Our Concrete Piers Are NOT LEVEL... This is how we fixed them
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Thanks Sam!! All day, trudging around, doing of all things, plumbing and ain't felt like I was worth a hill of beans! Then, while watching your video before supper, I WAS STILL HERE and you let me know I was worth spilling some beans on!! I instantly felt better and now my spilt beans way over weight my worthless hill of beans!!! 😃😆 Thanks for the pep me up and hope y'all have an amazingly blessed weekend! 🇺🇸💖
I just wanna say, thank you so much for titling our videos with what is actually in them instead of the current trend to do the click-baity titles. it makes it soooo much easier to go back and find how you did previous work on your mobile home :)
I'm VERY happy to hear you and I are on the same page! I cannot stand the useless video titles either! Sure, there's some catchy words, but they all at least give an idea of what's in them. The other channels doing those videos drive me crazy. I don't watch them. LOL
@@GreenAcreHomestead I stopped watching them. Super annoying to go back and try to find their video on plumbing or subfloor and have to scroll through all of those nonsense titles lol. I guess they don't realize the power a title can have
Sam, you are ‘THE WORD-OLOGIST’. No one invents better words than you, very impressive, Sir. ❤
Awesome job on the concrete-at least you didn’t have more to be too low. I’m also glad you’ve decided to hire this build out. Y’all could have done it, but considering time and “wear and tear” to your bodies it was a wise decision.
Sam, I ordered a bunch of parts from McMaster-Carr for a CNC build. When I ran into problems getting things lined up, their engineers walked me through the whole process. Couldn't ask for a better company to work with, and the shipping was literally same day or overnight for almost everything.
I’ve been using McMaster-Carr for over 35 years great place for items you need for projects, tools, oversized wrench’s sockets, drill bits ect. Power tools and odd items your local hardware store’s don’t carry.
My husband and I actually did that same thing we have an enclosed trailer we made into a camper and wanted to keep it more protected so we got a carport kit from Menards and put it on piers to raise the height. It works great we are talking about enclosing the sides next year.😊
Concrete forms turned out nice! Thanks for sharing your journey. Blessings.
Totally cool on the aluminum squares. Didn’t know you could buy such a thing. The piers turned out really nice looking! You rock it as always Sam the Man. ❤❤❤
If you have a metal shop, or a friend with one, or access to a scrap yard, you'll already have some sheet metal lying around. But for people in rural locations, ordering it is convenient.
Greetings!! I’m sure you thought of this but didn’t say anything in the video. Was one of the piers too high as it would make those appear to low? Thanks for all you do and keep up the videos!
❤ Good Morning Angela and Sam🌞🌅 Good Idea with leveling 👍
I wonder if your shim heights would have been different if you had run the line about an inch above the piers and then measure down to the surface of the concrete. What I saw might result in a high pier suggesting its next door neighbor appearing to be too low and needing a shim when it might not (or it might need a different amount of thickness). Good going!
Goooooood evening Sam & Angela & boys
Love watching all your new projects and how you always overcome the little imperfections. I myself am somewhat of a perfectionist so i appreciate you showing all those little solutions as well.
W👀w!! I didn’t know you were having it built, after this part!! So wise, and time saving!👏👏👏👏👏👏🦋
McMaster Carr has everything you don't know you need. I used to use them all the time.👍👍
I enjoy your real life adventures, mistakes and all. I know you watch Perkins Brothers and they have been building for years and are still learning from their mistakes. So don’t be too hard on yourselves, you are amazing and your boys are learning so much. Much love ❤ from Indiana
May the lord bless and protect you and your family and working on the homestead
I called it! Also, mcmaster carr was like our candy shop in engineering college on our senior projects. I still see it used on occasion at work in the diesel engine industry for special test needs (making fixtures...that one random oddball bolt you need).
Yes, McMaster-Carr is huge (Learned about them from my family's Electrical Contracting business.) The print catalog is at least twice as big as Grainger's..
It is such a blessing to watch your RUclips videos. And to see the love and respect you and your wife have for each other. God bless you and your loving family. The son helping with so many hard jobs is amazing.
Thank you so much!
Thanks Sam for a nice video. Il be waiting for your next visit.
Great job Sam! I didn’t see anything wrong with the concrete bases. I’m so glad you’re getting it done.
Having the co. Build it for a little extra will be well worth it.
Are you going to put down landscape fabric first, to keep the weeds from growing up through the gravel? How are you going to keep the gravel from spilling out past the sides of the carport?
I Know NOTHING! But Sure Enjoy Watching!! I think You Always Get it Figured Out, Sam.. God Bless You All..Will be Watching for the Next One..
LOL...in that first minute when you were swingin' that hammer I actually flinched when it looked like it came near the camera.
It must have came really close! I had no clue until I was editing the video!
Thanks for the McMaster Carr linkage! I've used crusher run in the past. Now I prefer tar millings, if done right it will pack down like a tar driveway.
This video is definitely on the level.
Good evening Sam, the music , great choice !
I'm sure it will all work out. Can't wait to see the finished product ❤
This is the exact plan I independently devised for a metal carport foundation. Resources for information have been...frankly this is the first I've found. I can't wait to watch the rest of this projects videos now queued up in a playlist. Thank you for posting this information!!
That's why you should vibrate the concrete while pouring, you can rent one from home Depot! For next time! And keep your string line up while you pour, pour and check ✅!
Good on you Sam. Always trying for perfection. I've seen some pretty flat slabs poured and when spot checked after curing, there are still high and low spots. I understand why you wanted yours perfect though seeing as you're having the contractors construct a carport frame on top of them. I wish you and your family the best.
Thanks 👍
I knew you would figure out a good plan! Great work! Looking forward to seeing the structure! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼
Those plates you bought , I was going to suggest something similar and circular . A brilliant mind you have there Sam.
That wasn't really a mistake. It's just how concrete piers work. String tends to sag in the middle, so a self-leveling laser would be better. It projects a level line on all your piers at once. Aluminum shims are perfect if they are going to build with aluminum. Treated lumber is good for shims under a wood frame. I built a solar array frame with those cardboard tubes. They had a 1 1/2" steel pipe frame with pipes sticking down into the forms, so the pier height did not matter. It was across a slope, so the forms were not even level. Just the top rails of the frame.
Smart solution. Looking forward to the rest of the story.
Looking good Sam and Angala! the shims look like a good Idea too.
Sam I would have told you that it's close enough. Piers tend to have issues and most everything has some wiggle room to allow for wonky-ness. Plus I did Versa-Tube installations at one point, I've seen worse. Even put them on top of block walls. Expect for looking like they are leaving a bar after midnight, they look fine.
GREAT job, Sam, Angela, Elijah and Issac! I love your channel...God's blessings to you all!
Dang skippy! I went to that website and could feel my credit card trying to pry itself out of my wallet. I had to close the webpage quickly before I went in the poor house... Also, too late for this project, but if you do concrete like this again sometime, take a palm sander (without sandpaper) and run it all along the outside of the tubes. The vibration will help settle the concrete, remove some air bubbles and perhaps help the leveling issue by reducing settlement.
Oh yes.. that's a DANGEROUS site for sure!!! You're absolutely right on the concrete too. This project taught me the importance of vibration on pours to get the best results. The next project coming up will be done better with them. :)
@@GreenAcreHomestead if you're not learning, you're not growing!
Hi Sam Angela & Boys,have a great week! 💕🌷💕
Hi Sam, your doing a great job! I have no doubt you will build a strong and sturdy carport.😊
Great job Sam! Did Angela approve? LOL Can"t wait till the next video.
Happy it worked out for you👍
What metals react with concrete?
Nonferrous metals are frequently used In construction in contact with portland cement concrete. Metals such as cop. per, zinc, aluminum, and lead-and alloys containing these metals may be subject to corrosion when embedded or in surface contact with concretc.
Thanks Sam
An easy solution to a what seemed like a complex problem.
Always enjoy the way you break things down as to how,and why you do projects.
Excited about seeing the finished project.
Stay safe
Glad you enjoyed it
Best music yet!
It seems like the carport would be a good place to mount solar panels.
It's set up facing South for sure! All our buildings out here were lined up with a compass to face South. It's a picky thing of mine, but I'd always thought of solar too. That being said... solar is coming in the near future, but it will be a ground mount array (easier to inspect and keep clean with washes). That will go in front of my current workshop and the new one that I plan to build after the carport (hint of things to come on the channel). :)
That’s a great solution!👍🏼
Happy Tuesday. LOL
KEEP ON KEEPING ON - Love watching ya'll
A Sam I have an idea maybe you all can do a video with Doug and his wife they going to be doing a renovation on a single side that would be good to OCD guys with there wives sitting there watching and shaking there heads lol
It's been some time since I've checked in on your channel .
Good to see your still hard at it.
thank you for sharing with us Sam. Have a Blessed Day
Doing an awesome job. Can't wait to see finished product.
great video
Sam this is amazing! I can’t wait for this to be done! Thanks for sharing!
So glad you enjoy it!
Well, that siounds like you managed to handle that pretty well. Easy peasy.
It's great to see what your plan was. What an awesome plan.
Thank you!
Exactly what I would have done.
Am not go to point out the size of your hammer Sam am just going to say size does matter 😂 great job my friend
Great idea to level those piers.
Way cool to have such an easy solution. Good info! I know you can't wait to have it up and complete! Can't wait to see it!
I think it went great for your first time. So you spilled beans on us. What kind? Kidney beans, baked beans, pinto beans, green beans, Lima beans, fava beans, refried beans, coffee beans, or cocoa beans? Just curious 🧐
For you guys, Great Northern Beans! :D
think the best way to go is build the entire carport about a nut height higher than the highest pier , wat you basicly do is drill holes in the piers and install treaded rods either with concrete ankors or chemical ankors and after drying run a nut down them
than install the poles with the flanges on them and run up the nuts on the low piers untill the flanges are level and tighten them up with nuts from the top
will allow you to get the structure level to withing 1/100 of an inch if youre able to measure it that close
once the whole structure is standing you can wrap some packingtape around the piers and fill the gap up to the flange with some extra concrete if you feel like thats needed
once youre going to enclose the sides of the polebarn youre probably going to build some short walls up to the height of the piers (might even lay down a slab inside the barn ) so you might do that at a later stage
you mightve been able to pour the piers in a neat row if you used long lengths of wood conncting them together
oh well shims work too , btw you might want to predrill the holes for the flanges in those shims that come with the polebarn as the builder likely dont have steel drills
allso might want to paint them in sumting tar like as the concrete eats the aluminium if left exposed putting a shingle under the top and bottom probably work too
Another great video.
You should have used steel shims not aluminum, your going to have issues with dissimilar metals causing galvanic corrosion .
You done a amazing job for the first time
You probably did better than most professional. Enjoyed your share. Hugs
Thank you so much 🤗
I can't wait🤗
thats great to be able to get the shims
💖💖Love both your channels 💖💖👍👍
Mr Sam They will say use washers to shim it up
Great video 🇬🇧😊
I'm glad you're having it done. $400 is a bargain in my opinion. No outtakes?!! What's this world coming to?
Well you got it done, An A for effort. But can I suggest you buy your self a transit, a chheap one will work and you can solve many leveling situations in the future.
Let the builder do it
I would think they will know how to fix when they construct Sam. My frien had a 30x52 metal building and slab was low in one place and he said they knew exactly what to do. It’s as if they expect some sort of un levelness. And they didn’t miss a beat
Hope for the best, plan for the worst. :) I didn't want them showing up and saying "good enough" to just pass over the sections to get the job done. I want to ensure it's done right and spot on. :)
Thanks! Looking forward to seeing your progress.
Totally awesome- I enjoyed this video- thanks. 🙏👍🌻
good job Sam
for me , Beanz meanz heinz ....(spilling the beans )
Sam, I really like your page. But when will you be replacing the siding on mobile home? That would be good project to watch.
It's not on our radar for the next while. It's a cosmetic thing vs. a need thing for us.
Sam - I love ‘ beans ‘… especially with cornbread 🤣. The piers look good … one out of 18 ? Not too bad .
Hopefully you did not go through Behrs Buildings....They were horrible to deal with, stole my deposit and I still did not get my carport...Nothing but a headache!!..Incredibly rude staff and salespeople...Lie after lie after lie!!....Hopefully yours goes much smoother...Looking forward to seeing more videos of it!!
When running the string lines you should elevate the lines at the ends, usually I use a 2x4 to avoid the string being distorted by piers too high. Just curious if you did that.
Question. Is the piers before the ones you said were shorter, are they higher?
I’ve done this a little different
Run a line 1” above one pier and level from end to end. Then measure from the line down to the top of the pier
Great idea. God bless.
Love your channel and all you do !!
We appreciate that!
I'm sure you factored in how restrictive having end openings will be. Also, as I look at the layout, you'll only have the ability to use one entry...
Nice job Sam
Thanks!
They may have adjustable brackets
I would use metal for sure.
😊❤
What about adding weed barrier before you drop the gravel.
cliff hangers grrrrrrr hahhahaha........ whats up with the old cubb.... not sure i asked already or was answered if i did lol father son resto in the works if still have it .
I've tried to get rid of it several times, but my oldest son wants to fix it up. So I've agreed... there will be a "Cub Cadet Corner" in the new carport for him to work on it and me to help some. :)
Each beam or post can be cut to length, no need for shims.
The construction is such that a metal beam lays flat over top of all the concrete piers first... according to our Project Manager we're working with.
Yea they can adjust there strapping they use. Any how I bet Angela said oh is him happy now lol