No topic thread,,, Part 2
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If it was the summer time she probably would, get me to go go out there and make a vacation out of it haha.
With our new place though she is most likely gonna be pretttttty busy with it though!
With our new place though she is most likely gonna be pretttttty busy with it though!
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From: BC Canada
When do you start building?
are you on lots of land, or more just a small lot?
I liked your idea of going to a wood basement, it makes a lot of sense if you ask me.
I had one years ago, and really liked it.
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We are getting an RTM, and they are starting on it in march, should be ready by august.
We have 320 acres (2 quarter sections) of farmland about 18ish miles from saskatoon.
We are still very undecided about the basement. Sandi has been talking to engineers and whatnot, and alot of them all say to go with the ICF over the wood due to strength when shifting, specially in our cold climate.
There are lots of really good plus's to both. If ICF was a little cheaper we would be going with that regardless i believe.
Sherm, have you heard there is lots of lawsuits against contractors that have installed the ICF basements, and have done it wrong? One guy Sandi talked to said there were tons of lawsuits around here, cause everyone and their dog took the one day course to build ICF's, and on alot of them, it was done incorrectly.
He also gave us the number of one guy that is supposedly the best of the best around Saskatoon.
We have 320 acres (2 quarter sections) of farmland about 18ish miles from saskatoon.
We are still very undecided about the basement. Sandi has been talking to engineers and whatnot, and alot of them all say to go with the ICF over the wood due to strength when shifting, specially in our cold climate.
There are lots of really good plus's to both. If ICF was a little cheaper we would be going with that regardless i believe.
Sherm, have you heard there is lots of lawsuits against contractors that have installed the ICF basements, and have done it wrong? One guy Sandi talked to said there were tons of lawsuits around here, cause everyone and their dog took the one day course to build ICF's, and on alot of them, it was done incorrectly.
He also gave us the number of one guy that is supposedly the best of the best around Saskatoon.
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Sherm, have you heard there is lots of lawsuits against contractors that have installed the ICF basements, and have done it wrong? One guy Sandi talked to said there were tons of lawsuits around here, cause everyone and their dog took the one day course to build ICF's, and on alot of them, it was done incorrectly.
thats just me though, i don't put any faith in that system, not that you'd notice...
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Marlon, was that farm out near langham somwhere? I wouldnt mind taking a peek if the house is still standing!
Oh one problem was some of the contractors used the wrong rebar too.
Im still undecided, I really hear goods and bads about both ICF and wood.
Talk to a carpenter and they tell ya wood, talk to a concrete guy and they tell ya ICF haha.
Oh one problem was some of the contractors used the wrong rebar too.
Im still undecided, I really hear goods and bads about both ICF and wood.
Talk to a carpenter and they tell ya wood, talk to a concrete guy and they tell ya ICF haha.
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We are getting an RTM, and they are starting on it in march, should be ready by august.
We have 320 acres (2 quarter sections) of farmland about 18ish miles from saskatoon.
We are still very undecided about the basement. Sandi has been talking to engineers and whatnot, and alot of them all say to go with the ICF over the wood due to strength when shifting, specially in our cold climate.
There are lots of really good plus's to both. If ICF was a little cheaper we would be going with that regardless i believe.
Sherm, have you heard there is lots of lawsuits against contractors that have installed the ICF basements, and have done it wrong? One guy Sandi talked to said there were tons of lawsuits around here, cause everyone and their dog took the one day course to build ICF's, and on alot of them, it was done incorrectly.
He also gave us the number of one guy that is supposedly the best of the best around Saskatoon.
We have 320 acres (2 quarter sections) of farmland about 18ish miles from saskatoon.
We are still very undecided about the basement. Sandi has been talking to engineers and whatnot, and alot of them all say to go with the ICF over the wood due to strength when shifting, specially in our cold climate.
There are lots of really good plus's to both. If ICF was a little cheaper we would be going with that regardless i believe.
Sherm, have you heard there is lots of lawsuits against contractors that have installed the ICF basements, and have done it wrong? One guy Sandi talked to said there were tons of lawsuits around here, cause everyone and their dog took the one day course to build ICF's, and on alot of them, it was done incorrectly.
He also gave us the number of one guy that is supposedly the best of the best around Saskatoon.
I think the colder the climate, the better a wood basement is.
But thats the opinion of a non pro builder, just me.
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that is a crock. if your hole is dug properly and set on undisturbed ground, properly backfilled and so on, there shouldn't be any shifting. besides... concrete will crack, wood will flex...
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So far the cheapest quote that Sandi has gotten for a ICF has been 35k. With those kinda basements cheapest doesnt always mean the best job done either.
Before we build anything we still have a lot more reading and researching to do thats for sure. We have called to get wood basement quotes but people dont seem to be calling us back about them for some reason.
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Thats my thinking.
I have had 3 basements with small cracks in the walls,and 1 without from concrete.
But the wood basement was perfect, and very warm.
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