Building a House Start to Finish | Episode 5: Pouring and Finishing Concrete Slab

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This is the 5th episode in a new series following the construction of a small, but very stylish, vacation home for one of our clients. We are calling it The Modern Mountain Getaway, and it features vaulted ceilings, a huge wall of windows, and lots of outdoor space for the owners zen garden! In this series, we will highlight building techniques, building codes, order of operations, cost, building materials and tools used, and also even talk about the problems we run into during the build! This is going to be good fun.. And the best part is that you can rent this home for your own mountain getaway when it is complete!!

In Episode 5 we do the "actual" final prep for the slab, by forming a recessed area for a curb-less tile shower. This was a change that the homeowner had made that i had totally forgotten about! We also pour the concrete slab and explain the placing and finishing processes, concrete mixture, and the reasons for control joints. I have my 11 year old son, Chase, with me for the day... and this always makes things a bit more interesting! One sidenote… Since we are doing acid staining on this concrete later, we do not put a sealer on the concrete now! Sealer and acid staining don’t work well together!

And as always, we include footage of the Perkins crew enjoying life here in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. There is tons of great information about how (and why) we are doing these processes the way we are. These videos paint a very real picture of what it is like to on the job with our crew for the day!

Here are JUST the material costs for this foundation so far:
Concrete: $4837
Washed stone: $975
Steel: $2365
Vapor Barrier: $125
Block, Sand, Mortar: $964
Anchor bolts: $72
Form material: $171
TOTOL Through slab: $9509 (Plus $1337 for slab plumbing)

We are building this home on a budget of course, so we will also be discussing how we choose materials (and designed the house) with the budget in mind! This is a huge part of any build, and one that I think is overlooked in many YouTube videos.

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