OFF GRID CABIN Foundation and Road Build | Cold Climate Foundation
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Our off grid cabin build is getting started with clearing our road and putting in our foundation! Since this cabin is in Canada our foundation needed to be unaffected by frost so we chose to use concrete footing tubes.
We are not sponsored by this company but if you are looking for a cabin foundation option and want to check out footing tubes here is their website: foottube.com/
The $ 3000 estimated cost is in Canadian dollars since we are building in New Brunswick, Canada.
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So far I have watched thousands of hours of videos on log cabin foundations. And your videos by far beat them all. You are the only one I found who took the time to really explain what you are doing and why.
Thanks for a great video
Thanks for sharing.
Great! Appreciate the step-by-step nature of your video with the explanations of the why at each stage. Other RUclipsrs skip over the details. I feel like I could actually follow these steps. Thanks
Thanks so much! I appreciate the encouragement :)
I’m glad the screw piles didn’t work, because concrete footers on the bedrock is super stable. Our cottage in Ontario was built on concrete footers onto rock about 40 years ago and the footers right on the rock haven’t moved. BUT... keep trees away because the roots can grow in a push the footers. Also keep water away too, with good eaves and landscaping, because wet on one side when it freezes will also move them. Previous owners ignored the foundation for about 20 years and 4 footers moved about a foot sideways, I’m resetting them now. They were the only ones not directly on the bedrock, water drained to them, and a row of cedar trees grew in and the roots moved them. Frost heave is not an issue when building near bedrock. Nice to see a family working together. :).
This was super helpful -- very detailed, yet right to the point. Thank you for the helpful video!
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Very nice video, thx for sharing ur experience.
Nice job, road done, ready to start next spring our foundation, footing tube, thanks for info
Well done! And very nice presentation style
You have a new subscriber from Mexico, I just love your channel.
Thank you so much! So glad to have you :) It is really neat to know where people are from!
Hitting bedrock is good. It saves you money as all you need are sonotubes that are planted on the bedrock. You don't need a wide base as you aren't building on soil, and this is a light structure after all. I'm confused as to why you had to go with the much more expensive footing forms and a backhoe while you already had the holes augered for sonotubes? Seems like unnecessary cost to me however it doesn't hurt to overbuild and I really like the foam around the tubes. This is a good, professional build.
I'm excited to follow along as you begin building your cabin😍
Thanks so much, glad you are following along!
i'm from NB myself; near perth-andover, but am currently in montreal. i'm headed to NS however in the next couple years to do exactly what you are. we were just put under curfew this week, so i figure cities are played out. time to build a compound.
I highly recommend it. Hopefully you can make it back to the maritimes soon, it is a great place to live and homestead!
Great video. I enjoyed your presentation and tips...will consider for my Alberta cabin build.
Thanks! I hope you have a great time building your cabin
So exciting!
Yes we are very excited. Thanks for watching!
thank you for making this video and steps on how you built your house from foundation and all it’s very helpful ....new subbie 😊
I am glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the encouragement!
I know the sand was meant to weigh down the plastic and help prevent weed growth but I discovered sand is laden with moisture, which makes it an acceptable substrate for weeds. Perhaps gravel would’ve been a better option.
Yes looking back we would change the sand to gravel. Good thought. We will probably have to add some in the future
I like those plastic pier block fillable pier block things make sure you and that sand under the house on top of the tarp plastic is going to wash out blow out use felt. And you gotta have at least two ways in or at least out going on
Hi. Did you not use rebar reinforcement. If not can you explain why?? I like these forms but I think my code will require rebar reinforcement.
Hi I am new to ur channel and ur guys are amazing. I am from Ontario and my partner and I are planning on moving there and are still deciding on which path to take when it comes to house. I love the whole living off grid and my partner still want the luxury of a city living. Anyways I would love and appreciate if u made a video explain the building codes and all the rules in New Brunswick. Please
Would you be able to do a video on the permits you got to do the work ? I got bought some land out there and I got my permit for my driveway coming this spring did you need one to clear trees ?
506 west morland down town Moncton my fome town represents what part of NB are you guys building in?
I'm a new sub I'm about to buy land to start this process. I'm looking forward to following along.
So glad you are following along with our build, I hope yours goes well!
Just subbed. Great video
Thanks so much!
Hello! This is great and we are really thinking about using this method but my question is we are building a 2000 square foot 2 story home. Would this still be a good foundation to use?
Do you think sono tubes on the ledge would be sufficient? How much were those cone tubes?
They have worked out great for us. In total they cost us about $2500 CAD, considering the tubes, concrete and renting the concrete mixer. I hope this helps, thanks for watching!
did you anchor the concrete to the ledge?
Where did you pick up your tubes ?as I'm located in New Brunswick as well and really like that idea ..thank you
Arrow Construction Products LTD
Where did you buy your plastic tubes for your piers? Or if you can send me a link.
foottube.com/
Im looking at land in NB and will very likely move there from Ontario this year to do the very same thing! Thank you for the Very informative regional video! Could you please tell me what company made those plastic pillars? Im trying to plan my foundation type and that sounds like a good option.
Hi Kelly, sorry for taking a while to respond to you. The produce is called Footing Tubes, this is the website for the produce foottube.com/. We bought them through Arrow Construction, here is the link to their website if you want to check them out www.arrowco.ca/. They are a great company and we really like the footing tubes, so far we have had no issues.
@@backtothelandliving Thank you so much! Iv seen meny foundation ideas but this looks the sturdyest without pouring an actual fundation. nice choice.
Its been around - 7 to -10 C all week here in the gta. I hope it hasent been to crazy for you guys out there though.
The Romans used cement
Hey Maggie, first of all, you're cute! :) second... uhm, you built a road? so its no longer off the grid... the road grid ;)
You are stunningly beautiful.
Good lookn mountain girl
I came to this video to see men putting in a foundation not a hot red head talking
If you talked any faster you’d be completely impossible to understand… slow down and figure out what your even talking about before you do
Bestimmt ein tolles Projekt, die Dame quatscht nur viel zu viel und vor allem unsinniges Zeug
Stop talking and get to work I can see what you are doing you don’t need all the narrative. It’s self explanatory