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My head is spinning! You pack so much into your videos that it’s going to take me a month to slow it down and unpack it. Amazing as always though Charlie.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Aw thanks David, I really appreciate that. 👊

A lesser man would have been in tears over all those trials Charlie. Top marks for pushing through 💪🙌

@jc-fy1wl

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps Charlie has been in tears, and if so, that's ok.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

@@jc-fy1wl I've been crying inside at times, guys. Financing this build is the biggest issue right now and what's really making me a bit teary! And it's just got worse now I'm hitting the garden. Update video next up on this. 👍

Echoing what others have said but this is by far my favourite DIY channel.. thanks for all the videos..

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

That's very humbling. I tell you, it's often not easy doing this creation lark but I'd have probably jacked it in years ago without the wonderful thanks and encouragement you lovely people voluntarily give me. Can't thank you enough and I'm chuffed you enjoy my vids. 👌👊 Best Charlie

I really admire your guts Charlie - you’ll have a go at anything!

Fingers crossed for you, Charlie. This is an epic undertaking. Just hope you're staying safe and injury free throughout all of this.

Charlie I'm 15 minutes into the vid and it's dawned on me that you've picked up so many tips along the way in doing your renovations! From the rachet straps to the floor sanding etc. Thanks so much for taking us on your journey and sharing your new knowledge along the way!

This is why you’re my favourite KZread channel.... BY FAR. Thanks for everything Charlie

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Matthew - I really appreciate that. Chuffed you enjoy watching my vids 🙏👊

Great video Charlie! Always a pleasure watching you work and seeing you think things through. Wishing you all the best as the adventure continues...

Another great video Charlie with some brilliant tips for us DIY-ers. It only goes to show with the right research, preparation, tools and determination what one person can do!

little tip, if you screw a nut onto the threaded bar before cutting them, then unscrew off the end , the bolt will cut a perfect thread allowing easy starting of nut once in situ

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

True but one end will always need rethreading after belting it through the joists. I'm aware of this technique though so thanks for resharing.

Great video Charlie, without a 🔮 I don't understand how the commenter thought you would know all the issues that would crop up. It's the joy/pain of DIY, you spend twice as much time repairing the work of others before you can get down to the job you started. Sorry to hear you're being let down by others but the work you have done since the last update is seriously impressive, the floor looks amazing. Enjoy a bit of rest this bank holiday!

The floor looks gorgeous. Nice job

Massive project, Charlie, but as always quality to watch and brilliantly put together.

Well done Charlie, excellent work buddy.

Well done on the floor looks a very proffetional finish. Good luck with the planning.

Really good video. So much content and great to see you doing so much yourself. Fair play.

OMG - when I do DIY my dad always said put it on hinges as I always change things! Watching this I have to applaud you to just doing the right thing. Nice work 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Charlie I really admire your work ethic. I wish you all the best of luck with your endeavours. Your workmanship is spot on too. Keep going pal

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart, really appreciate that 👊

Charlie, oh my 😮 you never disappoint 😅 stunning stunning stunning 😊 Love the video, so much to take in 🤩

Hi Charlie . Very impressive with your approach to quite a major project , sorry you have been letdown by various people . But of course your absolutely right to adhere to any regulations, and even over engineer for ultimate peace of mind . I’m very impressed with your floor treatment which looks really stunning . Best wishes and kind regards as always. 😀👍👍👍

Cheers for the update, been wondering about progress.Fingers crossed the planning dept gets a wiggle on.

Action packed 🙌

Top video,onest and straight forward regarding planning officer and so on. Take my hat off to you,call it as it is.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, I really appreciate that

You are an very clever and determined. Good luck with everything!

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Aw, thanks 🙏

Nice work Charlie! it's coming along little by little :) Thanks for sharing the video with us!😎👍💖JP

Top update Charlie 👍

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 👊

Love this, keep it real.

@CharlieDIYte

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 👊

Been wondering how you were getting on with your kitchen. What a pain to be let down by folk but the new plans look great. 🤞planning goes through asap. The bedroom floor ended up looking fabulous. Keep up the good work Charlie. Mrs Charlie must have the patience of a Saint! 😆

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Aw thanks. She does. We were out of our bedroom for a year 😬 same with the bathroom. There will be a full on mutiny though if we don't get back in there by Christmas. I've delayed the bifolds until w/c 28 August so we have to get the work done by then, with or without planning 😉

Keeping busy mate? One heck of a project!

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Doug. No danger of being idle here right now 😉👊

Great video Charlie.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. Had misgivings about doing this update so it's great to get positive feedback. Thanks for taking the time to comment 👊

@attlee1945

Жыл бұрын

@@CharlieDIYte it’s one of the many reasons I love your channel. You aren’t afraid to show some mistakes you might make along the way.

Very impressive determined work Charlie - makes me feel lazy 😂

When you see how close the original joists are to the window lintel, you almost certainly could not have specced a deeper joist. I guess the other alternative would be a steel plate between the doubled up joists, much heavier though.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Yes I thought about that. We initially went with 6 inch to maintain the ceiling height either side of the steel. I suppose I could have notched the joist into the lintel. The steel is an interesting idea. I did that with the pergola down the garden.

Great update

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony 👊

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony 👊

That was an exhausting round up Charlie, such a lot here to process and take in ! Frustrating as it must be to live with all the delays and disruption, so much better to get it all done right, and not need to revisit later. Older properties do have this nasty habit of throwing things at you that are unexpected ! Thanks for sharing your journey with us, and good luck with the planning !

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy, appreciate that and the words of encouragement. Yep we'll get there. Just need that planning.

Great video as always. We can completely sympathise with you on the kitchen front - on June 6th we will have been witbout a kitchen and running water and heating downstairs for a year 😫 A set of ***** unscrupulous builders who took our money and left us with half the job unfinished meant ive had to up my DIY skills and get stuck in. Ive found out that everything takes about 5 times as long but is also better finished (in my opinion!) as its my house and I take greater care in the work! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the series 👍

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

So sorry to hear that. You hear about this so much at the moment. Best of luck with getting the project finished. 👊

Hide sight is an exacting science. Going through what you have means you’ll probably get it right. Great vid regards Mike

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. It's a wonderful thing hindsight, isn't it!

Great video 👍

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul. 👊

Nice one matey

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👊

Blimey Charlie, I’ve never seen so much content in a single video. I’m worn out now! Great work. In my experience, the planners will take the maximum allowable time and may even ask you if you’re prepared to allow them more time for the decision, but hopefully you’ll have approval at the end of the 8 week decision period. Good luck. 👍🏼

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul and great to hear from you. Let's hope so. 🤞

Hi Charlie 😊, wow that's some diy project mate, triple floor joist was a good idea, you can't beat a belt and braces aproach when your doing a job, that way you sleep night's not worrying you should have done it differantly , I whish you every success whith this job, it will be worth it when you've finished. Thanks for the video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart and good to hear from you. I really appreciate that. Wasn't sure about doing this update so it's great to get feedback like that. 👊

@stuartlockwood9645

Жыл бұрын

@@CharlieDIYte Hi Charlie, your very welcome mate, you tackle projects that most of us would never dream of attempting, so it's good to see how you go about them, you've obviously got alot of skills, an eye for detail, and what's more important take the time to work out your game plan factoring out possible snags several moves in front, therefore avoiding nasty surprises further into the project, and at the end of the day you must feel a great sense of achievement in the work you've done. Your videos give me a great deal of pleasure, and long may they continue, cheers mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.

Great content Charlie. Good luck with your planning Application. Ps you may want to put a CO Detector in your ‘temp kitchen’. Stay safe

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, and yes that's a good shout on the detector. There's a wired one on the ceiling but it needs replacing.

been there & done it with planning & the bat(ty) system! - just work with what you have - perfect on the 1st floor, all i would suggest is not using (wool? / breathable) below ground! the moisture is 99% at this level from out to in, not the other way- we have similar, but upto 0.25m above & below ground level just used superquilt (or similar), double bagged + double vapour barrier, you just dont need any moisture in any insulation.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

It's a very good point. By the time the insulation and UFH screed is in there won't be much of that left below the dpc but I'll definitely take heed of what you say there. 👌👊

"Toilet roll, the best thing to wipe out the excess" - That's what it was designed for 🤣😂

Just had to strengthen our bedroom joists on 300+ year old property we’re renovating. To make things worse the previous owner had notched (or should I say butchered) around 40% deep out of zones! He was only running 22mm pipe too! We sistered new C24 joists (glued and attached with structural screws). Full length, creating pockets at each end like you. I then put noggins near ends to straighten and finally 3 sets of herringbone struts (overkill some might say as it’s a 4.2m span) Really solid now though. For external joists ends I’ve just bought Soudal SWS expanding foam (I know normal is not too regs as it can shrink but this stuff counters that problem according to the technical data. As well as Soudal Vapor seal adhesive mastic £6.98 from Toolstation. Not sealed the ends yet but with these beauties I’m hoping to make an airtight seal.

@bpccross

Жыл бұрын

I also filled the joists holes on existing joists with new wood cut and glued in right before sistering the new joists

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Lovely job Barry. I had to do that in my old place in London where someone had notched far too brutally into the joists so I glued in filler pieces. You've got yourself a lovely solid floor there now!

@Smithb83

Жыл бұрын

10:45 regarding the joist pockets, we had to sister new joists in our Victorian kitchen floor as they were rotten, I always worry about joists in mortar in the wall now, is moisture only an issue for ground floors? Or could it rot the joists first floor too via the mortar??

Joists in the wall. DONT dpc and cement them in. They’ll rot. If you can leave them open it’ll be great to let them breath. If they need mortared in, get some pre-mixed hot lime. That’ll allow moisture out.

Charlie, I am painting the outside of my house, using the Emperor render paint. This is really working well and gives a great finish. Do you recommendations for a black render paint (Emperor does not make one)? Also, while I'm at it, what do you use for painting external woodwork? Thanks!

Charlie ..... I'm a builder and have built complete houses and my share of extensions. It's only when you stand in the spaces that you are going to use that you understand the space and how to use it. I have found NuHeat very good on the tech spec for underfloor heating along with flow rate on each manifold leg. Keep up the gd work bud. S

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this, Sheridan. Means a lot, hearing that from a pro. Thanks for taking the time to comment 👊

4:54 is that a wet patch above the door?

Wot! Sanding that floor with no knee pads, ouch! :)

Impressed as usual. Waiting for my son to move out of my place next year. Gives me a chance to plan underfloor heating with a suspended floor. Get a structural engineer to advise on removal of a chimney breast. I'm very interested as to how you solve the internal insulation. My property is 1931 build with a small cavity so I don't want to fill that up 😂

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Francis. Yes I'll get my structural engineer to advise on the chimney. 👍

@francissomadaly4043

Жыл бұрын

​@Charlie DIYte good. I'm looking at removing a shared chimney breast which supports part of the upper floor 🙄 bit of a nightmare

This is very interesting ! For me, I'd much rather have the frustrations and delays on me, rather than a builder either doing it wrong, cutting corners, or giving me a continual drip feed of bad news, while the final agreed price keeps going up. DIY is the way to go :) At least any grey hairs I would get as a result I can say I gave them to me myself :)

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

I agree. You're in complete control of the process and the budget. Just happens a lot slower, particularly when you're having to film everything too!

Why no acoustic decoupling on the joists?

Amazing video. How do you manage to find time to film and edit them while working on your house.😮 Good luck 🤞

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kes, really appreciate that. Well in answer to your question, that's why progress on the house is so slow 😉

Heat pumps are only cost effective and work effectively if the property is well insulated and airtight.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Exactly 💯👌

Are heat pumps noisy?

Couldn't tell if you were wearing a hard hat or soft hat when knocking down the chimney breast. If soft, then would definitely recommend waring the hard hat to set a good example to everyone. Thanks!

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

It's a fair point.

great DIY video Charlie,i learned some things from it,however,i would never place floor heating and a heat pump,a heat pump has only 40-45% of efficiency and constant 5Kw > (compared to a gas boiler 90-95%) you also need to insulate the house airtight,therfore you will need a costly ventilation system,unless you open all the doors and windows for a certain time,wich negates what you tried to achieve in the first place,namely,a warm (winter) house with less electricity costs,another point is floor-heating,this is not good for feet and leggs,as they are constantly heated,my future heating (if they fase out gas) will be infra-red pannels,80% efficiency with less electricity (400-500W x rooms) so with the minimum power of a heat-pump (5Kw) you can heat 10 rooms,cheers mate

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Good point mate. I'll remember that 👊

@martingardner9885

Жыл бұрын

Thats not how heat pumps work, a 5kw heat pump can use up to 5kw to heat your whole home but they can tick over on 500watts check out the heat geek youtube channel. Also with infra-red panels you get 1 unit of energy in and 1 unit of energy out with a heat pump you can get 1 unit of energy in and 3 to 4 units of energy out.

@ronnyb5890

Жыл бұрын

@@martingardner9885 yes,you can heat at 500W Martin,but in winter this will not be enough,also,a heat pump's external module will be damaged after a short time where the air is salty (coast) a heatpump heats the air,infra-red pannels heat objects,including your body,i heat with gas,but with the high prices past year i placed a 400W infra-red pannel,i was warm while the air was cool,strange but effective

your ceiling is fine you've double up on joist plenty of strength there ,don't get fouled by there structural engineers , I am and engineer and we always over strengthen everything in our job spec

@CharlieDIYte

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Stuart, that's good to know 👊👌

Thanks Charlie, i must say i feel sorry for your poor knees at the end of the day….take care

Hi Charlie, could you repeat the name of the expanding glue that you used to stop the creaking floor please? And possibly a link to buy. Many thanks, Paul

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Sorry Paul. Thought I'd done that. It's Egger Joint and Joist adhesive www.ebay.co.uk/itm/E-Egger-D4-PU-Joint-and-Joist-Adhesive-1KG-Waterproof-Outdoor-Strong-Glue-/225169258822?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p4429486.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Hiya, are you allowed to remove a chimney breast without planning permission. I have the same that you have and we have waiting as I had assumed that Wyre Forest would want to be consulted ?

@jmybuild

Жыл бұрын

Stack was already down so not really an issue.

Brilliant Charlie, and just remember, opinions are like arseholes, everybody’s got one! Ignore the negativity.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Love it. Thanks mate 👊

despite what the manufacturer claims do you really want to take the risk and not use noggins? If you look at the proper carpenter like robbin clevett they will ensure that T&g joins always land on a joist or if not fit noggins

Why are the builder's not doing this work on the floor? Did they install this roof that wasn't strong enough in the first place? Great work btw

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Some builders need keeping on the straight and narrow by the structural guys/ architects, as I'm learning on this job! The good ones will have instinct/ intuition on this.

@dgmclar

Жыл бұрын

​@@CharlieDIYteso you got rid of the original builders I assume?

Any reason to buy a mains sds over battery sds if I don't currently have either?

@darland3821

Жыл бұрын

SDS drills eat batteries

@jc-fy1wl

Жыл бұрын

@@darland3821 I guess as a DIYer it's not such a problem.

0:50 has sound error

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Yep, so frustrating. My internet is terrible at the moment and I think it must have happened during the upload. Only realised after it had gone live.

@cronopl

Жыл бұрын

@@CharlieDIYte Can't wait for wall insulation video!

I'm sorry, but do you actually sleep???

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

What I've realised Paul is that what builders add to a project is momentum through sheer brute force. It's kind what you say but if I'm to get this job finished within the next year on my own I'm going to need a lot less sleep than I'm currently getting 😉🤦

@akhosha2

Жыл бұрын

😂

My father smoked both those cigarettes Players being his number one go to first.

good video charlie ! but it seemed a little too rushed towards the end of the video !

@lukeshepherd9529

Жыл бұрын

He's like me trying to fit all my problems into an under 10 minute doctor appointment.

@outoftheburrough

Жыл бұрын

0.75 playback speed makes it a little more manageable

It seemed only sensible to repeat the problems of the past... Those joist ends are thermal bridges, both bypassing the internal wall insulation you're planning, and presenting a condensation risk on the ends as they'll be colder than the other surfaces. *sigh*

@DevAnubis

Жыл бұрын

Although you did a fantastic looking job of packing them into the steel. Envious.

What's wrong with heat pumps? I'm heating an old (200 years+) cottage (900 sq. meters) with absolutely perfect indoor temperature even with -20°C outside? For 35 years!

@jc-fy1wl

Жыл бұрын

Charlie's been watching too many SkillBuilder videos where Roger Bisby goes on a Heat pump rant 😅

@lukeh3020

Жыл бұрын

The point is that heat pumps are going to be pretty much the only legal option soon, in a country where there are still houses with zero insulation and zero air tightness. A heat pump just wouldn’t work in an averagely insulated house of a certain age. Also, 900 square metres?!?!

@ChristofferLundgrenSweden

Жыл бұрын

@@lukeh3020I see. Yes I heat 900 m2, basically no additional insulation since 1800-ish, just a wooden structure and some wallpaper 😄. Heat pumps works unbelievably well. I’m not trying to…stir up feelings, I’m simply curious why it wouldn’t work for you in UK as it works absolutely perfect up here in cold Sweden!

Don't be to hard on yourself, self builds are a learning curve , the reason we self build is the standard of builders or so called builders is poor

@CharlieDIYte

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Stuart 👊

Why are you not hiring someone to do your editing?

@apintofstella1

Жыл бұрын

Mid building project, suspect that’s where money is prioritised

@luvit7567

Жыл бұрын

Why? His videos are absolutely fine.!

@braddempsy9845

Жыл бұрын

@@luvit7567 not because he is crap at editing lmao, because it saves you a lot ( and I mean a lot) of time. And time is money baby

@braddempsy9845

Жыл бұрын

@@apintofstella1 doesn’t coat the earth, not only that but you could double your video output if you had some editing.

If you are applying for a planning permission anyway why not insulate your walls externally? All this effort and risk when a good solution is staring at you all along. Somehow I feel you will u-turn on internal insulation in 5-10 years.

@Tephnos

8 ай бұрын

Then he'll give us a good video on it!

hahahaha yes name and shame that silly **** whos now deleted one of his comments

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rupert. What is a "time served carpenter" anyway? Serving time isn't a mark of skill and professionalism on its own 😉🤦

@johnclark2333

Жыл бұрын

@@CharlieDIYte Hey, not fair. I, myself, am very skilled and professional at my trade and the late Queen was much pleased with my abilities so much so that I served plenty of time at Her Majesty's Pleasure :(

I actually tried Zinsser after seeing you use it, and I must admit it's really good, they need to be supplying you!

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

It's great Giles and so many applications for it. Worth ordering the free manual from their website too. Only thing you'll find is in hot weather it dries too quickly so you'll need something different like Zinsser 123 then. Other than that it's my go to primer for everything.