse right, as a heating and air conditioning professional I couldn't have a clue what I'm talking about
What. An. Idiot.
I'm just an idiot that hates wasting heat, humidity and money in a cold dry climate :)
If. You run the humidity to high your windows can start to sweat inside.
In northern Ohio, we want extra moisture. The air is very dry in winter here, so I have to run a humidifier in the house all day/night when the heat is on. I haven't had the windows sweat yet, but humidity rarely goes over 40% when I have this set up in winter.
I leave the oven door cracked open after taking the food out (and turning it off). The kids tease me but I paid for that heat, why not let it into the house
Where do you think the heat is going when you leave the door closed?
@@skyler7319 it still goes into the house but at a slower unnoticeable rate.
Same here. And when the dishwasher finishes, I leave that open too for extra heat & humidity.
@@6thGearHouse I like it 👍🏻
Along with the already mentioned mold/humidity issues, theres a risk of legionaries disease as well.
I do replace the water with fresh water to avoid that. As fot the humidity, we need the extra moisture. The air is very dry in winter here, so I have to run a humidifier in the house all day/night when the heat is on. Now doing laundry helps keep the air from getting too dry.
Try a Bitcoin miner next.
Disclaimer or not, this video is going to kill someone.
Nah it isn't dangerous really. Just likely to get moisture problems unless you're house is very dry in the winter.
Any place that has real winter the humidity is a benefit. All of these comments about the humidity being a problem are entirely clueless. You don't use one of these in Florida. duh.
a very humid house + cold windows means your windows will be completely soaked and dripping all the time. or if it gets down to -25 to -40 the ice will freeze into the base of the windows and cause damage. especially if your windows are old. it wrecks shitty windows and wrecks paint and drywall. ask me how i know. that’s a tenant damage deposit i’ll never get back.
The people that are complaining about the moisture must live in a humid environment. Living in dry state, humidity levels can end up around 20-30% through winter. Today was over 60 degrees and all the snow is melting, and my gauge says it’s 38% humidity. I would welcome the heat and moisture here for sure!
i live in the middle of the canadian prairies, it’s also super dry, and had this setup for a while. it’s dry here but the dryer made it so wet in the house that all the windows basically were soaked during the winter. humidity was up in the 70s and i had to buy a dehumidifier. it was literally mold paradise and super bad for my wood frame windows. i promise you definitely don’t want this lol.
@@Hyphessobrycon Well thank you for sharing your experience! Maybe it’s worse than I could’ve imagined. I just know when my knuckles crack and fingers split by the nail, I would welcome any humidity to relieve it. Perhaps to a point then.
In northern Ohio, we want extra moisture. The air is very dry in winter here, so I have to run a humidifier in the house all day/night when the heat is on. Otherwise, everyone has dry skin and we're all shocking the cats. I'm lucky if the humidity in the house reaches 40%.
I dunno... Seems like there's still a lot of moisture and particulates entering the house
In this region, we want extra moisture. The air is very dry in winter here, so I have to run a humidifier in the house all day/night when the heat is on. Now doing laundry helps keep the air from getting too dry. I also use wool balls instead of dryer sheets, because they are chemical free: amzn.to/3unoNq1
Not sure I’d want the bounce drier sheet or similar chemicals aerosolized into my home during the drying process.
Than don't use dryer sheets if you're doing this, they're not necessary to dry your clothes.
@@deleqtronica8733 as most people do tend to use them - or similar products, I still think a valid comment. Glad you didn’t take my comment in a negative manner. /s
That is a very good concern. I stopped using dryer sheets long ago because of the chemicals in them. Now I use wool balls instead and there are no chemicals or scents. Here they are if you're interested: amzn.to/3unoNq1
@@6thGearHouse thanks! Will check them out!
I used a similar device in my new home years ago. Couldn't wait to cut a hole into the sheet rock wall and install a real vent. Sorry but, too much moisture was being released into the laundry room.
I accidentally left the bucket in the laundry room with the door closed once, and it was like a sauna when I entered. It's recommended to use the vent tube to put the bucket outside of the laundry room where it can vent into the rest of the house. The air is very dry in winter here, so I have to run a humidifier in the house all day/night when the heat is on. Now doing laundry helps keep the air from getting too dry.
chemicals from detergent are also on cloths and expel from dryer into house like this. also adds moisture which isn't good
If there's chemicals that's harmful in your clothes that you're worried about this then your skin is infinitely more at risk. Use less detergent if you're clothes is still soaked with laundry detergent when you dry it.
What he said^.. Use a cleaner detergent if you’re so worried about the chemicals. And wanting/not wanting the moisture would be an opinion. For myself, living in a dry climate, it would be a whole lot better than boiling water to try to get moisture back into the air.
Depends on your climate. In a lot of the northern areas we want moisture being added to the air in the winter. Also running the vent into a bucket of rock salt dries the air if needed. This idea isn't uncommon in some areas during the winter
The air is very dry in winter here, so I have to run a humidifier in the house all day/night when the heat is on. Now doing laundry helps keep the air from getting too dry.
Lol, you're so close to inventing a modern dryer. Yes, Americans run ancient devices for drying and I don't know why. Nearly lost it at "gas dryer", fml
What do you mean modern dryer?
@@digginggopher a dryer that does not vent all the hot, moist air it produces to the outsides, but a closed system. Eg. a condensation dryer, best a heat pump dryer
that hot air also has a lot of moisture in it as well. moisture in the wrong places can lead to mold
Yeah but if used in winter when there is already very low humidity in the atmosphere.....
If you live anywhere with a winter your humidity inside is super low due to the cold. Unless you're running your dryer 24/7 there isn't enough moisture to cause mold.
Did you finish watching the video? Lol he acknowledged that
Mold-o-matic
The air is very dry in winter here, so I have to run a humidifier in the house all day/night when the heat is on. Now doing laundry helps keep the air from getting too dry.
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Sick nasty
You could have saved a lot of time by just jailbreaking it.
Thank god I am using Android. I do not have patience like you.
I lost patience when I had the battery replaced for $29 under warranty and then it needed replaced again 1 year later. Then the charging port got really loose because I was plugging it in constantly to charge it and the cord would only charge at a certain position.
@@6thGearHouse are you on Android now?
@@ninjanerdstudent6937 no, I've tried my wife's android phones and just prefer the interface of an iphone. I also work on a mac, so it's nice to have everything sync.
i hope it works, i am going to order a waveguide from Amazon hopefully it will work the microwave is only 4 months old.
Great video thanks.
so basically update for two years and then stop because your phone will become slower
Thank you. Could you please share the tools used. I hope we can get those in Home Depot
Here is the cutter: amzn.to/3EAqAd3 All the other parts were found at my local hardware store and should also be at Home Depot.
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Did you consider a clear finish top coat, more wipeable without affecting the whitewash.
I did not clear, but the finish has held up great so far. There was one big scratch that I did have to retouch.
Miter your corners if you plan to make a how to video.
i like to do on mine when i see 10 or + then i update those apps...not everytime like goddamn you wont give my iphone that heart attack lol
I ruined our oil rubbed bronze faucet by accidentally scrubbing it. The finish came off. I’m wondering if I could cover the spots of brass showing through with your technique?
It's worth a try, but could probably be scrubbed off again if not careful.
Im on XR Ios16.7, please tell me updating to Ios 17 is a must, or otherwise having some issues cuz of not updating?
I wouldn't know, I'm still on 16.
My iphone is no longer supported in 2023, it's stuck of iOS 16 and i've noticed a few of my apps are slower than usual and not working as they should, i have an Iphone X but i'd rather have an Iphone 5 or 6
By the way i would rather have an iphone 5 or 6 because they seem better, the iphone X has broken 3 times in less than a year and the iphone 5 seems much more durable
I like that the older phones have a 1/8" headphone jack as well.
You could just use the velcro command strips to hang the wooden straight edge, install the letters one by one (with the bottom side of the letters touching the wood), then just remove the wooden straight edge..
Good idea!
Im on this dilemma lol, im on my iphone xs max currently still running on ios 15.4.1 (i got this as a used phone) there's ios 17 but i think i dont need those other feature that will just lag the phone up but there is an option to go 16.6.1. Im tempted, should I? I dont plan on selling the phone for the value of it still on lower ios versions.
The only reason I really ever had to upgrade was to download an app I needed, as many are not supported on older iOS versions. Aside from that I say "If it ain't broken, don't fix it!"
Welcome to iOS 13!
Caulk, caulk, caulk for a seamless look, also at base of cabinet all around. I would have painted it a different color; I am not sure what color your walls are, but greens work very well in kitchens, like a pale olive green. Different knobs would have taken it up a notch. We are going to be painting our kitchen cabinets Swiss Coffee by Benjamin Moore after the weather cools off in FL and we got beautiful square Craftsman style knobs to upgrade from the plain round brushed nickel knobs. I feel that hand-done washes on walls or cabinets look very handmade and not classy. And a note to everyone: GRAY of any kind is now OUT. It has been wayyyy overdone for at least ten years. It is depressing and clinical in feel. STOP USING IT!! Go with brown tones like taupe or beige or cream. Lots of recently built homes still have gray walls or cabinets and it is SO annoying to go into an otherwise lovely home and see all that gray. First thing we'd have to do is paint the entire interior of the house. And those rectangular tile floors in streaky dark brown-gray that are supposed to look like wood are super UGLY! Use actual wood that looks like wood or tile that looks like tile. Be true to your materials.
I didn't caulk because my wife wanted the old farmhouse look. Once this gets old and she's bored w/ it, I'll be refinishing it again. Sorry you don't like the brown laminate wood floor, it's what we could afford after buying the house. I agree real wood is nice, but expensive. I think the floors look good enough. We painted the walls grey in 2017 when we moved in, but aren't trendy enough (and don't have the time) to repaint the house every few years as styles change. Notice how the rest of the cabinets in the kitchen are still light oak from 20 years ago... They'll probably stay that way until we win the lottery and buy new cabinets ;)
@@6thGearHouse Yeah, our interior was painted pale yellow about 7 years ago and we are not repainting either. Not for a good while. I was just saying that gray is out for those who might be thinking about painting something gray in the house. Instead, colors based on brown are coming back like beige, taupe, etc. Your island sure got a facelift. Good for you!