I have heard of people doing that. Thanks for watching! Terry

Thanks for the kind words. We have since added ny awesome grandson. I am very blessed to have my family so close. Would not have it any other way. I love anything I can DIY. 😁 Thanks for watching! Terry

Thanks for the tip! I have seen many ways to get it done. One guy used his trailer hitch. Terry

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching! Terry

Thanks!! More coming soon!! Terry

You are welcome and thanks for watching!! Terry

Great for you!! Its an awesome feeling finally getting this project rolling. Terry

Thanks for the feedback! Nice to hear when some one benefits from our videos. Terry

Great and good luck!! Terry

Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching! Terry

You are welcome! Great books! Terry

Hey Graham. The elevation change is how much you raise the level of the footer if you need to follow the contour of the land due to slope in the natural lay of the space you are building on. If you are using 8" cement blocks as we are then each bulkhead will raise by 8" or 16" or 24". Basically a multiple of 8". That makes it easier for the masons to change levels without having to cut every block on that level. You do not have to change by 8" but a mason will charge extra for each block they have to cut so it gets very expensive very quickly. If you watch thew video I will link at the end of this response from 2 minutes to 4 minutes (or better yet the entire thing) you can see one of the bulk head installs. When we bend it with the conduit bender it takes up a lot of rise in elevation. I hope that is obvious in the video. So we used the 3/4" rebar bender for the upper bend as you can see in the video which allowed us to get the bend needed without making the overall elevation change more than 8". It worked for us and you may have to toy around a bit to figure out what works best for you but even if you bend a few pieces of rebar you still save a lot by doing your own work. Hope this helps!! Terry kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pd1dZJNqla-2mmw.html

Thank you. We do have our opinion on things lol. With some things it really comes down to personal preference but with many items such as the pliers its just plain years of hard use that reveal a quality product over the rest. We have been using those type pliers since Each of us were teenagers. Been through all the top brands I know of. They really do stand above the rest from our experience. Thank you for the positive feedback. It helps drive us forward with the documentation of this life changing project. Terry

Thanks!! Terry

Wish I knew. Best to ask a pro on that one. Thanks for watching!! Terry

We have never needed a contractors license to buy anything here, at least not yet. That could be a manufacturer issue or maybe the supply houses are working together to make a few extra bucks? Sounds crazy to me but so much of this modern world is getting crazier by the minute. Terry

@@ForestToFarm The first time I went in to purchase materials that hadn't arrived from the company that sold me my 40 by 60 metal shed; the supply house sold me the metal, but then when I went back (about 5 years later) for materials for an addition that I was building, they wouldn't sell me the metal directly to me, even though I still had the contractors license #. That is the only time that has ever happened to me. Needless to say, I wasn't happy about the change in policy!

@@MrTks1959 Yeah things just keep changing and they try to idiot proof everything as well. Codes get made trying to make people who do bad work do it better but the only thing that happens is they just find another way around the codes or cheat when possible. You will never be able to idiot proof the world so why not just leave us decent people alone and start punishing the idiots for the wrong they do?

On a similar note there are products that anyone can buy but the warranty is only good if a licensed professional installs it. One particular product that comes to mind is heating and sir conditioning equipment.

Some people think not. Around here its common. It does not concern me. We have 1/4 ground rods that have been marking our very irregular property and they have been in the ground since 1950. Still looking solid to me 😁. Thank for watching!! Terry

Slipped by. We were and are most times swamped with things to do. Maybe when we do the barn. Terry

Thanks 😃 Terry

Yeah delivery prices are out the roof. Seems like greedy minds are in control. I am an old school kind if guy though so its hard for me to purchase just about anything at todays prices haha . Especially if its been lots of years since I last bought a particular item. Thanks for watching and commenting!! Terry

Yeah a cutter would be much faster. We could not find a rental around here. If we were going to do much cutting I would buy one. Thanks for watching!! Terry

Ha ha 😂. Can’t tell you the number of times I have had total strangers holler out “Whoooo” at me haha. Thanks for watching!! Terry

@@ForestToFarm lol

Well it was all tips in my opinion lol. 😂 I guess we have a difference of opinion on exactly what a “tip” is. For rookies like ourselves this type info is valuable. Thanks for watching 1/2 the video!! Terry

Not sure where you are from but here they only require a 6" deep by 12" wide footer for our size home. We went 18" to 24" wide and between 8" and 12" deep. Far exceeded the requirements. Terry

Not an expert but I’ve read up on and seen multiple drawings that actually shows the continuous rebar bends at steps (bulkhead) to be incorrect. The drawings shows that rebar runs straight to to within few inches of ends of top and bottom step levels and then tied together with slanted (diagonally) “Z” shaped rebar. Not criticizing your way and not saying it won’t hold up correctly but apparently it’s not the preferred method according to sites I researched. But I like reading and watching multiple sites and videos when trying to learn things and helpful tips and picked up a few things watching yours. Thanks and good luck on further projects