Glad I bought this one ru-vid.comUgkxT9ExVpR-3A-9rpRqx8vzXKZ3BMMTg_KH . I had a customer looking for a shed that didn't look 'prefab' and was rustic, but "cute" (her term). I showed her the cover of the book and, with a few modifications, she was sold. I've never built a shed but I do have some framing knowledge. The info on roofing is very helpful to me. I was also psyched that the section for the shed on the cover had measured drawings for the trim boards and keystone pieces for the gable ends and over the windows. Should make life a little easier for me.
Chandhan D We use wood because it’s available, there’s massive hardwood forests that allow us to build big and fast. Plus with improving structural and preservation tech available wood is beginning to see a competitive edge over concrete in construction due to its flexibility as a building material
jim loontiens In case you didn’t know, a large percentage of the forest in North America is tree farms for lumber production and are regenerated to keep perpetual supply. Concrete and other materials come with its own environmental baggage, especially where insulation & reinforcement is concerned.
could be different, if the roof is using proper aged hard wood and sitting on first build stone wall insulated with ply/mdf wood, sure it will last longer and the only need is a a every x year insulation replacement.
600k is a steal. Edit: 600,000 is not a steal; it is extremely costly. I've now grasped the concept of money's worth. Also, $6,000,000 for a property like this is excessive under any circumstance. Too too much. If you're in a state like Illinois or whatever, you may get it for 700-900k. SF would be around 1,900,000, not 6,000,000!!
I don't know about 6 million even if it was in Beverly hills or Malibu. 600k is about right for New England. Down south it be more like 400k-450k. Labor is a lot cheaper and so is the cost of living.
@@seanriopel3132 depends on where in New England. Where I live houses like this would cost you well over $1.5 million, maybe even more. Though it is a New York suburb
@@ogreeni I meant on average but you are completely correct. I know just a single parking space sold for 250k on beacon hill. Location, location, location.
o many people in the comments saying how american houses are shit and europe houses are better, they're not made of wood and are stronger. yet i looked up how houses in europe are built and guess what, they are built exactly the same fucking way.
1.5k environmentalists down-voted this video. We've got one outfit of envirowackos trying to shut down the local sawmill to save the trees. I wonder if they'd actually try anything to get themselves intentionally shot by the loggers and mill workers.
On the other hand, it's amusing and fairly easy to pretend they're building to the beat. The speed of the time lapse matches the tempo well enough. And at least there aren't any obnoxious lyrics
wtf is up with this cardboard disposable box? :O no wonder why there are so many house fires and homes being destroyed by some not so heavy wind in the US.
The thing is wood is USA's most used resource so it's easy to get, easy to make it work, fast to build, cheap and same for the cardboard, this is a mistake but in the end, it's better for constructors if the house falls, and it's better for the clients who can't afford a better material. See how the system "works"?
Why? It's a paper house. I live in EU, there everybody would call it as paper. Looks very good, I admit, but it's not very durable like brick. A 30-40cm brick wall is a bit different :D
@@kurta999kurta666 It doesn't need to be that durable. It's a house in the middle of nowhere. Buildings in Europe are generally made to last, houses like these don't need to last hundreds of years.
@Michael VR it doesn't need nearly as much energy as concrete or steel to produce, is renewable, and cheap. What else could you want? Wood construction is returning, just search about it.
+Jae C you probably do not understand. I do understand that it's like a box and not the size but the materials. Herein my country the houses are from bricks and concrete. This will burn before firefighters arrive. I estimate lifetime for this box for 20 years. This is expensive big catron box, not house.
+ik vinde helemaal mooi i dont see any issue with wood houses. I live in a wood house in sweden. And its no different than aby other building ive really been in.
Where was the walls concrete footings ? It appears that you just slopped the concrete on the ground and spread it all around and began building the walls on top of that. This is the weirdest way I have ever witnessed a house beginning to be built and it is a serious mess ! If there is no footings it will never be a sturdy structure. The basement will soon have cracks everywhere's in the walls and the floor. And the cracks will show up throughout the entire structure above. This house must have been built illegally without securing permits. This much is clear because in order to build any house you have to have several permits including a new construction (construction permit / building permit) and in that permit if followed correctly you have to have a footings form boards inspection done prior to pouring concrete in the forms. This is necessary so the township can verify that the new house will be built in the location specified in approved drawings submitted at time of applying for the building permit. There is setback requirements which must be followed so ya can't just slop a house any place ya want. This is inspection is carried out by the township in which the house is being built. They also must inspect the house concrete footings and concrete walls for multiple things prior to any back filling taking place. I feel sorry for whoever purchased this house ! I myself am an Architect and Builder. 23 years experience.
Nate H Perhaps they re far down south where frost heaving and frost uplift isnt a concern so concrete on a pack gravel is good enough? still doesnt make 100% sense, but thats Merica, In canada we do er right lol
Not quite a mcmansion actually, this is more of a knock off of an early 20th century design whereas a mcmansion typically incorporates a load of different styles and designs which is why they look like horse shit.
vnkable Exactly. I mean at least after 400 years, when the trends are changing, we get to follow the changes, not stuck with the same building from 1000 years ago.
@@bradvincent2586 Because the rest of the world apparently knows how to build homes better. Surely this house must be made out of reinforced titanium or else it will not serve its purpose.
@@gamingwithcyt3925 I don't know. If a tornado wants to take your house, it's going to take your house. If you want to build out of brick that's fine, I just find it awkwardly weird that Europe needs to insist on doing everything better than North America though.
@@rameira2716 Europe is a whole continent with many different countries. We don't insist on doing stuff better but we find it funny when americans say they have the most developed, best country when youy can punch a hole through a wall
All of these comments from Europeans asking why build with wood instead of brick. as an american that is something i have never thought about before. stone,brick,and concrete are much better building materials for structural integrity and longevity . While wood is readily available in the U.S. that is not why we use it. Time is money, read the description of the video, it took 6 months to build this 4000 square foot house. with the new "advanced framing" methods being used more in the U.S. it is getting really bad. these newer homes are built to look good and that is it, they wont last 100 years. Yet all of these home builders think they are doing a great job , they don't know any different. If a German structural engineer went to a U.S. job site I am sure he flip his shit.
+Mike West in Russia it will take you about 7-8 months to build the same house using concrete block and brick. Here, we call this wood house - a shit house!!!
I once heard someone say that the U.S. uses wood because if an earthquake were to hit the house would just swerve a little bit, as if it were built frome concrete it would just collapse which is much more dangerous.
+Mike West Time is money, you're right on that point. But quality is what should be most important. To me, as a carpenter in Ireland, that is not a quality job. Granted we've been slow to take up building wooden framed houses here, but all that is about to change with a housing crisis looming fast. Renewable materials are going to be in high demand. I hope. Having said all that, where, oh where was the health and safety on that site. I'm surprised that that company is still in business and hasn't had it's arse sued to shit. No roofing tethers, no scaffolding to the roof for the roofers. No guard rails around the upper floors as they were being built. No toe boards on the scaffolding. Guys fixing siding while balancing on a plank propped between a forklift and a ladder. Fuck me when I saw that I nearly shit myself. Please tell me that the regulations for building are different in Canada, as that's where I plan to go to learn how to frame a house.
Why is everything in America made so cheaply? It's always all about how nice things LOOK, not how well they function. Houses are built with weak foundations, hollow walls that allow the growth of mold inside them, plywood roofs and floors... not sturdy or long lasting at all. No wonder a simple thunderstorm makes a roof leak and the while house slide.
I live in Brazil wich is South America.. why people can't just say North America.. You guys have to understand that America is a continent not a country..pls read and learn! we are all americans but you guys from north and we are from south..yes you are white but belongs to Europe.. lets keep things clear pls..dont try to be that you guys own the continent..im drunk by the way..😁
TheOzzi3 if you’re from South America, then you’re South American. If you’re from North America, then you’re North American. The term “American” is only associated with citizens of the United States of America. Mexico’s government is called the United Mexican States but we(the world) call them “Mexicans”. So your argument is false, you are not American(USA) but you are South American. *FACTS*
dfo 99 what country? I live in the Anaheim area so I guess the same could be said here. Living here isn't cheap. BTW Anaheim is in California next to Disneyland so those could be why.
20% of the comments: Building a foundation and using cement would've made the house a lot better. 80% of the comments: *aPpArEnTLY eVeRYoNe iS aN eXpERt aT bUiLdiNG.*
Approximately the ratio of builders to homeowners, lol. But, I really don't know how they got away without footings, especially considering those osha harnesses.
Clorox Bleach I'm not seeing what's wrong with it, but take it from someone who had a beautiful house destroyed, looks can be deceiving. One lazy move and it all comes down. You don't always know what's behind the walls and in the ceiling. Thanks to a lazy contractor and an inexperienced, good for nothing insurance agent, I lost the house after dumping my life's savings into it.
It’s not even bad. The foundation is the only questionable part. Wood is actually safer, not to mention its reinforced wood which is different than regular wood
ZachCatPhoenix nice house no doubt, but I share your concerns. Wouldnt last a strong storm and if there would be a fire... HOLY. It's a difference in between using grown wood or this kind of pressed wooden plates or other materials. Btw... insulation? Oo But really nice house, American flair.
I'm a civil engineer in Germany and I have to say that this construction can not be made to last. I guess it's inexpensive at least... But the main problems I see are: - missing anti-capillary(?) layer - missing foundation - missing waterproofing to the ground - missing wall insulation (temperature and acoustics) - no additional acoustic insulation in the wooden beam ceiling - questionable roof construction (no vapor barrier, no sturdy roofing tile) I have to say the combination of massive and timber construction is quite interesting though, as both materials have advantages to themselves. Under the bottom line, I prefer constructions which are made to last (at least 50-70 years) and provide a good amount of insulation and weather protection.
It's not timber, but plywood which is a popular building material for homes in the U.S. and Canada. It's compressed wood material with industrial glue. It's very cheap, strong, light, flexable and extremely flammable.
Also, this isn't typical construction build in the U.S. for housing because this is a custom made home and the owner is perhaps trying to save money on building time and material by cutting corners.
To call plywood "strong" is a little sketchy to my mind. Why would you build a house like that? I just don't get why people always have to show off instead of building something a bit more modest and decent.
But it is stronger than regular timber if you read about plywood, and it has several characteristics that make it a generally better material than regular timber. It's also cheaper to produce, which makes it a popular building material. However, there are problems with it. For example, it is easily damaged by water and it is very flammable, which timber is not. I think it's built this way because it's light and inexpensive for builders to use and it keeps costs down to consumers. Housing makes up a significant portion of U.S. GDP compared to other developed nations. This is why the housing market crash of 2008 seriously affected the U.S. economy more than other countries. However, 1/3 of American homes are made up of brick, stone or concrete, especially older homes and brick homes are only 7% more expensive on average compared to normal fully plywood homes. I think this all comes down to state regulations. For example, in California, the most populous state in the nation, homes are required to be made out of wood due to earthquakes and wood is far more flexible and shock absorbent compared to brick, stone or concrete. In Texas, the second most populous state in the nation, home builders are required to build a majority of homes out of brick, stone or concrete due to extreme temperatures and high cooling costs in the summer. In Florida, the third most populous state in the nation, home builders are required to build at least the first floor of a home out of concrete due to hurricanes. Across the U.S. regions, homes in West Coast states, such as California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, etc., have to build wooden homes due to earthquakes, while homes in the Midwest and Northeast are usually made of brick, stone or concrete, however, wooden homes are common there as well, and in the U.S. South, most homes are made of wood but brick, stone and concrete are also common. Building methods, architecture styles and prices for homes vary greatly across the U.S. by state and by region.
Also, my family hosted a German exchange student, twice, in 2007 and 2008 so I can answer your question on why someone would build a house like this. I have to say that your culture is VERY interesting and fascinating to me because Germanic cultures are the EXACT opposite of Anglo cultures. Everything a German considers to be "modest" and "decent" are very different to what people in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. would consider to be "modest" and "decent", in my opinion. In most of the nations I just listed, especially the United States, there is usually no negativity associated with someone wanting to build a large home like this if they have the resources, income and desire to do so. If you are successful and want to live in a large home or drive a nice car, you are encouraged to do so and most people would hope you would be happy with the result. It's your money, you earned it, and if a large home makes you happy, then do what makes you happy. It's not seen as "showing off". Even speaking about your success in your job or life is not seen as showing off. From my American perspective, the owner worked hard for his money and to build his dream home and I hope he is happy and satisfied with all the time, money and effort he put into this project.
Hey, yet another European with an opinion incoming: I dig wood as a construction material but wooden framing is just... flimsy... It wouldn't be half as bad if Americans didn't see insulation as optional. When I visited my uncle in Toronto, I suddenly understood a lot about movies... and somethings made no sense anymore. I understand ax murderer movies. Yeah those doors? Cardboard. I could literally kick through them. I also understand private eyes and police officers kicking in doors now. I furthermore understand this reluctance to have sex with people in the house. You can hear the cat sleep two floors below! What I don't get is people going to another room to hold a private discussion as if that was feasible. Seriously, I love me a sturdy log house. But this? Nuh-uh. Hell, we usually build our walls with bricks 30 cm thick for load bearing walls and sometimes twenty for others. And even with that as a standard I still get envious at people living in 100 year plus houses (although renovated) with half a meter or thicker stone walls. Wood stove heated in winters (with modern heat storage equipment) and nicely cool even in the heat of summer. Luxurious to the max! If we had your land prices in Switzerland you bet I'd build my walls from stone and thick as hell.
***** I didn't mean that. Let me explain "Now that's how you build in minecraft like a poor!" It's true because when you start, your first house is mostly made out of wood (like this house) "Now that's how you build in minecraft like a prr!"It's true, because when you are a really good builder, you make huge and nice houses, like this one
Obviously a very expensive and well-built house, but I have to wonder why they wanted such an enormous living space. They had three or four separate sitting areas, for what? Are they really hosting that many people all the time?
+Asmaa Ulfi Was what I was thinking myself. This is not even close to code in Australia. I have not seen a frame made on site in years, all factory made now.
All these Europeans and Australians need to relax a bit, I don't really like wood frames houses that much either but you guys need to understand that houses are made they way they are to best suit the environment it was built for, Wood houses don't last as long as brick or stone but it's more cost effective, and faster to build than a traditional brick constructed house and in Europe you guys and girls don't have crazy tornadoes like we do in the Mid-West, properly built wood frame houses do good enough against high winds but that only goes for the speed of the wind. That does not factor in the potential damage that could be caused by flying debris, brick or not a flying truck slamming into your living room wall will not stand a chance. But another think is I personally would not want a house that could last forever, have a wood framed house is much easier and cheaper to renovate or rebuild over a brick or stone house. One last thing, what's with all this crappy, weak, no insulation talk, they are not weak, and they do have insulation in between the studs. Cheap? Well that depends on each individual, how much are you willing to spend and if you gave the ground and concrete foundation enough time to settle and become solid, how thick did you make the foundation, material choice, wood isn't all bad if you go for a specie of tree that produces stronger wood, and don't forget the quality and skill of the workers, a house made of good quality materials doesn't necessarily mean it will be a good quality house if it was poorly constructed, to each their own I guess.
Actually Europe do get tornadoes :D A couple of years ago not far from my town in Belgium a tornado appeared and killed 18 people in a music festival ( most were killed by flying instruments/fences I suppose though).
Whitney Pyant Japan? and lots of other Asian locations, also in Belgium alone, there were about 3 tornadoes in the past 5 years, 1 of them killed 18 people at a music festival, so lets not count Europe cause I think they get a bit more than once every few years, and also the weather is more brutal in Europe, if you've ever been to the Balkans during the summer and then during the winter, such as in Bosnia in the winter it's -30 C and summer can be a humid fuck 45 C lets not even imagine the storms enbetween those weather changes...
Wow! Most people hear act like little girls. My country is better. We have this, we have that. Grow the fuck up people. Its just a fuckin' video. If someone makes a question about the way houses are built in the USA is just a question. Thats it. No one should be all butt hurt. In case you are wondering, most houses are not prone to tornadoes or earthquakes. These homes are made to be very warm in the winter and very cool in the summer compared to all brick and mortar homes. I have lived in both. What I can say is that brick homes are sturdier, and super cold. To me, the American made homes are a lot more comfortable to live in because of the weather. So I rather be warm or cool than to live in a house that is made out of bricks and be cold/hot.
People are raging on about wooden houses in the US and I'm sitting here in Norway like... All our houses are made of wood. It's not that different from our building standards though, but I still think we make the better wooden houses, especially in the coastal areas.
I'm German and most Germans mock Americans because of their wooden houses. But most Germans don't realize that most houses in Scandinavia are also wooden. Prefabricated houses in Germany have also this kind of timber frame construction, but the walls are much thicker and the studs are 20-24cm instead of the 9-14cm that can be found in almost all American houses. Wood is a good construction material for houses, especially in regions with colder climates. But the way a typical American house is build, is in my opinion way too flimsy. It's for example absolutely uncommon in the U.S. that there is a second wall layer for the installations (pipes and electric wires). And from the inside the walls are just covered by drywall instead of OSB + drywall.
+Sebastian Urbas Exactly, the standard in Norway is much higher than in the US. And we do need the thicker walls because of the climate, wich is VERY cold in the winter.
Norway, Canada, Russia have cold climate and it makes more sense to build with wood. Building with wood in hot Arizona, on the other hand, makes 0 sense.
@@ArdnthatN00b American = people from american continent United Statian = people from United States of America There is no logic why you call yourself "American" that's called appropriation
And why most UK people live in shytty tower blocks! I'd live in a wood framed house any day over a tower block with shytty neighbors banging on the floors. HAHA! Sux dont it.
Your Queen is a Turd, the UK is dirty and USA is overall a way better place! I'm an American and proud of it! Oh and don't bother, I know Donald Trump is a turd to! However, at least his job is real and I have the right to call him a turd. LOL!
First I saw more than one video. second of course there is a dry wall, probably even in the bathrooms, wich is bad because dry walls are made with gypsum and gypsum is not waterproof, that's also a reason why your homes only last 10 years without renovation. And last but not least: i make an apprenticeship as a draftsman in switzerland so i know what i am talking about. PS: the typical wall mounting of american houses is vynil pattern-polyethylene barrier-osb boards-frame construction MAYBE with insulation between-drywall-plaster-paint *nailed it^^
Francesca Sidoti well fine, if you think so then i am not properly educated :) hope your happy with this answer. and by the way: you can build basements below sealevel. you just have to seal it for example with bitumen and make the concrete walls at least 25 cm or 10 inches thick, because everything below isn't completely waterproof. have a nice day :D
Snickas Hey moron....look at 0:22. Those are precast basement walls. Notice the blue stuff on the inside of them....that's insulation. Notice they have stud cavities as well which will be insulated. The basement walls will be better insulated than anything on your house. You are clueless
They did it in China - One story village type houses made with a 3d printer operating on an H frame rolling contraption thingy with fiberglass reinforced cement coming out of a big nozzle dispenser thing. It just lays on layer after layer, each layer is like an inch thick and it looks like dog shit when it's done but they need it for housing in China due to over population. Not sure how they integrate mechanical and electrical into it but maybe they just don't because it's for village folk that are off the grid anyways.
you could argue it's on its way already, the future head of the Labor Department is on record as saying he's in favor of robots in the work field :-) People love phasing themselves out I guess.
I like how people here are complaining about houses being built a certain way when there’s people in the world who don’t even have any roof over their head whatsoever…
I’m surprised how one single company finished the whole house - both interior and outside. That makes the house so well finished as every bit including details like lights and furnitures were planned by designers.
My dads house (the house that I grew up in) is built of wood and the main living room was built in 1846 and is still standing today. Most houses out here in southern Ohio are made of wood and they last forever if you aren't stupid.
It depends where you build. Here in Ohio, our homes don’t have to deal with much other than the occasional tornado (which rarely causes damage). In hurricane areas, it seems as if ICF or reinforced concrete is the better way to go.
@Frank Silvers he said is built like a movie set, as in its built at a certain quality due to its temporary purpose. Like this house, it has a similar sort of quality to a movie set. This video is these people recording the house they built, he is talking about the awful quality of the house, how is that ignorant?
@Frank Silvers Come on, you have to admit that these houses are pretty light built compared to for example european houses. I am referring to newer houses too and not just old ones. And of course we also build with wood but less often. Different construction methods have different advantages and disadvantages. In the US you habe bigger and more forests, so wood is more common than in Europe. It is probably cheaper and faster to build with wood instead of concrete, but it is less stable and durable.
I've never understood the desire for these timber frame builds and what's with that foundation? This house is basically made of matchsticks and has very poor foundation support. It would blow away in a stiff breeze.
Yes the houses in USA and Canada are made from wood! So what!? And not all of Europe has brick houses! When I was in Scandinavia most of the houses where made from wood
+samuel wong yes the other insults are people in europe you have a immigration problem to worry about were your women are getting raped.Take care of that problem and not how we build houses like this in America
I love it! Fantastic house. Only thing though.... If I were spending that kind of money, I would rocked the whole thing. There is something lost when a house has ugly vinyl siding on three sides. Makes it look cheap.
What about safty for the workers. What about foundation? Isn´t a house supposed to stand ON a foundation. A house like that would NEVER pass inspection her in Europe, and certainly not here in Denmark. Her in DK in the year 2020 a new house has to be zero energy efficient, mening the house has to produce it´s own energy in terms of f.ex. solar og windpower.
+Michael Svensson I wish Australia was like that, we are SO far behind, the average new house build is only 6 star rated :( they don't even have double glazing as standard.
I want to write the same :) My grandfather built our house in Poland in the 60's so it is like a small bunker. (foundations are thick like over 30 inches of concrete, no wood just bricks, concrete and steel rods).
My grandmother's house was built 65 years ago from wood and insulated board(according to google translate) so its quite empty inside and when I started renovation it felt like a cartoon box. And yet my family lived there for 65 years through crazy winds that was ripping off our neighbors roof tiles, temperatures between -30 and +35 C and it would stay that way for next 35 years without any renovations. People tend to build houses that will stay still 300 years and while they might live only for the next 20 or 30, and their kids will probably leave and sell that house anyway ^^ also hurricane will probably rip off your roof anyway since its made of wood and your walls are going to be flooded.
@@qeels123 Exactly. You can have a cement house in the US (not a brick one though - brick is not safe during an earthquake) for like 2x the price (or with the same price but a 2x smaller living space). It would be a tough sell though - who needs a house that will last 600 years if they are only going to be alive for like 50 more? And in 10 years you will move somewhere else for work - or if it's not you, your kids if you have them will and you will downsize and move to a smaller house for the retirement. Europe is very different - people mostly live in the same area for centuries, the climate is colder, the landmass is overcrowded (especially in Western Europe), distances between large cities are much shorter. No wonder people tend to build tiny houses that will last centuries.
@@rcl5555 Well i wouldn't say tiny houses, they're pretty livable and quite cosy. Their really is no need for the gigantic wood houses people make in America here in Europe, we build for practicality and longevity, the exact amount we need for as long as we need.
Now imagine a woman in that house lounging in her pajamas while typing a condescending Buzzfeed article about how the hardest job in society is being a mother ,😆
My house is almost 90 years old. Wood frame, insulation, then siding; just like most houses in the US. We experience high winds (80mph+)with no wind breaks (trees or other buildings) and it's still here. On another note, my grandparents house is over 130 years old made with same materials and nearly same scenario. So I find it hard to believe that wood houses are "primitive and weak".
I'm not on anyone's side well I'm on my side..but also...not everyone is rich and can afford a house have you thought about that??? Look I'm not hating I'm just saying.
I like to watch these time lapse house building videos every once in a while, and every single time without fail, the comments are just full of people complaining about how much they hate wood houses 😆😆
Can I just ask something? The part where they used bricks, the just kind of piled on the bricks didn't they? I mean I didn't see any steel in there for reinforcement, did I miss the steel part or did they not use steel for the brick walls?
I haven't watched the video yet but i live in England and pretty much all our houses are made completely out of bricks with insulation and plaster- no steel reinforcement- just rows on top of the other. so long as theres a good foundation and the bricks are layed properly they are structurally sound :)... this only counts if what was in the video were just solid bricks and not cinder blocks- if so then i don't know lol
yup- so it's cinder blocks (or something like that). I'm with you on that one, thought they might need some steel reinforcement.maybe its because they used a couple of layers?
Its cinderblock, you dont use steel for re enforcement. just mortar between each brick which is like concrete. Almost every American home uses them as a foundation and most commercial grade buildings are fully constructed of cinderblock.
