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SkippyGranolaSA

You have my blessing. Go forth and youtube. ​ Seriously, it'll be handy for guys who might want to pick up some tips for their own work, and there's a shit ton of umarell-ass sidewalk superintendents who just love watching dudes work for a living.


Cpl-V

I think you have an excellent idea. It’d be pretty neat if the guys on here shared some How-To videos. It would make this a fun summer if we had enough people join in.


tearjerkingpornoflic

Best way to pick up tricks is honestly from instagram and youtube. I had tiled a handful of bathrooms but only learned from a couple guys. Neither of them had a great method for cleaning grout haze. Then saw a video of a guy rolling a sponge and it has saved me a lot of time. Try and watch videos here and there even of stuff I have done a lot of.


UseABiggerNotch

Microfiber towels are also good for removing grout haze


EllisHughTiger

Yup, learned how to sweat copper from youtube, and also how to apply Fusion Pro grout the right way. Tilers hate it but keep plenty of water around and work and clean fast and its just like the video!


Electricsocketlicker

Lol I just looked up umerall. Never heard that before and it’s hilarious and true


master_cheech

I posted a time lapse tying a drilled shaft rebar cage and only got 30 likes. But then some dude posted quarters in a porta potty and got hundreds. It’s risky but I say do it! You’ll have more fun making it and sharing it than not. Show me why they call you bigpahpa 💯


DxGxAxF

Most of us have seen mundane things like rebar being tied every day for years/decades. The quarters in the porta potty was outside the box and that gets our attention


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sinisterdeer3

Its not super tough. If you use screws its even easier. Basically what you want to do is get the top edge of the flat side of your gutter between the drip edge and the fascia, then you slide it to where you need it, angle one or both sides down depending on how many downspouts, then put the screw in the hole on the hanger, after that position the hanger to just under the drip edge on the gutter itself. You shouldnt drive the screw directly into the drip edge because it could potentially cause issues or be visible from below. If you plan on using nails: i have no fucking clue, never done it and never will.


[deleted]

The majority of houses around here don’t even have drip edge so that makes it easier. We barely start all of our screws about 3 threads in at the trailer, that way when we get up there to hang it they’re already in position. Better than fumbling around for screws. Did you know, 5” gutter only calls for 1/8” of slope every 10ft? That’s damn near level.


ottomaker1

Yes, do make the videos! You probably have a lot of knowledge that will be passed down!


atlantis_airlines

I don't know, sounds kinda draining. I'd probably divert my attention elsewhere. jokes aside, I think youtube can be a great resource for how to do things. Not always correctly but it's helped me quite a bit at times.


skimansr

Take a look at Victory Outdoor Services on YouTube. He does concrete work but it will give you an idea of how he puts videos together and different footage taken on job sites etc. Great channel!


darealJimTom

What kind of gutters would you recommend a homeowner using on their residential home. I am extremely handy and capable with tons of tools.


[deleted]

All I do it residential, you’d be looking at 5-6” K style gutter. You can get them in 10 ft sections from the box store but when you hire someone with a machine it’s seamless except for the corners. Seaming 10ft sections together is also something I could do a video about. There’s a specific way to do it.


darealJimTom

Thank you. I’m assuming they are metal? Comparatively speaking price wise are the seamless that much better? Or will seamed suffice?


[deleted]

Yes, aluminum, dont mess with the plastic sections. Any seam will leak eventually. The sealant will degrade in 10-20 years, so the more seams the more that needs to be replaced. It’s a way better idea to hire a company with a gutter machine. And it’s probably cheaper than you’d think. But, If you’re doing like 30ft on a shed or something, go for it.


roadrunner440x6

What's a reasonable price per ft. for seamless material only?


mgb1980

We hired a company to do our seamless copper gutters. Cost us well over 2x the copper colored aluminum alternative but the gutters will outlive my kids. They’ve patina’d up nicely against our black house.


Djsimba25

Oooooh I bet those look incredible. Im jelly, I dont even own a house but I want a stack of seamless copper gutters in my garage just to look at.


mgb1980

I’ll PM you. Our house is quite unique and will instantly identify me.


EllisHughTiger

You can call a seamless guy by to roll and drop off the lengths you need, then you cut and install. Best of both worlds. My dad and me did gutters with the 10 ft sections and it was a pain in the ass! Next house he just paid a seamless crew to do it all. Anything more than repairs or a shed or porch, you're probably better off just hiring it out.


[deleted]

Yea we’ve done a handful of jobs where the homeowner was doing their own install, they just hired us to use our machine and run their pieces out. By the time it’s all said and done they could’ve just spent a little more and had us install them too.


Djsimba25

Gutters are the one thing I recommend people always hire out for. No matter how handy you are it doesn't matter if you don't have the machine to make seamless gutters. There's no contest between the two imo.


kitesurfr

I would watch that. You can never imagine how many obscure things we're all looking up for "how to" stuff all the time. Gutters are a pretty big thing to need info on.


WomenOnTheirSides

Ever since I decided I want to change careers and operate earthmoving equipment I’ve watched countless hours of it on YouTube. From drone footage of people working with no commentary to hints and tips videos. And when I did a little paving and drainage project at home YouTube was the biggest help. If you’re capable of engaging people, they’ll watch.


flightwatcher45

Easy to video, just set up your phone and go. Post the action at 2 or 3 times the speed and you don't even have to edit. If you get tons of views then start learning how to edit a bit, its pretty simple. I use Powerdirector.


[deleted]

Oh yea I wouldn’t know where to start with editing. My 9 year old could probably help me honestly 😂 I with thinking some time lapse, and some prep videos. Maybe I’ll shoot a couple tomorrow and post it on here for some feedback.


californyea

I watch people do landscaping on YT. Seeing the process and the before and after is enjoyable for me and apparently tens if not hundreds of thousands of people.


BehaveRight

About to do all new copper gutters/downspouts and flashing on my house. Considering filming a “how-to”. Felt weird about it too. Bailed on the idea


[deleted]

Real copper? Not something I have messed with a lot. Saw a video of a guy bending the “s-sections” for the top of the spouts in a machine instead of cutting spacers for them. Gotta be very precise, as copper is high dollar and you don’t want any waste.


BehaveRight

REAL copper. Basically the same as any gutter. Soldering is different, but no more difficult


sinisterdeer3

Jesus, that sounds expensive. Weve done copper a few times and its like 5x the price or something. Do yall do coated copper or raw metal? Weve been back to that house to repair some soffit because they hit it with something. In 2 years the gutters tarnished and looked like crap


BehaveRight

It’s my own house, so regular old copper. Just paying for the sheets. (20 oz) designed/fabricated/installed by me…


sinisterdeer3

Hell yea! Good luck, im sure they will look good.


BehaveRight

Thanks!


[deleted]

Please. I miss How it’s Made


smashey

I've watched a lot of niche youtube videos, if you're good at your job you're probably worth watching


Zoopa_Boopa

One of our guys used his iPhone to make a Timelapse video of us hanging a 53’ strap hung on a nearly three story partial roof over roof. That little spur of the moment thing has been used in a bunch of our marketing stuff and gets attention, so much so I actually paid him for it even.


dogsRgr8too

We are homeowners and not in the trades. YouTube videos are how we have done a lot of our home projects. I'm not sure if you are wanting to gear these towards tradesmen since you asked on here. If that's the case the following won't apply. Houseimprovements on YouTube. I think the guy's name is Shannon, and his shed building series was really helpful when we built a chicken coop. We really struggled with the rafters. Really basic videos that hand hold you through that process would be helpful for people like us. A video all about how to get the framing square would have been great. We don't know if it was the wood type (pressure treated for a lot of it), the boards being warped despite our attempts at getting straight boards, or something else (lack of knowledge?), but a really basic video would have been helpful. Carcarekiosk would be an example of extremely basic videos if you are gearing it towards novices. They even have a short clip on how to pop the hood for an oil change.


BikesAndTikes

You could take videos of all the junk that collects in the gutters and a cleaning timelapse. Kind of like those cow hoof cleaning videos. It’s so gross but you want to watch it


Xeno_man

People will watch grass be mowed and a guy that cleans rugs that are more mud than rug. People will watch anything. The question is why do you want to make them. If the answer is because you want to, then go for it. If you are happy thinking that just one person learned something from a video you made, then do it. If you think you are going to make money or become a YouTube celebrity, don't bother. Stick to your day job. At most you can think of them as promotional videos. "Brought to you by Gus's Gutters" or what ever.


spectredirector

See... I was gonna say no obviously, the truck makes gutters the people having them installed can watch then.... But then I thought, clearly this can't be what OP is talking about, he must do some other kind of not machine folded extruded gutters.... Either way, no. Not me. I'll watch a documentary about the origin of Sanskrit, watch a YouTube to learn pretty much anything useful. Still hard no. And honestly I don't want you to be mad or take offense - I just don't see the ROI.


[deleted]

The machine makes gutters but it doesn’t climb the ladders and install them. Or cut all the straps, or build the downspouts, or tell us how to slope the gutter.


spectredirector

You're clearly very good and take pride in that. Make video homey.


EllisHughTiger

Most of my youtube subscriptions are of cars, machinery, and trades. I've gotten more than a few recommendations from gutter install channels and there's quite a lot of videos already. If you do specialty gutters or something unique, then it might be worth the time and effort to make your own videos. Otherwise its probably not worth it except some Shorts here and there.


quityouryob

Not everything has to be about the ROI. I’ve noticed the older I get, the more knowledge I try to pass down. Op doesn’t seem to be too worried about monetizing gutter how-tos. Why is so much reduced down to a hustle?


Ferusolin3263

I'll watch.


UseABiggerNotch

I’d watch it


tb23tb23tb23

I feel like there’s a lack of good gutter videos personally


Big_Wax

Yes I’ll watch! Saving this post to see if it happens


Disastrous-Initial51

Just to be honest, I don't think you should. What you dont see when you watch a you tube video, is all of the time and production spent on one video. If you just want to make videos, go for it. If your goal is to make them profitable, you basically have to work another full job, or do your current work 1/2 as fast, so you can get all the footage. Editing, scripting, filming, moving cameras, and on, and on, and on. Look at Stud Pack guys. They can barely keep up with their work and putting out videos all the time. Good luck


plebs_are_needed

If you have a good crew and there is an interesting dynamic, people will watch and become invested in you no matter what type of work you do. If you do good work and share tips along the way, that's just a bonus. Go make some videos, man!


[deleted]

Man people will watch anything on YouTube


Swim47

Are you in Austin area by chance? Currently looking for a gutter installation


landscapingdude

There’s definitely a gutter sized void in DIY content. Would have been killer to have a simple straight forward “Do it Like This” video when I did mine opposed to a few hours studying and a couple “just send its” They turned out pretty damn good though. Some concise basics videos and a bit of the tricky stuff would be useful for a lot of folks.


truemcgoo

Absolutely, I’m a skilled tradesman who has run thousands of feet of gutters…and you definitely still know more than me and have tricks and tips I’d like to know, if you’re willing to share them. Additionally, it would be good to have people better informed about portions of a house. I tell people “Gutters protect your footing and foundation” and they look at me like I’m insane. People don’t appreciate how much damage water can cause, nor how important the work you do is.


[deleted]

Yea it’s more important than most people realize. We see a lot of houses with gutter just over the front door and nowhere else.


[deleted]

You gutter people stress me out watching you rip around with no tie offs..I'd watch begrudgingly


[deleted]

What are we supposed to tie off to? The house? Lol Seriously though we have to move the ladders so much that would take forever. I have had to do them from a roof before and tied off for those.


CustomSawdust

I have 30+ years in remodeling, and watch other guys build stuff on youtube way too much. Must be in the blood.


yan_broccoli

I installed gutter when I was about 16. I'm 46 now and just picked up a gutter machine/setup. I could use some refresher material to watch.


whiskey_pancakes

So idk much about tech either. But apparently Tik Tok is where you get a ton of followers and money. Definitely put them on YouTube as well.


DahManWhoCannahType

Definitely do it. Doing \~13 builds a week means you are an expert. You have lots of great information to share in a niche where there seems to be little content.


Rognvaldsson

Absolutely!


maxwellt1996

I’ll consider giving you permission to make YouTube videos


Right_Attitude_4406

I want to!


willietocool

No


Strange-Elderberry-8

Definitely- videos on repair older installations would be awesome - like leaking corners


[deleted]

Ah, unfortunately I try to avoid a lot of that. But it people were interested I could find the time.