I made a mistake in measuring the OSB I installed around an outbuilding I was building, similar to your mistake sorta'. So I hung the OSB horizontally all the way at the top and all the way at the bottom, leaving a 2" gap in the middle all the way around a 24' x 36' structure. I felt like an idiot for not recognizing the error until all the walls were erected. It's no big deal, I told my wife this was my fort and the gap was my gun port. We laughed about it and then I cut a lot of 2" wide strips to fill in the gap. This is the beauty of building your own project, you just fix the errors you have to, ignore the inconsequential mistakes and keep on grinning.
Hello Dan, I'm Keith from Australia. Dan, I can feel your pain mate. I watched your Part 1 of this project a week or so ago then only today I noticed your Part 2. I think you're very critical of yourself because you don't know everything and that you've made mistakes (here on this project you're doing) that you can't even understand yourself. Dan, this is what's called "the learning process." All of us are in the same boat mate, in that none of us know everything. You've mentioned many times that you're completely at home working with steel and that you don't like working with timber at all, yes I get that... though one of the reasons why you're struggling is this current working environment you're in now is NOT steel. Your current working environment is timber Dan, all you can do is do your best... which you're obviously doing. None of us can do anymore than our best, let me give you a tiny example... if you don't mind. Lately I've been designing and building my own drill press out of Australian hardwood (Dan, this is where I'm sharing your pain) I've been trying to design the actual block that the electric drill slots into... accurately. I've designed and built three different blocks already, none of them are good enough... they just aren't. What's my solution to this? Well, I'm learning more with each mistake I'd made previously... maybe the next one will be ok. Maybe. I've thought of making videos similar to what you've done, though I don't have anyone to help even hold the camera and all those little things (which are the biggest things of all.) As a suggestion... include your fiance in the videos and incorporate her input in the videos as well. When you're explaining something on the video, don't use the word "I," always use "we, or us" because I'm sure that your partner has had some input... if only a little. Dan, I've said enough here mate... purely to let you know there's people out there who really do understand your disappointment within yourself when mistakes are made. Stay with it mate, don't hit the bottle til you're actually "down tools" for the day. Stay safe, Keith from Aus.
This is my kind of D.I.Y video not all smooth professionally done sgit videos,real life shit,just watched your pt 1 video and loved seeing um not the only one that gets frustrated and throws shit 😎😎,keep up the videos man
I can dig it ..I have t do projects like this by myself too a lot of the time..lucky that I do have a dad that has a background in building tho I can call for advice or a hand when he is around
Hey mate well done, a few of you people crack me up not knocking any1but ya all qik to say ive been going to do this but yeah haven't got around to it or i'm a beginner 2 or wot ever... & yet not all but some r qik to give advice on how to do something when none of u do it for a job,I personally think he knows what he should be doing & not doing its a different story when ur on camera & under the criticism of others trying to do a job nobody's perfect that's why they have rubbers on the end of pencils & liquid paper 4pens..I say great work mate 4thumbs up from me.....
I would had just added the ply all in one piece and then cut out the windows from the inside with a jig or sawzaw. Im going to be inclosing my carport thing soon. I dunno. Going with the flow LOL
Im going to do my carport also and as a beginner myself i picked up a lot of good tips and a good learning video for beginners next time use a vacuum to pick up all that concrete dust and get a nail bag it would also be good to wear safety glasses just saying one more thing, DAN do i need a permit for this ?
I made a mistake in measuring the OSB I installed around an outbuilding I was building, similar to your mistake sorta'. So I hung the OSB horizontally all the way at the top and all the way at the bottom, leaving a 2" gap in the middle all the way around a 24' x 36' structure. I felt like an idiot for not recognizing the error until all the walls were erected. It's no big deal, I told my wife this was my fort and the gap was my gun port. We laughed about it and then I cut a lot of 2" wide strips to fill in the gap. This is the beauty of building your own project, you just fix the errors you have to, ignore the inconsequential mistakes and keep on grinning.
Hello Dan, I'm Keith from Australia. Dan, I can feel your pain mate. I watched your Part 1 of this project a week or so ago then only today I noticed your Part 2.
I think you're very critical of yourself because you don't know everything and that you've made mistakes (here on this project you're doing) that you can't even understand yourself. Dan, this is what's called "the learning process." All of us are in the same boat mate, in that none of us know everything. You've mentioned many times that you're completely at home working with steel and that you don't like working with timber at all, yes I get that... though one of the reasons why you're struggling is this current working environment you're in now is NOT steel.
Your current working environment is timber Dan, all you can do is do your best... which you're obviously doing. None of us can do anymore than our best, let me give you a tiny example... if you don't mind. Lately I've been designing and building my own drill press out of Australian hardwood (Dan, this is where I'm sharing your pain) I've been trying to design the actual block that the electric drill slots into... accurately. I've designed and built three different blocks already, none of them are good enough... they just aren't. What's my solution to this? Well, I'm learning more with each mistake I'd made previously... maybe the next one will be ok. Maybe.
I've thought of making videos similar to what you've done, though I don't have anyone to help even hold the camera and all those little things (which are the biggest things of all.) As a suggestion... include your fiance in the videos and incorporate her input in the videos as well. When you're explaining something on the video, don't use the word "I," always use "we, or us" because I'm sure that your partner has had some input... if only a little.
Dan, I've said enough here mate... purely to let you know there's people out there who really do understand your disappointment within yourself when mistakes are made. Stay with it mate, don't hit the bottle til you're actually "down tools" for the day.
Stay safe, Keith from Aus.
I love the honesty too man! Lots of good tips. Thanks man!!
Good to see your safe from hurricane.
You did awesome. Hate seeing ppl so hard on themselves.
Been looking for vdos on carport to living room. Your vdo is helpful. Thank you. ALSO, you are extremely good looking 😍 peace ✌️
This is my kind of D.I.Y video not all smooth professionally done sgit videos,real life shit,just watched your pt 1 video and loved seeing um not the only one that gets frustrated and throws shit 😎😎,keep up the videos man
Im definitely looking foward tonpt 3 and 4
I can dig it ..I have t do projects like this by myself too a lot of the time..lucky that I do have a dad that has a background in building tho I can call for advice or a hand when he is around
Been wanting to convert my carport to a garage too. Now just trying to figure out how to safely secure 4x4 posts in the meanwhile.
This is awesome bro. I'm doing this same project minus the studs. So I'm hoping this vid helps. Thanks
Measure all materials. Sometimes things are longer or wider. Good job man
excellent. just what I need to do mine
Lol I love your videos 💪so honest
Great job by the way
Good person. GODBLESS you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
Hey mate well done, a few of you people crack me up not knocking any1but ya all qik to say ive been going to do this but yeah haven't got around to it or i'm a beginner 2 or wot ever...
& yet not all but some r qik to give advice on how to do something when none of u do it for a job,I personally think he knows what he should be doing & not doing its a different story when ur on camera & under the criticism of others trying to do a job nobody's perfect that's why they have rubbers on the end of pencils & liquid paper 4pens..I say great work mate 4thumbs up from me.....
Can use screws too but definitely shething coil nails
so there is 16 inches between them studs?
16'' on center, not in between!
I would had just added the ply all in one piece and then cut out the windows from the inside with a jig or sawzaw. Im going to be inclosing my carport thing soon. I dunno. Going with the flow LOL
I guess I'm used to metalworking haha! Thanks for watching
You forgot the hole for the welding exhaust
Im going to do my carport also and as a beginner myself i picked up a lot of good tips and a good learning video for beginners
next time use a vacuum to pick up all that concrete dust and get a nail bag it would also be good to wear safety glasses just saying
one more thing, DAN do i need a permit for this ?
but where is 4
central FL (more southern part) is full of geckos
No need to cut window holes. Plywood the ENTIRE wall and rotozip your windows