Lee, I really enjoyed this 3 years ago, and again today. You have been an inspiration to me. On my underpin project I got phase one done. I am setting up things for phase 2. Only 98 phases to go. If I don't pick up the pace I will have to live another 196 years! The first underpin when I was younger took me about 2 years.
Good to hear from you, John. I have a few projects that are taking a long time as well. I tell the kids; if it takes me the rest of my life to complete them, and I never finish it, I'm immortal!
Finally!! having been waiting with baited breath for next videos. I was not disappointed. Your planning and execution are over the top. I am a retired residential renovator and living vicariously through your videos. Keep posting! Viewer from Toronto Canada area.
I ain't no expert, but last time I'be seen so many poles there was a loud music and a lot of $ingles involved. Aaaaaa.... Now I remember. It was a Sunday mass in the local cathedral ... It looks perfect ! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us ! "They don't make them like that anymore "
You are my new hero. I'm not too afraid to take on any project. Seeing what you are doing I just could never do that myself. I would either sell my house and buy one with a basement or pay someone to put one down. But the way I went was to put a big garage in the back of my house. So now I have separate areas for working or playing or putting all of my vehicles away for the winter all except my four-wheel drive. I live in Maryland and it could be 70 degrees one day and the very next day we could have a blizzard. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Taking another view of this - the project wasn't so much that I needed a basement. I needed a project, so we bought this house with that in mind. It was either that or wife was going to make me play golf or something. It was a really close call.
i feel as though your videos are increasing in value...great documentation for others to learn. Especially for me if I ever get there. I am always spending too much time organizing jjob site and keeping things meticulous and in order...but you sir have got me beat....well done.
my god, this has been entertaining to watch. This is genius level, amazing. Looking forward to seeing the finished product, I was a bit sad when the next video didnt queue up.
If you go to the end of the video, there is a pop-up link to my channel. There are 30 videos there now showing detail and subsequent work like a big bathroom remodel, site reclamation, etc. There is a great underpin summary video, the one that has McGee on the thumbnail photo. Basement heat is great. We go into other basements now and they feel like tombs compared to ours. I tell everyone, it felt a little pricey at first, but it was well worth it. Many thanks for suggesting it. Regards to Chris.
I can give you close budget on this project (late 2018.) If we had the house jacked up and a basement put under it, estimate was $140k & we'd be out of the house 10 months. Underpinning the way we are: Since I'm retired - no cost added for my labor,. $40k total for all other subcontract & material. Re; equipment used, I shop hard & always sell it for what I paid for it to begin with, so no cost there. We stay in the house with no problem and no impact to the house or the project. Safe to say that this would not be a job for someone with little experience or little time to invest.
Way back when, I was a Wisconsin farm kid. Since then, 48 years in commercial building construction & millwright & rigging work in heavy industries (20 ton castings, fab & machine 40 ton weldments, etc.) Worked in 31 US states & 4 countries. Since I was fortunate to have a fun, eventful career, this project was ready made for a retirement time burner. No regrets.
Truly impressive what you are achieving there. By the way I saw this on site, semi mechanized, concrete batching clip from 1946, including use of a Georgia buggy. th-cam.com/video/oEL3K45yWUw/w-d-xo.html I think one advantage of freshly batched is that truck ready mix is usually an hour or more since batching, during which time the cement has been chemically setting. Maybe insignificant but still a waste of strength, I would have thought.
minute 2:04 - first pannel reight side: how is the new concrete bonding with the old, if u have sheets of what seems to be styrofoam in between these two? the pink stuff is an inch thick, right? all through? or only a "seal" at the end of the formwork? thx
Except for the neighbors next door, and the neighbor across the street where we placed the spoil, it's true that no one else knew what we were doing as I said. There was no outward appearance of a big job, no big trucks or equipment around other than the day we poured the floor, and there was no equipment parked outside except for a few hours when we were using our batch plant.
First, the access hatch was small, so the previous owner couldn't get much in, but it was spider city down there. When we bought the house 15 years ago I cleaned it down, and spent 1 day/ year to keep it clean. Never understood how people could live with garbage in their house
There was no settling or cracking anywhere. The original foundation wall was 10" thick x 4' high poured concrete, plus a 12" thick footer. The sockets we dug were about 5' wide, and the original wall worked like a beam to span it. An architect friend that our ranch house weight would stand a 10' wide opening under the footer with that size "beam" spanning the socket on the floor load bearing walls, and more on the gable ends.
Lee, I really enjoyed this 3 years ago, and again today. You have been an inspiration to me. On my underpin project I got phase one done. I am setting up things for phase 2. Only 98 phases to go. If I don't pick up the pace I will have to live another 196 years! The first underpin when I was younger took me about 2 years.
Good to hear from you, John. I have a few projects that are taking a long time as well. I tell the kids; if it takes me the rest of my life to complete them, and I never finish it, I'm immortal!
We do these all the time and love watching others do it as well, Great work !
Finally!! having been waiting with baited breath for next videos. I was not disappointed. Your planning and execution are over the top. I am a retired residential renovator and living vicariously through your videos. Keep posting! Viewer from Toronto Canada area.
I ain't no expert, but last time I'be seen so many poles there was a loud music and a lot of $ingles involved.
Aaaaaa.... Now I remember. It was a Sunday mass in the local cathedral ...
It looks perfect ! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us !
"They don't make them like that anymore "
The keyway! Just the answer I’ve been looking for!
You are my new hero. I'm not too afraid to take on any project. Seeing what you are doing I just could never do that myself. I would either sell my house and buy one with a basement or pay someone to put one down. But the way I went was to put a big garage in the back of my house. So now I have separate areas for working or playing or putting all of my vehicles away for the winter all except my four-wheel drive. I live in Maryland and it could be 70 degrees one day and the very next day we could have a blizzard.
Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Taking another view of this - the project wasn't so much that I needed a basement.
I needed a project, so we bought this house with that in mind. It was either that or wife was going to make me play golf or something. It was a really close call.
Just binge-watched your entire series. This is an awesome project, really well thought out and executed. Thank you for sharing it.
i feel as though your videos are increasing in value...great documentation for others to learn. Especially for me if I ever get there. I am always spending too much time organizing jjob site and keeping things meticulous and in order...but you sir have got me beat....well done.
Very stealth how you carried the dirt out pocket full by pocket full and flicked it into the garden as you left for work.
Fantastic work so far!
my god, this has been entertaining to watch. This is genius level, amazing. Looking forward to seeing the finished product, I was a bit sad when the next video didnt queue up.
Simply Unbelievable. Awesome stuff
love this series, thanks for continuing it.
Have really enjoyed all your videos can’t wait until the next one
As with all the other videos, nice job!
You are a complete frigging maniac. Love it.
Well done
Damn this is great
PS. My computer is ill. I am using my wife's computer. How about an update on the basement? How do you like the infloor heat? John
If you go to the end of the video, there is a pop-up link to my channel. There are 30 videos there now showing detail and subsequent work like a big bathroom remodel, site reclamation, etc. There is a great underpin summary video, the one that has McGee on the thumbnail photo.
Basement heat is great. We go into other basements now and they feel like tombs compared to ours. I tell everyone, it felt a little pricey at first, but it was well worth it. Many thanks for suggesting it.
Regards to Chris.
Only wished you dug down 20' instead of 8'. Could have had another untaxed level.
I like the way you think, Sir.
This seems like much fun, but I can't help but think of the amount of money it would take me
I can give you close budget on this project (late 2018.) If we had the house jacked up and a basement put under it, estimate was $140k & we'd be out of the house 10 months.
Underpinning the way we are: Since I'm retired - no cost added for my labor,. $40k total for all other subcontract & material. Re; equipment used, I shop hard & always sell it for what I paid for it to begin with, so no cost there. We stay in the house with no problem and no impact to the house or the project.
Safe to say that this would not be a job for someone with little experience or little time to invest.
@@diycrawlspacedigoutunderpi4201 what was your previous occupation? And how/what did you do to get experience to prepare you for this ?
Way back when, I was a Wisconsin farm kid. Since then, 48 years in commercial building construction & millwright & rigging work in heavy industries (20 ton castings, fab & machine 40 ton weldments, etc.) Worked in 31 US states & 4 countries. Since I was fortunate to have a fun, eventful career, this project was ready made for a retirement time burner. No regrets.
Truly impressive what you are achieving there.
By the way I saw this on site, semi mechanized, concrete batching clip from 1946, including use of a Georgia buggy.
th-cam.com/video/oEL3K45yWUw/w-d-xo.html
I think one advantage of freshly batched is that truck ready mix is usually an hour or more since batching, during which time the cement has been chemically setting.
Maybe insignificant but still a waste of strength, I would have thought.
minute 2:04 - first pannel reight side: how is the new concrete bonding with the old, if u have sheets of what seems to be styrofoam in between these two? the pink stuff is an inch thick, right? all through? or only a "seal" at the end of the formwork?
thx
it was only a seal to the form of the earlier pour, & it was removed before we poured the next panel.
Yea, right the neighbors didn't see any of that happening
Except for the neighbors next door, and the neighbor across the street where we placed the spoil, it's true that no one else knew what we were doing as I said. There was no outward appearance of a big job, no big trucks or equipment around other than the day we poured the floor, and there was no equipment parked outside except for a few hours when we were using our batch plant.
how come the crawlspace was so clean to begin with? been under many houses and never seen any that clean.
First, the access hatch was small, so the previous owner couldn't get much in, but it was spider city down there. When we bought the house 15 years ago I cleaned it down, and spent 1 day/ year to keep it clean.
Never understood how people could live with garbage in their house
Did the house settle and crack drywall anywhere?
There was no settling or cracking anywhere.
The original foundation wall was 10" thick x 4' high poured concrete, plus a 12" thick footer. The sockets we dug were about 5' wide, and the original wall worked like a beam to span it. An architect friend that our ranch house weight would stand a 10' wide opening under the footer with that size "beam" spanning the socket on the floor load bearing walls, and more on the gable ends.
could you have found any other song jesus.
sorry, I don't know any disco