How to Pour Concrete Footers for Block Walls start to finish DIY
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- Building a 16"x16" Concrete Footer for a 8" Block wall foundation. Using homemade concrete forms, concrete pump truck, 5.25 yards of concrete and a lot of rebar.
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Hello everybody. When I sprayed the forms with grease @6:55 in the video I sprayed the wood only and avoided spraying any rebar using a spray can with a tiny nozzle, this requires accuracy while spraying, with that being said it would probably be easier to just grease the forms before any rebar is present. Also @6:00 in video I talk about the vertical rebar for blocks. Depending on your local building codes a small 6" bend at the bottom of vertical rebar may be needed.
Can't hurt to do it even if the code doesn't require it, can it? It's possibly a pain, but probably worth it.
what if i dnt use a vertical rebar, would this make the foundation weaker?
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@@chinoblood1 Then the backfill pressure would be able to push the wall inward at the base. Another reason you don't want perfectly smooth footers.
For a rookie you did a good job. If this is your first time you did a really good job. A couple of tips: make your forms a couple of inches high and hammer nails in at pour height. That way you can finish under the boards without taking them off. Second: Use a vibrator to settle the rock and aggregate during the pour. It also chases the trapped air up and out of the mud while pouring. Third: Use plywood cleats across the top with spreader blocks instead of 2x4's. As far as oiling the forms, you can buy form oil and an open top sprayer and coat the forms before you set them. Don't get any oil on the rebar. Also, after you pour the mud and vibrate it, don't monkey around with the iron. It's set in good. Plum it after the mud sets up a day by bending it. No inspector is going to soil himself if you have to bend a dowel a few degrees. Finally, any mud that spills out over the form onto the back side,,, get that shit out of there before it hardens so stripping the forms is easy. Just spread some plastic sheeting out and dump the over pour on that. As far as rebar placement, we would run a 2x4 on edge on top of the cleats the length of the pour and either tie wire or bend nails over the rebar on our layout. So you can set all the forms and put the rebar in last.
Thank you for putting yourself out there for us. It can be daunting to take on a new task BUT it’s even more daunting to listen to all the criticism you get on how you did it. If it’s any consolation, I have learned a lot from both you and the commentators!
Thanks man.
I know nothing about construction but now I feel like I do after watching this 101 tutorial. Thanks
You're an excellent teacher! You explain all that is necessary, succinctly, without distraction. Thank you!
Thank you
except its all wrong very wrong
Man this is probably the best video on doing a DIY footer. And I’ve watched a TON as we want to build and do a lot ourselves. Thank you sir
Just remember that the 3,4,5 square rule should be used to not only find square but to insure that you're squaring it to to your existing building.
Glad to see your kid helping out. A wonderful experience working with his hands that he will remember with fondness.
No he won't 🤣
In the moment he's probably like this is stupid and my dad is always making me do this dumb crap but in the future he should understand and be thankful
I did all kinds of things with my dad when I was a kid. Loved every second of it.
A very thorough series, and luckily for me almost exactly the kind of construction I'm going to be doing! Yaaaay someone already did all the groundwork.
That's a nice solid structure and the foundation is great. Great work all around! For those looking to save exponential amounts of money and especially time though you could skip all that form building, "greasing the forms" and the super high vertical rebar with the "safety caps". As you are digging it out either by hand or machine, just dig the form of the footer in the dirt itself... You're gonna want to put 2-3 adjacent, long, lines of horizontal rebar down the and length and width of the footer, regardless of whatever city or state code, and bend 90 degrees around the corners. You also need all this rebar on the ground to raise a good 3 .5 inches above the dirt for the concrete to set below it. We can do this by simply splitting regular red bricks in half and placing them beneath the rebar about every 4 feet. You don't have to buy special cuts of steel wire for this, you could even use stones from a nearby creek to make sure you rebar is high enough above ground. All this effort will almost entirely prevent cracking well beyond your great, great, grandchildren's lifespan if done properly. Don't forget the rebar tie wire that connects each individual piece to the next and double up at intersections between individual pieces of long rebar with at least a 20 inch overlap . At 4:50 in this video we're going to instead put a short 16-18 inch piece of rebar crossing our long pieces and tie those in with wire as well. Finally, every 4 feet, you drive an 18-30 inch piece of rebar vertically along the center of your footer and use a laser level to put them at the exact height you want your footer to be all the way around (about 12 inches of concrete for 1 story structures). As you are pouring concrete you have an easy height measurement with that vertical rebar that's been leaser leveled exactly, instead of a health risk you need to buy extra stuff to cap off or a huge, time intensive wooden form made from planks you can barely re-use. As a disclaimer this method requires more skill in digging, especially with machinery and you may use an extra yard of concrete or two, however it saves huge amounts on lumber, grease, plastic, and most importantly... time.
Awesome seeing the family work together. Thanks for sharing this.
This is the best video on footer forms that I've seen. I can do this to save $$$ before hiring someone to work the concrete. I'm not young enough to do the pouring and finishing because it is so time sensitive.
I will be looking at building a contemporary home in 3 or 4 years. Thanks for helping me get a start on my journey.
Great work. Inspiring and easy to follow. Self constructing my 1200 sq ft all steel reinforced concrete extension and among all the videos out there, your work is a good guide to follow. Thanks from the island of Guam.
Thank you
that pump truck operator was a total butt cheese lol !! he had you on the run lol
You are really gifted at producing videos. This was an excellent video for me as I get ready to add on to my home.
Thank you
Nice job . The Family working together ... Priceless !!! 😊
Thank you
I have to say that the lady in that video worked harder than anybody else on that project. 👍🏻
I like that you got the family involved and the project looks very good.
By far the best video I've watched. Awesome family working together.
Well done. This is the best video I have seen on pouring a foundation. A lot more detail here than some of the professional videos.
This breakdown was close to ChrisFix level, as far as information and order goes.
Thank you
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Thank you for sharing this video. It's so nice to see your whole family involved. I don't know much about construction but I love the art form. To me it is very therapeutic and calming :-). I can watch these videos for hours. Where is part 2?
Awesome vid. About to do some footings myself for the first time and this was great to see the whole process. One thing I noticed is that the whole area looks pretty dry at the end. Usually, you don't want to allow the concrete to dry out until it has finished curing or it can cause surface spawling. I've seen crews cover their work in plastic to slow evaporation if going out and spraying it down often is untenable.
I have to say, this was well planned, engineered and executed. Will check to see the finished block wall and final addition.
I did commercial concrete in SoCal for a while, You guys all did a great job.
thank you
I love that this project is a family affair.
I'm not jealious working with family is always a pain in the ass
@@johndowe7003 rather get drunk and do it with buddies
@@W333dm4n no shit, same here buddy
I do not intend to pee into your cheerios, and it is only a footing, so the 3x4x5 triangle is fine. However, I prefer a corner to corner measurement and a taunt string line bc lumber always has twists and kinks to it. If you set your corners first, the rest is fine tuning and spacer blocks
Nice. Only suggestion is you can rent a virbrator or perhaps use a sawzall without a blade to help the crete flow and remove voids. You can also talk to the crete company about some plasticizers which help the crete flow more liquid-like. I have to do a similar for a large shed, and this was a good reminder from when I did this as a teenager.
Thanks. The crete vibrator would have been nice. I used on for my concrete steps it worked well.
Thank you sooooo much for these awesome videos. I love how you explain EVERYTHING you do.
thank you
Excellent tutorial, thanks
I love concrete as a building material. Great Video.
Awesome you guys worked hard and got something nice to be proud of in the end . 👍
Wow, you did a great job of explaining the process. You made it seem less frightening. Also, you have a great voice for narrating. I will continue to look for more videos from you. Good job.
Thank you
Great family, all hands are on the job!
Thank you
Very easy to follow. I'm taking a residential construction course and this put the words that I just read into motion. Thank you for sharing.
good to see all the family working on it... great team work
Awesome, whole family worked to get things done
Nice teamwork with family
So cool to see what it looks like your whole family helping 🫡
I have been watching quite a few videos on concrete footings. Yours was very organized and look forward to sharing with my husband as we are planning to build our first home and we want to be a part of the build. Hence why so many videos to get inspired since there are different techniques. Thank you for posting!
Thanks. I got more videos coming about building a block basement soon.
Very impressive! i am planning on building a block/brick shed in my back yard. Unfortunately for me, because of the frost line, it appears I will need about 10 cubic yards of concrete for the footers/monolithic slab, yikes
great video! thanks for the thorough explanation. Currently taking a construction cost estimation class in Grad school and this helps with understanding methodology and logic for foundation/footing/walls etc.
That was a nice job. I would build the form boards using the 2x4 in perpendicular position ,that way give more strength to the forms( you can not believe how much concrete can punch to the forms)Congratulation!!
Fun project. I’m jealous.
Liked how you explained the process.
A few tips.
-If you want the rebar to hold a downward load install it about 2” from the bottom. If it’s an upward load put it about two inches from the top. If you put it in the center it carries little to none of the load.
-A concrete vibrator rental isn’t that bad.
- If you want the grout to bond to the footing leave it slightly rough and dampen as you apply the grout.
- the vertical rebar should have been tied to steel mat and not set on blocks. (I’ve rejected pours for this very reason. Contractor was pissed.🤷♂️)
Overall it seems like a good family project. The kids will never forget that.
What do you mean by upward load with the rebar compared to downward load?
In your first tip, you're talking about the horizontal rebar in the channel? I'd also like to know the answer to the other person's question :) Also, what exactly does "grout" mean? He's saying to fill the cells of the concrete blocks with grout..is that a different mixture or he just means more concrete?
I can't believe more people haven't watched this. The steps and your narrative are great.
Thank you
This is my first time watching g this channel. I like how you worked with your family. Looking forward to more videos.
Thank you
This is really great.
You’ll help a lot of Folk.
Thx
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Thank you
$320 for a pump truck!!!!, I'm so jealous, A great deal here in Ohio is $850. great video my friend.
Geez expensive
Love the crew action
Thanks
Great job! Really well done video. I really liked the way your whole family pitched in!
Thanks
$350 pump truck very reasonable.
Between 1,000 and 1,200 everywhere I've ever used!
$320
Expensive..my area $250
That was my thought!
Well done !! Thank you for making it look so simple - which it is.
Loose the 90 degree corners on the inside and make radius. Adds a great amount of strength and eliminates the potential for cracking as there is a high pressure point on the inside corners
Thanks for sharing this
Nice job very professional
Brave man. Thanks a lot for this video. Honestly
Smart about the block under the rebar, that's kind of easy to overlook. I assume it's for rust. I have seen people place them in the ground directly.
Great Video!!
Great great video. You should do more about anything and everything. Excellent!
More to come!
Great teacher, great audio and video! Well done!
Thank you kindly!
Looks good though
Nice job and nice video, explained everything really well.
Thank you
This is awesome my guy. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Super hard and quality foundation, thank
nice , simple straight forward. good job
Thank you
Looks like you have a good hard working lady by your side
I loved this video.. thanks for sharing!
Very informative. Thank you
Enjoying your series
Good job mates
Iam sure doing by your self you've saved so much money🤑🤑
A job like that here in Australia
Will be between 30k to 40k
Approximately u.s 35k
Thank you
Here you can do it for less than 10k lol. You can make 1000sqft house for 35k
Well done explaining the process!
Beautiful. Thank you!
Thank you for your very nicely detailed video. Very informative and well made.
Thank you
Great video, very transparent and informative.
Question:
Would it have been possible to use the earth as a forms/support for the footings?
Excavated a little down then dug out the footings, poured concrete straight in (with rebar), once set the remaining earth can be removed from the “center”
It's possible to do it that way but it depends on soil/earth for my build the soil was sand so the holes just cave in when digging. If the soil can maintain a good structure when digging it can be possible.
@@D.I.Y._All-in-One thanks for the quick reply!
Planning a basement build in UK and preferring to use the same block method as you have - compared to making large forms/shuttering to pour a concrete wall.
Perfect job bro.
Thank you
Thank You for Video
Thanks for watching
Looks good.
really
Only advise I can give you and you may use it may not. you can use motor oil for the form and that way it will comes off easier.
And the rebar is little high maybe if you just have it out for couple feet and the mason ties it as he goes it’s just easier based on my experience
Nice job! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you
excellent video!
We wrap tie wire around our forms about every three feet to keep it at 16 inches so that we can trial off the top of our forms one guy with a concrete rake behind the pump to knock it down then after the trial guy we wet set our rebar using a tape to make sure the spacing is correct
Basement foundation location. Dat was fiya bro!!
Really nice video clearly explains...I wish you're local so I can hire you to work on my house add-on project about same size as this, thank you
Very impressive!
Great work! Thanks for putting this together
Thank you
Awesome description and video !
Thank you so much I feel like crying. This would be perfect if someone doesn't want to dig when it comes to plumbing and a place for water supply.
Very good well explained 👏
Really Great Work My Friend Blessings
Great job for a dyi. Nice work sir.
Thanks
Great detail, awesome information.
That was fascinating. Thank you.
Excellent work
Need your guidance on a DIY home project
This is a really good video, thank you.
Excellent production. Thanks for the vid.
Thank you
Outstanding work and planning. You could have/should have rented a concrete vibrator to get all the air pockets out of the concrete. Also, the vibrator would have reduced your trowel labor by more than half.
that is my thought too. vibration is important.
I've always wanted to extend the back of my house ... this is a cool video .. the only thing that seem to be missing is a drain tile next to the footer .. maybe it's not required by code but if it ever leaks water there no drains ?
They'll have to go with a sump pump. The tile will go on the inside of the footer instead of the outside.
Presumably if it's required, I don't know his local building codes.
Nice work! 🎉
Well vibrated as well
Good to see the kids on the build