5 Dumb Mistakes I Made On My BUILD

Admitting your mistakes is one of the reasons why I respect and value your opinion.

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The guy that never made a mistake, never made anything

Buy in. Getting the entire crew. every guy... even the guys with the broom, to really care, to be emotionally and intellectually involved and care about every detail- is the key. I have no idea how to accomplish it but in my opinion that would be the key!

Nice "man up" job, admitting your mistakes. It would have been really easy to bury most of those mistakes and only the keenest of viewers would have noticed. I'm very impressed with the lengths you go to. You really want to teach others to make them better builders.

I think keeping the 6'8" header is important because it aligns with the height of the other windows. If you raise it, the door will stick out and look like a mistake imho. I really appreciate your willingness to share these mistakes - that's where learning happens!

Love when you post videos of your mistakes. It's great to know that even a builder with your experience still has a mistake from time to time. That's part of building and remodeling...identifying mistakes early on and hashing out a plan to correct them. Builders have to be great problem-solvers above nearly anything else. We've all made our fair share of mistakes, but thank you for making videos of yours so that we can all learn from it and hopefully avoid similar issues on our jobs. Great job on your house so far! It's looking great and I've enjoyed following your video series as you build it and explain the build science behind your plans.

I have 9 foot ceilings and a 5 panel slider at 6'8. It actually looks perfectly balanced with the room. I wouldn't incur the cost or headache of changing it. Plus, you'll be the only one who will worry about it. Thanks for the great video.

re: Header Heights - No worries Matt. I would leave them as they are. The residences I design are typically 9’-0”, and often 10’-0”, at the 1st floor. So, it’s not too uncommon to have 18”+ of wall above headers (unless I’m spec’ing tall transoms). Here’s my suggestion... When you trim the interior, spec generously-sized flat trim boards, such as: 1x8 baseboard* 1x4 side casing 1x6 head casing 1x6/8 trim board at location of crown molding... to replace crown molding or use in conjunction with a crown (or cove) molding, which is then set against the face of trim board. - For ex, a cove molding scaled to 2/3 or 1/3 the height of trim board. * 1x8+ baseboards also allow for location of outlets within them... a clean look. These trim boards give purpose to the amount of wall space above headers. And, they add character. You can choose to keep things simple, for a more contemporary look. - For ex, I’ll spec a 1x8 baseboard, and only call for a chamfer along the top outside corner to mitigate dust collection. - I’ve even used a flat piece of trim in place of crown or cove molding... set at angle to the face of the 1x6/8 trim board. Just chamfer the lower inside corner to butt against the trim board, and then decide how you want the top of this trim piece to meet the ceiling. I’ve rambled too long. Apologies. If you’d like a few example sketches, send me an email: [email protected] I really enjoy your posts. They help me keep pace with new products... especially insulation, and applications.

the Framer we used to use before he had a stroke once told me while I was on a jobsite he always puts his window headers as high as possible (basically directly under the top plate) then frames down to the window opening height, so should some one want to install taller windows/doors down the road there is no reframing required.

So nice to see someone who admits his mistakes. S%@t happens. Too many people try to make out they are perfect. Great to see an honest man for a change.

I thought the big mistake was having a budget on your own house... I picked up a house 25 years ago that had good bones (really, not like the original house in this series!) but needed a lot of TLC. I had a lot of people ask me what my budget was for the work. I told them I had no budget. It will cost what it costs as I discover problems, change my mind, and as tastes change. Here I am 25 years in and I recently ripped out the half of the interior I hadn't ripped out previously to "fix" things that I thought could be better after living in it for 25 years. In the end I'll have completely gutted the house inside and out, replaced about 60 linear feet of exterior walls, and made some floor plan changes. I have no idea what I've spent... and don't really care! My house is one of my hobbies as well as a place to live and raise my family. My only goal is that it's "done" before I die so my sons aren't left having to finish it. ;~)

Leave the 6'8" height. With your overhangs, the amount of addition light would not be worth the cost and delay to me. I would suggest looking at a thicker casing and/or crown to utilize the additional space. You are just losing a view of the soffit from inside the house. On the outside of the house, do a soldier course of brick or another detail. I would also be hesitant about causing building delays due to the Coronavirus. We do not know what the manufacturer, delivery, etc may experience in delays from day to day. It only takes one person to test positive before the plant gets shutdown for deep cleaning. And then you never know how many people would be able to go back to work. Additionally, you don't know when things will slow down further on the build site. It could be something as small as an inspector's family member to get a fever to throw a wrench in the plans and timeline. I would suggest getting dried in as quick as possible. The job can stop at anytime and we are getting into rainy season.

In my old job we had a saying "if you never make mistakes you're not working."

As someone who has just started a MASSIVE home renovation project, I’m loving the channel!

Everyone makes mistakes but the master knows how to fix them.

Stick with 6'-8" you can do an architectural header to give the illusion of a taller window. I've got a production home with 10' ceilings and 6'-8" headers. It's okay.

Keep the 6’ 8” headers. Perhaps some indirect lighting strips above the windows, sending light upward and bouncing light off the ceiling will add some unique and pleasant lighting.

I have only seen 3 of your videos before. I think you pointing out what others do wrong and then show how you make mistakes as well is quite classy. I like how you ask for ideas and comments. We all learn everyday. You gained a new subscriber. Good luck on your builds Matt

Those new 3M Post-It Notes are the best. I used them on those big contractor trash bags so I knew what was going to recycling, what to trash, what to thrift stores. (I was cleaning out a cluttered house for a customer.)