So far, I have not regretted having R38 Spray Form added to my studio here in Michigan. Tight as a frog’s behind, no itching, no rust, & best of all 68 degrees 24/7/365. Shorts & T-Shirt baby!

Where the insulation goes over the Romex in the wall cavities, I like to cut the insulation part way through so that the wire ends up sitting in the middle of the insulation. The way that you did it leaves a pocket where the insulation is compressed and there is no insulation next to the outside wall. I like to use a cordless stapler instead of the hammer tacker. Almost always puts the staple clear in and is a lot easier on the arm and hand by the end of the day. Looks good. Thanks for bringing us along

So glad you have that scaffold! Sure makes it easier than climbing up and down a ladder

several of my old uncles made a tool to cut insulation that was basically a spare piece of 1 by 4 with a hand and a knob on one end. They then took an old guitar string or fishing line and screwed it to the opposite end of the handle. They would put the 1 by 4 right under where they wanted to cut, then pull the guitar string/fishing line across the insulation tightly. they could then run their utility blade or pocket knife down alongside the wire/line to easily cut the insulation.

That is going to be a very cozy space in both winter and summer!!!

For those of us who are vertically challenged, the scaffolding is a necessity.

Wow!! Breath of fresh air to see someone install fiberglass correctly!! My husband and I are a mom and pops Insulation Company. I can't tell you how many times we see our competitors install it incorrectly.... They don't notch for wires or outlets e.t.c. They just cram it in....🤦‍♀️ And you faced your exterior walls 👍👍 Awesome job!! Just FYI Rockwool is a AWESOME product! More expensive, but awesome!! 😊

I wish we had insulation like this here in the UK The paper helps to hold it all together and stops it from being airborne. Brilliant solution and so simple 😮

After having used Rockwool I will never touch fiberglass again. That crap makes me so itchy and miserable. Rockwood, bare arms and a simple dust masked. Done. Hats off to anyone that can work with the pink like you did.

Where are the outtakes like Green Acre homestead ????? Love the show !!!

Planning on insulting my 12x14 workshop at some point this year, never thought about installing the air baffles. Thanks for the heads up

I'm embarrassed for every insulation job I've ever done now. thanks for that.

You did a good job with that itchulation. Scratch that. Insulation.

I am itching just watching you. I have built 3 houses of my own, doing everything except the HVAC and the masonry work in the places and the brick vernier. Plumbing, electrical, and everything thing else I did my self with occasional help from friends. The job I hated the most was the insulation. I like that you tuck the insulation behind the electrical box. 🤯🛫

Happy New Year. May the lord bless and protect you and your family and insulating your shop

A pair of sharp scissors, Fiskers, work better for me when cutting/trimming insulation. So excited for you to have a dream workshop!

Sam, I know you're done now but an electric knife like you use for carving your turkey works really good for cutting insulation.

I love to watch you work and to see how you do things. I am a 77 year old female but I enjoy learning even though I will never be doing such work!

Wow Sam your sooo fast! It sure is going to be a nice space for you!

So Fonzie has fluff? He stays cool in the summer!

I didn't see or I might have missed them .... plates u put up as protection of the eletric wire that goes through the 2x's .... these go on to protect wires when u go in with drywall or what ever you use ....... vents were a great thing keeps down building of moisture.... good job

I think your shop is genuinely bigger than my house.

Oh boy, that was the best instructions of putting up insulation. But Doug beats you on technique, LOL. Good job, Sam.

Good job. Looking forward to next video. ❤❤❤

Nice job! I lived in Fairbanks, Alaska for 32 yrs. Our home was built by a Texan who never heard of ventilating the attic crawl space. In the winter we had frost form on the top quarter of the exterior walls as the frost in the crawl space built up and crushed the 12 inches of fiber glass I had installed. Finally solved the problem with a gable fan that exhaust the warm moist air before the frost could build up. Love your vids!

Great series Sam

It is looking awesome Sam.

It helps too to split it up or getting some behind your wiring. The wiring compresses the insulation and gives you some uninsulated space Fluff it don’t stuff it. Another one I see for the smaller sections. Take the barrier off. Insulate it, then put the barrier back on.

remember you should put the ceiling up before the walls and if you are putting sheetrock on the walls you should cut that insulation paper off the top plate or it will pop your screws over time

Great job Sam!! It's looking really good!

Thanks Sam! So excited for you!

Looking really good, Sam. I have enjoyed watching each step in the process and have picked up some tips and tricks along the way. Thanks for sharing

Great job Sam!

I only use Rockwool for insulation. SO much better.

Love the reference!!❤ Kudos Sam. Great job.

Great job! That’s pretty much how I did mine. However I added metal wire guards over any place the wire went through the studs.

Looking great! Thanks for the video.

DIY trick for cutting insulation, create a plywood workbench with saw horses. Then take a 1x4 or 2x4 to use as a square edge. Put insulation to be cut on the plywood bench, then lay the board on insulation and squish the insulation flat, then take the carpenter blade and cut along the wood as a straight edge. One nice clean cut through everything.

Looking good, Sam.

I use an old electric carving knife. Works great.

Good job again Sam, enjoy your videos.

I have an arrow and a swingline hammer stapler. On the last house I bought an electric stapler so much faster and easier on my hands. 😁🛫

You always do a neat job

Sam, I enjoy your videos here, and also on your family channel. Great job!

Awesome job Sam.

for cutting fiberglass insulation i prefer to lay it down take board and compress glass then cut with good sharp knife getting clean straight cut

Sam, excellent....😊

Looks great Sam. You are really doing it right and going the extra mile to get a super professional job! I love it. I suppose down the road you and Angela will decide to build your own home as well........wouldn't that be something. I know if you ever decided to do that you sure could do it. You've got what it takes to be sure! Looking fabulous as I said and I am sure you are as excited as can be to get into that shop and start using all those other talents you have! Great job...........Happy New Year to you all and so glad my notifications started to work again.

Nice job Sam.

I'm a big fan of using the tools you've got to get the job done and you can do a fine job with one of the box cutter style knives, but the long blades that you're supposed to snap off to get a sharp tip definitely make insulation easier. Extend most of the blade out and put the handle down at a lower angle so the blade can slice through instead of trying to push it through

Another great video.

That looks so good

Sam they sell wire ties that hold the ceiling insulation from falling thecome in box of wires I believe 100. In box at big box stores

I like it. I did my shop entirely with r13 fiberglass. Works great and was super affordable.

Sam, looking good. I just finished insulting my 14 x 30 work shop. I installed 3/4 inch foam board then the fiberglass insulation because I am heating and cooling the space and it is hot here in the south in the summer. The part I hated the most was that I installed 7/16 OSB for the wall covering and it was a royal pain to cut around all of my electrical outlets and air outlets because I installed close to 15 outlets on each wall.

Great work!!!😊

Great job as always Sam! Your videos are so informative. With each one I learn something new. I love the workshop and I can't wait for the next video. 😊

In the wall cavities, I've usually seen guys separate the fiberglass around the electrical. I realize this is just a workshop, but it would have only taken an extra few seconds per wall cavity. Essentially behind each piece of romex you have an air pocket, no?

Well done.

if those staples dont set tight it can cause big problems with the drywall

😂amazing work experience God-bless 👏🏿

@Samcraftcom

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙌

I'm curious, why not insulate the actual roof under those air movement trays? It would allow for overhead storage and still allow for air flow from the roof vent to the soffit's and back. Our house is insulated like how you did it, and I guess I don't understand why that method, when insulating the roof would in theory be more efficient? I'm just trying to understand. Great video!

Ever thought of insulating between the floor joists?

Awesome job Sam, looking forward to the next step ❤

Many folks are using OSB for shops.

You don't need a backer board. They are built into the wall. I was taught to hold the insulation up above head height, kinda in the location it will be installed in, then take a snap blade knife, and cut against the stud behind the excess part.

Thank you for sharing your process!

Great job 😊

This maybe a stupid question but here goes. Would it have been better to spray foam instead?

Sam, I have to ask, when you said the wall were complete you then used the camera to pan around the workshop showing everyone what you had done, which is great but I have to ask did you then go back and fill in the slivers that we could see were still not insulated under your windows?. You had used two separate pieces of insulation under each window but at the left and right side of them you had gaps that are roughly 1 to 2inch wide and the same length of your insulation, if you didn't actually fill those area's with insulation then you will have coldspot's within your walls that can possibly lead to problems i.e mold etc.. As always buddy 💯% 👍 🇬🇧. And a Happy Newyear to you and your family, 2024 is looking like it's going to be a good year for you and your wife, enjoy!!!😊😊

@Samcraftcom

6 ай бұрын

11:47 shows it clearly

why did you leave the trusses exposed but cover the wall studs with the insulation backer?

I noticed that fire blocking is not used in your construction.

You don't need a longer blade if you don't cut the insulation double thickness

I’m itchy just watching this video. 🤣

Prettiest insulation install I’ve seen

Yesr!!! ✌️💖🙏🤜

Heavy duty shears work great to trim fiberglass insulation. Curious why you didn't wear a dust mask or respirator when installing. Or was it only when you were on camera so you could talk? I've heard it is really unhealthy to get those fibers in your lungs. Your workshop is really taking shape! Congrats!

didnt know you had to staple in the front of the stud, i always stapled on the sides because if you ever need to remodel you will have to deal with the staples and thats not fun. it sure looks good this way though.

@Samcraftcom

6 ай бұрын

I honestly don't think it makes that much of a difference. This method with the faced insulation is only a moisture retarder and not a true vapor barrier. :)

Why don't the rafter baffles get extended further up to ensure more airflow up and out the ridge vent and not have it waffling around in the attic space?

@Samcraftcom

6 ай бұрын

They're only needed where the insulation would otherwise stop the airflow.

@loulauer5853

6 ай бұрын

@@Samcraftcom ok. I guess I forgot that hot air still rises 😆

I noticed someone asked about the floor insulation. I was wondering if you going to address that as well.

Did you have to get a building permit for the structure?

Question Sam. Why did you choose R19 instead of R30 for ceiling? Wouldn’t that be better. Looks like I saw roof panel screws in so I hope roof is on

I heard it, you said "Hammer Time". LOL

What about the roof?

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Crikey Sam, why so many nails missing the studs in your roof. when you started the roof air vents I'm pretty sure I saw the ceiling /roof sheets move.

@HowardWilliams-1313

6 ай бұрын

Think those are roof panel screws.

@Samcraftcom

6 ай бұрын

Those are screws from when the metal roof was installed.

Are you going to insulate the floor space from underneath?

@Samcraftcom

6 ай бұрын

I'm going to play that by ear and see if I feel it's really needed or not. Winters are quite mild here and in summer an uninsulated floor doesn't affect cooling abilities.

Huge egg crates on your roof.lol

Makes my hands itch/hurt watching you do that bare-handed. 😖

Hammer tacker

You say there is only R-13 for a 2x4 wall. There is R-15 for 2x4 walls. Home depot and Lowe's carry it.

@Samcraftcom

6 ай бұрын

Notice I said "about the best I can get..." this was all that was available to me at the time this took place.

@thomasbuckmaster3637

6 ай бұрын

Ok sorry

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If you use an insulation knife you will cut through it all like butter.

A nice pair of sheers will do a much better job on the insulation than a knife. JS

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Looks like you have a bit of insulation left over.

@Samcraftcom

6 ай бұрын

It never fails... I had to take one piece out of the last two big packs of each type to finish. :) That's okay though... it will be used for the connecting tunnel between the two shops.

Fiberglass? My neighbor said it was Fundamentalist when I asked him if he would like to go listen to a sports speaker at a men’s church outreach. So no, he didn’t go…. (Probably would have made him itchy).

Hey Sam. I didn't see you install the nail plates on your king studs to protect the wiring. Did you skip those for any reason or did you decide to not show that part? Curious since that's an IBC requirement.