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31K views 197 replies 44 participants last post by  Cole82 
#1 ·
Well I am trying to line up a company to sub out a basement to. I can dig it if need be, but would rather just have them dig footings poor build walls poor and strip.
Well here is the kicker that no one in my small area wants to deal with. 14' wall 1' thick and 400running feet. The owner doesn't want anything else but the foam forms.
No one in my area wants to do it. Town of about 400,000 should I try and cordinate from a further larger city? I'm no wall guy never done one before. I am stuck and the time line is short to begin with.

Cole
 
#131 ·
He, if it was that easy, everybody would be doing it......oh wait, i forgot with this recession everybody IS doing it:censored:

:laughing:

Sucks when the trucks on on site and ya run into this crap....we had an addition homie used some hack for the footings/foundation. 3" out of square in 16', and then his forms were blowing out and he used 3 extra yrds of material due to improper bracing....he billed the homie for it LMFAO!!!!!!
 
#130 ·
Throwing worthless manufature reps in front of a bus is know to relieve stress.:clap:

Maybe a John Deere Combine would be easier to locate where your at.
 
#132 ·
That is the truth JD combine's are every where busses are hard to find.
He, if it was that easy, everybody would be doing it......oh wait, i forgot with this recession everybody IS doing it:censored:

:laughing:

Sucks when the trucks on on site and ya run into this crap....we had an addition homie used some hack for the footings/foundation. 3" out of square in 16', and then his forms were blowing out and he used 3 extra yrds of material due to improper bracing....he billed the homie for it LMFAO!!!!!!
I didn't even want this job, because of my lack of experience. But just couldn't find the right guy for the job around here.
It kind of makes me feel like a hack with all the corner problems, but I did it exactly as the man. told me to. The rep even said it was brace more than needed.
 
#133 ·
You have answered my question regarding the forms you are using. I asked the rep about the corner forms, and he assured me they were great. Well, we don't have blowouts.

I don't know what I would have done on site, but many years ago, the standard was to keep 3/4 ply on hand for emergency repairs. The first ICF poors I was learning on had a few blowouts, and these were tall walls....the method was to move the poor on down the wall, shovel out the excess, place the form back up, and screw ply and whalers on to reinforce, then re-pour. Hell of a a mess.

If I have any questions about strength, especially T intersects, and if I doubted the corners, i would brace in advance...tying the forms together with scraps of 2x or anything can alleviate many of these problems.

Glad to hear it worked out for you.
 
#134 ·
Keep at it Cole:thumbsup: Some days are better than others...

I've only had one blowout, and it was when using a pump truck... and a vibrator.

Touch that high slump mud w/ a vibrator and it goes liquid:censored:

Gotta have pics so we can feel your pain:laughing:
 
#138 ·
I had a huge long post wrote out then my connection failed so I lost it.

Thanks for the words fellas.
Today and tomarrow I am trimming a basement and hanging doors so pics may not come until late friday or saturday. It is an hour away and all.

How was the show, I don't get TLC and couldn't make it to the premier to far to drive late at night with my 3 year old.
 
#139 ·
All i got out of it was the guy overseeing the operation screwed up the ICF forms and lots of collateral damage:w00t::laughing:


It was just highlighting the move itself, and the mover and his family/business and what went on behind the scene, the move, etc....pretty interesting watching something that fricken huge ride down the road...WOW!!! and i just laughed when they'd get hung up with the rain...kinda keeps everything in perspective on how we've all been getting screwed these past few years with all the rain:furious:
 
#142 ·
They showed his heart problem or whatever the heck it was he had, and then later his right hand was wrapped up in tape, but i never saw the incident that caused it. I did get a kick out of watching his 12yr old son piss and moan though:laughing:

Seattle is'nt this bad Cole, my brother went to work out there for a year doing lot clearing...taking down forests to make room for subdivisions, he said you could count on twice a day of rain:
at night until 7:30am and then it was done and sunny until 2-5pm and it' rain again, so you could base yoru day around it...here, you never know WTF is going to happen. I was so fed up two days ago i emailed our local weather men and told them as technology progresses, they're forecasts are getting worse, two days ago they called for 80% chance of rain...i had to move the schedule around acordingly...it was focking sunny and warm!!! I've lost a butt ton of money either rescheduling or planning on no work due to these forecasts and the other day just pizzed me off.:laughing: so i had to rant on them.
 
#146 ·
Yeah I just watched it tonight. Stuff was out of order and that kid don't even get me started. The whole pulling the signs out of the ground is total BS he did those two signs and that was it. We did all the rest and put them back in. Also when he calls for a dozer or hoe on the phone gusse who he was calling yep called us again. I was in the back ground a couple of times standing behind Patterson or the Weavers. My truck on the other hand was in there several times.

If it ever stops raining I have 2 days of work and then 1 day of pouring. Then I amd done with my part of the walls. Wait until you see the arched oak doors he wants me to build him.
 
#147 ·
Yeah now that i think about it that kid, was super whiny. I can only imagine how well it goes over when he is ordering his dad's employees around. I wish they would've spent the heart attack time, and whiny kid time on house time.
 
#149 ·
I just watched the show last night. I still wince when I think about that whiney 12 yo. Dad is doing a disservice to his family by involving them so heavily in his company. The son should be allowed to be a boy.

But I think it is all BS, most states, and the Feds, have strict rules regarding children on heavy job sites like that. I would imagine that dad may be audited for some safety compliance issues in the near future
 
#153 ·
What joke the rep was showing me how to do the corners with the brick ledge. He did one and it looked like crap just but jointed them. Then there was a 3''x4'' triangle hole. I said what about the hole and replied foam it. So I took two blocks and mitered them at 45*. Threw them together and said doesn't that look better and much stronger. Rep just said do it your way. I told him I allready started too and point up.
 
#154 ·
Poured that sum b*tch today another 40 yards. We only had one failure but it was epic a wall literaly split in two. other than that one it was a great productive day. Called the mason and told him he could start next week. First I will have to strip the wood and scafolding. That is 10'4'' tall 12'' thick main wall 18'' thick at the brick ledge, one heck of a wall.




 
#157 ·
Thanks
Would have to look it up, but between all the guys I would say around 1000-1500 hours. We had a lot of rain delays in oct. I only billed for 120 hours the whole month of oct.
How much is left about 3-5 years of work. Besides a complete remodel inside and out of this house. They are having me build a barn and a 40'x60' underground wine cellar.
 
#161 ·
The mason's are about 3/4 of the way done with the blocks.

The electricians are running power to a temp pole. They trenched and layed the underground portion today, should be back soon to set the poles.

Had to pour a small footing that we missed. Hopefully we can set our own beams soon then we are ready to have the moverstake there beams out. I'll snap some pics tomarrow.
 
#165 ·
Been to busy to pour a large stamped patio this year, they said they were happy to wait until next year. Thank god for good customers. The waiting list keeps growing, so I must be doing something right.

Yeah man come down, just LMK when because we are installing gates soon. People keep trying to get in the house.
 
#166 ·
Thank god for good customers. The waiting list keeps growing, so I must be doing something right.

Exactly, and this is yet one more reason i'm glad i've never spent a penny or put any effort into advertising, hard to get that kind of respect from cold callers and phone book junkies looking for services. As we both know, treat this as a job, do your job well, treat people fair and honest and you will be busy. I'll definately ask ya ahead of time when would work for ya, LOL!! Hate to just drive down out of the blue for no reason and have to run over the gates cuz nobody's there and i'm not wasting time and fuel for nuthin:laughing:
 
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