Cutting it close! Building an INCH from the property line!

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Matt Risinger visits his friend Joel of Laneway Custom Build in Toronto to see how they manage some of the challenges of building laneway houses that are often erected inches from the property line in difficult environments.
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@xiggywiggs 10 ай бұрын

The moment he said "hinge the wall up" I immediately wanted a follow up video from this crew documenting how that goes up because that whole process sounds hair-raising in a most enjoyable way!

@Torontokid 10 ай бұрын

Yeah we are looking forward to it ourselves lol.

@xiggywiggs 10 ай бұрын

@@Torontokid there's few things more enjoyable than an idea that's "just crazy enough to work" haha

@imhooks 10 ай бұрын

Yea these guys need a KZfaq channel lol

@Torontokid 10 ай бұрын

We post some of the more interesting stuff on the company Insta.

@sparksmcgee6641 9 ай бұрын

Two bottom plates with screws. Build the wall. Router hing pockets. Pull off the bottom plate. Install hinge. Attach bottom plate to deck. A lot of air sealing adhesive on top of bottom plate. Hinge it up with framing Jack's. 2-400$ Install concrete anchor bolts and snug it down.

@jeremyzwicker 10 ай бұрын

Great to see a Canadian build on the channel!

@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs 10 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree. This vid was really interesting and added quality to the channel. 👍🇨🇦

@baron1c 10 ай бұрын

Eh?

@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs 10 ай бұрын

@@baron1c LOL...I second that "eh!" 👍🇨🇦

@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs 10 ай бұрын

A Canadian build! Thank you! So many Canadians watch your channel. It would be nice to see not only Ontario and BC builds that you have already done, but head up to the Maritimes, Atlantic Canada. More of Canadian builds please. 🙏 🇨🇦👍

@markcollins457 7 ай бұрын

I had some experience with zero lot line homes in Florida but that was 30 years ago. The definition of zero lot line was vastly more forgiving then what these guys in Canada are dealing with. Preserving ever inch of real-estate and doing construction with fire code and other restrictions require a top notch contractor. Excellent presentation.

@byronmrackley2261 10 ай бұрын

What a great episode. Having the master builder onsite with the crew is awesome, going hard with his team. Kudos

@digital1937 10 ай бұрын

Joel has a good camera presence and he should maybe consider having his own KZfaq channel that showcases his homes and other builds in Canada?

@DrMJJr 10 ай бұрын

LOVE the construction warranty requirement!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 About time there’s a way to track claims against builders and contractors that empowers consumers!! 🎉🎉🎉

@twestgard2 10 ай бұрын

Speaking as a contractor, I love the idea of a way to hold people accountable for shoddy work. That would be very much to my advantage. On the other hand, I have my local planning department on tape admitting that they falsified a complaint against my property, which is literally a crime. I was lucky that I had the evidence to prove they were lying. Local officials are notoriously untrustworthy and it can destroy a small business to go through the process of defending a false accusation. I don’t know how to solve the problem of inspectors who lack integrity.

@N20Joe 10 ай бұрын

@@twestgard2 Agreed. As someone in the business too, it would go a long way to improving quality, but I've worked around government long enough to have developed a HUGE distrust of anything run by the government.

@scottbaughman 10 ай бұрын

Hey! Welcome to Ontario! I recently stripped the outside of my house, left my old sheathing from the 1940s and used Zip-R12 on top. Its nice to see houses going up using Zip system now.

@antoniomilone5472 10 ай бұрын

In commercial metal studding, we will call that a slammer stud. It's pretty cool to see it in a wood residential build. Enjoy seeing commercial applications being introduced to residential. Nice episode, Matt.

@campbelljoel 10 ай бұрын

Love the name. Thanks for sharing👊

@ronlovell5374 10 ай бұрын

Hey Matt, great to see you come to central 🇨🇦. Hopfully T.O. treated you better than San Francisco!

@trappenator96 10 ай бұрын

we want more Canadian content!!!!

@accountability2000 10 ай бұрын

Love these kinds of videos, Matt

@conantheagrarian 10 ай бұрын

you should see the view from the alley! tremendous!

@douglasharley2440 10 ай бұрын

very smart idea by toronto, good job!...i wish cities in the usa started doing such rules updates to support tiny houses/ADUs.

@user-vn6hi2bi3g 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see govt. working to change zoning away from single family to multi-family zoning with a zero set back on one or more inside boundaries for urban infill as a way to the future both keeping heritage and providing for new development. Friction piles (pin-piles) with grade beams is a great way to support and get new construction close to lot line while getting below frost line to provide a stabile footing for the residences with minimun site prep. Use of open trusses between floors including roof gets all utilites where needed w/o structual gymnastics a great process. Great video Matt you always provide cutting edge content, modest cost high preformance residential new construction kinda (sic) like getting to have and eat the cake. I am still ambivalent about 20 story wood frame buildings but still it's wonderful information to see this is possible. Ray Stormont

@thezfunk 10 ай бұрын

It's funny how this is happening in reverse to what historically happened in many neighborhoods. At least where I live in the Midwest, the European immigrants would buy a lot and build a small modest house in the back by the 'laneway' as they didn't have much money. When things got better and they had more money, they built a newer/larger/grander house towards the front of the lot on the main street.

@AL-fo3jj 10 ай бұрын

In the original Toronto area, the European immigrants lived in worker cottages or other small modest houses. Now, those lots are adding additional dwelling units on those lots. Other folks have also either rebuild their entire home or heavily renovate.

@johngill5175 10 ай бұрын

Please start including the topic in the title. It makes it searchable. "Laneway house" would go miles for searchability! I've had this happen with so many of your EXCELLENT videos. I think I've watched one of your videos on "[topic name here]" and search cant find it because it's not in the title or description. Keep making awesome vids, just a suggestion, that can be ignored, from a fan and viewer!

@TT-ik3kd 9 ай бұрын

Joel ROLL THAT TAPE!

@jyoung9181 10 ай бұрын

Hey Matt, great video! So glad you made it to Toronto, hope you had a great visit and come back soon😊.

@LaniSternRealty 10 ай бұрын

Wish I knew that you were coming here. This is up the street from me!

@MarsMan1 10 ай бұрын

It is insane building homes that close together.

@TheVimeo 10 ай бұрын

why? japan is doing this, uk, a lot of european countries also

@camheady235 10 ай бұрын

Fire, noise, maintenance, parking, snow removal, odors, construction hassles, etc. I am BrickSaverLLC. I would want to build a deep basement to get that FREE warmth from the Earth in Winter.

@MarsMan1 10 ай бұрын

@@camheady235 Yep... you covered almost everything wrong with this building practice. I will bet if you live there you could find more. I would almost rather live in a NYC apartment... NO... I would not wish that on my worst enemy.

@MarsMan1 10 ай бұрын

@@TheVimeo I am a country boy... I like open spaces. So Japan lives in little coffin boxes... It is not for me.

@TheVimeo 10 ай бұрын

@@MarsMan1 each one what make him happy!

@phil-blog 10 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed your visit to Toronto Matt!

@DrewBurchette 10 ай бұрын

Great interview!

@beurky 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for Coming to Toronto Matt, maybe next time you come by you'll swing by my build .

@VillelaHN 9 ай бұрын

Awesome projects

@bethanyanderson1745 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting - good video!

@digital1937 10 ай бұрын

As big and empty as Canada is, it's kind of funny to see houses like this crammed into Toronto on tiny lots?

@BSimpson-oh8mm 9 ай бұрын

Toronto is surrounded by over 100km of populated areas. If your job is downtown you're not living 4 hours away where it's empty.

@terraopusstudio 10 ай бұрын

Is the "tin bangers" referring to Hvac guys? Just never heard that before...

@Padoinky 10 ай бұрын

This is what California is doing and what we in the Northeast and New England regions refer to as “in law/nanny” suites

@sparksmcgee6641 9 ай бұрын

Ive gone with running a wire up to the attic and down for the wire going through the drywall gaps at wall ends. Mainly for drywall air sealing and convenience for drywall.

@scottshanks3645 10 ай бұрын

I’m in Canada laneway houses are great concept here. The only issue I’ve seen is that ; some of the cities here implemented them due to high cost of real estate and unaffordability like in Vancouver, so when the laneway houses were implemented the house prices/property value doubled in price again since those properties were seen as larger income investments . They help with density and housing shortages within a city core however they currently work against the main housing crisis issue which is affordability. Maybe there is a policy that could be implemented to prevent this escalation in value once an area is zoned to allow laneway houses in already extremely high housing price situations.

@3TYKX 10 ай бұрын

I feel like the public was bamboozled by buzz words and PR speech, but frankly laneway housing investigations and discussions to revise the by-laws started several years ago before the housing prices exploded during and after Covid. They are first and foremost a density solution. New buyer would be hard pressed to purchase a property with a good existing laneway house, but should they do it they would gain the ability to rent it out as well. There is no policy. While the city fell in love with the concept, the only ones building these things are probably well-off property owners. The city will never be able to regulate against that cohort.

@vapeurdepisse 10 ай бұрын

You can't do anything about it. It's the same here in the Boston area. They're trying to densify the suburbs and are allowing more and larger buildings, under the guide of "affordability". But the same market forces will be at play and these few extra units will do nothing to lower the overall cost of real estate. Single family houses will become more rare and thus more expensive. TBH the high cost is a byproduct of a successful local economy, so it is what it is. You have to live further out if you can't afford the close suburbs.

@kadmow 10 ай бұрын

@@vapeurdepisse - yes they could implement rent control like Germany - where rent is limited based on floor area. OR the city could retain rights over laneways and use them for affordable housing - not open to the freemarket.... There are ways, it all depends on the intent - to make more money, or to provide housing.

@beurky 10 ай бұрын

They also don't address the missing middle. Laneways house are limited to like 500sqft. Which is the size of a condo. It's hard to do the family thing in that. They don't end up being entirely desirable unless you want extra income from renting it out to a student or the like. But they're great for adding a bit of extra space for your already tight home. In my opinion, and I'm a nobody, Neither of these help the housing crisis.

@adammacer 9 ай бұрын

@@beurky "Neither of these help the housing crisis" - Well, of course they do - additional dwelling units are additional dwelling units. Sure, not very suitable for a family but totally suitable for a single or couple to rent.

@tsavoca203 10 ай бұрын

The most Canadian job site sign ever… “We apologize in advance.” 😂

@JereVanderlaan 10 ай бұрын

Wish I had known you'd be up in the Toronto Area, we have lot's of interesting projects going on.

@MB-hc2xw 10 ай бұрын

Very cool to see how they do it up north!

@matthewsones5287 10 ай бұрын

Imagine owning a house where you’d have to trespass to wash your siding….

@sparksmcgee6641 9 ай бұрын

You just leave it until they complain because you don't have to look at that side. Most cities have laws covering a 3 foot or so zone you can use to maintain the side. If they fight you you can climb the corner of thier fence and march through the flowerbeds along the property line. They let you use the gate and all the yard when they find out that part.

@joshua_a_boehm 10 ай бұрын

It's too bad so much of the new construction in Canada is of the architecturally cold and ill-proportioned modern style. Really clashes in the old neighborhoods.

@johnfitzpatrick2469 10 ай бұрын

G,day from Sydney Australia. High density living, quite the complex issue for planning laws. 🌏🇭🇲

@youssefbenyounes5563 10 ай бұрын

17:38 oo nice grab ^w^!

@bethanyanderson1745 9 ай бұрын

Where do the occupants of the original main house and the new alley house park their cars?!

@bryandano 10 ай бұрын

Will you be doing anything with Studpack ?

@DrMJJr 10 ай бұрын

YESS!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

@honkbeforeitstoolate587 10 ай бұрын

and how will maintenance of the home's exterior be done??? 0_o

@michaelroby8389 10 ай бұрын

Quiz.....next vlog.... I want to built a passive home but i want a fireplace.....guide me, whats my options???

@Dale1C 10 ай бұрын

I believe you mainly just need one that only uses outside air for combustion, to satisfy the air tightness requirements (and a heavily insulated chimney I imagine).

@camheady235 10 ай бұрын

The actual shape of the fireplace is critical and the chimney may be uninsulated but inside the house (not on an outside wall). No more commenting from me. My comments keep getting censored by youtube . I hinted at a place to find exactly the information and fireplace photos you need, for free, and the comments get zapped. Ridiculous, what else is getting zapped?

@imtheonevanhalen1557 10 ай бұрын

R-54, in Canada?.....I built R-60 in my roof in the Raleigh NC area. And an air-source heat-pump? If you check the efficiency recommendation charts, you'll see mid-Carolina is where they begin to fall-off precipitously. Heat strips will glow constantly, and you know what that means

@Bob_Lob_Law 10 ай бұрын

What heat pumps are you using? Here the quality inverter driven brands manage to get a seasonal COP of 1.5 to 2.5, depending on the region. Toronto is actually pretty warm, relative to the prairies, so is the west coast, and the east coast. In fact, most of Canadians live in the warmer parts of the country.

@jeremygallimore3042 10 ай бұрын

I own a small plumbing have company and our minimum warranty on everything is 2 years! Some projects we warranty 8-15 years with proper maintenance. I think every home builder in the country should have a mandatory 5 year warranty. For most people a home is the most expensive purchase you’ll make. Why is my warranty on my truck better than the warranty on my house? 5 year warranty should be mandatory!!

@adammacer 9 ай бұрын

'Purlins'? You mean 'firrings' Joel!.. Quality build anyway - especially the extra belt 'n' braces additions..

@chadbeck4139 10 ай бұрын

Spider-Man! 17:40

@jasonmarshall819 10 ай бұрын

Wonder if crazy framer still building.

@billymacmakes 10 ай бұрын

I was wondering that same thing!! I hope he didn't have another fall!

@vapeurdepisse 10 ай бұрын

Holy crap I can see why the neighbors would be pissed off about a new building 1 inch from the property line. This is a huge let-down from the city gov. This shit idea is coming to the US as well.

@dothetontim 9 ай бұрын

These are city lots, not suburban wastelands of sod. The neighbor's garage is also 1 inch from the property line. It's very common in cities, including in the US.

@aktamakov 10 ай бұрын

Tinbangers 😅

@mitchdenner9743 10 ай бұрын

Good to see Daniel tosh pursue a new career in construction. 😅

@hihello7639 10 ай бұрын

Show us steve

@alberteinstein9176 10 ай бұрын

We wouldn't be allowed to build that close to a property line in Connecticut, USA. Tom Dutkiewicz

@aaronorr5586 10 ай бұрын

Where I live the municipality and county mandates that we not build any outbuildings within 15' of the back or side property lines. We can build within 5' of the main structure.

@davidwooten3430 10 ай бұрын

Flat roof in the snowy North. Hope it works out.

@dothetontim 9 ай бұрын

Toronto isn't the snowy north, and many (many many many) roofs in Toronto are flat. I've owned my place for 25 years and snow load isn't an issue at all.

@jeff-w 10 ай бұрын

21:30 he says he's worked in Northern Ontario. Who in their right mind goes anywhere near Toronto after they've seen the rest of the province?

@harrisonbergeron9764 10 ай бұрын

Pod House.

@robertduffy5805 9 ай бұрын

Increased density will be the bane of society's existence. Increased density taxes infrastructure, causes traffic and parking issues, increases housing costs, creates more crime and social issues, ruins community, etc., etc. If there is a housing shortage expand in undeveloped areas, both Canada and the US have plenty.

@danielbuckner2167 10 ай бұрын

1"?

@olliefoxx7165 10 ай бұрын

@Jutilaje 8 ай бұрын

What a great way to handle (and discuss in a "political" way) a-hole neighbors lol.

@kadmow 10 ай бұрын

So not a land grab, just a "granny flat" - even if rather substantial. Re. the screws bridging the insulation - this detail / problem - and the rainscreen putting the screws in shear, can also be alleviated by ensuring the "strapping / furring" for the cladding is fastened to the top-members/ structurally, then the whole cladding system will be in tension (hanging from the top).. - Non sheathed walls need noggin/nogging between the studs to increase buckling strength of the framing. This with "strapping/wing bracing is the framing method used in timber houses in Australia (and NZ) - typical cladding - weatherboards or hardiplank isn't regarded as structural (unless specific structural ply or braceboard is used.. Underpinning a new concrete beam sounds ridiculous, why not drill and pour piles / continuous pile wall (or use groundscrews) and then cast the beam on top - or as required to fully tie the piles together?? - unless the wall needs to be shored up and deep cross ties inserted and cast.. The "stood-up wall - should just be made of prepainted tilt-up concrete - making it a permanent one-and-done.

@kevinhornbuckle 10 ай бұрын

When will Matt get his own hot pants?

@johnalexander2349 10 ай бұрын

These home warranty programs always start out with grandiose goals, and end up being just another make-work scheme for politically connected cronies, that do nothing but force up the cost of housing. I'd bet good money that actual warranty claim payouts are dwarfed by staffing costs, most of which is management salaries. Other professions require registration; none require clients to for pay a forced insurance on the work.

@bethanyanderson1745 9 ай бұрын

Lab rats got nastier when their environment got denser. Just say'n.

@TT-ik3kd 9 ай бұрын

Wait till a fire comes building wood houses so close wont be good… those joists are the worst too fails very quickly during fire compared to dimensional lumber

@vapeurdepisse 10 ай бұрын

Tiny house, huge price, welcome to Toronto 🤮

@LightWalker315 10 ай бұрын

Imho its turning another city into an unliveable dump 1 inch at a time

@tims9384 10 ай бұрын

Horrible idea, for so many reasons I won’t mention. There’s about a million other ways to cut housing and rental costs.

@kazedcat 9 ай бұрын

There is no other way. You want reasonably priced houses . You need to build more houses. It is a supply and demand problem.

@TinyGiraffes 9 ай бұрын

It seems weird that, given Matt tends to work with high end build materials and homes, he's lukewarm with regulations. I would of thought he'd be all for raising the bar.

@common_c3nts 9 ай бұрын

1inch from the property line = no way to do maintenance on the house. They are not even try to hide they are building a temporary house that wont last. They are scammers just building junk.

@ryanoneill6041 9 ай бұрын

It should also be illegal to not use real plywood on the outside of a house. OSB, Zip Board, Outside Drywall are all trash and will not last 20 years from moisture. For a wood house, the proper way would be putting in plywood sheathing for the strength then you can put your foam board on top of that. These are scammer builders just building shitty houses. A 7 year warranty wont matter on junk that will last 10 years before failing.

@pcatful 10 ай бұрын

Requiring homeowners to save huge trees in a back yard is nuts. A tree like that SHOULD be removed. City planners are the worst.

@suspicionofdeceit 10 ай бұрын

Yep, cut it all down so it’s just a concrete and asphalt jungle.

@matthewsones5287 10 ай бұрын

@@suspicionofdeceitis the city going to pay for the damages from said tree?

@pcatful 10 ай бұрын

@@suspicionofdeceit These massive trees belong where they can have space, and not where they will destroy the houses. They can be in the streets and parks where they do most good.

@johnstewartrichards5922 10 ай бұрын

The property line in many parts of Toronto starts 15 feet measured from the street side outside edge of the public sidewalk. At this point backwards into the lot the home owner is responsible for sewer & water connections. If there is a tree at the front of a house in this zone it is designated as a City owned tree. A tree on the rear of the property is a private tree and is some cases can be removed as the restrictions on a private tree are different.