Porch ceiling...light blue...old southern trick to keep bees and their friends moving..I’ve been told they might think it’s the sky.. I did mine the same way and I have to say so far it works.

Is it just me that finds these videos very therapeutic.

@TarynVerleye

3 жыл бұрын

No. I have no intention of ever doing this, but I love watching them. Although, to be honest, I also have found myself sucked into videos where they're deep cleaning rugs. I'm not crazy........honest. LOL

The Great Depression was the same way where real estate and luxury goods continued to do well while others lost everything. What a bizarre society we live in

@DarkFilmDirector

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. A lot of people, including Brian here, mistake that because real estate is doing well that it means that most people are still doing well. It really isn't true in some industries.

@tjwatson0403

3 жыл бұрын

@@DarkFilmDirector this guys name is Brian? I've been watching for a couple years now and never knew

Don't forget low voltage doorbell wire for porch. People like to have a bell or one of those video cameras so you can see who's there and watch packages being dropped off.

@MrSmity

3 жыл бұрын

And stolen

@doubledarefan

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrSmity Then taking a lesson from Mark Rober.

@susanrussell8195

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent reminder.

I love those"foldey things"....lol

Love your videos man. Great mix of construction, philosophy, and personal vlogging. Thanks for bringing us on your journey.

Porch ceilings in the south are traditionally painted a certain shade of light blue. Some say it discourages pests.

@Freds_mom

3 жыл бұрын

I think that would look wonderful!

Self leveling cement might be a great solution for the porch floor. Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

@CosmicGorilla

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking he should use epoxy self-leving compound painted with grey garage floor paint.

@wesleyplace9984

3 жыл бұрын

@@CosmicGorilla Rob, I was thinking grey floor paint as well and the epoxy is another option for sure.

@CosmicGorilla

3 жыл бұрын

@@MastiffMike1 you are probably right Mike, the problem of delamination in that climate could lead to complications. Maybe the solution would require more work that breaking up, carting away and casting a new slab in the end. Here goes though. Edge up the slab - I’d tile it with outdoor quarry tiles. Then blast the concrete and fill the gap in with hydraulic cement. After that use outdoor sealant, roller it over the concrete, then pour the self-levelling compound and then paint it with a grippy garage door floor paint. As I say it’s a lot of work so maybe decking it would be a better and look nicer. The freeze-thaw cycle could screw my idea up big time. The alternative to self-levelling compound and paint could be to quarry tile the entire slab. That would look lovely!

All porch ceilings should be painted light blue, like the sky. That's the Southerner coming out in me 😄

@theropesofrenovation9352

3 жыл бұрын

lol. Yep

@deborahdanhauer8525

3 жыл бұрын

Yep...keeps the wasps away😊

I have called this year "Covid winning," and have labeled my projects "Covid winning #1", "Covid winning #2" etc. I have built a couple of greenhouses in the back yard and grown a 12 month garden, I have fixed my chicken house, built a miter saw station, canned food, built furniture, fixed machines, and just blown through ten years of "to do list." I'm working through calculus with my home schooled high schooler. Others can sit on their butts and fear, I'm going to trust Jesus and keep going. It has been a great year. On a side note, it used to be traditional to paint porch ceilings sky blue. It supposedly kept flies off the porch.

@zippythechicken

3 жыл бұрын

calculus ... good luck with that... its hard to remember the things we learned so long ago heh

@thirzapeevey2395

3 жыл бұрын

@@zippythechicken We are almost half way through it, but it is burning every brain cell we have. Thank God for the organicchemistrytutor here on youtube.

@jesusisGod1434

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment! We have done the same here, minus the calculus!

@andrewbillingsley9377

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know about flies but it will ward off birds and their nests.

@loritanner4478

3 жыл бұрын

Actually they painted the porch ceilings haint blue. It was used to confuse ghosts from getting in your house. As they would think the blue ceiling on the porch was sky. That's what I read. Dont know if it's true as I have a wrap around porch. But painted it white. And I do have "apparition americans" that visit us. But I think it is the lady that built our house. So I dont want to scare her away. She likes to come and see what is new that we have done on her 1916 farmhouse out in the country. And as we have lived here for 28 years now. She hasnt scared me yet. By the way, the family that built our house are buried a mile down the road in the pioneer cemetery.

7:32 that ball adjust 😂

Merry Christmas Homemade Home and family!!!

If you want to do this type of remodel and don't have the skills, there is probably someone near you that is already doing it. Ask them if you can trade some grunt work in exchange for help on the skill side. You will learn and they will be glad to get an extra hand. As a bonus you may gain a friend and that is priceless.

@jackfntwist

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know tradespeople who ever "trade" their work. In my experience, it's the opposite. They charge a ridiculous premium. I suppose there are some places where this happens, but I've never seen it anywhere I've lived, except for when I lived in a very sparsely populated area.

@jerryfankhauser2959

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackfntwist I wasn't referring to tradesmen. Just knowledgeable people like this guy that are working on a house for themselves.

"Don't let yourself hold yourself back". I feel like I should get that tattoo'd inside my eyelids. That's my new mantra for 2021.

Despite having had COVID in February, 2020 has been a pretty good year for me. I even got paid to not work for three months. I understand and respect that I'm one of the lucky ones because I've been an unlucky one before.

@Mollyz1117

3 жыл бұрын

Wish I could get it and get it over with. So far I've only encountered 2 people who've had it. One, a coworker, was over it in a day, and the other didn't even know she had it.

@Heymrk

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mollyz1117 You don't want it. Plus there is no "getting over it" since people are catching it a second and third time. Just because your coworkers were largely asymptomatic doesn't mean you will be. You could end up hospitalized and intubated or dead. Don't chance it.

@DarkFilmDirector

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mollyz1117 Most people here in Texas said the same thing. The only ones that still think that are in denial. My whole family currently has it and it has affected each one of them different. My father, a 68 year old with a heart condition, has had no symptoms. My mother, a 64 year old with no serious health problems, has a cascade of symptoms and has had them for 10 straight days without relenting, my sister had mostly respiratory symptoms, my brother had mostly gastrointestinal symptoms, my five year old niece developed a rash over her whole body with no other symptoms. Some 85 year old people with health problems get past it with no long term issues. Some 40 year old people whom are otherwise healthy wound up with severe complications and having post-COVID syndrome that they still have not recovered from. It has caused the death of nearly 500 people in my city already and its effects has destroyed many businesses.

I could of used this pep talk about forty years ago when I was about somewhere near your age... 73 now. I am crippled is why I don't do what you do. I was near fifty when I built my first home/house. I would still own it had I used my head but greed got me the easy money and then hurt, couldn't make the payments... I had owned it outright for a while and thats a good feeling. Most people get surprised when they squeeze the trigger on a skill saw or other tools and find out its not going to kill them. I wasn't helpless as I was a mechanic in the field and did a lot of fab work so making a house wasn't a far stretch. You have done very well... happy holidays to you and yours

Merry Christmas to you and your family! I enjoy watching the labor of love you give in your videos. Keep up the great work!

Happy Holidays Brian, our youtube builder philosopher, looking forward to more inspiration and wishing you success with all your goals for 2021.

What an amazing year of entertainment and learning you've given us! Thank you very much for making this year a bit better and confinement easier with your videos. Lots of love to you and your family.

Homemade: Don’t sit there and eat sawdust Me: pushes plate of sawdust to the side

@annestratinga4157

3 жыл бұрын

Love this

@rebelcowboy6959

3 жыл бұрын

I made some sawdust dip

Thank you, Homemade! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!

imagine moving beds and other furniture upstairs if you installed the front door the other way. Great idea allowing the door to make everything opened up.

@Tropicanax7x

3 жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment about this. Since ya know, it's going to be a rental, I'd hate to be the multiple different renters over the years having to deal with moving in and having to swing the door each time.

@dustinalbertson4528

3 жыл бұрын

just take the door off the hinges when you are moving in...problem solved. Also its done this way to save space in the living room...it would be really cramped to make space for the door to open when it opens into the living room

@Merrinen

3 жыл бұрын

​@@dustinalbertson4528 Just put in a sliding door and no hinges necessary, saves even more space, and won't add a door that blocks the stairs for no good reason.

@jamesmiddleton4741

3 жыл бұрын

@@Merrinen sliding doors cost a lot

@classicambo9781

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmiddleton4741 not very secure either - though that doesn't matter much depending on the area.

Haint blue, a collection of pale shades of blue-green paints, are growingly popular for porch ceilings in the southern United States. Everywhere we travel on vacation like Charleston, Savannah, and Key West you will see examples it on homes old and new. We used "Everglade Mist" (OL668.3) from Lowes on our porch ceiling and it is just beautiful!

Merry Christmas, sir! Thanks for the entertainment this year. Have a wonderful holiday with your family.

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thanks for all these videos. I look forward to the next ones all the time. Thanks for the extra work in making them.

Exactly, the greatest stories in history were born of struggle. Merry Christmas buddy!

Thank you for a great year of programming. More and more I've been turning to KZread for entertainment and it's because of quality content like yours.

Nice job as usual, H.H. and thank you Bespoke Post for sponsoring. This has been a the most unexpected year for all and it is honestly a joy to share in your passion for these projects with you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. Stay safe, be kind, and can't wait to spend the next year seeing you put your ideas into action. I truly not only enjoy your vidos, but learn more from you than anyone else out there. Keep up your great work and we will all be there to watch, learn and support you along the way . Thank you and God bless you and your loved ones all throughout this coming year!!

Thanks for the vids, learn a lot from just watching you and how you solve problems with the obstacles you encounter. Also the sense of humor you put in the vids at times. Enjoy your holiday, take a well deserved break!

Paint the porch ceiling haint blue. A real traditional “southern” color.

@spikefivefivefive

3 жыл бұрын

I think it keeps wasps from building nests too.

@GZTOYOTA

3 жыл бұрын

@@spikefivefivefive that’s the old saying! Along with birds and spiders!

Merry Christmas and Many Blessings in the New Year to you and yours.

Very clear view for success and happiness, solid character with a huge does of realism. I really enjoy your videos...

Merry Christmas. Keep being a craftsman and the accomplishment of your finished project’s, propel you into the future , with a sense of accomplishment and pride , knowledge is power, and this is the passion that drives you !

A lot of people are looking for alternative programming instead of television and it's people like you that provide it. You are part of my regular programs and I do appreciate because I can relate. It's funny to me people criticize when all they have to do is not watch. Thank you and looking forward to your next episode!!

@jgood005

3 жыл бұрын

Well said. Why pay a cable bill to watch 1000 channels of crap when quality videos like this are freely available on the internet

Merry Christmas to you and your family! I enjoy watching your videos and seeing the progress you make.

Been enjoying your videos for a little while. There's just something satisfying about watching a dilapidated house come back to life. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. Lets hope 2021 is better and you have a few more green lights on the way to your next set of goals.

Great job! I always enjoy your videos! Been following you since the beginning of the $12,000 house. Keep up the great content.

This past year hopefully will be a learning curve so that we become kinder and more aware of ourselves and others! TFS All the best for the New Year!! I for one have come a long way and want health and peace for all! Counting my blessings! Merry Christmas to you and yours!! Your house is looking great! Love all that you do!

Happy Christmas and New Year, to you and your family.

The ceiling turned out amazing. Can't wait to see it painted.

Wishing you and your family a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Love the porch vaulted ceiling. I enjoy all your hard work and creativity in re-doing all these older homes that need a facelift. God Bless you in the coming year.

Love what you did with the porch ceiling. The last five years have been my own personal hell. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and much better new year!

I also agree with your ramble, eloquently said. The porch is looking so welcoming! Thanks for sharing your journey, love watching the progress. Blessings to you and your family and Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and a better new year to you and your family. Great video and explaining the updates. Really like how you improved the ceiling on the porch. That was so cool of the neighbor that was telling you "Thank You", I'm assuming for all the improvements you are making, that is improving the neighborhood! Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family.

I love watching your videos, I never think you're rambling when you start talking about things you've been through or about your work or your life experiences any knowledge you pass on to anyone else is knowledge gained. I am scared to take that leap and work for myself. I know I could do it but I don't know if I would be able to support my family and myself.

@robertcloe2140

3 жыл бұрын

Find something in your neighborhood where you and your family can contribute time in and do. Or if that's still to much. Buy a house that you can live in and fix it up then sale it and move to the next. Live there two years and you don't pay capital gains taxes. It's how I started. Good luck and go for it!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family ....I hope 2021 will be a million times better than 2020 was. Looking forward to see the finished product on this house.

I thank you very much for the courage and perseverance that you have had to continue this complex and demanding project. I learned a lot of things, some chapters were somewhat boring, but most turned out to be very interesting. I also laughed on many occasions. Thank you for sharing such good times. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

" Merry Christmas & Happy New Year " All the best to you & yours. See you in 2021.

Merry Christmas, Cameron. Have a happy new year.

Great video, great ramble. Enjoy the holidays and thanks for making the year a lot better with your enthusiasm.

Thanks for the perspective. It was a helpful and prompted me to think differently about a couple of things. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!

Right on, all good here, Merry Christmas 🎄

Merry Christmas to you and the fam. Have been watching your progress since you started this house. You make it look SO easy!

Hey Brian, the porch looks great! I am looking forward to seeing it caulked and painted. Thanks for the update, as always, and Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year. Thanks for your wonderful videos I look forward to seeing them. 🎄🎅🏻🎄🎅🏻🎄🎅🏻

Merry Christmas Big Hair Guy! Looking forward to seeing your concrete garden grow buddy! Happy New Rambling Year!

Your videos always inspire me to get my own projects done. I love the work you do on these houses, they're the nicest looking rentals I've ever seen! Stay safe out there.

Can't wait to see the finishing touches from the house. Merry Christmas.

This HAS been a tricky year! Watching your videos has inspired me to work on my own house and set personal goals and stay positive thanks to your positive and inspiring videos. Thank you and best wishes for 2021!

A very merry Christmas to you! Thank you for a great year of content! Cant wait to see more!

You have made this COVID year bearable....I have enjoyed both you and your videos. Thank you and have a Merry Christmas and see you next year.

Hope your Christmas is good and full of love, look forward to next year

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours as well! 🎅☃️🎄

Have a very Happy Christmas with that wonderful growing family of yours! Hope the new year brings you all a lot of Joy!

The porch looks good. I enjoy watching your methodical approach to each task and the pride you take in doing it. Seasons greetings to you too! I'm sure everyone will be glad to see the back of 2020 and be wishing for better times in 2021. See you next year!

Wilson, you inspire us all to do great things!

Merry Christmas to you and your family and everyone else, hope 2021 will be better for all of us!

Thank you for all your videos throughout this strange year. I've found them uplifting, positive and very amusing plus I've learned a lot from you. It's the quality of your work and the effort you put in to make your houses good homes. The outside light and the fan on the porch to help keep mosquitoes away. There's a lot of landlords would never go to those lengths to provide comfort for their tenants. You sir, are a class act. Merry Christmas to you and you loved ones and all the best for next year.

@homemadehome5575

3 жыл бұрын

Same to you Peg, glad you have been there watching. A Merry belated Christmas to you and Happy New Year.

I am a little ole lady, who just loves you to pieces!!! I Love watching and hearing your videos. ;)

@homemadehome5575

3 жыл бұрын

Monica, Thank you. Meet Christmas to you as well.

@KuriusOranj

3 жыл бұрын

@@homemadehome5575 Oooh! Autocorrect strikes again. :(

@fadnama

3 жыл бұрын

Even if I’m not watching, I like hearing his voice in the background as I go about my housework, etc.

Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you and your family. 🎄

So many things that you bring to the table. I always enjoy the content and commentary on this channel. Thanks again, and have a happy holidays as well!

Looks good so far! I would do the porch ceiling a fun color, like sky blue 🔵

Thanks for the great videos with the tips and tricks, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Such a genuine whole hearted man very nice to watch!

Great video Brian! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Looks great. Wishing you and your family all the best for Christmas and the New Year.

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Great message of how to handle the current situation!

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thanks for all the great vids during the year. Looking forward to seeing this become habitable again next year.

You are right, this year has been shit. However, your content of more frequent and lengthy videos have been fantastic for me. Thank you so much and I hope for more in the new year. Have a well earned Christmas and New year. Thanks for all the content. 👍❤

Wow the porch is turning out awesome. I get to work on the late shift,your channel is my first go to . Merry Christmas to you and your family. Looking forward to next years videos.

Wonderful to hear someone in their early 30’s be proud of their work with the words “I am pleased”. Bespoke may just come in handy as a last minute nifty gifty idea, thank you! Wishing a block buster of a guy and his family a very blessed holiday and New Year!

A traditional color for porch ceilings is sky or robins egg blue, to discourage bugs and birds (so they say). Thanks for this and your other videos!

@chrislamarca5719

3 жыл бұрын

Haint blue!

@Beruthiel45

3 жыл бұрын

I spray painted the corrugated metal basement window well supports light blue so that when you looked out of those tiny windows you saw blue sky. It's psychological. 😎

@bm5906

3 жыл бұрын

@@Beruthiel45 That's a good idea!

@Beruthiel45

3 жыл бұрын

@@bm5906 😊👍

@solarbirdyz

3 жыл бұрын

Oooh, never heard that before. Like it though.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and your family. Look forward to more progress in the new year!

Thanks for another enjoyable year!! have yourself a very Merry Christmas!

Merry ☃️࿌ིྀ྇⋆ᘓમ૨ıડτന੨ડ⋆࿌ིྀ྇☃️, I have enjoyed following you and your rebuilds. Took us out of the daily deluge for a while, thank you.

Merry Christmas to you too and let's hope 2020 is a bit of an easier ride.

Merry Christmas Ryan. God Bless you and yours.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and the family also!! And everyone who enjoys great quality content like this, Merry Christmas and a heart felt mask less smile and wave.

I have really enjoyed your content this year. It’s very inspiring. God Bless you and your family. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. See ya next year.

Love the tangent on how you came to do what you do I appreciate it fam

Amazing progress happening. You'll be done before you know it! Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! All the best for you in 2021‼️ 🥳

Correct!!!! Merry Christmas 🎁🎄 and Happiest of New Years to you and your family.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Hope next year is better for all!!! VERY wise words to how we should all look at things....thank you!

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

Looks great!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your Family!🎅🎅

I have to say I LOVE the RED LIGHT analogy, couldn't agree more and I thank YOU from the bottom of my heart for making the internet a nice place, you and a lovely lady in Texas who makes SOAP. Merry Christmas and a Happy New year (whatever it brings) to you and your family

Congratulations on another sponsorship. Nicely done. A big thank you to Bespoke Post. Merry Christmas to you and your family. I love your description of those ancient things, that open with papers inside. They have words & pictures, & can be quite instructional. My favorite part about those (I think they were called books.) They don’t have to be charged, or require any electricity. I appreciate your life wisdom & philosophy.

Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!

Merry Christmas to you and your family, Have a great New year too! Cheers man!!!

Merry Christmas to you and your family! Always enjoy your videos.