Perkins Builder Brothers: Build Better
S01:E09 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 9
T01:C01 - S01:E01 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 1
The crew lays out a massive mountaintop home, squares the foundation, and prepares the site for excavation.
T01:C02 - S01:E02 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 2
The crew digs nearly 400 feet of footings, sets elevations, adjusts foundation details, and prepares for steel.
T01:C03 - S01:E03 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 3
The crew installs rebar, sets sewer sleeves, passes inspection, and gets the foundation ready for concrete.
T01:C04 - S01:E04 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 4
A thunderstorm hits during the footing pour, forcing the crew to battle flooding, mud, and fast-setting concrete.
T01:C05 - S01:E05 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 5
The crew installs more rebar, solves key basement and slab details, and marks precise wall-form layout lines.
T01:C06 - S01:E06 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 6
The crew corrects rebar details, overcomes a difficult form delivery, and begins setting concrete wall forms.
T01:C07 - S01:E07 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 7
The crew builds taller wall forms, lays out structural columns, and installs rebar for the future garage slab.
T01:C08 - S01:E08 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 8
The crew builds the safe room doorway and header, aligns wall forms, and prepares for final foundation approval.
T01:C09 - S01:E09 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 9
The crew raises and straightens wall forms, plans for heavy steel beams, and fine-tunes the foundation before the pour.
T01:C10 - S01:E10 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 10
The crew finishes bracing tall wall forms, realigns rebar, and adds plywood extensions for a clean concrete finish.
T01:C11 - S01:E11 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 11
The crew extends foundation forms, fixes misplaced rebar, and prepares the walls for the next concrete pour.
T01:C12 - S01:E12 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 12
The crew reinforces wall forms, creates beam pockets, and pours roughly 75 yards of concrete in controlled lifts.
T01:C13 - S01:E13 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 13
The crew strips concrete wall forms, tackles stubborn panels, and cleans up after the major foundation pour.
T01:C14 - S01:E14 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 14
The crew strips remaining forms, cleans and stacks panels, and prepares the foundation for the next phase.
T01:C15 - S01:E15 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 15
The crew prepares for the slab, spreads gravel, repairs a concrete column, and lays out underground plumbing.
T01:C16 - S01:E16 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 16
The crew sets anchor bolts, levels the gravel base, adjusts fireplace forms, and prepares thickened slab areas.
T01:C17 - S01:E17 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 17
The crew prepares the slab, treats for termites, waterproofs the foundation, and installs insulation and drainage.
T01:C18 - S01:E18 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 18
The crew finishes the French drain, removes slab forms, adds rebar, and prepares for backfilling and the next pour.
T01:C19 - S01:E19 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 19
The crew backfills the foundation, adds insulation and waterproofing, and watches the stamped slab take shape.
T01:C20 - S01:E20 - Building a MEGA Modern Home - Part 20
The crew installs sill plates, fine-tunes wall layout, and begins framing the first walls over the foundation.