Kudos for making one of the most informative, detailed building videos ever! And he did it without annoying music, excessive banter, and goofiness👍🏼

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

I watched this video from start to finish. Well done. It got me excited to want to build my own. The detailed information I found to be important. The concrete work was very well done. I’m a 65 year old woman who’s interested in building but not capable of construction and yet it still moved me to want to build a sunroom. Great job.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind message and it is awesome to hear you found the video inspiring.

Bro, I love it when he remembers to leave room for expansion.

That was THE most informative building video I have ever seen. Loved the detailed instructions and the tips and tricks. Great stuff!

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

I have to come watch this again because it is such a great video!

@MrKistel

7 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you! Best comment of the month award hands down!

@TheLivingBackyard

7 күн бұрын

@@MrKistel 😄👍

This video is so well done. Not only is everything clearly explained, the editing and commentary is among the best I've ever seen in a DIY video.

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Your comment is much appreciated.

Fantastic stuff! Confidence builder for sure! Also love that you detailed the window sealing process. Doing that wrong would definitely lead to water intrusion. Good stuff!

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍 The extra living space the new room addition provides makes the project all worthwhile.

Thanks for posting. Your information was very thorough. I didn't intend to watch the complete video initially but didn't want to stop until seeing the final procedure. Great sunroom.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

I am grateful you watched the whole video and thank you for the comment.

Fantastic video man ! I just bought a new home and want to enclose my porch and this video was absolutely perfect! I hope my porch comes out just as beautiful as yours ! Great job man !

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome and thanks. Best of luck with your DIY porch conversion project

My wife and I are going to take on this project. Found this instructional video inspirational and gave me a bit of confidence. Loved how careful you were to make sure insulation was snug behind the outlets!

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for the comment. So awesome to hear you found the video inspirational.

That looks. Great! Good job, and a quality, professional installation! Looks Super!!!

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Good job. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks

Best video, I have seen! Very simple and explained. Thank you!

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for the kind and flattering comment.

Awesome video. Your giving me the inspiration to start my patio remodel. Thanks

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

You can do it!

Really informative video! Excellent job, great workmanship on your sunroom. It is a really beautiful room. Love the color.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Amazing video!!! You did an excellent job!!!

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Amazing transformation

@MrKistel

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Happy Holidays.

Definitely the video I need, want to do something like this for my wife’s nail room.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and sounds like you have a fun project ahead.

Thanks for making me a step by step video for this project I'm about to start.

@MrKistel

5 ай бұрын

Have fun!

That outside shot of the finished project looked sooooo pretty. Nice job!

@MrKistel

6 ай бұрын

Thank you

Bravo! Not only is your work amazing, you have impeccable attention to detail, and explain in a clear, concise manner! This is one if the best, if not the best, DIY video I’ve ever seen (and I watch a ton). Thank you! (Subscribed.)

@MrKistel

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! This is one of most awesome comments I have received. Much appreciated.

Well explained DIY video step-by-step. I'm currently working on the same project for my house. I hope to get done this spring.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Best of luck with your room addition project. Let us know how it goes.

You did a great job! As much as we would like to do a project like this before we retire (my wife also likes to help), I’m afraid that being 62 yrs old might be too much for our age. Hiring someone might be out of our budget as we have the bathroom renovations all lined up waiting… but thank you for this video, it’s really educational. I wish we saw this 5 years ago….

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comment. I am hopeful you are able to figure out how to execute the project you have in mind. Best of luck.

Fantastic job

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I would hire you to build me a house based on the skills and knowledge you demonstrated in your video. Just noted that when sheering and drywalling, try not to end your joints at the corners of the openings. By going past the corner it strengthens and reduces the possibility of settlement cracks. Your video was very well produced and easy to follow.

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Great sheathing installation tip. Thank you for sharing and the kind words!

Thank you so much!! Great video and much needed information 😊

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Very well done!

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great idea to use the garden rake to bump the drywall up

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks! Sometimes you have to make the most of what you have around at the time.

Great work! No cutting corners

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

great video, gave me a lot of information for my renovation

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Great video, I watched the whole and learned alot.

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very nice work 👏

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊

Great job on this

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Excellent production, advice and CLARITY!! Thank you sir! Very valuable information and useful due to filming details, explanations and tips. Wish you well!

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Thanks it is nice to know when the production efforts are noted.

This is a great video. It definitely showed me how this is out of my scope and budget lol

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Excellent video. Thank you.

@MrKistel

4 ай бұрын

thank you!

Thank you for sharing!

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

thanks

Thank you for such an informative video. We had a lot of dry rot in our patio cover, so I took it down this past weekend. I’m now trying to decide what we want to do, whether we want to simply replace the patio cover or build a sunroom. I’m feeling like a sunroom is the best option!

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

You can do it!

Great video man!!

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching and the comment.

Nice build. I would only add the green permeable membrane on the inside as well...

@MrKistel

Ай бұрын

thanks for watching

wow, very impressive work sir !

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Love it

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shannon, building the new room addition was definitely worth it.

Awesome!

@MrKistel

4 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Well done video! Really helpful to see the process - got a finished covered patio with two full sides of the house so only need to build 2 walls. Plus the 8x8 corner posts are already covered with hardy plank trim. I'll just need to side the lower portion under the windows and trim around the windows. This is a big help for designing the framing between the posts - I figure to taper the sill plate on the one sloped side then add a second sill plate so I have enough nail surface on the tapered end. Really only looking at a 3 season type room so considering the easy breeze type windows which will consume the majority of the wall space. Not worried too much about heavily insulating it so 2x4 walls will be enough - winter isn't too bad in NC. This gives me a good idea on how to layout my framing.

@MrKistel

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing and the supportive words. Sounds like you have an awesome project in the works. I wish KZread would allow pics in the comments so you could share your new room build.

Very good. Thank you.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

super nice!!!!

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

If I wanted to build one I would be this guy. Ocd like neat and everything calculated and prepared

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, all the planning and prep really helped smooth out the actual construction process.

Thanks for sharing

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

very easy to follow

@MrKistel

4 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that, Thanks!

dude ill be honest I would have just slapped a cover on that porch, kudos for going through all the work of removing the brick and leveling the patio.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It took some effort for sure but glad to have it built as it was demonstrated.

Good work. Looks solid. Interesting you framed with screws. But impressive.

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tyler

Really enjoyed this video, great instructions, how to, would love to see the materials specs attached to your website as well for planning purposes & a checklist

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! Thanks

Wow man! You did it all by yourself. Very impressive and patiently done

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind and supportive comment.

@newbieinvestor8761

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKistel are you based out of US or Canada?

Great job, great vid! My only question is why didn't you use a vapor barrier on that insulation install? I am curious, not nitpicking, I have seen some many different vids and all of them different.

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The insulation was installed in a manner that was determined appropriate for the climate in this region. I appreciate the comment.

Hi! This is exactly what I would like to do with my patio. Do you have a video where you show how you took the original back door wall down? and how to to restructure that? Thank You!

@MrKistel

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, in my case I did not have wall to take down to make an opening. I had two openings, one was the old sliding glass door and the other a window next to it. I simply removed the door and window and made those my opening into the new room. I did remove the framing underneath the one window to make a walk through space. The remaining post and headers were left in place to handle the loads above as the always have.

I love these videos. Closing on a hone in 2 weeks and I’m plannig on enclosing the porch. Any recommendations for adding HVAC? I’m debating a ductless unit

@chiman3778

2 жыл бұрын

To be specific, would you recommend drilling through the house or going w a ductless

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the home closing. Very exciting time. In our case additional air conditioning was not needed however I do like the idea of the ductless mini-split systems. Let us know what you decide and best of luck with your DIY projects.

Nice job, I was wondering does your area require a vapor barrier between the insulation and drywall?

nice work!!! how did you plan this project , did you start with plans or use sketch up to get a materials list and so on ?

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Generally with a project like this I start brainstorming with freehand pencil sketches. Once I get a fairly solid idea I try to build in a CAD program to confirm if it will work out in scale and to confirm materials quantities.

Nice content What’s the reason behind the epoxy in the concrete anchors? As opposed to drilling a hole actual size and banging em in?

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

When building this new room from the existing porch space I preferred to install the anchors bolts into the new concrete pad using epoxy. Wedge anchors, like you described, may have worked fine however I was concerned there could be an increase chance of the concrete cracking. The anchors were installed close to the edge of the new concrete floor.

hey man, you did that!

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick! Building a new room addition from a DIY approach seemed insurmountable at first but ended up being a doable project.

@nichadam__

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKistel I wish I could take on a project like this. I have a slab waiting to be poured, all formed up and ready, but I'm too nervous to initiate the pouring of concrete. Seeing you walk through all this makes me think I shouldn't be as afraid of messing up. Thanks for inspiring me to finish that!

Thanks for sharing! Any chance you have written plans for this project? I already have a level slab and permanent roof.

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Sorry I do not have plans available to share at this point. Maybe I will try to put something together in the future though. Best of luck with your project.

That turned out great! How long was it start to finish?

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The video suggest it only took about 40 minutes to build the new room. Ha! It actually took several months from start to finish when considering the planning, permitting process, material selection and sourcing, and physical building procedures. I just chipped away at building the sunroom here and there until it was finally constructed..

@mariahowmuchdoesthisprojec6229

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKistelI am ready for a 4 season sunroom. Do you know a vendor I can buy a prefabricated diy sunroom kit from? Ty

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariahowmuchdoesthisprojec6229 I built this new room addition from scratch and I am not familiar working with any prefabricated sunroom kits. Best of luck with your DIY room build.

incredibly well done and super informative! a quick question: we are considering doing this and living in area with cold winter. is it okay for us not to insulate the concrete floor and put vinyl flooring directly onto it? thanks!

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

In a cold region it might be a good idea to include further insulation under the vinyl flooring. Thanks for the comment and watching the video.

Love what you’ve done and the process. Curious about what size the room is?

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, the new room addition is approximately 10 feet by 12 feet.

@JonCarton

Жыл бұрын

@@MrKistel does this add to “on paper” square footage of the home?

Nice job. I would love to do this with my back patio. I need to completely reframe it and get the roof at the right pitch because the previous owners left a gap between the roof and the outside wall. It leaks horribly.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and hope you are able to move forward with your project

Excellent video! I have a question about the flooring. We are having a three season sunroom built and have been getting conflicting information about LVP flooring for the room. Some flooring people said it should be fine, some have said the excessive sun exposure and lack of temperature control will eventually damage the floor (fading, expanding and contracting). Any problems with your flooring so far?

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and it is exciting to hear of your sunroom build project. I hope it all comes out as you intended. The flooring shown in this video has been holding up great and I would use this exact product again without hesitation. I do think it is important to leave some space for expansion and contraction. Let me know what you end up going with.

Great Video. I wish you showed a better glance of the final project at the end in depth.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I wish KZread would allow pictures in the comments so I could share more. Some of the other videos on this channel show more details. I poured a concrete patio and built a retaining wall around the addition and in those videos you can see the new addition space.

Excellent videos. Thanks for making these. Instead of pouring new concrete, could you have put wooden framing to raise the floor? I understand you did it to level the floor, but would it be possible to simply level with shims or some other method? Thanks again.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and great question. I considered that as well. I could have potentially set down some framing and then put plywood on top to serve as the new floor base. I was required to some concrete work anyway (per local building authority) so i went with this concrete floor option.

This is an awesome diy video. I do not know what area of the country/world you are in and if cement pours are the same all over but I am not aware of a cement pour that thick without some metal re-enforcement

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This project was permitted by the local building authority and the concrete pour method shown was recommended and approved for this particular project. The floor is not anticipated to have heavy loads applied to it and probably won't have significant cracking. The mix used also contained fiber reinforcement and even if the slab were to crack there is a floating floor above it that would not be affected.

What a Great video! Ours will be a four season room and we're in a cold climate. I'm thinking about installing a raised floor insulated with rock wool. There will also be a pellet stove out there. Do you have other suggestions for it? Thanks

@MrKistel

8 ай бұрын

Thank you and sounds like an awesome project. The room in the video was in built in a mild climate region. Sounds like you are on the right path with flooring insulation. If needing more insulation in the walls you could potentially mount the siding on furring strips and use ridged insulation in the space between the wall sheathing and siding created by the furring strips.

This is giving me ideas on finishing a pergola with 6x6 posts. Question: why did you put the forms around the post before your concrete pad pouring? Is there a reason that you didn't want it to touch the posts?

@MrKistel

10 ай бұрын

Just wanted to isolate the original roof bearing post from the new concrete pour. Entrapping the post in the concrete may have trapped moisture in the post base.

Excellent video. I would love to convert my porch patio into a room. I was wondering do you have to have permits for this. My house is already built with a porch patio.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This particular project required some permits from the regional building authority.

Amazing work and thank you for such an informative video. I'm going through my addition and this helped me a lot! you have no idea.....i have a question regarding your post that's on the outside. I didn't see any mention in your videos that you had concrete to cover the base of your posts. if you look at 32:36. the still image of your exterior, the bracket and the post is not shown, it seems like you covered it all up with concrete. Can you give some insight on this? thanks again.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Raymond, it is so great to hear the video was useful for you. So the spoiler is the exterior post corners are not covered. They are still exposed. It is a tiny aesthetic sacrifice but better to allow any moisture a way out. The image you referenced was graphically altered for a clean look. if you look at some of my concrete patio videos you will see how the corners look. Thanks again and best of luck with your project.

Thinking of doing something extremely similar. Except that mine is on the corner of my house under the main roof in a rectangle, but my concern was with AC. I was wondering if I should leave my exterior window and door in place and continue treating the room like a patio unless I add ductwork and a vent in the addition. Did you add any AC, or have you had success with opening it to the living area?

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a fun project. I did not have to add anything for HVAC. The space was small enough the existing AC system could handle without any modification.

Great job. What would a project like that would cost? I am considering enclosing my existing porch and have no clue where to begin or who to hire

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Cost for a new room addition can vary tremendously. Every home presents its own unique variables and requirements so it is impossible to provide an accurate idea of what your project may run. Best of luck with your endeavor and please provide an update if you move forward.

How did you tie in the concrete you poured to the doorway of the home? Just curious, I don't know a lot about pouring slabs. I see that you had a form board under the doorway, after you remove that board, wouldn't that have left an inch and a half gap in between the existing doorway and the new slab?

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

We needed to leave the sliding glass door in for awhile longer so that is the reason there was a form board separating the new concrete pour from the house elevation. Once the door was removed concrete was used to fill the majority of the space followed by a thin layer of a leveling type cement mix to match the levels to the new floor to the existing house floor.

hey Joe: what did you do about ventilation for air circulation and to prevent hot and cold spots even condensation? Nice job by the way.

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, in this case the room is conditioned passively from the open spaces. No ducts were added. The room is small enough the existing HVAC system works fine to keep the room comfortable. If the house was in area with more extreme climate conditions additional heating and cooling considerations would have been implemented. Something like a separate Mini split system for the new room perhaps.

Great job. Very informative. And an extremely well done video. One question please…I didn’t notice a vapor barrier on the insulation. Did I miss something? Thanks. Jim

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the supportive comment. For this project, in this climate region, it was determined an internal vapor layer was not necessary.

@jamesec1949

Жыл бұрын

@@MrKistel Thanks much. 👍

I’m looking at the video to see how we can get rid of our sunroom. The previous owner built it on the house but I can’t see my pretty backyard. So we are opening it up.

@MrKistel

26 күн бұрын

Interesting project. Hope it goes smoothly for you. Thanks for watching and the comment.

Nice job !!! But, how are you going to heat and cool this room addition?

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

The room was small enough that the existing HVAC system could adequately cool/heat the additional space without any modifications.

might as well build my room

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

best of luck with your project

QUESTION-HOW IS THIS ROOM COOLED AND HEATED..?? I LOVE IT 🙂

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The new room space was small enough to be able to be passively condition from the existing air conditioning system in the larger house. So we did not need to run any new ducts or anything like that. If the existing ac system was not enough, I likely would have installed a mini-split heat pump air conditioning system in the new room addition space.

@goldmouth100

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKistel ohhh okay thank you for your response..I am getting ready to close in my porch as well and was wondering how to go about heating and cooling the space its about 10x18..

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

@@goldmouth100 sounds like an exciting project. Let me know how it goes

@goldmouth100

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKistel ok thank you I will

I felt like I was watching a HGTV episode series on how to build patio sunroom! Just bought my house and wife wanted a sunroom. Figured it already had an existing quality patio built so why not just build one from that. This is exactly the same idea I need to watch! Thanks friend. Any idea what it cost you for drawing up the plans and getting approved permits?

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Congrats on your new house and your project intentions. Thank you for the supportive and flattering comment. Each region will have their own criteria for what they want to see in plans and so forth for permitting. What I did was visit with the local building authority before starting the project to verify what they expected upfront. I designed my plans based on that insight. It was a bit of a pain, and slowed project start date, but the rest of permitting went relatively smoothly afterwards.

great video with very details. can you help provide the window sizes and sliding door size as well. Im thinking of similar project.

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, The slider was 8-feet wide and the windows were various sizes that worked for this particular space.

@bhaskeryeruva4656

2 жыл бұрын

​@@MrKistel hi wondering the windows are from home improvement stores or custom ordered ones ?

Definitely gained a subscriber! Do you remember what color and brand of paint you used for the outside and inside?

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly. I unfortunately do not recall the paint color off the top of my head at this point however I do think I mention it somewhere in the comments before.

Hi. Nice job!! 👍 Did you need a permit to do this sunroom?

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

There were building permits involved in this new room addition project

Beautiful!! Can I ask what size is the large window? Thank you

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting. I believe the window was approximately 5 feet BY 5 feet.

@ThePeluche25

Жыл бұрын

@@MrKistel you are amazing!! Thank you for your response. 🥰🥰🥰

Did you rip out the ply wood on the house and replaced it with sheet rock or did you place sheet rock over it . The wall that has the brick Venere. Thank you

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Dry wall was added over the wood sheathing

@richardresendez2325

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKistel ok thank you for your help

Hello I like what you did man - I have the same space in my back of house I would like to do the same but I don't know how to start...

@MrKistel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Ya building a new room addition can seem like an ambitious task. I hope this video showing my DIY approach helps give you some ideas.

Thankyou for skills you're Cher with the public

@jeanfrancois7470

Жыл бұрын

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Also did you add something to bind the two pours together

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Not intentionally, however the stucco type finish on the existing floor likely provided enough texture to restrict sliding movement.

I'm sorry I'm brand new to diy I'm trying to learn every single detail, you didn't show the full process of what you did with the wall where you started removing the bricks, do you have a video for that part by any chance?

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and congrats on your DIY adventure. I am not sure specifically what you are asking. Once the brick was removed from the wall the outer plywood sheathing was exposed. This wall sheathing was later drywalled over (I believe this is shown in the video). I hope this was helpful.

Hey is the attic insulated and does it have airflow to the rest of the house? Just added a gable vent to my back porch to try and avoid ice dams, also cut a hole in the roof that’s under my porch roof, was that a good move you think?

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

The attic space above the finished ceiling in this project was insulated. It is also open to the rest of the house attic space.

@dannygoround1

Жыл бұрын

@@MrKistel great! Just the answer I’m looking for. I have the same set up let’s say, but the porch is bigger and there was no attic ventilation on the roof the previous owner put on, so I added a gable vent and cut a hole in the roof under the porches roof for ventilation and wanted to know if I should at least insulate the ceiling (right now it has a metal ceiling). Thanks for the response!

Tearing some parts really is needed to get assessment/planning of the project.

@MrKistel

2 жыл бұрын

yes, in many projects you really have to take some things apart to see what you have to work with.

I have a project in mind that would be almost identical to this. Any idea what the final cost was? Did you have to get plans approved? Permits?

@MrKistel

5 ай бұрын

Best of luck with your project and thanks for watching. Check with your regional building authority regarding permit/s, etc. Once you have a better idea of what may be required you might be in better position estimate cost.

How much did it cost? Wonderful job!

@MrKistel

Ай бұрын

Thank you. I do not recall specifically but when just considering the cost of the materials it was not too bad.

I was wondering about the water level. Does it matter how full the water jug is? Does it become the 0 mark and everything gets measured from there? I am having trouble grasping this

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

Not really. Sometimes it is just easier to use the clear hose. The trick is to temporarily mount the hose in a vertical orientation on each end and then fill the hose with water (trying to free any trapped bubbles). whatever height the water lands at on each end should be the same level. Make marks there for your reference level mark.

@travisandtracyjacobs6198

Жыл бұрын

@@MrKistel I think I get it. That eliminating the bucket would make it easier? I built a water level with bucket and pvc stick with self adhesive ruler. When Used it it was to check the slope of my garage floor to build my bench. This made sense. I started off with the number that the stick was telling me was the height of my water line in the bucket and that became my point of reference. Then I took the difference in measurements where the other 3 posts were going to sit and that’s where I knew to adjust. But with your plan, you needed to start at a certain height to bring the floor up, which I thought your water in your bucket would need to be at that line, and then as you moved out toward the patio, you would have to match that water line in your bucket and then you knew your are level all around?

I would love to know how long this took and cost of materials!

@MrKistel

Жыл бұрын

it me quite some time overall but I tackled little sections at a time while juggling other obligations.

What was your rough overall budget on this room addition and how long in days or weeks did it take to finish?

@brucelee5465

2 жыл бұрын

Most expensive part is labour cost

Followed this step by step now my back yard has a place that looks exactly like yours and doesn’t match my house 😂🤣