Forming House Footings Ep.29
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I would add, stay in school and get a white collar job cuz blue collar workers are working for less now than 12 years ago, even though around here house prices have quadroupled in that time .
@@richardbrophy4120 dude, union concrete workers make make over $44/hr where this video is made. You put in your time, if you’re smart you will do better and earn more.
I started watching your videos years ago. Fast forward 4 years of dreaming, I’m engaged, bought a 5 acre farm, saved just under $100k, and will be starting construction of our new home. Modest 1500 sqft one story with a crawl space. Our goal is to build entire home ourselves with zero debt upon completion. Thank You!
Best of luck on your build. Exciting adventure.
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I needed to go to bed... but what's another half hour that feels like 2 minutes just went by...
Agreed
Like Christmas morning when new video of house build comes up on my phone
I've been trying to put into words my similar feelings, and I think you've hit the nail on the head. Pun intended.
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8” footings is crazy. The city I live in required 12” footers for my little ole metal garage. More is better...
@@bullionhomeinspections2473 In Michigan, we have to go below the frost line, which is 42"...even for garages in my county. The video mentioned going a little deeper here and there but admitting to going more shallow than spec would have me concerned had I been the engineer on the project.
Having been a high precision excavatior for years, and then transitioning into a business owner who also did flatwork concrete, it is hard to find a guy who REALLY knows how to set footers. Yep, we call 'em footers here in Colorado. I paid my lead crete guy very well. Heck, sometimes he made more than I did on a job. But man he sure did make me look good.
We dig basements here, loads and loads of basements. It was a good call to tie those columns into the rest of the foundation. It helps ensure your excavation contractor wont bump the pads out of place as he goes to backfill. Yes, even those of us who are at the top of the pile still make a boo-boo once in a while. That's just cheap insurance.
I actually understood everything you said! I think I';m learning things. YES!
@ BA - You are sooo right about paying your lead man well. And you’re right. Sometimes that guy does make a little more than you do. But in the long run your investment in ‘that guy’ always pays off.
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We don't dig basements here in Australia, but I get your drift!
I guess it's pretty randomly asking but does anyone know of a good website to stream new series online?
@@novarobert7057 what kinds of shows are you wanting to watch? Between TH-cam, Twitch, and Amazon Prime, I'm pretty well covered.
From one craftsmen to another. Excellent work brother. It's truly a pleasure watching you work and explaining step by step how's it's done correctly. 99.9% of the time when I watch a TH-camr perform any carpentry task. I'll catch the minor mistakes, errors or the fact they didn't know a trick of the trade. You on the other hand. I have nothing!!! Your work is text book perfect. Watching how you work and think out loud in your explanations. I can tell you that my left hand will always know what your rights is about to do. Our brains will always be thinking 7 steps ahead in order to achieve the most precise final product within a 64th of an inch. Were not perfect and will have a laugh when we do catch our mistake because were human. I'm looking forward in your future videos.
I agree.
Anyone that puts that much care and thought into footing forms is going to build one beautifully constructed house. A true professional.
I’ve been looking for someone to clearly explain what footings, concrete layouts, and rebar are and how they all link together. You are THE man! Your explanations are clear, concrete, concise and constructive for any non-builder to follow and understand. I truly appreciate your sharing your knowledge and experience with the world-I have a new deep respect for your craft and how important it is to lay out your forms to create the final outcome of building a house for a home. Thank you!
Growing up with a dad who was (still is) a carpenter by trade these videos take me back to my childhood years helping him doing side jobs... everything from the estwing hammer, to the silver Stanley tape measure, blue Jean's and a tool belt, to the way you wrap the string and even your pencil markings.... memories of a great childhood. I can only hope that even though I do not work in a trade on a daily basis I am able to pass on memories and skills like this to my son and daughter!! Thank you!!
I so appreciate the craftsmanship that you put into everything. Thank you for your diligence. I owned a custom footing company for several years and it would have been great to have guys like you working for me! LOL Although let's be honest, I couldn't have afforded you. Anyway, well done, fantastic explanations, and kudos on the numerous caveats to keep the trolls at bay! And one more thing, please remind your son how lucky he is to be able to do this with you. I would have given anything to have that kind of opportunity in my life. Cheers and looking forward to the pour!
Contractors like you are far and few between. I strive to be at your level. Most people don’t value the amount of time it takes to do things right and to make it last. I appreciate the informative information in your videos. Can’t wait to see the end product!
I love the age we live in where I can learn this stuff in a practical way from a master. You are are assuring so many yet to be determined jobs are done right by sharing this info.
Outside of this channel have you ever spoken professionally? You explain things so clearly and smoothly and that’s not a skill many people have.
Thanks for the excellent video, I learned a ton!
You are not only a good carpenter but a great announcer who knows how to explain the work. It's wonderful!
This is an ideal length of video for this build series
‘If you think about it, and lay awake at night wondering how you’ll be doing this the next day, when you get there you’ll be ready’
Amen
Thanks for the great content
Craig Uddstrom Carpentry alot of blokes i work with call me crazy because i think about formwork in my sleep then come to work with a solution.. this guy made me feel normal when he said that..
This was my favorite quote from the whole video for sure! If you aren’t laying awake thinking about your project then you aren’t invested in it
Build Fix Go and its so true
Dang its 3 am and I'm watching and visualizing for tomorrow
Was looking for this comment!!
Youll be up late thinking if you missed a nail or anything stupid like that, then you get to the job site next day and double check then think to yourself “ im better than i thought”
G'day from Australia. Keep up the great work with your videos. Your content on chippie (carpenter) work, concreting and general construction is the best available. I've been in civil construction for about 8 years and have picked up quite a bit from your channel! Thankful to have this great resource and thankful we don't have to work with the imperial system down here.
Idk why but these videos often make me tear up
Happened to me watching the chicken coup build caught me off guard. Likely we see ourselves in him and maybe the father or grandfather we wished spent more time with us. Just a thought
Absolutely awesome, i cant wait to see the pour video! I would be extatic if we got a full 2 hrs of pouring and finishing and the logistics of getting it all done right at the correct times. SO EXCITED!
This is favourite series on TH-cam! We call also them footings here on the west coast of Canada not far from this project.
Squamish?
@@andrewharry5472 Vancouver Island
this series is a real treat. Everything is done with such care and attention - rare these days. Well done. Keep them coming.
I’m a firm believer that the true masters of their craft are always evolving and improving. I think I started following you almost a year ago. Your video quality was never bad but from then to now it is somehow on a whole other level. Today was your best one to date (IMHO). Somebody mentioned how they liked the longer video. I would agree. You guys put a lot out there. Most construction videos that are more than 10mins long are a couple mins of actual information and then stuffed full of meaningless filler. You just put up 27 minutes of straight forward, clear and relevant information and presented it ALL in a way that is understandable and interesting. I’ll take your channel over anything on TV right now. Great work and looking forward to the next episode!
Thank you! Cant really tell about these things from inside the tornado!
Make these 45 minutes and put it on Netflix! This is the best thing thats ever happened to me! Also the first channel I ever put on notifications for, great work
Thank you for taking the time to share your expertise with the world
God bless you Sir for teaching us this great skills in construction and am very grateful 🙏🙏🙏👷👷
Thank you your teaching the next generation. Your vids are great.
13:19 what you mention about laying awake at night thinking about how you are going to do something the next day reminded me so much of my building days. every aspect from start to finish had me doing that. what am i going to need? how can i get it done with out getting anyone killed? how can i speed things up safely when needed because something happened to put us behind schedule. it was maddening sometimes when i really needed to be sleeping and couldn't shut my mind off lol it always worked out. but that concern and need to plan and reexamine my ideas cost me many hours of sleep over the years.
@ Smoker X - Right! Like the night before a big pour. “Did I call the finishers?”, “What time and spacing did I tell the ready mix company?”, “Is the pump I ordered gonna be big enough?”, “Did I do this? Did I do that?” 🤪🤪
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Im appreciating that you need to realise what detail has to be right and what is not so important. I like that one point that nobody tells you how to make the plans real. It helps if a builder uses his imagination and creativity. Its funny how there is still a lot of freedom in many ways to work while building the plans which have very specific details. Love the video.
this is so nice to see these vid where you build this, i have waited over year now. greetings from FINLAND
Thanks for your exelente tutorial. Well explained. This is about the only channel I let the adds run. Great help, blessings.
You guys do a fantastic job showing what you're doing. It really is a treat every time you post a new video.
one of the best you tube channels ! keep the videos coming !! chambersburg is my stomping grounds !! I go by the old hammer plant all the time !! a big piece of history all the way to Oregon ! it was very cool to see the hammer working and know where it was made !! thanks for sharing !!
I love this man! I try to watch every video you post. A great teacher, coach! old school honesty to a fault! will follow every advice you gave!
Man.... Building a house is a pain in the ass. I love your videos. They really show how much work is involved. It's remarkable.
@ Bill - I’m so glad you’re noticing that. So many people think you just slap a few boards together and ‘presto’ there’s your house. The truth is, a LOT of thought goes into the construction process if it’s going to be done right. Scott and Nate are doing it right.
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Hi I set out buildings both domestic and commercial here in the UK,most of our strip foundations concrete is poured 225mm (9”) thick by 600mm (2’:00”)wide but base of concrete is usually at least 900mm (3’:00” ) below final ground level while our ffl is usually a minimum of 150 mm (6””)above final ground level
Other than that everything else that you describe I do on a daily basis
One little thing I use is called a tingle which is a simple 2 inch piece of line which I loosely knot onto the main line instead of marking the line with a pencil I then just dab it with spray marker to fix and give me a reference if it moves ,I find this works well as I work alone mostly .
Excellent video professional work
This is my first video watching an this guy is very intelligent.. he's a very good builder.. I can see... because he knows what he's doing..............JJ.. I would work with him any day....
Always impressed that you are thinking of the finished product and not just the current result
I put in foundations for industrial building over here on the French/ German border. The mentality of construction guys isn't quite what it is back in the states, but watching your video's always does 1 of 2 things. Either they teach me something to bring to my own job sites or they brings a smile to my face
You live in a beautiful part of the country the scenery behind you is awesome
Great vid. Just be careful with one thing: If your form is too deep you can't just add some fill because its not properly compacted and depending on how much you add it can cause BIG trouble. Cheers!
What an amazing video! Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge. I really appreciate all the work and dedication to make this content 👏🏽
Amazing Content. Thanks so much for taking the time to share. Great Quality!
Wonderful as always Scott. One thing we do differently - I space the stretchers up 1/2” off the forms. I got sick and tired of the grout ridges interfering with chalk lines and setting wall forms - so we staple 1/2” blocks 4-6’ oc all the way around the forms - stretchers nail on top of those. It’s another rainy day shop task to buzz up 100s of 2x3 chunks of OSB out of scrap from window cutouts and the like. Make a cpl big bags full and carry to the job.
Love the content you guys. Got to put into use one thing I've seen Scott do many times. The way you run a line between nails without having to cut it. Put up a fence today and the boards are all at the same heights and my string is still intact.
i am life long mason and know when its done right. Foundations are my specialty and flat work also. this guy is a real pro. Listen to him.
Never used or seen the batter board method before. We use a total station and shoot in all the outside corner pins for the house, string it up and then build the footer off those lines. Great video and cool to see how others get the job done.
Thank you guys, I'm feeling the back pain also. You guys are truly inspiring
I love these long form factor videos. Im working for a large commerical contractor and your videos help me understand the site work that much better
I really admire your work.
The house is coming along beautifully.
Nothing wrong with learning to do things this way. Yes it is old school but it does give you the desired product. Today most contractors who do lots of foundations use total station for layouts. Alot easier, faster, and overall more accurate. We have a leica total station and it has paid for itself time and time again. Also there are great alternatives for forms with footings. We now use proform and previously used formadrain both have water drainage and are extremely fast light and easy to set up. We do large foundations for custom homes.
The quiet competence in your videos is very impressive. If you were building my house, I know I would not have anything to worry about. This is why it pays to hire professionals, because of the depth of experience behind every decision.
Looking good! Towards the end as you were cutting the 2x2s, something made me think of the late Great carpenter Larry Haun. I never met him but his articles in Fine Homebuilding magazine were so informative. He was the epitome of the efficient carpenter...
He reminds of of Larry also. His series on 2x4 framing is wonderful!
Reading Larry's book The Very Efficient Carpenter right now. Larry was a treasure and so is EC. Passing the torch down the generations. EC even has a video talking about how much Larry influenced him.
Why am I watching this??? I do this every day. Great job! It's good to see the slight differences in your part of the country.
You do footings? That's awesome, what's the most satisfying part of your job? I've always wanted to get into construction and using my hands more instead of design and office jobs!!
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Go to the biggest union in your area. They pay the most and have benefits like medical, dental, vision, and retirement. The carpenters have office jobs for the more experienced if you want, especially later in life. Good luck.
@@michaelvangundy226 Thanks, Michael. I think I may do something like that. I appreciate that, so much!
@@treysawyer well full discloses I don't put my hands on it as much as I used to. I'm a home builder that builds around 30 - 40 homes per year. The most rewarding part of the job is to start with a design and see it become someone's home that they cherish and raise there family in.
So excited to see more of the house getting done, loving the video output lately!
I set forms for prefab concrete walls all blueprints are laid out upside down on a table. Which made most people's head spin trying to lay them out.
Loved the video thank you.
Many people will find a lot of good information watching them.
What is wrong with me. I've been in construction my entire adult life. Now that I'm retired what do I do on break, watch a construction video.
Once a builder always a builder.
retired? aren't you always on break !? XD this man does a great job in all his videos. worth watching.
I still have small projects. Instead of manhours you can mark my progress with a calendar. Sometimes I stop to think and wake up the next day.
Yes, I'm a retired wood machinist (and occasional builder) and what do I do, fiddle around with bits of wood and little machines!
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9:40 what an amazing view to the valley. Im loving the series, keep the good work!
I have enjoyed watching and listening to the way you work, I love your culture and values. As a Kiwi I identify to your approach and have learn't many new tips on how to do it right first time. Regards Mark
Thank you for another well described process. I picked up many great tips.
Awesome, can't wait to see the pour! 👍👌
Wish two things! One I was younger, two, wish I could have worked with you for several years! Love your work and knowledge! Thank you
Your attention to detail is impeccable sir 👍👍👍
I am watching these in 2022. I do nothing in construction but I love these videos. I am so happy that I am only on video 29 and there are like 150 in this playlist. I am interested to see what happens with Covid and whatnot coming up here since this video was June 2019. I hope things go ok.
People complain about the world going to hell, maybe it is, but meanwhile it might be the greatest time to be alive ever. The ability for me and thousands others to be able to virtually work side by side with you and absorb what’s obviously a full lifetime of experience is nothing shy of incredible. Great channel I love it....Hopefully your making a couple bucks to compensate for your time making these videos. If not, hopefully my gratitude, along with many others, is some sort of equity.
I am watching this house build in 2024. I am a woman and LOVING this series! 🇨🇦
I'm excited for watching this series this summer, great work!
What a beautiful location
Father and son, git 'er done ! Nate must be so proud : )
thank you for this video, im enjoying it
I am not a professional builder but when I built my house I formed the stem walls which started at grade level. The footings where just trenches that I dug into the ground and filled with concrete. This way of doing it is new to me and I will be watching and trying to learn something.
The way you explain it in the video it looks easy but many people do not that is a hard job I been working for like 15 years in construction I love that kind of job
The bricklayers should love you for all the detail work you do to help with bond at steps and uniform elevations. I worked on just about every job with stepped footings with no regard for bond and ending up with odd cuts which ended up right in a web most often. Looking forward to the pour, I love to watch people work, Greg.
@ Charles Compton - The mason will definitely thank you for considering the vertical bond, but the horizontal bond is much easier for them to deal with. Mason’s need to cut block in the horizontal bond all the time to make a wall end at a precise point.
@@psidvicious Yep, been a bricklayer since 1968 and had to deal with a multitude of situations including bond (horizontal) and course height (vertical). About the only vertical adjustment we can make is with bed joint thickness. It is easier to cut a block length to make it fit but if no masonry saw on the job we have to rely on hammer and chisel. If that cut ends up over a web, it can be interesting so we thank the contractor if he arranged the steps to work out "on bond". Thanks, Greg.
Definitely taking a lot more care on this foundation than the houses I'm used to working on.
Always excellent work
It's coming together boys. Looking great so far.
Whats even faster is leaving the wall lines up, nailing your inside and outside corners together, and marking your spreaders at 4" or whatever the toe of your footing is from wall, build insane and outside at the same time, kick it as you go till your plumb bob is close to your marks, stake it and level it after its all built, by bailing it together on the ground and marking your spreader cleat out to plumb down to your able to build it all at the same time, extremely fast and extremely accurately,
I love that everyone does things differently and not one way is "wrong" as long as you end up plumb level and dimensionally square
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I'm getting really excited about this series.
Great job as always
Wall to wall wisdom. Using claw hammer to pull nails out gently, brilliant.
Great content! Always learning is the only way to get better!
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Scott & Nate! I've been learning all of this stuff at work on a house we just started, and we're getting ready to form up another one this week so all of this is very timely information for me. Helps me have a more complete overview & some critical detail instruction where I don't always get that luxury during on-the-job training. :)
I've learned so much but I'm lost, and I would be soo scared, as a career technician, I'm much more comfortable taking the engine out of your truck. These videos have been a blessing to me, I'm 18 months through my cancer journey, shared these videos at the doctor's office...
Glad I finally caught a video while it was new!
Great lesson.
Again great presentation .....method of educating 👍
You are the shit man! When guys do footings around here and I have to lay off of them I know it's going to be messed up! Your attention to detail is impeccable!
I enjoyed the pace of this video.
I notice now that, when you are merely hammering a nail, you use your wrist almost like a whip, shifting to a fairly rigid, thumb-guided stroke when striking small blows to make fine adjustments. It's such a subtle thing, but I'm sure it makes a substantial difference in the force applied and the accuracy with which you can apply it.
These videos are phenomenal! Thank you thank you thank you for sharing so much of your knowledge in a very entertaining way. I could watch you set forms all day.
I doubt I'll ever set forms for an entire house, but I look forward to the day I can have some kind of concrete project where I can use all the tips you've shared. Keep it up!
ps the rendering of the house looks amazing!
THANK YOU...for sharing.
Great information and the music is incredible!
Very informative video. Thanks!!
I didn't realize the frost line was only 5" out in Western Oregon! Engineers here in Iowa are recommending 5' now, it's like a different world.
That's where I am too. SE Iowa. It's rough. We have a double wide mobile home that was set on pillars directly on the ground. AND a high water table. So the septic is under water most of the year. The right way to fix it would be to bring in a tremendous amount of dirt and build up 5 feet above the water table. Maybe eventually
Thank You!
You are doing it brother! You are doing it!
Excellent video.
Your explanations are always great, makes great content. Mostly old news to me, but a lot of viewers have to learn a lot. For those who think they can it can help them decide whether they really can or shouldn't. Are you putting block walls to support your porch from pier to wall? Interesting you put footers on gravel. My area would require natural dirt contact - or soil engineers to pass all variations. Compacted fill, gravel or dirt, would require testing and approval as it is installed. Always interesting to see different areas and how they do it. Thanks for sharing