Thanks 😀

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@@maxcoseti 🤣 the irony isn’t missed. Autocorrect I swear🫡

Thanks Ben! Really appreciate the kind words. It’s been interesting to see the opposite comments I have received, some people agree with what I did, some accuse me of complete overkill.

@@TheDIYCabinGuy Yeah, you overkilled parts of it, but in a good way. But... it's your cabin, you do what you want. For now, there are no laws that insist we all like the same things. Being free means we have a choice to create perfection or make mistakes. Often both.

Thanks, that sounds like a challenging situation ! Good luck

Thanks a lot! Definitely got better over time, first time I came, back in 2011, people would struggle to understand me 😂

Great to hear! It’s been absolutely amazing building this cabin, most rewarding project I’ve ever tackled. Good luck with your project !

Thanks, glad to hear you enjoyed it !

Thanks

Welcome aboard! And thanks for watching and glad to hear you’re finding my videos helpful !

Glad you’re finding these videos helpful !

Thanks! They’re called “square foot”. Home Depot sells them on their website

I will look them up. Thank 😎

Glad it was helpful!

Yes! If that’s one thing people can understand from my videos. That would be it! It’s not as simple as it seems, definitely doable but one has to be realistic about the time and effort this could take.

Yes I made the confusion early on, I now know the difference 😃

Thank you for much for the kind words! Really great to see people getting value from my work, really motivates me to keep making the videos! Yes I will keep on sharing all my mistakes as that’s how I’m learning to put this thing together! It’s a first for me to tackle something this big. Glad to see that I’m not the only one thinking most people building « cabins » on KZfaq on blocks, wood post or on the ground are nuts 😂

Thats for sure !

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Thanks a lot! I’m glad to hear you’re finding my videos helpful. Log cabin sounds awesome, that’s definitely another beast!

Really appreciate the kind words Mark! That’s what is keeping me motivated doing these videos, as long as people get valuable info from them, that’s all that matters.

Thanks !

George, thank you for the kind words and very glad to hear that you’re getting some good value from my videos! Good luck with your project

Thanks John! Good tip too!

Thank you for the comment, you summed up everything I’m trying to achieve putting these videos together, looks like I’m on the right track 😃

Thanks Timothy !

Thanks a lot Zachary! It’s a lot of effort to build this cabin and to take the time to film all the details of it! So I greatly appreciate the comment.

Thanks Charlie! Glad to hear this

Thank you! 😃

ahah thanks a lot Mishka, to this day, my largest struggle in the usa has been to get people to understand me saying the number 4 over the phone....it still baffles me to this day 🤣

Glad it was helpful!

Awesome! Thanks

Thanks a lot ! I won’t stop till it’s done

Thanks Nima! Appreciate the feedback, what would you consider a max length for a video? I know the previous one was almost 18 min. I know that people’s time is valuable and everyone is busy.

@@TheDIYCabinGuy you have good content which is educational and entertaining for me so I think the length of the video is great specially this one. As you said when you get to the framing and details it will even get better. Your editing, video, and audio is great. Keep up the good work and I’m looking forward to see your next video.

@@TheDIYCabinGuy I try for 10 max. Just speed up the hole digging...

@@SUNRISE-ADVENTURES thanks for the feedback!

Yep, very helpful to do everything in one pour

Thanks Tom!

Great to hear Micho, thanks a lot!

Thanks Herb! Glad you’re finding my work helpful

Thanks a lot! Glad that everything is making sense, I’m really trying to make it accessible.

I’m looking forward to starting the framing, I do like the idea that I can fix things much more easily than with concrete ! Still trying to learn online about best practices to frame a floor before I do it.

Glad it was helpful!

Awesome Jake! What will you be building ?

Very glad to hear that this was helpful to you! 😀

Glad you found my video helpful 😀

Hi Darin! Thanks for the kind words. Oui je suis français, je vis aux états unis depuis presque 10 ans. A lot more to come, I’m starting on the framing now.

I think i still overestimated a lot, I did use a rebar to remove as much trapped air as possible so there shouldn’t be much of any. Thanks, glad to hear you’re enjoying the videos

Thanks! Yeah 70 bags is definitely a lot, especially when you have to manually walked them up the hill 😂

Thanks! More to come soon!

Thank you for the kind words, I do appreciate it 😀

Nice! Great to hear 😀

Thanks Ryan! How big of a cabin are you planning on building ?

@@TheDIYCabinGuy 16x20 for my wife's sewing business. It will also have a porch like the one you are building. I'm binge watching the whole series now.

@@RyanMcCracken nice if it’s just going to be a simple cabin like mine, a lot of what I’ve been doing will apply to your project! You just might not have to build as solid as I’m building (I’m in a high wind zone)

@@TheDIYCabinGuy in in Oklahoma so we have tornadoes but I've built before and have done several carpentry projects but never a house or cabin solo. I'm definitely doing my footers and pillars the same way you did. I've seen several ways online but I like the way you've done it the best. Thanks again

Thanks a lot! Definitely trying to do it right, lots of learning

Of course ! I’m glad people get to learn from my mistakes.

Nice!

Thanks

Great to hear that! I’m glad you’re finding this helpful. Are you building a cabin?

@@TheDIYCabinGuy more of an outdoor office and workshop. My biggest issue is it's on a hill and the soil is rocky as hell. I'll be sure to post video and give a shout out to these vids

@@outdoorkohai3249 Rocky is going to be challenging, I guess you might have to get creative.

You’re welcome 😀

Nice!

I have lots of respect for construction worker, I couldn’t imagine how wiped out I would be if I were doing this 10 to 12 hours a day, every day!

Thanks Dwight :)

Thanks Samatha 😀

Thanks Matt 😃

Yeah I felt that trying to level the concrete piers would be difficult so I ended up leveling the posts instead.

Glad to hear it 😃

Thanks 😀

Thanks !

The number of footings and their size depend on your local code so it’s hard to just guess. Gas digger could have helped for sure but would have still needed to extend the hole manually since I dug square footers.

Thanks for the feedback Mike, we can both agree that I’m doing way overkill on this cabin. Wedge anchors would have work nicely, probably will use that for the next one!

Like Mike said wedge would have been enough and to add on this, chemical anchor are stronger than the concrete around it so yes it would have been overkill but in some place like here in Canada because of the frost it would be better with chemical anchor than wedge to not make the concrete explode because of some water could have come into the wedge anchor

I mean if you can drill the rebar into the bedrock and attach your footing to that, that should be pretty sturdy!

Thanks 😀

Thanks , good to know 😅

Maybe for next time

Not that I can tell.

That’s a good question, I am not sure to be honest. At that point, you might as well just pour your footing this way and just use the sonotube on top of that.

You mean gravel ? In my area, it’s best to have the concrete footings to bear directly onto the soil

Grew up in Paris

The de la Vergne chateau is southwest of Paris near Haute Veine, France. Our branch of the family came to New Orleans in 1776. Count de la Vergne came to America and the Marquee de la Vergne stayed at the family home in France. They traced us back to the 10th century. I’ve only been to London and Rome. Have not been to visit family at the chateau yet or Paris. Both are on my list as well as a classmate in Greece. Do you go home to visit often? 😎

@@user-cv3bv5or9m I try to go every year

I usually go with a friend from college that speaks several languages which includes French as his second language. Unfortunately Kent passed away suddenly last year right after my birthday. He was the best travel partner since his brother owns a travel agency and they get free trips all over the world, especially Europe and the places of our ancestors. He was a Spanish Marquee and I inherited the family title of Count so we went to many formal events. Have been wearing my tuxedo and Count sash since I was 18 years old. Not much fun when your best friend and co-conspirator is not around to party with you or travel with you. I always travel to countries and blend in with locals, not doing tourist things. Anyhow, glad you get to go home annually. I planned on going home every 6 to 8 weeks but have not been able to. Now my dad passed away three months ago, at 91 years of age and my 88 year old mom is in a private facility with Alzheimer’s. I’m close to my four younger brothers, their wives as well as my 9 nieces and nephews. Even have 4 great nieces and nephews. Don’t see them nearly enough. By the way, what brought you to the States? Was it the wide open spaces or a partner? Or maybe a career opportunity?

Thanks Tim 😀

I mean I had looked how much an 80lbs bag yield which is 0.6 cu ft if I recall correctly. I think it’s mostly because I assumed I was going to make the sonotubes much taller. Anyway it’ll not go to waste, I’m going to build a fence soon and will need some concrete for that

I didn’t do any calculations when It came to figuring out the amount of water needed, I just eyeballed it

Yes, in the video I show the two pieces of wood to level it but as this was very cumbersome, I did end up winging it with small flat stones at the bottom of my footing form for all the rest of the footings. Much easier and faster!

I’m not sure as I’ve never used one and there would have been a steep learning curve. Having said that, I’m sure that it would have saved me a lot of time and effort.

3x4 *4 if I recall, it’s covered in the first foundation vidéo

Mine are 10 ft apart or so but there are lots of factor to take into account to choose the post spacing

That’s a good question, I definitely could have done that, I guess I was too stubborn thinking I could just do it by hand.

I wouldn’t recommend doing something like that, I doubt the inspector would be okay with it.

Hey Ryan, glad you found my videos! You could use Simpson SET epoxy with an all threaded rod and then just a washer and bolt to secure your post base.

You mean the foundation forms for the footings ?

So it depends on the area but here, we’re preferably not supposed to put any thing below the footing, no gravel, it needs to directly sit on soil.

One trick you can do is dig a few inches lower than you intend or just loosen the soil with a shovel or post hole digger. Then use a tamper to pack the soil level. A little less frustrating than trying to dig little bits at a time. 👍🏼

I’m a licensed engineer, I signed off on the foundation myself. If not, the city would have just sent an inspector.

10 in if I recall correctly

Yeah that’s a fair point, it’s better to just do a continuous foundation wall around. It just wasn’t an option for me. Time will tell if I get all these issues. I do plan on putting insulation board and plywood on top and hopping to seal it well.

@@TheDIYCabinGuy I don't know... A continuous foundation isn't a possibility for me either, and honestly there are many people who say a foundation on piers is the best thing for a cabin. Maybe not for a big house. But for a cabin... If you know Boss of the Swamp on KZfaq, he's got lots of advice for building cabins. On piers. He's been doing it for 40 years and has no regrets, so... That says something. Anyway, I hope you won't run into any problems. One last thing. I hear it's a good thing to have some sort of drainage system around the cabin to avoid storm water washing the soil away. Thought I would share my little knowledge with you.

@@emmanuel4333 yes definitely will be putting gutters on the cabin to avoid the soil washing away!

You also need to be mindful of your slope and water runoff. Where its gonna pool up etc. Not sure if it was your video talking about being mindful of the orientation of the cabin in regards to sunrise and sunset, it'll matter in the winter time!

@@MC-hp5lq I’ll figure out the drainage once I get to that point. As far as the orientation, I did not get to pick it. I had several constraints based on the location of the septic and the lot setbacks.

24 inches deep

360 SF interior, and a small 100 SF front exterior deck

Ken, you can get the free version there : thediycabinguy.com/blueprint

Yeah I just installed a fence using one of those right next to my house. It would have helped getting most of the footers for sure. I’ll know for next time 😂

Western NC

@TheDIYCabinGuy ...my youngest Granddaughter lives in Asheville...nice area.

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