How To Build Houses | Day 1

Spend a full week with me on the job site as a full-time carpenter. In this video, we take on foundation work, install green plate, prep steel beams, and run basement joists and beams — all from a first-person POV.

What you’ll see in this video:
- Installing the green plate for the foundation
- Preparing and setting steel beams
- Running basement joists and beams
- A look at the process from a carpenter’s perspective

00:00 Intro
00:22 Sill seal + Green plate
12:24 Steel beam prep
17:53 Layout
18:38 Basement joists and Beams

Whether you’re a beginner interested in rough framing or an experienced framer who enjoys seeing different job sites, this video gives you a real look at what 40 hours of carpentry work feels like.

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