Touring 3 Dallas Texas Jobsites

[@samuelbonacorsi2048]

Ferrier is a brave man to take on a job with a client who has so many “sensitivities”. Although good health is certainly a blessing, many of these people can be high maintenance on a good day. It’s easy to spent extra hours on the phone going through minutia and wondering if things will ever be good enough.

[@Dbulkss]

high maintenance clients mean you have to charge much more and also set extremely clear expectations to the client.

[@NeurodivergentHomestead120]

Devouring every show. We're starting our build in the upper midwest very shortly, and even the advice from Texas is valuable.

[@imtheonevanhalen1557]

I saw Matt touching the wall on that first house without gloves....gotta redo the entire wall guys

[@felipedarosa6918]

7:52 He also slightly slams the door handle against the wall and the guy was like: "Whaaaaaat?! 🤯"

[@EddyStyl3s]

@@felipedarosa6918 he was regretting giving that tour haha

[@Calihan]

@@felipedarosa6918 Good eye

[@USNBRENDON]

Yes, then Matt smacked that pristinely prepped door into the wall & I thought Tim was about to lose his sh¡+ as he reached for the door to pull it away from the wall behind it. I immediately cringed so hard..... high maintenance indeed.

[@badlandskid]

While I don’t miss doing the actual contracting at all it’s enjoyable to watch videos like this. A few things I learned… 1) your subs will never care about the job more than you do… 2) so you manage to eliminate as many snafus ahead of time as possible. 3) moving blankets are excellent protection for finished products such as countertops, tile and woodwork. 4) keep the job site clean to protect the interior. Use pallets and OSB or plywood leftovers on pallets from the roadway. 5) try to keep a single door of access (with deposit door) for the trades to reduce chances of a scratch on the door frame. 6) spend a lot of time on site to head off presumptive decisions by subs. 7) pre prime drywall BEFORE any texture is applied. (Drywall is made with recycled paper and the color and sheen vary greatly). Pre priming helps to make an even surface prior to texture. 8) work to find subs that are willing to take your requirements seriously. (Ie.. You don’t want an electrician walking on your granite tops with his shoes on just because you aren’t looking). Don’t be afraid to replace a sub that doesn’t want to meet your requirements. I know there are many more tips and tricks that we used but …. It’s already too long 😂

The first builder was my favorite... I didn't like the actual house (layout and style) but his build process and attention to detail is out of this world.

[@raketenolli]

Attention to detail? Like the triangular gap between the two cabinet doors they're standing in front of at 1:40?

[@Shmank]

@@raketenolli good eye!

[@USNBRENDON]

Damn, I thought I was just seeing some figment of my imagination on that cabinet gap, so now I know someone else noticed it too.... I feel less crazy now 🤪

[@davelindgren5245]

The pictures are a great tip. I had a guy put a screw into the drain from a toilet. It was a miracle that we didn't use that toilet that often for the first 15 years we lived in the house. I was doing some work in the garage and found that everytime that toilet was flushed, a couple drops of water ended up inside of the wall. I found it before there was that much damage by accident.

[@johnhaller5851]

On the Jenna Phipps channel, they are rebuilding a home in BC, Canada. The house was built in the 1960s with a flat roof. A screw or nail in a pipe killed the house. It caused a post to rot, which was keep the crown of the roof to slump, allowing the rain to accumulate on the roof, eventually leaking into the framing, rotting much of the roof structure.

[@badlandskid]

It’s such a cheep thing to do with digital cameras these days. I would take my GoPro and take pictures of all the framing after the trades were done and before installing insulation. It payed off numerous times when a drywall installer covered an outlet or a sub needed to know exactly where a framing member or wire was located behind the drywall. 👍🏼

[@joesakal872]

Most under discussed topic is termite protection. That term barrier on house #2 really needed to turn down over that foundation edge.

[@patrickkenny2077]

Great run-through of details! Not sure if I could live with a stainless steel kitchen, but I get the logic. I wonder if concealed venting could be used instead in cabinets for mold risk management.

[@chaseweeks2708]

I like the protection on the slider in the second house. I think I'd build it a little different though. If you bevel it, it's a lot easier to get a dolly or tool cart over it, and I'd add a grab handle at each end to make it easier to pop in and out at the beginning and end of the workday.

[@stevenwarner7348]

I LOVE Matt Risinger. I just do. Just plain "BUILD." I get that. And never mind the oh so heroic effort of the M.D. in his house during the pandemic. Just LOVE Matt Risinger. Not gonna lie~. Oh yea! Best wishes and thank you for sharing all of this stuff. Wow! On and on and on! 〰✨🌿💥👍💥🌿✨〰 New Hampshire.

[@CMCraftsman]

In New England, in custom homes, typically we will put two coats of paint on everything then at the end the last coat goes on. It’s also common here to have floors go in dead last and get a beveled cut on the whole perimeter and it’s against the baseboard.

[@bakerz7269]

I dont know how these guys do it. Houses MUST be expensive and ppl MUST be buying them. To have all these "design" teams and other employees outside the trades. Overhead is nuts

[@Oregon_Sunnie]

Nice channel! I read about you in David Meerman Scott's book!

[@Rew123]

That stainless steel kitchen is amazing 😮

[@luxdevoid]

I was a painting contractor who always did top quality work with only the best materials. The key is finding GCs who can communicate that value. 99% of customers are thinking about reselling before they even build and they simply dont care about the long term quality.

[@Gadgebrown]

if any builder put their logo on my house, let alone in the step I would be so so pissed off. You are rebuilding that step.

[@lukegoodwin2160]

Damn everyone hating on the first house? maybe you cant see the quality through the camera but that first house is top-tier. Everything about the colors and finishes are in style and what a lot of people are trying to mimick, and the outside design feature I think looks great. Sweet house.

[@DozIT]

I think the exterior looks awful (subjective). But the craftsmanship is clearly top notch and the builder should be proud - also the millwork is a work of art!

[@wthomas5697]

Top tier? In TX maybe. I remember working in Austin years ago. It wouldn't qualify as high end in silicon valley. The cabinetry looked mediocre, including the finish. The doors weren't even properly aligned.

[@dashriprock5720]

On the 2x8 blocking wall, why is that a good option? If he ends up bolting right between two boards, it shrinks and the bolt will fail. In addition he's relying only on an 1.5 inches of bolt.

[@Evan_Adams]

❤ that pre conditioning before finishes!!

[@freedomconstruction]

My dad is much like the first guy. We do what he does with the flooring and painting, just not for painting walls. And with the air conditioning! Very cool to see other builders do the same!

[@elgastsos210]

Question: When you spray foam the underside of the roof deck.What happens when a hail storm blows through and destroys your decking. Seems like the new reroof cost would be crazy expensive?

[@sparksmcgee6641]

Hail isn't going to take out that deck. Only 1970 -80s plywood has that problem. In 50 or a 100 years you would jut overlay new decking.

[@TheoneandonlyRAH]

I'm a big fan of densification for efficiency. Would love videos of dense multi family housing too the highest building standards

[@buildshow]

Noted! Love that idea

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

I'm more a fan for reducing urban sprawl.

[@aminy23]

The problem with dense multi-family housing is the vast majority of it is investor-owned and they want a balance of cheap upfront cost and passive income for their grandchildren. Come to a big city like San Francisco or NYC and you can find no shortage of expensive "luxury" apartments built to high standards. While I'm not intending this as a political discussion, keeping it factual - Harris is a lawyer, and Trump is a landlord. The Trump family got their wealth from multi-family home development and they boast about high building standards for the Trump towers. The average everyday person doesn't know what constitutes truly high building standards, so they're wowed by tall shiny skyscrapers clad in glass. The people who are experts on what is a high building standard, often want a place built/remodeled to their custom standard, and an HOA/Condo Association/Rental/Multi-Family home isn't the most conducive to that. Even though Condominiums are a possibility, the construction is still intended as a profitable flip. Someone makes it as cheaply as profitable, and then flips it to home-buyers who are slapped with the repair/maintenance bills that start racking up after 10 years.

[@MichaelM-to4sg]

You MUST paint the sill protector is high vis paint. As the structural engineer and most importantly the president of my development company, GL is an enormous issue we must always be cognisant of. Someone trips on that, you’re looking at exposure to workman’s comp and/or GL claims. If OSHA or a representative of my insurance underwriter saw that, I’d be looking at possible fine and certainly an uncomfortable discussion. Get that thing painted!!

[@drywallisinmyblood]

The sill protector is a huge trip hazard

[@helmanfrow]

20:40 Good idea. Paint it bright orange!

[@truebengalsfan]

20:47 where you get the big sliding patio door

[@Mystprism]

Crazy on that third home that they have a laundry list of sensitivities and still got a gas range. Stainless cabinets to avoid even a speck of mold but nox products are no problemo.

[@firstdaddy]

@@Mystprism My interpretation to "High Sensitivity" client = bat shit crazy.

[@JosiahK555]

Ya it's possible to have your body be destroyed by mold and be ok with natural gas....

[@m_cabral]

Probably the usual combination of gas burners being pretty good at any price, nostalgia, and bad experiences with cheap to medium priced coil electric ranges in apartments. Induction works just fine whenever I’ve used it. I can’t speak for Texas gas rates but in Georgia we have what is supposed to be a “competitive” market for gas. What we really have are middle men that sell the same gas with 2x markup or more. I wouldn’t install gas appliances here. On a therm to kWh basis the rates are equal but you can’t make your own methane at home the same way you can throw solar panels on the roof. That’s even before coefficient of power discussions start. Between air quality concerns, how cheap it is to run romex, and fuel prices, I think we’ll see a lot fewer gas ranges and appliances in the future.

[@pandagold4722]

induction all day. But its texas.

[@colinstu]

If they can't see it they prob don't think it's there. Something tells me they're probably antimaskers too and covid is just the 'flu'.

[@MrFish1968]

At 25:58 in the video it looks like you missed the 2x6 stud with a ton of nails

[@HoustonRacewayKid]

🧐 3pc stud, and next over 3 exposed nails….? $1.5million dollar house. Yes!

[@darrenlesueur4785]

I finished all my interior doors caseing and base moulding with laquor paint its definitely a smoother finish

[@sparksmcgee6641]

New paints are amazing and you can get that finish with water paint now.

[@juliancate7089]

Was Tim doing the "Everybody's talkin' 'bout my tight pants" skit before shooting the video?

[@evansmiller2595]

EXACTLY what I was thinking...🤣🤣🤣

[@andrewhurst6360]

😂

[@juliancate7089]

@@evansmiller2595 I was half expecting Jimmy Fallon to dance into the scene wearing his tight pants and launching into the song.

[@evansmiller2595]

@@juliancate7089 😂

[@markturner5207]

Dude is a builder??

[@gruanger]

In AZ, my parents 1989 home as the AC ducting in an Attic that sees the untreated Arizona heat. @25:18

[@Btknows75]

Kitchen door in center bump out cabinet (Left side ) needs adjusted.

[@akquicksilver]

Center cabinet doors in the first house were uneven. Premium?

[@musicgroopie1]

Texas is no longer affordable for Texans. I had a builder give me a 400,000 dollar estimate for a 1400 sft barndominium. You heard right. A metal barn with bedrooms. My current brick 1800 sft home is worth 375,000. I told him to go pound sand. I'm putting a travel trailer on my land and will be my own builder for half that price. Not to mention the poorly skilled labor builders are using to get rich. Google all the law suites in Texas by new home owners. No house under 2,000 sft should cost more than 150 dollars per square foot. Then again, Ford, Chevy and Dodge are 40 grand over priced and have multiple recalls on crappy labor poorly built trucks. When I was a trim carpenter in the eighties, builders wore a tool belt and they lived in 2,000 sft homes. Todays builders are just bankers with superintendents gouging young home buyers who are basically clueless the construction world.

[@hypestonks7083]

💯 Owner builder is the way to go. You save on cost and can control the process.

[@thebullgator]

@@hypestonks7083haha 99% of owner builders spend more and end up with a poor quality product. I’ve rescued several owner builders projects and walked away from several more. All the trades charge more for owner builders, I cannot imagine building a home with no experience.

[@ericamdahl3274]

That’s the problem with people like you is that you think because you’re building a barndominium it’s gonna be cheaper but guess what? It’s a lot cheaper to finish walls that are built 16 inch on center with studs rather than have to add additional purlins and backer for all your wall finishes etc. and then to the guy that replied, you’ll save money being your own builder. You are also wrong… General contractors and Builders knowledge,materials discounts and ability to find fairly priced laborers will always be more beneficial to a homeowner than for a homeowner to try and general, his own job with no accounts or connections whatsoever

[@thebullgator]

@@ericamdahl3274 every tradesmen I know avoids owner builders because they’re managing from emotion instead of experience. The ones who do work for owner builders automatically charge 10 to 20% more. People don’t realize that construction is a relationship business, who you know matters.

[@729Farms]

not to mention the crap foundations that need to be watered and constantly move and cause cracks and doors that dont work.

[@speciesofspaces]

Wait a minute, a couple hundred thousand dollars on cabinets and another hundred thousand on trim? I mean, okay, I guess but that house in the first part of the video is no where near that kind of budget. I mean it's fine but it's not exactly super high end in terms of those kinds of numbers. Side note, the weird carport thing with the exposed truss is pretty much on the nose and not what I'd picture in terms of informed design and formal execution. Only saying this because there is just so much stuff out there these days mocking the minimalist look with just strange decisions and impulses added. I guess in this case that carport thing is formally quoting the other houses in the neighborhood.

[@kennethbarber438]

what's with the covered area over driveway at 15:10?

[@zephyr1408]

As a finish carpenter these are super high end homes not relevant to 98% of home builders or buyers. A lot of the stuff ( like cabinets) are crazy expensive and with a house full of kids will be hacked to pieces in 10 yrs. Tim is probably a nice guy however he is not living on my planet! How about a good solid mid size home for a family under say 3.5 million ?

[@dustinabc]

I think the point of this video is to show some of the highest end products and techniques, and then those with more modest budgets can choose a few of the ideas that are priorities for them to affect what they do on their mid price homes.

[@cuauhtlihernandez682]

Thank you! A show to remind the peon what the will never see. We can listen to all the petty things of wasted energy for people who will be in one of their other houses half of the year. All ridiculous.

[@cuauhtlihernandez682]

Nice to see all the petty bunk that energy is wasted on.

[@rpdx3]

No

[@Rew123]

This should be the standard for all new homes in my opinion.

[@calebpool9818]

23:36 boards to attach a pull-up bar to secured with nails--seems like they may eventually work their way loose. Why not use screws here? 🤨

[@designbuild7128]

Great additional comment (from last builder) on solar gain. An often missing but key piece of the discussion on air-tight housing is the radiative transfer of heat and the suicidal factor, as he mentioned, on building tight so as to trap the heat.

[@donferrier1551]

Thank you! Donald Ferrier

[@sparksmcgee6641]

Oh please. Idiot commentor that argues that engineers that created the design know less than them.

[@jeremythompson2129]

I always laugh when people label stuff as "Dallas" when it's actually an hours drive from Dallas. This is like saying you're checking out some Austin builders and then looking around a house in Leander! :)

[@ytgord]

Heads up that @ 21:48 you have the QR codes displayed - which allows anyone to download those plans... FYI. May want to give the builder a heads up to take down those dropbox links.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

Outdated, not dumb. Just because materials and tools are better and the ability to process things have improved simply means that the best practices from 30 years ago have improved over time.

[@onlyscience7120]

The BTU per square foot of this sealed house is probably similar to any tract building. Build this house with thick breathable walls cooled by a 9,000 BTU mini split and you can called it energy-efficient.

[@VillelaHN]

28:19 Cool idea.

[@tjxc1477]

Gotta love CONtractors, spray foam is gonna be one of those things that people in some years are gonna say , what were they thinking?

[@VillelaHN]

7:55 Oops! 😅

[@SaveTheSunF1R3x]

😂 i was thinking the same thing rofl

[@D2O2]

A little bit of Tim died at that moment.

[@deahelkcunklaer2180]

Never trust a builder who looks like he came straight to the job from clubbing

[@TomCrockett-bl1gp]

Lol

[@craigbernard4998]

Dude 😆

[@minohablaespanol8381]

😂

[@tibbified]

The first thing I saw, the uneven cupboard doors. I am sure they will fix it later.

[@1puppetbike]

Me too. And Matt just feeling it like.. erm..

[@mccardieclan1755]

GORGEOUS Ferrier house!!!

[@mccardieclan1755]

Is there additional footage of this home ?? I would have really enjoyed seeing more of this build. ty

[@ronalves9118]

Beautiful homes, But how many people can afford $500,000 homes. Ron USCG RET

[@joegott9391]

Great air quality and ducts can't coexist. No duct can ever stay or be cleaned totally, and if, not for long

[@benjaminbrewer2154]

Doesnt Mercedes use Ford indicator lights and charge 50x more?

[@cjplay2]

Music Intro. BETTER than the building workshops intros. Matt was clearer and easier to hear on this one. So either his mic was better or the mix was.

[@ScottyM1959]

These craftsmen are nothing shy of masters of their trades! Matt, do you have any videos of all cement homes roofs included? I've heard it's possible. I just wanted to see it in your format with the questions built in.

[@markevely1583]

Well, I don't live in Texas but your figure is very much at the lowest end of the range $140 - 220 for a basic standard 250-300 for higher specs.

[@kai6424]

You might want to just call it Build Science 101 and not BS 101......

[@pepaw]

The first guy level of detail is what is needed on every house. But damn he must be expensive

[@stevefoltz3838]

shiner nails @25:31. Might need to edit a bit more.

[@zephyr1408]

A side note ? Style always comes back around ( I wore those same style clothes growing up in Monterey Ca). And the same with houses are coming back around to ultra modern look ! Like Mid Century! Nothing New Under The Sun! Who coined that term ?

[@D2O2]

Ecclesiastes 1:9 What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun

[@zephyr1408]

@@D2O2 ahh a man who understands ! Well said or quoted!

[@MrDzdevil]

100k on the cabinets?

[@Virxo182]

Appreciate the car analogies throughout and the total end quality that's built into the process. Overall the savings in time and dollars is wild to think about.

[@kperkins1982]

Painted walnut? They say the customer is always right but you just know whoever made those cabinets out of such a nice wood died inside when they found out about the paint.

[@maxsteiner7816]

It’s not painted walnut. A professional painter was consulted and contracted to apply a matte (clear) finish that cures and behaves within the same process parameters as the rest of the house finishes. Professional painters are the best resources on clear finishes, lacquers, and varnishes.

[@jimhoward1655]

We sure have came along ways from living in caves teepees and grass huts.

[@SpecialAgentNoble77]

That's because they always kept Anthony from Designing Women busy at the edge of the village. ..

[@craigbernard4998]

Tight pants are killing me

[@hallcody3]

“Everybody’s talkin bout his tight white pants”

[@unclebill5170]

And it seems they always try and go budget when they go to drywall and paint you get what you pay for. Yeah there is guys that can drywall tape a house for cheaper, but it’s not gonna be up to the level of more expensive person usually because they take more time to do their job they’re not just an In-N-Out

[@kerplunk38880]

Yes, the people who are rich beyond comprehension get good quality. Thanks for letting us know this. Ridiculous.

[@USNBRENDON]

Hahaha... I felt much the same way watching this knowing that level of build is well outside my price range--by a mile!

[@DeuceDeuceBravo]

Those walnut cabinets!! 😍 That is baller. Lots of rich people spend money on stupid crap but that stuff is worth every penny. Gorgeous.

[@76TomD]

I don't think I'd want a matte finish on kitchen cabinets.

[@brennangraves6458]

As opposed to what, high gloss? For what reason? Durability nor water resistance has anything to do with that.

[@76TomD]

@brennangraves6458 matte finishes typically are not used in kitchens - take 2 seconds to Google it. Matte finishes are susceptible to streaking, stains\moisture absorbtion, require more maintenance, negatively impact lighting

[@MitchellCamps]

I need to make more money. Just bought my first home at the age of 28, and it is a very nice home for what it is, but not at the level these homes are at, my homes one redeeming quality is that it has an attached 45ft garage with double 14ft doors. I've always dreamed of having a shop of this size, but the finish and build of the house is not the quality that I want down the road.

[@729Farms]

in Texas, its not how nice it is when you walk in, its the GARBAGE FOUNDATIONS. you can have your nice home and buy it, but then you have to WATER YOUR FOUNDATION. they all do junk slab on grade, usually over some sandy soil and constantly moves with wet and dry conditions. the fix you are told is to constantly water the foundation so the soil doesnt move. then later you get to call someone to install piers while they bust up your floor, install piers, put in new concrete, replace floors, repair walls, doors, etc. and guess what? insurance doesnt cover it, code never changes to require piers during construction and a bunch of foreigners are throwing these homes together in weeks and move to the next. Texas is not a good place for homes. average price for piers is $30k +. you can put nice finishes inside, but if the foundation isnt built correctly, its just garbage.

[@MyloPage]

The majority of Texas soil is clay or limestone Houston and Tyler are the exceptions with sand.. but everything else you said checks out

[@dzaino1986]

26:22...nice work on the staples into the 2x6. Careful Matt or you'll get tetanus

[@spinnetti]

I'd love to get a properly built house. How does a consumer even recognize a good builder? So much in DFW is total crap regardless of price point. I don't like using non-structural sheathing around openings (vs. Ply or OSB), especially with the winds we get here. I hate if a door closes hard and the whole wall wobbles (like my "Custom" house) - feels incredibly cheap.

[@unclebill5170]

Me as a taper I tell all my new home customers that the house has to be heated or they don’t get a warranty

[@joshua3084]

THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS IN DALLAS... I'm looking for some builders to build on a 1 acre lot in DESOTO, TX

[@pepaw]

Holy shit what? 100k for cabinets? Ain’t no way

[@MikeHarris1984]

Probably want to blurr out those QR codes... Client address and information on documents in there...

[@kperkins1982]

He called the first house a Ferrari. I'm sorry but a Ferrari home wouldn't have neighbors 5 feet to either side. This is a Mazda that thinks it is a Maserati.

[@DozIT]

Come on it’s at least a Lexus!

[@mrhbigga]

ferrari build quality would be unlivable 😂

[@DozIT]

@@mrhbigga but would look great and somehow appreciate in value :)

[@MrMice...]

A Ferrari in traffic is just a Mazda then.

[@ed1pk]

There are Ferraris cramped in NYC garages in giant condo apartment buildings all over NYC. 😂

[@minohablaespanol8381]

Hey what’s up Matt try making some content on some custom homes in the Highland Park area in Dallas

[@andrewblack7852]

One veneer? Lol nice low end material

[@Eric998765]

Really weird to me that the third house installed a gas stove when they are known to cause asthma and other health issues. Would have thought a client like that would want 100% electric home

[@rorybellamy2533]

Weird this cool guy looks like Bizzaro Matt , Extremely excellent guy , but I would not want to paint for him.

[@joshschumacher7984]

someone call the cops on him for that shirt

[@SLCPunch]

100%

[@creylacoste4981]

Bros shirt

[@joansmith3492]

the third guy made good sense and had permaculture techniques. Dallas does not get 38 inches of rain a year.

[@nospam865]

Look it up. It does. And that number goes up as you go east

[@joansmith3492]

@@nospam865 google says 34 inches. i thought was 32. still not 38

[@donferrier1551]

Thank you!

[@hallcody3]

That guys bold shirt pattern and color was really distracting Matt

[@emmelia273]

Every builder is a Ft. Worth Builder, all 817 numbers, and Matt keeps saying "Dallas" .Quit insulting everyone, Matt!

[@robertgeiger7026]

👍

[@markploof]

All that wasted paper that goes in the trash/landfill. The best method is building with less. Excessive is expensive and waste…

[@evansmiller2595]

These "builders" with their paisley shirts, tight pants and leather loafers...🙄

[@turtle41]

I am not a fan of fireplaces in homes.

[@Squat5000]

People who don't rely on Daddy government love them for resilience

[@elderfarms]

More wood for me

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

Wood burning fireplaces are amazing and worth every single energy efficiency loss they cause.

[@mjones9088]

Anybody who says they don’t like fireplaces, I have to wonder about their sanity…

[@Squat5000]

@@mjones9088 generally lefties that don't like the smell and can't comprehend why someone would want to separate from this system

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

Whoa man, that first house is crazy ugly lmao. Inside and outside, every detail is hideous. Those cabinets especially look like freaking cardboard, so ugly.

[@ban80]

That's what I was thinking. They are bragging at the finishes. Looks like an idea. Shity trim shitty fake finishes. Just plane gross.

[@markstipulkoski1389]

It's looks like mid century modern to me. I love it. Clean and simple, not overly ornate. Classic. It will never go out of style.

[@chaseweeks2708]

Eh, everybody has different tastes. It does seem like excessive income seems to steer consumers toward uglier things though. They have to show people how much money they have. Just look at the vehicles rich folks buy. Most of them look awful expensive... and awful.

[@Crusader1815]

It's not as awful as Tim's wardrobe choices. James May shirt and skin tight white pants... really?

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

@@markstipulkoski1389 Never go out of style? Buddy, that monstrosity was never in style lol.

[@tazaxx21]

Still building homes out of toothpicks.. then everyone cries, and frets over the damage when they get ripped up by a tornado or hurricane... meanwhile the cost of storm insurance is skyrocketing faster than SpaceX..

[@donferrier1551]

Not my SIP home.

[@729Farms]

BS 101? LOL

[@AaronPowellvox]

Ugly hvac install on that Ferrier home. Ugly usually means poorly executed.

[@damonbehnke5817]

Lol paisley shirt with white pants and hair gel its 1985

[@ZombaJuice]

Sir, this is Texas

[@Strive-For-Different]

If your plumber is trashing your cabinets you’re hiring the wrong guys. Hire a professional, hire union companies and you won’t have that problem. Oh I forgot your a home builder so your a cheapskate

[@Knasern]

Such a waste of time and money to install everything, then have to mask every single item before the walls get painted. Get the walls done - > paint - > floor -> installation

[@sparksmcgee6641]

As a GC I can tell you're a Sub that a wouldn't hire. Even explaining the time and numbers to guys like you and you'll still say you're right.

[@Knasern]

​@@sparksmcgee6641 If you guys manage to be faster by going backwards then by all means sure go ahead.

[@729Farms]

slab on grade 👎

[@TT-ik3kd]

The first builder really isnt impressive, any smartbuilder with less $ to spend can achieve the same quality