Residing the Great Room | Home Renovation & Addition Part 35

[@irakopilow9223]

I especially liked the backstory of who is Donavan. Interesting beginnings and it is nice that your friendship has remained and grown over the years.

[@willetthomas775]

Thanks for the update on Donavon. He seems like a very nice guy who knows his trade. Look forward to your continuing construction updates.

[@BALES5000]

We should all be so lucky to have a Donovan in our life.

[@richardthornhill4630]

Mutual admiration and as opportunity provided for both of you to work together, benefiting each other. Commuity.

[@mauriceryton]

You found a great and highly skilled friend in Donovan.

[@chrisbarr1359]

"Donovan is working on ...." Pan to Donovan drinking coffee!! Love you guys!

[@mcremona]

😂😂

[@madhungarian3024]

Laurel & Hardy slapstick comedy there! Just loved the extended Donovan vs Matt lifting-the-platform scene!

[@MAGAMAN]

I will be sad when this video series is over and your house is done. I really like watching this while having my coffee on Saturday morning. I will also be sad because my house will still be nowhere near being done, because I have no time, no money and no Donovan.

[@b0y9ggz]

Matt....you need to eat some more bagels so you can pump that platform jack to keep up with Donovan :-) Great to hear the back story of how you met Donovan.

[@michaelsholler857]

everybody needs a Donavan

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome stuff Matt, thanks for sharing Donovan's origin story! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@TheMamiya]

I totally agree. Good friends don't allways come easy ... and in this case, two great guys found friendship through a common interests. Wood.

[@mcremona]

Thanks Fred!

[@jimmowers7675]

Great video Matt. Thanks for sharing how you met Donavan and how you became friends. I’ll have to see if I can find the older videos of the both of you cutting up his tree. Thanks for sharing your renovation updates with us. Always a pleasure watching the progress of your remodel. God Bless.

[@archiemccain4923]

The title made my head spin and resulted in a good family conversation about residing vs residing vs re-siding. Then it escalated into a discussion of when to use a hyphen and when an s sounds like a z. No blood was shed but debate was spirited.

[@mcremona]

I’m just here to provoke spirited discourse

[@mabloodhound]

While watching the main part of this video I had to agree with Donovan....you needed a haircut. Then low and behold, at the end you appeared with a very neat haircut. Congrats!

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

I had forgotten about you and Donovan cutting up that trunk in his backyard so many years ago... I missed the live stream, but it goes to show how you can meet someone for one reason which turns out to become both a friendship and a really good business partner for other work. Donovan will never need to find another miller and you will never need to find another remodeler.

[@mvansome]

When you were pumping the scaffolding up it was like a three stooges act...you just needed curly running back and forth trying to catch the falling ladders!

[@hunterhamlet9291]

This and Bosch my two favorite series

[@glenschumannGlensWorkshop]

Thanks for the "Story of Donovan". You and he work well together and now we know how that came to be.

[@Jammer.1]

Nothing better then making great friends from streaming !

[@edwardbickford4666]

Great back story on Don and you. Safe to say we will see him again once the renno is done. Your place is shaping up nicely looking forward to the progress.

[@TomasKempny]

Donuts with Donovan, sounds like one of those TV talkshows :D

[@rogermontee8264]

Donavan seems like a very nice person. I like the story about how you two met. Keep up the great work Matt and thank you for sharing.☺️☺️☺️👍👍👍👍

[@TetraCNC]

Best part of this video.. The Donavon backstory, pretty cool.

[@gregm312]

good to hear the back story

[@Retroweld]

This New House with Matt Cremona and Donavan. 🔥💪

[@mcremona]

🙌🙌🙌

[@karaDee2363]

That's a cool story about how you met Donovan. The house is coming along nicely. And that cement siding is the best, it will outlast us all...

[@seanparchim9165]

As long as I can see a Donovan cameo from time to time in future videos I'll stay subscribed ✌️ Napa California

[@MrChrisjv55]

it's great to have friends, like Donavan. I enjoy watching this reno series. keep them coming.

[@jimmytouzel]

The space-time continuum is a tricky thing. Please be mindful of the temporal prime directive when time traveling. 🖖

[@hershbagelstein545]

What is so noticeable, is the knowledge Donovan brings to this project. His forward thinking resolves issues before they become issues. Plus, what a great collection of tools to do everything from siding to roofing to framing. He is the MAN! Now find him a few apprentice so he cans pass all that knowledge onto some young’ns.

[@pinwizz69]

Gotta love watching a new installment of the Matt and Donovan comedy version of This Old House. Old man Donovan showing Matt the age Old wisdom of measure twice, cut once and other handy tips. Gee, maybe one day young whipper snapper Matt will have Donovan's level of professionalism and be able to pass on his knowledge to his little son 👦. That said, the house is really looking awesome.

[@jeanhawken4482]

The superb timber from that first tree. The house is looking so good. Nothing happened.

[@gslope1]

Thanks for the ending part. Very interesting.

[@bryancarpenter8319]

Can you share your experiences with structural engineers and building inspectors, specifically when changes to the original plan are involved?

[@donavanshomes]

Anytime structural changes are made I check with the engineer before we move forward. I do try and work with the building inspector on every job. One of my other current jobs we removed all of the interior walls and replaced floor joists with trusses. I call the inspector to come out and look over everything before the Mechanical contractors started their work. Generally if you talk to them upfront thing go better.

[@markspc1]

Great video Matt. It is always nice to have a good friend.

[@chasemcmurray3737]

You should have Donavan build you pole barn for all your logging stuff.

[@Donnie9by5]

Oh the hair cut and trimmed beard finally caught up to the videos! Looking good!

[@brianelliot2719]

Important question that we’d like covered, “how much did that hair cut cost you?” 😄 Seriously, very interesting video, including the Donovan tale. Thanks.

[@bobvogel9916]

Matt is my kind of guy. Gets his hair cut every 6 months, no matter if he needs it or not.

[@idontthinkso666]

@@bobvogel9916 I'm pretty sure his wife cuts his hair. With a glass of chardonnay in one hand.

[@mrstan3997]

👍👍👍👍👍👏👏 Thanks for sharing Matt, nice story about you guys. Take care

[@AlAmantea]

Watching Mat stand completely on top of that pump jack is so funny!

[@bergmandiy]

Thanks for the explanation at the end about video timing. Happy DIY'ing!

[@Big-Wonka]

This might sound weird, but I really look forward to watching these with a cup of coffee on a weekend morning lol

[@mikenewcomb9930]

You dog you, we can see the windows in the sun room. I'm loving these videos, keep them coming, PLEASE

[@mcremona]

😁😁😁😁😁

[@rogerdudra178]

Threading the needle with the sky.

[@janedc5ch319]

I have been watching the Johnny Depp trial on KZbin. I watch live court then different lawyers talking on live stream. Some times until early morning. I was so happy to see your post. I can relax and enjoy watching you two create a beautiful house. No lieing no drama, just enjoying stuff. I have been watching you for almost a year. I love seeing the beautiful wood you cut. I'm a old lady and dont get out much. Thank you for entertaining me. And showing me things I would have never seen before. God Bless you and your family and Dominic too

[@janedc5ch319]

I mean Donavan SORRY

[@ohasis8331]

Always good to see a job termination and an interesting story on Donovan. When I read your title, I did not see it as "Re-siding the great room", I read it as you were going to reside or live in the great room and my mind went WTF? Wasn't till the end, the penny dropped.

[@mcremona]

😂😂

[@hallenw]

Your new haircut makes you look so much better!

[@mcremona]

Not so new anymore 😄

[@dougmacrae9535]

Good to see you got your haircut😁

[@thomasburnett4712]

Thanks for filling us in on your relationship with Donavan! I’ve really enjoyed watching two master craftsmen at work!

[@MRrwmac]

Matt, You two definetly work well together. I really wish we lived closer together and then the 3 of us would be building and hanging around together. Anyway, nice work on the siding. Glad you preplanned on reusing the old siding. That scafolding is great. Wish I had some when I paint my house every 7 years. Donavan, what did you do with those slabs from your tree that you two cut when you first met?

[@marklarkins2405]

Thanks!

[@ugonow69]

Funny, Matt- I meant to thank you last week for the huge uptick in camera work and editing you've had to do for this series! It really helps to show all the details, setbacks and victories, really puts it all in perspective. So...thanks!!

[@markfrye9178]

Wow. Hard to recognize you now. Haircut looks good.

[@anthonygasparini1734]

Matt love the back story! Your new hair cut takes 10 years off you, who's that new Guy!

[@Mister006]

Donovan is SUPER cool! SUPER knowledgeable dude and a great friend you have!

[@MrV8rick]

great stuff love the scaffolding

[@kbaker7430]

As always entertaining and informative. Matt next time you go to jack up the scaffolding come with rocks in your pockets. Beautiful work.

[@prabhakarkewale5299]

You look great with your hair cut...

[@167curly]

That's a clever scaffolding system. It's really nice to see your progress, and how you and Donovan work well together.

[@MikeC19100]

The siding really looks good on that portion of the house. That scaffold system would have been so helpful on many of the jobs I worked on, but at that time all we had were the typical 6 foot scaffold sections and if you ran out of scaffolding you put some planks down and added a ladder to make up the height deficiency. We've come a long way it tools and capabilities since then.

[@musicbro8225]

I remember the sound of hammers when I was younger. This is in Wellington NZ and most days you would hear them almost like a carpenter orchestra percussion section. And of course hand saws and actual wood hehe... But that scaffolding looked good to work on :)

[@M4AE]

Yeah Mat, very mixed up timeline. Windows and roof on extension with, I think, a satellite dish. Oddly I found out about Donavan recently after watching some of your earlier videos over again. Had to check to confirm it was the same guy though.

[@ajhnubia]

Love you videos built my own 30 years ago Andre london 🇬🇧

[@freepress8451]

I confess at the start it was a tad frustrating, but I was being selfish and took for granted, the time & effort you put into every video you produce

[@dawsie]

😹😹well that explains why I recognised his face😹😹😹 I remember watch that episode, but it explains why you both are so good as a work team as well. It’s always great to have people working on home projects that you know their work ethics up front, I have seen so many builders who cut small corners thinking it’s fine but the one thing I noticed with Donovan he went the extra mile when he placed those corner pieces on the windows after you had both just finished installing those new kitchen windows, I have seen the same windows put in on another project and the corner pieces were never placed at the end of the installation.

[@mgmoody42]

Big yellow machine @1:52 demonstrating the praying mantis pose first demonstrated by Ralph Macchio in "The Karate Kid"

[@nfix09]

you're going to have to make a supercut of all the "matt is small" physical comedy from this renovation sometime

[@patanasoff7]

Thanks for sharing your story.

[@drewpfeifer8214]

I have loved all your content brother keep up the great work!

[@ElliotNesterman]

I hope you've saved a couple of those bookcases. They'd fit perfectly against the wall either side of the windows. To quote Cicero, "A room without books is like a body without a soul."

[@lindsaycremona2459]

I love books but prefer to have a bookshelf made by Matt so we gave the bookshelves to a friend

[@danaskubic2145]

Looking great, the sun room windows are nice, thanks for sharing Matt

[@Fredrik3626]

Hi Matthew, thanks for the update and how future videos will be released. Donovan is a master builder for sure and he is fun to watch and learn. I like all your videos so please keep em coming. Best Regards Fred Thomas

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Looking absolutely awesome it’s always a blessing to have a awesome friend.

[@Chris-jj7tb]

Love the backstory on Donavan. Keep trying to lean to see if I could see in the video a 6 week advance update. LOL Guess ill have to wait!!!!

[@alan11121959]

...another fun episode of "That Ol' Shack", featuring Matt and Don doing what they do best (being good friends). Now you just need to add a plumber, general handyman, and landscaper...

[@gdp3rd]

A timeline jump and a character origin tale -- The Matt Cremona Universe expands!

[@gayle4804]

Your progress is quite impressive, congratulations, it is getting there and it will be done in no time!

[@delphane3704]

Hey Matt & Donavan still amazed at the progress & getting to see this renovation in real time, painting you say, seems like will be the easiest part of the entire project. 😂 Matt he's here all day ( to work )

[@RolfMikkelson]

28:45 Is that your new yellow dump truck?

[@kenc2257]

Nice job on the siding. I really like the staging you're using.

[@peterduran8564]

Like the videos got a kick out of the time line upset if you look at my family picture you can tell the time of year by hair and beard 😂

[@janekeleher3090]

Nice haircut!

[@gwpsr58]

Great Scott! The time warp shows your shirt graphic is, at least temporarily, obsolete.

[@Greg8872]

You should do a colaboration with DIrt Monkey for landscaping when you are all done with renovation :)

[@peter_kelly]

I'm going to be severely bummed when this project is completed.

[@ypop417]

Matt it is getting done and looking good

[@casycasy5199]

nice story ,nice job guys

[@baldyoldfart5828]

I want that staging!!!

[@normolson1]

Looking good guys, thanks

[@nicholasrhoden9828]

Besides messing with the timeline with not only your haircut (looks amazing) you gave us a sneak peak at the sunroom windows installed.... I'm glad to know there's at least 6-8 weeks of videos of the Matt & Donovan RenoComedy show.

[@Saltshaker2016]

Who else tried to catch that extension ladder the first time they moved the scaffold up? I can’t be the only one.

[@robertr4193]

Glad it's working for you guys. It's looking good.

[@СергейАрестов-р5о]

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[@ljgault]

Loved the video and answers to questions. BTW you got a hair cut..not a wild man now..lol

[@mcremona]

Until next week’s video 🥸

[@alanblasczyk1779]

Yet another great video Matt. Also great questions answered. Nice work on the house. I really enjoy these videos.

[@HotrodRon74]

yes i like that flashing lip..nice its just right..i see you guys dont ware hats.hmmm...boy i will say you guys have a lot of work ahead...you and Don work great ,,,less your cutting something out,,haaa,, Dons a great guy,,i watch his channel,,,he knows what hes doing for sure..its summer here in Wv,,as far as i can tell,,other then the rain,,,its haircut time...yes i bought wood studs at lowes the other day,,,i can tell you i didnt get no change back,,haa really and dont even talk plywood..im broke..but works ahead...if it would stop raining..great video Matt..be careful..

[@Merescat]

Love the backstory. Love the video series! Look forward to more. :)

[@donwilliams3626]

Nice reuse of the siding. As you finish each wall that is one more thing you get to check off your ToDo list. It was a nostalgia trip to rewatch those clips from Donovan's tree to lumber project. Isn't memory lane a nice detour?

[@davesanders9203]

Haven't heard anyone say "Thingamabobber" in a long time. Obviously it's still alive in your part of the world. You probably some whatchamacallits around somewhere!!!! LOL!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Good video Matt! Thank you for always sharing with us!👍💖😎JP

[@JD-xg3ek]

Matt I throughly enjoy the home remodel project. I always find it interesting how much building technology has changed over the years. We become better builders as new and innovative materials and techniques are devolved. I am going out to get a track saw. That tool looks great. Recommend a brand? Thanks for the show Joel