Note for those making this to screen your air conditioner rather than a pool pump as Bob did: make sure to leave at least 2' between the screen and unit and have larger gaps between boards. If the air conditioner can't pull in air on its sides it can't cool your house well or for long before it fails.
I was thinking about Hurricane Matthew the entire video. I'm glad you made mention of the strength during the storm. Matthew hit us at Cat 3. And all this time I thought you were in California. Good job. I can see how this can be easily adapted to suit a variety of needs.
The project was super easy and came out really nice. Most important was to hear that you and your family are OK and Matthew didn't caused any problems.
Matthew is their neighbor and he is really against pocket holes. Whenever Bob has tried to make stuff involving pocket holes, Matthew goes to his house at night and destroys the stuff.
Hi, I am in Warner Robins. Glad Matthew left you alone, we are too far inland for it to have been a problem. I like this build and may do it myself but with a stain that matches my wooden fence. I may even go so far as to make a ventilated cover for it to partially screen the unit from the sun and hopefully aid it in cooling. I use pocket holes from Kreg all the time and for 2 x 4s, I use the new HD size. Way more stronger than the original and treated to boot. thanx
The really simple posts was what I liked the most about this. I was going to use 4x4s but now I realize those half 2x4s make sufficient posts for that little thing. Good vid, thanks.
To be honest this would not be a great idea cauae the condenser need to have as much space as possible to cool down and if you decrease the amount of space then the unit will be overheating all the time
The finished fence looks great. The paint covered the knots very well. It will be interesting to see if the knots bleed through over time. That will be the real test for the paint. Enjoy your videos. Keep them coming!!
SO true... I'm a fan of them for simple, easy joints... But if you really want to kick the hornets nest, mention using pocket holes on a table or any furniture.
Good to see you building, and that you're safe and sound, Bob :) i hope you do a "How to make an air conditioner" in the next video, 'cause I just built this fence and now I have nowhere to put it :P
Haha. I used old reclaimed pallets to enclose my heat pump. Looks similar. Didn't realize you were in the path of the hurricane. Glad y'all made got through it safely.
Nice build Bob. I had a thought about the pocket holes; well not the holes, but an opportunity for support. If you had run the slats perpendicular, you could have gained some more support. I'm looking at the final product at 5:16 in the video. The top and bottom of the frame are the outside pieces...the verticals on the side are inside. If the slats had run from outside to outside then each and every slat would be a support against the corner joint. That probably isn't clear. In other words, if the side (verticals) were longer and the top and bottom pieces were set inside, then each horizontal slat would tie your ends together.
If I had the Tools you do, I would SO be out in my garage making myself a Mini fence screen to hide my AC unit. :( Being a single woman and doing things around my home is pretty tough some times, especially if I don't have the proper tools to make the things I want and need. I have the pallets, just not the right tools. 😢
Great vid - I would add that if actually putting the panels around your AC condensing unit, be sure to provide plenty of space (at least 18") on all sides. You don't want to hinder air flow through those coils, and the slats, even though they are spaced apart, could dampen air flow through the coils if too close.
Glad you're safe and thanks for this awesome project! We just replaced our AC condenser and it's less than half the size so the concrete pad looks weird and even more ugly - I think a cover is in order!
Hey Bob. i live in the Bahamas, when hurricane Matthew passed over it was between cat. 3 and 4 thankfully no one was lost but man homes have missing roofs and trees.
As always Bob, Nice video. Simple without being simplistic and informative without being preachy... Once again glad you guys were alright through Mathew and got to have that little vacation. So much for being ahead on video projects haha!
I Like To Make Stuff absolutely been thinking of making my own fence posts and you just convinced me instead of purchasing over priced prefab post. Looking forward to tomorrow's pod cast BTW
Quick Tip: Call 811 before driving wedges into the ground or any underground digging! It is a free service and helps prevent damage to underground utilities!! Great video, addicted to your channel!
Long time viewer/fan. Love you work, brother. You've been part of my inspiration to turn my woodworking hobby into a business. Keep up the great content. PS: Beard looks great!
As someone who has spent about 8 years working behind a variety of paint counters earlier in my life, I can tell you that Sherwin Williams hands out shirts like nobody's business and so the vast majority of contractors wear them because they get a ton of them and don't care if they get dirty/covered in paint.
HI !! Stéphane from France ;-), in this video you use a special tool the bleu tool, to create diagonal holes in the wood can you tell me please where I can find this, I never seen it. Thanks in advance and congratulation for all thinks you make, I like so much !
Most people don't think of the A/C unit itself. If your covering your A/C unit make sure you give plenty of space around the unit so you do not starve it of air. If you get too close you will restrict the airflow that rejects the heat and overheat your unit. Thus costing thousands fixing or replacing the unit. Great asthetic(sp?) suggestion, just be careful not to harm the unit.
how would one make this but with easily removable panels? hand knobs at the top with the insets and rare earth magnets on the bottom? would the magnets be strong enough to hold the bottom of the panel?
congrats on 900 k Bob been here since 400 but i know it doesnt matter to you were all equal in your eyes whether we are the first or nine millionth right?
+Michael Morena every one? Like the pudding gun and the lightsabers and the matrix and the car horn and the.... yeah, this channel might not be worth your time if you hate boxes so much.
could you please make a stair lift! and a how to video regarding it. i would like to make it at my house since my mother cannot climb stairs. thank you.
