I'll confess in the beginning I thought this concrete house was a little bit of a crazy project but you absolutely know what you're doing every step of the way and you've brought your vision to reality. The trim really pulls it all together. Amazing to hear how well the geothermal system is working for you even in bitter weather. Congrats!
I'm sure there are others that can do what you are doing here but your attention to detail and to give us a visual story is special. I watch every thing you create. You have so many things going that I don't know when you have time to work for pay. Keep up the good work.
You, my friend, are a modern day genius. Never have I seen anyone as talent-diversified as you. I have always been a talented Jack of all trades myself, being 75 now nearing the end of my prime, but all the things I have seen you do are so incredibly professional that you are on a totally different level. I could write a book on your accomplishments. The drive, the retained knowledge, the intestinal fortitude, wow. I am in awe.
Holy my, that went from block of concrete to a beautiful house in 1 video, LOT of work has gone into this for you, and Its amazing what you have accomplished.
Jesse. I absolutely LOVE the new look of the house! Actually, I have the same colors that you have, gray with white trim and corner trim. We also have black shutters with a black roof. As you were panning over the house after your snowfall, I really admired the white roof!!!! It looked gorgeous! Maybe some day, if we need a new roof, I'd like white, and I'd paint the shutters white too. It's always a joy to watch your videos. Even as old as I am, I still learn things. You are always so calm, and meticulous. Your skills are many, and top notch!!!!
Excellent job..I like it a lot, in Australia mostly we render over brick and then paint. This is how my house is finished, we painted in a dark forest green because we live in a very green suburb, lots of trees, so it fits the backdrop quite nicely. Anyways keep up the good work Jesse.
Nice. Very nice. My wife's uncle bought and refurbished many older homes, converting them into rental properties. I can still remember him talking about putting new vinyl siding and trim on them. He'd get this big grin and say, "It makes ladies out of them." You're doing just that, adding more and more beauty with every new touch. Keep up the good work.
Amazing what you can achieve with the right expert on the job...Jesse you are an outstanding builder, your wife and kids must love their new mansion....All the best Sir.
yay! finally finished the video. Jesse, I know we don't know each other or anything like that, but it has simply been so cool to watch you build this tough, unique, modernized and eco friendly home literally from the basement up for your family over the past few years. I genuinely hope your kid's kids grow up in this home and it stays in your family for generations to come after that. ♥
Honestly my brother it looks fantastic !! The returns you put on the soffit and fascia is called a semi Greek return , a complete Greek return would be against the wall there would be a slight gap. Just love it ! Your parents must really be proud of you boys !! Thanks 👍
I had a house that was built in 1923 and never had soffit or fascia. I put it up 2 years ago and finally can say the house looks finished now. Love the look of you house Jesse! Good move on your part.
Wow it looks a million house Jesse you done a super fantastic job. I agree with you Jesse looking at the house we can not that it needs a bit of paint it would look even much beautiful home.
House looks great, Jesse! I think for the most part the finish looks good, but I understand you concern with the uneven colours / texture. I really appreciate your videos and you’re a skilled worker and great dad 😊 You inspire me to try new projects.
Great Job Jesse ! When you started to use the ram set i said to my self, Jesse is not going to be happy with that choice, glad you went with the Tapcon worked out well in the long run more labor but a better out come. Keep up the Great work.
That's really cleaned up the rough edges nicely. Painting the render would really sharpen it up. I was just thinking while looking at the front door that it would look good to copy the retaining wall out back and create a raised paving area in front of the door with planting space either side, but then you mentioned a porch which will also finish it off.
That is the coolest house I've watch and watch a lot ave houses and cabin over the years. Looking forward to the garage built and the in side of beautiful hhome.
As far as the exterior treatment goes, I won't offer advice, but I'll just tell you what I did. I built my house back in about 1997. it is partially concrete block and partly wood frame with plywood exterior sheathing. as I stood there contemplating it, I had the same feeling you expressed - after all this work I want it to look good when it's done. I knew I wanted stucco, but I knew almost nothing about the options available. I live in florida, and back then new houses were going up all over the place. so I cruised around looking at houses in the stucco stage. I found one that I liked the final texture on and talked to the two guys doing it. they came by my house and gave me a bid. I think it was $900 and I can't remember if that included materials. in any case I thought it was fair considering I had seen their work, so they got the job. they had the sand and mortar delivered and came out bright and early on Saturday. they were an excellent team. the one guy was a artist with the application, and the other worked his ass off mixing and keeping the mix table full. by Sunday night they were done with two full coats and it looked great. they even suggested 4 ft long x3" about 4 ft off the ground accent bands at the building corners. perfect. no extra charge. not gaudy. I was glad as hell to pay them. I painted the house with top quality paint and it has been beautiful ever since.
Seems like a nice tip could have been in order for them. That is crazy quick unless the house is really small. Have you had to recoat the paint ? How long does it hold up?
@@jmuller86 Hmmm... that was 25 years ago, and I'm 72 now. Meaning, details like cost and job time should not be relied on. I shouldn't have tried dredging up details like that from the murky past. Yet they could only work on the weekend because they worked full time for a home builder. and I'm pretty sure they did not come more than one weekend. my house is about 900 sq ft with walls to 7'4" (although there are two large gables). But my point was that I spent money to have professionals do the job and it was a smart move. No, I have lived in the house since it was built and haven't had to do anything to the paint. I used a semi gloss white (or almost white). I had used the same process when it came time to shingle the roof. Scouted out a good crew, used top quality shingles, and the roof is fine 25 years later. 6:12 pitch, dimensional shingles. maybe it was them that I paid the $900 to. In any case, you get my point.
I just had time to finish this episode, all these details! It is making the house POP! It looks to me like the stucco is drying to a more consistent texture and color! It looks fantastic! I hope you got the most of it before this last week of nasty weather. Also, I caught a “GUD” in there…😂
Crazy how much they charge for soffet! vinyl sided 15 years ago and it was expensive back then. Awesome you have the same colors I did, Grey with white. :D
This is amazing. Before this it kinda looked like a concrete police station in Siberia somewhere. It now looks like a beautiful home ( that needs some more color :) ) Well done.
It looks amazing! That’s a lot of house so take your time. Everything you’ve done so far adds grandure to this house! The architectural interest makes it something very special!! Excited to see what a front deck will do to kind of ground the front of the house. Wondering if you might paint the door a vivid color ?? Something that would tie in to whatever landscape you might use.. anyway.. I’ve been following along since the beginning.. love your videos and your family and can’t wait to see you all get moved in!!!
Excellent finish to your property. I myself would have made the gable ends into broken pediments to give less white mass and more style. Still you have made a fantastic job of the whole project. Took me years to finish my traditional house but it is always worth it to see things done well. Best wishes from the UK. Thank you for posting.
That place is an awesome looking house now with the trim!!! I'd leave it like that the dif colors look cool!! You made a house you don't have to do a thing with for atleast 50 to 100 years other than maybe some sealer!!! 0 cost
All the trim work made a vast improvement on look of your house. Great job. I would definitely paint the stucco work. I good semi gloss would look good and add water protection. Flat paint sucks up water and get chalky after few years.
Looks better for sure. One thing you could consider is putting up a white horizontal trim board like between the windows or lined up with the roof edge of the front door gable. I did that on my house and it turned out well.
Goodness knows how many Gorillas it takes to make that glue, and the industrial strength must be the John Wayne type, so there can't be many left in the rain forests. I have some in my kitchen cupboard :) A house made out of Gorillas must be good :) A very beautiful job done. The painting should finish it off a treat :)
To finally say your home looks fantastically fabulous. I know that you will select a great finish for the stucco. Keep it safe brother. His blessings...☝️🙏🙌💪🎯
Jess, the new trim looks really good and has taken the harsh look off the build, I'm sure when the gutters and downspouts are fitted it will look even better, with regard to the exterior finish/colour I would let it weather for at least a year if not more, then see how it turns out, remember if you paint it once you're painting for the rest of your days, don't think you want that!!!👍
Jesse it looks so much better!! Here are some things that I would highly recommend : instead of using lexel to seal the top of the drip edge use Turbo poly seal and fleece this stuff works awesome! After that I would maybe consider using a silicone white roof coating over the entire roof. Next I think adding some cedar shutters on some of the windows mite look nice. I’m glad you talked about doing a wrap around deck cause I was just going to recommend doing that. And also of course painting the house like you already said. But def check out the turbo poly seal and using the fleece with it there’s actually a guy with a channel called “the roof doctor” and he uses it in like every one of his videos lol. Keep up the good work man 👍
I'll confess in the beginning I thought this concrete house was a little bit of a crazy project but you absolutely know what you're doing every step of the way and you've brought your vision to reality. The trim really pulls it all together. Amazing to hear how well the geothermal system is working for you even in bitter weather. Congrats!
I'm sure there are others that can do what you are doing here but your attention to detail and to give us a visual story is special. I watch every thing you create. You have so many things going that I don't know when you have time to work for pay. Keep up the good work.
That definitely gave the house a more finished look. I like it. Enjoying all the builds!
You, my friend, are a modern day genius. Never have I seen anyone as talent-diversified as you. I have always been a talented Jack of all trades myself, being 75 now nearing the end of my prime, but all the things I have seen you do are so incredibly professional that you are on a totally different level. I could write a book on your accomplishments. The drive, the retained knowledge, the intestinal fortitude, wow. I am in awe.
Thank you
Compliments to Jesse, those finishing touches really adds a touch of elegance to the house.
Jesse, thank you for taking us along on this journey. I look forward to your videos, the music choices and length make for an enjoyable watch.
Congratulation man! You have all kinds of talents. This finishing touch makes all the difference
This makes your home look fabulous. Job well done. Everything you do is so beautiful. 😊
Holy my, that went from block of concrete to a beautiful house in 1 video, LOT of work has gone into this for you, and Its amazing what you have accomplished.
Jesse. I absolutely LOVE the new look of the house! Actually, I have the same colors that you have, gray with white trim and corner trim. We also have black shutters with a black roof. As you were panning over the house after your snowfall, I really admired the white roof!!!! It looked gorgeous! Maybe some day, if we need a new roof, I'd like white, and I'd paint the shutters white too. It's always a joy to watch your videos. Even as old as I am, I still learn things. You are always so calm, and meticulous. Your skills are many, and top notch!!!!
Excellent job..I like it a lot, in Australia mostly we render over brick and then paint. This is how my house is finished, we painted in a dark forest green because we live in a very green suburb, lots of trees, so it fits the backdrop quite nicely. Anyways keep up the good work Jesse.
Jesse, you've completely transformed the house and made it look great. Job well done!
👍 Killed it bro! Agree about the stucco, don't short yourself, it will always look "unfinished".
Nice. Very nice. My wife's uncle bought and refurbished many older homes, converting them into rental properties. I can still remember him talking about putting new vinyl siding and trim on them. He'd get this big grin and say, "It makes ladies out of them." You're doing just that, adding more and more beauty with every new touch. Keep up the good work.
The trim is timeless 👍. Colors can come and go but your style of trim will work well no matter what color you choose. Excellent work 😁👍 1:21:08
Amazing what you can achieve with the right expert on the job...Jesse you are an outstanding builder, your wife and kids must love their new mansion....All the best Sir.
Love all the. Shots of the scenery😊😊😊😊
Holy smokes,,your home is absolutely beautiful,, I can tell your one with your home,,I know that feeling . Love to you and your family.
You know its a great Sunday when we get a new Jesse video!!Another great one
Wow everything you did in this video seriously made the house pop. Watching you break ground on this property and now at thjs point has been awesome
Hay Jessie I live in Australia your house looks magic everythink is a work of art good on you for sticking to your own design
Painting with a sandy colour will be nice. It's looking great already.
Very nicely done my friend very well done regards Alan and Ella from the UK
The trim makes the house Jesse, great job man. really gives it a finished attention to detail look. I'm diggin it.................
yay! finally finished the video.
Jesse, I know we don't know each other or anything like that, but it has simply been so cool to watch you build this tough, unique, modernized and eco friendly home literally from the basement up for your family over the past few years.
I genuinely hope your kid's kids grow up in this home and it stays in your family for generations to come after that. ♥
Thank you
Well put 👍
Honestly my brother it looks fantastic !! The returns you put on the soffit and fascia is called a semi Greek return , a complete Greek return would be against the wall there would be a slight gap. Just love it ! Your parents must really be proud of you boys !! Thanks 👍
I had a house that was built in 1923 and never had soffit or fascia. I put it up 2 years ago and finally can say the house looks finished now. Love the look of you house Jesse! Good move on your part.
Same here. Saved me tons of paint.
Wow it looks a million house Jesse you done a super fantastic job.
I agree with you Jesse looking at the house we can not that it needs a bit of paint it would look even much beautiful home.
The trim makes it look 1000% better. Definitely top notch.
It all sounds good. Congratulations, Jesse!
I've been watching this since the beginning. You kick as man.
House looks great, Jesse! I think for the most part the finish looks good, but I understand you concern with the uneven colours / texture. I really appreciate your videos and you’re a skilled worker and great dad 😊 You inspire me to try new projects.
Great Job Jesse ! When you started to use the ram set i said to my self, Jesse is not going to be happy with that choice, glad you went with the Tapcon worked out well in the long run more labor but a better out come. Keep up the Great work.
Wow the house is looking great Jesse. Impressive job on the exterior work
That's really cleaned up the rough edges nicely. Painting the render would really sharpen it up.
I was just thinking while looking at the front door that it would look good to copy the retaining wall out back and create a raised paving area in front of the door with planting space either side, but then you mentioned a porch which will also finish it off.
Good call, Jesse! Looks really good!!!!! 👍🏻
Great choice on the white trim. As usual excellent job!
Looks great, the trim sure made it stand out!👌👌
That is the coolest house I've watch and watch a lot ave houses and cabin over the years. Looking forward to the garage built and the in side of beautiful hhome.
As far as the exterior treatment goes, I won't offer advice, but I'll just tell you what I did.
I built my house back in about 1997. it is partially concrete block and partly wood frame with plywood exterior sheathing. as I stood there contemplating it, I had the same feeling you expressed - after all this work I want it to look good when it's done. I knew I wanted stucco, but I knew almost nothing about the options available. I live in florida, and back then new houses were going up all over the place. so I cruised around looking at houses in the stucco stage. I found one that I liked the final texture on and talked to the two guys doing it. they came by my house and gave me a bid. I think it was $900 and I can't remember if that included materials. in any case I thought it was fair considering I had seen their work, so they got the job. they had the sand and mortar delivered and came out bright and early on Saturday. they were an excellent team. the one guy was a artist with the application, and the other worked his ass off mixing and keeping the mix table full. by Sunday night they were done with two full coats and it looked great. they even suggested 4 ft long x3" about 4 ft off the ground accent bands at the building corners. perfect. no extra charge. not gaudy. I was glad as hell to pay them.
I painted the house with top quality paint and it has been beautiful ever since.
Seems like a nice tip could have been in order for them. That is crazy quick unless the house is really small. Have you had to recoat the paint ? How long does it hold up?
@@jmuller86 Hmmm... that was 25 years ago, and I'm 72 now. Meaning, details like cost and job time should not be relied on. I shouldn't have tried dredging up details like that from the murky past. Yet they could only work on the weekend because they worked full time for a home builder. and I'm pretty sure they did not come more than one weekend. my house is about 900 sq ft with walls to 7'4" (although there are two large gables).
But my point was that I spent money to have professionals do the job and it was a smart move. No, I have lived in the house since it was built and haven't had to do anything to the paint. I used a semi gloss white (or almost white).
I had used the same process when it came time to shingle the roof. Scouted out a good crew, used top quality shingles, and the roof is fine 25 years later. 6:12 pitch, dimensional shingles.
maybe it was them that I paid the $900 to. In any case, you get my point.
I just had time to finish this episode, all these details! It is making the house POP! It looks to me like the stucco is drying to a more consistent texture and color! It looks fantastic! I hope you got the most of it before this last week of nasty weather. Also, I caught a “GUD” in there…😂
Crazy how much they charge for soffet!
vinyl sided 15 years ago and it was expensive back then.
Awesome you have the same colors I did, Grey with white. :D
That gave the outside some much needed character. Another awesome job!
This is amazing. Before this it kinda looked like a concrete police station in Siberia somewhere. It now looks like a beautiful home ( that needs some more color :) ) Well done.
That really changed the appearance of the house. Great job.
Nice transfermation from earth to home... we have grown together!
Wow! That really made a difference….such excellent craftsmanship! Impressive Jesse…..
Freaking amazing work! You've come along ways!
It looks amazing! That’s a lot of house so take your time. Everything you’ve done so far adds grandure to this house! The architectural interest makes it something very special!! Excited to see what a front deck will do to kind of ground the front of the house. Wondering if you might paint the door a vivid color ?? Something that would tie in to whatever landscape you might use.. anyway.. I’ve been following along since the beginning.. love your videos and your family and can’t wait to see you all get moved in!!!
The word that comes from your forsite is "CLASSY"! Thank you for sharing! 👍 😊
That really elevated the look of the house Jesse. Well done. And pretty impressive numbers on your geothermal efficiency. Cheers, brother.
You know your channel is doing well when dudes like farmcraft101 are watching.
Definitely made a huge impact for the better on curb appeal house looks great thank you for sharing.
Wow, your home turned beautiful. Definitely worth the money and your personal effect. Great job well done.
The roof line looks really neat and crisp now. Makes everthing pop!
Wow. The trim really took the house up a notch.
What a difference Jesse, nice work.
"Wonderful", that is so vary nice!!! It's like a tie on a man's suit, it completes the look, as the finish trim completes your home!
It's really coming together. Congratulations on a job well done!
Excellent finish to your property. I myself would have made the gable ends into broken pediments to give less white mass and more style. Still you have made a fantastic job of the whole project. Took me years to finish my traditional house but it is always worth it to see things done well. Best wishes from the UK. Thank you for posting.
That place is an awesome looking house now with the trim!!! I'd leave it like that the dif colors look cool!! You made a house you don't have to do a thing with for atleast 50 to 100 years other than maybe some sealer!!! 0 cost
WOW. Crisp and clean Jesse. Wish I could afford you...
The moment I've been waiting for. Great job Jesse 👏
I think the soffit detail really added to the appeal of the house.
And it'll never rot. Win-win
The job you have done goes without words, love it.
Awesome house. Lots a work nice job thanks for sharing.🎉
Looking very nice Jesse!
Very nice work Jesse looks great
Looking great and look forward to more videos
All the trim work made a vast improvement on look of your house. Great job. I would definitely paint the stucco work. I good semi gloss would look good and add water protection. Flat paint sucks up water and get chalky after few years.
The house now looks sharp , clean lines and angles
Looking good Jesse. 👍
Truly amazing detail Jesse!! Thank you for sharing another awesome video!! Take care, stay safe and lots of love to the family!
Nice decisions and excellent execution Jess. Well done.
Looks better for sure. One thing you could consider is putting up a white horizontal trim board like between the windows or lined up with the roof edge of the front door gable. I did that on my house and it turned out well.
The house looks amazing. Sure hope you get the CO soon. Love your videos for so many reasons. Thanks for posting.
You amaze me! I'll bet your family can't wait to move in the house
Looks great! Moving forward. Progress. Blessings.
That is quite a difference!!! Looks great!!
Flicking Fantastic Jesse!!!!😊
That definitely is a great look with the trim on there. Enjoying your videos and the build progress.
Goodness knows how many Gorillas it takes to make that glue, and the industrial strength must be the John Wayne type, so there can't be many left in the rain forests. I have some in my kitchen cupboard :) A house made out of Gorillas must be good :) A very beautiful job done. The painting should finish it off a treat :)
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Yep this made a huge improvement to the looks.
To finally say your home looks fantastically fabulous. I know that you will select a great finish for the stucco. Keep it safe brother. His blessings...☝️🙏🙌💪🎯
The house is looking great.
Thanks Jesse. You NEVER have to locate studs. Tapcons Baby!
Jess, the new trim looks really good and has taken the harsh look off the build, I'm sure when the gutters and downspouts are fitted it will look even better, with regard to the exterior finish/colour I would let it weather for at least a year if not more, then see how it turns out, remember if you paint it once you're painting for the rest of your days, don't think you want that!!!👍
Absolutely awesome, from someone at this a long time .
Great work Jesse, so much better.
Your house looks great, like finished almost.
Great job.
Jesse it looks so much better!! Here are some things that I would highly recommend : instead of using lexel to seal the top of the drip edge use Turbo poly seal and fleece this stuff works awesome! After that I would maybe consider using a silicone white roof coating over the entire roof. Next I think adding some cedar shutters on some of the windows mite look nice. I’m glad you talked about doing a wrap around deck cause I was just going to recommend doing that. And also of course painting the house like you already said. But def check out the turbo poly seal and using the fleece with it there’s actually a guy with a channel called “the roof doctor” and he uses it in like every one of his videos lol. Keep up the good work man 👍
Looks GREAT Jesse!!
Great job Jesse. I couldn't work in the snow like you do.
Very pretty.....maybe staining or painting the stucco would even out the look......great hard work.
Wow what a difference it looks great nice job.
Looks great👍 id case in the windows, that wide board👍.
Sure added a nice touch to the house - good decision on using the coil stock
That does look so much nicer. Good job
look very nice Jesse and love your videos😀😀😎
Nice work, man. This looks great.
Dude as always amazing work. Thanks for sharing. Nice job.