It was a joy to watch you and your team create this wonderful space that adds to the gentleman's home. I wish I had learned to do this as a young person. This kind of work must bring wonderful satisfaction to your life because you get to see the results of your work quickly. Congrats!
Ron, thanks for content. Love your videos. Your integrity in your work is outstanding. You NEVER cut corners, and you ALWAYS do the right thing. I hauled concrete for almost 40 years and your work is tops of what I’ve seen. Happy Holidays to you, your family, and your team!!
Never bury wood posts in concrete or ground even when treated. They will rot sooner than you think. The concrete guys should know this if the builder doesn't. Code says don't do it or fail inspection if the inspector looks around here. You can wrap the post bottoms with some waterproof membrane, like I did with my mailbox post, but I wouldn't do that for a building support. You'll be taking the posts out, removing the rotted wood in the concrete, filling the concrete holes with more concrete and adding post base brackets in a few years as the post portion in the concrete will stay wet and disintegrate or watch the supports stop supporting. You can't even support a deck with buried wood posts via code.
I will agree with the quality job statement for sure! Your customers are very fortunate to have you provide your services to them. And you are very fortunate to have such a great crew. Merry Christmas!
Well, you guys sure know what you are doing. Your construction of the cabin's step foundation was fascinating: The speed-ed up video worked just excellent; we were able to see everything during the construction, and it didn't take a whole hour to watch that part. Really effective way for education. Thanks & cheers.
WOW, These boys do some Fantastic concrete work! Probably should have drilled some holes next to that pad and set some rebars sticking into it keep the pad from moving away over the years. My pad has left a 2 inch gap over the years. No rebar to keep it from moving.
The wood poles only rot at ground level or slightly blow. You need moisture, oxygen and bacteria for rot. Typically, pressure treated last around 20 years. They make sleaves that you wrap around the post that you take about 6 inches above ground level and about 1 foot below. These sleaves get wrapped around and then torched. Acts like a tar like shrink-wrap. I think there called post saver pro wrap. HD online has it. This wrap keeps the post from making contact with ground level. This will easily double the pole life if not much longer.
That looks fantastic now. Now wonder the owner is pleased, you made that rough as hell area look sharp now. The wall really makes it look like the whole place was built like that originally. 👍 Give Ro a big cuddle for me. 🤗
I have a post frame garage. I had to dig out a corner to replace the service wire. The post was GONE from the bottom of the slab to the ground. This is 40 year old stuff, aka the "good stuff." I planned on insulating and finishing off the inside. Now I basically need to build a whole new building.
The climate here is pretty similar to what you have over there in NY, and I've never seen a pole barn here, it's not a thing, and this is why. Stick framing is also a new thing, but it's always on top of a concrete foundation. It's always interesting to see the differences in building procedures.
@ Those that work with their hands, must rest with their minds. Everybody’s rest is a little different, but I imagine yours is up at the cabin editing videos.
Wouldn’t submerging the steel sheet metal walls in concrete lead to corrosion? And what would you recommend instead of burying pt posts? Steel anchors bolted to posts above the slab?
I'm not advocating buried posts. On my shop I used Perma Columns. However, not all treated wood is the same. On going studies have shown 0.60 lb/ft3 CCA (it's still made and you can get it) treated wood in high decay rate locations in good condition over 50 years and counting. Maybe the posts on this shop were poorly treated.
guys i know wrap their posts in tar paper, pour concrete at the bottom of the holes and bury them in gravel for drainage because no one want to do things twice. ive done floors in 40+ yr old pole barns built with this process and the post were still solid when we did work there. walls like that are always a sketchy pour when you can only set one side. alot of the times with thick, freestanding walls we'll put turnbuckles on for the top kicker with a shorter kicker right under it on the exposed side so if there is movement we can push it back straight. great looking job as usual, guys.
The last pole building I built in Northern NY I used CCA .60 Green Pressure Treated Timber which is for pole buildings. This is not what you normally see at a box store. Also, I was surprised you did not repair the posts when you had access to them. The wall is another issue. If frost gets under that wall it can easily pick that building up. I had this happen on a pole barn in norther NY where the front concrete pad was poured under the 2x6 door frame and the frost heaved that floor 6" and pick up that building. We had to dig out the posts to bring the barn back down. Frost in NY does bad things to buildings.
It nice to see someone that knows how to place concert without watering it down like soup. I'm retired from the labor's union and shoveled a lot of mud in my life.
You mentioned owner plan is to use space for storage, what I would do is attach a 2x top plate on stem wall then bolt a 6x6 heavy steel angle at each post so stem wall be carrying the load (to some degree anyway).
No, you don’t need a structural engineer for that this guy probably done this enough times where you’ve got it under control, but I did watch this at 7:00 of the video hopefully he wraps everything with some type of an ice and water shield to keep the concrete away from that wood
You do not need a structural engineer to repair or rebuild this. You need a competent contractor that understands structure. I rarely recommend a structural engineer unless it is real bad, on a home not out building.
@@professionalinspectionserv9468 Structural engineers are cheap for this sorta stuff in the grand scheme of things. Why wouldn't you for the slightly added cost?
I had reservations about building a pole building for this exact reason. I am getting ready to have a pole building built and I am using Plasti-Sleeve on the posts and Plast-Skirt on the skirt boards. The Plast-Sleeve has no penetrations other than the post entry. These keep the dirt and wood completely separated.
@@scottdm9707 that looks good for a deck or a pole building repair but while looking into these, I think the cps system or something like that would be better for a new pole building.
Great job. I started pouring concrete in 1985 here in florida. Had to retire in 2022 because of severe psoriatic arthritis and I miss it. Here in florida per code we have to use mesh ups under the wire. It sure helps with keeping the wire up. But all the track home builders here are cheap and use fiber mesh. Great job and great videos. Merry Christmas.
Nice work your team does. I don't do cement work, but I enjoy watching since I am considering a Pole Barn, but with metal poles. That is a nice bucket you buil, you can probably cut out a pour spout on it to save some labor. 👌
The problem with after 2010 pressure treated poles is its missing arsenic creosote should have been applied to the bottom in the ground to six inches above the ground line. Even electric poles do this.
That's a badass little pole barn. Helped my dad build ours like 20 some years ago. I think it was 25x25 or 25x30. Good times in that pole barn!! Not including the outside storage areas. It was pretty big.
So the homeowner deck to ignore the rotten posts? I don’t get it; it looks like there is no sill plate so when the posts fail what is supporting the vertical load of the wall?
This will be very huge improvement for this building.And don't doubt your capability at all.Really?Happy to see you made it back from hunting.Wish you had a successful hunt and great time.!! Also wish you a merry christmas to you and your family and The crew!!
Nice job! In wet ground, less than 20 years those poles will last. My prefrence is put the poles on concrete piers. This place I bought has a pole barn that was built 20 years before I bought it. The center pole on a non-bearing wall is completely rotted/gone. This barn was not a professional build, and it shows. I laugh every time I look at it thinking about fixing it. Its one big cobblejob. A forehead slapper to fix. Tear down & rebuild is what it needs. 😅
Posts around Log Homes are often in or at ground level... They rot. Every. Single. Time. The right way? A proper masonry foundation -even for posts- will be up at least 18" or higher (snow depth+), then an air gap spacer (posts) or sill seal for horizontal logs, then the wood can sit on that. Never caulk in the air gap and unintentionally make a cup for water to fill... Always leave a way for water to get out of wood. I'd still install borate rods at the lower end of posts as insurance, and check them once a year to replace those that dissolve. Cheaper to do it right than to do it over.
I don't want to leave a mean comment, But it's not necessarily true when people say that we need migrants to do tough jobs, You got a great crew that knows exactly what they have to do, and they don't stand around for someone to tell them what to do next. they are hard working Men.
I'm very pro immigrant, your comment was not the least bit negative or prejudice. His crew always impressed me, I've worked a few years with my brothers concrete business. Let me tell you, this crew right here is a helluva lot better than the folks I used to work with. Bondo just how attitude, how you work so well and treat your employees is awesome. And your love of your lil 4 legged family member says everything about you! 👍👍👍 Thanks for letting us in your would. Always fascinating. Curious tho, since you were kinda your own customer with your lil pad, did you give yourself a beer coozie?? That cabin is a slice of heaven on earth right there!
After seeing all the rotted framing posts to the main structure.....so then you pour the concrete pad right up against the outside posts of the Lean part without felt or anything to protect those posts.
What value does the reinforcing wire provide when buried under the concrete? Also, the concern for causing an accident on the road when two trucks are there at the same time can be solved by having both trucks get off the road and pass on the project property!
I was thinking maybe you could have just stuck the truck chute in the curb and poured from the truck and vibrated it? 6 in 1/half dozen in the other. Y'all do great work!!
It’s worth noting that “treated” lumber today isn’t what it was 40 years ago. The treatment process and chemicals have changed significantly, likely due to environmental regulations, and modern treatments just don’t seem to hold up as well. On top of that, the quality of the wood itself has declined. Today’s lumber often comes from fast-grown plantation trees, which can’t compare to the dense, slow-growing wood we got from old-growth forests in the past. Unfortunately, we’re not comparing apples to apples when we look at modern materials versus what was used decades ago.
My pole barn has ground contact rated 6x6 poles and was built 27 years ago. I live in Oregon and have industrial grade clay for soil. I dug down near one of the poles and it was as solid as the day it was put into the ground. The poles used in the video may have been treated but the surface doesn’t show the pattern of cuts that allow the treatment to penetrate.
They make a plastic casing the 6x6 fits into to keep the ground from doing that to the wood.....Also using .80 CCA treated wood or greater would have helped.
12/16 2024: may be the next time you should use a concrete viberator to ensure the cement is spread out even, sometimes it will prevent the clumps or the bulging. Man you do good work, really professional.
First off, great job. 2 quesrions.Do you have a marker along the wall or something to tell you how high to take concrete, and is the wire getting buried on the ground, or is it being pulled upalomg rhe way? Usually, it sits on some type of chair system.
I built a pole barn hangar 43 years ago, using old power poles that were deemed unfit for further use. I got them for 5 bucks each, I had almost no , money to spare back then! Hand dug the holes, some hit boulders only a few inches deep, none below 30", frost line in the Idaho mountains, conventional footing depth anyway is 3' I believe. No building permit of course, sono inspection worries! I cross braced the hell out of it, with timbers I got free from a demo job, built my own trusses, and the thing is still standing, nothings moved an inch, I drive by it almost every day. I see large horse arenas built using tripled up 2/6's, instead of a 6x6, the preservative works much better that way I'm told. When it comes to a real building, not just a tractor shed or whatever,nothing beats a conventional footing/foundation wall and stick framing for bank for the buck, especially if you're going to heat it.
The triple 2x6’s are better because the weak points of each one is reinforced by the other two. I’ve had 6x6’s break in half where large knots are present.
Answer: Depends on the species of wood and the soil conditions at the site. In some areas some species won't last ten years and in others pole barns canbstandbfor decades without issue. If you don't know which consult an older farmer with actual experience.
My barn was built in 1895 Overall, still in good shape. Metal roof is all original as well as the wood. The doors need to be replaced but I'm using the original hardware.
So you didn't cut off the rotten posts and pour the wall underneath? And then secure the posts to the stem wall with large angle brackets? Didn't look like enough rebar or properly caged.
This is why I've been watching you so long. You take jobs like this. Creativity and good ole country boy smarts. Good job.
Thanks I love the challenging ones. They make the best videos too.
It was a joy to watch you and your team create this wonderful space that adds to the gentleman's home. I wish I had learned to do this as a young person. This kind of work must bring wonderful satisfaction to your life because you get to see the results of your work quickly. Congrats!
Yes it does give us satisfaction.
Ron, thanks for content. Love your videos. Your integrity in your work is outstanding. You NEVER cut corners, and you ALWAYS do the right thing. I hauled concrete for almost 40 years and your work is tops of what I’ve seen. Happy Holidays to you, your family, and your team!!
Thank you for the kind words. Means a lot.
Never bury wood posts in concrete or ground even when treated. They will rot sooner than you think. The concrete guys should know this if the builder doesn't. Code says don't do it or fail inspection if the inspector looks around here. You can wrap the post bottoms with some waterproof membrane, like I did with my mailbox post, but I wouldn't do that for a building support. You'll be taking the posts out, removing the rotted wood in the concrete, filling the concrete holes with more concrete and adding post base brackets in a few years as the post portion in the concrete will stay wet and disintegrate or watch the supports stop supporting. You can't even support a deck with buried wood posts via code.
and yet this is common practice without the results you describe
@@WorldInANutshell I have made this repair on treated posts that have rotted.
Wood rots and concrete cracks.
Tell that to A Stable Life on UA-cam. They're building a hay barn with buried posts surrounded by some concrete. NFG.
yup
I will agree with the quality job statement for sure! Your customers are very fortunate to have you provide your services to them. And you are very fortunate to have such a great crew. Merry Christmas!
One word... "prep" you are the master...Happy New Year!
Well, you guys sure know what you are doing. Your construction of the cabin's step foundation was fascinating: The speed-ed up video worked just excellent;
we were able to see everything during the construction, and it didn't take a whole hour to watch that part. Really effective way for education. Thanks & cheers.
Thank you
WOW, These boys do some Fantastic concrete work! Probably should have drilled some holes next to that pad and set some rebars sticking into it keep the pad from moving away over the years. My pad has left a 2 inch gap over the years. No rebar to keep it from moving.
Great team, quality work. This from 44 years in masonry trade . My hat is off to you Sir.
Thank you that means a lot from a veteran like you.
The wood poles only rot at ground level or slightly blow. You need moisture, oxygen and bacteria for rot. Typically, pressure treated last around 20 years. They make sleaves that you wrap around the post that you take about 6 inches above ground level and about 1 foot below. These sleaves get wrapped around and then torched. Acts like a tar like shrink-wrap. I think there called post saver pro wrap. HD online has it. This wrap keeps the post from making contact with ground level. This will easily double the pole life if not much longer.
Sleeves. Creosote does this. Electric poles have creosote
I e removed telephone poles that were 50 years ole that had creosote placed around them originally and they were perfect , no rot
You guys do great work. You really have a great crew.
I always enjoy your jobs. Thanks for taking the time to instruct and share.
That looks fantastic now. Now wonder the owner is pleased, you made that rough as hell area look sharp now. The wall really makes it look like the whole place was built like that originally. 👍
Give Ro a big cuddle for me. 🤗
You guys are great to learn from. Always enjoys your videos… Thanks for putting them out…
You're welcome thanks.
I have a post frame garage. I had to dig out a corner to replace the service wire. The post was GONE from the bottom of the slab to the ground. This is 40 year old stuff, aka the "good stuff." I planned on insulating and finishing off the inside. Now I basically need to build a whole new building.
That sucks. Look into Permacolums maybe you can fix the structure.
Dang! Your crew is really something, You do good as fearless leader.
The climate here is pretty similar to what you have over there in NY, and I've never seen a pole barn here, it's not a thing, and this is why. Stick framing is also a new thing, but it's always on top of a concrete foundation. It's always interesting to see the differences in building procedures.
I live in upstate ny we have a foot of snow right now any how , many people build pole barns here!
What state do u live in?
@@SteveCallsen I live in Hungary, in the middle of Europe.
Another quality/professional project completed. You have a great team that works well together and gets it done! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Glad you have the lake cabin. Beautiful view of the river. Great place to relax after a hard day work you guys deserve it.
Thank You. I love it up there.
@ Those that work with their hands, must rest with their minds. Everybody’s rest is a little different, but I imagine yours is up at the cabin editing videos.
Wouldn’t submerging the steel sheet metal walls in concrete lead to corrosion? And what would you recommend instead of burying pt posts? Steel anchors bolted to posts above the slab?
yes deep set anchors and post installed above grade is highly recommended.
I'm not advocating buried posts. On my shop I used Perma Columns. However, not all treated wood is the same. On going studies have shown 0.60 lb/ft3 CCA (it's still made and you can get it) treated wood in high decay rate locations in good condition over 50 years and counting. Maybe the posts on this shop were poorly treated.
I would imagine so but I like the Permacolums or soon tubes.
Your work is awesome!
I've got to say Bondo you guys give 💯 percent on every job!
Thanks Timothy
guys i know wrap their posts in tar paper, pour concrete at the bottom of the holes and bury them in gravel for drainage because no one want to do things twice. ive done floors in 40+ yr old pole barns built with this process and the post were still solid when we did work there.
walls like that are always a sketchy pour when you can only set one side. alot of the times with thick, freestanding walls we'll put turnbuckles on for the top kicker with a shorter kicker right under it on the exposed side so if there is movement we can push it back straight.
great looking job as usual, guys.
So satisfying watching pros work. Great job boys.
Thanks Mike.
Nice cement work. Loved watching this.
Thanks.
Concrete, not just cement. Cement is 1 ingredient IN the mix of concrete. Cement+ sand + aggregate (rock)+water= concrete
The last pole building I built in Northern NY I used CCA .60 Green Pressure Treated Timber which is for pole buildings. This is not what you normally see at a box store. Also, I was surprised you did not repair the posts when you had access to them. The wall is another issue. If frost gets under that wall it can easily pick that building up. I had this happen on a pole barn in norther NY where the front concrete pad was poured under the 2x6 door frame and the frost heaved that floor 6" and pick up that building. We had to dig out the posts to bring the barn back down. Frost in NY does bad things to buildings.
Most PT is .40 these days. I go to a dock supply and get 2.50 used for salt water immersion, for the “last forever” jobs.
It nice to see someone that knows how to place concert without watering it down like soup. I'm retired from the labor's union and shoveled a lot of mud in my life.
Awesome. thanks
We pour a good slump usually a 5.
Great job as always. 👍👍
You mentioned owner plan is to use space for storage, what I would do is attach a 2x top plate on stem wall then bolt a 6x6 heavy steel angle at each post so stem wall be carrying the load (to some degree anyway).
You guys did a good job. If I were the home owner I'd get a structural engineer in there as well to make recommendations and draw up some plans.
No, you don’t need a structural engineer for that this guy probably done this enough times where you’ve got it under control, but I did watch this at 7:00 of the video hopefully he wraps everything with some type of an ice and water shield to keep the concrete away from that wood
You do not need a structural engineer to repair or rebuild this. You need a competent contractor that understands structure. I rarely recommend a structural engineer unless it is real bad, on a home not out building.
@@professionalinspectionserv9468 Structural engineers are cheap for this sorta stuff in the grand scheme of things. Why wouldn't you for the slightly added cost?
I had reservations about building a pole building for this exact reason. I am getting ready to have a pole building built and I am using Plasti-Sleeve on the posts and Plast-Skirt on the skirt boards. The Plast-Sleeve has no penetrations other than the post entry. These keep the dirt and wood completely separated.
Super fun watch, thank you for sharing, as it looks fantastic!
The homeowner won the lottery when he found you guys - tremendous work.
Really? A lot of sub par work at best.
@@alphatrion48 sub par compared to what? lol
I love seeing a team work together. In my years working as an aircraft mechanic team work wasn't there, just get the job done.
Nice work Bondo & Crew!
Please tell me why watching really good concrete guys work, is so mesmerizing? Dang, what an effective crew! KUDOS!
What a sweet dog !!😊
I tore down my brother's deck a few years ago, his posts looked like that.
When I built my deck, I poured concrete and put posts on top.
Smart move. You could have poured concrete around the rotting post (like this wall) and the post would continue to rot.
@johnlee7085 I set the old rotting post on my trailer's new wood deck, now I have a spot rotting on that 🤦
Permacolumns are a nice option too. Precast concrete posts with brackets on top so only the concrete is below grade.
@@scottdm9707 that looks good for a deck or a pole building repair but while looking into these, I think the cps system or something like that would be better for a new pole building.
I wish you guys were working in Eastern NC. Great work! 😃
Good looking project Ron and crew
Thank you.
Nice job. Nice cabin with a great view.
Thanks.
Looking very good well done and thank you for the video.
Thanks Jim.
enjoyed seeing the nice job with the front door pad
Thank You.
Sent you a Facebook message about some potential work!
Love how that little wall came out to support that pole barn!
Great job. I started pouring concrete in 1985 here in florida. Had to retire in 2022 because of severe psoriatic arthritis and I miss it. Here in florida per code we have to use mesh ups under the wire. It sure helps with keeping the wire up. But all the track home builders here are cheap and use fiber mesh. Great job and great videos. Merry Christmas.
Psoriatic arthritis is the worst there is. You have been dealt a bum hand. Know what you're dealing with.
Great camera angle on that mesh. No arrests were made in the shooting of this video.
Nice work your team does. I don't do cement work, but I enjoy watching since I am considering a Pole Barn, but with metal poles.
That is a nice bucket you buil, you can probably cut out a pour spout on it to save some labor. 👌
You are right about those posts . the stemwall is gonna help the floor but the roof is gonna sag when the rest of the post rot away!
It should be fine as it is studded from the slab to the roof and now the slab has the stem wall under it.
The problem with after 2010 pressure treated poles is its missing arsenic creosote should have been applied to the bottom in the ground to six inches above the ground line. Even electric poles do this.
Or just put it on a concrete pier and not worry about it.
Beautiful job...great crew
@@dco956 thank you. 😊
New Subscriber Cause I like to learn how to do it myself and get tips from UA-camr's like you, And I like how you explain it very well., Great Job 👍
Thanks for subscribing. Hope my videos help you.
Looks good, guys! 😊
That's a badass little pole barn. Helped my dad build ours like 20 some years ago. I think it was 25x25 or 25x30. Good times in that pole barn!! Not including the outside storage areas. It was pretty big.
Good looking work seems like a good team...only thing I didn't see was the wire mesh pulled up off the ground up into the concrete.....
So the homeowner deck to ignore the rotten posts? I don’t get it; it looks like there is no sill plate so when the posts fail what is supporting the vertical load of the wall?
just curious, why weren't stress joints installed?
Looks like real nice work. Love the view at the cabin.
This will be very huge improvement for this building.And don't doubt your capability at all.Really?Happy to see you made it back from hunting.Wish you had a successful hunt and great time.!! Also wish you a merry christmas to you and your family and The crew!!
THanks Chip
Great job! Was really hoping to see a car parked at the end, but I suppose that would mean a return trip after the cure. Still…nice work as usual!
Good morning Bondo n Crew.
Great Job as Always 🤙🔥🇺🇸
Great job guys. Good crew there.
😎👍 Brad and Jade really did a great job to help your pour
Nice job! In wet ground, less than 20 years those poles will last. My prefrence is put the poles on concrete piers. This place I bought has a pole barn that was built 20 years before I bought it. The center pole on a non-bearing wall is completely rotted/gone. This barn was not a professional build, and it shows. I laugh every time I look at it thinking about fixing it. Its one big cobblejob. A forehead slapper to fix. Tear down & rebuild is what it needs. 😅
Put sono tubes in with post brackets. will be a pain to fix though. lol
You’re correct!!!
Awesome job! What a great improvement.
Thanks.
Awesome work as usual brother. My boy row hardest worker you got.👍🏻🇺🇸🐶
Posts around Log Homes are often in or at ground level... They rot. Every. Single. Time.
The right way? A proper masonry foundation -even for posts- will be up at least 18" or higher (snow depth+), then an air gap spacer (posts) or sill seal for horizontal logs, then the wood can sit on that. Never caulk in the air gap and unintentionally make a cup for water to fill... Always leave a way for water to get out of wood.
I'd still install borate rods at the lower end of posts as insurance, and check them once a year to replace those that dissolve.
Cheaper to do it right than to do it over.
I don't want to leave a mean comment, But it's not necessarily true when people say that we need migrants to do tough jobs, You got a great crew that knows exactly what they have to do, and they don't stand around for someone to tell them what to do next. they are hard working Men.
I'm very pro immigrant, your comment was not the least bit negative or prejudice. His crew always impressed me, I've worked a few years with my brothers concrete business. Let me tell you, this crew right here is a helluva lot better than the folks I used to work with. Bondo just how attitude, how you work so well and treat your employees is awesome. And your love of your lil 4 legged family member says everything about you! 👍👍👍 Thanks for letting us in your would. Always fascinating. Curious tho, since you were kinda your own customer with your lil pad, did you give yourself a beer coozie?? That cabin is a slice of heaven on earth right there!
@@scottsmith1569 Thanks for that super nice comment and yes I gave myself a beer coozie with a cold Miller Light in it. LOL
Thank you and yes we all work well together like a well oiled machine.
Only thing I saw wrong was that they only used the wire reinforcement to hold the plastic down never pulled the wire up into the concrete not one time
There are many areas where wait lists for contractors is 2-3 years due to lack of sober laborers.
Really useful space now. Thanks for the videos.
You're welcome and yes it is.
Perfect as always, enjoy your Christmas, Ron😊😊
Merry Christmas to you too.
That knee wall saved those posts, learned alot from you.
No it won’t.
Beautiful Lean-To .. almost won't want to use it as a garge now - just a patio :-0)
Lol homeowner loved it.
After seeing all the rotted framing posts to the main structure.....so then you pour the concrete pad right up against the outside posts of the Lean part without felt or anything to protect those posts.
The concrete is not what causes the posts to rot.
Solid hard Concrete still has alot of water in it and can cause those posts to rot.....you should never set even treated posts in dirt or concrete.
@@robertnash2446 YEP I AGREE
What value does the reinforcing wire provide when buried under the concrete? Also, the concern for causing an accident on the road when two trucks are there at the same time can be solved by having both trucks get off the road and pass on the project property!
He said descent size curb,....THAT CURB IS HUGE BROTHER!! 👍👍👌👌👊👊
I was thinking maybe you could have just stuck the truck chute in the curb and poured from the truck and vibrated it? 6 in 1/half dozen in the other. Y'all do great work!!
Very good work
I'm a little surprised those barrels of concrete didn't harden up after an hour plus. Congrats to you again!
It was quite stiff as you could see. LOL
Treated fence posts 40 plus years, still standing.
Some free draining soils the poles do much better than poor draining clay soils.
It’s worth noting that “treated” lumber today isn’t what it was 40 years ago. The treatment process and chemicals have changed significantly, likely due to environmental regulations, and modern treatments just don’t seem to hold up as well. On top of that, the quality of the wood itself has declined. Today’s lumber often comes from fast-grown plantation trees, which can’t compare to the dense, slow-growing wood we got from old-growth forests in the past. Unfortunately, we’re not comparing apples to apples when we look at modern materials versus what was used decades ago.
My pole barn has ground contact rated 6x6 poles and was built 27 years ago. I live in Oregon and have industrial grade clay for soil. I dug down near one of the poles and it was as solid as the day it was put into the ground. The poles used in the video may have been treated but the surface doesn’t show the pattern of cuts that allow the treatment to penetrate.
Amazing transformation really. Nice...
Thanks.
Thanks for sharing brother 😁🙏 enjoyed it.
Poles that where used to build my garage back in 1972/3 are at about 60% post that where put in around 2012 are rotted off at ground level
They make a plastic casing the 6x6 fits into to keep the ground from doing that to the wood.....Also using .80 CCA treated wood or greater would have helped.
That second driver was a really good one . Didn’t even haft to rake much .
Never ending awesome work!
I saw his posts were starting to rot wouldn’t it help to wrap the post in plastic where dirt and concrete touches the post.??
I would have thought that they would have jacked up the house on those poles and cut them at the concrete with a vapor barrier - maybe I'm mistaken.
Nice slab! I want to do the same thing under my shed roof. Good job boys.
Thanks. It worked nice.
12/16 2024: may be the next time you should use a concrete viberator to ensure the cement is spread out even, sometimes it will prevent the clumps or the bulging. Man you do good work, really professional.
First off, great job. 2 quesrions.Do you have a marker along the wall or something to tell you how high to take concrete, and is the wire getting buried on the ground, or is it being pulled upalomg rhe way? Usually, it sits on some type of chair system.
Beautiful work
Do you leave the wire mesh at bottom or does it get pulled up as you pour?
You need a small drop to keep water off the slab, just like a bathroom drains away so you don't flood your house or flood your garage, or gas exhaust.
Nice job as always guys
Thanks
I built a pole barn hangar 43 years ago, using old power poles that were deemed unfit for further use. I got them for 5 bucks each, I had almost no , money to spare back then! Hand dug the holes, some hit boulders only a few inches deep, none below 30", frost line in the Idaho mountains, conventional footing depth anyway is 3' I believe. No building permit of course, sono inspection worries! I cross braced the hell out of it, with timbers I got free from a demo job, built my own trusses, and the thing is still standing, nothings moved an inch, I drive by it almost every day. I see large horse arenas built using tripled up 2/6's, instead of a 6x6, the preservative works much better that way I'm told. When it comes to a real building, not just a tractor shed or whatever,nothing beats a conventional footing/foundation wall and stick framing for bank for the buck, especially if you're going to heat it.
The triple 2x6’s are better because the weak points of each one is reinforced by the other two. I’ve had 6x6’s break in half where large knots are present.
Your guys do wonderful work !!!!
GM trucks good !!!!!!
Answer: Depends on the species of wood and the soil conditions at the site. In some areas some species won't last ten years and in others pole barns canbstandbfor decades without issue. If you don't know which consult an older farmer with actual experience.
Very nice job
My barn was built in 1895
Overall, still in good shape. Metal roof is all original as well as the wood.
The doors need to be replaced but I'm using the original hardware.
Good quality 💯 work....
A pole Barn will last over 300 years! Easy if its built right !
Yes built with Sono tubes or Parma Columns and wood posts above the ground I agree.
So you didn't cut off the rotten posts and pour the wall underneath? And then secure the posts to the stem wall with large angle brackets? Didn't look like enough rebar or properly caged.