House basics: don’t build in a flood plain. Drainage is #1. I hope you can solve the problem and it’s the only problem you have. That’s a really nice building.
Hope you can solve this. After 42 years of construction I have learned number 1 Rule Drainage Drainage and Drainage! Cattails mean you have no drainage, your water table comes to the surface or within a few inches of it, then if you dig a crawl space for a building next to said cattails your going to have a water problem. Your water table is probably on the low side now with January being the and lowest and May-June being highest or maybe highest when you are irrigating. Ask me how I know? So daylight your drain pipe for highest water table not just current level. This is much easier to do right the first time. Ask me how I know? Use solid pipe not perforated so when water table is hi water doesn't run back into crawl space. It would nice to daylight that pipe to a ditch or pond where it would have a foot or two of drop out the end to guarantee no water can run back into it. Great building well done I really enjoy your Chanel. Keep me in your prayers my son in-law just got a nice Bull Elk 7x6 I cut it up for him and while doing so stumbled backwards while moving a front quart landed on pile of truck chains and broke my tail bone 67 year old body doesn't take that so well, praying for you and this country.
I setup a French drain system underneath my house where a pump sits at the low point and it has a float on it so it automatically pumps. Set it up so it dumps across my concrete driveway so i can easily see it’s working. Works great during hardcore NC thunderstorms that typically flooded underneath my house.
Honest question: Why would further flooding be prevented by this drain pipe? The crawlspace is (apparently) on ground water level. There will be no driving force to push the water through the drain pipe unless there is a permanently installed drain pump, (operated by a level switch for example). I am Dutch, so I should know about getting rid of water… Please help explain what’s going on here.
Good question. It's possible the drain pipe let water in but he didn't explain the issue very well which makes me believe he's trying to figure it out.
@mezamichael 🤔 but he said he was GLAD he out the drain pipe in, so I decided that it's not the source... If the drain let the water in, then capping it would prevent further ingress, and none of that work would be required.
There is a bomb cyclone off the west coast which brought heavy rains for days. It's not just from snow melt. He installed drain system and stone just in case there was water problems, but the drainage pipe was just buried for future use if he needed it. Now, he will connect to it and run piping downgrade away from the cabin, which should eliminate standing water.
@@mitchdenner9743 I think the groundwater level is the issue. You can see the local level in the trench. If the crawl space is at that level (most likely) than the water pressure from the surrounding soil will push the water under the cabin. Communicating vessels. If you really want a (dry) crawl space in a wet area you have four options. 1. Elevate the whole build above ground water level. 2. Install a permanent pump (crappy solution). 3. Make a 100% water tight crawl space out of concrete. 4. Allow the crawl space to get wet without effecting the (wooden) construction and make sure it can air out fully when levels go down.
We noticed your steep loft stairs remain un-carpeted. Having had many opportunities to stay in cabins with such stairs and having seen people suffer slips and falls coming down such un-carpeted stairs, when we built our cabin up in the Okanogan country with a nice sleeping loft, we used a tight, rope-smelling, all natural jute to cover each tread and installed a sweet double slim pine handrail. No falls yet and it's been over 20 years. Best for the holidays . . .
Also consider a box at the opening of the crawl space. You want the humidity as low as you can get it. Wood is mold food and the only thing that stops them is a lack of water.
Our rental has a crawl space and some prior owner installed a sump pump. I do construction and never have seen that. They also ran trenches to the sump pump. Seems to work good especially in the spring here in montana. Thanks for the great videos cody!
Cody, not throwing any shade here brother, but why wasn’t a sump well installed during foundation construction? A sump well with a submersible sump pump and discharged outside into a french drain away from the building will provide endless peace of mind. Your foundation is vulnerable to excess ground water unfortunately.
I agree. Here in my part of Canada, basements are the norm. Weeping tile, sump and pump are standard. He will be fighting water and moisture issues forever without it.
@@deanmalkewich2366 Yes, I reside in Ontario and have full basement with sump pump as well. Imperative as the basement would flood without it. A review of Cody’s 08 May 2024 video show’s installation of drainage tile around the foundation. Don’t know if his crawl space floor is concrete or dirt. Maybe a sump wasn’t required there by code? I’d hate to see Cody’s cabin be subjected to unnecessary mold/mildew/moisture problems.
Sorry to hear about your flooding problem. Good to see that you had taken precautions to alleviate this potential problem. How will you deal with possible mold remediation? Perhaps a dehumidifier in the crawlspace will solve that problem before it starts.
You situation is not uncommon when building on what may have been an ancient flood plain. The ground water level rises during periods of heavy rainfall or snow melt.
I'm not sure that this will fully resolve the issue. Having the drain may clear the water that enters, but it means that for significant periods of time there will be water flowing through the crawl space. That's a perfect habitat for parasites. Hindsight is twenty-twenty. I think the ideal solution would be to try and do away with the crawl space. Use it for second fix and then try to find a way to elevate the crawl space to above the level of the water table. Either that or install a substantial French drain around the perimeter of the cabin that extends at least a couple of feet below the bottom of the foundations. Channel this away to a lower part of the properly. Late spring and early summer will be the true test, when Mount Fuji starts shedding it's snow
You might want to consider putting (sleeving) the drain pipe thru a concrete or steel pipe where it goes thru the driveway. You might not have enough cover on a 4” plastic pipe to prevent it from getting crushed when larger vehicles use the driveway.
Once the crawl space is dry. Spray it with a mold killer/sealer paint. Lime based is a natural solution that works quite well. Lime Prime by Earth paint is one option.
Dont understand how the water got in the crawl space. Was it because the building doesnt have gutters and the roof sheds the rain straight to the ground and then it found its way through the vents or perhaps by capilary action under the foundation ? Maybe Wranglerstar can explain, thanks !! And good luck getting it sorted
That crawl space shouldn't normally receive any water. Was perforated drain tubing not installed around the perimeter before backfilling? If it does receive water, you will end up with a mildew smell in your cabin every time you enter, even with drainage. And be sure to drain it going DOWNHILL away from the foundation using sealed PVC, not corrugated (or especially perforated) polyethylene tubing. Otherwise in heavy rains, water will flow INTO your crawl space. If you do find your crawlspace to be wet often, you may want to chlorinate any standing water at 1ppm at those times as an afterthought. No higher or you will have corrosion of nearby metals.
6:34, just a heads up, there appears to be some daylight showing next to the window trim in the top right corner of the window next to your front door.
Winter disaster? The Snow storm floods the cabin? More like one snow and 18” in the crawl space. If a hole is dug in wet ground it will fill with water
There doesn't appear to be a suitable runoff within a country mile of the cabin. If that's the case, I think he'll try to install that corrugated pipe he has there around the perimeter as a sort of catch basin buffer. Godspeed. I wonder if it wouldn't be too much hassle to install some type of slab addition to the foundation, however thin for the crawl space to remain usable, but a sturdy enough barrier against the water ingress.
Are there any foundation "tile" drains around the perimeter of the cabin? If so, it can take up to a year for channels to develop to become effective. There does not seem to be an effective down grade from the building away. Having 18" of water at this stage almost certainly has some major influence of something not being right!.
If that is truly ground water coming in, you really have no other choice but to get a crane and lift that cabin off the current foundation and set it on another one that isnt poured into the water table. Concrete is pourus and this winter when it freezes you will most likely get huge cracks in your foundation due to the ground expanding and shrinking due to said freezing
Could this place be a akin to a slough? I wonder if it being very flat there suggests that the water is more or less evenly distributed through the area like a big saturated sponge. It that is the case then it would seem that pumping will have to go on continuously during the wet season.
Hold on, trying to remember, the crawl space is compact dirt/fill ? Guess I’ll watch the rest of this to see, be righty back… Hmmm, still cant tell but looks like dirt floor, aarrrgh. This is always fill with ground water and that will push the humidity levels up thru you “wooden” cabin forever, not good.
Thank Goodness!!!! That you have the skills and the equipment to do that job. Can you imagine the "gift" this would be to a civilian? What do you think that job would cost, retail? 5K? That's a whole bunch of gifts that don't get given this year.
Did digging the drainage thing around the foundation not cause water to pool which eventually found its way in? I wonder if it caused the issue to begin with
Since you have the machine on the property, I would strategically dig and place storage tanks in the ground. They are great for water management throughout the year.🍻
I hate crawl spaces--they always flood (especially on a location that flat). Problem not solved--more like resolved for now--you ALWAYS have to keep an eye on it and you'll have to ensure that drain pipe doesn't get stopped up by critters or other debris or, in your location, freeze.
Ah yes the safety pimp hat. 😂😂😂
Underrated comment
That's awesome!
😂😂😂
Looks like Liberace and Paul bunion had a child.
Act accordingly.
The digger and the skid steer were two of best things you've ever bought
Yeah, they came into much more use than i would have thought.
House basics: don’t build in a flood plain. Drainage is #1. I hope you can solve the problem and it’s the only problem you have. That’s a really nice building.
Keep checking for black mold on underside of subfloor and joists.
Hope you can solve this. After 42 years of construction I have learned number 1 Rule Drainage Drainage and Drainage! Cattails mean you have no drainage, your water table comes to the surface or within a few inches of it, then if you dig a crawl space for a building next to said cattails your going to have a water problem. Your water table is probably on the low side now with January being the and lowest and May-June being highest or maybe highest when you are irrigating. Ask me how I know? So daylight your drain pipe for highest water table not just current level. This is much easier to do right the first time. Ask me how I know? Use solid pipe not perforated so when water table is hi water doesn't run back into crawl space. It would nice to daylight that pipe to a ditch or pond where it would have a foot or two of drop out the end to guarantee no water can run back into it. Great building well done I really enjoy your Chanel. Keep me in your prayers my son in-law just got a nice Bull Elk 7x6 I cut it up for him and while doing so stumbled backwards while moving a front quart landed on pile of truck chains and broke my tail bone 67 year old body doesn't take that so well, praying for you and this country.
yeah but, how do you know
@@dust4294 know what
Hope you are on the mend.....
🙏
With a high water table there finding a place to dump all that water could be problematic…he picked a great spot for that cabin…
I wouldn’t be installing hardwood with that much moisture under your house. Guaranteed that VG flooring will cup and twist as soon as heat is added
I setup a French drain system underneath my house where a pump sits at the low point and it has a float on it so it automatically pumps. Set it up so it dumps across my concrete driveway so i can easily see it’s working. Works great during hardcore NC thunderstorms that typically flooded underneath my house.
Good to catch before it became a bigger issue and good thinking ahead with that drain pipe!
he always has the correct toys to fix anything!
Honest question: Why would further flooding be prevented by this drain pipe?
The crawlspace is (apparently) on ground water level. There will be no driving force to push the water through the drain pipe unless there is a permanently installed drain pump, (operated by a level switch for example).
I am Dutch, so I should know about getting rid of water…
Please help explain what’s going on here.
I'm Australian, and I'm also confused... Is this ground water? I don't understand how a snowstorm would flood the crawl space.
Good question. It's possible the drain pipe let water in but he didn't explain the issue very well which makes me believe he's trying to figure it out.
@mezamichael 🤔 but he said he was GLAD he out the drain pipe in, so I decided that it's not the source... If the drain let the water in, then capping it would prevent further ingress, and none of that work would be required.
There is a bomb cyclone off the west coast which brought heavy rains for days. It's not just from snow melt. He installed drain system and stone just in case there was water problems, but the drainage pipe was just buried for future use if he needed it. Now, he will connect to it and run piping downgrade away from the cabin, which should eliminate standing water.
@@mitchdenner9743 I think the groundwater level is the issue. You can see the local level in the trench. If the crawl space is at that level (most likely) than the water pressure from the surrounding soil will push the water under the cabin. Communicating vessels. If you really want a (dry) crawl space in a wet area you have four options. 1. Elevate the whole build above ground water level. 2. Install a permanent pump (crappy solution). 3. Make a 100% water tight crawl space out of concrete. 4. Allow the crawl space to get wet without effecting the (wooden) construction and make sure it can air out fully when levels go down.
We noticed your steep loft stairs remain un-carpeted.
Having had many opportunities to stay in cabins with such stairs and having seen people suffer slips and falls coming down such un-carpeted stairs, when we built our cabin up in the Okanogan country with a nice sleeping loft, we used a tight, rope-smelling, all natural jute to cover each tread and installed a sweet double slim pine handrail.
No falls yet and it's been over 20 years.
Best for the holidays . . .
You most definitely have a smooth operating hand.. Love watching you brother 👊
Ordered those goat skin gloves u recommended. Got them for a little over $6 at my local welding shop. Can’t beat them for the price.
I'll have to look around for a better price. I got them on Amazon. Great gloves
Try and pump that water a little further away ! 😅 love ya and thanks again for everything !
Love seeing how Cody has so many disciplines under his belt.
Consider putting your mini-split into dehumidify mode or at max heat to dry the house out and prevent mold.
Also consider a box at the opening of the crawl space. You want the humidity as low as you can get it. Wood is mold food and the only thing that stops them is a lack of water.
Thank you Cody for sharing so much with us!
0.54 was the first time I’ve ever seen the great man servant sitting still nice to see he lets himself take breaks
Our rental has a crawl space and some prior owner installed a sump pump. I do construction and never have seen that. They also ran trenches to the sump pump. Seems to work good especially in the spring here in montana. Thanks for the great videos cody!
At 6:34 in the video you can see light shining through the wall next to the window. Top right.
Window closest to the door upper right side.
I was just coming to make that same comment.
Ditto!
Good eyes men😊
The First Person POV was uber satisfying and entertaining to watch, please do more clips like this, Thank you!
Real nice cabin. Hope mold and humidity doesn't kill it.
Gotta clean the crawl space with bleach
Cody, not throwing any shade here brother, but why wasn’t a sump well installed during foundation construction? A sump well with a submersible sump pump and discharged outside into a french drain away from the building will provide endless peace of mind. Your foundation is vulnerable to excess ground water unfortunately.
I agree. Here in my part of Canada, basements are the norm. Weeping tile, sump and pump are standard. He will be fighting water and moisture issues forever without it.
@@deanmalkewich2366 Yes, I reside in Ontario and have full basement with sump pump as well. Imperative as the basement would flood without it. A review of Cody’s 08 May 2024 video show’s installation of drainage tile around the foundation. Don’t know if his crawl space floor is concrete or dirt. Maybe a sump wasn’t required there by code? I’d hate to see Cody’s cabin be subjected to unnecessary mold/mildew/moisture problems.
It will be now!
@@vonkaiser5795No doubt water will always be an issue.
Some people understand grade elevation better than others ......
We love watching you guys so much Thank you for sharing your time and experience
Sorry to hear about your flooding problem. Good to see that you had taken precautions to alleviate this potential problem. How will you deal with possible mold remediation? Perhaps a dehumidifier in the crawlspace will solve that problem before it starts.
You situation is not uncommon when building on what may have been an ancient flood plain. The ground water level rises during periods of heavy rainfall or snow melt.
Nice work! Can’t wait to see the finished project, good stuff! 👍
I'm not sure that this will fully resolve the issue. Having the drain may clear the water that enters, but it means that for significant periods of time there will be water flowing through the crawl space. That's a perfect habitat for parasites.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty. I think the ideal solution would be to try and do away with the crawl space. Use it for second fix and then try to find a way to elevate the crawl space to above the level of the water table.
Either that or install a substantial French drain around the perimeter of the cabin that extends at least a couple of feet below the bottom of the foundations. Channel this away to a lower part of the properly.
Late spring and early summer will be the true test, when Mount Fuji starts shedding it's snow
Those lights are so beautiful, great choice
I am sorry if i missed it, but how did the water get into the crawl space? i am curious for how you plan to fix the problem for the future?
My question exactly
I think from the crawl space ventilation.
Because he built a cabin in a swamp.
I love the Efanem crushers! I wear them all the time in colder weather, they really do keep the head warm!
Never seen anybody run a laser for cutting a ditch that has water to chase. True ProHO 🙄
You can see light at the top of the window frame that's closest to the front door!
You might want to consider putting (sleeving) the drain pipe thru a concrete or steel pipe where it goes thru the driveway. You might not have enough cover on a 4” plastic pipe to prevent it from getting crushed when larger vehicles use the driveway.
You didn't survey for water table / water accumulation? This is a long-term problem for the cabin. What's your long-term solution now?
Once the crawl space is dry. Spray it with a mold killer/sealer paint. Lime based is a natural solution that works quite well. Lime Prime by Earth paint is one option.
Yup. Thats a great defense bunker
Man... your life is a needed break for this guys who used to be active in those kind of ways but no longer are. And I'm not even old yet!
What a cool little cabin, looking good my friend.
Love the pinecone lights!
Cozy cabin series now renamed Cozy Houseboat series.
Hope you get this resolved brother
hmmm, lift floorboards, place concrete slab in the crawlspace along with a sump pump?
can someone tell me why he did NOT build a raised slab foundation ?
Cody since you were using black diamond / pieps, they got recalled AGAIN . batteries lose contact when shaken.
Very nice new zesty hat!
Some say it's Zesty and some say it's PIMP now who is you talking about.?
.. Don't 💅 make my pimp hand come out
Cool cabin you have there. Can't say I would have picked those lights, but to each their own. Glad you got the water out.
Nice work! Thankyou for sharing!
Missed a great opportunity for an in ground swimming pool
Dont understand how the water got in the crawl space. Was it because the building doesnt have gutters and the roof sheds the rain straight to the ground and then it found its way through the vents or perhaps by capilary action under the foundation ? Maybe Wranglerstar can explain, thanks !! And good luck getting it sorted
I hate gutters. But they would probably help a lot.
I justify them by collecting rainwater.
I'd opt for some French drains under the eaves to collect and move that water away.
something to be said for french drains around the outside of the foundation too...
Nice work
@@sheepdogonthehill same, since my dads well hasn't worked right in almost 3 years it helps during the summer months to have rain water.
That crawl space shouldn't normally receive any water. Was perforated drain tubing not installed around the perimeter before backfilling? If it does receive water, you will end up with a mildew smell in your cabin every time you enter, even with drainage. And be sure to drain it going DOWNHILL away from the foundation using sealed PVC, not corrugated (or especially perforated) polyethylene tubing. Otherwise in heavy rains, water will flow INTO your crawl space. If you do find your crawlspace to be wet often, you may want to chlorinate any standing water at 1ppm at those times as an afterthought. No higher or you will have corrosion of nearby metals.
Kind of wondering about building on/over flood irrigation. Good luck.
best to use a commercial dehumidifier to dry that out there, you don't want a mold problem.
Love all the lights man. Nice touch on the outside too. That will make a world of difference.
Lessons to learn about meadows
6:34, just a heads up, there appears to be some daylight showing next to the window trim in the top right corner of the window next to your front door.
Winter disaster? The Snow storm floods the cabin?
More like one snow and 18” in the crawl space. If a hole is dug in wet ground it will fill with water
Not from a snowstorm, there is a bomb cyclone off the west coast, which brought days of rain.
Fyi there is a gap in the upper right hand corner of the front window closest to the door. Could see daylight when you were inside.
6:34 did you see some daylight coming thru the gap in the logs near window ?
Those pinecone lights are perfect for that cabin.
How many hundreds of hours does it take to get that proficient with a bucket?! Inspiring!
Damn bro, I'm impressed! Whatever you have is paying dividends!
Poor choice of cabin location or should have been built on piers. Hindsight being 20/20
There doesn't appear to be a suitable runoff within a country mile of the cabin.
If that's the case, I think he'll try to install that corrugated pipe he has there around the perimeter as a sort of catch basin buffer. Godspeed.
I wonder if it wouldn't be too much hassle to install some type of slab addition to the foundation, however thin for the crawl space to remain usable, but a sturdy enough barrier against the water ingress.
Such an East Coast Man mistake- and coming from an East Coast refugee! 🤣😇 Love the show, good luck on getting it done efficiently and in good weather.
6:34 mark. Window next to door upper right corner. Looks like a gap to the outside? I know it’s a work in progress..Anyhow, enjoying the content.
Are there any foundation "tile" drains around the perimeter of the cabin? If so, it can take up to a year for channels to develop to become effective. There does not seem to be an effective down grade from the building away. Having 18" of water at this stage almost certainly has some major influence of something not being right!.
Cool. We got out first snow today too. All the way over here in Eastern Europe. :D
If that is truly ground water coming in, you really have no other choice but to get a crane and lift that cabin off the current foundation and set it on another one that isnt poured into the water table. Concrete is pourus and this winter when it freezes you will most likely get huge cracks in your foundation due to the ground expanding and shrinking due to said freezing
Next year, dig a dugout/pod and use the dirt to pack a spot 4 feet higher then the current ground or bring some dirt in
Drainage at the footer and a sump if you build again
Consider moving the drain pipe a good 10 15 ft away from the cabin. Cheers!
Put copper gutters on that beautiful structure ! Godspeed
I would suggest a slab in the crawl space with tile underneath going to a sump crock.
😮😮😮😮😮. HOPE YOU GOT A WATER Abatement permit! And called 811. Where is the building permit notice?
❤❤❤❤❤. Skeet from the EAST
Smooth operating sir.
Great video!
Ancient flood plain 🙌
Is that daylight I see through the wall at the top right of the middle window in the front of the cabin. Not sure, just checking.
I was getting worried you forgot about that hat, I see you had it reserved for the winter ❤️
Could this place be a akin to a slough? I wonder if it being very flat there suggests that the water is more or less evenly distributed through the area like a big saturated sponge. It that is the case then it would seem that pumping will have to go on continuously during the wet season.
In Scotland you don’t bother with sub floor concert and plastic barrier too wet
In the old days, if that was a natural spring you hit, it would be a plus.
They would say they had indoor plumbing. Lol
Blessings to you and family
Move out of there to a better, warmer place. 🌞
Trench better be below say 8 feet deep so it doesn't freeze
Are you dig a sump in the crawl space? Also, are you going to put a pump in there or just depend on gravity?
Id be surprised if the “problem is solved”.
Its not. Needs to cap the pipe and seal it from the inside as well. Then the cabin will constantly be twisting due due the ground moving
Hold on, trying to remember, the crawl space is compact dirt/fill ? Guess I’ll watch the rest of this to see, be righty back… Hmmm, still cant tell but looks like dirt floor, aarrrgh. This is always fill with ground water and that will push the humidity levels up thru you “wooden” cabin forever, not good.
Wait...how did the crawl space flood? Because it snowed?!? That is odd.
groundwater can be mysterious
Could be that he hasn't checked for a while and it's slowly been creeping up?
Did you perc any of that ground for septic suitability? What were the results?
You have quite the mess on your hands. Glad you have it under control.
Thank Goodness!!!!
That you have the skills and the equipment to do that job.
Can you imagine the "gift" this would be to a civilian?
What do you think that job would cost, retail?
5K?
That's a whole bunch of gifts that don't get given this year.
Nice job god bless
Throw a heating system down there and you can have a red neck hot tub.
Did digging the drainage thing around the foundation not cause water to pool which eventually found its way in? I wonder if it caused the issue to begin with
Since you have the machine on the property, I would strategically dig and place storage tanks in the ground. They are great for water management throughout the year.🍻
I hate crawl spaces--they always flood (especially on a location that flat). Problem not solved--more like resolved for now--you ALWAYS have to keep an eye on it and you'll have to ensure that drain pipe doesn't get stopped up by critters or other debris or, in your location, freeze.
No panic with proho. Just gets the water out.
Could you explain in more detail, what you're going to do to fix the problem.
No sweat. The apocalypse will be delayed until you are prepared.