https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/c3fcea05-3c61-4bc8-abaa-dc594e622123 Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares a Viewer Tip about a good way to never lose a tape measure again. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Time: 1 hour, minimum Cost: $30 Skill Level: Beginner Tools List for Securing a Tape Measure: Measuring tape Screw gun Shopping List: Electrical box cover 2 part epoxy Magnet Screws Steps: Remove the back clip of the tape measure with a screwdriver, if desired., Use the two-part epoxy to glue the magnet to the face of the tape measure., Using the screws and screw gun, secure the electrical box cover to the desired location to store your tape measure., Once the glue has dried, stick the tape measure to the box cover., Resources: To attach the magnet to the tape measure, Tom used Gorilla Epoxy, manufactured by Gorilla Glue (http://www.gorillatough.com/). All the supplies and materials for this project, including the electrical box covers, magnets, screws, and tape measures can be found at home centers. About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite Viewer Tip | Never Lose a Tape Measure | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Sun, 17 May 2026 05:27:55 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/c3fcea05-3c61-4bc8-abaa-dc594e622123 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.