How to Form Tall Foundation Walls

This is a very common method of forming and pouring foundations here in the Pacific Northwest.

[LiloUkulele]

Awesome system...as an Architect/contractor -retired...I'm very impressed. Very thorough video, well thought out-answered all my questions...jeez, makes me wanna go build something!!!!

[DBRGB]

Wish I could find guys as competent as you in South Carolina as I want to build a whole house in this fashion with a solidly poured reinforced roof. Tornado and earthquake, hurricane and high wind proof. Great job!!!

[someonewhoisnotanexpert]

My professor made us watch this for homework, and i cant say this for any of the other videos he has showed us besides practical engineering. But great, well made video! This was way more entertaining than most other construction process videos!

[hoskier]

"Because you're not going to sleep before the pour" to that! Nice work!

[justicewillprevail]

What a bunch of absolute legends. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your great team attitude is very visible. Loved the finishing dance, God bless!

[BearNorth]

Comprehensive and fun video. Also noticed watching carefully when he was pointing out the spacing for the snap ties his hand position was precise. Dude perfect moment. It's cool watching a guy who really knows his trade and makes it look easy.

[GregTGolden]

Love the idea of using an old I joist to get the forms straightened out. Im going to have to start using that. Havent seen that done in Ontario.
Great video.

[Sean-]

More knowledge from this one video than my 2nd yr apprenticeship "intermediate" 8 week class! LOL

[glennelliott]

I work in carpentry and have to often adjust to poor concert work and really enjoy watching you're level of profession. Would be nice if we had that skill around here.

[AnthonyBroady]

best video on the subject and I've watched hundreds

[tobycanto]

Tons of great info! I work in construction and we’ve done a bunch of really tall forms but always out of 2x10 I like your way much better

[curtwarkentin]

Fastest system I ever used was PERI forms in an industrial pour. Super super expensive and they get moved with a zoom boom but they latch together and you can make almost any sized wall fast. But that was at a mine with very deep pockets. The usual forms I used for residential in Saskatchewan were similar to yours or just sheets of form ply backed with 2X4s going horizontal and vertical. Lot more labour intensive and rebar was all tied by hand. I saw a tie wire gun one time in my career and it was pretty good but didn’t tie the bar as tight as people did.

Still I loved your video, awesome ideas and great work. Done well and intelligently.

[deej]

Great video! You guys are called Awesome Framers for a reason!!!

[dannycbe]

Civil engineer here...from India.
Great work. I learnt a lot!

[paulmorton]

Just did a 100m raft with double layer mesh. All by hand and in my own. Took nearly two weeks. Why did I not get this YouTube feed before then, that gun would have saved my back and so much time.

[atomjordan]

Lucky guys that work for you! They learn alot more than framing...you guys do it all, good stuff.

[jeremiahfear]

Super helpful video, thank you. I have the same form system (also pnw) and it took me a while to figure out how to use them to do 8-10' walls. I still like to use longer ties and whalers, but the overall system is identical in layout and design. Love your videos!

[BIGDonger]

I gotta say thank you. The moment I seen this video I jumped up and did a little dance because all the supply places would have you believe that you have to rent special forms to do a basement, but you dont! Immediate relization. Upon seeing your video it basically made me $50, 000 maybe 100 and I appreciate that, thank you. I was wondering though, if you had any pictures of how you do the outside corners? That would be the only thing I had a question on. Thank you sir and I appreciate you, again

[SpaceCrete]

Very helpful and entertaining, thank you! For a thinner wall, tying the steel after a form is up can help to make sure you are getting cover, but I am not one to really say, because we don't use forms. And now almost a hundredaire!

[frankwhite]

For small houses invest in duraforms
We use 2' strips too but we do 4x4 braces top and bottom of the snap ties and level the wall with straps and Jack's.
Very Nice clean job.
carpenters are $41 an hour in Quebec so buddy needs a raise