New build project: I went to check the concrete and ended up clearing the soil

[@paulmccarthy424]

Great to get ahead . Well done . Before this one gets going ,could we have an update on your other jobs, especially the cowboy build , that was just coming to life😂. Great content Darren ,thanks for sharing

[@reggiedixon2]

Agreed, I am very curious about the Cowboy build

[@f1fantraveltv358]

Hi. It’s my parents house that’s the cowboy build. It was agreed that he could commence this new project and come back to the cowboy build. So he has not abandoned it. Hope that answers your question.

[@tonydalton6756]

I love seeing the grab man. I just think of all that hard work he saves you getting it into expensive skips. Mine shifted 103 tonnes for me to dig out my drive. (he even dug it out I didn't have to do a thing).

[@Joe-jv5mm]

Really Pushing the Job on. You Mastered the Mini Digger ( Great labour/ Wages Saver) Notting Worse than working in clutter, Clean slate to work off for Monday.Good head Space hit the ground running!

[@JazzScottDIY]

Darren you triggered my ocd Darren: he was due at 10, the time now 9:45, he's bang on time 🤣🤣 but all jokes aside another great day on site, its nice when you get ahead on project 🙌🏾 👊🏾

[@ryzla101]

You are so lucky not having to go below the frost line.

[@frikshun_]

You guys dont play about. You have made great progress for one week!

[@hanslumbridge5349]

Excellent as always, thank you for sharing your knowledge and teaching 🙏

[@mikey4814]

Mikey here, Great progress on your own, looking good , now you can see the foot print more clearly , looking forward to seeing this one 5* as always

[@daverichardson5861]

Lot of work done this week Darren. Looking good. Great you were able to get some of the waste removed. Stay well.

[@ada-zionezukanma8275]

Good job Darren. Excellent work as always. Well-done.

[@painterman8863]

Well done, Darren, it's looking 👍 👍 👍

[@zoidberg444]

Really interesting watching this build from scratch Darren. I have some experience with extensions and the like but never really seen a build from scratch like this.

[@charlieehstephenson4893]

Phenomenal for a weeks work and delays with the concrete incredible job

[@andrewsnooks9077]

Well done Darren nice work this week with the boys you have done well this week enjoyed you're vlogs keep up the good work mate 👍

[@Doug....]

Excellent day's work on your own Darren. This is a great build to watch from scratch. 👀👍👍

[@ade7163]

Nice one Darren, some graft this week! 👍👍

[@brianedwards7958]

Keep up the great work

[@janvanderrip]

Marvelous work this week dazza , enjoy your weekend mate.

[@bricklayersworldwithandy6277]

Yep hide them wooden stakes from the Building Inspector, that's been outlawed for many years, the science behind it is the wood can swell and crack the concrete, never seen it myself but just use 12mm rebar like everyone else does.

[@neilwatcham8932]

Even just spray a level to concrete to, the put a level on it..

[@darrenthebuilder]

You got a link to law/regulations?

[@neilwatcham8932]

Not sure think it's part A foundations should be free from debris, especially wood that's gonna swell, then rot and leave weak points in footings... if inspector had seen em would of made u take em out.. I bet he ok'd it before u added em... he wouldn't of allowed it.. plus common sense should of told not to leave timber in a footing..

[@darrenthebuilder]

@@neilwatcham8932 yeah a bunch of probably, would of should of. Keep pretending To know everything. It’s easy on social media to pretend.

[@neilwatcham8932]

​@darrenthebuilder I was only trying to advise u mate, won't waste my time no more. I don't pretend. Why on earth would u leave wood in a footing.. so I was right about u putting them in after inspection.. can see u love being the boss and don't like taking advise.... last you'll here from me...

[@martinr5235]

Well done Darren, good job

[@stephenwelch339]

Darren you work well on yourself, keep up the good work 💪💯😊.

[@RoadRunner129]

Good work Darren, have a good weekend

[@jamesgay3207]

Great week's work Darren - enjoy a relaxing weekend

[@paulspickernell6875]

Brilliant progress Darren, nice one

[@mississippi4589]

👍🏾👍🏾 Looking good 👍🏾👍🏾

[@normanboyes4983]

Must have a nice day just to ‘play’ on your own with the digger .😉 Sorted out the site pdq.

[@iainmacinnes1660]

That was fortunate the grab lorry coming when it did. You managed to get a fair bit done 👍

[@peternash4936]

Cracking job 👍👍👍

[@RB-xg2vz]

If I ever get rich and retire I want to buy a field and a digger…would never get bored 🎉

[@stuartnaylor6472]

Looks good 😊

[@brianstevens9469]

Nice work.

[@allanmould2633]

You certainly work hard man

[@tonyc1167]

Darren how do you cope with all these jobs you have going on? do you not get stressed or anything? must be hard keeping everyone happy and on top of things.

[@andrewpeters3424]

Tidy job m8!.

[@georgeroberts6457]

looks like a building project now, looks great

[@SoFrolushes]

The black wires on the building telecommunication wires. Will they be buried into the new adjoining wall or will the cable sky phone company et al be asked to re route them?

[@CmdrX3]

Who's going to move the sky dish lol. I'm sure it was a tough choice for you Darren.... Go do some hard work with the boys or play on the digger for a day. 😂😂😂

[@djohh3057]

Now, where did I put the other digger bucket ?

[@luqmanali3132]

Nice job 👍. By the way how is the cowboy build coming along.

[@makstar7062]

Shocking amount of work done and progress made in such a short space of time, developer probably sleeping like a baby.

[@jamesloo4886]

Top work D as always. Where abouts in London is the job? Looks a bit like Bellingham

[@nickdrury4931]

Come on Darren, who you kidding, you just wanted to play on your toy all day lol

[@zlock97]

Shuld have asked the grab driver to dig the ground out with his grab and do oversite for u

[@philstation335]

Doing well ther Darr gonna look good wen done…how do you price for a job like that do you put one big price in or give a rough gist how long it will take u and price it on day rate plus 25-30% extra

[@kasper52173]

👍🏾

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘

[@WombleUK]

Haha that Grab Lorry guy is going to sifting them loads of topsoil & making bank selling it LOL Nice productive week though. Does your Grab guy do aggregates also? Kill two birds with him drop gravel, Type 1 etc & then take a load of away with him.

[@y.lelivelt2619]

You are not used to sit a whole day on a bigger. How is youre back feeling?

[@RB-xg2vz]

Shame the grabber guy doesn’t also bring the concrete or collect the skips 😂

[@reggiedixon2]

Is the foundation next to the existing house going to be dug and concreted by hand? Or have I missed something?

[@darrenthebuilder]

There’s no brick wall there

[@acro270]

What’s the guy next door going to do with his satellite dish? You’ll be building a wall there!

[@darrenthebuilder]

Lol it will be moved

[@shanicarter7637]

Darren vs. the plywood in the trench: Darren: You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. Plywood: Aaand I am teeeling you, III'm not goooing ... Darren: Hold my beer (gets in digger) Plywood: Whyyyyy! Whyyyy!

[@darrenthebuilder]

🤣🤣👍🏾

[@darrenroberts6376]

I prefer to work on my own. I never achieve as much when I have others working with me. You do seem to be over staffed Darren.

[@darrenthebuilder]

I’m training

[@MrLimenet]

No rebar in the concrete needed?

[@darrenthebuilder]

No needed

no rebar on the foundations ? what was the dimension of those foundations ?

[@darrenthebuilder]

You don’t need them in the uk in most cases. 600mm wide 700-900 Deep concrete

@@darrenthebuilder How do you know if the soil is strong enough to withstand the weight of the house?

[@darrenthebuilder]

The building inspector checks after we dig the footing. Most of the uk soil is vey stable. The house right next to our plot have foundations of about 10 inches of concrete and they haven’t moved in all the years they are there. Many English houses even those over 100 years old have no concrete just bricks on hardcore lol. These modern foundations are extremely over engineered and over the top.

@@darrenthebuilder with a 150mm cavity, 350mm (inner wall 100mm+ cavity 150mm+100mm outer wall) would you not require a foundation of at least 700mm wide ? 350 x 2=700mm and the wall to sit roughly in the middle of the foundation.

[@darrenthebuilder]

Most foundations used to be 600mm wide, now a lot of engineers specify 650mm to allow for the extra 50mm. If you’re having a 100mm with full fill insulation you just do it 600mm as usual

[@artspam]

One of the 3 digger buckets gets buried @11:50

[@darrenthebuilder]

Only temporarily. I saw it.

[@artspam]

@@darrenthebuilder Ah great I was guessing that might be the case, just posted to make sure. Thanks for the all the videos so great for winding down in the evenings.

[@darrenthebuilder]

@@artspam thanks for notifying me. 👍🏾

[@chrisbowen914]

Not a proper foundations pour without the cat inspectorate being involved!

[@davidelliott9358]

Why the hell would you bury your toothed bucket. Deserves to loose it due to poor workmanship

[@darrenthebuilder]

Rest

[@darrenthebuilder]

Every comment is literally “why this? Why that?” Because I do it how I want and you do it how you want. I’m not concerned with how anyone does anything mate. Just enjoy the video and put your spy glass away looking for faults in others.

[@charlieehstephenson4893]

He got it back out later when he spotted it

[@darrenthebuilder]

I wouldn’t even bother with this guy. All he does is comment negative on our videos. We all know this type. Nothing we do will be good enough for him. How dare we excel at what we do. If we were in the block he would be complaining aswell. Work hard he complains. Waste of energy people.

[@charlieehstephenson4893]

@@darrenthebuilder he was the same guy complaining about your tools as if you own the digger 😂😂😂😂 ahhh he’s a funny little keyboard warrior

[@kasper52173]

👍🏾

[@kasper52173]

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