There are two types of people in this world, the one that's at least tries to achieve stuff and usually do and the other one that hate's on people who at least try yet don't really achieve much their self...well done to this man.
Completely agree with you. Besides that old building were built better and stronger I wonder if they had to asked permission how to build their property. Probably not 🤪 but those buildings are still standing strong.
He is so cute saying how easy everything is I love it! Most contractors want to make their jobs sound so hard that no one but them can do it right! He is very honest and awesome! Great teacher! Thank you for sharing!
My in-laws had similar insulation, and when I went to work on the porch -- to find what was stinking so much -- just a few years later, the insulation was full of critters along with their poo. Mice and chipmunks made nests and tunnels everywhere! We will be building a 16' x 20' addition this summer, but we'll be doing it on a FPFS slab. Great video!
The guys commenting negatively are the first ones to claim there people were here first. I bet the log cabins they built weren’t up to code either. This guy is right on and got it down. Sticks and bricks the first rule of real estate.
I love the way you are dropping the material as you are showing it's uses. I really do enjoy it. You are moving fast and getting stuff done. You explain things just enough to get what direction you are headed. I enjoy not having to hear about leveling everything, squaring it and such. Most people get that part naturally.
@@richardbeto1615 yea, unfortunately he died of bladder cancer on May 4th 2020. Poor guy, he had so much greatness in him, making crosses for victims of the shootings in Vegas .
@@kennethpickens1228 I know. This guy had a big heart. It's a shame I never got to meet him, I live an hour or so from Aurora so I was pretty close. I stumbled across his Al Capone car video that's how I knew him on youtube.
I love this guy, this room will last his life just fine. Problems later..probably. He saved a lot of money and he's happier than the guy who pays a pro!
I had to post a reply to you because its not just the fact that this is done so wrong but that he is Charging money for this (He is pretending to be a contractor) If you check out 33:17 he says customer!!! Well how would you like to pay out your hard earned money for something that very low quality of finish and is structurally unsound from day one and after a few freeze thaw cycles those improperly mortared bricks are going to start to fail!! Framing is wrong!! heat runs are wrong!! this whole thing is just wrong!!
You know I give this man a lot of respect. I’ve been doing this 25 years dealing with inspectors getting permits for stuff. Would this pay inspection code maybe not. I hope he’s proud of it . Cause it is hard work . I give him credit for that . A lot of people don’t know shit even some license contractors s it came out nice it’s solid . Looks good . Well he didn’t take no short cuts that’s for sure . I know a lot of lic contracters that take short cut . Sometimes don’t even insulate. It may not pass inspection but he did work hard on it . We learn as we go what makes experience and u get better on what u do . Learn from small mistakes . Jobs done he got paid and walk away w pride you did a good job. Some guys afraid to take on jobs like this . I get permits for all my exstention s if there a mistake or forgot something I learn from it it what makes me a better contractor. For the next project. Don’t get caught doing this in New York with out permit cause now they lock u up. Lol or a crazy big fine. You did a good job. At least u didn’t walk of the job . U started it n finished it . That’s a winner to me .
And the next owner of this house can just take it up the wazoo when this room pulls away from the existing house because it's foundation is not properly built not is it pinned. You are an idiot.
You did a great job,. there's always idiots that want to put people down no mater what . but you did a great job thanks for the video , Jessie from Romeoville Illinois
I love that most of the people criticizing this video can't even construct (pun intended) a sentence or a worthwhile explanation of what was wrong. I don't see them posting videos of their work...guess they figured that they'll do the trolling rather than getting trolled.
True, Many people post complain, trolling or whatever... When i think its appropriate to say were is the mistake and why. Instead of offending and trying to look like pro. Because this is famous in YT now. In every **** video there are always pro, expert, veteran ect... but just SOME of them are polity and try to re-educate were its the mistake so people can be aware of it...
Now if only he knew what he was doing he could be useful. This is why i thank god i have a brother that worked 20 years in construction. So i dont have to pay some guy that claims to be professional to ruin my house. 👍
I'm planning to build two decks around my house and I've watched a lot of videos on construction and have visited some sites, DIY and otherwise. This has to be the top one for clarity because of three things: explanations were clear, the video was supportive of the explanations and you could hear the commentary. In other words you could HEAR and SEE it. As far as the contractors making criticism, I appreciated those who justified their attacks with--what we call--information. Most of the self- professed pros revealed an insecurity that betrayed a fear of the trend of people doing their own work. When that happens contractors understandably lose money. I hire contractors when its necessary, not when a "professional" wants me to. Keep making videos DreamCar. I'll watch.
Started building and remodeling houses in Mass, R.I., Conn, and N,H.when I was 13 and built my first Cape Cod for $18K when I was 17..... which recently sold for $344K. "...and possibly not get KILLED!" I *really* liked that one! Thanks! Great video..and advice!
what a bunch of nit pickers some of you commenters are .this little addition will outlive us all.he did a acceptable job(for this project).i have seen worse jobs by so called contractors.
You can modify your HVAC ductwork yourself. I would highly suggest that you do not repeat any of this persons work. And if you’re going to add a register, make sure that you do the math, because if you tie into a 4 inch duck work like this moron did you’re going to take away air that might be feeding to a second floor which would make that zone very uncomfortable and hard to control zone.
Yeah well you learned wrong because he used the wrong size duct and boot, plus tied into another run and that's not how you do this. Plus you have to make sure your furnace produces enough car's to handle the additional run. So no you cant and that's why these videos are crap because it's highly uneducated
If you are the homeowner, great job, especially if it passed inspection. But...If you're a contractor, I'd personally make you tear this out and rebuild the entire thing again on your time and dime.
honestly speaking every contractor will come behind every contractor and find something. every contractor does things just a tad different. finish results are the same. there's new construction that's inspected and also built wrong. We all can do better. no one is exempt
Well done. I think that this is very informative. As a builder, I would have done much the same on my home. I appreciate your approach to basic engineering problems and how you have been thoughtful about how to illustrate what your process is and how you have taken this whole project to completion.
i ❤️ this video it’s so detailed step by step he makes it 👀 look so easy this makes me want to do this now and like 👨 he makes it look like this job will get done in ☝️ one day i 🤔 think i can get it done in ☝️ day too 😆 lol he did an awesome job oh wowww i’m glad he got it ✅ done before it ⛄️ ❄️ snowed
I very much enjoyed watching you work on this and I learned a good bit also. I liked you up positive attitude and you got straight to the point and made it fun to watch as well as showed how it can be done if someone who is fairly handy.
Liked you taking care of things, such as steps and rails, etc. I encountered a contractor tried to save is ten bucks of material and costed me one thousand dollars at the end.
Thank you for this video! I think most ppl this day and time get too caught up in things they dont know and understand.First: This video was uploaded in 2013.... alot has changed since then! Second: Not every state( let alone a rural town or municipality ), has the same building codes. Lol! Our area just recently changed the code for putting a new septic tank in for any new home. when my children were very young, I got divorced and moved back to my hometown. I bought me a trailer to live in and resettle. I just ran septic lines into my parents existing lines, and hooked up my home to it! It was perfectly legal! Local codes here, are even different than in the city ( which is in a county of about 20,000 ppl total!).
NIce! Only things I would have done differently is space the heat vent off the header joist by 5" so when you put the wall in over it (3.5" + 0.5") it's spaced off the wall by 1", and tied into the heat duct so the splice T piece exits the source line horizontally, so the hot air is not forced down and then out. Pretty minor adjusts though, great job, thanks for sharing.
A WYE cut in horizontal would be good too. Also screwed in then tape. The flex should be zipped, screwed and then taped. Outer insulation rolled and zipped over that. That’s how we pros so it
Just as an additional piece of knowledge if anyone reads this. When you install the “insulated flex duct” there is panduit straps you can use instead of tape. It’s the same as a zip tie so it makes it tight and you don’t have to worry about your tape falling off after time
haha yea I'm a woman who loves to learn and do home improvement, but no I can't lift 100 lb bags :)~ so yea I want smaller bags so that I can have the same fun of building like men can
+1. .. Bravo! .. Great extreme DIY home addition be it a modest 8' x 8' space or other. .. The critical path steps or basic's are the same. .. Intention verse method. .. The house, the mudroom addition and deck look GREAT! .. Bravo.
Oliver Aguirre that's a great suggestion IF there was no threshold of the sliding Glassdoor, even if it did settle a little bit, it won't matter. But still it would not hurt to just tie it up...
This is how people did it years ago before we got all uppity & sophisticated. Many 80-100+yr old poor & working class shotgun & crapsman homes are still standing today, and served the comforts & needs of many families that have come & gone. With the way our world & economy are going we all may have to go back to doing the best we can for ourselves & our families, because we won't be able afford to hire fancy contractors.
So many things that aren't up to code or incorrect items and items used incorrectly. He has the knowledge but he's taking wayy too many shortcuts to save costs.
They should hire this man to rebuild the New Orleans Hard Rock Cafe that just recently collapsed. He will build it strong, not just by "codes". He takes pride in his work and to me that is admirable.
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There are two types of people in this world, the one that's at least tries to achieve stuff and usually do and the other one that hate's on people who at least try yet don't really achieve much their self...well done to this man.
Completely agree with you. Besides that old building were built better and stronger I wonder if they had to asked permission how to build their property. Probably not 🤪 but those buildings are still standing strong.
He is so cute saying how easy everything is I love it! Most contractors want to make their jobs sound so hard that no one but them can do it right! He is very honest and awesome! Great teacher! Thank you for sharing!
I freakin love this guy!! So what if he's a little unorthodox. Everyone cuts a corner or two once in awhile. KEEP ON, KEEPING ON, BROTHER!!
I’M A CARPENTER AND I ENJOYED WATCHING THIS GUY SO I HAD TO SUBSCRIBE 👍🏾
My in-laws had similar insulation, and when I went to work on the porch -- to find what was stinking so much -- just a few years later, the insulation was full of critters along with their poo. Mice and chipmunks made nests and tunnels everywhere! We will be building a 16' x 20' addition this summer, but we'll be doing it on a FPFS slab. Great video!
I found this really helpful in the ‘tips’ department. 👍🏼
The guys commenting negatively are the first ones to claim there people were here first. I bet the log cabins they built weren’t up to code either. This guy is right on and got it down. Sticks and bricks the first rule of real estate.
I love the way you are dropping the material as you are showing it's uses. I really do enjoy it. You are moving fast and getting stuff done. You explain things just enough to get what direction you are headed. I enjoy not having to hear about leveling everything, squaring it and such. Most people get that part naturally.
Thank you for sharing. This has helped give me a picture of what I need for an additional room. You are such a great instructor.
Rest in peace greg. He past away.
Oh no that's a shame😪
@@richardbeto1615 yea, unfortunately he died of bladder cancer on May 4th 2020. Poor guy, he had so much greatness in him, making crosses for victims of the shootings in Vegas .
Wow I just found this rip Greg he seemed full of good information
@@kennethpickens1228 I know. This guy had a big heart. It's a shame I never got to meet him, I live an hour or so from Aurora so I was pretty close. I stumbled across his Al Capone car video that's how I knew him on youtube.
Very nice finished details.
I love this guy, this room will last his life just fine. Problems later..probably. He saved a lot of money and he's happier than the guy who pays a pro!
I had to post a reply to you because its not just the fact that this is done so wrong but that he is Charging money for this (He is pretending to be a contractor) If you check out 33:17 he says customer!!! Well how would you like to pay out your hard earned money for something that very low quality of finish and is structurally unsound from day one and after a few freeze thaw cycles those improperly mortared bricks are going to start to fail!! Framing is wrong!! heat runs are wrong!! this whole thing is just wrong!!
My bad, I didn't realize he was being paid. This is a bad job for a contractor.
Reno&RepairHow2's Most construction contractors don't need to be licensed in Illinois
You know I give this man a lot of respect. I’ve been doing this 25 years dealing with inspectors getting permits for stuff. Would this pay inspection code maybe not. I hope he’s proud of it . Cause it is hard work . I give him credit for that . A lot of people don’t know shit even some license contractors s it came out nice it’s solid . Looks good . Well he didn’t take no short cuts that’s for sure . I know a lot of lic contracters that take short cut . Sometimes don’t even insulate. It may not pass inspection but he did work hard on it . We learn as we go what makes experience and u get better on what u do . Learn from small mistakes . Jobs done he got paid and walk away w pride you did a good job. Some guys afraid to take on jobs like this . I get permits for all my exstention s if there a mistake or forgot something I learn from it it what makes me a better contractor. For the next project. Don’t get caught doing this in New York with out permit cause now they lock u up. Lol or a crazy big fine. You did a good job. At least u didn’t walk of the job . U started it n finished it . That’s a winner to me .
And the next owner of this house can just take it up the wazoo when this room pulls away from the existing house because it's foundation is not properly built not is it pinned. You are an idiot.
Great comment tony! So true. Your a gentleman
Kudos to the camera operator, great job showing everything one needs to see.
stratienco $2000 later he was still building on something that should it ben $500
Dammm this guy is a jack of ALL TRADES but MASTER OF NONE !!!!!!!
You did a great job,. there's always idiots that want to put people down no mater what .
but you did a great job thanks for the video , Jessie from Romeoville Illinois
I love that most of the people criticizing this video can't even construct (pun intended) a sentence or a worthwhile explanation of what was wrong. I don't see them posting videos of their work...guess they figured that they'll do the trolling rather than getting trolled.
True, Many people post complain, trolling or whatever... When i think its appropriate to say were is the mistake and why. Instead of offending and trying to look like pro. Because this is famous in YT now. In every **** video there are always pro, expert, veteran ect... but just SOME of them are polity and try to re-educate were its the mistake so people can be aware of it...
a guy no need to swear damn
This man speaks so, we understand what he is doing. thanks
Now if only he knew what he was doing he could be useful. This is why i thank god i have a brother that worked 20 years in construction. So i dont have to pay some guy that claims to be professional to ruin my house. 👍
Impressive! ⛷️💨🏂🌫️🗽
I'm planning to build two decks around my house and I've watched a lot of videos on construction and have visited some sites, DIY and otherwise. This has to be the top one for clarity because of three things: explanations were clear, the video was supportive of the explanations and you could hear the commentary. In other words you could HEAR and SEE it. As far as the contractors making criticism, I appreciated those who justified their attacks with--what we call--information. Most of the self- professed pros revealed an insecurity that betrayed a fear of the trend of people doing their own work. When that happens contractors understandably lose money. I hire contractors when its necessary, not when a "professional" wants me to. Keep making videos DreamCar. I'll watch.
I like your enthusiasm sir. Keep up the hard work.
Started building and remodeling houses in Mass, R.I., Conn, and N,H.when I was 13 and built my first Cape Cod for $18K when I was 17..... which recently sold for $344K.
"...and possibly not get KILLED!"
I *really* liked that one!
Thanks! Great video..and advice!
Fun guy to watch.....way to go. Build that room....decent looking job
Absolutely a great job!!
I love this guy's videos. So relaxing.
what a bunch of nit pickers some of you commenters are .this little addition will outlive us all.he did a acceptable job(for this project).i have seen worse jobs by so called contractors.
This guy is a contractor? I first thought he was a homeowner. Nice outcome.
He definitely enjoyed the whole process of building the add-on. Awesome.
I like how he always takes that extra step to make sure it’s perfect. Good job keep the amazing work.
i gotta say i am impressed and thank you. u r the kinda ppl who keep the internet hospitable.
Thanks :)
What a good git er done guy with a sharing info attitude. Thanks for the video.
You are one hard working dude! God Bless!
Awesome video..He makes building a house extension seem way easier!
What I learned: A union heating guy grossly overcharges and we can do it ourselves for a fraction of the cost. Thanks!
You can modify your HVAC ductwork yourself. I would highly suggest that you do not repeat any of this persons work. And if you’re going to add a register, make sure that you do the math, because if you tie into a 4 inch duck work like this moron did you’re going to take away air that might be feeding to a second floor which would make that zone very uncomfortable and hard to control zone.
James Smith They just see someone doing work without understanding anything behind it. Mindless cheap zombies
Yeah well you learned wrong because he used the wrong size duct and boot, plus tied into another run and that's not how you do this. Plus you have to make sure your furnace produces enough car's to handle the additional run. So no you cant and that's why these videos are crap because it's highly uneducated
If you are the homeowner, great job, especially if it passed inspection. But...If you're a contractor, I'd personally make you tear this out and rebuild the entire thing again on your time and dime.
You sure take pride in your work. Thanks for sharing
honestly speaking every contractor will come behind every contractor and find something. every contractor does things just a tad different. finish results are the same. there's new construction that's inspected and also built wrong. We all can do better. no one is exempt
Dr. Shaun C. Rice wrong
That's not even the issue here. Shit either meets code requirements or it doesn't.
Well done. I think that this is very informative. As a builder, I would have done much the same on my home. I appreciate your approach to basic engineering problems and how you have been thoughtful about how to illustrate what your process is and how you have taken this whole project to completion.
Motivational speaker.
This guy is awesome. Perfect? No. But he's getting it done and he's proud of his work. Good for him!
The building inspector must be on vacation. Nice room.
Omg 😂 this has to be the funniest contractor, that drawing did it! lmao
It actually looked really good by hand.
He did a solid job much respect 👍🏼
I think this guy done excellent work, excellent job. It is what it is.
I will hire this guy
Wow some people are such haters. This is an excellent video. Keep up the good work!
You're joking right?
Wow that
He used a piece of tape as a band aid for his thumb
@@MrRadar88 Surely he's not joking. And don't call him Shirley.
AGREED GREAT JOB.
Thank you for taking the time to record this all, explain it all, and post it. Rock on
i ❤️ this video it’s so detailed step by step he makes it 👀 look so easy this makes me want to do this now and like 👨 he makes it look like this job will get done in ☝️ one day i 🤔 think i can get it done in ☝️ day too 😆 lol he did an awesome job oh wowww i’m glad he got it ✅ done before it ⛄️ ❄️ snowed
feel so relaxed watching this ..lol
I very much enjoyed watching you work on this and I learned a good bit also. I liked you up positive attitude and you got straight to the point and made it fun to watch as well as showed how it can be done if someone who is fairly handy.
Liked you taking care of things, such as steps and rails, etc. I encountered a contractor tried to save is ten bucks of material and costed me one thousand dollars at the end.
At first I couldn’t see the big picture. Then after you finish the project it looks real nice and professional. 👍
Right or wrong he’s an honest hardworking gentleman. Nice job !
This guy should be given his own comedy show, it would be an instant hit.
He looks like he fits right in on that program Cheers.
Thank you for this video! I think most ppl this day and time get too caught up in things they dont know and understand.First: This video was uploaded in 2013.... alot has changed since then!
Second: Not every state( let alone a rural town or municipality ), has the same building codes. Lol! Our area just recently changed the code for putting a new septic tank in for any new home. when my children were very young, I got divorced and moved back to my hometown. I bought me a trailer to live in and resettle. I just ran septic lines into my parents existing lines, and hooked up my home to it! It was perfectly legal! Local codes here, are even different than in the city ( which is in a county of about 20,000 ppl total!).
NIce! Only things I would have done differently is space the heat vent off the header joist by 5" so when you put the wall in over it (3.5" + 0.5") it's spaced off the wall by 1", and tied into the heat duct so the splice T piece exits the source line horizontally, so the hot air is not forced down and then out. Pretty minor adjusts though, great job, thanks for sharing.
A WYE cut in horizontal would be good too. Also screwed in then tape. The flex should be zipped, screwed and then taped. Outer insulation rolled and zipped over that. That’s how we pros so it
Just as an additional piece of knowledge if anyone reads this. When you install the “insulated flex duct” there is panduit straps you can use instead of tape. It’s the same as a zip tie so it makes it tight and you don’t have to worry about your tape falling off after time
this guy is awsome! I love the forms for laying his block.
Thanks for sharing. We're wanting to add on a small room so this video definitely helped!
Damn, I do construction but this guy makes it look easy.
haha yea I'm a woman who loves to learn and do home improvement, but no I can't lift 100 lb bags :)~ so yea I want smaller bags so that I can have the same fun of building like men can
He said ha ha too bad . Lol
😂🤣😭😭😭😭😭
I learned a heck of a lot by watching this
You go, pops!
Love it!
You make things look so easy.. Good job
+1. .. Bravo! .. Great extreme DIY home addition be it a modest 8' x 8' space or other. .. The critical path steps or basic's are the same. .. Intention verse method. .. The house, the mudroom addition and deck look GREAT! .. Bravo.
Miss you Greg. Rest in peace.
Thank you, amigo. You make it look simple.
too Kool, I got a kick out of this down to earth guy doing his own work..... all the details to do it yourself and more real about.
Was anyone else waiting for this guy to go through that floor on the side that had no joists?
Great video.
Taylor made for guys like me who are "constructionally challenged".
bluewater454 haha your cool!
Once I saw him in his overalls and jean hoodie I lost it . Absolutely adorable
Thank you! I wish i could hang out with you!
Well done that man. What would we do without 'doers' like him?
lol, I liked your comment about the 60lb bags.
Excellent job. This is called getting it done.
Only thing I would do away with are the stair rails. Those things will be the first to fall apart of the whole project. Rot Iron would be better imo.
Love what you did with the stairs! You make everything look so easy, and explain it so well.
"Alot of little people are building things". Loved your video man!
ItsLaneinBama well spoken! I'm am a KB-1 license holder in Az.
It gets the job done for sure, you clearly care about doing a good job and you're willing to show people what you're doing which takes balls online.
As a suggestion, tie foundation ad-ons to the existing foundation. So the ad-one don't settle separate from the house
Oliver Aguirre that's a great suggestion IF there was no threshold of the sliding Glassdoor, even if it did settle a little bit, it won't matter. But still it would not hurt to just tie it up...
Don't listen to the negativity looks great great job
This is a good home improvement video nice to see Americans doing their own work.
Looks nice, it will be fine. I wish more people worked as hard.
I am proud of you, thinking of building one for myself too.
This would be a better world if we had more men like him
Wish he was my dad. I love this type of work sir.
Beautiful job, thanks
Am i the only one there thinks "Alone home" when i see him ?
Reminded me of Vito Spatafore from the sopranos during his stint as a contractor
Home alone? Lol
LOL now that u mention it !
"It's so easy...anyone can do it...even an amateur..." times 100! ;0)
theladychamLV they said that when the inspector showed up this guy took off running and he never stopped till he got to Mexico
This is how people did it years ago before we got all uppity & sophisticated. Many 80-100+yr old poor & working class shotgun & crapsman homes are still standing today, and served the comforts & needs of many families that have come & gone. With the way our world & economy are going we all may have to go back to doing the best we can for ourselves & our families, because we won't be able afford to hire fancy contractors.
Very well done. Thanks for sharing.
I totally enjoyed your video, it is very informative. Thank you for taking the time to share your many years of experience with us.
Omg wasn't until the end of the vid I realised.this was for a customer .omfg .
So many things that aren't up to code or incorrect items and items used incorrectly. He has the knowledge but he's taking wayy too many shortcuts to save costs.
Great job, and thanks for exposing the trolling contractors who would have charged 10x in the name of building codes.
They should hire this man to rebuild the New Orleans Hard Rock Cafe that just recently collapsed. He will build it strong, not just by "codes". He takes pride in his work and to me that is admirable.
He made it this long thinking it’s called a “sangwich”. That’s amazing. A bologna and cheese sangwich. Lol. Awesome.
it's called sandwich learn how to spell
@@Jacob-ke6cj Not sure you understand anything in life, much less my tiny CZcams comment.
That's awesome, thank you for uploading this really good guide as to the process of an extension well done. Keep up the good work.
Now I want to build my own cosy little room lol
Amazing work!... That deck is beautiful. Genius work!!!