Dream Property or Money Pit? Buying My Old Shop
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2023
- We bought a new property! Can’t wait to turn this into our dream shop and home
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Congrats on the new property. Between the house renovations and the shop upgrades, you’ve got about 10 yrs worth of content.
Just what I thought. And a great name also.
You've just guaranteed YEARS of new content for your channel. Love the ghost deer throughout the video, especially the ones dancing in the shop at the end 🤣
Home inspector here. I’m sure you had an inspection on that house but some things to consider. Gutter down spouts draining at least three foot away from the foundation and proper grading with swales (because of that hill) are a must. Make sure you have adequate ventilation in that crawlspace. Make sure your condensate drain and plumbing are not leaking into the space. Also make sure you’re planning on replacing that ductwork at the minimum and that all of the collars on those ducts are professionally sealed so you’re not sucking in crawlspace air into the system.
I feel like that crawlspace needs to be sealed off like a tomb, with plastic. Switch the HVAC to all mechanical in the living space.
I reckon your mold problem starts at the top of the backyard hill. When it rains, all that surface water flows down the hill, and into your crawlspace where it sits in the dark and cultivates the mold farm. I owned a house in a similar situation once. I would dig a dry creek bed slightly uphill, at an angle to catch the draining surface flow, and move it around the house and down the hill. This will stop the mold at the source. Meanwhile you can deal with remediation of the mold that's already under the house. You might also need to waterproof the foundation, and put a French drain along the uphill side of the foundation. But, I would address the uphill flow first, which might be enough to prevent more mold.
Luckily they do have a diverted cut into the hill already that works fairly well. Mold is from heavily condensing exposed HVAC pipes. It'll be a full tear out then encapsulation. And potentially a curtain drain to help 👍
It also looks like the down spouts empty close to the house, getting them out and away would help as well
Thinking outside the box. If you are tearing out the floor, tear out some of the full sub floor panels. Allows for much better access to the basement for all the tear out, grading, vapor barrier and gravel. Might also cut down on the AC duct bill.
Silver Cymbal channel just remediated his crawl space on the last couple of videos. Hired a company to come in and suck out all the nasty insulation with a big machine. He sprayed the whole thing down with a bleach like spray. Then, he hired someone to spray foam the walls and floor. That way, he didn't need to insulate the floor joist above. But you have an outside access that he didn't have.
Dry ice soda blast off the mold
It doesn't do much dammage to the wood but it also won't kill the mold you can use a chemical spray to kill the mold spores like you would use on the outside of a house to clean it. But yes a dry river bed and poly over the floor in the crawl space with good venting.
that dear ghost was such a great touch to the video. keep up the good work
Thanks, had to have a little fun
LOOL, the ghost deer got me. The new property looks awesome!
Thanks!
You paint the brick and you're converting it from a basically maintenance free exterior to a maintenance required exterior... Love the property! We've been looking for something similar in WI for about 5 years now... Love the ghost deer! Nice touch! ;)
Yeah, I've always been against painting brick for that reason, but.....i hate the color of the bricks 😂😂
@@Fixthisbuildthatmaybe lime wash?
You could stain the brick, which would forgo any continued maintenance.
@@BillJBrasky agreed, much healthier for the brick, far less maintenance, and looks great too
@@Fixthisbuildthat I remember seeing something a long time ago about staining brick after a rough wash ? Can't remember the specifics was along time ago but was pricey at the time so didn't do it to my house.
For the brick, use a masonry stain or “lime wash”. It’s just not a great idea long term to paint brick with any “normal” paint. A masonry specific product will still allow the brick to breath and won’t comprise its integrity.
Definitely going to research the best approach for long term performance
@@Fixthisbuildthat Once it's painted, it's painted forever. More upkeep, and it does need to breathe. I'm sure you've seen brick that powders away.
. @fixthisbuildthat Architect here, and I concur with the others. If you don’t like mold, don’t paint the brick. Limewash yes, if will still let the brick breathe. Can’t wait for all the content your new home will provide! And super jealous of your outbuilding - I’m running a business out of my single car garage shop - not easy. Congrats!
Just painted our brick Sherwin Williams has products just for that not cheap but so far so good a year later.
@fixthisbuildthat use a product called Romabio
I love the ghost deer at the end.
Congratulations on the purchase. I do have a worry about the runoff from that hill, it is very steep and runs directly into the house. Good that the house is elevated with a crawlspace and the runoff is probably one of the big reasons for so much water damage in the house. I did not see any vents in the front of the house at the crawlspace so that might be something to think about.
Sweet, you bought a bandsaw,a vise, and they threw in a house 5 acres with a shop. That's a steal. Proud for you and your family. Enjoy every moment.
Yeah, the bandsaw was a little overpriced, but does look nice 😂😂
@@Fixthisbuildthatand, being an old Craftsman, that bad boy may outlive you!
Congrats! Really looking forward to the home & shop renovation videos, as well as the more advanced projects you can do with all the added space. It's a really nice looking property with that hill and the surrounding trees really give it a cozy feeling.
How many haunted deer did you catch? If it's less than 5 you missed a few 😀
That's awesome! Next year my son and I will be moving south and I hope to find a property like that with a garage or shop to create the ultimate wood shop 🙂👍🏻
Brad, that aluminum siding will need to be prep'd for paint. Aluminum oxidizes and gets a fine white powdery substance on it and paint will peal right off. You'll need to power wash and use a de=greaser. We used what we called Mean Green. You *may* need to prime it but without seeing it, I can't tell you that for sure. Although, after you power wash and get that powder off, you may decide you don't need to paint it. One caveat, if you decide to repaint it, you will probably want to replace any/all rusty screws because it will bleed back through the paint.
Hiring a pro might be your better option because of the equipment needed and the amount of time needed to do it. A structure that size can be *a* *lot* of work and *a* *lot* of time without a team.
For example, doing a single wide mobile home would take a team of 2 over a week to do between the power wash, replacing screws, caulking everything and then the paint. We used a power sprayer for the bulk of it and cut in whatever we needed with brushes.
Side note, because of the heat in your area and the risk of leaks, you may want to do a cool seal on the roof. Again, I'd recommend a crew for that and it would need to be power washed first too.
Enjoyed the story about your rise to the top of the food chain. Now I’m gonna watch your most popular video.
Definitely freaked me out when I saw the first one 😂
I had to come to the comments to figure out if it was just me seeing deer ghosts 🤣
So happy for you and your new property for your family and work. I’ve been following you for a LONG time and this video is different. Your smile from ear to ear on the entire video is awesome. Proud of you on your journey and achievements!!!!
The great part about a fixer upper for a UA-camr? Content possibilities! Looking forward to all the renovation videos to come!
Congrats on the new property! Be sure to do your research when you tackle the mold, it is no joke. "Black Mold" is a blanket term for three different types of mold, and rarely is it actually black in color. I work as a mold remediator and recommend checking the attic to see where the bathroom vents vent the air. In my experience when there is mold on the ceiling, the vents just pump into the attic and not to the outside. Before you rip out the mold, spray it down with a biocide to kill it and not contaminate the rest of the house. Mold spores into the air when it is disturbed. We use a human and pet-friendly one called Decon-30. It is botanical rather than chemical. That 12k quote to do everything is pretty accurate given the crawlspace and bathrooms. There is a ton that goes into remediating and doing it the right way so mold doesn't come back. Containment and HEPA air purifiers are your best friend when dealing with mold. Feel free to reach out with any questions! That shop is going to be amazing!
Congratulations on the new place. Look forward to seeing what you do with the place!
Man, you could build a nice little rope tow ski lift to the top of that hill, sledding in the winter, 'slip n slide' in the summer! Also the hunting blind would make a cool kids fort some day.
Yes! I've literally already been thinking of how I could do a to rope or lift
Excited to come along for the ride!
Couple of things,
1. pay the money for the crawl space. It's a big hit but you don't have to worry about getting sick from the great gombu that it certainly living down there. The pros have all the right PPE for that nastiness.
2 one roll up door is enough. Frame in the other one. Better insulation.
3 the ghost deer were a nice touch!😂
Love your videos. Good luck with all of this remodel. Super fun times ahead
Congratulations Brad! So excited for you, your family, and all the awesome things this house and shop are going to allow you to do! God bless you and your family!
i can see how excited you are, and you should be !!! along with the house renovations and the shop upgrades, you surely have a lot of work, and that's awesome for a woodworking guy, right ? congratulations on the new property. I hope you all have 100 years of happiness and create good memories in there.
Wow... congratulations... can't wait for more shop/home improvement projects
There's a whole mess of em to do!
Congratulations Brad & Susan and family
On your new place
It looks every nice
Hope everything goes smoothly with your remodelling and updating your place
Thanks, Larry!
How did u comment 8h ago lol
@@GetGood_1023membership aka early access ig?
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That’s for me to know
Your welcome Brad
Beautiful! Your enthusiasm is fantastic ! Have fun with it! Love your videos.
I have a 30 yr house that I had inspected a year ago and they suggested encapsulating the crawl space. I got 3 quotes over the next year and they ranged from $5,000 to $14,000. After extensive research and reading on current standards I picked the $14,000 contractor. They were the only ones that recommended removing the floor insulation, treating/removing all mold, 2” foam insulation on all block exterior walls, 2’ of 2” foam insulation on ground along exterior wall, all vents to exterior wall blocked and insulated, 10min plastic on walls, ground, and pillars with seems overlapped, folded, and taped. They also installed a dehumidifier unit that gets air from crawl space and house that then exhausts back into house.
It’s been only 2 months but I am noticing significant less humidity in house. Would be glad to discuss further if interested.
Duuude congrats!!!! Love these types of videos and cannot wait to see more
We're excited to get going!
I think you should keep the garage door in case you want to make bigger projects which won’t fit through the door 😊
agreed
Oh, definitely keeping the larger garage door. Was thinking about walling up the smaller one 👍
@@Fixthisbuildthat that's a relief to hear
btw even the smaller one might be worth keeping for smaller stuff to save opening the larger one
@Fixthisbuildthat - Maybe move the smaller one to the rear giving you direct access to your wood pile
@@wirelad1 That's a good point, then you don't have to drag it all the way around.
Congrats on the new property! Looking forward to following your renovation and enhancement projects!
I'm SO envious and happy for you, Susan and the kids! That place is gorgeous and has so much potential. I can envision TONS of great video's being made to share with your UA-cam viewers as you renovate everything. I'm really looking forward to that!!!
i think that hole was for an ac to blow on the deer hanging to keep it cool that little office probably keeps pretty cold. we built cold storage in an old boss's garage just have to modify the ac to go lower than 65
Huh, maybe so. That would make since why it was insulated
@@Fixthisbuildthat after seeing the back side of the hole it was large and square so now I'm sure I'm wrong lol
Congrats Brad! Can't wait to see what you do with the shop and house!
Thanks, Matt!
I’m so excited to see your home/shop remodel journey. I’ve been watching Scott Brown Carpentry’s home renovation and it’s so fun to watch, just seeing how people tackle and approach different obstacles to realize their vision.
Congratulations on the space!
This is awesome. So excited to watch you turn that place into something amazing. Also, there was a ghost deer, right?
I saw at least four.
I think there were 7.
You should talk to Kyle at RR Buildings about pole barns. They are built to hold themselves up with no frills. They seem flimsy but all of the parts work together.
I've been binging Kyle's vids for ideas 😀
Congrats on the new place! Looks like you've found a gem (and I mean that!). It can be tricky to find just the right fixer upper. Looking forward to seeing the work.
Big congratulations Brad & family!!!
Congratulations Brad & Susan!!! We are also looking for room to "stretch out" in the country. So happy for you that this opportunity came about. I wouldn't worry about the "deer ghosts", they seem friendly enough. Lol
I’d love to see a refurbishing series! ❤️
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Congratulations man. There’s nothing to it but to do it! In your hands, That building will be a killer shop! The beauty about buying a 40+ year old house is that you basically get a blank canvas to work with. Can’t wait to see how you transform it. love your content. God bless!
Big congratulations on this! This was a really fun video, and I can't wait to see you shape that property up.
Congratulations on the new home. You've definitely got your work cut out for you. Home renovation is a lot different than little one off projects or fine furniture building. If you've never done that kind of work, you're going to learn a lot, very quickly. I purchased my home about 3 years ago and it was more or less a full gut reno just like yours. Also, just like you, I bought my property because there was an outbuilding workshop that I turned into a woodshop. You have a lot to do, and as someone who's been through this before, I'd love to spend some time and share my insights with you. I'll probably follow up this comment in a few days with an email as well, as comments can get buried and you may not read this. But for now, a few pieces of advice.
1) Do not be afraid to ask for help or hire a professional when you don't know something. You're a smart guy and can figure out a lot of things, but there are just some things that are best left to a professional who does that thing all day, every day and has seen all the weird problems that you haven't even thought of yet.
2) Have a timeline as well as multiple plans. When I was planning out my renovation, I organized all my tasks both by room, and by system (plumbing, electrical, low voltage, drywall, paint, flooring, doors, hardware, trim). And I realized that some things needed to be done in a certain order and I couldn't move ahead with one thing, until something else was done. For example, I ran network cable throughout the entire house. Network cable rough ins needed to be done before the drywall work was done. I also had to replace the attic insulation. I made sure that the insulation removal and replacement were on different days so I could have the cable run without having to wade through the blown in insulation. It cooled off the attic space I was running cables in and I could have a fan up there without kicking up insulation dust. It made that task SO much easier. The entire project is a symphony, and you're the conductor of the orchestra. I like to work with a full system that needed to be addressed in multiple rooms, before I narrowed down and focused on finishing one specific room.
3) Regarding your timeline- BE FLEXIBLE. No matter how long you THINK it's going to take, and how much you THINK it's going to cost- add 30% to both. Far better to plan for the "oh crap" thing and not need the extra time/ money, than to need it and not have it. That way, if you DO come in under budget, you can splurge on a little QoL thing here or there and not feel like you're spending extra, because you already allocated for it in the budget.
4) Consider smart systems. If you want to have any home automation, consider what you want to do NOW. Pick a platform, and build it in. I have smart lights all over my house, they're all the same system, and they all talk within the same infrastructure.
5) You're a content creator, so you're definitely going to want to spend some time developing a high speed internal network in your house. I don't know what your post production process is, but being able to quickly transfer files from your camera to your editing station, to your server, or whatever else you have, will add up to a lot of time savings in the long run. Get some good hard wired network gear for fast intranet speeds. You may also want to consider moving your wifi router as well. I built a closet into my office where I dropped all the network cables and have a full network rack with my server, my network equipment, my DVR for my security cameras, etc. I'd also trench a line and run redundant network lines to your shop, so you can have a computer out there to easily transfer data over the network back to the house. I'd also consider having a redundant ISP- something like a cradlepoint. You're in the middle of nowhere. If your internet goes down, you've got a big problem. Having a cellular backup costs a little extra, but it's worth it when you're trying to upload a video by a certain time, and your ISP craps out, and you get the response from support of "oh we can have someone come out in 4 days" (this happened to me and I was livid).
6) As technical as fine woodworkers such as yourself are, its easy to fall into the trap of trying to be equally as precise in home renovations. You're going to waste a lot of time there. Remember houses are built with 2x4s and framing nail guns. None of your boards are going ot be perfectly flat or straight. Being an 1/8 of an inch off somewhere may seem like a lot to a fine woodworker, but if you're framing out a wall and you're only off by 1/8" over the length of an entire wall, that's as close to perfection as you're going to get. Trust that as brutish as construction building seems compared to dovetail joinery, there definitely is such a thing as "close enough."
7) Most likely you have popcorn ceilings. Get rid. I could go on for hours about that nightmare. But afterwards, put a texture on walls and especially the ceiling. You might THINK you'd like the look of a perfectly flat clean wall. It's not gonna happen like you expect, and it's going to look like crap, and you wont even see it until after it's painted. Texture hides imperfections.
8) One of my favorite phrases I learned- try your best, and caulk the rest.
Congrats my brother!! Can’t wait to see what you do with it!
Congrats and good luck for the ton of work ahead.
I can't wait to see more videos of this awesome place and you restoring/upgrading it !! Nice investment
So happy for you! Beautiful house and property. The size of your shop is amazing.
Congrats on the new property....looking forward to watching all the changes you make...best of luck...love your channel.
Comgrats to you and your family! Looking forward to all of the renovations!
It’s gunna be great!! So excited for you guys!
Lots of work - cheering you on!!
Beautiful! Very happy for you and the fam!
Great video. Glad to see that your hard work has allowed you to buy yet another project. But the this I like best about this video are the "dancing deer ghosts". Nice touch. There are some interesting aspects about you new property. Looks like a lifetime project. Best of luck & please keep us updated when you have the time. I have 1/2 of a 1 car garage for MY palatial work space so I do understand one of your reasons for buying this property.
Mate good to see you back, congrats to you and Susan on your new home,you certainly have some work to do to get it the way you want but all sounds good. Looking forward to seeing the progress. Love the land and space peaceful. Good luck
Stop it with the ghost deer!😂. Congratulations on your pet cemetery, I mean new shop!
WOW!! I'm so very happy for you! I'd love to have a place like that. I can't wait to see your transformation over the months. God bless!
Congrats! Excited to follow along and learn as you transform this property.
Soooooo looking forward to watching the transformation! Congrats!
Congratulations Brad and Susan on your beautiful property, good luck with everything!
Can't wait for all the videos! Congrats.
Wow that's awesome. Happy for you guys. You have plenty of content for the next several years. Looking forward to going on the journey with you.
Congrats on the new property! Similar situation here. Came from an HOA big city home to a rural 3 acre property with separate 1/1 guesthouse (Mom and Dad) and 30x40 metal workshop building all within those 3 acres, still with a whole lot of space left for my boys to ride their 4 wheelers and dirt bike. Man I can't wait to see what you do with that beautiful lot. Subscribed!
Congratulations on your new adventure. Looking forward to all you will be doing with the new house and property.
Brad, on your crawl space, start by removing all the insulation under the floor. Then spray the floor joists and sub-floor with a 50/50 mix of bleach and water (wear a respirator). You might have to give it 2-3 treatments 2-3 days apart. Then get heavy gauge plastic sheeting (4 mll+, 6-10 mil, better) and cover every square inch of the dirt in the crawl space (overlap joints).
Check for vents in the walls of the crawl space to allow air flow thru (add if none present). Then re-insulate and make sure to divert all the outside water away from the house with a french drain (filled with rock, not dirt) along the entire back side of the house facing the hill. Add drainage swales along the sides of the house to drain all the water away from the house. Your mold problems under the house should be fixed. Will cost you a few hundred dollars. I had same issue on a prior house and this process worked great. No more mold.
Congratulations! Looks like a great property and plenty of video fodder. Look forward to all the upcoming builds.
Congratulations dude, happy for you and the family!
You crack me up! So funny!!! Love the place. It's so beautiful! I would be just as excited as you and also a little overwhelmed. You've got a lot of work ahead of you. Can't wait to see all the improvements. My shop is 40 x 40 and it's perfect!
Congrats on the new property. It looks amazing. I can't wait to see what you do with the place and how it evolves.
Congrats on the property! It looks amazing and you definitely have your work cut out for you. I'm excited to see what comes next!
A suggestion for the brick on the outside, its not usually a good idea to paint brink but if you guys are wanting it to be white or lighter in general, you should look into either lime washing or staining the brick. You can drastically change the look and color of the brick with stain.
Definitely recommend a full 200A service for any shop. Something you'll never regret in terms of flexibility and expansion.
Congratulations. We are so excited for you and anxious to see all the amazing projects you will be doing to make this space your own. Great job!
I'm really looking forward to watching and following along with your journey.
Simply amazing! So much potential for you! Have fun making it your way.
Could not be happier for you, Susan and the boys!! Best of luck, looking forward to this journey. Thanks for taking us along!
Excited for you and your family Brad! And the projects/videos that will come along with the new property!
Congrats! Can't wait to watch this journey!
Congratulations Brad!!!
I am super excited to see how this progresses! Record everything!
Looking forward to these videos! Congrats on the new place!
That's awesome, congratulations. I'm looking forward to your videos when you build your new shop. Oh, and the house reno too.
Congrats on the new property. Cant wait for the entire build series. Best of luck to you and your family.
Congratulations on that awesome piece of property 🔥🔥🔥. Definitely a lot of fun projects ahead. I will definitely be waiting for the videos. Good luck 👍 on this journey
Congrats on the purchase. Looks to be a fun and exciting project.
Congratulations! I can't wait to see what you do with the place. It looks beautiful, with a whole lot of potential. I would say that you have content for the next couple of years at least.
Congrats!! We have about 5 1/2 acres here in Indiana. I will never live in town again -- I love the country, but it is a lot of work to maintain, but still worth it. The biggest selling point for me was the 2000-square-foot building that was on the property. I am looking forward to seeing what you do with it -- the view is beautiful. The house can be remodeled, but that view is what makes it worth it.
Wow. Congratulations on the new property. Look forward to all the honey dos and maker projects.
Congrats on the new space. I am excited for you guys. I’ll be waiting for all of the remodeling projects you would do.
This is awesome! I’m excited for you and your family and especially to have such a large shop. I can’t wait for all the new shop builds, house builds, etc.
How exciting! Congratulations! Hope it all goes well, you learn lots, and are able to do everything under/at budget.
That would be the dream, under budget! 😂
I look forward to seeing how you update your new home.
So hyped for you and your family! Hopefully we'll get some great reno content as well! Congrats!
Amazing property; home and shop!
You and your family will make it a wonderful and happy home!
Congratulations, and Well done!
This is amazing. Congrats. I can see the potential in the shop and whoa! I'm excited to see the content!
Congratulations Brad & Susan the property looks beautiful can’t wait to see what you guys do with the house and shop
Can't wait for the renovation videos to come. Definitely looking forward to that
I’m excited to see the progress on this new house. Watching you do the walk-through just thinking about the whole striping everything out and building it the way it should’ve been built. I’m excited to see your vision.
19:57 I loved the ghost deer. Nice touch. Looking forward to your new projects!
I'm super excited to watch all the adventures you will have upgrading your new property! Congratulations!
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
That will be one beautiful place when you finish with it. Thanks for sharing.
The view from your property is beautiful. Good luck with the renovations.
This is exciting! Can't wait to see the progress.
Congratulations on the new property. Looking forward to the reno.
Congrats! Can’t wait to see what you do with the place. That view is amazing! My one piece of advice: make sure you get the right paint for painting brick. You don’t want to use regular house paint or stain. Brick needs to breathe.