I once worked on the old Guinness factory in NW London. It was like this. An absolute nightmare. The Architects just run away and left us chippies to it. They just couldn't deal with it. They were right to run away but in a sadistic sort of way I enjoyed the challenge and we somehow got it done. Weird how us carpenters think!
found it very interesting and would defo be interested to see further video on the outcome of the other walls and it is great to see when things aren't just as straight forward and seeing the different solutions. Keep them a coming.
I found this interesting. It is a true craft what you have done as there are lumps and bumps and not a square or flat edge/suface in site. Stear well clear of Celotex as it is Flammable, try and use Rockwool as it is Non-Flammable. I would like to see more of this type of content with old houses. Keep up the great work.
Brilliant that Del . Nice to see something as not straight forward as a new extension. .you had to do a bit of thinking and planning to get that roof pirlin supported .worked out well dispite all the cables and pipes in the way 👍👍👍👍
You are a bloody legend mate and we would be lost without you helping us out on this. Before anyone mentions the pipework its all being re done along with the electrics 🤣
Welcome to mostly my career. I started my carpentry working in a doomsday village on everything seriously old. Didn't see anything straight or clean for a number of years. Most days going home doing my impression of the coleman. And strangely I preferred that. So where work permitted I chose old over new. I became known for it in the UK. Moved to Oz and where I could worked on heritage buildings. The draw for me is the problem solving. Eg. Nice new build. Work out a stud length. It fits. Cut another X number the same. Boring. The wall you just did. Every stud a struggle. Think about why what where. How can I solve the problem. How can I improve what is there. Renos just make you think in a way new builds don't. One new build out here I was contracted to do fit out on numerous hotel rooms. The windows all made on a jig. The frames all cut by computer saws. I made a notebook of all the member sizes. Each morning, without even going in the rooms. I stood outside and cut every skirt, arch, etc. For two hotel suits. Then the rest of the day installing. Mind numbing. Some love it because it is easy. I hate it. In Oz there are way more Carpenters that will only do new work. So left me with less competition for the old stuff. And the too hard basket. Six look at and run. I do. As Poirot always says. It is all about the little grey cells. Problem builds kept me thinking.
Exactly Sir, if I wanted to do repetitive mind numbing work I'd just go and work on an assembly line. Give me old houses any Day of the Week. Every old house is a puzzle that has to be solved. The mind and body working in unison to problem solve, 👍😁🔨🇮🇪
Great comment as always Dave🤩and it is easy doing neat, straight and clean new work, but like you say, working on older stuff throws up lots of challenges which does make it more interesting👍Cheers Del
Of course it would be better to knock it all down Mark🤔but I guess its nice to retain the character of these old places, plus peoples budgets aren't always endless👍Thanks for watching😎Cheers
Binge watching your back catalog of videos. Boy I don’t miss working on old rough structures, great learning opportunities though. Leveraging years of experience to tackle the challenges. I’m now in the states and the yanks build completely out of wood and nothing in my area is beyond 100 years old. So much easier bashing houses knowing it’s all wood frame. Hardest transition was learning to read a tape measure in imperial. No metric in the states. Lol.
When it comes to wonky windows etc. I tend to go with it because in the end the eye is drawn to the correction. With that window I would cut two 2" wedges on the table saw and screw them in place ready for plasterboard.
Hi there🖐 I get what you're saying and it makes perfect sense, and I normally refer these kind of details back to the customer👍Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
It’s nice to see your tackling the same kind of work been doing for a few years, it’s very frustrating when nothings plumb or level and you can’t get good fixings, but at least the birds were having a good old sing song 😊
Outstanding craftsmanship as always T.C, you have a keen eye for structural details. You picked up that point load and transferred the weight nicely, 👍🔨🇮🇪
This was a bloody good video showing how to overcome so many challenges when renovation old houses. Found it way more interesting then wokring on something the is all plumb, level, square. Very cool to see your thought process to overcome these challenges Be great to see more on this journey. Thanks for sharing
nice one buddy. its jobs like this that make us think a bit. make a start work through it. and before you know it it all comes together. at least we get a good variety of work.
@@thetallcarpenter 🤣Ha Ha,your not kidding, keep the videos coming,good to show the trials and tribulations us joiners have to overcome,not always plain sailing 👍👍well done big guy
Lovely clean job Del 😂 , hate that glue ,gets everywhere, remember when I worked in London a foreman told me Two wrongs don't make a right, so yes keep your work right 👍 good job , this is what keeps us on our toes 😁☘️🇮🇪👍 , keep them coming Del
These type of jobs are all to familiar for me, where I live there is a vast amount of old derelict houses that eventually get bought and turned into holiday homes. Luckily for me the father in law is always the contractor so I get the fun joiner jobs 😂
Give me this type of content any day of the week over the mind numbing "building by numbers" house bashing where everything is square, plumb and clean as a whistle 👍 I would love to see a job where the customers are on a mega tight budget and the job has to be done using whatever materials they can afford rather than have bottomless pockets to get the best of gear! That's more like my working reality!
Hi Jim🖐I get exactly what you're saying, and this job will be done being as considerate as possible to the customers budget👍Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
This makes me feel much better about my work rate… since every job in my house resembles this type of retrofitting. My favourite is having to custom cut noggins to fit wonky timbers! Different lengths and bevelled ends 🙈
Hi AH🖐It, pretty much, comes with territory bud, and simply can't rushed if you want to make a nice job👍Thanks for watching and your comment 😎Cheers Del
That is the type of job I like the most. I like your solution, as complicated as it needs to be but no more. Some good ideas I will stick in the memory bank thanks.
I'd have to go with level top plate/ledger and have a slight twist in the roof, but it does depend on the roof covering. Slates might show the twist up🤔
I really enjoyed this one, I am currently fixing up my old house (200+ years old with stone walls) I am looking forward to seeing how you complete the stud wall and insulation as that’s what I will be doing soon. 👍
@Alan McEvoy It hasn't increased my work load Alan, only the amount of work I turn down🤔 The two things I noticed most since starting my channel are, a large increase in people wanting me to work for them, and a large increase in people wanting to come and work with me👍
@Alan McEvoy To be honest Alan, it's made no difference to the jobs I do as I only work for a few customers, and I'm actually starting to slow down a bit due to some quite painful arthritic joints.
That's crazy Paul😵💫If you look closely at the video you will see a length of yellow artic cable. This was block connected to the cooker hood and then has a plug on it, plugged into a wall socket🤯Thanks for your comment 😎 Cheers Del
You're not wrong there Martin🤔and I usually like to crack on and make a show in a day, but it is what is on on jobs like these😬Thanks for watching and your comment😎Cheers Del
Looks a right mess you've got yourself into here Del, but your making a good effort to sort it all out . At point 17.30 on the video am I right in saying your going to insulate in between the rafters and also 75mm insulation under them, up to batten you mentioned to which the plasterboard for the ceiling will be fixed to. Hope we get to see it all come together, good luck. 🖐🖐
That's right Kevin👍The rafter against the gable is now behind the line of the studwork, so fitting a batten will allow the plasterboard to be fixed to it👊 (the rest will be fixed with extra long drywall screws) Thanks for your comment bud 😎 Cheers
The original part of my house is 110yr old stone which had 4 additions over the years...as you say nothing is perfect straight or at 90 degrees....dealing with older buildings is all about making good compromise choices..I doubt that your customer could have gotten a better job from anyone.
Great comment Brendan, and very true👍 Its a balancing act between making the house comfortable and retaining its features/character🤔Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
I've learnt something today Lester👍 (thank you). Do you know why chair making, (bodging), has become associated with rough or poor workmanship🤔Cheers Del
Great video as always del. Definitely interested in this kind of video on how you tackle the older properties. They make for good problem solving viewing other than the 'new' stall/build ones where everything is plumb/square etc. A question for yourself and your viewers. How would you go about installing a new oak foil backed fire door into an old 25mm out of level headlining and door jambs that are not only out of plumb but also have a 'wedge' on the rebate side of both legs. I've just struggled with this when I took out an old heavily cut fire door and had to fit a new one Obviously you're not allowed to cut the top of the door so I was left with a 3-20mm gap from the hinge side to the closing side. And it was down to it's limit for the side trimming so I was unable to take any more off the sides of the door to get it to fit into the lining so I had to slightly widen that, however I had to 'square up the rebate of the lining by hand (if that makes any sense) as the outside was wider than the inside of the rebate creating the wedge shape. It puzzled me for a bit as when the door closed it kept springing open then i realised it was because it was binding on the inside edge ( both side!). A bit like it was binding on the hinges but it was the actual frame it was binding on! That was a painstaking job which took me hours! How would you have gone about this. Any info from any and all is an education. It's always good to try get others views as to how this can be done and to stay within regs for these kinds of doors. Just so next time I come across this I've more knowledge to go at. Looking forward to this series of videos and thank you.
Hi Jon🖐I can't quite get my head around the issue with the leg/rebate, but sounds like you've tackled it as well as could be expected👊With regards the head, I would be explaining to the customer that the door can't be cut to match the lining, and suggest cutting a wedged shaped head piece in to close the gap👍
@@thetallcarpenter Hi Del, thanks for the quick reply. In regards to trying to describe the lining, if you were looking down into one side for instance youve got the part that the door closes against the stop as it were, then looking to the side at 90'to the stop its the side, well the one i was working on was over 90 so the stop side of the lining was narrower than the front edge of the lining. So as i closed the door it acted as though it was binding on rhe hinges, as if a screw was sticking out, bug it wasn't it was the lining that was tightening as the door closed on the hinge side (mostly) causing it to spri g back. If you placed your adjustable square against the wall and into the lining then it would be touching the 'stop' and the inside edge but the was a 5mm gap at the tight inside edge. Hope ive not made that description worse ha ha. Ive never come across a lining being like that kind of a tapering to the closed pont. It made it impossible for the door to close into the gap without bouncing out. I just did my best with straightening it out to be square so it didnt bind. I wondered if you or anyone else had come across this before and if so how did you deal with it, so hopefully if i have the same issue ive got more options. As i say i was down to the limit on the door so there was no way i could take any more off the side to try accommodate it, only option was the lining itself. The one i took out had the sides tapered and i just didnt see it or realise why until i re looked at it again then the penny dropped! And obviously who ever did the door before had the same issue but just cut it to suit including the head as it had numerous coats of paint on so i guess they thought you would not see the cut edges etc. Hope that makes more sense ha ha sorry in advance. Love the videos of older properties though where everything is not square plumb etc and youve just got to work round it. It's how you do it that's interesting.
Be ok structurally but sometimes you find the internal dimensions being eaten away once the insulation, plumbing and electrics are complete, but they've probably considered that. 👍🔨
This seems like a very experimental solution and may end in increasing damp in the wall and lowering the insulation value of the brick wall far below its' present value, to insulate the brick mass out into the cold like this. I don't know about the UK climate and condensate, but I would hesitate to use this approach here (south Norway) where we have lower winter averages than you (though this climate is much dryer than UK). What is your strategy for the flow of humidity? Diffusion open, diffusion closed, or semi permeable? Their is research in Scotland (may be Edinburgh Uni, don't remember) about pros and cons or retro insulation. Difficult job all round, thanks for sharing. (Delete this comment if it might upset your customer)
Hi Lucas🖐and thanks for your great comment👍There is many ways you could look at the problems encountered on jobs like this and the best way to deal with them. A lot of it comes down to the individual customer, their expectations plus their budget. From my perspective, and based on many years of experience working on and renovating older properties here in the UK, I'm happy enough insulating the external wall 'out' of the internal heat zone, and don't believe the brickwork will behave much different to any other external brick skin with an insulated cavity. I have been careful not to 'bridge' the new stud work onto the old external brickwork, and there is an air gap all the way round it and up into the small 'loft' area that will also be formed to help with breathability. Personally, I would be looking to stop the risk of interstitial condensation by either using foil backed plasterboard or an AVCL on the inside face of the studwork, and the brickwork is painted externally, so water penetration shouldn't be an issue, so hopefully no sweating/condensation on the back of the bricks/insulation👍Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
For one anyway, I found it very interesting. Pleased that you did not get that poly glue over your Makita driver. Hope you are able to continue the job.
"if it was going to go anywhere it would have gone by now"........... that's something I tell people a lot, particularly when someones concerned about somthing like an old crack up the side of their Victorian terrace or a bowed timber lintel over a doorway. What do you think ? they say. "well it hasn't fallen down yet".
Some may argue Nick, that it, 'hasn't fallen down yet, but has started falling🤔 I agree with you, and some of these old properties moved initially and then haven't changed much in many, many years👊Great comment and thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
Hi there🖐Yeah, its always seems like a game of Russian Roulette when it comes to using PU glue, as to whether you get it on you or not😵Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
There's still plenty of character left Ice😬 The window is still a inch of level and the floor has a massive dip in it, and that's just one room🤪Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
thee old silk purse out of a sows ear ole. Love these sort of jobs. Well done.
It's certainly that John😆Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
I once worked on the old Guinness factory in NW London. It was like this. An absolute nightmare. The Architects just run away and left us chippies to it. They just couldn't deal with it. They were right to run away but in a sadistic sort of way I enjoyed the challenge and we somehow got it done. Weird how us carpenters think!
Great comment bud🤩and when most carpenters are left to themselves, they can can get over most things👊Cheers Del
found it very interesting and would defo be interested to see further video on the outcome of the other walls and it is great to see when things aren't just as straight forward and seeing the different solutions. Keep them a coming.
Thanks for your comment Arthur🤗and there will be more from this project🤞Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter excellent
How to make a difficult job look easy. Nice one Del😊
It didn't feel easy Lee😆 Cheers Del
I found this interesting. It is a true craft what you have done as there are lumps and bumps and not a square or flat edge/suface in site. Stear well clear of Celotex as it is Flammable, try and use Rockwool as it is Non-Flammable. I would like to see more of this type of content with old houses. Keep up the great work.
Hi Sergio🖐and thanks for your great comment😉I've got a least 2 more videos on this kitchen, so stay tuned😎Cheers Del
Brilliant that Del . Nice to see something as not straight forward as a new extension. .you had to do a bit of thinking and planning to get that roof pirlin supported .worked out well dispite all the cables and pipes in the way 👍👍👍👍
I think it's called, 'having a lot of plates spinning' John😆It's starting to come round now👍Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers
You are a bloody legend mate and we would be lost without you helping us out on this. Before anyone mentions the pipework its all being re done along with the electrics 🤣
Well Kev, it's something different to the normal jobs, and it's going to be awesome when it finished🤩 Cheers Del
Welcome to mostly my career. I started my carpentry working in a doomsday village on everything seriously old. Didn't see anything straight or clean for a number of years. Most days going home doing my impression of the coleman. And strangely I preferred that. So where work permitted I chose old over new. I became known for it in the UK. Moved to Oz and where I could worked on heritage buildings. The draw for me is the problem solving. Eg. Nice new build. Work out a stud length. It fits. Cut another X number the same. Boring. The wall you just did. Every stud a struggle. Think about why what where. How can I solve the problem. How can I improve what is there. Renos just make you think in a way new builds don't. One new build out here I was contracted to do fit out on numerous hotel rooms. The windows all made on a jig. The frames all cut by computer saws. I made a notebook of all the member sizes. Each morning, without even going in the rooms. I stood outside and cut every skirt, arch, etc. For two hotel suits. Then the rest of the day installing. Mind numbing. Some love it because it is easy. I hate it. In Oz there are way more Carpenters that will only do new work. So left me with less competition for the old stuff. And the too hard basket. Six look at and run. I do. As Poirot always says. It is all about the little grey cells. Problem builds kept me thinking.
Exactly Sir, if I wanted to do repetitive mind numbing work I'd just go and work on an assembly line. Give me old houses any Day of the Week. Every old house is a puzzle that has to be solved. The mind and body working in unison to problem solve, 👍😁🔨🇮🇪
Great comment as always Dave🤩and it is easy doing neat, straight and clean new work, but like you say, working on older stuff throws up lots of challenges which does make it more interesting👍Cheers Del
Headbanger that one Del.
sometimes I look at these jobs and think it would be easier to knock it down and start again. Top work as usual my friend 👏👏
Of course it would be better to knock it all down Mark🤔but I guess its nice to retain the character of these old places, plus peoples budgets aren't always endless👍Thanks for watching😎Cheers
Real world carpentry Del. 👍
It's real world something Barry😆Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers
Yep , creating order out of chaos ,always difficult when the services are fouling everything
To be fair Chris, I wad actually pretty lucky to be able to get round most of the plumbing and electrics🤞Thanks for your comment 😎 Cheers Del
Sorting the problems makes it a worthwhile challenge. Looking good. Cheers. Jim
Cheers Jim🤩It's certainly a challenge😆
Binge watching your back catalog of videos. Boy I don’t miss working on old rough structures, great learning opportunities though. Leveraging years of experience to tackle the challenges. I’m now in the states and the yanks build completely out of wood and nothing in my area is beyond 100 years old. So much easier bashing houses knowing it’s all wood frame. Hardest transition was learning to read a tape measure in imperial. No metric in the states. Lol.
Thanks for watching my stuff MR🤩And yes, old building in the US aren't really that old🤔Cheers fella
Lucky man i envy you. Love to work out there, though id struggle to go from metric to imperial 😂
When it comes to wonky windows etc. I tend to go with it because in the end the eye is drawn to the correction. With that window I would cut two 2" wedges on the table saw and screw them in place ready for plasterboard.
Hi there🖐 I get what you're saying and it makes perfect sense, and I normally refer these kind of details back to the customer👍Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
It’s nice to see your tackling the same kind of work been doing for a few years, it’s very frustrating when nothings plumb or level and you can’t get good fixings, but at least the birds were having a good old sing song 😊
The birds were proper loud Jim🙉It certainly makes a change from my regular kind of work🤩Thanks for watching😎Cheers
Outstanding craftsmanship as always T.C, you have a keen eye for structural details. You picked up that point load and transferred the weight nicely, 👍🔨🇮🇪
Thanks TN🤩It's actually quite satisfying bringing these old details round to a more uniform finish👍Cheers
This was a bloody good video showing how to overcome so many challenges when renovation old houses. Found it way more interesting then wokring on something the is all plumb, level, square. Very cool to see your thought process to overcome these challenges Be great to see more on this journey. Thanks for sharing
Hi Barry🖐This video has been well received by you and many others, so I'll try and bring some more on this project👍Cheers Del
nice one buddy. its jobs like this that make us think a bit. make a start work through it. and before you know it it all comes together. at least we get a good variety of work.
Spot on comment👊and, as you say, just make a start and work through it, and it usually comes together at the end🤞Cheers Del
I really enjoy doing jobs like this, doesn't look much once its all sheeted in,well done not getting that glue on your hands it is a nightmare 😭😭
Hi Stuart🖐When the glue started dripping, I thought my hands were done for😲 It was my lucky day I guess😎Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter 🤣Ha Ha,your not kidding, keep the videos coming,good to show the trials and tribulations us joiners have to overcome,not always plain sailing 👍👍well done big guy
Whata the difference between a cowboy and a professional?
A cowboy runs away frm a problem and a professional sorts it out
Nice job m8 all the best
Hi Sadaqat🖐Hope you are well🤞I always appreciate your comments bud🤗Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter thanks m8 take care all the best
Great work pal, more videos like this please
I'll try Paul🤞Cheers Del
Good work Del. It’s never easy on these sort of jobs. 😬.
Glue free hands!.. 👋🏻😮
I cant believe I dodged the glue Dan🤯I though my hands were gonners for sure😆Cheers fella
Excellent job mate 👍
Cheers geeza👊
Great video Del !!! Thanks
Thank you Michael 😊
Impressive on how you problem to do a first class job. This looks more like reality, thanks for posting. Mike
Hi Mike🖐Yes, you're right, this is more like the kind of jobs many people will have to do on thier old houses👍Cheers Del
I own 150 year old cottage 18 inch walls in the middle off the country of Ireland
This is what you would call a challenge
I've seen the kind of houses you're talking about bud🤔as I married an Irish man's daughter🤩 🇮🇪
Lovely clean job Del 😂 , hate that glue ,gets everywhere, remember when I worked in London a foreman told me Two wrongs don't make a right, so yes keep your work right 👍 good job , this is what keeps us on our toes 😁☘️🇮🇪👍 , keep them coming Del
I did really well not get that glue on me John😉 and yes, this one has kept me on me toes🤩Cheers
These type of jobs are all to familiar for me, where I live there is a vast amount of old derelict houses that eventually get bought and turned into holiday homes.
Luckily for me the father in law is always the contractor so I get the fun joiner jobs 😂
Sounds like you got a good little number going there Gary😎Thanks for your comment 🤩Cheers Del
Dale, the man that can make it happen 🤜🤛
I try my best Pat🫡Cheers Del
Great video, tackled it well. Definitely show us more if you’re asked back.
Thank you Chris🖐and these a couple more videos on their way👌Cheers Del
Give me this type of content any day of the week over the mind numbing "building by numbers" house bashing where everything is square, plumb and clean as a whistle 👍 I would love to see a job where the customers are on a mega tight budget and the job has to be done using whatever materials they can afford rather than have bottomless pockets to get the best of gear! That's more like my working reality!
Hi Jim🖐I get exactly what you're saying, and this job will be done being as considerate as possible to the customers budget👍Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
This makes me feel much better about my work rate… since every job in my house resembles this type of retrofitting. My favourite is having to custom cut noggins to fit wonky timbers! Different lengths and bevelled ends 🙈
Hi AH🖐It, pretty much, comes with territory bud, and simply can't rushed if you want to make a nice job👍Thanks for watching and your comment 😎Cheers Del
That is the type of job I like the most.
I like your solution, as complicated as it needs to be but no more. Some good ideas I will stick in the memory bank thanks.
P.S. Your opinion. Lean to into a tapered gap. Level wall plate and steepening pitch vs constant pitch and sloping wall plate?
I'd have to go with level top plate/ledger and have a slight twist in the roof, but it does depend on the roof covering. Slates might show the twist up🤔
Thank you bud🤩and yes, I try to keep it as simple as I can👍Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter Thanks. Its a tough one to call but I had gone for that option as well
I enjoyed seeing you struggle, it’s much more realistic than just showing something that’s text book easy
Hi Ian🖐I thought it might entertain a few who normally watch me working on super clean and straight jobs🤩Cheers Del
👍 - more please.
I'll try my best Adrian😉
👍👍👍 I found the video very interesting. Thanks Del.
Glad you enjoyed it Pete🤩Thanks for watching bud 😎 Cheers
Loved it! You killed it!
Thanks for your comment Garviel🤩and for watching😎Cheers
Excellent video Del as always. I would like to see how the job progresses if you get chance to record more.
I'll be doing more there Andy😉Thanks for watching and your comment😎Cheers
Never in any doubt about you dealing with that Del. Looking forward to the progress. Cheers 🍻
Appreciate your comment Brian🤩More videos to come👊Cheers Del
Great video looking forward to the next instalment 👍
Cheers Ian🤩More coming soon bud🤞
Love all the vids mate, keep them coming 👍🏻
Will do bud🤩Thanks for watching😎Cheers
Really interesting video Del, sometimes we just have to go along with it and do what we can. Hopefully see another video of further progress.
You're right Stephen🤔and I guess, everyone loves a challenge🙃Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Great video Del. Hopefully, you will have more work here - looking forward to seeing what other bits you can sort out and improve
I'm going back to do some more Steve👍so more videos to come😎Cheers
I really enjoyed this one, I am currently fixing up my old house (200+ years old with stone walls) I am looking forward to seeing how you complete the stud wall and insulation as that’s what I will be doing soon. 👍
Hi Jim🖐So you've got plenty to be thinking about then bud😬Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Wow! Very interesting to see how tackle a job like this, would love to see how you deal with rest of it.👍
Thank you David🫡and I'll be doing a bit more there yet👍Cheers Del
On your pier, you could use foil blanket. Probably more efficient than 25mm pir??
Good suggestion Nathan👍and it will, ultimately, be down to the customer🤔Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers
always interested
Thank you John🤩Cheers Del
always interested to see more of your video's your work is great quality I can't see you being without work
Thanks for your comment Alan🤗and I'm lucky to have Hever been without work👍Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter has RUclips increased volume of work?
@Alan McEvoy It hasn't increased my work load Alan, only the amount of work I turn down🤔 The two things I noticed most since starting my channel are, a large increase in people wanting me to work for them, and a large increase in people wanting to come and work with me👍
@@thetallcarpenter makes you realise your worth and you can take the better price work I would assume?
@Alan McEvoy To be honest Alan, it's made no difference to the jobs I do as I only work for a few customers, and I'm actually starting to slow down a bit due to some quite painful arthritic joints.
I was making a door way wider in my house from 18'' to a stzndard size, and the light switch next to it was wired to the ring with an old iron flex! 😂
That's crazy Paul😵💫If you look closely at the video you will see a length of yellow artic cable. This was block connected to the cooker hood and then has a plug on it, plugged into a wall socket🤯Thanks for your comment 😎 Cheers Del
I have found plenty of other bodges over the last 16 years in this house, as you know one job turns into 10!!
Thanks and keep em coming!
Great video, very interesting
Appreciate you watching Robert and your comment😎Cheers Del
Great video hopefully we will get to see more 👍
I'll be doing some more on this one Paddy👊Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers
Great watching Del more please
Thank you Steve🤗More coming🤞Cheers Del
great video del
Cheers Neil🤩
🤘😎🤘Cool watching other trades and how and why they do what. Great video as always 👍
Thank you Wayne🤗Always great to have you watching bud😎
@@thetallcarpenter 👍👍
Really interesting to see how you handled this. Also a bit of a leveller in how time consuming jobs like this can be.
You're not wrong there Martin🤔and I usually like to crack on and make a show in a day, but it is what is on on jobs like these😬Thanks for watching and your comment😎Cheers Del
Looks a right mess you've got yourself into here Del, but your making a good effort to sort it all out . At point 17.30 on the video am I right in saying your going to insulate in between the rafters and also 75mm insulation under them, up to batten you mentioned to which the plasterboard for the ceiling will be fixed to. Hope we get to see it all come together, good luck. 🖐🖐
That's right Kevin👍The rafter against the gable is now behind the line of the studwork, so fitting a batten will allow the plasterboard to be fixed to it👊 (the rest will be fixed with extra long drywall screws) Thanks for your comment bud 😎 Cheers
I’ve been working in listed buildings for months and my reaction is still the same “it’s horrible, get me out of here”
I feel you Billy😬 I reckon I can stick it for a week MAX😆Cheers Del
You can't leave yet Del.
Excelente video saludos 👍👌
Thanks for watching Vianka 🤩 Cheers Del
The original part of my house is 110yr old stone which had 4 additions over the years...as you say nothing is perfect straight or at 90 degrees....dealing with older buildings is all about making good compromise choices..I doubt that your customer could have gotten a better job from anyone.
Great comment Brendan, and very true👍 Its a balancing act between making the house comfortable and retaining its features/character🤔Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
100 years old and built very poorly but didn't fall down.
#Miracle
Good point bud🤔🤯Cheers Del
Nice tool belt.. Where did you purchase from. Thanks Del 👍
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Being a carpenter, you probably already know that a bodger is the old name for a chair maker
I've learnt something today Lester👍 (thank you). Do you know why chair making, (bodging), has become associated with rough or poor workmanship🤔Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter I seem to remember reading it was something to do with making rough cheap chairs & stools from freshly coppiced wood
God knows how you quote for these type of jobs. You need an open cheque book.
@@lestercranmer2631 Makes sense😉
@@riptiz All on day work bud, but I get a fair bit done and the customers are always happy👍
hard at it mate
It's the only way Mac😎Thanks for watching👌Cheers Del
Great video as always del. Definitely interested in this kind of video on how you tackle the older properties. They make for good problem solving viewing other than the 'new' stall/build ones where everything is plumb/square etc. A question for yourself and your viewers. How would you go about installing a new oak foil backed fire door into an old 25mm out of level headlining and door jambs that are not only out of plumb but also have a 'wedge' on the rebate side of both legs. I've just struggled with this when I took out an old heavily cut fire door and had to fit a new one Obviously you're not allowed to cut the top of the door so I was left with a 3-20mm gap from the hinge side to the closing side. And it was down to it's limit for the side trimming so I was unable to take any more off the sides of the door to get it to fit into the lining so I had to slightly widen that, however I had to 'square up the rebate of the lining by hand (if that makes any sense) as the outside was wider than the inside of the rebate creating the wedge shape. It puzzled me for a bit as when the door closed it kept springing open then i realised it was because it was binding on the inside edge ( both side!). A bit like it was binding on the hinges but it was the actual frame it was binding on! That was a painstaking job which took me hours! How would you have gone about this. Any info from any and all is an education. It's always good to try get others views as to how this can be done and to stay within regs for these kinds of doors. Just so next time I come across this I've more knowledge to go at.
Looking forward to this series of videos and thank you.
Hi Jon🖐I can't quite get my head around the issue with the leg/rebate, but sounds like you've tackled it as well as could be expected👊With regards the head, I would be explaining to the customer that the door can't be cut to match the lining, and suggest cutting a wedged shaped head piece in to close the gap👍
@@thetallcarpenter Hi Del, thanks for the quick reply. In regards to trying to describe the lining, if you were looking down into one side for instance youve got the part that the door closes against the stop as it were, then looking to the side at 90'to the stop its the side, well the one i was working on was over 90 so the stop side of the lining was narrower than the front edge of the lining. So as i closed the door it acted as though it was binding on rhe hinges, as if a screw was sticking out, bug it wasn't it was the lining that was tightening as the door closed on the hinge side (mostly) causing it to spri g back. If you placed your adjustable square against the wall and into the lining then it would be touching the 'stop' and the inside edge but the was a 5mm gap at the tight inside edge. Hope ive not made that description worse ha ha. Ive never come across a lining being like that kind of a tapering to the closed pont. It made it impossible for the door to close into the gap without bouncing out. I just did my best with straightening it out to be square so it didnt bind. I wondered if you or anyone else had come across this before and if so how did you deal with it, so hopefully if i have the same issue ive got more options. As i say i was down to the limit on the door so there was no way i could take any more off the side to try accommodate it, only option was the lining itself. The one i took out had the sides tapered and i just didnt see it or realise why until i re looked at it again then the penny dropped! And obviously who ever did the door before had the same issue but just cut it to suit including the head as it had numerous coats of paint on so i guess they thought you would not see the cut edges etc. Hope that makes more sense ha ha sorry in advance. Love the videos of older properties though where everything is not square plumb etc and youve just got to work round it. It's how you do it that's interesting.
Yep sort of jobs i end up getting .
I think we've all had/have jobs like this Jason😵💫Cheers Del
Be ok structurally but sometimes you find the internal dimensions being eaten away once the insulation, plumbing and electrics are complete, but they've probably considered that. 👍🔨
You're so right Mark👍but it's a necessary evil if you want to straighten things up and get some insulation in🤔Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Just a standard day for Alex and I ,🤣🤣, we turn jobs down if they are easy .
Lovely job as always Del 👌🏼🧱👍🏼
I was thinking about you guys when I was looking at that steel beam😉Thanks for watching bud 😎 Cheers
This seems like a very experimental solution and may end in increasing damp in the wall and lowering the insulation value of the brick wall far below its' present value, to insulate the brick mass out into the cold like this. I don't know about the UK climate and condensate, but I would hesitate to use this approach here (south Norway) where we have lower winter averages than you (though this climate is much dryer than UK). What is your strategy for the flow of humidity? Diffusion open, diffusion closed, or semi permeable? Their is research in Scotland (may be Edinburgh Uni, don't remember) about pros and cons or retro insulation. Difficult job all round, thanks for sharing. (Delete this comment if it might upset your customer)
Hi Lucas🖐and thanks for your great comment👍There is many ways you could look at the problems encountered on jobs like this and the best way to deal with them. A lot of it comes down to the individual customer, their expectations plus their budget. From my perspective, and based on many years of experience working on and renovating older properties here in the UK, I'm happy enough insulating the external wall 'out' of the internal heat zone, and don't believe the brickwork will behave much different to any other external brick skin with an insulated cavity. I have been careful not to 'bridge' the new stud work onto the old external brickwork, and there is an air gap all the way round it and up into the small 'loft' area that will also be formed to help with breathability. Personally, I would be looking to stop the risk of interstitial condensation by either using foil backed plasterboard or an AVCL on the inside face of the studwork, and the brickwork is painted externally, so water penetration shouldn't be an issue, so hopefully no sweating/condensation on the back of the bricks/insulation👍Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter Thanks for a considerate answer, Yes the air circulation is paramount! Interesting topic. All the best, Lucas
For one anyway, I found it very interesting. Pleased that you did not get that poly glue over your Makita driver. Hope you are able to continue the job.
Appreciate your comment Peefor 🤩 and I've already done some work there, so, hopefully another video or 2 to come🤞Cheers Del
quality wins the day
Well its definitely improved things Chris👌 (in my opinion anyway) Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
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Cheers Alistair🤩
What did you use an RSJ?
No a 4 x 2 🙂
Some of that brickwork would drive me nuts just looking at it.
I make no remark about any of the blockwork Darryl👀
Customers lucky to have you
They are really nice people Ashley🤩so it's easy to do a good job for them👍Cheers Del
great stuff Del that's a horror show. will the brick work be reinforced ??
Hi Gary🖐I will only put some timber frame type wall ties between the studs and the brick work which will be a belt and braces job👊Cheers
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Thanks for watching Richard 😎
"if it was going to go anywhere it would have gone by now"........... that's something I tell people a lot, particularly when someones concerned about somthing like an old crack up the side of their Victorian terrace or a bowed timber lintel over a doorway. What do you think ? they say. "well it hasn't fallen down yet".
Some may argue Nick, that it, 'hasn't fallen down yet, but has started falling🤔 I agree with you, and some of these old properties moved initially and then haven't changed much in many, many years👊Great comment and thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
Miracle - did not get pu glue on your hands. Top job - belt and braces. No point starting and leaving should have questions.
Hi there🖐Yeah, its always seems like a game of Russian Roulette when it comes to using PU glue, as to whether you get it on you or not😵Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
Did you anchor the bottom plate somehow?
Hi there🖐Yes, I used either M8 frame fixings or screws and plugs👍Cheers Del
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Thanks for watching James🫡Cheers Del
But its still standing. Bet now day s houses don't pass test let alone over one hundred years
Really great point Sean🤔Don't know how one if these new bashed up site houses will look in 100 years😬Cheers Del
That building has been tragically abused over the years, obviously not listed then Del ?
No it's not listed Andy👍And I bet you'll have nightmares tonight after seeing that steel and brickwork😲Cheers fella
If Bob the Builder sucks in his breath when doin a quotation what do you expert carpenter TC?
I never suck my breath in Mike, and just crack on and charge by the hour👍Cheers Del
Oh a birds nest of confusion for sure.
Its everywhere you look Tim🤯 Just years and years of semi done work😬Cheers Del
Run as fast as you can and dont look back
I normal do that on these kind of jobs Marty👍but the house owner is a great guy and his wife makes us tea and coffee😉Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter makes sense del .nothing beats a freebrew and a feed when working.hope it all turns out well for ya
I would have either made the top of the window reveal match the window or fixed the window
I hear you Conrad🤔and I think it may be something that is come back to at a later date👍 Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
That's all the character gone .
There's still plenty of character left Ice😬 The window is still a inch of level and the floor has a massive dip in it, and that's just one room🤪Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
well done lad structural joiner they want ass fix all the shit
Cheers Liam 😎 Thanks for watching bud 👍
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