Engineering Plans: Build A House Series

Explore Episodes From Our Build A House Series

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Engineering Plans is taking you from the guts to the glory of a two-story CBS house construction in a high-wind area of South Florida.

Be entertained, be informed, & get ready for a ride from dirt to design. 

Episodes airing regularly from November 2022 until move-in day.

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Part 2: The Building Components

We are producing special content for our favorite part of the project for this segment. Stay tuned for some amazing new episodes.

Drywall Video

Installing Drywall from A-Z

Learn The Drywall Installation Process- Watch The Massive Micro-Documentary We compiled weeks of installing drywall into this informative & entertaining walkthrough of the process at …

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filling gaps in framing

Installing Framing – Mechanical – Electrical – Plumbing

Framing, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Installation Micro-Doc Watch the interior framing, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installation in this entertaining micro-doc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suTfdX4mcWY Beyond The Video (A …

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Billy installing a window with Javier

Installing Impact Windows

Watch Our Impact Window Installation Micro-Doc Come along the impact window installation journey with us in this entertaining micro-documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Hw-qSlm00 See & Learn More Take …

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plumbing rough example

Custom House Design Selections Decision Time

Design Sections While Construction Continues There’s something going on every day on-site, all of which will be explained on upcoming episodes. But there are times …

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Part 1: The Shell

masonry house construction with 2nd floor steel column framing

Episode 10 – House Construction Shell Examples

One Shell Of A House We close Part 1 of our Build A House Series with an overview of other masonry house construction projects in …

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night shot of wood trusses delivered to jobsite before installation

Episode 9 – Roof Trusses & Sheathing

Topping It Off Roof trusses are set & roof sheathing is installed to complete the construction shell. Read on to learn about the process, watch …

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wood stair stringer profile

Episode 8 – Wood Stair Construction

It Starts With The First Step This was difficult to visualize from only the stair floor plans. Walk through the stair project and take a …

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wood framed house under construction

Episode 7 – Build A House Side Stories

Not All Houses Are Created Equal While our team prepares for the next steps of the second-floor construction, take a moment to read some of …

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2nd floor lintel install overview

Episode 6 – 2nd Floor Masonry

Masonry Balancing Act The shell team builds the second-floor masonry walls from 20 feet high. While similar to the first-floor masonry walls covered in Episode …

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Front window corner overview at floor trusses

Episode 5 – 2nd Floor Trusses

Up, Up, & Away As soon as the first floor tie beam – tie column concrete cured, it was time to get to work stripping …

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pool dig 1

Episode 4 – Pool Dig

Pool Digging In The Dirt It was necessary at this early stage of construction to get the pool started.  This is because of supply, labor, …

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concrete pour beam sill

Episode 3.1 – The Concrete Pour

So Big It Needs Its Own Episode Pouring concrete into these carefully made forms filled with steel is no easy task.  It takes a team …

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tie column into second floor framing 2

Episode 3 – Tie Beam Tie Column

All Tied Up With the first floor masonry walls in place, it’s time to tie them all together. This is necessary not only to give …

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Masonry Wall Block On Slab Stacked For Installation

Episode 2 – 1st Floor Masonry Walls

Bricks And Sticks There’s more to masonry construction then cementing blocks together to make a wall. In this episode, see inside walls to learn how …

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House Foundation Empty Lot pre formwork

Episode 1: The Foundation – Build A House Series

In the season premiere, the land is cleared, formwork & reinforcing are laid out, & the slab is poured to start our build. Watch & learn more.

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build a house front elevation architects plan

Episode 0: The Project – Build A House

Brick by brick in near real-time, watch & learn as we construct a two-story CBS home in a high-wind area of South Florida from land clearing to move-in day.

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