I remodeled an entire bathroom in my house just by watching YT videos. I already had an electrical background (although it was low voltage, EET major) but taught myself how to wire my entire bathroom; GCFI, potlights, vanity light, timer switch to a blower fan. Taught myself structural repair because I had rotted out floor joists. Taught myself plumbing; repositioned the shower, toilet and the sink. Taught myself how to mud drywall. Taught myself how to do tile. Taught myself how to do wainscotting. Yes I messed up A LOT, yes it took me 4 months for a 75 sq ft bathroom, but it still came out close to $15k cheaper than I was quoted (that was w/o them knowing about the structural damage.) aannnnddd i have the satisfaction of knowing I did it myself. I'm now watching garage building videos because that's my next project. We literally have the entirety of human knowledge at the tips of our fingers and carry it around in our pocket.
Well done! And for those that didn’t see, PUT UP SHEATHING RIGHT AWAY!!!! 99.9% of framing disasters come from not getting sheathing up asap. Amazing how much strength a building gets from the plywood sheathing
As I was watching this. I had questions in my head. As soon as they popped into my head, they got answered. It was like you were reading my mind. 100% a fan now.
Good morning. Nice to see you are getting us some footage to watch while it is so cold and nasty outside. Christmas is so close. See ya soon on another build.
@@MrThidj901 DIY you could build this entire structure with wiring and plumbing for like 10k if you source good quality used materials and do 90% of it yourself
Good video. I live in the Chicago area and I had a garage built in 1976 and it had a couple of features that I liked that I don’t see you incorporating in your garages. They are…..raising the concrete around the perimeter so when you park in the garage in the winter, the bottom plate doesn’t get wet, the other is using a 2x6 as a top plate for the rafters. This garage was built with 16” centers for walls and 24” centers for rafters 2x6 & 2x8 in corners, hip roof. The garage is 47 years old and in great condition. Thanks…Jim
A lot has changed in construction practices over the last 50 years. My grandparents' home had true 2"x4"s in it. They also dug out the basement using a mule! Everything was hand sawn and hand nailed as well!
Very nice, Ken! I learned two framing tips that will come in handy 'on the farm' here. You've got some strong boys just tossing those CDX sheets up on the roof - wow! Coffee's on me next time you're in the West Leb area.
I am glad you have some fall footage to share it takes my mind off the flurries that are falling today and temperatures that are hovering below freezing 😂I am so glad I got yesterday’s slush of the driveway sidewalk and parking area .it was about 45 minutes of sneaky exercise 😂🎉
I enjoy watching your enthusiasm, but please note that if you were to show every detail of how the lumber is cut and measure , an award will be grant to you by the viewers.. best of luck. God Bless
Great , job Ken! Thank you, for an educational experience! I learn so much, on each and every , one of your video, s. One thousand roofs, put up by yourself and your crews, in your life time!Quite an accomplishment.You have earned every penny of it.A pretty good system!🙂👌 Have a terrific 🎄 Christmas! Thank you, for your Grace, Lord!
Roofing is like going on vacation!!!!! Did you really just say that. 😂 Having a guy pass shingle helps alot. We go 6 nails per shingle per manufacturer. Looks great!!
I would love something like this in my backyard. Just renovated my 12x12 shed last summer with my brother, and this is litterally 4x the size of mine. I wish i had taken out the rotten floor completely and built a cement pad instead to put it on but i was out oftime. Also, i was amazed at how you just pivoted those roof trusses 180 on themselves in order to put em up, genius. So simple... but i would never have thought of it hehe
I wish you were in Florida! I would love for you to build for me!!! Great job, great attitude and good workmanship/practices! Peace from Daytona Beach and a very Merry Christmas!
I didn’t see how (or if) you attached the sill plate of the framing to the concrete. Is that not necessary where you are? Fantastic job of filming and clear and to-the-point narration. You should be a teacher of construction as well. I also noticed what looked like the owner helping you out as simple laborer. If so, I applaud you for recruiting his help. Thank you.
Nice job!. I came across your video doing a search for garage ideas. I am cutting some of my own lumber to cut costs. I cut 2 or 3 boards or 2x4 each day. I figure by spring/summer I have enough to do half '. lol I have chainsaw mill
Im impressed that arthritis didn’t stop Ken a long time ago like its killin me at 45 years old general contracting for 22 years. Anyways, the only thing I’ve seen in Cleveland, Ohio area is the sill plate resting above the pad on a curb. So they form the pad to have a sill curb to keep the framing above puddles or snow. Anyways great work and what’s your secret Ken where’s the fountain of youth buddy? Lol
Nice work 🎉 May I ask the difference in cost between that vinyl siding vs clap lap in wood or composite? And what would the difficulty be in the trusses being open in the middle with them higher to allow for an upper room? Great videos!!
Enjoyed watching your work , it sort of de mystified building a garage, which is great timing as I am just starting my build . Concrete is done just waiting for timber delivery . I am using 117mm x 47mm , nearly 4x2 , for all studs and roof joists . Ridge beam is 200mm x 80 so slightly different to your specs . 7M X 6M size . thank you for all the tips .
I wish there was someone like you in eastern Pennsylvania, you do a great and fair priced job , I would definitely hire you to build me a 2 car garage 👍
Great job Ken! I want to build one just like it, you said the price was $28,000. Does that include cement, materials and labor? And do you use plans or just build from years of experience? Thank you, Bob
It would be great for you to do a live feed and invite the guys for a get to know you video in the off season. We don’t know anything about the guys! Merry Christmas to you and the guys.
@@kenskarpentry The truses? I would think he'd use braces for the walls but I didn't see it. But the truses it seemed like he just balanced them on there. I'm trying to learn, any advice helps.
Enjoyed the video. Question: When you say $28,000, what do you mean? Is that a turnkey price that you are doing this job for? Or is that just materials? And I noticed that all the walls were already nailed together, either by you off camera or is that a kit? Where I am, I seriously doubt that I could buy the materials for $28k. Appreciate the info. If you answer, maybe consider adding this info to the description. Nice work, brother.
You're a pro, and I'm not 2nd guessing you, but you never showed how you fastened the wall framing to the garage floor. It didn't look like you used bolts, how so did you do it?
Ken, I just recently started watching your channel. Great work. I have a question, maybe you've covered it before, but how are you securing the walls to the foundation? I haven't seen anything in the few videos I've watched.
Looks great! I'm assuming $28,000 is how much you charged the client to do this job. How much do you think it would cost somebody to do this themselves, including concrete and all the materials? assuming the person already has all the proper tools as well.
@@kenskarpentry how many days did you and the crew spend on this build? if materials are about half- 14k profit before labor etc seems low unless you guys did it in like 3days?
@@gianniharrington5106 In another comment he mentioned about a week and a half. Construction is not as profitable as people think unless there is greed involved, cutting corners, etc. This was a very fair price with a fair profit margin. Could he have charged more? Of course but this level of quality and pricing is competitive and probably keeps work consistent! Profit in the industry usually trends to 10-15%. Some trades vary plus factoring in extras, changes and so on.
Was there nothing between sill plate and the concrete slab or did I miss it? It is apparently a must around here (Sweden) to have tar paper or something similar between "ground contact" and first row of boards, even if they are pressure treated.
Hello Ken, I enjoy watching your channel. You and. Crew know your stuff. Could you give a little more description on materials and methods. I am a novice! Thanks
I remodeled an entire bathroom in my house just by watching YT videos. I already had an electrical background (although it was low voltage, EET major) but taught myself how to wire my entire bathroom; GCFI, potlights, vanity light, timer switch to a blower fan. Taught myself structural repair because I had rotted out floor joists. Taught myself plumbing; repositioned the shower, toilet and the sink.
Taught myself how to mud drywall. Taught myself how to do tile. Taught myself how to do wainscotting.
Yes I messed up A LOT, yes it took me 4 months for a 75 sq ft bathroom, but it still came out close to $15k cheaper than I was quoted (that was w/o them knowing about the structural damage.) aannnnddd i have the satisfaction of knowing I did it myself.
I'm now watching garage building videos because that's my next project.
We literally have the entirety of human knowledge at the tips of our fingers and carry it around in our pocket.
Very nice
Yes, it's fantastic isn't it...God bless Google!
Ken makes construction look so easy; I enjoy watching a craftsman at work. Merry Christmas!
Thanks
Nothing is easy in winter outside construction. I know , I've done it nearby. Most builders are in Arizona in the winter.
Well done! And for those that didn’t see, PUT UP SHEATHING RIGHT AWAY!!!! 99.9% of framing disasters come from not getting sheathing up asap. Amazing how much strength a building gets from the plywood sheathing
Thanks for watching
As I was watching this. I had questions in my head. As soon as they popped into my head, they got answered. It was like you were reading my mind. 100% a fan now.
Nice thanks for watching
A straightforward and informative video. Appreciate the lack of crap music and good camera angles
The world needs to be full of people like you Ken
Thank you very much
Well done Ken. Very informative. God bless you Sir. Take care. Ron
Good morning. Nice to see you are getting us some footage to watch while it is so cold and nasty outside. Christmas is so close. See ya soon on another build.
Thanks stay warm
Crawling up and down on those ladders and that roofing as “an old guy” is pretty amazing.
Haha thanks
Great work. Really enjoy these videos. Thanks from CT
Thanks merry Christmas
That garage is seriously nice enough to live in! Wish a bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, and living room, I would be absolutely set.
Nice
then add 60 000$ to the project for minimal plumbing electricity insulation and finish.
@@MrThidj901 DIY you could build this entire structure with wiring and plumbing for like 10k if you source good quality used materials and do 90% of it yourself
That is beautiful workmanship, sir.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching
Merry Christmas Ken. Thank you for sharing. Enjoy your time with family. 😊
Thanks you too
Good video. I live in the Chicago area and I had a garage built in 1976 and it had a couple of features that I liked that I don’t see you incorporating in your garages. They are…..raising the concrete around the perimeter so when you park in the garage in the winter, the bottom plate doesn’t get wet, the other is using a 2x6 as a top plate for the rafters. This garage was built with 16” centers for walls and 24” centers for rafters 2x6 & 2x8 in corners, hip roof. The garage is 47 years old and in great condition. Thanks…Jim
A lot has changed in construction practices over the last 50 years. My grandparents' home had true 2"x4"s in it. They also dug out the basement using a mule! Everything was hand sawn and hand nailed as well!
Very nice, Ken! I learned two framing tips that will come in handy 'on the farm' here. You've got some strong boys just tossing those CDX sheets up on the roof - wow! Coffee's on me next time you're in the West Leb area.
Thanks
I am glad you have some fall footage to share it takes my mind off the flurries that are falling today and temperatures that are hovering below freezing 😂I am so glad I got yesterday’s slush of the driveway sidewalk and parking area .it was about 45 minutes of sneaky exercise 😂🎉
Thanks yes winter is upon us.
I enjoy watching your enthusiasm, but please note that if you were to show every detail of how the lumber is cut and measure , an award will be grant to you by the viewers.. best of luck. God Bless
Amazing how the prices for materials has gone thru the roof. I built a 24 x 24 garage in 2001 for 7,500. Great video - I enjoyed this!
Right on
Good morning from Southern Indiana. A good video of Ken and Krew building a garage. Hope everyone has a great week and a wonder filled Christmas.
Thanks you too
Watching from Wisconsin, great work!
I’ve been thinking about the ladder lift.
Nice work, I still like to see shingles’s thanks for bringing us along.
Thanks
I am impressed with your skills and your helpers
I enjoy your videos
It makes me wanna get back into building again
Great , job Ken! Thank you, for an educational experience! I learn so much, on each and every , one of your video, s. One thousand roofs, put up by yourself and your crews, in your life time!Quite an accomplishment.You have earned every penny of it.A pretty good system!🙂👌
Have a terrific 🎄 Christmas!
Thank you, for your Grace, Lord!
Thanks
Roofing is like going on vacation!!!!! Did you really just say that. 😂 Having a guy pass shingle helps alot. We go 6 nails per shingle per manufacturer. Looks great!!
I would love something like this in my backyard.
Just renovated my 12x12 shed last summer with my brother, and this is litterally 4x the size of mine. I wish i had taken out the rotten floor completely and built a cement pad instead to put it on but i was out oftime.
Also, i was amazed at how you just pivoted those roof trusses 180 on themselves in order to put em up, genius. So simple... but i would never have thought of it hehe
Thanks
wish I could get you down to the Manchester, NH area!! Nice work Ken!
Bummer. Yes to far for us
World class for your work.
Thanks
Amazing work by men that show pride in their work.👍
Thanks
I wish you were in Florida! I would love for you to build for me!!! Great job, great attitude and good workmanship/practices! Peace from Daytona Beach and a very Merry Christmas!
Haha that would be a hike
Another great video! I really enjoy these!
I would love to see how you guys install the soffits.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks
I didn’t see how (or if) you attached the sill plate of the framing to the concrete. Is that not necessary where you are? Fantastic job of filming and clear and to-the-point narration. You should be a teacher of construction as well. I also noticed what looked like the owner helping you out as simple laborer. If so, I applaud you for recruiting his help. Thank you.
Thanks for watching. We use wedge anchors
Ken I know you realize that you have a really goooood crew. Where's the kid, I enjoy watching you guys teach him the trade. Love your videos.
This was before he was here
High skill jerniman job. And very responsible
Thanks
❤️ Love your work and your videos. To the point and quick videos! Thank you Ken. ( saw you on Lumnah job)
Thanks. Yes they’re still working on the house project.
aaaaaaah🤔 Where's the snow?😄
Y'all make it look so easy Mr. Ken😁👍👍
Haha thanks for watching
Nice job!. I came across your video doing a search for garage ideas. I am cutting some of my own lumber to cut costs. I cut 2 or 3 boards or 2x4 each day. I figure by spring/summer I have enough to do half '. lol I have chainsaw mill
Thanks
I like cathedral style roof trusses . Makes garage seem larger and makes room for a car lift
Maybe they are going to drywall, and lower ceilings are easier to heat if they go that route
But you'd have to center the lift so you wouldn't have a two car garage then.
My Respects, you are a hard working man
Thanks
Im impressed that arthritis didn’t stop Ken a long time ago like its killin me at 45 years old general contracting for 22 years. Anyways, the only thing I’ve seen in Cleveland, Ohio area is the sill plate resting above the pad on a curb. So they form the pad to have a sill curb to keep the framing above puddles or snow. Anyways great work and what’s your secret Ken where’s the fountain of youth buddy? Lol
Bummer
Lol Ken do you take supplements? What’s your secret? All the guys my whole life tell me you dont want to pick up a hammer past 50.
Or my other fave guys say this is a young’s man’s game. I agree ugh. Lol
Nice work 🎉
May I ask the difference in cost between that vinyl siding vs clap lap in wood or composite? And what would the difficulty be in the trusses being open in the middle with them higher to allow for an upper room?
Great videos!!
About the same cost vinyl versus board and batten. I have concerns going over the road as far as height
Great job, looks awesome !
Thanks
Looks good as always. God bless
Thanks merry Christmas
Enjoyed watching your work , it sort of de mystified building a garage, which is great timing as I am just starting my build .
Concrete is done just waiting for timber delivery . I am using 117mm x 47mm , nearly 4x2 , for all studs and roof joists .
Ridge beam is 200mm x 80 so slightly different to your specs . 7M X 6M size . thank you for all the tips .
Thanks. I hope your project well
Beautiful job 👏
Thank you! 😊
I wish there was someone like you in eastern Pennsylvania, you do a great and fair priced job , I would definitely hire you to build me a 2 car garage 👍
Thanks I’m sure there’s a lot of contractors down there
I was surprised how wobbly the walls were, even when you were applying the sheathing. At what point did you make sure everything was plumb?
A year later, did you add anything in front of the doors; gravel or concrete?
The owner did that part
Clean and tight. Nice.
Thanks
I love watching this so much!
Thanks for watching
Happy New Year Ken! Hope it all comes together for another year of videos from you. 🍻
Thanks for watching
This is nice roofing. And worth it
i love this ...... great video.....
Thanks for watching
amazing job Ken as always wow wish you merry chritsmas and happy new year
Thanks merry Christmas to you
Great job Ken!
I want to build one just like it, you said the price was $28,000. Does that include cement, materials and labor?
And do you use plans or just build from years of experience?
Thank you,
Bob
Wonder if you could publish a materials list?
What $28000!!, I just got a quote for 140,000 for similar garage in bc canada, but insulated r28.
How much profit did you make off this job? How much was the cost of the lumber?
Generally materials are about half
VERY NICE WORK. is it 28000 in materials or materials and labor?
Thanks. Materials and labor
Awesome job Guys
Thanks
It would be great for you to do a live feed and invite the guys for a get to know you video in the off season. We don’t know anything about the guys! Merry Christmas to you and the guys.
Thanks
Just wondering you did square your walls and brace them off before you put your OSB up just asking
Yes definitely thanks for watching
Good video: What might be the reason for the wall sheeting hanging down lower then the treated wood, looks to be about 1".
It helps seal along the bottom
Is there a reason to put reason the OSB should be put on horizontal?
When you were placing the truses up, how did you support them without falling?
Typically a 2x4 nailed to the wall as a brace
@@kenskarpentry The truses? I would think he'd use braces for the walls but I didn't see it. But the truses it seemed like he just balanced them on there. I'm trying to learn, any advice helps.
Enjoyed the video. Question: When you say $28,000, what do you mean? Is that a turnkey price that you are doing this job for? Or is that just materials? And I noticed that all the walls were already nailed together, either by you off camera or is that a kit? Where I am, I seriously doubt that I could buy the materials for $28k. Appreciate the info. If you answer, maybe consider adding this info to the description. Nice work, brother.
Materials and labor
Hmm. Not once did I see a level being used or bracing on the walls before they went up to keep them square. It came out looking great tho. Nice video.
Thanks for watching. I didn’t get that part in unfortunately
@@kenskarpentry yeah I assumed it was something like that since it came together well in the end
$28K, is this price just for materials only? or is it including labor? Where is the job site located?
Materials and labor. Northeastern Vermont
Great video ken 😊
Thanks
looks nice! if you were doing a metal roof, do you sheet it first or run perlins across or?
Just plywood with roof wrap
Ok so when you say 28,00 with shingles is that with labor or just material and concrete???
Concrete and exterior finished
Do you ever put rain gutters and down spouts on your garages?
Or is that up to the owner to get someone else in for that?
We don’t
hey ken what you didn't show us was how to connect and secured the whole structure to the concrete slab
We use wedge anchors after the walls are up and squared
You're a pro, and I'm not 2nd guessing you, but you never showed how you fastened the wall framing to the garage floor. It didn't look like you used bolts, how so did you do it?
It didn’t make it into the video but drill afterwards using wedge anchors
Ken, I just recently started watching your channel. Great work. I have a question, maybe you've covered it before, but how are you securing the walls to the foundation? I haven't seen anything in the few videos I've watched.
Thanks for watching. We use wedge anchors after the walls are u.
When did he secure the base wood to the foundations?
After the walls are up. We use wedge anchors
Could you please advise the price difference in the metal verses asphalt
About 3 percent more for shingles
Looks great! I'm assuming $28,000 is how much you charged the client to do this job. How much do you think it would cost somebody to do this themselves, including concrete and all the materials? assuming the person already has all the proper tools as well.
Typically materials are about half
@@kenskarpentry how many days did you and the crew spend on this build? if materials are about half- 14k profit before labor etc seems low unless you guys did it in like 3days?
@@gianniharrington5106 In another comment he mentioned about a week and a half. Construction is not as profitable as people think unless there is greed involved, cutting corners, etc. This was a very fair price with a fair profit margin. Could he have charged more? Of course but this level of quality and pricing is competitive and probably keeps work consistent! Profit in the industry usually trends to 10-15%. Some trades vary plus factoring in extras, changes and so on.
Was that 10 foot ceilings. I want a garage with a attic would it need to be 2x4 or 2x6 walls?
8’ ceiling. Only 2x6 if you’re insulating
@@kenskarpentry thank you
What is holding that framing to the concrete? What’s to keep that building from moving off it’s foundation?
We use wedge anchors
Nice work
Thanks
Do you have white three tab under those architectural shingles?
No that’s just the roof wrap
hi good video THX Ed what would the difference for a metal roof be ?
Thanks again Ed
About 3 percent more
Do you need gable end trusses
Looks Good Ken I have contractors building me the same style now just finished cement slab I should have used the content lol
Nice
Crazy I built mine from a home depot kit on a cement slab for 15000 complete in 2007
Wow
Was there nothing between sill plate and the concrete slab or did I miss it? It is apparently a must around here (Sweden) to have tar paper or something similar between "ground contact" and first row of boards, even if they are pressure treated.
We typically staple under the plate before setting the walls
Foamboard Insulation under the Concrete?
Not on this one
Why did the structure still moving when they screw the board on?
Where are you? Do you do work in Houston, Tx?
I’m in Vermont. Actually just retired
Hello Ken, I enjoy watching your channel. You and. Crew know your stuff. Could you give a little more description on materials and methods. I am a novice!
Thanks
Thanks
how did you attach the walls to the concrete?
Wedge anchors
Great video! Is $28000 what you charged to build this for a customer or what it costed for you to build your own?
It’s what the customer paid
How much would a 20x30 garage with attached 20 x 20 shop cost these@days. Just a guesstimate. With a metal roof.
Around $48 per square foot
@@kenskarpentry good price
You did a monolithic slab?
Yes
nice video. are footers not required in your area?
We do an an Alaskan floating slab
@@kenskarpentry had to look up your video to find out an alaskan floating slab. it makes sense. thanks.
Ken did you buy a new truck and trailer? I see a white white truck and trailer in the shot
No that was another contractor working on the spec house
what type of nail gun is that and do you recommend it. thanks
It’s Dewalt. I don’t really like it.
Nice..I must have missed the bolting down of the plate to concrete
Yes we use wedge anchors
is there a break down of materials used eg..
11 yard concrete
12 - 2x4x10'
80 - 2x4x8'
40 - 4x8 1/2' osb etc..
?
Sorry no
Wowzer, nice numbers.
Thanks