Hopefully it doesn't happen to you again, but leveraging the sagging deck with a long board and pinning it atop your 2×8's vertically would have been plenty for the loads you're carrying there. A professional deck builder will actually use steel hangers to secure the cross beams to the nailer, but in a pinch/ for a temporary setup kick-standing your supports would be plenty and not super difficult to do solo
Jay you need to use a ratchet strap and a few I screws under deck to pull deck back into place. I screw in ledger board and outer rim joist and ratchet joists back against ledger board. Then use joist hangers with long screws. A bottle jack will assist lift joist. Good luck Jay on repair. I enjoy your videos very much.
agreed, i hardly use nails for anything anymore, especially not anything carrying load, let alone heavy snow loads. timber screws and simpson brackets.
Joist hangers very important secured to ledger board and joist with screws. Makes me wonder what they secured the ledger board with also. Drive screws in it also would be positive to strengthen to the cabin
That is a Japanese-style cast iron teapot known as a "Tetsubin". You can easily find them, but I'd suggest trying a restaurant supply store for the best deal.
@@petertratechaud7277 Yes. Thank you. They're beautiful, aren't they? I'm a retired Delta Flight Attendant. There was an amazing display of pottery in the Tokyo/NRT airport. I could have bought everything in the display case. Magnificent.
Congrats on the deck repair. It's hard to do things by yourself, especially at -20 but it gives you such a feeling of accomplishment. Years from now you'll be able to think back on these projects and smile.
I was one of the folks commenting the lack of blocks on the outer stringer. I also commented that you did pretty good for someone with limited knowledge of this stuff. Your decision to add blocking to the outer stringer reinforces that opinion. Intelligence is not defined by how much you know, but by what you do with it, and how willing you are to learn.
The saw stopping and blinking the light is 100% the saw hitting an overload state where the blade is binding and requiring more torque than the motor can provide. It is a safety feature. Saw another commenter saying to use a speed square as a fence and that will help, but sometimes the internal stresses in the wood will make it pinch as you saw it and you'll just have to figure out a way to hold the wood to keep it from closing up and binding on your blade.
back the saw blade all the way out and start over it makes a bigger slit for the blade so it dosnt bind and also get bigger battery some the small ones are just not strong enough
I love watching this as someone without skills but a drive to learn how to do things like you its amazing watching you learn and persevere over the challenges!!!
Jay, Now that you have the deck supported with cribbing, you need to get under there on your back and reconnect it to it's header board with joist hangers and several screws the whole width. Then you can remove the cribbing. Good luck.
You know that they say Jay? Wood warms you 3 times. Once collecting, twice processing and thrice burning. Yours has a fourth, rebuilding the deck. Solid work brother, solid work.
Oh and for your mud room - consider maybe making it a "screened in porch" with some removable polycarbonate window covers you can put up in the winter -- with the bugs up here it would be nice to have a screened porch to sit out on in the spring/summer that is bug (aka million mosquito) free.
So excited to see the northern lights... I've notice that you put a couple of clips in each video... Thank you for sharing that... Love the cabin and what you've already done...
I'm digging your smoked northern lights nachoes and moose tracks for desert. Good job on the emergency deck repair. I second the joist hanger comments and would even run some 3" screws into the 2x6 on the cabin side, provided there is something solid behind. Your channel reminds me of the old PBS specials with Dick Proenneke in Alaska. Back when men had balls and "women" didn't. Thanks for the videos.
That battery you were using for your circular saw is pretty underpowered. You should only use the small 1.2AH batteries with the impacts and drills. And use 5AH batteries or bigger with your circular saw. Also using a straight edge like a speed square will help reduce binding when cutting dementional framing lumber.
I give you a ton of credit for shoveling all that snow and sticking with your plan to fix the deck right then and there! You must've been exhausted after that, and a half gallon of ice cream is really what you deserved😊 Great job! Ice cream? If my choice is between soft or hard, I want hard. However, my absolute favorite is by a local company called Abbott's, and it's a custard ice cream. It's been my favorite for 74 years, but who's counting😅
Well done Jay. Your fixes may not be the prettiest or best option, but you sure are clever on the fly with the material you have. And your chuckle always gets me. Lol. A positive attitude goes a real long way.
Same reaction at 1:32 with my Homelite chainsaw 30 years + old, but still going strong. I haven't been using it for 5 years or so now, but I know it will start up.
Not sure if someone else commented , but I would only secure that end of the deck to the cabin and hopefully the outer edge pilings are dug down below frost line, In Northern B.C. some of us have to have footings 6 feet down due to frost heaving. Great vid.
With two stroke engines like your chainsaw if you will leave it half choked while it warms up it will continue to run. With a cold engine the rings on the piston have not expanded which allows fuel to pass by the rings. Once it warms up and the rings expand it will run without being choked. Keep up the good work.
I have a DeWalt circular saw and those little batteries can’t produce enough power for heavy cuts. You’ll need at least a 4amp hr battery. Love the videos.
Use flat locks to tie the band into the house once you get the joists re attached. Put 6x6 posts on footers to support as well. Your deck needs flashing in between siding and deck band or your plywood will rot away soon. Doing good bro. Always enjoy watching
Yeah, Jay, you may not think you are an expert yet, but you are fast on your way to becoming one. I have watched all your videos and one thing for sure, you are already an excellent problem solver. I am impressed with the way your mind works when you get hit with an unexpected problem. As long as you are making videos, I will remain a fan.
Hi Jay your deck here is a tip when you put the deck use Joyce hangers it helps Joyce will never come off the wall😊 and in between use bolt anchor do it in up and down it is stronger 😊
Jay consider using your speed square as a fence for the saw to get straighter cuts with less binding. Good job on an unexpected winter deck repair, not easy in those conditions. Well done!
That guacamole salsa is the BEST! Love that stuff! Ice cream in -20 weather?! I can tell I’m a Texas girl. Un uh, I’d be by that stove eating my ice cream. LOL!
That stringer that the porch was attached to look like they attached it to the house with nails. You might want to get some deck screws and reinforce it. Once it's done correctly, you won't need that cribbing underneath there to attach the deck to the stringer with deck screws. I'm sure you will have figured that out by the time you read this comment, but wow, what fun watching you work.
Got to admire all you guys whoever you are that go out into the wilderness on your own . I guess you have to be happy with yourself being alone and solitude . I live in the UK I’m more than happy to be on my own 100% . Just not sure if I could cope being hours away from civilisation. Thanks for showing us softies how to do it in extreme circumstances. Regards Martin in the UK .
The reason your saw crapped out is overload/overheat protection. Either your blade is dull, too cold, or you're binding the blade. It prevents over-amping and cause the battery from catching fire or frying your motor. Your porch needs a ledger board that is bolted to the frame of the cabin and joist clamps then you wouldn't need all the piers. I will say you do the best with what you have available. Well done! I should come up there and help you "re-model." 😁
To fix and attach our deck to the cabin, use a 2x8 under cabin and deck joints the length of deck "with the 8 in side up" jack up this 2x8 under cabin and all the deck joints. Have about 4in under each deck joints. Attach the 2x8 tight under the cabin first before putting screws in deck joints. Make sure to push all deck joints tight into deck rim joints. Use two 3.5 in wood screws in each deck joints, and one screw each into deck rim joints and cabin rim joints at each deck joints. Bob's our uncle it will not move!! Keep up with your great videos. Canadian Alberta Fan.
Yea, that deck was gonna detach sooner or later the way they built it. Nice job shoring it up with what you had. But olives on nachos? Gotta do jalapeno, but good choice on salsa and Jarritos! Tex-mex baby!
Mr. Jay, Setting the cutting depth on your circular saw to about 3/8" past the bottom of your board will greatly improve your saws' cutting ability. Great Video, good job sir. 😎👍🏻
Take a picture of the deck underneath and go to a home depot/hardware store and they can show you the type of support brackets to support and repair the deck. You'll need additional support underneath. Great video.
I really enjoy your viedos. Informative, soothing adventure. You really like your food. Your Mexican green dink is like really good and $3.00 a bottle here. Chapman's coffee ice-cream ❤ Have to built muscle when in the cold😅👍
Loving this little series of videos about fixing up your cabin. Thanks for putting out entertaining videos time and time again! Continue the great work.
20 years ago I'd just purchased the cabin I'm living in now - I and a contractor were circling the place making notes about what had to be done. My entire back deck was attached to the house just the way yours was, with nails. He and I were standing underneath. "Well," he says, "if we get out of here alive we're going to need some joist hangers." What we ended up doing is going to outlast the cabin. Maybe the planet. Over-engineering is the best engineering.
I think the primary issue you were having with the saw is the 1.5ah battery. Add in the cold and those little batteries are not great for a high draw tool like a saw. I would highly recommend getting a 5ah battery for the saw. Always enjoy the video's, looing forward to seeing the cabin progress!
I work in Construction and though a limited industry of Fire Sprinklers, I showed your video to my Owners who know it all as well as my 2nd job Boss who is a Framer and Jack of all trades and they will give me feed back. Surely Codes are different from US to Canada, but I will send you their thoughts. We are one big Happy Small Business Family that protect each other. I love your Videos.
Master Carpenter here. Your battery stopped mid-cut because it's too weak. Use a 4A battery minimum, the smaller ones work OK for drills or drivers but not saws. Notice how much better it worked with the 5A battery? This is battery protection circuitry kicking in so you don't damage he cells inside. Glad you figured out how to use your 'third hand' (foot) to put the stack under the deck. The deck needs joist hangers at both ends, and the end joists need a special bracket made to secure the deck to the house via lag bolts. They're now code in the US, as there have been several people killed when this kind of deck construction was used and pulled loose. And yes- put those 'cleats' (2X4's) under those step treads nailed as you did the others. That 5-nail 'star' pattern will hold a 500lb shear load using 16d framing nails. You'll become a Carpenter in no time Jay 😁 Those Honda generators are great, but there's a hidden problem: the OHC engine uses a timing chain which must be replaced on schedule. Check the manual and do it- BIG money if it fails. Do that and keep the oil changed then it will go forever. They cost heart-attack-inducing prices now so take care of that one!
Congrats on the way you handled the deck collapse! I and my husband would have asked who the **** was .that put that together! Lol…totally backwards. Another good video!
When you needed help lifting the fallen deck, I would have suggested using the spare tire jack from the truck and a few boards to support it while you positioned the new pier.
Jay my wife and I just love your content, you are such a treat to watch. Thank you for putting the content out! Dinner idea, try a an over roaster chicken in that awesome stove of yours!
Joist hangers! The deck should have been attached with joist hangers. Awesome cribbing the deck. That should give you a very solid foot print to the ground. I would also like to see you save your back and use a lever and fulcrum to lift the deck corner!
13:20 I knew those nachos looked familiar. Scrum-diddy-umptious!
TIP: Always pile split wood, bark side up. Rain will run off and not soak in. :)
Thanks!
You handled the collapse with so many less F-bombs than I would have dropped. Well played Sir!
That's what I was going to say😅
Agreed. 🤣🤣
Hopefully it doesn't happen to you again, but leveraging the sagging deck with a long board and pinning it atop your 2×8's vertically would have been plenty for the loads you're carrying there. A professional deck builder will actually use steel hangers to secure the cross beams to the nailer, but in a pinch/ for a temporary setup kick-standing your supports would be plenty and not super difficult to do solo
Oh, how I kept thinking of my husband.😂😂
Same here Ben lol
For someone who claims he knows little about construction you do an awesome job man keep it up
Thanks Mike.
I would probably use joist hangers to reattach the deck to the ledger board. They're the proper way to attach floor joists.
Came to comment exactly this.
My favorite part of this channel is you're always sharing, growing and learning.
Jay you need to use a ratchet strap and a few I screws under deck to pull deck back into place. I screw in ledger board and outer rim joist and ratchet joists back against ledger board. Then use joist hangers with long screws. A bottle jack will assist lift joist. Good luck Jay on repair. I enjoy your videos very much.
agreed, i hardly use nails for anything anymore, especially not anything carrying load, let alone heavy snow loads. timber screws and simpson brackets.
100% use joist hangers. I’ve built many decks that had to be inspected and they are crucial for the sheer load of the ledger.
Joist hangers very important secured to ledger board and joist with screws. Makes me wonder what they secured the ledger board with also. Drive screws in it also would be positive to strengthen to the cabin
Hopefully he sees this comment. I’m just commenting to give it my traction
That cast iron kettle is a thing of beauty. I've admired it for a long time on your channel.
I like it too. If you want something similar i recommend you to google "japanese cast iron kettle"
I agree!! Don't invite me over at minus 45 because it will be gone!!
@@KitJBenn You'll have to fight me for it!!😀
That is a Japanese-style cast iron teapot known as a "Tetsubin". You can easily find them, but I'd suggest trying a restaurant supply store for the best deal.
@@petertratechaud7277 Yes. Thank you. They're beautiful, aren't they? I'm a retired Delta Flight Attendant. There was an amazing display of pottery in the Tokyo/NRT airport. I could have bought everything in the display case. Magnificent.
Congrats on the deck repair. It's hard to do things by yourself, especially at -20
but it gives you such a feeling of accomplishment. Years from now you'll be able to think back on these projects and smile.
Joist Hangers !! ❤
You beat me to it 👍🏻
I was one of the folks commenting the lack of blocks on the outer stringer. I also commented that you did pretty good for someone with limited knowledge of this stuff. Your decision to add blocking to the outer stringer reinforces that opinion. Intelligence is not defined by how much you know, but by what you do with it, and how willing you are to learn.
Green Olives! Ugh, you're an animal 🤣 Seriously though, thanks for sharing your adventure with us!
Green olives are the only way!
The saw stopping and blinking the light is 100% the saw hitting an overload state where the blade is binding and requiring more torque than the motor can provide. It is a safety feature. Saw another commenter saying to use a speed square as a fence and that will help, but sometimes the internal stresses in the wood will make it pinch as you saw it and you'll just have to figure out a way to hold the wood to keep it from closing up and binding on your blade.
back the saw blade all the way out and start over it makes a bigger slit for the blade so it dosnt bind and also get bigger battery some the small ones are just not strong enough
I love watching this as someone without skills but a drive to learn how to do things like you its amazing watching you learn and persevere over the challenges!!!
What attracted me and the comments are teaching me too as pros reach out
Jay, Now that you have the deck supported with cribbing, you need to get under there on your back and reconnect it to it's header board with joist hangers and several screws the whole width. Then you can remove the cribbing. Good luck.
Excellent tips for sure. Thanks Huetteman1
You know that they say Jay? Wood warms you 3 times. Once collecting, twice processing and thrice burning.
Yours has a fourth, rebuilding the deck.
Solid work brother, solid work.
hahaha. Yep, can't forget the 4th time.
I love that the generic Presidents Choice version of Moose Tracks ice cream is "Elk Crossing" - it's one of my favs!
Oh and for your mud room - consider maybe making it a "screened in porch" with some removable polycarbonate window covers you can put up in the winter -- with the bugs up here it would be nice to have a screened porch to sit out on in the spring/summer that is bug (aka million mosquito) free.
A lot of insightful camerawork, which always makes each video surprising and exciting
Next time you are at the dump or junkyard pick up some of the jacks from old cars. Probably will come in handy to lift stuff up by yourself.
So excited to see the northern lights... I've notice that you put a couple of clips in each video... Thank you for sharing that... Love the cabin and what you've already done...
I'm digging your smoked northern lights nachoes and moose tracks for desert. Good job on the emergency deck repair. I second the joist hanger comments and would even run some 3" screws into the 2x6 on the cabin side, provided there is something solid behind. Your channel reminds me of the old PBS specials with Dick Proenneke in Alaska. Back when men had balls and "women" didn't. Thanks for the videos.
That battery you were using for your circular saw is pretty underpowered. You should only use the small 1.2AH batteries with the impacts and drills. And use 5AH batteries or bigger with your circular saw. Also using a straight edge like a speed square will help reduce binding when cutting dementional framing lumber.
Shovel the snow off your roof before it to collapses as well. Keep up the hard work Jay,love watch you learn new things.
Yea agreed, shovel that roof. The way the rest of the place was put together I would not trust that flat roof for a minute.
Hi Jay you’re pretty awesome, repairing things, don’t forget to shovel your roof before it caves in. Love watching!
Jay the way that stove drafts is the perfect way a stove is to be working, Gerry built a great stove for you!!!
It is without a doubt an excellent cabin stove. It behaves beautifully at the cabin compared to the tent.
@@jaylegere yes at the tent you might be an x rated utube channel as it’s 100F inside or door wide open continuously… lol
I give you a ton of credit for shoveling all that snow and sticking with your plan to fix the deck right then and there! You must've been exhausted after that, and a half gallon of ice cream is really what you deserved😊
Great job!
Ice cream? If my choice is between soft or hard, I want hard. However, my absolute favorite is by a local company called Abbott's, and it's a custard ice cream. It's been my favorite for 74 years, but who's counting😅
Well done Jay. Your fixes may not be the prettiest or best option, but you sure are clever on the fly with the material you have.
And your chuckle always gets me. Lol. A positive attitude goes a real long way.
Love that you celebrated by eating ice cream in -20 temps. Great video Jay!
That was an excellent ad lib repair!🤩
It’s so cool that you laugh when something goes wrong. Always makes me laugh along with you😂
Hi jay from Australia love your videos thanks for sharing 🙏
Thanks for watching! Hi from Northern Canada
P.S. I'm seriously loving your channel! especially the night sky shots! Dang - it's beautiful where you are!
Thanks so much, Miss_Judy
Jay, next time you're in town, get yourself a good old farm jack. So many uses for it.
For a good, straight cut, place your speed square against the left side of you saw base and use it as a saw guide. It will cut square to the board
Same reaction at 1:32 with my Homelite chainsaw 30 years + old, but still going strong. I haven't been using it for 5 years or so now, but I know it will start up.
HERDEZ!!! ❤🎉😊 great choice Jay. love it in the tins.
Not sure if someone else commented , but I would only secure that end of the deck to the cabin and hopefully the outer edge pilings are dug down below frost line, In Northern B.C. some of us have to have footings 6 feet down due to frost heaving. Great vid.
With two stroke engines like your chainsaw if you will leave it half choked while it warms up it will continue to run. With a cold engine the rings on the piston have not expanded which allows fuel to pass by the rings. Once it warms up and the rings expand it will run without being choked. Keep up the good work.
Definitely hard icecream for me 🍧
Sour cream and chives would go well on top of your dinner Jay 😋 ❤
I have a DeWalt circular saw and those little batteries can’t produce enough power for heavy cuts. You’ll need at least a 4amp hr battery. Love the videos.
Great job, my old friend! I'm learning a lot from you! Keep 'em coming!
Love seeing you here, David. Hope all is well on the Island. Jay
Use flat locks to tie the band into the house once you get the joists re attached.
Put 6x6 posts on footers to support as well.
Your deck needs flashing in between siding and deck band or your plywood will rot away soon. Doing good bro. Always enjoy watching
I love your positive, can-do spirit. Great channel, many thanks for the entertainment and relaxation, from the UK.
Yeah, Jay, you may not think you are an expert yet, but you are fast on your way to becoming one. I have watched all your videos and one thing for sure, you are already an excellent problem solver. I am impressed with the way your mind works when you get hit with an unexpected problem. As long as you are making videos, I will remain a fan.
Hi Jay your deck here is a tip when you put the deck use Joyce hangers it helps Joyce will never come off the wall😊 and in between use bolt anchor do it in up and down it is stronger 😊
Jay consider using your speed square as a fence for the saw to get straighter cuts with less binding. Good job on an unexpected winter deck repair, not easy in those conditions. Well done!
This is a very good tip
Yep! I came here to say the same thing. Glad I scrolled through first. You can use a speed square to make 45° cuts too.
I never tire of watching your videos. Continue the great workmanship 🇺🇸🐻
Thanks for putting awesome content out. I look forward to seeing them.
I love the way you related the story of the collapsing deck, and laughed that big happy laugh of yours. What a great attitude.
That guacamole salsa is the BEST! Love that stuff! Ice cream in -20 weather?! I can tell I’m a Texas girl. Un uh, I’d be by that stove eating my ice cream. LOL!
That stringer that the porch was attached to look like they attached it to the house with nails. You might want to get some deck screws and reinforce it. Once it's done correctly, you won't need that cribbing underneath there to attach the deck to the stringer with deck screws. I'm sure you will have figured that out by the time you read this comment, but wow, what fun watching you work.
Thanks for taking us though your journey of learning.
Thanks for following along and supporting the channel. Jay
I'm in the "I like ALL ice cream" camp! 🍦🍧🍨 Great video, Jay. Thank you for sharing it with us.
I have to agree, all ice cream is pretty good!
Got to admire all you guys whoever you are that go out into the wilderness on your own .
I guess you have to be happy with yourself being alone and solitude .
I live in the UK I’m more than happy to be on my own 100% .
Just not sure if I could cope being hours away from civilisation.
Thanks for showing us softies how to do it in extreme circumstances.
Regards Martin in the UK .
The reason your saw crapped out is overload/overheat protection. Either your blade is dull, too cold, or you're binding the blade. It prevents over-amping and cause the battery from catching fire or frying your motor. Your porch needs a ledger board that is bolted to the frame of the cabin and joist clamps then you wouldn't need all the piers. I will say you do the best with what you have available. Well done! I should come up there and help you "re-model." 😁
Decent work! I look forward to more improvements on the cabin.
Great job making an oppurtunity out of the collapsed deck. By the time you are almost finished, you will have a new cabin.
Please give us more views of those trees. it looks amazing just like Narnia. 😊
Noted! Will do.
When you rebuild it put joist hangers on the ledger board. The lack of those is why it pulled off.
Thanks Jay for amazing cabin video and great scenery 👍👏
I, as a non-Canadian follower, would love to see you make a poutine from scratch, in the wild.
Thanks for great content!
To fix and attach our deck to the cabin, use a 2x8 under cabin and deck joints the length of deck "with the 8 in side up" jack up this 2x8 under cabin and all the deck joints. Have about 4in under each deck joints. Attach the 2x8 tight under the cabin first before putting screws in deck joints. Make sure to push all deck joints tight into deck rim joints.
Use two 3.5 in wood screws in each deck joints, and one screw each into deck rim joints and cabin rim joints at each deck joints. Bob's our uncle it will not move!! Keep up with your great videos. Canadian Alberta Fan.
I don’t like cold weather but I like watching. Your channel.
Always eager to see your new uploads! Thanks for taking us along
My pleasure!
Hey man, I think having a foldable table near the fire stove would make for a great cooking prep table as well as dinner table for nights. Much love !
Yea, that deck was gonna detach sooner or later the way they built it. Nice job shoring it up with what you had. But olives on nachos? Gotta do jalapeno, but good choice on salsa and Jarritos! Tex-mex baby!
haha. I agree, jalepano would have been amazing.
Job well done!!!
You have the patience of a Saint😊
Must be fun riding through those spooky woods at night.
Mr. Jay, Setting the cutting depth on your circular saw to about 3/8" past the bottom of your board will greatly improve your saws' cutting ability. Great Video, good job sir. 😎👍🏻
Take a picture of the deck underneath and go to a home depot/hardware store and they can show you the type of support brackets to support and repair the deck. You'll need additional support underneath. Great video.
Love your cabin build videos! The wall tent is nice, but you've basically covered everything there. Nice to see some new projects.
Great job on repairing the deck. You pesevere no matter whats thrown at you.
I really enjoy your viedos. Informative, soothing adventure. You really like your food. Your Mexican green dink is like really good and $3.00 a bottle here. Chapman's coffee ice-cream ❤ Have to built muscle when in the cold😅👍
Jay you did well in fixing the deck by yourself. Good job man.
My theory is that as long as I get it done and it's safe, I did it right. You're doing good man.
Great content
We need a catch and cook through the ice. Love the videos
Loving this little series of videos about fixing up your cabin. Thanks for putting out entertaining videos time and time again! Continue the great work.
Another very enjoyable video 😊
Wow you worked very hard to fix your deck. Well done!
Man all I can say is wow your videos are smooth. I really enjoy your videos !! Please keep ‘‘em coming
20 years ago I'd just purchased the cabin I'm living in now - I and a contractor were circling the place making notes about what had to be done. My entire back deck was attached to the house just the way yours was, with nails. He and I were standing underneath. "Well," he says, "if we get out of here alive we're going to need some joist hangers." What we ended up doing is going to outlast the cabin. Maybe the planet. Over-engineering is the best engineering.
I think the primary issue you were having with the saw is the 1.5ah battery. Add in the cold and those little batteries are not great for a high draw tool like a saw. I would highly recommend getting a 5ah battery for the saw.
Always enjoy the video's, looing forward to seeing the cabin progress!
Looking great Jay! Get some lag screws to screw that plate back to the house. Keep them coming. Thanks Dan
I work in Construction and though a limited industry of Fire Sprinklers, I showed your video to my Owners who know it all as well as my 2nd job Boss who is a Framer and Jack of all trades and they will give me feed back. Surely Codes are different from US to Canada, but I will send you their thoughts. We are one big Happy Small Business Family that protect each other. I love your Videos.
Thanks Pat.
Thank you Jay, wished I could have been there to help when you needed that second pair of hands😢.
You did great on your own 😊
Master Carpenter here. Your battery stopped mid-cut because it's too weak. Use a 4A battery minimum, the smaller ones work OK for drills or drivers but not saws. Notice how much better it worked with the 5A battery? This is battery protection circuitry kicking in so you don't damage he cells inside. Glad you figured out how to use your 'third hand' (foot) to put the stack under the deck. The deck needs joist hangers at both ends, and the end joists need a special bracket made to secure the deck to the house via lag bolts. They're now code in the US, as there have been several people killed when this kind of deck construction was used and pulled loose. And yes- put those 'cleats' (2X4's) under those step treads nailed as you did the others. That 5-nail 'star' pattern will hold a 500lb shear load using 16d framing nails. You'll become a Carpenter in no time Jay 😁
Those Honda generators are great, but there's a hidden problem: the OHC engine uses a timing chain which must be replaced on schedule. Check the manual and do it- BIG money if it fails. Do that and keep the oil changed then it will go forever. They cost heart-attack-inducing prices now so take care of that one!
Love it can't wait to see you again keep up that good work 👍💪🙏😊
Congrats on the way you handled the deck collapse! I and my husband would have asked who the **** was .that put that together! Lol…totally backwards. Another good video!
GREAT WORK....AND LOVE THE CONTENT!
When you needed help lifting the fallen deck, I would have suggested using the spare tire jack from the truck and a few boards to support it while you positioned the new pier.
nice to see how you enjoy your own company
I always feel liberated when I watch your vlog. It's so rewarding to see your achievements in such a hard and hostile climate. ❤
Hi Jay. There should be a screw on one side of the bar to tighten the chain. Great video.
Jay my wife and I just love your content, you are such a treat to watch. Thank you for putting the content out! Dinner idea, try a an over roaster chicken in that awesome stove of yours!
Love the video's and what you do. Please keep up the awesome work man!
Thanks stitch
You are so down to earth, love your videos ❤Jay. Stay safe. From Cleveland Ohio, USA
Joist hangers! The deck should have been attached with joist hangers. Awesome cribbing the deck. That should give you a very solid foot print to the ground. I would also like to see you save your back and use a lever and fulcrum to lift the deck corner!
Thanks for another cracking video Jay but as for the - 20, you can keep that temp. I'm freezing in the UK when it's - 6 🤣
Great problem solving, great video, Jay.