That scaffolding/tarp action is impressive. Sure beats the daily weather planning and tarp removal I'm accustomed to.

Here’s the consistent thing with the Skill Builder videos...when you check and there’s 60 seconds of the film left, but you are left disappointed as you could easily sit and watch another 10 minutes! Thanks boys, it takes a huge effort to film, edit and publish and it’s greatly appreciated! If you ever want a trip to Edinburgh to film “Skill Builder On Tour” my old house would love to welcome you all for some expert work. Keep up the great work

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Rob It is interesting because our editor Dylan, who is not from a building background, needed some persuading that this whole section on putting the steels in should not be speeded up. I argued that it had a lot of value to people contemplating the job. Going forward I think there is a case to be made for making a separate longer edit and showing the other 20 minutes that we cut out of this video. Maybe we just do a binge video of all the stuff we have cut out including the cock-ups.

@robmaule4951

4 жыл бұрын

Skill Builder Morning Roger, it was so interesting. I’m not planning on doing any major steel work like that but as my comment suggested I was really disappointed when there was only a minute or so left! I’d commented the other day on how easy it is to watch James (skimming video) and the group you have of James, Robin and yourself are fantastic to watch. Some longer stuff would, I’m sure, be of interest to some of us hardcore subscribers. Might be worth keeping some traditionally shorter stuff too I guess. Keep up the great work and as I said if you guys want to come to my old Victorian house in Edinburgh there are always plenty of jobs up here! 🙂 Have a great Sunday

@mikelane3032

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder would definitely watch more footage of the steels 👍.

@zlib

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder I'm not a builder and I don't even do much DIY at the moment but I'm fascinated by all kinds of building work. Could watch this stuff all day.

Modern building technology - level beams, square corners. Makes everything else that follows so much more easy. Sipping a 6 year old rye and watching this is so relaxing. Cheers.

What I find most incredible about the whole project is that you built very serious scaffolding around the whole site to protect everything from the weather! I have never seen anything like that here in North America. I guess we are just shabby unprofessional builders. Also I got no problems with ads as you were saying you’ve got to eat!

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. We need some tea and sympathy. We put this stuff out and we are the devil.

@njuham

4 жыл бұрын

Same thing in Finland, everything is done open to the elements. Then they start worrying about mold.

@Solidsnake0208

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing how many loft companies will tell you it’s not necessary. Speaking as a Professional I think it’s the only way to work,

Hand bawling big steels is a retched job, and looks like a right touch that the lorrys crane managed to swing em in. Good hard work boys.

Could watch this stuff all day!

This is what my second half had been talking about. Seeing in reality is just great. Well done, its such a tutorial and I appreciate your work and I can't honesly wait for next video. All the best.

@aalex3267

4 жыл бұрын

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Brilliant guys really looking forward to this one. You work together so well 👍🏻

Must be one of the Best Builders around ,attention to detail way above some I have seen . Well done .

At last! Been waiting for a loft conversion on SB for years...........

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Gary We have also been waiting for the chance to do one. We hope to do more in the near future. There is also a bungalow which will be getting a whole new first floor and roof.

@MrRmcbigboss

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder please make a video of that aswell 🙏

@neilwalsh-xh8go

3 жыл бұрын

guy in white shirt moving a steel that big wearing adidas trainers cowboy for sure

2:50 thought Roger was going to start shaving in the van.

Some bollocks to take a job on like that. Hats off to you. Can't wait to see it unfold.

Great to watch. Brings back memories of doing this on site

Nice one boy's, great video! Always a pleasure

Beautiful job men. I really like the rain covering roof and scaffolding.

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

It is a real surprise to see so many comments on the 'tin lid' or 'top hat' because in London and the South East it is very common. In that street along we can count three of them. I would say that 30% of loft conversions in London are done like this. Some of that has to do with making a good working area up on the scaffolding. With no gardens, limited parking and nowhere to store materials the need to take the roof off completely and get rid of the old timbers immediately requires a completely different approach. There is also the insurance aspect.

Awesome work Guys keep the videos coming have a awesome weekend all the best Tony 👍

Brilliant work, love watching big builds like this, very brave to take on a job like that! 😬😬😬

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Brave to let it be filmed. So many people to tell them they are doing it all wrong.

Nice work as always!!!

Just bought some YFood, will give it a try. Thanks

Crikey lads, worked up a sweat just watching you humping those steels around! Solid effort. Great watch as always, thanks.

Brilliant just what I need about to start one, once the steel is in its should be simple enough, keep up the good work

@haroon420

4 жыл бұрын

Same here

Looking forward to next videos 👍🏼

Good job boy more power to your elbow 💪

looking forward to this one

Bin there dun dat!! steels I have known and loved !!cheers!

I would have these lads do any building work on my house. They do a cracking job.

@jerryrawlings8885

2 жыл бұрын

Andrew Holland Me too I don't think they were cheap I'm thinking 70k for that job.

Great video, really like these boys 👍👍. You were working hard on that block & tackle Roger, surprised the chain didn't jump out - it looked like you were into a bit of campanology 😂😂. Just had my timber delivered for my roof - 12 tons 😱😱😱😱 all to be hand balled, love making my life harder 🤔🤔. Regards Tim

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

That rings a bell

Love doing roofs!

Great idea with the cover over the top. Poor Roger on the Chain Gang.

Never seen such an elaborate scaffold for a domestic job, nice setup-ideal for the UK; even if it is summer, there will be another season along in a few hours..

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

It is now very common to put a tin lid on a house of this size. It turned out to be a good investment because it poured with rain that day and the next and the one after that.

@jackrussell9811

4 жыл бұрын

only right ,builders deserve proper safe conditions , for years i worked on bandstands/hop ups /traps in boards one slip and your fucked they think a hi viz top will keep you safe

@Daniells1982

4 жыл бұрын

I though the same. The canopy over the property is a great idea. I've been trying to paint my shed for the last month and it's a gamble whether to start or not cos the weather changes so often. North East England weather for you I suppose but great set up there lads.

Very nice lads! Surprising what a little bit of extra muscle power can do. Congrats so far, looks very interesting.Cheers.

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

To be honest one more man would have made a huge difference but he couldn't turn up on that day.

@MrGlenfraser

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder no Roger he was working on the Capel build!! LOL

Gonna be a good one 👍

Great video

What a brilliant video,

Good work

Great to watch, proper old school builders.........let’s scroll down the comments, someone must of said “PPE, PPE ! “

Great video,

Love to see the bit in the CDM where the scaffold beam is propped with a bit of 4x2 😆

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

It just ensures the beam doesn't bend and it didn't so QED

@robthesamplist

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder RGJ

Very interesting.

I like the Plumbing work and the tank idea, Can you come and do this at my house lol as I need a loft converted

Some proper old school gear there!

The last guy i worked with doing loft conversion used half lengths of steels with flanges and we bolted them together, But i was never happy with a bounce in the middle , he ended up packing off the walls below to kill the spring, I was never too happy about it..

I am amazed how you manage to put everything bang on level. No matter how hard i try always something runs away. Any interes on doing some videos about Leveling stuff - like during bricklaying, setting cabinets etc

Roger doing all the lifting on his own at one point

Wow that is a big job. Steel work in and a few timbers and it starts to look good 👍👍. Thanks are you sure you was trying on them chains Rodger.😀

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Lazylad. Yeah I was really putting my back into it. I am just the work experience guy along for the ride

thoroughly enjoyed that, anymor videos of this project?

Good Builder.

I enjoyed that! What a great watch on a Saturday night!

If I'd got you lot to do my loft it might be finished by now! Great work as with the rest of the king build series but I'm particularly enjoying these ads. I'm thinking men's moisturiser and sun screen next?!!

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

We will be doing a lot more men's grooming. Roger is a challenge for any of those deep filling products.

You boys need to get yourself an impact wrench.. speeds up bolting stuff no end!!!

Good old block & tackle used one of them first time in 1982 . Nothing changes

Very handy those PP nailers , don't half throw out some crap though when they fire .

@ChristianFrench1

4 жыл бұрын

Biggsy1970 it’s air powered. it’s just air kicking all the shit up around it.

Been watching Skill builder video’s for ages & only just found out Roger is a fellow bike rider. 🚴🏽👍

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Barry One day everyone will be a bike rider.

@barryford7135

4 жыл бұрын

Skill Builder we can wish mate? Shame you & Robin don’t fancy a long bike ride up to the Peak District. I’ve got a big job coming up next year?

Pleasure to watch people who knows exactly what they are doin'

Anytime I go near a bloody bike it's an endurance, and that's without pedalling the thing! Perhaps I should start drinking some of Roger's magic drink?

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

The first 20,000 miles is the worst bit

Putting the hangers in with a laser, is what we do. Then the 'regularised' timber varies. So we do it to the timber we're using in the hangers and not a sample offcut.

@LondonSoundSystem

Жыл бұрын

This is important if you want all out accuracy

Anyone would think those steels are heavy😁 this'll be a interesting series

Heyy would be nice to see some kind of blueprint and bit of an explanation so we know why they're lugging all that steel around. Can't wait for more vids. Shame I'm here too early to binge watch this like the rest of your projects.

Good video lads , the lad in the white shirt & wearing trainers 😩😩.

@aalex3267

4 жыл бұрын

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Brilliant video!! Made up its a conversion content, robin is missing out here 😀

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Deano Thanks for the comment. Just for the record Skill Builder is an independent channel and Robin also has his own independent channel. We like to collaborate with a number of tradesman on projects and product reviews in order to introduce different approaches to the jobs and give the channel as much variety as possible. It just depends who is doing what and where as to what we cover. Really we could do with three camera crews and another couple of editors to cover all the projects we have lined up.

Great video. After that hard work you better drink a six-pack of your bottle food!

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

To be honest half a bottle of it fills me up for ages. It is weird how full you feel on a drink like that.

I've no head for heights, but as long as I didn't look down between the joists, even I think I could work in this set up.

Roger, I’m an actor and I think you’re a natural in front of the camera. Just a tip though, when you advertise one of those drinks, try rubbing your belly in a circular motion and saying “mmmmmmm”. Apart from that, great video.

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Hi James Good tip.

Pretty sure I drove past this job yesterday, East Molesey by any chance? Speaking as someone who runs a loft conversion company, it’s nice to see someone else installing the joists correctly and not just sitting them on the bottom flange. Although I wouldn’t fancy carrying that air compressor up there!

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

No not East Molsey but maybe only 10 miles away

Can't wait for the rest of this series even with the shameless"meal replacement" plugs 😉

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Man's gotta eat and we have bills to pay. You can release us from this commercial yoke by sending us a £1,000 but somehow I don't think you will.

@Matonias

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Understandable! Rather have that then no channel at all

@haroon420

4 жыл бұрын

Matonias exactly.

I'm a structural engineer and I design the structure for a lot of lofts. (Unless the width of that house is an optical illusion) I can scarcely believe the weight of those steel beams..... But that's not your fault. Good quality work, Guys......

@SkillBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Can I hire you to check some calcs for me?

Rogers still got the moves on that chain

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

40 years working on the chain gang.

Looking forward to this series. Any idea how many episodes and how often you’ll release a video.

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

We have already run into problems filming the next stages because we were away filming in Yorkshire. There are also some holidays coming up so we may miss a couple of key stages but we will do our best. It should run out to about 6 episodes.

Am I the only one that's going to say that its a crazy amount of scaffolding. Can't imagine how much that would cost to have installed for the time they working on the project. Madness

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

You only have to drive around London and you will see any number of tin lids. It is standard practice with houses costing a million quid a go. With loft coversions costing around £80,000 it is not a huge extra. It also means the work can carry on in all weathers. If a roofer is rained off on another job he is very happy to come and work under a steel canopy.

Kick ass

Them drinks will last a long time if you don't remove the seal 😄

Great to watch. Some advice please. I live in a 1930,s semi thats crying out for loft conversion...Purlin construction, good height etc..but how do you get the steels in without a gaping hole in the roof. Can shorter lengths be bolted together ? Many thanks.

@jimichip

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can have the steels cut into shorter lengths and fix them back together with plates and bolts. We have done this a few times but I prefer to keep them in one length.

Excellent video! Intrigued as to what the reason for using joist hangers over butting the joist direct into the steel beam? It cannot be for strength so it must be for later framing to plumb? I feel a Roger video coming on for the different methods of fixing timber to UBs!!! Yes Please!

Love the start of a new series!😬 just starting creating my own videos, any tips or ideas how I could get people to see my videos more? Struggling to get it out there! Keep up the good work👍🏽

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

It is a long hard road and there is no crock of gold at the end of it. If you end up with some sponsorship you still wont cover your costs but you will be torn apart by precious little twats who think you should give up all your spare time for no reward.

@ConstructionwithKieren

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder totally agree with the precious little twats comments already lol! Thanks for the advice, love your vids!!

@Daniells1982

4 жыл бұрын

That's a shame you don't make some money out of this channel because the content and editing is top drawer. The variation and quality, plus the real life on the job content is a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work for the viewer's benefit.

@ricos1497

4 жыл бұрын

@@ConstructionwithKieren Maybe wait until you've got a larger number of subscribers before calling them precious little twats though! Although that'd be a great name for a band. Or a youtube channel. Construction with Kieren sounds a little bit boring if I'm honest. What about "Skilled Builder"? Got a ring to it.

Looks like another good series coming along. What would have been the jointing method in the old days before hoist hangers and steels?

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

The joist were often run from plate to plate with a supporting wall in the middle of the house. Sometimes the joist ends were short of the walls and spiked into the rafters. My house is built like that and it is 120 years old.

hi the side bit where uiu build wall to raise sides is there insulation in that?

they are the best for steels

That's some serious scaffolding, never seen anything like that before

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Spend a day in London and you will see loads of it in almost every residential street somebody is converting a loft,

Numero uno

Hey Rog that stuff in the bottles , does it come in fry up flavour 🍳🥚🥓🥩🍳😋😂. You boys got a bit of a sweat on there 🥵🧱👍🏼

Drinks gone off lads

What gauge of steel beams is used in this project?

Nice work! Any footage of the scaffold going up or even a closer look at it? It's a great job for the wet weather!

@edmuggles

4 жыл бұрын

That’s some crazy scaf, that just wouldn’t happen is oz. we’d never get the job if we allowed for that :(

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

The important thing in London is that you don't really spend money on property you invest it. Doing up a house and adding a loft and a basement is better than putting money in the bank. With interest rates being so low right now it is a boom time for builders. Many guys here are booked up for 12 months.

@BackyardMechCon

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder what about the scaffolding? lol 😅

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

@@BackyardMechCon There are very few scaffolders who observe the safety rules on putting up scaffolding because the job would take three times as long. For that reason they don't want to be filmed so it is very unlikely we will ever show it.

@BackyardMechCon

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Fair enough. Thanks for the reply 😀.

Should be a great series, was it raining the whole time? can hear something in the background. Also them pad stones are very small considering the size i had to put in recently.

@jimichip

4 жыл бұрын

We use steel spreader plates instead of pad stones (providing the engineers approves it) as they are so much easier to fit and don’t ever encroach on the rooms downstairs.

So when they're putting the timber joists in. Why are they not using the flange of the I-bean to rest the timber onto?

seems such an old fashioned approach when you see what Ecotrus and others are now doing

To much levelling things up. Not enough bacon sandwiches, cups of tea and taking the piss.

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

sorry mate we let the side down there.

@gdfggggg

4 жыл бұрын

Skill Builder You did, very disappointed 😂

Can we appreaciate that Ian has had decent hair through lockdown *cough* 🙋🏼‍♀️

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Emma We need to warn you that Ian is gaining a large female following on Skill Builder. We keep getting women asking for his phone number but we are doing our best to fend them off. Ian, for his part, is doing his best to make himself less attractive by his choice of shorts, dirty T shirt and self-administered covid haircuts. If he were to fix those small details things could get out of control very quickly.

@jimichip

4 жыл бұрын

Unlike my lockdown mop! 😂😂😂

@aalex3267

4 жыл бұрын

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in my house the only way would be to lower the floors :(, i wonder how much more the cost would be the only problem i can see is the damage to the lower rooms. its a shame but i need 2.2 or 2.4 m and mine is 2m :(

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Have a look at Eco Joists. You can hang them on the top flange of the wallplate. That will give you more height and the span is much more than timber.

@ozzyefc44

4 жыл бұрын

Skill Builder could you give me a rough price on an eco joist . Obviously you can’t give me an exact price but let’s just say a 5 metre span by whatever minimum depth they make just so I can roughly gauge how much it would cost because I too would need to lower the floor and take some of the existing bedroom height from below . I know it’s only be a rough guess but you’d probably have a better idea than myself . Appreciate any help thanks

@yourkodi3945

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Thank you, will check it out as i cannot heighten the rood and to lower them ceilings is also not an option :(

Well done lads, doing a loft conversion myself at the moment and this project video would be excellent to get an insight of the design. Guessing this is a dormer conversion, if so where would the dormer cheeks sit? Inner wall or off the floor? Looking forward for the next video... THANKS

Always put rollers under RSJ’s, work smart, not hard 😉

What floor joists are they? C16 47x175?

is the old joists gonna stay or it will go?thank you

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

They are holding up the ceilings and will be strapped to the new joists but still not be connected so the noise transmission is reduced.

why did they put wooden planks in the steel beam to attach wooden frames? isn't it easier to place a wooden frame directly in the steel beam without those attachments?

@lewis3424

4 жыл бұрын

no because that way it wouldn’t be as strong

@tomsmith9048

4 жыл бұрын

Just incase the steel is off level across the span its easier to level the timbers due to weight

@Solidsnake0208

4 жыл бұрын

Plenty of people do just cut the joists into the web and sit them on the bottom flange, but it’s not the right way, they should be on hangers onto a piece bolted to the webz

Hi what do you guys think of the eco-truss system, is it the way forward?

@SkillBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Yes we love metal web joists

Brilliant work 👍can you tell me what nails your using in your nail gun to fix hangers and will they work in a paslode gun.??

@jimichip

4 жыл бұрын

They’re 35mm twist nails. The gun is a positive placement nailer and the nails are collated specifically for it. It’s a great tool and saves hours of work but that is the only job it can do.

@bluevanmani

4 жыл бұрын

James King cheers James and you also get to keep all your fingernails 😀paslode should get in on these

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Paslode have had a positive placement nailer for years. www.jewson.co.uk/p/paslode-ppn35i-positive-placement-nailer-JTH03301

Why were the floor joists fitted onto joist hangers , ? mine were tucked into the steel beams , much easier and quicker ! just seems a lot of work to get to the same point not to mention all the extra materials and hundreds of nails .

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

We do it both ways depending on the setting out.

@paulmcfadyen689

4 жыл бұрын

You do whatever the engineer specifies🤷‍♂️

At least the lad wearing Adidas trainers has his hard hat on for when the steel crushes his toes 🤕

@plummetplum

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

A handy trick I do is get my steels cut in half and have them pre drilled and plated either side makes it a little easier on the back 🔨

@SkillBuilder

4 жыл бұрын

We have the option of cleated steels but the single steel is better. Those plates get in the way.

@tomsmith9048

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Yeah and having the staff definitely helps aswell as access through the roof me and my pal normally walk them up the stairs as it's only the 2 of us 🔨

Excuse my ignorance but why have you switched to an air nailer rather than a cordless to do the hangers?

@jimichip

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a specific nailer called a positive placement nailer. The nails protrude from the end of the gun so that you can place them directly into the hole on the hanger. This gun serves no other purpose. They do make gas powered ones but they are big bucks in comparison.