As a former logistics guy, i couldn't agree more. If you touch something twice while you could do the job by touching it only once, you are doing it wrong!
As an armchair expert 😂, I was thinking the first thing I would have done as a homeowner was to angle the downspout of the rain gutter away from the problem area.
Sean, your work is so good, lol. I recommend your channel to so many homeowners who have water issues around their property. The other crew next door helped show how much more you care about professionalism. Keep it up man!!!
That concrete guy in the white boots seems very competent. I like the thinking behind what you've done here, inc the dry line up against the brickwork. You definitely do offer a better clean up service for the owner.
I think you should look into composite mats like Tank Masters uses to put down to protect the landscape when using the skid steers. This saves the landscape and less remediation.
I like how you immediately put the rubble of the old sidewalk in a truck to be taken away. I have never seen someone pile it at the end of the driveway like that other contractor. Perhaps their truck was out of commission or at another job but it was a weird look.
I had a similar thought. Dumping it right in the truck is obviously ideal. But life often creates unideal circumstances. Handling the concrete twice may have been a way to keep everyone busy and getting paid even though the truck wasn't immediately available.
Excellent job! I like the fact that you extended the landing to the corner of the house and raised it one full riser height. And with plenty of length you were able to zero out at the driveway. And the finish grading looks like it will give rainwater out of that corner downspout a better way to go. Thanks for sharing.
If this was my house I would have done it completely different. I would have ripped out all the plants next to the house and built a concrete front porch the length of the house at the height of the stoop in front of the door and then had steps up to the porch at the driveway. I would have then put a roof over that porch. A lot more money for sure but that house looks naked without any roof over the entry area. Just my opinion. That said, your solution does a good job of solving the problem!
But, they can mess up the lawn anyway since they didn’t put planks down. I would not be happy seeing them drive all over my lawn with no protection down. @GCFD
@@GCFD Actually I was wondering if you're ever tempted to just bring your laser level out there and check if the water has a way out. I got a second hand one for a couple hundred bucks and it has really proved useful in the water-harvesting earthworks we've been creating (I got a playlist on my channel). Next autumn we'll be planting out our food forest!
At the beginning of the video as you started to break up the concrete, I said to myself that a mini-beak would work great here and then you added the text about a mini-beak 😂! The grade looks great to keep the pond off of the steps and foundation. Great job!Great job with the dry line.
Great work once again Shawn! As funny as it was to have competition next door, and to spy on them, it certainly is night and day in process, and technique... while they were sledge hammering away, and piling concrete on the edge of the road, you guys were moving twice the speed, and doing it right! you create a much more efficient, cleaner, and safer work space, with less clean up in all your jobs. Looking forward to more videos.
I would leave the existing concrete pad if its going to be all cover by new concrete, However I would break it down into small pieces, and compact it to make sure there are not voids underneath, it will save time and money but its got to be done right.
Good job guys. It looks like his yard isn't flooding too bad after the raising the sidewalk up. I bet you guys could help with the yard drainage as well if the customer decided he needed that done.
Obviously someone hasn't watched "Concrete with the Haus's". There's no Rebar or steel mesh at all, the forming left a lot to be desired. Get the forming right first time, and you haven't got to bugger about with it after the pour. And there doesn't appear to be an expansion joint between the concrete and the brickwork of the house, so one or the other will fail in a short time. Just my observations.
Great Job! I admire your work and service you're doming to the the community. If I were to look at this with a critical eye I would have considered the following: Instead of making the walkway flush with the existing step, I would of removed the last step so it doesn't look like an after thought. Also, If the slab settles at a different rate than the existing step, it might cause a tripping hazard. A little rebar or WWF in the slab for insurance ... not needed but cheap insurance. Installing an expansion joint up against the house would be a good move. Personal preference: Instead of sharp right angle corners, I would opt for a radius since it would be easier to follow continuously with a mower or edger. Nature seldom has straight right angles and this would make the landscape a bit softer.
Nice job… but I’m still amazed that there is no reo in the concrete. In Australia, I’ve always poured paths with at least 100mm x 100mm x 5m mesh. Love the videos.
Curious if you removed the last step of bricks or just left and covered over? If left wouldn't that be an area of concern for cracking when things settle?
I've seen those videos of leveling foam that gets injected under the concrete to lift it up. Could that of been an option here, lifting the parts that were sunken and negatively graded vs tearing all of that up and pouring new? I'm not saying you were wrong at all for what you did, you do great work, just thinking strictly as a homeowner and looking at cost of maybe that vs total replacement. Glad you popped back up on my RUclips Home Page, been a while man!
Err, no. You would just end up with the same old path just more cracked and rubbish looking. Generally speaking concrete is by far the cheapest material to use, hence its popularity..
definitely need to think about another bucket for the skid steer one with the grabber attachment if ?? its available that would make concrete removal so much easier
It makes no sense to run that tracking machine all over the yard. There are other ways to do that. There is no reason to put that truck on the yard just destroying shit for no reason.
How could I learn more about the vertical brick cracks? Its happening to my dad's property right where his uphill neighbor's gutters overflow with their water running down close to my dad's foundation.
@@maxmanx1294 Is it within a few feet of the corner of the home? Sometimes you might see stair step cracks which indicate where the problem is. However, you already said the neighbor is dumping water from their gutters toward the home. Either way you have to manage the surface water flowing there. The only fixes are proper drainage and maybe structural work to the foundation unless it's not that bad.
22:44 Потом в эту щель попадает земля, оттуда растет трава.Сомнительная красота.Then the earth gets into this gap, and grass grows from there.Dubious beauty.
No issues with the weight of that skid steer on sprinkler heads and irrigation lines or the turf? It looks fine. Jack hammer and load to the driveway? I really enjoy your videos and admire your honesty. It’s a great way to run your life.
I agree it's not very efficient to dump the broken concrete and then have to move it again but then I don't know the situation of the other contractor maybe he was having to share their truck with another job or it broke down. Only would know by asking.
Your job looks very nice Shawn. I'd be willing to bet though that the neighbor was pushing the contractor to get the job done before he was able to get all his equipment in place. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do to get a job done. Far be it from me to defend a contractor, where I live contractors are the last people you want on your property.
you guys do very good work.. imo.. I wonder if a french drain would solve that once 'poolin water' once and for all..as for the other company dumping concrete slabs in the roadway.. not a good look...
I can’t help but think that the other missing piece of the puzzle for this problem is to eventually add a sump basin forward of the walkway to collect the remaining standing water & pump it to the street (but I’m typing this in the first 5 minutes of the video)…
Nah, the pile of rubble was gone the next day when you showed up. Look back at your video. You've had logistics issues previously, I'm sure. Did you look at the quality of their work? I wonder if the homeowner will paint the entire house next, to match his front steps?
Curious about the machine choice. Did you use the small machine in lieu of “The Beak” to limit damage to the lawn? I was surprised to see the concrete truck parked on the lawn, although probably not with a full load.
Yes we didn't think the larger machine was needed. I would love to get a mini beak for the mini bobcat. The homeowner wanted to save the $$ by not using the concrete buggy on this one, so was fine with the truck in the yard. Plus it was very dry.
Good one, looks much better again, Cant believe they threw that off on the corner And over the curb to the street, 1 drive by w somebody hitting it by accident would be a mess & possible lawsuit
to be fair.. they may have had the dump truck(s) on a bigger job that day and that crew got had to keep on working until a truck was able to come after the concrete was poured.
Sean, I have to say you work those machines as if you have another arm lol. As soon as you got the old out those guys jumped in. Good to see Harvey. Why wouldn’t you handle the broken concrete TWICE. Work smarter not harder……
What happened to the Beak? I'm surprised there wasn't a dumpster already there for the concrete. Best would have been to load it into a dump truck right away. I had one job where we had to load busted up concrete into drums from inside the building. It was a tremendous pain.
Those concrete guys don't seem too nice. I miss your regular crew. Great work as always and kudos for insisting on doing the job right with even added some concrete against the house to ensure proper grade.
Why move waste twice? I see why you love the mini Bobcat. as the human counterweight you can precisely shake off your bucket bouncing without having to wiggle the hydraulics. No spillage rolling to the construction spot!
As a former logistics guy, i couldn't agree more. If you touch something twice while you could do the job by touching it only once, you are doing it wrong!
Here in the UK we call it double handling, first the foreman laughs then if repeated he gets mad, repeat then you're shown the door.
@b_lumenkraft agreed the concrete removal could be more efficient for sure
Same as with water. Once you’ve got it in a pipe, keep it in a pipe until you’re done with it! 👍
@@andrewrussack8647 Hah! :D
As an armchair expert 😂, I was thinking the first thing I would have done as a homeowner was to angle the downspout of the rain gutter away from the problem area.
That little stream going off his lawn during the hard rain at the end would look perfect with a small dry creek bed incorporated into the landscaping
It’s very easy to see the better contractors.
Thank you Cookies!
Yes by raised that sidewalk up it not only fix the water problem but it really help the look of the home nice job👍
Sean, your work is so good, lol. I recommend your channel to so many homeowners who have water issues around their property. The other crew next door helped show how much more you care about professionalism. Keep it up man!!!
Get some plywood sheets down to protect your customers garden lawn.
Exactly! Be professional
What a nice clean job. I’m glad those beautiful flowers weren’t disturbed. Lovely house and neighborhood. Great job Shaun and crew!
That concrete guy in the white boots seems very competent. I like the thinking behind what you've done here, inc the dry line up against the brickwork. You definitely do offer a better clean up service for the owner.
I was suprised to see that you put no expansion joint between the house and the new concrete
It's great to see someone conscientious about their work! Too many people have no clue what they're doing.
I think you should look into composite mats like Tank Masters uses to put down to protect the landscape when using the skid steers. This saves the landscape and less remediation.
Good idea but the Bobcat has rubber tracks and weights less so unless the ground is really soft seems ok without mats.
I like how you immediately put the rubble of the old sidewalk in a truck to be taken away. I have never seen someone pile it at the end of the driveway like that other contractor. Perhaps their truck was out of commission or at another job but it was a weird look.
I had a similar thought. Dumping it right in the truck is obviously ideal. But life often creates unideal circumstances. Handling the concrete twice may have been a way to keep everyone busy and getting paid even though the truck wasn't immediately available.
Not if you don’t have a truck! Get real!
I like when swales become part of the drainage solution. Great work as always
Excellent job! I like the fact that you extended the landing to the corner of the house and raised it one full riser height. And with plenty of length you were able to zero out at the driveway. And the finish grading looks like it will give rainwater out of that corner downspout a better way to go. Thanks for sharing.
If this was my house I would have done it completely different. I would have ripped out all the plants next to the house and built a concrete front porch the length of the house at the height of the stoop in front of the door and then had steps up to the porch at the driveway. I would have then put a roof over that porch. A lot more money for sure but that house looks naked without any roof over the entry area. Just my opinion. That said, your solution does a good job of solving the problem!
That would have made a nice improvement on the house! 👍
So much better the way you do it, no dumping concrete for the time being and thereby perhaps damaging the lawn.
👍👍 I think so too.
But, they can mess up the lawn anyway since they didn’t put planks down. I would not be happy seeing them drive all over my lawn with no protection down. @GCFD
Man we're getting FLOODED with GCFD vids! Thanks again Shawn!
So long as it doesn't SEEP into your BASEMENT!
Good to see that Harvey is still kicking around!
He still out-works us all! 👍
@@GCFD Must be a mentor-like relationship you've got going with him! He has a bunch of experience I am sure.
@@GCFD Actually I was wondering if you're ever tempted to just bring your laser level out there and check if the water has a way out. I got a second hand one for a couple hundred bucks and it has really proved useful in the water-harvesting earthworks we've been creating (I got a playlist on my channel). Next autumn we'll be planting out our food forest!
Another excellent video Shaun!!! Absolutely enjoy the after shots of the finished project working to perfection!!
Hello!!!!!!!! I love your videos. I like what u do alot!!!! I hope u dont stop and stay in bizness forever!!! Thank u for taking the time to do this.
Your work looks impeccable as usual! Too bad the homeowner painted that brick porch.
Loved the flowers 😍😅
Dude, you destroyed the guys lawn! Ruts will not go away when the grass grows.
Great job done Shawn 👍
Thank you Taylor!
At the beginning of the video as you started to break up the concrete, I said to myself that a mini-beak would work great here and then you added the text about a mini-beak 😂! The grade looks great to keep the pond off of the steps and foundation. Great job!Great job with the dry line.
I wish I had a mini Beak!
Love the camera shot of brooming! 🤌
Great work once again Shawn! As funny as it was to have competition next door, and to spy on them, it certainly is night and day in process, and technique... while they were sledge hammering away, and piling concrete on the edge of the road, you guys were moving twice the speed, and doing it right! you create a much more efficient, cleaner, and safer work space, with less clean up in all your jobs. Looking forward to more videos.
You're TRULY a respectable Contractor! Good job Sean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don does good work.
This is such a wonderful channel. Very informative but also entertaining. Thank you!
Thank you Kyle!
Great job !! - Super professional and looks fantastic !
I would leave the existing concrete pad if its going to be all cover by new concrete, However I would break it down into small pieces, and compact it to make sure there are not voids underneath, it will save time and money but its got to be done right.
Good job guys. It looks like his yard isn't flooding too bad after the raising the sidewalk up. I bet you guys could help with the yard drainage as well if the customer decided he needed that done.
Looks Great Shawn!!! See on the next one.
See ya!
That's okay Shawn the neighbors will be calling you to come fix the "competition's" stuff next week.
Haha 👍
Good Job, watched this on the iPad in the garage, now here signed in, 👍👍👏👏
Beautiful home, nice work boys
Good stuff! I kinda want to see the neighbors work lol
Beautiful concrete job❤
Obviously someone hasn't watched "Concrete with the Haus's". There's no Rebar or steel mesh at all, the forming left a lot to be desired. Get the forming right first time, and you haven't got to bugger about with it after the pour. And there doesn't appear to be an expansion joint between the concrete and the brickwork of the house, so one or the other will fail in a short time.
Just my observations.
Also pouring over an existing step that is part brick is two different expansion contraction materials
@@SickinTv I would assume that there is a 5 minute warranty on the job then.
Rebar is not used or needed in our climate and with our subsoils. We just don't have the same climate that you have or the hauss's have.
Nice job.
Love the broom cam!
Some more good stuff ! Love it.
Thank you Mac!
Great Job! I admire your work and service you're doming to the the community. If I were to look at this with a critical eye I would have considered the following:
Instead of making the walkway flush with the existing step, I would of removed the last step so it doesn't look like an after thought. Also, If the slab settles at a different rate than the existing step, it might cause a tripping hazard.
A little rebar or WWF in the slab for insurance ... not needed but cheap insurance.
Installing an expansion joint up against the house would be a good move.
Personal preference: Instead of sharp right angle corners, I would opt for a radius since it would be easier to follow continuously with a mower or edger. Nature seldom has straight right angles and this would make the landscape a bit softer.
Great points Nate!
Love your work.
Nice job… but I’m still amazed that there is no reo in the concrete. In Australia, I’ve always poured paths with at least 100mm x 100mm x 5m mesh. Love the videos.
Curious if you removed the last step of bricks or just left and covered over? If left wouldn't that be an area of concern for cracking when things settle?
I love watching your work. I wish you where closer to Ohio b/c i have huge drainage issues around my house and i know you could fix it
same kinda. i dont feel like the guys here know what theyre doing that much
More great work, Shawn.
Thank you! 👍
What about expansion joints?... Garden bed drainage?... Reinforcement mesh?
Budget budget budget. This one screamed ‘Fixed Income Homeowners’ to me, so I’m betting he’d already stretched their dollar as far as he could.
Looks good, homeowner gets want they wanted.
Another A++ job DONE.
I've seen those videos of leveling foam that gets injected under the concrete to lift it up. Could that of been an option here, lifting the parts that were sunken and negatively graded vs tearing all of that up and pouring new? I'm not saying you were wrong at all for what you did, you do great work, just thinking strictly as a homeowner and looking at cost of maybe that vs total replacement. Glad you popped back up on my RUclips Home Page, been a while man!
my guess it only delayed it and not solve it... the grading issue still remains...
I like removing the old stuff and getting new stuff correct. We can replace concrete for the price of foam lifting.
Err, no. You would just end up with the same old path just more cracked and rubbish looking. Generally speaking concrete is by far the cheapest material to use, hence its popularity..
Like seeing stiff concrete. Way stronger with less water😊
Very nice job
Thank you Drea!
Another great job there
Thank you!
Very very good, 👍👍👍👍
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Good work 👍👍
Thank you Chris! 👍
Brilliant, as usual.
(cant compute why they would handle concrete twice except not having access to a truck, but why not - that is when you need it)
Great work!
There is the dry line🎉😊
You can't fake it!
Nice work!
definitely need to think about another bucket for the skid steer one with the grabber attachment if ?? its available that would make concrete removal so much easier
It makes no sense to run that tracking machine all over the yard. There are other ways to do that. There is no reason to put that truck on the yard just destroying shit for no reason.
The reason we pulled the truck up is the homeowner wanted to save the $$ by no using he concrete buggy. 👍👍
@@GCFDI think he might be talking about the truck with dirt?
It’s grass. It can be repaired with a little patience.
I agree, he can lay plywood. Concrete has no rebar, no wire mesh… gravel would have been a better base.
What is going on, 2 vids in 2 days - I was just about ready to play a game on the computer - I suppose, I am going to HAVE to watch this now.
No felt against the house or brick wow
How about piping those gutters?
Yeah! Negative grade.
See that vertical crack in the brick? Differential subsidence from, you guessed it, water moving through the soil.
Nice job!
How could I learn more about the vertical brick cracks? Its happening to my dad's property right where his uphill neighbor's gutters overflow with their water running down close to my dad's foundation.
@@maxmanx1294 Is it within a few feet of the corner of the home? Sometimes you might see stair step cracks which indicate where the problem is. However, you already said the neighbor is dumping water from their gutters toward the home. Either way you have to manage the surface water flowing there. The only fixes are proper drainage and maybe structural work to the foundation unless it's not that bad.
As a home owner, dealing with that concrete would be a nightmare. Unless they own the tools or space, removal must be part of the job.
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Another great job!
22:44 Потом в эту щель попадает земля, оттуда растет трава.Сомнительная красота.Then the earth gets into this gap, and grass grows from there.Dubious beauty.
No issues with the weight of that skid steer on sprinkler heads and irrigation lines or the turf? It looks fine. Jack hammer and load to the driveway? I really enjoy your videos and admire your honesty. It’s a great way to run your life.
I agree it's not very efficient to dump the broken concrete and then have to move it again but then I don't know the situation of the other contractor maybe he was having to share their truck with another job or it broke down. Only would know by asking.
Great points. Another possibility was that they were rushing to get it done. Who knows.
Your job looks very nice Shawn. I'd be willing to bet though that the neighbor was pushing the contractor to get the job done before he was able to get all his equipment in place. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do to get a job done. Far be it from me to defend a contractor, where I live contractors are the last people you want on your property.
That's a great point Paul. 👍
you guys do very good work.. imo.. I wonder if a french drain would solve that once 'poolin water' once and for all..as for the other company dumping concrete slabs in the roadway.. not a good look...
28:57 right where the formwork was adjusted we've got some cavities, other then that looks great
A better way would be to lay paving stones on the existing sidewalk. The cost of work is less, but the effect is the same
I miss the NC azaleas.
brilliant.
being uphill really not coming across with a GoPro/Fisheye lens but the evidence obviously speaks for itself.
I can’t help but think that the other missing piece of the puzzle for this problem is to eventually add a sump basin forward of the walkway to collect the remaining standing water & pump it to the street (but I’m typing this in the first 5 minutes of the video)…
yeah but then you always hear, it's illegal to pump to the street. that water can freeze over on the street in winter and cause accidents etc.
Take care of the customer. Don’t leave debris behind!
Great rule Andrew!
I noticed your company sign by the curb and driveway, advertising while you work. Cheers from Edmonton.
Is sand rock different than sand?
Would removing the mulch that dammed the water have been cheaper, or was the only solution reforming the sidewalk?
Nah, the pile of rubble was gone the next day when you showed up. Look back at your video. You've had logistics issues previously, I'm sure. Did you look at the quality of their work?
I wonder if the homeowner will paint the entire house next, to match his front steps?
As a former NASA engineer it’s clear the house just needs a dome built over and around it…
Curious about the machine choice. Did you use the small machine in lieu of “The Beak” to limit damage to the lawn? I was surprised to see the concrete truck parked on the lawn, although probably not with a full load.
Yes we didn't think the larger machine was needed. I would love to get a mini beak for the mini bobcat. The homeowner wanted to save the $$ by not using the concrete buggy on this one, so was fine with the truck in the yard. Plus it was very dry.
Yeah a minibeak wouod have made ripping that old walkway out much easier. You got it done though.
Good one, looks much better again, Cant believe they threw that off on the corner And over the curb to the street, 1 drive by w somebody hitting it by accident would be a mess & possible lawsuit
Hi. Is the path now above the DPC of the house?
No
to be fair.. they may have had the dump truck(s) on a bigger job that day and that crew got had to keep on working until a truck was able to come after the concrete was poured.
Yep ... that's what I thought. some progress is better than no progress.
It very well could be. Or they could be rushing to get it done. 👍
Sean, I have to say you work those machines as if you have another arm lol. As soon as you got the old out those guys jumped in. Good to see Harvey. Why wouldn’t you handle the broken concrete TWICE. Work smarter not harder……
What happened to the Beak? I'm surprised there wasn't a dumpster already there for the concrete. Best would have been to load it into a dump truck right away. I had one job where we had to load busted up concrete into drums from inside the building. It was a tremendous pain.
The beak is for a full size skid. They make a mini beak but I don't have one...
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I always say work smarter not harder easy peezy 😊
Those concrete guys don't seem too nice. I miss your regular crew. Great work as always and kudos for insisting on doing the job right with even added some concrete against the house to ensure proper grade.
I think these guys did a good job. They seems like these cared about quality.
Why move waste twice? I see why you love the mini Bobcat. as the human counterweight you can precisely shake off your bucket bouncing without having to wiggle the hydraulics. No spillage rolling to the construction spot!
We just did two french drains and the mini bobcat was the star
Have you considered a vehicle that carries only the attachments for the skid steer?
I haven't considered that yet