I Bought My Dream House 2 Years Ago...Now It's FALLING APART

I can bring my boat out and teach you how to do boat stuff ;)

in a year, I want Ed to go to both Freddie and Tyler's home and see who spent more money making their dream home and roast them the entire time...

That house is a tear down. You’re throwing good money after bad. It reminds me of the movie The Money Pit.

I agree don't cut down any trees, try to keep as many as you can as they provide shade and cooling for your home... Trim them underneath and cut the branches out inside so air travels thru... With Your Spa or Hot Tub, first find out if its connected to Your pool as some are... There is pool mode which diverts all water from the Hot Tub back into the pool.. The water you are filling it with may well be draining back into your pool... Most of the time leaks are cause by a circulating pump... It can also be o-ring seals at the drain plug , a leak around the unions and fittings.. the diverters or check valves... Pour some dyed water or water with food coloring into the Hot Tub and have someone below watch for leaks...

Need more house build videos. Wondering where the updates were.

I work as a mechanical engineer in the MEP industry. I would say that you should hold off the replacing your AC. Do a proper sizing. Your insulation and glass mighve deteriorated over time and now would need more cooling load to cool your house. I would also suggest that you switch to a VRF/ VRF heat recovery system. Since you have a big house and you don't use all of it, it will be easy tocreate zones and save some money in the running costs. VRF systems are mostly ductless so you don't need to bring any ducts in from outside(unless you need fresh outside air for air quality requirements). I worked in NYC and a lot of the buildings are switching to VRF/ VRV as they are efficient, fully electric and easy to install. Taking care of insulation is expensive due to the initial cost but is worth it in the long run. You might also need a dehumidifier integrated to your ac system to take care of molds and drippings. (Edit: normally vrf means vrf heat pump which can either do cooling or heating at time and not both at the same time . A vrf heat recovery system can do both heating and cooling at the same time)

As an hvac tech, that ac that you think is “too small” is most likely not, it looks like a 3 ton, and those older houses with large additions and renovations are super difficult to work with, the ventilation and the way the duct is ran, sizes, static duct pressure and layout, and duct sealant has a huge effect on the efficiency of the heat it pulls from the house. It will be an expensive ride along I can sense, good luck!

You need to watch Matt Risingers The Build show so you can learn what is needed to make your house legitimately energy efficient. I’m not talking windows and high see HVAC. I’m talking properly air sealing and insulating your entire building envelope. We built a house in the hot humid south and I barely have to run my AC due to using the latest building science principles. It’s 97 today and 95 humidity. You need to do a total home energy retrofit. I’ve done that before too.

15:20 I'm actually kinda happy to hear you speaking about your girlfriend a bunch in this video. I know you had a tough time well, just around when you bought your home, or maybe before, but anyway, I'm really glad to see you seem happy Freddy. Like.. you seem happy man, that's wonderful.

This house was the sickest thing ever in 1970, man.

That house looks like a money pit.

That pool area with a working outdoor kitchen will be so worth it. Such a great set up and having friends and family to share it with, even better.

The breaker rule is. If it tripped once you are safe to turn it on again in a few minutes. If it trips again right away or something catches on fire then call an electrician.

don't even bother with grass Freddy, plant native fruits and vegetables, no maintenance, creates shade, provides food, all wins.

So we can’t see the inside of the house because it smells? Not sure my phone will pick up the scent.

So you bought an old person's neglected mansion.

Freddie, don't take down the tree if you are just going to build a huge access ramp/slope - take down the wall. It will be cheaper and you retain the shade of the tree too. The tree roots will also stabilise the access ramp/slope.

Drought conditions? Run a hose line out into the lake and pump water for watering the grass. Should be much cheaper than using potable water from municipal supply.

~ The ac unit being undersized is on you by not making sure you purchased the correct size for your house/that particular zone. ~ The hose - you need gaskets for both ends. ~ The hot tub, it needs to be resealed. You can do it yourself for under $100. ~ The outdoor kitchen, if you kept up with it it wouldn’t be falling apart - deferred maintenance which is on you. ~ If a breaker trips it doesn’t mean you can’t turn it back on. That’s simply ridiculous! Lol! ~ You absolutely do not HAVE to replace the air handler when replacing the compressor. Everything that you’re talking about that is wrong is all on YOU, Freddy! You’re a homeowner. If you don’t keep up on deferred maintenance of course things are going to “fall apart”. You’re good when it comes to rebuilding cars (kind of), but as a homeowner….nope! Lol! Sorry man!

I checked out the comments regarding preserving your trees and maintaining your landscape. A lot of good stuff about your outdoor kitchen and A/C, too. You're getting some good advice.