hey Ken, another great video. I agree with you in that all the years I was a carpenter, I never met a sparky or a plumber who ever cleaned up their messes. Didn't matter if it was commercial, industrial or residential construction, they would just do their work and leave. Even worse were the drywall mudders because there would be glops of dried mud all over the subfloor that we would have to chip off before the flooring guys could do their work.
I thought the same. It adds more cost, labor, and in this case weight. But at the end of the day, you (or anybody else) never have to wonder or worry about an oops, short, fire, or leak.
Wow, sold the playhouse too! That picking up of the playhouse went very well! That trailer he used was nice! The Kenstead looks a little "bare." Thanks for showing how you'll wire up the lights and fan and how the switches will be. Yay, the lights work! It looks so nice with the holes cut in the returns for the lights and the soffit installed. The battens look so nice! Beautiful! Kaiya found a piece of wood to chew on again. I wondered for a second why there was so much space on that one batten. All the battens on the tiny house look wonderful. I'm glad you found most of your materials. Too bad you had to go through so many boards to find your tongue and groove boards. I hope you can find the rest of the insulation you need too! It's looking great! Thanks for this video!
Something to think about for your next tiny house transportable build. They are using stranded wire for wiring as opposed to solid. Their reasoning is because of all the vibration during transportation. It is more like a camper than a stationary house.
One can never have too many outlets. I'd put one on each side and just tag them into an existing interior circuit. Everything is LED and low draw these days... except for power tools, kitchen appliances, and hair driers. I'd also allow one dedicated outlet below the breaker panel in case they want to use an electric heater on nights when other sources may be too much. BTW, code calls for 2 circuits on a kitchen counter so you can use a microwave, toaster, and coffee pot at the same time. Hopefully you picked up an 8 circuit panel so there's room for a mini-split at some point.
@@kenskarpentry Don't know if you ever noticed, but even most 2 circuit panels are 100 amps, so it's more a matter of how many breakers you need and how much room you have.
Hey, did you know you can order from the home improvement box stores online, with free delivery to the store. That way, you know when it is ready, and you get all the pieces you need in one trip! 😊 We live in a very rural area, so we do this before driving to the city!
@@kenskarpentry I agree. If you don't pick out the boards yourself they will give you the boards with problems on them. It's best to pick it out yourself. Have a great day!
Looking good Ken. This is going to be a nice little house. Considering this is a tutorial on how to build, and I am getting some great ideas. When you were nailing the 'batons' to the side of house you were 'cross-nailing' one nail angled to right and one nail angled to left. I understood this would increase holding power, making it hard to pull off. When I built my little building for patio it was made on four heavy duty swivel casters. This makes it easy to move, but knowing the wind would also move I put trailer tong jacks on two corners to level and secure. Are you going to add corner jacks to help level? Have a great day.
Pretty cool that you sold the playhouse! Those girls will love it! And like so many other commenters, those battens really changed the look from nice to fantastic! Great lighting and metal work, too! 😁
I absolutely love projects. You are inspiring for me to do more. I'm getting ready to remodel and screen in my BBQ Barn. I'm going to try some thing different. Wish me luck!
Just be glad youre in the great white North and can ever GET Thick foam board, down here in FL you cant get anything thicker than 3/4" if youre lucky, I had to insulate some garage doors when I put a Mini Split in, and If I need inch and a half I have to do double layers......
Someone's grandkids will love their new playhouse. Now you have room to build even more things! AAACK! Twilight Zone! We saw the playhouse leave and then it is back! ;)
Great progress on the tiny house. Nice to see the playhouse going to a good home. Everything you build, sell, and leave pretty darn fast.......... retirement ehy?
With just two hands, it always takes longer than one might think, right? Patience is a virtue. Progress is progress, even if it's one or two tasks, interrupted by "pesky" errands.
I like the way that you angle the nails going thru the batten boards... 1 from the left and another close by from the right. I do ALL of my framing that way like thru sill plates into the studs and the same with top plates. I've had walls start to come apart while the bobcat hauls them from the trailer to the placement on the foundation. Angled nails - one each direction - hold 3-4 times better than straight-in nailing.
Awesome take it easy, you're quite the carpenter I mean character😂 two gardening takes a lot of work , from finger lakes New York love to have about 10 of those tiny homes for the cost estimating
The battens look amazing ken ,it made it look more enriched..just beautiful...love the lights too... congratulations on the sales of your playhouse and greenhouse....i can see why someone would want to buy them from you ,your an awesome builder with a great❤
Good morning! Hope the children have lots if fun adventures in the playhouse! Will miss seeing it in the Kenstead, so you're going to have to build another one! The battons look sharp!
Ken have they considered putting in a fresh water tank and a grey water tank underneath the floor ? they could stop at rest area's and dump the grey water and fill up the fresh water so it's always ready ...
The batton strips look real nice Ken. The HALO's look sharp too, I was inspired to install (3) Halos after watching Al' s video a year back now. I have (2) in the LR/Kitchen area & (1) at the top of the staircase to the attic, I2/2 cable throughout my house, built in the early '70's, requires a little creativity using heavy cable versus 14/2, because of the TINY boxes they come with, I put dimmers on the downstairs ceiling lights, specific to these Halo units, so now I have a 50 plus year old home with a dash of modernity... I'm 90% plus recovered from wearing out my muscles & joints, ( cortisol levels ) since the end of May, 2023. Lost a full year recovering from this dreadful situation as I'm a ' mover & shaker, ' I'm always on the move, not one to sit around watching the grass grow... Bill...
Good day Mr Ken. Hope ur family doing well. I love watching u do a project. It’s great seeing u sell everything. Makeing room for new projects. Can’t wait to see what’s next. Take care my friend 🙏🏻
Did you fasten the top of the first batten you nailed on the front? The house is really shaping up now! Give your canine supervisor a scratch behind the ears for me. Kaia is just too cute.
$89 for 250 ft. of 14-2? I have to start shopping where you do. Early this year I paid $50 for 25 ft. of 14-2, and they had it locked in a cage.Mike from Mass.
44inch to bottom of box ,nail protector over drill holes ..always run 12gage or 14 but 3 wire red blk white ground....gives extra hot for bath fans and lights ,,but what do I know lol lol..looks really great ken ,congratulations on the sale of the doll house..off too work I go 🐊🌴😎
I have a question for you Ken. How would I find a trustworthy Carpenter to build a large garage in my local area? In this case, I'm talking about Forest City Area of North Carolina. Someone very much like you. Only further south.
Yep the new normal for wire price. It was 17.00 for years occasionally jumping to 29.00. What I hate seeing more than the price is jumping through hoops paroling wire out of the prisons they have it in. Now all the tools are under lock and key too. NOT the America I knew or like seeing. I hope it’s not the new normal for this country but I fear it is😢
I love the video, now your retirement has you busy. At least your selling what you have built. So how much is the price of the tiny house? You said $18,000 so far?
@@rupe53 Because he had the trailer before he started he's only saying $2000 for the trailer. I think if you bought one like that today it would be more! Have a great weekend!
@@kenskarpentry I see, thanks! I have a neighbor in MA who put the pink rigid foam all over - on floor, walls and ceiling. Are you doing the same? And then you are doing a passive venting like in a shed with two rectangular vents - do you calculate the venting somehow?
Sorry i did not watch all the episodes... maybe you can just reply Ken - is your idea to produce more of these as a product, on demand - or is it a one off? Thank you
@@kenskarpentry I understand totally. I’m offered those steroid shots fairly often. As much pain as they create , not quite worth it. They don’t help me either. Might as well drink a glass of water; would work just as well.
Lyle only crows for Dan. That's funny. Bring out the cardboard cutout and see what happens!!! haha
Good idea. I should
I love those 'oh! There it is!' Moments when misplaced items are found
Haha right
Kiaya, the ever faithful and dedicated supervisor! The tiny house is looking top-notch, Ken. Your work is outstanding!
Thanks so much
hey Ken, another great video. I agree with you in that all the years I was a carpenter, I never met a sparky or a plumber who ever cleaned up their messes. Didn't matter if it was commercial, industrial or residential construction, they would just do their work and leave. Even worse were the drywall mudders because there would be glops of dried mud all over the subfloor that we would have to chip off before the flooring guys could do their work.
Thanks. I have had some electricians and plumbers that cleaned up after themselves.
Battens painted all 4 sides. And double nailed. Signs of a true craftsman.
Thanks
he doesnt capnail the housewrap but staples it. i think he does the fast easy cheap method though but i am not an expert
@@Hello-zf5lq Stapling is fine as the sheets of 4x8 are nailed over it. Nothing cheap about it. Just more practical for the application.
@@Hello-zf5lq Staples are fine. Tape over staples would be even better but it's overkill.
Ken, you need to use Nail Plates everywhere you have drilled and pulled wire through to protect the wiring. Same with the plumbing lines
Cool thanks
I thought the same. It adds more cost, labor, and in this case weight. But at the end of the day, you (or anybody else) never have to wonder or worry about an oops, short, fire, or leak.
Wow, sold the playhouse too! That picking up of the playhouse went very well! That trailer he used was nice! The Kenstead looks a little "bare." Thanks for showing how you'll wire up the lights and fan and how the switches will be. Yay, the lights work! It looks so nice with the holes cut in the returns for the lights and the soffit installed. The battens look so nice! Beautiful! Kaiya found a piece of wood to chew on again. I wondered for a second why there was so much space on that one batten. All the battens on the tiny house look wonderful. I'm glad you found most of your materials. Too bad you had to go through so many boards to find your tongue and groove boards. I hope you can find the rest of the insulation you need too! It's looking great! Thanks for this video!
Thanks I appreciate it
Something to think about for your next tiny house transportable build. They are using stranded wire for wiring as opposed to solid. Their reasoning is because of all the vibration during transportation. It is more like a camper than a stationary house.
Interesting thanks
You may have to explain things to the rooster. Crow or pot, your choice!!
Hahahaha yes
Awesome workmanship ken . Beautiful little projects get done .
Thanks 👍
Hi Ken. Nice work selling the Play house & the tiny house is looking like a picture. Take care.
Thanks 👍
You need some self nailing stud guards. Then no worries about penetrating wire. They are cheap as chips. About .15 each.
Oh cool
Bye bye playhouse, congratulations, Ken.
Yes definitely
Your dog is so cute.
Very low key, just like you.
😊 thank you
One can never have too many outlets. I'd put one on each side and just tag them into an existing interior circuit. Everything is LED and low draw these days... except for power tools, kitchen appliances, and hair driers. I'd also allow one dedicated outlet below the breaker panel in case they want to use an electric heater on nights when other sources may be too much. BTW, code calls for 2 circuits on a kitchen counter so you can use a microwave, toaster, and coffee pot at the same time. Hopefully you picked up an 8 circuit panel so there's room for a mini-split at some point.
Thanks all I could find at the store was 100 amp it’s overkill, but it would be nice
@@kenskarpentry Don't know if you ever noticed, but even most 2 circuit panels are 100 amps, so it's more a matter of how many breakers you need and how much room you have.
Ken, those bats are going to reduce your aerodynamics and you won’t be able to drive as fast.😊
Haha bummer
Good day to all. It's a small town, after all.
Good day to you
Great playhouse. It looks like a mini home n I bet u sold it for $16,500
Thanks. Close $2 500
Ken: did Dan check with st. Jude’s hospital for Timmy. I am guessing he has checked into everything. Thanks enjoy your channel
I’m not sure
@@kenskarpentry just wondered I know it is a long way from him, but they do amazing things for children with cancer. Thanks.
The tiny house is stunning. I'm sure the new owners are going to love it.
Thanks I think they will
Hey, did you know you can order from the home improvement box stores online, with free delivery to the store. That way, you know when it is ready, and you get all the pieces you need in one trip! 😊
We live in a very rural area, so we do this before driving to the city!
Yes, I didn’t know that. However, that means you get whatever they put on the pile and it might be the junkie stuff.
@@kenskarpentry I agree. If you don't pick out the boards yourself they will give you the boards with problems on them. It's best to pick it out yourself. Have a great day!
It's the same in the UK, we have to always have to clean up after the electrician has been.
Yes. I have had some electricians and plumbers that are very good at it though cleaning up.
The outside is looking GREAT. BTW the big box stores on the west coast are the same when it comes to lumber.
Thanks. Wow
Looking good Ken. This is going to be a nice little house. Considering this is a tutorial on how to build, and I am getting some great ideas. When you were nailing the 'batons' to the side of house you were 'cross-nailing' one nail angled to right and one nail angled to left. I understood this would increase holding power, making it hard to pull off. When I built my little building for patio it was made on four heavy duty swivel casters. This makes it easy to move, but knowing the wind would also move I put trailer tong jacks on two corners to level and secure. Are you going to add corner jacks to help level? Have a great day.
Thank you very much. When it’s on site, they will level it all four corners.
Tolle Arbeit geleistet und richtig schön gemacht einfach Spitze 👋👍🏻👌😊😁
Thanks so much
Pretty cool that you sold the playhouse! Those girls will love it!
And like so many other commenters, those battens really changed the look from nice to fantastic!
Great lighting and metal work, too! 😁
Thanks
If you decide to build another tiny house think about using Hardee Plank for exterior.
Ok thanks
Now that loaded easier than the greenhouse. Nice. Hope you made a profit off that.
That was a break even
@@kenskarpentry Ken, too bad you made no money on it! Thanks for showing us how you built it. The guy got a great deal!
I think you found your new business MR. KEN
Haha thanks
I love unloading foam board. Makes me feel like Superman. 👍👍👍
Hahahaha
I absolutely love projects. You are inspiring for me to do more. I'm getting ready to remodel and screen in my BBQ Barn. I'm going to try some thing different. Wish me luck!
Sounds exciting. I hope it goes well for you
Just be glad youre in the great white North and can ever GET Thick foam board, down here in FL you cant get anything thicker than 3/4" if youre lucky, I had to insulate some garage doors when I put a Mini Split in, and If I need inch and a half I have to do double layers......
WoW
You need a trailer like that to move all your stuff.
I sure do
Someone's grandkids will love their new playhouse. Now you have room to build even more things! AAACK! Twilight Zone! We saw the playhouse leave and then it is back! ;)
Haha
Ken the trim work and the lights help make this look like a home not a green box nice work, kudos keeping the cost under $20,000👍
Thanks 👍
Great progress on the tiny house. Nice to see the playhouse going to a good home. Everything you build, sell, and leave pretty darn fast.......... retirement ehy?
Thanks. I guess not really retired. Just slowing down a bit.
@@kenskarpentry Just a little bit.
With just two hands, it always takes longer than one might think, right? Patience is a virtue. Progress is progress, even if it's one or two tasks, interrupted by "pesky" errands.
Like my dad always said time and patience
Oh, so fulfilling.
Thanks so much for watching
Building experience shows. Thumbs up 👍
Thanks
Ken i am from there UK and I love your work and those battons have made the out side 100% nicer
Thanks for watching from across the pond I appreciate it
Empty spaces need to start building more after the tiny house,per.....fect😅🌻❣️🌷🇺🇸
Haha yes thanks
I like the way that you angle the nails going thru the batten boards... 1 from the left and another close by from the right. I do ALL of my framing that way like thru sill plates into the studs and the same with top plates. I've had walls start to come apart while the bobcat hauls them from the trailer to the placement on the foundation. Angled nails - one each direction - hold 3-4 times better than straight-in nailing.
Thanks very true
Awesome take it easy, you're quite the carpenter I mean character😂 two gardening takes a lot of work , from finger lakes New York love to have about 10 of those tiny homes for the cost estimating
Thanks 👍 I appreciate it
I like that you doing a good job
Thanks
4th of July is around the corner Ken your chickens could be guests at a BBQ !!! Then you could have the chicken coop 4 sale. ❤❤
Haha my rooster was crowing pretty early this morning. He may be a candidate for that.
As an electrician I’m offended. I can’t help it Home Depot doesn’t sell left handed brooms 😆
Haha I’m sure you’re one of the exceptions I talked about
You need a trailer like that
I was drooling the whole time he was loading it
The battens look amazing ken ,it made it look more enriched..just beautiful...love the lights too... congratulations on the sales of your playhouse and greenhouse....i can see why someone would want to buy them from you ,your an awesome builder with a great❤
Wow thanks so much
The battens really make it pop. It's so beautiful.
Thanks
Looks good Ken.
Thanks 👍
❤ that was easy!
Definitely
Good morning! Hope the children have lots if fun adventures in the playhouse! Will miss seeing it in the Kenstead, so you're going to have to build another one! The battons look sharp!
Good morning!
That looks really neat. God bless.
Thank you! You too!
Nice
Thanks
Looks good.
Thanks
Ken have they considered putting in a fresh water tank and a grey water tank underneath the floor ? they could stop at rest area's and dump the grey water and fill up the fresh water so it's always ready ...
Where it’s going is actually going to be permanent and they will hook up to their house system
Great job
Thanks
Looks good
Thanks
With wire laying flat on top of the plates, don't get mice...they'll start there chewing down to bare insulation
Cool thanks
The batton strips look real nice Ken. The HALO's look sharp too, I was inspired to install (3) Halos after watching Al' s video a year back now. I have (2) in the LR/Kitchen area & (1) at the top of the staircase to the attic, I2/2 cable throughout my house, built in the early '70's, requires a little creativity using heavy cable versus 14/2, because of the TINY boxes they come with, I put dimmers on the downstairs ceiling lights, specific to these Halo units, so now I have a 50 plus year old home with a dash of modernity...
I'm 90% plus recovered from wearing out my muscles & joints, ( cortisol levels ) since the end of May, 2023. Lost a full year recovering from this dreadful situation as I'm a ' mover & shaker, ' I'm always on the move, not one to sit around watching the grass grow...
Bill...
Yes, I really like the looks of the recessed lights. The batten went on pretty good. Glad you’re feeling better.
Gooooooood afternoon, Ken. The house is looking great. I agree, the battens really set off the walls.
Good afternoon to you
The lights and battens are a nice touch. Looks great!
Thanks
That first batten I didn't see you nail the top half of it on the ladder.
Right I went back and nailed the tops after I did the bottoms
subbed!
Nice. Thanks
And the Bible says, "Let there be light." . . . You could have titled part of your video with that. 😊
Oh good idea
Great Job!
Thanks!
Good morning Ken !
Good morning
Good day Mr Ken. Hope ur family doing well. I love watching u do a project. It’s great seeing u sell everything. Makeing room for new projects. Can’t wait to see what’s next. Take care my friend 🙏🏻
Good day to you thanks for watching
Did you fasten the top of the first batten you nailed on the front? The house is really shaping up now!
Give your canine supervisor a scratch behind the ears for me. Kaia is just too cute.
Yes I did I went back with a ladder and did the upper ones. Thanks
@@kenskarpentry I obviously missed seeing you do the first one. They really look great.
Did I miss something? I thought you and Dan loaded up the tiny house and you delivered it.
No we delivered the greenhouse
looking good ken nice job
Thanks 👍thanks
Good morning!
Good morning!
$89 for 250 ft. of 14-2? I have to start shopping where you do. Early this year I paid $50 for 25 ft. of 14-2, and they had it locked in a cage.Mike from Mass.
Yes wire is expensive
🥰😍🤩😘👍👍
Great job, Ken
Thanks 👍
It don't matter. Can we're all too short and sixty eight years old coming up
Haha. Congratulations
I didn't see anyone snap those straps so I'm a little concerned that the load just might "go somewhere". If you know what I mean. 🙂
I believe he made it
44inch to bottom of box ,nail protector over drill holes ..always run 12gage or 14 but 3 wire red blk white ground....gives extra hot for bath fans and lights ,,but what do I know lol lol..looks really great ken ,congratulations on the sale of the doll house..off too work I go 🐊🌴😎
Good info. Thanks
Time for a white board breakdown ❓ How much of the tiny house cost $ is labour ❓👌
Right thanks
Where are you gonna go now when you're in the dog house?
Haha tiny house
❤🙏🙂
Thanks
I have a question for you Ken.
How would I find a trustworthy Carpenter to
build a large garage in my local area?
In this case, I'm talking about Forest City
Area of North Carolina.
Someone very much like you. Only further south.
Word of mouth is the best way. Then references after that
Yep the new normal for wire price. It was 17.00 for years occasionally jumping to 29.00. What I hate seeing more than the price is jumping through hoops paroling wire out of the prisons they have it in. Now all the tools are under lock and key too. NOT the America I knew or like seeing. I hope it’s not the new normal for this country but I fear it is😢
Right
I love the video, now your retirement has you busy. At least your selling what you have built. So how much is the price of the tiny house? You said $18,000 so far?
I can get a final number when it’s done
@@kenskarpentry don't forget the price of the trailer itself.
@@rupe53 Because he had the trailer before he started he's only saying $2000 for the trailer. I think if you bought one like that today it would be more! Have a great weekend!
@@StoneKathryn absolutely... I figure that's a fair value on a used item. (that he will no longer need)
Are you nailing the battens to solid backing?
Yes
So this is an insulated un-vented cathedral roof design? Would this be okay to be heated and air conditioned?
Yes, it’s the same concept as spray foam insulation creating an envelope. Then it can be vented correctly from the inside.
@@kenskarpentry I see, thanks! I have a neighbor in MA who put the pink rigid foam all over - on floor, walls and ceiling. Are you doing the same? And then you are doing a passive venting like in a shed with two rectangular vents - do you calculate the venting somehow?
Are you going to leave the green paint on the side of the door trim?
Yes
@@kenskarpentry Good man Ken, Good man!
Sorry i did not watch all the episodes... maybe you can just reply Ken - is your idea to produce more of these as a product, on demand - or is it a one off? Thank you
I may do one occasionally
I think your truck needs a little grammatical correction - We Built Garages
Haha true
Curious to how your knees are doing and if the shots are keeping you pain free?
Thanks for asking they didn’t really do much.
@@kenskarpentry I understand totally. I’m offered those steroid shots fairly often. As much pain as they create , not quite worth it. They don’t help me either. Might as well drink a glass of water; would work just as well.
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Does that 15k include the trailer?
Yes