This build just got that much more awesome with the collab. StudPack is killing it. Great collab with Electric Pro Academy. And thank you for the continued great content!!! God bless you guys.
It was an absolute delight to work with you guys as the homeowners AND general contractors! Smart & beautiful product selection, keen attention to detail, and humble, pleasant chemistry. Not surprised at all to watch you guys go over 500K subs during this monster project! Thanks for having me
I have been following Joel for some time and just wanted to make my first comment to him, that the template for the boxes, is what my father taught me to do over 50 years ago. It is great to see a young man continue making work smarter on repeating installs.
I love Joel’s comment on Rad. I think most workplaces could use a Rad. Hard work, no complaints, good attitude. He’s a great addition to the StudPack and love seeing the “Dad” and “Bud” names used between Rad and Paul. This family is made of good stuff. It hits home with me because I call my son “Bud” but he’s still in elementary school. Jordan - the story of your channel is amazing and don’t be afraid to include that into the episodes. I think you guys had 14K subs the first time I watched a video but I don’t think I subbed until somewhere around early-mid 2019. I think it’s a huge appeal for me to keep watching after seeing how far you and your dad have come. Things are clearly moving a mile a minute now but don’t be afraid to take a breather when you can and tell the story to all the people who weren’t subbed way back when. Your dad is the best craftsman on UA-cam and did you ever realize how good he’d be in front of a camera? I mean no disrespect to Jeff, Matt, Shannon, Handyman, or any of the other big names out there. You guys film everything, even your screw ups. There’s not another Contractor on UA-cam that does it so good, shows their work, and doesn’t cut corners (unless it was supposed to be mitered). Sponsorships, other UA-camrs wanting you guys on their channel, you guys are getting the success you deserve.
Love the long term thinking of going underground and across the street for the electrical service. So many expensive decisions to make right now that seem trivial but will hopefully pay off in the long term. Build something your great grandkids will be proud of!
@@daytonpyro The current pole in his yard is aged out and possibly rotten. The power company is talking about sinking a new pole next to the current one. The power company also wants Paul to do a disconnect of the house feed to cut out that 3 inch diameter tree branch. There are $$$ fees with doing disconnects and reconnects so you want to plan out all service calls to a minimum. I'd run 3 conduits to the street. One 2 inch for power, one 1 inch for Cable TV company use and one 1 inch for phone company too. Never let the Cable TV and Phone company share 1 conduit as one may try to block out the other company.... Been there a few times.
Jordan, if you plan to run Ethernet cable as part of the low voltage wiring, run it in conduit with a pull string attached. That will make it very easy to replace the cabling over time as new standards emerge. Garage is looking good!
very difficult to run conduit for low voltage ethernet & cameras.. Cat 6 will work for POE cameras, and its fine for interior LAN outlets for now.. it’s likely we’ve reached the limits of what’s needed, and most use wireless at this point anyway. I have Ubuiquity UniFi at my house, I would suggest located a 3 or 4 inch ceiling box in each floor for a wireless access point, one in the center should more than cover each floor. To future proof, I ran (2) RG6 & (2) CAT6 cables to each location, the coax can be used for OTA antenna, cable TV, MOCA which is ethernet over coax.. all of that along with wifi access points will be plenty. don’t forget to run a 2 wire from each garage door opener to where you’d like the control, I suggest by a man door.. also the chamberlin wall mounted garage door openers have wifi and and app, where they can be remote opened and closed 😉 and Amazon will deliver your stuff inside your garage then ✅
It’s very easy to overload wireless. Most wireless smart devices operate on the already crowded 2.5ghz band. Load your house up with a bunch of that stuff with as close as the neighbors are who are probably also using 2.5ghz stuff and you will have a lot of random drop outs and latency issues. You should always, always hard line as much of your data as you can. On a new build it is super easy to put in conduit with pull string to make swapping to newer standards super easy. That’s exactly what every commercial and industrial new build does, and houses should too but most builders don’t.
That was awesome! Love seeing Joel on the job. He’s been doing a great job working with other channels. Love the fact that you touched on “what did we forget”. I like the addition of the mini panel.
I had finished roughing in my wiring in my new workshop, and I used the southwire nail guards, and the inspector LOVED them. My electrician said it was over-kill, and not required. I said, "for $38, it is peace of mind!" and he agreed.
Been waiting for this!!! I am a network/computer person myself... You can't run too many network jacks/Cat6 lines.... Also, if you plan on doing any camera's, you should see if Ubiquiti will sponsor an install ;).... but also, pre run all Cat6 lines for future security cams/systems.... Its so much easier to do at this stage, and with connected equipmetns and stuff, you would benifit from having network jacks at multiple spots in your garage and multipe in the ceilings, for access points and/or drops going from middle ciling into a work table in the center at some points.... Then putting a newwork switch rack, wall mounted in the electrical closet too... then when you add teh house, you do the same thing ther, and run a single fiber line from rack to new house and your network is all tied totgether!!! You should do this now because its cheap to add and low voltage is stupid simple, just keep it away from that service cable and main panel!!! LOL, then EMI has got to be insane off that! But just like electrical, it costs pennies to do it now!!! Might as well future proof as much as possible. Also, you can pre-run a Fiber line from the network rack in garage to a spot where the bridge will go through, so you can roll it and leave it above the drywall and when you build the bridge, cut a hole and pull it out to run it through the new house.... but just some good pointers... Can never have too much electircal outlets or network/Cat6 punch downs... Also, running outlets outside in waterproof boxes OUTSIDE the ZIP to keep your evilope tight and have a "holiday outlet" for any decor.... I use permenint mounted LED strips all aound my house with a custom make microcontroller that does all my addressable LED's... so I can animate and set for the season.... and you can pre-run low voltage power for ambiant lights like that too if you plan on doing some cool stuff outside too.... I can give you some good layouts and provide some of my custom micro controllers to setup and run addressable LED strips... ;)
Ubiquiti is pretty overkill for a residential install. They don't really offer direct support and you need to be familiar with networking and firewall configuration to get the most out of the setup.
I suggest adding outdoor "holiday outlets" to each corner, under the eaves. Eliminate the need to run those unsightly extension cords for lights, wreaths.
Love the SmartShield ! As a drywall contractor earlier in my life, it was certainly an issue with the bulging and placement at times, this is a welcome alternative. Cool!
Hey guys I know the plumber hasn't finished yet but that pex future in the breezeway really needs to be wrapped soon to protect it from UV. Just looking out. Enjoying the build you guys are killing it
Don't forget, pre-wire CAT6 network cable and coax for TV. And a 1-1/2 or 2" conduit from the garage to the attic for future cabling. When I had a home built in 1987 the builder let me come in and wire coax and telephone lines and boxes to every room before the drywall went up.
@Stud-pack-. pGetting Joel for this electrical work was a great pick-up! Appreciate his knowledge, jigs. etc along with your work as well. My DIY projects pale in comparison. Kudos to you all!!!
I just used the Southwire Smart Guard Shields in my kitchen remodel. Since I only had access to one side of the studs for nail plates these allowed me full protection. I also used them to protect my 1/2in PEX lines in base plates and studs. Some of my existing home walls are 2x3 studs so electric and water line protection is vital as most fasteners would easily penetrate to the center of a stud.
Trade tip: as soon as you get to the job set your SER, Flex, wire in any sunny spot. By the time youre ready to pull wire, it’ll be much easier to work with. Works well in winter time.
That Joel guy seems like an awesome Electrition! Very clean and nice work like that should be appreciated! Be sure to bring him to your main house build!
I'm also a subscriber to & VERY much enjoy Joel (and crew) over at E.P.A. Watching E.P.A & Stud Pack together was an absolute blast! What a great "surprise"! :) Super neat to watch those first boxes go in, but also somewhat nerve-wracking as you realize that THIS is another start down the path. Also, LOVE the jig/template for the box-drywall setup! Another pleasure was to see Joel's son on the job site and learning the trade ( as well as lending a hand). Finally, wanted to say that I really appreciate learning about the various gadgets & gizmos to make work easier, smarter, and cleaner. Those wire stackers and the round nail guards - neat stuff!!
Take a 6" scrap 2x6 and screw the end flap of that 3 gang box to it. When you sheetrock the wall on both sides it will sandwich that box and make it solid. Another great video.
I couldn't believe you were all on ladders when you spent so much money on the scaffolding!!! I kept screaming, "Use the scaffolding"...finally Joel realized it!!!! Nice work Joel....I wish you were closer to KY...I would hire you on to my projects no questions asked!!!! The garage wiring is truly a work of art...too bad it has to be covered in drywall. Hats off to you all for a spectacular job in teaching and performing.
actually, that may be permissible by current codes, assuming the stuff was air gapped apart a short distance, zip tie stacking? 🤣🤣 no I wouldn't do it either. they do allow rated zipties to be used for fastening many types of wiring now.
I know in IT networking you keep your cat5 away from any running power lines because of interference. Would there be a concern like that with two dissimilar sized and powered electrical lines, especially that huge 4aut?, being tied together? Just curious. Thanks.
@@vannk73agreed. Paul knows more about the electrical trade than he is letting us in on. He once mentioned he had gone through courses of study from Mike Holt.
Something I learned not long ago while passing some electrical wire thru the ceiling that made my day was to use a little bit of dish soap/lube and the cable slides making it a lot easier to pull.
@@azpcox Yeah, StudPack is good about reading comments, replying, taking advice, etc. And they do it in the evenings, AFTER full days of construction. Love these guys! You can learn a ton from them.
Man does this bring back memories. I was formally trained as an electrician in the 1960’s. Thanks to the US Navy I changed trades. Wow, how have things changed. We ran all 15 amp circuits with mains for houses being just 60 amps.
That adjustable box in the bathroom is genius! Would be handy in a kitchen too so if you ever change out the backsplash, you can easily adjust the box to fit the new wall depth.
Studpack knows all about them: first videos I every saw on here were a kitchen remodel, and they used the same sort of box, for exactly tat reason: material for the backsplash hadn't been decided yet.
Great video! awesome that Joel came to help. His channel has a lot of great content and instruction. Plus I drive by his shop almost every day on my way to work. 🙂
I can't remember when, if ever, I've seen that neat and clean an electrical install. That includes the wires, the holes, everything. That goes for residential as well as commercial. There was a youtuber in Canada whose father built a garage who did just an amazing job on it, and probably Josh from Wild, Wonderful Offgrid (that guy is a fabulous all-around builder as well as a trade electrician), and that's about it.
Josh Myers - WWOG - has a fabulous video series on setting up his solar PV microgrid. Wild Wonderful Off Grid and Stud Pack are my don't-miss vlogs these days!!
One thing I would suggest Jordan to think over and potentially plan, before you guys do drywall (especially the thick one you want). Is incorporating an ethernet rack where the router, patch panel will be housed with runs for the whole house and perhaps prep the 2nd floor of the garage with the runs pre-made for running those into the house to the patch panel. Since having ethernet jacks is useful to hook up access-points (wifi) along with other devices and wire always beats wireless for performance. Especially with how many IOT devices he plans (motion sensors, lights, controllers etc).
Glad it was you all that pulled that 4/0 sub cable in!! Been there and done that!! That is work!! Glad it's done!! just wait till you tie it in the panels!! 😁
I love seeing the box depth measurement. I used to have a house in Indiana, and I don't know if the owner installed everything or not, but all of the boxes on the wood panel part of the finish were between 1 1/4" to 1/2" DEEPER than the finish of the wall!!!! All of the outlets were painted over, and had to plug anything in and the outlets all wiggled! That was the biggest pain to fix with lounger screws, and 3D printed spacers that would attach the outlets to. Mad respect for doing it right the first time!
So happy to see a colaboration with Joel. I'm a subscriber to Joel and have also seen him on other youtuber channels installing a tesla power outlet. He's amazing and a great instructor. This was an awesome video. Thanks Paul and Joel.
every time I watch you guys do electrical work, I see things that make me want to go redo some work in my basement.... love the wire organization/staples.
It was so exciting for me to watch you guys with Joel as I've been a subscriber of his for quite some time as well. Perfect youtube video for me! I really want to suggest that you talk with Joel about running some 1" EMT from your utility room to the roof through the exposed studs for a later solar installation. You can even poke it out of the roof if you connect it to a flashed sola deck box or something like that so you don't have to make an access hole in the ceiling of the second floor to finish it. Nobody likes conduit on the outside of their garage mahal!
Your videos are always informative but I especially liked this one. My deceased brother was a journeyman electrician. He helped me wire my first house. When we needed to wire a basement room later, my brother-in-law who holds his master license in several states wired the room for me. I love the work they did but things have changed so much since then (1970s). This was a great video that showed some of the new products available. Thanks so much.
Such a great colab! I actually watch both of you guys as you're both incredible pro's! 10:24 Question: Why is the industry standard changing from 12" to 18" bottom of receptacle box? Fun fact: In Canada we typically use metal boxes (except on exterior walls). Those metal boxes come with holes to secure above and below the box, but they also come with the holes inside the box as in your smart box case. It's individual preference, but often electricians here will use those inside holes (our codes don't prevent us from having a screw head inside the box) to secure the box to the stud. That way in the future if it needs to be adjusted up or down, with our service loop - there's room to do so. What we don't typically have readily available, are the adjustable boxes. I saw that on 1 of the videos from Joel's youtube channel and now whenever I venture to the states - I ALWAYS stock up! :)
As a drywall guy I LOVE those smart shields!!! Great idea! Also 5/8 is great for all those reasons you mentioned, but much more likely to get beat up by the delivery guys which causes a lot more cutting and prefilling work for the taper.
You guys are unbelievable! First you add Rad and now Joel guest starring. This is going to be the best built most modern house on the block. Keep up the great work. 👍🏼
When I first started the video, I saw that it was 30 minutes long. I was trying to figure out why it was that long but after watching it I feel it could have been much longer because it was so much wiring. I love learning new things watching you do this build. Thanks for going into depth sometimes on new things no one has ever seen.
Good one ! I've seen of lot of his electrical videos where he does remediation on homes with epic code violations. Can't wait to see the monster panel that' s surely coming
I love this build. Getting to see everything in detail is wonderful. I subscribed to Electric Pro Academy btw and like Joel’s energy. I can see it now, Jordan is gonna have 85 LED’s and dimmers lol. Keep up the good work boys!
Electrifying the like button before I watch the video. One of my favorite video series to watch, reminds me of being young and watching This Old house with Bob Vila with my dad.
So Funny! We have a house in the neighborhood which was flipped by the owners. One of the insane things they did was to take the roof off the day before Irene. They went through the hurricane with a tarp over it and I learned later that there was a river of water running down the stairs. They added a two story, two car garage which rivaled the size of the original house. My son dubbed it The Garagemahal!
The Gentleman Electrician ! What a great guy to show all the tricks and hard work electricians go through fuffing-in. Can't wait to watch my first @electricproacadamy video!!
First StudPack video I have come across; when you teased a UA-camr electrician, I was immediately hoping for Jefferson Electric!! Re: this channel, I guess I have been under a rock, great stuff!
At some point you're going to want to have holiday lights or inflatables or something outside. Put in a switched outlet somewhere up high (close to the eaves or whereever holiday lights will go) on the outside, under an overhang. Also, put in some 20-amp circuits outside for the robot lawnmower charging station, the corded lawnmower or weed-whacker, and for the fridge on the back patio. And don't forget the lights in the backyard, plus the hot tub.
Years ago when I was boxing out a house , I made a wooden jig to set boxes that held the box while you placed it on the stud while you nailed It. Worked pretty good.
Electric Pro Academy is pushing 60k subscribers! Let's get em' there Gang!!! www.youtube.com/@ElectricProAcademy
I'm a diy electrician so every bit of knowledge I can pick up is a positive!!
I subscribed to them a long time ago. 😀
This build just got that much more awesome with the collab. StudPack is killing it. Great collab with Electric Pro Academy. And thank you for the continued great content!!! God bless you guys.
I went to subscribe, and I was already subscribed! 😅
subscribed thx gang
It was an absolute delight to work with you guys as the homeowners AND general contractors! Smart & beautiful product selection, keen attention to detail, and humble, pleasant chemistry. Not surprised at all to watch you guys go over 500K subs during this monster project! Thanks for having me
I was already a subscriber or I'd subscribe again!
Glad I discovered your channel. Thanks for partnering with Studpack! Hope we can see more of these partnerships- they are great!
Happy to see you two collabing!
You're awesome Joel!!!
Joel, your channel is also fantastic, been watching for years 👍
That is a quotable quote: 12:25 "One of the secrets of success in the bathroom."
I have been following Joel for some time and just wanted to make my first comment to him, that the template for the boxes, is what my father taught me to do over 50 years ago. It is great to see a young man continue making work smarter on repeating installs.
I love Joel’s comment on Rad. I think most workplaces could use a Rad. Hard work, no complaints, good attitude. He’s a great addition to the StudPack and love seeing the “Dad” and “Bud” names used between Rad and Paul. This family is made of good stuff. It hits home with me because I call my son “Bud” but he’s still in elementary school.
Jordan - the story of your channel is amazing and don’t be afraid to include that into the episodes. I think you guys had 14K subs the first time I watched a video but I don’t think I subbed until somewhere around early-mid 2019. I think it’s a huge appeal for me to keep watching after seeing how far you and your dad have come. Things are clearly moving a mile a minute now but don’t be afraid to take a breather when you can and tell the story to all the people who weren’t subbed way back when. Your dad is the best craftsman on UA-cam and did you ever realize how good he’d be in front of a camera? I mean no disrespect to Jeff, Matt, Shannon, Handyman, or any of the other big names out there. You guys film everything, even your screw ups. There’s not another Contractor on UA-cam that does it so good, shows their work, and doesn’t cut corners (unless it was supposed to be mitered).
Sponsorships, other UA-camrs wanting you guys on their channel, you guys are getting the success you deserve.
Been here since around 31k subs and I couldn't agree more. Love this channel. Happy to see them succeed
Love the long term thinking of going underground and across the street for the electrical service. So many expensive decisions to make right now that seem trivial but will hopefully pay off in the long term. Build something your great grandkids will be proud of!
why go across the street? why not just use the pole in his yard?
Cool to see you here - when worlds collide! You guys both have nearly the same # of subs!
@@daytonpyro The current pole in his yard is aged out and possibly rotten. The power company is talking about sinking a new pole next to the current one. The power company also wants Paul to do a disconnect of the house feed to cut out that 3 inch diameter tree branch. There are $$$ fees with doing disconnects and reconnects so you want to plan out all service calls to a minimum.
I'd run 3 conduits to the street. One 2 inch for power, one 1 inch for Cable TV company use and one 1 inch for phone company too. Never let the Cable TV and Phone company share 1 conduit as one may try to block out the other company.... Been there a few times.
So happy to see you brought Joel in on the project. This guy is amazing in all he does. 👍👍👍👍
Jordan, if you plan to run Ethernet cable as part of the low voltage wiring, run it in conduit with a pull string attached. That will make it very easy to replace the cabling over time as new standards emerge. Garage is looking good!
Also ethernet cable for outside camera
@@peaceonearth9550 Yup, all you need for a POE camera - run it now to each corner, with conduit.
This!
very difficult to run conduit for low voltage ethernet & cameras.. Cat 6 will work for POE cameras, and its fine for interior LAN outlets for now.. it’s likely we’ve reached the limits of what’s needed, and most use wireless at this point anyway. I have Ubuiquity UniFi at my house, I would suggest located a 3 or 4 inch ceiling box in each floor for a wireless access point, one in the center should more than cover each floor. To future proof, I ran (2) RG6 & (2) CAT6 cables to each location, the coax can be used for OTA antenna, cable TV, MOCA which is ethernet over coax.. all of that along with wifi access points will be plenty. don’t forget to run a 2 wire from each garage door opener to where you’d like the control, I suggest by a man door.. also the chamberlin wall mounted garage door openers have wifi and and app, where they can be remote opened and closed 😉 and Amazon will deliver your stuff inside your garage then ✅
It’s very easy to overload wireless. Most wireless smart devices operate on the already crowded 2.5ghz band. Load your house up with a bunch of that stuff with as close as the neighbors are who are probably also using 2.5ghz stuff and you will have a lot of random drop outs and latency issues.
You should always, always hard line as much of your data as you can. On a new build it is super easy to put in conduit with pull string to make swapping to newer standards super easy.
That’s exactly what every commercial and industrial new build does, and houses should too but most builders don’t.
That was awesome! Love seeing Joel on the job. He’s been doing a great job working with other channels. Love the fact that you touched on “what did we forget”. I like the addition of the mini panel.
I had finished roughing in my wiring in my new workshop, and I used the southwire nail guards, and the inspector LOVED them. My electrician said it was over-kill, and not required. I said, "for $38, it is peace of mind!" and he agreed.
One detail I like for garages is to put outlets above 48" so 4' sheet on side can lean on wall and not block them.
OK@Stud-pack-.
Been waiting for this!!! I am a network/computer person myself... You can't run too many network jacks/Cat6 lines.... Also, if you plan on doing any camera's, you should see if Ubiquiti will sponsor an install ;).... but also, pre run all Cat6 lines for future security cams/systems.... Its so much easier to do at this stage, and with connected equipmetns and stuff, you would benifit from having network jacks at multiple spots in your garage and multipe in the ceilings, for access points and/or drops going from middle ciling into a work table in the center at some points.... Then putting a newwork switch rack, wall mounted in the electrical closet too... then when you add teh house, you do the same thing ther, and run a single fiber line from rack to new house and your network is all tied totgether!!! You should do this now because its cheap to add and low voltage is stupid simple, just keep it away from that service cable and main panel!!! LOL, then EMI has got to be insane off that!
But just like electrical, it costs pennies to do it now!!! Might as well future proof as much as possible. Also, you can pre-run a Fiber line from the network rack in garage to a spot where the bridge will go through, so you can roll it and leave it above the drywall and when you build the bridge, cut a hole and pull it out to run it through the new house.... but just some good pointers... Can never have too much electircal outlets or network/Cat6 punch downs... Also, running outlets outside in waterproof boxes OUTSIDE the ZIP to keep your evilope tight and have a "holiday outlet" for any decor.... I use permenint mounted LED strips all aound my house with a custom make microcontroller that does all my addressable LED's... so I can animate and set for the season.... and you can pre-run low voltage power for ambiant lights like that too if you plan on doing some cool stuff outside too....
I can give you some good layouts and provide some of my custom micro controllers to setup and run addressable LED strips... ;)
Ubiquiti is pretty overkill for a residential install. They don't really offer direct support and you need to be familiar with networking and firewall configuration to get the most out of the setup.
@@terpfen I do Unifi for business / my home, TP-Link for other homes.
I suggest adding outdoor "holiday outlets" to each corner, under the eaves. Eliminate the need to run those unsightly extension cords for lights, wreaths.
Data cable to each wall. Every room. Wi-Fi is great, but nothing beats hardwiring. Trust me.
I've seen his shows on electrical...really good. Can't wait to see the garage finished...so happy for Jordan.
2 of my favorite you tube channels (2 fer 1)! Energetic, Enthusiastic, Enlightening!!! YOU GO PAUL, JOEL, JORDAN!!!
So satisfying to see wiring ran that clean, & those tubular nail stops are sweet! Learning way more from this build than I have any right to.
Love the SmartShield ! As a drywall contractor earlier in my life, it was certainly an issue with the bulging and placement at times, this is a welcome alternative. Cool!
First time seeing those but it's a great idea I think. And you could still get a smaller screw in where a normal nail plate wouldn't let you.
I have seen similar in houses built in the 50s.
Hey guys I know the plumber hasn't finished yet but that pex future in the breezeway really needs to be wrapped soon to protect it from UV. Just looking out. Enjoying the build you guys are killing it
@-Stud_pack-shut cha ya mouf , fake account dude, swipper no swiping 😠
Don't forget, pre-wire CAT6 network cable and coax for TV. And a 1-1/2 or 2" conduit from the garage to the attic for future cabling. When I had a home built in 1987 the builder let me come in and wire coax and telephone lines and boxes to every room before the drywall went up.
Love how these men are teaching their sons these invaluable skills. I wish Paul was my dad!!!! 😭
Your dad was just telling me that he wished Paul was your dad too… weird
OMG!! Makes every DIYer electrical project look like child’s play! You can see a professional and competent master electrician at work. Great job!!
@Stud-pack-. pGetting Joel for this electrical work was a great pick-up! Appreciate his knowledge, jigs. etc along with your work as well. My DIY projects pale in comparison. Kudos to you all!!!
@@tomhorrigan5769 That's a spam bot you're replying to.
I just used the Southwire Smart Guard Shields in my kitchen remodel. Since I only had access to one side of the studs for nail plates these allowed me full protection. I also used them to protect my 1/2in PEX lines in base plates and studs. Some of my existing home walls are 2x3 studs so electric and water line protection is vital as most fasteners would easily penetrate to the center of a stud.
Trade tip: as soon as you get to the job set your SER, Flex, wire in any sunny spot. By the time youre ready to pull wire, it’ll be much easier to work with. Works well in winter time.
That Joel guy seems like an awesome Electrition! Very clean and nice work like that should be appreciated! Be sure to bring him to your main house build!
Joel is such a cool cat no wonder there's great chemistry between you all.
Love his channel and his positive actitude.
That moment when you’re like “I wonder what they’re up to” and 30 mins after their video comes up!
Bingo!!
Same
Good thing for Rad and dad. Without them noting would get done.
I wonder that almost daily
Right
This is the collab that I never knew I needed!!!!!!!
Paul! You have and always have been, the best Teacher I have ever seen! True, Honest, and Plumb!
Nice, I've been watching Joel since he started his channel as well. Great collab.
Great chemistry from two of my favorite contractor channels. Thanks Joel for your time & expenses to help the Stud Pack.
I'm also a subscriber to & VERY much enjoy Joel (and crew) over at E.P.A. Watching E.P.A & Stud Pack together was an absolute blast! What a great "surprise"! :) Super neat to watch those first boxes go in, but also somewhat nerve-wracking as you realize that THIS is another start down the path. Also, LOVE the jig/template for the box-drywall setup! Another pleasure was to see Joel's son on the job site and learning the trade ( as well as lending a hand). Finally, wanted to say that I really appreciate learning about the various gadgets & gizmos to make work easier, smarter, and cleaner. Those wire stackers and the round nail guards - neat stuff!!
Take a 6" scrap 2x6 and screw the end flap of that 3 gang box to it. When you sheetrock the wall on both sides it will sandwich that box and make it solid.
Another great video.
I couldn't believe you were all on ladders when you spent so much money on the scaffolding!!! I kept screaming, "Use the scaffolding"...finally Joel realized it!!!! Nice work Joel....I wish you were closer to KY...I would hire you on to my projects no questions asked!!!! The garage wiring is truly a work of art...too bad it has to be covered in drywall. Hats off to you all for a spectacular job in teaching and performing.
Joel was speechless when Paul said he would just ziptie the dissimilar wires sizes together 🤣
My absolute favorite reaction so far in this build
actually, that may be permissible by current codes, assuming the stuff was air gapped apart a short distance, zip tie stacking? 🤣🤣 no I wouldn't do it either.
they do allow rated zipties to be used for fastening many types of wiring now.
I think Paul was just pulling his leg a bit, lol!😂
I know in IT networking you keep your cat5 away from any running power lines because of interference. Would there be a concern like that with two dissimilar sized and powered electrical lines, especially that huge 4aut?, being tied together?
Just curious. Thanks.
@@vannk73agreed. Paul knows more about the electrical trade than he is letting us in on. He once mentioned he had gone through courses of study from Mike Holt.
Something I learned not long ago while passing some electrical wire thru the ceiling that made my day was to use a little bit of dish soap/lube and the cable slides making it a lot easier to pull.
Guys I love the nice neat runs of the wiring. Great job. Don’t forget outside outlets .
They’re sooo glad you’re in the comments. No doubt these master-level tradesmen would’ve forgotten about exterior outlets without your reminder.
@@Eugene_Connorwell, this is Paul we’re talking about. :). Positive we’ll see some outside outlets in the next video.
@@Eugene_Connor Hey bud, be kind :D
@@azpcox Yeah, StudPack is good about reading comments, replying, taking advice, etc. And they do it in the evenings, AFTER full days of construction. Love these guys! You can learn a ton from them.
@@ZachAshcraft Given the level of presumption, I WAS kind.
Man does this bring back memories. I was formally trained as an electrician in the 1960’s. Thanks to the US Navy I changed trades. Wow, how have things changed. We ran all 15 amp circuits with mains for houses being just 60 amps.
That adjustable box in the bathroom is genius! Would be handy in a kitchen too so if you ever change out the backsplash, you can easily adjust the box to fit the new wall depth.
Studpack knows all about them: first videos I every saw on here were a kitchen remodel, and they used the same sort of box, for exactly tat reason: material for the backsplash hadn't been decided yet.
My favorite is Paul exclaiming that the same receptacle for the dryer can be used for welding. Love the excitement!
Great video! awesome that Joel came to help. His channel has a lot of great content and instruction. Plus I drive by his shop almost every day on my way to work. 🙂
At 1:19
I totally obeyed you, Paul!
Subbed.
Pros coming and sharing knowledge on tape is a huge benefit to us all.
Great work!
Awesome, thank you!
I can't remember when, if ever, I've seen that neat and clean an electrical install. That includes the wires, the holes, everything. That goes for residential as well as commercial.
There was a youtuber in Canada whose father built a garage who did just an amazing job on it, and probably Josh from Wild, Wonderful Offgrid (that guy is a fabulous all-around builder as well as a trade electrician), and that's about it.
Josh Myers - WWOG - has a fabulous video series on setting up his solar PV microgrid. Wild Wonderful Off Grid and Stud Pack are my don't-miss vlogs these days!!
Awesome to see a fellow Indianian make it to Texas to help!! That's some damn good professional work there!!
I'm hard-pressed to imagine any other DIYer finding a master electrician as patient as Joel Walsman.
One thing I would suggest Jordan to think over and potentially plan, before you guys do drywall (especially the thick one you want). Is incorporating an ethernet rack where the router, patch panel will be housed with runs for the whole house and perhaps prep the 2nd floor of the garage with the runs pre-made for running those into the house to the patch panel. Since having ethernet jacks is useful to hook up access-points (wifi) along with other devices and wire always beats wireless for performance. Especially with how many IOT devices he plans (motion sensors, lights, controllers etc).
Glad it was you all that pulled that 4/0 sub cable in!! Been there and done that!! That is work!! Glad it's done!! just wait till you tie it in the panels!! 😁
we are building a house right now and electrical is coming up. some great ideas here.
One of these days I’m going to build a nice home using T-Stud that way all electric and plumbing are a easy task. Keep up the great work guys!
I love seeing the box depth measurement. I used to have a house in Indiana, and I don't know if the owner installed everything or not, but all of the boxes on the wood panel part of the finish were between 1 1/4" to 1/2" DEEPER than the finish of the wall!!!! All of the outlets were painted over, and had to plug anything in and the outlets all wiggled! That was the biggest pain to fix with lounger screws, and 3D printed spacers that would attach the outlets to. Mad respect for doing it right the first time!
Joel was great. learned a bunch and he's REALLY GOOD on camera. also those new products were pretty cool.
What a great collab! Nice work boys 🙌
Thanks Scott!💪
So happy to see a colaboration with Joel. I'm a subscriber to Joel and have also seen him on other youtuber channels installing a tesla power outlet. He's amazing and a great instructor. This was an awesome video. Thanks Paul and Joel.
15:10 Starving Electrician Character.
Never fails.
Good Jobs Guys. Excellent video.
The smart shields are cool. Much better than a nailing plate since they protect from all sides.
every time I watch you guys do electrical work, I see things that make me want to go redo some work in my basement.... love the wire organization/staples.
go away @--Studpack
I took notes on this epi. Which I think now makes me a master electrician.
It was so exciting for me to watch you guys with Joel as I've been a subscriber of his for quite some time as well. Perfect youtube video for me!
I really want to suggest that you talk with Joel about running some 1" EMT from your utility room to the roof through the exposed studs for a later solar installation. You can even poke it out of the roof if you connect it to a flashed sola deck box or something like that so you don't have to make an access hole in the ceiling of the second floor to finish it. Nobody likes conduit on the outside of their garage mahal!
I'm a fan a both channels and really enjoyed this episode. I didn't know Joel's company had over 100 employees, that's awesome!
Subscribed to Electric Pro Academy. A pleasure to watch you work with the Stud Pack! Everything is so straight and neat. Love it.
You must've been a Darn good hand Mr. Paul . Never to shy to work . Never to shy to ask . Never to shy to learn .
Un Aplauso .
Your videos are always informative but I especially liked this one. My deceased brother was a journeyman electrician. He helped me wire my first house. When we needed to wire a basement room later, my brother-in-law who holds his master license in several states wired the room for me. I love the work they did but things have changed so much since then (1970s). This was a great video that showed some of the new products available. Thanks so much.
Very pleased you got to show the electrical. Looking forward to more videos with your subcontractors.
Wonderful masterpiece! And video too - editing, shooting, sound, script - great!
I like that "smart shield" for wires!
Such a great colab! I actually watch both of you guys as you're both incredible pro's!
10:24 Question: Why is the industry standard changing from 12" to 18" bottom of receptacle box?
Fun fact: In Canada we typically use metal boxes (except on exterior walls). Those metal boxes come with holes to secure above and below the box, but they also come with the holes inside the box as in your smart box case. It's individual preference, but often electricians here will use those inside holes (our codes don't prevent us from having a screw head inside the box) to secure the box to the stud. That way in the future if it needs to be adjusted up or down, with our service loop - there's room to do so. What we don't typically have readily available, are the adjustable boxes. I saw that on 1 of the videos from Joel's youtube channel and now whenever I venture to the states - I ALWAYS stock up! :)
As a drywall guy I LOVE those smart shields!!! Great idea! Also 5/8 is great for all those reasons you mentioned, but much more likely to get beat up by the delivery guys which causes a lot more cutting and prefilling work for the taper.
Joel's channel is awesome. Many thanks for having him on.
You guys are unbelievable! First you add Rad and now Joel guest starring. This is going to be the best built most modern house on the block. Keep up the great work. 👍🏼
I am going to be soooo lost when you get this build done...
Joel is a BADASS!
Great Job guys!
Looking forward to the next one!
Finally! Hahaha, the more content from this crew, THE BETTER!!
When I first started the video, I saw that it was 30 minutes long. I was trying to figure out why it was that long but after watching it I feel it could have been much longer because it was so much wiring. I love learning new things watching you do this build. Thanks for going into depth sometimes on new things no one has ever seen.
My two favorite channels come together in the same video. I would love to work for Electric Pro Academy and Stud Pack!! Keep the videos up!!
Good one ! I've seen of lot of his electrical videos where he does remediation on homes with epic code violations. Can't wait to see the monster panel that' s surely coming
stumbling on the stairs when getting home late at night is rarely from the lack of light. 🥳🤠
My favourite series at the moment. Cant wait to see what else is to come.
The moveable box was ubercool. First time seeing that. Beautiful work. Looking forward to the LEDs.
Subscriber to EPA as well. Great surprise to see Joel working with you. He's a great teacher and electrician.
I can't wait to see the DC controls get installed!
I love this build. Getting to see everything in detail is wonderful. I subscribed to Electric Pro Academy btw and like Joel’s energy. I can see it now, Jordan is gonna have 85 LED’s and dimmers lol. Keep up the good work boys!
I am a residential electrician, and I freakin’ LOVE doing nice, clean and neat wiring just like this. Bravo Joel!
@Stud-pack-. EAT THE CORN FROM MY 💩
I love Joel! awesome to see him!
Electrifying the like button before I watch the video. One of my favorite video series to watch, reminds me of being young and watching This Old house with Bob Vila with my dad.
So Funny! We have a house in the neighborhood which was flipped by the owners. One of the insane things they did was to take the roof off the day before Irene. They went through the hurricane with a tarp over it and I learned later that there was a river of water running down the stairs. They added a two story, two car garage which rivaled the size of the original house. My son dubbed it The Garagemahal!
18:01 When you get into tight bends like this just use a little vaseline. Will help go into the bend nicely.
Each video gets more exciting than the last.
Wow, I just watched one of Joel's videos for the first time last night. I was looking for videos regarding changing a meter box and he popped up.
The Gentleman Electrician ! What a great guy to show all the tricks and hard work electricians go through fuffing-in. Can't wait to watch my first @electricproacadamy video!!
Love the attention to detail, “If it looks good, it probably is good”! Take pride in a job well done! ❤
Low voltage tech here, can’t forget about cctv, intrusion/fire, data comm and access control if you want to get fancy
First StudPack video I have come across; when you teased a UA-camr electrician, I was immediately hoping for Jefferson Electric!! Re: this channel, I guess I have been under a rock, great stuff!
Yes new Stud pack! Only downside is I have to now wait for the next one! Loving this build!
WOW! Man it was so cool seeing Joel there. There is so much progress going on.
JOEL!? That's crazy awesome!
Glad to learn about some new products im gonna use on my moms she shed build.
Subscribed to Electric Pro. Thanks for the tip. I always like to learn about different things. This new channel will be great to watch and learn from.
From a subscriber of both channel’s I 1000% enjoyed this ❤❤
At some point you're going to want to have holiday lights or inflatables or something outside. Put in a switched outlet somewhere up high (close to the eaves or whereever holiday lights will go) on the outside, under an overhang. Also, put in some 20-amp circuits outside for the robot lawnmower charging station, the corded lawnmower or weed-whacker, and for the fridge on the back patio. And don't forget the lights in the backyard, plus the hot tub.
Haha - quite a list, but yes, and now's the time...
Years ago when I was boxing out a house , I made a wooden jig to set boxes that held the box while you placed it on the stud while you nailed
It. Worked pretty good.
Pretty amazing to see….love the electrical instruction.
You guys are making quite the splash. Good for you!