Hi young man, I’m a old retired stone mason. I sure enjoyed watching you get along with your business. Great job God bless and stay safe. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
Oh Hell YA! Thank you for sharing this young man. I am too old anymore to do things like this anymore. Watching you play with the rocks & such shaping and doing everything as you willed it to be. Great work and it will last a 100 years or longer. Well done sir. Well done.
Very good build. And the best idea is that orthopedic belt. Weightlifting Belts are good also. Those rocks should always lifted from upper legs and core muscles should be flexed whenever possible.
Bro this is AWESOME! We are building a small medieval cottage all rock just like this and will be using your technique. Many thanks for your kindness skill and knowledge
Good question. In my region, the frost line is 80 inches (2 meters). Residential brick or block houses are built below the frost line to avoid cracks. The foundations of wooden houses are usually shallow. I understand that the soil will freeze and raise the foundation. This building is auxiliary non-residential and I do not impose high requirements on it.
A year ago, I began to lay the foundation of the greenhouse, but did not finish it - there is a video on my channel. On it, I received basic knowledge. I also watch and learn from other bloggers. Best Teacher ruclips.net/user/MrStonecentury
I have the same job in front of me, however the is falling down and has to be done with cabin in place! And on mountain side. Hoping to use a bit of your example thanks.
Is there any concern about digging the foundation below the freezing line..? Planning my log cabin in Canada with similar freezing seasons, but most literatures tell that I should pour a concrete "footing" slab below freezing line. Does heaviness of the rocks would make an above freezing line foundation enough stable? Thanks for hints or references.
This question I often asked myself. Here are some excuses I used to convince myself to move away from technology: 1. The directories indicate the maximum depth of freezing of the soil without taking into account the snow cover. Now I can’t find the catalog, but in my case, if I don’t remove the snow, the freezing depth will decrease from 2 to 0.5 meters. When we visited my grandmother in the village as a child, we always did a large snowdrift around the house to insulate the house. At this moment, builders lay a special polystyrene foam under the blind area at a distance of 0 ... 1-1.5 meters. 2. The degree of soil expansion in winter depends on the moisture content. Much depends on the type of soil - I have stony soil with clay plus the slope of the site. Water does not linger. In our region, builders make wide blind areas and drainage ditches with a well around the house. Thus, water is removed from under the house. It is also important to drain water from the roof through the gutters behind the perimeter of the blind area. 3. I consider a large foundation pit for a small hut irrational. 4. Repairing a foundation with a low laying depth is easier. In case of problems, you can raise the house with a hydraulic jack and repair the damaged area or completely replace the foundation. In our villages, 50-year-old log homes are often repaired this way. Answering your question. In our region, there is an opinion that the foundation cannot be left without load. The foundation, walls and roof should be built a season before the start of winter. My foundation for the winter did not change its position relative to the horizon - I tested it at the laser level.
@@DenBuzuev Thank you very much for your answer. Will take all those elements into consideration while preparing and study my lot for the building process. Will follow your progress meanwhile. Internet may have flaws, but connecting peoples from different country with same interests for constructive exchanges always amaze me! Thank again!
Great work. I acquired a property in the woods and I intend to build (by myself) a Chapel where my daughter will get married when the time comes so I'm doing some research. PS: what is the white/grey stuff that you put on the top of the small stones (before watering)? Cement?
Love this excellent work can you tell us what kind of stones how many tons guessing you had it delivered ? And any of that type of info for those of us willing to learn take on this kind of work? Awesome job and video!
This is granite. I used about 30 tons. The external dimensions of the building are approximately 7x7 meters. I bought a stone as a waste of a quarry where slabs, curbs and paving slabs are made. The cost was about $ 300 with delivery. Granite is difficult to process, it splits unpredictably with a sledgehammer, it is better to use wedges. Before that, I had experience with sandstone processing. Sandstone is well processed. But granite is prettier. I can say that working with a stone made an indelible impression on me. It is not at all like brickwork, each stone is unique. Like solving a puzzle. It was difficult, but I'm happy with the result.
This is fine sand. Used to fill the voids between gravel and stones. The stone has an uneven surface. The stone was unstable only on gravel, and I pressed it into the sand.
In my area, the frost line is 2 meters (80 inches), so I did not go deep, but expanded the base. In my area, to the depths of freezing, people build the foundations of houses from heavy materials (brick, from blocks). Small foundations are used for wooden and frame houses, we remove only the fertile layer.
Фундамент охрененный! Финские фундаменты из гранита лет по 200 уже стоят. Если не секрет какие примерно по размерам камни в нижний ряд пошли?на глаз около 80 на 80 см...И как, кстати в плане радиационного фона и радона,не проводили измерения?
Камни примерно 60см внизу. Гранит радиоактивный, второго класса. У меня под землей на глубине 2 метра скала, рядом гранитный карьер тоже второго класса. Мне от радиации не убежать. Я так понял, что если на нем не сидеть и не использовать внутри помещения, то не помрешь раньше срока. Горцы живут по 100 лет в гранитных домах. Радон скапливается в низинах, у меня уклон, врядли он задерживается. Отношусь к радиации философически. Первого класса некрасивый: либо серый (местный) либо песочного цвета (режевской). Вот ссылка на сертификат по граниту: www.xn--c1aot5c.xn--p1ai/certificates . У нас этим камнем половина центра города отделана.
@@DenBuzuev Plain portland is too hard for mortar. You should have some lime in the mix even for field stone to allow the wall to breath and to self heal.
The freezing line in my region is 8 feet. Below the freezing line, houses are being built for permanent residence. Other buildings are built on shallow foundations.
There is a quarry in my city where large granite slabs are mined with explosives to produce stone products. My stones were left as debris from the production of large granite slabs. They are very cheap: 20 tons for $ 150.
You should not be wetting the stone before applying your mortar. The stone needs to be dry so that the water in the mortar wants to get absorbed into the rock. The water brings the cement with it and that's what creates your bond.
@@DenBuzuev Did you use mostly lime in your portland? Rocks need to expand and contract, a heavy lime ratio works best for this. At least that was the theory when building field stone foundations a 100 years ago
Holes are necessary for air circulation under the floor, so that the boards are not covered with mold and rot. As a rule, a thin metal mesh is installed inside the holes. I have not installed it yet, because over the past 5 years I have not seen mice in my area, hungry neighbor cats, apparently, met them earlier, and if I see mice, I will put on a net.
Great video! Honored to be in the first single digits of your subscribers. Look forward to seeing more from you. I see you've drawn some styling inspiration from primitive technology. If you're looking for an idea for your channel name, might I suggest something to the effect of "Not so primitive technology." Or "Kind of primitive technology" that way perhaps you can snag some traffic from his subscribers who will surely be into your content
Am I the only person who gets angry at the sight of cement? I know that cement isn’t as bad for granite as it is for most sedimentary rock but still I would have much preferred to see hydraulic lime being a traditionalist but lovely stone none the less
Alex, I'm trying to build a small shed in same manner. For whatever reason, I didn't like the cement being used either and I know nothing about masonry. But what is hydraulic lime?
@@DenBuzuev awesome, I just cleared my spot, I've been searching videos for how I want mine to look and I know i want a rock foundation. I think I'm going to do what you did. Thanks for the inspiration. Can't wait to see what you do next, your project seems like exactly what I want to do. Good stuff man
About 350 hours. I worked alone for 4 months: on weekends - 8 hours a day and on a working week in the evening for three hours - on Tuesday and Thursday. Total: 4x (16 + 6) x4 = 352 hours. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I rested, licking my wounds :)
That's what I'm talking about son, ''solid as a rock'', yo your gonna have to anker yourself somehow to artificially feel that feeling in this thin liquidity that we take part off in space.... It's 1atm pressure-ing all of us the same! As humans and animals
Хотя у нас в регионе остались финские и шведские фундаменты старинные, из гранитных глыб 1800-1940 годов, дак потери можно нитку натягивать- идеально ровные. Видимо сильно заглублённые, хрен знает...
Я покупал этот камень на Южно-султаевском гранитном карьере, пригород Челябинска. Стоит 20 тонн 11 тысяч рублей плюс доставка. У меня получилось 1,5 машины - 30 тонн. Камень идет как отходы каменоломни, на карьере есть производство гранитных изделий - делают бордюры, плитку и слэбы.
Hi young man, I’m a old retired stone mason. I sure enjoyed watching you get along with your business. Great job God bless and stay safe. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
I wish I live next to you so I can come over and help you. Great foundation!!!
Oh Hell YA!
Thank you for sharing this young man. I am too old anymore to do things like this anymore. Watching you play with the rocks & such shaping and doing everything as you willed it to be.
Great work and it will last a 100 years or longer. Well done sir.
Well done.
Youre kind :0)
Спасибо!
Impressive! You are building for the centuries, not just the decades!
Very good build.
And the best idea is that orthopedic belt. Weightlifting Belts are good also. Those rocks should always lifted from upper legs and core muscles should be flexed whenever possible.
100% by yourself!?!
I am SO impressed.
Love your homemade tamper 👍
I'm impressed. Such a hard work! The result is fantanstic!
Very cool. Always wanted to know how people built before concrete slab foundations.
This is amazing!!! Great video. Moving right along without crazy jabber. This man doing hella work moving that stone!!!
Bro this is AWESOME! We are building a small medieval cottage all rock just like this and will be using your technique. Many thanks for your kindness skill and knowledge
This is awesome since it's explain how foundation's where built in the 1800. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, that looks more like a castle wall foundation! Solid work man,and beautiful! Love the even sides that you managed to achieve with these stones!
Ficou muito bonito seu trabalho, parabéns!
Looks great!
Awesome! And those shorts!!!
great videos keep them coming enjoyed watching
Looks very good !
Best wishes from a Norwegian woodworker
keep at it! great job! more soon please!
Looking forward to more videos like this. Very educational
are you concerned at all about the rocks not being bellow the frost line enough?
Good question. In my region, the frost line is 80 inches (2 meters). Residential brick or block houses are built below the frost line to avoid cracks. The foundations of wooden houses are usually shallow. I understand that the soil will freeze and raise the foundation. This building is auxiliary non-residential and I do not impose high requirements on it.
@@DenBuzuev Two meters?! Holy freaking moly! Where do you live? North Sibiria?
@@Kleinalrik Ural. Chelyabinsk (Челябинск).
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well done.. tough to do it all alone..
Nice work. It remains me of my youth. Now I do not work so hard, just watch others. I am retired.
I love how this video is accessible for the Hoh
Parabéns pela coragem e esforço. Ficou muito beltifoul. 🦸♂️
Very nice master!!!
I wish I could pick up the rocks of that size! I’m having to use smaller ones.
ROCK ON YOUNG MAN.. AS THE Elder,s SAID your WORK will Last a lifetime FOR YOU .
The same way we load ROCKS out the rivers..
beautiful
Works well
Long time since i worked with Stone,Enjoyed your Video,X Drystone Dyker,Ally
Perfekt Video,,, THANKS for that,,,
I hv learn so much from IT 💪🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Hard Work,but very Professional for a Long Life. 🏆🥂🍾
great job bro
Good job 👍👍👍🌞
That was awesome. Impressive how easily you handle those heavy rocks. Stacking looks very professional.
Ever did this before?
A year ago, I began to lay the foundation of the greenhouse, but did not finish it - there is a video on my channel. On it, I received basic knowledge. I also watch and learn from other bloggers. Best Teacher ruclips.net/user/MrStonecentury
@@DenBuzuev Thanks for sharing that channel.
solid foundation
I like your video brother
Классно получается, молодец.
I have the same job in front of me, however the is falling down and has to be done with cabin in place! And on mountain side. Hoping to use a bit of your example thanks.
Good luck to you!
Nice work!
Use your ground pounder on setting those stones in place ,,AND PLEASE WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHEN BEATING ON GRANITE !!!
Same!
with a cement mortar ??? with the stone use lime, it leaves a much drier wall inside.
Is there any concern about digging the foundation below the freezing line..? Planning my log cabin in Canada with similar freezing seasons, but most literatures tell that I should pour a concrete "footing" slab below freezing line. Does heaviness of the rocks would make an above freezing line foundation enough stable? Thanks for hints or references.
This question I often asked myself. Here are some excuses I used to convince myself to move away from technology:
1. The directories indicate the maximum depth of freezing of the soil without taking into account the snow cover. Now I can’t find the catalog, but in my case, if I don’t remove the snow, the freezing depth will decrease from 2 to 0.5 meters.
When we visited my grandmother in the village as a child, we always did a large snowdrift around the house to insulate the house.
At this moment, builders lay a special polystyrene foam under the blind area at a distance of 0 ... 1-1.5 meters.
2. The degree of soil expansion in winter depends on the moisture content. Much depends on the type of soil - I have stony soil with clay plus the slope of the site. Water does not linger. In our region, builders make wide blind areas and drainage ditches with a well around the house. Thus, water is removed from under the house. It is also important to drain water from the roof through the gutters behind the perimeter of the blind area.
3. I consider a large foundation pit for a small hut irrational.
4. Repairing a foundation with a low laying depth is easier. In case of problems, you can raise the house with a hydraulic jack and repair the damaged area or completely replace the foundation. In our villages, 50-year-old log homes are often repaired this way.
Answering your question. In our region, there is an opinion that the foundation cannot be left without load. The foundation, walls and roof should be built a season before the start of winter. My foundation for the winter did not change its position relative to the horizon - I tested it at the laser level.
@@DenBuzuev Thank you very much for your answer. Will take all those elements into consideration while preparing and study my lot for the building process. Will follow your progress meanwhile.
Internet may have flaws, but connecting peoples from different country with same interests for constructive exchanges always amaze me!
Thank again!
The result is fantastic 🤣🤣?? Slopy done fantastic maybe 🤣🤣🤙🏻
Çok zor vr başarılı bir iş 🎉🎉🎉
Bravo 👏
Pleace make new videos!! All the best from switzerland Daniel
Wow! That's alotta big wocks, nice job!
I thought he'd have a perfectly toned body by the end of the video! Great video though, gives me inspiration! Thank you
Great work. I acquired a property in the woods and I intend to build (by myself) a Chapel where my daughter will get married when the time comes so I'm doing some research.
PS: what is the white/grey stuff that you put on the top of the small stones (before watering)? Cement?
This is sand
Love this excellent work can you tell us what kind of stones how many tons guessing you had it delivered ? And any of that type of info for those of us willing to learn take on this kind of work? Awesome job and video!
This is granite. I used about 30 tons. The external dimensions of the building are approximately 7x7 meters. I bought a stone as a waste of a quarry where slabs, curbs and paving slabs are made. The cost was about $ 300 with delivery. Granite is difficult to process, it splits unpredictably with a sledgehammer, it is better to use wedges. Before that, I had experience with sandstone processing. Sandstone is well processed. But granite is prettier. I can say that working with a stone made an indelible impression on me. It is not at all like brickwork, each stone is unique. Like solving a puzzle. It was difficult, but I'm happy with the result.
@@DenBuzuev thank you!
@@bradnecolemorris6302 Here is the channel where I got information on masonry
ruclips.net/user/MrStonecentury
What was the purpose of the white powder you laid over the tamped gravel base?
This is fine sand. Used to fill the voids between gravel and stones. The stone has an uneven surface. The stone was unstable only on gravel, and I pressed it into the sand.
Great job!
New Subscriber. Vinny 🇺🇸
Muito bom Parabéns
Bravo.
What type of mortar do you use?
Bravo эркек
Wow you should have more subscribers
..... and I love your pants. ;-)
Wow excellent great work 👌👍
Great work. But I feel sorry for your back. Use leverage when possible. Get. Long pry bar. Digging iron. U have rocks for fulcroms.
Sorry, saw it right now, dumb question.
Big gravel underneath for frost, well done.
In my area, the frost line is 2 meters (80 inches), so I did not go deep, but expanded the base. In my area, to the depths of freezing, people build the foundations of houses from heavy materials (brick, from blocks). Small foundations are used for wooden and frame houses, we remove only the fertile layer.
What is the white powder you sprinkle on the crushed syone?
This is the sand of the small fraction
What was the white power stuff that you put on the small stones at the very early stage?
Sand
Super 😊👍🏽 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
Фундамент охрененный! Финские фундаменты из гранита лет по 200 уже стоят. Если не секрет какие примерно по размерам камни в нижний ряд пошли?на глаз около 80 на 80 см...И как, кстати в плане радиационного фона и радона,не проводили измерения?
Камни примерно 60см внизу. Гранит радиоактивный, второго класса. У меня под землей на глубине 2 метра скала, рядом гранитный карьер тоже второго класса. Мне от радиации не убежать. Я так понял, что если на нем не сидеть и не использовать внутри помещения, то не помрешь раньше срока. Горцы живут по 100 лет в гранитных домах. Радон скапливается в низинах, у меня уклон, врядли он задерживается. Отношусь к радиации философически. Первого класса некрасивый: либо серый (местный) либо песочного цвета (режевской). Вот ссылка на сертификат по граниту: www.xn--c1aot5c.xn--p1ai/certificates . У нас этим камнем половина центра города отделана.
Are you using a portland mortar mix?
Yes. This is Portland cement + sand. Ratio 1: 4.
@@DenBuzuev Plain portland is too hard for mortar. You should have some lime in the mix even for field stone to allow the wall to breath and to self heal.
Дэн, очень очень круто! А вы не могли бы видео показать, как вы кран строили?
Спасибо. Обязательно покажу, но позже.
I see the crushed stone, tampering but what is the white powder stuff before you lay the block? Is it stone dust? Great work btw!!!
Thank! It's sand
Fantástico🤘😝🤘
you dont need to go 4 feet below frost line for your footing?
The freezing line in my region is 8 feet. Below the freezing line, houses are being built for permanent residence. Other buildings are built on shallow foundations.
My back hurts just watching this video.
Where were you able to locate your stone? Is this something most any quarries would be able to source or is this special order? Thanks!
There is a quarry in my city where large granite slabs are mined with explosives to produce stone products. My stones were left as debris from the production of large granite slabs. They are very cheap: 20 tons for $ 150.
hard work..
how deep does the frost line go where you live.
6 feet
You should not be wetting the stone before applying your mortar. The stone needs to be dry so that the water in the mortar wants to get absorbed into the rock. The water brings the cement with it and that's what creates your bond.
i wonder how it deals with the frost
I made the foundation last year. So far, I have not found a single crack.
@@DenBuzuev Did you use mostly lime in your portland? Rocks need to expand and contract, a heavy lime ratio works best for this. At least that was the theory when building field stone foundations a 100 years ago
@@DenBuzuev nice
@@danbiss87 Unfortunately, I do not know the composition of the Portland cement that I used, probably there is lime there.
thats quite thick concrete
If you carry on you'll end up with a castle!
Why did you leave so many mouse holes?
Holes are necessary for air circulation under the floor, so that the boards are not covered with mold and rot. As a rule, a thin metal mesh is installed inside the holes. I have not installed it yet, because over the past 5 years I have not seen mice in my area, hungry neighbor cats, apparently, met them earlier, and if I see mice, I will put on a net.
How deep did you go?
Awesome video! But you should really think about wearing a dust mask at the very least, silicosis is not a fun disease
What type of stone is that??
Granite
Having done these types of foundation my entire life I must ask how many nights in your area are below freezing per year on average?
Six months
Great video! Honored to be in the first single digits of your subscribers. Look forward to seeing more from you. I see you've drawn some styling inspiration from primitive technology. If you're looking for an idea for your channel name, might I suggest something to the effect of "Not so primitive technology." Or "Kind of primitive technology" that way perhaps you can snag some traffic from his subscribers who will surely be into your content
Near what city are you building your Log house?
Chelyabinsk. Russia
Am I the only person who gets angry at the sight of cement? I know that cement isn’t as bad for granite as it is for most sedimentary rock but still I would have much preferred to see hydraulic lime being a traditionalist but lovely stone none the less
Yep, I note that as well, cement with shorten the lifespan of rocks but its still all good
Please explain more as to why. Thanks
@@daveharr7969 different rates of expanding when wet/iced. Cement will crack the stones when it gets wet
Dave Harr lime is hydrophilic and hygroscopic cement is not 👍
Alex, I'm trying to build a small shed in same manner. For whatever reason, I didn't like the cement being used either and I know nothing about masonry. But what is hydraulic lime?
Megalithic Man :-D
Great work. How much weight did you lose during this process. Also, please tell me what those stones, granite?
Yes, it is granite. I lost 5 kilograms (11 pounds), but in winter I became fat again. And so every year.
@@DenBuzuev did you start the cabin?
@@dshudson Yes. Two weeks ago. Now I started to plan a timber with a planer.
@@DenBuzuev awesome, I just cleared my spot, I've been searching videos for how I want mine to look and I know i want a rock foundation. I think I'm going to do what you did. Thanks for the inspiration. Can't wait to see what you do next, your project seems like exactly what I want to do. Good stuff man
What part of the world are you making this?
Russia
Really nice! Well done sir! How many man hours would you say it took you to build that foundation?
About 350 hours. I worked alone for 4 months: on weekends - 8 hours a day and on a working week in the evening for three hours - on Tuesday and Thursday. Total: 4x (16 + 6) x4 = 352 hours. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I rested, licking my wounds :)
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Gotta love them socks...
(from canada) where are you located?
Located in Russia.
That's what I'm talking about son, ''solid as a rock'', yo your gonna have to anker yourself somehow to artificially feel that feeling in this thin liquidity that we take part off in space....
It's 1atm pressure-ing all of us the same! As humans and animals
Boi be hiding sum muscle under all that modesty.
Но хороший дом ведь на такой фундамент не поставишь с нашей зимой?
Согласен. Это фундамент для бани, я думаю потянет. Для дома, конечно, не буду делать полностью из камня, снаружи обложу только.
Хотя у нас в регионе остались финские и шведские фундаменты старинные, из гранитных глыб 1800-1940 годов, дак потери можно нитку натягивать- идеально ровные. Видимо сильно заглублённые, хрен знает...
Именно на таких фундаментах и стоят дома по 200 лет...
Это гранит?
Да
Класс! Очень красиво! Где взять столько камня?) И сколько стоит?
Я покупал этот камень на Южно-султаевском гранитном карьере, пригород Челябинска. Стоит 20 тонн 11 тысяч рублей плюс доставка. У меня получилось 1,5 машины - 30 тонн. Камень идет как отходы каменоломни, на карьере есть производство гранитных изделий - делают бордюры, плитку и слэбы.
@@DenBuzuev 👍 в Москве это стоит в 3 раза дороже ((