And to think they didn't want that waterfall, I ended up throwing it away. 😄

Waterfall sign to a giant shop with a nice waterfall behind it.... you rock!

That would have made a nice water feature in someone's garden or yard. It would have been easy to swap out the glass panel. a nice piece of rippled glass would have made a nice accent to the piece. it was a shame you had to throw it away.

Ladywood2 Friday night was daddy daughter night with my toddler. We spent a while building circuits on a bread board with LEDs and buttons. She loved it. There have been many times since she was born that I have been grateful that she has so many more options as to who she wants to be and what she can do. I’m by no means saying women have career parity with men, but I look back to NASA engineers 50years ago, and see some of my sisters now (one software developer, one InfoSec auditor), I have high hope for my daughter. In short, women like you inspire me to ensure the most opportunities for my daughter.

Yes I hear this a lot...women in previous generations were told they couldn't do this stuff. It's such a shame but I'm so happy to see things shifting and changing. I'm also of course so proud to be a part of that change. Good on you for being a part of it too!

AMEN

Funny how time changes our views, or maybe perspective is a better word. I have always said women can and should do anything they want, there are few professions that are truly men or women only. As for women and manual labour, most are no no stranger to it anyway, and what about the women who spent the war years building Spitfires, Hurricanes, Mosquitos and Lancasters, along with the ammo and bombs that went with them. The crime was terminating their jobs as soon as the war was won.

Having been born during the waning days of WWII, I've seen this attitude change drastically. And I mean drastically! For the better, in my opinion. My mom never worked. She was the "expected" homemaker." Dad was born in Norway and brought with him at the age if 18 knowledge of the trades. He did everything: wallpapering, painting, carpentry, etc. I'd help him around the house and low and behold I actually got into construction and ran my own business for many years. I'd take my sons out with me during the summer. When they moved out on their own I gave them each a gift of a well-stocked tool box. Yesterday, my youngest, the manager of a company, told me he took an introductory blacksmithing class for the fun of it. My advice was always: You don't have to do any of this as a career, but think of all the money you'll save around your own house doing it yourself. April, I love what you do and your attitude of never having a problem with trying something new--only a challenge.

KSFWG is

TheJedc43 at this point who’s counting the pennies lol, plus just those shop lights cost about $300-$400 each (unless donated of course) and she has at least twelve

THIS IS SPARTA!

What kind of occupation do you have to be able to afford such lavish expensive shops must be a rich person

Wilber Peebody how much is it to install?

B G solar city does it free because they hook it to the grid and the extra power your area makes is sold back to the power companies

Solar City Installs it free but only if it's hooked up to the grid so they can use the power your panels create that you don't use.

And New England.

Currently in Iowa with 30 degrees and snow

I spent two years in West Texas. Below 60, they break out the parkas and scarves. Being from northern Michigan, all I could do was shake my head and smile.

amen to that

That's a Scottish summer! ;-)

I was wondering about that and also heat and AC which I would think ceiling venting might be needed. Although could be cut in later. also I'd of put in skylights.

I agree. As great as this shop will be - it needs much more natural light, either skylights or more windows.

Natural light sucks for filming. Its inconsistant and hard to white balance with. Every youtuber with a shop complains about natural light

She didn't want windows, they would take too much wall space that she could have for her tools, I am sure she has thought this out.

That is why I said skylights. As for inconsistent light a frosted skylight does not change much and diffuses the light well. White balance?? Cameras these days automatically correct that. Yes I went to photography school.

The shop is actually not on the ground level. Theres a base of I guess 4 feet, I think its enough. Plus she must have figured it already since she started a massive project.

A good rock + pipe french drain can do the work, good luck

I would worry that the integrity of the slab could be undermined by erosion. As mentioned below a good French drain might be able to handle that volume but a culvert pipe would surely work

I would like to see how that shop behaves in a hurricane as it is all being held together with staples!!!!!!!!!

John Hili staples?

☺️ thank you, I appreciate that.

:D Thank you Roy, I appreciate it.

No one on the internet talks about their personal finances.

now up to 68 "thumbs down" How oh how can that be?

Mike Fifer 102 now.. Sucks to be them.

Yes it must.

Mike Fifer the thumbs down are just jealous

It would certainly seem so.

I addressed it in the video

: ) Aw thank you. Yes the water was heart breaking at first, but honestly it wasn't bad and could have been much worse. Glad you like the walls, ceiling, and editing!

Thank you SO MUCH for the reply. I feel like I just got your autograph! I am going to go do my happy dance now!!!

heavylead1961 considering the high cost it will take her to run electrical to the shop, I’ll bet that plumbing would have been expensive too. Maybe she will address that decision later.

not too sure she's concerned about expense right now... it's not too late to drill a hole in the floor for toilet and run it outside to a small septic tank.

I seem to recall her mentioning it earlier since i have also thought about it at one point, but she said something about it being at the house since it was not that far away or something like that but could be mixing it up with other DIY builders i have watched.

nice compost toilet 🚽 would solve any issues nature’s head is a good brand

Maybe an outhouse is an order.

Nick J --- I'm sure some minor things were forgotten but as ever budget needs a contingency line item I'm sure she's covered. As a side note, her chosen shop's construction/framing style is very economical, even much cheaper than a 'pole barn style'.

Having built a couple of shops, materials will vary in price all over the world. But there's no question, as built, this workshop is worth a small fortune. Well over $60,000.00 USD including foundation and the premium materials used. Concrete type and preparation will be the most expensive part because it will be a sub and the professional contractor cost widely varies depending on the condition of the ground and any building code requirements (such as footings which can dramatically increase costs compared to a floating slab). In frost heave regions, building a 4 to 5 foot deep trench and placing footings and retaining walls will be an important step while in others, it is not necessary or required. Even so, fibre reinforced concrete is not cheap and given the square footage of April's shop, the cost per cubic yard quickly adds up. You can call your local cement quarry with the total cubic yards (4 to 8" deep) required for a quote that does not include labour or installation materials. The foundation price will quickly add up. For example, a slab 100' x 75' x 5" is just under 116 cubic yards (not including any footings, wall lips, etc.) or 3,125 cubic feet. Labour is what you can draft into service, let alone hire as required for some certifications that may or may not be required for your civil engineering code and insurance requirements. Keep in mind, April is using top grade materials in almost every category and are not required to still build a good shop. If you were to hire a contractor do build a duplicate of this, including the same premium materials, I'd estimate about 120 to 150K (wages will vary widely depending on where you live) plus any sales taxes required. Estimating double the material price for labour is often a pretty accurate rate for many regions. But in places like New York State or parts of the Northwest and far Northeast, the price will rise significantly while in the south (Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Arizona, etc) will cost less. Last year I saw a beautiful pole barn built, 80' x 150' long = $225,000.00 CDN, using premium materials and concrete foundation with 5' deep footings.. Whenever many begin to think of building a shop the common the old school method of cost per square foot simply cannot be applied when building a shop like this one. The sheer size and scale of this shop is (practically speaking) industrial grade, which will dramatically increase cost.

Doug Hanchard Thanks, I figured it had to be WAY up there with cost.

She is doing a pretty good job.....but you know all you patreon payers are paying for that shop...it wont cost her a penny....if it was me I would pull a loan and make you people pay for it thru patreon.....lmao...

She has 150 patreon subscribers - and her top tier is $10 a month. Of course she's paying for that - $1500 a month won't pay for much!

I have a feeling the walls are "finished" as they are. Sanded plywood is perfect for shop walls.

Better to have too much space than too little. I'm sure she'll find plenty of uses for it.

Call it the Goldfish Theory. You grow to fill the size of your shop.

Russell Telker > Seriously. You can roll a semi-truck in that thing and still have plenty of room. 😆But I get your point.

If you're going through the time and money to build a shop from scratch, why not make it what you want it to be? Better that, than a smaller and regrets later.

I believe it was to allow for classes and maker type spaces, but I may be wrong

CrankyPants Dont get sassy with me CrankyPants! It’s our shop because we “her viewers” helped her get it! If i want it to be open then my opinion should be heard and considered!

I think that is fiberglass panels. Would not of been my pick but it's her shop and she likes it. I would not of left it open.

JD Dupuy Thanks for your opinion JD Dupuy. It’s nice when people can share their opinions without degrading one another.

I agree, I also would have staggered the sheets of plywood. I probably care about aesthetics a little more than most people though.

I always staggered too. But she sure is going to have a nice shop. Fixing the drainage issue is a priority with as much rain they can get in Texas in April and May!

Wouldnt pass inspection in WI

Same here in Canada

If it's fire rated plywood it would be but I haven't seen any fire stamps on the plywood. Also most of the materials in homes today are combustbile. Unless your using Type X drywall it's all combustible up to a certain hour rating. I'll just say I've commented on some of the other things she has done in these videos. While I like what she's doing. I STILL don't think that she has mentioned anything about inspections, home owners warranty, permits, etc. I get that she lives in the county with no local building codes, but that doesn't mean that there still aren't building codes that have to be followed, and inspections that need to be completed. I'd really like to see April address these issues in her video. She has a fairly large audience, but she's making it look like you can just start building a massive shop without getting a permit, go through building inspections, contact your home owners insurance to cover the building. Possibly may need to get business insurance since she is making money from this. BUsiness license etc. There's a lot more that goes into this than just calling a guy that can draft blueprints and then order materials at your local builders supply. I really like the channel, but I'm starting to get a little turned off by the fact that she's not providing all the information, just the, here's what we did today'.

You are right, but using fire rated plywood would cost a lot more than a type x UL/CUL no W423 drywall, maybe 4-5x more. I am like you, I hope her audience understand that this is mainly entertainment with a hint of information.

Thanks! High five*

I certainly will. : ) I plan to take two weeks off and just rest.