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This has to be my favorite channel! Ronnie, please do your best to upload more! You're videography and editing are amazing! Thanks for putting things on the internet worth watching!

We miss you😢

5 months with no upload? I guess I'll just watch this video again lol Hope you are well Ronnie and life is treating you good

Mans loves redundancy so much he measures twice AND cuts twice

As an ex carport technician, please consider a few things to ensure your safety: *Put in stoppers at the end of the tracks, there's a risk that it flies out the back if you open it overly enthusiastically. *Install a horizontal brace from one track to the other at the end of the tracks that keeps the them from drifting apart - which would possibly dump a door onto you or your current project. The angle iron will work to fasten it onto, just have it as low as possible while making sure the door clears it. *Brace the door midway up as well, as wide doors tend to sag while open and tweak the rollers. At best, it's not going to seal properly from weather, at its worst it will pull the rollers out of their bracket.

As a huge fan and the owner of a concrete and masonry business it was fun to see you tackle that side of the project yourself. You did an excellent job. Our business doesn't scale well down to projects that size and i tend to not provide quotes but instructions on how to DIY in an attempt to create goodwill for future projects instead of angry/confused faces.

kid named finger

I initially came to your channel for the car content then realized I absolutely adore your filmmaking style and sense of humor! Great video as always. you manage to bring levity and interest to the most mundane tasks. I learn a lot and laugh even more. We all also appreciate your humility and willingness to let us into the WHOLE process, failures and all. Which as we know NO project goes without SOME form of mistake. GREAT JOB!

Always gotta drop everything I’m doing whenever I get a Ronald Finger video notification. Easily one of my favorite creators on the platform.

Very nice work! FYI, if you still haven't put siding on, you can increase the shear strength of the OSB by increasing the amount of nails on the perimeter of each panel up to 2" OC. You'll probably want to make sure each edge has a full 1.5" of bearing surface (a full stud width) when you put in that many nails, though, to prevent splitting. It's mostly limited by the nails ripping through the board, so more nails = more surface area that has to rip. Also short panels like this can benefit from seismic hold downs even just for wind, because it keeps the entire panel from rotating independently and pulling through the sill bolts. You can probably re-use the same bolts you already have in place for this.

Ronald please I need a new fuckin video I'm having withdrawals from the finger!!!!!!

I used the same ratchet strap trick on my 12x8 shed. Those little guys deserve a raise.

I started watching your channel during the Fiero series. Subscribing to your channel was a great decision. I appreciate your work.

Man. I have a garage I wanted so badly when I bought the house, but havent been in it other than to grab the mower for years. Its this kind of stuff that inspires me to stop being a baby and get out there to turn it into what I want. Thanks, my man. EDIT: I also feel completely gaslit by the light switcharoo. Worth it.

If you're not going to replace those other existing walls or put OSB sheathing on the inside to act as shearing, you should probably retrofit them with diagonal bracing on the inside, either with wood like you did on that small wall next to the garage door, or with angle iron. You can just cut a saw kerf diagonally through all the studs and slip it in and then drill holes through the angle to attach it to the studs.

How is it that most youtube videos seem to be way too long but yours are always over too soon? You are an amazing story teller and I look forward to every one of your videos. Keep up the good work and good luck on the rest of the shop build!

It’s finally here

You made me laugh out loud numerous times in this one! Great work Ronald, thank you for chronicling your build experience for us all :)

Don't forget the zip tape for the zip board! So happy to see we FINALLY got another installment!! keep up the great work! Tied best channel on KZfaq with M539 Restorations IMO!

As somebody who had been installing garage doors for a long time. I am glad you called somebody to install the spring.

We had the same problem with our garage in Houston. My contractor pulled it straight by hooking a come-along to an oak tree in our backyard and pulling it straight. Very much like what you did. Then he replaced a few rafters and reinforced some other parts of the frame. Beware, the extra wide garage door will tempt your garage to turn into a parallelogram once again. Keep an eye on it.

I really needed to see this. My Dad died a few years ago and left me his shop. It's huge, it's old, and it needs a ton of work. I've been very overwhelmed, but watching this makes me feel like it's time to get started. Great content as per usual 👍

From cars to essentially learning how to structurally support a building I think you’re the actual best example of the KZfaq guy who just doesn’t understand skill limitations 🤷‍♂️ I’ll wait for the videos where you teach us how to fly commercial aircraft’s 👍

2:19 gold

A double wide roller shutter door would be perfect for this, no hangers required and you gain headroom on the sides. Bonus is it remains fully enclosed so doesnt get covered in grinding dust while you're working in there with the door open.

Finger-san, you should definitely put more videos out. Quality, humour and editing are superb.

as someone who has done drainage for years i suggest "drain tiles" for your gutters to run as much water away from your foundation if possible. and making a low point for water to run to only has to be a few cm lower it will work better than a drain cut into the driveway medium to heavy rain will flow over it and they need cleaned very often almost weekly if you have tree near by hopefully this helps so far looks like a true Carpender is at work cant wait to see how it looks fixed up

Hi Ronald, you can get roller track with a different curve angle to keep the garage door close to the roof and keep that hard won ceiling height you created.

as someone a novice when it comes to carpentry and someone who is about to start a career in construction, I really appreciate your humility to show not just the process and such but also your mistakes and how you fixed them. It takes courage to fuck shit up and keep going and that's something everyone can appreciate.

My torsion spring recently broke and after a little DIY research I came to the same conclusion as you. Not worth saving $200 to risk missing body parts or possibly death.

Once again loving your humor, editing, showing the good stuff off the process, not super overexplaining how you solved relatively trivial crap for 10 minutes, love your videos M8

Well young man. Glad to see you back again. I am a retired CARPENTER JOINER here in the UK and let me tell you, you did yourself proud with that workmanship and would put many to shame who I've worked with who call themselves JOINERS. Well done you. 10 out of 10. See you soon again I HOPE. 👍👍👍 I also own 1985 HONDA VF 500 F11 like you do. But you call them INTERCEPTORS.

I'm surprised you didn't get angled garage door tracks so that the door when open would be parallel/flush with the roof after all that work.

Closed cell spray foam will add tons of rigidity to the structure. Also if you sheath the back wall inside with plywood it will help too. 😊

That contractor's quote for the concrete work is a "that's not worth my time" price to just avoid saying "no we won't do that"

FYI, you can also buy concrete grinding discs for 4”angle grinders at pretty much any store that sells grinding discs (hardware, Tractor Supply, etc). Just for future knowledge.

Best content ever ! Funny, smart, educative, humble and authentic. Don't stop ! But please be careful with all these heavy stuff falling on your head...protect yourself !

I loved your workshop renovation videos. It's been so long I forgot about ya (sorry), but you did such a good job on the thumbnail I was like...someone is tearing down a perfectly good workshop, gotta watch that.

How did I miss my dose of Ronald-isms five months ago?? More please, Mr Finger...

Ronnie, your videos make me so happy. Your attention to detail, humor, and editing style are simply superb. Thank you so much for making the wonderful content you do. I'll be eagerly awaiting the next one. Can't wait!

Your content alone is amazingly entertaining, but your editing is just the cherry on top! Love what you do dude! Cracking job on the wall/door. Looks awesome!

This takes me back to working with my dad on our garage. Great video

These videos are absolutely fantastic. Your sense of humor and editing are top shelf, cheers buddy.

Man, please, more videos! even if it's not a complete job, but we love your content and the wait is too much!

Back when that was built we all used diagonal boards on all sides set to pull on its self when racked by wind. Great video, Just need more of them more often lol.

Ronald, that was one of the most entertaining and humorous videos I've seen in a while. Great production values and good writing. Congrats on the new door. (and not dying)

If you are insulating use plywood sheathing for the back wall to prevent the garage to go out of square.

I hate waiting so long between episodes but it's so worth it. Editing and perfect comedic timing are what make me continue to come back lol, can't wait to see what you do next!

Come for the projects, stay for the jokes and superb editing.

Your content is awesome Ronny. Love the self deprecating humour and your showing your mistakes and learnings along the way. You deserve 10 times the subscription you have. Can't wait for the next video. 🙂

stuff like this gets me hyped to work on a trailer I have sitting out in my yard

I would remove all sidings, install plywood and redo the siding using vinyl. I would also spray foam or at least fiberglass insulate the entire garage and use sprayfoam only on ceilings.

Came here for the car videos, staying for the workshop building videos 😂

And when the world needed him most, he uploaded.

Dude, I first started watching you when you bought the fiero. The amount of video skill you've gained while still keeping it authentic to you is incredible! You're an inspiration!

lol I rebuilding some ones mess is all ways fun. My Dads old garage was built out of wooden 16 foot garage doors. Both sides were two garage doors and the back as well, we spent weeks trying to brace it up. Every Year we tried to replace new parts but finally a tornado destroyed it. Only good thing that came out of the tornado that year.

Absolutely love the little Easter eggs in crazy stuff with time travel and things you do in many of your videos! Ronnie being there to greet you at 2 minutes 18 seconds, priceless!

I love the videos on this workshop build... As much as I would love to say a weekly video would be epic, as a KZfaq creator myself, I know how much time must go into making these and I would rather see the content quality remain for frequency! Will be buying a T-Shirt for sure!

Comedy at it´s best! I love it. 🤣🤣 And a pretty good job done by a layman. Thumbs up, Ronald! 👍

Watching you work makes me feel better about all the million mistakes I make when doing anything at all.

You've given me so much confidence to attempt to modify one wall of my shop. It has one single-pane window that I want to replace with some double-paned Pella windows I got for free. Time to start planning for the summer!

Ronaaaaaaldddddd!! Where the heck are you, man? Is everything okay?

There are neoprene gaskets that can be installed to the bottom of the door to exclude water. Raven is one manufacturer. Or you can get direct fix "plastic" bunding that will give you a mini speed bump at the door

Consider adding some sheathing to the inside of the rear wall of the garage for additional shear strength, if you are looking for a way to add more. This would allow a solid wall surface for any shelving or mounting you’d like to do in the future. Nice video!

As always, the editing and storytelling is top notch on these videos. Another great watch!

What a rollercoaster that was. Can't wait for the electrical, insulation, wood repair.... everything else basically lol

I like how you never swear when things go wrong or fall on your head, how you never get injured, how things go perfectly every time, you lead a charmed life! Loved this video, had the right balance of Dad jokes and sarcasm to finish the week on. This has inspired me to go put a couple of squirts of oil onto my garage door rails.

Your editing alone makes watching the videos worth while.

I admire your willingness to do the work. This was a cool video and well done.

Could’ve done a roll up garage door…

Mr finger, please keep doing what youre doing, you have the total support of a youtube professional!

One of the best car channels on KZfaq when it’s come to videography and editing. Adds a special touch making the videos more enjoyable.

It can look like a daunting task to replace a rotting foot rim, but it's actually not that hard to replace it section by section if you have three long jacks.

COME ON! PUT OUT A NEW VIDEO MAN!!!!!

I would also dig French drain around the building to address the grading issue and drainage issues.

Good job there just need to brace it a little bit and add a good rubber seal on the bottom. And you could also look into getting a company that drills holes in the concrete and adds a foamy support underneath it to bring up the concrete level to drain the water the other way

I'd definately check the slop on that car port and maybe even line some gutters around it, because unless your shop is downhill there's no reason THAT much water should be getting in there.

Watching this video makes me realize that, if it was my project, the garage would still be leaning/falling over, water would still be coming in and I'd have to come in and shut the door to turn on the lights.

the only car channel that works on his garage more than his car. Whatever, I enjoy it.

genuinely out of every youtuber i watch the effort and effects you put into your video thats just your own comedy is my favorite , the little snippets of your self is hilarious , the other one you did in the dark when you were doing the lights was top tier lol

So glad another video is here I have watched all your videos so many time i love them all and your content is honestly so honest and helpful as well

As always, top tier production. Your videos and content are always inspiring and entertaining.

Easy to follow and down to earth presentation.

In retrospect, perhaps tearing down the entire building and restoring the foundation to build a new shop would have been less headache, but we're here now and i like the way your doing this. Me personally i would have done bard door style doors, but thats my preference. Keep up the good work buddy.

We love everything you do Ronald!

Always love a video form you !

American house building is just wicked. No wonders a slight wind destroys a whole town.

Funny sayings combined with great clips. I love it. Please don't stop your videos. ❤

This is the second video I've seen and your funny AF... Great job, can't wait to see the progress..

I was REALLY hoping to see your solution to the garage door tracks was going to be converting them to high lift tracks instead considering you went through the trouble of creating a cathedral ceiling.

Building work. For me, about as exciting as watching paint dry...............unless it's Mr Finger doing the building! Yet another brilliant video, with several laugh out loud moments. This is one of the best KZfaq channels bar none!

Excellent, excellent! Just found your channel and can watch you work all day, love the content and happy to be part of the subscriber family !!!

i would love to say im patiently waiting for your next video but unfortunately i am now impatiently waiting for your next video, looking very forward to it though.

I can watch this guy work on anything and be entertained. Keep up the good work.

It's like watching myself work. You have no idea how much joy it brings me to watch someone else drop sheet goods on their effing toes.

Dude, I LOVE your humor. Thanks for the laughs. Your editing keeps the audience engaged and you tell a great story while teaching.

Dude 5 months? Chop Chop, lets hurry the heck up on the shop

It’s been 4 months without a POST

Good to see you continuing along with your projects. I got really excited at the sight of the Honda Interceptor in the first part of the video as my father has his VF500 still, hopefully there'll be a video on that in the future once you have your shop up and running.