David must hate the “warm white” lights because they make all of his retrobrited computers look slightly yellow.

@Newberntrains

3 жыл бұрын

lol my grandmother wouldnt get anything other than warm white light bulbs the moment i bought my house everything went 6000k and up rofl

@LuisMercadoorg

3 жыл бұрын

Well, for projects where color is important you always want the most neutral light possible.

@Schule04

3 жыл бұрын

I bet he hates them because he can see blueish colors much better than warm ones because of his color blindness.

@dictatorts

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, yellowish surfaces looks whiter under warm light

@mhammadalloush5104

3 жыл бұрын

I personally prefer warm light around 3000k-4500k. The awful part is that you can't find lower power lights that aren't so warm you'll sleep in a matter of minutes.

Your neighbor is either flattered or creeped out with that paint scheme

@evertchin

3 жыл бұрын

secret admirer

@wesbryie673

3 жыл бұрын

@@evertchin why are youtube comments a thing 🤣

@Random_4400

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@RiverRiceRansom

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same

@MUMSUniverse

3 жыл бұрын

😆

Honey. Our weird neighbor who usually baths his computer painted his new studio like our house and he filmed our house on camera. I think it's time to move out.

@chiefhydropolis

3 жыл бұрын

bruh

@danilko1

3 жыл бұрын

Not studio... Unless he talked to them... It's a shed, until other wise stated. A shed on steroids and looks like their house... Is The 8-Bit Guy stalking his neighbors? WeKnowDis, but they don'tknowdis...

@armando4865

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@peterjessen1984

3 жыл бұрын

kek’d

@circleubuntu

3 жыл бұрын

Dad: yeah no he records everything so he's a youtuber.

Paints his house after a vic 20 load screen we're reaching levels of nerdom that shouldn't even be possible

@poiiihy

3 жыл бұрын

turns out to be same scheme as neighboring house

@ElectroDFW

3 жыл бұрын

I (probably) would have gone with NES colors.

@kjmartin815

3 жыл бұрын

amber on black-- à la those particular old-school text-only display monitors-- would serve as a fiendishly stylish interior color scheme, in my humble opinion.

@birds3646

3 жыл бұрын

except for the roof and interior

@simonbone

3 жыл бұрын

I suspect it's also possible he simply liked that color scheme but then needed a sufficiently nerdy justification to go for it.

You should have placed a fake skeleton in the walls before the foam was sprayed in. Would be a nice surprise for whomever remodels the building years later.

@The8BitGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea! Too bad I didn't think about that when I had the chance!

@themediabros

3 жыл бұрын

That’s genius!

@morganrussman

3 жыл бұрын

😣😅

@just_a_box476

3 жыл бұрын

😅

@myrealusername9998

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

"What color scheme were you thinking about for the exterior paint?" "I've settled on the VIC 20 Cyan and White" "Ah yes that's one of the most popular choices. I see your neighbor has gone with the same"

@KPbICMAH

3 жыл бұрын

"I'd like this house painted white, with cyan trim, just like our neighbors did." - "oh, you mean the VIC-20 color scheme?"

@dr_jaymz

3 жыл бұрын

@@KPbICMAH Yes, you notice it everywhere once you've got it. He probably actually chose the color and then tried to post-rationalise it. That's all perfectly fine we all do exactly that.

“They sure do make it look easy.” - The 8-Bit Guy, the god of making everything look easy

@TheMarc1k1

3 жыл бұрын

Let me just plan and help build a fucking amazing mini-studio in my back garden and eh... yeah! That seems about right. I am very jelly of this project but at the same time I would half ass the shit out of it in comparison.

@suprememasteroftheuniverse

Ай бұрын

Simps

"textured walls"... as a scandinavian: "MY EYES BUUUURN!!!"

@gatewaysolo104

3 жыл бұрын

That's definitely a regional thing. In the midwest US, smooth walls are the style. I think that's more of a southwest look.

@AlwaysBolttheBird

3 жыл бұрын

@@gatewaysolo104 same with north east. We are a smooth wall bunch

@TheOwenMajor

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's definitely a regional thing, combined with an age thing. Haven't see textured walls for decades.

@Flopgunder

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that really surprised me too, voluntarily choosing textured walls. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder of course.

@chancelindsey

3 жыл бұрын

It's just so common place down here that you don't notice it or know any different. Thankfully, new residential has moved away from the popcorn "acoustic" ceiling texture, but alas, only to be replaced with the standard knock-down texture that is on the walls.

"Maybe they're VIC-20 fans, too" -> Best line in the video.

@florianthesnow

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was wondering about the color scheme and if the neighbors might say something if they didn’t like it and then it turns out they used the same colors already! They’re clearly VIC-20 fans!

@ALEX-fq7hh

3 жыл бұрын

How did you comment 14 hours ago? This video was just posted about 1 minute ago wtf

@bigpopparand1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ALEX-fq7hh Patreon

@Dyl_Apple

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I laughed soo hard at that

@Zveebo

3 жыл бұрын

I think I might be a bit creeped out if I saw my neighbour literally using my exact colour scheme on their property 😂

The appropriate "retro computer" exterior colour for the building would be a pre-retrobrighting sickly yellow.

@defenderx69

3 жыл бұрын

And then he should try retrobrighting the building

@paluseata9801

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean beige?

@itsphoenixingtime

3 жыл бұрын

@@paluseata9801 Nah he probably meant the light olive yellow-ish colour

@paluseata9801

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsphoenixingtime Maybe a darker shade of it?

@jaredemery6338

3 жыл бұрын

I call that "nicotine yellow".

Those who designed these light fixtures probably have three hands.

@TheMadface80

3 жыл бұрын

They also designed the Nintendo 64 controller. Or at least that's my guess.

@papsi10

3 жыл бұрын

Lets just start with that those light fixtures have no replaceable bulbs so when its stop working you are forced to replace entire light

@suprememasteroftheuniverse

Ай бұрын

Ancient aliens confirmed

His videos like this mesmerize me, I don’t know why. Building an addition to his house, putting in Ethernet cable, building a cat playground, and I’m sitting at the edge of my chair eyes dry from watching so intensely.

“And these were actually designed by people who have a brain”

@RussMichaels

3 жыл бұрын

that is so true though, and exactly the sort of thing I say :-)

@johndododoe1411

3 жыл бұрын

More like people with experience installing them. It's amazing what impractical mistakes can come out of thoroughly thought through designs.

@PopescuSorin

3 жыл бұрын

7:52

@detalite

3 жыл бұрын

It's rather uncommon these days.

@SpearM3064

3 жыл бұрын

@@johndododoe1411 You're right. For another example (and I think David will back me up on this): Computer technicians had a devil of a time with the first few generations of computer cases. I'm convinced that the original cases were designed by engineers who were only concerned with making everything fit, with zero input from the technicians who would actually have to work on them. I remember installing a memory upgrade on an HP desktop computer where the memory sockets were behind the power supply. The power supply was mounted in the middle of the case, instead of somewhere more sensible. I had to remove the power supply, but to do that, I had to remove a support strut that connected the front and back of the case. To access the screws for the support strut, I had to remove the drive cage. To do that, obviously, I had to remove the hard drives. So what _should_ have been a 5-minute job turned into a 30-minute marathon because of all the other stuff I had to remove and reinstall. TL;DR: Try to buy products designed by people who actually have experience installing or repairing them. In the long run, you'll be happier. (And in some cases, so will the people at the call centers, because there will be fewer pissed-off customers screaming in their ear about the brain-dead morons who designed the product.)

😂 I died when I saw your neighbor's house. I'd love to hear the conversation they had when they saw their neighbor is making a tiny version of their house in his backyard 😁

@JTLowry

3 жыл бұрын

"he's a serial killer, we're moving"

@captainsoot

3 жыл бұрын

@@JTLowry LOL

@joeyknight8272

3 жыл бұрын

@@JTLowry lol

@DJChelski

3 жыл бұрын

"Honey, they're copying us again!"

@TylerFurrison

2 жыл бұрын

I saw another comment saying that a lot of houses in Texas use that color scheme

Didn’t know the 8 but guy was colorblind. I knew a guy who was colorblind and did electrical work. He ended up remembering the specific parts he bought so he by muscle memory connected all the wires.

As a suggestion, if you visit Costco, they have 4' long x 12 inches (i think) LED diffused light panels for $50 and they are dimmable and ultra thin. They might work well over your counter / desk to give a lot of light without a lot of heat; however I have yet to install mine, so don't hold me to it :-)

Get some blue paint and print "**** CBM BASIC V2 ****" etc on the outside wall.

@The8BitGuy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking about doing just that, or something similar. I'm sure you'll see in part 3.

@JoePCool14

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing! He needs to do that. Or maybe his channel logo.

@awesomeyoutubehandlewowitslong

3 жыл бұрын

maybe over the door to dub the building that

@LarsJacobsenDK

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea! Let’s hope local building code doesn’t prevent that.

@Prizm44

3 жыл бұрын

10 PRINT “Get off my lawn” 20 GOTO 10

KZreadr: Are you going to store your PETs in the new studio? 8-Bit guy: Yes

pretty awesome results. As soon as I saw the colors I thought "that's every house in Texas" lol -then you showed the neighbor's house! XD LMAO I'm surprised you didn't go with RGB?

4:49 oh man I totally feel you on the warm white light bulbs. I love my daylight light bulbs, all the overhead lights in my house are daylight type bulbs.

@kocourmacek7216

2 жыл бұрын

100%agree!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💙

7:55 gotta love how he is still keeping his commentary mostly professional while also insulting whoever built the previous lights.

@EthanandEthanshow

3 жыл бұрын

exactly! XD

@paulomanuelsousa

3 жыл бұрын

Nowadays everything is made to be in the trash in a few years and when having things like this lights you "have" to change everything after one fails... it's business but make the common man crazy...

@caleblastname6969

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulomanuelsousa Our house has a 1990s Kenmore Oven. Still going with no issues. The microwave, fridge, and dishwasher have been replaced twice since we moved in a decade ago.

@zaftra

3 жыл бұрын

It's called passive aggressive.

@ElectroDFW

3 жыл бұрын

@@zaftra no, it's called "design for the user, not the company." The slide switch is inaccessible once installed, and changes from the user set position during install! That's *twice* the company f*****-up the design of a *light bulb*. One more time and someone gets fired.

"Maybe they're VIC-20 fans as well." Either that or old school Windows.

@KJohansson

3 жыл бұрын

Good point!

@maxxdahl6062

3 жыл бұрын

Good joke. No one is an old school windows fan :P

@mhammadalloush5104

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxxdahl6062 XP? Maybe. 95 I would guess not especially since microsoft moved away from DOS based windows partially if not entirely because NT was a LOT more stable than 9x.

@Prizm44

3 жыл бұрын

Reminded me of DOSShell.exe

@Case_

3 жыл бұрын

Old school Windows fan would've gone with the Hot Dog Stand scheme.

Your drywall crew did a good job. The fiberglass tape they used is made to be under the mud the way they installed it.

A studio built to explore the technology of the 1970s through the 1990s, using construction techniques and materials from about 1900-1970! Cool!

9:04 "I'm partially colorblind" 😨 11:33 "I have to pick exterior colors for the building" 😱 12:02 "Yeah, I think it turned out ok!" 😅

@rommix0

3 жыл бұрын

I think he needs to get colorblind glasses.

@jaythomas3180

3 жыл бұрын

Luckily he can see his blues just well.

@aprofondir

3 жыл бұрын

@@rommix0 he said everyone tells him about those and that they don't work

@rommix0

3 жыл бұрын

@@aprofondir i see.

@lukasperuzovic1429

3 жыл бұрын

colorblindness does not necessary means he can't see any colors, that he has difficulty telling certain hues apart. Most common form of color blindness is Red-Green color blindness where you can't tell Red and Green apart. With Red-Green color blindness you can still see Blue and Yellow just fine.

"These were actually designed by people who have a brain." Ouch...

@CC-vv2ne

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly the people who put drywall on have zero brain because they use nails and hammer them on. and everything else looked quite sloppy with them. you would not see such bad craftmanship in northern or eastern europe. also holding the drywall with hands when nailing it on instead of using a tool that lifts it up and holds the whole drywall piece in place when it gets screwed on. It helps that its a small room, if they did such job on large square room it would look like complete ass and would not be level + with time it would crack the finish

@PWingert1966

3 жыл бұрын

I've always said engineers should be made to install and remove their design in one hundred different houses then be made to redesign them based on the experience. I would have gotten lights that were Alexa enabled so I could set the color temperature to whatever I wanted. Date night and dinner in the studio anyone?

@thethufir

3 жыл бұрын

Somewhere there is a lamp designer crying his heart out.

@grilleFire

3 жыл бұрын

@@CC-vv2ne It was a small build done on a budget. It's not one of your multi-million dollar construction where you have machines hold up your tools and scratch your ass for you ... Gezzzz so anal..

@Flutterwhat

3 жыл бұрын

You get what you pay for, im sure even in northern or eastern europe if you get the lowest bidder you will get the lowest quality work. im sure he cheaped out.

That's the new way of drywalling. That gauze looking tape works wonderfully.

David, My new home build was with Spray Foam Insulation. You will love it during our next Texas DFW Summer. Believe me. Our electric bills were stupid low because of the spray foam and it stayed cool. Love the new office!

guy at 3:17 knows how to drywall. Two taps, no visible dent in the drywall. thats years of experience to get that right the old school way.

@Mr_Sh1tcoin

3 жыл бұрын

no he doesnt; hammer in nails for gib boards? What a tool. hahahahahhaa

@Aquatarkus96

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mr_Sh1tcoin IDK that's standard practice here in Texas.

@Mr_Sh1tcoin

3 жыл бұрын

@@Aquatarkus96 that explains it. Loads of cowboys in Texas.

@Aquatarkus96

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mr_Sh1tcoin Lol that's so true. That's what my ancestors did going back to when this place was part of Spain :)

@mattcintosh2

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcocostantini1111 My parents house built in the 70s used nails. Did anyone back then really have any power screwdriver?

I've been waiting for this!

@brunoramone601

3 жыл бұрын

Has it been a good wait or did you get anxious?

@5am0036

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@ALGDabs

3 жыл бұрын

Did not know you were an 8 bit guy fan

@brunoramone601

3 жыл бұрын

Why don’t you tell everyone what happened on the ride home Johnny... go on tell em...

@reelbytes6447

3 жыл бұрын

Huh, apparently those I sub to sometimes watch other people I sub to. Neat.

That is a nice little studio. Very well built, and that insulation and coolers should tackle those Texas summers pretty well.

Back when electrical outlets first started coming with those screwless connection holes, I was replacing a bunch of outlets in my house and used the holes to make the connections. I later had to come back and rewire several that either stopped working or were intermittent. I didn't replace the outlets, just used the screw connections instead. They're still working fine all these years later and it is now my personal policy to never use the screwless connectors. When you stop and think about how the connection is actually being made in those, its just a small sliver of spring-loaded metal making contact whereas the screw connections contact far more metal and have no springs to lose tension.

14:00 As a lawnmower, I'm going to hate that little gap between those concrete floors.

@Megatog615

3 жыл бұрын

he should just fill it in with concrete

@The8BitGuy

3 жыл бұрын

I had to leave that gap for water drainage. If I fill the gap, I'll have to install a French drain or something.

@Megatog615

3 жыл бұрын

what if you put a PVC pipe in between and filled in concrete on top?

Hint for the lights, buy one or two more than you fit now. That way if one fails in 5 years you will have a spare, so they match.

@marvintpandroid2213

3 жыл бұрын

@@GerardMenvussa true. But how much space does it take up and its not like you are getting 2 fridge freezers, it's a light for hecks sake. They are small.

I have watched the studio construction videos like 3 times and never get bored

If you're shopping for new furniture for the studio be sure to stop by Nebraska Furniture Mart up in The Colony. That store was actually designed by my father's architecture firm. When I went down to do my usual architectural photography for a new building, it took me four days to photo the whole building and warehouse. Usually takes me 5-6 hours to do one building.

As a Czech-German it's always really interesting for me to see how differently Americans do construction from Germans/Czechs

@ukyo6195

3 жыл бұрын

Very Different 😂

@EgonOlsen71

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. My wife is a civil engineer here in germany. She would break down laughing looking at this "building". After maybe 5 years in middle european weather, you can scrap such a construction.

@Andrea_Bisi

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidwright9166 a good engineer is a good engineer no matter what

@nnnnnn3647

3 жыл бұрын

@@EgonOlsen71 That's why the hurricane destroys the entire city /

@ria8850

3 жыл бұрын

@@EgonOlsen71 YES. I live in a typhoon prone region and every summer no buildings collapse or get blown away. I’m always amazed(?) when I see American suburbs flattened when hurricanes hit.

Great work! Looking forward to the final touches. Interesting to see American building techniques compared to Norwegian. :D

@danielturner127

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Lots of differences to Australia as well.

@vbphil

3 жыл бұрын

What differences jumped out?

@danielturner127

3 жыл бұрын

@@vbphil spraying a textured coat on gyprock (drywall) makes no sense to me at all. The roofing technique wouldn't be done here (part 1), they would be finished in either large heavy tiles (likely made from terracotta or other material) or a metal roof (corrugated iron or steel). Finally, I always notice this one: the internal wall plates always look so cheap and nasty. The cover plates here (even on the cheapest) always conseal screws and look very different.

@AndersEngerJensen

3 жыл бұрын

@@vbphil Many of the things Daniel Turner said, plus we ususally spackle the drywall smooth, then paint with rollers here in Norway. The spraying was an interesting thing to see. Guess it works and is a lot faster.

@mycosys

3 жыл бұрын

@@AndersEngerJensen They used to do the texturing here in Aus in the 1960s but its a nightmare to live with, near impossible to clean or repaint.

I've used that drywall mesh tape back in a former life doing construction. It was taught to me that the mesh holds better over time. I don't know for certain but that's what I was taught back in the late 90's when I was working a lot with drywall. Since then any drywall repairs that I've had to do since I've always used the mesh tape.

I feel bad for you about the snowstorm ruining that house :(

@OldManBadly

3 жыл бұрын

I sort of got that bad feeling watching this... hoping that at least this building survived.

@zenithsystem3495

Жыл бұрын

@@OldManBadly only the house was damaged

It makes my day to know that your cat's name is PigBunny.

@legoman8960

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@HessTruckBOOKS

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@trailersic

3 жыл бұрын

I hope she didn't eat any of the foam.

8:50 David, installing those lamps is actually really clever, if you fold them in a certain way, it will redirect the light to wherever you want. Also, at the end of the video you say "thanks for watching" i think, well thanks for creating the content

O boy, as a laborer at an electrician contractor, I can safely assume there was some swearing in both attics. Attic work SUCKS lol

@Hedrix01

3 жыл бұрын

Is this some kind of american complaint im to european to understand? (For real: why are american houses almost always wooden frames with drywall. That stuff is just annoying to work with. And seeing all those cables etc, just kind of hanging in the wooden frame just hurts to look at.)

@Hedrix01

3 жыл бұрын

@John I would use bricks / concrete bricks on exterior walls and on the interior i'd use a wooden frame (a little bit sturdier.) and use wooden panels. Alternatively bricks for some interior walls (structural integrity and soundproofing.). If Bricks are not an option id go for a wooden construction like the typical swedish house. And drywall is kind of expensive, stupid to work with, not very sturdy and even more annoying and expensive if you want to get rid of it. The electrical stuff is my "german" view on it, having cables that touch bare wood or other flammable material is a big no-no here. The only variant where cables are in direct contact with the wall is when laying cables inside of bricks. If they are laid outside of walls or with drywall etc. they have to be routed through "installation pipes" or channels. And there are normed installation zones for wiring, so you dont hit a wire when drilling holes.

@kanedaku

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hedrix01 Whenever I watch American TV and they build wooden frame houses, my Englishness just screams FIRE HAZARD!!! WTF ARE YOU DOING??!!!

@legostar55

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hedrix01 Running wires inside of rigid conduit is definitely much safer. But an ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE if you're trying to run a new circuit as you'd literally have to tear open the wall to to it

In Germany we use this type of wooden houses only for camping. Its no wonder, that tornados easily blew away those houses.

11:38 LGR would've gone with an all wood grain aesthetic

@legoman8960

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you right about that

@marinacelada3246

3 жыл бұрын

Or maybe "Duke Nukem 3D" yellow and black?

Even the drywall guy was retro with his hammer/nails. Nice DIY bracket for the fiber media converter.

@The76Malibu

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've never seen nails first then screws. Seems like it'd take a lot longer than just screws the first time.

@paulzaim7900

3 жыл бұрын

It's an old method since it's the bad way of doing it. It might look fine for the first few years but over time the nails will get loose due to the contraction and expansion of the wood studs and will either push out the mud covering them up or will create a blister under the tape. The hammering also crushes the drywall which can lead to more problems down the road too. Also while mesh tape might be easier to use it's not as good as preventing cracking showing through when the drywall moves.

@nikolaibreckenridge2287

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulzaim7900 And mesh should only be used with hot mud,

@2strokepower803

3 жыл бұрын

J B the mesh works fine in walls but apparently not in roof

The nylon netting for dry walling is what we've used in Scandinavia for at least 20 years. It's stronger and better than the paper stuff since the spackle will penetrate through it.

Looks great, well done! - Sent from your crawlspace

Now hold up a minute- you OPTED for the popcorn walls and ceilings? 😱

@brianfix4404

3 жыл бұрын

Yuck. Ceilings ok, but walls? I'd be scraping the heck out of my hands with that!

@scremingwhisper1720

3 жыл бұрын

It's a no for me on both counts popcorn textured walls should go the way of the dodo

@overamped23042

3 жыл бұрын

It's not "popcorn". That was knock down spray texture. Similar in appearance to skip trowel.

@iocat

3 жыл бұрын

@@overamped23042 It's just personal preference but I prefer smooth walls. Textured is *way* cheaper though.

@DamianWard96

3 жыл бұрын

@@overamped23042 Fair enough. Maybe i'm aging myself, but any kind of textured wall just looks outdated to me.

Love seeing your attention to detail with the build!

@patprop74

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, they did not cheap out! all top-notch building materials, the things are better insolated than most buildings in the snowy far north! it will cost dimes to heat and cool!

@ThommyofThenn

3 жыл бұрын

@@patprop74 He did go all out on the insulation which makes sense for what I assume is a recording studio. I've done a lot of insulation in Alaska and you're indeed correct. Many homes here are nowhere near as well done

@olik136

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThommyofThenn all out?- In Germany this amount of insulation wouldn't be enough for a garage (we are almost at 8" of insulation for walls by now) - I also can't spot any vapor barrier...and the concrete from the floor is not insulated and is a giant heatsink, which also can lead to problems with mold when the slab is colder than the air... this whole building will suffice especially in Texas and suits 8 bit guys needs perfectly- but the whole American building style really is not very permanent- at least it is also cheaper

@ThommyofThenn

3 жыл бұрын

@@olik136 interesting!

@amshermansen

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah we're pretty serious about vapor barriers and insulation here in Europe.

Great work! I love how confident you are in your port drop, that you just put the panel back on and didn't even test it... You just knew it was going to work : )

This content is easily part of the 1% top portion of content on your channel quality wise. Absolutely fantastic video David, and I can’t even put in to words how excited I am for the next video in this series. Thanks so much for the absolutely top notch content.

It's amazing how building technology and customs differ here in Europe as compared to US. Greetz from the EU!

@lukasperuzovic1429

3 жыл бұрын

In Europe there less wood, more stone and cement.

@sschueller

3 жыл бұрын

@@lukasperuzovic1429 and a lot less toxic chemicals.

@J-1410

3 жыл бұрын

@@sschueller Care to explain that? Are you referring to spray foam insulation?

@sschueller

3 жыл бұрын

@@J-1410 The EU has banned a lot of chemicals from use in everything from cosmetics to building materials. BBP, DEHP, DBP, or the flame retardant HBCDD as well as the wood binder MDA are banned in the EU but not in the US. You will find these chemicals in drywall, foam to furniture. The EU approach to chemicals is reversed to that of the US. You need to prove the chemical is safe before you can use it vs the US where you can use the chemical until proven unsafe.

@J-1410

3 жыл бұрын

@@sschueller that's not how chemicals work in the USA...(also see California) Take herbicides for example, 10-15 years of planning on average before it is widely sold.

That is a slick little man-shed you've made for yourself.

With regards to the mesh used in the gaps between the drywall plates, that is the best way to do gaps and corners. This minimizes the possibility of cracks compared to just fill the gap directly.

I love installing those leds in lightbulb form that are coated with a diffusion thing

Last time I was this early the retrobrite treatment hadn't finished yet

This thing is more properly built than my actual house!

@travisash8180

3 жыл бұрын

It's not properly built, it's just wood and squirty foam !

@CanadaBud23

3 жыл бұрын

You have no idea how shoddy houses are built these days. And the standards, o.. m.. g...

@SpearM3064

3 жыл бұрын

@@travisash8180 By that definition, a log cabin is not properly built because it really _is_ "just wood". A house made from adobe or sod is "just dirt".

@SpearM3064

3 жыл бұрын

@@CanadaBud23 You have no idea how stringent housing code actually is, omg. We're talking 200+ pages just for the _electrical_ code. (I don't know where you live, but where I live, the housing code fills four 200-page volumes.) That's why you don't see all those dead shopping malls being converted to housing... because it's easier to demolish them and then build new housing than it is to try to bring the mall up to housing standards. No, the _actual_ problem is that it's hard to find a contractor that takes enough pride in the quality of their work. (As Mike Holmes might say, "Don't build _to_ code, build _beyond_ code. That way you don't have to keep coming back every 5 years to fix your fuckups.")

@Aquatarkus96

3 жыл бұрын

@@travisash8180 Yeah because every building is realistic to build with masonry and plaster walls. Wood is perfectly fine, IDK what you refer to as "foam" but in the states what we call foam is sprayed expanding insulation foam, and is some of the best insulation you can install in new construction when it comes to R value, ease of installation and it doesn't get fiberglass all over the place.

Traces where pins go from a chip and what they do... sometimes based on zero documentation. Yet totally fascinated by drywall installation... 🤣

Very Happy for you both! Been through many projects similar. Very rewarding.

I'll be honest the colors for your studio make it look like a doll house...

@enjibkk6850

3 жыл бұрын

Bwahahah 😆

I used self-stick tiles in a room some time back. Over time, they moved around creating some large gaps.

@SpearM3064

3 жыл бұрын

The adhesive can degrade over time. That can lead to some slippage. I'm not a big fan of self-stick tiles either, unless I'm deliberately doing something meant to be cheap and/or easily replaceable (which I think was the point... if a tile is damaged, it can be easily replaced.)

@morbo3000

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure about the other rooms, but the one he showed the self-stick tiles being applied was a closet, so it's probably not a big deal.

@mal2ksc

3 жыл бұрын

We have self-stick tiles on the wall of the kitchen. Unfortunately the wall faces south on the outside, and summer sun has caused the tiles to loosen and slide down, sometimes underneath each other. And with all that sticky mess, we can't just throw new adhesive up, so we used tiny little nails and painted them to be invisible. All the nails have to do is resist the downward force on hot days.

@plasmagaming1886

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes they can turn out good but yeah, I can see how it can be bad for a lot of people. We used wood board stick on tiles for flooring and it’s been great, But we also got some nicer boards.

@k8kzhradiotipsandreviews31

3 жыл бұрын

You need to place them over underlayment. Don't place them right on the concrete or the subfloor.

Those colors are totally 8-bit. Nailed it

The delivered white boards are actually called Gybsum-board not dry-wall. Also, the fabric used is Gauze like fabric that needs to be applied between the Gybsum-board and covered with gybsum (or in our case the white slurry, which they prepared in the white bucket) to bring coherence and prevent cracks between the boards after applying painting layers .

2:47 Aww, poor kitty 🥺 What a cutie btw I like the construction footage, this is interesting

on your power plugs you should have mounted them upside down (hospital standard) reason for this is if the ground is on top and the plug is slight pulled out, any thin power conducting material that slips in between the wall plug and power cord will first touch the ground before it hits a live leg. And because it creates a pyramid shape whatever falls back in will most likely fall to one side or the other.

@kc9scott

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer them with the ground down. The reason for that is, when grabbing the plug to insert/remove it, my index finger naturally wraps around to the bottom of it. With the ground on the bottom, the first thing my finger will touch is the ground pin. Not so otherwise.

@eDoc2020

3 жыл бұрын

The problem with that is practically every right-angle plug is designed assuming the ground is down. Plus that's what people are expecting 99% of the time so it makes life easier.

@TonyPombo

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the official code doesn't specify a standard for this. The US should really bite-the-bullet and adopt a safer plug like in England/Europe. Then it would not matter.

wow !! this turned out to be a great story !! Amazing result !!! Looking for the next video on the design and furniture !!

Never knew David was colorblind 🌟The more you know!🌟

@Slash5380

3 жыл бұрын

Wonder which type he has, although he said brown was similar to green or orange.

@thishandlesucks-webcookie

3 жыл бұрын

*earrape plays*

Your process is so different from what we do in my country that it is way more amazing to me as you may think.

Great update David, looks like the Studio's coming along great

Ah dry walling....I have done it four times in my life. Three when I was a kid. My grandparents' house, my aunt's house, and my house. Also helped a friend do some work for a friend. We didn't have any of those fancy cutting tools or stilts.

I didn't realize you were so handy! I absolutely love the blue and white color scheme.

This series is putting a lot of expensive ideas in my head... :D

@SnipE_mS

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I usually watch with an eBay tab open on another window.

Amazing!

@JZM006

3 жыл бұрын

didn’t expect to see you here

@Segatari

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a fan.

@notkirb_

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t expect that

@chiefhydropolis

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@JetroNetro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, Aaron?

I’ll bet you’re glad that you had this built before all the raw material prices skyrocketed. Good timing, sir!

Love seeing this comming together, done properly from the beginning, can't wait to see the end result in part 3. Good job sir!

@scottluther2091

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it helps if you plan ahead as much as possible!

That paint scheme gives it a real late 50s/early 60s vibe

@Prizm44

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I like it, it’s light and beach-y 👍🏝. Glad it didn’t come out looking gimmicky.

I love those lights! They look like something out of a sci-fi movie perfect fit for you and your studio room.

It's looking amazing Dave!! Awesome job!!

These videos are really interesting, glad everything is going along. Can’t wait for part 3, lol.

Split AC units are awesome. The design actually came from Asia where it's the standard there vs ducted whole-home.

@scottluther2091

3 жыл бұрын

They seem like a better idea. My complaint with the whole home duct system, is the vents closest to the blower will blow more than vents further away!

6:29 that flooring store was actually in the same shopping center as my children's clinic when I was younger, so that sparked nostalgia!

It’s weird but there’s something so calming about his commentary over his videos...

8-Bit DIY Guy. Love the channel, and the new place looks great. Amazing that you make this so interesting! Looking forward to part 3!

3:27 very rude finger trying to get in every shot.

I used the same fabric-like net tape 25 years ago, so I guess it depends on the crew

@tohuss

3 жыл бұрын

it's glassfiber

@PJBonoVox

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've seen this same stuff for many years in the UK

Ahh yes, I have the same problem with network cables, being very slightly colourblind myself. I’m envious of your new building, David! If only we had the room at our place to do the same. If we did... I’d have one!

Been looking forward to this! Cant wait for part 3 ! Thanks for taking us along !

anyone else that thought those light were actually fans in the thumbnail?

"They reinforced it with screws." Oh good. I've seen way too many houses with sagging drywall, because it was only nailed up. Also, be prepared to replace those arc-fault breakers with conventionals after inspection. Arc-fault tend to trip on PC power supplies. For lighting, go LED track lights. Replaceable bulbs with temp options, and you can point them exactly where you want them.

I love the studio, but the 8 bit guy literally went to stores I drive by everyday. It's a weird but exiting feeling.

This guy is so funny! It’s so true that people can be oblivious to their surroundings. Personally much prefer warm white led lights but if you are filming then no doubt cold white gives greater clarity 🇬🇧

Love that VIC-20 themed building!

It was quite amusing seeing you put ON textured wall coverings. Generally in the UK these days we are removing textured wall coverings or skimming over them as they are regarded as a bit "1970s". The build looks great by the way and loving the video content!

@lukasperuzovic1429

3 жыл бұрын

It probably to reduce echoing for acoustics

@solarbirdyz

3 жыл бұрын

@@lukasperuzovic1429 It's not either of those types of texture. It's very, very slight, not like the old 70s stuff, and has the effect of taking an already matte paint and making it kind of... _more_ matte. Even less reflective. But that's all. I saw someone use the term "orange peel" and it's kind of like that, but less wrinkly.

@Daz555Daz

3 жыл бұрын

@Les I was not trying to directly compare it but these days in the UK it seems to be baby smooth or nothing! ;-)

The mesh drywall tape has been the standard for at least 20 years, which is about when I started working construction. The mesh tape is vastly superior in every way possible, it does a much better job of preventing cracks, it's much less likely to fall off if there's any movement between panels and it's much faster and easier to install.

3:57 This is mesh tape, we use it quite a bit with drywalling. Now we do use both paper and mesh tape, but the mesh tape is good for small fixes and also if you're bad at getting air bubbles out of the tape. But generally, paper tape is used more frequently for joints.

Color blindness is annoying at times. In electronics class in high school, I always had to have someone read the color codes on resistors for me.

@haweater1555

3 жыл бұрын

In electronics class, I devised my own mnemonic to remember the colour code: "Billy Brown Rode On Yonder Green Bicycle, Very Good" (Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Grey - 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 )

@rockstopsthetraffic

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps it would be nice to have a small device or even a phone app, which reads resistor codes with some AI...

@BrunodeSouzaLino

3 жыл бұрын

Or, you could use a multimeter. Works every single time.

@rockstopsthetraffic

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrunodeSouzaLino of course, and I do. Silly me.

@tophatjones179

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrunodeSouzaLino Yeah, we weren’t allowed to do that in class though. :)

man, all the foam and texture spray on everything ruined my OCD. I would hate my panels looking so messy

@rickyvinh2765

3 жыл бұрын

That is not OCD, that is perfectionism. Surprisingly huge difference.

@criggie

3 жыл бұрын

yeah the texture helps hide minor dings in the wall from simply moving around.

@steffennilsen2132

3 жыл бұрын

Textured walls and ceilings bug me out

@Aquatarkus96

3 жыл бұрын

@@criggie yeah it really does help hid any scrapes and scuffs from normal wear and tear. Untextured walls look unfinished to me

It's looking great! Part 3 should be the proverbial icing on the cake. Thumbs Up!

this was really interesting. It’s amazing how differently people build stuff around the world. I was surprised by the foam both on the walls and roof, how they do everything with a powertool of some kind, the breaker box, etc. and also what a BIG selection of different stuff you have at your disposal when you went to the shop, that was also amazing. i’d have a lot of fun in a shop like that