Building A House Start to Finish | Episode 2: Pouring Footings and Laying Block

This is the second 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)!

In Episode 2 we pour the concrete footings and build the block foundation that will be the form for the slab. The next steps will be forming the concrete porches, installing the slab plumbing, and doing the gravel and vapor barrier for under the slab. There is tons of great information about how (and why) we are doing these processes the way we are. These videos paint a very real picture of what it is like to on the job with our crew for the day! We also check out an old bus on the property to see if it would be a good candidate to be converted into a cool camper.

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!