Our House Is Finally Getting a Front Porch | Mtn Home Ep.20

Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code ATTICUS at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/atticus This week on the build of our mountain home, we finally start building the front porch. It may not look like much yet, but this concrete slab is the first real step toward changing the entire front of the house. Before the pour, we had to get the gravel base right, make sure the slab would slope away from the house, avoid all the plumbing we just buried, and add footings for the future porch roof posts. I also got to work with the guys from Black Rock Masonry, learn a lot about what goes into a strong concrete slab, and even get some time running their mini skid steer. Next up, we’re hoping to finish the siding and start turning this slab into an actual front porch. Huge thanks to the crew who helped make this happen — links to everyone involved below. Black Rock Masonry - Concrete, Block, and Stone Blackrockmasonrywnc@gmail 828-788-0257 ➤New to the channel? 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Love our videos? Become a Patron to help support the channel & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787 00:00 Starting the Front Porch Slab 00:43 Swapping an Overfilled Construction Dumpster 01:15 Gravel Delivery Chaos on the Job Site 02:51 Preparing the Front Porch Slab Area 03:48 Setting Concrete Forms with a 2% Slope 04:14 Avoiding Buried Plumbing Under the Slab 04:54 Laying Out Footings for the Porch Roof Posts 05:36 Incogni 07:04 Getting Ready for Concrete with BlackRock Masonry 07:57 Why We Need Gravel Under the Concrete Slab 09:48 Learning to Run a Mini Skid Steer 12:58 Compacting the Dirt Before the Gravel Base 13:51 Digging Footings and a Turn-Down Edge 14:47 Tying the Porch Slab Into the House Foundation 15:08 Final Prep Before Pouring Concrete 16:34 Pouring the Concrete Porch Slab 17:04 Adjusting the Concrete Slump 18:15 Concrete Crew Goes Into Action 19:00 Screeding the Slab to the Right Slope 19:57 Bull Floating and Finishing the Concrete 20:52 Broom Finish and Relief Joint 21:46 The Front Porch Slab Is Done 22:15 Catching a Mistake in the Porch Plans