Finishing Basement #7: Framing Steel Beam & THE BEST RECESSED LIGHTING OPTION FOR A BASEMENT!

In this Collins Country video we tackle framing the steel beam in our basement. We also purchased our recessed lights for the movie theater. THEY ARE AMAZING! They were easy to install and wire up. Plus, they look expensive and fancy, but were inexpensive! Thanks for watching another video in our basement finishing/remodeling series...

[@MattyDaddy14]

Dude I’m obsessed with this playlist!! For real! 🎉🎉

[@CollinsCountry]

+@MattyDaddy14 THANK YOU!!!!😊

[@kristinavlakic]

This is exactly the video I needed as we are currently baffled how to drywall a steel beam. Thank you for posting it. Your house is just gorgeous 😍

[@CollinsCountry]

+Kiki Croatia Hello and thank you! I’m glad we could help:) I hope your project goes well. Good luck and enjoy the process:)

[@johnnynewburgh9745]

Nice work guys! Just by looking at video I can tell you do it the right way it's a tremendous amount of work doing it yourself but you save a ton of money and it will be done correctely also creating family memories as you go.

[@CollinsCountry]

+Johnny Newburgh Hey there! Thank you!!! We really appreciate the kind comments! But yes. We are doing it ourselves for those exact reasons- it’s done well and saves so much money! Our family loves the basement so far and we have made lots of memories! Thanks again for such a nice comment. Have a great week!

[@FrankChristopherOutdoors]

Great video and great Channel y’all are doing it right for your family

[@CollinsCountry]

+Frank Christopher Hello there! Thanks so much for such a nice and encouraging comment! :) We appreciate it!

[@SantaFeBob]

Great video. Can you add this show and #9 to your finishing the basement playlist? They are missing. It would help when we loop the shows. Thank you. Keep up the excellent videos.

[@BrainstormSnackAttack]

NICE work love to follow the progress!!

[@CollinsCountry]

+BRAiNStORM CHALLENGES Thank you!!!!!! Have a great week! :)

[@TheCraftyCrowShow]

LOL, I usually wait till the end of a video to comment, but couldn't resist on this one. "We are gonna rip these 2x4's in half". All I could think of was James going full Hulk on that thing and ripping it in half bare handed. My brain catches the strangest things sometimes....lol. And we need the story of the 2x4 through the window of the truck

[@CollinsCountry]

I thought that was funny too when he said it... His body language was funny!!! And one day I will share the 2x4 story... It was NOT funny at this time, but it is HILARIOUS now!!!!!!!! :)

[@TheCraftyCrowShow]

@@CollinsCountry yeah, had plenty of stories like that myself over the years. Can’t wait to hear it though

[@vladb4727]

Great video and memories! I'm wondering what you had to use as a fire blocker between the ceiling and the top plate? Thank you!

[@brandonyoung7760]

Did you have any issues with your drywall from stapling the insulation tabs to the face of the studs?

[@buildgrowplay]

Make sure the downlight housing is not plastic. plastic ones overheat and die after about 12 months

[@CollinsCountry]

+Build Grow Play Thank you for the input! :) Our torch star lights have an aluminum housing for heat sync. So we should be good…

[@buildgrowplay]

@@CollinsCountry nice nice

[@jerrygprickett]

Curious why you stapled the tabs of the insulation on the face of the studs, typically the tabs are stapled to the inside of the studs, that allows for a flat drywall mount and the tabs are folded specifically to be tucked in.

[@brandonyoung7760]

I was wondering the same thing. Also was wondering if he had any issues with the drywall but I guess he's not giving any insight on this one.

[@edseventyeight6749]

Thanks so much for the lighting tips! We have a cabin in the North Georgia mountains. It's dark inside. It wasn't possible to put in sky lights. These lights just might do the trick!

[@CollinsCountry]

+ED Seventyeight Yes they might! They would probably work well and they are cheap!

[@32tron]

Love the progress, but QQ - Does using the faced batts w/ rigid foam board create 2 vapor barriers?

[@CollinsCountry]

Hey thanks for the comment. The way that I see it is that it is no different than painting a vapor barrier on the concrete wall and floor. Since the concrete walls are 10 inches thick and buried under ground I do not believe there will be a temperature difference to cause any kind of trapped condensation/moisture. This is my opinion and also I am not an expert. I do a lot of research before I do stuff though. Probably like what you are doing. Thanks for watching and feel free to share your opinions with us as I love learning. God bless

[@falsealarmno]

Hello. What size is the top plate on the soffit for the beam?

[@CollinsCountry]

Hi thanks for watching our video. This essentially is a 2x2. I ripped a 2x4 in half with a table saw. The true dimensions of a 2x4 ripped in half is 1 1/2”x1 7/8”. Hope this helps.

[@crombiesworld]

I need y’all to build my house 😔

[@CollinsCountry]

+Crombie's World You’re to nice!!!! Honestly, we would love to build houses for a living, but we are too established in our current jobs… Maybe in retirement 😉

[@crombiesworld]

@@CollinsCountryPlease let us be the first on your list! I can’t wait 😜