Restoring A $7,000 Mansion: Draining The 2nd Swamp Under My House
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I discovered an unknown new second swamp under my incredible $7,000 mansion. Today I drained it.
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It’s time too be thinking about drilling for water 💦 to make some extra cash 💯💯💯
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If only you wouldve done the 2nd tile drain as the only one otherwise 2 tile drains is definitely overkill only the 2nd one is going to do any work 😂😂 but your money to blow otherwise couldve saved so much money and time
Need to figure out how to rig the Simplisafe to solar power so when the grid system goes down!
@@RicardoJunqueiraand your alternative plan is??
The Governor's Charity Steer show raised more than $568,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. It was a record-breaking total! Congrats Cole and Izzie for your part in this! You made us Iowans proud!
Roman needs the Best Friend of the Universe award. He doesn't shy away from anything, knowledgeable about so much, and like Cole, learn as you go. Hats off to you both with using equipment you're not used to, learning about drainage, and actually doing it, together 😊❤
@@sharonwilson8208 l'm sure he gets his dollar a day plus meals!🙂
Roman needs to go find a job with a real contractor, I'm assuming Cole doesn't cover things like health insurance. Roman could have his pick of jobs if he wanted to.
I think I'd be rethinking digging a basement so deep. If you want it that deep, you are doing to need a sump hole the size of the cistern with two sump pumps and an automatic generator to run them. The water is never going to go away and will always be a problem. My basement was dug 1 1/2 feet deeper than needed and there is also a spring under the house tiled into a sump. When the power is off the sump does not work, so we added a whole house generator and a back-up sump pump. Better to reconsider plans now than to always have a water problem. In 45 years, it took 7 years of drought to see the bottom of my sump dry.
Just raise the movie theatre up a foot and prevent future headaches. Over the length of that room you'll hardly notice a foot shorter ceiling, but if that's not acceptable then add a step up on the 2nd floor when going into the new area. Stay above the water table and consider the tile to be a safeguard
Roman is a beast with his work ethic. How about interviewing him where he grew up, how he came to the states and how you guys met. You're lucky to have a friend like him.
I agree
There are a couple of those videos. He’s from Ukraine.
I learned a bit from researching an article re: his being the arm wrestling champion. If I remember correctly, he first came to the U.S. as an exchange student. I enjoyed seeing him wearing his CORNSTAR T shirt on the first day.
Yes, Roman and Cole met while they were students at university and have been friends since, so Roman has been in the States for years, originally from Ukraine. He is married and is a Dad.
He just works at a normal pace? Are you guys all lazy in the US or something?
Cole, wanted to thank you for participating and raising awareness for the Ronald McDonald Foundation. My 18 year old nephew passed away 7/2/2024 from cancer. That foundation housed him and his family in Cincinnati while he was being treated. Cole you are an amazing human with an incredible soul. Thanks for being a bright light when everything seems so dark in this world. God speed buddy.
Cole - the test of true character is not how you act when you win first place, it's how you act when you don't. Congratulations to Izzy and you for all of the money she/you raised for a great cause, and all that you did. Stand proud!
When I was three years old, I had to have surgery on my heart at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital, and my parents stayed in the Ronald McDonald's house. I was really touched by the fact that you took time out of your busy schedule to help raise money for that charity. Keep up the great work.
As a former 4H member and now a leader I am so glad to see you supporting charity and the hard working ag kids, a win win for all and you don't need ribbons or awards to prove it. You are so lucky to have Roman as part of the cornstar team, what a great asset he is to the house build, farm, and channel as well as a hardworking dad and member of the community. Makes me glad to see hardworking members of your generation, you all should keep up the good work of setting a positive example of what can be achieved when you put in the work
In life I always say there are two kinds of people geeks and gear heads. One is not better than the other. Cole you are a geek. Cooper is a gearhead. One cannot live without the other.
Roman is a geekie gearhead. The best of both worlds.
Cole and Roman, I get a lot of joy watching your videos. I'm a fellowship trained orthopedic trauma surgeon for my day job. I also help manage our family farm. Before going to college I worked in the west Texas oil fields where I learned how to operate heavy excavation equipment. I routinely use the exact equipment on our farm today. After 9-11, I joined the DHS Urban Search and Rescue team and INTF-1. I've had extensive training in collapsed trench and building rescue. I have treated numerous men and women over my career who sustained serious, life threatening injuries of the spine, pelvis, and lower extremities. Some ended up in amputations. I've also been involved in rescues that unfortunately turned into body recoveries. All of these occurred in unprotected trench excavations, some as shallow as only 2-3' deep. I think you can infer from my bio that I know a thing or two about these things and the environment you're are both exposing yourselves to. I feel morally obligated as a physician and a fellow farmer to warn you of the absolute danger you are putting yourselves into. I respect your skills and work ethic more than you know. The geology you are working in is "highly unstable" and prone to collapse based on the sand and active aquifer. I respectfully ask you to reconsider this activity and the absolute danger you are both exposing yourselves to.
Dave Brokaw MD
Praying for your safety, I saw some chunks falling into the trench, very nerve-wracking to watch.
Drying large water pockets can cause the soil to settle, which might lead to foundation issues. It's crucial to ensure that the drying process does not compromise the stability of the foundation.
Exactly...
Always start digging at the outlet!! I’ve been enjoying this restoration you’re definitely putting in the work!!
They don't have the experience and confidence to do that. As there is only one shot to get that elevation requirement right. They couldn't even get the elevation constant by doing it this way.
Cole and Roman should get the WORKERS OF THE YEAR AWARD!!! These two are brutal when it comes to their work ethics. They are like Energizer Bunnies - THEY KEEP GOING AND GOING AND GOING!! Cole and Roman are the BEST!!!! 👍
It's like watching the Two Stooges.
Roman is the hardest working man in show business.
Looks to me like the underground theater is going to end up being a water park.
Squirters paradize
So good to see Sis and Hubby with you.
That was crazy, Cole. Almost hate to comment, but yikes. Dig from outlet up, know the grade before you start. You won't flood yourself out. Use dual wall sticks. Purty sure that last shot of dirt covering up tile smashed it. It'll still trickle water for a while.....
That was dangerous for you guys. You both have families!
There are about 10 of you guys saying he should dig from the outlet up, NOW, not when he started. Why is that?
@teret6719 The best scenario is you put the drainage into the area of the basement first before you dig the basement hole. That will set the depth you can be for the basement/ underground theatre.
We are always late to the party watching these. Works done.
I would have went to creek, started with the best depth outlet you could and installed up to the edge of new dig for basement at 0.100 tenth grade or little more if you had some depth to give up.. Then dig basement and then you would use the tile for drainage when you got basement dug. His neighbor Ron looked to be busy with other projects to help so he knows now they learned fir next time...ha I'm sure Ron said "o boy" you guys have dug yourself a hole on this one!
Glad they are safe and didn't get hurt.
Yeah, I think they picked the hardest way to solve the problem there. I would have gone for a fixed sump pit to start and watch the flow. But hey, I am quite sure Cole knows more about soil than I do.
My biggest cringe factor was undermining the trench walls to get borrow dirt to cover the pipe.
That said, I admire them for trying and figuring things out along the way.
@@teret6719 Because we can't see how he is doing it before he posts a video of him doing it.
@@teret6719 It is a video... No one knows what he has done until after he has done it... Also.. not everyone is sitting around waiting for a video to drop... My question is where are the county/state codes guys..? I also see insurance problems galore...
Cole you may have found an obstacle that you simply cannot manage around or strategize out of. I would consult someone who builds basements and ask what they would do if they hit an underground natural stream drainage basin.
There is no shame in admitting you were wrong. Water is as destructive as fire.
Yes...
38:07 Roman is worth his weight in gold! Such a hard worker.
Hear hear!! I thought the same watching this video.
And he’s absolutely gorgeous!!!
Time to change plans if you hit a natural spring your not going to drain it..
Sure he can my great uncle filled and drain 40 acre spring fed lake to create barn with underground storage. I was 10 I am 65 now and they have never had water problem
@franksmodels29, the tile peobably wont drain it, but it wil redirect the water lowering the water table by 4ft
You’re not going to drain it all no but it’s gonna be 4ft deeper than what it’s at now for sure
I think your obsession to have this underground movie theater reflects on how young you are. It’s easy to forget because of all the very mature things you are dealing with. Best of luck!
Daddy Cornstar has a heart of Gold.
I would rethink a basement theater, one above the garage would be drier....
One on the third floor...even better.
The expense of all this work is immense.
I think it's a bad idea, waste of time & overall bad idea. There will be problems in the future.
It’s an awful lot of work just for an underground theater.
Wouldn't a lower drain circumvent the first one? The water will only drain to the bottom of the pipe, unless you pump it up. Love watching this series but it getting hard to take this seriously.
7 OSHA inspectors are having coronaries watching this...may their luck hold, and this gets finished ...lost a friend in a lot smaller ditch.
They are getting sloppy with benching their trenches Not a wise idea to be standing in a trench, shaving the sides down with a shovel. I work for a commercial contractor. We deal with this situation all the time. Two sump pumps opposite of each other on the edge of his foundation, hook those up to his drain tile that leads to the creek. Obviously, you will need a generator or some type of permanent power from his house to run those.
Built my basement theatre 2 years ago.
It is awesome in the summer best place in the house to be when it gets hot.
You know those nights when it is too hot to sleep… grab a pillow, alight blanket… put on a boring movie and sleep like a baby.
Or have air conditioning
A show steer teaches a kid how to be tough & to build trust between animal & handler- done over months of time. Someone in my family has shown cattle at our local county fair for 7 decades, also various years at other fairs & Missouri State Fair. It’s a huge investment.
I voted for Izzy and I’m proud of your representation and support. You’re a good man, Cole.
The recent videos make me wonder if the original cistern that was demolished was keeping the water out of original basement.
Very dangerous 😢😢😢😢boys hope you know what u are doing VERY DANGEROUS YOU BOTH HAVE FAMILY...
Roman put himself in danger by going down into a confined space !!! No job is worth putting yourself in that situation you can refuse to do the job because it is not SAFE TO DO.
You are scaring me by getting into a sand trench that deep that doesn’t have any shoring.
So good to see Jay, Summer, and the family. We love them all!!❤❤
It's so nice to see young people who smile while they work. Cole and Roman both smile about life. It's good to watch someone positive for a change.
Oh god. you're one of those persons that will tell an underpayed, overworked mc Donalds employee to smile more... yeah Cole and Roman are smiling because they're being paid properly to do something they enjoy doing... that's not in the cards for everybody.
No telling what their demeanor is like when the camera is off.
I was just having a hard day and this was the only positive thing I saw all day.
Thank God you didn't get a collapse while you guys were in the trench! I was afraid for you because that is a death trap. I hope you are hiring a concrete contractor for forming and pouring concrete for the theater!
I sure hope this water doesn't come back to bite you later , nothing wrong with keeping it on ground level , just get the room darkening shades
This is some crazy stuff you have to do just to build a movie theater. 😮
As a site supervisor in Australia I would have a heart attack if that trench was on my site. Side stepping or shoring is a must in wet conditions like that mate plus as everyone has said at this point start at the lowest point.
But we better see a montage of water coming out those pipes during the building process 😂 that was so satisfying love the channel mate.
It might be time to call in the experts! Ron for excavating & tile/drainage men.
that is extremely dangerous working in those trenches without proper shoring...
word !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are not that bright...xD
It’s an accident waiting to happen!
@@conorodowd True, its becouse he is arogant and want to do eberything by himself when he has no idea what he is doing and if this is properly made. I don't get it, in this house he gonna live with his wife abd KIDS! He really gonna risk their health or lifes? This is fu up...
I certainly hope you thank God everyday for Roman. He has GOT to be the hardest worker that I’ve ever seen. I know you are taking care of him. He just needs to know that we the fans really enjoy seeing his work ethics. What a great guy.
Time to call the experts before someone gets hurt
Ron is the expert, but this is for views.
I’ve never seen a trench dug from the top down. Make life easier and start on your outlet side so the water can drain away. I’ve layed quite a few miles of tile over the years. Non the less I’ve enjoyed your videos of the remodel.
thinking at this point he should just reinforce the walls of the natural moat of which his home has. LOl who knew?
You still go ing to have a major water problem
Cole just wanted to show us why we shouldn't start digging the trench at the wrong end.
I believe I would build an above the ground movie theater.
Thank u so much Cole for bringing the old intro back!! Missed it n so glad to hear it again!
Frigging annoying
Roman is a powerhouse!! He IS the hardest worker!! You may be paying him, but that work ethic not only shows his character, it shows how important your friendship is to him!
Somebody mentioned it in another video, but that water is likely coming from a leak in your well's sleeve/housing. I'm convinced of that too....
Need to put some kind of grate at the end of the abs corrugated tile water drains so animals don't nest in the pipe and block it......
I once worked for a guy who owned a christmas tree farm, and he had cows too.
The cows were fenced in, but they always got out and walked down the road.
When they decided to come home, we had to herd them back into the field. As you now know, cows do what they want. I would push on them, and they would look at me with their cow eyes and say thanks for the massage. 😅.
You’re working hard. Be careful and safe so you and your beautiful family can enjoy all your hard work ❤🙏🏻
Hi Cole and Roman, just dig down a few more feet and you will be in Australia. 😂🤣 ☺️👵🏻🇦🇺
It will be a literal miracle if that tile actually works. Here's hoping for the best.
❤Cole, you know what? Has anyone told you that you’re a genius lately? You said it would take two years to get your home completed, I think you’re 100% right!🤗💖🦋
Yayyyy! We got to see your Mother and Summer Yayyyyy!
And your BIL, Jay - - plus Cooper. So nice of them all ( and Zach) to pitch in and help 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Your lpg tank. Paint it like an ear of corn. Get Summer and Nave involved doing that. Great farm life Channel bud, I always look forward to it. God bless!
If I were trying to dig a basement and hit water, I might have rethought my plans and built above ground, instead.
Yo started watching the renovation vids a couple months ago then went back and watched the clean up video from a year ago had no idea how far you'd come seriously impressed
What happened to the stair steps for safety that were discussed in earlier videos? This trench is much deeper than the theater dig.
I feel so bad for you guys! You both are working so hard!!! I love this video. I really enjoyed the fair and watching you show sirloin. It’s a very good cause..
Roman is the true definition of an American. Cole, you hit the nail on the head with this series! Your grand kids will be showing these videos for generations to come!
Red sub soil is red from iron in the water. Grey clay is because the water washed the iron out, aka always wet
Cole, that water isn’t going anywhere. You’re basically on a swamp. Just cuz you put the pipe in there, water doesn’t magically decide to there all of a sudden. You’re only catching the water In that specific area
Thank God you are okay. You need to be careful down in those ditches with nothing holding up the sides.
With all water issues afraid I would’ve built theater at higher level.That being said you are doing a great job and when completed you will reap your reward!
Roman is great. What a hard worker, intelligent man. Great addition to the team.
Thx Cole for my fix on your project!! lol. Also really enjoyed the fair piece. And wouldn’t it be great if the whole world would operate on the honesty system. We can dream!! Take care.
What a mess guys!
Cole can I say without a doubt Roman is a tremendous asset to you and your family projects he is so versatile and capable in many fields and skills I wish I had him working for me when I was contracting he is a star keep safe all and good luck going forward.
Cole, it was awesome to get to meet you and your dad/mom at the Iowa State fair. I would just like to say thank you for taking the time out of your day to talk to me thanks again.
I still think you should run a 2 inch line and put in 2 sump pumps. Does the creek ever flood its banks? Maybe install an outbound check valve to prevent back flooding. They do that with sewers, why not storm.
What about an animal screen too? I hope that their are no animals that decide to make the pipe home, major clog...
I've said before and will say so once again. It would have been cheaper and faster to have hired a house mover, jacked the house up on cribbing, removed the old foundation and all the sins buried their, then build real footers with French drains inside and out.
All of the hand work that has gone into saving a foundation built out of field stone/rock verses a poured concrete foundation IMO a waste of time and money.
Hopefully the foundation will be complete before the winter and the house receives a heating system that will allow the sheet rock and mud to cure.
I’ve said that as well Jack it up new foundation all around and addition poured as well. And you could make the walls tall enough for movie theater without going deeper
Glad to see you guys put all that pipe into the grand safely without any mishaps. As always thank you Roman and Cole for a great video. 👍
You have a SPECIAL friend in Roman 🙋♀️💖🇨🇱
Dealing with the tile and mud. In my past, I had to wrap the pipe to keep the mud from filling the pipe and plugging it up. With that much water, you have to have an underground spring somewhere.
Welcome to the world of construction - 25 trips to Menards a week. My dad was a contractor and no matter what, had to make several trips to Menards almost every week.
That's why I bought a house across the street from a Home Improvement store.
I have been watching your videos on and off for a while and I have to commend you. I am of your parents' age and haven't seen many people your age that will take on what you have. I work with a lot of young men. Your age and we can't even get them to come into work. Keep up the good work and the work ethic.
Hear hear! So many were paid to stay home during "C"19. Did that pay-to-stay home contribute to the lost work ethic of a generation?
@@TiaraPoodles As my daughter's friends (college aged) were saying that it isn't worth their time working for the wages they deserved so much more. Proving their worth is the motto.
Well, one thing we know, Iowa isn't running out of water anytime soon! 😅
It must be great to live where trust can still support business and life.
Nice hydrotherapy room with mud baths.
This comment made me laugh. 😊
Seems like a lot of people are thinking the same thing based on the other comments; i.e. what's wrong with the basement he already has in the house? One comment wondered if he was doing some prepper thing. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me to put a huge structure IN a water table. My first thought was if the house depends on a well for its water, what happens when you direct all the water away to the creek? I didn't research the implications of that.
I do have a sister and brother-in-law who flipped houses and one he kept for himself had water issues because in the '50s the neighborhood was not graded/constructed correctly. Also, back then they just used tar to seal the basement and after 60 years there were leaks.
The remediation by a professional company was to put a trench around the house, lay gravel, lay French pipe, lay more gravel on top of that, and then cover up the rest with dirt (after re-sealing the basement) to keep the water from destroying the foundation concrete blocks. Water, being a natural beast, wears things down, but loving the path of least resistance found the gravel and the holes in the French pipe and drained it to an appropriate place. They never had water problems again even though the neighborhood was still graded poorly and water was running down from the houses higher up the landscape. The fact that 1) there was no gravel around the pipe Cole laid and 2) when they dumped the dirt back on the pipe they put a lot of curves in it instead of ensuring it was straight didn't make sense to me; especially letting the pipe curve. I lived in an apartment building that was built for officers in the '40s for the local Master Jet Base (Navy) on a tidal flood plain so I've experienced more about pipes than necessary.
Bottom line: It's not my home, so it doesn't matter. Just making some observations.
Thank you for showing the cattle showing I showed dairy cows in 4h and open class from a child well into my adult life it'd amazing what 4h farm kids all do most people don't realize how hard a farm kid works especially on a dairy farm and most absolutely love it once farming is in your blood your hooked for life
Stay out of those narrow steep trenches. That soil is wet, and if it collapses, you don't stand a chance.
I had a friend get killed in a Trench just like that. Careless and not using shoring. Really dangerous @ColetheCornstar!
Cole, as a parent who has had to use RMDH; thank you. Everyone has a part to making the whole! That 16k raised will support one room for one year plus extras those parents siblings and children appreciate your efforts!
Cole you did a great thing with the Iowa State Fair cattle show. Great organization that all the proceeds went towards. So thank you for that
Dude, just make the underground movie theater above ground 😂
Give it up that movie room is going to be a damp nightmare. Just put in a pool.
Tell summer to please start back up her TH-cam channel please we miss her
The second trench/pipe is solid, not perforated. Doesn't require rock or fabric. It's moving water from point A to point B. Can anybody tell me the last time they saw a response to a comment from Cole. I realize there is going to be a lag of a week or two from filming to posting, but he just seems to be pushing the envelope with safety and procedure all the way back to the electrical project in the shed with no acknowledgement of viewer comments or concerns. Comments seem to be a waste of time when they don't get any acknowledgement. This is a fascinating project, but sometimes you want to turn and look away for fear of what they are about to do!! Good Luck Cole, I applaud your ambition!
As my husband says, "He's a farmer." Farmers tend to do things on their own with what they have.
I agree, I haven't seen a response from Cole in a VERY LONG time. I am still curious to know where Justin has been.
@@Kevin_D1I think Justin is at Cole's while he doesn't have other projects. As a contractor, my better paying gigs will always come before my "charity" work for friends and family
If I recall correctly, Cole doesn’t read the comments nor does he respond to them. I’m cringing watching him in that trench with those unstable walls.
How many hours are in a day, being a dad, working on the farm, working on office work for the farm, constructing a house, shooting videos...give some grace.
Cole, you can dig all you want. You should never put a corrugated line in dirt... the holes will allow dirt to seep in and it will clog up after a few years. and your basement will flood. Trust me, I have been there. Only way to ensure you get the water out is to pump it. dig a trench back to the basement install a sump. How can you put a foundation on that knowing below the grade you have that much water? You need to be pumping below your footing, that will insure it will not push on the floor or foundation.
Thank you for bringing Roman into our lives!
Cole - I watched this last night and promptly had a nightmare about perforated drain tile. I hope you get this swamp fixed... as I don't want to have these nightmares anymore! lol!
3:29 just a friendly reminder Cole, when working out don't forget leg day😊
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thanks cole, as ever, learned new things, enjoyed watching both projects getting pushed forward by hard working folks and good clean fun for good causes.. woot woot.
I appreciate your videos. I find it interesting with all the problems and how you solve them. I'm tired just watching you two.
Wow that has been an incredible amount of dirt that you have all moved, great to see it coming together.
Cole your living life very dangerously by working down in that open trench without the proper safety equipment.
my grandma and great grandparents were from des moines
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time for hardhats, and maybe that's why there was a well in your basement...
a real french drain is a bunch of big rocks all the way to the drain
This movie theater will be a big mistake. Surprised that Ron or someone older hasn't said anything.
Great video today! Expanding your knowledge and accomplishing a lot.
What a load of work you are doing! I hope it was all worth it in the long run. I Can't wait either to see it all coming together.