Really like the attention to detail and the sweeping up during the excavation to keep a clear working area - nice work you three.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve , keeping the crap off that lovely pattered concrete drive 👌🏼🧱👍🏼

@davidelliott5843

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild It's also a much safer way to work. Pea gravel is a slipping hazard you dont need when you are busy.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidelliott5843 very true 🧱👍🏽

What a dig! Good job you had the mini digger to do some graft. Alex worked hard shifting that spoil and keeping the area clean - well done. Dave Birmingham

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Dave, yes Al worked very hard on that dig 🧱🥵👍🏽

Done amazing in the two days and very well done not having any pipe or cable mishaps a good machine operator and top banks man and the main man Alex on the barrow ! Good tips with nails and level and nice work with rebar for reinforcement for concrete 💪

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John , Alex gets man of the match on this dig 😍💪🏽🧱👍🏼

Watching your videos reminds me of the relationship I have with my dad. For years I thought me hanging around helping out (getting in the way, I thought for years). Was just a one way relationship. (Me learning from him). But as I got older and rennovating my own house I have realised just how much he must have valued me. Clearing away. Passing right tools, holding this and that... And yes providing him with mixes :p The master-apprentice relationship goes both ways!... Just don't tell Alex; he may get a big head ;)

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

😆. Very true , ld be so lost without Alex 😍😍🧱👍🏽

@mikeoverthrow

2 жыл бұрын

Same as me working with my son he doesn’t realise how much I really appreciate working with him, I would be lost without him.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeoverthrow 😍🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽

For got to say good weather on its way for you this weekend and next week

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

We will be working , making the most of it 😎🧱👍🏽

Bugger all that barrowing .! I would have hired a 1 tonne dumper/skip loader for job.! Brave man digging from the side on that micro digger.! I’ve seen many go over.! You do crack on with the job though, my enthusiasm went years ago.!!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

No dumpers on the flags it patterned concrete 👍🏽🧱

Wow, I don't think I've ever seen that small of an excavator before! Seemed to work good for the application...moved a lot of dirt! So far, so good! I hope my favorite brickies have been doing well, and staying out of too much trouble! Have a good week guys! Cheers from Texas!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Those micros are little pocket rockets , great little machines . All good here buddy 🧱👍🏽

@WarpFactor999

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild As always, you guys rock! With real rocks! 🧱🧱🧱🧱 👍🏽👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@WarpFactor999 😉😁😁🧱👍🏽

Just spent a good few hours watching some of your video's, love the honesty of your work and character. Weldone, look forward to watching more....Maghull

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Wayne 🙏🏽🧱👍🏽

Foundations a bit tricky in places. Lovely property and grounds 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

This job was a bugger on the dig but a pleasure to work on , lovely spot , lovely customers 🧱👍🏽😁

Hard two days graft S&A, can't wait to see how it goes. Love your channel. Thanks, Mike.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Mike 🙏🏽🧱👍🏽

Alex taking all the credit for the wheel barrow shifter, keeping you fit lad, Pumping those arm 💪 with every tip. Great work guys. Nothing like a good workout now and again. 😉

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal 😁🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽

Awesome video thanks for your time and consideration top job top team 🇬🇧😎🇬🇧😎

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil 🙏🏽🧱👍🏽😁

Great work guys, digging those fuunds. That is a ton of work. Still more to watch. I've never seen the use of rebar in the foundation, shows you size of the conservatory. Somebody has shovel it all up. That would be a laugh.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Bob 😁🧱👍🏽

Wow that’s a big one great stuff.👍👍👍😎😎😎

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Richard 🧱👍🏽

Love a good dig out video, always good when Jason is on the videos. Looking forward to this series guys. 🧱👍🏻

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stu . New dig on Thursday, no Jason 🥺🥺🧱👍🏽

When you stated micro digger I had a vision of you on your knees with a trowel lol I am still on holiday in Ireland but really enjoy your videos which I thank you for and the building is in very good hands

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Eddie , enjoy the rest of your hols 😎🧱👍🏽

@eddieMurphy11111

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild we are back in stoke now and the good weather is here better than a lot of rain in Ireland

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@eddieMurphy11111 😎🧱👍🏽

well that was not an easy ride that one,well done alex he must have been knackered at the end of the day really good work guys cant wait for the next instalment cheers for now

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal , really proud of Alex , just took it in his stride 😁🧱👍🏽

Great job so far guys ! Micro digger looks great .. seems like you could ride it trough the front door .. if you don’t eat too much ;) 😆🙏🏼🙏🏼

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly Jay 😉🧱👍🏽

Amazing work and wow that looked like a lot of hard graft and a lot of wheel borrowing. Thanks for sharing this with us take care

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Hayden , Alex gets all of the credit for the wheel barrowing 💪🏽😍🧱👍🏼

@haydenuk02

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild You’re welcome Mate and yep Alex sure does 👍🏻

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@haydenuk02 😁🧱👍🏽

Great job lads good job not digging that by hand look forward to nx video on this job 👍👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

😁💪🏼🧱👍🏽

Like an episode of time team😅,as always good work lads

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Danny 🧱👍🏽

Another great job guys, you won’t need to go to the gym tonight, and you definitely will be extra fit after you have wheelbarrowed all that pile of rubbish into a skip.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

😆💪🏼🧱👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@martin2466 🤢🤢🤢

Micro diggers are hugely powerful and if you are bored waiting for the materials / concrete to arrive you can use them to race your Builder's van as they really shift (Private roads only please people!)

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🧱👍🏼

Brilliant I love it

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart 😁🧱👍🏽

Nice video 👍👍🌺🌺💐💐👌💕💕

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

🧱👍🏽

Great vid just surprised you didn't use rebar driven into bottom of footing for concrete levels

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks . We don’t re bar and loads of nails plus the re bar can rust and crack the concrete 🧱👍🏽

loved this video smashed it again

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy 🧱👍🏽

👏 👏.👌 nice jobs, same jobs me England, thanks for your 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

🧱👍🏽

I Feel for you Brother im a Bricklayer myself and there's always the jack of all trades master of none in the comments funny it is and every job you do is to book

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pedro 🧱👍🏽

Judging by the weather ☔️ I would have hired a two inch self priming pump as well….! 😬

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

The rain never got going 😎🧱👍🏼

Looks cold, I am planning on spending next April in Yorkshire guess I better pack warm clothes

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Er yes , absolutely 🥶🥶🤣🤣

The volume of removed material is at least 3x the volume of the hole it came from.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Yep 😵‍💫🧱👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@martin2466 😵‍💫😵‍💫😆🧱👍🏽

Love your videos but can you try and release complete projects or at least call out end of a project. What happened with the conservatory being converted to extension? I think last video was the big steel going in across what was the back wall of the house

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

That was the whole project as far as we are concerned. We only do digs , footings , brickwork, steels abs slabs 🧱👍🏽

Dot and dab under that patio ffs - well at least it made it easier for you guys to get up!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

They were far from easy to get up . They were solid 🥵🧱👍🏽

Make a massive difference steve dont they the micro diggers .Sometimes they are a bit underpowered and the reach for a deaper footing isnt good .I love em Steve they go through 800mm brilliant tool mate .Great video 👍👍🙂🧱🧱🧱

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Deffo Justin , perfect for us on our little jobs 👌🏼🤙🏾🧱👍🏽

@brickrightbuildinglandscaping

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild We used to dig all footings out on domestics by hand in the the late 80s Everything was by hand wasn't it .The diggers are worth every penny steve 👍👍🧱🙂🧱

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping Same here Justin , god bless Kubota 😆🧱👍🏽

@brickrightbuildinglandscaping

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild 🤣🤣🤣 i second that one steve 🤣🤣👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping 😏🤙🏾👍🏽🧱

That pea shingle you were digging out could that have been a soakaway as there's a gutter downpipe on that corner just an idea

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

No the house has a basement. Soak away have to be a few meters away from the building 🧱👍🏽

Nice work fellas! Just wondering in the UK do they make you locate and mark out the utilities before you start digging? Or is that not mandatory on private projects? Here in the USA they have you call 811 and all the local utilities come out and mark things like gas ,electric,water and sewer. That way you aren’t on the hook if you hit something. Great service but you have to plan ahead because it can take a few days for them to show. It’s always an adventure when you guys start digging ⛏. Thanks

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

No that doesn’t happen and our utilities companies to show up costs an absolute fortune 😱🧱👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@UnjustifiedRecs . 👌🏼😆🧱👍🏽

@AWSmith1955

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild its free here and its done usually within seven to ten days.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@AWSmith1955 🤯, very cool 🧱👍🏽

@gorgen23

2 жыл бұрын

Yeh we have Dial before you dig here in Australia

at 17:29 mins that rock material looks like slag from an old industrial process. was the house built on a landfill of some kind of old industrial furnace?

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

No it’s agricultural land 🧱👍🏽

What was the size of the Reinforcing? I would have expected fewer, bigger bars for a foundation, but smaller and more of them could well be equivalent.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure on the size 🧱👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@martin2466 🧱👍🏽

So when you hire a brickie or any tradesman, the most important thing is recommendation. For every quality, reliable tradesman, there's a chancer who will cause you untold misery. This is the beauty of KZread, it shows you everything you need to know about your builder before engaging with them and you only need watch a couple of Steve and Alex's vids to see they are top drawer. Only problem is, they will always be busy but, take my advice, never never hire someone you don't know because you're under time pressure - the chancers can sense your desperation and will rinse you.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

All very true . We have a video coming up soon where that exact thing happened to the customer, some “ landscapers “ of Facebook ruined their garden and left a horrendous mess too 😒😒🧱👍🏽

Surprised to see they dot and dabbed that patio

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

They May have been but they were absolutely solid 😳💪🏼🧱👍🏽

No notifications!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Need to make sure the bell is clicked 😬👍🏽🧱

Did you design the foundations with the mesh in in it or did the building inspector

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

We came up with it 🧱👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@martin2466 cheers Martin . It gets beefed up even more when we build it 💪🏼💪🏼🧱👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@martin2466 2.7 s on one side 3 m on the other 🥵🥵🥵💪🏼🧱👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@martin2466 😆😆🧱👍🏽

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏽🧱🧱🧱👍🏽

Needed a motorised barrow, would save hours on shifting soil

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Not across those flags and patterned concrete 😒🧱👍🏽

@ratemytakeawayireland415

2 жыл бұрын

2 wheelbarrows will move more dirt than any motorized vehicle

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@ratemytakeawayireland415 😁💨💨💨💨🧱👍🏽

Looks like surface water runs towards the rear of the house… and the deeper pipe (hepsleeve by the look of it), is the foul…

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

The higher one was dead and got cut off . not sure what the bottom one was but it was plastic 🧱👍🏽

@stun9771

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild yes, noted the lower one was plastic when it was fully exposed…jumped the gun, lol…did you not have access to the drawings of the place showing the drainage runs…

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@stun9771 . No mate 🙄🧱👍🏽

Hi steve.alex what is the cost of renting the mini digger please

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Beat to go on tour local hire shop for local prices 🧱

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

😁🧱👍🏽

Are those window openings under ground ??? Wtf

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

No pal 🧱👍🏽

That looks like a ground beam to me, are the existing foundations piled?

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

No it’s got a basement 😬🧱👍🏽

@chelsealion3

2 жыл бұрын

That makes a bit more sense, might be why you encountered all that 'pipe bedding' its quite common to put this in a strip behind the retaining wall with a land drain at the base.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@chelsealion3 🧱👍🏽

Lads hire a 1 Ton or 3 Ton Dumper Worth it 👌

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Not across that lovely patio and patterned concrete , to risky 😒🧱👍🏽

@jacannon9147

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild Minimal loading with that size of dumper , if it cannot take the weight of a 1 Ton Dumper then any delivery lorry/muck wagon shouldn't travel on it

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacannon9147 nothing did , all dropped from the road .

What make of digger is it please

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert it was a kubota K008-3 micro digger 🧱👍🏽

What depth did you have to go for the footings?

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

We ended up about 800 down 🧱👍🏼

@JAVXABLE

2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same, down south its a minimum of a metre but i have had to go down 1500 if the ground is sh1t. Good videos tho bee watching for a while.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@JAVXABLE cheers buddy . The house has a basement hence the fill for 2 m out each way . The original ground is perfect for pouring onto 👌🏼🧱👍🏼

@lukeh2323

2 жыл бұрын

@@JAVXABLE yeah south-east is minimum a metre but I've seen it 3 metres deep, depends on ground shitness

@JAVXABLE

2 жыл бұрын

Alex that makes sense, you have had it lucky there, when it gets shit shit ground down here its time to run!! Na but I have had to raft it before, but that cost a fortune in drawings, steel and ball ache 😆 and digging with a pump!!

🏠🏠🏠🏠🏠🏠🏠

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🧱👍🏽

👍🏾

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

😁🧱👍🏽

19:00 we can barely hear what you are saying during that segment of the video.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that 😬🧱👍🏽

Why shutter round pipe an other thing was new house pile driven ta

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Never concrete a pipe in . No the house had a basement 🧱👍🏽

@briansutherland5414

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you I would cut out put sleeve over it and couple joints on straight on the corner would removed to out side foote because load bearing ta Brian

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@briansutherland5414 🧱👍🏽

@briansutherland5414

2 жыл бұрын

Big thank to team glad got out of it 2 years ago 😃😃

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@briansutherland5414 🧱👍🏽

It’s taking so long to dig it out, because that scouser has only got half a bloody spade….!!!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Steady on Stu its not how big the tool is but how you use it . The dig took 2 days as we expected due to concrete pads in the way and caution around the pipes . jason is as much of a scouser as you are pal 😆🧱👍🏽

@lwilton

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild I was wondering if a narrower bucket, say about 12", would have cut out a lot of the hand digging. More scoops for the excavator, but there would have been more power to dig thru that trash fill under the slab.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@lwilton . We only hand dug against the house and around the pipes . We are well used to hand digging so it’s not an issue for us . I’d rather take my time abs be cautious than go at it and end up with more work and expense repairing damage caused by the digger 🧱👍🏽

@stun9771

2 жыл бұрын

@@lwilton exactly my thoughts too…

PLEASE, please, work on your sound levels! Both of you are quiet speakers but the "music" and other noises are very loud. And the wind noise in your microphone.... !!! I love your work but please improve the sound on your vids. Cut the non-voice sound levels by at least 30%. And I just gotta say it: that "music" is just crap noise to me. Off me chest.... Cheers!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

We are looking into new mics but they are £250 plus 😬🧱👍🏽

@lwilton

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild Some Rode wireless mics would be a great help, but they are pricy. But I have to second DPeter's request that the music audio levels be cut by at least 4 to 6 dB. That at least won't cost any hard cash. :-)

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@lwilton . I think that was an issue with my editing which won’t happen again 🧱👍🏽

Why not hire mini dumper at same time, save back breaking with wheelbarrows

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Cost 🧱👍🏽

When you slap your hand to the camera it makes me feel sick and ill !

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

😬

if that took 2 days i should really take more brakes so im not ahead of u guys

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Feel free 🤷🏼‍♂️

Bye the look of it Dads 1st time untrained on the digger.. without a banksman. Checking for services or using a cat and a Genie. Stick to brickwork

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a private job not a Balfour Beaty site . It wasn’t dad on the digger and there was 2 of checking while he dug . It’s also a one off newish build so we knew where the services where . You stick to plumbing and heating and not telling other trades how to do their job 🧱👍🏽

Love foundation work and when it all starts coming up. Told my grandson who's doing my joinery now it's good to get to know how the whole job comes together. That looks like a good bit of reinforcing. I'm Look forward to how this develops bro. Did you hire the rotating laser? I'm starting my wrap around on Monday (Warrington) and gotta get the site ready for the grab but gonna use a dumpster as its a bit of a trek. All the best Steve☀🧱⚒🚜

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds good Chris 👍🏽 . The power barrow is worth every penny . Alex did great on it in some very tight spots . The laser we actually bought . We did a video for Keystone lintels and used that money to treat ourselves , such a good investment though 🧱👍🏽👌🏼

@foundationgood123

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild Yes I’m gonna get one👊 Thanks for the info bro

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@foundationgood123 . No probs good luck up in Warrington 🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽