Types of Concrete & Cinder Blocks for a Basement by Expert Village

This is Ben Ingham with Expert Village talking about a walk out basement. Concrete was brought in from a ready mixed plant about 7-8 miles away and it is made for specification for this kind of flooring. They can add more or less cement to make it... Read More »

What Height Should Walls be for a New Basement? by Expert Village

This is Ben Ingham with Expert Village talking about a walk out basement. The crew came in and they help me get all this done and we have began by mixing up a huge batch of mordor and you put a bed of mordor down with a trowel, put the cement blocks down... Read More »

Supplies for Building a Basement by Expert Village

This is Ben Ingham with Expert Village talking about a walk out basement. The next step in the process was to get the cinder block and all of the sand to get the materials that we need down to the building site. So we had to bring everything down from up... Read More »

Protecting Construction Materials by Expert Village

This is Ben Ingham with Expert Village talking about a walk out basement. The exterior of this cinder block wall I have painted with 2 coats of foundation paint which is basically a very thin tar that it suppose to penetrate the side of it. I also have... Read More »

Troubleshooting When Building A Basement by Expert Village

This is Ben Ingham with Expert Village talking about a walk out basement. The next thing after the cinder blocks wall is to put up is to reinforce in some braces some form or fashion so you can back fill where the hole was dug out of the back hook. So... Read More »