I have been in construction for 28 yrs. This guy is spot on! All his points are critical in a quality job. No I dont work for him or know him

It’s nice to see someone who cares about the quality of their work.

+100 points for being honest and caring about doing it right. Spray foam is not for sealing, you need to seal it before you foam it... YES!

As a State Certified Real Estate Appraiser, I found this video to be quiet informative. I seldom get to see the home before it's completely finished, so these tips are good to know. Wish all builders were this conscientious! :)

You rock dude. Never heard it explained so well! You’ve got a new fan of your excellent work ethics.

“Old School” Do it right the first time!! It’s either right or wrong! There is nothing in between! Merry Christmas to you and your family Erik!!!!!

This Cat knows his job and obviously not only does good work, he actually Cares about building a Quality Product.

Thanks for the insider tips. I lost track of how many nightmares people should expect to have if they don't heed your advice. :)

dude, youre the type of guy i'd love to work for. you sound like you put your heart into your work, actually care enough to research what works best and why. props to you! if you ever want to relocate a newbie from WI to help ya build, i'd love an adventure and hard work LOL.

Dayuum...those are some really great tips. Thanks so much. Plus, very well put so even "I" can understand them

Best video I have seen yet, so informative!

This is the second video I've watched and at about 60%and gotta say WOW! This is fantastic information. This guy is the kind you want. He explains what he does and why it's the right way. Cost more?....of course but not as much as it potentially will in the future. Thumbs up

Great Tips! I’m ready for an episode 2 with even more tips! I wish we could all have you as our builder, we wouldn’t have to worry about all this.

You are correct sir. Retired builder here and I walked my homes EVERY day, sometimes 2x’s daily. Much easier to catch things than waiting till a few trades have progressed through. You build a very sound home and I’ve learned a lot about building a Barndo from you as we are preparing to retire and move cross country to our retirement property to build a Barndo. Kudos for your expertise and high quality builds and information. ❤

You're one of the best. Wish I had a builder like you out here in Tennessee

Eric knows his stuff..... You don't question his knowledge. He wouldn't steer you wrong.

Now I just need you to expand your operation to include "SE Missouri Barndominiums" . Great video!

The advantage of the zip system is to put a barrier between the wood and the air proofing. You can do this with closed cell spray but its more difficult unless its built into the studs... as with the TStud system or double wall. If you don't use either, the heat or cold will conduct through the wood to the inside of the building. The zip system keeps the heat or cold separated from the wood frame in addition to making the building air tight.

Come up north Texas. I’m looking to have one done

Smart man! Knows his business. Great tips, thanks for sharing

Amen on the attic ladder. The aluminum ones are nice!

I usually watch you do shooting, reloading videos etc and have always thought this guy is a straight shooter but after watching this I know it ! Thx for your insight considering I’m waiting to build a small one

Just getting plans to build one in AZ. So many things in this video I haven't thought of. Thank you for posting this!

Experience from THE MAN ! Thank you so much sir. I am building my own next year. Your videos are invaluable to me. Merry Christmas and thank you again

Great info. Attention to detail will make you happier in the long run.

Excellent content sir! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

OMG I would love to have you do ours when we do one. You are a very rare person you have no idea. Love the video

Your a Stand up man , and Thanks for All those Tips to a Great Long Lasting Home !!! Texas Best 🤘🏻

Man you definitely think about all the little details. Nicely done brother 🤘🏻🤘🏻

Well said Erik. Plenty to put on the schedule before starting each step. Have a productive and pleasurable HOLIDAY SEASON. J K

Great video and information. So true about the bathtub missing insulation! I remodeled my bathroom and it was not only missing insulation but vapor barrier! But on a plus it had insulation in the walls before the tub to the hallway. Guess that was suppose to help the North wall cold stay out along with the fiberglass insert tub/shower!

Thank you! Great Christmas present - I'll know what I'm talking about when I'm ready to build!!!!

if your camera can shoot 60 frames per second that will help with the motion blur when you pan. helps us see the details of your floorplans, especially when you are panning across wood beams

Saludos Erik, from the Houston/Galveston area.@ 8:44 you mentioned thermal bridging, very true👍👌 Building Science Corporation:Joseph(joe) Lstiburek & Mark Laliberte building principles.

My contractor put in 2x4 doors when he framed with 2x6. I had to put in door jamb extensions to finish that particular room out.

I can never get enough of your videos! You do awesome work... wish you could build out here North Houston/Montgomery County area... but you prolly have so much work to do... thank you for your tips and all the info you always give out...

Thank you for the tips! Not all builders would take the time to do this.

If you don't seal it properly the HVAC system can draw moisture into the building causing mold issues behind your interior walls. It also doesn't take very long for the mold to grow.

100% right on the leaking. Don't try to explain to much to stupid people they won't get it. Thanks for the video.

So both sides are partially correct on the spray foam. Closed cell does act as an air barrier...however if you're spraying in the stud cavity, it is therefore not continuous. Where the stud and foam touch you do still run the risk of air penetration. If you wanted the closed cell to act in place of the zip system, it would have to be sprayed outboard of the studs on a sheething surface. Open cell spray foam cannot function as an air barrier but closed can. The application however has to be different than within the stud cavity, so in your case you're absolutely right that you need the zip system. And even at that, if you spray foamed outboard of sheething, there would be zero risk of air infiltration from the outside, but if you're not sealing your seams of the sheething behind the closed cell, you'd then run the risk of positive pressure from inside of building driving to the back face of the closed cell. Depending on where you are in TX, could run the risk of a moisture problem at that face, but likely rare. Nice tips! We're thinking of building one in next 2 years!

Very helpful video lol my hubby & i are now obsessed over this type of home

We are preparing to have a barndominium built - these are great tips! Thanks!

Outstanding job! Thanks for these excellent tips!

DUDE! I want YOU to build MY house. You're the BOMB!! Thanks for the tips 😀

Great information. I'm in the planning stages of a build. Thank you.

Great tips! I Appreciate your attention to detail too!

Lots of information! Merry Christmas Erik

thank you sir!! im planning to build mine next year over in the mountains of Colorado. appreciate the good info !

Good job on all he tips great quality and attention to all the details!

This has become one of my favorite KZfaq channels!

Thank You Erik! I am in NW Tx building a 20x40 addition on my existing metal Bldg. I wish I had seen your video sooner however I did it almost like you said and I can use the other tips and again Thank You so very much for making the video! Most helpful!

I like this guy ! Really cares aboutc his work and that it stands test of Time mint 👌🏼

I live in Lithuania and he would be worth flying out as an advisor when I build.

I sure do wish that I could find a builder like you in SC. Great, informative videos.

FANTASTIC ✅ People, if you live in his area, & are in need of a builder..... He is the MAN✅

Erik, my wife is liking 4/12 roof, over your curved design. Can you give me amuninition for this battle? LOL This home has given me so many ways to show her my ideas and yours too. In the sheet rock ceiling, just decking, spray foam and 5/8 rock?? Trusses designed for extra load?

Sealing around J--trim would be a good topic. The contractor I hired to skin my 40x60, didn't seal at all. All my window frames leak.

Great video. Your information was very helpfull. Looking forward to our build within the next 2 years.

Great advice. Attention to details always makes you or breaks you. You are very detail oriented and it shows. May the upcoming year continue bringing you lots of growth and success. Looking forward to all your videos. Don't forget, we also need food reviews - gotta have them. Feliz Navidad to you and your loved ones. YOU ARE TEXAS BARNDOMINIUMS! 😎 👍👍👍👍👍

I know who I'm going to hire to build my Barndo!!!! Thank God I live in Texas!!! Your attention to detail is fantastic! Whats your average lead time before construction starts?

Thank you SO much!!! It certainly feels like Christmas

Excellent piece of information. Appreciate your time and effort you put into the channel!!!!

Fantastic, best break down ever. Love your work. Merry Christmas

Great tips. Thanks. Merry Christmas to you and the Texas Barndominiums team.

This is my favorite of your fine videos.

Wish you worked in NC/VA!

As tight as You can get it? Do the penettations first and then spray foam?🤔🥺 Great tips man! Great video😂🤗👌👍

NICE Job !... would love one of these along with enough land for a nice hanger and a 2000' runway for my new DR Chinook .... IF I fine what I want I'll give a call.

Does everything about insulation count when you are doing a fully metal exterior all around along with the roof? I'm also doing a post tension foundation.

Early Christmas present.. thanks for good tip tokayo

Thanks for sharing the wisdom of your profound knowledge and experience...awesome vid!

I'm just curious I'm sure you have a reason but if you're doing 2 by 8 exterior walls why wouldn't you put your 2 by 8 walls on two foot center save the lumber and you could use the fiberglass for addicts in your walls in addition to the zip R siding and the spray foam

i have absolutely no knowledge of this but it makes complete sense. it could sound as though you are trying to gouge the person if they have no understanding of prep work. Attention to detail is always best and it is nice to know that no shortcuts were taken in the construction of your projects. Shit.....now i want a barn house...thank you for the video...i was not even going to watch this, i was headed to I.P.O.T. to see what was going on with Q anon

Many thanks for the info. I'm in the beginning stages (doing research) and this is valuable information I would not have even thought about. I'm planning on building in about a year, once I escape this horrible state. Thanks again.

You seem to be an innovative builder, I am not an architect, Cars stole my heart as a kid from it. If I could I want to design and build houses and like you, always think of better than standards, my question is; why nobody ever treats the lumber used to make a house, especially any particle board used as flooring and roofing, or in your case, the outer wall? Maybe it sorta is already, but I always figured a timber based home will last longer if all the wood is sealed, like one would do a deck/patio. I suspect that issue with moister damaging the concrete finish would not be much of a problem either. Also an idea I had for metal treatment, at least on the inside, is a urathane paint. I might not ever be able to live my first childhood dream of designing houses, so I don't mind talking about my ideas.

I've looked and looked and can't seem to find an answer. If I have a metal building that is already built, that has the insulation installed between the metal frame work and the tin sheeting, what is the best course of action when adding insulation/air sealing in my framing? Would spray foam still be used in this situation or something different? By the way would a 2x4 stud wall still be ok or would 2x6 be better?

*Feliz Navidad, Senor Barndominium Vato*

Thanks for this Great Information.

Great video, you definitely know your business and take pride in your work!👍

Can you start a series? Start to finish in how to build one for people doing it as a side project?

Thank you for the helpful tips. In the beginning of the video you mention using the zip system and you can see it from the outside. Once you were inside it looked like there was not sheathing on all the walls. Is there a reason why you only do it on certain walls?

Depending on the finished look you are going for, you could possibly look at covering the exposed duckwork with wood and make them look like wood beams across the ceiling. Also, in regards to mositure getting into walls from cleaning floors, could you seal the wood inside the wall before closing it up? or is there a reason to not do that?

Thank you! It was very reveling. I hope if I build one around BVeaumont, you'll do it.

You're the smartest bulider!! Can you come build me a barndo in Mississippi pls lol!!

Man I wish you would come to CA and build mine, great job. Look like a quality guy.

From California. Like what I see good job thanks

Barndominiums. Texas. Got it. You made a good quite an impression. Cool builds.

Need you guys in south Texas.

A "Door Fan" pressure test is a much better way to test the envelope to make sure the building is "Air Tight" I did this type of testing for new construction as well as remodels. If the door fan pressure test shows that there is leakage then water can be a viable option to locate a leak. Also a door fan test report is a legal document to show the space is sealed and air tight. It can also be done again after all construction is complete and the building is ready to be turned over. I was in construction for almost 40 years (till I retired). I will be having a home built for me when I finally decide where I will put down my retired roots and I will have everything tested and reviewed to make sure it is an air tight space. I cant stress enough how valuable a door fan pressure test is to the construction process.

I'd like to see this finished out. And thank you for the information.

Great info. Thank you very much from Alabama.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and secret tips

Great info... Do you have a video on framing and installing a window in the metal walls? I've seen several ways it's done but none seem to be very airtight. Seems like the corrugations in the panels would cause all kinds of air leaks even with a well designed drip edge. Do you try to lay out the panels with the window locations in mind? Thanks

Do you have a video of this home fully finished? Outside and inside

What great job of sharing!

such an informative video! but, the (sheathing?) the green stuff? I see it on the outside wall where you film the beginning of the video, but INSIDE, I see the bare metal through the framing. will these sections be added from the inside??

Im confused as hell with the exterior wall system. From the outside you say to use zip (which is shown) and not rely on spay foam and also frame perimeter walls with 2x8 which is shown. Then inside it is clear that some of the walls are sheet metal then space then a 2x4 wall. Where is the outer zip and the 2x8 studs? Help!!!

thanks Eric those are some good tips keep up the good work

so why did you use sheathing (zip system) on the one exterior wall, but just the metal siding on the rest of the walls?

Such helpful tips, thank you!!