This book is Awesome! I love the Lean-To-Shed the most (page 98). The plan ruclips.net/user/postUgkxe9yi0sulKgsp0VJJCIrLWWkvVqcU7LFR is to attach it to the back of my brick house. I also like how they walk you through the many different steps of construction, which is important for the less experienced like me.
I love the fact that any failure in the wood can be visibly seen and repaired effortlessly thanks to no fiberglass insulation or drywall. Water getting in? You'll see it right away, and the wood can dry quickly.
When my parents house was built 15 years ago, my Dad had the brilliant idea like you did to have that little "shoulder area" behind each bathroom ... So that in the future IF they had a plumbing issue or had to replace a fixture... They would have easy access to all of it. She said NO it was stupid. So about 3 months ago, she wanted to replace the bathroom fixture and they had to break open the drywall on the other side of the wall and had to have a access panel put in so in case they had to go back in... there was access. She hates the access panel and says its ugly... Then my Dad said, remember 15 yrs ago when i suggested to have those extra mini "hallways" behind the bathrooms ... ... ....
Well, your dad taught me something today through you. So thanks ☺️ That’s why you have to be careful who you marry. Test the person first. Before marrying, run the person through all these tests and see how they react. I’ve dumped 17 girls so far with my testing method. My fiancé now checks all the boxes. She’s perfect. She would agree with your dad saying it’s just better to have that shoulder area cause it makes this easier. “Easier the better” as she says. She wouldn’t say “it’s stupid”. No way 😂 making problems easy to fix is very important. That among many many different successful tests is why she, in my heart, graduated beyond Girlfriend to fiancé. She’s not a gold digger. She’s not illogical. She’s not materialistic. She’s trust worthy. She’s not picky with food. She’s easy to talk to. She’s not sassy. She’s humble. She’s got a sense of humor. She can actually cook. She’s adventurous. She loves guns. She loves videogames. She loves comics. She can sing. So yea, don’t marry a woman before you rigorously test her first to determine if you truly want to spend the rest of your life with her. Your dad is extremely smart to suggest such a shoulder area ☺️ Your lucky to have a smart dad like that.
I'm not sure why all the naysayers are having a go at this building. As an architect this building makes perfect sense. It may not seem to be in line with many peoples' taste but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This aesthetic is quite popular in the Pacific, particularly Australia and New Zealand and has proven to be quite energy efficient. The Pritzker Prize winning Architect Glen Murcutt is a strong proponent of this type of design. Well done Matt, you got my vote mate.
Spatially I might have made the upstairs bathroom as another bedroom and added an ensuite in the master bedroom. Otherwise nice place, I do agree about the soundproofing though.
"As an architect", you should know that the purpose of eaves and gables are to protect the outside walls of the house, and to direct rainwater away from the foundation.
Oh really Bill geez I didn't realise that especially as I live in Fiji where we have significant rainfall. The comment was directed more to the choice of exterior and exterior cladding. But thanks for pointing that out to me I've learnt something new after being in the profession for over 20 years.....
I have three issues with this house: 1 hear 2 see 3 smell No matter where in the house you are, you will have those three issues with the occupants of rest of the house.
Matt, if you do a floor like this again, you need to look at traditional Finnish cabin construction. Because historical cabins were made with green wood, the floors shrunk a LOT, so the flooring is initially floated over the joists and there are wedges at the edges of the room to keep them tight under the baseboard. (Really, just a small piece of square trim.) When the floor gaps, the baseboard is removed and more wedges driven in. Then it is perfectly tight.
I like the value, and being able to perform a form of POE (post occupancy evaluation}. Looks like yours passed. This is like an outdoor kitchen. I really like this house. It's incredible how much your head is in the house dynamics. "What would I do differently?" How many ask that? The method of this video is cool too. You've made it so we are actually following you around inside the house. This house would not seem out of place in Hawaii, without insulation.
I find the concept brilliant. The execution masterful. No drywall means no mold and other pollutants. No insulation means no nesting materials for bugs and rodents. I'm sure enviromently sound enamel was used to paint the walls for a long lasting finish. The electrical and plumbing was done in the most detailed way so that if noticed it just fades without thought. The exterior was excellent. Steel to reflect heat. Cedar to excel nature. Raw acid finish steel to outperform natures best defiance. The only competition this magnificent home is concrete. Never would I have thought this to be possible.
N C I absolutely agree and always have. The problem is in the United States they overprice concrete. Concrete homes are very expensive here in the states. I do believe that homes especially on the coast and in natural disaster zones should be built of concrete. The new modern concrete homes are phenomenal and beautiful. But this home has a warmth to it that just gives you a big hug when you walk in.
@Mark OnTheBlueRidge from experience. Yes wood can mold but it's not a moisture sponge like drywall. Once drywall gets mold on it the drywall has to be removed. Wood gets mold if left untreated. I used to do remedial work.
Those are unsubstantiated assumptions, moisture is a problem when food is around...wood and common household dust can be mould food...since there is only r24 on the walls doesn't give it amazing thermal performance, other that thermal bridging...as inside air approaches outside wall it will cool and condensation the concern. The only way to know is rip some siding down in five years and see what is happening between the wood and the wrapping... you may find mould and dry rot. As far as rodents, well unfortunately mice LOVE foam homes, many ICF home owners are awakening to that fact, I saw a five year house have the siding torn off because the mice bore tunnels in the foam board up to the windows and gained entry, also hollowed out nests under the siding...thus destroying Rvalue...there is no perfect home, to think so only deludes you
@@jennyhughes4474 I just finished adding some new circuits in my basement for a hot water tank and another oven. I put in a second sub panel off the main, gave myself loads of room to work, and ran all the wires expose along the floor joists, and labeled them clearly so anyone that looks at them will know what they go to.
I had the idea to make access shafts in the home with a catwalk so you can easily add and maintain services in the home without tearing out drywall. This also accomplishes that in a similar way. Nice job to the architect.
I know here in Vancouver, moving the thermal barrier to the outside, and turning the sheathing into your vapour barrier is becoming very popular. Can frame in 2x4 again as a result, and allows for a tonne of places to run plumbing/electrical/low voltage now.
Certainly a take it or leave it design. My first concern was dust settling on the rough walls and frame pockets, very hard to clean. It's also very time consuming to paint the walls and ceiling for the same reason. Refreshing to hear all about these new ways to build a house from an intelligent & well informed contractor, instead of the tired pessimism from an old school meathead.
I have a 1920's double brick . I have dust settling on the walls , cracks in the plaster , webs in the folds . A good extension on a vacuum hose is the clue
The great thing about this design is that you could make whole walls into electrical conduit holding fixtures. This would be ideal for an IT professional who wanted his in house server room. Or anyone who wants to pay less when network standards get better in 10-20 years. plumbing issues... no problem. Pipes could rot to pieces but be replaceable.
Finally!! I built my exterior walls like this several years ago and couldn't understand why I seemed to be the only one to know how to build the perfect style house. This is the only build platform that truly makes sense and it's better than any r control house built. This is much better than those stupid insulated studs held together by dowels. I wish more people would use this platform and perfect it. Very nice looking house. As far as fire, current home fire protection is a joke anyway. Firefighters keep busy and lives are lost even with drywall. There's a better solution.
This house, ever so slightly, falls into a category of design that arose in the 1970s - High Tech. The movement incorporated technological and industrial materials, fittings, finishes, etc. into architecture and interior design. While this house is not hard core High Tech, it definitely tips it's hat to the style. I would call this Cottage Industrial, and I like it a lot. When I first started seeing Matt's videos on this house I was fascinated by the Perfect Wall concept. As the building progressed and we could see how it was going to finish out, I really knew they had something special here. Rauser Design did a fantastic job creating not only an interesting house, but a wonderful machine. Perfect Wall House FTW.
Don't listen to any of these people, feel great about yourself for building the most efficient house known to man, only thing that would concern me is the insulation has to be sealed perfectly for it not to cause condensation inside the home, huge props to you man! Wish I could have you come build my next house like this!
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Good morning Matt In 2012 I met one of the most interesting man, he was in his late 70s then, Len Pense, in Stafford MO. He showed me pictures and told about how he developed the dome structure concept 30 years prior. He would create a circular foyer and attach a plastic liner to it, inflate that, spray 4 inches of urethane which adheres to the liner, create a rebar schedule and shot crete another 4 inches. He pointed out to me where God placed the insulation on the Polar bears, on the outside, insulating the vital organs. Len was a likable guy, he passed on in May, always struggled with pneumonia from the dust bowl damage. This perfect wall concept is nice. Looking into it for our new build.
I love seeing the guts of things!! Ever since I was a kid l liked to see this inside out backwards or reverse!! I think things look better that way for some reason...
the whole problem is women, they don't want to see how things work, just the pretty finished walls with all the important stuff hidden inside. 2 x 4s or women, catch 22 , tough choice.
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despite of beautiful idea and good execution, I feel first homeowner realized flaws of the design and found only one good way out by selling it. Metal outside, thin wall, as Matt mentioned before: if you fart downstairs all house will be like prime time in opera, especially at night. I don't want to think if you have kids and decide to have some fun with your wife, forget about it..
I love this construction, I’m not sure how it meets fire codes, but it’s extremely practical. It may not be appealing to some home buyers, but all architecture has changed throughout the years, I’m sure the market would have a place for this....if it can meet codes. Very interesting 👍🏻
It is Shed construction or just the way it was done before plywood or drywall . You could close up the walls with paneling ,which is removable and batt insulation . Solid wood paneling is used in Europe . I have seen many old buildings done this way . The modern exterior insulation is a plus. It breathes through the interior.
Really like this concept. Even if you wanted to dress it up a bit and/or soundproof... a little shiplap and rockwool gets the job done, then very little work to do to get at the inside.
WOW! my dream house. too many complaints and nay sayers. I always been felt more at home in the garage than inside. I do agree with you when you said you'd be putting drywall in the bedroom for sound proof, wink wink. bathroom too lol. I LIKE, OLE!
This is a really interesting construction idea. Maximum utility/practicality when it comes to rewiring/fixing/remodeling things in the house, sacrificing the clean look that drywall gives you. This is what a more industrial warehouse or garage might usually look like. Outer insulation makes a lot of sense, since studs really do cripple the efficiency of the insulation.
Great Job Matt! We built our house in virginia with a similar approach. Oak Timber frame plus balloon framing plus lime plaster inside. Zip sheathing and six inches of roxul comfortboard outside ( including the roof). Close to zero thermal bridging!
@@AnastasisGrammenos it's still insulation... Look up the definition for the word insulation and you'll see it doesn't matter whether it is inside of the building or on the outside of it. Outsulation is a fairly recently invented term.
Insulation: protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound. Insuloation is not: protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound, from the inside. It's insulation on the outside, and the house looks like shit and is impractical.
I could definitely live in a house like that. The overall effect is that of an urban loft, or converted barn. Low maintenance, easy upgrades, easy access to the utilities. I love the outside of the box thinking. I would have to do something about acoustically isolating the bathroom, though. No need for anyone to hear what goes on in there. Maybe double the shiplap, or create a sandwich material with sound insulation between two layers of thinner faux shiplap, anything to keep bathroom sounds strictly in the bathroom. And no louvered doors! But there are faux louvered doors that would match the look of the house without allowing sound or odor to escape the bathroom. Old-fashioned glass transoms would fit in this house, too - they're very common in Baltimore homes built in the late 1800s thru the early 1900s, before air conditioning and electric fans were common. Only problem I could foresee with all-wood walls is that if you're one who hangs a lot of stuff on the walls like me (posters, shelves, etc), the wood would soon look like it was termite infested. I'd need to work something out to facilitate easy hang/relocate/remove of artwork and shelving. Maybe a metal grid suspended between the studs. That would work for incident lighting, too. If I ever move to Austin and build a house I'll definitely look Matt up.
This house is great! Maintenance issues would be so easy to spot before any serious damage! I love the mechanicals being visible & accessible. Besides, drywall is unhealthy. Also love the modern tall kitchen counters! Oh my back! Standard is for shorties! The outside 'skin' keeps the inside dust free. Perfect environment for allergy sensitive people. Decorating would be fun too! I would love a house like this one.
Very clean with insulation on the outside and no drywall, a maintenance man's dream home, easy to get to everything. The only problem I was told once by an electrical engineer fire investigator is that foam insulation like that goes up in fire in no time flat.
Pretty cool, especially having the continuous peel/stick and insulation on the outside. Nice and tight! One thing I don't like is that the gaps between the 1x6s vary a lot: tight together in some spots, wide apart in others. This kinda goes against the "precision" aesthetic.
The interior reminds me of what many of the old Classic Queenslander houses in Australia looked like. The difference is that, as these houses were built in hot and/or tropical areas of Australia, the walls weren't insulated or lined at all.
Love the exposed utilities, and the transparency of everything. Appreciate your lessons learned. Would also mention that the floor level receptacles are very low from an accessibility standpoint, hard for older folks to reach. I understand raising them would entail more exposed MC cable -- inevitably some tradeoffs for this kind of construction. Also, the freestanding wood stove seems like an IAQ nightmare in a tight house like that. Hope you tried to dissuade them from the idea of a combustion appliance in a tight house. Thanks for this video -- lots to consider for next project.
I love the interior of this house with all the exposed wood and shiplap. Drywall and texture are so boring and antiquated. Your approach makes everything easier, including hanging pics and artwork... no guessing where the studs are. Decorating this home would be so much fun.
Matt this is Simply Brilliant! I'm a huge fan of the Perfect Wall and never considered leaving the studs exposed! Having access to plumbing and electrical in the shoulder areas is another brilliant move. I hope you make a mint for the great content you put out. Thanks for this and the many other great videos you have made!
Really love the exposed utilities. Have you considered using mineral insulated copper cable for the electric? It's really beautiful when you expose the copper sheathing and protects against electrical fires.
I use a product called Swedish Wood Oil here in the northeast on mine and my customer's cedar decks as well clapboards and shakes. You have to apply it to decks every 3 to 4 years, but it preserves the cedar from both the sun as well as the harsh winter months well giving a natural golden color. Beautiful house, it has a very industrial cottage feel to it, mad props to you and your crew.
Hoping to do this with our addition. We own a 1870 brick farm house. All the brick has been exposed and we are adding an addition to the exterior of the original home, making our living room with vaulted ceilings that scale the brick exterior. I like the idea of adding drywall in a few places for sound proofing. Love the ease of maintenance and updates. Makes sense to me.
No overhangs on gable ends equals window rot. Maybe not in central Texas but just about anywhere else outside the desert sw. I know you are a window installation geek, but water always finds a way, in time. Overall, love the access to utilities. A man's house.
My first thought watching this. I'm actually hoping to start building a tiny home in a year or two, I'd love to sell my current place asap so I can get out of the mortgage and build something myself.
I like it. The only thing I would worry about is fire danger. Drywall on the interior of houses is used in part used to give a house some fire resistance. True, flooring such as conventional carpet over plywood sub flooring has shown its flaws. If fire, in the form of a flaming tree branch falling on the roof, were to occur, how does it stack up against a regular house? I also would have used conduit to protect the electrical wiring. Wood interiors are also not the best at providing a heat sink. So having one interior wall made of concrete, perhaps with a “floor” heating (or cooling) system makes sense. I also would have liked a basement, but that’s probably just me. Maybe I missed it, but was there a heat exchanger for fresh air entering the house? I would like to see a similar concept house using RockWool which is fire resistant. Like other commenters, maybe too many US builders think short term. I love the service spaces which allow for access to the workings of the house. Not much chance of accidentally poking a hole in something you shouldn’t.
@@Sam_101. So corn cribs are "in" right now? And, I almost laughed out loud when he was rhapsodizing over the genius of the shelves stuck between the studs. Looks like a kids' "club house" crafted out of a tool shed or some other outbuilding.
love this house Matt, although my grandfather built my house 50 years ago, and its not in perfect shape but I'm sure when it was 5 years old it looked as good as new too, lol I think your house will easily surpass 50+ with no problems 5 years is still new imo, there had better not be any issues
Matt, I think this was done long before your friend Joe. I studied with a man by the name of Bruce(I am withholding his last name as I have not asked him) he was doing this in the early 70's, basically doing the same thing but with post and beam construction. I agree with you about the studs and energy loss. I am done the opposite I put the rigid foam on the inside up to 4 inches of foam, I did fill the stud cavity with 6 inches of fiberglass. The foam was done in two layers of 2" than 1/2 to 5/8 rock. The advantages of my method are no moisture in the wall, same as your design, I also believe that in New York the room electric outlets are required to be approximately 18" off the floor PS I dislike sprayed foam to the extendant that I think it should be banned for health reasons. All and all well done
You could always "finish" the walls with plywood backed by dynamat, then hang some mass loaded vinyl between the walls. Should deaden things right up between rooms. Add a solid core door for each room for a stronger effect. Then, to reduce per-room echo, get some geometric foam tiles hung up on the walls.
If you add sound insulation and rockwool inside each room before you add drywall and then switch to solid doors, you create a VERY well sound insulated house. One of those rooms would actually be good enough at that point to turn into a studio or home theater.
Ants and embodied energy are two things that come to mind. I have designed many houses with an outside wrap. Structuring windows is always a challenge and R values in Northern New England suggest filling the walls. It looks like this house has 3" at R-6. Good air barrier, but not great in very cold climates. As a design I like the exposed studs. Reminds me of a hunting camp.
I think this is beautifully clean and timeless. I Actually love how everything is exposed. And as a chef, I prefer the higher counter tops. Thank you for this tour. Great design. Well done.
What is odd is there are no fire breaks in the house, lovered doors allowing smoke spread throughout the house and no sheetrock as a temporary fire barrier. It's crazy, with the HVAC system and wood walls, you will hear everything in the house.
There would be very few places for fire and smoke to hide,so the smoke detectors would go into alarm much sooner.Also if someone was home and house was equipped with good fire extinguisher it would be much easier to deal with.
Fire code is my question as well. Don't you need drywall or at least more that=n one layer of wood between rooms and floors to meet code? In Maine I think this would only be allowed in a seasonal "camp" (cabin).
I am not in a position right now to build or take on any remodels I'd like to do in my house but I have learned a few new things in every one of your videos. I can't watch 10 videos in 3 days from one channel without subscribing! Great info and I will be sharing all applicable videos when I get the time to take on some of my own projects.
I think this is wonderful.I like the "No Sheetrock" thing. We have had this moldy, dusty crap shoved down our throats for decades. I have been fortunate to have lived in a few "Old Houses" that had nearly perfect lath & plaster, and I was sick a lot less, and my pets lived longer, healthier lives. Today, there's no such thing as a "reroof", it's a "reroof, and tearout the moldy drywall, and re-drywall. Drywall is a scam!
The air share fan slightly disturbed me. If someone took a really bad dump, it is pulling air from the bathroom and blowing the stench a few feet from the kitchen. Appetizing!
Oh, look at you. You figured this out and don't even mince around in a skinny suit with brown shoes and a bow tie. Must be because you don't have a Master's in Architecture that you can see an obvious daily problem with this POS design. 👍
1.25X cost of standard construction with all the charm of living in a 1920's Mississippi Delta sharecropper shack crossed with a 1940's corrugated iron tractor shed. Cleaning/dusting between the stud bases is done how, how often, and with what level of uber-tedium? Did anybody think this through much?
One of my favorite videos. I would have loved some details on the energy consumption of the house and the changes to cost of building it based on the approach.
Like many current building methods, sheetrock is cheapest way to cover large wall areas! Carpet is cheapest way to cover large floor areas, etc, etc. Building for generations is usually NOT normal. Housing is a "market" for the most part. I have built fine quality, substantial before and the house was priced "to the market' in dollars per square.ft.
Matt, I found this video when searching for confirmation videos of an idea I have for my older home recently purchased. I’m presently removing all the sheetrock panels and insulation strips. I thought of alternatives to sheetrock for interior appearance and security due to hunters next door to our property. Our home has been shot by hunters quite a number of times. Recently, one of my children and I were almost shot while installing fencing in yard. With that said, installing shiplap on the interior may help prevent accidental shooting since we can’t leverage the Town nor County to mandate setbacks for shooters from homes. Thanks for sharing a home that simply makes sense!! I have inspected many homes over the years and have learned that almost none of the builders change from the Old School way of insulating, framing, running wiring, etc.
What immediately appeals to me, besides the summer cottage feel, is the studio ability of it. Doing built in benches and shelves, for instance, is extremely straight-forward and able to be done in a much stronger structural way, and yet disassembly and modification would be just as easy.
I will definitely consider this technique for my dream small house build. As a journeyman carpenter and currently a plumber's apprentice, I recognize the huge convenience of having inside access to all plumbing, and electric lines. Makes a huge difference in future upkeep, and renovations, additions, etc. Kudos!
So really in that house you just need to add sheetrock to the downstairs ceiling with sound deadening to cut down on sound. I like the idea of finishing the walls in wood vs sheetrock. Pretty cool concept to wrap the outside of the house vs in between the walls. I'd probably would just use wood with sound deadening which would act as extra insulation. So many people are hung up on no sheetrock, not long ago there was no sheetrock. Funny what people have become accustom too.
This is a great concept for us here in the deep south/coastal areas, where flooding is a major concern, especially during the wet months/hurricane season. We wouldn't have to rip/replace the lower section of the walls. But I wonder how the insulation on the outside will hold up to flooding. I need to figure out how to incorporate this into my house remodeling/flipping business.
I loved this video. Just got laid off of my job doing water mitigation- restoration and some reconstruction, which gave me, as well as seeing your many videos/similar A clear understanding of what I'm suited for and desire to do for my career- Home improvement and Construction
Hey @Matt Risinger, could you explain/illustrate how to seal off the bottom of the perfect wall where the insulation board and metal meet the top of the foundation? Thanks!
Wow Matt I love this house ! It has a old house feel which I love but so practical and unique. The outside insulation is obviously the future of home construction. Very nicely done. I put what i call a heat reclaimer in my house with high vaulted great room bringing the wasted heat down and very gently blowing across the open plan living area. I think that should be in every house, good to see it in this really cool home.
Interesting house but louvered doors for the bathrooms is the craziest thing I have ever seen. The fundamental concept behind a bathroom is to have privacy!
The issue I have with this type of construction is the insulation used, make sure it is the fire proof variety, not the cheap type - see Grenfel tower block fire for just how wrong this can go. For interior sound proofing for a family home, I would use Fermacel or similar gypsum fiberboard instead of traditional drywall - it outperforms plasterboard in every way possible (except price). I have used it in two houses now and it is great. You can even attach tings to it with screws, try that with regular plasterboards.
In Northern Europe this kind of 'outsulation' is used for decades. They build housed that even create more energy than they use. Although these houses are pretty energy efficient, you have to adapt your ventilation habits, since this kind of 'outsulation' makes buildings more vulnerable to mold.
8:05 why would you run it through the crawlspace? It would be easier to work with in the future if it was all visible and in conduit. Not to mention, conduit is pretty.
I love it. I have an 1890 house. I'm tearing down the old, deteriorating inside down to the studs and it doesn't look unlike this. Will heat with a wood stove. Could say much more here, but will PM you later -
Just be sure to get a full cleaning every 5-7 years depending on indoor air quality and usage. Lots of black mold builds up inside. I charge $400+tax for a full cleaning. If you balance that out over 5+ years, about $90/yr maintenance.
I think your concept of barriers and exterior insulation are brilliant. I would be afraid that the local building inspectors would say no way, just because they do not understand it. North idaho RE agent here.
In concept this isn't much different than a sip exterior on a timber frame home. Those as I recall is being built in most of Idaho & most other states in the US.
My first thought as well, as my city's inspector constantly nitpicks about sealing & fireblocking stud spaces. He'd have a heart attack on this one. All it's gonna take is one kitchen fire and this thing is gone
Hi Alexander Riccio, The Code is based on an “enclosed area”. This construction has no such voids. The fireproofing is about sealing the cavity so fire does not enter. If the fire gets inside walls, the structure may need to be demolished. Fireproofing is to preserve the home from extreme damage in a contained fire.
To soundproof the bedroom for example, I would put denim insulation between the studs and just stretch some fabric over it after. I saw a guy do something like that for a studio room and the acoustics was amazing. Pretty neat house all in all. Personally I would want something different, but to each their own.
I was an electrician for 20 years. Reminds me of some the older houses I worked in that has ship lap on the walls that were eventually covered by drywall over the years. We used to find everything and anything in those wall voids. They made them out of any materials they could find. Lot of those people worked in turn of century factories and would bring home wood from shipping containers. It still had painted labels on it. My only question other than acoustics would be fire suppression. What about slowing burn time? Like drywall is rated for.
Call an electrician and ask for price of wiring a new house, then ask for a quote were all the wire has to be surface mounted and you will see your money fly out the door. If you hate drywall use magnesium board and it will be fireproof too...wall board allows wiring to be protected, if you have to encase all your wiring you could have put wall board on and had places to hang some nice art..
I am an architect and absolutely agree that houses should be insulated on the outside as well, especially in Texas with the strong summer sun. But not a huge fan of the exposed studs, not the greatest look, also a lot of surfaces for dust to settle, spiders to make a web, etc. I enjoy new and unique design, but this seems to be less practical than finished walls. Thanks for sharing though, interesting to see.
I love how every part is accessible. I have the opinion that every bit of piping and electric installation should be fully accessible in all houses.
This book is Awesome! I love the Lean-To-Shed the most (page 98). The plan ruclips.net/user/postUgkxe9yi0sulKgsp0VJJCIrLWWkvVqcU7LFR is to attach it to the back of my brick house. I also like how they walk you through the many different steps of construction, which is important for the less experienced like me.
I love the fact that any failure in the wood can be visibly seen and repaired effortlessly thanks to no fiberglass insulation or drywall. Water getting in? You'll see it right away, and the wood can dry quickly.
No place for mold to hide
Looks like a nightmare for cleaning, tho. so many nooks and crannies for dust to reside.
@@CroElectroStile Dust doesn't cling to vertical surfaces very much, so no it'll be fine.
When my parents house was built 15 years ago, my Dad had the brilliant idea like you did to have that little "shoulder area" behind each bathroom ... So that in the future IF they had a plumbing issue or had to replace a fixture... They would have easy access to all of it. She said NO it was stupid. So about 3 months ago, she wanted to replace the bathroom fixture and they had to break open the drywall on the other side of the wall and had to have a access panel put in so in case they had to go back in... there was access.
She hates the access panel and says its ugly... Then my Dad said, remember 15 yrs ago when i suggested to have those extra mini "hallways" behind the bathrooms ... ... ....
I am sorry for your "she" -- sounds like some pain gathered over the years... all the best!
Divorce paper reads "no shoulder rooms given a thought" lol
Well, your dad taught me something today through you. So thanks ☺️ That’s why you have to be careful who you marry.
Test the person first. Before marrying, run the person through all these tests and see how they react.
I’ve dumped 17 girls so far with my testing method.
My fiancé now checks all the boxes. She’s perfect.
She would agree with your dad saying it’s just better to have that shoulder area cause it makes this easier. “Easier the better” as she says.
She wouldn’t say “it’s stupid”. No way 😂 making problems easy to fix is very important.
That among many many different successful tests is why she, in my heart, graduated beyond Girlfriend to fiancé.
She’s not a gold digger.
She’s not illogical.
She’s not materialistic.
She’s trust worthy.
She’s not picky with food.
She’s easy to talk to.
She’s not sassy.
She’s humble.
She’s got a sense of humor.
She can actually cook.
She’s adventurous.
She loves guns.
She loves videogames.
She loves comics.
She can sing.
So yea, don’t marry a woman before you rigorously test her first to determine if you truly want to spend the rest of your life with her.
Your dad is extremely smart to suggest such a shoulder area ☺️ Your lucky to have a smart dad like that.
This isn't new. "She" never had many good ideas, and was always out-of-touch.
@@bra_todo yeah 😂
I'm not sure why all the naysayers are having a go at this building. As an architect this building makes perfect sense. It may not seem to be in line with many peoples' taste but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This aesthetic is quite popular in the Pacific, particularly Australia and New Zealand and has proven to be quite energy efficient. The Pritzker Prize winning Architect Glen Murcutt is a strong proponent of this type of design. Well done Matt, you got my vote mate.
Spatially I might have made the upstairs bathroom as another bedroom and added an ensuite in the master bedroom. Otherwise nice place, I do agree about the soundproofing though.
"As an architect", you should know that the purpose of eaves and gables are to protect the outside walls of the house, and to direct rainwater away from the foundation.
Oh really Bill geez I didn't realise that especially as I live in Fiji where we have significant rainfall. The comment was directed more to the choice of exterior and exterior cladding. But thanks for pointing that out to me I've learnt something new after being in the profession for over 20 years.....
I have three issues with this house:
1 hear
2 see
3 smell
No matter where in the house you are, you will have those three issues with the occupants of rest of the house.
Um the down spout drains right onto the steps...
Matt, if you do a floor like this again, you need to look at traditional Finnish cabin construction. Because historical cabins were made with green wood, the floors shrunk a LOT, so the flooring is initially floated over the joists and there are wedges at the edges of the room to keep them tight under the baseboard. (Really, just a small piece of square trim.) When the floor gaps, the baseboard is removed and more wedges driven in. Then it is perfectly tight.
Would be a lot easier to use kiln dried boards.
I like the value, and being able to perform a form of POE (post occupancy evaluation}. Looks like yours passed. This is like an outdoor kitchen. I really like this house. It's incredible how much your head is in the house dynamics. "What would I do differently?" How many ask that? The method of this video is cool too. You've made it so we are actually following you around inside the house. This house would not seem out of place in Hawaii, without insulation.
I find the concept brilliant. The execution masterful. No drywall means no mold and other pollutants. No insulation means no nesting materials for bugs and rodents. I'm sure enviromently sound enamel was used to paint the walls for a long lasting finish. The electrical and plumbing was done in the most detailed way so that if noticed it just fades without thought. The exterior was excellent. Steel to reflect heat. Cedar to excel nature. Raw acid finish steel to outperform natures best defiance. The only competition this magnificent home is concrete. Never would I have thought this to be possible.
N C I absolutely agree and always have. The problem is in the United States they overprice concrete. Concrete homes are very expensive here in the states. I do believe that homes especially on the coast and in natural disaster zones should be built of concrete. The new modern concrete homes are phenomenal and beautiful. But this home has a warmth to it that just gives you a big hug when you walk in.
@Mark OnTheBlueRidge from experience. Yes wood can mold but it's not a moisture sponge like drywall. Once drywall gets mold on it the drywall has to be removed. Wood gets mold if left untreated. I used to do remedial work.
@@rubberdwellers3911 Wood molds when wet for a longer time, you dont have to treat Wood to prevent molding, Just keep IT dry
@Mark OnTheBlueRidge bang on
Those are unsubstantiated assumptions, moisture is a problem when food is around...wood and common household dust can be mould food...since there is only r24 on the walls doesn't give it amazing thermal performance, other that thermal bridging...as inside air approaches outside wall it will cool and condensation the concern. The only way to know is rip some siding down in five years and see what is happening between the wood and the wrapping... you may find mould and dry rot. As far as rodents, well unfortunately mice LOVE foam homes, many ICF home owners are awakening to that fact, I saw a five year house have the siding torn off because the mice bore tunnels in the foam board up to the windows and gained entry, also hollowed out nests under the siding...thus destroying Rvalue...there is no perfect home, to think so only deludes you
I'd love to have all exposed conduit and pipes lol
at least if you have a problem, it'll be easy to identify, inspect and repair
Yes, I've been saying that for so long and when I got my house replumbed & rewired decades ago we made sure that as much as possible was accessible.
I built my house with the water pipes exposed so they wouldn't freeze in the winter.and if one did bust I could easy replace it
Yeah i would love it also
In Adelaide during summer we need to run the cold water for 5 mins to clear the heated up exposed water pipe . We can get 40+ December - march
@@jennyhughes4474 I just finished adding some new circuits in my basement for a hot water tank and another oven. I put in a second sub panel off the main, gave myself loads of room to work, and ran all the wires expose along the floor joists, and labeled them clearly so anyone that looks at them will know what they go to.
I had the idea to make access shafts in the home with a catwalk so you can easily add and maintain services in the home without tearing out drywall. This also accomplishes that in a similar way. Nice job to the architect.
This guy is obviously very proud of his work. And I see why! It's an amazing idea!
I know here in Vancouver, moving the thermal barrier to the outside, and turning the sheathing into your vapour barrier is becoming very popular. Can frame in 2x4 again as a result, and allows for a tonne of places to run plumbing/electrical/low voltage now.
Certainly a take it or leave it design. My first concern was dust settling on the rough walls and frame pockets, very hard to clean. It's also very time consuming to paint the walls and ceiling for the same reason.
Refreshing to hear all about these new ways to build a house from an intelligent & well informed contractor, instead of the tired pessimism from an old school meathead.
I have a 1920's double brick . I have dust settling on the walls , cracks in the plaster , webs in the folds . A good extension on a vacuum hose is the clue
The great thing about this design is that you could make whole walls into electrical conduit holding fixtures. This would be ideal for an IT professional who wanted his in house server room. Or anyone who wants to pay less when network standards get better in 10-20 years. plumbing issues... no problem. Pipes could rot to pieces but be replaceable.
I know it’s been 3 years but could you explain what you mean lol
@@ryangolden3243 Want accessible wires, keep them outside the walls. Same with pipes.
wow this house is a beauty, I love how tall the ceilings look with the exposed joists
Finally!! I built my exterior walls like this several years ago and couldn't understand why I seemed to be the only one to know how to build the perfect style house. This is the only build platform that truly makes sense and it's better than any r control house built. This is much better than those stupid insulated studs held together by dowels. I wish more people would use this platform and perfect it. Very nice looking house. As far as fire, current home fire protection is a joke anyway. Firefighters keep busy and lives are lost even with drywall. There's a better solution.
Yes it's called ICF it also has a better thermal barrier and noise dampening than wood.
This house, ever so slightly, falls into a category of design that arose in the 1970s - High Tech. The movement incorporated technological and industrial materials, fittings, finishes, etc. into architecture and interior design. While this house is not hard core High Tech, it definitely tips it's hat to the style. I would call this Cottage Industrial, and I like it a lot. When I first started seeing Matt's videos on this house I was fascinated by the Perfect Wall concept. As the building progressed and we could see how it was going to finish out, I really knew they had something special here. Rauser Design did a fantastic job creating not only an interesting house, but a wonderful machine. Perfect Wall House FTW.
Don't listen to any of these people, feel great about yourself for building the most efficient house known to man, only thing that would concern me is the insulation has to be sealed perfectly for it not to cause condensation inside the home, huge props to you man! Wish I could have you come build my next house like this!
Absolutely love it! Continuous insulation with NO thermal bridging. healthy, simple and elegant. Thanks from Canada
You can get the same with ICF and have a higher R value and be more sound proof to boot.
@@ericm8924 yes if it’s built perfectly. Small issues can become huge issues with ICF. Also need experienced contractors and find good materials.
Totally cool! I abhor drywall as a finishing material, so I would love this.
The only thing I don't hate about drywall is it's fire resistance.
@@garethbaus5471 then why do we have Type V construction with wood studs and drywall? It has to be Type X to be FR
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I really love how maintenance friendly this house is.
Good morning Matt
In 2012 I met one of the most interesting man, he was in his late 70s then, Len Pense, in Stafford MO.
He showed me pictures and told about how he developed the dome structure concept 30 years prior. He would create a circular foyer and attach a plastic liner to it, inflate that, spray 4 inches of urethane which adheres to the liner, create a rebar schedule and shot crete another 4 inches.
He pointed out to me where God placed the insulation on the Polar bears, on the outside, insulating the vital organs.
Len was a likable guy, he passed on in May, always struggled with pneumonia from the dust bowl damage.
This perfect wall concept is nice. Looking into it for our new build.
I love seeing the guts of things!! Ever since I was a kid l liked to see this inside out backwards or reverse!! I think things look better that way for some reason...
the whole problem is women, they don't want to see how things work, just the pretty finished walls with all the important stuff hidden inside. 2 x 4s or women, catch 22 , tough choice.
theres an architectural style that puts all the guts of a building on the outside as much as possible, to maximize interior office space.
I have always loved seeing the stuff too
I'm the same way
I think I'd grow tired of the question, "so when are you going to finish your house?"
Which is why the previous owners sold.
Not me. I'd view it as an easy way to narrow down my field of friends - if someone asked me that question more than once, I'd stop inviting them over.
@ジョージ様 or they made a profit
ジョージ様 no, it’s Austin. Tech people moving in and out all the time.
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despite of beautiful idea and good execution, I feel first homeowner realized flaws of the design and found only one good way out by selling it. Metal outside, thin wall, as Matt mentioned before: if you fart downstairs all house will be like prime time in opera, especially at night. I don't want to think if you have kids and decide to have some fun with your wife, forget about it..
I love this construction, I’m not sure how it meets fire codes, but it’s extremely practical. It may not be appealing to some home buyers, but all architecture has changed throughout the years, I’m sure the market would have a place for this....if it can meet codes. Very interesting 👍🏻
Well it had to have met code or it wouldn't have been completed with tenants living in it 4 years right?
Type 5B construction has no fire rating requirements.
It is Shed construction or just the way it was done before plywood or drywall . You could close up the walls with paneling ,which is removable and batt insulation . Solid wood paneling is used in Europe . I have seen many old buildings done this way . The modern exterior insulation is a plus. It breathes through the interior.
5:50 Flip the cedar decking over amd it will look like new. That will double the decking lifespan.
Really like this concept. Even if you wanted to dress it up a bit and/or soundproof... a little shiplap and rockwool gets the job done, then very little work to do to get at the inside.
WOW! my dream house. too many complaints and nay sayers. I always been felt more at home in the garage than inside. I do agree with you when you said you'd be putting drywall in the bedroom for sound proof, wink wink. bathroom too lol. I LIKE, OLE!
This is a really interesting construction idea. Maximum utility/practicality when it comes to rewiring/fixing/remodeling things in the house, sacrificing the clean look that drywall gives you. This is what a more industrial warehouse or garage might usually look like. Outer insulation makes a lot of sense, since studs really do cripple the efficiency of the insulation.
Great Job Matt! We built our house in virginia with a similar approach. Oak Timber frame plus balloon framing plus lime plaster inside. Zip sheathing and six inches of roxul comfortboard outside ( including the roof). Close to zero thermal bridging!
you do..whether the BC demands it or not.
Nothimg stopping someone from building this way and still putting drywall where they want it... makes alot of sense tbh.
Best thing is that if you're the owner it would be hard for a contractor to hide his mistakes and not fix them.
So it does have Insulation, nice clikbait.
Insulation isn't called that because it is inside the home...
That's not insulation, it's outsulation.
@@AnastasisGrammenos it's still insulation... Look up the definition for the word insulation and you'll see it doesn't matter whether it is inside of the building or on the outside of it. Outsulation is a fairly recently invented term.
Pretty sure that was a joke.
Anast Gramm lmao i was gonna say that 😂
Insulation: protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.
Insuloation is not: protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound, from the inside.
It's insulation on the outside, and the house looks like shit and is impractical.
I could definitely live in a house like that. The overall effect is that of an urban loft, or converted barn.
Low maintenance, easy upgrades, easy access to the utilities. I love the outside of the box thinking. I would have to do something about acoustically isolating the bathroom, though. No need for anyone to hear what goes on in there. Maybe double the shiplap, or create a sandwich material with sound insulation between two layers of thinner faux shiplap, anything to keep bathroom sounds strictly in the bathroom. And no louvered doors! But there are faux louvered doors that would match the look of the house without allowing sound or odor to escape the bathroom. Old-fashioned glass transoms would fit in this house, too - they're very common in Baltimore homes built in the late 1800s thru the early 1900s, before air conditioning and electric fans were common.
Only problem I could foresee with all-wood walls is that if you're one who hangs a lot of stuff on the walls like me (posters, shelves, etc), the wood would soon look like it was termite infested. I'd need to work something out to facilitate easy hang/relocate/remove of artwork and shelving. Maybe a metal grid suspended between the studs. That would work for incident lighting, too.
If I ever move to Austin and build a house I'll definitely look Matt up.
This house is great! Maintenance issues would be so easy to spot before any serious damage! I love the mechanicals being visible & accessible. Besides, drywall is unhealthy. Also love the modern tall kitchen counters! Oh my back! Standard is for shorties! The outside 'skin' keeps the inside dust free. Perfect environment for allergy sensitive people. Decorating would be fun too! I would love a house like this one.
You can insulate a wood house with R22 for under a buck a square foot, or 4-5 dollars a square foot with foam board
Very clean with insulation on the outside and no drywall, a maintenance man's dream home, easy to get to everything. The only problem I was told once by an electrical engineer fire investigator is that foam insulation like that goes up in fire in no time flat.
Pretty cool, especially having the continuous peel/stick and insulation on the outside. Nice and tight! One thing I don't like is that the gaps between the 1x6s vary a lot: tight together in some spots, wide apart in others. This kinda goes against the "precision" aesthetic.
This is a very fair, self-critical analysis of the pros and cons of many progressive details. Kudos.
Sound buffering can be created with tapestries, quilts, matte canvas backfilled with material, and area rugs. That house is pretty close to perfect.
It's a tomb...ugh.
The interior reminds me of what many of the old Classic Queenslander houses in Australia looked like. The difference is that, as these houses were built in hot and/or tropical areas of Australia, the walls weren't insulated or lined at all.
yep, especially right up north, like Townsville. Timber walls on the inside for a neater look but totally exposed frame on the outside.
Love the exposed utilities, and the transparency of everything. Appreciate your lessons learned. Would also mention that the floor level receptacles are very low from an accessibility standpoint, hard for older folks to reach. I understand raising them would entail more exposed MC cable -- inevitably some tradeoffs for this kind of construction. Also, the freestanding wood stove seems like an IAQ nightmare in a tight house like that. Hope you tried to dissuade them from the idea of a combustion appliance in a tight house. Thanks for this video -- lots to consider for next project.
I love the interior of this house with all the exposed wood and shiplap. Drywall and texture are so boring and antiquated. Your approach makes everything easier, including hanging pics and artwork... no guessing where the studs are. Decorating this home would be so much fun.
Love the shiplap OSB burns like cotton and absorbs water like a sponge.
Looks like his sponge is on the exterior, alas.
@@wildswan221 How did you miss the metal siding? No water getting in there. However he should have drywalled the place for good looks.
Matt this is Simply Brilliant! I'm a huge fan of the Perfect Wall and never considered leaving the studs exposed! Having access to plumbing and electrical in the shoulder areas is another brilliant move. I hope you make a mint for the great content you put out. Thanks for this and the many other great videos you have made!
Really love the exposed utilities. Have you considered using mineral insulated copper cable for the electric? It's really beautiful when you expose the copper sheathing and protects against electrical fires.
I love this house so much. It just seems so simple to build yet so efficient all while being extremely durable.
That's how i think most/many of the houses in finland and other northerb europian houses are built.
I was thinking about this too. It's nothing so revolutionary when for Europe is the main way to do it lol
@@TaviOcan U.S. is always slow to adapt
I use a product called Swedish Wood Oil here in the northeast on mine and my customer's cedar decks as well clapboards and shakes. You have to apply it to decks every 3 to 4 years, but it preserves the cedar from both the sun as well as the harsh winter months well giving a natural golden color. Beautiful house, it has a very industrial cottage feel to it, mad props to you and your crew.
Hoping to do this with our addition. We own a 1870 brick farm house. All the brick has been exposed and we are adding an addition to the exterior of the original home, making our living room with vaulted ceilings that scale the brick exterior. I like the idea of adding drywall in a few places for sound proofing. Love the ease of maintenance and updates. Makes sense to me.
Insulation will be on the outside of the brick?
No overhangs on gable ends equals window rot. Maybe not in central Texas but just about anywhere else outside the desert sw. I know you are a window installation geek, but water always finds a way, in time. Overall, love the access to utilities. A man's house.
This exterior insulation concept should be incorporated into a tiny home build.
rockey rocket I was thinking this exactly.
me too. with a smart design, plywood seams can be concealed behind studs and the whole interior structure can just be stained.
I think that would be awesome! Also shipping container homes.
That is how the rest of the world do it
My first thought watching this. I'm actually hoping to start building a tiny home in a year or two, I'd love to sell my current place asap so I can get out of the mortgage and build something myself.
I like it. The only thing I would worry about is fire danger. Drywall on the interior of houses is used in part used to give a house some fire resistance. True, flooring such as conventional carpet over plywood sub flooring has shown its flaws. If fire, in the form of a flaming tree branch falling on the roof, were to occur, how does it stack up against a regular house? I also would have used conduit to protect the electrical wiring. Wood interiors are also not the best at providing a heat sink. So having one interior wall made of concrete, perhaps with a “floor” heating (or cooling) system makes sense. I also would have liked a basement, but that’s probably just me. Maybe I missed it, but was there a heat exchanger for fresh air entering the house? I would like to see a similar concept house using RockWool which is fire resistant. Like other commenters, maybe too many US builders think short term. I love the service spaces which allow for access to the workings of the house. Not much chance of accidentally poking a hole in something you shouldn’t.
I really like the design with the exposed studs.
Not one bit of fashion but if you liked it,,,,, Not for ME
@@rickrosato871 I'm sure what you meant to say is that you don't like it, this is very fashionable.
@@Sam_101. So corn cribs are "in" right now? And, I almost laughed out loud when he was rhapsodizing over the genius of the shelves stuck between the studs. Looks like a kids' "club house" crafted out of a tool shed or some other outbuilding.
love this house Matt, although my grandfather built my house 50 years ago, and its not in perfect shape but I'm sure when it was 5 years old it looked as good as new too, lol
I think your house will easily surpass 50+ with no problems
5 years is still new imo, there had better not be any issues
Outside insulation is the way to go. Well done, Matt.
Matt, I think this was done long before your friend Joe. I studied with a man by the name of Bruce(I am withholding his last name as I have not asked him) he was doing this in the early 70's, basically doing the same thing but with post and beam construction. I agree with you about the studs and energy loss. I am done the opposite I put the rigid foam on the inside up to 4 inches of foam, I did fill the stud cavity with 6 inches of fiberglass. The foam was done in two layers of 2" than 1/2 to 5/8 rock. The advantages of my method are no moisture in the wall, same as your design, I also believe that in New York the room electric outlets are required to be approximately 18" off the floor PS I dislike sprayed foam to the extendant that I think it should be banned for health reasons. All and all well done
Having inspected several homes looks interesting especially on thermal. My only concern would be on sound deading. And echoing as well.
You could always "finish" the walls with plywood backed by dynamat, then hang some mass loaded vinyl between the walls. Should deaden things right up between rooms. Add a solid core door for each room for a stronger effect. Then, to reduce per-room echo, get some geometric foam tiles hung up on the walls.
If you add sound insulation and rockwool inside each room before you add drywall and then switch to solid doors, you create a VERY well sound insulated house. One of those rooms would actually be good enough at that point to turn into a studio or home theater.
Nice house. I like the "parka" concept.
One note: the electrical outlet box should be at least 12 inches from the floor.
@@strange-universe code requirement
Ants and embodied energy are two things that come to mind. I have designed many houses with an outside wrap. Structuring windows is always a challenge and R values in Northern New England suggest filling the walls. It looks like this house has 3" at R-6. Good air barrier, but not great in very cold climates. As a design I like the exposed studs. Reminds me of a hunting camp.
Brilliant! I would love to explore this direction when we build.
I think this is beautifully clean and timeless. I Actually love how everything is exposed. And as a chef, I prefer the higher counter tops. Thank you for this tour. Great design. Well done.
What is odd is there are no fire breaks in the house, lovered doors allowing smoke spread throughout the house and no sheetrock as a temporary fire barrier. It's crazy, with the HVAC system and wood walls, you will hear everything in the house.
There would be very few places for fire and smoke to hide,so the smoke detectors would go into alarm much sooner.Also if someone was home and house was equipped with good fire extinguisher it would be much easier to deal with.
HVAC is uber quiet. He covered that in another video.
@@MrHeavyzz4 - Plus... restoration after a fire would much easier than dealing with restoration in a traditional dry walled home.
Fire code is my question as well. Don't you need drywall or at least more that=n one layer of wood between rooms and floors to meet code? In Maine I think this would only be allowed in a seasonal "camp" (cabin).
I am not in a position right now to build or take on any remodels I'd like to do in my house but I have learned a few new things in every one of your videos. I can't watch 10 videos in 3 days from one channel without subscribing! Great info and I will be sharing all applicable videos when I get the time to take on some of my own projects.
I think this is wonderful.I like the "No Sheetrock" thing. We have had this moldy, dusty crap shoved down our throats for decades. I have been fortunate to have lived in a few "Old Houses" that had nearly perfect lath & plaster, and I was sick a lot less, and my pets lived longer, healthier lives. Today, there's no such thing as a "reroof", it's a "reroof, and tearout the moldy drywall, and re-drywall. Drywall is a scam!
The air share fan slightly disturbed me. If someone took a really bad dump, it is pulling air from the bathroom and blowing the stench a few feet from the kitchen. Appetizing!
Oh, look at you. You figured this out and don't even mince around in a skinny suit with brown shoes and a bow tie. Must be because you don't have a Master's in Architecture that you can see an obvious daily problem with this POS design. 👍
1.25X cost of standard construction with all the charm of living in a 1920's Mississippi Delta sharecropper shack crossed with a 1940's corrugated iron tractor shed. Cleaning/dusting between the stud bases is done how, how often, and with what level of uber-tedium? Did anybody think this through much?
i'll be building my own house after I retire in a couple more years. This exterior insulation method looks like the way to go.
One of my favorite videos. I would have loved some details on the energy consumption of the house and the changes to cost of building it based on the approach.
Like many current building methods, sheetrock is cheapest way to cover large wall areas! Carpet is cheapest way to cover large floor areas, etc, etc. Building for generations is usually NOT normal. Housing is a "market" for the most part. I have built fine quality, substantial before and the house was priced "to the market' in dollars per square.ft.
I'd live in that in a heartbeat.
Matt, I found this video when searching for confirmation videos of an idea I have for my older home recently purchased. I’m presently removing all the sheetrock panels and insulation strips. I thought of alternatives to sheetrock for interior appearance and security due to hunters next door to our property. Our home has been shot by hunters quite a number of times. Recently, one of my children and I were almost shot while installing fencing in yard. With that said, installing shiplap on the interior may help prevent accidental shooting since we can’t leverage the Town nor County to mandate setbacks for shooters from homes.
Thanks for sharing a home that simply makes sense!! I have inspected many homes over the years and have learned that almost none of the builders change from the Old School way of insulating, framing, running wiring, etc.
That's a bachelor pad if I've ever seen one. Love it!
What immediately appeals to me, besides the summer cottage feel, is the studio ability of it. Doing built in benches and shelves, for instance, is extremely straight-forward and able to be done in a much stronger structural way, and yet disassembly and modification would be just as easy.
A cost breakdown would be interesting to see. You are saving a good bit by not having to do drywall, run ductwork, or install traditional insulation.
Love the house, but no sign off? How do we know this is actually Matt Risinger if he doesn't say "ON THE BUILD SHOW!"
I will definitely consider this technique for my dream small house build. As a journeyman carpenter and currently a plumber's apprentice, I recognize the huge convenience of having inside access to all plumbing, and electric lines. Makes a huge difference in future upkeep, and renovations, additions, etc. Kudos!
Watched this again and again, such a brilliant design!! A lot to learn from!! Thanks so much!!
So really in that house you just need to add sheetrock to the downstairs ceiling with sound deadening to cut down on sound. I like the idea of finishing the walls in wood vs sheetrock. Pretty cool concept to wrap the outside of the house vs in between the walls.
I'd probably would just use wood with sound deadening which would act as extra insulation. So many people are hung up on no sheetrock, not long ago there was no sheetrock. Funny what people have become accustom too.
This is a great concept for us here in the deep south/coastal areas, where flooding is a major concern, especially during the wet months/hurricane season. We wouldn't have to rip/replace the lower section of the walls. But I wonder how the insulation on the outside will hold up to flooding.
I need to figure out how to incorporate this into my house remodeling/flipping business.
I loved this video.
Just got laid off of my job doing water mitigation- restoration and some reconstruction, which gave me, as well as seeing your many videos/similar
A clear understanding of what I'm suited for and desire to do for my career- Home improvement and Construction
Hey @Matt Risinger, could you explain/illustrate how to seal off the bottom of the perfect wall where the insulation board and metal meet the top of the foundation? Thanks!
Bet the insulation and sealing stop at the bottom of the foundation, meaning a conditioned craw space
Wow Matt I love this house ! It has a old house feel which I love but so practical and unique. The outside insulation is obviously the future of home construction. Very nicely done. I put what i call a heat reclaimer in my house with high vaulted great room bringing the wasted heat down and very gently blowing across the open plan living area. I think that should be in every house, good to see it in this really cool home.
Interesting house but louvered doors for the bathrooms is the craziest thing I have ever seen. The fundamental concept behind a bathroom is to have privacy!
when you drop a big deuce everyone gets a whiff. Nice.
Privacy is at best a tertiary design concept. Primary is having a place to "go". Secondary is removing waste from the house.
I totally agree, but it sounds like the original owner is a bachelor, so there would be no one around to hear anything.
So he never brought a girl home? What happens if either one need to drop a deuce? Not cool for anyone.
Louvered door for toilet--just plain stupid, unless an exhaust fan is used.
The issue I have with this type of construction is the insulation used, make sure it is the fire proof variety, not the cheap type - see Grenfel tower block fire for just how wrong this can go.
For interior sound proofing for a family home, I would use Fermacel or similar gypsum fiberboard instead of traditional drywall - it outperforms plasterboard in every way possible (except price). I have used it in two houses now and it is great. You can even attach tings to it with screws, try that with regular plasterboards.
In Hawaii they build houses without insulation. And the insides ussually look like this. Mostly becuase it's not to hot or cold there.
That's nice, BUT its not in Hawaii nor San Diego CA.
Newzchspy true but I bet this house is extremely energy efficient.
You really don't like this house.
No, I really don't, BUT does that matter. I am not the buyer and I do NOT have to live in it. To each their own.
Ashish Patel those lucky bastards! I hope the property taxes and cost of living reflect the aforementioned facts
In Northern Europe this kind of 'outsulation' is used for decades. They build housed that even create more energy than they use.
Although these houses are pretty energy efficient, you have to adapt your ventilation habits, since this kind of 'outsulation' makes buildings more vulnerable to mold.
8:05 why would you run it through the crawlspace? It would be easier to work with in the future if it was all visible and in conduit. Not to mention, conduit is pretty.
I love it. I have an 1890 house. I'm tearing down the old, deteriorating inside down to the studs and it doesn't look unlike this. Will heat with a wood stove. Could say much more here, but will PM you later -
Mitsubishi ductless is the best! Swear by em. LOVE IT!
Just be sure to get a full cleaning every 5-7 years depending on indoor air quality and usage. Lots of black mold builds up inside.
I charge $400+tax for a full cleaning. If you balance that out over 5+ years, about $90/yr maintenance.
I think your concept of barriers and exterior insulation are brilliant. I would be afraid that the local building inspectors would say no way, just because they do not understand it. North idaho RE agent here.
In concept this isn't much different than a sip exterior on a timber frame home. Those as I recall is being built in most of Idaho & most other states in the US.
@@salimufari there are very few SIP builders-in North Idaho. and most homes here are stick built.
I love the shoulder area, the outsulation, and the exposed utility look, but what about fireproofing???
My first thought as well, as my city's inspector constantly nitpicks about sealing & fireblocking stud spaces. He'd have a heart attack on this one. All it's gonna take is one kitchen fire and this thing is gone
Hi Alexander Riccio, The Code is based on an “enclosed area”. This construction has no such voids. The fireproofing is about sealing the cavity so fire does not enter. If the fire gets inside walls, the structure may need to be demolished. Fireproofing is to preserve the home from extreme damage in a contained fire.
To soundproof the bedroom for example, I would put denim insulation between the studs and just stretch some fabric over it after. I saw a guy do something like that for a studio room and the acoustics was amazing. Pretty neat house all in all. Personally I would want something different, but to each their own.
I was an electrician for 20 years. Reminds me of some the older houses I worked in that has ship lap on the walls that were eventually covered by drywall over the years. We used to find everything and anything in those wall voids. They made them out of any materials they could find. Lot of those people worked in turn of century factories and would bring home wood from shipping containers. It still had painted labels on it.
My only question other than acoustics would be fire suppression. What about slowing burn time? Like drywall is rated for.
Fire codes can vary greatly from place to place. Guessing they have less where this is built.
Call an electrician and ask for price of wiring a new house, then ask for a quote were all the wire has to be surface mounted and you will see your money fly out the door. If you hate drywall use magnesium board and it will be fireproof too...wall board allows wiring to be protected, if you have to encase all your wiring you could have put wall board on and had places to hang some nice art..
not my piece of cake. the walls just seem like a dust collector and there are no eaves for the rain on the outside walls.
just get the wife to get out there and dust them
@@errorsofmodernism9715 did I insult you or something, how dare you assume that im dumb enough to get married. lol
I am an architect and absolutely agree that houses should be insulated on the outside as well, especially in Texas with the strong summer sun. But not a huge fan of the exposed studs, not the greatest look, also a lot of surfaces for dust to settle, spiders to make a web, etc. I enjoy new and unique design, but this seems to be less practical than finished walls. Thanks for sharing though, interesting to see.
All I can see are all those horizontal boards that look perfect for built-in bookshelving (though only for paperbacks, lol).