Episode Eight - Installing DPM, insulating and pouring the basement floor concrete slab

[@ThomasCoryate]

Thank you! Amazing how instructive a video can be without endless talking - just captions, clear shots and real time at the right moment..

[@workingonthehouse8038]

@@ThomasCoryate Thank you for your lovely feedback, means a lot 🙏 Though technically, I should’ve used a second membrane over the insulation. Watch Steve and Alex on the tube to see how it SHOULD be done 😁! youtube.com/@steveandalexbuild?si=qrlLE45crs4maefI

[@LWPowers]

Great video. Thank you. One tip to make it even better: always leave the subtitles displayed for the length of time it takes you to read them three times. This will make it much easier for your viewers to recognize read and interpret your message.

[@tylerl.5190]

This is the first time I've actually seen someone use the laser level instead of simply mentioning it. Awesome to actually see it in practise, extremely helpful thank you.

[@workingonthehouse8038]

You’re welcome bud, glad you found it useful. Very much a new thing to me. I’ve never used one before and kinda making it up as I go along! 😀Thanks for the sub 👍🏻

[@maddierosemusic]

That floor is way overbuilt and should last centuries! Good job!

[@darrenpodger7294]

Looks great , like the rebar not many would use that , nice.

[@leenusbaum9596]

Thank you for this video. I will be doing a slab project myself this month and I like your idea of leaving your stakes in during your ground leveling process before the pour.

[@workingonthehouse8038]

Thanks, it worked really well. I used the same method on the courtyard renovation I did, that worked quite well too.

[@johnspecht72]

In the part of the world that I am from renovating like this is not the norm. I look forward to seeing more content!

[@workingonthehouse8038]

Hi John, thank you for your comments and support. As I shoot new video, I am including talking to camera sections. Not a skill that comes naturally! But keep an eye out for those and hope you enjoy 👍🏻

[@johnspecht72]

@@workingonthehouse8038 You will do well. No one is expecting a professional presenter. I know that it will be fun to learn and it will be that extra bit of personalization to make your channel your own.

[@beks1731]

​@@johnspecht72 Are you from UK?

[@mgastra]

Grest work mate, thanksvfor shareing 👍

[@workingonthehouse8038]

Sorry, I must’ve missed this comment, thank you! 👍🏻

[@omstygomsty]

Will the moisture still not travel up the walls outside the DPC? I have an existing concrete floor which I want to take up to put in underfloor heating. Theres an existing DPC underneath. Would i just replace the old dpc and connect it to the existing one? Also what about a radon barrier in those floors?

[@mauriciogonzalez6302]

I may be off base here but I don’t think you’re supposed to seal the walls from the inside. This makes the limestone want to escape through the wall (inner walls behind the sealant). This makes the wall brittle over time due to efflorescence. They make a special membrane that allows the wall to weep and the modifier is collected through a chain drain that leads to a sump pump.

[@workingonthehouse8038]

Hi Mauricio, thank you for your comments. I’m absolutely no expert at this. Just all self-taught. But I suspect that what you are saying is more applicable to a subterranean basement/cellar. Only one of the walls are external and very little of that is below ground. With a steep grade away from the building that is concreted. Black jacking is a common practice (or used to be) here in the UK, especially when building against a grade below ground level to prevent moisture ingress. I’m sure there are better belt and braces methods, but this will suffice for my needs. If in years to come it becomes damp, it will return to being my workshop 👍🏻😁

[@rudedude8794]

@@workingonthehouse8038 similar situ myself, having knocked off the tanking/concrete render, I've found some of the bricks below the DPC drenched in moisture have Spalled /disintegrated the whole bathroom was damp and always cold has two external walls, I built a false wall at DPC level before in front and left an air gap of 20mm above the short wall I will stud. There will be air bricks behind it. Kinda new at it myself although a bit late in my life my knees tell me.

[@joshtaylor1065]

You can waterproof them from inside :) Not all basements can be insulated from the outside, so thankfully there are plenty of internal-waterproofing methods available from paint-on waterproofing to mineral-based waterproofing spreads.

[@beks1731]

I don't know where you're from but look at the construction sites in Poland where everyone does it. You can't ignore it when building a house

[@adeking2255]

You are a legend

[@workingonthehouse8038]

Thanks 👍🏻😁

[@AbdulSelim-xw2di]

You’re good bro

[@workingonthehouse8038]

Shukran my friend

[@andyman1032]

hi what is the make and model of the laser you are using many thanks

[@workingonthehouse8038]

@@andyman1032 Hi Andy. Doesn’t look like a current model, the closest one I can see is: uk.huepar.com/products/huepar-b03cg-pro-laser-level Looks to be very similar. USB C charging, 3 x lasers (horizontal, vertical and perpendicular) carry case and pulse mode (so you can use a receiver) Hand on heart, it has been a really good purchase and made several jobs much easier.

[@Adampeterdale]

Alright mate... cracking job 👏 this is exactly what I'm after doing on a house we are thinking of buying... would love to pick your brain a bit on the planning and building regulation side... did you need regular visits from them?

[@workingonthehouse8038]

Hi Adam, thank you. Please treat my videos as entertainment only mate, I’m not in any position to advise.

[@Adampeterdale]

@workingonthehouse8038 I understand where your coming from completely, like I said its more the building inspector side of it and permissions I was interested in rather than the actual work being carried out... its fine if you would rather not discuss it though 🤷‍♂️

[@workingonthehouse8038]

@@Adampeterdale You’re welcome to email me: workingonthehouse at gmail dot com 👍🏻

[@reddye2331]

I like the work Mate. But same time I’m thinking U got so exhausted u did give us viewers the $$money$$ shot of the cured concrete. I’ve dug some foundations out and this last one I do have footage of it. Digging out by hand tho and filming the process by yourself is hard. I had all intentions of putting it up on KZbin but we will see my editing skills suck. Good job tho mate.

[@workingonthehouse8038]

Thanks Red, appreciate the comments. And yes, I had no idea how much effort and forethought must go into producing content like this and it makes me appreciate others work on KZbin even more 👍🏻

[@pathickey7256]

What went on top of the concrete, more insulation?

[@workingonthehouse8038]

Hi, no. Nothing as of yet. But I intend to use a self-levelling screed to unify the whole area 👍🏻

[@r.a.monigold9789]

ALL - by hand...

[@monkeytonker4637]

👍👌

[@cannyscott]

👍

[@Bob.W.]

Nice. Why did you glue rebar into the walls, as opposed to just laying it in the concrete? Was there some special need to tie it in that way? Thx.

[@workingonthehouse8038]

Hi Bob, thank you for your question. My reasoning was, that because footings are normally wider than the wall, which spreads the load. This would tie the underpinning into the slab reducing the point loading. But I stress that this isn’t what an “expert” has specified, this is just what I think is the right thing to do 😉

[@mickbroadbent6750]

first time viewer here looks good m8 but plz for future reference do not wear trainers when concreting [i know] the lime in cement burns skin really bad mine went all the way down to the bone on both feet

[@workingonthehouse8038]

Hi Mick, yes good advice. My feet were bone dry, and I am aware. But, duly noted 🧐