How to build a Concrete Block Basement for Beginners. Part 3 the Bond Beams DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I demonstrate how to add Bond Beams to a CMU block wall.
Check out Part 1 video here: How to build a Concrete Block Basement for Beginners. Block courses 1 & 2 and a lot of the basics for building CMU block walls. • How to build a Concret...
Part 2: Part 2 Running the Electrical in CMU walls DIY • How to build a Concret...
Watch How to build Concrete Footer for Concrete Block Walls video here: • How to Pour Concrete F...
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A concrete masonry unit (CMU) is a standard size rectangular block used in building construction. CMUs are some of the most versatile building products available because of the wide variety of appearances that can be achieved using them.
Those that use cinders (fly ash or bottom ash) as an aggregate material are called cinder blocks in the United States, breeze blocks (breeze is a synonym of ash) in the United Kingdom, and hollow blocks in the Philippines. In New Zealand and Canada they are known as concrete blocks (a name common in the United States also). In New Zealand, they are also called construction blocks.
In Australia they are also called Besser blocks and Besser bricks, because the Besser Company was a major supplier of machines that made concrete blocks. Clinker blocks use clinker as aggregate. In non-technical usage, the terms cinder block and breeze block are often generalized to cover all of these varieties.
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Hmm. Some notes. When doing bond beams the rebar should be spread apart so concrete can fill between them, yet the rebar should should also be wire tired to the vertical rebar. When back filling the bocks, never fill them to the top of the blocks level (except the top layer) as this creates shear points in the wall. Vertical rebar should be used in the bocks right next to every opening. When using J bolts, they should be hooked under the bond beams (top layer rebar). Also, if you do not have a pointing tool to smooth the layers out between each layer of blocks, a Quarter works better.
I want to give a high five shoutout for the Mrs. She has stayed with you working tirelessly doing critical work to assist in the building of her home. She is worth her weight (slim-lady) in gold.
I tell you truth bro, your videos are as simple as ABC and extremely professional finishes, i can't wait to tear down part of my house to start a new DIY project.
Awesome!
what this guy said
Its a crime you don't have millions of hits on these videos :P excellent excellent work on your basement and your video. Thanks for sharing this info with all of us.
Thanks. One day maybe.
Thank you for this great video sir very detailed and we'll explained you're a definitely a great builder. You and your wife make a great team , much respect to both .
These are the ABSOLUTE BEST DIY videos I have ever seen. Thank you !!!!!
Thank you
This is an outstanding video with very clear instructions. Thank you.
Thanks for the refresh. I've got a foundation coming up and the guy wants bon beams every 4 ft like yours. It has been a minute since doing one of these, so this got me back up to speed. From one mason to another, thanks.
I’m 2 of your 3 videos in and I feel comfortable hitting the like button before even starting the third. Lol. #win
Great!
Bro no bs I was thinking the same thing
I have been looking for a video like this for about 4 years. Thank You So Much. I now feel confident that I can do this.
With gratitude, thank you for the info I needed to design our first ever block project. Your video is clear and packed with the essential points.
Thank you
Truly the best tutorial ever, thank you.
Thanks
Dude you’re a master. Love the overkill too.
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That was a good video I’m getting ready to do a 4 foot crawl for my up north Cabin I wanted to know how do you actually tie the vertical rebar extensions into the ones that were not exposed anymore or do they literally just get wire tied together
Thank you for @3:25 !
Wow man, you're really good at this.
Thank you
Thank you for making helpful videos
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Your block work looks great!!!
Thank you
Great informative video! Thank you for the great post!!!
American hollow blocks are solid as hell they needed a grinder to cut it. here in the Philippines you can knock a block with a hammer and the rest will crumble.
Thank you for this great video!
Thanks
I will follow suit in conveying appreciation for these excellent videos. Thank u sir. With that being said I can't help but think about how I would want to add walls on the outside/corridors maybe under, to create escape routes out a few yards, or sliding doors for secret rooms lol. What do you think??
Not to yours obviously because it's done already, but for mine in the future.
Keeping in mind The masterfully executed step by step explanation you have so graciously laid out, I can't imagine these ideas would be very difficult to apply. Again asking your point of view. Thank u in advance for your most ingenuitve reply
Your welcome. Once you have the general idea of how to build block walls, you can then apply that knowledge, to design your own plans, secret rooms etc.
I know nothing about building so I was surprised when you filled the block with grout instead of concrete. Does the grout make the wall just as strong?
Looks like a good strong wall. But in this situation Ivany blocks would have worked better for you. It would have eliminated the cutting for your bond beams except for corners and window openings. More importantly it would have positioned your horizontal rebar much better, yours looked too close. Another advantage to ivany blocks is that they don’t leave a hollow cavity in your head joints, you get a 100% solid wall that is much more water tight. The head joints in standard blocks do not fill up well even when you grout ever core.
No PPE , no N95 mask or respirator and some other chapter 33 osha violations 😂 but i gave u a like bc i liked your video 😊😊😊😊😊😊👏👏
thank you keep up the good work love it more pl
Are you not supposed to splice all your rebar? Including verticals?
You have a good helper I could say wife but I don't know. Wish I had one.
Thankyou for sharing bro
Do you fill the cells with grout as you are building the wall or do you fill them after you lay all of the block coarses?
6:52 Or just use a concrete lintel. 👍
Amazing
Why don't people use those grout lock blocks? Much stronger wall than regular blocks.
love your videos mate! random question: you used 2 x half inch rebar in your horizontal runs, did you consider one inch rebar instead of two sets of half inch? if so what determined your decision making? thanks for making such fantastically detailed videos.
Thank you. I chose to use half inch rebar because it's much easier to work with as far as bending and positioning.
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where are you located and do you provide this services for others? Thank you
very good., did you choose to put two horizontal rebars in each bond beam and verts every two feet or were you told to do it, is it code in your area??
Thanks. I doubled what the code was in my area for the vertical but the horizontal called for 2 in each beam. The 20' sticks of Rebar is fairly cheap in my area so it was worth the extra effort for me.
Is this much cheaper than solid concrete basement.
How did you design the wall length so that you were able to use whole or half blocks?
In other words, you did not have to cut any blocks or deviate from standard sizes?
Also, did you not need any control joints in the walls since they were below ground level?
I want to add to an existing wall. The wall is 4 inches thick and it’s hollow not solid. Do I have to add rebar when I add the block to the top? How do I add rebar if the existing wall is hollow. The wall is only 5 feet tall and want to add just one more block to the top. Thank you.
You did not explain how you attached the 2nd vertical rebar to the 1st, as you went 4 or 5 courses above the top of the 1st vertical , you could not reach down or wire the 1st to the 2nd, so how did you do it??
I had the same question but wondered why rebar is installed at all since it will eventually rust and degrade the surrounding concrete.
Straight up some ASMR stuff
Is the home going to be placed on top of that basment?
Just wondering you say you fill them with grout, is that similar to the grout in bags, or do you mean a loose concrete mix?
Grout is a dense fluid which is used to fill gaps or used as reinforcement in existing structures. Grout is generally a mixture of water, cement, and sand and is employed in pressure grouting, embedding rebar
in masonry walls, connecting sections
of pre-cast concrete, filling voids, and
sealing joints
What is the material you used on top of the final course of CMU block and under the sill plate? It looks like dish packing material or something. What does that do and why? Thanks for your videos!
Hello here is a link to my sill plate video. th-cam.com/video/OsfdpPIWLVo/w-d-xo.html
It's called a sill plate gasket. Usually made of polyethylene foam. It isolates your wood sill plate from your concrete so it doesn't rot out over time.
New sub 👍awesome video
Block size?
what is grout
How many ppl did it take to do the whole job
Most of the job was done with 2 people.
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Thank you, for such easy to follow along and thoroughly explanation of each important step. This is the 3rd video I am following. Definitely going to keep following you.
Thank you