Timelapse 2 Car Garage $28,000

From Concrete to Finishing the Roof.

[@PappyMcPoyle-vj4vt]

I remodeled an entire bathroom in my house just by watching YT videos. I already had an electrical background (although it was low voltage, EET major) but taught myself how to wire my entire bathroom; GCFI, potlights, vanity light, timer switch to a blower fan. Taught myself structural repair because I had rotted out floor joists. Taught myself plumbing; repositioned the shower, toilet and the sink. Taught myself how to mud drywall. Taught myself how to do tile. Taught myself how to do wainscotting. Yes I messed up A LOT, yes it took me 4 months for a 75 sq ft bathroom, but it still came out close to $15k cheaper than I was quoted (that was w/o them knowing about the structural damage.) aannnnddd i have the satisfaction of knowing I did it myself. I'm now watching garage building videos because that's my next project. We literally have the entirety of human knowledge at the tips of our fingers and carry it around in our pocket.

[@kenskarpentry]

Very nice

[@paulcarter2907]

Yes, it's fantastic isn't it...God bless Google!

[@billclarke3754]

Ken makes construction look so easy; I enjoy watching a craftsman at work. Merry Christmas!

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

Nothing is easy in winter outside construction. I know , I've done it nearby. Most builders are in Arizona in the winter.

[@peterpanonamotorcycle5667]

I am impressed with your skills and your helpers I enjoy your videos It makes me wanna get back into building again

[@Pohleece222]

Crawling up and down on those ladders and that roofing as “an old guy” is pretty amazing.

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha thanks

[@josephlwallssr6166]

Great , job Ken! Thank you, for an educational experience! I learn so much, on each and every , one of your video, s. One thousand roofs, put up by yourself and your crews, in your life time!Quite an accomplishment.You have earned every penny of it.A pretty good system!🙂👌 Have a terrific 🎄 Christmas! Thank you, for your Grace, Lord!

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@lindagates9150]

I am glad you have some fall footage to share it takes my mind off the flurries that are falling today and temperatures that are hovering below freezing 😂I am so glad I got yesterday’s slush of the driveway sidewalk and parking area .it was about 45 minutes of sneaky exercise 😂🎉

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks yes winter is upon us.

[@johnnycomelately6341]

The world needs to be full of people like you Ken

[@kenskarpentry]

Thank you very much

[@johntsan742]

That is beautiful workmanship, sir. Thank you for sharing.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks for watching

[@ronenderle7198]

Well done Ken. Very informative. God bless you Sir. Take care. Ron

[@D70racing]

Great work. Really enjoy these videos. Thanks from CT

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks merry Christmas

[@rdyardie]

Merry Christmas Ken. Thank you for sharing. Enjoy your time with family. 😊

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks you too

[@flowerpt]

Very nice, Ken! I learned two framing tips that will come in handy 'on the farm' here. You've got some strong boys just tossing those CDX sheets up on the roof - wow! Coffee's on me next time you're in the West Leb area.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@maddogminor306]

Good morning. Nice to see you are getting us some footage to watch while it is so cold and nasty outside. Christmas is so close. See ya soon on another build.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks stay warm

[@cbmck79]

A straightforward and informative video. Appreciate the lack of crap music and good camera angles

[@scsmooth1]

As I was watching this. I had questions in my head. As soon as they popped into my head, they got answered. It was like you were reading my mind. 100% a fan now.

[@kenskarpentry]

Nice thanks for watching

[@eugenewolf7493]

That garage is seriously nice enough to live in! Wish a bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, and living room, I would be absolutely set.

[@kenskarpentry]

Nice

[@MrThidj901]

then add 60 000$ to the project for minimal plumbing electricity insulation and finish.

[@chrishayes5755]

@@MrThidj901 DIY you could build this entire structure with wiring and plumbing for like 10k if you source good quality used materials and do 90% of it yourself

[@jimpie231]

Good video. I live in the Chicago area and I had a garage built in 1976 and it had a couple of features that I liked that I don’t see you incorporating in your garages. They are…..raising the concrete around the perimeter so when you park in the garage in the winter, the bottom plate doesn’t get wet, the other is using a 2x6 as a top plate for the rafters. This garage was built with 16” centers for walls and 24” centers for rafters 2x6 & 2x8 in corners, hip roof. The garage is 47 years old and in great condition. Thanks…Jim

[@williamguillIII]

A lot has changed in construction practices over the last 50 years. My grandparents' home had true 2"x4"s in it. They also dug out the basement using a mule! Everything was hand sawn and hand nailed as well!

[@matthewjohnston1017]

Well done! And for those that didn’t see, PUT UP SHEATHING RIGHT AWAY!!!! 99.9% of framing disasters come from not getting sheathing up asap. Amazing how much strength a building gets from the plywood sheathing

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks for watching

[@bobt471]

❤️ Love your work and your videos. To the point and quick videos! Thank you Ken. ( saw you on Lumnah job)

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks. Yes they’re still working on the house project.

[@1leggeddog]

I would love something like this in my backyard. Just renovated my 12x12 shed last summer with my brother, and this is litterally 4x the size of mine. I wish i had taken out the rotten floor completely and built a cement pad instead to put it on but i was out oftime. Also, i was amazed at how you just pivoted those roof trusses 180 on themselves in order to put em up, genius. So simple... but i would never have thought of it hehe

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@mr.anderson910]

Watching from Wisconsin, great work!

[@clarencewiles963]

I’ve been thinking about the ladder lift. Nice work, I still like to see shingles’s thanks for bringing us along.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@jdelbrid]

Good morning from Southern Indiana. A good video of Ken and Krew building a garage. Hope everyone has a great week and a wonder filled Christmas.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks you too

[@isabellericard6549]

World class for your work.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@ourlifeinwyoming4654]

Amazing how the prices for materials has gone thru the roof. I built a 24 x 24 garage in 2001 for 7,500. Great video - I enjoyed this!

[@kenskarpentry]

Right on

[@stevedahl3689]

I wish you were in Florida! I would love for you to build for me!!! Great job, great attitude and good workmanship/practices! Peace from Daytona Beach and a very Merry Christmas!

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha that would be a hike

[@gramos9115]

Enjoyed watching your work , it sort of de mystified building a garage, which is great timing as I am just starting my build . Concrete is done just waiting for timber delivery . I am using 117mm x 47mm , nearly 4x2 , for all studs and roof joists . Ridge beam is 200mm x 80 so slightly different to your specs . 7M X 6M size . thank you for all the tips .

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks. I hope your project well

[@joebrooks1695]

Roofing is like going on vacation!!!!! Did you really just say that. 😂 Having a guy pass shingle helps alot. We go 6 nails per shingle per manufacturer. Looks great!!

[@SkepticalShrimp]

Another great video! I really enjoy these! I would love to see how you guys install the soffits. Keep up the good work!

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@mehmet284]

amazing job Ken as always wow wish you merry chritsmas and happy new year

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks merry Christmas to you

[@davidruiz5383]

I enjoy watching your enthusiasm, but please note that if you were to show every detail of how the lumber is cut and measure , an award will be grant to you by the viewers.. best of luck. God Bless

[@richardroyles1423]

Looks good as always. God bless

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks merry Christmas

[@1herbert100]

Ken I know you realize that you have a really goooood crew. Where's the kid, I enjoy watching you guys teach him the trade. Love your videos.

[@kenskarpentry]

This was before he was here

[@robheflin5639]

Great job, looks awesome !

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@davidjenkins7062]

wish I could get you down to the Manchester, NH area!! Nice work Ken!

[@kenskarpentry]

Bummer. Yes to far for us

[@JO7V7VY]

Beautiful job 👏

[@kenskarpentry]

Thank you! 😊

[@jaivette]

I like cathedral style roof trusses . Makes garage seem larger and makes room for a car lift

[@randomvideosn0where]

Maybe they are going to drywall, and lower ceilings are easier to heat if they go that route

[@FirstLastOne]

But you'd have to center the lift so you wouldn't have a two car garage then.

[@OraticleClips]

I love watching this so much!

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks for watching

[@germanmoyotl5091]

My Respects, you are a hard working man

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@Ruel-rc2ly]

Great video ken 😊

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@HabsGeorge]

Nice job!. I came across your video doing a search for garage ideas. I am cutting some of my own lumber to cut costs. I cut 2 or 3 boards or 2x4 each day. I figure by spring/summer I have enough to do half '. lol I have chainsaw mill

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@spencer6764]

Awesome job Guys

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@tomgrams2333]

Happy New Year Ken! Hope it all comes together for another year of videos from you. 🍻

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks for watching

[@silvergrizzly316]

aaaaaaah🤔 Where's the snow?😄 Y'all make it look so easy Mr. Ken😁👍👍

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha thanks for watching

[@kamranjoon]

I didn’t see how (or if) you attached the sill plate of the framing to the concrete. Is that not necessary where you are? Fantastic job of filming and clear and to-the-point narration. You should be a teacher of construction as well. I also noticed what looked like the owner helping you out as simple laborer. If so, I applaud you for recruiting his help. Thank you.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks for watching. We use wedge anchors

[@jose9899]

i love this ...... great video.....

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks for watching

[@goldeneagle_wld245]

High skill jerniman job. And very responsible

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@jaylewis8789]

Clean and tight. Nice.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@bryancortes7557]

Looks amazing

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@Notyouraveragejoe653]

I wish there was someone like you in eastern Pennsylvania, you do a great and fair priced job , I would definitely hire you to build me a 2 car garage 👍

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks I’m sure there’s a lot of contractors down there

[@PERRYS_PROPS]

Great work as usual

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@Chavez3d]

love it thank you for sharing!!

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks for watching

[@oiygfdxssfgg]

Nice work

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@esemiklo5833]

Amazing work by men that show pride in their work.👍

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@sarfrazsae9226]

This is nice roofing. And worth it

[@qorgusdlr]

nice work sir!🙂

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks for watching

[@timriggs3998]

It would be great for you to do a live feed and invite the guys for a get to know you video in the off season. We don’t know anything about the guys! Merry Christmas to you and the guys.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@biggeezy_1le98]

Looks Good Ken I have contractors building me the same style now just finished cement slab I should have used the content lol

[@kenskarpentry]

Nice

[@safa111]

good job and nice video

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks for watching

[@boondocker7964]

Wowzer, nice numbers.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@Mk4twoG]

Good work

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@lylejackson9410]

Do you have a video on detailed step by step grading for slab ? From bare ground to ready to pour concrete? Or can I get an estimate of a 24 x 30 garage slab 4 inch deep?

[@majidriyane5798]

GOOD JOB

[@c.lightning6815]

So efficient!

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@Mr572u]

28 k is what I paid for a three bedroom, two bath house with a detached two car garage. Yeah, it was 1974.

[@kenskarpentry]

Isn’t that crazy how much prices have gone up.

[@raterus]

I was surprised how wobbly the walls were, even when you were applying the sheathing. At what point did you make sure everything was plumb?

[@marthafisher93]

Well done

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@jantkb]

What $28000!!, I just got a quote for 140,000 for similar garage in bc canada, but insulated r28.

[@TruthAndLoyalty]

You seem like a pleasure to work with.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@mattbrown7483]

Ken, I just recently started watching your channel. Great work. I have a question, maybe you've covered it before, but how are you securing the walls to the foundation? I haven't seen anything in the few videos I've watched.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks for watching. We use wedge anchors after the walls are u.

[@WhateverWhenever44]

28K is a pipe dream here in Phoenix, AZ. That is a 75k-80k easy here.

[@kenskarpentry]

Wow

[@matteberry58]

The new improved Ken has a much slimmer waist than the old Ken in this video.

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha

[@robertdanis8573]

Great job Ken! I want to build one just like it, you said the price was $28,000. Does that include cement, materials and labor? And do you use plans or just build from years of experience? Thank you, Bob

[@lylereinier4989]

Outstanding

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@johnz.2907]

Im impressed that arthritis didn’t stop Ken a long time ago like its killin me at 45 years old general contracting for 22 years. Anyways, the only thing I’ve seen in Cleveland, Ohio area is the sill plate resting above the pad on a curb. So they form the pad to have a sill curb to keep the framing above puddles or snow. Anyways great work and what’s your secret Ken where’s the fountain of youth buddy? Lol

[@kenskarpentry]

Bummer

[@johnz.2907]

Lol Ken do you take supplements? What’s your secret? All the guys my whole life tell me you dont want to pick up a hammer past 50.

[@johnz.2907]

Or my other fave guys say this is a young’s man’s game. I agree ugh. Lol

[@motorcitymadman146]

Crazy I built mine from a home depot kit on a cement slab for 15000 complete in 2007

[@kenskarpentry]

Wow

[@bobsjoquist9449]

Good video: What might be the reason for the wall sheeting hanging down lower then the treated wood, looks to be about 1".

[@kenskarpentry]

It helps seal along the bottom

[@danthedewman1]

Nice..I must have missed the bolting down of the plate to concrete

[@kenskarpentry]

Yes we use wedge anchors

[@jimr4566]

Wonder if you could publish a materials list?

[@biz6110]

Was there nothing between sill plate and the concrete slab or did I miss it? It is apparently a must around here (Sweden) to have tar paper or something similar between "ground contact" and first row of boards, even if they are pressure treated.

[@kenskarpentry]

We typically staple under the plate before setting the walls

[@willkeen5010]

Excellent craftsmanship! What pitch is that roof? Looks a bit steeper than my 4/12, such a great structure 👍

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks it’s a 6/12 pitch

[@michaelott310]

Hmm. Not once did I see a level being used or bracing on the walls before they went up to keep them square. It came out looking great tho. Nice video.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks for watching. I didn’t get that part in unfortunately

[@michaelott310]

@@kenskarpentry yeah I assumed it was something like that since it came together well in the end

[@modshop1828]

Minus windows, I have a very similar garage. How far do you travel? I'm in southern Vermont and would like to add to my garage.

[@jamesmcfarland3322]

Hello Ken, I enjoy watching your channel. You and. Crew know your stuff. Could you give a little more description on materials and methods. I am a novice! Thanks

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@markjohnston3502]

Nicely done. Austin, Texas here. Thinking about building a garage. 28k is the going price in the New England states? Does that include permits? Just wondering.

[@kenskarpentry]

Typically permits here are by the homeowner. Usually under $100

[@johnames6430]

well that's a nice looking garage you got there...guess I will have to tax you more for improving your property and the neighborhood

[@richardroyles1423]

Merry Christmas.

[@kenskarpentry]

Merry Christmas to you

[@montanaharkin]

Same garage in Seattle would be $200k easily. Nice work!

[@kenskarpentry]

Ouch

[@Thereallisadee]

Is there a reason to put reason the OSB should be put on horizontal?

[@Brady-bh3gl]

On your cape style houses, do you use 2x10 or 2x12 for the roof trusses? Same question for the stair stringers? Thanks for the cool content

[@kenskarpentry]

2x12 stair stringers. It depends on the width of the building for rafter dimensions. 24’ I use 2x10

[@Brady-bh3gl]

Thanks Ken!

[@scottjoy1]

Enjoyed this video, curious what thickness osb you used for the walls?

[@kenskarpentry]

7/16”

[@libertycan6959]

Nice work 🎉 May I ask the difference in cost between that vinyl siding vs clap lap in wood or composite? And what would the difficulty be in the trusses being open in the middle with them higher to allow for an upper room? Great videos!!

[@kenskarpentry]

About the same cost vinyl versus board and batten. I have concerns going over the road as far as height

[@FarmCraft101]

Enjoyed the video. Question: When you say $28,000, what do you mean? Is that a turnkey price that you are doing this job for? Or is that just materials? And I noticed that all the walls were already nailed together, either by you off camera or is that a kit? Where I am, I seriously doubt that I could buy the materials for $28k. Appreciate the info. If you answer, maybe consider adding this info to the description. Nice work, brother.

[@kenskarpentry]

Materials and labor

[@jaredhutchinson4629]

When you put the frames up, do you somehow bind them to the concrete? Or does the weight of the garage hold it in place?

[@kenskarpentry]

We use wedge anchors after the walls are in place

[@emmanuelmoochet4499]

Why did the structure still moving when they screw the board on?

[@jongilbert9792]

Ken do you guys make your own trusses? If so what size detentional lumber do you use? 2x6 2x8?

[@kenskarpentry]

Typically we don’t make our own

[@johncoxhead8706]

Do you ever put rain gutters and down spouts on your garages? Or is that up to the owner to get someone else in for that?

[@kenskarpentry]

We don’t

[@dwaynesanders2095]

Sweet

[@MrSargenti]

What is holding that framing to the concrete? What’s to keep that building from moving off it’s foundation?

[@kenskarpentry]

We use wedge anchors

[@rossgrant1374]

looks nice! if you were doing a metal roof, do you sheet it first or run perlins across or?

[@kenskarpentry]

Just plywood with roof wrap