Darren Tracy

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@daveeddy2402 12 күн бұрын

Lol....vox pop sent me here!

@Charles-yq8vv 6 ай бұрын

Good work. Looking at a carriage house from the 1800s and this is very applicable.

@wesleychapman4766 6 ай бұрын

*Promo SM* 😳

@lenturtle7954 6 ай бұрын

Stop the wind

@RandomDudeOne 7 ай бұрын

I have water detectors in the basement and under every sink in the house. I think they are a great idea. I recommend them to people but they always look at me like I'm crazy.

@darrentracy7297 7 ай бұрын

It’s more crazy to not have one, particularly if you have a finished basement. I have seen the damage done by a leaking hot water heater. Thanks for the comment.

@darrentracy7297 7 ай бұрын

@Bradw5991 Thanks for your comment. Most mfg’s suggest flushing including Reliance and AO Smith. www.hotwater.com/info-center/water-heater-maintenance.html They rust out somewhere, probably at the welded connections as you noted. Flushing occasionally may help with that. May help with efficiency too, particularly with gas models. I do know that we have had several water heaters start leaking earlier in their lifespan than I would like to see and in some cases that has resulted in significant damages.

@bradw.5991 7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, in your case of flushing an Electric Hot Water Heater does not extend the life of your water heater. All Domestic water heaters are Glass lined. When the glass lining fails, the water touches the steel tank and eats away the steel causing it to eventually leak. How does the Glass lining fail. On Electric water heaters, it doesn't and sediment doesn't eat it away. On Gas fired units the heat source heats the bottom of the tank, and after a while if sediment is allowed to build up on the bottoms of those tanks, it will act as an insulator and overheat the bottom of the tank allowing the Glass lining to 'melt' thus allowing water to eat away at the steel tank. On Electric models, the heating elements are mounted on the sides with the lowest element more than 12 inches from the bottom of the tank, so there is no way the heating elements could ever 'melt' away the glass lining from overheating. Most Electric Hot water heaters fail around the welds at the water connections where there is no glass lining.

@darrentracy7297 7 ай бұрын

@Blitzhack. It had been 3 years. The replacement unit was 3 years old and it had not been flushed since installation. Yes, it would’ve been nice to see how much sediment was in the tank. I didn’t think to check that mainly because we were having trouble getting the hose to drain because there was ice in it and that was my focus. The sediment might have co-mingled with the water in the hose anyway, diluting it. Would need to check with a clean empty hose and drain into a clean pail for best analysis. Regardless, if this water was nasty, yours may not be because the sediment is largely a function of the water source. Thanks for writing!

@BlitzHack 7 ай бұрын

Good video. I would of liked to know how long since your last flush and what the flush water looked like coming out of the tank.

@user-rx3pb3pj8h 7 ай бұрын

You people that make these videos. You can't hear you talk and you don't show anything

@darrentracy7297 7 ай бұрын

Sorry you couldn’t hear. Used an IPhone. Not a professional videographer.

@utooboobnoob 10 ай бұрын

Glad I found this! My 1983 basement is finished on one side with beds and bath. On the other side of the wall is a 600+ sq ft (7'5" tall) dirt 'crawl space". Would pouring a slab put any outward pressure on the existing slab, footers or foundation? Thank you.

@darrentracy7297 7 ай бұрын

Not enough to be significant. I strongly suggest installing a vapor barrier below the slab.

@devote1416 11 ай бұрын

Very informative. At todays rate, what would be the approx cost be to have this done say on a 800sq foot basement?

@darrentracy7297 11 ай бұрын

Quite variable depending upon location, time of year, Union or non union and how fortunate you are to find a hungry contractor. Those factors apply to any project. For retail pricing (not your neighbor and his friend helping doing moonlighting work), figure 3-4 person crew for a day which would include some prep work, but not the old slab removal and grading. In my part of upstate NY, the loaded labor cost would be about $500/person/per day, so that is say $2000. Add money for contractors tools, equipment OH&P, (say another 500-$1000), so that is 2500-$3000 for labor ballpark. You might find a contractor that charges a little less or one that charges double that if they are busy. Material costs are straightforward. Concrete material. Multiply the area times the depth in feet (that would be .33 at 4”inches thick)and then divide that sum by 27 because are 27 ft.³ in one cubic yard and that will give you how many cubic yards of concrete you need. Call your local supplier and they will tell you how much they are charging for the concrete based upon how many yards and what strength concrete. I always use 4000 psi for slabs.

@delilaholiver4232 Жыл бұрын

😴 P r o m o s m

@maddierosemusic Жыл бұрын

Sounds so easy - why don't you come and replace mine near Lexington, VA?

@gdoteof Жыл бұрын

very helpful

@bernadinadimitt3971 2 жыл бұрын

þrðmð§m 😉

@syid 2 жыл бұрын

Very Helpful! I watched it 3 times. Does the process get you to the point to add walls and ceramic flooring later? Or will the process only enable you to have a concrete floor with existing stone walls (as seen in your video)?

@darrentracy7297 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Syid, You could add ceramic directly on top of this concrete if you would like. Walls too.

@italian0stalion0 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I’m pouring 500 square feet in my basement this week

@darrentracy7297 2 жыл бұрын

Don,t forget the vapor barrier (poly).

@JohnSmith-ji7xt 2 жыл бұрын

Help, I just bought an old house with a finished basement. My handy man was taking at the carpet to put in vinyl in the basement and realized that the house flipper had only put in 1/8 of inch of concrete. The carpet, which was new, was already damp. My handyman thinks the house flipper poured the concrete. I know you are not a lawyer, but the house flipper did crappy work, am I right?

@darrentracy7297 2 жыл бұрын

Something doesn’t sound right. Concrete in the basement is typically 3 1/2 to 4 inches thick. Even a thin slab, sometimes called a mud slab, is a couple inches thick. If you have to pour a new slab, the key is to install a vapor barrier underneath the slab. The vapor barrier is typically six mil. Poly and is inexpensive. It keeps moisture from wicking up through the slab.

@stevew.7188 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Darren, how much does something like this cost? Just a ballpark per square foot of basement?

@darrentracy7297 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve. As I recall, the subcontractor charged me $1500 for labor. The redimix concrete was probably around $800.

@syid 2 жыл бұрын

@@darrentracy7297 I have a dirt floor in my 1920s home. I would love to do this, but I'm afraid it could be costly. My basement area is about 2000 sq feet. What was the square foot of your quote?

@darrentracy7297 2 жыл бұрын

@@syid About 6$/SF, but the area was small. I expect your cost would be less.

@darrentracy7297 2 жыл бұрын

Less per square foot that is.

@nehnehnehbatman 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid Mr.Tracy! I just went to a buddies house on thanksgiving and it has brick floor and a dirt foundation. I almost had a heart attack lol, his wall are crumbling

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