I don’t need concrete poured. I don’t pour concrete for a living. It’s 4 am and idk why or how I found this video, but I can’t stop watching. Quality content.
When you send the load back what happens to it? Can it be fixed or is it scrap? I never hear any curse words, which is a good thing. Is it not allowed?
Wet concrete is no fun we’ve dealt with it and it’s just terrible turns into a huge mess especially for a driveway any driveway really anything with some slopagge it ain’t gonna work
I’m nearing the end of a 27 year readymix concrete driver career up here in Canada. You seem like a great guy. The way you handled the wet load was really nice. No screaming no berating. I loved my job especially when dealing with first class contractors like yourself. Well done sir.
It's really nice to see drivers like yourself. a local company near me that we normally order from (a university), the drivers always are super awesome and jump out of the truck to teach us kids some things. We need more people who want to help teach the next generation to fill their spots. And for me, now I have knowledge I ride with for the rest of my life. (in the US, the concrete trucks pour from the back and not the front, so the need for more hand signals is a must, which is what I'm referring to when it comes to knowledge--truck drivers around where I am typically don't get out of the driver seat, but it depends who you get).
our trade, 5-6 guys (25-28) , and every square inch done to perfection, everyone having fun, boss making a killing, he was 27 too. Refinishing Wood Floors is a lost art.
Yep , i did paving stone driveways for a few years. Also done a lot of years landscaping and still currently am. You really start to take pride in your work if you love your job!💯💯
Totally love the humor, and the fact the boss actually jokes with his workers and actually works with his workers as well. Perfect example of an team leader.
Oops sorry didn’t notice I was replying to a comment. I was just noticing what one of the workers had said when the boss was commenting “Easy money, easy money!”…
Wow a really good guy and surely a blessed man. Went out of his way to gift the client a nice pair of Carhart work boots. Very inspiring to me to see a man with a kind heart.
This gentleman understands that success in business is all about relationships- with customers, vendors and employees. His engagement and concern is a leadership style that works everywhere except in pansy california where employees would complain he’s picking on people. Sir, I’d march with you any time. Bravo.
Not gonna lie man, I'm impressed you rejected a load while working a residential job. I'm up in the midwest as well and the phrase "good enough for residential" pops up more often then it should. Honest contractors are a commodity, keep up the good work!
I drive mixers just over a year now in Florida and I must say…. You’re the most prepared contractor I’ve came across. Love everything about the content, funny, instructive and great people✅
My Grandad owned a concrete business for years. This brought back a lot of memories of those job sites and the men who worked with him. Great guys with a hell of a work ethic. It was always amazing to me how they treated every slab as their signature to a job well done.
My grandad also owned a concrete company up in North Queensland Australia he recently rounded it up after more than 40 years and seeing this video reminds me of all the story
Watch from 2:50 he absolutely roasted the customer for no reason and the customers wife caught a stray too!! Saying he needs to get her out of the house then callinng his feet small... why?
Video randomly popped up on recommended, this guy seems like a true leader, exactly what you want in a boss. Knows when to joke around, but also gets down and dirty working with the guys. Side note, I thought it was really weird that he was asking the homeowner how big his feet are lol. But the ending makes it that much better
I’ve seen so many different work craft videos in my line of work. This has to be one if not the best concrete work I’ve seen performed. Between the humor, professionalism and how you were so friendly and gave advice to the passerby. Not to mention the amazing music in the background. I loved it, and was totally enthralled! You have great content, and gained a sub my friend. keep up the good work! Jake from State Farm
Love the music you add...I miss working Im disabled now with carpal tunnel and i use to work with a solid bunch of guys..miss it..I miss the world outhere..
As a retired concrete mixer driver I started off really impressed with watching the preparations you and your team started the project off with. Sub straight down and tamped, The detail to depth and grade really had me impressed. And i told myself now that is the kind of work that deserves top wages. sending the truck back for wet load is almost unheard of cost contractors would rather pour soup and make the strength of concrete questionable. I appreciated the plywood to protect from ruts. The only thing i was not happy with is I did not see anyone hook the wire to pull it up into the concrete, making it useless. I hope it was an oversight on my part i will rewatch tomorrow to see if i missed it. i hope i did miss it as i was so impressed with everything else !! ~~~~ thanks for the outstanding video Keith
Keith, you ever jack out concrete with mesh at the bottom? Yeah it still bonds to the concrete. It is better to have it in the middle but keep in mind these guys walk on it to screed and muck. There will always be sections of mesh at the bottom even if they used dobe. The upgrade of course would be to just use rebar, that's what I would use on my driveway.
Ehh I look at it like disrespect. That old mans surely earned his stripes doing bullshit over the years. Least you could do is have a comfortable work place for the gentleman is all I was saying.
Nothing worse for a driver than a truck without AC or heat. The floorboards can get so hot that they can actually burn your feet.Especially in the older Macks. I took temperature in a cab this summer when the truck had been parked on a 96 degree day. Even with open windows the temperature in the cab was 145 degrees. Our trucks are newer ones and do all have AC. Rear discharge mixers. Front discharge are not legal in this state, due to weight.
Absolutely loved watching this! I did concrete when I was younger. One thing I can say is concrete guys are a breed of their own. You have a very good crew and great finishers. I had the best and funniest conversations while finishing. I remember every guy would always try to out brag their finishing skills. I really miss those days. Thanks for bringing them back to me via this video.
I wish I had a job I was more proud of. I make pizzas but I try to make every pizza the best I can I like to think I'm good at it but I need to figure out a job that doesn't cost a ton of money and time to enter the field that I can make 35k annually so I can get approved for a mortgage
I dont own a home, or a driveway. Im an arborist and work in the woods. I dont know how or why this channel was recommended to me. But here I am 11am on Sunday and I just watched a full 41 minute video of this. Who knew I needed this.
You guys do such an amazing job, bugs al the whole crew is one of a kind . The way you guys interact with each other and customers on the job is their money’s worth alone let alone the way you guys lay down some concrete ! This channel deserves a million subscribers and one day you will get there. Keep up the hard work , these videos make my whole week 💪
@@benwright2705 I don't think they were saying that pouring is easy. It seems to me that is was more the point of view of a client hearing it and thinking they may be paying more than they need to.
I felt a bit weird with that too - that’s like going in the Walmart wanting some new GPU and stuff and the Tech guy just said that infront of you… I kinda think it’s rude tbh
@@hunterbriggs7624 As a contractor. when you have done it long enough. You can kinda get a feel for the people you are dealing with pretty quickly. What type of humor you can get away with. What you cant. In over 40 years I find most people just want to be talked to as just folk. People I find tend to respond better to a genuinely friendly person just being themselves than putting on some sort of fake front or a serious as death all business stuffed shirt. Likely the "Easy Money" there is something more to the story and part of a larger conversation prior. Nobody actually thinks its "easy money". I like this guy. Again having been in the trades for over 40 years and now watching the RUclips vids from various trades You can tell the real deals from the made for RUclips consumption snake oil salesmen who have more interest in looking clean and super pretty, and in the products they are endorsing (for profit) and selling than what the job entails and giving either poor advise or advise no non professional could ever hope to duplicate which seems to permeate RUclips these days. This guy is the real deal
I've been delivering concrete here in Melbourne Australia for close to 11 years and I I've met a lot of concreters in my life. But watching you my friend you are all CLASS. The way you spoke to that driver with the wet load I take my hat off to you. Just wish we had more people like you in the industry. Keep up the great work. Top class 10 out 10
Absolutely stellar work. Some of the best concrete work iv'e ever seen. More contractors should have the attention to detail and high standards you do.
I did excavation for 3 years. We did a lot of grading and a lot of times we graded for the sidewalk guys. Brings back good memories. Keep the great work Ryan
Your videos are entertaining because they're informative and light hearted. I also love the interaction of your team. The thing I love the most about a large concrete job is the immediate upgrade in appearance of the property, which makes your own personal gratification of the finished product immediate also. Ya'll can stand back and say "Hell yeah that looks damn good!" EASY MONEY!! 🤣
I did a summer of flat work between my freshman and sophomore years of college...I'm not a professional (have been for nearly 20 years) and watching this video made me miss that real work done by blue-collar experts like you! Great video and now I've found my new time waster on youtube. Thanks for posting!
You definitely did the right thing by rejecting that load. It happens. Almost always driver error. I'm a retired mixer driver. I drove in Seattle for 25 years and have seen some pretty sketchy work, but you look like you do it right and take pride in your work. Great video.
I used to train mixer drivers at one point and first thing I taught was never trust the meter. Getting out of the truck and climbing up and looking never lies…with experience you can get a pretty close estimate of the slim just by watching it roll off the fins in the drum. You were SUPER respectful and nice about it👍 not many guys that finish Crete are like that in our area if any haha. Great work!
old man that taught me had a sayin............ Them masons, are the nicest guys in the world........ Till the "crete" shows up. man, was he right about that !! I poured everything from a 1" slump (state bridge job) to a 20" reverse slump........
Not even gonna lie, this is the first video of you guys that I've watched, and to be completely honest this is gotta be the best group of people I've ever seen do concrete, wish there were more boss's out there that love there job and there employees just the same, that's a business I'd be bagging to work for because I'd feel at home everyday going to work with you guys, honestly keep working hard and doing amazing work, I'll be watching
I watch this on my lunch so I can finally watch someone else work aside from myself😂. I love you channel. You guys all inspire me to keep on keeping on. Yall taught me to take pride in my work no matter what.
I do pour concrete for a living….. 27 th year. This man is good…. I’m very surprised, I’ve not seen masking or anyone pull wire. Ryan is extremely knowledgeable…. We do things a little different in Colorado. I would say this man’s work, is world class. I love his channel, and always good to see another man’s take and expertise
My man has been watching your station 24/7 after work. He is working concrete and getting tips from you and your company. Oh and Eric and Darryl Jr are funny and amazing!! All of your crew is hilarious!
Ryan is wicked calm. I've seen fist fights on jobsites over a lot less than a rejected load of concrete. In Construction, you got to have a super thick skin and be ready to dish it as well as take it. It really shows how great of a boss Ryan is with how calm he is with his crew and the different obstacles he faces on a daily basis. I've seen and heard of full blown fist fights on job sites.
Am I the only one who flipped through the video looking for the rejection part, then went back to the beginning, watched it through....having no use to learn to pour concrete immediately, never really looking up concrete or anything about it, but very happy to have found the video
Great video. Cleanest concrete placement I've ever seen with no mess whatsoever on the property. Good call on the wet load sent back since wet concrete creates a huge weakness. Excellent flat work and control joints due to a great crew, however, I too am not a fan of the wire mesh sitting and rusting on the subgrade over time. In TX construction, we use 4" plastic chairs with #4 bar reinforcing steel, concrete rated for 3000 lbs. and steel cannot be allowed to sit on the ground, preferrably to be suspended within the top 2" of the slab. If I needed a slab placed, I'd hire you to do it and I'm proud of your work ethic. Great job !
Every Midwestern construction workers morning starts off stopping at the good ol kwik trip. Some people wouldn't understand how good kwik trip is to us construction workers!
Had to comment. Great editing on the video. Very professional and experienced demeanour. Quickly becoming my favourite concrete channel for sure. You got laser skills with that pole. One has to appreciate the the meticulous attention to detail when finishing concrete and you and your team do just that. Thank you for taking the time to make content for us viewers. I do appreciate it! Easy money when you love what you do.
I’m only 23, been concreting since I was 16. When I learnt what the control joints were for, I couldn’t unsee them all looking at every bit of concrete I see. Love it
QC Manager for Redi Mix producer here. Your second load was absolutely too wet and you handled that perfectly and very politely. It may be useful to put yourself or one of your reliable crew members through the certification training process for slump and air testing. You may be able to protect yourself from issues like this if there is a dispute with the supplier by being able to perform these tests in the field. However, slump is a pretty obvious judgement call visually and you were able to make a good decision for your client. FYI a driver will base their estimation of slump on the resistance to the effort needed to mix/agitate in their drum. More force needed will equate to a stiffer mix. This driver likely mis-judged how much water she still had on from rinsing after the load before, and as a result, the batcher didn't withdraw enough water from the mix design to account. Sometimes they can identify this before it leaves the plant, and add extra material as a dry up.
What do you think of water reducer? Is it even allowed on commercial work? Mike Day pours 10+ slump and says it's perfectly fine. I'd be curious what a QC guy thinks
@@okgroomer1966 Water reducer is in every load down here in Florida, no matter the slump. We use high range water reducer when the slump hits about 7.5
Love watching someone who knows and cares what he is doing. Couple years ago I watched a "contractor" on RUclips passing on his amazing knowledge of concrete and advising viewers on all the things that are, "totally unnecessary, just a way to increase the charges", by not prepping the pad, not bracing his forms and, best of all, adding water to a load of ready-mixed concrete to make it easier to spread. I could almost see the professor in my concrete technology class (that's right; back when there was some respect for trades, colleges actually taught classes like construction practices and concrete technology) dropping his shoulders in shame. Totally enjoy watching these guys work.
It's funny cuz when I did concrete work we just eyeballed it, if it was too wet it would just take longer to dry, most the time we had go add water because it would be too dry by the time it got to the work site. Most the people doing this work in the states aren't professionally trained, unlike Europe and other countries who have training and certificates for these lines of work.
Colleges still teach these classes, people just can't pay tuition with a part time summer job like they could back then, so on-the-job training is the only option if their parents aren't millionaires, or if they don't take predatory loans that are mathematically impossible to pay back.. Quit complaining about things that you know nothing about. I wish we had it as easy as you did but your generation destroyed any chance of that with terrible policies. God it would be nice if the average annual salary today was enough to buy a house outright like you could back then.
I just found your channel off facebook. Oh Wow! Your content is amazing. Funny. Entertaining. Informative. Love your editing, very well done. Production quality is very high! Oh, you and you crew do great concrete work as well, lol! Now I have a lot of videos to watch, let the binging begin!
Your channel is strong because others want to work harder when you show you work hard! Mix that with good concrete content (no pun intended) and you have a great finished product
I usually watch Odell Concrete guys but I guess I'm going to have another favorite concrete guy now. Love watching on how you explained and keeping the communication with your workers. I watched the video from the beginning all the way to the end. It was entertaining to watch.
I used to work for an engineering company out of North Carolina and one of the things I did a lot was test concrete. The slump, get samples. And all that good stuff and it’s always been satisfying to watch concrete get smoothed out. It never gets old haha.
@@VictoryOutdoorServices I’ve been watching them for a long while now. lol There’s another channel I watch named “West Coast Custom Concrete” and another named “Odell Complete Concrete.” However, your’s is very well done. It’s like a vlog. I love this format. Makes it a lot more fun to watch !
My wife gets mad at me she says don't you get sick of concrete you pour concrete all week then you come home and watch it on RUclips I told her it's in my blood lol.
A guy is going to be extending our driveway soon. I've been helping him with a shovel and the work is BACK BREAKING and its only 65 - 90 degrees F right now. So much respect for you guys!
absolutely amazing work! you easily could have poured the bad load and said "its not my problem", but someone who really stands by their work seems to be few and far between these days! great job
he for sure could have but any business owner with half a brain would never do that. that would be just pure laziness and would make for twice the work or any given amount of future customers from being a scumbag a laying the crap mix. always faster and smarter to do it the right way once
I love how he has all the machinery to make work easier, no wheelbarrows to fetch concrete and the bobcat to break up and scoop the concrete. Which is why it's surprising that the trucks don't have ac LMAO
As a big guy who's done a LOT of wheelbarrow loads, I didn't need to know that there was a goddamn buggy that could have been doing my job for me... 😡😡😡😡 Oh well, not doing this kind of work anymore, I guess it doesn't matter.
From the little experience I had doing this type of work it can be hard or just time consuming depending on what you are doing. Since I dont have the patience I think the finishing is more difficult simply because it seems more artistic.
I did it for about a year it’s interesting but rough, sometimes you can’t get a truck close so you have to use wheelbarrows and that’s a killer. Sometimes you can load a skid steer bucket full but not always
This was 100% ASMR all the way through...If those finishings were done on some Cake baking show they would be worthy of Michilan Stars! The size and perfection of the grid lines, along with the smooth finish, makes it look Massive Kitchen tiles! Love it
What I was thinking , my last boss used to yelled at me in front of the clients for nothing , apparently it was my fault that he had to work because the idiot to save money only hired 2 finishers for a concrete the size like the one in the video
I done some groundwork’s when I was a teen and the dude took me on knowing I had the slightest experience in groundwork or civil engineering is what it’s also called but told me he would have me working close to him learning but all he done was sit in his digger all day or help his son while I swept the roads a 1000 times a day
@@lukeshaw3375 Sometimes people will take extra bodies because that's what they quoted for, they may not need extra bodies.....they may be charging say 200 per person, but only paying you 150......Even if they take you and you do nothing, they make themself 50......So you sweeping is still making them money and they still get the job done.
I used to drive truck for LaFarge when I was younger for a few years (in Canada.) That load was absolutely way too wet! Almost looked like the old LaFarge "Agilia" self leveling product lol! Good on you to send it back. Must have been a rookie driver.
i love your channel man. i love the little messages in your videos, and your perspective on how you handle tough situations.. god definitely doing work in these videos
Your work is just amazing, yes he had the asphalt drive, but what you created and installed for him just made that house, and entire property itself look soooo much better, wow great job guys!!!!
Total respect to you sir! I've never had the opportunity to work for someone who actually worked with his crew. I work for myself now but I don't run a crew.
He lied about his shoe size and now those boots will sit in his closet forever reminding him of the day he had to lie about his small feet to that concrete guy
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I don’t need concrete poured. I don’t pour concrete for a living. It’s 4 am and idk why or how I found this video, but I can’t stop watching. Quality content.
You my man are a victim
Same
When you send the load back what happens to it? Can it be fixed or is it scrap? I never hear any curse words, which is a good thing. Is it not allowed?
@@Thebowzer221 It is ususally mixed with enough water to ruin the cement chemistry so it does not set properly, then it is dumped.
Lmao same here
There’s nothing like coming home from work so I can watch other people work on RUclips. Great content 😂😂
Yup
Fax
Peak adult hood right there
It’s upsetting how true this is😂
@@erichartzell1338 😂
Never had any interest in pouring concrete but for some reason at 1am this dude is pure entertainment
or 6 am ;)
Wet concrete is no fun we’ve dealt with it and it’s just terrible turns into a huge mess especially for a driveway any driveway really anything with some slopagge it ain’t gonna work
These videos are what help me sleep at night before I go to work the next day!
The positive mentality he has humbles me
im sitting here at 1 am, looking through all his videos, and I dont think ive ever agreed with a statement more.
I’m nearing the end of a 27 year readymix concrete driver career up here in Canada. You seem like a great guy. The way you handled the wet load was really nice. No screaming no berating. I loved my job especially when dealing with first class contractors like yourself. Well done sir.
Yea I do concrete in Canada Ontario, y'all may think Canada's nice and polite,
If you really think that's the case then you're out of luck LOL
My wife is the opposite
You seem to enjoy watching another man handle wet loads.
Lol are you a Toronto driver?
It's really nice to see drivers like yourself. a local company near me that we normally order from (a university), the drivers always are super awesome and jump out of the truck to teach us kids some things. We need more people who want to help teach the next generation to fill their spots. And for me, now I have knowledge I ride with for the rest of my life. (in the US, the concrete trucks pour from the back and not the front, so the need for more hand signals is a must, which is what I'm referring to when it comes to knowledge--truck drivers around where I am typically don't get out of the driver seat, but it depends who you get).
I worked on a concrete crew for 2 years. When everyone on the crew takes pride in every inch of the pour..........it's artwork.
Every trade is like that. I was up on a new college building slinging steel with an awesome crew. We got it all done with 3 hours to spare today.
our trade, 5-6 guys (25-28) , and every square inch done to perfection, everyone having fun, boss making a killing, he was 27 too. Refinishing Wood Floors is a lost art.
Do you not use expansion joints? If you pour concrete I the deep south, you have to use expansion joints.
Yep , i did paving stone driveways for a few years.
Also done a lot of years landscaping and still currently am.
You really start to take pride in your work if you love your job!💯💯
Looks like y'all pulled the forms off the driveway too soon. Never seen that done here in NC.
Totally love the humor, and the fact the boss actually jokes with his workers and actually works with his workers as well. Perfect example of an team leader.
Pretty rare these days.
Lol easy money for the boss…
Oops sorry didn’t notice I was replying to a comment. I was just noticing what one of the workers had said when the boss was commenting “Easy money, easy money!”…
Wow a really good guy and surely a blessed man. Went out of his way to gift the client a nice pair of Carhart work boots. Very inspiring to me to see a man with a kind heart.
He joked hard with the homeowner too. lmao
I like seeing a group that gets along and works so damn well together! Great channel boss!
Thank you very much.
Nice seeing a team that's not all gacked outta their skulls...
@@SloppyWzrdSleeve lmfao it’s a rare sight
They work well together because they were being filmed.
A red color T-shirt attracts more heat than a white shirt.
This guy's a trend setter. Got me in the gas station asking how the coffee business doing this morning 😂😂
The old man was like “sure “ 🤣🤣🤣
You are killing me...
Me too buddy🤣
Yooooooo😂😂
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The love between members of this crew is admirable. Not quite moderately tough love, more like brotherly love and I’m a fan. Solid crew ❤️
Bugs smokes to much please quit bro
Me: that concrete looks great
Him: it's too wet
Me: yeah way too wet, what an atrocity
😂
😂 How true, I was thinking the same thing...I think I'll stick to cutting my grass.
Haha 100% truth
You’re funny! Lol
u had me laughing hard
The way this man interacts with his customers and employees... Hats off to you, such an inspiration to younger men like myself on how to treat people.
Right bro!!
This gentleman understands that success in business is all about relationships- with customers, vendors and employees. His engagement and concern is a leadership style that works everywhere except in pansy california where employees would complain he’s picking on people. Sir, I’d march with you any time. Bravo.
Not gonna lie man, I'm impressed you rejected a load while working a residential job. I'm up in the midwest as well and the phrase "good enough for residential" pops up more often then it should. Honest contractors are a commodity, keep up the good work!
That's one of the most beautiful concrete pours I've ever seen, you guys put a lot of effort into the details.
I drive mixers just over a year now in Florida and I must say…. You’re the most prepared contractor I’ve came across. Love everything about the content, funny, instructive and great people✅
My Grandad owned a concrete business for years. This brought back a lot of memories of those job sites and the men who worked with him. Great guys with a hell of a work ethic. It was always amazing to me how they treated every slab as their signature to a job well done.
My grandad also owned a concrete company up in North Queensland Australia he recently rounded it up after more than 40 years and seeing this video reminds me of all the story
Ryan you are a class act. I ran a concrete plant for 20 years and contractors like you are hard to come by. Love the content buddy!!
Watch from 2:50 he absolutely roasted the customer for no reason and the customers wife caught a stray too!! Saying he needs to get her out of the house then callinng his feet small... why?
You guys did a real nice pour and finish on that driveway, a hell of a lot better than the mess my contractor had done.
@Jesus is LORD Hi 👆TRUE!!!
Video randomly popped up on recommended, this guy seems like a true leader, exactly what you want in a boss. Knows when to joke around, but also gets down and dirty working with the guys. Side note, I thought it was really weird that he was asking the homeowner how big his feet are lol. But the ending makes it that much better
Was thinking the same thing! It's always a lot easier when the boss works just as hard with you
How much garbage we make should be at the end of the video
So true and I can’t believe he’s gay
I'm with you, but definitely found out at the end. And those are the exact boots I wear.
I agree with the feet part. He’s kinda like an Andrew Camarata but just for concrete.
I’ve seen so many different work craft videos in my line of work. This has to be one if not the best concrete work I’ve seen performed. Between the humor, professionalism and how you were so friendly and gave advice to the passerby. Not to mention the amazing music in the background. I loved it, and was totally enthralled! You have great content, and gained a sub my friend. keep up the good work!
Jake from State Farm
You should insure that driveway then... Lol.
"? What are you wearing Jake from State Farm? "
Love the music you add...I miss working Im disabled now with carpal tunnel and i use to work with a solid bunch of guys..miss it..I miss the world outhere..
As a retired concrete mixer driver I started off really impressed with watching the preparations you and your team started the project off with. Sub straight down and tamped, The detail to depth and grade really had me impressed. And i told myself now that is the kind of work that deserves top wages. sending the truck back for wet load is almost unheard of cost contractors would rather pour soup and make the strength of concrete questionable. I appreciated the plywood to protect from ruts. The only thing i was not happy with is I did not see anyone hook the wire to pull it up into the concrete, making it useless. I hope it was an oversight on my part i will rewatch tomorrow to see if i missed it. i hope i did miss it as i was so impressed with everything else !! ~~~~ thanks for the outstanding video Keith
As an architect, I had the same concern with the reinforcement. It.s pretty useless if it is not embedded into the slab!
No you didn't miss it.
It certainly makes it easier to rip out when it sits on the bottom !
Keith, you ever jack out concrete with mesh at the bottom? Yeah it still bonds to the concrete. It is better to have it in the middle but keep in mind these guys walk on it to screed and muck. There will always be sections of mesh at the bottom even if they used dobe. The upgrade of course would be to just use rebar, that's what I would use on my driveway.
We placed max rate of 800 yards and hour at Ft Hood with no rejected loads; As contractors we know how this can happen in this situation
Bob deserves some AC in his truck, I do the same kind of work and its a must to have AC; especially for the truck drivers!!!
Was thinking that. For real get him some ac
Ehh I look at it like disrespect. That old mans surely earned his stripes doing bullshit over the years. Least you could do is have a comfortable work place for the gentleman is all I was saying.
I hate hauling with no ac, well the driving part of it isn't terrible, but the sitting still is.
Nothing worse for a driver than a truck without AC or heat. The floorboards can get so hot that they can actually burn your feet.Especially in the older Macks. I took temperature in a cab this summer when the truck had been parked on a 96 degree day. Even with open windows the temperature in the cab was 145 degrees. Our trucks are newer ones and do all have AC. Rear discharge mixers. Front discharge are not legal in this state, due to weight.
Absolutely loved watching this! I did concrete when I was younger. One thing I can say is concrete guys are a breed of their own. You have a very good crew and great finishers. I had the best and funniest conversations while finishing. I remember every guy would always try to out brag their finishing skills. I really miss those days. Thanks for bringing them back to me via this video.
Yeah? Did you guys laugh together while you all finished at the same time?
@@modernproblems1013 relax 😂😂
@@modernproblems1013 Yes, right on your face.
I wish I had a job I was more proud of. I make pizzas but I try to make every pizza the best I can I like to think I'm good at it but I need to figure out a job that doesn't cost a ton of money and time to enter the field that I can make 35k annually so I can get approved for a mortgage
I just started today and I’m Russian American lots of Ukraine jokes today
I dont own a home, or a driveway. Im an arborist and work in the woods. I dont know how or why this channel was recommended to me. But here I am 11am on Sunday and I just watched a full 41 minute video of this. Who knew I needed this.
You guys do such an amazing job, bugs al the whole crew is one of a kind . The way you guys interact with each other and customers on the job is their money’s worth alone let alone the way you guys lay down some concrete ! This channel deserves a million subscribers and one day you will get there. Keep up the hard work , these videos make my whole week 💪
Good morning brotha, I’m a plumber but absolutely love watching y’all’s concrete work, done right and you have a fun crew! Keep up the good work men!
Thank you very much.
Bet the client loves hearing the "EASY MONEY" chant out the window all day!
As a contractor I was thinking the same thing!! I get what he means, but to just hear it as a customer? I'd worry saying that!!
Hahahahahahahaha, it's sarcasm buddy. Clearly never poured. It's never easy.
@@benwright2705 I don't think they were saying that pouring is easy. It seems to me that is was more the point of view of a client hearing it and thinking they may be paying more than they need to.
I felt a bit weird with that too - that’s like going in the Walmart wanting some new GPU and stuff and the Tech guy just said that infront of you…
I kinda think it’s rude tbh
@@hunterbriggs7624 As a contractor. when you have done it long enough. You can kinda get a feel for the people you are dealing with pretty quickly. What type of humor you can get away with. What you cant. In over 40 years I find most people just want to be talked to as just folk. People I find tend to respond better to a genuinely friendly person just being themselves than putting on some sort of fake front or a serious as death all business stuffed shirt.
Likely the "Easy Money" there is something more to the story and part of a larger conversation prior. Nobody actually thinks its "easy money".
I like this guy. Again having been in the trades for over 40 years and now watching the RUclips vids from various trades You can tell the real deals from the made for RUclips consumption snake oil salesmen who have more interest in looking clean and super pretty, and in the products they are endorsing (for profit) and selling than what the job entails and giving either poor advise or advise no non professional could ever hope to duplicate which seems to permeate RUclips these days.
This guy is the real deal
I've been delivering concrete here in Melbourne Australia for close to 11 years and I I've met a lot of concreters in my life.
But watching you my friend you are all CLASS.
The way you spoke to that driver with the wet load I take my hat off to you.
Just wish we had more people like you in the industry.
Keep up the great work.
Top class
10 out 10
This being my first time ever watching concrete being laid from start to finish, this is beautiful.
It’s not beautiful when your laying it
@@virginiaballistics8330 I'm sure it's hard work, I think it'd be a nice job/career to have.
@@SteelWorksGuy think again
Not when you’re out here 70hrs a week. It’s not that beautiful
@@michaelstrunk7820 Y'all some debbie downers, maybe it's your attitude and not the work.
41 min vid? Great way to start my sat morning! Can’t wait for the merch!
Honestly tho! Sitting here on lunch enjoying this on this Saturday work day
Thank you very much!
Not if you put it on 1.75x speed.... which worked well for me.
Absolutely stellar work. Some of the best concrete work iv'e ever seen. More contractors should have the attention to detail and high standards you do.
I did excavation for 3 years. We did a lot of grading and a lot of times we graded for the sidewalk guys. Brings back good memories. Keep the great work Ryan
Your videos are entertaining because they're informative and light hearted. I also love the interaction of your team. The thing I love the most about a large concrete job is the immediate upgrade in appearance of the property, which makes your own personal gratification of the finished product immediate also. Ya'll can stand back and say "Hell yeah that looks damn good!" EASY MONEY!! 🤣
This was great man. It's wonderful to see guys doing good work and working hard in construction and even some customer appreciation.
I love the joint explanation!
That’s serious experience.
This channel is gold!! I love how he belittles his employees and they take it with a good attitude. Great content!
You have a real positive attitude and crew. Absolutely love it.
I did a summer of flat work between my freshman and sophomore years of college...I'm not a professional (have been for nearly 20 years) and watching this video made me miss that real work done by blue-collar experts like you! Great video and now I've found my new time waster on youtube. Thanks for posting!
This 40 min video felt like 15 mins. Keep em coming Ryan 👍
You definitely did the right thing by rejecting that load. It happens. Almost always driver error. I'm a retired mixer driver. I drove in Seattle for 25 years and have seen some pretty sketchy work, but you look like you do it right and take pride in your work. Great video.
Been on concrete watch as a traffic controller I have to say watching concrete being poured and smoothed out is so satisfying never get tired of it
I used to train mixer drivers at one point and first thing I taught was never trust the meter. Getting out of the truck and climbing up and looking never lies…with experience you can get a pretty close estimate of the slim just by watching it roll off the fins in the drum. You were SUPER respectful and nice about it👍 not many guys that finish Crete are like that in our area if any haha. Great work!
old man that taught me had a sayin............
Them masons, are the nicest guys in the world........
Till the "crete" shows up.
man, was he right about that !!
I poured everything from a 1" slump
(state bridge job) to a 20" reverse slump........
My gauge has never been wrong
Not even gonna lie, this is the first video of you guys that I've watched, and to be completely honest this is gotta be the best group of people I've ever seen do concrete, wish there were more boss's out there that love there job and there employees just the same, that's a business I'd be bagging to work for because I'd feel at home everyday going to work with you guys, honestly keep working hard and doing amazing work, I'll be watching
I watch this on my lunch so I can finally watch someone else work aside from myself😂. I love you channel. You guys all inspire me to keep on keeping on. Yall taught me to take pride in my work no matter what.
I do pour concrete for a living….. 27 th year. This man is good…. I’m very surprised, I’ve not seen masking or anyone pull wire. Ryan is extremely knowledgeable…. We do things a little different in Colorado. I would say this man’s work, is world class. I love his channel, and always good to see another man’s take and expertise
I can't believe I just watched this whole video 😂. You can tell a lot of thought and pride went into this driveway, great job it looks awesome!
Happy to see Daryl again, his personality is great especially during pours 😂
My man has been watching your station 24/7 after work. He is working concrete and getting tips from you and your company. Oh and Eric and Darryl Jr are funny and amazing!! All of your crew is hilarious!
I think it is great you have your daughter learning the business from the ground up . . . literally
Great work!
Ryan is wicked calm. I've seen fist fights on jobsites over a lot less than a rejected load of concrete. In Construction, you got to have a super thick skin and be ready to dish it as well as take it. It really shows how great of a boss Ryan is with how calm he is with his crew and the different obstacles he faces on a daily basis. I've seen and heard of full blown fist fights on job sites.
ur right, gotta have thick skin
Can we got some "I''d rather be watching Victory Outdoor Services pour concrete" merch
Awesome idea! I’d definitely buy
Or some “Easy Money” merch!
Easy money merchandise is on the way.
@@VictoryOutdoorServices sold
I'd buy it.. great idea .
Am I the only one who flipped through the video looking for the rejection part, then went back to the beginning, watched it through....having no use to learn to pour concrete immediately, never really looking up concrete or anything about it, but very happy to have found the video
Great video. Cleanest concrete placement I've ever seen with no mess whatsoever on the property. Good call on the wet load sent back since wet concrete creates a huge weakness. Excellent flat work and control joints due to a great crew, however, I too am not a fan of the wire mesh sitting and rusting on the subgrade over time. In TX construction, we use 4" plastic chairs with #4 bar reinforcing steel, concrete rated for 3000 lbs. and steel cannot be allowed to sit on the ground, preferrably to be suspended within the top 2" of the slab. If I needed a slab placed, I'd hire you to do it and I'm proud of your work ethic.
Great job !
Every Midwestern construction workers morning starts off stopping at the good ol kwik trip. Some people wouldn't understand how good kwik trip is to us construction workers!
Here in Texas I always stop at 7/11 there is literally one on every corner lmfao , I love them mornings stops before having to indulge in concrete
@Elon Muskrat energy drinks are shite for your body...or any sugar pop
@@mmdirtyworkz okay kid
caseys is the delicacy in indiana!
Tim Hortons here in Ontario Canada
Very professional, humble, and entertaining. Badass tradesman, pure art
Just started concrete 4 months ago with the union, I learn a lot from your videos!
Had to comment. Great editing on the video. Very professional and experienced demeanour. Quickly becoming my favourite concrete channel for sure. You got laser skills with that pole. One has to appreciate the the meticulous attention to detail when finishing concrete and you and your team do just that. Thank you for taking the time to make content for us viewers. I do appreciate it!
Easy money when you love what you do.
As a mixer driver myself, you seem like you’ve got a good crew. And a good leader yourself
You seem like a great boss. Need more enthusiastic employers like yourself. Great jokes, great domineer, great, support, and great communication
I never thought pouring concrete could be so mesmerizing but here I am. Love your channel!
I’m only 23, been concreting since I was 16. When I learnt what the control joints were for, I couldn’t unsee them all looking at every bit of concrete I see. Love it
Once again Ryan you really touched my heart when you gifted that customer those boots.. You really are a good man💕
QC Manager for Redi Mix producer here. Your second load was absolutely too wet and you handled that perfectly and very politely. It may be useful to put yourself or one of your reliable crew members through the certification training process for slump and air testing. You may be able to protect yourself from issues like this if there is a dispute with the supplier by being able to perform these tests in the field. However, slump is a pretty obvious judgement call visually and you were able to make a good decision for your client. FYI a driver will base their estimation of slump on the resistance to the effort needed to mix/agitate in their drum. More force needed will equate to a stiffer mix. This driver likely mis-judged how much water she still had on from rinsing after the load before, and as a result, the batcher didn't withdraw enough water from the mix design to account. Sometimes they can identify this before it leaves the plant, and add extra material as a dry up.
What do you think of water reducer? Is it even allowed on commercial work? Mike Day pours 10+ slump and says it's perfectly fine. I'd be curious what a QC guy thinks
@@okgroomer1966 Water reducer is in every load down here in Florida, no matter the slump. We use high range water reducer when the slump hits about 7.5
She might have had a pump clean into her truck the job before and forgot and went and got loaded.
@@okgroomer1966 Water reducer is a good product. You can make it slump wetter while maintain your cement water ratio of a dry slump
Stumbled across this gem of a channel around 3am haven’t stopped since
Love watching someone who knows and cares what he is doing. Couple years ago I watched a "contractor" on RUclips passing on his amazing knowledge of concrete and advising viewers on all the things that are, "totally unnecessary, just a way to increase the charges", by not prepping the pad, not bracing his forms and, best of all, adding water to a load of ready-mixed concrete to make it easier to spread. I could almost see the professor in my concrete technology class (that's right; back when there was some respect for trades, colleges actually taught classes like construction practices and concrete technology) dropping his shoulders in shame. Totally enjoy watching these guys work.
It's funny cuz when I did concrete work we just eyeballed it, if it was too wet it would just take longer to dry, most the time we had go add water because it would be too dry by the time it got to the work site. Most the people doing this work in the states aren't professionally trained, unlike Europe and other countries who have training and certificates for these lines of work.
Colleges still teach these classes, people just can't pay tuition with a part time summer job like they could back then, so on-the-job training is the only option if their parents aren't millionaires, or if they don't take predatory loans that are mathematically impossible to pay back.. Quit complaining about things that you know nothing about. I wish we had it as easy as you did but your generation destroyed any chance of that with terrible policies. God it would be nice if the average annual salary today was enough to buy a house outright like you could back then.
“I think he’s dead”. I’m still laughing.. Easyyy Moneyyy
Reading without context. This made me think gta where once their dead yoy can walk onto them and get their money
BIG money, easy money...
So easy he even bought him some boots🤣
Great job, guys, craftsmanship is outstanding.
I just found your channel off facebook. Oh Wow! Your content is amazing. Funny. Entertaining. Informative. Love your editing, very well done. Production quality is very high! Oh, you and you crew do great concrete work as well, lol! Now I have a lot of videos to watch, let the binging begin!
When he said " I think Bobby's dead" . I felt that.
He really looked dead to hahaha that was pissah
id be proud to have that driveway showcasing my house. well done.
“Yeah, especially when you start finishing and the music comes on, then you guys start going really fast” 😂 That was hilarious!
My big problem that prevents me from ever doing concrete is that I always finish way too early.
Your channel is strong because others want to work harder when you show you work hard! Mix that with good concrete content (no pun intended) and you have a great finished product
I usually watch Odell Concrete guys but I guess I'm going to have another favorite concrete guy now. Love watching on how you explained and keeping the communication with your workers. I watched the video from the beginning all the way to the end. It was entertaining to watch.
I used to work for an engineering company out of North Carolina and one of the things I did a lot was test concrete. The slump, get samples. And all that good stuff and it’s always been satisfying to watch concrete get smoothed out. It never gets old haha.
So true! Especially on the big pours where they use the big ride on concrete trowels to finish.
I knew this was Wisconsin before I saw the location on the truck based off of how nice he was. Good work
I knew by the Kwik Trip
I knew it by the accent. He sounds exactly like my unlce
@@Nuboutlaw Same!!!
I couldn't really tell because he was sober.
I don’t even like the videos but man I can’t stop coming back and watching 😂 I need an intervention because man these videos are addictive
I see you at kiwk trip every morning and now i found out you have a youtube channel
These videos are awesome ! I’m going o bring back my love of videography into my work in concrete pumping soon. 👍🏽
Not a bad idea. There is a cool guy in Texas, muddy feet concrete pumping with a channel that I watch.
@@VictoryOutdoorServices I’ve been watching them for a long while now. lol There’s another channel I watch named “West Coast Custom Concrete” and another named “Odell Complete Concrete.” However, your’s is very well done. It’s like a vlog. I love this format. Makes it a lot more fun to watch !
My wife gets mad at me she says don't you get sick of concrete you pour concrete all week then you come home and watch it on RUclips I told her it's in my blood lol.
I know the feeling!!
@@westernrockreadymix5256 where you located?
@@shawnedmunds7647 The Blessed land of STG my dude!
Yup!! Im learning from my dad who has 20+ years experience
I miss hauling loads with wheelbarrows and buckets. Use to shoot gunite and pour decks, hard and rough work sometimes but it was satisfying.
A guy is going to be extending our driveway soon. I've been helping him with a shovel and the work is BACK BREAKING and its only 65 - 90 degrees F right now. So much respect for you guys!
absolutely amazing work! you easily could have poured the bad load and said "its not my problem", but someone who really stands by their work seems to be few and far between these days! great job
he for sure could have but any business owner with half a brain would never do that. that would be just pure laziness and would make for twice the work or any given amount of future customers from being a scumbag a laying the crap mix. always faster and smarter to do it the right way once
I absolutely can't get enough of this! I was just saying man I hope Eric is back this season. I love your channel Ryan!
I love how he has all the machinery to make work easier, no wheelbarrows to fetch concrete and the bobcat to break up and scoop the concrete. Which is why it's surprising that the trucks don't have ac LMAO
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Those trucks don't look broke, and they ain't cheap.
@@debonium231 clearly the ac is broken🤣
As a big guy who's done a LOT of wheelbarrow loads, I didn't need to know that there was a goddamn buggy that could have been doing my job for me... 😡😡😡😡
Oh well, not doing this kind of work anymore, I guess it doesn't matter.
Its nice watchin the same video from a year ago that got me hooked on you content, still doing a great job as always, Ryan and the team.
"concrete is super neat"
-me, not knowing anything about the craft
From the little experience I had doing this type of work it can be hard or just time consuming depending on what you are doing. Since I dont have the patience I think the finishing is more difficult simply because it seems more artistic.
I did it for about a year it’s interesting but rough, sometimes you can’t get a truck close so you have to use wheelbarrows and that’s a killer. Sometimes you can load a skid steer bucket full but not always
The fun part is finishing like smoothing it and stamping
Not easy, hard work.
giving that guy in the truck some tips on how to get his job done earned my sub.
Giving the guy a pair of boots and being an awesome dude earned mine
Love seeing ppl take pride in their job... Just make sure your employees feel appreciated and they will work harder 💪🙏
That's right...employees don't own the company
@@patricialora5692 was this not obvious?
This was 100% ASMR all the way through...If those finishings were done on some Cake baking show they would be worthy of Michilan Stars!
The size and perfection of the grid lines, along with the smooth finish, makes it look Massive Kitchen tiles!
Love it
I wish my bosses had half the hospitality that this guy does with his employees
This guy respects his employees because they make him look good and he obviously knows what he is doing so they respect him back.
What I was thinking , my last boss used to yelled at me in front of the clients for nothing , apparently it was my fault that he had to work because the idiot to save money only hired 2 finishers for a concrete the size like the one in the video
@@Full_throttle_YamR6 "Why did it take you all day to finish that area?!?"
"Because I'm not an Octopus, sir."
I done some groundwork’s when I was a teen and the dude took me on knowing I had the slightest experience in groundwork or civil engineering is what it’s also called but told me he would have me working close to him learning but all he done was sit in his digger all day or help his son while I swept the roads a 1000 times a day
@@lukeshaw3375 Sometimes people will take extra bodies because that's what they quoted for, they may not need extra bodies.....they may be charging say 200 per person, but only paying you 150......Even if they take you and you do nothing, they make themself 50......So you sweeping is still making them money and they still get the job done.
41:02 this should be the real purpose of our lives and businesses: to serve people. Nice job man and awesome content!
I used to drive truck for LaFarge when I was younger for a few years (in Canada.) That load was absolutely way too wet! Almost looked like the old LaFarge "Agilia" self leveling product lol! Good on you to send it back. Must have been a rookie driver.
thats really nice of you ryan, to give your customer a special present. Love it dude
i love your channel man. i love the little messages in your videos, and your perspective on how you handle tough situations.. god definitely doing work in these videos
New video!!! Victory and UFC are the highlights of Saturday
Agreed both are main events.
I love UFC. I actually used to kickbox and train mma when I was in my 20's. I love your comment.
@@VictoryOutdoorServices Ryan “The Finisher” is a former milwaukee heavy man champ.
@@EasyMoneySwe I still have the trophy!
Your work is just amazing, yes he had the asphalt drive, but what you created and installed for him just made that house, and entire property itself look soooo much better, wow great job guys!!!!
One of those 1.30am recommendations. Great video!
Total respect to you sir! I've never had the opportunity to work for someone who actually worked with his crew. I work for myself now but I don't run a crew.
10:30pm in AUS, what a way to end the night. God Bless !
Thank you.
2:17 am. Let’s gooo
@@aquahero I would like to know too
@@aquahero of course, medium rear preferably
He lied about his shoe size and now those boots will sit in his closet forever reminding him of the day he had to lie about his small feet to that concrete guy
I've never understood why people lie about there shoe size...why does it matter what size feet you have Hahaha
@@james8833 I think they believe the old myth of Small Feet Small Meat 😂
@@syntaxsandbox5819 same
@@MuttonChops24 why I got size 13 US shoes but my pp smol
@@glynch1263 🤣
Neat perspective being POV on the boss ❤
Keep up the great job and quality work that you and your team do!
I agree 😂