Hey guys Brad the Builder here, I hope you all enjoy today's episode! Stay tuned for more videos, and I'll see you on the next job site! Follow along on Instagram: bit.ly/Bradthe...
Yes, I like these videos. I appreciate the families that let us look through their home. I love the wood floor it's beautiful. Very lovely home. Thank you for letting us see it.
Fine job once again. My builder installed a wall to wall Granite counter over my washer and dryer and a drop-in utility tub. We love it for folding clothes.
Yes, these videos are wonderful and an excellent addition to your library. This is a SPECTACULAR home, and I'm gratified to get a chance to view it. It was truly a lovely home.
I was so happy to see a new video from you, Brad. It was another great one. I don't even know where to begin on this home. It's no small feat that you can make such a large home seem so cosy and homey! It is exquisite. Your attention to detail is, once again, amazing. A huge thank you to your clients for allowing you to walk us thru their home. It is stunning. Heather🇨🇦
Brad, I says a lot about the dedication you have to your craft for you to do the research on the small details to make the house authentic. That house turned out really nice, great job.
Great work once again Brad. It says allot about your work & character when the home owner let's you come back and walk through their home. If they weren't happy, they definitely wouldn't want to hear from you let alone allow you to set foot in their property! Amazing house btw
Hi Brad ,I've been in some Pretty high end Homes. Not too many caught my attention. This one is definitely my Style as far as High $. Maybe because I'm from MA. But it's classy yet comfy. Thank You to the owner for letting us see beyond the front door 👏🎃🍁. In MA they say to paint your porch Ceilings Blue to keep the Devil at Bay 😱. We had two Doors. One was Front the other was set Back. It went to the Kitchen from the same L porch just set Back. We ate there all Summer three meals. Winter we brought the big table in. Family of 9. Nicely Done Brad 🙌. Love Em 💙 JO JO IN VT 😆💕
Yes this property is on well water! We have a very extensive purification system for the home but the sprinkler system is just straight from the well… I didn’t notice it until I saw the drone shots! I guess this is what you get with country living🤔
@@BradtheBuilder Did some quick googling and there appears to be solutions precisely for the homeowners problem. Read up on the topic and you can tell him about it over the Steak Dinner you are buying lol.
Yes love the video! Beautiful home for a young wealthy family lol me I’m 61 and trying to down size after a lifetime of accumulating stuff!!! Our home is almost paid for and it’s a big ole brick house over 100 years old too much house for just hubby and I.
You’re doing the right thing… As the kids leave the house people are downsizing and thinking about enjoying life and traveling! This home is a young family so they can appreciate and use a larger home at this stage of their life! thanks for watching ❤️👍
I'm glad it's not for sale because I was going to ask if I put 50% down would you be able to carry paper. Then we could probably trick Andrew into making the monthly payments. 😉😂🎺
RU-vid recommended this video for me, I'm an armchair building critic who has lived in and visited real Colonial homes across the country, so some of this will seem cruel: * One of the most significant characteristics of a Colonial is the symmetry. I'd love to see a matching wing on the other side. * The chair rail (the top height of the "plinth of the pedestal" from the classical orders) is too high for the height of the ceiling - oddly enough, the window sills are about the correct height and had you continued the line from the sill to the top of the chair rail it would have tied together better - it's also a bit flat to the wall for what it's supposed to be... consistency in quality is hard, and it's a sure sign of a master. * OMG shoe moulding! EVERYWHERE!!! Was there a special on that, or did the warehouse need to liquidate material in a hurry due to a fire? Seriously though, shoe moulding is a sure sign the flooring installer and finish carpenter were not talking to each other (and so they build the base of the wall moulding to cover for that lack of communication), and no visual style was really settled on and enforced by the architect or the home owner/customer. * Weird that the alcohol cabinet @4:00 ("...I drink some Scotch..." yeah you do...) is also not proportioned well for the room, and is separate from the wall for such a substantial peiece of furnature. * The downstairs rooms have beams, but the oportunity to put in columns to visually support the load is missed - those columns also help to bring the visual break from one space to another down to floor level. This appears to already kind of be done with the paneled wainscoting giving way to painted drywall around a corner, but that transition seems "forced". * Light fixures - cheap 6" recessed cans everywhere, modern AF. I would have wanted to see the non-period fixtures hidden very well, putting more priority on the period-esque light fixtures and hardware. * The detail of having that exterior window to balance the face of the building is good - but it reeks of needing to evaluate the floor plan for optimizating away how it ended up in a wierd place at the height of the stairs-landing inside. * Speaking of the exterior windows, those dormers should have been in line with the windows to the lower floors both on the main house and the garage * Columns don't match the style of the building, and they don't line up with the beams correctly. The capitals here are flush with the entablature (beam) where the column shaft itself should be in-line with the face of the entablature with the capitals protruding (could have shrunken the beam visually to make this correct - a big box-beam makes this problem even worse IMO). I'd call this "Colonial-ish" or "Colonial-chic" perhaps, definately a Colonial-Revival-Revival at best. Some of this is on the customter - he said it himself he "lived and worked around colonial homes" and wanted something familiar. It's hard to give someone what they want when they only have a passing famliarity about it. This is however a chance for you as a builder to learn new things about old ways - those things you learn you can use to advocate for details in the design-phase for customers who have an idea, but no knowledge, and want to be wowed.
Wow! You really know your stuff👍 there’s lots of things that I’m sure that could have been done different but, I was under the direction of the homeowners wishes! In regards to the base shoe, the wood flooring material was delayed so we move forward with installing the trim before the wood floors, which created the need for the base shoe. Thanks for responding !
Hey Brad! Great Job! Quick question - we're in the process of developing home plans with an architect. My wife wants a walk-out bay window in the front of the home. Isn't it important to excavate under the bay window or is cantilevered fine if 2 feet or fewer?
You said walk out bay window are you putting a door in that cantilever? If so, you need a foundation underneath it… But if it’s just a bay window, it’s not necessary to have a foundation below it but it Hass to stay at least 8 inches below grade
3.5mil? I don't see anything in the house that would boost the price to 1,000 per sq ft. The flooring is nice and the siding is an upgrade, but I don't see the 3.5mil. I don't understand how a custom builder is so obsessed with LVT. Do you suggest that to your clients?
The home did not cost $3 1/2 million. (i’m not sure where you got that information?) I’m not a big fan of LVT flooring but my clients have the option to select wood,carpet,tile, LVT…whatever they wish… And a lot of them are choosing LVT! I just find that interesting 🤔
I’m from New England and this was honestly such a well-crafted video and I really do appreciate you Brad and the family to letting us see it. it’s good to see what maybe I can retire and have somewhere else in the country rather than be stuck to the area to get the home when you can just build it
these are great looks into what you and your crews have been up to before we met and it would be great if you had a horrible home owner that almost made you quit and try to do a video with that family
Another great build, this house was beautiful, not really my taste, but a very classy farm house...quick question, I'm sure you designed and built your home, in my experience when I was younger (a lot younger) I worked for several builders, and they did fantastic work, but for some reason their own houses were always a work in progress, kitchens half built, plywood floor in half the house. They were always so busy that they never finished their own houses...I guess what I'm getting at is, what does your house look like and is it a work in progress? Thanks for another great video...🎺🎺
there’s an old saying that the shoemaker kids don’t have shoes! I do complete all my homes and I’ve lived in over 20+ homes that I’ve built! If you scroll through my videos I did a tour with Flair in my personal home several months back. Check it out and let me know what you think?🤔
@@BradtheBuilder I checked it out, very nice home...my favorite you've shown so far...only thing that would bother "me" is being that close to a neighbor, other than that, it's a stunning home...best of luck with it.
Hi Brad. I’m so thankful for great people like you. The example, and standard that you set is absolutely amazing. Watching you work through “situations” with your subs, and taking care of things as promptly as you do has been very life changing. I’m a new business owner starting up in the small to mid size remodelling world, and seeing how you operate is very inspiring. Thank you so much, and keep up the good work!
@@BradtheBuilder I’m a energy analyst for my local energy company, I see a lot of homes. It’s really nice seeing homes being built correctly. It’s also great to see the pride you have in your homes. That’s why I enjoy them. Thanks for the videos it’s very much appreciated.
@@zackerycooper5050 Zackery, Thanks for watching! I would love to hear some of your ideas that I should be incorporating into my homes… I’m always looking for ways to improve and build better homes for my clients🤠🎺
I grew up in Carlisle Massachusetts and there's a spot in my heart for Colonial design from the very simple Alcott house to the Grand colonial so classy and livable...
You just jumped right into this youtube thing and you're doing an awesome job Brad. On upload day, the first thing I do when I get home is have a seat and watch your video. Loving the content and can't wait for more. Much love from Australia
In my market if you can find a home on several acres it will sell even if it’s a disaster!! So when you get a home of this caliber, size and expansive views it will easily demand well over $1.5+ million.
That is a beautiful house Brad, you are truly a master of your craft!! My thanks to the homeowner, and to you for allowing us to see this wonderful house!!
