And now we know why you're called Vancouver "Carpenter." Beautiful job Ben. Your attention to detail is amazing, but what really stands out is that you crafted this from start to finish all by hand. It looks flawless and I'm sure the homeowners loved and appreciated all your hard work. Also, it's very cool to see your Daughter learning amazing skills from her Dad. Nicely done!
Ben, you should keep doing more variety projects like this on your channel, you seem to be a highly skilled builder/carpenter. I also recommend you do separate videos on how you price these jobs, as many people (including myself) are equally as interested in the profit of high quality jobs.
Nice job! It’s always hard doing something challenging the first time when you have to figure it out yourself without someone showing you how to do it. Turned out great
Your videos have been the biggest help for our last 3 years of finishing our basement and drywall repair throughout our house. You give the best tips and ways to finish drywall so easily and efficiently! Thanks for your videos.
Man that's absolutely beautiful! And as a contractor, I find vids like this just as helpful as the intricate long format vids. Because even the little bits of knowledge like the small knife in the corners, to the hassles with the corner beads. Gives any contractor the foresight of, damn, I didn't think of that, I better work another two days of labor into my estimate. Which as we all know, could be the difference in making none, some, or what we're worth in profits.
Enjoy your craftsmanship, it reminds me of watching and learning from my late father-in-law (who was an old time plasterer) as he skim coated and repaired sheet rock ,in my then new house. The finished walls looked like glass. No sanding needed. It's good to see that craftsmanship is still alive. Keep the videos coming.
For someone who has never used those bull nose corner beads, you did an amazing job, and 100x better than I ever could've. Pat yourself on the back for this one brother. Would've loved to see a finished result painted. Beautiful work man 👊🏼
That looks amazing. The vast knowledge and level of skill that you possess in different areas required on this project is very very hard to find in just one person. You usually have to find a good framer then the drywall guy not to mention someone that does Venetian plaster. Ben , take a bow my friend!!! Absolutely stunning!
I believe very few people have the patience and skill to finesse their way through a job like this:) Attention to every little detail start to finish to achieve this kind of Masterpiece carpentry! That's all I'm going to say about that💚
wonderful work, and your voice-over was super on point. Just like the walls there was something smother about the feel of your voice, no harshness, even though it had some nice texture to it.
Watching you framing those arches makes me kinda miss my framing days and building arches. Then I bend my knees and remember, oh yeah, my knees say no way, man. Results look fantastic VC, excellent job!👍
The only time I’ve ever built recessed curved niches was in a Venetian palace ( in Boston… figure it out) that had a compound curve that mirrored the window openings. I had absolutely no idea what i was doing, but the clock was ticking _heavily_ in the background so I simply figured it out. It was the most satisfying build I’ve ever done!
Always a pleasure to watch you work! Your attention to detail, discipline in how you work (no "looks good from my house" garbage always shows in your final product. And I so happy to see your daughter working with you! As a former contractor, it is always great to see women in the trades, but especially with you supporting her! Kudos!!
I did not know what to expect starting out with this, but wow!! How great does that look?! The texture looks really organic and soft, total game changer. I don’t know if I could spot mistakes on video, but it looks freaking perfect to my eyes. All your work impresses me, this seems a little next level imo. Great job
C'mon man, the channel is called "Vancouver Carpenter," not "Vancouver holy-crap-this-guy-is-a-wizard!" LOL That is absolutely beautiful! Being a kid in California in the early 90s, the bullnose corner look was insanely trendy and popular; every new construction house had it. There's some appeal in the nostalgia of it for me, but WOW does it look good as part of the whole design package you've got here! Absolutely makes sense, and a great compliment to the aesthetic. Killer job with the Venetian plaster, too!
Great job Ben. I'm hoping we don't go back to the bullnose bead. Did so much of it in the 90's. It is finicky and time consuming, but 25+ years later, I guess it could be considered retro.
Well done Ben 😁🖒👊🍻. I only did Venetian plaster in taping school and it didn't turn out well 😂. You sure do got a gift and it's nice to see you passed that knowledge onto your kid, She rocked that plaster 🖒. I wish I could post a pic of My disaster plaster from school.
Nice job! This looks super fun to build. I’ve been thinking about redoing my fireplace with a white oak wainscoting type of look. I think I’ll try to tackle that at some point in 2024. Oh I just noticed that detail of holding the arch up and flushing it with the claw of a hammer on a screw! That’s a great tip
Tell you what it's good to see you challenging yourself like this. You could see the pressure you were under in the video and it ended up coming out good. Nice job.
Ben that was sick! What talent! And I love that you are passing on the skills to your daughter! Very rarely do you see craftsmanship like that! You would make a killing restoring and renovating historic buildings in my neck of the woods (New England)!
Hey Ben. I have a small Lathe and Plaster house and the Living room + hallway had cracks in the ceiling. After studying some of your drywall tips, I installed 1/4inch sheetrock on the ceiling, did the mud and tape. It took me a few days, but I was going to shoot a texture on it today, but my wife said "Do we really need texture? It's so flat and smooth , texture might ruin the look." The PVA primer was applied by her yesterday and it turned out perfect. So , thank you for doing these videos, I was able to adapt my tile setting skills to doing the drywall. Yes I used a hawk and trowel. You have done a great service by sharing all your knowledge and skills, again , thank you and happy new year!
You put so many helpful tips in your videos with words but also by showing your technique. Thanks for sharing your creativity and knowledge even if it was your first time Doing something like this. Aren't those always the most intense and exciting and terrible? Lol!
That looks amazing. You have every right to be proud. I think it's fantastic you passed on some of those skills to your delighter/ I know my skills and knowledge have benefited from your content. Thank you for sharing.
Very nicely done.....I really enjoyed seeing how you approached the task and the processes you used to get the desired result.....this from an old hand (74 yr old finish carpenter)....still do some framing and drywall......this would be a project I would tackle......( Maybe).....lol
I find it ironic that during a Vancouver Drywaller, errrmmmm, uuuhhhh, Carpenter, video, I got an ad with Brian Baumler touting the benefits of Trusscore over drywall 😂
Finally, you made a video that actually involves carpentry!! Lived up to your channel name! And a very nice job. You should do more carpentry videos. You actually do very nice work!
I had tried about 20 years ago a product from Sikkens called, STUCCO ANTICO - FINISH . It takes alot of effort to apply to start but once your on it , it goes pretty good the results are fantastic as well. Great work of Art !
Great Job Ben, During the time i have been watching channel. I have only seen you doing Drywall. It was great to see you doing nut nail and stud construction. Keep up the good work.
Ben… this is where precious allowances comes into play! Both you and I know that square openings fall in the majority of not being square. Sometimes we are deeply pushed into something I call “MacGyvering a previous job”! It’s okay, because they are only limited to what they know. The added plus side is that they create job security for us.
