I absolutely love the content that Keith puts out. I love his concept of building in stages, and cash flowing as it comes. Our generation needs more of this advice if we ever want to own a home.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for this, comments like this make my day!

That's one of the cleanest build sites I've seen.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Keith's son Kyler responding here. My dad puts signs up on all of his job sites to tell people to clean up after themselves. It takes a lot of pride in making sure the job site is clean for his clients. He also has some employees that maintain the cleanliness of the job site if he's not doing it himself.It's also safer for the owners if they want to go visit the job site. Thanks for the comment.

Great vid. lots of good idears here... Nice design, tight. Love the creative use of "leftover spaces", so often overlooked in tract developments.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

10 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Yeah how many times do you see a house and wonder why they didn't use the space. Even if it's small space.

My 2 cents as a builder. Use a kerdi in the showers and foam blocks for the stool in the shower corner. Get some blocking in those bathroom walls for handholds.

This is going to be a gorgeous home Keith. You and your team really put a ton of thought and heart into these details to prioritize function and how people will actually inhabit the home. Please do a video once you have insulation in and talk about air sealing and ventilation strategy for this build.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, yeah we will see if we can schedule a video for the insulation. Thanks for the comment!

I like that explanation of getting every sf on that upstairs bump out. Then you walk into the bedroom with a loss of 30-40 sf from thos rafters at the wall. A 5/12 would look horrible but a sloped or flat roof would cost less and get you 20-40k in value back in those bedrooms. Using my market $300sf pricing.

love the various seating benches with informal opportunities to dwell. Thanks, Keith. Great ideas!

@ToddBizCoach

11 күн бұрын

The title is money saving hacks. Adding bench seating for a window increases the cost of exterior trim work, cost of tempered glass. Framers will charge more money for creating that window opening even if it does not increase sq footage.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Depends on where you're located, but yes it can cost more in certain regions.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for the comment!

@ToddBizCoach

11 күн бұрын

@@HowToBuildYourOwnHome how does adding tempered glass and additional trim work to the exterior not create additional cost? In 100% of design cases it will add cost not save money as the title of this video suggests.

The only caveat about having the mechanicals in between the two upstairs bedrooms is the noise of the heating/cooling system turning on and off while people are trying to sleep. It may seem like a small thing but can be very annoying. Make sure you plan to put in noise cancellation framing/insulation in that room.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Unless it's the kids rooms right? HAHA yes very good suggestion, thanks for the comment.

Looks nice - I wanna live here!

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

You should!

Keith! Do you sell those saddle supports for the timber posts? I’m a GC up in Northern Utah and we just changed over to timber posts on our builds. I tried to find the post you mentioned from a year back but couldn’t find anything. I would love to see some details on how you’re anchoring those timber posts to the porch in a video or talk to you about it. I love your channel. Just found it this morning and I’m watching everything. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I wish I would’ve been able to work for someone like you when I first started out in the industry. Would’ve saved me a lot of headaches and sleepless nights but you live and you learn I guess haha.

Very helpful Thank you for sharing

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Of course! Thanks for the comment!

in addition to the added height boxed in around the attic access to keep cellulose from falling, i like to sandwich a few layers of EPS between drywall (lower) and sheathing (upper). a nice dense foam/rubber gasket around the edge helps finish off the energy improvements. a pair of large drawer handles on the underside gives you better control too.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

This is an excellent comment it keeps blow in insulation from settling.Going from loose to ridged is a great way to keep the insulation in. Thanks for the comment!

Nice video, thank you.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

10 күн бұрын

Thank you too! Appreciate the comment!

Wow. Great explanation!👍

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

10 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment!

I love the details!

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

5 күн бұрын

All in the small things

Excellent video!!

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Thank you for the comment!

A small footprint, while maximizing interior space. Good job with taking advantage of all the dead spaces people don't normally think about. I'd be interested in this house plan if you have a garage option designed.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Yeah go ahead and contact us if you're interested in the plans. www.howtobuildyourownhome.com/contact

❤ You just became My Spirit Animal

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

5 күн бұрын

Comment of the year right here.

I could tell this plan was great even from your mechanical room video on it. It is really cool. One thing about not using the trusses is that it probably allowed you to have a bigger upstairs? Could you have still got 16 ft wide upstairs with them? I love all the design additions you made.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Yeah the vaulted ceiling makes it feel bigger for sure also. No we tried. Thanks or the comment.

Love Keith❤

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

10 күн бұрын

Thanks for the love! Right back at ya!

I like the use of space especially in a time with high $/ft2. Unfortunately smaller homes are higher dollar per square foot on what is essentially a custom home. I think contractors will charge more on smaller homes due to fewer days on site. Any time there is increased complexity above standard building practice the price will increase. Will be hard to compete with large developers with a handful of home designs that their contractors can knock out in a production manner leading to lower costs to produce. You may end up with a home thats hard to sell due to the price per square foot. Of course thats market and site specific.

First time viewer, nice thoughtful nooks and window seating areas and other details and explanations. You mention small house under 1,500 sq. ft., and its probably in another video - what is the size of this house?

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Yeah the size of this house was 1,683 square ft. 3 Bedroom 2 1/2 bath. If you're interested in plans you can purchase them.

How can i get a copy of the floorplan or purchase the plan from you?

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Yeah you can reach us at www.howtobuildyourownhome.com/contact and we can get you a price on these floor plans

The outside porch post should be laminated treated lumber wrapped in a 1-by trim. The interior stairs are missing a 4th stringer.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

The porch pillars do get treated for weathering. The stairs are under 3 1/2 feet wide. Thanks for the comment

@dammitbobby283

11 күн бұрын

@@HowToBuildYourOwnHome None of that matters, Solid post will warp, guaranteed, Stair stringers should be centered shoulder width, which is 16 inches. That is where the weight is located on the stairs.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

10 күн бұрын

@@dammitbobby283 Dammitbobby283, that's a cool name. I have place posts like this on countless homes with no warping. I even placed larger 8X8 oak posts holding a large gluelamb and no problem. It is all in how your anchor them down, how well cured they are, and it is a big plus when you build in the second most arid climate in the country.

@dammitbobby283

10 күн бұрын

@@HowToBuildYourOwnHome The post won't warp during construction so I can't take you seriously.

@brentcunningham5580

10 күн бұрын

I’ve seen hundreds of exposed raw wood post on porches…no warping

About the attic access, how does more height help with insulation not falling on you. I would imagine seismic effect over time will shake up some insulation but I don’t see how that height will prevent it?

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Not if it's packed really well. It won't settle. Thanks for the comment.

Do you offer architectural drawings?

The cost is minimal compared to the added value and attraction given to what is typically a boring design.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Yup 1000% agree

This was an interesting video, and I loved all of the little built-in spaces for storage, but I was a bit confused during the part where you were talking about the electrical panel. At least where I live in Michigan, if that was the box the meter was attached to with the service disconnect, it would be surface mounted on the exterior outside of the building envelope so that the only penetration through the wrb would be a hole just big enough for the cable to the breaker box to pass through. If that was the breaker box, it would be mounted flush with the interior wall surface so that breakers could be accessed from the inside, with insulation behind it and the only wall penetration again being for the cable that goes to the meter and service disconnect. It makes no sense to me to have that large of a whole punched through the exterior envelope when that box could've been surface mounted. Also, I think your perspective on house size is rather skewed. You refered to a house under 1500 sq ft as nearly a tiny house, when in reality a tiny house is around 400 sq ft and anything over 600 sq ft can no longer be considered as a tiny house by most definitions. Also, a typical 2 or 3 bedroom house is in the 800 sq ft to 1200 sq ft range, with 1500 sq ft being a large 3 bedroom or a small 4 bedroom home. A typical bedroom is only about 10x10 ft, so if it's a 3 bedroom home that's 300 sq ft. Even if you make the bedrooms 10x12 ft for 360 sq ft and call it 400 sq ft to account for closet space, that still leaves around 1100 sq ft in a 1500 sq ft house for the kitchen, living room, dining room, laundry, and 1 or 2 bathrooms. That is not a small or tiny house for most people, and is plenty for a family of four and overkill for just a single person or couple (if they aren't planning on kids in the near future).

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

10 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment. The electrical meter panel is separate from the sup-panel. Many builders just run everything to a meter panel to the outside and then when trouble comes, the owner needs to go outside to shut off circuits. I do not like that. I have all circuits inside in a sub-panel with the main shut off outside in the meter panel. Breakers do not rust or get exposed to the elements and I like that. As for small homes, I live in a state with large families. A tiny home is not the same as a small home. Tiny homes are often not on a foundation and do not maintain equity value over time. I stress small but on a permanent concrete foundation to preserve the value and equity of the home. Plus, the tiny home fad is now realized as not rational. They are terribly inefficient with no room to grow or have a family. I like a small tiny start to something that can grow into more value and more space down the road. My family took an old pioneer home with barely 700 sq ft of living space. We remodeled that, then later added 700 more sq ft without changing the footprint. We then added a large addition with another 1700 sq ft, a completely separate unit with its own kitchen etc. We rented the front out while we moved to the back. My mom now lives up front. This kind of staged development is what families will need, especially families with aging boomer parents.

Why did you put OSB in the inside walls? Does it make the room sound proof, just wondering.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

10 күн бұрын

Great question, no it's a an engineering requirement for strength. Thanks for the comment!

@Luis.Sandoval.

10 күн бұрын

@@HowToBuildYourOwnHome enjoyed the video, you got a new subscriber❗️

How do we get the plan?

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Message the instructor www.howtobuildyourownhome.com/contact

Is that advance framing?

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Hey great questions! No it's not. I don't suggest advanced framing. The house rattles when the doors open and shut. This house we built is 2x6 and advanced is 2 foot on center. It's a way to save on lumber, but doesn't improve on the quality of the home.

how much was this build?

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

$475,000 including the land. The land was $75,000

@luisarevalo8394

10 күн бұрын

In what market?

well your pretty good ole son.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Thank you brother!

It feels like this gentleman has little clue on how a house is used. His suggestion for “book storage” and “laundry baskets” are completely not fathomable.

@HowToBuildYourOwnHome

11 күн бұрын

Keith's son Kyler responding here. Thanks for the comment, if you were to visit my dad's house you'd know there are books all over the house. :) the laundry basket is valid though. HAHAHA

@thomastimothy777

11 күн бұрын

@@HowToBuildYourOwnHome understandable.. I’m all for some random storage.. but to call out every random nook and cranny as a potential for storage is a little crazy.. 🤪 he’s got my vote though!!! SUBSCRIBED!