5 Things I wish I knew when having my house built...
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As an electrician I always try to convince people that they're going to want more Outlets than what they have and they always tell me no we're good and then a year later I'm back adding more Outlets
My fav outlet is the one in my pantry for my mounted hand vac!
I wish I could pull that off I do plumbing I cant exactly suggust more water lines in the house.
Thank you, we are remodeling and basically doubling the amount of receptacles in many areas
@@annabughman1886 yes this is one that is on my list to add as well!
@@blakel4595 I also wish I had added an outlet on each side of our island, not just one side.
Pre-wire for all your entertainment needs. And my personal favorite is handicap sized doors everywhere in the entire house. When it comes time to move in furniture and things you'll thank me
Good point! I work for a contractor and whenever we build a house. Maybe once every 2 years we make sure to help people carry their large peices in the house so we don't have to come back and fix the drywall and scratches on the door casings. Small town so boss is personal with everyone. It's a nice thing he does to keep his name spread cause all his work is word of mouth
Handicap sized doors is a great idea, not only for moving stuff but also if you ever get hurt and also if you ever want to rent or sell the place to a disabled person.
Its perfectly okay to over do the entertainment needs. Id run conduit now if possible! Feeding a wire like an internet cord behind a wall blind later is a pain in the ass.
As a tech nerd I'm glad I ran conduit before finishing a rebuild of my house. I overdid it a lot but now I know I'll never need to fish wires ever again. Also if you're planning to add security cameras run conduit for it before you finish your home
@@mouaxiong8618 Yeah it's pretty simple and cheap to install while building the house so it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
That and having a handicapped accessible house is a selling point.
'Cut down all the trees" Um, NO! Mature trees are a blessing! Trees take a LONG to to grow. Obviously trees within the footprint of the house must go.
Yes! This is a huge reason why I don’t like new homes. A treed yard is more important to me than maybe it should be. Lol.
I don’t know if he meant literally all the trees, just any that you may not want close to the house later. Depending where you live, you may not want trees close to the house during storm season. And tree roots are known for mucking up the plumbing as they age.
He didn’t say to cut down all the trees, he said remove the trees within 15 feet of your house. That’s solid advice and is standard to home owning. Obviously don’t pull out healthy, sturdy trees that don’t pose a danger but having trees so close to your roof and foundation in America where there’s various forms of inclement weather in each region is a risk to your property and family. In many jurisdictions there are rules regarding tree removal and planting and oftentimes to remove multiple you have to replace them elsewhere on the property.
@@cmessett11 You mean like my plumbing. Sewer line is screwed $4,200 just for the toilet to work. And it sux. 😱😱😱😱😪😪
@ineverusemychannel he said “50 feet” I believe.
As someone that does cabinets. The fact the cabinets are already installed right now had me cringing.
As someone who doesn’t install cabinets, why? lol
@@linearmemories there going to get really banged up by the time the house is move in ready for the customer. It's also a sign of low quality cabinets and builder. With my shop most of the paint and texture is done. The boxes without the doors go in. Then the floor, electrical, countertops, plumbing, appliances etc is done before the doors get installed. The house is just about ready for its final clean when we install the doors.
Source; I'm the #2 cabinet finisher in my area for one of the top cabinet shops aground here.
@@swissham6162 sounds legit
I’ve been hanging high end kitchens for 6 years and I was thinking the exact same thing
@@linearmemories floors aren’t installed and first paint hasn’t been completed.
Install floor electrical outlet boxes and conduits before they pour foundation. Also, there’s nothing wrong with old furniture.
#6) Show up every morning with coffee & doughnuts for the workers...$300 in coffee & doughnuts will get you $5,000 in free extras. From a Realtor of 30 plus years.
You show up and chit chat every morning, you'll cause delays.
@@johnalmgren2183 I didn't say chit chat I said drop off coffee and donuts. Obviously you've never built a house I've built hundreds.
How many month's does it take to build a house? And on average how many people are their working every day? 6 months at 5 day's a week gets you 130 days, times four workers gives you about 50 cent's a day to spend on coffee and doughnuts. That's being very conservative as well
@@pureblood2020 No man has built hundreds of homes... You've hired homes to be built..
@@jamesrussell6870 who give af?
#6 Don't install or store the kitchen cabinets inside before the drywall and painting is done.
When buying new house make sure to replace all furniture 😂😂😂 I’d rather be financially smart
Yeah, I thought that was pretty dumb. I have some furniture that my great Aunts and great Grandmothers have passed down. They will be with me for life no matter what house we move to.
People buy antiques. That's old furniture.
Plan for furniture.
Depends if you’re upsizing or downsizing and how many kids you have.
The idea is putting existing furniture in a brand new house instantly ages it; you don’t realize how worn the upholstered furniture looks till it’s contrasted by new surroundings. If you can, plan for that.
@@cmessett11 ages it..?
because houses don’t look like people, I dunno, live in them?
#6 Don’t listen to him. Don’t do upgrades. Keep your furniture and only buy things you actually need. Keep it simple and save your hard earned money.
@@ernestoalfaro1882 … well you pretty much repeated what I said in more words and replies.
Remove all trees?! WTF!! Do not do this. Trees will cool down the area around themselves in hot Summer days and provide habitat for wildlife. You can work around them and save them.
@@clmbgcllg89 … Although you are accurate it’s a double edged sword keeping to many trees. Moisture is trapped under trees and around plant life which can cause rotting and molding of your home. Which is not good for your health. Also you would have to use chemicals to prevent mold damage which if not careful can cause damage to the ground.
We need a healthy balance of trees and things in our personal lives.
@@garrimic3 I am a civil engineer and I do storm drainage designs, trees literally suck water out of the ground and allow it to evaporate. There's calculations that take trees into account - they help dry the soil.
Also not everyone lives where it's wet like that. Many places around where I live you can dig down 30+ feet and never encounter wet or even very damp soil.
Also different species of trees can make a difference. Here we have one type of tree that is overwhelmingly the most common and the ground is always the dryest around those trees. And the roots go by and large primarily straight down into the soil so little chance of foundation damage as well.
@@blakel4595 …. I live in Georgia and we see issues with rot and green algae because plants to close to homes and to many trees not allowing the sun to evaporate the moisture. Obviously places such as Southern California is different than Northern California or Arizona compared to Colorado. Also soil drainage has a role to play as well.
South East states are typically very humid states and to many trees are not allows a good thing. One other thing is North Georgia is primarily red clay which means moisture evaporation is extremely difficult. Clay likes to hold moisture and it can take days before the ground is dry enough to work.
The tree thing I go back and forth on. Some of these neighborhoods look super wierd with not a single tree.
House will be there for 100yrs max and will usually need renovation 3 times in its lifetime. Trees will have been there 100 years before and after the house is there.
If I didn't have trees providing shade my AC bill would probably be double in the summer. Definitely worth keeping around!
Number 6, make sure to paint kitchen and ceilings before you mount cabinets etc. Then you might avoid delayes…
Absolutely...
Professionals finish cabinets in the home before the walls are painted. Pre fabricated cabinets are junk. How do caulk, putty, and fix blemishes in pre fab cabinets? I would love to compare my custom finish cabinets to your crap!
@@stevengarner780 I also work in cabinetry and dam, my boss will make me cut again if I'm 1/16 to short or to big. He's super precise and makes them sturdy asf no cutting corners in his shop.
Why?
Number one, hire competent and professional workers. This will avoid building another house for twice as much.
It’s so hard to find good workers and contractors! Anyone got any tips??
Well it's easy to say but it's very difficult to find good and honest contractors Last year I spent 60% of my time fixing other contractors mess But it's very difficult to find good customers too
@@chavex2209 I know the feeling. Me as well. To many Jacks of all trades masters of Google. 🚬🙄🤔😆
Easier said than done...
@@davidkramer333 only other alternative is go to a vocational school or Trade school and do it right yourself if your retired or have that kind of time. Too many Googlers out there who are misinformed about Trades. 🤔😂
Don’t remove trees, PLANT NEW ONES!!! don’t make the neighborhood look like a cookie cutter neighborhood
Put electrical outlets everywhere, in multiples. I was told and I’m still short on outlets. In the laundry/mud room we have no outlet for an iron. Garage should have a strip all along every wall.
As a custom house builder, this is a good list. Especially going over on budgets, and not having a hard date.
Should have titled it:
"5 ways the contractors squeezed more money out of me because I don't know how to be assertive or negotiate."
No professional ever installs doors and trim before the Sheetrock is finished and primed!!!!!!!!
@@PK-fp8ie why? I been in sheetrock business for 16 years and the houses are always primed before cabinets and trim. It's way easier on the painter
@@PK-fp8ie Yes you definitely do. The only thing installed when I spray walls are windows which have plastic over them.
@@PK-fp8ie You’re talking about very rare instances. This is new construction, not a remodel. I don’t know anyone that puts casing and crown up and then tapes all of that off to do texture, skim coating, painting etc. It makes no sense at all and only adds to the cost. I prime and paint with backroll average homes in two days with an airless. That’s not exactly what I would call “holding things up.” No, what this looks like is disorganization on the part of the general contractor, and a newbie at that.
@@PK-fp8ie where I'm from if the cabinets show up first they sit in boxes in the garage until the house is primed. If my finishers aren't finished with the garage, we leave off the garage
@@PK-fp8ie must be a regional preference, I have also worked on a lot of houses built by different builders and the norm is prime first 🤷♂️
I built my own, myself back in 2001. My biggest thing was options. I wish I had used different materials in some cases. Roofing, flooring and siding… Were things I didn’t realize I had different options
#3 I want all old things in my house.
Building a new house is tough, renovating an old one even tougher, do your research & plan ahead!
Number 6. Have the place primed and coated once before putting up doors and trim.!!!!!!
Tip #6: Add the pre wire for ceiling fans in the Bedrooms and Family Room.
Absolutely, do the hard stuff right first. You can aff fancy cabinets and tubs later if needed. But have fun when you want a basic light , switch, plumbing added latet.
@@shmodzilla lol adding a light in the middle of the room is 100x easier and cheaper than replacing cabinets. BTW I've done both of these in my own house in the last 6 months. Full remodel top to bottom 100% DIY. New floors, walls, cabinets, counters, ceiling, lights, bathrooms bedrooms etc.
I could add a light to the center of a room as a novice in about 2 hours. Replacing cabinets (by myself as a novice in a small kitchen) would be about a week
@@deerinmyyard8430 that's your opinion, if the wiring is there you can choose not to use it just like if you have a ceiling fan you can choose not to use it. And even if you hate the look of it you can replace it with a regular light fixture very easily. Basically you put the wires there in case because it's much easier to do it the first time
@@deerinmyyard8430 BTW I've had a ceiling fan in my bedroom before and I've also not had one and I definitely prefer having one
Most important: figure your layout FIRST
as an electrician i absolutely hate dealing with owners that have no clue and want you to change things AFTER sheetrock is done
To the people who say just change them and do it: i have other jobs i have to put off or reschedule, and it gives you a bad rap. The people never remember that they didn't plan, they only remember you have to move and you charged alot of extra money. Thats how humans work.
Remove the trees? Nope.
Buy new furniture? It would be nice to have a maid waiting too!
Do not cut all the trees down!!! Put some thought and care into building your home into the natural setting.
Thank you for saying having my house built not building my house. I hate when people who can't pick up a hammer says they built their house. Like me saying I did my own surgery cause I picked a surgent
While I don't disagree really, a surgeon makes 90% of the decisions and has all the experience, you can't really "mess up" your own leg surgery. Having a house built there are thousands of decisions to be made, some big some small and messing up just a few can really tank your build. Either put it away behind schedule, way over budget, make it way to personalized where your resale will be garbage, skimp on necessitys that later cost you big time etc. That being said my dad did in fact build the house I grew up in and that was always a pretty good feeling, and now I am pretty capable adult when it comes to DIY stuff
A friend of mine got charged $5000 to change an interior paint color. The walls weren’t even painted yet. They’re getting painted anyway, so why not just pay the difference in materials? The definition of extortion.
#1 - HIRE AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR. The crews will try to cut corners wherever they can just to save a few dollars.
Not all crews do that. It is usually the brief case contractor that has never picked up a hammer that will do that.
@@markwillhite9200 Ours was a national chain and they tried to cut a lot of corners.
Add faucets on the exterior in every corner it’s so nice to not have to have a huge hose
Every word he said is true. I have built homes in the past. And EVERY case this happened.
Best tip hire a builder that doesnt build more that 15 houses a year
I do trees for a living that's damn good advice...........
#6 Have everything delivered,.everything. Don't waste your time driving to the supplier. Use that for the other 10 things for that day.
Proud to say that received a check from our builder!!! We stayed under budget and he said that was the first refund check they had ever issued. Your advice about trees is spot on.
Wow haha, doors, jams And cabinets installed before floor and paint..
1-3 sounds like normal thought processes when planning a build 🤔
Anyone purchasing a home should know all these points months or years before they ever even think about buying or building.
#1 owner builder
#2 draw your own blueprints
#3 form your own slab, bug, visqueen and rebar.
#4 layout, frame install doors and windows yourself.
#5 plumb, electricity run ac ducts yourself
#5 now use saved money on absolute black granite Master shower with Growe thermostatic valves and trim. 6 burner I grill gas range with 2 ovens. Brazilian Granite kitchen tops. Point is all the labor I did with friends opened the door to top shelf finishes and you can to. 2600 sq ' addition and 0 fails and you can do it if you tried, heck I'm only a custom stair company not a builder.
None of these things happened when we were building our house. NONE. Everything went as planned and on schedule everyday.
I built my house. But we came in under budget and ahead of schedule than the bank wanted
Cause you speak Spanish
Thats cause your THAT messican. 😆 Haha congrats! I hope this is the case for us.
My husband's getting ready to build soon. Im so excited but also nervous.
I dont tell him bc I dont want to impose my nerves on him. He is supposed to be done by end of November.
I know nothing about building a house so to me it seems like such an impossible task. It amazes me how you guys can build a house out of nothing.
God willing it all goes as planned 🙏
Why remove all the trees? Shouldn't we be working to keep trees as much as possible?
They rot the house if too close. You can landscape after, smaller trees, bushes ect. Houses need light to dry or theyll rot.
Video is SO correct. We left mature trees (for shade) on purpose when we built. HUGE mistake. The maintenance on the roof from debris and branches is ridiculous. All that shade also prevented a veggie garden. Somehow, I just thought with our huge lot that there would be enough light. During a storm, one tree sent a huge branch spearing through our family room wall and another fell against our house and the neighbor’s house. That one was 25ft from the house. I absolutely love trees and shade, but we would not do that again.
I built my own house saved a ton by doing my own electrical lol
People don't realize how much work goes into the smallest room. Even a 2x2 closet has to be framed, drywall hung, drywall finished, primed, painted, flooring, install trim, fill nail holes, paint trim, caulk trim, hang rods and shelves. All that for 4 sq ft.
My house got delayed for a year before they started building, whenever we (my family) went to go check if they started anything there was trash on the property all the time but since the start of this month they got the foundation, basement, structure, etc. Now they're doing the roof and I think I'll be moved in by January.
Number 7 don't do case or trim work until after you have completed drywall
Thank you so much for your videos - they're great!
Keep your antiques and well built great quality furniture
"you don't want old furniture in your new house" say what!? I've never paid more than $40 for any piece of furniture in my like! And will not till I die!
Yeah, that was super subjective. The tree one kind of as well. I'd want old (but decent) furniture and any nature that doesn't threaten to ruin my house 😄
Number 6 paint before you install trim and cabinets
Leave trees so they shade the house and power your energy usage.
You forgot a big one.
NEVER use shitty hollow core doors in your house and NEVER use finger jointed colonial trim and baseboards. Which you have done. Spending more on your millwork will make your house worth so much more and will look so much better.
NEVER Sheetrock a new home. ALWAYS spend a bit more and have your walls done in Blueboard and plaster. These tips will pay for themselves and you in turn will be a happy customer with a house that has instant equity. Trust me, before retiring, I built 541 homes in 3 states and I never used crappy millwork, windows, or drywall, NEVER !!!!!
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#5 is a good rule.of thumb for any construction or remodeling project, always expect to pay 20% above what you expected and expect it to take at least 3 weeks longer
Phew. Thanks buddy. Same here
I’ve built 4 new homes while working for a home builder it is a fun process but this video is so true
And obviously install everything from trim to cabinets to flooring and then spray it all the same exact color without back rolling any of it!! Looks great man
Excellent advice
Also when you have a house built another very important issue to consider is that one day you or your spouse may eventually be temporarily or permanently confined to a wheelchair
You will need larger door openings,walk-in tile showers,handicapped bathroom with large toilet and grab bars also ramps instead of stairs
Your #2 is why I prefer commercial work. Hard dates are damned near fixed in stone. I've gotten jobs that flew me out on Friday with key turnover on Monday and the _only_ prep for my trade was the material pallets being in the suite. You suck it up and get it done.
Never, _ever_ missed a deadline.
When we finished our basement out, we put outlets on the ceiling ( we had lower ceilings) I loved it for vacuuming.
Double check Blueprints or schematic and hire with contracts with insurance and licensing if required. Have contractors pull thier own permits so liability is on them.
Do NOT cut down trees just because you don’t have the brain to think for 5 minutes about how you’ll plan out a house’s wiring and plumbing. I guarantee in the 50 years it takes for a nice tree to grow in, you can spend a week planning out how to actually build consciously. The whole “destroy now, think later” mindset is how you get the crisis of ugly, shadeless, lifeless beige neighborhoods you see all over America. Just because you can’t stop and *think* for a moment doesn’t mean you have the right to destroy the decades of growth a tree has put forth.
Don’t run up credit cards on new furniture before you close! It could potentially cause your credit to tank and end up being denied a mortgage you were initially approved for!
Don't run up credit cards PERIOD.
Well said, I wish all homeowners knew this. Lol
#7 your neighbors will complain that you brought in too much dirt even though you got everything approved to be above the floodplain.
If you dont like tress or expect problem from yours id take it down while preping the land. As good mature tree can add curb appeal.
Every client that gets pissed over problems or delays (to a reasonable extent) needs to try to build something with there own two hands
You are so right!
You can stay in budget if you are realistic when making the budget. We came in just under our budget and got granite countertops that I hadnt originally planned for. We were our own GC and used recommended subs. Went pretty smoothly, but I wouldnt do it again.
Nice to know but we bought a spec home (still being built projected to be done in the next 1.5-2 months) so we can’t add or change anything it’s already predetermined. However we got awesome upgrades and the house is still cheaper than if we rebuilt it from the ground up as a base house
Number one should be plan and set a realistic budget, that way you can stay within it
Yes, remove all trees. And then complain you want to connect more with nature
100% right. Delays? How about nearly 3 years? And you WILL go over budget
Additional square footage is cheap . 8 foot deeper house equates with 8 feet × the length time two stories
Ask the builder to upgrade your network cabling and don’t pay for entertainment wiring like surrounding sound unless you’re really going to use it. Keep in mind that the builder might not terminate all your cabling and the don’t be surprised that a 3rd party is contacted to do both and attempt to force you into paying for extra equipment. For example, all of our surround sound required super expensive equipment to work. We ended up getting Google Home equipment and that was enough for us. I ended up completing all the network terminations and buying our own networking equipment.
Do you know how expensive it is to keep your established trees when building a new home? Why in the heck would you cut them down?
If you build a house and not expect every single one of the subs to fuck something up, you should just go back to renting.
Even down to the vendors always sending wrong windows or other shit
I'll keep this in mind when I win the lottery, I'm trying to buy a camper to live in but can't afford that ,so I'm thinking of buying a canvas tent to put down at the lake instead of a house .even tiny houses are $130k now
Don't remove trees! If you have to, have the trees moved alive, roots and all, then put them back when the house is finished. They will add so much to your enjoyment of your house and to its value when you want to sell. One mature deciduous tree on the west side of your house can cut your summer cooling bill by up to 40%. A screen of evergreens on your north can cut your winter heating bill by 20% or more. Trees are important!
Moving a mature tree is an exercise in futility. It will die.
@@YSLRD Depends on the tree. Some evergreens don't tolerate moving well, but many deciduous trees can be moved unharmed.
Don’t waste money on tray ceiling upgrades folks.
The sad part is most people that can build homes will never have the opportunity to build one for themselves. Or just buy and repair it
That looks like pretty good drywall work
all aspects expected. you should include where the internet socket…tv mounted…. sockets locations most important as you’ll have difficulty in removing them or having all over cables and extensions
As a new home buyer… they’re all hard days
#6 - run Ethernet EVERYWHERE!!!!!
This advice is great but the only thing I strongly disagree with is removing all the trees… Obviously remove any trees that are dead or at risk of falling. Healthy trees are safe to have around the home and even over the house. Most trees can outlive any house. They provide value to your home and to the aesthetics that cannot be replaced. Everyone is more attracted to a home that has mature trees and shade. Don’t just go removing trees because you don’t want anything near your new house. Have a certified arborist come out and assess your trees
Trees increase property value. Don't cut them all down
Remove all the trees. Says only idiots.
Exactly....keep every tree you can. They cost a lot to replace and take 20-40 years or longer to replace what you just took down
Good list, I would add to this list.
Add for any additional outlets, lights, fans and plumbing fixtures now. Its easy to replace flooring in 10 years but hard to add 1 more outlet where you really need it.
Also spend money on good insulation and weatherization Package, again flooring or cabinets are easy to change but if you put jumbotex at $11 a roll under a 15k siding job you're ask8ng for issues. Go for typer, weatherman even tyvek. Same goes for roofing paper.
Use 30# felt paper or ice and water shield. Synthetic acts as a vapor barrier and is unknown how well it will perform long term. Felt paper will last 50 years, a lot longer than the shingles on top.
Spitting facts with number 4
I want as many trees as possible on my property!!
How did you not know at least 4 of those already...
Keep your house simple, you don't want your house to own you, you want to own your house.
Currently doing some work on a house where the homeowners planned to move in on the exact date that they expected the remodel to be done. They Currently do their dishes in the laundry room sink
Cabinets before Texture interesting strategy.. Hopefully this is up north and you don't texture the drywall.
in alot of houses i notices excess doors and framing. you can do an open frame to seperate areas and it looks nice. p.s. knobs dont leave so many holes.
You said it right sir
I’m sure you’re home will be lovely. That being said, I hate new homes. They lack the character and warmth of old homes. I’d rather buy an old home and renovate.
Guy-Have all trees cut and removed before you build.
Same Guy Later - “You have to buy an electric vehicle and cover your roof with solar panels that generate 1/4 the energy and buy batteries to store it because of ‘muh manmadeglobalwarmingglobalcoolingclimate change. Al Gore said so.”
Doh!
Prime walls and ceilings before you trim it out…. Possible finish coat the ceiling.
Number 5 is a most def. I went over by 5k