Thank you all for subscribing! I did not think youtube would change our life when I started uploading. I thought, make some fun videos and see what happens. Fast forward 5 years, over 3000 hours of editing, countless new friends made, a HUGE amount of carpentry knowledge gained (from reading the comments!) and here we are, Episode 400. Cheers! p.s here are some timestamps to help you out, it's a long one! 0:00 Intro 1:20 Is it safe to work for SBC? 2:02 How is Paerau? 3:06 Paerau visiting Nelson 3:20 Richard broke his leg 3:44 When are we doing the kitchen? 4:20 Where we live 4:54 The move from Auckland to Nelson 6:10 Where I got my tool belt from 6:37 Advice for a Carpentry apprentice 7:02 What is Ray’s Life story? 9:14 Our street flooded 9:25 We are painting the house this colour 9:31 Smoko time cookbook? 9:55 Gardening channel? 10:17 What is Jess’s job? 12:43 The first time we visited Nelson, 2017 13:27 Makita or Milwaukee? 14:10 Where is Gaston !? 14:42 Gaston helped us buy our house 15:14 They stole all of Gaston’s tools 17:30 Why Gaston hasn't been in the videos 17:50 Chisels, planes and fancy tools 18:31 Map update 19:21 Why did we choose Nelson? 20:30 My favourite place in New Zealand 21:50 Sauna 22:01 Van fit out, what I would change 22:31 We we didn’t make our house bigger 23:00 Cheaper to knock down the house and start again? 23:41 My kitchen ply arrived! 24:37 Ray built an outfeed table 24:56 The most frustrating part 26:14 How are we funding the project? are we doing client work? 27:13 We have run out of money 27:37 How much we spent on the house so far 27:59 Flipping the house? 29:03 Is this our forever home? 29:55 Our finished floor! 30:53 How Jess and Scott met 32:50 We miss travel 33:02 What is next, after the home renovation? 34:14 How you can support the channel
Scott if you plan on making this your forever home. I highly recommend and erv. It will help keep clean air in your house instead of having air and dust from outside to make up the air that you might be losing.
Hi Scott and Jess. You both seem so lovely. I'm about to embark on a renovation project myself (a do-up of a 110 year old villa in Grey Lynn). Your videos are very helpful (I've watched the Kingsland reno numerous times given the similarities to what I'm going to do) but even if your videos aren't related to something in my build, I keep your videos going because I want to support you guys. Great content and great positivity. All the best.
Over capitalising is a boomer term to scrape extra profit from their rentals and dodgy house flips. Be proud of your work and efforts rebuilding a home that you and anyone next will be comfy and safe for years to come
Hi Scott, I've been subbed for over five years now, I'm a carpenter too and watching your videos was one of the big influences on my choice to start my own company. I'm now fully self employed, and at 26, actually really happy with my job for the first time in my life. Thank you so much for all the laughs and all the skills and information you've shared along the way, always presented with your signature attention to detail both in your work and video making. Big love, keep it up mate.
I did wonder why did you put the Polish currency there in the first place as noone ever does that:) Became so clear later on. I'm from Poland living in Welington. Been here 8yrs now. Visited Nelson so many times and I love it there too. Found you on yt around a year ago when when I decided to do double glazing on our house here windy Welly. Done the whole house all by myself since thanks to your video with Meridian which helped me save around 20k if I were to subcontract it. Thank you guys I absolutely love your content and keep the good work going. A bit of a token from me for your future content. PS. Hope Poland treated you well:)
Started watching around Ep 100, crazy how big this channel has become. It's been a wild ride, my life, like there's has changed a lot since I first started watching.
Fantastic episode: I feel like you are taking us on a life journey, not simply a building channel. You both are so honest and sincere, it's a joy to see how things are unfolding with the house, your friends, and to see the beautiful surroundings. Thank you!
Sounds like Jess is what TV and film would consider a Producer. She does all the stuff to make sure the externally visible work can be done and the money comes together.
I was trying to make it a full $50.00. But my phone jumps around too much. Anyway, Jess thank you for the sparkle you add to your channel. Also thanks for being honest about your spending amounts. I hope others kick up too.
My favorite part about the move to Nelson is seeing Jess in the videos so much more! Love the channel. Thank you both for creating such amazing content! Love the videos.
Thank you for everything. I appreciate all of your content and love to see you and Jess grow together from the US. Please come visit us in North Carolina and we'll make sure you don't starve.
Thanks! Love your show. My wife and I watch it religiously on Saturday mornings. We completed the first half of our renovation in Wellington last year. So we know the pain and suffering and satisfaction. Our extension begins in September and involves a lot of carpentry including a dEck on top. My wife is convinced I have a bromance with Scott. But secretly I fancy Jess! Looking forward to episode 500.
You cant imagine my face as a home learning carpenter/woodworker from Poland who work as a one because of your videos. And after 2/3 years of watching your channel i see PLN and couple seconds later i hear that you had been in my country. i’m speechless and amazed ❤❤❤ thank you
Well now I need to watch Lord of the Rings again! What a beautiful place. Congratulations on 400. Here’s to another 400! Thanks guys! All the best for the future. Love the channel!
Thanks for the effort you guys are putting in! My wife and I just finished our home renovation and it was really nice and inspiring to watch your videos when we took some rest in the evenings. Thanks for inspiring us and motivating us to pay attention to detail!
That was undoubtedly the best Q&A RUclips video I have ever seen. Taking us along for a little road trip while you answered viewers' questions, was totally unique. Where you live is such a beautiful part of the world. As a professional photographer, I find the landscape in & around Mount Cook to be unbelievably picturesque. Hopefully, one day, me, my partner & my cameras will make it to see & photograph this amusing place. I nearly didn't watch this video, thinking it was going to be yet another overly long & boring RUclips Q&A. I'm so glad I decided to watch this. Good luck for the future, Scott & Jess & may the channel go from strength to strength.
Glad we were able to help Paerau. I usually help past friends and high-school friends when a go fund me comes up, even when technically we don't have the money to do so.
Great episode! I'm a self employed kitchen installer in Nelson. Give me a shout it you need any bits for your new kitchen I have heaps of new hinges just sat around in my shed that you are more than welcome to have. Keep up the good work
Hey mate, thanks! Send me a message via the contact form in the website. I’m sourcing kitchen hardware at the moment ! www.scottbrowncarpentry.com/contact
You're totally right about the "overcapitalizing", it's YOUR home, having it your way with the comfort you desire is worth a lot. I'm currently renovating a home I will live in for many years to come and plan to share. The sharing part isn't for "return on investment", nor are most things I'm doing with it, I want to share it because it's big enough to share, and I do the things I do with it because it fits my needs and what's needed to comfortably share some spaces without getting in eachothers ways. I'm definitely "overcapitalizing" as well, as well as making terrible choices if adding value was the sole purpose (f.e. I went with radiators instead of underfloor, a separate long and narrow kitchen instead of an open one, low ceiling heights... all against what's trendy and gives great first impressions to a buyer), but I don't want to live in the perfect flip house, I want to live in a house that suits my needs and taste.
So nice to hear you wanting to make the house warm and dry, and live in it. So rare these days. Kiwis average length of home ownership is only 5 years now. Kiwis flip houses like crazy. Very nice to see people building a home, not just a house.
Oh, what a great 400th episode! We were last in NZ with our 3 young children in 2010. We hired a campervan around both islands for nearly 4wks. We stopped off in Cable Bay, Nelson & Kaiteriteri, then on to Hanmer Springs. So, it's been lovely seeing how you arranged this episode. Our Kiwi friend, Mel, is from Christchurch & her parents are here in the UK, just now. We look forward to the Friday videos & can't wait to see the next development with the house. As we live in a nearly 400yr old house in the NW of England, we know exactly what it's like to renovate & restore. We've taken down the stone & timber framed gable end & rear elevation. £££ have been spent & we have yet to extend. So, here's to the next 400 episodes, as we toast you, while drinking our NZ wine!!! Onwards & upwards. You do you! 😊
What you are both doing with your house is called "Stewarding". You are stewarding it for yourselves and future generations. It flies in the face of short-term thinking to make a quick buck. Good on ya! Also I've just moved to Japan from NZ and am cheering ya's on to make it here yourselves 😁
Takk! We purchased a house six years ago and have been renovating it gradually ever since. I came across your videos not long after and have been watching them with immense joy every week. With no prior renovation experience, I've mostly turned to RUclips for guidance, and your videos have been a significant source of inspiration. I'm eagerly awaiting the next 400 videos! A big thank you from Stavanger, Norway.
Saturday morning = the week’s Scott Brown episode, and it’s such a weekly joy. Congrats on Episode 400 and look forward to seeing the great show continue.
Congrats Scott & Jess on 400 episodes. I used to drive my carpentry lecturer wild at Otago Polytechnic, he would tell us something, and I would say, okay, but that's not how Scott Brown does it, and he would say Scott who... Luckily shortly afterwards, some of the younger tutors there were able to bring him up to speed :)
Congratulations on the 400 episode! I've been watching since lockdown when your channel was a great source of comfort and inspiration. Just watched the episode about your time in Edinburgh. Can't believe you lived in Portabello - we were practically neighbours!!! It's a lovely place but not quite Nelson. And the sea is still full of jobbies...
Hi Scott and Jess, I live in Kitakyushu, Japan. Master craftsmen everywhere. And the tools you can find in used shops is crazy. Yesterday I saw a mortiser and a week ago a bench top planer. The planer was 1/3 the original price and the mortiser was 1/4 the original price. Of course I had to buy them. I really enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work! Make a Japan plan!!
Thanks for the informative, genuine, and enjoyable content. Definitely my favourite part of the weekend is making a coffee and watching your video. I'm fixing up a 1905 weatherboard cottage and your videos on window scribers have been invaluable. Thanks for all the effort you and Jess put in and I hope this small contribution helps you get to where you want to be in life. All the best.
Here's a Super Thanks from the great state of Utah, USA. I stopped watching around espisode 100 and have a lot of catching up to do! Excited to see you doing so well Scott and team.
one of only a few channels that i expand to full-screen and watch attentively without clicking-off to another tab or distraction of whatever.., in a world of ten-trillion channels and 3 second attention-spans, that says a lot, imo. it's because you are authentic people traveling an interesting journey, and, the best part for me is that i find myself grinning throughout the duration of each video, so, thanks for that it's a good thing. may this path continue to bless you and bring you much joy and harmonious union.
Thanks for all the great 400 episodes. You are a lovely couple and it’s been great learning about good carpentry, while watching your journey. The world is a small place! Simon (UK) 😊
Wow, that 2017 flashback of Jess talking about the camera gear really got me. I mean, camera and RUclips, that was Scott's thing back then, and that comment just showed me how deeply interested and invested you are into each other. And then boom 2023, you got the gear to do the shot Jess just talked about. I mean wow, didn't see it coming. So much storytelling in just 20 seconds of video. I love you guys, you are my vibe.
That's amazing. Never thought you guys had ever been to Poland let alone seen so much of it😮. Greetings from a Polish carpenter currently living in Australia. Love your videos
I Started watching few years ago when you were still based in Auckland. Until now, it has been my saturday morning routine to watch your new videos. Can't wait to see completing your own home renovation. :D
Thank you Scott & Jess. You make a great double act and i look forward to each week's episode. Keep up the great work on your renovation. I love that you're making a home that you want to live in rather than a "smart" investment.
Thank you Scott and everyone involved for 400 amazing videos. I enjoyed them all and been subscribed for over 3 years. And look forward to every new video. You inspired me to do a lot of smaller renovations in my house and seeing ray on your videos is cool as a Dutch person. Keep up the videos en doei doei.
Love the show, been viewing for a couple of years, went to the first episode and have watched all since, great content, production values and especially people :)
I've been a long time viewer, somewhere between ep. 75 & 100. Went back to the beginning and "caught up." Your content is one of my weekly indulgences. Thanks for all of it.
Your channel has proved a great source of knowledge as we renovate our 1920s seaside cottage in Whanganui NZ 💁🏼♀️ and it makes me sound like I know a thing or two when the tradies ask questions 😉
Your channel has helped us renovate a 1890s workers cottage in Melbourne. We bought in early 2021 and during our settlement I watched every one of your videos. One of the best pieces of advice/equipment was the full faced 3M respirator, especially for us removing lath and plaster.
Hi, I'm just a painter from Sweden and just want to say that your videos are really good. It is first time I write something but thought about 400 episodes so I had to write something, have been watching for a few years now. If all craftsmen were like you, the construction industry would be better. Greetings from Sweden
1) 100% agree that forever is a dangerous word 2) love the attitude around over capitalisation while making the house BETTER. We are doing our own reno and it is going to cost a lot, but want to make it feel like I improved the quality of the 1960s house to last another 65 years!
My wife and I look forward to a new SBC video every weekend. Thanks so much for giving us all a sneak preview of your life, and love seeing Jess so much in the videos! Will you have more merch soon? Understood if it's logistically a nightmare right now!
Thank you for all the great videos. I have been following for years and have gotten a lot of useful advice for my own renovation. I too have a very strong emphasis on comfort in my home so there is also a lot of extra work and extra spending - but it is all worth it in the end. Probably also in the long run in terms of value of the house. I am currently renovating the house full time so I can't spare that much but I feel I have gotten so much for so little over the years. Wish you the best.
I've been watching you for about a year, maybe more, I love how honest you are, how positive, how real. Today, when I heard that my country Poland had a part in your life, I was happy!! Keep it up, you have a faithful viewer from Gdynia (near Sopot and Gdańsk)! :-) Regards and wish you all the best!!
I found this channel just as Jess & Scott were about to leave Auckland. There was something endearing and intrepid about the two of them setting off on an adventure during the chaos and uncertainty at the time. I quickly digested the back catalogue, and continue to eagerly await the next exciting episode. Thank you both for your bravery.
Hi Scott and Jess! I'm in Northern California and I just started following SBC in 2024, around eps 430. I love the whole calm vibe of the channel and the really interesting building work inter cut with beautiful scenery. I didn't realize that Scott was half of the cutest couple in NZ until just now. Thanks for your hard work.
I am an American who moved to NZ in 2022. I discovered the Menz Shed and re-ignited my desire to do woodworking. And this led me to your channel somehow. Your episodes renovating your house has really helped me with the culture shock of NZ home building and living in a NZ home. As you mentioned in this episode houses are cold, not insulated, single glazed and damp. You don't heat every room all the time. Bedrooms are heated by space heaters. Good on you for deciding to live in a warm, healthy home. And with Scott's skills making sure it is done correctly. I saw in a recent video the heat vent/exchange tubing (don't recall its real name) and wonder if you could do an episode on just that, and what options you considered? Someday I hope to own a home here and need instruction on this topic. Love the channel. Am jealous of Scott for getting free tools.
A great insight into a beautiful couple. Every saturday morning my 4yr old son and I sit down to watch. He loves a bit Scott Brown Carpentry. Although, I had to watch this episode without him as it didnt have any carpentry content haha.
Always looking forward to your episodes every week! You and Jess always keep it fun. Great work on the editing, loving the music and the little intermissions. -Greetings from Chicago!
Wow. This is my favorite QA episode. I skip a lot from other creator because they’re just sitting talking. Your chemistry, locations, and guests made this a very entertaining watch. Congrats on 400!
I think the NZ tourism dept needs to sponsor you two. We’re sold on visiting one day!
Totally!.
Sames!
please don’t don’t come
You better save up ..its bloody expensive here
What's the name of gaston business
Thank you all for subscribing! I did not think youtube would change our life when I started uploading. I thought, make some fun videos and see what happens. Fast forward 5 years, over 3000 hours of editing, countless new friends made, a HUGE amount of carpentry knowledge gained (from reading the comments!) and here we are, Episode 400. Cheers!
p.s here are some timestamps to help you out, it's a long one!
0:00 Intro
1:20 Is it safe to work for SBC?
2:02 How is Paerau?
3:06 Paerau visiting Nelson
3:20 Richard broke his leg
3:44 When are we doing the kitchen?
4:20 Where we live
4:54 The move from Auckland to Nelson
6:10 Where I got my tool belt from
6:37 Advice for a Carpentry apprentice
7:02 What is Ray’s Life story?
9:14 Our street flooded
9:25 We are painting the house this colour
9:31 Smoko time cookbook?
9:55 Gardening channel?
10:17 What is Jess’s job?
12:43 The first time we visited Nelson, 2017
13:27 Makita or Milwaukee?
14:10 Where is Gaston !?
14:42 Gaston helped us buy our house
15:14 They stole all of Gaston’s tools
17:30 Why Gaston hasn't been in the videos
17:50 Chisels, planes and fancy tools
18:31 Map update
19:21 Why did we choose Nelson?
20:30 My favourite place in New Zealand
21:50 Sauna
22:01 Van fit out, what I would change
22:31 We we didn’t make our house bigger
23:00 Cheaper to knock down the house and start again?
23:41 My kitchen ply arrived!
24:37 Ray built an outfeed table
24:56 The most frustrating part
26:14 How are we funding the project? are we doing client work?
27:13 We have run out of money
27:37 How much we spent on the house so far
27:59 Flipping the house?
29:03 Is this our forever home?
29:55 Our finished floor!
30:53 How Jess and Scott met
32:50 We miss travel
33:02 What is next, after the home renovation?
34:14 How you can support the channel
Thank you guys for all the nice video's, take care!
Do you watch shoyun Japanese carpenter?
What’s your time frame on the house to complete it.
Scott if you plan on making this your forever home. I highly recommend and erv. It will help keep clean air in your house instead of having air and dust from outside to make up the air that you might be losing.
Hi Scott and Jess. You both seem so lovely. I'm about to embark on a renovation project myself (a do-up of a 110 year old villa in Grey Lynn). Your videos are very helpful (I've watched the Kingsland reno numerous times given the similarities to what I'm going to do) but even if your videos aren't related to something in my build, I keep your videos going because I want to support you guys. Great content and great positivity. All the best.
My wife and I love waking up on Saturday morning and watching the channel with a cup of tea. Thanks for sharing your journey.
My Saturday mornings too, bowl of cereal, coffee and Scott Brown Carpentry.
me too. it's how I start mh Saturdays in Oz
me too.
Same.
Same😊
Over capitalising is a boomer term to scrape extra profit from their rentals and dodgy house flips. Be proud of your work and efforts rebuilding a home that you and anyone next will be comfy and safe for years to come
Hi Scott, I've been subbed for over five years now, I'm a carpenter too and watching your videos was one of the big influences on my choice to start my own company. I'm now fully self employed, and at 26, actually really happy with my job for the first time in my life. Thank you so much for all the laughs and all the skills and information you've shared along the way, always presented with your signature attention to detail both in your work and video making. Big love, keep it up mate.
I did wonder why did you put the Polish currency there in the first place as noone ever does that:) Became so clear later on. I'm from Poland living in Welington. Been here 8yrs now. Visited Nelson so many times and I love it there too. Found you on yt around a year ago when when I decided to do double glazing on our house here windy Welly. Done the whole house all by myself since thanks to your video with Meridian which helped me save around 20k if I were to subcontract it. Thank you guys I absolutely love your content and keep the good work going. A bit of a token from me for your future content. PS. Hope Poland treated you well:)
Wow, thanks man, very generous. Happy to hear your double glazing went well 🙂
SBC is must watch for me every week. Well worth the cost of a Netflix subscription and then some. Here's to the next 400
Love your perspective on the "over capitalizing" view. I've tried explaining that before and haven't not been as elegant as you.
Started watching around Ep 100, crazy how big this channel has become. It's been a wild ride, my life, like there's has changed a lot since I first started watching.
Same same
Same too!
Fantastic episode: I feel like you are taking us on a life journey, not simply a building channel. You both are so honest and sincere, it's a joy to see how things are unfolding with the house, your friends, and to see the beautiful surroundings. Thank you!
Behind every good man is a great woman, go Jess.
Thanks!
Thanks from Switzerland :)
Sounds like Jess is what TV and film would consider a Producer. She does all the stuff to make sure the externally visible work can be done and the money comes together.
Cheers Scott and Jess for letting us tag along throughout the years. 🤙
Thank You for inviting us into your home and lives every week.
This show is always a highlight to my day
I was trying to make it a full $50.00. But my phone jumps around too much. Anyway, Jess thank you for the sparkle you add to your channel. Also thanks for being honest about your spending amounts. I hope others kick up too.
Thanks Scott and Jess, look forward to the Friday uploads all the way from Arizona.
My favorite part about the move to Nelson is seeing Jess in the videos so much more! Love the channel. Thank you both for creating such amazing content! Love the videos.
Hey that truck of frames across from the winery is my worksite! Next time stop in - bring your tool belt
I love how you could have done the episode 400 sign digitally in the edit but instead you built it. That's a chefs kiss moment.
Thank you for everything. I appreciate all of your content and love to see you and Jess grow together from the US. Please come visit us in North Carolina and we'll make sure you don't starve.
Good luck! Keep up good work!
Thank, you both, for all the entertainment and knowledge. Take care.
Thanks for the great content!
Danke!
As a Polish Jafa it’s so cool to hear you spent time in Poland. Hope you enjoyed it.
Thanks! Love your show. My wife and I watch it religiously on Saturday mornings. We completed the first half of our renovation in Wellington last year. So we know the pain and suffering and satisfaction. Our extension begins in September and involves a lot of carpentry including a dEck on top. My wife is convinced I have a bromance with Scott. But secretly I fancy Jess! Looking forward to episode 500.
Thank you!
You cant imagine my face as a home learning carpenter/woodworker from Poland who work as a one because of your videos. And after 2/3 years of watching your channel i see PLN and couple seconds later i hear that you had been in my country. i’m speechless and amazed
❤❤❤
thank you
Well now I need to watch Lord of the Rings again! What a beautiful place. Congratulations on 400. Here’s to another 400! Thanks guys! All the best for the future. Love the channel!
Thank you!
Love how most youtubers would just animate the episode numbers and scott is making them out of wood and hauling them in!
Thanks for turning me on to the Shoyan Carpenter and I hope you can visit him in Japan! Best Q&A I've seen on RUclips.
Thanks so much for always being honest conscientious and down to earth. It’s always a joy to watch you both.
😊
Thank you!
Thanks for the effort you guys are putting in! My wife and I just finished our home renovation and it was really nice and inspiring to watch your videos when we took some rest in the evenings. Thanks for inspiring us and motivating us to pay attention to detail!
That was undoubtedly the best Q&A RUclips video I have ever seen. Taking us along for a little road trip while you answered viewers' questions, was totally unique. Where you live is such a beautiful part of the world. As a professional photographer, I find the landscape in & around Mount Cook to be unbelievably picturesque. Hopefully, one day, me, my partner & my cameras will make it to see & photograph this amusing place. I nearly didn't watch this video, thinking it was going to be yet another overly long & boring RUclips Q&A. I'm so glad I decided to watch this. Good luck for the future, Scott & Jess & may the channel go from strength to strength.
Glad we were able to help Paerau. I usually help past friends and high-school friends when a go fund me comes up, even when technically we don't have the money to do so.
You've probably added 10+ years to your life in moving to Nelson . A more laid back lifestyle and such a beautiful place !
Great episode! I'm a self employed kitchen installer in Nelson. Give me a shout it you need any bits for your new kitchen I have heaps of new hinges just sat around in my shed that you are more than welcome to have. Keep up the good work
Hey mate, thanks! Send me a message via the contact form in the website. I’m sourcing kitchen hardware at the moment ! www.scottbrowncarpentry.com/contact
I've been loving the videos, and congrats on 400 exciting episodes! Thanks!
You're totally right about the "overcapitalizing", it's YOUR home, having it your way with the comfort you desire is worth a lot. I'm currently renovating a home I will live in for many years to come and plan to share. The sharing part isn't for "return on investment", nor are most things I'm doing with it, I want to share it because it's big enough to share, and I do the things I do with it because it fits my needs and what's needed to comfortably share some spaces without getting in eachothers ways.
I'm definitely "overcapitalizing" as well, as well as making terrible choices if adding value was the sole purpose (f.e. I went with radiators instead of underfloor, a separate long and narrow kitchen instead of an open one, low ceiling heights... all against what's trendy and gives great first impressions to a buyer), but I don't want to live in the perfect flip house, I want to live in a house that suits my needs and taste.
I'M A Master Carpenter in New York City USA, greatly appreciate your level of skill and attention to detail, keep up the good work! Thank you !
So nice to hear you wanting to make the house warm and dry, and live in it. So rare these days. Kiwis average length of home ownership is only 5 years now. Kiwis flip houses like crazy.
Very nice to see people building a home, not just a house.
Totally resonate with the over capital comments. Build responsibly,ethically and well designed. The world has enough substandard housing
Love watching you guys, keep up the good work.
Thanks. What a great way to celebrate the 400th.
Thank you!
Thanks for all the effort you put into your channel. Keep up the good work. Love the B roll content too!
Oh, what a great 400th episode! We were last in NZ with our 3 young children in 2010. We hired a campervan around both islands for nearly 4wks. We stopped off in Cable Bay, Nelson & Kaiteriteri, then on to Hanmer Springs. So, it's been lovely seeing how you arranged this episode. Our Kiwi friend, Mel, is from Christchurch & her parents are here in the UK, just now. We look forward to the Friday videos & can't wait to see the next development with the house. As we live in a nearly 400yr old house in the NW of England, we know exactly what it's like to renovate & restore. We've taken down the stone & timber framed gable end & rear elevation. £££ have been spent & we have yet to extend. So, here's to the next 400 episodes, as we toast you, while drinking our NZ wine!!! Onwards & upwards. You do you! 😊
Best episode! Thank you both.
Thank you!
Thanks for picking up my question team! Appreciate the advice!
Greetings from Poland! it was a very big surprise to view PLAN and heard that the my best carpentry chanel on YT owners was in Poland ;)
Been watching for a few years now. Love the channel and excited to see what the future holds!
What you are both doing with your house is called "Stewarding". You are stewarding it for yourselves and future generations. It flies in the face of short-term thinking to make a quick buck. Good on ya!
Also I've just moved to Japan from NZ and am cheering ya's on to make it here yourselves 😁
I saw Parau on crutches at at my gym a few weeks ago :) he was with his occupational therapist - good to see the guy recovering.
Sharing in such a generous and genuine way is no joke! Thanks.
Takk! We purchased a house six years ago and have been renovating it gradually ever since. I came across your videos not long after and have been watching them with immense joy every week. With no prior renovation experience, I've mostly turned to RUclips for guidance, and your videos have been a significant source of inspiration. I'm eagerly awaiting the next 400 videos! A big thank you from Stavanger, Norway.
Thank you!
I wish you the best. So nice for you to live a place where you are comfortable :)
Saturday morning = the week’s Scott Brown episode, and it’s such a weekly joy. Congrats on Episode 400 and look forward to seeing the great show continue.
I've seen all 400 episodes, we should be the ones thanking you, with the amount of work you both put in.
Congrats Scott & Jess on 400 episodes. I used to drive my carpentry lecturer wild at Otago Polytechnic, he would tell us something, and I would say, okay, but that's not how Scott Brown does it, and he would say Scott who... Luckily shortly afterwards, some of the younger tutors there were able to bring him up to speed :)
Congratulations on the 400 episode! I've been watching since lockdown when your channel was a great source of comfort and inspiration. Just watched the episode about your time in Edinburgh. Can't believe you lived in Portabello - we were practically neighbours!!! It's a lovely place but not quite Nelson. And the sea is still full of jobbies...
Hi Scott and Jess, I live in Kitakyushu, Japan. Master craftsmen everywhere. And the tools you can find in used shops is crazy. Yesterday I saw a mortiser and a week ago a bench top planer. The planer was 1/3 the original price and the mortiser was 1/4 the original price. Of course I had to buy them. I really enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work! Make a Japan plan!!
Thanks for the informative, genuine, and enjoyable content. Definitely my favourite part of the weekend is making a coffee and watching your video.
I'm fixing up a 1905 weatherboard cottage and your videos on window scribers have been invaluable. Thanks for all the effort you and Jess put in and I hope this small contribution helps you get to where you want to be in life. All the best.
Here's a Super Thanks from the great state of Utah, USA.
I stopped watching around espisode 100 and have a lot of catching up to do! Excited to see you doing so well Scott and team.
one of only a few channels that i expand to full-screen and watch attentively without clicking-off to another tab or distraction of whatever.., in a world of ten-trillion channels and 3 second attention-spans, that says a lot, imo. it's because you are authentic people traveling an interesting journey, and, the best part for me is that i find myself grinning throughout the duration of each video, so, thanks for that it's a good thing. may this path continue to bless you and bring you much joy and harmonious union.
Thanks for all the great 400 episodes. You are a lovely couple and it’s been great learning about good carpentry, while watching your journey. The world is a small place! Simon (UK) 😊
Just a gift for your renovation.
I love your chanel and watching both of you building your dream.
Keep it up.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
(Doei)
Thank you!
Wow, that 2017 flashback of Jess talking about the camera gear really got me. I mean, camera and RUclips, that was Scott's thing back then, and that comment just showed me how deeply interested and invested you are into each other. And then boom 2023, you got the gear to do the shot Jess just talked about. I mean wow, didn't see it coming. So much storytelling in just 20 seconds of video. I love you guys, you are my vibe.
Congratulations on the 400th EPISODE. Thanks for the amazing content.
P.S. Welcome back Gaston
That's amazing. Never thought you guys had ever been to Poland let alone seen so much of it😮. Greetings from a Polish carpenter currently living in Australia. Love your videos
I Started watching few years ago when you were still based in Auckland. Until now, it has been my saturday morning routine to watch your new videos. Can't wait to see completing your own home renovation. :D
You guys are so cool. Thank you for all the great exciting episodes. So glad to see Gaston too. Peace and love.
Thank you Scott & Jess. You make a great double act and i look forward to each week's episode. Keep up the great work on your renovation. I love that you're making a home that you want to live in rather than a "smart" investment.
Congratulations to episode 400! It has been a joy following you both since the early days.
This Channel brings me serenity and peace... Love it...
Thank you Scott and everyone involved for 400 amazing videos. I enjoyed them all and been subscribed for over 3 years. And look forward to every new video. You inspired me to do a lot of smaller renovations in my house and seeing ray on your videos is cool as a Dutch person. Keep up the videos en doei doei.
Love the show, been viewing for a couple of years, went to the first episode and have watched all since, great content, production values and especially people :)
I always enjoy Jess and Scotts yarns together
Thank you!
I've been a long time viewer, somewhere between ep. 75 & 100.
Went back to the beginning and "caught up."
Your content is one of my weekly indulgences. Thanks for all of it.
Scott Brown, you are a LEGEND!!!
Happy happy 400th Episode . I think I’ve watched them all 👍🏴
Your channel has proved a great source of knowledge as we renovate our 1920s seaside cottage in Whanganui NZ 💁🏼♀️ and it makes me sound like I know a thing or two when the tradies ask questions 😉
Your channel has helped us renovate a 1890s workers cottage in Melbourne. We bought in early 2021 and during our settlement I watched every one of your videos.
One of the best pieces of advice/equipment was the full faced 3M respirator, especially for us removing lath and plaster.
I watched all 400 episodes and clicked like on all 400! Thank you for 5 years old Saturday morning greatness.
Hi, I'm just a painter from Sweden and just want to say that your videos are really good. It is
first time I write something but thought about 400 episodes so I had to write something, have been watching for a few years now. If all craftsmen were like you, the construction industry would be better. Greetings from Sweden
1) 100% agree that forever is a dangerous word
2) love the attitude around over capitalisation while making the house BETTER.
We are doing our own reno and it is going to cost a lot, but want to make it feel like I improved the quality of the 1960s house to last another 65 years!
Yep, still here. Can't believe it's been 5 years. Been fun watching your journey so far and can't wait to see what the future holds!
Congratulations Scott and Jess on 400 Exciting Episodes
My wife and I look forward to a new SBC video every weekend. Thanks so much for giving us all a sneak preview of your life, and love seeing Jess so much in the videos! Will you have more merch soon? Understood if it's logistically a nightmare right now!
@ScottBrownCarpentry - heads up, the Paypal link isn't working
Thank you for all the great videos. I have been following for years and have gotten a lot of useful advice for my own renovation. I too have a very strong emphasis on comfort in my home so there is also a lot of extra work and extra spending - but it is all worth it in the end. Probably also in the long run in terms of value of the house.
I am currently renovating the house full time so I can't spare that much but I feel I have gotten so much for so little over the years. Wish you the best.
Still like the outdoor videos and hearing Scott say “ deck “ a hundred times and giggling at the accent every time. Well done guys 👍
I've been watching you for about a year, maybe more, I love how honest you are, how positive, how real. Today, when I heard that my country Poland had a part in your life, I was happy!! Keep it up, you have a faithful viewer from Gdynia (near Sopot and Gdańsk)! :-) Regards and wish you all the best!!
I found this channel just as Jess & Scott were about to leave Auckland.
There was something endearing and intrepid about the two of them setting off on an adventure during the chaos and uncertainty at the time.
I quickly digested the back catalogue, and continue to eagerly await the next exciting episode.
Thank you both for your bravery.
Great channel. Love the chemistry going on with you two.
Always pulling nuggets of wisdom for my next project(s).
Keep up the amazing work!
Hi Scott and Jess! I'm in Northern California and I just started following SBC in 2024, around eps 430. I love the whole calm vibe of the channel and the really interesting building work inter cut with beautiful scenery. I didn't realize that Scott was half of the cutest couple in NZ until just now. Thanks for your hard work.
Love the channel!
Appreciate it!
I am an American who moved to NZ in 2022. I discovered the Menz Shed and re-ignited my desire to do woodworking. And this led me to your channel somehow. Your episodes renovating your house has really helped me with the culture shock of NZ home building and living in a NZ home. As you mentioned in this episode houses are cold, not insulated, single glazed and damp. You don't heat every room all the time. Bedrooms are heated by space heaters. Good on you for deciding to live in a warm, healthy home. And with Scott's skills making sure it is done correctly. I saw in a recent video the heat vent/exchange tubing (don't recall its real name) and wonder if you could do an episode on just that, and what options you considered? Someday I hope to own a home here and need instruction on this topic. Love the channel. Am jealous of Scott for getting free tools.
A great insight into a beautiful couple.
Every saturday morning my 4yr old son and I sit down to watch. He loves a bit Scott Brown Carpentry.
Although, I had to watch this episode without him as it didnt have any carpentry content haha.
Always looking forward to your episodes every week! You and Jess always keep it fun. Great work on the editing, loving the music and the little intermissions. -Greetings from Chicago!
Thank you!
Wow. This is my favorite QA episode. I skip a lot from other creator because they’re just sitting talking. Your chemistry, locations, and guests made this a very entertaining watch. Congrats on 400!