Learn from MY FAILURE - A Building Science Lesson

It takes a man to admit a mistake and even a greater man to fix it better than it originally was, great job!

All builders, take note, stand behind your work.

My biggest mistake was trusting the word of an employee that I trusted when he said he’d completed something. Learned the hard way “you get what you inspect, not what you expect”.

A+ for honesty and presentation. Well done Sir

The problem was literally caused by cutting corners. Appreciate the video!

I have literally never seen any builders (or anyone for that matter) on Youtube make a video on their failures and own up to it. I'm extremely glad I subscribed months ago. Thank you for the great content Matt!

Wow, a builder that stands by work done years before. That alone sets you apart. Its your name behind it, and it shows your high character. It also should be a selling point by word of mouth. You likely got more work from fixing it that you are not aware of.

I love that as soon as a customer called, investigated and fixed the problem. I strive to be a contractor like that!

Impressed you're willing to show failures for the benefit of everyone. And engineered materials are not bad, just keep them dry

My hats off to you Matt. It takes a man with great integrity to put forth such honesty to the public.

"Mistakes are forgivable, failing to learn from them is not." You owned it, fixed it, then shared it with the world. You are a Class A builder my friend. Thank you.

This is really what I consider as “ next level” video- reflecting on pain of your real world mistakes , not just showing whatever looks shine and seems to work . Viewers will have a much deeper understanding of what may or may not work.

Great ethics to live by. Thanks for Posting Matt!

I respect you so much for making this humble video. Your intentions are clearly not to backbite anyone, but to strive for perfection and land somewhere comfortably within excellence.

3 things I like a lot in this video... # 1: you actually take action once you find some issues and you actually took the failure on your own cap to say it like that # 2: waterprofing things does not only mean making things waterproof but sometimes even "airtight"... (once something is "airtight" there is less chance to have water vapor condensing inside walls) and you got some good information on your channel for this topic as well (for example the swiss video series) 😃👌 # 3: you actually act respectful to your customers and by fixing issues and solving problems things will get you even further because you learn a lot out of that process as well 👍 thank you for this video and all the best from once across the ocean 😎

Thanks for being HONEST! Integrity goes a Long Way! Dad told me a long time ago... Learn from you mistakes and don't make them again!

Owning your mistake, fixing it without fighting it, learning from it and passing that knowledge and experience on. Super Kudos ! The world needs more builders like you.

Love you sharing your knowledge as always Matt. It takes a real man with good conscience to share his mistakes...we all make them with the best intentions. Thank you good sir, and keep the great content coming!

In an industry rife with shoddy work and save-asses, your humility is a breath of fresh air, Matt. A lot more people could learn from each others' mistakes if everyone was brave enough to admit they are only human. 👍

Seriously one of the best you've done..thank you. Very appreciate the candor and honesty...I'm going to look a lot more closely going forward.