It can't get any better, La Traviata AND a beautiful cat!

I am binge watching your remodel here and it's fabulous! Kudos to you and your helpers.......you're doing amazing. Beautiful home!!

Can I just say I loooovee the way you have your videos. If I was watching one video one day and then another the next day I wouldn’t skip a beat. Everything has been awesome!!! Can’t wait to try these out

im a painter and decorator..bit of healthy advice..to cover the knots in any wood you want to use a product called zinsser. You apply it before any undercoat, primer or base coat and it will ensure the knots wont re-appear. Otherwise in a few weeks time..the knots will come back through. fireplace looks awesome though! 😀

@philipmorehouse1069

3 жыл бұрын

Varnish also works as a great knot sealer. I have used it for over 50 years.

Love the music (La Traviata) and inspector Gus!

I have thoroughly enjoyed every one of your home improvements. You are awesome and a keeper!

Inspector...Gus! Love him! You do really great work!! Many blessings to come!!

It is easy for the DIY and works awesome. Easy to use, lots of colors and choices.Couldn’t be happier with the purchase.

This is amazing! Can’t wait for the next vid.

Smart and well... adorbs!!! You’re super brilliant and experienced man!!!! I told my friend your Channel was awesome and that you weren’t just a pretty face. She laughed and she is now following you too. Great job 👍🏽

Gus knows when work is paw. Awesome work and looks stunning the cats whiskers.

Amazing job! Attention to detail goes a super long way. Admire your work!

So clean! Awesome work! New subscriber love watching home improvement/renos before and after especially time-lapse! Awesome channel keep up the good work!

Looks Great! Fantastic!

Great video! Love to see the progress of the house :D

Awesome work bro! Can’t wait for more vids.

Dude! This is amazing!!!!

AMAZING job!!!!

Beautiful job bro , congrats 🤘👏

Awesome work 👌

Wow! You are amazing! Your wife is one lucky woman!

This looks amazing!! Great job!!!

Great job! Inspector Gus is a rock star.

This is a great product and it works well, put you have to lay on floor to see the starter and see if it is lit.

Great Job. I watched the whole thing and that's rare for me.

I think u did a great job!

Very nice, great job 👏🏽 .

I was wondering where part 2 was. Great job!!! I love it!!

Very nice project!

Wonderful job and patience! I have a similar inspector!

Awesome job man!

I love your cat! So freaking adorable!

Very talented. Great work

You did an amazing job

One tip I learned about painting knotty pine was to prime the knots with aluminium paint before applying the finishing coats. That way the knots will not "ghost through" later.

You are amazing god bless you brother

A Must...Always trim your boards!!! I LOVE my Clamps!! Frog tape is all I use!!!

Mrs. Ben, you are a lucky woman.

A good dose of ASMR at the end of video. Saw what you did there

At 3:00 you used a jigsaw to cut out holes for the sockets. To make things easier you could have used your multitool. Might have been easier instead of using a jigsaw! Keep up the great videos! 👍😁

Ben tardif you should make a playlist of the house being completely renovated by you and your whole team

wouldn't fit in my house but man I wish it could. You did a great job.

That looks amazing great job! Next project: wainscotting lol

Imagine if inspector guss disapproved!

Great job kiddo great head on your shoulders.

NEW SUBSCRIBER ALERT!!

Typical inspector, 😔. This looks just beautiful.. Great job!

I would have used double and triple gang outlet boxes instead of cutting 5 opening. Faster and you save on creating a weak spot. Love the fished look! Stealing what I can to do mine.

Hi. Your video was awesome! I found it very educational. I was just wondering what the color is on your walls? I love that it's light but not white!

Your attic is going to catch fire !!!!

Ben, while watching your fireplace remodel I noticed you need to redo the insulation in your attic.

Varnish over knots and they will not come through your paint. I noticed that you framed your hearth with softwood, it will dent easily if ever his with vacuum cleaners, firewood, and other fireplace tools. If I recall some states require high ambeint electrical insulated wiring around fireplaces. NIce all-around job. Just stumbled into your channel. It's one of the best out there on KZread and I see a lot of them. Your a very talented young man, major kudos to you. p.r.morehouse (author)

I wasn’t to sure about the fire place until you painted it it looks fantastic are you going to do some trim around the kitchen fireplace

When its first painted it looks like a garagedoor. Those that open rolling up lol. Good job tho. I couldnt do it so perfectly 👍🌷

No se si entiende español pero te felicito tu esposa a de estar orgullosa de tu yo vivo en mexico y me encantan tus videos felisidades

Where are planning on putting the TV that used to be in your living room?

Awesome video!!! Great work!!! Can you please tell me what color paint the walls are? Thanks!!!

Covered with paper and tape to protect the finish on the whitewash brick after you already had stepped on and put stuff on while building surround

Love it!

Great job. I'm not a big fan of the white wash. I prefer to paint the bricks white. Looks much better.

I love that your a perfectionist more men should watch this video.....

Great look! Question: Why didn't you just make the shiplap frame wide enough to house a piece of shiplap full length instead of having to cut every piece?

Do those side small pieces of shiplap have to nail into a stud or are they just going into drywall because they’re so small?

WOW!!!! Excellent work indeed!!!! I especially like your attention to detail and the clean work site that you maintain... (vacuuming all the time) Have you ever thought of writing a Novella.... your expressions have me cracking up most times... I absolutely love inspector Gus....

Inspector Gus is a real BALLBUSTER! But I have heard he's the best in the business. And for the record, you were looking a little sketchy from time to time so, well done Gus!

What size boards were used to frame this out and what type of molding was use to add the finished look?

Would you recommend your Ryobi Table Saw? Came for the rebuild, subscribed for Inspector Gus. Great work!

@BenTardif

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a good starter saw. It works well so I don’t need to upgrade, but I don’t plan on using this one forever

yeesh you should remodel your attic

beautiful job, how the heck did you learn how to do all this alone?

I think the fireplace would happen even more awesome if you would have put a electric fireplace insert in it wouldn't be that hard to run the wiring. I've had one for eight or nine years I love it they even make them make a popping sound like wood burning effects thing. Safer than any wood burning fireplace will ever be

Take the shiplap down and cut the holes out for the electric box

You could have used PL glue on each shiplap and a finish nailer instead of screws...to cut the time of filling and sanding. You could have used a 2 gang box for the top and bottom outlet...more cleaner looking...that attic is pretty bad...I would have a licensed electrician check that..just to be on the safe side ...but over all it looks good ...

@kristinebailey2804

3 жыл бұрын

Coulda shoulda woulda, good grief. He does fantastic work and he does it his way because he is him. Get that?

Man, you have a electrical mess! Is it allowed in your country to leave electrical wires everywhere in the attic? We always put them neatly together in the PVC conduits. In straight lines.

@fd3871

4 жыл бұрын

old retrofit homes have tons of junction boxes and mixed wiring. it is a nightmare; surprised more of them don't burn down tbh. generally, new home wiring is pretty neatly done and has few, if any, junction boxes, but we typically don't put wires in conduit in residential construction (usually only seen in commercial) however in some jurisdictions it is more common to run wire in metal conduit. This is more common in brick and mortar homes prone to hurricanes.

Next item to remodel... the attic!

8:19 wtf this mess

@bethanjenkins2257

4 жыл бұрын

Yea bro that's got to be your next project

@youreonlyadream

4 жыл бұрын

that has to be the next project holy moly

@blackgt9264

3 жыл бұрын

lmao

Some construction adhesive would have cut down the need for all the screws.

That's primed? :D

you've demonstrated that you have a finish nail gun so why are you using screws?

@escotiyaotl8869

4 жыл бұрын

I guess because it's way easier to take off something nailed than something screwed on.

@fd3871

4 жыл бұрын

@@escotiyaotl8869 do you mean to say it is stronger? That's debatable so long as you are nailing in to studs and that I don't foresee someone strength testing it with a crowbar

I bought plans from woodprix and I made it very fast.

The attic looks as if a messi is living there.

Ben: *covers the white drywall with planks and trim and planks and trim and trim and more trim* Me: bit excessive, but deffo going to look sick with the oil finish. Ben: *paints everything white* Me: ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ಠ but y

Bit overkill on the screws...

@whitehh15

4 жыл бұрын

Yea, he went a bit crazy.. I was surprised

thats legit.

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Can I hire inspector Gus?

I don’t see any reason as to why you had to use screws to secure the ship lap. Finish nails would be plenty strong enough.

@avocadoman3416

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, was wondering the same thing.. And so many screws also. I’ve seen guys use less screws building a deck. But other than that nice job

Looks a little old not gonna lie, nice work though ( would recommend different brick, or maybe even stone)

Ben I want to commend you on this series! I inadvertently started at phase 3, I went back and am just starting p 2. Just one question for me; What is your measurement from the bottom of the mantel to the top of the firebox? I am in the research phase of going from a 61” fp surround to 79” to accommodate a bigger flat screen. My number one goal is to hang the new mantel as far down as I can get away with to pass inspection if I ever sell my home. How low can I get away with! It’s a gas non-vented (rarely used). Sidenote. I watched a dozen or so videos, you are far and away the most interesting to me. Do them all just like this one love the detail!

@BenTardif

3 жыл бұрын

The measurement you asked for is about 21” but I don’t know if that conflicts with any specific code. We have yet to light our fireplace (and don’t ever plan to).

That mess of wires in your attic is a fire hazard!

Screws for shiplap??....jeeeze...it doesn't weigh a ton. Light gauge nails will do just fine. Save that overkill for the kitchen.

Sorry but you are dangerous. Use a push stick when you use the saw and the metal box you install probably has sharp edges which could cut the wire and cause a short or fire. That attic looks like a good place for a fire. Nice job in the design.

you're a machine

Very cool! Can I hire you to do MY fireplace? 😊 The cat is funny. 😂

Its been ten months since your last marble video... when are you going to get back to the two player pinball machine?

@BenTardif

5 жыл бұрын

Soon I hope! Trust me I’m eager to get back to that too

Builds accent wall for 20" tv 😂

your wife bullies u and thats sad, man up