Laying concrete blocks and ICF. (TIPS AND TRICKS) 

I noticed how clean and organized you keep your projects. I'm the same way.

Just wanted to say man i still watch the channel. Love yesterday vid as well

You make those blocks look light and you set them like you've done it a few times...... And those ICF walls are straight as a new level. You have a great team, even if they're a little rough for RU-vid!

Thanks for showing the produce labels and names very helpful

I never get sick of the ICF content

I wish all contractors were as honest and skilled as yourself!

Watching you lay block took me back to to the 70’s when I worked for my uncle doing flat work and blocks. He expected 1000 blocks a day including corners. I stayed in college and became an engineer because of him. He was a MAN, and lifting 40,000 pounds a day made me one too.

Bondo I really like the way you explain yourself in these videos

It is a pleasure to watch a master craftsman at work.

I don't do any work like this but the information on how masonry is done is fantastic. Your attention to detail and creativity is really cool! Amazing number of things that you have to keep track of. Putting in your mistakes and how you fix em is super integrity at work!

Another good job in the books. It would be nice to see the “whole” finished project sometime. I’m watchin these hour long Bondo’s at night and not falling asleep. Now that’s great content. Thanks Ron

I appreciate the basic block laying instructions in this video

Nice job, your skill set is evident!

I'm home in NYC, with the flu watchin' you, and you boys make masonry look easy.☆☆☆

Always wanted to learn how to do this. Now I'm to old to old to be moving blocks around. Very informative. That dog has an awesome life, getting to go to work with dad every day.

I like the way you lay block you know what you are doing good job

I always thought it was amazing that little bit of mortar holds those bricks together so good

Good instructions on laying block.

That's looking great!!

Hey Bondo thanks for the tips on block work I'm going to be putting up a garage this spring and I'm gonna do the footers and block myself.

Looking like a superb job like you always deliver! good stuff!

Bondo, you are so good at explaining at what is going on and what you are doing! You got dam good help that knows what to do too! Wish you were closer, got 2 projects to do here.

Just watching you laying the blocks there very similar to what we use here In Ireland nine inch cavity blocks I'd say there a lot lighter unless you're making them look lighter very tidy work I was just drinking with a guy today that's building a icf house for his son it's getting very popular over here in Ireland very tidy work keep it going interesting videos 👍👍👍

Thanks for the block laying lesson very helpful

17 👍's up BB thank you for sharing this video with us all 😊

I like your explanation of block install. Nice work.

Great videos. Thanks

we always put planks down to set the blocks on to keep them out of the dirt and instead of motor pans we had a motor board with one roller on it and rolled it along on top of the wall.

As a carpenter I've always found it easier to frame on a proper foundation. As a kid I'd be there a day in advance to square up and layout, your work would make that day for me very short, always nice to have a free afternoon. The next morning I could have my guys use those walls as a reference to staighten their strings!!! No excuses. You might want to check your toolbox though, one of your rulers must be mismarked, toss it..👍👍

You guys do quality work. Great video 👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thumbs up and shared thank you for the video. 😊👍

Very interested in the frost protection process. I will use what I learn when we retire and move to our new home in Wyoming. Frost line is around 5 feet, and I need to put up a 30 X 40 shop.

This is great!

Very nice work on the blocks. I did 136 feet of blocks and 4 feet high. I got a crash course on it by a mason for a few hours. It's not that easy, I was kinda slow but it looked great. Nice video

Amazed at how well the crew works considering they’re not necessarily diet conscious race horses

another thing we used to do was to use both 16 and 18" long blocks so as to not have cut blocks in a wall.

I like that style of conveyor, the old ones didn’t extend and retract, these are more like a Tele-belt. 👍 To bad Circle T doesn’t have a front with conveyor on it, would be even better, but I don’t know of any companies locally that have one. And that’s a really good idea for the pier forms, could use plastic drums as well I would imagine, wish I had thought of it when I was in business!👍👌And recycling at the same time!

That one guy must be sponsored by Reebok underwear!

Enjoying the channel and all the knowledge you give! Do you see a big difference in the brands of ICF blocks you work with? Thanks!

look at making an aftercooler for air compressors. work great, use an old oil cooler and the fan from a computer server as they are 110 Volt. . friend pulled the cooler from a late 90's Chev diesel . or there is option like a copper hot water baseboard heater with all the fins on it.

What mix and slump are you using? Do you ever use water reducer? Love this channel and ICF, I have learned a lot.

The parge looks good. Im tying to look into different texture finishes other than the brush. In my area I. Running into an issue even getting the product to parge my foxblocks. Kcmo

Yes, a great way to cut the top out, just beware of what was in the barrel!

Thanks for these videos, Bondo. I'm curious to know what kind of inspection process you have to go through.

ooh - another video so soon. Happy 😆

What brand of beer is that Bondo? Nice work as always!

Is Biscuit losing weight? Looks like maybe 30 lbs. Anyway, it's great to see you do these jobs... with some methods that are a bit different than what I'm used to seeing. Cutting up those barrels is genius... is it because they don't make sonotubes with that diameter? Gonna be interesting how you take that form off, though. (I'm only half way thru). I keep wishing, with these concrete channels, that the builder would show us the rest of the job. The foundation is cool and everything but sometimes the project is so cool you want to see it thru start to finish. Kind of a letdown. Some of these builders would enjoy just about instant youtube success if they'd just start a youtube channel... lol. Thanks for sharing all this with us.

Mortar bed is 1 1/2 or 2 " round abouts?

Enjoy the videos Men

You're awesome, you tough old bastard! Oops, language!

Ron......Outstanding Video Buddy!! Super Informative

Curious if it would not be easier to use 2 bys to make those intermediate post supports? Seems like a lot of fussing around with barrels . Anyway your job site is super organized and tidy and makes for a safe work environment.

Spray foam verses laying peices cut? The foam would be solid while foam covers it all with a tight seal against the wall and ground, what kind of cost difference is it and option for customer?

Amazing video!!! is there training on ICF? and wouldnt the expanding foam at the footing move the ICF becasue the foam will expand?

if you really want to lay blocks fast you can not butter the ends and then use a motor gun to fill the end joints after.

You might have addressed this in another vid but what is the reason for the block work on the one section vs ICF all around. I’m not a builder so I’m curious what I might learn for my own house build.

I just started watching your videos I like to learn different things so I can do them myself. I cant physically do this type of work but I would and wish I could you would be the one I would want to work for. I do have a question can you explain what the brooming is for? Also can you explain what that round machine does? I also think that a good background song to play when you are doing a fast speed is "born to be wild" HAHA. Anyway Keep up the good work. I just sent you a email as well. Please read. Don

I don't understand all the 'jack post' pads? Why are that many needed for that size footprint? Is it that they are, reducing framing sizes and increasing the amount of jack posts?

Bondo ever rip a knuckle open on a rebar?

9:16 no pressure :D

It would have been nice to see Kyle's spray foam job... I'm sure it's buried by now.

does Shawn change hoodies for every different contractor

How do u like the fox block compared to other brands .I'm sure their much cheaper

What kind of mud do you use to set your blocks in with

How much rust is permissable on rebar ? in case you see a bunch for sale? but its a bit old

I was wondering why all the stuff I watched it seems that there are very little homes with basements ?

There goes the mud 🎶🎵🎼🕺🏿🤣🤣🤣👍other than cost, why do you use Fox Blocks?

Rebar in the piers

Is there 2 minutes of video missing? From 42:45 to 44:45

How much do those 8" blocks cost typically

Wasnt paying attention. How come they didnt use fox block for whole job?

From 42:47 to 44:44 the screen goes black

Why not ICF the garage also ?

As a diywer I would make a cheater tool out of plywood similar to bricky tool

Lol family show

If mixing the cement on the outside, why working on the inside? 🤔 the blocks and cement should be on the outside, your not working efficiently

You sure make a lot mistakes. $$$$

Damn biscuit put a brawl on 😂, nah just Fking with ya, That retaining wall looks cool as fk last retaining wall I did we used Plywood and 2×4's lol y'all's wall look fisdcated 👈 spelling.

Crappy why doesn't ANYONE use a spirit level 🎚️

You make those blocks look light and you set them like you've done it a few times...... And those ICF walls are straight as a new level. You have a great team, even if they're a little rough for RU-vid!