Bloomington Series, Pouring Concrete Slab On Grade - Zero Step Tolerance

[@jing2299]

Always learn a lot from your videos.

[@HowToBuildYourOwnHome]

Thanks for your support. I will keep at it.

[@tedfritsch3340]

Great question to ask, then when he tells you how many he has, TELL him you want all of them on your site.

[@inshanity84]

I grew up working concrete with my dad in St. George. Sure is nice to work there in the Winter as opposed to summer!

[@HowToBuildYourOwnHome]

Agreed, great place to build

[@vsar1938]

Hey Keith, do you think if you found some time you could do a video about owner builders. Meaning strictly foundation,electrical & plumbing being contracted out. And the associated costs, maybe with an example of say a 1200sq ft home. Just an idea. Thanks

[@HowToBuildYourOwnHome]

That's a great idea. I will add this one to my list. Thank you. See howtobuildyourownhome.com for more help.

[@hankimus10]

I live in Indiana, and am looking into a slab on grade with radiant heat. any tips? I like the zero threshold shower. I built my current home, start to finish, and looking to downsize. People on my area like block foundations with mud slab crawl space…. Any tips?

[@HowToBuildYourOwnHome]

Use rebar, if it can be afforded. Make sure the footings are well compacted. Block is ok if you also use rebar and concrete to tie them together. Just mortar bond will not be enough. Talk to a mason.

[@ekurdesov]

why isn't there any plastic or some kind of moisture barrier under the slab? You said the inspector saw this, didn't he have that question? my house has 2 posts that are placed on slice of 2x4 that sits right on clay. I'm sure it passed inspection too..)) redoing it this year :)

[@HowToBuildYourOwnHome]

It depends on the area and the geotech requirements. When I built in the mountains by Park City we did use a membrane under the slab for various reasons, such as radon gas issues, and in other areas it is used because the soil is highly acidic and can erode concrete.

[@renanhcoelhosilva]

Thanks for the info Keith! I have a quick question. I was watching a show, 100 day dream home, and noticed a difference on how they do the foundation. In this show, they seem to first do a concrete footer around the area for the foundation, put a layer or two of bricks, and finally come in to finish up the foundation instead of using wood around it. I would appreciate if you could talk about that a bit, the different ways to pour foundation. Thanks!

[@HowToBuildYourOwnHome]

Sounds like they are using the bricks as a way to help form up a form instead of wasting money on wood. That is my best guess.

[@brianlewis8370]

You mention that a 2-3 man crew would be too small for a slab on grade, but how many do you think would be enough for a basement pour (walls and then later basement floor)?

[@HowToBuildYourOwnHome]

It depends on the number of yards being poured.

[@organogold8]

Hello Keith. I have a question on the shower pour. Is this something someone would do if they were building an ADA bathroom?

[@HowToBuildYourOwnHome]

Your concrete sub can do this, just tell him to recess the shower two inches. The title guy will take it from there and install tile level flush with top of the finished floor. Tell your tile installer that you want a zero threshold.

[@organogold8]

@@HowToBuildYourOwnHome okay great thank you so much

[@estinguray]

Begging your pardon, but concrete is 'placed', not 'poured'. If you are pouring concrete, your slump is too high and you're likely doing it wrong lol Superplasticizers not withstanding, but then you are probably pumping your concrete, still not pouring it.

[@HowToBuildYourOwnHome]

Maybe it is not the linguistic accuracy as much as the imagery showing the difference. Love the comment. Thanks

[@joshualruby]

Sounds like a civil engineer...haha. I still slightly cringe at all the various misnomers from construction but always am to give them Jesus' line: 'forgive them, for they know not what they do'... cement/concrete, plywood/osb, vapor/moisture/air barriers, styrofoam/EPS/XPS, etc. etc. etc. It's a LONG list and I don't notice until my ear twitches...haha.