I've followed this series from the very beginning and it is an utter joy to watch. Your attention to detail is impeccable; your client is exceptionally lucky to have you as his main contractor. Ed is also very fortunate to have such a great mentor. Your videos just get better and better, I never want them to end. Thank you for posting such interesting and educational content. Good to see Ian looking so fashionable too!
Hi robin love the work you do you are a true craftsman. I myself love my tools and believe in having the right tool for the job. Throughout all your videos it’s hard not to notice you always have the right tool for the job. I hope I’m not just speaking for myself but would love to see a detailed tool tour, a walk through all your tools everything you have gathered over the years. All power tools and hand tools. Would be amazing to see your collection. Keep up the incredible work.
26 mins when you are chatting with the owners, my eye was drawn to the parallel eves of the roof of the extension and replaced roof. Absolutely PERFECT. Super work mate, top class.
When you are cutting the boards on the table saw. Young Ed (Gulliver) makes you look like a Lilliputian! Great videos. Pleasure to watch a true master of his craft!
Hey Robin, nice to see such care and attention to detail being put in to every element. Had Thermowood cladding installed on our new extension/renovation project - shame the guy who fitted ours didn’t take anywhere near as much care. Could have done a much better job myself if it wasn’t for my health problems which made it all the more frustrating. Loved the smell of the Thermowood too - almost Smokey kind of smell to it. The joiner who fitted ours however complained how brittle the boards were, but personally speaking that only ever seemed to be a problem around some of the knots, and as you demonstrated, if you prepare each section by selecting through the boards beforehand it’s easy enough to work with most of the variations that the timber can throw at you. Excellent job guys 👍
Hi Robin, Great job again, The hard work is setting out as all ways plain sailing then.... I have used this Thermo wood for years great timber just be careful of splinters got a one years ago and Hand was infected 😢 The build looks amazing credit to you all 😊
One thing that really stands out for me is how your letting ed get the hands on experience and letting him learn.ive been a chippy for 23 years and a lot of trainees are used to do all the crap jobs but your letting him find his ways to do things and not just using him.fair play gotta give you the credit for this
I have said before that because Ed already has done a trade he understands the importants of good tools. His choice of chalk lines proofs the point. Tajima, the Rolls Royce of chalk lines! Tajima also make fantastic caulking guns, the only gun I know that doesn't dribble when you let go without pressing the lever.
Hi Robin. Can you do a series of building an octagonal gazebo in simple steps from materials to construction? Including specs for size and cutting guides?
I have used Thermowood a few times: very stable etc but it is very brittle which means it is easily damaged in storage, handling and fixing. Once fixed it's very unlikely to have a problem but you really do need to be very gentle with it up to then.
Hi Robin, can I ask why you didn’t start with the groove side of the board against the oak beam, so that the boards could be secret nailed through the tongue only the first and last boards need to be fixed through the face ?
Lovely to watch as always, craftsmen at work. I have similar job at the moment where the porch is incorporated into the roof just like yours. What do you do above the cladding, is it insulated? Does the insulation run all the way down the rafter to the plate and then the ashlar wall is then insulated aswell? I was concerned about what to do in this section so I’m curious what you’ve done, thanks as always.
Hi Robin, it was great watching a professional craftsman pay so much attention to detail. I also love the quality and performance of the Milwaukee tools. What digital tape measure are you using?
Wonderful video! I wonder how you determine the angles and build the strong arm effect? I have done one and it looks great. However, I have seen several that are not aesthetically pleasing.
Always somthing to learn in every video. What guage nail do you use in this video? This is somthing I think I over do. Also any recomendation on what make nails you use would be apreciated.
Robin another great video thank you, what gauge type snd length of nails did you use to fix the 25mm boards please? I also notice you didn’t use your Hikoki nail gun?
So I am using an 18 gauge pin gun with the longest pin and that is 50mm, so the cladding is about 21mm thick and the golden rule is that the fixing length should be 2 and a half times the material, we set the pin gun to penetrate about 3mm and that is perfect, the heads are super small and are virtually invisible once fixed, the Hikoki nailer I have is solely first fixed with a d head and would be unsuitable for thus application, hope that helps mate, thanks for watching
G'day, great vid thanks. Is thermowood a brand or is it a treatment that you can get from various suppliers. I'm doing some vertical cladding on an old cottage and this looks ideal. Any recommendations for suppliers in UK? Thank you for the great content!
Hi Matt, Thermowood is readily available at most timber merchants, it may not be a stock item but they will have access to it via their buying groups etc or there are some independent suppliers that specialise in cladding maybe Google it?? Hope that helps mate
Hi Robin, I don't want to buy you a coffee, you're probably well minted and can afford your own. Instead I'd like to buy Ed a coffee. Do you have a link for that instead please?
Hi robin , yet again I see all this kit ? As an apprentice I had a skeleton tool kit ? No wonder tradesmen are targeted to steal their tools ? ( another subject dear to my heart) . I paid £5 per week to buy my first Mikita pistol drill? Can no one work nowadays without all this expensive kit? Why is this country so obsessed ? In the states they use air tools as you know ? I seen it all come and go ? Sooooo much to talk about ? Will these lads you have cut it ? Sorry for the pun? Not intended
It's still odd to me to hear you talk millimetres where we would have said it in metres or centimetres, like 2 metre 95 point 5 or two 95 point 5. My brain starts to hurt from millimetres hahaha but you seem to do just fine. It's just that to me it's not to human scale anymore.
I've followed this series from the very beginning and it is an utter joy to watch. Your attention to detail is impeccable; your client is exceptionally lucky to have you as his main contractor. Ed is also very fortunate to have such a great mentor. Your videos just get better and better, I never want them to end. Thank you for posting such interesting and educational content. Good to see Ian looking so fashionable too!
Hi robin love the work you do you are a true craftsman. I myself love my tools and believe in having the right tool for the job. Throughout all your videos it’s hard not to notice you always have the right tool for the job. I hope I’m not just speaking for myself but would love to see a detailed tool tour, a walk through all your tools everything you have gathered over the years. All power tools and hand tools. Would be amazing to see your collection. Keep up the incredible work.
Hi James, that's a cool idea!! I will see what I can do!!
Yes want to see if you have got that worm drive saw up and running yet! :)
26 mins when you are chatting with the owners, my eye was drawn to the parallel eves of the roof of the extension and replaced roof. Absolutely PERFECT. Super work mate, top class.
When you are cutting the boards on the table saw. Young Ed (Gulliver) makes you look like a Lilliputian!
Great videos. Pleasure to watch a true master of his craft!
I'll come back to this video Robin when its time for me to put up some cladding, which won't be for a year or more, but come back I will. Thanks mate.
Hey Robin, nice to see such care and attention to detail being put in to every element. Had Thermowood cladding installed on our new extension/renovation project - shame the guy who fitted ours didn’t take anywhere near as much care. Could have done a much better job myself if it wasn’t for my health problems which made it all the more frustrating. Loved the smell of the Thermowood too - almost Smokey kind of smell to it. The joiner who fitted ours however complained how brittle the boards were, but personally speaking that only ever seemed to be a problem around some of the knots, and as you demonstrated, if you prepare each section by selecting through the boards beforehand it’s easy enough to work with most of the variations that the timber can throw at you. Excellent job guys 👍
Hi Robin, Great job again, The hard work is setting out as all ways plain sailing then.... I have used this Thermo wood for years great timber just be careful of splinters got a one years ago and Hand was infected 😢 The build looks amazing credit to you all 😊
One thing that really stands out for me is how your letting ed get the hands on experience and letting him learn.ive been a chippy for 23 years and a lot of trainees are used to do all the crap jobs but your letting him find his ways to do things and not just using him.fair play gotta give you the credit for this
Ed, nice work filming 👍 Really helps with clarity.
amzing craftsmanship as always robin and awesme that you are paasing on your knowledge to young ed
This lads getting 1st class apprentaship
I have said before that because Ed already has done a trade he understands the importants of good tools. His choice of chalk lines proofs the point. Tajima, the Rolls Royce of chalk lines!
Tajima also make fantastic caulking guns, the only gun I know that doesn't dribble when you let go without pressing the lever.
Great. Work. Done
I use a gauge rod to set out for horizontal groutlines on wall tiling jobs. Same principle.
I like the way that you lovingly stroke your wood.
Could of worded that last sentence a bit better 😲😂
Thanks
Just in from watching the Wallabys v England and caught this before bedtime !
Cheers Rob ;)
It’s a pleasure to watch your videos and I’m appreciative of the great efforts that you spend. 5*
Lovely job and great to see Ed gaining confidence and skills
“It goes a bit bad” still laughing! Also heard it called a witness pole- same thing!
A really great series that I've watched from the very start
Thanks Lewis!!
Beautiful job Robin !!!!!
Absolutely marvelous 🥳🥳🥳
16:27 is that Anne Widdicombe walking past there?
Hi Robin. Can you do a series of building an octagonal gazebo in simple steps from materials to construction? Including specs for size and cutting guides?
I have used Thermowood a few times: very stable etc but it is very brittle which means it is easily damaged in storage, handling and fixing. Once fixed it's very unlikely to have a problem but you really do need to be very gentle with it up to then.
Where's your dust extractor on the chop saw Robin?
Hi Robin, can I ask why you didn’t start with the groove side of the board against the oak beam, so that the boards could be secret nailed through the tongue only the first and last boards need to be fixed through the face ?
To be fair you probably won't see the 18g pin holes from below and 2 through the face is a better fixing.
Lovely to watch as always, craftsmen at work. I have similar job at the moment where the porch is incorporated into the roof just like yours. What do you do above the cladding, is it insulated? Does the insulation run all the way down the rafter to the plate and then the ashlar wall is then insulated aswell? I was concerned about what to do in this section so I’m curious what you’ve done, thanks as always.
Nice...amazing timing as about to clad ours
Hi Robin, it was great watching a professional craftsman pay so much attention to detail. I also love the quality and performance of the Milwaukee tools. What digital tape measure are you using?
Great detail as always Robin with the 45cut to finish at Oak beam. Curios to know how you started at the ridge beam?
Thanks
Troy
Robin did you do a video on building the porch roof, i was looking forward to seeing it
Just an observation robin, because it’s t&g why didn’t you blind nail it through the tongue and eliminate all the nail holes?.
Good looking job thar Robin( +1) 👍👍
Wonderful video! I wonder how you determine the angles and build the strong arm effect? I have done one and it looks great. However, I have seen several that are not aesthetically pleasing.
Always somthing to learn in every video. What guage nail do you use in this video? This is somthing I think I over do. Also any recomendation on what make nails you use would be apreciated.
Hi Gavin, this is an 18 gauge
@@ukconstruction Thanks Robin I wouldnt have had the confidence to use them to hold that up. Ill have more confidence using my nailer now.
@gavin6538 I think I would prefer 16 gauge nails. I would worry over time the 18g could pull down a bit from the weight and movement of the wood.
For the rips I always like to half the last full board plus cutting. Then you end up with around 3/4 s of board rip
did the roofing square and app ever become available ? if so where can I get it?
Great job
What model Chop Saw and table saw do you use
What about using Siberian larch what do you think kinda looking for a professional opinion really haha
What are the work jeans Robin? They look a good fit for men of our stature 👍
Hi Robin, are you using stainless steel pins or galvanised? Thanks mate 👍
Hi Chris, I tend to only use Stainless pins
@@ukconstruction Thats what I thought thanks for confirming. All the best Chris. 😊
Robin another great video thank you, what gauge type snd length of nails did you use to fix the 25mm boards please? I also notice you didn’t use your Hikoki nail
gun?
So I am using an 18 gauge pin gun with the longest pin and that is 50mm, so the cladding is about 21mm thick and the golden rule is that the fixing length should be 2 and a half times the material, we set the pin gun to penetrate about 3mm and that is perfect, the heads are super small and are virtually invisible once fixed, the Hikoki nailer I have is solely first fixed with a d head and would be unsuitable for thus application, hope that helps mate, thanks for watching
When cutting, using an end stop would be a better that measuring every length IMHO
G'day, great vid thanks. Is thermowood a brand or is it a treatment that you can get from various suppliers. I'm doing some vertical cladding on an old cottage and this looks ideal. Any recommendations for suppliers in UK?
Thank you for the great content!
Hi Matt, Thermowood is readily available at most timber merchants, it may not be a stock item but they will have access to it via their buying groups etc or there are some independent suppliers that specialise in cladding maybe Google it?? Hope that helps mate
Not just me that writes on my tape measure. My silver fat max threw that. Think I need to go back to taylon
Ed' on form - still hitching his jeans up pmsl
Hi Robin,
I don't want to buy you a coffee, you're probably well minted and can afford your own. Instead I'd like to buy Ed a coffee. Do you have a link for that instead please?
where's the buy Ed a coffee link?
It's the same one!! I buy him lots!!
16:02 I think this is how they filmed Lord of the Rings actually ☝
when`s the next even bigger build ?
Hi robin , yet again I see all this kit ? As an apprentice I had a skeleton tool kit ? No wonder tradesmen are targeted to steal their tools ? ( another subject dear to my heart) . I paid £5 per week to buy my first Mikita pistol drill? Can no one work nowadays without all this expensive kit? Why is this country so obsessed ? In the states they use air tools as you know ? I seen it all come and go ? Sooooo much to talk about ? Will these lads you have cut it ? Sorry for the pun? Not intended
I thought you hired him so you didn't need to use ladders?
Usual good work, pass on the knowledge.
It looks really hot there. If you need to take that shirt off to stay cool, we won't mind.
What the hell is that massive catbox at the end of the garden? Does the owner have a pet leopard he takes to the vets in it ?
It's a ski lift gondola from Courchevel!
It's still odd to me to hear you talk millimetres where we would have said it in metres or centimetres, like
2 metre 95 point 5 or two 95 point 5.
My brain starts to hurt from millimetres hahaha but you seem to do just fine. It's just that to me it's not to human scale anymore.
Making me feel very inadequate .
Thanks
Great series on the big build , nice to see good perfection tradesmen at work .
Thank you Paul!!!
Great job
What model Chop saw and table saw do you use
Robin's mainly a red man - Milwaukee.
@@mattcartwright8272 I knew it was milwaukee it was the size and model
i'm on the same platform if its good enough for Robin its fine for me