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Our Barndominium ARRIVED! (This looks like A LOT of work!) 🤯 Ep 337
2 October 2025 · 14 min · 107K views · Judith Basin County, United States
Worker surveys vast concrete foundation at remote construction site.
What this video covers
Keith and Renee Whitaker are preparing to erect a steel barndominium on their property, following the completion of an 80-by-120-foot mono slab foundation. A to Z Concrete spent over a month grading gravel, tying rebar, and pouring the two-foot-thick edge slab.4:49 To prevent random structural failure, the crew installed relief cuts, which encourage concrete to crack in controlled, predetermined lines.5:25 Despite these measures, a minor surface crack appeared, which the contractors plan to seal with a specialized powder.5:59
To accommodate the delivery of the steel building components, Keith cleared brush, leveled the road, and removed a section of fencing to allow semi-trucks to navigate the site.0:27 The delivery arrived via three separate trucks, requiring the crew to inventory and stage the steel beams, girts, purlins, and hardware.9:06 The construction plan involves building from the back of the structure toward the front to minimize material handling.11:29 Future site work includes finishing the water line trenching and installing a septic system before the vertical assembly begins.11:22
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