DIY addition. How to build a room addition to your home on a budget.

[@TheHandyman1]

My most valuable tool is my tool vest. Its on Amazon and its cheap! amzn.to/2ritegK

[@ketamineaddiction765]

The Handyman what insulation would you recommend for thermal and sound control?

[@TheHandyman1]

I don't know much about sound insulation. I always use the maximum amount of insulation that the cavity allows for.

[@evajulixagarcia4011]

you👎

[@Shmalentine]

The Obama Jesus swag Thermal insulation doesn't do much for sound isolation. It works great for sound treatment (i.e. to kill reflections in the room and make everything sound clearer) but the only thing that isolates sound is mass. Meaning 3-5 layers of drywall is the best way to kill sound. There are products (like Green Glue, hanging clips, etc.) that may or may not allow for fewer layers of drywall, as well as some mounting techniques (like floating walls, ceiling, and floor - leave 1/4" gap between all surfaces - nothing touches - and use special flexible caulk) but the main principal remains - the heavier the walls and the ceiling the less sound will get through.

[@mostlikelywedoitservices9743]

Nope. Its your hands. :-)

[@JOSHUAloves1]

A fairly healthy human being on a beautiful day doing something extremely productive that does require some skill. Refreshing

[@JOSHUAloves1]

Great!

[@Darwinq84]

Some skills? This type of project can't be done by 99% of the U.S. population, I'm sure!

[@pixelbender896]

its not that hard.......... lol demo floorjoists/subfloor frame insulation drywall Roof joists/roof done

[@TradBarbie]

It's such rewarding work. It's very peaceful if customers don't watch you.

[@DENIEL381]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND PEOPLE DOING REPAIRS WITHOUT FRIENDS AND FAMILY PITCHING IN .

[@jaezoeysvlogs9267]

Your AMAZING! I love how you work alone. I need you in my city, the Contractors out here are lazy & over priced.

[@TheHandyman1]

Thanks,

[@dqverify6797]

Contractors in my city won't even call me back!

[@PlanetMojo]

In our area -- way out in the country -- you are luck to have a contractor even reply. I'm tempted to get a license myself!

[@bonitaohyea9258]

Permits to do this as diy alone are crazy!

[@mp6706]

its worst in Australia

[@tpalmen]

Some people, myself included enjoy working alone. You just figure it out. With knowledge of leverage, proper tools, clamps etc there is almost always a way to do a great job.

[@lindseyveroneau2215]

HM, I'm going to need you to do a re-do or a 2.0 of this where you hold our hands through each step(foundation,walls,roof,etc...)help, XD ,5 part series please. #helplesshomeowner

[@Mo-357]

It would have been great to see how you made the closet against the old window. The finish is very nice.

[@0flyswatter0]

Nice to see you do the extra work to block out those old exterior-facing windows. Some people are lazy and don't do this with their additions and it looks awkward.

[@Donteventhinkaboutit.]

Bro u did a hell of a job! I do this myself & honestly I have to say u r truly a professional!

[@Big88Country]

AWESOME job Bud! A man who can do all that by himself is alright in my book!

[@TheHandyman1]

Thanks Big Country!

[@tiaunawillis6071]

Big88Country i

[@scottsenjo7607]

Excellent video. Thank you. I'm building a 6x10 bump-out to my kitchen and this video helped a lot. Your excellent attention to detail waterproofing the roof looked hard, as well as sheetrocking the closet. Time-consuming. Curious why a small 3x5 deck, since there's space, why not 6x8 or so? Great video!

[@beatthetrap777]

How.much will.your bump out cost you?

[@raddderz]

room looks nicely built from just one person good job

[@TheHandyman1]

Thanks for the comment.

[@mccnight5713]

I cant wait to get my first house.. I will be doing this. So awesome!

[@resa2327]

This should’ve been an hour-long video!

[@TheCVestal]

Great video and thanks for sharing! I am not a fan of the lens you used but no complaints other than that!

[@TheHandyman1]

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I'm thinking about getting a better camera to film with I'm using a go pro hero 4 silver right now. If you liked this video you might like the one I just uploaded. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGekhZxsm7KHbKs

[@TheCVestal]

Thanks for responding! I will check it out :)

[@nonarac88]

Hey there! I know this is a little old but im curious what the total cost of this addition was, thanks!

[@G7130]

Cost is relative to time, location, materials etc.

[@gyver471]

Still looking for a real answer.

[@jophey1]

gyver471 🤣🤣🤣

[@kmac6813]

nonarac88 I know that the answer to your question and the way G7130 answered it doesn’t seem to get you any closer to an answer than when you asked it. But he is in telling the truth. When you asked the question 4 months ago I hope you bought the materials then. If you haven’t, well hopefully your not in a hurry. Commodities are through the roof compared to three months ago. Dimensional lumber and OSB has doubled and tripled the last couple of months. A 2x4 -8’ stud was in the low 3$ range then now it’s almost not it’s closer to 8$ 2x6-12’ was 6$ now is 14$, 1/2” 4x8’ OSB was 9$ it’s now 24$. These prices are dictated by the natural disasters from Hurricanes and forest fires. But the show must go on. While these are the times where commodities traders look forward to because they may have been holding rail car loads of lumber in a reload load center , waiting til no one can fill an order and he’ll make all the money. But from being on both sides of the yard, these spikes in prices don’t last forever, but the big box stores have to get to flip out of all there stock they bought generally listening to a mill direct broker who bought the farm. If you have time. I suggest take your time and buy when the Market is back to notmsl👏😋

[@vince9486]

5.40 on 2x4x8 at HD today

[@cdgregOG]

Binge watching your videos starting from the beginning lol. Being sure to comment and thumbs up on each one! Great work

[@rie4449]

there's nothing more that makes me want a husband like a man who builds

[@EricTheAnteater]

The Handyman, you clearly are skilled, hard working, and resourceful. Your effort should be rewarded long-term. Please, for the sake of your future, wear a proper respirator when working with insulation or fiberboard siding.

[@shermanvlog7614]

Wow that’s amazing my friend. thank you for sharing I’m also trying to build a extra room.

[@Charliep1414]

How much does a project like this cost as far as materials? Was it worth it as far as the value of the house goes? Thanks!

[@thevelointhevale1132]

Shame you skipped the part on the timber joists and sub floor ... that's a part many people are interested in!

[@AJourneyOfYourSoul]

I also work alone. I really enjoy doing small additions like this.

[@UpkeepLLC]

Would love all the extra footage you can dig up on this GOAT video.

[@TheCladi8or]

I like the post to floor joist connections,, you notched the post and sent bolts through...good deal!!!

[@TheHandyman1]

This video has been watched hundreds of thousands of times. You are the first person to notice that I notched the post and the beam is bolted and sitting on the post. Thanks for watching

[@TheCladi8or]

The Handyman YES to me it is a huge structural advantage,. Did my shed like that. anything I ever build will be done this way..

[@Robc2064]

He was the first one to comment on it.... I'm sure plenty of carpenters like myself noticed.

[@terri14u]

Nice. I'm thinking about adding on to my house as well.

[@susantipsyhealy7655]

I was thinking of just doing a lean to shed against the back, but that is a bad idea. This is send choice. It is not a house per se but a spare building for a large spa. Converted to a shop. I need more room now and limited to how far behind the shop I can go. There is a Fig Tree (bush) i don’t want to disturb that is about 11’ out near one end. I am surprised you didn’t use 4x4 pressure treated lumber for the corners of floor joist. The current shop is concrete but the addition will be pier and beam like yours. I plan on using metal siding and roofing than insulation. Or better yet. I can hire you! 😉

[@jamessmith-or8hw]

Man just wat I’m looking to do to my house now, sir I’m telling u it looks great and u made it look easy as hell seriously, great job sir

[@jimmybooker5109]

doing it all by his self now that's sum work great work at that

[@diceyr6056]

Love the way you work...no labourers to help you. You should change your tag from The Handyman to The No Nonsense Builder.

[@DaBuick]

Palm nailer for the win. I used that to build my decks!

[@ericdelanoy9570]

Didn’t need the hangers with bearing wall underneath, oh well

[@ericalockaby5509]

I’m doing the exact same thing except just using my porch area. Thanks for the video.

[@michaeldamanti8170]

Erica Lockaby did you do it yet?

[@alexskeens9845]

Cool calm and collective!!! great video man I love the detail!!

[@asconstruction4146]

Beautiful work but definitely I would have put it different roof on Beside the flat roof definitely going to have problems

[@georgeramos9412]

Nice work, is there a way you when building an extra room or any of this type of project you could show us in more details the actual build, it would be nice to see. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge

[@jorgerosas9316]

thanks for sharing your projects, they are very helpful. you the man.....handyman,

[@TheHandyman1]

You are welcome. Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment

[@vaskobelovski5772]

Great work! How deep did you go with the post footings? What did you use to cover around the opening of the post footings? Look like you sprayed concrete? Thanks a great work again!

[@nonameisthename138]

You are the MAN!!! Doing all of that ALONE!! RESPECT!!!!

[@wylian84]

You are the man! Good Lord! It's been a while since I have been back on your channel, since it lead to me to a rabbit hole of knowledge. You work by yourself, like I do, but you make it look easy, man.

[@Cali_Girl1]

It's amazing you do this all by yourself!

[@sidior12]

Wish I would've happened upon your site sooner. Could've saved me a lot money and headaches.

[@wesleyjames671]

I'm getting ready to do an add o and sounds like I will have a similar pitch for the roof. I'm not sure if this was asked in the comments, but did you tie into the heating and cooling system? I stumbled to your channel a month or two ago and I really enjoy the content you put out. They are easy to follow and for me very informative and entertaining. Keep up the great work. Subscriber for the long haul!

[@lisanicolew.5241]

Wow alll by yourself... Amazing!!!

[@andrewb4130]

Thx dude, plan to buy a house thats a gut remodel right now, no drywall or insulation or wires

[@ronnyevers1873]

Roof condensation !!!!!!! Installing a good vapour barrier underneath the rafters !!!!!!

[@pie7648]

Amazing! Can you let us know how long this took you from start to finish by yourself?

[@foxter000]

Would have loved to see the existing roofline continued, strictly for the how-to sake of it. Nice job none the less.

[@russrod1222]

Great Job man!! Been wanting to build an additional room but i'm just afraid that my neighbor will call the city on me.

[@TheHandyman1]

Hi Russ, That is a very valid concern. I am always upfront with my customers about permitting. About 60% of my work is for investors and they never want to pull permits. They know the risks and are willing to take it. If I was doing this to my own house I would pull a permit. Thanks for watching. I have a lot of good projects coming up in the next few months.

[@travis3658]

About how much does an addition like that cost for material sir?

[@jonnyj362]

Looks great bro but u could never build that in south Florida these hurricanes omg

[@inikobmore30]

Thank you for this video. I need to do this for my daughter.

[@javierfernandezjr]

That same addition would probably cost double today. Great early video.

[@chastblind7606]

this is awesome i really want to build a house on my grandpas land. just need the money!

[@quantux]

How much more cost effective is it building the addon as a flat roof vs removing the roofing and extending the existing roof line?

[@DeadTauntVids]

You my friend are a beast at building

[@Playlets]

Great job, if you actually hung the sheetrock solo you are actually a god.

[@balloney2175]

Wow! Excellent!

[@blazzing4321]

Nice quick little project 👍

[@Earthcitizen4609]

Like how simplyfy things

[@taeisblessed7736]

BEAUTIFUL Love it Good job

[@naui2]

This turned out great 👍 👌 👏

[@nh7921]

What I want to say is too long.You are amazing.Thanks

[@marioduran809]

great job man , very skilled man

[@TheHandyman1]

thanks

[@PlanetMojo]

New sub. This channel looks so familiar. My son helped build our house....... but other than that I build, fix, plant, etc. everything alone. I'll be building a flat roof porch with a deck on top this spring which should be fun! Now I have to go and look at your other videos -- good job on the porch!

[@RC-mz2oe]

I know screws are preferred on fences as nails will work their way loose or out over time. Why do they use nails for houses? Time & cost? Any other reasons? Also I always watch your entire videos and thumbs up. Thanks.

[@mssburr]

A challenge for A super handyman... it would be cool to see someone make a video showing a sun room addition to a double wide mobile home... that has a underground room under the sun room... that is accessible by a hidden door within a closet in the sun room...lol

[@milak5646]

Hey this is awesome ! I’m totally enjoying this 😁

[@standardcolorrehab]

Not much editorial on how to. Good job on addition.

[@deannharris2424]

Great job.

[@elchapo301]

Fantastic job!!Great Project!...

[@Mooch2myLoO]

damn... i dont usually comments on videos like this but i had too.. it came out really good man.. good work 👏👏👏👏

[@gamalalgahim]

Great job bud

[@lisacontreras3690]

Great Job! Thank You for sharing.

[@homediy4657]

Nice job and a pretty good size addition to the house.

[@bryand6051]

I love the brevity!

[@KVF6363]

Wow ur a master builder

[@RC-mz2oe]

This was more like watch me build a room rather than how to. I know nothing about construction. So I do have some questions. How do you level the floor and prepare the foundation? Why did you use batch insulation for the floor ( that's what it looked like to me) rather than spray? Or can you even use the drywall? Type insulation on the floor RMAX?

[@zeframcochrane1183]

Great Job

[@TheHandyman1]

Thanks.

[@jirojosephesman8175]

Great video ..can I do the same concept but not removing the cover but using it as my top and for the exterior panel one only ?what are your suggestion kindly.. thanks again

[@MrLabarr123]

Thing about doing something like this at my house but a huge master bath and closet. But what I like the most that you did it yourself. looks like you 1 man it alone. which Is really where Im at. But great job. I do wonder why 2x6 walls for the extra insulation in the winter? or snow build up something like that. But great job

[@TheHandyman1]

+The Escaladeator the 2x6 walls was for more insulation. I have done a master bath project similar to this but a lot smaller.

[@josephlacerra8433]

I love your videos! This one is great. I only wish it was longer and with more detail. Also, I notice you use texture almost as a matter of course. Where I live I rarely ever heard of texture on walls (ceilings once in awhile). There was also a rage for popcorn ceilings for awhile (which now has turned into a small industry for removing popcorn ceilings). Keep up the great work!

[@azedizzal]

U are a great professional I love man I learn so much

[@charmed9127]

Can you please explain the steps you took to make all this!

[@joeysfather2723]

Please do a step by with all electrical wiring work shown also.

[@ivymicheau207]

This guy is so cool, I’m insanely jealous😭😭😭

[@premierskintight-premierfi6680]

Talented!!! What would you charge for this?

[@RuthiesVlogWorld]

Wow this was amazing

[@utseay]

Love watching something being created! Another great vid!

[@hunterx8736]

This probably was done under 2g’s no doubt. Simple few outlets 1 window. No plumbing or mechanical work like re routing air conditioning vents..

[@ФидаильШафиков]

молодец! Классная работа! Good work!

[@localjunckieasmr9207]

Your work is amazing

[@thomasbagot5467]

Do you have a video showing how you ran your electrical?

[@carolynbell4083]

You got skills...,,,,,nice job!

[@TheHandyman1]

Thanks

[@Madsen_realty_group]

Very nice work!!!

[@TheMetuneter]

Excellent job . Just wondering I didn’t see and heat or return air vents .

[@deannawoody9621]

You have great skills

[@markrossbach1458]

It will leak flat roofs always leak

[@mariobaltes4797]

wish i would have learned how to do that. thats awesome

[@marieyahbachar8561]

Your a great and fast carpenter

[@mrsqueegee4240]

Good work. However you’re going to hate that roof in a few years

[@MarcusTheDrummer]

Can we get the size of the room, and a rough estimate of how much everything cost for the supplies to build the room?

[@marcusjonesexklusivefilmz3684]

Marcus Anthony good question I say around 8k in materials

[@ishowyouapple]

Marcus Jones Exklusive Filmz 8k no way this is like $1000 max

[@fordguyaj5581]

@@ishowyouapple evidently you have no clue on material costs, -lumber, sheeting, weatherproofing, doors, shingles, drywall, tape, screws, mud, paint, flooring , insulation... $1000 ? Maybe in a fucking dreamland