Watched all 30 parts of this series over the last few days. Absolutely brilliant. What a property, and what skill and attention to detail. Gave me loads of ideas for an extension we’re planning.
As a Canadian, I can appreciate that rigid foam system under the slab along with the deep piles. Very heave resistant and well insulated against extreme cold.
Really interesting stuff, like programs like grand designs should be, going into the detail that most people aren’t interested in. Nailing it at skill builder right now!
-- interesting piling layout that is actually for the ordinary build. ( I repeat watch this every few months... . helps to get away from my desk and out into the woods )
Great seeing a craftsman work and the commentary. The new roof structure to the pool house looks great, with the main frames forming a destinct cradle for the rafters. would have liked to see the standing seams being made. No doubt you've considered having no fascia gutters because of the trees and just collect the roof water in ground level storm channels. Looks like in the main house, you enter the living room via the kitchen area? Thanks again for sharing.
Only just caught up with this roger, very interesting stuff, would the word innovative be the right word for robins work here, will go through the whole series and get up to date,very enjoyable to watch ,brian
Brilliant Roger! Can't wait to see this one! You definitely deserve more exposure and subscribers, your production value is very high for a channel of 20K Subs. :)
Skill Builder Haha. Yeah and it's obvious you put effort into your videos! I think it's just the trade content is quite a hard target audience. I'm sure many tradesmen are very busy working away and don't have time to watch these. :) Either way I still have great hopes for your channel. Great work skill builder team keep up the hard work and effort!!
@@SkillBuilderIm going to build up a house foundation for my mobile home. A contractor is telling me to use clay for my foundation. Is this a good idea?
I like this. I often pass building sites and wonder what they are up to. If i ever stop to ask ' What are you guys doing?' they usually gesture with their fingers that they are up to 2 things, but they never tell me what.
Would it be possible to comment on the firm which undertook the ground works and talk about the cost comparison to traditional foundations. Great video really enjoying this and the "extension " series
Superb detailed information on the piling system, such a great idea and to protect all them trees well done Robin. I presume this is for yourself and the wife to live in, looking really forward to the next parts. May i ask Roger did you say Robin was in his skivvies Hehe.
Skill Builder Ahh hehe my apologies, my hearings not as it use to be not sure if thats down to using hammer drills over the years or listening to rock n roll! Keep up the good work! Dale
They had a raft on the old building and it failed.The piles go deep and the water content deep down is not so variable so there is less chance of shrinkage and heave. Also the trees can take a lot of water which is both a good thing and a bad thing.
Skill Builder Just seems a bit odd to me, the whole point of a raft is so it can move with the ground, not going to move with pile driven columns, maybe just terminology differences, normally have concrete beams connecting those columns, hopefully see some footage of the next stage 👍
I love this kind of debate. Raft versus piles. There is a large estate of houses near me that were all built on rafts. Some have been demolished but the ones that survive have had no end of trouble with the drains. The drains have sunk in many places and I have earned good money replacing them. There is a lot to consider when you build on land that moves. London is on clay and everything of any size is piled.
You don’t have to convince me, I always think a raft is a short cut to saving money, floating oversite is one thing, but the whole structure on a reinforced slab, I’m old school and trench fill is a favourite, although as stated the amount of concrete with the depth needed for those trees.
I am also old school but a 2 metre deep trench is stil going to be affected by the water table in clay. If you had a long hot summer it would dry out. I suppose if you put rebar in it and clayboard all around the outside it would be o.k but in clay I would pile all day long.
Watched all 30 parts of this series over the last few days. Absolutely brilliant. What a property, and what skill and attention to detail. Gave me loads of ideas for an extension we’re planning.
As a Canadian, I can appreciate that rigid foam system under the slab along with the deep piles. Very heave resistant and well insulated against extreme cold.
This guy robin really knows his stuff
Really interesting stuff, like programs like grand designs should be, going into the detail that most people aren’t interested in. Nailing it at skill builder right now!
Thanks Michael for your kind remark, it gives us motivation!!!
yea but no info.... just a British dude advertising himself.
-- interesting piling layout that is actually for the ordinary build. ( I repeat watch this every few months... . helps to get away from my desk and out into the woods )
Amazing episode. That guy was super informative. Very clever solutions. Wonderful work. Keep it up!
Thanks Mike!!!
Fascinating and an eye opener to those of us ,particularly me,who are ignorant of the complexity of building.
Great seeing a craftsman work and the commentary. The new roof structure to the pool house looks great, with the main frames forming a destinct cradle for the rafters. would have liked to see the standing seams being made. No doubt you've considered having no fascia gutters because of the trees and just collect the roof water in ground level storm channels. Looks like in the main house, you enter the living room via the kitchen area? Thanks again for sharing.
Only just caught up with this roger, very interesting stuff, would the word innovative be the right word for robins work here,
will go through the whole series and get up to date,very enjoyable to watch ,brian
Brilliant Roger! Can't wait to see this one! You definitely deserve more exposure and subscribers, your production value is very high for a channel of 20K Subs. :)
It defeats us. We try really hard but we are still bumping along the bottom on subs.
Skill Builder Haha. Yeah and it's obvious you put effort into your videos! I think it's just the trade content is quite a hard target audience. I'm sure many tradesmen are very busy working away and don't have time to watch these. :) Either way I still have great hopes for your channel. Great work skill builder team keep up the hard work and effort!!
@@SkillBuilder Well, what a difference 2 years makes. 169K subs and growing fast - Robin has brought more variety to the channel
@@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb 300+ now. Well earned i'd say.
@@SkillBuilderIm going to build up a house foundation for my mobile home. A contractor is telling me to use clay for my foundation. Is this a good idea?
Is this house for you and your family robin ? Great build mate . Will be there in 100 years 👍
Awesome idea. Almost like a UK version of this old house! You should make this a regular thing!
This is a fantastic project - on tenterhooks for the follow ups.👍
Hi, for the pool, what did you say is under the blue insulation? Thanks
Haha, work without warning :) Great to see the progress!
I like this. I often pass building sites and wonder what they are up to. If i ever stop to ask ' What are you guys doing?' they usually gesture with their fingers that they are up to 2 things, but they never tell me what.
Was this Robin Clevett first appearance
Would it be possible to comment on the firm which undertook the ground works and talk about the cost comparison to traditional foundations. Great video really enjoying this and the "extension " series
I will ask Robin to include this information in episode 3
Hi Chris, the firm that carried out the piling and concrete works is called Speedeck google them and see their other work.
Hi Robin, will do thanks
Superb detailed information on the piling system, such a great idea and to protect all them trees well done Robin. I presume this is for yourself and the wife to live in, looking really forward to the next parts. May i ask Roger did you say Robin was in his skivvies Hehe.
DP Joinery Ha! Robin is in his civvies. A military term for those out of uniform
Skill Builder Ahh hehe my apologies, my hearings not as it use to be not sure if thats down to using hammer drills over the years or listening to rock n roll! Keep up the good work!
Dale
Spot on, mate
What is total area of the house? :)
The amount of floor space people think they need is just silly.
*PAUSE* : 9m deep piles for a house ! Holy moly ..... OK, *PLAY*
What value do the piles add ? Why not just do a normal raft ?
They had a raft on the old building and it failed.The piles go deep and the water content deep down is not so variable so there is less chance of shrinkage and heave. Also the trees can take a lot of water which is both a good thing and a bad thing.
Skill Builder Just seems a bit odd to me, the whole point of a raft is so it can move with the ground, not going to move with pile driven columns, maybe just terminology differences, normally have concrete beams connecting those columns, hopefully see some footage of the next stage 👍
I love this kind of debate. Raft versus piles. There is a large estate of houses near me that were all built on rafts. Some have been demolished but the ones that survive have had no end of trouble with the drains.
The drains have sunk in many places and I have earned good money replacing them. There is a lot to consider when you build on land that moves. London is on clay and everything of any size is piled.
You don’t have to convince me, I always think a raft is a short cut to saving money, floating oversite is one thing, but the whole structure on a reinforced slab, I’m old school and trench fill is a favourite, although as stated the amount of concrete with the depth needed for those trees.
I am also old school but a 2 metre deep trench is stil going to be affected by the water table in clay. If you had a long hot summer it would dry out. I suppose if you put rebar in it and clayboard all around the outside it would be o.k but in clay I would pile all day long.
HE ASSURES US THAT HE IS GOING TO DO SOME WORK! TYPICAL ENGLISHMAN!
Racist
Poo piles