So cool that just some focus effort on your baseboard heater and you figured out the fix! I have quite a few areas in my home I need to focus on. Will make a list soon and start figuring it all out. I'm not new to DIY... have installed ceiling fans and garbage disposals, so definitely just need focus!
@patriciaalldred1036
Жыл бұрын
Sophia - what a great idea. You’re right about the little things piling up. I’m enjoying this series so much and your background jazzy music - love it.
@leannecox6427
Жыл бұрын
Sophia I have to tell you that you have inspired me to tackle things around my home and I have. I never thought I could decorate or fill holes etc. but I can and I have. I have a list like you and am so pleased to be ticking jobs off. So thank you to you for your encouragement and showing us we can do it 😊
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad! And don't you dare stopping. The more you do, the more confident you will be in doing the big tasks.
@donnaw1306
Жыл бұрын
You are correct on the piece that moves up and down. It is a damper for increasing or decreasing the amount of heat in the room.
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
I knew it! This whole thing about dust cover did not make sense. I was told you open it when you want to dust. But if I had it closed why woukd I need to dust!!!
@mickie4445
Жыл бұрын
The weather strip on the bottom of the door might be slowly pushing the piece of metal that had fallen and you placed back in place.
@juliefranc7443
Жыл бұрын
Attention to small details make a BIG difference. Looks great!
@robinbarton7581
Жыл бұрын
Sophia, it is a door for a bleeder. Our system has bleeders so if you get air in the lines you can let the air out. When you have your boiler serviced they drain the water out!
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
They bleed my pipes from the boiker room itself. There are 4 separate lines and each has a spigot. When they come in I have them bleed the pipes because I can t stand the clank clonk noises of the air in the pipes.
@robynspersonaltraining3593
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing us where your uranium glass is. I’d never heard of Uranium glass until you showed us. I also love your Milk Glass collection and I’m guessing you’ve got that collection stashed somewhere safe. Also, thank you for showing us the heating system. I’ve never seen anything like that before either. But then again, I live in Australia and it gets cold in Winter, but no snow! We get snow on the top of our mountains so we have a ski season. I know people here have what we called ducted heating, I’m guessing that is what you’re referring to as forced air. I agree with you, heated air is not the best form of heating. It is very drying. We have a solid fuel wood heater. We live in the countryside and have access to plenty of wood. I absolutely love my wood heater. We also have a split system air conditioner. In the Winter it sends heated air out. In summer it’s just a normal Air Conditioner. I just love learning all sorts of things and that’s one thing I absolutely love about your channel and you! Love your message, too. We can do things!
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
I wish we could have a wood burning stove. They re not allowed in my town.
@loiscampbell3510
Жыл бұрын
I *love* this series, Sophia! That's a good quality paint you're using. Great coverage.
@dee4174
Жыл бұрын
Interesting radiators. I have never seen any like that before. Wish my dad was still alive I'd love to show him. He was a heating and ventilating engineer.
@dorothyelizabeth1559
Жыл бұрын
We have agreed to stay in this house for 3 more years, I’ve told my husband he has 3 years to get his act together and finish off the list of things he was meant to over the years, when he finishes 1, there’s always 2 more added to the list. What I’ve realised is that he fails to understand that maintenance is an ongoing thing that never ends, like washing clothes, it never stops. Good for you to complete those pesky things, there are several in my house that should have been dealt with years ago…..hopefully will be done soon!
@louiseeiffel1014
Жыл бұрын
Looks great. Little things can make a huge difference. I love the small curio cabinet. What a find!
@colombepetite
Жыл бұрын
I am absolutely loving this series! You have encouraged me to get my own things done. Thank you! (And I am sure my husband thanks you too.) ❤
@gingerswan4879
Жыл бұрын
Sophia, I really enjoy your channel. You are an inspiration ❤
@vicki1120
Жыл бұрын
It's amaing what a litle paint can do. Your baseboards look like new!
@diannamcbride1607
Жыл бұрын
Very nice! You have THE BEST music to go with your videos! Seriously!
@Debbie.4263
Жыл бұрын
Loving this series! I hope I can tackle the long to do list in my home.
@jl1726
Жыл бұрын
We have a house from 1906 with the original radiators… so glad we don’t have forced air either.
@sandracollins7938
Жыл бұрын
It's the little things we see that others don't that bugs us!! Now the room is looking fresh & clean. Nice job❤
@flipsforfun6116
Жыл бұрын
I feel your pain I’ve been struggling with those heater covers for years 😂
@209suz
Жыл бұрын
Very well done. I started doing the little stuff too. ❤️👍
@cynthiahowe
Жыл бұрын
Omg I feel your pain. I have those same heaters in my apt and I hate them. My end pieces are curved cap like pieces that cover the whole end. One of them will not stay on so I have white duct tape on it. Luckily it's in a spot where it does not show.
@AZHITW
Жыл бұрын
7:06 Heater fins -- that's what they're called. I looked it up baseboard heaters were introduced in 1925.
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
Wow. That old? I know the house had radiators initially. I wonder when they installed these.
@CaroleofOakview
Жыл бұрын
I think this is the best one yet! Paint is amazing! Great job!
@cgd1125
Жыл бұрын
We have the same type of baseboards and they drive me crazy!! I have one in our spare room that doesn't stay together. The ones in the kitchen and dining room come apart when I mop the floors. Yours look thicker than ours. Ours are a thin metal. In the kitchen we have a corner where 2 walls meet and that one comes apart all the time. I've been dealing with them for 31 years!! My son just bought a house so after he moves I'm going to get a list going and that will be at the top. I need to figure a way to tighten them. Glad I'm not alone I never see anyone else with this problem. So happy yours is fixed.
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
Gald I am not the only one either
@cheryl1338
Жыл бұрын
I had them in the house I lived in from 1986-2011 (it was built in 1974), hated them! They either fell apart or were painted stuck in one position. Who invented these things anyway??
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
A non cleaning guy, for sure.
@denisecarter5117
Жыл бұрын
Looks a lot better. When I owned a house I did touch up paint all the time.
@susanw9630
Жыл бұрын
My husband thinks the small piece of baseboard you are having problems with is there to make it look like a traditional plinth block at the bottom of a door frame.
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
So it s for style not purpose?
@susanw9630
Жыл бұрын
@@mygreatchallenge Not just style, it's probably detachable to allow access, but fashioned in a way that makes it look like a plinth block.
@orsie200
Жыл бұрын
That was challenging, but you did it.
@jparkyeah
Жыл бұрын
Sophia the great! ❤️❤️
@janetdamboise6225
Жыл бұрын
Another great job done Sophia, you're the best!!!
@Vanessa-pm6qw
Жыл бұрын
This is awesome Sophia, you are the greatest
@marshagaravaglia8149
Жыл бұрын
Good job. Looks fabulous ❤
@JOHANNA-qd6iz
Жыл бұрын
The FIXER on youtube has a video showing you how to replace the covers for this heating.
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
Gonna check it out. They re so ugly
@Tinamar65
Жыл бұрын
Oh, I‘m early! 🤗💕
@carriebelcher8644
Жыл бұрын
Great!
@nancypeteja6560
Жыл бұрын
Awesome!😊👍
@reginaeudy9249
Жыл бұрын
I'm loving this series! What product did you use to fix the dings in your baseboards? I have some of those repairs to do.
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
Dap putty for nail holes. It s kind of a playdoh type so you can mold it to the shape you need.
@lanaritter9410
Жыл бұрын
Amazing!’
@jamiep9694
Жыл бұрын
No shame either if you have the 💲 either in hiring a handyman 😀
@lauramclaine504
Жыл бұрын
OK, so the back of the chair according to the Internet is called a fiddleback its production that type was in 1720 so we don’t know if it’s a reproduction or the real one. I could be wrong, but that’s just when I looked up the back on the Internet what it look like it’s beautiful 😻
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
It s a pretty neat chair and very comfortable. Looks like 1960s to me but high end. It has the muslin at the bottom and the straps. Nails not staples, solid carved wood. It s just the finish that s kind of meh.
@lauramclaine504
Жыл бұрын
@@mygreatchallenge I agree, and it looks beautiful with the desk to🥰
@JacquelineLP
Жыл бұрын
Anytime you see nails holding fabric on that means you have a very old piece! Score! I bet the seat is stuffed with either coir or horse hair! Very old piece you have there! If it were 1960s it would be stuffed with standard replacement seat cushion you can buy now! Usually if you remove one of the nails/furniture tacks you can tell if they are hand made or machine made! Very cool!
@patriciaconiglio6717
Жыл бұрын
@@mygreatchallengeare you thinking of refinishing the wood of the chair to match your gorgeous desk? The chair would look stunning in the dark wood.
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
I ll have to poke around. But yes I am thinking of stripping the color and staining it like the secretary
@juststoppingby390
Жыл бұрын
That lovely little curio was on the street? People are getting rid of good pieces to buy contiboard furniture. I just don't get it.
@mygreatchallenge
Жыл бұрын
If it did not serve them well anymore. They could have sold it I suppose but with this frenzy to get rid of stuff I might be part of the few still looking for curios!
@juststoppingby390
Жыл бұрын
@@mygreatchallenge that's true. Great for those of us who love these little gems though 😃
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