How To Renovate Your Homes Exterior Part 1: Demolition and Preparation

This build series is all about how to renovate your homes exterior. If you plan on tackling a DIY project like this in the future, it might be beneficial to watch this series. Part 1 is all about the demolition and preparation for the future LP Smartside siding installation. This series will definitely have some twists and turns, and like most remodels...does not go as smoothly as I planned it would.

I don't want to scare you, but no remodel goes as planned...and you always spend more money than you think!!

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[smcox]

“What you’re saying is I could be crushed” “No you’re there to protect the door” 😂🤣😂

[WoodenSkye]

Kyle, what great boss you are. Greg is making out like a bandit on this. Upgraded house, no rent increase and a paycheck!

[jayburris]

“See, now I’m safe. I am safe from anything in the air.” That made me lol.

[terminalvelocity]

I definitely feel your pain, Kyle. The mighty struggle with the small roof above the front door defines EVERY 'home improvement' project I've ever done! I was laughing -- not at you -- but because I've been there and done that myself! Usually alone. Anxious to see how this project comes out, and I'm glad you decided to do it the right way. It'll be a good decision in the long run.

[noc]

Land of the free, home of the building inspectors.

[braydonscully]

The cedar underneath looked surprisingly solid for most of the boards.

[b_rad]

Very glad you decided to film this and upload the series!

[danielneugebauer]

If there's one thing I've learned over my time watching it's that Kyle & crew never half asses any job. Keep up the good work guys!!!

[michael-michaelmotorcycle]

I used LP smartside on my house when the vinyl siding was destroyed by golfball sized hail 2.5 years ago.
Insurance only paid for the 2 sides that were damaged & the roof. I paid out of pocket for the upgrade of the siding materials to LP & upgraded windows. I did all of the work myself to offset the upgrades, while most of my neighbors used storm chasing contractors. They mostly got conned into replacing the vinyl with more vinyl. I’m not bragging but my house is the best looking house in the neighborhood. Moral of my story is that LP smartside is very user friendly and easy to work with.

[prlswabbie]

I love the optimism and belief Greg has in his super human strength. He's always like "I got this".

[dennissmith]

Kyle, you’re going to love the new siding. I just helped a friend side his new cabin with LP siding and it looks great. The siding we used has two choices for starting the bottom row, I’ll be watching to see how they do it. One is a foam material and the one is a strip of siding. Hopefully they’ll show the difference of how hot / cold weather effects each.

[michaelfarmer]

I’m definitely pumped to watch the follow up to this video. Really cool stuff, resurrecting a nice little house back to better than new!

[alaskanawesomeness]

All I do is remodels. I love them lol. Good money and I love taking something old and ugly and make it look new and awesome!

[phillipkuntze]

hey Kyle! I absolutely love your videos and have learned a ton! When you mentioned a permit it reminded me of something a friend of mine said when I went to do work on my own house. "Don't forget to bend over and ask permission and pay a tax to do work on your own house." Got to love government

[jonathantalley]

Remodeling is never easy. It's a battle of attrition and budget.... Great job as usual...

[danconlan]

Cool, glad to see some different things!

[Fireguy]

I was waiting for this series to come out. Can't wait for the rest to come out.

[nat]

Kyle when the camera pans the building as you all were gathering the old materials into a pile, the music stopped just for a second and I heard the beautiful sounds of birds chirpiing in Small Town, Illinois. What beautiful sounds!

[ccatnak]

I do believe you are the busiest man on social media! Thank you for all your content. You provide a great example for viewers to see the importance of work ethic and taking pride in your work!

[chevellechris]

AWESOME timing sir, I have a home in northern Mi built in 1954 that looks strangely alike that needs an update. Cedar siding with about 10 coats of paint, and cellatex sheeting, my windows even look similar, just larger. It looks like I am going to end up doing the same thing.