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Saturday, September 3, 2016

Peep Hole - Part 2 of 6 - The Tools

Fig.1 Crescent Wrench

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Hole Saw Kit

Fig.2 Open/closed-End Wrench

Needlenose pliers
Ruler
Screwdriver (flat tipped)
Vice Grips® pliers

Mrs. Black wanted a better security peep hole on her front door. These post shows the tools process.

This post shows seven steps on what tools needed for this job.

Step 1: Fig.3 shows below are the tools needed for the job. The list is on the upper left of this posts. Ideally an open end wrench is better than needlenose pliers to secure the nut. The ruler and the hole saw kit is to make sure that the size of 1-3/4 hole saw is used for the opening of the new large hole.

Fig.3 Ruler and Hole Saw

Step 2: Fig.4 shows the tools below are Vice Grips®, and Needlenose pliers. It would have been better if a Crescent Wrench with open/closed-end wrench that way there is no slippage. But those tools were in another tool box away from the work site.

Fig.4 Tools to secure hole saw

Step 3: Fig.5 shows any Hole Saw Kit will work, it does not have to be a name brand. But if that is what you have in your tool chest, use it. Fig.6 shows a 1-3/4 inch saw hole saw assembled and ready to cut the door hole.

Fig.5 Hole Saw Kit

Fig.6 Hole 1-3/4 inch saw

Step 4: Fig.7 shows the wrong tools are used to secure the hole saw to the base. The next post is the new peep hole called Giant Screen. At the top of the post on the right side shows fig.1 crescent wrench and fig.2 shows open end wrench. Those are the correct tools to secure this hole saw.

Fig.7

Step 5: Fig.8 are the Prime-Line drilling directions for U 9917 Giant Screen Viewer:

Fig.8 Prime-Line Drilling Directions

Step 6: Drills: Fig.9 is the pilot hole if the door does not have an existing peep hole. Fig.10 - 3/16 for the pilot hole that the hole saw drill bit will be used in combination with this hole.

Fig.9 - 3/32 Wood Drill for a new hole

Fig.10 - 3/16 Wood Drill

Step 7: Fig.11 shows caulking is not necessary, but if the home is in an area that rains then purchase clear silicone.

Fig.11 Caulking the sides

Peep Hole Series Below:

Part 1 of 6 - Removal

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Monday, April 6, 2015

How to Repair Kitchen Nook Wall - Part 2 of 5 - Removing Wallpaper

Fig.1 Dining room walls damages
Left, middle and right wall repair

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Diagonal cutters (cutting nails)
Razor knife and extra blades
Tarps cotton 9 ft. x 12 ft.
Vice grips pliers
Wall saw - rubber handle

My favorite client located Santa Clarita were selling their home and moving to Colorado. A Realtor checked all room in their home and she requested the repair to be addressed immediately. The kitchen nook dining room wallpaper was loose and needed repair. Two kitchen windows on the side had bad rubber seals and leaked water.

This post shows the nine steps to determine if the wall could be saved or if the wall needed to be completely replaced.

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the dining room that needed repair.
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the peeling wallpaper under the sealed window and it shows that the wall is very wet and damaged. The paper and insulation was leaking water from behind the wallpaper.

Fig.2 Peeling wallpaper

Step 3: Fig.3 shows the wallpaper underneath the main center window. Notice the mold on the left upper side of the wall. Fig.4 shows the wall is buckling under the weight of the water inside the wallboard and wall insulation. This section of the wall needs to be removed and replaced.

Fig.4 Bloated by baseboards

Fig.3 Bloated wallboard
by baseboards

Step 4: Fig.5 shows the wall on the left side of the middle window wall also damaged mostly both corners of the window wall.

Fig.5 Damaged and moldy wall

Step 5: Fig.6 shows the right side of the wall that was badly damaged. This wall was missing all the texture including the paint from the wall. It was down to the wet cardboard.

Fig.6 Wet cardboard

Step 6: Fig.7 and fig.8 shows the corner from the left side to the middle wall. The corner completely fell apart when touched from the water damage.

Fig.7 Corner fell apart

Fig.8 Wet fiberglass

Step 7: Fig.9 and fig.10 shows a drywall saw removing wet wallboard.

Fig.9 Cut area

Fig.10 Square area for repair

Step 8: Fig.11 and fig.12 shows the use of vice grip pliers removing sheetrock nails from the studs. Hard to replace the wallboard if an existing nail is there in the wood stud. The new wall will not be level if there is anything that prevent the wallboard from being attached to the wood stud.

Fig.11 Removed nails

Fig.12 Vice-grips

Step 9: Fig.13 shows that diagonal cutter are used to remove the rusted nails from the inside of the baseboard. Fig.14 shows that the wall was so badly decomposed that the most of the wall sections needed to be replaced.

Fig.13 Diagonal cutters

Fig.14 Damaged Wall

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