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@vr5.s507 Күн бұрын
Just bought a house four months ago and gutting it out since then. It’s about time to lift it on cribs as soon NEO winters are over. Wish I have a friends like yours. Btw I found your video inspiring but the best thing is you sharing your plan for the permit. It helps me a lot and not using CAD.
@AaronPowellvox 12 күн бұрын
Great work. I love the way you just tackled this without any experience. You learned what you needed to know and just did the work.
@jimmyfavereau 18 күн бұрын
Life: theres no way a normal dude can do this.... ALL things are possible.. only Believe! kudos <3
@abolishnato 26 күн бұрын
Barbarian was such a good movie
@davidisthis 28 күн бұрын
Good job btw and thank you for posting this story.
@davidisthis 28 күн бұрын
I'm in Detroit right now. Can you tell us where this is. I would like to go look at it.
@davidisthis 28 күн бұрын
My dad's place has the same exact problem. A guy quoted a fix and pushed us away from the paving. The price they quoted for the I-beam fix you did yourself was $25,000. I'm currently trying to convince him to allow me to use the i-beam fix. I think the real problem is that when the owner gets involved in a project it becomes incompletable. So maybe spending the $25,000 might be for practical purposes the only one it can get done.
@Jonah818 Ай бұрын
If ur in Detroit I really need this for my home , plz give me an email or something to contact u if possible
@nima.shokouhfar Ай бұрын
respect
@bruceweaver9514 2 ай бұрын
Why did you go with blocks,and not reinforced poured,or one of the newer poured preinsulated options?
@ericmulka 2 ай бұрын
@@bruceweaver9514 To be able to pour concrete I would’ve had to raise the house more than a foot rather than just a couple inches and from doing so I would’ve had to unhook the chimney all the way through the house including the roof along with plumbing, electrical and a few other nick nacks, Which would’ve added an extra week or more onto the process Along with me not knowing anyone that pours concrete when my brother and uncle are journeyman Masons so it just made sense and not only that I did pour all the cells with concrete and rebar every 4 feet But this is in the middle of the ghetto my plan was only to create a house that I could live in for the time being until I could amass enough money to move out of the ghetto and into an area where I can raise my family so I wasn’t really thinking super long-term just good enough to be able to sell and pass inspection, concrete would last longer but these blocks have atleast 50 or more years till they fail so it’ll last a lifetime for whoever buys it!
@erniesmith9009 2 ай бұрын
Excellent job, good on you for taking on such a big project and learning as you go! I’m a contractor for 30 some odd years on Vancouver Island Canada and I’m impressed! I no longer do this work unless I buy a fixer upper which I just did lol
@TheDavidscc32 3 ай бұрын
Also a Michigander. Awesome job! My home also bas bows. Did the plate system not work? Just curious why you decided to redo the entire foundation.
@allenutubn8467 3 ай бұрын
I have a wall that I planned on doing next to my driveway it’s bowed in and pushed about two inches in at the bottom block. This was very helpful I didn’t plan on doing the permit part and I’m glad I looked into that aspect. It’s roughly 190 block plus two glass block windows.
@morganruest1803 3 ай бұрын
Awesome job
@cranstonwilliamsworth9644 3 ай бұрын
Bro, this is amazing!
@declanjunior6119 3 ай бұрын
Absolute brilliancy well done ✅
@ishnifusmeadle 3 ай бұрын
How come you didn't end up Goin a poured route, or vapor, or frost,ect. Newengland area here, and I've been lead to believe that ur area has just as bad of winter freeze and the block suprised me. Is it a cost thing?
@ericmulka 3 ай бұрын
@@ishnifusmeadle it was an accessibility issue, we couldnt raise the house more than an inch due to the chimney being attached to each floor & roof, I was also cheaper & the only way we could’ve gotten it done in that time frame, hence the building of the leads starting even before demo was finished Timing wise we were the most efficient I’ve heard of anyone doing it
@ishnifusmeadle 3 ай бұрын
@@ericmulka makes sense. Good job
@chadsmith9218 3 ай бұрын
Operator for 25 years and was impressed thru the whole video. I started to cringe thinking you was not going to put perimeter drain and rock in but then it got to where you did it lol. Great fuckin work bro
@ricladouceur6202 4 ай бұрын
Why not raise it higher?
@ericmulka 4 ай бұрын
@@ricladouceur6202 good question, the chimney was attached to each layer of the house so I would’ve had to rebuild it entirely if I had raised it any higher
@NatalieBessios 4 ай бұрын
This only works because you have friends and family capable of doing this kinda work. This doesnt wirk if you have a whole bumch if strong oeople that dont know anything about building, materials, equipment, getting things level/plum, etc. you still need know how.
@ericmulka 4 ай бұрын
@@NatalieBessios hey, I appreciate you commenting but honestly you’re wrong, no one on this job had ever done anything like this job before, and out of everyone that helped (8 people) only 2 had any construction experience and ZERO experience in rebuilding a basement.. I planned this job out months in advance studying every night, and only after teaching myself the entire process start to finish was I able to convey the information needed to my friends and family and lead the job. I didn’t know anything about building either… until I took initiative and begun to learn.
@a104917 4 ай бұрын
I'm dealing with this same issue but in a crawlspace. Block foundation, none of the cells filled, and the footings are just ungrouted sideways blocks. Vapor barrier was hiding it all during inspection. Foundation companies bid 50k to solve half the problem. Adding an additional beam, replacing a rotted sill plate, and filling all the cells. So far my costs are $500, an aching back and a smashed toe. A basement is exponentially more difficult though. Props to you man!
@simdabusiness 4 ай бұрын
Great job! Having the same issue on a Detroit home I purchased.
@Spacefood 5 ай бұрын
I want to start my foundation but no cash lol just credit cards and these two hands.
@flowergarden1426 5 ай бұрын
I’m so impressed with that kid!!! Tough as nails!!
@theguymaxqc 6 ай бұрын
what about the skidsteer
@martinwhite418 6 ай бұрын
Is putting a wall of epdm against the blocks a bad idea?
@tombrownrigg8794 6 ай бұрын
Nice work 👍
@SolarepcLlc 6 ай бұрын
I got same peoject in Crookston MN let me know if you are interested to do it. Thanks
@markbarnett6097 7 ай бұрын
Hey boss I’m in Detroit also and I’d like to start the same project and I have no idea where to start .. cribbing is it?
@Ats889 7 ай бұрын
You are the walking affirmation of if you want shit done right, you gotta do it yourself.
@drumrboynoid 7 ай бұрын
Amazing bud. The hardest part out of all of this for me would be finding the help. It’s tough finding help these days.
@JoeDirt-fe7hu 7 ай бұрын
Music is horrible
@ericmulka 7 ай бұрын
😢
@andreameye1692 7 ай бұрын
Did you fill the 4 corners with concrete all the way down to the footing ?
@krazenes 7 ай бұрын
2 years later this guy is up over $80,000k in net assets because of this repair.
@wrm8460 8 ай бұрын
nice
@robertsmith8782 8 ай бұрын
I like watching videos like this!!! Good job make one showing finished inside and out!!
@SeamusMcGlone-j3l 8 ай бұрын
dude. awesome work by a non-professional. good advice below by The pipeliner too.
@christopherosorio-torres3552 9 ай бұрын
I'm in michigan! Would love for you guys to do my basement!
@ptech88 9 ай бұрын
Nice job. Thats alot of work.
@FreezerBox-cs9qr 9 ай бұрын
Where You filling in the dirt after that window
@klrmoto 9 ай бұрын
I think I would of wanted some shear walls for sideway support just in case something gave way on the concrete floor. If the walls were built like that what did they do for the slab?
@quyaongoc4370 9 ай бұрын
how long did this take and how much did this cost?
@jimbogusky 9 ай бұрын
I want to turn my crawl space into a full basement. This is the first time I’ve seen a foundation replaced without jacking the house up. I’m 60 so I’m going to have to pay to have it done. Oh to be 26 again. Great job, I’m impressed!
@thehurts9216 9 ай бұрын
You said 750 hours labor, are 12k that makes an average hourly wage of 16/hr. Something isn't mathing right.
@petesilvestri 9 ай бұрын
This is great, you should do this professionally.
@Theggman83 10 ай бұрын
My hat goes off to you. I too bought a house with a bad basement. That's a lot of work that you did there. 👍
@medhue 10 ай бұрын
Kudos to you! Was looking at houses just outside of Detroit last year, and came across the same thing. We really wanted the house but passed on it because of the basement. If the house was only 5 grand, then maybe, but it was 20 times that price. lol.
@sunbloodtruthseeker3734 10 ай бұрын
Did you get this one from the land bank?
@zachmooremn 10 ай бұрын
Nice work and great video! So awesome that you chose to invest the time and money to fix this. This house will be solid for many, many more years. Planning to buy any more??
@davidlangley2722 10 ай бұрын
You might could have gotten a solid concrete wall foundation poured. I would have put a rubber membrane on the outside of the wall with a layer of tar for the waterproofing . Never did like the blocks for a wall because eventually leaks will start coming through at the grout lines.