Why did my Bathroom Remodel Take 13 Years?

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  • Опубликовано: 31 дек 2024

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  • @bob81pizza
    @bob81pizza Год назад +185

    Yet another room appears in Frank's infinite basement

    • @finchbaby
      @finchbaby Год назад +5

      😂😂😂 A thought I didn’t realize I was also thinking

  • @SeraphimKnight
    @SeraphimKnight Год назад +58

    I'm always impressed that you so often just casually pull footage from like 10+ years ago in your videos. You must have just a ridiculous stack of labeled hard drives hanging around 😂

    • @frankmakes
      @frankmakes  Год назад +68

      29.4 terabytes of videos all dated and mostly labeled.

    • @MrMikeBurger
      @MrMikeBurger Год назад +39

      ​@@frankmakes if you ever have a desire to make a meta video about how you make videos - I'd watch it.

  • @stubartineoose
    @stubartineoose Год назад +1

    The 360 shots in this are genius.

  • @Maxid1
    @Maxid1 Год назад +2

    I think the most fun I've ever had doing cabinetry was building one to fit a space in a house that was built in the early 1900s that was not square. Nothing in that house was square, level, flat or even. But the finishers of the time made it all look like it was.

  • @mikejones2057
    @mikejones2057 Год назад

    That final shot with the out of character music and your hand sticking out from behind the door with the 360 cam... Just another wonderful film making moment Frank!

  • @bokkenka
    @bokkenka Год назад +42

    @13:25 -- It was nice of Frank to stick around and help Frank carry the cabinet out of the shop.

    • @karlchristoffer1275
      @karlchristoffer1275 Год назад +1

      Frank and Frank are a good team..!

    • @robt2151
      @robt2151 Год назад +1

      I think they are triplets but one of them didn't show up.

    • @karlchristoffer1275
      @karlchristoffer1275 Год назад

      Yes, they are at least 3, but not this day.. holiday or familybusiness or what ever... 😊😉

    • @WoLpH
      @WoLpH Год назад

      Those are Frink and Fronk, they love to help Frank out

    • @PikkaBird
      @PikkaBird Год назад +1

      @@robt2151 I think Fronk held the camera for most of this.
      I couldn't get a good look at which of them opened the door for Frank at 29:12, he didn't get close enough to tell for sure.

  • @mm9773
    @mm9773 Год назад +148

    Don’t feel bad about this: the average basement bathroom remodel time is closer to never.

    • @timma_thy
      @timma_thy Год назад +9

      I tried to install a sink in mine 3 years ago. Still not in.

    • @mrupholsteryman
      @mrupholsteryman Год назад +3

      I snapped a chalkline....years ago. 15 + years in home.... still no finished basement 😅🤣😂

  • @HamishMackenzie7
    @HamishMackenzie7 Год назад +44

    My basement bathroom reno took 6 years. So I'm feeling pretty good about myself now. Thanks for this

    • @OrionFyre
      @OrionFyre Год назад

      Nobody likes a braggart. ;)

  • @Very_Okay
    @Very_Okay Год назад +8

    i don’t know if i’ve ever commented in all this time, but i have been enjoying your work since a few months after you posted your workshop build video, and i just have to say:
    your filmmaking choices are what makes you stand out on youtube.
    i don’t have the time to watch these days like i did then, but your work always gets a view.
    that shot you did from inside the cabinet with the doors closed put a genuine smile on my face. it was just so pleasant to look at and and interesting way to present the information.
    i really appreciate the effort you put into these videos. the stop motion, the split screen, the frank clones. they all take so much more work than is necessary, and they elevate your videos from vlog to art.

  • @paulsmyers203
    @paulsmyers203 Год назад +44

    Well that's a great refit. The only critique I have is moving the upper cupboard door stoppers to the top of the frame instead of the bottom so they're less in the way of putting items in and getting them back out.

  • @anthonyfreeman5858
    @anthonyfreeman5858 Год назад

    The sound effects are an interesting touch.
    A simple update to make it look very nice. Good job.

  • @cleekersneaker
    @cleekersneaker Год назад

    I’m impressed you kept track of the footage over all the years

  • @charlotteblock4570
    @charlotteblock4570 Год назад +55

    As the most frequent user of the guest bedroom and bath over the years, can attest to it looking really great! Fun to see the process and the kids when they were little.

  • @barryirby8609
    @barryirby8609 Год назад +3

    I was going to comment on the new and fatter water heaters but somebody beat me to it. Good luck when the time comes. That valve is the TPR valve, Temperature and Pressure Relief. I am surprised your codes people let the plumber vent it upward. That can be dangerous and locally it's a no-no. Nice job, big improvement.

  • @MattTester
    @MattTester Год назад +3

    Great use of the 360 camera. Also I feel like I've said this before but along with the final builds I just enjoy watching Frank make nice pieces of wood.

  • @espnmk
    @espnmk 11 месяцев назад

    Saw this video when you first put it out but watching over shows the details that never gets dull Frank, thanks for sharing.

  • @larrybud
    @larrybud Год назад +1

    I'm bookmarking this video to show my wife any time I'm "past due" on any project! Thanks Frank!

  • @jammi__
    @jammi__ Год назад +13

    The hard black glue could well have been some asbestos glue. At least that's the judgement of such in my late 1960s house. They used such back then for tiles, boards, floor laminates and such.

    • @JoshuaRes
      @JoshuaRes Год назад +3

      I was thinking the same thing.

  • @robertstredde6798
    @robertstredde6798 Год назад

    I really like the pulls on those upper cabinet doors!!

  • @dhengen
    @dhengen Год назад

    caulk.... the unsung hero of DIY'ers

  • @jesper1406
    @jesper1406 Год назад

    And a whole video without a single CNC machine appearance... 💕💕💕

  • @VarionJimmy
    @VarionJimmy Год назад +5

    Clever idea to use round weights to hold the baseboard in place while the glue dries. 👍

  • @sgsax
    @sgsax Год назад +1

    Who among homeowners doesn't have a reno project that's not quite done yet. I've got one bathroom that has been mostly done for at least 5 years now. Maybe I'll get to it this summer. Maybe not. Thanks for sharing!

  • @juliesullivan1757
    @juliesullivan1757 Год назад +54

    Water heaters have a limited lifetime. The new standards with extra insulation make them a different outside size. This means you will have content for another project video.

    • @orijimi
      @orijimi Год назад +5

      AO Smith makes a very skinny 40 gallon.

    • @mallorykane2843
      @mallorykane2843 Год назад +10

      yeah i was just thinking i bet they end up with a tankless next time cuz it's gonna be a sumbich to even get that out now.

    • @orijimi
      @orijimi Год назад +3

      @@mallorykane2843 You can always cut the jacket and the insulation off and make a real mess.

    • @kenc2257
      @kenc2257 Год назад +2

      @@mallorykane2843 But when it eventually fails, it will have to come out...[fortunately, Frank used mostly screws, except for the finish nails on the trim pieces]

    • @mallorykane2843
      @mallorykane2843 Год назад +1

      ​@@kenc2257 yes i am aware it will have to come out hence the mentioning it will be hard to get it out.

  • @MeAlone44
    @MeAlone44 8 месяцев назад

    Very impressive buildout, the only thing I might have done differently would have been to make the shelves pull out drawers so they were not open. Wither way, it turned out awesome. Thanks for sharing!

    • @frankmakes
      @frankmakes  8 месяцев назад

      Yes and they're kind of deep. Drawers would have helped

  • @MidnightAmratha
    @MidnightAmratha Год назад +2

    next time you use that glue-on edging you can use a trimpiece with a router to get a nice fast and even edge. just thought you would appreciate the tip.

  • @mandyleeson1
    @mandyleeson1 Год назад

    Nice work Frank.

  • @orvsr4me2
    @orvsr4me2 Год назад

    Jackpot! We even got video of homer!

  • @NwoRun
    @NwoRun Год назад

    Bravo to the video editing. It will not pass through unnoticed

  • @Danman1972
    @Danman1972 Год назад +1

    Nice update for sure. Nice work around the hot water heater. That wood face on the outside of curb on the show will likely not last a ton of time if that shower gets a lot of use (being a basement I doubt it) , but I would personally re-tile that shower and use a more modern frameless glass door for the shower. I used to call the one we had like that in our 70's home a "bathing cave". It was super dark in there. I ended retiling the whole deal, make the door as a wide as possible with a modern door, built in shelves and much brighter light. Was a nice update. I used 12 inch tiles in a diamond pattern. Lots of cuts, but it turned great. Much more modern and slightly more function.

  • @teppi5119
    @teppi5119 Год назад +7

    I love the way you edit. Bathroom looks amazing. I learned a lot. Thank you for doing this!

  • @VeretenoVids
    @VeretenoVids Год назад +1

    Ooohhh! I love the clever placement of the door handles! (My house was built into a hill in 1910. I can talk about the lack of 90 degree angles any time. 😂)

  • @dan.w.hoover2556
    @dan.w.hoover2556 Год назад

    Looks great!

  • @jvisscher
    @jvisscher Год назад

    Thank you Frank, beautiful work.
    I'll use this as reference when my wife asks me when our house is finished. Usually I respond with; "Just because I promised doesn't mean you have to remind me every 6 months."

  • @ThePurpleSquirrel
    @ThePurpleSquirrel Год назад

    You are a true craftsman and artist. Craftmanship left the construction trade in South Florida many decades ago.

  • @johnmcanulty7341
    @johnmcanulty7341 Год назад +1

    I had a consulting mechanical engineer that always use to bring up his frustration with the term: Hot Water Heater. When on long drives to site visits the ensuing dialog we had was always entertaining. Thanks.

    • @stevedotrsa
      @stevedotrsa Год назад

      'DB board' must drive you nuts.😂

    • @johnmcanulty7341
      @johnmcanulty7341 Год назад

      ​@@stevedotrsa Have you ever seen a house fly? Yup and, have seen a baseball bat.

    • @09conrado
      @09conrado 7 месяцев назад

      In my country we call it a Boiler, but they're rare nowadays, as most homes have a central heater/water heater unit on the gas mains. Though they're trying to push the transition to heat pumps nowadays, to get off the fossil fuels

  • @antraxxslingshots
    @antraxxslingshots Год назад +4

    Seeing someone as handy as you are taking quite some time to finish projekts is really helpfull. It gives me time to breath regarding we moved into or new, old house one year ago and it feels totally overwhelming to get stuff done O.O

  • @alexwood020589
    @alexwood020589 Год назад

    You can get a cheap plastic tool which told two box cutter blades. It trims the edge banding perfectly flush on both sides in one smooth motion. I used to use a chisel referenced against one face of the wood, which works okay. But the tool was well worth the money.

  • @szcpos
    @szcpos Год назад +1

    You made me happy :)
    I still have time to finish the bathroom in the attic, only 9 years past...

  • @coolguy163
    @coolguy163 8 месяцев назад

    It looks so good

  • @dragoncracker
    @dragoncracker Год назад

    I learned from a cabinet maker years back that a file is the best way to trim up edge-banding, but i have also cheated and used a flush trim bit in a router

  • @jonanderson5137
    @jonanderson5137 Год назад

    I see a lot of basements. Handy home builders really have a knack for packing stuff around the utilities.
    Completely boxed up water meters.
    Electrical panels in the back of deep cupboards.
    Water heaters with no room.
    Furnaces wedged in corners.
    Sheetrock over valves.
    You name it.

    • @jonanderson5137
      @jonanderson5137 Год назад

      @WhatApp①⑨②⑨④⑧⑦⑤③⓪② hey fucker, if you're gonna spam, at least leave an auto like.

  • @dagwood1327
    @dagwood1327 Год назад +3

    Very good turnout on the remodel. Bathrooms are the hardest because of tight spaces. Also if you do much more of the edge banding you might want to buy a trimmer. Fast cap has some and of course Azom has bunches.

    • @nickhenscheid369
      @nickhenscheid369 Год назад +2

      ^ indeed, the Fastcap edgeband trimmer works pretty well. Use a block plane for the final trim.

  • @macedindu829
    @macedindu829 Год назад +1

    BTW, I love how committed you are to the "bed goes up, bed goes down" meme!

  • @sparkyprojects
    @sparkyprojects Год назад +3

    For the edge banding, a carpenter friend of mine used a fine tooth file, you file towards the wood in a scissor like action

  • @ToeCutter454
    @ToeCutter454 Год назад +3

    my dad took about 30 years to finally renovate/remodel 2 of our 3 bathrooms... i helped him with the upstairs master in 2021 and then we did the downstairs last year.

  • @markroth9827
    @markroth9827 Год назад

    Thank you for your video.

  • @jacas16
    @jacas16 Год назад

    so no one has mentioned the superb camera work !!!

  • @DavidLeeKersey
    @DavidLeeKersey Год назад

    Frank the man who keeps ALL his footage. He must have a good organization system too.

  • @danjeln
    @danjeln Год назад +2

    I have watched a lot of your videos and I’ve always noticed that when you are using the radial arm saw, you don’t pull it in a single smooth motion. Rather in steps were you go fast and slow alternating. Is there a special reason as to why? Thanks for all the inspiration and knowledge you share. Regards /Danjel

  • @davidshaper5146
    @davidshaper5146 Год назад

    For holding that baseboard with the construction adhesive, you can flip the head on your Bessey clamp and use them as spreaders.

  • @hdwoodshop
    @hdwoodshop Год назад +3

    It’s called pressure relief valve line. In case the water heater overflows, the water will go out this line. You explained it well.

  • @wr1ght939
    @wr1ght939 Год назад

    I love your voiceover. Very relaxing haha

  • @siucracos
    @siucracos Год назад +1

    Another great video as always, Frank! For the edge banding, using a blade works great. If you were going to be doing a lot of it, there's a tool made specifically for trimming edge banding. I used to work in a cabinet shop and we had them laying around everywhere. Sort of like how you'll find carpenter's pencils laying around everywhere haha

  • @Baron3D
    @Baron3D Год назад

    What a difference.

  • @carolburns8667
    @carolburns8667 Год назад

    Lovely and bright

  • @twinprimeable
    @twinprimeable Год назад +2

    27:30 I'm surprised you didn't relocate these stops to the top of the cabinet

  • @sjlarue1
    @sjlarue1 Год назад

    Looks nice! Can't wait till the video where you replace the water heater...I've replaced two in my house, and I am not going to spoil the joy and excitement that you or your plumber will feel when that time comes... seriously though, I would, before that time comes, rethink that bottom frame, and at least make the area around the water heater easily removable. Future you will thank you.

  • @bickybickford
    @bickybickford Год назад

    Beautiful Frank

  • @williamellis8993
    @williamellis8993 Год назад

    That looks really great, Frank. Keep in mind that nothing is square, level, or plumb in a new house either.
    Bill

  • @MrStudioso
    @MrStudioso Год назад +1

    For the edge banding, a trim router works great, especially on real wood banding, where it works much better than those specialized hand trimmers that slide over both sides and rip out chunks of it!

  • @Ghostofchristmasfuture
    @Ghostofchristmasfuture Год назад

    I love seeing the Franks at work

  • @Murtagh653
    @Murtagh653 Год назад +1

    looks great, but i think it would have been a better idea to just put a door over it, the storage space with the cubbies is nice, but when that hot water heater needs to be replaced, they will be in the way and it will be a pain to take them out.

  • @danaowen9014
    @danaowen9014 Год назад

    Beautiful work.

  • @williamschultz8198
    @williamschultz8198 Год назад

    As always Frank...Great job!

  • @garyknight8616
    @garyknight8616 Год назад

    Great job.

  • @kaycox19
    @kaycox19 Год назад

    Awesome renovation!

  • @HereIsWisdom1318
    @HereIsWisdom1318 Год назад

    3:03-“The Big Boss”! That’s hilarious!

  • @pat_link_
    @pat_link_ Год назад

    Really enjoyable watching, do like the projected tv on the inside of the doors

  • @danlynch1154
    @danlynch1154 Год назад

    Nicely done!

  • @kenc2257
    @kenc2257 Год назад

    That's a lovely basement bathroom. (it was worth the wait)

  • @heathermacmillan962
    @heathermacmillan962 Год назад

    Looks amazing! Definitely worth the wait 😊❤

  • @se7515
    @se7515 Год назад

    Looks good. If you want a quick and easy shower makeover, Rustolem Tub and Tile paint is great

  • @jkell42
    @jkell42 Год назад

    Nice job, Frank, it looks like you’re having fun with that 360 camera

  • @tjacksonwoodworker3726
    @tjacksonwoodworker3726 Год назад

    Very nice

  • @sarahs.245
    @sarahs.245 Год назад

    Man you really.... *handled* it

  • @glencrandall7051
    @glencrandall7051 Год назад

    I loved the remodel. Very good explanation of what you did and how you did it. Great use of space next to the water heater. The video at the end showing the result would have been better if you slowed the panning a bit. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations Год назад

    Beautiful work, Frank! It turned out fantastic! 😃
    Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @macedindu829
    @macedindu829 Год назад +1

    It's funny I feel nostalgia about the kids being kids xD.

  • @jasonchristiansen9063
    @jasonchristiansen9063 Год назад

    As always, super cool

  • @somethingsnowing
    @somethingsnowing Год назад

    My friend uses a flush cut router but to trip edge banding to size after installation

  • @miki09876
    @miki09876 10 месяцев назад

    I love yhe master plumbers at home depot

  • @STMwoodturning
    @STMwoodturning Год назад +2

    Frank, it all looks great (like all your projects). However… for the life of me I can’t understand why you didn’t use pressure treated lumber for the cabinet base. That wood lays on concrete next to the biggest water source in your house. What if water heater leaks or condensation collects on the floor from the shower? Just asking…
    Stuart

    • @MonsoonEast
      @MonsoonEast Год назад

      Agreed, code requires pressure treat. Looks great otherwise.

  • @lornesteed2417
    @lornesteed2417 Год назад +1

    It's pretty well a given that you will be replacing the water heater a some point - should make for a fun video disassembling everything you just did when that happens.

  • @plumbersteve
    @plumbersteve Год назад

    One question. One observation.
    What kind of camera was that? It looked like it might have been mounted to the ceiling and tracking you when you were caulking.
    The temperature and pressure relief valve on top of the water heater releases water when needed to protect the system from over pressure. The pipe coming off of it is a drain that relies on gravity to evacuate. If you pipe it up like that, the pipe would have to fill up completely before any water would ever come out of it. So you’re essentially trapping all this water and exposing it to the air. Trapped water will stagnate and things will grow in it. This trapped water is sitting up against the t&p valve. When that valve opens, the pressure behind it will obviously be higher than that of the water in the trap, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any contamination. Also, the older the t&p, the likelier that if it does purge, it won’t seal off completely, leading to a small amount of water continuously issuing from it. But if you had close the house water supply for some other reason, then you’d almost certainly pull all of that trap water back into the water heater where the hot environment will accelerate the microbe propagation.

  • @JayWC3333
    @JayWC3333 Год назад

    As a fellow architect:
    I understand the long remodel process.
    I think you do a nice job.
    I'm surprised you call the water heater a hot water heater. If it was hot, it wouldn't need to be heated...

  • @AquaPeet
    @AquaPeet Год назад

    Very nicely finished Frank! When can I test it out? I'll bring my own towel.

  • @LISA75_
    @LISA75_ Год назад

    I live in the UK, and our house was built in the 1850s , it's built with brick and I don't think that the builders knew what a straight line was lol , everything is bodged when we have to do anything shimes and cork are a staple to having anything look aesthetically pleasing .

  • @surlycanadian
    @surlycanadian Год назад +2

    Hey Frank. It looks good, but the insurance adjuster in me is cringing at that cupboard you built in next to the water heater. That space isn’t there just for fun, the water heater needs a certain amount of cubic feet of airspace adjacent to it for proper combustion and radiant heat dissipation. You’ve robbed it of that airspace, and it’s going to compromise the efficiency of combustion and/or the remaining lifespan of the heater. Because you trimmed out the cabinet, it is a full built in that will have to be ripped out when you have to replace the heater.
    In the interim, I recommend you make some vent holes in the sides of the cubby’s so that you at least restore the necessary airspace for the heater.

    • @larrymyers6749
      @larrymyers6749 Год назад

      might be an electric water heater

    • @surlycanadian
      @surlycanadian Год назад

      @@larrymyers6749 that’s true, but it still needs the airspace to dissipate the heat that radiates off it or he will experience dry rot. With electric, D epending on how hard the water is in his area, it would definitely need to be replaced soon, necessitating tearing out his storage. The area I lived in for 30 years had no natural gas lines (Canadian arctic) so everyone had electric water heaters, and they more often than not didn’t last till the usual 6 year warranty ran out. I was on my third heater after five years. By comparison, a town 100 Kim’s further south did have gas and they’re gas water heaters lasted 20+ years before rupturing.

    • @mallorykane2843
      @mallorykane2843 Год назад

      same. i was wincing not just at the heat but at the prospect of trying to maneuver in that tiny area for any work on that heater. holes in the side and probably change the door for a louvered one

    • @charlotteblock4570
      @charlotteblock4570 Год назад

      There's a medium size closet behind/as part of the the space, that opens into the guest room.

    • @rozinant1237
      @rozinant1237 Год назад

      Radiant heat distribution? There are plenty of companies that sell insulation blanket kits that up r-value of your tank, for more efficiency. If anything, you want to block heat distribution.

  • @AnthonyStabler
    @AnthonyStabler Год назад

    My time-lines for redos is very similar to this & my wife hates it,but her pushing doesn't seem to help much. 😅

  • @monjury
    @monjury Год назад

    I laughed out loud at the kids still being kids part. Really gets across how long ago this started.

  • @davidm2645
    @davidm2645 Год назад

    Are you going to do something with the shower ceiling? Maybe one of those fancy rain head thingies with a light built into it. I also want to know...what is the difference between "square" and "very square"?

  • @rogerlane896
    @rogerlane896 Год назад

    Nicely done. Does anyone know what's the piece of music at the end called?

  • @r-e_mii
    @r-e_mii Год назад

    Remodels are overwhelming in every way imaginable. From the design, cost & sourcing materials, diying always takes longer but saves more money than hiring whoever, the list goes on. It doesn't happen overnight.

  • @bobpurcell5662
    @bobpurcell5662 Год назад +1

    Nice job Frank - I like the asymmetric design! But you probably could have a done a better job if you had taken your time! ; - )

  • @aserta
    @aserta Год назад

    23:38 rather than doing that way and not getting a great finish, take the blade out, and set it flat on the surface outside the edge you want to trim, then angle it slightly so that the cutting surface is flush, and prop it up with your finger. Dragging it down will then perfectly slice the excess leaving a slightly undercut edge that will not catch.

  • @Iamthatmike
    @Iamthatmike Год назад

    I'm curious- why do you choose to use two drills instead of a drill and an impact driver?
    Thanks for the videos. You do a great job.

  • @Saavik256
    @Saavik256 Год назад

    Original colours give me a very 70s vibe.

  • @virtualfather4117
    @virtualfather4117 Год назад +1

    Can you still easily replace hot water heater?😊

  • @HiVizCamo
    @HiVizCamo Год назад

    Love that thumbnail image, something out of a house of mirrors 😆
    Is this a post production distortion or an in-camera effect?

    • @frankmakes
      @frankmakes  Год назад

      That's with my 360 camera. So I could get video that looks like that but it might be hard to watch. I think I went back and took that shot after I had done all of the video shooting