Backfilling The Basement
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Back at the basement job today and it's time to backfill it. I had the excavator there first cause I just finished with another job and needed to use it to place the clean rock around the perimeter of the basement for the drain. I put about 2.5' of clean rock on top of the drain then started pushing the clay in. Also had to set some blocks for pillars for the porch. The next day I brought the loader back to speed up the backfilling and rough grade around the basement. Thanks for watching! #EliteEarthworks #Takeuchi #backfill
Nice to see the concrete basement is poured 👌, back fill 👍
I agree 😁 👍🏻
Great job Brandon. Bet you are glad that is done. Some of that dirt still wet. Least you were not working in mud. Great job
Thank you! Yes glad to see the progress. Appreciate you watching
Yes the basement job been waiting for it just now watching
Cool thanks
Good work there, Bud!
Thanks man!
Nice working
Thanks
Nicely done!
Thank you!
@@eliteearthworksllc You betchya buddy.
Great seeing dirt moving action. I've discovered watching the action is better than producing the action....lol. Thanks for the video.
I appreciate you watching! I’m still in the producing stage but I bet there will be a time when I would rather watch. Thanks again for watching
Looking good so far sounds like your getting a good plan worked out for the rest of it. I'm ready for some dry weather to need to get a few things done outside. Keep up the great videos
Thank you! Yes the dry weather has been nice. Can finally get some things done. Hopefully it dries out for you soon too. Thanks again
Those must be Takeuchi blocks if people scratch their heads wondering if they'll work or not. My little 230 series 2 will do everything my 350C Deere will do, outside of drag a pan. Leave the builder to set the scope of the build. You don't tell the builder how to build his houses, and he'll keep calling to have his holes dug. He probably won't tell you what kind of oil to run in your equipment either. Good vidya. Cheers.
Haha they probably are. Yes you can’t beat those Takeuchi’s they are tanks. You’re exactly right I don’t question what he does or would like. I just do the dirt work that he ask me too. Appreciate you watching and commenting
Looking good it is getting there nice work
Thank you! I’m happy to finally be at this stage
Brandon's assembling Lego blocks 😆
Lol yep
I was glad to see the loader show up! Lol That would have been a long day with the mini. You got it lookin real nice now! 👍🏻
Thanks man! Yes it made much quicker work of the backfilling. Appreciate you watching
Nice Video good job sir
Thank you!
Tough site to figure out grading on..I hate doing those, water is always a problem, like building a house in the bottom of a toilet bowl. Was wondering, how come no compaction of lifts in the clay/rock backfill? Looks like that stuff would settle to beat the band over a year or so. Code here is 6" of drop over the first 10', after settling. Hard number to hit without compaction.
Yeah it keeps thing interesting. I don’t have a jumping jack just a plate compactor and it would take forever to compact it. I ran the hose from the other house and watered it down a few good times. Plus the sides were still caving off so I wasn’t about to get down there. I figure by the time I go back to do the finish it will have settled down some. Appreciate you watching
Like most Grading & Underground work its all about working Thur the challenges and the (2) things that drives this business is the weather and the economy. Which are the (2) things that you cannot control and you do the best you can !
That’s exactly right! Just have to roll with it. Appreciate you watching
Hey Mr Elite you got good skills
Thanks I appreciate that!
Takeuchi 💪
That’s right! 👍🏻
I hate that corigated , we use 35. Perf all in and around house and 35 solid to daylight
Yeah I have no idea why anyone still uses it. The clean rock probably collapsed it lol.
The SDR-35 is a good pipe product. You might also want to check out the ADS 3000 Triple Wall. I've used a lot of it as well. Unlike PVC pipes, it can flex some without cracking.
Yeah Todd I agree that is yesteryear
Great job. It is really looking nice. Have a great day.
Thanks you too!
So I just got a quote to back fill my basic 48×28 basement at $30g after watching this video it's clear the sub was greedy as greed gets.
That seems a bit high to me I want to say I was $5k backfilling this one and rough grading around it
Awesome job man, it's lookin good!
Thanks buddy it’s coming together
It looks like you are working another miracle with this job. Someone sure seems to leave you with all the problems to solve.
Lol yeah there’s always some obstacle. Appreciate you watching
That's gotta be tough when you don't exactly know what they're gonna want❓ Then you make more work for your self. Plus that rain must make it tough for ya‼️ Take care‼️👍
Yes it does make it a bit difficult feel like you are spinning your wheels. Appreciate you watching
Nice video bro
Thank you!
Your week sounds like mine. It rained a solid week, dried up enough to work, phone hasn't stopped ringing, and I can't catch up. To top it off, its supposed to rain every day this week. Oh well, I guess a lot of people are going to have to wait. Since you have the Pete now, are you considering getting a trailer big enough to haul both machines at once in order to save time when you have jobs like this and need both of them?
Lol pretty much! Hopefully it dries out for you soon. I’ve been looking for a trailer since February haven’t had much luck may just end up buying a new one or having one built apparently 30’ trailers with 20K axles are tough to come by 🤣 hopefully someday I’ll find would really save on a lot of trips. Thanks again for watching
@@eliteearthworksllc I've been looking at a Gatormade trailer. Those things are well made and I love the mega ramps on them. Can't make up my mind on buying a single axle dump truck and tag along trailer or staying with a 1 ton truck and just buying a new gooseneck trailer. Either way I gotta spend some $.
Cool I’ll have to check them out. That’s a tough on there but yes either way got to spend some coin. Felling is the brand I have now and they quoted me a triple axle trailer with air brakes for $35,500 and it was going to take 3 months to get. So I’ve still been looking
Didn’t they cover that rock with fabric to prevent the mud seeping into the rock?
No but it will be fine. No one around here puts the fabric down
I'm surprised it perked with that much rock.
Did you get the feeling you were filling a pond with a teacup? That’s a lot of dirt to move in a short time!
I don’t use the corrugated pipe anymore... too soft and skeeter live to breed in it. I understand that it is cheaper and easier to install but if it fails the basement will be damp and it is really expensive to replace... but, to each his own.
About compaction... those septic trenches that we dug were as deep as 4ft. We put in our rock and filled them to the top. Compacted them with the baby backhoe tires. It then rained nearly 6”. They settled less than 1”. Folks who haven’t worked with our souls much don’t realize just how dense they are!!
Glad to see you getting some seat time. I bet the CFO is glad you are paying the bills again.
I agree with the corrugated pipe it’s just too soft. I like the sd 35 seems to hold up well. Yeah people just don’t understand our soil it may settle some but not much considering it’s mostly rock lol! Appreciate you watching as always
Nice work
Thank you!
You did alot for minnie machines
Thanks man! Lol could have definitely used some bigger stuff on this job
Looks great! Nice work! I, too, was wondering what the extra blocks were on the side, but found my answer in another comment. That looks to be well drained! Thanks for the video!
Thanks man! Yes should have plenty of fall. I’m excited to see this project at this stage finally. Thanks again for watching
What’s the rows of blocks for on the foundation walls. Never seen that before
They are using them as a ledge for the porch, help support the weight
Looks great ! What difference between places that have to deal with frost vs no or very little frost. Maine always has 3' to as much as 4 1/2' deep frost. Free stacking concrete blocks would v so much easier!!! Always worried about drainage but not worrying about frost is awesome !! Lmao. Take care Brando
Thank you! Yeah it’s crazy how different areas have such different climate to deal with. 4’ of frost would be rough for sure. Appreciate you watching
Ever have problems with pushing on the walls with backfilling without framing down weight?
Not so far but that’s also when I don’t go crazy compacting every square inch of the dirt. Just let it settle over time. Appreciate you watching
When I lay my foundations out I try not to get no more than 3’ bigger than the foundation the less fill the better
That’s what that one was suppose to be but with all the rain the sides kept caving in. Then the one end they didn’t make the basement as long as they originally planned. Thanks for watching
Why was the basement big out so large? I thought 2 ft bigger would do so you would have less to fill??
That’s what the builder wanted 🤷🏼♂️ no really sure
Dont knock those phone calls buddy,, mostly they mean money unless its the taxman looking for the shirt off your back ..........
That’s true I’m not knocking them I’m glad to have them just hold I can get it all done. I’m booked until the middle of august and still get calls everyday. It’s crazy
Me too, plone keeps blowing up but I'm wrapped up for probably the next 2-3 years with apartment interior renovations. I have 22 more units for open concept conversions 2 at a time. Right now I'm doing a big lake house reno, in and out and the mini and tractor are there for retaining walls/deck footers.
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Thank you! 👍🏻
It seems that the enitre property is rather high. While it would have been more expensive, I wonder if it had not been better in the long run, to dig down the entire height of the proeprty by 3 to 4 feet, run retaining walls with water collection along the perimeter tree lines and set the foundations and walls lower, instead of now trying to backfill and slope a hill around them.
It’s actually a little low on the back side. Once the pool is in and everything is grading around it I think it will come together and not look as weird. Or at least that’s the plan 😁
heck the garage looks bigger than the house does?? does the basement have a floor drain in it? so many basements i've seen going in, has no door out of it, and no drain in the floor. jeepers no way would i want a full basement with no drain it-just my 2 cts oh
BigJim57 it’s got drains in it and it’s only the pool house. Their actually house is the one next to the property I’m working on
@@eliteearthworksllc wow-ok so this foundation u just dug out is not gonna be a real house, but a pool house? is that correct then? if so some wild money there-jeez-nice oh . thanks for the info-ok
No filter fabric between your soil fill and gravel?
No there’s so much rock in that clay you don’t really need it here
Thanks for the video Brandon. Every time you show this house I get more confused, is there one person who is designing this? Did they think of all of the details involved?
In the basement framing are they using pressure treated for the framing in contact with the floor? I can't tell from the video.
I'm looking forward to your next installment.
You bet thank you for watching! Yes they are using pressure treated wood. I think most the basement portion is a theater room. I have not seen any prints on the job so I’m not 100% what the overall plan is. It’s a surprise to me when I get there sometimes lol. Appreciate you watching as always
Wy you put concrete blocks on the outside wall??🤔
It’s a cheap support for the porch that was going on the front of the house. The builder didn’t add a bump out on the wall to hold the porch so this is what he came up with.
WHERE IS THE COMPACTION ???
It’s there 😁
sdr35 sewer pipe is thinner walled than sdr26 domestic water pipe used by utilities. I had to occasionally use sdr26 rather than sdr35 because of the pipe covering being shallow if there was going to be vehicle traffic on it in it's use area. (6" sdr35 pipe has wall thickness of .1714"---- 6" divided by 35 gives wall thickness of pipe......likewise 6" sdr26 pipe has wall thickness of .2308"). Information I'll bet you already knew.
About dirt angles I experienced: Loose, crushed rock/gravel/dirt dumped in a pile will equal an approximate repose of 1 1/2 H to 1 V.....still more useless info...lol
Cool I always appreciate info from you. This stuff is good to know. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Havuz mu yapılıyor?
Turkish "Is the pool being built"
Btw: my gf teaches Turkish (she's not Turkish), I find that a little odd.
Hi! 😁
Hi 😁😘
After watching almost 22 minutes I for one feel completely “drained”. 😉 #dadjoke
Now that you backfilled the far end of the basement you’ll have to go back and dig a trench for the waterline. Too bad they didn’t mark the wall where it was going to enter the basement so you could have at least laid it in close but that’s typical of many jobs.
Lol good one! The line is already in the basement I just need to from where it comes out of the ground to where ever the well is going to be. Appreciate you watching
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At one point I thought it looked like it was coming out of the ground as though it was the supply line coming from the street. I guess it was just that angle it was back filled.
Your soil there sure seems to have a lot of clay content. Certainly makes it more important to establish your final grade with slope away from the house and no low spots.
Yeah I’ll just have to dig up at the end but I left a little hole where it hours into the ground so it’s easy to see. Yes that’s all we have is clay and rock 🤣
What’s the purpose for dry stacking the blocks against
the foundation
I guess the use them as piers for the porch to sit on since everything else is fill. Lot of builders do that cause they think it’s cheaper than pouring piers with the basement walls
Yep
Elite Earthworks LLC dont believe it. You appear to be a capable, talented, and conscientious operator. Whoever told you drystacking block for piers is a good idea is a jackass who will blame you when it fails. Some may get lucky and last a bit, but it’s dumb-and bad for business. Oh-and the building inspector that ok’s that should be shitcanned. Next time, just say no.
William Cassidy that was the builder he started stacking, I just finished them so I could finish my job. It’s on him if it doesn’t work I told him that. I agree I would have came up with something different. I don’t think there is a builder inspector for this it’s out in the country
@@eliteearthworksllc Crazy just dry stacking, they are eventually going to be weight bearing, they should contain re-bar and be filled with concrete, what happens when the earth compacts and dries out around them, I also notice there was no fabric barrier between your drainage rock and the earth on top, eventually the dirt will percolate down and restrict the drainage of the clean fill, that and your dry stack will create a problem in say 10 years. Dangerous to blame the builder cos I know who he is going to lay the blame on and it AINT HIMSELF. Get it in writing or on film when these instructions are handed down, way dodgy. CYA mate, Cover Your Ass.......
Man I know it’s mud but don’t you want to compact that material? Especially around the piers? That stuff is going to settle a lot.
It’s compacted more than you think, plus I have lots more to do there I’ll add a little if I need to when I get back. There was a lot I didn’t film with tracking it in and adding more
Elite Earthworks LLC good. Compaction also helps keep the basement dry. You should see my Dad’s basement. Now this is south Alabama with very sandy soil. But It was “waterproofed” just like this one with the spray on black stuff and was leaking within 5 years. The only reasonable “fix” was to drill holes in the wall, intentionally let the water come through, collect it and pump out.
Wow that’s crazy and definitely a pain, hate having problems on a basement that new
@@autiger621, Did they add a layer of 8 mill plastic, then 2'' foam over it. How about footing drains, were they installed ? Thanks.
This video is BS! You backfilled AROUND the basement. Total click bait and misleading very unprofessional. And if the people get mad about you not showing up Monday just say sorry I meant Thursday. Again not saying which Thursday 😇
🤣 you got me it is clickbait! 😈 good thinking on the Thursday trick 🤣. Thanks for watching buddy
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OH! It was JWAL who wrote that!” I was getting ready to ream the writer a new one, then saw who it was! Youre a bugger JWAL! But a good one!
🤣 that’s awesome! Yes Jason’s comments are the best! You just got to love him 😁