window details are definitely important. and also rain screens and air gaps. but what Matt forgot to mention is the Massive overhangs. they look like they're extending 6 to 8 feet off of the building. that's going to do the bulk of your rain-proofing and keep the building dry. With overhangs that are that massive you could honestly do a horrible job on the waterproofing details and still not get any call backs. large overhangs on buildings are very under rated
Matt, I've got an idea for a few vids you may want to do. You do vids on new tools and techniques, how about a few vids on tools and techniques that have withstood the test of time? Or how tools have evolved over time, like levels, from ancient water levels to modern laser levels.
Those water levels require special calibration techniques and experts with tools specific to the hose. It would be way too complicated to discuss in a 15 minute youtube video. You'd need at least two hours.
I didn’t see the earlier videos on this project but could someone explain to me: A) Why did they do one system on the main house and another on the exercise pod? Was it just an experiment to see how well / easily the Kebony Click-in System would work? B) On the main house…what were the stainless steel screws fastening into? Did the Bensonwood panels already have horizontal blocking built into them behind the Zip sheathing shown in this video? Normally you wouldn’t fasten vertical siding only to sheathing.
Love that Kebony system. Probably relieves some pressure when wood swells a bit with temperature, allowing some moving without putting added stress to the members/material in the wall assembly, I like it. Would be great to know what kind of router bit would work with that product.
The groove is a proprietary bit that comes from the manufacturer, but we stock it pre-grooved with the rails across the USA/Canada: us.kebony.com/products/cladding/grad-for-kebony/
On the exercise pod the lock system was installed horizontal. How does it drain water behind it like the mesh does on the main house? Or is that not a big deal?
Forest fire proofing involves.. 70-100' of rock... Then 15' of sand then 10' band of concrete around the home. Add a 20x20 pool .No brush no shrubs nothing that isn't in a pot. Hardie board siding and roofing. No OSB or plywood. Stainless steel screws and a metal roof
@@alexandrep4913 Agree and I have noticed the same. I think he did only one ICF home and despite praising the system then he never went back building more homes with ICF. The reason may be that the trades he works with in his area are not familiar with ICF and may be very unpractical for him to use it. Or pure marketing reasons: 80% of home in the US are built stick frame of any flavor, so wood sticks, OSB sheets, nails and tapes, most of his sponsors are selling just those products and most of his viewers want to see just that content.
@@sebastiantevel898 ICF isn't common in his area because people usually don't have basements or poured wall foundations. The majority of his area is going to be slab on grade and some pier on beam.
Im trying to not trap moisture so my ? Is Could I get away with installing a rain screen then 1” ridged foam then Vynyl siding. Also the 1” will be for some wind block do to Vynyl siding.
Matt as a sub contractor (finish carpentry) and I work for a GC our trade is faced with many issues and now another? I hv been approached by several individuals for work both as a sub and as an employee? It was obvious they were not citizens or a licenses bonded contractor! The temptation is there for desperate for help contractors? However ; I hv a friend who had a contractor that submitted a phony license and bond number which was caught in a audit and he paid dearly ! Now that our country is experiencing high influxes like never before in my life time our trade is under attack! Unskilled, unlicensed workers are more numerous than ever! You are one thee most well seen GC’s in the country I wonder if you could remind our trade leaders the downfall of hiring any worker who is not eligible to work in our country? It’s a fine line and touchy but as leaders we hv responsibilities to not only teach how to but how not to do business? I understand if it’s just not a good thing for you to do!
I wonder if it would be lower cost if a composite decking material was used in place of that wood? And if the grad system would work with it? That Shishugibon finish is amazing!
Glad you like it! If you think about it, you normally only need to remove a board if it needs to be replaced already. So destroying it doesn't really matter. us.kebony.com/products/cladding/grad-for-kebony/
@@kebonyusa I don't understand why you would have to destroy it at all? Wouldn't it just pop out again? Sure the first one might be fiddly but after that, easy to just pop out.
@@benwhittle7204 The boards and mini rails are not designed to pop out, they are designed to click-in and stay fastened in place. You can slide them but you will destroy the rail system or board if you try to pull them straight out.
@@kebonyusa I see, would be cool if you could design it so that you could slip something in the joint and temporarily release the latches, though I guess it’s probably not worth the effort.
A quick note about the way he was bending that head flashing for the window.. In the corner of that bend (end dam) there should not be a cut. Minor thing that just happened to stand out to me. I should add that this is beautiful work from the looks of this video. Wish I got to work in this level of home construction but it's hard to attract rich af homeowners in my area.
Ok, technically Shou Sugi Ban involves Japanese Cedar. (Sugi). If that product is the Accoya product, it's not cedar. Using black in a hot climate is an interesting choice. The heat will transfer to the fastening system pretty quickly since it's metal, but from there hopefully the insulation will prevent hot spots. The burned wood may be bug resistant which would be nice.
Probably the best Ryan's ruclips.net/user/postUgkxGZedDTcDfgD7fG_uU4esfx_EgxzlY2_1 Plans on building a shed is hardly ever found. And Ryan takes the mystery out of different types of foundation options, etc. He even shows how to build a shed with different designs. Very comprehensive, covering different roofing materials, siding, etc.
Hi folks. In the UK we now have over enthusiastic building control (code) insisting on cavity closers (fire barriers) to seal any gaps behind cladding, at the top bottom and the sides. This creates issues as you need to ventilate the gap still. This results in some bloody awkward detailing with expanding intumiscent products. Do you not have the same issue in the USA?
(As I understand it) The gap behind the siding is so excessive moisture can run down behind the siding. More of a drain than a vent. So having it closed at the top wouldn't be an issue.
@@Off-Grid i don't think you can buy it in the strip form it will come in a 48" x 100' roll i got mine local supplier that's where we got to cedar shakes as well
Wouldn't the hemlock be a wildfire risk? Shou Sugi Ban doesn't just look good, it is also fire resistant, but that doesn't buy you much if other parts of the structure are NOT.
"sugi" is cedar in japanese and over there, it is only made with cedar. But in American it can be any kind of wood because nobody knows what sugi means and theres nobody stopping them from false advertising/labeling.
It totally depends on what vegetation is around the building as to what the fire risk is. Keep all bushes away and if it's only grass burning is pretty low risk Grass burns hot but fast and so doesn't have time to heat high up eves to combustion temp.
How I think about "Its not perfect". Everything is perfectly deviant or perfectly diverse in form and color. It coudnt be different. We tend to have perfectly straight boards and perfectly chaotic boards to contrast it which are not as "perfect". Everything is perfect
Absolutely love the Shou Sugi Ban siding. Really looks fantastic. I would love to use something like that on my new build but unfortunately the area I live in is prone to a lot of hail and I don’t think it would be very durable.
@@aitorbleda8267 sure but hail doesn’t tend to go sideways, And it’s lasted for multiple centuries in Japan which has hurricanes and severe tropical storms. So it’s probably fine.
@@frijoli9579 it would be one thing if the straight up advertising videos he does were sprinkled throughout his content.. but it's strictly ads these days. And when it's that bald faced you wonder what kind of person would be convinced by this kinda "endorsement".
I watch them to get ideas for our home build, if and when. For example when the video is sponsored by Zehnder, I'll look at their units AND their competition.
I would love it if my house looked like it was lit on fire at some point. This modern architecture is crap. It's a square box with a gas station fuel island roof sitting on top. You need an architect for that?
I do not believe that stuff will not crush under a nail head location, or if it doesn't the panel will flex in and out to much. Anyone real people use it on here and give feedback?
Oh I forgot thee most important thing? God bless you & your family and I will pray for you! Remember what King David said: “I hv never seen God’s ppl begging for bread”! Psalms 37:25
@@daveklein2826 Well yeah, been training subs all summer. Building on pre-cast walls, rainscreens, exterior insulation, air sealing, sound proofing, etc.
No they won’t for free. They will if they are payed for it though. There is no extra labor that is so freaking easy that anyone should be expected to do it for free. Such a typical attitude from a builder, adding work to the subcontractors and expecting it for nothing.
Wasn't mentioned in the video. Was their horizontal blocking on the inside of the framing to nail off the vertical siding every 24 inches?
Same question, wish someone would answer.
Agreed. I assume not, and therefore the entire install was compromised.
window details are definitely important.
and also rain screens and air gaps.
but what Matt forgot to mention is the Massive overhangs.
they look like they're extending 6 to 8 feet off of the building.
that's going to do the bulk of your rain-proofing and keep the building dry.
With overhangs that are that massive you could honestly do a horrible job on the waterproofing details and still not get any call backs.
large overhangs on buildings are very under rated
Matt, I've got an idea for a few vids you may want to do. You do vids on new tools and techniques, how about a few vids on tools and techniques that have withstood the test of time? Or how tools have evolved over time, like levels, from ancient water levels to modern laser levels.
Water levels work very well!
Those water levels require special calibration techniques and experts with tools specific to the hose. It would be way too complicated to discuss in a 15 minute youtube video. You'd need at least two hours.
@@woodspirit98 But for most purposes the water level is fine. Temperature changes are an issue.
Awesome video. thanks for liking the product and what we do in collaboration with Kebony NA
LOVE the charred siding on this project! And of course the project is using zip sheathing.
I didn’t see the earlier videos on this project but could someone explain to me:
A) Why did they do one system on the main house and another on the exercise pod? Was it just an experiment to see how well / easily the Kebony Click-in System would work?
B) On the main house…what were the stainless steel screws fastening into? Did the Bensonwood panels already have horizontal blocking built into them behind the Zip sheathing shown in this video? Normally you wouldn’t fasten vertical siding only to sheathing.
Love that Kebony system. Probably relieves some pressure when wood swells a bit with temperature, allowing some moving without putting added stress to the members/material in the wall assembly, I like it. Would be great to know what kind of router bit would work with that product.
The groove is a proprietary bit that comes from the manufacturer, but we stock it pre-grooved with the rails across the USA/Canada: us.kebony.com/products/cladding/grad-for-kebony/
Amazing architecture. I so want to see the finished house!
Thank you Sir for all the great information 👍.
You can find out more here: us.kebony.com/products/cladding/grad-for-kebony/
Very nice! What is he using behind the vertical siding to create the gap and to screw the fasteners into?
Awesome stuff Matt! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
On the exercise pod the lock system was installed horizontal. How does it drain water behind it like the mesh does on the main house? Or is that not a big deal?
The channels have air flow and water flow through them
@@buildshow Thank you Matt
Can you do an overview of a fire resistant home? From foundation, to deck, to wall, to roof. It would be really interesting.
Concrete.
Well, and specifically not concrete with a vented wooden roof on top.
Forest fire proofing involves.. 70-100' of rock... Then 15' of sand then 10' band of concrete around the home. Add a 20x20 pool .No brush no shrubs nothing that isn't in a pot. Hardie board siding and roofing. No OSB or plywood. Stainless steel screws and a metal roof
@@alexandrep4913 Agree and I have noticed the same.
I think he did only one ICF home and despite praising the system then he never went back building more homes with ICF.
The reason may be that the trades he works with in his area are not familiar with ICF and may be very unpractical for him to use it. Or pure marketing reasons: 80% of home in the US are built stick frame of any flavor, so wood sticks, OSB sheets, nails and tapes, most of his sponsors are selling just those products and most of his viewers want to see just that content.
@@sebastiantevel898 ICF isn't common in his area because people usually don't have basements or poured wall foundations. The majority of his area is going to be slab on grade and some pier on beam.
spider webs and dust might show - but you could use a blow torch to "clean" it up. ??
Grabs flamethrower… Don’t worry honey just cleaning up the exterior!
That sounds like a very very bad idea
I don't "buy" most of these "new" building products; however, this is a WINNER
We agree! You can find more info at us.kebony.com/products/cladding/grad-for-kebony/
Im trying to not trap moisture so my ? Is Could I get away with installing a rain screen then 1” ridged foam then Vynyl siding. Also the 1” will be for some wind block do to Vynyl siding.
Matt as a sub contractor (finish carpentry) and I work for a GC our trade is faced with many issues and now another?
I hv been approached by several individuals for work both as a sub and as an employee?
It was obvious they were not citizens or a licenses bonded contractor!
The temptation is there for desperate for help contractors? However ; I hv a friend who had a contractor that submitted a phony license and bond number which was caught in a audit and he paid dearly !
Now that our country is experiencing high influxes like never before in my life time our trade is under attack!
Unskilled, unlicensed workers are more numerous than ever!
You are one thee most well seen GC’s in the country I wonder if you could remind our trade leaders the downfall of hiring any worker who is not eligible to work in our country?
It’s a fine line and touchy but as leaders we hv responsibilities to not only teach how to but how not to do business?
I understand if it’s just not a good thing for you to do!
Wondering if one could use this rain shield style under board and batten?
Absolutely
@@daveklein2826 thanks!
Definitely! us.kebony.com/products/cladding/grad-for-kebony/
Would be great to get permission from the architectural teams to share the drawing details to accompany these conversations.
What’s the name of the light wooden siding used on the back balcony of the Exercise Pod?
How would those clips hold up to the winds, are they hurricane rated, what cat. Pretty amazinf
We have wind load tests being conducted now, you can find out more by contacting us: us.kebony.com/products/cladding/grad-for-kebony/
Had this on sort of in the background and thought you had Woody Harrelson on when Brian started talking.
Beautiful build. I would've gone with some break metal over the ledger board
I'd be interested to see that wooden ledger board in 25 years.
I assumed it was temporary support to ensure a perfectly level installation
Wish there was a link for the black stainless finishing screws . Can’t seem to find any
What is the product name of the bug screen? Where did you get it from?
Huber really needs to make an integrated Rainscreen/WRB product
Good luck buying that easy-fur rollable furring strip. Tried calling them all day and nothing. Does anyone know of an alternative that you can buy?
Just buy a 36" roll and cut it while still rolled
I wonder if it would be lower cost if a composite decking material was used in place of that wood? And if the grad system would work with it?
That Shishugibon finish is amazing!
This is good stuff! Love to connect with someone on some of these details if possible.
Any videos on barn, builts?
I really like the siding on the exercise pod. It's so simple and looks so good. Unfortunate that you would have to destroy it if it is capped
Glad you like it! If you think about it, you normally only need to remove a board if it needs to be replaced already. So destroying it doesn't really matter. us.kebony.com/products/cladding/grad-for-kebony/
@@kebonyusa I don't understand why you would have to destroy it at all? Wouldn't it just pop out again?
Sure the first one might be fiddly but after that, easy to just pop out.
@@benwhittle7204 The boards and mini rails are not designed to pop out, they are designed to click-in and stay fastened in place. You can slide them but you will destroy the rail system or board if you try to pull them straight out.
@@kebonyusa I see, would be cool if you could design it so that you could slip something in the joint and temporarily release the latches, though I guess it’s probably not worth the effort.
A quick note about the way he was bending that head flashing for the window.. In the corner of that bend (end dam) there should not be a cut. Minor thing that just happened to stand out to me.
I should add that this is beautiful work from the looks of this video. Wish I got to work in this level of home construction but it's hard to attract rich af homeowners in my area.
Do you fold the end dam without snipping? Doesn’t that distort the metal?
Ok, technically Shou Sugi Ban involves Japanese Cedar. (Sugi). If that product is the Accoya product, it's not cedar.
Using black in a hot climate is an interesting choice. The heat will transfer to the fastening system pretty quickly since it's metal, but from there hopefully the insulation will prevent hot spots.
The burned wood may be bug resistant which would be nice.
Stainless needs oxygen exposure to stay corrosion resistant. Painting or coating stainless lowers its nobility down to that of cast iron.
A slap stapler's proper name is a wacker tacker
I used to call it a hammer tacker, but now I know the error of my ways. Thank you!
Probably the best Ryan's ruclips.net/user/postUgkxGZedDTcDfgD7fG_uU4esfx_EgxzlY2_1 Plans on building a shed is hardly ever found. And Ryan takes the mystery out of different types of foundation options, etc. He even shows how to build a shed with different designs. Very comprehensive, covering different roofing materials, siding, etc.
Is this available in Canada?
Yes. Cedar breather by Benjamin Obdyke
absolutely. please reach out to info@keenebuilding.com with your general location and a Rep will follow up.
Yep: us.kebony.com/where-to-buy/
Hi folks. In the UK we now have over enthusiastic building control (code) insisting on cavity closers (fire barriers) to seal any gaps behind cladding, at the top bottom and the sides. This creates issues as you need to ventilate the gap still. This results in some bloody awkward detailing with expanding intumiscent products. Do you not have the same issue in the USA?
(As I understand it) The gap behind the siding is so excessive moisture can run down behind the siding. More of a drain than a vent. So having it closed at the top wouldn't be an issue.
Looked up that product for the rain screen and can only find it in Canada. Is there a US option?
I have six rolls of it left over from a huge cedar shake job if that might help
@@dee73 where did you buy it from? We're wanting to side our home build soon and need horizontal strips. This looks like it would work well.
@@Off-Grid i don't think you can buy it in the strip form it will come in a 48" x 100' roll i got mine local supplier that's where we got to cedar shakes as well
@@dee73 I did find it in the 4" strips but only in Canada. Buying a 48" roll would work too. Thanks for the tip.
Wouldn't the hemlock be a wildfire risk? Shou Sugi Ban doesn't just look good, it is also fire resistant, but that doesn't buy you much if other parts of the structure are NOT.
"sugi" is cedar in japanese and over there, it is only made with cedar. But in American it can be any kind of wood because nobody knows what sugi means and theres nobody stopping them from false advertising/labeling.
It totally depends on what vegetation is around the building as to what the fire risk is. Keep all bushes away and if it's only grass burning is pretty low risk
Grass burns hot but fast and so doesn't have time to heat high up eves to combustion temp.
@@Pepe-dq2ib Yeah, I just now commented on that too. It would be like "Oak Cabinets" made out of Poplar.
That stuff will compress when nailed defeating the purpose of a Rainscreen
I'd love to know who this builder is. I'm very close to this area and want to build a home in the near future.
How I think about "Its not perfect". Everything is perfectly deviant or perfectly diverse in form and color. It coudnt be different. We tend to have perfectly straight boards and perfectly chaotic boards to contrast it which are not as "perfect". Everything is perfect
Cha Ching!!! how much per sq ft? please
Absolutely love the Shou Sugi Ban siding. Really looks fantastic. I would love to use something like that on my new build but unfortunately the area I live in is prone to a lot of hail and I don’t think it would be very durable.
I suppose if your overhangs are big enough it doesn’t really matter?
@@FreekHoekstra If the water goes sideways as in Scotland... No overhang is big enough
@@aitorbleda8267 sure but hail doesn’t tend to go sideways,
And it’s lasted for multiple centuries in Japan which has hurricanes and severe tropical storms.
So it’s probably fine.
I like the look of it as well, for TRIM that is, not the entire house siding. And NOT in Texas FFS!
@@michiganengineer8621 why not?
Is Brian from Becca const. related to Woody Harrelson? His voice was almost the same!
Costs per square foot, minus land?
Does anyone get convinced by these videos? "Lays potato chips are the greatest!" Paid for by Lays.
Any time he gets the info from the manufacturer I don't believe the claims.
@@frijoli9579 it would be one thing if the straight up advertising videos he does were sprinkled throughout his content.. but it's strictly ads these days. And when it's that bald faced you wonder what kind of person would be convinced by this kinda "endorsement".
I watch them to get ideas for our home build, if and when. For example when the video is sponsored by Zehnder, I'll look at their units AND their competition.
I've used quite a few details on my builds from Matt's videos
Two questions...
1. Where is the link to that guys instagram
2. Is that shou sugi ban clear? Link to that specific product?
Info at Nakamoto Forestry for com .. in Japan it is called Yakisugi, for clear look for JOKO grade. The US location is in Pottland OR
@@addker not sure that's accurate. Sounds like he says it's from Delta Mill Works, but want to know which of theirs it is and IF it's clear.
The wood is Kebony Clear: us.kebony.com/products/grades/. It's a "half gator" finish from Delta Millworks in Austin.
@@addker You are linking to the real deal. I think this is from Delta Millworks, and not even sure if it's cedar.
Ive never seen a single recommendation that it's ok to mount into the sheathing alone. How is that ok here?
Why does everything have to be a box or a rectangle?
Because that's easiest to make.
How will the plastic hold up. It won’t get brittle with age and boards start sagging or falling off.
No
I personally wouldn’t worry too much- no UV back there to make it brittle, and the siding boards have it pinned on tight.
@@timgleason2527 but I wonder what the siding boards are attached to. Just the rollout Easy Fur and Zip board?
The ledger will rot out?. Need a metal ledger
Are you siding and framer different people?
Same trade for me but when I worked in the Pacific NW and East Coast I had a separate Cornice crew. It seems to vary by region
The wings are end dams
Pile barn with 4x4 posts
Grab System like great who is the manufacturer
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pre-burnt house???
I would love it if my house looked like it was lit on fire at some point. This modern architecture is crap. It's a square box with a gas station fuel island roof sitting on top. You need an architect for that?
I do not believe that stuff will not crush under a nail head location, or if it doesn't the panel will flex in and out to much. Anyone real people use it on here and give feedback?
yeaa...smart... gonna use any cocking on these windows here?.......yeaa.. smart..
ledger board isnt flashed and is touching the wood siding. going to be the failure point in future
Ledger board is only there as a level surface to set the ends of the vertical siding boards on. It will be removed once the siding is up.
Is every video on this channel a commercial now?
We weren't the sponsor, we just have an awesome product worth talking about: us.kebony.com/products/cladding/grad-for-kebony/
Oh I forgot thee most important thing?
God bless you & your family and I will pray for you!
Remember what King David said: “I hv never seen God’s ppl begging for bread”! Psalms 37:25
I hate face fasteners
no. no they won't.
YES, YES THEY WILL
@@daveklein2826 I wish. In rural TN, mentioning things like "exterior insulation" or "rain screen" just gets confused and annoyed looks.
@@nicholascooper1193 then do your research and get educated
@@daveklein2826 Well yeah, been training subs all summer. Building on pre-cast walls, rainscreens, exterior insulation, air sealing, sound proofing, etc.
Lol
Not sure about that burnt wood look.
then dont put it on YOUR home
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No they won’t for free. They will if they are payed for it though. There is no extra labor that is so freaking easy that anyone should be expected to do it for free. Such a typical attitude from a builder, adding work to the subcontractors and expecting it for nothing.
Why does this guy sound like al gore? Same voice same inflection are they related?
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