Beautiful work - I tried a bit of screening last year and didn't do too badly but I love what you've done here as a professional in your trade. Keep it up and thanks for the insightful and educational video. Well done ❤
Last year I poured a slab for a new shed I built what a difference over buying a shed with a wood floor. Tuff shed had no problem with building over the concrete slab they tied into the slab with the walls and now it's liking walking into a small garage.
Well done! Thank you for sharing. I just did my 1st concrete slab, 5' x 7' x 3.5", did a "dry pour", it is curing now, looks o.k., but some rocks on surface. After reading your comment about crumbling, will likely forgo "dry pour" and go with traditional mixing in the future.
@@Mattytube18 depends on your location and the contractor. They usually charge around about $15 to $20 a square foot. Thats labor and material. It can get expensive. This jobs looks to be a 12 x 15. That would be about $3000 +/-
I did my own pad like this last summer. Got a couple quotes for around $2500 in Canada. Ordered mix from a company that charges by the 1/4 yard. Cost me $550 and did it myself in a day total (prepped the day before and poured the next day) I wet cured it for 3 weeks and when I drilled my baseplate in, it was by far the hardest concrete I've ever drilled through.
From all the concrete RUclips peeps I watch, I like the 50/50 horse 🐴 broom best. I’ve noticed it gives it a smoother finish, and still maintains a matte, satin reflection on the concrete while still providing traction. Other guys, with different brooms it seems too coarse texture with deeper lines which looks lower quality
Hello I’m seeing lots of people jumping on this “Dry pour” Fad here on YT I try to explain to them that it’s not going to create a product that will last. In my younger days I had a vinyl liner pool company and we did the decks around the pool slide and diving board. I would call in my concrete buddies for large pours. So I think I know what I’m talking about. But would really appreciate your take on the Dry Pour idea Thanks @@OdellCompleteConcrete
wow i do admire your efforts put on making this conc slab. you are making the master piece of the slab haha amazing. i could not imagine if you hired someone to do this work and granted amazing amounts of dollars
Nice piece of work. You definitely take pride in what you do. I think I will likely hire someone like you to do my slab because it does not look like an easy DIY project.
You guys inspired me to do multiple pads in my backyard and a retaining wall planter in the corner! Thanks for all of the detailed videos. In some of my first slabs, there are some low spots where water pools… is there anyway to fix it?
You can patch the spots with something like Ardex CP. Then using the same product do a thin coat over the whole surface(after proper mechanical grinding) and apply a broom finish. I do it all the time.
Great videos, much appreciated. I notice that you don’t always use gravel and seldom vapor barriers. Can you tell us when they are needed and when they are not?
I’m a novice slabber, watching many RUclips vids… just did a small slab 4 ft by 6 ft. Of all the videos, not one mentioned the type of concrete consistency you need for a smooth surface slab. Unfortunately, without that knowledge, I just used Quikrete regular 4k psi. I could NOT get it smooth like I wanted it. No one told me how much large gravel is in that stuff!! Maybe you next vid could be a short seminar on different types of concrete for different uses/finishes.
Great work!! You are very experienced however I would have liked to hear more instructions when you were framing for the slab and when you were smoothing out the concrete. I’ve never done a job like this and I just would have loved some tips and tricks to make it less intimidating. Nice work though.👍
Can you do a cost break down for this job ? I am looking at having a 13’ x 15’ concrete slab poured and would like to have a price point. Great job as always.
Nice - how deep should crack relief grooves be, is there like a formula? How come they only tend to be about a quarter of the depth of a slab, isn’t the part underneath still susceptible to cracking?
Hi Odell, Would you recommend using a bull float for small shed slab 2.7m x 1.5m which is approx 8.8ft x 5ft. I have a screeder, a small hand mag trowel and a steel finishing trowel. Wondering if i need to hire a bull float or can I get away with tools I have. Thanks for your help. Channel is great by the way.
I know from experience I would have used a vapor barrier under the slab, what you have made is a big sponge and your substrate ( dirt ) will be more than happy to transfer water and minerals to you slab causing mineralization, staining and cracking in my humble opinion.
Do you ever start with a base of gravel before pouring, to ensure water or moisture drainage away from the underside of the slab? Any other considerations for colder climates?
Yuss ... On the Canadian prairies that's extremely important. You really want a good base to avoid heaving. You would also put heavier rebar in at most 16" grid, 12" being wiser. So I go with a bit of sand first, then a few inches of thoroughly tamped road crush, then 12" rebar tied at every joint. Some will say overkill, but it's not expensive, and it'll last for generations.
Tyler, you made this work of art look so easy. You nicely compressed 12 hours into 12 minutes for this video. I have never worked with concrete, but I want to make my own pad for mounting two 300 gallon fuel tanks. To be honest, it scares the bejeebers out of me. I feel like its a race against the clock so you better prepared and know what you're doing or you'll end up with two cubic yards of boat anchor. What are your thoughts on dry pouring? And, can you come to my house and do this pad for me? 😂😂😂
different floats to run over it depending on how "smooth' you wanted it . . . you can go as far as you want too . . .water polish it to a black mirror look'n finish . . . most guys i've seen lately have been finishing with either an epoxy floor finish (car garage kit thingie) or a buddy o mine put down a quietwalk insulated and heated pad deal then put nice tile over it
Did you do a fall from back to front and then cut a line across it ? Would a line not have worked better from back to front also - will water not pool now in that joint ?
Does the tool you use cut 1” deep for the control joint? Everything I see says at least a inch deep or more pending the depth of the slab. What’s your thoughts? About to try a shed slab shortly and was debating getting the tool or renting a concrete saw.
I'm appreciating your work from rural Uruguay in South America. I'm amazed at the quality and attention to detail of your work. Just here also trying to learn from you, as I plan to make myself a shop out here in the middle of nowhere, fighting against third world problems, like not being able to get a cement truck here, or having access to any of those pre-mixed concretes that you have north of the equator... just sand, crushed rock, portland cement and my hands and back 😂🥲
Curious what you thought about a cement mixer called the mud mixer? It mixes cement continuously instead of in batches. Kind of expensive, but for a one man job it seems cool. Trying to decide if I should invest.
What is the joint for in the middle? I was under the impression that if you want to make a joint for expansion and contraction, that you would need to cut down through the full layer of concrete, but in this case you almost just make agroove in the top but the two halves remain mostly attached to each other. Can you explain? I am a total beginner but need to put down a contrete slab about this size for a sauna build.
Glad I saw this before trying it.. Im 70 with both knees and a hip replaced. 26 total Surgerys 12 on knees alone. Don't let your kids play sports. Played hockey up to the pro level before knees ended it at 19 yrs old. Prepping area on my feet, I think I could do, but nothing down on my knees. Any idea ( guess ti mate) what a 12 x 12 pad for a 8x8 Hot tub would cost to have done? Thanks, Nice Vid!
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This is an art form. Nicely done.
No pun intended?
You definitely make it look simple and DIY friendly. Doesn’t seem so intimidating.
I concur
Clean and tight slab for sure - should last many decades!
ty
Beautiful work - I tried a bit of screening last year and didn't do too badly but I love what you've done here as a professional in your trade. Keep it up and thanks for the insightful and educational video. Well done ❤
Keep it up you’ll be a pro in no time! Thanks for watching Charles
@@OdellCompleteConcrete 🙏
That is the nicest shed slab ever. Great work. Love the dedication to getting perfect results
Wow, thanks!
Last year I poured a slab for a new shed I built what a difference over buying a shed with a wood floor. Tuff shed had no problem with building over the concrete slab they tied into the slab with the walls and now it's liking walking into a small garage.
Well done! Thank you for sharing. I just did my 1st concrete slab, 5' x 7' x 3.5", did a "dry pour", it is curing now, looks o.k., but some rocks on surface. After reading your comment about crumbling, will likely forgo "dry pour" and go with traditional mixing in the future.
YOU SHOULD HAVE SHAKED AND BAKED WITH THE WOOD 2X4, THAT WOULD HAVE REMOVED THE ROCKS
@@leelunk8235STOP YELLING
I know what this job takes... and I give credit to your lower back... cuz you sure as hell got one strong lower back..... RESPECT
Thanks bro
@@OdellCompleteConcrete How much does a slab like this cost?
@@Mattytube18 depends on your location and the contractor. They usually charge around about $15 to $20 a square foot. Thats labor and material. It can get expensive. This jobs looks to be a 12 x 15. That would be about $3000 +/-
@@KawaiiArcadeMasters
Thank you.
Great to watch you work Tyler. Like father like son in so many ways. Top notch. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks I really appreciate it!
Dont seen an inexperienced DIYer could complete this project especially the troweling part. Takes skill n experience. Kudos though for the upload.
YW
Thanks guys. Starting my shed soon so perfect timing.
Ofc no problem hopefully this helps!
Can you give us an idea how much would that cost? Parts and labor. Thanks! Great work!
1500
Thank you!
Nice job. Clean work and I am glad you worked the excess concrete off of the bottom of the pour after you stripped the forms. Good clean work.
TY
This is the best ever I have had since. It's too lovely to put a shed on.
I concur
I did my own pad like this last summer. Got a couple quotes for around $2500 in Canada.
Ordered mix from a company that charges by the 1/4 yard. Cost me $550 and did it myself in a day total (prepped the day before and poured the next day)
I wet cured it for 3 weeks and when I drilled my baseplate in, it was by far the hardest concrete I've ever drilled through.
Nice work
From all the concrete RUclips peeps I watch, I like the 50/50 horse 🐴 broom best. I’ve noticed it gives it a smoother finish, and still maintains a matte, satin reflection on the concrete while still providing traction. Other guys, with different brooms it seems too coarse texture with deeper lines which looks lower quality
Well said and I concur
Wait, someone makes a horsehair broom?
Damn, I've been dragging a horse through concrete to finish it.
Nice touch
Hello
I’m seeing lots of people jumping on this “Dry pour” Fad here on YT
I try to explain to them that it’s not going to create a product that will last.
In my younger days I had a vinyl liner pool company and we did the decks around the pool slide and diving board. I would call in my concrete buddies for large pours. So I think I know what I’m talking about.
But would really appreciate your take on the Dry Pour idea
Thanks @@OdellCompleteConcrete
Enjoyed the vid. My brother and I are going to pour a pad for his shed. Neither of us have done it before, so this should help. Thanks!
GL
I was wondering about why are you cutting a groove on the edges? Why are you cutting a joint at the middle of the slab?
Nice job man. Client will be very happy! Thanks for sharing the details.
Ty
Very nice. Im a DIY guy. Never pissed w concrete. Plan on doing something about this size when the weather breaks. Thanks for the tips
I like your dedication for what you love to do and bring those greens!!! Great video/tutorial.
Looks great man. This will help me a lot!
From one tradesmen (electrician) to another, clean work!
Aren't you supposed to put compressed gravel down between the dirt and slab?
5/10/23; great job, lots of hard work, you learned very well from your dad. Excellent job! Give us more!💪👍👏✅️
TY
been watching you for years, I think your a Concrete Legend mate thanks for the well explained steps mate. I'm now actually doing concreting Dave 😎
Great
GL
TY
A very professional looking slab. You should be proud
Ty
Dude! Perfectionism! Nice work!
Beautiful job. Always great work! Video well put together too. 🤙🏻👍🏻
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
wow i do admire your efforts put on making this conc slab. you are making the master piece of the slab haha amazing. i could not imagine if you hired someone to do this work and granted amazing amounts of dollars
Thank you very much!
ODELL always showing us the good stuff; much love from Canada
YT
TY
so relaxing and satisfying to watch!
Ty
Nice piece of work. You definitely take pride in what you do. I think I will likely hire someone like you to do my slab because it does not look like an easy DIY project.
Wow, thanks
Looks like 2 things run in the family quality concrete work and easy going good people. God Bless Ephesians 3:16-17
You know it! Thank you for watching
Awesome job. You do amazing work.
ty
You guys inspired me to do multiple pads in my backyard and a retaining wall planter in the corner! Thanks for all of the detailed videos. In some of my first slabs, there are some low spots where water pools… is there anyway to fix it?
You can patch the spots with something like Ardex CP. Then using the same product do a thin coat over the whole surface(after proper mechanical grinding) and apply a broom finish. I do it all the time.
Great job Tyler, good work 👍
Thanks Jonny!
another professional job
Ty
David O, Excellent result. You make this look so easy! PS. very good video presentation, too!
Glad you liked it!
Who needs crosstraining BS when you got concrete work! I stayed for the vid 'cause you went to town on those 8-inch roots!
Great videos, much appreciated. I notice that you don’t always use gravel and seldom vapor barriers. Can you tell us when they are needed and when they are not?
He doesn’t know. They are always needed.
Nice tidy job ,,, Northern Ireland
TY
Great job Tyler!
Thank you Joseph!
Artistic work 👍 what was the L × W and depth?
This is a work of art! Beautiful!
Wow, thank you!
Very clean
I did one if these for my Mom's few years ago
I’m a novice slabber, watching many RUclips vids… just did a small slab 4 ft by 6 ft. Of all the videos, not one mentioned the type of concrete consistency you need for a smooth surface slab. Unfortunately, without that knowledge, I just used Quikrete regular 4k psi. I could NOT get it smooth like I wanted it. No one told me how much large gravel is in that stuff!! Maybe you next vid could be a short seminar on different types of concrete for different uses/finishes.
Good idea
Another great video, Tyler! Keep Going!
Ok
TY
Planning to build a 16x24 shed this summer. Will bookmark this video for sure
GL
Great work!! You are very experienced however I would have liked to hear more instructions when you were framing for the slab and when you were smoothing out the concrete. I’ve never done a job like this and I just would have loved some tips and tricks to make it less intimidating.
Nice work though.👍
Work of art right there!
Can you do a cost break down for this job ? I am looking at having a 13’ x 15’ concrete slab poured and would like to have a price point. Great job as always.
1200
@@OdellCompleteConcrete
Is that Parts and Labor?
You made that look easy. Cool video, thanks
Yw
Ty
Best lookin slab I ever saw
Lovely job
Ty
I use the " 50 50 broom " as well. Best broom IMO for most jobs. Leaves great lines. I'll use the 100 % plastic broom on certain jobs though too.
The only way to go
What is the 50 50 broom?
@@treeamigo8447 it's 50 %synthetic 50% horse hair
@@Nick33779
Cool thanks
@@Nick33779
Right on
Nice - how deep should crack relief grooves be, is there like a formula? How come they only tend to be about a quarter of the depth of a slab, isn’t the part underneath still susceptible to cracking?
25% of depth
This guy works fast! 😳
Hi Odell, Would you recommend using a bull float for small shed slab 2.7m x 1.5m which is approx 8.8ft x 5ft. I have a screeder, a small hand mag trowel and a steel finishing trowel. Wondering if i need to hire a bull float or can I get away with tools I have.
Thanks for your help. Channel is great by the way.
This DIY video has convinced me I cannot DIY and I will now be hiring a professional 😂😂😂
Enlightening
Nice work brother.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
ty
Great work! what kind of concrete machine pump did you all use for your project ?
I know from experience I would have used a vapor barrier under the slab, what you have made is a big sponge and your substrate ( dirt ) will be more than happy to transfer water and minerals to you slab causing mineralization, staining and cracking in my humble opinion.
I also used a vapour barrier on my shed base.
Seen loads of concrete jobs in the uk always with vapour barriers.
Wouldn’t type 1 be fine for underneath
It'll be fine. Just applaud the guy, Mr Armchair.
@@chadd587 pretty sure it would be fine idk tho only been in construction for 3-4 years
@@chadd587 Said the uneducated sock puppet. I don't applaud ineptitude I fire people for it.
dont know anything about this stuff ..but bro ,its pretty cool to see...great vid
Very nice, How do you clean the under edges of pour once you take the frame off?
What a great job 👏 keep up the good work. My wife tells me I shop do this in are backyard. Seems to much work for me to do by myself.
Maybe
GL
Awesome video! Thanks for the detail in it!
Gday from Australia
Thanks for watching!
Great Work Bud 👍👍
Thank you Robin! 🤙
It’s a profesional work
What kind of shed you putting there?
Do you ever start with a base of gravel before pouring, to ensure water or moisture drainage away from the underside of the slab? Any other considerations for colder climates?
Not in Southern California
Yuss ... On the Canadian prairies that's extremely important. You really want a good base to avoid heaving. You would also put heavier rebar in at most 16" grid, 12" being wiser. So I go with a bit of sand first, then a few inches of thoroughly tamped road crush, then 12" rebar tied at every joint. Some will say overkill, but it's not expensive, and it'll last for generations.
A poly vapor barrier may be helpful as well ?
@@robertchoutka3191 I think some folks swear by that, but it's most likely application-specific.
No
Tyler, you made this work of art look so easy. You nicely compressed 12 hours into 12 minutes for this video. I have never worked with concrete, but I want to make my own pad for mounting two 300 gallon fuel tanks. To be honest, it scares the bejeebers out of me. I feel like its a race against the clock so you better prepared and know what you're doing or you'll end up with two cubic yards of boat anchor. What are your thoughts on dry pouring? And, can you come to my house and do this pad for me? 😂😂😂
Dry pours crumble in no time
Yep, dry pours are just a passing Fad. They suck.
Awesome job dude!
Ty
Nicely done. New boss!
ty
If you wanted a smooth finish, would you just stop before the brush step? Or would there be more finishing involved?
different floats to run over it depending on how "smooth' you wanted it . . . you can go as far as you want too . . .water polish it to a black mirror look'n finish . . . most guys i've seen lately have been finishing with either an epoxy floor finish (car garage kit thingie) or a buddy o mine put down a quietwalk insulated and heated pad deal then put nice tile over it
The more you trowel it the smoother it gets
Yep,just keep troweling it'll get harder than you can trowel it.
Did you do a fall from back to front and then cut a line across it ? Would a line not have worked better from back to front also - will water not pool now in that joint ?
looks great! good video mate
I wish you lived near me. I need a 10x12 slab. You do it perfectly.
TY
Great Job!!
ty
Does the tool you use cut 1” deep for the control joint? Everything I see says at least a inch deep or more pending the depth of the slab. What’s your thoughts? About to try a shed slab shortly and was debating getting the tool or renting a concrete saw.
About 3/4" works
I'm appreciating your work from rural Uruguay in South America. I'm amazed at the quality and attention to detail of your work.
Just here also trying to learn from you, as I plan to make myself a shop out here in the middle of nowhere, fighting against third world problems, like not being able to get a cement truck here, or having access to any of those pre-mixed concretes that you have north of the equator... just sand, crushed rock, portland cement and my hands and back 😂🥲
That makes it difficult.
If a joint ever gets messed up (e.g. mismeasure), is there any coming back from that or will it always crack there?
Always Crack there
When hand mixing with a mixer, how do you screed? Is it as the little batches are placed or do you go a little wetter and screed at the end?
Beautiful job, body!
TY
Craftsman for sure !
Looks good.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
ty
Only the 4th time I watch this video. So good
Awesome
You do amazing work. Wish you were in my neighborhood.
Curious what you thought about a cement mixer called the mud mixer? It mixes cement continuously instead of in batches. Kind of expensive, but for a one man job it seems cool. Trying to decide if I should invest.
They just sent me one, I’ll try it out on my next shed slab and let you know how it works!
Looks great!
Thank you!!
Nice job!! Awesome!
I am pouring a 16x16 slab. After pour, how long before working the Bull Float, How long before cutting joint and hand floating? Nice job!
Every job is different
Nice work man. Had the homeowner asked for anchor bolts, would you have put those in too or is that his responsibility? Just curious.
I could’ve put them in for him but I believe he’s going to drill and drive red heads
Is there a purpose to adding a joint or is it purely cosmetic?
Crack control
Nice Job!! 👍
Looks Great! Do you ever use crushed stone and tamper it level before a concrete pour?
Yes I have
What is the joint for in the middle? I was under the impression that if you want to make a joint for expansion and contraction, that you would need to cut down through the full layer of concrete, but in this case you almost just make agroove in the top but the two halves remain mostly attached to each other. Can you explain? I am a total beginner but need to put down a contrete slab about this size for a sauna build.
Glad I saw this before trying it.. Im 70 with both knees and a hip replaced. 26 total Surgerys 12 on knees alone. Don't let your kids play sports. Played hockey up to the pro level before knees ended it at 19 yrs old.
Prepping area on my feet, I think I could do, but nothing down on my knees.
Any idea ( guess ti mate) what a 12 x 12 pad for a 8x8 Hot tub would cost to have done?
Thanks, Nice Vid!
1500
$1500, Thank you !!!@@OdellCompleteConcrete
Thats a nice and clean slab with great description and very well done. but 1 question.... its hidden under a shed right?
That is correct
Well done 💪👍
Thank you! 🫡
Quality job
Beautiful job!
Ty