Building a Large Mezzanine Loft By Myself - FULL BUILD

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[CSISeattle]

I needed some basic instruction on how to do this in my own garage. This is exactly what I was looking for. Fantastic video!

[mr.thennessen]

Hey man, 10+ year construction company owner here. You did a few things not so proper but it’s gonna be totally fine for your purposes. Actually refreshing to see a less experienced guy gettin at it with some out of the box, non conventional trouble shooting. Dream place you’ve got there!

[JonHodge]

About to have one of the nicest home garages on YouTube holy.

[ThatGuyWhoIsStillHere]

Hey just want to say you're a great inspiration for me. I'm currently, a college student in Ohio and a car enthusiast. Seeing where you are at in life, is where I wanna see myself in 5-6 years. Great motivation for me to hit the grindstone and study by seeing the results of hard work. Keep working and good luck with everything.

[jameshruska]

With the OSB, first row start a full sheet, then second row start a half sheet to stagger the joints, will tighten the frame up significantly if you stagger the sheets/joints.

[godbilla]

You've got the biggest bathroom I've ever seen

[jameshruska]

When adding the second joist on the outside, you should always stagger the joints, for added strength, so if you have 2 full length boards(2x10) cut one in half, glue and screw it, put up the full length(glue and screw) then the last half piece(g&s) that way all your joints are staggered and covered as well.

[pedrodavide]

As a carpenter, this is how I'd imagine myself sounding trying to explain how to fix a car.

[generalsworkshop]

Loved it. Such a great functional use of the upper space that would normally be dead space. I’m hoping to build a loft similar to this in my shop. Thanks for sharing.

[DugMoneyDetecting]

After watching your channel for awhile I thought it was very important that I give you some very good/sound advice and the best part of this advice is it’s only 3 words long - Stay SINGLE Buddy.

[TofuProductionCinema]

This is legit. No BS, no gimmicks, to the point. First time on this channel but won't be the last. Great stuff man. Stay safe.

[JogosMofados]

I just built my garage loft this weekend, really glad I found your video. The process is done in a clear and precise way, the materials used are all accounted for and the choices are explained. Thanks so much!

[rpc]

I'm always a one man band too, relying on clever tricks like you did to build this by yourself. Very cool. I just bought a house with a 16x40 RV garage that I'm going to build a loft in. Great job. Thanks for sharing. Very inspiring.

[arizadam]

Biggest open-concept bathroom ceiling I've never seen!! :) LOL Nice work!!

[hotwheels]

Im not one to comment on much, but this work is absolutely excellent and the video quality is right there with it. Love to see videos of a shop/house build! Awesome work!

[paulmanzyuk]

Need to think about plywood when setting joist. Good spacing is 12" 16" or 24" that way you have backing on all seems and edges. And like others mentioned stagger the plywood. Other than that great work. And remember one thing "only people that don't do anything make no mistakes"

[TomEdic-cdfx]

Thank you sir for your video. We actually just finished a loft which was modeled after yours for our shop. Now the neighbors all want me to build one for them!!! You did great work!

[cdgregOG]

Incredible video and build, thank you. I appreciate seeing 1 person do it and the little rigs you setup throughout to make it possible. Well done!

[andrewdrozd]

Friendly tip (maybe I'm repeating what someone else has already said), screw small cleats to the ends of your joists that aren't being stuck in the hangers. You can walk them over, hang them on the rim, and get them positioned to install the hanger on that end. Its an extra step, but you don't have to support the weight of the board for as long getting it in place and aligned. Just something to think about to make your life easier if you do any other platform or deck framing. Aside from that you did a great job! Very well thought out.

[tsherwoodrzero]

Excellent work overall, very informative on several items. One thing I would like to mention is that the stringers above the posts need to have their cuts staggered in such a structural beam application. Having the board ends meet with no overlap creates a failure point above the center post, and enough load on this point can split the post vertically along the grain, the same way a log splitter works. Simplest solution is to remove the outer layer of stringers and swap them.