Is It Worth It?! Insulating My Own House.
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This week I’m continuing the journey of insulating my house with rockwool and getting ready to insulate my cathedral ceiling with fibreglass insulation!
The prep work for venting the cathedral ceiling has been somewhat of a challenge. Cutting every single cardboard baffle and stapling it into place.
Help me determine if it’s worth the savings!
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I love watching the insulation just go into all the nooks & crannies lol so satisfying!
Right?! So satisfying! And starting to look like a home 😍
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Strange 🤔
The insulation looks so good. Rockwool was a great choice.
Thanks so much!
Biata your slower because you care that it's done right. Just remember when your building it right it will always take longer.
if you have any leftover rockwool, think about using some on your interior bedroom walls, just for sound/noise mitigation
I agree! Great idea!
The more money you can save,the more money you have in your pocket for other things toward your house projects..Food for thought..❤❤🎉🎉😊😊
Putting in your own insulation is always worth it! Nice job.
I like watching your videos and you are doing amazing job and yes if you can do it yourself do it even though it's taken a little longer but you will get it done and can't wait to see what you are doing next Sunday and good luck and be safe and God bless you
Thank you so much!
Great pleasure to watch your videos
You are true to who you are, stand up for yourself, and are not afraid to say I was wrong
Enjoy learning new things
and conveys to all viewers a peaceful calm and a correct view of life
I love you a lot and wish you success in all your goals
And only health and happiness to you and your family 💗💗🥇🥇
Definitely worth the savings!! Means you can spend extra on something else in the future. ❤
You’re doing a super good job just keep up what you’re doing. I love spending my Sunday watching your video it is very enjoying and super relaxing you’re very very lovely to watch
Awh thanks so much!
you saved money and that is great but the best part about doing it yourself is you know that you took your time and you did it right. if you hired someone they may not of taken as much care. knowing that you did it and did it right is priceless
So true! Thank you!
Strip the jackets off all the wire and look up scrap metal recycling center that would help pay for some of the future projects you'll have
Excellent work !! It requires a homeowner to detail to the levels you are working. IF you have any water pipes on/in an outside wall insulate behind, the cold side,, but do not insulate on the warm side. A little artful leaking of heat can keep pipes from freezing. Knowing you,, there is not a pipe on an outside wall. Just fold the cardboard, No strapping required, and the folding takes place down on your work bench, Make the C shaped folded part just a pinch too wide and no staples are required, Done it many times.
We aren’t allowed plumbing on exterior walls in Canada so thankfully no issues there! Thank you!
I agree about insulating the pipes. I know from experience!
Good morning Biata your doing a great job keep up the good work
You do an excellent job with this insolation installation
Looking good. You’re doing a great job. Saving money in this economy is an essential. Free is free and you used it in a way others wouldn’t think of. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so very much! Exactly! Free is free
Oh my that is a big savings for you to do. I’d do the savings. I love how the insulation is making your house look more like a home! 😀
Right?! It’s crazy! Thank you!
I forgot got say that was a beautiful butterfly 🦋, I have ones very similar, in France,
Thank you! We love raising them every year
Perfect Biata, look how much money you have earned by doing that yourself.. Im sure the warm sunshine will be heating the rooms all day now. Make sure you get the vapor barrier on quickly to prevent the dampness and have a great weekend Biata 😊
Thank you so much! Yes absolutely! Passive heat from the sun :).
Just remember the stuff your doing now is not hard it’s just time consuming so don’t bother rushing it there are no shortcuts your doing an awesome job most people would of left insulation out of those 2 sections you had to take the boards out by the window and stuff insulation behind it that’s why when you do your own stuff you don’t cut corners that why I watch your videos your by the book again awsome job can’t wait to see the next video have a great day
Awh thanks so much for this. It’s so nice knowing corners aren’t being cut. I see some scary things online
The money you are saving IS well worth it. Just keep pushing and I think you will be happy that you did it yourself.
Thank you so much! Now I’m seeing so many comments saying how poorly contractors insulated their home so I’m so happy I went with doing it myself!
Credit where credit's due , you certainly put a shift in and you're doing a great job. I know a lot of men who would shirk the work you are doing !!
Thank you! Haha I appreciate it :)
It is always worth the effort to save where you can. That money can be put towards the inevitable expense of having to contract out work. Your doing a great job. Me and my wife enjoy watching your videos so keep them coming.
Thank you so very much! Agreed! Worth the savings
A little everyday is worth the savings.. know that. You're doing great with prep etc. Keep it up you'll be done sooner than you think.
Thanks so much!
I was just listening to a friend who is a builder/realtor and she was saying how things were so off in some of the building and the way they hacked it together she didn't see how it could pass code, but they passed it. And this is on a $500,000 house!!! Trust me! YOU are doing a far better job than a lot of builders do that throw up these houses as fast as they can with laborers who don't always care how it done or if to code but because they are "builders" many times the inspectors just pass them anyway.
I'm sure it's been said but a set of wheels for the scaffold would definitely help with efficiency. Being able to pull yourself along without having to go up and down all the time once your materials are up there is a huge physical and time saver.
It sure as heck would haha! Wonder if I can find some decently priced ones. This isn’t our scaffolding
Money saved is money earned, and you can use that money saved for other products… great job 👏 my hat’s off to you!!!!!
Great job. Your probably done with the roof rafter insulation....but they make foam or pre folded cardboard air baffles. They staple right in place ...then insulation holds them in forever. Looks great
Wow a house seems to be a never ending project! Great job Biata! One day it will all be done and you'll miss having a project.
You’re an absolute perfectionist
Haha thank you!
Biata, you amaze me in how well you do all of this work and do so single handed. Great job looking forward to the progress next week.
Great progress as always a wonderful video ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
I think what you have done already with the insulation looks great Biata!
Thank you!
You're killing it. Amazing progress this week
Good morning 🌅, looking 👀 great, well worth the effort, what ever you do yourself is got to be worth it the long run, all right it is taking you longer to do the job but it is your time, and saving money is always a great idea, ❤ to you and your family, from France,
Thanks so much! I fully agree
You are going a ex good job on the insulating best I have saw most around here just push it in. great job
Wow thank you!
Honestly, what you put together looks a whole lot more professional than a lot of houses I've seen. I think you not only saved money but also guaranteed yourself to have excellent insulation for your future.
Wow that’s quite the compliment! Thank you!
Getting there . Very nicely done .
Everything is looking great 👍😃 Stay safe and God Bless 🙏🙏❤️😊 y'all ..... :)
Definitely worth it!
Wow, that attention to detail is excellent. Not only are you saving money, but you are getting a much better insulation result than a lot of pro installers would do...
When I did a self build, I did subcontract the frame. Afterwards I found a lot of weak insulation spots, due to wires, etc where the installer just shoved in the insulation, compressing it, rather than carefully cutting and placing it like you did. It will 100% be worth the effort, your energy bills/wood boiler will thank you for it!!
Wow that’s crazy they just tried to shove it in! Not only dangerous because if the wire shoves back a siding nail could hit it!
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata we don't use siding for cladding in Ireland thankfully, but it's a good point for places that do, keeping the wires in place is really important.
Amazing video! Very good dynamic, I enjoyed a lot! Thank you! ❤
You got this Rockstar! One more step closer to becoming your forever home! I am so proud of you and your determination! 😊
Much much respect!!!
You've got this!
As someone else mentioned strip the wire jacket off the copper wire will get you more money but is it worth it in time when you already have a lot on the go. I take my scrap metal to a local recycler and I sort all of the steel, aluminum,brass,stainless and copper out separately. It does get me more money because the recycle yard doesn’t have to pay someone to do it. I have separate bins I store it in so it’s little to no effort for me to do this. Just something for you to consider. On the ceiling saving over 3k on a diy is a huge savings. You put some sweat equity in to gain $3000 great investment the way I look at it.
Thank you so much for all of the info in here! I appreciate it!
You are amazing. I really enjoy your videos.
Gotta save where you can. On a self build you really can't count your own labor cost's. Just do it and get it done and save money. Looking good so far to me.
Biata I have told you many times that you are one heck of a woman. It takes longer to do it right the first time. When I added 1200 square feet of house onto my parents place ( now mine) the inspector asked who did the electrical and I said we did. He said that we did better work than 90% of the electrician do. We had one connection that was bad. Our ground at one outlet broke when twisting it for the barrel crimp. He said that if we fixed it right then he wouldn't mention it. That made me happy knowing his praise. I bought homeowners scaffolding like you can get at harbor freight. It will go through doorways and on wheels. My brother and I would do the insulation and sheet rock on them. You can easily reach 14' with them. Just put a bag of insulation on one end and pull yourself along fron truss to truss. Can't wait to see you next week.
Biata strip all the sheathing from the copper wire. You will get three times more money back when you scrap it…. when you’re putting your insulation in make sure that it is not real tight so it has room to breathe. The cost saving will benefit you if you don’t mind doing the work that is money that you can save and don’t have to spend or it is money that you can move to somewhere else and, use it toward appliances or whatever…… keep up the good work. Stay safe. 🇺🇸👊🏼👊🏼✌🏼
Wow! Maybe in the future I’ll sit down and watch a movie and strip all of it lol
And thank you! It’s not too tight but rockwool makes their bats 15” for 14.5” stud spaces
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It’s well worth it
Looks great! Man, I wish I lived close. I could take all that wire to melt down into small bars and use them for knife parts..
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing
It's TEDIOUS work but it goes quickly man your almost to Sheetrock that's an accomplishment and did eighty percent all by yourself your to little your a girl your not strong enough blah blah blah your killing it I'm very happy for you and your family have a great day and thanks for sharing with us. And a beautiful Monarch butterfly it's always amazed me that their not afraid of people when so many other flying things are trying to eat them
Queen of homestead you are truly amazing I enjoyed every step of your build and can't wait on the next task you take
Thank youuu! Can’t wait to show you more!
You look great today. Great job. Hopefully, you will fully move in by Christmas 🎄 🙏 🎉
I hope so ❤️🎄!!!
Good morning, B.
You are doing GREAT! Good to see you smile so much.
You are absolutely right in your theory of why the different trades sometimes hate each other 👍🤣... As you get to be all the trades, you can only thank yourself for the inconveniences along the build .
Doing thousands of repetitions of even the simplest task takes time, lots of time. Professionel builders may be a bit faster than you, but not much. Grind through, you will get there👍👍👍.
Haha thank you! I had a feeling my theory was correct 😅. Thank you so much! Yah you have to get so many reps in I feel to get really good in this industry!
Biata great work, u did it
Hello, been enjoying your channel. Scrap wire and metal can go to AOR. All Ontario Recycling... They will pay you for the wire. Thanks for sharing.
Cool, thanks so much!
Another great week Biata. Yeah, these things always take longer than expected, but at least you know it’s being done properly. Keep healthy, love from the old man in the UK
Thanks so much! Yes it’s so true, I love knowing it’s done properly
Everything takes time. Just keep working at it
Winter is almost here again!! Are you ready for it? Got enough wood? Need to clean up the yard before the snow comes.
We all miss Craig,drag him back lol😂
LOL where’s Craig?!?! Come back please Craig. I’m BEGGING 😂. He’s working so hard
looks great I love your work perfection.
Awh thank you!!!
Great job this week!
Thanks so much!
It was was well worth the savings and you are doing a great job of it. excellent on the insulation around wires. God Bless from your Canadian Friend.
Thank you so much!
It's worth the effort. That money you save will help pay for the drywall. If that is the path you choose.
anytime you can save money by doing it yourself is ALLWAYS worth it not just the saving but the feeling of knowing "yes i did that"...however if i was you i would contemplate getting professionals in for the Plasterboard/sheetrock it is quite difficult to put it up be yourself and taping and mudding takes forever.
Biata, there are missing "wire drill saving" metal plates for some wires running in the studs. E.g. in the wall where you have the pressure gages on the pipes. If you cover the wires with insulation you won't see anymore where to put those plates (I don't know the correct name in English for those plates...). Peter from Hungary
we are going to have our roof deck sprayed with open cell no soffit venting its called a warm roof. then I think rockwool for the walls.
Nice! I was quotes $9000 for spray foam on just my ceiling! 7.6 times the price of fibre glass! Just wild
That much closer to occupancy.. Looks good
Yasss! Thank you!
Hi Biata! You are always saving money if you are doing it yourself. You are learning new skills which you can then use to help others with. It may take you a bit longer, but I can guarantee that it's not that much longer than if a professional came in and was only one person as well instead of a full crew. Will you be putting insulation in the walls for soundproofing? Looking forward to the ceiling being insulated. See you next week, take care, Naomi x
Thanks so much Naomi! I couldn’t get over how expensive the labour was just for the ceiling! I’m thinking of insulating interior walls with the leftover insulation! I have a lot left
awesome work there 🤘🤘
Thanks so much!
LoL 😂😂😂 now it's working!! Move in before winter!! Hell yeah 🤣
You got that right!
Dude you are amazing. You need an HGTV show. I'd watch it, so would my wife and kids.
Your doing a great job.
Thank you so much 😀
nice job biata
Thank you!
It's totally worth the savings.
I can more pr less guarantee the costs would have gone up for battens and boards vs just stapling in fibre. OK a chunk of time was lost in prepping the cardboard but that's time versus materials.
If you break the difference down to an hourly rate, essentially you'd be on a pretty good hourly rate to break even. Have you noticed less outside noise/echo in there yet? You certainly will when the roof is up.
Gosh I cannot get over how quiet it is!!!
I'll be waiting
Probably too late but in Ontario cathedral ceilings can have the insulation packed tight to the underside of the roof sheathing. (Especially since you don’t have eave ventilation). If you want to have a gap the easiest and cheapest option is to install Moore vents.
Moore vents were more expensive and didn't provide enough air flow for my plans as I explained :). My cathedral ceiling was not designed to be a hot roof so I have to follow my plans haha :)
Well look what you can accomplish with a little positive atmosphere 😝😝😝
Haha so true
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata I told you to believe in yourself. Life's about learning. If you ain't learning you ain't living
Great job. ❤ Dig your viedos🎉
Thanks so much!
Good afternoon from the UK 🇬🇧
Good afternoon to you!
Good job love it
Thank you!
I might poem deals that go up against the ceiling.That does the same thing you're trying to do with the cardboard that staple
Saving money is always great but it also means a lot more work for you B so you have a lot more work ahead because I can guess that you will choose to save money
Haha it’s so true! There are a few things I’m already in the works of getting hired out 🥰.
Way to GOOOOOOO‼️‼️‼️💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Thank youuu!!!
I don't know if they have it up by you guys is what they call vent paneling that is made for venting the bottom of roof so it would, ok so I got to the part of the video explaining why you are doing it your way. 👍
Hahaha 😂 I love the progression of your comment
Hi Baita. Just wana say u are simply amazing. All i can say lol 😉✌️
Awh thank you so much!
Yes,Do it yourself...might take a bit longer but you know it was done right,1 of the biggest problems with contract work, you don't really know what quality your getting!If at all.
Home is Looking great! Set your wires to the side somewhere for now..that's money..clean it ,sell to scrap yard.$$ C -ya on the next!
Good afternoon 👍💪💪💪❤️❤️👌🤟🤟😎😀
So awesome‘n💕💕💕💕
Thank you!
Looks great! How do you feel physically? Trades work is stressful on the muscles and joints. Have you found that yoga has helped you with maintaining flexibility with the growth of new muscles? Core strength, shoulders, arms, and glutes are very important to keep toned when in the trades!
Currently I’ve been going non stop for weeks. Just woke up from an hour and a half nap. My body is pretty sore!
That's funny about why all the different trades hate each other. But how nice it must be to be able to blame someone else for the inevitable mistakes, right? 😄
Bahaha so true 😂
for the extra copper wire take it to scrap yards if you are done using it they will give cash for it
I am surprise that where interior walls intersect your exterior walls the inspector didn’t ask you to install a vapour barrier before the interior walls we’re constructed. This would create a continuous vapour barrier on the warm side of the exterior walls.
The way you've said is the best and easiest way to do it but you can get around it afterwards with accousitc seal. I didn't realize before I threw the home up!
You can use a tablesaw to rip the cardboard to size. Use an old blade.
Smart!
Just curious if the venting cardboard has to go up that high? I know on flat ceiling it just has to extend a little beyond the blown insulation to prevent wind washing.
It needs a vent space all the way up and to the ridge vent of the roof :)
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I've never used rock wool. Here in southern Indiana we're strictly pink fiber glass.
Insulating has to be one of my least favorite things to do on a build..
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Could would you use spray foam for the small area
Which small area :)? Hiring out spray foam for the cathedral ceiling was going to be $8836
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Keep up the good work. You are getting there. We all have to save money somewhere. You can check with local scrap metal yards. They will give you money for the wire. Wire with the casing is called dirty wire. Not as much money. If you strip the casing, they pay you more
Oh so cool! Thank you!