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Great question. Yes, typically, connecting a solid surface driveway to the road is required to be permitted, but check with your building department. If you need a culvert to access the property then yes I would put that in at the very beginning. Pouring the apron would be okay for light vehicle traffic, but I would like to have a separate temporary access for heavy equipment so that it doesnt damage the poured apron. And yes, I usually will put gravel down during construction to help with dust/mud.

@ Awesome! Thanks for the quick response. This video series is great. I’m currently planning the build and on the struggle bus getting my parents to decide what they need in the new house separate from my work shop, “mother in-law suite” and being handicap friendly for my father. I’m looking forward to doing new construction for the first time, as compared to me gutting a house for a remodel and dealing with jank old crap making everything work… I’ve been creating the house in the CAD iPad program shapr3d based off my knowledge and irc tables + county zoning requirements. I’m hoping I can find an engineer or architect to translate it into set blueprints for permitting, but it’s tough getting the time of day from ppl around around here to get that started.

Thats great! Making the switch from remodels to new construction was huge for me. I definitely prefer new construction, much less headache as you mentioned. Im glad that this information is helping you! Designing your build is also a big task, I would recommend working with a draftsman if not an actual architect, or learn how to create professional looking architectural plans yourself, shouldnt be too hard to get in touch with one, they dont necessarily need to be local.. Once you have the architectural set of plans completed it should be a lot easier to get an engineer on board, just show them the plans and ask for standard engineering for your area.

@ awesome that's a helpful idea about the draftsman. Thanks

Cant please everyone. You can always mute the video and play youre own music if you like though.

Finding reliable subs can be tough for sure.

60 degree roof slope, comes to something like a 21:12 pitch. 8' ceiling height.

You know what they say about assumptions. Slow it down and you will see me applying Huber Advantech Subfloor Adhesive before every sheet. Love the stuff.. much faster and stronger than PL400. Also went and added some screws in every sheet afterward for good measure.

The engineering determines the rebar requirements. For this build we used mostly #5, some #4 and some #6.

The structural framing came as a kit. Everything else including interior framing is traditional material and framing.

Yup, steel plates at basically every connection, and all solid LVL. Strong only begins to describe it.

Go for it! Built my first building at 70, a 24x32x10 workshop with an 8/12 roof, all by myself.

Thanks! First time building with this structural kit. Its a little different but once we got the process down it wasnt too bad.

@ watching the “A” going up was fascinating

Stagger which boards? Im not sure what youre referring to.

@ the floor boards.

The Advantech sheets for the subfloor are staggered.. Every other row starts with a half sheet.

This is a 120.

Depends on your definition of "waste" I suppose. People like the aesthetic of an A-frame, which can increase bookings and make you more money as a vacation rental if you choose to go that route. Not to mention its a great structural design in areas with high snow load. However, if your ONLY concern is efficiently building usable square footage, then I suppose you could consider it somewhat of a waste.

@@brady_morgan Years ago I lived in one , it had no pony walls so living in a triangle felt kind of weird .

@@parttime9070 Yeah that makes sense. I imagine I would find it difficult to live in one myslef, however as a place to stay for a weekend in the mountains, I doubt I would mind too much.

@@parttime9070 Funny you say that, my father worked in Africa on mines for a few years as an engineer, in some places lived in round huts, he reckoned it messed with your head and found it quite disconcerting also said he couldn't get used to it. Oddly a round hut wastes considerable space too.

Lose sleep no.. a huge annoyance, yes. But I am one of those weird ones who really can appreciate a clean job site. Certainly there are those who couldnt care less.

Yes I have done keyway on footings in the past. However, plans do not call for it, engineer says it is not necessary in this case, and IRC does not require it (See excerpt below). I am particularly not worried about it with how close the vertical bar spacing is in this build. The rebar does more than a keyway ever will is my understanding. R403.1.3 Seismic reinforcing. "In Seismic Design Categories D0, D1 and D2 where a construction joint is created between a concrete footing and a stem wall, a minimum of one No. 4 bar shall be installed at not more than 4 feet (1219 mm) on center. The vertical bar shall extend to 3 inches (76 mm) clear of the bottom of the footing, have a standard hook and extend a minimum of 14 inches (357 mm) into the stem wall."

Personally, I can never get enough.

Yeah I have done key way on the footing in the past instead of just roughening it. However, plans do not call for it, engineer says it is not necessary in this case, and IRC does not require it. I am particularly not worried about it with how close the vertical bar spacing in this build is. The rebar does more than a key way ever will is my understanding. I do like the simons style of forms, easy to use. Thanks for watching!

When you know you know! Western Wyoming in the mountains. An excellent lot for sure, bordering national forest, doesnt get much better!

Yes, video for part 1 of that will be coming out this next week.

Thanks!

Depending on the area, it may not really be necessary, but I like the peace of mind and it doesnt cost a lot to do.

That is great to hear! I started as a framing carpenter myself, but with how much guys charge for concrete work around here im working on bringing it all in house. You are right, pour day is about as satisfying as sheathing day I would say, always look forward to it!

That’s great to hear, I’m 50 now, started as a carpenter first as well, a friend got me in to concrete walls, miss it, it was fun, we used tar as well but used mastic on the ties and any concerned spots then tar, the stuff u used on the cold joints must b new, never did that, I like it, anyway I set n poured walls for bout 20yrs, at first we had no boom truck so we had to carry all the forms, set up a ramp n pull all the inside forms out, was nice when we got a knuckle boom truck w cages for the forms, looking forward to the series nice job Brady

Are u farming the house your self

@donnieharmon7596 Yes, video for part 1 of that will be coming out this next week.

Thanks! The width of the footing is determined by a number of factors pertaining to load carried by the footing, but the wall thickness on top of it is not important. In this case we needed the wide footing at the back end of the home because the opposite end (the front) is a walkout basement and so there is an uneven load from front to back. Therefore, the back needed more footing for the extra soil load at that end since it is also acting as a retaining wall.

Ah ok. That’s handy to know. I think I’ll have the same then on mine. Just waiting on my engineer to finish drawings. Great learning for me.

I typically will follow whatever the engineer recommends, just make sure you have a good engineer. Helpful to know the right questions to ask them though, in order to find out if they are good or not when working with a new engineer. Good luck!

@@brady_morganWouldn’t the floor diaphragm restrain the top of the basement wall? So you wouldn’t need to design it as a retaining wall?

@@kodyeutsler1234 Yes, in a structural sense, but in this case I was more referring to the weight of backfill at that end of the structure, which is a separate issue to consider.

Thanks for subscribing! I am working on a lot more content for the channel discussing investment strategy and managing new builds as a GC, in addition to continuing the build series.

@@brady_morgan you have a lot to say, that is why this channel has huge potential! Cheers!