TRG Home Concepts, LLC

TRG Home Concepts, LLC Home remodeling contractor specializing in kitchens, bathrooms, and finish carpentry.

09/04/2026

A solid subfloor is something you may never think about. A bad one? You’ll notice it every day.

Squeaks, movement, deflection…This is one of those parts of a build where the details during installation matter long after everything gets covered up.

For our home, we used LP Legacy Premium Sub-Flooring along with LP Premium Sub-Floor Adhesive. Proper adhesive placement, spacing, fastening, staggering joints, and taking the time to make clean, square cuts all add up to a floor that feels solid underfoot.

Build it right now so you don’t have to think about it later.

09/03/2026

The connection between the foundation and the framing is one of those details that gets covered up quickly, but it matters for the life of the home.

With our precast foundation and 2x10 pressure-treated mud sill, I wanted to create a continuous air and moisture seal while still allowing the sill to sit flat and be properly mechanically anchored.

I used Sascho’s sill plate air control system, which combines a traditional foam sill gasket with Lexel sealant applied using their Cobra nozzle. The wide, flat beads bridge the lumber, gasket, and concrete while keeping the sealant buildup underneath the sill to a minimum.

We carried that same seal through every butt joint before bolting everything down.

It’s a small detail that no one will ever see once the house is finished, but those are usually the details I care about most.

08/31/2026

2,850 square feet. One person. Just over four hours.

I honestly expected this to be a much bigger job.
With a flat, well-compacted stone base already in place, installing the ROCKWOOL Comfortboard 80 stone wool insulation was surprisingly straightforward. The boards were easy to cut with a serrated knife, fit tightly together, and made quick work of the entire crawlspace.

Taking the time to get the stone base flat made installation faster, cleaner, and more accurate. It also serves as the capillary break beneath the insulation, helping manage ground moisture before the rest of the slab assembly goes down.

Next up I installed the v***r barrier, followed by the concrete slab. Before I knew it, we had a crawlspace.

Some beautiful framing shots by my buddy Tom Wyllner.So many people commented and messaged me about how quickly the fram...
08/27/2026

Some beautiful framing shots by my buddy Tom Wyllner.

So many people commented and messaged me about how quickly the framing went on our home. I agree. We flew through it.

But the better question is, how?

Before the framers ever showed up, Domenic Rinaldi and I went through and set them up for success. We snapped all of our plates and interior walls, laid out door and window openings, determined header sizes and locations, jack lengths and framing tolerances, made sure all the materials were on site, organized the truss package, has the crane scheduled, and worked through as many questions as we could ahead of time.

When the guys arrived, their job was simple: show up and execute.

Within three days, we had all of the exterior and interior walls framed, trusses set, and sheathing underway.

But that pace wasn’t just because these guys worked fast. It was because the decisions had already been made. And while they were framing, I stayed on site to keep materials moving, answer questions, and get them whatever they needed before they needed it.

The planning and the forethought happened before they arrived.

That’s been a recipe for success throughout my entire career: the better you prepare, the easier it is for everyone else to do their job well.

Also, how about that picture of Polly 😍😍😍?!

08/26/2026

Why did we choose to insulate beneath the entire crawlspace if this isn’t a high-performance home?

Let me explain.

Every project has a budget, and every decision is a tradeoff. My goal with this house isn’t to check every possible box, it’s to make intentional decisions that will improve comfort, durability, and efficiency for decades.

For us, that meant installing ROCKWOOL Comfortboard 80 stone wool insulation beneath the entire slab in our conditioned crawlspace. It helps create a warmer floor, a more thermally stable crawlspace, reduces heat loss into the ground, and because it’s stone wool, it’s water repellent, won’t rot, and won’t support mold growth below grade.

I’m not trying to build the highest-performing home possible. I’m trying to build the best home I can within my budget.

To me, that’s what good building is all about. Understanding where an investment will have a lasting impact and making those decisions while you still have the chance.

In between all the stress and the chaos, “There’ll be days like this.”When I look back on this experience, I know it’s g...
08/25/2026

In between all the stress and the chaos, “There’ll be days like this.”

When I look back on this experience, I know it’s going to be about so much more than just building a home. It’s about everything that went into it.

Family stepping up. Friends stepping up. Brand partners believing in me and supporting me. Business partners having my back. And a whole lot of work.

When it’s all done, it won’t just have walls, windows, and a roof. It’ll be a house full of memories from the outset. Memories of the people who showed up, pitched in, supported me, and helped make it happen.

That’s something very few people ever get to experience, and I don’t take it for granted.

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this. I truly couldn’t do it without you.

Ba*****ed Ladies said it right…“It’s been one week.”We really pushed this week to get as much framing done as possible. ...
08/22/2026

Ba*****ed Ladies said it right…

“It’s been one week.”

We really pushed this week to get as much framing done as possible. We lost some time to weather, but kept at it and made a ton of progress.

My greatest takeaway from the week, was the Brazilian guys filming me while I was up on the roof setting the valley trusses and tossing around sheathing. They told me they’d never seen an American work like me. 😳😂

I’m still not entirely sure if that was a compliment, but I’m taking it as one. I think they were snapchatting me.

I have always been a huge planner on my projects. I try to understand the finish and work backward from there. Anything ...
08/19/2026

I have always been a huge planner on my projects. I try to understand the finish and work backward from there. Anything that isn’t communicated thoroughly, efficiently, effectively, and explicitly can’t be guaranteed. Make the next person’s job easier. Sweat the details.

I’ve always operated that way.

Was it ego? Insecurity? Perfectionism? Maybe all three.

These days, I still sweat the details. I still try to get everything just right. But sometimes it doesn’t work, and sometimes making it work isn’t worth the compromise.

In our home, three doors had clearance issues that couldn’t be resolved without shrinking the doors or reconfiguring the rooms (I tried both). Could I have caught it earlier? Maybe. But that’s not really the point.

I adjusted what I could, minimized how noticeable it was from the critical sight lines, and moved on.

Ten years ago, those three doors would have driven me crazy. Today, I can accept that they aren’t perfect because everything else works.

I still believe the details matter. Maybe the growth is realizing that sweating the details doesn’t mean every detail has to be perfect.

Sometimes it means knowing which ones actually matter.

Thanks Tom Wyllner for the sick photos. More to come.

Sound up! I think the heat is getting to me 😂😂. Should be able to button up the subfloor tomorrow.
08/15/2026

Sound up! I think the heat is getting to me 😂😂. Should be able to button up the subfloor tomorrow.

08/10/2026

Now that you know why we chose a crawlspace foundation, it’s time to dig into some of the decisions that come with that system.

Our crawlspace is going to be conditioned and inside our building envelope, so controlling moisture and soil gases like radon is critical to the comfort, durability, and indoor air quality of our home.

After doing my research, choosing 15-mil StegoCrawl Wrap as our v***r barrier was a no-brainer. It’s durable enough to be left exposed without a protective slab or finish over it, although we chose to pour a concrete slab over ours for a few reasons I explain in the video.

I’ll be the first to admit how ignorant I was going into this. I assumed a v***r barrier was a v***r barrier and that they were all basically created equal.

They’re not.

Once I started digging into the differences in thickness, durability, permeance, and long-term performance, I realized there was a lot more to this decision than simply putting “poly” under the house.

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