Finally! I started building my own house. Pt1- foundations and concrete slab

Finally the project I've been waiting for years, my house. I'l be filming the whole process from the start to finish and in this first episode of the series you can see the steps from marking the ground to concrete slab pour. I thought about revealing the 3d renders of it but I think I'ts better to see it going up bit by bit:)
The house itself will be constructed in combination of 3 main materials, concrete, thermo block bricks and glulam wood. hopefully it will be very energy efficient and also look nice:) I don't know how many episodes there will be but I'l try to post as often as possible.
I started by marking a contour where the top layer of 20-30 cm of surface soil should be removed. After that, my fiancee and I again marked the guide lines where foundations should be dug. Foundation trenches were then filled with 30 cm of ground up gravel and compacted. Compaction test is done afterwards to make sure the base is compacted enough. We then made rebar baskets and lowered them into trenches. We also positioned anchors for concrete posts and walls. Sides of footings were lined with hard extruded polystyrene. After the first pour, we trimmed the top 3-4 cm of polystirene into level plane and we made the formwork on top of it for the slab. Space between the footings was also filled with gravel and compacted. On top of it we placed 8cm of xps and polyurethane foam which we covered with plastic membrane. We placed the rebar mesh on top of it and poured the slab..

I hope you like this first part of this project, many more will follow! Please ask any question in the comments and as always, subscribe for more!:D

[VanDamArtisan]

I do this professionally in the United States and it's so interesting how strong things are built outside of my country.

[SVanHutten]

Designing and building your own home: One of the greatest enjoyments of life. Double points for doing it with your better half.
Thank you for sharing!

[arvidjohansson]

I approve of this. Slab insulation, plastic too stop the capillary effect and most importantly rebar for days. Glad to see that Croatia is very prolific in its building methods.

[nicolek]

Compliments for your choice of music. A true feast for the ears!

[kikapuneniya]

Great video! It's amazing how much you can learn just from watching professionals

[johnb]

I binged the entire series on Saturday. Absolutely love the project, the craftsmanship?and the attention to detail.

[HamuCivils]

I am a contractor in New Zealand and it nice to see how other people do the same work in other countries. Good job guys👏👏👏

[RedBairnMedia]

That's shaping up to being the sturdiest building ever conceived.

[bg]

I love watching how different countries go about building a house. Each have their own unique way of doing things due to different circumstances and bylaws.

[ChaseNorris]

I'm blown away. The perfect musical accompaniment.

[bloodraven]

Excellent job. just like the quality of materials, in general, all is how it has to be. Good luck and all the best with the project. In the end, old people used to say: "If you see the man walking around talking to himself or he is mad or he is building the house, there is no other." Good luck ...

[sheldon...]

given the amazing structures you've created for everyone else, I can't wait to see what you'll do for yourself!

[Nikola]

Kanal, iznenađenje godine! U pola videa sam shvatia da jr ovo zapravo u Hrvatskoj. Sretno
Lijepo je vidit amere kako hvale/čude gradnju

[rzddvtz]

WOW very impressive beautiful job I noticed in USA we layout the drain the sewer the electrical pipes water lines prior to laying concrete over maybe its done differently here but my hats off to this professional job. ❤❤❤

[egdcuyagecuysadgcuys]

Beautiful foundation. This is going to be an amazing series! Please don't skip any part of the process for youtube :)

[dukeengine]

I will lose my house within two months, and I would like to do the same as you, build my own with wood. Unfortunately we don't have money enough to pay for that and are struggling finding something else to live in. Best compliments for this project! It's the dream of an entire life!!! 👍🏻

[valiany]

each time i see your videos my standard for building and making and designing get improved and level up. I really learn a lot from you. Thank you man. God bless you.

[jjcc]

That deflectometer. Took me a while and some google fu to realize what and why this was needed.

[FOMI]

Though YT is full of house building videos this one has a different flavour ... maybe because it's made by not only a master fabricator but a master builder also ... following you untill final video.

[theigadwolf]

Easily the best thing I've watched in quite awhile 👌