Saving $10k by building an office from old desks
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- The Monash Outdoor Education shed is awesome, aside from one feature - the office. We asked for it to be outfitted with basic shelving and a long desk. When a contractor quote came back at $12,900 I choked on my banana, spilt my coffee and swore at the computer. Using old desks and a bucket full of second hand screws, I decided to make the office myself.
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Part of a series of Junk Projects:
Ep 1 - Junk Paddle: • Reusing discarded wood...
Ep 2 - Junk Office: • Saving $10k by buildin...
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Unreal energy and attitude and approach. Can’t wait to watch your channel blow up!
Thanks, Pete. Looking forward to it myself?
@@BeauMiles We all are
@@BeauMiles as long as you drink plenty of mate you're fine - at least I assume that's where the rosamonte label is from
@@BeauMiles how many followers had you during this comment 11 months ago?
@@BeauMiles I wish more of our Aussie Academics were like ya! Oh how I love your UA-cam channel! attitude & approach is everything!
“Bang for buck...this is pretty shmick” dog im dead at this dudes slang😂😂😂
It's all pretty raw and ready mate. Goodonya
Beau Miles aye man nothing against you, i love your vibes and thats why i watch
No joke: watched the clip where he says this while reading it in ur comment (No one asked i know)
I am using Google translator but I don't get it. What those phrases mean?
They mean you’re Aussie!
LOL "Do you reckon they'd let us spend an extra $11,000 on canoes now" I like your thinking. You're a brilliant story teller, I really enjoy watching.
Halfway through: "the school doesn't know I'm doing this." Good grief, Beau. Do you ask for permission before you do anything?
Yes. But I enjoy the unknown natures of just giving it a go- at things that (I think), genuinely don't hunt anyone, or indeed (in the end) add something of value.
@@BeauMiles so were they okay with what you did by the end of it?
Often easier to get forgiveness, than permission...
Ask forgiveness not permission ay@@BeauMiles
In the university in Australia where I work, it will be impossible. An engineer using a lathe? a welder? I have to request through a form. They do not allow me in the shops.
You are seriously my favorite personality on the tube. Thank you for making me want to better myself. Look forward to your videos.
Beau, I think you've got something special here with your style of videos. You're able to capture the feeling I think most people who have a technical background but spend a lot of time talking about technical stuff and not really doing it anymore have (myself included!) Your general passion is infectious, I took a little break from work this afternoon to watch this video and feel pretty inspired about my afternoon and weekend. Keep it up mate - I think you're onto something here!
Ta, James. I hope so, I'm about to throw myself at this filmmaking game full time. Ta for watching
Couldn’t agree more with this comment. So glad to hear your gonna be doing more filmmaking Beau, I’ll look forward to them!
@@BeauMiles please do, all your work very inspiring. And extremely well put together
He can convey such pleasant emotions across to even this gal with no DIY knowledge
Beau your original 12k quote was a go away quote. The tradesman didn't want to do the job. it's too small and intricate to be worth their time so they just threw out an exorbitant figure to make you go away or to make it worth their while. Especially since its for a uni which is almost as good a cash grab as a defence quote
Having work as an apprentice cabinetmaker, I can say that this is absolutely a thing that has been done.
And they didn't know about the existing furniture
As a veteran that's hilarious. I've lost count the number of times I'd call up for quotes whilst in the Navy and once they found out it was for defence the price trippeled is
@@steeleanderson1172 The reason is, of course, *corruption*. Both universities and military organization are financed by *government budget*. It goes like this: an employee of the accounting department in the public institute asks the contractor to provide him with a quote 3 times the price of a similar project in the private market. 1/3 goes to direct or indirect (through goods) bribery of the employee or the head of department, and the contractor earns twice the fair price for the job.
I guess university authorities are not pleased with Beau saving it money...
@@kottelkannim4919 That may be the case sometimes but i would say the main reason for quotes being higher when quoted for the defence force is because its not their money and thus have little incentive to save money
Wow! Now I think every university, high school and middle school should have a "repurposing / repairing / upcycling" shop where they do only stuff like this while the students learn sustainability. When humanity is getting rid of mundane repetitive jobs, time will be freed for more complex and laborious jobs like this.
Yes, correct!
Everyone should learn this. All my current desks are made from old desks.
I might get an email.. that would be funny.
Amazing - came here from your marathon vid - disappointed I haven't stumbled across your channel sooner.
Amazing videos, great outlook. Love your work Beau!
At 9:59, where you list the ingredients for the office on the wall with a visual effect, I genuinely thought that you made that list an actual piece of writing on the wall and it looked amazing!
Thought the same but that might be too hipster
Same, that graphic was insanely well done.
Gotta give Mitch credit, he produced and edited! Beau has a great team around him as all of his content is exceptional.
@@anguishingquark I hope they did that or something similar. A less hipster version might be to frame the original $13k quote and hang it next to an invoice for $12.48 in screws. 😂
(although I guess it's been 3 years, and it sounds like Beau doesn't even work there anymore, so I don't know why I'm commenting. 🤷♂)
The film quality is like Tv show!! Love your approach and just overall mindset and can’t wait for your channel to blow uo
Its so nice to go back to your earlier videos and see the progression of your style and visual confidence. Just a true masterclass of a channel.
Yes just watched this again and it’s just brilliant.
"DIY shows on speed" i like that analogy lol
Had a frustrating morning- and its only 0914; I needed that. Thanks.
How have you not got a million subscribers. Awesome.
I loved the way you did the credits at the end. So creative! Hipster photo....hilarious
It gives me hope to know someone of Beau's calibre is actually working in an institution of learning, his students are very lucky.
Your positive attitude is intoxicating!
When you said "I went canoeing in these" I thought you were gonna say the cupboards! :'D hahaha
legit me too.
I love the seiko samauri. And the right nimble logo hiding bandaid. Nice touches.
He has the best energy, my new favourite person on UA-cam💯
Watching these in Covid isolation, the videos are so satisfying!
Beau: "I'm in a bit of a manic state"
I feel like he's always in a manic state compared to most people!
Looks good. Recommendation; get over their quote and just enjoy your work. You can't compare what they do and what you do apples to apples. Love your videos man.
I can totally relate to this. Do it yourself is a fraction of the cost, mentally challenging and WAY more satisfying.
Our drain in the basement backed up recently and after clearing the clog they ran a camera down the drain and out to the street and found two huge holes in our pipes! We got a quote from them to have our septic system repaired and I about crapped a brick when they came with a quote of $18,000 and then shoved their phone in my ear with their loan company offering us a five year loan at 8% interest!!! That just made me mad. NOT gonna happen!
So I told them no thanks and got a few other quotes and opinions from other companies. They helped me realize that my city was required to repair the most expensive part, and then they said I could just splice a patch in for the other part rather than replacing the entire section of pipe.
So I called the city to arrange to have them repair their part which they scheduled for a month later. Then I picked up the materials I needed for the patch from a big box hardware store. I took a hammer to the basement floor to break out the area I needed to access, dug out the dirt around the compromised section of pipe, spliced in the patch, checked it for leaks, bedded the pipe and filled in the area with the same soil and a bit of gravel, and patched and ground the cement smooth and flush with the rest of the floor. Less than a day's work + $50 later and Bob's your uncle! The city came on their appointed day and fixed the rest and it's all been working beautifully ever since.
Saved myself $17,950 for the same (functional) result!
How much was the quote for the small bit of pipe that needed repairing?
Great guy, great vibes. Id litterally watch anything he puts out, interesting stuff!
kneeable man lol. aussies say the darnest things
i love it
Can you please make more videos?! You've got personality for days.
“Look at this little fella, SHES ON WHEELS”
2021 no assumed gender ;) hahaha
5:36 You, Sir, earned yourself a new subscriber... like your humor
You should put the list of things at the end in the wall as a big sticker. Kinda nice esthetic
"I know how hard stuff is to make, and I know how easy it is to throw away" .... how poignant
This is excellent but makes me feel wholly inadequate that I can't work up the courage to hang some drywall in my garage! Oh....quite an impressive gear room for a Uni outdoor program.
You can do it! It's not that hard.
You've got this Robert! Start with one piece, or the first step. Keep the bar low, just to get going. Easy to feel overwhelmed if you look at the whole scope of the project, but it's all about baby steps. Go for it man
Put on some good music and do it man! Time will fly and soon you're done!
"How hipster!" This killed me 😂😂
watched the Human Bean video before this one. I lost it at the $1.55 tin of beans part. HAHAHAHA
The Australian version of Guy Martin and I love it
"I feel like I'm one of those diy channels on speed"
Top notch video mate!
Why, thanks Terrible. Good one
I wish I had that skill
Well done mate. Looks mint 👍 If you really wanna empress them, get some Latex paint and give those laminate cabinets and desk a once over. Could get some colour on those walls too mate, colour is everything for a work environment 👍 *edit** remembered you saying you dont work at a uni anymore and thought you got a new job. But then realised its a 4yo video, sorry bud!**
Absolutely love the term "sausage wood"
honestly not gonna lie, I'd love to go out and do stuff like you do, build stuff, do stuff. there's a thrill to it that's undeniable and I agree wholeheartedly at your view on how to change the world. the problem is... I can't do what you do. I'm simply too limited by job opportunities, I've taken every chance I get to get some sort of start, something to make it so I can change the world but I get turned down at every corner. hope ripped away and my horrible school history thrown in my face as if my inability to sit by and have useless information stuffed down my throat somehow makes me incompatible for a job. what should I do.
I have autism, and teachers and students alike bullied me, teachers would punish me when bullies attacked me weather I defended myself or not as though I was the bad guy and that somehow I deserved being attacked. that somehow me defending myself was a bad thing. they told me I read too much in my early years, nearly ruining my love for books until I rekindled it some years later (three years ago) and I ended up flunking, and I'm working on getting my GED so I can go to college for two years of mortuary science (A very profitable field of work and I'm not bothered by dead people I've seen them in person and I find it gross but that's about it and I can get over gross) but I keep failing to do anything because it seems like the world just doesn't want me to succeed... and you seem like you overcame that feeling at some point somehow. and I want to know how. and what you did to get where you are now.
love how you turn a problem into an opportunity, beau. feel like we've all got a lot to learn from you mate
This was a trip down memory lane. I spent 4 years working for a major Uni up in Brisbane in Facilities Management (I ran the Furniture Store / Graveyard). Every year departments would get new budgets that had to be spent so every year new furniture and pc's would roll in and the old (Sometime 1-2 years old) would be broken down and skipped. One day I asked if I could take home the file cabinets, office chairs, desks etc we just chucked away. I self taught myself cabinetry and resold the furniture into the private sector often making huge profits off of what was considered junk. I left my job, became a contractor for the Uni and charged them for removing the furniture before re selling it to third parties. It was honestly one of the most strange periods of my working life, I have never come across a working environment since.....and the pointless emails..... I still can't quite deal with the phrase "Has this been actioned"...
Awesome!
This is some of the most entertaining shmick out there.
Your energy is contagious! keep it up! :D
(but on a side note: what I am not quite sure about is is the 10k. I am a carpenter myself, so I question that you`d get a professional work for much less than 10k. there is so much extra involved that sucks up the money! workshop rent, machine maintainence, electric bill, workers pay, all kinds of insurance and tax, fuel and labour and even materials. you`d have to buy a whole sheet instead of just part of it.
I think that you are well aware about all this, yes. sad thing is that I don`t really know of carpenters who would work with scrap wood and reusable stuff. they couldn`t pay their bills, I guess.)
you did it yourself and that is great! goodonya! INSTANT SUBSCRIBE!
I actually get quite a few jobs asking to work with scrap wood just not particleboard. Furniture, doors, cabinets or decor walls made from pallet wood, barn wood, live edge and beams are in high demand. If I'm paid enough I'll make glue together popsickle sticks if needed
Love it!
Sausage wood! That’s perfect!
"the old ten mil thing..."
in the US we call that The Inch Monster.
That price breakdown on the wall would look awesome if it was actually there... Brilliant build!
The tin of beans gave me ptsd and I got a Heinz ad at the end 😂
"Argh that sweet running into my mouth. Actually tastes really good" 😂😂😂
Part of me really wants your films to get more recognition so you can have all your time to adventure, but I am also really glad to know you are an educator, passing on your enthusiasm and knowledge in the flesh to real life students (and not just all us commenters who are thankful for the youtube algorithm providing inspiration whilst we all sit on our sofas at home) :)
The old 10mm cockup, classic.
Motivated. Thinks logically and clear. Creative and skilled. Doesn’t waste time and is funny. amazing🙌🏻
Definitely the only academic that's built his own office whilst wearing trousers he tailored himself 🤠
This reminds me of life 13 or 14 years ago when at camp we’d use things till the no longer had any function left.
Exactly, me old mate. Go well fireman.
Loving your videos mate!
“2 x sausage-wood in eyeball events” 😁
5:08 I see myself in you in a lot of things that you say and do. Been trying to figure out my career path and I guess I'm an outlier in society too. Cheers mate! Best channel I've stumbled upon.
Love your ingenuity with construction mate, great as always!
Thanks, Aeonsno. Goodonya
Love it Beau! Another ripper of a film. Inspiring and enthralling with a great message of recycling and avoiding the constant dump to landfill. I'm taking this energy to my garage shelves!
i had to replay the first 5 seconds a few times lol
7:00 He was the Hamburglar all along.
There should be more followers than there is. I hope your University appreciates you. Amazing work.
One man's trash is another man's treasure,and all that.All for upcycling as they call it,do it a lot myself.Nice one Beau.
Thanks, Rameman.
How’s the office holding up after four years Beau?
'Sounds like a murder' and 'knee able man' made me laugh.
I've had the exact same feels from this entire video! Loved the whole thing! Subbed and belled. Looking forward to more
This was a joy over a morning coffee. You're a motivation Beau.
I’m looking around my office thinking what I can rebuild 😂
I think they should actually get the “junk office” with all of the materials painted on the office wall to show how far a bunch of junk can go
500 dollars for labour ... i almost spilled my coffee.
Beau, watched your mile an hour video and found my way here. Love the content, love your energy. New subscriber 💯
Its been 2 years, how has it held up? As a creator of things its always freat having something you made completely because you know what to do to fix it or upgrade it, for instance if that desk starts to sag it wouldnt take more then another few legs and some strapping on the underside for support and people wouldnt be none the wiser of it.
I know he doesn’t work there anymore so I’m not sure if he has any updates :/ their program got shut down if I’m remembering correctly
Your attitude towards a task is infectious...I'm just missing the whistle while you work :))
Your energy and philosophies are infectious, and really strike a chord with me, just with more energy. I wasn't the kind of kid to grow up with a hero, but I think I've finally found mine.
Nice one James. Chuffed. Will start wearing around a teeshirt with a big B on the front. Goodonya
@@BeauMiles if your ever in Ireland and looking to go for a paddle or to give a motivational talk, gimme a shout!
Knee-able man. Bloody lost it. What a legend.
Not sure I'm old enough me old mate, for legend status. Maybe after a few more dinky builds and 33 more films...ta through!
12,500 for that bid is RIDICULOUS. i would of laughed in that mans face and told him to get his scamming practices out of my office.
You're a fucking character. Subbed man, never stop being yourself.
Brilliant. Dude you're seriously saving my life. I had such an apathetic outlook until I found your channel. I don't know what my problem was, but you just make me shake all the bullshit I encounter (or fabricate in my mind). I hope I can meet you someday to thank you in person. Cheers!
Sweat dripping in my mouth, tastes kinda good...! This guy fucks!
There is sweat running into my mouth. It actually tastes pretty good. This statement is the reason I just subscribed. Even with the best would it wouldn't cost that much and then the next year covid kills the wood industry.
Beau, you're a shining example of some of the good things that can be done, when using methamphetamine. We only ever hear about the negatives.
That’s mitrey good work Beau 👍🏻
Second time watching this now, and I really can't put into words how much I like the vids. Started doing the mile an hour marathon too.
I am definitely late to this party. But Beau, I think i love you!! You zany soul.
I really love the Australian lifestyle. Everyone seems focused on their own life and down to earth. You got all those beautiful geographical features and the best music scene of the century. I'll be there someday
Yeahhh it’s pretty sick down here!
Absolutely love the production quality of this channel and the attitude torwards getting stuff done is a breath of fresh air! This video kind of reminds me of Scott Brown carpentrys style and I'm a huge fan. Cant wait to see what the future of your channel has in store! :)
I'm a contractor specializing in interior finishes. $13,000 US..... labor and material is about right. The dirty secret is out... 'blue collar workers' without a degree make a killer living without the debt of student loans.
Edit- Of course the materials, fit and finish would be a tad bit nicer.
13k... Even after 2 grand in materials, money taken out for insurance and taxes is still 100+hr with more than a week at 8hrs a day. 13 grand is steep, the contractor pushed that number up because the client was a university.
That look at 9:00 made me giggle for a minute straight. Feel you mate
It was at this moment Beau knew he F* up...
I'd watch anything by you. Awesome stories. Awesome video editing. 10/10
Mr. Beau this was great work, you butchered it all together but in the end it was a masterpiece. Looks like a great office to work in, wonder how this thing looks now over 2 years later.
Your editor has a real sense of humor and you're a real story teller. Cheers!
you changed me for the better and for always. every video i immersed myself in and i thought hes crazy but everytime i wished i was you. you made me realize somthing that was dormant in myself, the unresting, unequivocal human spirit. ta born, goodonya miles from Ontario, Canada
Beau, your videos are super awesome. I’m seriously digging the wit! Aussies & South Africans, we share the same humor. You have such a great way of telling your story & I’m very intrigued. Wicked man! 👍🏻 Please keep sharing. Cheers!
I used to be an outdoor instructor. I do not miss washing wetsuits and hanging them out to dry. Possibly the only thing worse is putting one on before it's dried out 😁
Absolutely love how you repurpose all this old wood. I recently was working on a new project and to start I ended up dropping 100 bucks on about half the wood I actually needed. I then remembered your awesome videos and from now on every time I need wood I just drive around the neighbourhood find a construction site usually a house and ask to raid the bin and what do you know, there's about a whole projects worth of perfectly good quality offcuts all for free. I reckon I picked up about 200 bucks worth of a couple days old off-cuts all for free just the other morning.
Really enjoying all your videos, didn't realise you worked at Monash, I do too! School of biological sciences :D Maybe I've walked right past you at some point (but not this year of course, we've been teaching 100% online). You're a wonderful presenter, keep up the good work!