Victorian build: getting the job up to Damp Course
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2023
- This is the second part of the Victorian double story extension. Part two, building up to Damp Course and laying the floor slab#construction #bricklaying #dpc #concrete
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It might sound odd but the scraping of a trowel is a wonderful sound..
Great vid again Chris.. we recently invested in a wet n dry vacuum just for occasions where it’s rained before the pour. Works a treat. Keep up the good work
Thanks, that’s a good investment then👍
Carried out to perfection as always chris.Really going to look the part in flemish bond and did i see a traditional looking cill there aswell 👍👍👏
Thanks Justin, yes it's in Flemish Bond in the old brick, made up for the job using 1845 brick molds. Yes we're putting in sills and headers in stone. Sick of this rubbish weather though, stop start, wet, dry, coat on coat off. I've lost a few days with this weather to be honest...Hopefully the sun will get his hat on aye. Hope your not affected to much bro. Take care and I wish you all the sunshine you need😜 lol
@Chris Longhurst
1845 molds i like the sound of that be a privilege to work with thise materials Chris.
Gonna be a lovely job to work on that so enjoy mate .
As for the weather its been shite since October now had another day off today cant get any kind of run on things .Your not alone its driving me nuts no money being earned no progress sick of it.
Anyway hopefully it improves for all our sakes Chris .
Awra best you and yours.
Justin 👍 🧱🧱🧱
Hi chris top job again mate 🧱 👌
Great explanation and great video as usual chris 👍
Thank you ozzy👍
Very nice Chris. Been watching for years and you always put put good content 👌🏻
thank you, much appreciated 👍
Love it chris
I see what you did with the down pipe drain..
When I was younger I did a fancy concrete job,, an over night the moisture built up an dripped from the down pipe an put a nice hole in the job..
An that was the start of my concrete repair career...
Yes, we soon learn through situations as that happened to me too lol
Hi Chris, love your videos. I'm self building a single storey timber extension that connects to a two storey brick house. The connecting wall will be exterior above the extension but interior inside the extension.
What is the common practice to stop rain water from transferring down?
abraços do Brasil 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 chris teus vídeos e trabalhos são tops parabéns !👏👏👏👏👏
Muito obrigado, eu realmente aprecio sua entrada👍
Great video mate I know what you mean when the bricks start creeping if they have a shallow frog or no frog at all it can slow the job down a bit great work
Yes and another issue is they vary in width and length which causes a real headache too..🧱👍
Your definitely a belt and braces Man 👏👏👏👍
Thanks Jeo, yeh it won't move its solid👊
Top man good work 🧱🧱
Thank you Tom👍
Great video Chris as always!
I've been stuck doing up a rotten house, planning to start my first extension in June-July when the sun is around. Your videos are very helpful!
Many thanks!
Thank you 👍 All the best with the build 🌞
Candle wax on your saw blade when cutting awkward stuff like insulation works well
Amazing craftsmanship.
Thank you👍
insulation haha could it be any thicker Criss, so when you insulating the rest of the house 😂 or is that okay to leave... okay then when it's really freezing in UK we'll all go stand in the additional bit
haha
Malcs in Perth WA ♥️
well the regulations for insulation has increased significantly since I started this extension lol, cavities are now 150mm wide!! Because the client got his plans in and passed before the June (last year) deadline we can build with 100mm cavities. All to do with the environment🙄
How are you venting the back of the existing house?
Pipes, running under the hardcore they’re just visible in the hardcore then telescopic extensions. I have featured these in other vids.
Loverly job what will happen to the price of dpm showing where the floor isn't flush to the brickwork?
We put a damp course over that and build over it. There's a floor leveler going on after we have done, and the skirting covers it when the plastering has been done. No damp can get past it..
@@foundationgood123 yeah is it also because the floor level in the house is abit lower then the damp cause am asking because my extension at home as worked like that too
@@Fordmad90 Generally the builder will keep the floor down from the existing that’s why you see the dpm
@@foundationgood123 yeah keep to down so you can finish your floor level to allow for tiles etc
Can you lay the bricks anywhere on the foundation then?
The spread was wider as explained to fill in under the existing foundation which was crumbling and collapsing. So the extension walls were correct having its foundation spread on the outer side of 100mm but more on it’s inner walls that being due to what I mentioned ie the crumbling existing foundations! Hope this has shed some light on it for you.
surely that amount of water must weaken the concrete severely ?
The concrete is a C25 over site mix, it’s a standard slump and is water graded to that standard. The water you saw was rain water on the visqueen which was scooped off into the cavity as the flowing concrete pushed it upwards. If you look carefully you’ll see the worker with the red tamper dragging it into the cavity!
Why is wall not in centre of footing?
The footing had to be wider , if you look on the first uploaded video you'll see how bad the original foundations were, thy were chunks of dry stone walling so the building inspector wanted us to secure the foundation by shuttering upto the underside of the old foundations to give it support!
I didnt think concrete was ever poured over insulation? Surely that doesnt make sense because the concrete will soak up the heat first?
When i did my extension i poured concrete first (after 150mm MOT and 50mm sand), then insulation with a 50mm screed on top
This is how we did it, each stage has to be passed via the building Control officer or it won't get its finalised pass certificate. Maybe it's a different area with different spec!!
@@foundationgood123 oh I'm not doubting you at all, I appreciate you have to follow plans. Was more a question of why the architect/engineer/inspector has called for it.. just doesnt make sense to me why you would pour a thick cold slab of concrete over the insulation
@@ninety1464 Seemingly it works! I’m not wised up on the actual data of the logistics as to its benefits to be perfectly honest, possibly stops the cold striking upwards and more importantly stops the heat distribution through the floor into the ground!!
Hey Chris great work! the concrete looked very wet with the amount of water sitting through it 👀
You can't pump dry concrete
It was a rainy morning, that was surface rain water which you can't help. The mix was a good slump and has to be that consistency for the pump to work!
Nice one Chris, the video seemned to go fast but it was over 9 minutes. Interesting that's why it went fast! Keep them coming Chris, looking forward to seeing the progress...🧱
Concrete floor in , Always a nice milestone to hit and the whole job gets a lot cleaner and more organised.
How much was the pump Chris ? 🧱👍🏽
Thanks Steve, yeh it makes you feel better as you know you're on the way up. The pump was £300 + Vat..I tend to use them more and more, takes the hard work out of the job as the there's a long drive to wheel barrow it all up. Just contending with the rain now, seems to be none stop, home at 3 again!!🧱⚒️☔️