Week in the life of a UK self employed carpenter (do the small jobs matter)
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- About the video:
in this video i take you through a week in my life , doing different jobs and behind the scense. obviously being a self employed tradesmen most weeks are different sometimes i have days quoting , some times im in the office. if you wiukd like to see more these types of videos please let me know .
this video is not for learning purposes however you can take some tips from this video.
in these jobs i have followed the customers request
I hope you enjoy the video and I hope it serves a purpose whether it be for entertainment , Knowledge or just some tips.
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Thankyou :)
Just wanna say how much i love your videos, so much so that when i got made redundant and decided to re train at 38 its youre videos that made me choose joinery, so now im 6 weeks into a carpentry and joinery level 2 course and loving every minute of it so thanks lol
Good for you👍all the best for your new career!!
Well done .
Hi, I am a similar age and have been trying to retrain into carpentry for a few years. Apprenticeships are few and far between where I live, and I can't afford to just drop my job and go to college full time (family to support ect. Also doesn't seem to be any night courses where I live. How are you going about getting qualified?
@@James_Gower arite mate, I tried private courses and got nowhere in the end I just tried my local college, I'm the oldest in my class at 38 the rest are early 20's, it's 2 and a half days a week so with a Saturday i have 3 and a half days to work, it's a bit tough with not a full weeks wage for a while but worth it in the end
@@shauncunliffe7486 cheers pal, I'll have to look at something similar I think if I've got no where by the start of the acedemic year next year. In the mean time I'm just trying to make stuff in mu garage to sell, get a bit of experiance ect
You're a good man cleaning the paint of the road, a lot of people in the UK wouldn't bother their arse to do it.
Bro. Get at me. Im a local self-employed chippy. Currently on a reno myself as well as other jobs just like you. Always got time for a chat at the sawmill if your about, help, share ideas etc, seen you the other week and should have stopped for a chat but was in traffic!
Keep up the good work. Inspired. 👍👌
yeah I would love to chat some time thankyou i really appreciate it
So nice to see both your work side and personal side, wouldn't have guessed you had a son but seems like you're a great dad ❤ loved the video
show us ! i recently started carpentry job, I'm a furniture maker and i was told by the contractor to "not be making love to the wood" . long story short im to particular , my question is what's an acceptable out side miter, i have coping down but a video for a home owner or someone like me would be how to do outside miters !
Great vis man, been a fan for along time on many accounts,
your realism is hard to beat!
Love from Ireland!
Your videos are amazing! Don’t stop making content because it’s really helpful. I’m a tradesman myself and i find ur videos extremely useful! Completing jobs, talking about tools, pricing and everything else!
thankyou man really appreciate this comment im glad you find the videos useful , I love how my transparency can help people
@@ttdowgcarpentry2390 it helps a lot and just like you said… the transparency helps even more!
Decent hard working honest guys, they should be an example to the many scroungers.
Thankyou I really appreciate this I hope I can set an example
Why can I never find Tradespeople like this??? It is infuriating to see them on youtube, but when I use Trading Standards I find half the people have been done for various offences or if I use Check type sites they all have fake reviews. Many drop leaflets in the door or call and have no company number, address or fixed phone number.
I had one cowboy that wanted to plaster over existing wallpaper and paint it, another that didn't like lifting floorboards and suggested boxing pipes in around a bathroom, not using existing ones or the holes, also a heating company that sent people that were NOT GasSafe Registered who thought a combination boiler on a 1st floor, cooker on ground floor and gas fire on ground floor could all run on a 15mm pipe - with the boiler being furthest away. GasSafe refused to investigate as they are as bad as other trade bodies that take the membership fees and do FA.
I even had a window fitter that forgot about the building and fire regulations and fitted the wrong type of glass in upstairs windows and the wrong frames.
It has been a nightmare over the years and I had to learn to do a lot of things by watching proper tradespeople on channels like this.
I tiled my bathroom after watching many videos and also fitted a bathroom suite, it took 3 months, but it's almost perfect. I had a quote for £1800 to fit a toilet, sink and bath, then a £4000 quote to take tiles off and put new ones floor to cieling.
I ended up buying a bathroom suite and then getting about 30 boxes of tiles, 3 tubs of ready mixed adhesive, a load of border tiles, borrowed a tile cutter, bought 4 files, 4 scribes and a huge spirit level etc. The grouting took a while too. I had to fix the wall too before applying new tiles. The people quoting wanted to stick new tiles over old ones, even though they were coming off.
PLEASE come to the North West !
Mans at Wicks in his sliders! Love this 🤣 love these vids my guy keep it up
gotta love the sliders 😂 thanks mate I appreciate the kind comment
Nice media wall, people don’t normally get to see the amount of work that goes on behind the MDF, they only see the finish,
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Good job on the edit, the slog is real when cutting so many hours into just minutes, it all went together well!
thankyou I really appreciate the comment yeah it took hours upon hours
@ttdowgcarpentry2390 just started my joinery apprenticeship so your channel is great for someone like me, day in the life are my go to videos
Your videos are really good m8 stick with it you will have 100k subs in no time its gonna be a good journey watching your business and channel grow be good to see how much you grow over the coming years 😀🤟
Good honest graft. Varied scope of work . Apprentice feeling the dread on that miscalculation. Fitting new doors to old frames is an age old test of a joiner’s capabilities. Granted cheaper panel doors this time but £300-400 oak numbers tests the metal. Good experience and variety for the apprentice. Stumbled across this on my feed. Cracking down to earth day in day out content. Tip of the hat from a Scottish joiner(18 years). That recording and editing looks like a ball ache. Keep grinding 🤙🏻
Love the videos! You should make a Q and A about how you got your start, who you apprenticed under.
You’re certainly a hard working fella. Can’t help watching this and thinking the amount of doors you hang that a simple hinge jig with bearing guided router bit would speed you up tenfold. Very easy to make and the same goes for the latches. I’ve adapted a jig tech as well for normal latches which one again gives higher degree of accuracy.
I made one out of plywood can only do one at a time but it was free and fitted about 50 doors with it best thing I have made off a simple RUclips video
@@aaronbell8527 definitely the way to go.
First video I've watched. Good job mate and a new subscriber 👍
Thankyou mate really appreciate it and I’m glad you like the video
Another awesome vid, good job! Poor apprentices heart sank with that tracksaw moment, I felt that!
😂 yeah his heart must have skipped a beat he looked like he was in despair
I saw the Screwfix ad on TikTok 😂 made my day and seeing the apprentices dance moves I hope he never changes 🤣
😂😂😨 I hope he never chances too
very nice content mate! keep it crushing.
Binge watching the videos mate.all the best. I’m in Walsall too 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
thankyou mate
Cracking video and your a top notch carpenter and the way you handle your apprentice. Alot of tradies will use them as a laughing stock or free labour but you handle it very well
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Love your videos, they are really informative. I’m 56 so too old to be an apprentice but really enjoy DIY.
Apprentice won't make that mistake again , we all learn from mistakes, you should have charged more for media wall ,bty god bless your son , best wishes from Dublin !
I've worked with people that did some really funny things. One was a fairly experienced person poking a screwdriver between chipboard (that had been put down before walls and doors were installed) and hitting a pipe, then in a panic using a chisel to get the piece of board up and hitting the rest of the pipes from a boiler including a gas pipe. They were in a row all next to each other touching the underside of the board. The homeowner arrived to find vans from every service and police had closed part of his road off due to a reported gas leak! He ended up being put up in a hotel for a week while his house was fixed, including new ceiling, upstairs floor repair and decorating! It was a right mess. We didn't had pipe detectors in those days and it wasn't obvious that pipes would be in that position.
I think Persimmon built those houses, no one liked working in them.
Love this video mate, nice to see some variation in carpentry. Just in case you don’t know, you can get a scotia trim tool that’s a lot quicker than a metre saw. Your a brave man wearing those socks. Keep up the good work mate 👍🏻
I love these socks 😂 I have seen these tools before but could never find what they was called I've just typed in Scotia trim tool and its just come up don't know why I didn't think of this sooner 😂🥲 thanks mate im going to invest in one now
No problem mate, which area of Brum are you from, as I’m a Brummie too😄
Love a maccies don’t you mate 😂 FairPlay Tyrell is a lucky young lad having this opportunity
It’s ok tell him that this is no going to be his last mistake and he will learn from this no matter how good we are we all do mistakes
thanks mate ill let him know and thankyou for the comment I love your content
Thanks bro. I really enjoy watching your videos, and I've learnt a lot about how to price up jobs, so I really appreciate what you do. This was a great video. Well done on the editing and filming! I know that stuff isn't easy and takes long!
thanks mate really appreciate your comment yeah these things aren't easy and take a while this is why I appreciate these comments so much thankyou for the kind words
You're welcome brother, keep up the great work!
Best video of yours ive seen yet. Nice to get the full insight of your week. Cheers mate
thankyou mate I really appreciate the comment it took a while to make this one your comment means a lot
Pretty new to the channel but working my way through the videos.
Content I feel always has to appeal to the viewer and be relevant. I would guess I’m among your average subscriber, DIYer / bought a project house. The things i always want to know is where you get your supplies, how much they cost etc also what tools you use and why they’re better than others that are available.
Also a bit of basic technique pointers ie how to make cuts in skirtings, why you’re using a certain type of timber on a job, you may have covered all this before but in slowly working my way through your content.
Most important is likeabillty as a creator which you have, will always make us come back to watch the next video, always good to see you mentoring the apprentice as well 👌🏻
Keep up the good work
You deserve everything in life! This guy is the real deal!
Media center turned out great awesome work
When the apprentice cut the wrong side of the track 😂😂 we’ve all been there mate keep going the accidents happen less as the years go but they never stop (full tradesman 16 years experience) 😂😂
That was so funny. I knew exactly what emotions he was experiencing as he stood there 😂
If we don't make mistakes we don't learn and being a chippy for 35 years I'm still learning every day
I’ve been a carpenter/cabinet maker for 40 years and I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way. ‘If you’ve never made a mistake, you’ve never made anything’
Fair play mate, that's some quality work there. Keep the content coming, just subscribed 👍
It would be nice to hear what some of your customers actually say about the work that you are doing. Keep up the good work.
love your videos watch them every time they come out think this one is one of your best keep up the work bro
Glad you like them! and thankyou so much I feel like this was my best video it did take the longest to edit
This was a great video to see. An honest hard working man who isn't afraid to show the softer side too. I can see a lot of love in tour eyes for your son and that's a rarity these days. Hat's off to you sir!
I *think* I'm local to you (did I hear you say Walsall?). It's good to see another local lad on the RUclips grind. It's tough and there will be ups and downs but it's all worth it in the end. Keep it up buddy
Hi ,enjoyed your video ,im a plumber ,self employed .,…you win some lose some .,……you won that one ,nice one 👍
Thanks mate I really appreciate your comment and I’m glad you enjoyed the video
Again such great work you do, both in carpentry and in videography. You're literally cramming one week with two jobs and I respect the grind! Keep at it, I love watching your videos, always pushes me to keep sharpening my skills and to keep learning. Great finish work, would have liked to see more of it or even some still photographs just to admire the final result! Nice work!
Nice work. I watched from start to finish. Love the growth, and keep on keeping on. Much respect.
New doors old linings... just be alert a lot can go awry......🎉😂great real world channel ..thanks
3mm (strong) margins on doors seems the norm these days no backcut. I like what your doing with your videos real world jobbing certainly beats swinging doors all week. Thanks
thankyou I really appreciate it and yeah tbh I love jobbing but a lot of people I know hate it
Look at getting a 2.5m dewalt rail, make things much easier. Those lightweight doors get flush hinges, make much more money on the job! Nice content
use expanding foam for skirtin boards. always a clean rip off if anyone needs to take them off to access pipes etc
🤔 I’ve never tried this
I’ve watched you grow in confidence your doing well keep it my friend 👍
New to your channel mate and very enjoyable. The media wall looked a class job, some in depth stuff around that sort of thing would be good 👍🏻
Thanks mate I really appreciate the comment I will make a separate in depth guide on the media wal
Love your videos bro, Always extremely informative and shows real life carpentry and construction. Thankyou for the effort you put into making these!
i take my hat off to you on how far you come ... i follow you on here and tiktoc keep up the grafting 💪
thankyou mate I really appreciate this comment and I'm glad you like the content on TikTok and RUclips
You guys are amazing. It’s really hard to find a good carpenter. Keep up the good work
That media wall is spot on 👍
Great video man wasn't expecting to watch the whole thing but you made it interesting
well done m8, skilled and caring , and making money on different streams of incomes .
thanks mate I really appreciate the kind comment it
Treating the apprentice to breakfast and a bonus for putting a shift in. Well played.
Love the videos TJ. I’m a carpentry apprentice and me n my boss both watch you lol😂 keep up the amazing content 👍
just come across you today very interesting how some things are done
im glad you find my videos interesting
If you are as good a father as you are at your job, that kid of yours is gonna be set for life 👍🤙 great video
Great video 👍 would be good to do a video explaining what that money goes on because a lot of people think that’s profit. Reality it once tax, labour wages, liabilities insurances, van, van tax, van insurance, tools, lock up (if have one) or work shop, fuel, national insurance, holiday pay, sick pay now how much you made now ?? Out of that you got to run a family and business Keep up the videos really enjoy them
Macdonald's made the most profit here!
Decent work, efficiency would help you get more done and make more money!
Keep up the hard work.. you deserve your every success.
Great video! I think you could be more productive and save your legs and knees working from a few benches and saw stands etc and my personal favourite a gazebo to work under in the rain 👊👊👊
I wouldn’t change anything great content and video.
Thankyou mate I really appreciate it
Hard worker and knowledgable. Will go far
Can you do a video of all the power tools you have and talk through which ones you use the most and why you like them?
I have added this to my list thankyou for the idea
Loved the media wall u did. I want it done.
Salute bro, keep up the good work.🤛🏼
Thanks mate Will do!
Just came across your channel, keep it up! Loving the content.
Solid content yet again pal.
Thankyou really appreciate it
Seeing the daily struggle of an apprentice, takes yer back . 😂 It's astonishing how quickly we can overlook the immense challenges of learning on the job, only to neglect the importance of providing patience and task-specific guidance instead of mere instructions to our newcomers. we all been there nodding yes i understand, when really yer be thinking havent a clue!. 😊
Yo love the videos keep it you inspire me
Solid work mate however there's nothing you can do to fix the big crack at 24:11 😉
You're doing a lot of work with MDF. Consider getting a battery powered leaf blower and then blow off all the dust from your clothes before you remove your mask. It will be helpful in many other things too. You should be able to get one that fits your current battery platform.
This is a very good idea I do have one but haven’t used it for this , I’ll do this next time
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Great. I look forward to seeing how it goes.
Great vid, Your very skilled and hard working , Inspiring to watch. Keep it up bro
Tryells little mistake was no biggie since the doors wasn't pre finshed. These things happen to the best of us and little school boy errors like this happen throughout apprenticeships. The main part is he knew instantly and that's how you learn when you have to think for yourself
Good guy. Showing us how life is done. Keep it
best way to make them better is just do more these week long videos are great and the day in the lives are always good a day in the life of an apprentice would be good too
Double sided DeWalt track too clever for it's own good
Iust started following the show from a fellow brummie. You do good work. I got a trend m class dist extraxtor last year about £110 i think and is really good with the mdf if you consider getting a diff dust extractor. Had some titan stuff myself and its not too bad
Good video mate, Worth the time of editing 👍👍
Jeez,
Like u ain't got enough work to do & THEN Flim/edit rah.. Good work 👊🏾🙌🏾
Nice work,you deserve every success!
Excellent video, keep them coming
thankyou im glad you enjoyed and I appreciate your comment
Your video's are great already - Keep up the good work
That boiler needed a full corner cupboard building.. Whatever you did was going to look odd...... But what can you do, have to build what the customer asks for.
Also.. Well done for mentioning the day picking up materials and the day doing paper work... Winds me up when people hear what you charge for a day and instantly multiply that by 5x a week, 52 weeks a year and think thats what you earn a year.... Theres so many unpaid hours/days when your self employed.
Great content, keep up the excellent work 👏
Another great video.Good content.How did you fit the boiler pipework boxing in to the wall ?
It’s free standing so can be removed how the client wanted it
respect to the grind!
Project mbappe at full swing💯
Oh man that apprentice move 😂
Your content is relaxing to watch but please bro use your dust extractor! Seeing all your tools just spraying dust everywhere upsets me greatly.
P.s. your maccas consumption is mad
😂😂 I do need too stop with the maccies and yes I will bring back dust extraction
Start calling you the door doctor good work
thankyou mate I really appreciate it
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Just found your channel 👊🏾
Great video as always 👍🏽
I love this dude he’s so clean with his work it’s proper therapeutic can watch him all time…no homo😂
ive watched a good 10 of your videos. always good to watch. i watch ur apprentice and sometimes hear what he says and he reminds me of me so much. does you find his mind is totally somewhere else when your explaining stuff to him or get confused really easily?
thankyou im glad that you like the videos and yep he gets confused very easy but im hoping with experience he won't get confused as much
That's what I like to see, family 1st top man
You doing just great 👍👍
Thankyou I really appreciate the comment
hahahahahahaha, the poor fella, to be honest he was just trying to hard, focused on cutting the door . hes a good lad, and he'll never make that mistake again
lol
thanks for the upload well done
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video !!! thanks
I'm glad you like it thankyou for the comment
great video mate well done
Great video
But then you also have insurance, gas, etc. - you could honestly raise your prices a bit, it seems too cheap when you also consider all your expenses. tools as well.
I may try but I have had problems raising my price in the area I’m based
People complain or stop using you? @@ttdowgcarpentry2390
I felt his pain then when he cut the door 🫣
Nice work sir. I am a carpenter from Pakistan having 18 years of carpentery experience and after watching your videos I am willing to come there and work with you for an international experience. Is this possible for me to come there and join you.
If you are good you will get work from.your own people to keep u busy. The might not wanna.pay u tho