$600 FOR GRAVEL?! (Insulating Footings With Foam)

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[@dragonflygrandma]

How kind of your sister to help. Family is great to have. You guys are rocking it as normal. Stay safe

[@jamesmitchell5013]

You two remind me of my wife and I some 30+ years ago! I thought I had the only wife that would get down in the dirt with me and work as hard, if not harder, than me! Enjoy your video's, keep up the good work!!!

[@ConorMakes]

I love it when family gets together for projects, I'll give a shout out to Anna for helping out her Bro top sis Anna family is golden

[@winfieldjohnson125]

GO ANNA!!!I wish my sisters were willing to help with hard work....Their ideas of helping were to bring an occasional glass of instant lemonade.Jesse,you are one lucky man,to have women willing to work!

[@rico1319]

Man that woman works hard. Keep up the good work. You're both doing a great job!

[@IslandHermit]

After seeing how easily Anna handled those logs near the start of the video, I figure she's going to be a big help.

[@ElementofKindness]

This video makes me REALLY appreciate taking the time to excavate the additional 4 to 5 feet around my foundation. Made life so much easier. Oh, and a tip: Different color chalk for chalklines have differing longevity. (blue is one of the shortest durations)

[@DoRC]

Glad you guys tried the circular saw. It's the way to go for that job

[@RelentlessHomesteading]

Great Moving Along video. And how cool to have your sister work with you. Similarities in the way she and Jesse talk - family ties!

[@kenzpenz]

Yup, and she soon donned the correct attire. Thanks sis for being there for them.

[@FattyChanGaming]

I really want to say your daily videos really make my day :) look forward to them each day now! and really inspired me!

[@randallshular5362]

I admire you guys building a house together. It brings back memories of when my wife and I built our house. It took me two and a half years to build this 5200 square foot country Victorian. They say that if a marriage can survive building a house it will last forever. I have now been married 38 years. Good luck to you guys look forward to the videos.

[@randomuser778]

Soaringbraggart, you're an amateur by a mile and three tenths. I have three wives, and we have built seven houses from recycled paper towels, three shopping centers and a pleasure barge over 88 years of polygamous bliss.

[@valthar3655]

I don't believe that saying. Built two houses with my (ex-)wife. Marriage lasted 22 years... now all I can hope for is an earthquake and pray she's still in it when it collapses. 22 years to figure out I was married to a narcissistic control freak. Just couldn't take the abuse anymore.

[@DreamHawkers]

I know you meant it but that pray for an earthquake and pray she's still in it line had me dying😂😂😂

[@charlesloveday9208]

V althar...amen brother! This may have been taken as a joke, but it sounds as though U have been through as ugly divorce as me. 26&1/2yrs of marriage to have lost everything I worked my life for...to a narcissistic & controlling bitch who wouldn't even give me all of my clothes until the judge ordered it& accompanied by the law. I'm just passed I cut the 100' tree that could fall across the bedroom she sleeps in. Probably the closest thing to natural disasters I could of prayed for.

[@karencatalano4349]

It's nice that your sister was able to help you

[@thebackyard7661]

I really like how much time you guys spend outside working on your own house, I cant wait untill I see the result!

[@frankenstein7722]

You are both amazing, where you get your determination and stamina is beyond me. Love these videos, I am sure you have had a positive influence and learning experience to countless people and their projects. Thank you and keep the lessons coming.

[@oldtimeengineer26]

Always the little stuff that get ya. I learned a long time ago when I had a big job to do to take time at the end of each day to figure out what was needed for the next day. I still would miss something some time. Nice work.

[@robertmorris8709]

Life is basically two steps forward and one back, just think of it as where you were and where you are going. You are taking the first steps that others don't take. Keep going forward. Looking forward to more videos.

[@jamies327]

you guys are doing a great job. I'm rooting for you. I'm a contractor in Virginia and there's always a thousand different ways to do something. you guys are doing just fine.

[@realcdoc83]

Alyssa, you should know that you're amazing. You're clearly the heart and soul of this project, and you're the reason you and Jesse are doing so well together. It's been nice to see Jesse show that he knows how lucky he is in the last couple of videos. I think it's incredible how hard you work, how resilient you are, and what a great attitude you have on camera. Keep that chin up and keep smiling! I'm quite sure you and my wife would be best friends if we were neighbors!

[@realcdoc83]

Excellent point, Jesse is doing a great job as well!! Really great people. I'm glad they have chosen to share their lives with us!

[@jamies327]

Cameron Dockstader well said. on both comments about Jesse and Alyssa

[@johnbeckyhiebert2917]

Thomas Russell bb

[@terryannanderson8812]

I agree, it's nice to see Jesse giving Alyssa her due. Being the nosy pushy person I am, I wonder is there a new tiny addition coming to the family. Alyssa's fatigue makes me wonder.

[@treenopie]

15:28 I like that. Measuring from the edge of the form is like making a photocopy of a photocopy-errors are amplified. I too think it's better to go back to the original.

[@ggarden8432]

Thats cool that you sister came to help

[@bubba99999ful]

and when you show these vidios to your grand children do not forget to tell them about having to walk to school thru 4 ft of snow uphill both ways you are so going to have great memories of this time in your life

[@ronnakeil9848]

I love watching you kids build your dream.

[@andyward8336]

The knob at the end of the foam gun adjusts the quantity of foam that comes out when you pull the trigger in full , and if you screw it in fully it will stop the foam going of over night or a few days just clean the top with cleaner .

[@nekxb13]

Keep up the efforts ! Love watching you guys build your future home together

[@morrow.m]

Really enjoying seeing this all come together! Keep on keeping on!

[@howardwhite9773]

with all your rocky earth (I hesitate to call it soil), it's a bummer to have to buy pea gravel. Your comment about the gravel being clean of fines is a good point.

[@johndee4892]

Awesome to see this part of the process. Can't wait to see the ICFs placed.

[@stevenbaumann8692]

I love this channel. I love watching Bugaboo...I mean you build a home.

[@matthewstudholmebrown1943]

Thing are getting exiting, I look forward to watching each evening. All the best you 2

[@adammcguire5853]

After your waterproof membrane is applied I urge you to use a dimple board on your foundation walls, you won't regret it. It's very easy to apply and overall quite inexpensive, it's benefits in reducing hydrostatic pressure on the foundation wall will virtually eliminate water ingress into the structure.

[@offgridsweden]

Great progress and great video as always guys.

[@yankey4]

O No guys!! I was just thinking did you guys forget to run sewer drain lines? Thanks for the video. happy to see you guys getting so close.

[@JustMe-bu8pu]

Just a tip: AquaNet Hairspray is very cheap. Every contractor, tradesman I know uses the stuff to protect Chalk lines. Look in the Dollar store. Once you put it on, it's not coming off.

[@unitedstatesdale]

Hairspray works great for snap line sealing and allows the chaulk to be rinsed off someday with a pressure washer

[@stargatefred]

If you would move your lines over on the batter boards the four inches then all you need to do is plumb down to to mark the foundation. No measuring needed. You are doing good. Have fun! Bill from Seattle.

[@davidjames2235]

Alyssa you are such a great worker. What a great lady. Jesse you are a very lucky man.

[@EnGammalAmazon]

I've cut foam on a table saw and the bad part is that the 'foamdust' gets into the motor and the motor overheats. I burned up an inexpensive table saw the first time I did it. You can cover the motor vents with a fine mesh cloth like a scrap from the sleeve over your drain pipe. My best way of cutting the foam was with my reciprocal saw where I made a jig to hold the saw so I could pass the foam through the saw.

[@williamwallace176]

When you want to chalk a line you should always walk with the point on the chalk box pointing down...so all the chalk is around the string and gives you a better/clearer line.

[@tracieeaton1082]

I am excited to see how the rest of the build pans out for you both.

[@Sailor376also]

Loctite Power Grab adhesive for foam sheets. Good, cheap, easy to use, sticks and stays

[@psychopyro94]

you guys are doing a great job. i know its to late now but for the future if you are using a chalk line and dont want to lines to go away use red chalk. it will last for weeks in the rain and snow blue chalk is made to easily wash off for things you dont want your lines to be visible on.

[@wisdomoffered1903]

YOU are doing well both of you...

[@24copeland]

Very exciting progress! Keep up the good work. You guys are very inspiring.

[@Justin72957]

just as an FYI, instead of spending money on spray lacquer, use unscented hair spray (aerosol cans, not pump), to keep chalk lines from being smudged

[@elliottmanning]

Moving right along!!!

[@dayv7432]

Hey guys keep up the good work. Small tip. I use an oxide chalk in one of my chalk lines. you cant get it off of concrete if you wanted to.

[@2506Larry]

Foam2Foam is the best we have found in our Clear Creek Siding business. It performs great, even over time. I am impressed with a lot of your choices.

[@Chemist1076]

I bet it was great to have another helping hand....

[@donbrutcher4501]

The vertical rebar is to help keep the 'crete from failing in tension. Such is the reason for offsetting them from the center (neutral axis).

[@markhansen461]

I work in concrete form work in Canada. To save you money and time we use red chalk on our string lines. It is much more permanent than blue chalk. Black chalk is the most permanent. It will withstand rainfall.

[@McAVITYourWay.]

This was very interesting to watch and listen to, I like the way you all think on your feet, you discover a mistake, its to late to change it, so you adapt and work round it, great to watch, I am already excited to see the next upload. Thank you once again Alyssa for your end of day editing to put out another great video :)

[@christoffer1973]

Melisas is made of steel. She's a keeper😀😊

[@112Haribo]

Alyssa, is her name :)

[@enquire422]

As the Earth is spinning at nearly 1000 mph that foam should hold together just fine!

[@edwardwilcox6712]

LOOKING good guys

[@gprreichert]

Good job guys!!

[@markn2904]

You will do it!

[@sallyweiner4180]

Tons of work! And it looks great already!

[@kerriegrant6293]

progressing well, thats all hard work, and i take my hat off to you

[@IngDebo]

You guys make a great team!

[@garza0822]

Jessi when snapping your lines buy yourself some red concrete dye. It comes in a powder form. You can just put it in your blue chalk box. It will mix fine. The dye will actually stay and not bleed out. It works on wood also. You won't have to use the clear coat. It will save you a step. Been building houses for 20 yrs now. That what we use.

[@saltycowgirl]

thats awesome to get some help from your sis

[@keithbyerly2979]

The cutting of the foam board is very helpful, going to be doing that in a couple of days. I was wondering if the table a saw would work. Thanks guys🤣😎

[@jeffreyjones475]

I look forward to your frequent project updates.

[@henry_the_horrible]

1-2" river rock for that French drain yo. Me and Vergenio have been shoveling that shot for years. Pea gravel comes from landscape suppliers for a reason.

[@ronaldedwards425]

Looking sweet , looking sweet!

[@AirCannonChannel]

You guys are doing very well, keep up the good work!

[@ALZ2526]

Extra help awesome good job guys

[@ricktssf]

Just amazed how quick you at getting new videos out. Good work

[@RonnFolk]

Next time you can build a hot wire to cut foam. Cheap to build, I used one to cut foam 6 feet thick. You stack em and cut many at a time with no mess.

[@johncox9660]

Fun video thanks four posting.

[@jimcarter6411]

Hairspray is cheaper than lacquer and works just as well

[@treenopie]

As usual, awesome editing and music selection.

[@TheCritterWindow]

You guys rock! FYI a red chalk line wont wash off like blue.

[@Comicsluvr]

Holding the foam to the foundation while the adhesive sets = You remember all those rocks you moved out? Stack a couple against the foam. Same for holding the top foam down. Reuse, recycle lol

[@timothyhays7889]

Here in Florida we call the small stone "chat". Gives you an incredible psi rating, but man, what you paid.......OUCH!! The mud for the slab like you used is 108$ a yard here. Better start asking the suppliers if they have kids in college. Can't wait to see the wall pour. Be nice to Alyssa as she has become very handy with shovels and such.

[@National757]

Amazing how labor intensive all of this is, building a house. Now we all know why building a home is so expensive! At least by doing all of this hard work your self you know it is done correctly, and engineered correctly.

[@ButlerFamily12]

You should invest in a spool of bailing/tie wire for stuff like the metal stakes... a lot cheaper than zip ties and will probably last longer too.

[@DoRC]

Whoa thats a lot of adhesive!

[@Barnaby0014]

Is the smokey skies making it any less of an oven outside? You guys are making some serious progress, your sister is quite helpful it seems!

[@douglasayliffe5816]

Put some of the insulation in the solar battery box for Winter Time

[@annettesmith6241]

So exciting.

[@renoguy25]

Gee , looks like fun :-) Just think , in 25 years (?) , when you're babysitting your grandchildren , and they want a bedtime story , you can tell them all about the work you did all those years ago , that made the wonderful house , that Gramma and Grampa live in . Thanks for the video Bob from Calgary

[@paulcopeland9035]

25 years?! According to the "experts" in these comments this house won't last 25 months !! Bob, I like what you have in mind for the grandchildren, and the work and effort of the build will be a fine story in the years to come.

[@DustyKorpse]

Looking good guys, soon these days will be a distant memory as you sit round your dining table laughing about $600 of gravel ;)

[@salt669]

What a team

[@AndreMiller-RED]

the hand gestures are the best!!!

[@Daynaleo1]

Hey Jesse, I have always snapped my layout lines with a chalkbox that has black concrete dye in in, not chalk. If it rains, the lines become permanent. You may wind up with a line 1/4" wide, but if you eyeball the middle you know you are in 1/8" and usually right on.

[@astrazenica7783]

Gotta be a spreadsheet somewhere ;) There was a good show in UK called Grand Designs. Recommended for any DIY home builder. Shld do a series or in depth video post completion on how close to budget/schedule they were and any deviations, lessons learned

[@dutchcourage7312]

That show aired over here too, incomparable i think because the houses i saw build on that show ran into obscene budgets.

[@ViviansDIYProjects]

Love the color of that top, Alyssa, No matter how much thought is put into any process, there's always something left out. I feel ya on the gravel purchase. All those rocks you have there but not the right kind. And isn't it nice to have such a helpful sister? Is she sleeping in the tent?

[@oilhaulin311]

Love the new shirt!!!

[@joshuaehl1481]

So much work. Wow...

[@joeschmoe4030]

drinking game, every time Jesse says "im not an expert" :)

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Anything screened and washed is costly and the smaller, the more. They probably brought it from a quarry/crusher somewhere. Concrete plants are usually pretty close to quarrys to save on the haul bill. Good job!

[@Graveltrucking]

I was waiting for that truck to flop over the guy dumping on an angle and the bags were not dropped. I'm a roll off truck driver my truck is air ride Western Star you got to dump the bags.

[@frederickoning191]

A lot of regulatory/code considerations. Stay close to your inspector. This is a critical phase in the overall success of this project. Your progress and result has been amazing so far.

[@dutchcourage7312]

You are best just not to tape it, once everything is covered no 'inspector' is going to know 'f/e' where that rebar is, and whether it's even there :P

[@Mister510]

There are no inspections, permits, or building codes so they can do whatever they want. That's part of the reason they bought property where they did.

[@frederickoning191]

You are mistaken. Anyone who wants fire insurance builds to code. They live within a county which has standards.

[@douglascammock2158]

i keep look for the next one its so good to be on sit with you

[@2506Larry]

CAUTION! A cooler made of EPS will leak! It is porous (expanded), unlike XPS (EXTRUDED). You folk really work hard. Good luck with your build.

[@twistalimes8351]

And then today's construction drama we neglected to preorder gravel ahead and also set the footing vertical rebar two inches shy of where it was supposed to be placed. Bravo...

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

A hotwire cutter will make short work of cutting the EPS.

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

James H hot wire uses 12 volts and uses less power then the saws.

[@schwarzarne]

And the saw runs on what? Magic? The thing is, if you dont have a hot wire cutter but you do have a table saw it is not a hard choice which to use.

[@JukeboxJake]

Patrick Radcliffe you have to work with what you have. especially when the store is so far away and you are on a budget.

[@RonnFolk]

I can make a hot wire in 5 mins. Does not make a mess.

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

James H it is a simple matter of making a bow some nichrome wire and 12 volt battery charger and viola you have a hot wire cutter. I've made one to cut foam cores for R/C sailplanes.

[@ericlewis77]

More lovingly known in the construction industry as "Carpenter In A Can".

[@DavidGarcia-nw3xu]

I noticed you didn't add any anchors to keep the wall from moving due to the hill

[@brunopintaric3434]

2-3 inch xps cut with sharp razor then brake. When using foam glue wait to point where it does not stick to finger at least 1-2 min then press hard!