Wow thank you!!! I’m an concrete finisher work with my dads company and we’re actually doing a job Monday that’s going to be black concrete. Which will be my first time experience and doing black concrete work and this pop up on screen!! I’ve been watching your videos for a while now learning and witnessing the difference ways how the job is getting done in the process vs how we would do the job so I’m learning a lot!!
Awesome job! I’m a retired concrete finisher and this is top notch work. Be aware that when you hit around 60 your knees and hips will really bother you. I’ve had both knees replaced and one hip. Concrete is hard work but you make it look easy.
Im an old concrete has been. Lost one knee . replacement not 100% nerve damage can happen when replacing and you have to live with it. You sign your life away when doc operates.
@@clydemchugh6726 it’s worked out fine for me so far. I’m able to ride my motorcycle for long distance. The only time it really bothers me is with changing weather. It may need done again at some point if I live long enough. It’s been 2 years now
I am recovering from a "revision " of my rt knee. Revision meaning the 18 year old replacement was removed and a new "total new knee" put in. Not at 100% yet, but getting there. It's better then it was, for sure. Almost impossible to kneel on it, but it's only 2 months of healing.
Before I see anything else, I'm at the 6:00 mark, it is a tribute to you, sir, that you are a "No Job Too Small" kind of guy. And from what I see thus far, you put your all into whatever it is that you do. Your work ethic is promotable, sir! I applaud you, big time!!!
I really like watching your videos. I’m not in the concrete business but I find your videos very interesting and entertaining. I’m genuinely interested in why you spend so much time floating, and hand troweling
You are not kidding about colored concrete being a mess maker. I’ve poured some NYC streets with colored concrete. But the concrete had to be colored in the truck on site. The concrete dye came in small sacks, you added X amount of dye according to load size. You chucked the sacks right in the truck and let it mix up. Two problems. The dye powder is so concentrated and dry that if some spilled, it almost poured like a liquid and once it touched the skin, you were stained. Also, the dye sacks were thin paper designed to disintegrate in the mix once chucked it. So, they tore open if you looked at them the wrong way. Often I was drew the short straw to climb the truck ladder and throw the dye in. I had to suit up in a completely disposable suit made of contractor bags, lol. It was so bad that even fully armored up, I would shower at night and black or red dye would still wash out over the bathtub floor. Nasty nasty stuff. I envy you getting concrete colored at the batch plant!
Damn I didn't even know company's will add color to concrete. Now the sky is the limit when pouring a slab and not having to go with the boring old gray look. Keep up the great work and great job.
I love watching your videos! You provide an encyclopedia of useful knowledge. It is such a pleasure to watch a craftsman who is always mindful of doing what it takes to achieve an outstanding result. I wish I knew someone in Houston that has your concrete know-how. 🤩
Love your videos. Would you ever do a video for someone starting with zero knowledge about concrete? Like what is the purpose for all the different types of float tools? Why do you have to go over it so many times? What does the wood do compared to the magnesium?
Good morning from Washington state, you make an awesome jobs,this first black concrete video job I saw from you,I watched a lot of videos on your channel, is it special order for black concrete?, I saw most of them white like, 😊 thanks for your share and have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy your super bowl game.😍👍👍👍
The black looks awesome!! Outstanding work! I have a small garage that's a part of the basement. It's a little wider than the one in this video. Just waiting on a winning lottery ticket as the majority of savings recently went to a roof, front porch, windows, insulation, siding, driveway, and garage door. Fair winds and following seas to all .
The Home Owner needs to install a French Drain to remove the moisture in the ground. You can see the salt staining and damage on the internal garage wall (sign of significant moisture issues) - this house will have very damp foundations and requires a drainage system around the perimeter to resolve the issue. The French Drain should be installed 150mm below the floor level.
Love that Dave fantastic colour and all the way through the concrete not just a die on top. Would you suggest a Damp proof membrane under the concrete. We do this here in Wales as its always raining just curious. Love how clean you kept the white walls great job Justin @ Brickright 🏴🇺🇸👍
@Odell Complete Concrete Yea we do it on every job here do to our crap wet weather .we also put a gradient on the concrete so if a car or bike is parked in the garage and it wet .Any drips that come off that wet vehicle then run off goes straight out the garage door . Keep up the great videos very good dave 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping My great-grandcestors left Wales in the late 1860s just so they could dry out ;) Of course they had been slogging through dark, deep, wet mines for little more than the right to say they had a job. Four or five generations out of Wales and my feet are still so damp I have to get new shoes every month.
@@Randrew I loved that made me laugh i even read it in an American accent brilliant 🤣🤣🤣 🤣🤣 born with a snorkel us welsh and web feet 🤣🤣🤣 think ill follow your folks onto some dry land 🤣🤣 love my country but its wet .good luck to Andrew. Thomas is a popular welsh name my wife was a Thomas to 🤣🤣👍👍👊🏴🏴🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping I'd love to spend some time in Wales. As it is I've only had a weekend day-trip by rail to Cardiff years ago when in the UK servicing a customer in Swindon. Wales is green, hilly and beautiful. It really looks like home to me.
Thinking about using this color with slate pattern stamp for an interior space. Torn between this dark or a little more charcoal. Water-based sealer as I don't really want tha melty, wet look. Going for a more natural slatey finish.
Not sure if this is a silly question or not but we are actually going to be adding onto our driveway and having a bunch of pavers installed in the backyard. I noticed in your videos that you guys move sprinklers, and incorporate drains into your projects. Is that normal practice in your industry or is it that you guys just go above and beyond? Only asking because I want to have realistic expectations with whoever it is that we get. Sadly we are in South Florida otherwise I would sure like to have you guys do the work for sure man.
Can I ask what you're using to pump your concrete? Do you have a large concrete pump truck come in or maybe using a pull behind? thanks in advance! love the floor
New home owner in Socal, been trying to learn about all kinds of things, I have an ugly side yard I'm thinking of having done or doing sometime. Can you go over timing of concrete in the videos please? Like how much time between each phase approx., the pouring, the finishing trowel etc. To get an idea of time. Thanks
I love these lil jobs, do u notice the black intregal cor fades over time esp if its outside in the sun! I did a job just like this except regular concrete last year
That new dewalt line, powerstack, is interesting. It is showing real promise now... but over time is what I am most interested in. Supposedly, a 2ah battery (in the new line) is equivalent to a 4ah battery in the lithium line. The power stack line has lithium ion polymer pouches; as opposed to cylindrical cells in the regular lithium ion batteries. They're small but still claim to have as much and a little more power and run time than their lithium counter parts. For comparison, current dewalt 20v Max batteries use either 18650 or 21700 cells, powerstack uses a literal stack of 5 lithium polymer pouches. Think of a bunch of double-aa looking batteries, lined up, and those are filled with thousands of cells in each battery. That is the existing lithium batteries you've been using. The powerstack pouches are just what they sound like, rectangular pouches, stacked upon each other, that take up the almost the whole shape of the battery. As first mentioned, I am curious about the longevity of these new batteries. Will they continually provide as much power and run time in a year, after hundreds of recharges, as they did first time out of the package and fully charged? Will they even last that long? What about using them on a -5 fahrenheit day, or leaving them in the hot sun as they bake around 120 fahrenheit. Only time will tell. Now, I love watching your videos and as far as contractors go, you are one of the good ones you don't need to watch and scrutinize! =)
Great work! Thanks for sharing… I always enjoy your videos. You made mention of epoxying in a curb? What do you mean by that? Do you have any videos of you doing that?
Wow thank you!!! I’m an concrete finisher work with my dads company and we’re actually doing a job Monday that’s going to be black concrete. Which will be my first time experience and doing black concrete work and this pop up on screen!! I’ve been watching your videos for a while now learning and witnessing the difference ways how the job is getting done in the process vs how we would do the job so I’m learning a lot!!
Glad to hear it! Good luck with ur job on Monday
When you do black concrete you never want to add water at all bc you’ll lose the color
You’re an apprentice.
Chill
@@anthony5227 okay buddy. Whatever floats your boat.
That black concrete is beautiful.
TY
Awesome job! I’m a retired concrete finisher and this is top notch work. Be aware that when you hit around 60 your knees and hips will really bother you. I’ve had both knees replaced and one hip. Concrete is hard work but you make it look easy.
How that work knees replaced I'm thinking of doing it I'm a old concrete worker too
Im an old concrete has been.
Lost one knee . replacement not 100% nerve damage can happen when replacing and you have to live with it. You sign your life away when doc operates.
@@clydemchugh6726 it’s worked out fine for me so far. I’m able to ride my motorcycle for long distance. The only time it really bothers me is with changing weather. It may need done again at some point if I live long enough. It’s been 2 years now
I am recovering from a "revision " of my rt knee. Revision meaning the 18 year old replacement was removed and a new "total new knee" put in. Not at 100% yet, but getting there. It's better then it was, for sure. Almost impossible to kneel on it, but it's only 2 months of healing.
Never heard, or seen Black concrete 🤔, always good to learn.
Thanks for sharing
You're welcome
Nice work! Good to see people do quality work.
Before I see anything else, I'm at the 6:00 mark, it is a tribute to you, sir, that you are a "No Job Too Small" kind of guy. And from what I see thus far, you put your all into whatever it is that you do. Your work ethic is promotable, sir! I applaud you, big time!!!
Thank you Odell for your knowledge. You have been a huge inspiration to me in my business. Love the black color on this looks great.
great
Thanks
Black looks sharp!
TY
Love your videos, so detailed and you take the time to explain what you are doing and why.
Glad you like them!
I really like watching your videos. I’m not in the concrete business but I find your videos very interesting and entertaining. I’m genuinely interested in why you spend so much time floating, and hand troweling
To make it better
This well produced video educated me in a LOT of stuff I never knew. Thank you! Well done!
YW
Love to see you get off and help load the old concrete!
Getting it on OSS
You are not kidding about colored concrete being a mess maker. I’ve poured some NYC streets with colored concrete. But the concrete had to be colored in the truck on site. The concrete dye came in small sacks, you added X amount of dye according to load size. You chucked the sacks right in the truck and let it mix up. Two problems. The dye powder is so concentrated and dry that if some spilled, it almost poured like a liquid and once it touched the skin, you were stained. Also, the dye sacks were thin paper designed to disintegrate in the mix once chucked it. So, they tore open if you looked at them the wrong way. Often I was drew the short straw to climb the truck ladder and throw the dye in. I had to suit up in a completely disposable suit made of contractor bags, lol. It was so bad that even fully armored up, I would shower at night and black or red dye would still wash out over the bathtub floor. Nasty nasty stuff. I envy you getting concrete colored at the batch plant!
Trying to add the color on top of the truck when the wind is blowing at 20mph.
I really like the adding it at the plant now.
Looks great. Channels like these really change the game for homeowners and independent contractors!
I concur
TY
I have never seen black concrete before, this is dam good looking!!!! I know what I'm using when I have my next project done.
Right on
TY
Damn I didn't even know company's will add color to concrete. Now the sky is the limit when pouring a slab and not having to go with the boring old gray look. Keep up the great work and great job.
Yes its a very nice touch
I love watching your videos! You provide an encyclopedia of useful knowledge. It is such a pleasure to watch a craftsman who is always mindful of doing what it takes to achieve an outstanding result. I wish I knew someone in Houston that has your concrete know-how. 🤩
"NO OIL STAINS" Was my first thought. Looks good man
Never knew black concrete was a thing. Now I want it in my garage 😅
Studley
Didn't know black was an option. Looks amazing. Freaking volcanic!
😎
Most gas stations around the gas pumps are black concrete
That black looks sick.
Tremendous improvement! I think lining that outside wall with bricks is a pretty reasonable solution, especially now that it will drain properly.
I like the idea of framing the wall over. This way the wall can be mounted to the raised curb and no animals, rodents can get in
Beautiful color!!!
TY
Looks nice and clean. Goooood work.
Ty
Like the black finished concrete...excellent job!
ty
I really like that black concrete
Me too
TY
Greetings from Cape town South Africa. As always, awesome to watch.
TY Cape Town
My husband is doing concrete for 45 years he said very nice
Great
You, sir, are a sculptor. Beautiful work.
TY
Dennis
Beautiful job
Super cool color
I concur
Thats a great job, that caterpillar breaker looks a nifty tool!
Yes, it's a very nice tool
Good stuff Odell. Loving the beard!
TY
Very calming and relaxing to watch 👍
Glad you enjoyed
As always, thanks for sharing.
Your welcome
Nice job David! That black looks really sharp.
TY
wow great work on the crete looks beautiful
TY
That’s really good job
Wow looks great. Master finisher Odell.
TY
Really good work. Well done team!
Glad you enjoyed it
Black concrete looks amazing
TY
Love some full color concrete. Nice job
Sweet
I’d love to see what black concrete would look like if you grind and polish it
Hot
ART !
I concur
Wait!!!... What did you do to your hair,,, ADD the Conc dye!!!... Youre looking so good .... WOW... Rock on, Literally!!
I went full blown Stud Status
Awesome job
ty
Hi David and team, great video. I have never thought about putting a color in before, but it looks nice. Thanks for the great content!
Hi
It's a easy inexpensive way to spruce it up
@@OdellCompleteConcrete Why did they choose to use colored concrete if they're just going to tile it over though?
@@rodd8125 only tiling the outside walk
WoW, looks cool
TY
Love your videos. Would you ever do a video for someone starting with zero knowledge about concrete? Like what is the purpose for all the different types of float tools? Why do you have to go over it so many times? What does the wood do compared to the magnesium?
Great job you guys
I like the box of goodies
Fun stuff
Another bad ass project video! 👍😎
TY
amazing job odell looking awesome greetings from the netherlands
Thank you very much!
Wow.. you sure tour that out the hard way
Yes
I love your videos, I just haven’t been able to watch them for a while. Look at that beard! 🤙
Welcome back!
Great video, you have a sincere way of explaining things
TY
You motivate me to get into concrete 💯💯
Great
GL
Did a nice job I like the smoothie look .
TY
Dang, I wish I knew I could have had black concrete in the garage I just built. Looks nice!
Black epoxy
@@OdellCompleteConcrete good idea
Would love to see it in a couple weeks.
Me too
...looks great!
- I would leave that walkway as is- looks good black in my opinion-
I concur
Loving the beard brother greetings from UK 🤗🤗
TY
UK
Good morning from Washington state, you make an awesome jobs,this first black concrete video job I saw from you,I watched a lot of videos on your channel, is it special order for black concrete?, I saw most of them white like, 😊 thanks for your share and have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy your super bowl game.😍👍👍👍
Most gas stations have black concrete around the pumps.
@@OdellCompleteConcrete thanks have a wonderful weekend.
looks great
TY
I like the new beard you're sporting, it matches the black concrete.
That was the goal
Wow. You kept saying asphalt but it looked like concrete until you started breaking it
up. Nice job.
Thanks 👍Looks like they tried to patch the asphalt on multiple occasions using fix all.
The black looks awesome!! Outstanding work! I have a small garage that's a part of the basement. It's a little wider than the one in this video. Just waiting on a winning lottery ticket as the majority of savings recently went to a roof, front porch, windows, insulation, siding, driveway, and garage door.
Fair winds and following seas to all .
GL
with the Lottery
TY
The Home Owner needs to install a French Drain to remove the moisture in the ground. You can see the salt staining and damage on the internal garage wall (sign of significant moisture issues) - this house will have very damp foundations and requires a drainage system around the perimeter to resolve the issue. The French Drain should be installed 150mm below the floor level.
That may be a good idea.
Very nice work 👏
Thank you! Cheers!
Love that Dave fantastic colour and all the way through the concrete not just a die on top.
Would you suggest a Damp proof membrane under the concrete. We do this here in Wales as its always raining just curious. Love how clean you kept the white walls great job
Justin @ Brickright 🏴🇺🇸👍
That's a good idea.
@Odell Complete Concrete
Yea we do it on every job here do to our crap wet weather .we also put a gradient on the concrete so if a car or bike is parked in the garage and it wet .Any drips that come off that wet vehicle then run off goes straight out the garage door .
Keep up the great videos very good dave 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping My great-grandcestors left Wales in the late 1860s just so they could dry out ;) Of course they had been slogging through dark, deep, wet mines for little more than the right to say they had a job.
Four or five generations out of Wales and my feet are still so damp I have to get new shoes every month.
@@Randrew
I loved that made me laugh i even read it in an American accent brilliant 🤣🤣🤣 🤣🤣 born with a snorkel us welsh and web feet 🤣🤣🤣 think ill follow your folks onto some dry land 🤣🤣 love my country but its wet .good luck to Andrew. Thomas is a popular welsh name my wife was a Thomas to 🤣🤣👍👍👊🏴🏴🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping I'd love to spend some time in Wales. As it is I've only had a weekend day-trip by rail to Cardiff years ago when in the UK servicing a customer in Swindon.
Wales is green, hilly and beautiful. It really looks like home to me.
Superb. Black looks brilliant.
I concur
TY
Thinking about using this color with slate pattern stamp for an interior space. Torn between this dark or a little more charcoal. Water-based sealer as I don't really want tha melty, wet look. Going for a more natural slatey finish.
Great job as always! Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I'd like to see that color with a stamped slate finish.
Me too
Those lines I
Know they necessary but they cause issues if stuff gets in between and under like water and dirt etc but looks cool
I guess it can be filled with caulking
some of the best work I'v ever seen. Great job guys.
Black concrete matters.
O O O Oodeeeeell - concrete slabs! AOW!!!
TY
OSS
Not sure if this is a silly question or not but we are actually going to be adding onto our driveway and having a bunch of pavers installed in the backyard. I noticed in your videos that you guys move sprinklers, and incorporate drains into your projects. Is that normal practice in your industry or is it that you guys just go above and beyond? Only asking because I want to have realistic expectations with whoever it is that we get. Sadly we are in South Florida otherwise I would sure like to have you guys do the work for sure man.
Can I ask what you're using to pump your concrete? Do you have a large concrete pump truck come in or maybe using a pull behind? thanks in advance! love the floor
TA pump on a trailer
When you say good sealer. What do you recommend. Solvant based?
With this new concrete do you need prep work. Like etching?
Thanks Odell!
No etching needed, just some Glaze And Seal wet look lacquer base
New home owner in Socal, been trying to learn about all kinds of things,
I have an ugly side yard I'm thinking of having done or doing sometime.
Can you go over timing of concrete in the videos please? Like how much time between each phase approx., the pouring, the finishing trowel etc. To get an idea of time. Thanks
Sure,
TY
GL
Excelente trabajo 👏 👍 💪
TY
Strange seeing black concrete being poured. Lovely finish
A nice inexspensive way to enhance the garage floor
많은 정보를 주는 영상이군요! 대단히 감사합니다! This is a video that gives a lot of information! thank you so much!
You're welcome
You made mention of epoxying in a curb? What do you mean by that? Do you have any videos of you doing that?
Funny. Dewalt pay to promote the new battery tech (power stack) and you use the old one thinking it is the new one :) lol good videos by the way :)
The new battery died
sounds like Kevin from the office in the beginning
I like that show
🏆👍,3 extra points for Ballerina moment ;)
So close!
TY
Great work.
TY
great job!
TY
I love these lil jobs, do u notice the black intregal cor fades over time esp if its outside in the sun! I did a job just like this except regular concrete last year
Some good wet look sealer will keep it black and bright
@@OdellCompleteConcrete Any prep neede before applying a sealer, and does it cover oil stains? Thanks
that beard is looking sharp
TY
Nice Pour, Great stuff.
Thank you kindly
That new dewalt line, powerstack, is interesting. It is showing real promise now... but over time is what I am most interested in. Supposedly, a 2ah battery (in the new line) is equivalent to a 4ah battery in the lithium line.
The power stack line has lithium ion polymer pouches; as opposed to cylindrical cells in the regular lithium ion batteries. They're small but still claim to have as much and a little more power and run time than their lithium counter parts. For comparison, current dewalt 20v Max batteries use either 18650 or 21700 cells, powerstack uses a literal stack of 5 lithium polymer pouches.
Think of a bunch of double-aa looking batteries, lined up, and those are filled with thousands of cells in each battery. That is the existing lithium batteries you've been using.
The powerstack pouches are just what they sound like, rectangular pouches, stacked upon each other, that take up the almost the whole shape of the battery.
As first mentioned, I am curious about the longevity of these new batteries. Will they continually provide as much power and run time in a year, after hundreds of recharges, as they did first time out of the package and fully charged? Will they even last that long? What about using them on a -5 fahrenheit day, or leaving them in the hot sun as they bake around 120 fahrenheit.
Only time will tell.
Now, I love watching your videos and as far as contractors go, you are one of the good ones you don't need to watch and scrutinize! =)
That is the ultimate test
Great work! Thanks for sharing… I always enjoy your videos. You made mention of epoxying in a curb? What do you mean by that? Do you have any videos of you doing that?
Yes, thanks
Hey man, thanks for the video! How much would in cost to pave over concrete in a standard 2 car garage, if you didn’t have to pull the slab up?
4000
Thank you
YW
Is black concrete more expensive?
ODELL!!!!!!!!
🔥👍
Nice. I like it.
Thank you! Cheers!