Good work. The only thing I would add would be to board in the underside of the stairs and maybe insulate to lessen the sound of people walking up and down

Do I plan on adding a room to my home? No, but did I watch this as if preparing to do just that? Yes! Cool project!

I like that you left the water heater accessible. Those things are a beast to replace in tight spaces. I used to work for a company that did that. Nice project!

A couple notes: 1. You generally want to avoid putting a drywall joint above a door as joints in those areas are prone to developing cracks. 2. You're using your drywall router wrong. Specifically, when routing out around the outside of an object (e.g., electrical box) you want to do so in a counter-clockwise direction. The bit will then tend to hug the box as you go rather than wander away from it, especially noticeable at the corner of a box. Likewise, when you route around the inside (e.g., a doorway or window opening) you want to move in a clockwise direction for the same reason. Your drywall taping and mudding looks really well done for a DIYer. You're using the right products (paper tape and all purpose mud). One suggestion would be to tape the joints up to the corner bead before you run the setting type compound on an outside angle. Or, if you don't want to do that, at least embed 6" or so of paper tape in setting type compound before you mud the angle. (You can even use the same batch of mud -- just mix a bit of aluminum sulfate onto the mud on your hawk and that mud will become 1 minute or 5 minute or 10 minute mud.) I can't tell if you're adding any water to your taping mud, but it looks like it could use a bit more. The tape will embed easier and you'll be less likely to get bubbles under the tape. Too much water, though, and you may tend to squeeze out all the mud, again causing bubbles. Too much water will also cause adhesion problems, so don't go crazy. I'm also going to mention the lack of drywall under the stairs. When you enclose that space you're creating a place where a fire can go undetected for a longer period and can compromise the stairs (read: an escape route) before you know it.

I'm so jealous of the wooden walls, it makes renovating and stuff 10x easier to DIY!

Love how you left the underside of the stairs exposed it's always the little " oh look at that" details that I like

Man I love you place my wife and I are planning a build like yours soon on our 25 acre property in Tennessee thx for the content

For a young man, you have some impressive skills; welding, fabrication, carpentry, electrical and mechanical. Id like to see a video on how you came to acquire these skills and how you got your start.

And he hung the drywall by himself.very impressed. Great job !!!

Wow man you’re so talented! I need to add a bedroom in my basement. So I’ll be watching a lot of vids like yours and others!

this project came together beautifully. you made it look like it belonged there. not only is it well done, but you've just added more value to your home. you should be proud!

What a great job you did! My 23 YO daughter and I (58, with severe Osteoarthritis) are in the process of finishing two large bedrooms at my parents summer home so they can move here to be near us. Neither of us has any experience, and all I can say is---I'll NEVER do this again. Every step of the way has had huge challenges, and living out here in the sticks we haven't been able to find people to do any of it for us. We've had to learn everything ourselves (thanks KZfaq!),, and although I do enjoy learning new skills, this has been more than I really needed to tackle at my age and condition. Tomorrow we start priming walls---so I can see the light at the end of the tunnel--and I'm pretty sure it's not a train. Wish I'd known that trick to hold the sheetrock up while I was screwing it to the studs!

Very impressive that you did that in 10 mins! 😜Great job!

I just rewatched this.its so impressive. Makes me want to build something !!!❤

Incredible. And really satisfying to watch!

Great job waiting for the laundry room video next

That was awesome!

All I say is WOW. Who care how long it took you? You did your way and your reasons. My brother-in-law it’s a handy man and he purchased a handyman’s special in MA. He fixed it all. My hubby it’s not a handyman at all. Great work. I wished I had pay attention when my dad carpentry, but I became a nurse instead. What I also liked was watching the end result.

Thank you. I enjoy learning from your videos.

Damnn that's so awesome man your just like me hahha using 3d to figure out builds and making them come to life that's badass

I liked your little support pieces for the drywall.

This is golden content, I'm so impressed

This guy is really good. Thanks for the vid

Satisfying to watch

i love this video, very inspired

Brilliant! So very well done, young man!!!

Place is starting to look really nice man! Loving this addition

Amazing work!!!!

I'm impressed that you found a decent sized spot WITH a window.

Clean job!!! Good stuff

Ok! Amazed!

Dude, this is awesomeee! 😍✨

Soooooo satisfying

Great Work, Dude !

nice job! I think since you were adding power to the room, maybe running a light for the utility closet would have been helpful? also the inside of the closet dose not really need this but maybe painting the inside to make it feel more finished? I see someone mentioned insulating the ceiling panel under the steps to muffle sound. I love that idea,

Harry your room is ready!

So nice!

3:17 Genius

Beautiful job on your new room, Mr. Beautiful.

So satisfying to watch. The way you made it look so easy!! Just fantastic

GENIOUS 👩🏽‍🦱👍👍👍

Looks incredible! Great work.

Hey just found your channel and subscribed - reviewed your past home build videos and the area just screamed PA to me haha - so your just right up the street from me.

Great job 👍

Can’t wait to see a build on the master up stairs

thats dope

I like the little trick of hanging the tape nearby with a dab of spackle while taping the drywall.

Crazy that he did this in only 10 minutes

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Nice!

Smart!

Great work I want to do work in my home

Wow, if only all of our hubbies could be so handy! Great job!

Wow

Inevitable concern inbound The stud spot having wire going through didnt have plates placed over them to protect the wire. The electrical is being junctioned at a receptacle instead of a junction box. Seems there might be a bit too high of a load on that one circut. The water heater accessibility has been reduced to the absolute minimum. Inevitable praise. Looks really nice, the trim and basebords look phenomenal. The addition of the door to the understairs was great, and it was an excellent use of the open space.

Talented. Wonder what that room will be used for. It'd be a nice bathroom.

Very cool! What sort of latch did you use on the small door for the area with the pressure tank?

Great job! You made it look so easy. I didn't like the exposed stairs in the room, but hey. I'm not living there. 😄

Aye congrats on the the new room

looks like lots of comments can't figure out what "adding a bedroom in 10 minutes means". protip: it means this 10 minute video is a compilation of the total construction time. it doesn't mean the room was built in 10 minutes.

Part of me would've preferred to do an exterior door for the water heater space and just wall in the inside & insulate the compartment vs the rest of the building, but that's probably much more expensive than just adding an access under the stairs like you did. Water heaters are a pain to move in small places & around corners.

No insulation in the room? It looks great! You have a lot of skill!

Nice job! Turned out great. Did you guys add heating/cooling to the room?

In your area are the metal shields you put on the wood where wire is drilled through to protect from accidentally screwing into electrical wire (into the studs) not required by building code? (I think they're called stud cable protector plates? Or nail plates?)

Omg I love this. Came out so good. What is the size of this room?

Looks fantastic, although I see one huge issue, you didn't use "Pressure Treated Wood" on the bottom plates when you built the walls (the bottom parts of the 2x4's directly touching the concrete). As concrete is porous and wicks water like a sponge. It may not happen immediately but when the concrete gets wet, whether it be from the water tank leaking, or just naturally from the ground underneath getting overly wet after a heavy rain, you're going to be dealing with the wood beginning to rot on the bottom since it's not pressure treated. You should always use pressure treated wood on anything that is directly touching concrete, or being built outside to prevent the wood from rotting.

Hey Kordare could you maybe do some welding tip vids in the future for beginners?

Very nicely done! How much would you say the cost would be to do something like this?

Nice, now I’d be making a functional laundry room.

I congratulate you on a job well done. Obviously being a mechanical engineer gives you a big advantage, The video played in fast motion. You should have had audio instructions with your voice explaining the process in detail. Having this video play only for ten minutes as a novice and beginners, it is difficult to follow,. This is my ultimate dream. Hope you can remake this with more detail., Thank you!

How did you nail or screw to the ceiling? Did u layout for your studs or ceiling joists beforehand?

Great room! My question is wouldnt you want to insulate the stairs or something to cut the noise from walking up and down? Just a question all

Fun to watch. I feel the room is kind of small. But great build none the less.

Videos like this make me wish I skipped college and apprenticed with a trade. Oh well, I'm 45 and still don't own a house, but my student loans are paid off lol.

I hope you have access and room to work on that water heater in the future!

Nice work, but good luck ever replacing your water heater without tearing down that wall!

Nice project. Do you have HVAC? I didn't see that part.

Nice room! There are only two things I would suggest. I noticed you didn't dry wall the closet. Any reason for that? Also, you know that stair rail isn't up to code, right?

What kind of nails were you using in the nailgun? I've always used hammer/nails or drill/screws.

Nice work. I wonder if having two doors adjacent each other is a good idea though 🤔

Kudos to his build 👏...but with that being said...whats happens when his water heater needs to be replaced or even worked on?

Nice Harry Potter’s room there under the stair.

Such a big water heater - could you use one half that size?

how is the room heated? and what's the biggest size bed can you put into it?

Why no insulation in the dry wall walls? Can you use polystyrene sheet? Or Rocwool ? Even expanding foam would help noise n heat.

The true bedroom Harru Potter deserved.

how is this your first time doing any carpentry but you have all the trade tools ? you successfully were able to cut & hang dry wall, tape all your joints, frame the build, wire electrical, hang doors, paint, etc. ?? lol you must read instructions really well. nice work.

I need to do this in my garage but idk if I need a permit

what program do you use to 3D model everything?

Is that metal siding? Did you nail directly into it?

Does the person who uses the new bedroom have to go through the other bedroom to use that existing bedroom's en suite bathroom? Or is there a 2nd full bathroom available to the entire house on a different floor?

What did you use to attach bottom boards to concrete?

What magnetic latch do you use for the cupboard?

i dont like the situation with the two doors so close to each other, the rest is really nice

Is he drilling the wood planks into a concrete floor? Is it ok to cover water heater like that?

When was the insulation added on the inside? I think I missed it.

He’s gonna regret those closet doors. 😂

what software do you use for the blue print?

Did you sand the mud before painting?

I may have missed something but it seemed like all the electric load went on one circuit?

My idea adding a room is adding more sq foot not taking away from it😊