Building an ICF foundation Crawl Space/FOXBLOCKS

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3 жыл бұрын

We finally get started forming and building our ICF foundation stacking foxblocks for the stem wall. We also try to find Von a Caribou and have some fun going up river with our jet boat until something not so good happens.
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@deebrake 5 ай бұрын

I know you are well past this stage now but wow about the details on hiring someone to get it done. Way to pivot and make I work.

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 5 ай бұрын

It was definitely the best decision for us and I’m so glad we hired it out. Now that we’re at the stage we’re at, the fox block foundation has worked out amazingly.😁

@TheTygrane 2 ай бұрын

I realize this was a while ago now when you did this. But i'm paying $220/yd for local readymix now post-covid in a well-populated area with 4 companies competing. Pre-covid i was paying 135/yd. We planned and budgeted pre-covid, and are fully aware of the sting unexpected price adjustments can bring. Luckily around us, concrete guys make money doing JUST concrete, so i saved on the labor.

@watkinstreefarm6880 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty exciting. I hope the weather & concrete crew cooperate so you can get this finished before the snow flies.

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

It exciting for sure. I’m hoping for concrete to be poured next week.

@Roadkillstew 3 жыл бұрын

foundation is looking good. great show. thanks

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@critter9a 3 жыл бұрын

well hell !! get me a few Caribou too

@margaretbedwell58 3 жыл бұрын

Hope your winter doesn't get there too soon....and you get the concrete poured. That was a terrible price to pay for just the forms and the concrete, but I guess when you're in Alaska everything cost so much more. And remote is even more than that. Good luck, hope there will be another caribou in the freezer by the next video. Have a Blessed day.

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

Termination dust as we call it is already hitting the tops of the mountains. I’m hoping for a moose in the freezer next but I would settle for another caribou.😁

@margaretbedwell58 3 жыл бұрын

@@wildwoodoffgridalaska Good luck hunting...both of you.

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ryankullar9754 3 жыл бұрын

Put the sub floor down and staple down 6mil plastic or a giant tarp 2 keep the snow off until spring

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

Not worth the risk and with the price of lumber now, it just makes sense to wait.

@Kev-Downunder 9 ай бұрын

Probably revealed on a later video. :-) apologies.... What about ground water seepage into basement space? Do (did) you put a sump in and pump or is that OK and not a problem in Tote with the permafrost?

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 9 ай бұрын

The Tok area does not have permafrost because our ground here is all gravel and very well drained. No sump required for the same reason. Our well is under our house and gravel goes down 140ft where we finally hit ground water.

@Kev-Downunder 9 ай бұрын

@@wildwoodoffgridalaska Makes sense. I'm planning a bore (well) here too, Think I'm gonna hit water at about 30 Meters and drill to about 65. Water quality will be crappy due to no gravel, high iron and salinity levels. OK for veggies and yard though. I was born in south Africa and we hit pristine waster at 120 Meters.

@ryankullar9754 3 жыл бұрын

U should check out bubble wrap insulation 2 put under the sub floor works well

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion.

@heartofalaskahomesteadanda5425 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome work! Where will you be moose hunting are you coming back up towards Fairbnaks? We have puppies!

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

I moose around Tok every year. I don’t think we’ll be up your way any time soon. Congrats on the puppies!! What breed?

@heartofalaskahomesteadanda5425 3 жыл бұрын

@@wildwoodoffgridalaska They are Malamutes-Greenland mix.

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

We love malamutes. 😊

@thelifethatfitz1827 Жыл бұрын

Curious about the well being placed in the crawlspace/basement... does the advantages of not having to use a pitless adapter and being able to work on it regardless of weather, outweigh any potential future need to rehabilitate the well?

@wildwoodoffgridalaska Жыл бұрын

With the extreme climate that we live in, I’d say yes. Too many people have problems with freezing water lines and the overwhelmingly recommendations from those that have lived here for decades is to put the well in Nader your house. The other option is to building a well house over the well and bury the water lines 10ft with insulated lines. It’s a challenge either way.

@thelifethatfitz1827 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your thoughts on that. We've purchased some acreage on the Kenai Peninsula and will begin our building project starting this summer... I think your frost depth is something like 100 inches there in Tok, whereas on the KP 42 inches is the norm... Tok's a great town, have really enjoyed staying there on our way in and out of AK... Keep up the good work...

@timkorn2102 3 жыл бұрын

What are the dimensions of yours? I was quoted 24k for 30x56, basically exactly like what youre doing. Seems insane to me.

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

30x50 is the size of our foundation.

@thenorthernwoodhouse5015 3 жыл бұрын

lookin good pal but not far off 20 grand wow man you must be loaded LOL ha ha

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

We definitely hurt the budget with this unexpected cost. Time to save some more over the winter for next years build projects.

@silentwitness2022 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have permafrost in your area

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

No, the ground in Tok is so well drained due to the excessive amount of gravel, we don’t have to worry about permafrost. I’m very thankful for that.

@alaskanken2132 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I thought Gary King went out of business years ago.

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

Not that I know of. I think he’s slowed down and only accepting appointments by calls.

@alaskanken2132 3 жыл бұрын

@@wildwoodoffgridalaska .Back when I was a kid and until high school there Skiing shop was on northern lights by Barns and Noble . It was always a fun shop to go to. They must have a new location.

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

I forget the exact location but it’s a small warehouse type building in a back area of anchorage. Jim King runs things now as far as I know.

@alaskanken2132 3 жыл бұрын

@@wildwoodoffgridalaska I moved away from Eagle River back in 2015 and moved my family into our small Log home. And I am now roughing in the 40x32 addition I put out a hand full of videos. Currently I am putting the roof on the upstairs dormer. Feel free to check out my channel if you like. I watched a few of your videos and I think that you are making a wise choice on moving to Tok its been a few years since I have visited. But you can't beat the small town feeling. Best of luck and God bless.

@lenahedger 3 жыл бұрын

What keeps concrete from oozing out the bottom of fox blocks?

@wildwoodoffgridalaska 3 жыл бұрын

You generally pour the footer first then pour the stem wall once the footer cures. We had to make sure our concrete mix was the right consistency so we didn’t have a bunch of waste.