i built my house from the ground up.. live in my basement, while building.. did most of my own work.. very proud. it was a long journey, and i learned a lot about myself.. and i was glad i has a few smart people to call on and family to have "working parties" with.. and fellow veterans who use their expertise .. plumbing and electrical was huge.. drywallers are worth their weight in groute! i got a Lowe's house plan, drew an account from a local hardware logging yard.. abd started it.. paid cash.. no mortgage..

@definitelynotpewdiepie

Жыл бұрын

That's seriously impressive. I want to do the same thing one day. How did you start obtaining the knowledge to complete a project like this?

@Maine307

Жыл бұрын

@@definitelynotpewdiepie i was wounded in Afghanistan, nov 2009- i spent 9 months in the hospital. my father and i came up with the idea, cleared an acre and started slowly, by the time i got out of the hospital, and returned to active duty, the Shell of the house was complete.. w/ sidings.. then for 4 yrs before i could retire from the Marines, I slowly learned, self taught, pex, plumbing DIY, Electrical. learned and paid for expert advise as needed. When i retired, I living in my basement, and built each room as i went, flooring, insulation, finish work, and built or rented the tools. many friends veterans and family members would pitch in to help teach me as i went. jan 2010 - march 2014...still working in prgress..lmao

@arcticblue7514

Жыл бұрын

Wow truly impressive! 👏👏

@snusmumriken232

Жыл бұрын

@@Maine307 inspirational story

@rehman1995

Жыл бұрын

@@Maine307 they don’t make men like this no more. Great story!

My dad built houses by himself from 1970 to 2005. He would build 3 per summer. He did it all by himself except the roofing and drywall which is very taxing on the body and time. He is gone now but when I look back at what he did, I'm amazed at how hardworking he was. From the footer to the block-laying through the framing, plumbing and electric. Thats a lot of damn work for one man. Before pneumatic nailers he would wear out hammers regularly pounding those frames together. I remember once we were seeing who could squeeze a kitchen scale the hardest. I was 45 years old and he could squeeze it nearly twice the amount as I, at 70. . needless to say I never challenged my dad physically, ever. His big old mitts would have seized me immobilized no question. ...lol

@mjpthetrucker9485

Жыл бұрын

By himself? Extremely impressive!

@stuffthings9618

Жыл бұрын

3 per summer ??? Must have been incredibly basic sheds lol.

@newbeginning8134

10 ай бұрын

Sounds like he was an amazing man😢😢😢

@niltomega2978

10 ай бұрын

@@stuffthings9618 indeed that is what you would eek out.

@Osbaldoownz

8 ай бұрын

One man army

0:53 - Site Prep 2:17 - The Slab 7:13 - Framing 8:52 - Rough In 11:49 - Inspecting the Rough In 14:50 - Trim Out 19:05 - Inspection

@mista9864

9 ай бұрын

What about footing

@nikenneji1167

9 ай бұрын

So no FLOORING, FLAT WORKS - walkways, driveways, FENCING, IRRIGATION??

@frankedgar4815

8 ай бұрын

The panel around the service only inspection part of the video is a 3Ph panel. Why? Who is putting 3ph in a house? Or is that just stock footage?

@nattyl2070

8 ай бұрын

I guess that is for another video. LOL!!!

@joevarga5982

8 ай бұрын

@@mista9864 The foundation was overlooked, as was the roof.

Yes, first Plumber, then HVAC, then Electrician. Drains need certain slopes and they can't wiggle around things very easily. Hvac is large and needs space but it can go around pipes. Electrical can fit almost anywhere and move around plumbing and HVAC so it goes last.

@nostradamus7648

Жыл бұрын

Cool tip. What’s the latest building technology? Any websites I should reference?

@iamwhoimnotimnotwhoiam4431

Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude I gotta build my own damn house or else I'm gonna have to pay rent for the rest of my miserable life

@Joe-lc3sv

Жыл бұрын

@@iamwhoimnotimnotwhoiam4431 same. I’m scared to try tho

@patrickhealy3075

5 ай бұрын

Spoken like a true plumber

My dad built his house from the ground up when i was 12. It was so cool to see the different stages of construction and the progression every week. As an Apprentice Electrician now, it's fun to be actually a part of the process

HVAC guy here, don’t ya love it when the builder has us all out there working at the same time!

@i.am.ronin.

5 ай бұрын

😂

@paulrogers5173

3 ай бұрын

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@im6wh

Ай бұрын

You know we always will need something from each other's

@thedamnedvlogger

Ай бұрын

To laugh and cut up, yea. To work over each other, no... 😂

@Pablo_19_26

16 күн бұрын

When is the best time to have hvac installed?? After plumbing and electric, before...?

Great explanation! As a building inspector, I inspect ground up commercial and residential every day. You hit it right on the head. I enjoy the content you put out!

maybe I'm biased as a plumber but I have to deal with gravity I think I should be first. I'm sure hvac has something else to say ,they maybe bigger but direction matters a lot less for them. it is always nice to touch base know where others want/need to put thing and work to find the easiest solution for all parties.

Great video Dustin. Regarding service inspection. Here where we wire homes we typically install the exterior service, underground or overhead ( dont do many overhead as of late) and then install one GFCI outlet at a homerun either garage, kitchen, laundry or the refrig and then call for a Temp to Perm inspection. That allows us to not trim the whole house and still have construction power in the house when the power company disconnects our temp pole, but does not electrify any other circuits in the structure.

Just in case somebody was wondering when you’re installing the doors at that time you should be installing trim as well. Tile or flooring goes in after everything is painted and trimmed out . the last thing if you have carpet is Carpet install.

@beez5604

6 ай бұрын

Hello so what should go first to last with example the doors, trims, kitchen, restrooms in what order should it go?

Great video! So many times we show up to a job ( most times homeowners, no GC involved) and the trades are so out of order, and it's a mess all the way through. I agree with you, I like to come after plumbing and HVAC is done. I feel like it's our job as an electrician to make everything look good. Thanks for the video!

This was a great video overview. I was always curious of the steps involved in building a house from scratch and this was an awesome overview. I'd love to see more explanations like this that goes into more depth of each of the steps.

Great video. I built my 1st home in Bastrop last year and I'm a licensed (Electrical) journeyman and certified HVAC Tech. I had a great jump for as knowledge when it came to pulling permits as I work with Austin Energy as well but I did drop the ball in some areas for as the building construction "Process" but I'll do better on my next build and this video is great. I've been watching and following your channel for a few years and just realized you're in Austin Texas as well. That's pretty cool. Keep up the good work brother! Very helpful.....

I've often fantasized about building a home completely off grid (with elec back up). My cousin has a log home in NH, grows his food, supplies his spring fed pond with trout he catches, needs only 1 or 2 pieces of wood to heat his home, has well and septic. When it's time for dinner, he fishes at his pond, grills on his patio and gets veggies from his garden.

I just want to say thank you. I’m 20 years old and I think about a lot of things. Things that make the world go wrong, I often wonder like how is that business even profitable, how does the whole city get water, etc. All these thoughts that just seem impossible to tackle and it really bothers me and frustrates me. Today I was thinking mmm I’d like to design houses for a living, at least my own house in the future. And I was in the shower just going through all these thoughts on how would tht work, what does it take. This video really was exactly what I was looking for and eased my mind a lot on this topic. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and doing so in a way where some confused young person like me can understand. I feel pretty dumb alot of times cus I never have the answers to the things I think about, but this really helped big time. Again thanks man

@ForestToFarm

2 ай бұрын

Take a ride to a local neighborhood going in. Watch several jobs as they progress. Take pictures to refer back to. You would be amazed at what you can learn just from observing things. Ask simple questions if any workers are around. Its not as complicated as it seems. You just have to take baby steps. Learn to understand each small portion of the process and it all starts making sense. My son and I are staring the build of two homes and then a large shop. Gonna show how what and why we are doing what we do to get it all done on our KZread channel. We are no experts but we will get it done. It may be a few weeks but there should be some framing videos on the floor system coming soon!! Terry

@truqualitypaintingtv7814

2 ай бұрын

You’re not dumb lol. You’re curious which puts you a lot farther ahead than other 20 year olds that never even consider why things are done certain ways. You’re ahead of the game my man

Hello Dustin, Just wanted to say "Kudos on the Electrician U brand." As a veteran marketing strategist of 28 years, I can appreciate good marketing strategy. I came across your video on "How to Build a House" conducting research for a new book. Great layout and simple to follow. Thanks for all you do. Keep up the good work! ~ Kingdom TECH Solutions

Love the channel brotha just wanted to drop some love on the channel . Keep growing teaching and learning 🙏 . The knowledge you drop as you grow is helping others in the trade get better like myself . Great channel

This was such a great explanation and gave me a much better understanding. Thank you so much! God bless you!

This is something I've always wanted to do. Never learned any trades. Always had an IT computer desk job. Haha

@solomonstello

Жыл бұрын

Never too late.

I like to get all of the cans up before the hvac guys and plumbers start if possible. Then I let them do their stuff and I come back and run wire when they're done.

@benmardis8237

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea

@justinwalker4506

2 жыл бұрын

Everytime I put cans up and HVAC hasn't been there 50 percent of the time they are in the way and they end up traying it down for the HVAC lol it always happens it seems without fail. But everybody has to be on the same page. The plumbers HVAC and electricians along with the cabinet guys all need to be on the same page from plugs on counter tops to drive locations to vanity light location. Also the wire sizes, return locations. Man we do alot of juggling don't we lol

@phi5head

2 жыл бұрын

​@@justinwalker4506 Every once in awhile some cans might need to move, but HVAC guys should know that lighting layout trumps anything they do. They should work around them unless its impossible. I agree, coordination is key, and I'll work with them whenever possible, but I'm pretty anal about my can layouts lol.

@psyo123

2 жыл бұрын

Hvac is my enemy period

@justinwalker4506

2 жыл бұрын

@@phi5head yea I agree but the last few houses I've done the engineer who drew the blueprints didn't account for plumbing electrical and HVAC( when do they ever in residential anyways haha) and we get told the HVAC is going here and they are panning here then all of a sudden once it's done they say them cans have to move because we are just gonna tray the ceiling for the HVAC return or supply lol I hate it

Thank you. I jumped into the trades (Plumbing) knowing nothing about construction. I'm now designing. This inherently means understanding what the process entails in a grander scale and being able to coordinate with other trades. This video was very helpful - although it gets a little hairier for commercial construction.

Dealing with it first hand right now. Building a custom home myself. Gc’ing the project, subbing most out but also doing some things myself. Broke ground at the beginning of October. We’re trimming everything out right now. literally doing trim (hanging interior doors yesterday and today), cabinets, bath fixtures, electrical devices, panels (tomorrow), flooring goes in next week 😬. We got permanent power hooked up a couple weeks ago so I have spent the last week and a half trimming out devices by myself. 170 of them 😮… Shooting for 1st week of July for move in. FINAL STRETCH!! I’m tired lol… really tired… 12 hour days 7 days a week are starting to wear me down.

@CenterPointConstruction

2 жыл бұрын

We are doing the same thing as well

Love how you make it sound so easy.

13:23 - I bet dude would have an easier time drilling if he were drilling the right direction!

@rmarca8306

2 жыл бұрын

Thought I saw that too. I was going to go back and find it to verify, but then I saw your post.

@darkma1ice

2 жыл бұрын

I know exactly what happened, we use the same sds at work. The forward direction button is on the LEFT unlike an impact where you press the button on the RIGHT. Incredibly frustrating if you’re not thinking about it

@7re33

2 ай бұрын

Sometimes I’ll start the hole with the drill on reverse to prevent tear-out/chip-out before drilling forward.

thank you mate, building my self a slum for my mates and i

Thank you for the detailed description of each step and sharing your experience. Great video!

Hello, could you explain the process before site prep? For instance, hire an architect or engineer first? When to hire a general contractor?

@truckingwithtobee

4 ай бұрын

THIS.. would be nice if he answered your question, huh!

@frederickowusu9749

3 ай бұрын

You will need a civil engineer to engineer your site. They will provide survey plans to determine if the land is not within the wetland zoning. You will need to meet with the town planning board to determine subdivision where needed. You will need site plans and subdivision approvals. A land disturbance permit from the DPW is needed before you start working on the land. Your general contractor can assist you through this process. The architect will provide the building layout for your site plan and also the construction document which will be used by the general contractor to build. 1. Get land survey 2. Get building layout /plan 3. Get civil engineer to prepare site plan / stormwater where needed Best is to go to the town officials and have a chat with them to determine their requirements for building in that zoning. They can spell out what you will need to obtain building permits.

Building a house now and this is good info for a timeline. I will say a spec house is going in 2 down from mine they put in the slab on a Monday and started framing on Thursday. I feel sorry for whom ever buys it and runs into issues.

The ideal order for rough-in of mechanicals is: #1 Plumbing drain lines, because they must have the proper slope, and there's not a lot of leeway in where they can run. #2 Ducts, because they are bulky and direct is better. #3 Plumbing supply lines. #4 Electrical, because wires can be routed more easily than pipes or ducts. Of course, as mentioned in the video, you can't have one trade blocking the next, such as putting air grilles where lighting fixtures need to go.

This stuff is gold. Thank you.

15:52 I burst out in laughter when he just kept adding personnel of different trades into the environment. LMAO

I’m getting first home built on land I bought so this is definitely helping me keep a peace of mind on what’s going on !! From an outside source ! ) GREAT INFO!!!

Straight forward explanation. Thank you

Thanks man, I felt like building a house for no reason and I might do it

I’m an aspiring interior designer with a fascination with architecture. I love learning this stuff. ❤❤❤

This video was fantastic. Thank you so much for making.

Super here who has been in the trades first. Most of this is spot on. There are a lot of variances in different regions. Some of this info is opinionated. I don’t have any issues with HVAC and electrical contractors doing their final at the same time for instance. HVAC tech usually is crying about something the electricians need to do for them anyway. The part you left out is the damn clean up crew behind the electricians because they don’t carry a broom. 😂

Thanks for these kinds of videos. I've always wondered.

Well-timed video that coincides with a project I’ll be starting in a few weeks. Thx for sharing!!

Good summary. Gives me better understanding of how to build a home. Would like go do this on my own one day.

Great 👍 overall description of the build.

Great, detailed video! Very informative

Gotta make sure everything is by code. Inspectors can be brutal.

I appreciate this so much.

I hope to build my own home one day. I'm just beginning my journey and your video is the first I've watched. It was very informative and helpful, thank you!

Very informative! Thank you

thanks. Few things i thought need to be added. We are in the middle of building a home and the design costs and time were huge that weren't factored in along with permitting with design back and forth. Architecture, septic design, flood plains and site plans need to be understood and developed before you start site prep

Thanks for this video - well presented and easily understood, I appreciate the effort.

Great video! I'm building and this gave great insight into each step.

Thanks for the explanation. 👍

That was awesome. Very informative.

Super helpful. It seems like it is harder to find this information than it should be.

Thank you so much! This is amazing!

I really appreciate this video.

I really appreciate this video thank you!

Wow... 2 hours into this and I realize it's only 17mins of a 20 minute video.

wow it helped me a lot. i am new to wood framed structure and this was the video i needed

great video, great visuals

Since light fixtures and recessed lights often need to be in certain, measured locations, our practice is to place them FIRST, but NO Romex. Then HVAC and Plumbing can come in, and finally we come back to pull all the Romex, place exhaust fans, and make up the boxes. This seems to work, since we can easily route our Romex around stuff, but ceiling registers can usually slide a few inches one way or another, etc. to clear a light that is exactly centered in a hall, a bath, etc.

Very knowledgeable! I enjoyed the information.

Build my dream home as well. A good building plan, list and dedicated workers very important

Appreciate the vid!

Nice breakdown 👍🏾

Thanks for the explanation…great for a novice buyer.

I’d love to see a video of how you lay out plugs and switches on a new resi house.

Thank you

Super helpful. Thank youbb

when we built our house i was the gc. I am a UA fitter by trade. Most of the trades were guys i do jobs with working on the side. The building inspector knew all of us and gave me a stack of green tags and told me to call him before i hang them so he could note the "inspection " in his log book.

Thank you this video was very helpful.

Great Video

Ha!!!😅 I’m exhausted just watching this 😅😅😅😅 Thank You for sharing this with us 🤩😎

Thank you for the video on providing a house for a family.

I'd like to design our own home and find out how much it costs to build it. When shopping for a house we tend to find bigger houses than we'd otherwise need due to smaller homes missing a few key items. So we could technically build a smaller home with everything we need. A smaller home could also use less energy. We also like land, so an acre or more would be nice.

Wow. Nice

great video.

Muy bueno!!!

Yea those floor plug pipes getting inspected is the funniest thing yet I get why. Sometimes it's simple just wall to island to something major like floor plugs and exact location. I hate slabs.

Very interesting knowledge for me. I’m in the process of deciding to buy land and build a home.

Check out the book "How to Build a House in Ontario"

Great video

This is a really informative channel. Well done! 👍

When I was working in Las Vegas they installed the permanent exterior rated meter and breaker panel when they poured the slab. It was on steel channels, which tied to the rebar before they poured the slab. This resulted in a dozen 120-volt and 6@240-volt receptacles in what would become the garage, as the house was constructed. The electricians, then ran the wring for the permanent electrical to just above the cabinet, and got the rough electrical inspection. Then they would come back and do the plates, and get the final inspection. After it was inspected they would remove the temporary receptacles from below the panel, and land the permanent wiring and devices. Then the drywall contractor would drop back by and do the last sheet of drywall for the house.

thank u bro.

Wow thankyou

I remember randomly watching this when I was 12, now I’m 13.

As a realtor and home inspector I’m always fascinated by the home building process and all of the work that goes into building a home. This was a fantastic breakdown of the entire process from start to finish. Now if only there was a decoder for the markings the trades leave on a new build. Looks like hieroglyphics sometimes! Thank you for this content!

Thank You

@NewEnglandPatriotsfan

Жыл бұрын

No problem man

Great video! Really helpful. Did you work with the BIM process? If yes, could you make a video with your experience with MEP BIM? It is a really interesting topic.

Never thought I would see this one, Mr. Seltzer

When my house was being got our electrical service installed before drywall. Before that, we hooked a generator up through a 'death' cable in the garage to power our lights. It was super janky.

The part about everyone being piled on top of each other on the trim out is so accurate 😂

Great job on explaining the home-building process. At what point is the siding, flooring l, and roof added?

I had mine almost built then my ex-wife came in and said here's a post that doesn't shouldnt be here, whacked it with a 2 by 4 and a whole shebang came down

Love your videos as always but was wondering on the electrical staples you use, they would not be allowed hear we need special ones for 1 ,14/2 2,14/2 1,12/2. 10/2 and so on. So that they are not over tighted and damaged

i like your method of waiting for the plumbers and HVAC to run their stuff first. Except when there is a very shallow crawl space.... 4 days later....

@user-uz6bn1gb9o

Жыл бұрын

As an electrician it's so much easier when they run their stuff first

I came here for a concise overview of what all is involved in building a house, and that's exactly what I got. You have excellent presentation skills. Good video.

If you get a permit from the city, which is easier than you think, for owner build, you just have to hire out for plumbing, electric & foundation. Everything else you’re able to do. If you want to go cheap as possible, you can work with an electrician during the estimate and ask where he wants his holes drilled for wire. It’ll save you money. It’ll save the electrician time. Both of you win. Plumbing, work with an architect to get the kitchen bathroom and laundry/utility room on the same exterior wall. This saves a ton of labor because everything is next to eachother. If you really plan correctly, you can build for cheaper than you think. For example, a 600 sq foot house is small. Pitch the attic 12 feet. Then you can get a permit to redo it when you’re financially ready, adding a ton of square footage. A room addition on ground level is also cheaper to do after, as most states let you do it on crawlspace, but with the original build, you’d need the slab under it. Build small as possible and add on as time goes on.

It is called respect your fellow tradesmen. Worked in residential industry, and only ran into a few jerks over my tenure. Those were soon, never to be called back, and lost their contracts.

Trench inspection by an archeologist will shut everything down. Damn Dustin, you should also get a contractor license for general construction. Also get a plumber to sign off on your hours. Mensa knowledge, sir.

@Enjoytheinbetween

Жыл бұрын

A contractor's license to build home in Texas isn't required, no classes, no test, nothing.

beautifully explained though the main emphasis is on electrical aspects. Do you have any video that explains the building process with lot of terminology/vocabulary from the grounds up? You are a wonderful coach....