After I hear about all those permits. It doesn't inspire me it all. I only have weekends of and I assume all those places are closed and I don't think my boss give me a day off every time a need a permit
Great breakdown on all the permits and inspections you have to do . I entered the building in 1994 as a helper and today I know codes and inspections cannot be ignored as coordination is key to building a structure efficiently.
I’ve been building my house for a year now and this video has better information than the entire training course I took before getting started. Thanks for posting this. Very good info. God bless!
You provided a lot of good information! Anyone looking to build a house needs to watch this! You did an awesome job explaining things step by step! Have a great week, stay warm and safe!
Thanks for the vid on this. My house caught on fire the day after hurricane Ian so we are getting ready rebuild and I'm probably going to be doing everything I can myself.
@@TKCL yeah, it's definitely not the ideal way to get there but. Silver linings are always nice. And your vote fs have been helpful in planning all this out
The breakdown was very interesting and easy to understand, thanks to Andrew. Certainly a lot more involved than I thought. The end result your new home turned out perfect, well done. 👍👍❤️❤️. 🇨🇦
Hi, Andrew! You definitely did all the proper research for building your house. Congratulations on your accomplishments. I know you still have numerous projects, but that is fun.
Sure did, working on my array now. I'm taking a different approach, metal, permanent mount and adjustable angle. I know he's going to do something different in the spring.
@@TKCL can’t wait to see what that mind of yours come up with . I’ve been researching it some myself . It just may be in my future as well , I’ve only seen a couple homes here in my neck of the woods with it . I talked to one guy next to my hunting land who has solar and his actually follows the sun all day . He said his setup was very expensive a few years ago but is saving him hundreds a month . He’s totally solar kinda .
Hi Andrew., I am in awe. I thought you had a builders background while watching the house build until I was corrected in your new podcast series. So impressed with your attitude and get it done "the right way" attitude. (By the way, the link in this video description to that wonderful podcast series does not work. You may need to massage it)
I've never commented on your page. I found you about 2 months ago looking for above ground pool decks. Got stuck on your content. I think I have 15 videos left on the house build. The job loss is a huge concern everywhere. My area used to have Bethlehem Steel and The Lebanon Steel Foundry. Those were all gone in the 70s before I was born. We just lost the natural gas business a few years ago. I drive 20 miles each way to work at The Hershey Chocolate Factory. I couldn't imagine where to get a job with a machining / maintenance mechanic background that has the same salary and benefits.
Thank you for watching! I hate seeing these small communities destroyed when big business comes in and lays everyone off. It sure isn't like it use to be.
Great video. I may have missed this but how do you go about finding the subcontractors to do some of the work on the house? Also, who organizes the inspections and permits, yourself or the subcontractors? Thank you for any additional info!
I asked around on Facebook, asked the inspector for references, friends who recently built ect. You as a owner builder are responsible for setting up the inspections and permits.
22 years ago when I got this property I bought a log cabin kit to replace the double wide that is on it. No matter what I tried l could not get permit to build. The reason was they gave me was nothing comparable in the aria. Ended up selling the kit for 5000$ loss and still in the double wide. They wouldn't approve plans for a timber frame or a block house engineered for my area. I have 6 acres of to it's self behind a double wide community. 3 sides don't perk swamp land and will never be developed. The community isn't visible from my property and developed independent. The only thing the county will permit in the middle of nowhere where I am is double wide ,no singles, modular , or traditional frame brick veneer ranch style only. To get the ag exemption I have to be 10 acres in production. Though I have a federal farm and field number allotments for peanut, corn, cotton and tobacco on this land. I was a builder in the Navy and built projects all over the world and can't build my own home it's disgusting. I have certificates in mixing placeing and finishing concrete , forming , framing , roofing , mill work, and they call them toy certifications. I'm going to build the home I designed many years ago one way or another before they put me in the ground. On my ground where the road dead ends in my front door. Not to mention that I was a certified residential draftsman out of high school. I never learned the CAD but I can do it all day long the old fashioned way. Just a little irritated .
It's sad how much power our local governments have been given to place such stupid rules on us. We have been slowly losing our freedoms for decades and it shows. Is there anyway for you to buy a few acres from a neighbor so you can be over 10?
@@TKCL been negotiating that for 10 years. Three sides owned by one man old family land. I tried to buy out the fourth side when they went into foreclosure but was battling a house flipper that bought 8 of the 20 properties in the front. 2 acres each . He trippled his money on each I know that for a fact. By public records . He brought his mother in from Mexico. Government grants paid for those properties. Female , widow, minority, and immigrant. Her qualifications were stellar in the governments eyes. He's built an empire on it. If he bids the realtors know they're getting their money and quick turnover even if it is a little less they're not sitting on it. The Latino community buying homes from him without jumping the hoops of a bank and at interest rates we can't get . He works a regular job supporting his family . All the payments and interest buys the next house . He's the owner ,bank, everything. Kept tight in the latin community and the reality companies know for losers are a quick turnover to him. No one has a chance at anything below a certain $.
Thanks Andrew. Now that You've been in the Place a while !! 1st thing in the Morning, at the Hot Faucet in the little Powder Room, How long does it take to get USABLE Hot Water there. and How much Water do You think goes down the Drain ? I re-did My run overhead with an Insulated 3/4 Pex-A about 30Ft total distance and went from 45 Sec's or more to just Sec's, In the winter it took less time as the Slab is heated. And it does not cool off when I turn off the water, several Mins later I still have Hot Water. And turning on the Cold just cooled off the Hot line even faster. I gave The plumber Crap about not separating and Insulating the Lines. Sorry about the Rant but it bugged Me till I changed it. Mike M.
Andrew, Another fantastic video. I love the depth of information you offer. If you would still use your pole barn kit supplier, can you advise on the name of the company? We are one or two counties east of you and would love to speak to them about buying the basic building envelope to start our home building process. Thanks again for all of the very helpful information. Please keep the videos coming.
0.64, and yes that's correct. The best the company I hired had ever seen. I wasn't trying for some specific number, I just wanted a sealed and bug free house. Not to mention air conditioning the outdoors isn't cost effective.
Instead of getting inspectors to come out afterward, can't you call all these people and figure out what you should be doing BEFORE you get told it's not good enough? Because to hell if I'm gonna be redoing stuff that isn't good enough. I'm either doing good enough off the bat, or I'm going above and beyond. OOH, I like how you mentioned the blower door thing. I watch a lot of Matt Risinger and he has some exquisite tips on insulation and how to really BOMB that ACH number like a champ. Ever heard of aero barrier? It's basically an aerosolized caulk process that can plug up any 3/8 or smaller gaps in your build. Super awesome stuff to use before interior walls get put up. That combined with his continuous exterior wall and subroof system REALLY makes for a good, complete, locked-in performance envelope in regards to insulation, HVAC, and leakage efficiency, as well as air quality in the home. Before Aero Barrier, some of Matt's builds get as good as 0.3 or 0.1, and after I believe one build is was either 0.1 or 0.01. So he's always at least getting "passive house" certification, and has gotten as high as 10x the sealing of a passive house cert.
It's on you to know what is expected before calling for inspection, most inspectors don't have time to come and give tips or advice. Some will. I have watched the aero barrier episode of his, interesting stuff. I wound up with a 0.64 ACH just by sealing and insulating well. I was told that's the best number they have ever seen by the testing company.
@@TKCL That's kickass! I was just about to watch your blower door episode. How did you end up doing the outside transition from wall to roof? Traditionally, or did you do it like Matt's continuous method? Also, it seems you have 8ft ceilings... 8ft is probably the biggest personal letdown for me when it comes to existing market homes, period, so I'm curious as to why you went with this choice when 9ft is the current standard and 54-inch sheetrock is available, or when you could've otherwise tripled up on 48 for 12ft, or cut 48s in half and staggered them for 10ft.
Ha, you forgot on major purpose, increased revenue 😊😢 I’d be interested in more information on the metal roof screw pattern. In Wakulla, when I had my metal building erected, it didn’t” meet inspectors screw pattern. When I asked about the documentation, nothing could be provided. Errrrr
I know here the big requirement is 4 inches on center at the edges. That's where Tin will lift from so they get very particular about that in hurricane zones.
wow, that’s tight. The metal building place did it like they do all their Florida buildings. Inspector said 9” OC but couldn’t provide documentation. I can see where inhabited structures will be stricter. Thanks for the info.
I did not. Our state (Florida) already has a nightmare of a time for insurance due to lawsuits and hurricanes. When you find someone who covers here, they cover a lot.
I still stare when Americans talk about a well as if dirt water were a normal thing to drink. Dirt water is literally dirty, and that's before anyone in your district actively pollutes it, fracks it, or sucks out so much that your well runs dry. If your local air is so dirty you don't want to drink the water than has fallen through it, you need to move somewhere else, because that air isn't fit to breathe either. In all other cases, so long as you're not living in a desert (and sane people do not live in deserts!) you should be able to get all your household water from what lands on your roof. Build a clean roof, put in a good tank, throw some filters on the line if you're worried about contaminants sneaking in, and you've got your household water supply solved for as long as you've got a house there. No 'dig a hole and hope', no mineral salts, no heavy metals, no fracked gas, and no running out.
This is how you take back our Country! Hopefully many young men like myself can get enough knowledge from yall older gents and go build our Families. Because the Atomic Family is Americas best hope!
@@TKCL as a middle-lower class person in their 20's, who is handy, and works in the trades, I'm disappointed in how much red tape and added bureaucratic expenses are necessary to do what I thought was more financially achievable for someone like me: build my own small home, doing as much of the work myself as possible. It seems the American dream becomes just a dream more and more every day. This video was helpful, but was a hard reminder that nothing is ever that easy.
I’ve been building for 25yrs. Now when I hear “permit” I hear bureaucracy! Lol must get that permit for the culvert too.
Amazing how we built America the first 100 yrs without permits and those buildings are still standing. 😊
@@stuartkorte1642 This is just survivorship bias. You only see the buildings that have survived, none of the ones that haven't.
@@pdubyaztrue. Yes buildings do have better survival rate. Yes, permits are about govt revenue and safety. Yes, there incompetent inspectors
@@stuartkorte1642 Agreed, agreed, and agreed.
Andrew valuable life skill information, IMHO, every high school/college should be required to teach. Great video for your viewers.🙏
Thank you for watching
OMG how much controls you have to pass, I am shocked! Certainly most useful for people in your area.
It's definitely a process.
Great summary for an unbelievable number of steps and inspections
After I hear about all those permits. It doesn't inspire me it all. I only have weekends of and I assume all those places are closed and I don't think my boss give me a day off every time a need a permit
In the process of building mine now. Watched alot of your videos to help. About to start electrical now.
Awesome, keep at it!
Great breakdown on all the permits and inspections you have to do . I entered the building in 1994 as a helper and today I know codes and inspections cannot be ignored as coordination is key to building a structure efficiently.
Some ppl leave permit cost off the budget. Would suggest put that line item in.
I’ve been building my house for a year now and this video has better information than the entire training course I took before getting started. Thanks for posting this. Very good info. God bless!
Glad it was helpful!
You provided a lot of good information! Anyone looking to build a house needs to watch this! You did an awesome job explaining things step by step! Have a great week, stay warm and safe!
Thank you
Just watched 3 of your videos. Wow You are fabulous, very good, honest & very helpful. I wish you well. Thanks for your Kindness. Cheri
Thank you so much!
Thank you. Wow, you sifted through all of this so well.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the vid on this. My house caught on fire the day after hurricane Ian so we are getting ready rebuild and I'm probably going to be doing everything I can myself.
Very sorry to hear that, hope it turns out being a blessing in disguise and you get your dream home out of the deal.
@@TKCL yeah, it's definitely not the ideal way to get there but. Silver linings are always nice. And your vote fs have been helpful in planning all this out
The best video I’ve seen on the early building stages
Glad you enjoyed it
What a great detailed information.
This is as good as it gets. Thank you for a well informed, step by step owner's builder process to build their own homes.
Glad you enjoyed it, many more videos on the channel about us building our house.
The breakdown was very interesting and easy to understand, thanks to Andrew. Certainly a lot more involved than I thought. The end result your new home turned out perfect, well done. 👍👍❤️❤️. 🇨🇦
It sounds complicated, but it flows well once you understand the process.
You are a God send. Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the detailed information!
Glad you enjoyed it
Only if I can find land anymore
On yeah love all the videos,
You will eventually, what goes up will always come down. Prices are inflated and the bubbles getting ready to pop.
You are an absolutely good owner builder and your advice is really helpful and practical!👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi, Andrew! You definitely did all the proper research for building your house. Congratulations on your accomplishments. I know you still have numerous projects, but that is fun.
Always something to do!
Really appreciate this vid Andrew. Super informative! Can't wait for the "how to purchase property" video!!
Coming soon
This is an awesome video. Thank you for sharing the process!
You are so welcome!
Well done. Thank you for all the information Andrew
Thank you
Thanks for all the detailed information.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great work here and thank you for sharing!
Thank you for watching
Thank you.
Wheeeew that was a lot . Glad to say I want ever go through that , took 30 years to be able to say that lol
Lol right!
@@TKCL did you watch Even video yesterday ( Country View Acres ) ? He’s doing solar panels .
Sure did, working on my array now. I'm taking a different approach, metal, permanent mount and adjustable angle. I know he's going to do something different in the spring.
@@TKCL can’t wait to see what that mind of yours come up with . I’ve been researching it some myself . It just may be in my future as well , I’ve only seen a couple homes here in my neck of the woods with it . I talked to one guy next to my hunting land who has solar and his actually follows the sun all day . He said his setup was very expensive a few years ago but is saving him hundreds a month . He’s totally solar kinda .
awesome educational video.
Very interesting and informative... 🙂
Thank you for watching
Hi Andrew., I am in awe. I thought you had a builders background while watching the house build until I was corrected in your new podcast series. So impressed with your attitude and get it done "the right way" attitude. (By the way, the link in this video description to that wonderful podcast series does not work. You may need to massage it)
Thank you very much for letting me know, I made the correction.
So helpful. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Best video on this subject matter I have run a cross. I normally don't subscribe to channels but I will be too this one!!! Thanks 🙏🏽
Glad you enjoyed it, over 200 videos on the channel of the house build.
Excellent video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
You should write a book.
Legend! Thank you.
Glad it helped!
Good day all.
Morning!
@@TKCL Good morning, a great week ahead!
Andrew, You could probably charge for all your advice on how to do it, Great video.
I've had a lot of offers for consultation services. I'd rather offer it for free in video format.
Greetings From SAVANNAH Georgia 🌴Great Channel 👍Thank YOU ❕😊
Vacationed there many times.
Good info 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Me as an aerospace engineer @ 14:15: YOU HAVE A TITANIUM ROOFING UNDERLAYMENT?!?! Oh, its a brand name of plastic barrier..😅
Yeah I have no idea why they call it that. But that's what engineers and inspectors ask for around here.
I've never commented on your page. I found you about 2 months ago looking for above ground pool decks. Got stuck on your content. I think I have 15 videos left on the house build. The job loss is a huge concern everywhere. My area used to have Bethlehem Steel and The Lebanon Steel Foundry. Those were all gone in the 70s before I was born. We just lost the natural gas business a few years ago. I drive 20 miles each way to work at The Hershey Chocolate Factory. I couldn't imagine where to get a job with a machining / maintenance mechanic background that has the same salary and benefits.
Thank you for watching! I hate seeing these small communities destroyed when big business comes in and lays everyone off. It sure isn't like it use to be.
Great video. I may have missed this but how do you go about finding the subcontractors to do some of the work on the house?
Also, who organizes the inspections and permits, yourself or the subcontractors?
Thank you for any additional info!
I asked around on Facebook, asked the inspector for references, friends who recently built ect. You as a owner builder are responsible for setting up the inspections and permits.
22 years ago when I got this property I bought a log cabin kit to replace the double wide that is on it. No matter what I tried l could not get permit to build. The reason was they gave me was nothing comparable in the aria. Ended up selling the kit for 5000$ loss and still in the double wide. They wouldn't approve plans for a timber frame or a block house engineered for my area. I have 6 acres of to it's self behind a double wide community. 3 sides don't perk swamp land and will never be developed. The community isn't visible from my property and developed independent. The only thing the county will permit in the middle of nowhere where I am is double wide ,no singles, modular , or traditional frame brick veneer ranch style only. To get the ag exemption I have to be 10 acres in production. Though I have a federal farm and field number allotments for peanut, corn, cotton and tobacco on this land. I was a builder in the Navy and built projects all over the world and can't build my own home it's disgusting. I have certificates in mixing placeing and finishing concrete , forming , framing , roofing , mill work, and they call them toy certifications. I'm going to build the home I designed many years ago one way or another before they put me in the ground. On my ground where the road dead ends in my front door. Not to mention that I was a certified residential draftsman out of high school. I never learned the CAD but I can do it all day long the old fashioned way. Just a little irritated .
It's sad how much power our local governments have been given to place such stupid rules on us. We have been slowly losing our freedoms for decades and it shows. Is there anyway for you to buy a few acres from a neighbor so you can be over 10?
@@TKCL been negotiating that for 10 years. Three sides owned by one man old family land. I tried to buy out the fourth side when they went into foreclosure but was battling a house flipper that bought 8 of the 20 properties in the front. 2 acres each . He trippled his money on each I know that for a fact. By public records . He brought his mother in from Mexico. Government grants paid for those properties. Female , widow, minority, and immigrant. Her qualifications were stellar in the governments eyes. He's built an empire on it. If he bids the realtors know they're getting their money and quick turnover even if it is a little less they're not sitting on it. The Latino community buying homes from him without jumping the hoops of a bank and at interest rates we can't get . He works a regular job supporting his family . All the payments and interest buys the next house . He's the owner ,bank, everything. Kept tight in the latin community and the reality companies know for losers are a quick turnover to him. No one has a chance at anything below a certain $.
Thanks Andrew.
Now that You've been in the Place a while !!
1st thing in the Morning, at the Hot Faucet in the little Powder Room, How long does it take to get USABLE Hot Water there. and How much Water do You think goes down the Drain ?
I re-did My run overhead with an Insulated 3/4 Pex-A about 30Ft total distance and went from 45 Sec's or more to just Sec's, In the winter it took less time as the Slab is heated.
And it does not cool off when I turn off the water, several Mins later I still have Hot Water. And turning on the Cold just cooled off the Hot line even faster. I gave The plumber Crap about not separating and Insulating the Lines.
Sorry about the Rant but it bugged Me till I changed it.
Mike M.
It takes 30-40 seconds for steaming hot water. Perfectly acceptable to me.
Andrew, Another fantastic video. I love the depth of information you offer. If you would still use your pole barn kit supplier, can you advise on the name of the company? We are one or two counties east of you and would love to speak to them about buying the basic building envelope to start our home building process. Thanks again for all of the very helpful information. Please keep the videos coming.
Your closer to where I bought the basic kit, contact Backwoods Buildings in Chipley Florida.
@The Kelley's Country Life Thank you for the contact. My son and I will be visiting them this coming week.
You should sell this list IJS… I’d buy it.
Do I need a permit before I nail a board? Or need a permit before I swing my hammer? GEEEEESSSSHHHHH
In most places yes, we are not free anymore.
When you’re in the permitting process with the city do they outline the inspection process or is this based on your own research and calling them in?
Some do offer a small "cheat sheet". Most expect you to know the process.
What was your ACH number?
Great Info. Thanks.
0.64, and yes that's correct. The best the company I hired had ever seen. I wasn't trying for some specific number, I just wanted a sealed and bug free house. Not to mention air conditioning the outdoors isn't cost effective.
I build houses for a living. For me having to do the paper work is the hard part
Where's the link to the cost breakdown?
ua-cam.com/video/ryLVUKgiPTs/v-deo.html
Instead of getting inspectors to come out afterward, can't you call all these people and figure out what you should be doing BEFORE you get told it's not good enough? Because to hell if I'm gonna be redoing stuff that isn't good enough. I'm either doing good enough off the bat, or I'm going above and beyond.
OOH, I like how you mentioned the blower door thing. I watch a lot of Matt Risinger and he has some exquisite tips on insulation and how to really BOMB that ACH number like a champ. Ever heard of aero barrier? It's basically an aerosolized caulk process that can plug up any 3/8 or smaller gaps in your build. Super awesome stuff to use before interior walls get put up.
That combined with his continuous exterior wall and subroof system REALLY makes for a good, complete, locked-in performance envelope in regards to insulation, HVAC, and leakage efficiency, as well as air quality in the home. Before Aero Barrier, some of Matt's builds get as good as 0.3 or 0.1, and after I believe one build is was either 0.1 or 0.01. So he's always at least getting "passive house" certification, and has gotten as high as 10x the sealing of a passive house cert.
It's on you to know what is expected before calling for inspection, most inspectors don't have time to come and give tips or advice. Some will. I have watched the aero barrier episode of his, interesting stuff. I wound up with a 0.64 ACH just by sealing and insulating well. I was told that's the best number they have ever seen by the testing company.
@@TKCL That's kickass! I was just about to watch your blower door episode. How did you end up doing the outside transition from wall to roof? Traditionally, or did you do it like Matt's continuous method?
Also, it seems you have 8ft ceilings... 8ft is probably the biggest personal letdown for me when it comes to existing market homes, period, so I'm curious as to why you went with this choice when 9ft is the current standard and 54-inch sheetrock is available, or when you could've otherwise tripled up on 48 for 12ft, or cut 48s in half and staggered them for 10ft.
It sounds like you have to start at the beginning of a long line and start handing out money till there’s nobody left
Pretty much
Ha, you forgot on major purpose, increased revenue 😊😢
I’d be interested in more information on the metal roof screw pattern. In Wakulla, when I had my metal building erected, it didn’t” meet inspectors screw pattern. When I asked about the documentation, nothing could be provided. Errrrr
I know here the big requirement is 4 inches on center at the edges. That's where Tin will lift from so they get very particular about that in hurricane zones.
wow, that’s tight. The metal building place did it like they do all their Florida buildings. Inspector said 9” OC but couldn’t provide documentation. I can see where inhabited structures will be stricter. Thanks for the info.
What state are you in?
Florida
Did you have trouble finding homeowners insurance because you built yourself?
I did not. Our state (Florida) already has a nightmare of a time for insurance due to lawsuits and hurricanes. When you find someone who covers here, they cover a lot.
@@TKCL is it regular homeowners or did you have to get a specialized policy?
@@jamesdufrene3572 regular policy.
I still stare when Americans talk about a well as if dirt water were a normal thing to drink. Dirt water is literally dirty, and that's before anyone in your district actively pollutes it, fracks it, or sucks out so much that your well runs dry.
If your local air is so dirty you don't want to drink the water than has fallen through it, you need to move somewhere else, because that air isn't fit to breathe either. In all other cases, so long as you're not living in a desert (and sane people do not live in deserts!) you should be able to get all your household water from what lands on your roof.
Build a clean roof, put in a good tank, throw some filters on the line if you're worried about contaminants sneaking in, and you've got your household water supply solved for as long as you've got a house there. No 'dig a hole and hope', no mineral salts, no heavy metals, no fracked gas, and no running out.
Way too complex of a process for me. Thanks for sharing to help us decide if this is something I'd be comfortable doing or not. No thanks
Glad it was helpful!
This is how you take back our Country! Hopefully many young men like myself can get enough knowledge from yall older gents and go build our Families. Because the Atomic Family is Americas best hope!
And people say america is a free country. LOL YEAH RIGHT
More free than most, but no doubt we are losing freedoms.
This sounds fucking miserable
Not really, you have to appreciate the process and the benefits. I sure saved a lot of money. Once you learn it, it isn't that bad.
@@TKCL as a middle-lower class person in their 20's, who is handy, and works in the trades, I'm disappointed in how much red tape and added bureaucratic expenses are necessary to do what I thought was more financially achievable for someone like me: build my own small home, doing as much of the work myself as possible. It seems the American dream becomes just a dream more and more every day. This video was helpful, but was a hard reminder that nothing is ever that easy.
Nice vid 👍