We had this conversation at home this weekend as I turned to YouTube to help us with a moving dilemma.
We were moving S and DIL into their first home. Two story older home. Spare bedroom full size mattress and box springs up the stairs and around the turn with no problem. Queen sized mattress, no problem. Queen sized box springs, NO GO. Nada. Not moving. After putting a couple dents in the wall ( ) we started brainstorming - at least I did!
I did discover that they sell two piece box springs that snap together once laid in the bed frame. That would have worked, but cost extra $$$$. I ended up finding an old This Old House video where they removed the thin fabric on the box springs, made a couple of cuts in the wood on the edges and basically folded the box springs like a book. TOTALLY WORKED! Once they got it up in the bed frame the video showed how to insert screws to reattach the side wood pieces. Cash $$$!
Will have to repair the nicks in the wall.
How has a YouTube video saved the day in your DIY, project, or dilemma???
As one kid told me in third grade, “You can learn anything on youtube.” We have used Youtube to learn how to frame walls, lay tile, make crepes, do anything related to computers. I would say the better question is what shouldn’t you turn to youtube for: relationship advice!
Years ago I could have used the Queen sized box springs fix - but it was before the internet. We ended up downsizing to a full/double bed instead, as our furniture’s bed frame was adjustable to either queen or full size.
I’m getting pretty adventurous about using YouTube to fix or make things.
Off the top of my head: replacing lights on my SUV, installing a trailer hitch receiver on my son’s car and my SUV, splicing rope (both knots and to extend length of line or to make soft shackle fasteners), replacing batteries in various sealed units from car key fobs to my boat’s sealed compass, diagnosing trailer wiring issues, etc.
I have to watch a YouTube video every year when I want to light the pilot light on my gas fireplace. I usually only turn it on at the beginning of winter and keep the fireplace on all winter long. By next winter, I’ve forgotten how to do it.
I watched one the other day on how to change the battery in my key fob.
Lots of projects. I transformed the dirty carpet floors to laminated wood floors, for one. When my bathtub started leaking water from the side with water dripping down into my garage, I re-did the side wall tiles, for another, etc. I also use YouTube just to get some DIY ideas and make them my own way. The most recent one was making four birdhouses for my backyard. I also made my own golf driving range using a fish net and PVC pipe as frames. Etc.
I was in a hurry to return a rental car to the airport and stopped for gas. I could NOT find the lever to open the door to the gas cap. I looked everywhere I could think of, with no luck. I finally pulled up youtube and found a video about it! It was in a really weird place. Don’t remember the make of the car or where I found it, just that it was in a very odd spot.
I’ve used YouTube for more DIY projects and quick fixes than I can recount. My favorite was a tutorial on after-chemo makeup to help me draw in realistic eyebrows so I wouldn’t look like an alien. So much better than the hospital-sponsored makeup session.
Lol! With all the baking videos, I was thinking a ballet bun was a baked good until looking it up. We have also learned many things vía YouTube videos—how to replace old key fob casing with new without paying lots of $$$ and replace batteries. H watches many YouTube videos on wood working and home maintenance.
How to get a very stuck Moen cartridge out.
How to figure out where the wiring runs in the walls (and what gizmo to buy for that on Amazon)
How to do “level 5” drywall install
We used it to fix our refrigerator. It looked dead but we looked it up and it showed us how to replace the motherboard. For $100 and very little time our fridge works great.
After Harvey our sprinkler system blew. YouTube showed us how to fix it.
Numerous other repairs from the washer to the garage door.
I use it all the time to help me with how to do various quilting techniques.
) we started brainstorming - at least I did!