Ken, the more I watch your amazing son Chad, the more I appreciate what a fine example of a son and Christian man he is. His quiet, respectful, obedient demeanor speaks volumes. God bless you both in your work. Prayers for your health and safety.
A 500sf pad, with snow coming and only 2 guys! Wow!! You never cease to amaze! Have you lost any pads? You certainly have my respect, one Ken to Another!
Thanks Ken for the video. Working in the cold is more difficult as we age. More warm up breaks in the truck. Cookies too are a plus and a good cup of coffee.
Your garages seem to fly up but seeing all the prep work that you do, (marking out etc) it makes me realize just how long it must take this building to do.
Can’t wait to see this one finished! My garage is being built soon. 20x25 so I’ll be able to compare or get a slight visual of what mine will look like! Thanks ken.
Love watching you guys work. Learning a lot from watching build the garages, so maybe one day I can build my own for a wood shop. Just glad I am no longer in the Adirondack area of NY and Burlington area of VT area with that snow. I stay in the N.C. area. Thanks.
In 1961 someone designed our 20'x24' garage to hold two cars, a brick chimney, furnace, gas meter, hot water heater, and the laundry. How they expect people to open the car doors once parked in the garage is beyond me. We treat it like a 1 car garage and park at an angle so that there is room to open the doors. I'm happy to see that is no longer the practice. Oh, and the joists for the roof over the garage are 20' long 2x10s that are 4' O.C. They don't make them like that anymore, thank goodness.
Ken, You mentioned something about the Taj Mahal. This is funny because in India they compare all great buildings to Ken's Karpenty Famous Vermont Garages® - FACT!
I always enjoy your videos. I like that you teach us along the way. I’m not a carpenter by any means, but have worked on a few Habitat for Humanity builds and can swing a hammer and lay some tile. It’s nice to see the fruits of your labor as you drive by and can say I helped build that. :)
I dont believe Ive seen anyone use house wrap behind T1-11..just an additional moisture barrier I guess ??? I would think back side of the T1-11 would be much more aesthetically pleasing to look at from the inside than all that print on the wrap...maybe they are finishing the inside walls.... You guys always go the extra mile !!! True craftsmen... Thanks for sharing your craft !!!!!
Great way to frame up your concrete tent so as to give yourselves enough room to work the power trowel inside. I'm not certain, but I _think_ in Michigan the concrete "beams" around the perimeter would have to be made a little bigger even for a detached garage. Hell, they may even insist on footers down below the frost line (3 feet for us) which I _KNOW_ would jack up the $$ of the floor enormously.
I love watching you guys build while I'm having my cup of coffee but then I feel guilty I'm indoors with the coal burning stove on. You guys are amazing. Can I have a cookie?
I live way up in northern Quebec I am going to build a working shed 16x20 all wood this coming summer I have half of my wood and waiting for the next ship to come in summer with my other wood I am will be using a cordless Milwaukee framing nailer tested it out on scrap wood and less silent than the cordless dewalt by the way live the videos makes me want to start on my shed very soon
I see you have some new DeWalt tools on the job. I was building a shed for a fellow a few years ago and when we were in Home Depot I was looking at their DeWalt battery powered miter saw (60 Volt Version). He asked me if I wanted it and I said sure. So anyway, I keep buying more and more battery operated tools including the portable table saw. Found out right away they wanted a small ransom for their batteries. Because I wanted more batteries very often the batteries that came with a tool offset the price of a tool quite a bit. Like the lawn mower for example. Ended up costing only 60 bucks when price of batteries were taken into account. Move up four years. I have a battery powered weed eater, chain saw, worm gear framing saw, 16 and 15 gauge nailers, orbital sander, jig saw, drills, hammer drill, multi tool, reciprocating saw (Sawzall type), etc. The list goes on. I have to say however when it comes to a framing nailer the new Milwaukee nailer is very impressive. It shoots sinkers like there is no tomorrow. You might want to check it out. Thanks for great content. Stay safe.
Thanks Ken, This is a very 'constructive' way to begin the week. I was wondering, how many people are left in Vermont that don't have a garage built by you?
greetings mr. ken and chad; if yall are not familiar with "off grid homesteading with the skinners" please tune in to an episode where the man and woman are working on their siding, especially where they are milling it. i am not implying that chad is any less than a man, i just want yall to see how devoted the woman is and right beside the man while working. this i have noticed about chad and i do not believe you could have a better coworker and son than you have in chad. i admire him greatly and hope life treats him royally. thank yall for wonderful videos and example for the professional world. may God richly bless yall................g
Hey Ken, you install many with a 5.5 or 6 inch curb? Its nice to have the wall sill plates up and away from the floor slab especially when you want to work in there and wash the floor, etc. If so would you do a single pour for that?
Ken, What did you use or how did you anchor your base plate since you were cordless that day ? You've used hammer drills and anchor bolts in the past....if there weren't j bolts in the concrete. And since going more cordless, what other additions do you anticipate making to the cordless tools and what will they help you do, do ya think ? Thx
Hi Ken, so educational as always! (it’s very cold here in the UK and I’m just waiting to put a finishing coat of paint on new double gates). - What temperature should I wait for in your experience? Greatest channel buddy, thank you so much..👍🇬🇧
Hey Ken I did notice on a later building you guys used cordless nailers How are they working out ? You have backup ones ? You guys really know how to pour concrete. Excellent video
Your Lucky Ken. Building is dead here. Don't know if it's because of the virus or people just afraid to spend ? A buddy bid a job and the clients came back with a counter offer, LOL. Dummy took it trying to keep his guys working and he lost pretty big money. We were hoping snow removal would keep us afloat but it's only snowed twice. Ended up having to lay off 2/3 of the crew. We're getting small stuff steady keeping us busy, but I hate to lay off good workers, as their hard to find. Hoping something breaks soon.
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Great start so far!!!.....and really nice of the homeowners to make cookies 🍪
Thanks
Ken, the more I watch your amazing son Chad, the more I appreciate what a fine example of a son and Christian man he is. His quiet, respectful, obedient demeanor speaks volumes. God bless you both in your work. Prayers for your health and safety.
Thanks Ed. Watch out for the bungay jar over there
A 500sf pad, with snow coming and only 2 guys! Wow!! You never cease to amaze! Have you lost any pads? You certainly have my respect, one Ken to Another!
Thanks
Ken, your videos are a beacon of normality in these crazy days... thanks
Cool. Thanks
Thanks Ken for the video. Working in the cold is more difficult as we age. More warm up breaks in the truck. Cookies too are a plus and a good cup of coffee.
Haha you bet
Awesome craftsmanship! One of the best channels on TH-cam. Thank you!
Thanks
You have such a great system of marking and pre-building walls!
You must have such little waste, which is a great thing!
Thanks. As little as possible
Gotta love em cordless tools Ken. Love watching your constructions. I can almost smell the sawdust.
Haha I’ll send you some
Great idea; pre-cutting and marking the top plates for the trusses.
Thanks
Always such a pleasure to watch you work. Looking forward to the next steps.
Thanks
Chad's a very skilled and reliable worker! (So is Ken! 😀). Love watching you putting up these garages! From a proud Mom and Wife!
I am so honored and I’m sure Chad is.
Your garages seem to fly up but seeing all the prep work that you do, (marking out etc) it makes me realize just how long it must take this building to do.
Thanks true
Hi Ken, wish you were here in Florida. Love watching you folks work.
Thanks brrrr.
Yay! From the Pacific Northwest. Deskbound this week. I want my bags on!!!!
I’ll trade for a bit
Can’t wait to see this one finished! My garage is being built soon. 20x25 so I’ll be able to compare or get a slight visual of what mine will look like! Thanks ken.
Oh nice. Hope it goes well
Hello, thank you for your videos and building tips.
Thanks for watching
Another Excellent start...
Thanks
Love watching you guys work. Learning a lot from watching build the garages, so maybe one day I can build my own for a wood shop. Just glad I am no longer in the Adirondack area of NY and Burlington area of VT area with that snow. I stay in the N.C. area. Thanks.
Haha stay warm
In 1961 someone designed our 20'x24' garage to hold two cars, a brick chimney, furnace, gas meter, hot water heater, and the laundry. How they expect people to open the car doors once parked in the garage is beyond me. We treat it like a 1 car garage and park at an angle so that there is room to open the doors. I'm happy to see that is no longer the practice.
Oh, and the joists for the roof over the garage are 20' long 2x10s that are 4' O.C. They don't make them like that anymore, thank goodness.
Ken, You mentioned something about the Taj Mahal. This is funny because in India they compare all great buildings to Ken's Karpenty Famous Vermont Garages® - FACT!
Haha that’s funny
Another well organized build.
Thanks
I always enjoy your videos. I like that you teach us along the way. I’m not a carpenter by any means, but have worked on a few Habitat for Humanity builds and can swing a hammer and lay some tile. It’s nice to see the fruits of your labor as you drive by and can say I helped build that. :)
Yes that’s right
Almost coughed up my coffee when you said “TP no it’s not toilet paper.” 🤣😂
Haha
I dont believe Ive seen anyone use house wrap behind T1-11..just an additional moisture barrier I guess ??? I would think back side of the T1-11 would be much more aesthetically pleasing to look at from the inside than all that print on the wrap...maybe they are finishing the inside walls.... You guys always go the extra mile !!! True craftsmen... Thanks for sharing your craft !!!!!
Thanks yes they’re finishing off the interior
Stay warm 👍
Thanks
I really like your bull float. Looks like much easier on the shoulders.
Thanks It works really well
Come up to Canada and make me a garage like that. We will make you all the cookies you can eat. Great work Ken.
Haha here I come
Great way to frame up your concrete tent so as to give yourselves enough room to work the power trowel inside. I'm not certain, but I _think_ in Michigan the concrete "beams" around the perimeter would have to be made a little bigger even for a detached garage. Hell, they may even insist on footers down below the frost line (3 feet for us) which I _KNOW_ would jack up the $$ of the floor enormously.
I love watching you guys build while I'm having my cup of coffee but then I feel guilty I'm indoors with the coal burning stove on. You guys are amazing. Can I have a cookie?
Haha sorry they’re all gone.
I live way up in northern Quebec I am going to build a working shed 16x20 all wood this coming summer I have half of my wood and waiting for the next ship to come in summer with my other wood I am will be using a cordless Milwaukee framing nailer tested it out on scrap wood and less silent than the cordless dewalt by the way live the videos makes me want to start on my shed very soon
Thanks. Hope your project goes well
Nice Ken and Chad! Lumber prices may start to go down. Was trading at $912 per 1000 board feet and Friday was down to $700 per 1000 bf.
Yes. That’s what I want to hear
Love to watch y'all work. I'd wait patiently too. Want to make a trip to GA?? 😁
Sounds good right now.
You look like a cool guy to work with.
Thanks
I saw your video about your surgery. I had the same thing done around 4 years ago. Same arm too! I wish you were in PA, cause I'd love a 24X24 garage.
Thanks
Great work as usual. Cheers
Thanks for watching
Love the videos, you make it look so easy. Just shows practice make perfect!
Haha thanks for watching
I need some Aleve just watching you guys...!
Haha me too
I see you have some new DeWalt tools on the job. I was building a shed for a fellow a few years ago and when we were in Home Depot I was looking at their DeWalt battery powered miter saw (60 Volt Version). He asked me if I wanted it and I said sure. So anyway, I keep buying more and more battery operated tools including the portable table saw. Found out right away they wanted a small ransom for their batteries. Because I wanted more batteries very often the batteries that came with a tool offset the price of a tool quite a bit. Like the lawn mower for example. Ended up costing only 60 bucks when price of batteries were taken into account. Move up four years. I have a battery powered weed eater, chain saw, worm gear framing saw, 16 and 15 gauge nailers, orbital sander, jig saw, drills, hammer drill, multi tool, reciprocating saw (Sawzall type), etc. The list goes on. I have to say however when it comes to a framing nailer the new Milwaukee nailer is very impressive. It shoots sinkers like there is no tomorrow. You might want to check it out. Thanks for great content. Stay safe.
Thanks for the input
Thx for all your video's ken
Still surprises me with the low temperatures you are subject to that you don’t insulate under the concrete slab.
Gentlemen Ken and his Krew....👍💯😁😎😃
Thanks for watching
Nice, first today...Good morning Ken!
Thanks for watching
Thanks Ken, This is a very 'constructive' way to begin the week. I was wondering, how many people are left in Vermont that don't have a garage built by you?
Haha. I think I’ll never run out of work
Very nice
From Algeria
Wow thanks for watching
I watch all your videos I will be building one of these 2 story garages to live in 24x30 with 14ft 1st floor walls one garage door with a lift
Very nice. Thanks for watching
How do you connect the walls to the concrete slab? I didn’t see any bolts sticking up.
We use wedge anchors
I would work for homemade cookies and candy. Enjoyed the video as always.
Haha thanks
Great determination 👍 that’s something to be admired
Cordless if fun
Thanks
greetings mr. ken and chad; if yall are not familiar with "off grid homesteading with the skinners" please tune in to an episode where the man and woman are working on their siding, especially where they are milling it. i am not implying that chad is any less than a man, i just want yall to see how devoted the woman is and right beside the man while working. this i have noticed about chad and i do not believe you could have a better coworker and son than you have in chad. i admire him greatly and hope life treats him royally. thank yall for wonderful videos and example for the professional world. may God richly bless yall................g
Thanks I will check it out
Wouldn’t it be best to insulate the floor with 2” of load carry capable closed foam board??
Another great video.
Thanks for watching
For the small amount of times I’ve used that jigsaw , it was a game changer
Very nice
How deep and wide is the trench around the edge to carry the load of the walls? Really enjoy your videos.
Thanks for watching. About 1’ x 1’
Hey Ken, you install many with a 5.5 or 6 inch curb? Its nice to have the wall sill plates up and away from the floor slab especially when you want to work in there and wash the floor, etc. If so would you do a single pour for that?
Occasionally.
Ken, What did you use or how did you anchor your base plate since you were cordless that day ? You've used hammer drills and anchor bolts in the past....if there weren't j bolts in the concrete.
And since going more cordless, what other additions do you anticipate making to the cordless tools and what will they help you do, do ya think ? Thx
Ummm...we ended up plugging in. I used the corded impact drill to put in the anchor wedges
I think I spotted some Russian Tea Cake cookies. My favorite. 👍
Mmmmm. They were good
Hi Ken, so educational as always! (it’s very cold here in the UK and I’m just waiting to put a finishing coat of paint on new double gates). - What temperature should I wait for in your experience? Greatest channel buddy, thank you so much..👍🇬🇧
I don’t usually paint or stain unless it’s 40°F or warmer
I don’t usually stain or paint unless it’s 40°F or warmer
Hey Ken I did notice on a later building you guys used cordless nailers How are they working out ? You have backup ones ? You guys really know how to pour concrete. Excellent video
Yes we bought a couple framers and a finish nailer. Really enjoying them
would you have used a insulated tarp if you had one just curious and thanks for the video Ken!
Yes I would have if I had them
Chad has a great future ahead of him.
Yes he does
Ken, have you had to have more jobs running simultaneously because of material shortages? Enjoy your videos, keep em coming!
Yes very challenging
Ken,
Would you please explain how you typically anchor the sill plate to the slab and if possible show a detail.
Thanks much, Bill
We use wedge anchors
Have you ever put pex tubing down before the concrete pour so the customer could run a boiler for radiant heat?
Yes quite a few times
Hi which tool you're using to stick the house wrap to the wall!??
We’re using a swing stapler
How are the walls fastend to the foundation?
We use wedge anchors
Your Lucky Ken. Building is dead here. Don't know if it's because of the virus or people just afraid to spend ? A buddy bid a job and the clients came back with a counter offer, LOL. Dummy took it trying to keep his guys working and he lost pretty big money. We were hoping snow removal would keep us afloat but it's only snowed twice. Ended up having to lay off 2/3 of the crew. We're getting small stuff steady keeping us busy, but I hate to lay off good workers, as their hard to find. Hoping something breaks soon.
Me too
Just wondering how come you guys covered frame with paper and no plywood on that frame ??that makes me curious
We’re doing T-111 over that
does the wrap go over the plywood? i didnt see any plywood.
We’re using T-111. It will be in the next video
Do you see less of a lumber sticker shock by spring?
I hope so
How do you attach the walls to the slab?
Ken excellent but why the house wrap over the studs
Customer request
I saw a pour done once that by the time it was done with heat it cost over $1,000 a yard.
What do you use for a header for a window
2x10 doubled with a filler
Fast work on your garage.
Thanks
👍👍😎✌️
Hip HURRAY 😎
Did I miss how you anchor the walls to the slab?
We use wedge anchors
Really enjoy your videos. Price update on material?
Thanks. Update coming in a couple weeks
No matter where in the world u go the concrete is always late
Haha true
wow first video in 2021! happy new year
Thanks happy new year to you
Is lumber pricing starting to trend down?
Not yet but I hope soon
Why dont you put in grade stakes in so you know what height to screed at??
We do when it’s a bigger slab
I don't like stopping for breaks. I have to force myself.
I hear you!
Hi Ken, Do sell cut sheets for your garages? Love the videos. Thanks.
Thanks for watching
Where do I go to get a sweatshirt?
My website has a merchandise tab
2 questions brother man:
Where is ur other nephew these days?
Assuming the window was a tight fit on the sides and it wasn’t necessary to shim it?
We’re winding down so it’s just Chad and myself. Yes shins under the windows
Small crew.
🇩🇪👍👍👍👍
How do you get your height right in the middle I don't don't see you using a pipe or a pin for your height?
Eyeball
I work for cookies also lol
Haha
we are watching ,/,,,/
New blade in a jigsaw. Is there much better? I think not.
Haha true
What state is Kens Karentry located in ?
Vermont
Be nice if you could mark the cost of all your projects.
I’ll see what I can do
I don’t see how building a tent is cost effective at every job unless the customer is paying for material and labor
It’s not but we reuse the materials and it only takes an hour or so to put it up.
Ken
The concert if has sat up
Greg minnesota
Where is your other guy?
We’re winding down so Chad and I can handle it.
SHARE those cookies you old fart ...lol
I would have but....