- Hey, we're out on a
basement walkout entry project in Eagle Mountain, Utah today. And I just wanted to show you
guys, we've got the concrete all prepped for the stairs, and I just wanted to show
you how this all works with the insulation and
stuff, so let's jump right in. (upbeat music) So we're down here at
the bottom of the stairs in this basement walk-in
entry that we're building. And I just wanted to show you
something that's important for the footings. And that is this board,
this foam board insulation. This is a two-inch-thick R10 insulation that actually allows the footings to not have to be 30 inches
deep or below the frost depth. And essentially what this
does is it actually creates a barrier, a thermal break so that these
footings over here actually don't have to be 30
inches below the grade. So right now as it sits, they're only going to be
four inches below the grade, which is essentially just the
thickness of the concrete. And so what can happen is,
the moisture underneath the footing in the soil
can actually freeze and then create a frost heat where that water actually
expands and lifts the footing up. So this installation's an
important part of the project here where you actually have to install this so that this footing area is safe, even though it's not 30 inches deep or below the frost depth. And so that insulation actually
continues up for three steps to protect the footing
over there on the home and the new foundation wall as well. So underneath this insulation, we have our drain that we do there. And then we have other videos
on that that you've seen. And then actually over
here we have all the rebar. So because this rigid
foam board is pretty soft, we have to put rebar in
here, 12 inches on center. So we've got these ones in here. It's actually closer than
every 12 inches on center. And then we still need to get
these ones going this way. Moving on up the stairs, we actually have these
rebars put in, rebar dowels, number four rebars half-inch in every single stair going
all the way up the stairs. And so that's going to basically
ensure that if this soil underneath the stairs ever settles even a fraction of an inch, these stairs are actually
going to be supported completely by the rebar dowels
that are on every single step on both sides. So the other thing that I
want to talk to you guys about today is the way that this slab is going to come in here and meet up with the existing slab
inside on the other side of this door, inside the basement. So the way that's gonna happen
is here we have our mark where that concrete, the top of the concrete floor is gonna be, that actually corresponds
with that inside one, and it slopes down this way slightly. And so this concrete pour
that we're gonna do here, it's gonna flow underneath here and fill in underneath this threshold so that that it's nice
and tight and solid. And then that's also gonna be
tied in with all this rebar so it's not going to crack
and it's gonna be resting on this original footing. So it's gonna be really solid. And that'll give it a nice, seamless transition from the addition into the existing old space. So if you're looking for help building a basement walkout entry or an addition onto your home or just remodeling your home in general, you can reach us on our website, dansiedesignbuild.com. You can schedule a consultation there. Thanks and have a great week. Talk to you later, bye. (upbeat music)
