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Video taking off 22x its usual first day
John Dolechek's mudroom tiles looked straight. Then came the crack
A renovation setback brings an unusually busy comment section, with viewers focusing on what goes underneath large tiles.
In short
On YouTube, John Dolechek has 165,000 subscribers and 168,883,282 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,000 subscribers and 1,385,025 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "our biggest mistake when installing large tile in our mudroom #Tile #MudroomMakeover #DIYMistakes", with 479,419 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 4,871 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 178 of 206 in category "DIY, building and home". On Instagram, @johndolechek has 125,589 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
165,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 2,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 2,000 in the last 30 days
total views
168,883,282
▲ 1,385,025 in the last 7 days
▲ 4,462,935 in the last 30 days
▲ 4,462,935 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
393,643
on a typical day: 181,531
Videos on the channel
574
3 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
1,023
a new short video usually gets 12,209 views
Next milestone
200,000 subscribers
35,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@johndolechek · The account on Instagram
Followers
125,589
▲ 238 since yesterday
Posts
426
2 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
34,538
usually, by 14 recent Reels
Likes per post
596
usually, by 14 recent posts
0.47% of followers
0.47% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category DIY, building and home | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 1,721 of 2,442 | 49 of 69 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: DIY, building and home
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| our biggest mistake when installing large-format tile in our mudroom | Reel | November 8, 2026 | 2,083,444 | 6,993 | 477 |
| how we installed a wood shiplap ceiling for our mudroom | Reel | November 5, 2026 | 50,898 | 695 | 5 |
| two ways we’re finishing walls in our mudroom: | Reel | November 1, 2026 | 172,893 | 825 | 1 |
| how to fix old caulk in any bath or kitchen with gesealants #GESealantsPartner… | Reel | October 29, 2026 | 125,991 | 276 | 7 |
| how I made simple wood shelves and everything I put in my outdoor tool shed for… | Reel | October 29, 2026 | 23,916 | 619 | 6 |
| how I set up a smokeless fire with our fire pit from tikibrandproducts… | Reel | October 26, 2026 | 1,195,358 | 2,859 | 17 |
| how we replaced a kitchen sink and how we hooked up the garbage disposal and… | Reel | October 23, 2026 | 21,376 | 590 | 2 |
| how we replaced and installed laminate countertops to help update our friend’s… | Reel | October 21, 2026 | 21,499 | 170 | 3 |
As of November 10, 2026
Follower, post, like, comment and view counts in this part are Instagram's. The changes and the "usually" figures are Trari's own calculations.
YouTube: What happened lately
November 10, 2026 22x its usual first day our biggest mistake when installing large tile in… The video opened at a pace of 153,708 views a day, 22 times a normal first day on this channel (6,860). Read the story
This week on the channel +1.3M views this week
Automatic watering joins John Dolechek's practical home fixes
His only new upload explains the setup and parts, while a clear-roof trellis project approaches ten million views.
The video drawing the most views now
our biggest mistake when installing large tile in our mudroom #Tile #MudroomMakeover #DIYMistakes
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 479,419
- Video views, pace per day
- 267,061
- Views on its first day
- 153,708
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category DIY, building and home | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 4,871 of 5,393 | 178 of 206 |
| By views gained this week | 2,335 of 5,274 | 65 of 204 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,634 of 5,043 | 73 of 196 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.3% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.6% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category DIY, building and home
Views gained this week in the category DIY, building and home
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 163,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 165,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 164,475,670 views → November 11, 2026: 168,883,282 views · average: 151,986 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 12.1 in the category: 24.8
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.7 in the category: 0.8
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 6,860 views
- short vs long
- 15 short (up to 3 minutes), 0 long
average views per short video: 49,469
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 EASIEST WAY TO DISTRESS WOOD | December 1, 2019 | 4:09 | 233,788 |
 Basics of Woodworking | How to Sand, Stain, and Finish Furn… | October 10, 2021 | 11:04 | 155,916 |
 HOW TO BUILD A WINE RACK | Step by Step Process | November 9, 2020 | 8:49 | 150,637 |
 Full House Tour | 2 years of rebuilding from rat damage | May 31, 2024 | 10:12 | 89,168 |
 HOW TO BUILD NIGHTSTANDS creating a waterfall edge (easy DI… | May 5, 2023 | 5:43 | 79,773 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 how we made a paver stepping stone path above our existing … | April 29, 2025 | 1:25 | 15,175,683 |
 we sleep better knowing we have eyes on these areas #TPLin… | July 15, 2024 | 1:00 | 14,882,051 |
 how we added a clear roof to our front door wood trellis wi… | August 23, 2026 | 1:20 | 11,533,663 |
 adding this wall made our living room feel larger #firsthom… | November 21, 2023 | 0:53 | 8,360,412 |
 everything we did to prepare for our new side yard patio #D… | July 7, 2025 | 1:05 | 7,797,219 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking offour biggest mistake when installing large tile in… The video opened at a pace of 153,708 views a day, 22 times a normal first day on this channel (6,860).Read the story
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 393,643 views a day, 2.5 times a normal day (157,963).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 326,531 views a day, 2.3 times a normal day (139,233).
- Milestonehow we added a clear roof to our front door wood … The video passed 10,000,000 views.
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube, Meta Instagram
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
Video taking off 22x its usual first day
John Dolechek's mudroom tiles looked straight. Then came the crack
A renovation setback brings an unusually busy comment section, with viewers focusing on what goes underneath large tiles.
This week on the channel +1.3M views this week
Automatic watering joins John Dolechek's practical home fixes
His only new upload explains the setup and parts, while a clear-roof trellis project approaches ten million views.