I think you two are doing a fantastic job. You’ve taken on a huge job under difficult conditions. I think when you’re finished the satisfaction of the finished job is going to be huge. Stay at it. Don’t loose sight of the goal.
Jeremy, you are amazing! You are a true renaissance man! Your ability to learn so many things and your determination to find a solution is extremely admirable!
Out swinging doors also add security from a kick in. Something I never understood with having them swing in. I can't thank you enough for the videos. I couldn't imagine trying to film and think clearly to make sure things are timely done. Good to see yall smiling more compared to what it was 2 years ago. What is the cost of the ICF minus the concrete? I can't seem to find anyone that gives a clue.
I'm actually amazed at how much you've been posting giving all the hard and time consuming work you're doing. Glad to see any bit of progress and to know you have the videos as a record of all that's being done.
First, a big beautiful hole in the sticky red clay --now a gorgeous fortress of insulated concrete?😉You two are spoiling us! Keep up the good work, you can do it!!!😄
Jeremy, you're doing a great job building your dream home. When everything is all done, you and family will be very very happy. It's worth your hard work. And, I always enjoy learning your strategy of doing things and thank you for explaining in details and also making your videos . Very impressive with everything you've done so far. Jaime, I know there are sooo many things needs to be done in the household side. You're the reason why Jeremy can concentrate on building. You two are absolutely a good team👍
Don't know what your plans are but I built with ICF's for the foundation. I put 2" of foam and Pex radiant heat in the basement. It's incredibly comfortable. Even if you don't heat it, at least consider insulation under the slab. My wife and I set the ICFs. Our house is a Deltec, It's composed of 17 8' wall segments. Lots of cutting on the ICFs. The garage is a rectangle. It took me over a week to set the basement. It took less than a day to set the garage.
You guys are awesome. You inspired me to prep reasonably. We lost power for 8 days and couldn’t get out (our only road in was closed). Getting chickens for the first time this month and just love how thorough and reasonable you guys are. Love it.
"Slow and steady wins the race", as they say. You guys are doing great. I certainly can't imagine the stress level. I'm very impressed! I don't know if it's because I'm totally clueless on what you're doing or if you're just that smart. LOL I'm just glad you guys are sharing!
Thanks for bringing us along on your journey! Just a suggestion before you pour the basement; install a 7" GT plywood base (4" slab thickness + 3" trim backer) the same thickness as your basement sheeting. This way you can pin your base on. Just make sure the plywood seam will be below the top of trim. Keep up the great work!
I am a builder and am impressed with your approach to managing this job! As a novice, you are researching the process and materials thoroughly and are making wise choices! Your footing drains and waterproofing is nicely done, except for the fasteners for the drain board through the peel and stick. It's better to use adhesive so that you don't penetrate the membrane even though what you did is acceptable. PLEASE reconsider the use of vinyl siding! It is not as maintenance free as people think and will not last as long as other materials. Hardieplank is a very solid material that will last and holds paint VERY well. Quality paint should last 20 years on it. Use Hardie trim along with the siding to have a very robust exterior. Nice job and thanks for sharing.
I will second the Hardieplank recommendation. We had ours installed and painted (primer plus two coats) at the end of summer 2001. Since then, through years of Seattle weather, and after five pressure washes to remove accumulated dirt and mildew from the north side, the paint still looks new. It has neither peeled, flakes, or faded. The cement material is also resistant, another bonus. Just make sure the installers use power snips (not a circular saw) to cut it.
Love your videos. Thanks so much for the updates and Q&A sessions. It's so good seeing the progress. If I had instagram I'd check out your stuff there ... But alas my equipment doesn't support that. Looking forward to the next video ... No pressure!
Y'all are too busy to be posting. Yet, I'm so glad y'all do. If y'all had to take a break I'd totally get it but y'all are much appreciated. I will never be doing what y'all do but I watch to give my support to a family I believe in💛 love from Tx my peoples lol
Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to do a Q & A on the house build. I can imagine how helpful this is to folks who are just starting the process of evaluating the pros/cons of doing an ICF house. The amount of research you've done to be your own general contractor earns you an A+++ (just knowing the building codes and regs is a big piece of a successful build). So happy you've started building your mountain dream home. Let's hope you are celebrating Christmas 2020 in your new home.....warm and snug enjoying the beautiful view. 👍👊😍
Glad to see that foundation in place! I'm still deciding whether to build my own or do the mortgage route. But i'm looking more at land to build on. Yeah.
There are times that it is so much more cost effective to hire out some jobs. the ICF , the slab pour are two areas that sure make so much more sense to sub out.
I enjoy your videos and am learning from you about sustainability and being self-reliant whether on-grid or off-grid. I am on-grid and strive to be self-sustaining as much as possible. Looking into getting solar as a back-up to the grid...in the meantime - focusing on expanding my garden and canning for food prep.
I just checked out your art page. You're amazing! I love the eyes, they bring the animals to life. I've actually subscribed and unsubscribe to your channel a couple of times, but I am now committed to seeing what is next.
Jeremy and Jaime, could you post what the outside will look like, I don't the other things you say to go to so I can see it. I only do youtube. I am so looking forward to seeing y'all though your build and you sure have a beautiful view, it is well worth the craziness you are going through; Jeremy you just seem so calm.. I guess not.. *wink* Thank you for teaching everyone who is looking to build like y'all are doing. I am so glad Jaime you were in this video and I understand being in these videos. Thank you guys.
Make sure that if you’re going to use outswing doors, you use doors specifically designed to be “outswing.” On standard doors the threshold is designed to direct water to the outside and if you just turn a standard door around, teen the water will be directed inside. Not to mention, on standard doors, the pins in the hinges can simply be removed and the door taken off from the outside. Make sure the doors come with NRP hinges (non removable pin). Our builder did not. Now, every time it rains, we have a small pond in the kitchen. Just sayin
Out swinging door are harder to kick in as its supported on all 4 sides not just by the hinges and door knob/dead bolt. I have steel door frames and doors.
Thanks for the update, your home is going to look really nice, and thanks for the sneak peek at Jamies art, concidering how long you have been doing it you are really good, have you tried water colour pencils or water colour pens, very useful for people with disabilities, good luck with the slab and the joists,
Enjoying watching you build your home while picturing building a home on our beautiful property by the ocean down the road. Like your hair btw Jamie ;) just saying.
@nc_icf_home_build Looking good. Heard you mention stone, we are doing all stone (Boral) with Boral dean-n-dry lath over the ICF. Also, If you haven’t already, consider 4” treated foam block under your basement slab. BTW, over here in Chatham Co. we have to have drywall covering the basement ICF foam, don’t know about your’s.
We have a glass door that opens out and a strong wind came when my sister was opening the door and the wind slammed it shut catching her fingers, she needed many stitches. Just a caution to be aware of.
I'm surprised your code allows you to hang your floor joists on the side of the basement beam, instead of overlapping on top of it. All of your floor [and furniture/appliances/belongings] weight comes down to resting on the nails in the joist hangers. New one on me. Did you consider pricing a steel beam vs the lam beam for the basement beam? It most likely would have been less ht vs the 14" lam beam. This of course meant you overlap on top of the steel beam.
Take a closer look at how the Simpson hangers (which exceed the requirements of all building codes) work. It does not “come down to resting on the nails in the joist hangers” as you think.
@@ACitizenOfOurWorld I have worked with simpson hangers. The hanger is nailed to wood members, then other wood members are placed in the SH and nailed. Have they changed? I've worked with joist hangers, hurricane straps, 4x4 post clips, etc. They all come down to nails fastening them to other wood, wood being fastened to them.
Great explanations... well thought out..though it is draining, you are wired for all that... Quite remarkable!!!!!! Pace your self and enjoy the journey. And put some art work at end of videos...they are also remarkable!!!!
have looked at the form a drain. think you went with a superior system. Not sure why but it looks kind of cheesy and not as robust as solid round pvc in the french drain
Have you tried advertising for framers to do weekend work on craigslist or one of those gig apps? If not might be worthwhile to try and get some experienced work just check with your homeowners ins to see if you need to get a rider for the helper to cover you in case of injury.
OSB with some foam in the center, it has pretty decent structure until it gets wet. SIPS is a pain in the ass, they dont fir together right, they dont hold up, and then you have to run wire blindly through foam chases and then you have to fill in gaps, seems and electrical chases blindly as well. And you also would have to have a crane to lift panels on 2 stories. You cant end up with a much superior product by building it from hand picked materials. Matt risinger may have built a SIPs house, but you dont see him doing many and he doesnt talk about them or endorse them like all the other products he talks about constantly
Since you're going on grid are you planning on grid tie in your existing solar with a battery backup in the event that the power will go out during winter storms? So that you will not have to be running a generator for extended periods of time
@@Guildbrookfarm the way you were talking when you were talking about the grid hook up in a previous video I was kind of thinking that you were going for a grid hook up to run all a heat pump equipment. The way I have been looking at solar lately if I ever get the chance to do it I think I would probably go with a ground Mount system and have charging a battery bank that runs my house and then have the excess grid tie then by that energy back on the days that I need it. In my situation I think that would probably work the best for the way my power company buys power back
A eight foot garage door would’ve been perfect how are the girls doing that used to be a part of your videos frequently is it because of the new stuff with RU-vid
@@BrianBriCurInTheOC I honestly wasn't trying to be rude. One of my favorite audible readers and books almost shut off do to this same issue. The first Dresden files book. FYI. They were a professional audio book recording studio.
Yes, depends if you put in a porch with a proper sized roof overhang. Or have one door somewhere with the in swing. My outswing double doors to the deck are currently blocked by our 27 inch recent snowstorm. But I've other access/egress points.
Very nice lots of hard work already lots more to come a dream being shaped good job! But in your comments about the outside finish was a mention of the use of some plastic siding please our world our lifes are polluted by the stuff can't stand the stuff don't degrade this beautiful house with this crap Take care be safe
I know you're not in a really cold area but having all the doors swing out doesn't make a lot of sense to me. If you do get hit with heavy snow (not unheard of) good luck getting out.
When you open your inward swinging door to a wall of snow, how do you get out anyway?😐 There's always a window to climb out of, or you can get out via the second story.😏Try having some imagination, huh?😃
@@thewhittierhousewife3898 Your advice is ignorant. You can always dig your way out. Not everyone has a 2nd story, not everyone has the ability to climb through a window (think medical issues, elderly, etc) An outward swinging door is a trap. With an inward swing, you can at least try to dig out, even if you have to pile the snow in your home.
While I agree with you given first hand experience digging our way out of a townhouse after blizzard in Ohio back in '76 or '77 if memory serves correctly... However this is a basement, not the main floor of the house and if I remember correctly there will be a porch above it so any accessibility issues should be minimal unless it's a blowing snow that builds it up due to wind direction.
@@FarmerBrown69 lol... really? Allow me to introduce myself, I'm a serial smart ass, and you are apparently deficient in recognizing sarcasm, because the discussion here applies to Jeremy's and Jamie's situation, not everyone in the world, m'kay? Are you a long time viewer? Apparently not, because you would have faith in Jeremy's ability to do what is best for him and his family. If the man wants outward swinging doors, then that's what he's going to do, for his reasons, not yours. Your opinion is just that, an opinion. I'm glad we had this little talk. It gave me a chance to use some sarcasm. It's a gift that keeps on giving.😏
@@Penny-bt4gc I worked in an industry that used thousands of yards of cement on every job and the engineers I worked with told me that it was in fact 28 years for all the chemical processes that cement goes through to completely cure. It will be set up hard enough in hours to walk on and a day or two to drive on but years to go through all chemical processes!!!
Keep it fun man! Otherwise you will end up hating it, I built a farm that was a foreclosed dilapidated house and we are at 7 years tomorrow. I could love it and hate it in the same day. Stay loose.
Congratulations you all! I'm a stick-built kind of guy. However your Q&A was enormously helpful in opening my eyes. All of my new construction was done in North Georgia, I'm remodeling two 150+ year old buildings in southern Indiana, Craftsman built, hand tools.
Regarding the footing drain. In my experience you simply cannot assume code compliance will be enough for your particular situation. I ALWAYS assume the worst and work from there, meaning my footing drains are/were always overkill. By the time you figure out if you did it right or wrong, meaning after the foundation is back filled, the house built and the downspouts and final grading are all done, IF you have a problem it will cost you 10's of thousands of dollars to fix. So it is well worth some extra cost and time at the beginning to be as certain as you possibly can that you will not "discover" a problem later on. The same goes with water proofing the foundation walls. There really isn't such a thing as too much, just too little. I applaud your desire to do it right the first time. Any problems you create now, or don't compensate for now, means problems you will be living with for the rest of your life. Nice job. Keep it up.
At nine seconds into video, I was already thinking that location has a million dollar view, .. then I saw that two or three .. no .. I can see five tree lines merge in the distance .. so, I stand corrected, ....... "That's a Five Million dollar View"
I can feel your hardship, i just got intot 10 acres with a fixer upper, i am stripping the whole house but I still live in it too. so I have to watch what I tear down and what I do not tear down, plus I work from home too, so I have to work on the house after I complete my daily job, which I need to be able to have money for the property. so It is a little stressfull.. keep up the good work, I will continue to watch you
I did out-swinging french doors on my parents house a few years back. They absolutely love them... real space saver. The doors also have in-swinging side lights with screens. We can leave those open, and open the french doors fully with no interference. Pro-tip: Magnetic door stops on out-swinging doors are a fantastic idea. We discovered those will keep the doors from slamming shut if the wind picks up a little. I just this last summer bought house in Washington State that has 3 big sliders. I will be replacing those with out-swinging french doors. Gonna be a fun project!
Just a thought here - when you mentioned how hard it is to film, edit, while also keeping up with the projects.. have you ever considered just doing voiceovers? Even if it isn't the entire video, you could interject at various points. I'm not sure if that's easier or not as far as editing and splicing and all of that jazz. I can only imagine how much you've got on your plate! I do miss some of Jaime's content though, such as the cooking and things on the animals and whatnot. Wishing you a great December!
I'm so happy to see your progress of your FOREVER HOME!!! I LOVE the view!!!!! It will be sooooo worth the stress and aggravation . Pray a lot and very often.
I appreciate your video efforts, project management, sub trades, deliveries, weather, and personal issues are all factors in the mix ... I hope for continued progress and success :)
Thanks for the Q and A! Congratulations on the house progress so far! I appreciate that you are sharing your honest opinions about what you have learned. Keep going - you are doing great!
Don't be too stressed out -- your are doing a great job. Think you are taking the correct path, do what you like and can do, contract out what takes lots of labor, specialized skills, special equipment or just things you don't enjoy or just don't want to do. Early on I did a re-roof on my home by my self, removed the replaced about 25 sq of shingles came out great but learned that was a job best suited to a 20 year old. Its also a learning process, more you do the more comfortable you become with the process. Unfortunately you really get proficient about the same time you put the last brush stroke of paint on. There are lots advantages doing it "owner built", its on your schedule and you can freely decide where you want to upgrade or downgrade or make changes to the project. It's tough to ask a contractor to wait while you reconsider some window sizes. The internet and your local inspector or great resources to understand what will be required for code compliance before pounding the nails. I have always found the inspectors to be a great help. However there are lots of ways to build and different areas have different methods and requirements. Had a builder tell me once the correct way to do something is the way that works for you and is code compliant. Also told me codes are the MINIMUM standard and not the only way to do something. To me the largest risk it getting burnt out, so it makes sense to consider paying crew to hang the drywall in a day or two vs you doing 100 sheets over 3 weeks, wishing the job was done. Buy a flip book from Amazon called Code Check Complete, a summery of the common codes for building, mechanical, plumbing and electrical in easy to understand form.
