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Building attic style trusses for the garage / shop project. Diy homemade attic truss rafter build for my garage. Sometimes it's best to build it yourself. I used plywood gussets, PL glue, and ring shank twist nails. It was a lot of work and a big undertaking for me but when I was quoted around 12k for trusses I did the math and saved about 5k total by doing it myself. A wise man once told me when facing a difficult huge project, the way to eat a elephant is one bite at a time. So that's how I tackled this was doing the knowns and figuring out the unknowns as I went. It helped that I built a lot of trusses with my dad back in the day but I had never done one this big and heavy being a attic truss. https://amzn.to/3Mbf1wT Here you can find the easy glide spray. https://amzn.to/3ddiXPc here is the Topcon laser transit level that I use for all this building prep. Super accurate and easy to use. I love mine. This is a new series on my diy 32 x 56 garage - shop build. I want to show you how to start building a garage or shop from the very start of just having a empty lot. Watch for future videos on this build. If you want to see how I got this far check out my Garage Build playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8sC3bN9MPGDGD17QSWwR765E-NYjt6f1 Find me here too. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@smarteasydiy I hope this video helped you. Thanks for watching. #trusses #trussbuild #buildatruss #attictruss #garagebuild #shopbuild

Sommer garage door remote control programming. Mine in particular is a Sommer 2060 evo plus pearl remote control. Program multiple doors on a single remote. Assign one button on multiple remotes for the same door. Sommer is made in Germany but they also have a US division and are very helpful with questions. I like how smooth and quiet they are. I installed them in my garage and really like them so far. Very DIY friendly. https://www.sommer-usa.com/ here is their website for more info. Tell Michael that Paul sent you. ;) Find me here too. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@smarteasydiy I hope this video helped you. Thanks for watching. #sommer #sommergarageopener #sommerremoteprogramming

How to lay rebar grid in concrete monolithic slab footer foundation. This garage build I did a concrete floor mono slab with steel rebar in the slab and perimeter footer foundation. Steel or fiberglass rebar? I used steel. It will also have rigid insulation and radiant heat which I showed in previous videos. https://amzn.to/3Nkkx06 here is the rebar bender. https://amzn.to/43Jfygp here is the rebar tying tool. https://amzn.to/43L3cUP here are the wire ties. https://amzn.to/46ljNjY here are some rebar chairs. From previous video. https://amzn.to/3IV739x here is the Malco Pex Tubing stapler. https://amzn.to/3Ndt0TZ here you can get foam board staples. https://amzn.to/3X4cdpL Pex A oxygen barrier tubing. https://amzn.to/3qfVSSf pex crimping tool get the correct type you need. https://amzn.to/45ETRzr pex crimp removal tool. https://amzn.to/3ddiXPc here is the Topcon laser transit level that I use for all this building prep. Super accurate and easy to use. I love mine. If you have to rent it a number of times anyways I think it’s worth just buying one. This is a new series on my diy 32 x 56 garage - shop build. I want to show you how to start building a garage or shop from the very start of just having a empty lot. Watch for future videos on this build. If you want to see how I got this far check out my Garage Build playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8sC3bN9MPGDGD17QSWwR765E-NYjt6f1 Find me here too. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@smarteasydiy I hope this video helped you. Thanks for watching. #rebarbending #rebarinconcrete #rebargrid #rebarinstall #concreteslab #monoslab #garagebuild #shopbuild #buildityourself #diy

Laying down under slab plastic vapor barrier and ridgid foam insulation board to insulate the concrete monolithoc slab. You need a good vapor barrier to keep moisture from coming up through your concrete slab. In a cold climate like mine a good ridgid foam is needed to keep from having a lot of heat loss into the ground. I checked into under slab closed cell spray foam instead of going this route but it was a lot more expensive. Make sure to have a good laser transit to keep track of your elevations as you go. If you have to rent it a number of times it may be worth just buying one, it was for me. I'm really happy with the accuracy of the one I have and will link it below. https://amzn.to/3ddiXPc here is the Topcon laser transit level that I use for all this building prep. Super accurate and easy to use. I love mine. If you have to rent it a number of times anyways I think it’s worth just buying one. https://amzn.to/3HbLi3r here you can check out similar plate compactors.  This is a new series on my diy 32 x 56 garage - shop build. I want to show you how to start building a garage or shop from the very start of just having a empty lot. Watch for future videos on this build. Find me here too. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@smarteasydiy I hope this video helped you. Thanks for watching. #vaporbarrier #underslabprep #insulationboard #rigidinsulation #concreteslab #monoslab #garagebuild #shopbuild #buildityourself #diy

Getting under concrete slab prep underway. Got 3/4 crushed gravel spread out, raked out, and packed down with a walk behind plate compacter so we will have a nice base for the concrete floor. I hired a local company with a conveyor truck to spread out the 3/4 crushed gravel with fines in it so it packs down good. The truck saves a lot of time of hauling the gravel in and getting it close. I still had to do some raking and shoveling to get it right but it helped a lot I would say. It was worth it to me for the extra load charge. Back to the gravel here in my area it's called 3/4 crush or 3/4 minus. As long as it has the fines in it too so it packs nice and hard is the main thing. We watered it good and packed it quite a few times over as well then checked it with the string line every 2' to make sure it was nice and flat for thre foam board coming up in the next video. My advice make sure to have a good laser transit to keep track of your elevations as you go. If you have to rent it a number of times it may be worth just buying one, it was for me. I'm really happy with the accuracy of the one I have and will link it below. https://amzn.to/3ddiXPc here is the Topcon laser transit level that I use for all this dirt prep. Super accurate and easy to use. I love mine. If you have to rent it a number of times anyways I think it’s worth just buying one. https://amzn.to/3HbLi3r here you can check out similar plate compactors.  This is a new series on my diy 32 x 56 garage - shop build. I want to show you how to start building a garage or shop from the very start of just having a empty lot. Watch for future videos on this build. Find me here too. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@smarteasydiy I hope this video helped you. Thanks for watching. #crushedgravel #underslabprep #rakinggravel #concreteslabprep #garagebuild #shopbuild #buildityourself #diy

I made some cabinet jacks for installing upper cabinets. I saw some similar ideas online, but made my own version with 2x4 scraps from the job site. It uses a pony 56 clamp and 3/4 pipe. Works great cuz you can easily adjust it to level when you have your cabinet set on. This in the case of if you have the lowers set first, which I did because I had to get it ready for countertop templating. #cabinetjack #cabinetjacks #settingcabinets #cabinetinstall #cabinetinstallation #DIYCabinetJack #diy

Dry fitting measuring schedule 40 drain pipe before gluing for under garage concrete floor. Short clip from my Diy garage build series. Full video here. https://youtu.be/rd6qO-bfg5E

Plumbing rough in before pouring concrete slab garage shop build diy. I got the mono slab foundation footers mostly formed up now I need to dig in the plumbing under concrete slab before the gravel gets packed in. I did 1/4” per ft slope on mine. Make sure to check local building codes to see if you can do your own and what the requirements are etc. This is just to give you an example of what worked for me. https://amzn.to/3ddiXPc here is the Topcon laser transit level that I use for all this dirt prep. Super accurate and easy to use. I love mine. If you have to rent it a number of times anyways I think it’s worth just buying one. https://amzn.to/3HbLi3r here you can check out similar plate compactors.  https://amzn.to/3JcqcEW here is the 3”x4” closet elbow for septic line if interested. This is a new series on my diy 32 x 56 garage - shop build. I want to show you how to start building a garage or shop from the very start of just having a empty lot. Watch for future videos on this build. Find me here too. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@smarteasydiy I hope this video helped you. Thanks for watching. #plumbing #plumbingunderslab #garagebuild #shopbuild #buildityourself #diy

Forming up the footers for the 16 inch thickened perimeter edge concrete floor mono slab for the diy garage shop build. A monolithic slab is a single continuous slab of concrete that is poured at the same time as your floor. You can use mono slab ez form if you want which is fast once leveled but it's very pricey, so I decided to just use 2x10 and 2x6 that I will reuse later in the build. I used my original string lines that I set up from the start and double checked my measurements before starting. I got my elevations with the laser level but the strings kept me in place for sideways. My advice make sure to have a good laser transit to keep track of your elevations as you go. If you have to rent it a number of times it' may be worth just buying one, it was for me. I'm really happy with the accuracy of the one I have and will link it below. https://amzn.to/3ddiXPc here is the Topcon laser transit level that I use for all this dirt prep. Super accurate and easy to use. I love mine. If you have to rent it a number of times anyways I think it’s worth just buying one. This is a new series on my diy 32 x 56 garage - shop build. I want to show you how to start building a garage or shop from the very start of just having a empty lot. Watch for future videos on this build. Find me here too. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@smarteasydiy I hope this video helped you. Thanks for watching. #monoslab #formingfooters #garagebuild #shopbuild #buildityourself #diy

Digging the footers for the monolith slab foundation for the garage build. You can dig the footers by yourself if you use a back hoe or mini excavator. You can rent them just about anywhere, or use what you have. Maybe borrow one from a friend. ;) My advice just make sure to have a good laser transit to keep track of your elevations and check them often as you go. Make sure to call utility location service to be sure it's safe before you dig. https://amzn.to/3ddiXPc here is the Topcon laser transit level that I use for all this dirt prep. Super accurate and easy to use. I love mine. If you have to rent it a number of times anyways I think it’s worth just buying one. This is a new series on my diy 32 x 56 garage - shop build. I want to show you how to start building a garage or shop from the very start of just having a empty lot. Watch for future videos on this build. Find me here too. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@smarteasydiy I hope this video helped you. Thanks for watching. #diggingfooters #garagebuild #shopbuild #buildityourself #diy

Digging in the electrical utilities ditch for the garage build diy. You can dig and install the electric wire and conduit by yourself. Time to install the underground electrical line for the garage shop. After getting the string lines in, garage squared up, water line in, now it's time to get the electric dug in before anything else happens. Make sure to call utility location service to be sure it's safe before you dig. This is a new series on my diy 32 x 56 garage - shop build. I want to show you how to start building a garage or shop from the very start of just having a empty lot. Besides excavation and dirt work site prep this is where it starts for me. Watch for future videos on this build. https://amzn.to/3ddiXPc here is the Topcon laser transit level that I use for all this dirt prep. Super accurate and easy to use. I love mine. If you have to rent it a number of times anyways I think it’s worth just buying one. Find me here too. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@smarteasydiy I hope this video helped you. Thanks for watching. #garagebuild #shopbuild #buildityourself #diy

This is from my main video How to build a shed by yourself diy all steps included start to finish. Size 10x16. A lot of the same steps can be used for a cabin, tiny house, greenhouse, playhouse or any small building. These buildings are so handy to have, you could even live in one! https://youtu.be/ABJQI8spi04 full length video.

Simple trick for keeping the correct slope on drain drain. Use a block on the end of your level for however long your level is in however much you need to drop whether it’s a quarter inch per foot or an eighth inch per foot. For example a quarter inch per foot drop on a 6 foot level is an inch and a half block. Or on a 4 foot level it would be a 1 inch block. The nice thing with doing this is if you put your block on the downhill side you can always read right on level. It takes the guesswork out of it. Hope this helps someone. #SlopingDrainPipe #Drainpipe #Plumbing #DrainLine #quarterinchperfoot #SepticLine #FrenchDrain #WaterRunoff #PVCpipe

Cheap easy miter or chop saw stand setup on sawhorses for cutting long material on a jobsite. I just used 4- 2x6x16 that were laying around, fastened them with screws with some scrap 2x4 pieces, got a long straight 2x4 for extending my fence and I was in business. You can do whatever length your needs are. Very fast to put together. Just screw saw down on one end and you are ready to cut the majority of your material for your project. Just unscrew when done and you can reuse the material for on site. Stay tuned for more garage build videos coming up! Find me here too. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ I hope this video was helpful. Thanks for watching.

Simple trick for removing metal stakes out of the ground. Using a locking pliers usually does the trick, if not a 2x4 can help to get it started if it’s really stuck.

Setting up strings, squaring up the garage foundation. Starting at the very start of my new diy 32 x 56 garage - shop build. I want to show you how to start building a garage or shop from the very start of just having a empty lot. Besides excavation and dirt work site prep this is where it starts for me. Watch for future videos on this build. https://amzn.to/3ddiXPc here is the Topcon laser transit level that I use. Super accurate and easy to use. I love mine. If you have to rent it a number of times anyways I think it’s worth just buying one. http://www.csgnetwork.com/foundationsquarecalc.html this is a free squaring calculator I've used before. You can always search for more. Find me here too. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ I hope this video helped you. Thanks for watching. #garagebuild #shopbuild #buildityourself #diy

Im getting started on my diy garage shop build. I’ve been digging for a while getting my water line and electric dug in. Now I’m getting the footers dug in and getting the slab formed up. I’m going to do a monolithic slab on this one. I got a lot to do but it’s going well. I’m trying to document everything for future videos. Subscribe to follow along.

Easily switch out convert Milwaukee Fuel framing nailer from 30 degree to 21 degree so you can use different angle stick nails. No modifying to the gun just to the magazine. It's easy to swap over your nailer magazine from 30 to 21 degree with a little grinding, sanding, or filing. I got the 21 degree extended framing nailer magazine for my mine and swapped it over in just a few minutes. It definitely fits with a little adjustment to the magazine and no modifying to the actual gun which is good news. https://amzn.to/3wlH71b here is one place to check for a extended capacity magazine. https://ebay.us/axj37v here is a second place to check with more options. https://amzn.to/3wmtMFX here you can find a belt detailing file sander if you want like I used for this project. It worked well for this. These links help support my channel at no extra cost to you if you plan to purchase anyways. Thanks Get social with me. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ I hope you enjoyed this video. Thanks for watching!

This is a easy way to set up your generator for emergency power outages for powering the basic essentials without doing a expensive whole home backup generator. Just install a 30 amp plug box on the outside of your house, wire into your panel box and install a generator interlock kit in your panel box. Easy to do it yourself. No more tripping over cords going in through your door in the dead of winter! A lot safer too ;-) here is a list of items to check out if you want to do this project. Be sure to get items that fits your specific panel, like for correct amp size, indoor or outdoor, and brand. https://bit.ly/GeneratorInterlockKit generator interlock kits https://bit.ly/30ampDoubleBreaker 30 amp double pole breakers https://bit.ly/GeneratorInletBox 30 amp Generator inlet box https://bit.ly/GeneratorPowerCord 30 amp power extension cords http://bit.ly/WireStrippers wire strippers https://bit.ly/10-3wire 10-3 wire https://bit.ly/romexConnector romex connectors https://bit.ly/Generators240v generators with 240v plug Make sure it does 30 amps and is sized big enough for the appliances you want to run. These amazon links help support my channel at no extra cost to you if you plan to purchase anyways. Thanks Get social with me. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ I hope you enjoyed this video. Thanks for watching!

Building a diy base cabinet part 2. Build a base cabinet yourself diy. I built this base cabinet for our food pantry in our pole barn house. I wanted to make this video to give you ideas how it possible to do it with just a few tools without spending too much, and limited work areas. I finally got part 2 done. If you missed part one go watch that first. https://youtu.be/bH_lQpVTB_Y Total cost for this build including everything was $1058.27. This way I was able to build it with solid wood and 3/4 inch plywood shelves so it will hold a lot of weight. Most of the cabinets I looked at were just made with pressboard and the cheapest most basic cabinets you can find. It was $1600 just for the for the 4 base cabinets. Here are all the links I could find that might help you find things you need. Wood glue I like Gorilla and Titebond - http://bit.ly/Woodglue Ecoprocote polyurethane for countertop http://bit.ly/EcoProCote Kreg pocket hole jigs - http://bit.ly/KregJig Kreg cabinet hinge drilling jig - http://bit.ly/CabinetHingeJig Kreg clamps - http://bit.ly/KregClamps Blum cabinet hinge I used 20 pack http://bit.ly/BlumHinge Blum hinge restrictor clips I used http://bit.ly/HingeRestrictorClip Cabinet door bumpers http://bit.ly/CabinetDoorBumpers Stak Racks http://bit.ly/StakRacks Wood filler http://bit.ly/DapWoodFiller Tack cloth http://bit.ly/TackCloth 400 grit sandpaper between coats http://bit.ly/400GritSandpaper White bristle brush for countertop http://bit.ly/WhiteBristleBrush Random orbit sander http://bit.ly/RandomorbitSander 220 grit sandpaper http://bit.ly/220SandPaper Cordless drills - http://bit.ly/CordlessDrillS Cordless routers - http://bit.ly/CordlessRouter Rabbiting Router bit as long as it can do 1/2" wide - http://bit.ly/RabbitingRouterBit Shelf edge banding iron on - http://bit.ly/ShelfEdgeBanding Best Tape measure - http://bit.ly/TapeMeasureMax Grk trim head screws various sizes - http://bit.ly/TrimHeadScrew Grk wood screws various sizes - http://bit.ly/WoodScrews Get social with me. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smarteasydiy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smarteasydiy/ Twitter https://twitter.com/SmartEasyDIY Music credit Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum Song - Let's do this! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr1hW0rMwhUGBPne6FYdyIQ Thanks for watching!