A House with No Doors or Windows?
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In this episode of the Build Show Matt travels to Missouri to see a very interesting house. What’s up with the no windows you ask? Well tune in to find out! And to see more of Builder Jake Bruton visit our new website BuildShowNetwork.com.
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I love the tiny "basement" idea for the mechanicals. Very cool idea. I like the idea that mechanicals are part of the design of the home and not just an afterthought.
me too
Reminds me of a lot of old farm houses that have a small basement for that type of stuff.
Slab on grade just isn't an option where I come from. It's mostly full usable basements with a smattering of crawl space homes.
@@Time30013 Usually it just turns out that way because the house has been added on to over the years.
After watching lots of videos about Zip Sheathing I asked my lumber rep about the cost. He said I didn't even want to know. It's so expensive that they never stock it because most spec builders around here need to make a living when they sell a house. Virtually NO buyer has ever asked me about any of the stuff I see on this channel or other high-performance building sites. But I'm still totally interested in this stuff because, who knows, sometimes the techniques are economically reasonable. I try to implement as many things as I can afford, and I'm always a couple steps more advanced than the big production builders.
I build in Seattle for ~$140/ s.f. before profit. These guys on the video are essentially pre-paying future utility bills by creating super-efficient envelopes. But how many decades of low gas bills will it take to offset $200,000 in exotic materials and techniques? It's a niche market that demands this, and it generally fails for spec home builders because buyers seem willing only to pay for square footage, solid surface, hardwood, and high-end appliances.
I just did zip on my personal home. It actually ended up being cheaper than doing traditional OSP + Tyvek. It runs about $5 more per sheet than OSB, but your framer does everything and you're pretty much done; no need to bring in a separate trade to do the AWB so you save on labor and materials. I have been impressed with zip so far. We blew a 2.0 ACH50 without much work.
@@matt_metcalf That's good news. At the time I inquired Zip was ~$20 and OSB was $8.50. That would be $1100 more for walls, but then I did spend ~$300 for commercial drain wrap. I like the idea of Zip but I don't think it pencils yet for spec. If and when I get to do another house for myself it'll probably be 2x6 walls with OSB and 1.5" rigid foam on the exterior. Foam aint cheap either, but it does insulate very well and help air seal.
That's exactly the point I've tried to make before; it'll take at best 10 years before the utility savings pay for themselves. I love the idea but even just 10 years is a LONG time and you're more likely looking at 20 years plus before it pays for itself. Even a solar install will pay for itself faster than that I'm pretty sure. I really wish I could have such an efficient and passive home but it's just not feasible for most. What I would love is to see it advance, see more demand for it, and see costs for it to come down, making it more feasible for many people.
@@matt_metcalf I love learning stuff like this, it makes me feel a little more hopeful and better about how feasible such an efficient house might actually be! I'm not a builder though and know so little about the process that it's near impossible for me to understand (without somebody explaining) why it might actually be feasible!
@@glasshalfempty1984 "it'll take at best 10 years before the utility savings pay for themselves." - don't forget that you're also paying a higher mortgage on the more expensive materials... so by the time you throw a 20 year amortization on the product surcharge, you're probably taking the full 20 years of lower utilities just to break even on the savings. That said, there is (a lot of) value in having a more comfortable, homogeneous interior climate right from day 1 - so that better be what you're buying... not energy savings.
Is this the first time Matt has ever asked someone a dollar figure for a structure.? wow! Thanks matt very interesting video!
Toughest Tools I appreciated that as well. Let’s me start calculating my budget for a century farm home remodel.
Theres been some other vague and quick mentions. I defently appreciate people talking about cost. 250 is crazy expensive but I guess not at this quality. Defently an interesting build
@@townsendliving9750 it seems crazy expensive for a basic box-shaped gypsum palace...
@@MichaelGray336 it's only crazy expensive relative to our income.
@@townsendliving9750 I'd expect something with more uniqueness than a rectangle for that ppsqft
Smart build from ease of access to mechanicals to no internal load bearing walls! Given peoples styles and living style change would make future (if any) renos easy..wtg forward thinking.
Thank you!!
Even smarter would be having a metal structure.
$250sf and your thinking about future reno?
Look into a post frame house. This isn't really special compared to them
WOW! What a SUPER NICE HOME! I’m VERY impressed with how thought out this build is. Our home is 100 years old, and I thought it was built like a TANK. Not even CLOSE!! Love it.
$250,000 for a 1000 sq-ft house... not exactly for your basic “everyman”.😭
Massachusetts would like to tell you that pieces of shit around here that are 900-1100sqft also sell for $250k right now.
@@rob_over_9000 keep them, a fool and his money.
@@rob_over_9000 That includes property, they are saying $250 per square foot for just the house itself.
I suspect these guys play in a different sandbox than most regular folks. Their clients aren't asking "what is my return on investment by spending an additional $120,000?" Those that don't spend "stupid money" will say, so instead of $200 for electric, It's only going to be $100.00, saving $1,200 a year, so in 100 years I'll have made that $120,000 back" I have a huge amount of respect for what Matt and his crews do. I could only dream of doing what they do, However their methods aren't for the regular folks.
Dude, here in Davis CA, homes run about $385 per foot. I know of a 1000 sq ft on a 6000 lot built in the mid sixties w/o any upgrades listing over $425,000. What they are offering is a deal for the future
Wow, this build blew my mind! I own a CAD Design company in SW MO territory. That design network sounds awesome. These videos are so helpful from my perspective to see how great contractors are doing it so I can try to stay ahead on the front end of the game. Great stuff!
No windows or doors... perfect for that pesky door to door sales guy, you just tell the guy " to go around to the door and you will see him there"
Excited to see your growth, Matt. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Me too
I love how the walls can be moved as needed in the future. Also never really have any thought to why hvac vents were by windows and not in the center of rooms. I've learned quite a lot from this channel. Really makes me want to get my current house as close to energy efficient as possible. Then make the move build a energy efficient and really comfortable house for my family. Awesome content!
Very exciting news! Thanks Matt for the awesome videos!
That foundation system is freaking awesome! I've lived in a slab on grade home before and don't like it because of the plumbing. This solves that problem for good! Great job!
Another great build video for people looking to push the envelope on new building strategies. Thank you!
6:21 ahhh... Nothing in the attic. Those words... I love them so much.
Always inspirational! Thank you so much!
I like you matt. Im a builder also. Probably the only black one in my area. I live in the country also. I learn a lot from you guys. Getting ready to build my self mini storage facility now. I already bought the land and pulled some permits.
Appreciate your support. Hope your Build goes well.
@@buildshow i will try to contact you one day to support your channel. Best of luck to you. Keep us learning lol.
Kind words - thank you
Matt, thank you so much for all the videos that focus on build quality and properly installing all aspects for residential construction. I learn something new every time I watch your videos and as a young builder, it’s very valuable information. Keep up the great videos!
Appreciate that my friend! I’m thankful to know great Builders like Jake and the Architect on this job Steve Baczek. Keep watching and we will keep teaching! Best, Matt
hank you for being a young builder that GIVES A DAM!!! Seems like alot of builders commenting want to go thru their career striving to be the cheapest on the block.....that's OK they are good for future repair/reno work. Keep up with the great thinking bud and always feel free to contact me if you have any questions....
Interesting build. I learned a bit about the passive house idea from my cousin, he's a big passive house architect in NY. Even though we couldn't afford the passive house design, he helped us open up our house plan a lot, bringing the big window design in to heat the floors in the winter and low eves to keep the sun out in the summer. Love to see the new house building ideas. :)
This is honestly so interesting, simply so different. I was so much of the content from Matt to get ideas for my future home.
Great idea for the ceiling! Makes is SO much easier.
Matt, I hope you can get back there and cover how they do the window & door install. Thanks.
Jake will be covering that on his videos on www.BuildShowNetwork.com Sign up for the newsletter to know about new videos
Matt you are an awesome dude and really good at explaining things!!!
And in the end it's still sticks and twigs and tape. ICF is rock solid.
WOW! Hybrid design. Fixes al the slab on grade problems. I have a small two bedroom, one car garage design I’m thinking about. Glad I saw this! N.E.OH. Bob
ACH of .3 is simply amazing. These giant trusses allows for a lot of insulation. Would be great if you could communicate the dollar figures of the project your personally work on!
you guys are awesome!!!
This is amazing!!
Great video; thanks
The Goat! Absolute Genuis🙌
Now this is how you engineer a modern house!! Brilliant!
Rosetta Stone should have a language learner called "Learn Contractors"
Totally get it! Love high tech, high efficiency!
Thank you - but also health, comfort, durability, and environmental responsibility - in addition to exceptional energy efficiency
This is cool, just down the road from me in KC. I like it a lot.
Congrats Jake! You've lit a fire under my rear end to get my personal house going!
Love this! 👍
Thank you!!! We are building a passive house in Oklahoma and we are deciding on PROCESS! These vidoes are invaluable!
GREAT PLAN!!!! Literally.....
@@stevenbaczekarchitect9431 I follow you on IG as well! I LOVE when Matt visits your projects!! What are your thoughts on the tightness of the house (passive house standards) and spray foam? Our wall assembly is 2x8 24 on center and we will be using zip 9 with liquid flash. We are considering Rockwool R30 or 1-2 inches closed cell and filling the rest with open. We are just concerned about it being so tight! We will be using Kolbe windows, triple pane U .17 and SHGC .28/9. Also, do we really need to dry wall ceiling without interior walls if we are using zip on the roof? Another thing is I designed the home to be 30 feet wide although it is 5 bed 3.5 bath on ground level so that there are no load bearing walls. So we CAN do this. But why is it necessary if the envelope is exterior with the zip system?
THANK YOU for all you are ALL doing!!! You are literally helping the world become a better place by sharing knowledge with those of us stuck in areas where it hasn't quite reached yet! THANK YOU!
Absolutely genius!!! Damn!
As a plumber , I hate slab. No changes after poured unless you wanna jack hammer concrete. Yes, there is the mechanical basement, but no bathroom near an outside wall?
Master bath has a window/exterior wall
It's fun to see how you guys is building low energy houses in america compared to our Swedish houses. We used to have slab on grade with insulation above in the 70is.
Ok and what do you guys do now?
Thank you.... AMERICAN building philosophy sucks!!! See the comments above about cost, building here would rather build the biggest piece of shit for $150 sq ft and then spend the next 100 years paying for operation and maintenance ........the stupidest model I know!!!
We usually make a slab on grade with 1ft of insulation under the slab with gravel to breake water to be sucked up by the insulation and slab. And heated floors in the slab. Some house manufactures makes houses with cravlespace but thats the cheap houses.
@@snettan gotcha, thank you
@@stevenbaczekarchitect9431 wtf! where do you pay 150/sq ft?! I'm so jealous! We pay over 350 sq ft in the Vancouver area (canada)
Matt i want to build a house in san antonio texas but i have a question can i still put ac window unit and get the permit
I wish municipalities used this channel concept for under-street infrastructure. Great idea!i
I've learnt something new today 🙂
Can't wait tell final walk threw
Matt - "We need to put windows in this house" "First the roof needs to come off, then we need to redo the foundation to support the added weight, then we need to redo all the plumbing before the windows go in" lol
NO WAY. First I thought, "what a nice reasonable house for me possibly". Then he said $250 a square foot minus the land and I was like "WTF"! Simple roof, simple slab, simple design, hell of a price. How do I love this show and not think this is actually "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous". I got a really nice house of comparable size for about $73 a sqft. That is 3.4 times the cost of a regular house. No fucking way man. I will just take the higher utility bills thank you very much. How can doing this kind of stuff actually be worth it?
Welp, dude is saying he wants the house to last forever, which is something North America could do more of. Spending an extra buck now to save a lot of bucks later.
Mind you I can't even find an apartment so what do I know.
@@keithklassen5320 I hear you. I didnt write it in before but i did a calc on if all my Utility bills were 0$ due to an amazing upgrade on my house at his price, it would take me 91 years to recover the money he spent. However, if you have the money then you get all the upgrades and love them. I just wish Matt would show a house like that with reasonable price so it at least looks like some of us mere mortals can get some advanced upgrades too.
So basically, they came up with a holistic plan of action so that the home was efficient, durable, AND serviceable. Finally!
From my experience other builders complaining about the cost, have to remember what your houses look like when they get built. About 98% of the time when I do walk-throughs of other construction crews, the house has errors and riddled with cost-cutting mistakes. That is because you quoted the price so low, you are barely breaking even. If you notice, Matt only demonstrates premium quality. Matt is leading by example. In 100 years, while your houses are rotting and or dilapidating, these home will be standing strong.
Well said!!
MrMoon_ My concern, as always, are the durability (and possibly outgassing) of foam and plastic based components, especially in an a airtight house.
MrMoon_ But I do agree that production homes today are built like shit... cost cutting and shortcuts seem to rule.
It may take me a while to build my own small home, but I could NEVER trust another builder.
So 100 year old houses are something special?
@@axelotl86 Yes. If a house is still here in a hundred yearsand especially in the Northeast when they're over 200 years old, it is example of fine craftsmanship that has long been gone from the scene.
To be honest I am on the fence about these are tight houses.
Up next : A house with no house
I'm half expecting a house made entirely out of insulation from this guy.
So a cave?
Lol or a house with no occupancy!!
A courtyard with no walls. AKA a field.
Yay columbia MO! I live here!
I like the tiny basement idea. The biggest problem with a full basement is the wife will eventually want you to finish it.
This house makes sense most of the new houses built today don't make sense in what they are doing . I do like this idea.
thank you for the common sense....
Wow, you could come my and seen me. You were close to my neighborhood, Joplin, MO
I'm digging that open floor concept!
Bathroom tasks may be tricky. o.o
All the bathrooms are over the basement - just cutting thru subfloor like usual
@@stevenbaczekarchitect9431 I REALLY love this hybrid house, especially the "grouping" together of the heavy utility users like bathrooms and kitchens. Steve, I would LOVE to see a floor plan for this house just to see how you decided to "group" those rooms as this is something I have been trying to do when playing around with floorplans for my future build. Is there anywhere we might be able to see this floorplan?
Interesting approach. So, would the EPS be applied with adhesive to slab? And same for Advantec to EPS?
Typically very little is used, and it is not really part of the success of the assembly. It is typically used to keep things from sliding during construction. Howeer, the two layers of Advantec are glued and nailed together
$250ft is $150 reasons to move. You won’t save enough over the next 50 years to justify that unless you average $1500 a month in energy bills. Change my mind lol
@Jake Blakeman you could definitely buy a mansion in Columbia MO for $750k. Also towards the end the builder says $250/sqft doesn't even include architect fees or land costs.
I just wish these people would come out and tell the truth. This way of building is for extremely wealthy owners who are not considering ROI of extra costs to build to these standards. Columbia MO has extremely cheap utility costs compared to either coast.
@Jake Blakeman agreed. I got into a discussion with Steve the architect on another of Matt's videos and he was pretty transparent about energy costs being so much higher in the Northeast and how credits are available for solar, etc. In those scenarios, it can make sense as a sound financial investment.
But in middle of nowhere Missouri with $.08/kwh prices for energy, you'll never recoup $250/sqft. Not in 3 lifetimes.
Building energy efficient and "green" is the new version of how the wealthy of the past built humongous homes. A status symbol if you will.
You mean 1500$ per year ?
For $150sf I could buy 2 rentals and have them pay for 2 more rentals.
🤔 my guess: a transplanted yankee is moving in. Eg: Florida, Texas and Colorado all have experienced exTREME rise in home build cost AND taxes. Watch out people.. They'll ruin ur area & price u OUT 🙊
Super advanced engineering. Thanks for sharing.
thank you for the kind words
@@stevenbaczekarchitect9431 For sure, what impressed me is that the builder is using quality material and combining that with some really smart engineering that's well thought out for the future. I'm in Southern California and what I see in houses from the 50's and 60's is often really shoddy construction that could have been vastly improved using the same materials but just better designed. More recent construction looks great until you look close and the engineering and planning for the future is just shameful. Houses built to have problems. Plumbing problems, settling problems, expensive to cool and heat, it's sad that no one seems to care about anything more than getting paid off.
@@johnknoefler Agreed - it's very unfortunate. It's crazy, this video gets posted, then these tools come out of the woodwork saying it's overpriced, the builder is a criminal, etc - then they tell how they are building homes for $100- $150 sq ft, I think that is criminal activity........
@@stevenbaczekarchitect9431 I don't build houses, but I've been in the steel construction industry most of my life. Of late, I've been involved in landscaping, minor repairs, one roof replacement, and working as a plumbers assistant. What I've seen shocked me when dealing with these cheaper houses. They are built to rot, poor roof construction, crappy designs that had more to do with silly whims than practicality, walls that don't actually come to a 90 degree corner so counters don't fit, outlets placed in stupid areas that make no sense, wiring that is just flat out insane, plumbing done wrong. Damn, you'd be better off paying twice as much for a house built to last by competent people. There is nothing more sad than an elderly home owner trying to fix up a cheap house on a fixed income. There is nothing more expensive than a cheaply built house.
Any concerns with railroading the ceiling rock like that? Usually you see butt joints staggered to prevent cracking
I thought about that too. It looks like the joint lines are going to lay just under where the walls are going to be placed base on the chalk lines on the floor. So if there are going to be any cracking, it's going to be hidden under the 2x4 that's going to make up the walls.
That's awesome, I saw that s*** immediately and thought oh that's going to be visible when it's painted.
The butt joints are intentionally aligned on 2X6 interior walls so any cracking is controlled - exceptional planning by the builder. If only every builder put half the thought Jake puts in a building our housing stock would improve 200% overnight......
Steven Baczek, why use 2x6 interior walls? Is it just for Plumbing or a different reason? Thank you for being involved in the comments even though there are so many naysayers.
@@dennispope8160 np, we used 2x6 to have the abilty to run 5" duct work up
Atta boy Matt. Keep the solar teachings sharp.
A Builder that cares in what he does very hard to find these days
I also had triple pane windows and short duct runs that didn't supply near the windows. It could have worked from a BTU requirement standpoint except the airflow was bad. My supply and return were too close to each other. Make sure you don't make this mistake. I had to redo the duct runs :)
agree. i noted that there was no mention of where the returns were and wondered the same about airflow. when he said 'short supply ducts' i thought 'long return ducts'
@@thebluelunarmonkey Returns are in the same area - they will not short circuit. I have designed over 4000 homes in the Southwest with these concepts. The builder offers an ENERGY Gaurantee!! and has NEVER paid out on it. A little homework and planning always serves success
Hey Matt, how about showing how to do Hardie shingles with woven corners. The panels, not the individual shingles.
What are the pros and cons of placing the insualtion above the cement pad instead of under? I panned on 3 inches of EPS under my pad.
I would say you are best going with the insulation under the pad. In the event that ground temperature gets the slab to 55 degrees and that reaches dew point, you could possibly get water issues under the EPS over the slab. (I doubt that being the case since a vapor barrier is under the slab...unless they just put in on top of the slab...hope they don't sandwich the slab with barriers...seems like a bad option that way) Yeah, the whole thing is a bit off-putting. AdvanTech is pricey jazz, and one benefit of doing an insulated slab is that it isn't a total heat sucker so you can make it finish floor by staining and sealing it. (Or put your heat in the floor...). Either way, insulating under the slab is going to be the thermal mass on the interior of the house which is where it belongs, and separating that with all the EPS will take away the thermal mass benefit of the concrete to a great degree. Always better to have the insulation on the total outside layer and then barriers, then mass. czcams.com/video/iHBYvqr2_io/video.html This should help. Good luck!
Someone else has created the mechanical basement alleyway.👍😊
@stevenbaczek what kind of HVAC mechanical equipment is being used in this house. I am in Missouri building a very similar house as well but am unsure after all the extra insulation and air sealing what mechanicals would perform best.
Ducted Heat Pump
Good show, ironically as I am watching this am typing an email to you about a venture I am putting together too, I guess my email just got bigger, lol glad to see you are making moves and standing out above the rest of the builders and trying to inspire people. congrats on the expansion.
I work in a trade and in nice homes all the time where the homeowners sometimes scrutinize details as if they were getting a heart transplant. Then a year or 2 later they get transferred or move anyway. Of course quality is always a good thing, my point is original owner sometimes doesn't get to appreciate it, but usually has the money so it doesn't matter anyway.
Ok so I might have missed it. How are you getting around the point of egress requirement? Is that not a living space requirement in your area, or .... ?
I ask because code where i am at requires a point of egress to the exterior for bedrooms and living spaces.
Genius floor and ceiling system.Walls can be moved in the future if needed. It is basically a heavy duty of version of dricore r+ panels on the floor.
$250 sqft takes into account finish materials. What type of flooring, cabinets, countertops and millwork can have a serious effect on price. I would assume it isn’t prefinishrd mdf baseboards from a big orange store.
And good windows cost money.
You get what you pay for in the end.
Agreed, also understand there is a 650 sq ft garage in that number, a 200 sq ft covered patio, and a covered front porch. These aren't crazy numbers but they add up. - Your sensible thoughts are much appreciated
That is similar to what a higher end home cost up here in Winnipeg. Our dollar is different but that home certainly has some extras in regards to insulation that you don’t get in that price here.
$250/sqft is ridiculous for Columbia. Not including land and other fees. I hope all the ceilings are gold flake and all the floors are solid walnut.
Actually it's Gold Leaf imported from Tutenkamen's tomb - quite exquisite actually, thank you for the support
For a basic house, yeah $250 is extremely expensive, but for a custom home with the insulation/air permeability ratings that this one has it becomes just expensive. Once you factor in local market conditions it could very well be in the ball park. It is not uncommon for specialty custom homes around here to be in that range, and the houses I'm building right now (poor insulation, little to no efforts to curb air flow, built cheap) are priced on the market for $350.
What are the days the build show is uploaded? I'm some how a day behind gettin notified
Matt, I just checked out your website. Two programming issues. It didn't pick up on that I was using a phone. Also, it would help if you had a way that the user could easily switch to low vision mode.
I sell tools and fasteners. I recommend your channel and now your website to all the builders in my area. Especially relevant is your air and water sealing.
Thanks For your support. I’ll look into those issues. Thanks
I built my own house this way, almost to a tee. I used 1.5" polyisocyanurate foil faced sheets inside and strapped over that. Even tighter than this place.
And 24" OC studs is the way to go. Heated slab on grade. No numb subfloor over concrete. I believe that is a waste of money.
R30 wall assembly
R60 ceilings
Great mechanicals design!!!
Thank you
For that price it should have a conditioned open attic with rafters not trusses.
love your show. i am a army vet looking to get into carpentry. any way i could work with you guys
as an apprentice
Question about the ceiling. Trusses around here tend to flex through the seasons. How are you dealing with top of the wall separation on the interior walls or is that an issue with this building style?
This house will have failing wall to ceiling tape joints everywhere.
skliros couldn’t you do crown molding instead of a taped drywall joint if you are really worried about that? This seems very similar to commercial construction where the partition walls are added after the building is finished.
Looks easy piece by piece. Like one big ceiling not many different things.
Thank you, finally someone with some sense!!!
Windows could be replaced with cameras and monitors. But, doors are really nice to have if you work outside.
A great "open concept" format will allow wall/room reallocation's to suite the homeowners changing lifestyle. Similar to open plan office spaces.
very good point. an experienced DIYer could fearlessly take on a project to move the walls around.
Interior walls go up later. Presently marked on floor.
Eh, it was designed with the basement in the middle which is a neat idea but doesn’t allow the future homeowners easy remodeling. I think if properly designed (like I am sure Steve did) it won’t need more then a new coat of paint for each new owner.
@@dennispope8160 Thank you sir!!! I'm guessing a very very short list of homeowners lol - Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated
Looks like nice windows and views coming. Double or triple?
Great vid to learn from.
probably the newer r3 or r5 ones or even the super expensive higher r value ones but if they were going higher than r5 windows I would have used thicker walls and higher r value walls
Schuco triple glazed, some very large - and the views are exceptional
@@stevenbaczekarchitect9431 Sounds awesome. So the only basement you excavated is for equiptment? No wonder the site looks pristine. Wanna share what'll be the exterior? I doubt stucco. 🤠
Love this. Some dorks will be after you about money who just don’t get it.
They are above...... Let's build a piece of shit and pay for the next 100 years.........we literally have a few million of those models, but hey let's keep going.......
Steven has his panties in a bunch
The cost does seem a little high (not crazy though). But what I wonder is where is the cost? This looks like a simplifier, very efficient build. ZIP-R is an add. I would assume cheaper mechanicals, less over all labor. Maybe in the window package?
My dream:
ICF with radiant cement floor also using passive haus window design for solar heat gain in winter. Massive overhangs and solar array to shade roof.
So right. We have to have a roof of some kind, why not shade the roof with solar panels and cut down on heat while gaining electricity. Win, Win.
johnknoefler absolutely right. That is an often overlooked benefit of solar. It blocks massive amount of heat gain to the roof assembly.
Well done! That is the best option currently designed as far as I have researched. If you need any help with the project, let me know. ICF with infloor is all I do.
This is impressive.
@Viktor Sligo I live in California so the only reason they build like this in Texas is because of the humid hot miserable weather I assume.
I am from Pittsburgh, Pa. Not really NORTH East but -- If you bother with that partial basement / mechanical room and 2 X 3/4" sheeting to me it's A NO BRAINER to at least put in a full crawl space. This gives you access for electric, data and all those unforeseen problems down the road. Around here it is a no brainer - if you are putting in a crawl space, put in a full basement. [ this ain't Texas ]. I sold electrical products for 20 years. Near by we had WW II housing plans - slab on grade. What a pain in the behind. In concrete floor electric, plumbing and ductwork. At first I thought this might be one of Kyle's R R Buildings Post / pole buildings. Has anyone done before siding blower door and after siding. Does peel and stick WRB work to seal nail holes better than ZIP? Thanks, looking forward to the additions to The Build Show.
Hey, Matt. Looks like the signup on build show network is broken as of Thanksgiving 2019.
Brilliant. Why aren't more builds thought out as well as this? I have only one concern: truss uplift. How will you hide the inevitable movement of the ceiling when the tops of the interior walls remain stationary? This has me scratching my head. Steve Baczek?
I've designed about 4000 homes with trusses and have only had an uplift problem once with a 56' wide truss. I'm believing we won't have a problem here
I'm building similar to this in North Idaho.
44 foot wide trusses on the house and 35 foot wide trusses on the garage no interior supporting walls.
Monolithic foundation on foam with 1/2" hydronics on 6" centers in the house and garage.
Question, what's on the roof? And could it be used under steel roofing?
aSPHALT SHINGLE, BUT COULD EASILY BE METAL
@@stevenbaczekarchitect9431 What's the pink on the roof in the video?
@@sl8747 It's the adhered WRB on the 5/8" Zip sheathing
I feel so much better about my remodel work where I just framed under drywall.
Can spray foam on the underside of a roof deck damage the zip deck, nails or shingle warranty? We're aiming to use open cell but I'm concerned about condensation. VRV conditioned attic.
Research hot roof options, open cell not recommended. Closed cell is acceptable but proper r value must be met so that there is no chance of condensation.
It better if you seal the ceiling plane and leave the roof deck to be air washed. Hot decking is one issue. Ice dams another. Cost is the biggest reason. It's cheaper to spray 1" open cell foam on the top side of drywall (after putting all electrical penetrations in and boxing over them for fire safety requirements) then dumping r-60+ cellulose on top. Cheap and works great. This is the cheapest and most effective way of insulating the roof system that I have found thus far. Good luck!
Joshua Ruby thanks for your comment. Do you have any building science or links talking about that system? I'm thinking of having the HVAC redesigned and going for a non conditioned attic since the added tonnage to condition the attic (and VRV cost Vs 2 stage) may not make sense.
Forget the price you donks! This is well thought out and well built. Admire it for what it is
EXACTLY - see I think the builders building for the $120 ish sq ft are the criminals ripping of the clients - I guess it is all perspective.....
Well built by what standard? You spend that much bloody money at $250/s.f., your standard for "well built" needs to be a little higher than this.
@@someguy8109 I can say the same about the reverse, by what standard is this too expensive? By code - oh yeah the least possible standard to build by, great thinking there.
Oh, but let's go cheap and build shoddy. What the naysayers are missing is that similar design techniques can be used in a cheaper house. Much of the design elements cost little more than a crappy design but add a huge benefit in heating and cooling and future maintenance costs. Yes, there were some expensive materials used, I get that.
I'm a little surprised he didn't go with in-floor radiant for primary heating, but perhaps the flooring panels are too effective an insulator for that to be worthwhile.
The way to do it in this construction would be to put the radiant on top of the subfloor. Which would probably work quite well with all that insulation under it.
The future is here!
I didn’t see any plumbing risers, and it’s slab on grade?
Very similar to commercial building techniques that have been around for a long time. I love the empty center with no load bearing walls. I've always wondered why houses are typically built to such a low standard compared to commercial buildings. Part of it is cost, but in the end, commercial buildings usually have a shorter life span than a house will. I guess it's all about money....
They been building this way in Australia for 50 yrs, nothing new
I’m sorry did he say 250$ a square foot or this build that sounds outrageous!?!?
I agree $250 is high that's not including other fees.
These guys only build homes for people with millions.
Maybe it is for a California market?
The owner really got ripped off probably most of that 250$ sf is in the custom labor cost.
for that size house it is, we build ours including PMA fees for like $160-180 on the high end, we've done one or 2 for around $130 (and these where in the last 10-15 years and that $130 was during the market upswing before the crash in the late 00's)
Im about to request my builder to do the zip system w the foam. Is it going to be a waste of money if he's not experienced with air tightness?
Fantsatic building method. Can u show some passive houses in hot dry and hot humid climates?
Yes...my house!
$250/sq ft is not "awesome" in most States.
That's not even double the "entry level" home cost in many big markets and comparable to the spread you have with for example cars between the entry level and mid tier. This is premium but likely still within reach of normal FHA financing - hardly extravigant. Plus things get cheaper as they get more standard and less experimental. On these more novel techniques the builder has to cover the risk of going off the beaten path and figuring these techniques out for thier first time - and charge acordingly.
super tight, super energy efficient is great and all, but at $250 a square foot will it ever pay for itself? what would an average house build for in this area?
Kevin Marshall $150 med trim out
@@Siamko so at say $100 a sq ft difference a 2000 sq ft house would cost $200,000 more to build. It would take a long time to make that up in energy savings.
@@kevinmarshall6603 you won't see it in 2 lifetimes
@kevin Marshall agreed
It's not about energy solely.....please try to understand, you are all brutal
Needs a barn for a horse with no name.