How to form and square up a concrete foundation - Texas Barndominiums Episode 13 

The most concise and straight forward formwork video I’ve found, already was a fan of the channel, but I’m taking on my first 36’x60’ slab, and this was what I needed to see!

My dad was a carpenter and a concrete finisher for 45+ years. I use to go on jobs with him. He never knew the formulas so I’m glad you explained it here. Thanks! Great video!

Awesome job breaking this down for those who might not know how it works, especially breaking down the math, which some people don't often realize it a big part of construction. Math is everywhere. Really goes to show you that kids really need to stay in school and get that education. You can't get thru life without that education. Great Job!

I knew this video would come in handy. I am in the foundation repair industry and also do lots of flat work. Recently a friend of mine asked me to pour a foundation for him so I am breaking ground today. I am walking into this like I know what I’m doing in front of my guys thanks to this video. lol Thank you for that Erik!!

While I have worked with forms and rebar back in the day, this was excellent info!!! Personally, I was never the one doing the math on this...I was just told the numbers. Thanks! Looking forward to seeing more from Y'all!!!

This was such a helpful video. Especially the math and how to correctly do it on the calculator. Thank you!

Top notch, TB! Really well done. Puts a big grin on my face when I see and hear people speak on a subject they obviously have a great deal of knowledge and experience on. Aldo let’s me know they are not in politics! Cheers!

GREAT VIDEO !!!! I look forward to seeing the continuation of this building.

Best video I’ve seen! I’m learning how to build a small she shed 10x12 and I just can’t get that square foundation. You are so detailed and now I know what to do. The math you taught me was perfectly what I’ve been searching for. I’m in Colorado and now I have to wait until spring, but I can make my plans accurately according to your methods. Munches gracias 🙏🏽 btw, I’m very involved in this little build only using my brother for extra hands. I want the experience and watching your videos I’m more confident. 👍🏽 I’ll be working on a small green house, I’ll search for footer videos next. Enjoy the Colorado weather in Texas 🥶 Janet

There aren't very many people in this country who could swing a sledge hammer like that. These guys are the real deal.

This was amazing details from a perfectionist 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Just watched this today, 09/29/2020, and in the video you said you had 750 subscribers; man how that number has changed since then! Congratulations!

Thank you for the step by step, that was awesome. No wonder your slabs are the best...

Thanks! Awesome video for those of us who are wanting to learn. Thanks!

Very good explanation - even laymen and inexperienced concrete guys can learn how to build forms efficiently.

Best math teaching I've seen anywhere on the nets. Thank you.

Dude your math is awesome I love you. That was the best refresher I’ve had and an even better lesson that I got than in high school, thank you.

Ay man i needed you back in high school for math you explained it so simple 👌🏻

Great video my man ! Put more like it out there.

Inspirational.. thanks for the education in a basic layman language that I understood I can’t thank you enough keep up the hard work bruva

Great videos! Just subscribe and plan on using the math you provided for my upcoming projects. Thank you! And keep them coming.

This video was the best explained video I've seen . good job! and thank you!

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i really like the way yall work

First comment on your videos. Long time watcher. I shared your how to pour flat slabs with my crew and now we finish the same way bump cutter and all. Love your videos and what you are doing thank you! I have a question. Can you please do a video on the backfilling process or do you use void forms? Very interested to see. Thank you keep it up!

Dude… you’re hired! Especially after taking the time to show calculations 👌🏽

Great explanation. Thank you.

I love ur videos. They r amazing. I learn so much every time I watch them. I’m a fan of urs and a subscriber. Thanks 🙏🏼 so much for your videos. It’s a blessing.

I swing my sledge like the guy at 9:46 . Glad im not the only that does it like this. All the guys at my job swing it in one entire motion. 21 yrs old and its my first year doing form work.

Great video, very informative and detailed! Thank you!

Man keep it up. I've learned so much my brain hurts . Thank you and GOD bless.Paul

Best video to learn this. Thank you thank you.

The 3-4-5 method is easiest. A=3,b=4,5=c.You can multiply those numbers for longer distance. 6-8-10, 15-20-25

Thank you for the knowledge 😎

Great work!!! Always watch your uploads ...queonda desde Chicago bro

I just watch this video and you said you had 700 subscribers 😂 At the current time of me, watching this you have over 200,000 subscribers. Well done

We got so good doing this. We can actually get it done in 30 minute just the measurement part.

Awesome work...

Very informative sir. And a great math lesson. But most calculators will solve for the diagonal if you put in the other 2 sides! 👍

Great info. This is Ed. From California I really appreciate you videos.

Great video thx

Awesome! Thank you. Subbed

Glad your sharing this knowledge ,Subscribed for the concrete info. I'm from Texas as well. Great job fellas!!

Awesome y’all

One of your best videos

WELL LAYED OUT AND NICELY EXPLAINED THANK YOU

Buen video Seńor

He painted his own shoe lol I bet he was pissed

T.B. How come you guys don't use the plastic coated formply in your formwork? Are the downsides to it? Anyway thanks for the videos and great content. Much appreciated.

Eric, what a through description; I think I’ll be the form guy the calculation a bit tough for me. I see the guys took your 16lb sledgehammer course. JS

Watched until the very end where you said you had close to 700 subscribers. I subscribed, so you have atleast one more, haha. Great video

very beautiful work ,God bless.

Thanks for the info. I really just watched for the math formula. But it’s cool to see the way it’s done in another code district. We use all metal pins here and just lumber as frames. The ground is so hard we can’t pour wood into it

Great video! Good info!

Can u make a video on how to set up the garge on the foundation

Thanks great info

I'm a new member 👍

Top notch!

well done ... god bless

great content very helpful

I was having a hard time taking you serious for a minute. After seeing that prank with the stakes inside the form and sht.but the math checks out haha

So smart. Love guys that build stuff.

Good job

Great video

Old video... you said you had 700 subscribers on here... a year later you have 50,000... good job boss..

I just had a Concrete guy install a 22'x22' Foundation for a steel Garage, I said its important that it's exactly 22'x22' because the aluminum sides go down over the edge of the foundation, its also very important it is Square, Concrete guy showed me a tape and It looked square before pour, but when Garage installers came, they sat the metal Box tube on sides and measured, the Foundation is 3" out of square, 2 corners would overhang 1.5" and 2 would sit on top of the foundation 1.5" in and the siding could not overlap letting water pool and possibly run under the Wall into the garage, Also while they sat the metal tubing on the edge you could see a large dip in the concrete, I had also said I want it perfectly flat and smooth, I was going to epoxy cover it after installation of the garage. QUESTION: Is there a way to fix this or does the Slab have to come all the way up? ... looking at yours, he just had some 2x10 boards with a few 2x2 Boards hammered in the ground.

We use 16' long 2x10s on our slabs but I'd have to say we loose about 30% to cuts and wrecking damage. How long are you able to use those plywood forms?

Great advise

There’s square calculators in the App Store. Hey how are y’all going to bring the sub grade up ? Are y’all going to be able to compact it since the forms are up?!

Great Video Thank You

05/01/22 👋🏼🍓👍🏼 Thanks for the Tutorial Erik!

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that method to fund a swuare on a regular calculator is crazy convinient. sucks when theres no construction calculator around. thanks

Loved the slow mo effect in the beginning.

Man great video

Great video MAKE MORE please. Your fellow Texan Dennis

Great example. Thanks.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE DETAILS. GOD BLESS THE TEXAS BARNDOMINIUMS GUYS. ALOHA FROM HONOLULU, HAWAII AT WAIKIKI.

Make it easy just go to Home Depot and buy a construction calculator $20 they have all the formulas 😁😁

What soil type are you working with? We've been trying to educate ourselves for a potential ADU build... never realized how confusing all this could be lol

700 subs lololol. Good job guys.

I have trouble using the sledgehammer it goes back when i hit the stake...any tips?

This was very interesting! What will the ramp be used for?

Thank you for the video

Just curious, but are lasers available for this? And why not use those? Not any faster or accurate?

Best of Concrete forming. Stay safe MIOS.

Great info!

Bro you taught me more just in that video. Than i did at skool.

Why did you do it this way, where the slab surface will be 12" or however tall your footer will be off the ground surface versus digging the footer level to the ground where the slab is only 4" off the ground level?

Holy shit that’s a convoluted process for working out the square. Metric is so much easier, same process with the calculator but no conversion’s necessary and way more accurate. Such a shame you guys didn’t go metric when you had the chance

For any residential slab like that in California we have to dig a minimum of a 12"x12" footing. How do the codes varie in texas?

Nice math tricks, thanks.

I've been building foundations for 40 years. Building on flat ground is one thing. Building a structure on a 30 degree cross slope with 20'elevation gain and on rock, is another. I ALWAYS use batter boards, not a single stake. And ALWAYS keep any string 2" above all formwork. And burning a foot is good. But ONLY if communicated and understood by those handling the tape. Seen builders really suffer when "losing a foot" because of a misunderstanding.

Do you use batter Boards for more complicated foundations?

Man I would love to spend a few days with you picking your brain. I am about to build my barndo (doing 90% of the work) and have watched almost everyone of your videos... I notice in this video you don't pre pour your footing. Do you ever, or do always pour all together?

Are these all post tension slabs or do you dig footings to the forms?

you have 201K subscribers😎

This is the best tutorial on set up and forming I've seen on utube! I was going to make one ! Maybe still will because there still isn't a good batterboard video!

OMG I F'n love you. Everything done bye the book.I love your math to, lol.

I guess in Texas you can just pour concrete on top without digging foundation walls below permafrost line. Is the slab 10” thick? Concrete must be cheap in Texas.