A backhoe would do the whole job in 4 hours . The time you save and the physical work would worth the cost . Usually they charge 75 dollars/hour plus a fee for taking it to your place.
Great question. Well, most codes want you to dig down to 12 inches for a foundation. Most home builders do 12 inches down and 12 inches up for a slab foundation. So, a total of 24 inches deep in beams parts of the slab. I ended up going with 24 inches down and 18 or 24 inches up. So, 48 inches of concrete in some places. I just liked the amount of strength the footing would have. Hope that helps! 🙏👍
Man, that soil sucks! The amount of effort to get those footings done. I feel your struggle! I would tell you that it gets easier after the foundation but it doesn’t really 😂
@@TheDIYCabinGuy Oh gosh. It’s around 95 degrees for the majority of the day but it’s gotten to like 105 or 106 before. I don’t show it the video the but I have about 2-3 gallons of water with me at all times.
Your attitude is uplifting, making your video enjoyable to watch. Good luck with your build.
Thank you so much!!!🙏👍
Jack Hammer Daryl! Let’s go!!!
Yessir! That jackhammer went to work!
Way to go! Next time buy some anti vibration gloves, yes they make these and they help. Great video!
Smart idea! I’ll look into that. 🙏👍
A backhoe would do the whole job in 4 hours . The time you save and the physical work would worth the cost . Usually they charge 75 dollars/hour plus a fee for taking it to your place.
You should have rented a skidsteer with a auguer attached could have finished in just a few hours
Next time, I’d get a skid steer with a hammer attachment for sure. But I don’t regret it. I learned a lot by going that slow. 🙏👍
I have a question I thought once you hit rock you don’t have to dig further . I thought that was the Goal when digging to do post and beams
Great question. Well, most codes want you to dig down to 12 inches for a foundation. Most home builders do 12 inches down and 12 inches up for a slab foundation. So, a total of 24 inches deep in beams parts of the slab. I ended up going with 24 inches down and 18 or 24 inches up. So, 48 inches of concrete in some places. I just liked the amount of strength the footing would have. Hope that helps! 🙏👍
@@darryldarks ooooo yes . That makes sense ! Thank you for your information !
Man, that soil sucks! The amount of effort to get those footings done. I feel your struggle!
I would tell you that it gets easier after the foundation but it doesn’t really 😂
Haha!!! Yeah, man. It’s definitely a beautiful struggle. That’s for sure.
@@darryldarks what kind of temperature are you getting during the day over there ?
@@TheDIYCabinGuy Oh gosh. It’s around 95 degrees for the majority of the day but it’s gotten to like 105 or 106 before. I don’t show it the video the but I have about 2-3 gallons of water with me at all times.
@@darryldarks that must be insane! Just got to survive the summer and it’ll be nice after
@@TheDIYCabinGuy Yeah. Exactly. It’s funny because you’re shoveling snow off of your subfloor. LOL.