Coming Up From The Ground Ep.28
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
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This initial layout is really exciting. Go slow, double check your measurements, and keep your plans near by. Batter boards make the job much easier since you can easily adjust your stings by just moving nails around on the boards.
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A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist. ~Louis Nizer
Some day someone will own this home, and have these videos as a full archive of how it came to be. That's got to be unique?
I keep thinking the same thing. What a luxury it will be to know the details and to have the assurance of quality throughout.
@@bradledford, Great for re-sale also, I would think ?
My money is on his son ending up buying it/owning it.
I can say, with complete certainty and confidence, that the majority here would not be disappointed in owning the final product of this series. I can also say that I'll be most envious of that individual, haha!
This perfectionism is definitely worth it in the long run. Too many people have the attitude of "it's close enough for footings, we don't have time to make it perfect". But problems tend to compound into bigger and more expensive headaches down the line. IMO, a competent tradesman should aim for perfection the first time, rather than anticipating having to fudge it later on.
Thank you for producing this content and for being such a positive person. Life is what we make of it: we can work in a poorly planned mess with lots of swearing and mistakes, or we can take pride in our work. With the right people work can be a lot of fun (even concrete).
I wish this resource was available before I ever picked up a hammer, but I am very glad that this channel is active and I can look forward to watching this project go forward.
Best of luck.
Your pride in your work is something alot of people simply don't have anymore,thanks for showing its still exists,love your videos
Your content, work ethic, talent and honesty are to be much admired! Thanks for sharing.
He doe's a great job, I agree!
I truly hope that this type of individual isn't being lost through generational change. The amount of wisdom that shines through the process of your teaching is unbelievable and admirable. I hope that someday I can share knowledge the way that you do. Great job all around and thank you for being such a positive influence.
This has got to be the best series of videos on UA-cam 👍 What a story thank you for sharing
This series is possibly the best you have ever made. Good job 👍
Yuppppp got that right
I LOVE these videos, I have literally 0 interest in building a house but I am addicted to these. So glad you're going at some pace now! I hope you can keep it up :)
One of the few youtubers' videos I like before even watching
If you want to help them, i would advise to watch before you like.
It's not outside of the realm of possibilities that youtube, while counting the like "to show" bellow the video , discards it when it comes to the algorithm used to rank the videos. It may be seen as a "fan" and not as actual "video quality".
But i agree, his videos always deserves a like.
@@maxsnts I think you are right, I have heard this before and it would make sense for it to be that way to stop the gaming of video likes.
@Badger0fDeath Unless you know you're going to enjoy it based on the 100% track record and just don't want to forget to support it when it ends and automatically starts the next one.
You can tell a man knows what he’s doing when he’s got a tape measure in BOTH hands! Two loggers tapes hooked on your bags, badass.
spring loaded plumb bob too. certified badass
This series, once completed, will go down in the books as on par with the Larry Haun framing videos...
So glad I found this page. You really do cover EVERY aspect of this work...
I plan on having my sons watch this... Then of course, the Larry Haun series... lol
Tim Falardeau ...definitely in the shadow of Larry Haun!
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Thanks for mentioning Larry Haun. Sometimes UA-cam comments are good.
Larry haun was an unmatched old school Master Framer and a great teacher. Very specialized and very efficient in western framing. From the late 40s to 2013 he framed on the west coast. This is a current general contractor type video series, more general but also of a high level. P.s. For comedy and entertainment i sometimes read comments from ignorant handyman trolls trying to say
negative things about Larry. Hilarious.
That spring loaded retractable plum bob line is really neat! Thanks again for sharing!!!
its called a gammon reel in case you wanted to know.
Gammon reel and retractable steel tape is the cat's meow.
@@TheMO14 Thanks!
Yes, Gammon reel. But jeez, those things were a pain in the a** to replace the line in! I think they made them that way on purpose so you’d just buy another one when the line broke.
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How great that you get to do this with Nate. My father was a builder but he passed before we got to do this kind of work together. Treasure the time together.
@3:34 It's technicaly called trilateration when using distance measurements to determine points. Triangulation is when using angle measurements.
I understand all of what you are doing and you do a very good job at explaining to other's what and why you are doing it.
The video, editing and voice over are very well done. I give thanks to Scott and Nate for all the work they put into making these video's for everyone to watch.
Thank you for the video GOD Bless.
“Square, level, and true.” Words I heard from you and words I live by when I build anything.
AMEN
Once again tips every tradesmen should know and understand thank you always
Like Tommy on This Old House says, prep work is everything..
I have no idea how you can possibly manage a workload like this, in such detail, with film, editing, narration AND putting together one of UA-cam's finest video channels. My hat is off to you.
Kelly here... tell me about it
I do not make video's but the job site is something that comes to some people like drinking water it is just natural. Not all people can handle that much work load.
Myself struggle with spelling and writing but doing what Scott is doing with the lay out of the job site and building is like second nature to me.
Best channel on UA-cam by a long shot.... I wish all tradesmen and craftsmen were as skilled and talented as you.
And as willing to share the knowledge. I always try to show appreciation to the older, wiser, more experienced tradesmen I work with, and occasionally they reply with something like "It's my duty" with an odd expression. I can only guess it means they aren't used to being thanked or my level of interest.
Watching these vids has made me a better tradesman,far from perfect,but much better.
i admire your channel, after binge watching for the last two hours...it has convinved me that a tiny home is more my speed....its in my budget and i can move it ...and building in the earth has to many possibilities for costly errors by an amatuer!!! Great channel! Good Bless!
To use the old shooters axiom, "aim small, miss small". If your goal is always to be as precise as possible (or reasonable), then your result won't be far from that.
This is my 1st comment. I find you to be an excellent teacher. Your method of explaining detail is easy to understand. My feeling is the finished structure will be constructed like furniture. Thank you
Thanks John!
This is how a true craftsman builds a house. I'm looking forward to each and every one in your series.
Good afternoon sir. Very very professional work you do.
I’m a concrete contractor in Colorado, and I really enjoy every one of your videos.
Thanks for sharing them .
This is an amazing series. I hope to build my own house someday and I'm learning so much from this.
Scott, one of the great gifts of your channel is that I can sit down with my dad, watch your videos with him, and I can say, "this is the stuff I did to make a living." My dad has never seen me on a site. He just knows that when I'm gone there's a building where there wasn't one before.
This channel is hands down, the best on UA-cam. I'm generally excited to notice when you have new content up. All the best, and THANKS!
Nice to see the Australian made buckaroo tool belt.
I don't think ANYBODY can top you guys in the quality of the information you disseminate and how easily it is to follow along with what you say.
This is truly one of my favorite series, bar none.
Thanks Scott & Nate.
You do an amazing job. Everyone up here in the northeast work within an accuracy of about +/- 1 foot (within exception of set-backs). I am yet to encounter a level, plumb, square and true wall in any of the 1-2 million dollar homes. The amount of mud and caulk most houses have has to be delivered by the pallet. Even finish carpenters don't bother using a level. Lack of building science is amazing too. Nobody is using rigid ducts on their HVACs everything is nasty flex that looks like a ductoctopus, and I am yet to find a single HVAC contractor that knows how to do a Manual J calculation or properly size anything. The entire industry is all about cranking out as many jobs as possible and cutting as many corners as possible in order to get to the next job. I've seen windows installed without shims and the entire window frame bends out of square within months and windows no longer work and this is on brand new million dollar homes. Everyone loves this saying "I always do it this way and never had a problem". This statement is basically engrained into every contractor up here. Ask a tile contractor to secure the cement board correctly to the plywood, you know what they do? Just screw it. If you show them the instructions that clearly states that thinset must be used they claim it is not required and that it is overkill. Plumbers drilling holes for the vents in the king and jack studs that are 60% or larger and claim it's ok.
Similar stuff happens in Australia, it's all about job turnover and profits now. 😠
Man... While I don't disagree with on quality of many new builds, you also sound like the type that "knows everything".
If you know of all of these things wrong with builds, what are you doing to make it right, besides bitching about it? Because I can assure you, bitching doesn't help.
Moreover, I find it hard to believe, being a mechanical contractor myself, that none of the hvac guys are doing manual J's - being that they are required for permitting on jobs nationwide.
As for flex duct systems they have their place, and there is most definitely a right and a wrong way to do them. The truth is, most hvac contractors who do new work DON'T want to install that way.
It's the General Contractors constantly trying to beat down the price it takes to do the job CORRECTLY that forces the subs that do quality work to not be able to complete with those who do substandard work.
The point being on jobs that are fucked up, you can almost always trace it back to the General Contractor beating everyone up on their price, then hiring the cheapest, shittiest, hackiest sub trades they can find. And then rushing them to get done as well on top of it all.
@@Floridaman8783 You are quite right. The majority of Tradesmen want to do a good job , but it is all about the money on some jobs so that the quality of the work and materials gets beaten back so much that nobody cares anymore.
I'm in the Northeast and have worked with different crews some very meticulous and some hacks, just like every field every job there is, every product made, the range is wide, there are hacks, Craftsmen and masters.
@@Floridaman8783 Be that as it may, we each choose our own standard in life. Step up or step off...
Love the big chainsaw for rough work. Is there a smaller one for finish work? 😎
You have no idea how much I enjoy this series! I wish the episodes were longer and more often! 😉
The form setter hammer... Awesomeness.
You sir are an American Craftsman 👍🏼🇺🇸
Dang. Talk about drinking from the firehose. You weren’t joking about video output increasing.
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I hope some young potential 18 to 20 something builders/engineers/Architects/watch this as they can get inspired to join our great industry....They can learn a lot.
From a small building, to a large unit it’s full of info
Great work. Love it!
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You are a good man Scott. Thank you.
Craftsmanship & the love of the job is why I joined the trades and it's good to see it alive and well, 👍
So cool to see the process. I'm sure a bit nerve racking to make sure you are starting off on the right foot! I'll keep following...
Well you’re already doing a 90% better job than the workmanship of any foundation I’ve ever framed on
Dylan Mounsey his labour and time would not be outweighed by a bit of overpour. Anal.
Trinity Too no I love it dude I keep saying can’t wait to see the framing start
Trinity Too you don't know me, you don't know how I build, I don't boast it and post it.
AVIT ERDIT ur attitude is shit that we know
@@aviterdit525 That's true. I wasn't replying to any work you might do. I was responding to your calling someone else anal.
I've been Binge Watching the E.C. series of videos and know when I've seen them all I'll go back and watch them all over again. And several probably again and again. Can't thank you enough for your reviving my love of carpentry to the extent that at 75 I'm getting ready to begin constructing a Tiny House - By myself, just to prove I can.
One comment: When I was a (much) younger man what you call "Batter Boards" were called "Hurdles" - like those used in hurdling races - and "Batter Boards" were forms used to define the slope or "batter" of a stone or masonry wall. Was it ever thus in the U.S.?
If you start right. You finish right... It's that simple!!!
1:35 very satisfying. Love these videos
Artistry with string and batter boards!
It’s always good to see that craftsmanship is still alive! Whether it’s watching your video or seeing it on a job site it’s good to watch a craftsman.
Man, these videos are timeless and priceless all in one.
I love the attention to detail, heck pointing out the details to pay attention to.
You are the embodiment of the journeyman I never had as an apprentice, and the master carpenter I wish I worked under as a journeyman!
Years later, I'm assured to see the points you make are more or less the ones I insist on while managing my job sites and crews.
Can't get enough of your content. Please never stop.
Have you done a video on how you tie off your string lines? That was mesmerising!
Yes he has, just rewatched it the other day, search his channel for "knots" and you should find it quickly
Conrad S cheers mate 👍
There is a new vido 18 mins long
i can't believe you have not been approached for a TV show! If you have an apprentice, that's one lucky person.
Two parts of this video that cannot be overstated: First, tolerance is the measurement by which craftsmanship is gauged. Allowable tolerance for a job, any job is what can determine the speed and practicality of the job, but the tighter the tolerance the higher the quality, the better the build. Once the initial tolerance of a build has been allowed to stretch or bend or is of no concern (like most home builds) it will never be corrected, it will just be covered up or worse wont even be covered. Second, When hiring anyone for any type of service always ask and find out what kind of allowable tolerance in the work and what you as the customer expect from the service.
Always keep in mind: Great work is rarely cheap and cheap work is rarely great.
Good luck on the build Scott, Nate, and crew!
I’m an apprentice union carpenter out of local 215, I absolutely love this channel! I totally dig your slogan square plumb and true. Keep up the good work....
You are right on with the intimidation factor of coming out of the ground; I'm building a small addition to my home and was surprised at the level of fear in getting started with digging a trench the right depth for the footer.
No matter how I try, these goes over my head
Very good explanation of everything.
Great videos as all ways happy father's day 👍
I like to set my strings a tad higher than actual foundation height so that way my kickers are never interrupting the string line.
@ Roman Peshkov - Agreed. If conditions allow it, I always liked to set my strings at 1 foot above finish floor so that stakes, kickers, mounds of dirt or anything else would not interfere with them.
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psidvicious my man! 😁😁
Can say enough about how much I enjoy seeing the videos you put together.
Thanks. 👍
You’re doing it right as always Scott. There’s no such thing as “too right” it’s either “spot on” or it’s wrong, there’s no in between. It’s your project, money, time and ultimately, responsibility. Your attention to detail and accuracy is great to see, a true craftsman. 👍🏻
It was really nice to see you use my favourite string line knot. After 30 years of doing similar work, I still see people driving in a couple of nails, lots of wraps, and a half hitch.
Most other construction videos I watch I feel daunted by the prospect of doing tedious tasks, jumping through legal formalities, learning quantities of new skillsets, etc. Your videos, however, always take my discouragement and turn it into excitement. Thank you so much for your presentation style, and I wish you many continued successes with your projects.
You running a buckaroo belt with occi bags.... I like it.... I like it a lot 😜
Thank you Scott 💗😊👍
Another great video! Thanks for sharing.
True craftsmanship; some houses I've seen are off by half a foot, the bigger the house the worse it gets. Some reputable custom builders are great at cover up, once the trim works are removed the lousy works revealed.
Amazing attention to detail
Woohoo!!! More knowledge and wisdom!
I do this all week to watch you do it in the weekend 🤔
You should do a video just specifically showing how and why you twist those strings and snap em in to place so well.
Lots of us are not professionals, and we love picking up "Tricks Of The Trade".
In fact, maybe that could be an entire subset of category for a new playlist?
Still enjoying the videos,...keep em coming!
@ TheNewAmericanMedia - just put 5-6 twists in the line, loop it over the nail, then pull the dead end of the line back toward the nail and the loops will sinch up into a bind. DO NOT tie a knot. Then to undo it, just pull the dead end back away from the nail (towards the length of line) and slowly let the tension off. It will ‘untie’ just as easily and quickly.
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Love your channel , thank you for the education
that little trick you use for securing the string to the nail would be good to see in a bit of detail!
I over did it once. Took me three days to mark out a 57 meter by 18 meter building with three lift shafts and 3 sets of stairs. I was out 10mm in one corner. I was pretty proud of myself after the abuse I got for taking so long.
One thing I will say is make sure you use a metal tape measure when marking out for grids off of a plan. The first time I marked out a building I was given a cheaper plastic tape .in between each marker was perfect but when measuring from one edge to the other edge of the building it was out by 50mm/2”. We realised after trial and error over the greater distance the actual tape stretch that much. One more thing to consider. Great video 👍🏻
love the new music with the piano notes
Nope you're not overkilling it. I'm a field engineer for a heavy civil construction company and i'm just like you for line and grade. Even if the structure tolerance isn't critical, I want it as close as possible, within .01' or 1/8". The crews don't like me much when I constantly tell them to adjust their formwork, but I get ocd about this stuff.
Reminds me of the days when as an apprentice the carpenters let me into the world of putting up a building. Strings and batter boards, and a transit. Layout, one of my most favorite things of the whole process!
GREAT VID SCOTT, VISUALIZING THE OUTCOMES, AND HAVING THE RIGHT MIND SET FROM START TO FINISH.
PERFECT!
It's nice to see someone take there time and do it right. The excavation company I work for is always rush rush rush time is money. " little high let it fly little low let it go"]
Another excellent video. I plan to apply everything I learn on these videos to building my home. I like using LASERs to measure distance and height. A tape measure has to be pulled tight to reduce sagging kept level. A LASER takes care of both of those.
Like your spencer logging tape.... I recognized it immediately, have one from being a faller many years ago. Have to get mine out again, working construction to keep sane officially retired
Now we were cooking. Great stuff!
These videos are a heirloom for future generations. But cutting that board with the chainsaw, holding with the elbow - that is priceless
Over doing it is under rated! I would rather have it over done, than just good enough.
I was in the masonry business, 3rd generation. I retired when we could no longer compete with imported labor. As you know in a block building we come behind you and that IS the building. Some of the things we had to overcome were shameful! I would have been proud to work with you as would my father, his father before him and his seven brothers. Thank you for sharing...
Invaluable information, thanks for what you do! You're a gentleman and a scholar my friend ;)
“What kind of number do you want me to make up?”... love it!
You are like our generations Larry Haun.
It would be awesome to watch you frame a house providing the indepth processes along the way.
So many things to comment on in this video, I'm loving this series. The way you fling the plumb bob out like a yo-yo, such that you end up with almost no swing at the bottom is just awesome.
Nate tried to capture how you're fastening the string to the nail (multiple twists and then pull to the nail somehow?). It would be great if you did a quickie on that, doing it a little slower and up close. Looked like a great way to tighten the string.
@ rjtumble - Yes, just put 5-6 twists in the line, loop it over the nail, then pull the dead end of the line back toward the nail and the loops will sinch up into a bind. DO NOT tie a knot. Then to undo it, just pull the dead end back away from the nail (towards the length of line) and slowly let the tension off. It will ‘untie’ just as easily and quickly.
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These videos are really come out now, it’s great! If I haven’t already said so in a previous video comments section, thank you very much for making this!!
Keep up the good work.
I think this is my 1st time to comment. I'm enjoying this series. I have dug footings before and some layout work. I can appreciate your attention to detail. A mistake at this stage can follow you the rest of the house. The soil where I live is different in that we have very little topsoil and right away we have clay and rock or in some instances solid limestone.
Thank you so much for the knowledge you share. I very much enjoy watching your videos.
Reminds me of the old saying- start as you intend to finish. If you want the building square and level, you need to start that way from the bottom, otherwise you just end up compensating for any errors all the way up to the ridge capping.
As a carpenter and general contractor, I would love to come in after that foundation is in and frame. Nothing to tweak or cheat or fix. No on site corrections. Just get the lumber, look at the plans and get to work. If only all foundations were so diligently planned and executed. This is why I do most of my own form work. I’m the guy framing on top of it and I want my job to be easy. Come to think of it, that’s why I frame. I started as a finish carpenter and got sick of trying to trim out a shoddily framed house. It was just so much more work trying to put a bow on a pig. That’s why I use the term “framing” instead “rough carpentry” like some others. “Rough” implies, well, rough, and good framing isn’t. Anyway this guy knows his stuff. The importance of care and accuracy at every stage, from foundation to finish.
Love the detail of your videos. These videos are perfect even though you use the imperial system 😄
Spectacular series!
I’ve been glued to it from the first episode!
Great video Essential craftsman
This is one of the best series on the you tube....
You make such great videos and so full of information. I find your channel is better than any home improvement content that I have ever seen on TV.
I am a DIY home owner and a subscriber to your channel.
Thank you Craftsman, you're our hero!