New build project: I went to check the concrete and ended up clearing the soil

[@paulmccarthy424]

Great to get ahead . Well done . Before this one gets going ,could we have an update on your other jobs, especially the cowboy build , that was just coming to life😂. Great content Darren ,thanks for sharing

[@reggiedixon2]

Agreed, I am very curious about the Cowboy build

[@f1fantraveltv358]

Hi. It’s my parents house that’s the cowboy build. It was agreed that he could commence this new project and come back to the cowboy build. So he has not abandoned it. Hope that answers your question.

[@JazzScottDIY]

Darren you triggered my ocd Darren: he was due at 10, the time now 9:45, he's bang on time 🤣🤣 but all jokes aside another great day on site, its nice when you get ahead on project 🙌🏾 👊🏾

[@tonydalton6756]

I love seeing the grab man. I just think of all that hard work he saves you getting it into expensive skips. Mine shifted 103 tonnes for me to dig out my drive. (he even dug it out I didn't have to do a thing).

[@ryzla101]

You are so lucky not having to go below the frost line.

[@Joe-jv5mm]

Really Pushing the Job on. You Mastered the Mini Digger ( Great labour/ Wages Saver) Notting Worse than working in clutter, Clean slate to work off for Monday.Good head Space hit the ground running!

[@frikshun_]

You guys dont play about. You have made great progress for one week!

[@hanslumbridge5349]

Excellent as always, thank you for sharing your knowledge and teaching 🙏

[@charlieehstephenson4893]

Phenomenal for a weeks work and delays with the concrete incredible job

[@painterman8863]

Well done, Darren, it's looking 👍 👍 👍

[@mikey4814]

Mikey here, Great progress on your own, looking good , now you can see the foot print more clearly , looking forward to seeing this one 5* as always

[@bricklayersworldwithandy6277]

Yep hide them wooden stakes from the Building Inspector, that's been outlawed for many years, the science behind it is the wood can swell and crack the concrete, never seen it myself but just use 12mm rebar like everyone else does.

[@neilwatcham8932]

Even just spray a level to concrete to, the put a level on it..

[@darrenthebuilder]

You got a link to law/regulations?

[@neilwatcham8932]

Not sure think it's part A foundations should be free from debris, especially wood that's gonna swell, then rot and leave weak points in footings... if inspector had seen em would of made u take em out.. I bet he ok'd it before u added em... he wouldn't of allowed it.. plus common sense should of told not to leave timber in a footing..

[@darrenthebuilder]

@@neilwatcham8932 yeah a bunch of probably, would of should of. Keep pretending To know everything. It’s easy on social media to pretend.

[@neilwatcham8932]

​@darrenthebuilder I was only trying to advise u mate, won't waste my time no more. I don't pretend. Why on earth would u leave wood in a footing.. so I was right about u putting them in after inspection.. can see u love being the boss and don't like taking advise.... last you'll here from me...

[@brianedwards7958]

Keep up the great work

[@zoidberg444]

Really interesting watching this build from scratch Darren. I have some experience with extensions and the like but never really seen a build from scratch like this.

[@daverichardson5861]

Lot of work done this week Darren. Looking good. Great you were able to get some of the waste removed. Stay well.

[@ada-zionezukanma8275]

Good job Darren. Excellent work as always. Well-done.

[@Doug....]

Excellent day's work on your own Darren. This is a great build to watch from scratch. 👀👍👍

[@ade7163]

Nice one Darren, some graft this week! 👍👍

[@andrewsnooks9077]

Well done Darren nice work this week with the boys you have done well this week enjoyed you're vlogs keep up the good work mate 👍

[@janvanderrip]

Marvelous work this week dazza , enjoy your weekend mate.

[@stephenwelch339]

Darren you work well on yourself, keep up the good work 💪💯😊.

[@jamesgay3207]

Great week's work Darren - enjoy a relaxing weekend

[@normanboyes4983]

Must have a nice day just to ‘play’ on your own with the digger .😉 Sorted out the site pdq.

[@iainmacinnes1660]

That was fortunate the grab lorry coming when it did. You managed to get a fair bit done 👍

[@paulspickernell6875]

Brilliant progress Darren, nice one

[@RoadRunner129]

Good work Darren, have a good weekend

[@martinr5235]

Well done Darren, good job

[@mississippi4589]

👍🏾👍🏾 Looking good 👍🏾👍🏾

[@brianstevens9469]

Nice work.

[@peternash4936]

Cracking job 👍👍👍

[@RB-xg2vz]

If I ever get rich and retire I want to buy a field and a digger…would never get bored 🎉

[@allanmould2633]

You certainly work hard man

[@georgeroberts6457]

looks like a building project now, looks great

[@luqmanali3132]

Nice job 👍. By the way how is the cowboy build coming along.

[@SoFrolushes]

The black wires on the building telecommunication wires. Will they be buried into the new adjoining wall or will the cable sky phone company et al be asked to re route them?

[@jamesloo4886]

Top work D as always. Where abouts in London is the job? Looks a bit like Bellingham

[@djohh3057]

Now, where did I put the other digger bucket ?

[@makstar7062]

Shocking amount of work done and progress made in such a short space of time, developer probably sleeping like a baby.

[@andrewpeters3424]

Tidy job m8!.

[@CmdrX3]

Who's going to move the sky dish lol. I'm sure it was a tough choice for you Darren.... Go do some hard work with the boys or play on the digger for a day. 😂😂😂

[@philstation335]

Doing well ther Darr gonna look good wen done…how do you price for a job like that do you put one big price in or give a rough gist how long it will take u and price it on day rate plus 25-30% extra

[@zlock97]

Shuld have asked the grab driver to dig the ground out with his grab and do oversite for u

[@y.lelivelt2619]

You are not used to sit a whole day on a bigger. How is youre back feeling?

[@nickdrury4931]

Come on Darren, who you kidding, you just wanted to play on your toy all day lol

[@WombleUK]

Haha that Grab Lorry guy is going to sifting them loads of topsoil & making bank selling it LOL Nice productive week though. Does your Grab guy do aggregates also? Kill two birds with him drop gravel, Type 1 etc & then take a load of away with him.

[@RB-xg2vz]

Shame the grabber guy doesn’t also bring the concrete or collect the skips 😂

[@reggiedixon2]

Is the foundation next to the existing house going to be dug and concreted by hand? Or have I missed something?

[@darrenthebuilder]

There’s no brick wall there

[@acro270]

What’s the guy next door going to do with his satellite dish? You’ll be building a wall there!

[@darrenthebuilder]

Lol it will be moved

[@shanicarter7637]

Darren vs. the plywood in the trench: Darren: You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. Plywood: Aaand I am teeeling you, III'm not goooing ... Darren: Hold my beer (gets in digger) Plywood: Whyyyyy! Whyyyy!

[@darrenthebuilder]

🤣🤣👍🏾

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘

[@kasper52173]

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[@darrenroberts6376]

I prefer to work on my own. I never achieve as much when I have others working with me. You do seem to be over staffed Darren.

[@darrenthebuilder]

I’m training

[@artspam]

One of the 3 digger buckets gets buried @11:50

[@darrenthebuilder]

Only temporarily. I saw it.

[@artspam]

@@darrenthebuilder Ah great I was guessing that might be the case, just posted to make sure. Thanks for the all the videos so great for winding down in the evenings.

[@darrenthebuilder]

@@artspam thanks for notifying me. 👍🏾

[@MrLimenet]

No rebar in the concrete needed?

[@darrenthebuilder]

No needed

no rebar on the foundations ? what was the dimension of those foundations ?

[@darrenthebuilder]

You don’t need them in the uk in most cases. 600mm wide 700-900 Deep concrete

@@darrenthebuilder How do you know if the soil is strong enough to withstand the weight of the house?

[@darrenthebuilder]

The building inspector checks after we dig the footing. Most of the uk soil is vey stable. The house right next to our plot have foundations of about 10 inches of concrete and they haven’t moved in all the years they are there. Many English houses even those over 100 years old have no concrete just bricks on hardcore lol. These modern foundations are extremely over engineered and over the top.

@@darrenthebuilder with a 150mm cavity, 350mm (inner wall 100mm+ cavity 150mm+100mm outer wall) would you not require a foundation of at least 700mm wide ? 350 x 2=700mm and the wall to sit roughly in the middle of the foundation.

[@darrenthebuilder]

Most foundations used to be 600mm wide, now a lot of engineers specify 650mm to allow for the extra 50mm. If you’re having a 100mm with full fill insulation you just do it 600mm as usual

[@chrisbowen914]

Not a proper foundations pour without the cat inspectorate being involved!

[@davidelliott9358]

Why the hell would you bury your toothed bucket. Deserves to loose it due to poor workmanship

[@darrenthebuilder]

Rest

[@darrenthebuilder]

Every comment is literally “why this? Why that?” Because I do it how I want and you do it how you want. I’m not concerned with how anyone does anything mate. Just enjoy the video and put your spy glass away looking for faults in others.

[@charlieehstephenson4893]

He got it back out later when he spotted it

[@darrenthebuilder]

I wouldn’t even bother with this guy. All he does is comment negative on our videos. We all know this type. Nothing we do will be good enough for him. How dare we excel at what we do. If we were in the block he would be complaining aswell. Work hard he complains. Waste of energy people.

[@charlieehstephenson4893]

@@darrenthebuilder he was the same guy complaining about your tools as if you own the digger 😂😂😂😂 ahhh he’s a funny little keyboard warrior

[@kasper52173]

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[@kasper52173]

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