Another way to pull rebar stakes is to use a chain. Get a chain that the link will fit over the rebar. Put it over the rebar. Then when you pull the chain will turn and grab the rebar pulling it out. Works great just a suggestion. God bless
Just subscribed! I love the step by step detailed content. This will be my instruction manual when I build my ICF house. I've watched every ICF video on RU-vid. You had some new tricks that I haven't seen anywhere else. Thanks for the detail!
Loved the video. I also absolutely love the shots driving down the road sitting on top of the equipment on the trailer. That is just so perfect. Can see everything. Thanks.
over here what they made us do in anything below ground after putting on your membrane, we then had to use a plastic sheeting material, which we placed up against the membrane directly. the plastic sheeting was pretty much made to look like your egg carton, so it had pockets in it. idea being that it kept the back fill off of the membrane which used to extend any guarantee on the membrane by an additional 10 to 20 years as it wouldnt be exposed to any direct force from anything other than the plastic sheet which wasnt pointed or had sharp bits to damage it. The egg box design also meant that if any water came from above or ground level it would run down the cavity provided by the egg box design rather than it be left to fate if it would work its way down between the membrane and wall if the membrane broke down in any way with it being damaged. Was a pain in the arse in a way using it as you could only back fill in levels the size of the board, then you had to place another board and tape them together before backfilling higher again but the powers that be seemed to absolutely love it for its effectiveness.
Just the series I have been looking for. We just purchased some land and need to do some road work and have been eyeballing form-a-drain with ICF’s. Definitely added to the favorites, thanx for sharing!!!
Loved the basement building series that you just finished today. As a soon to be buyer of a log cabin this gave me a full understanding of what it takes to build a basement foundation for the cabin. Very well explained Mr. Simon. Love you You Tub Site. From New Jersey, planning on building in PA or Catskills in NY, wish we were closer to contact with you.
Really enjoyed the videos. I've done a few ICF homes and was watching mainly to see if I want to try the Nudura forms on my next one. Looks like they work pretty well. Just wish the ends fit together instead of just butting up. I spend my whole day on the phone like you. Got Bluetooth hearing aids at Costco and now everything is hands free. Works great. No more shoulder holding
Excellent video and great earthmoving shots and work. Good job too. Liked your loading video and floating pics (although you were driving on the wrong side of the road!!) but nice channel. Cheers from Aust!
Sure enjoying watching this. Brings back great memories of when I did the same work on my house in the '80s, except I did it the old school way with plywood and snap ties.
my dad built houses in evansville back in fiftys remember him talking about that clay they called it hardpan i seen it float a new floor after a downpour like camera shots on top going down road been up and down those roads many times but not at that height good evening all from mo
Sat here on the west coast of England, bit bored, with all the virus stuff going on. Thanks for doing these video's, different job to mine, really interesting, keep up the good work.
WOW I enjoyed the videos 1st one of this type I have ever seen. I watch a lot of car videos because well I own a couple. I will leave the building of a house to the experts . Great detail I think the best part is you seem to enjoy your work. Thanks for making them
Awesome mate, my wife and I are backfilling our core filled beser(cinder block) block wall (2metres high) under our house by hand, one bucket at a time. 8 tonne in 4 to go. We bitumenised our wall, then 200micron plastic, then core flute to stop the gravel penetrating the plastic. A big job but very satisfying. By the way don't be alarmed but did you notice your Mack truck steering wheel is on the wrong side of the cab?🤣
Those gum trees are probably the most aggravating tree out there to take you out and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that talked to the trees as I take them out
Favorite quotes of the video. "Mr Tree meet Mr John Deere" "Do you think my 3ft hole is big enough for a 4in pipe"😂😂😂 oh then awesome video of the truck exhaust. Yet another awesome episode Mr Dirt Perfect!!!
nice work on the drain you made it look easy we should send some of the operators around here to see you to get some lessons lol we had 1 basement 14 inches out of level on 1 corner on the digging we ended up putting bulkheads in the footer to get it back level And no it was not because of the ground as it was all the same
Great views and great videos. Got some land I want to build a 4 family on. Trying to save money framing ICF, but definitely can't run equipment past a bobcat. Elect hook up alone is crazy expensive
FYI - as a subscriber I wanted to suggest: your audio could be better, it's loud then quiet - loud - quiet. Industry standard for audio when editing is -12db MAX - music and/or narration and heavy machinery. With respect - good video, keep up the good work :)
Please make video about waterproofing that brick shelf from Nudura. I did it myself and I hate decision about installing brick shelf. I placed 2 layers of Nudura membrane but still I am not 100% sure if that will withstand...
I recall my dad having to do a ditch between two buildings one evening. They were coming to move his trackhoe early the next day. He dug the ditch and shut down for the day, leaving the machine over the finished ditch. He came in an hour early next day and got the machine off the ditch before anyone could see how he did it. I was the only other one there, and he didn’t put so much as a dirt clod in the ditch as he moved off it. Everyone wanted to know how he did it. He just grinned and said the machine had a flight lever and he was the only pilot for miles. I never told what he did, but I still remember what he did way back then. Thanks for the videos. They trigger a lot of fond memories for me.
Hit the thumbs up people learnt a lot from this one like Randy & Luke pulling stakes out "smooth like butter" hahaha and Mike talking to tree roots Chris/letsdig has got to watch this one even though he talks to them also hahaha and how to dig a massive trench for a tiny pipe LOL! and secretly deep down Mike loves camping LMAO! Thanks Guys for a great series look forward to the next one.
I like that form rack you built. Do you own the store also? Believe me truck drivers WILL drive into the ditch if there wasn't dirt there, they are like cattle. Would form pins work to hold the braces up? Just hit them with a hammer and pull them out? When it is hot like that I saw on a large project they set up one of those portable canopies so guy could get out of the sun.
Thanks Mike, I pretty much have the same truck, mine is a shorter wheel base and has a winch. I don’t know how much work you do at night, I built a bracket on top of the headache rack and installed a beacon and 2 -52” led lights forward and aft with 2 - 22” leds under the chain boxes to the side, when I turn them on it’s like the sun come up! Not a problem to load at night! What editing program do you use?
First thx for all your narration in this series of videos, I've learned a lot and appreciate it. Now couple of questions: What is the purpose of that black fabric/material under the stone of the driveway? When doing a multiple story ICF build do you pour it all at once or do the basement and then the first floor at a later date? If you do the basement and first floor at different times how long do you have to wait between pours and is there a maximum amount of time you can wait before pours? For example, you need to wait 30 days but no longer than 60 days? Is there a maximum wall length before you have to put in some sort of bracing like a short T-wall? Thx again
Thanks Black fabric is to help the Mudd from working up thru the stone We used pour in floor at a time between 8 and 12 feet you can do more Door is same as windows just bigger And three days between pours Nudura has a install manual we go by
Dirt Perfect Thanks, I really think we might go with ICF when we build in a year or two. If we end up close enough to you will definitely be in contact for the build, If not might still be in contact for some consulting. Will end up with a basement and single story ranch with a small 1 bedroom or studio for our autistic son and have a small basement for him connected to the main basement so we can get to him during storms.
I like them walls I helped my brother build a house all the walls were ICF or how ever you say it that was a cool house it went all the way to rafters and was stucco finished on the outside cool house to help do
Thats. Very. True. I never even thought of that. Mike. My dhaa. Wow. When your done your done. No form pulling ,scraping,caging,hauling. See. Mike. Next time i will shut pile hole. And watch series. Maby i will end up burning my forms and going that way. Lol. You did nice. Job. I would be suprised if the manufacturer asked for you to do. Info videos like this form them !
Ju No; when i push trees i find it help full to dig in front of the tree, It seems to give the root ball a place to go. Similar idea to a feller notches the tree,
Enjoyed the series... have seen ICF put in a couple of times.... I like your system best. And the results... on the money. Give those kids a Walkie Talkey, a couple of flashlights and the family dog... then head straight home! They’ll brave the dark, have a night to remember and you’ll have to explain that the batteries went dead on the radio at 9PM! Now for the daily question... just noticed the pink hose reel... did you get that at Bed Bath & Build It?
Wondering why you guys don't use a water base primer that dries sticky on the foam before laying the Mudura? Love the videos. Learned lots of each one. Thanks
@@DirtPerfect Ah I see. Well maybe in another video down the road maybe you can talk about the issues you had with the primer. Have a good weekend and thanks again for the videos. Helps an old dumb ass like me learn what to look for in my future house building dream.
Dirt Perfect Most Peel & Stick Water Barriers require a primer application. That's why some Contractors merely use a Liquid Applied Water Barrier instead. Your guys applied the Peel & Stick leaving air pockets/bubbles instead of completely flat against the ICF Foam Block Material - another reason to install Plastic Dimple Material - a rock will puncture the raised void of trapped air allowing water to seep down between Foam & Concrete to cold joint between ICF Wall & the Footing.
Hi, i have a nudura basement in Northern Ontario Canada, in Iroquois Falls. I have brought up the water proofing paper up to ground level. I used blue skin product which is the same as nudura product. I have siding on my house but, where the siding end at the bottom the blue skin will peel after time. What i have done is buy 3x5 sheets of cement floor sheeting used for tile flooring or shower. cut it the size i needed and screwed it to the core to hide the blue skin. Then parged it with thin coat cement. Turned out good and looks like a cement foundation. just thought i would share. If anybody has anything to share on finishing the bottom in a different way, please let me know. Your floor was a different to mine. I noticed you kept the footing framing in place. It didnt come out, what is that type of framing? Mine was wood framing and then removed. I had to have drainage pipe in the middle of my floor like an H style which then had a exit all 4 sides of footing. So piping installed through the footing and then connected to outside weeping drainage pipe which is all around the parimeter of the footing. I never had an issue since fall 2008 and loved that my drywall went on directly to the wall......saved time and money. If i have to rebuild again, im definetly going with nudura again. if you have instructions to pass on please do. thx your videos are helpful for my futur build.
Interesting videos, I like the systems you use for your walls. I appreciate the explanations each step of the install/pour and tear down. Things have changed so much since I was a gofer pushing a wheelbarrow 50 years ago. Take care!
Dirt Perfect RU-vid search Matt Risinger ”French Drain” There are three or four videos where he shows a fellow General Contractor named Brian Long there in The Texas Hill Country. This guy does the best Foundation Drain I've seen on YT. Puts Landscape Fabric down 3” or 4” drilled drain pipe. WASHED ROCK which the fabric wraps totally around and seals rock. Pipe going up to surface for Clean Out on each corner. The exterior ICF is Sprayed & rolled with Blue Poly Gaurd and plastic Dimple Drain material is placed over cured Poly Gaurd. The Dimple Mat has an adapter that can be plumbed directly into French Drain pipe. In mainly Jurisdictions, (large municipalities) the Dimple Material is required by Code against the foundation wall over either a Peel & Stick or Liquid Applied WaterProofing.
Dirt Perfect < very bad habit that will catch up with you down the road....this is from a guy who would down 5-6 cans a day. If you like the fizz ( which is what I like) than do flavored sparkling water
Thanks for sharing! Which basement foundation/footer type do you think is best for these ICF walls and why? If you don't mind answering. Also, if we are putting 8" log walls on top, would we have a 6 inch concrete wall or 8" concrete wall? I'm confused about that because of how the foam sticks out 2" on each side. It seems like you would want the full 8" of concrete to support the weight of the 8" logs, but then you would have 2" of foam, plus stone veneer sticking out. What do you think? If you don't mind.
I guess we all have our telephone voices, with most folk trying to sound a bit posher than they usually do, but you Mike, sound like some sort of gangster when talking on the phone. 'Hey Luigi. Gimme some concrete. I gotta bury something. Know whata I mean?' 😎
Why wouldnt you put a brick ledge at the bottom of the wall base? Not only you can waterproof all the way down over the base but you can also control any water getting into the brick ledge draining into the trench below?
Thank you for the basement construction videos, they were very instructional. Not a criticism, but curious as to why you didn't trowel/finish the top of the concrete better?
do contractors typically frame a wall next to the insulation or put drywall directly on? I know you mentioned that it could be done, just curious what folks actually do.
Dumb question. Even though the endurance isn’t exactly for waterproofing doesn’t it make more sense to install it horizontally and overlap it starting at the bottom going up so it does something for waterproofing
