Building Up House Pads

raising some new house pads up out of the ground

[@fillg]

I used a small skidsteer for the first time today and it gave me a whole new appreciation for you guys that operate all of the machines like that and the dozers like in this video. It must take a long time to develop the hand and foot coordination involved. I got some dirt moved around but it was probably pretty funny if anyone was watching. My normal machinery is a zero turn lawn mower, a trimmer, and a backpack blower. :)

[@immrnoidall]

but you had fun right?

[@randywilson6869]

U should go over and watch digging life 21. But if u want to watch an amazing guy with a tilt/rotator watch hedblom he can sweep at the end of the job with his excavator. Cris can operate all of their equipment like he grew up on it

[@TryhardTechy]

that fill dirt is so pretty when it is not compacted.

[@f150bc]

Why didn't they lower the grade on the road and pitch back to a pond .They would be high and dry and have plenty of fill for the lots .?

[@floridatrucker929]

New guy here building a house next year. Do I need to build up the whole lot or just the actual area around the planned house site ????

[@Kajaro04]

Awesome video as usual Chris. What are the advantages/disadvantages of using a a smooth drum roller instead of a sheeps/pad foot with this material? Hopefully I'll be able to start posting some videos of my own soon. Thanks

[@25mfd]

Hey, where's the rest of the vid???? Is this like the old batman cliffhangers??? "Tune in next week, same letsdig time, same letsdig channel".

[@Lowdnrowdy]

he is good on that dozer

[@michelinman8592]

So Chris, was I seeing things, or did I see the old blue dump truck at 2:45? Great video as always!

[@bengel9573]

i was actually looking for a "build up" for house music with a pad instrument o.0

[@rockindirt]

In Wv is 60 a hour for everything. Or depends on the customer

[@leonelariciaga3537]

I need pad done in Athens tx.

[@free_electron]

You don't slam the door using the air brakes to get the packed clay out of the truck bed? Do you have the bed vibrator option on the truck instead or don't even bother at all?

[@letsdig18]

we have a bed liner so it does not stick

[@free_electron]

That's pretty cool. Appreciate the reply man.

[@letsdig18]

M@ yeah you cant haul hot stuff

[@yamaharidr450]

I like your work, real men dont cheat with laser levels

[@letsdig18]

thanks for watching!

[@Cat314DLCR]

Think roller is the next machine you will be getting?

[@atvrider028]

nice work it always nice to see something different. P

[@rockyriveroutdoors9229]

So you travel to concord nc??? If so how can I got in touch??

[@Uticagreens]

Nice operating on your part. Do you have to shoot the rough grade of the clay with a transit? Or are you leaving the final elevation of the structure to the footing and concrete guys? We use grade stakes for the rough grade excavation and subsequently laser the footings and concrete in.

[@letsdig18]

yeah I get everything within a inch of grade

[@patrickquerry5768]

@@letsdig18 how can you tell your always level?

[@randywilson6869]

@@patrickquerry5768 he has a bubble level on his wrist like a smart watch. He turns it on after he gets close to grade. I like it when he forgets he has it on and it vibrates reel fast

[@dymondsdad]

Did you do the surveying?

[@jank330]

I guess its to expensive to bring in gravel so the water can at least drain

[@butlerexc]

Silly home builders, they try to do the same here, cheap as possible till it bites them.

[@maineman11]

Really, with the stake?

[@drchamp1902]

Does the roller compact to 2000 psf?

[@MrSuzukiyamaha]

Nice video. Will that settle a little over time?

[@jaytodd5809]

Yes..they always do unless they are left to stand a season..you can always stomp the concrete floor and hear the hollow cavern..a few months later that is

[@daveindallas11]

How big is this compactor ?

[@johnkramer7161]

What happened to that big pond project you started a month or two ago and removed the video?

[@letsdig18]

owners didn't want it on here

[@JohnSmith-ud9ex]

letsdig18 That's a shame : ( Don't they know you're a super star ???

[@NYTractorOffice]

Nice

[@randywilson6869]

I thought I have seen all of his vide

[@samluse3296]

What's the name of your company

[@asvmanic]

So you guys build the pads and then someone else digs the footings?

[@letsdig18]

yep the concrete guys do it

[@MrDyson01]

+letsdig18 did you see the new beach houses that are being built in north carolina?

[@mfreund15448]

If you are over here on the house pad, who is loading the dump truck?

[@letsdig18]

bossman hes in the truck

[@Equipcohd]

why the dozer instead of the skid steer?

[@miguellavoie4373]

Are you high? A skid loader to push and pack all that dirt?

[@rockindirt]

What's the haul rate down there ?

[@letsdig18]

quads, 75 a hour 70 for tri and 60-65 for tandems

[@46rambo49]

slab house on clay soil = recipe for disaster, never buy one of those.

[@jimmyfair3806]

I agree! a granule of clay soil can expand up to 300 times its size when making contact with water. This constant expansion and retraction will cause the integrity of the slab to fail and break over time.

[@markbridle9329]

Should the site have been piled?

[@ridgelinecontractingllc1803]

They get away with things in some certain parts of the country that we don’t do in the Northwest, we core our house pads and rock them with a minimum of one foot of rock, typically 2-3 feet and build it to within a tenth of a foot.

[@steves659]

You built it and say you are not sure what they are going to do ??? Why don't you stand behind your work and come up with a solution?

[@dusttinfinn6583]

I’m assuming all those houses is from a contractor.. Whoever the contractor is shouldn’t be allowed to build houses for people. He built a house in a hole and is willing to put his name on that.. sad

[@daveketola6702]

With an inch? ha ha

[@miguellavoie4373]

Tile the yard an run it into the sewer

[@kralljazz]

why do people want to live in sub's and have a postage stamp of yard land to call home I do better with some space and my dogs and the birds hey to each his own ha

[@isaiahramos6792]

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