Do a closed in hallway between the house and theater just do gable pitched roof on theater and less headache and not so expensive. No custom rafter needed you make it too hard. Keep it simple stupid.
I have faith in you and Roman getting the work done. I'm glad the harvest went well for all of you. I love how everyone came together to help out your neighbor with their harvest. Love to all the family!❤
I was a Paralegal Private Investigator m for 27 years. Mostly criminal defense, but some civil as well. You can remove the mechanics lien by posting a bond, or cash, to the court. That being said, dealing with builder issues, ask your attorney for a case for you to look at, as a beginning. Look up that case, and read it. Both sides will have filed numerous papers citing their version of the case. Your research will be reading their papers, and comparing their use of the cases. Mostly read the opponents papers. Each case they cite, do a research of how their case has been treated by other courts. Find where their case was not accepted, and why. Do that to each case. REMEMBER the difference between facts and law. Yep, lots of reading. AI might help, but are risky because they are not perfected yet.
So my Ex wife used to watch the TV show The Good Wife, and the Lawyer on the show uesed an investigator who was played by the Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan... Man I thought that Dude was the coolest Cat on TV. So now every time I think of an investigator for a law firm I think of Jeffrey Dean Morgan...... So you sir, are Jeffrey Dean Morgan..
This is excellent advice! If you could do this before the deposition, it would really benefit you! But for sure before the trial, if it goes to trial. You are likely playing a game of chicken, and may not go to court.
Not to read between the lines here; but if by chance Cole wanted to borrow money from the bank to finish the house he can’t do it with the mechanics lien on the property. I would hire a contractor to fix/finish what is wrong with the bin site then go to court try to get the lien to subordinate to the “construction loan” to fix bin site (and borrow enough to finish the house.). If they won’t sit behind the loan - add a punitive damages count to the lawsuit. Cole Nava and kids are literally being forced to delay other things in their lives because of a shoddy contractor! Prayers to the family 🙏🇺🇸
If the defendant fired his original counsel this tells me that the original attorney was recommending that they settle or was quoting an astronomical amount to defend him. Also he probably wanted the money up front. New counsel for the defendant will probably advise the same. No matter what happens you are on a strong footing with your case.
It can be just a stalling tactic as the contractor knows he has no case to defend his poor work. But the longer he can stretch it out over a number of harvest seasons he can prove a point that they have been using the bin site the whole time. As they should have never used the bins until the court proceedings were finished. As they could have used that in their favour.
@@danielmaher4701 Well, except of course that they've never been able to fill the bins up completely. It's only ever been partial use due to the structural weakness/damage and risk of it getting worse and collapsing, perhaps even injuring someone. The railings up top didn't hold up, either.
@@danielmaher4701 Which is why his father on his channel creatively videos the ongoing issues in real time. They are in Iowa, a large part of the population is directly involved in farming. Makes for a friendly and knowledgeable jury pool.
If you try to pour yourself, look into "keyed footers". You basically use a 2x4 down the middle of the footers to make a slot in the top of the footer. When the walls are then poured, it locks the bottom into the footers. It helps seal from water and prevents walls from moving on the footers.
Great job. I love watching the progress and hard work. As a senior adult, I would recommend to please give your wife an upstairs laundry room. You will never regret it especially if you plan on this being your forever home. In later years, a basement laundry room will be a hardship for her.
Great attitude Cole. In the midst of lawsuits and harvest, you’re raising a family, managing a huge farm with large financial losses, helping neighbors, tacking breakdowns, oh and building a large addition, amongst others things we’re not aware of. I’m 62 yet have learned a lot about being a man from your example.
It is really good that Cole is showing so many new people how our farming industry works. They are under water for about 360 days of the year. Then come up for air for, I am not kidding here, FIVE days then they sign the new loan documents for next seasons seed and fertilizer. At the same time they assess their land cost and machinery life expectancy. But if they do really well next year they might get six days!!
@@KenBissell-oq2ns it may not be quite that bad for CornStar Farms because some of their property is owned and paid for, but he has explained that the cost of seed and fertilizer went up by like 50% this year over last. If they were to take on more land the interest rate on the new loan would be 100% more now than January 2021. The cost of fuel ⛽️ - and they use a lot, is closer to $4.00 dollars a gallon, up from January 2021. Then you apply that against the price they can sell the beans and corn for; they had been forced to sell it right away after harvest because they grew more than they could store. They used to sell it almost all to the local co op, spot price, it fluctuated all over the place. So they decided to build their own $1,000,000 bin site. That way they could sell it when prices are high and hold it for a bit when low. It sells lower when it is just harvested because the market gets flooded with everyone bringing in their crops at the same time. Once the supply goes down the demand goes up-it could be hundreds of thousands more. Cole just mentioned how they had already pre sold some at a higher price (before harvest) - it is like a promise to deliver it ASAP. Now that supply has gone up the price has gone down by like $1.00 per bushel (he showed the $380,000 potential lower price if they sold it all now) if they had to they would not break even. That is from a pretty well run farm, imagine how quickly you could go broke if you don’t watch every dollar! I think I should work for CornStar farms-Cole could just read my comment as his next script. Lol. 🇺🇸
@@KenBissell-oq2ns Their statement that they have large financial losses is b.s. If that was the case how they get the funding to purchase new equipment. How could they afford to purchase the neighbor’s farm. How could Col afford to renovate the house and make huge extensions. I like the video posts a lot - and Col is a hard working and clever guy- but let’s take some of the statements made with a grain of salt.
@@gregoryscheihing6713 I appreciate the further explanation. I'm sure Cole could use your help, but he seems to have this well understood, and he can't afford it. It's an amazingly complex business model. Who is the co-op? Do they sell direct to end users? Fuel is a main driver in all this. Thanks Kamala, et. al.
I am a farmer/cattle feeder in Southwest Nebraska, I have been victimized by bank attorneys that attempted to steal my mothers farm after my fathers death. It’s a word I invented “Judicial Extortion” the criminal attorneys looked up or County Records and found that I am a landowner and knew that I would protect my assets. So several lawsuits were filed against mostly me and my family. I was forced to sit in Court and listen to attorneys from Omaha spew lies about me and the pinnacle bank attorney even claimed ownership of my fathers farm.
You have the right mindset. If you have access ro the knowledge you will do great. My only advice from building our house myself is start as early as possible in the day with your pour and have as many hands on site as you can muster. It puts everyone at ease
Thank you, Cole, for the update on the lawsuit. Still love hearing you call out, "Hey, Everybody! You're watching Cole the Cornstar!" -- Puts everything in your videos in prospective. "If you enjoy watching a 20 something farmer...etc." As you used to say... And now you are a husband and dad -With HUGE dreams still. The building of the "Million Dollar Bin Site" -- was an adventure. Then the disappointments set in. I watched Daddy Cornstar recently who obviously wanted to say more regarding his concerns: He just showed us on his face. The flaws are so dangerous... Prayers that all your plans go as you desire. Relying on yourself is the most important part of your plan. Roman has joined into your vision and breaks down each step. Thanks again.
D.C. just growls when he tries not to say something regarding his disappointment with “ things” I do the same, but I’m not in a lawsuit and I don’t make YT videos. Good for HIM 👍🏼
Again, Excellent advice! You can't imagine what a mess you will have if you have a form failure on 10' to 12' (or 14') walls. And the expense. And you will have trucks on there way that you can't stop, and are committed to paying for. And let me just say, my hat is off to you! I did some projects that I should not have done, but did anyway because I was young and confident. I do have a few rabbits that I pulled out, if you know what I mean! But I was not lucky every time. I am now at retirement age, and I am glad I did most of the things I did. BTW, My hat is off to you! God Bless you, your family, and your extended family!
Have you looked into tilt up construction for the foundation walls? I would recommend that. Or at least do the walls in sections by height-pretend that you are building a concrete grain bin. They do a few feet at a time.
Keep doing your own thing. It's what our country is missing. If everyone went back to working as hard as you this country would be a better place. You're doing great 👍
I agree. I've been watching Corn Star farms since the beginning and I'm impressed with Cole and his outlook on life and work on the farm and home. A shout out to Roman and his CAN DO attitude. He's come a long way these past years.
Cole😊 If you can't do anything else, get those footings & forms poured! I'm from MA. & family business is construction in ALL areas. Trust the process 😊
I totally agree with you. Cole should focus on getting the footers poured and the concrete set before winter hits. He is not going to want to be framing up that home theater once the snow flies. He should take a break and finish the home theater in Spring. IMHO.
@victoriaduquette9878 looked at Iowa temp average for their coldest month (jan) in varies from 4f in north west and 15f in south east for lows. That actually isn't un manageable for concrete work (there is additives that let concrete cure in cooler temps and if you covered and heated the area it would be doable) we have crews here that do it in much cold temps if they have too (our jan and Feb can see -40 or lower without a wind chill) The recommendation if you do have pours goes something like this "Counter the effects of freezing temperatures by doing any or all of the following steps: Add additional cement to your mix Add hot water instead of cold Heat the aggregates in the mix Add a chemical accelerator, such as calcium chloride or a non-chloride admixture Use a water-reducer to reduce bleed water Curing concrete during cold weather Since the curing stage is when the damage will be caused if you don’t take precautions, take precautions. Once you have poured the concrete, protect the concrete as it cures. Cold weather extends set times. The colder it gets, the longer your concrete takes to set. An industry rule of thumb says that every 10°C drop in concrete temperature will double the set time. So, a pour that sets in six hours at 20°C will take 12 hours at 10°C and 24 hours at -1°C. In winter months, you must protect and cure your concrete for at least five days. Use blankets or straw over the plastic to insulate the slab. If you leave the concrete exposed, or if you uncover it too soon, the top layer of the concrete can freeze and pop off. And even if it doesn’t freeze, the top will never be as tough as it would have been had it been protected." Of course tenting and heaters can help the process immeasurably and you can't forget the chemical reaction actually produces a small amount of heat
Cole, you need to BE the general contractor and push for final plans and hire a crew. You are making it easy for people to take advantage of you. Roman is priceless, but you and he will burn out if you don’t delegate more.
@@chrisallen2005 The point is that they should be thinking about how much of a settlement might seem adequate for them before it comes up in court. Basically, prepare for all possibilities.
But when the client keeps changing things how are they supposed to finish the design? The Cole is once again over simplifying things again saying “all i need is just this and this.” Well really the designers, which sound a bit more like engineers, can’t and won’t sign off until on just parts of it. They need it to be a complete design that cole won’t change on a whim
Having built a Log house of our own, I think you’re taking a huge risk by not having a firm set of plans. Just saying . I do like watching the challenges during the process.
Thank you Cole. Excellent video as usual. Continuing to pray for your bin site. Roman is the best. Happy that you met him and have him on your channel. Hope that he continues to be on your channel for a long time. And cant wait for the next video.
Cole, just this one time get a crew of concrete men who do this everyday. Because if you mess this up, you’ll have a bigger mess on your hands and from what I already see you’re already on your way which will cost more time and more money. On the other hand I admire your confidence and we all know you have the best coworker. RUclips isn’t the path to take when it comes to this Phase.
My dad was a self employed home contractor before I was born. When we were building his retirement shop, we did the footing rebar and pour, but got quotes for the walls and since they had metal wall forms, the cost to hire them was worth it to just hire the walls out and they were fast
I totally understand wanting to do the work on your home with your own hands. That being said, there are some things that are best left to professionals. The foundation for the addition is one of them. There is quite literally too much riding on it. Swallow your pride on this one, Cole. No one is going to think any less of you for it.
100%The footer is the most important part because if you screw that up your entire building could fall down...... with you in it. Also if you don't know how much concrete you need and where you need it how can you get the inspectors to pass everything. Just not something I would be risking my families safety on. I get wanting to do the work yourself but there are some things you don't watch a youtube video on to learn how to do.
LOL: Foundation guys are literally THE WORST of contractors. Utter Shit jobs. Maybe out there somewhere there is someone decent but I have NEVER found such a concrete contractor. Foundations tilted, unfilled, not even close to square etc etc etc. Maybe YOU know of one which is decent, in my 40 years of general contracting and Electrical work I have NEVER seen such a unicorn.
Yea, that youtube video should have told him your footers don't need to be 4' wide and 2' deep. I've done concrete for 12 years and I've never seen a 4' wide footer. I've built 16' high retaining walls on footers half that size. Just a waste of money. Footers in my area are only 8" thick and 16" wide. Below frost line, witch is 18-24" in my area. For what he is building, id go 24-30" wide and about 12-16" thick with 8 pieces of rebar, 4 towards bottom and 4 towards top, be plenty and half the cost. Concrete is over $200/ cubic yard in my area, so your talking over 10,000 in concrete alone you dont need. Gotta get them tax exemptions somewhere tho, all this on the house is definitely being put on the tax sheet for the youtube business. No way you make them footers that big for anything other than tax evasion.
@@jacobmay4220 Your mileage may vary. Casting aspersions on Cole's choices (based on what his architect and engineers are telling him) and suggesting a financial manipulation is just plain rude.
THANK YOU for the update! Your family is good, honest & hard working in all you do and expect the same when hiring people to do work for you - Nothing wrong with that! Continue to stay positive about the bin site - it will be resolved! Will continue to keep you and family in our prayers!
Talk to Matt at Diesel Creek about how he did the footers and basement walls in his new house build in PA. The perimeter drain was part of the forms that stayed behind.
I remember when you 1st said that you had a dream of renovating the house and building an underground movie theatre.. Glad to see that your dream is coming alive... 💥... the transformation of the farm in whole is quite impressive to... your grandfather would be soooo proud of you and of the great progress you have made so far.. and you should be proud of what you have achieved to date also... these things take time and time and man power is all we have..
Cole. I think I started watching your channel shortly after Grandpa Ray died. You are doing a good job keep up the great work! Seeing ALL your videos it has been amazing progress-it is funny hearing you talk about this or that along the way. I remember seeing each step of your journey. Good luck with adventures! BTW Roman has been a huge help in so many ways, he is a good friend!! I don’t wish to slight anyone else, you have a great family and network.
Hi youung man I'm old enough to be your Mom/Granny letting you know you remind me of my Son anyways I talked to God I don't pray very often like this due to my pain of why my Son 18yrs old and my Daughter 23 yrs old both had to die of illnesses. I miss being a mom and thats why I like watching you your so Smart and a Asset to Society by being a Good and Honest citizen, working hard to achieve your Goals in life and help your family. I believe my Son to would have been just like you So I hope you Win your court battles 💪and Stay Healthy and be Happy, take care look forward to more vids😊
I'm surd he's listening, I wish I had an answare as to why this has happened, what I do know is you are a wonderful mother simply the fact you've maintained and are still here, that's alot of will power and patience only a mother could express, I don't know you but want to say I love you and never stop talking to the good lord and ignore the hateful lost individuals you may come across, kinda like the first clown that is totally incompetent, you find peace and comfort wherever you can, as long as I'm around ill do my best to be a freind to you, ttyl and have an awesome Sunday today!!!!
@@karlreinke9653 More important question, can he do it right? Because this pretty hole is a cluster-f. The pump truck will pump concrete where you tell him to. I can't wait to see them doing all their own rebar.
Cole on you underground theater walls you need to look at ICF, it insulates the walls and is the form you do not have to remove, otherwise, the forms are very labor intensive and are very expensive to rent. Perkins brothers are building a house where the poured a basement wall using forms and sent over 30k just on form rental alone. Geoff Beal of Bealy Good Farms is building an ICF home with a ICF pool and you might check his project, he is a RUclips content creator
My basement was done with ICF by a concrete contractor who didn't know what he was doing. It was an utter disaster. His lack of experience made for a LOT of tear down, rebuild, re-excavate, re-foot... a mess. If Cole were using a concrete contractor, it might be a good choice, but he seems to want to do it himself, and enjoys learning by doing.
@@J4Julz I seen the form system collapse because they one setting them up did not know what they was doing, and they are very expensive to rent. The amount Cole will need will be every bit of $50k to $60k, and the Perkins brothers crew took a month to set the forms up. ICF is more forgiving and depending on the brand of ICF forms hold classes to teach how to use ICF correctly.
Use ICF's for your foundation walls. They will save you a TON of time and money, and bring a tremendous amount of R-value, saving you a ton on insulation. Those will not be complicated foundation walls --- easy peasy for ICF's. Roman is a smart guy. He'll figure out how to do ICF's in no time. WAY less work that building forms for poured walls.
I couldn't agree more. It's a perfect situation for ICF. I suggested it when Cole asked for options. I'm surprised he hasn't jumped all over it. Don't forget the fiberglass re-bar.
Cole, you are quite the inspirationalist. Not many would tackle this dream on their own, but hard work does pay off in the end. You are taking great care of your family. Kudos and prayers for all!
Cole , let face facts , Your not building an underground movie theater, You’re building a nuclear bomb shelter 😂❤ love to you and all the family!!! Good luck and may Gods blessings continue to guide your journey 😊
You've got a great outlook Cole! That's what we all need more of 😊 it's incredible to watch what you're all accomplishing. When we redid our house it was just me, my husband, and my parents - so I get the feeling. You guys got this, it's just the investment of time. Awesome work so far 👏 a good amount is accomplished
I remember installing the bin manager equipment on this site and have been wondering how things where going glad to know you still going strong. It was a fun install with a night time repell
Here in Colorado we have expansive soil. Long foundation walls have buttress walls inside the basement every so many feet. This is to push back on any horizontal forces from the soil. Soil conditions in Iowa I know are different. But this is something to check on if you have not done so. - Good Luck
the hardest part of any build is getting it up out the ground for the side walls use proper shutters with steel bars when you pour the side walls srart at one side and do it in layers with a constant flow of Concrete trucks running use a pump truck to get right round the total area of the outside walls best of luck
Good luck on the bin site. Your concrete needs to be poured soon because the temperatures are only going to get lower. Good luck on the concrete pour also
One step at a time! My humble advice. Make sure you have enough cover on your re bar. Use a vibrating poker when placing your concrete to remove air bubbles. Get your starter bars for your walls aligned. Try to cast a concrete kicker for your walls to help with placing your vertical wall formwork
ICF’s are the way to go especially with a Very small crew. Remember how much you “learned” about concrete form blow outs. ICF forms & pour is way way quicker
Sounds nice, but you do not save ANY money pouring your own foundations and without the LARGE expensive foundation supports, your foundations will be MORE expensive. You have to at minimum rent the temporary structural supports even for ICF. Have seen many HORRIFIC ICF foundations(even short ones) which were bent, warped, twisted, etc. Yes, I have done 8ft concrete walls before. I recommend, post and beam and ditch the standard foundations. Use Brick inbetween the posts. You get insulattion as well and quick to do for the Common Joe without specialized concrete foundation structural support.
@@w8stralmy local lumberyard rents the bracing for free if you buy your materials from them. My parents did an ICF basement and regret not doing the main floor too.
@@fredtheuberdriver as with any construction do it right proper support, proper alignment, use a string line to maintain alignment, pour in lifts while vibrating each lift, make sure the footing is level . It all depends on the footing! O matter what method you use you have to pour all walls at the same time no cold joints it will take several people. I have seen several school walls built entirely as well as houses with ICFs.
Love to see a young person, or any person at this point, who educates themselves on their own business instead of complaining things aren't going their way. Then compounding the problem by not doing anything to educate themselves on the subject so they can problem solve and turn things around. You are the type of young person we need to propel this country forward. Keep up the good work!
kinda hard to tell the guy that owns the farm that he isnt allowed to climb on his bin though. DC isnt a crippled old man, he is a fully abled hard working farmer.
With your plans for footer drains, you should look into using a product called form a drain which you install before pouring your footer. It also acts as forms for the footer, so it will fill in the gaps you have now.
What an amazing mansion you will have when it is finished! Cole, you mentioned the "s" word. Today, up in western Wisconsin, some of the area did have their first snow. It's been warm up here also until today. The next few days are to be only in the 50's for highs. Glad that you guys are done with harvest, now you can concentrate on building! 😊
Hey Cole, I’m a PE in transportation, but I can say from building bridges, don’t smooth finish your footing where the vertical wall connects to the footer, keep it rough. Also, run a 2x4 between the J-bars for the vertical wall. The keyed section from the footer to the wall will help keep water pressure from pushing your wall at the footer. Also, make sure you put way more horizontal support on your walls, the worst thing that can happen is your wall forms bust during the pour!
You guys are doing a terrific job from what I can see! You also do a GREAT JOB explaining everything that is going on with both, the lawsuit And the construction you are going to be doing!! Keep up the AWESOME job Cole and Roman and Justin!! 😊
Court cases are carried along to long. Have the two sides present their case jury decides. Shouldn't take years, the only ones who benefit are the attorneys.
Unfortunately that is true. However, no one wants to appoint or elect judges and courthouse built. Too many lawyers around too few courtroom. That is the problem.
If you cut a large culvert pipe in half lengthwise, that will give you a 20' chute that you could use to reach the footer all the way around your site. Save the pumper truck expense for the poured walls. Your concrete contractor friends may have one you can borrow, or you can exchange the chute with them for some labor once you are done with it.
Yep. I feel the same way Cole. Nice warmish weather for the next "couple" of months and let the snow fly in April! Thank you for sharing in your videos! It's just a walk down memory lane for me of all the things I had (naively) done myself!
Are you saying that living with his parents isn't quality family time? And he's not finishing the movie theater before he finishes the whole house. But he has to build the movie theater foundation in order to build the farm office and master bedroom.
what are you talking about? Cole and his family agreed on reworking this house and it also included this addition, this is what they want. No clue why you think this is a decision between his family and a theatre?
@@WinthropWarriors HAHAHAHA you think he is building this huge house addition and doing it WITHOUT his wifes approval then? You dont think he had a long talk with his parents about moving in with them for a lengthy time while they rebuild this house? You think they just showed up at the door one night and begged to be let in? No, they didnt, they all had a huge discussion about how this will play out. I never said he made a video where they all sat around the table and let us all in on these talks. I said they talked about the plans and obviously agreed on them since they moved in with them and they all seem fine with it.
The main problem I see with the Bin Site Law Suit, is that the contractor will not come back and repair the foundation of the wet grain bin. The Contractor would rather file bankruptcy and eventually re open under a different name. So, they will drag their feet until a settlement is reached. In the end you will not be made whole. The Bin Site will work, but not at 100% . So be prepared for the settlement negotiations and / or the contractor going out of business. You may want to get several quotes on replacing the foundation of the wet bin and repairing the issues on the pit. The quotes will be at "retail" not at the cost of the contractor, but hey, you need as much leverage as you can muster. I would suggest that you continue to document the issues as much as you can. Prepare a chronology of events and keep it current. It will help your memory and strengthen your case. You may want to video a presentation of how well the bin site worked this season BUT only because the grain was so dry, that you did not need to use the pit to its full capacity AND you did not need to use the wet bin. Do Not Publish the Video. But, what do I know, I am just some faceless entity over the internet.
Haven't watched your videos in like 2 years but you looking very healthy and rested considering all the hard work you do. Although it isn't really work when you enjoy it and it's for yourself. Keep up what you are doing. Really on top of your game.
Australia, and we had "sweet corn" on the cob, today, steamed/boiled and then chilled for a picnic. Cole, you teach well! I looked for the "milk line" and it was fairly far up to the top of the kernels, and no dark spots at the bottom. So, young corn. ;-)
Not A Silly goose Cole . Just a little toooooo nice . Request a completion date on blueprints. ASAP . Love all your channel and your dads too . Sending hug from up here in Canada. ( we understand too nice lol )
for the forms, what you want to do is make the space bigger and do full wood forms with metal stakes using 2x12 or whatever size board, I haven't ever seen a hybrid dirt wood form in a project of that size... you might pull it off, but I think you want to do just all wood forms... but what do I know, I'm just a guy watching RUclips, not a contractor or concrete professional, it doesn't have to be perfect because if you use block walls the grout will allow you to compensate for any bumps or uneven areas by putting more or less grout... that's one of the main reasons to use grout, gives you wiggle room and the ability to break it out and fix and repair it later... i watch the mike haduck channel for concrete know how... when you pour those big forms you probably want to have 4-6 guys there to help you smooth and level it so you can get it all done before the truck leaves...
I used to work for a company that made concrete septic tanks, we poured our concrete into steel forms but before we would pour we use a mixture of old motor oil (save all your oil after changing in your vehicles) an gasoline, of course the gasoline would thin the oil down and we would spray the forms so the concrete wouldn't stick an the tanks pull right from the forms with no trouble at all,..... To make a long story short, spray your forms with gasoline an old motor oil to prevent sticking ..... I'm sure that's probably common knowledge but I'm just trying to help 😂 good luck and I can't wait to see how the house turns out
It definitely should not take 7 to 8 months to design your addition. Three months is more than enough time for architectural, structural, and MEP to complete their designs. To put it into perspective, we helped design MEP on the Devon tower in OKC in less than 8 months. That's roughly 1.8 million square feet of space.
As Someone who is also going through the courts for the first time (Major workers comp) I've been deemed Partially-Disabled they Seem to think 15-20% its A Rough Road But after 2 and a half years I'm finally nearing the End, Hopefully Yours doesn't Take as Long and you get what is Fair to you. Court isn't fun I've hated this whole process but nothing I can do. Praying For a Good Resolution for you!
Thanks for the update Cole. Couple of questions. What would you do different next time if you had your time again or were to build another Bin Site to avoid this mess? (if anything) Is one of the reasons you are doing the house yourself partly because of what happened with the bin site? Loving see you take on this work and would like to see you and Roman build a bin site yourselves.
Well the good thing about the lawsuit, you video taped EVERYTHING! what we saw plus I’m sure tons of footage that we never saw so I’m sure that would help. Fingers crossed for you guys!
For your Foundation Wall just use a ICF System. Stacking Styrofoam Blocks like Lego is Easy and Fast. You put the rebar in while you go. Poor cement in between the outer Styro Shell to make the real Cement Wall. They know how high you can stack and poor in one go. and thats incredeible how high that works. But you can make it verry conservative in 2 or 3 layers. With ICF you could have your Foundation walls up and poored in less as 2 Weeks and starting the joist and above ground framing before the Winter.
No disrespect to Cole, Roman and anyone else. Please have a contractor involved for the footings . Playing with concrete at this time of the year is no joke.
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advise: ask a DUTCH architect firm for a quick offer. they are really good with speed, efficiency and not letting you wait.
@@tostyjoost Because they have superpowers of being Dutch?
Do a closed in hallway between the house and theater just do gable pitched roof on theater and less headache and not so expensive. No custom rafter needed you make it too hard. Keep it simple stupid.
I have faith in you and Roman getting the work done. I'm glad the harvest went well for all of you. I love how everyone came together to help out your neighbor with their harvest. Love to all the family!❤
I was a Paralegal Private Investigator m for 27 years. Mostly criminal defense, but some civil as well. You can remove the mechanics lien by posting a bond, or cash, to the court. That being said, dealing with builder issues, ask your attorney for a case for you to look at, as a beginning. Look up that case, and read it. Both sides will have filed numerous papers citing their version of the case. Your research will be reading their papers, and comparing their use of the cases. Mostly read the opponents papers. Each case they cite, do a research of how their case has been treated by other courts. Find where their case was not accepted, and why. Do that to each case. REMEMBER the difference between facts and law. Yep, lots of reading. AI might help, but are risky because they are not perfected yet.
So my Ex wife used to watch the TV show The Good Wife, and the Lawyer on the show uesed an investigator who was played by the Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan... Man I thought that Dude was the coolest Cat on TV. So now every time I think of an investigator for a law firm I think of Jeffrey Dean Morgan...... So you sir, are Jeffrey Dean Morgan..
This is excellent advice! If you could do this before the deposition, it would really benefit you! But for sure before the trial, if it goes to trial. You are likely playing a game of chicken, and may not go to court.
Excellent! You really narrowed it down.
@@nerosredemption1248 Archie Panjabi was great in The Good Wife also, she played the female private investigator Kalinda Sharma.
Not to read between the lines here; but if by chance Cole wanted to borrow money from the bank to finish the house he can’t do it with the mechanics lien on the property. I would hire a contractor to fix/finish what is wrong with the bin site then go to court try to get the lien to subordinate to the “construction loan” to fix bin site (and borrow enough to finish the house.). If they won’t sit behind the loan - add a punitive damages count to the lawsuit. Cole Nava and kids are literally being forced to delay other things in their lives because of a shoddy contractor! Prayers to the family 🙏🇺🇸
If the defendant fired his original counsel this tells me that the original attorney was recommending that they settle or was quoting an astronomical amount to defend him. Also he probably wanted the money up front. New counsel for the defendant will probably advise the same. No matter what happens you are on a strong footing with your case.
It can be just a stalling tactic as the contractor knows he has no case to defend his poor work. But the longer he can stretch it out over a number of harvest seasons he can prove a point that they have been using the bin site the whole time.
As they should have never used the bins until the court proceedings were finished. As they could have used that in their favour.
100% a stall
@@danielmaher4701 Well, except of course that they've never been able to fill the bins up completely. It's only ever been partial use due to the structural weakness/damage and risk of it getting worse and collapsing, perhaps even injuring someone. The railings up top didn't hold up, either.
No one wins in court except the lawyers. You didn't pay and they didn't come back. The jury will say you're both idiots.
@@danielmaher4701 Which is why his father on his channel creatively videos the ongoing issues in real time. They are in Iowa, a large part of the population is directly involved in farming. Makes for a friendly and knowledgeable jury pool.
If you try to pour yourself, look into "keyed footers".
You basically use a 2x4 down the middle of the footers to make a slot in the top of the footer. When the walls are then poured, it locks the bottom into the footers. It helps seal from water and prevents walls from moving on the footers.
@@msack6904 He knows that!
@@msack6904 he knows that !!!
Running a bentonite waterstop in the keyway is an excellent way to prevent water infiltration at the cold joint
Great job. I love watching the progress and hard work. As a senior adult, I would recommend to please give your wife an upstairs laundry room. You will never regret it especially if you plan on this being your forever home. In later years, a basement laundry room will be a hardship for her.
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Great attitude Cole. In the midst of lawsuits and harvest, you’re raising a family, managing a huge farm with large financial losses, helping neighbors, tacking breakdowns, oh and building a large addition, amongst others things we’re not aware of.
I’m 62 yet have learned a lot about being a man from your example.
It is really good that Cole is showing so many new people how our farming industry works. They are under water for about 360 days of the year. Then come up for air for, I am not kidding here, FIVE days then they sign the new loan documents for next seasons seed and fertilizer. At the same time they assess their land cost and machinery life expectancy. But if they do really well next year they might get six days!!
@@gregoryscheihing6713 What is the reason for this? I would guess price controls, or imports or what?
@@KenBissell-oq2ns it may not be quite that bad for CornStar Farms because some of their property is owned and paid for, but he has explained that the cost of seed and fertilizer went up by like 50% this year over last. If they were to take on more land the interest rate on the new loan would be 100% more now than January 2021. The cost of fuel ⛽️ - and they use a lot, is closer to $4.00 dollars a gallon, up from January 2021. Then you apply that against the price they can sell the beans and corn for; they had been forced to sell it right away after harvest because they grew more than they could store. They used to sell it almost all to the local co op, spot price, it fluctuated all over the place. So they decided to build their own $1,000,000 bin site. That way they could sell it when prices are high and hold it for a bit when low. It sells lower when it is just harvested because the market gets flooded with everyone bringing in their crops at the same time. Once the supply goes down the demand goes up-it could be hundreds of thousands more. Cole just mentioned how they had already pre sold some at a higher price (before harvest) - it is like a promise to deliver it ASAP. Now that supply has gone up the price has gone down by like $1.00 per bushel (he showed the $380,000 potential lower price if they sold it all now) if they had to they would not break even. That is from a pretty well run farm, imagine how quickly you could go broke if you don’t watch every dollar! I think I should work for CornStar farms-Cole could just read my comment as his next script. Lol. 🇺🇸
@@KenBissell-oq2ns Their statement that they have large financial losses is b.s. If that was the case how they get the funding to purchase new equipment. How could they afford to purchase the neighbor’s farm. How could Col afford to renovate the house and make huge extensions.
I like the video posts a lot - and Col is a hard working and clever guy- but let’s take some of the statements made with a grain of salt.
@@gregoryscheihing6713 I appreciate the further explanation. I'm sure Cole could use your help, but he seems to have this well understood, and he can't afford it.
It's an amazingly complex business model. Who is the co-op? Do they sell direct to end users?
Fuel is a main driver in all this. Thanks Kamala, et. al.
I am a farmer/cattle feeder in Southwest Nebraska, I have been victimized by bank attorneys that attempted to steal my mothers farm after my fathers death. It’s a word I invented “Judicial Extortion” the criminal attorneys looked up or County Records and found that I am a landowner and knew that I would protect my assets. So several lawsuits were filed against mostly me and my family. I was forced to sit in Court and listen to attorneys from Omaha spew lies about me and the pinnacle bank attorney even claimed ownership of my fathers farm.
Sounds like a use case for pitchforks
You have the right mindset. If you have access ro the knowledge you will do great. My only advice from building our house myself is start as early as possible in the day with your pour and have as many hands on site as you can muster. It puts everyone at ease
Thank you, Cole, for the update on the lawsuit. Still love hearing you call out, "Hey, Everybody! You're watching Cole the Cornstar!" -- Puts everything in your videos in prospective. "If you enjoy watching a 20 something farmer...etc." As you used to say... And now you are a husband and dad -With HUGE dreams still. The building of the "Million Dollar Bin Site" -- was an adventure. Then the disappointments set in. I watched Daddy Cornstar recently who obviously wanted to say more regarding his concerns: He just showed us on his face. The flaws are so dangerous... Prayers that all your plans go as you desire. Relying on yourself is the most important part of your plan. Roman has joined into your vision and breaks down each step. Thanks again.
D.C. just growls when he tries not to say something regarding his disappointment with “ things” I do the same, but I’m not in a lawsuit and I don’t make YT videos. Good for HIM 👍🏼
Lesson learned Get a Pump Truck to Pour All the Basement and hire a Contractor!
Again, Excellent advice! You can't imagine what a mess you will have if you have a form failure on 10' to 12' (or 14') walls. And the expense. And you will have trucks on there way that you can't stop, and are committed to paying for. And let me just say, my hat is off to you! I did some projects that I should not have done, but did anyway because I was young and confident. I do have a few rabbits that I pulled out, if you know what I mean! But I was not lucky every time. I am now at retirement age, and I am glad I did most of the things I did. BTW, My hat is off to you! God Bless you, your family, and your extended family!
Have you looked into tilt up construction for the foundation walls? I would recommend that. Or at least do the walls in sections by height-pretend that you are building a concrete grain bin. They do a few feet at a time.
He's doing it Himself. 😮
Keep doing your own thing. It's what our country is missing. If everyone went back to working as hard as you this country would be a better place. You're doing great 👍
I agree. I've been watching Corn Star farms since the beginning and I'm impressed with Cole and his outlook on life and work on the farm and home. A shout out to Roman and his CAN DO attitude. He's come a long way these past years.
Agreed
Cole😊 If you can't do anything else, get those footings & forms poured! I'm from MA. & family business is construction in ALL areas. Trust the process 😊
I totally agree with you. Cole should focus on getting the footers poured and the concrete set before winter hits. He is not going to want to be framing up that home theater once the snow flies. He should take a break and finish the home theater in Spring. IMHO.
@victoriaduquette9878 looked at Iowa temp average for their coldest month (jan) in varies from 4f in north west and 15f in south east for lows. That actually isn't un manageable for concrete work (there is additives that let concrete cure in cooler temps and if you covered and heated the area it would be doable) we have crews here that do it in much cold temps if they have too (our jan and Feb can see -40 or lower without a wind chill)
The recommendation if you do have pours goes something like this
"Counter the effects of freezing temperatures by doing any or all of the following steps:
Add additional cement to your mix
Add hot water instead of cold
Heat the aggregates in the mix
Add a chemical accelerator, such as calcium chloride or a non-chloride admixture
Use a water-reducer to reduce bleed water
Curing concrete during cold weather
Since the curing stage is when the damage will be caused if you don’t take precautions, take precautions. Once you have poured the concrete, protect the concrete as it cures. Cold weather extends set times. The colder it gets, the longer your concrete takes to set.
An industry rule of thumb says that every 10°C drop in concrete temperature will double the set time. So, a pour that sets in six hours at 20°C will take 12 hours at 10°C and 24 hours at -1°C.
In winter months, you must protect and cure your concrete for at least five days. Use blankets or straw over the plastic to insulate the slab. If you leave the concrete exposed, or if you uncover it too soon, the top layer of the concrete can freeze and pop off. And even if it doesn’t freeze, the top will never be as tough as it would have been had it been protected."
Of course tenting and heaters can help the process immeasurably and you can't forget the chemical reaction actually produces a small amount of heat
@mosconi0359 Hi, it's nice that you agree 👍 We're both right👏👏
We always pray 🙏🏻 for you and your whole family . God bless you all . Love your site ❤
One of the reasons I'm enthralled with your videos is because you aren't afraid to learn, experiment, and do what you want. Keep it up!
Exactly! Younger minds really do have the stamina and more of a future to work for!
Cole, you need to BE the general contractor and push for final plans and hire a crew. You are making it easy for people to take advantage of you. Roman is priceless, but you and he will burn out if you don’t delegate more.
Cole needs to hire a general contractor who knows about construction beyond watching a couple RUclips videos.
@@benhur520 yep he is fixxin to learn a lesson on those walls...hopefully they dont get someone hurt ...
@TheKeyMargo hes fine i doubt hes in that much of a hurry and when harvesting ends hell be back to doing his construction
The thing is he keeps changing the plans, so how the heck are they meant to get finalised plans to him if every other week he is changing stuff?
The closer you get to court date the more likely there will be a settlement! Know exactly what you want!
My husband is a retired Judge! 20 years on bench!
@@TheFLYLADY What is your point?
@@chrisallen2005 The point is that they should be thinking about how much of a settlement might seem adequate for them before it comes up in court. Basically, prepare for all possibilities.
@ juries are fickle! It is always good to settle!
by the way love your books and channel
You may really want to rethink the architects. They have been ‘designing’ this for 7 months. That really is excessive based on my work with architects
Right! I would move on to others, if you dont have money already invested
But when the client keeps changing things how are they supposed to finish the design? The Cole is once again over simplifying things again saying “all i need is just this and this.” Well really the designers, which sound a bit more like engineers, can’t and won’t sign off until on just parts of it. They need it to be a complete design that cole won’t change on a whim
Yes . Absolutely
@@vespermk. Very true, however how do we know that is the case .
Having built a Log house of our own, I think you’re taking a huge risk by not having a firm set of plans. Just saying . I do like watching the challenges during the process.
Thank you Cole. Excellent video as usual. Continuing to pray for your bin site. Roman is the best. Happy that you met him and have him on your channel. Hope that he continues to be on your channel for a long time. And cant wait for the next video.
Cole, just this one time get a crew of concrete men who do this everyday. Because if you mess this up, you’ll have a bigger mess on your hands and from what I already see you’re already on your way which will cost more time and more money. On the other hand I admire your confidence and we all know you have the best coworker. RUclips isn’t the path to take when it comes to this Phase.
My dad was a self employed home contractor before I was born. When we were building his retirement shop, we did the footing rebar and pour, but got quotes for the walls and since they had metal wall forms, the cost to hire them was worth it to just hire the walls out and they were fast
At 17:00 he said he has concrete professionals he is in contact with.
I totally understand wanting to do the work on your home with your own hands. That being said, there are some things that are best left to professionals. The foundation for the addition is one of them. There is quite literally too much riding on it. Swallow your pride on this one, Cole. No one is going to think any less of you for it.
100%The footer is the most important part because if you screw that up your entire building could fall down...... with you in it. Also if you don't know how much concrete you need and where you need it how can you get the inspectors to pass everything. Just not something I would be risking my families safety on. I get wanting to do the work yourself but there are some things you don't watch a youtube video on to learn how to do.
LOL: Foundation guys are literally THE WORST of contractors. Utter Shit jobs. Maybe out there somewhere there is someone decent but I have NEVER found such a concrete contractor. Foundations tilted, unfilled, not even close to square etc etc etc. Maybe YOU know of one which is decent, in my 40 years of general contracting and Electrical work I have NEVER seen such a unicorn.
Yea, that youtube video should have told him your footers don't need to be 4' wide and 2' deep. I've done concrete for 12 years and I've never seen a 4' wide footer. I've built 16' high retaining walls on footers half that size. Just a waste of money. Footers in my area are only 8" thick and 16" wide. Below frost line, witch is 18-24" in my area. For what he is building, id go 24-30" wide and about 12-16" thick with 8 pieces of rebar, 4 towards bottom and 4 towards top, be plenty and half the cost. Concrete is over $200/ cubic yard in my area, so your talking over 10,000 in concrete alone you dont need. Gotta get them tax exemptions somewhere tho, all this on the house is definitely being put on the tax sheet for the youtube business. No way you make them footers that big for anything other than tax evasion.
No way, you got this cole
@@jacobmay4220 Your mileage may vary. Casting aspersions on Cole's choices (based on what his architect and engineers are telling him) and suggesting a financial manipulation is just plain rude.
Thanks for the update Cole! See you in the next one! 😉😎
THANK YOU for the update! Your family is good, honest & hard working in all you do and expect the same when hiring people to do work for you - Nothing wrong with that! Continue to stay positive about the bin site - it will be resolved! Will continue to keep you and family in our prayers!
100% agree
Talk to Matt at Diesel Creek about how he did the footers and basement walls in his new house build in PA. The perimeter drain was part of the forms that stayed behind.
And like Matt, hire the pros and get a good job done fast.
Thanks for the updates, Cole. Hopefully, the bin site lawsuit will be resolved soon in your favor. Truly enjoy your and D.C's videos.
ICF forms/walls is an excellent choice for your climate and easily done yourself if you follow the guidelines. And already insulated.
We have an ICF house. Can withstand 150 mph winds and has an R-value (insulation) of 55 which is amazing. It’s a frikken fortress and I love it.
I remember when you 1st said that you had a dream of renovating the house and building an underground movie theatre.. Glad to see that your dream is coming alive... 💥... the transformation of the farm in whole is quite impressive to... your grandfather would be soooo proud of you and of the great progress you have made so far.. and you should be proud of what you have achieved to date also... these things take time and time and man power is all we have..
Thanks for taking us along on this unique thing.
Looking forward to seeing all of this come together!!
Cole. I think I started watching your channel shortly after Grandpa Ray died. You are doing a good job keep up the great work! Seeing ALL your videos it has been amazing progress-it is funny hearing you talk about this or that along the way. I remember seeing each step of your journey. Good luck with adventures! BTW Roman has been a huge help in so many ways, he is a good friend!! I don’t wish to slight anyone else, you have a great family and network.
Hi youung man I'm old enough to be your Mom/Granny letting you know you remind me of my Son anyways I talked to God I don't pray very often like this due to my pain of why my Son 18yrs old and my Daughter 23 yrs old both had to die of illnesses. I miss being a mom and thats why I like watching you your so Smart and a Asset to Society by being a Good and Honest citizen, working hard to achieve your Goals in life and help your family. I believe my Son to would have been just like you So I hope you Win your court battles 💪and Stay Healthy and be Happy, take care look forward to more vids😊
Why do people think strangers care about every little ailment?
@@benhur520 This lady's 2 children have passed away I wouldn't call their deaths little ailments. Your comment is cold and uncalled for.
@@benhur520- Lame comment
@@benhur520 The VERY WORST thing in life is to lose your Children, THINK ABOUT THAT before you make a comment. 🇦🇺
I'm surd he's listening, I wish I had an answare as to why this has happened, what I do know is you are a wonderful mother simply the fact you've maintained and are still here, that's alot of will power and patience only a mother could express, I don't know you but want to say I love you and never stop talking to the good lord and ignore the hateful lost individuals you may come across, kinda like the first clown that is totally incompetent, you find peace and comfort wherever you can, as long as I'm around ill do my best to be a freind to you, ttyl and have an awesome Sunday today!!!!
That site looks amazing. That Mr. Roman is unbelievable with his work. A big help!
So, you think that big hole in the ground is amazing do you.😉
@ yes ! Can you do better?
@@karlreinke9653 More important question, can he do it right? Because this pretty hole is a cluster-f. The pump truck will pump concrete where you tell him to. I can't wait to see them doing all their own rebar.
@@karlreinke9653 Absolutely
Cole on you underground theater walls you need to look at ICF, it insulates the walls and is the form you do not have to remove, otherwise, the forms are very labor intensive and are very expensive to rent.
Perkins brothers are building a house where the poured a basement wall using forms and sent over 30k just on form rental alone.
Geoff Beal of Bealy Good Farms is building an ICF home with a ICF pool and you might check his project, he is a RUclips content creator
My basement was done with ICF by a concrete contractor who didn't know what he was doing. It was an utter disaster. His lack of experience made for a LOT of tear down, rebuild, re-excavate, re-foot... a mess. If Cole were using a concrete contractor, it might be a good choice, but he seems to want to do it himself, and enjoys learning by doing.
@@J4Julz There some good youtubers doing ICF Dirt perfect and NYA millennial tells you how to do it. Also the bracing is way better today as well
@@J4Julz I seen the form system collapse because they one setting them up did not know what they was doing, and they are very expensive to rent. The amount Cole will need will be every bit of $50k to $60k, and the Perkins brothers crew took a month to set the forms up.
ICF is more forgiving and depending on the brand of ICF forms hold classes to teach how to use ICF correctly.
Use ICF's for your foundation walls. They will save you a TON of time and money, and bring a tremendous amount of R-value, saving you a ton on insulation. Those will not be complicated foundation walls --- easy peasy for ICF's. Roman is a smart guy. He'll figure out how to do ICF's in no time. WAY less work that building forms for poured walls.
Excellent suggestion!!
I used to run a CNC machine that made ICFs as well as various other things like SIP panels.
I couldn't agree more. It's a perfect situation for ICF. I suggested it when Cole asked for options. I'm surprised he hasn't jumped all over it. Don't forget the fiberglass re-bar.
Do you know what the maximum height is for ICF? I have see 10' walls with no issue, but 12' or 14'? BTW, I totally agree! ICF for the win!
I'm watching a 2 story build now, at least 20 ft. Bealy Good Farm channel.
Wow. So complicated, but hats off to you for managing such a lot of projects. You will learn a lot & maybe can help others in the future.
I really enjoy watching you,I am a 78 yr old from Massillon Ohio. We will continue to pray for you and your family.🙏🙏🙏 John and Kathy
I used to live in Sugarcreek and between Winesburg and Wilmot. I've been to Massillon quite a few times! Small world 😊
Cole, you are quite the inspirationalist. Not many would tackle this dream on their own, but hard work does pay off in the end. You are taking great care of your family. Kudos and prayers for all!
Cole , let face facts ,
Your not building an underground movie theater,
You’re building a nuclear bomb shelter 😂❤ love to you and all the family!!! Good luck and may Gods blessings continue to guide your journey 😊
Seems like time to get new designer. You are being more than generous. Hate for this project end up like the bin site.
Learn from the past
Cole Thank you for sharing! Really enjoy your videos! Praying all goes well for you!
Cole, you are truly an inspirational young man. I so enjoy watching all your videos. Thank you and sending more prayers your way 🙏♥️
Perkins Builder Brothers did a gigantic footer-basement array of RUclips videos in their build series. It was their larger ever with many challenges.
They might even be willing to come out and help good guys on that channel
I was going to suggest he go to perkins for advice or even look at their current build. He could get some very good advice
You've got a great outlook Cole! That's what we all need more of 😊 it's incredible to watch what you're all accomplishing. When we redid our house it was just me, my husband, and my parents - so I get the feeling. You guys got this, it's just the investment of time. Awesome work so far 👏 a good amount is accomplished
I remember installing the bin manager equipment on this site and have been wondering how things where going glad to know you still going strong. It was a fun install with a night time repell
Here in Colorado we have expansive soil. Long foundation walls have buttress walls inside the basement every so many feet. This is to push back on any horizontal forces from the soil. Soil conditions in Iowa I know are different. But this is something to check on if you have not done so. - Good Luck
the hardest part of any build is getting it up out the ground
for the side walls use proper shutters with steel bars
when you pour the side walls srart at one side and do it in layers with a constant flow of Concrete trucks running use a pump truck to get right round the total area of the outside walls
best of luck
Good luck on the bin site. Your concrete needs to be poured soon because the temperatures are only going to get lower. Good luck on the concrete pour also
i'm exhausted just listening to you. you guys are the best. thank you for sharing. best of luck on everything.
One step at a time! My humble advice. Make sure you have enough cover on your re bar. Use a vibrating poker when placing your concrete to remove air bubbles. Get your starter bars for your walls aligned. Try to cast a concrete kicker for your walls to help with placing your vertical wall formwork
ICF’s are the way to go especially with a Very small crew. Remember how much you “learned” about concrete form blow outs. ICF forms & pour is way way quicker
Best fastest and helps insulate
Sounds nice, but you do not save ANY money pouring your own foundations and without the LARGE expensive foundation supports, your foundations will be MORE expensive. You have to at minimum rent the temporary structural supports even for ICF. Have seen many HORRIFIC ICF foundations(even short ones) which were bent, warped, twisted, etc. Yes, I have done 8ft concrete walls before. I recommend, post and beam and ditch the standard foundations. Use Brick inbetween the posts. You get insulattion as well and quick to do for the Common Joe without specialized concrete foundation structural support.
@@w8stral owner of horrific ICF basement agrees!
@@w8stralmy local lumberyard rents the bracing for free if you buy your materials from them. My parents did an ICF basement and regret not doing the main floor too.
@@fredtheuberdriver as with any construction do it right proper support, proper alignment, use a string line to maintain alignment, pour in lifts while vibrating each lift, make sure the footing is level . It all depends on the footing! O matter what method you use you have to pour all walls at the same time no cold joints it will take several people. I have seen several school walls built entirely as well as houses with ICFs.
Love to see a young person, or any person at this point, who educates themselves on their own business instead of complaining things aren't going their way. Then compounding the problem by not doing anything to educate themselves on the subject so they can problem solve and turn things around. You are the type of young person we need to propel this country forward. Keep up the good work!
No matter what. I could not risk my dad’s life by letting him climb that thing.
I do pray for your family safety,especially DC.
You take care.
kinda hard to tell the guy that owns the farm that he isnt allowed to climb on his bin though. DC isnt a crippled old man, he is a fully abled hard working farmer.
With your plans for footer drains, you should look into using a product called form a drain which you install before pouring your footer. It also acts as forms for the footer, so it will fill in the gaps you have now.
Wow that’s been four years already? Hard to believe I’ve been watching you since you were 19. Time flies
What an amazing mansion you will have when it is finished! Cole, you mentioned the "s" word. Today, up in western Wisconsin, some of the area did have their first snow. It's been warm up here also until today. The next few days are to be only in the 50's for highs. Glad that you guys are done with harvest, now you can concentrate on building! 😊
The Biltmore mansion mid-west! Just keep on being you Cole. Dreamers are doers. You’ve got this!
Hey Cole, I’m a PE in transportation, but I can say from building bridges, don’t smooth finish your footing where the vertical wall connects to the footer, keep it rough. Also, run a 2x4 between the J-bars for the vertical wall. The keyed section from the footer to the wall will help keep water pressure from pushing your wall at the footer.
Also, make sure you put way more horizontal support on your walls, the worst thing that can happen is your wall forms bust during the pour!
Wouldn’t it make more sense to finish the house first so y’all can move home? Then do the theatre after?
Yeah. I don’t understand why he’s prioritizing the theater. It’s the least important part of the build.
There’s going to be house above the movie theater.
Too late now.
The problem is that it is all tied together and they need to finish the adition in order to make the house liveable.
what could go wrong having children on an active construction site, right?
You guys are doing a terrific job from what I can see! You also do a GREAT JOB explaining everything that is going on with both, the lawsuit And the construction you are going to be doing!! Keep up the AWESOME job Cole and Roman and Justin!! 😊
Give Roman a raise.
Love Roman…da best
what is he making now? What makes you think he isnt being paid enough?
Cole I think all of the work you have done on the house and the farm is awesome and inspiring
You're a talented creator, seriously!
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Thanks for the update. Super happy for you and your family. You’re in my prayers. God is good!
Court cases are carried along to long. Have the two sides present their case jury decides. Shouldn't take years, the only ones who benefit are the attorneys.
Unfortunately that is true. However, no one wants to appoint or elect judges and courthouse built. Too many lawyers around too few courtroom. That is the problem.
If you cut a large culvert pipe in half lengthwise, that will give you a 20' chute that you could use to reach the footer all the way around your site. Save the pumper truck expense for the poured walls. Your concrete contractor friends may have one you can borrow, or you can exchange the chute with them for some labor once you are done with it.
I'm so proud of you. You keep using the correct term,"footing," now you can teach Roman the correct term.
He didn’t used to. He was a “footer” guy.
Yep. I feel the same way Cole. Nice warmish weather for the next "couple" of months and let the snow fly in April!
Thank you for sharing in your videos! It's just a walk down memory lane for me of all the things I had (naively) done myself!
Most of these end with a settlement and a handshake. Hint: Both parties will feel screwed.
They All end with a Settlement.
Thanks for the update and Yes you better Start the concrete work before the weather changes Can’t wait to see it started
Re: the house project.
You are in deep my friend. And I mean DEEEEEP!!! A million bucks additional will be a good start.
and? Its his million
@ that’s a fact Jack!!!!!
Thnx for adding metric dimensions ( kg /tons) . When you talk bushels I always have to google and calculate… then corn and beans are also different 😊
What's more important...family vs movie theater ?
Are you saying that living with his parents isn't quality family time? And he's not finishing the movie theater before he finishes the whole house. But he has to build the movie theater foundation in order to build the farm office and master bedroom.
what are you talking about? Cole and his family agreed on reworking this house and it also included this addition, this is what they want. No clue why you think this is a decision between his family and a theatre?
It might also double as a shelter..
Ever thought about that
@@warrenmichael918 You're making this up. He's never discussed any such agreement in any of the videos.
@@WinthropWarriors HAHAHAHA you think he is building this huge house addition and doing it WITHOUT his wifes approval then? You dont think he had a long talk with his parents about moving in with them for a lengthy time while they rebuild this house? You think they just showed up at the door one night and begged to be let in? No, they didnt, they all had a huge discussion about how this will play out. I never said he made a video where they all sat around the table and let us all in on these talks. I said they talked about the plans and obviously agreed on them since they moved in with them and they all seem fine with it.
You have your hands full, prayers and best wishes for you and family Cole.
Farmers do not hesitate to do and try different things...best to you all.
Glad to hear about the bin site much love and respect thanks for sharing ❤❤❤
😊 Thanks for the updates on everything.
The main problem I see with the Bin Site Law Suit, is that the contractor will not come back and repair the foundation of the wet grain bin. The Contractor would rather file bankruptcy and eventually re open under a different name.
So, they will drag their feet until a settlement is reached. In the end you will not be made whole. The Bin Site will work, but not at 100% . So be prepared for the settlement negotiations and / or the contractor going out of business.
You may want to get several quotes on replacing the foundation of the wet bin and repairing the issues on the pit. The quotes will be at "retail" not at the cost of the contractor, but hey, you need as much leverage as you can muster.
I would suggest that you continue to document the issues as much as you can. Prepare a chronology of events and keep it current. It will help your memory and strengthen your case. You may want to video a presentation of how well the bin site worked this season BUT only because the grain was so dry, that you did not need to use the pit to its full capacity AND you did not need to use the wet bin.
Do Not Publish the Video.
But, what do I know, I am just some faceless entity over the internet.
Might as well pour the basement floor while ya have the pumper truck there.
Haven't watched your videos in like 2 years but you looking very healthy and rested considering all the hard work you do. Although it isn't really work when you enjoy it and it's for yourself. Keep up what you are doing. Really on top of your game.
If this awarded in your favor , make sure the judge makes them pay your attorney fees
Australia, and we had "sweet corn" on the cob, today, steamed/boiled and then chilled for a picnic.
Cole, you teach well! I looked for the "milk line" and it was fairly far up to the top of the kernels, and no dark spots at the bottom. So, young corn. ;-)
Not A Silly goose Cole . Just a little toooooo nice . Request a completion
date on blueprints. ASAP . Love all your channel and your dads too .
Sending hug from up here in Canada. ( we understand too nice lol )
for the forms, what you want to do is make the space bigger and do full wood forms with metal stakes using 2x12 or whatever size board, I haven't ever seen a hybrid dirt wood form in a project of that size... you might pull it off, but I think you want to do just all wood forms... but what do I know, I'm just a guy watching RUclips, not a contractor or concrete professional, it doesn't have to be perfect because if you use block walls the grout will allow you to compensate for any bumps or uneven areas by putting more or less grout... that's one of the main reasons to use grout, gives you wiggle room and the ability to break it out and fix and repair it later... i watch the mike haduck channel for concrete know how... when you pour those big forms you probably want to have 4-6 guys there to help you smooth and level it so you can get it all done before the truck leaves...
Realistically speaking it seems like spring of.2026 would be an estimated move in date. Keep plugging along.
Thanks for the update Cole! Exciting to see the house remodel coming along.
overbuilt is an understatement!
I used to work for a company that made concrete septic tanks, we poured our concrete into steel forms but before we would pour we use a mixture of old motor oil (save all your oil after changing in your vehicles) an gasoline, of course the gasoline would thin the oil down and we would spray the forms so the concrete wouldn't stick an the tanks pull right from the forms with no trouble at all,..... To make a long story short, spray your forms with gasoline an old motor oil to prevent sticking ..... I'm sure that's probably common knowledge but I'm just trying to help 😂 good luck and I can't wait to see how the house turns out
It definitely should not take 7 to 8 months to design your addition. Three months is more than enough time for architectural, structural, and MEP to complete their designs. To put it into perspective, we helped design MEP on the Devon tower in OKC in less than 8 months. That's roughly 1.8 million square feet of space.
Depends on how busy the company is. There might be time where the project isn't even worked on if they have other clients first in line.
As Someone who is also going through the courts for the first time (Major workers comp) I've been deemed Partially-Disabled they Seem to think 15-20% its A Rough Road But after 2 and a half years I'm finally nearing the End, Hopefully Yours doesn't Take as Long and you get what is Fair to you. Court isn't fun I've hated this whole process but nothing I can do.
Praying For a Good Resolution for you!
Thanking Jesus!!! prayers for your situation, love your content
Thanks for the update Cole. Couple of questions.
What would you do different next time if you had your time again or were to build another Bin Site to avoid this mess? (if anything)
Is one of the reasons you are doing the house yourself partly because of what happened with the bin site?
Loving see you take on this work and would like to see you and Roman build a bin site yourselves.
Big time prayers all day every day! And yes… the more we know… the more we know we DON’T know. Always learning! B~}
Absolutely love your positivity. Your spirit shines bright.❤
Video theater? I thought you were building MGM Studios East. Ever Louie B Mayer would be proud. Roman needs a raise.
God Bless you and your family for having to go through this and its sad as equipment at prices should do what its designed to do.
Roman is your General, nice!
Well the good thing about the lawsuit, you video taped EVERYTHING! what we saw plus I’m sure tons of footage that we never saw so I’m sure that would help. Fingers crossed for you guys!
As someone who's helped built 180+ houses for Habitat for Humanity, I have to say, your naivete is terrifying!!
Then say something helpful!!
For your Foundation Wall just use a ICF System.
Stacking Styrofoam Blocks like Lego is Easy and Fast. You put the rebar in while you go.
Poor cement in between the outer Styro Shell to make the real Cement Wall.
They know how high you can stack and poor in one go. and thats incredeible how high that works.
But you can make it verry conservative in 2 or 3 layers.
With ICF you could have your Foundation walls up and poored in less as 2 Weeks and starting the joist and above ground framing before the Winter.
No disrespect to Cole, Roman and anyone else. Please have a contractor involved for the footings . Playing with concrete at this time of the year is no joke.
He said he's doing it Himself.