@buildwithbert
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@buildwithbert PT:45 Building cost #series #diy #fyp #construction
@buildwithbert
TikTok · Prop Yap
@buildwithbert PT:45 Building cost #series #diy #fyp #construction
Performance
Video #42375 · Prop Yap
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The creator, Bert, provides a detailed, itemized cost breakdown of building his own house. He walks through each category of expense, from permits and foundation to framing, utilities, and interior finishes, displaying the specific cost for each item with a text overlay. He concludes by revealing the total cost, calculating how much he saved by doing most of the labor himself, and comparing it to the estimated cost of hiring a general contractor.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 90%
This is how much I spent building my own house.
Visual hook · 10%
Aerial B-roll footage of a large, modern, dark-colored house under construction, establishing the scale and subject of the video.
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Steal this for your own video
This is how much I spent .
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A direct, high-value statement promising to reveal the total cost of a significant, aspirational project.
Payoff
A dual-layered reveal that first satisfies the primary curiosity (total cost) and then delivers a secondary, more aspirational insight (total savings), reinforcing the value of the creator's method.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Cost & Savings Reveal
To systematically break down the total cost of a complex project by itemizing each component, then revealing the grand total and calculating the value/savings generated by a specific method (e.g., DIY).
The Ground Rules & Premise
The creator establishes the context and parameters for the information being presented (e.g., rounding numbers, what's included/excluded), setting clear expectations and building credibility.
The Categorical Cost Gauntlet
A rapid-fire, itemized list where each component of the project is named and its specific cost is revealed, systematically building towards the final total.
The Total Cost Reveal
The first major payoff where all itemized costs are aggregated into a single, highly anticipated grand total, satisfying the video's primary promise.
The Sweat Equity Payoff
The second, and often more impactful, payoff where the creator calculates and reveals the total value or savings achieved by their specific approach (e.g., DIY vs. hiring professionals), providing a powerful secondary insight.
The Reality Check & CTA
A brief moment of reflection that qualifies the results by acknowledging the non-monetary costs (e.g., difficulty, time, stress) followed by a call to action for future content.
PT:45 Building cost #series #diy #fyp #construction
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-$1,000
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-$6,600
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-$151,000
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-$302,500
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-425,000
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+$122,500
This is how much I best building my own house. My name is Bert and I'm gonna build my house. Alright. I finally got around to making this video. I broke everything down into categories. I rounded everything up just to the nearest 100. This makes it easier. Not so many numbers on the page for me to read. No, I'm just gonna go over how much this house actually worst me to build and then I'll go over how much I saved by doing the majority of the work by myself. The things I hired out, I either didn't wanna do, didn't wanna learn how to do it, or didn't have the licensing for to build the house itself. So, building permits, about a thousand bucks. Dirt worse, that was 6,600. No, I did all the under slab rough ins for plumbing. That was, like, $1,200. The slab itself was $25,100 and I am very happy with slab. They did a phenomenal job. Septic, that was 12,400. My well was 11,200. Framing materials including all the lumber, my windows, doors, interior trim, and interior doors was 51,000 or 151,000. My roof was 4,800. Electrical was 6,200 plus 1,500 for the service. That's just 6,200 is for the material. I didn't do the electric. Wade's Electric did that and huge thanks to them. Plumbing, I was like, 2,800 rank I did that. Those HVACs, 14,000. So that includes everything for my in floor heat my combi better. My mini splits and insulation that was $11,800 Drywall was $15,500 Interior painting was $1,500 And then kitchen, my cabinets were $9,700 and I got those at cost from Sheridan cabinets no thanks Caden. Appliances were $3,900 and then countertops worse 2,000 thousand for material. Bathroom tile and shower combo and the toilets that all came out to about $6. And then siding that was $14,100 for materials and then to paint it it cost me $1,400. So, everything I just listed comes out to $302,500 No, if I were to hire all this out, I'd be sitting at about, like, 425,000. So, I guess I saved, like, $122.05, just doing most of the labor myself, which is a big chunk, but it's also a big headache. No, anyways, that's the numbers. I got more stuff coming. Y'all keep following along.