Ep 5 Building My Dream Home - Construction Begins - Half Log

0:23 Digging a Basement Foundation
1:10 Basement Drain Tile System and Basement Footings
1:39 Setting Aluminum Forms for Concrete Walls and Foundation
2:00 Egress Window Installation
2:30 In-Floor Heat Installation
2:55 Log Home Kits and Delivery
3:50 Floor Trusses vs. Floor Joists
4:50 Zero Barrier Shower / Curbless Shower Installation
5:13 Half Log Home with Timber Frame Accents Wall Construction
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Ep 1: "Getting Started" https://youtu.be/5vYx56-ieI4
Ep 2: "Customizing the floor plan" https://youtu.be/FDWh_2p-joI
Ep 3: "The Interior Kitchen Bath and Laundry Room Cabinetry" https://youtu.be/ORdb3PuBuwM
Ep 4: "Customizing The Exterior" https://youtu.be/RSU9ooV15B8
Ep 5: "Construction Begins" https://youtu.be/H443dZuONp0
Ep 6: "Roof & Window Installation" https://youtu.be/J18XiK36-8g
Ep 7 "Log Home Milling & Timber Trusses" https://youtu.be/KxXZtIl3JhE
Ep 8 "Interior Construction Begins" https://youtu.be/HHLVvFP1yjw
Ep 9 “Finishing Touches” https://youtu.be/Yao9zCxiZbw
Ep 10 “New House Tour, Design Ideas, Tips!” https://youtu.be/kcURWoz3AKU
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[00:00:02] Narrator: After months of planning and countless hours dreaming of it. Construction is now underway on Zach's custom Golden Eagle Log and Timber home.

[00:00:12] Zach: It's a very exciting time in the process. You start to see a lot of movement quickly. It's just ah, it's an overwhelming sense of excitement. It's hard to stop thinking about it.

[00:00:23] Narrator: It's day one. And the excavator has arrived on site. And the crew begins digging into the soft sandy soil.

[00:00:31] Zach: We have made a lot of progress out here. First of all, we cleared off the topsoil. The Topsail has a lot of rich nutrients in there, a lot of organic matter. So we piled that over here to the side. That is what we'll put down before we ever put the lawn in in the future. It's also important to keep in mind that if I were building in the summertime. The water would naturally drain into the sand. It's very sandy around here. But it's gonna be a winter build. And with it being a winter build the ground will freeze. So we want to make sure to grade everything away from the house so we don't get big puddles out by the construction site. What you can see is we've dug for a nine foot basement here. And it all looks really good. And tomorrow we'll be doing the footings.

[00:01:10] Narrator: Before the footings can be poured. The crew stakes in the perimeter of the foundation and all of the load-bearing walls. Footings are poured pads that distribute the weight of the walls above it. And they prevent the home from sinking or shifting into the ground.

[00:01:39] Narrator: The aluminum forms where the concrete will be poured are now built on top of the footings. The forms will be removed once the concrete cures. They also frame in the large egress windows. Next the forms are filled with concrete. And the foundation walls are now complete.

[00:02:05] Zach: When a lot of us think of basements. We often think of utilities as well as areas for storage. But in today's homes. We're able to incorporate a lot of natural light. That allows us to finish off this space and make it feel like a continuation of the rest of the home.

[00:02:19] Narrator: With the forms now removed. The crew back fills the exterior using the dirt they used when they first dug out the foundation. Now they're ready for the next phase of construction.

[00:02:30] Zach: Today we're working on one of my favorite features the home and that is the in-floor heat. We are laying all the tubing in the floor here in the basement. And eventually there will be tubing in the garage also. All this will run off the same boiler. So once it's all covered up you won't be able to see it. But you'll definitely able to feel it. It was really cool to see how they laid it all out. Everything is intentional, it has a reason. There's not going to be a cold spot in that floor.
[00:02:55] Narrator: Meanwhile back at Golden Eagle Log and Timber Homes headquarters. Shipment number one is already being prepared for delivery. While some companies send the entire house in one shipment. Builders prefer Golden Eagle's staggered shipping system. That only send the materials needed in each phase of construction. This process doesn't overwhelm the job site. Or exposed finished materials to the elements outside for months on end.

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