I’ve been a surveyor for 20 years working on large infrastructure projects, wish I had PM’s and Structuals like you blokes. I’m impressed by your calm competency, cheers mates 🇦🇺
Can’t tell you how valuable this video is. Really enjoyed the walk through with the structural engineer explaining key details! Keep these videos with engineers coming. A step above on quality work! Thanks for being an inspiration on doing things to a high standard because it is what being a good human is all about. Video was perfect.
This is a masterpiece. The first house you guys are building that I'm planning to drive by when it's complete. Can't wait to see the finished exterior with those Italian tiles/bricks
Great revelation of details gentlemen. At 11:15 I especially appreciated the level detail regarding deflection over a 20ft span (LVL, steel plate -repeat). I did something similar with a wide garage door that had to hold 2 ft of brick facia, except LVL wasn't available 38 years ago. My dad & I build that house. We followed the blueprint. I lived in that house for 30 years and that wall never budged; mortar never cracked.
As an architect in Fiji, it's great to see the teamwork that takes place between the Contractor, Fabricators, Engineers and Architects. The more simple a finished building looks often belies the complexity of the sum of its parts. Very rarely do building projects run seamlessly without something being overlooked intentionally or unintentionally for whatever reason, nevertheless the common sense and patience with which the Contractor manages these issues with the rest of the building team is a testament to them all. Very impressive open spans, looking forward to the finishing in the final product.
Thanks for absolutely crushing the game Nick. Having this good of a relationship with your consultants speaks volumes. Now I want to find a struc. Eng just like this guy!
Watching from Houston! I'm excited about how this project will turn out in the end! Fascinating how it's looking up to now. I'm an aspiring design+build contractor playing in the real estate development side, and what you're doing motivates me tons! Thanks Nick for all you do.
This is an excellent video. The explanations are so clear, I could explain to someone else. Often, on other channels, there’s so much “in” speak, I can’t follow at the level of understanding I want.
As a framer….the ledger on top of the wall is a great design. Beautifully executed and well worth the effort. Flitch beams work very well, and are enhanced by applying ribbons of either epoxy, like a two part extended set product or construction glue like Locktie PL3 to all inside surfaces.
Interesting to see how residential construction is done in the states. I’m from Jamaica, my company designs and builds structures like this all the time. One small difference is that we use concrete and steel 😅. Seeing the building made out of wood drives my anxiety through. Awesome project though love the content 👊🏾🔥
I've been building for 25 years, and I loved the depth of information and focus in this video. It reminds me of some of the presentations in the original "This Old House" with Bob Villa back in the day. You could really learn how (and why) to do things by watching. I have a question as to why, on the flyover walk between the retaining walls, you chose a massive beam versus using the extra height in the half-wall/rail to build a concealed truss?
Good to have the team effect goinv on here. Ive been folkowing you for a while. Good to see you going for the spec. Work on a modest size house design yoh can provide your employees and other team members next. Then youll have the finiacial stability to plan for decades.
How many sq ft does it end up being? How much could've it been w/o restriction? But wow what an incredible project ... he really knew all his stuff, LOVE seeing that energy / depth. Why not drop that waste line a lil so it didn't need to notch it so much or at all?
Super cool. So that inner wall will also get insulated after the mechanicals are in? And you won’t need Siga Majrex because you also have comfort batt on the exterior?
The sheathing layer + Siga Majvest 500 SA (baby blue) act as the air barrier. This air barrier also has vapor retarding properties due to the use of plywood (Majvest 500 is vapor open). The exterior insulation makes that no vapor will condensate against the outer plywood. You can also add some extra interior insulation as long as you keep the R-value of that interior insulation layer below 50% of the outer insulation layer (as a rule of thumb for cold winters). (*) Main advantage of this all is that an (extra) interior air barrier (i.e. Majvest 200) is indeed not needed. (*): It's a good idea to use a bio-based insulation material (i.e. hemp, flax, wood fibre, cotton,...) for this inner insulation layer as bio-based materials are better in buffering vapor and in sound insulation.
What are you planning to do so you don't hear that toilet in the living room every time someone uses it upstairs? Having owned a two story home it was always a pet peeve hearing the water going down when the toilet was used.
Why did you use plastic for waste lines in the ceilings and walls instead of cast iron seems likely that noise will be present in living spaces during uses? This home is very well put together all your subs did an excellant job, framing almost looks furniture grade too bad it's necessary to cover! The large flat skylight glass has to support snow loads and will block out light when covered during winter snows, why not have a gable or hip roof for the skylight to allow snow to self clear and reduce leak possibility while allowing light to enter even after a heavy snowfall? I'd buy a home built by your firm in a New York minute, great job. I agree with the engineer in designing the roof support so that it does not present single point failure, very sound. Ray
@@NSBuilders Thanks, that's a great solution for waste line noise and will work fine, Only item for me is that flat glass 9' square skylight, I'd have built it in a glass 12-12 pitch hip glass roof to assure self clearing during winter storms and reduce leak issues from standing water in warm weather. This is a very nice home that's extremely well built look forward to your next project. Ray
Almost emailed the firm by youre a ways in on this. Price a vaccuum glass light for that skylight. I recommend pricing it yourself instead of having your window company do it. I want to say that an R10 piece from Japan was $13 per sf R-20 or 30 was an option also. That price was shipped. There is also a good manufacturer in Holland or Belgium wich might be better for you, im in Colorado
@NSBuilders yeah I was surprised and I'm going to start making all my fixed windows in house as soon as I can. When I saw the tech I was really surprised at the price and have that project on my to do list.
The stiffener for the 3" waste line is OSB not plywood, if you ran your calculations based on plywood, shouldn't you have used plywood instead of a scrap piece of advantech ?
The concrete shelf in the foundation would just be putting a cardboard blocking box around it. Absolutely cheaper, you just shim the joists to get level. This way is more typical. I think people avoid shelves because it requires two trades working with each other to agree on the foundation.
@ It could be a matter of taste, if I had the sort of budget your clients have my home would be inspired by Greene & Greene or their contemporaries. A “home” evokes language like welcome, cozy, safe, etc. A cathedral with its mass and height evokes awe, wonder, etc. When your clients have guests do they want them to feel welcomed or impressed (or yikes! Intimidated). Even a spacious home can stay in touch with the human scale.
I’ve been a surveyor for 20 years working on large infrastructure projects, wish I had PM’s and Structuals like you blokes. I’m impressed by your calm competency, cheers mates 🇦🇺
Appreciate you
Can’t tell you how valuable this video is. Really enjoyed the walk through with the structural engineer explaining key details! Keep these videos with engineers coming. A step above on quality work! Thanks for being an inspiration on doing things to a high standard because it is what being a good human is all about. Video was perfect.
Thanks Jack
This is a masterpiece. The first house you guys are building that I'm planning to drive by when it's complete. Can't wait to see the finished exterior with those Italian tiles/bricks
Super kind of you thanks so much for the nice comment
The bricks are actually Danish.
Great revelation of details gentlemen. At 11:15 I especially appreciated the level detail regarding deflection over a 20ft span (LVL, steel plate -repeat). I did something similar with a wide garage door that had to hold 2 ft of brick facia, except LVL wasn't available 38 years ago. My dad & I build that house. We followed the blueprint. I lived in that house for 30 years and that wall never budged; mortar never cracked.
Love it!
Yeah, when I saw that detail I went straight to the comments. Glad someone else talked about it! I've never seen a flitch beam.
Id forgotten about them. Nice reminder.
What an amazing project, amazing architecture, amazing builder. Nick you are my new role model.
This build is epic! Very interesting to see the engineering behind all of this. Very impressive!
Awesome video... it answers all my questions :-)
So far, this is one of the most inspiring video build series on YT, real next level wood framing!
Whoa, thats a huge compliment. thank you
Incredible video as always. Thank you Nick for your continued dedication to the craft. A wealth of knowledge in this one
As an architect in Fiji, it's great to see the teamwork that takes place between the Contractor, Fabricators, Engineers and Architects. The more simple a finished building looks often belies the complexity of the sum of its parts. Very rarely do building projects run seamlessly without something being overlooked intentionally or unintentionally for whatever reason, nevertheless the common sense and patience with which the Contractor manages these issues with the rest of the building team is a testament to them all. Very impressive open spans, looking forward to the finishing in the final product.
Exactly our intent
Thanks for absolutely crushing the game Nick. Having this good of a relationship with your consultants speaks volumes. Now I want to find a struc. Eng just like this guy!
Ben is the man!
Watching from Houston! I'm excited about how this project will turn out in the end! Fascinating how it's looking up to now. I'm an aspiring design+build contractor playing in the real estate development side, and what you're doing motivates me tons! Thanks Nick for all you do.
Thank you for this structural engineer walk through.
You are very welcome!
This was fun to watch.
This is an excellent video. The explanations are so clear, I could explain to someone else. Often, on other channels, there’s so much “in” speak, I can’t follow at the level of understanding I want.
I try to keep it simple, I need to understand it too
As a Structural Engineeing student who was challenged by my wood design class, the house looks like the final boss.
Love the walk through!
As a framer….the ledger on top of the wall is a great design. Beautifully executed and well worth the effort. Flitch beams work very well, and are enhanced by applying ribbons of either epoxy, like a two part extended set product or construction glue like Locktie PL3 to all inside surfaces.
Appreciate that feedback
Great vid. The sitting water in the hallway took alot of my attention though! 😂
Windows soon
Interesting to see how residential construction is done in the states. I’m from Jamaica, my company designs and builds structures like this all the time. One small difference is that we use concrete and steel 😅. Seeing the building made out of wood drives my anxiety through. Awesome project though love the content 👊🏾🔥
Love hearing how we all do it a bit different
I've been building for 25 years, and I loved the depth of information and focus in this video. It reminds me of some of the presentations in the original "This Old House" with Bob Villa back in the day. You could really learn how (and why) to do things by watching. I have a question as to why, on the flyover walk between the retaining walls, you chose a massive beam versus using the extra height in the half-wall/rail to build a concealed truss?
Most cost effective
I love the details in this. It's amazing. Blower door score perhaps at the appropriate times of course?
Of course.
Awesome. Subscribed.
Good to have the team effect goinv on here. Ive been folkowing you for a while. Good to see you going for the spec.
Work on a modest size house design yoh can provide your employees and other team members next. Then youll have the finiacial stability to plan for decades.
This is definitely an investment to the future of our business.
NS builders: LVL. Bent steel. I joists, oh my
Ancient Rome: Hold my bricks
haha
looking jacked mate
thanks man
How many sq ft does it end up being? How much could've it been w/o restriction? But wow what an incredible project ... he really knew all his stuff, LOVE seeing that energy / depth. Why not drop that waste line a lil so it didn't need to notch it so much or at all?
7200SF finished, waste line is as long as possible due to the white oak ceiling that will be underneat it
I’m convinced Nick is on TRT and I’m here for it
Great build…why not use open web truss vs I-joist and having penetrations?
Could have.
With the blue marble of the shower being flush with the hardwood flooring of the bathroom, how do you keep the water in the shower?
Pitching the floor and glass splash panel. Some may seep out, we will protect the wood accordingly
Super cool. So that inner wall will also get insulated after the mechanicals are in? And you won’t need Siga Majrex because you also have comfort batt on the exterior?
We dont need the majrex because the dew point is outboard of your sheathing layer, because of the exterior insulation.
The sheathing layer + Siga Majvest 500 SA (baby blue) act as the air barrier. This air barrier also has vapor retarding properties due to the use of plywood (Majvest 500 is vapor open).
The exterior insulation makes that no vapor will condensate against the outer plywood.
You can also add some extra interior insulation as long as you keep the R-value of that interior insulation layer below 50% of the outer insulation layer (as a rule of thumb for cold winters). (*)
Main advantage of this all is that an (extra) interior air barrier (i.e. Majvest 200) is indeed not needed.
(*): It's a good idea to use a bio-based insulation material (i.e. hemp, flax, wood fibre, cotton,...) for this inner insulation layer as bio-based materials are better in buffering vapor and in sound insulation.
What are you planning to do so you don't hear that toilet in the living room every time someone uses it upstairs? Having owned a two story home it was always a pet peeve hearing the water going down when the toilet was used.
Using PE- or PP-piping instead of PVC helps a lot, together with some sound proofing insulation.
We need to insulate it, I wanted to use cast but was too difficult to pull off. Wish I coordinated this part ahead of framing but we didn't
Why did you use plastic for waste lines in the ceilings and walls instead of cast iron seems likely that noise will be present in living spaces during uses? This home is very well put together all your subs did an excellant job, framing almost looks furniture grade too bad it's necessary to cover! The large flat skylight glass has to support snow loads and will block out light when covered during winter snows, why not have a gable or hip roof for the skylight to allow snow to self clear and reduce leak possibility while allowing light to enter even after a heavy snowfall? I'd buy a home built by your firm in a New York minute, great job. I agree with the engineer in designing the roof support so that it does not present single point failure, very sound. Ray
Hey Ray, we discussed the cast, wasn't possible in some areas, and just overly expensive, we will treat the areas of concern for sound before finishes
@@NSBuilders Thanks, that's a great solution for waste line noise and will work fine, Only item for me is that flat glass 9' square skylight, I'd have built it in a glass 12-12 pitch hip glass roof to assure self clearing during winter storms and reduce leak issues from standing water in warm weather. This is a very nice home that's extremely well built look forward to your next project. Ray
Almost emailed the firm by youre a ways in on this. Price a vaccuum glass light for that skylight. I recommend pricing it yourself instead of having your window company do it. I want to say that an R10 piece from Japan was $13 per sf R-20 or 30 was an option also. That price was shipped. There is also a good manufacturer in Holland or Belgium wich might be better for you, im in Colorado
Interesting. I’ll have to check that out
@NSBuilders yeah I was surprised and I'm going to start making all my fixed windows in house as soon as I can. When I saw the tech I was really surprised at the price and have that project on my to do list.
The stiffener for the 3" waste line is OSB not plywood, if you ran your calculations based on plywood, shouldn't you have used plywood instead of a scrap piece of advantech ?
We installed what was asked. Advantech is what was asked.
why didnt they just use concrete for the bridge? they already had a concreter there and would have been a lot cheaper than that timber structure?
Cross-sectional area would have been more accurate of a term.
The concrete shelf in the foundation would just be putting a cardboard blocking box around it. Absolutely cheaper, you just shim the joists to get level.
This way is more typical. I think people avoid shelves because it requires two trades working with each other to agree on the foundation.
Yeah both work, but we figured let’s keep the tolerance in one trade.
With the framing , all the site work, all that steel and lvl , I've seen the interior finishes. How many millions is this how going to be ?
Many millions
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wait this whole house is held up buy bolts on a ledger board?? jeeze
No the walls land on the foundation walls
You built a church with bedrooms.
How so?
@ It could be a matter of taste, if I had the sort of budget your clients have my home would be inspired by Greene & Greene or their contemporaries. A “home” evokes language like welcome, cozy, safe, etc. A cathedral with its mass and height evokes awe, wonder, etc. When your clients have guests do they want them to feel welcomed or impressed (or yikes! Intimidated). Even a spacious home can stay in touch with the human scale.
Hey guy don't eat and drink in the same time. drink 30min before or 1hr and 30min after this is key to food digestion and full nutrients.
I think you have the wrong video
@@NSBuilders He's got more than the wrong video.
Oh great, another McMansion that will be torn down in 15 years to make room for another McMansion