I started an addition on my house last fall. My concrete guy backed out and I ended up doing the foundation myself rather than wait 5 weeks for a different one. I needed this video back then.
beautiful traditional craftsmanship. here in the Netherlands we use polystyrene foam prefab formwork. nice to see how it is done in your country. good luck with the construction!
Hey Matt, great seeing you back online. Really appreciate your way of communicating to the rest of us. Enjoy watching you build, it’s how I unwind for the day!
Hi Matt. Greetings from southern Maine. Working in tee shirts . Must be nice. Still have ice and snow here. This will be a fun build to watch. Glad your back. Enjoy the day. Ray L
If anybody comes here to learn anything as a builder or DIYer or whatever else. I'm telling you right now what Matt talks about beginning @8:38 is why this team is 100%, solid fking gold. It would be good enough reason to use this crew knowing how good of framers they are. But the fact that they also can (and are willing to) do the footings/foundation as well... This allows them to do EXACTLY what he talks about where I said. I'm telling you... This video clip should be hosted in the JLC. Have I already mentioned that this ability is solid fking gold to have on your list of subs if you are a GC? Well ok... I said it twice. And I ain't kidding.
I just built a house on a crawl space. Took so many yards of concrete, digging footer and pier holes. Plus the block. My next one I want to do stem walls. I think it’ll be more cost effective. Glad I came across this video
you prolly dont care at all but does anybody know of a trick to log back into an instagram account? I somehow lost the login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me
@Kace Angelo I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm trying it out now. Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
Welcome back! Hope you had a good break! Can't wait to see your moving build series. My wife and I have wanted to move up north out of the city (Phoenix).
Nice to see a "old fashioned" slab on grade there, with stem walls. LOL. Out here in Phoenix, damn near every new house built over the last 15-20 years is a post tension slab... much cheaper for builders to go with, but makes future reno a pain when moving pipes or running in floor electric. Have to get an xray out to map the tension wires and when most are like 12" on center in north-south/east-west, it's really impossible to do anything without major changes to the foundation.
Perfect timing and love your detail in this so far, thank you so much for sharing skills/knowledge. Just got our permits here (Maui - Hawaii; took 17 months with only 3 comments and one revision, no structural changes), so about 3-weeks behind you! Great to refresh memory. Aloha!
Bracing timber walls with plywood is old technology, shock absorber braces are better. Car or truck shock absorbers can be attached to one end of a 45 degree diagonal brace, to absorb earthquake energy.
I'm glad to hear this.. Tried to come back better than ever. Wait til framing starts. I have this place mapped out down to window trim on siding already.. :)
Man the forms look good I don’t do much form work or Rebar , I’ve mostly work on schools fire houses . I was working a wile with Jacobs Conststruction built some beautiful custom homes for them one way out in the country it was a 10,000+ square foot house anyway take care man nice work 🤙✌️🥳
Good stuff man! I like how u do from the ground up. Being in concrete for so long it's nice to see! But your killing me with the baby sledge u guys are using lol. Bust out the 8 lb. man! Can't wait for more! Bang on!!!🤘
15:00 aha the things we talk about, I am a GC but I always help, even with concrete finishing, talked to a crew about UFOs and big foot for about 1 hr straight.
Matt, in the stem wall episode #2 @17.19 into the video I noticed you are nailing the board from the side concrete will be. I am finding that I may have to do the same as I build my stem wall. Did you run into any problems when removing the stem wall? How did you tackle removing the lumber's 90 degree angle with the nail attached on the concrete side? Hope my question is not too confusing. I had a difficult time wording the question. Thanks
What’s the name and brand of your device to check everything is leveled out. How cool. Also, I always wanted to know what you guys do with all the wood pieces that are left over. Thanks always for sharing my friend. Clean videos and sharp audio. Appreciate it
That's pretty much what I thought, California hasn't seen rain in 493 days and it dumps 2 days before I start digging footings. Poked around with his magic stick and gave me a big ol' "F".
Very professional video and content man!! You did a video about bidding/estimating before. How about you do one for this foundation part of the work?? From a customers or potential owner builder I'm definitely interested in this!!!
Have you ever been on a job where you hated the builder and that happens to me sometimes when the excavator is afraid that he is gonna dig to deep but then he wont dig the hole deep enough so then the foundation sticks up and looks ugly but bang on brotha🤙
Framing question for you when you nail the bottom plate you are supposed to use galvanized nails can you use those on the top of the wall with the top plate as well?
Having to deal with a tight working area, inside the lot and outside the lot, must be very stressful, and if you add to the mix neighboring homeowners who may resent the goings-on with the new constructions makes me wonder how you're managing that?
Tips for forming Your guide for inside forms can be better, nail a stake on top that extends at least the thickness of the outside form plus another inch or so. Drive a nail in at the thickness of the outside. Now it hangs from the outside form. When nailing the inside use a similar system so your blows are backed up by the outside form and you dont need to lug around a sluggo. If working on a taller stem wall and especially if multiple bars or verts are required, build the inside form bottom up, set the first board a safe distance below level from outside form, now you can go up tieing bar and adding spreaders as you go. These are all small tips that add up to make work easier and more productive.
Well, I guess I should show the nails.. Darn it. I'll show them in #3. We're using Duplex. They've got a head that sticks out allowing you to pull with ease. They're meant for forming. They don't have a nailer available for Duplex (not that I know of) yet, or I'd have one.
Matt you are so poised and well spoken, a true positive role model for young builders.
I started an addition on my house last fall. My concrete guy backed out and I ended up doing the foundation myself rather than wait 5 weeks for a different one. I needed this video back then.
You’re old man gets down man !! He does it all . You’re stoked to have such a good teacher!
beautiful traditional craftsmanship. here in the Netherlands we use polystyrene foam prefab formwork. nice to see how it is done in your country. good luck with the construction!
Check the manual. You're supposed to be smoking a cigarette when running the compactor. 🚬
Facts!
Hey Matt, great seeing you back online. Really appreciate your way of communicating to the rest of us. Enjoy watching you build, it’s how I unwind for the day!
loving the build series dude, bang on!
fuQ@NJ
Your lucky to have your Dad! He's handy AF! You guys rock! Good to see you running equipment too! All around men that's what I'm talking about.
Nice to see that your truck is decked out! That is a great product.
I'm glad to see you starting a new project.
@Hello Bob how are you doing
Hi Matt. Greetings from southern Maine. Working in tee shirts . Must be nice. Still have ice and snow here. This will be a fun build to watch. Glad your back. Enjoy the day. Ray L
You guys kicking the forms butt. Stay safe & keep up the great work.
@Hello Powell how are you doing
Good to have you and your crew back.
Wishing you, your crew and friends and family a healthy and prospering year!
Nice to see ya'll back at it. Nice clean form work.
Enough form lumber to build a small house! Great videos, learn alot, thanks.
Hey!! From Jackson, MS. I love you work and cometary. Keep doing what your doing!
Took a while to find this channel. Great working explaining the process. Danke!
Glad you're here!
Good to see u back on the job and filming new videos!! Can't wait to see the upcoming episodes
This step must be nerve racking. Enjoying your videos! Thank you Matt!
If anybody comes here to learn anything as a builder or DIYer or whatever else. I'm telling you right now what Matt talks about beginning @8:38 is why this team is 100%, solid fking gold. It would be good enough reason to use this crew knowing how good of framers they are. But the fact that they also can (and are willing to) do the footings/foundation as well... This allows them to do EXACTLY what he talks about where I said. I'm telling you... This video clip should be hosted in the JLC. Have I already mentioned that this ability is solid fking gold to have on your list of subs if you are a GC? Well ok... I said it twice. And I ain't kidding.
I'd build every home this way. Going to be great controlling every aspect from dirt to siding.
hey just wanted to say thank you for all of the hard work you've done keep it up
Had a great day at work and I get another video I just went from 6 to 12 !
Great videos.. I been waiting for you to come back on with more builds....
Thank God the neighbor allowed you to use there property.
Looking good so far.
I just built a house on a crawl space. Took so many yards of concrete, digging footer and pier holes. Plus the block. My next one I want to do stem walls. I think it’ll be more cost effective. Glad I came across this video
So glad to see such an in depth foundation video! Keep up the killer work Matt
you prolly dont care at all but does anybody know of a trick to log back into an instagram account?
I somehow lost the login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me
@Alec Ethan Instablaster ;)
@Kace Angelo I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm trying it out now.
Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Kace Angelo It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thanks so much you saved my account :D
@Alec Ethan glad I could help :D
That Makita saw just looks awesome and so handy.
thanks Matt for keeping your channel growing and goin .... enjoy every single one!
Great to have you back! Missed you guys, just keep the content coming.
Welcome back! Hope you had a good break! Can't wait to see your moving build series. My wife and I have wanted to move up north out of the city (Phoenix).
Nice to see a "old fashioned" slab on grade there, with stem walls. LOL. Out here in Phoenix, damn near every new house built over the last 15-20 years is a post tension slab... much cheaper for builders to go with, but makes future reno a pain when moving pipes or running in floor electric. Have to get an xray out to map the tension wires and when most are like 12" on center in north-south/east-west, it's really impossible to do anything without major changes to the foundation.
Experience shines, mr bangswood!
Heyy Matt! I love watching you work and it helps with the tips. I’m in college right now studying to be a carpenter 👍🏻
You won’t learn half as much in school as you will by simply being on a job site wasteing your money my freind
Apprenticeship is the way to go...you learn the code as well as applying it in the field!
Get it on, though!!
Great to have you guys back, 👍🏻🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Perfect timing and love your detail in this so far, thank you so much for sharing skills/knowledge. Just got our permits here (Maui - Hawaii; took 17 months with only 3 comments and one revision, no structural changes), so about 3-weeks behind you! Great to refresh memory. Aloha!
I’m so glad you’re back
I am too.. I am too.
Awesome work Matt 👌👌
I learned a lot of tips today . Love your channel
Have you watched #1? New series, going to be a good one! th-cam.com/video/V0xtg6HxeSA/w-d-xo.html
Bracing timber walls with plywood is old technology, shock absorber braces are better. Car or truck shock absorbers can be attached to one end of a 45 degree diagonal brace, to absorb earthquake energy.
Nice work, we do footers and block foundations walls around my area. Nice to see things done differently.
Great job Matty Boyee! Tks for the tips! 👍🏻
this building series looks straight out of a show 🔥
I'm glad to hear this.. Tried to come back better than ever. Wait til framing starts. I have this place mapped out down to window trim on siding already.. :)
Awesome job, dude.
Great video and work, but I knew it was going to be top notch when I saw your Mc D coffee! I get mine every morning.
Dope seeing the little tips and tricks👌
Great video! Those are some tight quarters to work in for sure!
Really like the way you explain things dude. 👌🏻
Glad to hear it!
Matt it’s like watching a young Larry haun keep up the good work 👍
A very slow Larry haun
@@dl6043 nah
@D L how’s your carpentry business and TH-cam channel going
Great to see Fox with you. Your Grandpa would cut down the handle on Fox’s sledge hammer, though!! No choking up allowed! LOL. Keep bangin’.
He would definitely cut it down! LOL. I'm so glad you guys know all this stuff.
Damn dude glad to see you back!
Cool video. Expensive forms.
Man the forms look good I don’t do much form work or Rebar , I’ve mostly work on schools fire houses . I was working a wile with Jacobs Conststruction built some beautiful custom homes for them one way out in the country it was a 10,000+ square foot house anyway take care man nice work 🤙✌️🥳
Keep coming with the videos. Good knowledge
Good stuff man! I like how u do from the ground up. Being in concrete for so long it's nice to see! But your killing me with the baby sledge u guys are using lol. Bust out the 8 lb. man! Can't wait for more! Bang on!!!🤘
Man, I can honestly say I own baby sledges and big bertha who weighs far too much to pound a stake. 😂
@@MattBangsWood oh man not Big Bertha 😱 she needs a Mr sluggo
@@Andrewnewman11 you sound like a union guy
@@MattBangsWood well said sir
Great video Matt!
Great video alot of knowledge
glad you are back, missed your series
15:00 aha the things we talk about, I am a GC but I always help, even with concrete finishing, talked to a crew about UFOs and big foot for about 1 hr straight.
love the process! this job is coming along!
What do you guys do with the wood forms after. Are they used in the build or do you use them on different Projects?
Can’t wait for “pour day” 💪🏻👍🏻
Nice To See You Guys Is Been A While Since October 🔨📐🤟🏼 Like That Helly Chopper Sound 👍🏼
thanks for sharing the knowledge
excellent work😎
Matt, in the stem wall episode #2 @17.19 into the video I noticed you are nailing the board from the side concrete will be. I am finding that I may have to do the same as I build my stem wall. Did you run into any problems when removing the stem wall? How did you tackle removing the lumber's 90 degree angle with the nail attached on the concrete side? Hope my question is not too confusing. I had a difficult time wording the question. Thanks
Do you use the Vaughan Dalluge? I’ve had mine about 6 months and love it.
Thanks for your videos
Nice you are back with new build. Good neighbor came through. Maybe not poopy dupey 😆
Nice to see Zip/liquid flashing/tape. Should be standard but is still quite rare.
really enjoyable & well explained.
I am curious why you are using new form boards rather than used ones (unless the sizing is easier)
So do y’all just leave the stake in the footing when you strip the forms ?
How far do you guys go with the working? like just to the framing? roofing? the whole thing?
Good work boys hurry up goddamit! Just kidding, framer been dabbling a bit in formwork and concrete myself and I actually really enjoy it.
What’s the name and brand of your device to check everything is leveled out. How cool. Also, I always wanted to know what you guys do with all the wood pieces that are left over. Thanks always for sharing my friend. Clean videos and sharp audio. Appreciate it
Yes! I would like to know too! What are you using to level that has the audio feedback?
Where do you source the stakes from?
Would using ICF speed this process up?
any chance of you going back to the ridge and giving us a final look?
I still have decks and siding to do there, project is dried in but they still aren't ready for siding yet. It's taken a LONG time..
New sub here
Enjoying the build series
Good old moisture content tests. Pain in my ass during rain season lol
That's pretty much what I thought, California hasn't seen rain in 493 days and it dumps 2 days before I start digging footings.
Poked around with his magic stick and gave me a big ol' "F".
correct me if im wrong on the tracks it was all steel stakes an a dug up footing perimeters, tons of dirt compacting though, pour in place founds
Hey mate any reason you use nails instead of screws with the boxing never seen it before
Very professional video and content man!!
You did a video about bidding/estimating before. How about you do one for this foundation part of the work?? From a customers or potential owner builder I'm definitely interested in this!!!
Give me a week or so, this content is rolling out pretty much real-time this build series. I can make that happen!
Have you ever been on a job where you hated the builder and that happens to me sometimes when the excavator is afraid that he is gonna dig to deep but then he wont dig the hole deep enough so then the foundation sticks up and looks ugly but bang on brotha🤙
How about how to put in your vents in stem wall?
Framing question for you when you nail the bottom plate you are supposed to use galvanized nails can you use those on the top of the wall with the top plate as well?
What state do you work in? What’s the cost on what you’re doing?
Nice job. Great video. Why didn't you guys opt to do a monolithic slab foundation?
Having to deal with a tight working area, inside the lot and outside the lot, must be very stressful, and if you add to the mix neighboring homeowners who may resent the goings-on with the new constructions makes me wonder how you're managing that?
Going to chat on this soon!
Return of the 🦊🤘🤘
Where you at show us how to build stairs the last video I saw was a time laps
what rebar bender do you guys use?
Tips for forming
Your guide for inside forms can be better, nail a stake on top that extends at least the thickness of the outside form plus another inch or so. Drive a nail in at the thickness of the outside. Now it hangs from the outside form.
When nailing the inside use a similar system so your blows are backed up by the outside form and you dont need to lug around a sluggo.
If working on a taller stem wall and especially if multiple bars or verts are required, build the inside form bottom up, set the first board a safe distance below level from outside form, now you can go up tieing bar and adding spreaders as you go.
These are all small tips that add up to make work easier and more productive.
Are stem walls made with wood or concrete? Just received an estimate for some work. Thanks
Stem walls are formed with wood, poured with concrete.
What’s up fox🤘😎🤘 good to see you back at it... maybe Matt should do a video on how much lumber has jumped..🤬😏... love the videos bang on mofos.!!!!💪😎
I want to see you drive stakes all straight like that
here in Tennessee
Are you from Tennessee? You're the only ten I see.
Hey Matt what’s the tool you are using to cut/bend the steel definitely need one of those
For rebar? www.zoro.com/marshalltown-rebar-bendercutter-58-cap-66-in-l-14730/i/G4438305/
What app do you use to make your house plants ?
Already back on the Makita horse 🤙🏽
Shhhh, don't tell Dewalt.
Is there a reason y u hand nailed ur footing versus using the air nailer?
Well, I guess I should show the nails.. Darn it. I'll show them in #3. We're using Duplex. They've got a head that sticks out allowing you to pull with ease. They're meant for forming.
They don't have a nailer available for Duplex (not that I know of) yet, or I'd have one.
@@MattBangsWood ahhh I c, good to know and thanks for the reply brother man. Bang on!!
@@MattBangsWood Duplex gun nails are available. Work in NR 83
I’m surprised to see you guys using wood stakes.