HAND DIG FROM HELL ON AN EXTENSION FOUNDATION

[@itsmewayne428]

You two never stop GRAFTING...that grab is a life saver..:)

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Wayne Bailey Cheers Wayne . Oh that grab wagon ! He was a superb driver , worth every penny 👌🏼🧱👍🏼

[@markhenry6486]

lifesaver? yes, with that mix (2 tsp cement, I gain sand, and 2 pebbles to 6 gallons of water, anyone in the area during that pour needed to have been wearing one. The only air to stir outta that mix was 'err'.

[@davidbrightman6987]

Jobs like that keep your mind sharp a lot going on! Like my old Boss said there are no "small" jobs. Love the digger at the end. Worth every penny!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

David Brightman Absolutely! That grab wagon was a life saver 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@Jim_Newlands]

Bloody hell, lads...I was breaking into a sweat just watching that! Puts my current extension issues into perspective when I tore up the old water main at 5.00pm when all the suppliers were shut, so had to improvise a connection until the following day! Hope you aren't out of pocket with all that unforeseen extra work!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Jim Newlands . Mmm put a spade thigh a water main once , it was a bit wet 😬💧💧💦💦. As for the extras we have very patient understanding customers 🧱👍🏼

[@ginobragoli1448]

Wow there were a lot of pipes coming out from that house. A lot of digging involved in doing the footings. Nice job++

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks it was a massive pain 😩🧱👍🏽

[@mikeseymour4608]

Those pipes. . . . . . I bet that was a stress seeing those I wouldn't imagine you expected that. I'm sure your glad to be poured and cleaned up. Always underestimated the dig worst bit too. Well done though. But be honest I bet you wasn't happy inside lol. Thanks for sharing.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mike Seymour . Happy inside ? I wasn’t happy outside too! 🥵😂😂.its always a relief when that concrete goes in 👌🏼🧱👍🏼

[@mikeseymour4608]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild well done mate!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mike Seymour . Nice one , thanks mike 🧱👍🏼

[@bengunns9500]

I love watching old skool builders, have picked up some great tips, thanks for that, you have a new subby,

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

BenGunns Nice one , that’s great to hear , thanks pal 🧱👍🏽

[@seamusfoster]

Nice tidy job in difficult conditions,, keep them coming 👍🍺

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Sean . Cheers pal , will do there are about 5 episodes on this job 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@jamesd5206]

Looking good lads, you found plenty of pipes thankfully they weren’t too deep, having a helpful grab driver makes life a lot easier, have a good weekend👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

james d . That was one good thing the depth . I can’t tell you how relived I was when he managed to squeeze that huge wagon down that entry 😬🧱👍🏼

[@plummetplum]

I've just removed a very mature privet hedge and front garden wall, done it all in my own (apart from knocking down wall and getting rid of bricks, did with a mate) I didn't use a breaker. It's been bloody hard work, but those foundations were something else. How was your back after the dig?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

The Agenda . Not too bad pal 😬🧱👍🏽

[@dalturbo]

You guys are great, love watching your videos. Thanks lads, Dal

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

dalturbo Thanks pal , much appreciated 🧱👍🏼

[@TheDavecharlton]

Another top vid lads, you never really know what's underground, but it keeps you fit and you're definitely not work shy,

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

TheDavecharlton . I keep saying it’s my last dig but keep doing them , I must be mad !🤪🧱👍🏽

[@TyphoonVstrom]

Man, that grab operator was GOOD!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Sideslip . He certainly was fast and tidy and just got stuck in with no fuss 👌🏼🧱👍🏼

[@jayluas7626]

Absolutely brilliant video really enjoyed seeing the foundation going in 👍💪

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Jay jay Bee Thanks pal, glad you enjoyed it 🧱👍🏼

[@markdwyer100]

That looked like a tuff one the rest is easy after that thanks for filming boys enjoy your weekend 👍😀

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

mark dwyer . Thanks Mark we won’t forget that dig in a hurry . Same to you pal 🧱👍🏽

[@Fromupnorth46]

👍 just finished digging one out myself through bell metal clay but only 3 pipes in the way. That is spaghetti junction there you got going on. Love it when concrete is poured and the shite is away. It seems to always amaze customers how much gets dug out. Are you just building the sub and super? Or you doing the lot? Have a good weekend pal.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

LookitsMeNotYou Morning pal . It was a tough dig and very little space to work in and terrible access . it was a massive relief when the grab wagon got into the entry as there was nowhere to put skips 😬🧱👍🏼

[@zulu59blue27]

Wow! So many pipes, how do you know where to start? That was hard graft (FULL RESPECT) It is amazing where all the dirt comes from when you dig it out! That grabber was a life saver !! .Great video, thanks for sharing ,you all deserved a few pints after that! .😀👍🍺🍻

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

zulu59 blue It was a massive shock . We thought we were moving one chamber over a bit 😳. It was a really tough dig . As for the grab wagon he was a total life Saver 🤩🤩🧱🧱👍🏽

[@mt3377]

Amazing effort there. I’m having a rear extension built. 2 drains to bridge with build over agreement in place but now my builder doesn’t want to do it. Wish you guys lived near me

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks pal hope you get sorted 🤞🏼🧱👍🏽

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Great work lads 💪(hope you were in the right garden 🤪🤪) Proper Old Skool builders nothing phases you because you have seen it all before 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Ronnie Biggs . Cheers Ronnie. I worked with a couple of lads who did just that . They had a few flags up before they realised 😂😂😂🧱👍🏼

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Yup I remember my father in law took a bay out of a bungalow prior to realising it was the wrong house 😂😂

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Ronnie Biggs 😱🤯😂😂🧱👍🏼

[@dannywilkins887]

It’s like the whole estate drains through their garden 😮 tough going!, but you got it done

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

danny wilkins . It was a shock every time we found one but we got there in the end 🧱👍🏼

[@robbiemulholland6477]

Bloody awesome work!!! 💪🏻👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Robbie Mulholland .Cheers Robbie , much appreciated 🧱👍🏼

[@stewartrs4276]

I tell you what lads you wouldn't want that every day good brecker I've had mine for 5 year's now still going strong gud vid can't wait for the brick work to go up c u next Friday 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Stewart rs4 Cheers Stewart, That breaker is worth it weight in gold 👌🏼, have a great weekend see you next week 🧱👍🏼

[@abderelhoudaigui6283]

Honest, hard work, the future is bright, great tunes and video, please do follow up on the build

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Abder Elhoudaigui . Thanks very much pal , it’s a mini series, part 2 next Friday 🧱👍🏼

[@keithbishop249]

good job guys don't you just hate it when there are pipes in the way. nice to see the concrete is wet self levelling saturday lol

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

. The whole job has been a challenge but enjoyable, the best way to concrete ....... get someone else to mix and barrow it 😂🧱👍🏼

[@ramorty007]

Great job lads, hard task with all the pipes, well done

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Michael Lovett . Thanks pal , it took nearly all day to re route and re lay all the drainage 😫

[@dannyhogi4953]

Hard work that top grafting thats how its done boys

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Danny hogi Nice one thanks Danny 💪🏼🧱👍🏽

[@brickbybric]

Nice little work out there Steve .

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

bric bybrick . Your not kidding 🥵🧱👍🏼

[@chriswhitehead8746]

Nicely done guys hardcore dig that

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Chris Whitehead lol Chris , we were quite literally digging through a lot of hardcore 🥵😬😂🧱

[@chriswhitehead8746]

Had one like that in Stockport

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Chris Whitehead . Mmmm the ground is grim up north 😬🧱👍🏼

[@chriswhitehead8746]

Was goin to give u my number ste but not on Facebook or out like that me how wud i get it to u

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Chris Whitehead not sure pal , dont know how all this social media malarkey works 😳🧱👍🏽

[@Restorationclassics]

Great job. That pipe work was a nightmare

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Darren Louis . Cheers Darren , it certainly was . Thanks for watching and commenting🧱👍🏼

[@justycrusty]

No walk over with those pipes and I don’t suppose it’s over yet!! 😢Well done👍😁. Impressed with grab wagon removal, what would be typical charge for this service?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

justy crusty . Got 2 days left now , finish brickwork and a day taking the back out of the house out ( steels done ) The drainage was a lot of work to divert and put right 🧱👍🏼

[@williamwilliam7100]

What's make of your new breaker,as mine is cracked and will not last much longer.Where did you get it .. Thanks

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

william william Evening William. It’s a Bauker from Toolststion , it’s about £180 but worth every penny ..... it’s a beast 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@williamwhitmore1]

I got a Titan from screwfix around the same price, heavy but worth every penny.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Billywizzer Billywizzer 👌🏼🧱👍🏼

[@wayneleone]

Did you mix the concrete on site or have it delivered? Did you consider getting it pumped in? Save a lot of effort.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Wayne Leone . We just order the concrete. The concrete company mix what you need on the wagon on site and they barrow it in for you . We just level it 👌🏼. Concrete pumps are great but they cost a fortune ! 😱😂 🧱👍🏽

[@AddictedtoProjects]

I can't believe they're building an extension in that 'garden'. You can't even swing in a cat in that space! :O Those pipes were a complete mess too. I really felt for ya, having to dig all of those trenches in wet muck by hand. Brrr...

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Addicted to Projects mmm wasn’t fun , I think the customer would rather have the house bigger than the garden. It’s not a massive extension but will make a huge inpact on the ground floor 👌🏼👍🏼🧱

[@RodianBuilds]

Top work there boys. Like the spaghetti junction of pipes!! I've got a spare saw you can have if you need it? 🤣🤣

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Rodian Montague Builds Lol 😂 all those pipes were a big shock 🥵. As for the saws , I have plenty of saws thanks, just not many teeth 🦷😬😂😂🧱👍🏼

[@Mark-gf7yw]

Proper graft 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

MARK FINN . Cheers and thanks for watching and commenting pal 🧱👍🏼

[@gerryquinn5224]

My old Yorkshire mate, "Tiny" ( 6'7" and built like a brick sh*t-house) used to say "Aay yoongen, dig deep and throw well back"... I didn't argue.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Gerry Quinn 💪🏽🧱👍🏼

[@Jimjam2912]

Great video lads , love your showing the world how hard builders have it and how much effort you have to go through just to get to floor level .oh and what make is the new breaker you have and was it expensive?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Morning pal . Your right , customers generally go off to work and come back and all the hard graft is done . Most customers love us putting their jobs in KZbin so they can see just what is involved .As for the breaker it’s from Toolstation and is a Bauker 1700 w heavy duty one , the code is 57455. It’s on offer now so I think it’s under £150 . Worth every penny . My mate has had the same one for years . 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@Jimjam2912]

No @@SteveAndAlexBuild I think I'll purchase one myself.thanks guys

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

worst nightmare . You won’t regret it 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@MS45636]

I might have to be hand digging something about 4 or 5 times this amount with no experience and no power but human power. Do you just use shovel, pickaxe? any other tips/tools when doing big hand digs ?

[@MS45636]

whats that tool please at 5:48 ?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Woah we don’t envy you pal ! You need to spend a few quid and get the right tools. Get yourself a good quality DIGGING spade and maybe a GRAFTER (long narrow spade ) . The pick you see in the video is called a MATTOCK ( absolutely brilliant tool ) . If you google all the above they are very easy to find , screwfix or Toolststion are good places or any builders merchants. Best of luck with your dig pal and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

[@MS45636]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild Thanks thats brilliant guys, very much appreciated !!!!!!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Bitcoin CEO no probs 🧱👍🏽

[@richie9777]

You've got a fast van...... Bloody Hell pipe city

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Richard Powell . It’s a bloody expensive van after its latest MOT ! 😳😱😫. And yes it looks like those pipes were put in our way on purpose 🥵🧱👍🏼

[@MÃONAOBRACONSTRUÇÃOCIVIL]

Que durezaaaaaaaaa

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

MÃO NA OBRA MIRO STARSUPER MUITO DIFÍCIL 😳🥵😂😂🧱👍🏼

[@miker1645]

I've got two pull up my concrete near my two drains in the back. I'm praying to god I don't come across this because I'm clueless with pipes and where water should go 🤣 What's the worst that could happen. Hard work lads but well done. I would have been sweating with all those pipes 😂

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Michael Russell . We were sweating Michael, they were a big shock and slowed the dig right down ! The worst ones were coming out of the house straight down our trench 😩🧱👍🏽

[@jimjam1934]

Quality....but expected nothing less from you guys, credit to the trade.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Jim Jam . Cheers Jim , very kind . Have a good weekend pal 🧱👍🏽

[@SJBBrickwork]

Nice video mate That dig looked a nightmare Rather you than me 👍🏻

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cre8Brickwork . It was worse than it looked mate 😳. 2 full days hard graft 🥵 thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

[@alangoldsbrough9312]

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[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Alan Goldsbrough 🥵😬🧱👍🏼

[@spencebespokedreams]

Could you show a step by step on the drain system next time you remove/move one please

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

spenceational86 . Will do pal 🧱👍🏼

[@spencebespokedreams]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild thank you

[@scoyle1750]

Hard to beat a bit of hand digging to keep you fit, you either fast forwarded the start of that upload or that van can do some speeds, that first wheelbarrow of concrete was like grey water but again enjoying the vids👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

wheaten bread . That bloody van just cost me nearly £700 to get through it’s mot . I used to love it but gone off it now 😩😂😂. It’s mixed on the wagon so the first barrow or two are always ropey 😬🧱👍🏽

[@scoyle1750]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild£700 is a bit of a hit on the old sky rocket but we would earn nothing without our vans 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

wheaten bread . Absolutely mate , had it 4 years and 9 months and its been a great van 🚐👌🏼🧱

[@TyphoonVstrom]

You ever seen a tradie van in peak hour traffic? Didn't look sped up to me! :)

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Sideslip 😏😂😂🧱👍🏼

[@amyfrankie100]

That's how it's done I've been in the game 34 years you try getting the young ones of today to do this they are shovel shy and run a mile

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

roger cask . If they could dig with there phones we would go onto a winner then 😂😂🧱👍🏼

[@karlmedina5241]

Invest in a reciprocate for the pipe cutting will save so much time mate

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Karl Medina . Thanks for the tip mate but those things scare me to death😬, 🧱👍🏼

[@karlmedina5241]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild lol😂😂i know what you mean but, just found your site today and watched a couple of videos, I've been on renovation for near on 30 yrs, and I hated change but some stuff is for the better and trust me, the 3 things that made my everyday life much easier were, cordless rip saw, cordless hammer drill (for drilling bolts, wall tie, crocodile wall starters, and timbers to walls), and cordless (if possible) reciprocating saw, if it's the sharpness of them blades that look like pad saws which are very sharp, then use one with the smaller teeth like metal cutting blade, I promise you mate you will thank me. We are grafters like yourselves and them 3 tools made our lives so much easier at work. You got some great videos, so keep em coming. But I want to see one where you are tearing thru a 4inch poly pipe with a reciprocating saw, and loving it. 😉

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Karl Medina .mmm never say never 🤔🧱👍🏼

[@kr1886]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild You won't regret it and you'll be kicking yourselves for not doing it sooner! Great work there!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

K R Cheers pal 🧱👍🏼

[@MÃONAOBRACONSTRUÇÃOCIVIL]

Inglaterra adorooooooo

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

MÃO NA OBRA MIRO STARSUPER 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🤩🙏🧱👍🏼

[@the1only617]

Gong show here mate !

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

THE1&ONLY Cheers pal , thanks for watching and commenting too 🧱👍🏼

[@TomLaios]

What were the pipes from?Don't you blokes use mesh or re-bar in your concrete?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

laiosto we had a toilet each side , a gulley in the way . A gulley from next door and the soil pipe crossing the trench on the front . A massive pain in the arse ! It’s very rare to put mesh in the foundation unless it’s specified . Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

[@MrJFoster1984]

Mass fill concrete, AKA balls deep 🤣

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Helicrete Sydney . It actually was by the house !🏉🏉😳😂🧱👍🏽

[@MrJFoster1984]

Dug one by hand near the old Accy brick factory, ground was full of you guessed it, bricks. Can't beat a brick hammer in a trench for getting in where the shovel can't. Where are you fellas based?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Helicrete Sydney we’ve got a fence post spade and it’s beltin 👌🏼. We are south Lancashire near Wigan , workin in Blackburn 🧱👍🏽

[@arkansas1336]

For sure you will earn everything you're paid on this project!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

arkansas13 . It’s been a tough one alright 🥵🧱👍🏼

[@tomvincent5596]

Joke mate. Good hard grafting though. I had a similar job about 5 year ago, small single extension. Found 3 old brick chambers. Turns old it was from an old army laundry. You never know what you up against until you start digging.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Tom Vincent . Exactly mate , Rodian Montigue is so lucky with all that lovely sand 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@harrybond007]

No rebar in the foundation?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Harry Bond . No need mate the ground was solid and building inspector didn’t specify it . It’s 200 mm at the shallowest point 🧱👍🏼

[@gerryquinn5224]

What the heck is that music at 04:30 and onwards? I love it but can't find the name of the tune.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Sorry pal once the video is uploaded I can’t find out the name of the music 😬🧱👍🏼

[@rodfair5698]

You guys need toget a “Sawz-all”

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Not heard of one of those 🤔🧱👍🏽

[@karlmedina5241]

I have to apologise, also as I think I did give a bit of stick to one of your other videos a few months ago, (I didn't know it was you guys) but you put brick ties in a new garage conversion wall, with the wrong grade, you had it grading to inside instead of out, but to be fair most comments said the same, silly mistake but great job lol. Hindsight eh!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Karl Medina lol 😂😂no worries , I wish I had a pound for every time I got bollocked for those dam ties . I won’t be making that mistake again 😬🧱👍🏽

[@karlmedina5241]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild 😂😂😂😂, I bet you wont👍👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Karl Medina 😬🧱👍🏼

[@DICEGEORGE]

Why take all the earth away? Wouldnt it be useful to fill in the gaps when the brick walls are built?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

George Miles The muck was taken away after the backfilling had been done 👌🏼 Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

[@thomasanstiss469]

They are shallow wish we could get away with that. It's soft round these parts sometimes have to go deeeeeep

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Anstiss Limited . We would happily go deeper if it was nice n soft , that Clay was like bloody iron ! 😬😂😂 Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

[@vinm300]

When it got to around 3mins I'm thinking "They never did all this in a day ?" For me , dismantling that shed would have been Day 1.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

vinm300 . Lol 😂😂 Ah the wonders of editing . That dig was 2 LONG! days and the concrete went in on the third day .... As for the shed it took about 10 minutes, it didn’t put much of a fight 🔨 Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

[@dread4836]

I would of lost it after 5 minutes, bloody nightmare, then again site survey beforehand would of highlighted what you was coming up against, well done though

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks pal , I knew it would be cramped working conditions but you never know what your going to find under the ground 😬🧱👍🏼

[@markhep]

thats a lot of pipe work pain in the bum

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mark Hep . Your not kidding Mark , pain in the bum and a bit of a shock too 😳😂🧱👍🏽

[@markhep]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild i would have had a hart attack lol i have had some bad ones but yours wow

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mark Hep Once the concrete was in and the muck was gone I relaxed a bit 😬🧱👍🏼

[@markhep]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild relief lol i once pulled one out with digger that fed the street the full Trench filled up with you no what wish I had the camera then 😂

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mark Hep 😬🤦🏼‍♂️💩💩💩💩💩😂😂🧱👍🏼

[@daiburt1833]

That's a lot of work just to put an extra chair at the table

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

David Burt . YES , a lot of work 🥵🥵🥵🧱👍🏼 David ..... I can’t find your other comment in here so I will reply here . BURY IT , you a bloody genius, why didn’t I think of that 🤯😂😂😂

[@andybell9245]

Now that’s not a dig had to dig out 600mm by 600mm for a pump I basement took 2 of us 2 days 😂

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😁💪🏽🧱👍🏼

[@maxvonraben8112]

Min 13:38 Kick Ass! 😁😎

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

lol , i went to see what you meant and ended up watching the rest of the video

[@rossmale8715]

Didn't seem to go very deep,ground quality looked questionable. Your lucky all those drains were so shallow,every one I seem to do at the moment are at least 1500 down 😥

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Ross Male . The inspector gave us the ok as it was SOLID . The drains being shallow was very lucky though 🧱👍🏽

[@rossmale8715]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild maybe it was just all the mud made the colour look shit, I wasn't criticising though just an observation.really enjoy your videos

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Ross Male hey no worries pal , thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment, we really appreciate it 🧱👍🏽

[@adamwoodall9506]

I thought concrete was 900mm deep at least for frost protection. This concrete looked pretty thin.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Adam Woodall not sure on domestic regs but it passed its inspection. On site it not the depth of concrete, it’s the depth of the dig . Even on big houses the minimum concrete thickness is only 150 mm . At the shallowest our was over 200 mm 🧱👍🏽