I Built My Dream Home For Under $500,000
If you're interested in tackling something like this yourself check out the link below
https://nzbuilder.co.nz/newbuildguide
In this video, I'll show you the entire build from start to finish, including time-lapses and specific building detail breakdowns. I'll show you the plans, how I overcame injury, the lockdown and a never-ending list of jobs to fully complete the build. Stick around to the end of the video for my reflection on the project and what I'd do differently next time and a full cost breakdown.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:51 The Section Nobody Wanted
02:01 Design
02:57 First Day On Site
04:47 Building Consent
05:48 Site Prep
06:28 Earthworks
07:06 Set Out
08:03 Piles
09:19 Foundations
09:53 Worst Day On Site
11:06 Garage Slab
13:40 Factory Tour
14:41 First Floor Framing
15:06 Steel beam install
17:19 Subfloor
17:57 Framing
19:05 Roof Framing
20:20 Roofing
22:04 Rigid Air Barrier
22:46 Moving Sliding Door
23:26 Window Install
24:02 Lockdown
26:16 Cladding
27:56 Kitchen Planning
28:42 Pre-Wire/Pipe
29:00 Stairs Install
29:39 Insulation
30:36 Plasterboard
32:16 Paint
33:21 Drop Scaffold/ Electrical
34:11 Flooring
36:32 Kitchen Install
37:16 Driveway
38:28 Finishing Interiors
40:39 Fireplace
43:47 Study Nook
45:38 Decks
50:22 Landscaping
55:24 Skate Ramp
56:08 Finish Build
57:08 Reflection
58:54 My Skills
1:00:20 Cost Breakdown