Insulating my Pitched Roof with Mineral Wool - Saving £££
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2023
- Join me in this video as I explore these nuances and dilemmas in insulating a pitched roof with mineral wool, striving for an optimal and cost-effective solution for a well-insulated home
Insulating a pitched roof with mineral wool is crucial for maintaining a well-regulated and energy-efficient home, especially in the scenic English countryside. In my latest DIY self-build project video, I meticulously prepare for the insulation process, highlighting the significance of rectifying missed roof fixings from the original construction. As I delve into the insulation details, I spotlight the specific material I use, ensuring it complies with the necessary U-values mandated by building regulations.
Furthermore, I discuss potential adjustments in the PIR insulation thickness under the rafters to align with updated regulations, balancing the cost against potential heating bill savings. However, I encounter challenges in securing the insulation in place, ultimately resorting to using plastic hand strapping as an effective solution.
Towards the end, a crucial dilemma emerges regarding the necessity of maintaining an air gap between the mineral wool insulation and the breather membrane. While the membrane manufacturer claims it's unnecessary, an improperly installed tight membrane by the roofing contractor complicates this decision.
Here's my Amazon page to check out the products I use*:
www.amazon.co.uk/shop/theaide...
*As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
About me:
I'm Aiden and I'm documenting what was supposed to be my barn conversion, which has now ended up being a new build. I don't have a trade, I just have a go and I'll be doing lots of work myself. This is the boring bit in grand designs that you don't get to see. Subscribe and follow along to find out how our future home turns out.
Instagram: the_aiden_p...
contact email: aiden@acer-view.com 
Хобби
Turns out that calculation was wrong 😂 if only save about £35 a year by putting in insulation to hit a u value of 0.15. However, 0.15 is for an extension. For a new build the roof now needs to be 0.11, so if I got extra insulation for that I'd end up saving £112 a year, but I'd need to spend £1500 extra on insulation 😬
I feel for you mate. You seem a top bloke and getting annoyed like the rest of us. You're really not alone, ive had a catalogue of issues recently too, i wont bore you with the details.
It’s a pleasure to watch a normal bloke getting fed up with this building nonsense 😊😊👍
I breathe building nonsense 🤣
I started turning an old brick shed into a summer house last October. Knocked most of it down and rebuilt brick by brick. Literally just finished the outside of the damn thing 13 months later - you're definitely not on your own. I took a week off work last October to build it 😂. Still need to build interior walls, insulate, electrics, board out etc. Hard to find time, motivation, money, and this is on something a few metres by a few metres - you're doing a good job.
Ah thanks for the moral support mate 👍 I wish I was doing a summer house 😅
Soon as we get past February put an invite out to your supporters for a days graft. We need to help you optomise your mental health for a good productive season next year. We'll come down and help you tidy up the site. I reckon the mess drains your energy. In the meantime i have an idea for you that'll help keep the place tidy. I bought some 600mmx400mm x 150mm euro crates and 1 bay of racking from costco. I place it in the middle of a central room when I'm on a refurb and keep all my kit on it....tools, filler, extension leads, etc. It helps keep everything stationed in one place during the refurb. Good for mental health too.
February is still winter though 😆
Ah the boxes are a good idea, my tools are gonna end up everywhere once I start working inside properly 😬
bedroom decorating 8-9 months
front room 3-4 months
backroom 3-4 months
garage roof 1 year and 6 months
things do not fall in place like the wives think but we get it done bit by bit
that's with out all the cars lol
we never stop yet we never get enough done , is that all you done today ? is a remark that will kill us one day great vid mate just found ur channel really enjoy it
Haha my favourite response to the remark is "you do it then" 😆
Had a very low pitch flat tiled roof leak and fail on me last winter, fixed it temporarily in a storm and got it covered. Working full time and trying to get it sorted wasnt happening. Finally got it stripped off during that one week mini heatwave we had in September. Rotten timbers perished underlay etc was getting up there everyday after work to try and get it done before winter. Didnt happen literally only just got the tiles back on today.
Found your channel from your verges video how to. Very insightful and a proper explanation of everything. Like yourself, I'll be damned to pay someone to do something when I know I can do it (and possibly better than they would) albeit it might take me longer. 😂
Chin up mate youll get there in the end and trust me I think most patners are like that 😂😂😂
Ah well done for finishing it up 🙌 roofing definitely isn't fun
Hi Aiden. Great videos. I love the relaxed approach. I'm about to start a rear extension. I've been living here for 26 years and until the third bedroom was redecorated recently, all I've done is the hall. I have 4 sheds and a garage filled to the gunells with 'good stuff that might come in handy one day'. I take things out of skips then 5 years later order a skip to tidy up and make room and I'm putting my rescued skip items back in a skip, so I collect rubbish then pay to have that rubbish taken away.
I must say though, my wife is an absolute treasure. I am never nagged. If I want a new tool, even though I will never get good use from it, I buy it, if affordable, and she doesnt say a word. She is my rock. Just lets me beetle about. Bought a shed in March. Still only have the base down. A Billy O shed btw. Came with a whole section of roof missing. Customer servises just keep passing the buck. Now I see, their reviews ar awful. Never use again.
Sorry for the sidetrack.
A man after my own heart 😅 bet you've got some super useful bits stored away 😁 Your wife sounds like a gem. My other half isn't that bad all of the time, it gets worse depending on the time of the month though 🫣
The UK's first Passive Aggressive house? ;)
😂😉
Ecellent
This is brilliant. I’m doing a bungalow to house renovation as per my channel. I feel your pain . Your the first I’ve ever seen slate their partner on their channel 😂😂😂
Haha just being relatable 😂
Hi Aidan, you are out alone. I’ve recently retired & my wife decided it would be a good idea to buy a two bed bungalow & extend it to a five bed house with a big 17m x 8m single story, with a 8m side extension. I had to take the whole roof off & raise the ridge by about 1m to allow head room upstairs. I am still doing it 2 years later, so I feel your frustration and pain.
We'll get there one day 😅
I am just the same, I had to refit all my conservatory roof panels because they were slipping. It took two of us almost fout days to refit 10 panels! Took one out to investigate the issues and ended up doubling the job to make it a permanent fix.
In case anyone is interested, polycarb panels, with alluminium end caps and aluminium panels support. To make the panels never slip, drilled through support and end cap, fitted in a selftapping screw.
Im building a bungalow myself with no help. I find the biggest thing is the motivation to start but then once I'm going I'd be fine. Each day spent working on it is a day closer to the end, if it ever gets finished. 😂
I saw something once that said it's easier to start if you tell yourself you're only going to do 20 minutes work....I still haven't tried it though 😂
Yeah its a good way as you never stop after the 20mins
Great vlog. Funny and real life . 100k is on the way 🎉
I wish 😅
Someone’s sleeping on the couch after this is live 😂
She watched it and has offered to actually help 🫣
Blimey! you are not wrong Rick!! I would be hung for this behaviour!! Aiden is braver than me!!
Credit to you, your project is massive I am sure it gets overwhelming.
I bought a Victorian semi in a right state with no DIY experience. Took me 5 years of learning bit by bit with the help of youtube. I ended up doing 80% myself taking the whole house back to brick. The trades I hired I tried to learn as much as I could from them. Overall happy but I have learned like yourself that a keen DIYer can do a better job than professional trades in many areas such as stud work, insulating, plasterboarding as no one will care more about the quality than yourself.
If I were to do it again I'd do so much different and it would take me half the time and cost.
Are you sure it would take half the time? 😁 I'm still always short even when I think I'm over estimating 😂
We decided to rebuild the back end of our old farm building conversion, into two rooms for the kids downstairs and us up in what was the roofspace. 5 months later we are still sleeping in the living room! My son is in his new room and my daughter will hopefully be in hers in about 2 weeks. The look on my kids faces when they see their (almost) finished room makes it all worth while. Unfortunately it seems to be very difficult to get decent contractors unless you are very rich. All of the ones that i can afford just dont do the job properly, studs not spaced properly, poorly fitted insulation etc. I would rather take longer doing it myself and do it to the best of my ability and save the money to pay for the finishing stuff, like plastering. Keep going, Its never as bad as what you think. Its not the end of the world, it could be much worse! Well done on what you have achieved you should be very proud!
Right there with you 🙌 I'd be happy to pay plasterers 😁 I hope you won't end up with the Xmas tree set up next to your bed 😜
Glad you're cracking on mate. Solid progress and my apologies if I got you in a spot of bother with the most important 🤷🏻♂️😅 you'll look back at this in a few years and will think to yourself how it was all worth it.
Of course, you won't though, as you'll know exactly where every imperfection will be, but a good watch for all us lot rooting you on. Would give you a hand if I weren't renovating my own (and didn't live the other side of the country). Still, keep chipping away, you'll be done soon enough 💪🏼
Thanks buddy 🙂
Keep cracking on.. You'll get there!! Its all about problem solving and plugging away.
I really liked your solution with stapling the strapping the the rafters. I did the same thing but with galvanised wire. Felt like its was gunna be a job that would take days but it worked.
Often, the most rewarding jobs to complete are the ones youve been dreading and putting off. With a self-build youll never be rewarded with the personal 'Tahdah!' moment. Just lots of little ones at the end of each day when you look at what youve achieved.
And your miissus WILL appretiate it in the end, its just hard to see progress from and outsider
Yeah loads of people don't understand all the little jobs that need doing.
I'm sure I've seen wire being used before, no idea when though. I thought the strapping would do the job though and it was all I could get at short notice otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get a video out 😂
We started a barn conversion in July. Originally thought we would only need to underpin 1/3 of the building, but the structural engineer decided it all needed underpinning. I'm are just over half way, doing all the work myself at evenings and weekends, along with the weather, but it seems like it is taking forever.
Just imagine though, once you're all done, you won't be able to see one bit of all that hard work 😝 foundations are a nightmare that's for sure
Some people talk about "guardian angels" who look after them... I'm convinced that I have been assigned an Antagonizing Angel who looks for new and creative ways to make my life slightly more frustrating each day! I wish it were otherwise, but as they say, "Wish in one hand and crap in the other - see which hand fills up first." All the best, and may The Force be with you!
😂
Mate, i've just taken 2 and half years to complete a nightmare slate and membrane reroof at my place with one pair of hands (2,500 x 600mmx300mm slates) and am now onto the insulation too. It's not a race! But please keep going, it's keeps me going Bet you finish before me 🙂
Roofing is a thankless task that's for sure!
Hi Aiden, make sure you pack our below those truss hangers as the joist will move and the plaster will keep cracking underneath. So go round and pack all the gaps with cut up bits of other clips or hardwood
You can install that felt "tight as a drum" if you have counter battens, which you have. The time it needs to be loose is when the horizontal battens are nailed directly to the roof (with no counter batten) and it acts as a type of gutter to divert any water that gets under the tiles/corrugated sheeting down the roof & out into the gutters without sitting on the top edge of battens and soaking in, causing rot... So its fine being tight :)
I know what you mean but I'd rather any water not have a chance of getting through the nail penetrations. Hopefully it'll never actually have to deal with any water under there though 🤞
Sounds bloody familiar. "You're never here, always building"... Don't worry about the upper strapping, it'll settle down. Just cut off the lower lengths end to end and staple them as you move across. The last roof i did with celotex from above. So much easier than from below.
I wish I thought if doing it from above beforehand 😑 there's always next time though...if that ever happens
Youre not alone mate, i set out to run power/ethernet/insulate and board my detached garage by the end of summer. It has power ethernet and is insulated but the ceiling still needs boarding. Definitely more time consuming than i anticipated especially doing it solo!
Ah boarding out is a ball ache though 😁
Keep going mate your doing a great job,thanks for taking the time to film and edit.
Thanks 👍
Great vid as usual. I'm a procrastinator as well. I find that I procrastinate more when I'm not confident or sure how to complete something. Once I start it goes ok - its just the starting bit that takes ages. Keep going chap - hope Lou has forgiven you :)
Yeah I definitely do that too when I'm not totally confident 😬
Great video Aiden. We're slow going too. The piles and ring beam went in the last day of Jan and it's taken us until a few weeks ago to remove the dirt from between the beams. But we've been sorting it into usable rock and spoil all along. Can't be arsed to pay guys to take it all away then pay them to bring some of it back! You can see the state of play in my most recent vid.
Also, I reckon with your shallow pitch you probably don't need the top straps. Gravity is only going to cause the loft to decrease over the years and while you might want to grip the batting in a steep pitch to stop it all sliding down, it's vanishingly unlikely in yours. Keep up the good work👍
Thanks for the vid
We've not had any floors for 2 years mate. I told the mrs it'd be done in a week, just a quick laminate job... then ya know, a million other jobs happened, painting, wheel barrows through the house (no rear access, nightmare) built a new hallway, new kitchen, new electrics, new boiler with pipe work and rads so everytime it's been "no point doing the floor till X is done, no point doing the floor until Y is done. So 2 and a half years later, we still don't have a floor (or any other jobs done, oops) Mine is also in Princess Prick mode, most of the time. So you're not on your own. Keep on cracking on bud
New floor by Xmas then? 😂
@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT next Christmas, maybe 😂
Thank you, rather amusing, and informative too. I like the calc stuff. Btw you seem lightning quick to me.
Haha no way, but the tortoise wins the race hey 😁
You're certainly not alone, I too am cuttently in the middle of a self build and decided to tile the downstairs floor. I thought it would be way quicker than it's taking me. I'm also the same about tidying up. My place is currently a mess as I just leave everything where it lies on a Sunday after I've finsied working. (Currently only have the weekends to get stuff done). I think when it comes to tidying up it just feels like time that could be better spend actually doing something, or at least that's how I feel. I think in reality though being tidy to some degree is probably beneficial as otherwise you spend forever looking for things. Anyways keep moving forwards mate, you'll get there just need to keep it going, and I completley get you on having a partner that feels like you never do anything. Unfortunatley just have to grit your teeth and get on with that one 🤣
I think my brain thinks tidying up isn't stimulating enough 😬 I do find that if I put on a podcast or audio book where I'm learning something that often helps, but that's only once I've actually started 😅
Oh god I'm getting visions of how long the tiling will take me 😬
Ah the joys of insulating between rafters... also did mine to 0.18 with 50mm Rockwool slabs + 75mm PIR between + 25mm PIR over. That's with a 150mm rafter, so to maintain the 25mm air gap I got a roll of foil membrane and made some sharp folds to match the gap between the rafters and stapled them in place 25mm away from the breather membrane. This made a nice channel to slide the Rockwool and PIR up into. Hopefully should also help reflect some solar radiation back out and internal heat back in. Took me over a year mind..! 🙄
Ah that's a good idea with the folded foil membrane, that makes my brain hurt more though 😂
That bit wasn't tooo bad, it's the bloody PIR that took forever! I don't think Gapotape was invented when I started, would have made it easier, but knowing me I'd not have spent the money on it!
I share your pain and bloody love your videos.
I think you are over thinking the maintenance of the air gap, I reckon the insulation will actually settle down itself.
Yeah considering I don't need a gap according to the membrane manufacturer then maybe it's not worth faffing about 😬 especially as it doesn't have any sag
Nylon netting or breather membrane top to maintain the space above. And nylon mesh under to hold the insulation in place. Really enjoyed the vid. Worth getting extra insulation in not just for the saving but for warmer rooms in my opinion.
P.s. pests are gonna love living up there if not sealed off properly.
I saw the mesh stuff online, I'd have to order and wait for that though so the strapping seems to be an ok solution, at least I can put it up first and then put the insulation through it. I'm happy to just wear an extra jumper if I need to 😂
Good point on the pest front! I need to block up the other side where there's a gap in the soffit area as small birds can get in at the moment 😬
@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT Iv seen people staple it in at the bottom edges. Looks decent and quick and holds.
I would think that gravity would keep the gap open over time.
Great video. I'm a major procrastinator and find that if i just do even 1% of what i had planned that day it will help motivate to finish the project as it will move the project forward. Sometimes its hard to get started because you look at the project as a whole but i find it helps to just look at the task at hand, which is often hard to do with building as usually there is lots of forethought required for how something might effect you later in a project.
I fucking hate insulating but i think the solution you've come up with is sound, other than that I'd have planned to do it before the roof went on. I have recently insulated a workshop and i used a Rockwool batt which is much firmer so will hold itself between the rafter, however I'm not sure the price difference or u-value difference. With regards to the membrane being too tight, its not a problem for you as you have a counter battened roof so the cross battens are lifted away 38mm from the membrane, this will means any water that gets through your roof sheets won't hit your cross battens causing them to rot. That's the reason for the sag in membrane as on a normal tiled roof the horizontal battens are fixed directly to the rafter ( no counter) so there needs to be the sag so the water has a passage under the batten.
You're right, all the little percentages add up eventually. It does feel like I spin plates loads though 😑
I'm sure I emailed Rockwool or maybe I priced it up and it worked out more expensive, can't remember now 🤷 maybe it would have been worth it to have something a bit more stuff though 😅
Awww mate. What a nightmare job. Personally, I'd keep the air gap.
I hope you and your better half sort things out!
That's the plan!
Keep going. Chip away. It can be overwhelming, so split into smaller projects, then make a list and tick stuff off. 🤷♂️ Take pleasure that you’re doing it better, cheaper and adding to your skill repertoire. They appreciate it… you’ve just made it the norm now. 😅
Ah I made a list a few months back, about 10 things on a white board...I still haven't got through them yet 😂
Aiden I feel your pain but stick with it and wait until you get the plasterboard then you will get real pain getting them on the ceiling good luck mate
Haha I've got my lifter, I purposefully got the higher one, so hopefully it'll be abit easier. Them old metal trusses might give me a headache though 🙈
Your (now ex) mrs just rang me and said to tell you to stop nattering on stick it on time-lapse and get the bloody job done 😂
Haha I wish I could time lapse real life 😂
hi aiden whats the black strapping stuff called that you used and did you just use a staple gun to secure it ? im wanting to insulate my ceiling inbetween the joists before we plaster board and wanting to hold the glass wool insulation in place for now until we board over the top
thanks
It's hand pallet strapping. I did staple it 👍
In June I knocked down my garage and have been building a timber frame annex for my dad to live in. No prior experience but I am a technically minded person and know how to read regs and do my research.
I installed an external oil boiler and oil tank with underground insulated conduits for pipe work. Did all the ground work including replacing concrete covered clay soils and brick chambers with a completely new run. I also had to excavate half my conservatory by hand in the process. Laid Flemish bond brickwork on trench blocks up to DPC. Oversite filled, whacker'ed, and concrete poured. Everything passed inspection with flying colours.
Then after ordering all the wall materials something went wrong. All of a sudden one night I got morphine taxied into hospital with pericarditis (heart inflammation) and told I'm not allowed to do anything for at least 6 weeks. Its been nearly 3 months and I'm still not fully recovered.
After two months of staring at my abandoned project I managed to get a couple of builder lads to lend a hand on day rate. I did the cutting and they did the heavy lifting and block work required for the adjoining wall. I now have all the walls up and am half way on cladding with Hardie Plank. My warm roof insulation arrived today and my Easi-Joists arrive tomorrow (2 days after ordering). I am determined this WILL be weather proof by December! Oh I also redid my downstairs bathroom when it was too wet to work outside, new everything including wall tiles.
I learnt a lot of new skills, gained a lot of knowledge, emptied my bank account, but its been an awesome experience.
The Annex is 15x4m with bed, bath, and living room. It connects to my house via a shared utility room.
Sounds like you're well on your way despite the set back 🙌 I haven't had any chest pains for a while until she started to stress me out, I'm not sure whether it might be the onset of angina 😑
@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT Oh dear, gotta keep a eye on that mate! My Mrs is always on my back trying to stop me from over doing it. I work from home so every spare moment I want to be out there getting it done.
Sarcasm levels off the scale mate. Hope the mrs is talking to u by now😂
Ah she was always talking to me, how else can she nag 😂
Hi, enjoying your videos. Where do you buy your PIR seconds from?
I used a place in Essex last time but they closed down, this time was a place called economic insulation, they're not far from the celotex factory. You tend to get the 2nds places near the manufacturer and I'm sure all of them do nationwide delivery
Left the skirting boards in my kitchen with just primer for 8 years :)
🙈😂
Where did you stock of the Omni-fit slab and did you use 400mm or 600mm wide? This is exactly what I’m planning to use but nowhere stocks it!!
I got both 400 and 600 wide. I made a special order with 2 different builders merchants, Hews Gray for some of it and then Travis Perkins for the rest. They will only do it by the pallet though so usually that's 32-36 packs per pallet. You normally have to wait quite a long time for the next purchase order. Failing that, Builder Depot in London do individual packs and they use a third party courier so they can deliver further afield
Smashing, thanks. Glad you mentioned Builders Depot as they came up on Google but I’d never heard of them (I’m based in Yorkshire). Will give them a go, ta!
I thought I was the only one who hates tidying things up. LOL😂
Haha I've got a total mental block when it comes down to this. My brain tries to find anything else that's more interesting. Procrastination eat your heart out
Sorry Aiden the insulation fairies were at my house last night so I don’t have to do anything, I’ll tell ‘em to head back over to ya to finish yours off for ya, so sit back and chill brother it will do itself 😂😂
Definitely not on your own, our big extension was started about 2 years ago, last year and a bit has been all me and fixing crap work done by others. Some days im just not in the mood for it. Misses is supportive but at the same time she does get fed up with how long it's taking, thankfully I had said lets not do the extension until we can afford to pay someone, she wanted to get going so she cant complain too much lol
Insulation wise our pitched roof i was told had to be 100mm pir (went kingspan pitch roof stuff) and then 40mm over the top for thermal bridging, bloody expensive but has made a difference
Just to add i had same issue with cavity insulation, i had spare thankfully so cut new lengths so the pir met the wool
I've got a stack of solar panels in the back garden that i need to get on with but i want to reinforce the roof and that terrifies me (almost as much as not reinforcing the roof)
Sounds like a nice winter project 😆
Can’t you not use the netting that gets used underneath floor joists to stop ins falling through? Keep going mate 👍
Sorry just got the bit where you mention netting 😂
Haha if only I'd known hey 😅 I think the strapping is the best option at the moment cause there's no way it would stay up so I could get the netting up. At least I can put the straps up and thread the insulation through. It's still a pain in the arse though 😑
Are those plasterboard screws holding you restraint straps to the wall!?
😂 not plasterboard screws no, I'm guessing they are 'multi purpose' and probably what we would just use for wood 😬
@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT I’m about to put wall plates and restraint straps on! Then raised tie trusses.
Your not on your mate.
My list gets longer every bloody month but let’s not forget the special family time as well 🤦🏼😂
Don’t over think the air gap mate, the slabs will settle down but the strapping is a good idea on underside of rafters. 👍🏻
😂 yeah you're right I should probably take less time worrying about the air gap
I empathise with your lack of appreciation. I’ve been on both sides of the fence, before and after I started doing Proper DIY (😅). Relatively smart people can see how things go together.
On the one hand: It’s Lego mentality. Order the Lego insulation. Order the Lego roof. Snap it all together. Bosch - easy peasy. Why has it taken so long, with bewilderment.
On the other hand: no need to tell you.
Haha oh I wish it was just like Lego
Looks like you’re due the mythical apology from SWMBO, don’t hold your breath! 😂
We’ve ALL been there bud, I’m sure you’re aware.
Especially when it's that time of the month 😅😂
@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT Ah ha… with Sherlock’s powers of deduction you have discovered mentalism of the fairer sex! 🤣
Those pesky DIY pixies are never around to do all the work! Always double the length of a project then only complete half and leave it 3 months to finish it in my experience.
Double is being generous 😂
You would need to earn 300k before tax to give you the 200k you get someone in, so if it takes you 6 years it’s a 50k a year job 😮
🤯
Isn't 2023 regs in England 0.11?
Oh blimey you're right! It's 0.15 for an extension, 0.11 for a new build 😬
@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT haha aye, easy meat! 💪
Aiden. You’re not on your own, struggling away without much progress.
Nope, I've got all of you watching me not make much progress 😅
Just fit straps to underside, let gravity do the rest...but then you probably have come to that conclusion already?
I watch a lot of equipment videos & most of the guys who buy this stuff from auctions would have walked away from this with the first couple of things let alone the massive list of bodges & broken things you went on to list.
You definitely should have walked away from this, it's a money pit already & that's without the stuff that is going to occur when you start to fix everything you know about.
🙈 I'll know better for next time 😆
@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT Well hopefully it's only as bad as what you know & you can source the parts at a good price & the repairs go reasonably easy.
I think your Mrs has ready chewed your balls adequately so let's hop4 she doesn't get more ammunition LOL
@@WombleUK na she's all good, she knows I sort most things 😂
I'm not sure if you're infested with elves or box trolls.....with everything finished to perfection when you arrive in the morning. Perhaps you could put out humane traps to try to catch one?!
Sorry to hear there's a bit of tension. The cold & shorter daylight hours won't be helping. But hopefully you're beginning to see light at the end of the 'building' tunnel & spirits will improve once the interior takes shape.
I think you are already aware of the dilemma you face. Getting a job might not be easy - and you might not want to after being your own boss for so long. But realistically can you fund your lavish lifestyle on RUclips content?!.....personally I would love to see you as a full time RUclipsr, indeed your subscribers are still increasing but it hasn't quite taken off yet. Sensibly your missus is probably concerned that it might be leading nowhere. Keep talking. Be honest and realistic...and ignore what people say on comments (apart from me of course).
Personally I don't see why you aren't on similar figures as 'Gosforth Handyman' & 'Rag n' Bone man'. I followed 'Gosforth Handyman' a couple years ago - until I happened upon 'Acer View'. It wouldn't surprise me if you are on a similar trajectory to him. But he did have the benefit of being an 'Odd job' man which would bring in money and video content.
How about setting up a handyman business (your shed repair video with Neoprene roof was great)?....but first you have to finish the main building and start living the dream.
PS Sorry about the long message. You're such a nice guy, you'll do OK. You have potential.
Haha thanks for the comment mate 😁 it's not me with the lavish lifestyle, I'd be happy in a small cabin in the woods and nothing else 😆
Yeah I did consider being a handy man maybe. I'd like to have my own proper little business. Hopefully I'll figure something out in the next year 🤞
Nightmare client
Cowboy