Mountainview Mesa

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@llee2096 2 күн бұрын

Good information BUT why not round to the nearest dollar.

@wcbscout 3 күн бұрын

How did you attach to the icf foam

@satishvankineni5000 4 күн бұрын

May i know length and width dimensions

@nenadpetrovic270 9 күн бұрын

Wonder how long did it take you to install ICF block walls excluding filming ? Hope you can share. I’m thinking of hiring installers not sure is it worth spending money for speed

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

If coming wasn't an issue, I would have had all of the ICF and rebar done in 2 days. If you are handy in the least, you can do it!

@JOHNdOE-yy2ld 9 күн бұрын

How did you order your trusses?

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

@JOHNdOE-yy2ld we went through Builder's First Source. It was a great process because I had never done it before. They walked me through options I never knew I had, so we ended up with a way better truss/roof system than i would have chosen on my own. I've been told that we paid too much for them, but BFS made it easy.

@JOHNdOE-yy2ld 5 күн бұрын

@@Mountainview-mesa thank you!

@maa4ever 11 күн бұрын

Are you using the poly wall on the icf that will be underground only?

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

@@maa4ever yes we are. It comes up about 4 inches above grade, then stucco!

@katkilr7685 Ай бұрын

There is no corner? Who would do that

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

@Pathway01 Ай бұрын

Thankyou

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@Alphasig336 Ай бұрын

Add penalties for failure to meet deadline by X days. I added a 10% penalty on a 200K remodel. He dragged his feet in 2019 and 2020. His costs went up but we had a fixed price. COVID screwed him but he also made some stupid mistakes that cost him thousands to fix. He was 6 Months late. Which I wouldn’t have charged him the 10% until he tried to milk me for an extra 15K. I told him to pay me the 20K late fee and the 5K I had paid for materials which I had receipts for and I’d pay him his 15k. He walked out and I waited for lean or lawsuit but it never came.

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

Wow, that seems like a terrible experience! We were mostly lucky...

@briancebulski1645 Ай бұрын

Concrete not cement lady

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

Cement with rocks

@theslawek 2 ай бұрын

Nice quick to the point video. Kudos for that. It seems like a pretty big span so I imagine a poured roof was likely going to cost much more than this? Did you even consider it?

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

@@theslawek I definitely considered it. My inner child wanted the full concrete bunker. Cost was the limiter.

@user-hq1nh8ze4z 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your videos. They are super helpful Which block system did you use and why?

@Mountainview-mesa 2 ай бұрын

We used Amvic blocks. There is no reason other than I wanted to work with BFS and Amvic is what they carry locally. All of the ICF systems are amazing. If it's done properly (i.e better than what we did), you will only need to worry about your foam for a week, two at most. Are you building soon?

@user-hq1nh8ze4z 2 ай бұрын

@@Mountainview-mesa In six months waiting on well permit

@yvesjolicoeur747 3 ай бұрын

awesome explanation all along. Thanks for taking the time to document

@Mountainview-mesa 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! We are finishing up the inside and will hopefully have some more videos out soon

@arsalan101 3 ай бұрын

Great job guys. My wife and I are also thinking of building ICF house in Chicago.

@Mountainview-mesa 3 ай бұрын

It's the dream! Thank you for watching.

@shannabolser9428 3 ай бұрын

My windows won't have a nailing flange so i still gotta figure something out.

@Mountainview-mesa 3 ай бұрын

European windows are a mystery to me, as well. I will learn how to detail them, maybe on our next home build!

@ShimmerMuffin33 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the easy explanation 😃

@techfan166 3 ай бұрын

OMG! I watched all but one of your videos in one day… great job!

@Mountainview-mesa 3 ай бұрын

Wow! That's amazing. Thank you so much for watching! More coming soon!

@amaizingworld880 4 ай бұрын

Make it illegal! Good way to guarantee a weak foundation.

@Mountainview-mesa 4 ай бұрын

Are you saying a concrete foundation is weak?

@MrAmcalabrese 4 ай бұрын

Good video, thank you! I am a little behind you in my ICF build, but I'm trying to figure out when to foam the roof decking. Sounds like sooner rather than later is best.

@Mountainview-mesa 4 ай бұрын

That was a big lesson for us. Luckily, our spray guy was kind and accommodating!

@timmytiner1525 4 ай бұрын

Excellent training material

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@HaiLoc-zi3mq 4 ай бұрын

Dang the roof is more then the ICF

@Mountainview-mesa 4 ай бұрын

Yes, there are many places we could have saved more money and this was one of them.

@av1204 4 ай бұрын

I am always a few steps behind. Getting ours sprayed in 3 weeks. Going to do 4 inch of closed. Im in georgia so a lot less of a heat load then yall out in the mountains.

@Mountainview-mesa 4 ай бұрын

It makes a huge difference. So glad you're building! How are you fighting humidity out there? We live in a very dry place so I've never had to battle it.

@av1204 4 ай бұрын

@@Mountainview-mesa It isnt too big an issue at least not any different then any other high performance home, we just swap the erv for a venting dehumidifier and should be good to go. It will slightly pressurize the house which we want in a high radon area. As far as leaks go I am going to put a fog machine in the house for a few hours and then put a fan in the door, like a blower door with some plastic. The fog should get pushed to where ever there is a leak and be able to be seen. Poor mans blower door.

@walnut_trail_farm 4 ай бұрын

Dude, the VERY design decision I have been agonizing over. Thanks for sharing and well done!

@Mountainview-mesa 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! Good luck with your install!

@samq2635 4 ай бұрын

Are you using your erv to vent the conditioned attic space?

@Mountainview-mesa 4 ай бұрын

Yes. There will be a full (long) video on the ERV install later, but fresh air will be making it up into the attic for sure.

@BealyGood 4 ай бұрын

I’m going to have to watch later as we’re out here building my Icf walls but, I always go with sealed attics, because most of our mechanical stuff ends up in the attic. Interested to see what conclusion you came to

@adriancastaneda6279 5 ай бұрын

Two studs and blocks to make a tee to tie in wall

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

See pinned comment

@rbc4499 5 ай бұрын

I used LP weather logic liquid flashing from Amazon. Seemed a lot cheaper. Started using on sunny day around 25F takes longer to dry due to cold temp but seems to work fine. Started snowing half way done so didn’t finish. I think it can be applied at even colder temps as long as 20oz sausage is kept warm prior to applying. The ICF blocks I’m using are polyurethane so a little different block. Sticks fine to polyurethane from what I can tell. Likely would be okay with polystyrene.

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

Good to know! I didn't know if that product. I'll look into that! I also wasn't aware of poly blocks! What brand are you using?

@rbc4499 5 ай бұрын

@@Mountainview-mesa thanks for your videos fun to watch. Trying to find how people do bucks for sliding glass doors. I didn’t do it correctly trying to figure out how to fix it. Not much on roughing these in on internet. Should be a little different than windows but can’t find anything on it. If my prior response didn’t go through I got the blocks from thermalblocks they are in Utah.

@josephpena823 5 ай бұрын

There are so many ways to fix this, I just wonder why the framers didn't do it right in the first place

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

See pinned comment

@thegreataepshow4311 5 ай бұрын

Close but it’s called a T and not a corner. Secondly you use one on each side and fill the center with three small pieces of scrap about a foot long. No need to go full 2x4 against the lead 2x4.

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

Close, but read the pinned comment

@thegreataepshow4311 5 ай бұрын

@@Mountainview-mesaahh. Ok. That makes sense. Still called a t but I understand why you went full 2x instead of scrap

@richardellis7007 5 ай бұрын

Or you can put dead wood. Save time and money

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

See pinned comment

@sasfarmer 5 ай бұрын

2 more 2x4 studs would have worked as well.

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

Yep

@Beholderoffate 5 ай бұрын

Your walls 18 on center?

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

@user-oc6qs1po3j 5 ай бұрын

Or a few blocks an 2 studs pick up scrap save a 2x4 get same resales

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

See pinned comment

@DenRoedeMogM 5 ай бұрын

You also need to connect it to the rafters.. right? At least the top outside corner.

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

Yes, that was also done

@jeffdowns2307 5 ай бұрын

Nailers simple scrap 2x4 . The clamp used .. time wasted

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

Your comment... time wasted

@eddysmith1643 5 ай бұрын

I've been framing over 20 yrs.he would cost you way more money cause he useing a lot extra wood.

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

I'm glad you are the smartest person in the world. I've been framing for exactly 2 months. Not looking to make money doing it.

@eddysmith1643 5 ай бұрын

Guess he never herd of deadwood

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

Heard*

@walnut_trail_farm 5 ай бұрын

Who did your engineering? Would you recommend them?

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

We hired a friend who did this as a favor! We would love to recommend him, but he is unable to take on personal projects as it would be a conflict of interest with his employer.

@terrylong6457 5 ай бұрын

Partition post

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

@phyllisgraham6985 5 ай бұрын

I also build a house before so I know what I'm talking

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

@richardfuentes4204 5 ай бұрын

That's how my basement was finished by the previous owner. None of the corners where the drywall met were just floating. I redid the whole basement and corrected all of their mistakes.

@johnnyweld9672 5 ай бұрын

no wood termites only foam and concrete Thank you

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

Yes, that is a big plus! However, we've been told that certain critters don't mind just tunneling up the foam to the top of the house and getting in that way. We took all the precautions we could think of (and afford). We will give a 2 year rundown after living in it. I'm excited to see how it performs!

@johnnyweld9672 5 ай бұрын

@@Mountainview-mesa not when the floor is solid concret never happens Thanks

@BealyGood 5 ай бұрын

Great video. I’ve been waiting for a new one.

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

It has been a crazy few months. We really are trying!

@BealyGood 5 ай бұрын

@@Mountainview-mesa trust me. I know how it goes. Most people don’t realize how much harder it is to get work done and film. Having a KZfaq channels is definitely an extra job.

@jdeesy 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your videos… you always have wisdom to share! Question on the contractors priorities: Asking in writing the start and completion dates are great, but not sure how to ask them “where does my project fall in your priorities.” Do you write in your contract that the vendor will have no other ongoing projects (if I am a high priority)?

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

Well, the priorities point is more of a "feel this out and see" coupled with a written agreement of the schedule. Unfortunately, we sometimes just have to be willing to be at the mercy of good contractor's schedules. In our area we are starved for quality. So it then becomes a balancing act. If you have the ability, shop around for the best company that can get to your job on your timeline. I hope this helps, it's been a difficult one to get right for us.

@jdeesy 5 ай бұрын

Experience + knowledge + careful judgment = wisdom... Thank you for sharing yours 😃

@whosyourmomma 5 ай бұрын

just make the t on the floor next time and do you really need clamps😂

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

No and yes

@sgoatr 5 ай бұрын

POOOOOOK

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

It is a bothersome word that I had never heard until starting this project! 😄

@juggalojay5981 5 ай бұрын

Cripple and kings headers

@Mountainview-mesa 6 күн бұрын

Okay

@Scotty2hotty-xc6gi 5 ай бұрын

Turn it into a slap stud just like in metal studs drywall Couch, top and bottom and move it back from the sheet rock all the way through there and slide the stud back and pin it to the drywall simply and easy not that hard to figure it out This is why Wood framing is so slow take so long and it’s so expensive !!!!!!!!!!!😂😂😂😂

@Mountainview-mesa 5 ай бұрын

🫡

@ringoraintree1704 5 ай бұрын

I personally would have went with 3 12 inch I beams steel Stone Cold Steel.

@jessicalynnhall1140 5 ай бұрын

That's what they call a California corner

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