#6 Circle shape Beams and Joists - I've never built a house before
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.
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#5 Concrete block piers and sill plates with Circle shape - I've never built a house before
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.
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Pouring concrete stem wall and removing plywood forms - I've never built a house before #4
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
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Plywood forms - concrete stem wall with circle shape - I've never built a house before #3
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
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Digging a Concrete Footing by hand - I've never built a house before #2
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
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Pier and Beam Foundation for House - I've never built a house before #1
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.
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