House Hacking A Home For My Daughter Since Housing Is SOOO EXPENSIVE! Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ธ.ค. 2024
- Part two in a series documenting the transformation of an existing storage space into an apartment for my daughter. In this video I install a drain line for the sink, insulate walls and ceiling, and hang the drywall.
I was watching with headphones on. At 17:35, I got the crap scared out of me. It sounded like there was someone in the room with me! LOL
I wonder why it did that? That’s crazy! 😂
Great video! I am so excited to see the end result. Your daughter must be so very grateful to you for making such an awesome personal space for her!
Thanks! It’s going to be a really cool space, and she’s really excited!
Tremendous job ! A man with great skills, your daughter is very lucky to have you.
Thank you very much!
Those windows are going to let in so much sunlight. It will make the space feel so open and cheery. I think it's going to look really great when you are done.
Those windows are my favorite part, it’s going to make an awesome space! Thanks 🙏
Beginning to see the project as it might look when finished! Great use of space! ❤XXX
Yes! Thank you!
She is a lucky girl to have her dad build her a sturdy place to live. 👍
Thank you 👍
Your daughter is a very lucky girl! Great job!
You are so kind, thanks 🙏
Fun to watch! Thanks for sharing, and I am looking forward to the next video. 😊
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That's a very kind thing you are doing for your daughter, Mick. I did the same a few years ago, and she soon will fly the nest so I will miss her.
Thanks 🙏 they grow up so fast, she’s a great girl, and I’m excited to see what she does with her life.
Great progress! Your Daughter is very lucky to have a Dad like yourself Mick! ...have a great weekend!
Thank you, and you have a great weekend also!
Your voice is so comforting for some reason, I don’t know why. I’m so excited to see this be completed! It’s so cute!
Thanks so much! I’m glad to hear that, it’s hard to get used to hearing your own voice. Thanks for commenting, and coming along!
I think he sounds like Bill Paxton.
That’s one lucky girl! Can’t wait to see the finished product!
Thank you 🙏
I love watching you! This video reminded me of my dad who was a drywall man and when I was a kid I used to go to work with him…It was so fun and I learned to tape and mud and walk on stilts. I love that you are doing this for your daughter… keep the videos coming 😊
I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos, and it brings back great memories! I helped my dad, and learned a lot from him also. Thanks for commenting, and watching!
I'm really glad the kitty approves
Yeah, she’s been the best cat ever, we have to get her approval. 😁
I subscribed because you do great work and because you don't milk everything to death like so many channels do. Many others would have made a 10-part series out of what you did in 2 videos and stretched it out over 10 weeks.
Thanks, and welcome! I’m really enjoying sharing the process. There’s lots of talking and not much progress on many of the building/remodeling videos I’ve seen, like you mentioned.
Love watching your videos. Lots of knowledge, little talk, some humor.... overall entertaining. Thanks.
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoy them. 👍
Great music. Thank you!
Glad you like it!
Ahhhhh, Bil Jax, the perfect man. The strong silent type.😂
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Great solution to the housing problem! Noticed there was some water damage on the ceiling boards before you insulated? Maybe new roof tiles are in the future?
Thanks for taking us along
I’m glad you’re along for the ride, thanks for watching!
Thanks!
Thank you 🙏
That was quick work on the drywall hanging. I hope you are better at taping and mudding than I am. You did the framing so at least you will know who to blame if the sheets aren’t in plane.
Thanks, and that’s a great point, I can’t cuss the framer. 😬
Very smart of you creating a rafter to hold the drywall oh and Bill was a great help too.
Yeah, that really helped on the first few sheets until Bill showed up.😁
Really enjoy your videos. Great to see someone who is good at what they do get after it. Your daughter is lucky to have a great Dad!
Thanks so much!
Nice job and I love the kitty.
She’s a good kitty, and thanks!
Hi Mick, new subbie here. I’m so glad TH-cam recommended your channel. I’m working my way through your videos and I’m really enjoying them all. Love what you’re doing for your daughter 🥰
Hi, and welcome 👋 I’m glad you found my channel, and you’re enjoying the videos. It’s been fun to share my projects on TH-cam. Thanks for subbing and watching!
So glad I came across your channel, Mick--couldn't hit that Subscribe button fast enough. We just bought our first house (I'm 57, he's 64, and our kid is 20), and I'm learning a lot from you. Thank you for sharing your know-how with me! 🏘🏘
I glad you found my channel, and happy to hear that you’re enjoying it. Welcome, and thanks! 👋
What a great dad! If she moves out. In the future you can rent it out.
Thanks! It’s turning out so nice, I’ve joked about moving in when she moves out.
Awesome job. Love what you're doing here and love that you're getting stuff done in each video. Lot of videos out there where they drag a project out for dozens or even hundreds of videos. You've don't more on this apartment build in just two great videos than other channels accomplish in two dozen. Keep em coming!
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback, and I agree that it’s more enjoyable to see the project move along. 👍
What a great dad you are! My dad and I are watching this series in your honor!
Thank you! That’s awesome that you and your dad are watching together. Dad & daughter relationships are a wonderful thing!
I can't believe you didn't insulate any of the exterior block wall especially under the windows that is going to be cold as hell when combined with a concrete floor. I lived in a house that had insulated exterior walls and a concrete floor that was carpeted, my feet/legs were always cold in the winter.
The only spot I didn’t insulate was a 2’x16’ section under the windows, and all I would have been able to put there is foam board that’s 3/4” thick. I probably should have but it’s insulated 10x better than the existing house is. I’m not going to loose any sleep over it. Thanks for watching and commenting!
You make it all look so easy😘
Thanks!
Fantastic work.. You have to do the horrid bits to get to do the pretty bits lol.. Its coming on lovely. See you next time. 👌🌹
Very true! Thanks, and see you next time. 👍
Wow - that is so amazing!!! You make it all look so straightforward. I know it’s not easy, but it’s cool to see how skilled you are. I would have made a million mistakes!!!
Thank you so much!
You're doing great work on insulation and sheetrock. We cheated on our sheetrock for cutting openings for switch and outlet boxes. My wife donated red lipstick, so we applied a heavy coat of lipstick, spaced the sheetrock off the floor evenly with homemade 1/2" shims, leaned the wallboard against it and patted it where the boxes were. RotoZipped it from the back side and we didn't have to mud around a single electrical box. A bit more time consuming though.
That’s a great idea, thanks for sharing, I might have to try that.
That’s a great idea, thanks for sharing, I might have to try that.
Just stumbled on your channel, I really enjoyed watching you transform your daughter’s new apt!
Thanks, and welcome 👋
Beautiful space!
Thank you!
Callie is very cute...great work you are a hard worker...😊
Thanks, and she’s been the best cat ever, we’ve had her for 12+ years!
This was SO much fun to watch, thanks for sharing your work! I feel like I am learning a lot too!
That’s great to hear, thanks for watching👍
I love all the windows...will be super nice when done.
Me too!! That’s my favorite part. Thanks!
thanks for the content, I enjoy these videos! Keep up the good work. Sounds like you are an awesome guy trying to help out your daughter like that.
I appreciate that!
It going to be so awesome!
It’s turning out pretty sweet, thanks!
Very good progress, ❤ for family👏👏👏
Thank you!
wow, I am really impressed with your skills! Excellent job and should be nice when done.
Thanks 🙏 it’s really turning out nice!
Was wondering if your home is in a warmer climate? Where we live it is code for vapour barriers to be installed on all the interior side of the exterior walls and ceilings.
It’s a cold area in the winter, but it’s super dry. The paper backing on the insulation is a vapor barrier which worked for the walls and ceiling. I probably should have put something under the windows along the brick wall.
Good job Mick!
Thanks!
Excellent video, but no insulation on the "front" wall under those windows? At least 1" foam witha vapor barrier to keep the draft down...
Thanks, and I didn’t put anything in that little area. Lots of viewers have beat me up about it 😬. Thanks for the input.
@@Madebymick LOL... oh yeah, you'll get beat up over everything when it comes to renovations
This is amazing and your daughter is a lucky girl to have an amazing caring dad ❤ question will the fireplace be usable when completed? Looking forward to watching more be blessed ❤
Thank you, and yes the fireplace is, and will be useable. I did install wiring for an electric fireplace that fits in there also that I thought might be nice 👍
Great video and great job 😊
Thank you 🙏
Great work
Thanks 🙏
Great video enjoyable and informative!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! Really enjoyed it
Glad to hear it! Thanks 👍
This is wonderful! But I do have a question -- even before you began, didn't you have to get permission from a zoning commission or some such entity? Lots of communities in our area do not allow "additional dwelling units" on existing, one-family residential properties. Now, the neighborhood was originally built around the mid-1960s, and there are a few duplexes on some corners, but it's absolutely a "one lot, one house" sort of place. Regardless, this is a terrific apartment for your daughter. You have great skills!
Thanks! This is actually in a commercial zone that allows for multi family housing, and before I purchased it, it was two separate units and has been for the last 40 years or so. It’s kind of a unique situation.
I have a Harbor Freight drywall lift, but I don't particularly like it very much. How did you like the Bill Jax drywall lift? Was it user friendly, or was it clunky and junky like mine?
Doesn’t the doorway you cut in the block need a header installed for support?
Yes, I’ll frame in the opening and add some support in my next video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Labor of love... 🌻🐛🌿💚❤️👍
Yes it is.
love the videos
Thanks 🙏
Shouldn't you have added a steel lintel or something above the exterior door opening? Or at least frame a header? Pretty sure that block is bearing at least a few of your ceiling joists.
Good eye! I’ll frame it in in the next video.
What about insulation the brick under all those windows? Will be cold thru just drywall.
The furring strips are only 3/4” thick, so it wouldn’t have added much R value, but I probably should have put some there anyway.
It’s going to be amazing. I love all of the windows but I’ve got to ask: how’s the road noise?
Thanks, and I love the windows too. The road is a little noisy, but we got used to it after a while.
what are you doing to the pipe before adding in the glue?
Removing the burrs caused by the saw.
Wait, you did not insulate the outer brick walls in the main room??
I'm still not understanding why you cut a door in the middle of the bedroom?
So you don’t have to go outside to get to the bedroom 😂
...and why did you cut out half your floor joist?
What floor joists, what are you even talking about 😂
So it appears, the bedroom and bathroom is still in the main house? The addition is a living room, laundry and kitchen? I believe a young woman would have prioritized the bedroom and bathroom and no connecting door to the parents house. Is there a way to close off the bedroom and bath from the rest of the original house? 😊
I closed in the door, and I agree with you, I want her to have her privacy. This is a stepping stone for her, and we’ll see what the future holds. Thanks for commenting! 👍
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Thanks ❤️
Why did you cut a door in the middle of the bedroom?
Go away troll 😂
Is the fireplace a working one?
Yes, I’ve built a few fires in it, and it works great!
Yikes! No vapour barrier??
Nope, I keep getting beat up over that one😬
Biting my nails for part 3!
You’re awesome, thanks!
No vapor barrier? No foam board over the brick on the exterior walls? Going to be a damp space.
I'm pretty ignorant, but maybe it's got to do with being in Utah? That's a really dry state....
The rest of the house, as well as many others in the area are built this way with no moisture problems. Utah is pretty dry, and I probably should have put a little insulation board there, but it’s only 3/4” thick in that small area which faces South also.
I would have put 3/4” foam board between the shallow studs. The laundry room is also a source of moisture. Hopefully, it’s adequately vented.
@@probablynot1368 agreed, plus the kitchenette will also be a concern. People don’t realize how much moisture cooking produces. I live in a very damp climate, though, so it’s possible there will be no issues. I just have trust issues where mold is possible.
Gen X?
That's what I was taught. "Quit cryin and get to it".
Gen X 💪🏼
@@Madebymick
I knew it.
Bill…😂😂
The best help I’ve found in a long time 😂
Ugggg, insulation. 😒
Yuck, right. 🤢
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Thank you ❤️
Music when you started cutting insulation????‽ whoisit?
I was using power director app to edit my videos, then I switched to cap cut. I can’t remember the name of the song, it’s definitely a catchy tune.
Don’t forget the CO2 and fire alarms.
Good eye 👍
You got your permits, son?? 😅😅
Yes, both fishing, and hunting. 😆
@@Madebymick Wellllllll, I guess you'll be ready for the next inspection by the game warden. City inspector be damned!! ✌️😁
Geez, took you long enough to get through that sheet rock. Bet your daughter would have been faster. You know, girls bein so smart.
Hey, it only took me twenty minutes to do all that, I thought that was pretty impressive😁
@@Madebymick I think the cat would have been quicker. You may have come in 2nd place.
Did you just get pissed off at your mistake? Lol. Things happen..
A little, but there was a little overacting for the camera. 😁
Thanks!
Thanks!!!