This House Has Some Smart & AFFORDABLE Framing & Insulation Details!

I understand the detail Matt but when I think it’d be beneficial for some of your viewers if you took the time to show a mock-up of how the air-tight envelope looks because sometimes the camera angle doesn’t capture it..... Keep up the great work and amazing projects.... God Bless

Jakes focus on simplicity and reducing cost is so awesome, why complicate? why spend money where we don't need it? Steve is a like a practical artist! love when he breaks it down; every line and angle is a conscious decision. He never compromises beauty and flow or practicality. Love it

Excellent, excellent. No load-bearing interior walls. That means all sheetrock and flooring can be laid before the placement of any interior walls. All electrical can come from the attic. If a wall needs to be moved in a remodel, pull the wire out of the wall into the attic, pull or cut the nails, move the wall, shove wires back down into the wall and reconnect. Patch the ceiling, walls, and floor. Quick and easy.

Super appreciate the constant thought of the price the environment pays during a build.

Mat, First, thanks for the vid, always interesting to see the baby steps to sensable building. 1. Cold formed, galvanized steel is greener(80%+ recycled), lighter, will not burn, needs only a 2 man crew for framing, bug proof, better thermal bridging, and MUCH stronger. 36" on center studs. I put up 20'- 6/12" box beams by hand. A crane will cost $$$ & is NOT needed. 2. You are claiming to save $ by not digging a full basement. Missouri will see temps well below freezing under the main floor of this house. Another surface that will need plenty of insulation, and will have a cold wind sucking warm air out. A slab on grade makes much more sense, the ground under a house will not see cold temps and the insulated slab can be the house heat source with PEX tubes and hot water heater. 3. Cellulose insulation?? Newspaper, even treated with bromine will smoulder. It may be ~R65 today, but will compact over a few years to be much less. 4. T Studs? 1/3 fewer for 5x the price. $2.50/ft.? It is still wood, will warp, will burn, will be eaten by bugs & will rot. Architects/builders simply won't learn commercial/industrial building methods that are better in every way.

"Follow her (Mother Nature) rules." So well said, Steve!! Keep up the good work!

Matt....can we get a followup video on this completed home?? I know it is a heavy order to ask! Love your channel!

As an electrician, if you did all my ceiling layouts I wouldn't complain at all!! I love working with builders who are always trying to build a better end product.

Matt is good, Jake is THE MAN!!!

Awesome house! I live a couple miles away. That basement is for Tornado Alley! great build.

I am a huge fan of Steve's work. On top of that, he has a knack for explaining building science that is second to none. Thanks for the great content.

Wow! Every time I see Steve’s work I am so impressed. Top of the game for sure.

Also Steve, I am in love with the design. So intentional and unified

Thanks for bring Steve and Jake back. These guys impress me every time I listen to how they think through a build.

I'm just your regular guy, I love seeing all the "tech* that goes into the building of these. I wish there was a "general" price for the build, based on all the tech used. I know most aren't completed homes, but just for frame of mind and future planning of my own home. I first I saw Matt on "Abandoned Mansion", and I'm always excited to see how much technology is advancing building materials.

You three are pushing building science further each month really. I watch your stuff from just 5 years ago, and it's really evolved.

That’s how to build a house. We are moving to Vegas and going to buy land and build our own performance house . Thank you for all these ideas. Our current home in Texas is 3400sf. I replaces 25 can lights with airtight ones and used like 30 cans of great stuff air sealing everything. I also re tapped and mastic all my aluminum air conditioner ducts before covering then with r10 duct wrap. I sprayed in R60 and the AC doesn’t run much anymore. I was horrified by all the leakage of air into my attic. I now know where dust comes from too. Thanks for all the videos. I watched a lot of them to pick up all these tips.

I’m a simple man. I see Steve is in a video, I click.

I LIKE the design of that house, I hope we can get another look when it's closer to completion. Question though, looking at the shadows as you were recording this segment I got the impression that the cantilevered portion of the home is pointed roughly to the south. If so, did the homeowner give any consideration to adding solar panels onto that HUGE "shed roof"? I know in Missouri a 1:12 slope isn't ideal for solar in the winter months but something is better than nothing! . . When Steve and Matt where talking in the second half of the video, was anyone else thinking "Ogre and Elf"? . . Not a slam against Steve or Matt!

Great job Jake - all those details that no one will ever see is what truly makes a home great!