How a Pro Carpenter Plans a Renovation
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Hey bro, yet another great video man. Iām also a qualified builder – I would give you a few days for free just to learn and better my skills if I were there in NZ!!! If you got in touch with the local polytechnic/tafe with an āeducationalā offer for young apprentices Iām sure there would be heaps of people keen to help you out and perhaps save on some of that budgetā¦ especially with the big stuff (beams, chimney removal etc) just a thought š
Got that Casey Neistat vibes
Scott, you should have your own renovation show on TV, you and Jess would make great presenters
Great to watch great tradesman
Yep. When we totally renovated (gutted) the living area of our last house, we did as you mentioned – we did a kitchen in the garage….our contractor took the old kitchen counter and cabinets and set them up complete with a sink….it worked.
Very helpful info! Thanks for sharing! We’ve learned so much from your content š
Great content as usual. Any chance of incorporating a skateboard scenešš
Thanks so much Scott! We just Reno our second house while living in it. The biggest issue I ran into was bathrooms. I think next time I would line up the tiles and new toilet going in quicker.
We’re gong through a reno on the house we’re living in now (full DIY), with 2 kids (4 and 2). We cut the kitchen sink cabinet and adjoining cabinet out of the old kitchen and re-installed it on our balcony, and plumbed it to the garden hose. It ain’t pretty, but it’ll get us through the 4 weeks it takes to do the kitchen!
Keep the fireplace!
top tip what every time is give to complete reno double it. plus some owners think while you here can you do this and that ( the add ons) and don’t forget about the hidden stuff you can not see
I wish you’d done this in March. I’m just nearing completion of a new kitchen, bathroom, toilet and laundry in my own place. Nothing structural and all inside. I didn’t have a written plan but it all worked out. A week for demo, a week for new framing where needed, a week for plumber and gas fitter, a week to fit gib, a week for stopper, a week for painter, a week for kitchen and bathroom install and then a week for floor sander. Generous timelines as I was working full time as well.
My tip to anyone wanting a full reno and deciding to do it bit by bitā¦ donāt do it. Just full gut it and live elsewhere. Do it all at once. Like removing a plaster on your skin.
Scott, You’ll need to start reminding people to click the like button and subscribe, on every video, maybe as a part of your intro or outro… The fact that 108k watched it and only 4.8k clicked the LIKE button it is a crime.
Started rewiring the house in April
Thought we’d be done in two weeks
It’s now September and we’ve just finished bedroom number 3 (out of 4) and still have the entire downstairs to do
But at least we had the sofas to sleep on
great info and fantastic presentation … thanks Scott.
correction, first thing you should do is "open a beer"….šŗšŗšŗ
Hey Scott and Jess, is Jess the voice of new Chrome Book ad?
Does anyone know what the best scheduling app is? With check boxes that show completion in to do lists, the ability to delegate tasks to others, and the ability to see tasks on a calendar.
Biggest tip I can offer is only demolish what you need to as you need to. Donāt demolish the area only to find you have run out of money or lead times on materials are longer than expected. Nothing worse than living in a partly renovated house, so minimise the time spent when things are undone.
Nelson in the news in 1866: https://youtu.be/L_e1NTFMntA?t=459
You mentioned nothing about plans, permits & inspections. These are linked to government people, process & departments…. NEVER underestimate the delays & difficulties government brings to the process, they wrote the book on long winded inefficiency & complication!
In an old homeā¦ā¦ good luck. Your having to fix all kinds of crap you never imagined youād run into. Lol. Spent lots of moments scratching my head.
Fuck I love your channel! Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge in such a high quality format!
Fabulous insite. Thanx Scott.
Just like a ābest ofā album from my favorite band.
mental how your taking out a fireplace
Question, how come you guys in Nelson donāt need consent to insulate exterior walls?
Down here in the South we need it for only exterior as itās to stop the cowboys injecting liquids that donāt solidify. Iām using Earth wool for insulation, not as itchy as pink stuff. Ceiling has 200mm thick , holdās nicely between Timbers , then another 200 the opposite way of which you can cut a bevel when it comes up against rafters and paper to give you the 25mm clearance.
Great videos.
We have stopped doing renoās with the owner in the house. The cost of renting an apartment for them is made up through efficiency on the site.
Ty Scott. Trying to explain ghantt charts, budgets and planning the order of works to my teenage construction students can sometimes be difficult. This may help somewhat, so itāll be added to my links for them.
Hey Scott love your videos!
Question… Is there a part or tool that can stop my hex bit getting stuck in batten screws? Cheers
That top line wasnāt straight on the graph š¤Æ
Spot on Scott! Your methodology is exactly how i approach my projects. #1 goal keep mother nature out, # 2 keep it strong, start at the bottom and work up when possible. #3 keep organized.
Plan plan plan,
Very informative video. Thank you.
That gantt chart is neither plum nor level
Huge help as weāre in the planning stages of our reno now. Thanks Scott!
This is THE video that homeowners and investors need to watch. The sequel is how to manage your budget to ensure you can pay all trades and not skimp on finishing š¤£
Afterthoughts, I should actually start handing Gantt charts to customers to streamline/eliminate process queries. I normally just do a sketch in my diary, or small jobs in my head. It might be beneficial to show them that a two or three day delay on a week long job translates to I’ll be back in a month or two to continue, because if you’re on week long jobs, next week equals a whole other site and cashflow is king.
Iām currently in the middle of a school renovation that is 2.5 years long and the school has to remain in use during that time. We will end up demolishing about 80% of the existing building when complete.
We have a schedule manager that we meet with every 2 weeks to make sure things are staying on schedule and adjusting the schedule as required due to weather or other delays.
We also meet weekly with all the trades currently on site and those starting soon to go over schedule and how each trade will affect the work of others.
My top tip, DO NOT allow the wife, who ISN’T doing any of the work to have a say in it.
Might want to review the linear kitchen as they can be tricky to use. May be add a full height unit at the end with breakfast bar, coffee station etc, and overhead storage. Do you have any 3D views or a model to walk through and test the design?
The best thing about schedule planning and doing a Gant chart is that it enables you to be wrong with confidence.
we miss Paudo/Pratho//Prado…
Hi Scott, Just curious to know what you lined your garage ceiling with. I am halfway through a garage renovation 9m x 3.5m and eventually turning it into a workshop/studio at the rear. Roof had old building paper which has basically fallen off. Will have to remove rooofing iron and lay down new ceiling underlay. Notice you have wire mesh to support roof underlay? Did you use unsupported roof underlay? Hope to catch up with all your past vlogs. Cheers
Love the Casey Neistat camera overhead set up and butcher paper pull down makes his videos that much better
Remove a chimney? Madness. Use it and buy a wood burner.
Itās going to cost twice as much and take twice as long as you think. Plan for that!
Have you tried critical path. It can help in planning your renovation sequence
Hey Bro I live in Nelson! And Im keen to rack up some experience as an apprentice here! Nuk the experience, but keen to learn! Lmk
Microsoft Project is probably the most accessible way to create a Gantt chart. But if you don’t have access to that software package, there are free and open-source programs which are basically the same. ProjectLibre is one and OpenProject is the other. These will allow you to drill down in more detail than Scott gave you as an example, listing the specific tasks in each sub-project.
Never underestimate the power of a Gantt chart… Trust me, I’m an engineer!
I got ADHD from watching this video