i built my house from the ground up.. live in my basement, while building.. did most of my own work.. very proud. it was a long journey, and i learned a lot about myself.. and i was glad i has a few smart people to call on and family to have "working parties" with.. and fellow veterans who use their expertise .. plumbing and electrical was huge.. drywallers are worth their weight in groute! i got a Lowe's house plan, drew an account from a local hardware logging yard.. abd started it.. paid cash.. no mortgage..
@@definitelynotpewdiepie i was wounded in Afghanistan, nov 2009- i spent 9 months in the hospital. my father and i came up with the idea, cleared an acre and started slowly, by the time i got out of the hospital, and returned to active duty, the Shell of the house was complete.. w/ sidings.. then for 4 yrs before i could retire from the Marines, I slowly learned, self taught, pex, plumbing DIY, Electrical. learned and paid for expert advise as needed. When i retired, I living in my basement, and built each room as i went, flooring, insulation, finish work, and built or rented the tools. many friends veterans and family members would pitch in to help teach me as i went. jan 2010 - march 2014...still working in prgress..lmao
My dad built houses by himself from 1970 to 2005. He would build 3 per summer. He did it all by himself except the roofing and drywall which is very taxing on the body and time. He is gone now but when I look back at what he did, I'm amazed at how hardworking he was. From the footer to the block-laying through the framing, plumbing and electric. Thats a lot of damn work for one man. Before pneumatic nailers he would wear out hammers regularly pounding those frames together. I remember once we were seeing who could squeeze a kitchen scale the hardest. I was 45 years old and he could squeeze it nearly twice the amount as I, at 70. . needless to say I never challenged my old man physically, ever. His big old mitts would have seized me immobilized no question. ...lol
My dad built his house from the ground up when i was 12. It was so cool to see the different stages of construction and the progression every week. As an Apprentice Electrician now, it's fun to be actually a part of the process
I've often fantasized about building a home completely off grid (with elec back up). My cousin has a log home in NH, grows his food, supplies his spring fed pond with trout he catches, needs only 1 or 2 pieces of wood to heat his home, has well and septic. When it's time for dinner, he fishes at his pond, grills on his patio and gets veggies from his garden.
@@Coatedcrev 😄 Hoss, I've burned one or two logs in a campfire for longer than that. Stoves are more efficient than even Swedish torches and the like. Internet tough guy posing is hilarious and all, but sad. If you need to pretend to be competent in UA-cam comments to support your ego, fix yourself.
Yes, first Plumber, then HVAC, then Electrician. Drains need certain slopes and they can't wiggle around things very easily. Hvac is large and needs space but it can go around pipes. Electrical can fit almost anywhere and move around plumbing and HVAC so it goes last.
I just want to say thank you. I’m 20 years old and I think about a lot of things. Things that make the world go wrong, I often wonder like how is that business even profitable, how does the whole city get water, etc. All these thoughts that just seem impossible to tackle and it really bothers me and frustrates me. Today I was thinking mmm I’d like to design houses for a living, at least my own house in the future. And I was in the shower just going through all these thoughts on how would tht work, what does it take. This video really was exactly what I was looking for and eased my mind a lot on this topic. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and doing so in a way where some confused young person like me can understand. I feel pretty dumb alot of times cus I never have the answers to the things I think about, but this really helped big time. Again thanks man
Take a ride to a local neighborhood going in. Watch several jobs as they progress. Take pictures to refer back to. You would be amazed at what you can learn just from observing things. Ask simple questions if any workers are around. Its not as complicated as it seems. You just have to take baby steps. Learn to understand each small portion of the process and it all starts making sense. My son and I are staring the build of two homes and then a large shop. Gonna show how what and why we are doing what we do to get it all done on our UA-cam channel. We are no experts but we will get it done. It may be a few weeks but there should be some framing videos on the floor system coming soon!! Terry
You’re not dumb lol. You’re curious which puts you a lot farther ahead than other 20 year olds that never even consider why things are done certain ways. You’re ahead of the game my man
If you haven't already committed to a career, you could do a lot worse than becoming a carpenter. Learn how to put house frames together and along the way you'll learn an awful lot about how all the other trades engage with the frames you built. And when you're ready to build your own home, you'll also have a lot of ideas about design and the current best practice in the industry so you'll be able to build yourself a *good* home.
You will need a civil engineer to engineer your site. They will provide survey plans to determine if the land is not within the wetland zoning. You will need to meet with the town planning board to determine subdivision where needed. You will need site plans and subdivision approvals. A land disturbance permit from the DPW is needed before you start working on the land. Your general contractor can assist you through this process. The architect will provide the building layout for your site plan and also the construction document which will be used by the general contractor to build. 1. Get land survey 2. Get building layout /plan 3. Get civil engineer to prepare site plan / stormwater where needed Best is to go to the town officials and have a chat with them to determine their requirements for building in that zoning. They can spell out what you will need to obtain building permits.
Great explanation! As a building inspector, I inspect ground up commercial and residential every day. You hit it right on the head. I enjoy the content you put out!
maybe I'm biased as a plumber but I have to deal with gravity I think I should be first. I'm sure hvac has something else to say ,they maybe bigger but direction matters a lot less for them. it is always nice to touch base know where others want/need to put thing and work to find the easiest solution for all parties.
Just in case somebody was wondering when you’re installing the doors at that time you should be installing trim as well. Tile or flooring goes in after everything is painted and trimmed out . the last thing if you have carpet is Carpet install.
Great video! So many times we show up to a job ( most times homeowners, no GC involved) and the trades are so out of order, and it's a mess all the way through. I agree with you, I like to come after plumbing and HVAC is done. I feel like it's our job as an electrician to make everything look good. Thanks for the video!
Great video Dustin. Regarding service inspection. Here where we wire homes we typically install the exterior service, underground or overhead ( dont do many overhead as of late) and then install one GFCI outlet at a homerun either garage, kitchen, laundry or the refrig and then call for a Temp to Perm inspection. That allows us to not trim the whole house and still have construction power in the house when the power company disconnects our temp pole, but does not electrify any other circuits in the structure.
Hello Dustin, Just wanted to say "Kudos on the Electrician U brand." As a veteran marketing strategist of 28 years, I can appreciate good marketing strategy. I came across your video on "How to Build a House" conducting research for a new book. Great layout and simple to follow. Thanks for all you do. Keep up the good work! ~ Kingdom TECH Solutions
This was a great video overview. I was always curious of the steps involved in building a house from scratch and this was an awesome overview. I'd love to see more explanations like this that goes into more depth of each of the steps.
Thank you. I jumped into the trades (Plumbing) knowing nothing about construction. I'm now designing. This inherently means understanding what the process entails in a grander scale and being able to coordinate with other trades. This video was very helpful - although it gets a little hairier for commercial construction.
I’m looking to build my own house from the ground up in the near future. Thanks for this video, it was very helpful and it’s my first step in learning all of the trades and processes that will need to happen. You did a fantastic job at explaining the steps clearly, especially to those of us who don’t work in the trades everyday!
Great video. I built my 1st home in Bastrop last year and I'm a licensed (Electrical) journeyman and certified HVAC Tech. I had a great jump for as knowledge when it came to pulling permits as I work with Austin Energy as well but I did drop the ball in some areas for as the building construction "Process" but I'll do better on my next build and this video is great. I've been watching and following your channel for a few years and just realized you're in Austin Texas as well. That's pretty cool. Keep up the good work brother! Very helpful.....
The ideal order for rough-in of mechanicals is: #1 Plumbing drain lines, because they must have the proper slope, and there's not a lot of leeway in where they can run. #2 Ducts, because they are bulky and direct is better. #3 Plumbing supply lines. #4 Electrical, because wires can be routed more easily than pipes or ducts. Of course, as mentioned in the video, you can't have one trade blocking the next, such as putting air grilles where lighting fixtures need to go.
Super here who has been in the trades first. Most of this is spot on. There are a lot of variances in different regions. Some of this info is opinionated. I don’t have any issues with HVAC and electrical contractors doing their final at the same time for instance. HVAC tech usually is crying about something the electricians need to do for them anyway. The part you left out is the damn clean up crew behind the electricians because they don’t carry a broom. 😂
The moisture barrier black paper stuff you mentioned is bond break :) It separates the brick/stone from the foundation wall. The tar behind it seals up the crack between the sheathing and the foundation wall. Awesome video!
Dealing with it first hand right now. Building a custom home myself. Gc’ing the project, subbing most out but also doing some things myself. Broke ground at the beginning of October. We’re trimming everything out right now. literally doing trim (hanging interior doors yesterday and today), cabinets, bath fixtures, electrical devices, panels (tomorrow), flooring goes in next week 😬. We got permanent power hooked up a couple weeks ago so I have spent the last week and a half trimming out devices by myself. 170 of them 😮… Shooting for 1st week of July for move in. FINAL STRETCH!! I’m tired lol… really tired… 12 hour days 7 days a week are starting to wear me down.
Thank you, my kind and gracious friend, for putting this educational vid together! I learned a lot!! God bless, buddy, for this service to others! 👍😁🇺🇸❤️
As a realtor and home inspector I’m always fascinated by the home building process and all of the work that goes into building a home. This was a fantastic breakdown of the entire process from start to finish. Now if only there was a decoder for the markings the trades leave on a new build. Looks like hieroglyphics sometimes! Thank you for this content!
Love the channel brotha just wanted to drop some love on the channel . Keep growing teaching and learning 🙏 . The knowledge you drop as you grow is helping others in the trade get better like myself . Great channel
I worked in the electrical industry, I was installing temporary electrical power, and I had to coordinate with the construction site superintendent, as you mentioned that measurements have to be exact.
I’m getting first home built on land I bought so this is definitely helping me keep a peace of mind on what’s going on !! From an outside source ! ) GREAT INFO!!!
Waiting for the other trades to finish makes sense. It's easy to reroute a wire or move a receptacle if something is in the way. It's not so easy to relocate plumbing. I read around that mudders like packing mud into the boxes. Do you ever have that issue?
I came here for a concise overview of what all is involved in building a house, and that's exactly what I got. You have excellent presentation skills. Good video.
What about if you want to add solar and know before the house is built. What if you want the solar on another structure (like a detached garage) or you want to run the power from the house to a garden shed or barn?
I'm not sure if this was an accident or not. I could've swore I was subscribe to you before then I was looking for a video and your channel popped up. I resubscribed.
thanks. Few things i thought need to be added. We are in the middle of building a home and the design costs and time were huge that weren't factored in along with permitting with design back and forth. Architecture, septic design, flood plains and site plans need to be understood and developed before you start site prep
In Houston, Tx. We get occupancy certificates for businesses/commercial buildings only. For residential once you pass your finals you good to move right after. Hey Dustin, been watching you videos for quite a bit now but I haven't commented. I like your contents in your channel very much. I use most of the tools you use in your videos: dewalts, fluke, husky pouchs, kleins, but I like fluke pen. etc..... I do have to tape/mark my dewalt tools... other crew's be using the same brands. I know somany guys in the trades who love their milwaukees. what made you go with blank & yellow? Keep up the good work.
when we built our house i was the gc. I am a UA fitter by trade. Most of the trades were guys i do jobs with working on the side. The building inspector knew all of us and gave me a stack of green tags and told me to call him before i hang them so he could note the "inspection " in his log book.
Did anyone notice the drill in reverse at 13:30 😂. Great video though I love the information I’m in between buying a new home or having one built and I want to see the differences not just in construction but also in prices. Im an electrician so I know I could save lots by doing electrical myself.
If anyone who has built their home could please comment and let me know the pros and cons of building vs buying a home already built is like to know!! Does it save money for what you may get out of it? Is it better to just buy an already built home? Any other info you might of learned through out your build! Please let me know. I do understand in construction many things can change and become a big factor especially weather and time loss from either failed inspections or hiring a contractor who might of promised a time of completion but ends up not meeting what was said. Idk I’m curious some please comment back if you’ve done it before I’d like to learn from you.
It is so interesting how differently houses are built in US. And I guess you have much more different inspections done. I bet it would be an interesting challenge for you to do an european style building electrical work.
I like to get all of the cans up before the hvac guys and plumbers start if possible. Then I let them do their stuff and I come back and run wire when they're done.
Everytime I put cans up and HVAC hasn't been there 50 percent of the time they are in the way and they end up traying it down for the HVAC lol it always happens it seems without fail. But everybody has to be on the same page. The plumbers HVAC and electricians along with the cabinet guys all need to be on the same page from plugs on counter tops to drive locations to vanity light location. Also the wire sizes, return locations. Man we do alot of juggling don't we lol
@@justinwalker4506 Every once in awhile some cans might need to move, but HVAC guys should know that lighting layout trumps anything they do. They should work around them unless its impossible. I agree, coordination is key, and I'll work with them whenever possible, but I'm pretty anal about my can layouts lol.
@@phi5head yea I agree but the last few houses I've done the engineer who drew the blueprints didn't account for plumbing electrical and HVAC( when do they ever in residential anyways haha) and we get told the HVAC is going here and they are panning here then all of a sudden once it's done they say them cans have to move because we are just gonna tray the ceiling for the HVAC return or supply lol I hate it
Trench inspection by an archeologist will shut everything down. Damn Dustin, you should also get a contractor license for general construction. Also get a plumber to sign off on your hours. Mensa knowledge, sir.
Building a house now and this is good info for a timeline. I will say a spec house is going in 2 down from mine they put in the slab on a Monday and started framing on Thursday. I feel sorry for whom ever buys it and runs into issues.
I'd like to design our own home and find out how much it costs to build it. When shopping for a house we tend to find bigger houses than we'd otherwise need due to smaller homes missing a few key items. So we could technically build a smaller home with everything we need. A smaller home could also use less energy. We also like land, so an acre or more would be nice.
I have a well, no well pump yet, that will be delayed until Spring. Power brought to the property and every month will be charged $37 regardless of using any power. Guy offered to install 400 amp service and pedestal on two metal post, grounding wire & install 2 GFCI outlets. No ones building till the Spring. Should I wait or go ahead with this?
When all is completed and you have your certificte are you able to go back in and do a basement or the house will fall in under? I can hire you to be the manger of all that?
beautifully explained though the main emphasis is on electrical aspects. Do you have any video that explains the building process with lot of terminology/vocabulary from the grounds up? You are a wonderful coach....
I know exactly what happened, we use the same sds at work. The forward direction button is on the LEFT unlike an impact where you press the button on the RIGHT. Incredibly frustrating if you’re not thinking about it
I’m only 2 minutes in but I never thought about the underground utilities.. and how those are laid before the house is even formed. Holy crap! That’s PRECISE
Yea those floor plug pipes getting inspected is the funniest thing yet I get why. Sometimes it's simple just wall to island to something major like floor plugs and exact location. I hate slabs.
We’re building right now. Does it matter when we install floors? I noticed the house was almost completely done but the floors weren’t installed in this video
did I miss the part where you test the cabling you installed, initial "dead" tests and then the "live" tests followed by an Electrical Certificate of Compliance type of document?
Since light fixtures and recessed lights often need to be in certain, measured locations, our practice is to place them FIRST, but NO Romex. Then HVAC and Plumbing can come in, and finally we come back to pull all the Romex, place exhaust fans, and make up the boxes. This seems to work, since we can easily route our Romex around stuff, but ceiling registers can usually slide a few inches one way or another, etc. to clear a light that is exactly centered in a hall, a bath, etc.
When in the site prep phase, how do the MEP guys know where any of their stuff should go? If there is no forms or footings or any true references then how can the electrician know where to run the conduit from transformer to panel, same for kitchen island, etc.
Awesome video. Really informative for someone who’s lives in Australia. I like the concept of the drill plates and I like your lighting “Cans” are there any jurisdictions that solely stipulate conduit instead of Romex & Staple?
@@jurassicsparks5220 I like your username, mate! Yes, building codes in Chicago require metal conduit in ALL structures. I’ve heard a lot of the residential electricians there bend conduit without a tape measure or level. They have to be quick and efficient at running conduit to stay competitive in the residential market
I'm looking to build my own house to live in. How many of them inspections can I skip? I want electrical and plumbing for sure but the rest just sounds unnecessary in my case
Great video, as usual. But I don’t understand why if the panel is grounded to the rebar under the floor that a grounding rod would still be required on the outside of the building.
i built my house from the ground up.. live in my basement, while building.. did most of my own work.. very proud. it was a long journey, and i learned a lot about myself.. and i was glad i has a few smart people to call on and family to have "working parties" with.. and fellow veterans who use their expertise .. plumbing and electrical was huge.. drywallers are worth their weight in groute! i got a Lowe's house plan, drew an account from a local hardware logging yard.. abd started it.. paid cash.. no mortgage..
That's seriously impressive. I want to do the same thing one day. How did you start obtaining the knowledge to complete a project like this?
@@definitelynotpewdiepie i was wounded in Afghanistan, nov 2009- i spent 9 months in the hospital. my father and i came up with the idea, cleared an acre and started slowly, by the time i got out of the hospital, and returned to active duty, the Shell of the house was complete.. w/ sidings.. then for 4 yrs before i could retire from the Marines, I slowly learned, self taught, pex, plumbing DIY, Electrical. learned and paid for expert advise as needed. When i retired, I living in my basement, and built each room as i went, flooring, insulation, finish work, and built or rented the tools. many friends veterans and family members would pitch in to help teach me as i went. jan 2010 - march 2014...still working in prgress..lmao
Wow truly impressive! 👏👏
@@Maine307 inspirational story
@@Maine307 they don’t make men like this no more. Great story!
My dad built houses by himself from 1970 to 2005. He would build 3 per summer. He did it all by himself except the roofing and drywall which is very taxing on the body and time.
He is gone now but when I look back at what he did, I'm amazed at how hardworking he was. From the footer to the block-laying through the framing, plumbing and electric. Thats a lot of damn work for one man. Before pneumatic nailers he would wear out hammers regularly pounding those frames together. I remember once we were seeing who could squeeze a kitchen scale the hardest. I was 45 years old and he could squeeze it nearly twice the amount as I, at 70. . needless to say I never challenged my old man physically, ever. His big old mitts would have seized
me immobilized no question. ...lol
By himself? Extremely impressive!
3 per summer ??? Must have been incredibly basic sheds lol.
Sounds like he was an amazing man😢😢😢
@@stuffthings9618
indeed that is what you would eek out.
One man army
HVAC guy here, don’t ya love it when the builder has us all out there working at the same time!
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You know we always will need something from each other's
To laugh and cut up, yea. To work over each other, no... 😂
When is the best time to have hvac installed?? After plumbing and electric, before...?
My dad built his house from the ground up when i was 12. It was so cool to see the different stages of construction and the progression every week. As an Apprentice Electrician now, it's fun to be actually a part of the process
that sounds fun, i wish my dad could do that
0:53 - Site Prep
2:17 - The Slab
7:13 - Framing
8:52 - Rough In
11:49 - Inspecting the Rough In
14:50 - Trim Out
19:05 - Inspection
What about footing
So no FLOORING, FLAT WORKS - walkways, driveways, FENCING, IRRIGATION??
The panel around the service only inspection part of the video is a 3Ph panel. Why? Who is putting 3ph in a house? Or is that just stock footage?
I guess that is for another video. LOL!!!
@@mista9864 The foundation was overlooked, as was the roof.
I've often fantasized about building a home completely off grid (with elec back up). My cousin has a log home in NH, grows his food, supplies his spring fed pond with trout he catches, needs only 1 or 2 pieces of wood to heat his home, has well and septic. When it's time for dinner, he fishes at his pond, grills on his patio and gets veggies from his garden.
He must starve in the winter. And only 1 or 2 logs to heat the house? What? For 10 minutes?
@Coatedcrev you have no idea how woodstoves work, huh?
@@dawnfire82 we have a wood stove. One or two logs will keep your fire going for like maybe an hour. Have you ever lit a fire?
@@Coatedcrev 😄 Hoss, I've burned one or two logs in a campfire for longer than that. Stoves are more efficient than even Swedish torches and the like. Internet tough guy posing is hilarious and all, but sad. If you need to pretend to be competent in UA-cam comments to support your ego, fix yourself.
What’s his WiFi?
Yes, first Plumber, then HVAC, then Electrician. Drains need certain slopes and they can't wiggle around things very easily. Hvac is large and needs space but it can go around pipes. Electrical can fit almost anywhere and move around plumbing and HVAC so it goes last.
Cool tip. What’s the latest building technology?
Any websites I should reference?
Thanks dude
I gotta build my own damn house or else I'm gonna have to pay rent for the rest of my miserable life
@@iamwhoimnotimnotwhoiam4431 same. I’m scared to try tho
Spoken like a true plumber
I just want to say thank you. I’m 20 years old and I think about a lot of things. Things that make the world go wrong, I often wonder like how is that business even profitable, how does the whole city get water, etc. All these thoughts that just seem impossible to tackle and it really bothers me and frustrates me.
Today I was thinking mmm I’d like to design houses for a living, at least my own house in the future. And I was in the shower just going through all these thoughts on how would tht work, what does it take.
This video really was exactly what I was looking for and eased my mind a lot on this topic. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and doing so in a way where some confused young person like me can understand. I feel pretty dumb alot of times cus I never have the answers to the things I think about, but this really helped big time. Again thanks man
Take a ride to a local neighborhood going in. Watch several jobs as they progress. Take pictures to refer back to. You would be amazed at what you can learn just from observing things. Ask simple questions if any workers are around. Its not as complicated as it seems. You just have to take baby steps. Learn to understand each small portion of the process and it all starts making sense. My son and I are staring the build of two homes and then a large shop. Gonna show how what and why we are doing what we do to get it all done on our UA-cam channel. We are no experts but we will get it done. It may be a few weeks but there should be some framing videos on the floor system coming soon!!
Terry
You’re not dumb lol. You’re curious which puts you a lot farther ahead than other 20 year olds that never even consider why things are done certain ways. You’re ahead of the game my man
If you haven't already committed to a career, you could do a lot worse than becoming a carpenter. Learn how to put house frames together and along the way you'll learn an awful lot about how all the other trades engage with the frames you built. And when you're ready to build your own home, you'll also have a lot of ideas about design and the current best practice in the industry so you'll be able to build yourself a *good* home.
Have you ever thought about going to school for engineering? Look up online the character traits of a good
Engineer .
write your questions down every time you have them and then go to the library to answer them
Hello, could you explain the process before site prep? For instance, hire an architect or engineer first? When to hire a general contractor?
THIS.. would be nice if he answered your question, huh!
You will need a civil engineer to engineer your site. They will provide survey plans to determine if the land is not within the wetland zoning. You will need to meet with the town planning board to determine subdivision where needed. You will need site plans and subdivision approvals. A land disturbance permit from the DPW is needed before you start working on the land. Your general contractor can assist you through this process. The architect will provide the building layout for your site plan and also the construction document which will be used by the general contractor to build.
1. Get land survey
2. Get building layout /plan
3. Get civil engineer to prepare site plan / stormwater where needed
Best is to go to the town officials and have a chat with them to determine their requirements for building in that zoning. They can spell out what you will need to obtain building permits.
Great explanation! As a building inspector, I inspect ground up commercial and residential every day. You hit it right on the head. I enjoy the content you put out!
maybe I'm biased as a plumber but I have to deal with gravity I think I should be first. I'm sure hvac has something else to say ,they maybe bigger but direction matters a lot less for them. it is always nice to touch base know where others want/need to put thing and work to find the easiest solution for all parties.
I am an electrician so I am a bit biased. But we gotta deal with plumbers. So I think we should be first to eliminate that problem 😂😂
Hvac and plumbers should go at the same time to coordinate. Otherwise you get broken air vents and screws in water lines. Bad time for everyone.
Just in case somebody was wondering when you’re installing the doors at that time you should be installing trim as well. Tile or flooring goes in after everything is painted and trimmed out . the last thing if you have carpet is Carpet install.
Hello so what should go first to last with example the doors, trims, kitchen, restrooms in what order should it go?
Great video! So many times we show up to a job ( most times homeowners, no GC involved) and the trades are so out of order, and it's a mess all the way through. I agree with you, I like to come after plumbing and HVAC is done. I feel like it's our job as an electrician to make everything look good. Thanks for the video!
This is something I've always wanted to do. Never learned any trades. Always had an IT computer desk job. Haha
Never too late.
Great video Dustin. Regarding service inspection. Here where we wire homes we typically install the exterior service, underground or overhead ( dont do many overhead as of late) and then install one GFCI outlet at a homerun either garage, kitchen, laundry or the refrig and then call for a Temp to Perm inspection. That allows us to not trim the whole house and still have construction power in the house when the power company disconnects our temp pole, but does not electrify any other circuits in the structure.
Hello Dustin, Just wanted to say "Kudos on the Electrician U brand." As a veteran marketing strategist of 28 years, I can appreciate good marketing strategy. I came across your video on "How to Build a House" conducting research for a new book. Great layout and simple to follow. Thanks for all you do. Keep up the good work! ~ Kingdom TECH Solutions
thank you mate, building my self a slum for my mates and i
This was a great video overview. I was always curious of the steps involved in building a house from scratch and this was an awesome overview. I'd love to see more explanations like this that goes into more depth of each of the steps.
Thank you. I jumped into the trades (Plumbing) knowing nothing about construction. I'm now designing. This inherently means understanding what the process entails in a grander scale and being able to coordinate with other trades. This video was very helpful - although it gets a little hairier for commercial construction.
I’m looking to build my own house from the ground up in the near future. Thanks for this video, it was very helpful and it’s my first step in learning all of the trades and processes that will need to happen. You did a fantastic job at explaining the steps clearly, especially to those of us who don’t work in the trades everyday!
Great video. I built my 1st home in Bastrop last year and I'm a licensed (Electrical) journeyman and certified HVAC Tech. I had a great jump for as knowledge when it came to pulling permits as I work with Austin Energy as well but I did drop the ball in some areas for as the building construction "Process" but I'll do better on my next build and this video is great. I've been watching and following your channel for a few years and just realized you're in Austin Texas as well. That's pretty cool. Keep up the good work brother! Very helpful.....
The ideal order for rough-in of mechanicals is: #1 Plumbing drain lines, because they must have the proper slope, and there's not a lot of leeway in where they can run. #2 Ducts, because they are bulky and direct is better. #3 Plumbing supply lines. #4 Electrical, because wires can be routed more easily than pipes or ducts. Of course, as mentioned in the video, you can't have one trade blocking the next, such as putting air grilles where lighting fixtures need to go.
Super here who has been in the trades first.
Most of this is spot on. There are a lot of variances in different regions. Some of this info is opinionated. I don’t have any issues with HVAC and electrical contractors doing their final at the same time for instance. HVAC tech usually is crying about something the electricians need to do for them anyway.
The part you left out is the damn clean up crew behind the electricians because they don’t carry a broom. 😂
The moisture barrier black paper stuff you mentioned is bond break :) It separates the brick/stone from the foundation wall. The tar behind it seals up the crack between the sheathing and the foundation wall. Awesome video!
Dealing with it first hand right now. Building a custom home myself. Gc’ing the project, subbing most out but also doing some things myself. Broke ground at the beginning of October. We’re trimming everything out right now. literally doing trim (hanging interior doors yesterday and today), cabinets, bath fixtures, electrical devices, panels (tomorrow), flooring goes in next week 😬. We got permanent power hooked up a couple weeks ago so I have spent the last week and a half trimming out devices by myself. 170 of them 😮… Shooting for 1st week of July for move in. FINAL STRETCH!! I’m tired lol… really tired… 12 hour days 7 days a week are starting to wear me down.
We are doing the same thing as well
did you complete the house?
@@seniorzhang9114 yes moved in July 7th 2022
@@macgyver03ga congrats!!
Good summary. Gives me better understanding of how to build a home. Would like go do this on my own one day.
Thank you, my kind and gracious friend, for putting this educational vid together! I learned a lot!! God bless, buddy, for this service to others! 👍😁🇺🇸❤️
As a realtor and home inspector I’m always fascinated by the home building process and all of the work that goes into building a home. This was a fantastic breakdown of the entire process from start to finish. Now if only there was a decoder for the markings the trades leave on a new build. Looks like hieroglyphics sometimes! Thank you for this content!
Love the channel brotha just wanted to drop some love on the channel . Keep growing teaching and learning 🙏 . The knowledge you drop as you grow is helping others in the trade get better like myself . Great channel
I appreciate this tutorial. I had a rough idea of how to build a house but there was so much in this video I didn't know. Thank you Ian
I worked in the electrical industry, I was installing temporary electrical power, and I had to coordinate with the construction site superintendent, as you mentioned that measurements have to be exact.
I’m an aspiring interior designer with a fascination with architecture. I love learning this stuff. ❤❤❤
Ha!!!😅 I’m exhausted just watching this 😅😅😅😅
Thank You for sharing this with us 🤩😎
I’m getting first home built on land I bought so this is definitely helping me keep a peace of mind on what’s going on !! From an outside source ! ) GREAT INFO!!!
Waiting for the other trades to finish makes sense. It's easy to reroute a wire or move a receptacle if something is in the way. It's not so easy to relocate plumbing. I read around that mudders like packing mud into the boxes. Do you ever have that issue?
All the time and I hate it
As a game artists building environments this is really helpful... so hard building a building in a game and not knowing the exact steps... cheers!
You are a very good teacher, my man
Thank you for this class
I came here for a concise overview of what all is involved in building a house, and that's exactly what I got. You have excellent presentation skills. Good video.
This was such a great explanation and gave me a much better understanding. Thank you so much! God bless you!
What about if you want to add solar and know before the house is built. What if you want the solar on another structure (like a detached garage) or you want to run the power from the house to a garden shed or barn?
I'm not sure if this was an accident or not. I could've swore I was subscribe to you before then I was looking for a video and your channel popped up. I resubscribed.
thanks. Few things i thought need to be added. We are in the middle of building a home and the design costs and time were huge that weren't factored in along with permitting with design back and forth. Architecture, septic design, flood plains and site plans need to be understood and developed before you start site prep
In Houston, Tx. We get occupancy certificates for businesses/commercial buildings only. For residential once you pass your finals you good to move right after.
Hey Dustin, been watching you videos for quite a bit now but I haven't commented. I like your contents in your channel very much.
I use most of the tools you use in your videos: dewalts, fluke, husky pouchs, kleins, but I like fluke pen. etc..... I do have to tape/mark my dewalt tools... other crew's be using the same brands. I know somany guys in the trades who love their milwaukees. what made you go with blank & yellow?
Keep up the good work.
Whaaat? Other builders stealing tools?
Say it isn’t so 🤦♂️
when we built our house i was the gc. I am a UA fitter by trade. Most of the trades were guys i do jobs with working on the side. The building inspector knew all of us and gave me a stack of green tags and told me to call him before i hang them so he could note the "inspection " in his log book.
Love how you make it sound so easy.
Did anyone notice the drill in reverse at 13:30 😂. Great video though I love the information I’m in between buying a new home or having one built and I want to see the differences not just in construction but also in prices. Im an electrician so I know I could save lots by doing electrical myself.
If anyone who has built their home could please comment and let me know the pros and cons of building vs buying a home already built is like to know!! Does it save money for what you may get out of it? Is it better to just buy an already built home? Any other info you might of learned through out your build! Please let me know. I do understand in construction many things can change and become a big factor especially weather and time loss from either failed inspections or hiring a contractor who might of promised a time of completion but ends up not meeting what was said. Idk I’m curious some please comment back if you’ve done it before I’d like to learn from you.
It is so interesting how differently houses are built in US. And I guess you have much more different inspections done.
I bet it would be an interesting challenge for you to do an european style building electrical work.
15:52 I burst out in laughter when he just kept adding personnel of different trades into the environment. LMAO
I like to get all of the cans up before the hvac guys and plumbers start if possible. Then I let them do their stuff and I come back and run wire when they're done.
That’s a good idea
Everytime I put cans up and HVAC hasn't been there 50 percent of the time they are in the way and they end up traying it down for the HVAC lol it always happens it seems without fail. But everybody has to be on the same page. The plumbers HVAC and electricians along with the cabinet guys all need to be on the same page from plugs on counter tops to drive locations to vanity light location. Also the wire sizes, return locations. Man we do alot of juggling don't we lol
@@justinwalker4506 Every once in awhile some cans might need to move, but HVAC guys should know that lighting layout trumps anything they do. They should work around them unless its impossible. I agree, coordination is key, and I'll work with them whenever possible, but I'm pretty anal about my can layouts lol.
Hvac is my enemy period
@@phi5head yea I agree but the last few houses I've done the engineer who drew the blueprints didn't account for plumbing electrical and HVAC( when do they ever in residential anyways haha) and we get told the HVAC is going here and they are panning here then all of a sudden once it's done they say them cans have to move because we are just gonna tray the ceiling for the HVAC return or supply lol I hate it
Thanks for the great points about the importance of the sequence in constructing a home!
Trench inspection by an archeologist will shut everything down. Damn Dustin, you should also get a contractor license for general construction. Also get a plumber to sign off on your hours. Mensa knowledge, sir.
A contractor's license to build home in Texas isn't required, no classes, no test, nothing.
Great job on explaining the home-building process. At what point is the siding, flooring l, and roof added?
Thank you for the detailed description of each step and sharing your experience. Great video!
Building a house now and this is good info for a timeline. I will say a spec house is going in 2 down from mine they put in the slab on a Monday and started framing on Thursday. I feel sorry for whom ever buys it and runs into issues.
Very interesting knowledge for me. I’m in the process of deciding to buy land and build a home.
I'd like to design our own home and find out how much it costs to build it. When shopping for a house we tend to find bigger houses than we'd otherwise need due to smaller homes missing a few key items. So we could technically build a smaller home with everything we need. A smaller home could also use less energy. We also like land, so an acre or more would be nice.
i like your method of waiting for the plumbers and HVAC to run their stuff first. Except when there is a very shallow crawl space.... 4 days later....
As an electrician it's so much easier when they run their stuff first
I have a well, no well pump yet, that will be delayed until Spring. Power brought to the property and every month will be charged $37 regardless of using any power. Guy offered to install 400 amp service and pedestal on two metal post, grounding wire & install 2 GFCI outlets. No ones building till the Spring. Should I wait or go ahead with this?
Would you recommend going to a trade college or go into an apprenticeship program for a trade?
When all is completed and you have your certificte are you able to go back in and do a basement or the house will fall in under?
I can hire you to be the manger of all that?
beautifully explained though the main emphasis is on electrical aspects. Do you have any video that explains the building process with lot of terminology/vocabulary from the grounds up? You are a wonderful coach....
Dude. You also do dry walling? A jack of all trade. Go ahead, bro.
You rock, thanks for being generous!
This video was fantastic. Thank you so much for making.
13:23 - I bet dude would have an easier time drilling if he were drilling the right direction!
Thought I saw that too. I was going to go back and find it to verify, but then I saw your post.
I know exactly what happened, we use the same sds at work. The forward direction button is on the LEFT unlike an impact where you press the button on the RIGHT. Incredibly frustrating if you’re not thinking about it
Sometimes I’ll start the hole with the drill on reverse to prevent tear-out/chip-out before drilling forward.
This stuff is gold. Thank you.
Thanks for this video - well presented and easily understood, I appreciate the effort.
Can you show further out shots and longer videos of your beautiful work!?
Great video! I'm building and this gave great insight into each step.
Excellent video,. No insulation?
I’m only 2 minutes in but I never thought about the underground utilities.. and how those are laid before the house is even formed. Holy crap! That’s PRECISE
Yea those floor plug pipes getting inspected is the funniest thing yet I get why. Sometimes it's simple just wall to island to something major like floor plugs and exact location. I hate slabs.
Is it better to use metal framing instead of wood?
You walked us through that really well
We’re building right now. Does it matter when we install floors? I noticed the house was almost completely done but the floors weren’t installed in this video
did I miss the part where you test the cabling you installed, initial "dead" tests and then the "live" tests followed by an Electrical Certificate of Compliance type of document?
Does the MEP phase incorporate provisions to earth into lightening conductor? Does homes have lightening conductors?
What happens if a romex wire gets damaged or cut in a wall or other place where there's no junction box. How would it get spliced back together?
Add junction box at cut and rerun wire or add second box close by and rerun wire.
wow it helped me a lot. i am new to wood framed structure and this was the video i needed
I love the house by the tree by the frog by the fly animation. hahaha good one.
At what stage are floor finishes done? After painting I would assume.
I believe so
Thanks man, I felt like building a house for no reason and I might do it
Thank you for the video on providing a house for a family.
Thank you for this. Since you’re in Austin, do you have any tips about the permit process for Travis county or any videos on this ?
Since light fixtures and recessed lights often need to be in certain, measured locations, our practice is to place them FIRST, but NO Romex. Then HVAC and Plumbing can come in, and finally we come back to pull all the Romex, place exhaust fans, and make up the boxes. This seems to work, since we can easily route our Romex around stuff, but ceiling registers can usually slide a few inches one way or another, etc. to clear a light that is exactly centered in a hall, a bath, etc.
When in the site prep phase, how do the MEP guys know where any of their stuff should go? If there is no forms or footings or any true references then how can the electrician know where to run the conduit from transformer to panel, same for kitchen island, etc.
Super helpful. It seems like it is harder to find this information than it should be.
Awesome video. Really informative for someone who’s lives in Australia. I like the concept of the drill plates and I like your lighting “Cans” are there any jurisdictions that solely stipulate conduit instead of Romex & Staple?
It’s common in the state of Illinois (IL). Most municipalities in the US for residential construction do Romex.
@@macgyver03ga Thanks for the reply 👍🏻
@@jurassicsparks5220 I like your username, mate! Yes, building codes in Chicago require metal conduit in ALL structures. I’ve heard a lot of the residential electricians there bend conduit without a tape measure or level. They have to be quick and efficient at running conduit to stay competitive in the residential market
@@Ephesians-ts8ze wow, I mean the IL tradesman sound like good workers
I'm looking to build my own house to live in. How many of them inspections can I skip? I want electrical and plumbing for sure but the rest just sounds unnecessary in my case
Line in and out of the condensing unit is also laid under the plinth?
Great 👍 overall description of the build.
When does exterior siding and a metal roof go on in you process? I am guessing the roofing goes on at the end of framing.
Very knowledgeable! I enjoyed the information.
I’d love to see a video of how you lay out plugs and switches on a new resi house.
13:30 Sir I believe that drill bit only works with clockwise rotation.
Great video. Anyone else notice the drill trying to make a hole in reverse at 13:23 :p? This channel has great info though!
What about wiring other wires and also internet? I plan on building it and what service do you recommend me to use to build my house?
Thanks for these kinds of videos. I've always wondered.
I’m only 20 but I’m so scared of not knowing this in the future, it’s so important. Do you guys normally hire people to help you ?
Great video, as usual. But I don’t understand why if the panel is grounded to the rebar under the floor that a grounding rod would still be required on the outside of the building.
Cement isn't conductive so it won't be ground to earth