New House Old Soul Ep.14 - The Wrap

Building a New House with an Old Soul is hard but not impossible. The difference happens in the details. Come along as Brent wraps up the series with great reminders for how to build better.
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[@unclethanatos]

This whole series has been great, and criminally under-viewed. Thanks, and please keep up the fabulous work, Brent.

[@samharrison9341]

I just realized this too. His videos are amazing and so well done! Keep up the amazing work! Based on the production value I assumed he had over 1M subscribers.

[@613kc]

Amen

[@sean369]

Agreed. Brent is one of the best architecture and building channels on KZbin. Amazing content. I tell everyone about him

[@BrentHull]

Thanks for watching!!

[@rogerhodges7656]

I cannot believe that the series has received so few views. The algorithms are not sharing this the way they should.

[@BrentHull]

Thx.

[@SteveL2012]

Agreed, I immediately subscribed after listening to the first three minutes of this video!

[@MizJilly]

Just found it today and subscribed with 60 seconds of watching. It’s brilliant!

[@kristin8809]

I just found this channel yesterday and already shared it three times. Everyone in a house should be watching.

[@gregpendrey6711]

Redo this edit out that clicking and tapping.

[@dh05z28]

This series is gold.

[@BrentHull]

Thank you!!

[@JL-hn6hi]

Sad to see this series conclude.

[@BrentHull]

Thx for watching.

[@richd8537]

Thank you for this series!

[@BrentHull]

Thanks so much!

[@Fedgery007]

Geez Brent is so amazing! I want to be him when I grow up.

[@BrentHull]

haha.

[@ivonekowalczyk5823]

We live in an old greek revival in Concord NH. I'm using your series, as we fix things, to keep the old soul in tact. Thanks Brent. Fun information!

[@BrentHull]

Go for it! Thx.

[@pcatful]

Great show! I hope this continues to gather viewers.

[@BrentHull]

Thx, me too.

[@tc9148]

Love the kitchen!!! Incredible attention to detail.

[@BrentHull]

Thanks so much!

[@erosario64]

Love this channel. I wish more time was spent in showing details.

[@BrentHull]

Good to know.

[@garyhenderson9303]

Thank you for a great series Brent. With every great series I look forward to series 2 or even the prequel.

[@BrentHull]

Good to know. Thx.

[@justinbradshaw5112]

Thanks Brent. This series and your channel has broadened knowledge of our industry. Very much appreciated.

[@BrentHull]

Thanks so much.

[@613kc]

Much respect to the Roofers. 8:42 Dommer valley on standing seam tin. Tricky detail. Great set of videos! Thanks Brent 🙂

[@BrentHull]

Thanks for watching!

[@tklang-d6s]

Fabulous. You speak my language. Thank you so much for doing this show!

[@BrentHull]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@stevenmishos]

Great series Brent -- your videos have definitely influenced my thinking about my 1892 church project.

[@BrentHull]

Glad to hear it. Good luck.

[@johnnyhodges7957]

Great series . Thanks for your time and teaching .

[@BrentHull]

Thanks for watching.

[@pointnemo369]

The schooling I have received in this series has helped me to figure out and decided the story my tiny ranch style cabin should tell. Thank you Brent and Team Hull.

[@BrentHull]

So glad to hear it. Thx.

[@stucorbett7905]

Looks like you nailed it on all these details of history and architecture. We sometimes get customers that have no budget, but mostly what drives our most common kitchens and doors is finances. Also some people just don't care about the small cool details. So we build what they want.

[@BrentHull]

Thanks Yes, it takes time to educate and raise the bar. Keep at it.

[@antoniomilone5472]

Great series! As a union carpenter, I feel I should have learned some of this knowledge during schooling. Regardless, I thank you so much for what I have learned and shared with my friends and others in this industry. I am looking forward to the next project! Let's go!

[@BrentHull]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thx.

[@troyqueen9503]

Thank you for sharing your journey with us, I’m sure we all benefited beyond what we can comprehend.👍🌴🇨🇦

[@BrentHull]

Good to know. Thx.

[@BrianBoudreau12]

Such an awesome series. Thank you

[@BrentHull]

Glad you like them!

[@risalangdon9883]

Brent. Ohhh, what a sad day!! The last episode in this series. 😭 I have truly enjoyed this series and actually seeing the various buildings and features. Hopefully you have something just as wonderful lined up next. 😉 Thank you for sharing!!

[@BrentHull]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@richd8537]

If you ever find yourself in Lubbock, I recommend the National Ranching Heritage Center. They have an outdoor collection of homes/buildings gathered from around the area. Very good for studying the Old West ranch vernacular.

[@BrentHull]

Awesome. Good to know. Thx.

[@dpf1119]

Wow, a wood-bodied hand plane for mouldings pre Industrial Revolution. Amazing. I’ll appreciate them more now.

[@BrentHull]

Thx!!

[@idaslpdhr]

I'm from the UK and you are 100% correct, I bought a Georgian house that was near derelict, it had been remodeled in the1860's and again in the 1940's and again in the 1970's so there wasn't a lot of the original house inside left, the first thing I did was to put back the 6 over 6 windows which instantly give it it's Georgian look, then went on the hunt in skips, salvage yards, back gardens and even when people were ripping their house apart asking if I could have the mouldings, or shutters anything it's taken 14 years but it is now a comfortable Georgian house

[@BrentHull]

Well done!! Thanks for sharing.

[@janemandelson6397]

What an amazing series

[@BrentHull]

Thx so much.

[@janetcorey5102]

I just found this series and it’s fabulous !

[@BrentHull]

Nice. Thx for watching.

[@peggyhemenger8983]

Well, that was short but sweet. Will miss this series, but I'm sure you have plenty else brewing! And your point was very well made: by neglecting to learn from historic traditions of building, we really have missed out.

[@BrentHull]

Glad you enjoyed it! 100%

[@lnazworth]

This has been a great series of videos! I've learned a lot.

[@BrentHull]

Glad to hear it! Thx

[@Mopardude]

Pretty interesting series, I liked it.

[@BrentHull]

Thanks.

[@kornflakes3]

Brent Hull is my master

[@BrentHull]

Haha, nice.

[@goldenyogis]

Thanks for sharing such incredible expertise with us! I'll be going through your back catalogue to see what other gems there are!

[@BrentHull]

Nice. Thanks.

[@stevemiller7949]

In the 1940's educator Edgar Dale postulated "the cone of experience" in which he said that teaching is the final phase of learning. Iam in awe of the passion and dedication you bring to educating. It is just thrilling to see. Live long and prosper, please know you are deeply appreciated.😊😊😊

[@BrentHull]

So nice! Thx.

[@TheMINIac]

I may do a KZbin channel on MINI Coopers, but my academic background is Historic Preservation and Architectural History. I love this channel. 🙌🏻

[@BrentHull]

Thanks good luck!

[@yorgo6074]

You're the best,Thanks a lot for the book recommendations

[@BrentHull]

Glad you like them!

[@SteveL2012]

This is genius. So happy to see a builder thinking this way-so refreshing these days.

[@BrentHull]

Thanks so much.

[@robertduffy5805]

Thanks a lot, Brent, this series ruined my ability to blindly ignore all of the errors builders have made and I've never noticed before. Now I drive down the road and see horizontal windows and say to myself why didn't they run them vertically as Brent showed me they should be. Or worse, I walk through my house and say I need to rip out all that 2-inch baseboard because it needs to be taller for it to look right. LOL In all seriousness, thank you so much for a great series and channel.

[@BrentHull]

Sorry, now you see what I see. Thanks for watching.

[@marvinhaines9297]

Thank you so much for the series!

[@BrentHull]

Glad you like them!

[@ZidaneSteiner]

bro, this is easily a 500k+ subscriber channel.

[@BrentHull]

Ha, thx for the note.

[@15thGenerationTidewaterFarmer]

3:18 William Buckland with the plans for the Hammond Harwood house. My favorite

[@BrentHull]

Thanks, its amazing.

[@YSLRD]

Thank you do much. I hope we'll hear more from you.

[@BrentHull]

Ok Thx!!

[@Mike-dy8bq]

So inspiring Brent. I never miss an episode. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us and helping us make better building decisions.

[@BrentHull]

I appreciate that!

[@DrMJJr]

I LOVE that house because it’s my personal architectural style, but the only difference is that I’d not do stucco and rather would’ve done ALL stone on the facade, otherwise it’s perfect!!!♥️♥️♥️

[@BrentHull]

Fair enough! Thx.

[@williammikesh343]

Excellent.

[@BrentHull]

Thank you.

[@ivonekowalczyk5823]

Awesome series! Thank you Brent!!

[@BrentHull]

Thanks so much!!

[@sinjohnw.6608]

This is amazing. I’ve heard you mention “A field guide to American houses” before on the podcast. Just bought it. I’m an apprentice carpenter and am looking to up my game so thanks for these videos!

[@BrentHull]

Nice. Well done.

[@user-ft2uh5tt1f]

That is a great book. It has helped me a lot with my interior design work. Also fun to take this book on road trips when you are going to a location with old homes. The book helps identify the style and will make you look like (and be) a very knowledgable craftsman. Good luck with your professional journey.

[@BrothaJeff]

Beautiful home. If I were ever to build a dream home I would not allow pot lights. I would prefer wall sconces and chandeliers.

[@BrentHull]

I totally agree!

[@DrWarBear]

Loved this series and I can’t wait to see what else is next! Curious how you all made those stone pillars on the French house look so convincing. Is that a stone facade wrapped over a CMU pillar?

[@BrentHull]

Thanks, wrapped around steel.

[@leopold2965]

Спасибо. С удовольствием смотрю ваш канал.

[@BrentHull]

Ok

[@homesteadorbust]

I went to old salem this past weekend and after watching this series itmade me inspect and picture every little detail. And listening to the tour guides and hearing how the town progressed and seeing that portrayed in the buildings was something so new to me now. Can i ask and i assume the answer but cant confirm from google. But the small round holes on the end of the house in the attic area....vent holes?

[@BrentHull]

So glad you did that. YEs, i assume.

[@ryansoo4000]

Hi Brent. While watching the end of your Passion for Craft Podcast on Modernism (if you haven't watched Brent's other KZbin channel, you should), I was struck by your comment about how you are constantly being asked by clients to consult on their homes and tell them what’s wrong with them and then you talked about how to add traditional features and details in order to improve their designs but that would seem to imply that nothing can be done to improve the proportions of a modern house's facade and still keep it looking “modern”. I would argue that some of the very first “modern” designs for buildings were actually quite good but it was the less talented Architects that came along later and copied those buildings (without understanding the process) that ultimately ruined the emerging style. Perhaps in your weekly Wednesday design video you could feature a modernist home and show us how you would improve it without adding any traditional design features or ornamentations? As to the approximate time that "modern" architectural design began, I would suggest including the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, starting in about 1893. If you really wanted to go back in time for "modernism" you could include the Crystal Palace from the Great Exhibition of 1851.

[@BrentHull]

Thanks, the caveat I would add is that early modernist were trained as traditionalist. They were trained to build classically. This is the reason (my opinion) that early modern designs are so good. Later modernists are not trained this way and design suffers.

[@kenb3552]

Houses were designed and built so much better decades ago. The thing that really drives me up the wall nowadays is the horrible roof lines. They may look dramatic from the outside (sometimes) but inside they lead to a mess of ugly slants and crop outs. I often find myself thinking: who designed this mess and where were they "educated"?

[@BrentHull]

Agreed!!

[@flyingdogsoft]

Amazing house with an incredible level of detail. This is one of the most impressive newly built houses showcased on KZbin. It must be wonderful to live there. However, it somewhat resembles a French mansion, and some proportions don't seem quite right. Given your expertise from other in-depth videos, I'm sure you're aware of this. These discrepancies likely stem from the demands of modern living, the overall size of the property, and client specifications. For instance, most houses of this size typically feature a larger base with a grander staircase at the main entrance. The main entrance door appears overly wide, and the lantern-style lights seem somewhat large. Additionally, the external structure by the pool doesn't align at a 90-degree angle with the house, and the windows in the roof at the back look odd, though practical. Nonetheless, it seems you've successfully merged traditional style with modern luxury living.

[@BrentHull]

Noted. Thx.

[@tammykravitz4617]

In my next life I’m coming back as a rich person, so I can have an old soul home too.

[@BrentHull]

Haha, me too.

[@johnanonyimous5007]

Maybe architects who are designing the plans for family homes need more education in the beauty of historic exterior design elements. Long ago I did a university art history couse called, British Art and Architecture, and I have enjoyed architecture ever since.

[@BrentHull]

That is my belief. Most of the really good architects I know have studied historic and classical design after school. Thx.

[@ld-hannover8186]

The wooden beam ceiling (12:20 min) is not successful and has nothing to do with a French house of this size. In a villa like this in France, the beams are either not visible at all or only run in one direction, but never crosswise. Also, you won't find natural beams on a white painted ceiling at all.

[@BrentHull]

Thx.

[@shinnick22]

When is it a modillion and not a dentil or corbel?

[@BrentHull]

Dentils are in the bedmold of the crown, modillions sit above the bed mold. Also Modillions are larger than Dentil and typically spread wider.

[@lancemartin7926]

Hi Brent could you tell what paint is used on the moldings the finish is fantastic...thank you

[@BrentHull]

We like high-gloss paints. They last longer and look great.

[@ComputerGuitarVideos]

How much more does a house cost once you properly add an old sole?

[@BrentHull]

Could be as little as 1-3% and up to 20%. It depends on the price point and the decisions made. Many decisions don't cost more, many cost more but are worth it for the value add.

[@rorkgoose6114]

You wouldn't have stain grade wood in a period kitchen, but only because of the resources then available. Now we have those resources and so now they are appropriate. Railroading yourself into what they did in the past, without consideration for circumstances is foolish nostalgia. We should be using the resources we have now, while following the classical principles to build our homes. And as an aside, the "modern" design styles are essentially marxism applied to architecture; and intentionally or not, such designs crush the soul.

[@BrentHull]

Noted. Thx.

[@marvinhaines9297]

That "French House" is a true architectural masterpiece. What a letdown it is to see it decorated and furnished like a McMansion. So tacky and tasteless. Great potential ruined until the next buyer has more sense (hopefully.) Mr. Hull, the fight is important, but it doesn't stop at the architecture - arguably the furnishings and decor are just as important.

[@BrentHull]

Agreed. Thx.