I was just going to come down here to say that XD Regardless of the words you use, it's awesome that Paul is reminding us all that math is a tool in the toolbox like any other, and knowing when to reach for it is very powerful.
I bet there's a geometry proof somewhere that congruent triangles can be similar or vice-versa, cause in the thesaurus similar is synonymous with congruent. We a knew what you meant!
I am a retired math teacher. Congruent triangles are exactly the same-- same angle measures and same side lengths. You were doing similar triangles-- same angle measures and corresponding sides are in proportion. Your calculations were correct just off a bit on the vocabulary. THANK YOU for using math!!!!
I haven't commented in a while but I cannot express how much this channel makes me smile. i love completing projects with my dad. He was recently let go and has decided to retire and become a handyman again. Your videos always put me in a better mood.
[(he) has decided to retire and become a handyman again] And probably guaranteed a decade more of productive life! I'm ten years into retirement, and determined to get a workshop again. It's what I am, and golf ain't my thing...
Something about Paul reminds me of my stepdad that passed away many years ago, who was a general contractor. I could learn something new from him every single day. And the way Paul speaks is just golden!
Finally got my wife(math teacher) to watch with me and of course she was impressed with your math just called out that it was similar triangles and not congruent. She said she will surely show this in her classroom for the indirect measurement lesson. Love all things studpack and have gained a new watcher, in my wife! Thank you guys!
If anyone is curious, congruent triangles would be when two triangles have the same length edges and same angle corners, but are maybe rotated, mirrored, and/or shifted on the grid.
Well this also shows practical use of math in the real world as well. I'd use the bevel gauge to find it though. Things are rarely perfect enough for math! Will get you close though.
8:30 great idea, one little change to it that I would suggest is make it 10 inches plus your reveal. So make the template 10 inches and an eighth long and then you only have to add 10 to the measurement and also you don't have to worry about your reveal you can just butt it up and measure :)
I love how Dad always teaches us something new during the video and then incorporates it at the end when he asks for a like and subscribe. 🤣👍🏻 Nicely done.
The results are amazing, how well the three of you work together is ADMIRABLE! I can now see how the main house is going to look. Jordan is going to be in absolute awe of what was accomplished when it’s all finished.
You guys are thinking of the smallest things when building the home. The white flashing behind in an area that no one will really see or pay attention to is awesome. Keep up the great work guys!
I find it interesting how roof pitches are still measured as a ratio between rise and run when modern tools are all in degrees. Old habits die hard, I guess. Paul really shows that knowing how to measure can bridge the gap and where geometry can speed up the process. Awesome video!
I am beyond impressed with your exceptional attention to detail and the extraordinary quality of your work. And let’s not overlook your amazing math skills Paul! Can’t wait to see the final product.
Teacher! When will I ever use calculus in real life? When you are building your Stud Pack Dream Home. Guys do you remember last year when you all came back from the builders convention? there was rain and a muddy foundation waiting for you. I felt your pain, Now look... I know there will be a roll up door in front. I think sliding barn doors in the back would set it off. I'm Loving this. Great, Great Job.
Paul, don’t fret about people complaining about your water level. Many of us that can’t afford fancy laser levels and such due to our budget for the project need the tool ideas. We love those homemade tools you show us how to make! Keep the homemade tools to keep for future use coming. Also, keep the quick throw away homemade tools like your siding angle jig and other similar quick tool ideas coming!!!
You guys should start a new playlist for the dream garage / dream home going back to the announcement video. Can't believe that was almost 2 years ago!
Paul's knowledge of finding angles always amazes me...... i spent hours...probably days tbh.. trying to get an angle on my stair flooring correct 😂 probably made 20 cuts and at the end of the day it was just trial and error with micro cuts that got it lol
I rarely watch DIY BUILDS all the way through to the end. I’ve spent soo many hours just watching your guys channel. It’s awesome. And the ideas and design has me ready and thinking of the time I get to do the same thing. Keep up the hard work man it’s coming together and paying off.
My grandfather was a math professor and one of the smartest people I ever knew and Paul fires off complex math concepts the same way he did. Paul's as sharp as they come.
I watch the procedural changes y'all make while working. It makes me smile knowing that you're sharing your discoveries with others who benefit from them. All the while, you remind us that you've never done a building like this before. You're brilliant yet humble. You guys are amazing.
I'm a huge damn tech nerd, gamer since birth, software dev by day, maker by night, I've got 3d printers and a laser cutter and a CNC and I love the living shit out of anything technolgical. I say all that because the damn water level bit was amazing, it's literally my favorite thing. Please never stop talking about it lol You guys rock! Keep it up!!
This is turning out to be a really cool project. Sometimes, I wish you had gotten to this point 2 years ago so I could have learned and applied some things to my house remodel. I'm also glad you show us your mistakes and how you work through them, I always enjoy learning how more experienced people troubleshoot it helps me adjust how I think about problems. Can't wait to see the old house get demolished. Rock on guys.
Great work boys! Always my favorite recurring channel. I watch most videos at 1.5 speed to save time. But, NEVER Studpack. Real time play back for real time action. You guys rock! Obscure reference of the day: "Don't worry. I've got an angle!" Like, or at the least, wink if you know the reference.
I’m with ya! Ran white cedar shakes in MA for years. The goal is obviously hit all window tops and bottoms AND maintain your wrap (all courses on all walls line up like you guys are doing it). But the wrap is the priority 100%. With perfect prep you can get both. With your 6” exposure it’s definitely more difficult to adjust your coursing to hit windows. I always ran 5”s with white cedar.
Y'all really should try the technique of PUSHing the caulk tip instead of PULLing it ! The tip of the caulking tube tools the joint for you as you go. No need to use your fingers. Plus, it pushes the caulk deeper into the joint. Cut the tip at an angle and lay the angle almost flat to the siding surface and control the 'squeeze out' as you move down the joint. Yes... you do have to go a little bit slower as you apply, so that takes a little more time, but at the end, you SAVE time by not having to come back and tool the joint with your fingers.
They won't listen to me...thanks... BTW...just cut the tip square or flat. Uses the radius of the cut to put a radius on/in the joint...NO FINGERS! My concern is the "Big Stretch" caulk. I've always used SikaFlex 1a urethane caulk on any cementitious boards/products. Big Stretch is LATEX caulk...it WILL peel one day...only a matter of time. I haven't brought it up, but they'll understand when they're recaulking everything in a few years...Oh well.
@@chrisostiwas thinking the same thing. Here in phoenix az you just cant use latex on the exterior of anything. It shrinks way to much and just wont hang on. Wad thinking texas would be similar due to the heat and the cement board vs wood.
@@StudPack It does a take a little getting used to, the best way is to cut the tip square, not at an angle, so you have about a 1/4" bead. Start with the gun about a 45 degree angle to the gap to be caulked, feed the bead slowly so it fills up the gap. If you have excess on either side, slow the feed rate. It does take a little practice, but when you get the hang of it, your fingers don't need to touch it! I'll see if I can make a quick video for y'all.
Thanks for the Info! That is a real great tip. I am guessing that you have to make the Tip Opening smaller and release the gun earlier when coming to a corner? Please correct me if I am wrong.
Excellent job stud pack. I am really impressed ever since I started watching your videos I have felt more confident in doing more handyman things than before granted, unfortunately, my father is no longer around. He died from camp pancreatic cancer in 2022, but if you were still alive, it would be very proud of me for sure, and I know that even though he’s gone, I can still feel his spirit And he is definitely proud. You guys sure know what you’re doing.
It was kind of funny looking at the sight line of the top scaffold board to a piece of the hardie board and even the scaffolding was perfectly level LOL
I share these videos with 2 of my grandsons. 1 is going to engineering school specializing in concrete and the other is going to welding school while still in high school. 👍 they also enjoy your videos.
Congrats on the outside finish! You're so close, I cannot wait to see the paint and all the finishing you pick out. Starting to look like a home, keep it up!
I ran into the same issue with the "flappy" bits on the corners of the siding under the gable. Mine was even worse because it was a 4:12 pitch. I was surprised that putting a finish nail that corner wasn't required by Hardie.
This is my favorite channel. I’ve been a long time subscriber, have especially enjoyed this build and look forward to each new video. It would wonderful to find a builder who took that much pride and detailed focus into a home build, but I probably couldn’t afford him. I have no design sense and all my taste is in my mouth. However, the large expanse of siding on the front above the windows seems to need something to break it up, perhaps something like a fake, slatted eave vent. The architectural review committee of our last subdivision required the builder to put on the front of our last custom-built home. It will surely look totally different once painted.
Looking great gentlemen. To comment on the paw prints, almost all job sites I worked at, once all the outside walls and windows were installed, the exterior (man and garage) doors were next. This deterred theft and critters from getting into the property. Animals will get in, chew on stuff and deficate and urinate everywhere, especially when the weather is bad (cold, rainy). I have even installed garage doors prior to the drywall going up so the builder could secure tools and supplies. Once I returned to install the opener, I would hang and wire the opener, then rebalance the door before connecting the trolly to the opener.
I was super worried that this house was going to be gigantic in that neighborhood, but that house down the street with the wrap around porch looks pretty large.
Another tip i would have is with the caulking. While Big Stretch is good stuff, Hardie moves a good amount with temperature. While its temping to tool the caulk with your finger, the concave bead that makes means that the caulk is thinner in the middle and there is less material available to stetch so it will most likey tear. A convex bead can move more before ot tears. Tooling will also force the caulking into the cracks potentially creating a 3 surface bond, left/right/bottom of the gap, which also causes it to tear. You will always notice in commercial applications like concrete joints with polyurethane, they always use backer rod and thats not to just keep the caulk from spilling all the way in, it also keeps the back of the caulk from bonding to a fixed surface. The place is looking great, have enjoyed this process and brings me back to when I did a lot more siding work.
One benefit of working with smaller reveals is the ability to cheat to courses to get the windows sills and heads to line up with the siding. I ran 6 1/4 / 5 inch exposure on my own house and was able to get the lines to work everywhere. The courses below the window to the water table are like 4 3/4 next to the windows are 5 and above to the second floor windows is 5 1/8 but your eye will never pick it up. Harder to do with the larger reveals as you have less courses to work with. This is a place where the story stick comes into play. Mark your stick with 5 inch course marks, pick your starting point and end point. If the last mark is slight longer than the desired endpoint, just lean the stick over at an angle until it hits the mark and then go along the stick and mark each course. No measuring required.
I really appreciate your craftsmanship and attention to detail. I noticed when you installed the underground conduits for power and data you did not install expansion fittings. If your local AHJ follows the NEC, they are now required per Section 352.44(B). They are easy to retrofit before cable is pulled in and not so much after. The building looks great and I look forward to each episode.
I sub to probably a thousand channels or more. You guys are seriously the only ones I check constantly to see if the new vid is up and click as soon as I see it. Looking great.
I hate when something falls in my ear. I was helping a friend run new waterline for his fridge and something got in my ear. Ended up getting an ear infection from it. A little rain shouldn't be a problem though. Does the water/rain interfere with taping with Zip tape? The peak really does look good with that frieze board. I still remember my Geometry teacher from high school saying in a strong Indian accent "Right angles are congruent". Good thing Paul is proficient in math. LOL. Rad's little victory dance for the drone camera and then a tool fell. Not sure what it was, but that amused me. Can Big Stretch be used in showers? Or is Lexel better for that? ooh, math lesson. That is actually very helpful. Ooh, the little detail over the old window on Jordan's house is neat. If you can take it down without breaking it, someone might like it. It can be reused. Either sold on marketplace or donated to Habitat for Humanities ReStore. The shim idea was pretty cool. Hooray for the water level! That is a cool idea. Is that a new water level or did you keep the one you used before? Ooh, a jig is a good idea. What happened to Jordan's thumb? Loved the dramatic music as the final piece was passed off to Rad to put up. Ooh, that is a neat light. Right when you were pointing out the paw prints on the windows, one of my cats walked up and got in front of my screen. LOL. The siding looks good! The color of the boards isn't actually that bad without paint. LOL. I think a light or medium color will look good for the final paint.
Guy's you're making it harder than it should be. All you need is a squared off piece. Put the upper corner to the freeze and the bottom at the reveal, and pull a measurement. I've done hundreds of siding jobs.
Looks great guys! I was watching another video about Ryobi tools that were being released. Someone in the comments mentioned that their boss, on one of the job sites, had purchased a Ryobi electronic calking gun. The other guys on the job were so impressed with it that they all went out and purchased one. Seeing all the caulk work the Stud Pack crew has been doing on this job I thought an battery powered calking gun might be a great addition to your tool arsenal for the main house. This series has been great to watch. Thanks for the great content!
Careful with any exterior paints that have organic pigments in them for future house washes. If you get a sample of the actual paint and dries then put some bleach on it and it changes color to like a green or pink tint then no good. Organic pigment paint is also more likely to oxidize from the sun quicker. I do house washing down in the valley and our biggest fear in the industry is exterior paint with organic pigments because it can change colors with our cleaning solution. There are alternatives to the solution we typically use but it raises the prices to clean because the product is more expensive and takes longer to work. Sherwin Williams blue is our biggest offender but it can be other brands and colors. Usually it's the magenta pigment and a new unknown pigment that changes red to pink.
Love how Paul always gives out the math and shows examples , my math teacher would be proud , I can just imagine him whispering while I do math like this,” I told you you would be using this “
Even the wildlife is checking out the studpack build! Once had a raccoon invade HR’s offsite office over a weekend and then proceed to wreck everything trying to get back out.
Took a look at the house and neighborhood on Google street view. You’re right, the finished place will fit in with some of the other houses already there. That one across the street looks pretty sketchy though. Great to see siding on the place here. Keep it up!
Perkins pro tip: caulk each piece to the frieze before the next so caulk runs up and behind. Maybe that only works if you have a small ginger bearded man that doesn’t really do anything else because his “blood sugar”
That looks so fun! I love the finish nails in the points too. I didn’t do that on my house. Lizards like to go under the siding in those gaps. Just their head sticks out. There’ll be about 5 of them up there sometimes just staring at me. I don’t actually mind it because at least there aren’t any of those spider nests up there!
I have been following this build since the beginning and this is the most inspiring build. I have learned so much from you guys and look forward to more great content.
24:10 watch out if you’re using hidden fasteners here. It’ll be harder to that last board in under the siding as well as past the fastener. The top is to back off the fasteners from the last couple of rows so you can buckle the previous boards up and slip the final board in under the siding. Then go back and tighten down your fasteners and then fix that last row in.
SIMILAR Triangles…🫡
Told her she’s gonna have to get a studpack shirt to wear in class for this lesson!
I was just going to come down here to say that XD
Regardless of the words you use, it's awesome that Paul is reminding us all that math is a tool in the toolbox like any other, and knowing when to reach for it is very powerful.
I bet there's a geometry proof somewhere that congruent triangles can be similar or vice-versa, cause in the thesaurus similar is synonymous with congruent. We a knew what you meant!
I am a retired math teacher. Congruent triangles are exactly the same-- same angle measures and same side lengths. You were doing similar triangles-- same angle measures and corresponding sides are in proportion. Your calculations were correct just off a bit on the vocabulary.
THANK YOU for using math!!!!
Oh man I had my knuckles cracked and my capslock on... 🤣
I haven't commented in a while but I cannot express how much this channel makes me smile. i love completing projects with my dad. He was recently let go and has decided to retire and become a handyman again. Your videos always put me in a better mood.
[(he) has decided to retire and become a handyman again] And probably guaranteed a decade more of productive life! I'm ten years into retirement, and determined to get a workshop again. It's what I am, and golf ain't my thing...
Does it make u stiff
Something about Paul reminds me of my stepdad that passed away many years ago, who was a general contractor. I could learn something new from him every single day.
And the way Paul speaks is just golden!
Finally got my wife(math teacher) to watch with me and of course she was impressed with your math just called out that it was similar triangles and not congruent. She said she will surely show this in her classroom for the indirect measurement lesson. Love all things studpack and have gained a new watcher, in my wife! Thank you guys!
I bet using this as a practical example of how knowing this geometry is used in the “real world” will actually do wonders for her students!!
@@RussWilsonIIabsolutely. Math may have been fun for me if my teachers had done that
@@brokenwrench404 Exactly
If anyone is curious, congruent triangles would be when two triangles have the same length edges and same angle corners, but are maybe rotated, mirrored, and/or shifted on the grid.
Well this also shows practical use of math in the real world as well. I'd use the bevel gauge to find it though. Things are rarely perfect enough for math! Will get you close though.
8:30 great idea, one little change to it that I would suggest is make it 10 inches plus your reveal. So make the template 10 inches and an eighth long and then you only have to add 10 to the measurement and also you don't have to worry about your reveal you can just butt it up and measure :)
"It's just math class dude. When we're done I'll show you." Paul is amazing!
The way you integrate each video subject into the “like button” at the end of the videos is one of my favorite parts of this series lmao
Bequeathing the final triangle of HardiePlank to Rad was poetic!! 😂 Love this channel!!! Great work as always, Jordan!!
Trying to imagine a greater source of pride than building a house with your son. It looks amazing by the way. Very happy for you, Stud Pack!
Paul, I will never get tired of you talking about the water level.
Woo! You know it’s a good day when Stud Pack Uploads!!
I love how Dad always teaches us something new during the video and then incorporates it at the end when he asks for a like and subscribe. 🤣👍🏻 Nicely done.
The results are amazing, how well the three of you work together is ADMIRABLE!
I can now see how the main house is going to look. Jordan is going to be in absolute awe of what was accomplished when it’s all finished.
You guys are thinking of the smallest things when building the home. The white flashing behind in an area that no one will really see or pay attention to is awesome. Keep up the great work guys!
I feel like I learn more watching Paul teaching than I learned in school
I find it interesting how roof pitches are still measured as a ratio between rise and run when modern tools are all in degrees. Old habits die hard, I guess. Paul really shows that knowing how to measure can bridge the gap and where geometry can speed up the process. Awesome video!
I am beyond impressed with your exceptional attention to detail and the extraordinary quality of your work. And let’s not overlook your amazing math skills Paul! Can’t wait to see the final product.
Teacher! When will I ever use calculus in real life? When you are building your Stud Pack Dream Home.
Guys do you remember last year when you all came back from the builders convention?
there was rain and a muddy foundation waiting for you. I felt your pain, Now look...
I know there will be a roll up door in front. I think sliding barn doors in the back would set it off.
I'm Loving this. Great, Great Job.
Paul, don’t fret about people complaining about your water level. Many of us that can’t afford fancy laser levels and such due to our budget for the project need the tool ideas.
We love those homemade tools you show us how to make! Keep the homemade tools to keep for future use coming.
Also, keep the quick throw away homemade tools like your siding angle jig and other similar quick tool ideas coming!!!
Similar Triangles is what you used to solve that equation. Congruent Triangles are the exactly the same.
You guys should start a new playlist for the dream garage / dream home going back to the announcement video. Can't believe that was almost 2 years ago!
You guys should be proud. Even when you were standing in a mud hole, you never lost your focus. Well done fellas.
Studpack Paul flexing his math skills, that's top notch entertainment. Love your work guys, can't wait to see it finished!
I love math! The kids today say they don’t need math…. Little do they know hoe much they do need it! Nice job guys!
Paul's knowledge of finding angles always amazes me...... i spent hours...probably days tbh.. trying to get an angle on my stair flooring correct 😂 probably made 20 cuts and at the end of the day it was just trial and error with micro cuts that got it lol
I rarely watch DIY BUILDS all the way through to the end. I’ve spent soo many hours just watching your guys channel. It’s awesome. And the ideas and design has me ready and thinking of the time I get to do the same thing. Keep up the hard work man it’s coming together and paying off.
My grandfather was a math professor and one of the smartest people I ever knew and Paul fires off complex math concepts the same way he did. Paul's as sharp as they come.
My math teacher told me that someday all the stuff he was teaching us would come in handy... I laughed then, but want to thank him now.
Siding looks awesome! The math I love it! Finally a use for solving for X! Thank you for showing the diagram of the math and the boards.
I am totally CONGRUENT with this video! Great job!
I watch the procedural changes y'all make while working. It makes me smile knowing that you're sharing your discoveries with others who benefit from them. All the while, you remind us that you've never done a building like this before. You're brilliant yet humble. You guys are amazing.
I'm a huge damn tech nerd, gamer since birth, software dev by day, maker by night, I've got 3d printers and a laser cutter and a CNC and I love the living shit out of anything technolgical.
I say all that because the damn water level bit was amazing, it's literally my favorite thing. Please never stop talking about it lol
You guys rock! Keep it up!!
This is turning out to be a really cool project. Sometimes, I wish you had gotten to this point 2 years ago so I could have learned and applied some things to my house remodel. I'm also glad you show us your mistakes and how you work through them, I always enjoy learning how more experienced people troubleshoot it helps me adjust how I think about problems. Can't wait to see the old house get demolished. Rock on guys.
You guys are so lucky to have your dad with you. Old school is the best. God bless you all. nice work.
Every time I watch I learn something new. Thank u.
Great work boys! Always my favorite recurring channel. I watch most videos at 1.5 speed to save time. But, NEVER Studpack. Real time play back for real time action. You guys rock!
Obscure reference of the day: "Don't worry. I've got an angle!" Like, or at the least, wink if you know the reference.
It's your one way ticket to midnight..call it HEAVY METAL!
Paul, you should be a National Treasure!
I’m with ya! Ran white cedar shakes in MA for years. The goal is obviously hit all window tops and bottoms AND maintain your wrap (all courses on all walls line up like you guys are doing it). But the wrap is the priority 100%. With perfect prep you can get both. With your 6” exposure it’s definitely more difficult to adjust your coursing to hit windows. I always ran 5”s with white cedar.
Frieze boards are an overlooked detail in today's construction, glad to see you use them here. They add a little bit of class and cover-up seams.
looks like shit
Y'all really should try the technique of PUSHing the caulk tip instead of PULLing it ! The tip of the caulking tube tools the joint for you as you go. No need to use your fingers. Plus, it pushes the caulk deeper into the joint. Cut the tip at an angle and lay the angle almost flat to the siding surface and control the 'squeeze out' as you move down the joint. Yes... you do have to go a little bit slower as you apply, so that takes a little more time, but at the end, you SAVE time by not having to come back and tool the joint with your fingers.
They won't listen to me...thanks...
BTW...just cut the tip square or flat. Uses the radius of the cut to put a radius on/in the joint...NO FINGERS!
My concern is the "Big Stretch" caulk. I've always used SikaFlex 1a urethane caulk on any cementitious boards/products. Big Stretch is LATEX caulk...it WILL peel one day...only a matter of time. I haven't brought it up, but they'll understand when they're recaulking everything in a few years...Oh well.
We’ve tried pushing multiple times. Just can’t get the hang of it, so we default back to pulling. Probably doing it wrong.
@@chrisostiwas thinking the same thing. Here in phoenix az you just cant use latex on the exterior of anything. It shrinks way to much and just wont hang on. Wad thinking texas would be similar due to the heat and the cement board vs wood.
@@StudPack It does a take a little getting used to, the best way is to cut the tip square, not at an angle, so you have about a 1/4" bead. Start with the gun about a 45 degree angle to the gap to be caulked, feed the bead slowly so it fills up the gap. If you have excess on either side, slow the feed rate. It does take a little practice, but when you get the hang of it, your fingers don't need to touch it! I'll see if I can make a quick video for y'all.
Thanks for the Info! That is a real great tip.
I am guessing that you have to make the Tip Opening smaller and release the gun earlier when coming to a corner? Please correct me if I am wrong.
Excellent job stud pack. I am really impressed ever since I started watching your videos I have felt more confident in doing more handyman things than before granted, unfortunately, my father is no longer around. He died from camp pancreatic cancer in 2022, but if you were still alive, it would be very proud of me for sure, and I know that even though he’s gone, I can still feel his spirit And he is definitely proud. You guys sure know what you’re doing.
That last gable piece on the front I was hoping the nail gun was out 😂
It was kind of funny looking at the sight line of the top scaffold board to a piece of the hardie board and even the scaffolding was perfectly level LOL
We level the scaffold both ways EVERYtime we build it 😂
Honestly if you don’t, the higher up you go, the harder you fight it
I share these videos with 2 of my grandsons. 1 is going to engineering school specializing in concrete and the other is going to welding school while still in high school. 👍 they also enjoy your videos.
Congrats on the outside finish! You're so close, I cannot wait to see the paint and all the finishing you pick out. Starting to look like a home, keep it up!
I ran into the same issue with the "flappy" bits on the corners of the siding under the gable. Mine was even worse because it was a 4:12 pitch. I was surprised that putting a finish nail that corner wasn't required by Hardie.
Wow. Gonna be gorgeous. I lied. It's already gorgeous.
This is my favorite channel. I’ve been a long time subscriber, have especially enjoyed this build and look forward to each new video. It would wonderful to find a builder who took that much pride and detailed focus into a home build, but I probably couldn’t afford him.
I have no design sense and all my taste is in my mouth. However, the large expanse of siding on the front above the windows seems to need something to break it up, perhaps something like a fake, slatted eave vent. The architectural review committee of our last subdivision required the builder to put on the front of our last custom-built home. It will surely look totally different once painted.
Papa STUD busting out that useless math we all forgot in high school. 😂
Looking great gentlemen. To comment on the paw prints, almost all job sites I worked at, once all the outside walls and windows were installed, the exterior (man and garage) doors were next. This deterred theft and critters from getting into the property. Animals will get in, chew on stuff and deficate and urinate everywhere, especially when the weather is bad (cold, rainy). I have even installed garage doors prior to the drywall going up so the builder could secure tools and supplies. Once I returned to install the opener, I would hang and wire the opener, then rebalance the door before connecting the trolly to the opener.
This looks awesome!! Can’t wait to see paint on it… you guys are crushing it. This has been one of my favorite series in RUclips ever. Keep it up!!!
I was super worried that this house was going to be gigantic in that neighborhood, but that house down the street with the wrap around porch looks pretty large.
Both of the neighbors to the west have pretty big houses and their lots are double the size!
Another tip i would have is with the caulking. While Big Stretch is good stuff, Hardie moves a good amount with temperature. While its temping to tool the caulk with your finger, the concave bead that makes means that the caulk is thinner in the middle and there is less material available to stetch so it will most likey tear. A convex bead can move more before ot tears. Tooling will also force the caulking into the cracks potentially creating a 3 surface bond, left/right/bottom of the gap, which also causes it to tear. You will always notice in commercial applications like concrete joints with polyurethane, they always use backer rod and thats not to just keep the caulk from spilling all the way in, it also keeps the back of the caulk from bonding to a fixed surface. The place is looking great, have enjoyed this process and brings me back to when I did a lot more siding work.
Love the math lesson and how Geometry really is useful.
There were a few 'this is why women live longer' moments in today's video. Stay safe guys. Looking good!
You’ve come so far from the muddy trench days!
I love the attention to detail!
Rock on !
8:45 Great Idea. Even better, cut the board just a hair longer so the 1/8" gap is built in.
I've been using a water level for years! Keep talking about it Paul, it's the most simple and accurate over long distances!
Of all of the countless hours of how-to shows I have seen, I believe you are the first to shim the piece that is notched to fit under the window.
Accessible gray. Love that short where black tazes purple.😂
One benefit of working with smaller reveals is the ability to cheat to courses to get the windows sills and heads to line up with the siding. I ran 6 1/4 / 5 inch exposure on my own house and was able to get the lines to work everywhere. The courses below the window to the water table are like 4 3/4 next to the windows are 5 and above to the second floor windows is 5 1/8 but your eye will never pick it up. Harder to do with the larger reveals as you have less courses to work with. This is a place where the story stick comes into play. Mark your stick with 5 inch course marks, pick your starting point and end point. If the last mark is slight longer than the desired endpoint, just lean the stick over at an angle until it hits the mark and then go along the stick and mark each course. No measuring required.
Damn! You guys do outstanding work! Every move is thought out…👍👍👍
Those finish nails will make the siding quieter in storms.
I really appreciate your craftsmanship and attention to detail. I noticed when you installed the underground conduits for power and data you did not install expansion fittings. If your local AHJ follows the NEC, they are now required per Section 352.44(B). They are easy to retrofit before cable is pulled in and not so much after. The building looks great and I look forward to each episode.
I sub to probably a thousand channels or more. You guys are seriously the only ones I check constantly to see if the new vid is up and click as soon as I see it. Looking great.
The siding looks awesome guys! Anxious to see the color. 👍❤️👍
I hate when something falls in my ear. I was helping a friend run new waterline for his fridge and something got in my ear. Ended up getting an ear infection from it. A little rain shouldn't be a problem though.
Does the water/rain interfere with taping with Zip tape?
The peak really does look good with that frieze board.
I still remember my Geometry teacher from high school saying in a strong Indian accent "Right angles are congruent".
Good thing Paul is proficient in math.
LOL. Rad's little victory dance for the drone camera and then a tool fell. Not sure what it was, but that amused me.
Can Big Stretch be used in showers? Or is Lexel better for that?
ooh, math lesson. That is actually very helpful.
Ooh, the little detail over the old window on Jordan's house is neat. If you can take it down without breaking it, someone might like it. It can be reused. Either sold on marketplace or donated to Habitat for Humanities ReStore.
The shim idea was pretty cool.
Hooray for the water level! That is a cool idea. Is that a new water level or did you keep the one you used before?
Ooh, a jig is a good idea.
What happened to Jordan's thumb?
Loved the dramatic music as the final piece was passed off to Rad to put up.
Ooh, that is a neat light.
Right when you were pointing out the paw prints on the windows, one of my cats walked up and got in front of my screen. LOL.
The siding looks good! The color of the boards isn't actually that bad without paint. LOL. I think a light or medium color will look good for the final paint.
Welcome back from vegas looking forward the the house build
Guy's you're making it harder than it should be. All you need is a squared off piece. Put the upper corner to the freeze and the bottom at the reveal, and pull a measurement. I've done hundreds of siding jobs.
Great idea with the 12” angle finder. Could go with 10” instead of 12” for easier math.
The old man has got skills! 😂
Saw some safety squints going on. This is definitely your largest remodel to date.
Looks great guys! I was watching another video about Ryobi tools that were being released. Someone in the comments mentioned that their boss, on one of the job sites, had purchased a Ryobi electronic calking gun. The other guys on the job were so impressed with it that they all went out and purchased one. Seeing all the caulk work the Stud Pack crew has been doing on this job I thought an battery powered calking gun might be a great addition to your tool arsenal for the main house. This series has been great to watch. Thanks for the great content!
Careful with any exterior paints that have organic pigments in them for future house washes. If you get a sample of the actual paint and dries then put some bleach on it and it changes color to like a green or pink tint then no good. Organic pigment paint is also more likely to oxidize from the sun quicker. I do house washing down in the valley and our biggest fear in the industry is exterior paint with organic pigments because it can change colors with our cleaning solution. There are alternatives to the solution we typically use but it raises the prices to clean because the product is more expensive and takes longer to work.
Sherwin Williams blue is our biggest offender but it can be other brands and colors. Usually it's the magenta pigment and a new unknown pigment that changes red to pink.
Make sure you check your house for VOC levels when it's done.
Man, the exterior is going to look so sweet when the paint are up.
By the way, Jordan, what happened to your left hand?
Jiu Jitsu
Love how Paul always gives out the math and shows examples , my math teacher would be proud , I can just imagine him whispering while I do math like this,” I told you you would be using this “
Adding the flashing behind the lap under the porch will also keep the water out when hosing the porch down.
Exactly our thoughts
Even the wildlife is checking out the studpack build! Once had a raccoon invade HR’s offsite office over a weekend and then proceed to wreck everything trying to get back out.
Number 6 would be to use a framing square placed on the siding with 8 for the rise and 12 for the run...
Took a look at the house and neighborhood on Google street view. You’re right, the finished place will fit in with some of the other houses already there. That one across the street looks pretty sketchy though. Great to see siding on the place here. Keep it up!
Was hoping for a new video today 👍
That building looks so square and flat!…looks perfect!…love you guys!…
Perkins pro tip: caulk each piece to the frieze before the next so caulk runs up and behind. Maybe that only works if you have a small ginger bearded man that doesn’t really do anything else because his “blood sugar”
Ask these names and terms for bits of wall, can you do a video short where you explain what they all are please
Thanks
Looks fantastic!
That looks so fun! I love the finish nails in the points too. I didn’t do that on my house. Lizards like to go under the siding in those gaps. Just their head sticks out. There’ll be about 5 of them up there sometimes just staring at me. I don’t actually mind it because at least there aren’t any of those spider nests up there!
Earth tones. Darker grey green on the bottom, with a lighter color on top. Dark trim and facia.
Looks awesome guys!
oming along very niccly all three of you must bevery proud
Once the whole project is completed you guys should put all the episodes together and make it one whole video.
I know, I know, I know. I keep saying it over and over. This channel and the fine folks behind it are what RUclips was meant to be.
Looking great guys !
Great job once again.
Beautiful siding job guys!
Nice job guys!
Hell yeah looks GREAT!
I have been following this build since the beginning and this is the most inspiring build. I have learned so much from you guys and look forward to more great content.
Its looking great guys !
24:10 watch out if you’re using hidden fasteners here. It’ll be harder to that last board in under the siding as well as past the fastener.
The top is to back off the fasteners from the last couple of rows so you can buckle the previous boards up and slip the final board in under the siding. Then go back and tighten down your fasteners and then fix that last row in.
You guys are great👍