Building a House Start to Finish: ICF Construction by Herself
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
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The stacking of our ICF walls continues! We’re making tons of headway and our concrete daylight basement is transforming before our eyes. In this video we focus on perfecting our bracing system, our scaffolding system, and overall just making mad progress.
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Girl, you are a Rock Star. Brother you are so fortunate.
Just the fact that you 2 CAN and DO work together is beyond wonderful and beautiful. 😁
Thank you Alyssa for editing all of these videos for us and doing such a great job
I'll tell you what. This woman is a Saint. No question.
Wow Alyssa is amazing. Still so patient and good-natured after all the mistakes.
My girl would probably say "just pay the gdamn professionals already."
You are a good wife to your husband, Alyssa. He is very fortunate to have someone like you who is at his side and not afraid to work and sweat to make your dreams come alive. God bless the both of you.
I'm super proud of you two!
I liked your little "What can we do for you" speech in the middle. It showed real insight that although we look like we know what we're doing (as men), we really have a lot of pressure on ourselves, and although we are supposed to know what we're doing, the chances we've ever done X (where X represents whatever we're about to do) before is close to Zero.
So we're almost supposed to know what we have to do, which order, and what parts we'll need, most of the time we know almost as much as you do. So your little 'What can we (as women) do to support you' monologue was a breath of fresh air in this Feminist world
Thank you
I'm very proud of you both, what a team.
Refreshing to see couples working together. I'm amazed. Reminds me of the days when people really relied on each other to work together to make a future for their families. Now days you have the family spending most of their day avoiding the family children on internet, while mom's at the hair salon or nails. While Dad is just to busy to talk to the family about what really matters.
I really admire your work ethic and the camaraderie the two of you share. I don't admire your safety protocol. I know everyone hates 'safety sally's' I worked in ER's and ICU's for a very long time. Disregard for basic ladder safety is taking chances is not a good idea. I get the impression you are in a remote location. If Alyssa does a Humpty Dumpty off the top of your step ladder into the minefield that is most construction sites how far away is the nearest trauma center?
If you are going to get a new adjustable ladder, get one of those Little Giant ones. My mom has one and it is amazing. Painted her massive vaulted ceiling while the ladder was on the stairs and had zero issues. If I ever need to buy a ladder myself, I'm totally getting one of those.
i have two of them love them. they do have a down fall when straight because the middle move a little but for all other uses they are great.
Go team!!! You guys began the dream for me. Which will hopefully end in a goat farm in the mountains ♡♡♡
When Alyssa does the ICF stacking it looks as easy as doing a Lego build. When Jesse does it, it is nothing but agony. Jesse, take long break, and the home will be done in no time. :)
I continue to be impressed by how you are both learning as you are building your house. I imagine it is going to be an amazing home. Alissa it is inspirational how you let Jesse teach you on how to build and Jesse I appreciate your patience while teaching her. Alissa your video editing keeps me interested in the tasks you both are taking on. There was a time after you went to the timber frame workshop where you didn't post a video for over a week, I was praying everything was OK with the both of you. The daily videos now are a fun part of my day I know they take a lot of time to put together and I appreciate them.
You discussed this common seam thing when you laid the first set of blocks. I believe it's discussed on page two of the quick start guide of your LiteForm ICF blocks. However, you DO keep me coming back to see what else you will screw up. LOL!!
Allysa is a good hardworking person and you are a lucky man, good luck folks.
Alyssa , You do an awesome job with the actual building of your home not to mention all the time you spend editing the videos you put out which at just over 200K subs has got to help some with finances . God bless you both .
id love to actually know how much theyve made from yt. not that i care. i enjoy watching anyway but would be interesting to find out haha
starting my channel tomorrow if its true haha
it says how many subs right under the video.
I'd've Thumbs Up'd, apart from the God Bless You. No one sneezed, AFAICR...
No need to sneeze to receive a God bless you . I suppose your one of those who gets offended by the mere mention of God .
Way to go you two! Don't forget to take a break so you don't come to hate this project!
Alyssa I think you're doing a great job.
That's a real woman right there, not many like those he's a lucky man, God bless her! Made in the USA!
Loving it loving it loving it! It's coming on leaps and bounds now, I just hope your water tight by winter... Well done Alyssa your getting stuck right in and that's all that matters your actually building your you're own home and not many women can say that actually not many men can say that, so the fact your willing to take the time to understand how the house go's up, your building it. keep up the hard work.
Alyssa is amazing! Jessie is a lucky man!!
Jessy what a Diamond you have in your wife,Good luck to you both in your lives.
OSHA would have a field day!!!
loving the progress! can't wait to watch this entire journey with you both!
I LOVE THIS SERIES...TY YOU TWO.
Just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos.
I bought a wooden 3 legged ladder back in 1979 (Red Top out of Tacoma,WA) - to this day, it is the only thing I have from that time in my life. Invest in good 3 legged ladders and you will not be disappointed...
I feel like everything they do to save time, wastes energy and everything that do to save energy wastes time while everything they do to save money means another trip to get supplies at the worst possible time. They are so worried about working efficiently that they are making mistakes which completely derails the efficiency they are trying to achieve. It sets up a vicious cycle of trying to make up lost time/money/energy spent on correcting things, which leads to more mistakes.
Sometimes slow and steady does, in fact, win the race.
That being said, I enjoy the videos very much and I am impressed by the fact that despite all the set backs they always seem to have a positive attitude even when they are run down at the end of a long day.
Thank you for the way you are doing the videos. The point being, mistakes
are made because of a wide variety of reasons,I think it tacks a lot
of respect for us watching for you two to admit to them .you code
just hid your mistakes. but you help all of your viewers not to do
the same mistakes. Thank you .
Hello my name is Robert An I'm an addict. I'm lost at the end of my day if I don't get my fill of Progress. I'm So proud of you guys. I have Dreams of Seeing the finished product... An since I've been Watching. You make me a better Person. Enough Said.
My buddy did one of these for his mom 15 years ago. I helped pour concrete on the project and I've been interested ever since in foam housing. This is cool, guys!
I starting watching your channel a little while ago and I just wanted to say that you two are amazing people. I could never do this in the u.k. For two reasons - no available land, and I'm too old at 75, oh, and also I'm not brave enough. Basically, you're incredibly resourceful, so hard working, and will really deserve the house and land once you've finished. Ignore the ridiculous trolls you get on here. They aren't worth your time reading their comments.
Quick tip when working with long zip ties (panduits): take a hand full and thread them around your waist like a belt using your belt loops. You can carry quite a few "hands free". When doing hvac ducting, we thread them thru our tool bags around our waist.
If HALF of what we see from Alyssa is true, Jesse, man... you should bet thanking God every morning/night for the rest of your life
Seriously? Thank god??? No wonder you will never land a woman like Alyssa. Start thanking the woman in stead of the man-made fictional characters, you might find that a woman that is not completely useless takes interrest in your sorry ass existence.
Alyssa, and to some extent her parents for bringing her up, deserve the thanks.
who says he shouldn't thank her and treat her with respect?
oh FUCK OFF with your religious BULLSHIT! ALL glory does not go to a made up load of shit....grow up! there is no god!
I see a lot of crappy work done by men! Seriously a lot! Woman can be great workers. It takes experience and learning from mistakes. I mean lots of mistakes. Everybody makes them. Keep up the good work Alyssa!
"God" kills babies and gives children bone cancer.........grow up and stop believing BULLSHIT!
you two are my hereos. I just found you today. from milling slabs with a chainsaw... I saw it was an old video and now have caught up a bit till now a month ago... I am so happy to see your house taking shape imagine sitting in your new house looking at where started and how you could have become more lost in the wilderness but you two a so determined that you have blown my expectations. Nat on the back... I hope there hasn't been any tears along the way because you two look so happy the whole time...
There is alot that i never see going into ICF walls, Man what a job. Blessings to you guys!
Hello from NY! Looking great guys! Can't wait for the ICF to be completed. Not sure how much more I can handle styrofoam squeak LOL!!!
Out here n Australia we would call Alyssa a great shiela; she is also very handy and does not whine!
These videos are like getting Maryland steamed crabs in North Carolina. I look and look for them and when I finally find one, I get all comfortable, and take my sweet time with them.
Good job you guys. Great hustle!
It is no longer called a "Crash Test Dummy" It is now an "Impact Assessment Consultant"
Looks like Alyssia is bulking up her upper body and arms with all the hard work
I think you're doing an amazing job. I'm so glad I subscribed to your channel.
I so agree, have been a sub sins Alyssa sold her car
Thanks for hanging in there!!!
you are learning bad construction methods from fools,wise up .ed
Beautiful intelligent hardworking wife what a lucky guy . Beside every happy man is a dedicated woman
I cant wait to see the finished house!!! :D
You guys are doing great 👌 good job 👍
I was preparing to leave because of mandatory hurricane evacuations because we're gonna get hit the hardest and I saw your vid and was like YES!! Thanks guys!
Alyssa is relieved when Jesse leaves the worksite for an hour....because it means nothing will be done wrong for an hour. I feel sorry for her when she keeps referring to him as the "experienced one". He has demonstrated over and over again that the only thing he's experienced at is not following directions. People always complain about the "troll" comments, but they have definitely been earned. I totally want them to succeed on this project, but it is incredibly frustrating when SO many errors are made from NOT doing research beforehand and from NOT following instructions.
I admire you two in building your own home... this is a very good idea and the girl in this video is very smart (you too Jessie)... thanx for this video!
You should do the research and reading of the instructions haha. He is a lucky man to have a partner who jumps in and helps.
That looks enormously satisfying!
I really like your new truck!
The pioneer man married to the pioneer bride, we keep going until we have our home and children. Good video guys.
Safety first! You dont like to fall from any height, or finish your home alone while the other person died splitting his/her skull when falling from a single-plank support.
You are awesome builder and backbone to Jessie's success and your Home Build. A Big Texas Salute.
I have to say that sometimes its frustrating to watch them struggle, but it's even more frustrating to listen to the backseaters. I built my current home with my own two hands and a little help from my father, brothers and a few friends. It's not a perfect house, but I never expected it to be. It's a safe house that shelters my wife and child and I got many compliments from the building inspector on quality of our work. I went in thinking it was going to be a piece of cake. I spent my summers during High School working as a carpenters helper and I had watch practically every episode of This Old House and the Bob Villa show (no youtube back then). It wasn't a piece of cake and everyone had a different opinion as to how it should be done. The people I listened to for advice were the ones who showed up to lend a hand and took time to explain the technique or product recommendation. Sorry for the long story, but my point is this... they are putting in long hours trying to achieve something and are doing it as a couple showing love, patience and support for each other. Who cares if they get a technique wrong now and again. As long as they are satisfied with their work and the wall is structurely sound does it matter that they were confused about a common seam? I say no. Keep going Jessie and Allysa and thanks for sharing your turmoil and triumphs.
I have been enjoying your daily progress over the last while. To the people who say they are making mistakes on purpose... Have you ever been involved in a building project? It is pretty easy to make mistakes even when you plan things out as carefully as you know how. The armchair pros comments that they are making mistakes for clickbait? Why not give them the benefit of the doubt?
Personal Experience: Now that you are getting into heavier materials like wood bracing higher in the air and the bending over a lot i would recommend a Good belt just incase just to help the posture and the back a little.
Every time you guys touch the icf I get goosebumps
Man, those green ladders with the folding arms on the outside are so dangerous I cant tell you how many times, I've fell off those ladders. they don't sit right and the arms bend really easy, buy you guys a good 8ft orange ladder with inside arms and 300lb weight limit, more expensive but, you can carry more weight while on the ladder (safely) and, they're so much safer in general.
A tip on your makeshift ladder scaffolding- screw a 2x2 on the bottom of each end and it prevents the board from accidently slipping off a step.
Hi there from Jersey channel islands! love your videos! wish i could build my own house, but im just out of university so not anytime soon. good luck with the rest of your build, cant wait to see you two happy and relaxed in your amazing house! work hard, rest harder!
That material seems very light, I like this a lot, I have never seen this kinda stuff before.
My heart was literally in my mouth , when you Alicia was perching on those flimsy boards, that is very worrying! please be extra careful, either of you could get seriously injured!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wish you all the luck in the world, building your own house !
how is this easier / cheaper then just laying brick?
Well Done Alyssa
building my house alone while my woman sits home and eats bon-bons and watchs netflix, great job guys, Styrofoam house woudnt be my choice to each their own,but it is the premium insulating material.
I swear I haven’t watched your channel in what feels like a couple of years and I come back to 15M!!!! Views keep it up!!!!
I enjoy all your videos !! Please keep them coming .
Wow, you both are really making great progress and working really well together. Thanks for sharing this experience.
You guys seem like your in better spirts this vid. Your little R&R break seems to have helped.
wow, a couple that works together.. kudos!
You are a good woman and wife, Alyssa.
I'm glad y'all got a break from the Heat y'all deserve it here in Texas were fixing to get a break too it's called a hurricane
Wind in Idaho! Naw... never happens! hahahahahaa welcome to Idaho! You should see Southern Idaho wind through the dessert. It blows my chickens across the yard!
If you haven't already bought the type of ladder that you describe, my suggestion is the "Little Giant" ladder. It's pricey, but well worth it. It will probably outlast you. LOL The coolest features are the leg levelers that you can get, and the work platform that can be used for tools, or to stand on. You can also open the ladder up to make an extension ladder out of it and you'll love how solid it is when climbing. With that in mind, be thinking of how high you want to go with an extension ladder to help determine the size. The one thing you do NOT want to do is get one of the older folding ladders that have the locking mechanism locking into the circumference of the hinge joint rather than pins through the side. These are notorious for failure
Awesome video!!
I've enjoyed every single video in this channel. And this video is no exception.
YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTE ANGEL
I bet if you had let Alyssa do the job her way, it would have went smoother....Just kidding, good job working together.
Amazing woman
WOW! I have missed so much. I had a tragedy in June and just started tuning in again... So cool to see you are building the house how exciting! Love your CH!
Tradition Building science will always call for staggered seams on every course. Ingrained intuition to such makes it very difficult to do otherwise.
Everyone messes things up, the mark of a good mind for construction though is how well you can compensate for errors and get back on track.Your oversight is going to cost you just some extra time and trouble but not the end of the world.
Really don't understand why you guys aren't wearing some sort of tool belt/nail apron. Saves thousands of steps always having your tools and supplies on you instead of on the other side of the job site. There is a very good reason construction workers use them and it isn't to look cool.
A couple building a house together. The dream is coming true.
The Homer Simpson of DIY.
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I love the fact that despite all the setbacks and detractors you guys just keep on keeping on. It was nice to see you having a pleasant and less hot day 😀
I;m confused is this going to be a concrete and foam house? Where is the wood going?
Brian Fairey It usually goes on top of the foundations and their foundation happens to also house a garage++.
thanx Alyssa for editing the videos I've been watching over two years, well since you bought the land! Your my hero!!!
I think you do a good job helping your husband, a lot of wife's wouldn't even try. He seems to have a pretty even temper most men would be hollaring. Good luck to both of you.
She seems to be quite handy - hence why he isnt hollaring. Most men hollar at useless women who can't figure out which way to screw a nail.
Yeah... what goes around comes around...
I noticed they didn't include the out takes at the end...Hmmmm!
You guys are an inspiration. Ignore the haters. As the Good Book says, "Don't be weary in doing the right thing. In due course you will get the harvest you want, if you don't give up."
Dude, you are doing a better job bracing that wall than you are the 2x8 you are having your wife walk back and forth across, time and time again. Proper wood scaffolding is made from a series of boards on edge! Every time she walks across that gang plank of yours she is stressing it to failure. Double boards, screw and brace the center of span at the very least.
I read the title of this video "I left her alone for an hour!" and I thought to myself... "Yeah, I left her alone for an hour and she edited and uploaded another video!". She's like an editing machine. Don't ever lose the drive! You're doing a great job!
It looks like the ICF's are either getting easier, or maybe it was the lack of heat. idn I didn't see Bug-a-boo..... ;-(
she is gorgeous!
Time to buy yourselves some carpenter's belts. Having common fasteners and tools with you all the time (instead of having to go get them) makes you much more productive.
Better than the finest tools, the best weather, the done deal financing is a partner like Alyssa. A grand slam Jesse.