Pouring Concrete For A New Shop: Shop Build #24
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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This video should be used in high schools across the world to show that you don't need a college degree to be articulate, mannerly , dependable, or be able to earn good money. What a gentleman Dustin is, and a superb tradesman
You hit the nail right on the head. (no pun intended) well said brother.
If you don't finish college you can probably finish concrete
I second that
The art of making things…. Wonderful to watch you guys work and the laughter that goes with it
Great work and as a strong and dependable 23 year old I wish I saw this in high school, BE A MAN!!!
For me, the ideas in this Ryan's Shed Plans were a starting point for building different sheds ruclips.net/user/postUgkxn5Hu39f8DPIFYfBbaiOSis3qfw0nqoFp Ryan's gives ideas that allow an individual to draw nicest conclusions into the design and building of his or her own shed.
It's always a bit hypnotic watching concrete crew work. Part skill, part art, part intuition, and part thermodynamics. Very satisfying.
This is one of the only channels I don’t play the video at 1.5x or 2x the speed. Afraid I’ll miss some wisdoms if I do. Thanks for a great show!
It wasn't until this channel that I realized why concrete cost so much.... you are paying for the multiple lifetimes of experience that the crew offers
And hard work! Lol. It's not the one day of pouring it's the two or 4 days of prep and hauling material!!
Ya wish they did the same for our highways 😂
@@tarek3702 just be glad that you don't receive 100% of the government that you actually pay for.
@@sethdistler5332just like bodywork. The majority work comes from preparation for the job. That’s the hard part. The finish is easy fun part
I love watching skilled people at work. It's inspiring.
"Too much is always enough" - I love the wisdom in that saying, when supply is critical.
Wow, you could see the emotion come flooding out of Scott at the end. The brotherhood of people working together for many years is a beautiful thing to witness and experience.
This channel is a gift, it really is.
Love it. Ripper video.
Scott is such a natural in front of the camera. 😊😊
As a plumber since the mid 80's...I can guarantee you it's not a screw up until after the concrete is poured.
Thats one of the more professional safety squints ive ever seen and ive been on jobs. Calculating that within a half yard is impressive.
I used to run a cement bulker and I had one of the mixer drivers tell me that they all carried a bag of sugar to add to the concrete drum if they had a breakdown to keep the mix from setting. Amazing that 4 lbs of sugar will do that to ( yards of concrete. Thanks for all your posts, I've learned a lot about construction.
Happy to see rebar chairs used. There is a least one RUclips concrete guy who never uses them and instead pulls the rebar up as he pours ... all the while his crew is stepping on the rebar pushing it to the very bottom of the slab.
I’ve been watching your videos for many years and I’m always impressed with your ability to get the job done right and explain how you did it. I’m your age and stay busy just as you do tho I must admit the aches and pain do take longer to go away. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make the videos there always professional produced.
At 63 I know exactly what you mean about productivity, even compared to 5 or 6 years ago. The knees are shot and everything aches a bit more than it should.
My favourite thing to tell people is..... " you should have seen me when I was young, I was magnificent ! )
Great video!!As a semi retired contractor who pours only once or twice a year,loved the informative interview with a true mater of his craft!Been following your channel for years and always look forward to the next video,keep up the good work!
Concrete is magic. Mud that turns into rock. Unbelievable.
That compactor can beat the heck out of an old man. I know! The funny thing is that none of my younger friends can lift it single handed into and out of a pickemup truck, but I can. Nice video. Thank you.
Your lower back is going to make you pay for things like that eventually.
It's so nice to have a great relationship between builder and sub like this. It's a rare thing unfortunately.
The drywall corner bead is a NICE trick!!!!
“ Too much is always enough “❤
Good stuff, nice to see you guys at it again.
That corner bead is money!! Nice tip!
Loving the DJI mics! I use the heck out of them. One of my favorite uses… having a bride drop one down the front of her dress before I cue the father/daughter dance. When dad doesn’t know it’s there, she ends up with a recording of dad at his best. Stuff like that is great to get you through the tough days for years upon years!
The professionals have the touch at their fingertips. It can not be teached but has to be learned and experienced to create a craftsman.
You’re an easy guy to listen to, thank you for passing along a bit of your experience!
Your family is fortunate to have a skilled craftsman both able and willing to lend a hand.
They get got some well poured concrete, you get the pitter-patter of the grandkids feet running atop.
+1 for the old man, job well done sir
What a great interview with Dustin. It is always interesting & informative listening to an eloquent skilled tradesman who knows his craft! Thanks Scott (& Dustin)!
Dustin looks like someone you wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley… then listening to him leaves you to hope he is the guy you run into in the alley. Scott you have certainly surrounded yourself with some really awesome people. It always warms my heart to see Kenny on your job site. Again, your a great man Scott.
Perfect example of why we shouldn’t make snap decisions, or judge a book by its cover.
Dustin's a great friend of mine, he's the most humble, caring, and sharing man. I bounce a lot of concrete questions/situations off him, and I always learn from him
When you work with concrete, you should always have extra concrete delivered so not to run out.
But have a nice new pallet ready. Fill in the openings in the pallet and put pallet frames on it. Then pour the excess concrete into the box. This gives you a big concrete block that can be moved with a pallet jack or machine, and is a perfect heavy work surface to blot a vice to. You can beat, pry and bend all kinds of projects on such a block without it moving.
What a great overall informative video. Must see for anyone’s first backyard pour.
And BTW, you’re craftsmanship is evident in your verbal prowess as much as it is in the construction world.
Another great video. Thank you guys for sharing your knowledge with all of us. It’s truly invaluable
Never gets old watching highly skilled concrete men doing a pour to perfection.
Incredible work!! the walkthrough and explanation as to why things are done..wow! Amazing how much of the finish depends on the feel and experience!
Being in the middle of the rust belt I like the fiberglass rebar and basalt. Finally getting around to building myself a cottage. Decided on a remote county in the U.P. of Michigan. Plus I can get great building stone local and cheap. Gonna try to slope towards pipe to cooling tube or drainage to daylight and masonry fire appliances. Either mixing my concrete by hand or gas mixer. 6 feet deep on my piers finally hit a good hard pack. Gotta wet it before you stick it. Masonry loves to wick moisture.
This is one of my favorite videos, guys. Interesting and informative. Great editing, and love to hear a concrete man articulate. Nice job
People who do quality work like Dustin are quite rare.
I'm not sure I totally agree with that. I think it is more that you just don't hear about them, as you hear and see all the negatives about those who do bad work. It's kind of like the news - positive things are rarely deemed newsworthy, it's the negative that interests people and sells. Unfortunately.
At my work we have heavy forklift traffic and there are tons of places that have asphalt to concrete transitions. The asphalt is constantly sinking or compressing right at the transition so you end up with a 1/2” or 1” bump in the tire tracks over time. They always repair it by just cutting the asphalt back a foot and pouring a new concrete strip. That last a couple years. I’ve always thought they should under cut the grade underneath the asphalt a good 6” deep and 6” back so the concrete could flow under the edge of the asphalt. Something to think about. Great work.
Great Job EC That molasses trick was the greatest almost as great as you. Keep up the great work.
I got me a “Mud Mixer” and it has drastically changed my way of doing small pours!
I put it in the same class of usefulness as my dump trailer.
I'm considering renting one for a 60 sf slab I'm planning on pouring in a month or two. Is it really that much better than a small drum mixer?
@@GregsWorkshopOregon Yes, it’s way better than a drum. My last pour was a slab on grade 8’ x 8’ x 8” thick. It used about 1-1/2 pallets of 60# bags. Me and a helper finished the pouring in an hour, 20 minute cleanup on the machine, my shirt was barely dirty.
Use the hopper extension if available.
Do it.
I helped a friend with his washed patio once. He was a general contractor and the "brains" of the operation. He waited too long to wash, and we were out till 11 at night with wire brushes and a power washer trying to get the surface off. He didn't know about the retarder. Thanks to Scott, I'll never make that mistake again.
great video. I have a lot of respect for good concrete guys, they make a tough job look easy.
Great videos I Always Enjoy!
Never gets old watching the "exposing step" of exposed aggregate concrete
Those guys that never let you down, they're becoming fewer & further between... and what a shame that is. Great episode!
Best channel on youtube
I guffawed at ‘safety squints’. I love it.
Kinfred stuff. The drywall corner is a neat trick. Thanks be well!
An excellent video and an even better interview with Dustin at the end! Informative in all of the important details of this project.
What a Fantastic video with the pump and Dustin looking forward to the tool video !
I make sure I have my "safety squints" with me at ALL times!😂
This reminds me of why I use 10’ network cables from the wall plate or puck to the PC. You can always wind cable, you can never stretch it, more is always enough. Great video!
Like many things you’ve presented, this is another I’ll not likely ever do, but I still found fascinating.
we use 1 by wood on the asphalt and edge to that makes it like 3/4 higher for when they sealcoat etc!
Thank you for sharing your story
I've only seen aggregate added to the top of a finished pour after it's ready for it.. then tamped down and then brushed, then acid washed, cleaned again with water to neutralize the acid and then sealed. Never seen it done this way. I sure as heck wouldn't do it any other way. Cool to learn new procedures though. Just wouldn't want small aggregate all throughout my concrete. We also use sugar to make "hot mud" in doing drywall , which makes the mud dry much much faster when time is of the essence.
as a rancher, we could always "find use" for overage.
I'm sure that concrete will be fine but it's funny in Australia our rebar is ribbed mostly set spacings around 100mm by 100mm (3.9inch I think) and welded and we use plastic chairs that lift it. That rebar spacing wouldn't even pass for a light traffic path around my neck of the woods.
Same in the UK. Mesh and stilts…
Did either of you guys even listen to Scott's explanation of why this isn't a standard rebar job?
@@jej3451 Yes i did, the spacing is still way different in the usa then in other places. I would like to add the Netherlands, belgium and germany to the examples of places where the "basic" rebar consists out of mesh, welded rebar 150mm or 100mm spacing between. Most commonly used here in the netherlands is ø8-150mm (+- 5/16" bars on 6" spacing) and always on plastic chairs or concrete spacers. And when it gets structural over here almost everything gets 2 layers of mesh with supporters(as we call them) in between to keep desired distance between mesh. For example 200mm slab 35mm concrete spacers on bottom, 2 layers ø8-150mm mesh, 30mm concrete cover on top mesh makes about 100mm distance needed between first and second mesh
@@jej3451 Yes I watched the video and the level of compaction hence "I'm sure that concrete will be fine" Did you even read my comment I wasn't making a point like Scott doesn't know what he's doing. I was making an observation on the different standards.
Even a two hour drive into another state changes our standard to more or less requirements.
Do I personally find the amount of bar lacking sure if a concreter did that prep here many builders would pull the contract. That being said I don't live in the US I'm sure some things I do in my trade wouldn't be good enough if I swapped countries. As for the plastic chairs they are a brillant idea and might make someone google it and help them out.
@@nicko198718 The point is that he isn't following a standard, U.S. or otherwise. He's making a judgement call based on experience. Geography and nationality are irrelevant.
If that back patio were being poured for me, I would have wanted the extra rebar. The added cost is not much. Cool project though!
I can see that dirt compactor used in Florida and falling into the earth.
Thanks for the awesome content and great videos!
Dustin has to be the most well spoken and well mannered concrete guy I’ve ever heard haha
Dustin knows his stuff
i like to put some footing on sides.not very deep ..30cm or so..but it help the whole pavement to stop sinking when its dry and earth shrinks alot.
I love concrete.
Awesome video. I love this channel so much. Personally as professional concreter I will never use a sugar solution for exposed concrete finishes. Too many horror stories, and the wash off leaves a bony look. Always use a product like Rugasol, can't go wrong.
Screed bar is the “high point”
“Harder than the proverbial stepmother’s heart” 😮😂
"Safety squints" are nice. I had to take my father once or twice to the ER 4 or 5 a.m. as he couldn't sleep due to the damage in the eye, even if there was nothing there already.
A great video would be on bootwear/footwear. Something that is such a necessity for every laborer.
Thanks for the upload!!
I work in a foundry and from time to time we make concrete grooving tools. Up in BC
I recently poured a 5-bag slab for an air compressor. I should have had about half a bag extra and ended up being just short of what I needed. The pad ended up about 1/4" short, but oh well.
How do those mix-on-site trucks affect concrete work? Seems like it would make “guessing” about usage not a problem. AND give the crew additional work time since there’s no travel time involved.
Very nice 👍
Education 101!
Sugar doesn't technically stop the curing process. It just slows it down. So basically all you're doing is slowing down the curing at the surface and letting the rest harden as usual, and then hosing off the uncured top layer. If you hadn't washed it off, the top layer would be just as hard as the rest once fully cured. It's a simple, but cool trick.
They got power buggies to bring the concrete to the patio.
We used gatorade in a cure can to stop the surface from setting up.
06:00 Hope not, but you will most likely have rust-jacking in the connection between the slabs with water reaching the rebars,
Expect concrete spalling in this area
This is a great video!
As the great American poet Robert Weir once said, “Too much of everything is just enough”
great
Construction/Concrete YT creators may be the only people still allowed to say retard and no one bats an eyelash... 😂
And mechanics
@@michaeldalton8374 true. Then the Guntube Vets say it, but they all scare me so im not saying anything to them... 😂
Airbus aviation guys too
What is the PSI and slump?
Does anyone know if doweling into existing concrete a good idea in frost/ thaw/ heaving parts of the country, when pouring new concrete?
How much does something like that generally cost with all those guys all the equipment plus the price of the concrete ?
What brand and type of jeans with suspender buttons do you us?
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Can't say I'm a huge fan of so much concrete use in a domestic setting...classic Americans I guess 🤷🙄
What did that pour cost?
Any ED?
Your safety squint doesn't protect your plastic glasses from having holes burnt in the lenses from the hot metal!
Not sure how I feel about a 65yr old referring to themselves as half as productive as they once were lol. I'm 35 but still feel the same as when I was 18, I have no old man pains as of yet but out of my parents and grandparents only one of them made it past 65 alive, and she carked it at 71. Looking around at work I seem to be in much better nick than most that are my age but the family genetics is not great for me
18:44 - Do you want ants??? That's how you get ants!!! LOL...
Out here, you use that stuff to retard the concrete, it would be COVERED in ants within minutes....
If you’re Asian like me, you wouldn’t have to squint when cutting rebar.
Informative... But now, I am far more concerned about getting concrete correct. I was hoping for straight science - if this then that... but much more art than I was expecting.
The most important things to remember about concrete is its gonna get hard and it's gonna crack. Also concrete makes the schedule not you. You wait on it. It doesn't wait on you.
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The one on one with Dustin was spectacular. What an asset to y'all's area. This was an interview we've all been longing for! I'm so glad to have gotten to know him a little bit better.
Well said. I am taken back by the knowledge and calculations involved. These gentlemen are amazing to listen to.
Years ago my daughter got to be a helper for a friend that poured new walkways and driveway for me. She complained about not being able to find a job. He put her to work. I have a picture in my mind of her running the compactor and wiring rebar, that will be at my instant recall for life. She did good but balked at steady employment. She was in nursing school at the time. She learned a valliable lesson that weekend, and will not hesitate to proclaim "Not for Me" She didn't like anything under her nails. She now proclaims to her kids. "Get out of line and I'll make you pour concrete with Uncle Jim"
Concrete work, especially finishing, is an art form. Awesome work!