As a contractor.... I'm over it. I'm in northern Colorado and the past several years has been a complete nightmare.... to the point that I am changing my business model. I can no longer rely on subs or find qualified employees. I know that they are out there but I am not willing to sacrifice quality or fix their mistakes until I find that rare sub or employee. I tell people before they give me a bid that I am OCD and I want their best work and I am willing to pay for it.... They do enough to pass inspections. I burnt out trying to do everything myself. I'm hoping that this next crash will wipe out the hacks and make it easier to find and access guys who really care....
It seems highly unlikely the "hacks" will be flushed out of the economy. Professional's going the extra mile and using best practices are more likely to be crushed by constricted margins and volume in an economy folding up. Just saying.
@@ralphjessee2688 The hacks got crushed in the 2007 crash. I never stopped working because wealthy people simply remodeled their home instead of moving. The cream always floats to the top.....
Scott, just yesterday in an interview I was doing with a potential builder I "tested" the builder on how he air seals his soffits and discussed your method and referred to you....as well as you being on Matt's channel. You are very important to helping me with preparing for this build and finding the right team. I think I may have finally found the right builder who already practices air tight energy efficient builds. It took 4 yrs of perseverance....and last Summer I was ready to Give UP! Cheers from small province of Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Canada. I have subscribed to your channel and bookmarked it in the document I prepare for building details for my build. Thank you so so so much Scott! Continuity!👍💯 🙏🇨🇦
Followed you over from the video you did with Matt Risinger. I personally appreciate you giving us affordable options to get a nice, tight home. I'm looking forward to your content.
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! I first saw your system on Risinger’s video and really didn’t want to build in his manner because of the higher cost, your solution solves my concerns. I wish Matt would be more cognizant of his much more expensive building techniques. I will definitely be using your technique to build my new home.
Matt is great in that he's brought thoughtful building into the mainstream. However he loses me when fawning over $30k patio doors and super expensive details on multi-million dollar builds.
Would this soffit technique affect older homes negatively? My soffits have ventilation which allow air to circulate through and out of the attic, but I like the seal this provides
This is a perfect detail for houses with hip roofs and overhangs that cover patios! I really wanted to do Matt's "monopoly" style as he described it, but with a hip roof and 10' overhangs, his method of "faux tails" on top of the roof just wouldn't cut it. Your method would have been absolutely perfect and wow, do I wish I had known about this at that stage of construction!
Thanks for the tip Scott . I saw your video with Matt yesterday and glad to see your bringing more air sealing and building details to a spec house. I have followed Matt for some time but has house budgets that are way beyond what most people can afford. Glad to see you hopped onboard u~tube and sharing your knowledge. Looking forward to the next video!
Scott thank you showing the details of this.im a truck driver by trade and have done some hammer swinging. I am getting ready to start building my retirement home/barndaminum which ill do most all of the work. So yours and matts videos are invaluable education for me.
Scott, really excellent that you're sharing videos about your experience, I too am a majority spec builder here in SETX & i can relate to many of the same issues with building tighter, better houses. I'm looking forward to seeing what you're doing on the roof decking on this one. Thanks again!
Thanks for this Scott, we just broke ground for our build and i am watching you for all of my "belt and Suspender" methods. My builder was at the Las Vegas build show, so he has a few things he would like to try.
I will be following you intently as you pour out your knowledge on UA-cam. Hopefully there will be some value add we can give back in return. Thank you!
Hey Scott. Those Builders that stormed off your job because they wouldnt do what you ask. DONT HIRE THEM BACK ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WORK GETS SLOW AND THEM BUILDERS ARE BEGGING FOR WORK. You dont need those types of builders in the industry. Period.
Thanks for the video. If at all possible, please consider adding a hand-drawn sketch depicting a cross-sectional view of the detail from the architect's plans to help the viewer. Also, please consider a future video discussing roof sheathing choice 5/8 Zip versus 5/8 OSB, discussing how best to use each.
Looks good. I am in South Carolina. Most people here look at me like I am some sort of alien when I talk about thermal breaks or air sealing my home I am currently building. I want Zip R sheathing but the supply houses here will not even order it for me. It’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks 😂. Thanks for the video. Terry
Hi Scott. Just a plea for you to make more videos. I'm sure you will settle into exact style & how specific to go for each upload, but more is better. Love the content & appreciate you sharing insights to building homes that balance affordability and performance. Thanks!!
Is there a function of the vented soffit panels if there's ZIP enclosing the rafter tails and bays running underneath it? Or was this an instance of using the material that was available?
Hey Scott, would nailing on some temporary blocking onto the sub-fascia (example 2x4) to gave the straight edge for the decking work? Later you just pop off the blocking, tape the sub-fascia to decking and liquid flash the nail holes. Or would that be too unconventional too? That way you could install the James Hardie afterwards without having to tape the James Hardie Fascia.
Yes, that would work. In my case, I have to limit what I ask the guys to do. What we're doing now works and the guys are used to it. But the blocking idea is probably better.
Thank you for this video. It would have been more helpful, for me at least, if you would have taken some video during the entire construction of soffit you describe. I can see the finished product and it looks great, but just need more help getting there myself. Again, thanks!
Zip flashing tape sticks to Siga tape with no issues? I'm renovating exterior and want to seal concrete/bottom edge of Zip R3 with Fentram, and curious on finishing Zip flashing tape from sheathing seams to Fentram.
Great video! I just have one question. Where do you get your Siga tape??? It’s not available online or in any stores I know of in central Texas. I’ve tried contacting the Siga rep many times and he’s never returned my phone calls.
This seems to be the case with so many cool high performance products. In fact, some products I don't use simply because I can't find a place to buy them. Fortunately, there is a place where you can buy Siga Tape online and have it delivered in a reasonable time. It's performancebuildingtapes.com/
Quit being so critical. This guy is taking time to share his ideas. He could just keep it to himself, but he chooses to share it with the comunity. He will get better with time. All youtubers do.
I’m not gonna lie; I wish you’d have built your place about a year ago when I was building mine…would have saved a few thousand compared to the monopoly frame I went with.
scott- great video. if you were doing a custom home and using plywood and a traditional wrb (meaning not zip), for the soffit detail would you just apply a liquid wrb (like a prosoco product) for this area?
It depends on where the rest of the air barrier is. But If I was doing a custom, I would highly recommend a sheathing product (doesn't have to be zip) that has a weather barrier incorporated. Then I would do the soffit detail as I describe in this video. But if I had to use a Tyvek like product for whatever reason, then I would still do something similar. I would still use the sheathing as the air barrier while the Tyvek or whatever can be the water barrier. With that, I'd put the sheathing product in the soffit and do the same thing I'm doing here. Tape the soffit to wall connection and caulk it to the facia and then tape that to the roof.
Scott, how are your venting the roof with this detail since everything is closed up? Rain screen for the roof with an ERV and dehumidifier in the attic?
@@ScottTrue I hope you show that underlayment detail Scott, great job! I also echo the comments that Matt is too pricey... he is like what happened to This old house after the first few seasons.
If we put exterior insulation on the roof, then we most likely will use a different assembly. We'd probably do the "monopoly" framing, then run continuous insulation, and then build the eve last. The tight soffit detail in this video is meant for an assembly that is not getting exterior insulation (although you could marry the ideas if you wanted)
@@wesleyshaw87 Right now, the price difference between zip and osb is a lot. This is an example of adjusting strategy according to market. I need the zip on the wall to shed water. The roof will have underlayment and shingles to shed water. The seams of the roof osb will be taped with zip tape for air tightness.
I can talk more about that in upcoming videos, but really, it's nothing special. We site build everything because that's what works for us. We look up in the code tables for rafter size. Most of the time, they are 2x6 rafters because they are supported in several places. In vaulted areas, we go bigger according to code tables. It's all very standard stuff, nothing out of the ordinary. Except for the stacking part. In normal framing, rafters just land wherever. In the advanced framing we do, we make sure rafters land above studs.
@@ScottTrue Thank you, and by the way, I love your morals and the way you do things - the right way. It seems to be so hard to find people willing to approach life like this that I almost want to move down there from LA and work with you. I'm doing a lot of the work on my house myself, because everyone that has come out is more intrested in finishing as fast as possible instead of taking pride in their work and doing it right. I'm even willing to pay for it but still seems to be hard to find.
R value varies depending on the house. 23 on the low end, 30 for optimized efficiency, more than 30 when aiming for passive like goals. I've done vapor diffusion on roofs with permeable insulation. I'm not doing it now because I have found that a fully conditioned attic (not just passively conditioned) keeps humidity down and we have no humidity at the ridge.
This might be a silly question can you use weather wrap on the exterior and be successful running it up over the soffit and some facia, if you’re not using zip sheeting?
The vented soffit at the garage does not have the zip behind it. The garage is separated from the conditioned part of the house. Everywhere else, there are no holes in the soffit. It is solid. With Zip behind it.
@@AmbachtAle There is zip behind the solid soffit where the living space is and no zip behind the vented soffit at the garage. The garage is vented but the living space is not.
Open cell spray foam is installed on the underside of the roof decking and the attic is fully conditioned (not passively) with supply and return. In other words, I'm dehumidifying the air before vapor has a chance to condensate.
Like all ideas throughout human history, it is not new. Nor is it invented by one man. Like many ideas, simultaneously many are doing like-wise. What is seldom addressed is does an idea work? Will it stand the test of time, and will it work for all environments? The beauty of many a-like-mind is everyone tweaks it to what they think is best. The down side is few share info. (Many care not for fame of being on camera). Somewhere down the road failure falls to the wayside and the best concept are elevated for the few if it doesn’t make money easily. Such is the capitalist society. “Money for nothing and chicks for free.” We all could have told you that the bums you hired wouldn’t do the work your way …. There’s only money in speed and ease. In order to change the masses of fly by night contractors (half-assed workers) … those that work with dollar signs in their eyes and little to no pride in their work, is to do it yourself. And/or know intimately the task at hand and stand over them as they work (like master over slave) stopping any work not to your standards. Prior to doing that have a legal contract in your favor. Have all money in trust. Hence, putting the halfed-asser’s out of business. Thanks for sharing … keep the results public. Thanks. (JF)👍
yes what you do for air tightness seems like common sense.. Also shows how lazy most in the industry are about building quality. Seems like those who build with paper sheathing are much much much worse about building anything that comes close to quality. Just toured a dh horton new POS subdivision going iin. Basically lot line houses. I would like to say they sure are crappily built.. if they got blower door test near 3 I would be shocked.
I'm sorry, you lost me a Hardi Facia and soffit. I have a whole house of that crap that is literally falling apart I suspect from moisture intrusion. I'll not use another piece of it on any building project. It's about as good as the old crappy masonite siding material.
These framers or labourers do not understand the system or the idea. You need to do it yourself or most of the stuff before the contractors come on site. You will be surprised how many roofers and framers do not know about insulation and air blocking concept for the roof or the whole house.
As a contractor.... I'm over it. I'm in northern Colorado and the past several years has been a complete nightmare.... to the point that I am changing my business model. I can no longer rely on subs or find qualified employees. I know that they are out there but I am not willing to sacrifice quality or fix their mistakes until I find that rare sub or employee. I tell people before they give me a bid that I am OCD and I want their best work and I am willing to pay for it.... They do enough to pass inspections. I burnt out trying to do everything myself. I'm hoping that this next crash will wipe out the hacks and make it easier to find and access guys who really care....
Ugh! We need more people like you who actually care!
Good luck, seriously.
@@yentrader And to you as well...
It seems highly unlikely the "hacks" will be flushed out of the economy. Professional's going the extra mile and using best practices are more likely to be crushed by constricted margins and volume in an economy folding up. Just saying.
@@ralphjessee2688 The hacks got crushed in the 2007 crash. I never stopped working because wealthy people simply remodeled their home instead of moving. The cream always floats to the top.....
Scott, just yesterday in an interview I was doing with a potential builder I "tested" the builder on how he air seals his soffits and discussed your method and referred to you....as well as you being on Matt's channel. You are very important to helping me with preparing for this build and finding the right team. I think I may have finally found the right builder who already practices air tight energy efficient builds. It took 4 yrs of perseverance....and last Summer I was ready to Give UP! Cheers from small province of Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Canada. I have subscribed to your channel and bookmarked it in the document I prepare for building details for my build. Thank you so so so much Scott! Continuity!👍💯 🙏🇨🇦
Followed you over from the video you did with Matt Risinger. I personally appreciate you giving us affordable options to get a nice, tight home. I'm looking forward to your content.
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! I first saw your system on Risinger’s video and really didn’t want to build in his manner because of the higher cost, your solution solves my concerns. I wish Matt would be more cognizant of his much more expensive building techniques. I will definitely be using your technique to build my new home.
Matt is great in that he's brought thoughtful building into the mainstream. However he loses me when fawning over $30k patio doors and super expensive details on multi-million dollar builds.
Would this soffit technique affect older homes negatively? My soffits have ventilation which allow air to circulate through and out of the attic, but I like the seal this provides
@@owg952 If you seal your attic you need to condition it/mechanically ventilate it
@@HaploBartow Thanks for letting me know!
Matt's market is million dollar homes. That's why he builds that way. You can take his ideas and modify to your needs.
This is a perfect detail for houses with hip roofs and overhangs that cover patios! I really wanted to do Matt's "monopoly" style as he described it, but with a hip roof and 10' overhangs, his method of "faux tails" on top of the roof just wouldn't cut it. Your method would have been absolutely perfect and wow, do I wish I had known about this at that stage of construction!
Thanks for the tip Scott . I saw your video with Matt yesterday and glad to see your bringing more air sealing and building details to a spec house. I have followed Matt for some time but has house budgets that are way beyond what most people can afford. Glad to see you hopped onboard u~tube and sharing your knowledge. Looking forward to the next video!
Scott thank you showing the details of this.im a truck driver by trade and have done some hammer swinging. I am getting ready to start building my retirement home/barndaminum which ill do most all of the work. So yours and matts videos are invaluable education for me.
your videos are no longer available. what's the rub?
Glad you started a channel. Excited to follow some of your projects; and keep posting!
Scott, really excellent that you're sharing videos about your experience, I too am a majority spec builder here in SETX & i can relate to many of the same issues
with building tighter, better houses.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you're doing on the roof decking on this one.
Thanks again!
Thanks for this Scott, we just broke ground for our build and i am watching you for all of my "belt and Suspender" methods. My builder was at the Las Vegas build show, so he has a few things he would like to try.
Great video! Love the modified detail and the clear explanation. Thanks for putting in the effort and sharing this video.
I will be following you intently as you pour out your knowledge on UA-cam. Hopefully there will be some value add we can give back in return. Thank you!
Hey Scott. Those Builders that stormed off your job because they wouldnt do what you ask. DONT HIRE THEM BACK ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WORK GETS SLOW AND THEM BUILDERS ARE BEGGING FOR WORK. You dont need those types of builders in the industry. Period.
Thanks for the video. If at all possible, please consider adding a hand-drawn sketch depicting a cross-sectional view of the detail from the architect's plans to help the viewer. Also, please consider a future video discussing roof sheathing choice 5/8 Zip versus 5/8 OSB, discussing how best to use each.
Looks good. I am in South Carolina. Most people here look at me like I am some sort of alien when I talk about thermal breaks or air sealing my home I am currently building. I want Zip R sheathing but the supply houses here will not even order it for me. It’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks 😂.
Thanks for the video.
Terry
Hi Scott. Just a plea for you to make more videos. I'm sure you will settle into exact style & how specific to go for each upload, but more is better. Love the content & appreciate you sharing insights to building homes that balance affordability and performance. Thanks!!
Great description. Thanks. I wish I had a drawing of this detail.
Love your content. Down to earth. Solid details!
Are the shingles nailed to the rain screen material and doesn’t penetrate the osb?
Is there a function of the vented soffit panels if there's ZIP enclosing the rafter tails and bays running underneath it? Or was this an instance of using the material that was available?
Hey Scott, would nailing on some temporary blocking onto the sub-fascia (example 2x4) to gave the straight edge for the decking work? Later you just pop off the blocking, tape the sub-fascia to decking and liquid flash the nail holes. Or would that be too unconventional too? That way you could install the James Hardie afterwards without having to tape the James Hardie Fascia.
Yes, that would work. In my case, I have to limit what I ask the guys to do. What we're doing now works and the guys are used to it. But the blocking idea is probably better.
Thank you for this video. It would have been more helpful, for me at least, if you would have taken some video during the entire construction of soffit you describe. I can see the finished product and it looks great, but just need more help getting there myself. Again, thanks!
Why is the soffit vented if it's completely sealed underneath? It's good to see you starting the social media stuff.
Only the garage part is vented. At the garage, it is not sealed. The garage is vented. Everywhere else, solid soffit is used.
I really appreciate these video's. Thanks
Zip flashing tape sticks to Siga tape with no issues? I'm renovating exterior and want to seal concrete/bottom edge of Zip R3 with Fentram, and curious on finishing Zip flashing tape from sheathing seams to Fentram.
Since you vented the soffits in the garage and not the rest of the home, do you seal off the garage in the attic from the rest of the home?
great videos. Thank you for providing real world building .
Keep the videos coming! 👍🏻
What hides the tape on the fascia if you’re not doing gutters all the way around the house?
How do you handle the roof edge on top of the sika tape. Won't the tape show?
No the drip edge completely covers the tape
I’m definitely doing this on my current build
Great video! I just have one question. Where do you get your Siga tape??? It’s not available online or in any stores I know of in central Texas. I’ve tried contacting the Siga rep many times and he’s never returned my phone calls.
This seems to be the case with so many cool high performance products. In fact, some products I don't use simply because I can't find a place to buy them. Fortunately, there is a place where you can buy Siga Tape online and have it delivered in a reasonable time. It's performancebuildingtapes.com/
@@ScottTrue Thank you! I can't believe I never found that site. looks like a great resource.
Tip for the future if you continue doing UA-cam. Get a microphone so we the camera mic doesn't pick up the camera holder's breathing.
Quit being so critical. This guy is taking time to share his ideas. He could just keep it to himself, but he chooses to share it with the comunity. He will get better with time. All youtubers do.
I’m not gonna lie; I wish you’d have built your place about a year ago when I was building mine…would have saved a few thousand compared to the monopoly frame I went with.
Scott on the come up!!!
Who is the person whose seminar you went to?
scott- great video. if you were doing a custom home and using plywood and a traditional wrb (meaning not zip), for the soffit detail would you just apply a liquid wrb (like a prosoco product) for this area?
It depends on where the rest of the air barrier is. But If I was doing a custom, I would highly recommend a sheathing product (doesn't have to be zip) that has a weather barrier incorporated. Then I would do the soffit detail as I describe in this video. But if I had to use a Tyvek like product for whatever reason, then I would still do something similar. I would still use the sheathing as the air barrier while the Tyvek or whatever can be the water barrier. With that, I'd put the sheathing product in the soffit and do the same thing I'm doing here. Tape the soffit to wall connection and caulk it to the facia and then tape that to the roof.
Scott, how are your venting the roof with this detail since everything is closed up? Rain screen for the roof with an ERV and dehumidifier in the attic?
the roof is not vented. Underlayment will go on the roof decking and then shingles on the underlayment.
@@ScottTrue I hope you show that underlayment detail Scott, great job! I also echo the comments that Matt is too pricey... he is like what happened to This old house after the first few seasons.
@@ScottTrue is the attic sealed up as well? Without attic ventilation, frost will form on the interior of the sheathing and then mold will grow.
@@marcuse7322 You would vent it using a Vapor Vent which every sealed attic should have, according to Joseph Lstiburek
@@SillyGoose-n3l yes but, their needs to be airflow from the soffits for a vapor vent to work.
Would really like to see how you incorporate rooftop insulation with this method!
If we put exterior insulation on the roof, then we most likely will use a different assembly. We'd probably do the "monopoly" framing, then run continuous insulation, and then build the eve last. The tight soffit detail in this video is meant for an assembly that is not getting exterior insulation (although you could marry the ideas if you wanted)
@@ScottTrue gotcha! I’ve been thinking about that ever since I first saw your video, great to hear your thoughts on it!
I love your innovative details, but would like to understand why you vent the eaves in the garage. I look at that as part of my living space.
I'm curious whether this is any more beneficial than just sealing the whole soffit/facia roof connection via the inside with closed cell foam.
Probably would be a similar result. But closed cell is expensive and this method is relatively cheap.
Actually, your houses look closer to real monopoly houses. Monopoly houses have soffits and overhangs.
Is there zip sheathing behind the fascia?
i am confused. What do the holes in the soffit do if just beyond them there is an air barrier to the attic?
The garage part is vented. The rest is solid soffit.
Are you painting the siga tape on the fascia? How is that covered up?
I go 1" down on to the facia with the tape and the drip edge will cover it up.
Thanks Scott. One more question why did you use regular OSB on roof vs. zip? Are you going to tape the roof with zip tape?
@@wesleyshaw87 Right now, the price difference between zip and osb is a lot. This is an example of adjusting strategy according to market. I need the zip on the wall to shed water. The roof will have underlayment and shingles to shed water. The seams of the roof osb will be taped with zip tape for air tightness.
Scott - can you share your roof framing? Believe you stated it’s made on site and saw a glimpse on video with Matt.
I can talk more about that in upcoming videos, but really, it's nothing special. We site build everything because that's what works for us. We look up in the code tables for rafter size. Most of the time, they are 2x6 rafters because they are supported in several places. In vaulted areas, we go bigger according to code tables. It's all very standard stuff, nothing out of the ordinary. Except for the stacking part. In normal framing, rafters just land wherever. In the advanced framing we do, we make sure rafters land above studs.
Does the siga tape just sit on the outside of the fascia? I would think you wouldn't want to see it to have a clean look.
The drip edge completely covers the tape.
@@ScottTrue Thank you, and by the way, I love your morals and the way you do things - the right way. It seems to be so hard to find people willing to approach life like this that I almost want to move down there from LA and work with you. I'm doing a lot of the work on my house myself, because everyone that has come out is more intrested in finishing as fast as possible instead of taking pride in their work and doing it right. I'm even willing to pay for it but still seems to be hard to find.
How does that OSB on the roof hold up when it gets wet and is taped at seams?
We put a high quality underlayment on the OSB. It's only exposed like that for a day.
What R value will you spray the roof and will u have a vapor diffuser port along the ridge just in case
R value varies depending on the house. 23 on the low end, 30 for optimized efficiency, more than 30 when aiming for passive like goals. I've done vapor diffusion on roofs with permeable insulation. I'm not doing it now because I have found that a fully conditioned attic (not just passively conditioned) keeps humidity down and we have no humidity at the ridge.
This might be a silly question can you use weather wrap on the exterior and be successful running it up over the soffit and some facia, if you’re not using zip sheeting?
I think you could but that sounds very difficult
@@ScottTrue I thought. I’m in the Austin area and left you a message today for possible consultation for our remodel job. Hope to hear from you.
@@foodlaw5778 Great! Yes, I got the message. I was in the Building Science meeting yesterday but plan to call you today!
@@ScottTrue I look forward to it. Thanks.
Why are you making the house Air Tite...????... I'm confused...
so hardie soffet over zip sheathing. do the holes do anything?
The vented soffit at the garage does not have the zip behind it. The garage is separated from the conditioned part of the house. Everywhere else, there are no holes in the soffit. It is solid. With Zip behind it.
@@ScottTrue I must have missed it in the video. I thought you said there was zip behind the Hardie soffit.
@@AmbachtAle There is zip behind the solid soffit where the living space is and no zip behind the vented soffit at the garage. The garage is vented but the living space is not.
Great Stuff
??: How do you prevent condensation on the inside of this structure at roof?
Open cell spray foam is installed on the underside of the roof decking and the attic is fully conditioned (not passively) with supply and return. In other words, I'm dehumidifying the air before vapor has a chance to condensate.
@@ScottTrue Could you use close cell if you are installing a metal roof on furring strips?
@@agisler87 Yes. Open cell happens to be cheaper so I usually just go thicker until I reach the desired r-value.
Who form set that slab? WTF
Like all ideas throughout human history, it is not new. Nor is it invented by one man. Like many ideas, simultaneously many are doing like-wise. What is seldom addressed is does an idea work? Will it stand the test of time, and will it work for all environments? The beauty of many a-like-mind is everyone tweaks it to what they think is best. The down side is few share info. (Many care not for fame of being on camera).
Somewhere down the road failure falls to the wayside and the best concept are elevated for the few if it doesn’t make money easily. Such is the capitalist society. “Money for nothing and chicks for free.”
We all could have told you that the bums you hired wouldn’t do the work your way …. There’s only money in speed and ease. In order to change the masses of fly by night contractors (half-assed workers) … those that work with dollar signs in their eyes and little to no pride in their work, is to do it yourself. And/or know intimately the task at hand and stand over them as they work (like master over slave) stopping any work not to your standards. Prior to doing that have a legal contract in your favor. Have all money in trust. Hence, putting the halfed-asser’s out of business. Thanks for sharing … keep the results public. Thanks. (JF)👍
😃👍🏻👊🏻
yes what you do for air tightness seems like common sense.. Also shows how lazy most in the industry are about building quality. Seems like those who build with paper sheathing are much much much worse about building anything that comes close to quality. Just toured a dh horton new POS subdivision going iin. Basically lot line houses. I would like to say they sure are crappily built.. if they got blower door test near 3 I would be shocked.
I'm sorry, you lost me a Hardi Facia and soffit. I have a whole house of that crap that is literally falling apart I suspect from moisture intrusion. I'll not use another piece of it on any building project. It's about as good as the old crappy masonite siding material.
Some rough looking stem wall action behind you
These framers or labourers do not understand the system or the idea. You need to do it yourself or most of the stuff before the contractors come on site. You will be surprised how many roofers and framers do not know about insulation and air blocking concept for the roof or the whole house.
Will subs put themselves out of business,to cheap a job
Great idea, poor delivery
thank you so much, for taking the time! very imfornative