This Old Crack House Part 19 - Where's My Support?

[@TheBucketDealer]

"there are no 5 minute jobs" -me -my dad -my grandpa -my uncle -anyone who has ever worked in construction since the dawn of man

[@MichaelDavis-cy4ok]

"While I'm at it..." The words my wife has vowed to carve on my headstone after twenty years of watching me fix cars and our house over and over.

[@Theoutdoorjunkie]

@@MichaelDavis-cy4ok should only be a 5 minute job though.

[@AngryCops]

i wish they were there with me

[@noahlindgren1014]

I never thought this series would be “perpetual pain in the wallet”

[@IrishKyokushin]

It really would have been much cheaper to just knock it down and build from scratch. If it was attached to a neighbouring house I can understand him not going that route, but what was shown its a freestanding house [Or whatever the actual term is aka not attached to any other houses ]. I don't know why he didn't go with that option. I highly doubt that he's making that much off his Army salary, KZbin videos and merch sales to keep this up and refurbish ANOTHER House. He's pretty much Tom Hanks in The Money Pit at this stage.

[@vladimirmihnev9702]

It always has been!

[@Khan.WrathOf]

The wonderful world of home repair. More expensive than living in a strip club parking lot, battling a crippling cocaine and hooker addiction.

[@chsi5420]

That's how flipping work

[@RandomLombax37]

@@IrishKyokushin with it being in Buffalo New York are you sure it's cheaper and easier to get all those permits and shit?

[@just_me2797]

My grandson is so happy. He was born a short time after you bought this house and now he is thinking that he too will be finishing up his 2nd house about the same time that you are getting done with this one.

[@AndrewPureMI]

What? Did autocorrect mess up your comment or is this one of those knee slapper jokes? I really can't tell

[@nathanielcellowenski3176]

I’ll take that as a thigh slapper because it’s that epic.

[@nuhunla1930]

I guess I’m not as smart as I thought

[@redheadedrogue]

I thought it was pretty good. 😄

[@just_me2797]

@@AndrewPureMI It would be because he bought crackhouse #1 and revealed it to us on Jan 5, 2020 and that "remodel" is still going. Now he has #2.

[@thomashawkM855]

Growing up with “This Old House”, this series is wonderful!

[@forexed8948]

I miss watching that series on tv

[@mr.tall-man1573]

My dad used to have it on every Sunday morning LOL

[@forexed8948]

@@mr.tall-man1573 amazing that you don't miss what you had, until you no longer have and realize how much you miss it. At least you can still find it on the internet, and in your memories.

[@warrenharrison9490]

At first I thought you were referring to growing up with this series 😂

[@forexed8948]

@@warrenharrison9490 nah, I grew up with extreme home makeover

[@klhlizard]

AC learned in this episode of This Old Crack house, that he needs a battle buddy 🤣

[@carbuyingadventureswithmar8801]

That’s a good one

[@teebob21]

Always go into construction, landscaping, and plumbing projects with a battle buddy.

[@samuraidriver4x4]

Practice what you preach right?

[@Espo11B]

CRACKHOUSES FALL ON PEOPLE IN ONES!!!

[@daaz2005]

i had to shave my beard and kept a ridiculous stash. my fiance hates it and all my coworkers laughed at me. thank you for all you have done

[@seesafar9912]

and Basement Jesus....all I ever found in the basement was a bunch of plumbers

[@YouveBeenMiddled]

Just tell 'em "I know _you_ don't like it, but your mom *loves* it."

[@stewiepid4385]

I feel you! I WAS in the US Navy (ICE USS Kincaid DDG-965) and my mustache looks Pancho Villa. Poor Sgt. Hy shaves at 4am and has a 5 'O Clock shadow at 10am. The brutality!

[@gpjadams2]

Ah yes, the old molestache

[@TeSolycMandalor]

Why? Never let any one tell anything about your facial hair, especially a women. Unless she has facial hair.

[@sublimetulii23]

I didn’t know it at the time growing up, but I am very lucky to have family that are painters, an exterior remodeler (windows, doors, siding) & a wood floor installer. Shit became very helpful when I bought my first home & got free labor costs from professionals. I did have summer jobs in high school doing all this stuff & learning, but for big jobs, it’s nice to know pros. I’m an electrician myself, so the only time I need to call outside the family is for serious plumbing & A/C purposes.

[@AlbinoEthiopian]

When you began to wonder if basement Jesus was trying to teach you a particular lesson I immediately started laughing as I envisioned basement Jesus, having his drill instructor senses tingling, not so subtly asking "Where is your battle buddy!? Laydown, you're dead!" Jokes aside, you make a lot of people happy, and not just from your suffering. Wishing you and yours the best, and thank you for all the entertainment. ^w^b

[@CommentFrom]

This is amazing, watching AC go down the crack house rabbit hole, slowly losing his sanity. What a perfect place for him to be, watch out for them glass stems and rocks now!

[@who346]

Almost as good as the SHINING.....the movie..

[@dylanb2709]

😂

[@kaylapoirier6923]

I do appreciate you making these, we are renovating our house and I felt so overwhelmed and like the previous owners were idiots (our kitchen ceiling is peg board under wallpaper if that gives you an idea) seeing that we are not alone (bc HGTV only does pretty homes) it really does ease my insanity! Good luck in the Buffalo winter! Central NY supports ya ;)

[@MrPingn]

Definitely not alone. Grew up in a prefabricated house (two piece) that was never fully finished. Just mostly. Which kept the buying cost down. But that also meant we were always working on it. A couple years ago I had to crawl under it with my dad and replace supports. The floor at a corner had separated and was drooping. Though not as interesting as digging up a broken septic tank.

[@oxide9679]

That pegboard wasn't a mistake. That was a prototype aerodynamic wall. The wallpaper was a mistake because it stopped the wall from being aerodynamic.

[@neverlistentome]

Your joy at the house surviving the storm was like me when my house didn't flood during Harvey.

[@lllPlatinumlll]

I am a restumper, in Australia we have houses built on stumps, poles, piers. We do that to have cool houses in the summer. Having all these houses on stumps means we need, restumpers. Now, what you're going to want to get yourself to make your life a lot easier, if you're going to be spending time working on foundations, is a ten ton jack and a prop or two. You can jack up entire houses and leave them sitting on temporary foundations while you work on the lower area before lowing the entire top half down. Maybe your US houses are constructed differently and it wouldn't work. If you want to get into it, that's what you're going to need. Get yourself a bricklaying mate. You can lift a building wipe out its entire foundation build a new lower level and drop the top down, pop it on the market.

[@whatbroicanhave50character35]

The US has a wide range of climates. In the northeast where this house is, most if not all houses will have a basement underground instead of being built on a foundation entirely above ground. I'm not sure what they use for footing in other places in the US but I know some places won't have basements like you're talking about.

[@Grunttamer]

Yeah where I live houses are built “slab on grade” no jacking that up

[@jimdandy8119]

@@whatbroicanhave50character35 In the south where it's hot, older houses are all built on what we call a peir style foundation. Basically what the Aussie op was talking about, and for the same reason. This was mostly before the mass use of air-conditioning. Anything later than the late 70s is usually built on a cement foundation. My house was built in 1980 and is on a cement slab. Most people don't have basements because of the constant 95% + humidity. We have to constantly fight mold anyway and a basement would be basically a huge petri dish.

[@whatbroicanhave50character35]

@Nathaniel Shrock with a basement a hole is dug the size of the house, and 8ft concrete walls are poured with molds plus a floor. The house is built on top of the concrete walls and supported in the center with metal poles that rest on the concrete basement floor.

[@rich6485]

It's like a Tim Allen fever dream full of homes and gradual improvements

[@AngryCops]

that was my goal

[@dyyylllaannn]

i've been renovating an old house for the past two years too so i feel that i've gone insane along with you

[@leatherface9940]

By comparing the window from the bathroom to the other one, it looks like it was framed with a larger window at one point but shortened. And they just pieced in new siding. Ran into that in my old house.

[@snakerstran9101]

Also, a look at the bathroom interior wall sheeting would tell a lot, but I wonder if the rotten wood wasn't caused by an outside rain leak through the window or wall rather than the bathtub.

[@ryimscaith1593]

Lives up to the old military axiom: "Plans change upon contact with the enemy.". I feel for ya.

[@PVTHighspeed]

I love watching Drill manhandle his wood! This is the content we’ve come to expect!

[@ronjones-6977]

And if he says "sister" just one more time, I'm gonna explode.

[@danmyers6146]

Hi bud, former Royal Marine now back home in NovaScotia really enjoy your work. your crack house takes me back a lot to my Dad renovating rental properties he bought. Istill carry the scars physical and emotional lol

[@infantryman04]

Am I the only one who loves when a project gives you an excuse to buy tools?

[@maninblack1149]

Funnily enough I was thinking the other way round. I’d end up buying all the tools and then have shitloads of tools that I no longer need.

[@mikemoore1821]

AC get yourself a board shrinker, they're usually right next to the board stretchers at Home Depot!

[@AngryCops]

They said "we're all out" and told me to check out Lowes

[@joeo.4546]

Me on episode 1 - this will be a fun short series AC entering Year 3 of the Crackhouse with a second one to spare -

[@garrycress3482]

Learning the hard way to never buy lumber from a big box store

[@thezyklonbeast]

Where tf do you buy it

[@thezyklonbeast]

@hyperliterider861 oh thank God. I thought there was some secret place to buy lumber. HD is trash

[@thezyklonbeast]

@hyperliterider861 I suppose that goes for everything. Thank you

[@AzzKicker-bz1cb]

@hyperliterider861 Lowe’s lumber can drive a man to madness trying to find anything remotely straight on all four sides!!! It’s like they get their lumber kiln dried, stacked on pallets, then set them in a pool of mud and water for a week or so, then dry those pallets and ship them to stores!!! Most of their lumber will wave at you from one or more sides at once!!! If you’re trying to build walls or toe boards into places and get them level, you nail one end then employ a pry bar every foot or so to bend the board whatever direction you need to “straighten” it as you move from the anchored end to the finial point to anchor! I’ve seen this done to move a section of a board two to three inches from it’s “natural position” to get it lined up where it’s actually needed!!!

[@who346]

Hey, Ssg. Really impressive on how you really want to make a difference in your City. I cant imagine all the stress dealing with that hous, let alone a 2nd house. I hope the 2nd house is much easier, and lot less stressful....

[@MEEK3333]

AC, you can "rip" the 2x10 to be the same as the 2x8 with a skillsaw. Skillsaws typically have measurements on them for the purpose of "ripping" lumber to be a certain width if you need to. If you have trouble following that, you can also take a measurement on both ends of the 2x10 and then a snap a chalkline from one end to the other to have a line to follow when you rip it... or.. ya know.. you could also just get a 2x8 if you prefer...

[@MEEK3333]

You can do it it with a table saw too

[@Laarye]

13:00, When AC realizes that everything is bad without his Battle Buddy.

[@matthewadams2979]

You give a man an inch, he feels like a King.. Take away an inch, he feels like a Queen.

[@bigv4555]

You should do some fan outreach episodes and fix things in their homes, on that note I live just outside of buffalo and need to level the floor in my house (bad attempt at trying to get free labor) 😁

[@patirck024]

BAHAHA Shameless

[@_np7]

Finnaly! The This Old Crack House series is becoming one of my favorites!

[@voidokami1427]

Damn... no Dad crack of AC :( When i was in carpentry for votech during highschool I can not tell you how many bent or warped board we got on every shipment and have to deal with it when trying to make sheds for people who would pay quite a bit of money for these damn things. No war can be won with a army of one

[@Zakiriel]

Measure twice, cut once. And take good notes to the store!

[@andrewdobosz3682]

Take a shot every time AC says sister or sistered

[@etherealregions]

AC, the way you put sistered the first joist literally almost made me want to cry. The new joints need to be all the way over and resting on the exterior/support wall. Otherwise it will always have a weak spot at the end. Now for whatever reason. If you can't make the joint slide above the support wall. It's acceptable to slightly trim the joist to create a notch so it will slide over the support wall. I'm not trying to be a Richard, but thus is extremely important!

[@perryborn2777]

That's what I was looking at too. It looks to me like it's just hanging off the ceiling, which seems like it would hurt more than it would help the situation

[@etherealregions]

@@perryborn2777 , to be fair, I know the the US has different building laws from Canada where I'm from. But some things are just universal no matter where you are from. Since it's just based off common sense. I would probably suggest that AC either does more research before doing anything himself, or buy a book about house building and framing.

[@bigbear7076]

Mistakes were made but still 1000x better than someone who never tried

[@cicerossweetrollz]

The friend giving the looks to the camera, disappearing into the crackhouse stud walls and then talking to AC without seeing him made it look like the house had claimed another soul and was briefly conversing through his friend.

[@TheHamadanners]

I sistered 2×10 to my 2x8 cause I bought the wrong peice but I got more space for the deck. I was just gifted a Crack shack and can't wait til it closes. Clamps work great as a second pair of hands

[@simonthebroken9691]

For cutting the nails, I use various tools...grinder with 1/16 cut off wheel - fiber or the steel ones. A reciprocating saw with a long metal blade. The third tool of choice is a flush cut oscillating tool. It depends on access which one I choose. All three work well. Give yourself a little gap between the siding and the studs makes a big difference.

[@Racer1505]

Your mom jokes never get old

[@mars1072]

Well your mom certainly did

[@perfectstranger1152]

As long as they keep getting better

[@Racer1505]

@@mars1072 touché sir

[@mars1072]

@@Racer1505 😁

[@SrSpankems]

Unlike your mom.

[@safetymikeengland]

LOL - my wife and I have fixed up a few of these old houses - the biggest difference is, I hardly ever did the actual work - we hired various people to do the work while I did some other stuff. So when I said "I have done this or that" . . . what I really mean is, we wrote the checks and my hot smokin wife did the day to day supervision. But its SO much fun watching you deal with some of the same issues and some unique ones as well.

[@Juror63]

Private Potato came to help!! Such a good soldier!

[@TheBenghaziRabbit]

man ever since that first sov citizen bingo night.... never thought we would end up here.

[@zacharycornman977]

Did you take advantage of the energy savings deals for windows and alike in the previous spending bill from Bidon?

[@zacharycornman977]

@Charlie B damn, that’s dumb. Should’ve been for any older buildings too.

[@Airgrunt1999]

It was weird and funny that you mentioned that we cant always do everything ourselves and need help. This was the message at our church this past weekend too.

[@timothypryor7952]

Has 2x10, needs 2x8, has a perfectly good saw. Goes back to store and buys a 2x8.

[@Manco65]

Keeps 2x10 to reinforce damaged joist later in his own home. Didn't you catch that part?

[@mybigyear]

Its width Not length

[@OmniscientWarrior]

Yes, let's use a circular saw with no table and just cut away 2 inches along 12 feet of wood. Because that makes sense. Or, we can get something that is properly cut so we don't need to worry about all the things that can go wrong when doing a long cut without the proper tools.

[@mattnelson9477]

Yeah, that’s how you end up with an edge that looks like a kindergartner did it and have issues with hanging drywall later on.

[@teebob21]

Found the guy whose DIY projects won't pass inspection

[@nickw7619]

Still waiting for that stuff from the new house to go up on ebay, AC!

[@knova7597]

I’ve been thinking about buying a damaged property to fix up and I’ve already learned so much.

[@landis181]

The house has now easily quadrupled in value because of the new wood

[@TravisJ-je6ub]

What kind of Engineer doesn't pull out the saw and turn that 2x10 into a 2x8 and never tell anyone they had the wrong board? It was the right board, but you just failed to make it fit. PUSH!

[@alphaacres1331]

Your crack house videos inspired me to do my goat stall videos. Thank you for the humor filled motivation.

[@ronjones-6977]

When your goat starts to stall, push forward on the stick. Speed is your friend.

[@xandinatorman516]

"WHERES YOUR BATTLE BUDDY!!!"(Basement Jesus 2023)

[@gmccrarygm]

nice to see an average guy take the time and effort to better his skillset while improving on his investment...this is what the American dream used to kinda stand for in my opinion. good luck!

[@medicbabe2ID]

Should be top comment 🇺🇲

[@corbindallas6287]

For those bent 2x8 use a car jack with the 2x4 to push up and hold the bent bord.

[@stevematthews684]

Somewhere, Bob Villa is smiling down on your DIY initiative.

[@ElShotte]

Using wrong sized lumber during construction was like friggin' standard practice for a bunch of contractors here in NYC (and in PA for that matter). Rip down the 2x10's on a table saw or if you wanna do dirty cause you ain't got one, you can always use a Circular Saw.

[@taipan1300]

You will probably get the clap if you touch the wrong thing in that house

[@ElShotte]

12:50 - As someone who's renovated multiple crack houses pretty much singlehandedly, yes you can. You can totally lift beams up using a jack (even a crappy car jack if you have to) and some studs/beam cut to length. Once you jack it up, it will stay, and you're free to secure it as required.

[@dukes20084]

Maybe always needing a friend to come help Is why you need a "battle buddy". The crack house is a different type of battle, but a battle nonetheless.

[@JaWeber22]

If you want to prevent outside damage when removing the old window. Break the glass out and collapse the aluminum frame with a come along tool and vise grips. Doing this will pull the nail on fin from between the siding and wall. Then when you order the new window request a Z-bar. I know this is probably hard to understand so if you search retrofit window from start to finish it will make allot more sense.

[@madmordagin]

Wait did AC miss a chance to make a battle buddy joke?

[@DK-sw6xx]

The odd cutout of wood boards in the bathroom was from an original longer window, looks like this house was built without plumbing, (like mine) I bet there is a privy indent in the back yard too.

[@therockbiter8140]

Next time you need to lift a board or straighten one use a "dead leg", if your board isn't long enough just use that stack of blocks you were leveraging with. Jam the board in at tight as you can, then hammer the stack of blocks or opposite end of the board from what you're trying to move until you're where you need to be.

[@mommachupacabra]

Thanks for the leverage idea! I could have used that a number of times in reno stuff when I was dealing with the Bathroom Remuddle Undoing From Hell.

[@3398halofreak]

Remember when they started out thinking they were just going to re-wall paper this house and we're using a steamer to take off the old stuff. Peprige farms remembers 🤣

[@AngryCops]

holy fuck, i sure do

[@Tolgalan]

AC learning the importance of always having a Battle Buddy with him.

[@joeevett9007]

If you have wood you think might give you problems in the future there are wood petrifies you can buy to spray or brush on. I had huge 4X6 beams that protruded out of the house to support the patio and also to be decretive and they had some rot from exposure. I cleaned all the rot out with a wire brush sprayed the exposed area with the petrifier and it was damn solid more so than normal wood, then filled it with a two part epoxy wood filler.

[@pheonixprime4.040]

Every board has a crown on it

[@Doublezzranch]

From all the rentals I've redone & repairs I've had to repair, I think I'm getting PTSD from watch this 🤣

[@vjm3]

I believe there's always more to learn from mistakes than other forms of problem solving. While construction youtubers build something from start to finish the "correct" way first, I absolutely value videos like these, because it shows the skills involved to "fix" issues that already exist thanks to people doing things wrong the first time. Hell from this series alone I learned "When in doubt, sister beams together."

[@mrwhobodiggz]

I've spent the last 20 years fixing houses that should have been demolished. When I tell a client about the work I always try to discuss the unforseen and the to be determined side where opening and fixing one problem generally leads to discovery of unknown problems hiding away. An FYI 3 nails/screws every 18" for a good sister/scab, and for the load bearing doorways should have 2 sets of nails every 16" or alternate/stagger every 8". Crack on drill, Crack on!

[@kcp7042]

As a DS, you must have asked “Where’s your battle buddy?!” And now you don’t have one yourself!!

[@christopherhenderson8959]

@@kcp7042 he's from the Army of One era.

[@tsquare9168]

AC, next time put a screw into the bottom of the old floor joist an leave the screw out about an inch then you can put the claw of a hammer on the screw and use the fulcrum of the hammer the force the sister joist flush while putting a screw in to set the new joist. It's a solo job and doesn't require an extra hand.

[@chairmanchips]

Those external wooden walls are 4" wide and so thin!!

[@zeronothing000]

You have my support. Law enforcement is as crucial as medical centers and laws. Times change, science advances, etc. Change is around us always, therefore a need for adaptabiliy. How else are we to survive. But with everything, there is a fine line we must also walk and maintain, therefore balance is required.

[@tjmario64]

So what you're saying is "Size does matter". Phrase of the day folks.

[@6977mixman]

Bottle jack and a 2x4 and the support bends the way you want

[@Carpythesharky]

You need a floor jack or bottle jack to make your lever into a one man lever lol. Keep up the good work.

[@jameswhitaker1324]

I’ve wedged a joist into level in a similar situation using a 2x4 a little longer than the span between the floor and the ceiling by using a sledge hammer to drive the base closer to vertical. The pressure will keep the 2x4 in place until you can secure the sister joist with a few screws. Then you just knock the 2x4 out the other way at the base. If the span is too much for the 2x4 to prevent it bending, use a 4x4. In other words, a 2x4 plus sledge hammer equals a cheap jack.

[@patirck024]

Mistakes happen. Take pride in knowing you've put incredible work into what some dope destroyed before.

[@jakedowney1706]

Also a floor jack under a 2x4 is very useful for getting the sag out of those over head boards when you don’t have an extra hand around.

[@TheWabbit]

To make you feel better, when I moved into my 1920s house 33 years ago it needed a little work ( not a crackhouse) The kitchen window wouldn't open, I found they had stacked 2x4s on top after they fixed a water leak so the roof was being partially supported by the window frame and those stacked 2x4s. I could name a few things I found but don't ask, just fix....

[@brendananthony9601]

The hyper lapse sections almost look like stop motion. It is cracking me up.😂

[@Sitharos]

I love watching this series. I actually learned a bit about home maintenance from it 🙂

[@lt_bacon205]

Where is your battle buddy Drill! Where is he! *Batman gargled glass noises*

[@ethanford4402]

Remember AC in the immortal words of a frustrated carpenter "Home Depot is NOT a (Insert Expletive) lumberyard!"

[@Claymore790]

Aren't you support the other end of the sistering beam as well, otherwise it can cause further cracking in a new spot?

[@Crangaso]

Jesus was a Carpenter, remember Sar? The lesson seems to me is measure 3x and cut 1ce or in this case slap on the liquid nailed 2x8.

[@RobTheSquire]

I had a similar DIY moment where things were not going my way, luckily I managed a work around which paid off.

[@FishFind3000]

10:47 welcome to construction. This phrase you will say whenever you try to do anything.

[@danielm5324]

Or working on a car.

[@douglasdoherty9057]

I actually realized why there were so many nails from the outside. The original builders were using the nails as braces during construction. Essentially using them as a pseudo brace to hold the beams in place or just a guiding process.

[@stans5270]

If I was 350 miles closer, that place would be finished with new tenants living in it.

[@chimknee]

Thank you.

[@tattletail9720]

AC Out here wondering why shit is hard without a Battle Buddy...

[@inquisition_angel7139]

Honestly just so much respect hearing him listen to Asking Alexandria

[@danpotter6585]

For that joist sag a good way to pry it up would be to drive a nail/screw into the furthest point that is flush to the existing joist then drive another nail/screw halfway into the existing joist then use your claw to leverage the rest flush and nail once it’s good

[@Triple-Tap-Tony]

AC, you should invest in a set of basement jacks. They would make it alot easier to straighten those joists by yourself if you can't get an extra pair of hands at the time. Plus, I'm sure they'll come in handy now that you have a second crack house to renovate

[@kevinwalker4623]

He had a scissor jack in a video recently........

[@jackodiamonds21]

Basement Jesus is trying hammer into your skull that you need a battle buddy lol, Drill Sergeants can't finish their Crack House without battle buddies

[@no1noob194]

@16:26 Not overkill, where I live one 2x4 would not even be up to code for a header two is a minimum.

[@dusfitz]

I recommend using a multicutter with a metal blade if you're trying to cut out nails from siding to framing. The angle grinder works, but makes a hell of a mess of things

[@sr707ca8]

Great work 👍 it looks like pain I get that, but it's just work, must be done and when your done will be a great rental

[@steavo78]

7:13 AC kind of looks like Mario when he’s standing away from the camera 😂. Big mustache really stands out 😂.

[@jeffshackleford3152]

No wheel of death, use a multi tool with a Diablo carbide blade. Leave the stud in, butt the stud you are removing with the new stud, nail new off, remove old stud. When sistering, or really any joist repairs, bottle jack. Use blocks of wood to rest one or both ends on, like the guys do with fascia board. Invest in a paslode cordless gas fired trim ( 16 gauge) gun. You can use it to tack things in place without having to struggle with big wood ( not that you would have any trouble with that based on your duster). It also makes it easier to get things in the right place before you screw it off.