Building an addition: Part 1 (demo, excavation, partial foundation)

[@RustyNail5856]

this was interesting, i did some stuff like this when i was very young. i don't now to old. ha ha. keep up the great work, i like the way you guy's did your own thing because you new what each other needed to do, you have a good crew. going to your next video. take care.

[@tillman1697]

As someone who knows almost nothing about construction, I enjoy the parts of the video where you explain what you are doing and why. Ignore the nitpickers and the haters. You are sharing your knowledge and expertise with a worldwide audience, most of whom don't know how these things are accomplished. Good on you, sir.

[@jaswats9645]

I agree in spirit but while I have no criticism of this video, not all that criticize are "haters".

[@krakca]

the skills and actions are great examples to study. US house building standards are not however.

[@glenjamindle]

That was the absolute cleanest demolition ever. Nice job.

[@zvonibab]

Always pleasure to watch someone who knows what is all about! Well done Mr Muller! Cheers

[@edp9743]

Between Jesse and Andrew, these young men have it together, Like their forefathers who built this old homestead they will tackle any job. These are the men who will make our country great again no fear get it done and perserve our country.

[@daddyjoemakesit1412]

Are Jesse and Andrew brother as they almost look same and do same work, I enjoy watching both their work its surprising how much you can learn just from 2 guys that not really teachers but teach a lot, thanks to both of them

[@25vrd48]

I was involved in a restoration a church that was over 100 years old . The job was partially funded with Federal Funds seeing as it was in a Historical District with extremely tight regulations . When I peeled the old brick off of the building I found Termite Damage to the 42 in. by 38 in. seal beams that were upwards to 40 feet long . The job stopped until Federal Officials from Washington D.C. came here to central Arkansas and set the regulations as how to fix the termite damage . The termite damage was sand blasted down to good solid wood that was damaged close to half way into the huge beams in numerous places and then forms were built and concrete was poured to fill the voids . The estimated $250,000.00 Restoration ended up costing $750,000.00 and our tax dollars paid for 90% of the entire restoration . The church building was 2-storiees tall with 14 ft. ceilings on both floors . A lot of the original building and material from the building had to be reused except for the brick and windows that were replaced with new more efficient modern material . I learned a lot about how the Federal Government wastes a lot of our tax dollars on Historical projects like this church that changed owners several years later and from what I can tell from driving by the church it has not been taken care of , what a waste of our tax dollars . The new concrete of today is far better than it was back in the 80s and new technology would have been great for the project . Y'all are doing a great job on that old house and I look forward to watching the rest of the build . Great video .. Keep'em coming .

[@maraudermitchelli]

43 years in construction this was one of the hardest foundations form and pours I’ve seen, it had to cost s fortune! Amazing job great video!

[@GoldsConcrete]

Great explanations, this video is well put together and the nuggets of knowledge are the cherry on top !

[@jmuller86]

Thanks

[@rtsaldivar]

Great Job! I love the common sense engineering! The excavation looked like magic! Nice to see someone great at his job!

[@FredCDobbs-mj7hn]

Very interesting and enjoyable to watch! Excellent camera work...way to go Mr.Jesse!

[@Dave1950dave]

I enjoy waiting you work as a mechanic as much as construction

[@jackjetpilot]

Thank you Jesse for taking the time to film all this. Most appreciated and enjoyable.

[@mikewidget7610]

as someone who designed and was involved in this kind of work I am impressed by your prep work and organization. So many times these two things are missing and it means the difference between smooth efficient jobs and disasters

[@jeffstull2534]

Thanks Jesse, I learn a lot from watching you and Andrew do jobs. Y'all really fire me up for projects around the farm.

[@aleldon9085]

Hi Jesse, 1. Thx for video. 2. IMHO it was your best video. I have learned a lot. 3. Man you should be thriller film director. For 1 hour I was waiting - House will fall. It will fall now. Now it will fall definitely.... Nothing happened. Perhaps you are director of films with happy end))))))))) P.S. You made my day with this video and proved that you can make long interesting videos.)))))))

[@ronaldheit196]

I loved it when I read you were saving much of the wood and metal to repurpose it on other projects. It saddens me when perfectly good lumber gets mauled up and it ends up in a landfill unless it has lead and asbestos contamination. I built a shed, a camp cooking trailer on a jet ski trailer frame and other projects with repurposed pallets (the shed wall structure) and other wood I got for free. Even some of the hardware was repurposed materials.

[@Fixinitup]

It is easy to watch but this is an incredible amount of work. I hope you are able to reap the awards and enjoy what you have worked so hard to accomplish. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@markreetz1001]

Good to see and your crew back at it! Always a pleasure watching you work. You weren't going to save that tree. I'm not one to take out trees on a whim. I think even if you hadn't invaded its root zone, it was very much gone already. They just would have had to remove it with house in the way. Great video. The rocks you dug out the basement were crazy. Esp the one in corner--wow.

[@jamesfarnham1976]

Good work Jesse! Also, it's good to find people that will work hard today. Anxious to see the progress. Thanks for sharing the video. Jim.

[@kevinwilliams8662]

Looking forward to following the progress. Loved seeing the Cisterns as I called them. Had them holding our water when I was just a boy.

[@glg3945]

Wow, that magnificent old tree sure fought to stay standing. Wonder what all it has witnessed over the many years of it's life. That was quite the undertaking to complete that renovation. Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family.

[@batbawls]

Awesome job. Very well done. High quality work.

[@frederickmoller]

Thanks Jesse, I never knew that setting up forms were so complicated, in my eyes at least. My dad did that for over 30 years on big dam jobs all over Canada, anyways I can't wait to see more!

[@jmuller86]

they are not that hard if you are doing new construction, this just had alot of odds and ends to encapsulate the old foundation

[@davidj4662]

Great video Jesse. Looking forward to the rest of the job. Thanks.

[@michaellynskey7124]

Marvellous piece of construction work Jesse🇬🇧🇮🇪.

[@jsnyara]

Thanks for the video Jesse! I look forward to learning about foundations and forms. You're right, there really isn't a whole lot of info out there about this stuff. Same goes with electrical. Your video on running electric to the shed helped me out a lot. Thanks for the awesome content, appreciate all the info and insight.

[@eyewonder6532]

Great job jesse the way you brought us along for the ride made us feel like we were involved and getting dirty. If 2% of the country had your work ethic life could be soo ,much better. Stay safe

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Very interesting. Nice having a crew that works together to get a job done right. Also, good video and editing.

[@larrylittletonjr.5305]

Nice. I didn't think I could handle an hour video but 1.05 later here we are. Thanks for the standing work info too. None else does anything but icf

[@tomjohntig]

Looking forward to seeing the finished building Jesse Great video content makes the lockdown here in the uk a little better when you have something good to watch thanks Jesse keep them coming. Tom. UK

[@joelongrid7625]

Always a challenge working with old homes. Nice work.

[@philipmorehouse1069]

I"m glad you saved the better parts of this building for recycling - it's the smart way to go these days. The water cistern would make a great root ceiler.

[@dennisgallagher1686]

Nice job the joys of adding new to old so much more work !!!

[@Lapeerphoto]

* @5:00 Often referred to (where I grew up) as "Rainwater Cisterns" - pretty common in the old days 1800's as you said. Nice DEMO !

[@josianrodriguez1249]

WELCOME BACK JESSE, GOOD LUCK IN YOUR PROJECT. SALUDOS. FROM CLIFTON N.J.

[@msrose3561]

I so much enjoyed watching this video.

[@michaelb.5345]

Great video and instruction Jesse. Keep it up.

[@gccarcit]

A great job and wonderful crew !! Thank you for a nice experience. Looking forward to the next episode !

[@yenerm114]

Good video man, I haven’t seen any videos with people using what we called simons panel forms, when I used them we were pouring square 8x8, 11x11, 13x13, all 5’ tall footings and walls,but where we could we used double headed 16s nails with a piece of wire for anchoring the bottom, I’m pretty sure they have just as good if not better sheer strength than a tapcon and easier to get out when stripping the forms, just bend the panel down and u can get the nails to pull out with all the leverage of the panel, just sharing what I’ve used before, but good job so far on the addition! 👍👌👌

[@johnnymelendez4836]

Great job Jesse, thank you for all the knowledge. It is awesome to see your boys in on the teamwork like Andrew.Keep em coming Jesse can't wait.👌😇🗽

[@mykalmcb]

Glad to see this video. I have missed seeing them. It was interesting watching you and your Dad helping Andrew. The castle isn't very practical but it's very cool.

[@nickbeam5432]

You seem two have some dedicated workers, i hope they keep up there momentum. Fantastic job and well done !

[@LAMH]

Hey Jesse - a lot of work and skill goes into the forms.....and just to strip it all away. Looking forward to the other 3 walls! Mike from SW Ohio

[@bfd1565]

Cool project bro. I was watching closely to see how you were going to go about this. It took me back to the days of pinning up Simons forms. I received my education thru the Carpenters Union Apprenticeship. Those 4' forms are no joke by them selves. 6', 8' made me thankful Local 1000 or 17 Labors carried them to me. Climbing scaffolding with pouches full of oily pins. I don't miss those days at all. Brutal on the hands but part of the skills one needs to master his craft. Makeup panels and scribe panels need extra attention due to the enormous pressures. One also has to be extremely careful with the vibrator. You'll blow out a funky corner in a heartbeat. Not everyone can handle these kinda jobs. Most just specialize in one thing or another. Its takes God gifted skilled hands. Best wishes and ill be watching. Keep up the good work.

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[@wghoag]

Hi Jesse, my new favorite.... others have their food network, history channel...you and Andy and company have now brought us the Construction Channel Network Thing with talented young people just killing technically challenging and sometimes outrageous stuff. Its like a no nonsense no frills industrial strength version of this old house. Thank you I really appreciate it and I hope you are able to keep pumping this stuff out. Whats next a syndicated PBS series, a magazine? Just kidding, they would probably ruin it.

[@pjp80s]

Nice work... the addition will be the strongest part of the house!

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

. So appreciate that you gently demoed this and did not just walk in smashing it all to pieces, finding the basement like it was , was very interesting along with the Water containment. Am and have always been deep into History of things and places and people, since I have over 28 yrs of genealogy research, and so much history involved it in all. Can't wait to see part 2 of this Job and this video. Wondering if the owners will keep the small out barns they have in the back of this home, ...

[@kylejones2075]

Great video. Very cool setting. Very innovating way of marring stone and concrete. Big project lots of time and man power. Sorry to see Andrew didn't make a guest appearance. Great video keep em coming.

[@pjonz2008]

Great forming system man. good to see someone who puts in plenty of bracing. in my experience you can never have too much bracing when pouring an 8 foot wall.

[@trh4982]

I am here to watch you work, but I am loving the Synthwave music for this video too.

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Awesome job Jesse 👍👍👍👍👍😎👍👍👍👍👍

[@edwardseth1230]

Some parts of South East Asia (India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Nepal) contractors building concrete & brick homes ...still build these underground water storage systems (dual water storage 3 brick wide up wall to 10 feet deep)..even today. Suggestion: the tree at (33:12) next to the tree you pulled out.. could be pulled as well.. more safety for the house. Question: in a home like this.. do you gents setup a water pump in the basement attaching it to the outside..(throwing out the excessive water gathering in the basement...when the water table rises..winter or spring)?

[@phhowe17]

I was wondering about the drainage for the addition as well. Once they had the crushed rock down, there were moments where you could see the gravel sink into the clay as they walked across it and then spring back up. Surely they are going to need a good perimeter drain system and a sump basket.

[@toddincabo]

Good Video, thanks for sharing. Glad to see you safe and well and hopefully the rest of your family as well.

[@chrisgijselaers]

Very cool project! Very well captured cinematically too!

[@bigmotter001]

Highly educational and entertaining. Many thanks and take care.

[@dalepremo3695]

Well done and very interesting, Jesse. It's always a pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work and I'm glad to see you back. Looking forward to the next part.

[@michaelovitch]

Aren't the 2 by 4 supposed to go in the wallers brackets and not above it ? 51:00 When you tap the wedges it deforms the bracket while if the 2 by 4 was in it would keep its shape and be braced, and become even more rigid,being aligned with the form's frame.

[@jmuller86]

usually the waler goes inside and on top on those brackets, to form a double waler. but since I had so many form supports I decided one was fine for each spot. because I also did another on the inside as well

[@michaelovitch]

@@jmuller86 Ok,thanks.

[@winsurfer123]

That was a pucker moment with that tree. Great job!

[@jackjacke4654]

Loved the video Jesse. Keep em comin!

[@christineingram55]

I really found this interesting..I enjoy watching things like this especially ones that are extremely well explained ..Your never too old to learn even if you may never need the information it’s just the joy of it..You all work as a great team and put a lot of pride in what your doing .I have subscribed so I can see how the house comes on..Thank you lads.Oh by the way I opened a house built in the turn of the century ,I think possibly 1905. We found too when we had work done on our home it also had a fairly deep chamber made of bricks under a lean to ..Its like a small covered area..This was used to collect water originally when the home was first built and there was at some stage a pump for the water there too..I am in the U.K. so we had them in older homes in areas that were not on the mains then as they were more Rural 😀

[@tomdale1313]

good project...txs for sharing, see ya next vd

[@yearight7956]

Nice work. But next time just go with your gut. Disconnect everything and use the machinery. Even if you need to bring in a couple extra sets of eyes to double check before you start tearing it down with the excavator to make sure everything is disconnected and safe. The time and physical work you’ll safe is HUGE. But credit to you for demoing all that by hand. I always found it interesting demoing older houses because of the funky ways they’d build and the crazy stuff we would find behind some walls or under some floors.

[@tmack2090]

enjoy the video jesse !! good job on the pour !! nice tie in with old foundation !! thanks for sharing !!

[@franz357]

AWESOME WORK !!! This is SO satisfying to watch !!!

[@stevenmcgregor2219]

That was very satisfying to watch great job can't wait to see how the walls turn out

[@9856CB]

One of theBEST videos ever. Super Old School and ingenuity extreme

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[@donnaaranda7175]

I would save all that stone if I were the home owners. So many uses! Also would ask for a water proof membrane for the floors and wall in case water getting in is ever an issue with a pump system to take it away from the house. It's not cheap, however it could save thousands in repair

[@mismas81]

Great video! And nicely done work.

[@jayadinash9102]

Your concrete form building is very nice!

[@jmuller86]

Thanks

[@TR19]

Nice job, very interesting video

[@wills5482]

Nice to see you back

[@edboydeshaw]

Honestly great video, I've never seen anyone actually do this before. Thanks for sharing

[@freelander8216]

One of your videos it's on quantum tech channel as construction skilled workers. Well done for your work and best luck.

[@tectalabyss]

Great to see another video from you. I am thinking maybe that was a spring box years ago and the flow changed, We have springs like that here and sometimes the flow just changes. Liked,shared. All my best.

[@hillbillyfranks]

You guys do a real good job and enjoy watching your videos keep it up

[@dgsyakilah8799]

I like this 👌 I love those reno or restore or demo works it's enjoy to watch

[@JoePesty]

taking everything down makes much more sense than just smashing it to pieces. Good call.

[@DIGGER19860]

If your welding something you need straight like that pin lay it in a piece of angle iron to keep it really straight

[@jmuller86]

good idea, didnt think of that

[@TimMcArdle]

Wonder if your new pin is longer for a factory thumb? Our bobcat is that way.

[@jmuller86]

@Uncle Eidolf yea high water table, seems to happen on almost every addition I have built

[@alan71033]

You know I agree with the angle iron but he welded that thing straight free handed, that was pretty cool.

[@Lunker75]

Great video. What’s the plans with the water - exterior drain tile? Seems like the pump will run 24-7 you must have hit the water table

[@Fault.Current]

It's been 31 years since I did any concrete form work. We used to apply diesel fuel to the forms with a garden sprayer after we stood them up.

[@jmuller86]

yea I have used a sprayer with this release oil but it gets all over the footings and makes it not stick as good

[@markbridle9329]

Sat on the South West coast of England, finished planting all the flowers, sat down with a cup of tea and watched you boys go too it. Great video, well explained, whens part two?

[@redbudestate865]

Wow, nice job! No wonder you've been MIA for a while, can't wait for the other videos!

[@waynep343]

a few thoughts.. the mud that you covered with gravel.. i would have thought that tossing in a few bags of cement and stirring them into the mud with the excavator... might have cured to almost a slurry that would give you a firmer base to work on.. second. your plastic troughs at 1:00:48 if you need to make more.. forward thinking.. one cut thru.. 90 degrees on each side of that cut.. shallow cut thru the corrugations only but a double cut.. 45 degrees each way. but not thru the inner liner.. select some rebar that will pound in.. and grind a rounded shape on one end.. now warming the 1/4 with a weed burner to straighten it.. pound rebar pieces into every few corrugations to hold the 1/4 section straight and to keep it open .. so instead of half a tray.. you have a deep U shaped tray.. you might be able to put some curve in the rebar pieces so the delivery section is spread wide.. just thoughts..

[@CadenasInformaticas]

I hit the like button before I even watch Jesse and Andrew's videos. these two are fast becoming part of my favorite KZbinrs. I go back and forth. great videos. The taking down of the tree was crazy well done. Thats a pretty big job wow..What other friends of Jesse and Andrew does YT also am I missing anybody? how about the friend with the 1985 Komatsu PC20 excavator? Andrew helped him with his track...

[@sinnytim]

That's Dan Wheeler, Jesse's dad.

[@utubota5522]

Nice work, I like you attention to detail.

[@rod22lt]

Great, great video thanks…must of been an editing nightmare. Seems u have a really great team. Still new here and trying to figure out if that’s one of your dogs or homeowners but living it’s best life regardless

[@TheCuttingtorch]

great work.. a pump sprayer makes quick work applying form oil, and sometimes you can put it on after the forms are up..

[@lutemule]

That was a hell of a lot of work! Kudos to the crew!

[@georgezgreek]

Nice job dude ! looking forward to seeing your progress .

[@casycasy5199]

nice job.nice old farm.how many days did it take to dig that

[@ericjohnson9080]

Nice job. I didn't see if a new sill went in or if you poured up to existing sill.

[@douglasthompson2740]

Good to see you putting steel in the footings and walls. Too few do. Was your subsoil down to hardpan? Going to be a lot of water there if there isn't some place to drain it off to. Hate to see it depending on a sump pump. Looking forward to seeing the rest. Good video. I like that it doesn't use loud music.

[@joewallsmonsterhunte]

I would watch these poured walls going up on new housing projects up in Leavenworth, Wa.I would always wonder how did they assemble the forms? It is truly some engineering and craft.Now I know. Thanks!

[@fastsetinthewest]

I visited my daughter's family at Leavenworth. Some poorly constructed housing. Three story unfinished may I add. The hot and air air vent was right beside the toilet. No handrails on stairs. Never seen anything like it. Over at Fort Bragg, the CCP made sheet rock was causing woman to abort their babies. China exports poison. My niece and husband was at that place. Shameful. This was just before Trump took office. These GD government people are criminal scum.

[@phillipjones3342]

That was pretty amazing and good explanation glad to see you go into more detail on the finish up curious what happens to those metal straps in between somebody might answer me

[@jmuller86]

those metal straps are called snap ties, and they get broken off flush to the concrete

[@johnmcdonald8298]

Down in NZ they are called RMD forms. Rapid Metal Development. Idea came to this country from UK . Firm called R M Douglas. Used a lot before precast was used . You are doing an excellent job on the renovation and addition. Everything very well done, with a great crew.

[@davidbroad4834]

Very good. Hope all is well for you.

[@iwanthomas4902]

Thanks for sharing! It's very informative ... good viewing!!

[@dcw1540]

You do some great stuff.a lot of talent. Thanks

[@michaeldinatale5824]

Do you put holes in the bottom of the Lowe's bucket for the pump. Great videos thanks.

[@pjseiber2774]

Great video Enjoyed immensely 👍😁👍