Brent, these series of consulting videos are an absolute wealth of knowledge that is incredibly difficult to find elsewhere. I’ve been reading your books and watching your videos for years and love your thoughtfulness and passion. As a young builder striving to become a master builder your instruction is incredible valuable especially in practical examples like these. Keep up these videos, we love it!
Would love, if possible, to actually see these details in photo or video once the build is complete. That would be so helpful and really fun. Loving it SO much Brent! Keep 'em coming.
Practical hierarchy. I appreciate sharing “if you just did this one thing” it would distinguish the front of the home. That simple prioritization is so helpful.
My eye jumped immediately to the pitch on those dormers and it’s the first thing you circled 😂 I’m learning! You talked about hierarchy between the ground floor, first floor and upper floor. Maybe some sort of rustication details to the ground / porch would be interesting? Love these videos!
Well, this was a very informative video! I was wondering if you can do a further video on how to flash those gable end returns? I know from watching videos about how to flash a porch roof to an upper side wall that you’re supposed to tuck the upper leg of the flashing behind the building paper and leave a gap of about 1 inch between the bottom edge of the upper wall's siding and the porch roof shingles but how should you flash that little flat gable end return? Do you make one piece of flashing to cover the entire top of the gable return and if so: 1. How do you tie it into the upper side wall? 2. How do you tie the flashing into the WRB? 3. How do you add the various pieces of trim above and around the gable end return? Do you leave gaps between the bottom cut edges of the gable trim and the flashing so that water doesn’t wick up into and behind the trim? I’ve never seen any of these questions addressed in any roofing, siding or design video so I’m hoping you will be interested in answering them.
Do today's architects not understand the classical system? It almost seems that they are trying to go over the top to impress clients. Clients that don't understand architecture and could benefit from watching your channel. I am currently working on an American colonial revival house built in 1941 and was butchered to hell in the early 80s, with a big 2.5 car garage/family room addition. Having watched a lot of your videos, I can hear the house telling me what it needs. My wife and I are excited to take on this project and return the house to its former glory. Thank you for your wonderful content! Education starts with a good foundation, and you are a great teacher!
Love these videos Brent 👍 I'm in the northeast and get calls to fix rotted exterior pieces (that aren't original to the house) and instead of putting PVC boards and caulk, I like your ideas on keeping it historically accurate. I, for one, can read about it all day, but until I see it done (like in these videos) I'm not sure of how it will look. Thank you sir 👍
Hmm, faux shutters are never appropriate in my opinion. They are tricks used to convey something false. I get why it happens, quick visual trick, but it needs to stop. IMHO
Love this new format! Excited this is going to be a weekly feature. Curious what you thought about the scale of the secondary mass (a garage I assume?). The roof is much larger than the primary mass and has the same pitch, making it very prominent and competing with front gables on the primary mass. Overall, the massing of this house reminds me of a historic house that has gone through many owners and careless renovations. I'm curious if you advised removing the cupola to reduce emphasis on the garage. I'm conflicted since there is precedent for cupolas on barns (garages). Maybe some trees on the right side could soften the chaotic roof plan and massing, or the driveway approaches from the left. What do you think of the dormers splitting the eaves? Is there precedent for that? Seems like it unnecessarily complicates the framing while also disrupting regulating lines. May even cause discoloration on the siding from water flowing directly down the facade instead of dripping off the corona. The double porch railings are good details, but the columns are not aligned above the lower columns.
Good eye. You're right on the railing, part of the fixes. Yes, there are a lot of things that I would fix if I could start over, but over all the house is pretty good, just needs some tweaking. Thanks for watching.
Have you watched Yellowstone? The cabin/house/mansion-whatever you wanna call it - has the gable end returns like this house has. But the show has the house built somewhere between 1883 and the early 1900s. Is that accurate? I thought the "roofed" returns were a later design.
That house is fantastical. It is a combination of styles. Though charming, I seriously doubt the historical authenticity of that house. Montana/Wyoming have developed a regional style that is picks and chooses historical elements to create a "Style" The same thing happened in Sante Fe New Mexico. The historical photos of the downtown square are nothing like what is there now. My 2 cents, and I would need to do more research but that is my gut.
I like this series a lot. TH-cam rewards people click bait titles. Instead of "How to details", perhaps "Monotonous to Magnificent?" You ended the video back editing something with the original gable returns. I wish that it showed a more combined before and after at the end where you had all the changes. Probably you have something like that to show to clients?
I’d love to have your knowledge now, not spend the next 15/20 years obtaining it. Is there a short cut! One where I don’t have to put quite so much work into it 😂
Brent, these series of consulting videos are an absolute wealth of knowledge that is incredibly difficult to find elsewhere. I’ve been reading your books and watching your videos for years and love your thoughtfulness and passion. As a young builder striving to become a master builder your instruction is incredible valuable especially in practical examples like these. Keep up these videos, we love it!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Would love, if possible, to actually see these details in photo or video once the build is complete. That would be so helpful and really fun. Loving it SO much Brent! Keep 'em coming.
Noted! Thanks for watching.
Pure genius. Cleaning up a mess by using elegant traditional simple details. Love it.
Thanks so much!
Wow, that is utterly brilliant!
Thank you.
Brent! This is my favorite series of videos! It is really helpful! Also, a little surprising to hear you say "simplify" but it makes sense. 👍
Nice! Glad you enjoyed it!
Love your Brentification transformations.
Hmm, a new word. Thanks.
Brent Hull--saving good people from bad designs!
Haha. that's good.
It's great to watch you put your design philosophies into practice in these videos!
Thanks for watching.
CAN'T WAIT to see the final implementation.
Me too! Thanks.
Interesting how sometimes small changes really do make a big difference. Wish I had know about your channel when I was working on my 1910 bungalow. 😂
Thanks for the feedback.
Practical hierarchy. I appreciate sharing “if you just did this one thing” it would distinguish the front of the home. That simple prioritization is so helpful.
So glad it helped. THanks.
My eye jumped immediately to the pitch on those dormers and it’s the first thing you circled 😂 I’m learning!
You talked about hierarchy between the ground floor, first floor and upper floor. Maybe some sort of rustication details to the ground / porch would be interesting?
Love these videos!
Great eye. Yes thanks for watching.
Good save on the cornice returns. The “roof” that projects outward of the rake is a good look to avoid, as are the 12:12 return roofs.
Agreed! Thanks.
I LOVE these videos! Such a transformation
Glad you like them!
Well, this was a very informative video! I was wondering if you can do a further video on how to flash those gable end returns? I know from watching videos about how to flash a porch roof to an upper side wall that you’re supposed to tuck the upper leg of the flashing behind the building paper and leave a gap of about 1 inch between the bottom edge of the upper wall's siding and the porch roof shingles but how should you flash that little flat gable end return?
Do you make one piece of flashing to cover the entire top of the gable return and if so:
1. How do you tie it into the upper side wall?
2. How do you tie the flashing into the WRB?
3. How do you add the various pieces of trim above and around the gable end return? Do you leave gaps between the bottom cut edges of the gable trim and the flashing so that water doesn’t wick up into and behind the trim?
I’ve never seen any of these questions addressed in any roofing, siding or design video so I’m hoping you will be interested in answering them.
Thanks, I've been planning on a full mock up video but haven't had time. Its on the slate. Hopefully I can do it this year.
Do today's architects not understand the classical system? It almost seems that they are trying to go over the top to impress clients. Clients that don't understand architecture and could benefit from watching your channel. I am currently working on an American colonial revival house built in 1941 and was butchered to hell in the early 80s, with a big 2.5 car garage/family room addition. Having watched a lot of your videos, I can hear the house telling me what it needs. My wife and I are excited to take on this project and return the house to its former glory.
Thank you for your wonderful content!
Education starts with a good foundation, and you are a great teacher!
Thank you kindly. Good luck on your project. No, the classical ideals are not taught in most architecture programs today.
Thank you for the information and demonstration.
Glad it was helpful!
Love these videos Brent 👍 I'm in the northeast and get calls to fix rotted exterior pieces (that aren't original to the house) and instead of putting PVC boards and caulk, I like your ideas on keeping it historically accurate. I, for one, can read about it all day, but until I see it done (like in these videos) I'm not sure of how it will look. Thank you sir 👍
Very cool! Thanks for the feedback. More to come.
Are the faux shutters reasonably correct? Seems every ranch house since the 1960s clichéd them to death, even for traditional houses.
Hmm, faux shutters are never appropriate in my opinion. They are tricks used to convey something false. I get why it happens, quick visual trick, but it needs to stop. IMHO
Love this new format! Excited this is going to be a weekly feature.
Curious what you thought about the scale of the secondary mass (a garage I assume?). The roof is much larger than the primary mass and has the same pitch, making it very prominent and competing with front gables on the primary mass. Overall, the massing of this house reminds me of a historic house that has gone through many owners and careless renovations. I'm curious if you advised removing the cupola to reduce emphasis on the garage. I'm conflicted since there is precedent for cupolas on barns (garages). Maybe some trees on the right side could soften the chaotic roof plan and massing, or the driveway approaches from the left.
What do you think of the dormers splitting the eaves? Is there precedent for that? Seems like it unnecessarily complicates the framing while also disrupting regulating lines. May even cause discoloration on the siding from water flowing directly down the facade instead of dripping off the corona.
The double porch railings are good details, but the columns are not aligned above the lower columns.
Good eye. You're right on the railing, part of the fixes. Yes, there are a lot of things that I would fix if I could start over, but over all the house is pretty good, just needs some tweaking. Thanks for watching.
Wonderful and informative as usual...
Thank you!.
Have you watched Yellowstone? The cabin/house/mansion-whatever you wanna call it - has the gable end returns like this house has. But the show has the house built somewhere between 1883 and the early 1900s. Is that accurate? I thought the "roofed" returns were a later design.
That house is fantastical. It is a combination of styles. Though charming, I seriously doubt the historical authenticity of that house. Montana/Wyoming have developed a regional style that is picks and chooses historical elements to create a "Style" The same thing happened in Sante Fe New Mexico. The historical photos of the downtown square are nothing like what is there now. My 2 cents, and I would need to do more research but that is my gut.
So interesting!
I thought architects wouldn’t work or modify other architects drawings?!
Good thing I'm not an architect. I do it a lot.
Historical is good
Agreed.
I like this series a lot. TH-cam rewards people click bait titles. Instead of "How to details", perhaps "Monotonous to Magnificent?"
You ended the video back editing something with the original gable returns. I wish that it showed a more combined before and after at the end where you had all the changes. Probably you have something like that to show to clients?
Great suggestion! I'm bad with click-bait titles. I'm also still getting the hang of this new style, i'll hone it going forward. Thanks.
I’d love to have your knowledge now, not spend the next 15/20 years obtaining it. Is there a short cut! One where I don’t have to put quite so much work into it 😂
Haha, well if you find a short cut let me know. The book Get your House Right is a start.