Mr. Hull, you are doing the world a service by making these videos. Excellent content and well presented. I'm a sixteen-year-old living with my parents in what Kate Wagner would call a "Snout House." It's built on a slab foundation and has some of the worst design elements I've ever encountered. Simulated divided lites, vertical plank siding, plastic doors, and 2-inch casings and baseboards are everywhere. We're doing our best to turn it into an authentic period home, but the damage is already done. I've been drawing up the plans for my dream late Second Empire/Aesthetic Movement house that I hope to build someday. Your videos have helped me enormously. Keep the content coming!
Very smart, combining the latest materials and building technology for future longevity with a fascade of historical materials for that 100 year old look.
Thank you Brent, you have provided valuable information, I have realized I need to work on basement issues first before I work on other issues in the house. Having a 1930's house with a basement that leaks, this video helps tremendously, also there was a earlier house that burned, some of the basements seems to be orginal to that era.
I know a guy in northcentral Missouri who built his family a 2 story house completely out of poured concrete. Walls, floors, ceilings, interior and exterior walls. Only wood were the roof trusses and doors. He did own the concrete plant in town and his own foundation company. Love this series, Brent
Brent are you familiar with Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel in Japan that has a “Rubble Trench Foundation?” It was one of the only buildings that withstood an earthquake in 1923.
Great video, great graphics! Brent, Not sure you mentioned: T.S. in wall illustration is a "Through Stone"; equal to thickness of wall. Their location is important. Is there to be an outside Bulkhead for the ceiler? Thx!!!!! 🙂
The Romans developed reinforced concrete. St Peter's in Rome is a reinforced concrete building. In the mid nineteenth century, reinforced concrete was rediscovered. It was 1st used in civil engineering structures and then monumental buildings. The Wrigley mansion, used by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, is built from reinforced concrete.
Hi Brent. Awesome video series. Truly a master class on this topic. I am working on plans to add an extension to a 1890’s Victorian in upstate NY. I was thinking of doing a brick facade on top of the concrete foundation (e.g. brick ‘tile’). Is this something you’ve tried and had success with?
Correction. Concrete in one form or another has been around since people started building things (aqueducts, etc. ). I think what you are referring to is PORTLAND CEMENT
Correction. Concrete in one form or another has been around since people started building things (aqueducts, etc. ). I think what you are referring to is PORTLAND CEMENT
Mr. Hull, you are doing the world a service by making these videos. Excellent content and well presented. I'm a sixteen-year-old living with my parents in what Kate Wagner would call a "Snout House." It's built on a slab foundation and has some of the worst design elements I've ever encountered. Simulated divided lites, vertical plank siding, plastic doors, and 2-inch casings and baseboards are everywhere. We're doing our best to turn it into an authentic period home, but the damage is already done. I've been drawing up the plans for my dream late Second Empire/Aesthetic Movement house that I hope to build someday. Your videos have helped me enormously. Keep the content coming!
Wow, keep up the good work. THx.
Brent really makes me look at my own old home in a different light now.
Nice. Thanks.
Very smart, combining the latest materials and building technology for future longevity with a fascade of historical materials for that 100 year old look.
Nice. THanks.
Thank you Brent, you have provided valuable information, I have realized I need to work on basement issues first before I work on other issues in the house. Having a 1930's house with a basement that leaks, this video helps tremendously, also there was a earlier house that burned, some of the basements seems to be orginal to that era.
Glad to help. Thx.
Fantastic video, we can't thank you enough for sharing your videos. You're knowledge and craftsmanship in second to none.
Thanks again. God bless 🙏
Thank you very much!
I know a guy in northcentral Missouri who built his family a 2 story house completely out of poured concrete. Walls, floors, ceilings, interior and exterior walls. Only wood were the roof trusses and doors. He did own the concrete plant in town and his own foundation company. Love this series, Brent
Cool story. Thanks.
Great approach on combining old techniques and new technologies. Thank you for sharing!
You bet! thx for watching.
Brent are you familiar with Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel in Japan that has a “Rubble Trench Foundation?”
It was one of the only buildings that withstood an earthquake in 1923.
I'm familiar with the story but don't know that much about the foundation
The dome at the Parthenon is concrete. The dome at Florence is made with concrete.
Thanks!
He probably meant reinforced concrete....which is a 20th century invention
Dome of the Pantheon in Rome is concrete, not the Parthenon in Athens. Roman concrete made with pozzolana volcanic ash.
Great video, great graphics!
Brent, Not sure you mentioned: T.S. in wall illustration is a "Through Stone"; equal to thickness of wall. Their location is important.
Is there to be an outside Bulkhead for the ceiler?
Thx!!!!!
🙂
Good point! Thx.
I would like to see some examples of homes with slab foundations that have an old soul
Its hard because slab construction doesn't start until the 1950's. If I find one I'll let you know.
The Romans developed reinforced concrete. St Peter's in Rome is a reinforced concrete building. In the mid nineteenth century, reinforced concrete was rediscovered. It was 1st used in civil engineering structures and then monumental buildings.
The Wrigley mansion, used by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, is built from reinforced concrete.
Nice. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Brent. Awesome video series. Truly a master class on this topic. I am working on plans to add an extension to a 1890’s Victorian in upstate NY. I was thinking of doing a brick facade on top of the concrete foundation (e.g. brick ‘tile’). Is this something you’ve tried and had success with?
I'd be careful. I haven't seen it done well. My 2 cents.
Correction. Concrete in one form or another has been around since people started building things (aqueducts, etc. ). I think what you are referring to is PORTLAND CEMENT
Noted, thanks.
Didn’t the Roman’s create concrete?
Yes, they had a form of concrete. Thx.
Correction. Concrete in one form or another has been around since people started building things (aqueducts, etc. ). I think what you are referring to is PORTLAND CEMENT
Ok