Becky OMG I was absolutely howling with laughter when Josh's nail gun interrupted your chat. The faces you made and the comedic timing was brilliant! Thanks for leaving that in the video. I am still smiling. Much love your way from Florida!
Take the wall down. Put the outlets down as floor outlets (trust me they come in handy). Since it's a floating floor and you have more of it weave the patch in. (meaning you will have to lift the floor around it to have longer pieces to replace vs short little patch pieces.) To do it now while the house is at this stage will save you major headaches later.
I have a Victorian home that has a couple floor outlets ( you can get ones with brass, or other covers) or just install more in the walls if needed. Switches might already be duplicated on other walls. Another thing we have is a brass Central light switch.. So you can turn on and off 8 most used lights, its very convenient. We also have some switches that light up so you know they are on, especially the basement... They look like art, small.
I agree in the floor, have electrical ran while the section of the floor is up and the electrician can run it to a switch. Or the plug in on the floor will be live and you could have an entrance table with 1 or 2 lamps on it.
Becky you really made me laugh with your facial expressions during the “caulking the right way” talk and Josh nailing the trim on, that was hilarious and just what I needed today. As for the wall. Take it down and be done with it. You have flooring to knit it and, as you said ages ago, it will look so good with a sofa and a table or sideboard there, will bring a lot more light too. Stay safe x
My son and I laughed so hard when you were trying to talk and he was doing the nail gun. My son is a heart patient and hasn’t been doing too well lately and I haven’t heard him laugh this way in a long time!! Y’all are doing amazing!
@@pickledolives he is still the same. Just had more testing. Still trying to hold off on a heart transplant as long as possible. December he just turned 10 and we just had his 3 year anniversary of his heart attack. Thank you for asking about him.
Omg Becky - I was dying laughing at you trying to redo your sentence 15 times while Josh kept nailing! After a few times I was like, “He’s GOT to just be messing with her at this point!” The timing was just too perfect! I’m SO glad you left all that in instead of editing it out! And thank you for explaining the order! I was one of the ones who had commented & was so confused about not painting first while all the trim was off.
I am on the “remove wall” team. You will be glad you did it later; since that was what you originally wanted anyway. Suggestion: You stated you are waiting on the kitchen redo. I would go ahead and purchase the trim pieces you will need now. It might be difficult to match it when the time comes. That’s one reason the house had so many trim styles when you purchased it. You guys are doing a terrific job with everything.
ROFL! Instead of (nail gun) instead of (nail gun). Becky, you are the best! Thanks for the laugh. You have no idea how much it was needed today. So happy for you and Josh, and I love how your families all work together.
Sorry Becky, but the part where you were trying to explain the order to paint when Josh was using the nail gun was my favorite part of this video! It was hilarious! P.S. I love all of your videos and you are such an inspiration to me.
You know… since the wall is where the “hallway” is from one room to the other, you could always make an inlaid wood “rug” with different wood. Kinda like how they make transitional tile mosaics but with wood. That way it wouldn’t look like a silly patch. It would be deliberate. And you can have fun with it.
This video was awesome with all its funny bits. I also love watching Josh evolve from not wanting to be on camera to now explaining things and even making jokes. I feel like he's come a long way. Go Josh! And the nail gun loooool. Classic.
Take the wall out, patch with the box from the garage, and if it bugs you use a rug :) that wall will annoy you way more than a patch of flooring. The open view will be way worth it.
I'm in favor of no wall there. It just looks out of place and as you said, "it's the first thing you see when coming into the front door and also blocks your view from the main entry." Make it your way so you can enjoy what you like best. The extra flooring can cover that area on the floor after the wall is removed. Your idea of an area/runner carpet would look great as well. Maybe you can repurpose that wall into the basement for preps or something else (with a coat of your choice of paint). Not sure what the wall is made of, so that's something else to consider.
You are precious.... loved the reaction when Josh was using the nailer while you were trying to explain the painting sequence; I giggled out loud. Your channel is so enjoyable and your content is like fresh air.
I agree with the other comments. Remove the pony wall, patch the flooring with matching planks and put the outlets in the floor. You'll definitely need them in a room that large and roomy! I have two of them in my great-room. I would never be able to plug in my end table lamps if we hadn't had them installed during construction. Thank you for not editing out the nail gun bloopers. They were so cute and fun to watch! I needed a good laugh today, after attending a memorial service earlier today. My hubby always says, "work hard, be happy. "Where as my mom always said, "don't work too hard!" But, I say, have fun while you work. You're creating life-long wonderful memories together!! Love and hugs ❤🤗🌼🌿
Your expressions when trying to talk through the nail gun was hilarious, very glad you kept it in. I am team no wall, put in floor outlets. If you put a couch right there with either end tables or a slim table behind the couch, you would still get the beautiful view walking into the room and be able to use the seating. (Or you could have two chairs there so you could walk right through) whatever you and Josh decide would work best for you. You are the ones who have to put the work in and live with it, best of luck!
I died when Josh was nailing the trim and Becky was trying to explain about the caulking. Her facial expressions just about killed me I was laughing so hard I had tears I couldn't see...it was hysterical
I loved that you didn’t edit out you being very ‘patient’ waiting to talk while Josh was nailing the trim. 😂😂 I got a good laugh from your expressions and thought to myself, yeah that’s me right there. My hubs & I have always done house projects too. I thought that contraption wall was def an eye soar and you should take it all down. Don’t patch the floor but reweave those boards in and turn the light switches into floor outlets. It’ll be great!!! Removing the wall allows you freedom with your furniture placement and will totally open the entrance view. The floor outlets simply give you the power if/when you need it. Good luck. You’re doing great. And kudos to Renee!!
I’m sure someone has already advised this , but if you dip your “smoothing finger” in a clear dishwashing liquid (or hand wash etc ) when you drag your finger along the caulking it will smooth out beautifully and not stick to your finger .
My husband and I turned a full wall into a half-wall in our home and it was a whole production. Like you felt, half walls can be extremely wobbly since they only connect with the floor so you'll have to end up tearing it out entirely anyway in order to bolt heavy reinforcement to the foundation to keep it from just rocking around. At that point, and with that view? Absolutely tear it down and enjoy your big room! You can always break it up with furniture like a couch with a long table behind it if needed.
Agreed. Tear it down. The aesthetic will be so much better with it completely gone. Replace the floor later if it’s not in the budget now. The big open view will be gorgeous.
Agree, take it out. Having matching flooring is good; with a floating floor, you can take out pieces and add back in bigger pieces so it looks like it was originally there. Hope you understand what I mean.
I say take the wall down. Put the electrical in the floor. Pull out the flooring in that area right up to the wall behind it (just a patch) so that you can put in the flooring and it will be uniform with the rest. I think you will be so much happier with the space wide open.
OMG I am CRYING with the trying to talk over the nail gun! You could have edited that out but you didn’t and I am HERE FOR IT!!! 😂😂 Loving all the great progress! 👍👍
I’m so happy you kept in the bit where Josh keeps hitting the nail gun and you keep trying to telling us “instead of having to go back and cut in” I actually laughed at the priceless comedic timing of real life. Love your videos Becky, best to you!
Here's a suggestion re: the wall. Make it like a sofa table/credenza, more like a piece of furniture, that has the outlets in it, and position a sofa in front of it facing the view, and lamp tables on each side of the sofa, so the lamps plug into the outlets.
You could build a knee wall that acts like a sofa table and possibly match the stone from the fireplace on it. A rustic wood top with the stone would be rustic and beautiful. Then you could keep the receptacles and switches.
I was thinking same thing, or if they don’t want an obstruction to block flow into that area they could remove the majority of it, move electrical to the ends and make each end into a pillar so the view is “framed”
Hahahahahahhahaha "NAIL GUN ~~~~ Ground Hog Day ``` to Explain trim"........ Cracked me up! So happy you did not edit this out! Your expressions are priceless! Your mother in-law, Renee was a huge amazing helper! Love that all of you help each other! Miss having family close to us. Josh, I agree was dish off before dishwasher! And I must say hubby of almost 46 years does too! Dinners looks so yummy! THank you for taking all your time to produce your wonderful videos!
As far as your pronunciation of the word “caulk”, I offer a quick English lesson. First of all, the letter ‘L’ is silent. Next, the vowels ‘au’ make the ‘aw’ sound like in the word ‘saw’. So phonetically it would be spelled: Cawk and it rhymes with hawk. That’s all I’ve got on that subject. Isn’t the English language a blast❣️? I’m so loving your channel and watching your progress as you DIY your new home. It’s so awesome. Thank you so much for sharing some of your time with us and for explaining things so clearly as you move along.
Definitely would take the wall all the way out because it will distract from Josh's beautiful wood working!! A good flooring person could properly stagger the wood planks you have in the garage and you would never be able to tell that the wall was there. Chances are you would be able to reconfigure the electrical so that it would be properly placed on your wall. That will appear to double the size of your room! Good luck!
I'd definitely take down the wall and patch/feather in the new floor. Your eye wants to move thru the space to the view and the wall, even if it's a half wall, will disrupt that natural flow and draw your eye down to the wall. Well worth capping or moving electrical :) floor outlets can be installed and a console table could be placed there to cap the back of a couch and can hold a lamp or two. Still keeps it open but provides flexibility and usability
I am so glad you didn't edit out your trying to explain the painting and your husband kept nailing and interrupting. I chuckled then laughed so hard. Thank you for the good laugh. (Not at you but at the timing) hee, hee, hee! I enjoy watching your home transfermation.
OMG! Laughed so hard when you were trying to talk and Josh was using the nail gun! So amazing and just how it goes in a renovation. I like a half pony wall to put the sofa up against. Anchors the room. Electrical switches would be nearby as you sit on sofa. But floor outlets would solve that dilemma. But it's hard to know from the internet how big the room is, so half wall or no wall will be fabulous. Please keep doing these videos of your renovation. Make my day!
I vote for removal of the entire wall. I don't see a real purpose for the wall in any size. The beauty of the home and views are so much nicer without it. BTW, I have curved corners in my home and the first thing I did was to change the 90° moldings to the same method that Josh used. It looks so much better! Yay Josh ❣️
I'd build a couch height bookshelf where that wobbly bit is now. Have your switches on the top of bookshelf. Build it in such a way that it's like having one layer of wood on top of the other. You flip up the top layer and your switches are built into the lower layer. Hard to describe but it would look awesome!
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Yes. Take the wall down and add floor outlets … you can also do an inlay on the floor if you don’t have enough flooring for the entire area. You can also have Josh build a nice furniture piece to put there to cover that area…. Something that had glass and lighting inside to utilize the electric in the floor. I’m sure whatever you do it will look great! Thanks for taking us all on this journey! ❤️
My husband is a painter and wallpaper installer. He almost never uses silicone caulking because it is unpaintable and wallpaper won’t stick. You and Josh are doing a great job. You two are such hard workers. I know it’s more work, but I would take out the wall. My husband is not even an expert floor layer, but he was able to fix our floating floor. I can’t wait to see what you do.
We have repaired wobbly railings that were sheet rocked by opening up the sheet rock on one side and placing two bolts through the base into the floor joist. The other question is there floor and the quality of subfloor underneath. I personally would not spend time trying to repair a floor that I know I am going to replace in the next ten years. Think about how the kitchen remodel might have a domino effect into that area.
My husband was a professional painter until he retired. He's says "Good for you, you've got all the steps in painting down pat". He also says you wouldn't believe how many people use caulking that isn't paintable. He's had to correct many jobs like this. It's so nice to watch your beautiful homestead come together. You and Josh make a great team!
so glad you left the clip in of you trying to explain trim while Josh was nailing. LOL! So funny and you handled it so well. Love watching you guys and have been rooting you on from the sidelines
Oh my goodness your facial expressions during the nail gun was hysterical. Love how you teach new skills but also keep it real and light hearted with these funny moments.
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Be careful leaving all your tools out with tradesmen coming into your home. They may hire new workers that are not fully vetted. At least take a picture of your equipment, tools, photo equipment, computers, yard equipment, etc… for insurance purposes.
I laughed out loud so much when you were explaining the reason and order of the paint/caulking and kept being interrupted by the nail gun!!! That was great! I love that you don't try and edit out real life. Great progress being made!!
You had me laughing so hard. Josh's timing was on point! Looks like so much fun! I remodeled my first home and in the end we celebrated! You guys should be so proud of yourselves!
I can warmly recommend making ointment with St. John's wort. This is how we do it (old recepie from Sweden): pick the flowers and fill up a whole empty bottle. Fill with olive oil so it covers the flowers. (Make sure all flowers are covered so it wont get mold on the surface). Put the bottle in a sunny window so that the bottle is reached by direct sunlight for at least 30 days. Strain the oil and mix with warm beeswax. Pour into small glass containers - and give to friends and family who will ask for a new jar every year! Good for anxiety but also pain in joints, on the chest when coughing and more. The only warning is not put on skin if you are going to be directly sun.
When my parents were redoing their main floor, they tiled the front of the living room by the door in hex tiles and wanted the hardwood flooring to meet the tiles in almost like a honeycomb shape. But they encountered a problem where the sub flooring actually made the tile and hardwood floor like 1/16” different and had to come up with a creative solution. So, my mum came up with the idea of having a “stony river” across the threshold between the tile and hardwood! They did stones in like I think plaster or something? (I’m not an expert). But it allowed the floor to move that 1/16” organically, solving the problem but ALSO making a really nice design feature! Maybe the hole in the floor where the hardwood was could be a pop of colour, either stained wood in an ornate pattern or maybe a different kind of material that’s meaningful to you (like a coloured marble or something?)
Definitely take out the wall and then cut the floor into the exact size of a large and pretty decorative tile accent piece that you can put in where the wall was! It would look intentional and so pretty!
Becky!!! So funny moment Becky trying to explain the order to paint while josh was with the stapler😂😂😂😂 Glad you didn't cut it when editing the video....I loved it!!!! Great job couple!!!!
You will resent the half-wall, it will block the flow in the room, just take it down and restore the floor. It will cost a litte more, but I dont think you will regret doing it. Love your stories.
Omg Becky! Thank you so much for the laugh today. The part when you were trying to talk and Josh kept using the nail gun. I could not stop laughing. 🤣🤣 Also, bring down that wall.. Keep the videos coming. You're my favorite YT channel to watch. I grew my own "porch" garden, thanks to you and I love it. ❤️
I was having a rough night at work (hospital) and you doing all your facial expressions made me laugh so hard and it's just what I needed. Thank you Becky for being us all on a daily basis ❤️
My vote is to remove the wall and weave in the floor. This is the best time to do it and you will be so glad you did. Everyone have a great weekend. Thanks for posting today Becky!
💜 I would remove the wall and electrical in the floor if it’s an option for lamps or reclining furniture that needs power and can’t wait to see how you work with the St. John’s wart🥰
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Please, please don't use St. John's wort medicinally. It can very easily have quite dangerous side effects, and it interacts very badly with most medications...plus people never remember to mention it to their doctors!
I laughed SO HARD when you were trying to talk and Josh with nail gun! Literally had tears running down my face! Thanks for sharing and updating and being so real!!❤️
I would eliminate the wall completely! Especially since you have a box of the flooring to be able to repair the flooring. Thank you for the chuckle during your attempts to explain your reasoning for the paint schedule! So cute! My husband and I have redone several homes, both separately and together, but I admire your working relationship with Josh. I'm having fun following along on your adventures!
Also for the mini conservatory area where you took off the curtains and left the inner blinds you should look into outdoor roller blinds kinda like garage doors theyre automatic you dont have to see them inside and you can flick a switch and they roll down and block out all light and protect the windows for security as well. Not just like people security but hail and storm damage or you know at night to block out heat or cold. That way you can ditch all curtains and blinds on the inside. And you can still have a mini greenhouse thing without having to deal with inside blinds and curtains and any possible mould or dirt on them AND you can have a full view out your back windows without anything impeding that. Yet still have privacy etc when you want. And of course no need to worry about pets or kids getting tangled in curtains and blinds AND no cleaning of them (which is the biggest pain for those types of blinds)
I’m team “no wall”, it would be open that way! Making it look so much bigger. Love the new trim, what a great job. As far as the dish washer…one of each at this house too, my husband does the pre-wash. 😁
Josh's timing with the nail gun is hilarious. Your reactions are precious. Love your channel, thank you for taking us with you on a glorious adventure.
Good Morning Josh & Becky, I think I would remove the wall. I love the open floor plan. The wall with the open squares looks out of place being that everything else is so open. The view is so beautiful I wouldn’t want to block that in any way.LOL I had laugh Becky every time you started to speak Josh would use the nail gun. Your face, priceless. That sink spray is awesome.Orbit was watching to be sure you were doing a good job and not missing anything.
Love the tips on painting. We under construction on our dining room and I never really thought about the order of painting, but it made perfect sense. I did crack up when you were explaining and josh was nailing away in the background. It was hilarious. I love that you’re real with what’s going on at the house. I love all the changes. It’s really going to be a show piece when it’s all done. So happy for you all.
Find a beautiful old sideboard similar to to a long wide buffet type matching your wood color wood work, or have someone build it, attach to the floor and install the electrical. Both sides can have drawers and doors , perfect for all the needs, you can see out over it, keeping all electric, etc just an idea, you two are so young, lucky and energetic, and such fun to watch!!
Oh my gosh I’m dying!! Josh nail guns while Becky talks!!! Seriously busted out laughing since it kept going and almost peed my pants!!! Oh I’m so happy you left that in as that was hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣. You are making amazing progress on the house For the flooring under the “floating” wall…. I think you should do a partial floor replacement. Maybe from the front door up just past the wall. It will be much less cost and it will look even all around :) Enjoy dish washing in the new house Josh! My husband would be excited too (he does the dishes as well and works in computers ‘software engineer’ ). 😁
This has to be one of my most favorite videos you have posted. I was rolling with laughter when you kept being interrupted by the nail gun!! Thanks so much for leaving the comedy in the video!!!
I hope you all have the BEST weekend! Thanks for watching!
Happy Weekend Becky!
Just curious, what's your time frame to move in?
You too!!!!!👋👋
Take wall down and place floor outlets
Love the outtakes. You, Josh and family are awesome.
Becky OMG I was absolutely howling with laughter when Josh's nail gun interrupted your chat. The faces you made and the comedic timing was brilliant! Thanks for leaving that in the video. I am still smiling. Much love your way from Florida!
YESS!!! Totally agree 😂😂😂
Same girl!!!!! I was cracking up.
Me too!!!! 😂
I was actually laughing out loud during this.. and it kept going and going. That was amazing.
I love this so so soooo much!
Take the wall down. Put the outlets down as floor outlets (trust me they come in handy). Since it's a floating floor and you have more of it weave the patch in. (meaning you will have to lift the floor around it to have longer pieces to replace vs short little patch pieces.) To do it now while the house is at this stage will save you major headaches later.
@@cynthiafisher9907 switches would either be eliminated (if part of a 3 way) or moved over to a wall.
I agree. Take down the wall completely!!! Pony walls are so outdated as well.
I have a Victorian home that has a couple floor outlets ( you can get ones with brass, or other covers) or just install more in the walls if needed. Switches might already be duplicated on other walls. Another thing we have is a brass Central light switch.. So you can turn on and off 8 most used lights, its very convenient. We also have some switches that light up so you know they are on, especially the basement... They look like art, small.
I agree in the floor, have electrical ran while the section of the floor is up and the electrician can run it to a switch. Or the plug in on the floor will be live and you could have an entrance table with 1 or 2 lamps on it.
We wove the floors, barely even shows that they were updated!
Becky you really made me laugh with your facial expressions during the “caulking the right way” talk and Josh nailing the trim on, that was hilarious and just what I needed today. As for the wall. Take it down and be done with it. You have flooring to knit it and, as you said ages ago, it will look so good with a sofa and a table or sideboard there, will bring a lot more light too. Stay safe x
I was literally laughing out loud!!! Also agree that the wall should come down.
I am so glad this was left in. I am legitimately crying from laughing.
😂🤣😂🤣
I'm glad I'm not the only one laughing so hard with her trying to talk while he was using the nail gun.
My favorite part lol
My son and I laughed so hard when you were trying to talk and he was doing the nail gun. My son is a heart patient and hasn’t been doing too well lately and I haven’t heard him laugh this way in a long time!!
Y’all are doing amazing!
I hope your son is doing well now
@@pickledolives he is still the same. Just had more testing. Still trying to hold off on a heart transplant as long as possible. December he just turned 10 and we just had his 3 year anniversary of his heart attack. Thank you for asking about him.
@@ashleythompson5841 I'm so sorry to hear that, I will keep your family in my prayers
God bless you and your son. Praying for you all
Omg Becky - I was dying laughing at you trying to redo your sentence 15 times while Josh kept nailing! After a few times I was like, “He’s GOT to just be messing with her at this point!” The timing was just too perfect! I’m SO glad you left all that in instead of editing it out!
And thank you for explaining the order! I was one of the ones who had commented & was so confused about not painting first while all the trim was off.
Me too. It was to funny!!
I am on the “remove wall” team. You will be glad you did it later; since that was what you originally wanted anyway.
Suggestion: You stated you are waiting on the kitchen redo. I would go ahead and purchase the trim pieces you will need now. It might be difficult to match it when the time comes. That’s one reason the house had so many trim styles when you purchased it.
You guys are doing a terrific job with everything.
ROFL! Instead of (nail gun) instead of (nail gun). Becky, you are the best! Thanks for the laugh. You have no idea how much it was needed today. So happy for you and Josh, and I love how your families all work together.
Sorry Becky, but the part where you were trying to explain the order to paint when Josh was using the nail gun was my favorite part of this video! It was hilarious! P.S. I love all of your videos and you are such an inspiration to me.
Yes this was absolutely hilarious!!! I was thinking, I wonder how many times she does this and it doesnt make the final film! haha
Lmao seriously so funny! You kill me!
I couldn't help but literally laugh out loud 🤣🤣 because I've totally been there trying to explain stuff and get interrupted! 🤣🤣
Very funny 😆
OMG, I'm dying!
You know… since the wall is where the “hallway” is from one room to the other, you could always make an inlaid wood “rug” with different wood. Kinda like how they make transitional tile mosaics but with wood. That way it wouldn’t look like a silly patch. It would be deliberate. And you can have fun with it.
This is a good idea! 🥰
This video was awesome with all its funny bits. I also love watching Josh evolve from not wanting to be on camera to now explaining things and even making jokes. I feel like he's come a long way. Go Josh! And the nail gun loooool. Classic.
I laughed so hard I had tears when you were trying to talk about the order of operations for painting/caulking/trimming. Thanks for keeping it real!
Take the wall out, patch with the box from the garage, and if it bugs you use a rug :) that wall will annoy you way more than a patch of flooring. The open view will be way worth it.
I'm in favor of no wall there. It just looks out of place and as you said, "it's the first thing you see when coming into the front door and also blocks your view from the main entry." Make it your way so you can enjoy what you like best. The extra flooring can cover that area on the floor after the wall is removed. Your idea of an area/runner carpet would look great as well. Maybe you can repurpose that wall into the basement for preps or something else (with a coat of your choice of paint). Not sure what the wall is made of, so that's something else to consider.
Becky trying to talk while Josh is nailing was honestly the best thing to watch!! haha Both working hard, love it!
You are precious.... loved the reaction when Josh was using the nailer while you were trying to explain the painting sequence; I giggled out loud. Your channel is so enjoyable and your content is like fresh air.
That was funny 🤣🤣🤣
I was laughing too..Becky’s facial expressions were great.
I agree with the other comments. Remove the pony wall, patch the flooring with matching planks and put the outlets in the floor. You'll definitely need them in a room that large and roomy! I have two of them in my great-room. I would never be able to plug in my end table lamps if we hadn't had them installed during construction.
Thank you for not editing out the nail gun bloopers. They were so cute and fun to watch! I needed a good laugh today, after attending a memorial service earlier today.
My hubby always says, "work hard, be happy. "Where as my mom always said, "don't work too hard!" But, I say, have fun while you work. You're creating life-long wonderful memories together!!
Love and hugs
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Your expressions when trying to talk through the nail gun was hilarious, very glad you kept it in. I am team no wall, put in floor outlets. If you put a couch right there with either end tables or a slim table behind the couch, you would still get the beautiful view walking into the room and be able to use the seating. (Or you could have two chairs there so you could walk right through) whatever you and Josh decide would work best for you. You are the ones who have to put the work in and live with it, best of luck!
The best laugh I had all day!! 🤣
Yes glad she kept in the redos, I was laughing hysterically! Congrats on the house guys!!!
I died when Josh was nailing the trim and Becky was trying to explain about the caulking. Her facial expressions just about killed me I was laughing so hard I had tears I couldn't see...it was hysterical
Lol literally laughing so hard with all of the nail gun interruptions! Hilarious. Thanks for being so real and showing us all of these fun renos.
You can tell you and your husband work well together, look at that patience when trying to explain the painting!
I laughed so hard.
I loved that you didn’t edit out you being very ‘patient’ waiting to talk while Josh was nailing the trim. 😂😂 I got a good laugh from your expressions and thought to myself, yeah that’s me right there. My hubs & I have always done house projects too. I thought that contraption wall was def an eye soar and you should take it all down. Don’t patch the floor but reweave those boards in and turn the light switches into floor outlets. It’ll be great!!! Removing the wall allows you freedom with your furniture placement and will totally open the entrance view. The floor outlets simply give you the power if/when you need it. Good luck. You’re doing great. And kudos to Renee!!
I was laughing so hard when Becky struggled to finish her sentence while Josh nailed in the trim.
Oh wow. When you were trying to talk when the nail gun kept going off! You have so much patience. I laughed out loud so much I woke my husband up!!
I’m sure someone has already advised this , but if you dip your “smoothing finger” in a clear dishwashing liquid (or hand wash etc ) when you drag your finger along the caulking it will smooth out beautifully and not stick to your finger .
Thank you for this tip!!!!!☺
I do this with just water and it works great
My husband and I turned a full wall into a half-wall in our home and it was a whole production. Like you felt, half walls can be extremely wobbly since they only connect with the floor so you'll have to end up tearing it out entirely anyway in order to bolt heavy reinforcement to the foundation to keep it from just rocking around. At that point, and with that view? Absolutely tear it down and enjoy your big room! You can always break it up with furniture like a couch with a long table behind it if needed.
Agreed. Tear it down. The aesthetic will be so much better with it completely gone. Replace the floor later if it’s not in the budget now. The big open view will be gorgeous.
Agreed! Take that out!! 😊
Agreed! It will make that room like a grand living room, you will love it!
Agree, take it out. Having matching flooring is good; with a floating floor, you can take out pieces and add back in bigger pieces so it looks like it was originally there. Hope you understand what I mean.
We also had half walls (2 of them): we removed them and hubby was able to weave the flooring in. SOOOOO happy with you. YOU CAN DO IT, JOSH!!!
My husband had done it twice, one house was 20 years old and he found matching flooring at a store.
I say take the wall down. Put the electrical in the floor. Pull out the flooring in that area right up to the wall behind it (just a patch) so that you can put in the flooring and it will be uniform with the rest. I think you will be so much happier with the space wide open.
The fact you didn’t cut out being interrupted by the nail gun had me rolling at work. Love it
OMG I am CRYING with the trying to talk over the nail gun! You could have edited that out but you didn’t and I am HERE FOR IT!!! 😂😂 Loving all the great progress! 👍👍
Take down the half wall, patch the floor and add a runner over it in order to connect the two areas. I love your new house.
I’m so happy you kept in the bit where Josh keeps hitting the nail gun and you keep trying to telling us “instead of having to go back and cut in” I actually laughed at the priceless comedic timing of real life. Love your videos Becky, best to you!
You were hilarious
So funny!!!
Agreed
The faces she made were priceless! 😂
Here's a suggestion re: the wall. Make it like a sofa table/credenza, more like a piece of furniture, that has the outlets in it, and position a sofa in front of it facing the view, and lamp tables on each side of the sofa, so the lamps plug into the outlets.
I AGREE
You could build a knee wall that acts like a sofa table and possibly match the stone from the fireplace on it. A rustic wood top with the stone would be rustic and beautiful. Then you could keep the receptacles and switches.
I was thinking same thing, or if they don’t want an obstruction to block flow into that area they could remove the majority of it, move electrical to the ends and make each end into a pillar so the view is “framed”
Like this idea!
Yes! Plus a credenza could have drawers for storage. This would also eliminate the need for end tables for glasses, lamps, etc.
Hahahahahahhahaha "NAIL GUN ~~~~ Ground Hog Day ``` to Explain trim"........ Cracked me up! So happy you did not edit this out! Your expressions are priceless! Your mother in-law, Renee was a huge amazing helper! Love that all of you help each other! Miss having family close to us. Josh, I agree was dish off before dishwasher! And I must say hubby of almost 46 years does too! Dinners looks so yummy! THank you for taking all your time to produce your wonderful videos!
Love watching you young people,I was raised on a farm. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️🥰🤗
As far as your pronunciation of the word “caulk”, I offer a quick English lesson. First of all, the letter ‘L’ is silent. Next, the vowels ‘au’ make the ‘aw’ sound like in the word ‘saw’. So phonetically it would be spelled: Cawk and it rhymes with hawk. That’s all I’ve got on that subject. Isn’t the English language a blast❣️? I’m so loving your channel and watching your progress as you DIY your new home. It’s so awesome. Thank you so much for sharing some of your time with us and for explaining things so clearly as you move along.
It's a great family Becky is a wonderful person but the silent l is driving me crazy
Definitely would take the wall all the way out because it will distract from Josh's beautiful wood working!! A good flooring person could properly stagger the wood planks you have in the garage and you would never be able to tell that the wall was there. Chances are you would be able to reconfigure the electrical so that it would be properly placed on your wall. That will appear to double the size of your room! Good luck!
I'd definitely take down the wall and patch/feather in the new floor. Your eye wants to move thru the space to the view and the wall, even if it's a half wall, will disrupt that natural flow and draw your eye down to the wall. Well worth capping or moving electrical :) floor outlets can be installed and a console table could be placed there to cap the back of a couch and can hold a lamp or two. Still keeps it open but provides flexibility and usability
I am so glad you didn't edit out your trying to explain the painting and your husband kept nailing and interrupting. I chuckled then laughed so hard. Thank you for the good laugh. (Not at you but at the timing) hee, hee, hee! I enjoy watching your home transfermation.
I’ve never laughed so hard. OMG!!! You two are a hoot. FYI: Calk, the L is silent.
Thank you Rebecca.
OMG! Laughed so hard when you were trying to talk and Josh was using the nail gun! So amazing and just how it goes in a renovation. I like a half pony wall to put the sofa up against. Anchors the room. Electrical switches would be nearby as you sit on sofa. But floor outlets would solve that dilemma. But it's hard to know from the internet how big the room is, so half wall or no wall will be fabulous. Please keep doing these videos of your renovation. Make my day!
Hahhhaha me too
Me too!!!! Dying! 😅😅
Why are there hardly any comments on this?! I’m DYIIIING 😆 poor girl lol how’s she keep it together lol
I vote for removal of the entire wall. I don't see a real purpose for the wall in any size. The beauty of the home and views are so much nicer without it. BTW, I have curved corners in my home and the first thing I did was to change the 90° moldings to the same method that Josh used. It looks so much better! Yay Josh ❣️
I'd build a couch height bookshelf where that wobbly bit is now. Have your switches on the top of bookshelf. Build it in such a way that it's like having one layer of wood on top of the other. You flip up the top layer and your switches are built into the lower layer. Hard to describe but it would look awesome!
Love the baseboard idea!!!
That garden sneak peak was BEAUTIFUL 😍
St. Johns Wort needs to be tinctured fresh because the active ingredient dissipates quickly once the plant is picked. The dried plant has less active ingredient left than the fresh blossoms. If you picked it and let it dry, you can use it for tea, but increase the amount of plant material in the tea ball.
Yes. Take the wall down and add floor outlets … you can also do an inlay on the floor if you don’t have enough flooring for the entire area. You can also have Josh build a nice furniture piece to put there to cover that area…. Something that had glass and lighting inside to utilize the electric in the floor. I’m sure whatever you do it will look great! Thanks for taking us all on this journey! ❤️
My husband is a painter and wallpaper installer. He almost never uses silicone caulking because it is unpaintable and wallpaper won’t stick. You and Josh are doing a great job. You two are such hard workers. I know it’s more work, but I would take out the wall. My husband is not even an expert floor layer, but he was able to fix our floating floor. I can’t wait to see what you do.
We have repaired wobbly railings that were sheet rocked by opening up the sheet rock on one side and placing two bolts through the base into the floor joist. The other question is there floor and the quality of subfloor underneath. I personally would not spend time trying to repair a floor that I know I am going to replace in the next ten years. Think about how the kitchen remodel might have a domino effect into that area.
I cannot stop laughing!!! The nail gun interrupting you while you were trying to describe the painting order was hilarious 😂😂😂
😂 The gun stapling/painting tutorial was so hilarious. I’m crying over here! I enjoy your videos so much, Becky.
Oh my goodness, I laughed so hard everytime you tried to talk and could because of the nail gun. 🤣 It was cute. You guys are doing a fabulous job!
My husband was a professional painter until he retired. He's says "Good for you, you've got all the steps in painting down pat". He also says you wouldn't believe how many people use caulking that isn't paintable. He's had to correct many jobs like this. It's so nice to watch your beautiful homestead come together. You and Josh make a great team!
so glad you left the clip in of you trying to explain trim while Josh was nailing. LOL! So funny and you handled it so well. Love watching you guys and have been rooting you on from the sidelines
Josh nailing up that trim while you were trying to talk was a great comedy moment! Glad you left that in, made me chuckle!😂👏
Oh my goodness your facial expressions during the nail gun was hysterical. Love how you teach new skills but also keep it real and light hearted with these funny moments.
I have to admit, I was thoroughly impressed with the air filter on the fan. I never would have thought about that!!!! GENIUS IDEA!
Just in case someone does not know this about Raspberry leaves. Raspberry leaves are rich in vitamins and minerals, including vitamins A, C, and E, as well as iron, calcium, and potassium. Improved uterine health. The tea is thought to increase blood flow to the uterus and strengthen uterine muscle fibers. This may help improve the effectiveness of contractions during labor
Be careful leaving all your tools out with tradesmen coming into your home. They may hire new workers that are not fully vetted. At least take a picture of your equipment, tools, photo equipment, computers, yard equipment, etc… for insurance purposes.
Nice meeting mom-in-law....she's an amazing helper!
The nail gun…Oh my gosh….I was DYING!! 😂😂😂 so glad you left that in there!
I laughed out loud so much when you were explaining the reason and order of the paint/caulking and kept being interrupted by the nail gun!!! That was great! I love that you don't try and edit out real life. Great progress being made!!
If it were me I’d call an electrician to see if the switches can be pulled through the basement and moved to the Entrance wall
You had me laughing so hard. Josh's timing was on point! Looks like so much fun! I remodeled my first home and in the end we celebrated! You guys should be so proud of yourselves!
Thanks for not cutting out the part where the nailing was interrupting you. That was so cute.😊
😂 Thanks for leaving all of the trim caulking shot in. It was hilarious! Thanks for brightening my day🙂
I can warmly recommend making ointment with St. John's wort. This is how we do it (old recepie from Sweden): pick the flowers and fill up a whole empty bottle. Fill with olive oil so it covers the flowers. (Make sure all flowers are covered so it wont get mold on the surface). Put the bottle in a sunny window so that the bottle is reached by direct sunlight for at least 30 days. Strain the oil and mix with warm beeswax. Pour into small glass containers - and give to friends and family who will ask for a new jar every year! Good for anxiety but also pain in joints, on the chest when coughing and more. The only warning is not put on skin if you are going to be directly sun.
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I am going to use this as gifts for all my friends.
Yes. At John’s wort oil is incredibly for topical use.
When my parents were redoing their main floor, they tiled the front of the living room by the door in hex tiles and wanted the hardwood flooring to meet the tiles in almost like a honeycomb shape. But they encountered a problem where the sub flooring actually made the tile and hardwood floor like 1/16” different and had to come up with a creative solution. So, my mum came up with the idea of having a “stony river” across the threshold between the tile and hardwood! They did stones in like I think plaster or something? (I’m not an expert). But it allowed the floor to move that 1/16” organically, solving the problem but ALSO making a really nice design feature! Maybe the hole in the floor where the hardwood was could be a pop of colour, either stained wood in an ornate pattern or maybe a different kind of material that’s meaningful to you (like a coloured marble or something?)
Josh is AMAZING. What a craftsman! I love how the windows are looking.
Definitely take out the wall and then cut the floor into the exact size of a large and pretty decorative tile accent piece that you can put in where the wall was! It would look intentional and so pretty!
I loved your facial expressions throughout the nail process while explaining the order of painting. HIlarious!
Becky!!! So funny moment Becky trying to explain the order to paint while josh was with the stapler😂😂😂😂 Glad you didn't cut it when editing the video....I loved it!!!! Great job couple!!!!
You will resent the half-wall, it will block the flow in the room, just take it down and restore the floor. It will cost a litte more, but I dont think you will regret doing it. Love your stories.
Omg Becky! Thank you so much for the laugh today. The part when you were trying to talk and Josh kept using the nail gun. I could not stop laughing. 🤣🤣 Also, bring down that wall.. Keep the videos coming. You're my favorite YT channel to watch. I grew my own "porch" garden, thanks to you and I love it. ❤️
I LOVED the interrupted part. Had me cracking up. If I were you there is no way I could keep a straight face.
I was having a rough night at work (hospital) and you doing all your facial expressions made me laugh so hard and it's just what I needed. Thank you Becky for being us all on a daily basis ❤️
I love the idea of a rug. That wall is an eyesore. But that house is fabulous.
My vote is to remove the wall and weave in the floor. This is the best time to do it and you will be so glad you did. Everyone have a great weekend. Thanks for posting today Becky!
💜 I would remove the wall and electrical in the floor if it’s an option for lamps or reclining furniture that needs power and can’t wait to see how you work with the St. John’s wart🥰
Thank you for leaving the nail gun interruption in the video…Omgosh I was dying. You were so patient and kind. The house is definitely coming along!
I'm so glad you didn't edit out the interruptions with the nail gun! So funny!
St. John’s wart has anti depression properties. It will interact with some meds so be sure to check. Also it takes time to build a level. Great herb to have! Lucky you!
Thank you for commenting with this information. Many people don’t think to let their Dr. Know that they are taking herbal supplements. You are right, they can interact with some Perscription medications. One of them being Hormonal birth control. Such as the pill and implants. Thus making them less effective.
Please, please don't use St. John's wort medicinally. It can very easily have quite dangerous side effects, and it interacts very badly with most medications...plus people never remember to mention it to their doctors!
Josh did a great job on those rounded corners. My dad taught us to do things right the first time so you don't have to go back and do it again.
I laughed SO HARD when you were trying to talk and Josh with nail gun! Literally had tears running down my face! Thanks for sharing and updating and being so real!!❤️
Omg!! I’m watching this in Jan.2024 and Josh has me cracking up as Becky is trying talk!!
I would eliminate the wall completely! Especially since you have a box of the flooring to be able to repair the flooring. Thank you for the chuckle during your attempts to explain your reasoning for the paint schedule! So cute! My husband and I have redone several homes, both separately and together, but I admire your working relationship with Josh. I'm having fun following along on your adventures!
Also for the mini conservatory area where you took off the curtains and left the inner blinds you should look into outdoor roller blinds kinda like garage doors theyre automatic you dont have to see them inside and you can flick a switch and they roll down and block out all light and protect the windows for security as well. Not just like people security but hail and storm damage or you know at night to block out heat or cold. That way you can ditch all curtains and blinds on the inside. And you can still have a mini greenhouse thing without having to deal with inside blinds and curtains and any possible mould or dirt on them AND you can have a full view out your back windows without anything impeding that. Yet still have privacy etc when you want. And of course no need to worry about pets or kids getting tangled in curtains and blinds AND no cleaning of them (which is the biggest pain for those types of blinds)
Great idea!!
Brilliant!!
Love! the exterior blinds. Loved living with them and they make so much sense.
I’m team “no wall”, it would be open that way! Making it look so much bigger. Love the new trim, what a great job. As far as the dish washer…one of each at this house too, my husband does the pre-wash. 😁
Josh's timing with the nail gun is hilarious. Your reactions are precious. Love your channel, thank you for taking us with you on a glorious adventure.
Thank you for leaving that in!!! It was hilarious and much needed tonight 🤣🤣🤣
Love the chamomile preservation! Before you take any St John's Wort, make sure to check that it doesn't interfere with any medications you make take.
Good Morning Josh & Becky, I think I would remove the wall. I love the open floor plan. The wall with the open squares looks out of place being that everything else is so open. The view is so beautiful I wouldn’t want to block that in any way.LOL I had laugh Becky every time you started to speak Josh would use the nail gun. Your face, priceless. That sink spray is awesome.Orbit was watching to be sure you were doing a good job and not missing anything.
Love the tips on painting. We under construction on our dining room and I never really thought about the order of painting, but it made perfect sense. I did crack up when you were explaining and josh was nailing away in the background. It was hilarious. I love that you’re real with what’s going on at the house. I love all the changes. It’s really going to be a show piece when it’s all done. So happy for you all.
Find a beautiful old sideboard similar to to a long wide buffet type matching your wood color wood work, or have someone build it, attach to the floor and install the electrical. Both sides can have drawers and doors , perfect for all the needs, you can see out over it, keeping all electric, etc just an idea, you two are so young, lucky and energetic, and such fun to watch!!
Thank you for not editing out the part where Josh was interrupting you with the nail gun! It gave me a pretty good giggle :)
Thank you for spoiling us with frequent uploads and long videos. I always look forward to them.
Good morning, Becky! I know you both have a lot going on, but please get your rest. Love ya! Have a great weekend!
Oh my gosh I’m dying!! Josh nail guns while Becky talks!!! Seriously busted out laughing since it kept going and almost peed my pants!!! Oh I’m so happy you left that in as that was hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣. You are making amazing progress on the house
For the flooring under the “floating” wall…. I think you should do a partial floor replacement. Maybe from the front door up just past the wall. It will be much less cost and it will look even all around :)
Enjoy dish washing in the new house Josh! My husband would be excited too (he does the dishes as well and works in computers ‘software engineer’ ). 😁
Love the way you two work together. Love the new acreage/house. I would take the wall down.
This has to be one of my most favorite videos you have posted. I was rolling with laughter when you kept being interrupted by the nail gun!! Thanks so much for leaving the comedy in the video!!!
🤣🤣🤣 Love all the facials! Really enjoying following your journey toward your new home! Keep the videos coming ❤️