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Watch as Drs. Harke build their dream Bay Area property together from the ground up. It's Katie and Jason and we're taking you along with us on our journey to build our dream property, Harke Estate. Purchased property (2019) ✅, installed all utilities (2020) ✅, building permits (2020) ✅, 3 bed/2 bath guest house (2022) ✅, 5 bed/4 bath main house, vineyard, pool + pool house, ground mounted solar farm.
Day 26 of Main House Plumbing
Day 26 of main house plumbing. Here we are setting up the main water manifold for the house. We had to put the drywall up ahead of installing the water manifold. We had the wall inspected prior to covering it with drywall. We are also putting a sink in the garage and we brought the water lines through the wall from the laundry room. The water manifold will have 3 separate loops. One for the master squire wing, one for the kitchen and loft bathroom and one for the guest bathroom, laundry room and Jack and Jill bathroom. Off of each loop, hose bibs are plumbed out of the walls around the house. There are a total of 8 house bibs spread around the 350 foot perimeter of the house.
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Day 25 of Main House Plumbing
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Day 25 of main house plumbing. Here we are setting up the main water manifold for the house. We had to put the drywall up ahead of installing the water manifold. We had the wall inspected prior to covering it with drywall. We are also putting a sink in the garage and we brought the water lines through the wall from the laundry room. The water manifold will have 3 separate loops. One for the mas...
Day 24 of Main House Plumbing
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Day 24 of main house plumbing. Here we are setting up the main water manifold for the house. We had to put the drywall up ahead of installing the water manifold. We had the wall inspected prior to covering it with drywall. We are also putting a sink in the garage and we brought the water lines through the wall from the laundry room. The water manifold will have 3 separate loops. One for the mas...
Day 11 of Main House Windows
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Day 11 of main house windows. The framers are installing the great room arched windows. The windows were supported by cedar shims underneath to level them out. The window frames were drilled before 3 inch long stainless steel #10 pan head screws were used to anchor the windows in place. Cedar wood shims were placed behind the drilled holes before the screws were screwed into place so the window...
Day 3 of Main House Drywall
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Day 3 of main house drywall. Sanding down the drywall plaster to be last time. Then painting it all before setting up the hot water tank stand. Placed the hot water tank stand in its final location. Then we drilled holes though the frame and marked the floor. Then we drilled holes in the concrete floor and vacuumed them out. Repositioning the hot water stand we than placed the anchors and set t...
Day 2 of Main House Drywall
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Day 2 of main house drywall. Doing the final pass of the plaster on the garage wall behind the water tank. The screw holes have to be filled wipes flat. The seams have one more feather coat being applied to smooth and blend the seam. Once it dries it will be lightly sanded and then painted. Amazon affiliate links for supplies: Hyde Drywall Pallet: amzn.to/3zGO2WY Putty knife kit: amzn.to/3Y5hCy...
Day 1 of Main House Drywall
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Day 1 of Main House drywall. Getting the hot water tank support built. We used 2x6 lumber to make sure it could support the 80 gallon hot water tank. When full it will weigh over 700 pounds. Before setting the hot water tank in place we had to drywall the wall between the garage and the laundry room. Fire code says we have to use 5/8” thick drywall on any wall and the ceiling in the garage. So ...
Clean Up with our Ford 1900 Tractor
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We used our little blue Ford 1900 tractor (1983) to move debris out of the front of the house. Cutting up the shipping crate wood from our window delivery. The 2x4s were made of a soft wood and were not suitable to use in the house for bracing for pipes or anything else. So we cut it up with a Makita Skill Saw into 4-5 foot lengths. Loaded the pieces onto the payloader of the tractor and dumped...
Day 10 of Main House Windows
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Day 10 of main house windows. We are putting on the sill pan flashing on the great room windows. We put down two pieces to completely cover the 2x8 window sill. It is 7.75 inches across with the 1/2” plywood sheathing on the outside. We used a butyl 6 inch wide piece of flashing on the inside 6 inches of the window. Being sure to clean the wood of any dust and dirt first and rolling the flashin...
Day 9 of Main House Windows
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Day 9 of main house windows. We are putting on the sill pan flashing on the great room windows. We put down two pieces to completely cover the 2x8 window sill. It is 7.75 inches across with the 1/2” plywood sheathing on the outside. We used a butyl 6 inch wide piece of flashing on the inside 6 inches of the window. Being sure to clean the wood of any dust and dirt first and rolling the flashing...
Leveling with a 1952 Caterpillar D6-9U Bulldozer
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Leveling with a 1952 Caterpillar D6-9U Bulldozer
Does the copper tubing on the vent go inside or outside the interior ducting? Thank you.
The flexible ducting inside of the house goes around the metal pipe for the vent. You use a hose clamp to cinch it tight.
@@HarkeEstate Thanks so much for taking the time to send your answer. In checking, my ducting inside the house (30+ years old) is solid aluminum, rather than flexible. Bummer!
What is the black wrap thing?
Congratulations and Blessings!! What is the sex??
Thank you!! It’s a girl!
YAY
Awhh
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Are you also going to do a Central Vaccum system? If no then why not?
Yes! That’s the plan!
Why are you plumbing with copper?
Because they’re durable, last longer than any other type of conduit, and don’t leach and contaminate the water supply.
What was the RV model and year?
1993 Monterey Cobra
Who custom built the trusses?
Better Built Truss
@@HarkeEstate did the framing contractor talked over with Better Built Truss? Or You talked over with Better Built Truss and you ensured it gets delivered for framers?
@@randomom-l8q The trusses were part of the framer’s job. They coordinated with the company for the trusses.
You have a beautiful family ❤ GOD bless you and your family 🙏🏼❤️🙌🏽
You are so incredibly sweet! Thank you so much! 😊
3rd baby?
Yes! 3rd!
3.5 years, 2 years and newborn
First rehehehehehehehehehehehe
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Video 💪🔧👨🔧 Music 🥵🔥🌶️💦
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How did you secure your all tools from theft when building first house? Did you keep them in RV at the end of the day?
Jason built a shed and we had it padlocked.
ruclips.net/user/shortsqeBSKch17sE?si=rL-KwOlc9dyYk9WW This shows a photo of him building the shed.
@@HarkeEstate nice. he built the shed while waiting for permit? And why did you need huge storage locker?
@@randomom-l8q It took him about 3 days to build the shed. We got the storage locker for all of our furniture and stuff, we were living in a rental house before and moved out and needed somewhere to store things until the guest house was finished.
@@HarkeEstate how much sqft is the shed and how much cost? Did you also add electricity or water connection inside it?
Silly question. Do you clean the place you worked at later? Like do you vaccum the wood dust? Or you just leave that residue between the sheathing?
We go through and vacuum after!
You did it wrong I always run all the plumbing before the framing that way I don’t have to deal with those pesky studs. JK Lol I’m sorry
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Are the two parallel coppers - one hot and one cold?
Yes, they’re the hot and cold lines.
Few questions: From where did you purchase your building plan? And Did you had to modify it? How did you modify? Did you learn some Architecture software?
We used Houseplans.com. I used a mix of GIMP and Microsoft paint to modify the plans.
What’s the reason of choosing Cooper over PEX pipes? Are you going to do all plumbing in Cooper? Does your plumbing or wiring work block woodworkers from continuing work in any situation? Or the contracted woodwork stays 100% independent?
We did all of our plumbing with copper. Copper is more expensive and more difficult to install but copper outlasts PEX. PEX is cheaper and easier to use but has the potential to leach and doesn’t have as long of a lifetime. We’ve chosen copper over plastic in other areas of our home like our external vents. A lot of new construction is cheaply built and not made to last. We went and overbuilt our entire house with all of the high end finishes and options. We didn’t start plumbing or electrical until a majority of the frame was finished. Jason talks to our framers all the time and they both know what the other is doing in terms of framing and plumbing.
I did buy Black&Decker’s plumbing and Wiring guides to understand DIY home building. It does have everything I might need to plumb and wire a house. Overall helpful but I didn’t read much (not patient enough to read books). How does Jason know all this? Did he work on construction sites when young?
We looked it up as we went. The main thing is to follow the applicable building codes, but once you know the guidelines you’re working within you have creative freedom. Like electrical outlets must be placed at least every 12 feet along a wall, but that’s not to say you can’t place them every 4 feet to have extra outlets. Nope, never worked on construction sites, but plenty of hands on work as an experimental physicist.
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Which places in Bay Area for a Lot do you recommend for settling down with a DIY project like yours? Assume budget same as yours. Did you go with somewhere in South Bay?
Is the wiring being done by you too? Or the county needs certified contractor?
Yes, we’re doing all of the electrical wiring ourselves. It’ll all be inspected by the building inspector and needs to be up to code but doesn’t need to be done by a certified contractor. We’re also doing all of the plumbing, duct work, and sprinklers ourselves.
@@HarkeEstate 👍👌
Damn this shit blinded me
How much a project like this run?
The whole house is going to run about $470,000 total with us doing a large portion of the labor. We are subcontracting out the framing, stucco, and drywall.
No disrespect, sir, the framing is coming out beautiful, but in America, they make cheap houses come to Europe all cement and bricks
We live in California, and with earthquakes we cannot build with bricks. This is a custom home we are building largely ourselves, and we’ve overbuilt the entire house including the foundation and frame (2x8 exterior as opposed to 2x4). I agree that many other homes are built quickly and cheaply, which is why we are building ours to last. We’ve decided to go with a Mediterranean style home with stucco siding, clay roof tiles, rockwool insulation, all copper water lines, copper vents, etc.
Just when I thought McMansions were a thing of the past.
The main house is 4500 sqft, 5 bed, and 4 bath, but we have 3 kids and an au pair. We’re going to rent our 1200 sqft, 3 bed, and 2 bath guest house. Certainly not as large as the 10,000 sqft homes in the neighborhood. They all sit on 20 acres of vineyards with a 2 acre house pad each.
This video is a bit pixelated for some reason. It is fine. But something changed in your export settings. EDIT: It’s Normal like always. It was my internet data.
Thanks for reaching out about this! It takes about 30 minutes to upload the 4K version after the standard definition version posts. 😊
Jason living my dream. He is way older than me and way more financially stable, and I am jealous lol. He and his wife are an inspiration. Hope one day your kids grow up and they look at my comments 😀.
Lol in Asia the tying and almost every trade is done bare hands. So convenient to live in West - there is a tool for everything. Amazing. Plus houses in North America made up of studs instead of rebar grids+concrete.
The proper tools help so much, that rebar tying tool in particular saved us so much time on the main house. We tied the guest house rebar by hand and it took a long time and was very tedious.
Damn. That owning a tractor and backhoe is really helping you. I thought just renting an excavator might suffice. But looks like a used old $6000 tractor+backhoe is a good investment because $4000 a month excavator won’t always be there other than for excavating compressed foundation.
We’ve used our little blue tractor for so many jobs over the years, from trenching the underground electrical and water lines, digging the 100 foot long septic leach field, digging holes for percolation tests, installing fence posts, moving dirt around the property to grade the land, moving base rock around the property, landscaping, etc. It has paid for itself many times over.
Part 300? Good Lord you're unhinged.
What can we say? A lot of hard work has happened between 2019 and now to take our property from a dirt lot to 2 houses. 😊
Why even post this? Oh wow concrete being poured! The self importance of posting literally nothing of value is astonishing.
Since 2019 when we bought our property we’ve been owners/builders building up our property largely ourselves. We installed our utilities, obtained our permits, built our guest house and are working on our main house. We are both PhD physicists working full time and building our house ourselves (everything besides framing, concrete finishing, and stucco). We cut out labor costs in the Bay Area and are building with cash and are going to build around $4M in equity, build our dream house and rental property. People have been interested in our story, the timeline, the process and the costs, if you’re not interested that’s completely fine, you can just swipe the other way.
Get er done
Making progress everyday! 😊
By Brazil ❤❤❤
Hello to Brazil! 😊
@@HarkeEstate Yours work is wonderful.
@@valmirs.dourado Thank you so much! We appreciate your kind comment!
Me who once thought I would also frame the whole house myself. 💀💀
Oh that’s the one job where I immediately knew we’d have to subcontract out. In our timeframe there was no way we’d be able to do that on our own.
@@HarkeEstate yep exactly. Too much work and very dangerous too.
Keep up the good work best of luck 👍
Thank you so much! We really appreciate this kind comment.
No one cares that are building a house Just an FYI
We’re building 2 houses 90% ourselves with cash in the Bay Area while both working full time and raising our family and are making multiple millions in equity in the process. Some people have been very interested in the process, timeline, cost savings of the owner/builder route, etc. If you’re not one of those people, that is completely fine, as no one is requiring you to watch our content.
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Never seen anyone do the j bolts that way
You mean with the blue plastic hangers? Simpson makes them and it holds the anchors at the specific height and spacing per the structural engineering plans.
@@HarkeEstate ya, I think most people just put them in after you pour your concrete and wiggle them in after.
@@concice1843 There’s a way and then there’s a better way! There are lots of ways to cut corners on a build, but this is our own house so we went above and beyond code on every aspect we could.
I love this in a woman! She's definitely marriage material .
We’ve been married almost 5 years now ❤️ Beauty, brains, and a good work ethic.
I applaud you both. That is truly hard to find!!
@@dannynoel6936 Thank you! Truly appreciate that. We’re both physicists by day, house builders by night and have two (almost three) kids under 4 years old. It has been a full family adventure, but we’ve all been embracing and enjoying it.
This is why homeowners shouldn't be doing their own concrete work.
Rest assured the whole foundation was made 100% to the structural engineer’s plans, was overbuilt as compared to the county requirements, and inspected by the county inspector.
Всё грамотно 😊!👍
Thank you!
I didn’t know you guys had this channel. Pretty cool! Where are all the plumbers butt shots? Kind editing? 😊
Thank you! Documenting the great adventure. 😊
How did you search for lots while purchasing? And how did you finally find this one? How far is your lot from SF City or San Jose in car minutes?
We looked at Zillow. Since land doesn’t have an actual address it put it really far (30 minutes) outside of where we were looking. Luckily my husband recognized a sign on the property and we drove down from our rental property and it was actually really close to the area we were looking for land in. We’re about a 30 minute drive.
You have to anticipate what the dozed is going to do and make the blade correction just ahead of it, start looking farther ahead of the machine, good job though.
Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement and the tip.
Ok. Now I need a girl who will help me in dirt.
Leave that throttle alone for starters. No need to lower the idle. Not designed for that.
Great old machine,hand clutch needs to be operated with a little more finesse.
Kids growing up in dirt instead of playing Roblox. I see this as a win.
Our oldest loves running around outside and playing in the dirt. While we were doing rebar he’d ask almost every single day to go outside and play in the dirt. Now he asks to go to the big house to play. It has been a great experience getting to involve the kids when we can. While we were doing rebar, we’d usually get our youngest son down for bedtime before we’d go outside with our oldest, but some evenings we’d start right after an early dinner and we’d bring him outside for an hour to get some fresh air before bed. It has been so nice living in the guest house right next to the job site so we can just put the kids to sleep, grab the baby monitor and go work outside.
Waiting for the day I will worry about aligning a 6ton excavator.
You’ll get there!
@@HarkeEstate thank you!