I think if I went away on a business trip an whilst I was away my wife insulated the garage and added outlets and did donuts in my car I would sit on the floor of my garage and cry tears of pure happiness.

Pretty much the best wife ever. Knows how to build stuff, is a wood worker, intelligent, not afraid of hard work and knows how to do donuts in a Vette, and insulates a man's shop. perfect wife.

End of the video was totally worth it watching that C6 get driven properly!

shes a keeper

Each time I watch one of your videos, I learn just a tiny bit more of who you are and the talents you are blessed with. This video really touched my heart as it reveals so much of who you are. In this world of so many "me" oriented people, it is so refreshing to see someone who truly loves their husband and loves life. Your spirit has a unique blend of grace, compassion, dedication and spunk.

This was posted years ago, but I want to write that, as a woman doing DIY home improvements, I was very happy to see this! While I am still strong for my age.... getting older has made me (1) a little weaker, and (2) more concerned with even small injuries. Thus, I need find more creative ways to maneuver heavy/cumbersome things. You are very strong, but it was awesome to see some of the ways you compensated for (1) working alone and (2) perhaps not being a hulk. Well done!

The doughnuts in his car was priceless!

i have a huge respect for people who take on big projects by themselves. It means they work hard and smart.

WOW!! I dream of finding a woman like you. My ex wife used to surprise me when I came home with her latest crafting idea... you surprise your husband with running electricity and adding insulation to his shop. Your husband is absolutely the luckiest guy on the planet! Kudos to you sir, and April, as always you've impressed me!! Amazing as always!

You're great. I'm planning to start my DIY music recording room. I felt motivated watching your videos. Thanks!

I've done a good amount of remodeling including a garage and am currently starting the second. The one thing I have always complained about is stray wiring and insulting. Never thought about splitting the paper from the fiberglass....GENIUS!

For someone who has very little exposure to this, you are very clever when it comes to working around problems being alone when tackling something like this! The fulcrum idea to lift the boards is ingenious! Amazing videos! Glad he loves it!

I get excited when my wife makes me coffee in the morning, but coming home to this would have put me in excitement overload...Great job, congratulations. 👍

I came here looking for tips to improve my garage situation and will leave with a laugh and a smile! Good show!

Never saw one of your videos before today when I thought about how to insulate a garage, but absolutely loved seeing that just like me, my mum and my sister you are one of those people that seems to get a kick out of doing things like this! Really enjoy watching your inspirational and knowledgeable videos with my little boy and girl.

The ninja chop always seems to work in our minds... and then never pans out.

You are the sweetest thing. I just love you. Your father must be so proud of you

The only thing my wife did the last time I went away for 5 days was run up her credit card bill!

Seen many videos on KZfaq, hands down a truly blessed individual!!! GOD BLESS you & you’re family!!! Awesome work, I know you’re husband must’ve really appreciated that hard work! GOD BLESS

(wife here) thank you for the lever trick!! I'm 5ft tall and manuvering plywood alone is always so daunting. This will help so much!

Best video ending ever! Nice reward for a job well done!

April I love your projects and videos, you have some great ideas!!! Your reaction to your husband in this was priceless, especially after the donuts!!! :)

You're the best :) great job!There is nothing better to get tired doing something for a loved one and see his satisfaction. Greetings from Poland.

Watching this in February of 2024 and great job on the insulation. I'm looking to redo my garage this year and have started watching some how to videos. This was great! I'll definitely be watching more!

Wow April. This is the most humanizing woodwork video I have ever seen. There is not enough comments here to explain how beneficial this video is to societies around the world. Love, equality, fun, life, freedom and much more are all expressed here in one package. My favorite video watched in 2017!

Love the donuts!! I feel his pain on only having one outlet. I need to run more in my garage too. Matter of fact, I need to do OSB and insulation too. Great work.

Showing this to my wife right now. This is amazing work! Great video! LOL

I know this is an old video but new to me and that was TOTALLY OUTSTANDING!! Great job April.

I would love to tackle this project in my garage. Great video! You broke it down very clearly and gave me confidence that I can do this too. You're more handy then me, so I am bound to struggle a little, but I'm excited to give it a shot. I really wanna become more handy like you guys, so I wanna start taking on these projects, not just for the improved garage space, but also to learn and get experience.

For lighting suggestions - I used the LED 4' shop lights that Costco carries (on sale $34 each!) in my shop and it made a WORLD of difference. I replaced every 8' Florescent with 2x4' LEDs for a total of 16 and it is as bright as day ... or brighter in there now. Huge benefits also is no matter how cold it is in there they come on instantly and there is no flicker or annoying buzz. Instead of hard wiring them in I converted the existing hard wires to outlet banks and then just plugged them in. That way I now have ceiling outlets throughout my shop now also that I use to drop cords down when needed although it is a 12ft ceiling so I have to stand on the bench or use a ladder if I decide to go that route.

The picture you have in the garage is my most favorite & dear to my heart. I actually have it on a wooden plaque along with the woman praying too. They used to hang in my grandparents kitchen above the stove & that's where I have them in my home. I always thought growing up that it was my grandparents in the pictures because they resembled them so much. Sorry for babbling but I had to share. 😊

YOU GO GIRL...you did that!!! I know that I'm late to the party but I just came across this video but I aspire to do what you've done. So .glad I came across this video

There are wives and THERE ARE WIVES. Lucky Dude.

As always, great job April. A suggestion, that might save you some time and effort on the electrical - Mark all the box locations first, drill your holes and run the wiring. It's code to staple them to the studs - 8" from top and 6" from box. Run your romex (12/2 for 20A, 14/2 for 15A) and leave about 8" excess past your marks. Nail on your boxes and strip that 8" excess. This makes it easier to put into the box. Make sure the end where its stripped just fits into the box. Staple 6" from each box. Making up the boxes is neater and faster now and you won't have to stick a knife inside to strip the material and make a mess or cut your finger. now just bend the b&w's up, twist your grounds leaving a pigtail and connect your receptacles. I would have used two 2-gang boxes on each wall instead of 4 or more 1-gang so theres less work. 2 receptacles in each box, 4 plugs in 1 location, means less wiring, staples, boxes, cuts and sheetrock holes to measure. Keep up the good work!

Thanks Lady! As a 5' tall woman I also run into creative moving techniques but the 2x4 leaver is brilliant! This whole thing was super useful -thanks!

April, you rock!! Love your content: it hits the sweet spot of budget DIY and insider tips.. please keep it up 👍

You go girl! Kudos to you for doing what most women would never consider doing!! I work construction & we do have to be innovative in the way we lift, carry & suspend heavy objects. You ROCKED in the innovative category & the Superwoman tshirt fit your personality like a glove!! #GirlPower

The ending to your video was priceless! I hope he didn't freak out too much!

April, I LOVE this video! The ending with his response brought tears to my eyes...then to see you burning tires! LOL It's great to see how much you've grown over the past 5 years. By the way, great work. =)

3 outlets and insulation? Amazing job! Your husband will appreciate the extra warmth and coolness in the winter and summer. I need to get this ish done also.

nail plates over your wiring penetrations through studs and headers are always a good idea

So I started this project in my garage, put in some awesome rockwool insulation and a couple new outlets, only to find out at the 11th hour that this doesn't remotely meet fire code. Attached garages with a shared wall to the living parts of a house need a 1-hour fire barrier; OSB does not provide this at all... should a fire in the garage start, insurance will give you nothing. LP FlameBlock is a fire rated OSB, but other than that, you need a 5/8" gypsum board on the walls. Just FYI...

Wow, just got a chance to watch your video. It might be a older video but it was great to watch. That "S" on your shirt tells it all. You should be very proud of yourself on a great job. Watching you do donuts was priceless. You deserve it. You made your husband very happy. He differently know why he married you. GREAT JOB GIRL

I came accross this video attempting to learn. I learned a few things, thank you for that! Another note, That's a heck of a surprise for the man!! Cheers to you two!

What a gal !!! Great job April, you are fearless.

Good job April. Don't know why but I felt itchy the whole time I watched this..... :-)

Great job, great reactions and AWESOME ending to this video 😂 it's so cool to see how far you've come since this video!

What an amazing gift for your husband. Also you’re a badass for putting up plywood solo

Awesome woodworker.. Awesome wife and now Awesome race car driver...All around Awesome person! You Rock Girl!

The end of the vid just made my day. Thanks!

that a girl! We just bought a house and I am gearing up to finish the garage this weekend so I did a quick search and found your video. Best tip was the 2x4s and lever....I was going to recruit a friend but now I think I can tackle it on my own. Thanks and keep up the videos!

The donuts and the fact that you did this yourself made me freaking subscribe woman!!!! I love you channel!!! Thanks for the awesome content!!!

Wires need stapled off to studs and a great tape measure adds for even placement of outlet boxes :)

Nice job!, Thank you for the video. The end was hilarious

Want to do this for my garage as well. This was such an easy video to watch; you made each step so clear. Also, looks like you had fun with it! Thanks, April!

Well done , i also doing walls project now in these days and this video help me alot, also i'm doing alone like you , i also want to surprise my family that i did this alone. respect you and your videos. Thank you for your time and this video, great job.

Awesome job, April! My garage is in desperate need of some insulation. Your husband is a lucky guy! I think I'll have my wife watch this video and maybe she'll get some inspiration for the next time I have to go out of town hahaha.

Holy crap, I'm a guy trying to learn all this, and this is incredibly inspiring. You go girl!

Hi April!!! The more I watch your videos, more I'm surprised your versatile abilities. Respect. Good luck to you.

April, you are incredible- brother you’re a lucky man! God bless you both!!!!

That was great ❕and the ending was awesome.

I wanna see his reaction to watching you do doughnuts in the vet! lol Excellent video April.

I love the video and I love this females kick ass way of being. Seeing you run wire, insulation and board it back up and doing donuts. She's a keeper!!!!

Great job. I loved the donuts more than the whole project :) Thanks for sharing.

Your donuts started uncomfortably close to that light pole.. Besides that, nice work!

HAHA I love this entire video, especially the reaction and doughnut shots. i need to get you together with my wife to abuse my cars and fix up my garage :p ! Great work as always, really enjoy your channel!

Only recently found your channel and am loving your attitude and approach 👍🏻

Way to live life! Awesome work and awesome video! I'm converting my garage soon.

LOL. Best video ending ever! He's a lucky guy :)

Your husband is a very lucky man!

What an amazingly impresssive video! My garage needs to be insulated, but I'll have to think about it before tackling what you did! Excellent presentation!

Beautiful, smart, talented and motivated! Your husband is a lucky man! Great videos thank you for sharing.

I forwarded this video link to my wife. Wonder how long it will take to get my garage done.

Best video to date. Check out one of those cheap plastic plywood carriers at Home Depot. I know you are young but back injuries are forever. God I am a troll.

April W. I don’t know you but I can easily tell you that I LOVE YOU. You are one of a kind. I love your videos. Keep up the great work .

Your just like me ! When I say I'm gonna do it I mean it!! Girl power! My husband knows nothing can hold me back when I want a project done good job girl!

OMG YOU HAD ME LAUGHING OOUT LOUD, WHEN YOU STARTED DOING DONUTS!! I WISH YOU POSTED A VIDEO OF YOUR HUBBY WATCHING THE VIDEO! LOVE YOUR SITE. IDK HOW OFTEN YOU READ YOUR COMMENTS OR IF YOU STILL DO BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU PROPS. SIDE NOTE FOR MY WIFE "BABE DONT EVER DO THAT!!"

Great wife. Nicely done.

April. This is one of your best videos ever.

I don't know how I missed this video, anyways, great video, lovely install,... but the doughnuts.... truly priceless. I'm a fan and a follower since at least 2 years (since the sliding barn door) and your evolution has been great... but the doughnuts... You and my wife are clearly cut from the same cloth. Cheers.

Best part of the video is at the end lol!!! Chevrolet for life. P.s. Jeep for life also haha!!!

Donuts on those tires... Bye April, really enjoyed the videos...

No such thing as overkill when doing insulation and air sealing, awesome job !!

Super video ! Fast, correct and for someone else ! Great job ! ( I loved the way he kept eyeballing his car for dents, scratches and the like. ) I used OSB as well, why put up plaster and paper, when with this stuff you have a wall ! He is a very lucky man , love your spunk ! And your cookies !

All I could think of this whole video was "Man, that guy hit the jackpot when he married April". Then she did donuts with his car. HA...OK, he still hit the jackpot.

It's OK, as long as you didn't scratch it...

Damn, now you motivated me to finish my projects! Nice work! I'm doing his in my garage!

April, I didn't expect that in the end, I'm glad I watched the whole way through! By the way, those tires are expensive, but you more than made up for it with all your work in the garage.

best video ending ever!!!!

Perfect wife!

Can’t wait to see the ac/heat unit installed. You are one Superwoman 💪🏻

April, first of all, well done on the install...and donuts! second, i noticed the picture you had hanging on the wall of the old man praying before a meal. I believe its called "Our Daily Bread" and is by far one of my favorites. Mine hangs in our dining room. So cool to see another one. Take care and good luck with your future projects

Nice job. It looks like the electrical won't be up to code however. Did you staple any of the wires to the studs? The blue PVC 1 gang boxes also don't really have clamping connectors from what I've seen. It would just take a good tug on the cable from the attic to pull it out... which is why the electrical codes exist.

Well done girl - donuts? now I'm hungry

April lemme just start off by saying thank you for all the info and quality you put into your videos, secondly you are a straight bad ass

Wow blown away April your not afraid to get your hands dirty. Great video!

And the Wife of the year award goes to....

Did you check with the local building inspector to see if OSB is up to code (fire rated) for garages? Also, technically, you are extending electrical circuits and that does require an electrical permit. If, God forbid, you had a fire your insurance company may reject your claim. Love your spirit and what you do! Keep it up!

Wow!!! You are truly incredible! What an awesome wife. Your husband is such a fortunate guy.

I watched until the end and I have two words for you April........ YOU ROCK!!!!!!!