Modern Home Build | 05 | Building the Block Foundation
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Looks great. I was surprised to see you doing any backfill before getting inspected. In my area, the inspector wants to see both sides touching the footing. Also, interesting to see you guys working with the mud board on the wall. I am an old fart (68) and have not seen that before. Not criticizing, just noting the difference.
What’s the steepest grade y’all have built on? Muddy steep sites seem like a ton of extra work just moving around. Every time I go to Gatlinburg I think some crazy asses built these cabins on steep mountainsides and here you are documenting it. Love your guys’ channel. It’s fun watching peers show their skills @ 39yrs old we’re in our prime boys.
@@wisdomspitter7688 A bunch of years ago, as a service technician for Pella Windows, I did a call at a house in Big Canoe ( in between Jasper and Dawsonville, GA ). This house as you drove in the driveway on the uphill side of the house it appears to be a two story house. But on the downhill side it is 5 stories. So, that is a basement, sub-basement, and sub-sub-basement. You can see the Atlanta skyline on their main floor balcony, where I was replacing the glass in a window.
I am a retired ophtalmologist from the Dominican Republic. About 20 years ago, I received a patient that was using a rebar cutter, when a fragment flew right into his eye destroying it immediately like it was a bullet. So I strongly recomend using eye protection whenever using a power tool or hammmering metal or rock.
That's what they told you happened....
They promote safety but they have so many blind spots that it hurts.
Yup. Happened to me with a grinder. Always wear safety glasses. Even if your nearby. Stuff flies everywhere.
Not many builders out there that go from digging the footing to trim and paint. Y'all are awesome!
In 1986, my father and I built my 3500 sq. ft. house. And I mean we built, not sub out, everything except the poured wall foundation and HVAC. We cut all the trees, graded it, poured the footings, framing, plumbing, masonry for the chimney, cabinets for kitchen and baths that we made in a friend's shop, hardwood flooring and carpet, drywall, trim, electrical, roofing, landscaping, poured concrete driveway, and septic tank and drain field. It took us 10 1/2 months working on the weekends and afternoons after I got off work from my full time job at Pella of Georgia. Looking back, I just do not see how we managed to do all that. I certainly could not have without my Dad's knowledge and experience.
@@dallasarnold8615 Same here. I was 38 when I bought 14 acres and for some reason thought we needed a 3800 sq ft house for 4 people .We did it all, from concrete (90 yd monolithic) to trim. Wife did all the painting after I primed it all. 24 ft vault (dumb) with a balcony. Had HVAC friends help us on the 10 tons of ac on 3 units, and a bricklayer I found on another job site laid 13k bricks. Lots of real hardwood, custom hickory cabinets with dovetail joints, fancy tile, corian counters, 26x42 oversize garage, 3 full baths, with the master being ridiculously furnished. Took us exactly one yr working on it after work, and on weekends. I think we ended up financing 155k in 2001 money. Sold it for a a whole lot more in 2015, got divorced after 14 yrs, bought 80 acres and built a shop dominium in E.Tn. Never been happier.
Every Canadian watching is hoping you guys convince the homeowner to make the crawl space a basement
My favorite part of this video was when Arlow stood up and was face to face with the camera. His facial expression had me rolling.
Like a prairie dog. 😂
Really enjoyed that footage of the crew just doing their work near the end. Keep up the great work!
Thanks, will do!
So I happen to have been watching the Building The Nantahala Retreat series recently, and in the 3rd episode around the 10 minute mark, Erik actually demonstrates the string plucking technique while he's explaining how to lay a block.
It’s great to see/hear Cardinal Coffee again. 😊
EXCELLENT IDEA GUYS 💡 i was just listening to the start of this video and one was scraping, one was knocking, one was banging, one was brushing, and i thought at any minute now this will morph into "We Will Rock You" by Queen ... you've gotta do it guys it would look so cool 😎
As a plumber for 30 years NO building was ever perfect .... I would always work with the General to make things work !
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Think someone here said this. I like the last few minutes of video. Much different dialogue, and straightforward work.
You should have put protection on the outside of the wall so that water does not enter and protect the wall, such as applying bitumen from the bottom of a wall to the top.
I was a hod carrier back when a hod was still something seen on a job site. I was always amazed at how the masons trowel was absolutely a part of their arm. Worked behind an impressive old dude that could throw a line of mud at least 36” down the line on block jobs. That trowel was huge! He could prep that line, mud up the ends and have 4 blocks laid in no time. Of course I was the best tender ever and that mortar was perfect when he started using it! LOL! The worst was those 95 degree days on jobs with 12” concrete blocks. I jumped up on the line many times to help the block Mason lift the block up to the wall.
As a teenager in the 70'S the masons used to refer to 12" blocks as "birth control blocks". They told me after laying those fellas all day you would be too tired for anything else lol
I was always taught that only really skilled people make their jobs look easy.
Hey Jaime, saw you on Henry Ford's Innovation Nation yesterday! The designer of your new fingers was being introduced. You were the only patient shown in the clip, so you are FAMOUS now!
"I can tell by looking at your block work" Good one Jamie. Lol.
Great work guys, I mean that. Watching you gets me fully involved - weird as that sounds - and every time I finish an episode I'm impatient to start the next one.
Glad you enjoy it!
We are in the area looking for a permanent home. After 50 years in Texas it's time for a change. We stopped at Cardinal Coffee on Sunday morning and got some bagels and a smoothie. Something was very familiar about Cardinal. Then I remembered that I had seen it on a previous PBB video last spring, put 2 + 2 together and and figured out that this was the place.
I love your videos; I always wanted to build homes, have a degree in construction mgmt, but never made it to the residential side.
I've done a lot of things in construction. Laying block or brick are things I've never had a desire to learn, or even try.
If it weren't for the winters I would love this job.
Holy cow was that a lot of work. Somebody needs to invent a tool that'll snap a block to any height (quickly) Like one of those standing seam metal cutters. Then like Jamie said, you could just poor concrete to rough height. Wow...was that a lot of work! Kudos to your team.
Can we please do a crew interview! Like we get to know the back story of the whole crew that be a amazing video 🙏🏽🙏🏽
2:38 “If you want to learn HOW TO lay block, you need to lay about a thousand blocks is what I think.”
Lol, so true. I’m at about 180 so far after a few small retaining wall projects. About to tackle a 28’x28’ basement foundation (about 1000 blocks) so maybe by the time I’m finished I’ll have learned how.
Earth red will be the primary color! 😊
That EcoFlow is taking one for the team at 11:33. It is going to be fun to get the concrete dust out of the fans and heat sinks after this.
Good to watch someone else do this work as I am retired. I had the choice to do this kind of work when I was a teen but figured it was too much work. Fast forward 20 years and I was a working superintendent of concrete & masonry. I loved every part of it & wish I had chosen that path when I was younger because I was forced into retirement at age 42. Now 63 I miss working so much.
That 11:56 shot is just like something from sitcoms
Maybe my favorite lil cut from any video so far. Arlo and Ray are a delight.
Another fantastic video. Love me some Perkins brothers vid’s. Eric, you by far are the best narrator I’ve ever heard. Not over the top, you let the work speak for itself and you only explain when needed. Jamie you rock brother! Fantastic workmanship and techniques to build most anything. Also love your inventory of wood species.
11:56 is the best!
The brick laying timelapse was so satisfying!
I remember building my own house and it is one of the most satisfying things I've ever done. I'm now remodeling the 4th house I am living in. My next step will be the cabin in the woods off grid style. Don't want anything attached to the utilities. I have everything planned out and written down old school style. It's going to be way easier than the traditional house build. Going to be late spring before I get there.
I would be too tempted to have a drive out basement garage with how much block work you guys had to do. crisp work guys!
The dream team..
When work is fun, no need to stress about managing work-life balance.. 😉😉
It's so interesting to see just how different this foundation is from the houses in my country
It is amazing the amount of builders that won’t pay for a surveyor to pin the lot and footings. They spend hours (some do. Some don’t care) trying to measure and get it squared. Just spend the 1200.00 or so dollars to have a surveyor pin the foundation. They will make 3 trips. Once before you dig the foundation, again to stake the footings then lastly to mail the footings. Most of them are accurate to within 1/8”. If you don’t start a house straight and square you can’t finish straight and square.
That’s a crazy amount of block!
Hey, my home town nearly got a mention! The Golden Spike was placed in 1869, and joined the Union and. pacific railroads. This Happened near Ogden Utah (home of Donnie and Marie Osmond btw), which is just north of Salt Lake City. Great work fellas!
An alternative to a strong line on those super long runs is switching it out for some dental floss. Can pull it super tight and won’t sag like a string line will.
Yes, drop ceiling guys use what they call "jet line", very similar to dental floss
At 15:46 when you are doing the arial view, it looks like the foundation and block narrow from the top of the view to the bottom. Might just be a trick on the camera, but just wanted to draw your attention to it. Love your channel and watching you build.
I worked on my Dad's block crew in the summers. Starting about 15 yrs old. That is the hardest and hottest work I've ever tried😰
New slogan for you guys, Build PERKINS PERFECT
Thanks for 4k videos :)
Would like for you to explain the rebar on the top of a course of blocks,it appears that it is not doing anything but I know it serves a purpose but can’t figure how it adds any strength. Thanks for your building projects with us and the craftsmanship you put into everything you do
It will be locked in when they pour the cores full.
Here in the Philippines, we use clear hoses put water in them and use it as level. By nature water will find its level.
It’s quite satisfying to watch a crew lay block, and guys, your dad taught you well. Most people don’t realize just how expensive foundations are, and you save a LOT by doing it in-house. It seems like the team all know how to do it and seem to enjoy this phase. Keep the great content coming… and please let me know how many dollars you add for customer supervision!
About cutting the first block to get the right hight, you maybe also just put the first block in the concrete while it is not jet set jet? Just a thought. You might have to work fast, but could be done I guess
Perfect Builder Brothers
Wild wonderful off grid said ride on over to West Virginia and lay some more block on their safe room!
Arlo looks younger and energised.. as he age... very smart guy..
Eric,you are right!Anybody can do this.
But,make it level,square and plumb?Fit the house plan?
Not many!!😂😅😊
You forgot to mention that the Vevor rebar cutter is also suitable for cutting sausages. Having watched so many of you builds the one thing that I would like to comment on is the many talents shown by the crew. One crew who can do just about everything in the building process is amazing.
Jason looking jacked. Gotta have a strong man in your crew.
That’s the cold brew…
Cutting each block seems like MUCH more work to me. Is Cardinal Coffee on the way to every job you do? What about the laser instead of the string line? Buncha freaking work, guys. If I'd found a crew like y'all 20. 30, 40 years ago I'd probably still be doing it.
Cutting block is a lot of work… only had to cut a few luckily! Cardinal has been on the way to a couple! Same road I grew up on!
Hello Perkins Crew: Erik your story telling with the camera is second to none. Additionally the video quality is is just excellent. The end result is just like we are on the job with you guys. Thanks Much from a retired residential carpenter. Hope you make money on this project, it must be a bear to estimate building a house on such a sloping lot.
They need to hire you guys to build one of those at the southern border. Laying block for miles and miles. A dream job. 😂
Awesome job fellas! 😃👍🏼👊🏼
I'm a FIRM believer you guys should have your own TV show by now! I'm greatful youre on youtube but SERIOUSLY..... compared to some of the stuff i see on tv... you guys should have million dollar deals!
Agree they are great, but TV is the old way. UA-cam is where it's at.
I agree, the shows on DIY or HGTV are not enough technical for me. You guys are an awesome team.
Interesting post, seeing how all the calculations with the footings comes to fruition with the block work. I find it all fascinating and pleasing when the last block fits as snuggly as it does. Great post, despite all the slippery clay 😂, take care guys and see you soon. 🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨
Is there a lot of cost savings laying block, then filling it with concrete over poured concrete walls?
i think in this kind of elevations we can set up a printed measurement bar fixed at four corners and laser level them and make the points from the lowest builinding level and , take the measurement from there every time we need.. so we can reduce the cross checking every time... ..
Impressive team work guys. I know we only see about 25 minutes of your work week, but you make it look so easy. 😊
Great videos guys. FYI on a long pull set a block in the middle and use a “twig” or at least that’s what we call it here in MS.
If you ever seen a little yellow line twig, you hook them to the line in the middle of the wall to pick it up enough to get the sag out of the line, lay the block "high" to the line about a quarter or 3/8. You can also sight down the line and see the sag or crown if you spot your block too high, you can also shoot it with the laser. Easy money
Nice work riding Farlow Gap Eric!!!
High socks 😂 dude reminds me of Ken Block looks like his brother
Happy Sunday y’all 👍
With a long line just lay a center block or 2 x 3rd blocks. Then you clamp the line to those blocks and it stops it from sagging without having to stretch it tight. block clamps are cheap but you can use any old clamps really.
Bet yall are glad to have block out of the way. Looking great!
Erik standing on his phone was priceless. Literally busted out laughing! 😂 Hope it wasnt broke.
i got one of those rebar cutters for my icf house and tons of rebar. It was a life saver
Guess it would just depend what your crew likes to do. I myself would hate cutting every block when you could just put the bit of extra work in to get a dialed footing & then just fly thru the block work with a just about perfect footing to lay on
Excellent - Lot of hard precise work
Finally 😊
I was wondering why you were still cutting this amount of rebar with angle grinders in the last episode.
I made it guys!! Keep Up The Good Work!!
Great job, Guys. It would be good to see a post of a New Build twice a week. It makes a build stretch out for most of a year. Thanks for sharing.
PRO TIP string lines
G,day from Sydney Australia.
When laying a very long wall, build up the corners and lay one block or brick in the centre. Stretch your line through a loop piece of string set in mortar. Then you don't have to pull so tightly.
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Really satisfying seeing the block being laid! Nice job crew
Somehow watching these early days videos go by alot faster than the final several episodes of painting an detailing.. I wonder if the crew experiences thesame irl.
Yess!!!! Finishing takes seemingly forever lol
My back hurts after watching you guys move block!
Well done guys.
Hey PBB. Love your work 👍
Everything you build is perfect. . but really everything you build is Perkins. . .
Great video! Great group of guys!
Sure I can build a block foundation on your hillside. I seen a feller do it on inner net. Nuttin to it!
Planning to cut every block on the first layer may be tough work, but it is much less pre-planning and "mathing". Valiant effort to avoid cutting blocks, tho.
Very interesting watching the whole process and the correction made along the way. Very stressful. Well done this must be the oddest shape one to date coming out of the ground?🤫UK.
Another super tough day of laying block, carrying block, pushing wheelbarrows of mortar, etc. Man I get tired just watching this video. Some days are just harder than others.
Great work on the blocking guys
Ray's beard's roaring back with a vengeance!
here when we are on a long run we use a tingle in the middle so that we don't need to pull it so tight... if you want to be very exact about it you can use the laser to make sure its level with the quoins... a tingle is a piece of paper folded over with the line inside and weighed down with a brick or a block..
I missed the cardinal coffee clip! All jokes aside love the videos keep up the good work.
and we're back!
Set a block in the middle use a tingle plate and you don’t need to pull the string so tight stops line sagging 😀
That works too! Good tip
Love your work I’m in uk 😀
Getting more creative with the video shots. :) Nice work.
I was wondering: Do you think laying block is the most physically demanding part of a build? It looks like it. According to Erik's comparison to running 10 miles or biking 40, I guess it is. You guys sure do work hard.
About your phone. In the old days (1990's) there used to be a cellphone that advertised it was for a rugged life. I think it was called "Nextel." Not sure. The commercials would show it in all sorts of rough spots -- under water, falling, etc. But I don't think it included a construction site. LOL!
My dad never uses a bullet level to level his blocks from the line and they still end up perfect. Guess it helps he's been doing it 50 years LOL🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Did anyone else catch themselves reflexively holding their breath when he was breaking and mixing the mortar bag?
What did Jamie & Ray pull off the bed of his truck that took 2 men? I like the music Erik. That is a lot of block! Back breaking work!!! Be kind to each other. Stay safe. Love to all
I believe it was their water barrel.
Thank you Angela
Hey guys great work but for the bond beam course in the block work are you guys putting them upside down or is that something you do in that area ?
Good job. I would build formwork and pour the walls.