This is the best investment EVER!

[@MartinORourke]

GREAT WORK, ALITTLE WARNING GREAT TO SEE YOUR SAFETY CAGE FOR PUTTIN PALLETS ON THE MESSANINE,A FRIEND HAD A SIMPLE SWING GATE ON HIS MESSANINE SOMEONE TIED IT OPEN HE STEPPED BACK AND FELL 10 FEET FAUL BROKEN BY HONEY EXTRACTOR AND LIMPED AWAY A VERRY LUCKY MAN

[@gwenyngruffydd]

And just like that your shed is basically twice the size!! 💪🏻💪🏻

[@PinkettsHoney]

A great update , it is clear you have taken the time and effort to plan thing out. It will be a fantastic place to work. 👍

[@bobhayter8526]

What a fantastic outcome and really thrilled to see just how happy you are with it!

[@ApiaryManager]

What a change from working in the conservatory! I'm really pleased to see things coming together for you Richard.

[@richardnoel3141]

@@ApiaryManager thank you Paul, yes it’s been a long journey ( and not over yet ) but should be finished for end of November I hope!

[@gonnagetya1433]

Just a reminder, don't forget to put nuts and tape on all the bolts in the floor so that the resin doesn't clog up the threads of the bolts. If the nut is most of the way down, when you remove it after finishing the floor it will clear the threads.

[@JimCinUK]

You are going to so love working in that honey house when all completed! It’s going to make everyday tasks so much easier. Looking fantastic.

[@richardnoel3141]

thanks Jim, i hope so. the next 3/4 weeks will change it all again but its all looking great! really keen to just get it all finished.

[@phillipduncan2497]

That is a slick loading feature. Looking forward to seeing everything completed.

[@richardnoel3141]

@@phillipduncan2497 thanks Phillip, me too! Hoping all done for end of November 🤞

[@ChrisandKim1]

Really impressive. Mezzanine is a game changer. Like the lift, security bay and the increase of space inside of your building. Very smart design and financing.

[@matthunt4512]

I totally love the whole layout, that’s so amazing my friend. Congrats and may you continue to enjoy the journey Bees bless you with

[@barryduke8329]

It’s looking great, I can remember a couple of years ago you did a sketch of the honey house and mez floor. And now it’s the real thing

[@richardnoel3141]

@@barryduke8329 yes I’ve managed to keep focused on the original design and so far so good!!

[@kathyhathaway8823]

It always takes time to do anything but it finally gets there but it fills like it takes forever. With you storing all your frames an maybe boxes you could have a assembling an maybe a painting work station table up there out of the way . That way all of that part of the operation is all in one place . Thanks for the update. Thanks

[@mickhoyle4064]

Looks brilliant, an investment that would give most people the jitters, well done.

[@acrazykiwi6285]

Fantastic, worth every penny, what a great space,

[@richardnoel3141]

@@acrazykiwi6285 🙏

[@TimS366]

Beautiful set up, very well thought through. Remember, beekeeping is 80% moving boxes and 'stuff' around and you seem to have got it sussed!

[@melvinyoder1954]

That is so awesome. When you get everything done that's going to be a sweet setup

[@hughreynolds6183]

Great space. Nice job.

[@gregmccammon2330]

Amazing! Very happy for you

[@robertwattam947]

Richard just fantastic well done

[@benjamindejonge3624]

You make us so excited for your first honey extraction, Im trilled. Btw do a reset on your white balance settings

[@munibungbeeking1719]

You must have won the lottery

[@richardnoel3141]

@@munibungbeeking1719 the life lottery. Mate! Won on having chances that I took. I get the chance to build a super honey house, I get the chance to go to work. I get the chance to create something in my life and forever grateful for that chance.

[@AndyRXseven]

Dream come true mate looks fantastic

[@LindaSullivan-sw3mv]

What a great space you designed

[@richardnoel3141]

@@LindaSullivan-sw3mv thank you Linda!

[@grumblesmudie3141]

Looking awesome.

[@HoneyMarketingBoard]

What is it they say "Go Big or Go Home". Think you've nailed it there Richard.

[@richardnoel3141]

Thank you. Time will tell. Hoping the rooms will be spectacular and out doo the mezzanine!! Time will tell!

[@danphillips4590]

All for honey :) $$$$ Nice Richard, must be up to $500k now. At $10/lb, thats 50,000lbs honey.

[@richardnoel3141]

@@danphillips4590 actually no way near it! Not even half that!

[@danphillips4590]

@@richardnoel3141 $200k just for the building itself and concrete floor in USA. Are you saying 200k your cost not including grants? Heated floor, all that equipment, way over 200k.

[@richardnoel3141]

@@danphillips4590 building and concrete plus mezzanine and floor heating around 200k at the moment. Yes perhaps cheaper . Grunts all add up to about 35% of total cost. Buying a kit building and having someone else put it up on a contract was where I saved money.

[@attesmatte]

That looks absolutely fabulous! 💪💪 How long will it take for you to fill that space up with stuff...? 😜 Can't wait to see the end result for the resin floor, it's gonna look amazing! 😀

[@richardnoel3141]

pretty quick I reckon. lol it will be more so next season but you will see over time.

[@Cubrider]

Simply amazing . And a fantastic use of space. Does it just have 1 big shutter door or do you have a small personel door,?

[@richardnoel3141]

@@Cubrider yes one big main door and a smaller pedestrian door. I hope to not have to open the main door much in the winter

[@Cubrider]

@richardnoel3141 phewww I didn't see a smaller door and not having one would be a heat loss pain in the ass but sounds like you've thought of everything. Great job and can't wait to see it all finished and in full use.

[@NaturesImageFarmGregBurns]

How exciting! Looking good man!

[@richardnoel3141]

Thanks Greg, hope your all well! looking good too!🤗

[@rayjohnson8329]

Is there something on the bottom of that gate that protects the mezz floor when you use the lift? Over time I’m thinking it would wear a spot out? Even a dbl sided foam strip on the bottom of it? Little adjustable rubber bottom legs?

[@richardnoel3141]

hi Ray, yes there is metal sheeting specifically for the job!.

[@rickwarner516]

Beautiful

[@rickwarner516]

Will you be insulating the top of the warming room?

[@richardnoel3141]

Hi a Rick, yes Warming room 100mm insulation ceiling and walls,main extraction room 60mm ceiling and walls.

[@rickwarner516]

Smart loader cage

[@rickwarner516]

Super nice

[@kentcostello5286]

Looks awesome. I wish I had it on my property. Good filming tho . My cameras just hate me. 😂😅😊 hay I want your high lift jack tho. That's what we call them here in the Midwest U.S.A.

[@richardnoel3141]

its funny these devices for loading have so many different names. thanks!

[@antoniocardoso5492]

Richard is looking phenomenal! Congratulations!!! If it is not abuse, can you mention what the total value will be when the work is finished!? Greetings from Portugal!

[@richardnoel3141]

will do a breakdown of the expenses because i believe in transparency. but yes lots of money ! thankfully grants for different parts have made out doable.

[@antoniocardoso5492]

Thank you Richard! It would be good to have an idea for a future project. It has been an inspiration, following your growth season after season! 😉

[@morrishomesteadgirls]

Pretty good planning. How did you learn how to build a honey house this nice? Did you just go visit others nice Honey houses?

[@richardnoel3141]

basically yes! lol Underfloor heatingidea came from Mike Palmer's honey house in vermont. he has a warming room with the same. and obviously ollys farm in Ireland. Visit as many beekeepers as possible.

[@paulfairbrass4424]

It's a far better decision to get all the structural work done before the fitter's and machine installation. I've fitted a lot of mezzanine floors, and it's an absolute nightmare trying to install them. Working around equipment, power and water services. It's certainly the business.

[@richardnoel3141]

Yes I would agree completely. I’ve seen lots of stuff done later on in projects and as you say it’s particularly difficult to add stuff around existing things. Time will tell but hopefully we’re on the right path to end of November completion

[@Tj-ot4jp]

Not sure why you're putting resin over the top of a power float concrete, if it is just a plain resin, won't that be slippery when wet or if it is anti-slip that would make it difficult to clean, just wondering.

[@richardnoel3141]

The vast majority of the floor is actually a very porous specialists heating compound that conducts heat so if it’s not sealed it will just absorb honey and propolis forever. Yes your point is valid ! Will see what the finish will be like. We might add some sharp sand on the concrete areas 👍🙌

[@Tj-ot4jp]

@@richardnoel3141 Hi Richard, can I suggest that you blind it with kiln dried sand, that is how we do it, sharp sand will have a lot of moisture in it and is a bit too big, kiln dried is much finer but still give abrasive resistance and...is dry 🙂 Btw it will need to be applied as they put the resin down.

[@rickwarner516]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

Why are the stairs in the middle of the lower open space? Normally those would be placed near the outer wall leaving the lower area open to larger equipment movement. Now there is choke point. Also the second floor should not have any open spaces around the vertical I beams. Heaven forbid but in the case of a lower level room fire by the outer walls, those floor openings can act at fire flues and ignite the 2nd floor. The rest looks fantastic but I'd move those stairs and fill the floor holes.

[@richardnoel3141]

Mike, as per discussions in the previous 2 videos the decision of where to put the stairs remained a dilemma. however the original design is the best scenario. my loader has to have a place for its feet to slide under so the central corridor was the best place for the loading baying because its central to everything. putting the stairs to the left of the loader bad would them mean the corridor would loose most of its its access space making it tight to load and unload. a better place might have been putting the stairs to the extreme right, but this is virtually impossible because you would walk your head on the beams on the top of the stairs. the stairs where they are also are best positioned and central to the overall work area for storage. and as i said, theres not a lot of heavy equipment going to be stored. mostly light fish stuff, probably no more than 400 kilo pallets or 800lbs at the max. No building is perfect. wait until all all the ceilings and rooms are in underneath.