Restoring A $7,000 Mansion: Original Basement Floor Removal
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- I am working in my mansion, removing the old concrete, cinder block, trash, and dirt from the basement. I am using a few simple tools, strong arms, great friends, a good work ethic, and a jackhammer.
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I don't know why but I really want to see Roman's chicken coop build! You guys are doing a great job, the house is going to be amazing.
Same
I think that is a great idea. Roman and his chicken coop video
Yes!!!! 🐔
Roman’s Chicken Palace will be like no other. 🐣🐥
I agree. Roman is so cool, he could have his own channel if he doesn't already.
Love the new editing and content so much! Try asking a local packing shed for an old electric conveyor and use it to move the smaller size veg totes full of the concrete out the window and unload out there. We've done it and it works great! Looking forward to the next one.
Yes! Was thinking the same thing!!!! Or at least hire 2 or 3 more guys to hump that stuff upstairs. This job is too crazy for 3 guys.
I thought the same thing!!!
I said a hay elevator.
I knew there had to be an easier way but didn’t know what it would be called!
One elevator going up the stairs emptying onto another elevator going out the door and onto the truck. Easiest thing I've found.
Hi Cole.
I would suggest that all the internal walls in your basement were later additions to the building, along with the concrete slab.
If those walls were meant to be loadbearing they would likely have been keyed into the external walls and the builders would not have needed to use the beams and posts as the walls would have been sufficient, with lintels over the doorways.
The basement as built was most probably open with posts above the footings you found, holding up the beams. The original floor surface may have just been clay with some cement or lime raked into the surface and compacted. This would have been perfectly adequate for storing coal and other supplies down there.
Keep up the good work.
Gavin
I agree, blue walled concrete block, built later, not original.
What I said from day one. Basement floor was added later on. Same with interior walls. They just poured over the dirt and what ever thickness it was that what they got..
Exactly! Clearly there were a couple other posts holding that beam up, but a house from that era, dirt basement. Plus you can clearly see that the interior walls are not from the same materials as the exterior.
Heck, probably half the reason the floors have sagged is because those extra posts were taken out.
Makes sense
I don’t know why you would want to tear out a block wall and then put another one back in! Put in a steel I-beam and the necessary pad footers & adjustable steel support posts.
Your basement will be much more open!!
As you can tell they k ow nothing about construction
Farmers….
Finally someone who wants to do correctly. This would never pass code or a home inspection.
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Not only do I enjoy WATCHING the work, but I love reading the comments from the many, many smart CORNSTAR fans. You guys teach others SO MUCH, thank you for your comments, I love learning from you. Bottom line- we all love these Iowa folks and invest in their journey.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
My wife and I owned two new homes during the first 36 or so years of our marriage. After we retired, we moved to be close to our daughter (and granddaughter), and we bought a house that was built in 1910. It had been renovated and had new electric wiring throughout (replacing old knob and tube wiring), modern HVAC and plumbing. We have 2 bedrooms and 1(one!) bathroom (which after having 2.5 baths in our old house takes a lot of getting used to!) The house has 10 foot ceilings and a 16x32 great room along with a full attic which had another bedroom in it. Believe me, I would not consign my worst enemy to sleep in that attic! I am finding your renovation fascinating... and I wouldn't want to be in your shoes doing all of that work, but it is fun to watch!
Sitting in the living room, my newborn is sleeping on my chest, watching Cole fulfilling his dream of an amazing home for his family... All the best Cole and greetings from Germany.
I'm personally loving the frequent content, it gives more of a realistic view of what is going on
Keep up the awesome work, I'm finding it very interesting to watch and am now looking forward to see each new video
Why doesn't he answer any comments?
@@kittty2005 why would he? at the end of the day he's just recording all this for money. all these videos are basically paying for his renovations. do you think he cares about you or the viewers?? you're naive to think he does...
@@AndrewPL5 just like regular tv shows. produced for money and to provide entertainment. they don't really answer fan mail
@@kittty2005 Why do you complain and so whinny in everyone of your comments? No one can complain as much as you do and not be that way in their every day life. So let me guess single with a couple ex-wife's. What am I thinking, as negative as you are....no one is that crazy and especially not two
Maybe rent a belt elevator to put thru the basement window to carry out material.
I was going to say the same thing. Was looking to see if someone else said it first. 😂
Excellent idea .
Is it possible to build a elevated plywood ramp up and over the basement stairs leading to the outside? extended out far enough to use wheelbarrows to bring material out and in. A lot easier on the bodies than using buckets.
these young men have figured out how to do it like 50yrs ago ..back when labor was cheaper than equipment ...LOL
They have done this Project the hard way the whole time. The heaters that they struggled with and brought friends in to help were designed to be put together in place and all they had to do was cut the bolts in the middle and then separated the sections with a hammer and throw the 20lb sections out the windows and pick it up after and they are reusable after that also. Just saying everything they have done in this is done the hard way.
rent a conveyer. WORTH IT!
I was thinking the same thing.
Cheap people would rather rodeo it
he builds a million dollar bin site but has no idea how to use a conveyor to make a job easier! you can rent them too!
@@izdaleb I own a restoration company. I can’t stand when you don’t have sufficient amount of airflow with the air scrubbers.. doing stuff like this in the 70s was acceptable because we didn’t know better now we do. A quick trip to Google would tell you how to do it.
Hey, Cole. I'm pretty sure what's going on in your basement is that when the house was first built, that central beam was on posts, and there were footings under each post, so about three posts along that stretch you've dug up.
Then the concrete block walls were added, without really adding a footer, later. Then, finally, the concrete floors were poured.
If I were you, I'd dig your footings deep enough so they can support columns on top, but still stay under your floor level. And I wouldn't block off those basement rooms until you get around to putting finished spaces down there, just add enough support columns to hold the rest of the house up and leave that nice open basement for your kids to play in.
I love that you guys are recording this - and finding out how the house was built - modified - corrected - corrected again - and now correcting yet again while trying to update to today.
I came for the Hoarding videos way back, stayed for the farming, and now in it for the family.
Man the amount of fun is unfathomable, you guys are machines
Idk if video order is order work was done, but I would get the foundation completely finished before framing anything in kitchen or anywhere else.
I hope you have an Engineer calculating your new post footing. 😊 I love watching you guys work on the house. I grew up in a construction family and worked 36 years as Financial Admin for a General Contractor in Minnesota.
We had a dirt floor in our one and a half story farmhouse. We ended up hiring a house moving company from Washington, Iowa to lift the house and pour a new basement after we gutted the house. You would have saved some back breaking work doing it this way. While our house was up on cribbing a tornado came through but the house didn't fall. Insurance doesn't cover the house if it's not on a foundation so thankful it kept in tact. He is risen, He is risen indeed!
Hats off to you young guys because that's some back breaking work... at 50 years old and a bad back I'd never be able to do that kind of work again. Great progress guys..
I was thinking the same. That’s why my back at 50 was shot because of DIY and over doing it because I thought I could.
We did things the hard way most times and did not think of our health and lasting consequences.
I feel like the center block wall was added later, and the wood was the original support. Hope you’ll consider a steel beam instead of walls~
That dump truck is the all around all-star of your farm. That thing doesn't owe you a dime!
My dad has one of those trucks at his feed mill. He used it as a cob truck for when they shelled the corn. Corn would go up the leg and the cobs would go on the truck. It was a very old truck but it was dependable. Started right away on the first crank.
You should fill the old well with the concrete.
They usually use Bentonite Clay for that purpose. Some jurisdictions require alternating layers of a foot of bentonite, a foot of concrete, etc. The Bentonite swells up and expands when it gets wet and keeps the upper groundwater from permeating into the lower acquifers. But yeah, it should be decommissioned according to modern EPA guidelines, whatever the codes are in his area.
@@Wheel_Horse Codes? What codes? He doesn't read the comments, He's doing everything from scratch, the foundations suck according to modern practices but He just said the walls had no cracks nor the floors. Cracks are a sure sign of settling the fondation was sure it just needed shim replacement using oak shims OR replace posts with screw jacks. Does Cole have a degree in mechanical engineering?
@@kittty2005 I dunno Bobbi, I've been watching from the beginning, and from comments the guys have made, they DO read the comments. And as far as codes go, I believe they've mentioned inspections on a few occasions. So it's somewhat likely that they're doing it by the book. I don't think Cole or Roman have much construction experience, but Justin seems to and keeps them in line. I'm also somewhat secure in the notion that they've had licensed Engineers 'on the job'. For example, in this video at one point there was a pop-up @18:00 that said the soil was tested to 3500 PSI and that would have taken a professional to tell them that. Also, I recall him saying that the LVLs they put up had been specified by an Engineer as well, so there is that too.
@@Wheel_Horse The thing I wanted to tell him is " soil cement" you get bags of mortar mix it with the soil having removed all vegetation wet it down then screed it and let it sit till hardened, you can use a walk behind tiller to mix the mortar, you could make pads out of that stuff.
Roman is one of the hardest working man i have ever seen! That man needs a bonus this Christmas; like a new truck or a big fat check. He is amazing. God bless you Roman!
Cole you are one of the hardest working young man that I’ve ever seen. Your dad raised you right.
Well as I posted when you started this project and told you my grandparents moved into a Victorian home in 1911, previously owned by a ships captain, the house foundation was TREE STUMPS! You were fortunate to have some concrete at least. I suspect the original floor was dirt and cement was poured sometime later. Either way building was certainly inventive back in the day. My daughter and I will cry when this project is finally finished as we both grab our IPads when we get the alert that you have posted another sequel of “THE MONEY PIT”. Happy Easter to all the family. “He is risen”
The Lord is risen indeed Hallelujah.
He is Risen Indeed!
You guys are like the Three Musketeers. Stay best friends forever. Don’t fill those buckets as heavy. You are wearing yourselves out. I am rooting for you every step of the way.
CEDRIC, you're doing a great job editing these videos. I appreciate your work. Cole, Justin and Roman y'all are a great team. Love the comedy relief you guys do!
Cole I just love your videos you make everyone that watches part of the team I feel like I’ve known your family for years and I love being part of these videos even though I’m not in them I still enjoy them immensely anyways till next time God’s blessings
Small suggestion, dig a ramp down to one of the exterior walls of the basement, open it up, and bring your skid loader in to remove the floor. If you plan on doing a lot of heavy work down there, it would help out.
So you're suggesting unnecessary work?
I was wondering if you will put an egress window in the basement? Since so much can be usable living space, i.e. rec room etc. It might be good to add it now while working with foundation. Just more work suggested for you! 😊
Wow, what a job. We've bought a 160 year old house with a dirt floor cellar. I couldn't imagine the cost to make a basement. But, what we've been told, that even though we have a flagstone wall which has substantial footers, the wall isn't breaking apart yet either. I pray it lasts and the next person can decide to redo or... forget it. The old house has unbelievable charm, like beautiful white oak floors. Our big project is little by little fixng the original trim and fascia. We just did a roof. BTW, Roman's humor and seemingly sweet soul has me watching. We all must see his finished chicken coop!
There's no cracks in his walls he doesn't need to replace anything but the shims above the support posts, he's putting lipstick on a pig. I didn't know you could build homes in Iowa without permits or inspections.
@@kittty2005 Hmm? Yes, where are the inspections? He is basically rebuilding what was a well built home in the first place. Making it more modern. I have those metal beams on concrete slabs to hold the floor from bowing anymore myself.
Did you ever get a chance to look into whether you can simply fill in the old well? You might have been able to fill the concrete rubble in there. Much easier than buckets up stairs😳
Good idea!
As others have said, no doubt it started life as a dirt floor with the concrete poured later. Also, since those partition walls were not 'keyed into' the foundation walls it leads me to believe that those were also built after the fact.
My house was built in 1898. It does not have cinder block walls. It has the old stacked stone walls. It's been added on to several times. I was amazed that we made it through the derecho.
I love watching you SAVE your family's mansion! It's so amazing to watch the life you're breathing back into it with each video you publish! I can't wait to see the finished product, and enjoy watching your steady progression. You (Cole) and the Fellas are awesome!!
Seeing Justin use that Jack Hammer means he must be a Jack of all Trades. Enjoying these episodes.
This vid is a prime example of why renovation is harder than new construction. I wouldn't have torn out the concrete, reasoning that it had settled all it was going to but your house your rules and I respect the decision to do the hard work.
He did say that the main wall was leaning and that was a serious concern and that was why they decided to go ahead and rebuild the wall.
Yes just dig and pour new ones next to the old
You definitely inspired me to keep going on the hard work of just enclosing a small space that is a waste of space currently.
Keep up the good work
Cole! Please stop hollering. I have to adjust my volume EVERY TIME you speak. We can hear you!
Great job! Looking good❤
I think it’s automatically bc he has to talk so loud during the farming stuff talking over the loud equipment and he just automatically does it now without even thinking about it. It’s second nature. The only time he doesn’t is when he consciously thinks and has to then purposely not speak loudly.
Justin is a great carpenter you are blessed to have him.
This remodel is starting to remind me more and more of the movie The money pit. Lol but it will be beautiful when it's done.
I love that movie It was hilarious, and really frustrating.
Smart thinking using the bobcat to do the lifting the of debris into the truck. Working smarter, not harder!
My cement saw allows me to attach a water hose to the saw. I believe it is to keep the blade cooler and not keeping down the dust as it's most important job You are all such incredibly hard workers and fun to watch
Next time you do a project like this I. Suggest renting conveyor belts. They're pretty cheap to rent.
Should have put all your concrete chunks into the old well
And dirt n clay
That's what I was thinking!
naw ,,,its easier to break up and haul all the concrete out....dig out footings and haul that out....then haul in gravel ...remember they are hourly LOL....also saves workout time ...
No, doing that could potentially contaminate the groundwater.
Not a good idea. It would settle down for the next 40 years, as the dirt works down and past the concrete chunks filling voids. Ask me how I know. What a pain in the back side. Contaminate the ground water how? There’s concrete sitting on the dirt now, hence why you have sump pumps. Because of ground water.
At this point I would just pour footings for steel posts. Put a new beam across and not bother with putting in a new block or concrete wall 💁♂️ cheaper than a new wall. It you later want to make rooms. Use wood for 😉
That seems to be the logical solution.
Cole, Justin, Roman, you all make me so proud of all your work efforts! It's not the easy way, but the best way. I can imagine in 100 years from now the future "Cole The Cornstar" remodels and says, " Perfection "!
Dude! You are a house reno on steroids! Congrats on knocking it out of the park!!!!
Cole- My wife get a lot of enjoyment from your Videos. Please keep them coming. Please give yourself a break and think about stopping the basement floor removal. I believe that you could leave the concrete floor not where the walls are in place, then replace the floor that you have repoved and then apply a floor leveler over the entire floor. Just a thought!
Great stuff! I’m deployed so I can’t wait to watch this when I wake up in the morning! Comment for the algorithm 😊
Thank you for your service ❤
where are you?
@@spicynomadI thought you don’t ask this
Thank you so much for your service! Stay safe! We all so appreciate all you do for us back home!
@@gordythecat why? im nosey since he mentioned. i wonder if its in ukraine or afghanastan.
I absolutely adore watching this demolition and restoration process. There are so many lazy people in this world now days. When is can see people who truly care about the work they do it makes me smile from ear to ear. Thank you for sharing.
You boys are very efficient. It is always so fun to watch someone so passionate about a project as a viewer. Way to go boys!
Cole, all those scrap elevators and belts you had, if even one belt could fit in that basement & alleviate the physical hardship. Think smarter not harder. I couldn't imagine hand carrying all that .
What about keeping the basement open ? Don't put in a new wall. Put in a steel "I" beam with metal post supports.
I have been a fan of your channel for a long time but never really said anything. being disabled i can't do stuff like this even though i wish i could ( not looking for sympathy), but because of you i can live a little through it seeing all the wonderful things you do. ty for being so entertaining and i really love watching your house being worked on. gl!!
What a job! 😅😮 Like the commenter’s idea of saving some of the wood to redo the sides of the dump truck from the last video. 😊 Love the videos and progress you three are making.
I'm exhausted after watching you guys work so hard. God bless you hard working fellas!!
It might be beneficial to cut in a basement door and a ramp to load the skid steer when doing the basement floor.
Excellent suggestion
I like how juston just keeps his head down, and just gets the job done!
Wow…hard work!! Also, it’s great that you are “digging in” to make sure this old home will be solid and safe!!
I always ran into remodeling issues like that. I just didn’t know how to correct them. Now I let the pro’s do it all. 😊. You have some good pro’s and friends to troubleshoot with you to do it correctly.
No matter how big a foundation is eventually everything is sitting on nothing but earth or clay. Make sure you build a wide footing so you feel good about it! Concrete on concrete on clay lol
This has been the most amazing project to watch. The three of you are very hard workers.
The basement will be huge.
Seeing Roman’s smile, make my day just a tad better. 🤷
Same but, No homo, but he’s a beautiful man!
I am glad you are taking the time to fix problems as you see them! Have a Blessed Easter.
Those 3 or four footings were probably for wooded post prior to the wall going in! The area of the wall you removed under the beam on top of the footings is what was actually supporting the wooden beam.
I would leave the basement as open as possible and build a roller-rink with lights and fog machines and everything and a big projection screen so your kids can watch movies while they skate... That's just me lol.
Remember radon gas you can look up a map of your area. Get that heavy plastic down on the earth before concrete
I wish I was as successful as cole he’s put in a lot of work to make things happen Watched you since the beginning and I’m so happy your channel has grown so much
I do have to say this. I get almost as excited about just listing to how articulate and intelligent you speak as I do about watching the transformation of the house! I appreciate the knowledge! I’m about to start a ground up restoration on my grandparents old house that my mom grew up in. It was built in 1945. Almost all original plumbing, electrical and insulation!
I have seen on channels of people who dig out basements for finishing or makeovers, a conveyor belt that would fit through the one good window not covered by porch that is built just for the kind of work you’re doing.
This comment should be much higher. Cole literally has conveyors all around his farm moving corn and beans. Cant believe he didn’t stop after an hour and source a conveyor. At this point, if a basement window needs to be a little bigger to get the conveyor in, or he needs to make a new window, do it!
I literally posted the same thing a couple minutes ago as I was watching. I know someone who this while cleaning out from under their cottage. They used an old smaller portable hay elevator with a solid bottom.
Or a ramp to get the skid loader into the basement 😎
You should use some of the old concrete to back fill the old well
Love watching you guys doing everything the hard way. So far it is exciting watching the struggle to do it all that way. Tougher than me for sure.
I live in Pennsylvania and our house is about 150 years old. I don't have a poured floor in my basement, just dirt with a cement pad for the furnace. I've dug into the dirt floor under what was the coal bin and found bricks as well. It kind of makes sense so that when you were shoveling coal into the furnace, you didn't throw dirt in with it. Maybe they just poured the concrete floor over your coal bin floor. (They also stored kindling wood for the furnace in the coal bin because you can't start a fire with coal. If the fire goes out, you have to start a fire with wood and paper to get it hot enough to burn coal. Same principle as a cook stove. My grandparents used to start the fire in their cookstove with paper and dry corncobs before adding wood or coal.
Working right along. Awesome restoration. Love all of you.
Any plans to use infloor heating since you already are adding concrete? A wood boiler and or propane backup so your pipes never freeze. Great use of fence line trees and blow downs. Boiler also heats the garage shop for the toys.
I really admire the fact that you guys are doing things the right and not taking any shortcuts. Keep up the admirable work!
Cole, i don't know if you read these comments, but why not build really good posts and footers where necessary, leaving a fully open basement design? Then put up stud walls where needed or wanted, yeah?
That's exactly what I was thinking. It would be more flexible for using the basement, and I think it would probably be cheaper and easier, too, at least to get the basic structure built. (No need to haul in a bunch of blocks!)
so many commenters said this in the video where he first talked about the sagging floor and the need to take those walls down and fix it. no word as to whether they will do that, but soooo much easier, i'd think,
That would be what u would do but I think the walls will be it more structurally sound them walls carry a ton of weight
This gives new meaning to the term “manual labor”…holy cow gentlemen…praying for health and wellbeing for you all. ❤🙏🏻
Ya got that RIGHT! Keep safe
No buried treasure yet? Roman is going to have a super serious, indestructible chicken coop!
Everything looks great! And that concrete cutter is hardcore, it doesn't mess around
Unbelievable job you undertook today!! I am sure Cole’s arm is feeling that tear today!!! GREAT JOB GUYS!!!!
I'd said to my wife that you weren't going to find anything under those blocks. I worked with my grandpa tearing out some houses in western Minnesota and we found the same thing. Any time you find cinder blocks in the middle of an old floor, it was a bandaid for a sagging house.
Concrete, not cinder blocks- I’ve learned the difference from watching ( never too old to learn)
Rent a "belt-bucket" conveyor belt to haul that up out of the basement. Dump right into the truck.
Love that idea
Bit late now.
You are doing an amazing job, making this beautiful old house stronger, healthier, and more livable by todays standards, a home for you, Nave, your children and future generations of Cornstars to enjoy.
This remodel is incredible, thank you for taking us along!
Is that a new furnace. Noticed it last post. Happy Easter to you and all your family and friends
I would put in a steel header and have an open concept game room. (Man cave)
That is some heavy and exhausting work to say the least! What a job and how amazing are you guys to get a bit frustrated but that's why you are in the work you are in............when the finished job is done it must be such an accomplished feeling, I know it is for us on our larger demo things and reconstruction on our own place. I sure admire the determination and steady way you all work together. Bravo........it's going to be gorgeous!
Take care, God bless and stay safe!!!!
I would suggest that originally there were three posts bearing the weight of the walls above and then at some stage the block wall was built and two of the posts were removed. Hence the two random concrete footers you uncovered.
The 3 footer pads were possibly for 3 posts to hold the beam up. The block wall was prob put in years later.
You are putting out great content. Keep them coming! Love the editing. Justin and Roman are fun to watch.
- Great job guys. There’s not been anything easy with any of your farm and house renovation. Seems like the easy part is farming the crops. The clearing of the massive collection of rusty junk vehicles and farm implements was an incredibly massive project. Anything in that house is tough but no comparison to hauling the junk away. Amazing transformation.
- Too late but I suggested knocking down a section of the basement wall to pull the water tank. If you had done that the removal of the broken up floor would have been much easier plus the water tank would not had to be sectioned up. Rebuilding a small section of basement wall would be a pain but Nothing compared to carrying buckets of concrete. Easy to say now. You guys are great and work so hard. Keep it up.
In the future, build a trackway. A pair of 2x4 boards nailed to a section of 2x8 boards to create a pair of channels. Get a standard flat cart platform and adjust the tracks to fit the wheel spacing on the platform. Attach a 2x6 section to one side of the platform and a heavy eye bolt to the other side. The platform will accept 2 buckets at a time. the eye bolt is where you attach a winch cable from a truck to. Load the buckets, push the button and the buckets go up on the platform on the track to the top. This way you eliminate the carry up the stairs. Simple but a real backsaver.
Rental companies have small electric conveyors work great for for what your doing
Love Cole and fam! Can't wait to see it finished!
♥
Based on how the round concrete piers are spaced they likely used to have wooden columns supporting the large beam as well. It appears to me that the block walls in the basement were likely added at a later date than the original construction. I would bet that the block walls and the basement cement floor were added in the 1930s or 1940s. Those type cinder blocks weren't invited until the 1920s. The basement floor was likely just dirt until the block walls were added and the cement floor poured. This would also explain the brick pad as well as the coal and wood you found under/ in the cement.
Hi Cole, If you are already planning on abandoning the well, you can fill it with the floor debris. Seems that would save you from a few trips up the stairs. Just a thought.
Just curious if you thought about getting a conveyor to carry all that concrete out of the basement. Really enjoying the videos.
If
You have access to one, rent a conveyor, put it through the basement window and save your bodies.
Make quick work of all that masonry and block.
Just saying.
Work smarter not harder 😎
Great move to hire an editor for your videos - he does a great job! And I love love love that Amsterdam Dance vibe music he uses! So energizing!
I am very much enjoying these videos also because of the commaraderee (sp) between you and your friends. It’s so much fun to watch.
Not a structural engineer, but that wall doesn't look structural to me. It looks like the wooden post was originally doing all the work of supporting the beam. The wall looks like it's infill to subdivide the basement.
It might be worth considering a few substantial concrete pads and vertical steel supports for the beam? Might minimise the amount of concrete excavation.
Just thinking aloud...