When I first started watching this build originally I was waiting for the rest of the crew to show up and when they didn’t I couldn’t believe the work you did and do. That is what hooked me on all your posts. Truly amazing work. I’ll be a follower and a fan as long as you have content.
That improvised drill "press" for the I-beams was phenomenal. I would have spring for the magdrill and this guy is out there making it look easy. Unreal.
This time lapse compilation is very well done. This is the build I found your channel on... and I started in the middle, I guess... so it was nice to see it from the beginning. I'm just amazed every time I watch you build something... pretty much on your own - modern or traditional... doesn't matter. Thanks for sharing these projects with us.
WOW Jake super builder. About 6 or 7 months in 1 hour. I memory tells me this build is somewhere near the coast. From my tome stationed in Coos Bay where it seemed like it rained every day, After retirement from the USCG I did some time in Cottage Grove, Baker, Pendleton, and some others but do not remember all that much rain in those other towns. Keep up that human strength on all your builds. Ron USCG RET
Thanks Ron, it was under 5 months for the first jag and then some checkbacks. It does rain a lot here, not SE Alaska levels but a bunch just the same. I'm over 6' for the year on my home station and its gonna keep raining right up to the 1st so probably the same as last year like in the video.
Great to relive this build, nice to see the update footage at the end, and to realise you did get a few days of sunshine in between the rain and snow in those 20 weeks :) Thanks for including some of the 'crane cam' timelapse footage :)
This is an astounding amount of work for one person. Then, add to that the fact that you took the time to film it all. Insane time commitment. Thanks for sharing.
Hands down my favorite UA-cam build series of 2024 Jake. Loved every minute and learned a ton from you about working smart, material handling, tool making, sequencing and problem solving. I’ve said before I don’t understand how your channel has just 13K subscribers. It’s an algorithmic travesty ;-) I’d hire you in a minute if I had a project like this. Thanks for the inspiration. All the best in 2025.
Thanks man, I appreciate you keeping up with it. The sub stall is a little baffling to me as well and this compilation is an attempt to kickstart it again. Fingers crossed :-)
You are a true legend! Craftsmen like you are few and far between. Love your videos. If I had ten of you you i would be the best in the Midwest. Thank you for sharing your experience! Always a joy to watch you work! Thank you for your time and dedication. Truly enjoyed!!
what a badass, I build structures by myself too but this is very impressive. When you work alone, you realize that there are very few operations that actually require multiple people.
Thanks so much. You're so right, once you do it long enough you stop even thinking about how another person would fit into the task. I will say that string lining walls is one of my least favorite things to do solo though :-)
Hey thanks! Once you dial in the right pressure and drill speed it’s only a few seconds a hole and I was able to get more than 1000 holes out of one of the bits.
Its mango season here where I live,, and i really love mangoes, got a big bowl of fresh mangoes here watching you work. Your work has me mesmerized that it is taking all the attention from the mangoes. amazing.
HI JAKE ,first of all thanks for your brilliant videos that has kept your followers intrigued with your multiple talents as master builder also your Video editing skills.
Having built modern homes on similar lot conditions near the Arboretum in Portland, I have to say that you're an absolute stud! Building the entire home by yourself is legendary!!! I think this house every type of hardware, challenging design/construction condition that exists. Who is the architect on this project? Thanks for posting this.
Hola,Jake. Desde hace años miro videos de construcción. Este, lejos, es el mejor que ví. Tu conocimiento y capacidad de trabajo es asombroso. Me saco el sombrero, amigo. Me encantaría trabajar con vos sin cobrar un dólar. Solo para aprender. Te mando un abrazo. Gracias por los videos. Gracias, gracias, gracias!
Good to see an update on progress at the end there. Will you be doing the fix? or is that the builders crew? I'd love to see how you do a fix. Merry Christmas
The most effective video to watch when dealing with excessive procrastination is this one. I highly commend the effort invested in creating and filming this content. Your dedication is truly commendable, and you undoubtedly deserve millions of followers. I have subscribed to your channel.
Sorry forgot to add I do alot of carpentry work by myself being 56 years old and I know it’s hard on the body. I got to give it to you 👏 you are not only a beast but very skilled. Thank you for sharing.
Le Machine, Le Tank! 😀 What a man! Very impressive work! Great job, great house, Jack! PS: It would be great to see the final result with finished interior one day as well.
I really enjoyed the build and your video. Super impressive. BTW, in case no one else mentioned, I've used that exact same pocket door hardware, its made by a company called Cavity Sliders.
@@mannyd6457 hey great info thank you. I made a note in my phone with that company name. I’m sure they’ve got other cool stuff too. I’m gonna check them out.
What do you use to film? I am building a house by myself and have used the time lapse function on my phone but wondering what you use. I am done with concrete and going to start stripping then frame on Monday. Just curious as I would like to do some time lapse. LOOKS AWESOME!
You caught me at my computer! Mostly iPhones but gopros on the crane because once it's up it's up all day and i mount the camera in a battery case that lasts all day. Iphones work for timelapse but you have to restart every 15 minutes or so otherwise it will just keep compressing the file and dropping clips to keep it around 30-40 seconds long. So if your interest is mostly timelapse then a simple gopro with a solid external battery or power source will be the best yield day after day. You might think about fixing some sort of permanent mount so the timelapse from that spot is always the same angle which makes it nice when you edit it all together. Good luck with your build!
Thanks for the questions, the walls dry out rapidly but the floor sheeting takes longer. The quality 1-1/8" plywood flooring stays extremely stable and flat. There was zero delamination of the flooring and nothing needed replacing. One thing that helps is that there was no OSB sheeting on the roof, walls or floor. Also, the roof plywood was dried in without ever getting wet. I know it seems unusual to people from outside the area but it is an extremely normal way to do things here and quite frankly really difficult to avoid. My home rain gauge showed 75" for the year :-) thanks for watching!
@@joevergnetti767 I know it seems weird to literally everywhere else in the country but it’s just how it goes in this area. High quality 1-1/8” decking and a long open time for the build. Big fans right away and de humidifiers right after. The worst of the rain was this time last year and the roof plywood itself was dried in without ever getting wet. The house just now got sheet rocked and it’s totally fine. Same way it’s always been around here as long as I’ve been in the trades. You really only get in trouble if you use OSB sheeting and flooring and do frame to finish in 90 days like they do in the tracts. Thanks for checking it out!
this house is actually beautiful, but seeing the recent palisade grass fire, this house will eventually easy to catch fire, it would be best to used a full concrete house design hollow block and cement to ensure it be fire proof in case of grass fires
@@raba2d723 Oh sorry:-) I have a remote, you can see it in action starting around 48:56 or so when I was moving the access stairs. You can also see more on how it works here; ua-cam.com/video/vxYPIJOAwWQ/v-deo.html When I broke it and had to fix it :-)
@@ShredPile very cool. I study mechanical engineering but became interested in home building recently. Can you recommend some books? On library genesis I found some on building codes but wondered if something besides experience experimentation gave you some motivation when you first started
Quick questions for Jake regarding the flooring. How did the plywood flooring hold up during the many months of inclement weather? Also I remember you covering the concrete finished floor in the basement, but can't recall seeing it closely after it was uncovered. Did that provide the protection you were hoping for? Looking forward to 2025 :)
It all held up just fine Paul, No delaminations and no repairs and the garage protection worked as intended. It did pretty much come out after framing as they continued to work over it but having it there thru the greenest of it was key.
@ no worries, btw that black plywood is 3/4 ACX pressure treated. It’s usually a dark green but when it’s wet, it looks blackish and that’s how it turned out in the footage
When I first started watching this build originally I was waiting for the rest of the crew to show up and when they didn’t I couldn’t believe the work you did and do. That is what hooked me on all your posts. Truly amazing work. I’ll be a follower and a fan as long as you have content.
Love it Alan, Thanks
That improvised drill "press" for the I-beams was phenomenal. I would have spring for the magdrill and this guy is out there making it look easy. Unreal.
Jake, you are a hard working man and you do good work. Thanks for sharing all those videos.
You bet, thanks.
I thought I was a jack of all trades, but this man is an Ace of Every Trade. Simply amazing what you have done my friend.
This time lapse compilation is very well done. This is the build I found your channel on... and I started in the middle, I guess... so it was nice to see it from the beginning. I'm just amazed every time I watch you build something... pretty much on your own - modern or traditional... doesn't matter. Thanks for sharing these projects with us.
Thanks Tyler, seemed like a good time to do it at about a year on. Hopefully it helps to keep the channel growing. Have a great 2025!
Wow ! You’re the REAL deal sir ! Forget Red Seal cert., more like double platinum ! Thanks for sharing your build with us. 🤙🇨🇦
Thanks Man!
Superman! I can't believe one person did all that! It is quite astonishing!
WOW Jake super builder. About 6 or 7 months in 1 hour. I memory tells me this build is somewhere near the coast. From my tome stationed in Coos Bay where it seemed like it rained every day, After retirement from the USCG I did some time in Cottage Grove, Baker, Pendleton, and some others but do not remember all that much rain in those other towns.
Keep up that human strength on all your builds. Ron USCG RET
Thanks Ron, it was under 5 months for the first jag and then some checkbacks. It does rain a lot here, not SE Alaska levels but a bunch just the same. I'm over 6' for the year on my home station and its gonna keep raining right up to the 1st so probably the same as last year like in the video.
Great to relive this build, nice to see the update footage at the end, and to realise you did get a few days of sunshine in between the rain and snow in those 20 weeks :) Thanks for including some of the 'crane cam' timelapse footage :)
My pleasure Paul, we'll see what the next year brings.
This is an astounding amount of work for one person. Then, add to that the fact that you took the time to film it all. Insane time commitment. Thanks for sharing.
Hands down my favorite UA-cam build series of 2024 Jake. Loved every minute and learned a ton from you about working smart, material handling, tool making, sequencing and problem solving. I’ve said before I don’t understand how your channel has just 13K subscribers. It’s an algorithmic travesty ;-)
I’d hire you in a minute if I had a project like this. Thanks for the inspiration. All the best in 2025.
Thanks man, I appreciate you keeping up with it. The sub stall is a little baffling to me as well and this compilation is an attempt to kickstart it again. Fingers crossed :-)
Great put together of this compilation Jake! Hope your Holidays are Happy and family filled!
Thanks Robert you too :-)
Someone's hardwork here is for others an episode very enjoyably to watch and spend some time relaxing, Thank you and God Bless!
Thanks!
Thanks friend!
Now I'm wet and cold all over again. ;) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you Jake.
Lol, I know the feeling:-) All the best to you and yours as well Ray.
Happy I found your channel again. I've been looking for a couple months.
@@NickApex hey great! Looks like my winter outreach program worked :-)
1 man. Blooming brilliant you are ridiculous and your build is gonna end up being seriously great
@@trevorhallett4092 thanks man!
You are a true legend! Craftsmen like you are few and far between. Love your videos. If I had ten of you you i would be the best in the Midwest. Thank you for sharing your experience! Always a joy to watch you work! Thank you for your time and dedication. Truly enjoyed!!
Thanks man!
very extremely impressed! Well done Jake!
I cant imagine anyone else being able to pull this off like you
@@peterpan9785 much appreciated!
what a badass, I build structures by myself too but this is very impressive. When you work alone, you realize that there are very few operations that actually require multiple people.
Thanks so much. You're so right, once you do it long enough you stop even thinking about how another person would fit into the task. I will say that string lining walls is one of my least favorite things to do solo though :-)
What a great idea with the “drill press”! On the I beams
Hey thanks! Once you dial in the right pressure and drill speed it’s only a few seconds a hole and I was able to get more than 1000 holes out of one of the bits.
massive respect for your pro work!! I wouldn't change a nail, and as a one-man show this is impressive and unbeatable.
Thanks, I appreciate that!
Its mango season here where I live,, and i really love mangoes, got a big bowl of fresh mangoes here watching you work. Your work has me mesmerized that it is taking all the attention from the mangoes. amazing.
Now your'e talking my language, there's wealth and there's wealth. A bowl of mangos is as good as it gets. I would eat myself into a coma:-)
Wow!!! Amazing work!
HI JAKE ,first of all thanks for your brilliant videos that has kept your followers intrigued with your multiple talents as master builder also your Video editing skills.
Thanks Michael!
Brother?
I see you do the same way as me! Quality and strength are everything!
Lol, you are right of course.
Thanks for the update.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
You too man.
Having built modern homes on similar lot conditions near the Arboretum in Portland, I have to say that you're an absolute stud! Building the entire home by yourself is legendary!!! I think this house every type of hardware, challenging design/construction condition that exists.
Who is the architect on this project? Thanks for posting this.
Yeah the west hills can be brutally challenging.
Architect is on the fence at 00:33
Hola,Jake. Desde hace años miro videos de construcción. Este, lejos, es el mejor que ví. Tu conocimiento y capacidad de trabajo es asombroso. Me saco el sombrero, amigo. Me encantaría trabajar con vos sin cobrar un dólar. Solo para aprender. Te mando un abrazo. Gracias por los videos. Gracias, gracias, gracias!
Best Builder Vid on YT
Thanks a lot for that compilation, Jake.
I hope you have a happy and prosperous new year.
Be careful out there my friend.
See you on the net one. 👍
Will do Joe thanks and you too!
It’s been a pleasure to watch you go at it this past year. I’ve picked up a few tricks of the trade from you. All the best in 2025.🍻
I appreciate that Nick, You too. Good to see you here again:-)
Ты монстр мужик ! Всё один сделал , респект .
Good to see an update on progress at the end there. Will you be doing the fix? or is that the builders crew? I'd love to see how you do a fix.
Merry Christmas
I hope we get to see more of your mastery. Thanks for all you have shared already.
The most effective video to watch when dealing with excessive procrastination is this one. I highly commend the effort invested in creating and filming this content. Your dedication is truly commendable, and you undoubtedly deserve millions of followers. I have subscribed to your channel.
Thanks for the sub!!
Amazing work you did
Whoa yeah, and ditto on the HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you and yours😊
Right back atcha! Thanks
this guy is a beast, I am remodeling an apartment about 1700sqft and its so much work I can't imagine building all from scratch all alone.
How did these quadruplets manage to never be in the frame together during the entire construction? I can't figure it out... It's some kind of miracle.
This was awesome!!! ....Liked and Subscribed....looking forward to more content like this in the future
Thanks!
Sorry forgot to add I do alot of carpentry work by myself being 56 years old and I know it’s hard on the body. I got to give it to you 👏 you are not only a beast but very skilled. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks man, we're the same age and it does beat a guy up for sure :-)
Thanks a bunch and Merry Christmas
You too, thanks :-)
This is absolutely amazing, you are living the dream! Wow!
thanks!
great job
A lot can be done alone.
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks to you.
My dream is building my home and your this video will be my lecture.
I really appreciate it.
My pleasure, thanks for watching:-)
Le Machine, Le Tank! 😀 What a man! Very impressive work! Great job, great house, Jack!
PS: It would be great to see the final result with finished interior one day as well.
Updates are planned, I have handrail work to do up there so i'll be documenting that. Thanks for watching!
AWESOME BUILDING 🙏🙏🙏 PURE CRAFTMANS WORK 👍
Freaking incredible effort. Thanks.
Wow you are a Savage! Hats off!
Looking forward to seeing it finished.
Wonderful work you did without the crew
I really enjoyed the build and your video. Super impressive. BTW, in case no one else mentioned, I've used that exact same pocket door hardware, its made by a company called Cavity Sliders.
@@mannyd6457 hey great info thank you. I made a note in my phone with that company name. I’m sure they’ve got other cool stuff too. I’m gonna check them out.
Колоссальный труд!!!
спасибо чувак
Just watching Leo on, Tallyho and he mentioned this chap that built some stuff, 4 the yacht, so taking interest, and learning from these guys. 😊
I'd have put the insulation between the wythes together with bar and welded wire fabric and left the face bare. 😊
Amazing man. How'd you form your concrete? It looks so clean!
That was a different crew, too much tricky stuff and too big for me to take on. Thanks for checking it out!
Amazing 😍 im in love
Very professional job. You are building a castle 😂😂. Congratulations.
Esse projeto de casa foi um dos mais bonitos que eu vi no seu canal, você é um grande mestre.
Saudações do Brasil.
Obrigado senhor!
Amazing effort and Skill, can't believe you accomplished this by yourself! You have a new subscriber! Look forward to following your projects.
Much appreciated!
Хороший дом. Молодец
спасибо, брат
Love it so much keep it up as always 💘
Where is this taking place. This is amazing!!
In the Pacific Northwest. Near Portland.
Impressive 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
If you had a three man crew you probably could have built the house in half the time.
I gotta say...
THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE!
I wish I have all his knowledge to build my home like that!
great job. Cool. this is something fantastic.
@@СергейДроботов-с1ъ spasibo ser!
merry xmass and happy new year jake....
I would love to see the plans
that is an amazing work. I'm ashamed of myself damn.
wow, this is a massive job for 1 person
well it look like a mansion to me, good job
Merry Christmas and a HAPPY NEW YEAR SIR 💚🤍❤💯💯💯💚🤍❤
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Thanks Gary, you too
That is one strong building
I can’t even make this video - forget the house
Just found your channel and watched this video. We love modern homes and I'm surprised to see you're in Oregon as well. What city was this built in?
It's Portland area, thanks for watching!
@@ShredPile That's cool finding your channel and knowing that you're local. Great work. Maybe I'll contact you one day to build a modern home for me.🙂
Amazing work ! Did you design it yourself or hired an architect ?
It was designed by an architect, I’m simply the structural contractor.
@@ShredPile Who is the architect ?
@ on the fence at 0:33 :-)
Nice how much was material's cost?
awesome!
What do you use to film? I am building a house by myself and have used the time lapse function on my phone but wondering what you use. I am done with concrete and going to start stripping then frame on Monday. Just curious as I would like to do some time lapse. LOOKS AWESOME!
You caught me at my computer! Mostly iPhones but gopros on the crane because once it's up it's up all day and i mount the camera in a battery case that lasts all day. Iphones work for timelapse but you have to restart every 15 minutes or so otherwise it will just keep compressing the file and dropping clips to keep it around 30-40 seconds long. So if your interest is mostly timelapse then a simple gopro with a solid external battery or power source will be the best yield day after day. You might think about fixing some sort of permanent mount so the timelapse from that spot is always the same angle which makes it nice when you edit it all together.
Good luck with your build!
super job:)
Definitely become a fan of Jake!
It's raining a lot while building the house, does it matter if the wood material gets rained on??? Doesn't it warp or deform??
Thanks for the questions, the walls dry out rapidly but the floor sheeting takes longer. The quality 1-1/8" plywood flooring stays extremely stable and flat. There was zero delamination of the flooring and nothing needed replacing. One thing that helps is that there was no OSB sheeting on the roof, walls or floor. Also, the roof plywood was dried in without ever getting wet. I know it seems unusual to people from outside the area but it is an extremely normal way to do things here and quite frankly really difficult to avoid. My home rain gauge showed 75" for the year :-) thanks for watching!
This guy is worth his weight in gold, annually!
How did you keep all that wet wood from warping? It seems like there won’t ever be enough dry time for the moisture to dry out.
@@joevergnetti767 I know it seems weird to literally everywhere else in the country but it’s just how it goes in this area. High quality 1-1/8” decking and a long open time for the build. Big fans right away and de humidifiers right after. The worst of the rain was this time last year and the roof plywood itself was dried in without ever getting wet. The house just now got sheet rocked and it’s totally fine. Same way it’s always been around here as long as I’ve been in the trades. You really only get in trouble if you use OSB sheeting and flooring and do frame to finish in 90 days like they do in the tracts. Thanks for checking it out!
@ well done!! I noticed the higher quality ply, osb would have shredded. Can’t believe it was mostly by one man’s hands!
Multyskil amazing.. greeting from indonesia
Wow! Nice!
Хорошая работа
Don’t know where this is at but it looks Devine
Amazing
this house is actually beautiful, but seeing the recent palisade grass fire, this house will eventually easy to catch fire, it would be best to used a full concrete house design hollow block and cement to ensure it be fire proof in case of grass fires
Nah, look at the trees…covered in moss from the wet Oregon mtn climate. Ultra low fire risk here. Not comparable to the Palisades area.
were you operating the crane with a playstation controller
Lol, kind of seems like it sometimes:-)
@@ShredPile how do you get the crane to go where you want? :D
@@raba2d723 Oh sorry:-) I have a remote, you can see it in action starting around 48:56 or so when I was moving the access stairs. You can also see more on how it works here; ua-cam.com/video/vxYPIJOAwWQ/v-deo.html
When I broke it and had to fix it :-)
@@ShredPile very cool. I study mechanical engineering but became interested in home building recently. Can you recommend some books? On library genesis I found some on building codes but wondered if something besides experience experimentation gave you some motivation when you first started
Quick questions for Jake regarding the flooring. How did the plywood flooring hold up during the many months of inclement weather? Also I remember you covering the concrete finished floor in the basement, but can't recall seeing it closely after it was uncovered. Did that provide the protection you were hoping for? Looking forward to 2025 :)
It all held up just fine Paul, No delaminations and no repairs and the garage protection worked as intended. It did pretty much come out after framing as they continued to work over it but having it there thru the greenest of it was key.
@@ShredPile Great to hear on both counts :)
I had forgotten how much rain fell during this project ☔️
Me too although i've been out in it for this season too:-)
lol what did it do, Rain all year ? LOL looks liek you could not catch a break. Nice build
Thanks man, yeah it was a wet winter for sure.
How much was the material cost? Ball park? And what is the black plywood?
No Idea on the wood and steel, I'm just the structure guy and the general takes care of that. I only order it:-)
Thanks for the replies I really appreciate it. I pray you get to do what you love for many more years.
@ no worries, btw that black plywood is 3/4 ACX pressure treated. It’s usually a dark green but when it’s wet, it looks blackish and that’s how it turned out in the footage
Just 👌💥
I guess you finished the timber frame horse barn, but I do not remember any final walk thru. Ron USCG RET
Nope, not quite done but i've still been filming it so more episodes to come.
@@ShredPile Looking forward to see the end result of the timber frame. Keep safe. Ron