As a plumber it is so good to see a man put thread tape on a fitting properly 👍

I can tell two types of plumbers when I see them using PEX or similar products. One is a newbie, the other is a well-experienced plumber who has not quite finished the transition from copper to PEX: they both try real hard to make everything level and plumb, and they install a ton of 90 degree elbow fittings to accomplish it. PEX is flexible for a reason - let it curve around corners, let it come in from one or two stud-bays over and curve up to a valve, or curve above a plate, drop in and put a copper rough-in for the angle stop after wallboard goes up. Leave out the elbows! Nothing takes more time, and has more potential for leaks. AND - each 90 slows the flow approximately the same as ten feet of tubing, or more with 1/2"

The most anticipated weekend vídeo, as always.

It's really coming along, isn't it? I love to see the progress you make in each of these uploads. It really is a unique design and it's great to see people make their visions come to fruition. Thanks for sharing this with us... I'm really enjoying it.

Gees I get nervous when you guys are on roof . Please stay safe . Cheers

We have a camp in northern Vermont and it had galvanized pipe for the water system. I replaced it all with PEX several years ago because after many decades of service, the interior of the pipe was rotted out to the point of complete blockage. You'll be very happy with the brass nipple in your bathtub. Nice work on all of this, Jesse.

Great job Jesse,excellent skill set .that house is built like Fort Knox!

4/8/23; ..all your hard work is shaping up very nicely. Windows..Great explanation on R-values, size-for-ultimate utility/practality vs. oversize for 'style'! Missing...where are those little supervisors? Kinda looking to see them helping dad 2day...always great to see them in background dragging xyz items...family touch..👌 Always enjoy your videos! Stay safe & carry on!👍👏✅️😊

Jesse - I can only imagine the pride you will feel when the last nail - bolt - nut - sheet of plywood and swipe of paint is on and you and the family walk in for the first time when its a finished home!

I'm too old for that sheet rock stuff. I'm glad you guys are young. It's back breaking work. Muller brothers! The whole project has been riveting to watch. Thanks for the great video.

Awesome job Jesse it's looking amazing.

Finally the weather is going better so the build can continue, nice one buddy.

Hi Jesse, Terrific channel!! Yes, galvanized pipe does corrode!! As a homeowner for 50+ years. I've seen galvanized lines get down to about a pencil line. That's why many houses switched out to copper, and now we have Pex. God bless and take care from your long-time California subscriber.

Your design makes a lot of sense to me, I'm a fan of symmetry too. Sheetrock is a big step, I'm happy for you. Roof is turning out good, I like the slightly off white.

Jesse, Look forward to every time you drop a new video on the progress of your house, and look forward to watch how far you have come, and then look back to from where you started🙂 Great that when you designed this home, you made contingency for future add on and updates as well, down the road. Must be a great satisfaction to know all the plumbing and electrical skills and use all that training in building your own home, so you know where and how it was all put together, that in itself is something to be proud of, and have your son also interrested in doing what you so as well. already looking forward to the next video, and the sheet rock install and then the beautiful cabinets, like what you had in the old house. I also like the windows as you do, all the same height . I also do not like the LONG windows. Paul and I personally like more wall space. Like the idea of the wood looking tiles in the bathrooms, like you did in the old house as well. Hope you and your family have a blessed Easter.

The house is coming along, nice work.

Im so hooked on this channel!!! Can't wait to see more!!😁👍

The galvanized pipe definitely does close in and block up over time. It also is well known to rust through from the inside and spring a leak. That bring said, by the time there were any problems with that in your house, you'll likely be long dead! My house is 111 years old, and I've just taken the last of mine out, and although it had some bad sections, the majority of it was fine. I replaced everything with pex.

Great video Jesse, as always, thanks for sharing.

You're probably the only person ive ever heard say they prefer knobs over a mixing valve! If you can swing it, I'd highly recommend doing one piece stone/marble/manufacured stone for the ledge and sill in the bathroom. Keep up the great work!

Great progress Jesse. Nice to see the inspections went well and the house is closed in from the weather now. The stainless steel rings you use on the plumbing shouldn't rust unless others have theirs cross-contaminated from mild steel or very low-quality stainless. The roof looks so different with the membrane coating and the shade is great. Keep up the great work 👏

Very wise decision to replace the galvanized water pipe in your own house. It eventually rusts on the inside, it does take many years, but it slowly closes up the inside bore reducing the flow and pin holes will become evident soon enough. Stainless steel pipe is way more expensive in the short term, but it's cheaper than a repair to a stud / sheetrock wall. I've heard of long term issues with brass if you happen to live in an area with high ph. water. Really enjoying this project BTW...

Thank you for sharing your dreams with us Jesse. At 82yo i'm learning from you and it's very interesting. Btw, i have two other brothers who are retired drainlayers and plumbers. I'm proud of you Jesse. Uncle Bob. NZ.

Thank you for showing the fine details with this project. I learn something every time I watch. Happy Easter!

You are an amazing young man, The progress on your new home is amazing. Can hardly wait until everything is done and your family will move in. Thank you for sharing your adventure and your progress

Hello Jesse, Get yourself a Wagner power painter spray gun if you're planning on painting more. They are great. I used one on a 12'x16' garage and a 6'x10' shed and only used half a gallon of paint with no thinning the paint. Great job on your house.

When I watched the recap video of selling your old house I saw the shower tile being wood style and matching the floor and I wondered why I never thought of that. You're right in that it really does look nice and no one else does it. Maybe that's why I like it!

Those stainless rings are oetiker clamps and are much better than the copper crimp rings which are utter garbage. As of now, compressed air is no longer allowed to pressure test pex, water only. And for your own benefit, never put galvanized pipe in your domestic water system. Ever. Yes, it will corrode and block itself.

I would definitely stack a washer/dryer given your growing family. It gives you more capacity when you need it and can't dry outside/ need to finish dry!

I would highly recommend insulating the dryer ducting run. It is very rarely done but you are asking for trouble as the hot wet air will condense (hot wet dryer air meets room temperature air or duct) both inside and outside of the bare duct. It will find a way out of the inside of course wherever an ongoing source of moisture gathers you are asking for trouble. Always a pain behind closed walls and generally not even noticed until the smell or water stains show up. I used an aluminum insulation (not the bubble style although that works as well) and zip tied it along the run. Once layer was a large improvement with two layers even better. I can tell you that a twelve foot run will make a prodigious amount of water where you don't want it from direct experience. If it is in a conditioned space it also helps reduce heat loss or cooling loss through the metal duct as an added bonus.

I totally respect your work ethic. It continues to be very well. Thought out good job.

I agree with your thinking when it comes to building. Hang in their family, it will be worth it.

Been waiting for this since the last video. Always enjoy your videos and work on the house of your dreams.

Such a beautiful homestead for such a well deserving ( all grown up now) young man and his family❤

I appreciate your commitment to symmetry; I am like that myself.

You are moving right along. It's looking great. I like function and symmetry, also. Happy Easter!!!

you are a very good mechanic.

Thanks, Jesse. Great job, your house is looking perfect.

i really enjoyed hearing all the frogs singing while you were doing the roof . you dont hear frogs much anymore ,very beautiful music they make . looks good jesse you explain everything well . i cant waite to see it done . also i enjoy the fact that your brothers are helping you great family .

Great video Jesse. It is really going to be a nice home. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day. And Happy Easter.

I really like that tub/shower layout. I've got a bathroom renovation coming up and I think I'm gonna steal some ideas!

Moving along at warp speed Jesse. Looking good.

Looking good and it's definitely a labor of love!

I had the privilege of working for a client that was an outdoor advertiser, and they had just gotten into concrete signs with styrofoam inserts, and on one of the jobs, the mud arrived hot, or quick set, but was inadvertently delayed. It was actually setting up as it was arriving. They worked feverishly at getting the mud out of the truck. A lot of it was just dumped on the ground, and later cleaned up. They wrote that one off for that customer, but were able to finish it for a display of work they could do. They made the customer a new sign with new forms, and that one was a success.

When you are ready to paint. Graco 390 PC airless sprayer. The Hi-boy. Comes with 50’ of fluid hose but you could use another 50’ to be practical and have less movement of the spray machine on the exterior ground or moving between rooms on the interior painting. Preparation is everything. A good job masking the windows & frames before spraying is a must. Outside use masking tape that won’t break down in ultraviolet and make it difficult to remove later. Exterior: You will appreciate the wheels when moving the sprayer around the outside of your house over any rough ground. I prefer high quality Acrylic Latex over Elastomeric for exterior walls such as stucco. Never-the-less, fill all cracks and any open joints. Use a good quality exterior grade latex primer. Use a .021 spray tip or larger. It will feel like fire-hosing, but you will be following up using a 25mm roller sleeve to push the primer into the stucco and working the coating out on the walls. Don’t just spray, roll it as well. Same technique with the chosen finish coat. Interior: Spray and back roll the latex primer (20mm sleeve) on the drywall. More efficient with one person spraying., and the other rolling. Tip to use is .015. You may want an extension wand (2-3ft) connected to the nozzle of the gun to reach the ceilings in high areas. Finish coat use 15mm sleeve on the roller for eggshell or semi-gloss paint. 20mm is fine for satin or flat latex. (DIY) Flushing out material (paint) at the end of the day will keep the fluid hose & machine working properly for years. And keep an eye on the machine filter, there can be garbage in a brand-new pail of paint from the manufacturer. Nothing is worse than a work stoppage due to a blocked tip at the gun. A reverse-a-tip is handy on any gun as well. On heavy materials using the big tip, I never used the filter, it clogs up and makes the pump work harder. On regular paint always use the filter if spraying, even pre-screen the paint before rolling the finish (though old pantyhose) when the paint has gone back and forth into the same can over two or three days use .

The house is looking great 😃. I see you installed the dryer vent. I recommend a vent trap to help keep the vent clean.

It’s looking great & becoming a Home . Nice work .

Jesse what a great job you are doing.

Coming on nicely doing a great job Jesse

It is really looking nice Jesse. Your skills are amazing. I'm learning a lot. Thank you. 👍

Looking good so far.

Years ago, I worked for a door installer, and we were doing work on a hospital addition and we had, if I recall, 132 solid core doors to take up stairs. There was no opening large enough to get them to the floors as needed. To make things worse, some of the doors were lead lined for the x-ray dept. All the doors were 3-0.

That's one solid build house.

Exceptional, thanks for sharing!!!

I agree on the windows, all looking great.

Cool music!!!Thanks.👍

Great. Love these LOOOOOONG videos. Keep the content coming.

It’s coming along great Jesse for your bathroom window sill I would put slate you can ask Andrew Camarata for some it would make you bathrooms & before he puts it all in as Road filling

I love the beautiful simple symmetry in your house design. Very well done sir.

Amazing work!

LOOKIN' GOOD, NICE WORK

It’s really becoming a home. You are always planning for so many things. Greatvideo❤❤❤❤❤❤

I have friends who had an all-in-one washer & dryer and they HATED it...took forever to run a load through-longer than if they has separate units. Also, brother-in-law who had a condensing dryer as he had no where to vent out a dryer, and he hated it, too. The chamber that collected the moisture was always icky with mildew, algae, or some such. As the laundry person at our house, I highly suggest separated, vented units ;)

We have a condensing dryer seperate from the washer for about 10 years with very little problems (the capacitor to the motor had to be changed) but other wise a very good unit. By having 2 units you can be drying and washing at the same time. House is progressing nicely.

i'm constantly amazed of your mastery with every trade. good work

Roof and basement are the most important to weatherproof. Great project!

Great job your house is looking really good.

It looks awesome so far Bro... Happy Easter!!

👍 you did good. HOWEVER, 🤔 I still KNOW that a Roofers Safety Harness should be worn anytime while on the roof.

Hey, me I'm old school copper pipe and sweating the joints it will outlive me that's just me I'm old school I've actually seen the pics fail a lot in Florida here the one I haven't seen fail believe it or not is that CPVC we get a lot of high pressure sometimes the city screws up and puts 185 pounds LOL I did if you don't have a a good blowout you will be blowed out

Couple weeks ago I had a couple pex A expansion fittings leak on a water test. I think it may have been something with the quality of the expansion sleeves. I do remodels and I mostly use the same compression rings that you use. Never had one of them leak.

I have used cinch clamps for 20 years never had a problem

You are making some great progress with this build. Its looking good. Thanks for always giving me ideas on how to build things.

House looks like a Gettysburg house in the Civil War. I like the look. Good luck pal.

Those water pipes are bendable, no need to use so many 90 degree connections if you run them in bigger curves. Better flow and less places for failure!

Love your work Mr Jesse.

House coming along great 👍

Ha ha funny moment. Massive understatement 1400 lb of sheet rock is a lot of weight but it should be good. You could park a full size suv in that bedroom and not even worry. I love it ,this house is total overkill on code.

For the ridge you could roll lead flashing along it over the seam that should never leak or need maintenance.

First time I have ever seen blue sky in your videos!!!Always seems overcast and grey!!!

Congratulations on the rough in, looks great.

Nice bud looking good 👍😁

I love the house and the build ,this is the first thing I don’t understand that you’ve done you’ve built the house that will last forever, But you installed pex tubing in it, In upstate New York, where the mice always end up in the walls at some point.I love everything you’ve done, but I would’ve used copper here local building inspector, friend of mine says the mice can eat right to that Pex he’s seen it .it’s quite a mess.

Looking good Jess. Keep moving forward👍👍

Great job Jesse, I am learning a lot. Thanks for your videos !

Excellent vid as usual Jessie but I was disappointed that you didn't use the word nipple enough in your explanation of the bathroom plumbing, :)

Re your roof vent. i live in Wisconsin and after 4 - 5 days of very cold weather ( 10 - 20 below zero F) hoar frost built up and plugged a roof plumbing vent and when a sewage transfer pit in the basement kicked in it sucked water out of a toilet in order to get air and sewage gas got in the house. I painted the vent pipe black, and shortened it. The pipe was on the north roof and the winter sun didn't reach it very well. There is also a mechanical vent that can go into the transfer pit vent pipe near the pit that draws room air for the pit if the suction from transfer pit pump is a little high if the vent stack was frosted shut. Otherwise it is closed and there is no path for sewer gas. This is a mechanical device and was against code back in 1990s but I installed it as a home owner. I've not had a problem since but extended super cold weather for several days is not common and I did several things at once. Your house is very interesting construction wise and good luck.

Instead of the regular shower head use a handheld shower for getting in those places where the rain can’t reach.

Piping (plumbing) styles vary around places. Here in northern europe we like to insulate all our internal pipes -- hot water stays hot, and adjacent cold water does not get hot... Also we make sure the freezing weather won't get to our pipes. Tearing walls open to find busted pipes... so messy. We also fill all inner wall cavities with insulation material. Not for thermal insulation, but for acoustics silencing. .. but when you bury cables to insulation, you need to derate the amperage capacity due to lack of cooling.

May I recommend when applying a membrane coating, you get a wet Mil gauge from the paint store. The mfg spec's indicate 20 mils per coat and you will get 200 -250 feet per gallon. You don't spread out this type of product like a normal paint. Apply a heavy coat (1 pass) and check the mils with the gauge. You will quickly learn how much paint per roller pass 20 mils is. It's important to get the right amount of coating down to minimize failure while note wasting time or product. Note: The thicker or heavier and application as per the manufacture, the better the appearance, and performance. Its. important to maintain a wet edge to allow the coating to bond and remain somewhat seamless. This may require two people to apply. Also, try using a 5 gallon bucket with 2 gallons of coating and a roller grid to load up the roller quicker. Working on the steeper roof maybe a Challege. Spraying may be a better option and have someone back roll it, ifs its not to windy. The membrane coatings I often spec, are applied at a rate of 60 - 100 mils per pass. And as you indicated temperature and humidity are equally important. Good luck

thank you for your innertube Mr Jesse.

big industry in thermal hanging curtains, hung from a rod, that really increase r-value in front of windows, inside. Also outside windows, covering on east and SE side of windows in summer time. Covering outside is the key to stop sun from heating up inside. Soon summer temps will be going up around 10 degrees depending on where you are, as planet heats up. I have spoken, that is all.

We used the wood look tiles in our shower. 6x24 from the big box home ($1 pr sqft). Looks great!

My bathroom washer and dryer are for day wear clothes, and underwear. I strip down to wash and bath and have the wash running with my take off clothes. The basement washer and dryer is for heavy items and garage use stuff. A separate washer is for grease and oil clothes

The Rockwool should only by rated to 1200F ( you said 2500) either way it's an excellent choice. It won't mold even if it gets wet and has a better friction fit, and less sag that fiberglass. Amazing progress on the house, you have planned everything out well in advance. The color of the roof looks good from the drone shots. 👍

If you put wires inch-and-a-half deep and then you put couple dabs a phone where the plastic membranes are you don't have to use any nail strips at all, unless it's in the kitchen behind cabinet sometimes people use longer screws over there or bathroom vanities.

Love his detail

Great plan, good work. 👍

Cloride rich environments can cause "stainless" to corrode. So unless you're in a cloride rich environment, you probably don't need to worry about it. (An indoor pool area and stuff can have both the moist and cloride rich environment required to corrode them)

Boa noite Jesse muito ótimo essa casa Branca tão bonito meu amigo