My Son and his wife have just announced they are expecting their second child and as a result he needs to move out of his bedroom office and the only space left to go to is into his Garden. We are planning to build his Garden Office ourselves, I've been an avid DIY'er all my life and done lots of building work as well over the years but a bit long in the tooth now for heavy grafting these days, that's hopefully where my son will come in 😁. I came across your channel on you tube and have to say after watching only two videos so far, I'm completely hooked on watching you work and being able to explain and guide people through all they need to know at the same time, amazing. I'll be checking out more of your videos soon and also your website to take a look at the build packs, to see what they are all about. Fantastic videos and keep up this amazing channel. 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏

I can't believe I've spent 36 minutes watching a man dig some holes. However I now know how to dig a proper hole! :) looking forward the the rest of the series.

These videos are amazing. Thanks very much for sharing.

Keep up the good work Liam, great job as usual. 👍

Great to see, well done! Looking forward to the finish.

Brilliant. Look forward to watching the rest of the series

Great detailed video look forward to the next instalment 👍

Great work Liam, this is my situation with anything (on my own working) so great you're showing it's possible OYO with your designs. Many thanks

Cracking job as usual Liam ! Looking forward to the next one .

Inspiring videos, looking forward to the next one. thanks

Really liking this format Liam, as I tend to work on my own. I will be watching along for the series 👍

Love your work Liam no matter you do, Thanks so much for these Very informative tutorial`s, Priceless my friend. Keep em coming bro and keep er` lit, Chris

Well explained! Always enjoy your projects

Fantastic watching your video , now inspired to try my own build, this video has been really informative, thank you

Brilliant bud. Keep them coming.

Nice, looking forward to the rest 👍

Always have your tools on you. Great video again👍

Got my tv series sorted for this week now!😄 Great tutorial and good answers to questions that have been asked. Looks like a good week for weather too🤞🏻

Quality! Love this series, perfect for us diyers

Absolutely brilliant, you are an example to the Building trade.

Love the workmanship and commentary and silent Davey... Top job

No messing or hanging around! great to see an accomplished tradesman explain things in laymen’s terms. Very informative & I’m following your step by step videos to help me build a insulated shed. Much appreciated 👌🏻

Great job u2 cannot wait for next ...

Hi i really like the way you laid out the ground work and how you plotted the ground, and i like the idea of the treaded post bars for the flooring, can't wait to see future videos

Looking forward to the series cheers

great video, Davey looks like he is going to do well for you

Can't beat a bit of pythagoras to create your right angle! Love the videos Liam and the advice is brilliant.

Thank you for uploading these !!!

Great information as always 👌 Keep up the hard work 🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧

Awesome mate 👌 most informative channel out there

But great videos pal. I don't have an intention of building a garden room, but I always watch your videos as they are so interesting

Got a build pack last year every detail in the pack a lot of time and effort gone into it and also very helpful if you need advice. I have my base down just to insulation and flooring then crack on with the rest during the summer. Keep the videos coming

Great start 👏

Brilliant new series of video. Ideal for a one man DIYer to get the job done

Just ordered my build pack and studding and concrete here we go !!! Wish me luck …… thankyou for the videos has given me the confidante to try 👍

Been watching for a while now, always great videos, but this is by far the most informative so far,great to see how it’s done with a beginners tool kit, cheers

Think I speak for everyone when I say we're going to enjoy this mini series👍seams alot more informative and on a personal level that we can all follow👌

19 holes in just under an hour is really good going 👍 If I was told I was going to a job to dig that many holes I’d get the shift out it 😂

Brilliant easy and no nonsense easy to understand build. If I had the cash no problem this chap would build more video's thanks

Grafter - deserves every success!

Excellent video. Thank you.

Another great video 👍

Great idea doing this with basic tools. Completed mine with the bare essentials so this will help loads of people. Good man.

Spot on camera work D 👍🏻

Great start !

Going to be a good one 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Love these videos.

Nice one guys !

really cool system u got there chaps

Guy I worked with used old bike inner tube to protect the threads on the all-thread bar said it works a treat plus you can use again.

Excellent video......im a idiot with DIY and you got me even motivated

Love it, looking forward to next videos - tools are right, anyone building one needs to spend ? £500ish ? on DIY power tools! Keep up the good work!

Top video Liam. Hooked now. Thank you.

Daveey... Move.. Bloodeeey.. Camera... (that's my Leeds accent) great job Liam realy enjoy and appreciate your videos 👌

Well done Liam

Following the 5x3 kit.. got myself a 200mm auger to dig the hole. My ground is hard... proper hard... full of stones... and the icing on the cake is someone stashed their old bricks and tiles right under 2 of the holes. 22 holes .... 2 days. I'm so battered. Can't wait to pour the concrete.

I have the same post hole diggers, I put some electrical tape around the handle at 18" and 24" up from the bottom. A quick visual guide for the hole depth. Great video mate !

I really enjoy watching your videos, and I learn a lot from them, so thank you for sharing. I am installing a 3m octagonal summerhouse in the garden and considering options for the base. I will be working on it on my own. I also want the option to remove it and restore the garden. A concrete base involves a lot of labor, rebar, and having the concrete mix delivered. The thought wore me out before starting. I then considered concrete pillars using 300mm cardboard tubing with metal brackets inserted. It is easier to do, but the height of the piles will vary after drying depending on the water content. The option I thought I would try, which can be completed in a few hours, is using ground screws at £27/screw, along with a T-bar to install them at £50 or hiring a driver for £330/week. For me, this is the fastest and most affordable solution that can later be removed. You mentioned ground screws but dismissed them because of the cost of having someone do it for you. For your business, would it not be cost-effective if you installed them yourself and purchased a driver? This is the most expensive part, but with plenty of work, you would recover the cost. I am interested in your view.

Great video. Thanks

Even on playback speed x 2 Liam doesn't seam any different! Makes me proud to be Yorkshire!

Good to see a build from the start using basic tools. Always a great watch regardless. Can’t believe those holes took you less than an hour. Did my fence and took me over an hour per hole sometimes longer. I found bits of a Morris minor, an old metal window, rocks , glass and then Clay. That’s London for ya

Interesting i was thinking of beam and block for the floor but this is a great idea 👍💯

Good video, good days graft.

Love your ‘rambling’! Btw I’d be more inclined to call these holding down bolts into a small circular pad footing rather than piles. Helps to have flowable concrete and use a vibrating poker to get concrete nicely under the anchor plate.

The 🐻 Grylls of garden office/room builds. Respect, leading from the front, I've never trusted a man who sits behind a desk giving orders. Deffo lost 2 can's of beer today, 4 More and you'll have your 6 pack back 😜😂🤣😂🤣 Great video for the layman/woman, love the channel,

Great going

You could put cheap rubber hoses over the top of the rods to protect them from the concrete, then just pull the hose off the rods when it sets and the thread will be totally clean.

Great vid that.

Great video looking forward to see the whole job 👍 Concrete guys need to up their game as looked crap mixes

Great video series, you have inspired me to get the base done 🙂 I have questions: What size Grafting Shovel? What Size Post Hole Digger? Have you given thought to dig the holes using a post hole auger? Regards Robert

WOW Cant stop watching these great Vids so informative and gets your brain ticking over and over Going to try and build one so was wondering if you could buy those rods and plates separately ? Keep up the great professional work. Shame your up north as i would love to come and watch.

Guid video again Liam .Great watch

credit where credit is due liam, you picked a cold day to start this and i'm not even going into the garage look forward to the entire series

Hi Liam, I've really enjoyed your videos! I work for Orbital fasteners in the sales team and our sales of M24 bar & plates have increased exponentially since your first video!

Liam is the man

Hi Liam - thank you for your brilliant videos, I've just started mine however building control are asking for load calcs for piles and number of piles needed etc, please can you help

Think you should ask a fabricator to make up a simple shoot for pouring your concrete into your holes from the wheelbarrow. Might save shoveling it and less mess although I know the split concrete won't be seen.

Brilliant video Liam. I guess the holes wouldn.t need to be so deep if you were hitting solid clay at around 400-500mm down ?

I've got a back garden that's rises up a few feet as it goes back. For building a summer house with the rear at the highest point, what would you recommend as supports for the front which will need elevated around 600mm at least from ground level - dual skin blocks, or raised fence posts on concrete, or your system?

GoodVibes

Hello, U have some smashing videos 👍. Long story short I have project for my back garden shed. 8m x 3m. Planned 24 holes 🕳 20cm x 100cm (70 cm below ground and 20-30 above) My question is should I go with 15cm or 20cm holes in width and should I mix concrete myself or rather ordering ready one? If u find a minute please 🙏. Thanks

It would take a few days to dig the soil in my garden like this, I think I might need to get a bore hole machine 😂

Have you tried the bar system in heavy london clay at all? Have you got an option in your plans for a green roof?

passed one of your vans today up near whitehall road :)

19 holes in an hour.... man's a machine.... Good work Liam

Hello, I’m looking to have a 7x3 but the right side will go down a level below ground, no tunnels etc, just a floor below, which will enable me to then have an upstairs attic snug area above it but still be within the 2.5m height. Would your company take on an unusual build like this?

Great vid mate… don’t suppose you’ve got link for the kits from Bapps for bolts? Can’t seem to find on website 👍🏼

Love this.. I’m not experienced in any sense, but could you build the frame square first and then add the rods through the frame so you know where to dig exactly. I feel like lining up the holes with the 4x3 would be difficult for someone with no experience. Probably just me though 😂

I have been working for a company that build garden rooms for around 2 years and we put a concrete base with rebar for the base .... seems easy and simple. Have you ever considered that method ?? And is a concrete base ok??

Hi Liam great series as always. Just a quick question on the concrete have you every used the ready mixed post create then just add water, once it is in the holes. I was thinking this might be a better option if working alone?

Could I use post crest in a bag for filling holes

Postcrete, I'm gonna use.

Plastic dog collar funnel thing would help the cement go in that hole?

Spray a bit of wd40 on the threads. Prevents the concrete binding

Hi Liam, love the vids mate, what spacing do you typically use between piles? I know it depends on payload but what’s the typical? Cheers in advance

Do those rods hammer in ok on rocky ground? Or would you use something else?

Can you put the rods in using post crete

Do you use Pressure Treated Timber for your internal timbers? i.e. the 4 X 2" CLS?

I really enjoy your channel, all the videos as super helpful and informative. I am building a 20x10’ storage shed. How many studs do you think I will need? Any reason I couldn’t get away with m20 stud instead? 👍

Hope this isn't too off subject (loving the videos and current series by the way), but do you get many builds where the client needs more height internally so you build lower into the existing soil/ground material to keep within building regs. Hoping to do a future studio build and would kill for a bit more height. Cheers 😁