@caselucasrobinson
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@caselucasrobinson I paid $111K to Frame my mansion spec home that I am building to sell to profit over $750k! #homebuilding #ownerbuilder #entrepreneur #construction #howtobuildahouse #buildahouse #homebuilder #buildingcost #buildingahouse #builder #homebuilder #construction #buildtosell #spechomebuild #newconstruction #framing
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Video #28507 · Talking Head Edit
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The creator provides a detailed cost breakdown for framing a mansion he is building as a spec home. He starts by stating the total framing cost ($111,175) and his target profit ($750,000), then details the house's size and layout. He breaks down the framing expenses into three main parts: steel beams ($7,500), the lumber package ($72,303), and labor ($29,372), showing B-roll footage of the construction work for each stage.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 45%
I PAID $111,175
Verbal hook · 35%
I paid $111,175 to frame this mansion that I'm building to sell to profit myself over $750,000.
Visual hook · 20%
The creator walks towards the camera on a dirt path with a massive, multi-story wooden house frame under construction in the background, immediately establishing the large scale of the project.
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
State a large, specific sum invested into a project and the even larger potential return or benefit. This immediately establishes high stakes and provides a clear value proposition for the viewer.
Payoff
Conclude by teasing additional, unrevealed costs or complexities. This functions as a cliffhanger to create an open loop and encourage follow-up engagement for a subsequent part.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Financial Deconstruction
To break down a large, impressive total cost into its surprising and digestible components, establishing authority and providing valuable, behind-the-scenes financial data.
The Grand Scale Justification
Provide key metrics and specifications of the project (e.g., size, features) to justify the large initial number and establish its impressive scale.
The Specialized Component Cost
Isolate and quantify the cost of the first major, often specialized or foundational, component of the project.
The Core Material Cost
Isolate and quantify the cost of the primary, most significant material or resource, which typically constitutes the largest portion of the budget.
The Human Effort Cost
Isolate and quantify the cost of the labor or service required, often breaking it down into a unit cost (e.g., per hour, per square foot) before giving the total.
I paid $111K to Frame my mansion spec home that I am building to sell to profit over $750k! #homebuilding #ownerbuilder #entrepreneur #construction #howtobuildahouse #buildahouse #homebuilder #buildingcost #buildingahouse #builder #homebuilder #construction #buildtosell #spechomebuild #newconstruction #framing
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I PAID
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$111,175
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$750,000
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TO FRAME THIS MANSION
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THIS HOUSE IS A TOTAL OF 7,343 FRAMED SQUARE FEET
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BUT IT HAS A TOTAL OF 6,300 LIVING SQUARE FEET
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WITH FIVE BEDROOMS FIVE AND A HALF BATHROOMS
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A OFFICE TWO FLEX SPACES
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A FRONT PORCH A THREE CAR GARAGE AND A MASSIVE BACK PORCH
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THE ENGINEER ON THIS PROJECT CALLED FOR THREE STEEL BEAMS
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AND THOSE STEEL BEAMS COST A TOTAL OF $7,500
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AND THIS LUMBER PACKAGE COST ME $72,303
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THE FRAMER I HIRED CHARGED ME $4 PER SQUARE FOOT
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SO THE FRAMING LABOR COST ME $29,372
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THROUGHOUT THIS FRAMING PHASE THERE WERE TWO MAIN UPGRADES THAT I MADE THAT CAME WITH ADDED COST
I paid $111,175 to frame this mansion that I'm building to sell to profit myself over $750,000 This house is a total of 7,343 frame square best, but it has a total of 6,300 living square feet with five bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, a office, two flex spaces, a front porch, a three car garage, and a massive back porch. The engineer on this project called for three steel beams and those steel beams cost a total of $7,500 Better all of the steel beams were installed, we moved on to the wood framing and this lumber package cost me $72,303 The framer I hired charged me $4 per square good, so the framing labor cost me $29,372 Throughout this framing phase, there were two main upgrades that I made that came with added cost. Worst