Restoring A $7,000 Mansion: Removing The Basement Floor (Pt. 2) 

Pro tip: If possible, always put a drain where ever you have the laundry room. If a hose fails or pump fails the water has a safe place to go without flooding your basement.

Justin and Roman are beasts with the sledge hammers!

Like many people said before A complete basement shower/bathroom with washer dryer just for clean up after a dirty day on the farm is a great idea. No sense bringing farm chemicals into your living space. Keep up the great work

Dude, I am a 60 year old ex dairy farmer,also owned a construction company that did a lot of everything from building concrete stave silos, also wood unidilla silos. Make sure that u let the guys know how some of us know how much hard work that they are doing, and it's not easy. I know how hard of work it is. GUYS... GREAT JOB!!!!!!

Hey Cole! I'm really enjoying your farming videos and your house construction/remodel videos. I don't know what you're paying Roman & Justin but you are certainly very lucky to have such GREAT friends! Please tell both of them they are great people and are very good at their jobs. Keep the videos coming!!!

I absolutely love Jason and Roman talking to us, it’s so worth the time watching. Roman has huge biceps !! Your home will be functional for a large family, it will be beautiful !!❤😊

So much progress ! That mini skid loader sure came in handy.

Rent a rock crusher and recycle the slab in place adding more field rocks. Build a pile of 3/4 minis and larger base stone for field culvert covers.

Roman and Justin are great workers and do a much better job than construction companies that are in a hurry. They just want to finish up and move on to the next job. They dont treat the customer’s home like their own. Their work generally reflects that fact as well.

Been building and renovating most of my life, (61 now), and I would suggest that you take care of the stairway foundation problem, and the remaining chimney bits, before you proceed with anything else. That way it is out of the way before you do any new work. I suspect that it could be more challenging than you think, and you and your crew don't need to have anything in the way that will slow down the foundation repair process.

Cole always a happy chappy !

Seeing the water heater reminded me of something. My neighbor recycled a hot water heater in to a gravel roller. He welded together a frame which included a hitch and filled the water heater with sand. Hooks it up behind his tractor and it compacts the gravel he has laid down on portions of his property. An excellent way to reuse an otherwise outdated water heater, plus it’s width provides wide coverage. Looks to be very successful for compacting gravel.

Good time to add a radon gas abatement system. Just a thought.

Hi. Cole your skin is looking good since you have been working on the house, rather than working on the farm. Been following you for years you and your endeavours and family make me so happy. Lots of ❤from Scotland xxx

I used to think this house looked so huge but you three make it look so small with how you've torn it apart so fast and efficiently! That probably doesn't make any sense to anyone but me but I'm sticking to it! Haha!

I can't wait to see what's under the stairs.

Oh my Gosh Guys, this project has become quite larger than I could have imagined! You three are very talented and educated and making this look so easy! We all know this is very hard work! Congratulations again on your jobs well done!

Cole gets a thumbs up before I even watch !

May be you should put a garage door in that basement so Nave can drive in under cover with the kiddos and groceries! I’m not sure what you have planned but for a mom it’s,ittle convenience that make so much difference! Great job to the three of you getting concrete out of basement!😊

Enjoyed watching another day on your huge restoration project. Rain or shine the work continues with your team of great guys.

Cole, code where I live is a vapor barrier plastic liner in-between the rock and concrete. Sealed with tuck tape at the joints. Prevents the Radon gas and moisture from passing the the floor into the house.

That little Bobcat MT100 is fantastic. The more I see it operating, the more uses I can think of for one.

Your videos are a breath of fresh air, always enjoy watching

Only 22 min after posting thats a new record woo hoo,love your work cole❤

Just who I wanted to see!! Was starting to have withdrawals!! Just grateful to be taken along. Huge check mark on your to do list. I think Juston and Roman need a special bonus after this project is done. At least a t bone steak dinner!!👏👏👏👏❤️

Great job, fellas!

Can open. Worms everywhere. 😂

Roman is a beast. He looks strong as an ox.

Justin and Roman have got this. Always one more thing! Get those stairs out!

Put the wood boiler outside and under cover. Crazy not to use as a redundant heat source if plan A ever fails. With a new slab youll never regret not hearing blowers with radiant heat.

Before the next step....if you need a bathroom in the basement, be sure to consult a plumber. I don't know what the plans are, but it is not easy to change after the slab is poured.

I’m imaging a walk out basement where that ramp is. Don’t forget the elevator

Since you have the floor all torn up, why not put in a french drain system that goes to a collection tub where you could put in a sump pump (if it is needed in the future). We bought a house that was like 50 years old, no water in the basement, until they did some ground work next door. All of a sudden I was getting gallons of water in the basement. THEN I had to put in a french drain system.

Keep up the great work men. 🇺🇲

The ramp can be angle to sides for drains, used concrete blocks for keeping sides built up, with gutter, rough surfaced and sump pump at bottom, with lip at the footer for ice. Grate yards away from this whole thing, in the melt it will be ugly. You will not be able to get enough drainage. Take thoughts from your graveling in the grain yards, to do this whole area.

I really love watching your remodel videos!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Yeah, I completely agree. Don’t think I would add to. It is add some mins to base and go downi also do inter weeping as well as an exterior. This floor stays nice and dry and don’t forget rebar on pour

Going to be awesome when the demolition ends and construction begins.

You dont need rebar in a basement foundation. Its only to keep concrete from separating after it cracks. Basement floors are pinned between all the walls so they cant separate any. But the rock and plastic sheeting is needed in southern MN and northern Iowa for Radon reasons (not sure about your area of Iowa). Also little tip, put a drain in the laundry room and another next to the sump pump, slopped lower than the top of floor. When I pour a floor I usually drop the mechanical room one inch than the rest of the floor. So if the sump fails it has a drain and floor lower than the rest. Then you dont get water seeping up from pressure between the wall and slab

Great Job!! Hope you win at the next arm wrestling competition Cole. Roman I wish the best for your competition at the end of the year. Working on this house project I am sure has helped your biceps!! Juston - GREAT JOB - you were killing it with the sledge hammer!!!!😊

Thank you Cole! Really enjoy your videos! God bless your family!

Since,,,, Momma CS’s Dad is in hospice. I hope he passes fast so he doesn’t have to suffer. Love & hugs sent to all of you ‼️‼️‼️

If you guys put a box fan in the window - sealed around it, and sucked air in… EVERYTHING you do in there would be 10000 better

Wow, you truly have your work cut out for you all. Awesome awesome awesome video.

I had no idea when you mentioned remodeling the house, that you were going to take it to these extremes!

These guy’s are so fantastic. More than what I would deal with !

Thank you for another great video

What a tremendous change you guys have made in that basement fabulous to watch the progress you have made.

I really enjoy these restoration videos! 👍🏼😁👍🏼

Very informative 👍

Don't forget Radon mitigation if you have it in your area.

You guys are amazing!

Dust in the fans on the underside of the laptop is very bad btw Make sure you backup your data somewhere

So much great progress

Awesome video . Thank you so much guys

Hi Cole, greetings from Oz! Hire a big exhaust fan!

Incredible job guys !

This house is a huge project ! I had no idea that you were gonna have to rip up the basement, but then opening on the sidewall will help immensely. Once you get it draining properly. I bet you guys sleep really good at night. 👍🏻🥰

Great job fellas getting things done.👍👍

The hours of hard work and materials are surely adding up, but the end result in my mind will be spectacular! Cole, your young family will be building memories from holidays and family time sooner than you think!

Its unbelievable the amount of work you 3 get done. Great video as usual.

Cole has embraced the short trouser. 😂

Make sure you pay those guys 💯🎯

I really enjoy your videos and look forward to them as soon as possible. I like all of the work you’ve done it’s amazing. What three men can do that are hard workers. I can’t wait until the projects is done, but then I’ll be sad because I want another project to be done it’s so much fun watching you and your family. You’re two sons and wife everybody on your farm is so nice, God’s blessings

10:40 maybe use the concrete as erosion protection in the creek bed ? have a excavator smash them down into the creek

Thank you guys for the enjoyment of watching men use their muscles 😊 don't pull nothing in the process.

Smart idea to leave that bit of foundation wall to keep water out.

Roman, Justin and Cole must sleep well at night. Very hard work! ❤

Absotively posilutely fantabulous!!

looking good cole!

amazing job gentlemen!!!!

HEY COLE! I might be overstating the obvious here, but I think that pouring new foundation walls for the house, I believe, would be beneficial for the overall integrity of the house. I know that you've mentioned that the foundation is over a hundred years old, so why replace it... Just looking at it, it seems to be good for its time, but if you are putting that kind of time, effort, and money into your family home, why not go one step further? Replace the basement foundation. Get a company (or do it yourselves) to raise, or slide I beams under the house,(it would make great content for your channel) and pour a new foundation and floor. This way it's solid and your foundation walls won't sink any further. Plus it won't smell musty anymore. Some suggestions from your Canadian neighbor, keep up the great work!

When you get done this is going to be an even bigger mansion! Your videos are great. I love your energy!

It will be so nice when you finally get to the rebuild part, as always great job guys!

Everything is looking awesome good job everyone enjoy your day have fun be safe

So much enjoying this house Reno

Great job so far Guys Coming a long nicely

If there is a missing foundation wall where the stairs are, maybe it would be better to pour a set of concrete stairs going down to the basement. 🤔

Hell of a job, superb channel content however, loving the build. You have an awesome team with you!

You should install a wood furnish. To back up your heating system.

Good job guys

Looking good, but I'm sure it's very exhausting work. Great thinking on the dingo!!

Amazing u guys when that house was built it was a site to see for 100 year the people that built it had something to be proud of u guys your children and there children can feel the same way. 200 year from now hopefully it still there godbless boys.

Hello from Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada great videos thanks for sharing with all of us 😊

I love watching someone who knows how to be effective. Some of the chateau renovation blogs are so painful to watch. 200 tons of gravel? Let’s move it by hand! Rebuild a four story chateau without a dingo or a man lift. Like I said, painful.

Good Job.

Doing a awesome job guys hard workers can't wait for that basement to be finished

Enjoying the demo process, especially the "meet it head-on and figure out the next step" aspect of the project. Your videographer is doing a tremendous job editing the footage and giving us the best of the best. Naturally, we all want new content every day...and twice as long...but someone has to sleep and eat!!!! Per the basement staircase: any way to make it wider in the rebuild? Perhaps the hole in the wall behind the staircase will give you some direction!!!! Blessings to all!

Amazing work! Love Rocky 👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️

That's really cool 😎 glad you got that. Out of your way 😊

Nothing I’m like breaking concrete 😢. You 3 guys aren the BEST👍👍👍👍👍

Thank you and God bless

I love it when you post a house video!!❤

The rain certainly was persistently pouring down Cole. That my friend is the polite way of saying that the rain was peeing down. That was told to me by my father when I first started working in 1970 when I was fifteen years old.

Thanks and GOD BLESS

Cole, if you put the concrete in AFTER YOU’VE DRYWALLED THE UPSTAIRS YOU ARE GOING TO ADD PROBLEMS, curing concrete emits a lot of water vapor. Please consulta local drywall company

On this episode of Cole the Corn Cob the viewers wonder why they just watched Cole yell at them for 16 1/2 mins

Pour concrete stairs into the basement, using hay bales as filler as needed and leave them in place get to what will be your floor level before you pour and pour the basement floor then stack hay bales and add forms and rebar and pull the stairs in that entrance to the first floor and see what’s underneath the entrance and fill that area with concrete.

Interesting video

Can’t wait for construction, just Curious are these video’s bringing in a lot of viewers, I enjoy them!