This is Why People Quit Renovation Work

[@717UT]

That tiny Bosch planer is so cool. It also makes me happy seeing how seriously you taking furring out the wall. So many people don't appreciate a nice straight wall in a remodel

[@Ninja47Monkey]

I second this

[@TeddyCavachon]

This video brought back memories of doing a DIY renovation of a circa 1900 townhouse in Washington, DC back in the late 70s. It had lath and plaster walls and gas lighting pipes still embedded in the walls. Everything was 3x more difficult and took 6x longer than new construction.

[@pdh1880]

Always interested to see how other people do carpentry. I would have just laminated new studs next the existing ones to get it past the concrete and to get it plum and straight

[@tonyfryer8847]

Plumb

[@straight_to_finish]

At first I thought packing the walls was the nasty job of insulating with fiberglass since I’m from the U.S. “Furring” or “strapping” out the walls is usually what it’s referred to here. There’s really 3 main ways of doing it: ripping tapered strips and planing them (and the studs) to adjust (which is what you’re doing), sistering whole studs to an existing studs (which is the least amount of work but uses more material, changes your layout, & reduces insulation space), or my preferred method: ripping straight strips and shimming them onto the studs. There’s no planning involved, uses minimal materials, less cleanup, and creates a thermal break from the air gap created from shimming. You can even foam that air gap.

[@juliemunoz2762]

the drywall guys handle furring out the walls here.

[@willholt100]

Watching him spin that planer blade in his hand with the battery plugged in goes through me. One slip and you'd be without the ends of your fingers.

[@M.A.S.Ked-Crusader]

Really happy you guys got your oven up and running looking forward to seeing the homemade cookies at smoko time !

[@zoio2011]

Hey Scott! I'm Brazilian living in Australai since 2019 and I watch your chancel since around 2 years ago. Nice to see you you have a Brazilan mate. All the best and keep the good work up! 👏 👏👏

[@carstenpaatuben]

love your videos - I would have raised the oven instead. higher is better when handling hot meals. other than that its a nice fit with the panel - maybe paint it even though its temporary :)

[@t-mecseismicoilfilleddampe8221]

Lockwood homes don't need gib board.

[@dannyoliver1978]

And put a drawer in the gap underneath 😉

[@mrmukura]

Great ideas for the redo here.

[@BigLeBowski4456]

@@dannyoliver1978 I was thinking drawer too, he might do it later. No materials for the drawer atm.

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

We are enjoying the higher oven, we are used to ovens being under the bench top. Will definitely think about this for the kitchen renovation.

[@adriancoetzee2725]

I would have thought that you'd move the cavity above the oven to the bottom and have the oven higher so you don't need to bend down to get the food in and out :-) Love your work

[@southernfriedkiwi6340]

I thought the same. Just build a platform to raise the oven up more.

[@loriscook5231]

It is only temporarily in that position, when they do the final kitchen it will probably be completely different

[@frontlinefinishcarpentry4193]

I have the same 12 volt Bosch planer. When I pair it with my 18 volt Bosch vac it's near 100% chip-free And is beautiful for working in finished homes. I use it mostly for fitting doors.

[@Pistol_Knight]

Love the idea of the planers 'outfeed' for the dust. Nice to see it's raining there as we are starting to get some actual sunshine 👍😁 and btw JESS we need to see lots of home baked goodies (not Pizza as Scott said!!

[@thezfunk]

I have one of those 12V Bosch planers I bought to do baseboard for uneven floors. Works great!

[@gregthorne4292]

I love those little Bosch 12v tools. Lightweight, those batteries stay charged for ages, and powerful for their size. I use the drill and impact driver all the time.

[@cuebj]

The mini circular saw is good too for lots of simple and fiddly jobs up to 25mm thick.

[@markdudley1028]

Bosch Sales rep?

[@markdudley1028]

😜

[@gregthorne4292]

@@markdudley1028 Haha, nope. I did realize it sounded like that after typing that. Many other vendors probably have comparable 12v tools, but Bosch are the ones I’m familiar with.

[@allanm2601]

Same with the drill and driver - a mate has the same and also believes they're great for smaller jobs - quite powerful and light.

[@smamurai]

Love your vids Scott, we're thinking of moving to Nelson from Australia in part thanks to you making it look so stunning there!

[@hansangb]

@10:14 Sure Scott, those are nice muffins. But can she hang a door?? 😂

[@trevordarby467]

Brilliant great to watch bin watching more or less from your being great tradesman have a wonderful weekend

[@deividfortuna]

Not sure about people in Brazil but for sure there is people from Brazil watching and I'm one of those. Love the show Scott ☺

[@f.demascio1857]

I'll have to look into that planer. I've got that small right angle drill. I haven't needed it much, but every time I do need it, I'm so glad I got it. It was a freebie when I bought a couple kits. 2 extra batteries too. 5ah!

[@cuebj]

I've had a Ryobi angle drill for very long time. It was almost free. Like you, rarely use it but very glad I've got it when I need it

[@Royster931]

Generally you can use packers at the top bottom and middle of 1200mm sheet of gyprock. You get them plumb then apply walnut size balls of stud adhesive which will dry and hold the gyprock flat on the wall. In your case stud adhesive wouldn't have been able to pack out such a big difference. So your method was best. Love the channel

[@kiwigrunt330]

I might have put glue under the packers, or at least plenty of nails, given that it is most likely a brace.

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

You'll find stud adhesive on the hardware aisle between headlight fluid and board stretchers.

[@TheCwag]

drywall adhesive

[@kidadd]

Great video! We call this "pickup framing" where I'm at in the states....IF it actually gets done! (We're lazy here.) It's an essential step which often gets skipped. Keep up the good work!

[@Skelf71]

That little Bosch planner is brilliant, have had mine a few years. Lightweight but every bit as powerful as the bigger 18v. Great for finishing work and can go in a tool belt pouch, battery life is amazing too!

[@Texburrito03]

This is crazy! So much work to pack a wall. *Not a builder, but to my knowledge, we just put shims behind the drywall to straighten it out.

[@okle6396]

Yes, thats the way we would it in germany too. But perhaps in NZ they have special regulations to do that way.

[@DaveDaHunt3R]

I love so much when a new exciting episode comes out ❤️

[@tombeijn6982]

'Scott Brown here'....👍🙈...hahaha!

[@sowbirasmujo]

They’re ixciting ipisodes tho

[@nicharvey7211]

I have that Planer, it's the bomb!! Get the hoover attachment for it which can also go on either side! The 12v router is also really good. AND... the cylinder style battery which you have also goes in to their laser level, which I think is brilliant. But be careful folks, the 4 amp battery which I have (different shape) will not fit in to the laser but will with all the 12v platform tools. I was Slightly gutted about that.

[@ryanjohnson6880]

Pleasantly surprised to see a SBC video on a Thursday!

[@viniciusnovais7649]

I started watching Scott Brown videos when I was in Brazil and I still do it every week. This helps me a lot to improve my English mainly to have more vocabulary in my work area...

[@JerryPonds]

makitas cordless planer also has that dust collection feature

[@c4fishfood]

Scott- I have that same oven. My experience is that you might need a larger air vent than one shown in the manual (at back of cabinet). Maybe try doing a pryolitic clean before finalizing your install, see if it resets from being too hot. If so, you might be able to grill or vent where you have that white trim board vent it a bit better.

[@gerardgreenan907]

Hello Scott, Gerard from the UK here. Loving your content, can’t wait to see you start work on your own house. Keep up the good work mate.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

I knew your name was Gerard before I read the "Hello".

[@gerardgreenan907]

@@veganpotterthevegan I just wanted Scott to know he had followers in the uk

[@veganpotterthevegan]

@@gerardgreenan907 he has over 300k followers. Every English speaking KZbin channel with 300k followers is going to have followers in the UK. Also, we knew your name is Gerard and I can't imagine not assuming he doesn't have plenty of followers in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, S.Africa etc

[@gerardgreenan907]

@@veganpotterthevegan haven’t you got anything better to do than sift through the comments pulling people up on the smallest of things. Get a life!

[@veganpotterthevegan]

@@gerardgreenan907 we're all here doing something not important. You're doing something not important and telling everyone water is wet at the same time.

[@gavinmcmillan6222]

I too bought appliances in advance of our renovation, and also ended up fitting the oven beforehand. Glad to see yours is more temporary then mine, cause mine’s been about 7 years and we’ve still not started the renovation.

[@adamwalker8483]

Take the noggins out then shoot on additional studs alongside the existing ones. Take you about an hour.

[@BiggieBrainz]

Suggestion the space above the stove you should put a place to set hot trays or store cooking trays. Love the videos!

[@BigDog-cy4qk]

How do I pack walls? Newspaper of course!....I start by ripping up little pieces of newspaper and add p.v.a glue, sometimes we add glitter or food colouring if you don't have that we have used bread in the past....how does that work you ask? Easy peasy get 3 loaves' sandwich bread..toast bread...extra thick toast bread...works a treat and is waterproof. Cheaper than wood & structural. X

[@djhago3123]

I'd just put 2x11/2 laths one either end string line it through and pack out to suit no ripping or planing.. I often just even screwed them and put expanding foam behind them

[@astondriver]

had the reverse issue in our old house, the kitchen cupboard wasn't deep enough. We took out the GIB and cupboard back board to make it fit. The oven always over-heated though. We ended up buying a different oven as a result, problem went away.

[@billzima7068]

It seems it would have been much easier to knock out the horizontal blocking and scab the side with 2x4 nice and plumb. One on each end and run a line high and one low and just kiss the line with reminders. Then can add blocking as necessary. Wouldn't have to plane or taper anything. If wanted the wall crazy straight you can also do this with metal studs

[@davel4708]

That would be a bit faster for sure but it would also push the wall thickness out considerably which could be a consideration for the doors and their jam sizes. He is an experienced carpenter so he is probably well aware of your technique, but as I mentioned there are often other considerations that don't immediately meet the eye. I often have to go behind other less experienced guys ripping out their work because they had some genius idea to do something faster but hadn't thought it through properly.

[@LucasGuarni]

Yes! There are people from Brazil here! hahaha good to see a Brazilian at your channel :)

[@armandoweber979]

Yah we exist. In South Island too.😀

[@darrylkennedy2125]

Hey Scott. As a general rule if you're having your microwave above that oven and building a new oven tower the microwave should be in the vicinity of 1200mm FFL. Make the tower 700 overall deepso as the front edge nearest the bench top sticks out past the bench front edge. The surface the microwave sits on should be flush with the ends with a back the depth of the microwave plus 50mm from the front edge. Any overcupboards to be set back 20mm and 350 deep as is the drawer unit below. This however can be as deep as you want as the oven will be sitting on it. This will allow the oven to vent up behind the microwave as well as allowing the microwave to vent up behind the overcupboards. When the doors and drawer fronts are added all, including the oven front, should all line up. I could do a drawing for you if you'd like showing all approximate dimensions. I build kitchens for a living. I always ask for the bench tops to be 620m, set the cabinet front edges back 40mm, the sides are cut at 555mm, and use 16mm solid backs, except in the case of the microwave bottom and back, which are in 18mm plain MDF spray lacquered in the same colour as the kitchen doors, drawer fronts, and exposed panels and packers. The reason for using these dimensions is it creates a void behind the cabinets to allow for the walls to be out of plumb or with hollows in it. If I can be of any help please let me know. I'm in Wellington. 👍👍

[@19830411100]

Hi Scott and Jesse os a great surprise to listen portuguese word on your channel, i am portuguese i love your channel hope you have enjoy portuguese lesson and continue a great job with the channel. Obrigado abraços de Portugal.

[@ahzobo]

I know you said the kitchen was not practical, but I have to say I quite like how it looks with the wood and the tiles (not so much the hood and the interruptions in the backsplash).

[@MrMrniles]

Love the craftmansship. I would raise the oven but with a new kitchen coming, oh well...

[@sparkywit]

6:49 - The 18 volt version of the Bosch planer has a mech slide [almost switch like, but just mechanical] to change the path of exit. Some good ideas from Bosch.

[@katrinabell7684]

Good to see your new oven is now in place! Another great episode SBC 😎

[@philbrandon0532]

Ryobi planer was first one out there to change sides on dust extraction... I have a cordless one still going for 3 years now, and blades changed 5-6 months annually with use

[@isaiahii6982]

I have the Bosch 12v planer. It's an excellent little tool. A bit underpowered for some cases, but has many uses. I recommend getting a 6ah battery for it-you'll get a bit more power, and very long run times.

[@giovannip.1433]

If you have wrapped cabinetry, having a gap or wood spacer between the oven and the cabinetry can minimise wrap damage. (Need to replace the front of my draw below the oven)...

[@therawofrain]

Loved this exciting episode! Didn’t get to see the full drawing but make sure your new oven is vented. The cabinet didn’t have the 45mm cut into the back. I’m assuming you can get away with the top being open 👍.

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

Cheers! I was worried about that too, but after taking out the old oven I realised they had something. There is an old vent system going up behind the cabinets and out the wall. I should of filmed that, it's something to incorporate into the new kitchen for sure!

[@jgh131]

I use steel right angle on each stud to pack out along with a laser offset from the framing

[@henryhe7793]

love your channel Scott! just ideas from a gyprocker's point of view when you pack walls, use metal furring channels of either 28mm or 16mm with packers and shoot a laser line at the bottom to align the concrete obtrusion, job will be done with less pain. the load bearing part is taken by the existing frame anyway.

[@kiwigrunt330]

There are indeed easier ways to do it, but in this case it looks like this wall will have bracing plasterboard screwed to it, so the packers need to transfer the bracing strength to the studs.

[@kiwigrunt330]

It is in NZ.

[@13612]

Food for thought. Metal furring would have made this much more of a task and gotten precise field of plane if you are a little saavy of using metal framing products.

[@nicholastomlinson1952]

In regards too the right angle drill and the bits hitting nails bosch does a self driving paddle bit called nail strike that is designed to hit nails and take any real damage

[@brandonkorpi9653]

Got my Smoko Time T-Shirt! Thanks!

[@stankolodin5586]

I like how the next episode is already planned. The dedication.

[@ja60123]

Hi, carpenter from the big windy here. I got out of home renovation because of the difficulty of getting paid. So something like 90% of my work done across thirty two years has been business to business

[@trentdonjeany]

Scott, really enjoy your videos! I’m a sparky and it’s really interesting seeing the process of building from a different perspective.

[@simonRTJ]

All that remedial work done to make do with the oven and its surrounding trim is a good example of finish renovation work done in the 70's/80's, its taken me 4 years so far to fix all the bad Reno done over those decades. I feel your pain with material shortages. Even materials for insulation like PIR is generally not easy and difficult to find here in nz at the best of times.

[@thecraftiekiwi4919]

hey scott another awsome vlog always learn something from your vids! ps the old oven was just dirty asf not rusty but hey your redo the kitchen anyway!

[@stevenking7391]

Been renovating my Manx stone house on the island for a few years now , Was told by an old school joiner here , as most walls are never straight , To lay a string line through the whole wall , using 2 by 1 , then use your packers , with your level to get it right Just saying , but am fan of your channel and love your work 👍

[@ianjohnstone1061]

Hi there Scott, As the older having done a few oven replacements in the past - may I suggest as w'v realised if theres the space as you have - to install the oven on a plynth (raised shelf box) giving everyone safer, better axis&retrieval when using heavy cast iron pots etc.. Always looking forward to next exciting episode... Cheerz fum N'wey AU ;^D

[@Monsieur405]

I froth over a good reno. You're living the dream mate. Having just said all of that, having the weekend open to do things other than build is also good.

[@daleweiss9507]

Tough choice sometimes, your mind is always on the next project or the one you're working on.

[@WoobAu]

Why not cut the packing timber slightly undersize and use plastic packers between frame and your build out pieces? Also if you cut 1 piece of timber to your profile (In this case say 5-35mm over the full length to give you a 30mm build out at the top), then tape it to your timbers you could then run them through a table saw for fast and repeatable pieces

[@nordwestbeiwest1899]

Isn't it common in New Zealand to also insulate the floor before the concrete or screed is applied? Greetings from Northwest Germany PS: It's interesting how differently in the world walls are leveled and how much time is wasted doing this when it's quicker and cleaner to do the spacing with simple fully threaded screws. If you want, you can fill the space between the slat and the old wall stand with PU foam after you have placed all the new stands in water (spirit level). A side effect of this way of working and this method is that you then have a low-vibration and insulating wall.

[@13Cime]

Hi there, can you explain your method of packing (spacing) a wall ? Thanks

[@kiwigrunt330]

New regulations are coming for insulation under the floor. In this case, the packers have to be a solid part of the studs because bracing plaster board will be fixed to it.

[@Toyotaamazon80series]

I have the older brushed version of that Bosch planer, it's a great little tool. Put a 6ah battery on it and away you go, 👍 🔨 🇮🇪

[@oldschooldiy3240]

That doesn't look like "rust" in that oven....it's probably years of cooking grime from the oven never being cleaned! I bought a used oven that looked like that and two or three applications of oven cleaner an a little elbow grease had it looking almost new!

[@kimmoth90]

you should make a drawer above the oven to store cooking trays

[@MobiuSphere]

I just had to laugh when you were talking about going outside in the dark and cold to grill. growing up in New England, we'd be still using the barbecue with two foot of snow on the ground :-)

[@mtadams2009]

I live in New England and I use my grill year round. The weather means little to nothing to me .

[@michiganengineer8621]

In Michigan it's ALWAYS grilling season. Except for the occasional downpour

[@Erik_The_Viking]

Look forward to seeing the router table build. I'm looking to upgrade mine.

[@lunhil12]

I've got a Bosch corded planer and it has a flipper on it that switches the outflow to either side. With all that fiddly work I'd have been tempted to just replace those wiggly walls with new framing. Renovation is like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates, once you start trying to fix something you never know what you're going to get.

[@thiagokrieger]

At least one brazilian here. Hi Armando. Legal ver um compatriota em vídeos gringos. Nice.

[@paulzirker706]

Hay scott Paul from UK. Great videos and content. Just a thought on your oven, you should raise it up so in fill gap is underneath, so oven is closer to eye level and saves bending down so far?

[@HausBauConstruction]

planer is only missing a belt hook, like so many other battery tools

[@josephu6845]

Ohh you could use that gap as cooking sheet storage!

[@jimgallanos7297]

I would have side fixed a timber to existing studs and used a straight edge for packing the wall out. Much quicker and affective. Less wear and tare on equipment.

[@C783H]

Packing walls absolutely sucks! Especially on old diy renos where you underquoted because the walls didnt look to bad until you pull the old gyprock off...

[@ridgmont61]

Just out of interest - why didn't you mount the oven at the top of the opening so then at a better height to use?

[@samsboringchannel]

You've caught me off guard with a thursday video! Can only mean one thing, a saturday video too! fingers crossed. Looking forward to the router table :)

[@jonnyward5315]

I’m with the people that replied saying that use Furring channels on old studs. Personally think a much better result is to take off the Weatherboards and use Rigid Air Board outside (which also acts as bracing). Insulate between the studs and use furring and standard Gib inside. That way you can get a cavity (using battens) on the external wall. Don’t have to mess around packing (metal gives a better finish imo). Brit here though, so what do I know ;)

[@tannerharcus8833]

loving the video mate coming from canada

[@allthingsgardencad9726]

best way is to get your 2 ends plumb, and run a tight strng top middle and bottom... not need to keel grabbing the level.

[@Faruk651]

I know eh, plumb the ends and pull couple strings than shim the walls out 100 different ways. I personally use metal studs sistered to existing wood studs.

[@simonhale1196]

That gap would have made the perfect shelf space for baking trays

[@nigelknight1435]

At 7:47 minutes you look to have 2 walls either side of a doorway which you are packing independently, for the ceiling line and door reveals to be inline a string line across the full wall elevation would have been the way to go

[@jelleschouten6564]

Hee Scott! The space behind the panel could be also a very good place for a oven plate ( don't know how you call them). greetings from the hague!

[@rowanclare7093]

Yessss! Mid week video

[@Jakeofallthings]

I love the small caption for the gap that I didn't look at

[@FullCircleTravis]

It's a lot easier to cut metal studs in half, overlap the wood studs, and fasten them on with drywall screws through the web into the face of the wood.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Very nice work...As a remodeler on the east coast of the U.S for over 30 years, EVERY job, seemingly, requires (we call it "packing out") it's very tedious, especially if it's ceiling and walls...But, I've never used my planer for it...Table saw and circular saw...Let the drywallers sort it out...

[@highcountryaddiction]

Hi mate have you ever used a furring channel to straighten walls. It is a very fast system and save headache

[@harrywilson8150]

Loving the content And effort going into these episodes I am a 2nd year apprentice and I find your work very knowledgeable and entertaining being an easy chilled good watch, very professional transitions in filming and love how it’s show cased. Both you and Chris Donnelly would produce some great content together any future combined videos coming up ?

[@ismailchaniago6910]

2nd year apprentice too bro! Love watching Scott, teaches me heaps of things I can apply to at work

[@arkanderr]

Hello Scott i'm from Brazil!!!

[@davidhenner5067]

Where was square space!? What will I do!?!?

[@jefersonbrito_16]

There are brazilians everywhere! Greetings from Brazil. Scott.

[@MrTonglong]

Hi Scott, what’s the name of the grey water proofing paint product at 2:30 called? Looking to use the same on a retaining wall under our house. Cheers

[@WarrickTaylor]

I'll second that question

[@MrTonglong]

@@WarrickTaylor Chris replied to me on his video. The product is Ardex WPM 300

[@povitica4090]

Chasing your paycheck, crap work conditions, clients treat you like crap during/after building their dream, business owner isn’t there when they say they will/ owner ignores calls......and it goes on and on and on

[@gunzowillis545]

Hi Scott, another interesting video. Why not plant the timbers to the side of the existing studs where you can and keep the ripping and packing to the openings only? Well done anyway

[@Andy-ow2cx]

Make a shelf and get the oven level with yor work top please 🙏 🙂 👍 😀

[@wobbem007]

God I miss feijoas, Living in UK now

[@maxcarson2988]

Hey Scott, Whats that Grey paint on the concrete? I have an issue with moisture coming through on a block wall and really don't want to dig out behind it. Chur mate. Love the videos

[@chrisdonnellybuilder]

Ardex WPM 300 or check out Krystol T1 Concrete Waterproofing

[@maxcarson2988]

@@chrisdonnellybuilder Cheers mate!

[@Ranger696]

can you do an episode on how you made the router table extension to your work table please. Awesome insight into the NZ construction and renovation industry.

[@JohnPatersonAu]

Good to see that Scott gets an electrician in to do the electrical work 😄

[@hdadb]

We ordered and paid for a new stove on the 25th of February and it arrived 1st June.