Building A House Start To Finish | Episode 1: Site Prep and Digging Footings

This is the first episode in a new series following the construction of a small, but very stylish, vacation home for one of our clients. We are calling it The Modern Mountain Getaway, and it features vaulted ceilings, a huge wall of windows, and lots of outdoor space for the owners zen garden! In this series, we will highlight building techniques, building codes, order of operations, cost, building materials and tools used, and also even talk about the problems we run into during the build! This is going to be good fun.. And the best part is that you can rent this home for your own mountain getaway when it is complete!! For anyone interested... i will be making a set of plans available for purchase very soon (VERY CHEAP)!

We are building this home on a budget of course, so we will also be discussing how we choose materials (and designed the house) with the budget in mind! This is a huge part of any build, and one that I think is overlooked in many YouTube videos.

Episode 1 is all about the first day "on site." We have to find existing infrastructure, position the home on the site, mark and square up the foundation and set reference pins, dig the footings, set grade pegs, and install steel in the footings. Not bad for a day!