$9,000 HOUSE - DIY QUIKCRETE BASEMENT FLOOR - Ep. 48
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Welcome back to the house, I'm glad to finally making some progress again. In this video I do something I would not normally recommend and do my own concrete work. Using bags of 80 pound quickcrete mix, I pour a basement floor.
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Congratulations on the reason for your tiredness. Blue or pink?
I love following this house! Why didn't you lay a vapor barrier? Sorry, I had audio off while watching.
@@stephendallasdraws2929 Vapour barrier goes on interior walls to prevent water vapour penetrating the walls and condensing in the insulation leading to rot. Damp-proof membrane goes under your concrete to prevent ground moisture penetrating through the concrete (and presumably becoming water vapour inside the house).
Vapour barrier and dpm are not the same, and you cannot correctly use one for the other.
However, we are told that if there any gaps, tears, un-taped joins in the dpm, it is useless. So if you are only patching a part of your floor, and the rest does not have dpm, there is really no point putting plastic under one part.
In a job like this one, it makes sense to get the concrete down, then seal the whole floor and walls with water seal.
"I think we have just enough concrete, or a tad too much, or not enough." This is me on any job estimating materials lol
Me tooo. Haha. My husband is all professional and precise, and I'm like looks good ok let's do this. He is lime🤦♂️😄🤷♀️
I really chuckled at that little funny. 🤣
me when i’m cooking lmao
Me when trying to figure out how much mortar I'll need for a stone wall/patio 😂
Same. I always say stuff like this or I'll make sure to add "I think" just to make sure no one holds me being wrong against me
Blocky will never be able to dig his way out through that concrete layer. RIP Blocky. 🇬🇧
He got the Jimmy Hoffa treatment and no mistake.
I still think a marker or monument to Blockie is in order. 🤔 🤣
😂
LOL!
That block has given me anxiety, screw that block!
Love this guy. He works night and day for his family. 100 percent self made. It’s great to watch. Keep up the content brother!!
Just wanted to leave a note of appreciation for the music you've chosen.
Yes just the right 👍choice on the music!!
I get quite saddened when there's no music..or its weird music :)
Friend of mine had this saying..."that's another job, that I will NEVER do again!!" Seems like the right thing to say after a job such as that concrete floor. Still, better job than I could have done, so hats off to you!
The sort of job that, if you knew then what you know now, you might not have undertaken it.
Congrats on the new addition! The floor looks awesome. I was wondering how you were going to flow the different levels in the basement. Projects will always be there. Littles are only little for a short time. And wife needs the support. Family is why you are doing this, take care of yourselves first.
Congrats on the new edition!! No excuses needed family first!!
He's alive!!!!
I think the concrete floor looks good! I am impressed, again, at how many things you can do and how well you can do them! Thanks for showing us!
He buries the remains of his one true enemy in respect, but also to keep the enemy forever entombed deep below the confides of his house.
Thats how we do it in the good ol' USA
Can you imagine being haunted by a concrete block :D
Just a little word of encouragement. I started flipping houses at 18 while working full time. If it got done on the house, I was the one that did it. Once I FINALLY broke into the income level to get some help on them I shifted to buying fixing and renting. I'm now 37 and have 150 units and feel bad about not working much anymore, but I am able to be so involved with my wife and kids now. I felt that look on your face in my soul. I know that "tired all the time" feeling. It isn't so much physical as it is mental. Stay with it bud. You are making moves in life right now that you cant really see until a few years down the road but when they come they will be so worth it.
My favourite channel. I love his get up and go attitude, and his sense of humour of course! : )
As an aircraft structural mechanic I would like to observe that their is nothing more relaxing than watching someone else do the dirty work. Well, unless their effing it up, then my anxiety level pegs out. Love your work and am always following, and the music is great!
Congratulations on you and your wife’s new life event!!!
How did you know that I was whining about not having new videos from you?
Seriously, I absolutely love watching you problem solve and restore these old houses.
If you decide that you are too tired to fix up these old houses, I don't know what I will do.
I might have to get a life!!!!
Thanks for the video. See you in two weeks.
I have been watching these videos on the $9,000 house since the very first one, and I can now truly appreciate how hard working you are, the range of skills and ingenuity that you have, and your ability to invent solutions to a wide range of challenges. It must have taken thousands of hours, plus all the taping and editing. At first the inside just seemed like a forest of timber, but as the work has gone on, I keep thinking of the family who will live here because what you are really creating is a home that is safe and sound, functional and attractive. Great job.
Love how humble you are and your willingness to share your insight. Congratulations on the addition to your family. Have a great day!!
Yay, you're back. So glad to see an update on your 9,000 dollar house.
Watching you on this video reminds me of how arduous cement work is, even with truck delivery, and how a body suffers from it. I don't miss it one bit! And I'm thinking you're probably very glad to have that particular project done!
This looks so much better than a rough dirt floor! “Bye” forever old chimney stump!!!😉
always amazed at how hard you work, picks, shovels, etc...like the energizer bunny
"Just enough concrete, or a tad too much, or not enough." 😎🤩 Was kinda sad to see the last of that cement column, but it's doing a much better job now than it did before! You have made this basement into clean, bright, USABLE space. So important for storage, workspace, train set - you name it.
Like an old construction worker, looking forward to your videos every time. I have often had to work with the same problems and it always comes down to more and heavier work than you thought in the beginning. Man you're doing it perfectly I'm already looking forward to the next one, pay a little more attention to yourself.
Those floors were crazy looking!! Great job putting this house back together piece by piece 👏🏼
A vapour barrier under the slab is a missed opportunity. Quick, cheap and easy. Stellar work and kudos for tackling the project!
Must admit, I am *slightly* ashamed of how loud I shouted YAAAAAAS when I saw this in my sub box.
Only slightly though. Great job on the concrete,
This was so satisfying to watch! You did great job, it looks thousand miles better.
That was so therapeutic to watch, smoothing that concrete, the lovely music...perfect. And you did a great job. You DO look exhausted, congratulations on the new baby, they grow fast but don't sleep through fast enough! Thanks for the video when you could have had some sleep instead.
For not being an expert on concrete, you sure did nice work!! Congrats...sounds like God has the blessed you with more children/ growing your family!! 👶👨👩👧👦❤
I just did a 5'x4' section of concrete on my patio after a contractor left me high and dry. It took 12 80lbs bags of concrete and 6 50lbs bags of gravel. I felt you when you said lifting it onto the cart, lifting it into your vehicle, lifting it out of your vehicle, lifting it into the mixer, and moving it with the wheel barrow. That's 1200lbs+ being lifted 5 times. It was very hard work, but it felt very rewarding after it was done. I cannot believe how much work goes into such a small patch of concrete. Yours was probably 6x the size of my job.
Well worth the effort you put into every episode of this house and the other houses! Thank you! Amazing to watching you DIY this one, extremely impressed!!
I remember doing concrete that way. That is a workout for sure. But getting it done ✔ 👌
Great work. Can't wait for the paint. Everything will look spit spot. Blessings to you and your family.
I know all too well what it's like to burn out!! I take my tired butt out to the woods where there is a nice creek going through...I sit there and recharge...i do this for 2 days...then i feel good again. Don't forget to take time out for you. Wish you well.
I can relate! From experience, I've found it helps to schedule a concrete specialist to review the job before pouring, and let them decide how to proceed. For example, you mentioned you could have poured the concrete down the truck's chute and finished the job much faster.
Concrete truck drivers are typically very experienced and skilled with metering the amount of concrete that reaches the chute. And, gravity is a major factor to consider, and harness if possible.
We invited several neighbors to help with a new basement floor, and the pumper man ended up doing a superb job all by himself + the concrete truck driver. The pumper man had simply instructed me to snap a chalk line, to define the final elevation of the finished floor. None of the neighbors was needed.
DIY newcomers very often underestimate the amount of physical work that is required to transport concrete any distance, as you mentioned at the end. You look like a very healthy and strong man, and yet you ended up "tired all the time". Not good, especially because prolonged fatigue can induce poor decision making.
Bottom Line: BEST WAY is knowing when to hire specialists to do what they already know how to do best. This is particularly important whenever Code/permit inspectors must be satisfied.
While rebuilding a wall in our 1891 mansion we are restoring, we used about 130 of those 80 pound bags of concrete mix. We used the same Harbor Freight mixer. We learned a lot about mixing during our project.
Concrete work and roofing (and laying sod) totally toughest jobs out there. Exhausting. May God bless you and your family for all the hard work you do for them. Hope you take some time off to enjoy autumn.
The reverent music while filling the stump hole in...... classic.
MUCH respect for you taking the time and energy to do THAT yourself. It turned out really nice, especially the ramp. And the fact that you gained some ceiling height will be nice for the next tenant who just might have a kid who wants to live in the basement. Cheers!
Welcome back, missed your vids about this house.
Welcome back. Been wondering how things were, but figured you'd been busy, as many of us have been this time of year.
You always say if you want to learn anything you see on this channel, just do it. It's interesting to see you giving it a go while acknowledging you don't know what you're doing. I couldn't tell you what you are doing wrong. You know a heap more than I do. And it looks like it turned out great!
floor turned out juuus fine!
congratulations on your new exhaustion. when you turn around & see how fast it went, watch out for that damn throat lump...
God bless.
Haven't seen this video in months and your still working on this house you are are a patient man
I'm just gonna like this video and put a comment on it just to show support for this series. I love this house so much. I live across the pond but if I lived in the US and had the money I'd 100% buy this house.
I have said it before and will again "you sir, are a one man construction crew". Your work ethic is simply astounding.
One comment I have, do you not need a gravel base and vapor barrier first? Before rebar and cement.
You are a great and hard working man. I would be proud to call you my son. I have said this to you before 😃 but I just really mean it. I just hope you do not burn your candles too much at both ends. I tend to be like you (esp when younger and more energetic and without 2 back injuries :) ) try not to overwork yourself because it does take its toll over time and you need to take care of yourself so that you can keep doing what you want to do well into your 70s. You are an inspiration and I learn so much from you. Thanks!
The concrete look fab! Better than most of us could do. Glad to see you back to the house and can't wait to see it finished and rented. I wish I could be the one renting it but alas I have to stay in TX and help raise the grands.
After a bit of a rough day you have no idea how nice it was to see this video pop up in my notifications.
Great job again
Can’t wait to see how it turns out
Sleep deprivation.. those were the days!
Have fun. As they say.. the days are long, but the years are short!
Finally, I love these videos! You're great at making these DIY videos!
I agree that lifting heavy stuff gets old and the older you get the harder it is. I've got to the point that I pre order and then they can load me with a forklift and I use my tractor to get it close as possible to worksite. I have a roofing job coming up and the pallet of shingles is 2800lb that's where the tractor comes in I'll lift it up past the eave and go from there. Keep it up your doing great I'm 56 and still flipping houses, although I have slowed down some.
I quit doing roofs about 8 or 9 years ago when you get in your 70s it’s just too hard to do and after over 56 years of construction my body is wore out.
Glad to see you're back at producing content! Hope everything is going smoothly for you.
Well, when it is only one person on site. It's back to basics!
Good job.
You describing hauling bags of concrete is how I feel about buying groceries, (I'm in my 70's) I have literally had that discussion with a friend in the past. It made me laugh. Nice job, by the way.
You are such a hard worker! You have done wonders with this house--I have enjoyed all your videos and have even learned quite a bit from them all--thank you!!!
Lol, Love the Epic yet nostalgic music for filling in and cementing the epic battle place for toasty posty Pillar!!!!!
I feel like I haven’t seen your videos come up in a hot min - have to catch up now :)
Enjoy
@F. A. That's a TH-cam thing, not the channel.
@F. A. Okay. So you are saying that the TH-cam provided ads are not from TH-cam? There was a SimpliSafe that he did in the middle, but you aren't talking about that, are you?
@F. A., That said, he’s never been shy about the fact that TH-cam is also a way to make money for him. You know he’s all about the side hustle. So I’m not surprised if he did choose to add multiple ads. The number of people who will still watch his content with ads is worth it even if he loses a few viewers who don’t want to sit through the ads.
@F. A. I just take my phone in the kitchen in the beginning to get something to snack on Then settle down in my chair to watch, Your younger than me I can tell. Relax man.
Fall is here and he's back in Git-er-done mode. Nice to see you friend.
This is my first segment on this home but as a diy person, I'm impressed. We restored two inner city homes and I know how hard the work is!
Thank you! Missed these videos
I'm glad 9000 is back, it's my emotional support home renovation project
As a tip its recommend to wet the floor or anything the concrete touches before laying it down to avoid those areas being wicked away.
I would also add to wear a mask while mixing. That dust gets gnarly.
Absolutely great job. Especially for a guy who had little idea about pouring a concrete floor
Harbor freight should sponsor the channel. Good to see your back at it. Started tearing down plaster in my remodel. One room done and wouldn't reject a $10,000 cash offer knowing what I'll go through. Long term it will be worth the effort. I'm trying to work full-time, run two small businesses that require me to be there, and remodel a house an hour from where I live.
I'm one of your patient silent subscribers, although I suppose I should. Be greatful for the ones who pester haha. I've followed this house and alot of your videos prove to be very useful in the stuff I'm doing to mine. It's been a while since your last posted project, and funny enough this is something I have to tackle next on my house haha. I appreciate your content and showing that one person with simple tools can do ALOT.!!!!
First time I've seen someone grab a jackhammer and soothing guitar music ensues. Nice job as always!
I was thinking, "Oh, NOW he gets the bright idea to use a jackhammer..."
"A haunting reminder of what happened down here!"
You got that right. The vision of the carnage still haunts my dreams.
The sledgehammer.
The relentless pounding... pounding... pounding...
Then buried beneath the earth!
@@StainSocial You know, it's going to haunt the house. :-)
the telltale block.
My favorite was the sledge descending from the ceiling for a few whacks. 😂
That was an epic battle, to be sure!
Some good honest back breaking work right there. Well done my man!
Well your "best amateur job" turned out great! This house is going to look amazing when you're done. Can't wait to see the results!
I can’t believe how awesome you did at that saying you didn’t think you’d be able to get it smooth and not really done it before looks really good ! Glad to have the vids back hopefully another one soon for this project !!
Boy that place sure looks different. You've made it into a nice little home now. Good Job on the hard work you put into it !
Congratulations!! It's a GOOD tired.
I'm glad you came back even if only briefly in between priorities.
It's great to see a renovation video again. I do enjoy the content on your new build, but I enjoy this more as you've always served as a bit of an inspiration for me during my current, mostly solo, DIY full renovation. Keep up the awesome work, and the down to earth discussion around it.
Good too see you back!!!!!!! you're slabs got better as you went !!!!!
Yes!! I’ve been waiting!
I duno. You said you don't have much experience in concrete but you did an awesome job. A couple cousins of mine were in the concrete business and they said it is back breaking.. They got out of it lol. It isn't for lazy people lol. Great job. I hope you get some rest soon. Another baby?? 😁. Tyfs God bless you
That house is a never ending story!
Great music choice... always enjoy your speak up.
Looking good. The basement is coming along. Finally after that big block is gone!
We bought a house in The Netherlands and downstairs, there were two rooms, one for storage and one for the heater. In order to put in a pool table, I tore out the wall between them and was shocked to see that they were almost 3 inches different in height and varied here and there. I used a Dutch product that they call "Equilizer" and everything turned out flat enough for the pool table. Thank goodness, I didn't need to haul cement. The poolroom has stood up more than 12 years now.
congrats finishing the floor and addition to the family
Sounds like you and your wife had another baby? If so, congratulations. Wishing you well.
YOU ARE A BAD ASS WORKER!!!!! I love your work style. Please take care of yourself. I love your videos. 👍
Sorry you have not been very well. pray you will recover quickly. God bless from Australia
Wooden floors held up by termites. Good one.
THANKS, FOR THE UPDATE! YOU ARE AMAZING WITH ANY PROJECT YOU DO. PLEASE TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF. XOXO
Good to see you back in action. Maybe I missed an episode or two but I think it's been a while since you have been on.
When you make a 2x4 block form you can use some old motor oil and coat the board before you set it up. It will make it release easier when you pull it off the slab.
I am happy I was here to watch this tonight. You did a great job.
Looks great much improved. 👏 Walls maybe stucco or something to make them smooth and renewed. Would really brighten up the downstairs. 👍
welcome back!
Looks good, vast improvement
I think you did a great job! I loved the music as you were creating your smooth floor. It will look great painted.
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Great insight into what it is like to rehab a house while being the general contractor and CREW! Geez-Louis that looks so hard.
Great to see you back at the house!
floor looks great
No matter what that basement floor looks like it is a million times better than it was before.
Glad to see you back!!! Nice work on the concrete...been there...done that...it sucks...lol