If you haven't seen it already you may want to check out Part 1: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5nqZ00DW540.html and here is the patio furniture built for the space: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-glrXdJPVZLQ.html . Thanks for all the feedback I appreciate the kind words, suggestions and your thoughts. I will try to answer as many of them as I can in a future video.
Subtract the material cost from the cost of what it would be if a contractor did it. Divide by hours worked. That is the hourly rate you paid yourself in sweat equity. Money you can use for other projects or investments. You could also add the amount this would increase your home's value.
You did an awesome job. What is your background. Did you ever work for a carpenter contractor? Glad to see homeowners take on these types of builds themselves and do everything correctly! Again nice job! You would think that a professional was hired to do this project. You must have some experience to take on this task. If you don't. Well done!
@@ThatTechTeacher427 he paid $1200 in materials, but what would a contractor spend? Given they should already have all the tools and I was told contractors either shop at special material stores or get exclusive discounts with the big box stores.
@@csl9495 Contractors also mark up all material they supply and put warrantee on. Yes, we do get better prices from some places- but they expect us to keep far higher dollars of business than a "loose hammer" walking in the door.
Not only is this project completely awesome and inspiring, but this VIDEO is so well produced too! It is concise and well-narrated, the shots are high quality and clearly show the detail that's important to see, the drone work (assuming that's what it is) is beautiful, music is appropriate, and there is no superflous (or self-indulgent) content.
10 months later..... love this great work. Not sure of your professional background but this work seems spot on. Thanks for the inspiration as I embark on my backyard renovation.
Random internet stranger here who's dabbled a little as a professional carpenter. I found your video while trying to get ides on how I want to build a covered area similar to yours but smaller for my shop and you've done a fantastic job! Your planning and attention to detail is impeccable. I'm no electrician but have been through several inspections and I do want to say for the sake of safety (I think someone has already voiced this in the comments) but I want to emphasize that installing wire behind the post vernier without being either inside the post or shielded with EMT is unlikely to be code and IMHO dangerous. I know you said that you passed the electrical inspection but inspectors miss stuff often enough. The last thing is the junction boxes in the soffits, you might consider drilling a small hole in the face of the cover so that if any moisture does get in there that it has a way to get out. Anyway I enjoyed your video! Cheers!
I really don't like to "gush" over people's abilities.....BUT, you are one amazing man. Don't know what your education, career, backgrounds are, but, no contractor in my area has anything on you.......Wish I could find builders of your grade in my town. I am not physically able to DIY. Though, watching someone make their dreams come true provides me with hope.....
The custom printed 3D ceiling fan piece takes this project to the next level. Quite impressive. If paying someone to build this, you'd need to multiply your costs by at least 2.5 or 3, and you'd end up with an inferior product. One critique...it is guaranteed that someone (maybe the next owner) will want to hang something on those posts, and they will be in for quite a surprise when they run a nail/screw into the wiring hiding just underneath the surface of that cedar.
I think what he meant was the outlets and the outlet already on the house are collectively on a separate breaker as in all on one. And a separate breaker for all the lights...one breaker So two breakers in total
This looks really nice, but one thing that I would be highly concerned with is the way that you embedded the electrical wire inside the post. Not only was that a bad idea it was probably against code. You have concealed wire with nothing to protect it from nails… you might know it’s there, but what’s gonna happen when somebody decides to hang something on one of them posts and drives a nail right through one of the wires. You should’ve put the wire inside of conduit and then built the post façade over that.
Our neighbors recently had a patio put in - though slightly bigger - was 80k in upstate NY. Thank you for this video! Will be watching several more times before we do our own!
Awesome project. I completely admire you pay attention to every details while putting in every piece. It takes a lot of thinking and planning obviously. I’m looking forward to see more of your videos. Thanks for sharing
Love your channel, i was just rewatching everything this weekend. Awesome job! i like how you describe every little detail and take precise measurements of everything. I wish there were more channels like yours. Cheers from Brazil!
Off hand, I think two men could put that up in a week- 80 man hours. Shop rates will vary, but here in Dallas a "handyman', working with your materials will run $50/ hour, plus, a full shop labor charge will be higher- $70 low to $125 high where I live. Eighty times a hundred is easy- $8,000 labor. Btw, few shops would touch it and warrant any of it if you do not buy the materials through them, which would add another 10%- 25% on the materials side. Fwiw, I retired just a few years ago. You've done a pretty good job of problem solving your way through this project. Even professionally designed ones have glitches and unforeseen trouble spots. Kudos- I'd nap under it anytime and feel safe with kids under it as well. Working with your codes and inspections people was a very wise thing to do; when I remodeled a family home, I still pulled an "owner's permit" and did all the inspections and still have all my green tags, as well as the two reds I got in trade areas I wasn't as hot with. Learned a lot more than I thought while I was at it- inspectors can and will tell you lots if you don't start out going negative with them. It's worth noting that this "homeowner project" was inspected and will have no negative impacts if reported during a real estate transaction.
My wife helped me put up 16’ t&g premium redwood under our balcony. I used a dot of construction adhesive and crown staples through the tongue and wrapped the edges in a crown molding. Sitting out there bring immense satisfaction. I’m sure you will have the same experience… something about doing it yourself 🎉🎉🎉
Looks great and your attention to detail is awesome. Kinda surprised you passed your electrical inspections though, since those wires are only like .5-.75 inches from the surface underneath those post sleeves and they don't have any sort of nail plate. Hope no one forgets and tries to hang something from the posts, middle of it would be the normal nail or screw position.
Really nice job. Watched both parts start to finish. Very impressed with your ability to stay focused. I could see myself starting something like this and then getting very discouraged half way through.
Wow. Quite a project for a “DIYer”, and IMO you’re an exceptional example of how-to-doer for such a thing. Awesome, enviable job and final outcome! Great planning for this by keeping extra shingles from an earlier situation. Lemonade. 😉
Great job! I’m very interested in your outdoor TV and sound solution. In lieu of an all-weather TV, I just installed a $200 smart TV with a good cover and then all-weather speakers connected to my interior set up. Works really well. The thinking is, if the TV fails after a few years, no biggie, just replace with another newer TV. That was four years ago and still working great. Thanks for the great content. 💪🏻 I learn a lot!
I really love this project! Great inspiration for a project I am planning. Thank you. I am an electrician and you I see you have one code violation with the plug in the soffit. You are not allowed to install GFCI above 6 1/2 feet above finished grade. But it's a pretty minor correction. You could solve it by installing a GFCI breaker in the panel and you would have covered all the plugs. Again, great job! One last thing... I absolutely love your solution for the peak Fan covers you made!
Holy Smokes! And I thought I had OCD... ha! J/K . It's so nice to come across this quality build after searching through dozens of hack job homeowner builds.. you could run a high end construction company with your work ethic and and over the top attention to detail. Liked and subscribed...
This looks great. The ceiling and beams are awesome. I want to do similar to the interior of my house one of these days. I want to do gray washed maple throughout the hallways and some key places on the walls for matching accent pieces. Always stoked to see you upload! excited to see what's on the agenda for future projects!
You can be proud brother nice work I'm from south africa and we don't build normal with ceader of wood but I want to do this you teach me a lot thank you
One tip when installing the tongue and groove boards.. Take a off cut piece of the tongue and groove (maybe 6" long) so that you can put that over the tongue of the board you're installing. This way when you hammer it into place, you're hitting a scrap piece and not the tongue of a piece you are installing and possibly damaging the tongue I also recommend pre-finishing those boards. MUCH easier on the ground than in the air AND you seal all the edges and the back that you won't be able to do with it installed
Good work. The only thing I would have added is speakers in the ceiling. Also When you cut treated lumber, you should use a treatment on the cut ends. The way you did it is fine as long as you put the cut ends on the top out of the weather and it looks like you have. Other than that I would have not hidden the wire behind the cedar. It's a risk that someone could drive a nail into it. Might be better to come up from below and tucked the wire under the slab. Sealtite conduit would be my preferred method from underground. but.......Very nice job! Really!
Your tongue & and groove boards will get plenty of moisture from the air and a hard driving rain pushed by wind will get some of those boards wet. So sealing them is absolutely necessary.
multilevel decks are very good for additions for this type of covered patio try drawing out several design patterns then decide which one you like the best.
Typically as far as contractor pricing goes.. A ROUGH estimate is about 3x the amount of the materials. So if your material was $12k..the total, with labor and materials would probably be around $30k-$36k.
Wood work and framing looks beautiful. But I think that cable on the post could be a hazard. Someone can nail something to it. Probably if the vertical notches on the post overlay had metal in it it prevent from screws and nails to pierce it preventing any damage to cable
I did watch both of the videos, I a very handy 64 yo guy much like yourself,enjoyed the video very much, I consider myself to be a standout in so many ways, electrical contractor by trade but able to so many crafts. I’m going to make a guess you are dyslexic? Your workmanship ,Attention to detail and craftsmanship is second to none, I saw myself in every consideration and move you made, was a true pleasure, and when you came to pricing the job out for the viewers you where probably correct with 3to 4 times the cost using a contractor, THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN YOUR CASE WAS NOT THE COST SAVINGS BUT THE DIFFERENCE IN FINISH QUALITY OF THE AMAZING PRODUCT! Great job my friend 😎
If you passed electrical with the wiring concealed behind the cedar wraps then the inspector didn't do his job. At the depth under surface you would have been required to protect the wire from screws or nails that may be driven into the post.
What an amazing finish, were you in the construction trades before being a teacher or did you sort of wing it? For a basic cost, a contractor would add at least the cost of the stock or more. What a project, you should be proud of your work and very well done.
