How to Build Your Own ICF Basement and Save Big $$$
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Published 2023-05-26
Big thanks to Dan, Art, Chase, Landon, Patrick, Lucas, Patrice, My dad and my brothers for helping out, couldn't have done it without you!
All Comments (21)
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One tip, don't do your splice at the corner, work your way in from the corner and try to the splice in the center of the wall. The corners are where the blowouts happen so you want your strength there.
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You know you've put a good day's work in when you end up with some concrete in your beard. The foundation for the Timber Frame home is off to a great start. Looking forward to more videos on the build.
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One safety tip. As soon as you put a vertical piece of rebar in, make sure you put an orange cap on it. I was cringing every time you pressed down hard to engage the horizontal rebar into the plastic framing.
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Excellent video, trying to debate myself if I want to build a basement or just go with a slab. Do you have more videos of the house being built?
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Loved your video.. you sound like a honorable and humble gentleman. Any more update on home building so far ?
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Nice basement layout. Those walls are good and thick. 🇨🇦✌️
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Sooo exciting!!!🎉
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you did good work
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Orange caps are optional this isn’t an OSHA job, only a local inspector and he will be above them for inspection comes.
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How much was form? And concrete pour?
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Did you build the timber frame on top of the ICF wall? Did you have to build out the wall for the timbers to bear on?
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marriage line should be more in mid wall not near a corner
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Do you rent or buy the bracing that keeps the walls plumb?
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Why do you have to install those chicken-wire laders on top of a course? Is it code?
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I live in central Texas What is a basement? 😅
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How many sq ft was the interior? How did you know what type of concrete to get? Did you shop more than one icf company? How do you cut out for power plugs?
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Was that old terracotta sewer pipe you dug up at the beginning?
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How many yards of concrete was that?
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How many linear feet was your foundation?
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Hey man, great video! This is going to be one of my main go to videos to refer to once i start my own house. Just a side note, the music is a bit too loud. Not terribly so, but its a little out of proportion to the rest of the audio. Keep up the good work man!
