Rotting machine shed renovation - 1 year in 13 minutes
I turned this rotting machine shed into the perfect workshop - and it only took me a year to do it...
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Your father in law is a legend! I can't even get mine to drive an 1.5 hours for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter, to see his daughter and 4 grand kids. Lucky to have that kind of support! And, amazing progress!
Sorry to hear about your FIL (and the kids’ lost time with their grandparent), but good call outs there. Neil is definitely a good FIL role model! Thanks for the kind words!
Hopefully he changes and will come and see his grandkids. Sorry to hear bout that. Can he not drive well, is that maybe perhaps why he didn’t want to drive?
You might be better off
@jimmynuetronrblx8628 just saw this. He drives fine. Just more interested in doing his own thing.
@@donaldsiler6779 you are probably right!
We built a 3 car garage for the acreage that we live on. The intent was that the third bay would act as a shop space. It does have tools and a workbench under all of the family's recreational gear. I'm enjoying being a dad that can fix things. When the kids are grown I'll have a shop to spend my golden years in. Life is good when you keep priorities straight.
Seconding keeping priorities straight! Kids have to come first, even if it means the workshop becomes a big toy storage space for 18 years, like you say… 😆 Best of luck getting some shop time in in the meantime!
11:50 All white LEDs are basically blue, using a layer of phosphorus that turn that blue light into a wider color spectrum. However, night bugs use the moonlight for navigation by keeping the moon in the same spot in their eyes. That's why the cooler LED lights attract so many bugs, it's also affecting the insect population, by tricking them into flying around the lamp, not giving them a chance to procreate near water bodies. Here in Czech Republic the Ministry of the Environment released a lighting guide that heavily suggests using downward facing lights with PC Amber LEDs (Phosphor Converted), not just "2700K", as a replacement for the previously used sodium lamps. Both meant to minimize light pollution for humans and animals alike.
Had no idea about the moonlight navigation! I screenshotted this to reference for replacing my lights. Thanks much!
Most people don't realize it, but closed-cell spray foam is a polyurethane glue that expands to a foam because of a catalytic reaction. The import point is that it's glue, it's hard, and as a result it adds considerable racking and shear strength to the walls. Not to mention being water and mold proof.
Good call out! Thanks!
the foam is water proof. but it wont stop a penetration from leaking. youll just get pools of water behind the foam.
@@DieselRamcharger Really? The foam is a GLUE. It sticks to the inside of the sheathing and the framing members. How is water going to penetrate behind the sheathing into the wall cavity if the foam adheres to every surface? But let's just suppose that water got behind the foam, so what? As long as the water can dry outward then there's no problem. Secondly, are you saying that since there's this remote possibility that no one should use spray foam? I suppose you'd rather someone use conventional insulation where any leak would not only get behind the sheathing, but saturate the insulation and drywall as well. And if that's not what you're saying then what is the f-ing point of your comment?
@@juliancate7089 Incorrect.
@@juliancate7089 you have obviously never installed foam. You dont undestand the differences in sprayable foam. And you certainly do not understand they DO NOT SEAL PENETRATIONS. Go do some real research other than sales lit. Spray Foam DOES NOT FIX LEAKS! Especially roof leaks. It just hides them and makes the origin nearly impossible to locate. This has been tested many many times. Actually tested. By actual people. Doing actual work. Unlike yourself who just offers supposition online.
You are a lucky man to have a father in-law like Neal. I am liking how much floor space you have in your shop
Thank you, agreed on the FIL. Could always use more floor space but in this case I think it’s probably a good balance; can’t be a hoarder but should be plenty once I get things organized better and get the scrap wood pile down!
Dude.. the pressure washer digging is GENIUS. Damn it that makes so much sense
you dont need the water. just use a shop vac and digging bar.
Credit to Neil, worked well!
Man , the shed restoration is such a huge undertaking!
Your friend Neil was a godsend.
YUP NO DOUBT! Cannot agree with this more.
Great transformation! It’s a whole new space!
Thank you!!!
Thanks for the plug Andrew!
You bet, thank you again for your work!
Somehow I missed this video, but I'm glad I found it! Such an excellent upgrade, well done! Keep the videos coming!
Thanks as always Joe! You as well! (Really enjoying the truck updates!)
Green Lights outdoor seem to be the Best solution to bugs.
Looking like a nice place. Looking forward to more on your progress and projects! We don't rescue Stink Bugs out here. No catch and release, as they'll just tell their buddies we are a soft touch! They get into everything and as the name implies "stink" when you smash them. So, we gather them in a lidded cup and into the freezer. Next day, released to feed some birds hopefully.
Thanks as always! Makes sense on your stink bug management policy. I figure my bug rescues are more likely to be bird feeding operations as well. I don’t spend too much time on the stink or Boxelder bugs in the shed at least; figure there’s so many of them, as long as they’re not destroying something, fine, just stay out of the way please. Hornets I stomp on because can’t have them stinging people. Flies spread disease, are irritating, and leave mess around so they get vacuumed. Critical part of the circle of life, freezers and vacuums… 🤣 Take care!
Actually they don’t stink at all, whether smashed or alive and well. They get the name because when killed or injured they release a pheromone that attracts other stink bugs.
@@AndrewReuter Stinkbugs don't destroy your stuff, but they ravage farms.
@@lukecurnutte2000 thats.... thats the stink.... they smell like garbage because of said pheromone.
This buddy of yours Neal is the man
😆 No doubt!!!
Your father-in-law is a gift! Keep his daughter very happy! Remember to pay it back.
Neil gets my good guy of the year award!
Wish you a great purposeful 2023 Andrew!
Thank you as always! You too!
"If I had to insulate it all myself it would be sitting a year later with bare metal" - OOOF! That spoke to me. CAN relate.
You are extremely lucky to have the property, looks like an awesome place to work and live.
Agreed, thank you!
nice video as always. Nice warm garage to work in now. I have to get one of those MR. Cool units to heat/cool my garage.
Thank you as always as well! Yeah, so awesome to be able to hop out there and not have to wait for it to heat up, cool down, etc… Take care and continued good luck during the snow season!
That old man is a top g
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🤣 I showed him this and he said thank you!
Lucky having great in-laws and espeally farther in law that is into construction work.
Worth my 13 minutes of time, Enjoy….
Thank you!!!
I really loved this video. I’m getting ready to do something almost identical to this so I’ll be watching your video a few times and taking a few notes lol
Thanks for the video just spent the last year renovating the two car garage in my new home, not quite as big but all the same projects pretty much. Love it, wish I documented mine more.
Thanks for the kind words! Cool to hear on the garage, awesome to be done with it I’m sure. And the documentation is funny. It’s a lot of work to record it during the project, but it is nuts to get to go back and see it all. Easy to forget how much work it was!
the humble shield bug community thanks you!
Glad to serve! Thanks for sharing this name!
Stink bug.
This video randomly popped up on my feed. Was an enjoyable watch, very well edited and you have a great voice for commentary. You and your FIL seem like great blokes!
Thank you very much! And agreed on the FIL!
Impressive as always! I change the filter on my coffee machine and feel accomplished. Then I watch one of your videos…
Thank you very much as always! I still feel likewise about your music. Every time I start to look tracks for a matching song I’m like “the range and quality here is NUTS.”
@@AndrewReuter much appreciated 🤘🏼❤️🤘🏼
Same! Plus, the father-in-law is awesome!
This is the first time I have seen that nail puller used, I have used one for over forty years.
I see a lot of comments about water intrusion between the shell and insulation. I don’t know, so I won’t comment. What I do know is how flammable that stuff is. It’s meant to be sealed so that there is fire protection. Latex paint will not work. 5/8 (fire rated) drywall is necessary to make the building safe.
Love your space! I can attest to it being a lot of work, but looks like it's paying off.
Thanks much! Your shop build is looking awesome so far too, good luck there. Subscribed!
Man. This is some good content! Going to set some time tomorrow and binge!
Thank you very much!!!
Great video, I subscribed and I’ll be watching more of your videos. Just an idea, I covered a section of one wall with 1/2 inch 5 ply plywood and that section is my hardware store area. Shovel, rakes, broom, garden hoses, 2 step ladders, extension ladder, mail, foldable saw horses. Lawn edger, fire poker, etc. shelves above for things I might need some day. Remember to keep having fun.
Came out mint! Great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
This is my dream shop
Thank you! Best of luck getting there!
I personally would be sketched out with those walls. I know you said flame resistant paint but im not sure if youve ever seen spray foam burn and how fast it burns. You never mentioned if it was class 1 rated so im assuming its not? I would get sheets of roof tin from home depot, the cheap stuff and mount it horizontal on your walls then seal around the perimeters to make absolutely sure no sparks can get under it to the spray foam. Just my opinion but that place it a fire ball waiting to happen
Bottom line, I will double check with the installer and ask what level of flame protection their foam has. But my research at the time suggested that closed cell foam essentially does not burn well, but it will burn, so experts recommended painting it with that flame preventing coating if it was going to be exposed.
I was going to "just have a look" and finish the video later. But it sucked me in! Had to watch the whole thing in the morning. You have a very cool new space :] Looking forward to "what's inside" video?
Awesome to hear, thank you! I have been pondering some way to do a shop tour that isn’t a straight up shop tour, so I will absolutely get that on the docket!
Your realtor seems like a real piece of work when he didn’t want to show the shed to you. I wouldn’t even ask him for permission, just tell him to keep his mouth shut until he’s asked a question
Just to be clear: He’s a friend of mine from long ago, and I was 100 percent joking with he and my wife there. They both knew that that was pretty much where I wanted to go immediately but I was “playing it cool” and acting like I didn’t care about the shed much. All good! But thank you for backing me up!!!👍
Ahh okay. Just wanted to make sure you weren’t being pushed around by a pencil pusher
Ahh okay. Just wanted to make sure you weren’t being pushed around by a pencil pusher
I love it. Great Video!
Good team.....good job! Enjoy
Nice shop! I’m so jealous!
Thank you very much!
Absolutely Fabulous VIDJA !
😆 Thank you!
Amazing work! I hope to have a shed like this someday lol
Thank you! Best of luck there, I hope so too!
I dont know if you replaced your outside lighting yet but what I did was buy replacement globes and sprayed them with yellow tint. Takes me about 20 minutes to change them in the spring/fall when the bugs are bad and I still have the nice color for most of the year, and it was way cheaper than replacement fixtures
amazing video and build, thanks for sharing :)
Thank you! Nice channel and videos on your end as well!
5:31 best part of the video so far. 😂
Always spray any non pressure treated lumber with copper green (copper napthanate) and preferably use a non-permeable material like zip tape (flashing tape) along the surface that will contact the ground/concrete
Good call outs!
@@AndrewReuter i also mix up boric acid solution in a pump sprayer and spray all the stud bays once the shear is on. Stops termites, roaches, earwigs etc.
Nice work, we have two outbuildings on the property. One has half of the floor concreted and sagging corners. Think I will need to fix the posts first then eventually pave the other half. Well done video, editing over a year of footage is daunting.
Agreed on it being daunting! Nice channel, subscribed! Good luck with the outbuildings!
I love floor drains in a workshop! I'm ashamed that I'm jealous😅
To give you some respite from the jealousy... one of those floor drains became a front door into the shop for mice this past fall. Chewed right through the plastic! Ridiculous!
With the garage door spring , make sure the torsion bar is straight and not bent
Good call out! We did straighten later before installing an opener.
Very cool video
OMG, this trend of just painting the spray foam needs to end. You'll regret not having sheathing for proper anchor points. Even with it sealed by paint, that stuff will continue to flake off and get on your projects. Plywood would be better
Yeah, plywood would be nice for anchors! Not too hard to cut through the foam and get to boards beneath but it’s definitely an extra step and you’re more limited.
nice build!
Thank you!
lol you got me with the title @ 1:06 you're a good one, outta a lot of uncomfortably bad ones on this here youtuber, andy. thanks, mate!
Got the like comment soley for the title screen of "Nope, Not again volume x" 🤣😂
😆 Thank you! Almost left that out, glad I kept it!
I didn't renovate a building like you, but I did build a 28 x 40 x 10 and ended up having to make the same decisions you did re: insulation, walls, heating/cooling etc. I'm not saying this a criticism, but as an observation for others after doing the opposite which was approx 20% less [had I gone the other way]. I hung roll insulation [walls], and 12"-16" blown in the ceiling-I hung drywall/finished/painted myself which wasn't very expensive, so in the end I had a very finished look with fireproof walls via the drywall, and no exposed wires. I also opted for a home furnace w/AC to keep it inside-that ended up being the most $, but I was able to do this b/c of the 20% I saved. Great video.
Good to know! Might end up adding on to the side of the shed at some point, so will keep this in mind. Thanks for sharing here as well!
I would recomend to mount the outside lights far from the door entrance to avoid the bugs to follow you inside
Good tip!
Awesome video. I’m looking at renovating a similar shop space and I got some great ideas from your video. I was thinking of going with rockwool but I like the spray foam idea. Looks like you get as much snow as we do, what part of the country are you in?
Neil's a boss
No doubt!
The audio of you picking up the gravel in the start of the video made me giggle
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Barn looks great and so does the concrete. Straight up OSHA violation while sawcutting with no management of silica dust.
And the dude’s respirator looks like something out of Pakistan. Must be some sort of dry-cutting blade? Isn’t water normally used as coolant/dust control?
Barn??? Though it was a shed😅😅
@@thardyryll Yes. This will cause silicosis, making you more susceptible to cancer, TB, and other lung diseases. Every case is preventable by wearing a respirator with a Protection Factor of at least 50. 43,000 people died from it in 2017
Amazing videos you got a new subscriber. It always seem like less work than it actually is..ALWAYS ! Nice Shed, you threw a lot of money to this thing haha
“You threw a lot of money into this thing.” 😬🤣 Yup, you nailed it! Thanks for the sub and kind words!
Great work! Looks like you got some extra space to park your next rusted car projects. Still looking for you to finish the truck. Did the project go further?
Thank you as always! Yeah will be nice to be able to leave a car disassembled long term in here. No updates made to the truck recently, but I have had a stack of new tires waiting for almost a year now, and I really just need to get them installed… so that is coming soon! Take care!
I bet that insulation foam also created sound canceling from rain banging on the sheet metal roof
I bought roll up doors as opposed to traditional garage doors and they have a much more simple install with less chance of having a spring delete your fingers.
Good to know!
Loved the video!!! Good job on that! Did they pout the concrete level with the top of the new grade board you put in?
Thank you!!! Yup, pretty close there.
Right on! Dang
Nice job good Vid
Thank you!
The sliding doors would have been cool to keep as shutters over the garage door. But its good looking workshop now in any case.
Spray foam isn’t flammable, it will burn with a open flame source but it will not burn on its on for the most part
Good to know!
It depends. Polyurethane is in itself very flammable but it's normal to add retardants for different applications. So it depends what has been added or used by the applicator.
Andrew, thanks a lot for showing us the whole process. Did you add in extra electrical sockets at some point? Really nice project. Look forward to future videos. Commentary is down to earth and informative 👍
it is super cool
Thank you!
Could that foam board under the floor crack from the weight of a car/truck?
Thankyou
Thank you as well!
2:18 is that a Great Northern Trailer?
Good question. Name sounds familiar but not sure. Will check!
Wow that shop looks really really good buddy you did a hell of a good job I got to ask you a couple questions though where did you get those shop lights at I would like to get me a set of top lights that are decent if you could please let me know in the outside shop light I'd really appreciate it thank you very much bro that looks beautiful did a very nice job thank you
Thank you very much! Sorry for the delay, see other comment. Will get you the exterior ones too. Take care!
@@AndrewReuter its ok bud i know everyones busy thank you
American construction really is something else... There is so many things in this that just make me ask "Why?".... WHY?!
😆 Fair enough! Like what?
@@AndrewReuter Like why did you put wooden base boards back in the ground, when you poured a concrete slab anyway? or why you sprayed construction foam over the entire structure making it almost impossible to fix or change anythign with it. Not to mention turning it all into hazardous waste. Or why did you put a wooden doorpost directly into concrete, when you knew the old one rot away, rather then putting a 10dollar steel post support in it to which you then screw the post? Or why is there no tensioning brace in a 4x3m barn door? Or why did you feed electric junction boxes from the top, so that water eventually will end up in there? It all seems so little work to do right in the first place, but incredibly much work to fix later.
Can you do a breakdown on the cost?
Btw that bug you saved seems to be an invasive brown marmorated stink bug, it destroys alot of high value crops; better to kill than save.
Ha! Here in Nj you find a bunch of jerks that leave foot prints in cement.
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it is a beautiful door but your right it would be safer to get someone to install it as a garage door installer i would say it is worth it anyways
awesome job. im looking to concrete mine.. its 60'x32'.. im terrified of the cost. what did yours cost? what size is it?
Thank you very much! Good sized shop there! Mine is 25x40. Not cheap, but it was under $10k, if that helps...
Put some gravel/macadam up against those bottom boards instead of soil. 👍👍
Good call!
8:57 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Hey Andrew I was checking to see if you might be able to tell me where you got those shop lights at and that light from the outside also I like to get me some of those lights brother if you could please help me out I really appreciate you thank you sir
Hey Joe! Interior lights here: --The shop lights: amzn.to/3iPmPZF --Extra long shop light connector cord: amzn.to/3Ja7Fc6 I’ll get you the exterior ones tomorrow. Thanks!
i would have put wood walls up instead of dry wall or painting it would make everything look nice and warm
Definitely would look sharp!
Why not install a bug zapper to cut down on the amount of bugs? It worked amazingly for me but definitely shrunk the firefly population unfortunately but I was able to use the yard which I wasn’t able to due to the gnats and mosquitoes
That sure would be awesome to not get my blood immediately drained when heading outside in the summer... I will look into it!
Looks like exactly what i want to build - Sorry if i simply missed it, but may I ask what the dimensions are?
You bet, 25 feet wide by 40 feet long. I not so secretly wish it was just a bit bigger, and might be expanding it at some point in the near future, but that will likely be for cold storage. If I was more disciplined about my scrap wood hoarding, it would likely be much less tempting to add on. Best of luck with your future shed!
how expensive was the spray foam? I went and put the 2 inch foam pad insulation but to be honest it really doesn't do a good job of insulating the building how I'd like. I frankly think a lot of the heat goes out through the garage door not sealing well as well as the concrete being so darn cold since I only heat it when I go back there.
Just to confirm, are you saying you did 2 inch foam pad insulation on inside of building, or under the pad? I do think the spray foam is nice for sealing because that building is super tight now that I’ve got the garage door installation finished, cracks spray foamed, etc. Stays super nice in there but I keep it climate controlled year round and not sure how much that helps. Foam was between 5/10k; not cheap but working well!
@@AndrewReuter I did 2 inch foam pad all around but I do not keep it heated all the time so the garage is difficult to keep heated when I do use it. As soon as the heater turns off the temperature drops quickly and the heater turns back on
Great transformation. What size building is this?
Thank you! 25x40.
I'll hang a garage door but higher out the spring work.
5:31 haha angle grinder was too far away?
The insulation is flammable????
Love the video, what is the tool you have on the bench at 0:12? Looking like a next level drill press. Can you share link or name.
Looks like a mill perhaps ?
Yup, @brianpeck697 nailed it! It's an Eastwood mini mill. Review here: kzhead.info/sun/mdabeaiannxvlZE/bejne.html Product here: www.eastwood.com/eastwood-mini-mill.html
@@AndrewReuter thank you gentlemen
2:56 someone definitely didn't predrill those holes
nice👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I woulda used plywood for the interior walls way more rugged
Nice work, but never sleep on ear pro and fall arrest harnesses/ropes.
Thank you, and well said! I rarely mess around with ear protection; my grandpa was deafened after years of farming, and I have no interest in heading that way. But I should have picked up a couple fall protection kits and just figured out how to use them. 👍
Why do people call wasps bees? Is this a city thing?
Really nice job. Which part of the country is this, if I may ask?
Thank you! Near Madison, Wisconsin. 👍