Beeeccaaaaa! Wait... wrong channel. That's a really nice tip from Arlo. He's a treasure
@TimberGrappler3 жыл бұрын
I love Jamies long answers! Let him talk, stop interrupting him. Short isnt always sweet
@k.d.89243 жыл бұрын
Yeah, quit picking on Jamie!
@vansage26913 жыл бұрын
Arlo is the treasure chest of knowledge!!! Great video work Ray!!! Keep it up boys.
@JoshuaRes3 жыл бұрын
I worked on a job in London where we had to dig under and support a stone foundation. We ended up casting a large pier, building brick up, and then packing in a super dry mortar mix on top of the last course. The dry mix was hammered in with a sledge and a wooden block.
@joshh32233 жыл бұрын
Love the channel. Don't ever sell out or buckle on what you've got her. A bunch of real guys, on a real jobsite just being themselves is what makes your channel great!!!
@graemedalekuys1983 жыл бұрын
I want a Jamie show, where Jamie gets to give us all the details and long answers to the building complexities you guys have and us DIYers may encounter one day. As long as he explains it well (which he usually does until he gets cut off) then there is no reason not to let Jamie get it all out. Maybe a new series called "Jamie real talk". Then he could cover a specific topic in detail such as roof flashing or expose the truth about banister spacing. It may have a little crossover with the build series videos which need short answers but getting more knowledge to the people is never a bad thing. I've learnt everything I know about framing and construction from YT. I work in the IT field but I'm currently building an extension to our home for my growing family. You just can't get this kind of building knowledge anywhere else where I live in South Africa.
@carolewarner1013 жыл бұрын
I have to laugh at big brother Eric who is so careful to keep Jamie from "talking too much" (according to him) by interrupting and talking over him...pretty often...such that HE ends up being the one taking over and doing most of the talking. And this time I really had to laugh because he did that again, even though the answer to the question was something Jamie actually did and so had the actual real world experience with (the putting in of a new foundation under an existing building), and therefore should have been the guy to answer the question. But he didn't really get to because big brother talked over him the whole time. 😂😂😂 Well Jamie, I'm the younger sister of a big brother and I "talk too much" too according to my brother. So I just wanna say I feel ya bro. Seriously though. To be honest, I frequently wish your videos were LONGER. I get SO much out of what you guys put out, both in valuable information AND entertainment, and frankly I really like the lengthy detailed explanations Jamie gives because I always learn so much from him! So while I get that you're probably following a basic time frame format (which has obviously become extremely successful), I just want to cast my vote for more and longer videos...because you guys (the whole gang) really rock!
@Jared-Kreate3 жыл бұрын
“You don’t even need a long answer” 😂😂
@guthdia3443 жыл бұрын
You can see Jamie's heart break at that second.
@ZipKickGo3 жыл бұрын
Poor Jamie!
@timalligood25003 жыл бұрын
They made up for it letting jamie tell the picket joke at the end. Haha.
@2tliberty3 жыл бұрын
@7:11. Really enjoy the Q and A's. Quick note I'm pretty sure you attached the vertical portion of the railing to the bottom rail which would actually make them spindles, not balusters. Balusters are attached directly to the footing. As long as people get what you're talking about it shouldn't make any difference but you brought it up first in your video so just clarifying.
@groundspeed3954 Жыл бұрын
10 years, 12 years . . . 14 years. Time flies when you're having fun. At a certain age, "recently" could be yesterday . . . or 15 years ago. ;)
@benjaminsagau3 жыл бұрын
In Europe ,we use a special concrete mix that expands.Very easy,and lifts very heavy full brick houses,with no problem. 👍But Arlo idea was quite ingenious!
@curiouscat33843 жыл бұрын
I come here every day looking for you guys AFTER watching the news. Frustrated and angry I come here and get treated with optimism, tomfoolery, a learning experience (DIYer here) and filling my head with positive energy and I feel better :) :)
@raincoast90103 жыл бұрын
Stop watching the MSM and get outside and do things that will have a positive affect on your future. Watch the Rebel news. Cheers friend.
@curiouscat33843 жыл бұрын
@@raincoast9010 I wasn't asking for advice on my lifestyle. I was complimenting the brothers. I watch news in evening for 1/2 hour or so (mostly progressive channels on KZfaq) so I won't be ignorant of the world around me. The rest of the day I am renovating my house and maintaining my permaculture food forest and vegetable garden with chickens. As stated in my original post, I watch these guys for their "positive effect" and overall I'm very cheerful and optimistic about my own future thank you very much.
@bonnieharrell82973 жыл бұрын
Hey man what you're describing about shimming up the blocks before grouting is close to underpinning but not quite...underpinning a foundation is where you dig down under the footing about a 3ft long section you add reber in a grid pattern and pour concrete/cement till it reaches the footing and might encapsulate it then you skip a 3-4ft section and do it again then you come back after the concrete/cement has cured and dig out, rebar and pour the sections you skipped the first time around the house and this makes a solid foundation/footing also you dig it a little wider than the existing footers. Its pretty labor intensive...you can use something like a back hoe but to get up under the footing you really need to do it by hand/shovel but yeah that underpinning a foundation and the reason I know about it is I believe my house may need it done...so I have researched it and for some reason I'm getting dajivou lol I feel like I may have seen this video before and commented?
@eric695713 жыл бұрын
I think we need another channel just for Jamie's long explanations!
@T.E.P.3 жыл бұрын
thanks guys for adding this extra content to the channel and thanks Ray for filming!
@jonathanr90513 жыл бұрын
In my experience poured walls crack vertically and leak far more than block walls leak. Some block foundations I’ve worked with are 60-70yrs old before water is an issue. Most poured walls were under 10yrs old, and one was only 2 months.
@5280Woodworking3 жыл бұрын
I’m an Electrical Engineer by trade, but I’d gladly take a two week vacation to work every day along side Arlo so I could get priceless, real world experience building. Great segment gentlemen.
@MB121163 жыл бұрын
Arlos idea is genius. He should be added to the cast for the Wednesday Q and A
@michaelhowell89903 жыл бұрын
I put the last blocks in by myself once. So I used an air shim to lift the block, then used real wood shims, then mortar, then after it dried removed the wood shims & filled with mortar.
@clydedecker7653 жыл бұрын
There were a LOT of Packard Trucks that hauled a lot of moonshine and other illegal spirits back in the 20's and 30's. as well as stocking groceries all over the country. Yes, there were Packard trucks as well as cars. Good, reliable, and strong.
@janderson84013 жыл бұрын
Packard stopped building trucks around 1923-1924. I doubt if very many of these were used to haul bootleg liquor during prohibition. However many early luxury automobiles were repurposed when the original body started to look old-fashioned. Sometimes a wealthy car owner would commission a new, more stylish body to replace the original. Others would be sold cheap or scrapped and then reappear with a pick up or flat bed cobbled on the back behind a truncated body. A fair number became wreckers, making use of the powerful Packard engines and strong frames.
@TheSateef3 жыл бұрын
i use 2x6, 8, 10 and 12 wrapped in plastic wrap for concrete forms then reuse on the house. to me working with wood is ways faster and lighter than blocks and then all the weight is in the concrete pump so i don't have to lift tones of materials
@douglasb85583 жыл бұрын
Your show is more interesting to watch than most network T.V. thankyou.
@robstephens3 жыл бұрын
I've used this method when adding additional support beam piers. I used a solid top FHA block followed with a solid cap block.
@Gzus3 жыл бұрын
I need to actually put a foundation under the kitchen of my 1870 farmhouse that's currently sitting on dirt. Your advice about shimming the top layer and grouting that gap will be VERY helpful next year since I plan on tackling that project! Thank you!
@willbell964210 ай бұрын
look at you guys go, i am studying for Level 3 exam 3 with a heavy component on Site Work and i was specifically searching for underpinning videos, lo and behold Perkins brothers pops up, I am trying to finish studying this section so I can watch episode 13 of the Modern Home Build.😂
@joeshmoe89123 жыл бұрын
Jaime has the best jokes. Lol. Great answers guys.
@52aberdeen13 жыл бұрын
We need BEECCCCAAAA !!!
@hansangb3 жыл бұрын
@9:35..."I'm against picketing but I don't know how to show it!" RIP Mitch Hedberg. Also, Ray getting all the right angles...he really is the Golden Boy. Jason has a case, methinks.
@darkdelta3 жыл бұрын
Holy Smoke!!! Thanks to you guys and especially Arlo, you've solved a problem, I've had for a bit, and didn't know how to solve it!! From one Transplanted Tarheel to you guys, many thanks.
@howardt79693 жыл бұрын
You guys are amazing. That baluster spacing tool should be patented and Arlo's shim idea is genius!
@thisismissem3 жыл бұрын
Oh, ha, and you answered that comment of mine! Good answer! I was concerned that they'd be noticeably different - I'd only ever seen people do it the first way, so was interesting to see a different way.
@1packatak3 жыл бұрын
We had a railing done where the balusters were evenly spaced and the end ones were just set as is. One of the sections had one side about an inch from the end but the other was almost 3 inches. We had them take it all down and do it like the Perkins brothers did. So much better!!
@PoggieMiranda13 жыл бұрын
Let the man speak!
@firemanj352 жыл бұрын
Underpinning here in Michigan means Underpinning a foundation to add onto or rework a new building. So you typically dig under the original footer no more that 2/3 of the footer and drill in new rebar hens pinning and your under the original. Typically this is only done under columns to build new columns right next to each other. But very rarely is this done the hole length of a building
@ArtByCater3 жыл бұрын
As as ways get info, I like this question and answer portion. Thanks Chuck
@MaggieGueder3 жыл бұрын
Awesome angles! Thank you Ray 😄💞
@ZipKickGo3 жыл бұрын
Yes we do need a long answer, always cutting Jamie off, poor fella.
@romaintrevisiol91593 жыл бұрын
The sound back at the shop is great now! Good job!
@MrJohn24753 жыл бұрын
hey Jamie, did you plan wearing green for Saint Patrick's day!? Thank you for sharing guys!
@bartthatcher57993 жыл бұрын
Arlo bag of tricks!! Nice work.
@DCS0263 жыл бұрын
Eric, I hate to tell you this but your "little" brother is actually bigger then you are, (Grab a tape measure). Maybe, you should say "younger brother".........
@bluebird51003 жыл бұрын
It bugs me too. Why say "little" brother. Just say this is my brother. Jamie is a grown man.
@VivaPonics3 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh i was just about to type this lol.
@rl.apprentice.electrician2 жыл бұрын
Rioting and picketing lol; Jamie's humor is off the Charts lol; ✌️✌️
@chrismachado1933 жыл бұрын
Like this format, thanks Perkin Bros
@DCS0263 жыл бұрын
Got a few chuckles out of me this morning! Good job guys.
@wolfcommander60093 жыл бұрын
We use to use the old CamLock system...plywood with holes 3\4 it was hard and had a few blowouts not many
@jaywashington21963 жыл бұрын
Rays the best painter and videographer Job security at its finest
@ArchersPlace Жыл бұрын
Could just have mortared on top of the final brick lol... Not gonna cause any issues. I'm digging out 3 feet to create a full basement, gotta replace my sill plates, carrying beam, and a number of joists ugh lol plus underpin the dug out perimeter of the foundation.... I'm a novice lol
@huggy1huggy1913 жыл бұрын
in england we shim the underpining up with thin roof slate,thats the norm
@brettshegogue2 жыл бұрын
@Perkins Builder Brothers - how (or do you even) tie-in an addition to the existing foundation?
@kearneyfamilylondon683 жыл бұрын
More Arlo magic!
@benhart61693 жыл бұрын
We call them spindle’s in Tennessee.... lol
@myfathersson73 жыл бұрын
When you talked about the last block being installed in replacing a foundation wall I noticed that you did not put a layer of foam (used to seal between the sill plate and foundation block in new construction) in before wedging in that last cap block. Won't you get insect and air infiltration into your crawl space? It was not done (anything to seal between basement wall and sill plate!) when I built my house in 1978 and I have had insect/mouse problems with no good way to after-seal that area.
@PerkinsBuilderBrothers3 жыл бұрын
Good question… A big bead of caulk inside and out after the fact :-)
@saeedsaeed26073 жыл бұрын
Question: how do you guys keep your stuff secure in job site when you are not around?(like at night and holidays) Thank you.
@spicynomad3 жыл бұрын
hey ray :0) jaime this is when you put your brother in a headlock for always cutting you off. i wanna hear what you have to say. im one of those detail oriented person. im taking notes. keep that in mind.
@QBRX3 жыл бұрын
You guys are so good natured and kind to each other. Me and my brothers sometimes get crazy mad at each other. I wonder if you're ever like that?
@1suzukiryder3 жыл бұрын
“ I hope there’s no rioting and picketing”
@needaman663 жыл бұрын
Steel and core fill is code here🇦🇺. Underpinning is done for structural repairs. Also instead of blocks you could habe formed up collimns and poured a high mpa. Your "grout" os called mortar. Here anyways. 😁 i also do your way with balustrading
@robertcarullo49263 жыл бұрын
you can jack up the house an inch or two more, and then set the structure back down. How do you get mortar all the way under the last row?
@damienradford3 жыл бұрын
I'm not even gonna pretend I'm an expert here, but have been thinking about your comment. I would guess that the house is lifted on a combination of jacks and fixed pylons, which can't be slowly and uniformly lowered a couple of inches. I'd also guess that they lift it to the desired height so that they can build the foundation up to that reference. Once again just speculating.
@thelouiebrand2 жыл бұрын
Could you have drilled a hole in the top block and injected mortar until it came out the shimmed seam then cleaned it up?
@michaelleal47143 жыл бұрын
Superior walls is the way to go.
@michaelfarmer5373 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I’m pretty sure they discontinued Arlo’s model years ago... what a great crew of guys!
@nme21973 жыл бұрын
I do a lot of decks....there is an app for baluster spacing that has changed my game...type in the space between posts, baluster thickness and desired gap between.....voila done and done, it will even give you a spacer block thickness. Things will vary of course becasue just like you guys said the posts are never the same distance apart to make perfect equal gaps but fuck man I do railings in minutes now.
@daviddickson74943 жыл бұрын
Gréât video guys
@MasterCivilEngineering3 жыл бұрын
Master your engineering knowledge here👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@R2Mike3 жыл бұрын
It actually says pickets in the diagram. I thought it was balusters as well....
@frankhagar46513 жыл бұрын
We always lift the house a little more and let it down, just what we do, thanks
@ksearch053 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@KernelBill3 жыл бұрын
It’s just like the internet to spin out over terminology. But I guess if it’s pointed on top and extends past the top rail it’s a picket. Otherwise it’s a baluster? idk
@peggooo3 жыл бұрын
though you called them pickets, I knew exactly what you were talking about. Lighten up people. 🤣😂🤣 You guys have such a comfortable on camera presence, makes watching your videos very enjoyable.
@Joe-N-Kat3 жыл бұрын
Would a piping bag be more efficient and do a better job?
@stephanieray65872 жыл бұрын
Yay, Arlo.
@saskblujays4413 жыл бұрын
Loving the Q&As! Is the farmhouse done in real life? Is the next big project lined up?
@BevisSouthern3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much where I come from Georgia balusters were inside the house and pickets or outside the house That's pretty much how I was raised
@kierandoherty16003 жыл бұрын
In ireland, pickets go in a fence. Spindles are the vertical members of a baluster. Baluster is what you call the whole assembly of handrail, spindles and shoe.
@Garry8263 жыл бұрын
I call em spindles
@milesharlan13 жыл бұрын
Love love Q&A
@psllws3 жыл бұрын
Please let Jamie talk.. you keep interrupting him... Still love you guys :)
@tfrush113 жыл бұрын
When’s the next carpenters Olympics!! I think it’s time to have the 2nd annual games!!
@cletus74193 жыл бұрын
Eric be nice to your little brother and let him talk!
@amberkluga89493 жыл бұрын
I have an old tobacco barn that I'm debating on tearing down or shoring up. Half of the concrete brink foundation has fallen away, one side's 6x6 mudsill(?) has twisted and is almost off the crumbling blocks with that side of the barn drooping. Even with those problems it seems pretty sturdy so I'd love to get it where I could use it without fear of the thing falling on me. Plus I'm not sure how to bring it down safety other than using a bulldozer. I've searched youtube trying to find a video on how to shore up an old barn foundation. if you know if any good ones....
@shaneoakley87573 жыл бұрын
Builders call them pickets. Architects call them balusters. They’re pickets!! Guardrail mahturriul.
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@nails2wood6913 жыл бұрын
We live in the south and it’s pickets 🤷♂️
@danielgeng23062 жыл бұрын
Hi Eric and Jamie , had a house fire in 2009 and when I rebuilt I used superior walls. Have you ever considered using them or are they even in your area ?
@seancollins57693 жыл бұрын
Curious, why not use ICF blocks instead of cinder blocks?
@jonnybrown6003 жыл бұрын
Is it still within code to build a house completely with concrete blocks? Minus the roof of course.
@romantech25893 жыл бұрын
In northern Europe or in Russia it IS the way to build houses. it is more expensive of course but way more strong. and yes, you lose all space inside walls for pipes, electricity and so on.
@timalligood25003 жыл бұрын
When grouting block walls over about 5 feet high, do you use cleanouts?
@wolfcommander60093 жыл бұрын
A ballast is a huge yellow pillar in front of Wal-Mart's so a fella don't drive thru the electronics dept. We say pickets in Mo.
@ryanellis52613 жыл бұрын
You mentioned using the block as a form, have you ever used ICF? Just curious.
@johnnychingas9722143 жыл бұрын
We need more dad jokes Jamie!
@callumtennent32673 жыл бұрын
What about, rainy day Q&A??
@jamescomey50103 жыл бұрын
You got that laser eye. No need to measure. End of story.
@DavidMullins13 жыл бұрын
A balustrade is a post/column style enclosing topped by a top rail. It is usually referred within as a stairway or indoor landing railing of early European architecture however most were turned wood not square and do not have a bottom rail. A baluster is a single column or post and normally positioned into a predrilled hole in the floor or step. For outdoor balcony railing, with both top and bottom rails and using square stock is not considered balusters but I presumed PINS or slats. I am not sure of all international standards but the varied pitch slats is NOT a good idea for safety reasons. Aesthetically I would agree. However, considerations have to be present for both children and pet heads being stuck between posts. A 1/4in difference in span/pitch may not look different but would make a big difference in bending and or squishing a bigger object between the central slat span. Most standards have a maximum acceptable width and bending moments. I don't see any issues with your design but I do suggest some cautionary notes. Not all wood slats bend/flex the same.
@T.E.P.3 жыл бұрын
let's do this!!!
@dennisparham58603 жыл бұрын
Ever consider ICF for basement foundations?
@someyoungguy6990 Жыл бұрын
So can we jokingly call this Q & A the "Plywood Vs Picket" show....lol
@thisismissem3 жыл бұрын
Thoughts on ICF vs Block? Sounds like they'd be much the same in your usage
@timothydillon64213 жыл бұрын
I asked this b4 as well. 1 is availability like they talked about. 2 is to pass final for occupancy it needs to be treated for termites. The local pest control wont sign off on ICF bc you can't see if the bugs have tunnels in the foam.
@thisismissem3 жыл бұрын
@@timothydillon6421 oh yeah! Totally forgot about this, whoops!
@kurtzcol3 жыл бұрын
theres no way a poured block wall is as good as a poured concrete wall,and every carpenter i know can form and pour a foundation just go rent some quickstrip forms
@dennisyurconis7423 жыл бұрын
block walls are every bit as good as poured. in some aspects block is better especially if rebar and grouted as these guys show. poured walls are faster its the only reason to pour.
@kurtzcol3 жыл бұрын
@@dennisyurconis742 on a backfilled foundation with all the grout joints i ll stick to a poured solid concrete basement any day
@marksmith61043 жыл бұрын
If someone wants to nit pick baluster spacing and isn’t the one (i.e. customer) paying the bill, then I’d pass trying to answer that question. ;)
@lb7wade5183 жыл бұрын
Next time explain why yall dont use ICF below grade!!
@Grunt493 жыл бұрын
If I had known Jamie was going to sing,I would of worn my clean overalls.
@MrTheBurkes3 жыл бұрын
I'm here!
@bpdp3793 жыл бұрын
You missed a bunch. Again...
@MrTheBurkes3 жыл бұрын
@@bpdp379 I was first. Again! I'll never miss a Perky Bois video 👍🏻