Time Lapse of Old House Demolition and New Construction

Time lapse showing the demolition of our old house and the construction of our new house!
We bought this property in 2014 and lived in the existing house for 4 years. We then demolished the old house and self-built a new one in the same location. I acted as the General Contractor (for the work that we didn't do ourselves). My dad and I did the framing, windows, siding, electrical, plumbing, insulation, drywall, paint, flooring, tile, and my dad built the kitchen cabinets, along with lots of help from friends and family along the way.
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[@bbf0ab08cb44becfec]

No one Gon talk about how that truck straight up drive off with a whole house in the back

[@QargZer]

Takes a few trips.. I have filled hundreds of those dumpsters in the last 3 years

[@jvnotfound5358]

@@QargZer nice

[@laurabrown8880]

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[@somethingsomething404]

You can actually lift and move whole houses without ripping them apart too

[@ppmny7015]

Beautiful house that doesn't look like it belongs there

[@Al_Dente-d1p]

who asked you, bitch?

[@cathiwim]

I love how you took down the old completely and enlarged/modernized it! That was great!

[@HivetoHome]

Thanks!

[@ronnieporter2763]

@@HivetoHome Why Do You Destroy It?

[@aboogie797]

@@HivetoHome I'm a woman and I am looking to do the same thing. Would you mind, do you have any tips for building from scratch? I see your dad knows his stuff, did you learn your skills from him? Did you go to school for it? Lastly, how long did the project take from demo to finish? Thanks much

[@HP.Customs]

Big beautiful home 15 feet away from another home. That house needs to be on the middle of a couple acres minimum.

[@displaychicken]

Most municipalities where I live (Canada) are seriously compressing the size of new building lots. They hate big lots now and therefore buying a large lot becomes very expensive. I hate it because I want a large building lot myself.

[@eightfigs3508]

Right!

[@LMI101]

A couple acres? That’s 80,000 sqft. 21,000 sqft is a half acre which is more than enough

[@eightfigs3508]

@@LMI101 you obviously have no desire for BIG LIVING...

[@チーム北京てにくら]

@@eightfigs3508 I don't need one

[@workfleaux5600]

Came to these comments to see people talk shit about every step of this process and y’all didn’t disappoint

[@Koldheart5]

Don’t own a home but in the next ten yrs I plan to. Love all these construction videos 👍🏾

[@foxisglee]

@KZbin WantsToSilenceMe Why are you bringing politics into this?

[@eightfigs3508]

@Weezy I suggest changing that to three years.😉. #youcandoit

[@potato6436]

@KZbin WantsToSilenceMe no it's not loser go outside and touch grass pls

[@blakestaredwards]

@KZbin WantsToSilenceMe shut up please👍

[@rockkitty100]

Cute home and great video, thanks! 10 months to build, excluding demo? I was thinking that was a long time until I read you did it yourself. 10 months is amazing for an owner builder!!! Nice job guys!!

[@HivetoHome]

rockkitty100 thanks! Yes - we moved out of the old house in February and then moved into the new house right before Christmas.

[@Driving4bangers]

People are haters.. blah neighbors blah that. Wellp. YOU did it. Congrats mate. Well done

[@finisher3x]

I wish I could do my grandmother's house like this. I know she's ashamed of the family looking down from heaven, because we've let her house go to waste. I'm sorry Granny.

[@emperor___palpatine]

I bet she’s happy in heaven and is watching over y’all. Earthly things don’t matter in heaven. sorry for you’re loss

[@finisher3x]

@@emperor___palpatine - Nah fam. She's definitely PISSED at us.

[@emperor___palpatine]

finisher3x there is no anger or sadness in heaven

[@finisher3x]

@@emperor___palpatine - That may be true. She's still disappointed in us though. It'll be 6 years in November that she's been gone. I need to make everything right.

[@WolfGamer2468]

No, if shes in heaven, she is not upset at all. She loves you and is happy for you. There is joy and no sadness. Be glad and dont think shes upset at a house.

[@Linsmith571]

The original house had character but was too small unfortunately. The time lapse was fun.

[@KazeGaara89]

And that character was Joffrey from Game of Thrones. "It had character" lmao

[@BeIlows]

It was literally just a square box. Donald like character. Simple. Non existent.

[@LongHuII]

It had more character when it was torn down.

[@grisza77]

The new one is ugly as hell

[@QOOQ8808]

TF is character ? It was a coop.

[@GermanKorb]

Amazing job! I can only imagine the effort it took to film all that and put it together for us.

[@HivetoHome]

Thanks! Filming it wasn’t too bad (just a time lapse mounted outside - although in hindsight, I which I had a second one to film more of the interior progress). Editing and stitching everything together wasn’t certainly time consuming though!

[@HivetoHome]

@Gameygames101 The camera takes two AA batteries. We bought some high quality lithium ion AAs and they would last a couple of weeks before having to recharge them. Since it was a timelapse, it would only have to take a picture every hour, so there wasn't much drain on the batteries.

[@HivetoHome]

@Gameygames101 Thanks! I really appreciate it!

[@TackyFlamingo]

My grandparents plan on doing something like this. The builder (which my grandpa actually works for) bought property to build on, but what’s already there needs to go first

[@poochillipickles8525]

She was cute and y’all still managed to give her a glow up

[@TheMountainManYT]

This is in LaSalle Ontario, Canada on Sprucewood Avenue!! I go by this house all the time!

[@orchids3332]

It's a beautiful house. Inspiration for the rest of the neighborhood of what can be.

[@ollieone051]

I like how they put the drainage in for the gutters before the back fill. Never seen that.

[@brianbuskey7419]

the neighbors have to be mad

[@ZTheRuler]

im sure they’re happy now having that nice of a home there

[@messidinho8895]

@@ZTheRuler or jealous

[@thegieser50]

they are both the same distance from the lot line they dont have much to complain about

[@kayzeaza]

Their property value probably was raised so they don’t have much to complain about

[@cam0222]

I thought the same thing

[@nowatermoe4668]

Amazing how it went from a small 1 story to a amazing 2 story house

[@georgiannmaloney6594]

Wonderful home you built. Special, as it was built with family. Take care. 😀

[@thatonescandinavian100]

0:07 imma yoink these stairs

[@mmcreeperhead133]

No more stairs! XD

[@dmitryalekseenko5812]

Everywhere they would build like that ... Quickly, clearly and accurately. Perfectly!

[@garrett6304]

Glad you included the demolishing

[@milodillio6258]

I've done many demos like this. They are fun to do because you don't have to worry about breaking anything. I used to find the hot water tank and lay it on the ground. It would still be full so I would pick way up in the air and squeeze it between the bucket and the thumb. The water would jet out both sides of the tank. Little pleasures. Lol.

[@HivetoHome]

It was a lot of fun to watch!

[@kathieflower519]

I'm from the UK and have only lived in houses made from brick, so to see an entire house made of wood is a little scary to me. I'd be worried it would all fall down on me. It's amazing to know that walls could easily be cut down if they ever wanted to open up the space. Such a beautiful home and such a great watch.

[@HivetoHome]

Thanks Kathie! All of the homes are built this way around here. If done properly, they are built to last. There are many 100 year + homes near here. And it certainly does make renovations easier!

[@hazelwood55]

Building Code in the US stipulates that wooden homes are built to a safety factor of 8. Wood houses will take an incredible amount of abuse before they fall down.

[@mrbilal1987]

Wooden houses are incredibly strong if built properly. In this video you can really tell how strong the winds get before the house fails kzbin.info/www/bejne/onKzn5Wwfdt8gdU

[@johnnysunrocket8618]

What a beautiful Grand house it turned out to be!!! I would have gone with a more substantial Stove myself. Still an awesome home for sure!!!

[@straight_to_finish]

Full basement below the front deck = cold room; must be in Canada! Great build.

[@HivetoHome]

Yessir! Southern Ontario.

[@cathiwim]

Or a root cellar!

[@turtle-balloon]

Hive to Home It must cost a lot to heat up a house with so little insulation. Up here in northern sweden we dont build new houses with walls thinner than like 50 cm 😂

[@shiveerramphal1802]

American construction is so different from South African construction. It was really interesting to see as an architecture student.

[@midas6753]

I'm not even an architecture student but from SA as well and holy hell yeah it's very very veeeeery different

[@myapologiesmissgurl5069]

W B how so ? I’m from Texas I’m curious how other places build

[@midas6753]

@@myapologiesmissgurl5069 we build with bricks or concrete walls in general fully. The materials we use are much higher quality in terms of lasting etc but we also luckily don't have as many natural disasters here like tornadoes or earthquakes so it's cheaper to make good houses that last a really long time instead of these kinds of prefab houses or ones that use drywalling with insulation. I will try and find an article that might explain more or less how houses are built here but in the mean time I suggest searching on KZbin for some South African homes in the cities they're really nice

[@shiveerramphal1802]

myapologiesmissgurl to add on, our building materials such as brick is much cheaper here so out house are much more resilient against the elements. A tornado would damage the house but not destroy it. We also tend to build differently in different climate zones so across the country there are different styles to cope with the environment. This is unlike Americans who tend to have a more generic home style and just use ac and climate control. That unfortunately isnt so great for the environment

[@aboogie797]

@@shiveerramphal1802 what would you recommend for climate control.

[@johnje4285]

A beautiful new home. I expect in time the neighbouring homes will also be developed.

[@ArtByCater]

This video was crazy good, I like the time lapse, going from old to new, just great Thanks Chuck

[@HivetoHome]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! 👍

[@robbob5258]

Metal sheets for roofing seems sooooo much easier than individual shingles. Now we just need a more efficient solution or replacement for drywall and construction will be so much easier.

[@HivetoHome]

Definitely! And last a lot longer than asphalt shingles! The metal roof has a 40 year warranty!

[@jnelsoninjax]

This was very interesting to watch. I have been watching the Extreme Makeover Home Edition show,and I know that they can not demo a house and rebuild it in >7 days. Your video helped me by seeing that it was 3 weeks from the time the foundation was poured until the framing was started.

[@HivetoHome]

It probably could have been quicker but we had many delays due to weather.

[@axebeard7677]

Nice house. Not many people ever get to live in brand new house

[@rla1000]

3:00 I can't believe they had a crane lift the trusses up, lol. Our framing subs used to do that manually, in the winter in 30 mph winds no less.

[@HivetoHome]

The crane was totally worth it. Had all trusses installed and reinforced with blocking in about 6 hours. Plus, most of those trusses were pretty darn big at 30ft wide!

[@ckight15]

I like the new one it looks so good

[@hassankhan384]

I like old houses and the styles from 60s and 70s.

[@isforme2789]

Im always astonished how American houses are just some wooden walls. I like the layout

[@blueeyedcatdad1987]

I think this is discussed on every single home construction build based out of the US. Building a home in the US is expensive as fuck just from using wood materials. The cost to build one out of concrete and brick would cause the price to skyrocket. The sad outcome of unchecked corporate greed and capitalism. It's done this way out of necessity for a lower cost.

[@ryancollins1202]

rocknmalenurse “how dare capitalism make wood cheaper to build with”

[@maxmuller4865]

rocknmalenurse Building a house is expensive because there is a lot of material and man power needed.

[@historygourou]

One of the best builds I've seen 👍

[@HivetoHome]

Thanks!

[@aaron1976leeds]

what a fantastic job , you guys really know how to make a lovely home , hope you have many more happy years there

[@Graulas]

old house had character but the new one definetly seems worth it though

[@guardrail2897]

I bet the neighbors on the left just loved you guys.

[@HivetoHome]

They do! We get along great!

[@johannaortiz7325]

Hi God Bless yous wow! amazing Job.🤗enjoy your home.God is good.🙏

[@HivetoHome]

Thank you!

[@johannaortiz7325]

@@HivetoHome 🤗💕

[@KLM817]

Very cool to watch. It was cool seeing the seasons change as well. Nice new house!!

[@mc-ec6qc]

Beautiful home

[@HivetoHome]

Thank you 😊

[@gentlestorm]

Impressive. Floor mopping in a timelapse looks surprisingly cool.

[@HivetoHome]

I guess I’ll have to do some floor mopping videos 😆

[@mdooms76]

Wow great job!!!!! I can't believe how you and your dad did so much of the work yourself building a whole house. Saves so much buying one from these rip off housing developments.

[@HivetoHome]

Thanks so much!

[@gabe6959]

This house is so beautiful

[@sugoiharris1348]

10 months to build yourself? I cant even finish painting my kitchen cabinets in 10 months. Lol. Beautiful house. You did a great job.

[@HivetoHome]

Thanks! It was a crazy 10 months!

[@basicmobile6270]

I need this done to my house

[@kennethfranco3330]

Good luck getting comps when you sell it

[@Greg8872]

For all the yanking and tearing that goes on when the video starts, impressive how steady/straight that last section of front wall remains until the end...

[@luckystars1632]

I wish my BF could build something other than Star Wars legos. 😏 Great job on the house guys. It’s beautiful.

[@luliocruzjc82]

Looking forward to buying a lot And build a house

[@jeanpaulcarag8056]

Now I know how to build a house this big for only 7mins. I'd try 6mins though. Dang it, this people are fast!

[@manillafresh57]

looks too out of place compared to all the neighbors

[@exmeasententia5528]

That's what I think, too. Plus, why such a big house on such a small lot?

[@mdooms76]

Of course it does. They built something new in the midst of very old homes.

[@aboogie797]

The house is beautiful. That's what you do when you build your house, you upgrade and build what you want on YOUR lot.

[@thisguy333]

@@exmeasententia5528 ...cause he can...why comment on a vid? Cause you can...

[@ItsMercerBaby]

Oh well. Tell them other houses get on deck or get lost. The new house brings value and the other houses will follow

[@Jjley2715]

So beautiful, love watching when they rebuild and restore old homes.

[@gmbxreno]

Umm. Can we talk about these beats though. 🔥🔥

[@midgie4410]

Wish I could move that fast,lol. Nice work by the way!

[@HivetoHome]

Thanks!

[@jamesdavis8771]

Dope!

[@brianspurlin9538]

Great video!!

[@HivetoHome]

Thanks!

[@maxenriquegonzales5793]

Great Job! I enjoyed watching this video! Greetings from Salzburg / Austria

[@LostonEnterprises]

⏪Beautiful Houston Home Tours🎥📸🏡

[@user-yl5en4ku5q]

Great job.

[@wereproductsnotconsumers8179]

Great job. They make a good team.

[@fereshtehnajjari2148]

That was great

[@TylersSirensandEAS]

That’s really beautiful

[@garrykimovich]

Wow what an upgrade. But you're going to hate doing laundry. hehe

[@cree878]

Beautiful

[@HivetoHome]

Thank you Tracy!

[@stephanylaroc7749]

I love this ❤

[@edwardlouie]

The taxes on big single family homes should be huge to discourage its construction. Middle density multifamily housing is what cities need to make homeownership affordable and accessible to the middle class.

[@bilgriffin]

Truly fascinating to watch and those guys work so fast! heeheehee

[@geoffreyashcroft3774]

Beautiful home. We have been living in our home for 4 years now and are looking at this option to tear down our home and rebuild on our property as we love the neighborhood but need a bigger home. Wife is a drafter and interior designer. Any helpful advise?

[@HivetoHome]

Are you planning to build yourself?

[@janeamcneill5355]

I'm looking to do the same and need advice as well

[@glennprevost7140]

Very nice all except the cheap electric range oven.

[@patriciaann850]

How sad for the neighbor to the left who now has a ginormous house butting right up against theirs. Probably gets no sunlight and they get to look out their window and stare at siding now. Completely changes the dynamic of their yard. And they had to live next to this mess for months probably.

[@preciousprecious7581]

Nothing positive from your side? No, okay

[@patriciaann850]

sweet mint no, not really. They could have built a new house that was a proper size. No one likes a monstrosity going in next door.

[@cmiller6352]

That’s a very small window (maybe a 2’x2’?) that begins approximately five feet off the ground and it already holds an air conditioner unit. Not many people can see out of the glass.

[@aboogie797]

@@patriciaann850 Stop hatin. Jealous ass.

[@StephenBrewer89]

Man what a beautiful house

[@Tubig4]

can't unsee the gap in the shower floor tiles.

[@HivetoHome]

I can’t see the gap so I guess I’m good to go! 😆

[@amberbest6942]

Now you just need the landscaping.

[@HivetoHome]

Yes - always projects to finish!

[@TheBiomedico]

Aaaaaa... as típicas casas americanas, praticas e rapidas.

[@henryymukasa_AfricanBoy]

That foundation alone can build a 2bedroom house here in Uganda

[@TexasSuccessAcademy]

Amazing!!

[@joannag42]

I would only start from scratch if I had acres of land not where the neighbor is 20 feet away but the house is beautiful

[@KadilakHomes]

love a good time lapse!

[@jeanpierredevos3137]

Hope this is not tornado alley. Beautiful strong concrete structure in the basement but the rest is al wood.

[@HivetoHome]

This is in southern Ontario, Canada. Tornadoes are extremely rare here.

[@anntrinidadfamilyvlog9126]

I love it

[@NoelSantos.official2009]

I love it😅

[@HivetoHome]

Thank you Noel!

[@alihakim6218]

Nice video

[@yogogoyogirlyogogoyo]

Wow, all these comments (including mine) about the cost of houses in America and this house is in Canada!

[@yasminghani2073]

W O W everything looks amazing

[@MichaelWeaver-wo8qo]

Demolition is often the only way - despite many good memories, we demolished my (inherited) grandparents house and rebuilt. Necessary upgrades required insulation, roof, all electrical, plumbing, interior plasterboard , new kitchen and the cost was more than a new house! Plus the original houses's orientation was inconvenient - it all came down.

[@HivetoHome]

Yes, the old house was quite small and we now have 4 kids so we needed more space. We considered doing an addition but it still would have cost a lot of money and it likely still wouldn't have been the exact house that we wanted. Building new made the most sense.

[@user-dp6pp8gm6h]

Good job man!

[@holymoly6829]

Brilliant video Love the end result Beautiful 👍👍

[@HivetoHome]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dt5327]

Oh and awesome channel

[@HivetoHome]

Thanks Dao!

[@nicholasmenolascina1450]

Why wouldn’t you put stainless steel appliances in the kitchen. I wouldn’t put those white one in. Why build a new house and put old looking appliances.

[@HivetoHome]

The appliances are from the old house. They were newer and still in great shape. It was a big cost savings to reuse them.

[@iamnamednobody6388]

wow those guys were fast it only took them like 7 minutes and 31 seconds to demolish a house and rebuild a house

[@PotobaMaharashtra]

I wish to build a house someday

[@carbonfibercreationswashin7213]

Gagnon style!

[@nuggettacoguyperson8841]

out with the old and in with the new

[@Schairiebwdifb]

Only something like this could happen in the us. Tear down a home and build a new one.

[@HivetoHome]

Thanks for watching! We're actually located in Canada. We were able to do this because we originally bought the property a few years ago when the housing market was much more affordable than it is today, we did the vast majority of the work ourselves, and we had lots of help from family and friends.

[@garrett3113]

Nice house. I want a house but unfortunately i still rent a 2 bedroom apartment haha

[@1.123]

replacing one cardboard house with another :-/

[@nuggettacoguyperson8841]

well it's not really cardboard but yeah

[@blueeyedcatdad1987]

I think this is discussed on every single home construction build based out of the US. Building a home in the US is expensive as fuck just from using wood materials. The cost to build one out of concrete and brick would cause the price to skyrocket. The sad outcome of unchecked corporate greed and capitalism. It's done this way out of necessity for a lower cost.

[@maxmuller4865]

rocknmalenurse No, thats bullshit

[@McFarqua]

The Porch is Huge because there is a Basement room under it... To me it looked like a safe room or something like that

[@HivetoHome]

There is a cold cellar under the front porch.