Scott, you are truly one in a million, perhaps billion with current inflation. I’m not at your caliber, but my two guys and I try real hard to build as efficiently as possible and always strive to give the clients more than they bargained for. You, sir, are my inspiration. I am forever grateful that I found your channel and consider you my mentor. My father taught me the basics, you are continuing my education. Keep up the good work!
I can relate… I turned 69 this past month… I just completed this last year a significant addition to my house (during the Covid slowdown)…. I self-framed it (and everything else) and my wife keep asking me why was I doing it by myself…. And I said, “…because I still can!”. There was huge satisfaction in that. Like you said… it made you feel alive… made you feel young… knowing that you still could, and did! Love your philosophical commentary. Thank you as always!
My husband is 60 and I am 59. We are also working on a big addition on our home. My husband does most of the work himself with me being the clean up crew or the "go get that" person. The hardest part for me was putting 24 trusses up- just the two of us. My husband wanted to build the roof himself but our county demanded trusses. It is extremely satisfying to step back and say yeah we did that!
My thoughts exactly!!! At the ripe old age of 67 it’s even more satisfying to accomplish projects like this now than when there was no question it was possible. I sleep better too, but have a bit harder time getting going the next day!👍🏻
I am a beginner to woodwork, the main test I have with this bundle th-cam.com/users/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt is that I think that its hard to settle on a choice of the plan and outline to use as there are a large portion of them there. Nonetheless, I like the simple stride to step directions laid out there.
I’m building an entire house by myself. I’ve poured the basement and am about to start framing soon. Your channel has been a huge source of encouragement.
I’m 64 and started framing when I was around 18. Retired now but on occasion get to put my bags on for a project, love it. Framing to me is like a sport and seems to be in my blood. My body actually feels better when I’m active working on a construction project. One word of advice to those in construction, wear hearing protection. No one I worked with in the 70’s did. I’ve lost quite a bit of my hearing due to not using ear plugs. Scott, thanks for sharing and passing on your sound methods and advice to those interested.😀
You were rolling up on that high scaffold with no safety bars and no lock on the wheels. Living life on the edge, I love it. You're the man you crazy ol' bastard!
I'll probably never apply most of the practical skills in this video, but it's always a pleasure to watch you work and a joy to hear you share your humble, unpretentious wisdom. Thank you.
It's always great to see "old guys" showing the younger generations how it's done. I've got a few years on you Scott, but I'm still at it building a new house from the ground up. Guys like you inspire me to keep going no matter how much it hurts. Old Guys Rule... 😀
Been a minute since I’ve watched one of your videos. Heard your voice over start in, and it’s like my blood pressure dropped. You, sir, are like comfort food for us builders. Thank you!
I built a house, most of it by myself. It's a monster undertaking full of smaller jobs. Took 18 months from excavation to move in. That was my first house. Lived there 7 years & built another one. I'm going to build one more probably starting in spring 2023 (depending on building materials cost and availability). Site prep is done. Still drawing the plan. I prefer working alone but sometimes jobs are beyond what I'm willing to and better left to the pros such as concrete and shingling.
You remind me a lot of my dad. He ran his own concrete business for about 30 years and built several homes. The man could do anything. I wish I had a tenth of the skill that you and him have. Thank you so much for taking the time to record your work.
People like that just went out and did it. I'm a chronic DIY. Haven't built a whole house yet, but after 7 years of owning an old house, I've had the pleasure to work on everything from masonry, to electrical, to plumbing, framing, etc. You can do it too if you want to!
I love how yall use the parts where your cutting with saws, or firing off phenumatic nailers for when you come in and narrate it. As to not blow our ears off with the noise. It shows how much thought and effort goes into editing these amazing videos. And i just wanted to let yall know, it doesn't go unnoticed. And is much appreciated. Thanks and take care.
I've always loved figuring out how to do jobs by myself. Fun to watch! FYI - at 75 I'm still climbing scaffolding when necessary, but I'm a lot more deliberate about my moves!!!
Now almost 75, been retired from carpentry for a couple years now, knees and back couldn’t keep up anymore, but still miss strapping on the tool belt, well maybe not the weight, but watching you Scott, makes me feel somewhat still viable. So THANKS
I seen you were using the new cordless Makita rear handle Scott. How’s that thing treating you bud? I love mine. Plenty of power in that thing. Huge fan here brother. I’ve learned more from this channel than I can express in words. Thank you EC. A blessing to us all
I loved the larry haun comment with the bolts! You seem to be the only man to channel his work so well. Once again a pleasure to watch! Keep up the good work EC
Listening to your show reminds me of past visits with my favorite uncle Albert. He has the comforting tone and could do anything he set his mind upon. Thank you for the ride.
I gotta tell you scott, since stumbling upon your page, and watching this build, this old retired seabee chief, could learn a whole lot from you. You have amazing teaching techniques, and patience. something that is not found too much in the military. I cant wait to watch everything that you are doing.
Lyle from Idaho. I've been in construction for 22 years, 5 years on my own. I get so much out of watching you do your projects as a one man crew. I'm in a similar situation. As others have said, I would love to know as much as you do and with the skill. With time I will get close. Thank you for the information and tips to make me a better carpenter and builder.
So THAT'S what $3 million dollars of wood looks like... gulp! Scott, have you noticed a leveling off (or even reduction) of lumber prices recently? Seems like a little bit of sanity has returned to processed tree prices. I'm in Central Kali and things are not 'good', but seems to have stopped skyrocketing ever upward. And like almost everyone else, I could watch you build phone booths (kids, ask your parents!) and be perfectly happy. I don't know if it's the joy of watching someone else work (when I'm not), happiness at seeing someone improving their lot in life, or just the pleasure of watching a craftsman take raw materials and make something beautiful and functioning. Or maybe it's just the combination of all three. Thanks Scott (and Nate!) for your efforts in this project, and the entertainment thereof. And anytime you want to close with some homemade Jazz, this old trumpet player would be most appreciative. uh one., two. One, two three - Deedledee beboodle debop...
I run moffet delivering block and pavers to masons and homeowners and they definitely are a super handy piece of equipment! I love all of your videos and I play them and listen all day while I’m driving for work between freight moffett or tank boom deliveries and I’ve learned so very much for listening to your knowledge so thank you Scott! I appreciate you and Nate. Have a great day and God Bless you and your family.
I so enjoy your content my friend. Been a carpenter all my life and just filed for my LLC yesterday. Excited and nervous. Wish me luck! God Bless from Indiana
I don't have the years of school of hard knocks that you have, but I'm living vicariously. Love your channel, love the work you do, and love the storytelling the most.
Hey Scott- Love your channel. Love seeing you do a shop. When Covid hit, I got busy at my place, and started a 1728 sq ft shop behind my house. I, too, did all my framing (10ft walls) by myself, and took many of your earlier video’s suggestions to heart as I planned and commenced my build. I loved doing it. I’m 55 now, and have building experience from working for a private builder as a teen, as well as steel fabrication history (grew up working in my father’s welding shop). I had the benefit of pre-planning, and had ‘built’ the shop, to scale, on paper, so I was able to use J bolt hangers during my mono-pour and knew I’d be inside every bay. Your corner detail is talking to my OCD, in ways many can’t understand, because I did EXACTLY that on my building. I’d love to send you some photos of what I went through- framing walls, sheeting them, planning the truss staging during delivery, rolling them by myself, fabricating a system to roll the largest attic trusses, etc, etc. I was even offered a job by a high end builder who was working at the same time, right behind my property. Fortunately, he can’t afford me, but it was a humbling experience to have the young crew he had working for him ask how old I was. Nice kids, who said they could not believe the work I was doing, all by myself. I thought of you immediately. When my inspector arrived, he chuckled, and said, “I can tell you built this.”. I said, “why’s that?”. He said “Because it’s PERFECT.” Not ashamed to say I was pretty happy with his comment. I guess if your regular job is building aircraft, the attention to detail translates to building in a positive manner. I can’t state this strongly enough, Sir. The world needs more of you. I see you in your kids and grandkids, and I appreciate what you’ve been able to accomplish. You are pushing good humans out into the world. We need this so much these days. For this, I offer my admiration, and thanks. It’s a big deal.
My father lived in powell after retiring up until he passed in 2018. Nice little town, beautiful scenery. Miss friday nights at the lamplighter for steak and marinated mushrooms.
Love these videos by far my favourite thing to watch on TH-cam, I’ve been a carpenter for 16 years and have learnt so many great tips from watching, keep up the great work Scott
"It doesn't feel quite familiar, [but I'll trust it with this lumber]" "...Shoulda' used my Skil." What a profound example of the tool you know always trumping the "latest and greatest/new and improved". I have a wonderful Makita rear handle cordless saw. I love it, and I used it to build a literal palace fit for the in-laws for my chickens. But it's all I've known, I've grown quite comfortable with it, and I'd imagine I'd make just as disappointing a cut with your Skil, Scott. That aside, thank you for all the videos you do. It inspired me to tackle my first building project all on my own (with help from family and friends) from scratch. You're an absolute treasure of knowledge, and I really appreciate you putting it out to the world!
When you mentioned Larry Hahn you made my entire week! That guy, like you sir.... are masters in the trade. Thank you from a little ole guy in Hershey Pa that loves wood!
Clearly this job and all the camera work and editing isn't too difficult for you to do. Actually I think it's right up your alley. 👍👍 Nice job and lots of good tips and wisdom communicated in this video.
I used to be an outside sales rep (lumber salesman) and having the "donkey" was a huge advantage when delivering lumber packages. Helped prevent damage and your able to stage product exactly where the framer wants it. It made picking up returns faster for our drivers also.
I just lost my job as an outside sales rep due to me breaking company policy by correcting the company’s delivery mishaps off the clock with my own gas. I was doing jobs on the side, specifically woodwork and finish carpentry, and I had to take off early several days of work to keep from falling behind due to a couple really big screwups made by the delivery team. Corporate got on my bosses ass about me only averaging 35 hours a week (on the computer… mind you, I was easily donating 10 to 15 hours a week to the company in order to protect my commissions and take care of my contractors,) and since my boss didn’t want to fill them in on the actual situation (in my state letting an hourly paid employee do work without being on the clock is illegal), he felt that he had to demote me from the full time position that I fought tooth, claw, and nail for for 3 years, to a part time position in shipping and receiving. What a slap in the face that was…. Why would I go to the back of the store and work circles around kids on their phone for half the pay I was getting for doing what I loved, estimating materials and saving people money. I declined the job offer, explaining to my boss that it would be a disastrous use of my time. I then found out why they had picked receiving for what department I should be demoted to.. Because it was technically a 10 cent pay raise (bear in mind, commissions made up 30% of my paychecks, and in receiving there are no such performance incentives,) they don’t have to pay me any unemployment. That company is so crooked. The fact that my boss has to be so afraid of telling his superiors the honest-to-god truth, that he’d rather give his most knowledgeable salesman/estimator, a demotion alongside an ass-chewing. It says a lot.
Always truly enjoy your videos, Scott 😊. A good scaffold is a huge timesaver. Just watch those tarps. If one gets loose it can (and will) turn into a sail and take that scaffold down if it's windy enough... this is coming from a near death experience when I was barely 20 years old and clueless 😏. Luckily (very luckily) I had bones of steel and only came out of a nearly 20' fall with a mild concussion and a deep cut on the back of my head. It's a good reminder that it's always the one you don't see coming that gets you. Sorry for the long winded comment lol. This just hit a little close to home. Stay safe out there and thanks for the knowledge share! 👍😁👍. Chris
That little comment you made right at the end was something I really needed to hear today. Thanks for that and for everything else you have shared with us, it's really appreciated mate.
That’s how I build the tiny house that had 12’ walls, I just got done with the framing of a 18x26 shop with fourteen foot walls and built them on the ground in 10’ segments. As long as the inspector does make a hissy over the unusual stud placement (all of which is under 16” OC) it worked great. I’m 32 years older and I lifted those walls by myself which I don’t recommend to anyone who’s not an experienced framer. I don’t think I’ll be lift 400lbs walls like that much longer lol. Anyway I’m rambling but Thank You Scott you’ve helped me improve and dream bigger as a contractor and do some things with much greater efficiency over the last 5 years.
This the first video of your channel that I'm watching and your narration brings a good sense of peace and calm. I wish to you a lot of years still to come of good health and happy moments. Take care!
I usually staple the sill seal onto the bottom face of the PT sole plate and then punch the holes during installation of the plate itself. Makes it a one step process and the foam is lined up with the lumber exactly. I leave a tail so that there's a bit of overlap at each new section of sole plate.
This guy is awesome, It's been a while since I have watched you and I'm sitting here thinking why hasn't YT fed me these videos. You sir are an inspiration.
Glad to see you using gasket under those pressure treated plates. At the start of the video, I was wondered if you were doing that....lol. Nice to see you do it all properly! So much that you can do alone. Like you, I often work alone....because....yes, it's often hard to keep a second person busy....depending on their skills...and depending on their work needs, as you said. The difference between a two man job and a one-job...is simply a rearranging of tasks and methods.
Great job. I framed for decades on a crew, as a lead or superintendent. I framed on a lot of jobs because no one showed up. I would still frame by myself if someone was in a bind.
Thanks for giving another old fella the boost to carry on, carrying on. Oh, I have a new friend who's 90. Between the two of us and his old Timber King skidder, we're salvaging DF for our mills.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a great book every craftsman should read. He recommends that when you come up with problems, you need to do Zen, focus on the problem and materials and the solutions come into your mind like magic.
Watching him takes me year back time when I didn't have enough cash to build my 3 story "castle" when I set myself to do it.... alone .... well, almost, nothing is ever done alone .... took me 2 years to finish .... I had a black police officer that came at lunch time almost everyday until one day I had to come down and ask him why he was not entrapping" the drivers with his radar gun like the other patrol cars and he said "I come so see you, and each time I look down to take a bite at my sandwich you are on top and the next bite you are on the ground, amazing, I tell my family everyday I come back home and they think that I am the one who is crazy" and we both laughed .... i bought that small house in 1997 for $63,000 and sold it in 2005 for $430,000 and I thank you sir for the tears in my eyes .... !goosebumps! ..... the world is already better with more people like you and I ; )
Moffetts are awesome. Your comment at 8:08 is so true. I once built myself an apt inside a steel building, it was so satisfying once the bottom plates were in. I could get off work and build the walls on the floor and stand them up. So much accomplishment in a short period of time.
Jeez, that's a big thing. I'm suprized you got permission to build it in a such a neighborhood. Nice job with the framing. I wouldn't have thought it would be possible to do it by yourself.
At your (our)stage of life there is a tremendous satisfaction in doing something worthwhile for the kids. And it doesn’t hurt to have the grandchildren see Poppy can still get it done.
I've always been one to work alone too, and sometimes have to be creative. For a wall that tall it does make more sense to build it in place then try to raise it from the ground that's for sure. I recently bought an off grid property so can't wait to start on a nice big shop/garage. Price of lumber and all building materials now days is insane though, going to look at getting myself a sawmill.
Ufer is the man's name who devised it. In 1942, Herbert G. Ufer was a consultant working for the U.S. Army. Ufer was given the task of finding a lower cost and more practical alternative to traditional copper rod grounds for these dry locations. Ufer discovered that concrete had better conductivity than most types of soil. Ufer then developed a grounding scheme based on encasing the grounding conductors in concrete. This method proved to be very effective, and was implemented throughout the Arizona test site.
Sir your advice is priceless! And really enjoyable video to watch .You are truely one of the few good craftsmen in the world. Bravo and can't wait to see more!
I like Makita circular saws too. I've been a carpenter for 25 years now and every person I worked for before I started my own business always had a Makita saw so I took that as an endorsement of their quality. I've owned several over the years and never had a problem with any of them. My dad gave me a Milwaukee for Christmas several years ago, and it's a decent saw but I rarely ever use it.
Great video. I’m currently eating my lunch, taking a break from building my first house, my house, by myself. There are many puzzles to solve, especially when it comes to figuring out where those pesky 1/8” and 1/4” mismatches came from and what to do about them. Beams and joists for a floor system are challenging when flying solo, and I totally relate to your “extreme sport” comment… there’s an element of risk, for sure, and having to jump 9 feet down after letting a beam adjust my centre of gravity the wrong way, I have invested in a set of wall jacks that will make the second floor a (hopefully) much more predictable endeavour. Seeing something you designed from scratch literally rise from the dirt and take shape is a truly rewarding feeling. Cheers Scott, you are and continue to be an inspiration.
I really enjoy your videos, I used to do construction for years and know quite a bit but I must say I'm still learning from watching you. You are a great teacher and a good man. I watch lots of TH-cam video's and must say that I watch your videos from beginning to end and don't skip through them like I do with other videos people put out there. Keep doing what you love. Thank you, Mike in California
This guy is like the spitting image of my mentor as I grew from a greenie to a carpenter. Now he is retired but I sure do miss working with my friend and mentor. Now I struggle keeping help and keeping people happy. When I just want to work with guys that enjoy doin it . It’s almost a chore now that I have to keep people on task and wonder why they don’t show up when they have bills to pay.
Thanks again EC. I am a younger man than you (41) but had a pretty bad back injury a few years ago. I couldn’t work, and had to walk with A cain for quite some time. I am fully recovered now thanks to back surgery. I really feel your sentiments at the end of the video. Knowing I can still do the work, get in a days work, be just the guy to help, and make a positive difference in the life of those around me, is an amazing feeling. Keep up the good work!
Scott, you are truly one in a million, perhaps billion with current inflation. I’m not at your caliber, but my two guys and I try real hard to build as efficiently as possible and always strive to give the clients more than they bargained for. You, sir, are my inspiration. I am forever grateful that I found your channel and consider you my mentor. My father taught me the basics, you are continuing my education. Keep up the good work!
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I can relate… I turned 69 this past month… I just completed this last year a significant addition to my house (during the Covid slowdown)…. I self-framed it (and everything else) and my wife keep asking me why was I doing it by myself…. And I said, “…because I still can!”. There was huge satisfaction in that. Like you said… it made you feel alive… made you feel young… knowing that you still could, and did! Love your philosophical commentary. Thank you as always!
Thanks for expressing what I could not put into type! You expressed what I feel when on a project.
69!
My husband is 60 and I am 59. We are also working on a big addition on our home. My husband does most of the work himself with me being the clean up crew or the "go get that" person. The hardest part for me was putting 24 trusses up- just the two of us. My husband wanted to build the roof himself but our county demanded trusses. It is extremely satisfying to step back and say yeah we did that!
My thoughts exactly!!! At the ripe old age of 67 it’s even more satisfying to accomplish projects like this now than when there was no question it was possible. I sleep better too, but have a bit harder time getting going the next day!👍🏻
Well said mate!!!!!!! I'm an old carpenter working on my own and I love the satisfaction of doing a hard job
I could watch your videos all day. You truly are the carpentry godfather
I am a beginner to woodwork, the main test I have with this bundle th-cam.com/users/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt is that I think that its hard to settle on a choice of the plan and outline to use as there are a large portion of them there. Nonetheless, I like the simple stride to step directions laid out there.
I’m building an entire house by myself. I’ve poured the basement and am about to start framing soon. Your channel has been a huge source of encouragement.
Go for it!!!
Hey, I am as well. This guy is full of great knowledge and wisdom! I wish you luck in your build!
What city and state?Brian Mahoney ?
How do you have the time to do that?
Good luck. Hire reputable contractors and you’ll be fine
I’m 64 and started framing when I was around 18. Retired now but on occasion get to put my bags on for a project, love it. Framing to me is like a sport and seems to be in my blood. My body actually feels better when I’m active working on a construction project. One word of advice to those in construction, wear hearing protection. No one I worked with in the 70’s did. I’ve lost quite a bit of my hearing due to not using ear plugs. Scott, thanks for sharing and passing on your sound methods and advice to those interested.😀
You were rolling up on that high scaffold with no safety bars and no lock on the wheels. Living life on the edge, I love it. You're the man you crazy ol' bastard!
I'll probably never apply most of the practical skills in this video, but it's always a pleasure to watch you work and a joy to hear you share your humble, unpretentious wisdom. Thank you.
It's always great to see "old guys" showing the younger generations how it's done. I've got a few years on you Scott, but I'm still at it building a new house from the ground up. Guys like you inspire me to keep going no matter how much it hurts. Old Guys Rule... 😀
The young guys still won’t try 😂
Been a minute since I’ve watched one of your videos. Heard your voice over start in, and it’s like my blood pressure dropped. You, sir, are like comfort food for us builders. Thank you!
So true. His voice is extremely soothing. He should make a meditation tape.
I built a house, most of it by myself. It's a monster undertaking full of smaller jobs. Took 18 months from excavation to move in. That was my first house. Lived there 7 years & built another one. I'm going to build one more probably starting in spring 2023 (depending on building materials cost and availability). Site prep is done. Still drawing the plan.
I prefer working alone but sometimes jobs are beyond what I'm willing to and better left to the pros such as concrete and shingling.
You remind me a lot of my dad. He ran his own concrete business for about 30 years and built several homes. The man could do anything. I wish I had a tenth of the skill that you and him have. Thank you so much for taking the time to record your work.
People like that just went out and did it. I'm a chronic DIY. Haven't built a whole house yet, but after 7 years of owning an old house, I've had the pleasure to work on everything from masonry, to electrical, to plumbing, framing, etc.
You can do it too if you want to!
I love how yall use the parts where your cutting with saws, or firing off phenumatic nailers for when you come in and narrate it. As to not blow our ears off with the noise. It shows how much thought and effort goes into editing these amazing videos. And i just wanted to let yall know, it doesn't go unnoticed. And is much appreciated. Thanks and take care.
Looking back and having the satisfaction of SEEING the fruits of your labor. That is a might fine feeling
True professional craftsmen. A man that understands a day working productivity, efficiently, and can make things happen.
I've always loved figuring out how to do jobs by myself. Fun to watch! FYI - at 75 I'm still climbing scaffolding when necessary, but I'm a lot more deliberate about my moves!!!
This guy is a man after my own heart. I love working by myself and not having to worry about anyone else near me.......Fantastic
Now almost 75, been retired from carpentry for a couple years now, knees and back couldn’t keep up anymore, but still miss strapping on the tool belt, well maybe not the weight, but watching you Scott, makes me feel somewhat still viable. So THANKS
I seen you were using the new cordless Makita rear handle Scott. How’s that thing treating you bud? I love mine. Plenty of power in that thing. Huge fan here brother. I’ve learned more from this channel than I can express in words. Thank you EC. A blessing to us all
I loved the larry haun comment with the bolts! You seem to be the only man to channel his work so well. Once again a pleasure to watch! Keep up the good work EC
God bless this man and all of his lessons. Carpenters like him are a dying breed.
Listening to your show reminds me of past visits with my favorite uncle Albert. He has the comforting tone and could do anything he set his mind upon. Thank you for the ride.
You are an inspiration to us aging carpenters like myself.
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I gotta tell you scott, since stumbling upon your page, and watching this build, this old retired seabee chief, could learn a whole lot from you. You have amazing teaching techniques, and patience. something that is not found too much in the military. I cant wait to watch everything that you are doing.
Lyle from Idaho. I've been in construction for 22 years, 5 years on my own. I get so much out of watching you do your projects as a one man crew. I'm in a similar situation. As others have said, I would love to know as much as you do and with the skill. With time I will get close. Thank you for the information and tips to make me a better carpenter and builder.
You are a hell of a teacher, carpenter, and a just damn good man, Thank you sir.
So THAT'S what $3 million dollars of wood looks like... gulp! Scott, have you noticed a leveling off (or even reduction) of lumber prices recently? Seems like a little bit of sanity has returned to processed tree prices. I'm in Central Kali and things are not 'good', but seems to have stopped skyrocketing ever upward.
And like almost everyone else, I could watch you build phone booths (kids, ask your parents!) and be perfectly happy. I don't know if it's the joy of watching someone else work (when I'm not), happiness at seeing someone improving their lot in life, or just the pleasure of watching a craftsman take raw materials and make something beautiful and functioning. Or maybe it's just the combination of all three. Thanks Scott (and Nate!) for your efforts in this project, and the entertainment thereof. And anytime you want to close with some homemade Jazz, this old trumpet player would be most appreciative.
uh one., two. One, two three - Deedledee beboodle debop...
I run moffet delivering block and pavers to masons and homeowners and they definitely are a super handy piece of equipment! I love all of your videos and I play them and listen all day while I’m driving for work between freight moffett or tank boom deliveries and I’ve learned so very much for listening to your knowledge so thank you Scott! I appreciate you and Nate. Have a great day and God Bless you and your family.
I so enjoy your content my friend. Been a carpenter all my life and just filed for my LLC yesterday. Excited and nervous. Wish me luck! God Bless from Indiana
I don't have the years of school of hard knocks that you have, but I'm living vicariously. Love your channel, love the work you do, and love the storytelling the most.
Could have been my words......and a lot of other viewers also i guess :)
Great to watch as usual. At the end was the first time I saw Scott do the scaffold shimmy.
Framing is fun. Teaching it to others is even better.
Old mate is a very underrated narrator. A very hard thing to do well. He has had practice over the years but he is a natural
Just a real pleasure to listen to your red-blooded independence!
Hey Scott- Love your channel. Love seeing you do a shop. When Covid hit, I got busy at my place, and started a 1728 sq ft shop behind my house. I, too, did all my framing (10ft walls) by myself, and took many of your earlier video’s suggestions to heart as I planned and commenced my build. I loved doing it. I’m 55 now, and have building experience from working for a private builder as a teen, as well as steel fabrication history (grew up working in my father’s welding shop). I had the benefit of pre-planning, and had ‘built’ the shop, to scale, on paper, so I was able to use J bolt hangers during my mono-pour and knew I’d be inside every bay. Your corner detail is talking to my OCD, in ways many can’t understand, because I did EXACTLY that on my building. I’d love to send you some photos of what I went through- framing walls, sheeting them, planning the truss staging during delivery, rolling them by myself, fabricating a system to roll the largest attic trusses, etc, etc. I was even offered a job by a high end builder who was working at the same time, right behind my property. Fortunately, he can’t afford me, but it was a humbling experience to have the young crew he had working for him ask how old I was. Nice kids, who said they could not believe the work I was doing, all by myself. I thought of you immediately.
When my inspector arrived, he chuckled, and said, “I can tell you built this.”. I said, “why’s that?”. He said “Because it’s PERFECT.” Not ashamed to say I was pretty happy with his comment. I guess if your regular job is building aircraft, the attention to detail translates to building in a positive manner.
I can’t state this strongly enough, Sir. The world needs more of you. I see you in your kids and grandkids, and I appreciate what you’ve been able to accomplish. You are pushing good humans out into the world. We need this so much these days. For this, I offer my admiration, and thanks. It’s a big deal.
My father lived in powell after retiring up until he passed in 2018. Nice little town, beautiful scenery. Miss friday nights at the lamplighter for steak and marinated mushrooms.
Love these videos by far my favourite thing to watch on TH-cam, I’ve been a carpenter for 16 years and have learnt so many great tips from watching, keep up the great work Scott
Very impressed, running that whole operation one man took some careful planning and a lot of skill.
"It doesn't feel quite familiar, [but I'll trust it with this lumber]"
"...Shoulda' used my Skil."
What a profound example of the tool you know always trumping the "latest and greatest/new and improved". I have a wonderful Makita rear handle cordless saw. I love it, and I used it to build a literal palace fit for the in-laws for my chickens. But it's all I've known, I've grown quite comfortable with it, and I'd imagine I'd make just as disappointing a cut with your Skil, Scott.
That aside, thank you for all the videos you do. It inspired me to tackle my first building project all on my own (with help from family and friends) from scratch. You're an absolute treasure of knowledge, and I really appreciate you putting it out to the world!
When you mentioned Larry Hahn you made my entire week! That guy, like you sir.... are masters in the trade. Thank you from a little ole guy in Hershey Pa that loves wood!
Clearly this job and all the camera work and editing isn't too difficult for you to do. Actually I think it's right up your alley. 👍👍
Nice job and lots of good tips and wisdom communicated in this video.
21:23 I enjoy those 'life tips' that you include in some of your videos. They really ring true!
I used to be an outside sales rep (lumber salesman) and having the "donkey" was a huge advantage when delivering lumber packages. Helped prevent damage and your able to stage product exactly where the framer wants it. It made picking up returns faster for our drivers also.
Donkey instead of "workhorse" because a donkey can do more!
I just lost my job as an outside sales rep due to me breaking company policy by correcting the company’s delivery mishaps off the clock with my own gas. I was doing jobs on the side, specifically woodwork and finish carpentry, and I had to take off early several days of work to keep from falling behind due to a couple really big screwups made by the delivery team. Corporate got on my bosses ass about me only averaging 35 hours a week (on the computer… mind you, I was easily donating 10 to 15 hours a week to the company in order to protect my commissions and take care of my contractors,) and since my boss didn’t want to fill them in on the actual situation (in my state letting an hourly paid employee do work without being on the clock is illegal), he felt that he had to demote me from the full time position that I fought tooth, claw, and nail for for 3 years, to a part time position in shipping and receiving. What a slap in the face that was…. Why would I go to the back of the store and work circles around kids on their phone for half the pay I was getting for doing what I loved, estimating materials and saving people money. I declined the job offer, explaining to my boss that it would be a disastrous use of my time. I then found out why they had picked receiving for what department I should be demoted to.. Because it was technically a 10 cent pay raise (bear in mind, commissions made up 30% of my paychecks, and in receiving there are no such performance incentives,) they don’t have to pay me any unemployment.
That company is so crooked. The fact that my boss has to be so afraid of telling his superiors the honest-to-god truth, that he’d rather give his most knowledgeable salesman/estimator, a demotion alongside an ass-chewing. It says a lot.
Always very satisfying to see a master craftsman at work 😁👌👌👌👌👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Excellent instruction and tips!!! I love your videos!!!
What would we do without seeing Kenny in your video's... great supervisor/friend/inspiration
Always truly enjoy your videos, Scott 😊. A good scaffold is a huge timesaver. Just watch those tarps. If one gets loose it can (and will) turn into a sail and take that scaffold down if it's windy enough... this is coming from a near death experience when I was barely 20 years old and clueless 😏. Luckily (very luckily) I had bones of steel and only came out of a nearly 20' fall with a mild concussion and a deep cut on the back of my head. It's a good reminder that it's always the one you don't see coming that gets you.
Sorry for the long winded comment lol. This just hit a little close to home. Stay safe out there and thanks for the knowledge share! 👍😁👍.
Chris
I see the mag 77 came back 21:22. Love this series. Keep up the good work
The Moffat; a machine that proves the absolute genius of the Irish.
That little comment you made right at the end was something I really needed to hear today. Thanks for that and for everything else you have shared with us, it's really appreciated mate.
You are a TRUE mentor! Thank you for taking the time the explain the relationship between life and work.
That’s how I build the tiny house that had 12’ walls, I just got done with the framing of a 18x26 shop with fourteen foot walls and built them on the ground in 10’ segments. As long as the inspector does make a hissy over the unusual stud placement (all of which is under 16” OC) it worked great. I’m 32 years older and I lifted those walls by myself which I don’t recommend to anyone who’s not an experienced framer. I don’t think I’ll be lift 400lbs walls like that much longer lol. Anyway I’m rambling but Thank You Scott you’ve helped me improve and dream bigger as a contractor and do some things with much greater efficiency over the last 5 years.
This the first video of your channel that I'm watching and your narration brings a good sense of peace and calm. I wish to you a lot of years still to come of good health and happy moments. Take care!
I usually staple the sill seal onto the bottom face of the PT sole plate and then punch the holes during installation of the plate itself. Makes it a one step process and the foam is lined up with the lumber exactly. I leave a tail so that there's a bit of overlap at each new section of sole plate.
This video could not have been better timed than now for me! Cheers!
This guy is awesome, It's been a while since I have watched you and I'm sitting here thinking why hasn't YT fed me these videos. You sir are an inspiration.
Glad to see you using gasket under those pressure treated plates. At the start of the video, I was wondered if you were doing that....lol. Nice to see you do it all properly! So much that you can do alone. Like you, I often work alone....because....yes, it's often hard to keep a second person busy....depending on their skills...and depending on their work needs, as you said. The difference between a two man job and a one-job...is simply a rearranging of tasks and methods.
Great job. I framed for decades on a crew, as a lead or superintendent. I framed on a lot of jobs because no one showed up. I would still frame by myself if someone was in a bind.
Yes, let that young'ne contribute and watch! Ty for sharing.
Man, I’m so happy for you. It really does seem as though you’ve created a wonderful life for yourself. Bravo Homie!
Thanks for giving another old fella the boost to carry on, carrying on. Oh, I have a new friend who's 90. Between the two of us and his old Timber King skidder, we're salvaging DF for our mills.
The depths of your wisdom and the way you convey it never disappoints me. Keep up the good work.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a great book every craftsman should read. He recommends that when you come up with problems, you need to do Zen, focus on the problem and materials and the solutions come into your mind like magic.
Such a pleasure to watch you work . Thanks for sharing so much with your viewers!!!
That's cool he said it makes him feel alive in regards to going up on the scaffolding
Scott, great cadence and progress along with a job well done!
Watching him takes me year back time when I didn't have enough cash to build my 3 story "castle" when I set myself to do it.... alone .... well, almost, nothing is ever done alone .... took me 2 years to finish .... I had a black police officer that came at lunch time almost everyday until one day I had to come down and ask him why he was not entrapping" the drivers with his radar gun like the other patrol cars and he said "I come so see you, and each time I look down to take a bite at my sandwich you are on top and the next bite you are on the ground, amazing, I tell my family everyday I come back home and they think that I am the one who is crazy" and we both laughed .... i bought that small house in 1997 for $63,000 and sold it in 2005 for $430,000 and I thank you sir for the tears in my eyes .... !goosebumps! ..... the world is already better with more people like you and I ; )
Moffetts are awesome. Your comment at 8:08 is so true. I once built myself an apt inside a steel building, it was so satisfying once the bottom plates were in. I could get off work and build the walls on the floor and stand them up. So much accomplishment in a short period of time.
You are the great professor of being a man. I have learned so much from watching your channel. ❤
This dude is awesome. I’d love to work with him. He’s like a walking fountain of knowledge.
Never knew carpenters 'girded their loans.' Learn something new every day. Thanks for another great video.
Well done Scott. What a craftsman. Always great to watch.
12:47 Slow is precise, precise is fast. Well done, sir!
Jeez, that's a big thing. I'm suprized you got permission to build it in a such a neighborhood.
Nice job with the framing. I wouldn't have thought it would be possible to do it by yourself.
At your (our)stage of life there is a tremendous satisfaction in doing something worthwhile for the kids. And it doesn’t hurt to have the grandchildren see Poppy can still get it done.
I've always been one to work alone too, and sometimes have to be creative. For a wall that tall it does make more sense to build it in place then try to raise it from the ground that's for sure. I recently bought an off grid property so can't wait to start on a nice big shop/garage. Price of lumber and all building materials now days is insane though, going to look at getting myself a sawmill.
Ufer is the man's name who devised it.
In 1942, Herbert G. Ufer was a consultant working for the U.S. Army. Ufer was given the task of finding a lower cost and more practical alternative to traditional copper rod grounds for these dry locations. Ufer discovered that concrete had better conductivity than most types of soil. Ufer then developed a grounding scheme based on encasing the grounding conductors in concrete. This method proved to be very effective, and was implemented throughout the Arizona test site.
saw you setting up the chair. i knew it was for kenny. he is such a great friend. beautiful all as well!
When I think I really miss contracting I watch one of your videos and the sensation passes. 😏
Thank you! Perfect timing as I begin to transform my dilapidated post-framed carport into a stick-framed shop.
You are such an inspiration thank you for your wisdom and your willingness to share! God Bless you and your family.
Scott and team, you’re just the best. Your videos are great, and your attitude is awesome. Thank you.
Thanks for taking the time to make these videos.
Essential Craftsman is the This Old House of this generation! Cheers!
You are an animal Scott.
You are a machine Scott.
Sir your advice is priceless! And really enjoyable video to watch .You are truely one of the few good craftsmen in the world. Bravo and can't wait to see more!
Brilliant solutions for working alone. Thank you very much for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
You are always blessed by the work of your hands
I like Makita circular saws too. I've been a carpenter for 25 years now and every person I worked for before I started my own business always had a Makita saw so I took that as an endorsement of their quality. I've owned several over the years and never had a problem with any of them. My dad gave me a Milwaukee for Christmas several years ago, and it's a decent saw but I rarely ever use it.
Can only say, THANK YOU.
Thank you for your creativity in building and making this video.
Thanks, Scott. And like Captain Andy, from the Minorcan Mullet channel says, "Stay safe out there."
You are an inspiration. Did you ever think of teaching philosophy? Listening to you is soooo soothing. Keep safe.
Great video. I’m currently eating my lunch, taking a break from building my first house, my house, by myself. There are many puzzles to solve, especially when it comes to figuring out where those pesky 1/8” and 1/4” mismatches came from and what to do about them.
Beams and joists for a floor system are challenging when flying solo, and I totally relate to your “extreme sport” comment… there’s an element of risk, for sure, and having to jump 9 feet down after letting a beam adjust my centre of gravity the wrong way, I have invested in a set of wall jacks that will make the second floor a (hopefully) much more predictable endeavour.
Seeing something you designed from scratch literally rise from the dirt and take shape is a truly rewarding feeling. Cheers Scott, you are and continue to be an inspiration.
I really enjoy your videos, I used to do construction for years and know quite a bit but I must say I'm still learning from watching you. You are a great teacher and a good man. I watch lots of TH-cam video's and must say that I watch your videos from beginning to end and don't skip through them like I do with other videos people put out there. Keep doing what you love. Thank you, Mike in California
I enjoy watching you build , an like learning new tricks an tips. Thanks for the videos
You are truly 1 in a billion. Imagine what 30 to 40 million men like this could accomplish. They could build the greatest country to ever exist.
This guy is like the spitting image of my mentor as I grew from a greenie to a carpenter. Now he is retired but I sure do miss working with my friend and mentor. Now I struggle keeping help and keeping people happy. When I just want to work with guys that enjoy doin it . It’s almost a chore now that I have to keep people on task and wonder why they don’t show up when they have bills to pay.
Tell you what, the biggest stud on that job site is YOU, brother! Keep up the great work.
Thanks again EC. I am a younger man than you (41) but had a pretty bad back injury a few years ago. I couldn’t work, and had to walk with A cain for quite some time. I am fully recovered now thanks to back surgery. I really feel your sentiments at the end of the video. Knowing I can still do the work, get in a days work, be just the guy to help, and make a positive difference in the life of those around me, is an amazing feeling. Keep up the good work!