Hi Matt. I'm an American living in France. All the new houses here, even the most modest ones, all have slate roofs. They should last a few generations. It's the same idea as the copper gutters. Do it once and do it to last.
Hey Matt, just wanted to let you know that the screening on those chimney caps is too small to be code compliant. Also the system is missing it’s UL listed and approved termination cap. If there is ever a thermal event a properly trained and certified sweep will point to this as a potential cause and it opens the builder up to liability. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for all the great content!😁
Imagine if that stone chimney had come down through a bedroom ceiling at night... Brian potentially saved a life. That's just insane that that made it through frame inspection like that.
That's excellent coppersmithing on those chimneys and even the flashing and raised seam roofing parts are professionally crafted. I've seen some hack jobs done by inexperienced roofers with exposed lead joins, dimples, uneven joins... Brian is an artisian with copper for sure.
I bet you the copper guy they are talking about is in Decatur alabama. Over 2 years ago i worked for two men and i truck in Huntsville alabama, now im a realtor, but i was moving some things for this company. When i walked in i realized there copper speciality was used all over the world and no one else did this type of work. Their skill wasnt something small at all. It was truly something that they only did and people from all over the world used them. Plus i think the owner spoke German like my coworker. So they had a pretty cool convo in German
We got new gutters last year, upgraded to 6". But I couldnt convince my wife to go with copper. She wasnt a fan of the color. I was thing of the longevity. But all great work.
That’s one of those things no one bothered to think about the amount of weight that such a small amount of material is supposed to hold up or is that just that’s the next guys responsibility
That just shows you that even builders of mansions from 10 to 30 million homes cut corners do horrible crappy work! they don’t give a crap about anybody or any of their client’s! it’s not the majority of them there’s a large percentage that have a horrible work ethic. Shame on them.!
I think the compression strength of a typical 8' 2x4 is 1000 lbs... I'm sure they're supporting it with something much beefier, like LVL, CVL, etc. that are 10"x10". Otherwise 😮
Unfortunately most builders, architects, and engineers have zero idea how to properly build and support a chimney. These chimneys are still not code compliant.
I don’t get it: if the engineer called for something to be a certain way (like on the chimneys) where is the superintendent or the project manager &/or the inspector involvement to make sure that the plans are followed??. I mean each step-by-preliminary-step are to be signed off on & inspected at the very least, what am I missing?.
I love the channel. I studied Engineering in Germany and now live in the US. It seems Americans prefer lower upfront cost with deferred maintenance cost that easily end up costing more on the long run, while Germans take higher upfront costs and betting on a carefree future outcome. As a result, quality wise, America unfortunately ends up far behind Germany in pretty much every respect.
Yep, American houses are a joke. Sadly here in Australia it’s the same - cheap and shoddy wooden frame houses that fall apart in 50 years max :( The other problem is they’re all horribly insulated and everyone (especially Americans…) just slap in huge energy hungry HVAC. Most American and Australian houses would be illegal to build in Germany.
@@froggy0162 In all fairness, advanced building science is what Matt Risinger's channel is all about. I don't believe wood structures are the problem. In fact, there is currently a huge push for wood structures even in Germany and even for high rise buildings. Instead, it seems, like you said, the issue is rather with making sure that good insulation and moisture control last a long time, which can be a challenge regardless of framing. I think part of the problem with American building (or American manufacturing for that matter) is about the attitudes to quality in general. People in America appear to have different views and expectations if it comes to quality, than people in Germany. Either way, as long as quality is requested and enforced, I believe people can build awesome things regardless of their location. In Germany there is a saying that translates to something like this: "quality outlasts the brief joys of getting a cheap price".
@@mrtopcat2 Yeah, it’s very much a symptom of the disposable society America (and to a similar extent here in Australia…) has become. Horrible consumer goods, horrible cars and horrible houses where fashion and gadgets trump quality. And with houses it’s combined with abhorrent planning rules that result in vast tracts of car dependent suburban wastelands of cookie cutter McMansions :( It’s a big reason Europeans consistently score better for quality of life - they have walkable communities where people are not stuck in over sized horrors and having to drive everywhere… I get this channel is about building technology, but it feels like it’s the wrong tech! It’s scary how many “products” are on the market to encourage and support cheap fast builds, and to try to deal with fundamental design and construction approach faults.
So can you tell us if the original builder that did the unsound work is being sued? If that doesn't happen they just continue to do stuff like this. It's like good cops refusing to turn in bad cops for the home construction industry to protect bad builders
Matt, I don't know if they have a lot of building science focus, but it would be cool if you did a video at a project by Pozas Arquitectos. He does some stunning homes. (I know him through MP Kelley, a photographer)
My Cousin was Builder in Santa Monica California. He passed away at 58! he built custom home for between $10 million to 30 million! He always installed copper rain gutters!
The long-term view of Europeans due to the fact that they are surrounded by so much history is one of the main reasons why their culture builds much more durable buildings and why they have long-term view about how we live and effect the earth in general
They are like wrecking balls, pre-positioned to come down and crush the house at a random date in the future! Love the replacement!!
Brian is a legend in Texas, he builds some of the most beautiful homes in the state.
Absolutely amazing, the craftsmanship....so happy to see and hear that those skills are still being passed forward here in the US.
Hi Matt. I'm an American living in France. All the new houses here, even the most modest ones, all have slate roofs. They should last a few generations. It's the same idea as the copper gutters. Do it once and do it to last.
The material is abundant there too which makes a big difference. Even in southern france you don’t see slate hardly anywhere
Hey Matt, just wanted to let you know that the screening on those chimney caps is too small to be code compliant. Also the system is missing it’s UL listed and approved termination cap.
If there is ever a thermal event a properly trained and certified sweep will point to this as a potential cause and it opens the builder up to liability.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks for all the great content!😁
Imagine if that stone chimney had come down through a bedroom ceiling at night... Brian potentially saved a life. That's just insane that that made it through frame inspection like that.
THANKS!!!! Can't get enough of this copper artwork!
That's excellent coppersmithing on those chimneys and even the flashing and raised seam roofing parts are professionally crafted. I've seen some hack jobs done by inexperienced roofers with exposed lead joins, dimples, uneven joins... Brian is an artisian with copper for sure.
I bet you the copper guy they are talking about is in Decatur alabama. Over 2 years ago i worked for two men and i truck in Huntsville alabama, now im a realtor, but i was moving some things for this company. When i walked in i realized there copper speciality was used all over the world and no one else did this type of work. Their skill wasnt something small at all. It was truly something that they only did and people from all over the world used them. Plus i think the owner spoke German like my coworker. So they had a pretty cool convo in German
Fantastic solution for the chimney
I imagine copper gutters would go missing in some of the hoods out here 😅
We got new gutters last year, upgraded to 6". But I couldnt convince my wife to go with copper. She wasnt a fan of the color. I was thing of the longevity. But all great work.
I use those guys from Alabama for my copper too- they rock
Holy moly stunning work
Slick work.
Alabama is definitely Rocking The Copper,True Craftsman
Somewhere, there is a record of a building inspector signing off on the original negligent build. Where is that investigation and accountability?
Absolutely beautiful chimney by modern standards!
I want to work for Brian Long!
That is one gorgeous chimney. 😍😍😍
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!! I’d be up there every weekend, all day long, just polishing ALL THAT COPPER!! 😂😂😂
12,000 lbs on top of a 2x4 wall. That's horrifying.
3 of them!
That’s one of those things no one bothered to think about the amount of weight that such a small amount of material is supposed to hold up or is that just that’s the next guys responsibility
That just shows you that even builders of mansions from 10 to 30 million homes cut corners do horrible crappy work! they don’t give a crap about anybody or any of their client’s! it’s not the majority of them there’s a large percentage that have a horrible work ethic. Shame on them.!
I think the compression strength of a typical 8' 2x4 is 1000 lbs... I'm sure they're supporting it with something much beefier, like LVL, CVL, etc. that are 10"x10". Otherwise 😮
Unfortunately most builders, architects, and engineers have zero idea how to properly build and support a chimney. These chimneys are still not code compliant.
Who is the vendor he uses for copper located in Alabama?
I would really like to know what company did this beautiful metal work.
damn so much better I reverted back to the last video on this house. Nice work Brian and team!
I live in Alabama and I'm guessing Ornamentals Manufacturing for the copper?
I don’t get it: if the engineer called for something to be a certain way (like on the chimneys) where is the superintendent or the project manager &/or the inspector involvement to make sure that the plans are followed??.
I mean each step-by-preliminary-step are to be signed off on & inspected at the very least, what am I missing?.
Dang that's quite the house
I love the channel. I studied Engineering in Germany and now live in the US. It seems Americans prefer lower upfront cost with deferred maintenance cost that easily end up costing more on the long run, while Germans take higher upfront costs and betting on a carefree future outcome. As a result, quality wise, America unfortunately ends up far behind Germany in pretty much every respect.
Yep, American houses are a joke. Sadly here in Australia it’s the same - cheap and shoddy wooden frame houses that fall apart in 50 years max :(
The other problem is they’re all horribly insulated and everyone (especially Americans…) just slap in huge energy hungry HVAC.
Most American and Australian houses would be illegal to build in Germany.
@@froggy0162 In all fairness, advanced building science is what Matt Risinger's channel is all about. I don't believe wood structures are the problem. In fact, there is currently a huge push for wood structures even in Germany and even for high rise buildings.
Instead, it seems, like you said, the issue is rather with making sure that good insulation and moisture control last a long time, which can be a challenge regardless of framing.
I think part of the problem with American building (or American manufacturing for that matter) is about the attitudes to quality in general. People in America appear to have different views and expectations if it comes to quality, than people in Germany.
Either way, as long as quality is requested and enforced, I believe people can build awesome things regardless of their location.
In Germany there is a saying that translates to something like this: "quality outlasts the brief joys of getting a cheap price".
@@mrtopcat2 Yeah, it’s very much a symptom of the disposable society America (and to a similar extent here in Australia…) has become. Horrible consumer goods, horrible cars and horrible houses where fashion and gadgets trump quality.
And with houses it’s combined with abhorrent planning rules that result in vast tracts of car dependent suburban wastelands of cookie cutter McMansions :( It’s a big reason Europeans consistently score better for quality of life - they have walkable communities where people are not stuck in over sized horrors and having to drive everywhere…
I get this channel is about building technology, but it feels like it’s the wrong tech! It’s scary how many “products” are on the market to encourage and support cheap fast builds, and to try to deal with fundamental design and construction approach faults.
Nice new jazzy intro.
Always wanted to be a bar pianist. Thanks
So can you tell us if the original builder that did the unsound work is being sued?
If that doesn't happen they just continue to do stuff like this. It's like good cops refusing to turn in bad cops for the home construction industry to protect bad builders
Why isn’t the engineer checking the build ? He is just as guilty as the builder
Matt, I don't know if they have a lot of building science focus, but it would be cool if you did a video at a project by Pozas Arquitectos. He does some stunning homes. (I know him through MP Kelley, a photographer)
I thought these were solar chimneys, and I got really excited for a moment.
I thought it was a hotel....the copper work does look really great and I know they will be happy with the change. Charles
So where was the inspector in all of this debacle? Don’t tell me, limited government with no inspections or permits. Must be Texas or Florida.
I'm more interested in the swimming pool. Is there an underground walkway that goes under the pool!?
Santa won't be able to get in on Christmas day.
My Cousin was Builder in Santa Monica California. He passed away at 58! he built custom home for between $10 million to 30 million! He always installed copper rain gutters!
I'm confused about how a copper chimney works, how is it heat-resistant or durable enough, there must be something inside holding it together?
The copper is decorative.
At 2:52 you can see the standard metal chimney flue cap inside.
😂
wasnt matt opposed ot chimneys a couple weeks ago lol
The big guy sounds like Stallone
Those chimneys are bomber
Did I miss something? Would the copper not turn green in 100 years of time due to patina?
Yeah it'll be green in a few years
If it's coated it will take a little while but yes it will get a nice old church look
Really beautiful work is being done on this home now!!!
This house should have collapsed under its own weight 😂
Let me send a Santa claus
does coming
❤
Where were the inspectors and or engineer during the inspection process during this build?
Too busy raking in the $$ from permits to actually stop by.
Is the old contractor still out there building homes?
He passed away about 3 years ago
Sure is a quaint little cottage. 😂😊
The long-term view of Europeans due to the fact that they are surrounded by so much history is one of the main reasons why their culture builds much more durable buildings and why they have long-term view about how we live and effect the earth in general
Austin TX? Techie homeowner (er, ok, LLC homeowner is a wealthy Techie), Apple? Dell? HPE?
😛 👍👌
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