OT:who was it here that dug his basement?

Forgive my memory, but who was it here that put the basement under his existing house? There were many good photos posted along the way. I was wondering if a photo "journal" was put together so we could view start to finish.

If my memory serves...perhaps a Bryan in Iowa.

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Yes, it was he.

We also did the same. Wife has pictures somewhere. If I ever find out how to post them I will.

Redtom, I wasn't the one who posted but have some pics from a job we did a few years ago. The house only had a crawl space under it and we dug it out and formed wall and completed job in 5 weeks. That was 4 of us the boss his daughter her boyfriend and me!

Redtom,Just do a search at the top for Bryan iniowa Basement project,lots of pics.

I've done several, largest was 30x70 two story, also did one side of a large dairy barn where the stone foundation had pushed in from frost once animals were not there to keep it warm. Have some old pictures but not the equipment to scan them.

I am still trying to get photos posted in a book . Got burned out and last thing I wanted to see was pics of dirt! lol..I hope to have picture project done next month . Basement turned out great . Working on finishing it now, bedrooms, bath , etc.

Hardcore right there ! lol Mine took lot longer but was me and a buddy, weekends . <shudder> glad that part is down and back on solid walls .

nice job ,. tuf work ,,. 55 yrs ago I watched dad use log chains and a hand held slip scoop to dig out and enlarge the cellar under the house that was built in 1843,.. my sisters called out his commands and my mother drove the VAC Case . 30 yrs ago , I dug out the low ceiling basement here in this house ,, used a small BOB CAT loader that was perfect for the job , took out 18 inches of clay and a hodge podge of thin concrete floor and cobblestones,. I got by with pouring a 10 inch curb all around the base of the walls inside the house, bent rebar into the floor and curb and poured at the same time ,,. I now have 85 inches head room ... lucky for me it did not rain while we had the house dug out and waiting for concrete ,,. crazy rains could had shoved the walls in ,.. .. saw green concrete walls start to give in as a teen , the builder wanted to play on his hilift ,.. and started backfilling before the floor joists and concrete floor was in,.. his reasoning was it would make it easier to frame the house.. it rained rite after wards and the walls heaved and crackt almost 4 inches , AT THE TOP ONLY , on one side and pushed in at the bottom on the opposite side a couple inches ,,. although crackt the walls stayed together anddid not separate .. 1st time I ever saw porta powers at work ,,. they dug the wall back out best they could with a back hoe and pushed the wall back,, he wanted to try the hi lift and dozer but brighter minds suggested port a powers and timbers... the one wall moved back on the top , but the bottom never budged , so we poured the floor 1st and quikly set the floor joists and floor . and triple coated the foundation walls . it is a good house today

Worked for an old Swede that dug his basement by hand putting a grain elevator through crawl space window to move the dirt out. Said worst problem was exhaust from gas engine used to run elevator. That's back when men were men! lol

Did one by hand with pick shovels and buckets.

WOW I like that. Never thought about doing that. I have a root celler under my house just maybe I will try to finish it up into a basement.

....and died early of carbon monoxide poisoning.