Enjoyed your video. Regarding getting the door to fit perfectly. If the door fits perfectly in the frame when you purchased it, it should fit perfectly in the frame when it is installed. The secret to hanging doors is to focus on the weight bearing side, the side with the hinges. Make sure that it is perfectly vertical, straight and fastened to the door opening. Then you simply position threshold to level and square the rest of the frame to match the door.
I am in the exact same stage as you in my icf build. I just did the doors last weekend and started the doors yesterday. I did the same with the liquid flashing because tape wouldnt stick to the foam well, even after cleaning. I also didnt use the silcon between the window and the buck I just taped the window to the liquid flashing. I set my doors to the outside. I was worried they wouldnt be able to open wide because that is what everyone says but I can open them all further than what I have ever needed to open a door. I too used the laser.
It sounds like you are in a similar boat as us. Thank you for the advice on what you are doing for your details! Are you documenting your build? I would love to follow along!
@vintage-jm2fv oooh how exciting! Framing was one of the first things that made me stand back and realize the scale of what I was doing. You are building in Canada? Where?
@@Mountainview-mesa Parry Sound Ontario Georgion Bay 10 minutes from here. We boat and snowmobile. 38 acres of bush to feet a wood stove when built. Trying to decide if I should do 12" window bucks (6" concrete) all the way through or like you and have the foam on the inside of buck with a narrower buck. For filling under windows I have seen some people use a solid board for bottom of window . drill 1 or 2 3" holes to drop vibrator through to ensure concrete flows in to the underside. Trying to learn viable shortcuts from families like yours. thx again.
@@Mountainview-mesa I am so thankful for youtube.I get annoyed with naysayers. Anyones content helps us all figure out what will work for us. It is easy for some to watch and post criticism. So unlikely they themselves post any content. Thanks for posting/sharing. My wife watched some of yours as well this morning. She thought very relatable. All the best
We used Nudura icf blocks and they sell Tremco's Dymonic 100 for liquid flashing. We were really impressed with it. Thanks for keeping it real on what does and doesn't work on your build. We bought european windows & gave them the opening measurements, but there was 1/2" gap on all sides (really too big for shims), so we had some composite decking material and sawed it down into blocks which worked great, then added a shim on those when needed. Keep up the good work!
We got Oknoplast windows. They exceeded our expectations...super sturdy & well built. To save money we got the upvc windows and used fixed windows unless we needed egress in the room they were going in. Laurel Windows in Brevard, NC was amazing to work with and even helped us load & secure the windows on our trailer when we picked them up. @@Mountainview-mesa
I'm curious about the European windows. I saw a Belgian firm exported windows to the US. I didn't see anything for mosquito screens though. What's been your experience and what brand did you select?
Stucco is porous, just like siding, its merely meant to serve as armor for the actual moisture barrier. While the window nail strips may have "bedded" in the Blue Barrier I would reccomend either a line of zip tape over the nail strip, if you can get it to stick, or another layer of liquid flash to get you belt and suspenders water proofing.
I am really enjoying your videos. We should be breaking ground on our DIY ICF house in a month or so, so I am eating up your content. And I appreciate the humor. Well done!
How is your ICF build going? I start placing block on my DIY ICF build next week. I would be curious what you are running into. Reply and I ll get you my contact info if you like.
@@fricknfishn5153 took a long time to get my excavators onsite and footers done. My block (Nudura) is supposed to arrive on Wednesday!! Very excited to get started! What issues are you having?
I used LP weather logic liquid flashing from Amazon. Seemed a lot cheaper. Started using on sunny day around 25F takes longer to dry due to cold temp but seems to work fine. Started snowing half way done so didn’t finish. I think it can be applied at even colder temps as long as 20oz sausage is kept warm prior to applying. The ICF blocks I’m using are polyurethane so a little different block. Sticks fine to polyurethane from what I can tell. Likely would be okay with polystyrene.
@@Mountainview-mesa thanks for your videos fun to watch. Trying to find how people do bucks for sliding glass doors. I didn’t do it correctly trying to figure out how to fix it. Not much on roughing these in on internet. Should be a little different than windows but can’t find anything on it. If my prior response didn’t go through I got the blocks from thermalblocks they are in Utah.
Instead of using the zip tape around the windows, what about just continuing with the blue barrier liquid flash onto the edges of the window as you would the tape?
Enjoyed your video. Regarding getting the door to fit perfectly. If the door fits perfectly in the frame when you purchased it, it should fit perfectly in the frame when it is installed. The secret to hanging doors is to focus on the weight bearing side, the side with the hinges. Make sure that it is perfectly vertical, straight and fastened to the door opening. Then you simply position threshold to level and square the rest of the frame to match the door.
@@Promeethious I have way too much to learn about this!
I am in the exact same stage as you in my icf build. I just did the doors last weekend and started the doors yesterday. I did the same with the liquid flashing because tape wouldnt stick to the foam well, even after cleaning. I also didnt use the silcon between the window and the buck I just taped the window to the liquid flashing. I set my doors to the outside. I was worried they wouldnt be able to open wide because that is what everyone says but I can open them all further than what I have ever needed to open a door. I too used the laser.
It sounds like you are in a similar boat as us. Thank you for the advice on what you are doing for your details! Are you documenting your build? I would love to follow along!
fun to watch thx Canada starting my framing on top of icf basement
@vintage-jm2fv oooh how exciting! Framing was one of the first things that made me stand back and realize the scale of what I was doing. You are building in Canada? Where?
@@Mountainview-mesa Parry Sound Ontario Georgion Bay 10 minutes from here. We boat and snowmobile. 38 acres of bush to feet a wood stove when built.
Trying to decide if I should do 12" window bucks (6" concrete) all the way through or like you and have the foam on the inside of buck with a narrower buck.
For filling under windows I have seen some people use a solid board for bottom of window . drill 1 or 2 3" holes to drop vibrator through to ensure concrete flows in to the underside. Trying to learn viable shortcuts from families like yours. thx again.
@vintage-jm2fv Well, one thing we can guarantee is no matter how you do it, someone will tell you it's wrong. Haha
@@Mountainview-mesa I am so thankful for youtube.I get annoyed with naysayers. Anyones content helps us all figure out what will work for us. It is easy for some to watch and post criticism. So unlikely they themselves post any content. Thanks for posting/sharing. My wife watched some of yours as well this morning. She thought very relatable. All the best
We used Nudura icf blocks and they sell Tremco's Dymonic 100 for liquid flashing. We were really impressed with it. Thanks for keeping it real on what does and doesn't work on your build. We bought european windows & gave them the opening measurements, but there was 1/2" gap on all sides (really too big for shims), so we had some composite decking material and sawed it down into blocks which worked great, then added a shim on those when needed. Keep up the good work!
That sounds brilliant! How do you like the European windows?
We got Oknoplast windows. They exceeded our expectations...super sturdy & well built. To save money we got the upvc windows and used fixed windows unless we needed egress in the room they were going in. Laurel Windows in Brevard, NC was amazing to work with and even helped us load & secure the windows on our trailer when we picked them up. @@Mountainview-mesa
I'm curious about the European windows. I saw a Belgian firm exported windows to the US. I didn't see anything for mosquito screens though. What's been your experience and what brand did you select?
Stucco is porous, just like siding, its merely meant to serve as armor for the actual moisture barrier. While the window nail strips may have "bedded" in the Blue Barrier I would reccomend either a line of zip tape over the nail strip, if you can get it to stick, or another layer of liquid flash to get you belt and suspenders water proofing.
This is exactly what I was going to hear. Thank you so much!
I am really enjoying your videos. We should be breaking ground on our DIY ICF house in a month or so, so I am eating up your content. And I appreciate the humor. Well done!
Thank you so much! Are you excited to start?! Will you be documenting the process?
@@Mountainview-mesa yes I intend to document the process.
How is your ICF build going? I start placing block on my DIY ICF build next week. I would be curious what you are running into. Reply and I ll get you my contact info if you like.
@@fricknfishn5153 took a long time to get my excavators onsite and footers done. My block (Nudura) is supposed to arrive on Wednesday!! Very excited to get started! What issues are you having?
@@walnut_trail_farm No issues yet. My biggest worry are the penetration points for things like elec., water, gas, etc… and then the windows and doors.
I used LP weather logic liquid flashing from Amazon. Seemed a lot cheaper. Started using on sunny day around 25F takes longer to dry due to cold temp but seems to work fine. Started snowing half way done so didn’t finish. I think it can be applied at even colder temps as long as 20oz sausage is kept warm prior to applying. The ICF blocks I’m using are polyurethane so a little different block. Sticks fine to polyurethane from what I can tell. Likely would be okay with polystyrene.
Good to know! I didn't know if that product. I'll look into that! I also wasn't aware of poly blocks! What brand are you using?
@@Mountainview-mesa thanks for your videos fun to watch. Trying to find how people do bucks for sliding glass doors. I didn’t do it correctly trying to figure out how to fix it. Not much on roughing these in on internet. Should be a little different than windows but can’t find anything on it. If my prior response didn’t go through I got the blocks from thermalblocks they are in Utah.
about how much blue barrier did you use per window?
If I remember correctly, we used almost an entire sausage tube per window.
Instead of using the zip tape around the windows, what about just continuing with the blue barrier liquid flash onto the edges of the window as you would the tape?
Oooh! I didn't even think of that!
I’ve been getting window quotes and then 🤮. Prices have gotten ridiculous. Good video. See you in the next one.
@@BealyGood a lot of quotes are coming in so high! I hope you find a good window package you can stomach.
@@Mountainview-mesa cheapest so far is $130K 😞
@@BealyGood What?! Have you tried going to Builder's First Source?