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[imatrack]

"no direct experience, but I built a house from scratch with my dad" - Nicholas

[SAP]

I like how everything is being demolished but the fireplace fork is still hanging on the brick fireplace, lol.

[gailcreighton]

The chemistry between you two is off the charts. The mutual respect, good humor, courtesy and affection you show to each other is a wonderful thing to see. Be it knitting to construction I’ll be watching

[pbc]

As a 40 year Lic General Contractor and multiple home renovations...I am very impressed and proud to see the labor and sweat equity you two are putting in. One suggestion...please consider a safety moment at the start of every post!

[sheilaholter]

Seeing the before shots of the house again makes me sad that all of that had to be taken down. I completely understand why, but I wish the house had been both built more solidly and maintained appropriately. The details were so beautiful. I'm sure it will be lovely when rebuilt, but it is still a little sad that it was all so terrible and had to be demolished.

[Dreaming]

Nick only having ‘a little bit’ of construction experience is throwing me 😂😂

[AlexKall]

I thought Nick had a construction background based on his knowledge of regulation. But that might be based on his electrical engineering background and talking to the engineer. Building a house with his dad obviously helped with gaining knowledge.

[sherimorgan]

Honestly, I don't think it matters what Jenna is posting, we watch because of her and her personality. She's pretty awesome!

[gata]

Can I just say your video series is the push I needed to start renovating my own home (I inherited my grandma’s house which has a plethora of issues but I love with all my heart because it was hers). I am sure that just like me, many other subscribers see you as a motivation to do things around their home.

[wendyboughton]

I am absurdly invested in this house reno. I am in BC as well. We waved as we went by on our way to the ferry...but you probably didn’t notice lol

[elizajensen]

We'd recommend hiring out experienced people who can come tape, mud and sand drywall if you are going to have any! We've done this far too many times and it's such a pain! Yes it saves money however those who know what they are doing in this area can do it so much faster and it looks a thousand times better. Plus it saves you time which is invaluable when you get to that stage of the renovation!

[luqmanhakim]

2:57 i think nick didn't realized how all of us view him in this project. He's like our favourite teacher

[auroraasleep]

- I think the most interesting change between the crafting & home reno videos are Jenna's arm muscles. Aside from that, it's just a matter of scale and cost... and ants.
- Re zoning: my neighbor had to rebuild their 1930's home wall by wall, room by room from the bottom up to comply with zoning. If they had knocked down an entire wall all at once, they would have had to move the entire structure back almost 20' and their taxes would have doubled. So I 100% understand this method of deconstruction and construction. I did really like that yellow bathroom.
- I have to make homemade dog food for my beagle, he's allergic to chicken and corn, and there is zero dog food on the market without both or byproducts of both (that he will eat). He's doing great.

[m_here]

Okay, I hope this finally shuts up all the “why didn’t you just tear it down?” people. I’m so glad to hear more of the context for your decisions, but those questions were getting annoying because it is so clear that the house needs the renovation

[ourfloridagarden]

So happy to see another couple achieving the dream. We did everything ourselves in our renovation as well. I mean everything, from demo, plumbing, electrical, swimming pool reno, decorating, windows and doors, landscape, etc. It took us five years, soup to nuts. Because the house was not liveable we rented the house next door for a year and then moved into the build so all money could go towards the house. Our then, ten year old son was begrudgingly a big help. It was the most fun we ever had as a couple and are very proud. We love our home and have been here for eleven years now. We wouldn’t live anywhere else. Make it your dream home and blessings. Cheering you both on all the way.

[JuanGarcia-drnw]

I got scared as soon as I saw the title

[Kate.West.]

I know you want to keep things like the roof line the same……. But I think having good insulation is probably something you might want long term….. for the cost of electricity, and environmental impact etc. As it’s all stripped out now, seems like the best opportunity. I live in a 120 year old building and I wish we were able to have more insulation. Just something to consider. Love you guys, and loving the series! 😊❤

[swiftcastholy]

I don't know if it's the same up by you guys but we wound up renovating in southern California basically so that we could keep a wood-burning fireplace.

They're not something you can even get a permit for down here now, the fire hazard is just too much so they don't allow them, but any existing wood-burning fireplace is obviously still allowed.

At one point our house was quite literally foundation with the fireplaces and chimney sticking out of it, then we just rebuilt around it.

The crazy stuff you do in renovations!

[lestranged]

Home remodels generally do well on youtube, but a big part of what keeps people watching is both of your personalities and the wonderful, easy vibe between you. It's a delight to watch. Even when things go wrong, nobody gets mad at the other, you are a true team. You take setbacks in stride, at least on camera. Relationship goals, honestly. Sometimes when a popular creator brings in their partner, it can add to the watch appeal (like when Jenna Marbles brought Julien in) and sometimes it's a hard pass if the partner is not giving positive energy (not citing examples because I wanna be nice, but I have some in my mind). So it's always a gamble, but you guys together are pure gold. I think because of your appealing energy and personality, your content would do well no matter what the topic was.

[JudithARobinson]

One of the things that makes me smile about this project is that Jenna nearly always refers to 'the home ', rather than 'the house '. I, for one, would not be invested in this journey if it was being done for profit. But its so clear they are doing it for love and to create their dream home to live in long-term.