DIY Concrete House Foundation for Room Addition, ADU, Garages

In this video we show you how to pour a concrete foundation for houses, room additions, ADU's, or garages. The home owner did this DIY style and setup the foundation by himself with the help of his brother. We came in to fill it up with concrete and finish it. Don't forget to LIKE,SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE! Thank you all so very much for the support!
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[@timjones147]

The Home owners being there and participating added a enjoyable element to this video. Good Tuesday evening video. Thanks

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I thought that would be interesting

[@torchup]

I encourage the image of involved and eager homeowner's skating it out on their knees trowel finishing while we seasoned pro's stand around watching him should be a trend, sir. lol A rarely involved and willingly interested homeowner is always a welcome homeowner on the job.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes it's a good technique

[@rayfedorak4770]

I respect you were willing to do just the pour and finishing. Many guys I know would have told the homeowner all types of BS why they don't want the job. Which is basically sour grapes from making less from the job!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I don't worry about minor details, I just like to work whenever, wherever.

[@tonyaction5284]

You guys are the Best!!!!!!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@californiahandball]

Odell, you're a good guy letting the home owner help you out!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@JEK]

free labor

[@californiahandball]

@@JEK yeah but sometimes free labor equals bad labor.

[@genericwhitemale1114]

@@californiahandball I'm sure he taught them how to do it properly. He has a video where someone wanted to learn how to do concrete and David taught him. Got free labor out of him in exchange for teaching. Worth it in my opinion.

[@californiahandball]

@@genericwhitemale1114 True, I saw that video! Good for both, you learn and Odell gets another helping hand.

[@RHEC1776]

Wow that's a great idea. Never thought to put a wood stamping on the side

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Nice look, now for a little staining and sealing

[@کوئیکسیکانہیں]

🌹👍🏻

[@BillyLapTop]

A home owner after my own heart. I'd love to see the final build out, should be a real gem.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Me too. Maybe I'll be back to do surrounding flatwork

[@AT-yj8gl]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete did you lol?

[@aredditor4272]

Wow, that homeowner is a perfectionist. Love it!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes he is

[@T.E.P..]

What a treat of a vid! Thanks for showing us these cool projects and showing us new things. Hope your week is a great one

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY YT

[@billygraham5589]

I’m looking for the CHEAPEST foundation for a slab home in California. Can you use fiberglass rebar instead of iron?

[@fuentes38]

Hey but you know you're the best because you were the man he contacted

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

A good way to look at it TY

[@therealdojj]

that's a really good set up there! i'm impressed

[@texasproud3332]

Like someone told me years ago building requirements bye respective cities are just minimum requirements so I guess make the concrete as thick as you want it you definitely have more patience than I would I don’t allow homeowners to work along side me

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It's alot of fun

[@AraCarrano]

The opposite of "That'll Do" and a Homeowners hand prints. ++1

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Getting it done

[@seephor]

That’s real nice work. It’s a shame it had to be covered up with concrete.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

True TY

[@swingblade1776]

You used the vibrator he left on the jobsite 😂 sorry it was too funny

[@JasonTylerMusic]

When you say “this is what the drawing called for”, what drawing are you talking about and who provides it?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Architect

[@LM-gu7rj]

If you have your mother in law or mom living with you, you definitely need two kitchens in the house. 😂 I have two kitchens in mine too.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great for holidays to

[@GSMSfromFV]

Not to mention some extra-heavy and thick sound-proofing! ;o)

[@californiahandball]

That was a nice form work and rebar lay out! Pretty dang nice!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I thought so. TY

[@rubenvarela4077]

No vapor barrrier on the slab in middle

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

That yellow plastic goes all the way through with sand on top

[@rubenvarela4077]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete oh its cover with sand we leave it yellow

[@chevyss8288]

Do you need any joints on the slab for an adu addition?

[@Akziis]

It's always for the mother in laws 😂

[@valdezescalante4097]

The owners brother needs a lot more Practice

[@youyoungchae3906]

very good job! by the way...It's summer there? Here South Korea is Winter now.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

technically its winter but in California we have nice weather year-round

[@romaellodfranco72]

Great video Odell. I know it has been two years but if you read this, what was the widtth and depth of the footers to support a two story build? Thank you in advance.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

24" deep 18" wide

[@romaellodfranco72]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete Thank you so much for the info and your time.

[@ericfraser7543]

LOL do you charge extra for the lessons, or does it just give you and your guys a break? Not as easy as it looks getting out there on the pads...

[@mikeso5963]

Where to buy the steel stakes online?

[@sumnerslandscaping5565]

Great job as always fellas. Did the home owner know you through your videos or from local word of mouth/advertising?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Local ads

[@DulceLyons]

I love your video ,what’s the distance between the bots

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

30"

[@samoflegend738]

using the vibrator on the footer feels like wild overkill lol but credit to the guy for getting into it

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Getting it on OSS

[@wolfgangweimer737]

That was nice but I miss the 50% horsehair 50% nylon broom action.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

A lot of people miss that tool

[@BobaBabe5607]

You should always vibrate the concrete anyway no matter what

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Not with this mix

[@swingblade1776]

Im trying to save up to have that done. We are a family of 7 in a 3 bed 2 bath house and we have long outgrown the house but cant afford to move

[@californiacritic9779]

Always great information. Thanks for the videos as always.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW TY

[@galaxyjsbroman148]

Top man top team👍👍👍

[@MilenaKoncar]

That eyefish distortion of the camera makes this video a disaster.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Oss

[@bryanspriggs4290]

Is 2500 PSI standard for all of the work you do?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes, anything over is a bonus

[@mikesmithh]

Great job by you guys and the homeowner.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@umangprajapati8482]

🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌

[@georgemichaels2325]

How come the j bolts aren't 30" on center? They look too far apart.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

6' is the maximum

[@georgemichaels2325]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete Must be a county thing. Where I did my builds. It was 30 inches.

[@steveramirez1654]

👍

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Great job as always 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇸

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@anitajinfla9762]

5:07 On the plus side, fresh lemons on the tree for iced Lemonades for all the hard work. 😅 Nice job. Would love to see the room addition. Before/after

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

yes that would be a nice touch

[@viktorrotkiv1698]

And the inspector was right ..!!! That’s the cleanest job I’ve seen too …. Everything looked clean and well prep….

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur

[@cubbe8]

Why was the wall ripped up

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

To expose the exsiting slab and it all has to come down eventually

[@martyguy8185]

A 4 slump?? Looks like 5 1/2 or so

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Optical illusion

[@spicynomad]

odell , are you mad the home owner watched another you tube channel?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

No, I'm glad he did because I learned something new

[@spicynomad]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete lol, im just messing with ya. hey, ive never seen you with a beard and you look like a different person. all good .

[@Frank-bh3cm]

The beard looks good on you 🙂

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@s-w]

Just came across your channel. I'm curious why concrete driveways are expected to crack, but it seems like foundations aren't expected to?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

All concrete cracks. Foundations also have crack control cuts. this foundation is small enough not to need cuts

[@FloatnFlow]

If possible in a future video could you talk about what concrete PSI is and what situations call for different PSI's? Thanks!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sure

[@sydsyd]

Another excellent job! 👌

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@nunezbro]

I’m guessing the homeowner has experience in this field? I’ve did a great job

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes it looks like it

[@arkansas1336]

Excellent video and great workmanship! That was at least 3500psi!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Seemed like it, but I ordered 2500 psi

[@normandowell3474]

Sometimes those kinds of people are great to work for and sometimes they are annoying and overbearing. They seemed pretty good to work for.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

This is a good one

[@Overfl00d]

Were you slightly afraid of the plastic bursting and ruining the pour? 😬

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It wouldn't have hurt if it did, I would have to add more concrete

[@michaelkiley5658]

So nice to have access to quality videos like this. Thank you

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sure TY

[@carlitosinvegas6015]

Great Video

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@jlacson74]

About how much did the homeowner save by doing the forms himself?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

And dig out, rebar, plastic, sand bolts. 7500

[@manuelmalpica7327]

Been finishing for about 7years came across your vids years ago, love hopping on YT and watching some Odell vids

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad your back TY

[@PCPCRB]

Nice work!

[@drumtwo4seven]

Sweet 👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@estebancerda4]

Great job and great video, but those lemons on that lemon tree look very tempting....I wonder if any went missing after the pour.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I wish

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

My daughter had a lemon aide stand yesterday

[@sumnerslandscaping5565]

No kidding what a treat it must be to live in that kind of climate

[@MonzoZG]

How much did the concrete cost? Plus labor?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

3500

[@neldel2873]

Great work. Does the concrete have to be pour thicker if the structure is gonna be a 2 story as opposed to a 1 story?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes where ever its load bearing

[@GRUBB-MUDD]

kinda like using form liners, but w wood grain.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Alot of people sandblast wood to expose the grain

[@madman432000]

we would like to see the rest of that lemon tree.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Lots of lemons

[@charlieboye2009]

That rebar looks huge!! Excellent DIY Job.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes, I concur TY 😊

[@andwjy]

Those lemons look juicy! 🍋

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes

[@joeconner2669]

What height dobe should you have on a 4” slab with #3 rebars

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

good question

[@joeconner2669]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete what’s the answer?

[@thelouiebrand]

That is amazing!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur

[@stephenc2296]

Where did he get the stake puller?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I don't know but it's a back saver

[@mehmet284]

good job odell impressive work

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@kenmcmaster6938]

good job

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kenmcmaster6938]

good job

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@valerienaylor1069]

Great job you guys

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@joesalle2964]

great work as usual thankyou

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY YW

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Excelente trabajo 👏 👍 💪 👌🏻

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Gracious

[@MrTooTechnical]

Matt risinger. Great vid.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

That's the guy

[@lemm1388]

This Prep looks better than the usual ones on this channel. You can see the investment when its your own project.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes, very well done

[@cloutgangster2.037]

How much was this ?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

4500