Crawl Space Foundation – 7 MISTAKES You Need to Avoid! ⚠️ #smallhouse

I’m back on the construction site, and this time, I’m tackling the foundation walls! 💪 From the very start, I knew this would be the toughest stage of the whole build—and I wasn’t wrong… 😅

Trying to layout blocks for Crawl Space Foundation 😎

I’m just an amateur, and this was my first time laying any kind of masonry… and I really hope it’s my last! 😅 That’s exactly why I chose a timber frame house, so I wouldn’t have to mess around with mud and blocks.

Now that I’ve gotten some experience under my belt, I’m kind of tempted to test myself again. Maybe I’ll try laying foundations or building some interior walls just to see if the lessons stuck! 💪

In this video, you’ll see how I battled the heat, measurement mistakes, and my very own masonry “skills.” I might not teach you how to lay foundation walls, but you’ll definitely learn what not to do! 😅

Despite all the mistakes, I managed to fix everything in the end, and the foundations are solid! 🧱 You’ll also find out why attention to detail—like proper leveling and setting the masonry string correctly—is so important.

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🔧 In this video:
00:00 Kids on-site: little helpers
01:00 First measurement mistakes when marking the walls
01:42 First corner and the heat battle
02:27 Mistakes while stretching the masonry string
03:01 Garage drain pipe installation
04:30 Masonry with hollow blocks using adhesive foam
06:58 Cutting the hollow blocks to size
10:12 Misplacing the sewer drain
14:12 Vertical reinforcement in foundation walls
17:40 Is it Autumn or Summer?

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