Building a New Kitchen Part 2: New Bay Window

This is the second video in a series showing how I rebuilt my kitchen from scratch. I started on actual construction by removing the old bay window and replacing it with a much better and new window. A bunch of framing work had to be done to make room and properly support the new window. Enjoy!
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[@benjimcdowell1627]

A lot of Pros riding on a guy very proud of his hard work, eye roll

[@jessloydpepito6317]

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection kzbin.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

[@FunPot5]

You'll definitely get a lot more light coming into your kitchen... after the wall collapses.

[@nashvillesessioncoach6330]

I love the high speed video edits.....you can see much quicker how the structural integrity was greatly compromised.

[@LilDearman1]

We are about to get our kitchen done in about a week so this is a good head start

[@devpatel248]

You need to flash the sill

[@robbob4872]

It wouldn't pass an inspection with those notches - should have doubled the studs up and then you can drill a hole no more than 60 percent of the stud size through the center.

[@rtkevans]

Some older homes from the 60s and 70s used 2x4 framing for exterior walls. The builders still drilled holes for ABS piping, which amounts to much more than 60%. When renovating these types of situations, Simpson offers a great product called a steel stud shoe that reinforces the stud in the case to much "meat" has been drilled out.

[@mr.discovery2717]

This is true. The notches have compromised the structural integrity of the support.

[@NeoB-Lac]

Damn that wouldn’t pass a safety inspection at all bro...

[@errol6788]

Nah, not joking, just started watching your channel. I had an uncle in England that was an electrician, but learned how to build his own furniture and a lot more, transformed his entire house all without help, even brought in central heating early back into the 70’s. Sorry if I offended you meant no harm honestly. Wish I was as daring!!!!

[@therealdark1808]

I'm not saying you did it right man but at least you did it. I started off slow and did not know all the code for everything but I learned on the way and then as I went I started following the code for what I was doing a lot closer. You have to start somewhere and you learn from your mistakes. Most of the people commenting on this vid don't know all the code either. Some of the stuff they are saying is very true and now you know but always get the books online or physical so you can look up stuff!

[@sawyerramos3113]

why would you put a supporting beam only to cut more then 1/2 off?

[@jonanjello]

Incredible work, Ben. Reciprocating saws are the best tools. I've never before seen cables to support a bay window.

[@Screamingtut]

you forgot to put Flashing down under the window and waterproof sealing tape.

[@julianherbert9718]

I've watch the video of your living room wall removal project too. The number of MAJOR building code violations you are making is amazing. These aren't that minor kind either (opps I nailed my post together ever 16" instead of the required 12"). 2-2x6 over a 5" window with a single 2x4 turned sideways,? Really!? That's probably the craziest renovation mistake I've ever seen. I feel bad for the person that buys that house from you one day.

[@chilldiscord4112]

Julian Herbert bruh you a hater. He tried his best

[@beanman6684]

codes vary from place to place

[@alienunleashed]

Chill Discord It’s not “hating” that mistake could kill someone. Him having these videos as evidence he did the modifications can land him a manslaughter case.

[@LegoBoy1919]

Taking in account for you thinking 5” means 5 foot, I wouldn’t take advise from you either.

[@juliovalencia256]

Wow that is a brave project to take on 🤛🏽

[@eswashington1196]

They editing is amazing

[@BlahBlahManYeah]

You could easily move that vent piping behind kitchen cabinetry over drywall to left to pass king stud then dive it into wall. King studs are not allowed to be notched. Instead you compromised strength of king stud on the left as you notched out half of it at two points. Terrible move from structural strength perspective.

[@katiewhite9886]

Would using a whole saw or paddle bit retain its support

[@BlahBlahManYeah]

Katie White, true, structural strength wise drilling hole (dead center) is more preferable than notching.

[@jonienglish3231]

GOOD JOB I wish i was 25% as Smart as you for RENOVATION ! BEN when i was Your Age Still LEARNING

[@emass2222]

Love it

[@zacharyzooshorion]

The dude who couldn't get over the hole. lol derp ha ha.

[@Meelameels]

I thought the dude at the end was steve-o lmao

[@rtkevans]

You are not allowed to have right-angle bends in your vent pipe!!!!! Aside from that, I agree with the others, it's a matter of time before your bay window pops out into the front yard and the wall caves. Now that the reno is "done", if I were you I would remove siding from the outside and correct all these issues. Don't cut notches, but rather drill holes in the studs for your piping and reinforce with simpson stud shoes. If your city ever sees this video, your property could be red-tagged.

[@diyamerican]

I think a lot of contractors watch amateur videos longing for the moment when you can say, "You're not doing it right!" Ok then I'll get a nonexistent contractor out here to do the job never when they show up after 2 years.

[@timelapsegaming5831]

"header falls" honey! were redoing the whole house now!

[@MattSyTy]

I see that there's a crawl space. Would it have been possible to re route the drain and vent from underneath? Notching the kings, jacks, and cripples is problematic. Is there a gasket sealing system for the new bay window?

[@marcusjones457]

That's too reasonable of an answer 🤣

[@talnev.7894]

I love your vids Ben, and this renovation series especially... because I am thinking of getting into architecture and this is a really helpful tutorial that is teaching me a few things... I mean, Im only 14 but I am trying my hardest and I actually think Im learning something! Thank you so much!

[@screamingllamaproductions8570]

If you're still interested you should try working as a carpenters apprentice, it's the best experience you'll get, and a job before 15 is great

[@joeduggan5431]

Kid your learning nothing from this guy..

[@mothmanmothman4909]

​@@joeduggan5431well who taught you grammar? It's you're not your

[@eternal8636]

Yay

[@JoeSmith-eq6ny]

Bert & Ernie Construction

[@reddragoon2423]

i still wish the pinball thing would get here sooner, but htis is satisfising for now. FOR NOW

[@edwardaldrich7213]

How are you doing all of this without permits or ? Not sure but a lot of inspections wouldn't pass so wondering how this got approved?

[@joeduggan5431]

His dad is the inspector haha

[@Tekniques25]

I don't know the code in your area but any notch in a load bearing wall may not exceed 25 percent of the stud. So 2x4 or even a 2x6 wall 3 inch drain line? It's pretty dangerous to let that hold up the roof I suppose if you're single it's fine but if your kids live in there it would probably keep me up at night. At least in California.

[@blakethegreat3093]

I love your vids dog

[@italianamade]

Hey Ben, new to your channel. Your kitchen looked a lot like mine. I just bought a home and im being quoted 30-40k to do a build out. Few questions 1) Did you have to get any permits to do this work or did you just do it? 2) I'm not that confident in my own abilities to do all this work, especially electrical, piping and gas etc. Did you get any help from other people when doing this? 3) Any resources you could provide or tips?

[@GalacticLego]

Why is there cable supports? That's weird.

[@camarogs1]

Standard on many bay windows.

[@williamtam6267]

Did you get any permits?

[@LegoBoy1919]

You need permits is you are knocking down load bearing walls, adding in new windows or modifying the structure and a few other things, I would say he doesn’t need one because he technically didn’t do any of those things, he merely remodeled an already existing window. Again, it would depend on your local code.

[@rikon3295]

How long did it take to learn all that I’m in high school learning carpentry how did you learn electricity and plumbing ?

[@legendaryjayy24]

Trust me you dont wanna learn from this guy seek better more professional help. Stay in school.

[@brandenjones716]

He dident, my guess is that he guessed. Honestly the basics aren't hard and you can learn alot from the professional tradesmen on youtube. Its amazing with this guy being a KZbinr did not watch even basic videos on what he was doing. Even worse after he botched one project, he did not listen to his comments that he has alot more to learn and continued to botch anpther project.

[@mothmanmothman4909]

If you're gonna hate make sure you know how to spell.

[@abcdefghijklmnop514]

It’s important to follow the window installment requirements, just not building code. :)

[@kierenhudson5054]

Can't you vent the sink through the wall below the sink? Personally I would uld have gone with a flat window rather than a bay window.

[@Autism_Forever]

Killed the plant without any necessity to do it and stands there laughing about it. Wow.

[@jaydenrodriguez8562]

Ben Tardif how long does it take to remodel the kitchen

[@ducksquad0169]

Just watch it

[@teemo122222]

how do you learn how to do all of these

[@heavymetal9099]

It's easy to learn to do stuff poorly. Pretty much everything in the video is a major code violation.

[@robb0995]

He’s really lucky he’s pretty. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate that he wants to learn all this stuff, and quite obviously *wants* to do a good job; he just doesn’t have the first clue how to do that. 😞

[@kalamelliel]

I agree with everyone else and say this doesn’t pass inspection nor makes sense. Just looking at the notches you made is totally unsafe. But good effort on taking on the project.

[@ducksquad0169]

What is tour wife doing while you do this?

[@CraftFoxy]

5:12 i'm kinda mad it hit the plant

[@shiloh188]

I bet your dad taught you all these wood work stuff!

[@matthewbell7762]

That poor plumeria :(

[@ApacheLife-50]

Euphorbia Tirucalli. Plumeria is to the right.

[@aneta5196]

That siding needs to go! 😧

[@nick76dune]

killing plant was unnecessary

[@josearredondo9896]

r.i.p tree

[@KUKSENKOIryna]

You could have remove the plant...

[@LegoMiniMovies]

"I think you killed the plant" - Some guy 2019 Me: Really?? I wonder how

[@anne-mariedavidson19]

It is a plumeria. Wonder which warm part of the country you live. I have 2 in a pot. Love the bay window.

[@kellieallred6550]

Friend... smh. Y’all didn’t flash that bad boy before you screwed it in.... and also you can’t notch a window header, king stud etc.

[@JuliaTheTransPeacock]

Honestly, this is a lot more fun to watch than the construction of the pinball machine.

[@Brnrd713]

Sound like a female disgusting wires.. Female mentality

[@mafnet_]

Who is red shirt guy

[@joeduggan5431]

Header is useless now..should have moved your vent ..omg DIY

[@demo2finish]

Bay window KO'd knocked out. Misses main gas line. One lucky guy. Is this a what not to do renovation vlog. Sorry! Had to give my $0.02. What I tell my cients, what you don't see you don't know. But the whole world knows...

[@MrMurph111]

Worst mistake is replacing an ugly bay window with another ugly bay window! Yeah, the amount of code violations are incredible! You'll have a serious lawsuit on your hands if the person who buys your home ever finds this video. Good luck sir.

[@Genologic]

Almost knocked out your gas main dude. This video is hard to watch.

[@stevenrutherford8991]

First

[@lukasd1058]

Wtf there is no insulation enywhere

[@joeldude76]

Lukas D a lot of old houses don’t have insulation in the walls.

[@jake3333333333333333]

As a licensed plumber your vent is not even close to being up to code. You need to get inspections for remodels

[@jamesliwanag6013]

hi James help daddy buntings

[@nancybrandon3471]

A

[@errol6788]

Dam you are good at this stuff, must be your trade.

[@joeduggan5431]

Please say your joking haha

[@joehoversten2327]

so many code violations, this video is hard to watch with out cringing, YOU NEED PERMITS FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK, BUILDING INSPECTOR WOULD HAVE NEVER PASSED THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@sawyerramos3113]

bay windows are so ugly.

[@iwilitu6591]

American house are something... to hey seem so flimsy

[@Talachachannel]

Stupid job...