In theory delta would recommend their Delta Drain produc t if you apply a liquid membrane. The fabric side would face the gravel, and the flat side the foundation wall so it doenst disrupt /puncture the membrane sprayed on .
Yeah, contractors have deadlines and most of us won’t work with a homeowner who tries to get his hands involved…… I’m either gonna do the job and you can watch, or you’re gonna have to work around my schedule in order to save money
The perimeter of the building has a weeping system of gravel and Big O which moves the water to the low corner and out away from the building which in this case is down the hillside.
Besides the water proofing feature , how does this mitigate heavy saturated soils from pushing on the foundation? The plastic won’t allow the soils to drain down.
I’m definitely no expert on this. But the building code here in Ontario stipulates that you must have 2 feet of drainage sand up against your foundation OR the dimple wrap. The dimple wrap provides lots of spaces for any water that gets behind it to drain down to the weeping tiles. The soil around our cabin is all sand and gravel so it drains well anyway so I’m not concerned about saturated soils exerting pressure on the foundation. Now the Ontario building code does tell you how thick your foundation walls have to be for whatever height of backfill you are doing - this takes into account any soil even water retaining soil. My walls are 8” thick. I was instructed not to backfill until I had all of the floor joists in place as bracing for the walls. The code will tell you. Hope this helps.
In the real world the project mgr. or foreman sets times for the contractors. If this happened on any job I’ve ever worked that contractor would be told to move the gravel and if they didn’t they would be back charged for whoever did it.
Ya, we’re just rookies at all of this, and the few contractors that we have used have sensed that we’re amateurs and I think they’ve taken advantage of us at times.
That was nice of your neighbor to lend you the concrete nail tool. I am learning so much by watching your video. Thank you for documenting your build.
Great neighbour. Thanks.
In theory delta would recommend their Delta Drain produc t if you apply a liquid membrane. The fabric side would face the gravel, and the flat side the foundation wall so it doenst disrupt /puncture the membrane sprayed on .
Interesting. Thanks
Looking good.
They get the job done and don't wait for people who want to monopolize their time possibly
It's nice to have good neighbors. Looking good.
You’re right. Thanks!
The delta ms mat has lil black squares at the top (about 6-8” down that show or identify where the “w” fastening should happen
Oops! I missed that. Once I figured out the gun, I just kept on shooting.
Yeah, contractors have deadlines and most of us won’t work with a homeowner who tries to get his hands involved…… I’m either gonna do the job and you can watch, or you’re gonna have to work around my schedule in order to save money
But... In case of subterranean flood... The water has no way to escape right? Theres no drainage from that gravel trench
The perimeter of the building has a weeping system of gravel and Big O which moves the water to the low corner and out away from the building which in this case is down the hillside.
What nail tool and charges did you use for this ? .22 or .27? Trying to figure this out
Besides the water proofing feature , how does this mitigate heavy saturated soils from pushing on the foundation? The plastic won’t allow the soils to drain down.
I’m definitely no expert on this. But the building code here in Ontario stipulates that you must have 2 feet of drainage sand up against your foundation OR the dimple wrap. The dimple wrap provides lots of spaces for any water that gets behind it to drain down to the weeping tiles. The soil around our cabin is all sand and gravel so it drains well anyway so I’m not concerned about saturated soils exerting pressure on the foundation. Now the Ontario building code does tell you how thick your foundation walls have to be for whatever height of backfill you are doing - this takes into account any soil even water retaining soil. My walls are 8” thick. I was instructed not to backfill until I had all of the floor joists in place as bracing for the walls. The code will tell you. Hope this helps.
In the real world the project mgr. or foreman sets times for the contractors. If this happened on any job I’ve ever worked that contractor would be told to move the gravel and if they didn’t they would be back charged for whoever did it.
Ya, we’re just rookies at all of this, and the few contractors that we have used have sensed that we’re amateurs and I think they’ve taken advantage of us at times.
Hey! Do you know what color caliber you used in the Ramset? Thanks!
If memory serves me correctly, I used .22 calibre, green point shot. Even though I was a Leaf fan growing up, I loved Gordie Howe!!