Compared to TOH, this series is light years ahead on comprehensively ‘How To’ build a wood frame house. Much more detailed and much more honest as far as potential pitfalls one can run into.
Just can’t say enough what a treasure this is that you’ve created. Thousands, millions over time will be better off for the skills you and Nate share and even more an example of just how fine men conduct themselves in work and with their family. In a world of diminishing role models, you may not have set out to be, but you are, and so thank you again.
Mike Rowe on filming crew on King Crab fishing boats. Mike- Safety first Captain? It's storming outside. The crew seems at risk. Captain- Safety is the individual's job. My job is make them rich. I appears Scott has a similar "Don't be foolish, but be effective...." Ideaology. Beautiful work.
"who hasn’t done that themselves and lived to fight another day" -- A small but statistically significant percentage who die every year from it. Context is important. In this situation the work being done isn't vigorous, and there are handholds to brace yourself above. In an open room where this is your only support, more dangerous. Context is king.
I know one man who fell and broke his neck doing just that. My mother's cousin Leon. He had just retired a few weeks earlier. He was working on the house and fell off the top of the ladder. He died after about three weeks in the hospital. A big chunk of his retirement savings went to medical bills. Very sad.
Having framed for 35 yrs. and watching this I'm reminding of good days and doing exactly what you're doing. There's plenty of bad days that go with the trade but being a framer you get to do something different almost every day and the good days out number the bad by far . Done my share of concrete and your right about it being a lot harder than it looks . Hats off to the guys who do it every day !
I love your channel man. It’s made me a better carpenter. I have a deeper appreciation for the art and I take inspiration from your attitude and wisdom. Thank you again.
I'm a swedish guy enjoying the episodes! Im an amature learning a little bit of the craft on my spare time by building a small guest house from scratch. Its really interresting how you build and with what tools, compared to here in Sweden. I have picked up a few things from you guys, for example the speed square, NO ONE in sweden uses it. I though it looked handy and went to the most well equiped tool store here to look for one, and they actually got it, and in metric too. Really lovng it and can not understand why no one is using it here..
@@psidvicious yeah really strange. We often use miter saws. And for stransfering angles we use a sliding t bevel (think thats the right translation). And you often see the precision square here
@@pellebrink4001 In the US, 9 out of 10 carpenters will be carrying a speed square with them at all times in their bags. The other 1 out of the 10 just hasn’t caught on yet. I’m curious what your fellow carpenters think when they see you using yours.
@@psidvicious yeah i reallize its very common in the us. I showed it to a friend and he was surprised and though it was a really smart tool and said he would buy one too haha. A tool 9 out of 10 carpenter carry here is a wooden folding ruler. I understand you use mesure tape most of the time. Quite common here to but not as much. I usally carry both
Watching this series is like a running chronical of all the things NOT done by the fools that framed and built the house I currently live in..... can't wait to see what's up next! Thanks Scott & Nate!
I've seen you for a few years on TH-cam and recently subscribed to your channel. To no disappointment. I have 20 years in this year as a rough carpenter in Michigan. And your efficiency is something to be desired. As much as I would love to pick your brain on a daily basis. This is the next best thing. Love the channel. Love The caliber and quality of workmanship you produce.
You cannot imagine how long I've been waiting to hear your thoughts on the cordless skil! Since it was first announced I've been saying, "Scott needs one!"
@@xoxo2008oxox Corded tools are still going to be torqueir than most battery tools. And you don't have to maintain an inventory of charged batteries. Sure battery tools are handy when you have to take the tool to the work, but in a lot of cases a skillsaw stays at one location (where the sawhorses are set up and nearer the lumber stack) and does most of it's cuts there.
Today's cordless skill saws are pretty great, the entire crew I'm on uses them exclusively. Milwaukee obviously has some of the best, but my Ryobi and my coworker's Makita both do a great job too. Just gotta make sure you have a bigger battery(3.0 works, but I'd recommend at least a 5.0) or you will be changing it out every half hour.
As a carpenter I can appreciate you up there cutting and loading it all , it’s a bloody hard days work mate and let’s be real, you ain’t no spring chicken anymore..... I have 20 year olds having a cry about doing half of what you do .
I was thinking the same thing. I learn a lot from learning how he lays out his material, cuts and places things for nailing all in advance. So organized and efficient.
Thank you Nate for the best and most informative home construction video series on the internet. Here in the UK we do not copy some of your USA systems, but the good sense and friendly humour you share gives us so much pleasure. We do not want your videos to end. Keep up the great work.
I was passing thru Roseburg a few weeks ago and stopped downtown for lunch. The thought crossed my mind to try and find the spec house, but instead I waited for the next video.. Thanks for sharing your project!
As a carpenter at heart but a contractor by trade these videos really hit home for me. Its literally like I'm watching a car crash about to happen but then a wizard waves his magic wand (for 12 hours that looks like 4 minutes on camera) and both vehicles come out washed waxed and detailed.
Have not watched this yet. But as usual, I’ve given it a thumbs up already!!!! I’ll watch it tomorrow. TDF is on now. Hi from Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia!!
Love the series, can’t wait to for the finished product. Thanks for sharing. And oh yeah, please please please give us a video on the electrical install
I've been following you for the past six months or so , and I must tell you . I am so glad I came across your channel. Ive never been one to subscribe to anyone. in fact your are the only person I have ever prescribed too. I"m 36 years old and Ive been around construction off and on for a long time , and I have learned so much from you over the past few months. I"m planning on building my own home soon with the exception of a few things . plumbing electrical etc. and I am also an aspiring blacksmith. my grandfather left me all his tools. and I mean ALL his tool. power. sooo many tools . tools I will probably never use. but for some crazy reason I felt obligated to learn to use the anvil and forge and hammers and tongs he left to me... so all that being said. I just want to thank you for taking the time to upload all these wonderful videos . thanks, and keep up the good work
There are few things more satisfying than building something with your own hands and enjoying the feeling of accomplishment as you complete each task. As you layer on more components, and the complication of the project grows, it gives a sense of wonder and pride in what has been accomplished. Thank you for building such a beautiful house and letting us share in the experience.
Ah, this one reminds me of how I’m exceeding the weight limits of my ceiling joists with all the stuff I have in my attic. I try not to go up there. Out of sight, out of mind. 🙃
Great to see you Scott and Nate I do realize how much work goes into just a simple house and then y'all go and make 10x harder but it's 100x nicer than the cookie cutter homes of today. God bless you and your family
That's true, however that's not what he was mentioning or meant. It's not going to have to be load bearing. It's strong enough for what normal people would do for storage. It's not as strong as the floor or roof system. Not that it's only strong enough to hold drywall.
@@darwinawardcommittee just how high are you talking? I've never seen blown insulation be above the rafters. Even then, that won't stop people from using it as storage. Cheers :)
Thank you again. It's always a pleasure watching you apply the many skills needful for building both a house that's going to be highly functional and a home that will be absolutely beautiful. I appreciate both you and your whole family.😊
As I started watching, I was disappointed the you did not utilize the lovely vaulting and beams that your design exposed. As I continued watching, I saw your vision. Everything is a compromise. Your discussion of the options and the decisions you made were awesome. We have 10’ ceilings and then vaulting in the LR and Master BR in our ranch home. I absolutely love the vertical space in our relatively small home.
So basically, you're building a house, then your're building a smaller house inside, that touches the ouside walls of the bigger house at some points. And later, you can walk on top of the smaller house inside the bigger house.
Crazy. I built a pole building house with a 2x4 stick framed house inside it essentially. Clear span 32 ft trusses and inside of the post I 2x4 wall all the way around. My reasoning is insulation. I have 11 inch's of insulation in the walls. 10 inch thick window sills. And a nice straight wall for drywall.
I like the way he uses the planer to straighten the studs instead of breaking the stud to straighten. Structurally, planing is much better by not creating a focal point of weakness or strength to add support after cracking the stud.
Brads Burgess Watching a master work with little care for safety. Thats my biggest gripe about EC. Chainsaw overhead with no hearing protection, hard hat, or kevlar gloves? Glad Nate doesnt have to watch Pops mangle himself...
I always get so excited when a new episide gets loaded. I watch the series with my 9 year old son. It would be fun if you did a collaboration with Richard @Finish Carpentry TV out of Ft. Worth, Texas. You should totally have him do the moldings in one of the rooms.
Love this project house and can’t wait to see each new episode! I’m an amateur DIYer at best, and I’ve learned so many great things by watching your videos. Thank you!
Good video, Scott. I can relate to the challenge of hanging a ceiling from roof joists. Years ago I was finishing our upstairs, and ran into the same issues of being level in 2 planes and having all the ceiling joists the same height. My first attempt looked like a roller coaster! I wound up getting some advice from a friend of mine who was an old time carpenter- he told me to get 2 4x4s, cut them to the exact same length, put some feet on them and use them to rest my ceiling joists on then nail them up. Worked like a charm!
Nice to watch another milestone achieved in this build. I'd also love to see a collaboration with Matt Risinger. You guys would probably get along quite well.
By the tone of his voice, he’s absolutely in love with the cordless saw because of how convenient and powerful they’ve become. They weren’t like that for a long time. Downside is batteries, cords don’t need charging. Other than that they are equal in performance and superior in comfortability & convenience.
Also you should have mentioned how you were using old concrete form wood there for some of those hall ceilings. Some folks who can't tell might be interested.
Excited for the cordless wormdrive review. I want to buy one just because, and I’d only really need it for outdoor projects where an extension cord is a pain, so it could be perfect.
It's reached the point where all the Code-required insulation in the ceiling has gotten so-deep that it's nearly-impossible to have any usable attic space, even for light storage. R-38 or R-42-plus batt or blown installation takes a lot of depth, often 14 to 16-inches. We're even raising the roof eaves to get sufficient depth-of-insulation along the perimeters now...especially for blown-in insulation. Some designers are deliberately adding sloped ceilings just to precede the homeowner from stacking their stuff 3-ft-high in the exposed ceiling joists. I-section rafters are rarely used here on the East Coast anymore, it's either sawn lumber, roof trusses, or increasingly PSL or LSL long-span rafters. The fussy-detailing for I-section rafter-framing as-you-mentioned works against the level of craftsmanship available....and complicates addressing our snow and wind-load design. While we don't get blizzards or hurricanes often, we're required to design for them. Most of the bldg. matl. suppliers don't even stock the roof-grade I-sections anymore.
For about a year the first thing out of my mouth, when my boss would ask me how it went today, would be “we need a scissor lift. I was a supervisor on a commercial door company and we did be Wharehouse, out building , residential installations. It was very common for me to stand on the top wrung of a 12 or 16 ft ladder!! So scary but I had no choice at the time. Sometimes the ladder would walk on me!!! Can’t even explain the fear. I would stand up there and hold the door opener above my head while another guy was screwing the rail to the header. Then he would lift the door up and I would set the opener on top of the door. Those 15 min seemed like hours. I’ve worked standing on the top rails of man lifts to instal doors on top of grain elevators, one foot on the rail of the man lift and one foot on the structure of the building way up there!! If you have ever see a grain elevator and see a door up towards the top... that’s what I’m talking about!!
Andrew Bird yes I did do that. No safety harness, just the rail and ground below. Some nights I would wake up from dreaming about the day before!! Pretty scary sometimes and I’m glad those days are over
Fire blocking to meet IRC RIRE CODE will be a lot of work. A lot of time planning ahead to install required code is easier before you build your stairs and different height ceilings. My son is an engineer with a large city fire department and a licensed general contractor specializing in homes and remodeling. Fire code is important to him.
Some essential craftsman in the morning is a great way to wake up. I think it would be neat to try out the Dewalt Flexvolt Worm Drive and compare it to the Skilsaw Cordless
I was hoping for the review of the new worm drive. Then I saw the top of the ladder trick, very nice there. I said wow look at that, I sure wish I had my 6 or 8 ft one with me. But like the other comment said, there's nobody gonna bump you, and all those boards to grab onto. I have done this before, but I stay right below the top. Excellent video and editing ,once again. Really great job Nate. Your B roll fits in so well all over. Thank you both for all the videos. Jim. PS. the chainsaw on that beam was awesome.
@@FreekHoekstra "try San Francisco" No Thank You! Why anyone would cram themselves into one of those dirty, smelly, crowded, expensive, and violent person-hives is beyond me.
This Old House used to be my Saturday morning staple. Now it’s Essential Craftsman. Keep up the good work!
Same here, I watched This Old House for 30 years. Something changed with them...It's almost like they seem "woke" now.
Amen
I still love This Old House but I learn a lot more from EC just because he is going into much more detail.
Compared to TOH, this series is light years ahead on comprehensively ‘How To’ build a wood frame house. Much more detailed and much more honest as far as potential pitfalls one can run into.
TOH isn't what it use to be.
Just can’t say enough what a treasure this is that you’ve created. Thousands, millions over time will be better off for the skills you and Nate share and even more an example of just how fine men conduct themselves in work and with their family. In a world of diminishing role models, you may not have set out to be, but you are, and so thank you again.
The “bad idea” ladder comment was hilarious, Nate. But who hasn’t done that themselves and lived to fight another day.
I was just going to say so too! Then, "Suggested: How not to fall off a ladder"... great job, Nate!
Mike Rowe on filming crew on King Crab fishing boats.
Mike- Safety first Captain? It's storming outside. The crew seems at risk.
Captain- Safety is the individual's job. My job is make them rich.
I appears Scott has a similar "Don't be foolish, but be effective...." Ideaology.
Beautiful work.
"who hasn’t done that themselves and lived to fight another day" -- A small but statistically significant percentage who die every year from it. Context is important. In this situation the work being done isn't vigorous, and there are handholds to brace yourself above. In an open room where this is your only support, more dangerous. Context is king.
Well, they can't reply now can they lol
I know one man who fell and broke his neck doing just that. My mother's cousin Leon. He had just retired a few weeks earlier. He was working on the house and fell off the top of the ladder. He died after about three weeks in the hospital. A big chunk of his retirement savings went to medical bills. Very sad.
"Nobody's going to be walking on this" - climbs up there and walks on it. 😂😂
Also "no one will ever see this", but more people will watch this than will ever set foot in that house.
@@chasemeisinger1492 I'm not hating on it at all, it's something I would do for sure it's just a funny thing I picked up on ..
And why isn't Scott allowing for access and use of that area for attic storage?
@@watsonfabricating3003 yuppp
electricians enter the chat
I can't believe you're gonna hide all the beautiful vault work!
Chuck Chalfant i know!!!!
Maybe because they need space for insulation?
I remember the when "Keep up the good work" first hit the end of EC videos, and boy does that closing phrase have impact every time I watch.
Having framed for 35 yrs. and watching this I'm reminding of good days and doing exactly what you're doing. There's plenty of bad days that go with the trade but being a framer you get to do something different almost every day and the good days out number the bad by far . Done my share of concrete and your right about it being a lot harder than it looks . Hats off to the guys who do it every day !
Thanks Scott, I'm a general contractor and I appreciate your attention to detail.
I love your channel man. It’s made me a better carpenter. I have a deeper appreciation for the art and I take inspiration from your attitude and wisdom.
Thank you again.
I'm a swedish guy enjoying the episodes! Im an amature learning a little bit of the craft on my spare time by building a small guest house from scratch. Its really interresting how you build and with what tools, compared to here in Sweden. I have picked up a few things from you guys, for example the speed square, NO ONE in sweden uses it. I though it looked handy and went to the most well equiped tool store here to look for one, and they actually got it, and in metric too. Really lovng it and can not understand why no one is using it here..
Speed squares are one of the most underrated tools available. They are wonderful.
That is strange that the simple speed square never caught on over there. What do you use instead to measure angles and pitches?
@@psidvicious yeah really strange. We often use miter saws. And for stransfering angles we use a sliding t bevel (think thats the right translation). And you often see the precision square here
@@pellebrink4001 In the US, 9 out of 10 carpenters will be carrying a speed square with them at all times in their bags. The other 1 out of the 10 just hasn’t caught on yet.
I’m curious what your fellow carpenters think when they see you using yours.
@@psidvicious yeah i reallize its very common in the us. I showed it to a friend and he was surprised and though it was a really smart tool and said he would buy one too haha.
A tool 9 out of 10 carpenter carry here is a wooden folding ruler. I understand you use mesure tape most of the time. Quite common here to but not as much. I usally carry both
Where would we be without wood? What an amazingly versatile resource.
Master Carpenter without a doubt !
I always like how strong backs on top of the joists align them vertically and horizontally making it feel like one solid piece
Great news knowing we are past the halfway point! Ep 85! Wow!
It's always beautiful to see a well done project come to life!
Thanks, Scott!
Thanks Scott and Nate. This has been a great series since the beginning
Thank you Scott and Nate! I really enjoy your videos and the podcast too!
I love the way you love you truck / work horse
Watching this series is like a running chronical of all the things NOT done by the fools that framed and built the house I currently live in..... can't wait to see what's up next! Thanks Scott & Nate!
I like the narration and the country music together. I feel like am in a similar home made by none other than EC in rural midwest.
I've seen you for a few years on TH-cam and recently subscribed to your channel. To no disappointment. I have 20 years in this year as a rough carpenter in Michigan. And your efficiency is something to be desired. As much as I
would love to pick your brain on a daily basis. This is the next best thing. Love the channel. Love The caliber and quality of workmanship you produce.
What a pleasure to see the progress
It's a rare framer that planes studs. Thank you for being that guy.
You cannot imagine how long I've been waiting to hear your thoughts on the cordless skil! Since it was first announced I've been saying, "Scott needs one!"
I think we all were like, "He STILL uses a corded SKIL?" ... I want to get one as a gift for my friend that is going to raise his roof...
Did I miss his review of the saw?
@@xoxo2008oxox Corded tools are still going to be torqueir than most battery tools. And you don't have to maintain an inventory of charged batteries.
Sure battery tools are handy when you have to take the tool to the work, but in a lot of cases a skillsaw stays at one location (where the sawhorses are set up and nearer the lumber stack) and does most of it's cuts there.
Today's cordless skill saws are pretty great, the entire crew I'm on uses them exclusively. Milwaukee obviously has some of the best, but my Ryobi and my coworker's Makita both do a great job too. Just gotta make sure you have a bigger battery(3.0 works, but I'd recommend at least a 5.0) or you will be changing it out every half hour.
Love your videos, There is a huge gap between what some people claim to be skill and what you do. Keep up the Great! work
As a carpenter I can appreciate you up there cutting and loading it all , it’s a bloody hard days work mate and let’s be real, you ain’t no spring chicken anymore..... I have 20 year olds having a cry about doing half of what you do .
PERFECT!!!! A word most carpenters are afraid of today, awesome stuff!!!!
We just have to forget about production and focus on getting it right, as he still moves 100x faster than I ever could.
I was thinking the same thing. I learn a lot from learning how he lays out his material, cuts and places things for nailing all in advance. So organized and efficient.
Sped-up video works wonders for an old body, doesn't it?
Thank you Nate for the best and most informative home construction video series on the internet. Here in the UK we do not copy some of your USA systems, but the good sense and friendly humour you share gives us so much pleasure. We do not want your videos to end. Keep up the great work.
Essential craftsman indeed the mechanics of life
I am excited about seeing the other trades come in and rough in the walls and getting your commentary on it. Keep up the good work
I was passing thru Roseburg a few weeks ago and stopped downtown for lunch. The thought crossed my mind to try and find the spec house, but instead I waited for the next video.. Thanks for sharing your project!
The address isn't a secret or anything like that: www.google.com/search?q=essential+craftsman+spec+house+location
@@KingdaToro I know.. I didnt really mean I was going to search the city for it.. More like actually make the effort to go see it.
Scott, you remind me a LOT of my uncle. I learned a LOT from that man!
Your videos have been a huge inspiration to me as a first year apprentice carpenter. Framing was my dream job and im loving it right now.
I almost missed this video without the yellow text in the thumbnail. Glad I recognized that silver-haired foxy fella!
As a carpenter at heart but a contractor by trade these videos really hit home for me. Its literally like I'm watching a car crash about to happen but then a wizard waves his magic wand (for 12 hours that looks like 4 minutes on camera) and both vehicles come out washed waxed and detailed.
Awesome work my friend 👍. Take care and stay safe.
It's going to be so much fun running around in that huge loft for the kids who will eventually live there
Have not watched this yet. But as usual, I’ve given it a thumbs up already!!!!
I’ll watch it tomorrow. TDF is on now.
Hi from Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia!!
Coming together and looking good
As a young electrician, these framing videos help me know where to go. Thank you for your dedication to workmanship and pride in your trade.
Love the series, can’t wait to for the finished product. Thanks for sharing. And oh yeah, please please please give us a video on the electrical install
Half way? So we can expect another 85 videos on this spec house? Can't wait! Thanks for the great content.
I've been following you for the past six months or so , and I must tell you . I am so glad I came across your channel. Ive never been one to subscribe to anyone. in fact your are the only person I have ever prescribed too. I"m 36 years old and Ive been around construction off and on for a long time , and I have learned so much from you over the past few months. I"m planning on building my own home soon with the exception of a few things . plumbing electrical etc. and I am also an aspiring blacksmith. my grandfather left me all his tools. and I mean ALL his tool. power. sooo many tools . tools I will probably never use. but for some crazy reason I felt obligated to learn to use the anvil and forge and hammers and tongs he left to me... so all that being said. I just want to thank you for taking the time to upload all these wonderful videos . thanks, and keep up the good work
"Nobody is ever going to see this."
76,000 views in its first day. Lol
There are few things more satisfying than building something with your own hands and enjoying the feeling of accomplishment as you complete each task. As you layer on more components, and the complication of the project grows, it gives a sense of wonder and pride in what has been accomplished. Thank you for building such a beautiful house and letting us share in the experience.
Waiting for the mechanicals to get started and your plumber to come back.
Definitely! And I want to see the electricals go in, so that for one fleeting moment I'll be slightly more of an expert than Scott haha
@@TheRepublicOfJohn same, ive been waiting so long. i wanna see how i stack up against his gotos.
And that plumber is going to want to use his saw and kanga hammer!
Ah, this one reminds me of how I’m exceeding the weight limits of my ceiling joists with all the stuff I have in my attic. I try not to go up there. Out of sight, out of mind. 🙃
I mean, working limit and failure limit are at least 40% apart, right? LOL
Your fine it wont fall down ive seen old houses were the floor joists were just held together by a few toe nails and even they dont collapse.
Great to see you Scott and Nate I do realize how much work goes into just a simple house and then y'all go and make 10x harder but it's 100x nicer than the cookie cutter homes of today. God bless you and your family
You know people will eventually stack all their Christmas and Halloween decorations on that roof system.
That's true, however that's not what he was mentioning or meant. It's not going to have to be load bearing. It's strong enough for what normal people would do for storage. It's not as strong as the floor or roof system. Not that it's only strong enough to hold drywall.
yup i would have made them 2x10s for that reason
Greg Stoll
Not if it is stacked high with blown in insulation
@@darwinawardcommittee just how high are you talking? I've never seen blown insulation be above the rafters. Even then, that won't stop people from using it as storage. Cheers :)
@@Ham68229 R72 will be above the rafters.
Always a breath of fresh air when viewing your videos, thank you
What a way to start my day, quality craftsmanship and progress.
To watch him Work is cool, You can see all those years of experience
Thank you again.
It's always a pleasure watching you apply the many skills needful for building both a house that's going to be highly functional and a home that will be absolutely beautiful.
I appreciate both you and your whole family.😊
Awesome! Thank you for sharing these videos!!!
This is better then TV... 💪👍
As I started watching, I was disappointed the you did not utilize the lovely vaulting and beams that your design exposed. As I continued watching, I saw your vision. Everything is a compromise. Your discussion of the options and the decisions you made were awesome.
We have 10’ ceilings and then vaulting in the LR and Master BR in our ranch home. I absolutely love the vertical space in our relatively small home.
Looking good.. can't wait till the electrics start 👍👍
So basically, you're building a house, then your're building a smaller house inside, that touches the ouside walls of the bigger house at some points. And later, you can walk on top of the smaller house inside the bigger house.
so much wasted space!
@@SebBuschArt Geesh! Houses have attics. So? What's the BFD?!?
Just like every other single floor house with a gable roof.
@@ee4231 that’s why I love the look/function of a 1.5 story ranch style house
Crazy. I built a pole building house with a 2x4 stick framed house inside it essentially. Clear span 32 ft trusses and inside of the post I 2x4 wall all the way around. My reasoning is insulation. I have 11 inch's of insulation in the walls. 10 inch thick window sills. And a nice straight wall for drywall.
I like the way he uses the planer to straighten the studs instead of breaking the stud to straighten. Structurally, planing is much better by not creating a focal point of weakness or strength to add support after cracking the stud.
What a great series.
Certainly is a treat seeing a Master at work,very inspiring,no shortcuts maybe a bit of over kill,nicely done EC.👍
Brads Burgess Watching a master work with little care for safety. Thats my biggest gripe about EC. Chainsaw overhead with no hearing protection, hard hat, or kevlar gloves? Glad Nate doesnt have to watch Pops mangle himself...
FINALLY he is using a cordless Skilsaw. Can't wait for the review.
I always get so excited when a new episide gets loaded. I watch the series with my 9 year old son. It would be fun if you did a collaboration with Richard @Finish Carpentry TV out of Ft. Worth, Texas. You should totally have him do the moldings in one of the rooms.
That Flexzilla hose is the bomb.
Great job as always! Greetings from Russia👍👍👍👏👏👏
That roof system is just beautiful, it's a shame no one will be able to see it later on...
You have gotta try the Milwaukee cordless Framing nailer and the Cordless Skill saws. Just amazing tools.
Thanks guys for another great video. Good tips!
Love this project house and can’t wait to see each new episode! I’m an amateur DIYer at best, and I’ve learned so many great things by watching your videos. Thank you!
Good video, Scott. I can relate to the challenge of hanging a ceiling from roof joists. Years ago I was finishing our upstairs, and ran into the same issues of being level in 2 planes and having all the ceiling joists the same height. My first attempt looked like a roller coaster! I wound up getting some advice from a friend of mine who was an old time carpenter- he told me to get 2 4x4s, cut them to the exact same length, put some feet on them and use them to rest my ceiling joists on then nail them up. Worked like a charm!
Nice to watch another milestone achieved in this build. I'd also love to see a collaboration with Matt Risinger. You guys would probably get along quite well.
By the tone of his voice, he’s absolutely in love with the cordless saw because of how convenient and powerful they’ve become. They weren’t like that for a long time. Downside is batteries, cords don’t need charging. Other than that they are equal in performance and superior in comfortability & convenience.
Also you should have mentioned how you were using old concrete form wood there for some of those hall ceilings. Some folks who can't tell might be interested.
Beautiful
Excited for the cordless wormdrive review. I want to buy one just because, and I’d only really need it for outdoor projects where an extension cord is a pain, so it could be perfect.
Great job! Thank you for sharing all of your experience and knowledge with us!
It's reached the point where all the Code-required insulation in the ceiling has gotten so-deep that it's nearly-impossible to have any usable attic space, even for light storage. R-38 or R-42-plus batt or blown installation takes a lot of depth, often 14 to 16-inches. We're even raising the roof eaves to get sufficient depth-of-insulation along the perimeters now...especially for blown-in insulation. Some designers are deliberately adding sloped ceilings just to precede the homeowner from stacking their stuff 3-ft-high in the exposed ceiling joists.
I-section rafters are rarely used here on the East Coast anymore, it's either sawn lumber, roof trusses, or increasingly PSL or LSL long-span rafters. The fussy-detailing for I-section rafter-framing as-you-mentioned works against the level of craftsmanship available....and complicates addressing our snow and wind-load design. While we don't get blizzards or hurricanes often, we're required to design for them. Most of the bldg. matl. suppliers don't even stock the roof-grade I-sections anymore.
Great comment!!
The "bad idea" part had me laughing. EVERY contractor does this.
Doesn't make it less of a bad idea.
@@cameronaberner it's a great idea if you need that extra step. I do this nearly every day
looking good
Thanks for another great video
Thanks!
I’ve been patiently waiting for a review on that cordless skill saw for so long noe😅... please let us know soon i need some tool shopping therapy.
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
For about a year the first thing out of my mouth, when my boss would ask me how it went today, would be “we need a scissor lift. I was a supervisor on a commercial door company and we did be Wharehouse, out building , residential installations. It was very common for me to stand on the top wrung of a 12 or 16 ft ladder!! So scary but I had no choice at the time. Sometimes the ladder would walk on me!!! Can’t even explain the fear. I would stand up there and hold the door opener above my head while another guy was screwing the rail to the header. Then he would lift the door up and I would set the opener on top of the door. Those 15 min seemed like hours. I’ve worked standing on the top rails of man lifts to instal doors on top of grain elevators, one foot on the rail of the man lift and one foot on the structure of the building way up there!! If you have ever see a grain elevator and see a door up towards the top... that’s what I’m talking about!!
Did he ever buy the lift?
Mrcaffinebean Yes he did!! I had to finally tell him I would quit if he didn’t!! He was a good guy and more like a best friend than a boss.
Musabe009 haha good! sounds like it a good boss. I bet that lift sped up your work and paid for itself.
I saw a guy once in a scissor lift, at full height, stand on the railing to reach something. Hopefully you never had to do that.
Andrew Bird yes I did do that. No safety harness, just the rail and ground below. Some nights I would wake up from dreaming about the day before!! Pretty scary sometimes and I’m glad those days are over
Thanks guys good work.
Enjoy God He is the best we got!
" A nice day to be a carpenter" we just worked 4 days in a small town in Arizona called Ajo. We had 115, 113, 118, 115, degree days.
I've spent many days working in the hot Phoenix sun. I feel for you.
@@TheAxecutioner Lots of salt is a good trick, you wont notice the heat as much.
Waiting for some wanker to come by and say "that's not hot"... That's brutal. At least it's dry, but still.
Isn't Ajo "garlic" in Spanish?
Thank you for sharing, learning with every Episode
Fire blocking to meet IRC RIRE CODE will be a lot of work. A lot of time planning ahead to install required code is easier before you build your stairs and different height ceilings. My son is an engineer with a large city fire department and a licensed general contractor specializing in homes and remodeling. Fire code is important to him.
This house is really well made and beautiful. I wish that it was built on my small small farm in southwestern Ontario Ca.
Some essential craftsman in the morning is a great way to wake up. I think it would be neat to try out the Dewalt Flexvolt Worm Drive and compare it to the Skilsaw Cordless
I was hoping for the review of the new worm drive. Then I saw the top of the ladder trick, very nice there.
I said wow look at that, I sure wish I had my 6 or 8 ft one with me. But like the other comment said, there's nobody gonna bump you, and all those boards to grab onto. I have done this before, but I stay right below the top. Excellent video and editing ,once again. Really great job Nate. Your B roll fits in so well all over. Thank you both for all the videos. Jim. PS. the chainsaw on that beam was awesome.
Hi ! Aaron the chippy from Australia! Our framing techniques a very different to this video.👍
Finally some electric guitar music!
Love from Sao Paulo, Brazil
perfect again
Looking great!
Cruz ✝️. That is so sweet hahaha
Love the music and color of wood..
Another great video
For me, being from the Netherlands, it id baffling that you leave all that space underneath the roof unused. Space is so expensive here.
Thank God we don't have that issue here in the U.S.A. !!
We would never leave it unused here on Oahu!
august that reallllly depends where you live in the US, try San Francisco
@@FreekHoekstra
"try San Francisco"
No Thank You! Why anyone would cram themselves into one of those dirty, smelly, crowded, expensive, and violent person-hives is beyond me.
@@gnatlywings9088 don't disagree, but a blanket statement like "thats not a thing in america" is just wrong xD