BuildingaHouseonaHill

I'm building my own house. In this episode, I install 2x12 beams and floor joists. This video also includes instructions on how to choose your joists sizes and how to lay out joists for a circle shaped room. Music - Asturias by Isaac Albéniz According to my copyright notification, this was performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos.

I'm building my own house. In this episode, I build concrete block piers to support loadbearing walls and install the sill plates so I can finally start framing my house. This video also includes instructions on how to install sill plates for a circle shape. And I show you how to build Adirondack chairs from recycled wood.

I'm building my own house. In this episode, I pour the concrete stem wall, including a circle shape wall, and remove the plywood forms to see how it looks. I also get my results from the electrical resistivity imaging study. They found something unusual. Music: Hall of the Mountain King - Kevin Macleod Peter and the Wolf March - Prokofiev

I'm building my own house. In this episode, I cut and tie rebar, make my own all-thread form ties, and finish building plywood forms for a concrete stem wall. This includes building plywood forms for a circle shape. I also include a short animation on the engineering of plywood formwork. I also investigate the ground under my house with electrical resistivity imaging. 0:00 Introduction 0:27 ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING 1:38 CUT &TIE THE STEEL 3:23 BUILDING THE FORMS 5:16 BUILDING OUTER FORMWORK 5:36 BUILDING INNER FORMWORK 5:58 BUILDING THE CIRCLE FORMWORK 7:22 REBAR NOT OOPS. SQUARE 8:43 FULLY EMBRACE IMPERFECTION

I'm building my own house. In this episode, I dig a trench, cut rebar, bend rebar, and pour a concrete footing. I also investigate the history of the hill and learn something unsettling. #solobuild #landrun #rebarbending #buildyourownhouse #concretefooter #diggingafooting #rebarbender #DigTrench #steelReinforcing #howtobuildhouse #concretepouring #GeorgiaBuggy #Vibrator #OklahomaHistory #weirdhistory

In this episode, I start building a foundation for my house. I build rebar cages, drill and pour concrete piers. Something unexpected happens during the concrete pour.