We're having our building scandal here now in Ireland. During the "celtic-tiger" times, when the economy was booming, houses were being thrown up as quickly as possible. And in certain places the quality of materials wasn't up to scratch. 20 years later, thousands of houses here in Donegal are starting to crumble due to mica contaminated blocks, mine included. Fun times.
@@BloopTube - That’s terrible!! My house in Canada was built out of wood in 1850, so they knew what they were doing back then! What can you do, except spend a LOT of money on yours? Move into a caravan?
First video I saw of yours was plywood walls, no nails. Watched that & I was hooked on detail, quality & style of your work & the effort put in to your videos. Congratulations, probably 150k extra subscribers since.
Please do the leaky house vid, it always amazes me how people complain about government regulation for buildings but there's a story for every regulation that has been put in place, generally they involve private enterprise making a quick buck at the detriment of the little guy, which then forces the government to step in.
this is one of your house projects that I love because it contains so many cool features from your builds, the plywood feature especially around the bifold installation. The servery windows in the kitchen, the new kitchen itself, the exterior aesthetic and the work put into the deck.
Broken fence post: Here in Oz we can buy galvanized steel posts, either 'L' or star extrusion, that you hammer in (if there is enough dirt) then screw to the remaining post. Usually used for posts rotted off in the ground but they also work for posts broken in the middle (careless truck drivers).
Hi Scott, I’m a plasterer in Australia, I work for a company that does insurance repairs. I bought a Makita drywall cutter about a year ago and it’s a great tool to use. You can connect it to a vacuum so minimal plaster dust, and you don’t have to hold the vacuum hose as you are trying to cut with a multi tool
Now 35 years ago I was on the "Walz" in Ireland (wandering as a German carpenter, Waltz is the old test as a journeyman in his trade.) And at that time we renovated 2 houses in the German way, which means: We have outside on the walls I installed insulation and my wandering brothers from the wall guild put up a new wall at a distance from the insulation. We then came and installed German plastic doors and windows. Our brothers from the carpenter's guild then renewed the roof and, according to the German view, built and covered it to be more stable. You've even saved money on heating ever since. I just want to say as far as temporal repairs are concerned, do it right then you don't need to do it a second time because that only costs money and time!
Scott been watching for many years . Just want to say your work is really good. Been doing renovations on my own house with some help from my builder dad he is very fussy. Keep it up learning every video
Scott you said , or stressed temporary several times . I know the feeling bro ,When the client wants some kind of temporary fix , I hate to do it , cause I would prefer to do it correctly. When "others " see what the pro is fixing , they don't understand ,that's what the client is asking and I hate to leave "my name " attached to that fix.
Yes Scott, do leaky houses video please. Here in Aus, flammable external cladding is a big expensive problem. Not just on high rise. It all has to be replaced. Not to mention asbestos ridden roof insulation in older houses in some parts of the Canberra & NSW. Cheers
We have a lot of Mediterranean style wood frame houses here in California. Mostly they are holding up fine. Most areas here are drier than NZ but also the plaster walls are three-coat Stucoo over 2 layers of moisture barrier. Some are over plywood sheathing. The older ones are just on the wood studs. Even those are still holding up through earthquakes. But poor practices such as unbraced cripple walls and stucco running in to the ground without weep screeds can cause failures. It can crack and leak--and sometimes the walls are resealed. But you depend on the moisture barriers--and the dry climate.
Great video as usual. Happy to see you make it into the 300+ video level, we all benefit and enjoy your progress. Keep up the good work Scott Brown! The best from the States. Allen
Hello from Germany i love to watch your videos. I take many of the things you do as inspiration for my projects. keep it up . All the best from Germany.
Happy 35th birthday Scott Brown. My son's 2nd birthday party tomorrow and I've got to say he maybe an even bigger fan of yours than I am haha. Have a blessed day and congrats on another year
Bro, your videos are super solid. Been a fan for a minute now. The soundtracks and just overall content of the clips are crucial. Keep up the good work! I learn a lot from watching your videos as well….Chuck from Pittsburgh PA.
Working in old 100 year + houses and buildings in Chicago, I’ve seen a century of building practices and amateur DIY jobs. I love finding the surprises and thinking “Wtf is this”
Wtf are you talking about, I’ve done plenty of temporary repairs because it suits what the client wants. I’ve then gone back when the client is happy for me to do the complete build. Unless you’re an actual self employed contractor and not just a guy who thinks he can build… shhhhh 🤫
@@twickeddd5549 ya man, I hear ya… some people were a hacks laborer one summer and think they are a GC/finish carpenter and structural engineer because they framed a closet once. Anyone who knows how the business works understands this is common. Same people saying ‘temp walls aren’t needed when replacing a load baring wall with a beam!”. Overly negative/ignorant comments that make 0 sense usually are moronic DIYers or laborers who loaded the dumpster for a summer but never worked their way up to be their own boss.
Always have that attention to detail and cleaning up after each job. That is so awesome, and love to see that; and wish more ppl did that on the jobsite; especially throughout the day😌 Cheers✌🏻
As a network engineer, when you put that box up there, I have to say I was a littttle surprised.. but then relieved when you said it was owned by an electrician who was going to fix it. And then, alarmed, because I know how long it took me to fix my home network :)
Hey Scott, you should give the makita drywall saw a whirl, the vac attachments really well integrated, and it's really easy to get fast accurate cuts only the gib deep without affecting the framing! Great video as always
Do a full video about the leaky building thing. In my area here in the states anything built pre 2000 was a joke because commercial construction was the only thing regulated and vids about shoddy construction are super fascinating to me
Brand new house? I think you will have no problems finding the right sponsor (customer) for you and the team. Take a look at Essential Craftsman channel if you don't know it. They monetise the build program by giving patreons more detail including costing information which appears to work well. Good luck with the venture, it should tie in a lot of repeat visits and views if done well. "Keep up the good work"!
Hate the (temporary) jobs that goes against everything ya want to do to get it right, but what the client wants is what they get. Looking forward to see how you do a new build and how different it is to me down in Christchurch, I know the rules are the same but the way we doing things might be different I might learn something different.
Ha! Fascinating - & my husband thinks it's just shonky Tassie builders that were using all kinds of "off-cuts" when they built our house in the '80's! Thankfully it is brick, otherwise it might well have fallen down! Least NOW when we do rennos we do 'em properly! Shame you're not a bit closer - although I bet you won't be slack for long; trying to find Traddies is harder than gold prospecting... Keep well & safe.
To be fair that was mostly a Auckland thing (leaky homes) while some bigger centres had a problem with leaky homes Auckland was where it was worst. Party that was due to volume of houses built in Auckland partly just a lot to bad build practices. Also you get the issue where some builders will pass on a job they know will leak and others will build it any way. It really hasn’t gone away yet either there are a lot of bad practices going on still. Plaster board for bracing and cavity’s on building wrap are two of the more stupid ones currently.
Maybe if you get the long version of the dewalt mounting brackets (De7030) you may be able to fit the kapex to your dewalt. But I don't know if they are long enough.
Also if you're gonna build a new house, see if you can get Hikoki to send you out a bracket nailer for your joist hangers and CPC40s and the like, I saw Kyle on RR Buildings having a play with one and thought that looked kinda handy.
I have that makita stand with my 12" mitre saw. I replaced the wheels with a beam and tyres because in cart mode it kept rolling over. Sadly the plastic handle on the stand broke off - the saw is 30kg
Scott wht are u using large bolts on the concrete floor for a fixing. is it a code requirement .in scotland we use concrete ancours 6.5 mm drillbit the fixing is 7.5mm and bites into the conctrete .in tests have managed 20k psi pull tests .just wondering keep up the good work love the video's
New Zealand aka 'The Shakey Isles' to us in the West.. Earth tremors are pretty regular with full on quakes every so often to keep you on your toes. Christchurch was the last big one, deaths and major building collapses. So, yes, seriously bolting down walls is a 'Good Thing'.
I live in a block and plaster house with a cavity system, it's 17 years old and no signs of leaks anywhere. Bank was more than happy to lend for it and I know they are selling left and right in Auckland. Scott, did you mean a different type?
He was talking about timber framed houses with direct fixed concrete board in the Mediterranean style with no eves and terrible flashings a recipe for disaster. Not block houses with a cavity system bro.
We're having our building scandal here now in Ireland. During the "celtic-tiger" times, when the economy was booming, houses were being thrown up as quickly as possible. And in certain places the quality of materials wasn't up to scratch. 20 years later, thousands of houses here in Donegal are starting to crumble due to mica contaminated blocks, mine included. Fun times.
Mica? So, too much of that in the concrete and they're crumbling?
@@BloopTube typical from the Irish government
@@BloopTube - That’s terrible!! My house in Canada was built out of wood in 1850, so they knew what they were doing back then! What can you do, except spend a LOT of money on yours? Move into a caravan?
Hundreds of homes here in Northeast CT, USA with concrete made of sulfide aggregate.
Slabs and foundations self destructing.
I feel your pain.
@@jimurrata6785 1/2hr drive from my old house in North Stonington. Thankfully it wasn't thousands of houses
Scott you are the nicest man in Construction. Such an easy going personality and chilled way of working.
"The best way is to replace the post. But he's after something a bit more temporary"... Great nugget.
First video I saw of yours was plywood walls, no nails. Watched that & I was hooked on detail, quality & style of your work & the effort put in to your videos.
Congratulations, probably 150k extra subscribers since.
Please do the leaky house vid, it always amazes me how people complain about government regulation for buildings but there's a story for every regulation that has been put in place, generally they involve private enterprise making a quick buck at the detriment of the little guy, which then forces the government to step in.
this is one of your house projects that I love because it contains so many cool features from your builds, the plywood feature especially around the bifold installation. The servery windows in the kitchen, the new kitchen itself, the exterior aesthetic and the work put into the deck.
Broken fence post: Here in Oz we can buy galvanized steel posts, either 'L' or star extrusion, that you hammer in (if there is enough dirt) then screw to the remaining post. Usually used for posts rotted off in the ground but they also work for posts broken in the middle (careless truck drivers).
Hi Scott, I’m a plasterer in Australia, I work for a company that does insurance repairs. I bought a Makita drywall cutter about a year ago and it’s a great tool to use. You can connect it to a vacuum so minimal plaster dust, and you don’t have to hold the vacuum hose as you are trying to cut with a multi tool
Love it. Keeps me more motivated to transition into my 1st year apprenticeship 2024 🙌🏾
Now 35 years ago I was on the "Walz" in Ireland (wandering as a German carpenter, Waltz is the old test as a journeyman in his trade.) And at that time we renovated 2 houses in the German way, which means: We have outside on the walls I installed insulation and my wandering brothers from the wall guild put up a new wall at a distance from the insulation. We then came and installed German plastic doors and windows. Our brothers from the carpenter's guild then renewed the roof and, according to the German view, built and covered it to be more stable. You've even saved money on heating ever since.
I just want to say as far as temporal repairs are concerned, do it right then you don't need to do it a second time because that only costs money and time!
Scott been watching for many years . Just want to say your work is really good. Been doing renovations on my own house with some help from my builder dad he is very fussy. Keep it up learning every video
Scott you said , or stressed temporary several times . I know the feeling bro ,When the client wants some kind of temporary fix , I hate to do it , cause I would prefer to do it correctly. When "others " see what the pro is fixing , they don't understand ,that's what the client is asking and I hate to leave "my name " attached to that fix.
Scott “by the book” Brown.! Great vid Thanks.!
Yes Scott, do leaky houses video please. Here in Aus, flammable external cladding is a big expensive problem. Not just on high rise. It all has to be replaced. Not to mention asbestos ridden roof insulation in older houses in some parts of the Canberra & NSW. Cheers
We have a lot of Mediterranean style wood frame houses here in California. Mostly they are holding up fine. Most areas here are drier than NZ but also the plaster walls are three-coat Stucoo over 2 layers of moisture barrier. Some are over plywood sheathing. The older ones are just on the wood studs. Even those are still holding up through earthquakes. But poor practices such as unbraced cripple walls and stucco running in to the ground without weep screeds can cause failures. It can crack and leak--and sometimes the walls are resealed. But you depend on the moisture barriers--and the dry climate.
Great video as usual. Happy to see you make it into the 300+ video level, we all benefit and enjoy your progress. Keep up the good work Scott Brown! The best from the States. Allen
Aww, I remember that place! It was during those videos that I started watching you. Love your stuff! Keep working hard and making amazing things.
Complete house build will be interesting curious to see your take on it.
Hello from Germany i love to watch your videos. I take many of the things you do as inspiration for my projects. keep it up . All the best from Germany.
The pies at that shop are sooo good!
Happy 35th birthday Scott Brown.
My son's 2nd birthday party tomorrow and I've got to say he maybe an even bigger fan of yours than I am haha.
Have a blessed day and congrats on another year
Bro, your videos are super solid. Been a fan for a minute now. The soundtracks and just overall content of the clips are crucial. Keep up the good work! I learn a lot from watching your videos as well….Chuck from Pittsburgh PA.
Working in old 100 year + houses and buildings in Chicago, I’ve seen a century of building practices and amateur DIY jobs. I love finding the surprises and thinking “Wtf is this”
Looking forward to the cabinet video Scott.👍👍
You can say its a temporary repair as many times as you like, you, me, and everyone else on UA-cam knows that's permanent
Wtf are you talking about, I’ve done plenty of temporary repairs because it suits what the client wants. I’ve then gone back when the client is happy for me to do the complete build. Unless you’re an actual self employed contractor and not just a guy who thinks he can build… shhhhh 🤫
Wtf u on about
Had a good laugh man 😂
@@twickeddd5549 ya man, I hear ya… some people were a hacks laborer one summer and think they are a GC/finish carpenter and structural engineer because they framed a closet once.
Anyone who knows how the business works understands this is common. Same people saying ‘temp walls aren’t needed when replacing a load baring wall with a beam!”. Overly negative/ignorant comments that make 0 sense usually are moronic DIYers or laborers who loaded the dumpster for a summer but never worked their way up to be their own boss.
@@yearight7956 these guys probably work for a recruitment company as a hammer hand and now they think they’re master builders w 20+ years exp
Love the plywood! 😎👍
timber is looking extra pink today!
I love Richoux Patisserie😂. Gotta swing by any time you're in Ellerslie
Always have that attention to detail and cleaning up after each job. That is so awesome, and love to see that; and wish more ppl did that on the jobsite; especially throughout the day😌
Cheers✌🏻
Brooms, brooms, where on earth is your blower?
As a network engineer, when you put that box up there, I have to say I was a littttle surprised.. but then relieved when you said it was owned by an electrician who was going to fix it. And then, alarmed, because I know how long it took me to fix my home network :)
Great product placement with the cup "Subtle" :) Love your work !
you get some nice lumber there in new zeland. Here in canada we usally got to work with some pretty rough stuff.
Yea, Gaston coming back!
So excited to see, what crazy new tools he will have to show :D
Yey, Gaston is coming to town, well your town anyway. Say hi from all of us in the UK.
love the vids and cheers from Estonia
Hey Scott, you should give the makita drywall saw a whirl, the vac attachments really well integrated, and it's really easy to get fast accurate cuts only the gib deep without affecting the framing!
Great video as always
In Norway we use untreted timber, with plasterboard, and then untreated 30mm to make a pocket of air so that leaks will dry up, and then cladding.
You should come down to Westport to help with the fixing of house after we just had our flood a few days ago, always looking for people to help
The perfectionist of building💯
This is why your van was in Ellerslie! Keep up the good work.
Happy Birthday Scott. Love your vlogs. Have a great day.
Great as always Scott.. the Bosch multi tool in the Makita box with blades from the Milwaukee accessory box must trigger some brand purists..
Your shots of New Zealand are so spot on
The BEST smoko tune ever ✌
Did you mention that the repair was temporary? I must of missed it ☺
A Bosch multitool in a Makita systainer with accessories in a Milwaukee box, what a madman
Defs would love to see a vid on the leaky building problem
You have some great characters in these exciting episodes.
Gerard from the uk here again, loving your work mate - keep it up.
Do a full video about the leaky building thing. In my area here in the states anything built pre 2000 was a joke because commercial construction was the only thing regulated and vids about shoddy construction are super fascinating to me
Brand new house? I think you will have no problems finding the right sponsor (customer) for you and the team. Take a look at Essential Craftsman channel if you don't know it. They monetise the build program by giving patreons more detail including costing information which appears to work well. Good luck with the venture, it should tie in a lot of repeat visits and views if done well. "Keep up the good work"!
Well it’s about time that Gaston comes back
Well they say in North America, "there is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution that works".
_HELL YEAH BROTHER_
Everything is temporary anyway... 😳
Not only there :-)
The Aussie's say "She'll be right" knowing full well that She won't be.
I work in telecommunications engineering, we actively try to resist temporary solutions for exactly that reason.
I've been away from your content for a bit. Glad to see you're still busy and just a chill as usual.
looks like he's going to be busy ahead fer sure with new house builds approaching his schedule.
Great video again Scott, loving your content over here in the UK
HAPPY 35TH BIRTHDAY 😁😁😁
Oh my lunch break with my framing crew… why not watch some Scott brown carpentry haha
Nice to see you again Scott. I'm on holiday, actually can't wait to get back to work.
Great episode bro
Omg festool hat...that said i have a big smile on my face as it roasting here
my savings would be like : "oh no, not this hand tool guy again in the next episode"
Yes. Another SBC video. Gonna have to take a smoko break and see what is going on.
NZ is still a long way behind. Forcing people to use treated lumber is treating the symptom (rot), not the disease (bad building science).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY G.O.A.T
Hate the (temporary) jobs that goes against everything ya want to do to get it right, but what the client wants is what they get. Looking forward to see how you do a new build and how different it is to me down in Christchurch, I know the rules are the same but the way we doing things might be different I might learn something different.
Temporary repair in NZ means life time job. The MDF as stud wall says it all.
Ha! Fascinating - & my husband thinks it's just shonky Tassie builders that were using all kinds of "off-cuts" when they built our house in the '80's! Thankfully it is brick, otherwise it might well have fallen down! Least NOW when we do rennos we do 'em properly! Shame you're not a bit closer - although I bet you won't be slack for long; trying to find Traddies is harder than gold prospecting... Keep well & safe.
I love Scott temporary is a good as someone making new. Temporary in my books would be a lump of 4by2 with two nails. (not that I would do this way)
you wearing a jacket is it cool where you at. a lot of great ideas on channel.
C'mon! Come to Wellington :-)
To be fair that was mostly a Auckland thing (leaky homes) while some bigger centres had a problem with leaky homes Auckland was where it was worst. Party that was due to volume of houses built in Auckland partly just a lot to bad build practices. Also you get the issue where some builders will pass on a job they know will leak and others will build it any way. It really hasn’t gone away yet either there are a lot of bad practices going on still. Plaster board for bracing and cavity’s on building wrap are two of the more stupid ones currently.
Interesting way of doing the corner junction in the frame... stud, dbl plywood, stud... just using what was available?
Keen to know if the Kapex will fitt to the Makita bench… but again a great video👌
Were early today boys
Today we are early boys
Maybe if you get the long version of the dewalt mounting brackets (De7030) you may be able to fit the kapex to your dewalt. But I don't know if they are long enough.
How do you like that Bosch compared to your old makita multi tool???
Did you finally do the leaky house video? I can't find it and there aren't many good video on UA-cam about that issue. Good video!
Love the vidz keep it up !!
Also if you're gonna build a new house, see if you can get Hikoki to send you out a bracket nailer for your joist hangers and CPC40s and the like, I saw Kyle on RR Buildings having a play with one and thought that looked kinda handy.
Thanks mate
Thanks for shaving your moustache Scott =)
Wish you were in the UK mate - my house reno has been on hold forever waiting for trades!
*Reliable, skilled trades*
Thats a nice ladder, could you do a little peice/section on it
Love your tool belt
Can you share the link?
Thanks
Milwaukee new stand are compact and more solid .it will fit nice on your van.
What is the make of the black square on the video?
Gaston in the HOUSE! Well, next exciting episode, anyway. Just typing something for the YT Algo Gods.
Leaky house vid? Yes please! Priming the crowd for Gaston and that juicy toy- uhm I mean toolfilled truck of his? Oh mama here we go!
looking forward to "Scott Brown Cabinetry". gonna see how you do it and then try to copy :P
Y did u put that small piece of blocking between the studs on the pink wall. Is that so u can fasten down the drywall easier?
It will be proactive to remove the palm tree outside of the garage or it will become a nightmare in several years
Hi Scott, by the sound of it, I think your drawer runners could do with some compressed air and some lube 😷😷👍🏻
Scott Brown Demolition.
what's that tape you put under the structure? and why did you put the pieces of plywood between the 2x4?
With all the building going on in Auckland you'll have no issue finding jobs
Lol, I can't believe you didn't go for the barn conversion in the Dordogne 🤣
I have that makita stand with my 12" mitre saw. I replaced the wheels with a beam and tyres because in cart mode it kept rolling over. Sadly the plastic handle on the stand broke off - the saw is 30kg
Scott wht are u using large bolts on the concrete floor for a fixing. is it a code requirement .in scotland we use concrete ancours 6.5 mm drillbit the fixing is 7.5mm and bites into the conctrete .in tests have managed 20k psi pull tests .just wondering keep up the good work love the video's
New Zealand aka 'The Shakey Isles' to us in the West.. Earth tremors are pretty regular with full on quakes every so often to keep you on your toes. Christchurch was the last big one, deaths and major building collapses. So, yes, seriously bolting down walls is a 'Good Thing'.
At 11:46, was that a Milwaukee M12 stapler / nailer?
I know you are not getting a new van just yet but it sounds like you will be making a new van fit out.
I live in a block and plaster house with a cavity system, it's 17 years old and no signs of leaks anywhere. Bank was more than happy to lend for it and I know they are selling left and right in Auckland. Scott, did you mean a different type?
He was talking about timber framed houses with direct fixed concrete board in the Mediterranean style with no eves and terrible flashings a recipe for disaster. Not block houses with a cavity system bro.
You literally have the driest cladding you can get. Paint, plaster and block and then the cavity for protection.
Yo Scott if you started from scratch what tool brand would you go with ?