There's so much more to just doing the labor - there's heart, and family, and precious memories! I love watching your videos and wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Greetings from Virginia!

this is so satisfying to watch. you guys are finally getting a proper utility and an extra room as well. so nice

Brilliant to watch this coming together. Very inspiring. P. S. Several people that I watch on KZread comment on "continuity issues" in their videos. I have to say that personally I never notice. I'm watching DIY so have a low requeried standard of immersion.

I've got Milwaukee impact bits, and done lots with them, built the whole deck, fences, cupboards, you name it. Only broken one ph1 I think it was the ph2 is still going strong.

Lots of forward progress in this one. Well done!

Looking good, nice to take time of my own build to watch someone else doing work. :) have a great Christmas 🎄

it's going to turn out awesome! I just cleared out my own shed, reminds me of yours now much space you have when you don't have any stuff in it ;) it feels so liberating to know what you have and don't have, but it fills up quickly :)

Okay, brace for appreciation thread: Those 55.000 subscribers are not even close to the amount you "should" have because of all the useful stuff you teach us. I'm just 25 I don't even need to know half of this extravaganza of skill and solutions to problems you might encounter when you own a home. Need a new boiler? No problem. Buying a shed for your car maintenance? Nope just build a garage because why not. And here I am, enjoying myself with some coffee or some chips/cookies and learning stuff about basically anything related to tools. Just wanted to say something appreciative and keep doing what you're doing, it's really helpful and enjoyable at the same time! Might come in handy some day for some of us. ;) Came for the van, stayed for the immensely warm person that's actually working his face off instead of me, sitting in front of the computer. >:)

Season's Greetings to you and your family from California!

Thanks Tim - that was like an early Christmas present on what is a very rainy day here!

The range of your working playlist is hilarious haha

great job. and thank you for introducing me to Beauty in the mundane, can't stop playing it.

Love watching this progress 👍

Slowly getting there Tim. Nice to see it progressing...soon have your tools back in the dry.

Makita gold impact bits are awesome. I had the same one for at least a year untill it chipped. Highly recommended

There minutes into the video and finally I can say someone is doing it right. Bang up job 🤙

Hello Tim, I use WERA impact bits, always had good results with them

We have the same hairstyle mate! Well done video !

Just found your channel and it's brill. Keep up the good work.

I’ve been using a Robertson #2 4” impact bit made by DeWalt. It has been in my impact driver for over 5 years and driven thousands of screws. Highly recommend you try it out.

Your videos are very handy, and the tools list was very helpful too, thanks. Please could you post a materials list for the walls and floor?

I have enjoyed your video. You explain it very well. I have learnt a lot thank you.

That’s going to be a great work space!

This channel has not been recommended to me even though I’m apparently a follower. 😞 Notifications are ON! Great stuff sir 👏

WRT impact bits, 20 odd years ago Snap-on had a good set of impact bits for use with the old hand hammer driven impact drivers. We used these with quite a high frequency to remove rusted in screws. Not sure if they still do the same range. I think the bits were black with chromed 3/8" socket drive.

Love the video! So helpful

one word mate, wera Impact. They are cracking bits and have never let me down.

@stayspicy9456

5 жыл бұрын

Thats two.

Nice one your machine getting that one done all on your own well done 🙋🙋🙋

Love your videos, they’ve helped me through lots of little projects. I’ve watched your garage conversion series a lot as I’ve been toying with the idea myself but never really pressed ahead with it. However I’m now looking to convert 2/3rds of my detached single skin garage to use as a garden room / gym. I’ve always been set on timber but I’ve since seen a few videos on metal stud work and for ease of use it seems a viable option. You said that you’ve used metal in a previous conversion, can I ask how you found using the metal stud work? And also how did you get around insulation and vapour barriers? I’m thinking you could put rigid insulation in between the metal studs but I’m wondering how to would go about fixing a breather membrane to the studs. Any help and experience you can share would be a massive help. Keep up the good work and content 😀

16:07 If you are looking for your drill... it's behind the stud wall...

@TheRestorationCouple

5 жыл бұрын

Fortunately spotted in time! 👍

@MA.Joinery

5 жыл бұрын

The Restoration Couple glad you caught it always a bummer

Hi Tim, thanks for all the useful info! I’m hoping to start converting my standalone single skin brick built garage soon so this channel is very helpful. Why did you put a mortar bed under some stud walls and not others, and is it necessary to fix the bottom plate to it after its dried? Is it ok to screw through the DPC? I see some other comments asking how the air flow is created between the stud and the brickwork...any advice would be greatly appreciated!

genuine timco bits dont shatter

Loving the garage the conversion, I’m hoping to do something similar in the future. It’s a concrete panel concrete and corrugated concrete (asbestos) roof. I’m thinking of starting with building an internal “gate “ behind the garage door for another layer of protection as it’s not a great garage door and plan to keep a motorbike in it. Any tips or tricks on how you would approach it? I’m thinking stud wall with ply/osb in a gate like fashion and potentially insulation and board the other side later down the line. Would love to hear your thoughts?

Very useful thanks just getting ready to do the same in my garage. What fixing did you use to fix into the block work?

Hi Tim. Thanks for all the useful info. One thing has me scratching my head though. What's the breather membrane for between the stud wall and the external wall. In latter video's you created a foil vapour barrier. So a puzzle for me. Cheers.

It's always difficult trying to juggle family life and a project so understand what you mean WRT the help request. I'd love to come and help you one day, I'm just down in Dorset so only a couple of hours to Bath area. Trouble is having a family too I'd need a couple of weeks notice of the date you are planning, especially if a week day as would need to book time off work. Would be great to be able to help on the workshop build though.

Hi there! If you want reliable and high quality bits for your impact driver, you should consider buying Hazet. They are very expensive, I know, but since I got them, I will never buy anything else. Worst bits are always from the power tool companies like Bosch, Metabo and so on, because they buy them cheaply in an that's it. I get them to shear off quite easily. Regards, Etna.

Great video learnt lots. Thinking of doing this myself. Moving soon and new house needs lots of work. I want to do garage conversation for a utility room and games room and want to make a rough budget for the whole house.How much was total cost for your conversion?

Hi , great video! I'm doing something similar with my garage but I'm going to use insulated plaster board on the walls. One question I wasn't sure about was what to do around the brick piers? How did you deal with yours? Did you put a vapour barrier between them and the plaster board?

Try the gold makita bits. They aren’t magnetized but they do last

Thanks for posting all your videos. A question.... you didn’t leave an air gap between the brick and your new stud wall. I am looking to do a similar conversion but the advice is the air gap is crucial. I would rather not leave one as I am limit on space. Can I get away with no gap?

Hi there. Gotta say, the video's are a great help! Would you put a DPC as well as DPM on the INSIDE of the walls as well as within the wall build??

Really like the vid. Im converting garage exacrly the same. I have to create a new 2 course perimeter using common brick.due to slope. and low dpc level on solid wall. When i bridge a new dpc from new perimeter. Is it better to stick down wirh contact adhesive and then lay bottom plate timber to stud.

Really enjoying this series. what size of timber and screws did you use ?

Makita gold bits are good . I dropped a right clanger and bought some makita XP’s bits from USA . There nearly all Philips bits . They must not use pozi over there

I just put my stud walls up on garage conversion i am doing, can I ask, do you seal the top of the stud wall behind where the cavity is open going up towards roof. or do you leave the top open to allow the air to flow up to roof. Cheers

Would building the floor in two sections be too much of a hassle? That might give you the opportunity to get the pavillion emptied and still allow you to finish a little later.

The Wera diamond impact bits are pretty indestructible in my experience.

Hi. I appreciate all your videos. Now I am about to make a study room from the end of a single brick wall garage, which has a doorway knocked through from the house. I have only 3x3m space. Is it OK to dot and dab insulated plaster boards onto the single brick garage walls?

Hi Tim I’m in the process of converting my garage right now after watching all your videos. One thing I don’t recall seeing is how to handle windows and door ways. Are you ok to build a timber frame round them and mount plaster board directly to the frame inside the recess? I’ve not left any room for insulation and am hoping I don’t have to re do them! Thanks!

Hello with all the work you may still have maybe it might be worth investing in a laser distance measuring tool one for a Christmas present of your wife maybe please keep the excellent videos coming and hope for many many more HAPPY CHRISTMAS to The Restoration Family

@TheRestorationCouple

5 жыл бұрын

It went out on the Christmas wish list so fingers crossed!

I’m converting my garage. It’s single skin brick walls, would you recommend the damp proof membrane or shall I paint it with anything? Looking to plasterboard and plaster on top.

The impact bits you are looking for are makita gold i bought a pack of ten double ended bits about a month ago and haven’t even broken one.

@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt

5 жыл бұрын

I have had good experiences with DeWalt bits.

I've not had any real issues with the Milwaukee impact bits. Do they fit your screw heads snug?

Great work Tim, thank you so much for your videos. I’ve come back to them time and time again. Did your building regs inspector not insist on cavity trays/weep holes in the floor and over the window on the external wall? I’m curious as I’m just starting a garage conversion and it was mentioned on my first visit prior to starting works but they’re not so easy to retrofit. Many thanks again!

Great video, if you could put up details of material used I.r timber Damp prodding and screws etc that would make the video even better. Just a suggestion.

Try Wiha bits ... best I've used.

Great work, can I ask, it may have already been answered or mentioned, but what size stud did you use?

Planning my garage conversion now. Is it best to keep my studs a few mil off the walls for damp reasons. So screw them to ceiling joyce and garsge floor?

Also is cromar 3 classic ok to use as breather membrane to stud

Can you say a few words about where the horizontal members of your stud wall should be placed (i.e. how did you determine how large the insulation panels should be, vertically?)

Hi you said you use metal studs on a other job , I was think of use metal but how did you attach the breathable membrane and is there any ones you recommend

What size timber are you using here Tim? Same for frame and noggins?

Good job, great vid. I’m just starting, lol

Hello, I saw that you insulated the floor last and you overlap the DPM on the new walls. Most of the builders start first with the floor and overlap the DPM on the bricks wall and then insulated the walls. Is there difference? I'm asking because I already insulated my walls and now building control asked me to overlap the DPM 15 sm but didn't explain me on which wall. The existing one or over the insulation :(

I watch and rewatch your videos constantly in preparation for an existing extension refit with stud walls and insulation. Thanks for taking the time to create, edit and post all these. When you fitted the stud frames, you did you butt them against the external wall completely or leave a slight gap between the stud, breather membrane and the blocks? Cheers.

@TheRestorationCouple

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer to leave a small cavity which prevents any bridging of moisture in the outer block work.

@pdbennett69

3 жыл бұрын

The Restoration Couple thanks for the reply. My thoughts exactly. Really appreciate the reply. Great videos. Learning so much. Cheers.

Thank you for your reply. Good luck with the videos. MC

Great videos, and learning a lot. One question, I notice you don't use pilot hols when assembling the stud frames. What type of screws do you use that allow you to screw into the end grain without splitting?

@TheRestorationCouple

4 жыл бұрын

Spax or turbogold usually.

I’ve just done this in our rendered breezeblock shed in the garden but used plastic sheeting instead of roof felt. Is this going to cause me problems?

16:10 Is your drill still behind that wall? 🤣

@Cake41579

5 жыл бұрын

He was walking around for a couple hours repeatedly saying “Where in the hell did I put my drill”

do you need to worry about haveing a cavity behind the stud work? Great vids btw

More!

Keep up the good work Tim. One question I had for insulation install was did you leave a 40mm gap behind the kingspan? As the studs are 100mm deep and you installed 60mm of insulation.

@TheRestorationCouple

4 жыл бұрын

An air gap is usually required as with roof rafters. As the studs were set off the wall a bit I could have put a bit more in between but with 50 inside too this was sufficient.

Whats the distance you are marking out at 2:20 ? in cm please

Why windbariour behind studs innside already a room. Is for holding the insulation away from the concrete wall ?

cool

Very informative, but I'd get more if the sizes of the CLS timber used in the studwork was mentioned. Any chance a material's list could be posted ? Another thing, where is the vid showing building the floor ? Cant find it, that would help as I intend a project almost identical to this one!.

@raviparmar189

2 жыл бұрын

It's 2x4 CLS... But depending on your project a common size is 2x3

Hi, do you have an update on this now you have lived with it for some time? It does make a lovely studio now! I am looking to do the same in a similar (but much smaller) space and wonder if you would do it any differently if you had to do it over again? Thanks for your help and all your great content. Keep it up

@TheRestorationCouple

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a great space and probably the most thermally thing efficient in the whole house. Insulating externally is always worth looking at if possible but if not this route works great.

Where please did you get the impact stapler from?

Another fantastic video. I think I have the same Rage Saw as you but your blade looks like it gives a better fine cut. Which blade do you use? I use the one it came with.

@TheRestorationCouple

5 жыл бұрын

Screwfix now do a cheaper version with the same odd sized bore. It’s holding up fine and much cheaper.

@TheCountryCottageGardener

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheRestorationCouple thank you

Great videos , thank you. You used hangers on the suspended floor but I couldn't see how the other ends were fastened. They seemed to be just resting on the base frame of the stud that you constructed. Cheers

@TheRestorationCouple

4 жыл бұрын

Yes the were bearing on the short stud wall and fixed down.

Yeahhhhh

I prefer nails in framework anyways because they have a higher sheer strength than screws. Nothing wrong with using a nail gun for framing!

@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt

5 жыл бұрын

I was going to make the same suggestion. Nail gun over screws for framing every time.

@TheRestorationCouple

5 жыл бұрын

I think if I had a nice flat slab to lay it out on the nailing would be fine. That said screws are slightly easier for pulling in twisted timbers. Maybe I just need more practice with the gun. 👍

@samoanSAIYAN

4 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say the same. The framers sitting in the background yet you are screwing your studs on? Anyway, brilliant work mate. True craftsman! Looking forward to watching the rest of your content.

in canada ........foam board glued to exterior wall rhen 2x4 studing would be a better way to go

What’s the link for the insulation please

Quick question for anyone who knows. Breather membrane - Is it stapled to the studwork? Do you need to tape it to seal it? Is it lapped? Thanks. Trying to work out how punctures for fixings are dealt with.

This is a long shot but building regs asked me to put up this type of wall within my small 2.4m x 1m porch (to convert it to internal) My only question however is given they asked for OSB and vapour control check, how the frick am I going to put them onto the external side of the wall when I can barely move an inch in the room xD there's no way to lay it down or even tilt it to the point I can move round the other side!

@TheRestorationCouple

3 жыл бұрын

Osb the inside? I’m guessing it’s just for strength so can be either side. Build stud wall stick by stick, osb then VCL. Lots of ways to do it. I’d ask why the OSB though as I imagine it’s not really needed.

Impact bits, I use WERA with no issues. Impakter range

Hello, What workpants are you wearing in the beginning of the video?

I am about to buy a staple gun. What size in millimetres staples do you use to attach the membrane to the frame? Are these regular staples or galvanised? Thanks for your videos, I learn a lot for my own diy extension project. Cheers and happy 2020 from Holland.

@TheRestorationCouple

4 жыл бұрын

Galvanised. Not sure on exact size. Sorry.

Use the Koki Tim on ya studs 90 smooths are good or galv

What mitre saw do you have ? I know it’s the evolution one and how do you find it? I have there smallest version but have found its to small for most been looking at dewalt, would appreciate your input cheers

@TheRestorationCouple

5 жыл бұрын

It’s fine as far as size but not super accurate for trim work. It’s done the whole house renovation and lasted well but next time it will be a Bosch or hitachi.

i'm wondering was there no need for the floating floor with DPC membrane and insulation to go down first then build your walls on top

@TheRestorationCouple

5 жыл бұрын

Originally the new stud walls were going to support the roof joists but plans changed. So yes, fine if not better to go on to new floor if only acting as a lightweight lining type wall. 👍

Hey... Just come across your videos, great work, great videos. Just hoping you can clear this up for me as I keep finding conflicting info on the internet. Basically converting integral garage on a new build house. The builder has bricked the garage door bit up and dropped in a window. Now I am hoping to do some of the work before the plasterers come in... so the question is, the 2 walls that are brick (well grey block) (the other two walls are both internal walls and already plastered). I am going to timber batten then drop insulation in etc as you have here. But do you leave an air gap between the battens and the wall, or fit them direct to the wall with a damp proof sheet between them... some say leave a gap so air can get through, then some say the gap will cause moisture so everything should be but up against the wall nice and tight... any advice would be grateful.

@TheRestorationCouple

5 жыл бұрын

Depends on construction. Assume it is single block not cavity already. It is likely to be much dryer than ours as you will have dpc and modern render, etc. It may be that insulated pb is suffecient or battened off. I would guess that air gap is less of an issue as it will not be vented anyway. Ask your BCO on their next visits. 👍

@johnmcniff8656

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply... brick then block which I think has insulation in the cavity.

@TheRestorationCouple

5 жыл бұрын

John McNIFF then it couldn’t be easier, just skim or dot and dab. 👍

When you fixed the stud frame did you leave a air gap between the frame and exterior wall?

@TheRestorationCouple

5 жыл бұрын

Yes.

Is the stud wall flush to the blockwork or is there an air gap?

What size iss the wood and I was going to put the paper the other way around as seeen in another vidio :( what way is the right way

Hi @therestorationcouple how did you handle the stud walls where your boiler system is attached to the garage wall? Got a similar set up and considering what we do.

@TheRestorationCouple

4 жыл бұрын

Boiler is hung on the studs.

@robsolway3827

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRestorationCouple ah so you've sited the boiler after installing the studwork and insulation?

@TheRestorationCouple

4 жыл бұрын

@@robsolway3827 Yes. I did however fit a sheet of plywood between studs and plasterboard so pipe clips and brackets could go anywhere. The main boiler brackets hit studs though.

Happy belated birthday wishes to Jo, as well!

@daveturner343

5 жыл бұрын

John Coloe shut up you melt

"There's no reason not to" [use treated timber]. Correct. However, there's no reason *to* either. As you've constructed, pressure treated timber would be an unnecessary expense. Not mention that it's much heavier, and more difficult to work with (cutting, nailing, etc.). Good choice there.

@TheRestorationCouple

5 жыл бұрын

I did use a treated timber on the bottom of a couple which could be a good middle ground compromise. Having used treated roof joists you do notice the weight!

@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheRestorationCouple Your doing it right, Tim.