Building my ICF house part 7a - ICF floor deck (aka suspended concrete slab)

In this video, we form and pour a concrete joist system, using 12" build block. This is a cast in place suspended concrete floor. The company I am using is Buildblock. I will also be using this system for my roof. Here is the link to these blocks:
buildblock.com/products/build...

[@bajabandito1855]

With all the work you did on the Castle roof I am suprised to not see Andrew helping on this project.

[@cbalano]

This is exactly what I was hoping to see. I never seen anyone on KZbin going to town with these ICF blocks. They all stop with a sill plate 1 foot above ground. Skyward from there is all wood.

[@jfarrar231]

I can't wait to start our icf house in March 2022. We are doing it all ourselves start to finish. I would start it now but I know this Indiana weather and as soon as I break ground we will get a blizzard.

[@pcolaspike2719]

Thank you for showing ALL of the steps that the other ICF builders just skip over.

[@hammerdick82]

After a decade in the oilfield and then 4 years in refineries, im tickled pink at the safety and efficiency of your work and jobsite. Beautiful as always and kudos to your guys

[@karl22GR]

Polish those concrete floors! I built an ICF house with radiant floors and love it. The full grind polish is everyone's favorite thing about the house, hands down!

[@alansmith4734]

I was thinking that you drilled into the slab where tubing was. You fooled me! I had to go back and review previous videos, to see that you planned it, by placing tubing around a square area where the vertical steel beam was going in. No tubing was harmed in the making of this video!

[@Mrcaffinebean]

This is so cool! Almost no one does a suspended deck, much less an ICF deck. This has been a really awesome build to watch!

[@andycrawford8689]

U no I use to help build houses for a long time and this is the first one that I've seen done the way u done it and its awesome to watch something the way u have done it and nice nice job y'all did and keep on making videos and I'll keep on watching them be safe and always be careful nice

[@johnamburgey4592]

Ole Pettibone is sounding pretty good. Good work Jesse!

[@art1muz13]

Merry Christmas. Happy holiday!!!! Great, Great stuff! Hope you and the family are truly happy over-all!

[@skitzochik]

I just love how Jesse's sites are always nice n tidy and SAFE..caps on all the vertical rebar, no trip hazards, a place for everything & everything in its place. Looking good Jesse...its really looking good!

[@rockeerockey6941]

It's good to see the Pettibone back in action!

[@josianrodriguez1249]

SALUDOS JESSE, I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU THAT THE HOUSE IS COMING ALONE. NICE JOB WELL DONE. ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO, G.B.Y.A.

[@russorpcom]

You and the Wheeler family are very hard workers. I am enjoying this series. Thanks for filming it!

[@thunderstruck1078]

Great job Jesse. You'll never be sorry you used concrete, I'm convinced. Here in Europe, on top of concrete (which is what everyone does) you'll find in 99% of cases ceramic tiles for bathroom and kitchen and wooden floor for the rest of the house (called parquet, 22mm thick, usually oak, less often beech). This type of wooden floor is great for maintenance. You can refinish it many times (every 15 years or even less often, since it's usually covered with carpet). Both are great for transmitting heat of the radiant floor heating system to the surface. Merry Christmas!

[@francilinos]

Same in Uruguay except some houses have tile everywhere bc its hot

[@concretecat]

@@francilinos agreed. I want to build my own

[@Xboxers]

Tiles in a kitchen is a bit 90's, atleast in the Netherlands and Austria. Also a lot of house, especially new ones use PVC flooring since it's very effective to let the floor heat through.

[@RubenKelevra]

Well, actually we don't often pour concrete floors... it's much more common to use prefabricated slabs and just fill in the cracks. We also don't do floor heating within concrete. It's usually put into a layer of screed we put on top of the concrete. The screed will detach the flooring from the concrete and avoid cracking of tiles etc. While I love wood flooring I wouldn't recommend it if you have floor heating. It insulated quite well and heating takes a lot of time. So in the children rooms you can do something like cork flooring, which is quite nice for children, but in the rest I would actually use tiles or vinyl flooring because of less thermal insulation.

[@RubenKelevra]

@@Xboxers well it depends. Tiles have had quite a comeback with those very large tiles and natural stone ones. So black natural stones like slate are quite nice and definitely trendy right now. But I prefer the simplicity of PVC. You can just replace individual pieces and it's simply glued to the ground like carpeted floor.

[@MatsOland]

Seems like alot of effort building, filming and editing this. Thanks for sharing the progress🙌🏻

[@colinbrooks6290]

Hi Jesse, this is the first time I have seen a ICF building seen from start to finish….. epic build

[@dollyconnelly718]

Hi Jesse! Merry Christmas to you and yours! Merry Christmas all!

[@richardross7219]

Very nice, When I did my deck, 32 years ago, I used the precast concrete deck planks and then poured a leveling slab over them. Good Luck, Rick

[@richardstepusin2922]

That this for what its worth. Worked for 50 yrs as a piping designer, we used 8x31 (8x8) for many a pipe support over that time. 1.5" is like a standard edge distance for base plate bolts, a big know/know is, you never weld to the face of flange on a WF, web is ok. Civil might weld the studs to a 8.5 w plate the stich weld the .25 overhang to the edge of the flange. Just saying.

[@AW-Services]

Merry Christmas Jesse & Family also what an amazing group of guys working and filming for you. Another top favourite channel

[@cygnusx7]

It's gonna be a joy living in that house when you're done Jesse! After having built it yourself and all the care and attention you obviously put into it! And it makes for interesting video as well, I've never seen a house being built like this.

[@jamescole1786]

Wooah! Ton of work to prep 1st raised cc floor with formed Styrofoam then detailed rebar reinforcement, radiant heat tubing with 'c' shaped strapping (? correct name?) & pour & power trowel. Lots of engineering details for this temporarily supported cc slab 1st floor span. Big effort for superior strength & longevity. Great job Jesse, this level of detail & investment shows absolute commitment to protect & provide for your family. Wonderful to see you utilize the training & talents you bring to your family & all us armchair YT viewers. Great job, carry on Sir!👍👍👍🧑‍🔧😊

[@lutemule]

This was very interesting. I always wondered how one was to do this. Another great job Jesse!

[@ianallen2]

My thoughts exactly. Seems more interesting than watching a wood frame house being built. I live in a concrete house, but not built like this one. Our house doesnt have insulation on the walls and was made / built in the early 1950's. I am not sure if it is a pre-fab house, but all outer walls are concrete. Concrete floor downstairs and wood beams / joists and floorboards upstairs.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...LOOKIN' GOOD, COMING ALONG NICELY...

[@mikeknoll2865]

I super insulated my house when I built it back in the eighties, never regretted it one time. Great job!

[@petervogwill6499]

I love it when a plan falls into place....your prep , stock and crew are quite .right ...calm...and pleasant to watch... no frantic spastic and stressed out , unplanned or unforseen problems , eh..? Carry on..!

[@jeffreysalzman1497]

I am in a constant state of "what the hell is he doing now" but I love how the house is coming along and I can't wait to see what this beauty will develop into next.

[@BuiltbyBurns]

I find myself saying the same thing. him and Andrew inspire me to put more effort into my channel.

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

This technology is new to me and I'm loving it. You're a good explainer.

[@jdelbrid]

It's fascinating how this concept has migrated into home construction. I saw an article on this 20 yrs ago but, at the time, it was only used in commercial/industrial applications. I thought then that, it would be a great way to build a home, utilizing this material.

[@muxxor9492]

Jesse make sure to install a ERV/HRV for fresh air, this home his going to be extremely tight. Know someone who moved into a new construction built very tight with all spray form and the family was feeling tired and lathargic. They got a air test and carbon dioxide levels where high, ERV/HRV solved it.

[@dave_in_florida]

Just what I was thinking. No ventilation, have to open windows

[@DelButch]

What a fascinating build great work Jess and the Gang

[@CranialAccess]

This is such an interesting series of videos Jesse! Fascinating construction. Everyone needs to share and help Jesse’s channel grow!

[@1995jug]

This is going to be one hell of a house good job Jesse.

[@dajones1128]

Primary Concrete Customers normally get AM time pours. The Tradesmen over the DYIs is the rule. Smaller contractors are 2nd in line...then guys like me are last.

[@TimMcArdle]

I have never seen anything like that. Very interesting! Looks like this place will be bullet proof and very efficient. Take care bud!

[@jimanderson4495]

Jesse …. You’re a freaking genius! Thanks for bringing all of us along this wonder journey.

[@RoadgamerTV]

Alles gute für 2022 Familie Müller 🍀🎉🍾🥂

[@natarem]

really enjoying this series, thanks so much for letting us follow along

[@Peter-gi3re]

Jessie don’t worry about the concert achieving full strength on that long a period of time. I am going to assume you may have covered this at the end of the pour. Concrete will achieve 80% of its strength in approximately 7 days.

[@CorkyMcButterpants]

Such a great homestead you're building Jesse. All the best to you & family for 2022 🎉🎉🎉

[@MySynthDungeon]

Having my afternoon Pints!! ..Looking ,good ,,Enjoying ! Cheers!;-)! Well said ,well done!!

[@richardstepusin2922]

Very good job, you and your family are all very talented. Your mother is really talented, I love the wall that she build on he own.

[@DelButch]

I’ve been looking forward to the part of the house build good luck guy and happy Christmas

[@joelongrid7625]

Looks great. That is going to be so nice and quiet as well as efficient to heat and cool. The floor system is great.

[@randazzle1388]

I love when the techno kicks in around approximately 37:00. Get's you pumped up! Let's goooooo!!! Now that's a work montage baby.

[@toolwarrior1773]

This is really a fascinating process, Jesse. Thank you for sharing it with us. Happy holidays to you and your family.

[@fredrobinson6990]

Jesse, you do impressive work. Here’s hoping that you have a great 2022.

[@roderashe]

Jesse, I'm totally not in your trade but these videos are so fun!! Thanks!

[@tomkiser1418]

such dedication to perfection in building. Thanks for showing or demonstrating what CAN be done.

[@dannystubblefield5478]

Never seen this method of build before- of course being in Mississippi we usually don't get below freezing hard-working good job Jesse and crew

[@eloleddie]

Quite involved amount of preparation, following instructions and using the thinking power, and being aware of all the requirements for the present, but also for the future. I admire your ability to see through the steps you need to take to allow for building from start to finish!

[@f4810.]

It is certainly very satisfying to see a desire grow step by step ... I love to watch! I wish you and your family a happy home in 2022.

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Lots and lots of work. Really coming along

[@davidbillings615]

Jesse hope you and you family had a Merry Christmas. I enjoy watching you videos because you talk us through your thought process. It is fascinating to see this process on the icf house. After watching Andrew finish his building with a good deal of help from you and your Dad. It is interesting to see a different type of building.

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

Jesse, this build just keeps getting better. I Love all that built in insulation, and OMG, I can only wish we had radiant heated floors here, would help so much with the RSDS that I have in both legs.As you all get older, you are really gonna be glad you did all that. Hoping you and your family, and your parents had a very Merry Christmas, and that you all have a blessed and safe New Year. Look forward to the next video, and hopefully more on your parents home build as well.

[@jimmyfavereau]

awesome crew.. great vids too thanks for the inspiration Jesse!

[@michaelkaylor4779]

I just went over that bridge today. Lol. The Mid Hudson bridge

[@johnkimbrell9485]

Looks good like to see it finished family will be happy when done

[@tnekkc]

I wish my son would build a house like Jesse. We built a super insulated home with radiant heat in the concrete slab in 1982. My father built homes with radiant heat in the slab in 1948 and 1968, and my grandfather made his commercial chicken coops with radiant heat in the 1920s.

[@pmiller7886]

Great progress and a real nice job Jesse, looks great 👍

[@markbrown6236]

Great build and a very neat job site. Cutting the blocks inside makes a lot of sense. Good to see you make it over 1K.

[@colinbrooks6290]

Epic build, absolutely epic….. I’ve been glued to your build videos all day….. I’ve watched many different types of build methods but this one is different and interesting…. More please…. 💥🎉⚒️🔨🔩🪚👍

[@markwinblad5867]

Brilliant in planning and execution!

[@derekderose6392]

There is a ton of work that goes into an elevated slab. You did an amazing job at all of them. You definitely won’t be regretting that radiant heat either.

[@horstszibulski19]

That's how concrete should be, nice and floaty, nearly self-levelling! Great job on that forming and pour! Thx for taking us with you on that build! Merry belated Christmas! :-D

[@jcgoogle1808]

Concrete gets weaker with higher water to cement ratios. Self leveling is never good for structural slabs.

[@hpelisr]

Quite the project you have, very interesting. Looks to be a solid house, will keep watching .

[@marfbarf1]

Good job, I can't wait to see it finished.

[@johnkranz4004]

Excellent job Jesse

[@johnscally255]

A Super Super job well Done. Extra hard work will save you so much. Almost kid proof. A House for 1OO years plus.Excellent job Jesse sir. CHEERS and have a happy new year to you and Your Family.That's the new Trend.Thank You sir.

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Never imagined how much work you are doing

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Absolutely awesome job Jesse

[@coryamidon1405]

Hey Jessie I'm in Massachusetts Rhode Island I like watching the build of your house can you do it in 4k you and Andrew are my favorite KZbin shows I watch your shows from start to finish you are a great dad your kid is so smart

[@madibtoufik6389]

Congrats from France, appreciate your work a lot !

[@Newyorkgardener585]

Best ICF videos on KZbin Jesse outstanding job gonna be nice and warm in that new house 🏠🏠🏠🏠🏠🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@chasemcmurray3737]

Awesome video. I love the house build.

[@brentking-gmailking2570]

Great video Jesse. Yours are always my favorite. Better than going to a movie for sure. Looks like your parent's house is ready for another pour in the walls. Can't wait till the next one. Hope you had a Merry Christmas.

[@thunderstruck1078]

Right! Especially with these movies they make today.

[@RustyNail5856]

Nice job Jesse. Looks so good and it’s going to be so strong. keep your videos coming.

[@BrianMDIY]

Not only is this skill of construction impressive, this video edit is amazing as well. Nice job with everything.

[@DingleyDell]

Looks fantastic, you have a great team too. Best wishes for 2022.

[@SmittysShop]

Super informative video, Jesse! Not having any real building experience, I find this build very intriguing and educational! I don't think I have watched any of your videos without saying, out loud, at some point, "He's a smart son of a gun"! Keep up the great content!!!!

[@stacyadamsjr891]

Jesse just started following here. Love the house build so far awesome!

[@1806StoneHouse]

Nice job man!! Looks so good and it’s going to be so strong! Not to mention very easy to heat for the winters 👍

[@butopiatoo]

Wow a bunker. Nice project.

[@mikejohnson9123]

I like your guys's work you've shown me a lot of stuff to help me out with my concrete garage I'm going to build

[@andrewpowell6457]

Well done Jesse & friends.

[@3cl1]

Great work on the main floor and ICF.

[@petermuller4322]

good that you chose concrete! Here we consider concrete to be fully cured after 2 months.

[@john-gilbert]

Very cool! Great job with everything! Happy New Year

[@sicknote26]

This house will last life time and some when all said and done nice job jess 👏

[@markf3908]

very impressive, keep up the good work, that will be a fortress of a house.

[@laruedouglas7972]

Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🤶🎅 It really coming together. 👍

[@FvEChannel]

Here in the Netherlands we make underfloor heating differently. for main heating. We empty the hoses on the center 10CM. With a maximum length of 90M. TOTAL 100W M3. Hopefully it's enough.

[@ThomsSimpleLife]

Outstanding job guys, lot of work but it'll pay off

[@ESPSJ]

really starting to take shape now! cannot wait for another homestead video as well when the times right for it.

[@ront8261]

At the intro, Mid-Hudson Bridge at Poughkeepsie!! Know it well! What a great build Jesse!!

[@TagiukGold]

I am amazed at how much wood is used in building a concrete house. I really like the comfort and stability of my ICF house.

[@the2060ish]

Coming along nice Jess.👍

[@johnfitzpatrick2083]

Amazing workmanship

[@cyclonicleo]

Awesome choice using concrete reinforced ICF. It'll be nice and cool in summer and tasty warm in winter!