Building Stairs...Again Ep.89

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  • Опубликовано: 19 окт 2020
  • Fixing these stairs has been a burr under my saddle for over a year. Finally done!
    Here are the stairs the first time around: • Building Stairs Wrong ...
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Комментарии • 994

  • @ThaKidOVOXO
    @ThaKidOVOXO 11 месяцев назад +99

    Such a gorgeous book - each shed is unique and inspiring, and I love all the tiny details Kotite features to help readers imagine how to create their own She Sheds ruclips.net/user/postUgkxe9yi0sulKgsp0VJJCIrLWWkvVqcU7LFR . The feature on Dinah's Rustic Retreat is like something from a fairy tale. It's really inspiring to see how creative all these ordinary people are in making beautiful and useful spaces on a modest scale.

  • @patrickfiles6080
    @patrickfiles6080 3 года назад +61

    From my point of view, this do-over on the stairs is a mark of authenticity and integrity. Ninety-nine percent of everything demonstrated on youtube comes out perfect. When I try it in my garage, the same activity usually takes three tries and some cursing. Keep up the good work!

    • @yankkesrule
      @yankkesrule 3 года назад

      I always go....So that’s how NOT to do it. I call them learning experiences

  • @normanjacques4092
    @normanjacques4092 Год назад

    Thanks. Stairs are hard. You are helping so many carpenters be better craftsmen. Much appreciated.

  • @spencerwyche2552
    @spencerwyche2552 2 года назад

    Im an electrician,but at the same time,I recognize good quality workmanship.Great job sir!!

  • @KarlHeinzofWpg
    @KarlHeinzofWpg 3 года назад +176

    I'm a draftsman in the steel business (a steel detailer), and I remember the sick worried feeling I used to get when I spotted a mistake in my drawings when they had already gone into the shop or out into the field. It's one thing to fix your own error on a drawing, but then you have to call an ironworker and explain how he just wasted a day because he was doing what I told him to do. I'm I going to get fired over this!???? ugh, it's so worrisome and embarrassing. Luckily I had good mentors who taught me how to deal with mistakes, just like they taught me how to represent steel on a drawing. It's all part of the craft expertise we all strive to reach and maintain. The best lesson is the simplest. When you make a mistake you must own up to it immediately, pick up the phone and let the effected people know, then get to work on a solution. Take the ribbing in a good natured way and chalk it up to experience.

    • @psidvicious
      @psidvicious 3 года назад +20

      Ugh 🤦‍♂️! That reminds me of the worst mistake I ever made. The set of drawings I had, had a string of measurements on both sides of the page. One string had been corrected, the other string hadn’t. Guess which string I followed? Bcz there were ‘correct’ measurements on the page, I couldn’t blame anyone but myself.
      The result was, about a dozen columns and their footing pads all poured exactly 1 foot off layout. I floated the idea, to the engineer, of picking up the entire column and footing and moving it to the correct spot, and to my surprise, he said yes. Some of the column pads were 15yds+ of concrete or ~61,000lbs (27,700Kg), not including the column.
      Fortunately about a half dozen of my colleagues agreed to work with me, free of charge, over the weekend to fix the problem. The company only had to eat the equipment costs of a 100ton crane and a backhoe.
      That sinking feeling you get, the moment you realize you’ve made a huge blunder - that nauseating “Oh no..” moment, is something I don’t wish on my worst enemy. 😣

    • @bobcougar77
      @bobcougar77 3 года назад +9

      I thought you guys dealt with your mistakes by stamping V.I.F on everything ;)

    • @psidvicious
      @psidvicious 3 года назад +7

      @@bobcougar77 Haha! The N.T.S. stamp was always very annoying as well.

    • @KarlHeinzofWpg
      @KarlHeinzofWpg 3 года назад +6

      @@bobcougar77 Or if you really want to cover your ass..."Cut to suit, Bang to fit, Paint to match"... in a nice big cloud above the titleblock.

    • @loosecannonradios
      @loosecannonradios 3 года назад +4

      I've been the guy who had to take your prints and layout the marks on the concrete floor so the steel guys could come in and cut holes in the floor for stair access to a lower level. Knowing that those stair systems were already being built, and that if i was wrong on my layout, i would come into work the next day with a bunch of angry steel workers staring at me really made it tough to sleep that night.
      Thank goodness i took my time and got it right. that was a satisfying day.

  • @syd411
    @syd411 3 года назад +14

    Hammering (nailing?) the deck screws to get them started exactly where you want them...brilliant.

    • @aerialrescuesolutions3277
      @aerialrescuesolutions3277 3 года назад

      The lay out that Scott does is awesome, all the screws are lined up and straight. Jim

  • @t.e.1189
    @t.e.1189 Год назад

    I've enjoyed every video that I have ever watched of yours. I'm a professional finish carpenter of 35 years. That's all I do basically. I have worked on more homes that I can count. In spite of that, I know very little about some of the other trades. That's why I like your videos.
    Stairs aren't easy. I which I could have helped you with them. I worked on a crew for 10 years before I became the regular stair man, once the previous stair left the crew. I learned a lot from him as well as another really good carpenter that was like a mentor to me. You too are true leader, teacher and mentor. It would have been a real pleasure to have worked along side you. I like learning from others and sharing what I've learned in return.
    Also, it takes real humility to admit when you make a mistake and then make it right no matter what the cost. You are a man of principle and I like that. I never met you , but I have a lot of respect for you. Keep up the good work!

  • @spike229
    @spike229 3 года назад

    Best part of this video is the opinion that something being common doesn't mean it's correct.
    Quality workmanship is incredibly valuable and I wish more people agreed with me.

  • @SoEz2Hack
    @SoEz2Hack 3 года назад +12

    Congratulations Scott. It takes strength to be so nakedly honest.

    • @joeybox0rox649
      @joeybox0rox649 3 года назад

      It takes money to build incorrectly built stairs, it takes more money to tear it out and it takes the most money to rebuild.
      So who pays for this screw up??

    • @ugjhgjf
      @ugjhgjf 3 года назад

      @@joeybox0rox649 It is a spec house. The cost will eat into his profit margin.

    • @ugjhgjf
      @ugjhgjf 3 года назад

      When the video suddenly went private I thought he'd lost his nerve, good to see it back again.

    • @joeybox0rox649
      @joeybox0rox649 3 года назад

      @@ugjhgjf exactly.

  • @dansmart22
    @dansmart22 3 года назад +49

    The true measure of a builder is how they respond to inevitable mistakes, owning up to it and fixing it takes character.

  • @scottriddle5468
    @scottriddle5468 7 месяцев назад

    I've been hooked on watching your videos for the last 4 months now and I love it keep doing what you doing brother

  • @rogerwillcox2652
    @rogerwillcox2652 Год назад

    This is My Rock and Roll , thank you Essential Craftsman.

  • @2008tfe
    @2008tfe 3 года назад +3

    I am glad you shared you story. Every mistake is a lesson. Every mistake is a story you can tell around a campfire with a beer in your hand. That's what makes building something on your own well worth it.

  • @jasonflyte3175
    @jasonflyte3175 2 года назад +4

    I've been framing in PA for about 10 years now and I love your channel. This might be my favorite episode because we all make mistakes and personally I can take mistakes pretty hard sometimes. But seeing you deal with it too makes me know that it's OK, it happens, and you just need to learn from it and keep on pushing forward!
    I am cutting stringers tomorrow, so I looked up this video to get my head in the game! Thanks for doing what you do!

    • @efkdmk
      @efkdmk 8 месяцев назад

      Author Louise Penny tells us that, "“The four sayings that lead to wisdom: are saying: I was wrong, I’m sorry, I don’t know, I need help.” Most of us forget the I need help part.

  • @astroblue6207
    @astroblue6207 11 месяцев назад

    I enjoyed watching you build those stairs. Stairs always remind me of this funny story. I was a lead man after so many years, and my partner was Keith. He could charm anyone. He got the big model homes, and one of his jobs was to check the prints for mistakes. Then he would hand them to me and ide double-check them. It was the 80s, and we were building two-story homes. Keith told me he checked the prints, and I didn't need to. I started the crew going, build up, headers, cripples, etc. I saw on the prints this wooden spiral staircase. I put Karl, the roof cutter, on it. He got about halfway up, and I turned the page for the next floor to stay ahead. At the top of this spiral staircase was a toilet. I showed Karl, and he was not amused. The whole crew laughed when I told them how I found Kieth asleep at home under his ceiling fan. Turns out the second-floor print was wrong,.And this was the only time I ever heard of the bathroom moving! Enjoyed your show very much.

  • @75startover
    @75startover 3 года назад

    I could watch you all day. A very practical craftsman. Thanks for the videos.

  • @JeffKnoxAZ
    @JeffKnoxAZ 3 года назад +21

    Watching you leveling and remeasuring and checking level again, reminded me of the time My dad and one of the Elders from church were building a deck at Dad's house. The Elder stopped at one point and said, "Neal, we're building a deck, not a watch. Close enough is close enough." I understand your determination to get these stairs perfect. Keep up the good work.

    • @georgepatient7710
      @georgepatient7710 3 года назад +1

      Its your dads house he determines what close enough entails.

  • @adamgeiman9407
    @adamgeiman9407 3 года назад +76

    When laying out the pattern, I like to find the hypotenuse of the the rise and run triangle. Using Pythagoreans Theorem (a^2 + b^2 = c^2). I then mark the points of cuts down the length of the stringer. Finally with the my framing square set I put the point of the square at the points marked and trace. This prevents a compounding tolerance run away if the you don't have your square gauges perfect or don't connect your lines perfectly every time on the rounded edge of the lumber. A 1/16" mistake repeated over 12 treads becomes 3/4" at the end of the line. Hopefully that makes sense and is useful to someone.

    • @psidvicious
      @psidvicious 3 года назад +18

      Good advice that not many stairmen actually use. I always laid out my stringers like that. To take it a step further - Hold the tape on zero and keep adding the hypotenuse, consecutively till the end, to avoid more compounding errors by ‘leap frogging’ the tape one measurement at a time. The more you do to prevent cumulative error on stairs, the better. This is especially helpful when you’re absolutely, positively married to a measurement at the bottom of the stairs.

    • @adamgeiman9407
      @adamgeiman9407 3 года назад +2

      @@psidvicious That's exactly the way I do it. I always end a shim or block plane from dead on.

    • @davidschinsing8789
      @davidschinsing8789 3 года назад +2

      Yeah... you got to know the target length of the whole set.

    • @aliciaspence5974
      @aliciaspence5974 3 года назад +10

      @@psidvicious Taking it further still-you can add accuracy by snapping a line at the inside cut of riser/tread then run tick off your hypotenuse numbers there. No crown problems, no rounded edges on the kd to mess with.....

    • @frankgorgone6679
      @frankgorgone6679 3 года назад +3

      I love this idea! I will be using this from here on out👍

  • @motor2of7
    @motor2of7 3 года назад

    My wife bought me an original Burke Bar for Christmas last year because she saw one of your videos. Great tool.

  • @rdc008
    @rdc008 3 года назад

    Nice to see a guy go back on his work and fix it right ! 🔨👍📐

  • @rydubb5190
    @rydubb5190 3 года назад +7

    Back in high school carpentry class we spent 2 weeks learning how to build stairs properly. Mr. Pulford knew it was an important skill to have and I'm very grateful he taught me well. Those hardwood stairs will be a STEP UP!

  • @tkilg7169
    @tkilg7169 3 года назад +93

    My Dad had a saying about mistakes like this. He would say, "I'll laugh about this in about a hundred years".

    • @mateoedwards959
      @mateoedwards959 3 года назад +3

      My dad had a similar saying it was well I’ve fucked up bigger things

  • @safemasteryoh2717
    @safemasteryoh2717 3 года назад

    I do want to thank you for all your video content that you share. I am a apprentice carpenter, and your information as well as videos help me so much in this trade. I am glad I found you on RUclips. I wish I lived in Arizona and worked with someone like you. Keep up the good work. You are my favorite RUclips person to watch and learn from.

  • @rubenlaine1
    @rubenlaine1 3 года назад

    i had been waiting for this video for a minute... so satisfying to see the old stairs get chainsawed down

  • @JackJohnson-mc7ki
    @JackJohnson-mc7ki 3 года назад +38

    I like how you nailed the 2 x 4 spacers to the walls before rather than to the stringers first. Way stronger and less squeaky. Most people don't do this anymore..they just toe nail the spacers after the stringers are in place.
    Well done

    • @51-FS
      @51-FS 3 года назад +1

      I do the same thing and i gule it aswell

    • @xcalibertrekker6693
      @xcalibertrekker6693 3 года назад

      We just nail it right to the stringer usually.

    • @JackJohnson-mc7ki
      @JackJohnson-mc7ki 3 года назад +3

      @@xcalibertrekker6693
      Exactly. That way it can create more squeaks because you had to toe nail through your stairwell wall studs.
      Quicker, but less strong and more likely to squeak

    • @xcalibertrekker6693
      @xcalibertrekker6693 3 года назад

      @@JackJohnson-mc7ki No idiot we nail it right to the stringer before we put it up. No toe nailing.

    • @gavindaly5731
      @gavindaly5731 3 года назад +11

      @@xcalibertrekker6693 I think he means that you have to toe nail through the spacer into the studs . And no need to start name calling .

  • @PatrickWagz
    @PatrickWagz 3 года назад +23

    Rusty: "Hey Grandpa? How *do* you build a set of stairs?"
    EC: "Well buddy, you just take it *one step* .... at a time!"
    :-/

  • @ElAnvaBar
    @ElAnvaBar 3 года назад

    The new stairs look great! The error can happen anyone. We're people after all! Keep up the good work!
    And the kids at the end where fun to see having fun! Brings back the memories from when I was a kid. Not that it's so long ago. But man adulting is not as much fun as being a kid.

  • @johncatt1867
    @johncatt1867 3 года назад

    Mr. Scott, and Mr. Nate, y'all have some good helpers in that video, and I believe you need to double what ever it is that y'all are paying them.

  • @johnbaxter6494
    @johnbaxter6494 3 года назад +5

    Curious as to your code reference. IRC is 7.75” max riser with 11” tread min without nosing.

    • @ShoeRyan
      @ShoeRyan 3 года назад +2

      I was under the same impression. I'm assuming the hardwood tread covers have integrated nosing, but that still leaves the tread 3/8" short. Hopefully we're wrong though.

  • @markbarkhouse
    @markbarkhouse 3 года назад +46

    My grandad would say “the difference between a good carpenter and a bad one is knowing how to hide your mistakes and knowing when to fix them.”

    • @edlomonaco
      @edlomonaco 3 года назад +11

      My grandpa used to say ,about mistakes, "I can't see it from my house!" And "caulk and paint make it what it ain't!"
      My grandpa did shitty work.

    • @IamSystemsbuster
      @IamSystemsbuster 3 года назад

      I believe the saying goes " A little paper, a little paint, make her what she ain't".

    • @jameslund221
      @jameslund221 3 года назад

      Also paint to match

  • @mattdoliver1984
    @mattdoliver1984 3 года назад

    Only recently came across your videos I'm a young carpenter/joiner from the UK and I wish I would have found your channel ealier, the tone of your voice and the way you carry yourself as a person is really admirable. My favourite video is about the string line and I'm using the larks head everytime I need a string line at work now, and the other one with the loop and 5 twists round your finger? I cant remember the name but works a treat! So thankyou for helping me in my day to day working life! Your like the David Attenborough of the construction world lol 😁👍🏼👌🏼✌🏼

  • @matthewseed3386
    @matthewseed3386 2 года назад

    We all make mistakes, good to see someone with the integrity to own up to them and correct the mistake before someone else makes them.

  • @jwbeck21
    @jwbeck21 3 года назад +3

    As my father used to say, “if you’re not messing up, you’re not trying hard enough!” Keep failing forward Scott. Love your channel so much and house is looking great!!

  • @vlookup_tim
    @vlookup_tim 3 года назад +5

    One thing for certain: You won't make that mistake again. Life goes on.

  • @davidwooden4175
    @davidwooden4175 3 года назад

    Thank you for going and showing us that you replaced the sore subject of the flawed stairs.

  • @Petzlglyph
    @Petzlglyph 3 года назад

    It's not what go's wrong, but how well a mistake is dealt with, that makes a true craftsman!
    Made a similar mistake once but we cut the Mistake stairs free without damaging them. A month later landed a second story addition where the owners begged us (and paid a little extra) to stay in the house while we did the second floor. We mounted the Mistake stairs to the outside and used them for access during construction (added original stair cost into bid). Later sold the Mistake stairs for twice the cost of materials to a guy building a barn. Figuring out a way to recover the costs of our mistakes tends to blunt the burr of the initial mistake!

  • @DavidSmith-cp7ro
    @DavidSmith-cp7ro 3 года назад +3

    I had one of those Hitachi decking staplers for years, most dependable gun I’ve owned

  • @ssnobody8775
    @ssnobody8775 3 года назад +5

    I use these two equations for building steps, I try to fit it into both when you have the room
    Rise +run = 18-19”
    Rise(2) + run = 25
    The first rule has been around for awhile and the second I got from Mike Guerton, fine home building, great carpenter.
    Keep up the good work!

    • @tallswede80
      @tallswede80 2 года назад

      using these will guarantee code compliance, correct?

  • @sandollor
    @sandollor 3 года назад +2

    This had a better opening than most movies nowadays.
    Thanks for sharing the mistake. Even a master craftsman like yourself can make mistakes and it's important to show people that a mistake can be acknowledged with grace and the determination to make things right. You continue to impress and teach me and others every time you release a video. Thank you.

  • @danilotirona
    @danilotirona 3 года назад

    ...a well produced , informative ,and entertaining product !

  • @280nosler
    @280nosler 3 года назад +13

    A heartfelt thank you for this series. It gave me the confidence to build out a 1400 SQ foot basement by myself. Inspection has been complete, and the feeling is awesome to do it yourself and learn.

  • @andrewv5104
    @andrewv5104 3 года назад +4

    Squeeky steps and floors are my favorite home security system. It only sucks when they squeak when there isn't any one walking on the floor.

    • @jacksonross7697
      @jacksonross7697 3 года назад

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightingale_floor

    • @nanky432
      @nanky432 Год назад

      Your average ghost is not concerned with noises.

  • @brandonb552
    @brandonb552 2 года назад

    love your content, brings back fond memories for this retired Framer. Keep Rockin!

  • @Oneguyinc.
    @Oneguyinc. Год назад

    To error is human! You’re right it doesn’t matter how or who,fix the problem,learn from it and move forward.you do excellent work and I’d be honored to shake your hand.keep doing what you do! Thank you

  • @Deano.1978
    @Deano.1978 3 года назад +27

    One of the pitfalls of being a Craftsman like Scott is that when he builds something, he makes it to last. Having to rip it out probably takes twice as long as building it in the first place :)

    • @chancethompson8686
      @chancethompson8686 3 года назад

      That's why he used a chainsaw and heavy bar, to RIP it out.. ✌

  • @FelipeSQ04
    @FelipeSQ04 3 года назад +16

    Damn, don't want to start a discussion, but wouldn't all that math be much simpler by using the metric system?! :D
    On another note, it is quite nice to see your grandkids growing throughout the whole series! Feels like when Google photos decide to make me a video to show how my own kids have grown! Keep up the good work!

    • @andrewcarr2431
      @andrewcarr2431 3 года назад +2

      yep, metric is much easier.

    • @chipperkeithmgb
      @chipperkeithmgb 3 года назад +3

      Been in the carpentry and joinery trade for 55 years metric is the way to go when I make stairs but for everything else still use feet and inches from Oxford England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @JMKady76
      @JMKady76 3 года назад +4

      It's easier if you've grown up with or learned a trade with it, for someone that's used imperial measurements their whole life it's second nature, and not really something that slows you down at all.

    • @FelipeSQ04
      @FelipeSQ04 3 года назад +3

      @@chipperkeithmgb Exactly, the way I saw him doing the conversion, then division, then conversion back I was thinking, damn. All this work should have been a simple division. But I get it that it is much easier when you are used to it.

    • @FelipeSQ04
      @FelipeSQ04 3 года назад +2

      @@JMKady76 Thanks for the clarification. To me it just seem like extra steps that shouldn't even exist, at least in the stairs part of the video. And yeah, I was born in the metrics system and never even used imperial at all until I moved to Canada... This place is a mess! Things are all mixed up. For human measurement, they use imperial, for food, metrics.... They should really start teaching the metrics system since school...

  • @BillWalters77
    @BillWalters77 2 года назад +1

    Thanks Scott. The hardest skill to learn is saying "I made a mistake" and then fixing it. You are a wise and humble man. I appreciate your videos.

  • @calumgannaway869
    @calumgannaway869 2 года назад

    Gidday mate,
    I'm an Aussie carpenter living and working in Queensland Australia. I love your video series. You do things a little different to us but your honesty and dedication to your trade is the same. I think a younger version of you is Kyle from RR Buildings. I don't think a good bottle of whiskey would survive the night with the two of you. Keep up the good work and I hope you find a young bloke to take the batton into the future. The world still needs a guy who knows how to swing a hammer.

  • @ninjajedistuff
    @ninjajedistuff 3 года назад +9

    “7 and 5/8ths by 9 and 5/8ths: rock and roll.”

    • @JJGreive
      @JJGreive 3 года назад +1

      where are those dimensions acceptable? what code allows that?

    • @h82crash
      @h82crash 2 года назад

      @@JJGreive Everything I've seen is 7- 3/4" max rise and 10" min tread.

  • @cameronf3343
    @cameronf3343 3 года назад +13

    When I heard you say “each step is an eighth of an inch higher than the building code allows” I felt my eyebrows clench in confusion so tightly I’m surprised I don’t have a unibrow now.

    • @binarymystic
      @binarymystic 3 года назад

      @B How many particles per million is your face mask allowing, citizen?

    • @bravejango12
      @bravejango12 3 года назад +1

      Have you ever walked on stairs that were too steep? If you have you realize quickly when you trip over a step. Now imagine you are blind and you are stepping down onto stairs that are too steep. It might seem like a small thing to you but you never know who is going to be coming along after you. Sometimes codes seem to make no sense but they have been made from the mistakes that people have made and sometimes those mistakes have cost people their lives. Look up the Stone Stairs of Death in Savannah GA for an example,

  • @aspeck360
    @aspeck360 3 года назад

    You remind of my grandfather... a world of knowledge love your show

  • @justinweier4099
    @justinweier4099 3 года назад

    Scott, the very first video of yours I ever came across...was the first time I ever tried to build a set of exterior stairs. Now here I am, trying to plan out another set (this time into the basement of a 120-year-old house), and I find this video. So I for one am grateful for your mistake. Because following along with this video is going to make this job that much easier. Thanks so much for the work you do and for sharing it with us.

  • @justgonnagetbetter1037
    @justgonnagetbetter1037 3 года назад +54

    When you see that big chainsaw and pry bar come out, something is gonna change.

    • @dave1135
      @dave1135 3 года назад +4

      Yep, those come out, stuff is gonna go down. Lol

    • @51-FS
      @51-FS 3 года назад +1

      Thats a burk bar....

    • @elischultes6587
      @elischultes6587 3 года назад

      Concrete forms the Burke bar is a good sign. It means you are done

    • @candace3676
      @candace3676 3 года назад +2

      That's exactly what Sweetie said! A power saw and a Burke Bar, somethins' gonna change.

    • @johnmanning4577
      @johnmanning4577 3 года назад +1

      When I realized what he was up to with those tools, I thought "...now I would try to salvage what materials I could for future use."
      After a bit, it struck me there was no "take apart" in the way he builds stairs!!

  • @tysleight
    @tysleight 3 года назад +16

    We need to get off the imperial system. Base 12 mixed with base 16 converted to base 10 then back to base 12 and 16 is nuts!

    • @spokebloke1
      @spokebloke1 3 года назад +2

      Yep! My American friends' stubborn refusal to drop the Imperial system always amazes me. Why use a system where you have to use fractions for every measurement when you can use the same base 10 numbers we all use for (almost) everything else!?

    • @loganpatterson4674
      @loganpatterson4674 3 года назад +3

      Metric is objectively subjectively positively inferior to the greatest system on earth- Imperial. Or as I like to call it, the American system because we’re the only nation that widely used it.

    • @tysleight
      @tysleight 3 года назад +4

      @@loganpatterson4674 let's keep this at a 2 grade math level so basic adding 1 mile+ 1 yard + 1 foot + 1 inche +1/16=? 63,409.2985 inches Now let's do it in metric 1km + 1 m+1mm=1,001,001mm. Now since I'm eating breakfast how many cups in a gallon or how many tablespoons are in that same gallon. What one can you do without google and a calculator?

    • @aserta
      @aserta 3 года назад +3

      At this point it's just stubborn, foolish pride. Metric is just plain simpler, that's the short and long of it.

    • @georgepatient7710
      @georgepatient7710 3 года назад

      @@loganpatterson4674 you are aware its still widely used in the UK right.

  • @kentonbolte931
    @kentonbolte931 3 года назад

    I've built a few stairs......these are gorgeous.
    Thanks for teaching how to do the right thing.

  • @ignagfitzpeltz
    @ignagfitzpeltz 3 года назад

    Thanks for sharing. I always gain something when I watch your videos.

  • @neverenoughtime3151
    @neverenoughtime3151 3 года назад +7

    Honesty is best... It wasn't a mistake, you were just trying to make some well-crafted kindling. ;-D

  • @robthewaywardwoodworker9956
    @robthewaywardwoodworker9956 3 года назад +7

    A) I love that you let us in on the mistake (lots wouldn't have) and B) I am showing this episode to my detailing class next semester; I teach them stair calculating and detailing. Sorry I couldn't have been there to help you avoid that plate of humble pie! LOL Kidding; we've all made mistakes of that kind. Good job.

  • @allthingsawesome2
    @allthingsawesome2 3 года назад +2

    Takes a real man to make an entire video Dedicated to his mistake and then fixing it. Much respect

  • @rustyshackleford5060
    @rustyshackleford5060 3 года назад +1

    Keep up the good work!

  • @SteveoAtilla
    @SteveoAtilla 3 года назад +4

    I applaud your willingness to own up to a mistake made, regardless of what lead to the mistake. Congratulations, sir!

  • @lebronjordan802
    @lebronjordan802 3 года назад +4

    A real master carpenter knows how to admit his mistakes makes me even more admire you 👍👊!!

  • @JF0913
    @JF0913 2 года назад +1

    Man you’re definitely an Essential Craftsman. Don’t be so hard on yourself about a mistake you made. All your work is amazingly beautiful and perfect. I learned so much from you throughout the years from your channel I appreciate you sharing your knowledge!

  • @balzacq
    @balzacq 3 года назад

    The Ennio Morricone-style music of the destruction is priceless!

    • @balzacq
      @balzacq 3 года назад

      It's "Life of a Cowboy" by Mac Taboel. (The Shazam app is your friend.)

  • @user-qf7lq5ym4o
    @user-qf7lq5ym4o 3 года назад +4

    Fantastic video. Great ownership of this whole process Scott. Nate, great filming as ever. 🇬🇧 🇺🇲

  • @sass1ap
    @sass1ap 3 года назад +3

    What would have been funny is if when the building inspector came, they messed with you, and said those stairs aren't to code too lol

  • @jonmitchell5516
    @jonmitchell5516 2 года назад +1

    You never truly know someone until you see how they handle a mistake. Awesome job and awesome content.

  • @slightcurvegrin7507
    @slightcurvegrin7507 3 года назад

    Awesome ending! Always love watching your videos. Keep them pouring in.

  • @davidgoulden586
    @davidgoulden586 3 года назад +4

    A great channel. Don’t worry to much about making a mistake whilst constructing stairs it can happen to the best of us. Have you ever thought of using the metric system for measurement, it’s much easier to measure in millimetres and it saves most of the mathematical and conversion exercise. Keep up the good work and all the best with you project.

    • @mfbfreak
      @mfbfreak 3 года назад +4

      I think there's a video about that. The general message was that when you've spent your life working with imperial, it's not worth the effort to switch, because 99% of the time the imperial system just works fine and you're kinda locked into it with tools and materials in imperial sizes.
      I think it would be a good idea to get the new generations to start using metric so the industry can also slowly make the switch. Behind the scenes, many things are metric already.

    • @anttiroppola4414
      @anttiroppola4414 3 года назад +1

      Consensus is just as important. If the industry is imperial, I will stick to it and avoid a different set of unit conversions and communication surprises.

  • @badcat4707
    @badcat4707 3 года назад +183

    Scott , I hope you were able to get some small satisfaction out of it by being able to take a chainsaw to it for the demo , lol ;-)

    • @dvasymmetry9696
      @dvasymmetry9696 3 года назад +4

      Yes, what an effective tool!

    • @paullopinto2777
      @paullopinto2777 3 года назад +9

      And the Burke bar. All time favorite!!

    • @alanr745
      @alanr745 3 года назад +9

      A chainsaw and a Burke bar...that had to be semi-therapeutic. Well said words BadCat.

    • @badcat4707
      @badcat4707 3 года назад +2

      @@alanr745 / thank you ;-)

  • @kingkr8586
    @kingkr8586 3 года назад

    Best channel . Learning from the goat

  • @gatekeeper258
    @gatekeeper258 3 года назад +1

    Man, I would pack my life up and move to wherever EC is to be able to work for him. A wise and tempered man is truly an awesome leader!

  • @HemiOrange
    @HemiOrange 3 года назад +23

    Over an 1/8", I would make that inspector get a new tape measure.

    • @777cygnus
      @777cygnus 3 года назад +1

      I had to break out a. Stoop 15 inch thick concrete becsuse of an 1/8 inch. Inspector. Jack off.

    • @3thomasdm
      @3thomasdm 3 года назад

      i was sued for a threshold that was 1/4" too high

  • @XPStartupSound
    @XPStartupSound 3 года назад +5

    Your youngest grandson with the hose was having a blast! Lol

  • @ismailhakkakbaba5748
    @ismailhakkakbaba5748 3 года назад

    Abi (big brother in Turkish/respect )
    It's amazing that somebody with so much knowledge and experience has taken the time to make these high-quality videos.
    You are the only one channel I'm subscribing whole life! its amazing effort and knowledge (I will try to give you thumbs up for all your videos) also you have a strong vocabulary even voice, remind me of my dad. thank you every minute of knowledge you shared with us.

  • @MichaelVickery1
    @MichaelVickery1 3 года назад

    Well done Nate! I think that this is some of your best video work.

  • @eugeneboronow9779
    @eugeneboronow9779 3 года назад +6

    I love how you're obviously irked (to put it mildly) about the stair error. It's fun to see your personality come through the video. (Fun for us, of course).

  • @klmbuilders5385
    @klmbuilders5385 3 года назад +3

    I thought you going with a hardwood tread and riser this go round. Looks like you set it up for carpet again.

    • @RobZeuli
      @RobZeuli 3 года назад +2

      I’m with @klmbuilders
      I see the top and bottom step becoming an issue unless there was some subtracting we didn’t see!
      I really hope we’re wrong tho

    • @jimellis1496
      @jimellis1496 3 года назад +1

      The hardwood will be on top of and cover up the osb. It will make the staircase even stronger. Built like Fort Knox for sure!

    • @RobZeuli
      @RobZeuli 3 года назад

      @@jimellis1496 So the subfloor is receiving 3/4 hardwood and the bottom stringer was cut to 7 and 5/8. It has a 3/4 sub thread and then a 3/4 oak tread going on it. So the finish to finish of the first riser is now 8.36.'' Must have cut the bottom riser 3/4 shorter to make up for it.
      Makes sense now

    • @klmbuilders5385
      @klmbuilders5385 3 года назад +1

      Maybe the idea is to fasten the finish treads and risers from underneath but that would be near impossible on the bottom tread.

    • @ashsmashburn
      @ashsmashburn 3 года назад

      @@klmbuilders5385 I do prep work for installers, I always tear out osb and replace with plywood to give them good fastening point.

  • @davidcaldwell8977
    @davidcaldwell8977 2 года назад

    Takes me back to my days as a GC Gofer. LOL... I miss those days full of physical work that scratched my creative side, making things with my hands. Need a new garage project.

  • @johnmarshall1151
    @johnmarshall1151 7 месяцев назад

    I just wish I was still able to frame and trim. I loved it.

  • @mikes1345
    @mikes1345 3 года назад +10

    Turn a boy loose around a sprayer hose and something is guaranteed to happen! As long as he keeps it outside.

    • @janis1981
      @janis1981 3 года назад

      Never had that problem with my 2 year old and 6 year old😂

    • @psidvicious
      @psidvicious 3 года назад

      Doesn’t get much better than getting back at your older brother with a garden hose! Get ‘im Rusty!! 🤓

  • @51-FS
    @51-FS 3 года назад +3

    Take 2?

  • @calebfarley9101
    @calebfarley9101 3 года назад +2

    Dang I wish I had someone like you when I was growing up to learn from. I love making things but it's always been the learn as you go or youtube it. That's why I appreciate these types of videos. If you get bored one of these weekends you should come help me build a patio cover off the back of my house.

  • @pavel0900
    @pavel0900 3 года назад +2

    Such a pleasure to watch you work. Everyone makes mistakes, but you clearly take pride in what you do and when you fix the mistakes, it’s flawless 👌🏻

  • @zachm8765
    @zachm8765 3 года назад +11

    Is this the second or third time to build these? Thought we already ripped them out once. Maybe it's deja vu.

    • @essentialcraftsman
      @essentialcraftsman  3 года назад +10

      Second build thankfully!!

    • @ddutton0
      @ddutton0 3 года назад +1

      For some reason o was thinking this was three as well! Glad I was not the only one and also gals to hear it was not three as that would have been a pain!

    • @yuwtze
      @yuwtze 3 года назад +6

      I think it was just that the videos were so far behind the construction that they had already ripped out the first set of stairs by the time the video went up, so they mentioned that they were coming out in a future video.

    • @warrenmichael918
      @warrenmichael918 3 года назад +1

      1st tear out but he has talked about in past video, maybe you remember the story and thought it was actual video of the removal.

    • @mitchdenner9743
      @mitchdenner9743 3 года назад +1

      @@ddutton0 probably because his son mentioned that he ripped them out and rebuilt them in his walkthrough video he made. And now that he actually published the video on it, made it seem like a third time.

  • @estebanrivera458
    @estebanrivera458 3 года назад +6

    Thought you were going to say “if you’re new to this video series, yes I can fix it all with a chainsaw and Burke bar” 😄

  • @TheCR1979
    @TheCR1979 3 года назад

    Beautiful home. Thanks for sharing it with us!

  • @natebullshields1080
    @natebullshields1080 3 года назад

    From calgary, Ab, Canada. Love your work

  • @elektro9564
    @elektro9564 3 года назад +5

    Well, they say third times the charm, and youre getting your practice in

  • @Alex-xh1zi
    @Alex-xh1zi 3 года назад +10

    I wish there was less shame around making mistakes. Everyone does it - I've made some whoppers.

    • @mopedmarathon
      @mopedmarathon 3 года назад +3

      I once spilt superglue on a £40k paint job whilst working at a super car manufacturer. Damn that was a bad day.
      At least I wasn’t the guy who slammed a door that hadn’t been adjusted and smashed the latch striker through the door shut of the carbon monocoque. Now he had a whole bad week.

    • @brikshoe6259
      @brikshoe6259 3 года назад

      I put a 4x6 beam in the ground (for a deck) that was off square a couple of degrees. One of the braces must have moved when I was putting the concrete in and I didn't catch it until the concrete was already set up.

    • @andrewcarr2431
      @andrewcarr2431 3 года назад +1

      agreed. I've learned more from mistakes than I have from successes. The trick is not repeat the mistake in the future.

  • @terryanderson4151
    @terryanderson4151 3 года назад +2

    That was a fantastic video!!!! All your videos are. Thank you very much for all of your hard work and efforts in creating them for all of us out there. I am a journeyman carpenter in BC Canada and I have learned so much. They should put your series on Netflix.👍👍🙏🙏🙂

  • @johndeere6107
    @johndeere6107 3 года назад

    Any video that starts with an 044 and a Burke bar is great.

  • @JackJohnson-mc7ki
    @JackJohnson-mc7ki 3 года назад +5

    I thought max rise was 7 3/4"..

    • @trailprice
      @trailprice 3 года назад +1

      And also 10" minimum run.

    • @kevsowell
      @kevsowell 3 года назад +1

      me too so i tipple checked and it is 7 3/4" max rise and 10" minimum run finished.

    • @JackJohnson-mc7ki
      @JackJohnson-mc7ki 3 года назад

      @@trailprice
      Possibly when the finished treads go on it will be minimum 10", it will have a bullnose up to 1"

    • @takgrillo
      @takgrillo 3 года назад +1

      @Jack Code requirements are a bit different on each state. For example, here in NY the maximun riser height is 8 1/4", and the minimun thread depth is 9". And there's also small differences if the stair is for residential, or commercial use.

    • @kevsowell
      @kevsowell 3 года назад +1

      @@takgrillo oh, i thought everyone followed the IBC.

  • @michaelvangundy226
    @michaelvangundy226 3 года назад +13

    There is a really old saying about carpenters. You can measure their worth by their stairs and rafters.

  • @caseyjohnson5932
    @caseyjohnson5932 Год назад +1

    I can’t help but admire your efficiency even when tearing out your work.

  • @alasdairmunro1953
    @alasdairmunro1953 3 года назад

    Rusty sure looks happy with the hose, a future firefighter perhaps? 👍🏻👍🏻😀

  • @johnalexander2349
    @johnalexander2349 3 года назад +9

    For the rest of the world: 7.61" = 193mm rise, 9.625" = 244.5mm tread. (Not what I'd call 'a comfortable staircase for a high end house' and yes, that is a jab at your architect.)

    • @Scrial
      @Scrial 3 года назад +12

      I kept thinking how much simpler and faster the calculations would have been in metric.

    • @manuzach
      @manuzach 3 года назад +2

      @@Scrial plus finding mid point is easier in metric ...!

    • @lordaleksandre
      @lordaleksandre 3 года назад +5

      Yeah, we generally wouldn't call it "comfortable" here in Freedom land either. But we would't go crazy and start measuring in centipeters. 🤪

    • @Bilabius
      @Bilabius 3 года назад +5

      @@lordaleksandre Centipeters? Is that hundredths of a schwantz?

    • @bmay8818
      @bmay8818 3 года назад +1

      @Right Round Metric is just objectively superior in every way, and I'll never understand why anyone defends imperial measurements. Mind you, I'm a US woodworker who's also building my big new shop right now, so I have a ton of ongoing experience with inches. Sure, you *can* convert fractions to decimals and back again, but why would you if you don't *have* to? What's easier, 7 3/32 + 9 13/16 or 43mm + 210mm? It's ludicrous that we're still on this awful system. I'll admit that there is no good equivalent of gallons in metric, but that's hardly a reason to stick with a system based on barley grains and hands.

  • @beardedbowhunter6139
    @beardedbowhunter6139 3 года назад +25

    Your just about to loose your inside dog on your saw. You can see it flopping in the video @ 0:28

    • @essentialcraftsman
      @essentialcraftsman  3 года назад +6

      Yep! Gotta weld it up!!

    • @beardedbowhunter6139
      @beardedbowhunter6139 3 года назад

      @@essentialcraftsman I appreciate the phenomenal content you create! If you ever make it down to Louisiana look me up I'd be honored to buy you dinner

    • @danielmarquardt4341
      @danielmarquardt4341 3 года назад

      @@essentialcraftsman Not trying to be a smart ass, but what code is it that allow an 8" rise? (3:39) For that matter what code allows 9" minimum tread? (4:29). An awful lot of work to correct 1/8th inch - but the code you are referencing seems way out of whack? 7 3/4" max riser, 10" minimum tread - isn't that International Residential standard? Surprised I'm the only one commenting.

    • @ILikeWafflz
      @ILikeWafflz 3 года назад +1

      @@danielmarquardt4341 I was going through the comments myself to see if anyone said anything about that; I thought 8" rise and 9" tread seemed a bit excessive and was sure there'd be people talking about it

  • @scottymac4927
    @scottymac4927 3 года назад

    Thank you for providing the knowledge. Great video series!

  • @unclerico5153
    @unclerico5153 3 года назад

    Outstanding work as always