Insulating my New Shop | All About Spray Foam

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Welcome to the official April Wilkerson YouTube channel. I’m April and I’m the creator of Wilker Do’s. I'm not professional or have any training, so I just pick the project I want to tackle and figure it out step by step. On this channel you will find a variety of content like DIY home improvement, How-To’s, construction and more.

[countryseller]

Oh April. My daughter and i are loving this little mini series. Everynight before bed. “Daddy can we watch the builder girl?!?” She’s a big fan of the maroon wall colour. Keep up the amazing videos with your unique April style.

[chriscutress]

I love that you don't have all the technical terms at your fingertips while delivering your presentations. You seem "real" unlike many of the YouTube talking head presenters that don't seem to have the ability to laugh at themselves. Very enjoyable.

[bruced]

I've been watching for 5 plus years.
Today I'm watching Assembly Required with my dad. Omfg that's amazing, so freaking amazing that you're on there.
I felt like I was nerding out a bit lol telling my pops "shes on youtube, her videos are great, how I've been watching for years, how you get straight to the point and actually teach and ect...
Idk if you rea all these comments but hyst thought it was amazing. You literally prove what hard work and preparation can accomplish. Your videos and you are very inspiring.

[nica.rivera]

Who cares about the color as longest it's insulated. By creating a comfortable work environment any project will be a lot easier to push through. I love the idea.

[WillysPerformanceCycleCtr]

Your warehouse is looking great! That was a big improvement given the time and materials invested! Closed cell foam is definitely the way to go. I like your explanation and actually showing the installation process. The paint is nice too! Thanks April for another installment in your warehouse renovation!

[billroberts]

April, the maroon looks like a great color choice and makes the space look rich with warmth.

[chrisbarr]

April is one of the most naturally beautiful ladies on YouTube. Plus, she has a down to earth, light hearted attitude!
She doesn't need a bunch of makeup or designer clothes. She is a natural beauty!

[andyfreimuth]

Yes April I agree with you, it is your space, you have done an amazing job with it, keep up the great work that you do, I really love your channel

[BadAppleWoodwerx]

When I worked at a professional commercial painting company we called the pickup tube a "stinger". But..."sucker upper" had me laughing. 😉🤣

[dennisdickson]

Kickback ? Gig’em 👍
Best color choice ever.

[kencoleman]

Very nice and very timely. I'm having a large metal shop building constructed and I plan to use spray closed cell insulation. I will install plywood on the interior so I will have wall for French cleats and general support of tools, equipment, etc. Thanks for the video.

[kentrichardson]

Watching your channel from early on when you were just learning woodworking to where you are now exceeding my skills as a contractor and woodworker and welder in my 60, s has been a joy. I did an ocean front job a few years ago where the entire outside of the house and concrete crawl space was sprayed with close cell. Before spraying I added 2x 4 s both verticaly and horizontally for composite siding. The house was a Panabode design and had many air leaks. The only way to insulate metal buildings. Cheers.

[robingrentus]

My wife & I put up a 24' x 25' metal building on our property here in southern Virginia to use as a garage for my classic Mustang & my wife's motorcycle. We had the garage wired & then we had a local contractor specializing in spray foam do 2" of the closed cell foam on the walls & roof, we are also not going to cover the walls so we painted the spray foam white. A couple days ago I was moving some stuff from our carport to the garage when it was 90° outside & inside the garage it felt comfortable. I am so glad we went with the spray foam over regular insulation. Keep the videos coming, I always like to see what you did with your shop.

[JamesDeese]

I didn't realize you could paint spray foam. Cool. And I liked the color. Nice and warm and welcoming. And as you said, didn't have to tape off the beams and rafters.

[holmesgirlclassics]

I think that it is smart that you painted the foam the same color as the metal. Easier and it gives it a cohesive look and thank you for the information on the sprayer. I have been looking for one that is easy and it is lightweight, so that's a bonus. I love it when you do a video series. They are always so educational. I am inspired and excited, keep up the great work!

[olddawgdreaming]

Fantabulous April, do it right the first time and save a bunch of bucks down the road for sure . Turned out great, gonna be something else when you're finished with the building. Stay safe, Fred.

[lisabeishline]

I absolutely 💯 love the wall color!! It's a beautiful color and it will really work well with the cabinet color.

[alansmith]

Another benefit of pre-spraying cracks & gaps, will prevent insects (i.e. honey bees) from entering the premises. A guy from Austin (Bee Czar TV Show) rescued honey bees, but the extraction process destroyed most structures where the hive was.
8:37 Since you foamed the garage door, you added weight to it, so you should change (upgrade) the springs to heavier lifting ones, to lift the added weight.

[jimharper]

@4:30 Dexter would be pleased with this job....

[joedoub]

I did that for my house about 15 years ago the rewards save me a lot of energy. it made me makes 2 inch holes my drywall and plaster. I find the overspray our cleanup using a vibrating saw it works perfectly on that on the foam give it a try after it Harden's .