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Pouring the Perfect Floor for Our DREAM Home! | Ep05
It’s a massive milestone for the build - getting the floor slab poured! With drainage all signed off by building control, we dive straight into the prep work. From laying 100mm of hardcore and a sand blinding layer to carefully installing the damp-proof membrane (DPM) to protect against moisture and radon, everything is coming together.
The concrete lorries arrive, and it's a race against the clock to lay the last section of DPM as the pour begins! Watch as we use the digger to get the concrete exactly where we need it, power float the slab for a rock-solid finish, and use a magi screed trowel to give the garage a perfect surface. It’s all hands on deck to pour the foundation for our dream home!
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Getting Drainage Flowing in Our DREAM Home… BREAKING THE BLOCKAGE! | Ep04
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In Episode 4, we dive into a critical step of the build: installing the drainage system. With the blockwork complete up to damp course, it’s time to lay the pipes that will serve the kitchen, bathrooms, and utility spaces, ensuring everything is in the right place for the future. We show how to bed the pipes on gravel to protect them from damage and navigate around tricky obstacles to get a cle...
Laying the First Block of Our DREAM Home! | Ep03
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Building Strong: First Block, Cavity Walls & Essential Blockwork Tips In Episode 3 of Building Bowdens, we officially lay the first block of our dream home! 🏡 From setting everything to damp course height to running blockwork between corners, this episode is packed with everything you need to know about starting blockwork. We explain the importance of leaving a cavity for insulation and damp pr...
Foundation Day for Our DREAM Home... STRESS & CONCRETE!! | Ep02
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Episode 2 of Building Bowdens is here, and it’s a big one - concrete pouring day! We’re up early to get the footings poured, but things don’t go as smoothly as planned. From the nerves of testing our temporary road with fully loaded lorries to managing a hectic double delivery when both trucks arrive late at the same time, it’s a race against time. Along the way, we explain how to use a laser l...
The Start of Building Our DREAM Home... DEMOLITION!! | Ep01
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The Start of Building Our DREAM Home... DEMOLITION!! | Ep01
Journey of a Dream Home Build | Series Trailer
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Journey of a Dream Home Build | Series Trailer
How we Dress Stonework ready for Laying 🧱🔨
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How we Dress Stonework ready for Laying 🧱🔨
How to Lay the Perfect First Course of Blockwork #blockwork #bricky
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How to Lay the Perfect First Course of Blockwork #blockwork #bricky

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  • @davidbrook5823
    @davidbrook5823 4 дні тому

    Why no sand level wouldn't the type 1 put holes un the plastic

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 4 дні тому

      @@davidbrook5823 yes mate, there is a layer of sand over the type1 👍

  • @John316OBrian-cm4fj
    @John316OBrian-cm4fj 5 днів тому

    Need a radon sump for a radon barrier

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 4 дні тому

      Only if you’re in a high radon area. This site isn’t.

    • @John316OBrian-cm4fj
      @John316OBrian-cm4fj 4 дні тому

      @UnderwoodHomes for the sake of a length of pipe and a sump why not put one in a have the peace of mind ,I put 2 in every house regardless, especially when you've done 95% of the work already by doing a great job taping up the radon barrier.

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 4 дні тому

      @@John316OBrian-cm4fj il take it on board mate, might be worth doing another time 👍. We do a radon search on the site, then building control/architects specify the radon method.

  • @IzzytheBricky
    @IzzytheBricky 6 днів тому

    Go on mate💪💪

  • @Thetopbanana1
    @Thetopbanana1 12 днів тому

    For you whats the cost difference betweenTrench fill vs foundation blockwork? Do you save enough in labour cost to cover the additional concrete. Its a nice luxury if someone else is paying for it

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 12 днів тому

      @@Thetopbanana1 I could have probably got away with 300mm less of concrete in those footings. In that case it would have probably been cheaper to do the extra 300mm in blockwork. Then I would have had to have structural calcs on the depth of the concrete etc which costs money too, so it’s hard to say overall which one would have been cheaper. It is nice to work off full trench though 👌

  • @frankielouise5138
    @frankielouise5138 12 днів тому

    Did you do a cost comparison between concrete slab and block and beam. Surprised to see a slab on a plot this big

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 12 днів тому

      @@frankielouise5138 I would only usually use block and beam on a footing that had a lot of ground to build up for a poured slab. I don’t think there loads in it cost wise if it’s BandB vs a poured slab, at least a slab is poured and done in a few hours.

  • @maywah1276
    @maywah1276 15 днів тому

    Thank you so much for your video show , proud of you Underwoodhome , I just watching UA-cam videos search all the time as you build your home by yourself as birds building their nest , we have culture as if a man show build our home by ourself as a bird but when we moved to western countries we face so many difficulty with lot of policy , we can not build our home by ourself as our regional mother country , hopefully when you or others your friends build home by yourself how to buy land step by step doing through the policy can build our home by ourself .

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 14 днів тому

      @@maywah1276 wow that’s great, I’m glad you like the videos. Keep watching and you will see the whole house. It’s really difficult getting a house through planning and then actually being able to build what you wanted. Thanks for the comment 👍👍👍

  • @tripperhappy732
    @tripperhappy732 18 днів тому

    How much did it cost?

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 18 днів тому

      @@tripperhappy732 how much do what cost mate?

    • @tripperhappy732
      @tripperhappy732 17 днів тому

      ​@@UnderwoodHomes How much did they charge you for the concrete?

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 14 днів тому

      @ I can’t remember exactly now mate, I seem to remember that whole day costing about £12k 🤦🏼

    • @frankielouise5138
      @frankielouise5138 12 днів тому

      Why didn’t you get a concrete pump for the sake of 350 quid

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 12 днів тому

      @@frankielouise5138 Hi Frankie, yeah a concrete pump would have been a lot easier. Would have cost about £1k though. We could get the lorries close enough in most places so it wasn’t to bad.

  • @IzzytheBricky
    @IzzytheBricky 19 днів тому

    Cracking video mate! The house looks beautiful what ur building mate! Love the snap cabbin😂💪

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 19 днів тому

      @@IzzytheBricky Thanks mate, appreciate that! Yes, only the finest welfare units on my jobs 😅

  • @smiffersmaffer
    @smiffersmaffer 20 днів тому

    Why are you using four in solids?

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 20 днів тому

      @@smiffersmaffer instead of what mate? Trench blocks?

  • @chadbowcut3901
    @chadbowcut3901 27 днів тому

    Here in Utah, they have a resort built on top of an old mine... and one of the rooms has a bathroom hovering over an actual mine shaft. It's wild. I used to do I.T. work there, and they showed it to me once.

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 27 днів тому

      @@chadbowcut3901 mate that’s awesome, I bet it’s hard to relax when your sat on that toilet 😂🤦🏼

  • @IzzytheBricky
    @IzzytheBricky Місяць тому

    Awesome video mate! Must ask, what Mic you using?

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes Місяць тому

      @@IzzytheBricky Thanks bud, I’m pretty sure it’s one of these www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BQLB596V/ref=twister_B0DCKBJQB2?_encoding=UTF8&th=1. You need an extra adapter thing if you want to use it with a GoPro. Luckily the chap who does my filming sorts it. I don’t have a clue really 😂🤦🏼

  • @rammie9731
    @rammie9731 Місяць тому

    Rufffffffffff putting a fake joint on 😅😅

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes Місяць тому

      @@rammie9731 can’t get anything past you 😅

  • @Mao.Loves.Zedong
    @Mao.Loves.Zedong Місяць тому

    Who the fuck dry bonds blockwork 😂

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes Місяць тому

      Face block work mate, it’s worth the extra time to get it spot on 👌

  • @eamonmoore6134
    @eamonmoore6134 Місяць тому

    Bit much for concrete blocks 😅

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes Місяць тому

      It’s faced block work mate so it’s worth getting right

  • @domhamai
    @domhamai Місяць тому

    This is why you never take the cheapest quote 😂

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes Місяць тому

      That holes not going to cause any problems bud.

  • @simonpoole1492
    @simonpoole1492 Місяць тому

    Duct tape? 😢

  • @jananabanana3180
    @jananabanana3180 2 місяці тому

    Please wear safety glasses....a chip of stone or metal can land in your eye QUICKER than you can blink.....!!!

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 2 місяці тому

      @@jananabanana3180 Thanks for the advice, I do need to start wearing them all the time. Its taken on board 🫡👍

  • @briandent5460
    @briandent5460 2 місяці тому

    Damn yall over there in the uk have some of the shittiest constructions I’ve seen done and how in organized and dirty the jobs site are is absolutely ridiculous

  • @jonathonwheatcroft754
    @jonathonwheatcroft754 2 місяці тому

    Why didn't you put damp tray behind insulation

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 2 місяці тому

      You can do it both ways, some people prefer the tray under the inso. This is the way Iv always done it. It creates an easier route for any moisture to hit the tray and the weep vents 👍

    • @UnderwoodHomes
      @UnderwoodHomes 2 місяці тому

      Also, the insulation fits the wall ties doing it this way.

  • @tartanass6757
    @tartanass6757 3 місяці тому

    Profiles are great and easy Block splitter also will make it easier for you than a hammer and bolster

  • @rammie9731
    @rammie9731 4 місяці тому

    🤠🤠

  • @rammie9731
    @rammie9731 4 місяці тому

    Dusk mask goggles ear protection water bottle for the dust if your gonna come on here do it proper

  • @rammie9731
    @rammie9731 4 місяці тому

    🤣