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[GunnarsGames]

Matt, you’re the reason we are building our own house, after seeing so many shortcuts in mass produced stick frame homes, you inspired us to build our dream home from ICF.

[StudPack]

That's going to be one gorgeous home when it's all finished, thanks for walking us through Matt, we picked up some great ideas. If you're ever itching to get down to Houston again, you've got an open invite 🤝

[DBRB]

Love seeing builders, build smarter and make better homes.

[jonesconrad]

Nothing wrong with making money on the videos Matt, It means you can bring us this content with the production value that they have and put the time into them.

[OUrVileO]

I really like that he used POE for so many things... Future proofing +++

[Rostol]

Dear Matt, many of us are far away from your physical place of business, but let me tell you that you've improved the way my house is being build all the way down in Uruguay.
I know what to ask for, what to look for, what R means (heh), i've referenced your old videos countless times these past weeks. tankless vs tanked water heater, pex manifolds, pex radiant heating, SIPS, ICF, etc, etc (went with isopanel construction finally which you don't use in the states, kind of an ICF but with steel plates instead of perfboard)
So thanks, you've had a lot more influence over youtube than you give yourself credit for.

[Dead_Aim]

I’d love to hear more about this POE lighting systems !!!

[quintenhuggins]

I have been in the building trades all my life. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the content you put out for us. You never stop learning. I am rebuilding my old farmhouse and am incorporating many of the things I have learned from you and am shooting for the most high performance remodel in the county. I hope to bring my old 1901 farmhouse up to standards that will make you and many others proud.

[AnthonyCelata]

I'm an electrician and I specialize in high preference residential lighting. Every new house built, should have 24 volt lighting no matter how big or small it is. You do NOT need a home run to each light, in order to control each light independently. But its great that they went with low voltage lighting. Remember Low voltage does not always mean cheaper to run lights. Ohm's law tells us, the lower the voltage the higher the amperage, which is direct related to wattage which is what you are charged for. But! most low voltage lighting is LED and only draws a few watts. Nothing like a 60 watt incandescent bulb that draws half an AMP! at 120 volts.

[nicholascooper]

The Build Show inspired me to do extensive research before engineering my new house. We've ended up with a "pretty good house" without spending a lot of extra money. I used precast VanhooseCo basement walls, floor trusses with all mechanicals in the floor, spray foamed rim, 2x6 single story walls above, flat ceiling throughout w/ R60 blown on top, Andersen 100 windows placed to be shaded in the summer. And all of it is detailed/air sealed. Nothing special or particularly expensive, but better than most of the houses in my area.

[CDAWWGG]

YYYEESS!!! OMG! POE lighting is so under-utilized in the consumer space! It is so awesome to see it mentioned and you have so many amazing automation features you can implement with scene creation and sensor feedback like follow-lights as you move through the building. This is an amazing build! Pricewise it isn't too crazy compared to "home" IOT gear but once it's fully implemented it's kind of a wash. Love to see more of this.

[mm-nyc]

I am a homeowner who does a lot of my own building. I own two homes, both almost 100 years old. One is our main house, the other a beach house.

My latest project is restoring and converting our beach houses garage into an entertainment room. It was built on grade with no foundation. We were originally planning on just jacking it up, pouring a foundation and then painting the interior white. One thing led to another and it is now going to be the nicest 'house' we own. Last weekend I finished installing the reglets so that the drywall team could finish taping. My dad was laughing at me because just 3 months ago the garage was ready to be torn down and there I was in the same garage leveling reglet trim to a 32nd.

I do most of the work myself because (1) I enjoy it and (2) where I live I cannot afford a high end builder. Thanks in part to this channel I am able to get new ideas and learn how to do it myself.

[LauraElliott]

Cant wait to be done with my build so I can show it off. I gutted my 1963 house myself and am rebuilding it from the studs up. Its taking some time because Im doing all the work myself in my free time, but Ive run all new electrical, low voltage, installed new rockwool in all the walls and ceiling, Im currently trying to get all my old cast iron plumbing replaced and run all new pex throughout the house. I just ordered my Zip R-Sheathing a couple months ago and that is going up on the outside as I reframe all my window and door openings. Im custom building all built-in cabinets for the home as well. Your videos are so inspiring and Im always so happy to see you using the same products that Im using because Im trying to make my home built to last! Keep them coming!

[mikejackson]

Did you notice the number of people filming Matt with their phones? Who needs a TV show?? Beautiful house with great behind the wall thought and planning! Keep it up guys!!

[whyme]

You are doing a great service to educate home owners. I worked 20 years as a product development scientist for one of the leading building materials company which develops and sells high quality products. Most residential builders, both large and small focus on what the home buyers can SEE, AKA cosmetics such as fake floorings, cheap but shiny stainless steel, and other similar stuff. They don't care about quality but only price, meet bare code minimum for what is not seen i.e. critical structural elements, quality of concrete, water and weatherproofing etc. Using all of this of higher quality will only cost a fraction more which future home owners will gladly pay but unfortunately they are totally in the dark assuming building code takes care of it.

[patriot]

As an electrician myself the cutting-edge lighting segment was very interesting to me - thanks!

[ethanmitchell]

I would love to see an episode about that p.o.e. electrical system. What are the pros and cons? What is the cost difference compaired to a standard electrical system? Very cool build.

[dodgev]

I'm a home owner and have watched almost all of you videos. You're videos inspired the way i insulated my attic and i have already reduced my electric bill by $50 and its not even done yet. An unfortunate side effect is now i have an eye for whats good and whats bad. My brother has had an addition built onto his house and i gave him all of your recommendations and sent him links to your videos. And yet he didn't take any of it. I was there to help him and the crew ro install his big slider door and watching the methods the builder used pained me to see. Hopefully builders will learn to so things better even if they aren't on huge budgets or gracious time frames.

[udavidism]

I designed and built my own house. The ceiling heights are 9 feet on the main floor and 9 feet upstairs. One of the mistakes I feel like I made was a straight flight of stairs to the second floor. A fall on a long flight of stairs can be deadly. I have noticed that most architects put a landing and a turn in taller stairs. The stairs at 3:35 is just crazy dangerous. My stairs are bad but these are much worse.

[austinhamby]

Matt you’re great! Im using tons of your practices and for that Im truly thankful!!!