Thanks much! I like the rounding on the footing. Also, perfect use for those little "camp" hatchets!

@throughoureyes5160

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 7 months later and they are looking great still!

Thank you for this video. All the other videos just show the brackets being plopped in the concrete. I wondered how they were level. You showed me how it's done. Thanks!

@bsasteve

6 жыл бұрын

same here

@throughoureyes5160

6 жыл бұрын

No problem, glad to help!

@Joshua79C

6 жыл бұрын

RR Buildings show him using a level on the brackets he uses and been doing a step by step series for DIY builders

@kw503

Жыл бұрын

@@throughoureyes5160 Hi there. I had mine installed in posts just like this, but there is a declining drop in elevation as the posts go toward my backyard. I'm told the saddles need to be shimmed up when I put in the beams, but there seems to be quite a difference from one saddled post to the other. I'm wondering how I would attach my beam, if there is a big shim on one saddle to make the beam level.

I had to watch about 30 videos before this one actually showed me how to level the brackets

Great job! Thank you 🙏

Thanks for showing me a way of leveling and straightening the brackets like that... I know myself and that I can do. Nice channel too😁. Happy homesteading

I've put in a lot of supports in various concrete footings on my own but I still learned a LOT right here. (This was wonderfully shot as well). Thank You.!

@RealJeep

Жыл бұрын

I hope you didn't "learn" anything from this video. If you did learn something, it was how to do everything wrong.

@lot5953

Жыл бұрын

​​@@RealJeep can you explain because I plan to build a stair that will attach to two poles and the two poles will sit on the bracket and below the brackets will be cement like in the video. I will put two bolts on the cement so I can attach the brackets to those bolts

Helpful. Thanks.

Thanks so much this is how I will be doing my footings for my cabin wasn’t sure how to place the top part now I know 😁

That looks to be a MASSIVE deck!!

@throughoureyes5160

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. It's a yurt Platform . Needs to hold up our house.

that was so helpful... detailed and just what was needed to do it correctly

@throughoureyes5160

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help. What are you building?

@craiglist308

Жыл бұрын

@@throughoureyes5160 two holes for a deck in north east part of usa 44 inch frost line,

You're a madman! Can't wait to copy your teck-neek! Don't forget to clean off your hatchet! :^D Love the broken level!

@throughoureyes5160

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, do what I gotta do with what I got. Thanks

That intro is so long I thought I was watching an 80's sitcom.

@throughoureyes5160

6 жыл бұрын

hahahaha me too now that I went back and watched it

I did my footers similar to this for my deck. 9 days ago. The difference is that I set 6" J-bolts in the concrete. Then I attached the footing bracket to them and set pressure plates on top 24 hours after pouring the footings. Why is it now that when I attach my 4x4 posts to the brackets the J-bolts come loose with just the slightest pressure on the 4x4?

@slydog7131

3 жыл бұрын

Do the J-bolts come loose in the cement or does the nut on the J-bolt come loose?

So those brackets just get sunk in the concrete with 2 ears ? My mind says it dont look very strong enough to hold a post i know there used by the thousands but it dont look strong????

Will you be using 6 x 6 posts as beams?

A hatchet concrete float?

Wow lot of footers.

Thanks

I hope this came out good. Seems like you should use pvc gloves for concrete harbor frieght has them cheap goes up to your armpits. Also have vinegar on hand to wash hands after concrete contact.

Seems like a crazy number of footings. If you are using something like 2x10 joists you would only need about 1/3 as many footings. A 2x10 can span approx 12' according to international building code tables.

@danielleterry180

4 жыл бұрын

Jake Wilson always better to do over kill my brother didn’t and now has issues so this guy thought ahead

@danielson2454

4 жыл бұрын

LMFAO.

@WisdomGroveQuotes

Жыл бұрын

100 %, that's the worst layout I've ever seen. Definitely at leas twice as many as you need.If you use the proper brackets, you also don't have to round your top. The bracket holds the post out of water. So you've now use a flat bracket on round surface. So you're gonna push it in deeper. Increasing water contact. Makes sense.

@ale189251

Жыл бұрын

Looks like a mess to be honest. I never seen anyone center a bracket. You string the edge of the bracket.

@ThroughOurEyes Thank you for this. You proved my point with my overbearing uncle who wants me to do it his way. I knew this was the right way to do it. I bought 5 acres and need to move a small building. He wants me to pour a foundation and then pillars,I said it wasn’t necessary. Can’t run plumbing under already cured concrete. I’m a silly girl what do I know🙄.

it is not deep enough?

Thanks for Video. At 4:07 min., I see a post close to the screen, with a bracket that is very close of the edge of Sonotube. Is there a minimum distance that bracket has to be from the edge of Sonutube. Thanks.

@chadford8500

2 жыл бұрын

I would not put the bracket to the edge of the sonotube/ concrete. Dead Center is best. Don't want the Concrete pier shifting due to uneven weight on one side.

what size of a footing? what size sono tube? Thanks

What kind of brackets are those and where did you buy them? Thanks,

@mazobob

4 жыл бұрын

google "wet post anchor"

I m planing to build me a gazibo should I use this method to make the post last decades?

@Joshua79C

6 жыл бұрын

If you want it to last more than 2 decades then yeah if you plan to build one piece by piece or if you choose to go prebuilt but still want to anchor it to last long then this is the best way to anchor it against the weather

where can i get the bracket?

Seems like burying the post gives a lot more lateral support

@throughoureyes5160

Жыл бұрын

That may be true. I think I remember reading that the chemicals in the treated wood would react to the chemicals in the concrete in a negative manner.

You roughed up the surface before adding your new concrete. But typically concrete does not stick to concrete.

@jandras1

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he filled that sonotube with wet concrete in, more or less, a single go.

Perfecto

Some of the anchors look uncentered on a few footings, but ok, it is DIY, I know....

@kimlougheed6642

3 жыл бұрын

Camera lens angles and different distances from it distort what we see with our own two eyes. That's my interpretation anyway.

Why in the world do you make a lump on top of the sonotube and not just level based off of the flat top of the sonotube?

@throughoureyes5160

Жыл бұрын

So in case water gets on it, it doesn't pool on top of the concrete

Do you have the link to the exact bracket that you used?

@throughoureyes5160

2 жыл бұрын

No but we bought it at Home depot

looks like would have been easier to pour slab foot thick 20 x 30'

@throughoureyes5160

5 жыл бұрын

Possibly.... but i dont like walking on concrete .. very unnatural. Atleast our wood floor as some give to it.

Did anyone else notice that his bracket w a s not centered

@throughoureyes5160

6 жыл бұрын

No, everyone else noticed the camera was positioned a bit to the left therefore distorting the view. Deck is stainding for over a year now. No problems with that particular, or any, bracket yet.

@avabucci4857

6 жыл бұрын

Through Our Eyes ok, sorry it just looked off

@otallono

5 жыл бұрын

some of the other footers don't look center to their brackets at least, but I guess that doesn't even matter

@milvolts1

4 жыл бұрын

Funny you said that. My contractor hacked the posts to my deck the same way. Moranic builders

@terrythomas790

4 жыл бұрын

Well when you use Home depot wood , it twists and turns after it leaves the store, and will fit the crooked brackets perfectly!

ok not to be too critical but- his shoes, gloves, hatchet and level all either have holes or are broken..... just saying. but holey moley how many footers does that deck need?? that is gonna be massive.

@Junkinsally

5 жыл бұрын

Newbie Gardener -It’s not a deck per-say, it’s the foundation for the yurt they will be living in.

You must fall down before you can stand up. I think he hit his head.

4:09 Hi AF.

did you use Quikrete 5000 ?

@throughoureyes5160

7 жыл бұрын

We used Sakrete high strength concrete mix. 80 lb bags. Here is the video on doing the whole footer. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c56AsKSwZMi4p5M.html

@ShowemRight

7 жыл бұрын

thanks bro

is this a pickup truck deck?

@throughoureyes5160

5 жыл бұрын

Yurt platform

Ummmm, did No one notice the way he used the level!!!!

@Norm5264

3 жыл бұрын

You mean laying on its side? Unless you have a real old level it works that way as well as on its side because of the inside shape of the little glass tube.

4:07 Just look how off center that footing is! It doesn't matter how wide or deep your footing is if it is barely holding the bracket.

@jtltet

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, that doesn't hurt it's strength or ability to support the structure above. For example, on a slab that is poured using the monoslab technique, you start your framing or block on the edge of the footing. As long as the concrete is mixed correctly and allowed to set up to full strength before the load is applied it will be fine.

@zeke112964

5 жыл бұрын

@@jtltet Actually it does ...when we pour footing and build a foundation it has to be centered on the footing to distribute the weight evenly .....same applies for a pier for a deck you want your support in the center so it puts even pressure on it otherwise it will tilt and fail over time...Monolithic slabs are designed to put the weight on the edge but wouldn't work if you move the wall in on top of the slab

@rafdannyboy

3 жыл бұрын

Barely? Get a grip. It's fine. Unless your driving a truck on it those footings are fine. most deck builds in the UK are half the strength of this one and still survive.

Concrete looks a little dry don't you think

@EuropaWill

6 жыл бұрын

sure looked dry to me also, but after he tamped it it seemed wet. I'm not experienced though but everything I read said it should have lumpy oatmeal consistency and his didn't ...

@RagingOatmeal

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds dumb but when I was an electricians apprentice we would have to bury power lines, my journeyman told me it should sound like wet poop when it plops down

@throughoureyes5160

6 жыл бұрын

May have been but worked just fine. Any extra moisture needed is provided in plenty by the ground. I also read that the concrete, if left more dry then more wet, would actually cure stronger by absorbing moisture needed more slowly.

@Outdoor_Engineer

6 жыл бұрын

After this video I had to go see if there were others or more on your build, I found the longer version. I do agree that the last bit of your concrete was to dry, but the lower portion of your pour looked good. I'm guessing as you worked that the little bit at the end was dry due to time. You made the comment that to wet will make it weaker, yes wet concrete will allow the aggregate to settle, making it weaker. Dry concrete is probably worse as allows for voids and no bonding to the aggregate. Worse case is that if you had a voids from dry concrete over time it would take water and during a freeze thaw cycle spaul on you weakening your column. I guess what concerned me most was I didn't see you use any rebar in the tall column or tie it to your footer... Reality, is that you built a deck for your yurt, it will probably last a LONG time as is... Keep up the hard work.

@Mercenary_32

6 жыл бұрын

RagingOatmeal LOL 😂

is this hardware anchored enought in the dry cememt. looks like a joke. not sure it the hardware is a anchored in the concrete footing.

Too Dry

Do you use rebar? In your footers.

@throughoureyes5160

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Would you like a new Pair of Gloves brother..!!!?😃😃

The old axe finish

I wouldn't depend on that bracket having much of a hold on the concrete, pins of the bracket to short

@throughoureyes5160

6 жыл бұрын

Just went through the most snow in decaades along with the lowest recorded temps in upstate NY history and made it through some heavy winds.... All is fine. Pins have a pinch spot in them to allow the concrete to form to the pin and not pull out. How long are the pins you have worked with?

@kenadamson4430

6 жыл бұрын

agree... a show off at a party decides to do some stunt that puts his body weight on this... boom! Tragedy happens.

@purkeypilot

5 жыл бұрын

They are literally designed for this application. I trust Simpson Strong-Tie's engineers more than you and your KZread comment, especially when you used "to" instead of "too." It's "too short," not "to short." Seriously man, don't try to build a deck, and perhaps stop commenting on things you don't know about.

@purkeypilot

5 жыл бұрын

@@kenadamson4430 An adult male's body weight is tiny in comparison to the weight of the deck it is supporting. These brackets are designed for this exact application. There would be no boom. KZread comment ass-hattery happens.

Ma che minghia fai mbare

steel or galvanased steel rust into concrete if it is not painted

@zeke112964

5 жыл бұрын

It's galvanized....and why do you think they galvanized the steel?

@purkeypilot

5 жыл бұрын

@@zeke112964 Exactly. What the hell does "rust into concrete" even mean?? It's galvanized. KZread comment incompetence at it's best. Catherine secula Secula is doing the world a disservice and doesn't even know it.

That's a lot of footers...lol

@throughoureyes5160

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Glad we are finished with that project.

❤

that level tho hahahaha

Dude, not the hatchet! 😣

Hi, love watching your channel, I'm big on DIY, currently I'm building a tiny house. You guys should come check us out!

@throughoureyes5160

6 жыл бұрын

I just subbed your channel. Looks like some good stuff your doing!

Sorry it is not in the concrete footing enough.

LOL you making a muffin top

@throughoureyes5160

6 жыл бұрын

haha

Looks like too many footers for a deck. 4:06

This guy is a boot

Overkill

Whos gonna clean and sharpen that incredible concrete tool............... DA AX! smh

This looks like a hack, DIY'er.

I would not recommend this technique.

@lindamoepeng3237

Жыл бұрын

Which one would you recommend? I agree with you

Le falta mucha destreza

super dry

@throughoureyes5160

6 жыл бұрын

nahhh

@Joshua79C

6 жыл бұрын

then you may want to drink lots of water :p

An axe really?!?

@throughoureyes5160

6 жыл бұрын

gotta use what you got

@rocketsurgery8337

6 жыл бұрын

It's actually a hatchet

@kenadamson4430

6 жыл бұрын

I like the hatchet, I works really well on this. Maybe you can sell hatchets as "concrete float hatchets" in the concrete section of stores.

He doesn't have much tools

Umm no....too dry of a mix and using a hatchet to smooth it? Please stop.

@bikinibuilders1184

5 жыл бұрын

lol

How not to do it... Ouch.

You can make your own post base too kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZmeNusiQpqS1qrg.html

I can do better.

This is terrible 🤦‍♂️

You are wasting a whole bunch of concrete for nothing, as you are placing a bracket that is not deep enough. I don't think that will hold enough + the concrete looks a bit dry. Thanks anyway for the video and showing "your way" of doing things :)

Scary my friend. You are in the woods. No building code and inspection apparently. A lot of issues here for reliability of these advises as to educate DIY people. As everyone else said here many flaws. Unlike other I would not mind the many posts if your are building with triple 2 by 6 for max height of finished product. Supposed it is for a deck beam? For a house, too many and not on 2 by 6. You did not center your brackets. Your tube hopefully is 18 inch with a VERY wide base and footing. Did not show that. Not sure your rope is aligned to the base of the post. Would all be different size. As some people said, dry concrete (strength but still too dry), and the addition after the fact. Leveling such a dry concrete as you adjust the bracket I fear you brackets base wont be held tight by the concrete. I won't keep going but bad video to follow to be good with the code in any place around ... but the wood.