Concrete foundations/walls are like the standard across Europe from what I've seen, it's crazy to me how the standard in the US seems to be prefabricated/OSB construction, even worse considering how prone some areas are to hurricanes and earthquakes...
I’m planning a build up in VT and fully expect the subs to stare at me like I have two heads when they see the plans / scope of work for a bid. I think I need to wait for the market to cool a bit though…
Things are starting to change here slowly, we have more and more customers searching for wooden houses, mostly post and beam, especially after the two earthquakes from last year.. Nothing beats wooden houses in an earthquake. I first planned this house to be mostly wood but after prices exploding, I had to think rationally and redistribute material percentages..
I approve of this. Slab insulation, plastic too stop the capillary effect and most importantly rebar for days. Glad to see that Croatia is very prolific in its building methods.
Truly truly i say to you all Jesus is the only one who can save you from eternal death. If you just put all your trust in Him, you will find eternal life. But, you may be ashamed by the World as He was. But don't worry, because the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, and it's up to you to choose this world or That / Heaven or Hell. I say these things for it is written: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, *teaching them* to observe all that I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, even to the end of seasonal". Amen." -Jesus -Matthew 28:19-20
WOW very impressive beautiful job I noticed in USA we layout the drain the sewer the electrical pipes water lines prior to laying concrete over maybe its done differently here but my hats off to this professional job. ❤❤❤
Excellent job. just like the quality of materials, in general, all is how it has to be. Good luck and all the best with the project. In the end, old people used to say: "If you see the man walking around talking to himself or he is mad or he is building the house, there is no other." Good luck ...
Such a gorgeous book - each shed is unique and inspiring, and I love all the tiny details Kotite features to help readers imagine how to create their own She Sheds th-cam.com/users/postUgkxe9yi0sulKgsp0VJJCIrLWWkvVqcU7LFR . The feature on Dinah's Rustic Retreat is like something from a fairy tale. It's really inspiring to see how creative all these ordinary people are in making beautiful and useful spaces on a modest scale.
Though YT is full of house building videos this one has a different flavour ... maybe because it's made by not only a master fabricator but a master builder also ... following you untill final video.
each time i see your videos my standard for building and making and designing get improved and level up. I really learn a lot from you. Thank you man. God bless you.
@@lignumchannel Instead of the music, it would be very nice to tell people who have never built a house, what is going on. I imagine many people saying, "What's that? What are they doing?"
Hi Sheldon. I see you've been tracking Lignum for a while. Perhaps due to your interest, you may be able to help. I'm doing the same and building/expanding my own house. I'd like to build a **NON-live DIGITAL TWIN** to prevent mistakes & plan properly. I'd like to figure out what best practices exist for this. Can you help?
@@bobward2322 That's a great idea! In fact, I'd love it if someone has figured out how to use NON-live digital twins to de-risk the project. Can anyone help?
Wow! Amazing! You must have spent alot of resources in your construction. Well, in my country we build quiet differently with simple resources. We don't usually use excavators and concrete pourers on such small projects. Most of the job is done by labourers. Thanks for your amazing video.
Croatia may be more expensive than other balkan countrys i build my own house like 8 years ago in kosovo concreete price was 45 euro per m3 its way cheaper and faster
I started watching without reading your description and the first thing I noticed was the young lady must have a vested interest ! I think you have found a special lady to start a life with. Best wishes on your house and upcoming marriage 👍👏
Yes we we are in this together and there is something special in building your own home, I think we will appreciate it a lot.. Actually we should have married 4 months ago but the covid restrictions had other plans so we had to postpone it.. Thank you for the wishes! :D
This must be some place outside the USA. In Florida they pile a dirt mound, smooth off the top then pour a concrete slab, then sell the crap for $500k. The key to a house that will last for generations lie in the foundation, the same can be said for your very life itself. Great video.
I love watching how different countries go about building a house. Each have their own unique way of doing things due to different circumstances and bylaws.
Glad you find it interesting. As for the underfloor heating, first we heave to put on a layer of water insulation, then a layer of xps and eps, then pipes will be positioned on top of it and will be covered with dry screed. We will probably go with epoxy floor on top of it all..
I depends on where the house is situated and also the type of structure that goes on the foundations. Concrete and thermo block is quite heavy so it needs heavy footings. We also live in a really seismic active area. there were two earthquakes last year that did a lot of damage, especially in the old city centers so the code is quite rigorous. We still wait for the big earthquake that happens every century or so that leveled Zagreb to the ground last time 100 years ago. Better to be safe than sorry :)
Hello Steve:) The pipes are installed thru the corner of the house, You can see them at 9:26. I was on short 4 days vacation and my father installed them when I was away so I didn't film it unfortunately..
I like to see this video. Sometimes this kind of style didn't used in my country like ur making huge beam without foundation. And also the green things. Here no one selling it. Im from borneo. ❤️ Tanx for sharing. Nice neighbour view. 👍
That is a strong and well insulated foundation! I am a custom builder in America and I love to see how houses are built in different parts of the world, I will definitely be subscribing. Ps I am VERY jealous of your crane! lol
:) Thank you very much for watching Jorge! Yes it is amazing, but now after more than a year has passed, I just want to move in and start living in it!
@@lignumchannel Is the deflectomer used because you want to be sure, or building code? If it is code, does the inspector himself uses it. o a third party you hire?
Congratulations on finally making your own home; I'm very happy for you. I'm going to really enjoy this series. Thanks for taking us along with you as you build it. I hope it goes as smoothly as possible for you.
I will lose my house within two months, and I would like to do the same as you, build my own with wood. Unfortunately we don't have money enough to pay for that and are struggling finding something else to live in. Best compliments for this project! It's the dream of an entire life!!! 👍🏻
Wow, very exciting. Congratulations to you both on your engagement and the new house build. Admire your multi skill set and the fact you are both involved in the build. Thanks for the video. Cheers David.
@@thekraken1173 most likely australia, where every bit of concrete you use must be offset by green energy efficiency, so you have to add solar, battery, etc... so less concrete you use cheaper house overall and easy to pass inspection, but you end up with poorly built housing.
@@juz882010 Big shipping companies, concrete companies, mining companies etc don’t do anything for the environment but the people has to? Thats bad. Australia has way better living standarts than my country but thats really dumb.
Super video! Snimke iz zraka super. Nikad jos nisam videl da tak netko gotovo sam slozi sav rebar. Veselim se iducem updateu. Sretno pri gradnji i lijep pozdrav
Very excited to see this one! Holy ReBar towers! Are you building a skyscraper?! That’s the most rebar I’ve ever seen for a foundation. Can someone tell me what that bouncing metal thing was. I’m assuming it has something to do with measuring the soil density?
It's basically used to measure the comapction of the soil - the one in the video is used to measure the dynamic elastic modulus which can be directly corelated with soil stiffness so that you can be sure that soil was compacted enough to do concrete work. So in a way yes, it measures soil density.
Hi, Great job you did there with your wife! I'm Amazed on how skillful you both are. Just q quick questing assuming you are building in Croatia. What is the code for foundation depth there? I saw geologic engineer did tested the pressure of the surface after digging but I'm curious if there is any strict code there or you need to pass the geological tests only. I'm building a house here in Bulgaria and the constructor wanted me to go 1.4m depth without any geological tests or smth since he wanted to be on the safe side which I found fine. Had to ask the contractor company that do the initial job to dig deeper then the initial project and we added some bottom concrete to fill the 40cm deeper that the constructor required. I'm just curious how things goes in Croatia on foundation topic since we have similar climate zone in Europe.
Hi, Thank you! Here you have to go below the freezing depth, which is 90 cm here if I remember correctly. When all the site work will be completed, the depth of these foundations will be around one meter deep. In the project, i had a choice to add some bottom concrete or 30 cm of compacted gravel underneath the foundation.
This is definitely one project I'm really looking forward to seeing come together.!!! Having watched many of your video's over past couple or more years I just know that this is going to be something special. I recall about 3 years ago Having watched one of your video's leaving a comment and actually saying that you needed to build your own home, 3 years later your now building it ....Brilliant news. As always buddy 💯% 👍 🇬🇧.
Skoro pa savršeno . Jedini minus s mog stručnog stajališta je da je u temelj trebalo stavit distancer da donje šipke ne upadnu pijesak :) Po drugoj starni temelji su veliki i armirani kao da će gore ić zgrada 6 katova..... Sve u svemo odlično, pohvala građevinaru :)
Hvala!🙂 Podigli smo koševe cca 5cm s betonskim odstojnicima tako da ima zaštitni sloj betona sa svih strana. Vide se cak malo na 5:38, nazalost nisam se sjetio staviti detalj postavljanja u video..
You do such beautiful work! I am really looking forward to seeing this home emerge from the construction. Also, it's great to see your fiance working on the house as well; there's nothing that works better than this kind of work on a big project to solidify a relationship. A question: did you consider putting in a basement? Here in southern California, where land is very expensive, people build swimming pools all the time, but hardly anyone puts in basements. In the midwestern U.S., land is much less expensive, and people gain much more usable space in their homes by putting in basements all the time (counterintuitive, I know). Is there much frost and ground-heave in Croatia? Another question: Your architecture is excellent, but it looks like you situated the house to be parallel to other houses and the street. Did you have a chance to consider sight lines to hills, water, etc., or did lot line restrictions motivate your layout? Thanks for posting!
Hello steve! Glad you like it! Yes I love working on this project with my fiancee, there is something special in building our home together.:) Here some houses have basements but most don't. We both grew up in houses without basements so we honestly didn't even consider it. I know a few people that have basement's and they have problems with water. They have older houses though and water insulation technology have gone along way since then but we just don't feel we have a need for it. We positioned the house so we have optimal sun trajectory during the year to heath the house thru glass panels during the winter months and to keep it in shade during summer. we will try to achieve it with a large roof overhang on the south side.
Thats what I was thinking!! I got funny looks for putting three #5 bars in my footer lol.. They said it was overkill... I will have to show them this...
I would say techniques and materials are a bit different than typical american house. For example, just the central wall will be more than 18 tons and we are in highly seismically active region so foundations have to be strong.
Thanks for posting this. I'm close to start building my own home and is always good to have these kind of references. Much appreciated the background music selection!
Good luck with it! I just finished building my own house with basement at the age of 27! Crazy amount of money gone into it but well worth it now after all the nerve wrecking moments
Greetings from France ! It's a really beautiful video, I really like how neat and proper the differents steps have been made ! I am very interested to know more about how things are done in Croatia. Did you have make a geotechnical/ground/engineering study to come with your foundation + slab solution ?
Great video. Have 3 questions. What is the need for the soil after excavating. The name of the machine you used in checking the soil The lemon coloured board retained after concrete
we remived 30 cm of clay with not so good properties and put in gravel sand with good compacting properties. Machine is called deflectometer and it measures level of compaction. Boards are three layered spruce form work panels from "lip bohinj".
I have no idea where your building but it must be expensive looking at the way the foundation was built. Great delight watching this little clip. Good luck with the build. Cheers from Oz
Wait, you mean you aren’t going to carve it robotically from a Single peice of laminated multi species wood?! 😢 ok fine I’ll just have to watch you do it the “old” way (and I can’t wait!) congratulations sir!
In most parts of the US .this would be overkill for a residential foundation. Probably good reason for it. Maybe soil isn't as good as it seems. For a timber frame Probably overkill.
Fascinating build of your foundation in Croatia - very well engineered. I look forward to watching the build. I'm curious about the spread of building techniques from one country to another. For example, would your local building control officer ever agree to something like FastFoot, that seems widely used in the USA th-cam.com/video/okizuEjhbjE/w-d-xo.html. I'm in the UK, and have not seen it here yet. Just wondering what your take is on something like that? The reason I ask the question is because you had to put a lot of effort in, I'm just curious if something like Fast Foot could speed things up....if acceptable to building control.
This is fantastic work , very professional and strong slab, it wouldhave been nice telling how long it took to build this slab, and maybe some kind of other music , like Vangelis or somerhing like that or enya. Never the less keep up the good job ,hope to c more like this.
Hmmm, around here they put way more piping in the foundation. For water, drainage, heating, electrical conduits, etc. I see you have some but seems very little.
there will be plenty but here we install it above the slab. There will be 25 cm of additional layers of water and thermal insulation and dry cement screed where all the pipes will be installed.
Thank you! To minimize energy loss we first have to install a few layers of water and thermal insulation on top of the slab and then a layer of dry screed in which under floor heating will be installed. All together around 25 cm more to go to the top of finnished floor. This is the standard way underfloor heating is installed in this region.
I do this professionally in the United States and it's so interesting how strong things are built outside of my country.
Concrete foundations/walls are like the standard across Europe from what I've seen, it's crazy to me how the standard in the US seems to be prefabricated/OSB construction, even worse considering how prone some areas are to hurricanes and earthquakes...
@@pauldusky yeah, we don't build things to last over 100 years, and that's being optimistic.
I’m planning a build up in VT and fully expect the subs to stare at me like I have two heads when they see the plans / scope of work for a bid. I think I need to wait for the market to cool a bit though…
@@angeloc700 good idea. Everything is pretty inflated right now.
Things are starting to change here slowly, we have more and more customers searching for wooden houses, mostly post and beam, especially after the two earthquakes from last year.. Nothing beats wooden houses in an earthquake. I first planned this house to be mostly wood but after prices exploding, I had to think rationally and redistribute material percentages..
I approve of this. Slab insulation, plastic too stop the capillary effect and most importantly rebar for days. Glad to see that Croatia is very prolific in its building methods.
:D Thank you Arvid!
I binged the entire series on Saturday. Absolutely love the project, the craftsmanship?and the attention to detail.
Designing and building your own home: One of the greatest enjoyments of life. Double points for doing it with your better half.
Thank you for sharing!
Couldn't agree more! Thank you for watching! :)
Architectural drawing in AutoCAD with a Touch Sensor Design th-cam.com/video/CiHd-TgRmPU/w-d-xo.html
Truly truly i say to you all Jesus is the only one who can save you from eternal death. If you just put all your trust in Him, you will find eternal life. But, you may be ashamed by the World as He was. But don't worry, because the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, and it's up to you to choose this world or That / Heaven or Hell.
I say these things for it is written:
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, *teaching them* to observe all that I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, even to the end of seasonal". Amen."
-Jesus
-Matthew 28:19-20
I am a contractor in New Zealand and it nice to see how other people do the same work in other countries. Good job guys👏👏👏
WOW very impressive beautiful job I noticed in USA we layout the drain the sewer the electrical pipes water lines prior to laying concrete over maybe its done differently here but my hats off to this professional job. ❤❤❤
Excellent job. just like the quality of materials, in general, all is how it has to be. Good luck and all the best with the project. In the end, old people used to say: "If you see the man walking around talking to himself or he is mad or he is building the house, there is no other." Good luck ...
I'm blown away. The perfect musical accompaniment.
Compliments for your choice of music. A true feast for the ears!
Glad you enjoy it! :)
Such a gorgeous book - each shed is unique and inspiring, and I love all the tiny details Kotite features to help readers imagine how to create their own She Sheds th-cam.com/users/postUgkxe9yi0sulKgsp0VJJCIrLWWkvVqcU7LFR . The feature on Dinah's Rustic Retreat is like something from a fairy tale. It's really inspiring to see how creative all these ordinary people are in making beautiful and useful spaces on a modest scale.
Though YT is full of house building videos this one has a different flavour ... maybe because it's made by not only a master fabricator but a master builder also ... following you untill final video.
Thank you so much FOMI1970! I'm glad you are with us on this one!
each time i see your videos my standard for building and making and designing get improved and level up. I really learn a lot from you. Thank you man. God bless you.
Thank you so much Valiany! I appreciate it. :)
Great video! It's amazing how much you can learn just from watching professionals
professionals
The video is very complete and detailed about the process of building a house. Thanks for sharing!
Easily the best thing I've watched in quite awhile 👌
Thank you Chris!:D
Congrats on building your house, it is rewarding work. My wife likes to run a compactor! Thanks for sharing.
It really is rewarding, I love it so far.. Thank you for watching Wingnut 👍
Beautiful foundation. This is going to be an amazing series! Please don't skip any part of the process for youtube :)
Thank you! I will try my best to film as much as possible😁
given the amazing structures you've created for everyone else, I can't wait to see what you'll do for yourself!
Thank you Sheldon! I can't wait for it to be finished myself :)
Architectural drawing in AutoCAD with a Touch Sensor Design th-cam.com/video/CiHd-TgRmPU/w-d-xo.html
@@lignumchannel Instead of the music, it would be very nice to tell people who have never built a house, what is going on. I imagine many people saying, "What's that? What are they doing?"
Hi Sheldon. I see you've been tracking Lignum for a while.
Perhaps due to your interest, you may be able to help.
I'm doing the same and building/expanding my own house.
I'd like to build a **NON-live DIGITAL TWIN** to prevent mistakes & plan properly.
I'd like to figure out what best practices exist for this.
Can you help?
@@bobward2322 That's a great idea!
In fact, I'd love it if someone has figured out how to use NON-live digital twins to de-risk the project.
Can anyone help?
Wow! Amazing! You must have spent alot of resources in your construction. Well, in my country we build quiet differently with simple resources. We don't usually use excavators and concrete pourers on such small projects. Most of the job is done by labourers. Thanks for your amazing video.
Laborers can be more expensive then machines in many countries.
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Croatia may be more expensive than other balkan countrys i build my own house like 8 years ago in kosovo concreete price was 45 euro per m3 its way cheaper and faster
@@ruberube61802 In croatia m3 of concrete nowdays is more than 100 euros, and that is without the pump or labour included.
Can't wait to see what all that rebar gets tied into! Looking forward to this build...
Thank you Miles! :)
That's shaping up to being the sturdiest building ever conceived.
I sure hope so, It has to withhold all the earthquakes that are going on lately..
Просто шедевр. Строительство под оперную музыку, это что то невероятное. Я смотрел это видео, и с восторгом смотрел на весь процесс. Спасибо.
I started watching without reading your description and the first thing I noticed was the young lady must have a vested interest ! I think you have found a special lady to start a life with. Best wishes on your house and upcoming marriage 👍👏
Yes we we are in this together and there is something special in building your own home, I think we will appreciate it a lot.. Actually we should have married 4 months ago but the covid restrictions had other plans so we had to postpone it.. Thank you for the wishes! :D
This must be some place outside the USA. In Florida they pile a dirt mound, smooth off the top then pour a concrete slab, then sell the crap for $500k. The key to a house that will last for generations lie in the foundation, the same can be said for your very life itself. Great video.
I love watching how different countries go about building a house. Each have their own unique way of doing things due to different circumstances and bylaws.
True :) Most of my audience is from across the ocean so I'm really interested in the comments on how we do it around here..
Very cool to see how building techniques differ. Surprised that in floor heating pipes were not put in.
Glad you find it interesting. As for the underfloor heating, first we heave to put on a layer of water insulation, then a layer of xps and eps, then pipes will be positioned on top of it and will be covered with dry screed. We will probably go with epoxy floor on top of it all..
@@lignumchannel that makes sense, look forward to seeing it done
Interesting. Now I know more about building a house and especially the foundation stage of its construction. Thank you.
Don't know anything abour building houses or laying founadations but fascinating to watch your project .. & I love the choice of accompanying music! 😄
That seems like a hell of a lot of work for anything under 3 floors.
Thank you for taking me out, beyond classroom theories.
Damn that's some hefty footings. Some here in the US, don't even need rebar.
Americans can learn from us but they’re to stubborn
I depends on where the house is situated and also the type of structure that goes on the foundations. Concrete and thermo block is quite heavy so it needs heavy footings. We also live in a really seismic active area. there were two earthquakes last year that did a lot of damage, especially in the old city centers so the code is quite rigorous. We still wait for the big earthquake that happens every century or so that leveled Zagreb to the ground last time 100 years ago. Better to be safe than sorry :)
@@lignumchannel Ah, totally makes sense.
@@lignumchannel Those Tin framed houses are supposed to be good in thoses types of areas
During the video I thought to be watching a bunker being built. What a foundation. Congratulations for your achievement.
:D Thank you Diego! Yeah, we live in a seismic active area so there is no such thing as too much iron hehe :)
I did notice any plumbing. How will put piping through the floor for incoming potable water and out going sewage?
I notice the same thing ,surley he has a plan .
Hello Steve:) The pipes are installed thru the corner of the house, You can see them at 9:26. I was on short 4 days vacation and my father installed them when I was away so I didn't film it unfortunately..
I like to see this video. Sometimes this kind of style didn't used in my country like ur making huge beam without foundation. And also the green things. Here no one selling it. Im from borneo. ❤️ Tanx for sharing. Nice neighbour view. 👍
Kanal, iznenađenje godine! U pola videa sam shvatia da jr ovo zapravo u Hrvatskoj. Sretno
Lijepo je vidit amere kako hvale/čude gradnju
prvih 30 sekundi gledam kuce nezavrsena fasada , mislim si ovo je u hrvatskoj da ga jebes, ispada da zapravo i je haha
The start into a youtube series from lignum... and the day just started perfectly! Super excited!
:D Thank you Simon!
That is a strong and well insulated foundation! I am a custom builder in America and I love to see how houses are built in different parts of the world, I will definitely be subscribing. Ps I am VERY jealous of your crane! lol
Thank you very much! My favorite machine after Robots:)
Out of random curiosity I stated watching this and it kinda looks like it could be an amazing experience to build your own house from the bottom up
:) Thank you very much for watching Jorge! Yes it is amazing, but now after more than a year has passed, I just want to move in and start living in it!
Exciting project indeed! I hope everything goes smoothly for you, and I'm really looking forward to seeing how it turns out!
I hope so too! Thank you Matt!:)
Please come and check out this video th-cam.com/video/NgcQoOkfxVg/w-d-xo.html
Congratulations on starting your build and having a fiancé that wants to be involved with the work. Looking forward to the updates.
Thanks so much!:)
That deflectometer. Took me a while and some google fu to realize what and why this was needed.
:D you are Quick!
@@lignumchannel Is the deflectomer used because you want to be sure, or building code? If it is code, does the inspector himself uses it. o a third party you hire?
you saved me from searching what the hell this thing does :D
We use a pointy rod lol
There used on all road works before tarmacs put down, needs to be compacted correctly 👌
The music was a nice touch. Beautiful well orchestrated job!
Congratulations on finally making your own home; I'm very happy for you. I'm going to really enjoy this series. Thanks for taking us along with you as you build it. I hope it goes as smoothly as possible for you.
Thank you very much! I really hope so too.. I hope it will all turn out well
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This will be fun to watch. The aerial views helped with perspective. Thanks!
Thank you Blake! I'm glad you like it:)
I will lose my house within two months, and I would like to do the same as you, build my own with wood. Unfortunately we don't have money enough to pay for that and are struggling finding something else to live in. Best compliments for this project! It's the dream of an entire life!!! 👍🏻
I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you will build one yourself Duke.
DIY tiny house on wheels?
❤❤❤❤❤ i love the way you take care of the materials .
Wow, very exciting. Congratulations to you both on your engagement and the new house build. Admire your multi skill set and the fact you are both involved in the build. Thanks for the video. Cheers David.
Thank you David! we are both very excited but the challenge is huge..
What a cool video! Thanks for sharing. I'm learning how to read blueprints and this is very helpful for understanding foundations.
That foundation is no joke. Looks like it would cost more than my entire house!
What do you mean? Is concrete that expensive? In my country and region every house is built like this. I wonder where do you live?
@@thekraken1173 most likely australia, where every bit of concrete you use must be offset by green energy efficiency, so you have to add solar, battery, etc... so less concrete you use cheaper house overall and easy to pass inspection, but you end up with poorly built housing.
@@juz882010 Big shipping companies, concrete companies, mining companies etc don’t do anything for the environment but the people has to? Thats bad. Australia has way better living standarts than my country but thats really dumb.
So, I guess everyone of us looking forward continue this epic building, and of course happy ending of your house!
:) I guess so! Me also hehe.. Thank you Nikolai!
this is gonna be the best house build on youtube :D
I hope it will be good! :D
@@lignumchannel i hope there will be robots on site :P
Super video! Snimke iz zraka super. Nikad jos nisam videl da tak netko gotovo sam slozi sav rebar. Veselim se iducem updateu. Sretno pri gradnji i lijep pozdrav
Hvala puno Jui! Da, jako puno željeza za složiti, mislim da mi je to najdosadniji dio, puno posla a napredak skoro pa se i ne vidi..
Very excited to see this one! Holy ReBar towers! Are you building a skyscraper?! That’s the most rebar I’ve ever seen for a foundation.
Can someone tell me what that bouncing metal thing was. I’m assuming it has something to do with measuring the soil density?
It's basically used to measure the comapction of the soil - the one in the video is used to measure the dynamic elastic modulus which can be directly corelated with soil stiffness so that you can be sure that soil was compacted enough to do concrete work. So in a way yes, it measures soil density.
What about the plumbing ? We usually do it before we lay the foundation slab
Hi, Great job you did there with your wife! I'm Amazed on how skillful you both are. Just q quick questing assuming you are building in Croatia. What is the code for foundation depth there? I saw geologic engineer did tested the pressure of the surface after digging but I'm curious if there is any strict code there or you need to pass the geological tests only. I'm building a house here in Bulgaria and the constructor wanted me to go 1.4m depth without any geological tests or smth since he wanted to be on the safe side which I found fine. Had to ask the contractor company that do the initial job to dig deeper then the initial project and we added some bottom concrete to fill the 40cm deeper that the constructor required. I'm just curious how things goes in Croatia on foundation topic since we have similar climate zone in Europe.
Hi, Thank you! Here you have to go below the freezing depth, which is 90 cm here if I remember correctly. When all the site work will be completed, the depth of these foundations will be around one meter deep. In the project, i had a choice to add some bottom concrete or 30 cm of compacted gravel underneath the foundation.
the best build foudation I ever watched on you tube.love it.very strong and good made.
Glad you like it!:)
Amazing quality build, very impressive!!!
Thank you Rick! :D
Excelente plataforma. Lo que no entiendo es como hacen con los desagües y colectores cloacales
What size of reinforcement rebars was used in the foundation of this building? And how many centimeters is the distance between the stirrups?
Highly engaging, and the sound effects are priceless. (Oh, wait--those *are* the actual sounds!)
:) sound effects worthy of an Oscar ;D
And “she” wins “BEST HAT” award handsdown!
yup:)
very strong construction😮.it is so good.
Glad you approve!:)
This is definitely one project I'm really looking forward to seeing come together.!!! Having watched many of your video's over past couple or more years I just know that this is going to be something special. I recall about 3 years ago Having watched one of your video's leaving a comment and actually saying that you needed to build your own home, 3 years later your now building it ....Brilliant news. As always buddy 💯% 👍 🇬🇧.
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Skoro pa savršeno . Jedini minus s mog stručnog stajališta je da je u temelj trebalo stavit distancer da donje šipke ne upadnu pijesak :) Po drugoj starni temelji su veliki i armirani kao da će gore ić zgrada 6 katova..... Sve u svemo odlično, pohvala građevinaru :)
Hvala!🙂 Podigli smo koševe cca 5cm s betonskim odstojnicima tako da ima zaštitni sloj betona sa svih strana. Vide se cak malo na 5:38, nazalost nisam se sjetio staviti detalj postavljanja u video..
@@lignumchannel , nisam vidio, sad vidim. Onda je ocjena 10/10 :) Stvarno jedno od rijetkih urednih, stručnih i tehnički točnih gradilišta
You do such beautiful work! I am really looking forward to seeing this home emerge from the construction. Also, it's great to see your fiance working on the house as well; there's nothing that works better than this kind of work on a big project to solidify a relationship.
A question: did you consider putting in a basement? Here in southern California, where land is very expensive, people build swimming pools all the time, but hardly anyone puts in basements. In the midwestern U.S., land is much less expensive, and people gain much more usable space in their homes by putting in basements all the time (counterintuitive, I know). Is there much frost and ground-heave in Croatia?
Another question: Your architecture is excellent, but it looks like you situated the house to be parallel to other houses and the street. Did you have a chance to consider sight lines to hills, water, etc., or did lot line restrictions motivate your layout?
Thanks for posting!
Hello steve! Glad you like it! Yes I love working on this project with my fiancee, there is something special in building our home together.:) Here some houses have basements but most don't. We both grew up in houses without basements so we honestly didn't even consider it. I know a few people that have basement's and they have problems with water. They have older houses though and water insulation technology have gone along way since then but we just don't feel we have a need for it. We positioned the house so we have optimal sun trajectory during the year to heath the house thru glass panels during the winter months and to keep it in shade during summer. we will try to achieve it with a large roof overhang on the south side.
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can i asked u? how much the land price over there? and what size of wide and long?
@@reginaariella7582 Hello in my par of Croatia the price is like 12.000 euros for 1000 m2 .
Holy smokes that was a ton of reinforcement!! You building a sky scrapper on top of that!!
Thats what I was thinking!! I got funny looks for putting three #5 bars in my footer lol.. They said it was overkill... I will have to show them this...
I would say techniques and materials are a bit different than typical american house. For example, just the central wall will be more than 18 tons and we are in highly seismically active region so foundations have to be strong.
Thanks for posting this. I'm close to start building my own home and is always good to have these kind of references. Much appreciated the background music selection!
Thank you Nicolas! I'm glad you like the music selection;)
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Good luck with it! I just finished building my own house with basement at the age of 27! Crazy amount of money gone into it but well worth it now after all the nerve wrecking moments
Congratulations! I know what you mean, stress..
Greetings from France ! It's a really beautiful video, I really like how neat and proper the differents steps have been made !
I am very interested to know more about how things are done in Croatia. Did you have make a geotechnical/ground/engineering study to come with your foundation + slab solution ?
Bonjour la France
Now THIS is a foundation! 👍🏾
Great video. Have 3 questions.
What is the need for the soil after excavating.
The name of the machine you used in checking the soil
The lemon coloured board retained after concrete
we remived 30 cm of clay with not so good properties and put in gravel sand with good compacting properties. Machine is called deflectometer and it measures level of compaction. Boards are three layered spruce form work panels from "lip bohinj".
I have no idea where your building but it must be expensive looking at the way the foundation was built.
Great delight watching this little clip. Good luck with the build.
Cheers from Oz
It is in Croatia, it is pretty much a standard here with a few personal modifications🙂 thank you!
Wait, you mean you aren’t going to carve it robotically from a Single peice of laminated multi species wood?! 😢 ok fine I’ll just have to watch you do it the “old” way (and I can’t wait!) congratulations sir!
:D I wish it was that simple.. Thank you Phoeff99!
THAT would have been absolutely awesome, though.
Ill be very surprised if some part of the house isnt "3d'ed" whether its the beams or the kitchen cupboards.
Cant wait for future episodes....
Architectural drawing in AutoCAD with a Touch Sensor Design th-cam.com/video/CiHd-TgRmPU/w-d-xo.html
😞i too must share my disappointment but i am sure the roof will be a compound curve to rival the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku
amzing work ..these are the best professional worker i have ever seen.
Would be great to see it in Construction Days: Day 1, Day 2 in the video to give a time component to the excellent work you have done etc
You would probably say this guy is slooow :D Glad you like it !
Haaaaaay, congratulations. Very exciting.
In most parts of the US .this would be overkill for a residential foundation. Probably good reason for it. Maybe soil isn't as good as it seems. For a timber frame Probably overkill.
Ain’t helping wid them tornados 🌪 then is it
@@strictlybusiness734 in most parts of the US. You don't have to worry about that.
@Goran Bencic yep. Maybe in places like Florida where they build with masonry blocks it would be needed.
Damnnn as a young apprentice, this is buzzy asf, I gotta say this trade is overrated 💯fking love it 💯
Awesome! Good luck on the rest of the project, I will gladly subscribe and follow along as things start taking shape!
I'm very interested to see where the sewage pipe goes. Thought it goes under slab. Will have to keep watching to find out.
It does but I was unfortunately away on a vacation while my father installed it, so I missed a chance to film it..
Amazing channel, with really talented woodworkers. Success and blessings for your new house!
Very excited for this series
Thank you Robin!
Ain't no way this guy brought out a crane for a house build
its going to be a great build - best of luck with it and best of wishes to you and your Fiance
Much appreciated! Thank you Peter:)
Waiting for pt 2
will come soon :)
Still waiting for PT 2 ??
I gues pipes for acueduct or gas and electricity goes after this or should I say above the fundation, but looks nice so far, congratulations.
Wow! Amazing video as always, I can't wait to see how this house progresses. Based on your previous content I have a feeling it will be spectacular :)
I just know it will look quite different than the neighboring houses.. Glad you like the project Chris! :)
Great work
What is the name of Portable crane manufacturer? And how many ton?
It is Benedini b18 crane, 1ton at 10 meters, 600kg at 18 meters.
Fascinating build of your foundation in Croatia - very well engineered. I look forward to watching the build. I'm curious about the spread of building techniques from one country to another. For example, would your local building control officer ever agree to something like FastFoot, that seems widely used in the USA th-cam.com/video/okizuEjhbjE/w-d-xo.html. I'm in the UK, and have not seen it here yet. Just wondering what your take is on something like that? The reason I ask the question is because you had to put a lot of effort in, I'm just curious if something like Fast Foot could speed things up....if acceptable to building control.
In Croatia we never heard or see that. Also when we build a family houses we usually build without permission. We legalize later.
@@zeljkomikulicic4378 Kako mislite da se u Hrvatskoj gradi bez dozvole ?
@@marailinovic1550 HAHAHAHAHHA , klasika, pola istre ilegalno izgradeno
Fantastic! Can’t wait to see how this turns out!
Me too Daniel :D Glad you like it!
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This is fantastic work , very professional and strong slab, it wouldhave been nice telling how long it took to build this slab, and maybe some kind of other music , like Vangelis or somerhing like that or enya. Never the less keep up the good job ,hope to c more like this.
Can’t wait to get my family out of this 2bedroom pooper I live in few more years of saving and I’m going to go for this thank you 🙏
Yay! I’m excited for you.
Yay lots!!
thank you!:)
Grga, Matea, svaka vam čast :) Puno sam naučio iz ovog videa. Hvala :) Pozdrav od Zrinke i Marina
:) Hvala vam, svratite kada god zelite, tu smo vise manje svaki dan.. Pozdrav!
Congratulations, I'm pretty sure it won't be an ordinary house.
I'm looking for another episode.
I hope it will stand out in the neighborhood:)
Hmmm, around here they put way more piping in the foundation. For water, drainage, heating, electrical conduits, etc. I see you have some but seems very little.
there will be plenty but here we install it above the slab. There will be 25 cm of additional layers of water and thermal insulation and dry cement screed where all the pipes will be installed.
Ay wow ang galing, sa umpisa palang ng pag gawa, nakaka amaze talaga, masusing pinag aralan habang ginagawa
Svaka čast majstore, nek ti je sa srećom.
Hvala puno!
Lignum, you’re amazing dude.
nice solid job, buy why wasn't under floor heating installed ?
Thank you! To minimize energy loss we first have to install a few layers of water and thermal insulation on top of the slab and then a layer of dry screed in which under floor heating will be installed. All together around 25 cm more to go to the top of finnished floor. This is the standard way underfloor heating is installed in this region.