Might want to consider window tinting. It really helps with stopping sun fading. We added tinting with blinds to be able to have the blinds partially open for light yet have the protection on sunny days. Blocks UV rays.
If you go back to the episode when they installed the windows with the Matt Risinger collab, they discuss the numbers of how much the window filters out the heat from the sun. According to the numbers, it's pretty high, so I don't think that tinting would do much more than what they have built into the window.
@@scottsolar5884 I don't think a bit of extra reflectivity would hurt anything. Insulation, in my view, wouldn't include the energy introduced by letting in light- just t1 -> t2.
Absolutely fantastic, we’ve had them about 2 years, no issues batteries last for ages and we just use a power pack to charge them… Free unbiased second opinion which isn’t cash backed….
I know that’s not common in the US but in France we have exterior shutters which can be roller. That’s the best way to stop the heat outside the house. In your case the sun and the heat is already in. As usual nice details. Paul goes always one step further 👍🏻 Greetings from France
I’m in the Central Valley of California, it gets very hot here, still in 100F in October, we have a few of our neighbors that have exterior blinds. I just installed solar screens on my house. Some don’t care for the look but it makes a massive difference blocking the sun before it gets into the envelope of the home.
Ikea appliances are hit or miss, though usually are better if you can see it and buy it the same day. Ikea furniture and kitchen systems have their place for certain levels of budgets/houses/aesthetics
I can see why someone would want to do it, but I can't see myself ever wanting one of these blend-in, panelized fridges. I like for things to look like what they do. I don't want to have to open every door to figure out which one is the fridge (or garbage can, for that matter). But also, if you leave a spot the size of a standard fridge, next time you need to replace it, you can just go to any store and find one easily
Probably been said, paint the hardware black that attaches the 2 door panels, or better yet just make a custom full length metal bar that's black to connect them.. then add the 2 remaining hinges in the middle there....they are already bored out... then cross your fingers it never breaks...
You could probably cut a strip of black aluminum coil and screw it to the inside of each door with countersink flathead screws. It doesn’t take much to increase stiffness vertically and it would also cover that gap.
That fridge may not have come out 100% as planned but I still think it looks slick as hell. I didn't know I was the kind of person who liked their cabinets to all sort of flow together but wow do I have a dream kitchen now haha. Really can't wait to see what goes in the house now. I am so pumped for you Jordan (and Paul and Rad) to be able to move in. Livestream move in party???
@TechnologyConnections would tell you to install an awning over those windows! As is, the sunlight enters your house, heats up the blinds, and the blinds heat up the room. Awnings block the sun before it gets inside all your fancy insulation, which ends up holding the heat in. A trellis awning with vines growing on it could look pretty nice...
Wow. I was gonna post the same thing. His video on it is awesome and makes a huge amount of sense for Texas. I live in West Texas where it’s like a dessert. Big windows like what’s on this project will cook you in your house.
This is more important for the main house (which will have more surface area than the garage) but in general, if you are in texas, you will want to get the water from the gutters to the road without sending it out to the yard near the house. No matter what, that water will eventually get to the road and the ocean and every time it leaves the yard, it will take a little bit of dirt with it. And all those gutters streaming water near the foundation will slowly erode that beautiful foundation work that you guys did. So definitely look into some drain lines that send the water to the road and dont use corrugated lines. Use large PVC pipes for drainage. Great stuff guys. You guys must be so excited.
Was about to comment about this... saw a few of _YT/_ *Gate City Foundation Drainage* videos, almost all the advice is to divert all the water away from the foundation, and they mostly does it with the PVC pipes. Maybe they're planning another video on it as a new project to make a small water feature in the backyard where they had dumped the fill when they did the foundation...
In wayyyyy earlier videos they said the plan is to install a French drain system, but that they couldn’t start that until the main house foundation is poured. With all the drainage issues they identified early on, and then had to deal with for the garage foundation, I don’t think their final plan was ever to just have the water run along the foundation. Not to mention the erosion issues you bring up
@@antiumbridge well even in that case, I wouldn't recommend French drains around Houston. Better to just invest in PVC and get the water directly to the road with something that can't clog.
@antiumbridge you never want to tie downspouts to French drains or foundation drain tiles. Downspouts drains should be individual solid 4" PVC pipes that run to daylight or sewer (if the city allows). My downspouts attached to my footing drains and there must have been some kind of damage because my gutter water floods my basement (poorly designed system). I ran indicudal downspout extentions and haven't had a drop of water in the basement since.
They make solar panels you can use to charge your powered window blinds so you don't have to recharge them. Just something you might want to look into for ease of use
It honestly feels like yesterday that the garage was just a pile of dirt with some watery holes dug out of it, it's great to see the progress and to be able to see every step that you have taken, and just a reminder, we still getting a financial episode where the dollars get broken down? More curiousity then anything else, love the channels, always looking forward to new releases ❤❤❤
The Zebra blinds look great! Y'all should wire low voltage to the windows just under the headers when you do the house so the future electric/smart blinds can be hard wired rather than requiring recharging. :)
That's exactly what we did but our motors are 240v. I'm going through our entire house and trying to make as many things as low maintenance as possible. The idea of needing to charge my blinds is a huge deal breaker for me
For the hardware you can see through the gap. Take that all back apart and put something black between it and the door to cover the gab, or paint the hardware black and put it all back together.
That gutter crew looks amazing. Props on the work, and wishing you the best of luck on the move in. Crazy you've been living in that other place this whole time.
This has been one of my favorite series on TH-cam. I’ve been watching since when you announced this when you were still in Louisiana. It will be awesome to see your lessons learned applied to the main house.
It's so refreshing seeing work done well. This has become my favorite channel on TH-cam. I've been watching since way before you guys even got this place, and it's been amazing watching you guys grow into these projects, while keeping standards top notch. You guys really deserve everything good that comes your way.
I did some ikea kitchens over covid. What a nightmare. I think i went back there 100 times minimum. Nothing was in stock and one piece at a time would become available and they would only save it for your for 48 hours. If you didnt pick it uo in that time theyd sell it to the next person, so you couldnt even risk waiting for other items to come before going to get stuff.
I love that you and your son work together so well. I learned a lot of this stuff from my father, although his finishing work was not very good. He was also a wholeass and hard to be around which is why I appreciate how you both get along.
I have blinds similar to yours, also battery powered. 2 tweaks I can suggest- 1) It can be difficult to connect the charging cable, especially if there is a couch in front of the window. I use a small magnetic button that stays in the charging port of the blind and a matching cable with a magnetic tip, that makes the connection easier. (found this on Amazon) 2) in addition to the remote, I have a smart home device that allows me to program the blinds to move - up in the morning, down in the afternoon, etc. - however I want. This is from the supplier of my blinds
Our blinds can be connected to a remote, as well as a phone! When connected through the phone, you can also pair them with Alexa to control them by voice and set schedules!
Wow! Nice work all the way around. Love the blinds and the uniform remote control aspect. Good blinds make all the difference! In both look and usability! Good to know about ikea messing up & not following through on the fridge. The gutters look fantastic! Really good taste and choice from Jordan!
Nice lights between the windows. I don’t remember seeing those in a video. I have an idea - when it’s done let’s have a live stream where we all crack open a cold one. You can reminisce about the good and bad things about building the garage (roses and thorns) Maybe that would be good for the other channel. Can’t wait to see the main house, buy you’ll deserve a breather.
Depending on local water rights laws, individual rainwater collection may violate water rights ownership. I would check state and local regulations to be sure before installing any rainwater collection.
@@mandobob Texas actually encourages rain water harvesting for personal use. There are laws that prevent HOAs from blocking personal use rain harvesting. Equipment used for rain harvesting is exempt from sales tax - Hey @StudPack, may be worth getting some rain barrels hooked up right away, to get the sales tax back on the whole gutter system?! Texas Tax Code 151.355 Check with the Texas Water Development Board on what all is applicable.
I've had those mesh gutter guards that stick under the shingles. Not recommended. Smaller debris will go through, you'll be up there on a high ladder trying to wrestle them out from under the tar on the shingle to get in to clean. Also, leaves and pine needles will still pile up and stick/wedge in the openings. Not worth the trouble.
Personaly, I've never been a fan of built in appliances. There's something about seeing the actual fridge for me, fitted nicely in the correct width space that I much prefer. The feeling of living in that home knowing the super quality work that went into it will be absolutely amazing! well done guys, amazing workmanship.
Those blinds are super cool. Love the way they look going down. Only downside I see is they run on battery. No matter what batteries always go bad over time. Would be perfect if there was a way to hardwire them.
My favorite part of the GM (garage mahal) is the top floor back deck. The trim around the gutter looks great! Looking forward to a "5 years later" followup on how all your clever ideas for water management stand up to the tests of time and hurricane rains. I'm grateful that you're willing to run with these sorts of solutions to complicated problems that have vexed buildings since the invention of buildings. Would love to hear about why you choose to leave it open versus adding some type of screen to manage insects. Do you plan to spend lots of time chilling out on that porch or is that a feature for the big house? (IKEA rant deleted:) For the main house, please consider exploring options using online cabinet builders. Even if you don't go that route, I'd find it valuable to hear why this wasn't a good option for you. I've had decent success using one out of southern CA (I live about 1000 miles away along major interstate highways, so shipping costs were reasonable). I liked being able to specify my cabinet and drawer configurations to the 1/32" and being able to make my own drawer/cabinet fronts. I saved about 70% over using local custom cabinets and got exactly what I wanted built with "Baltic Birch" quality plywood and high end hinges and slides. It seems like a good compromise between IKEA and a local custom cabinet shop for people with ordinary budget constraints - especially people willing to make their own fronts.
We bought those same (nearly) exact blinds when we bought our new house. We don’t have that nice, square window trim, so our measuring took longer. Installing them was so easy. They do help keep the house cooler, but you can still feel the heat when you walk by the windows. I was thinking of getting some tint to better assist and extend the life of the blinds. I like the idea of wiring the windows so that you can keep the blinds plugged in and charged. That’s the one down side to auto blinds. One item of note, we did all auto blinds on three floors with a remote for each floor and programmed them starting on channel 1. Reverse number the second floor to avoid a remote on one floor opening or closing blinds on the next floor. Seems logical, but I didn’t think about it until there were issues.
The whole place is coming together and look great. It’s been a long ride so far. The main house is gonna be an epic build. Looking forward to it and also love stud pack 2 channel. You guys rock!
Hunter Douglas has power view blinds. You can choose the amount of light you want to enter the home. They run on rechargeable batteries, and at least one other way. You can hook them up to wifi, and that way you can set the shut or open times. Mine were working great even when I was overseas!
Blinds are "closed" at 4:16 yet sunlight is streaming onto the floor due to the angle of the sun not (ever) being perpendicular to the blinds. Downspout strap at 22:08 should overlap the other way so you don't see the seam from the front of the house (like you'd do with siding seams).
Hey guys, fair play with the fridge. I have to say we've had integrated fridge/freezers in Europe for a long long time. In fact American style fridges came afterwards. Hahaha. And don't throw a stone at IKEA, been installing their kitchens for a while now and they are the best value for money you can get. I think you got unlucky with the fridge as it's relatively new in the US. All the best and love the blinds!
How effective are the blinds for blocking light? At 4:15, it appears that the blinds are down and blocking light, but if you look at the floor, light is coming in between the slats.
Being an old Pella Window employee ( left in 1996 ), I am surprised you guys did not go with their Slimshades ( blinds in between the glass ). I am all about KISS ( keep it simple stupid ). Mounting the Zebra blinds is really simple, but anything mechanical is due to fail. I was most impressed with Paul's OSHA approved work stand for installing the blinds. LOL The greatest feature about Slimshades is you never have to clean them. I have had them here in my house since 1986 and they still function perfectly and have never had to clean them. And it's impossible for small children or pets to damage them.
My experience with them is they're fine if you keep your blinds down/closed. If you have a view you want the blinds to disappear from, they suck because they stay in the way when pulled up.
@@wtfdoicare then you are not very familiar with them. You can opt for the ones that raise up and down or the ones that you just open and close. But if you live with them for very long the lines pretty much disappear kind of like the rims of your eyeglasses. If you focus on them, then yes, you notice.
I live in canada and im very surprise to hear itsd your first time installing one of those "zebra" shade, in my town I'd be impress if you can find a house who doesnt have them in atleast one windows, they are so popular. tbh I have them in all my windows and I understand why they're so popular, even the non motorized one are so much better then 'regular' ones
The fridge door might work better with a third hinge in one of those spare holes in the middle. Seems like they are flexing because the hinges are so far apart. Also maybe 4 screws per UTRUSTA might help?
You need to do a colab with one of the Homeassistant TH-camrs and have them come in and tie all those systems together and automate the heck out of that place. You've got a serious amount of tech in there, and that could all work together automatically if setup right. I've got the desktop/electronics version of the Fanttik screwdriver, and I love it!
Take those fridge doors panels off and remove the brackets and Sharpie the area you can see from the front. You'll still notice them, but they'll blend a lot better vs. that shiny metal.
Funny they selected top of the line for everything but went cheapo IKEA on the kitchen stuff. They saved money, for sure, but, as you can see, you get what you pay for. Pretty cheesy, IMO.
@@johnvrabec9747 I challenge you to find another kitchen box maker with better warranty and build than Ikea. Here in Seattle I often visit the Design center and even the mid-range, read ~20k and up kitchens cabinets don't use solid wood cabinets. They're just similar MDF boxes. In addition to that, no custom cabinet maker can offer the door styles that Ikea AND others have that fit Ikea boxes.
@@johnvrabec9747 Since its only temporary, I get it. But I think that double-panel fridge door is going to bug them over time. My advice is replace it with a single panel before its starts to get annoying.
A double paned window, when it gets hot enough(closed and uncirculated to the room) will outgas and eventually show streaks on the inside. We leave ours open a bit to reduce this overheating.
I second that Fanttik products are very good. I have the tire inflator and it is a quality product that inflates faster than the competition and it is a small physical size. I carry it on my motorcycle every day.
Just like Paul, (who can't wait to show us the next thing), I can't wait to see a slow look at the finished building with drone shots, interior details and perhaps furnishings.
Love your guys' channel, always keeping up with the new build; which is looking great! Just have to say I thought it was comical that Paul said at 13:51 "we always transport them upright" when you tilted it on its side at 5:18. Not a criticism, just made me laugh considering the "millions of internet comments" 😂
With all of the app and remote controlled smart devices that Jordan has now, he should really consider getting something like home assistant to allow him to control them from a central interface.
@@worldadventureman pretty sure you can just load it in a home server (you can just get a NUC or a custom NAS, which can even be setup for a private Netflix))
For cabinet doors I prefer solid dark wood ones. Any kind of vinyl coated or plastic doors are just asking for trouble. The house we moved into 8 years ago had vinyl coated wood cabinet doors and the doors to the left and right of the stove were melted. When we get enough money all the cabinet doors are getting replaced with 100% wood. Probably Cherry wood as that was what the cabinet doors had in the house we moved from. Looked really nice.
Thinking of everyone affected by Hurricane Milton in Florida and elsewhere. I hope they've had the chance to get themselves and their families to safety. It's just unbelievable! As I understand, Texas is not in the danger zone. God bless.
Paint the metal bracket hardware black, however you can see the bathroom p trap under the floating vanity, IKEA has options to hide everything like a low profile p traps. If you don’t like the white cabinet edge visible use the soft side of .75” Velcro on the visible edge.
BTW, I've been waiting for a cordless screwdriver to replace my one from 1997, and the promo code + $40 off today on Amazon made this perfect. Thank you Stud Pack!
ive never wanted to do something different than you guys picked on this place, but i would definitely have gone with a full size fridge, and planned for it of course.
Paul, as I remember it, Houston has a damp, not real chilly, but uncomfortable winter. This tear down and foundation are gonna run through this winter. Lots of drama in that!
I thought the room looked cool when you saw the entire window frame; really clean. While the blinds are trimmed in black, they definately hide the window frames. I think the main house you should trim the windows to leave a cavity above the windows to hide the blinds. When they are up, they are invisible.
Great install. Gutters look amazing Jordan did a great job choosing black! I would love to know if you guys were thinking about underground gutter drainage.(pvc 4in)
Seeing all of the attention to detail and custom things that you all like to do. I thought I would tell you about a way to make the downspouts look a little more refined. It takes a little more effort, but it has a very nice clean finished look. It basically is a way to install them with Hidden fasteners and No straps. With each one; you have to install the bottom elbow first, by attaching it with 2 screws through the inside back wall of the downspout about an inch down from the top edge. Then, you insert the first section of downspout down into the elbow, overlapping the screws that you put into the elbow by at least an inch, so that there is no chance of leakage from the screws. And, you attach each section of downspout the same way as the bottom elbow, by inserting two screws at the top, through the inside back into the wall. Each lower piece holds the bottom of the section above it. I worked for a roofing and guttering company for a few years, and I never liked the way any of the straps looked. The type that were supposed to look more decorative that went over the downspouts and just bent out to the sides and screwed directly through them into the wall, just looked cheap and kinda sloppy to me. The same way that they did yours, is the way we did it most often, and that was better. But to me, the straps themselves looked kinda unprofessional, or like an afterthought, because they were flat straps crossing and interrupting the lines on a ribbed downspout. So, when I installed new gutters on the house that I was living in, I tried something new, and hid the fasteners like I mentioned before, and it turned out looking much more refined, without any flat straps interrupting the trim lines of the downspouts. The only screws that I did have to put in through the outside face was on the elbows and section at the top, that go between the wall downspout and the gutter, attaching them together and to them to the gutter drain insert. But, I inserted the screws at the sides, instead of the front, so they were barely visible from the ground. The only real disadvantage is that the entire downspout Cannot be removed all together in one piece. It has to be taken down in the reverse of the installation, one section at a time, from the top down. But, unless it gets damaged, or extremely clogged up, it probably won't ever need to be taken down. And even if it does, it's only a minor inconvenience. The 2 1/2 story downspouts that I installed that way on my house have been up for about 23 years, and have never had any issues, and surprisingly still look good and solid (but slightly faded).
I love the attention to detail also. My friend came to see the progress on my house and I pointed out that the doorbell button is not level. I told him "the Stud Pack guys would never put up with this." As soon as I get wifi installed I'm putting in a Ring doorbell and I make it level then.
Only thing I would say, from experience, is if you're going to go motorized on something like that go big brand. You'll spend way more but these motors don't last very long. Even with big brands they give you 5 years then you're on your own. Good luck getting one of these no name brands to have extra motors to provide. You'd be lucky if they even respond to your emails.
Not sure why, but that gutter under the deck made me happy, even before that brilliant piece of trim got installed. All for something that most people will never even see unless they know to look for it.
It’s good to see that at least IKEA is consistent. I was in the same boat as you were just about. I put in a tall thin custom door only it wasn’t Custom it was supposed to be a standard door. I ran into the problem that they were changing vendors for that particular product. It took IKEA six months to deliver one door for cabinets that I installed in a laundry room. Only reason that I went with these cabinets is there really were no other ready to assemble units that looked really good. Also, I had previous experience with redoing an entire kitchen in the 90s that worked really well. You just have to be aware that every part you order is unique and has its own supplier. Do you think you’re building a kitchen from one company but in fact you’re building a kitchen from as many companies as part numbers you order. This makes it very likely there will be delays.
Not sure. What's different today? This project sort of got on the back burner so I haven't watched one in a while. That place sure is echoy. Thought it was the mike; but I see you wearing it. Just some feedback that I hope is helpful. I love your videos.Good to see more progress.
I put remote control blinds in from Blindster. They weren't Zebra's but at the time basically 1 company made the remotes and motors for almost all of them. I had so many problems with them. They were really large ones too. I had to send each one back at different times for repairs. They would stop halfway. They would stop responding to the remote. They would go all the way down and just go up on their own. I started to hate them. They were great when they worked but we sold that place and I said never again. I hope you have better lock with yours.
They don't darken the room enough for me. Window tint will help, I'm in AZ, too. When we bought our house, we made sure the master bedroom was on the north side of the house so it's the coolest room in the summer. No direct sunlight at all.
Might want to consider window tinting. It really helps with stopping sun fading. We added tinting with blinds to be able to have the blinds partially open for light yet have the protection on sunny days. Blocks UV rays.
Definitely, with a little mirroring.
If you go back to the episode when they installed the windows with the Matt Risinger collab, they discuss the numbers of how much the window filters out the heat from the sun. According to the numbers, it's pretty high, so I don't think that tinting would do much more than what they have built into the window.
@@amandah.5712 sure. Still, some mirroring and tinting will add privacy.
Did they talk about UV in that video?
The windows already have low E3 w/argon. Any film will compromise that. Those windows insulate nearly as well as the walls.
@@scottsolar5884 I don't think a bit of extra reflectivity would hurt anything. Insulation, in my view, wouldn't include the energy introduced by letting in light- just t1 -> t2.
Paul’s look at the camera while Jordan explains the difficulties of inserting the fridge - priceless! ❤
Absolutely fantastic, we’ve had them about 2 years, no issues batteries last for ages and we just use a power pack to charge them…
Free unbiased second opinion which isn’t cash backed….
Thank you!
I know that’s not common in the US but in France we have exterior shutters which can be roller. That’s the best way to stop the heat outside the house. In your case the sun and the heat is already in.
As usual nice details. Paul goes always one step further 👍🏻
Greetings from France
I’m in the Central Valley of California, it gets very hot here, still in 100F in October, we have a few of our neighbors that have exterior blinds. I just installed solar screens on my house. Some don’t care for the look but it makes a massive difference blocking the sun before it gets into the envelope of the home.
Fully agree.
Sun is meant to be stopped outside of the windows to reduce the greenhouse effect inside the house.
프랑스은 무슬림 나라임? 그런 쓰래기같은 사람들을 받아주는거야?
Thanks for warning us about ikea. The gutter guys seems so sincere & professional.
Ikea appliances are hit or miss, though usually are better if you can see it and buy it the same day.
Ikea furniture and kitchen systems have their place for certain levels of budgets/houses/aesthetics
I can see why someone would want to do it, but I can't see myself ever wanting one of these blend-in, panelized fridges. I like for things to look like what they do. I don't want to have to open every door to figure out which one is the fridge (or garbage can, for that matter). But also, if you leave a spot the size of a standard fridge, next time you need to replace it, you can just go to any store and find one easily
@@majahanson311 🥴Yeah Im always able to remember to those "standard" fridge sizes unlike those pesky cabinet dimensions.
Probably been said, paint the hardware black that attaches the 2 door panels, or better yet just make a custom full length metal bar that's black to connect them.. then add the 2 remaining hinges in the middle there....they are already bored out... then cross your fingers it never breaks...
You could probably cut a strip of black aluminum coil and screw it to the inside of each door with countersink flathead screws. It doesn’t take much to increase stiffness vertically and it would also cover that gap.
Best series on TH-cam. No question.
That fridge may not have come out 100% as planned but I still think it looks slick as hell. I didn't know I was the kind of person who liked their cabinets to all sort of flow together but wow do I have a dream kitchen now haha. Really can't wait to see what goes in the house now. I am so pumped for you Jordan (and Paul and Rad) to be able to move in. Livestream move in party???
I really have to take my hat off to you guys. The trim on the gutter really looks great and makes a difference.
@TechnologyConnections would tell you to install an awning over those windows! As is, the sunlight enters your house, heats up the blinds, and the blinds heat up the room. Awnings block the sun before it gets inside all your fancy insulation, which ends up holding the heat in.
A trellis awning with vines growing on it could look pretty nice...
Future video potentially!
Just seen that video, he was on to something
Wow. I was gonna post the same thing. His video on it is awesome and makes a huge amount of sense for Texas. I live in West Texas where it’s like a dessert. Big windows like what’s on this project will cook you in your house.
I love his channel, such a treasure
Tinting would be better, Awnings look terrible, tinting looks good and blocks out the heat.
This is more important for the main house (which will have more surface area than the garage) but in general, if you are in texas, you will want to get the water from the gutters to the road without sending it out to the yard near the house. No matter what, that water will eventually get to the road and the ocean and every time it leaves the yard, it will take a little bit of dirt with it. And all those gutters streaming water near the foundation will slowly erode that beautiful foundation work that you guys did. So definitely look into some drain lines that send the water to the road and dont use corrugated lines. Use large PVC pipes for drainage. Great stuff guys. You guys must be so excited.
Was about to comment about this... saw a few of _YT/_ *Gate City Foundation Drainage* videos, almost all the advice is to divert all the water away from the foundation, and they mostly does it with the PVC pipes.
Maybe they're planning another video on it as a new project to make a small water feature in the backyard where they had dumped the fill when they did the foundation...
In wayyyyy earlier videos they said the plan is to install a French drain system, but that they couldn’t start that until the main house foundation is poured. With all the drainage issues they identified early on, and then had to deal with for the garage foundation, I don’t think their final plan was ever to just have the water run along the foundation. Not to mention the erosion issues you bring up
@@antiumbridge well even in that case, I wouldn't recommend French drains around Houston. Better to just invest in PVC and get the water directly to the road with something that can't clog.
@antiumbridge you never want to tie downspouts to French drains or foundation drain tiles. Downspouts drains should be individual solid 4" PVC pipes that run to daylight or sewer (if the city allows).
My downspouts attached to my footing drains and there must have been some kind of damage because my gutter water floods my basement (poorly designed system). I ran indicudal downspout extentions and haven't had a drop of water in the basement since.
They make solar panels you can use to charge your powered window blinds so you don't have to recharge them. Just something you might want to look into for ease of use
This is a good idea 👀
It honestly feels like yesterday that the garage was just a pile of dirt with some watery holes dug out of it, it's great to see the progress and to be able to see every step that you have taken, and just a reminder, we still getting a financial episode where the dollars get broken down? More curiousity then anything else, love the channels, always looking forward to new releases ❤❤❤
The Zebra blinds look great! Y'all should wire low voltage to the windows just under the headers when you do the house so the future electric/smart blinds can be hard wired rather than requiring recharging. :)
That's exactly what we did but our motors are 240v.
I'm going through our entire house and trying to make as many things as low maintenance as possible.
The idea of needing to charge my blinds is a huge deal breaker for me
Exactly what I was thinking
Good idea for alarm sensors too. Wireless can be blocked.
I saw it and thought Blindr is real! Jomatech should get a kickback
We're glad to hear you like them!
For the hardware you can see through the gap. Take that all back apart and put something black between it and the door to cover the gab, or paint the hardware black and put it all back together.
That gutter crew looks amazing. Props on the work, and wishing you the best of luck on the move in. Crazy you've been living in that other place this whole time.
I can't wait to see the demo of the main house!!!
They said it will be hauled off to be repurposed. I still can't wait though! I love this channel!
This has been one of my favorite series on TH-cam. I’ve been watching since when you announced this when you were still in Louisiana. It will be awesome to see your lessons learned applied to the main house.
It's so refreshing seeing work done well. This has become my favorite channel on TH-cam.
I've been watching since way before you guys even got this place, and it's been amazing watching you guys grow into these projects, while keeping standards top notch.
You guys really deserve everything good that comes your way.
Lol, "Transforming into Dad" happens to us all, butPaul is awesome! 11:02
I did some ikea kitchens over covid. What a nightmare.
I think i went back there 100 times minimum.
Nothing was in stock and one piece at a time would become available and they would only save it for your for 48 hours. If you didnt pick it uo in that time theyd sell it to the next person, so you couldnt even risk waiting for other items to come before going to get stuff.
Those blinds are dope. I also agree with the addition of solar tint. It made a huge difference for us on south-facing windows.
I love that you and your son work together so well. I learned a lot of this stuff from my father, although his finishing work was not very good. He was also a wholeass and hard to be around which is why I appreciate how you both get along.
I've had these in my great big bay window in my living room. I love em!
I have blinds similar to yours, also battery powered. 2 tweaks I can suggest-
1) It can be difficult to connect the charging cable, especially if there is a couch in front of the window. I use a small magnetic button that stays in the charging port of the blind and a matching cable with a magnetic tip, that makes the connection easier. (found this on Amazon)
2) in addition to the remote, I have a smart home device that allows me to program the blinds to move - up in the morning, down in the afternoon, etc. - however I want. This is from the supplier of my blinds
Our blinds can be connected to a remote, as well as a phone! When connected through the phone, you can also pair them with Alexa to control them by voice and set schedules!
Nice digs. Can't wait for the house rebuild. In the future the garage apartment can be an Airbnb.
Wow! Nice work all the way around. Love the blinds and the uniform remote control aspect. Good blinds make all the difference! In both look and usability! Good to know about ikea messing up & not following through on the fridge. The gutters look fantastic! Really good taste and choice from Jordan!
We strive to offer the best blinds around!
Love these guys....can't wait for the the full construction shows on the main house!
Glad you learned your lesson about ikea products and service. Cheap products that are not cheap.
That small trim detail you did was so seemingly small, but made a huge impact. This place looks killer!
Nice lights between the windows. I don’t remember seeing those in a video. I have an idea - when it’s done let’s have a live stream where we all crack open a cold one. You can reminisce about the good and bad things about building the garage (roses and thorns) Maybe that would be good for the other channel. Can’t wait to see the main house, buy you’ll deserve a breather.
For the future house gutter, you may want to think about catching that water to use it for watering the landscape (with automation)
This is a great idea!
Depending on local water rights laws, individual rainwater collection may violate water rights ownership. I would check state and local regulations to be sure before installing any rainwater collection.
@@mandobob Texas actually encourages rain water harvesting for personal use. There are laws that prevent HOAs from blocking personal use rain harvesting. Equipment used for rain harvesting is exempt from sales tax - Hey @StudPack, may be worth getting some rain barrels hooked up right away, to get the sales tax back on the whole gutter system?! Texas Tax Code 151.355 Check with the Texas Water Development Board on what all is applicable.
@@RossReedstrom Ross coming in clutch!
I've had those mesh gutter guards that stick under the shingles. Not recommended. Smaller debris will go through, you'll be up there on a high ladder trying to wrestle them out from under the tar on the shingle to get in to clean. Also, leaves and pine needles will still pile up and stick/wedge in the openings. Not worth the trouble.
Personaly, I've never been a fan of built in appliances. There's something about seeing the actual fridge for me, fitted nicely in the correct width space that I much prefer.
The feeling of living in that home knowing the super quality work that went into it will be absolutely amazing! well done guys, amazing workmanship.
That blind install made me drool. As simple as it gets. What a cool product
Those blinds are super cool. Love the way they look going down. Only downside I see is they run on battery. No matter what batteries always go bad over time. Would be perfect if there was a way to hardwire them.
Nice work can’t wait for the house build. Mike Peabody mass!!' 0:37
Those gutters are HUGE! I love it.
My favorite part of the GM (garage mahal) is the top floor back deck. The trim around the gutter looks great! Looking forward to a "5 years later" followup on how all your clever ideas for water management stand up to the tests of time and hurricane rains. I'm grateful that you're willing to run with these sorts of solutions to complicated problems that have vexed buildings since the invention of buildings.
Would love to hear about why you choose to leave it open versus adding some type of screen to manage insects. Do you plan to spend lots of time chilling out on that porch or is that a feature for the big house?
(IKEA rant deleted:)
For the main house, please consider exploring options using online cabinet builders. Even if you don't go that route, I'd find it valuable to hear why this wasn't a good option for you. I've had decent success using one out of southern CA (I live about 1000 miles away along major interstate highways, so shipping costs were reasonable). I liked being able to specify my cabinet and drawer configurations to the 1/32" and being able to make my own drawer/cabinet fronts. I saved about 70% over using local custom cabinets and got exactly what I wanted built with "Baltic Birch" quality plywood and high end hinges and slides. It seems like a good compromise between IKEA and a local custom cabinet shop for people with ordinary budget constraints - especially people willing to make their own fronts.
We bought those same (nearly) exact blinds when we bought our new house. We don’t have that nice, square window trim, so our measuring took longer. Installing them was so easy. They do help keep the house cooler, but you can still feel the heat when you walk by the windows. I was thinking of getting some tint to better assist and extend the life of the blinds. I like the idea of wiring the windows so that you can keep the blinds plugged in and charged. That’s the one down side to auto blinds. One item of note, we did all auto blinds on three floors with a remote for each floor and programmed them starting on channel 1. Reverse number the second floor to avoid a remote on one floor opening or closing blinds on the next floor. Seems logical, but I didn’t think about it until there were issues.
The whole place is coming together and look great. It’s been a long ride so far. The main house is gonna be an epic build. Looking forward to it and also love stud pack 2 channel. You guys rock!
Hunter Douglas has power view blinds. You can choose the amount of light you want to enter the home. They run on rechargeable batteries, and at least one other way.
You can hook them up to wifi, and that way you can set the shut or open times. Mine were working great even when I was overseas!
I love those blinds. I've had every type of window covering over the years and those zebra blinds are really cool!
Thank you!
Blinds are "closed" at 4:16 yet sunlight is streaming onto the floor due to the angle of the sun not (ever) being perpendicular to the blinds. Downspout strap at 22:08 should overlap the other way so you don't see the seam from the front of the house (like you'd do with siding seams).
that garage door (and front of the garage) looks great.
I love the black gutters, that really complimented the building.
I had the same experience with Lowes! for just Basic Whirlpool side by side Refrigerator!
Hope they are are sunbrella!! Love the videos.been watching for 4 years now , and love what you all do .
Great work! Good luck and God bless you!
Hey guys, fair play with the fridge. I have to say we've had integrated fridge/freezers in Europe for a long long time. In fact American style fridges came afterwards. Hahaha. And don't throw a stone at IKEA, been installing their kitchens for a while now and they are the best value for money you can get. I think you got unlucky with the fridge as it's relatively new in the US. All the best and love the blinds!
We're glad you like them!
Very cool blinds. I am going to get those for my house. I love it! Thanks. You guys do top notch work.
How effective are the blinds for blocking light? At 4:15, it appears that the blinds are down and blocking light, but if you look at the floor, light is coming in between the slats.
Being an old Pella Window employee ( left in 1996 ), I am surprised you guys did not go with their Slimshades ( blinds in between the glass ). I am all about KISS ( keep it simple stupid ). Mounting the Zebra blinds is really simple, but anything mechanical is due to fail. I was most impressed with Paul's OSHA approved work stand for installing the blinds. LOL The greatest feature about Slimshades is you never have to clean them. I have had them here in my house since 1986 and they still function perfectly and have never had to clean them. And it's impossible for small children or pets to damage them.
My experience with them is they're fine if you keep your blinds down/closed.
If you have a view you want the blinds to disappear from, they suck because they stay in the way when pulled up.
@@wtfdoicare then you are not very familiar with them. You can opt for the ones that raise up and down or the ones that you just open and close. But if you live with them for very long the lines pretty much disappear kind of like the rims of your eyeglasses. If you focus on them, then yes, you notice.
I live in canada and im very surprise to hear itsd your first time installing one of those "zebra" shade, in my town I'd be impress if you can find a house who doesnt have them in atleast one windows, they are so popular.
tbh I have them in all my windows and I understand why they're so popular, even the non motorized one are so much better then 'regular' ones
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The fridge door might work better with a third hinge in one of those spare holes in the middle. Seems like they are flexing because the hinges are so far apart.
Also maybe 4 screws per UTRUSTA might help?
You need to do a colab with one of the Homeassistant TH-camrs and have them come in and tie all those systems together and automate the heck out of that place. You've got a serious amount of tech in there, and that could all work together automatically if setup right.
I've got the desktop/electronics version of the Fanttik screwdriver, and I love it!
I love the finishes. You guys are crushing it!
14:38 The look back was hilarious 😂
Exactly what I was gonna comment on lol
Jordan has the EXACT same taste as me, I've renovated 3 houses and 4 shops. If he saw them, he'd think he designed them.
Take those fridge doors panels off and remove the brackets and Sharpie the area you can see from the front. You'll still notice them, but they'll blend a lot better vs. that shiny metal.
Or flat black paint.
Funny they selected top of the line for everything but went cheapo IKEA on the kitchen stuff. They saved money, for sure, but, as you can see, you get what you pay for. Pretty cheesy, IMO.
@@johnvrabec9747 I challenge you to find another kitchen box maker with better warranty and build than Ikea. Here in Seattle I often visit the Design center and even the mid-range, read ~20k and up kitchens cabinets don't use solid wood cabinets. They're just similar MDF boxes. In addition to that, no custom cabinet maker can offer the door styles that Ikea AND others have that fit Ikea boxes.
@@johnvrabec9747 Since its only temporary, I get it. But I think that double-panel fridge door is going to bug them over time. My advice is replace it with a single panel before its starts to get annoying.
And use longer hardware so it's more sturdy
A double paned window, when it gets hot enough(closed and uncirculated to the room) will outgas and eventually show streaks on the inside. We leave ours open a bit to reduce this overheating.
I second that Fanttik products are very good. I have the tire inflator and it is a quality product that inflates faster than the competition and it is a small physical size. I carry it on my motorcycle every day.
Love the detail! You guys are AMAZING! Time to start the main house.
Just like Paul, (who can't wait to show us the next thing), I can't wait to see a slow look at the finished building with drone shots, interior details and perhaps furnishings.
The Studpack Garondo, Garajmahal, is looking fantastic! All the finishing touches are really coming together. You guys did a great job
Love your guys' channel, always keeping up with the new build; which is looking great!
Just have to say I thought it was comical that Paul said at 13:51 "we always transport them upright" when you tilted it on its side at 5:18. Not a criticism, just made me laugh considering the "millions of internet comments" 😂
Looks great, love the black gutters.
it need to be 2 hinges per door if you contacted them(doors) or not..also take brackets off the put black tape across
The gutters look so awesome! Love the black color!
With all of the app and remote controlled smart devices that Jordan has now, he should really consider getting something like home assistant to allow him to control them from a central interface.
It should be easy for a man with his skills to find her.
All these apps are great...until you have to change your phone!
Came here to say this also. Home Assistant makes everything way easier to manage.
@@worldadventureman pretty sure you can just load it in a home server (you can just get a NUC or a custom NAS, which can even be setup for a private Netflix))
@@PrograError you are speaking a foreign language to me. 🤣🤣
For cabinet doors I prefer solid dark wood ones. Any kind of vinyl coated or plastic doors are just asking for trouble. The house we moved into 8 years ago had vinyl coated wood cabinet doors and the doors to the left and right of the stove were melted. When we get enough money all the cabinet doors are getting replaced with 100% wood. Probably Cherry wood as that was what the cabinet doors had in the house we moved from. Looked really nice.
Thinking of everyone affected by Hurricane Milton in Florida and elsewhere. I hope they've had the chance to get themselves and their families to safety. It's just unbelievable!
As I understand, Texas is not in the danger zone.
God bless.
Paint the metal bracket hardware black, however you can see the bathroom p trap under the floating vanity, IKEA has options to hide everything like a low profile p traps.
If you don’t like the white cabinet edge visible use the soft side of .75” Velcro on the visible edge.
Thanks for sharing all this great information.
Are you putting in any additional drainage to move the water coming down from the roof/gutters away from the house?
BTW, I've been waiting for a cordless screwdriver to replace my one from 1997, and the promo code + $40 off today on Amazon made this perfect. Thank you Stud Pack!
FYI square srew head bits are called Robertson
ive never wanted to do something different than you guys picked on this place, but i would definitely have gone with a full size fridge, and planned for it of course.
lookin' great!
I just love you guys. Can't wait to watch all of you videos.
Love hearing Jordons voice!
AC Infinity has some nice cabinet fans. I suggest putting the fan in there to pull the heat out of the top.
I do like those, but if you want to keep the heat built up, exterior blinds would help reduce that more and help the window performance.
Paul, as I remember it, Houston has a damp, not real chilly, but uncomfortable winter. This tear down and foundation are gonna run through this winter. Lots of drama in that!
Those are very cool blinds.
I thought the room looked cool when you saw the entire window frame; really clean. While the blinds are trimmed in black, they definately hide the window frames. I think the main house you should trim the windows to leave a cavity above the windows to hide the blinds. When they are up, they are invisible.
Great install. Gutters look amazing Jordan did a great job choosing black! I would love to know if you guys were thinking about underground gutter drainage.(pvc 4in)
The refrigerator makes me think, with all the room, I think a small built in elevator would have been the icing on the cake.
Seeing all of the attention to detail and custom things that you all like to do. I thought I would tell you about a way to make the downspouts look a little more refined. It takes a little more effort, but it has a very nice clean finished look. It basically is a way to install them with Hidden fasteners and No straps. With each one; you have to install the bottom elbow first, by attaching it with 2 screws through the inside back wall of the downspout about an inch down from the top edge. Then, you insert the first section of downspout down into the elbow, overlapping the screws that you put into the elbow by at least an inch, so that there is no chance of leakage from the screws. And, you attach each section of downspout the same way as the bottom elbow, by inserting two screws at the top, through the inside back into the wall. Each lower piece holds the bottom of the section above it. I worked for a roofing and guttering company for a few years, and I never liked the way any of the straps looked. The type that were supposed to look more decorative that went over the downspouts and just bent out to the sides and screwed directly through them into the wall, just looked cheap and kinda sloppy to me. The same way that they did yours, is the way we did it most often, and that was better. But to me, the straps themselves looked kinda unprofessional, or like an afterthought, because they were flat straps crossing and interrupting the lines on a ribbed downspout. So, when I installed new gutters on the house that I was living in, I tried something new, and hid the fasteners like I mentioned before, and it turned out looking much more refined, without any flat straps interrupting the trim lines of the downspouts. The only screws that I did have to put in through the outside face was on the elbows and section at the top, that go between the wall downspout and the gutter, attaching them together and to them to the gutter drain insert. But, I inserted the screws at the sides, instead of the front, so they were barely visible from the ground. The only real disadvantage is that the entire downspout Cannot be removed all together in one piece. It has to be taken down in the reverse of the installation, one section at a time, from the top down. But, unless it gets damaged, or extremely clogged up, it probably won't ever need to be taken down. And even if it does, it's only a minor inconvenience. The 2 1/2 story downspouts that I installed that way on my house have been up for about 23 years, and have never had any issues, and surprisingly still look good and solid (but slightly faded).
I love the attention to detail also. My friend came to see the progress on my house and I pointed out that the doorbell button is not level. I told him "the Stud Pack guys would never put up with this." As soon as I get wifi installed I'm putting in a Ring doorbell and I make it level then.
Please review those shades after you have used them for awhile. I could see them being very useful or easy to break/damage. Thanks for the content!
Only thing I would say, from experience, is if you're going to go motorized on something like that go big brand. You'll spend way more but these motors don't last very long. Even with big brands they give you 5 years then you're on your own. Good luck getting one of these no name brands to have extra motors to provide. You'd be lucky if they even respond to your emails.
A review is useless. It's sponsored so objectivity is lost.
Nice learning and enjoyable video.
Not sure why, but that gutter under the deck made me happy, even before that brilliant piece of trim got installed. All for something that most people will never even see unless they know to look for it.
I half expected a clip from Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss when you were lifting the refrigerator up the stairs.
Those blinds are very cool! And actually affordable!
It’s good to see that at least IKEA is consistent. I was in the same boat as you were just about. I put in a tall thin custom door only it wasn’t Custom it was supposed to be a standard door. I ran into the problem that they were changing vendors for that particular product. It took IKEA six months to deliver one door for cabinets that I installed in a laundry room.
Only reason that I went with these cabinets is there really were no other ready to assemble units that looked really good. Also, I had previous experience with redoing an entire kitchen in the 90s that worked really well. You just have to be aware that every part you order is unique and has its own supplier. Do you think you’re building a kitchen from one company but in fact you’re building a kitchen from as many companies as part numbers you order. This makes it very likely there will be delays.
I was always surprised that you were using Ikea as they are the Harbor Freight of home furnishings. That said, it looks and turned out fantastic!
Not sure. What's different today? This project sort of got on the back burner so I haven't watched one in a while. That place sure is echoy. Thought it was the mike; but I see you wearing it.
Just some feedback that I hope is helpful. I love your videos.Good to see more progress.
Those are some sick blinds! Just an FYI for all the non swedish speakers "utrusta" translates to "equip".
those blinds are sweet.
I put remote control blinds in from Blindster. They weren't Zebra's but at the time basically 1 company made the remotes and motors for almost all of them. I had so many problems with them. They were really large ones too. I had to send each one back at different times for repairs. They would stop halfway. They would stop responding to the remote. They would go all the way down and just go up on their own. I started to hate them. They were great when they worked but we sold that place and I said never again. I hope you have better lock with yours.
Tint your windows instead it blocks more heat than those blinds. I live in az and theres a big big difference
Not at night
I’ve recently did this and I love it
They don't darken the room enough for me. Window tint will help, I'm in AZ, too.
When we bought our house, we made sure the master bedroom was on the north side of the house so it's the coolest room in the summer. No direct sunlight at all.
Tinting isn't the best idea. Any decent window guy would not talk you into it. The heat build-up on the window tends to cause performance issues.
Block the sun before it hits the glass, especially on south-facing windows.