0:47 "And I titled this video 'ICF Regret' simply because this picture's kinda famous after Hurricane Michael, Mexico Beach, there was this one house left standing, and it was actually a Nudura built house, and when I built our houses in '15 and '16, I was doing a lot of ICF work, but not a lot of LiteDeck work, and hadn't really wrapped my head around what's possible. And just to show you how bad it can get, this picture here is an oil rig..." Wait, what??! What's your point? Did you use ICF and regret it? Why? What happened? Or did you 'NOT' use ICF and regret it? Why? What happened? You immediately go into a tangent about an oil rig, which has nothing to do with ICF, and then you move on to something else. I don't care how you try to spin your justification for using the title 'ICF Regret' to other people who pointed out the same; in the entire 13 minute and 42 second video, there's not a single word explaining what, exactly, you regret about ICF. This video and your narrative have absolutely nothing at all to do with ICF. The people who come to see this video want to know what you regret about ICF. Other than the lone-standing house on Mexico Beach after Hurricane Michael, you mention nothing about ICF. Seriously, change your title, or own the fact you used the title as click bait.

When I was a kid I loved building sand castles at low tide and see how long it took for the incoming tide to erase my work. The ocean always won.

So what did I miss?? Thought there was going to be some ICF regret in here...

I think the title is very confusing. It's certainly not what the video is about. I built a home out of Nudura and would never build any other way.

I don't get building so close to the big water. The water's going to always win. Oh, too many people per square mile also.

Your right about the Nudura house at 1:00 being infamous. I used to work for a ICF distributor in the UK back in the 2000's and we used that image back then in promotional videos to show how strong ICF was.

When we were on that beach last September, I was wonder what the deal with that pier was. It was so far from the water it was crazy looking! Thanks for your videos, we are getting ready to rebuild after a house fire, looks like ICF is the way to go for us here in MidMo.

We love Dauphin Island - I stumbled on to it for a Christmas Vacation surprise for the wife 2 years after Katrina. Now we go as a 3 generation Family Group vacation the first part of May. We also live in Missouri / South of Springfield, MO

It's definitely a morass. ... Ahhh, the engineering conundrum, how to solve one problem without unknowingly creating manifold more. ... I'm pleased to see that you're removing both hazardous and derelict pilings and rebar! That's proof of high integrity!

That's very interesting, the changes over time, hopefully they get it right and maintain the island.

Great video, when you do your icf pools do you put any kind of waterproofing on the outside of the wall or is the mono pour waterproofing enough? Thank you

Good job discussing a complex issue.

Hi there! I really enjoyed watching your videos. I was wondering if you have ever chosen metal siding to do on your ICF houses? Looking for a good DIY/informational video on the process.

Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand: Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!

I missed the ICF work somehow. Where is it?

Nothing about why you regret a icf house besides it being on a beach and problems thats causes. Sucks what the hurricane did but nothing relayed to the house being icf

Wow this was so interesting. Incredible how mother nature works her way Wether we want it or not.

Very cool and interesting video. Absolutely love Dauphin Island! My wife and I bought a beach house on St Andrews Ct. this past spring. Would be cool to cross paths with you out there some time.

Great Video I have been to Dauphin in 40 years now I have the itch to go. I am a part owner in a small ICF company ended up finding you just looking at ICF stufff on KZfaq

If you put 4x4 post down about 6-8 ft & leave just enough sticking up, so they stay like 2 inches below the top of the concrete driveway, & then drill a horizontal hole in the top of them so the rebar can go through & tie them in with the rest of tge rebar & concrete pour. The post can be like 6-8 ft apart, or less depending on the size of the pour. It's also a good idea to put like a half of bag of quickcrete/concrete on the bottom of each hole you drill for them, once the pole is leveled & in the hole. This way they can never be pulled up. I've even seen people drill 2 horizontal holes about 3 inches from the bottom the 4x4 going North to south, the second hole is drilled 3 inches above the first hole going east to west. Then you put a 3 foot piece of rebar in each 4x4 post. This makes a cross shape. When you pour the concrete at the bottom of each hole, it creates an anchor effect, along with the suction of the mud below the sand, the concrete driveway will never float up or move again.

Vary interesting. Thanks!

One of my fondest memories was from back in the 80s when my friend Harry (RIP) and I fished overnight on that pier. Not much action during the night but at about 2 or 3 in the morning a school of speckled trout came past right under the lights of the pier. I was using a speck rig with the two artificial baits with a hook each. I was pulling out specks two at a time for a little bit. It was hard to set both hooks so some dropped off. I'll never forget that.

Very informative!

In California you have multiple setback rules from natural water bodies starting at 150" feet from the water source, it's common sense though

Why anyone would build in that area is beside me. It's a disaster waiting to happen. I don't know how much home insurance costs there but I gotta believe it's ridiculous.

Great video. Thanks. I am a Dauphin Island (East end) resident. I hold a degree in Geology. You should read about the geological process of Long Shore Drift. That process is moving sand toward the Mississippi River. Many people's plans have been thwarted by LSD. A very powerful and difficult contain force. I think your depiction of the Ship Channel is wrong. It is much closer to Ft. Morgan than Dauphin Island. Indeed, the Army Corp of Engineers has proven to be a very short sighted organization. Just as the folks of my home city, New Orleans.

I didn’t really hear any regrets to the icf building system Am I wrong

Click bait. Misleading title. I think you would have received more positive feedback if you were not trying to be clever with the title. I did enjoy what you had to say though.

Can you use helix as a rebar replacement?

This video seems more like building on the beach regret more than building with ICF. ICF had nothing to do with anything you talked about in the video, so why mention it?

I live in the area, flown over Dauphin Island many times. Only a FOOL would build on that sand bar. No compassion what so ever for a fool that builds on the sand.

What's the going framing prices for a house built in this way ? With the pillings as such .

So nice of you to use your Bobcat to remove those hazardous pylons

I thought I was watching a video about ICF, and the regrets owners have, especially those with ICF houses on the Beach. NO This was about Dauphin Island, mostly, although he did show a post Hurricane Michael picture of the famous ICF House on Mexico Beach, Florida. Could you do a better job titling your video?

Never buy a home on the ocean. Buy a home on the lake... Lake house values are sky rocketing

I don’t get what the regret part is?

Sounds more like a foundation regret than that of ICF?

I look at houses sitting on a beach where dunes should be. It is ridiculous.

No bulkhead around the perimeter of the foundation, no reason it shouldn't happen, 5 foot down in the very least on beach front property, wash out is totally preventable, that guy was stupid.

So what’s the ICF regret

Interesting that the land has grown and the pier is farther from the water than in the past. I thought islands were sinking due to climate change and sea level rise?

Crazy that the municipality won't allow reinforcement in concrete. Foolish, but government often doesn't make sense.

Dude, where is the ICF content?

So what is your regret or is just a poorly tilted video!

"groins"

I might be wrong, but I am pretty sure in a natural disaster, tax payers foot the bill on rebuilding those homes. Which is one reason rich people buy/build on the coast.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. - Psalm 34:6-7

ICF?

Very poor title. Don't know what that's all about. Totally agree about the politics and the rest of the video. Nice video shots.

Misleading title.

I would not live there

I dunno, maybe quit building on the damn beach.

Despite the rationalization ... the unrelated thumbnail photo /and/ clickbait title -- show a new direction with your videos -- one that's very disappointing.

So....what your saying is that you regret not building an ICF house?! That's one confusing clickbait title there, wasting a ton of people's time, I still didn't even know what you were saying with your explanation either.

I think Mother Nature is telling you not to build on a beach. Maybe you guys should listen...

FATHER GOD ALMIGHTY WISE me to LIVER piles ALL the way to the top works best without cutting one short of entire BUILDING height . Y B IT TIPPING TILT THE OTHER SAYETH B IT SAND TANK BENEATH STRUCTURE BEARING FULL FOOTPRINT BUILDING 12 feet or more REVELATIONS 4x term ELDERing term mean helding position . SAYETH THOU FATHER ALMIGHTY GOD IT USE

What an awful building site.

"we do it sustainably" but look at my house build ON the beach. Finish putting on your clown makeup.