In these videos we are building a new extension and will be going through the stages from the foundation to the superstructure
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@lauriestreetxox2 жыл бұрын
I'm training to be a building control surveyor and this has seriously helped me, thank you guys.
@foundationgood1232 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the input👍
@radicequadratadi22 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this content. Sadly where I am, in Italy, almost everything is made with rebar reinfirced concrete, which disgusts me, because it's something rotting from the birth. Thus these videos are an inspiration to build according to traditional brickwork techniques.
@Selkian4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I am about to have a 2 storey extension built by professionals, but I like to understand the process in detail. Ignore those whose grey matter is probably filled with concrete and don't understand that different ground quality requires different foundation specs.
@irman31054 жыл бұрын
2 storey need reinforcements bars at foundation, ground beams and column stumps
@foundationgood1233 жыл бұрын
@@entername_ approximate 225mm or 9 inches. We followed the existing house foundations depth! Hope this helps
@justCommando3 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for the videos, really helpful for understanding how drawings are followed and building work is done. I'm looking to start a freelance business, going to test the waters by doing extension/conservatory drawings.
@rezamohamadi9626 Жыл бұрын
I am building an extention with my builders team and it was helpful to me ,thanks
@MrThunderball15 жыл бұрын
Brill Video, & Well informative, time for a pint Lads !!!
@luanau4 жыл бұрын
The thickness of the concrete is less than I imagined not being a builder!
@user-mm1nu5zo9i2 жыл бұрын
You can make it any thickness you want based on what your doing
@Philsy18453 жыл бұрын
Painstaking hard work good outfit no silly shortcuts. Time and money but cheaper to do it once right!
@saif1980saif5 жыл бұрын
Best video ive seen
@gdfggggg5 жыл бұрын
That digger is a bit small I try and use the next size up if poss but site conditions don’t always allow. And, to get my foundations level I just use a laser level, so easy. Cheers
@macrovigilance5 жыл бұрын
6:58 squeek!!
@zorbathegreek1925 жыл бұрын
An extension with better build quality than the majority of new build kit houses getting thrown up.
@BinatangLiar97 Жыл бұрын
Wow,,?very good ❤️❤️
@valour54805 жыл бұрын
WOW! Thanks a lot,love the explanations and clear descriptions i need the link to your video on raft foundation and that of basement
@cnryan14 жыл бұрын
wouldn't it be better to add steel within the concreate to reinforce it??
@radicequadratadi22 жыл бұрын
Absolutely NOT.
@joshuahopkin143311 ай бұрын
You could yes. But it isnt absolutely a MUST. Therefore by not doing it you save £££
@endicous5 ай бұрын
If absolutely not what many countries it is a must? Because UK have it's own way and cracks later.
@macsmith62162 ай бұрын
@@endicous Utter Shite
@zedman4426 жыл бұрын
That looked like hard work digging up the old conservatory footings and floor.
@foundationgood1236 жыл бұрын
It certainly was, the 600mm concrete was a strong mix. Its was a dark grey/blue colour and was tough stuff.
@BerkleyBuilds Жыл бұрын
The plans may say a depth but i recommend checking it against NHBC chapter 4.2 tables, as the last thing you want to do is have building control out to inspect and for them to say dig deeper due to a tree.. I inspect sites daily and that is the main thing that catches builders out.
@foundationgood123 Жыл бұрын
Yes I know, we generally get them cut down as the last thing I want is to do pile foundations lol. There are always checks before we start as that saves loads of trouble as you said.👍
@BerkleyBuilds Жыл бұрын
@@foundationgood123 your solution of cutting them down is good but be aware that this could back fire. Always advise building control of when you cut the tree down, what type of tree and how far away it was. Soils, especially clay shrink and contract with moisture content which can lead to structural damage if not accounted for. If you don’t make building control aware then you could be liable for any repairs. Often a structural engineer can design a solution that doesn’t need piles.
@foundationgood123 Жыл бұрын
@@BerkleyBuilds Yeh mate, I always work with Building Control its a wise move
@womblestacker79935 жыл бұрын
Can't wait get my started
@user-to2pf8rb5m5 жыл бұрын
I honestly can’t believe the depth and concrete you can get away were you are, that footing looks about 600 with about 200 worth of concrete I’m not saying it’s not adequate at all but what we have to do were I live is crazy 1.5 is pretty much normal sometimes 2 metres if trees are close. I’ve dug deeper footings than that for walls!!
@foundationgood1235 жыл бұрын
Boxing Fisherman it depends on the ground, did you see how hard the ground was to dig! A meter depth is the norm however if the ground is poor the depth will have to go deeper until the ground is firm. A meter depth is below the frost line and the drought line!
@pensive695 жыл бұрын
@@foundationgood123 ... After watching i did notice the extra hard digging below grade. Your area must allow variations in the footers depending on soil or bedrock. I wondered about the design w/o rebar too.
@kierenboimufc59403 жыл бұрын
@@pensive69 were we are is min metre deep and if you don’t hit chalked deeper
@corytierney93183 жыл бұрын
225mm dp concrete seems a little thin to me, typically it’s 600x600 bearing 1m deep?
@geoff40185 жыл бұрын
Not much concrete ? 600mm depth for any extension minimum, get the concrete wet up and it will self level looks pretty stiff.
@CooCuMbEr5 жыл бұрын
70 slump with a little water ;)
@guilhermemonteiro127Ай бұрын
at 6:58 it seems you need soud proof DB plaster board, in case you missed
@explorewithant82635 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 who noticed the fart at 6:57 hahaha
@SaqibOxonian5 жыл бұрын
Hi I am digging for my 5.99 projection x 6.8 meters width extension foundation. I have cement wall slabs with reinforced steel in it which I deassemble from a storage shed. A) Can I bury these slabs in foundation trench to save skip cost along with concrete poured on top of them? Regards
@nbnbio12236 жыл бұрын
إنجاز رائع و ترتيب اكثر من جميل
@foundationgood1236 жыл бұрын
شكرا لك يا صديق -:)
@ZyleenxClubAsiaRadio2 жыл бұрын
Really helpful thank you!
@thomasjones70825 жыл бұрын
Would I need as deep as a foundation for a shed? Brickwork on outside and block on the inside with insulation. Yes a livable shed 😂
@stinkypete27224 жыл бұрын
Great video but I would have thought that more concrete (deeper) would have been needed for the footings... I was expecting about 2 foot deep.. Thanks..
@foundationgood1234 жыл бұрын
Stinky Pete hi, thanks for the input. To answer your question we did not need to go any deeper with the concrete as we followed Greggs this team foundation to the house. The ground was very far I was on the video sure are you breaker To break up the hard ground. The local authorities were happy with that and gave us the go ahead to pour the concrete. Hope that helps!
@abdulh634 жыл бұрын
love your channel!
@foundationgood1234 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@scottmclennan61145 жыл бұрын
Looks like hard yakka mate!!
@plongs35 жыл бұрын
Very helpful and informative Chris, can i ask are the wooden pegs left in when you pour the concrete? thxs
@luke-so9hs4 жыл бұрын
yes
@justinhaydn3 жыл бұрын
How deep is the concrete for foundation
@paulbackhard63152 жыл бұрын
Laser level and concrete pumps ! Your making life very hard for yourself,
@richardheywood50795 жыл бұрын
I'm about to build a retaining wall in quetta bond with reinforced steels down the gaps. How would I install weep vents into a wall like this?I'm about to build a retaining wall in quetta bond with reinforced steels down the gaps. Also is this the strongest form of retaining wall I can build?
@guilhermemonteiro127Ай бұрын
Im surprised with the thickness of this foundation. It seems to be like 200mm thick, based on the pegs you used to level ?
@NottsroofrepairsCoUk6 жыл бұрын
Good job by nottingham roof repairs
@kevinbrown43566 жыл бұрын
You boys not heard of blazer level.
@jericho9653 Жыл бұрын
Im building at the moment, but i didnt leave enough space in utility for all my plumbing system so im building a plant room on the gable end of the house now. Its only 2 x 2.5 M room. Should i bore into the existing foundation with a drill bit and hammer steel rebars into it and tie it to new steel mesh in new foundation??
@foundationgood123 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I have two videos showing how to do that, you will need to ruse a kem resin to fix the-bars into the foundation, you can get this from any builders merchants or DIYstores!
@yasminghani20733 жыл бұрын
Lot’s of work
@jesterraj4 жыл бұрын
No rebar in the trench ??
@WestSideConnection55 ай бұрын
Why no PE foil to prevent the concrete from drying out too fast? No rebar?
@foundationgood1235 ай бұрын
Not on spec
@peterlawrence7382 жыл бұрын
No drainage beneath the concrete? Is that wise??
@mrvolcada53554 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the depth of the footing is determined by the ground but where should the top of the footing be ie how far below the DPC? - sorry if that's a silly question.
@mrvolcada53554 жыл бұрын
@@DaysOfDarknessUK Thanks very much for the reply, was trying to work out if there was minimum a depth of concrete. eg trench 1 metre deep, concrete footing "so" deep and blockwork "so" deep. Hence knowing the distance between the DPC and the top of the footings would tell me what depth of concrete should be used. Thanks for the input though.
@nbnbio12236 жыл бұрын
عاشت الايادي
@ChristopherClaudioSkierka3 жыл бұрын
Hi there can I ask you a question please on a some what related matter? I need to drill into my concrete floor (residential ground floor) to attach a fixing. I understand there is screed then the concrete then the DPM. How much depth do you think I have before I end up going through the DPM? I was thinking I drilling around 50mm into the ground. Hope you can help :) thanks in advance
@zilic825 жыл бұрын
how can you dig with thoose rectangular small showels
@davecomber93404 жыл бұрын
Rotating laser and concrete pump would of saved time and needless hard labour and manual handling.also if you had mass filled your trench higher you wails of saved a course of trench blocks and your brickies back.much faster and save your brickie working so deep
@foundationgood1234 жыл бұрын
Dave Comber Not on this job, I’ve used a pump on my other video where it was awkward to get to and was trench filled (had critics saying about pumps and trench fill LOL) When you have a pump its £200 to start, you still need men with you all expense! We borrowed two guys from another job at 4:00pm and we were done 4:30pm- We didn’t need laser levels as we were going off existing foundations, not rocket science just simple rules of thumb🙂
@joshuahopkin143311 ай бұрын
Anyone else here the fart at 6:56 😂
@ktmidol3 ай бұрын
Hi where can I get a design for extension? Like a cheap software or something that I can draw myself. Thanks
@samt56634 жыл бұрын
@Chris Longhurst. Were you not able to use a concrete pump? Or do you like to earn your pints?
@foundationgood1234 жыл бұрын
Sam tate Pump to expensive, guys dropped down off the other job and in 20 minuets all done at the end of the day them iff home👊 Concrete pump to expensive mate they start at £200
@bramblewood44 жыл бұрын
Do you not have to put steels in ? And who trumped at the end 🤣
@deputyvanhalen63864 жыл бұрын
My inspector said to dig down to the same level as the house existing footings start not 10cm below as you've done with the nibs. And then put 50cm x 50cm concrete all round for footings and then build on that!?!
@casualbillionaire2 жыл бұрын
no concrete pump???
@cheesesteakjimmy20764 ай бұрын
What happens with the inside bit where the mud is
@willgraham15393 жыл бұрын
should have gone for a bigger excavator to save you on that extra work
@foundationgood1232 жыл бұрын
😆
@HenryMidfields Жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, how long did this excavation take, timewise?
@sellophatlhane74224 жыл бұрын
Where's the reinforcement?😩😩
@MyAbsoluteDesign4 ай бұрын
Guessing you're from the states? Don't need rebar in a static footing, as its only the compression we're worried about, not tensile strength
@jonrutherford25572 жыл бұрын
Hi Do you not need to put any steel rod in the foundations?
@foundationgood1232 жыл бұрын
Not on the spec, ground was solid!
@jonrutherford25572 жыл бұрын
👍
@crwhy5 жыл бұрын
Gravy check at 6:58 please
@stevendunn54305 жыл бұрын
Prrrrrppp. Haha 😂. "Gravy check" 😂😂😂. Pissed me self off that comment sir! 😂
@x1Wardy3 жыл бұрын
Why no reinforcement?
@10tenman104 жыл бұрын
When is rebar needed in concrete footings?
@irman31054 жыл бұрын
2 storey & above
@corytierney93183 жыл бұрын
@@irman3105 not at all, it depends on the ground conditions I.e if you have soft spots
@saviouremmanuel2794 Жыл бұрын
Goodday family, please pray for me, i need some very urge t help right now inorder to secure my home else i stand a chance to loose it completely
@KillaFier3 жыл бұрын
600 centimetres or 60 mate 🙄. Nice video alot to learn, but make sure u count the centimetres right.
@gmail.com855 жыл бұрын
Nice dig out that is. As you can see...😃
@adrianbew96413 жыл бұрын
I had a building inspector insists on 500 mm deep concrete in Surrey, on wet clay. Bottoms were 1 metre below ground level .
@foundationgood1233 жыл бұрын
Yes its all dependant on the judgment of the local inspector as he sees fit, argue if you disagree ut he will have the final say🤔
@soxxycc5 жыл бұрын
What is the name of that leveling device you use at 5:47 ?
@leighclarke21394 жыл бұрын
tamper, just knock one up out of wood like they have. Quite simple
@crazyc35583 жыл бұрын
🤔🤔 That tamp with the level... I thought concrete was self levelling
@foundationgood1233 жыл бұрын
Liam Crawford It is when its trench filled, the shear volume and with extra water or free flow additive. This was only 225mm depth and barrowed in! Hope that helps!
@davidkilts10383 жыл бұрын
Tamping takes out air pockets
@christopherwright11005 жыл бұрын
My LABC would frown upon using timber pegs for marking out founds levels .
@joedamangu13244 жыл бұрын
hi much deep is concrete mix,thanks
@foundationgood1233 жыл бұрын
9” or 225mm
@ajpatterson57 Жыл бұрын
7:01 😂
@gerardomorales11435 жыл бұрын
Y la parrilla de hierro? y la columnas de hierro?
@pedro34745 жыл бұрын
no se por seguro pero creo que no usamos estas cosas en englaterra por mucha casas de familia.
@pedro34745 жыл бұрын
Es normal in españa para casas nuevo?
@a.m74654 жыл бұрын
Hi chris whats the depth of concrete needed
@foundationgood1234 жыл бұрын
Usually, 600 wide and 250 deep- we went of the existing foundation
@a.m74654 жыл бұрын
@@foundationgood123 thank you keep the videos up top stuff
@martycannon70045 жыл бұрын
Do you need to put reinforced steel in
@foundationgood1235 жыл бұрын
Marty Cannon no, because the ground was good see how hard it was digging it!!
@MrPowellfactor Жыл бұрын
Why don't the concrete get pumped in
@foundationgood123 Жыл бұрын
The can’t had an hour when they were able to jump on the barrows, saved £500- Some times its swings and roundabouts 🤔
@eightdigitword2 жыл бұрын
6:58
@ajones86996 жыл бұрын
Hi What was the depth of the concrete in the footing?
@foundationgood1236 жыл бұрын
Hi, 450mm
@andrewyoung16524 жыл бұрын
Chris Longhurst in the south east our minimum depth for a single storey extension is about 1200mm 😳
@michaelhaines28443 жыл бұрын
Hi how thick was your initial concrete pour to the peg. Thanks
@foundationgood1233 жыл бұрын
Tgey were 225mm following the existing FBDs! Hope that helps
@bismarktetteh79246 ай бұрын
Hello I want to join
@traf19446 жыл бұрын
What should the thickness of the footing be
@christopherwright11005 жыл бұрын
150mm of "toe" or projection either side of the structure
@mikejames6634 жыл бұрын
@@christopherwright1100 he asked for thickness not width
@kierenboimufc59403 жыл бұрын
It’s 1 metre plus we’re we are in uk if you don’t hit chalk deeper
@chrishyde59956 жыл бұрын
hi no reinforcing bar or mesh and it looks a very shallow footing we have to do deep fill 600 wide 1000mm deep
@peterpeterson99035 жыл бұрын
Perhaps in the area you build in this is what the ground conditions require but I doubt that unless you only build within a very small geographical location. Who has told you this is what you need? The thickness of the concrete and the depth as which it should go are totally different things. The depth of formation level is important as you need to get down to soil that can easily bear the load of what is to built on top of it, then at that depth you can still use a say 200mm thick foundation if that is what will work, maybe you need 450mm it all depends and should be designed on a building by building approach. Too thick a foundation is just as bad as too small a foundation. Say you put a 600mm wide by 1000mm deep found next to an older house with 600mm by 200mm founds at a depth of 750mm - by pouring this foundation and with the effects of ground heave you could end up with a extension that stays put and the original house moves slightly - you end up with differential movement, cracking and damage - all because the found was too big! A project we are designing just now requires 600mm wide by 200mm deep found at a level of 800mm below ground level, this is perfect as a test pit has revealed this will see the builder down into stiff boulder clay which will have very little water change as it is on a hill with good water run-off. Then onto rebar - it depends on many factors, there is no such thing as a one found fits all buildings situation! Rebar is nor really required in a foundation if the bearing ground is confirmed as highly stable. Also, never assume building control officers actually have a clue about foundations - some do, some don't, also architects usually don't either - this is structural work.
@gedman95275 жыл бұрын
its always best to put the wife in the foundations if find
@gdfggggg5 жыл бұрын
I did an extension and the footings were only a foot deep.
@MS456365 жыл бұрын
how long did it take to do this digging please?
@foundationgood1235 жыл бұрын
Bitcoin CEO It took two days due to the hard ground and previous foundation from the conservatory 🤔
@MS456365 жыл бұрын
@@foundationgood123 class, thanks for that quick reply
@asambi695 жыл бұрын
No hardcore used under the concrete? Or did it not need any?.
@peterpeterson99035 жыл бұрын
You don't want to use any hardcore on foundations. You want the concrete to flow directly onto undisturbed ground at formation level. A found on hardcore is not as good as a found on undisturbed soil. Putting hardcore in relies on someone building it up in layers properly and compacting it. More often than not when hardcore is used incorrectly I see differential settlement where some of it was well compacted and some not - this can be so bad walls will crack and pull away from existing buildings etc. Different story for concrete slab pours where you have a large raft of concrete being poured over a larger area, you want it to sit and "float" on the surface, if the ground is good undisturbed sub-soil that will not have big fluctuations of water content etc. then you don't even need hardcore for a slab. This is why engineers should be involved, and often you should not let a builder just choose for you because often they don't actually fully understand it and go for a 1 size fits all when in fact you can often save time and money and end up with a better finished build if you follow the conditions.
@thegamechanger20585 жыл бұрын
You don’t need hardcore under the foundation concrete you amateur.
@lengthmuldoon6 жыл бұрын
Do the levelling pegs get removed or doesn't it matter?
@foundationgood1236 жыл бұрын
Bertie Blue Better removed if possible or use rebar which can be left in!
@thesuperiorman834211 ай бұрын
someone farted @6:57
@bikashdas26052 жыл бұрын
「内容を明確にする必要があります」、
@lukewilly2 жыл бұрын
6:58 nice fart
@itsmewayne4286 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't hurt yo have put some steel in there..:)
@foundationgood1236 жыл бұрын
Hi, It wouldn't but we were working to spec and it wasn't on the plans and the inspectors were happy enough with the hardness of the ground so were we-:)!
@mikeohernia54985 жыл бұрын
wheres the vibrator
@gerryquinn52244 жыл бұрын
Oh, don't tell me you left it up there again...lol
@jarrodpeters8031 Жыл бұрын
600cm? Thats 6m
@foundationgood123 Жыл бұрын
Haha yes, 60cm or 600mm lol 😆
@jarrodpeters8031 Жыл бұрын
@@foundationgood123 That would have been a painful dig, lol. Excellent video 📹 👏
@garage2roomessexgarageconv8586 жыл бұрын
That wasn't a very deep foundation, 300 mm? Concrete
@mattcartwright82726 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same. Looks about 200mm - 250mm to me. Chris?
@doughay97426 жыл бұрын
I dont think there planning parking any jumbo jets on the found so think its up to the job guys! :-)
@garage2roomessexgarageconv8586 жыл бұрын
our comments seem fair considering a foundation normally is 1 meter deep for a multi storey car park . Must be very solid ground there.
@doughay97426 жыл бұрын
1 meter deep for a small extension??? not sure where your getting that from? is that real world experience or just google? :-)
@garage2roomessexgarageconv8586 жыл бұрын
doug hay Yahoo
@dawidza97485 жыл бұрын
English worker's hehe
@kierenboimufc59403 жыл бұрын
Why hehe
@sultanofbrunei11216 жыл бұрын
very very very shallow concrete filled footing in my country this would not be allowed !!
@kierenboimufc59403 жыл бұрын
What country is that
@Carl-yu6uw3 жыл бұрын
@@kierenboimufc5940 a sandy one!
@MissDisneyUSA2 жыл бұрын
@@Carl-yu6uw 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👌👌
@tubestick005 жыл бұрын
Wow... no reinforcing. That's all gonna break apart over the next few years. Look for the cracks in the wall. Concrete always needs reinforcing in a footing.
@dorianleakey5 жыл бұрын
No it wont. Plenty of old houses build on less footings with no reinforcement. We tend to over engineer buildings now.
@kierenboimufc59403 жыл бұрын
@@dorianleakey what about old house that are built straight off of chalk or even a brick spread footing still standing today
@bunglebons7545 жыл бұрын
Shallow foundation. We always get asked for a minimum of 1m
@Happyhiveplantsandgardens5 жыл бұрын
Bungle Bons l Leahcubb
@pulladinbullfitta5 жыл бұрын
Trench is standard 1 metre below ground level but More if ground is a problem, sometimes less if you hit solid ragstone or hard chalk, All down to building inspector. Conrete can be 250 mm thick but more people like myself mass pour the trench to save the poor brickie.
@northernmasonry52605 жыл бұрын
Keep learning the cowboys and we will all be out of work ..sure I don't think you care because the more clicks you get will go into your pension pot..more less screw the rest of us ..well done .
@Carl-yu6uw3 жыл бұрын
To be honest, there's very few builders taking on new work where I live, and those that do charge a heavy premium to other parts of the country. Some folk have little choice but to have a go themselves.
@englishdave9986 Жыл бұрын
Those footings seem a bit shallow to me for that size of extension, they're only wot 6 inch ?
@foundationgood123 Жыл бұрын
No maté they’re 225mm they’re the same as the house foundations I did explain this in the video very clearly!!!
@englishdave9986 Жыл бұрын
@@foundationgood123 appollogies I never heard that 👍