Window Installer Attempts to DIY Bathroom Slab With Harbor Freight Cement Mixer

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  • Опубликовано: 19 дек 2024

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  • @bungeycord5971
    @bungeycord5971 6 дней назад +5

    Its real rewarding doing your own work on your home rather than paying someone else to do it. The floor looks great.

    • @BoatGoatTv
      @BoatGoatTv 6 дней назад +1

      Yes! I refuse to pay other people unless I really have to. I've never plumbed anything before and I just replumbed half my house. Plus I love hoarding tools. So any excuse to buy more tools is a win for me.

    • @marchingmoto
      @marchingmoto  5 дней назад

      Thank you!

  • @macavitymacavity
    @macavitymacavity 4 дня назад +1

    Great job with the video!!! Really enjoyed the timelapse and the choice of music!
    Enjoy your camping trip! Keep warm!

  • @BoatGoatTv
    @BoatGoatTv 6 дней назад +1

    It's so funny how as we get older bed time gets super important lmao! I used to go to work on 3 hours of sleep and hungover. I quit drinking years ago and i have to be in bed by 10 at the latest to be up by 6. Non negotiable lol.

  • @darleneeide7090
    @darleneeide7090 4 дня назад +1

    You are very organized and keep things neat. You’re a hard worker. The floor looks good.
    You better watch out Dalton because mothers are watching this and may set their sights on you for their daughters.

    • @cherylmatthews4066
      @cherylmatthews4066 19 часов назад

      Not only the young girls, what about us older ladies 😊❤
      If I was there helping him I'd be putting my walking frame away, putting my false leg in his bedroom so I don't lose it, put on my old clothes, take my false teeth out cuz I don't want to break those 😊, I will leave my false eye in cuz I wanna see where I'm feeling 😳 sorry I mean where I'm going😂😂 us old gal's can really get going when we have something handsome to look at. Xxx😂😂😂

  • @Julie-se4wg
    @Julie-se4wg 6 дней назад +1

    Your videos are always wonderful to watch. And your new cement mixer is going to help you alot with your projects.

  • @bthomson
    @bthomson 7 дней назад

    Vicarious living at its very best! Never a dull moment! Thanks for inspirational encouragement! We live our lives better because you live yours so well!

  • @levitculp2513
    @levitculp2513 6 дней назад +1

    glad things are working out well!

  • @grumpyoldman7948
    @grumpyoldman7948 7 дней назад +11

    I'm always looking forward to the next step.

  • @bthomson
    @bthomson 6 дней назад

    The hint of an Arkansas accent ( just a bit of the south maybe?) is so appealing! We could listen to that voice till the cows come home! 🐄🐄🐄

  • @user-bm7su7xx7c
    @user-bm7su7xx7c 7 дней назад +8

    Time lapse was incredible!! Great music too 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @cfayard
    @cfayard 7 дней назад +1

    Well done!

  • @1985crpowe
    @1985crpowe 5 дней назад +1

    hey man been watching you since you bought this house, just got my kitchen sink back for the first time in about a month, it will feel SOOOOOO awesome to get your bathroom done yourself!

    • @marchingmoto
      @marchingmoto  5 дней назад

      Glad you’ve stuck around! Oh yeah i’m vey much looking forward to it

  • @garykidd4468
    @garykidd4468 6 дней назад +1

    an old piece of fence or some bent wire coat hangers from the dry cleaner will do the same good as the $25 wire. #4 rebar on a 12 inch grid would be good also. A slab that thick with a compacted sub base doesn't need wire at all. Wire is beneficial on a 24 foot wide slab that could move up or down in the middle and open up cracks as it cured. A 4 by 6 slab as thick as yours won't move like a garage slab would. it didn't hurt to use it but you could have saved $25 and still slept okay about it. thanks for sharing this adventure. I like watching you overcome your obstacles.

  • @grifonks
    @grifonks 7 дней назад +1

    All I can say is wow.... and yes $25 seems high for that little square of welded wire. Have a nice trip.

  • @ruby1037
    @ruby1037 7 дней назад +5

    Great job! 🎉. I'm impressed with your efforts.

  • @Jo.H.
    @Jo.H. 7 дней назад +2

    Great progress Dalton. Soon will have a toilet.
    Enjoy your camping weekend

  • @dangoodall-williams4200
    @dangoodall-williams4200 7 дней назад +1

    First off, eat first, then you will burn off what you ate. 2nd, forget the gym. Lifting and doing all that work is way more effective. 3rd, looks really great. Well done!

  • @Captain-Max
    @Captain-Max 7 дней назад +7

    I can always count on seeing good progress on your channel. The other channel I'm following is getting nowhere fast. Frustrates the hell out of me. I'm glad I can come here and pat you on the back and say good job! The world needs more hard-working men like you.

    • @SusieMonk-jh8tj
      @SusieMonk-jh8tj 7 дней назад +2

      Perhaps you would enjoy Escape to Rural France. Seeing what this chap has done to an abandoned chateau is awesome

    • @marchingmoto
      @marchingmoto  7 дней назад +2

      I’m glad you feel that way because i feel like I’m getting nowhere lol

    • @Captain-Max
      @Captain-Max 7 дней назад +2

      Lol, be kinder to yourself. This is some seriously physical work. You work all day and harder at home at night. It won't come together overnight, but you keep working through whatever comes up. I'd say you're doing damn good! Keep putting one foot in front of the other, and before you know it, you'll be flushing that toilet and enjoying your first hot shower.

    • @marchingmoto
      @marchingmoto  7 дней назад +1

      @ i really appreciate that!

  • @Adam88Mike
    @Adam88Mike 7 дней назад +6

    Your channel is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. Your frustration with the cost of that wire is up there with not getting your preferred camping sight😅

  • @stuborn-complaining-german
    @stuborn-complaining-german 7 дней назад +2

    Looks great! Good hard work!
    I still have to do a big slab for my terrace outside, but that's gonna take 60 to 70 bags of concrete.
    I would have to carry all those up the hill to where the mixer and terrace is, so I'm gonna skip that one and order some with a pump...😅

  • @markdemi2164
    @markdemi2164 7 дней назад +1

    Some Lowe's stores carry the nasty, rusted 5 x 10 sheets of wire at a reduced price to the pristine 4 x 8's they sell inside. I buy those all the time ..

  • @anadaneen70
    @anadaneen70 7 дней назад +2

    Well done buddy!! Dont keep us waiting too long! Some of us are living vicariously through this project! 😂

  • @bill90405
    @bill90405 7 дней назад +1

    Great Job. My dad did redi-mix for 35 years and i helped a lot, so i have some experience. Remember most of these tasks are your first try. Remember learning to drive? Or your first time in a gym? Those of us who have been there are amazed at your learning curve.

    • @bthomson
      @bthomson 7 дней назад +1

      He is a fast learner!

  • @JaneiroRoad-mm5zv
    @JaneiroRoad-mm5zv 7 дней назад +3

    Looking good,nice step by step,I think anybody could follow that if they needed to.

  • @onamissionfortruth6326
    @onamissionfortruth6326 7 дней назад +1

    Nice job MM! Looks great! It's a no-brainer to own the proper equipment as long as you have room to store it properly to last, especially at your young age so you get a lot of years of projects out of it.

  • @Larry-325
    @Larry-325 7 дней назад +1

    Dalton nice job! You did a lot of work to get to this point so that makes this feel real good to see the floor closed in. Great work. Have a good weekend camping. 👍👍👍

  • @jc13781
    @jc13781 7 дней назад +1

    Slab looks great. Perfection is the enemy of good. You’re almost certainly putting tile on it, it’s gonna be great. You e got at least 1/4 inch of wiggle room from the tile compound.

  • @gailtryon1453
    @gailtryon1453 7 дней назад +4

    Good job.

  • @jonilore
    @jonilore 7 дней назад +5

    Slab looks great! I don't know (not an expert), but maybe a little roughness won't matter if you're tiling the floor; the bond/adhesive material might smooth it over. Enjoy your camping trip.

  • @kitkom1600
    @kitkom1600 7 дней назад +1

    Not only is your progress fun to watch but you also do a nice job producing your videos, thanks much.

  • @farmerthatflies
    @farmerthatflies 7 дней назад +2

    Get the other side poured Sunday then just a few days from running water 👍

  • @lindarosenthal6835
    @lindarosenthal6835 7 дней назад +3

    Sounds like a plan. Looks great. Have fun camping.

  • @sherridill-if8vf
    @sherridill-if8vf 7 дней назад +3

    Looks great. Enjoy your camping trip.❤😊

  • @LuellaLane-d6n
    @LuellaLane-d6n 7 дней назад +2

    Yeah floor going in 😊 congratulations!! Won't be long now !! 😊

  • @robertanderson2142
    @robertanderson2142 7 дней назад +1

    it will be ok when you finish it , make sure you sort out the drainage outside or it will flood again😊

  • @GMorganC
    @GMorganC 7 дней назад +2

    Great job!

  • @bill90405
    @bill90405 7 дней назад +2

    I think you’re finding the big box stores are neither best nor cheapest, theyre just handy.

  • @rock2blues59
    @rock2blues59 7 дней назад +1

    Looks great Dalton.

  • @zoeazsss5035
    @zoeazsss5035 7 дней назад +1

    Always a great job. Analysis is good. Take your time and think about it, which you did. Awesome!!

  • @MA-mh1vs
    @MA-mh1vs 3 дня назад +1

    Wire like that cuts easily with small bolt cutters.

  • @jacklabloom635
    @jacklabloom635 7 дней назад +1

    You are making good progress. In an enclosed area like that, the air is saturated with ultra-fine concrete dust particles.

  • @pjrichie2551
    @pjrichie2551 7 дней назад +1

    you are an IN shape young man! I worked for a local hardware store for the last 10 years, and those 80 lbs. bags are not light! worked with them all day in spring and summer, I'm 63 now and in good shape but they are getting very heavy for me!! LOL! you made it look like light work! you are doing a great job and can't wait until you can use your bathroom! this is a very nice first home best of luck with it!

    • @marchingmoto
      @marchingmoto  7 дней назад +1

      It had me wore out for sure hahaha

  • @frankintx699
    @frankintx699 7 дней назад +1

    Your hard work is looking great. Enjoy your camping trip.💯👍

  • @kitkom1600
    @kitkom1600 7 дней назад +1

    Thanks!

  • @toobusy63
    @toobusy63 7 дней назад +2

    I'm sure you'll end up doing rest of the house🤔🙌 It didn't seem right watching you without a hat😄

    • @bthomson
      @bthomson 7 дней назад

      And goggles and a mask! 😘

  • @moto_story77
    @moto_story77 7 дней назад +4

    Nice job!

  • @bethmendoza1847
    @bethmendoza1847 6 дней назад +1

    Nice!

  • @mikeglass4053
    @mikeglass4053 7 дней назад +1

    It's looking good

  • @suewalker3603
    @suewalker3603 7 дней назад +1

    Great job! Impressive. Have fun camping!

  • @cannedheat33
    @cannedheat33 7 дней назад +1

    Looking good. Remember 1 Busch for every 2 bags of concrete after 6 pm:)

  • @JohnSmith-dk4qe
    @JohnSmith-dk4qe 7 дней назад +2

    Analysis paralysis is part of the modern world. The alternative is Homer Simpson.

  • @gfaithowens1790
    @gfaithowens1790 7 дней назад +1

    Enjoy camping and be safe!

  • @soleambition5484
    @soleambition5484 7 дней назад +2

    great video

    • @bthomson
      @bthomson 7 дней назад

      As they all are!

  • @barryburkholder4000
    @barryburkholder4000 7 дней назад +1

    Funny guy. Concrete workout plan.

  • @shakes7333
    @shakes7333 2 дня назад

    For future reference, drill 1/2 holes in your existing slab about every 10 or 12" and insert 12" long rebar rods. That will tie your old slab into your new slab that way they support each other and move together.
    Eventually you may get a big crack between the two.

  • @melissaroth4467
    @melissaroth4467 7 дней назад +2

    It looks good to me. I mean, I don't know nothin', but it looks good to me. lol

    • @bthomson
      @bthomson 7 дней назад

      We know our boy!

  • @null1808
    @null1808 7 дней назад +1

    Aw; I guess no more shovel chat.

  • @jc13781
    @jc13781 7 дней назад +1

    Rip the next person who has to break up the concrete 😂
    Steel reinforcement is not needed on such a small slab. A good gravel base will keep it in place and it’s not like you’re driving over it and such. Important to be able to get to your plumbing in case of issues. Too late now but just food for thought for the future.

  • @ohPokey
    @ohPokey 7 дней назад +2

    You will soon be an expert on so many things! Yep get the bathroom usable and you will feel better about everything. Have a good time at camp. Why doesn’t your family help you with your projects?

  • @craigjohnson3603
    @craigjohnson3603 6 дней назад +1

    I would price your materials out I live in MN and my freinds say Lowes is much higher than other stores?

  • @bthomson
    @bthomson 4 дня назад

    Camping stories coming! Hope no bears, Mt. lions, or getting lost! Getting pretty cool out there! 😨👣💤

  • @zandraengel4771
    @zandraengel4771 День назад

    I think instead of a trowel, you really need a float.

  • @bthomson
    @bthomson 7 дней назад

    Hope you wear goggles?

    • @bthomson
      @bthomson 7 дней назад

      You pick good music!🤗😎

  • @carlmuhm3896
    @carlmuhm3896 7 дней назад +3

    The slab that you just put down looks good. Mr. Window 🪟 installer.

  • @SusieMonk-jh8tj
    @SusieMonk-jh8tj 7 дней назад +1

    So happy for you Dalton .Hard work and dedication pays off🫶🫶👏👏👏👏👌