Longbridge Rear Extension - Build to damp course

This episode documents building the footings from the trench fill concrete up to damp course level, including the slab.

[@engr810]

thanks man, you did a grand job, very clean site, you edited video to make watchable in short period of time and you got skill... many thanks

[@ianbaker3281]

Hi nice job going on, but wondering where the insulation is under the pad, didn't see any going in.?

[@zamankhan5340]

Weldone ur making a family very happy new extension 😊

[@richardmartin4839]

Hello, I'm just a novice bricky, nowhere near your standard, just wondered what you were using as a string line, could not see it properly but looks much better than using pins.. Good work guys

[@dpsbuildingltd530]

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[@EcoMan-te4vu]

@ 13:19 glad you explained that one. first thought was to tooth in but mate those are thumb joints- were they trying to match a 65mm brick with old imperial on the original house? great vids by the way, thanks for posting

[@dpsbuildingltd530]

Yeah they were! They didn't achieve it though! I believe the original extension was built by the last owners who weren't in the construction industry.

[@fucxkxows5416]

Good video. You definitely need to invest in a microphone tho 👍🏿

[@dpsbuildingltd530]

We've bought one and started using it now so bear with us and thanks for the comment.

[@pillarsofdoom4891]

Help! Can you use solid block for outter as well as inner leaf below dpc?

[@gary24752]

Why no brick ties or insulation?

[@dpsbuildingltd530]

No ties below ground as a lean mix goes into the cavity. Insulation was placed on top of the slab 👍

[@jeffsmith2144]

insulation??

[@dpsbuildingltd530]

The insulation was placed on top of the slab. We normally put it under but the building regs drawings for this extension required it over.

[@tomthumb1769]

Why not use foundation blocks instead of all that brickwork underground that no one will see? Just wasting time doing all that dead work

[@dpsbuildingltd530]

We were going to us them but we had trench block shortage in our area at that particular time so instead of waiting a week we decided to go up with a cavity wall to keep to the schedule.

[@cannywf1]

Starts telling you how important it is to lay the first courses plum to dictate the superstructure, then builds a corner plumbing from the inside & not the face of the bricks which the first course should really be concrete blocks ‘cause it’s below DPC and won’t be seen! 😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂 Do not listen to this 🤡.

[@dpsbuildingltd530]

Once again a non builder thinking they know it all. I suppose your name is Google. You might want to go to supersavers mate as not once do i plumb from the inside. You might want to back to school as well as plumb is not spelt plum, that's a fruit. But thanks for your ravishing feedback.