Be my builder anytime. Your attention to detail is unmatched. Home owners must be very pleased. Well done.
@rizrashid9599
3 ай бұрын
Chris you are elegant in your master skills.
@SteveAndAlexBuild
Жыл бұрын
Jeez Chris that “little “ job escalated didn’t it !? Such a lot of unforeseen work involved but what a difference it made . That’s the beauty of KZitem , the customer can see where all their money is going and potential customers can see how complex even the smaller jobs can be. Bet you enjoyed those little metric bricks 😉. Great job chaps 🧱🧱🧱🧱👍🏼
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Haha yeah thanks Steve, true on all accounts. It’s helpful too for all taking on these “small” jobs!👍
@SteveAndAlexBuild
Жыл бұрын
@@foundationgood123🤜🏻🤛🏻🧱👍🏼
@colingoode3702
Жыл бұрын
I have a very similar open front porch on my house & looking at this I would not have bothered. Whilst I appreciate that you guys really know what you are doing, as a homeowner, it's far too much work & cost for not much gain.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yeah true, in this however it was as they can get up the stairs and enter the house much better now. Pros and cons I guess ( gave me work too)😜
@andersnordgren2540
Жыл бұрын
Why not change the door too right hinged outward going?
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
@@andersnordgren2540 it changes everything, I mentioned about window openings upstairs ie tgey would all have to be widened to coir the fire escape rules🤷♂️
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
@@andersnordgren2540 Still wouldn’t work, it would open onto the wall or have to open into the canopy which isn’t ideal to be honest! Now at least things work and they have got a Cloakroom
@Mike_5
Жыл бұрын
Nice One Chris you not only know the bricks but the regs too! Best brickie channel on the Tube !
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks! I wouldn't say that, there's more better than me bro
@WhatTimeIsIt999
Жыл бұрын
A man that knows what his doing 👏
@allenzackery1639
4 ай бұрын
Educational and informative !!! The jobs are spot on ! Your apprentice is also a beast !!! The team nice 👍
@foundationgood123
4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@rogercarroll1663
4 ай бұрын
Nice film. Liked the piano. What a struggle getting the foundation in.
@ronalddecesaris6115
4 ай бұрын
Your like watching a surgeon! A ton of work involved in that tiny area! Awesome videos really
@scoyle1750
Жыл бұрын
Looks well in the end,lots of unforeseen extras on that one 👍
@blackpoolram
Жыл бұрын
My admiration for true craftsmen at work!
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Nice one, thank you👍
@aleksconstructab6776
Жыл бұрын
Great job, Pal.
@LTFC1964
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic workmanship. So great to see 👍
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍
@catabaticanabatic3800
Жыл бұрын
Spot on!. Nice work. Those dreaded words "It's a dwelling now".
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yes 😆
@brianc8277
Жыл бұрын
You are a very good compitent builder. I would recomend you for any project.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
😊 thank you👍
@MrR6pilot
3 ай бұрын
nice work 👌 good to see
@tt-oz4jw
Жыл бұрын
Nice one Chris .
@biblebasics100
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting, thank you Chris for sharing the information, very helpful mate!👍
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@Nickgowans
Жыл бұрын
I work in the building facade industry on large commercial projects and its absolutely ridiculous the hoops we have to jump through to meet all the building regs and BS
@markcroft1303
Жыл бұрын
Looks bob on, crazy how building regs have mad a niche to get more money out of people. As if it's not expensive enough
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Its mad, turned a small job into a big- job even the inspector called it the little big 😂
@paulbackhard6315
Жыл бұрын
Not really as building control and regulations are to stop cowboy builders.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
@@paulbackhard6315 Yeah get that, but there’s also common sense too which needs to be used as not all things are necessary which get put onto small jobs. Often we can negotiate the common sense issues with the inspector and if you get a different inspector come out on the same job they can either be more stringent or more lenient! That’s the name of the game 👍
@paulbackhard6315
Жыл бұрын
@@foundationgood123 I get what you mean , I’m also a builder and red tape it annoying to us that would build things properly no matter what but if building control wasn’t strict people would pull all sorts of scams and dodges . 🤦♂️
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
@@paulbackhard6315 yes that’s true, it’s all to do with money and unfortunately this trade is rife with money issues and in-fact all the world over to be fair
@johnp6636
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant job Chris 👍👍
@daves4026
Жыл бұрын
Just beautiful work
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@MrMagsimus
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful job bro .. building regs can talk some crap sometimes , swear down they just money thieves! The pyramids had no regs and they standing fine without steel and damp 😂
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
seem to Go to town on the small jobs🤷
@robinhadley
Жыл бұрын
Top work as always Chris 👍🏻
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@quickbuildmick
Жыл бұрын
Top job, Could you not just have linteled from wall to wall to act as a foundation rather than all the hassle ? Nice work 👍🏻
@foundationgood123
4 ай бұрын
This was advised step by step by the Building Inspector and this is what he wanted😏
@jaymann
Жыл бұрын
Great job as always, Chris.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Thanks again!
@Po5itivemind5et
Жыл бұрын
holy thats alot of work for that little bit of extra space
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yes sure is bud😱
@Theoriginalbigbrillo
Жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought when Chris shows you the additional space gained at the end of the project,, but to be fair the front elevation does look at lot astetically nicer 👍👍
@SeanMca-di1ps
Жыл бұрын
Real tidy job m8, those staff blues can be a nitemare if mortar not rite. Just subscribed👍
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Nice on, thank you👍
@raftt8050
4 ай бұрын
that guy using a 9 inch grinder one handed is an absolute vodka hahah
@freepress8451
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@DunelmVideo
Жыл бұрын
Impressive craftsmanship, Chris. Are there any regs about a front door having smooth level access these days? I see there is still a step.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
We had no issues with building control, it all passed through
@freepress8451
Жыл бұрын
I built a porch late 90's and moving the front door brought with it so many hoops as it became a dwelling, in end I left it as is with two doors.
@clivewarner2162
Жыл бұрын
Interesting. What was being used as a lintel on the original door? Glad to see you used a good piece of steel there.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
It won't go anywhere with those in👊
@SHADOW.GGG-
Жыл бұрын
there's brickies,theres ,chippies,plasterers ,there's window fitters, but top of tree there's builders
@Thar1979
Жыл бұрын
Great team but please wear eye protection when using the power tools!
@danielgembski4487
Жыл бұрын
Massive, concrete respect ✊
@HighWealder
Жыл бұрын
Slates also great for hammering into arches if they start to crack or sag.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Great point!
@TeeTee-zm2re
Жыл бұрын
Arch above window is loose, should I hammer slate between vertical mortar joints to strengthen it?
@hodgsonp51j
Жыл бұрын
Hi, any idea what those existing insulated blocks from that time are called / who made them? I have exactly the same ones in my 90s bungalow and can't find any specs for them? Cheers
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
I think they were a modulight thermal block!
@davidfox7983
Жыл бұрын
Top class
@nic47531
Жыл бұрын
Hi question, the front wall looks like the cavity is less than 100mm? Did they approve this because the existing walls were less than 300mm thick? why didn't you have to build with at least 100mm cavity? I ask this because we're currently trying to match up a new extension wall of 300mm with a much narrower old wall about 250mm thick, we want to put a steel across but because the blocks don't match up on either side it's proving a bit tricky. Thanks
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yes, it had to fo;;ow the existing 50mm cavity
@grannyg8155
Жыл бұрын
Nice Job...Whats the stuff your using in the can in place of dot and dab?
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Dot n dab foam, get it from most builders yards or the well known DIY stores.
@ashleychambers7602
Жыл бұрын
Top job as always Chris 👍
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@nomore6939
Жыл бұрын
What a load of work for very little gain
@yanowski5645
Жыл бұрын
The concrete floor was a bit ott for the size of it .... Building regs gone mad ...
@TeeTee-zm2re
Жыл бұрын
How much did that cost the homeowners? Looks good though
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Just under £3000
@wayneleone
Жыл бұрын
Cracking job and result Chris. Poor original design if you ask me. Much better now with the extra space.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's transformed the space👍
@dee106ful
Жыл бұрын
No point building anything anymore withall these new regs......
@brad9529
4 ай бұрын
Chemical fix, fancy name for glue hehe
@RogerMarsh-t5j
Жыл бұрын
What happens our neighbours just built a full extension front porch and door extension, no building regs, just built it straight on original footpath at front of house?full width of house with two windows
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
It’s when they come to sell the house, searches will pull them on this? Big issues will ensue
@lessmith3718
Жыл бұрын
Never seen such a carry on for such a small space ,steel beams and concrete footings , poor house owners and brickys both conned by the building control,
@Andrew-rc3vh
Жыл бұрын
It seems such a waste of time and resources when the original job would have taken about 5 seconds if the bug had been caught in the design phase.
@Samxronn
Жыл бұрын
The finish on this job is spot on. Personally don’t think it was worth the money purely due to all the hoops you need to jump through for such a small amount of extra room. But that’s no reflection on you job looks great
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍
@surreyboy84
Жыл бұрын
Now you have to stand in the rain when you’re waiting for someone to answer the door.
@TryDiy
Жыл бұрын
Excellent work but for me whatever it cost will never be made back by the client but if they're happy with it that's all that matters.
@paulmcnamara6325
Жыл бұрын
Ya taking ya time on that small job!ha😅
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, the little big job😆
@christopherkennedy9592
Жыл бұрын
Small jobs are the worst regarding time scales but it looks great. Tidy worker
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yes they are very deceiving🤔
@cannontrodder
3 ай бұрын
How the hell do you get a builder on your job who is this good? It's total pot-luck. There's a lot of regulations to follow but absolutely no way for an average home-owner to verify if builders are even going to bother.
@leepaulalexander
Жыл бұрын
Wow that is a lot of work... how long did it take?
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
About two working weeks
@pervazkhaliq4598
Жыл бұрын
Just hang the door, on the other side, so it has the handle on the left hand side.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Still wouldn’t work, it would open onto the wall or have to open into the canopy which isn’t ideal to be honest! Now at least things work and they have got a Cloakroom🤷♂️
@frankyates7910
Жыл бұрын
tidy job well done.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍
@grahamcole4240
Жыл бұрын
A lovely job.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@SeanMca-di1ps
Жыл бұрын
Would the inspector not have allowed 2 9x4 pre stressed concrete lintels from bay to garage rather than all that digging mate. Builder in belfast. Great job m8
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
No unfortunately, he was quiet forthright what he wanted to be honest 🤔
@SeanMca-di1ps
Жыл бұрын
@@foundationgood123thy can be funny m8, enjoy your beers
@sedulousdabbler5468
Жыл бұрын
Lovely job. Building regs can haemorrhage cash on so called wick little jobs.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yes that's true
@clivewilliams3661
Жыл бұрын
Was the Planning Dept consulted as the alteration changes the principal elevation? Some authorities won't worry about it but some will. Why put insulation in the floor? If the 'extension' has to comply with Part L Regs (which I don't think it needs to) then where is the insulation for the wall? Overall, quite a nice job, its good to see some proper building for a change.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Planning had no problem, Building Inspector told us what he wanted us to do. The cavities were 50mm we used 50mm cavity bats and insulated plaster boards on the existing wall as it was part of the garage walls.
@clivewilliams3661
Жыл бұрын
@@foundationgood123 Thanks for the info. The reason I say that I don't think that Part L or any additional insulation requirements apply is that had the extension been built to copy the construction of the original then there would have been no extra loss of heat because of the o/a reduction in external wall compared with the original layout. I have a very similar arrangement on my own house and the approved inspector I normally use had no problem with copying the original 1950's construction because the construction didn't make the situation worse. I honestly doubt that your client will notice any improvement in the energy use and could have improved the general construction with a reduction in build cost as well.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
@@clivewilliams3661 well it effect the build cost to be honest as we used the insulation that was spare in the canopy!
@kateneilballingall6055
Жыл бұрын
Will be more hassle now when they upgrade there internet to full fibre or they have a fault- drive way will now need to be dug up
@edwarddown448
Жыл бұрын
as always nice work
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@andybrace4983
Жыл бұрын
Lovely old job
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Thank you👍
@SurreyAlan
Жыл бұрын
Which is why most people just build it, building inspectors have better things to do than hunt down porch extensions unless you have miserable neighbours they'll never know. After a few years unless it's dangerous its fine and when you sell take a cheap indemnity policy.
@gorgen23
Жыл бұрын
Well done cobber
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Cheers bud👍
@griswald7156
Жыл бұрын
I can’t see the point of 18inches more hallway….now you’ve just lost the porch ,they are nice to have..
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
It did make a big difference to be fair, at least they can get up stairs now without loads of drama
@lozmarshall7837
Жыл бұрын
Put a steel in and pad stone, to carry those 50 tiles 😭😭 building regs are crazy
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Also the brickwork above but it could have been a catnic lintle lol
@paulbackhard6315
Жыл бұрын
Charlie Boardman has given up acting and become a builder 🤣
@SD43
Жыл бұрын
Lot of work for very little gain imo,love the channel though mate.
@ThePieguts
Жыл бұрын
Awkward little job that, and youre right its a mini extension. Internal door couldnt be moved as it would make the means of escape worse, raft is normally attached to a raft, I know there is moaning about regs, but the inspector got it spot on, apart from possible cold bridging at the threshold and what ever that service was running under the slab, so did you.
@justabout6144
Жыл бұрын
👍 big job broke out
@neilrafferty2097
Жыл бұрын
Alcove looks slightly strange , maybe ?
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but a useful store area with a bit of imagination 😜
@gazjonze
Жыл бұрын
Are you in Merseyside?
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
The Stoke area buddy
@gazjonze
Жыл бұрын
@@foundationgood123 Need a trustworthy builder in Merseyside. Last one rinsed us of just shy of £10k. Do you know anyone you can recommend?
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
@@gazjonze Steve and Alex (youtube) father and son who are in your area!
@agnosticevolutionist3567
Жыл бұрын
Just hang the door round the other way job done
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Good idea but still not good as it would have opened onto the wall and then they would have had to juggle to get around the door🤔
@ospage233
Жыл бұрын
Why was a designer not used so they could sort out all the problems, structural design & leave the work to the builder
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
It was done on a notice as plans are expensive for such a small job.
@jamielee9350
Жыл бұрын
Another candidate for the "Darwin Award" .... You only have one pair of eyes pal , look after them.😎😎😎
@fireblaster9961
Жыл бұрын
Nice.....buts there’s easier jobs out there to make dough
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Well every trade will have its odd job here and there that isn’t exactly what you want a job to be, then there are jobs you fly at but it’s the nature of the game, you think a job is gonna be easy and turns out difficult and one’s you think are gonna be hard and end up easy🤷♂️
@nigelhaines7900
Жыл бұрын
small jobs are the worse to do
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yes a lot more to them than people think!
@werty4329
Жыл бұрын
Not trying to be a dick but keep that Aco channel a bit cleaner or covered otherwise you're going to regret it later. 😢
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yes it’s covered bud, and washed out every night as we’re finishing 👍
@baksybaby9529
Жыл бұрын
A bit silly - metre or more there’s not much weight
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Yes, a Catnic would have been sufficient in my opinion, but Building Control like to think differently lol
@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc
Жыл бұрын
What, all that grief for what? 1+some fraction of square metre? Bricks in ya head mate!
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Well its a four letter word for most it’s called “work”! We get paid for work lol and they got to use their stairs too so in the end pros and cons are waged up I guess. All happy at the end of the job, only real issue to be fair was the weather🌧️
@wontbelongnow5567
Жыл бұрын
No worth doing for what they have gained.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Well, it depends! It’s transformed the awkward access and made life easier to be fair and will help when it comes to selling it. Swings and roundabouts 🤔
@malcolmcroll
Жыл бұрын
Chris sound not very good
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
eeeep sorry, working on it
@ronniepickering9191
Жыл бұрын
just awful looks realy bad to be honest . it looked better before you started it.
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Glad you have a different opinion, it brings natural balance. It doesn’t please everyone but it gave me work🤷♂️
@professorbernardkemp7448
Жыл бұрын
Fine Art that Bricklaying. Nice work!
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍
@charlesjlongh
Жыл бұрын
Nice work! Well Chris we not only have the same initials but the same surnames! I'm Charles Longhurst in Lloydminster Canada 🇨🇦
@foundationgood123
Жыл бұрын
Nice, great to hear from you- I’m from the Stoke area in Staffordshire👍
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