No wonder it's so cold in this house!

It's forbidden cotton candy time! The insulation goes in this episode and I'm ready to start lining the wall with drywall
Crankiepad Renovation Vlog: Episode 125
#homerenovation #newzealand #homeimprovement #building

[@SinfulSavant]

I never saw a broom in that man's hands. He is a fellow electrician 🫡

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

🫡

[@PrestonMcgill]

🫡

[@SinfulSavant]

@@PrestonMcgill 🫡

[@petemavus2948]

Male bonding at its worst. 🙄

[@SinfulSavant]

@@petemavus2948 🫡

[@cantgetright742]

You forgot to put a beer can in the wall

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

Damn thats an opportunity missed... fortunately i have many more walls to fix!

[@cantgetright742]

@@CrankiePantsNZ 😂

[@TheNativeTwo]

It used to be a tradition in the USA. I haven’t seen it for a long time now. No more drinking on the job and they try to keep it professional. I love opening old walls and finding 50-100 year old beer bottles or beer cans. I save them.

[@ryanforbes3021]

We would put a coin, usually a quarter, from the same year (or as close as possible) that the work was done in the wall or wherever the work was being done.

[@bladeoflucatiel]

​@@TheNativeTwoBut they used to pee inside the bottles 🤣

[@vbiron8203]

Cool to se the fact electric workes dont clean up is a global thing😂

[@Svengrustaben]

Most tradies don’t

[@SinfulSavant]

Agreed

[@tedwarden1608]

Sparky droppings.

[@aussieblue7132]

Only good one’s clean up themselves as they should 👍💪

[@vbiron8203]

@@aussieblue7132 most of the best dont😅

[@markroberts7001]

I saw the thumbnail and thought "well whose this zesty looking tradesman" then i hear the accent and it all made sense 😂😂😂

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

Zesty 🤣🤣🤣

[@krismine99]

Gotta love guys willing to show some leg

[@markroberts7001]

@@krismine99 I wear pants to protect my legs. I wonder how these guys aren't one solid cut/abrasion from upper thigh down. I get cut scraped and skinned every week with pants on lol

[@terrydempsey6174]

Those thighs are head-crushers.

[@twentyninedoesnotlastforev5455]

He sounds like Yahtzee from Zero Punctuation

[@willtcox]

If the black paper is plain old tar paper, it's not a vapor "barrier", it's a vapor-permeable water barrier. Which is the correct thing to install. You really really don't want a vapor barrier on the cold side of an exterior wall. But it looks like you did it right.

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

Thank you mate! I have had my terminology wrong!

[@1495978707]

Yes, you want to keep he water out, and let it breathe, so it doesn't get damp and moldy

[@MrBeard-ig5zc]

You do want a vapor barrier under the drywall. So your humid warm winter indoor air doesn’t cause condensation in your insulation.

[@willtcox]

@@MrBeard-ig5zc Condensation does not generally occur in the insulation itself. The insulation does not hold enough energy to condense vapor in any meaningful quantity. It condenses on solid surfaces.

[@cd3949]

​​@@willtcoxYou must not live in Canada.

[@engineer_pirate_hunter]

LMFAO!!! "Yes I hand my sparky ticket, and no I didn't clean up." I'm fucking dying!

[@jareid82]

Building paper is a moisture barrier, not vapor barrier, it's still breathable. Putting outside the insulation is correct. Vapour barrier would go inside.

[@imaginitivity7853]

Was about to say the same. Pretty sure timber is also a lousy vapour barrier

[@tuvoca825]

Wear eye protection with that insulation going in above your head. Just a suggestion. Blindness sucks sometimes..... 👀

[@XxHitmanAssassinxX]

And a mask. People be breathing it in and just thinking "Oh it's barely anything". It's something still!

[@Karina_Engr]

Forbidden cotton candy! 😂❤

[@brianlopez8855]

Comparing building insulation with the UK, the Aus standards are incredibly low and shoddy. Should be using blocks of rigid board insulation filling in those voids, that has twice the value of the fluff. Their houses are little better than garden sheds. The current "solution" is to stick a massive aircon unit in, such backward thinking...

[@hoperules8874]

really different climate to consider and massive differences in humidity, too...

[@davegrig8604]

Good job. Wear a mask when insulating!

[@BreezyByTheSea63]

Nah!!! Masks are for amateurs.

[@slipperyjohnson7016]

Maybe some gloves as well

[@kevinm7734]

Bigger question, why need insulation when u have brock walls.

[@dimplesd8931]

I’m married to a Aussie and he lives 24/7 in shorts even when it’s snowing. So him saying it’s cold without walls while wearing shoes is the Aussiest thing ever 🐨

[@Longtack55]

Where's his thongs? (😂Not skinny undies Yank.)

[@Afc1983]

This guy is from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@Longtack55]

@@Afc1983 Yeah, the "Crankypants NZ" authorship and Kiwi accent was obvious to we Kiwis.

[@jeffreyb3238]

​@@Afc1983 She can't hear the dufference. 😀 🇦🇺🦘

[@Rachel-ft2bi]

​@@Afc1983ay, I thought so.

[@LethallyReptarded]

Having a ticket but almost admitting you don't clean up after your done makes me doubt the ticket... 😂 they never admit it

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

😳😆

[@lestergillis8171]

The new type of insulation may be "no itch", nevertheless, DON'T get any of that shit in your eye!​@@CrankiePantsNZ

[@chrisfs150]

Glad to see us sparkies dont clean up f all around the world

[@heathermcniven1410]

I love how he describes the wall as a wobbly bastard, lol!!!

[@soundshifterx]

I'm grateful for Australian shorts. 🙏

[@kathysunshine699]

🩳’s or🎥,s😂

[@soundshifterx]

@@kathysunshine699 definitely shorts 🤣

[@sjuas690]

“Straighten up this wobbly bastard of a wall”!

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Hey, his wall had the same insulation the walls in my childhood home did! Gotta love the air-gap insulation with no firebreaks.

[@Flamingorr]

I like the tiny shorts 👌😂 I couldn’t wear them over here !

[@aussieblue7132]

Hope your a female!

[@InGrindWeCrust2010]

Lol I said to myself *that's* the real reason it's so bloody cold in the house! 🤣

[@petemavus2948]

​@@InGrindWeCrust2010 "Fashion feels no pain"

[@randywissler9923]

Well, I didnt think i would be watching Lt. Dangle from Reno 911 doing construction work! 😂😂😂

[@atticstattic]

Never heard the phrase, "sparky ticket" but, knowing the location and the context - I knew exactly what it is.😊❤

[@joscha79]

I have grown up on construction sites and never heard insulation being called forbidden cotton candy. I am going to use that. Thanks mate !!!

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

@@joscha79 your welcome mate

[@georgew8586]

Our home is 35 yrs old, amazing what little or no insulation was around the windows, when I replaced the trim around them. I used foam for around windows, amazingly how much warmer it was last winter. I will not mention the lunch bags I found in a wall.

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

😂😂

[@JustMe-gh7ib]

Ah, memories of our fixerupper of the century. When you have a boom truck slide 10' sheets of sheet rock through your bedroom window, now THAT's a good time!

[@UndiagnosedGenXer]

Lol R18 warning. Nice 👍

[@ethakis]

This is the only video of yours I’ve ever seen, and I’m addicted

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

😂

[@user-yu7qy4xi6q]

Harley from westport here..great to hear a friendly accent👍

[@gissie391]

Log cabins are very warm.not seen wall sooo thin before.insulation better than stuff we got .

[@lisastutzman6112]

Awesome work ❤

[@danacarter4793]

OMG not only funny , being American,I love ur accent 😂, laughing way to hard , of course I don't clean up when I'm done,😂😂(Own that shyt), forbidden cotton candy 😂

[@diy-hyrum9842]

Damn Electricians!(Sparky) I hate the little bits you leave all over my cabinets and hardwood floors! Those tiny copper wire bits are the fastest way to put a scratch into a floor. That ram board and floor protector doesn't do much.

[@leadscollector]

Ahh the forbidden cotton candy. Itchy

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

Not this one!

[@woodywoody4915]

The vapour control layer should be on the warm side of the insulation to avoid interstitial condensation. The membrane between the insulation and brick should be a breathable membrane.😂

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

Yep I misspoke in the video, I should have said moisture barrier sorry 😅

[@turobot8803]

It is great to see you put in the effort and skills

[@feliciaowens4094]

Great job🎉🎉🙂

[@shijoejoseph2011]

You are one handsome Viking studmuffin! And an Aussie! 😭❤️🔥

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

All of the above, but Kiwi

[@brat46]

A few decades ago we did this to an old house. Before we rewired it, we put in conduit piping. Passed our inspection really fast and lowered the cost of house ins.

[@dennisalvarez2518]

I love Australian men, accents, and shorts. Well worth it to go down under!

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

NEW ZEALAND!!! 🤣🤣

[@Heffelz8]

I came for the project, stayed for the dry witty humor.

[@sgt.doughnut5918]

Looks great

[@nunosilva187]

So for the vapor barrier. If you put it outside of the insulation the condensation starts forming inside the house. I'll discount it given the fact you probably dont want to remove the whole facade to create a proper insulation barrier

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

@@nunosilva187 I miss spoke in the video, should have said moisture barrier, vapor can still permeate

[@apritchard171]

"Now it's time to start playing with the forbidden cotton candy." Hahaha!

[@michbushi]

Vapour barrier on the outside?? It should be vapour permeable, water resistant membrane on the outside, and vapour barrier on the inside.

[@DiscoFang]

Despite what the electrician said about his wall construction methods, that's NOT a vapour barrier, it's building paper. Applied incorrectly at that. Vapour barriers are NOT used in wall construction in New Zealand's climate. (Well, apart from water proof membranes on the exterior of sub-grade concrete walls.)

[@benenivel1478]

@@DiscoFang Thanks for clarifying... I was getting worried about this too. I still need to understand where the water from the inside is going to condense if its cold outside...

[@DiscoFang]

@@benenivel1478It should only condensate on your windows - if you’ve got single glazing. You shouldn’t have real condensation problem in NZs climate unless you have inadequate heating and ventilation. Walls themselves are designed to “breathe” (even paint is vapour permeable) so the last thing you want is to add a vapour barrier of any kind of material in your wall construction (even like polystyrene insulation sheets) unless it’s specifically designed from scratch for it. Unfortunately condensation can be a problem in lower floors of houses that aren’t heated properly but that’s a NZ house and climate thing too.

[@DiscoFang]

@@benenivel1478Oh and that condensation in cold houses is not going to be fixed by vapour barriers. Vapour barriers are to prevent or limit condensation in extreme climates (hot or cold) from forming within walls not inside the living space. Moisture in the wall massively affects insulation performace (worst with fibreglass) and can lead to framing rot and mould.

[@mikeirvin9694]

​@@DiscoFangvapor barriers can be vitally important to controlling condensation. It all depends on the local climate. I live in Minnesota. In summer, the temperature can reach 100°F. But in Winter, it can drop to -50°F. Our structures must cope with a greater range of temperatures below freezing than they do with temperatures above freezing. We worry about frost, not condensation building up inside the wall. Frost, that builds up layer by layer and melts all at once when Spring arrives. Imagine defrosting an old freezer inside your walls. By necessity, our wall systems must dry to the outside, and the conditioned air cannot be allowed inside the wall cavity (hot air has a greater capacity to carry moisture). When there are subzero temperatures outside, the air is very dry and the moisture that can become frost can only come from the inside.

[@CulturalProspect]

I really enjoyed this for some reason.

[@bonnieinthespirit6373]

Nice job.

[@janisblack2183]

Good job man! It’s bloody hard work!

[@free2chasehappy]

Love doing stuff like this. Built an office in my polebarn and did something similar.

[@jonathanwessner3456]

I grew up in a house like that, which is how I learned to do plumbing, electrical, drywall, carpentry, and a few other skills

[@TalenGryphon]

I love the dig at electricians never cleaning up their area. It's why I make it a point to keep a shop vac on hand and periodically stop to clean up my Electrician Confetti

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

Thats an afront to all other sparkies... 😂

[@ZoltanHercules]

“Did I mention its bloody cold without walls” Stood there in hot pants and the smallest t shirt ever 😂😂 Nice work though.

[@DiscoFang]

Building paper is NOT a vapour barrier. Insulating an exterior wall requires a permit for precisely the reason that knowing a little is enough to be dangerous. NZ's combination of old construction systems and the climate can result is serious moisture problems when people with half-knowledge assume they're doing the right thing. Not knowing what can go wring is the problem.

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

Yep agree with you there bud, I have a builder advising in these scenarios. Simple terminology slip up in this case

[@DiscoFang]

⁠@@CrankiePantsNZThe builder doesn’t really understand it either. Too many don’t, but not many are design LBPs. That wall wasn’t built for insulation, putting it in there has blocked any chance of airflow and moisture from evaporating. The role of the building paper is to protect the framing from any external moisture in combo with ways for it to get out. But the way it’s installed is simply blocking air from the insulation and any moisture will happily wick it’s way through after finding ways through that 50+ year old brick. As mentioned, that wall, like many of the era, wasn’t designed nor constructed for it. Hopefully you never have a water problem in that wall but construction systems aren’t based on hope.

[@DiscoFang]

The bottom line is that doing a half-job can cause more problems than it’s solving. Which, again, is the reason for the permit thing.

[@raybrisco4071]

The sparkies only clean up the copper cable off cuts for some reason leave plastic and wood. Chips and conduit not too sure if these are toxic 😅

[@EcMcMuffin]

I hope you installed a vapor tight barrier on the warm side of the insulation! And 100% air tight!!! On the cold side, hopefully no vapor barrier!

[@youknowme8578]

My two sons once got in to the pink insulation, it made them itch for hours, that same day, my daughter fell into the cow poop. So i had two in the pink, and one in the stink!

[@Will_JJHP]

Vapor barrier should always go on the warm side of the insulation or you'll get condensation and eventually rot on that wall

[@epg423]

At least 2/3 of the insulation need to be outside of the vapor barrier

[@ke6gwf]

In hot climates like that, the "Hot Side" is the outside with the AC on the inside, so the vapor barrier is correct.

[@epg423]

No it's wrong. We are talking about in winter is what u have to understand. So in winter the hot side is inside for sure so ya definitely I'd go other side.

[@epg423]

You're thinking in summer but that's not when condensation occurs primarily. I live in a hot desert so I understand the climate is hot in summer but it's still far away from temperature regulating water so very cold in winter. Huge temp swings

[@ke6gwf]

​@@epg423in hot humid climates however, you most certainly will get condensation in the summer as the humid outside air hits the AC chilled vapor barrier. In the desert with low humidity you will probably have more humidity inside in the winter, so you need it on the inside. So it really varies based on the humidity and temperature swings, and the vapor barriers are installed accordingly.

[@1Kent]

Sometimes feels like hours of work.😂 Is that because it is?😆

[@kevinsmith5202]

This happened to me with my house too. Bought it, budgeted for the renovation, tore the first wall apart and was like “OH SHIT!! This house has no insulation!” 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

Yeah, suddenly the budget won't cut it 😅

[@pwp8737]

cold, i don't know what you're talking about, it looks hottttttt!

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

🤣

[@eimifefr4073]

Theres something so relieving about seeing kiwi tradies on nz when i look at american carpenters i get anxiety

[@Ticklestein]

I can’t decide what is worse. Sparkies complaining about other sparkies, or sparkies complaining about other sparkies complaining about other sparkies. Edit: Got my conclusions. They’re all a bunch of whiners.

[@chillpillology]

in NZ this may be forgiving enough to do (insulate from an exterior structural brick wall) , but in the northern USA climate this is very tricky to do without damaging the brick wall.

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

The bricks in this construction are cosmetic, the structure of the house is primarially held up by the timber framing :)

[@JoshWitte]

Shawn Connery - "Ah, yesh. The inshulation..." 🧐

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

Thes and thenk and breaks ( this, think and bricks) suddenly dawned on me, Ah, a Kiwi. For just one moment I thought it was 🇭🇲 but it was 🇳🇿 .

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

Nailed it

[@markh.6687]

What's even colder is a real brick house, where you have 2 layers of brick, and only furring strips holding up the drywall. BRRR!

[@BigPanda096]

My father and I always got made fun of for being sparkies that do clean our mess up. Everyone would be like "are you guys really actually sparkies? Never seen them with a broom let alone a broom dustpan and bucket to clean it up!" To me I just like to keep my workspace clean. Be it new or old construction I pretty much keep it just as clean. Drill holes for new recessed lighting cans and I collect the dust in a catcher and vacuum the rest up.

[@suewiseley2724]

my mom and dad only had newspaper for insulation, when they torn down the path and plaster!

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

😖

[@bobsmackey3852]

I like the way you explain everything. 😂 Im now subd

[@sharonmccann6659]

That house will be much warmer. 😊

[@jdniedner]

Chocolate flavored cotton candy....mmmmm

[@Tttd-qy1ke]

As a fellow electrician I appreciate that you don't clean up after yourself.

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

👌

[@JoeSchmow]

Vapor barrier should be installed on the warm side of the insulation - on the outside in warm climates, on the inside in cold climates.

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

My bad, I should have said Moisture barrier 👍

[@louaguilar9000]

"Forbidden Cotton Candy" Gods, my hands and lungs would be itching for years.

[@annrae1597]

We had guys put in insulation in our crawl space and they put black paper on first, then pink insulation and after a bit the crawl space stunk so I went in and pulled out all the black paper which had mold on it.

[@pinkroses135]

😂 the title and thumbnail

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

😁

[@carlosgrimaldi4318]

People get it wrong with paper. With insulation on the inside, what you're doing is creating a condensation point inside of the wall and trapping it inside the wall cavity.

[@chris222233]

I have to do this!

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

well worth the effort

[@None888.]

Sparky doesn't clean up after himself 😂 I thought that was only every electrician in America... Turns out it's global...damn them all😂

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

😂

[@arthurwatts1680]

NZ without insulation would be like living in a tent in Canberra. Bugger that, cobber.

[@cykes5124]

Highly recommend rock wool if you do it again.

[@pudifake6848]

Good work

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

Thank you!

[@No-ue5pi]

"Wobbly bastard of a wall" 😂

[@chrisbarriere101]

The problem with moisture barriers is that they trap the moisture inside! Beware black mold on your wood now. I would have skipped the sheeting and just spray foamed the entire wall. Faster = cheaper and skip the mold issues. 😮

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

not so my dude, Moisture barriers prevent liquid water from ingressing however they allow vapor to permiate. I did miss speak in the video though and called it a vapor barrier when its indeed a moisture barrier. my bad there

[@hoperules8874]

😂my actual house--but with wood strips so thin it'd make a measuring stick jealous that the plasterboard was attached to! Sparky just chiseled out the load bearing brick to instal the switches and outlets😱💥💩🏆. fr.

[@Marshyreevesy]

Yes I have my sparky ticket and don't clean up when I'm done😂😂😂😂😂

[@sarahb.6475]

I bet my apartment walls in this hostoric building are just like that! 😮

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

😵

[@alsanchez5038]

Nice mushroom farm

[@ducknorris233]

Short shorts are back? I have a ton I’ve wanting to wear! Any news on Jorts?

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

No word yet, its still with the tribunal

[@gedavids84]

The vapor barrier on the outside is interesting to me. In America I think we do the barrier on the inside. At least in the cold north east.

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

I miss spoke there, Should have said moisture barrier sorry mate!

[@gedavids84]

@@CrankiePantsNZ I'm using those 2 terms interchangably? Not sure if that's correct. I've heard in the hot southern US they put the moisture barrier on the outside. Is NZ warm more of the year than cold?

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

@@gedavids84 Yep we only get below zero for maybe 2 months of the year (depending on region) I believe a Moisture barrier prevents liquid; Vapor barrier also prevents humidity/condensation

[@gedavids84]

@@CrankiePantsNZ yes, that appears to be the more technically correct answer. Moisture barrier is on the outside to keep the sheathing and/or framing dry. Good to know. 👍 Good luck with your work. 🙂

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

@@gedavids84 Cheers mate!

[@nigelwalsh5473]

Did you know you don’t need a vapour barrier if you use riding insulation? I’m renovating an 80 year old house and I’m adding rigid foam board (90mm thick) giving me an R value of 4.3.

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

I didn't know that! How much is that compared to glass wool?

[@nigelwalsh5473]

I do love the earthwool you are using. So user friendly!! I used that in my pole barn - was able to get R5 in the walls and R6 in the roof - toasty!! Lots of brands have a ‘rigid’ bat eg greenstuff and mammoth (please note I’m not sponsored nor promoting products although I should be hahaha). I used CNZinsulation via ITM. It’s harder to install than batts but much better R-values and no jiggery-pokery with building paper ;-)

[@RossMalagarie]

was that a huge sheet of sheet rock? And thats why I will NEVER put up sheetrock again. Only shiplap, or siding for my walls as they are the size of regular boards about 1/4 - 1/2" thick x 6" - 12" wide x 8' - 16' long so you just put them in place, and nail gun in place. No mudding, no sanding, no taping, no repeating 2 or 3 times. Just paint, stain, or clear coat and install and done, and you can hang anything anywhere because you don't have to find a stud because the entire wall is a sheet of solid wood.

[@boxerpig6109]

You need a ticket? This is America and I do what I want!

[@sjenkins91812]

_"No wonder it's so cold in this house!"_ He said while wearing a pair of short shorts. 😏

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

@@sjenkins91812 the irony is not lost.

[@ulrichbehnke9656]

I hope he doesn’t forget to build in a second foil against moisture on the inner side of his construction - moisture does not come only from the outside - humans produce enormous amounts of moisture from the inside!

[@makeyour77]

Forbidden cottoncandy😂

[@alienblue9543]

Please wear a mask when working with fiberglass insulation

[@davidhensley76]

Sparky ticket

[@yeltsin6817]

I’m just glad he got out of those cycling shorts. They should never be worn on a work site. It’s a hazard that is totally unnecessary

[@eight8ballgaming828]

Hey, Australians!!!!!!! Where is the 'H' in 'Insulation...........?????????

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

🤣

[@alexg8397]

That insulation on a warm side of barrier will cause condensation inside your walls.

[@bonnieinthespirit6373]

Narrator bush. I’d rather watch n see his work. Well done. 😊. You’re a distraction. A noise . To what’s happening . Great electrical n carpentry n Sheetrock work

[@donnalaplante6589]

❤ the shorts

[@lvjkb7026]

This looks great man! What are you doing for comfort cooling?

[@CrankiePantsNZ]

There's a heat pump in the room too 👌