Congrats on the new property. Between the house renovations and the shop upgrades, you’ve got about 10 yrs worth of content.

@andrewpinson1268

11 ай бұрын

Just what I thought. And a great name also.

Home inspector here. I’m sure you had an inspection on that house but some things to consider. Gutter down spouts draining at least three foot away from the foundation and proper grading with swales (because of that hill) are a must. Make sure you have adequate ventilation in that crawlspace. Make sure your condensate drain and plumbing are not leaking into the space. Also make sure you’re planning on replacing that ductwork at the minimum and that all of the collars on those ducts are professionally sealed so you’re not sucking in crawlspace air into the system.

@LuminairPrime

9 ай бұрын

I feel like that crawlspace needs to be sealed off like a tomb, with plastic. Switch the HVAC to all mechanical in the living space.

I reckon your mold problem starts at the top of the backyard hill. When it rains, all that surface water flows down the hill, and into your crawlspace where it sits in the dark and cultivates the mold farm. I owned a house in a similar situation once. I would dig a dry creek bed slightly uphill, at an angle to catch the draining surface flow, and move it around the house and down the hill. This will stop the mold at the source. Meanwhile you can deal with remediation of the mold that's already under the house. You might also need to waterproof the foundation, and put a French drain along the uphill side of the foundation. But, I would address the uphill flow first, which might be enough to prevent more mold.

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Luckily they do have a diverted cut into the hill already that works fairly well. Mold is from heavily condensing exposed HVAC pipes. It'll be a full tear out then encapsulation. And potentially a curtain drain to help 👍

@dantrumphour3068

11 ай бұрын

It also looks like the down spouts empty close to the house, getting them out and away would help as well

@rightpedalconstruction890

11 ай бұрын

Thinking outside the box. If you are tearing out the floor, tear out some of the full sub floor panels. Allows for much better access to the basement for all the tear out, grading, vapor barrier and gravel. Might also cut down on the AC duct bill.

@thezfunk

11 ай бұрын

Silver Cymbal channel just remediated his crawl space on the last couple of videos. Hired a company to come in and suck out all the nasty insulation with a big machine. He sprayed the whole thing down with a bleach like spray. Then, he hired someone to spray foam the walls and floor. That way, he didn't need to insulate the floor joist above. But you have an outside access that he didn't have.

@bobbg9041

11 ай бұрын

Dry ice soda blast off the mold It doesn't do much dammage to the wood but it also won't kill the mold you can use a chemical spray to kill the mold spores like you would use on the outside of a house to clean it. But yes a dry river bed and poly over the floor in the crawl space with good venting.

that dear ghost was such a great touch to the video. keep up the good work

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, had to have a little fun

You've just guaranteed YEARS of new content for your channel. Love the ghost deer throughout the video, especially the ones dancing in the shop at the end 🤣

You paint the brick and you're converting it from a basically maintenance free exterior to a maintenance required exterior... Love the property! We've been looking for something similar in WI for about 5 years now... Love the ghost deer! Nice touch! ;)

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I've always been against painting brick for that reason, but.....i hate the color of the bricks 😂😂

@BillJBrasky

11 ай бұрын

​@@Fixthisbuildthatmaybe lime wash?

@robertlongo2121

11 ай бұрын

You could stain the brick, which would forgo any continued maintenance.

@kathymarshall220

11 ай бұрын

@@BillJBrasky agreed, much healthier for the brick, far less maintenance, and looks great too

@Lichor2369

11 ай бұрын

@@Fixthisbuildthat I remember seeing something a long time ago about staining brick after a rough wash ? Can't remember the specifics was along time ago but was pricey at the time so didn't do it to my house.

For the brick, use a masonry stain or “lime wash”. It’s just not a great idea long term to paint brick with any “normal” paint. A masonry specific product will still allow the brick to breath and won’t comprise its integrity.

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Definitely going to research the best approach for long term performance

@RICHat22

11 ай бұрын

@@Fixthisbuildthat Once it's painted, it's painted forever. More upkeep, and it does need to breathe. I'm sure you've seen brick that powders away.

@susan_halla

11 ай бұрын

. @fixthisbuildthat Architect here, and I concur with the others. If you don’t like mold, don’t paint the brick. Limewash yes, if will still let the brick breathe. Can’t wait for all the content your new home will provide! And super jealous of your outbuilding - I’m running a business out of my single car garage shop - not easy. Congrats!

@davidduplantis2070

11 ай бұрын

Just painted our brick Sherwin Williams has products just for that not cheap but so far so good a year later.

@beau455

11 ай бұрын

@fixthisbuildthat use a product called Romabio

I have a 30 yr house that I had inspected a year ago and they suggested encapsulating the crawl space. I got 3 quotes over the next year and they ranged from $5,000 to $14,000. After extensive research and reading on current standards I picked the $14,000 contractor. They were the only ones that recommended removing the floor insulation, treating/removing all mold, 2” foam insulation on all block exterior walls, 2’ of 2” foam insulation on ground along exterior wall, all vents to exterior wall blocked and insulated, 10min plastic on walls, ground, and pillars with seems overlapped, folded, and taped. They also installed a dehumidifier unit that gets air from crawl space and house that then exhausts back into house. It’s been only 2 months but I am noticing significant less humidity in house. Would be glad to discuss further if interested.

I love the ghost deer at the end. Congratulations on the purchase. I do have a worry about the runoff from that hill, it is very steep and runs directly into the house. Good that the house is elevated with a crawlspace and the runoff is probably one of the big reasons for so much water damage in the house. I did not see any vents in the front of the house at the crawlspace so that might be something to think about.

LOOL, the ghost deer got me. The new property looks awesome!

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Sweet, you bought a bandsaw,a vise, and they threw in a house 5 acres with a shop. That's a steal. Proud for you and your family. Enjoy every moment.

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, the bandsaw was a little overpriced, but does look nice 😂😂

@jimswank3259

11 ай бұрын

​@@Fixthisbuildthatand, being an old Craftsman, that bad boy may outlive you!

Congrats on the new property! Be sure to do your research when you tackle the mold, it is no joke. "Black Mold" is a blanket term for three different types of mold, and rarely is it actually black in color. I work as a mold remediator and recommend checking the attic to see where the bathroom vents vent the air. In my experience when there is mold on the ceiling, the vents just pump into the attic and not to the outside. Before you rip out the mold, spray it down with a biocide to kill it and not contaminate the rest of the house. Mold spores into the air when it is disturbed. We use a human and pet-friendly one called Decon-30. It is botanical rather than chemical. That 12k quote to do everything is pretty accurate given the crawlspace and bathrooms. There is a ton that goes into remediating and doing it the right way so mold doesn't come back. Containment and HEPA air purifiers are your best friend when dealing with mold. Feel free to reach out with any questions! That shop is going to be amazing!

Excited to come along for the ride! Couple of things, 1. pay the money for the crawl space. It's a big hit but you don't have to worry about getting sick from the great gombu that it certainly living down there. The pros have all the right PPE for that nastiness. 2 one roll up door is enough. Frame in the other one. Better insulation. 3 the ghost deer were a nice touch!😂 Love your videos. Good luck with all of this remodel. Super fun times ahead

The great part about a fixer upper for a KZreadr? Content possibilities! Looking forward to all the renovation videos to come!

Brad, on your crawl space, start by removing all the insulation under the floor. Then spray the floor joists and sub-floor with a 50/50 mix of bleach and water (wear a respirator). You might have to give it 2-3 treatments 2-3 days apart. Then get heavy gauge plastic sheeting (4 mll+, 6-10 mil, better) and cover every square inch of the dirt in the crawl space (overlap joints). Check for vents in the walls of the crawl space to allow air flow thru (add if none present). Then re-insulate and make sure to divert all the outside water away from the house with a french drain (filled with rock, not dirt) along the entire back side of the house facing the hill. Add drainage swales along the sides of the house to drain all the water away from the house. Your mold problems under the house should be fixed. Will cost you a few hundred dollars. I had same issue on a prior house and this process worked great. No more mold.

Man, you could build a nice little rope tow ski lift to the top of that hill, sledding in the winter, 'slip n slide' in the summer! Also the hunting blind would make a cool kids fort some day.

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Yes! I've literally already been thinking of how I could do a to rope or lift

So happy for you and your new property for your family and work. I’ve been following you for a LONG time and this video is different. Your smile from ear to ear on the entire video is awesome. Proud of you on your journey and achievements!!!!

Wow... congratulations... can't wait for more shop/home improvement projects

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

There's a whole mess of em to do!

Congrats on the new property! Similar situation here. Came from an HOA big city home to a rural 3 acre property with separate 1/1 guesthouse (Mom and Dad) and 30x40 metal workshop building all within those 3 acres, still with a whole lot of space left for my boys to ride their 4 wheelers and dirt bike. Man I can't wait to see what you do with that beautiful lot. Subscribed!

Exciting! I'm not too far away (in Franklin) if you need a hand with moving anything. Congratulations!

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

How many haunted deer did you catch? If it's less than 5 you missed a few 😀

@Glued2mytv

11 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Next year my son and I will be moving south and I hope to find a property like that with a garage or shop to create the ultimate wood shop 🙂👍🏻

@John.Doe-OG

11 ай бұрын

Brad, that aluminum siding will need to be prep'd for paint. Aluminum oxidizes and gets a fine white powdery substance on it and paint will peal right off. You'll need to power wash and use a de=greaser. We used what we called Mean Green. You *may* need to prime it but without seeing it, I can't tell you that for sure. Although, after you power wash and get that powder off, you may decide you don't need to paint it. One caveat, if you decide to repaint it, you will probably want to replace any/all rusty screws because it will bleed back through the paint. Hiring a pro might be your better option because of the equipment needed and the amount of time needed to do it. A structure that size can be *a* *lot* of work and *a* *lot* of time without a team. For example, doing a single wide mobile home would take a team of 2 over a week to do between the power wash, replacing screws, caulking everything and then the paint. We used a power sprayer for the bulk of it and cut in whatever we needed with brushes. Side note, because of the heat in your area and the risk of leaks, you may want to do a cool seal on the roof. Again, I'd recommend a crew for that and it would need to be power washed first too.

@sunshine3914

11 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the story about your rise to the top of the food chain. Now I’m gonna watch your most popular video.

@drewperz

11 ай бұрын

Definitely freaked me out when I saw the first one 😂

@hollowillow

11 ай бұрын

I had to come to the comments to figure out if it was just me seeing deer ghosts 🤣

Congratulations Brad & Susan and family On your new place It looks every nice Hope everything goes smoothly with your remodelling and updating your place

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Larry!

@GetGood_1023

11 ай бұрын

How did u comment 8h ago lol

@animegearhead02

11 ай бұрын

​@@GetGood_1023membership aka early access ig?

@larryeuteneier4103

11 ай бұрын

@@GetGood_1023 That’s for me to know

@larryeuteneier4103

11 ай бұрын

Your welcome Brad

Definitely recommend a full 200A service for any shop. Something you'll never regret in terms of flexibility and expansion.

I had a similar shop years ago. Instead of tearing out the office space you have I added the office space to mine. What a mistake! A year later I tore it down as you have done. Best thing I did! It's wasted space in your shop. Good luck with your new shop.

i think that hole was for an ac to blow on the deer hanging to keep it cool that little office probably keeps pretty cold. we built cold storage in an old boss's garage just have to modify the ac to go lower than 65

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Huh, maybe so. That would make since why it was insulated

@andygirone7442

11 ай бұрын

@@Fixthisbuildthat after seeing the back side of the hole it was large and square so now I'm sure I'm wrong lol

I think you should keep the garage door in case you want to make bigger projects which won’t fit through the door 😊

@BenCos2018

11 ай бұрын

agreed

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Oh, definitely keeping the larger garage door. Was thinking about walling up the smaller one 👍

@BenCos2018

11 ай бұрын

@@Fixthisbuildthat that's a relief to hear btw even the smaller one might be worth keeping for smaller stuff to save opening the larger one

@wirelad1

11 ай бұрын

@Fixthisbuildthat - Maybe move the smaller one to the rear giving you direct access to your wood pile

@Lichor2369

11 ай бұрын

@@wirelad1 That's a good point, then you don't have to drag it all the way around.

Congrats!! We have about 5 1/2 acres here in Indiana. I will never live in town again -- I love the country, but it is a lot of work to maintain, but still worth it. The biggest selling point for me was the 2000-square-foot building that was on the property. I am looking forward to seeing what you do with it -- the view is beautiful. The house can be remodeled, but that view is what makes it worth it.

Congratulations man. There’s nothing to it but to do it! In your hands, That building will be a killer shop! The beauty about buying a 40+ year old house is that you basically get a blank canvas to work with. Can’t wait to see how you transform it. love your content. God bless!

Congrats! Really looking forward to the home & shop renovation videos, as well as the more advanced projects you can do with all the added space. It's a really nice looking property with that hill and the surrounding trees really give it a cozy feeling.

You should talk to Kyle at RR Buildings about pole barns. They are built to hold themselves up with no frills. They seem flimsy but all of the parts work together.

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

I've been binging Kyle's vids for ideas 😀

Congrats! Can’t wait to see what you do with the place. That view is amazing! My one piece of advice: make sure you get the right paint for painting brick. You don’t want to use regular house paint or stain. Brick needs to breathe.

So crazy, I’ve liked your videos before but haven’t seen alot, and couple years ago we moved onto an acreage, and just recently I took up hunting and just built a deer/fox stand! As a general rule there is not enough workable hrs in a day to take care of an acreage. Whatever you buy needs to be fast, powerful, and attachments need to be easy to change. My first advice is get an electric UTV like the crossfire E1, They are zero maintenance you can charge them with solar, and they make no noise. Fold the tray back and build a removable trundle drawer to hold all the tools you need when running around the property and see something you need to fix. 2. Get a good tractor, that starts first go. Make sure it can lift 1tonne-ish and get pallet forks for it. All your machinery will require a way to get it off trailer and reposition etc. Also don’t get a slasher get a flail mower it will do a lot more clearing and mowing. 3. Don’t get an ordinary trailer get a dump trailer. With all the demo works you are planning to do there is nothing worse than trying to pull it out manually at the tip. 4. You are about to enter a new world of outdoor tools if you haven’t already. Their name is Stihl, as in their still going! Spend at least twice as much as you want to on a chainsaw so you can pass it down to your grandchildren along with all the stories. 5. You will most likely outgrow your shop so get an excavator when you need to level out a new pad and run drainage power. I know it sounds like I’m asking you to spend a lot of money but knowing what I know now I could have achieved infinitely more if I had these tools day one when I moved out here instead clearing land/trails with a circ saw blade attached to a weed eater. These tools/machines are like taking steroids, you still have to do the work but they give you unlimited potential and a force multiplier. Anyone that wants to do it the old fashioned way without these things is just making their life hard and limiting their potential. Make content, make money and then spend it so you pay as little tax as possible. Everything I have suggested is a tax write off when you have a KZread channel. One caveat is that people will start to hate once they start seeing you buying these new toys thinking that it’s their clicks that gave you the ad revenue to pay for this. Congrats! They say whenever you level up in life you lose 90% of your social circle. All the best!

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

thanks for the pointers, great stuff

Congrats Brad! Can't wait to see what you do with the shop and house!

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Matt!

Duuude congrats!!!! Love these types of videos and cannot wait to see more

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

We're excited to get going!

Very excited for you, great property and plenty of work to get just the way you want it. I just completed my new work shop on our Farm property and went with 200A to support all of my future woodworking tools and my welder. Can't wait to follow along as you begin the restoration.

Stop it with the ghost deer!😂. Congratulations on your pet cemetery, I mean new shop!

This is awesome. So excited to watch you turn that place into something amazing. Also, there was a ghost deer, right?

@clcphoto

11 ай бұрын

I saw at least four.

@jeme7339

6 ай бұрын

I think there were 7.

Congratulations Brad & Susan!!! We are also looking for room to "stretch out" in the country. So happy for you that this opportunity came about. I wouldn't worry about the "deer ghosts", they seem friendly enough. Lol

Before you tear out the wood flooring, the easiest way to tell if its engineered hardwood is by lifting out that vent grate and looking at the side of the boards. If you see something that just looks like plys, its definitely just engineered wood flooring. If it looks like genuine end grain though, its solid wood thats only beveled because its prefinished, and you can sand it and refinish it

Looks like a good purchase. Some work haha. I like the lean to at the back of the shop. Enlarge it, concrete floor, role up doors on each side and you have a fantastic wood storage/ overflow shop area. Good luck on your adventure.

Congratulations on the new home. You've definitely got your work cut out for you. Home renovation is a lot different than little one off projects or fine furniture building. If you've never done that kind of work, you're going to learn a lot, very quickly. I purchased my home about 3 years ago and it was more or less a full gut reno just like yours. Also, just like you, I bought my property because there was an outbuilding workshop that I turned into a woodshop. You have a lot to do, and as someone who's been through this before, I'd love to spend some time and share my insights with you. I'll probably follow up this comment in a few days with an email as well, as comments can get buried and you may not read this. But for now, a few pieces of advice. 1) Do not be afraid to ask for help or hire a professional when you don't know something. You're a smart guy and can figure out a lot of things, but there are just some things that are best left to a professional who does that thing all day, every day and has seen all the weird problems that you haven't even thought of yet. 2) Have a timeline as well as multiple plans. When I was planning out my renovation, I organized all my tasks both by room, and by system (plumbing, electrical, low voltage, drywall, paint, flooring, doors, hardware, trim). And I realized that some things needed to be done in a certain order and I couldn't move ahead with one thing, until something else was done. For example, I ran network cable throughout the entire house. Network cable rough ins needed to be done before the drywall work was done. I also had to replace the attic insulation. I made sure that the insulation removal and replacement were on different days so I could have the cable run without having to wade through the blown in insulation. It cooled off the attic space I was running cables in and I could have a fan up there without kicking up insulation dust. It made that task SO much easier. The entire project is a symphony, and you're the conductor of the orchestra. I like to work with a full system that needed to be addressed in multiple rooms, before I narrowed down and focused on finishing one specific room. 3) Regarding your timeline- BE FLEXIBLE. No matter how long you THINK it's going to take, and how much you THINK it's going to cost- add 30% to both. Far better to plan for the "oh crap" thing and not need the extra time/ money, than to need it and not have it. That way, if you DO come in under budget, you can splurge on a little QoL thing here or there and not feel like you're spending extra, because you already allocated for it in the budget. 4) Consider smart systems. If you want to have any home automation, consider what you want to do NOW. Pick a platform, and build it in. I have smart lights all over my house, they're all the same system, and they all talk within the same infrastructure. 5) You're a content creator, so you're definitely going to want to spend some time developing a high speed internal network in your house. I don't know what your post production process is, but being able to quickly transfer files from your camera to your editing station, to your server, or whatever else you have, will add up to a lot of time savings in the long run. Get some good hard wired network gear for fast intranet speeds. You may also want to consider moving your wifi router as well. I built a closet into my office where I dropped all the network cables and have a full network rack with my server, my network equipment, my DVR for my security cameras, etc. I'd also trench a line and run redundant network lines to your shop, so you can have a computer out there to easily transfer data over the network back to the house. I'd also consider having a redundant ISP- something like a cradlepoint. You're in the middle of nowhere. If your internet goes down, you've got a big problem. Having a cellular backup costs a little extra, but it's worth it when you're trying to upload a video by a certain time, and your ISP craps out, and you get the response from support of "oh we can have someone come out in 4 days" (this happened to me and I was livid). 6) As technical as fine woodworkers such as yourself are, its easy to fall into the trap of trying to be equally as precise in home renovations. You're going to waste a lot of time there. Remember houses are built with 2x4s and framing nail guns. None of your boards are going ot be perfectly flat or straight. Being an 1/8 of an inch off somewhere may seem like a lot to a fine woodworker, but if you're framing out a wall and you're only off by 1/8" over the length of an entire wall, that's as close to perfection as you're going to get. Trust that as brutish as construction building seems compared to dovetail joinery, there definitely is such a thing as "close enough." 7) Most likely you have popcorn ceilings. Get rid. I could go on for hours about that nightmare. But afterwards, put a texture on walls and especially the ceiling. You might THINK you'd like the look of a perfectly flat clean wall. It's not gonna happen like you expect, and it's going to look like crap, and you wont even see it until after it's painted. Texture hides imperfections. 8) One of my favorite phrases I learned- try your best, and caulk the rest.

I’d love to see a refurbishing series! ❤️ Edit: fixed errors

i can see how excited you are, and you should be !!! along with the house renovations and the shop upgrades, you surely have a lot of work, and that's awesome for a woodworking guy, right ? congratulations on the new property. I hope you all have 100 years of happiness and create good memories in there.

I'm on the same hunt. Working in my garage is getting really annoying. I have tools I want to add but don't have the room. Congrats on the shop upgrade.

Great video. Glad to see that your hard work has allowed you to buy yet another project. But the this I like best about this video are the "dancing deer ghosts". Nice touch. There are some interesting aspects about you new property. Looks like a lifetime project. Best of luck & please keep us updated when you have the time. I have 1/2 of a 1 car garage for MY palatial work space so I do understand one of your reasons for buying this property.

CONGRATS! Can't wait to see what you do with the space

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Tahnks, Darren!

I was in the same boat just over 2 years ago. Has a 20 x 24 barn that was in terrible shape. Re did all the electrical myself, insulated, walled, ceiling, removed the terrible garage door and made some side opening barn doors. Put down a floor and installed new windows. Now I have a nice art studio and it’s just the best thing. Good luck on your journey. My main advice is do what you can yourself and you’ll save a ton of money. Also use that money you saved on the windows. Don’t get any windows from Lowe’s. They WILL screw it up! Get a real window manufacturer to make those for you.

Nice property! Huge potential. That framing is typical for a pole building. What isn’t typical in the upper Midwest is the curb you pointed out. Ours building has vertical posts sunk into the ground, then the floor was poured up to the sheetmetal last. Not great long term. Just frame your walls down to the tops of the concrete curbs. Ignore the bow. Spray foam is what everyone is using these days. No mouse house fiberglass or insect eaten pink polystyrene. Yes I’ve seen this in my building and in your later video with office tear down. I’m surprised your kids haven’t claimed that hunting shack for a club house. My wife would already have claimed it for a she shed, spiders and all. Have fun. It’ll be interesting to see how your improvements go and if you can garner even more subscribers through your progress.

1st: Verify no intrusion of water by making sure it is routed away or diverted away from the entire home and the ground slopes away from the home. Remove all the fiberglass insulation from the floor as it traps moisture and will not result dry. Utility companies have a tax credit for high efficiency HVAC's with a highly insulated and sealed ductwork install required along with a SEER rating over 22 (if I remember correctly), especially if the unit is several years old replace it. Now for the hard work: Dig the dirt out level with the foundation, use 2" thick Foamular R10 tongue and groove board from edge to edge of your foundation on the ground, run it up foundation walls to your subfloor using adhesive made for that purpose with screws with oversize washers as backup in the floor joists. Put 6-10mil clear vapor barrier down on ground boards,taping to the edge wall insulation to the vapor barrier with vapor barrier seal tape. Clear vapor barrier allows you to monitor the moisture situation - some small moisture amount is normal, but not a great deal of it. If you have termite concerns, place copper type sill metal down, caulking it down to the foundation base and spreading the underside wood with a Tim-Bor solution or similar. The Tim-bor will work well on your shop and sheds termite concern also and is really inexpensive insurance. You are allowing the crawl space to be partially air conditioned, keeping the temp too close together for condensate to form. Stick a dehumidifier under the floor and run the condensate drain of it outside the home. In the shop and sheds, any replacement or additional lumber used in the walls should be ground contact treated 2x6 hung vertically, and 6 mil vapor barrier used inside walls with insulation of your choice will minimize wind intrusion. Place the 2x6 wall girts 24" on center stapling the vapor barrier on the inside edge and you can use 5/8" sheet rock or really any panel material on the interior. Kyle Stumpenhorst of R and R builders (on his YT channel) builds beautiful energy efficient post frame buildings that has tons of info on how he does it. Seal your vapor barrier to your concrete using tape rated to do so. Huber ZIP tape is rated to do so, or use caulk. If you are conditioning the shop space, dig down 18" around the shop concrete floor and use the same Foamular board to separate the concrete and dirt. Mostly that will help in winter having a thermal break, and there are versions of this foam board made that already have an exterior finish of stucco, a gravel type finish, or other finishes on them just for this purpose. Any plumbing you take out for fresh water I'd use Pex on, probably type b as the Hot and Cold CPVC is being phased out in lots of construction from the ease of us, leak resistance, and freezedamage resistance. I'm your neighbor over in West Tennessee if you need some help just want moral support - not currently a contractor but have done construction professionally and semi professional in the past a well as staying mostly up to date. Excited for your new place my nearly neighbor!

Nice Brad. First thing came to mind was years of content to. Come looking forward to watch it all

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, James! It's going to be a fun ride!

@jamesmacintyre1415

11 ай бұрын

@@Fixthisbuildthat yup you'll truly look vevup to the channel name now.

Nice shop! I’m in the process of getting a pole barn shop built on my property. Rest assured, your structure and framing appears normal, except for the bad concrete foundation. My building has 6x6 posts @ 10’ OC and horizontal 2x6 framing @ 24” OC. My roof joists are only at the posts with 2x6 purlins spanning between them. Insulation is a MUST. My shop is 10 degrees cooler than my non-insulated garage. I am planning to install a mini split, but your shop looks good. Don’t sweat the structural worries that you have

19:57 I loved the ghost deer. Nice touch. Looking forward to your new projects!

Congratulations on the home purchase! I appreciate the handful of ghost deer you have on the property too.

your shops framing actually looks fine depending on the amount of snow you get in the area. With your plan to insulate if you use closed cell spray foam that will actually increase the load the roof can take in addition to completely sealing the building up. I would probably also rip out all of the insulation in the crawl space, make sure it full dries out with fans, then use spray foam down in there. That way if a mold issue ever comes back it won't be getting into the house.

@G0F15H

11 ай бұрын

In most areas, code requires a termite gap, so you can't go down there and just cover everything up with spray foam. It's also controversial to use foam for insulating anything more than holes or gaps in a crawl space, especially if it's a vented crawl. If you cover wood with foam and there's any remaining mold, you just encapsulated it (which doesn't kill it). There's no way to remediate at that point; you're screwed. And even if you get all the mold prior to spray-foaming, moisture may still be able to wick in from the exterior (or from above if you spray it on the subfloor). And once it's in the wood, it'll have a really hard time getting back out. Now you've created even more problems because you'll be dealing with rot and insect damage

I would put 200 amp service in the shop. A 240 tool, a 240 dust collector and a mini-split running simultaneously could easily put you over 100. And while you are at it, you will probably have to upgrade the meter service and I would strongly consider going at least to 400 amp. You might not be currently looking for an electric vehicle, conduction range or putting in a heat pump for cooling/heating the house (although you really should be considering that as any of those things need replacing, it will save you money in the long run), these are all going to be the standard options in the future.

Congratulations on the new place. Look forward to seeing what you do with the place!

Are you kidding me with that view?! CONGRATULATIONS Brad! Very excited for you guys!

You crack me up! So funny!!! Love the place. It's so beautiful! I would be just as excited as you and also a little overwhelmed. You've got a lot of work ahead of you. Can't wait to see all the improvements. My shop is 40 x 40 and it's perfect!

I'm SO envious and happy for you, Susan and the kids! That place is gorgeous and has so much potential. I can envision TONS of great video's being made to share with your KZread viewers as you renovate everything. I'm really looking forward to that!!!

Great property to work with. I’ll throw my 2 cents in as well. Many videos out build/remodel types do so with the intent of “resale” rather than what works for you. My suggestion is for you and Susan to build to what makes you happy, not some buyer in 2065. Everything you said makes sense however I hope you don’t fall into the trap of “the current thing”. Today’s remodelers dislike natural brick and paint it. Clean it, seal it, but I’m anti-painting brick. Once you paint it, your stuck with it and 10 years down the road and it goes out of style, you’ll have a tougher time removing that paint. Keep the two large doors on the shed. I think you’ll find them handy as you move forward.

Nice touch with the Ghost Deer running away from the Deer troth at 19:19

Congratulations on your property! I’ve always wanted a larger piece of property in the country. Unfortunately, I live in Southern California so no large, or beautiful pieces of property here, and if there is, well it would be a lot more millions than I’ll ever have! Your house, in than same condition would be at least one million dollars alone where I live. You have a lot of work ahead of you, but I envy you as it’s going to be amazing working on it, and living there, wherever there is.

Congrats on the new property man!! Run a minimum of 100amp if you are going to have AC. Excited for you. Too cool!

You guys are so lucky that you have all this in front of you. I am very happy for your family. You will buidl some great memories. I think I would start with the most hazzardous, the mold. Get rid of all the mold. Then get rid of all the weebittie critters (termites, spiders, etc.). Get your shop functional to do those things that terrifies your wife and kids. Then RENO the entire house. Tear it all out. I can almost guarantee your wiring is going to scare you to death. Keep the videos coming and keep smiling. My wife loved my T shirt "Mistakes Were Made".

Beautiful! Your enthusiasm is fantastic ! Have fun with it! Love your videos.

I totally like the new work shop like anything that age it’s going to need updating, as well as the house. So far as your plans for the house sounds great the only thing I’m not a fan of it painting the brick as once you do it then you can never get it back to the brick look without spending a butt load of $$$ bring it back, Good luck with you make over on the shop and house, can’t wait to see the finish product and can’t wait until you start making stuff out of the new shop.

The Ghost deer are sweet. I would love to watch the entire build. Shop, house, All of it.

That hill looks like prime sledding time in winter. Looks like a lot of fun!

Good on you Brad for the new property...tons of potential i can see...What Im sure most will agree with me is that you not destroying all the furniture in the house but recycling and donating them for a better cause...Reckon you can repurpose those kitchen cupboard in your workshop or your man cave which is amust....As far as the moist concern i reckon you have moisture seepage from the upper elevation of the land ...something to get checked up by the right people ...Keep those turkeys as the great alarms for the property and disturbamce and there cackle can be heard from a mile away...As for the storage sheds maybe few of the ground shelving systems for exotic and local woods so they can be acclimatised weeks am=nd months before use...Good luck and God bless

What you've got is a basic pole barn, it'll hold up just fine. Up here in Ohio if you build a pole barn for storage it would be about what you have, slightly heaver due to snow load, if for commercial use the trusses have to be closer but you can grandfather in older buildings. For what you want to do I'd stud in new interior walls up against the 2x4 nailers and use the space for more insulation. One big no no, do not hang anything on the trusses, within reason of course. You got a fine building now go for it!

I can't wait to see more videos of this awesome place and you restoring/upgrading it !! Nice investment

Brad, you need to get the water coming off of that hill to flow around the house not up against the back wall of the house. Just a small swale about 10' back behind the house, to divert the water AROUND the house. You could do it yourself with a small loader-backhoe that you could rent at the local rental store, a laser level and a pole. Or you could hire a contractor to do it for you. Then you will have a LOT less water and mold issues to deal with.

Brad, Congratulations to you and fam my man! That's a really cool property with a lot of potential for big and great things! Lots of opportunity for cool content for sure. Get that mold taken care of asap and then its all good times from there my friend. FYI: I've been building and remodeling houses and shops for 20+ years. That is standard framing in a metal sheeted/wooden pole building shop like that. All your structure is load transferred into the outer post and so forth. Those roof trusses are GTG. You are good there. I'd be way more concerned with standing on top of that office. That's highly likely, sketchily built!

Congrats Brad and Susan. Beautiful area with a ton of work to keep you busy. Loved the deer at the end too. When you were standing on the hill and the deer came by on your right, I thought you missed it and I backed it up to see if I was right. Then… The dancing deer in the shop. Loved it.

@jeme7339

6 ай бұрын

I think there were 7 deer.

Congrats on the new place! Looks like you've found a gem (and I mean that!). It can be tricky to find just the right fixer upper. Looking forward to seeing the work.

It's cool that you have a whole place just to use as a shop (thus freeing up your garage). But from the sound of it with the original tin, no insulation, and some suspect 40 year old lumber for framing - you're damn near going to completely rebuild it by the time you're done.

The first deer ghost scared the absolute VENISON out of me! Congrats on the new property! It'll be a ton of work but just hoof it and it'll be worth it in the (whitetail) end. Found you via the Q&A you did with Jeff from HR and I'm looking furward to your building videos as I want to start doing more building as opposed to installing. Im deerly sorry for the puns btw...

Congrats on your new place. So I had a large-ish metal shed for 30 years with internal framing and insulation that I used as a shop and then it was just storage later in its life... The metal rusted, I had it cleaned and repainted... it's hard to maintain when it leaks, although I figured out how to seal the leaks, but it was a headache... So last year I had it demolished and I put a traditional wood framed building there with a shingled roof, I think it will outlast me... It's so much better. Also hearing about the grade of the building makes me nervous, I had my area graded to prevent water ingress and installed a drainage system. Lastly, be careful of those deer ghosts! LOL... But serious you have a great spot to do something, the question is... do you really want to start out with a building 40 years old... is it salvageable. I will admit it looks a lot better than my shed, but I think the difference is that yours is more of a commercial building, mine was a cheap outdoor utility shed that I framed... Good luck with whichever direction you go!

Nice hill! Sledding in the winter, slip n slide in the summer!

Oh man! Brad what a find! I am so excited to see what you do with that beautiful property! There is nothing like the Nashville countryside. I would imagine diverting the water coming down that hill will be a top priority. The shop build is what I am most excited to see you do.

Nice, Brad. It's exciting to start something like this but the results will be fantastic and exactly what you want. I'm thrilled to hear that you will donate the old cabinets and stuff. It hurts when I see people rip them out and scrap them. That "AirBNB" would be perfect for Chuck. Also, name that little guy Little Brad. Bill

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Bill! We're excited to turn it into our vision

Where are you, that it is 95 degrees? I wish it was that cool, here in Houston. I LOVE your ghost deers, and I can't wait to see your progress on the house and shop. I know you'd enjoy a visit (how could you not?), but let's make it AFTER you clean-up the bunk house. Congratulations, my friend!

Congrats on Your New House, Ranch. Diggs! Gonna be a Lot of Work, but should create a Lifetime of memories. Good Luck!

It looks like a pole barn. I’m having one built next February ( the ground just got prepped yesterday. I’m so excited. I’m blessed that I have a 100amp sub panel in the middle of the backyard. And my home panel has room for an additional 100 sub panel. In the future I’ll combine them into one.

Add a deck to the front of the hunting shed and make it a she shed, for the wife and her friends. or a cool place for the kids to hangout Glass doors on the front with the little tv from the bedroom it could be amazing

Big congratulations on this! This was a really fun video, and I can't wait to see you shape that property up.

The pass thru for the fireplace is something you will really come to love if you plan on actually using the fireplace. Carrying firewood in super cold days and nights can really suck.

Amazing property; home and shop! You and your family will make it a wonderful and happy home! Congratulations, and Well done!

Can't wait for the renovation videos to come. Definitely looking forward to that

That is standard pole barn construction. It’s been standing for 40 years, the only thing you need to do is build your wooden tool walls in such a way that the weight is born by the floor or concrete stem wall instead of the wall framing. Looks great! The lean-to will be useful for the parking the tractor once you figure out you need one 😅

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's what I figured. But dang does it feel flimsy

The deer ghosts everywhere had me cracking up! I'm excited to continue watching your journey with turkey town!

Liked the ghost deer at 5:28! And again at 8:37. Were there more? (grin) Yes! 19:19, 19:55, 20:49, 20:59. Total seen: 6. Wonder if that was all of them. OH! Great place, can't wait to see the projects you will be doing. This place will keep you busy with content for YEARS!

@19:19 there is a ghost deer running off to the right…. Lol the ghost deer! Good one. What a fun project

Congratulations! on the new place Brad! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖👍😎JP

Congrats my brother!! Can’t wait to see what you do with it!

Our like a kid in a candy store! How cool for you and your family.😊❤ 20:28 WOW! A view AND a sledding hill!

I had a similar problem in my small bathroom with mold on the ceiling. Someone told me that it's easier to keep mold from growing if you use a semi-gloss or high gloss paint. Apparently the gloss is hard for the mold to grab onto. Also always use the fan.

Congrats on this find~! Looks like you've got a great new space with unlimited potential. (Exactly what we're looking for) I have a 30'x40' pole barn that has the roof trusses at 10' apart, so that doesn't look all that bad. Replacing some of those studs/girts is probably a good idea. When building my shop, the electrician stated that a 60A sub-panel would be the best we could pull from our house's panel. Instead, I had the electric company give me an estimate on running a completely separate feed and we wound up with a 200A panel for the shop~! Here's the kicker...it costed less for GA Power to run a separate feed than what it would have been for the electrician to run the power from the house for that woefully inadequate 60A sub. Worth checking out for your situation~! I'm hoping that you end up putting out a slew of videos on your upgrades, especially when it comes to how you're outfitting the workshop. I'm always looking for great ideas when it comes to "Shop Greatness"...Oops, wrong channel. Well, you know what I mean~! 😁

I love the ghost deer edits😂😂

@Fixthisbuildthat

11 ай бұрын

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Wow. Congratulations on the new property. Look forward to all the honey dos and maker projects.