Let’s talk basement waterproofing and backfill.

[@InSightFreedom]

I really appreciate you sharing this whole process. Informative and entertaining. Thank you.

[@DirtPerfect]

Glade you enjoy thanks for watching

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome basement building series, love the details. Thanks for the vid!

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting 😁

[@thomasdesmond2248]

Another way to pull rebar stakes is to use a chain. Get a chain that the link will fit over the rebar. Put it over the rebar. Then when you pull the chain will turn and grab the rebar pulling it out. Works great just a suggestion. God bless

[@DirtPerfect]

10-4 good idea Thanks

[@JoelHershberger]

Loved the video. I also absolutely love the shots driving down the road sitting on top of the equipment on the trailer. That is just so perfect. Can see everything. Thanks.

[@DirtPerfect]

Good deal glade you enjoyed

[@matthewerwin4677]

Just subscribed! I love the step by step detailed content. This will be my instruction manual when I build my ICF house. I've watched every ICF video on KZbin. You had some new tricks that I haven't seen anywhere else. Thanks for the detail!

[@DirtPerfect]

Awesome glade it helped have more coming and thanks for the subs

[@juliesnook6998]

Very enjoyable set of films I learnt a lot about American builders and buildings I am from UK

[@DirtPerfect]

Glade you enjoyed

[@mikenixon9164]

Even though I am retired it was a great series of videos.

[@mrbakerskatz]

Mike Nixon absolutely

[@DirtPerfect]

Glade you all enjoyed

[@johnjames3984]

Thanks for sharing. I must say you are a very good boss. You teach while you direct in a very positive way. Good on you.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks John

[@timschregardus5613]

I just wanted to say its nice to see you talk to all employees like people been on some sites where they treat them like shit just nice to see

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks Tim

[@daveschmidt5713]

As someone looking to have a house built, this is a great introduction to the process of constructing a basement.

[@CaptKirk1701]

Who ever thought dirt could be so interesting lol, great job!

[@DirtPerfect]

lol. Not me

[@trickydicky78s3]

over here what they made us do in anything below ground after putting on your membrane, we then had to use a plastic sheeting material, which we placed up against the membrane directly. the plastic sheeting was pretty much made to look like your egg carton, so it had pockets in it. idea being that it kept the back fill off of the membrane which used to extend any guarantee on the membrane by an additional 10 to 20 years as it wouldnt be exposed to any direct force from anything other than the plastic sheet which wasnt pointed or had sharp bits to damage it. The egg box design also meant that if any water came from above or ground level it would run down the cavity provided by the egg box design rather than it be left to fate if it would work its way down between the membrane and wall if the membrane broke down in any way with it being damaged. Was a pain in the arse in a way using it as you could only back fill in levels the size of the board, then you had to place another board and tape them together before backfilling higher again but the powers that be seemed to absolutely love it for its effectiveness.

[@jettmountain285]

Just the series I have been looking for. We just purchased some land and need to do some road work and have been eyeballing form-a-drain with ICF’s. Definitely added to the favorites, thanx for sharing!!!

[@DirtPerfect]

Good deal glade you found it helpful

[@garyhunter6030]

Thanks about all the info you share on basement construction. keep on trucking.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks for watching

[@andymoss3132]

Appreciate you taking the time to explain the details and how the system works. Like learning new things. Cheers Mike

[@DirtPerfect]

No problem thanks for watching

[@davidhill4711]

Loved the basement building series that you just finished today. As a soon to be buyer of a log cabin this gave me a full understanding of what it takes to build a basement foundation for the cabin. Very well explained Mr. Simon. Love you You Tub Site. From New Jersey, planning on building in PA or Catskills in NY, wish we were closer to contact with you.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks Daved glad it help will do what I can to help

[@burningdinosaurs]

As long as the tree doesn't talk back, everything is OK. Good video! Thanks for the info!

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol good to know

[@JasonWorksAlot]

BurningDinosaurs shouldn’t you listen to trees? They’ve been to the school of hard knots after all... I’ll see myself out now.

[@burningdinosaurs]

@@JasonWorksAlot Wow, Jason. Wow.

[@JasonWorksAlot]

BurningDinosaurs 🤷🏼‍♂️ wasn’t even the vodkas talking either. Haha

[@DiscoFang]

When a branch catches a hydraulic hose you certainly hear what the tree has to say about it!

[@stevebyrum1ify]

Really enjoyed the videos. I've done a few ICF homes and was watching mainly to see if I want to try the Nudura forms on my next one. Looks like they work pretty well. Just wish the ends fit together instead of just butting up. I spend my whole day on the phone like you. Got Bluetooth hearing aids at Costco and now everything is hands free. Works great. No more shoulder holding

[@DirtPerfect]

Awesome and we have used all the forms nudura is by for the easiest to use we love them

[@markbridle9329]

Sat here on the west coast of England, bit bored, with all the virus stuff going on. Thanks for doing these video's, different job to mine, really interesting, keep up the good work.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks mark glad you are enjoying them

[@charlietanner6211]

my dad built houses in evansville back in fiftys remember him talking about that clay they called it hardpan i seen it float a new floor after a downpour like camera shots on top going down road been up and down those roads many times but not at that height good evening all from mo

[@linmal2242]

Excellent video and great earthmoving shots and work. Good job too. Liked your loading video and floating pics (although you were driving on the wrong side of the road!!) but nice channel. Cheers from Aust!

[@DirtPerfect]

lol glade you enjoyed thanks for the feedback

[@STCHUNA]

WOW I enjoyed the videos 1st one of this type I have ever seen. I watch a lot of car videos because well I own a couple. I will leave the building of a house to the experts . Great detail I think the best part is you seem to enjoy your work. Thanks for making them

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks for watching and the feedback much appreciated

[@BentTreeFarmPa]

That foundation waterproofing looks a lot like roofing ice guard we use up here in the great white north!!! LOL Great job as usual sir.

[@DirtPerfect]

lol it’s similar but different

[@allenbreedlove8906]

Dude what a great series of videos .. Well done ... Love riding along with the Mack !!

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks appreciate the feedback

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Good job Mike..nice productive day!👍

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks buddy

[@barrybirkey3282]

Sure enjoying watching this. Brings back great memories of when I did the same work on my house in the '80s, except I did it the old school way with plywood and snap ties.

[@DirtPerfect]

Have done that before 😬😐 and thanks

[@mikemuniak4711]

Truck sounds awesome ,love the turbo sounds

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@randynewtonsr9659]

Love the vid Michael, as always! 👍🙂 It brings back memories when I used to do work that I liked to do! Your channel is growing like crazy, congrats 😃👍

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks and thanks for watching

[@edwo6648]

For the stakes try a pioneer stake puller. In the tent rental industry the stakes we use make yours look like kids pencils.

[@DirtPerfect]

10/4 thanks

[@nickg3794]

Great views and great videos. Got some land I want to build a 4 family on. Trying to save money framing ICF, but definitely can't run equipment past a bobcat. Elect hook up alone is crazy expensive

[@DirtPerfect]

Awesome and bummer on elect hook up

[@glp1988]

I used to be in the concrete business. Had to pull stakes that way a time or two. Work smarter not harder. Great pro-tip!

[@lennelonge2626]

Great job! Now I understand a lot more about basements. Thanks!

[@DirtPerfect]

Awesome thanks for watching

[@tompaj10]

Please make video about waterproofing that brick shelf from Nudura. I did it myself and I hate decision about installing brick shelf. I placed 2 layers of Nudura membrane but still I am not 100% sure if that will withstand...

[@DirtPerfect]

Ok will do any some point

[@kevintolbert2699]

Loved the sires of videos I found it interesting to see how a basement is made

[@edgardoroman9061]

Maybe in a couple of years you'll make it to NE Tennessee. I could use someone like you when I get ready to build my home.

[@DirtPerfect]

Maybe I am game

[@tharris7048]

awesome! Thanks for putting this video out. very informative and well put together.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks and thanks for watching

[@seantatham9960]

Really good video Mike!! Congrats on all the new subscribers too!

[@DirtPerfect]

Thank you

[@mikekoop5443]

Wonderful, thanks for ur videos. I'm learning alot just by watching u. Keep it up 👍👌👍👌

[@DirtPerfect]

Good deal thanks for watching

[@DirtPerfect]

Good deal thanks for watching

[@casycasy5199]

nice job .hope you do video of the roller change.wish we had dirt as perfect haha as you to dig in

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol thanks and yes I do

[@GastronomicEntity]

Awesome mate, my wife and I are backfilling our core filled beser(cinder block) block wall (2metres high) under our house by hand, one bucket at a time. 8 tonne in 4 to go. We bitumenised our wall, then 200micron plastic, then core flute to stop the gravel penetrating the plastic. A big job but very satisfying. By the way don't be alarmed but did you notice your Mack truck steering wheel is on the wrong side of the cab?🤣

[@pcranebmw]

Excellent video series. Thanks for sharing.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks for watching

[@gregneves8000]

nice work on the drain you made it look easy we should send some of the operators around here to see you to get some lessons lol we had 1 basement 14 inches out of level on 1 corner on the digging we ended up putting bulkheads in the footer to get it back level And no it was not because of the ground as it was all the same

[@DirtPerfect]

Wow 😲😬

[@RedDFilm]

FYI - as a subscriber I wanted to suggest: your audio could be better, it's loud then quiet - loud - quiet. Industry standard for audio when editing is -12db MAX - music and/or narration and heavy machinery. With respect - good video, keep up the good work :)

[@DirtPerfect]

Watch the new stuff thanks

[@magictune7935]

Damn I like the sound of your truck! Another great video

[@DirtPerfect]

Thank 😁

[@inmyimage1081]

First thx for all your narration in this series of videos, I've learned a lot and appreciate it. Now couple of questions: What is the purpose of that black fabric/material under the stone of the driveway? When doing a multiple story ICF build do you pour it all at once or do the basement and then the first floor at a later date? If you do the basement and first floor at different times how long do you have to wait between pours and is there a maximum amount of time you can wait before pours? For example, you need to wait 30 days but no longer than 60 days? Is there a maximum wall length before you have to put in some sort of bracing like a short T-wall? Thx again

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks Black fabric is to help the Mudd from working up thru the stone We used pour in floor at a time between 8 and 12 feet you can do more Door is same as windows just bigger And three days between pours Nudura has a install manual we go by

[@inmyimage1081]

Dirt Perfect Thanks, I really think we might go with ICF when we build in a year or two. If we end up close enough to you will definitely be in contact for the build, If not might still be in contact for some consulting. Will end up with a basement and single story ranch with a small 1 bedroom or studio for our autistic son and have a small basement for him connected to the main basement so we can get to him during storms.

[@DirtPerfect]

I have been using icf for over 15 years think it’s one of the best keep secrets in construction will do what I can to help

[@inmyimage1081]

Dirt Perfect Thx have a good one, nice to see that it's supposed to be pretty decent weather this week 👍

[@machinemoverman4614]

Do you have a straight pipe on the Mack? It sounds good! You can tell a Mack miles off!

[@DirtPerfect]

Kinda custom built have a video on it

[@machinemoverman4614]

Thanks Mike, I pretty much have the same truck, mine is a shorter wheel base and has a winch. I don’t know how much work you do at night, I built a bracket on top of the headache rack and installed a beacon and 2 -52” led lights forward and aft with 2 - 22” leds under the chain boxes to the side, when I turn them on it’s like the sun come up! Not a problem to load at night! What editing program do you use?

[@CMDSR]

You’re 💯 on that gravel truck.

[@amunderdog]

Ju No; when i push trees i find it help full to dig in front of the tree, It seems to give the root ball a place to go. Similar idea to a feller notches the tree,

[@joshcunningham9082]

You really do awesome work

[@DirtPerfect]

Thank you

[@royallclark6331]

not in the business but satisfying to watch. Loved the piano at the end!

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks glade you enjoyed

[@jamesbond9873]

23:45 love the jakebrake.

[@DirtPerfect]

Me to 😁

[@southerndirt9589]

Those gum trees are probably the most aggravating tree out there to take you out and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that talked to the trees as I take them out

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol 😂

[@briangardiner1015]

I like that form rack you built. Do you own the store also? Believe me truck drivers WILL drive into the ditch if there wasn't dirt there, they are like cattle. Would form pins work to hold the braces up? Just hit them with a hammer and pull them out? When it is hot like that I saw on a large project they set up one of those portable canopies so guy could get out of the sun.

[@DirtPerfect]

lol and yes we Owen the store as well

[@thundervalley9766]

I recall my dad having to do a ditch between two buildings one evening. They were coming to move his trackhoe early the next day. He dug the ditch and shut down for the day, leaving the machine over the finished ditch. He came in an hour early next day and got the machine off the ditch before anyone could see how he did it. I was the only other one there, and he didn’t put so much as a dirt clod in the ditch as he moved off it. Everyone wanted to know how he did it. He just grinned and said the machine had a flight lever and he was the only pilot for miles. I never told what he did, but I still remember what he did way back then. Thanks for the videos. They trigger a lot of fond memories for me.

[@xitianllc]

Really enjoying these videos and all the knowledge. Would love to hire you in TN for my basement

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks glade you enjoyed wish I was closer to help

[@scottjones7053]

Awesome video! Keep up the good work 👍🏻🇺🇸👷🏻‍♂️

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks Scott

[@alastor5275]

Favorite quotes of the video. "Mr Tree meet Mr John Deere" "Do you think my 3ft hole is big enough for a 4in pipe"😂😂😂 oh then awesome video of the truck exhaust. Yet another awesome episode Mr Dirt Perfect!!!

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol that was a long day 😜 thanks for watching

[@robertlackey3176]

I like them walls I helped my brother build a house all the walls were ICF or how ever you say it that was a cool house it went all the way to rafters and was stucco finished on the outside cool house to help do

[@ninataylor6180]

Hit the thumbs up people learnt a lot from this one like Randy & Luke pulling stakes out "smooth like butter" hahaha and Mike talking to tree roots Chris/letsdig has got to watch this one even though he talks to them also hahaha and how to dig a massive trench for a tiny pipe LOL! and secretly deep down Mike loves camping LMAO! Thanks Guys for a great series look forward to the next one.

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol 😂 glade you enjoyed 😜

[@pamelavance8753]

Do you ever cover the seams of the waterproofing as they butt up beside each other?

[@DirtPerfect]

No they over lap

[@AnN-py2em]

How come you did not use dimple mat or anything to protect the peel and stick, just curious

[@DirtPerfect]

No need that’s what the rock is for

[@BrianBriCurInTheOC]

Dirt Perfect KZbin search Matt Risinger ”French Drain” There are three or four videos where he shows a fellow General Contractor named Brian Long there in The Texas Hill Country. This guy does the best Foundation Drain I've seen on YT. Puts Landscape Fabric down 3” or 4” drilled drain pipe. WASHED ROCK which the fabric wraps totally around and seals rock. Pipe going up to surface for Clean Out on each corner. The exterior ICF is Sprayed & rolled with Blue Poly Gaurd and plastic Dimple Drain material is placed over cured Poly Gaurd. The Dimple Mat has an adapter that can be plumbed directly into French Drain pipe. In mainly Jurisdictions, (large municipalities) the Dimple Material is required by Code against the foundation wall over either a Peel & Stick or Liquid Applied WaterProofing.

[@kristystaats8390]

Wish you was here in central texas

[@bladewiper]

thought the series was great. very interesting.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks glade you enjoyed

[@randythrogmorton9379]

do you ever use primer before installing the waterproof membrane? also do you ever use dimple board to protect the membrane? thanks

[@DirtPerfect]

Nope do t like either

[@randythrogmorton9379]

@@DirtPerfect ok thanks , we poured footings today and we start laying Fox blocks tomorrow .

[@paulnicholson8524]

Good teacher good commodity.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks and yes

[@drbbhiggins]

Wondering why you guys don't use a water base primer that dries sticky on the foam before laying the Mudura? Love the videos. Learned lots of each one. Thanks

[@DirtPerfect]

Buddy did that had lots of problems

[@drbbhiggins]

@@DirtPerfect Ah I see. Well maybe in another video down the road maybe you can talk about the issues you had with the primer. Have a good weekend and thanks again for the videos. Helps an old dumb ass like me learn what to look for in my future house building dream.

[@Joshua79C]

No need to use a primer on a stick and peel membrane, as any primer is more useful for non stick and peel type membranes.

[@DirtPerfect]

Yes agree will try to talk about it at some point

[@BrianBriCurInTheOC]

Dirt Perfect Most Peel & Stick Water Barriers require a primer application. That's why some Contractors merely use a Liquid Applied Water Barrier instead. Your guys applied the Peel & Stick leaving air pockets/bubbles instead of completely flat against the ICF Foam Block Material - another reason to install Plastic Dimple Material - a rock will puncture the raised void of trapped air allowing water to seep down between Foam & Concrete to cold joint between ICF Wall & the Footing.

[@JFabric500]

Why wouldnt you put a brick ledge at the bottom of the wall base? Not only you can waterproof all the way down over the base but you can also control any water getting into the brick ledge draining into the trench below?

[@DirtPerfect]

That would defeat the purpose of the ledge

[@adubbelde1]

I had to drill all the anchors for my bracing. I"m on solid rock :)

[@DirtPerfect]

So did we it sucked

[@jason4021]

Hi, i have a nudura basement in Northern Ontario Canada, in Iroquois Falls. I have brought up the water proofing paper up to ground level. I used blue skin product which is the same as nudura product. I have siding on my house but, where the siding end at the bottom the blue skin will peel after time. What i have done is buy 3x5 sheets of cement floor sheeting used for tile flooring or shower. cut it the size i needed and screwed it to the core to hide the blue skin. Then parged it with thin coat cement. Turned out good and looks like a cement foundation. just thought i would share. If anybody has anything to share on finishing the bottom in a different way, please let me know. Your floor was a different to mine. I noticed you kept the footing framing in place. It didnt come out, what is that type of framing? Mine was wood framing and then removed. I had to have drainage pipe in the middle of my floor like an H style which then had a exit all 4 sides of footing. So piping installed through the footing and then connected to outside weeping drainage pipe which is all around the parimeter of the footing. I never had an issue since fall 2008 and loved that my drywall went on directly to the wall......saved time and money. If i have to rebuild again, im definetly going with nudura again. if you have instructions to pass on please do. thx your videos are helpful for my futur build.

[@DirtPerfect]

Yup was have done that a lot and it’s called form a drain works good I have several videos on it

[@JasonWorksAlot]

Looking good. I guess since you asked nicely I’ll let you build our next house. 😊

[@DirtPerfect]

😜

[@henrymichaelwilson8107]

Hello there Henry Wilson here. I like the Mack truck. Is it a Mack engine.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks and yes

[@yorwerthedwards1045]

Awesome guys enjoyed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🍺

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@TheWabbit]

Interesting videos, I like the systems you use for your walls. I appreciate the explanations each step of the install/pour and tear down. Things have changed so much since I was a gofer pushing a wheelbarrow 50 years ago. Take care!

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol yes just a bit glade you enjoyed thanks for watching

[@gregallsup9522]

Awesome Job!!

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@uggy7]

Thanks for the video Mike. You need to lube those tracks on the 120 , noise buggers. Lol 👍👍🇨🇦🐕❤️

[@DirtPerfect]

Yes they are they are shot need replaced

[@bigjim5723]

that would be so nice with a 10 wide garage door in there-lol. why no drain pipe the whole way around the footer? i like ur walls, but u or i would never allow not to have a french drain around them walls-now just my preference -ok. and no drain in the floor either? or will that come later!?

[@toddreynolds8875]

You need to watch his videos. The footing has a perferated drain built in and he all ready stoned it and daylighted it over the hill

[@bigjim5723]

@@toddreynolds8875 i must of missed it then. i saw a piece of pipe in the low corner of the footer. not used to letting the water run under the footer to drain. used to having the regular pipe lay on outside of the footer and then drain out then. guess i'm too old fashion is all.

[@toddreynolds8875]

It is built into the side of the footer drain. So it is not under it. Pretty niffty idea. Even tho. Yes im ole school. Also. But i still learned some real interesting. Points from mikes videos on this. I was mr doubta. Until i watched him do the complete series. Of the job. He has me somewhat sold. Lol.

[@DirtPerfect]

You got it Todd thanks

[@andrewshullick4319]

Awesome video thanks for sharing

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks for watching

[@colonialroofingofnorthcaro441]

Whats it going for install per square foot, id like to look into it, havemt seen it here in NC that I know of, sure someone's doing it.

[@DirtPerfect]

12.50 ish

[@michaelschneider-]

+1. .. Waterproofing (resisting) ICF exterior walls. .. No black asphalt emissive coatings here. .. What to do?

[@DirtPerfect]

Spray on are delta

[@jeremyhutchens984]

What’s the hook you are using on the excavator is it made for that it works well I’ve never seen one anyway great videos still have a good one

[@DirtPerfect]

It is off a oil well pulling rig

[@dwaynegrobinson4125]

Do you guys ever show the completed house?

[@DirtPerfect]

Sometimes

[@barryhansen6854]

Mike you must be doing something right as you are piling on the Subs 12,000 already that makes 2,000 this last week keep up the great work.

[@DirtPerfect]

I don’t know what the deal is berry but it’s cray thanks for all your support form the beginning 😁

[@charlesscott1493]

Thank you for the basement construction videos, they were very instructional. Not a criticism, but curious as to why you didn't trowel/finish the top of the concrete better?

[@briangardiner1015]

A sill is sitting in there.

[@DirtPerfect]

Yup no need

[@briangardiner1015]

@@DirtPerfect sorry for taking your answers.

[@DirtPerfect]

I problem glade you did 😁

[@toddreynolds8875]

As long as its level no problem. But we still trowel ours on conventional forms.

[@jameslees2222]

Great video sure can learn alot from you thanks for that

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks for watching

[@stevelindley191]

Thought I was watching Jpaydirt there at the end! Great video.

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol thanks

[@olnamgrunt9857]

I was 18 got a job as a lobor for a basement company pulling Simon forms ,you got it easy lol

[@DirtPerfect]

I know 😁

[@toddreynolds8875]

Thats. Very. True. I never even thought of that. Mike. My dhaa. Wow. When your done your done. No form pulling ,scraping,caging,hauling. See. Mike. Next time i will shut pile hole. And watch series. Maby i will end up burning my forms and going that way. Lol. You did nice. Job. I would be suprised if the manufacturer asked for you to do. Info videos like this form them !

[@IU-Uber]

do you have a video of how the garage floor is added (connected) to the brick ledge icf?

[@DirtPerfect]

Not at this time sorry

[@25nathan25nathan25]

do contractors typically frame a wall next to the insulation or put drywall directly on? I know you mentioned that it could be done, just curious what folks actually do.

[@DirtPerfect]

No the icf is your framing hang drywall directly to it

[@massimo187]

the rock won't damage the waterproofing membrane?

[@DirtPerfect]

No

[@massimo187]

@@DirtPerfect i don't know it makes me uneasy to put sharp rocks with the weight of all that earth up against it. I think maybe a dimple board or something would be a good idea . however, I'm a plumber from Canada we have different building codes and climates. None the less great videos as usual. you've given me the confidence to do my own icf foundation on my future build this year

[@billsheffield4572]

Seems like modifying a t-post puller would be much quicker pulling out those anchor pins than excavator.

[@DirtPerfect]

We have one we use most of the time what you didn’t see is we had to hammer drill them all in

[@1STGeneral]

I hope you're crew was having a slow morning seemed like government workers on Monday morning

[@tedohio3038]

👍 what type of stone are you using?

[@DirtPerfect]

# 5s

[@toddreynolds8875]

@@DirtPerfect what would #5 be. 1/2" just curious. Our stuff labeld different here. We go in inch size. 1/4. 3/8. So on. Then were bank run gravel. Then we have chrush run process gravel with. 3/4 " chrush stone in it.

[@Joshua79C]

@@toddreynolds8875 Grade 5 is 0.5 to 1.0 inch crushed limestone for drainage or ballast. (Google is I.T.)

[@DirtPerfect]

Yes

[@tedohio3038]

Thought washed gravel was better for drainage than limestone, because does not pack as much. Around here we have both limestone and gravel in multi sizes.

[@BC-cy3di]

Do these icf basements you build normally have sump pumps?

[@DirtPerfect]

No

[@BC-cy3di]

@@DirtPerfect good! I thought so

[@mikegrant8031]

what if you cant drain the foundation down a hill, do you need a pump?

[@DirtPerfect]

Yes

[@mikegrant8031]

@@DirtPerfect Thank you I have never built a basement, and I have a diy doosy coming up.

[@lakesideranch]

Nice work Mike! Have a great weekend Work safe Doug@ the "ranch"

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks buddy

[@allanginger9431]

You should cover the exhaust on the excavator when floating.

[@DirtPerfect]

Why that is a bunch of crap

[@allanginger9431]

Dirt Perfect it stops the turbocharged from turning on dry bearings

[@DirtPerfect]

Sorry but is not possible 🤷‍♂️

[@HoodsHomestead]

Thanks for sharing! Which basement foundation/footer type do you think is best for these ICF walls and why? If you don't mind answering. Also, if we are putting 8" log walls on top, would we have a 6 inch concrete wall or 8" concrete wall? I'm confused about that because of how the foam sticks out 2" on each side. It seems like you would want the full 8" of concrete to support the weight of the 8" logs, but then you would have 2" of foam, plus stone veneer sticking out. What do you think? If you don't mind.

[@DirtPerfect]

It depends on the ground and location but I really like the form a drain and you can use 6 inch just out a tapper top block on. The top

[@HoodsHomestead]

@@DirtPerfect Thank you for your opinion! We really appreciate it.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks for watching

[@johnb9394]

is there a drain pipe at the bottom of the footing?

[@DirtPerfect]

It’s the form

[@travisg5417]

How much per linear foot do you get for icf down that way?

[@DirtPerfect]

Depends on the job

[@TrevorDennis100]

I guess we all have our telephone voices, with most folk trying to sound a bit posher than they usually do, but you Mike, sound like some sort of gangster when talking on the phone. 'Hey Luigi. Gimme some concrete. I gotta bury something. Know whata I mean?' 😎

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol 😂

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Enjoyed the series... have seen ICF put in a couple of times.... I like your system best. And the results... on the money. Give those kids a Walkie Talkey, a couple of flashlights and the family dog... then head straight home! They’ll brave the dark, have a night to remember and you’ll have to explain that the batteries went dead on the radio at 9PM! Now for the daily question... just noticed the pink hose reel... did you get that at Bed Bath & Build It?

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol no it used to be red 😜