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Subscribers 850K

Videos 679

Views 145.9M

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The Excellent Laborer focuses on home construction and electrical wiring tutorials, offering in-depth, start-to-finish guides for building and wiring houses. The channel emphasizes owner-builder and DIY approaches, with tutorials spanning electrical panels, sub panels, lighting, and other home improvement topics, plus a strong DIY and carpentry theme. Content is delivered as detailed how-to videos, with an average of about 928K views per video, published since September 2012 across 679 videos.

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We found 46 YouTube channels similar to The Excellent Laborer

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#1

Home RenoVision DIY view on YouTube ▶

87% relevance

Subscribers 4.1M

Videos 1.1K

Views 917.0M

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 78%

DIY electrical wiring bathroom exhaust fan wiring framing basics

High search overlap (100% for queries like DIY electrical wiring) and strong content alignment (78%), indicating they target similar home electrical and renovation topics, though HRVD's style diverges from TEL's approach in presentation.

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#2

This Old House view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 2.3M

Videos 3.2K

Views 859.7M

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 70%

sub panel installation garage wiring bathroom exhaust fan wiring

Perfect search overlap (100%) on queries such as sub panel installation and wiring, with solid content similarity (70%), showing they attract the same audience around home electrical projects and installations, yet TEL may differ in depth or tone.

#3

LRN2DIY view on YouTube ▶

74% relevance

Subscribers 1.3M

Videos 376

Views 260.1M

Appearances 6

SERP 70%

Similarity 77%

sub panel installation outlet installation lighting installation

Strong overall match (74%) driven by shared queries like sub panel installation and lighting, with content similarity high (77%), indicating overlapping instructional focus albeit potentially differing in production style.

#4

Electrician U view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 908K

Videos 723

Views 127.2M

Appearances 6

SERP 60%

Similarity 81%

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Notable search overlap (60%) and high content similarity (81%) on home building basics and electrical topics, signaling a shared audience interested in fundamental electrical knowledge, though TEL may be less specialized.

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#5

Lowe's Home Improvement view on YouTube ▶

71% relevance

Subscribers 1.3M

Videos 1.5K

Views 483.6M

Appearances 8

SERP 66%

Similarity 73%

insulation installation bathroom tiling guide water heater installation

Moderate to strong overlap (66% search, 73% content) on installation tutorials (insulation, tiling, water heaters), suggesting audience crossover for DIY home improvement guidance with TEL’s professional channel flavor differing in depth.

#6

Everyday Home Repairs

69% relevance

Subscribers 1.3M

Videos 611

Views 297.4M

Appearances 10

SERP 53%

Similarity 80%

sub panel installation garage wiring outlet installation

Substantial alignment (53% search, 80% content) on panel, wiring, and outlet topics, indicating shared DIY electrical and repair interests, though TEL's content structure may vary from EHR’s format.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Home RenoVision DIY (87% match, 4.1M subscribers) and This Old House (82% match, 2.3M subscribers) as top rivals. They share overlapping queries such as DIY electrical wiring, bathroom exhaust fan wiring, and sub panel installation, indicating competition in the home electrical and building basics space. Other notable competitors are LRN2DIY (74% match, 1.3M subscribers) and Electrician U (72% match, 908K subscribers), who also target sub panel installation, lighting installation, and electrical disconnect topics. Lowe's Home Improvement (71% match, 1.3M subscribers) appears in the mix via queries on insulation, bathroom tiling, and water heater installation. The Excellent Laborer has fewer subscribers (850K) than the leading competitors, but competes for similar search queries around electrical work and home construction.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Excellent Laborer?

Home RenoVision DIY — 87% match, 4.1M subscribers; This Old House — 82% match, 2.3M subscribers; LRN2DIY — 74% match, 1.3M subscribers. They share a focus on home renovation, construction, and DIY building projects, appealing to viewers interested in learning practical skills for home improvement.

What type of content does The Excellent Laborer make?

The Excellent Laborer creates instructional DIY and construction videos, focusing on wiring, electrical panels, sub panels, and general house-building tasks. The channel averages about 0.93 million views per video, with a typical upload cadence described as around several videos per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The Excellent Laborer?

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