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I had mine almost built then my ex-wife came in and said here's a post that doesn't shouldnt be here, whacked it with a 2 by 4 and a whole shebang came down

Thanks for the advice!! Just now found this channel and following ! Definitely something we are looking into!!

What windows do you recommend for new construction?

Anyone building in AZ, I’d love to connect. I’m first time owner builder building with OmniBlock. I’m in the initial phases of the process … plans are getting engineered and someone is working on the grading & drainage / septic plans.

Sorry Keith didn’t mean to bombard you guys with three questions during a life quickly down to our final scheme struggling to except the dimensions in my living room wondering if I could share my scheme with you via email so you can give me a clear understanding or your honest opinion

Keith, you’re the man. Love the channel

Thanks Keith for all you do!

Great review! We've come a long way. Would love to get you some new samples :)

Really great observations. Thank you

Leaking air causes mold. Your advice might be reliable for areas for Sandiago. But nowhere else.

My goal is to start out small and create something liveable but be able to add on later as money becomes available. Is it possible to do this? Sounded like this is how this home will be setup. The design should be so that adding on to the home later is not difficult. This should be how we build homes thinking about my kids who don't have kids could add on rooms later as needed for kids they have.

What about a sliding glass door?

Homes don't need to breath people do

that freezing/thawing question around 24:00 was something I had thought about. I don’t have a high elevation but I was wondering about the more vulnerable parts of a foundation over a rough winter.

Broke ground in the North East (CT) 3000 sqft home, in March ! Love your videos

If you want your building to breathe either leave a window open 24x7😂 Buildings need to breathe through ERVs not through leaks through crawlspace and duct leaks through dead rodents and glass insulation particles

How about instead of TRICKS (Which I think is a pejorative connoting niggardlyness), use “Best practices”, perhaps “Belt & Suspenders” &/or “Forward-Thinking” or even “Future proofing”. Tricks are for kids….In Carney Barker hustlers

Regarding comments about building air tight: People should educate themselves on building science. Joe Lstiburek or Allison Bailes. There are four control layers (Water, Air, Vapor, Thermal) You can build tight if you ventilate right. Would you want a leak in a submarine? There’s a sustainable living environment in a sub. Leaks in a house are uncontrolled.

Great content

This is very helpful. Thank you!

Unrelated to this video but was just looking at the site for any recommendations on insurance providers for owner-builder. Any recommendations? Hitting some dead ends in the Utah/Idaho area

We plan on building our vacation/retirement home in the next couple of years. I fully intend to go through all of your videos, and quite likely your class/training. Your information is always helpful to everyone, and I thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us.

Thank you. Our carport is more like an outbuilding/chicken coop. One of the extension springs broke and the garage door probably weighs 400+ lbs. The springs are extremely expensive and hard to find for this old door. We have a relative who is a contractor and I think this is the way we want to go. The next owner of this home will probably tear down the carport so why invest $1000+ in to it. We are retired and probably wont be in this house after 10 years from now.

This guy just talks sense about the process

love the channel, hadn’t thought about this before

This reminds me of the bishop’s palace in Galveston. It’s built out of large stones and was one of a few structures that survived some great storms on the beach line.

I wanna know! Did this pass the inspection? I see a number of things wrong in this.

Hm why are you putting it on from the top down? 🤔 Shouldn’t you go from the bottom up?

Very helpful Thank you for sharing

thank you for your content! What kinds of utility-related subcontractors or specialists are typically involved in the preparatory work before the foundation is poured?

In regards to the tax situation- perhaps this varies by state- I'm Washington- but you only get tax exempt if it's a wholesale, meaning business to business, and that's only if they are reselling to someone else. In my case as a roofing contractor- regular customers are not exempt but builders doing custom projects are because they are simply passing the sales tax burden onto the final consumer (builder's client). And yes there is a special permit for it. If a supplier won't give better pricing without the permit then shop around. Lots of contractors in my area don't get the permit because they don't want the extra paperwork but still get better prices from the suppliers because of volume/repeat purchases.

I would love to see you do a video on rain capture systems

What is the name of the Corning insulation product you referred to?

I will be starting a owner build in Florida in 2025... it's on piles and concrete columns and hollow-core slabs..

Your thumbnails are looking great!

Thank you - that was most informative

I wouldn't ask an architect to tile my bathroom but after everything bad I could say about them I would still use one

When the name architect is used in a derogatory manner as much as Banks and inspectors it sure makes you think twice

Construction is where the rubber hits the road Ideally where the dream becomes real but ... hang around job sites in the Boomtown for 30 years and see how many times the name architect is used in a derogatory manner

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Brilliant. Thank you. Subscribed.

Keith when you mention to use a saw to cut down to a quarter inch around your island are you referring to a quarter inch from the sub floor?

What would you recommend for insulating metal roof with metal trusses?

I would love more information about your use of stucco over Rockwood, thanks!

Building have been becoming more air tight over the last 50 years. Can't reai blame zip system. A/C units now have fresh air exchanges. I think it's a learning curves , the more we made buildings air tight we learned we need air circulation

Hello Sir is it a good time to build.

I can't find the local builder associations website. Can you provide me the link to the website?