Nathan is a custom home builder in Phoenix, Arizona. Specializing in in-fill development in Arcadia, one of the most desirable areas of Phoenix. This channel exists to educate you on the proper building practices, and interesting elements of our builds. Join us two times as we Rebuild The Block.
Nathan, thanks for the informative videos. It would be awesome if you had a video on costs for transitioning from a septic system to connecting to the Scottsdale City sewer system.
The only problem is the reduced insulation values especially around the ducting, and no one can ever get back up into the attic for any reason without pulling out the insulation and then replacing it. No thank you.
That is OSB which stands for oriented strand board, which is very strong stuff as long as you keep it dry throughout its life, which is why you use roofing and siding.
In my part of the world the very idea of building a house out of OSB plates sounds insane. People here will only use it for decorative kind of jobs or putting together a toolbox shed at best. The exterior walls of my home for example are 30 cm thick metal-framed concrete.
Make it big enough to fit 2 queen size beds side by side you want enough room so you can walk around the bed a put in a dresser and put a cot next to the bed
Great video you deserve more likes and views I don’t know how I have a short that’s more popular I cannot believe it this algorithm broken I hope you succeed
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Subscribed. I was told, by an experienced contractor, that it hides framing imperfections better as well.
So I had the option of building without a permit. But decided to go with permits in case I decide to sell. Here you need a site address for permit. We have fire numbers for site addresses. The septic permit was easier than I thought to get. We build a lot of lake houses so wet land permits are a pain sometimes depending on county. I am in a large county with only 9000 people so permits move fast. The septic permit was ready in an hour. Got back to camp and had to drive back into town to pick it up.
Originally I wanted a huge post and beam timber frame. We build custom timber frame houses. But reality and budget said no. Went with a passive solar simple skillion design, because in the cold north. I had to play with design to keep cost down. Spent hours going over building codes. Would of been easier to hire someone for help with design even with a simple design. And missed some things in the building code. Had an issue even getting fire number for site address.
Nice stove but I don’t care for the top of the gas stove to be stainless. It would be most beneficial to offer either quality enamel or stainless. I have had BOTH types of surfaces and I prefer enameled. I don’t buy stoves for the looks only.
