Building Science and Technology Ep.33

You are an absolute inspiration. Not just in construction, with anyone going to learn or looking at building their own house, but anyone going into their chosen profession. You have 30+ years (I’m guessing) of experience in construction of some sort and what do you do in your free time? Make these videos, think about efficiency on the job site, take extra time to make sure it’s done right, and associate yourself with friends in a similar profession. That is what I hope to find after the same amount of time in my profession.

Guys like Dave Taylor are a real gems. People who are passionate about what they do, and are generous with their time and knowledge. I could sit and talk with guys like that for hours.

We are architects in Australia currently going through the journey of our first passivehouse CLT house build and I just wanted to say that your channel has been such a valuable source of knowledge, experience and a calming influence on me. With this spec house series and the way you show and tell each step of your build, my confidence in rolling up our sleeves to plan and do the work in order to get the project on track and within our budget grows. I'm not sure if you've heard about some of the malaise that the home building industry in Australia has been experiencing at the moment but I sincerely wish more builders and homeowners find your channel and start to absord all the knowledge and wisdom you are providing.

When you said building science I immediately thought of Matt Risinger. I'd love to see a collaborative effort from you two or even just a one-off video.

awesome that you mentioned Matt Risinger. I've followed him for awhile, he's got a great channel and covers a ton of great stuff.

Matt is such a nerd about building science I'm so glad you know of his channel

You nailed the block layout with your footing pour. Great job!

Essential Craftsman = Essential Viewing. Always learning here.

I'm not sure why, but I love watching the amount of stickers grow on that orange filing cabinet! Great videos, keep it up!

I'm glad you are building this as a spec house to give me an idea of what it takes to build a good standard well-built house. I've helped with almost every aspect of building a house but I haven't done one job from start to finish and so far this is an amazing series. I'm ecstatic there is a man (you) that is willing to build a house on video to show what it takes to do it "yourself"

Wow.. it genuinely fills me with an enormous amount of joy to see just how rapidly the channel has grown. God has blessed you with an extensive depth of knowledge and what seems to be infinite wisdom, through all your years of hard work and the drive to do a task just a little bit better each time you do it..And now the time has come to bring that knowledge to the world! So glad, to have been fortunate enough to be along for the ride! Love you guys, and hope all is well!

You sir, are a brilliant man, The solution is somewhere in what exists, what materials are available, the codes, the costs, the usfulness of the structure today and long into tomorrow. I'll keep watching, and learning.

Congrats to you on 500k subscribers. Your channel and more specifically your knowledge sharing is a real treat for so many of us. Cheers, Mr. Craftsman. - Dylan

It was a very nice video to set a north. A clear intent and direction. Nice! Amazing to watch those guys set the cinder blocks! Looked beautiful!

Great stuff! Keep up the great work!

Love all your content and commentary you provide an insider’s view into construction through a very honorable and certainly well experienced view. Always captivating to watch masons go at it.

Custom builder from north of you here, and I'd add that all of these 'efficient new building techniques' are a byproduct of architects that have never picked up a hammer but do subscribe to the popular building print magazines. Our favorite and most actually efficient architect was a man who got his stamp in the 50s and drew logical, livable homes with a pencil until he passed at 85 years old. He said when he was going through school, an architecture student had to work for two years as a framer before he could graduate. What an idea! Cheers from Mt. Hood.

Very well addressed.

this mans a great teacher, in many ways than one

What an awesome video!!!! I hope the feature home owner knows how bless they are to have you as there builder. Keep up the great work!