I’m so glad the super extension cord video found me and led me to this awesome channel

@danielwhiddon7054

Жыл бұрын

Me too! That video started me here.

@windblownmccoy2908

Жыл бұрын

Nice. I was already sub'd, but watched the Super Extension Cord Video right as this was dropping. 🍻 Love the Family teamwork

@Milincollin

Жыл бұрын

Same man, same lol

@PB4204eva

Жыл бұрын

Same here

@bradmarcum2927

Жыл бұрын

Same here. It’s the gateway drug for studpack fanatics.

It’s getting that I’m so bummed when these videos are over. I could watch the Pack all day.

@cfingal001

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I find myself checking to see how much time is left. Then it's like aww man only two minutes left lol.

@karenmitchell6814

Жыл бұрын

@@cfingal001 Exactly!

@thomasfairley

Жыл бұрын

Maybe they can set up a 24 hour security camera with a link so we can check in daily on the progress.

@Can_non69

11 ай бұрын

I'm checking in after 4 months of not watching any videos. Watching all day is what I'm gonna do today

this whole video is MONEY!... Your math is perfect, and well explained. Great job, gentlemen!!! Doing it right the first time is fast, efficient, and super satisfying!!! One thing to watch for when doing your foundation is drainage tile around the outside, especially on the neighboring side of the property line. While the water will definitely drain down the drive at 9" slope over that 65' distance, you don't want to be slamming all the side discharge on to the neighbor's property and causing them drainage issues, either! A drainage tile along the outside of the foundation will catch that side discharge and redirect it down the driveway, making you a nice neighbor to have instead of that guy that none of want to be!

@StudPack

Жыл бұрын

Cool thx a ton as always Al!!

Pythagoras would be so proud.This is great following you guys.

STUDDDDPAAAACK!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳 Y’all don’t even know how much joy you spark for my sisters and I. 🥹

I appreciate being taken on this journey with you all. I am fully invested in all the outcomes. I have appreciated each video I have seen from the channel. Thank you for useful and informative content, and such genuineness.😁

@needaman66

Жыл бұрын

Sounds fake

@silvernatedogg

Жыл бұрын

@@needaman66 I agree. Soon we will all have to find the taxi cabs in the nine square grid just to leave a comment.

@paulnapoli7325

Жыл бұрын

My Daughter lives in your neighborhood , she is so funny , she calls me up ,cause we both follow the show ,… She said Dad the trucks were going crazy , your secret is safe with us , no stalkers here !

@ikkuranus

Жыл бұрын

@@paulnapoli7325 Lucky her!

@dmpeacefrog38

Жыл бұрын

@@needaman66 thank you for your comment on my fakeness. I am glad to know I am not real. I will pass the news on to my parents and my children. It's not right that the trolls make everyone doubt folks. But hey, you do you.

I really feel like your making us part of the build. I always look forward to your uploads. Thanks guys! 👍🏻👍🏻

I built swimming pools for years before this electronic stuff. We used a transit level and to level tile forms in the pool we'd use a water tube level. Look it up, it is absolutely accurate when used properly and amazingly simple and works even around corners where you can't see what you're leveling. Maybe that's how they leveled the pyramids. :)

@justcurious3525

Жыл бұрын

Water tube level is what we used when building our cottage on posts over uneven ground. The hose can travel down into dips, up and over bumps and boulders and keeps it's level at both ends.

@Monsieur405

Жыл бұрын

Not maybe; that's HOW they levelled the pyramids.

@k.d.8924

Жыл бұрын

same here. Not as fast as a laser, but water never needs recalibrating.

Can’t wait to see what the ground water drainage plan will be. With all the ground water, you could dig a well and have free lawn irrigation. Great video boys and good camera work by Mom 🎥!

Tons of comments for you as this is what I did for a long time. I’m in my late 50’s and my first job at 14 was helping an old guy layout homes. Lots of fun… my dad was a PE - civil and he taught me tons of old school tricks. I’m shocked if you paid for a survey and they didn’t leave corner property markers. Laser… keep it low - just above the tallest point … and the rod plumb when setting grade. The more out of plumb the more off. A little lean when low is more forgiving than when high. Unless needed, I normally don’t bother extending the lasers legs. Some target holders have a centering / plumb bubble to help know when it’s plumb. The laser or other instrument used for grade should roughly be in the middle so long as they won’t get hit or moved. Deviation happens… in the middle splits the difference… and even self-leveling lasers will get off. There’s a way we field test for accuracy. Most graders set a certain height say height of pad or top of footing and guesstimate for roughing… (we’re high we’re low etc) then when grading they set the rod to grade and depending on the operator it ends up within an eighth. (Maybe someone on a shovel 😀) Find a spot on the sidewalk or something that won’t move for the duration of the work. Establish the height and always work on the whole job based on that one height. Finished floor is nice or something similar. Protect it if needed (in an open field we use the biggest 5’ piece of rebar you’ll ever see and drive it to grade… a #12 bar (1 1/2 inch diameter) doesn’t move much unless a trackhoe rolls over it)… paint it so everyone knows what we’re working from. Drainage - Find a spot close to your pad and dig a hole for a 5 gal bucket. Holes in the bottom of the bucket act a bit as a strainer and a pump w float switch moves the water as it builds up. This keeps your main area a bit more dry. Batter boards - the horizontal member goes on the backside. Use 8 penny nails that are plumb to the top of the board for your string. Don’t tie a loop in your line at the far end… hook a loop and twist maybe 8 times… hook on the nail and start pulling the slack out until you can play a guitar riff off it. ‘Tight is right’.. lines move in the wind so the tighter the better. Batter boards should be higher than the footing or slab… that way you can establish foundation or wall from the same boards / lines accurately. Cutting a foot is a bad habit, yeah, I know the reason but for layout, surveyors use a ‘chain’ and they have a zero mark and tend to have an additional foot and handle to hold and pull against. (There are guidelines on how tight to pull based on temperature and chain type) I can’t tell you how many things were one inch or one foot off when one person cut and the other didn’t. Establish your side line batter boards that has side of building or side of footing (possibly center line (CL) if needed etc…). Roughly put in the board closest to the house and tie off a roughly correct line… the board closest to the fence someone pulls the line tight while two people pull 6x8x10 to establish square. Plumb bob w gammon reels help. Personally I used a digital total station and would spin 90 degrees and shoot in my boards so I know things would be square and level day one. I should have not paused the last 8 minutes before commenting. Lol.. I’m a math guy so cool to see you pull out geometry however if you pull corners and the match then you are good. One last tip - on quickly squaring lines or establishing an opposite board. One person holds the tape still and the other swings the tape along the far ‘parallel’ line. The shortest measurement is where the tape is square from that stable point and the point at the far line. Love your channel, I get tons of ideas from you peeps. While I worked for commercial / industrial GC’s I mainly did concrete, reinforcing steel and structural steel. Keep rocking it!

It's Pythagoras! Pythagorean is the theory. Pythagoras is the man who came up with the theory !!!

Paul - you got a lot of the good tricks that surveyors use for layout. You would fit right in with a commercial survey / layout crew. Very cool to see the progress.

@alexknight7191

Жыл бұрын

What impresses me is that he's NOT a surveyor and this is their first time doing this but he takes us through like he's done it a million times.

78 year old Retired contractor here. My wife and I love your show. She has a big smile on her face and laughs while watching it more than ANY OTHER TV show. You guys are a great father and sons team. Can't wait for each new video.

Great vid. Remember use a metal surveyors tape. The one u r using is fibreglass. It’s stretches and can lead to inaccurate measurements over long distances. Steel tapes don’t suffer from such inaccuracies.

@psywiped

Жыл бұрын

They do get affected by the temperature. Better to get a laser measure or use a transit for these sort of distances.

Here we have town codes for setbacks from property lines for buildings. There is also a requirement that if you put up a fence the posts have to be on the owners side of the fence and the fence must be setback at least 12" inside of the property line. Your neighbors fence is encroaching on your property. That fence should be 2' back from where it is now. I think that also means you own ( are responsible for) those trees next to the fence as well. That tall fence out back is in the same encroachment. The tape map should have brought that to the realtors and lawyers attention when you bought the property.

My grandfather was a general contractor and I used to help him on jobs when I was in middle and high school. These videos bring back so many memories that I hadn't thought about in years. Great content! Thank you for sharing your process.

Laser Rake: I once worked prep'ing and pouring an Ice Rink Slab. It had to be level/flat before the pour, and during the pour. The contractor arrived and immediately hired 8 day labourers (zero experience). 4 were given a shovel and a wheel barrow. The other 4 where given a regular rake with two bands of black electrical tape, 3/4” apart, on the handle. They were told, that when they stood the rake upright, the Laser light had to be between the black tape. If above.... rake more sand in. If below.... rake sand away. 10 minutes of instruction and these Day Labourer were able to level an entire Hockey rink (in a week) The only problem.... you need low light to see the Laser light.

Why not put a drain under the driveway that ties into the main? That way you are guaranteed (and you can do it now and not think later?)? Just a thought…

Hey paul lovin the stud pack house videos. The mans name was Pythagoras he traveled to Egypt and learned the theorem. It was already known, he just proved it. It is impossible to build pyramids without it.

Nice Shorts SP, the working man's cloths. You guy's did a awesome job laying the Foundation.

If math was taught like this in schools students wouldn't be so frustrated with abstract concepts! Your real world applications are fantastic! Your videos truly qualify as distant learning g.

@angrymountainbikershow3151

Жыл бұрын

Practical examples exactly like this are used in math education EVERY SINGLE DAY. What makes you think real world applications aren't taught??

@craigchatterton4164

Жыл бұрын

@@angrymountainbikershow3151 Not when I went to school! (Too long ago to mention). Why do you think there are so many jokes about "Train A is coming towards you at 50 mph and Train B is coming in the opposite direction at 60mph. How long until the chicken crosses the road?" I do notice that my children (in HS rn) are being given more real world examples. But when I was a kid, this video (on VHS tape) would've been fun to watch in math class!

@raxorlp9932

Жыл бұрын

@@craigchatterton4164 we still have this bullshit xD

This is so great to see gents, you guys literally walk us through the process, A^2+B^2=C^2 PERFECT! See kids, this is how you apply it in the real. This is truly exciting to see, wish I could have had an opportunity to build a house with my pops. Hi Jordan's mom, you must be a proud lady. Blessings to you guys on this endeavor. I will be eagerly watching the vids.

Geee! Paul bought a laser…. What a surprise! This video brought back a ton of memories from the 70’s for me. My dad (also a Louisiana-born electrician) and I laid out a vacation house back then in much the same way. No lasers; but, as a teenager, I thought the transit-style level we used was pretty cool. The house was a weekend project to start, so we drove up to the site, camped, laid out the 24’x34’ foundation and had the excavation contractor dig the footings during the week. The house grew to 25’x35’ the next weekend when we came up and discovered the footings were dug on the wrong side of our layout lines. 😮

That tip of putting the screw in at an angle to hold the string was great. "Go back to school." LOL

So awesome to see how the slab gets planned out. I always wondered how it was determined. This series is so exciting and I can't wait to see how it all goes!

Instead of holding the laser stick above the ground and have it be a little wobbly, you could always put the stick on the ground with the receiver at the same height as the sidewalk and then move the receiver up 9". This just gives you solid ground to have the stick on vs. trying to hold it in the air, which is more unstable. Also could have purchased the Stabila Layout station. Yes, costly, but so worth it.

Are you guys planning to pour the concrete directly onto the select fill? When Paul holds that 2x4 up to the string line at the end, there's not a ton of room underneath and I'm assuming you're going to be doing a 6" slab with what you're planning to build and park on it. Doesn't seem like there's a ton, if any room for gravel under your slab with the current 9" above the sidewalk plan!

An average garage has stem walls with an opening at the garage doors for access. Many jobs pour the stem walls all the way around the outside. The next day they strip the forms, snap a line on the inside of the stem wall and pour a slab from front to rear with maybe an eighth inch per foot of fall. Or you can cut the inside form board of your stem wall and pour to the top of the stem wall footings and to the bottom of the stem wall form board on the inside to pour the footings and slab at the same time. You need to be 6 inches above grade to any framing plus a weep screed which would add another 3 inches, for a total of 9 inches your framing would need to be above grade. So if your footings are 9 inches above grade you won't have any room for drainage since you said the sidewalk is 9 inches below your slab. If I remember correctly you have a house the connects to the garage. These elevations are critically important to get at the right height.Getting the project out of the ground correctly is critical. I am presuming that you are going to encounter the same soil conditions with the house. personally I would have done the project all at once and moved a trailer on the property for temporary occupancy. The grade being off by more than a half of an inch overall on your garage pad is unacceptable from a competent grading contractor. If I were you I would look for a new grader for the remaining part of the project. I like you guys and wish you well, once you get the project out of the ground you should be back in Stud Pack fashion. I must say. at this stage of the project I have some serious concern. You have everything riding on getting this project out of the ground properly.

Will the garage have a drain in the floor? That would be a nice touch.

Another great video guys! A few questions...On the approved plans, it should have a "FF' number...this is for "FINISHED FLOOR" elevation. You can't arbitrarily set the finished floor elevation at 9 inches. First off, over almost 60 feet, that's not enough slope, I would estimate at least 12" above the sidewalk. You're already aware of the poor drainage on the lot. Second, the plans should also show how deep and wide the footers will need to go, usually 2 to 3 feet below where you're standing now. Third, and most important, the edge of slab to your property line doesn't seem right. I can't imagine the local code allowing only 5 feet from the property line. And a bigger issue is, I'm reasonably sure you will need to put in a drain and drainage pipe to allow for the standing water to drain into the city stormwater system. While you have your laser transit, why not shoot the entire lot and surrounding areas to see if you will even be able to drain the lot properly. Grading and stormwater management is always the initial phase of home construction. Best of luck always, but I think taking a few steps backwards would be wise at this time.

Who knew math could be so entertaining. The long wait between videos is painful but it's always worth the wait. When it hit 26:01 I couldn't believe how fast time went by. Keep it up guys, it's all starting to come together.

Set your batter boards so the string lines are above the slab height. Place a nail at the inside of your stake line. Drive the stakes so the are as close to the line as you can get them without touching the line. After the stake are placed shoot the slab height on the stakes and snap your lines. The batter boards should be about 3'' above the slab height to give you room to drive the horizontal stakes. eyeball the batter boards with the sting line 3'' above to line the batter boards up and brace.

Paul, Jordan, and ... Pythagoras... for the win!

Batter boards, corner boards... I've always called 'em "faceplant boards!" I usually fail to see them as I'm wandering across a build site, and end up faceplanting into the ground. LOL

There aren’t a lot of things as much fun to watch as someone doing something really well. That certainly describes you guys. This gets more exciting every step of the way. Stud Pack, coffee and a Sunday morning is a great trio. Thanks for sharing this. You guys are killing it!

Ah math: Pythagorean's Theorem. It's one I've always remembered & has come in handy. a squared plus b squared equals c squared. I still chuckle about a punchline from a math joke: The squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the sons of the squaws of the other two hides. A garage with an apartment upstairs is sometimes called a carriage house. Remember, Toto Entrada toilet that is comfort/chair height is a great toilet for a bathroom. Flushes like a beast, does not splash, and has a slim tank so it doesn't take up so much room-- although, you still need 15" from center to wall/obstacle minimum. I love seeing how this is coming together and how you figured out where the side of the garage would be. I'm looking forward to the next video. I've actually been doing some demo in my own bathroom so I have the DIY bug.

I'm impressed Dad knows that a light year is a distance and not time!

42! the meaning to life the universe and everything! Nice 😆

It's awesome to see these new house videos! I'm also a first-time home owner/builder, and am building a house with my uncle who is a general contractor. I relate with a lot of what Jordon is feeling, trying to get things right. It's nerve wracking! We already poured the foundation and I feel like I'm watching a repeat of everything we just went through

math never lies - Kyle @ RR Buildings. I did engineering at school so most of my day was math, either using it or learning it. Actually the whole Universe is Math and many stuff we take for granted today was the result of math calculations.

I get so excited every time a new video is released. It’s like Christmas! Thank you for sharing all of this. 👏❤️

Yay I love these videos

I nerded out so much right when I knew you'd be pulling out the old PT.

The best accessory I ever got was a cut-and-fill rod to use with my laser. You set a zero on the stick, and you can slide the reciever up and down and instantly you have your number to dig or fill, no doing math in your head to transpose numbers. Especially useful when shooting in slopes. Something to watch out for is that strobe lights can confuse the receiver, or at least some recievers, something that took me a bunch of head-scratching when I was on a busy site with a lot of equipment surrounding me.

Very nice Pythagorean ref at the end with the outro. Loved it.

Wow. Slick use of the laser and a t square to mark the corner at 90 degrees on the front corner. And Math is absolutely critical in building a foundation and structure square. Great progress fellas!

I’m really hoping to see you use duplex nails next video dump. 6d, 8d, 16d all have a purpose and say “old school” builder. Backing the board receiving a dupe with a single jack is satisfying. If you know what I’m talking about you’re probably 70 too. It looks like more than 36’ to the sidewalk so you won’t have minimum fall of 1/4” per foot but will be close. Nice work guys! Hmmm. It’s 65’ to the street…so you need 16” of fall for “minimum” per old school standards. It’ll only matter in heavy rains when your downspouts are spouting.

This reminds me of Fonzi's apartment above the Cunningham's garage. Paul will get the reference so explain it to Jordan.

Good to see you guys and to see your enthusiasm remains high! 😊

After a couple days I find myself ready for another one of your videos. Idk what it is exactly but this is one of my favorite series.

awe yeeahh!!!! here we go!!!! I can't wait to see this thing come together!

Hello from Michigan! You guys did a great job! My husband and I always love watching your videos! Already looking forward to the next video.

Should install an underground tornado shelter in the garage…. Never know when you’ll need that insurance policy

Love the math!! Most people don't do that any more, just whip out a phone and done! Love the long math, keeps the brain sharp! Good job gang!

34 trucks wow...I wonder how much the house will take.

YEEESSSSS I've been waiting all week for an update! 😀

Thank you. Love the teamwork .

So cool that you take this massive project, but you're using relatively simple math to make it all work. It's really interesting to see things I learned 40 years ago, used on your job site. Well done!!

Always an amazing job! Inspirational work. Thank you Stud Pack!

This is looking amazing! Love this content so much!

Great to see the progress guys. Can't wait to see the next video!

You guys are awesome- thanks for the upload!

Amazing guys ! Very well done.

Love your explanations in high energy mode. Great job guys

Aww yeah …watching now 👏

Great work guys ! Excited to see forms go up !

Obsessed garage style! Can’t wait ! What a great project

That's awesome! What a journey so far and it's just getting started!! Blessings and respect!

Thanks for another awesome video! I live vicariously through the both of you!

Keep up the great job guys! Inspirational. Love to see family working together.

Keep it up Stud Pack! You guys are great

Love watching you guys and learning! Keep on keeping on! 😊

Very exciting. It will be fun to watch you guys build it !

You guys are AWESOME!

I'm enjoying every minute of it...👍❤️👍 Excellent video guys!!

Great video, great instructions

Love the MATH!

I'm an American and this video proves my point why we should convert to the metric system. Base ten is so much easier that 12 inches in a foot. Great job of breaking this pad layout down!

Not easy. Thanks for this, Great lessons to be learned. You guys down there must have lots of need for all the red clay we have up here....

Great job again guys!!!

Loving that you are showing every step in the process, and that every step is done with such a high attention to detail. Looking forward to the slab and framing.

Thank you guys!! I'm learning so much from you.

You guys are fun to watch, can hardly wait for the next video

Excellent.. it’s getting there

Thank you again for sharing. I appreciate the detailed explanation/instruction!

Love seeing your progress and shirtless brother in law! 😀😀

Great job studpack

Love this project and your enthusiasm. A highlight of my week.

Great Teamwork!

man, love the honesty and transparency behind the way you guys work. i feel like i found this channel at the perfect time to catch this type of project.

Love this series - can't wait for more of the videos - thanks for all your hard work filming and getting the videos out!

Great video. Keep looking every day waiting for you guys to post.

Man, I'm so hooked on your channel I can't wait for the next video!! Great work, love it!

WOW guys, you are doing a hellova job and that is definitely going to be an awesome and huge garage. Can’t wait to see it all come together. I’ll definitely be here waiting for all your videos.

Good video today! Some nice tricks and tips in this one. 🤙🏽

You guys are doing a great job.

Thanks Pythagoras 🍻 Was always my favorite equation simply because it's so darn useful. Keep it up friends

You guys F'n Rock! keep putting the videos out! I hope yall never get burnt out

👍high quality videos and construction work

Awesome stuff guys. Thanks