This is exactly the video I needed to consider doing this myself! Thanks

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Well done! Thanks for takin time to make a video!

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Well done.

We've filmed and done plenty basement digouts but have yet to do a walkout ! These are such a cool feature

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

As a pro, yours will likely be done by a crew and will likely be better. I was attempting to show the lone wolf that it can be done.

This did come out a lot nicer than expected when I saw it being built as you went. instead of (footings, foundation walls, stairs) nice job

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

This is so helpful, thank you.

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great job

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great job man and very good workmanship and explained amazing. I actually did one after watching this video of your work with concrete walls and steps. Great job.

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@georgerlopez

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

Good job .

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Hope your flooring with be super thin

I know its been a while since you did this and this is exactly what I want to do. Couple questions. 1. What part of the US do you live? Im in ohio and winter freeze is an issue that can effect footers. 2. You have sump pump could you have tied into the French drain that feeds the sump? 3. have you had any water problems with the stair walls? 4. Ya wanna come help me. lol

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the delayed response. You can tie into the drain.

Well done!! Massive effort... How many days did this take you?

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

It was a massive effort. It took 100 bags of Sakrete and almost that many mortar and about 200 blocks. The length of time is difficult to say because I did it at my leisure and it was over four weeks, but with help and if you worked on it everyday, maybe a week.

George, great video. Thank you. When you dug up to connect to sump, wasn't there a pipe already? Usually, houses with sumps have a pipe all around the perimeter of the house right? Did you underpin the retaining walls to the foundation like 42 or 48 inches deep down? Is it important to underpin to the foundation?

@georgerlopez

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply, I don't come here much but I should. My house did not have a sump.

Is there a reason you put the sump inside? I feel like you could have just put it outside right under the drain and then drained at the top of soil past the walls?

@georgerlopez

2 ай бұрын

Hi and sorry for the delay. The pump needs to be inside in the conditioned space or you could have frozen water in the pit. Also the electricity and pump equipment is better shielded nside. That is the typical way of doing it.

Awesome

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow...its beautiful.....you made a basement walkout like you were baking a cake..Im getting a walkout. How much did it cost?

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

Hard to say but under 1000

Did you need any footers for the block walls or do you get any frost there?

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

yes, footers are needed

i think you should have cut the floor first then use the jackhammer or get the floor out, that insures the integrity of the footer this does not

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

That would have been an improvement but I was planning on tiling hte basement floor so straight lines were not important. As far as the footing goes, I never touched the footing. Thanks for the tip.

Good work brother! If you don't mind me asking how much did you roughly spend on this entire project? Asking because my home is around 20 years old, and I am looking to do something like this or pay someone else to do it.

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

I probably spent 2000 on the stairs alone.

This will only work in warm climates

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

Maryland can be warm but anywhere with temps above forty should work.

I have a basement that either needs a door or 2 windows for some kind of escape route, roughly what would it cost to have this done?

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

I did it myself. The price I got for someone else doing it was 8000. It is labor intensive work, thus the cost.

How many days did this take from start to finish?

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply, I din't think anyone would look at it...lol, It was a massive effort. It took 100 bags of Sakrete and almost that many mortar and about 200 blocks. The length of time is difficult to say because I did it at my leisure and it was over four weeks, but with help and if you worked on it everyday, maybe a week.

Do you want to come and do my house? lol

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

No thank you!...lol

(Approximately) How much did you spend?

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

I didn't keep track but it was close to 1000

How long did it take?

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

Could have done it faster but I was working on it part time. THe job could be done in a week with help.

I'm just curious did you consult with a structural engineer before doing any of this?

@georgerlopez

6 ай бұрын

Not necessary for this simple job. You should consult with one if you aren't sure.

Is it against code to tie this in to the sewer system of your house?

@georgerlopez

Жыл бұрын

I did not tie into the water system in the house and yes that would be illegal.

Not sure why you would purposely bring outside water inside the house

@georgerlopez

6 ай бұрын

Water was going to come in by itself. I am just channeling in to the sum pump and the pump sends it away from the house. Look up sump pumps online for more info.

easily done by hand... lol

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

Hardly...lol

10 years & the block walls are up against the door frame. This job is a disaster

@samira.7757

4 жыл бұрын

How long did the job take?

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

Grumpy...lol, I think it turned out nicely, but critique away, I am happy with the results. Cheers!

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

It was a massive effort. It took 100 bags of Sakrete and almost that many mortar and about 200 blocks. The length of time is difficult to say because I did it at my leisure and it was over four weeks, but with help and if you worked on it everyday, maybe a week.

@allanbekkala2440

3 жыл бұрын

Did you put any steel in the walls?

@georgerlopez

3 жыл бұрын

@@allanbekkala2440 Yes, there is a mesh that is sold to reinforce walls.