Building A Large Mezzanine With Stair Case

In this video, we add a large mezzanine and stair case to one of our previous build series. Adding this large mezzanine allowed our client to utilize a ton more space in his shop, and by having the large stair case, it will easily be accessible even when carrying items to or from the storage space.
Building a mezzanine is a great cost effective way to gain additional storage in a shop or garage without needing to make the footprint larger.
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[@GulfSoftwash]

This guy is a phenomenal carpenter. Crazy good skill.

[@okstes]

With Ryan's kzbin.infoUgkxy_pn55PK60wAV3X_C_RoLS_67mNonoCE plan I was like one taken by the hand and led step by step from start to finish. Thank you very much Ryan!

[@shyamdevadas6099]

Dude, when I watch videos of experienced craftsmen at work, it puts my ego in check. Makes me wanna tear out what I built in my barn and start over. Great video!

[@tmenzella]

This dude has more tools than Norm. Love it!

[@nach0vidal]

Why do pros make it look so damn easy??? So glad I found your channel!

[@andrewcole651]

nicely done. Great attention t detail. THANK you for making all the edges of the subfloor blue across the length.

[@BlazerixGaming]

Who else tought he was going to crush the bug? D;

[@01AceAlpha]

It was driving me nuts!

[@Stricker-ng7fv]

Yeah

[@dpd16790]

i came here for comments about the bug.. lol

[@LeicaCat]

I was rooting for the bug. Unfortunately, i don't think he made it.

[@pfistor]

@@LeicaCat heh unfortunately he stopped moving after that one camera cut so yeah... think he's flat.

[@manuscus6289]

Hey young guys nice job I’ve been in the trades 34;years little advice where good knee pads now you’ll be glad you did 30 years later

[@bellalunaoxox]

Amazingly satisfying to watch

[@ShanepxII]

I really like the stair detail around that pipe 👌🏼

[@479ktm]

I live in italy and i'm quarantined because of covid19, i miss my job and so i watch you! awesome job!

[@carroll428]

Absolutely love RR. Everything so professional and clean

[@pedrodavide9394]

This young guy is still learning this business. Got a long way to go. Keep at it.

[@pawejakimiuk3255]

Great job, greeetings from Europe

[@ContractorGrowthNetwork]

That came out as perfect as you could imagine.

[@j.markkrzystofiak9907]

Those stairs are a beast! Looks like You’d be able to drive ATV’s up those with the 2x treads.

[@nicktran6996]

The video very help Thank you so much

[@opendstudio7141]

GRK screws makes everyone's work look and work better. 😊 I wonder what the demo-guys in the future will think about our use of these innovative fasteners. :)

[@Aepek]

Who’d have thought that one day, we’d all be using battery powered cordless caulk gun😅; but OH MY.....DOES IT TRULY help the job go faster, & help your hands/arms from not “tiring” from a long day of caulking😉 Loft looks great, waiting to see the next video now😊 Cheers✌🏼

[@drumspipes]

Battery powered hammer drills, cordless nail guns, saws, everything!

[@SH19922x]

Forearms are going exinct on site

[@Aepek]

S H lol

[@retireddriver16]

Sure looks very nice 👍

[@cutweldngrind]

I wanted to build a similar building but price of lumber and steel has sky rocketed.

[@thabrooklynfellah]

Nice and clean work man, you do know your stuff and why subd

[@Kam-Dios-]

Super kool!

[@gregcoste5332]

looks like a job for wood I-beams!

[@raymondoverson8715]

LOL "1/8 inch off...have to live with that" I literally laughed out loud. Love your work. Keep it up...

[@aaronbailey9120]

Haha... did the same thing too. An 8th over 30ft... why are we talking about rhis

[@campbelljoiners]

In the uk we call that a baw hair thickness 😂

[@mattywho8485]

I can't believe you two don't wear safety glasses when using the air nailer! especially when nailing hard sheet goods like OSB. Take it from someone who has had to have a nail surgically removed from my wrist, it happens SO quickly, you don't even know what happened until it's too late! And at least I could see it because the nail wasn't in my eye.

[@sethwatson8952]

I also love GRK's; it's all l use nowadays, to the exclusion of nails. But the heads will blow out in certain materials, rough cut hemlock being one.

[@99beta]

Originally manufactured in Thunder Bay, Ontario! Woot woot.

[@richardtruesdell8289]

Just for fun, when you know you're going to speed up the camera try to talk REAL slow to see if it's understandable.

[@aturbeckandcall9190]

we have to add stair Anchorage at bottom of stairs for longterm lack of movement

[@somedumwhite]

When Kyle says, "I would probably run into that problem." What he means is, "since I'm a genius, I will avoid said issue"

[@joeframer9642]

Genius? Not even a good framer

[@bradyhoglund5630]

Is that silver nailer a cordless positive placement nailer?

[@RRBuildings]

Yes

[@bradyhoglund5630]

@@RRBuildings What brand is it? Can u add a link to where we can get one of those?

[@markhelms2287]

Your client must be planning on driving that John Deere up those stairs! Holy crap those are built strong!

[@Nick-hm9rh]

dont give him ideas xD

[@yourRenoGuy]

How come you did not stagger the plywood’s .

[@anonimous2451]

That thought occurred to me too, then I thought, well gee for the SPEED it saved. Looks good and clearly displaying it in raw form then burgermeister's all would say the same thing. I say F* it. no weak points IMHO and looks master crafted. Then again Carpet or paint and it all "disappears".

[@ericwilson5720]

Staggered sheets adds to rigidity and structure. Those are tongue and groove so there is immensely less chance of slippage between sheets and the joists are framed at 12" on center. It's completely over engineered and insanely strong. So with the layout and choice of materials staggering the sheets is really just a redundancy at this point.

[@dougdiplacido2406]

It looked to me that the sheets were staggered.

[@starberg8725]

Poor bug at 1:00 :(

[@SurfnTurfdfl]

awww man, you beat me to it....

[@RRBuildings]

Haha I didn’t see it til I edited

[@throngcleaver]

@Stephen I think the term is, "bugged out". ;)

[@redstihl9027]

Was just gonna say that 😂

[@comcfi]

Rest in piss, bug.

[@JoDaddysGarage]

Great video. I'm considering buying some land in Alabama, and building a barndominium. Home and shop together.

[@hpw59]

Not intended as criticism.....those 2x12's became 2x10's(looks like an 1- 1/2" notch) when you notched the bottom of those joists and header ......Love your work ethic and your laser straight buildings. I really enjoy watching you join 2 pieces of metal together, pure art.

[@tompalcie6284]

How tall are the ceilings on this building and what do you call that style of ceiling. I'm going to have a building built and I would like to do a set up just like that. Always learn something from your videos. Thanks for posting.

[@jimwiskus8862]

Tom Palcie, I was wondering the same thing. I’m sure Kyle will let all of us know when he has time.

[@andrewdarbyshire9108]

That’s the vaulted ceiling trusses.

[@frankherring6253]

He made a video series on building this building just FYI

[@bornefreestyle]

Had the same question and dug through his videos...48x56x16.

[@bornefreestyle]

Belive they are called scissor truss for the vaulted ceiling.

[@yonggaotang2274]

1:05 you killed the bug

[@jacobh5150]

How much did this job cost the customer? Curious because I want almost this exact thing in my garage.

[@SilmSlice]

Love it, will save this video as this is a project I've scheduled for later this year on our orchard. I'm surprised you don't need a post on the right hand side? Is a joist hanger enough to support all those beams or unless it's recessed and we couldn't see it?

[@fireyblackdragon]

4:48 "no one saw that" Except for the... 432k people watching.

[@LightGesture]

How did you frame out the ledger for the mezzanine before the steel was hung?

[@AndrewBrowner]

i think you could safely have 30 ppl jumping on the staircase simultaneously without an 1/8" of flex

[@MrRogsmart]

Knee pads. The older Kyle will thank you. Nice build.

[@MattyMattnj1]

GRK's blow Deckmate away....DM's are the worst screw....

[@lartisankabyle9788]

Pourquoi vous utilisez pas une cloueuse à batterie ??? !

[@glocker3081]

Why do you glue everything before screwing it down?

[@MatHelm]

Liquid Nails on stairs means destroying the runners (meaning a whole new staircase build) when the first step goes wonky.

[@elevatedarchives]

What type of ear plugs are those you're using?

[@RRBuildings]

bit.ly/2PoXSBw

[@jameshodgins1937]

Kyle, you like the OSB better than plywood for the deck?

[@Joshua79C]

It is up to the customer. I prefer plywood, better yet just use aluminum decking.

[@albiepotgieter2170]

What driver bits do you use ? brand and etc

[@aens00]

did that bug give anyone else an anxiety attack?

[@DarkShadow876]

didn't know what he said at first, busy staring at the bug. anyone else felt the same? Star Bug

[@kickpublishing]

This is great work but that stud wall as not up to the job of supporting that floor where the joists join - you need more than a standard stud wall, that wouldn't meet regulations in most of the Western World. All the extra beefing up just adds to the weight on that weak central point. Was this approved by a structural engineer?

[@YankeeWoodcraft]

As soon as you said this 06:35, I was like... "All that sounds a like lot more work than just using a string." 😂

[@GodzHammer]

Yankee and Money!

[@R2Mike]

I'm pretty sure we saw the Milwaukee framing nailer in your shop, awhile back. Have you heard why it hasnt been released yet and if you have one do you recommend it? Better then the awful dewalt one....?

[@travischristensen746]

i wish these guys could redo the floor in my second level, the home builder that built my house feels like they used scrap wood that was two different thicknesses

[@LightGesture]

Water will do that to particle board and MDF junk. You need sheathing to really defend against that. Otherwise, their OSB will do better than what you probably have, but will still do the same thing...

[@LightGesture]

But they probably didn't glue, and if they did, it's probably built in the 70s or a helluva long time ago, where the glue has now failed and the nails are lifting. When I build my house, I'm using 100% screws, probably everywhere, but especially the floors.

[@ricardotorres1602]

I didn't know canelo built buildings??!! 😂 😂 😂 Looks amazing man! Saludos from Dallas Texas.

[@sandman9999xx]

shame shame shame your using ladders and you hate ladders lol

[@CPTTango30]

Did anyone else have to stop the video and just look at that amazing plumbing job for a few minutes?

[@RRBuildings]

Clients son did great work

[@chuckhanlon5903]

What were the height dimensions of the building and the lift? I like the headroom you had on the main floor and loft. Thanks for the vid!!

[@user990077]

0:55 Heading east from the Milwaukee drill you have a little friend coming to inspect your work.

[@blitzwarrior44]

1:15 --> 1:41 NOOOOO you killed it you monster !!!! 1:42 Oh no it's fine

[@robnhannon]

The Fasco gun you were mounting the hangar brackets with, does it expose the nail tip for alignment like the Bostic Strapshot guns do? Been looking for a gun that will do metal connectors and take up to 2.5” nails and not thrilled with the options.

[@wilkinsoncarpentry6278]

Great vid Kyle, you must love the change here and there , building a mezzanine in between post frames gotta be fun haha for me I build houses and when it comes to the finish Carpentry/fixout ( we call it) it’s a great change

[@martinneps9387]

How much weight could this whole please comment back or is it depending on what you use to build it Would love to know thank you for this video

[@timmckittrick2874]

Just an observation question. I see you have a lot of Milwaukee tools, drills, router, calk gun. but then you use a Makita impact to do a lot of the screwing. is there a reason behind that?

[@Ghost-oq4qj]

Bro literally last night I Drew out a sketch of how I’m going to build my home and looks almost exactly like it wtf 😂

[@JohnDoe-zw4nl]

Eye ear protection?????? 🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠

[@shutterbugg5217]

How did you know you would miss the in floor radiant heat when drilling the holes to anchor the column? Was that built into the original plan?

[@NitroAuto77]

I believe so, he mentioned it was poured 12" there for that column.

[@mbuso58]

He stated that a 12 inch thick pad was poured in the floor where the bracket got shot to the floor. I almost missed it to. Happy 2020😀

[@zachharmon06]

2x12 joists with what looks like 16" on center...talk about overkill. I can't argue with overkill though. A brick shit house is never going to take a shit.

[@tobiasxvii2399]

imagine using feet and inches in 2020 y'all need metric

[@tobiasxvii2399]

@@sierra659 i know lmao im not that dumb, saying america needs to change to metric

[@alkaliwreck2474]

8:59 Why not just get a 4"x12" timber or glulam? I know screws aren't expensive, but labor is ;)

[@damiangarcia5114]

Hey rr. Why did u start with the green tongue and groove and then finished out with the blue regular

[@RRBuildings]

Just what color it was

[@EcoMouseChannel]

This is timely... I'm currently building out a mezzanine for my shop. But after watching all of this, I'm glad I chose to build it out of steel.

[@user-hd8ej8yx9p]

Why

[@EcoMouseChannel]

@@user-hd8ej8yx9p Steel is forever, I can store heavy and functional equipment on the top. Plus it was actually pretty fast to make from scratch. The stairs were the only thing that took the most individual time out of the whole project.

[@mysteriousknowledgetexts9809]

did you save on labor cost or did the materials catch up? how much space is yours taking up, looking to build a second floor.

[@EcoMouseChannel]

@@mysteriousknowledgetexts9809 I ended up going with steel pallet racking as my base legs. I saved tons of money, plus I can literally store tons on top. I did in fact make a stair case out of steel tubing, tread plate etc. I have about 420 sq ft. And with every two sections of pallet rack I add, I can increase the floor space by 210 sq ft. I made the decking out of two layers of opposite stacked 4x8 heavy duty plywood, screwed to a steel ladder frame that I lifted in place with a forklift into three sections that I was able to bolt together once laid on top of the pallet racking. The whole project only cost me $1800 for everything.

[@blixxy1320]

@@EcoMouseChannel not to mention it won't get squeaky over time. currently living in a townhouse and the stairs and upper floor are so noisy to the point it gets on my nerves.

[@rickjames6785]

Is that a doubled up 2x12 span 16ft? Looking to do the same thing

[@kryptofreak440]

I was looking to do the same. Everywhere I look says that it's a huge no and it shouldn't work but then I see this video and it seems possible. Hoping to do 18ft but if 16ft is max I can make it work. Were you able to use 2-2x12? how did it work out?

[@sevirz13]

How tall were the side walls on this building, I tried finding it on your other vids and do you give the dimensions of the mezzanine?

[@ironsights4me]

Who knew that what I've been doing for 20 years was interesting to anyone... they all seem so bored when I talk about it.

[@paulhoskins7852]

KZbin allows a much larger audience, in this case it captures thousands of people all over who really ARE interested. The average person you meet may not care about these things.

[@alexsandroguerra7544]

Que bacana 👍🏻

[@jrdc345]

What sledgehammer poundage is best here?

[@psidvicious]

12lb has plenty of ass for this. 🤜🤛

[@ladranch1596]

What is the size of that shop?

[@jackpatteeuw9244]

I wish you had filmed installing the ledger boards. IMHO this is where DIY people fail. That and not placing the center support post under the rim joist.

[@dougdiplacido2406]

The center post is notched so that it is under the rim joist.

[@jackpatteeuw9244]

@@dougdiplacido2406 - But many amateurs do not do this !

[@dylanmcdonald7765]

After watching your videos, you’ve convinced me I need a mezzanine when I build my shop. Greatly increases storage while losing very minimal floor space.

[@mobiledevto]

hell yeah.. how else you gonna watch the game while looking at your toys? Plus you can use under the mezz for racks and racks of parts storage bins ;-)

[@gregbowden714]

How about making some saw horses

[@miguelvieira2790]

🛠️🛠️🛠️🛠️🛠️💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻

[@klife3456]

좋아요..

[@ArtisanTony]

I think I would have used LVL's for the beam. 16' is quite a span and most of the mezzanines we have built had floor loading requirements of like 80lbs psf. Nice video

[@brentfarrow8125]

Tool caddy

[@jimwiskus8862]

Just a beautiful job Kyle as always. Well thought out and clear. That’s one happy customer I imagine!

[@luiscuervoshow]

I need a building like that in my backyard! What was the total cost completed?

[@DATDesign]

Amazing work as always! Watching this the day after I built my (much smaller) garage loft (probably should have watched before lol). GRK should sponsor Kyle. Because of him, I don't think twice about spending extra for them. They're a joy to use.

[@cobra800hp]

after watching this im so happy that we have the metric system here in Australia

[@gregdherrman]

How does anyone give a thumbs down to your videos? You’re like the Norm Abrams of postframe construction!

[@RRBuildings]

Ha thanks mam

[@rickjames302]

i'm late to the party, to answer your question..jealousy.

[@David_K_Dickson]

17:48 Yes, the boards are only 47 7/8 inches, but I thought that the 1/8" difference was the gap between sheets recommended by the supplier to allow for expansion. I seem to remember The Essential Craftsman saying that. Love your channel and your work, by the way. Thanks for sharing.

[@JBCarrera54]

Im pretty sure that’s for sheathing especially roof sheathing not for subfloor applications. I could be wrong though

[@KarasCyborg]

@21:25 -- Please Dude, I'm trying to shoot a movie.

[@makeitorloseit9844]

R.I.P BUG 1:05

[@donmichael6153]

Anybody want to place a bet that this video build out was done without a building permit? The video show that it was due to necessary life safety portions missing (unless added after video) that any/all building codes require. Lawyers just love videos like this when an accident happens and a lawsuit is filed.

[@RRBuildings]

Lol the client asked to take care of all railings

[@Samykill]

You have so many milwaukee tools but not the impact and/or drill driver. Or why do you use the makita impact ?

[@JLeeChron]

I see them using white Milwaukees and a few other brands with them too, Hitachi and a Makita too

[@ldtenenoff]

hey kyle just seemed as though ur stairs cut off servicability to all of the plumbing underneth them i. e. no room for elplumber to provide service. gota love how show folks the best way to do things also in timely manner happy newyear Da its not ur design perhaps i should pay alittle more attention ya anyway love the vids.

[@RRBuildings]

Yes I didn’t have a say in the plumbing location at all and it was done that way by the client and his son who performed all of the plumbing work

[@granadojl]

That comment about the screw and how it cuts into the wood is literally the reason why I enjoy your channel. Small details that will never be seen is the type of dude I want building for me and well worth any amount you charge. I wish I had the land to have you build me a shop.

[@shanerowland3715]

where are you located?