17:04 "These are rough houses that I buy, trying to make enough money to pay my way through life, to provide for my family..." And THAT, sir, is why your videos are so popular. And why you will inherit the earth.

@f-ducket4586

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. And what is not touched on is he is also creating clean, attractive & structurally sound homes average families can afford to call home as well. Pretty noble if you ask me.

Don’t worry about those “ clean” videos. I love how real yours are.

@lilkong-sl7fv

5 жыл бұрын

Practical Vegan Kelly agreed

@kimcat7320

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@jessicaleigh728

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@DannyH77

5 жыл бұрын

I agree!! I like his style thats why I watch his channel

@gigglesilly17

5 жыл бұрын

I agree! Much love

Thank you for NOT being HGTV. While I do watch some of their programs, what you do is more realistic and relateable.

@trainlgb

5 жыл бұрын

100% agree.

@sherrielake6689

5 жыл бұрын

I agree! Love the realness

@kscheuerman5378

5 жыл бұрын

squirrel girl-- Thanks for reminding me how glad I am that I don't watch HGTV anymore & it made me appreciate this channel more. I liked some of the people on there, hated the fake drama.Take care.

@matssolberg7319

5 жыл бұрын

This is what it's like. Keep it raw, agree 100% ^

@chelebelle2223

5 жыл бұрын

And, for me, his videos have a calming and satisfying effect just to watch. I'm by no means a carpenter/ construction talent.....but just to watch people building things and watching the transformation process is satisfying.

you need to change nothing...this is why i watch all the videos...straight to the point! you are very good at what you do.

@sdcoinshooter

5 жыл бұрын

He is amazing, I renovated my entire (small) condo and ... well... let’s just say it didn’t turn out quite as well as his work... Oh, and it involved a LOT of swearing.

@thku4grace

5 жыл бұрын

@@sdcoinshooter Swearing is required, duh.

@agneslanza6551

5 жыл бұрын

It's all fine

@alexp5325

5 жыл бұрын

I have to agree, I watch because you don't have an annoying intro, straight into business and how you keep It all calm and interesting.

I'm very impressed with your work. And I like your philosophy of fixing what is there. "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. "

@traciademello4460

5 жыл бұрын

grew up with the exact same saying except "and clean your plate' was tagged on at the end.

@janambrose4917

5 жыл бұрын

@@traciademello4460 I grew up hearing both of those. I believe it started with President Truman. Still a good way to live in my opinion. We have too much waste to not do it now.

I agree about the comment with the fridge, you don't need a fancy kitchen in a rental property.

@hopewalker5764

5 жыл бұрын

And the reality is that renters will enjoy 'making it work.' Part of the fun of a rental are the little quirks and finding creative ways to make a rental feel like home. I will take a quirky, clean, cool old house over an 'HGTV' apartment any day and twice on Sunday.

@IanStork

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly any rental that has the basics and running hot water are usually enough for me lol The reason I left the last place I rented was bc the hot water didn’t work and the owner never responded... not when the back steps rotted off and not when we realized we had mice 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

@bobbyburches8026

4 жыл бұрын

It really depends on your market. In some markets, the layout is ok. In others, renters would pass on this place.

@kjeracarroll450

4 жыл бұрын

stargateproductions amen!

"Not a slum Lord"...putting fewer cabinets in the kitchen is totally acceptable for a rental. If the tenants need to buy some selves or something for organization, it cost much less than cabinets, and can be found 2nd hand. Rent control and keeping prices reasonable is important, especially in rural areas. It looks like you have rental properties that are appropriate to the area. Sometimes we forget that not all parts of the country are wealthy and not all families can afford a fancy house (rental or otherwise). Solid, dependable affordable housing is important. On another note, I appreciate the amount of actual work you show in a house, as it helps me determine what are projects that I can do, and what is definitely out of my skill set. Thanks again.

@kristinasullivan9436

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. We bought a house with a smaller kitchen and made do with fewer cabinets. We didn't have a real designated pantry and bought a cabinet for food storage and for our breakfast area a rolling cart for a toaster oven. It worked out great. No complaints.

@ladojr

4 жыл бұрын

100% agree with you!

Don't worry so much about making the videos "look perfect". You're one person, doing all the work and filming. Your videos are great, informative and entertaining.

Haha “single dude with all of your cool stuff everywhere” LOL

@ladojr

4 жыл бұрын

same! haha

LOL Fella I dislike all the extra bling bling those channels do, yours is straight up reality!

@ambermagic6272

5 жыл бұрын

weetreebonsai exactly.

You are making houses livable again and giving people a chance to live in something they can afford. Be proud of your efforts. Personally, I like the roughness and debris because it makes the final product look that much better. God bless you and yours.

I found the chapters in kzread.infoUgkxYGamVaHfdHiPlAQaLa7zkwR02OKpGYDU to be very relevant to my project as I embarked on building my first ever structure from the ground up. I especially found this Ryan’s Shed Plans to be of great use when it came to building the roof. I was able to do all the cuts and installation by myself, with a little reference to this Ryan’s Shed Plans.

We love your style! It's very hard to get your 94 year mother to understand that HGTV actually does have crews that come in when cameras are off and they don't do it in 24 hrs. Especially when it's people who don't have a clue! 🤣

When you think your being redundant or explaining too much about framing and load bearing walls please know that your NOT. This is very informative and great to for non construction type people to get a good understanding as to how stuff works. Thanks so much!

@ladojr

4 жыл бұрын

I second this comment! Def not redundant.

diggin the wider angle lens. love the videos, keep doing what youre doing

Another video= another happy day to be on KZread lol

Recycling houses is brilliant. Great job. Your videos are perfect.

@iam_karla

5 жыл бұрын

some old house are more sturdy than the new ones.

Hey, I live in France and about wood framed houses (maison ossature bois in French) you're actually so right. Our tough houses ( masonry) are tricky to renovate regarding man strength and structurarly it requires heavy heavy duty sometimes just to add a door, a window or a sliding door. Wood houses are on the rise it is true in France. They're not really cheaper since we don't havea lot a wood resources. But they provide flexibility regarding the floor plan and the possible additons of the house (for instance, adding a bedroom on the side of the house). Workload is really easier to manage with wood than masonry. Also, wood provides better eco (heat) performances but for sure far more sound issues (cracking and sound passing from a room to another) and some people fear the wood to rotten and by doing so, making the house to collapse. Anyway, I bought a house in Normandy which was a pig house transformed onto a house but its core is compacted dirt with cereals... Anyway if I'd build one, I'd choose wood for sure. Love your videos. Love the music. Love your Texan accent. Love the content. Love the answers given to our questions either in the comments or in your videos. Take care and love this house too, great potential. 👋

I love your videos so much more than the HGTV format. It’s nice seeing what renovations ACTUALLY look like. You’re doing great, don’t change a thing 😊

That doorway is perfect because you have air and light flow but you can still get a baby/pet gate up easily for safety.👍

As long as it's getting the job done I think you should keep it going.

I love love love love your videos . Every time they pop up I leave everything and go to your channel I love it . It makes me think of better ways I would like to live design layouts etc I’m inspired. 💯❤️

@blacktrout

5 жыл бұрын

same

I like the way you' re doing these videos. No need to be more glitzy. I like that you are repairing existing housing stock.

You could always do cabinets on bottom, and open shelving on top in the kitchen. "If y'all had wood, you'd use it too" 😂

Gotta say these “rough” style videos are by far some of my favorite videos on KZread atm

Not to worry about the other vids. I enjoy your vids because you are working man, doing a good job. It all looks good in the end and is done well. Thanks for taking the time to post. You got a thumbs up from me, I've watched enough of your vids to click on the thumb, before I even watch it. lol.

@jpc1147

5 жыл бұрын

rundoetx same here.

Keep on the way you make your videos. We don't mind mess, it tells us you are working.. Peace

I've been binge watching your videos. My dad used to be a contractor who built new houses before the market crashed in 2008. I remember so many summer days going out to "help" him and his friends working on a house. He built the house I spent several years of my life in before it was foreclosed on from that market crash again in 08. Anyway... I've been watching your videos lately because it reminds me of hanging around his builds when I younger. Times have been tough for my family recently and things aren't like how they were. These videos bring me back. Seeing all the chunks of wood, insulation, and tools laying around everywhere makes me smile because that's what I grew up in. Thank you for putting the time and effort into all this. I appreciate it so much and will continue to watch.

here in denmark 70% are concret foundation and 2 brick wall, 25% concret foundation and concret walls last 5% is wood houses on concret foundation. an new build/renovation must be atleast 2020 rules mening up to date insulation and radon protection. i don´t think we can get permit´s for container houses and alot off things you have to get experts to do to be legal, like plumbing ,i like watching how it´s done abroad regards Sören

@coherentpanda7115

5 жыл бұрын

China where I live is 99% concrete. Cold as hell in the winter, and no insulation so houses never feel warm or cozy. People think it's strange wood is so common in the USA, but I don't think they understand what they are missing.

@eirikramsfjell5008

5 жыл бұрын

Here in norway pretty much every house is built out of wood

@soranrix

5 жыл бұрын

@@eirikramsfjell5008 i know i have had many vacation´s there ,love the view´s and country in general. regards Sören

@soranrix

5 жыл бұрын

@@coherentpanda7115 most here have central heating/heat from the city (we burn the garbage/left over food) and 99% off the houses are very good insulated.

@nelliberry9403

5 жыл бұрын

@@coherentpanda7115 We have brick walls on concrete foundation. Nice and warm in the winter, cold in the summer. Heating costs are pretty low, but only if you build with quality materials. F.e. we have the best stone bricks that were on the market about 35 years ago. They have air pockets for insulation. We also have floor heating. Lasts forever, never had to repair something. I would never want to build a wooden house :D to easy to break, get mold, water damage, rotten....

I like these videos, the rugged feel of them looks more realistic and not staged. The "clean" channels look too Hollywood.

I am renovating a house while living in it. Certainly not as deep a renovation as you typically do, but your videos are real and I appreciated that. I learn a lot, get great ideas and inspiration from what you do. Don't change. Keep the videos coming. I always look forward to watching them.

Thank you for putting me onto 1806 stonehouse. Can't wait to see how this place turns out.

Those "ratty cheap houses " look greatly improved when you've finished working your magic. 👍🤩

In Sweden, Norway and Finland, I would guess that a major majority of all single family houses have wooden frames. We have at least as good wood as the US and Canada. :)

@poodlegirl55

5 жыл бұрын

I left a comment above. We just bought a bunch of lumber at Home Depot and it was all labeled Product of Sweden. I'm in Illinois .

@bethbethh522

5 жыл бұрын

Houses yes but most live in apartments which are not wood frames.

@Ishinaz

5 жыл бұрын

@@poodlegirl55 Wood is one of our major exports, but I had never guessed that it would find itself all the way across the Atlantic.

@Beruthiel45

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I'd have thought the U.S. would be buying our Canadian lumber, just across the 49th parallel. Gobsmacked.🙀

Whats best about your videos is that you just go in and get stuff done. Making a decision and moving on without overthinking it, I admire that . Love the new lens for these houses, shows so much more.

I am so glad you like to fix up what is already here. I love these old houses and to see them come back to life in such a good way is a great feeling. Love your channel. Take Care.

@lemondrizzlecake7766

5 жыл бұрын

It's also a lot better for the environment, as opposed to use up a whole lot of new material for a new house and send the old one to landfill :)

Sometimes polished isn't what you need! Kinda like how some people like vinyl records versus .mp3. Your channel is perfect the way it is!

I so happy to see all of your success. You deserve it. God bless you and your family.

You’re a one man show and it’s REAL. Don’t compare yourself to a full crew and a tv budget! Anyone who’s tried some renovation knows how much work and money is required. Good job! I’m loving it just as you’re delivering it.

"I like the idea of Fixing what already exists and not taking up space with just another house" Thank you.

I love your channel and the way you are doing things! Keep up the wonderful work!!

You are a hard worker. I know it is a tough job. I enjoy your channel. Thanks.

I always enjoy your work and the presentation. It's very raw and real.

THANK YOU for bringing words to the appreciation of defined spaces in home builds.

There is a big amount of lumber cutting in eastern Oklahoma, western Arkansas, and the southern states south and east of there. East Texas is also in the mix.

so glad I stumbled across your channel. Keep up the great work!

"Click thumbs up" It's a helpful reminder. Sometimes I forget. When someone mentions it I always glance at the thumbs to see if I already have.

I like the little foyer the placement of the bathroom has made. I like how there is room to the side of the door for a hall tree or a bench to change and store your shoes in.

Love your work. Love your presentation. You've got your own audience. You don't have to do things like the other folks.

Get r done. Looking good, love the videos.

I am an old man, 63. And I have done my share of total remodeling. You impress me to no end! Really great work!

You have the right philosophy in my book- fixing stuff instead of tearing it down to build new,- great videos.Keeping it real has much appeal- Wish you all great success- you deserve it.

I think you are doing good. Like the idea of renovating instead of building new. Good luck with this and future projects.

These videos are so informative. Keep it up. 👍

This is already night and day! Love watching you! I appreciate the mess and the imperfections. I'm a novice homeowner slowly renovating my own home and that's the reality I deal with- its nice to see other people being real and showing what this process actually looks like, plus I learn a fair amount from you!

Now that I've caught up with all your reno videos, I savor each new one and look forward greatly to the next!

I’m not fond of this ‘open plan living’ especially when the whole downstairs is open 😡 Its just cheapness.... again. Glad you kept walls - great video

@siimmy14

4 жыл бұрын

RichieT5 taste I guess? Id like to have open plan downstairs with sliding doors hidden in walls for the kitchen (in case you cook something smelly) and well isolated bedrooms on top floor for peace and quiet.

The wider angle camera looks great, really ups the view quality for us.

I love your videos how you have them! I appreciate the hiccups cause it’s a chance for the viewer to learn too. You’re one of my fav handyman channels!

I like how real your videos are. Enjoy watching them.

Hgtv is fake! I like your videos.

I respect your hard work! And dont forget, that your hardwork, is someones home. I think you can be really proud about that! Btw, your videos are hella good looking! Dont change please. :)

I appreciate how you keep it real. The "mess" around the site is realistic and is one reason I like your videos.

I really like your channel. I think it's great that you "recycle" older houses. It's terrific. The fact that it's a little dirty means your working on it. I can't wait for the end result.

I like your idea of saving space by not building new houses.😃

Everything is good .. more houses more videos.. new challenges.. thank you

I love his work ethic and what I see that he’s done. Just found this channel and will continue to watch!

I appreciate your no nonsense real world approach to renovating. Don’t change a thing.

Long term practicality always wins....

There is a middle ground between one wall of cabinets and HGTV. It's already a small kitchen. Please do more cabinets than you're suggesting. You don't have to buy expensive corner cabinets. You could do a false base cabinet next to the stove and run the counter top all the way to the corner for extra work space. You could run uppers all along the long wall & just have a vent hood above the stove with no upper cabinet there. Kitchens don't need to be glamorous or TV worthy, but they do need to be functional. Also, do you ever get your wife's input for a female perspective?

Your videos are great just the way they are, so done to earth.I love watching the before and after videos of your houses.

Once I came across your channel, I haven't stopped watching them yet. And you really do have a beautiful voice.

Lord I hear you about being married / having kids and needing a little space.

Do you ever draw plans for these types of changes or do you just see it in your head and go for it?

@jpc1147

5 жыл бұрын

Fern Brisot that's a good question, I took drafting in high school and I draw plans no matter how small the project is that way I can see my mistakes on paper and can correct them before I pick up a hammer.

@dennispope8160

5 жыл бұрын

Jpc 11, from a HS shop teacher who teaches drafting here. Good work, you must have had a good teacher.

@theropesofrenovation9352

5 жыл бұрын

@@jpc1147 lol. I draw it out and STILL screw it up.

The reason why we watch your videos it is because it is different from what we see on TV. Yours reflect the real thing. Keep up the good work.

Your videos show the REALITY of renovations! This is what people should see if they want to do this.thank you!

Bathroom in the kitchen could've been a great walk in pantry

When you say "in Europe",you think in GB and Germany,or what?

@dpeagles

5 жыл бұрын

It's the Europeans​ that always say " In Europe we do things far superior to this.". So we don't know what country exactly, they only say "Europe". I think mainly they take every opportunity to disparage the United States.

@anneke2911

5 жыл бұрын

@@dpeagles But honestly: why would you build something out of "fragile" wood if you had the opportunity to create something way longer lasting and with way more stability out of stone? Stone houses are for example better isolated against heat and cold and worse weather extremes.

@dpeagles

5 жыл бұрын

@@anneke2911 Stone? I doubt your houses are made of stone. There may be a stone facade. Stone must be reinforce force seismic events. Perhaps you mean concrete?

@Annabelx2000

5 жыл бұрын

dpeagles In England a lot of houses actually are stone because in certain parts of the country your house has to be built out of a specific stone in order to fit in with the local aesthetic. My house is made of red brick which is a common building material here in the UK

@RealConstructor

5 жыл бұрын

dpeagles In my country, The Netherlands, we have stone walls in most of our freestanding houses. No concrete (row houses have concrete parting walls).Our houses have cavity walls, the outer walls in masonry with brick/stone and the inner wall is the load baring wall (On these walls rest the concrete floors), also masonry mostly sand-lime brick or clinkers. The cavity space in between is for insulation. Our country has almost no seismic activity. Only the northern part a bit because of extensive gas extraction, so manmade, not natural. Also wood (on the outside) is not the best building material in our climate. So stacking stones/bricks is often chosen to be the best, most durable solution. Good protection against fierce winds and torrential rain, frost and heat. That’s also why we often have ceramic roof tiles on a pitched roof, instead of wood, asphalt or bitumen shingles like in the US. Every country it’s own building style.

Your work is why so many people watch. Don't change your style, it works and we look forward to your homes and how they come together.

I always click the thumbs up. And yes I think it's cool to take these old homes that have so much character and rehabbing! After all, they're already there.

Here’s a title for your channel “Making Change”. Making Change = $.

@doomcake2020

5 жыл бұрын

Love this!

10:50 “if y’all had access to wood you’d be using it too”. 😂 Apart from the UK, most of Europe is about as much forest as the US. They make houses out of other materials to suit the environment.

@akuaku3496

4 жыл бұрын

Do you have any idea how much woodland is in north England and Scotland ? 😂 fucking idiot

@genli5603

4 жыл бұрын

It's not the same kind of forest except for the Nordic countries. Not suitable for timber production.

@genli5603

4 жыл бұрын

@@akuaku3496 Very little.

@akuaku3496

4 жыл бұрын

Gen Li there’s a fuck load of wood in north England lmao

Really enjoying following you through this project. Looking forward to #7! Thanks for numbering them.

I like the fact your videos show things how they often really are and not all flowery and good like nothing ever goes wrong. You show the challenges and a more realistic view of how these things go.

Don't be hard on your videos. You have consistently been my favorite youtube for this kind of content for as long as I've been watching renovations. I love the realness!

Feels like a behind the scenes video on one of the Reno shows(before staging) but with a kind friend who likes what they do and is proud to show off their newest work 👍🏻

I like watching your videos because its a lot more honest than some of the other home renovation channels, we get to see the work and the effort you put into not only the house but the videos. I admire your willpower and skills and enjoy the calm honest nature of the content.

Keep doing what you're doing! You're knowledgeable and entertaining. Clearly you're doing something right because your channel is growing.

Do not change anything. I like it real and you are doing a great job fixing up the old houses.

This is the 3rd house renovation series of yours I've watched! Your videos are great

You're doing a great job!! I love the way you're doing it; it's more real this way. I also love that you're giving these old houses a new lease on life. People forget to consider all the love and labour and materials that went in to building the house originally and to just tear it down because you can, makes no sense to me or to the environment. This is a great house to reuse some salvage from your other houses. Keep it up!

I love that your videos don't have all the fluff of other HGTV type ones. They are real, and you are very good at explaining the what and why behind the changes you make. Keep up the awesome videos, they are very helpful! I've learned a lot!

I know those other "RENO" show's on youtube either cleanup after the video or before the video................. I love how you are so real in your shows and how real you keep it, so chin up dude and stay proud, you do not have 228k subscribed for no reason Being on the pension in Australia, I can only wish to be able to buy houses as cheap as you do and are able to. and then fix them up, but we are one of the most expensive countries in the OECD.

First of all thank you for giveing me something to watch during the quarantine. I love that you are rehabbing these old houses. You know I think the land that alot of these places sit on is worth what you pay for the whole thing, the houses are a bonus. It's really nice to see a hard working young man these days. Keep up the excellent work my friend.

3 days and I have seen all of your videos and today you upload the new one - you are the best 👌

Great videos, Sir. You can always put those places up as rent to own. I like how you get into all aspects of fixing up a place. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend👍

It is crazy that the only thing that excites more the whole week, is a notification from this channel!

Keep filming the real happenings and showing us as each goes along. Subbed because of how you are doing what you do in life and in KZread. ♥️

If you leave the kitchen wall empty your Renters will have options on how they use and decorate the space. They could have a small table for an 'eat in' kitchen, an armoire or shelves for storage or an island work area. Bottom cabinets create challenges for older or disabled people. A 'free standing' cabinet provides more storage and easier access. It is also more typical of a kitchen in an old farm house.

I always take great pleasure in seeing sparks while sawing through something.