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@@barbosa_3604 I'm doing it in fl for the caloosahatchee fl water basin. You can look it up on RUclips they did a video about it. Where building a huge Earth dam an filling in old farm ditches
I did a overlot excavation exactly like this over in the Stapleton area of Denver, Co. but we had two single engine 623G scrapers doin the excavate, and a 4k water truck not a water wagon..quite a bit of earth moving for some houses for sure
We do this same kind of thing in Denver but the houses are already built so we dig them out from underneath. It can be some insane manual labor at times. One shovel load at a time
It’s called moisture conditioning. And we do it here in Dallas and surrounding areas too. After that it’s usually capped with a select fill. To lock in the moisture. It’s good for home owners to water around their home so the soil won’t crack.
We are doing the same thing in fl but we are filling in old farm ditches an we gotta dig them about the same depth but in a big v an 11'to 9' wide at the bottom an re pack in 1' lifts. We are prepping the ground for a 70' high dirt wall (Earth dam) for a Levy. I've done it for a housing development before too we had to bring the ground up 5 feet tho this time. The job was under bid by like 280 million too. We are working under the main contractor.
I do concrete foundations for a living and I gotta say it would be super nice working on that job not dealing with carrying all our stuff in and out of the foundation hole.
Well there are other methods for building solid foundations on unstable soil. Undoubtedly this method was deemed to be the best in this particular situation, but it wouldnt necessarily be in others.
Is there a reason they do not use a different type of soil reinforcement to limit settlement? I think that Geopier would provide a cost and time saving substitute for jobs like these.
@@tomcander3669 in my opinion and experience, installing rammed aggregate piers that penetrate the existing undocumented fill are cheaper than mass excavation of 20+ feet. This type of mass excavation can take nearly a month while piers could take half the time saving a ton in labor and equipment costs. Is this not the case?
@@Tjthebean I was referring to soil stabilization which is quite costly. Maybe it's not even a thought on Colorado. If the soil is that poor, it should be deemed un- usable
In Colorado you go 10' below the floor level and then build it back up for a frost berrier if not the hard freeze will push the floor up when I worked for R. E. Monks I thought it was the craziest thing I had ever done but my super was born and raised there not to mention 70 yrs old so I figured he knew what he was talking about
inseresting. the settling must be extreme, around here in the northeast if its questionable, woven geotextile and a couple feet of gravel solves it fine.
Im going to say the house lots have a little extra cost in each with all that earthwork!
just a bit
Raw land is cheap, building lots are expensive. And very profitable.
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I do earthwork in Texas, in the DFW area we are familiar with moisture inconditioning and yes people from other states are not familiar with it
@@barbosa_3604 I'm doing it in fl for the caloosahatchee fl water basin. You can look it up on RUclips they did a video about it. Where building a huge Earth dam an filling in old farm ditches
Brings back memories, did that 25 years ago for EMI and Dwire in Highlands Ranch
Live here in CO and I watched these sites all the time. Pretty much been in every site when it was scrapers and dozers
Side dump action is a great outro.
I did a overlot excavation exactly like this over in the Stapleton area of Denver, Co. but we had two single engine 623G scrapers doin the excavate, and a 4k water truck not a water wagon..quite a bit of earth moving for some houses for sure
We do this same kind of thing in Denver but the houses are already built so we dig them out from underneath. It can be some insane manual labor at times. One shovel load at a time
It’s called moisture conditioning. And we do it here in Dallas and surrounding areas too. After that it’s usually capped with a select fill. To lock in the moisture. It’s good for home owners to water around their home so the soil won’t crack.
And I thought we moved a lot of sand to fix wet spots to make them farmable!!!!
We are doing the same thing in fl but we are filling in old farm ditches an we gotta dig them about the same depth but in a big v an 11'to 9' wide at the bottom an re pack in 1' lifts. We are prepping the ground for a 70' high dirt wall (Earth dam) for a Levy. I've done it for a housing development before too we had to bring the ground up 5 feet tho this time. The job was under bid by like 280 million too. We are working under the main contractor.
I do concrete foundations for a living and I gotta say it would be super nice working on that job not dealing with carrying all our stuff in and out of the foundation hole.
It’s all filled and the foundation is redug I’m guessing.
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Well there are other methods for building solid foundations on unstable soil.
Undoubtedly this method was deemed to be the best in this particular situation, but it wouldnt necessarily be in others.
We do the same for Claystone Construction in
Johnstown and Berthoud Co!!
1st 631 I ever ran was for Bemas construction 18 years old over 22 years ago.
Moving some dirt
Come to western pa there’s foundation we’ve excavaterd like that for housing plans because of coal
I was on a big site job in Greensburg pa and it was full of coal mines so we had to digging them all out and put them in lifts back to grade
Yes , 1500 sf house cost $1,000,000, $300,000 house and $700,000 for the lot
Nice video Aaron!
Is there a reason they do not use a different type of soil reinforcement to limit settlement? I think that Geopier would provide a cost and time saving substitute for jobs like these.
Yes, because of cost
@@tomcander3669 in my opinion and experience, installing rammed aggregate piers that penetrate the existing undocumented fill are cheaper than mass excavation of 20+ feet. This type of mass excavation can take nearly a month while piers could take half the time saving a ton in labor and equipment costs. Is this not the case?
@@Tjthebean I was referring to soil stabilization which is quite costly. Maybe it's not even a thought on Colorado. If the soil is that poor, it should be deemed un- usable
@@tomcander3669 very true. I know we do a lot of apartment complexes out there but haven’t heard much residential wise. Thanks for your feedback.
I guess they have to make sure they've cleared the Prarie Dog tunnels and holes on the property first.
Yea they dig em out and mark em on the gps and then put em back
Wow beautiful
bentonite, I think, is a substantial component of the poor soil.
Yep I think you’re right
I have never seen this in Colorado and I have lived on the front range almost all my. My age is 60.
Looks like another scam.
Dang, that looks expensive. Could you just drive piles?
So 20' down it won't settle? The picture of the top of the cracked brick chimney is 20 ft off the ground. Nothing to do with settling.
Just subbed. Looks like you have some good vids
How the hell do you afford to over excavate 20 ft for a building pad for a house he'll be cheaper to put it on piles
Could the houses not be built on raft footing ,or pile's would be cheeper?
Crazy
That’s got to be incredibly expensive. Just another reason why houses are costing more!
In Colorado you go 10' below the floor level and then build it back up for a frost berrier if not the hard freeze will push the floor up when I worked for R. E. Monks I thought it was the craziest thing I had ever done but my super was born and raised there not to mention 70 yrs old so I figured he knew what he was talking about
@@BCJCStudios lol what
What is the price difference between over excavation and doing gravel or steel pilings?
Nobody knows
It don't matter this was his first idea to correct the problem, thats what there sticking with. He's the engineer his way is the right way.
We do this as will in the springs with dwire earthmoving just we do it better haha
I bet that makes the home price go up . Lol
What would Happen if you didn't excavate and compact?
Soil would shift causing cracked foundations and other problems
I would just do a 2 story basement
Love your videos keep up the good work
Maybe going back to pier and beam foundations is a better option than this mess.
inseresting. the settling must be extreme, around here in the northeast if its questionable, woven geotextile and a couple feet of gravel solves it fine.
That should tell you don't build fucking house there
Drive H pile for the foundation, or auger pile.
That seems ridiculous
What a disaster!F'N Wasteful,the money spent on diesel!
Either piles or raft foundations would be way cheaper..
That's just nonsense. I believe you're doing it I just don't think it's necessary. Extreme added expense
Too many people problems