How to Underpin a Foundation! EASY DIY!
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Today I am going to show you how to underpin a slab foundation footing. Our garage was settling, and we had to make sure that we under pin it to prevent any further settlement. The whole process is very time-consuming and tedious, but you will see the difference between my first try and my second try. Some of the biggest takeaways from this experience is to make sure that you stress More on the form that will hold back the concrete. Also, it is very important that in the last inch and half or 2 inches of the poor you add a non-shrink grout that is mixed in with concrete adhesive in order to fill it.
At the end, I do believe that this could be a DIY project as long as you take your time with it and not rush. Also, for the second, we did call a local concrete company to come and deliver one yard of concrete. It ended up being the same price as if we were to buy it in bags, but way easier on the body and not as time-consuming. 
I remember my first time with concrete. Don't give up. You will get it.
You can save time/money by making a short footing then use a big piece of plywood as your form. Use your gravel and just make a berm so it supports the back side of that plywood at least partially. If you do it right you can do a long span and save yourself the trouble of hammering those stakes and building that wall that you built. It looks excellent but if big companies put that much time into such a small piece of foundation they would lose money. The old site guys would back up what I'm saying. Good luck. Not just trying to critique. Awesome content. 👌
Good point thanks for sharing your metod
Fabulous video. Thank you hugely, especially thanks for real sounds not music.
This was poetry in motion
nice work - the forming was super strong, very creative use of materials. and using foam on the top course was nice idea too.
Very informative, Thanks
Dude great way to do it
What is that tool that you used to spin the rebar wire, onto the rebar, please? And where to buy one? That was cool! Thanks for posting !
My left ear got solid underpinned by this video.
Thanks for sharing your video with us.... the world is already better with people like you and I ; )
Great work love it!
But that last pour would be a cold joint right? That can be a weak point in the foundation
I had a local engineer advise me on that:) I’m happy the way it turned out
This is why you have rebar joining the two. Standard practice.
Sorry, what is that hand held tool that you used to stir up the grout after you poured it and what is it used for?
Curious, was that rebar rated as weldable?
Is there a stated lifespan on the glue in the grout?
In all honesty the binding agent isn't really needed. The weight will transfer downwards either way.
You shouldn't weld the rebar as it can weaken it.
Winni for the win!
Thank you!!!!
I'd say cmu would be half the work, placing ports where needed to fill.
How would you place the vertical reinforcing using CMU?
if you ever get a pin stuck under your foot,you've had it!it hurts like bilio!
America doesn't have any laws that prohibit you from DIY your underpinning??
Just claim to be an immigrant. The law looks the other way.
@@blackout7615 great I'm an immigrant and the goverment just give me a house for free but it needs work good to know 😂😂😂😂
As illegal migrant, you will receive free accommodation so that you do not have to do such hard work as underpinning your home 🏡
To answer your question: Yes and No. It depends “where”.
How did the inspection go
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Why underpin that footing? It already looks very solid.
For an addition. It will run into that section
Why are you under pinning a slab house??
Not easy dyi, sophisticated techniques. Not to mention excavation limitations.
Is there anything this guy cant do?