Sweet. All the construction details are just what I needed. Thank you and thanks to your neighbor!

We do a lot of basement digouts but have yet to have a client want one of these which in our opinion are a super nice addition.

The basement drain is called a 'soak away'. The process works or doesn't work depending on the soil type. We have extremely clay based soil here which will never drain. Might be worth checking beforehand. In all cases, a drain connected to the system would be preferable (in my humble opinion) as there is no limit to the water it can carry whereas a soakaway can become saturated and then hold water. Great video. Really interesting process. Cheers.

@salvadorreynoso7809

5 жыл бұрын

Sump pump?

2 жыл бұрын

I think for places like Ontario and Quebec from Canada that type of drain wouldn't work because after winter, when the ice melted, the water will find a way to scape through that type of drain and the problems will escalate quickly. Just if anyone is thinking about it.

How much would this cost?

It’s almost like when you going to Cheers like you see on the Cheers TV show You’d have to go down the stairs to go into the bar because Cheers is in the basement of a restaurant in Boston. The show ran from 1982 to 1993 won 111 Emmys It ran more then 270 episodes 11 seasons

Excellent work, real pros.

Well done. Look's great.

Nice form work ya got there

Looks amazing. Can you put the exterior door to the landing of your basement stairs?

Thank you for your video! I have been looking for an idea like this.

Now this was a great short video for ideas.

I would be concerned about that drain backing up and leaking in through the basement door

That rocking chair at the bottom of the steps is probably the creepiest thing I've seen

@johnlimongello5716

5 жыл бұрын

Ha.. exactly..... Who the hecks going to sit in that rocking chair?

@rconger24

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes people watch too many scary movies.

@spiceysal1433

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo

a tank with pump is the most prefered for a drain. but I would build a roof over the steps to avoid needing it at all

@smarhussein3140

2 жыл бұрын

How about the sunlight?

This gave me so many ideas, thank you!

I really enjoyed this video, very informative.

Thanks for uploading Adam, great video!

Do you need to waterproof the foundation wall now that it's exposed?

Great video great work

What do you use to hold two framing wall together?

Thanks!

Good video

How much does it cost to do something like this. I am very interested because I am thinking of doing this

@justinbianchi

3 жыл бұрын

I'm currently building one in Toronto Canada 8k excavation 2k door cutout 8k footings 5 stair forming and pour. not done yet but maybe $40 000 with all the odds and ends

@Shanonmcnab576

3 жыл бұрын

@@justinbianchi Yeah and Toronto would be more expensive than the Prairie Province's to do something like that I bet.

I'd love to see the flashing details on that roof! :)

Why did the build the wall beside the house? Couldn't they have built it and connected it to the existing house wall?

@ArcolaBridge

6 жыл бұрын

Mason Laframboise maybe the foundation wall was block and not suitable to be exposed. That's a good question. I wonder the same thing.

@discoverylimited9997

4 жыл бұрын

Footing of foundation wall might be exposed or disturbed thus compromising structural stability.

Price?

it'nice video secuency about builder basement's stairs , so good job

Looks great except that the FLAT porch roof is flat. The first time it rains the water will soak right underneath the flat shingles. They should have either pitched the roof with those shingles or put a flat rubber or metal roof... I also would have connected the outside floor drain into the existing stormwater drain which is within 10 feet of the "deadend" drain they put in... With all that said it looks like a clean job...

@SIE44TAR

Жыл бұрын

It's possible it has rubber membrane underneath and the shingles are just for aesthetics. At least that's how I would have done it. But yeah, that flat roof will collect a lot of debris.

@ceedaddy

Жыл бұрын

@@SIE44TAR I Hope they put down some protection beforehand....!!

The sucky thing would be shoveling the snow out of the entry and stairs.

@zachis4wheeling

6 ай бұрын

Radiant in-concrete heat grid 👍🏼

What is this job called like this side hustle specifically does it have a name? Because ima tryna make a side hustle business but idk what this job is specifically or to tell my clients

Thanks for showing us the construction.We're actually going to build a front basement entrance and was wondering how to drain the rain water without having a sumpump that would make noise inside the basement.For the soakaway, it's an idea but not convinced that it would drain ALL the time.

@Joshua79C

6 жыл бұрын

if you have already got french drain along the foundation, then you can just tie it in to that

@rickrossi7426

4 жыл бұрын

I see a flood in the making there

great vid! thanks!

Perfect..

The drain they have is unfortunately insufficient. with the amount of water that can build up, it should be tied into a sump pump or drainage system, and although I agree the completed wall is very nice, there is not enough lighting in the area/stairs either

@readysetsleep

2 жыл бұрын

My neighbor has a similar drain well. During the big storms he sticks a sump pump down it. My HS friend his basement entrance in his Backyard so it's covered by the patio awning. So he doesn't have any water or snow issues.

Where is the company located

Relly fabulous job and it looks fantastic....BUT, I wouldnt want to be the guy who has to replace a heating boiler in that basement.or move in furniture if a finished basement

How deep and wide was the footing ?

do you know that approximate cost for this project?

@Veronica-tk9rl

Жыл бұрын

15k or so. Having it done myself

do you know how deep the footers have to be? am planning on DIYing this in the coming few years, permitted of course.

@OffroadCpl

Жыл бұрын

Depends on where you live. Here in Ohio, they use a 10in or 12in footer

@gianniharrington5106

Жыл бұрын

I’m doing it myself right now no permits got it all dug today. I live out in the country so who’s gonna know lol

Random chair

You

fun way to spend 30+ K CND if you have it

where the weep holes?

@discoverylimited9997

4 жыл бұрын

Weep holes are not needed in this case as road drainage is within proximity.

Do you need an engineer for this

never seen anyone use osb forms before not a good plan

@salazare3cs

5 жыл бұрын

kurtzcol it worked 🤷🏽‍♂️

Not enough ties, and bracing, no whalers at all... No bracing on bulkhead.... But it worked... Guess he got lucky.

I am getting prices from $17-22K for this same process.

@AdamDIY

9 жыл бұрын

Ronald Martin Whoa! What state are you in? I should make a video of the basement entrance that was done 3 houses down the street. It's a good example of what NOT to do. The houses are exactly the same but the results are miles apart. I think they even paid more.

@seanchinery

8 жыл бұрын

+Ronald Martin what state

@rkierszk

8 жыл бұрын

+Sean Chinery Southeastern Michigan outside of Detroit.

@rconger24

3 жыл бұрын

@@rkierszk thankyou

@pacerwaala

3 жыл бұрын

@@rkierszk - This vide is from a while back but can you let me know who you used to get this done in South Eastern Michgian. I would like to get this done myself.

This looks expensive.