Just call it “My Garage.” You’ve put in so much sweat equity that it truly IS yours. Please enjoy the fruits of your bountiful labours. On the labour front itself…Hercules himself would be proud.😂😅
A trick for anyone doing attic work in the summer. Put a sprinkler on your roof while you're working. It will drop temps in the attic space by 20 or more degrees.
As a Mechatronics Engineer apprentice from Germany, the wiring going to your garage/barn/laundry room causes me physical pain, but you improved it significantly, so good work keep it up.
I'm not sure there's anyone on youtube that doesn't have a staff that is better at producing videos than you are. Nicely done. Your level of DIYness for someone your age is an inspiration. I really hope you don't stop.
Right?! They’re so well paced so entertaining that i don’t catch myself fast forwarding through the videos and they feel like they’re over wayyyy to soon. All of these other channels sit there and seem to drag stuff out in such an annoying, awkward and painful way I just will watch the interesting parts and skip the rest. He makes it seem so effortless to make a fun and interesting videos.
Hi Ronald. I noticed you created a new ground for your sub-panel. This is an electric no-no. A sub-panel must always (and by always, I mean ALWAYS) grounded back to the main panel. There are several good videos on YTube about this. It is a safety hazard.
This comment should be up top, it's the only one I seen mention this and this was the only problem that caught my attention immediately in the video. I'm no professional at all, just do alot of reading on electrical code and home wiring. The explanation of why your not supposed to ground a subpanel box to it's own rod is to long and complicated for me to explain, yet it's kinda of simple couple reasons..electrical code is complicated 😄
I thought the same thing. Two other things: He really should have replaced that 240 outlet with a proper junction box and I hope to God he put those cut/capped lines in his attic in a j-box.
I guess my first post wasn't that clear. I never meant to infer that you couldn't put a grounding rod at a free standing sub-panel installation and, in fact, I readily admit that in some locations they are required. Understand, though, that the grounding rod serves one purpose and one purpose only: for lightning strike protection. You are still required by code in, I believe, all 50 states to run a 4-wire connection from the main to a sub-panel. A sub-panel must have an equipment ground path of least resistance back to the main panel. A grounding rod does NOT satisfy the part of the code.
My favorite thing about this channel is that the videos are scarce enough for me to be really excited when a new one comes out. And each video is excellent.
I once was handed a scope of work for a house. It was a punch list with a bunch of stuff on it. One of which was to remove unused knob and tube. I found the breaker and began to remove it from the breaker. Home owner yelled, with profanity, how he lost about an hours worth of work. I put the wire back on the breaker and re-energized. He came down swearing, asking me what I was doing. I showed him the scope of work with his signature on it to remove the unused knob and tube. He says if it is being used, why would I remove it. My reply was, I was not here when you and the salesman decided it was unused. Of course I am not removing it. I am glad I didn't turn the breaker off and just start cutting.
That place is HUGE! I bet it could fit three cars easy. I went through the exact same thing twenty years ago with an 80 year old 25 x25 even down to the laundry room wall. The car side slab was an afterthought being dirt originally. So there was an inch mismatch that had to be corrected. It had a man door and a hanger door when I bought the place. I installed the biggest one piece roll up door I could. The first time I rolled it up I discovered the walls weren't square! I saved my wood and found it to be some of the best I've ever used! That 1x4 tongue and groove Ronald ripped into firewood is worth hundreds of dollars bought retail. But being 75 years old it's dense and full of preservatives. I found painting the walls in ceiling paint really added to the light. Those LED lights would work better with reflectors too but all that comes later. Pull that Datsun engine already, haha.
As a home inspector here in Texas, I can say a house like this is no fun to inspect. I hope your guy was paid well lol. I haven't seen electrical in that kind of condition in many years thankfully.
My dad was an electrician and sometimes I would go with him when he was hired to fix things that were found during inspections…some of the stuff I’ve seen would blow people’s mind.
@@tahahaider5836 like someone cutting the ends off of a orange extension cord and running it behind drywall from a outlet to a light switch. Or direct burying an orange cord from house to shed.
Did this to a 70 year old garage last summer. Stripped it down to studs, power washed the wood, thickened the wall with staggered studs, replace the three 2X4 rafter ties with ten 2X10 rafter ties at wall stud spacing, moved both the entry and bay door frames into the new staggered stud inner frame layer, built internal frames structure for the windows(none existed before), replaced the solid metal bay door with segmented insulated door, ripped out all the old wiring, installed four outlets and a light switch, installed four high bay LED lights, hung a new garage door opener, and built a 4X4 post work bench with dog holes and metal top. Oh, and removing all the junk took 9 truck loads to various waste depo's.
Hey Ronald, I've been watching your videos since the start of the Fiero project and I have to say I really enjoy them! I wish you would post more of them. I enjoyed your Garage Reno and look forward to more like it. Thanks for creating!
7:26 If you haven't already replaced your grounding wire, you should use an armored #6 and then replace the saddle clamp with one that can clamp on both the wire and the armor jacket separately
I am actually taking woodshop at my school and i have been learning to wire lights, outlets, and switches! As of this Wednesday (if i didn't have a dentist's appointment tuesday i could've done it tomorrow) I will learn if i have done it proper, then take it apart for the final time before i start my final project i believe!
If your feeding your sub panel with 10 AWG wire then the breaker in the main panel should be reduced to 30 amps. The sub-panel doesn't need the entry breaker. Remember the breaker that feeds the wire run needs to be sized correctly to protect the wire down stream.
this is honestly a really inspirational video for me I'm in the process of finding my first house and I'm very old-school with working on it myself (yes even though I'm only 21) since I really don't trust others to do it for me Id love to see an entire series of random home improvements to further grow my understandings in the Jankiest ways possible Thanks as always for being both an inspiration and an entertainer and hopefully soon Ill have a project home and project car of my own Maybe even a channel to go along with them both
Never undervalue the worth of having a supportive GF/Fiancee/Wife. Especially with this type of stuff. Looks great....can't wait for the next installment.
I am an electrician and to be honest I about had a mild stroke when I saw this. Glad your doing the right thing and fixing it up. My shop shared a similar fate. Sketchy!! Love the shop and home Reno vids👍
Awesome progress! The new shop name could be "Ronnie's" with a sign on the front stating "Welcome to Ronnie's where dreams almost happen kinda ish!" LOL again awesome progress.
Welcome to Homeowner DIY 101 where safety takes a back seat and electrical codes don't matter because we aren't having it inspected. And we wonder why there are so many house fires in America. We have electrical codes for a reason and any homeowner can follow them. Nice job by the way. Feels great to do you own home upgrades.
9:00 - You'll need to run that THHN wire in conduit, or replace it with 10/3 NM. My recommendation would be to replace the existing underground wires. It looks like it's installed in conduit, so it shouldn't be too difficult to replace. This way you can actually get the full 60A capacity out of your garage panel, and just feed the barn off of the garage sub panel.
A clean work space makes all the difference no better way to spend a weekend for a guy who likes to diy always a better way to do things in hindsight great video man 👍
Dude been following you since the beginning and damn, from the good old days to now seeing you explore different things is awesome!! Cannot wait for what’s to come
He visto tus videos de las mejoras a tu taller de trabajo y las cocheras me encantó como quedaron las reparaciones. Feliz año nuevo 2025 saludos desde San Pedro Sula Honduras.
BTW, check code, here in Canada, outlets that sit on open studs have to have a metal faceplate as the plastic ones can break (things can get caught on the edges, snap them and expose the internal wiring). I recommend, you use the metal faceplates for any outlet below waist level at least (as these tend to take more abuse from my experience). I'm *NOT* a licensed electrician, just sharing some knowledge. Also invest in a simple outlet polarity/wiring checker. Best to know which outlet in your house is not grounded.
As a young adult who someday aspires to own his own property, nothing makes me more happier than to see a couple of kids make their dreams come true. Cheers to you two and I hope to see more videos about this garage and that Datsun. :)
Looks good. Congrats on the home. I have electric limitations in my shop area to. I ended up slapping some cheapo solar panels on the roof and rigging it to run a socket. Only thing plugged in is my batteries for my electric tools. When you only got one good socket every little bit helps.
I've been on RUclips a long time. And I watch a lot of channels every day. But I have to say your channel is my favorite of all. The type of channel that when I see an upload I make my dinner first and get all cozy and prepare lol. Good job dude keep it up.
My only complaint is the length of time between videos. Your videos are some of the best. Filming editing and of course your humor. I'm sure I would enjoy you two renovating your house. This episode was great.
Going through the exact same thing as you currently. Got a shop and the wiring was an absolute nightmare. Luckily there was no drywall or boards up so it was easy to rip out and replace. Needed to add 240v for an 18k btu mini split. Highly recommend getting one for your shop as well. Relatively diy and has made working in the shop 10x easier. Looking forward to part 2
Awesome video and stage one renovation of the new shop! Can't wait to see how it turns out. Just a tip on putting ground rod into ground, (not like you will need to add another) you can pour water around the rod base while you hammer it in to make it go much much easier. In fact in some instances you can do it by hand without a hammer just move it up and down like your churning milk into butter or plunger while adding water as it gets sucked down into hole.
I love this video! It hits home with me because we just bought a house 2 years ago with a garage in similar shape hoping to turn it into a shop. You have given me inspiration to start it and maybe film the process as well? Great Video!!!
I’ve been watching the channel for a long time now. I am very proud of your accomplishments and you are an inspiration to me! I am 20 years old had a couple of unfinished project cars and recently just bought my own home. You inspire me to do even more than I am already doing on my own and I hope to soon complete my own project car myself. Don’t forget about us here on RUclips! I look forward to your future videos!
Hey mate, excellent video - love the DIY attitude, and can't wait to see the future progress. Just a side note on the electrical side of things. I would strongly recommend installing one or two GFCI outlets and tying the main outlets to that. Until you can replace that main feed or at least do a proper junction, I would also recommend turning of the main feed breaker when the garage isn't in use. All the best
Fun vid Ronald! Glad to know there are other young people out there that are hard working, willing to learn and willing to do it themselves...with synthwave! half chub :)
I also live in a house of the same era in the Houston area. These things were put up so quickly after the war that lots of things slipped through inspection, if any was actually done. It makes DIY projects so much more complicated.
To set a ground rod use water wet the ground as needed and with a up and down motion it will work it self all the ways down there no need to hammer it in the ground can't wait for some new vid man that air compressor a monster
When I saw the floor plan with the wall breaking up the two areas I literally laughed out loud. I’m also renovating my garage and have an almost IDENTICAL plan (two car with a room to the right). Also had no doorway between the two rooms 😂 Mine is concrete block though so I had to cut and reinforce a doorway between them. I’ve got some of the fun 50s construction electrical gremlins and could relate to so much of this as I’ve been trying log my renovation on here as well. Great work and can’t wait to see more!
Nice bud! Got a couple big no-no's on the electrical work you did though. One, you can't run THHN like that in the wall bare. Two.. swap to tandems for the 120v circuits on the panel on the house, it'll free up space for a double-pole. Dig a new 3/4 line to the garage and go right to the panel. You also, CANNOT USE anything but green/bare copper for a ground wire. I get it's temp, but something to keep on the list to fix. Or, for now, swap the 50A for a junction box and run up to the inside garage panel from there. Next, since you'll have a bit of free space in the house exterior panel (via swapping in some tandem breakers), you can pull a new circuit for the pole barn. OR, just run it off a circuit from your new garage panel... won't hurt anything. This will still allow you to run a breaker for the mini-addition on the house too. I know how it goes, had to do a lot of things in stages with my little double-wide. And I'm DISABLED! Good luck brother!
If you haven't already gotten to this stage, I have a suggestion for the garage doors and a vehicle lift. Move that overhead beam to center it between the doors, possibly build a scissors truss so that you can move that beam up. then modify your garage door tracks so that they contour with the roof, and switch from a beam-type opener to a jackshaft opener like some of the fancier liftmasters. This will give you overhead clearance so that you can put in a lift. I personally went with a Dannmar MaxJax, but you might be able to go with something taller depending on your ceiling height (mine was only around 9' and a flat roof, so no full-height lift for me unfortunately), but it was nice having the capability. As for power, you can place a subpanel right next to your main panel, and move some of the house wiring into the subpanel, freeing-up space in the main panel for the run to the shop and polebarn. You can then feed the polebarn off of the shop's panel, allowing you to free-up ampacity for the shop when the polebarn's load is low or nil. For what it's worth I've had similar issues with electrical, and have had to leverage every legitimate trick in the book, using subpanels where I could when it wasn't possible to bring new circuits in but where the wiring to the location was adequate based on the load of the devices. I was lucky, there was already a subpanel near where I wanted to put power to a garden shed, they'd built the house with the idea of putting in a swimming pool that never got installed so I could use that, and when I had to rearrange utility equipment (HVAC and water heaters) I was able to use the large gauge wiring that originally fed an air handler that had the condenser daisy-chained to instead feed a subpanel that itself supplied the air handler, condenser, and adding a 240V-capable condensate lift pump as well.
Dude what the hell kind of sorcery is this?! I looked at your channel about an hour ago thinking I haven't seen a video in a bit and was worried maybe I didn't have the notifications on. Realized all was good and closed the page. And now you posted a new one! It's like I could feel it uploading lol. Thanks for the new video man!
15:24 I need to know who made this smooth funky tune, it's been driving me mad for a week now. Apart from that, great work! I really enjoy your videos, as they inspire me to work on my own projects!
Awesome excellent video. It is very inspiring. Give me a lot of courage and inspiration to take on similar projects. Seeing another person my age absolutely killing it. Because for some reason I feel like only 50 year old dads and uncles know how to do renovations.
Caution: your garage is a bit weak on the cross-rafter joists. This also reduces what you can store up there. I have a very similar garage, same vintage. You have some extra space. Your garage is a gem. My version now has 14 electrical outlets, 3 large table saws (2 Shopsmiths), a compact welding table, and 10 feet of desk/workbench, oh, and every garage needs a computer. You can use all those interstud spaces to store small items. Install shelves everywheer. Maximize everything use every square inch you can get. I have two 120V/15A circuits (or one 240V/30A circuit) but I'm looking to get 240V/50A for a level 2 charger and (much more useful) a stick welder and plasma cutter. Screw down 2x4s so the cars stop at the right spots. Paint the floor -very important - and make the locations exactly where the cars sit so you can maximize your tool space. Put as many things as you can on wheels. Everything has a place. Mine is just a nice place to hang out.
idk why but you always make boring stuff fun and interesting to watch, like i didnt even skip a single time. i absolutely love you’re videos keep it up!! 👍
Awesome content! I purchased a home from 1940 last year and it came with an awesome, fairly large detached garage. But boy did it need work. Rotten walls around 2 missing windows was the biggest work. Its come so incredibly far! I can relate to the progress, seeing your vision come to life. My biggest hurdle that I still have to work on is my floor. Its settled quite a bit. Yours looks to be in great shape! Hope all your projects in the new space go well!
This was fantastic! Great job on the animations, they really helped explain your process behind each decision. I cannot wait to see what is in store for this place. Epoxy floor next?
Jesus Ronnie, I'd go mental and wouldn't be able to sleep until I got that electrical sorted. Kudos to you for being able to not only film it calmly but not lose your $#!t over it.
I FINALLY FOUND YOU!!! this video has been living rent free in my head for a year now and i never knew who you were or what your channel was called but i found it!!!
I always enjoy when you drop a new video. I'm looking forward to your Nissan build, and the lessons you learned from the Fiero being applied to the new build.
I salute and respect your perseverance, by your patience which I do not have, I would have simply thrown the two constructions on the ground with an excavator to replace them with a brand new garage a little larger and a brand new electrical installation. and more secure. Once again, respect!!!🙂😉
Ahhh yes, loving the home renovations. Very good move getting the knob and tube wiring out of the picture. With how hot it gets out there, are you considering insulating the garage/ workshop?
Good job! Dont use screws for framing. Screws break with constant swelling and contraction with the seasons. Nails allow the wood to "breathe" or move around a little bit and bend instead of just snapping. I would love to see you build a wooden motorcycle lift lol
@@cmmartti Did I say framing? Perhaps your arrogant self-righteousness would carry more weight if you could actually read. I'll bet you go over great at parties. Keep your stupid comments to yourself.
@@cmmartti thanks for the clarity on that, Charles… I can’t hit a nail straight for the life of me, so deck screws have been my go-to for 25 years. I didn’t mind spending the extra when it saved my time and thumb. :) …of course, if I had a compressor and a nail gun…. And sadly, selling air compressors is what I do for living and have been doing since 1999…. But no. The wee Campbell Hausfeld I bought on clearance and the Brad nailer and stapler I got are just for trim.
What should the new workshop's name be? I really liked "Big Red Barn", but I feel like that's not applicable here
The Finger Den
Paint 'er red and get a cow. Problem solved!
Call it Square one?...
Grandpa Barn
Just call it “My Garage.” You’ve put in so much sweat equity that it truly IS yours. Please enjoy the fruits of your bountiful labours. On the labour front itself…Hercules himself would be proud.😂😅
Now it's just a matter of time until the home renovation channel is up and running!
:)
And we will love it!
+1 sub :)
Wake me up when is done booring
So goonzsquad?
A trick for anyone doing attic work in the summer. Put a sprinkler on your roof while you're working. It will drop temps in the attic space by 20 or more degrees.
My plan is to replace the aluminum wiring to copper wiring in my house once I have money for it, and that'll be in about 3 years.
if you can easily get the water up there, though!
Gonna try and remember that. Genuinely thanks for the advice, I can't stand the damn heat.
Great idea
Did the man in the attic pay you to say this?
Will Smith removing the wall (3:11) was, hands down, the best part of this video. Bravo, @RonaldFinger!
I audibly laughed at that part. I'm amazed I saw it coming just from the walk, I only saw the video of the incident once
Only thing better would've been editing a picture of a wall being slapped by Will Smith 😂
That part had me in tears. Replayed it way too many times 😂
Smacking the shit out of that wall
Props to him editing that so perfectly 👏👏👏👏👏
As a Mechatronics Engineer apprentice from Germany, the wiring going to your garage/barn/laundry room causes me physical pain, but you improved it significantly, so good work keep it up.
As someone who is taking a Mechatronics course in highschool… same
...Ja und bei den Verbindungen bin ich beeindruckt das es noch kein Kabelbrand gab...
@@lennardkempf1802 ich auch, meine Reaktion war einfach 😳.
well atleaast the workers in 1950s built houses better than they do in todays society. (not just because they didn't have the tools)
@@lennardkempf1802they are twisted and soldered
I'm not sure there's anyone on youtube that doesn't have a staff that is better at producing videos than you are. Nicely done. Your level of DIYness for someone your age is an inspiration. I really hope you don't stop.
Right?! They’re so well paced so entertaining that i don’t catch myself fast forwarding through the videos and they feel like they’re over wayyyy to soon. All of these other channels sit there and seem to drag stuff out in such an annoying, awkward and painful way I just will watch the interesting parts and skip the rest. He makes it seem so effortless to make a fun and interesting videos.
"I'm not sure there's anyone on youtube that doesn't have a staff that is better at producing videos than you are." - Epic
Facts!!!! That is true Robert. The youtube gig is super hard, especially doing it solo.
Hi Ronald. I noticed you created a new ground for your sub-panel. This is an electric no-no. A sub-panel must always (and by always, I mean ALWAYS) grounded back to the main panel. There are several good videos on YTube about this. It is a safety hazard.
This comment should be up top, it's the only one I seen mention this and this was the only problem that caught my attention immediately in the video. I'm no professional at all, just do alot of reading on electrical code and home wiring. The explanation of why your not supposed to ground a subpanel box to it's own rod is to long and complicated for me to explain, yet it's kinda of simple couple reasons..electrical code is complicated 😄
I thought the same thing. Two other things: He really should have replaced that 240 outlet with a proper junction box and I hope to God he put those cut/capped lines in his attic in a j-box.
That is not true. Where I live the sub panel on a detached building has to have it's own independent ground.
I guess my first post wasn't that clear. I never meant to infer that you couldn't put a grounding rod at a free standing sub-panel installation and, in fact, I readily admit that in some locations they are required. Understand, though, that the grounding rod serves one purpose and one purpose only: for lightning strike protection. You are still required by code in, I believe, all 50 states to run a 4-wire connection from the main to a sub-panel. A sub-panel must have an equipment ground path of least resistance back to the main panel. A grounding rod does NOT satisfy the part of the code.
@@stephengrout8201 Get over it.
My favorite thing about this channel is that the videos are scarce enough for me to be really excited when a new one comes out. And each video is excellent.
1:53 “Perfectly fine.” It’s funny cause I’ve watched this series in reverse order and know just how “perfectly fine” it ends up it was.
I once was handed a scope of work for a house. It was a punch list with a bunch of stuff on it.
One of which was to remove unused knob and tube. I found the breaker and began to remove it from the breaker.
Home owner yelled, with profanity, how he lost about an hours worth of work. I put the wire back on the breaker and re-energized. He came down swearing, asking me what I was doing. I showed him the scope of work with his signature on it to remove the unused knob and tube.
He says if it is being used, why would I remove it. My reply was, I was not here when you and the salesman decided it was unused. Of course I am not removing it.
I am glad I didn't turn the breaker off and just start cutting.
Also, if you get the interior of the barn a light colour paint, it will reflect a lot of the light back into your workspace.
It makes a huge difference
But also heat, which he doesn't want.
Congratulations on buying a home. The screwdriver through the headliner really is a classic. 🤣🤣 Great update 2x👍
It felt great to watch this video. I haven't been Fingered in a while.
"Its not on fire." That right there is how you measure success.
It's certainly how the previous owners measured their electrical success 😂
Mr. Finger...please never stop doing project videos. You have the best project videos I've ever seen.
That place is HUGE! I bet it could fit three cars easy. I went through the exact same thing twenty years ago with an 80 year old 25 x25 even down to the laundry room wall. The car side slab was an afterthought being dirt originally. So there was an inch mismatch that had to be corrected. It had a man door and a hanger door when I bought the place. I installed the biggest one piece roll up door I could. The first time I rolled it up I discovered the walls weren't square! I saved my wood and found it to be some of the best I've ever used! That 1x4 tongue and groove Ronald ripped into firewood is worth hundreds of dollars bought retail. But being 75 years old it's dense and full of preservatives. I found painting the walls in ceiling paint really added to the light. Those LED lights would work better with reflectors too but all that comes later. Pull that Datsun engine already, haha.
As a home inspector here in Texas, I can say a house like this is no fun to inspect. I hope your guy was paid well lol. I haven't seen electrical in that kind of condition in many years thankfully.
My dad was an electrician and sometimes I would go with him when he was hired to fix things that were found during inspections…some of the stuff I’ve seen would blow people’s mind.
@@josh26050 I'm listening.
@@tahahaider5836 like someone cutting the ends off of a orange extension cord and running it behind drywall from a outlet to a light switch. Or direct burying an orange cord from house to shed.
@@josh26050 bro this isnt mind blowing 😂. What's an orange extension 😅
@@tahahaider5836 well first it was like 20+ years ago…and you’ve never seen a heavy duty extension cord ?
Did this to a 70 year old garage last summer.
Stripped it down to studs,
power washed the wood,
thickened the wall with staggered studs,
replace the three 2X4 rafter ties with ten 2X10 rafter ties at wall stud spacing,
moved both the entry and bay door frames into the new staggered stud inner frame layer,
built internal frames structure for the windows(none existed before),
replaced the solid metal bay door with segmented insulated door,
ripped out all the old wiring,
installed four outlets and a light switch,
installed four high bay LED lights,
hung a new garage door opener,
and built a 4X4 post work bench with dog holes and metal top.
Oh, and removing all the junk took 9 truck loads to various waste depo's.
Great to see the progress you've made, I wouldn't mind seeing the kitchen renovation as well
13:29 was an excellent gag. You've really sharpened your editing skills and wit, Ronald.
A Radient Barrier film stapled to the rafters will dramatically cut down the summer-sun heat in there for cheap. Congrats on the space!
Hey Ronald, I've been watching your videos since the start of the Fiero project and I have to say I really enjoy them! I wish you would post more of them. I enjoyed your Garage Reno and look forward to more like it. Thanks for creating!
i can watch this guy doing whatever he wants, that its still entertaining, good shit. keep up.
God dang it I am so excited for this! Your videos are a kind of therapy for me. Can’t wait for what comes next.
Quick tip: You can sink a grounding rod easily with water from a hose and just work the rod up and down. Good job on the work 👍
7:26 If you haven't already replaced your grounding wire, you should use an armored #6 and then replace the saddle clamp with one that can clamp on both the wire and the armor jacket separately
I am actually taking woodshop at my school and i have been learning to wire lights, outlets, and switches! As of this Wednesday (if i didn't have a dentist's appointment tuesday i could've done it tomorrow) I will learn if i have done it proper, then take it apart for the final time before i start my final project i believe!
If your feeding your sub panel with 10 AWG wire then the breaker in the main panel should be reduced to 30 amps. The sub-panel doesn't need the entry breaker. Remember the breaker that feeds the wire run needs to be sized correctly to protect the wire down stream.
this is honestly a really inspirational video for me
I'm in the process of finding my first house and I'm very old-school with working on it myself (yes even though I'm only 21) since I really don't trust others to do it for me
Id love to see an entire series of random home improvements to further grow my understandings in the Jankiest ways possible
Thanks as always for being both an inspiration and an entertainer and hopefully soon Ill have a project home and project car of my own
Maybe even a channel to go along with them both
*this channel is for entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as instructional advice.
Never undervalue the worth of having a supportive GF/Fiancee/Wife. Especially with this type of stuff.
Looks great....can't wait for the next installment.
I am an electrician and to be honest I about had a mild stroke when I saw this. Glad your doing the right thing and fixing it up. My shop shared a similar fate. Sketchy!! Love the shop and home Reno vids👍
0:50 first time seeing your videos. I subscribe as soon as I seen your your reaction 😂. Glad I’m not the only one like this.
Beef up the structure, finish the wiring, insulation, vapour barrier, sheet the interior, shelving, etc. It'll be awesome Ronald.
The informative animations are pretty high class. I'm impressed.
Awesome progress! The new shop name could be "Ronnie's" with a sign on the front stating "Welcome to Ronnie's where dreams almost happen kinda ish!" LOL again awesome progress.
Welcome to Homeowner DIY 101 where safety takes a back seat and electrical codes don't matter because we aren't having it inspected. And we wonder why there are so many house fires in America. We have electrical codes for a reason and any homeowner can follow them. Nice job by the way. Feels great to do you own home upgrades.
Great progress Ronald, glad you have a proper place to work.
9:00 - You'll need to run that THHN wire in conduit, or replace it with 10/3 NM.
My recommendation would be to replace the existing underground wires. It looks like it's installed in conduit, so it shouldn't be too difficult to replace. This way you can actually get the full 60A capacity out of your garage panel, and just feed the barn off of the garage sub panel.
Easier to trench a new line. Probably rusted out and stuck
"Whelp, its not on fire..." How literally every pro electrician checks their work.
EPIC! The Will Smith part nearly deseased me! Happy to see you get to work in there
Beautifully shot, edited and narrated. Another phenomenal video Mr. Finger. It's always a treat watching your videos.
A clean work space makes all the difference no better way to spend a weekend for a guy who likes to diy always a better way to do things in hindsight great video man 👍
I think I could watch you DIY anything. You're informative, entertaining, and have genuinely inspired me with my own projects.
Every single video you upload are so fun to watch. Thank you so much!
Dude been following you since the beginning and damn, from the good old days to now seeing you explore different things is awesome!! Cannot wait for what’s to come
He visto tus videos de las mejoras a tu taller de trabajo y las cocheras me encantó como quedaron las reparaciones.
Feliz año nuevo 2025 saludos desde San Pedro Sula Honduras.
Forget about pumping out a video a week; take your time, do it at your own pace and you'll maintain the elements of your content which is so special.
BTW, check code, here in Canada, outlets that sit on open studs have to have a metal faceplate as the plastic ones can break (things can get caught on the edges, snap them and expose the internal wiring). I recommend, you use the metal faceplates for any outlet below waist level at least (as these tend to take more abuse from my experience). I'm *NOT* a licensed electrician, just sharing some knowledge.
Also invest in a simple outlet polarity/wiring checker. Best to know which outlet in your house is not grounded.
As a young adult who someday aspires to own his own property, nothing makes me more happier than to see a couple of kids make their dreams come true. Cheers to you two and I hope to see more videos about this garage and that Datsun. :)
Would love to see more of this type of content... Very inspiring to improve such an electrical system and the frame
I love this! As a new(ish) homeowner, this kind of stuff really dips my Triscuits. Can’t wait until part 2.
Thanks for another great video. Your editing prowess has become pro level!!
Congratulations for your own property. You have a lot of space and your workshop looks very nice. This video is great.
Looks good. Congrats on the home. I have electric limitations in my shop area to. I ended up slapping some cheapo solar panels on the roof and rigging it to run a socket. Only thing plugged in is my batteries for my electric tools. When you only got one good socket every little bit helps.
So thankful I found this channel when I did , I love all of your edits and the way you make videos. Keep up the great work!
I've been on RUclips a long time. And I watch a lot of channels every day. But I have to say your channel is my favorite of all. The type of channel that when I see an upload I make my dinner first and get all cozy and prepare lol. Good job dude keep it up.
My only complaint is the length of time between videos. Your videos are some of the best. Filming editing and of course your humor. I'm sure I would enjoy you two renovating your house. This episode was great.
This channel is one of my favorites and this video shows why
Honestly loved this video. Youre a really great creator!
Going through the exact same thing as you currently. Got a shop and the wiring was an absolute nightmare. Luckily there was no drywall or boards up so it was easy to rip out and replace. Needed to add 240v for an 18k btu mini split. Highly recommend getting one for your shop as well. Relatively diy and has made working in the shop 10x easier.
Looking forward to part 2
What a fun time cleaning up someones mess! Awesome work! Next insulation and a mini split unit. 🙂👍
Awesome video and stage one renovation of the new shop! Can't wait to see how it turns out. Just a tip on putting ground rod into ground, (not like you will need to add another) you can pour water around the rod base while you hammer it in to make it go much much easier. In fact in some instances you can do it by hand without a hammer just move it up and down like your churning milk into butter or plunger while adding water as it gets sucked down into hole.
I love this video! It hits home with me because we just bought a house 2 years ago with a garage in similar shape hoping to turn it into a shop. You have given me inspiration to start it and maybe film the process as well? Great Video!!!
I’ve been watching the channel for a long time now. I am very proud of your accomplishments and you are an inspiration to me! I am 20 years old had a couple of unfinished project cars and recently just bought my own home. You inspire me to do even more than I am already doing on my own and I hope to soon complete my own project car myself. Don’t forget about us here on RUclips! I look forward to your future videos!
lots of hard work... it's good to see it turn out so well and I am sure that you have grand plans for it. Can't wait to watch
Hey mate, excellent video - love the DIY attitude, and can't wait to see the future progress.
Just a side note on the electrical side of things. I would strongly recommend installing one or two GFCI outlets and tying the main outlets to that. Until you can replace that main feed or at least do a proper junction, I would also recommend turning of the main feed breaker when the garage isn't in use.
All the best
great part one, i liked seeing some progress different then the "big" garage renovations.
Keep up the good work
Fun vid Ronald! Glad to know there are other young people out there that are hard working, willing to learn and willing to do it themselves...with synthwave! half chub :)
I also live in a house of the same era in the Houston area. These things were put up so quickly after the war that lots of things slipped through inspection, if any was actually done. It makes DIY projects so much more complicated.
6:08 cutting the stud around the live wire powering the saw you're using to cut the stud.....that's something I'd do.
*INSTANT* *SUB*
Love your videos, hope you can get them out more frequently when the garage is done.
To set a ground rod use water wet the ground as needed and with a up and down motion it will work it self all the ways down there no need to hammer it in the ground can't wait for some new vid man that air compressor a monster
When I saw the floor plan with the wall breaking up the two areas I literally laughed out loud. I’m also renovating my garage and have an almost IDENTICAL plan (two car with a room to the right). Also had no doorway between the two rooms 😂 Mine is concrete block though so I had to cut and reinforce a doorway between them. I’ve got some of the fun 50s construction electrical gremlins and could relate to so much of this as I’ve been trying log my renovation on here as well. Great work and can’t wait to see more!
Purely because of this comment I'm now gonna watch your garage revival series
Instead of sleeping
Nice bud! Got a couple big no-no's on the electrical work you did though. One, you can't run THHN like that in the wall bare. Two.. swap to tandems for the 120v circuits on the panel on the house, it'll free up space for a double-pole. Dig a new 3/4 line to the garage and go right to the panel. You also, CANNOT USE anything but green/bare copper for a ground wire. I get it's temp, but something to keep on the list to fix.
Or, for now, swap the 50A for a junction box and run up to the inside garage panel from there. Next, since you'll have a bit of free space in the house exterior panel (via swapping in some tandem breakers), you can pull a new circuit for the pole barn. OR, just run it off a circuit from your new garage panel... won't hurt anything. This will still allow you to run a breaker for the mini-addition on the house too. I know how it goes, had to do a lot of things in stages with my little double-wide. And I'm DISABLED!
Good luck brother!
If you haven't already gotten to this stage, I have a suggestion for the garage doors and a vehicle lift.
Move that overhead beam to center it between the doors, possibly build a scissors truss so that you can move that beam up. then modify your garage door tracks so that they contour with the roof, and switch from a beam-type opener to a jackshaft opener like some of the fancier liftmasters. This will give you overhead clearance so that you can put in a lift. I personally went with a Dannmar MaxJax, but you might be able to go with something taller depending on your ceiling height (mine was only around 9' and a flat roof, so no full-height lift for me unfortunately), but it was nice having the capability.
As for power, you can place a subpanel right next to your main panel, and move some of the house wiring into the subpanel, freeing-up space in the main panel for the run to the shop and polebarn. You can then feed the polebarn off of the shop's panel, allowing you to free-up ampacity for the shop when the polebarn's load is low or nil.
For what it's worth I've had similar issues with electrical, and have had to leverage every legitimate trick in the book, using subpanels where I could when it wasn't possible to bring new circuits in but where the wiring to the location was adequate based on the load of the devices. I was lucky, there was already a subpanel near where I wanted to put power to a garden shed, they'd built the house with the idea of putting in a swimming pool that never got installed so I could use that, and when I had to rearrange utility equipment (HVAC and water heaters) I was able to use the large gauge wiring that originally fed an air handler that had the condenser daisy-chained to instead feed a subpanel that itself supplied the air handler, condenser, and adding a 240V-capable condensate lift pump as well.
This was a fun watch. You're voiceover game is akin to that of Quentin Tarantino's writting/directing game. Top notch. Keep it up.
Dude what the hell kind of sorcery is this?! I looked at your channel about an hour ago thinking I haven't seen a video in a bit and was worried maybe I didn't have the notifications on. Realized all was good and closed the page. And now you posted a new one! It's like I could feel it uploading lol. Thanks for the new video man!
that's called a glitch in the matrix
15:24 I need to know who made this smooth funky tune, it's been driving me mad for a week now.
Apart from that, great work! I really enjoy your videos, as they inspire me to work on my own projects!
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Awesome excellent video. It is very inspiring. Give me a lot of courage and inspiration to take on similar projects. Seeing another person my age absolutely killing it. Because for some reason I feel like only 50 year old dads and uncles know how to do renovations.
Caution: your garage is a bit weak on the cross-rafter joists. This also reduces what you can store up there.
I have a very similar garage, same vintage. You have some extra space. Your garage is a gem.
My version now has 14 electrical outlets, 3 large table saws (2 Shopsmiths), a compact welding table, and 10 feet of desk/workbench, oh, and every garage needs a computer. You can use all those interstud spaces to store small items. Install shelves everywheer. Maximize everything use every square inch you can get. I have two 120V/15A circuits (or one 240V/30A circuit) but I'm looking to get 240V/50A for a level 2 charger and (much more useful) a stick welder and plasma cutter. Screw down 2x4s so the cars stop at the right spots. Paint the floor -very important - and make the locations exactly where the cars sit so you can maximize your tool space. Put as many things as you can on wheels. Everything has a place.
Mine is just a nice place to hang out.
super video, we really liked it a lot
idk why but you always make boring stuff fun and interesting to watch, like i didnt even skip a single time.
i absolutely love you’re videos keep it up!! 👍
0:24 "because my girlfriend and i..." *camera pans to fiero* - I KNEW IT!!!!
Excellent catch by you. Thanks for pointing it out. Hilarious!
Awesome content! I purchased a home from 1940 last year and it came with an awesome, fairly large detached garage. But boy did it need work. Rotten walls around 2 missing windows was the biggest work. Its come so incredibly far! I can relate to the progress, seeing your vision come to life. My biggest hurdle that I still have to work on is my floor. Its settled quite a bit. Yours looks to be in great shape! Hope all your projects in the new space go well!
This was fantastic! Great job on the animations, they really helped explain your process behind each decision. I cannot wait to see what is in store for this place. Epoxy floor next?
how am i just finding this humorus man, liked and subscribed.
Collar ties on the upper rafters and strong backs on the rafter ties are a good thing as well for added strength.
I love the way Will Smith helped you remove that wall congratulations on your new house
Jesus Ronnie, I'd go mental and wouldn't be able to sleep until I got that electrical sorted. Kudos to you for being able to not only film it calmly but not lose your $#!t over it.
very excited to see what you building this place. cant wait to see its potential and future projects!
I just today finished lighting my garage with 4 of those same LED strip lights, and it's so incredible how it transforms a place.
I FINALLY FOUND YOU!!! this video has been living rent free in my head for a year now and i never knew who you were or what your channel was called but i found it!!!
Glad you made it back 🫡
Would honestly love to see more renovation stuff! Excellent vid
I always enjoy when you drop a new video. I'm looking forward to your Nissan build, and the lessons you learned from the Fiero being applied to the new build.
Put safety wire in you door springs to keep them from flying off when they break.
I salute and respect your perseverance, by your patience which I do not have, I would have simply thrown the two constructions on the ground with an excavator to replace them with a brand new garage a little larger and a brand new electrical installation. and more secure. Once again, respect!!!🙂😉
Ahhh yes, loving the home renovations. Very good move getting the knob and tube wiring out of the picture. With how hot it gets out there, are you considering insulating the garage/ workshop?
I could watch your videos for days. I love them. That creepy parts are amazing 😂.
You are good.
I wish my garage was that big. Nice shop Ronald.
Good job! Dont use screws for framing. Screws break with constant swelling and contraction with the seasons. Nails allow the wood to "breathe" or move around a little bit and bend instead of just snapping. I would love to see you build a wooden motorcycle lift lol
Came to say this. Inspectors will rightfully fail DIY'ers who use screws where nails belong.
I never knew this! I always thought my deck screws for framing were clever… thanks for the tip!
@@cmmartti Did I say framing? Perhaps your arrogant self-righteousness would carry more weight if you could actually read. I'll bet you go over great at parties. Keep your stupid comments to yourself.
@@cmmartti thanks for the clarity on that, Charles… I can’t hit a nail straight for the life of me, so deck screws have been my go-to for 25 years. I didn’t mind spending the extra when it saved my time and thumb. :)
…of course, if I had a compressor and a nail gun…. And sadly, selling air compressors is what I do for living and have been doing since 1999…. But no. The wee Campbell Hausfeld I bought on clearance and the Brad nailer and stapler I got are just for trim.