Building the SUSPENDED FLOOR - Garage Conversion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2018
- Time to get building again. The garage conversion requires the floor to be raised to match the house so first job is to build a suspended floor. Good chance to try out the new framing nailer which dented the wallet last month!
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Tim, I don't think I'll ever need to do this myself. But I just can't get enough of it. I think that's a compliment and a half 😊
Man I know absolutely ZERO about carpentry but have decided to take on converting our laundry room into a small full bathroom with a smallish shower stall. Thank You for this video and all your hard work. Very informative and a good starting point for me in getting an idea about where I need to start.
You have so many skills and so much knowledge! A jack of all trades!!!
Impressive skills AND energy.
No shit, I'm envious about the energy...
You are a machine ! Halfway through a house renovation myself watching your videos really motivates me to crack on !
"Machine". I "love" it! That's exactly what Tim is. A doer extraordinaire.
For cleaning the concrete out of the holes I use a plastic tube on the end of a vacuum. It works great!
Great video - thanks for sharing.
Hi,
Love watching your videos. I am also trying to do a lot myself. I’ve done kitchen, 3 bedrooms and back garden with patio.
Good luck with your projects!
Can’t wait for more.
Big Hello to Mrs and girls 😊
Great stuff!
this beats PURE LIVING FOR LIFE, anyday
Not sure I could manage daily videos like them! House full of kids tends to make things a little more tricky. 😀
Nice job 👍🏻
Nice video. Greetings from Canada
Good job tim
New tool, I was looking at these bad boys the other day hitachi nail gun
David Mishra I sold two paslode IM350s and cope with one hitachi now. For the main reason it is so much more reliable than the old paslodes. Cheaper to run and quieter. I’d not go back now. My finish guns will be hitachi very soon too.
Haha I was just thinking that you probably want to take the old door out sooner rather than later. 👍😂😂🙂
It would be really helpful to hear how you deal with building regulations or apply so us DIYers can learn about how to do it properly.
Why didn't you put felt on the little wall (between the masonry wall and the pressure treated wood wall) as well? Keep up the good work, gives me lots of ideas!
Great vid as ever Tim. Just a layman's question here but why the dwarf wall in wood and the long span when the tried and trusted is to use block and a central dwarf wall? It's just that the wood wall could suffer a catastrophic failure in 40 years time say in a way that blocks couldn't. Perhaps I am paranoid but it is not what you usually see that's all.
i like you am doing a terrace/deck conversion to a room and have may of the same issues of working with old structure/ trees, etc here in Tokyo am an Ameerican
Great job
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Hi, I have started looking for a nailer for an upcoming project. Can you tell us what led you to the Hitachi? Why a cordless vs compressor driven gun for example and once you had decided on cordless what led you purchase the hitachi. Cheers.
PS loving the videos as usual, just watched the latest, it was good to see you are human after all 😋. DIY for me is always a battle between the satisfaction of getting my hands dirty doing it myself vs the frustration when things don’t go right first time around. Anyway keep up the good work mate.
Hi,
Question: What type of screw did you use to attached the sill plate to the concrete floor? Was it some sort of self-tapping concrete screw?
RD
Quick query- do I build the same joist setup for a flat roof as you did on the floor? I’m doing a small pantry in the garage and don’t really want it going to the existing roof. Thanks!
Hi what concrete screws did you use please to tie it into the ground?
Tim, you're rocking! I, for one, am *very* interested to see your "planning" video as I can't quite get the last of the land from this video.
Do the washer, dryer, etc. ultimately get moved up to the level of the new floor (extended right the way across the room)?
The raised area will be the laundry, utility and we. There will be a dividing wall and a few steps down to the main room which will have a new insulated floor at slab level.
What model nail gun you using?
I have to watch your videos when my wife goes to bed otherwise i may end up divorced, you never stop working
You could also put knees under the joist hanger band..
Great video, newly subbed
Hi Tim, what were the size of the time we joists and fixing please?
Apologies if this is a silly question... But why didn't you apply the DPC membrane to the board that was screwed into the wall (the one from which the joists hang)..??
Isn't that subject to rotting the same as the ones placed on the floor?
Talking of Building Regs - what is your plan for the wall where you took the external door out? Stud wall? Since it's an external wall how are you planning on insulating it? And would a stud wall satisfy current building regs u values? I ask as I have an idea to enclose a porch but looking at BRs it seems to be a problem getting the acceptable u value without making the wall 300mm thick!
The walls will be internal stud with pir between and over timbers. This adds on around 120mm. Next video or two will explain.
Thanks Tim, that's what I'm planning so I'll be watching closely for some tips! The wife is paranoid it's "going to be cold" and my showing her lots of u-value diagrams and wooden houses in 4ft of snow in Norway doesn't convince her!
Often its the figuring out of the best way to do something that's the hardest part rather than actual DIY competence with there being so many "right" ways and new methods / materials etc. Your vids have helped me along several times over my own ongoing refurb of a 70's bungalow so many thanks for that and good luck with the project.
TUNNOCKS
I must say your brickwork skills are better than mine haha it is really not my forte lol
Another great video, I've got a large decking and fencing project in my garden coming up , do you rate the hitachi frame nailer and the evolution mitre saw ? What model is it ? Great work
Saw is ok, had it 8 years. Fine for DIY and landscaping but wouldn't buy another, based on the fact i would prefer more accuracy for when I do more precise joinery, trim, furniture projects. But you can't go wrong for the price. Nailer is a bit excessive for home projects really as you could buy a decent impact and screws and still spend half of the cost of the nailer, especially as decks are probably best screwing down anyway and hangers you need to hammer in so not too much use. Fencing would benefit but again, it's a cost v benefit thing.
(or just shut your eyes, click BUY NOW and justify it to yourself later!) :-) Its the 1890 clipped head BTW.
Nice one , thanks for taking the time to reply. Might just do the closing your eyes thing
Hi, what size and type screws did you use to fasten the 6x2 to the wall that the joists hang off? Love watching yours videos, very inspiring
Either sleeve anchors or epoxy fixings usually.
Thank you for the response.
I think you mentioned that you are considering building a timber framed extension to the house..I am seeing a lot of framed house builds with brick outer skin go up these days so although my place is standard block and brick cavity wall, I'm interested in extending by framing it out myself and maybe have brickies in to skin it. You have stone there though, would you seek to match that externally doing the masonry leaf yourself too or maybe renderboard & render over the framed extension? Just curious on tf used in conjunction with traditional masonry /cavity construction..Be a great project to watch though, not seen such a job covered on TH-cam yet!
When I said timber frame I meant solid oak so would probably be oak clad and glazed. That said we do intend to do conventional timber frame construction on a future project which would be finished in stone and larch so may be a future video to come.
When I said timber frame I meant oak frame so would probably be oak clad and glazed. That said we do intend to do conventional timber frame construction on a future project which would be finished in stone and larch so may be a future video to come.
Joists for floors rafters for ceilings
Joists for flat roofs too it seems. 😀
Feels like you havent made a video in ages! 😂 must be busy
Lots of doing and not enough editing!!! 🙄
It is not timber, timber is trees. Wood or lumber is better. What do you think, we are in the UK?
18:12 Charlie! What are you eating?!
Let’s just say it came out of a chicken and it’s not egg! 😷
The Restoration Couple I thought he’d found the crumbs from your chocolate marshmallow treat
why noot use the space below the floor for a storage locker for odd tools and stuff
For the time being it will store timber but long term will just have an access hatch as will be insulated off from the new rooms. Secret wine stash perhaps.
Hey there - ever been to Miami! We would love to bring you to help us with our garage renovation. Just a single car Garage, but in a flood zone. We could house you and pay for your plane ticket! Just let me know - Sal
salvatorepercival why would he go to Miami to build a single car garage he’s got a family
“Spot the Error!” - Either you Missed your Mark “❌”. Or, Your Brace was supposed to land behind the Mark you made; And Now all of your spacing is off?
This may be a silly question but is Building Regs approval required.
Not silly. Yes and no, as we are converting then we will get it all done but if we were to keep it outside of the house envelope I think it doesn’t, possibly only if it is over a certain height and needs steps, railings, etc.
They are interested in hoist sizing, fixings and insulation, all of which are detailed online. 👍
What's the best resource for info like this? NHBC?
BMJT Building Control have a great website where I discovered I needed approval from them after swapping out an oil boiler new for old. Could have got an approved installer to certify the work but decided to pay the £140 and have the inspector visit. House sale requirement. Having done three self builds I was shocked at how much home improvement work now requires approval. Better to check early than have it delay any future sale. Also bld regs guy very helpful with info.
Wish my local BC were as helpful as that, i'm getting very little back from my questions.
Why nails and not screws?
Used a bit of a combo actually. Nails cheaper, quicker and stronger in most situations. Screws where I needed to pull timbers tight or where there were slight twists to straighten. Nails obviously for the hangers! 😀
Tim, did you work out a route for funding? Tunnocks sponsoring you? 😉
Now there’s an idea! 😀
We call it a pony wall.¯\_ʘ‿ʘ_/¯
why does he wear a tool belt with nothing in it?
It keeps my waist warm! 😂 usually for the small stuff like pencils, tapes and nails for joist hangers ,etc.
@@TheRestorationCouple ha ha nice one. Good effort anyway with the work. With the wall you mortared under to level (not flat as you keep saying lol) why didn't you screw into the wall same as the other side and mortar under or screw into wall and cut the studs accordingly?
At that point there was a chance the studs above would be load bearing when we changed the roof so figured a full mortar bed would be better. In the end we used the block piers so at best it’s just a solid support for the washing machine! 😀
wow your garage is a mess!