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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2022
  • Tom is completely shocked when he goes to tear out a garage floor and find something completely different underneath!
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  • @UOAPlays
    @UOAPlays Рік тому +93

    I'm baffled that there are people who see a mysterious panel/door in there basement and don't bother to investigate what's on the other side.

    • @bobrobertsn4506
      @bobrobertsn4506 Рік тому +7

      I have in laws that never touch a thing on their house. Everything is just done for them etc. They are those types of people and there are many. I don’t get it? But they exist lol

    • @trarock24
      @trarock24 Рік тому +3

      Ikr…. Did they not have the place inspected before they bought the property? If they did…. Did the inspector just miss this entire room? Is it not on the plans either… which should be filed with the county? Im so confused.

    • @michaelmaggini9160
      @michaelmaggini9160 Рік тому +1

      Looks like the floride in the water is working. As a contractor, first question. Where are the prints.. Nice werk!!!

    • @stefantrethan
      @stefantrethan Рік тому +6

      When someone doesn't even clear out the garage in which they have new concrete done, that should give you a hint.

  • @gregprince2523
    @gregprince2523 Рік тому +373

    Tom ..... as a homeowner of a 120 year old 3 brick thick 3 story with full basement and 10foot attic..... 2 basement rooms with dirt floors the other 4 concrete finished.... For goodness sake finish his basement floor while you have easy access to it thru the garage!!! it will be usable space even if just storage.

    • @evankibbe590
      @evankibbe590 Рік тому +26

      I agree with you 💯 on that

    • @luish777
      @luish777 Рік тому +54

      Yep thinking the same the easy access it's now or never. Owner probably freaking on the added cost on everything but a couple of yrs from now he won't regret it imo.

    • @timl3605
      @timl3605 Рік тому +7

      @@luish777 Exactly!!!

    • @Concretewiththehauses
      @Concretewiththehauses  Рік тому +35

      Good point

    • @alan30189
      @alan30189 Рік тому +34

      Good point. Crawl-spaces, and basement areas without poured floors should be illegal. It just causes future problems. Rodents getting in being one of them.

  • @wambsganz8
    @wambsganz8 Рік тому +47

    I find it hard to believe the homeowners didn't know about this room. Two vents going thru a cinder block wall and a sheet of plywood with vents on it.

    • @BobbyBasketballl
      @BobbyBasketballl Рік тому +3

      when we bought our house, the previous owner had a micro kitchen in a small part of the house built. The vent for the stove was in the wall rather then above the stove. We never thought to look behind it because it's just a vent, we figured it just piped up and out to the side. well, when we decided to get rid of the kitchen and turn it into a laundry room, we found that behind the vent were the old plumbing for what used to be a laundry room before LOL. this whole time we were dreading having to get a plumber to do new piping and when the vent cover was popped it blew everyone away, including the plumbers.
      You get so preoccupied with everything else in the house that is right in your face that sometimes, even if you are good on maintenance, you just wait to deal with it when you need to.

  • @bparsons72007
    @bparsons72007 Рік тому +35

    Can you imagine one day you drove into your garage and all of a sudden you're in a basement you didn't know about.

    • @Concretewiththehauses
      @Concretewiththehauses  Рік тому +7

      That was close to happening

    • @WorldPowerLabs
      @WorldPowerLabs Рік тому

      My mom's parents had a similar type of floor in their garage, with the laundry room directly under it. Once they started noticing water runoff from cars seeping through, they quit parking in the garage and left it mostly empty. I don't know if there were structural defects as serious as these in the video, but it obviously wasn't quite right.

  • @craigsudman4556
    @craigsudman4556 Рік тому +41

    That was an excellent example for needing a contract with the clause, "Contractor is not responsible for hidden situation". I can't tell you how many times that clause has saved my bacon. Great video Tom thumbs up. Merry Christmas to all of your crew and your family.

  • @ITG45
    @ITG45 Рік тому +119

    Probably already been said, but would be an excellent place for a tornado shelter/ safe room. I would have definitely poured the floor while they had great access without having to go through the house. If nothing else, great storage.

    • @Concretewiththehauses
      @Concretewiththehauses  Рік тому +11

      For sure

    • @mundanestuff
      @mundanestuff Рік тому +39

      And DON'T TELL THE WIFE. Just say "it got complicated", and they need to do something in the basement, then pour that basement floor, fix the air handling, add a pit with a removable cover, add a bunch of electric, a kegerator or two, a 90" TV and build yourself a man cave with access to the underbody of a car in one of the bays.

    • @gordonblank6845
      @gordonblank6845 Рік тому +18

      Should of poured that floor. Cheapest way to add square footage. HVAC was already in place.

    • @ITG45
      @ITG45 Рік тому +10

      @@gordonblank6845 exactly, by the looks of the home, it seems they probably could afford to do it, doesn’t seem smart not to, who wants a pump hose running through their house later, people don’t realize what a mess that can be.

    • @ITG45
      @ITG45 Рік тому

      @@mundanestuff I like where you are going with this.

  • @breadturbo
    @breadturbo Рік тому +49

    How the heck do people miss this? I've explored every square cm of space in my house looking for random stuff!

    • @domestic-terrorist
      @domestic-terrorist Рік тому +1

      Some people do zero maintenance on their own home. Sad state of things, really.

    • @mickwolf1077
      @mickwolf1077 Рік тому +2

      I found a slat window in my wall next to front door. It explains the rattle in the wall when the front door is closed.
      And I found a wallet with $600 in the garage.

    • @breadturbo
      @breadturbo Рік тому +2

      @@mickwolf1077 not found any cash myself unfortunately, but I did find a big 1x1m block of concrete when I was under the floorboards. Turned out to be a big safe with access under a bedroom floorboard stamped year 1681! (It's a big old house here in the UK, think double cavity all brick and stone with 0.5m slates on the roof!)

    • @queeg6473
      @queeg6473 Рік тому +5

      @@breadturbo I'm restoring an 1880s house in the Scottish Highlands. It has a blocked up window in the back wall that is lower than the rest of the ground floor windows. It lines up with the side of the staircase in the hall so I'm half convinced the house has a celler with steps going down from the hall. I'll find out when I lift the floorboards....

  • @haroldmessimer4949
    @haroldmessimer4949 Рік тому +66

    You guys never falter quality for quantity. You mentioned you had to go back to Engineering, well done. The homeowner should be very appreciative that you guys will do everything like it should have been done originally. Well done Team Haus’!

  • @fleminj2pa
    @fleminj2pa Рік тому +68

    This falls into the Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot category. Your handling of it and your crew are shining stars. Good luck with the resolution.

  • @DCDLaserCNC
    @DCDLaserCNC Рік тому +34

    What a bonus to find out you had more basement square footage in your home.

    • @idodata9191
      @idodata9191 Рік тому

      If ceiling is not high enough if does not count. most likely why they boarded it up. plus the moisture problem.

    • @Jim22150
      @Jim22150 Рік тому +1

      @@idodata9191 the floor was dirt. They could have easily added a few feet. I can't believe they filled the room with 2x4s

  • @blueyes0152
    @blueyes0152 Рік тому +21

    As a contractor, these are the jobs I have actual nightmares about! Add in a tight schedule and you have the recipe for a nervous breakdown. Good on you for handling it like a true professional!

    • @Concretewiththehauses
      @Concretewiththehauses  Рік тому +1

      Thanks

    • @mikefeddersen2476
      @mikefeddersen2476 Рік тому

      Makes you appreciate "war planning", maybe as contractors you could make it a future exercise for your crews?

    • @stephenschenider4007
      @stephenschenider4007 Рік тому

      Why do you care though? Arent you gonna get paid more for more work? This is residential not commercial.

  • @joshuagore4859
    @joshuagore4859 Рік тому +23

    That’s a grow room, would almost guarantee it. Short of the massive outlets required, heat from parked vehicles would mask a great deal of the IR signature.

    • @YahWay.
      @YahWay. Рік тому +3

      Yes that is definitely a grow room. I'm sure we're not teaching anybody anything.
      The floor above the room is been to radiate the heat above. And the garage, I hope they never parked a car in there, is meant to be an airspace above that grow.
      And the roof of the garage conceals it all.

    • @Zitechman
      @Zitechman Рік тому

      If not that a interrogation room for sure XD.

    • @Padoinky
      @Padoinky Рік тому

      Lacks sufficient HVAC/electrical/plumbing for a proper grow room op… likely a custom built home - not being a drug user, my immediate thought was that it was laid out as future garage expansion should the then initial home owner decide to add storage capacity within the same footprint - most people I know that have a few vehicle toys instead build the garage 18’ and install tandem auto lifts to double up their parking capacity… home was probably built in 2000 or there about, the current hone-ready hydraulic parking lift tech wasn’t really a thing back then - what I don’t understand is assuming the current owners aren’t the original owners, how could they buy it w/out seeing the local tax authority bldg specs!? The local bldg inspection process would note constructed space be it finished or unfinished… something ain’t right here…. Just sayin

    • @YahWay.
      @YahWay. Рік тому

      @@Padoinky I think you missed all the piping

  • @michaeldibb
    @michaeldibb Рік тому +29

    8:20 it astounds me that people can live in a house and not explore every nook and cranny. Maybe it's because I'm in the UK and the small houses here (900sqft average modern size) it would be hard to miss something this big. 😂
    Looking forward to see how it turns out. 👍

  • @vanuren3345
    @vanuren3345 Рік тому +10

    Anybody that thinks concrete work is just forms, rebar and concrete should be shown this video. Your crew is beyond exceptional.I’ll be looking forward to the next round. Merry Christmas to your whole crew.

  • @bwlyon
    @bwlyon Рік тому +31

    Now that was a surprise! Good thing the pros are on the job! Can’t wait to see this project progress to the finish line. Merry Christmas.

  • @emeyers5984
    @emeyers5984 Рік тому +10

    Mercy!! The homeowner is truly fortunate they hired you and your awesome team!!

  • @patrickhathaway6178
    @patrickhathaway6178 Рік тому +12

    You are not only concrete craftsman- you are carpenters and steel workers. Fortunate for the homeowner you are on the job! Merry Christmas.

    • @Concretewiththehauses
      @Concretewiththehauses  Рік тому

      Thank you very much merry Christmas

    • @farmerbill6855
      @farmerbill6855 Рік тому

      Ha, they are certainly NOT carpenters. Did you even look at those walls? Great flat work guys but nope, not carpenters.

    • @briancunningham1120
      @briancunningham1120 Рік тому +5

      @@farmerbill6855 Your right there, They need an Cival Engineer on the job to check those 2 beams running across the width of the 2 bays of the garage, The post supports holding up the Beams and the foundations under these posts, The center pier between the 2 Garage Doors and the outerpiers have to be checked to insure they can carry the load from above, I see 2 "I" Beams running from the back wall to the front of the house above the Garage Doors which are likely holding up the floors aand the Roof of this house,
      Stop the work and talk to the owner before doing any more work, otherwise you will be responsible for a long list of items which you dont need,
      Just a bit of advice fromm a retired Construction Superintend and Building Inspector.

  • @gregpaterson330
    @gregpaterson330 Рік тому +6

    If h/o is keeping the room why not pour a floor down there before garage floor

  • @UnderUrs69
    @UnderUrs69 Рік тому +7

    I don’t know what I would’ve done if I ran into that. The way you handled this speaks to your experience. Thanks for the video, Merry Christmas!

  • @vastylebbq5203
    @vastylebbq5203 Рік тому +27

    Oh my Tom!!! There is not a better qualified crew to deal with a problem like this. Merry Christmas to you and all your gang. Thanks for doing the good work.

  • @healthyhomestead
    @healthyhomestead Рік тому +5

    Tom. This.... Is An Amazing Find.This Haus team is extraordinary in the work you all do. Wow. Just WOW!!!😊

  • @garymucher4082
    @garymucher4082 Рік тому

    WOW, sure hope you post more of this rebuild. Amazing what you find some times. Thumbs Up! I await the next chapter...

  • @davelindgren5245
    @davelindgren5245 Рік тому +7

    That was a big surprise. More expensive but you have to admit, that is a cool room that you could do a lot with.
    Good to see no one got hurt. Dropping one of those machines through the floor could have really hurt someone.

  • @oakrunacres2564
    @oakrunacres2564 Рік тому +18

    The homeowners should be counting their blessings that they have you and your crew on this job. I can only imagine how horrible it could have been for them if they had the wrong contractor working on this. You guys do amazing work. I love watching what you do. Merry Christmas to all. Dave

  • @Lumber_Jack
    @Lumber_Jack Рік тому +31

    Wow, that is insane. I am always surprised when a homeowner doesn't know something "important" like this about their house, but you showed a lot of patience adapting to it. I suspect a tap test on the floor would have revealed that it was a poured deck, but I never would have thought to check for that.

    • @RayleighCriterion
      @RayleighCriterion Рік тому +6

      They might not be the first owner of the home, so they were probably never informed about this particular _feature_ of the garage floor.

    • @scottywills124
      @scottywills124 Рік тому +6

      @@RayleighCriterion This happens ALL the time. One guy even lived in a secret section of a house for years before the daughter heard a guy snoring on the other side of her wall! They caught the guy for tresspasing and found out he was a previous owner himself who fell on some hard times so he had the time to set it perfectly, out of sight out of mind.

    • @Lumber_Jack
      @Lumber_Jack Рік тому +3

      @@RayleighCriterion That is part of what bothers me, they should know about stuff like this. Especially since there was one of those el-cheapo fire-hazard dehumidifiers down there plugged into an outlet. That probably hasn't worked for years.

    • @HammondOfTexas0
      @HammondOfTexas0 Рік тому +1

      @@Lumber_Jack at least that's pretty close to a fire proof room. Only thing to burn is the plastic sheeting, but with the lack of ventilation, it may put itself out before it gets going enough to burn through the plywood door.

    • @daveschmidt5713
      @daveschmidt5713 Рік тому +2

      @@scottywills124 Someone could put together a nice straight-to-video movie based on that story.

  • @EdPfohl
    @EdPfohl Рік тому +2

    Tom, I could not believe how you and your team solved this horrific problem. Unbelievable. Fantastic work.

  • @TheFabled1
    @TheFabled1 Рік тому +15

    wow now that was something new and interesting! I would love to see the whole process to this, and even a finished room. What a cool find.

  • @robmosier4289
    @robmosier4289 Рік тому +3

    Great channel. So glad Mike Morgan recommended it when you were about to do his shop.
    Last week, when you said watch your next episode on his channel, I didn’t expect this.
    WOW!!!
    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, your family and the crew.
    God Bless and best wishes on the future of your Channel.

  • @southernbfarms
    @southernbfarms Рік тому +3

    WOW what a nightmare for the homeowner. I hope that they appreciate having called the right crew for the job. Great video Tom, as always. Happy Holidays to you, family and crew!

  • @jamesdenney9653
    @jamesdenney9653 Рік тому +13

    This situation really isn't that uncommon. My parents finally bought their first home in a suburb south of Atlanta in 1979. It was a simple single story ranch, but built over a full basement. We'd seen much of the construction phase as the house was on the other side of the subdivision where we were renting, but we missed the part where the contractor dealt with the dead space under the garage. I always imagined that they'd put down decking because there seemed to be steel just beyond the visible portions of the block wall. I suppose if that were the case, we were the lucky ones. There was a sister to our house constructed next door where the owner elected to have the space filled, the weight of which blew-out the block and brick walls on all three closed sides. That involved a four month delay in the completion of the house, and the owners never knew the joys of a dry basement.

  • @jefferyholland
    @jefferyholland Рік тому +4

    I think I told you this story before, but I worked on a job where the homeowner heard a noise in the middle of the night and went to investigate. To his surprise when he walked through the door to his garage, he dropped about 8 feet and landed beside his car and 2 motorcycles. He got a little banged up but ended up more shocked than anything. Turns out who ever put in the suspended slab had used old mobile home trailer beams for the supports and they eventually rusted and failed.
    The nice part was that we didn't have to haul out the old concrete and we filled it in and poured a new floor.

  • @bnewton5922
    @bnewton5922 Рік тому +3

    Wow. I mean wow. Who would have ever expected that. This is a big job. Looking forward to seeing the next chapter. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas.

  • @mrc3584
    @mrc3584 Рік тому +18

    Damn I'd KILL to find a room like that under my house to suddenly use for storage. That homeowner is lucky. Also if it were my house I'd make an entrance through the garage floor down to that room if code allows.

  • @brianhaley5055
    @brianhaley5055 Рік тому +2

    Love the way you look at your employees. Hire good people, take good care of them, reward good behavior. That's the "secret" to success.

  • @davidbishop4015
    @davidbishop4015 Рік тому +5

    WOW. A safe crew is a happy crew. Good job preparing the support walls in the room so you can get your demo done. That was one irresponsible contractor that put that basement room in. Great content. Stay safe.

  • @VictoryOutdoorServices
    @VictoryOutdoorServices Рік тому +19

    Dang! I’ve had some tough challenges but that is crazy! Good job handling it. I know you must have been stressed. I know I would have been! 👍

  • @dougdinsmore9751
    @dougdinsmore9751 Рік тому +5

    Wow, you definitely opened a can of worms on this job! The homeowner is lucky he contracted with you and crew to rehab his garage floor. Can't wait to see how this project goes. Happy Holidays to you all!!

  • @watahyahknow
    @watahyahknow Рік тому +2

    being dutch i know a bit about cannabis and it looks to me that it could have verry well been used as an indoor grow room for weed
    a space of about 1,40 meter by 1,40 meter can hold about 25 plants under a 600 watt grow lamp wish with the style of indoor growing they use here would be making about 4000 euro in buds per 6 to 7 weeks per 1.4 by 1,40 meter , now do this times the space you have there
    staggering the grow and bloom cycle to spread the workload (planting growing cutting drying trimming the buds) and using all the space under there wouldve earned them enough money to live pretty comfortable if under the fear of getting caught and going to jail
    might still be able to find some proof of that if you start looking for stuff like 5 finger leaves in the dirt , maibe rockwool blocks where they grow the plants in or , flowerpots , black mulch soil with perlite in it , bits of fishing line or other wire that they use to hold the plants up , pieces of electric wire hanging from the ceiling after they took off the lights , one inch black plastic waterline , spraypens , pond foil , or electric fans carbon filters extraction fans submersable pumps timers .... depending on how mush of a hurry they where or if they didnt minded leaving traces of their illegal hobby

  • @timl3605
    @timl3605 Рік тому +2

    True professionals with integrity like Tom & crew do exactly what Tom said; Band together, figure out a solution, keep the homeowner informed & move forward.
    They don't take advantage of the homeowner on the added costs. They need to charge for the additional costs plus their normal profit & overhead.
    Been in predicaments of major cost overruns b/4, usually most clients have to take the most cost effective solution. Like in this case.
    If $ were not as much a concern, a set of enclosed stairs going down into this room from the least used bay as it would have taken about 4' from depth of garage & of course pouring the floor below would have given a ton of uses for the space.
    I would agree that in the not to distant future, they will be kicking themselves for not biting the bullet.
    Most home owners that I dealt with would never have known about the space either. A good buyers inspection may have found this room though.
    The building officials would have ok'd the structural construction of this, so its not a liability of the original builder. Looks like he did it right except for the leaky floor drains.
    "Just sayin"..... From a retired contractor of 35+ years.
    Lastly.. Another great job by Tom & crew!
    Merry Christmas to all!!!

  • @richardpedersen9189
    @richardpedersen9189 Рік тому +1

    AMAZING the things you find when you tear into someone else's work!!! Looking forward to "the rest of the story" ... Thank you Paul Harvey.

  • @rickfranklin2526
    @rickfranklin2526 Рік тому +4

    Tom I want to wish you, your family and crew a Merry Christmas. I always enjoy watching you and your guys doing a great job.

  • @saljablo2767
    @saljablo2767 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for the work you do. I enjoy these a lot.

  • @tonyrum5808
    @tonyrum5808 Рік тому +1

    The lucky ones are the homeowners! They pick the best and it shows. It could have been a disaster. You are the best! Merry Christmas to all!

  • @mail06513
    @mail06513 Рік тому +2

    Amazing work. It's hard to find people who do quality work the right way these day.

  • @PaNNgz
    @PaNNgz Рік тому +7

    Loading the lumber into the basement via the hole was hilarious and brilliant!

  • @jerryodonoghue8624
    @jerryodonoghue8624 Рік тому +3

    Saw your appearance on Outdoors with the Morgans and could not wait to see what you found. What a find== looks like it could have been a bomb shelter or survival room but was not finnished. Now with your find and expert eye could turn this into a plus for your customer.

  • @ctg6734
    @ctg6734 Рік тому +2

    Neat find. I saw something similar to this when I worked for a plumbing contractor years ago. Went to an unassuming rambler to deliver some parts to the plumber on site. He was workin down in the basement and said I wouldn't believe what was down there. Sure enough it turned out there was a swimming pool underneath the garage floor. You'd never suspect it by standing in the garage.

  • @petgranny194
    @petgranny194 Рік тому +1

    Having a great crew makes magic happen. Merry Christmas to all.

  • @donaldmarty8445
    @donaldmarty8445 Рік тому +3

    Wow! What a surprise! So nice to see your professional crew handle it so well! I'm completely baffled though as to why the original builder would have gone to the trouble to build the space then never finish it or apparently use it for anything. A significant cost for no apparent reason.

  • @lisabyrum2382
    @lisabyrum2382 Рік тому +5

    Wow, what a nightmare to deal with. Y'all handled it with grace! I can't wait to see the finished project. I sure wish you were in TN!!! I've never seen any concrete workmanship like yours. Thank you for sharing! Merry Christmas to you, your family and your crew!

    • @Concretewiththehauses
      @Concretewiththehauses  Рік тому

      Thank you very much merry Christmas. Happy holidays to you.

    • @erice9536
      @erice9536 Рік тому +1

      Wonder if the homeowner handled the bill with grace.

  • @mikesandiland2652
    @mikesandiland2652 Рік тому +2

    There is a 3 foot by 4 foot (approx.) door into the room under the garage from the mechanical room (plainly visible). What did you all think that door was for??

  • @donaldkennedy5604
    @donaldkennedy5604 Рік тому +1

    WOW! What a find. Can’t wait to see how this one turns out. Great video.

  • @mr.Lumpy3803
    @mr.Lumpy3803 Рік тому +5

    My cousin new house was like this as well. The garage floor had a 4ft space under it. The garage floor actually collapsed about 2 months after they moved in, totalling there car. Luckily it was at night when they were sleeping, and not in the garage when it happened

  • @wasntme3651
    @wasntme3651 Рік тому +3

    I worked in a new home like 20 years ago and it had something quite similar. I figured they were gonna use it as a panic room of some sorts. The concrete was finished and the walls were poured and thicker than normal. The basement was deeper than any I had ever seen also. twenty plus steps from the floor above.
    I do tile by trade and was a helper at the time and had to go in the basement to get water for the job.

  • @user-xr5qr7um2p
    @user-xr5qr7um2p Рік тому +1

    Hello Tom!!! I congratulate you on Christmas. In this holiday no one should be alone. Let today be with the ones who appreciate and love you. Also I wish your family happiness and success at work!

  • @ShouldersMoondog549
    @ShouldersMoondog549 Рік тому +1

    Wow!! At least you didn't go thru the floor before you found that room under it!! Glad to see the home owner keeping it, maybe next year they will have you come back and pour a floor down there!! Merry Christmas from West Virginia!!

  • @pauldelgiudice8362
    @pauldelgiudice8362 Рік тому +31

    I am so impressed how you and your crew go the extra mile. You don’t see that much these days.

  • @thomas9565
    @thomas9565 Рік тому +12

    I want another room that big under my garage. I’m jelly.

    • @MrRobreg
      @MrRobreg Рік тому

      I want a secret agent style vault room/man cave

  • @tim_gifford
    @tim_gifford Рік тому +2

    Unbelievable! I wonder how many years the homeowner lived there and had no idea the room was there! Obviously, a previous occupant did since there was a dehumidifier in that room. Great job helping that homeowner work through this surprise!

  • @michaelmullins1290
    @michaelmullins1290 Рік тому +2

    I wouldn't want to find that situation on my home. You have a excellent crew. That's easy to see. Good people seem to come together.

  • @jumper55ful
    @jumper55ful Рік тому +4

    you would think a void under the garage would need to be mentioned in the home ownership papers because if that floor was to fail the car would go with it in this case your machine and people this is something where i would think the original builder would need to fess up for and explain this being kept from even the original home owner. Also i would think this could raise their home owners insurance as well as car insurance cause look where your parking lol.

  • @Dan-LXI
    @Dan-LXI Рік тому +3

    That's one sure way to throw a wrench in the schedule!! Looking forward to part 2

  • @anrit5972
    @anrit5972 Рік тому +2

    The problem with carpenters is they always choose wood over steel. Add some steel columns, weld some cleats to those beams and fit some cross beams. Pour a properly designed suspended slab. And pour a 100mm thick floor slab in the basement, always remember that your reenforcing steel requires 50mm of concrete cover minimum or it will corrode and the concrete will spall down the track.

  • @lma107
    @lma107 Рік тому +2

    Merry Christmas to you and your wonderful family and all of the people watching your channel! God Bless you all!

  • @denjhill
    @denjhill Рік тому +3

    I can only imagine a lesser company would have just patched over the mess and called it good. You do quality work and I hope your reputation in that community is well known.

  • @alidycepaisley3829
    @alidycepaisley3829 Рік тому +4

    I'm really wondering if with that sort of a structure, if one was standing on the garage floor when a vehicle entered it, would one feel structural flexion such as that on a bridge or if the structure of that floor was so rigid that it didn't flex at all even as a vehicle entered the garage.
    If it did exhibit some play, that would certainly have been a dead giveaway to the owner that the concrete wasn't resting flat on the ground but that it was above a void space and supported by some sort of structural beams. I know it would have caused one of my eyebrows to raise if I ever felt that sort of thing in a garage.

  • @charlessessions7293
    @charlessessions7293 Рік тому +1

    The Rite Crew for the job 😉 !!!! I already know it's gunna look real nice when finished !!! Merry Christmas to all y'all and to all the Crew !!! Charles from Vicksburg , Ms. :)

  • @ed2245
    @ed2245 Рік тому +1

    The sign of a great crew is to be able to adapt and overcome. You do have a great crew.

  • @njb7209
    @njb7209 Рік тому +5

    That's why you hire home inspectors before you buy a house! 💰 💰 💰

  • @demonknight7965
    @demonknight7965 Рік тому +3

    If I didn't know what was happening already I would have been suspicious with how easily thats concrete was breaking apart. That was very thin concrete.

  • @whocares6698
    @whocares6698 Рік тому +1

    Merry Christmas thank you for all the videos. This is going to be really interesting to see what you do

  • @johnkulpowich5260
    @johnkulpowich5260 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for posting this.

  • @josephohara7407
    @josephohara7407 Рік тому +4

    How could you not know it was hollow under the concrete by the sound

  • @saljablo2767
    @saljablo2767 Рік тому +5

    How much more did all that extra work add to the original quote? You definitely went above and beyond with storing their stuff for them also.

  • @NothingToNoOneInParticular
    @NothingToNoOneInParticular Рік тому +1

    BONUS ROOM! i'd be stoked and filling it with preps by now...

  • @MrBrassporkchop
    @MrBrassporkchop Рік тому +1

    Where I live in some 100 year old houses they have hidden entrances to underground tunnels. Tunnel might go under the street to a house across the street or it might go to the neighbors house where there's another hidden entrance.
    They were made during prohibition and the houses would have illegal booze. They'd get tipped off that the cops were going to search the house and so they'd haul all the booze to the house next door.
    The entrances were super well hidden. The one Is aw had the bottom few stairs in the stair well that lead upstairs pull out. All the tunnels had collapsed long ago and you just see a dirt hole. But the craftmanship that went into making the stairs that pull out were superb. You never would have guessed that the stairs would pull out and you could have lived in that house your entire life and never have known it pulls out.

  • @william9835
    @william9835 Рік тому +4

    That’s a crazy find but an excellent resolution.

  • @dford8874
    @dford8874 Рік тому +3

    Good Lord that was lucky! I'm thankful no one was hurt as well. That's insane. We were doing a basement dig out in Philly and under a few inches of dirt we found a leather bag the size of a cannon ball. The building owner told me they were coins from George Washington time or as I say Pilgrims times.

  • @mikek6792
    @mikek6792 Рік тому +2

    Unbelievable, you and your crew have to be the ultimate in problem solving.

  • @rockysquirrel4776
    @rockysquirrel4776 Рік тому +2

    I've seen this before, under the old library building of my local community college. A water main had cracked years, possibly decades, before, and there was a massive cavern underneath the foundation. It was really down to the over-engineering with the thickness of the concrete that it held together.
    The pipe was repaired and the cavern was filled in. The building is now used for classrooms.

  • @jasone679
    @jasone679 Рік тому +7

    Tom, without going into specific numbers I'm curious of the difference in cost between filling it in or keeping the room. Filling it in wouldn't have been cheap either, but would it have been 1/3 the cost of keeping it or 1/2 the cost? I would have wanted to keep it too, hard to imagine that this room wasn't in the sellers disclosure. Also hard to imagine that there wasn't a full size door to that room unless the original owner wanted it to be a secret room. Hope you and all the crew have a happy and safe holiday.

    • @Concretewiththehauses
      @Concretewiththehauses  Рік тому

      About even

    • @Concretewiththehauses
      @Concretewiththehauses  Рік тому

      Happy holidays

    • @mountainman5025
      @mountainman5025 Рік тому

      Rooms like that are built and blocked off from inspector view. We did several in Jersey over the years. Had that one been done correctly; it could have served as a doomsday shelter.

  • @LordLoMR2
    @LordLoMR2 Рік тому +77

    How did the home owner not know there was a huge room under their garage? 😂

    • @justinhobart8747
      @justinhobart8747 Рік тому +16

      Hey when my mother bought the house I'm currently living in, I had similar situation. I had a questions to something she said, she had some plumbing issues and she said a plumber and he got down in the crawl space to fix the issue... We had some small covers to remove along a wall but they were only like a 6" gap and I'm like how did they get down in that small space, thinking she was confused... A few years later I realized the floor that we had walked over a million times was was hinged... But it wasn't just hinged with normal hinge, They had actually glued the carpet to the floor and used the carpet for a hinge, When you shut the floor back down the carpet all blended together, literally a secret hatch... 😳 oh, and not just a crawl space under there, But steps under the bathroom area of the house basically a small seller. Probably 6' high ceilings 8' by 8' room, My mother had owned the house for several years before I even knew this was there.

    • @dogwoodtales
      @dogwoodtales Рік тому +2

      I agree. It's odd that they didn't suspect something at least. I guess they just didn't notice, but I think they should have noticed that every time they dropped a hammer or something on the floor it sounded like standing on a huge drum. It would be noticeable. I have a cistern under my garage and that's what it sounds like - full or dry. There's concrete columns supporting my garage floor and the floor is like 8" thick too. This floor most definitely would resonate more than my floor.

    • @sethwallace4878
      @sethwallace4878 Рік тому +13

      The fact he’s having someone demo it, may speak to the notion that he doesn’t use hammers very often…. 😂😂😂

    • @toptester301
      @toptester301 Рік тому +24

      My guess is, it wasn't meant to be found. A room, with fresh air in, and an exhaust vent out. I seen the pluming, so probable fresh water source, and power. Looks like someone had a garden of sorts. Maybe some kind of tree farm.

    • @justinhobart8747
      @justinhobart8747 Рік тому

      @@toptester301 🪴 😶‍🌫️ 🤣 Trust me that thought has crossed my mind about my secret seller... 🤑 It cash crop... lol
      No my guess is it was a normal basement... However the garage probably wasn't always a garage... It was probably remodeled into a garage, originally was probably a family room or something. But I like your suggestion... 🤣😂🤣
      My neighbors did the exact opposite of their house... Got rid of the garage added living space then built a new detached garage...

  • @gregberthiaume8665
    @gregberthiaume8665 Рік тому

    Learned about you from watching outdoors with the Morgan’s. This is the first video I’ve seen of yours. Impressive work. I feel like many guys would have walked away. Nice work. I’m interested in seeing how it turns out

  • @wgoconnor33
    @wgoconnor33 Рік тому

    That was one your best videos ever !! Adapt and perceive!!

  • @j.sargent9172
    @j.sargent9172 Рік тому +5

    I wouldve turned that into a hidden room for sure, obviously it works they never knew about it haha

  • @jonathangatto
    @jonathangatto Рік тому +4

    That would have been a new storage area for me!

  • @semlohde1
    @semlohde1 Рік тому

    Amazing. I'd never find anyone with your quality. Looking forward to the next videos.

  • @-AEdrums
    @-AEdrums Рік тому

    That is so 'Twlight Zone' finding an unknown room underneath the garage. Maybe that was intended as a panic-room to hide in, with that thin concrete it would be useless for using as a fall-out shelter (from an atomic attack). However, need to hide from someone that room might be rather useful. I don't see how a basement below the garage would even be in line with code compliance. Your Crew totally ROCK's!

  • @daar1113
    @daar1113 Рік тому +5

    I bet the original home builder thought it would be neat to have extra basement space under the garage and then eventually an inspector said there's no way you can have an occupied space under that and it got forgotten ever after.

  • @hootinouts
    @hootinouts Рік тому +2

    Very professional tradesmen. If that were my house, my curious nature would have led me to investigate that panel blanking off the entrance to the hidden room as soon as I moved in. It appears the builders did everything right including encapsulating the floor.

  • @duffyd4907
    @duffyd4907 Рік тому +1

    Been watching you since Mike Morgan's job and I see you are a good man and you know your sh**. This is a once in a lifetime cluster surprise and if it were my house, I wouldn't be more happier to have you on the job. Go home, have a couple drinks, celebrate the holidays with your family and you'll be OK!
    Merry Christmas!

  • @dieseldan2219
    @dieseldan2219 Рік тому

    You sir have a new subscriber. Excellent content and very informative. You are skilled at your craft and it shows. I like how well your crew works together. God bless you sir.

  • @sallys1179
    @sallys1179 Рік тому +1

    Oh my goodness! What a mess. Great job getting this cleaned up and being construction workers at the same time.

  • @cws8313
    @cws8313 Рік тому +1

    Merry Christmas to you and your family and your hard working crew!!
    🎄⛄🌨️🎁

  • @dodgeman658
    @dodgeman658 Рік тому +2

    What a surprise you think the homeowner would of known about that. But you do have an amazing crew! But what a project. Any way you and your family and along with your work family have a Merry Christmas!!

  • @CenterStarsChannel
    @CenterStarsChannel Рік тому +1

    Thank goodness that you did not fall through and nobody was seriously hurt. Totally shocked that there was something like this built and was up to code. If I found out my house had that I would want an oil change bay. But that is just me. Take advantage of the room to ease working on cars.

  • @lifeonmttammanyridge2565
    @lifeonmttammanyridge2565 Рік тому +1

    Boy I’m glad you Caught that when you did. Talk about a situation where things could’ve gone way worse I’m glad everybody’s OK

  • @ericreinoehl4350
    @ericreinoehl4350 Рік тому +1

    Wow what a challenge and suprise for you. Well done on documenting and taking steps to fix.

  • @jerrythompson7744
    @jerrythompson7744 Рік тому +2

    You guys do wonderful work , Bet that kind of tear-out is dangerous , Good to see you and your crew always work safe

  • @ruthstill169
    @ruthstill169 Рік тому

    What an interesting video, hope we get to see the progress and conclusion of this build.