I Made a HUGE, COSTLY Mistake Building our Foundation from Scratch
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Welcome! Today I'm sharing my experience of building our monolithic slab foundation from scratch with no experience!
In this video I share my experience of building our home and the lessons I've learnt along the way. I made a huge mistake with our engineered slab/floating slab that I'm so glad we caught.
If you're thinking of building your own home from scratch, or even just laying a foundation, make sure you watch this video to learn from my costly mistake.
To collaborate, email: simplelivingwithbiata@thestation.io
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Happy Sunday and Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing Mommas here ❤️. Have a blessed day!
Thank you!
happy mothersday to you to
This is what I needed. To see someone else building something all by themselves. I have a garage and a house to build, but was losing motivation. Watching this gets me back in the mood to start getting past just having the plans sitting on my pinball machine collecting dust.
Priority first….. Happy Mothers Day to you. Secondly I love how you took what you deemed as “a mistake” and found a positive in it and ended up smiling over it. Money doesn’t come easy, but $2K is a very small boo boo. You’re doing amazing!!!
Thank you so much! You’re so right. There’s normally a way to find a silver lining!
Great job putting the rebar down Biata
Thank you so much!
Don’t let the little things get to you! That was a small mistake that you will learn from. Overall you are doing amazingly well with this construction job! For you to undertake such a difficult project, basically by yourself, is really a huge accomplishment! There’s going to be other mistakes that you will have to deal with, but we’re sure that you will be able to handle them! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so very much. You’re right, a small mistake. I appreciate it
Could not agree more - you are doing great and inspiring many I am sure! Stay safe out there.
One tip when using the angle grinder is to use protective glasses that are slim arou the face, so you don't get any sparks into your eyes, that might require surgery (drilling or scraping the eyeball to get them out).
Thank you so much for this! Are my current glasses not tight enough do you think?
I have been the 'company representative' to the general contractor for our last 3 builds our company hired done. I got used to my own set of paper plans. Print as large as possible, we used a local print shop. This way if anything changed along the way, I wrote it on my copy. These notes helped with billing and future questions, like 'why did we do that?' Keep on trucking, you are doing good!!
Thank you for this! I’m going to get them printed!
A very happy mother's Day Biata.
I think it's daily a mother's Day because we can't imagine a single day without Mom.
And I hope that both of you visit Florida as early as possible. And handwriting of your baby is very nice. And hope and pray that she achieve great heights in her life. God bless both of you.
And I appreciate your efforts of home building. Carry on babe.
So thankful for moms! Thank you so very much!
Happy mother's day to you too! Mistakes happen not the end of the world you guys have done a great job! Getting closer 🙂
Thank you so very much! You’re so right!
Hi Biata your a true trooper taking on a huge project like a house im a journeymen and i know how it goes,tip take the P support rebar bend the top straight and rebend it to the right size you can buy the tool at most lumber stores like home depo
Thank you so much for this. That would’ve been a great idea (it’s all in now, you’ll see next week 😊)
As a builder I am very impressed in how you are coming! I found this video by accident and am subscribing. I would not be too upset at the extra cost, you are also getting more foundation so I would look at the overkill (my kids call me that) as a silver lining. Great job!
Thank you so much! I’m so happy to have a builder watching ☺️. Definitely a great silver lining!
Sweetheart you are an inspiration.. your determination and effort is what all people should aspire to.. frustration’s that’s all part of building.. and everybody makes mistakes even pro’s I know… my career was in building and I’ve made plenty of mistakes .. you are right about the cost of doing it yourself.. my plumbers alone would charged somewhere between 15 to 25 thousand dollars alone.. chin up young lady your doing just fine .. be proud of what your doing
Wow! 15-20k! I’ve definitely saved a lot there. And 10-15k savings on the septic build too! I appreciate this a lot! Thank you!
Happy Mother's Day Biata. Nice video and don't beat yourself up. We all make mistakes. Take care and have a blessed and safe week and I'll see you on your next video
See you next week and thank you so much!
Hi Biata ! Happy Mothers Day and noticed your daughter eagerly helping with the vapor barrier application so you are doing great with parenting and construction. I never did like
math that much . If I understand correctly your read on the plans resulted in adding more
concrete on the top instead of gravel at the base level. Despite the extra $1,000 cost the
positive is that you have a thicker concrete slab which has to be a good thing. You are doing a magnificent job and the rebar lay was an awesome achievement on your own. 👍👍👍✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻❤
Thank you so very much for all of this!
Hi Biata I am very impressed with your work and commitment to doing things well, I am a carpenter so I was truly impressed with your forming for the slab !!!
Like your concreter said most forms are a bit sloppy in construction so be proud of that.
The extra 1000 dollars will be worth it as your base will be that much stronger so it will be a sound investment.
I came across your channel by accident and am now a subscrber and will watch your progress with keen interest.
If you ever want any advice on carpentry matters please don't hesitate to ask. John in the UK xx
First Happy Mothers Day to you we learn from our mistakes but you cought it you are doing a great job I am proud of you there is so much I am learning from you it is so great you are showing everyone I can and you can and are doing it thank you.
Thank you so very much
Hey Biata. I‘d like to say hello from Germany. I saw nearly all of your content in the last four days 😂. You are doing such a Good job. I love watching your videos and be so curious about what will come. So have a nice day and Continue with your work. I love it.
Thank you so very much and thanks for watching all my videos! You’re awesome!
Biata, you seem to have the patience of a saint, getting the rebar in place, I hope that all is going to turn out well. So it is a little more money and inconvenience and a lesson learned. Happy Mothers Day, and better days ahead.😊
Exactly, lesson learned! Thank you so much!
You are doing fantastic work Biata, don't worry your house will be better for this mistake and of course you are right the savings will outweigh all the mistakes you might have. That rebar work is very heavy hard labour on your own and without experience, I can't wait to see your progress. Good luck Biata
Thank you so much! Thanks for always watching and commenting! You’re awesome
Happy Mother’s Day. I loved seeing your daughter help you. Blowing in the tube. Lol. And you are so brave and such a good mom to have her touch the blue tape. I hear it’s stickier than tuck tape. I think I would have been too anxious for that.
Goodness my anxiety was through the roof when she was doing that but she really wanted to help haha. I had to go over some spots when she wasn’t looking hehe. And yelling through the tube while I was asking her to help me 😂. Reminding me to have fun with her. I bribed her with money to help 😂
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata lol!
You’re doing fine, Biata. You caught the issue before the concrete arrived. All good. You might consider getting a ‘second pair of eyes’ at different stages of your build to help you double check things. You have a lot to be proud of! Just keep moving forward!
Thank you so much! I appreciate it! I’ll likely get my friend to check it over who’s done multiple similar slabs but I also have to get it inspected ☺️
Great video Biata
Happy Mothers Day! Yes, printed plans show better detail. $1000 is better than 10K! Foundation work is the hardest! Keep on going!
$1k is definitely better than 10k! Thank you!
Keap your chin up even the professionals make mistakes. You are doing great, bravo!!!
Thank you so much!
Do not sweat the mistakes that are made. I had a boss that I dearly liked and he always told me that if I wasn't making mistakes, I wasn't working hard enough! Just make sure you learn from those mistakes. I have always held that close to my heart and it has stood me in good stead for fifty years.
Thank you so much for this and that sounds like an INCREDIBLE boss! That’s amazing
One of my favorites so far! You are sweet and smart and you work like a dog! I SO respect that you don't edit out mistakes. Makes you so credible. You're doing a heckuvava job. Love the attention to detail. This will be a fabulous house!
Thank you so much for this. I really appreciate it
foam wrap around pipes before pouring is much easier than cutting out all the buckets. Tub box for any tub so you can access tub arm later. Long handle Rebar cutters much easier than grinder. But whatever works. Good job on the rebar tie.
Biata power woman 💪
You said it yourself you still saving money because you do it all on your own.
Keep on going Biata you can do it.
Everyone makes mistakes at some point, even professionals. Doing it yourself is a priceless experience!!
So very true! Thank you!
❤hello Biata glad to see you again. Good Luck today. ❤ Happy Mother’s Day from Deep South Texas.
Thank you so much! Thanks for joining along!
Mistakes happen ... Live and Learn. you're doing a great job
Thank you so much!
Any mistakes is future knowledge for your second build. Great job again!
So true! Thank you!
Happy Mother's Day Biata. Thicker concrete is not such a bad thing even though it is costing you more money. As you said you are saving so much more by doing it yourself, so it isn't a major disaster. I said it before and I will say it again, if you never make mistakes, it means that you are not doing anything. You are still the hardest working young lady that I have seen in quite a while. You are doing an awesome job. Have a great week.
Thank you so very much! I appreciate it! You’re so right, it’s a lesson learnt and a lesson worth learning too :)
Your labour and skill has saved you much much more than a thousand dollars. Once again a great job Superstar
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it!
Always remember, that no matter what the issue it can be fixed. Yes, you incurred a painful cost and learned a painful lesson, but better now than when you start framing.
Deep breath & move on. You're doing amazing well.
You’re so right, thank you so much
If you had a PC/tablet the size of a coffee table , then you could see them plans more clearly .. *gigglesnortgiggle* 🤣
Hope ya had a FABULOUS Mother's Day !
😇❤❤
Hahaha love this 😂
And thank you so much!
Happy Mother's Day! Sorry about your mistake but you're amazing! Mistakes are bound to be made with so many factors to consider. You are killing it!
Thank you so much for all of this!
I just found your channel and am going to start from the beginning of this project. Waiting for the next! Hello from Wisconsin!
Thank you so much for watching!
I hated tying Rebar with the loop ties. On Big job sites Rod Busters always used wire reels. I'm new here. I am a Licensed Red Seal carpenter with over 25 years and I can easily say you are better than most so called professionals I deal with. At 18 years old I was told "If it's not good enough for your house, it's not good enough for someone elses house" Good job
Thank you so much, you’re so kind. I love that, “if it’s not good for your house” quote. That’s amazing
Mistakes is a part of success my friend. We learn from those to make our job perfect. In general youre doing great! Good job and happy mothe's day 💕
You’re so right, thank you so much.
Hey sweetheart the fact that this is your first sorta costly mistake is still just amazing....there will be plenty of deserving mistakes down the road to beat yourself up over...I have seen where professional contractors have made bigger mistakes than you have so for now just breath and print and laminate your plans you're doing great 😊
Thank you so much for this. You’re awesome
Happy Mother’s Day and at least you are going to have a an awesome strong over spec foundation, I was taught by my pops to over engineer everything . Your pure hard work is just so amazing, ❤️ to you and family and total respect from the uk
Thank you so very much! It’s so true, better to over engineer
Just make sure. That you take into account the extra weight on your forms. Nothing is worse than having problems in the middle of a pour. Good job your attention to detail shows in laying out your rebar with the paint on every 16 inch's. I look forward to following your build.
Thank you so much! I made sure to check with my concrete guy about the forms because of the added concrete
Lesson learned.
You remind me of a comment from a witty friend years ago. He said, "People will be surprised what they can do if they just apply themselves".
Happy mother's day.
Thank you so very much. Haha love that
I am so impressed with you. Don't be to hard on your self. I have made mistakes on prints Happy late mother's Day to you.
Thank you so very much
I really feel for you. Hope you can correct the mistake. You are such a tough woman, doing GREAT. All the best from me 👍👍👍🌞🌞👍
Thank you so very much!
Hi Biata! I know exactly how you feel doing the rebar, it's a horrible job! Will a thicker slab mean better insulation in the long run? We don't get snow or cold weather like you do so I'm not sure how it works. Are you putting in floor heating as well? Take care, and remember to use gloves when handling the rebar, you can get some very bad cuts from it. See you next week, Naomi x
It’s such a painful job! A thicker slab I was told will have better thermal mass for the in floor heating :). My concrete guy said it’s better than having too little concrete :)
Hello Biata
Dont give up everyone makes mistakes on a big project
But most of theme don't solve it themeselves You do
you work hard at the house and taking care for youre little daughter
that's a busy job
Have FUN and be SAVE👍👍👍
Thank you so very much! 🥹
Hi B, I don’t know if anyone has told you that the angel grinder handle can be unscrewed and moved, where your handle is unscrew it and look around the metal part and you may have 2 or 3 holes to screw in the handle, does that make sense, if I’ve confused you sorry, ask Craig, thanks and take care n don’t give up hope
I’ll take a look with the handle! Thank you so much! I need to look up more about this tool
Happy mothers day 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ day off. Great job on the house building, I knew you figured it out. See next week. ❤
Thank you so much! See you next week!
These things happen. You handled it well.
Thank you so much!
Doing this yourself is a priceless experience. Spending a couple grand for mistakes along the way is really nothing in comparison. Great job!
So true! I appreciate your perspective!
Great Stuff for doors and windows fills well but doesn't put enough pressure when it expands to cause issues.
You seem to have a good attitude about things don’t get frustrated you are doing a awesome job hang in there❤
Thank you so much! I try my best. It’s easier to not get frustrated when I’m sharing the journey with everyone here
Grinder should have the guard on and the handle on top. This protects from exploding discs and having the handle on top allows you to stop kick back. Kinda like you wouldn't put the chainsaw handle on the bottom of a saw.
By doing it all yourself, mistake included, you've easily saved thousands! Chin up, lesson learnt, crack on! Good work :)
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it!
What an amazing job. Way to go. Are you going to add 2" to the top of form boards? The plans look like you need foam on the outside of slab below grade? I guess you will add that after the pour and the forms are removed. You are doing fantastic. Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much! My form boards were actually taller than they needed to be thankfully so I don’t need to add extra height
Yes, and the insulation will go on the outside after the pour! I’m glad I did it this way because the insulation I chose ended up being 2.125” thick instead of 2”. That way I didn’t have to account for the depth of the foam in forming :)
Magnifique travail Biata, c'est formidable ! 🙌
FELICITATIONS et succès pour la suite. Amitiés. Christophe.
Thank you so very much! I appreciate it :)
its a learning challenge i built mine at 20 yo and yes i learned from my mistakes its the little things that get you every tine always check and double check and even triple check everything also invest in building you own home books it will help you never give up and always figure for waste and x tra saves trips to store you can always return what you don't use save the receipts good luck any question feel free to give me a message take care b safe
Bonojur et oui bien sur que jevais continuer a vous suivre avec un grand plaisir de voir autant de courage ...
Thank you so very much!
Happy mother's day. You are awesome. Good job.
Thank you so much!
Estou ansioso para ver sua casa pronta felicidades
Thank you so much!
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY and sometimes things happen and that is how you learn from it and it's all looking good and just remember to take your time and keep your head up and good luck and be safe and God bless you
Thank you so very much! I appreciate it!
Very nice and good job 👍 succesfull for you
Thank you so much!
DIY comes with a pricetag, but it is usually much lower than having the professionals do it. Mistakes happen, after all its DIY, not professional. As long as fixing it doesnt break your budget, its the teething problems of doing things yourself. Look at what you already have accomplished! 🤗
Thank you so much! And you’re so right, so thankful to be able to learn
? In my area we use all tread mounted in cement to provide a anchorage for pad to house, garage or other large structures to prevent wind,wind shear, tornadoes to slide structure from cement pad. We bolt one end on structure treated wood seal against cement and other end into cement secured like rebar requirements in your area.
Oh very cool! There’s a different slab people can do here with digging the footings 4’ down, doing concrete walls, filling it in, and pouring the slab. It’s not engineered though. Just a regular slab. It takes three separate concrete pours! We just chose the engineered route with in floor heating! Cheaper with concrete even with my mistake!
Biata don't be to hard on yourself. It is hard to know this stuff. I have built things all my life with my family. I screwed up and no one caught it until we put the roof trusses up. I didn't square my foundation from corner to corner. I figured the 2 sides that were already done were square. Wrong. So my corner was off. Happy mothers day my beautiful friend.
Oh man, that’s so tough, that would’ve been a tricky fix. Thank you so much for this
Ваша історія надихає! Бажаю Вам сили та міцного здоров'я!
Thank you so much!
You guys are getting there. Lots of hard work paying off with a really good foundation. Good foundation good house build over-all. Need to hire in a hydraulics engineer to address the flooding of the lower 40s.
Thank you so much! I’ve never heard of that type of engineer! Luckily we’re actually much higher than our wetlands. The videos are really deceiving! At least 1500ft of municipal roads would flood well before our home would be touched. 18’ elevation difference and 110ft back :).
Great videos I have always wanted to build but as an inner city resident never had the opportunity, Plans should be viewable clearly on your phone at any magnification. You view on phone issue losing clarity can be solved. its possibly two problems. Try reprint from cad to PDF at highest resolution. Its also possible your PDf viewer doesn't process detail and it needs setting change or another PDf viewer, PDF viewers often have settings to optimize speed or optimize resolution. select optimize resolution. Even if you fix the view on phone as an older viewer I would have a paper print set at the site and red pen the checking of every dimension.
Thank you so much for this. What I did wrong was screen shot it instead of saving it. That was my downfall. I just thought they were blurry because it was small, not because it had quality loss. So silly of me. I literally went to school for this lol
Thanks for the share, i'm building my own cabin, trust me, it is a tiny mistake. and, even a good one!
Thank you so much 😊
Complimenti per come lavori, bravissima
pull on the wire tyer as you make a circle with your hand
Happy Mother's Day greetings from Jamaica 🇯🇲.
Thank you so very much!
Are you finished with the metal work? There is a tool you can get that will make tieing the bars together easier. I have forgotten the name but you put the two rings of the wire and jest pull it. The tool dose the twisting.
Wow! Are you kidding that’s amazing haha! I am 99% done the metal work now! Can’t wait to show you next week :)
Pity sorry I am late with the info.
What's done is done, dont stop now, ahead ahead I say
Ahead! Only 3 more weeks until concrete!
Happy Mothers day young lady.! Don't sweat the mistake. Everyone makes them now and then.
So true and thank you so much!
Happy Mothers Day Biata 🙋🏼♂️🙋🏼♂️…… note always add footnotes of measurements that are easy to read… Enjoy your special day 🌷🌹👊🏼👊🏼🇺🇸🪚🔨
Thank you so much!
Happy Mothers day biata⚘, trips me out how you do all this by yourself, keep up the great work 😉👌
Thank you so much!
Your welcome 👊😊🤟
What about cutting all the extra out of the each p stirrup and going to Harbor freight or I guess up there it’s called Princess auto and buying a cheap welder and learning a new trade if you don’t already know how to weld metal and then you don’t have to buy the extra concrete?
I have to buy the extra concrete because it’s in my engineering plans :(
Wow, concrete is pricy in Canada. Here in California (where everything is usually expensive) a yard is $134 delivered.
You've saved yourself far more than $1000 in the labor you've done. Had a plumber quote me $1200 to connect a drain pipe to a shower pan. (it cost me $90 in supplies to do it myself)
Wow that's much cheaper! Although there's a bit of an exchange rate. WOW! Plumbing is so expensive. I've heard my home would've been quoted at least $20,000
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata Yeah, 20k wouldn't surprise me for plumbing.
Hi Biata what a great progress so amazing proud to see how you build wow you are such inspirtaion definitly greetings from the netherlands and great help from your lovely daughter
Thank you so much!
Haha..you got the spinnah! You've probably figured out by now, just pull a little tension on the wire ties and then spin, they'll snug themselves right up.
That sure sucks about having to add more concrete. Me being me....I'd be shortening them up. I'm also a welder.
Haha it was tricky to figure out at first but I got the hang of it! Very cool that you’re a welder! I’d love to learn! It would’ve been a smart idea to shorten the P stirrups. Although there were 114 of them haha! But because the plans called for 20” of concrete in the haunches I may have failed inspection if my inspector measured it
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata Heh..good. It takes a few times to get the hang of and only a couple of more to master.
I was just trying to think out of the box, a way to make things work without having to add more concrete. A guy with a welding machine...well...chop chop, zap zap. For something like that it wouldn't take long. I used to have structural steel certs. Marrying rebar back together is easy.
first happy mother’s day and dont let the little mistake get too ya you still savin money and it is turning out wonderful
Thank you so very much!
Your a amazing person and your do a wonderful job keep it up
Thank you so much Chris!
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!
It's just amazing what you're doing. If you weren't doing anything wrong you wouldn't be doing anything! Keep moving forward'
Thank you so much! You’re so right!
LOL. Love it. "I told you so". I don't know how you can read prints off your phone.
Hahaha 🤣
greetings from Vietnam to you, you did a great job congrats🎉
Thank you so much for watching all the way from Vietnam!
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata ❤️🌹
Happy mother's day you are amazing lady
Thank you so much 🥹
put a few rebar standing up about 12 above concrete surface in corner for a ground wire
Oh this is a really interesting thought. Is that if your house gets hit with lighting? For a grounding rod?
Or am I way off here haha?
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata yes and ground for all elect problems so look into it and have the rebar in place when you pour:)
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata you want your power grounded for saftey
its a magnificent endeavor might be certain to raise the rebar about 2 inches from the base of your form so concrete gets all the way under and around it... then again might check with someone else before going through the extra work.
Personally i would have staked the extra rebar into the ground to hold up the corners and the framed rebar so it would be easier to tie. however i don't think you wanted holes in your insulation.
that's a lot more than i would have imagined to go into a foundation
You’re totally right! I need to raise it 2” with rebar chairs :). Although supposedly it’s the last thing you do before concrete
Way more work goes into a foundation than I thought too! I’m blown away! My friend said it takes even longer than framing a home
Happy Mother's Day young lady, chin up everyone makes mistakes and all is good, foundation looks great and yes you should of listened to Craig. Lol keep up the great job
Haha I should get a mug for Craig that says “you should’ve listened to Craig” that’s a good Father’s Day gift idea 😂😂😂! Thank you so much!
happy mothers day to all the moms out there and happy mothers day Biata hope u have a great day.
Thank you so much! We all appreciate the well wishes ☺️
@@SimpleLivingwithBiata most welcome
Biata, don't worry about it. I work with a lot of contractors that make tons of mistakes along the way. " The biggest failure in life, is never giving yourself a chance to fail."
You’re so right. Thank you so much ☺️
If you come in at only 15% over estimate, you are doing great. The contractors make lots of mistakes too, but they hide them by pricing to absorb it and they won't tell you about it. You are doing great.
Thank you so much! I also hope you’re enjoying the binge watch of my videos haha. I’m reading all your comments
Wow you are working hard 😊
I appreciate it!
Even on my printed plans, there are issues with both legibility and where the engineers put the Wrong number in a couple of places. And yes, verified Wrong, by the engineers.
Oh gosh, I’m so sorry! That sucks!
I’m not much of a commenter, but this video popped up and I couldn’t help but laugh because I’m doing almost exactly the same thing, and while researching I found almost nobody doing quite the foundation my engineer had specified. My mistakes have been similar. I should have had a second hand for dirt work, because the “top” portions of the foundation (mine has three deep “ribs” through it like the outer edge) weren’t precise enough and I didn’t consider the impact that would have on the 7” slab with rebar and pex (in floor heat) in it, cutting 2” insulation to fit SUCKS, taping it sucks even more (especially when wet), and I’m sure we’re about to have the same amount of fun lining up anchor bolts, if you’re pre-installing those. If you haven’t already finished the rebar (I’m about to finish mine), my one newly learned tip is to be extremely careful with where the rebar lands in the poured concrete, including distance from the forms and insulation, but probably more importantly the distance from the surface.
Really great to see such a similar scenario to my own playing out, by someone willing to film it. Every time I start I lose patience for it as soon as the camera battery dies or card fills up.
Hey! Thanks for sharing this with me! I had a similar experience with researching this! There wasn’t a lot of good quality videos outlining every portion of a mono slab build. Cutting all that insulation was sooo much work. The p stirrups have a special place in h*ll lol. I never want to do that again
Do you think about the scope of work to be done before starting.
Yes