Digging Out a Tiny Basement, Start to Finish - Timelapse
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- Опубліковано 26 гру 2024
- The finale has come, here's the final start to finish video on our tiny basement digout. This was a monster project and a fun one to record. We hope you guys were able to learn something from this and enjoyed ! Until next time...
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As a contractor in philly since the late 80's, this sort of thing (lowering basement floor) was big for a while, back in the day..it's THE hardest remodeling you can do on a house... So labor intensive...I could never do one now; The manpower, in this area, is just not there...You guys did a sweet job on the footers and foundation walls; they look tight!...
Thank you so much ! We got a really great crew of guys here and they do amazing work.
if you youtube around there are new cool tools, mini-mini holes, even electric ones, conveyors, screw conveyors, big boi cordless tools but, still the joints and aches.
@godbluffvdgg thinking of buying a house and Philly and doing this. Would you be open to talking to me?
@@ursulalovings201I want to dig out my basement by 3 inches. Its dirt floor.
Not to mention is has a very low ROI for the cost and effort.
I watched this video simply because about 20 yrs ago, I did this very thing to a house that I owned, and honestly one person doing this on their own soon gets very knackering. Even though I was knackered the whole process was enjoyable and the overall look and the amount of space gained from the digging out was unbelievable.
We salute you ! Doing this kind of work on your own is not for the weak hearted
Thank you very much for the education I can't wait for you to do my house
I am a bit lucky on the fact that I am on a hill so dirt can all go straight out rather than up but I will need to restump and underpin footings. Good to see how the whole project comes together.
Why underpin?? Just dig and hope for the best!!
My back hurts just watching this. Hard work
I am watching from Australia with the view to do to my homes crawl space under. I have just seen that kanga an Australian Company have brought out a remote operated tracked mini loader. Pretty keen to see of I can get my hands on one of those to help make the job easier.
All that good stuff
Great work men, that's like a whole new house for the homeowners. You guys add so much space for them.
Thank you ! These projects are getting really popular downtown as the only place to go usually is down !
We had friends in California LA area who did this kind of construction. Back in the 70s it became very popular to but in wine cellars and man caves in very densely populated cities where you expanded your house square footage by going up or down. It was a family thing and really worked well because of the cramped area they worked in. They were a great group of people.Thanks and I wish you and your guys well .
Thank you ! Comments like this are what keeps us going !
That is a ton of work! The amount of dirt moved by hand, no machinery, is unreal!
They used a conveyor belt to move the dirt
@@thomasfeldman3613 Understood, but the digging was 100% done by hand as far as I could tell.
That's true, a ton of hardwork
It's a lot of hard labor. I commend anyone who does this. Price wise, we all know it's not cheap.
Ahh I remember by best friend from the time I dug out my basement. The EZlift dirt conveyor. Made the job so convenient and fast.
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Dude, I’m an electrician who loves to see the stuff you guys do
We're happy you enjoy ! Thank you for tuning into our small plot of land on the internet
14:20 'hit and miss'. Great video👍👍.
My Bother-in-Law and I dug out Two to Three Feet of mud out of a Crawl Space, to form a Basement. The House was a Split Level, with a Walk-out Basement under the Bedrooms. Crawl Space under the Living, Dining Room, Den and Kitchen. We didn’t have a door to the outside so everything was bucketed out. The front wall in the Crawl space had buckled, that’s what started the project. Existing Footers were Deep and good. Don’t think my FIL, was ever appreciated with the hard work we did. A Structural Engineer was overseeing the project. Back in the 70’s in the Midwest, so I don’t know the cost.
it LOOKS like the owner skimped on slab budget, it looks like a 3 or 4 inch slab from here. amazing work, i like watch and re watch this video
Wow! I honestly didn't even know people did projects like this due to what has to be just massive labor intensity. I mean, I get construction crews dig deeply for new construction/etc., but a job like THIS has to be next-level exhausting/not really good for people kind of work.
The cost for the homeowner must be staggering (and deserved for the workers).
Fun to watch the progress though! Thanks for sharing it.
Excellent work and overview..
Please consider before and after photos after your projects.
Some years ago in California was a gas station on a crazy busy intersection.
They were making more $$$$ than god, but, they had an itty bitty station building.
With all their customer traffic they knew they could make a killing if they had a
store, but, their building was so small. What was done was-they had a company dig
a basement under the building, then, add a 2nd story. The ground floor was made
into a very nice store while in the basement was all the electrical, all the electronics
a walkin freezer, the big boxes of softdrink for the dispenser upstairs, storage & all
that. The upstairs was the managers office & an employee lunchroom. Way cool.
Way $$$$ too.
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In the uk... We have concrete, then insulation, then underfloor heating and then screed.
You guys have merged the screed and the concrete in to one layer.
Thats really interesting. How does that work?
It is a process we do by first assessing the scope of the work. We take pictures, measurements and analyze the situation. When we have decided on an approach
I have many questions. How large is the building above that it needs those large, "footers" and not just a masons job? Here, we lift the houses, finish, and rest it back down. I also can't see the needed rebar, some, but not enough.
The insulation should be above the moisture membrane, this gives you something to attach the underfloor heating pipes to and it won't rot away. I'm guessing you tacked the pipe clips through the membrane making it worthless. Also, rebar, it needs to be in a continuous rectangle around the perimeter to provide strength, you will have area's that have deeper sections of concrete but at least the finished article is square.
is it possible the insulation has a vapor barrier pre installed on one side and then they added another layer then glued the heat water pipes for the pour? I am not a construction person
@@armandocardona6975 good observations. The pipes used in ufh are bendable but they still want to kick, glue would not solidify fast enough to hold them. The barrier is 1 continuous sheet as much as possible, if the insulation had it preinstalled you would have to tape up every joint which is not feasible.
It's nice to read a different perspective.
Super cool to watch the process start to finish especially the underfloor heating addition to your finish.
We’re glad you enjoy it ! That’s why we love filming these
Nice work. How much time did this take and how much did it cost?
This brings back memories when my dad had me dig out the dirt in a basement all with nothing but a shovel and a 5 gallon bucket. I was small then and could easily get under the house. Thanks dad!
That was worth my subscription and I hit that bellthe basement was bad and the room to crawl was not going to be fun, but now after the guys all did there jobs it's amazing can I come and live in it haha, cool video..
We glad you enjoyed ! And thank you for the subscribe, means a lot to us
Incredible Looks great
Nice work of course you are not finished yet. That was so interesting Thanks.
This is interesting to me as I have a full basement in half my basement... and then a crawl space in the other half. For years I've been wanting to dig the dirt out of that crawl space and expand the basement so I have more room in my "shop". I guess my main concern is that the footings may not go down far enough and I just haven't been sure how you pour a footing under the existing footing. It just doesn't seem possible... but then I see this!! Now you talk about pouring footings... but it looks like you just made your outside walls thicker. IDK... wish you gave us a bit more info on this.
Yeah... also I was told that the quick crete wouldn't work, as it isn't strong enough for a footing. I had to have a higher grade of concrete and there was no mix I could buy other than from a concrete company... just one hurdle after another. We called these forms "floating forms"... but it's a bit complicated to connect each section to the other...
@@tylerbarrett6652 I think you were lied to because bags of concrete from Home Depot or Lowe’s are 4000 psi. They readily stock 5000 if you want, as well. This is a ferociously sized job, though.
I’m about to do this exact dig out in my 115 year old in Tacoma. I feel it’s worth it for the sq ft and the seismic restructure. 550 sq ft will be nice. But expensive
Fantastic work! Could you share the cost of what the digout and pour costs so we have an idea? Thanks!
It's a wastewater pump it pumps up all the waste water from drains from the sink and toilet and things like that up to the septic tank or the city's sewer
I’d love to have that conveyor before I begin my basement dig out…
I honestly want to build an entire house like this. Bermed earth-sheltered homes look so comfortable. I also hear they are better insulated and remain at a comfortable temperature year round. However, I have also heard that there are issues with underground structures such as water damage or moisture buildup, as well as poor air quality, that make them farm more expensive to build.
So given that you alternate the footer pours, do you later seem the vapor barrier together when you pour the adjacent footer in order to seal out moister? Hope this makes sense.
thank you for the sneeze. lol. shows you are just human, like us
also, bless you
Looks pretty good to me. What a huge amount of work. I poured a slab with ~70 bags of concrete before and this is just crazy. Between the labor and then dirt and concrete dust in the air. Only question is where is all the rebar? I guess its not needed..
was wondering about rebar myself!
Great, job guys .
If you're going to do this again, I'd definitely look at mechanizing as much of that excavation as possible.
I did this with just me and my dad in bedrock. If I had to do it again I'd buy a 2000 dollar jackhammer (vs our $150 one) and a 10,000 dollar 36" skid steer to get shit out. It took me like 3 years working every weekend and cost me 2 girlfriends lol.
Did you hire a structural engineer and get permits and inspections to make sure the house foundations are not compromised??
The GC or Homeowner did, we don't do any basement digouts without them and their plans !
Do you guys generally have engineering plans for something like this? Also, are there inspections for this type of dig due to how you alternate pouring the footers?
Yes, most likely. This project is probably in the city of Denver, so you need architectural plans too. Most jurisdictions require a wet-stamped structural drawing set for this kind of work. It details the plan, section details, and what order you have to do the work when staging the pours. I have a house next to me being built, and the Gold's crews are nice guys and hard workers. I got to see the new mini-pumper he was talking about too, it's a nice machine.
Crazy job, very cool stuff you guys do. I love excavation and I love basements, so this is fascinating to me. I'm curious if you're able to share a ballpark figure of the homeowner cost? Super curious about the dig project, not the latter finish project. Also curious on your dust management strategy. Negative pressure? Sealed HVAC area? Air scrubber? All of the above?
So I'm curious why there dirt down there in the first place,,, this is very interesting it seems your just cleaning out a room that at some point was flooded with mud??? How do you know there's not any footers underneath the brick, below the level your standing on?
awesome! thanks for sharing!
Doing a similar job at a family members house, can you share details on the conveyor please?
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Amazing
I purchased a home that was built in the 30's. Homes back them were built cost effectively due to the wars and materials not being available. So the lot was the main reason I wanted the home. But tearing down the old home and putting up a new home the taxes would more than quadruple. So back then they connected all the plumbing and electrical before installing the floors and after they tested ok for a week without spark or leak they closed the floor. But I didn't want to go this route again and I wanted to be able to basically walk under the house. So I purchased a high-pressure washer and gave some pocket cash to a guy who drove a sewage sump cleaner. Like I thought, that pressure washer was cutting a path through that dirt like butter. And that pump redistributed in on to my property. There was a shit load of mud back there by the time I was done. He would be 3/4 the way done because he needed more pipe. Several days later he returned and within a few hours we were done. And he drove out with half a weeks pay. But it was worth it 100%. With fans under the house it still took a month to be able to walk on it. So I replumed the entire house very easily. After I was done upgrading that house with new lumber for the roof and new exterior and interior walls, and new electrical, I waited a few years and changed plans several times what I was to do with the back yard/garage, etc... And I had that excess dirt removed.
how do you get a flat surface on the footer wall where you have that pour chute? wouldnt the cement fill that space too?
I deeply wish I could have this done to my house !!! I have no idea how my water lines are under the floors !! I think the lines are running right on top of the dirt !!
3:00 that brace isnt going to help at all once the ceiling actually needs the support
I have a finished basement under half of my house and I'm interested in digging out the rest of the basement, is that possible?
Here at Gold's Concrete we say anything's possible! With the right budget...
I want you at OUR place! Great video. Thanks.
Good job, I just don't know what I'd do if I couldn't sprint and jump in my basement. This upgrade cost as much as building a new single story home I'll bet.
That is an enormous amount of work. Nice outcome though. I actually thought they were going to ramp down a mini-digger for a bit.
We have in the past ! It brings some safety challenges with it however when working in such a small space with a crew and poor ventilation hence why we don't do it
double, you know, especialy, you know, cool, bigger space, like I said before, you know, bigger, crew, mentioned before, you know, footers crew, especialy basement, you know, open contractors, you know, concrete, really cool, you know, like I said before, ...
How long did this take
This Project took about 3/4 months !
Hey, this was pretty cool to watch, I’m wondering on how thick you guys made the new wall and footing in comparison to the width of the existing footing
how did all the dirt get in there? or how did they build the walls wihtout removing all the dirt
Why did they turn the insulating board upside down, the insulation foam you put on the floor for the floor heating, the silver side should be up. It is to reflect the heat up...
Pretty remarkable transformation; nice work.
Its always the best part of these jobs !
Incredible! Wow! my back hurt all day in honour of your hard work.
My house i just built has 12 foot ceilings and my doorways are 8 feet tall. Someone over 6 feet still wouldnt be able jump and touch the ceiling.higher ceiling is amazing!!!
This is what I need done to my home.. Need foundation repair n decided to go ahead n put a basement in while we are at it... We get tornados where I am at. Would love to get an estimate if your company is available or if you could refer one in my area
how do you get the knob of concrete left in the chute off?
How about SC? A new basement?
Yes, don't forget to check your water tables
What's a price range for doing a job like this? I know you can't give exacts because every home is different but I'm curious how much it would cost around for a job like this
$450 per linear foot of basement wall
@@jimmeh213 40x20 = 360,000 Wow how do you ever recover that as a homeowner.
@@dkraft you are going by square foot. He said linear foot of basement wall. 20 +20+40+40=120×$450=$54,000. Unless I too misunderstood. Probably + plumbing, electrical, heated floor...IDK.
Prices change per area, job, and contractor, but something like this to get done would be 50k easily for the excavating and footing/basement. Add more for the plumbing electrical, framing, floor heat, drywall plaster paint and carpet. I would say probably 70k+ estimated.
Dug out the basement in my fathers house. Took six months. Hot, dusty, back breaking work.
Watching that just made me tired...lol Salute to you and your team for doing that kind of work. Great job and I hope you guys are taking care of yourselves health wise because that type of work takes a toll on your body.
It's not for the week hearted ! And we try to rotate our crews just for that reason !
This is really cool! Can you share what this job cost the homeowner?
how much does something like this typically cost?
That conveyor is like worth its weight in gold,
I'm just wondering why they didn't use it for the brick.
Nicely done.
Retired heavy structural concrete superintendent. 47 years. Never seen this go down before. I’d never touch this. I’d like the know the contact amount. Left field stuff. Thanks from Sc
How much was the cost for conveyor belt and how long did you need it for area of space??
Great job by the Way. Hopefully I get a quick reply unless you're on another basement removal 😅
why is the sump pit so far off the wall - you cant hide it under a couch 😮
Thats where the architect wanted to put it on this job. Will probably end up being a closet in this area
How much does a job like this cost? I have a crawl space I’d love to have lowered so it could be more functional, possibly add a tornado shelter as well.
What is a good ball park for something like this?
Lol. Guy took a nap in the corner
Is there a video of the other sub contractor doing the finish work?
Awesome Job!!
I think I'd pull the floor heating back from the walls like two feet.
No rebar? Hope your not in a earthquake prone region
We use a fiber reinforced cement that gives us the same strength as rebar ! And Denver is a very sandy soil, very little movement. And if there is an earthquake, a cracked floor is the least of your worries in an 1800s home.
It’s very interesting to watch this process but just have to say WOW, that’s an incredible amount of effort to end up with a well-built but relatively low-quality space (cramped, no natural light or ventilation, various columns and equipment breaking up the space). I would love some insight into if and how this makes any economic sense to the homeowner. Can it raise the market value of the property a proportianate amount? Also would be nice to see some context, what type of home and neighborhood is above?
This home was located near downtown and the house is located in a great area but the homeowners needed more space but didn't want to move. So their only real option was to transform their crawlspace !
What was the cost of this job?
Could have used a mixer ?
This is perplexing to me. What about the footers? As I understood it, if you go deeper than the footers, you could compromise the foundation integrity.
However, based on what I could see, the footers were deeper? So why was the one side filled in with dirt like that instead of just being excavated out? Cost prohibitive at the time of original construction?
It's footers all the way down.
Missed out on this one
awesome video series
This is very cool! How do you pour the concrete up to the level of the concrete above it? Would love to see a close up of that bit.
How are you dealing with makeup air? I didn't even see any respirators? Do you test for Radon first?
I don't see any rebar in those footers, no mention of fiber reinforced concrete, and the concrete using is some of cheapest on the market. Very scary work from someone who seems to be just a 'fly by night' type. Also, no mention they pulled the permits and are getting inspections..... I can imagine in a few years, bowed walls, water seepage, moisture and mold problems, insects, and who knows what else. :(
@billsmith9249 he mentioned fiber, I'd still prefer to see some iron in there personally
I have a quick question; I’m getting ready to start a project like this in my basement., it’d be nice to have a crew but it’s just me. I have a 10‘ x 10‘ dirt room that needs dug out. Now for your footers and your forms, are you adding any kind of rebar (in-side ur footers) to help with the structural integrity of the quickcrete/footer? Cuz concrete alone isn’t real strong but once you add rebar to it, it adds tensile strength… which tensile strength would help with the outside pressures of the earth, pushing in-words on the wall.
I just didn’t know if you was adding any kind of rebar or steel mashing?
Nice video bro. I’ve been scratching my head thinking about how I’m gonna tackle this job. I plan on doing and stumbling across this video. Definitely gave me a direction to go in. Thank you..
This type of renovation work is called "Underpinning" and yes you absolutely should be using rebar which should be not only within the new concrete foundation walls, but also embedded into the original foundation to connect old and new.
The fact he never mentioned the proper term for this type of construction has me concerned they don't actually know what they're doing. Bag mix concrete is arguably not the proper type of concrete mix for this work either.
@@randomman057 As a concrete worker I can say bag crete is as good as most of the truck mixes out there, the main issue with it is that for sidewalks and such the finishes don`t look as good as truck crete but preform just as good in the long run.
@@randomman057 after reading your comment. Yeah, I believe you’re right, they definitely should’ve put rebar into the old foundation and into the new foundation pour to tie it in together to make one whole piece/bring the two foundations together to make one.
I know anytime you pour concrete underground for a foundation or supports of any kind/ footer etc. always add rebar to deal with the pressures from below the foundation and from the side pressure pushing in words!
I hope the job they did holds up cause there’s people living on top of their work… now when I do my own basement like this, I’m adding rebar to the old foundation and into the new, to tie, the two together. I’m an ironworker local 550 and I work in the rod patch often. And I’m not taking any chances with my families lives. God bless.
@@gq_aquatics That's great! If you need to learn more in detail about underpinning there are already quite a few videos on UA-cam that go into more detail about the process. It's not super complex, everything just needs to be done in the proper order with consideration for the overall house load.
I'm sure you could learn a lot by checking out more information.
@@randomman057 thanks bro.
Yeah I didn’t know it was called “underpinning”. I’m definitely going to look more into it. Thanks again
So no rebar in the floor?
What kind of costs are involved in this project? Like a rough estimate of this video?
obviously the brick goes all the way down why did they fill it up with dirt originally?
How much a project like this cost you? Exactly what I want to do at my house. 🙏🏽
Can you put in a link for that conveyor?
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looks like my cellar, except mine isn't that roomy....
Nice work, but that must've been very expensive with so many man hours. I guess it would make sense if you live in a high end neighborhood, otherwise I'd have to be a DIY project.
I just want to know the cost on this job?
It was a lot. I was not on this job, but I know it was a lot
how much bags does they use
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Also... What was the cost at the end for this to be done
I'm guessing $100k. And it would probably take another $100k to fully finish the basement, especially if you're putting a bathroom in. If not, maybe a bit cheaper.