Best Tool For DIY Project

[Peter Sanchez]

The best tool for a DIY project isn't something you find in an aisle in Home Depot.  It's...YouTube! 

I come from a long line of contractors, so although it's not my job I am pretty comfortable with most DIY projects.  I was thinking about tackling something that I hadn't done before (tankless water heater) and went on YouTube and found a goldmine of how to videos.

If you've never sweated copper pipe, put in crown molding or rewired something and want to learn how, I highly recommend going on there. There's some great info on there for people wanting to learn how to do some projects.  I think it's also great even if you don't want to do it, because if you know what's involved in a repair (and what the building code requires) you can better supervise your workers if you hire out the repairs.  

[Stephen S.]

You may be too young to remember them - but long ago they had these things called books.  You, when wanting or needing to learn something, either bought the books or borrowed the books or went to the library - and then read them.  In the books were words and pictures.  I know because I have a big wall of those antiques. <g>

Although I still do consult them from time to time - looking at them on their shelves does make me smile when I think of what it was like before the internet. <g>  

stephen
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'Originally posted by @Kyle B.:

@Peter Sanchez, I had never touched a piece of trim in my life. Spent three hours learning how to install crown molding mainly through YouTube videos and ended up installing it in my entire condo. Needless to say, I went through a lot of caulk as well, but the end result turned out pretty nice. Used YouTube when installing my hardwood floors and bathroom tile as well. I agree, 

YouTube is awesome for things like this. It just makes me wonder how people ever learned new stuff before the internet.