Love your channel, your work and how you explain things. Oh, and Big Red. It would be greatly appreciated if you did an episode(s) on how to choose an architect. What questions should we ask them, e.g., what styles have they done, what are they most comfortable doing, references, homes they designed, do they care about energy efficiency, etc., what do they see as the scope of their duties, site visits, coordination with structural engineer, surveyor, energy specialist, etc.; how do they bill, % of project, number of hours billed, what does that cover. I built a house in Glendale, Cal. approximately 30 years and, while I was generally happy with the design/blueprints work, I didn't know enough at the time to inquire about things such as site visits, checking to see if items detailed in the blueprints by the structural engineer (I build on a hillside and we had 28 concrete and rebar columns, 36 inches in diameter and 20 feet into bedrock -- that house ain't going no where). First general contractor (who also did framing) didn't put in the earthquake holddowns and I didn't catch until the drywall guys had closed up most of the first floor walls. Had to rip off drywall on first floor, around 1800 square feet in order to add holddowns, and after ripping off the drywall discovered a "few" other problems, which necessitated tearing out most of the framing and re-doing that, and tearing out the rough electrical and plumbing, which the GC said, just before I fired him, was no big deal and the electrician/plumber didn't mind having to redo their work. All of this crap cost me an additional 50-75 thousand, as well as delayed construction for around 8 months. Also discovered that when he laid out the columns and the grade beams, he was off on one by about 3 feet. So when I build my next, and last, house, I am going to have the surveyor lay out everything on site. Anyhow, sorry for the rant, but would appreciate your thoughts on how to choose an architect, etc. Also, now living in the San Francisco Peninsula area, so any recommendations also welcomed. Thanks, and keep up the good work.
I’m looking to do a basement and possibly a slabless slab at a later date. Is there anything done differently with your foundations that won’t get a concrete slab in them? Do you know if they typically backfill right away or wait for the floor to be framed up to help stabilize? Or is bracing typical during backfill?
Thanks so much for sharing your vast knowledge. It would be amazing if you could share the actual details as a pdf when you mark up with big red. It would be so useful to refer to it in full fidelity both during and after the video. Also, for me personally, big red sounds like nails on a chalkboard on occasion. If you have a directional mic, perhaps you could point it more towards you and less towards the paper.
Another great clip. In your opening footage, you were standing under blocking between the joists. Your plan shows blocking but you never mentioned them or their importance.
Your videos are great, but I have one tiny complaint. On the thumbnails, you use red for the type. While red is a color that stands out, it has a value somewhat in the middle, (on a light to dark scale), and gets lost when placed directly on top of photos with similar values. Use a white or black outline or even a white or black soft glow on the letters. They'll stand out and be more readable. I spent my life as a graphic artist. I can't help noticing such things.
Outstanding intro to structural framing approaches and managing forces within a structure!
thanks for sharing the basics! This is fascinating!
Thank You fro Sharing Your Knowledge!👍👍👍👍👍
Love your channel, your work and how you explain things. Oh, and Big Red. It would be greatly appreciated if you did an episode(s) on how to choose an architect. What questions should we ask them, e.g., what styles have they done, what are they most comfortable doing, references, homes they designed, do they care about energy efficiency, etc., what do they see as the scope of their duties, site visits, coordination with structural engineer, surveyor, energy specialist, etc.; how do they bill, % of project, number of hours billed, what does that cover.
I built a house in Glendale, Cal. approximately 30 years and, while I was generally happy with the design/blueprints work, I didn't know enough at the time to inquire about things such as site visits, checking to see if items detailed in the blueprints by the structural engineer (I build on a hillside and we had 28 concrete and rebar columns, 36 inches in diameter and 20 feet into bedrock -- that house ain't going no where). First general contractor (who also did framing) didn't put in the earthquake holddowns and I didn't catch until the drywall guys had closed up most of the first floor walls. Had to rip off drywall on first floor, around 1800 square feet in order to add holddowns, and after ripping off the drywall discovered a "few" other problems, which necessitated tearing out most of the framing and re-doing that, and tearing out the rough electrical and plumbing, which the GC said, just before I fired him, was no big deal and the electrician/plumber didn't mind having to redo their work. All of this crap cost me an additional 50-75 thousand, as well as delayed construction for around 8 months. Also discovered that when he laid out the columns and the grade beams, he was off on one by about 3 feet. So when I build my next, and last, house, I am going to have the surveyor lay out everything on site.
Anyhow, sorry for the rant, but would appreciate your thoughts on how to choose an architect, etc. Also, now living in the San Francisco Peninsula area, so any recommendations also welcomed.
Thanks, and keep up the good work.
I’m looking to do a basement and possibly a slabless slab at a later date. Is there anything done differently with your foundations that won’t get a concrete slab in them?
Do you know if they typically backfill right away or wait for the floor to be framed up to help stabilize? Or is bracing typical during backfill?
one of your best videos!!
Great video. Excellent explanation. Thank you!
I appreciate the title of this video.
Would have been nice to hear about the cross bracing/blocking here, but I think you have another video on that?
Thanks so much for sharing your vast knowledge. It would be amazing if you could share the actual details as a pdf when you mark up with big red. It would be so useful to refer to it in full fidelity both during and after the video. Also, for me personally, big red sounds like nails on a chalkboard on occasion. If you have a directional mic, perhaps you could point it more towards you and less towards the paper.
Another great clip. In your opening footage, you were standing under blocking between the joists. Your plan shows blocking but you never mentioned them or their importance.
Your videos are great, but I have one tiny complaint. On the thumbnails, you use red for the type. While red is a color that stands out, it has a value somewhat in the middle, (on a light to dark scale), and gets lost when placed directly on top of photos with similar values. Use a white or black outline or even a white or black soft glow on the letters. They'll stand out and be more readable. I spent my life as a graphic artist. I can't help noticing such things.
He has used a yellow glow around red text on other videos, that also works.
@@bastiat691 Anything that gives a consistent edge around the letters with a defined value difference will work.
What happened to the electronic board?
18 to 24 is a 33% increase
24 to 18 would be a 25% decrease.