SO Much CONCRETE!! But We Did It! TOGETHER 😎 | DIY Footers
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- The footers for our DIY home build get poured!
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I cant get over how all your children Want to help and learn and they will be able to look back at their contributions to the family homestead. It is going to be so enjoyable to sleep in your own beds and cook in a really nice big kitchen. And so much more to look forward to. Cant wait to see your next visit with us. Thanks so much.
Rebar comes in various grades representing minimum yield strength the most common being Grade 40. I think it might be a good idea to check what grade is required for your specific build.
Most available rebar comes either grade 40 (40k psi) or grade 60 (60k psi). The junkyard rebar seemed to be grade 60 and the store bought rebar seems to be grade 40. Either will work in this foundation, but more commonly the grade 40 would be used in a light foundation.
Love the thumb nail. Very funny
Major milestone completed. Thanks for taking us along.
You guys are amazing
You've tackled an immense task with determination and teamwork, proving that with every pour of concrete, your DIY project grows stronger and more impressive!
And im am floating village life.
Looking good.
Hi Natalie & Jacob. You and the kids did a great job on the footers. It come up great... your kids will look back on this... ( and we help build this family home...)
Great family project
Cool to see the whole family pitching in. A vibrator would have gone a long way toward leveling and strengthening the pour, eliminating a ton of shovel work. May next time, when you pour the slab to strengthen those edges and form a complete bond to the footings. Check it out online, a vibrator will flow out and level a "pile" of concrete almost instantly, helping it to flow into all nooks and crannies. Use it sparingly; in to the bottom and out again without hesitation, then move over a foot or so and do it again! They rent for cheap, usually! Thx for sharing!
The foam board should go on the inside of the footer and a slip sheet should go on the outside. That’s how we do it in Canada! 👍🇨🇦
Canada has a different climate than Arizona
I have an alternate theory it’s not that the rebar was easy to bend, Jacob and Natalie have acquired superhuman strength😂😂. Congratulations on, completing your footers. I am looking forward to the next steps in your house build. Your kids are absolutely amazing, when Eli asked, can I help ❤. Logan is an amazing helper . Your children’s work ethic , their character is all the product of amazing parents. It is such a pleasure to watch . Blessings to your family.🙏🏾😍
Awesome job you guy's, Cement is the hardest job of all!
Congratulations for 15 000 subscribers! 🎉🎉🎉 Have a nice week friends!
Great job great video 👍👏👏👍
Get-er-done! 👍
I use a pipe to bend my rebar too! No need to buy $200 rebar benders that do the same thing as a pipe and a shoe (or some large rock).
Rebar may all.look the same, but it comes in different grades, 20, 40, 60... i.e.strength (price) and resulting stiffness; also, weldable and unweldable. You need to make sure you have the correct product for your projects.
With the concert truck delivery you need to tell them exact what time you want each truck. Because you are on your own, then a minimum of 30mins between trucks. And because you had to wheel barrow into the center then your 2nd truck should have been 45mins. You are paying them for a service not the other way around.
I assume that you are not going to use a pump truck to pour your slab. So direct pour or fifty million wheel barrows - answer to this is following.
With your slab to come, set height pegs/rods throughout the slab, from all edges just shorter than you screed board in each direction and then to each height peg/rod until you have the slab completely covered. This way you will know that your slab height is very close to the finished height first time you screed and every time thereafter - pull the pegs/rods as you go once the height is correct.
Forget the million wheel barrows - leave one section of your slab boarder temporarily out so the concrete truck/s can reverse into the center of your pad and do direct pour from one end to the other going out.
Looking at your setup, it would be logical to reverse drive the truck/s in over the the opposite side of the footing to the cellar near your internal rectangle footer that you just poured. Leave the reo/bar flat on the ground and pick them up as the truck drives forward and out.
I would break your slab into thirds, pour the middle third section with the truck/s driving inside, then the other 2 thirds from each side. Just make sure that the concrete truck can shoot the mud from your boxed slab edges to the concrete slab that you have just screeded level - 4 to 5 yards maximum. This distance will determine what width your center third pour will be.
Well done! Keep up the great work, the end result will most certainly be worth it!
Great work done by your whole family! Rest up for the slab. Wishing you all the best with the build. Take care & stay safe!!
Once again you guys knocked it outta the park! It's a real pleasure to see your whole family work so well together.
On to the next pour. 😊👍🇨🇦
Nothing like together kids included. I love your family and the awesome job you all are doing. God bless y'all's path
Love seeing the whole family involved. Nice progress on the home build.
Concrete is the hardest but also the most transformative part of the process. I love how you allow the kids to pitch in their own way to make them feel part of the process. It’s also teaching them. Please teach your daughter as much as your boys on building, repairing, construction techniques. I wish my carpenter father who could do it all, including automotive, would have taught me.
Good morning, how are you guys doing today? Looks like you guys are heading up to the right direction. Keep up the good work and I'm have a good day, and I'll bless both of you and the family and the animals.
The difference in the rebar could be the scrap yard rebar could have been grade 60, the rebar you picked up from HD is only grade 40. Normally grade 60 has an additional line in addition to the mill run at the label
Concrete work is hard enough without working with hot mud. I never allowed two trucks at a time on the site, just too hard trying to stay ahead. You all did a fantastic job, outstanding.
Great job and loved the video 😘👍🏻💕🙏🏻🙏🏻
I thought I had subscribed a while ago but I didn't ,so I did! The old rebar was made when they only put good metal in the foundry...today's medal has some impurities in them ,softer medal,plastic, rebar is made up of scrap!! It's probably why it bends so easy in my opinion! Like what ur doing!!big job...
Before you toss out your underfloor insulation completely, have a look at "waffle pods". Eastern Australia use them over clay soils. That might give you some ideas.
Awesome video, your family rocks! Wife & I just spent a week at Big Lake escaping the Tucson heat.
Good idea on insulation. Since its below freeze line probably give you good thermal mass in winter for more comfort.
Just watching made me tired.😆 So glad you're going to have help for the main part. Rest up for the next workout. God bless.
Hi omg you guys are on it one fantastic family job xx. ❤❤❤❤❤❤well done 👍 xx
Yay!!! So excited for you All!!! Again, Strong Work from you All…I saw that even, puppy was doing his part! 🥰🙏🏻❤️💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Great job! Back in Concho...little sprinkle this afternoon.
I got a half inch of monsoonal rain yesterday and I’m supposed to be digging a trench for solar. What a guilty pleasure your video is, thanks.
NATALIE you are so right let the memories begin and what a lovely journey for you and your family to own when your finished. Well done guys great job. ❤love from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wow.. Your getting it done.. Glad the kids are helping out.. They all seem to have good attitudes and not fussy about helping.. On camera that is.. lol..
Absolute ROCKSTAR crew right there! Outstanding job guys!
WOW !! I have been looking forward to this video all week. Having footers is a real move forward. In a few weeks, I imagine there will be vertical progress. I have to say that Natalie reminds me of my younger self. I was a "workin' fool". I had such purpose and determination. Now .... a good nap feels better.
I finally got to watch this! Great job guys. Don’t exhaust yourselves though.
You guys did a GREAT Job…you're getting close to framing a house !! HAPPY FOR YOU, FOR ALL THE PROGRESS, on the build !
How exciting !! Footers 🎉 looking good. Awesome seeing all the kids ready to help with cement 😊
I hope your still going to drive a grounding rod on the outside of your slab and have the mechanical bond (grounding bond clamp). The corrosive nature will eat away at he copper and brass and I know in my state the ground is codified to be on the outside of the structure for these very reasons. I recommend you consult with a licensed electrician before, well its too late now LOL
He is a electrian
Jacob is a licensed electrician
@@Extranjera76 Thanks for the info. then i'll slap myself LOL. No one here attaches the grounding copper through their footing beams and honestly, I've never seen it done that way anywhere on youtube either. Its attached to a grounding rod then the panel and to a gas pipe if the house has gas
, You're not watching enough youtube, then, lol. I just built a detached shop in the Phoenix, AZ area ( where Jacob and Natalie are from)and replaced the main electrical panel at our home to carry the extra load. Original panel (1983 )was grounded only to the incoming copper water service. New panel has 2-8' grounds rods 6'apart connected together to the water service and the new panel. I ran 4 wire service cable out to the shop and had a UFER ground buried in the slab like Jacob did, so a double ground to the subpanel in the shop. All were required by the City to pass current coding.
Oh my gosh, so exciting. Huge Progress, heck I'm excited for you. Love the video too with all the kids working with you. Stay safe!
I have noticed a common theme in the comments, and that is how so many people emphasize their attraction to the family values that your family demonstrates. Sadly, that seems to be disappearing in our country. Thank you for reminding us of the important things in life. Jacob, you are blessed with a wife with the sweetest, caring, able, and willing attitude😢. I recognize that, because I have been similarity blessed. God Bless.
Awesome job guys it’s looking good really moving along now
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In my 54 years on this earth helping my Grandfather and my Father build houses and working for a concrete company we have never put insulation in the ground or under a concrete pad. The only time insulation went under concrete pad was when it was going to have resurculating water in it for radiant heating and only wanted to heat one side of the concrete. Besides that you did a great job not that that was bad
Wow you guys are incredible, congratulations
You all are fantastic with a great work ethic. Soon you will be putting up walls. Blessings to all of you.
Great accomplishment 👏🏻
I’m soooo happy to see great progress turn out today plus the whole family involved , ❤
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Your house going to be beautiful can't wait to see the end
That little Eli will try anything, you gotta love him
Also have been thinking about what the house wil look like. I think You will be using logs that you have cut.
Footers look so good. A little thicker in some areas. Had just enough mix to finish the job. Love seeing the kids helping out on THEIR home. Nice values. Well done
Big step! Well Done! A great experience of learning for all, especially the children.
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the Sunday video from Calgary Canada your moving right along
What a crew. Bending and tying rebar is a pain. Great work!
Just an FYI their a tool to turn wire around the rebar. 😊
you guys are amazing, what a great foundation
A week is long to wait until next video. You’re doing fantastic
I don’t like concreting either, but once it’s done wahoo! Great effort. Just a question, don’t you need moisture barrier under your concrete? In Australia I have had to install it , in whatever state I lived in.
It's actually not needed here because of our drier climate. Thanks 🙂
You don't see a perfect yardage calculation too often-even with the pros. Smart thinking on the footer insulation. How much are they getting per yard for concrete now in your area? Turned out great. Slab next.
It was $187 per yard for 3500 psi. Thanks 🙂
Awesome great job it’s so exciting seeing the progress
great to see the shopping....more stuff that goes into the project, awesome to see the kids, Nat always helping and doing what it takes, and you Jacob amazing at all of what you have accomplished this far...how exciting!!! Eli almost took out mom...lol..I like the outside the footer idea with the foam...so glad you guys took the time to talk and share after the project...it was AWESOME!!!
You guys are making such great headway. You should feel good about where your at. Do you anticipate having the outer of your house done before winter and dried in?
I'm not sure how long the framing will take. But it'd be nice to be dried in. Thanks 🙂
You should used fiberglass rebar instead of Steel fiberglass is cheaper and it's stronger❤
All the pre-formed fiberglass bends make up for the cheaper price of straight lengths, but are very hard to find
Working with that much concrete is a lot of hard work and the way you did it, no one can say you're afraid of hard work. When ordering concrete you need to schedule time in-between deliveries so you have work time and not tying up the drivers and their following deliveries. Why didn't you make forums, your slab will not be strait now? Soooo many cold joints, it will be interesting to hear what your home insurer has to say if they see this and your professional friends also. Also its ok, and its better for actual thermal break, to put the insulation down horizontal and on the inside of the footer beam because of the PSI per square inch rating and the Purple marine is even higher and better R value. You basically used foam board for forms?
Good job on the footers and the kids will remember this helping mom and dad build the house from the ground up
What a tribe you have. Great stuff family.
You guy's are coming along with your home but today I feel sick but I am watching you guys.🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶💞💞💞👍👍👍👍👍
Hope you feel better. Thanks 🙂
Love how the pup helped dig too
Y’all did a wonderful job!
Outstanding job guys. That was a lot of work ....
You should put that ground wire inside a PVC pipe if it's touching that steal it will make electrolysis and eventually the steel will eat the copper in half please take the copper wire away from the rebar
You are supposed to tie the ground to the rebar and have it encased in concrete. Otherwise, it would not pass inspection, and our electrical system would not be properly grounded. Thanks for watching.
@donstevenson8483, you are wrong! How will it provide ground if it's encased in plastic???!!! Check the internet for a UFER ground and how it actually works! Did you not notice the brass clamp added between the rebar and the ground wire? Wouldn't be Code legal if it wasn't a good thing.
Well done. Love watching you all ❤
Awesome job guys! So exciting!
Juust discovered your site. Looks great. You got me hooked.
Awesome. And welcome! 😀
Nice camera work too
Looking good guys ❤
Good job family ❤
Great job
Did you have vibrater for the concrete to get the air pockets out?
No we didn't. It's just footers. Thanks 🙂
@@aboulderlifeoffgrid footers are important as they support the entire weight of the home, as you said yourself. Vibrating them will make for a more dense pour, while eliminating a lot of hand work
welcome to the daze
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Gratz!!!
Great Job 👍
I am surprized you have not used a poker on your footing were you not advised?
Drywall isn't any fun.....
I feel the same 😅