Helical Pier Foundation | Coastal Building Goes Deep | Sawdust EP01

[@royordway9157]

As a 66-year-old carpenter from Maine with 47 years' experience, I'm impressed. I just found your channel and if it wasn't 11:30 PM, I'd keep watching tonight.

[@kulagabe]

Being both a contractor and video guy I love both the production value and educational value of this video. Great work!

[@TechTimeMass]

Been researching the helical piers to lift a footing for a chimney, might be something i go with over a complete chimney rebuild

[@judsonsweany2283]

The audio quality in the intro shot is awesome! You can see how windy it is but you certainly can’t hear it lol. Great first episode!

[@jeffreyspitler7860]

Excellent series!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thank you!

[@BasementBrandon]

Looking forward to this series!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Happy to hear!

[@rickduquette3399]

It's nice to see that there is now a choice of the finner points in the new home building industry. Looking forward to what's coming next. This looks like you have the know-how to do what needs to be done and your willingness to pass this know-how on to us want to be builders. Hope the guys over at This Old House aren't too upset with you.

[@RobertInFlorida]

Great idea Jeff! Keep doing that

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thanks! Will do!

[@ryanf5955]

Great Content 👍

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thank you! More to come next Wednesday!

[@elodiathomas443]

Absolutely fascinating. It took me 40+ minutes to watch the video as I kept rewinding to take it all in. Great energy, explanations, and shots of the construction team as we learn about all the new (to me) technologies. Love to watch someone who takes such pride in his work and talks up and respects his crew. Way to go Jeff. Now if I only had a little piece of land in RI. I'm in - subscribed! .

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DixieNormous1]

Very informative,you need your own tv show 👍👍👍

[@dcselwitz]

Fantastic...looking forward to EP02!!!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thank you, happy to hear!

[@rsweenor]

Badass!!!

[@x-raymind7778]

That nail puller is sweet especially if the nail is in a lvl food old fashioned leverage.

[@philipmiller5202]

Much more interesting than watching the NFL or the NBA.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

We couldn't agree more!

[@jacobkrzyzek5777]

absolutely awesome!!! Can not wait to see more of this series!! a real build show

[@Sweenorbuilders]

More to come!

[@sheedog27]

Fantastic job Mr Sweenor. First saw you and your crew on TOH, and then NS. Excited to see this new series of videos. Keep up the great work. Health and happiness!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thank you!

[@jmklamm]

Love it. Kevin from TOH sent me. This is obviously the next big channel, excited to see it grow!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Greatly appreciated, glad you like it!

[@noocnosaj]

A very well done video. Lots of production value. Additionally, this video is very informative. I have heard of helical piers before. But, I have not seen them or watched them being installed. I have been watching Sweenor Builders over a few years on TOH. I am excited to watch more in-depth videos of the building process altogether. Thank you all for taking the time to produce such high quality and informative content. Looking forward to the rest of the series!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thank you very much!

[@mauramaclean5090]

Love it! Story line clarity is fantastic. Can’t wait to see more.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thank you. Next episode comes out Wednesday, 11/4/20!

[@_SYDNA_]

Wow thank you for filming this!

[@ecstaticbanana1063]

Awesome series, definitely lived up to the hype!

[@ryanwolf1938]

Great build

[@georgemc26]

I'm so glad I found this channel,

[@Sweenorbuilders]

We are glad as well George, thanks for following!

[@joebecket557]

Jeff, love you on TOH. Thanks for giving us an in depth look at what you do. I''d love for you to incorporate some costs so the average Joe like myself has a working knowledge. TY

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thanks Joe and dully noted!

[@AnishinaabeTrevorC]

Wow, Incredible & so very interesting, intelligent and very much needed these days with coastal erosion. Here in Nova Scotia, Canada, these systems are very much in need. I would love to partner up with Sweenor Builders and introduce these systems here on the East Coast of Canada!!! 🌊🌲🏗️🏡💪🏾

[@westwardbound1436]

That spooky music selection for when the X is doing the demo is amazing 😆. Just finished your videos and ended on this one and they are great. Building airtight in Vancouver, Canada. Looking forward to your next videos.

[@zachbeller5342]

Awesome series. Keep it going please!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thanks Zach!

[@chuckchalfant]

I used to live in Wakefield in the early 2000's and always admired the projects your company had signs in front of. So happy to see the series on KZbin, I hope you guys can kepp it up. Great production value! Give Matt Risinger a call, you guys should be part of the Build Show Network!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thank You Chuck!

[@captsnug1]

Very interesting.to watch.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@andrewhillstrom8397]

This could’ve been an hour and I still would have watched every second. Great craftsmanship and fantastic video quality.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

What a compliment! Thank you Andrew - appreciate your comment.

[@stephanbrown3751]

Awesome episode! Detailed explanation of foundation with helical piers.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Glad you liked it!

[@Freedacarlo]

Production quality 🤩

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thank you!

[@rsgr3963]

Wow so many material recyclable

[@briandesanctis4956]

great job guys

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thanks!

[@insanecallingrv]

Love the new show! Can’t wait for more.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thank you! Next episode airs Wednesday, 11/4/20 - save the date!

[@E71T8]

Good stuff!

[@briandemmer1941]

I just came across this series and it’s been great!! Looking forward to the upcoming episodes! Keep up the great work Jeff and crew!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thanks Brian and welcome aboard!

[@stephanguidry2334]

Love y’all. This is awesome.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Much appreciated!

[@BuiltByAmal]

I dream to be like you one day! Hopefully one day:)

[@10mccort]

are you able to do this in the midwest (illinois)? very interesting. i like it. not having to pour footings is a damn game changer!

[@ddterrill1]

Great and informative! So good to see professionals work.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Much appreciated!

[@rowco321]

Great job!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thanks for following!

[@watchthe1369]

I would love to hear the story behind that trailer deck under the mini excanator.......

[@RolandElliottFirstG]

At 11:56 you have a deformed tube, this would be rejected here in Australia, the horizontal and verrtical loading has been compromised even when any form of footing is added on the top.

[@Chris_Moncada]

Love the new video series and channel. My only suggestion is to dial back the soundtrack especially when Jeff is talking. It’s ok to have just him talking with nothing going on behind his voice. Just a suggestion.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Glad you like it. Really appreciate the feedback on audio, thank you!!

[@kevin3434343434]

You're not going to salvage any of those windows, doors, siding? Everything looks like it's in perfect condition. Other than than, great video! Subscribed.

[@JonnyDoe1776]

Just an observation: ( @7:02 - 7:08 ) - I was taught to never allow the tape to rewind without using you finger as the stop. Allowing the tip to slam against the hard surface of the case will cause excess slack over time resulting in inaccurate measurements. It can also result in the tip breaking off and then the tape is ruined.

[@markshep03]

It seems odd the shafts twist... We used these constructing a large gas plant in West Texas about 8 years ago and we never had the shafts twist like that. It seems like the shafts size are undersized for the torque required by your engineer.

[@MvpBouck]

It sounded like the engineer required 4000 psi and they over torqued it to 4700 psi😂 that pier should have been replaced

[@danchesney631]

The video barely featured the helical piers.

[@mikemckenna4816]

The existing house looks to be in decent condition, was any consideration given to reclaiming any building materials? Shame if it all ended up in the landfill.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Agreed Mike -- always looking for ways to repurpose. We work frequently with our local Habitat for Humanity and on this project donated to their ReStore program. Thanks for asking, and watching!

[@jackpatrin8415]

I wish you would try and salvage more materials from the house while doing the demolition. The roof, siding and windows all looked to be fairly new and still usable for other projects like habitat for humanity. Otherwise this was a pretty cool video and excited to see more.

[@jackpatrin8415]

@h2s we also need to think about larger green building practices. Not just dollar and cents for everything. For example say you’re building/remodeling and trying to make a “net zero” house. Can you really call it net zero if all the old usable materials end up in a landfill and all your new products get shipped in from around the world and have massive carbon costs to make? Sure your heating bill is nothing, but how much more resources did you take up to make that house?

[@garybarchas4984]

Were those windows not suitable for Habitat for Humanit?

[@moutrap]

The Helical piles system I am used to seeing are usually round which would make them less prone to twisting under load. Any particular reason you guys are using squared piles?

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Some brands are round, some are square, Chance brand are the ones we use and they are square. I actually like that we can see them twist because it let's us know that we achieved good resistance.

[@TagiukGold]

I've heard that there is a way to replace the audio of a video without resetting the view count or other metrics. Something to look into.

[@ericwong8482]

Wondering why square shaft rather than CHS? I noticed a few USA videos have SHS shafts?

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Depends on the brand. The brand we used in this case was "Chance" piles by Hubbell

[@IRAKLICHIKHLADZE]

I see you are high ranking builders. I was wondering if you ever had experience of using jcb hydradig 110w.

[@Crazyreseller]

What a shame to tear down that beautiful home :-(

[@Sweenorbuilders]

The owners of this home enjoyed it for 40+ years as a beach house and wanted to make multiple upgrades to make it a durable, weather tight year-round home.

[@alank64]

It's even more sad that they couldn't remove the windows and doors and give it others that might use them! :(

[@rmontena4583]

wasteful. it's why the US is going down the tubes!

[@rmontena4583]

building this close to the coast should be illegal.

[@monkeybussiness76]

@@rmontena4583 Get your money up then you might be able to do it

[@davidrehaluk8620]

Looks like some pretty pissy piles to bend them like that thin wall tube must be

[@lrc87290]

They are doing a lot of this tearing down of old and not so old to build new in the Jersey Shore community I live in. Many homes are unoccupied most of the year. A few years back a carpenter I know was working on a house when they started tearing down a house nearby. It is cool to watch so as he was watching them tear into the house something looked wrong. Pictures on the wall towels on the towel rack in the bathroom. Turns out right address wrong street.

[@ryanwolf1938]

Stringline on top of columns?. What is going on here

[@paulleblanc4653]

Good start , no safety protection gear

[@sbennet1447]

Enjoyed watching the video. And will enjoy watching the rest. My only comment is that in many cases the background music is too loud. Just my opinion. Thanks.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Thanks for watching and the feedback! Noted.

[@sbennet1447]

@@Sweenorbuilders Let me just tell you a story that might make you smile. I'm 55 years old and work as an engineer (not in construction). But for the past 35 years I've been building and renovating at my house (new windows, new siding, new roof, finished a 2nd floor, built a garage). I can retire in a year (my employer is very generous). I plan on starting a handyman/light construction business (I really like it) when I retire. And people say I have a knack for it. A little while ago I found "the Build Show" on KZbin. So I watch it on the tv in our living room when nobody else is around. Often times my 20 year old daughter will come in an watch it. We also watch TOH. She'll often sit on the couch and do her homework and watch what I am watching too (I don't know how she does that). And she's paying attention because she often asks questions. So KZbin suggested your channel (I didn't know it existed) so I started watching this episode. My daughter came in shortly afterward. She had to go to the bathroom halfway thru and she asked me to pause it. So I did. I knew she was interested. She asked a couple questions, mainly if your client had to build at a certain elevation why didn't the guy next door have to raise his house. Anyways we watched the hole episode and will watch other. We also watched the TOH house you did as well. So this morning she whisper in my ear before she goes to work "I like watching construction with you". She is a freshman at UMass studying Homeland Security. But I wonder if that doesn't work out if she could wind up as a GC. Anyways, thanks for making the videos. Scott

[@Sweenorbuilders]

@@sbennet1447 Scott, you are correct...it did make me smile! Thanks for watching!! Jeff

[@jamespollastro1407]

Why did you donate the windows and stuff like that

[@Sweenorbuilders]

We try to whenever we can (in our most recent demo, all the cabinets, doors, appliances, windows and more were repurposed on a different project), but in this case they were over 20 years old and so close to the coast... They were fairly beat up.

[@Sgtsavage75]

Round screws are much stronger than square ones 😕 The square ones can bend at the joints when drilling down. As seen the poles are twisted and warped

[@robertfeliciano5723]

Great information and production values, but the music is a little loud.

[@jasonmarshall819]

Wow ,how much to build.i bet a mill or 2.

[@Logan-le8jk]

Great video guys, but you got to turn down the background music. 😂 We're here for the content not the tunes.

[@kevincasey2947]

AAARRGGHHH!!! Coastal Rhode Island, but where? I grew up in Tiverton! I'm a RI born, RI bred, RI dead, (not dead yet... :-), proud URI grad. I just found this channel....been in construction my whole adult life in Seattle. I'd come home and work for you as a laborer for free! Show more pictures of home!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Hi Kevin, we are on the other side of the bay. Glad you found our channel and thanks for your interest!

[@kevincasey2947]

@@Sweenorbuilders YEA! I binge watched all of your vids, I figured out where. I used to live in Bonnet Shores when I was in college. I was a quahog and lobster lumper on the docks in Island Park in Portsmouth when I was a kid growing up and in Pt Judith and Galilee when I was at URI. A bag of rocks, a box of bugs! I even shook hands with Buddy Cianci once too at the Blessing of the Fleet, he said thanks but I smelled like fish!... ha ha that was a trip! I painted houses all over Wakefield and Kingston in the summers, I even did one helical pier job out here in Seattle too! I love your Tool Belt segments! Throw a snowball at somebody for me! :-)

[@Sweenorbuilders]

@@kevincasey2947 love it all! Thanks again and will do!

[@josephdestaubin7426]

That they did not even bother to reclaim the windows in the demolition house was disgusting.

[@Sweenorbuilders]

They were over 20 years old & in fairly bad condition due to the location being right on the water. We always salvage windows, cabinets, doors, appliances, etc. when they’re worth saving!

[@g35hunkers]

Aren’t you Captain Righteous.

[@jasonargentieri8954]

Lower the background music. Great show!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Noted!

[@dbconstruction7892]

I agree. Awesome content and great insight to the details of construction. I'm glad we'll be seeing more of this project in future episodes. I want to see how this project proceeds to completion.

[@user-dr2pg8fk2i]

Demolishing a perfectly acceptable house. Only in America.

[@jacobmillyard6799]

This is what a $100k foundation system looks like

[@Sweenorbuilders]

About half that

[@jacobmillyard6799]

@@Sweenorbuilders honestly a great deal given the requirements and commercial grade quality. Good work.

[@jessechen2013]

Hi, I really appreciate the content in this video, and I also operate a construction with my family in Asia. If you like, adding some extra software-generated videos to show the value in your work will boost your content to another level.

[@Insidiousotter]

This house looked fine. What a waste to tear it down for no reason.

[@michaelfarmer537]

The tool belt scenes are great! Your music guy needs to dial back the music volume, and match the music to the scene better, instead of letting the entire song play straight through, no matter where or what is being shown. You’ve got a top notch building crew! Keep up the good work! 👍💪🇺🇸

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Always appreciate feedback, and thank you!!

[@slipperyslope3912]

These piles are way undersized.

[@scott5747]

It took half the video to just get to talking and showing the subject.

[@robertsprafke9376]

Who’s dollars are paying for this?

[@Sweenorbuilders]

We are paying for the videos as high level marketing! Thanks for watching!

[@bentray1908]

This house will NEVER move an inch

[@TagiukGold]

TURN DOWN THE MUSIC!!! I want to hear the person talking, not some annoying instrumental.

[@519VXComanche]

You drive a way better truck than Kevin!

[@Sweenorbuilders]

Right!!

[@crowflight3988]

Why not wait for a hurricane to do the demo? Since the pieces will get scattered all over the county you save fortune in labor and landfill fees ;) ahhh the Government :( anyway I'm here for the helical screw piers ... thanks for the video ... and I thought the screw piers were supposed to save excavation like in the prairie, but live and learn ... good grief these coastal houses gobble up resources!?!

[@bccicone]

Shame nobody wanted to buy it and move it

[@plantationnews1962]

Only in america.

[@richardmontena1353]

this ought to be illegal.

[@judgementiscomingsoon27]

23 below grade 32 above sounds like the architect likes witchcraft

[@AnishinaabeTrevorC]

😮Jesus Almighty!!! Couldn’t you contract out a crew to disassemble much of this house to be re-used, recycled!!!!😡

[@brhino]

Not exactly fans of materials recycling... time & money I suppose 🙄