My Lehigh is in construction right now. As a former construction manager who worked for the biggest builders in the country, I can say that while Ryan isn’t perfect, the quality is substantially better than most builders out there. The tolerances are very tight, and most materials are above builder grade.
Hey first of congrats on the new house it's a beautiful home I just did my lehigh pre drywall walk through in ohio and we asked our project manager about our access point and he had no clue what that was. Is our home supposed to bring that as well and the ethernet wiring how you have it or is that an extra add on ?
Congrats on yours as well! I added in all of the Ethernet runs including those to the ceilings. They originally had no clue why I wanted to do it but ultimately agreed and gave me the cost. Depending on your project manager…You can ask if they will do some runs for you now. I’ve heard that some people go in after hours and add them too.
I'm thinking about building one of these. First thing I noticed is that none of the interior doors are framed correctly. Unless code has changed since I last built a house (20 years ago), door frames are supposed to have jack studs which support the header. On your doors, the "header" is simply toenailed into the common stud. This in no way provides support to door frame which can cause sagging. It's probably just a way for Ryan to save $$ on two studs for every door in the house. Obviously, it passed inspection. I'm also wondering how difficult it was to get furniture up and down those stairs? Unless you have a walk out basement, I don't see any way you could get something large like a pool table into that basement with those stairs.
That’s interesting about the framing. I had not heard of this before but it makes me wonder about the longevity. We have only moved a tv stand, weight bench and storage items down so far. No issues yet but I would imagine a large piece of furniture would require skilled movers. Typically, a pool table is moved in parts which would be fine.
@@RichGrillo thanks. Any major issues since you've moved in? Craftsmanship on a RH is something I'm concerned about. I realize it depends on the subcontractors, not RH themselves. Allegedly, they do fix problems quickly when they arise.
@@RichGrillo Also, why did you run so much ethernet? Are you in IT? I only have one computer (MacBook) and it doesn't even have an ethernet port. I guess you could plug in your TV's although I've never done that.
@@jamomeara1894 that’s been our experience. We have had a ton of minor stuff get fixed. The biggest issue we had was the heat going out. There was a short on the Carrier board which was replaced. It was reported at 6am on a Sunday and they repaired by 8am. Otherwise, everything else was cosmetic.
@@jamomeara1894 good question. I had seen it recommended on almost every buying a new house video I watched. In practice, we’re only using some of them. The office is hard wired, behind the tvs for Apple TV/PS5/Xbox, ceilings for the wifi access points. Also, a couple of runs for security cameras. The remainder are in the bedrooms that aren’t really being used.
My Lehigh is in construction right now. As a former construction manager who worked for the biggest builders in the country, I can say that while Ryan isn’t perfect, the quality is substantially better than most builders out there. The tolerances are very tight, and most materials are above builder grade.
Good luck with the build!
Hey first of congrats on the new house it's a beautiful home I just did my lehigh pre drywall walk through in ohio and we asked our project manager about our access point and he had no clue what that was. Is our home supposed to bring that as well and the ethernet wiring how you have it or is that an extra add on ?
Congrats on yours as well! I added in all of the Ethernet runs including those to the ceilings. They originally had no clue why I wanted to do it but ultimately agreed and gave me the cost. Depending on your project manager…You can ask if they will do some runs for you now. I’ve heard that some people go in after hours and add them too.
I'm thinking about building one of these. First thing I noticed is that none of the interior doors are framed correctly. Unless code has changed since I last built a house (20 years ago), door frames are supposed to have jack studs which support the header. On your doors, the "header" is simply toenailed into the common stud. This in no way provides support to door frame which can cause sagging. It's probably just a way for Ryan to save $$ on two studs for every door in the house. Obviously, it passed inspection.
I'm also wondering how difficult it was to get furniture up and down those stairs? Unless you have a walk out basement, I don't see any way you could get something large like a pool table into that basement with those stairs.
That’s interesting about the framing. I had not heard of this before but it makes me wonder about the longevity.
We have only moved a tv stand, weight bench and storage items down so far. No issues yet but I would imagine a large piece of furniture would require skilled movers. Typically, a pool table is moved in parts which would be fine.
@@RichGrillo thanks. Any major issues since you've moved in? Craftsmanship on a RH is something I'm concerned about. I realize it depends on the subcontractors, not RH themselves. Allegedly, they do fix problems quickly when they arise.
@@RichGrillo Also, why did you run so much ethernet? Are you in IT? I only have one computer (MacBook) and it doesn't even have an ethernet port. I guess you could plug in your TV's although I've never done that.
@@jamomeara1894 that’s been our experience. We have had a ton of minor stuff get fixed. The biggest issue we had was the heat going out. There was a short on the Carrier board which was replaced. It was reported at 6am on a Sunday and they repaired by 8am. Otherwise, everything else was cosmetic.
@@jamomeara1894 good question. I had seen it recommended on almost every buying a new house video I watched. In practice, we’re only using some of them. The office is hard wired, behind the tvs for Apple TV/PS5/Xbox, ceilings for the wifi access points. Also, a couple of runs for security cameras. The remainder are in the bedrooms that aren’t really being used.