Framing a house by myself, 7 days and under $6300 (Ep.2)

It is possible to frame a house yourself, even raising the trusses without help with a certain technique. This is part 2 of a series where I rebuild my house after a fire. Building in 2022 is expensive so I will do everything myself, I have a lot of experience and a lot of smart tips in my luggage, so come along on a fun journey where you get to see an entire house being built from scratch, by one person, which gives you a unique insight into house building. Please like and subscribe for more content.

I will also have some side quests where i will show you how to build furniture's, kitchen, outdoor kitchen and much more.



✧𝗕𝘂𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲!✧

𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
People donate to me to show their appreciation which is incredible. I have no expectations at all for any contributions but they are appreciated as it is expensive to build a house.

Ways to donate
Or use the thanks button under the video.

[cptcosmo]

I'm an Architect and a Journeyman Carpenter, and I keep telling people BUILD IT YOURSELF. Materials is about 20% of the cost of a house, the rest is labor. YouTube is your virtually loaded with DIY tutorials done by contractors and skill craftsmen if you do a little searching, just like cooking.

[jessiewinegeart]

Doing something such as this by one’s self is rather unusual. Having said that, I’ve lived in Alaska for 40 years and this is pretty close to what I did. Working in a remote area, by yourself, having a goal and achieving is very gratifying. When you’re done and look at what you did and get that great feeling of accomplishment and sort of chuckle at everyone who were doubters.
We built a 1500 sq.ft. addition onto a 900 sq.ft. house, including trusses, concrete, windows and doors for about 15K. Labor adds up quickly.

[stephenhorton]

Very nice, I'm 60 years old and if I hold out, I'm going to attempt this next year. and the Lord willing

[viktormladenovski]

Wow, so nice to see detailed videos for Swedish building standard. Much appreciated, since most of the content on youtube is from US and not so applicable in Europe. Looking forward to it!

[MaximShelkov]

This is absolutely awesome in my opinion. Now if they taught everyone in schools how to build homes we’d all be able to do it and live our lives without massive mortgages. This video is very inspiring, too bad I don’t have the know how….

[EddiTaru]

This is so awesome. Love it. We should all try to avoid getting a mortgage and build our own houses.

[Scientestvr]

This is by far the most efficient building process I have ever seen. This craftsman is second to none.. thanks for sharing your work with us:

[leifhietala]

I think my favorite feature of this is the tacked-on scaffolding on the walls. In all my years it has never crossed my mind to do that, and it is SO obviously a quick and easy solution to a constant problem.

[sshumkaer]

i live in the U.S. and have Zero carpentry skills, but this video is awesome and proves I could build for cheap if I tackle the issue

[mcchupka]

Very inspirational to see it done so well and with impeccable craftsmanship. “No cutting corners…”

[russelljohnston]

"by a man who just saved a lot of money"... Love it!!!

[richardevans]

It looks like all your boards are crowned correctly. It's an important step worth mentioning. Awesome build.

[RobThijssen]

i learned so much from these videos. thank you! there is a lot i can copy in my own build and when i do, i'd like to buy you a bottle of something expensive because i think you have saved me a ton of money.

[NoName-qvko]

Man I'm a carpenter with 35 years on the tools well done. I couldn't build that for myself here in Australia with the price of the materials. I work alone 90% of the time, your build methods make sound practical & logical sense to me I can work around most problems alone the only drawback is I find myself traveling around the job site twice as much to accomplice the same thing as compared to having a labour to help that's ok. But after a long day I hate packing up the tools by myself it seems to take forever. Its horses for courses.

[ClifftopTragedy]

In Ireland we call a one and a half storey house a dormer bungalow. This is a great video. I love the hammer band. I never heard of it but I want to do it in my upcoming garden room

[aerialrescuesolutions]

The way you moved those last 6-7 trusses along was pretty awesome.

[thereasoner]

A person with this much foresight could accomplish other astonishing things with just a little more help. Imagine 3 people working together using this style. Wow. Very impressive solo work.

[CascadePacificNW]

Fantastic! I build solo quite often. It requires some imagination from time to time in order to accomplish some things that would normally take two or even three people. I honestly enjoy it most of the time.

[brycebhatnagar]

very impressive. truly. you are like me, always having to work alone. my kids are grown, in their late 20s, and have lives. ill study the technique, im making a barn. It doesnt have to be as good, just sturdy to hold my tractor. I cleared all my land. Now I have acres for a vinyard and tree farm ill plant and maintain by myself. Im 57, a weightlifter, but not as limber or young as you. I'll just do my best. Wonderful video, inspirational.

[patrickhamilton]

I have many times regretted that I didn't learn a trade when I was younger. Watching this video at the same time as I'm "framing" my own house in Sketchup Free has been a huge learning experience for me. Thanks for taking the effort to share your experience as a craftsman as well as tricks of the trade! It's really invaluable information for people who are interested in learning a trade. You are building almost identical to how it's done in Norway. I haven't seen the hammer band used before, but it makes sense from an engineering standpoint. I believe a double top sill plate is the standard in Norway, but then again I'm not an expert.