Next time, you use the plastic tube as a level instead of water use black tea it is easy to see ever a few meters away An old gentleman showed me this, and it just worked great All of the best with the build
Get some safety glasses on when cutting with a cutoff wheel! I like your channel! Don’t ruin it with an eye injury. Toolmaker Craig here. I’ve seen what happens without safety glasses!
I'm afraid it won't happen but i'd be so proud to meet you both. The world would be a lot better place with more people like you in it. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤
In every episode, whether its on the boat or on land, there are knowledgeable people in the comments, with all good intent, advising Matt on how something could have been done easier or better. But they are usually people who are only knowledgeable about that specific task. I doubt that there are very many people who have, with no prior experience, tackled and conquered the number of projects that Matt has embraced since this channel started.
Hey Matty Boy, it's your wall. You're digging it pouring it, etc. Build it however the hell you want!! Keep it up, I've been equally impressed as I am jealous!!
Hey guys, registered structural engineer here. Great job on the footing. Since you want a crack free wall, you need to have horizontal reinforcing in the wall. That can take the form of hot dip galvanized 9 gauge horizontal joint reinforcement in the bed joints, maximum every other course, or every course if you want to overdo it, or you can have a horizontal grout filled bond beam with a #5 bar in it about mid-height and then another one at the top of the wall. Hope this gets to you in time. Take care and keep the videos coming.
Squinting won't save your eye when those abrasive wheels come apart, and they will. You will need two really big boulders so that when the speeders lose it on the curve they can hit those instead of your beautiful wall.
You do more with less than anybody I have ever watched build anything. GANGSTA ENGINEERING at its finest. You amaze me every week. Cheers from Austin, TX
You two are so real, I love it, as a caregiver that’s bound to the house I look forward to seeing you every week God Bless you, Your Alaskan friend 🙏❤️
You certainly can, by adding too much deadweight without proper reinforcements. That’s why I spread footing would have served him better as he only reinforced for a spread footing but he put a grade beam without top reinforcing and hoops also called stirrups.
Matt you have all the makings of a good home stetter. They have to be able to think outside of the box and be creative and that my friend you have done by just figuring out a way to bend rebar without a tool. You and Kristen are both amazing hardworking people and I wish you all the best May God continue to bless you and give you both many happy healthy and prosperous years together. Please be careful Matt and don't overdo things You don't want to end up hurt or messing your back up take care can't wait till your next video look forward to them each and every week
Quick advice on your Block wall, build up three rows high on your corners, and then layer string line to lay The block in between and out to the ends. Continue adding more rows after you do the first ones in the same manner until you have it as high as you want. Remember to take your time getting your blocks level front to back and end to end in the corners and it will make it easy to keep them level as you go across. You’ll also find it goes a lot faster then if you try to just lay every block on its own. A trick I learned from an old mason. OK so maybe he wasn’t so old.
Concrete is a chemical crystallization set, and can actually cure underwater if not disturbed. The substrate soil will suck the excess water out fairly quickly, and allow the mixture to chemically harden. If it were a non-absorbant form pour, it would create problems, but this should be just fine.
The footing came out good. The concrete was pretty wet (too much H2O), but it made it flow for sure. You could probably put a small skyscraper on that footing.The three of you did a good job. " Rebar Rebecca ", "Concrete Cathy", & Matt.
Hey, good morning from Michigan... A little nippy up here this morning.... The foundation is looking great. Yes, over build that footer. Ha, the Ole hitch bender.... yep, used it a time or two myself. It's already done. But for future reference, your overlap is determined by rod diameter. Roughing rebar is sized in 8ths . Your no.5bar is 5/8" of a inch. Convert 5/8" to a decimal =.62 X 50 = 31" overlap... just a FYI for future....you know, incase a inspector ask....😆
For your first block courses, include a latex binder for putting new mortar to older footing pours. It will make a difference. I used to do artificial rockery casting for zoo enclosures and we bought it by five-gallon buckets. You can get smaller amounts by the gallon jug for the size of your job.
Hi Matt and Kristen, Looks good! I can relate to doing all the work yourself. It is much more rewarding to do it yourself. One thing, please be careful about the slump of the concrete. The slump of the concrete can drastically affect the strength of the concrete. The slump is measured by filling a specific size cone with concrete and measuring how much it slumps when the cone is removed. The more water in the concrete the weaker it will be when cured. I am sure it is fine for a retaining wall with all that steel, but you may want to make sure there is not so much water in the concrete when building your house. 😊
Nice one. So glad to see you did a good job on the rebar. Earlier in the episode Matt wasn't happy with something he did. Always remember, good choices come from wisdom. Wisdom comes from bad choices.
In the USA, that Concrete would have been rejected on most job sites. If a slump test was done it would have collapsed. Maybe that’s what works in Puerto Rico? I honestly don’t know.
Sorry, that is not true at all... 90% of footings only need to be 4500psi concrete. Even 10inch slump 5 Sack will give you that... Plus it is in the ground which means it will be wet most the time... Concrete gets hard by a chemical reaction not because it dry's... You can pour concrete underwater and it will get hard... so those footings will be stronger in 5 years than they are the first 6 months due to being damp most the time in that weather.
Matt, you are a far cry from being a no nothing contractor! The skills that you show us with each project are amazing, so don’t be so self deprecating! BTW, what is going on with your boat? You kids put so much time and love into making it so beautiful, I hope you still have it moored somewhere and can use it again soon. Of course sailing with all of your cars may be another challenge,
Matt and Kristen, Stucco in a humid, rainy climate can quickly become covered with airborne dirt and black mold. Give consideration to using a paint over the stucco that is, 1. not white, and 2. very washable. Otherwise you'll be repainting the wall every couple of years.
Every dude myself included, wants to book a ticket to paradise to lend a hand. Nothing like doing this yourself. It does help sometimes to have an opinion to catch a mistake before it’s too late. Hoping you will be able to easily move your trailer. My friend had a beautiful log cabin next to a lake here in Canada called PAIR O DICE ! Cheers take care, and good health , good luck, and good fortune to you and everyone you care for in this big world . Merry Christmas thanks for the videos . Peace on earth and ocean.
Looking good! I think in Texas they ese water leveling. It works really well. Your Block laying should go pretty well. Do the corners 1st, that way you can pull a string line across, and it will stay level. You Tube it LOL
Hi guys new sub here (English) living in Thailand. Your first comment about people saying your footings are way too deep for a wall. It costs a lot more money and time to fix skinny work. I say belt and braces, never have had to go back. Love your stuff guys, brave very brave. Keep them coming.
Nice work just wanted to say if I was putting lights on top I would have put gray PVC electrical conduit in the slab and tied it to the vertical steal for the number 12 wire for lights. Its going to be a really nice wall we watch you every week me and my kids.
👍 & 👋 for the most unique and utilitarian use of a Toyota Taco I've ever seen. Most of the Taco's in my neck of the woods are total -rock- mall parking-lot crawlers. And, taking into consideration hurricanes and earthquakes, _build the heck_ out of that wall!
Bending #5 by hand is very impressive ! A tip for the next project ( your house footings ) = do all the straight runs first, then do the bends in short pieces ! Get a rebar bending device ; they’re cheap ! 😊
A bending jig is simple to make with iron pipe; to insert the rebar into the pipe on hinged boards and bend, then pull the hinged pin to remove. Makes nice tight bends at any needed angle.
Kitten’s getting eye infections is really common. We treat ours with Terramycin gel. Just wipe their eyes clean with a warm damp cloth and put just a bb sized drop in their eye and let it do its thing. You can even treat the cats who do not have an infection with it to prevent them from getting it too. Keep using it 2 or 3 days after the eyes clear up to prevent a reoccurrence.
good job guys. spray that footer down with water a couple times a day for the next 2 weeks. let her reach full psi. concrete stops curing when it runs out of water. keep it wet! its building psi for the next 28 days, over %80 in the first 14 days
Thanks, times are turbulent, save every penny. As far as concrete, every one after drying still expanding and contracting. To prevent cracking requires either to place regularly some flexible material or leave small gaps as used in freeway construction. Also by pouring concrete important to poke in with stick or rebar to make more dense and fill every gap inside. Very Best.
If you are stuccoing don't joint the block, just back trowel them flat.. Only stucco early morning when its cooler.. do 10 feet at a time, use a long steel trowel float and a hawk scoop it on don't pour. GGL wear old clothes...
Normally, I wish I was there with my tools to help out each week on this adventure, but this week I think Matt and I would ‘have words’ over renting some tools for managing that rebar. I admire the ‘innovate solutions at sea’ approach most of the time, but dammit, what’s wrong with getting a bender? This time I am driving to town and getting the tool so we don’t end up breaking the truck. Yes, it came out beautifully! Matt and his amazing work ethic and remarkable strength, comes through again! Is it any wonder he is our everyday hero? I love that man, even if he frustrates me sometimes.
Funny anecdote.. My husband named our son Mason, (this is 20 yrs ago) and for the 1st few days of his life I could not remember his name, I grew up in a blue collar family, so mason is a trade, not a name. You both are super to watch as a team. Thank you & Happy Holidays.
Wow Awesome! what a great job improvising your plan to fit what you have to work with. I also learned a few things from you too. thank you both; keep them coming! I am looking towards you video drops. what a great team you make!
Hey guys, you probably already know enough about blocks to lay out your corners first and whether you're working with mortar or stucco spray the blocks down with water so they're a little damp. Nothing sticks well to a totally dry block. Good luck.
Hey Matt, you did a great job. What you poured was enough concrete for a grade beam. All you needed was a spread footing 12 inches deep would’ve been fine 16 inches wider than the block or 8 inches on each side of the block is why we call it a spread footing, your spreading the load of the block. By adding the amount of deadweight in the concrete you poured without the proper reinforcing for a beam only time will tell. A grade beam would have required top and bottom steel and stirrups also called hoops.
We have been renovating our abandoned (two) houses both 2 story. We put in a 200' wall 8' high for privacy from traffic and protection. This happend two years ago and doing fine. Now it is getting covered in a flowering vine and dragon fruit. We sit on the edge of a canyon with a river and waterfalls very similar to your location. The wall helps keeping our two sato dogs, 5 chickens, 5 peacocks and 13 Guineas free range inside our property.
maybe instead of stucco finish you could batten the wall and use bamboo as a cladding, you got alot of bamboo at your place and the chicken coop went well.just a suggestion
Loving you guys!!!! You inspire me.I pray all the time God gives u guys the strength to continue forward. Love how you 2 support eat other. Eddie from Connecticut ❤
From New Orleans- y’all, like us, WILL get multiple hurricanes. Money (costs) are relative. IMHO- you, us, can never “overbuild” for our areas. Awesome foundation.
Great job Matt and Kirsten on the concrete footing. Im sure you'll both will do a great job on your new wall. Can't wait to see it finished. Regards, Myk
LOL...she' not looking at him because she thinks he hung the moon. She's looking at him measuring his every word, paired with every expression on his face. Like the lioness waiting to pounce with one wrong move...Not everyone wants a girl who looks at them the way Kristen looks at Matt because we know what this will ultimately mean....
Run vertical #5 rebar 24" oc. Or closer depending on how tall your wall is. Grout reinforce the rebared cells. You can epoxy the vertical rebar as you move along.
Concrete opured like that is semi self-leveling, we'd wed shuffle it with posts 'n shovels and chrck it was within 1/2" of level. I never saw such a foundation for a boundary wall, nor rebar in a single story building foundation. I saw neighborhood of thousands of brick and mortar houses being built during my high-school years. They are all still good. I guess we had good soil and concrete from the local granite quarry. Also high quality Portland cement. I could build loads by college, paying my own fees almost all the way!
Next time, you use the plastic tube as a level instead of water use black tea it is easy to see ever a few meters away
An old gentleman showed me this, and it just worked great
All of the best with the build
Get some safety glasses on when cutting with a cutoff wheel! I like your channel! Don’t ruin it with an eye injury. Toolmaker Craig here. I’ve seen what happens without safety glasses!
you guys are on a roll. One thing you dont want to learn on your own is why you need safety glasses with that grinder. Have fun be safe :)
Exactly my thoughts
I'm afraid it won't happen but i'd be so proud to meet you both. The world would be a lot better place with more people like you in it. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤
In every episode, whether its on the boat or on land, there are knowledgeable people in the comments, with all good intent, advising Matt on how something could have been done easier or better. But they are usually people who are only knowledgeable about that specific task. I doubt that there are very many people who have, with no prior experience, tackled and conquered the number of projects that Matt has embraced since this channel started.
Hey Matty Boy, it's your wall. You're digging it pouring it, etc. Build it however the hell you want!! Keep it up, I've been equally impressed as I am jealous!!
Hey guys, registered structural engineer here. Great job on the footing. Since you want a crack free wall, you need to have horizontal reinforcing in the wall. That can take the form of hot dip galvanized 9 gauge horizontal joint reinforcement in the bed joints, maximum every other course, or every course if you want to overdo it, or you can have a horizontal grout filled bond beam with a #5 bar in it about mid-height and then another one at the top of the wall. Hope this gets to you in time. Take care and keep the videos coming.
Squinting won't save your eye when those abrasive wheels come apart, and they will. You will need two really big boulders so that when the speeders lose it on the curve they can hit those instead of your beautiful wall.
You do more with less than anybody I have ever watched build anything. GANGSTA ENGINEERING at its finest. You amaze me every week. Cheers from Austin, TX
You two are so real, I love it, as a caregiver that’s bound to the house I look forward to seeing you every week God Bless you, Your Alaskan friend 🙏❤️
You can never OVERBUILD! Good job guys! Lots of hard work there!
Matt eye protection!!!
You certainly can, by adding too much deadweight without proper reinforcements. That’s why I spread footing would have served him better as
he only reinforced for a spread footing but he put a grade beam without top reinforcing and hoops also called stirrups.
@@cfazio56 then it’s not overbuilt
It’s not going anywhere for a very long time
Matt you have all the makings of a good home stetter. They have to be able to think outside of the box and be creative and that my friend you have done by just figuring out a way to bend rebar without a tool. You and Kristen are both amazing hardworking people and I wish you all the best May God continue to bless you and give you both many happy healthy and prosperous years together. Please be careful Matt and don't overdo things You don't want to end up hurt or messing your back up take care can't wait till your next video look forward to them each and every week
Matt keep up the good work, but wear some safety glasses when using the grinder I have had some close calls before.
Quick advice on your Block wall, build up three rows high on your corners, and then layer string line to lay The block in between and out to the ends. Continue adding more rows after you do the first ones in the same manner until you have it as high as you want. Remember to take your time getting your blocks level front to back and end to end in the corners and it will make it easy to keep them level as you go across. You’ll also find it goes a lot faster then if you try to just lay every block on its own. A trick I learned from an old mason. OK so maybe he wasn’t so old.
Good advice, Matt.
Great work Matt! Definitely not easy bending 5 bar! Next pour, tell the concrete supplier to put a little less water in it. Ask for a 4-5 slump or so.
I agree. That concrete had way too much water in it. It was self leveling it was so loose.
Still works itll just be a longer drying time
That's what I was thinking too. It looked more like a rock/sand/Portland SOUP than anything else.
@@Michael-uw2ymit works, but it does weaken the concrete mix when there’s too much water added.
Concrete is a chemical crystallization set, and can actually cure underwater if not disturbed. The substrate soil will suck the excess water out fairly quickly, and allow the mixture to chemically harden. If it were a non-absorbant form pour, it would create problems, but this should be just fine.
I just love this music SO MUCH! Bending rebar… meh, enjoyable enough. Set to that music? Chefs kiss. Lovely. Thanks for the video.
The footing came out good. The concrete was pretty wet (too much H2O), but it made it flow for sure. You could probably put a small skyscraper on that footing.The three of you did a good job. " Rebar Rebecca ", "Concrete Cathy", & Matt.
My favorite show each week - love love love your projects and journey
Hey, good morning from Michigan...
A little nippy up here this morning....
The foundation is looking great. Yes, over build that footer.
Ha, the Ole hitch bender.... yep, used it a time or two myself.
It's already done. But for future reference, your overlap is determined by rod diameter.
Roughing rebar is sized in 8ths .
Your no.5bar is 5/8" of a inch.
Convert 5/8" to a decimal =.62 X 50 = 31" overlap... just a FYI for future....you know, incase a inspector ask....😆
For your first block courses, include a latex binder for putting new mortar to older footing pours. It will make a difference. I used to do artificial rockery casting for zoo enclosures and we bought it by five-gallon buckets. You can get smaller amounts by the gallon jug for the size of your job.
Put some caps on the upright dowels serious injury if someone falls on one ! Safety first.
Matt, it'll be epic! Stucco is easy, you won't have problem with that and the painting. Nice wall. Merry Christmas from the USA!
Hi Matt and Kristen, Looks good! I can relate to doing all the work yourself. It is much more rewarding to do it yourself. One thing, please be careful about the slump of the concrete. The slump of the concrete can drastically affect the strength of the concrete. The slump is measured by filling a specific size cone with concrete and measuring how much it slumps when the cone is removed. The more water in the concrete the weaker it will be when cured. I am sure it is fine for a retaining wall with all that steel, but you may want to make sure there is not so much water in the concrete when building your house. 😊
Yea that looked like a really really wet pour. Thin soup.
Nice one. So glad to see you did a good job on the rebar. Earlier in the episode Matt wasn't happy with something he did. Always remember, good choices come from wisdom. Wisdom comes from bad choices.
In the USA, that Concrete would have been rejected on most job sites. If a slump test was done it would have collapsed. Maybe that’s what works in Puerto Rico? I honestly don’t know.
Sorry, that is not true at all... 90% of footings only need to be 4500psi concrete. Even 10inch slump 5 Sack will give you that... Plus it is in the ground which means it will be wet most the time... Concrete gets hard by a chemical reaction not because it dry's... You can pour concrete underwater and it will get hard... so those footings will be stronger in 5 years than they are the first 6 months due to being damp most the time in that weather.
Another beautiful video in Puerto Rico. Drone shots are exceptional. Looking Good GBU!
I'm no expert, but I did do cement work for three years. You did a great job. Especially for a novice.
Matt, you are a far cry from being a no nothing contractor! The skills that you show us with each project are amazing, so don’t be so self deprecating! BTW, what is going on with your boat? You kids put so much time and love into making it so beautiful, I hope you still have it moored somewhere and can use it again soon. Of course sailing with all of your cars may be another challenge,
Matt and Kristen, Stucco in a humid, rainy climate can quickly become covered with airborne dirt and black mold. Give consideration to using a paint over the stucco that is, 1. not white, and 2. very washable. Otherwise you'll be repainting the wall every couple of years.
Good bad an ready. Keep after it. Fun watching you work hard. Your boat misses you...
Education and learning from other people's mistakes is the best way to learn. It's basically the foundation of RUclips.
You both are putting forth a tremendous amount of work getting your property done right. Good job and don't forget a few attaboys as you go.
I thought you’d call yourself Stephen Steelburg out there making movies and bending steel lol. I love all the different names you come up with. 😂
That woulda been perfect!
Your dream is coming to fruition......looking great!
100% agree Matty. If the local suppliers can give you a good deal then its a complete no brainer to overbuild. Keep up the great work guys!!!
Building a life together. You guys are blessed.
Every dude myself included, wants to book a ticket to paradise to lend a hand. Nothing like doing this yourself. It does help sometimes to have an opinion to catch a mistake before it’s too late. Hoping you will be able to easily move your trailer. My friend had a beautiful log cabin next to a lake here in Canada called PAIR O DICE ! Cheers take care, and good health , good luck, and good fortune to you and everyone you care for in this big world . Merry Christmas thanks for the videos . Peace on earth and ocean.
Rodbusters, keep up the hard work and build that wall!
Looking good! I think in Texas they ese water leveling. It works really well. Your Block laying should go pretty well. Do the corners 1st, that way you can pull a string line across, and it will stay level. You Tube it LOL
You two are brave and Matt is a beast. I am interested in how the gate is going to go. Attached to the block? Anyway Thank you for another adventure.
Awesome video guys!!! Y'all are doing a great job for sure! See y'all next time.
Hi guys new sub here (English) living in Thailand. Your first comment about people saying your footings are way too deep for a wall.
It costs a lot more money and time to fix skinny work. I say belt and braces, never have had to go back.
Love your stuff guys, brave very brave. Keep them coming.
Nice work just wanted to say if I was putting lights on top I would have put gray PVC electrical conduit in the slab and tied it to the vertical steal for the number 12 wire for lights. Its going to be a really nice wall we watch you every week me and my kids.
My father in law worked all his young and adult life in construction. This video reminded me of him. He passed away last year, our Wito.❤
👍 & 👋 for the most unique and utilitarian use of a Toyota Taco I've ever seen.
Most of the Taco's in my neck of the woods are total -rock- mall parking-lot crawlers.
And, taking into consideration hurricanes and earthquakes, _build the heck_ out of that wall!
Bending #5 by hand is very impressive ! A tip for the next project ( your house footings ) = do all the straight runs first, then do the bends in short pieces ! Get a rebar bending device ; they’re cheap ! 😊
no its not. Its not that hard. i've used a door and done it
A bending jig is simple to make with iron pipe; to insert the rebar into the pipe on hinged boards and bend, then pull the hinged pin to remove. Makes nice tight bends at any needed angle.
For the cats….thanks for doing what you do. My wife’s family was big on cat rescue, so we get it. Cheers 🤗
GREAT JOB YEAH THATS WHAT I LIKE GOOD STRONG FOUNDATION IT'S GONNA LOOK GOOOD GREAT STUFF
Kitten’s getting eye infections is really common. We treat ours with Terramycin gel. Just wipe their eyes clean with a warm damp cloth and put just a bb sized drop in their eye and let it do its thing. You can even treat the cats who do not have an infection with it to prevent them from getting it too. Keep using it 2 or 3 days after the eyes clear up to prevent a reoccurrence.
You kids impress the heck out of me!!!! Wishing you a very merry and wonderful Christmas!!! Keep safe and well !!!! God Bless you and your families...
good job guys. spray that footer down with water a couple times a day for the next 2 weeks. let her reach full psi. concrete stops curing when it runs out of water. keep it wet! its building psi for the next 28 days, over %80 in the first 14 days
Thanks, times are turbulent, save every penny. As far as concrete, every one after drying still expanding and contracting. To prevent cracking requires either to place regularly some flexible material or leave small gaps as used in freeway construction. Also by pouring concrete important to poke in with stick or rebar to make more dense and fill every gap inside. Very Best.
Seriously consider using Insulated Concrete Forms for the walls
If you are stuccoing don't joint the block, just back trowel them flat.. Only stucco early morning when its cooler.. do 10 feet at a time, use a long steel trowel float and a hawk scoop it on don't pour. GGL wear old clothes...
MATT YOUB HAVE A HEART OF GOLD
I love your Mackinac City shirt because it's about 25 miles from our home. Good job on your build!
Normally, I wish I was there with my tools to help out each week on this adventure, but this week I think Matt and I would ‘have words’ over renting some tools for managing that rebar. I admire the ‘innovate solutions at sea’ approach most of the time, but dammit, what’s wrong with getting a bender? This time I am driving to town and getting the tool so we don’t end up breaking the truck.
Yes, it came out beautifully! Matt and his amazing work ethic and remarkable strength, comes through again!
Is it any wonder he is our everyday hero?
I love that man, even if he frustrates me sometimes.
Funny anecdote.. My husband named our son Mason, (this is 20 yrs ago) and for the 1st few days of his life I could not remember his name, I grew up in a blue collar family, so mason is a trade, not a name. You both are super to watch as a team. Thank you & Happy Holidays.
My husband is a welder in Iowa. He works at a pre-pressed concrete company(since 1987) he can make some cool stuff with scarp rebar and tack welds.
The last time I saw anyone bend steel with their bare hands, it was Superman. You da man, Matt!
Wow Awesome! what a great job improvising your plan to fit what you have to work with. I also learned a few things from you too. thank you both; keep them coming! I am looking towards you video drops. what a great team you make!
Hey guys, you probably already know enough about blocks to lay out your corners first and whether you're working with mortar or stucco spray the blocks down with water so they're a little damp. Nothing sticks well to a totally dry block. Good luck.
God Bless you and the stray cats.
Well that was fun!! Happy Sunday Matt & Kristen!
Yy will be blessed taking care of the stray cats never had cats as pets only dogs
Hey Matt, you did a great job. What you poured was enough concrete for a grade beam. All you needed was a spread footing 12 inches deep would’ve been fine 16 inches wider than the block or 8 inches on each side of the block is why we call it a spread footing, your spreading the load of the block. By adding the amount of deadweight in the concrete you poured without the proper reinforcing for a beam only time will tell. A grade beam would have required top and bottom steel and stirrups also called hoops.
Happy sunday both of you going to enjoy the weekly video now 😂👍
That concrete was so wet that it self leveled.
Lol yup
The more water the weaker it is. But it's so much more than what is needed it will be fine. Great job!
We have been renovating our abandoned (two) houses both 2 story. We put in a 200' wall 8' high for privacy from traffic and protection. This happend two years ago and doing fine. Now it is getting covered in a flowering vine and dragon fruit. We sit on the edge of a canyon with a river and waterfalls very similar to your location. The wall helps keeping our two sato dogs, 5 chickens, 5 peacocks and 13 Guineas free range inside our property.
Great job M + K she is a great coach.😂❤🇧🇸
maybe instead of stucco finish you could batten the wall and use bamboo as a cladding, you got alot of bamboo at your place and the chicken coop went well.just a suggestion
Loving you guys!!!! You inspire me.I pray all the time God gives u guys the strength to continue forward. Love how you 2 support eat other. Eddie from Connecticut ❤
You two are too much, and you are doing a great job... You are living the life I wish I had the courage to do.
From New Orleans- y’all, like us, WILL get multiple hurricanes. Money (costs) are relative. IMHO- you, us, can never “overbuild” for our areas. Awesome foundation.
i would wait 2 weeks to let that dry out, that way its not shrinking under your wall
Hey Mat that job you done inside the boat was pretty dang fine your block wall will be great.👍
Matt you are a frickin beast! I guess we shoulda known that with your MMA background. Not many men would have done that footer.
You co have filled two test blocks to get it tested simple good job Matt🇮🇳🙏🥂
LOVE the INGENUIS way you BENT the REBARB...
Concrete guy here, #5 is very tough to bend. All in all, an outstanding job.
Great job Matt and Kirsten on the concrete footing. Im sure you'll both will do a great job on your new wall. Can't wait to see it finished. Regards, Myk
Looks like mutual respect, commitment and love ...❤❤
you two are just so adorable! there is nothing you guys can not do, that is what I believe. Great Job!
Wow, that looks fantastic. I can’t wait to see what the wall is going to look like
Hope all of cats are doing well thanks for taking care of all of them everyone is happy that you doing that
Steel is the key! Get it Matty!
Well done with your concrete project!!! Chris from Namibia.
That was me too, Matt. I'm the demolition guy. I assisted in the beautification part.
You are amazing. We are your biggest fans.🥰
Smashing the like before the first add ends, just because I already know.
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Good morning landlubbers and ranch hand Bear and Bears ranch hand crew,and that's a lie Matt you have ranch hand Bear and the crew helping also 😉
You can buy blocks with a notch in the bottom to lay horizontal rebar and pour the wall solid.
Like your rebar bend. Back yard genius! Love it
Good Morn ya'all
Morn'n
Matt you are a STUD, nothing like hard work to make the job worth doing right !!
Love your portable vise! Good idea! And great work on setting the rebar.
Everyone wants a girl who looks at them the way Kristen looks at Matt.
But it is so much better when she is wearing a bikini, looking at him like that. We miss the bikinis, Kristin!
That look.............exactly.
LOL...she' not looking at him because she thinks he hung the moon. She's looking at him measuring his every word, paired with every expression on his face. Like the lioness waiting to pounce with one wrong move...Not everyone wants a girl who looks at them the way Kristen looks at Matt because we know what this will ultimately mean....
They really are the cutest 😊
The problem is we're not all Matt😮 that's why the women don't look at us like that
You two are so groovy and fun.
Run vertical #5 rebar 24" oc. Or closer depending on how tall your wall is. Grout reinforce the rebared cells. You can epoxy the vertical rebar as you move along.
Concrete opured like that is semi self-leveling, we'd wed shuffle it with posts 'n shovels and chrck it was within 1/2" of level. I never saw such a foundation for a boundary wall, nor rebar in a single story building foundation. I saw neighborhood of thousands of brick and mortar houses being built during my high-school years. They are all still good. I guess we had good soil and concrete from the local granite quarry. Also high quality Portland cement. I could build loads by college, paying my own fees almost all the way!