Digging A Footing For A New Construction Basement Home

[@DC-1]

Nice closing shot Brandon 👍🇺🇸

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks! Trying to get those calendar shots 😁

[@bosshogg3850]

great job buddy and great video as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks man! 👍🏻

[@bosshogg3850]

@@eliteearthworksllc you are welcome buddy 😀

[@mikeembrey9176]

Great job young man 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@michaelweatherhead9470]

Nice work Brandon in the crumbles.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! That’s for sure lol this stuff just feel apart

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Awesome job Brandon

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@brianherron5400]

Great job, 👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! 👍🏻

[@southernhomesteadtransformatio]

260 looks great with the tinted windows!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I’m very happy with that machine!

[@junehunk1]

nice job Sir,it is good to see you do something a little more than yard work and driveways,just kiddin good job.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks! 🤣 I know I get in ruts of the same thing over and over

[@jackhume4532]

Good morning Brandon, I guess every new build begins with the footings and it’s really good that you show the correct way to do this and I appreciate that, anyway see you on the next project. TaRa for a bit.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I try too. Yep this is the start of the house. Appreciate you watching

[@southerndirt9589]

Looking good 👍👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks buddy!

[@littlefinkle7757]

I hope the builder ordered the windows, paint, electrical and plumbing 5 months ago. If not this one will sit still a while. I have windows ordered in February that are still MIA.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

No kidding! It’s crazy how behind everything it’s also aggravating

[@michaelkoop5380]

Great explanation of what u were doing. Great video buddy. U are one hella of a guy. I'm liking ur stuff all the time. Keep it up. I remember when u got sick and I'm so glad u made it thru and ur still hear to show the way u work. Miss the wife she will make a good operator. Like to see her do more but also understand the other job.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks man I really appreciate that! You guys definitely make doing the videos worth it! I enjoy the comments and look forward to them. I’m hoping to get her running stuff a bit more often. Appreciate you watching as always 👍🏻

[@bigal2298]

Always great videos Thanks stay safe

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@chargermopar]

Good explanation of planning your dig. I have seen some dig themselves into a hole. Always something good to learn from your videos.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I appreciate that! I have done that when I started out digging them. You learn quick lol

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Nice job!!👍👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@bryanlloyd1099]

@@eliteearthworksllc you are welcome!!

[@sonnyblazer5504]

That's a good looking job & very neat. Seems you get a lot of multi twists & turns versus squares or just rectangles for basements. You did one LAST YEAR that was really hairy but like everything else, you managed it. We thank you for taking us along. Sonny

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Yeah most of them have jogs in the wall or different shapes. They can be challenging lol! Appreciate you watching

[@billyshumate853]

Looking good. Take care and GOD BLESS and get some rest and I'll see you on your next vidja. Hey Erin and Gavin hope you're doing well

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! And same to you 👍🏻

[@blackdogexcavator21]

Glad you got a little vacation. That's what I'm doing this week. Already got jobs backed up again after last week's thrashing trying to get caught up so I could be gone this week. I've been doing this a long time and I've never seen it where I couldn't catch up. It's crazy! Stay safe brother and tell the Misses hello.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Good deal! That’s how it always goes work your tail off to go on vacation then play catch up when you get back 🤣. Appreciate you watching buddy

[@lovejcdc]

Great video friend, I really enjoy watching your videos. I really enjoyed that angle you had right down next to the ground. Excellent footage and great job. Makes me wish I could be out on a job like that. It's pretty much impossible to get a equipment operator job nowadays.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I appreciate that! It’s crazy everyone is struggling to find help and there is so much work out there. Just a strange time. Thanks again for watching

[@dansevern3291]

So, both you and Digginok make videos about digging long straight lines. I try to dig straight lines. However, honestly, it's less depressing watching you dig than watching Frank. Since you use an excavator, I can always say "I could do better if I had an excavator." (Yeah, right, and "if a frog had wings..."). But with Digginok, I have to try to convnince myself that there's something wrong with my backhoe, or go with Einstein's theory about space being curved, wait, that's it! Space is curved, and so are my trenches! That works. Carry on.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I’m convinced Frank is superhuman 🤣 no one digs that straight and perfect! He’s the man! He’s footings are like art lol! Appreciate you watching and commenting always cracks me up 👍🏻

[@DirtBrute]

Man your dirt out there looks like rock sometimes. 👍👍 gonna be a big house

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s all we have 🤣 sometimes our rock has a little dirt with it

[@DirtBrute]

@@eliteearthworksllc 😂😂

[@joemascioni3101]

We have clay that is similar to that here in Pa. Although most of my digs were for a full basement instead of footings. Even on the ditches, what I did was take the compaction wheel and pulverize the ground to break up the "hardrock" clay layer and then the 260 could dig a nice neat ditch. Neatness counts when doing a ditch ya know! lol.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s a good idea! We have more walkout basements here. I guess it’s just the different area. Appreciate the comment

[@stephenlehr6020]

You might want to trade that manual excavator in for one with a long stick....... That might have dug easier if it was still wet mud.... the crumbles! Enjoyed the video and the explanations.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 I hate the manual excavators. I think it would have too your right it just falls apart. Appreciate you watching

[@littlefinkle7757]

Howdy Elites! 🤠 You did a good job hiding the teleprompter at the beginning, we all know Mrs. Elite writes the script and pulls the strings as CEO 😁 Great video and enjoy the rest of the week! 🇺🇸💪 oh and my excavator got vaccinated today so it no long has to social distance right? 🤔 asking for a friend 🤣😂🤣

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 yes she does cause I would have just been blabbing 😁 yes I believe it’s safe now 👍🏻

[@CaptKirk1701]

I don't see how anyone can afford to build right now,? Great job!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Me neither it’s crazy! Thanks man

[@mikenixon9164]

I don't care for those short handled backhoes anymore. Good video.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣 me neither they are no fun!

[@daneclark3161]

You need the CFO down in that trench with the manual excavator. 😀

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣 I agree I asked if she wanted to help I got a big no back 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

This should go a lot quicker than last summer’s basement dig! And it did… no rocks and… you didn’t have to dig the basement! It looked like that hole had been opened awhile and settled with several rains. The crusty sand/clay top layer broke up awfully bad… but, i’d rate the bottom of your trench at Frank Quality! Did you notice in your time lapse and fast frame segments that the clouds hardly moved in the picture? That’s when you know you have a still, hot, dog day! Glad you made it back in one piece… rested I hope?

[@littlefinkle7757]

The heat and humidity here in MS is so heavy we gave gravity the day off 😁

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

@@littlefinkle7757 to quote a buddy of mine from the ‘60’s… “Oh wow! That’s like, so heavy man!”

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yeah the top was terrible can’t have a good edge with that stuff. Lol I noticed that on the clouds it was hot that day. This week is looking to be worse 🥵 thank you! I think I’m heading back to diamond tomorrow for a few days. Appreciate the comment

[@k-9tiger386]

Hey man, question? If you don’t mind. So is their a way to switch the control option on a Takeuchi excavator. From a ISO control to a SAE control. AKA cat control to a backhoe control. We can’t find it on our excavator so i was just wondering if their was an option.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

The 2150 if you flip the rubber mat up under your left foot is a little door lift that and it’s right there. On the 260 and down if you raise the big panel door it’s on the side of the hydraulic tank

[@k-9tiger386]

@@eliteearthworksllc ahh I see thanks

[@GMCRanch]

I bet the sleeveless Elite shirts will be a big seller when the merch store opens haha

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 suns out guns out!

[@GMCRanch]

@@eliteearthworksllc I'd buy one lol wish I could be comfortable at work like that. No not these days because "safety first" lol

[@marshallbell9354]

Another great video!! Had two questions... Who typically determines the precise depth for footings - I have my first job digging a footing for an addition and the "blueprints" call for a minimum depth below grade and they call out the thickness of the footing. Given it's an addition, the top row of block would need to land level with the existing house. It doesn't seem like super difficult math but I'm wondering if this is something you would typically be responsible for figuring out, or are you given this info by the architect or someone else? Also, are you typically responsible for the layout (painting the lines of where exactly to dig)?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! You can probably get the existing footing height then go down like 18”-24” to get the depth you need to dig. For me the builder or concrete crew paints the lines and tells me the depths they want. Every where is different on footing requirements. Our frost line is only about 8”-10” so our footings aren’t as deep as our parts of the country.

[@royceabbottsexcavation3709]

I can’t not stand to have to dig with a 1 foot bucket!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I would rather get kicked in the nuts than have to dig with a 12” bucket 🤣 I hate it

[@royceabbottsexcavation3709]

@@eliteearthworksllc you and me both!

[@sonnyblazer5504]

@@eliteearthworksllc "OUCH"!

[@ColtonLloyd]

Using the 260 and not the new one? I forget what the new one is

[@eliteearthworksllc]

It’s the 2150 but it’s way too big to dig footings. It has a 42” bucket on it

[@drewgardner81]

I suck at footings. Lol.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Me too I can’t dig a straight line to save my life 🤣

[@sonnyblazer5504]

@@eliteearthworksllc That's all you do is good at straight lines!