Shop Dirt Perfect www.dirtperfec... The crew and I stack, pour and clean up a icf basement pour. Lot of good how to tricks and tip to make to go well #dirtperfect #icf #nudura #basmentinstall
Hi Mike I always enjoy seeing you do this iCF totally new to me. I appreciate all the explanations ! Dirt perfect really does it all 👍😀 thanks for sharing Buddy .stay safe . 🇨🇦 Craig
You have a good crew there! These walls seam to be getting better with every one you put up! I always love hearing your explanation of how and why you do thing's. Thanks for sharing this great video with us!
You can tell that he has plenty of leadership genes in his body. He just oozes with knowledge on how to properly lead men. It's a privilege for me to experience this "mountain of a man" in action ....... LMAO.......
Public warning: Don’t use this joker as a source for technical advice. This foundation has serious defects, including omitted vertical rebar, insufficient horizontal rebar overlap, omitted anchor bolts and hold downs, and concrete not consolidated via vibration. There may also have been damage by freezing, based on his statement they it was “20 degrees” with no insulating blankets in evidence for the unprotected top portion. There are several excellent tutorials by ICF manufacturers on RU-vid which show correct practices.
I saw a guy working in a T-shirt once, seems like forever ago. In my neighborhood this time of year we have hard water, like you can stack it up and kids hide behind it and call it a fort... I really like ICF builds. There are just so many things that can't be matched with other conventional systems. I have used another brand of ICF and I have been happy with them. They are all very similar from what I have seen. I pretty much went with the most accessible product in my area. I heard about another system that is vertical blocks. Haven't seen it. Seems like it might be harder to keep walls straight. I like the 8 inch pattern in NUDURA since the studs come out right for typical framing however the 6 inch pattern puts more studs in the wall and ladies know what that means....more pictures and whatever else to hang on the wall!!!!
Great pour day, what with the wind and rain and all, what a challenge, the pump truck operator was spot on with the placement of the hose. I wish the owners would have continued the wall all the wall up to the roofline for maximum thermal efficiency. My little 2000 sq. ft. home only used $172 for the year (2019) for total HVAC energy cost, at least that what it says on the wall thermostat thinggy. I also spray foamed the attic with 2# density on the backside of the roof deck. I have kept a chocolate Easter Bunny for the past few years in the attic for laughs. I like the way you guys do the slab pour last, with my house project it was slab first then we set the block up 10' and added a bathroom / ICF safe room complete with steel door and then poured concrete and No blow-outs. Was it just me or was that "SlingBlade" who was running the catch-up shift on that Saturday. Great Job, you guys look like you have fun working together, good team.
Could you please tell me how long it took with how many man power? I am trying to do a 900SF wall, 3 guys in total i just want an approximation to go off so i know some labour costs please
EXCELLENT video! We hope to build a cottage in TN in the very near future - and this video is EXACTLY what I needed to see to decide if we can have a basement. Thank you so much! PS - Is there a follow up video to see how the inside walls were done? We think 2x4 framing would be good for the inside. Thanks.
@@DirtPerfect I don't think it's 53 :) The entire wall assembly is more like 22. The eps gives you around 2-4 per inch and concrete has very little r-value. Concrete is a great thermal barrier but not good on R value. The concrete wall probably gives 2 at best.
From what I've read the manufacturers say around 22+ R but in reality it performs closer to R50 due to the continued insulation plus that massive thermal mass in the center.
@@MrJramirex r-value is an absolute value. I love poured concrete walls and build with them all the time but you have to look at the entire wall assembly and then assign an r-value. Saying something "performs" like something is usually an opinion. Stick the the facts and the facts are concrete has very little r-value. Even a 12" thick poured concrete wall only has an r-value of 1.28. I do like it when building inspectors make assumptions though because I love leaving my concrete walls exposed :)
I like using the 2x4's on top like that too. It helps and is a cheap insurance. We never did with reward walls. We also have started to use fiberglass rods to vs. steel.
Looks awesome Matt. Question is what made you give up home construction for what you do today. Seems like you were very good at pouring concrete as well as doing the grading. You definitely do a great job with both. But with the hustle of dealing with everything building a house today I can understand why you quit.
I work concrete for 18 years then I built my own house and I built my basement out of Styrofoam it was called conform they look a lot like the ones you guys are using I did it myself we used clear tape and glue to put the walls together. The mix we used to fill the walls was called grout we would poor 8 in at a time and then start all over again so that we would not have any blowouts. The problem with that is you have to watch out for cold joints. The company told me to use ice and snow Roofing to put on the walls it just sticks write on the walls it looks good but doesn't work worth a crap. While the ground was settling around the outside of the foundation it pulled the snow and ice Roofing down with it. Which lets water get between the roofing roll and the styrofoam. Do not use it! Use a Basement foundation tar that is styrofoam friendly. Also make sure you put in a lower and upper tile drain all around the foundation. My basement walls are so tight now I have to use a dehumidifier in the basement in the summertime. When it was all said and done counting concrete styrofoam OSB and drywall my basement walls ended up being 14 and 1/2 in thick. And then I frame the house in on top of it all in 2x6. I called my local electric company to see if they want to do a story on energy-saving basements by using styrofoam they didn't want nothing to do with it. Would I do it again yes
Maybe you should think about safety before putting this video out. Walking around on a single board over 2 meters up and a some point, 2 people during poring concrete
If you pay attention he says they are at 5'10" osha rules say fall protection at 6' and up. Probably exactly why this system has put them just under 6' which is a little under 2 meters.
Nice I like the forms for the wall what's a estimate cost? I'm interested in getting one built with a similar concept. Is it possible to have you build it or get your expertise on the build?
Mike, I watch all you videos, and especially look forward to an ICF pour. This particular video I liked the walk around, step by step explanation of each step. I can see that you pretty much have a well oiled machine (crew), and that shows in that (and I apologize, I can't remember the gentleman's name) you have coverage for you to be away over the weekend. There is always a back story to work like you do, and I like the insight into those stories. I love the comic relief regarding you being gone and "the real crew" covering for you over the weekend. Thank you, sir keep the great videos coming...
i was wondering how the mud was going to get around the rebar so close to the foam but ur apparently using 789 stone instead of a standard mix.pumps are the easiest way of unloading for a driver behind a tele belt
Hey I hope u see this but I was watching this video n u mentioned logger wade n y’all went to the chipper guy’s wedding but is logger wade ok his last video was 2 months ago when they went on vacation n hasn’t posted a video since just checking to c it every thing was good
I'm never gonna pour a basement wall but I sure know a,lot more about it than I did just a little bit ago ,you do a good job explaining things that us laymen find interesting !!! The thing I think that makes your channel interesting and your bussiness successful is the people that you surround yourself with , it makes work a lot more fun and in turn makes good quality outcomes !! Kleeman ,Aaron , Wade , is it in the water around there ??? Whatever don't change a thing , and thanks for the video !!
Hi there, thanks for your video, and I have some questions to ask. 1) what spacing are your starter bars? 2) Also, is that the same system if it's a two story house on steel work? Vertical and horizontal? Thanks in advance.
Fantastic video ! I am looking to build in South-East Tennessee, approximately how much would a 1500sq.ft. basement walls and floor cost me (complete: hole, walls, concrete, ICF forms and labor) ? Thanks and would you travel to Tennessee to perform said services ?
Well well well I new lol ahhhh that my friend was great I'm laughing my beehive off that's awesome very talented video thumbs up Dirty and thanks for finally telling the truth lol
The job is clean, but did you notice the pile of cuts and waste blocks. The reason for the straight joints in the wall, the scab 2x4s to hold the wall together, and the waste material is because they think they are saving labor with eight-foot-long ICFs. They cause more cuts and extra labor to do the cutting..
Steer clear of NUDURA terrible company will not stand by their product or do anything to address problems and concerns. We are ruined due to this product and the company that installed it. Now that I have seen how it's done correctly I still would never use it again. great for energy savings but the cost to build with is astronomical. it will take us 40 years to recoup the cost. Never ever again.
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Had you lined your mushroom cap form with V stripping in the outside corners top and bottom and vertically. you could have achieved a nicer edge with less chance of the edge chipping off. Just a thought. I have watched a few of your videos and enjoy each one. Thanks
Thanks for the videos, do you know of any current companies that make an external vibrator similar to yours? Holdfast technologies no longer carries them
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Great video first time I’ve seen the foam wall. I only did one basement when I worked for my dad’s construction company, similar method but we used sheets of plywood. I am curious how this compares to a block wall in both durability and cost. Thinking about doing this to a future house I’m going to build
So basically conventional frame the way a regular poured in place ? No issue with the bearing? On the sill on the foam when joist run parallel with the wall
