Jared Capp Biography
Jared Capp is an American Builder, contractor, CEO of Pangea Design Group, and reality television personality. He is best known for being a cast member of the reality television show; Building Outside the Lines which will debut on December 26, 2023.
Jared Capp Career
Capp is a worker who fights to save all kinds of resources, including money and the environment. He made a name for himself in Spearfish by building the first straw bale or cob home with a gray water system and composting toilet that was approved by the state. Delete any images of a sod house made from prairie soil and hot piles of “stuff” in the backyard before going on. His house is both beautiful and good for the earth.
Before he built his house, Cappie had the crazy idea to change the zoning on his three acres from single-family to agricultural. This would help him with his plan to grow veggies and sell them in the area. Capp studied and graduated from Spearfish High School in 1995 and immediately after that, he went to San Antonio to join AirForce basic training.
He traveled to over 54 countries and 49 states before leaving the military. Thereafter, he went to work at his brother’s restaurant in Wasta, South Dakota, and got into event marketing which he enjoyed. After that, he served for the Second Nature Company as a wilderness instructor for scared kids. After working there, he needed a break from work so he went on road trips for eight months with his veggie-powered Volkswagen starting in South Utah up to the Arctic Circle in Alaska.
In 2004, he made his first off-grid home and modified a 1993 international school bus with PV solar, solar hot water, and a composting toilet. In 2008, his parents asked him to go back to Dallas where his grandfather used to live in a Swisher’s three-acre place. His grandfather passed away in 2001 and the property has been empty since then. He then used opportunities to build on his grandfather’s property using ideas he saw while he was traveling abroad.
He used local materials to build naturally. The roof of his building sits on the bales, which means it can hold weight. A pole barn frame wrapped in bales would not be able to hold weight. Straw bales are like big, soft bricks that are attached to the base with a system of cables that he made. Six inches of sand and clay mix are spread over the straw on both the inside and outside to make the cob layer.
The cob is what makes thermal mass, which keeps heat in and cools things down. It was warm inside because of a woodstove fire that went on during the night at 8 p.m. The straw walls and 10-inch thick floor were warmed by the sun because he didn’t light the stove. This is called passive solar design. It is made of clay, sand, straw, and water that has been towed, oiled, and waxed into a hard surface.
The floor is very smooth and comfy. After putting down a dirt floor, he saved the mix and made something called cookies with it. After they dry out, he puts them in a Ziploc bag. He says if you break a piece of the floor by dropping a cooking pan or a child’s skateboard, all you have to do is break off a piece of the cookie and mix it with water. The floor will be back to mud, and you can patch it.
Jared Capp Age
Capp was born in 1977, in Spearfish, South Dakota, United States. He is 47 years old as of 2024. He has not revealed his date and month of birth. However, this information will be updated when available.
Jared Capp Height and Weight
Capp stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches tall (1.80m) and weighs 86 kgs (189 lbs).
Jared Capp Family
Capp was born in Spearfish, South Dakota, United States to his loving parents. He learned building from his father and grandfather when he was at the age of 13 and since then, he has had a passion for building, designing, and creating. He likes to keep his personal life private hence he has neither disclosed the names of his parent nor those of his siblings. However, this information will be updated when available.
Jared Capp Wife
Capp has been married to Rachel Holly for 12 years now. They tied the knot in a colorful wedding on 21st June 2011. He has a stepdaughter named Alex Headley who is the daughter of Holly from her previous relationship.
Jared Capp Net Worth
Capp has an estimated net worth of about $500,000 – $1 Million which he has earned through his career as a Contractor.
Jared Capp Salary
Capp earns an annual salary of about $25,000-$70,000.
Building Outside The Lines | Spoiler
Capp will be hosting the American reality television series Building Outside The Lines together with his stepdaughter Alez Headley which will first debut on December 26, 2023, on Magnolia Network. Every episode will be airing on Tuesday and can be streamed on Discovery and Max. He will be using skills that he has acquired for almost 15 years to show his building techniques.
The trailer shows a lot of fun things that the two of them have built, such as a beautiful structure with a bumblebee theme, a shipping container that has been turned into a swimming pool, and a hangout made from an old silo, to name a few. Capp hopes that viewers will learn an important lesson about family as well as get ideas for their home projects. He wants to spend time with his daughter and make other people’s lives better.
In the first episode, there is an unexpected task from an old friend that Alex and Cappie to renovate a shipping container into a luxurious sauna. They also built a fire pit space for a teacher. Episode 2 will be about retirement dreams and kind things where Cappie and Alex bring out the idea of a man cave by designing and building a bespoke space that will be buried into the hillside of the property they are renovating. They also get the idea of a front yard oasis due to neighbors’ motivating words.
In episode 3, they turn a concrete truck into a beehive bungalow for a huge beekeeping family on their new property. In episode 4 Cappie and Alex will transform an old shipping container into a cool luxurious new pool. This pool will be one of a kind with underwater windows and a deck that looks like the ones in a resort. It will offer the family a relaxing moment during the hot summer season.