Fernando Pagés's guest appearances

Fernando Pagés

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

Building Optimal

Shawn Van Dyke

Peter Yost

Travis Brungardt

Ben Scott

Mike Lombardi

Katie Hutchison

Martin Holladay

Jim Collins

Bob Behnke

Joel Block

Justin Zeller

Mike Lee

Rob Delaney

Mike Patterson

Ross MacPherson

OwlTail

In this Pro-Talk podcast, Patrick talks to builder Fernando Pagés Ruiz about what’s wrong with American housing, making the switch from musician to home builder, and what it’s like to build outside the U.S.

In this Pro-Talk podcast, Patrick talks to builder Fernando Pagés Ruiz about what’s wrong with American housing, making the switch from musician to home builder, and what it’s like to build outside the U.S.

#337: PRO TALK With Builder Fernando Pagés Ruiz

Fernando Pagés Ruiz is a builder, developer, and author of the popular book, Building an Affordable House. He has a deep knowledge of how to save money on your homes, including how to mine the code for savings and how to go beyond the plans to cut costs. Fernando has operations in Colorado, Nebraska, and internationally in Ecuador. You can see his work at hamptonlands.com and read more about his expertise with affordable homes at buildingaffordable.com  Show Notes:  [2:00] – Fernando’s background and evolution in his career. [12:35] – The roots of Fernando’s affordable building model. [18:45] – How Fernando took the savings beyond the blueprints. [32:45] – The little-known savings Fernando found in his building code studies. [40:30] – More savings beyond the blueprints. [48:40] – New innovations Fernando is excited about. [54:50] – Fernando’s building projects on the coast of Ecuador. You can read several of Fernando’s articles: Tropical Timbers: From Forest To Framing A Cottage Made Completely With Native Materials and Local Labor Crown Molding Special Effects

Fernando Pagés Ruiz is a builder, developer, and author of the popular book, <a href="https://amzn.to/2D9prIV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Building an Affordable House</a>. He has a deep knowledge of how to save money on your homes, including how to mine the code for savings and how to go beyond the plans to cut costs. Fernando has operations in Colorado, Nebraska, and internationally in Ecuador. You can see his work at <a href="http://hamptonlands.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hamptonlands.com</a> and read more about his expertise with affordable homes at <a href="http://buildingaffordable.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buildingaffordable.com</a>  Show Notes:  [2:00] – Fernando’s background and evolution in his career. [12:35] – The roots of Fernando’s affordable building model. [18:45] – How Fernando took the savings beyond the blueprints. [32:45] – The little-known savings Fernando found in his building code studies. [40:30] – More savings beyond the blueprints. [48:40] – New innovations Fernando is excited about. [54:50] – Fernando’s building projects on the coast of Ecuador. You can read several of Fernando’s articles: <a href="https://www.protradecraft.com/photos/tropical-timbers-forest-framing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tro</a><a href="https://www.protradecraft.com/photos/tropical-timbers-forest-framing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">p</a><a href="https://www.protradecraft.com/photos/tropical-timbers-forest-framing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ical Tim</a><a href="https://www.protradecraft.com/photos/tropical-timbers-forest-framing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bers: From Forest To F</a><a href="https://www.protradecraft.com/photos/tropical-timbers-forest-framing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">raming</a> <a href="https://www.protradecraft.com/cottage-made-completely-native-materials-and-local-labor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Cottage Made Compl</a><a href="https://www.protradecraft.com/cottage-made-completely-native-materials-and-local-labor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">etely With Native Materials and Local Labor</a> <a href="https://www.protradecraft.com/crown-molding-special-effects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crown Molding Special Effects</a>

#24: Building More Affordably with Fernando Pagés