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Concrete Floors - Step By Step Guide
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In this video we will be completing all of the work to allow us to concrete the basement and kitchen floors and also pour the back of the retaining wall.
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From Ruin to Bloom: The Ultimate Garden Makeover
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In this episode I start a project that I can't ignore anymore, my own garden. This is part one of who knows how many. Hope you enjoy it! #GardenRefurbishment #OutdoorParadise The link to all the videos from the Builder Destroys His Own Home series is here: Builder Destroys His Own Home: ua-cam.com/play/PLSaYkqQZCHz-uWmMI30xGZPd90uObX56G.html A random link to the laser level that I use is here: ...
NOT a brilliant week! PLUS fundraising update!
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In this week's episode we get the first fix started but not all goes to plan! Here is the link for the Builder Destroys His Own Home series, all 20 episodes! ua-cam.com/play/PLSaYkqQZCHz-uWmMI30xGZPd90uObX56G.html&si=Hwez0k_mJSB8nhCf Thank you for watching.
What Do INSPECTORS Look For? | Building Inspection
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In this episode we will be completing the stud work in the garage/utility area, plastering the cupboard where the UFH manifold will be going and installing the ducting for the hob extractor which will be in the island. Matt will talk you through a few hints and tips which are definitely worth a watch for any budding plasterers. If you have any questions feel free to ask them in the comments or ...
BRUTALLY HONEST // SANYIPACE 9" SEWER CAMERA
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Hello everyone, hope you're well. This is our honest review of the Sanyipace 9 inch sewer camera. Watch to find out whether we think it's any good and if it's worth the money. All the links you need are here: Product link: bit.ly/46NPYIC Sanyipace Website: sanyipace.com/ Discount Code: BUILDER50 (Extra $50 off) Thank you to Sanyipace for everything that they have done for us, it's very much app...
We WISH we HADN'T found this! The basement build #12
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In this episode we find...well...things we wish we hadn't! The good news is we get a lot done, the bad news is no one will ever see it! Welcome to the building game! Oh..and by the way...this is definitely a video that you'd want to watch the end of...just saying... Thank you for watching.
Experience the POWER of a Knock-Through DEMOLITION - The Basement Build #11
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In this episode we install the steels and knock through not two but three rooms! For all your steel fabrications and orders you can do a lot worse than to order from C Beech Steels. Here is their details: C Beech and Sons (Netherton) Ltd 01384 456654 g.co/kgs/NvgtTXM Thank you to Trend for supplying the face mask. What a great piece of kit that is! Here is a random link should you wish to purch...
FULL Garage Rebuild: Destruction, Construction and Perfection // The Basement Build #10
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In this weeks video we rip off our final roof, adjust the finished room height and put a new roof complete with fibre glass top coat. This week has got us to a point where we are water tight in all of our working areas which now means we can start the rip out of the main house ready for knocking through top produced the big open plan living our customers want. If you have any questions drop the...
We've NEVER done this before and probably never will again!!! The basement build #9
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In this episode we do something that we've never done before and.....well.....you'll just have to watch... To purchase any workwear from TuffStuff Workwear then follow this link: www.workwear.co.uk/tuffstuff.... We don't get paid for promoting them, it's quality stuff and we highly recommend it. All music in this video is from the Epidemic music app. Thank you for watching!
How to build a warm roof. A step by step guide to the BEST warm roof on YouTube.
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Warm deck roof COMPLETE!!! The Basement Build #8
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Building a WARM ROOF with parapet walls is EASY!!!...right??? The Basement Build #7
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In this episode we build the warm roof with parapet walls, which are easy peesie lemon squeezy...or are they???!!! A direct link to the vapour barrier from the eBay shop that I got it is here: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185855315085?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=DLvIJYoQREy&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=WriCdmnQTq6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY We're not saying that this is the best price f...
What can be done in a week??? The Basement Build #6
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In this episode we try and achieve a simple goal...to get as much as we can done in one week! What could possibly go wrong... A random link for the rotary laser level is here: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315013452154?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=zn3Yh6MOQzO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=WriCdmnQTq6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY We're not saying that this is the best price for this level so ...
Building Walls, Floors and Roofs AND Installing Steels! The Basement Build#5
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Hello everyone, hope you've all had a great Easter. In this episode we do a lot of working out in order to get all our levels for the first floor perfect. then and only then...we can build! Also, at the end of the video we answer your questions from the previous one. To purchase any workwear from TuffStuff Workwear then follow this link: www.workwear.co.uk/tuffstuff.... We don't get paid for pr...
Joining a truss roof and a traditional cut roof together.
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In this episode I'll fit a truss roof and then add a lean to roof at the rear of it. I'll discuss many hints and tips to help you if you want to do it yourself.
Blocklaying, Bricklaying and Demolishing!!! The Basement Build #4
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Blocklaying, Bricklaying and Demolishing!!! The Basement Build #4
Installing all the drainage and the soakaway. The Basement Build #3
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Installing all the drainage and the soakaway. The Basement Build #3
Underpinning SOS!!! Why does the concrete do this??? Plus fundraising update. The Basement Build #2
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Underpinning SOS!!! Why does the concrete do this??? Plus fundraising update. The Basement Build #2
NEW SERIES!!! We're building a BASEMENT for a subscriber!!! Plus we've had a fundraising idea!!!
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NEW SERIES!!! We're building a BASEMENT for a subscriber!!! Plus we've had a fundraising idea!!!
THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST KITCHEN EVER
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THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST KITCHEN EVER
Fitting the gyplyner in the utility
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Fitting the gyplyner in the utility
Levelling the garage floor using tile backerboards
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Levelling the garage floor using tile backerboards
Forming the new kitchen stud walls and vapour barrier
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Forming the new kitchen stud walls and vapour barrier
Removing brick walls ready for new kitchen layout
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Removing brick walls ready for new kitchen layout
Fitting the new drop ceiling in the kitchen
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Fitting the new drop ceiling in the kitchen
Putting the Steels in - new project Day 1
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Putting the Steels in - new project Day 1
Fitting a new kite wind staircase
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Fitting a new kite wind staircase
We built a bar!!! Builder Destroys His Own Home #20
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We built a bar!!! Builder Destroys His Own Home #20
Forced off the job!!! How did it get to this???
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Forced off the job!!! How did it get to this???
We've moved back in!!! Builder destroys his own home #19
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We've moved back in!!! Builder destroys his own home #19

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  • @anthonyetihw6614
    @anthonyetihw6614 День тому

    Wow adam , You are the new fred dius.Yes I do remember him. I've been in a house myself for back 20 years. I've just start renovating it myself. You know what he goes. You need a good kick u* t** a** At times But Seeing you at work, inspired me, keep it up. You're doing a great job when you enjoy videos.

  • @barryford7135
    @barryford7135 День тому

    Hi again guys, seeing you moan about the go pro. I’ve just watched a video from David Arthur just ride bikes, on a new camera the DJI Osmo. Just thought I might be worth checking it out?

  • @Aussie-des420
    @Aussie-des420 День тому

    Has someone acid washed them? Walls hydrochloric acid will do that if it’s cleaned incorrectly too strong.

  • @timw2007
    @timw2007 2 дні тому

    Fair play for fixing it 👏

  • @dimitar4y
    @dimitar4y 2 дні тому

    what a waste of huge underground storage ):

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723 2 дні тому

      How would you have moved the kitchen out of the way every time you wanted to use it?

    • @dimitar4y
      @dimitar4y 2 дні тому

      @@mrabuilders6723 shhh let me romanticize agonize about the several hundred cubic metres of unused space in peace. Nevermind how impractical or expensive it would be to make usable.

    • @dimitar4y
      @dimitar4y 2 дні тому

      @@mrabuilders6723 But, if you had a few thousand spare..... Making a floor hatch or mount the kitchen cabinets on sliders to reveal secret doors.... Extremely unpractical considering dust, maintenance and the ridiculously low head level, making the storage only practical as a floor hatch to a wine cellar..

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723 2 дні тому

      @dimitar4y by several hundred do you mean 12? Not hundred, just, 12...?

    • @dimitar4y
      @dimitar4y 2 дні тому

      @@mrabuilders6723 Surely across the entire house,the cubic metres add up to more than just 12? I don't really have plans to your house so excuse me for not having an accurate number :V Wow what's with youtube making my comment more retarded sounding when I press submit

  • @michaelkelly6345
    @michaelkelly6345 3 дні тому

    Build it where the architect / engineer wants it. Let the trees be their responsibility. But if you are not happy with the position of the wall where they want it, walk away 👍

  • @barryford7135
    @barryford7135 3 дні тому

    Top work guys. Concrete is hard work even with a pump?

  • @BillsAllotmentDiary
    @BillsAllotmentDiary 3 дні тому

    I've had it in the neck before if I have foamed by electrical wires due to the foam allegedly reacting with the plastic on the wires? What's your views on that as you foamed the pipe where wires where going down for the kitchen?

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723 2 дні тому

      I have heard many things said about what builders should and shouldn’t be doing but I’ve never heard that one but surely cables can withstand chemicals to a certain extent because of where they are used 🤷👍🏻

  • @anthonyetihw6614
    @anthonyetihw6614 3 дні тому

    great job,

  • @rayhall4578
    @rayhall4578 3 дні тому

    pmsl Mr Benn, shopkeeper arrived

  • @glynmountjoy998
    @glynmountjoy998 3 дні тому

    if its caused by frost why have the breeze blocks on the retaining wall not rotted out??

  • @wendyjanehatfield4761
    @wendyjanehatfield4761 3 дні тому

    Are you really going to use an outdoor kitchen?🤔

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723 3 дні тому

      Hello Wendy, hope you're well. If I build one, dam straight I'm going to use it!!!

    • @wendyjanehatfield4761
      @wendyjanehatfield4761 3 дні тому

      Let me know when you are cooking then.😋​@mrabuilders6723

  • @ernestbailey9194
    @ernestbailey9194 4 дні тому

    Love your videos, lovely jolly banter, while doing a brilliant professional job. First class work.

  • @berenscott8999
    @berenscott8999 4 дні тому

    You have to feel sorry for the next owners in 30 or 40 years time when they go to renovate this again and are digging the basement up again and going, what the f...

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723 4 дні тому

      Eh????

    • @berenscott8999
      @berenscott8999 4 дні тому

      @@mrabuilders6723 like, the house has multiple time periods in its construction and it's all mixed together. If there is a next renovation, it's going to be complicated. Time will pass and nobody will remember what's going on under the floor.

  • @michaelchapman4269
    @michaelchapman4269 4 дні тому

    Great stuff lads 👊🏻👍🏼

  • @jinlongli8682
    @jinlongli8682 4 дні тому

    how has the roof ventilation been dealt with please with that rubber lapping the whole ridge and over the tiles?

  • @Denbot.Gaming
    @Denbot.Gaming 4 дні тому

    38:00 decent laser level that, I picked one up from amazon, used it fitting a kitchen, titles and levelling ground work for a 20ft cabin so far

  • @7861tm
    @7861tm 4 дні тому

    Great video as always. Just wanted to ask the name of the dumpy level you used near the beginning to get you floor level. At the same stage of laying MOT, sand..etc so could really use something like that to get my base flat. All the best.

  • @brokenbritain9441
    @brokenbritain9441 4 дні тому

    Laying that concrete at your age is hardcore😮 but I see UA-camrs are having problems with gopro cameras🤔

  • @user-qv5fj5rq4e
    @user-qv5fj5rq4e 4 дні тому

    Where did you get your insulation fittings from and what size 130mm insulation and 18mm osb?Cheers

  • @simoncarney9944
    @simoncarney9944 4 дні тому

    Fantastic video as always. Mainly Rich this week with interjections from Adam. Rich, I loved the Mr Ben reference! 😃 Things are moving in nicely now and it’s nice to see other trades turn up when they’re supposed to. 😉 See you all next week and I hope Matt is feeling a lot better.

  • @LTFC1964
    @LTFC1964 5 днів тому

    Richard is a workaholic with extremely high standards…. Great video again of progress guys….keep it up! 👍

  • @MarkGarth
    @MarkGarth 5 днів тому

    Brilliant, as ever 😆

  • @djohh3057
    @djohh3057 5 днів тому

    Pea Gravel - is that like a Kidney Stone ?

  • @dukeminster
    @dukeminster 5 днів тому

    Great video as always lads, can I just ask how come you didnt use one of those questionable looking vibrators to bring the air bubbles up?

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723 День тому

      There’s no real need duke. This was only a 100mm thick slab. Thanks for the comment and watching the video 👍🏻

  • @SodaBread-ie
    @SodaBread-ie 5 днів тому

    Great work Mr A builders, please can i say thank you to the property owner+cats that have allowed this continuing vlog. That's going to be the best and most uptodate property on that road, by far. £=well spent. Thanks again for the vlogs and please look after your health.

  • @ianb9103
    @ianb9103 5 днів тому

    Caught up this morning. Another cracking video guys. Keep them coming. Hopefully you could a coupke of beers on Friday eve😉 you deserve them

  • @michaelbell1882
    @michaelbell1882 5 днів тому

    Absolutely brilliant..very entertaining .. thanks .

  • @berenscott8999
    @berenscott8999 5 днів тому

    Arent you over the neighbours property line with the overhang?

  • @bilpat5123
    @bilpat5123 5 днів тому

  • @michaelodonovan6989
    @michaelodonovan6989 5 днів тому

    Really great content, thanks

  • @dccowell56
    @dccowell56 5 днів тому

    Hi lads, can you ever get better than you are now because your works cock on.( building saying), brilliant as usual.

  • @user-fu4iw5dx3f
    @user-fu4iw5dx3f 5 днів тому

    The crap you've thrown all over the customers slabs, messy work there

  • @kieronimo1
    @kieronimo1 5 днів тому

    I think the 1.6 million views probably cover the cost of the bricks.

  • @bradcrompton9055
    @bradcrompton9055 5 днів тому

    Friday therapy on site 😂

  • @peterandrewwilson976
    @peterandrewwilson976 5 днів тому

    Whackering: a very theraputic activity.

  • @Richard-gk3kq
    @Richard-gk3kq 5 днів тому

    Great informative video as usual.

  • @donoconnor4204
    @donoconnor4204 5 днів тому

    Back breaking work… but it’s looking fantastic. The amount of shear graft to date goes without saying. Transformed this house into a great dwelling. Great video as always!!

  • @jonathansmith31
    @jonathansmith31 5 днів тому

    Great video as ever. Quick question : On some other channels, they put the PIR under the main pour of concrete, any particular reason you do it the other way around?

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723 4 дні тому

      We are told it is what inspectors want now 🤷 It’s also better cos we can clip the UFH pipe work straight on top of it before screed 👍🏻

  • @paulspickernell6875
    @paulspickernell6875 5 днів тому

    Brilliant and funny as always, thanks guys

  • @m0nk3yl0v3r
    @m0nk3yl0v3r 5 днів тому

    Mad the concrete guys dont help srpead it

  • @peterhaigh5764
    @peterhaigh5764 5 днів тому

    Nice outro 😀

  • @peterhaigh5764
    @peterhaigh5764 5 днів тому

    Ewan!😂😂😂😂

  • @peterhaigh5764
    @peterhaigh5764 5 днів тому

    Rich isa brilliant joiner and pretty much a all rounder. Great to see all you lads just mucking in that’s how it should be!

  • @peterhaigh5764
    @peterhaigh5764 5 днів тому

    Nice job lads

  • @lworbey
    @lworbey 5 днів тому

    That guy with the concrete hose and spade poked several holes in the DPM, clueless! Especially at around 40:10 you can see her leaves a massive slash in the DPM the full width of the shovel 😱

  • @BLAZERSEAMS
    @BLAZERSEAMS 5 днів тому

    Good grief Adam - you look totally buggered at the end there. No 'fence but you should hit the sack earlier - no more late nights for a while...

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723 5 днів тому

      Sod that! Early nights are for losers!!!

    • @BLAZERSEAMS
      @BLAZERSEAMS 5 днів тому

      @@mrabuilders6723 Fair enough. You clearly recover faster than I did at your age - I assume you are in your late sixties (just my little joke).

  • @s.wilson5675
    @s.wilson5675 5 днів тому

    Great entertainment yet again on Sunday night. Thanks guys. Please remind me the name of your laser level. I'm pretty sure you featured it in a video but cannot find it; a link to the video would be good if possible. Once again, thanks for the content.

  • @48billy0
    @48billy0 5 днів тому

    Sorry if I missed the obvious from previous videos, but what area is this basement build?

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723 5 днів тому

      Hello Billy, hope you're well mate. You haven't missed it, we haven't mentioned it...but there have been clues...

  • @JimGreen-ts1ul
    @JimGreen-ts1ul 5 днів тому

    Thanks!

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723 5 днів тому

      Thank you, Jim! Again!!! You're a star, mate.