We Finally Have Porch Steps!
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- We are a DIY family trying to build a better life. We like to share projects and regular life updates. Our goals are to create a happy home, live healthy, develop our life skills, and see where our life leads us.
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I bet your neighbors are watching you in amazement. I know I would be.been following you guys since the singlewide in indiana
It's actually ridiculous how excited I get, when I see you guys uploaded a new video :D
haha, thanks!
Same here, stop what I am doing & watch! Love this family'!
Same
It looks amazing your mind is so sharp to figure the math and angels out, it was a very nice to watch these steps come together the clean look is perfect for your family
I don’t know why it should amaze me at how much thought you put into every step of each project. Given the unusual situation we’re in right now with supply shortages and high prices, you don’t comprise on style, quality and getting what you envision done and done well. I think this house will be your most epic of all your homes I’ve watched you guys transforms.
The unique thing about u guys is u can start with a plan then change gears as necessary and still come out with the finish product u wanted. The steps r great and unique. And I just want to say the music in the last few videos u have played some of my favorite arias and movements. I had to fight the urge to stand up and conduct the orchestra so I could watch the video. Keep sticking to “originality you”.
The music is stunning!!!
Love your channel. One of my favorites on UA-cam. I have been watching you for years. Great job on the steps Doug! And BTW, love your time lapses and choice of music. Your home is going to look beautiful when it is all done.
Thanks so much :D
It took me 4 years to get my husband to build me a back porch on our mobile home (and another 2 months before he put the roof on it). It’s only an 8 x 8, but I’m very pleased with it. ☺️
You know what they say...if a man says he will do something, no need to remind him every 6 months.
@@esixx17 😆 🤣
Lol... You were lucky, it took my ex hubby 11 years to build me a letterbox. That was 20 years ago and it's still not finished.
Notice I said "Ex".. lol
@@AussieFIag 😂
You can't build , or give it a go
I love the music you guys play !!!!!
Absolutely!!!
In my experience the key to getting rock solid posts is to lock it in on two axis with joists or framing members. For example, some 2x6s going perpendicular (left to right as you face them) to your stringer to secure the post on another face. I did this two weeks ago on some steps at my brother's place and it made them rock solid all around. His steps were similar to yours -- attached to the home, and resting on a concrete pad.
That's actually a good idea. I can probably add one pretty easily from the back. I may give it a try. Thanks for the tip.
The whole deck turned out so well. And your "teasers" always make me anxious for the next video. "Mama, I think it's food time." Maverick is just too cute.
Y'all are AWESOME..Thanks Doug for teaching those of us wanting to learn. ❤
When we added the steps to our first house we measure d 4 times & remarked 4 times to make sure they were right & still were worried when we bolted them to the porch. You did so a professional job.😀 keep up the work. Love every job, because you are so careful.
I love hearing Maverick say, DaDa! Awesome job on the steps!
You still want to think about it? I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! So NORMAL. ❤️👍❤️
Doug you never cease to amaze. Ashley you are such a hard worker. Keep being you. Hugs and prayers for continuing success!
Thank you I feel confident that I can build my own steps now.
Love watching you guys.
Ultimate craftsman! No fasteners showing. Wow!
Nice job! I like how the posts come up through the steps. I agree with you on the gaps. I built my first deck here on the house 40 years ago and did a gap. A year later when the wood completely dried the gaps were way too big. I think one really needs to look at how wet their decking wood is and make a judgement call. No hard fast rule works for every situation
Save the step pattern so if you decide not to enclose the porch you can use them on the other side . They look so good. Makes it look more complete and easy to climb. Great job.
I just love how you put everything into your projects, your a craftsman
Nice job! Looks clean without any visible screws.
The stairs look great!
You are very talented. I'd hire you in a heartbeat to build me a house🙂
That’s definitely a step further with your reno………..so sorry, could not resist it 😉🤣🤣
Ahha ha =D
Music A+
Explaining what's to be done A+
Steps A+
Those steps are gorgeous 😍
I am an Architectural Draftsman. That's why I believe you explained things perfectly.
You guys really did do well.
stairs look awsome, pocket holes were a good idea, water like to sit in the screw holes and causes premature rot. I always skirt the stringers so you can't see the step cuts from sides. think it gives it a cleaner look. but look great.
You have to be the most transparent DIYers on UA-cam. Keep up the awesome work! I’m always amazed how you guys seem fearless to tackle such massive jobs and they turn out great. Can’t wait to see the rest of this series.
Hurrah Ashley! First user of the great steps. Doug, that was very sweet of you to let her be first. These steps will help keep your family safe going in and coming out. Great work. And thanks for the tutorial about how to make the stringers.
Omgosh I didn't realize how much I hated the look of the nails showing on steps!!! Those look SO GOOD!! And Wow y'all are such a Great Team 🙌🥰that aline is such a gift. We just had a tornado go through and me and my husband are about to kill each other! We do Not work well together 🤣🤣🥴 that is so great! I Love it. Great job guys
Lovely work you are blessed to be able to so many things 💖 you really are gifted
Good Morning Doug Ashley Belle & Maverick,the steps look awesome.You did a wonderful job Doug.I love the clean look also.Have a wonderful week ahead.🌷🌷🌷🌷
Ashley, so sweet of Doug to want you to be the first on the steps. You guys are creating so many memories together as you build. Growing up my dad was always building and as children we were always into something, around dad or being told to get out of the way. But what great memories as a family together.
You are the real deal of finding your dream and making it happen. Just lovely.
I love your new steps! Amazing work and looks very solid. Ashley seems to approve too!❤️
Enjoyed your video, as always. Are you seeing more flowers blooming? Do you still have citrus fruits there? 😀😀😀
Darla
Yea, there are more flowers. It's the very beginning of the citrus season so nothing is really growing yet on the citrus tree, so we'll see how it turns out later this year.
Doing pocket holes is your favorite thing Doug, and the pocket holer has just been sitting there unused. We were all waiting for it to make an appearance 😄. I love the way you can hide all the screws with it.
Nicely done. I love your attention to detail.
Great step trick! I always fight with steps now I just have to remember to subtract the overhang! Thank you!!!
The stairs look great. Nice and study. Ashley’s choices of music for each segment is perfect. She is doing an amazing job.
I am always in admiration for your work ethic. You have so much talent for this building project. I have gone back and watched since you got this property! Be well and be safe x
Nice work
Brilliant can’t wait to see your home finish it will be beautiful and the children are getting so big xx
Amazing on step building jig...nice!!!...i'm going to save this video.
Ashley said it all in her description of the stairs. Nice!
It looks great. It’s also very sweet of you to let your better half try steps first
Good morning from Vancouver BC. Going to watch this, then go back to sleep. The house looks so solid! WELL DONE TEAM 💕
I just love how you two treat each other. I married an older guy and I get treated like his kid. Makes me so angry because I have more common sense than he does and why can't I be treated like an equal? He doesn't talk down to you and you don't to him, how nice that must be! You also work together sooooo well. I just hope you both see what you have because it IS awesome to be treated right.
Looks VERY VERY GOOD!!!!!
Seek help, that is not a good relationship, no matter your ages. Find a good counselor.
You were probably at the top of your math/algebra/geometry/trigonometry classes! I am so clueless 😐!!
Excellent! Thank you for making steps easy. Love the music. Y’all are one of my very favorite UA-cam channels! Bless you
Beautiful transformation of your antique home! I LOVE your music choices - brain food (and soothing).😍
It's looking so Nice 👍..your fixing that Ulgy Duckling she's looking so sturdy and coming along nicely..
I know the 🌧️ will be there soon and inside work will continue mean while Love the journey of in & out up & down under.. you've given us so much variety this year 💞👍.
" I think its food time" he says in the cutest little voice!
Wow great plan for the porch steps ❤️ them, DIYfferent is fabulous 👍
Those steps are amazing! That was so sweet to let sweet Ashley walk down them first! You two are such an inspiration!
I bet the steps were a big deal, especially with Maverick. Looks great. Take care.
Great job! And Thanks for the step tutorial. And as always still praying for you and your family for safety and progress. Take care
great looking steps as always your work is beautiful love the steps 💕💕🤩💯💯🥰
Loved you showing the building of those porch steps, they look awesome! Beautiful. You & Ashley are able to do anything & always looks so great!
Oh my goodness Doug, these steps turned out so amazing, I remember when I helped my first ex with building stairs, he is still a contractor, and we share two children and are better friends than we were married partners, so I am really impressed that you used the pocket holes because those stairs look so awesome I also love the rounded edges, I was happy to see that Ashley really liked them and so did Maverick. I am really looking forward to your next video because I really love seeing all the things you are doing on this home of yours, things are really coming together and I am so happy for all of you. I hope that you have a great weekend, sending love and hugs, bye for now.
Another chore you can cross off your list of many!! Your list is getting shorter! Good job beautiful stairs💖
As someone with a crumbling concrete porch and steps, I can really appreciate this. I may just switch to wood. looks beautiful and sturdy!
Yay!!!! Good morning yall! A video from yall is a great way to start Friday!!!!
Wonderful, just wonderful. 😂 Great job. As usual👏👏 Take a bow, Doug.
You can hide your screws, by using plugs on btm riser.
Beautiful job!!! Again!! Congratulations! 🎈 Ashley, your comments/evaluation were bang on!!
This might be weird but I thought it was romantic Doug left the first walk on the stairs to Ashley 💐
Beautiful steps! Great job guys!❤️🙏
Stairs look great. The pocket holes made the difference, good idea. You made it look so easy but it's still Greek to me. If that preserver or sealer works that will hopefully save on buying expensive treated lumber and the natural color looks so good. I have never liked the treated lumber always had a green tint to it. Great job!
The steps look sooo great better with the hidden fasteners! Love watching and learning with Doug.
Your the best builder I have seen. Doug your Mr. Perfect, I admire that you want it done right the first time.
Waiting for more😎.
This is awesome. Thank you for the details, jig setup, and look forward to the coating results and porch trim out.
An interesting part of your project, with a few careful twists to make it a personal achievement project. It looks good and should do everything that all of you want it to do. The problem with a project like this is however much you try to do, at each step you can stand back and think, 'What if I added this or changed that?', you have to be strong and decide when enough is enough. That said, I like the result of the thought and effort you have put into this mini-project.
As always another well done job
Beautiful steps! Definitely worth the extra modifications. I like how wide you made the steps, more than one person can go up or down at same time. Thanks for sharing, yesterday I was checking your channel to make sure I haven’t missed an episode. I love all your content, you guys are amazing and wholesome 😍
The steps look like a pro did them. They are perfect! Good job!
You never cease to amaze me with how you take on projects. Great job!
Pretty simple Doug says. Just like my old math teacher and it never was.
Again, you did a beautiful job! Everything you do, no matter how functional it is becomes a work of art. A job that any carpenter would be proud of. I am so glad that you are going to put hand rails on it. Recently it has been the fashion to not do so. I have been concerned, partly because of my age and difficulty in climbing stairs, and partly due to the possibility of accidents happening. I am looking forward to the rest of the porch being done. I am sure it will be first class. I also appreciate the gaps in the porch floor that you pointed out. With all the rain you get they are important to let the water drain away and minimize rotting. (Loved the music.) Have a great day. Love ya
When your home building days are.over you would make an excellent teacher at a community College trade school. We need more good
Very nice...love that idea . We will have to put new steps on and I think this is the way to go !
As usual Doug a cracking job from you and your amazing assistant Ashley....Well done..!!
The steps look great. Loved the Night Music. It's in my top ten classical faves and Mozart is my favorite composer.
This is the best explanation I ever seen with a pinch of sugar with ... I think it's food time 💖👴
Doug you’re awesome 👏 after I was bragging on your work my husband said our son has a creative mind like you…I agree! God given talents and gifts! 🙌
With bottom board do pretty screws so you have easy access to lag bolts
LO VE WHAT YOUR DOING EITH THIS HOUSE I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT YOUR GOING TO DO from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 💖💖⚘..
Doing things yourself and then when you and Ashley and the kids are bringing their kids over, alot of stories to be told.
So nice to have family memories 💓 💖 ❤️ 💕 💛
Now that’s a nice set of steps!!! Ashley that little table is beautiful 🤩
Love 💕 the color!!!
So beautiful how supportive everyone was
The steps look beautiful ... work of art!
The pocket holes is a great idea never seen it like that , and I would leave the very bottom open so it’s easier to clean underneath the steps but with it , it will look great!! Awesome build
A true craftsman. Love the proportions, beautiful!
Great job. It’s interesting that you explore different techniques and ideas. Well done.
Great job crowning the boards properly. Beautiful work!
My favorite channel. Always happy to see all of you!!❤💐👍
Beautiful job!
Great job. How long did that whole process take? It's hard to tell. Your riser jig is such a simple, great idea. With all the steps I have built, I never thought of making one.
Besides the planning of it, the actual build took a couple days. It could have been built in one day though if we didn't start late on the first day.
looks great. That concrete slab might be slippery when it gets wet. Be careful if your running to the stairs when it rains
I like the Lowes bucket at the end with the " do it right " logo, it's fitting to the video! Enjoyable video as always!
You did a wonderful job it looks so good I like how you rounded the edge of the planking good job young man
The math for those stringers made my brain hurt. Lol. Great job you two! The stairs look awesome.
Just a quick note to tell you how much I enjoy your videos. Don't worry overmuch about negative people on here!
I really like how wide the steps are…and the depth. Nice job!
Thank you