Siding first, then windows??

[@BZ1340]

I have to mention your comment on the island plug code changing.. Since the code changed, now what Im seeing is clients using extension cords across the floor to their crock pots etc on the island.

[@constructivainspections]

Aint that ironic?? The code changed to make things safer and now things have become worse. Thing is, outlets are allowed but now a real pain in the ass to install. They have to be above that countertop.

[@stang147stang]

@@constructivainspections Could use pop-up desktop type devices?

[@richvisser7563]

@@stang147stangyou can, but no one wants to pay for them.

[@RedRavenNine]

I'm all for regulation or code for serious things, but to micromanage where outlets can go, so long as it is not the obvious stuff like in the shower, just seems a but much. People can daydream all sorts of tragedies to come up with more peace and safety regulations, but at some point you are no longer living in the land of the free. If they keep going you will need seatbelts on your dining room chairs.

[@jdrissel]

Having had kids (and worse yet, dogs) trip over an extension cord used for a skillet, I think I want a cord from the ceiling. This will do two things. First, give me a 220v outlet for a commercial induction burner to replace the 💩 electric skillet and eliminate the trip hazard. The best electric skillet I can find burns in a circle while leaving the edges and the center raw and cold.

[@Flopsaurus]

It's fascinating that you're uploading these inspections publicly. It's like having a window into your day to day work as an inspector.

[@RLee-zs1ds]

Construction Inspectors like you are a 'god send'. The building industry does not have enough skilled workers, management and supervisors who only worry getting the job finished ASAP and trying to cut costs, plus a client-buyer who knows nothing about construction but will be paying the mortgage for the next 25 to 30 years.

[@georgew8586]

My home is almost 35 years old. Last year I removed all of the wood trim around the downstairs windows and sliding door, found the was just a little bit of spray foam for insulation around the windows and door. Bought some spray foam for windows and sprayed it, the a couple days later cleaned up the overspray and the installed new wood trim. Amazed how much less cold air comes through. I live 20 miles east of Seattle, so we do get a lot of cool, chilly days.

[@nunya3163]

My house was built in 1964. I pulled the trim off of a window, and was able to see daylight.

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

Such a shame to see such poor building management of the sequence of trades people of when to arrive. I realize it is tricky and the construction industry is struggling for competent workers with the lack of housing and high population.We have the same issue here all across Canada. But, these vids help us be aware! Thank you again Casey! East Canada chiming in and enjoying your vids...and sense of humour :)....glad you got a new microphone :)

[@constructivainspections]

One of these days Im gonna go visit East Canada to see how yall put houses together. Maybe I'll make a video about it.

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

@@constructivainspectionsYour video would give Prince Edward Island contractors a wake up call.....which is all a very good thing! Thank you for helping us be aware and once again for your sense of humour....totally enjoyable how you present. :) 💯👍

[@elruso8675]

We all know those windows aren’t getting flashes.

[@constructivainspections]

Yeah. I know. :(

[@isaiahanderson7237]

@@constructivainspectionsthe sheathing sucks too. This house is doomed to have issues eventually.

[@blanksender7808]

Personally, I say code be damned, I'll have outlets on the island.

[@roygbiv5164]

While shoddy work is always a problem, the incorrect installation of these products not only means that they probably wont function as designed, it most likely voids any warrantee that came with the product.

[@Sjwolosz321]

Ha !! .. Gotta love it . Most crapenters are Blow and Go . The siding going first might have been " Well the windows are on order and we need to get a bank draw . So go ahead and install the siding " . Nightmare .. But for some it's just they way it is . I don't like building out of sequence . Yep . The only way to properly set those windows is tear off the siding , It's almost impossible to get the head flashing in with a 1/4 " gap from flashing to siding and taped correctly . The sill flashing is another nightmare . .. I like to slightly tilt the sills and flash . Even run an apron under the sill flashing long enough to act like intermediate joint flashing . The Drainage Plane . No caulk on the the 3 sides Ha! You can do skip caulking and nailing on the sill . But determnined by the span of the window . I prefer step flashing on sidewalls and an obvious kick out flashing at it's terminus I like my housewrap not to be nailed so the roofer can tuck up under a little bit . In some instances this can't be done , Leave it flopping and let the roofers step flash then tidy it up . Many roofers go on automatic underdrive . And don't run the flashiing high enough . So when siding time comes . With some Hardi-Zones requiring a 1'" clearance between roofing and siding . I think up up further north a 2" gap for wind driven snow that melts .. Hardi will " Rot " and crumble . I always treat all cuts Get into standing seam , shake or slate and the roofers almost always fail me . . The floor sheathing looks like it was exposed for awhile . Looks like a cheaper brand as well and possibly swelled up . I like to double glue my butt joints . Guy drops the sheathing and scrapes off the side coming up and yes .Eyeball and 1/8 gap . Nail after glue within 15 minutes at most and make sure it's bedded befoe you oull the trigger . Nailing at brutal angles on glued and not bedded sheathing is a potential squeak . I pride myself on no squeaks and had my first a few years ago .. After telling happy gun runner 50 times how to nail floor sheathing . He got fired after all my hair fell out . Figured if I can't get him to nail a floor off after 10 hours of examples , pleading and sending a Teleflora bouquet .. Then there was no way I could teach him how to cut a 30.32 degree angle on 4" staggered Hardi-Shake panels and following a rainslot pattern while I am frying on the side of a dormer . Using hand signals , Braille , and a Speak-N-Spell .. 43 years as a carpenter and even in my later years considered becoming a County Inspector .. But I'd get fired !! . I'd close down the entire county with what I know and have seen . County needs houses , County needs those property taxes . I would be the type that shakes the baby and glad hands the most popular builder and drive up and just sign the permit box and get invited to lunch . Ha! . I always overbuilt to the point of anal retentive . I would analyze the shank of a nail , it's directional axis , it's molecular structure , Why a head of a nail is shaped like it is . And then go so far as A Rosetta Stone on how to go the elusive 13.71 " OC. Common Length Difference of a hip jack rafter at a 5.56/12 roof and be within aircraft tolerances . Ha! . Never had a spec home ever sit . Always sold before the drywall went up and many homeowners said they bought the houses I built , Because they looked like art even in the frame . Woven and stitched together like Angels on the looms of wood . Worked for the nations #1 architectural firm as a test pilot carpenter in The 90's . Details that are now on every plan they sell .. Toot my little horn . But when you get high end builders wanting only you to build their own personal homes . They know I never cut corners and exceeded every expectation . Still learning I admit .

[@mikestang20]

The siding before the windows in all fairness I've seen before in the past from the wrong windows coming, vandalism, pushed back production. Depending on the siding type and window combination it doesn't necessarily matter too much. Get majority of the house done including siding so you can actually work on the interior. Casement + fiber/wood siding allows to over side and cut back when it's ready for install.. just cover the window openings with heavy poly and tape. I had two houses I had to do like that in 2007

[@chiefbiglew]

@@mikestang20 i guess there going to just but the hardy to the windows.no trim around the windows thats the proper way to do it. you have to leave one 8th gap at windows and corners and caulk with big strech or any nigh grad caulk.these boys dont know shit. i feel for people who buy these houses .there money pits you dont run pipes through sideing you cut a block of hardy trim cut a hole in it mount it to the wall flash the top of the block and but your hardy to it .haste makes for waste every time.

[@chrisfoxwell4128]

What kind of crockpot has a 10' cord?

[@SteveMcCaa]

Man if I was building a house in Texas I'd hire you in a heartbeat. But honestly I can't watch these videos. Its like watching a car crash in slow motion. Too much horror.

[@stanleymcvay9283]

I just wonder how tall buildings hold up???

[@everythinghomerepair1747]

@@stanleymcvay9283tall buildings are a whole different league. They are usually made with concrete floor sections and concrete columns loaded with rebar.

[@Nahum17good]

I love your knowledge and attention to detail. Perhaps you could do a video about how you approach the contractor with your findings. And some stories of some of their reactions.

[@dustyflair]

he puts it in a report and the person who hired him takes it to the GC. It is BUSINESS. This isnt about feelings.

[@martinsigley3957]

I am shocked at the shoddy work, but more so at building. How long will these houses last? Not sure that they will last until the mortgage is cleared! My house was built in 1870, still standing.

[@pawelmos1297]

building? you mean cardboard box lol

[@frankmarson9829]

Who was the builder? Thing will be junk in 10 years

[@rickeverett3304]

Great inspection on framing, sheathing etc. Could use a review of electrical for which I noticed a number of faults, but the HVAC is atrocious with U bends, torn mylar, failure to seal joints and a blatant failure to protect from the metal edges of the framing reinforcements.

[@gund89123]

Great job explaining. Learned a lot. I am upgrading my home.

[@JohnDoe-pe6iu]

great video. When installing new European tilt and turn windows and doing siding for a new house, which should be installed first - windows or siding? My contractor is indicating that doing the siding first is preferred for European windows. For the regular American new construction windows it is the opposite - first windows then siding. Is he correct?

[@stevebengel1346]

Im surprised you didn't mention the "stacking" of the Zip panels starting around the 3:50 mark; every joint is run straight up a king or jack stud from the ground through the 2nd floor

[@Markhope-e3z]

@@stevebengel1346 Exactly

[@RCMServices]

The one thing that I noticed is the use of some many different manufacture's products used in one house that do the same thing.

[@JAMiller1220]

1:55 yes you should put silicone or the equivalent on the windows, but I do not recommend it for the bottom. If you caulk the bottom nail flange and water where to get behind the window, it has no way to escape. That’s another reason why it is best to put your bottom flashing tape on first, then install the windows. After that, put your flashing on your two sides and for your head lap that flashing should go directly onto the structure and not on top of your house wrap. That way if water were to get behind the house wrap, the head flashing can pull it back outand not go behind the window. 2:59 how does he expect to install the windows correctly with the siding already on it. There’s no way to install the windows and have the siding but up to the window. Not to mention most new construction windows have a gap where the siding goes into it. As a contractor you want to have top quality subs doing your work. And I have had very good subs that I could trust in and I pay them extra because of the quality of work that they do plus if I need them. They will pull off other jobs to come to mine if there’s an emergency and I need them. If you treat your subs well they will treat you well.

[@RLee-zs1ds]

When a construction inspection report is submitted, do ALL the faults normally get fixed ? Who pays for the construction inspections, the buyer or the mortgage company ?

[@stang147stang]

....OMG ! ! ! -- the build quality of this house is SOOOO poor that I doubt ANY amount of remedial/corrective work will make the building truly whole -- just imagine all of the conditions where the deficits are NOT as visible or obvious. Without due care and attention from the beginning it's like carrying water in a bucket full of holes.

[@charliepatterson9321]

Absolutely ATROCIOUS !!! This gc needs his license yanked and the sub needs to find another job . None of these deficiencies are remotely acceptable . The time it will take to correct the errors is greater than what it would've taken to do the job correctly in the first place . One commenter stated that this is a typical track home . Not back in my day ! In my day these yo yos would've been run off without pay . There are no inspectors where i live now and i see mistakes from the street . You're doing a thankless job that people should be greatful for . Facepalm

[@chiefbiglew]

i think most inspectors are paid off in these big sub divisions theres no way this shit can pass code

[@schsch2390]

At 16 minutes, flashing on the side wall with torn liner seems like this should have been step flashed and looks like the lower flashing is outside of the upper flashing at the joint. Probably one or two skilled workers and the rest of the crew is pickup.

[@chiefbiglew]

yep you never run a solid flashing down the rake

[@hotpuppy1]

Do they build ANYTHING correctly in TX? Cardboard crap put up wrong for BIG $$$.

[@L46C3]

I tell my two boys (actually grown men) to either do it yourself or make darn sure you know how to do it/ install it so you can monitor the people you hire to perform the install correctly. it take time but well worth the investment.

[@miovignetowinery]

Doesnt the city have a building inspection department? New homes are crap for sure

[@russw3134]

Lots of places do not require adherence to code. I think this is Texas? Texas is a bit hostile to regulation.

[@jeffreylonigro4081]

9:41 shouldn’t the romex be going through the studs, not stapled to them?

[@MichielvanderMeulen]

such complex geometry, no wonder there are so many deviations

[@3rett115]

Agreed. House designs have gotten too complex. A simple rectangle with a well thought out floor plan is far superior. I looked for plans like that and gave up. So I searched 70's ranch plans and drawing my own in sketchup. I think with all the CAD and keeping up with the Jones' is pushing architects to try and create flashy designs. But what good is it if there aren't builders skilled enough to pull it off without these major defects. A return to simple is my vote.

[@LawrenceHanson-b9s]

I thought the tape was supposed to be 2 inches in and 2 inches out. I remember the old days we did run a black tar paper that was 5 inches wide.

[@JayCee4-u7u]

10:09 it looks like all the trusses a rolling like the ridge got pushed. Definitely see roll in the gusset plate for the trusses

[@thedieselpig4448]

No ridge on trusses

[@pressfortransparency]

What were you saying needs to be tensioned at the foundation?

[@patrickday4206]

You can't nail the windows through the plastic instead of the holes because it increases the likelihood of the plastic cracking. And they should be snug not tight where it is stressing the plastic

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

I really don't understand that. The holes are there for a reason. It is actually easier to nail through the hole but somehow they still screw it up.

[@Markhope-e3z]

typical track house

[@peteyou2325]

Yes, absolutely shit quality.

[@user-Salvatore4Belluso]

Wait no step flashing on a slope 😮

[@admirableawesome2317]

love your channel

[@c.e.anderson558]

Are you a private contracror or do you work for an inspection company? Or you an offficial code inspecter?

[@johngullickson533]

Where are the homes being built. ??

[@johnb9394]

Pre Manufactured homes consistently install the siding first and then install the windows...

[@beaglator]

This is an older video so I’m sure you won’t see/respond to this but It’d be cool if you did. Anyways, I noticed that the “required by manufacture” tape is made by the same company that made the sheet (dunno the proper term sorry). Of course that makes sense that they’d recommend their own product, because why wouldn’t they?What I’m curious about is if you mark it as wrong because it’s not their brand, or if you don’t care about that kind of brand malarkey and it was wrong for another reason. Like is it required in code for some reason that it HAS to be what the manufacturer recommends and thus HAS to be their product, rather conveniently if that’s the case. Though I’m almost sure that it’s not; I am just curious is all. Also not trying to condemn you at all, and it was a great video!

[@constructivainspections]

Yo! Thanks for commenting. The code book states in about a hundred different places that a manufacturer's product has to be installed according to their instructions. To me it makes sense that a manufacturer would insist the installation of their system (say sheathing, fasteners, tape, flashing, for example) be from the same product line as that way they can control quality of material in their system. For products that don't have all of those items, the instructions will usually state the other materials meet an ASTM standard. That helps them with warranty claims in case the Tyvek wrap was installed with band-aids as flashing tape. Not sure if that makes sense but hope that steers you in the right direction!

[@beaglator]

@@constructivainspections That does make sense and was a possibilty I was leaning towards after commenting. It is a little convienient to be able to do that with your own products, but as you said it allows better quality control on their end. I see that the benefits outweigh the potential drawbacks. Thank you for actually replying too, you're awesome!

[@charlesslack8090]

At what point do you turn this builder and all the subcontractors in to state and local officials to have their license and permits revoked? These homes should not be allowed to be sold or used for its intended purposes! If automobiles were built the same way with inept people would you but one?

[@dontdrinkbleach1024]

I feel bad for this guy. Austin TX. Has got to be some of the worst built homes in the country. I'm just blown away every time I see the videos.

[@Stan_in_Shelton_WA]

2:30 - was that a doorway you went through? Shouldn't that be a tempered window, the broken one clearly isn't. Code or not if that was my house all those windows would be tempered.

[@Stan_in_Shelton_WA]

3:15 answer to question.

[@thehumbleofficer]

What camera do you use?

[@diyanddone]

They probably will trim back the siding in place to bigger width once the windows show up

[@constructivainspections]

Yeah, here's to wishful thinking!

[@rickwoodmeister2088]

I doubt it based on the crappy work elsewhere.

[@geneva760]

CHEERS from AUSTRALIA

[@hihatjas9477]

The contractor should start each day by handing out Ritalin.

[@mdude7778]

😆😆😆

[@BenKlassen1]

I wouldn't recommend 24" OC framing here in earthquake country far from TX.

[@constructivainspections]

2x4s on 16"oc? Or 2x6s out there?

[@BenKlassen1]

@@constructivainspections Mostly 2x6, 16" OC. It's cold here too (climate zones 5 and 6).

[@gund89123]

We need 2X6 in CA, due to insulation requirements. R19 required in the walls now.

[@anoldfriend3901]

Moral of the story is don’t hire these amigos again.

[@constructivainspections]

Creo que los amigos no hicieron mal, sino el gerente de construccion lo que esta encargado a la cronograma. Una vez encontre uno en el sitio de trabajo y el me pregunto que es un "rafter"! Le explique y me dijo "Oh cool. Ok. By the way, you like fishing? You should check out my KZbin channel!" Me quede en shok pensando, por eso todo esta jodido en estas casas...

[@davidkettell1073]

The fact that the instructions are written on the wall in Spanish says it all doesn't it. If you cannot speak or read English you are not going to follow any manufacturers instructions ,plus they know their crappy work will never come back on them because the builders could care less about quality only profit,.

[@tabbott429]

Buying a new built home is a recipe for disaster and way to expensive for the quality.

[@danielrandolph9170]

Good video & its looking like a lack of taken pride in the frames trade & or just rush to a point they cant frame it like its their own home & the windows wow the windows installer they need to kick them off the job !! Stay safe !

[@isaiahanderson7237]

That cardboard sheathing sucks! It should be illegal to use. I see why Matt Risinger hates the stuff.

[@GB-mu9ue]

Jeez, everything even has instructions on it and the builders still can’t get it right.

[@JP-mn5bs]

Anyone using post and pre tension concrete needs to experience demolition. I can say without a doubt that those methods don't do much, if anything, for strength. Use rebar and a lot of it. Stay awfron the thin stuff. Also, fiber mesh makes concrete weak. It is absolutely ridiculous the methods that they doop the customers with.

[@VernonSander]

That window is probably 3 grand

[@AntManBee19]

How common is this lack of code conformity?? Or you can just call it crap construction.

[@aservant2287]

The plywood being higher than the other sheet is a bit overkill. The wood swells that the carpenter can't control. Obviously you've never built a house before, I think you're sincere but you're the usual critic of what looks like a solid job other than the hangers not being nailed.

[@davidscher4303]

dog house

[@vcorzetto]

That job super sucks.

[@michiganracer1181]

Glad I'm not buying a new house so much junk out there.

[@MDAdams72668]

The foundation is poured (tensioned) WRONG the house was to come down to fix that correctly JUNK terrible work all over I wouldn't pay more than 1/2 price for that thing(house)

[@yodaiam1000]

Is there evidence that the foundation was poured wrong? You can tension the cables at any point in time after the concret3 has cured sufficently.

[@MDAdams72668]

@@yodaiam1000 guess it may depend on the design my last garage floor the tension had to be applied within a certain number of days after the initial "flash" I believe it was after 36 hrs pre 1week of cure

[@yodaiam1000]

@@MDAdams72668 It has to be a minimum amount of time. The concrete only gets stronger with time. You want to post tension before the design loads are added but even then, it is not an issue unless there is a failure of the concrete.

[@user-Salvatore4Belluso]

Where the Hell are you. The building habits are unbearable 😮

[@AV-sl5wv]

You get what you pay for These crews building these houses must get a crappy pay cause the quality of their work is garbage

[@Nova-m8d]

We notice you're on the job site alone which means you're not supposed to be there which means this video is bogus.

[@geneva760]

HA - KUNG FU is CHINESE- not JAPANESE- HA

[@wesleyjoseph1156]

Yikes shit work ,, definitely should be kicked in the box

[@pawelmos1297]

cardboard boxes

[@aservant2287]

Code says that the wall can be tucked under the sheathing on exterior wall on bottom and the pointed out a violation on the garage header that's only required if it's pocket framed and the blueprints would show it to be framed that way if it's less that 24" in length on the side. Listen, learn the codes then make a video and btw I'm a licensed builder and a carpenter for over 30 years. I guess you got clicks even you've never built a doghouse before.

[@markturner5207]

post tension slabs are horrendous