Nudura ICF basement. POUR THAT FLOOR BEFORE BUILDING WALLS!!!!!

[@angelmaldonado7967]

Watching a good concrete crew work is always a pleasure. You have a very talented crew.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thank you sir I appreciate that.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks I appreciate that comment. 😊

[@danielmiller3567]

I love how you take your time and explain as you go. The introduction of the guys is a great personal touch. I would like to see more videos, Thanks

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks Daniel I'm glad you like the videos. I got a lot of videos for you to check out.

[@downbya]

I appreciate your attitude towards your guys and how you treat them, and how every third word doesn't start with F. Having spent 45 years in the trades and putting down 100's of yards of concrete and laying 1000's of blocks, I know how rare you are 😮😊 God bless you, Ron!

[@bondobuilt386]

Thank you that is a real nice comment my friend.

[@tadrimmey8746]

Ron, your videos are great! I've done concrete work years ago and this is great info for planning my ICF build.

[@bondobuilt386]

Awesome glad to help ya bud.

[@Kupacolypse]

You’re a great teacher! Thanks for all these vids!

[@bondobuilt386]

Glad you are watching them and learning. thanks

[@duanesherrell2829]

you boyz do good work. i have been in construction for 50 years.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks Duane that means a lot from a veteran like you buddy.

[@thomascoyne157]

Great vlog and a good video to teach up and coming lads and girls how to do right.👍👍🇬🇧Manchester England 🇬🇧👍👍

[@raoulroberts2024]

Smooth as silk. Nicely done, Bondo. 👍🏾

[@arthuralzamora7331]

Thanks for the videos - very informative & helpful! You answer a lot of questions! Great videos!

[@bondobuilt386]

Glad to help.

[@RobertFrattin-us1nb]

Get er done! Great information and a fun working environment, enjoyable and makes me want too watch more

[@miktub1555]

That was a great video, useful and funny commentary.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks 😊

[@Tysonography]

Great idea I'm building my house this spring out of ICF I'll be doing the floor before the walls after watching this.

[@bondobuilt386]

You will be glad you diud buddy. So much easier to trowel that floor off especially the edges. The sun will reflect off the foam and smoke one side and the other will still be wet if the walls are up. We do it both ways but when I can coordinate concrete I would always rather do floor like this. 👍😊

[@rosskennedy1960]

Great video with excellant information provided

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks 😊

[@andrewwilks2700]

Ron, thanks so much for this video. I'm building a walk out with 10' stepped ICF walls and was thinking about placing concrete in the walls and then doing the floor, but I am definitely going to suggest to the concrete crew that we do it your way. It looks so much easier.

[@bondobuilt386]

Awesome Andrew 👍

[@michaelc.3812]

I like your channel, Bondo, and the narration is great.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks I appreciate that buddy. 👍👍

[@lylecrome1265]

Nice work. Great site prep and excavation, cost a bit more but so much better for the crew to have room to move freely on the perimeter.

[@bondobuilt386]

Nothing worse then when you have no room to work around a project. And did you see the size of my son Big Biscuit? LOL

[@lylecrome1265]

@@bondobuilt386 oh yes! That young’n looks like he could run two mud rakes, one in each hand!! Great to be be young, strong and capable. Keep em coming really enjoy your efforts.

[@bondobuilt386]

@@lylecrome1265 Thanks. I'll have to see if he can run 2 rakes. LOL. More to come sir. 😊😊

[@jeffreysmith3704]

Very nice details and informative. Thanks!

[@bondobuilt386]

Awesome glad you liked the video Jeff

[@gosteel]

Thanks Brother!! Enjoyed that a ton. I'm a newb, so I'm learning as I'm watching, Cheers and keep em' coming, I'll watch them all.

[@bcadventurz]

Great idea only setting on course of forms before pouring!

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks

[@jameslewis5643]

great job again Bondo from UK

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks 😃

[@theGonemadagain]

Brings a few memories of many many slabs and pours of every kind, keep up the great work.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks Ken it gets in your blood. Lol 👍👍

[@szilardkiglics711]

Awesome work guys keep it good 👍

[@jimbob4456]

Damn, that’s a lot of hard work.

[@Justin-tb2qk]

Thanks for the share, really like the narrations.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks Justin glad you liked it. 👍

[@carldobler7328]

Very informative !

[@bobmariano1695]

Grew up in the Burg ( Pittsburgh) , my Father worked in the construction business as a laborer & I knew how hard he worked through the years. Learned a lot by helping him with carpentry & various small concrete projects . Blue collar Italian family ! ! Lol My calling however was professional baseball ⚾️......been blessed 38 years . Love your videos Bondo , great job & very educational & well done .....my wife & I are thinking about building our dream home in Colorado , been living in AZ these past 25 years . I’ve been educating myself with ICF construction & methods , looking to build a passive Timberframe home but want to use the most energy efficient methods & insulation . I’ll be asking a lot of questions regarding your videos . Keep up the awesome work & continued success as well. My Uncle has a cabin in Kane, PA just south of NY border & where we always go hunting & fishing . Signed out of LSU with the NY Yankees too & spent time in Albany , NY ! ! ⚾️👍

[@bondobuilt386]

Glad you like the videos Bob. I built my timber frame house. cut down all the trees and milled them up with my sawmill. A buddy helped me do the joinery. It was a labor of love. Now as I sit in my house and marvel over those beautiful beams. 😊😊

[@conradhomestead4518]

Great resource with this video! Thanks for sharing!!

[@bondobuilt386]

No problem. Your welcome. 😊

[@clubherbalife6292]

Good job guys

[@bondobuilt386]

Thank you. I’m glad you liked the video. 👍👍

[@mannybencomo5740]

Very nice work...

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks Manny

[@jocelynparadis4182]

Nice work,will be building my own house in the spring with nudura,2000sqft per floor duplexe,no basement,i will watch more of your videos,Gatineau Quebec Canada

[@bondobuilt386]

Jocelyn awewsome. I have quite a few Nudura videos that should help you out. I hope you are doing Radiant heat as well. I hope you subscribe beca=use I have tons of radiant videos as well. I snopwmobile in Quebec. 😊 Well before this Pandemic that is.

[@MrSparkums]

Nice work guys!

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks Mark 👍

[@LetsBuildAHouse]

It was absolutely recommended to us to pour the floor before the walls and that’s what we did! Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@steveno454]

I’m planning on building a cottage in a year or two. Icf seems like the way to go. Keep up the nice work. Toronto Ontario, Canada

[@bondobuilt386]

ICF would make an awesome cabin. Id love to see that build. Timber frame roof would look sweet also. 👍

[@bondobuilt386]

Thank you 😊

[@dagooglenet]

make sure you add an extra layer of insulation

[@willmakxam3834]

Steven where are you? GTA? Come up to our farm (Artur Ontario) when we are ready to pour another project. You could help out and learn? Look us up, River's Edge Goat Dairy

[@steveno454]

@@willmakxam3834 I’m just in Georgetown so quite close to you I watched your video on the farm website Super cool. Let me know when you pour

[@grantpeacock3537]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and techniques, God bless👍🏻

[@bondobuilt386]

Thank you for the nice comments. 👍😊

[@grantpeacock3537]

@@bondobuilt386 Whereabouts do you live, Idaho? I really like the laser screeding technique, I’m gonna have to try that. Do you ever slope your basement pads towards the sump pit? Also that power screed looks like it makes mud day go a lot smoother👍🏻

[@bondobuilt386]

@@grantpeacock3537 We are located in upstate New York. 30 minutes north of Syracuse. The power screed is an awesome tool. saves the back and makes finishing easier. We only pitch the floor just a little bit around a sump pit. The water should never get to the floor height. We do interior and exterior drains in 8” of clean stone.We do pitch garage floors. I will send you a video on how we do that. Regards Bondo

[@bondobuilt386]

@@grantpeacock3537 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ2uZ5Z6hJpqoZY

[@iksokwel]

New subscriber. Will be watching more videos as we plan on our own build in a few years. Would love to do as much of it on our own. Learned more in the few videos I watched so far than any other foundation build so far. Good stuff!!!

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks for the feedback. Thanks for subscribing. I’m glad the videos are helpful. 👍😊

[@curtbuettner7337]

Interesting way of doing that. We always mono pour the footers and slab as one; then start the ICF block build, then pour the walls.

[@bondobuilt386]

Curt aren't you worried having that cold joint right at the floor? Like a potential leak or weak point? I thought of doing that and creating a key way for the walls to pour down into the floor a little bit. How many have you guys done that way? thanks Bondo 👍

[@gregkump3639]

Be ok slab on grade. Wouldn't work here for a basement. To wet and no perk soil.

[@bondobuilt386]

@@gregkump3639 I agree

[@ffdananderson]

Thanks for doing this video and all the instruction commentary. Awesome!

[@Inspector-Steve]

Yo! Bondo, I found your videos searching for the information about pouring the slab before the ICF walls and found exactly what I wanted to see. Thank you buddy, if you want to come do a winter job in TN I got one for you

[@Chris-zm7kg]

Love the videos. Nice crew.

[@jtltet]

Your wire is going to end up back on the bottom because they are walking all over it after the guy has picked it up. Why not use chairs to make sure it stays up?

[@bondobuilt386]

I tried chairs a couple times. Some plastic ones broke and other kind created a tripping hazard trying to walk over the wire mesh.

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

@@bondobuilt386 What is point to use mesh then at all? It will be back on bottom and have zero structural effect for slab. Better use fiber reinforced concrete then if your men can't lift their feet.

[@bondobuilt386]

@@mr.wizeguy8995 we had fibers in it also buddy. We do both. The wire does also add strength as we pull it up with the hooks.

[@saraschmidt2417]

@@mr.wizeguy8995 why be a hater. Wire was up one or two inches after pulled up and stepped on , just fine I have seen chairs wrecked and sometimes worse than pulling it. They did a great job in my opinion having poured over 30 years. We all need to look at the positive here he is teaching and doing a fine job...

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

@@saraschmidt2417 I have demoed many slab that concrete crew claimed to pulled up mesh while pour and mesh was directly on ground. Rebar chair is so cheap that there is no point to not use it because mesh need to be inside concrete not under it. But that's why you can find loads of videos here in YT when someone drive way is full of cracks.

[@karencary3312]

Great team.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks Karen 😊😊

[@stevelalondejr2183]

Looks good nice job ,only thought drain lines in backward for flow direction as you flow into bell gasket end out straight smooth end ?

[@bondobuilt386]

Yes we had that pipe backwards.

[@stevelalondejr2183]

@@bondobuilt386 been there..lol

[@bondobuilt386]

@@stevelalondejr2183 thanks lol 😂

[@stevelalondejr2183]

@@bondobuilt386 our family biz is Drilling & Repairing Water Wells since 1966 we've had a few oops since then,but we are 3rd generation owned now!

[@bondobuilt386]

@@stevelalondejr2183 Thats awesome buddy.

[@AGTtactical]

Wow, some real skill and pride there laying out the concrete! Wish you were in the Atlanta area. You likely know this, but Nudura's instructions state to use their low expanding foam all along the base...I'd feel better about not having blocks getting shifted off your nice strait chalk lines by doing it that way. They do it really fast...almost quicker than starting and stopping doing spots.

[@bondobuilt386]

I have used Nudura foam or just the great stuff foam and the blocks are rock solid they don’t move at all. Thanks buddy 👍👍

[@emmacarr2519]

Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@rotaxrider]

Great video and great ideal on pouring the floor with just the first row of ICF locked in. Much easier to get the perimeter troweled.

[@bondobuilt386]

Yes much easier I’d prefer to do it this way always if I can. Thank you 😊

[@zammer1]

Thanks a lot, I learnt as well as I was entertained

[@bondobuilt386]

Awesome I’m glad you enjoyed it 👍😊

[@dalethornton1113]

Great video Bondo, like your calm and cool demeanor with your guys, I've had so many subs (one time) that scream and yell and run ragged when it doesn't have to be that way. Here in the pacific northwest we use Fox blocks and Build block. I started with Quadlock because that's all I could get 25 years ago. May try Nudura but it always comes down to price and shipping. I'm only 2 hours from a Foxblock factory. Great job, glad I found you and I'll subscribe and watch some more.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks Dale I appreciate that bud. I don't get to fired up unless I am loosing a floor and the guys are standing there leaning against the cumalong LOL All I have to do is change my tone and they know we better get moving. LOL

[@elevationspineandwellnessh7506]

Great videos! Thank you

[@donaldbrown716]

Great video

[@brianrodgers5908]

Bondo, I am a impressed with your video. No BS. Your lines were star right. I am working with an older laser, what do like these days?

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks Brian I will look at the model and let you know.

[@IWANASLAPTHAT]

Respect from the UK, nice work my man.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thank you I appreciate the compliment. 👍👍

[@thereelmowerchannel6183]

Great video. Thank you!

[@steventhury8366]

How much per yard is the water reducer? No plumbing pipes sticking up. That was nice!

[@bondobuilt386]

They don't charge me for the water reducer. Ya always nice with no pipes.

[@fliipso]

Cool video. Pouring floor first is a great idea unless you have in floor heating... then I'd wait. Looks good tho.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks 😊 You can do it with radiant just use short tap cons only about 2-1/2 “ and they will hold fine and not be neart the tubing. 👍

[@craigclemson9642]

Good channel real stuff no show but all GO

[@bondobuilt386]

Thans Craig. We have to keep moving. LOL 😊😊

[@Zack7228]

Hey Bondo…..thanks again for another great video. I am more and more interested in using ICF in build my shop/garage. You mentioned the equipment you have….excavator, and a Kubota backhoe I believe? May I ask which model you have? I am about to pull the trigger on a 2017 Kubota B26TLB. I would appreciate your thoughts…. Thanks.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks steve. I have a mx 5100 with sub frame backhoe. I just got a Kubota SL65 tracked skid steer. We beat that poor tractor long enough. Lol

[@frankflanagan109]

Great job man

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks Frank I’m glad you enjoyed the video. 👍

[@jimanderson4495]

ANYTHING you throw on the channel, I watch!

[@bondobuilt386]

Awesome thanks Jim I appreciate the support buddy. 😊

[@butopiatoo]

wish i could get you to come down for vacation an pour one of these exactly like this for me. awesome

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks. Hard for me to keep up with the work here. LOL 👍

[@butopiatoo]

@@bondobuilt386 what brand of glue/foam do you use? on the slab other than the rock you have down, did you just put a vapor barrier down and then re-mesh? Any insulation?

[@bondobuilt386]

@@butopiatoo You can just get the great stuff foam. not the window and door kind. the regular expanding foam. 6 mil vapor barrier. no foam on this one. if were doing radiant heat we will put 2" foam and tubing or spray foam and tubing.

[@hughchrysler3516]

Hello! Love your video. Question 1. Why is floor poured before foundation walls? Question 2. Can you give more details on stair foundation that vanished?

[@astfwp]

Great video and appreciate all you do. I am trying to learn some tips and tricks. In regards to the wire mesh, It sounds like you are trying to lift it up so that I assume would be somewhere near the middle of the concrete as you pour. How do you keep it from getting pushed back down to the bottom as you walk on it during the leveling and screeding part?

[@abefroman3903]

wow great video nice work what is the of the footprint ft x ft also if the footer allowed would it be possible to tag down some 2x4 sleepers around the outside and attach your blocks with some angle brackets

[@bondobuilt386]

You could do that but it is way faster to foam it down. If the footer is wet the foam will not stick so then I would do what you're saying.

[@abefroman3903]

@@bondobuilt386 thankyou just getting all the info I can .love that power screed and you got good crew everybody knows their task makes the project flow

[@bondobuilt386]

@@abefroman3903 Thanks I appreciate the feedback bud. 👍

[@drepenaproject]

This looks awesome. Though, I’m confused about the guy in the orange hat; he pulls the wire up, but then 3 guys stomp on the area immediately after working through that section. Doesn’t that negate the pulling he just did?

[@bondobuilt386]

The stone in the concrete gets under the wire buddy.

[@drepenaproject]

@@bondobuilt386 good to know, thanks for the reply. 🙂

[@endres689]

Wish I had thought of this when I did my ICF basement. I had 9'-4" walls up and the deck on, and I had to wheelbarrow over 16 yards of concrete, the truck chute could only get a small part of it and I was too poor to afford a pump truck twice (once for the floor, once for the walls). Should have done it this way and saved myself a lot of headache. Also would have been a whole lot easier to build the house afterwards. Kudos to you. Good idea and good job.

[@bondobuilt386]

Jon thanks buddy. Yes that’s why I put these videos out to save people from some of my headaches and mistakes I’ve learned along the way. I never had KZbin when I started. We did floors the hard way for years. Lol 👍👍

[@jaybee3418]

- Hi, what do you mean by “easier to build”? I’m about to start construction and trying to find the best ways.

[@endres689]

@@jaybee3418 I built a timber frame, and all of the rough work was done in the basement with a stone floor. I poured the slab after the frame was up. It would have made it a lot easier to do the work on a solid slab instead.

[@bondobuilt386]

@@jaybee3418 it’s much easier to pour the floor first. You can trowel all the edges from the outside and also there is a nice floor to work on while putting up the walls. 👍👍

[@chuckmayes2294]

Thanks for the video... It would be nice to know the times that each step takes like how long before you can get on the concrete and how long it took to (start to finish...) .

[@yips_way]

Hey Ron, only just realised on this video that Biscuit (now Medium Biscuit) was your son. I got withdrawal symptoms so started going through your old videos that I don't think I've watched. Pre Circle-T is how I know I haven't watched it👍

[@the1spen]

Cool video, even though your bells are backwards on the sdr 40 pipe. Smoother flow and nothing catches on the spigots if you keep the bells uphill.

[@alphabrett2502]

Ishmael Yoder 😂😂 i thought you were serious for a second. Thought one of them left the Amish lifestyle lol. All these videos of your showing us how to do concrete just makes me that much more positive that i want you doing mine!

[@bondobuilt386]

Glad you got a laugh out of it. LOL 😊👍

[@pingpong9656]

I can see you pull the mesh up, but when you walk over during screeding, does that not push it back down? Is the aim to get some of it up a bit?

[@bondobuilt386]

It does go down but the stone in the concrete holds it up enough to reinforce the slab. We also use fibers in our slabs a lot of times.

[@stephenaustin5525]

I have only seen a handfull of finishers as good as this crew. Mostly now in Az it's hurry , hurry hurry. Very few good finishers, I hope I am in that class. I'm 73 now EVERYTHING has changed. We had transits. Ugggggg.

[@bondobuilt386]

Im 53 buddy and I started with a transit when I was 17 years old. Thank you

[@JonathanHymer]

Thanks for the tips! It looks like you didn't put in the horizontal rebar in that first course of block at the time of the pad pour. Is that right? Would the rebar help stiffen up the course of block so it is less likely to move while pouring the pad? I am about to do the same type of job. Thanks!

[@adamwilliams8998]

Great Video!!! Will this method work with in floor heat? As I can only imagine it would be tough to do the nice work you did with heater lines coming out of the floor?

[@bondobuilt386]

Yes it will work with radiant. Just use 2-1/2" tap con fasteners so you can't hit tubing. It's down 4"

[@stephengordon8968]

Nice content I like it !

[@bondobuilt386]

Awesome thank you 😊

[@georgescofield6834]

Bondo, your videos are awesome man. I’m getting ready to do my first icf foundation. Thanks for sharing them man. Any chance you’d travel to the Adirondacks to labor for a pour for me? Indian lake NY

[@kennethmclean3679]

Is Nudura much different than Logix ICF block basements? I like how you did the floor with only 1 row of wall blocks. good idea.

[@bondobuilt386]

I have used both but I like Nudura way better. Much easier to pour that floor with one row down. 😊😊

[@tomkapaun6621]

I would like to see a video on using the power trowel. Technique of use, when to adjust the angle of the blades, etc...

[@bondobuilt386]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gH2oY2iZicx7nac

[@johnarchibald7559]

Why don’t you use support pads for the reinforcement mesh

[@bondobuilt386]

Hi John. Not verry safe to walk on.

[@ocean8434]

Enjoyed this video. Makes sense to put the floor in before the walls. Why would anyone do it the other way? Where are y'all located ?

[@bondobuilt386]

We are in upstate New York. Thanks 👍😊

[@ottomatic9324]

will water leak betwern the cold joint of the footer and wall or between the flloor and instalatiom?

[@bondobuilt386]

No we have a drain around these and the water will go to drain first because it is below the top of the footer.

[@ottomatic9324]

@@bondobuilt386 Thank you I never dealt with ICF before but Im looking into it. I appreciate you answering my question.

[@dreamersridge729]

Do you ever use the pan for the power trowel?

[@bondobuilt386]

No but I want to get one I hear they are great. 👍

[@bob_frazier]

At first I gave this a thumbs down, as I could not see how the lower course would hold. Boy was I wrong, this does look like a better sequence. Thumbs up!!

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks we have done this so many times and it never moves 👍

[@chanceschiewe5733]

How are you able to brace the walls to the pad if needed? Say you did not have enough room on the outside perimeter to do it.

[@donaldswanson3198]

Did flatwork for my dad about 50-60 years ago. Sure wish it would have been this easy back then. I'd have stuck with it. Back breaking, nut-busting heavy hard work back then.

[@EdwardTilley]

Chementae ... I would have never thought the foam moulds would hold the weight. Did you mention the brand of adhesive you used?

[@bondobuilt386]

Edward we just use the great stuff foam you can buy it at the big box stores. Not the window and door the regular kind. It’s rock solid when it dries. Can't be done if footer is wet though.

[@stephentaylor9366]

Edward, make certain that you buy the type that can be used with oil based products! There are different types of foam insulation. It should tell you on the can whether it can be used with foam materials. If you use the wrong kind, it will destroy your ICF block !

[@bondobuilt386]

@@stephentaylor9366 Good info right there 👍

[@chrisanthony579]

The conveyor is pretty sweet, don't see them in my neck of the woods, everything gets pumped. How does the cost of the conveyor compare to pumping? I would assume half the cost????

[@carinamontano1760]

Such great information! Thanks!! Just found you and have watched several videos and subscribed. Please please use the tripod more! I’ve never made videos-I just watch them😄-but the movement of the camera is too much for me. I know it’s possible to get the detail you show with less movement. I love the info! I’m gonna need to take Dramamine first though.

[@SternDrive]

Where's the plumbing pipes? Never seen it done this way before. I had my basement done with Logix ICFs and it worked great. How does this system compare?

[@bondobuilt386]

They are both about the same after they are built but I like using these blocks better. bThey are bigger and fold flat. I used to use Logix. The sewer and water and electric penetrated above this area.

[@bondobuilt386]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/haGwn6SGadmlh5I comparing both blocks

[@yvesjolicoeur747]

great job. Is the spray foam glueing the Nudura to the footing the only thing preventing the Nudura first row from being pushed out of alignment?

[@bondobuilt386]

Yup and they never move. A 4-1/2” floor puts very little pressure on that block. Also that foam holds real good. As long as the footer is dry when foamed down.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thank you 👍😊

[@yvesjolicoeur747]

@@bondobuilt386 thanks for the reply. Never would have thought that the foam did such a good job. Good to know

[@bondobuilt386]

@@yvesjolicoeur747 no problem any time. 👍

[@WAVE_ZERO]

I just subbed. I’m starting the planning phase for a starter house build; all self funded and minimal subs. You should add in your videos places where the equipment you use could be rented or bought. I’m personally interested in excavation and surveying

[@bondobuilt386]

Kyle thanks for joining me on the channel. Most this equipment can be rented but I’m not sure about where you live what places rent these tools. Where I live Home Depot carries a lot of tools for rent but we also can get some good tools from a small place called the Rental warehouse. Just a locally owned rental place where I live in central New York. 👍👍

[@lyvmyk9988]

Just watched this vid. I thought it was a a unique way to pour the basement floor. A couple of questions, at the beginning you show the drain pipe with the bell end facing the downgrade and I thought the bell ends should face the upgrade, It may be different with that gasket pipe? Second do you ever use plastic rebar cradles to lift your rebar mesh off the moisture barrier?

[@bondobuilt386]

Hi. The bell end of the pipe don’t make much difference in this kind of pipe. And we have used rebar chairs but the plastic ones tend to break.

[@omerkeshet3902]

Is it possible to pour basement with foundation (Mono pour) and somehow the floor together? So no cold joints at all

[@bondobuilt386]

I'm sure it could be done but I have never done it.

[@minutemandefense3935]

I'm going to comb through the comments and see if it's been addressed but how do you brace your forms from the inside if you already have concrete poured on the floor?

[@bondobuilt386]

We tap con fasten them to the floor. 👍👊

[@minutemandefense3935]

@@bondobuilt386 That makes sense but that would make me awful sad to drill a bunch of holes in my pretty new floor

[@brocharumplestilskin4513]

I sure wish you guys worked in North Carolina

[@6969redhead]

In the process of getting our house built with Nudura blocks and all videos show bracing from inside into ground. I guess I'll to wait for the next episode to see how you brace. If you had a choice, would you go for pump truck or conveyor truck? What is the cost to use either? In NC, a pumper runs about a $1000 to use. Great video!

[@bondobuilt386]

Were gonna tap con the bracing to the floor 😊 Conveyer is cheaper by probably $400 to $500

[@butopiatoo]

@@bondobuilt386 i guess i don't understand shooting screws into a concrete floor you just worked so hard on. Especially on an interior residential floor that you might want to stain, etc.

[@bondobuilt386]

@@butopiatoo You can also brace from the outside of the foundation but kind of a pain.. just a dab of Portland and sand mix and the tiny holes are gone. there 1/16 "

[@butopiatoo]

@@bondobuilt386 ok , thanks

[@masoudpourjam9930]

Hi Bondo; just wanted to know how many minutes you need to start using screed and then power trowel over the concrete? and what is the thickness of slab for basement. Regards

[@bondobuilt386]

Hello. The screed you start using just as soon as you pour the concrete out. The power trowel you start using when the bleed water is gone and as you can step on it without sinking to much. They weather effects when you start finishing it. How warm it is if it’s in the sun and even the wind so each situation is different. This slab was 4-1/2” thick. I’ll see if I can find you another video showing the timing of it. 👍

[@bondobuilt386]

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[@masoudpourjam9930]

@@bondobuilt386 thank you Bondo for quick reply

[@daytonaferris9670]

From 300 subs to 6k keep up rhe good work my man

[@bondobuilt386]

Thank you 😊😊 its alot of work but I enjoy helping you all out. 👍👍

[@AndyFromm]

29:39 🤣😅😂 I can relate to that

[@bondobuilt386]

Ya Evin is hilarious 😂 🤣 😆

[@eugenepotton9984]

I really like your channel. Im new to ICF . Question on this foam foundation you don't need any vertical rebar with this type of forms?

[@brandonpippin7461]

I have a question: after you set all your wall blocks how do you set your braces with a finished floor ?? The "foot pad" needs secured, do you just drill and tapcon it into your concrete floor ?

[@bondobuilt386]

Yes exactly Brandon. 👍 short tap cons if there is tubing in the floor.

[@matthewmclean9734]

We never poured a pad first, the risk of the ICF shifting is way too big, if the base block isn't square the rest of the foundation is gonna be bad.

[@ranbirsingh6189]

Have you used Nudura series one and any experience with helix microbar in the walls? Great content.

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks I have not tried these products yet. I would like to though.

[@robertatkins272]

It’s been a while since I’ve worked with ICF’s but I know the spray foam trick work’s really well. I’m curious if the floor could be poured with the footer, monolith, like the slab on grade we have in the south?

[@bondobuilt386]

I think it could be done but it would leave a cold joint right at the floor and an area for water to get in easier maybe???