I started framing 3 years ago at 18, a week before your skillsaw video. This channel has taught me as much as Ive learned on the job. Your videos are what gave me an interest in this work. They showed me this is a real craft. I dont think id have stuck with it if not for you so thank you, your work has real value.
I’m 61 and I was a lineman for many of those years. My advice to you that I wish somebody had pushed in me over and over is as follows. Protect your back. Don’t be a hero. Ask for help. The other advice is this. Protect yourself from the sun.
"I'm not doing finish carpentry here" ~while using a router on the bird blocks. The attention to detail has me really wanting to take a trip and see this house.
It would be awesome to have an open house for Subscribers when finished. Lol. I made this comment before seeing they are actually doing an open house!!
The fact that this man does this on the side for us is a blessing. The knowledge this man is gifting us after decades in the field with trial and errors is so valuable. Love this channel! Thank you
My grandfather (who was a contractor) passed when I was just a little kid. So I wasn’t able to glean any wisdom from him about construction and life. So (and I think I say this for a lot of ppl watching) you’re kind of a surrogate Family member who kindly guides us, not only on how things should be built/made (well, with good intention) But strangely also provides an overall ethos that somehow connects building to how one should live life. Thank you.
Somehow it smells better in the morning. Maybe it conjures up a good day’s work ahead. Is it different for working carpenters than for those of us who work in an office all day? Comments welcome!
I'm building my big new shop by myself and, while I sometimes get discouraged that it's taking so long, I do love that fir smell every time I go in there. The building is 2500 square feet with 13' ceilings so there's a lot of wood in it! Unfortunately, I'll lose that smell when I do the drywall.
@@johnsrabe John! Oh..., YEAH! That magnificent, sweet, savory aroma o' pine an' fir an' birch an' oak resin an' sahwr dust'll makes an office-dweller's HEAD swim! We wood-workin' Gals an' fellers...., some how, gits USED to that perfumery stuff... wheeze "...begins ta 'takes it fer 'granted' ." Rick Bonner, Pennsyltucky rcabonner1@live.com
For me it was the smell of the lumber on my first day as a kid carpenter that hooked me. It is a glorious aroma. That was 53 years ago, today I get to build a gate out of cedar on one of the many rentals I do repairs on.
I know you've mentioned that it sounds cliche, but I really appreciate your closing comment; "keep up the good work!" I don't care how cliche and dry it feels. Keep saying it!
This whole time I thought you were building your house. Wow the attention to detail you put into a home that your not even gonna live in is amazing. Wish we had more contractors like you sir.
"If thou blowest not thine own horn, the same shall not be tooted." OR as I heard it from a friend from the South: "It's a poor dog that can't wag it's own tail."
GiveMeCoffee> it means if you do something someone appreciates then do it well. It’s reward by accomplishment. Usually learned over time by multiple failures then exceeds the job through honour. I.e “I’d love to be the builder of something magnificent”, said he who wants to make that happen.
Coming from someone that lives in South Texas, I would round a bead of black RTV around the outer edge of the bird block screen. We have Plague like bugs here and they will wiggle their way between the screen and the wood into the house. Because the staples don't stop them from squeezing between the two of them, I use black RTV because it will last forever in the hot attic unlike caulking which is a 4 year produce at best in the heat. As always y'all are doing great work and that house will be a beaut when she's done.
I can't express how much I truly enjoy watching your work; no corners cut, thoughtfully prepared, and the heart of a teacher. It inspires me, a young 27 year old carpenter, in my quest of craftsmanship in the building trades. Keep up the good work.
Wow I really wish I could see the house (And you EC) in person. I live in georgia and traveling right now is not really an option. Thank you EC you have positively impacted my life.
Loving the work. I do hope to see a good water proofing system over the OSB!!! We all know how sensitive that stuff is to water! Cheers! and thanks for the time and effort! I know myself having a family of 4 ( 2 little kids) . I would be unable to make any type of content to help others! Thanks again!
Thank you sir for keeping old school craftsmanship alive. I’m from a family of old school masons that goes back to Italy in the last century. We did it all.. brick, stone, terrazzo, tile, concrete & stucco.. all things cement. They would mock us when we did some things ‘the hard way’. Today that type of technique is becoming a lost art because of the influx of cheap labor. Speed over long lasting quality. Still, it is very gratifying to go back to jobs done 40 years back and see them still standing and wearing thru time and the elements very well. Especially when the client comes out to greet you like family. Your videos make my day sometimes. I just wish my body would cooperate with my mind so I can move more mud and set more stone. Thanks for sharing your great work! P.S. Where is this house located and what is the opening date? We may possibly be interested in another purchase.
Been a fan of yours for years. If I can make it, I will fly over to the UK to see this place.Your channel has given me so much advice in my day to day life.
You are definitely not a corner-cutter. It's so satisfying to watch you work. I hope your crew knows and appreciates what a great education they're receiving. I love your attention to the details. This makes me want to take the entire west side of my roof off, all the way down to the rafters, (it's a vaulted hot roof, circa 1982 with urethane foam and very little ventilation space, in Alaska...) and put up a roof like this.
The blowing trumpets phrase will be borrowed and used occasionally if I may! Very true, and looks well deserved in this instance. Man I'd love to come over and see this house when you're done! Long old way from Scotland though... Maybe 🤞😊 All the best guys.
From one skilled craftsman to another. You really do exceptional work. It's a shame that there are not many people around that will carry on these skills. Keep up the great videos! I miss doing this work. Never thought I would say that .lol
I hear and agree w/you BAH but I'm thinking that true Craftsmanship will always be valued and will continue despite all the pressures from the money and hurry-up people. Hopefully.
Spec house is transforming so fast now! Growing beautifully :) I remember watching the first wall on the 2nd floor going up and thinking “wow, that looks like a whole new thing now!” Also, would be so awesome to visit during the open house weekend! Please, let us know when the open house weekend(s) will take place so we can try and make plans! Some of us live very far! (Brazil here 🤚)
Something I just realized as you talked about the Open House and selling of the house: whomever decides to purchase this house will LITERALLY be able to watch the entire construction of their house online for as long as TH-cam is around. I think that's pretty cool.
Your videos are such an amazing contribution to the community. I appreciate all the time you take to make them. It’s not every day you get to learn from the pros.
It continues to be an absolute pleasure to follow your progress, eagerly awaiting the next episode as soon as one is watched. Someone will have a rare home indeed, with every facet of its construction documented! That makes it all the more valuable!
Hi Scott and the crew, thank for another great video, hope you are all keeping well, progress is looking good . Looking forward to the next one. Best wishes to all, Stuart uk.
Just some advice, where the roof line of the garage meets the gable end roof of the house is going to be a big problem down the road. The gable end of the house should not overhang in this application. The water, leaves, and debris coming off the garage roof is going to collect in the corner of the gable roof and hold water causing bad rotting issues with time. Pause the video at 11:10 or so to see the computer generated finished product and look at the intersection and imagine how the water flows and you'll know what I mean. I'm sure that, like me, you like to try to tackle the problems before they become problems so you can keep up the good work. :)
It will be interesting if he addresses how he dealt with this feature. I’d image he will do a large cricket of some sort if he hasn’t already addressed it in the framing. Good catch. I did waterproofing of foundations and deckings above living spaces so I don’t doubt someone will catch that.
Yep - it was bad design in the first place. The entire intersection between the house and the garage should have been designed differently to eliminate these problems, especially at the back where that stair pokes up. But, great overhangs!
I really enjoy your videos. I'm framing my first roof right now and it's been a really interesting challenge. I'm a big fan of those bird blocks and rafter tails. I'll be milling my rafter tails out of old long leaf pine joists that I'd rescued from a house I renovated years ago. Very excited for the eave details. Wish I had a journeyman like you when I was green.
After being so particular about gluing down the sheeting on the floors to prevent squeaks, I'm really surprised you're not gluing down the roof sheets to prevent squeaks when the squirrels are running around
@@TheExcellentLaborer I don't think you know what the word "engineered" means. Engineered doesn't man "made out of OSB". Except for the guys outside areas of code enforcement who knock together their own trusses on a "than looks about right" basis, all roof trusses are engineered. At some point, and engineer has approved the design and signed off on it. It wouldn't pass inspection otherwise.
Andrew Alexander Bro, you are missing the point. You have engineered trusses and standard. Engineered uses plywood in the core. Standard is just wood. Read up on it...
I'd love to come see the house once you get it finished, not sure how I'd manage it financially though, it would be a pretty long drive even from southern Idaho, if its during good weather months I'd certainly love to stop in and see the finished product and meet you and your family. The place is already coming together very well, its looking more like a home every episode....larger than I'd ever need, but still a very descent manageable sized house, the design is relatively simple considering what's out there now LOL. Those vents you are installing are a great idea, my 1970's house isn't really vented that well in the attic crawl space, I'm sure a bit of work I could certainly do something similar to what you have done.
I'm a very amateur woodworker, with a reasonably good understanding of biology, and I can understand the idea of "free of heart" wood because I know there are some important structural differences between different parts of a tree. I would appreciate a quick explanation of the choice of "free of heart"for this purpose. (Long time fan, since quite a long time before the spec house was even a concept). Keep up the good work.
If a timber has a "streak" of heartwood running along one corner or side it will cause the stick to bend or curl as it dries, Uniformity is what one wants. Sap and heartwood dry differently.
Mark Schwarz , timbers come from either the heart (center) of the tree, or the edge near the bark (sapwood). The better, stronger wood is from the center. There are two ways to cut heartwood. Boxed heart timbers 'box' the heart of the tree within the edges of the timber - or we could say the timber is cut around the heart of the tree. Checking occurs with much more regularity in boxed heart timbers. As the timber dries the shortest path to the heart will check. For some this is inherent, preferred character. For others "free of heart" is the way to go. Timbers free of heart are cut without any heart (center) of the tree within the perimeter of the piece. On occasion there will be some heart at the edge of a free of heart timber. Checking is very minimal with free of heart timbers often resulting in a very "clean" frame. In order to cut free of heart the raw tree/timber is typically much larger than a boxed heart tree/timber.
You should sell tickets to the Open House and give the money to your favorite local charity. Lots of people would gladly donate to see the finished house and meet your team.
I saw that too, and also appreciated the helper using the rubber handle of his hammer to tap the boards so he didn’t mess up the tongues. It’s those little tricks that help make a true craftsman.
Scott, there's a difference in being an obnoxious braggert and having pride in your work! 😊 A little toot once in a while just shows how much you care for what you do....... and you do what you do..... very well ! Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
I did the same thing with my roof when I added on to my Craftsman home. I have trusses with no tail and added 2x6 rafter tails projecting over the walls. For venting I installed 4-1/4" crown dropped an inch from the bead board between each rafter tail. My faux rafters fooled the inspector until he got insode!
I am enjoying watching the progress. I see some of your construction techniques and think that it makes no sense, then a couple episodes later, I get it. :) Very nice work.
I like this show and some tips I build for a hobby at 65 years old because you can't get good help in Maine even you pay good money if its hunting and fishing thar gone so I do it alone that call me the lone builder I see you have good help there that's what I like about your show good bless
The tar paper made me absolutely love your channel even more. Love your attention to detail. I thought man you're going to be able to see that and booommmm you install tar paper. Hats off to you on another awesome detail
I have that same Craftsman Router, bought it when I was a young man, I think mine is 40 or so years old, now that I think about it I wish I was that age!
As a high end painter, that Doug fir is beautiful, I hope that you use "Sikkens Cetol" translucent poly stain. It's the only thing that we use on our secretary of educations properties here in Michigan. The way the product fails is from the outside in, not failure from the wood side. This means you can get another coat on it before the wood is damaged because this DOES NOT FLAKE OFF. It's amazing in marine environments also, so I think it would be great out there.
Watching people like you made me realize my real passion is in carpentry, air-conditioning and working on cars. I really regret following high school friends to taking up computer science back in college in the 90s.
Scott, I hope you’ll share your formula for sizing the vents. People might think they can be any old size and work well. You are wise to consider air flow through your roofing system - of all the lumber products - timber, plywood, and OSB - OSB is the most fragile and subject to molding and insect damage.
God bless you for still being able to climb around on all that staging...I used to walk the top plates and run up and down the ladders, picks, scaffolding, pumpjacks, planks and staging like a billy goat, as a carpenter. ...I wouldn't last an hour these days at 60... I built many houses but NOTHING that big...Usually under 3000 sqft.... She looks very well built and if the right person gets her; she should last a good 100....
Not sure abut Roseburg, but up here in Seattle, the Flickers seem to think the wire mesh you are using is some sort of dessert. They peck right through it. We had to add louvers to keep the Flickers from pecking through.
11:12 Scratching my head on where water is expected to run off where it leaves right roof and ducks under main roof overhang. Novel and interesting stylistic choice, and hope it's backed up by some hidden drainage feature up there. In my town, it can rain 4 inches in under an hour.
Watching these video reminds me when I started construction. Watching the pros working like clockwork meanwhile myself and 3 others were standing around like lost pups.
Great deal of respect for your skills, just one question. Is it safe or acceptable, to drive nails into laminated boards, which you are using as rafters? Second, are those I-beams strong enough for snow loads?
Argh.... swinging by for the open house is impossible for me... the flight from germany is simply too expensive for me... But its great you are doing that!!!
I've been dying to watch this series. The first video I caught was when you were talking about sight layout and the issues of stabilizing the hill at the back of the house and such. I'm dying for this to be done so I can binge watch this series. Don't want you to hurry but ..... sweet heaven get done all ready. 😜
No , thank you for remind us even if we have tie schedules and limited costs, “ incomprensible “ bosses and “ i dont know the word” architect / designers(OMG) we still can and should do our best and honest work. Thanks again for the “ master “ part of the learning today and always with you Sir!
@@edwardbrady8410 NEY! Edward! Ney, I say! The many little valleys of the Umpqua River abound with some wonderful small wineries. Our Comunity College has an entire department devoted to growing grapes and making and marketing wine. We don't need anything from the Will-lam-mitt valley.
Depending on when the open house is we will come from Canada to see it because why not. You live in a beautiful state and we would love to spend some time down there.
I liked them, they look better than a rectangular aluminum store bought vent. All the little birds in the neighborhood went "aww man" when he stapled on the screens.
I love the channel and the work. As a professional roofer for 20 years in Canada, i am eerie about the OSB as the roof sheeting, especially on 24" spacing. I can't count the amount of times i have had to re-sheet OSB roofs because of the sinking that happens between rafters especially on 24" spans. From experience the sheeting only lasts between 15-30 years. 1-2 roof cycles. It will still work after. But it'll just look ugly.
it would be interesting to see a roof done with those big doug fur timbers in conjunction with the BCI rafters, where in whihc the dougfurs are also part of the framing with the lvls and bci
This is not important but I think I noticed a Trojan chop saw stand in this video. I used one for 15 years doing general carpentry in Wyoming, Hawaii and Louisiana. Never saw another one on a job site till now. Really well designed and very durable. Still carries my chop saw and I “roll” it out with ease when I need it.
I've had mold show up in perfectly dry houses. So, there's no hole, large enough to prevent roof mold. Especially on wood systems, doubly so on fresh wood (i consider all wood that's not naturally dried, or kiln dried, fresh). Kinda why i like to get kiln dried wood if nothing else is available, then paint each element with sealer en-masse before being cut. Saves hassles later.
OSB does not dry out as well as real wood. It tends to hold water and won’t “breathe “. Then mold sets in. Asphalt and bitumen papers work better than tyvek and other modern “membranes “. Before anyone replies with arguments, I have seen both sides of this and will stick with real lumber and asphalt papers wherever possible and for as long as possible.
It looks like you have just 4 nails holding those LVL's up (2 on top, 2 on bottom), do you put any kind of brackets up to help with the load they would be dealing with? Or am I missing something?
I started framing 3 years ago at 18, a week before your skillsaw video. This channel has taught me as much as Ive learned on the job. Your videos are what gave me an interest in this work. They showed me this is a real craft. I dont think id have stuck with it if not for you so thank you, your work has real value.
Buzz, as a veteran of carpentry, i hope you don't mind the advice: "never waiver from doing the right thing." You won't regret it. Good luck.
@@theguy9290 haha no I'm still the new guy on every crew.
@@Strawman333 Ive pulled enough nails to start to understand that!
What year was that in
I’m 61 and I was a lineman for many of those years. My advice to you that I wish somebody had pushed in me over and over is as follows.
Protect your back. Don’t be a hero. Ask for help.
The other advice is this. Protect yourself from the sun.
"I'm not doing finish carpentry here" ~while using a router on the bird blocks. The attention to detail has me really wanting to take a trip and see this house.
Radiuses corners with a router is about the fastest added bang for your buck to achieve "quality" that I know of...
Whoever is the ultimate buyer of this house will need to watch this whole series to properly understand what a masterpiece they have just purchased.
It would be awesome to have an open house for Subscribers when finished. Lol. I made this comment before seeing they are actually doing an open house!!
I was thinking the exact same thing. You took the words right out of my mouth!!!
No sooner had I mumbled, "I hope he uses a round...", he broke out the router.
The fact that this man does this on the side for us is a blessing. The knowledge this man is gifting us after decades in the field with trial and errors is so valuable. Love this channel! Thank you
My grandfather (who was a contractor) passed when I was just a little kid. So I wasn’t able to glean any wisdom from him about construction and life. So (and I think I say this for a lot of ppl watching) you’re kind of a surrogate Family member who kindly guides us, not only on how things should be built/made (well, with good intention) But strangely also provides an overall ethos that somehow connects building to how one should live life. Thank you.
When Scott says keep up the good work, i feel like he`s patting me on the shoulder from across the ocean. What a true Sir!
I can only imagine the wonderful smells of all that lumber. I know, I'm weird. Another fine production. Thank you.
You may be weird... but not alone.
Somehow it smells better in the morning. Maybe it conjures up a good day’s work ahead. Is it different for working carpenters than for those of us who work in an office all day? Comments welcome!
I'm building my big new shop by myself and, while I sometimes get discouraged that it's taking so long, I do love that fir smell every time I go in there. The building is 2500 square feet with 13' ceilings so there's a lot of wood in it! Unfortunately, I'll lose that smell when I do the drywall.
@@johnsrabe John! Oh..., YEAH! That magnificent, sweet, savory aroma o' pine an' fir an' birch an' oak resin an' sahwr dust'll makes an office-dweller's HEAD swim! We wood-workin' Gals an' fellers...., some how, gits USED to that perfumery stuff... wheeze "...begins ta 'takes it fer 'granted' ."
Rick Bonner, Pennsyltucky
rcabonner1@live.com
For me it was the smell of the lumber on my first day as a kid carpenter that hooked me. It is a glorious aroma. That was 53 years ago, today I get to build a gate out of cedar on one of the many rentals I do repairs on.
I know you've mentioned that it sounds cliche, but I really appreciate your closing comment; "keep up the good work!"
I don't care how cliche and dry it feels. Keep saying it!
It should sound cliche, but somehow it doesn't.
To me it sounds sincere and uplifting.
This whole time I thought you were building your house. Wow the attention to detail you put into a home that your not even gonna live in is amazing. Wish we had more contractors like you sir.
Always inspiring to watch an EC vid before going into work... "Keep up the good work!" Thanks for the encouragement!
"If thou blowest not thine own horn, the same shall not be tooted."
OR as I heard it from a friend from the South: "It's a poor dog that can't wag it's own tail."
Being from the South one sounds like it came from Tennyson and the other from Bubba.
What does that sentence mean?
GiveMeCoffee> it means if you do something someone appreciates then do it well. It’s reward by accomplishment. Usually learned over time by multiple failures then exceeds the job through honour. I.e “I’d love to be the builder of something magnificent”, said he who wants to make that happen.
@@jamesmarriott1130 i see! thank you for explaining it :)
@GiveMeCoffee and @JamesMarriott I believe it means "if you don't praise yourself, you won't get praised".
This old timer still has it💪I hope to be in as good of shape when I get to your age. Keep up the great work🔨
Yeah, I love how Scott stays active and fit just from being active.
Coming from someone that lives in South Texas, I would round a bead of black RTV around the outer edge of the bird block screen. We have Plague like bugs here and they will wiggle their way between the screen and the wood into the house. Because the staples don't stop them from squeezing between the two of them, I use black RTV because it will last forever in the hot attic unlike caulking which is a 4 year produce at best in the heat. As always y'all are doing great work and that house will be a beaut when she's done.
Such beautiful work! The false tail and bird blocks combined!
I can't express how much I truly enjoy watching your work; no corners cut, thoughtfully prepared, and the heart of a teacher. It inspires me, a young 27 year old carpenter, in my quest of craftsmanship in the building trades. Keep up the good work.
Wow I really wish I could see the house (And you EC) in person. I live in georgia and traveling right now is not really an option. Thank you EC you have positively impacted my life.
I dig the old Craftsman router; reminds me of watching my dad work when I was a kid in the 80’s.
I love work, being disabled and retired, I can watch it all day.
"If thou blowest not thine own horn..." got a good belly-laugh from me. Truer words have never been said, but I sure wasn't ready for that one.
Tell that to Gabriel.
I had just been telling my daughter the same thing.
With experience comes confidence
Everytime I hear you say 'keep up the good work' I have a good week. Thank you for the encouragement to keep on keeping on.
Loving the work. I do hope to see a good water proofing system over the OSB!!! We all know how sensitive that stuff is to water! Cheers! and thanks for the time and effort! I know myself having a family of 4 ( 2 little kids) . I would be unable to make any type of content to help others! Thanks again!
Also noticed the attention to detail in notching of the shear blocks to fit around the bottoms of the I-Joists. Very nice.
Thank you sir for keeping old school craftsmanship alive. I’m from a family of old school masons that goes back to Italy in the last century. We did it all.. brick, stone, terrazzo, tile, concrete & stucco.. all things cement.
They would mock us when we did some things ‘the hard way’. Today that type of technique is becoming a lost art because of the influx of cheap labor. Speed over long lasting quality.
Still, it is very gratifying to go back to jobs done 40 years back and see them still standing and wearing thru time and the elements very well. Especially when the client comes out to greet you like family.
Your videos make my day sometimes. I just wish my body would cooperate with my mind so I can move more mud and set more stone.
Thanks for sharing your great work!
P.S. Where is this house located and what is the opening date?
We may possibly be interested in another purchase.
I got through 20 episodes today and I can't stop watching, best series about carpentry.
"Keep up the good work", Thanks you for the inspirational productions.
10:40 - Won't someone give that man some iced tea? Or some oxygen? 😄
He is tough enough.
Or a decent scaffold
Thanks for sharing your journey and spending the time to educate on the way. It's always a pleasure to watch your post and admire the progress.
Been a fan of yours for years. If I can make it, I will fly over to the UK to see this place.Your channel has given me so much advice in my day to day life.
You are definitely not a corner-cutter. It's so satisfying to watch you work. I hope your crew knows and appreciates what a great education they're receiving. I love your attention to the details. This makes me want to take the entire west side of my roof off, all the way down to the rafters, (it's a vaulted hot roof, circa 1982 with urethane foam and very little ventilation space, in Alaska...) and put up a roof like this.
The blowing trumpets phrase will be borrowed and used occasionally if I may! Very true, and looks well deserved in this instance.
Man I'd love to come over and see this house when you're done! Long old way from Scotland though... Maybe 🤞😊
All the best guys.
From one skilled craftsman to another. You really do exceptional work. It's a shame that there are not many people around that will carry on these skills.
Keep up the great videos! I miss doing this work. Never thought I would say that .lol
I hear and agree w/you BAH but I'm thinking that true Craftsmanship will always be valued and will continue despite all the pressures from the money and hurry-up people. Hopefully.
Spec house is transforming so fast now! Growing beautifully :)
I remember watching the first wall on the 2nd floor going up and thinking “wow, that looks like a whole new thing now!”
Also, would be so awesome to visit during the open house weekend!
Please, let us know when the open house weekend(s) will take place so we can try and make plans! Some of us live very far! (Brazil here 🤚)
Something I just realized as you talked about the Open House and selling of the house: whomever decides to purchase this house will LITERALLY be able to watch the entire construction of their house online for as long as TH-cam is around. I think that's pretty cool.
I would also imagine it adds value to the price as well. Not alot, but definitely something
Your videos are such an amazing contribution to the community. I appreciate all the time you take to make them. It’s not every day you get to learn from the pros.
Very Pretty Work! Love how you're blending old and new building methods. Makes me want to frame again.
It continues to be an absolute pleasure to follow your progress, eagerly awaiting the next episode as soon as one is watched. Someone will have a rare home indeed, with every facet of its construction documented! That makes it all the more valuable!
The detail, Scott! We are pleased.
Hi Scott and the crew, thank for another great video, hope you are all keeping well, progress is looking good . Looking forward to the next one. Best wishes to all, Stuart uk.
Those overhangs are going to be beautiful! Love the attention to detail and how everything is thoughtfully put together.
Just some advice, where the roof line of the garage meets the gable end roof of the house is going to be a big problem down the road. The gable end of the house should not overhang in this application. The water, leaves, and debris coming off the garage roof is going to collect in the corner of the gable roof and hold water causing bad rotting issues with time. Pause the video at 11:10 or so to see the computer generated finished product and look at the intersection and imagine how the water flows and you'll know what I mean. I'm sure that, like me, you like to try to tackle the problems before they become problems so you can keep up the good work. :)
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yYu are correct. Interesting problem.. Looking forward to the solution. Nice catch.
It will be interesting if he addresses how he dealt with this feature. I’d image he will do a large cricket of some sort if he hasn’t already addressed it in the framing. Good catch. I did waterproofing of foundations and deckings above living spaces so I don’t doubt someone will catch that.
Yeah. At first glance, I think I would just skip the overhang on that section and have that gable wall dive straight down into the roof.
Yep - it was bad design in the first place. The entire intersection between the house and the garage should have been designed differently to eliminate these problems, especially at the back where that stair pokes up. But, great overhangs!
I really enjoy your videos. I'm framing my first roof right now and it's been a really interesting challenge. I'm a big fan of those bird blocks and rafter tails. I'll be milling my rafter tails out of old long leaf pine joists that I'd rescued from a house I renovated years ago. Very excited for the eave details. Wish I had a journeyman like you when I was green.
String line: Maybe one of the most important tools in any builder's tool boxes.
Ya can have all the flash tools known to man butyacant beat a string line or a straight edge👌
After being so particular about gluing down the sheeting on the floors to prevent squeaks, I'm really surprised you're not gluing down the roof sheets to prevent squeaks when the squirrels are running around
Wayne Welshans or Santa's reindeer...?
I'm hoping that's metal screening in those vents just for that reason
These videos have been a pleasure to watch, and learn from, great job!
You are a bigger inspiration than you could ever imagine. Thank you
I love watching quality items built or made or turned, just love it and to those that do it, many thanks and I hope your trade is never lost.
Wow. I can't help admiring the roof structure: gluelam ridge + I-beam rafters... it's so simple and unlike anything we typically use over here.
I wish I could’ve come and seen this in person. It’s such a magnificent home.
Great attention to detail!
My weekly inspiration to get off my ass and do stuff in & around the house ;)
You definitely get points for using 'mondo -' haven't heard that since the 80's. Great stuff.
I have never seen engineered roof trusses. Interesting. Good video
Most roof trusses are engineered.
Andrew Alexander BS
@@TheExcellentLaborer I don't think you know what the word "engineered" means. Engineered doesn't man "made out of OSB". Except for the guys outside areas of code enforcement who knock together their own trusses on a "than looks about right" basis, all roof trusses are engineered. At some point, and engineer has approved the design and signed off on it. It wouldn't pass inspection otherwise.
Andrew Alexander Bro, you are missing the point. You have engineered trusses and standard. Engineered uses plywood in the core. Standard is just wood. Read up on it...
I'd love to come see the house once you get it finished, not sure how I'd manage it financially though, it would be a pretty long drive even from southern Idaho, if its during good weather months I'd certainly love to stop in and see the finished product and meet you and your family. The place is already coming together very well, its looking more like a home every episode....larger than I'd ever need, but still a very descent manageable sized house, the design is relatively simple considering what's out there now LOL.
Those vents you are installing are a great idea, my 1970's house isn't really vented that well in the attic crawl space, I'm sure a bit of work I could certainly do something similar to what you have done.
I'm a very amateur woodworker, with a reasonably good understanding of biology, and I can understand the idea of "free of heart" wood because I know there are some important structural differences between different parts of a tree. I would appreciate a quick explanation of the choice of "free of heart"for this purpose. (Long time fan, since quite a long time before the spec house was even a concept). Keep up the good work.
If a timber has a "streak" of heartwood running along one corner or side it will cause the stick to bend or curl as it dries, Uniformity is what one wants. Sap and heartwood dry differently.
@@5x535 Thanks. That makes sense.
Mark Schwarz , timbers come from either the heart (center) of the tree, or the edge near the bark (sapwood). The better, stronger wood is from the center.
There are two ways to cut heartwood. Boxed heart timbers 'box' the heart of the tree within the edges of the timber - or we could say the timber is cut around the heart of the tree. Checking occurs with much more regularity in boxed heart timbers. As the timber dries the shortest path to the heart will check. For some this is inherent, preferred character. For others "free of heart" is the way to go.
Timbers free of heart are cut without any heart (center) of the tree within the perimeter of the piece. On occasion there will be some heart at the edge of a free of heart timber. Checking is very minimal with free of heart timbers often resulting in a very "clean" frame. In order to cut free of heart the raw tree/timber is typically much larger than a boxed heart tree/timber.
Big old vents! Cool to see this feature and how it worked out
Would love to see the home completed and meet you guys. But I’m in NY. Wonderful work.
I spotted the Burke Bar! This should be a game
You should sell tickets to the Open House and give the money to your favorite local charity. Lots of people would gladly donate to see the finished house and meet your team.
Chill dude. He's just a guy who built a house. They're nobody special just normal guys
That tongue and groove in the overhangs and the false tails are the kinds of touches that a craftsman adds that cannot be found in tract shacks
Awesome craftsmanship. I love the details.
That little trick with the chisel at 10:10 was brilliant!
I saw that too, and also appreciated the helper using the rubber handle of his hammer to tap the boards so he didn’t mess up the tongues. It’s those little tricks that help make a true craftsman.
Scott, there's a difference in being an obnoxious braggert and having pride in your work! 😊
A little toot once in a while just shows how much you care for what you do.......
and you do what you do..... very well !
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
Again essential craftsmen leading the way.....practical, caring build of a home that will last!
I did the same thing with my roof when I added on to my Craftsman home. I have trusses with no tail and added 2x6 rafter tails projecting over the walls. For venting I installed 4-1/4" crown dropped an inch from the bead board between each rafter tail. My faux rafters fooled the inspector until he got insode!
I am enjoying watching the progress. I see some of your construction techniques and think that it makes no sense, then a couple episodes later, I get it. :) Very nice work.
I like this show and some tips I build for a hobby at 65 years old because you can't get good help in Maine even you pay good money if its hunting and fishing thar gone so I do it alone that call me the lone builder I see you have good help there that's what I like about your show good bless
Such a simple looking roof that is very detailed in its construction! Looks great
The tar paper made me absolutely love your channel even more. Love your attention to detail. I thought man you're going to be able to see that and booommmm you install tar paper. Hats off to you on another awesome detail
I have that same Craftsman Router, bought it when I was a young man, I think mine is 40 or so years old, now that I think about it I wish I was that age!
The further we go the more beautiful this house gets. Lots of little touches that speak love for the craft
Real craftsmanship. Gotta love it.
As a high end painter, that Doug fir is beautiful, I hope that you use "Sikkens Cetol" translucent poly stain. It's the only thing that we use on our secretary of educations properties here in Michigan.
The way the product fails is from the outside in, not failure from the wood side. This means you can get another coat on it before the wood is damaged because this DOES NOT FLAKE OFF. It's amazing in marine environments also, so I think it would be great out there.
Watching people like you made me realize my real passion is in carpentry, air-conditioning and working on cars. I really regret following high school friends to taking up computer science back in college in the 90s.
Scott, I hope you’ll share your formula for sizing the vents. People might think they can be any old size and work well.
You are wise to consider air flow through your roofing system - of all the lumber products - timber, plywood, and OSB - OSB is the most fragile and subject to molding and insect damage.
God bless you for still being able to climb around on all that staging...I used to walk the top plates and run up and down the ladders, picks, scaffolding, pumpjacks, planks and staging like a billy goat, as a carpenter. ...I wouldn't last an hour these days at 60... I built many houses but NOTHING that big...Usually under 3000 sqft.... She looks very well built and if the right person gets her; she should last a good 100....
Not sure abut Roseburg, but up here in Seattle, the Flickers seem to think the wire mesh you are using is some sort of dessert. They peck right through it. We had to add louvers to keep the Flickers from pecking through.
You always inspire me Scott, thank you so much for your videos and great work insight.
11:12 Scratching my head on where water is expected to run off where it leaves right roof and ducks under main roof overhang. Novel and interesting stylistic choice, and hope it's backed up by some hidden drainage feature up there. In my town, it can rain 4 inches in under an hour.
Watching these video reminds me when I started construction. Watching the pros working like clockwork meanwhile myself and 3 others were standing around like lost pups.
Great deal of respect for your skills, just one question. Is it safe or acceptable, to drive nails into laminated boards, which you are using as rafters? Second, are those I-beams strong enough for snow loads?
Learned and still learning from your series , thank you very much.
You must've been fairly confident to have your test run on the road side. Mine would have been round the back!
I was thinking the same thing
My guess is he'd rip it out if it wasn't right.
An overhang is so important on a roof,,in fact I think essential..thanks for pointing that out...Ben.
Argh.... swinging by for the open house is impossible for me... the flight from germany is simply too expensive for me... But its great you are doing that!!!
I've been dying to watch this series. The first video I caught was when you were talking about sight layout and the issues of stabilizing the hill at the back of the house and such.
I'm dying for this to be done so I can binge watch this series. Don't want you to hurry but ..... sweet heaven get done all ready. 😜
Now I wish I was living in Oregon for that open house event...
No , thank you for remind us even if we have tie schedules and limited costs, “ incomprensible “ bosses and “ i dont know the word” architect / designers(OMG) we still can and should do our best and honest work. Thanks again for the “ master “ part of the learning today and always with you Sir!
OMG that will be an epic Open House. Gonna have to take reservations!!
Parking will be a bit of a problem.
@@billcodey1430 - Lets see if the city can install a ski lift up that hill from downtown.
Someone needs to bring some vino from Willamette Valley for this open house.
@@edwardbrady8410 NEY! Edward! Ney, I say! The many little valleys of the Umpqua River abound with some wonderful small wineries. Our Comunity College has an entire department devoted to growing grapes and making and marketing wine. We don't need anything from the Will-lam-mitt valley.
Can you make a video on safety precautions? Like what mask you use to prevent wood dust that cause cancer.
Depending on when the open house is we will come from Canada to see it because why not. You live in a beautiful state and we would love to spend some time down there.
Oh, I dunno, those bird blocks sure look like finish carpentry. I only wish the ones on my house looked that nice. Beautiful.
I liked them, they look better than a rectangular aluminum store bought vent. All the little birds in the neighborhood went "aww man" when he stapled on the screens.
You've got the cleanest music! Thx.
I love the channel and the work.
As a professional roofer for 20 years in Canada, i am eerie about the OSB as the roof sheeting, especially on 24" spacing.
I can't count the amount of times i have had to re-sheet OSB roofs because of the sinking that happens between rafters especially on 24" spans.
From experience the sheeting only lasts between 15-30 years. 1-2 roof cycles.
It will still work after. But it'll just look ugly.
"If thou blowest not thine own horn, the same shall not be tooted." Love It!
it would be interesting to see a roof done with those big doug fur timbers in conjunction with the BCI rafters, where in whihc the dougfurs are also part of the framing with the lvls and bci
You do some mighty fine home building!
This is not important but I think I noticed a Trojan chop saw stand in this video. I used one for 15 years doing general carpentry in Wyoming, Hawaii and Louisiana. Never saw another one on a job site till now. Really well designed and very durable. Still carries my chop saw and I “roll” it out with ease when I need it.
Amazing! Looking great guys.
What a fun looking project...
I've had mold show up in perfectly dry houses. So, there's no hole, large enough to prevent roof mold. Especially on wood systems, doubly so on fresh wood (i consider all wood that's not naturally dried, or kiln dried, fresh). Kinda why i like to get kiln dried wood if nothing else is available, then paint each element with sealer en-masse before being cut. Saves hassles later.
OSB does not dry out as well as real wood. It tends to hold water and won’t “breathe “. Then mold sets in. Asphalt and bitumen papers work better than tyvek and other modern “membranes “.
Before anyone replies with arguments, I have seen both sides of this and will stick with real lumber and asphalt papers wherever possible and for as long as possible.
It looks like you have just 4 nails holding those LVL's up (2 on top, 2 on bottom), do you put any kind of brackets up to help with the load they would be dealing with? Or am I missing something?