Preparing and Pouring the Pier Footings - Dovetail Log Cabin Build (Ep 10)

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Preparing and Pouring the Pier Footings - Dovetail Log Cabin Build (Ep 10)

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Күн бұрын

We get the footings dug, prepared and poured with some instructions on how to arrive at the placement of the anchor rods which will hold the sill logs to the piers. #Footingsforlogcabinbuild
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@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

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@scottmcintosh2988 3 ай бұрын

I had to go a lot deeper in Canada the frost dug an upside down mushroom placed 9. 16 inch sona tubes leveled them with a home depot water level beeps when level ! This makes it good to get under the cabin for ceptic water lines electric lines etc ! God bless !

@TheBeardedCarpenter 3 ай бұрын

Howdy Scott- I’m sure you did up there. Our frost depth is only a few inches but l still go down well below that. We don’t have the winters here that we had when l was growing up. A water level is a good thing to use for getting everything on the money. Hope all is well with y’all. Take care and God bless you

@OpenAirOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

In a world of sauna tubes and screw piles it’s nice to see true skill required for a simple foundation! Loving your cabin series👍

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Open Air Outdoors *LeRichebliss* Howdy to y’all up there- thanks for watching and commenting. I’m pretty much “ old school “ on quite a bit of things I do. It worked for the older folks and I figure it’ll work for me. I do like to use “modern “ tools along with my old tools. God bless y’all

@DuaneT64 4 жыл бұрын

I really like how you explain all the steps of what your doing........Awesome video

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Duane T64 Howdy Duane- thank you so much. Our intentions were to give as much information necessary for others to do their own cabin build. I’m sure I may slip up sometimes, but, it’s not on purpose. God bless y’all

@movednorthhomestead7244 4 жыл бұрын

SO EXCITING!!! Still watching!! God bless y’all!

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Moved North Homestead Howdy Ma’am- been trying to work around the rainy weather we’be been having. Kinda slows things up. Thanks for watching. God bless y’all

@TheMaverickAcres 10 ай бұрын

really enjoy your work. hope to build ours in the mountains some day.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 10 ай бұрын

Howdy y’all- I sure appreciate you watching our videos. Wishing you the very best when you build your own cabin. If I can be of any help just let me know. God bless y’all

@Mario-lt3ne Жыл бұрын

Excelente trabajo maestro!

@TheBeardedCarpenter Жыл бұрын

Howdy Mario- thank you so much. God bless

@RyanRoseRev 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, as always!

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Rose Howdy- thanks for watching and the kind words. God bless y’all

@ericjohnson1008 4 жыл бұрын

Man you dug those piers dug quick. Thanks for showing us how it's done.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Eric Johnson Howdy Eric- that time lapse sure makes a feller look like he’s a real go-gitter lol. Thanks for watching and commenting. God bless y’all

@NGUYỄNSƠNMIỀNTÂYVlog 4 жыл бұрын

hello my dear friend, share or too, I enjoyed a great video, thank you for your happiness and happiness

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

NGUYỄN SƠN MIỀN TÂY Howdy- Thank you so much for coming by and watching. God bless you

@skyz3160 4 жыл бұрын

Great detail and some back-breaking work !

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Sky Z Howdy Sky- Yeah, I was glad to get that done. Thanks for coming by. God bless you

@jeannieglidewellheil9115 4 жыл бұрын

This is too complicated for me!! Of course, I was terrible with geometry!! You are a great teacher.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Jeannie Glidewell Heil Howdy Sis- thanks for watching and the kind words. God bless y’all

@BluegrassBushcraft 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video my friend. Good to see you got some help digging the footers. Thanks for sharing and God bless.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

BluegrassBushcraft Howdy Robert- I was happy to have Cordell give me some help. Fine young man and a real hard worker. God bless y’all

@SpringRiverHollar 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul , thank you for sharing this . Have a blessed day and stay warm .

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

The Apricate Tiny house Howdy and Thank you ma’am. Had a beautiful day today but more rain tonight. God bless you

@outdoormerica 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video. Looking forward to the flooring to be put down. God bless

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Outdoor Merica Howdy Kevin- thanks for coming by and watching. Yep, I’m with ya brother, I’m lookin forward to it, too. Lot of prep work but it pays off in the long run. God bless y’all

@karen4you 4 жыл бұрын

That was so good you had some help with the digging. Praying that your weather will be good this winter.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

karen4you Howdy Karen- Yeah, I was glad Cordell wanted to help. He’s a great young man to have with ya. He likes to come and help or just hang out with us on his day off. We are supposed to get more rain again tonight. God bless you

@scottmcintosh2988 4 жыл бұрын

I was up in Nova Scotia Canada used footings like an upside dowm mushroom the 16 inch sonnaa tubes used fiber glass concrete Lafarge . great videos great exclamations of what needs to be done great job !!!

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

scott McIntosh Howdy Scott, that’s very interesting about the footing shape. I never have done that myself but I have heard of it before. We don’t have to go as deep because the frost line is so shallow here. We don’t have much winters here anymore. Very rare for the ground to freeze nowadays. Thanks for sharing that with us. God bless you

@waynebeaver861 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I wish i could work that fast!! Good information. I really enjoy watching this and learning. Blessings Paul.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Wayne Beaver Howdy Wayne-Yeah, I wish I could work in fast forward lol. Thanks brother. God bless y’all

@AlmostHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Great to see the build underway Paul. I appreciate the detailed information you have given in this video. That's great that you had some help with the digging.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Almost Homestead Howdy y’all- I was glad to have help with the digging for sure. I’m having to deal with the rainy weather this time of year. Thanks for watching and commenting. God bless y’all

@oklahomacrabber 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Your a good man and Cordell is a rockstar! Hurry back from town and get another video out. LoL Thanks

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

oklahomacrabber Howdy y’all- I was thankful to have him come over that day. He’s a real hard worker and has to get everything perfect. Unusual for these days. God bless y’all

@SuperAliceleo 4 жыл бұрын

You done a fantastic job my friend and I loved it ..thanks for sharing this video..have a great day.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Ausie Dream Filipina Expat Howdy Ma’am- Thank you for watching and the kind words. God bless you

@ronbailey6495 4 жыл бұрын

“A wise man built his house upon a rock”....in your case, concrete footers...my back hurts just watching. You’re lucky to have Cordell close by!

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Ron Bailey Howdy - Matthew 7:24 is on our business cards , has been for years. Our ground is real rocky here and where the cabin is going it’s pretty much a rocky ledge. God bless y’all

@LoftisPartyofSix 4 жыл бұрын

Great explanation of the process! We will be starting our cabin next month! That’s if the ground will dry up!

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Loftis Party of Six - weROAM Howdy Y’all- thanks for watching and commenting. Hey, that’s exciting to hear!! I hope all goes well for you. We’re dealing with lots of rain here and it’s kinda holding up progress. More coming in tomorrow and the next day. Let me know if I can help you in any way. God bless ya’ll in your journeys.

@mariaramirez2203 4 жыл бұрын

Hello hope you are doing well. Great video 👍, big tx hugs from South Tx.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Maria Ramirez Howdy Maria- we’re doin well, hope y’all are, too. Thanks for watching and commenting. God bless

@SURRYHOUSE2 4 жыл бұрын

good looking lay out brother .

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

SURRYHOUSE2 Howdy to y’all in Tidewater. Thanks for coming by and the kind words. God bless y’all

@RuffCut 4 жыл бұрын

good job men! Hope ye get some good weather this week!

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Rough Cut Homestead Howdy Mr. Duke- Hopefully this rain will move on out and I can do something. God bless y’all

@preachersdayoff 4 жыл бұрын

There will be logs setting on them before you know it. Great info as always, Paul.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Preacher's Day Off Howdy Preacher- With the rain moving back in it’s kinda slowing me down. Thanks for watching,brother. God bless y’all

@LiboltAdventures 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice, gonna turn out great.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Libolt Adventures Howdy- thanks for coming by and watching. God bless y’all

@LiboltAdventures 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter no problem

@PopleBackyardFarm 4 жыл бұрын

beautiful job

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Pople BackyardFarm Howdy y’all- thank you so much for watching. God bless ya’ll

@oldschoolwithamoderntwist6074 4 жыл бұрын

,,,54 bags of concrete heck yeah,, hope the rain holds of for you,, B,,C,, to have good help is a blessing for sure,,

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

old school with a modern twist Howdy James- Sure was thankful for the help. Most of what I do it’s just me and no help so I have to figure out how to do a lot of things alone. God bless y’all

@floydbrennan9300 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome videos thanks for sharing and all the hard work you put in it

@TheBeardedCarpenter 3 жыл бұрын

Howdy Floyd- thank you so much. Take care and God bless you

@Bamacher59 4 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel been binge watching all the way through up to this point. It’s great keep up the good work love it so far ,work safe

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Bamacher59 Howdy- Thank you so much for watching the videos, we now have 28 out. Still in the learning process of doing them. Thanks for your support and God bless you!

@scottmcintosh2988 4 жыл бұрын

I used 16 inch sonna tubes and used extra long strings as it exaggerated the out of square so you may see it easily check with a framing square and home depot has a water level it was about 25 bucks it had a beeper and clear tubing recomended .

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

scott McIntosh Howdy Scott, next time I go to Home Depot I’ll look for a water level like that. Thanks for letting me know about it. God bless

@steveb9525 4 ай бұрын

After watching 20 newbies with all kinds of crazy ideas I thought "why not see how the pros lay a foundation?" I am not the sharpest tool in the shed...

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 ай бұрын

Howdy Steve- I sure appreciate you watching the video. Hope it helps. Take care and God bless you

@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

Love watching your work sir! Slowing getting caught up on your videos but I kinda cheated and watched this one to see where we were going haha :-). Have a great day!

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Cruze's Louisiana Outdoors Howdy y’all- thanks for watching. Yeah, I’m trying to catch up on some videos myself. God bless ya’ll down there in La.

@newmercieshomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video. I might just turn on some banjo music next time I work on my cabin. It seems to pick up the work pace considerably. 😁

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

James Aldridge Howdy Jim- I like banjo music but I never seemed to hear it while I was working lol. God bless y’all

@gary24752 2 жыл бұрын

The piers should have had cage reinforcing tied into the footing bars.

@virginiareid5336 4 жыл бұрын

I have recommended your channel to a young man who is building a tiny house and was offered logs to cut in half lengthwise to use them as siding. Hope that was alright .

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Virginia Reid Howdy Virginia- thanks for sharing us with your friend. Hope we can share something that will help him. God bless you

@fitzpreacherfarm6826 4 жыл бұрын

Careful, don’t get that beard in that concrete. Bless you brother, preach em to life Sunday

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

fitzpreacher Farm Howdy Preacher- I worry more about keeping it out of my plate lol. I’m not filling in anywhere tomorrow. God bless y’all

@wfleming537 4 жыл бұрын

You are one impressive dude! How do you figure out how many piers you need? Thanks and God bless!

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

William Fleming Howdy William- the sill logs are 16’ long and they need some support in the middle. The corner piers are set back so the anchor bolt misses the corner notch. God bless y’all

@luuquangminhpro 4 жыл бұрын

gratavjob evwr tks so much cín

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Lưu Quang Minh Howdy- Thank you so much for watching and commenting. God bless you

@cdescombe4056 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mr. Carpenter, thank you so much, your videos are awesome. I have watched a ton a videos on building cabins and yours really stand out. I would like to know about the depth of the pier; you don't seem do dig very deep. Is it because the frost line in your area is shallow? Here in Quebec, Canada, the frost line is often 5 to 6 feet deep. If I wanted to build a cabin like yours, does it mean I should dig that deep? Thank you in advance.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

C Descombe Howdy- where we’re located we don’t get real cold temperatures so our frost line isn’t that deep. I don’t know what your building codes are but I would go with what they suggest. I’ve watched a lot of videos of people in Canada who have or are building cabins and they aren’t going that deep with the footings, but, those guys are building off grid so they may not have to comply to a code where they are building. Hope it all goes well for you. God bless you

@MeadLongbows 3 жыл бұрын

Great channel man, appreciate all the hard work and advice! Is that red clay soil your building in? I'm planning to build a log home for my family on my land and it is a lot of clay soil....slow draining. Was hoping to do pier blocks like you. Place them every 6 feet along sil logs, below frost line and real wide at the bottom. Rarely gets below zero here. Will be a big heavy log home 35x35 or so, with gentle slope away on all sides..should I be worried? Any advice you can provide would be very appreciated. Thank you stay safe God bless

@TheBeardedCarpenter 3 жыл бұрын

Mead Longbows Howdy- yes, red clay is what I’m building on with many rocks to deal with also. The footings are well below our frost line for here. This cabin is right on the peak of a ridge so I don’t have to worry about drainage. Having a good footing and foundation is important with anything you build in my opinion. Hope all goes well for you with your building project. Would love to see the progress when you get started. Take care and God bless you and your efforts

@georgeclark7208 9 ай бұрын

Can you explain why you didn't set a pier in the middle of the building to support the future floor?

@TheBeardedCarpenter 9 ай бұрын

Howdy George- if you watch the video Girder and Subfloor Dovetail Log Cabin Build Ep.18. you can see the girder and posts I put under the floor. God bless

@deerwoodretreat 9 күн бұрын

Why are the footings only 16 inches deep? Don't they need to go below the frost line? Is that the frost line in Arkansas?

@TheBeardedCarpenter 8 күн бұрын

Howdy y’all- that’s actually below the frost line for here. The ground very seldom freezes below six inches. Thank you so much for watching the video. God bless

@woodtecharmory9249 Жыл бұрын

What spacing did you do the piers? I was thinking one every 10ft where I am located with the soil I have or if I did 12in piers 3ft deep every 6ft.

@TheBeardedCarpenter Жыл бұрын

Howdy y’all- the piers are 8’ on center. Like you said your soil may determine what you do. Do you have local building codes you have to adhere to? Wishing you the very best with your cabin build. God bless

@woodtecharmory9249 Жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter not much building regulations here.

@Bamacher59 4 жыл бұрын

Hello had a quick question for you I’m not sure where you live, what is your frost line where you live so you know how deep to put your footer thanks Brian

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

Bamacher59 Howdy- our frost line isn’t very deep here. Our winters are pretty mild anymore. If we get a freeze that goes 3 or4” it’s real cold for us. We’re in western Arkansas. God bless

@mistyerousart 4 жыл бұрын

When are you going to pour?

@TheBeardedCarpenter 4 жыл бұрын

MISTY Howdy Misty- finally got a day without rain and the piers are poured, Thank the Lord. With so much rain I haven’t been able to do anything- more rain moving in this weekend. Thanks for watching and God bless

@dennisdickson2892 3 жыл бұрын

What method did you use to confirm your right angles?

@TheBeardedCarpenter 3 жыл бұрын

Dennis Dickson Howdy Dennis- I measure diagonally from corner to corner knowing the strings are parallel and the measurements are the same. I use a construction calculator and find what the diagonal measurement should be. There’s more information on the video when I payed out for the smoke house foundation. It’s in the playlist. God bless you

@vernonvest9927 2 жыл бұрын

Hey I have 112 ft of footing to do how can I do that and keep the cost down. Help

@TheBeardedCarpenter 2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Vernon- I need a bit more information. Can you send me an email at thebeardedcarpenter8@gmail.com ? Thank you and God bless you

@vernonvest9927 2 жыл бұрын

I get more info from the city where I am building.

@vernonvest9927 2 жыл бұрын

We are going to have to back up and put.

@TheBeardedCarpenter 2 жыл бұрын

@@vernonvest9927 I understand. Hope it all works out for you. Blessings

@allankandawasvika5865 2 жыл бұрын

How do you determine the footing size

@TheBeardedCarpenter 2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Allan- when I put in a pier I usually do the footing as a 2’x2’ and 14”-18” deep. Our soil is pretty good and solid and we don’t have to worry about ground heave because our winters are really mild. Hope this helps. God bless

@allankandawasvika5865 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter thank you.