The smartest thing the home owner did was agree to trust an engineer. It was so professional of you guys to suggest this. So many times people want to cut costs by not hiring an architect, engineer, lawyer, building inspector, or other professional when one is needed. It always ends up costing them more in the long run. You guys are so impressive in doing everything the right way.
It'll cost a fortune if it caves in with a car, will need firefighters (to assess the danger of fuel and pump it out), architect (to asses the structure integrity if anyone can even enter the building/garage, possibly done by fire dep) and recovery crew (to get the car out)
Any trade worth their salt isn’t going to do a project like this without engineers rubber stamp on it all about covering yourself if things go wrong on that it’s not just a crack in the floor it a car dropping 8ft potentially with someone in it not a good look for any business
The effort put forth by you and your crew was extraordinary for this project. All of your work is top notch but this was over the top! Great job, Again!,!
He is more of a "Hack", he did state that "things" had to be done within 4 years some people call it "C.Y.A." Cover Your "Bottom" That is just things are done now! TBH? He never did show how the drains and the drain pipes were connected! Since they were rotted out around the drains? I can Only speculate. First speculation: There was no Waterproofing between two dissimilar pipes (Cast to CVPVC) Second Speculation: There was no Waterproofing between the Cast and Concrete! BTW? This won't stop the problem, JUST delay it! IF and only IF you live in the Rust Belt? Your Mechanic will attest to this theory! In my theory? Use Stainless Steel for grates and use Grout and a sealer with the Stainless Steel! That seems to work in Bathrooms! How do I know all of this? Let's call it experience! 40 years ago they poured of 24" thick slabs with 1.5" rebar on one of the busiest highways where I live and they said it would last a "lifetime"..I am still alive and that part of the road is now covered in asphalt! Don't believe MOST of what people say! It is THEIR JOB to make you believe!!
@@williamodom2580 easy to calculate yourself with your exact dimensions.. length x width x thickness all in feet, then divide by 27 (which is 27 cu feet in a cubic yard) cheers😊
My dad was a cement finisher for 5 years after he got home from WW2. He taught me how to finish too. Dad finished a lot of cement of our neighbors. It is an art!
I watched this project with much interest. 15 years ago I built my detached 24x34 garage and the ground elevation difference from front to rear was over 9 feet. That required a costly and substantial poured concrete foundation. The architect suggested that instead of filling it in with the expensive material required by code, we make use of the space below the rear of the garage for storage. The engineer’s specifications for the garage floor called for corrugated galvanized steel spanning the middle to rear foundation walls with a temporary 2x4 support wall underneath. Since the span was almost 10 feet, rebar was spaced as your project, on a 12” grid, but doubled. One layer at the bottom of the 8” concrete pour and the other just below the surface. Fiberglass reinforced concrete was used also. Some small windows were incorporated in the foundation forms as well as 6’x8’ double doors at the rear of the foundation. I now have a 9’x32’ “basement” under my garage. At first I was a little freaked out at the thought of having 4 cars and shop equipment over my head, but in all these years nothing has cracked or moved. Having the required certified engineer involved was the key. Please continue with your great videos. 👍🏻
The homeowner was very very fortunate to have you on this job. Your attention to everything that needed to be done is typical of your skill and work. No corners cut, no detail ignored. Great team, great job. Happy New Year.
I done concrete work for 55 years (curb and gutter , sidewalk) and literally could make water flow up hill but would of traded it all for an apprenticeship with you. Ps I’m retired and watching videos of you and learning 😊 love it thanks.
Strange but great to see the boss on the levelling stick and not just pushing the float - not too many would get down & dirty & tired like that - hats off to ya boss.
The cleaning, the owner, the contractor, the engineer. Great job. Thank you for sharing all the details. The other option at the end of the deck is to tapper the ribs and close the gap against the bottom.
I remember a while ago watching similar process going on. Apart his floor hadn't started to crack. He had big old heavy cars and wasn't sure his floor was going to take the heavyweight. The void below stayed but with more steels and cross beam and they had to make the concrete thicker. The driveway had to slope up more to meet the new height of garage floor.The customer was very happy because he ended up with twice the space and a safe space For his old heavy cars. Hard task for anyone to take on
I am a concrete cutting contractor in Phoenix and I found this series interesting for two reasons. First, because I recently discovered a similar situation in a commercial building I was working in. It was a very old industrial warehouse in downtown phoenix probably over 100 years old. I was getting ready to saw cut plumbing trenches for a new butcher shop going in when I noticed what looked like an abandoned conduit cut off flush to the surface. I looked down it and it went deeper than I expected. I put my measuring tape in and it went about 8.5 feet. I grabbed a flashlight and i could see a void space with a cast concrete wall. I looked all around the building and could find no stairs, but there was a suspicious rectangular patch in the floor. I packed up and left as I had no idea how big the cellar was. I returned a few weeks later and the general contractor had cut and removed a 2' square of the suspicious patch and revealed that it had covered up a concrete stairway into a roughly 15' x 25' cellar that extended under the demising wall to about 10' under the next suite. The building was originally a warehouse for a florist. I suspect that it was used for cold storage before refrigeration was invented. The building owner apparently vaguely remembered having it covered over when he split the place up into storefront spaces, but had forgotten about it. As i understand it they decided to us it as dry storage for the new shop. One of the trenches and the grease trap were marked out for me to cut over top of this cellar. I could have easily fallen into that hole with a 700 lb machine following me, had I cut it like it was marked on day 1. I suspect that you had a similar feeling when you saw that hole in the decking instead of dirt. The second reason is that my house has a similar basement under what was built as a carport. The construction is different and it's not hidden but a similar idea. The parking deck is supported by steel trusses on 18" centers sitting on 6" cast concrete walls. The deck itself is formed on the bottom by this strange wire mesh reinforced twine and paper like fabric laid across the trusses. It is 4" of concrete with rebar grid that can be seen in a penetration they made for ventilation. You can see where the mesh paper sagged between trusses about 1/2 inch. The house was built in the 50s and I think the carport was enclosed in the 80s. They parked two cars from that era on it for many years, as is apparent from oil spots still visible on what is now a stained concrete floor. There is some surface cracking that looks like it happened early on, maybe as the concrete shed its water and got lighter and it flexed back up. I'm curious to know if you have a similar condition with your pour? I enjoy your videos and appreciate the extra effort you put into capturing them on video for us. Thanks
That reminds me of a sidewalk job I seen a company do in the downtown area where the buildings were 3-4 stories. Any way when they started to demo the sidewalk they found that the basement from the building went out to the street curb ,it was quite a job to replace that sidewalk. On an interesting note though in some towns it is not that all uncommon for buildings to have their basements run out to the street curb. I never have found out why some were designed that way.
So glad the home owner was able to absorb the extra costs. Redesign, architect, upgrade materials, extra labor, etc … None of these are a small chunk of change.
I just watched all three videos, It really started out like a Horor movie, I can only imagine what the Home owners must of thought when the saw the Empty space under the Garage Floor, That was an amazing Job, and you are so Lucky to have such a Great Crew and the Quality of your work speaks for itself, >Joe, Baltimore MD.
I feel that just clicking the like button on this one would not give this job the appropriate recognition that it deserves. Fantastic job, and the little things you do that the homeowner will never notice (like washing down the walls) sets a high bar for others in the same field as you.
I just happened across this video. I am wanting to build a garage over a basement and you have given me a lot of tips of what to watch for. I am hoping my building will stand for 75-100 years. I will need a garage floor that will last longer than the 18 years this old floor lasted. Thanks for the great video.
I have been a concrete contractor since 1988 and I only ran into a space like this underneath porches. After the first one, when we poked through with a jackhammer and saw the homeowners beer can collection on the shelves, I ALWAYS check the basements for another open area. I have never found an open space like you did under a garage! You can bet that I will be checking on those too from now on! Thank you for this video. You probably saved a lot of contractors a lot of headaches.
What an awesome job you guys did. I am 70 and watching this job reminds me of when I was just about a teenager and my dad and I built our garage. He got some 2" or so seamless aluminum pipe and set 3/4 of it in the cement directly below the overhead door. It was a perfect straight edge as a threshold for the door seal to sit on. He was right, it sealed out water and wind and was easy for me to sweep dirt over. I think the first door gasket lasted 20+ years too. I bet that pipe is still there. Good memories.
TOM, ... GREAT video! Explanation of the work and material used to do this job, definitely will open eyes of homeowners as to why it costs so much to do this! "Buy once cry once" "Don't be brave to try to save" Well done Tom and Crew!
Garage fllors also have a requirement for much higher point loads .Imagine the weight exerted at one point when you jack your car or truck up! Perhaps a factor in the specfication of steel rebar?
I am surprised they didn’t have you do a slab in the basement and have an access panel thru the floor.would have been great spot for all the stuff you put in storage
Not a easy career, that is why my knees are shot at 50. Hats off to you all we did not have all those goodies 38 years ago, LOL. I will tip my hat to you all and I hope that you all had a Merry Christmas and I will wish you a great weekend and a Happy New Years and may it be better than the last one.
The work you and your team did is excellent! But I think this would’ve been a great time to concrete the floor underneath so the room could be used as a safe room or something, and maybe even would’ve added an exit into the garage floor because you always need two exits incase something happens and the basement exit is blocked.
I don't know anything about concrete or Construction but I binge watched this entire project that your team did and I enjoyed it thoroughly! Appreciate the time and effort y'all put forth in filming this so that we could all see it bear fruit.
Team Hause has done everything that's been asked of them from the engineering architect or the customer as well as keeping their own professional standards intact. Kudos to all. HNY in 2023.
Great job. I never worked with concrete in a way like this. Me and my dad made the floor in our garage, that's it. But I love to see people doing a job like this, that know their profession.
I've been watching your channel since you did your first videos with the Morgans. Many times, I've thought: if I ever need a concrete job, you guys would be my first call. The pride you and your crew take in a job well done is obvious. It great to see good workmanship. I can see why you have been so successful over the years.
You and your crews work ethic is awesome. You are not slinging concrete dump and run. you are a true craftsman. It is a pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work.
Wow, wow, wow! This pour was so interesting! An engineer was brought in, you used a type of concrete that you've never used before! Oh man, now that is a huge statement. The chemicals used were extensive. I did not know there was an inhibitor to resist salt damage. 5000 psi, I do understand that and that necessity. Curing 8 days covered, I don't fully understand that. The old concrete lasted 18 years. With this new pour, the rebar 1'x1' grid, the correct drains and the type of concrete and if the owner does indeed have it resealed every 4 years then this pour will last decades. I'm just amazed at the work the TSH crew put into this pour. This pour was very interesting for me and I really enjoyed seeing it accomplished. Going on 40 years in the business and today using a new type of concrete made this pour one to remember. You'll have to add a gold star beside this job in your book! Very nice job videoing too Tom, thank you so much! Always good stuff here on your channel. Looking forward to the next one. Happy New Year!👍👌❤🇺🇸🇺🇸
Seeing the end results on what was a disaster you found is nice. It's always sweet to watch professionals do their job. Also the ethics, that you'll never have to speak about. God bless you Tom and crew.
Excellent to see people who know what they're doing. As an added bonus, they take pride in their work. The crazy thing is, the original home builders constructed a room under a garage where cars are of course parked! Pretty nuts.
Driving a cement mixer for 15 years I've seen guys building do a lot of stuff but never seen anything like that corrugated floor, that was highly interesting watching you and your crew are amazing like a well-oiled machine I didn't see a video for the steel floor removal and installation but I'm sure there was a job all by itself... I hope them bottom floor was originally concrete, if not why did they not do it? Could have turned it into living area or game room or something Workshop man cave... Beautiful job
I do a lot of commercial buildings and concrete decking, etc. as an Architect. A lot of parking garages, vehicle service, and do a fair amount of eco-roofs. All have different "waterproofing" types - oils and hydrocarbon related issues, etc. I am into the detailing of these types of structures and most people "balk" at the "extra" measures. But a good contractor and sub generally agree with us. I was getting anxious (Forgive me for not trusting you). Worried you wouldn't tie the decking to the steel, but you did everything and then some. You explained the process, the reasons, I liked your respect for the Engineer. I liked your reasons for using a plastic drain body. You closed in the ends of the decking. Great attention to details. You covered waterproofing of the concrete, maintenance of the waterproofing, protection of the rebar, strength of the concrete. Would work with you any time. It's guys like you that work with integrity and are experienced that makes the final product so much better and everyone sleeps better ever after. I hope and pray your clients and crew know what they're getting. Nice Job Sir.
If anyone else was looking at that job and submitted an estimate, I bet they were glad they didnt get it. They did get the very best in the business when they hired Tom and his crew. Thanks for sharing this awesome. 👍👍👍👌👌👌
It's so refreshing to see a contractor that actually cares about the durability and longevity of their product and making sure the job is done right. So many contractors only care about getting in/out as fast as possible, just doing the minimum required to just get paid.
it's so good to see that the homeowner found a knowledgeable honest company to do this job, it's hard to find contractors that care about the quality of the work more than the profits.
Great job I watched part 1 and 2 and I'll tell ya you got a great crew. This has given me some ideas for my house since I need a new driveway and a addition to the driveway. Keep up the good work
Believe me a good crew is everything I've been doing a basement dig out and underpinning by myself. Hard to get good guys. I'm managing well because this is nothing new but man would it be nice having a few good guys. I'm not complaining and the customer is very happy
i was saying the same thing i would say in the very High Thousands Dont get me wrong every single person work there Fannys off that was not an easy job to do and the other thing i was thinking i can not imagem how the rest of the house was built if that garage floor did not last 20 yrs do to Shoddy workmenship what other conners were cut ???? just by looking at the value of the home easy 3 million in value and you dont get a garage floor to last 20 yrs i would have to say the house was built with low grade materials and very poor workmenship and this 💰💰💰💸💸💸💰💰💰💸💸to keep the inspectors to do a about -face and walk away
normal floor rip out and install from watching concrete videos is around 8-10 a sq ft. guessing that floor is 1000 sq ft. so maybe around $10,000 orgiginally and now MAN I can only guess. all that extra man hours and new decking . the anti corossive chemical. maybe $30,000.
@@rogerstlaurent8704 you might be closer than me. I looked up the cost of that decking . 6-13 a sq ft. depending on guage. so thats another $13,000 if they picked 16 guage. so my guees is at 23,000 without all the extra labor. with that house in the millions I'm sure they can afford it
@@mib20000 Saying the same thing i am sure the owner can afford it BUT should have never happened in the first place now Thousands Later it is fixed the correct way should have been done the right way the first time i would say someone was looking the other way opening up there pockets
Really enjoyed this series of videos on this garage floor repair! I image that was a surprise like no other. I can't believe how labor intensive that was. You have the greatest crew and your attention to detail is superior.
I know it would have added significantly to an already costly job but if it were my house I'd want to pour a slab in the new room and maybe some stairs down from the garage. Good work!
You remind me of me. I worked at a place in SoCal called 4th Street Rock. When I did my driveway and access to my backyard & patio I used a mix that was used to make the RUNWAY at Ontario Airport. 7.6 sack 6000 psi ,1 inch concrete.
Danggg What a Job your Crue and you are the best I've ever seen!!!! Now I will have to take a break for about a month at my age (77) before I can watch something like this again, I'm just wore out 😂😂❤️🎉👍👍👍👍👍👍
That turned out beautiful. I have this in my house, but it's with spancrete and another 6" of concrete on top of that. No floor drains, I wish I would have put some of those in.
I can't wait to see the final video. This has been an amazing job. You guys are like concrete artists. Came over from OWTM channel and looking forward to when yall do his woodyard concrete.
Man! I wished we had quality concrete people here! Every piece of concrete I had poured for my new house has cracks everywhere after the first 6 months!
Very interesting, I watch Ryan with Victory in Wisconsin and really enjoy his channel. This was a really neat job , I'm impressed with your skill! Hope to see more I the future! Thanks for sharing!
Bridge deck pours are similar with burlap and a garden hose to keep moisture in to slow down curing of the pour. That floor will be very strong and durable. The strength is mainly in the steel.
I've never seen this kind of floor in residential before only in big commercial buildings and then the rodbusters was doing the flooring.those garage floores look so good hand trould with those drains in them . I've never seen a little pump truck like that before but we did used to have a guy who had a small pull-behind his truck bumper. I like those knuckle trays we never had nothing like that we had to build stands out of two-by-fours
The smartest thing the home owner did was agree to trust an engineer. It was so professional of you guys to suggest this. So many times people want to cut costs by not hiring an architect, engineer, lawyer, building inspector, or other professional when one is needed. It always ends up costing them more in the long run. You guys are so impressive in doing everything the right way.
It'll cost a fortune if it caves in with a car, will need firefighters (to assess the danger of fuel and pump it out), architect (to asses the structure integrity if anyone can even enter the building/garage, possibly done by fire dep) and recovery crew (to get the car out)
Any trade worth their salt isn’t going to do a project like this without engineers rubber stamp on it all about covering yourself if things go wrong on that it’s not just a crack in the floor it a car dropping 8ft potentially with someone in it not a good look for any business
I wish all concrete contractors had your drive and dedication to quality craftmanship.
Underneath that fortress of a floor is where I would be during a tornado. Or a nuke. 😂😅
As long as the foundation walls that support the floor don't cave in! If they did, that's a lot of weight landing on you!
a blast shelter its not.... but it can be a GREAT fallout shelter
The effort put forth by you and your crew was extraordinary for this project. All of your work is top notch but this was over the top! Great job, Again!,!
Much appreciated!😊
So nice to see the professional finish, the care you took to clean up and take care of the small details tells me so much! EXCELLENT WORK!
Sir you are the Michelangelo of concrete. What an amazing job you and your crew have done.
Wow, thank you!😊
He is more of a "Hack", he did state that "things" had to be done within 4 years some people call it "C.Y.A." Cover Your "Bottom"
That is just things are done now!
TBH? He never did show how the drains and the drain pipes were connected! Since they were rotted out around the drains? I can Only speculate.
First speculation: There was no Waterproofing between two dissimilar pipes (Cast to CVPVC)
Second Speculation: There was no Waterproofing between the Cast and Concrete! BTW? This won't stop the problem, JUST delay it! IF and only IF you live in the Rust Belt? Your Mechanic will attest to this theory!
In my theory? Use Stainless Steel for grates and use Grout and a sealer with the Stainless Steel! That seems to work in Bathrooms!
How do I know all of this? Let's call it experience!
40 years ago they poured of 24" thick slabs with 1.5" rebar on one of the busiest highways where I live and they said it would last a "lifetime"..I am still alive and that part of the road is now covered in asphalt!
Don't believe MOST of what people say! It is THEIR JOB to make you believe!!
How many yards of concrete was used in this new garage floor, I’m thinking of replacing my 3 car floor
This is young mans work
@@williamodom2580 easy to calculate yourself with your exact dimensions.. length x width x thickness all in feet, then divide by 27 (which is 27 cu feet in a cubic yard) cheers😊
My dad was a cement finisher for 5 years after he got home from WW2. He taught me how to finish too. Dad finished a lot of cement of our neighbors. It is an art!
I love old man Jim!! He’s a hard worker for his age! Definitely an inspiration 💪💪 keep rockin Jim!
He a good part of the team
I watched this project with much interest. 15 years ago I built my detached 24x34 garage and the ground elevation difference from front to rear was over 9 feet. That required a costly and substantial poured concrete foundation. The architect suggested that instead of filling it in with the expensive material required by code, we make use of the space below the rear of the garage for storage. The engineer’s specifications for the garage floor called for corrugated galvanized steel spanning the middle to rear foundation walls with a temporary 2x4 support wall underneath. Since the span was almost 10 feet, rebar was spaced as your project, on a 12” grid, but doubled. One layer at the bottom of the 8” concrete pour and the other just below the surface. Fiberglass reinforced concrete was used also. Some small windows were incorporated in the foundation forms as well as 6’x8’ double doors at the rear of the foundation. I now have a 9’x32’ “basement” under my garage. At first I was a little freaked out at the thought of having 4 cars and shop equipment over my head, but in all these years nothing has cracked or moved. Having the required certified engineer involved was the key. Please continue with your great videos. 👍🏻
Thank you very much for commenting. That’s what I like to hear.
The homeowner was very very fortunate to have you on this job. Your attention to everything that needed to be done is typical of your skill and work. No corners cut, no detail ignored. Great team, great job. Happy New Year.
I done concrete work for 55 years (curb and gutter , sidewalk) and literally could make water flow up hill but would of traded it all for an apprenticeship with you. Ps I’m retired and watching videos of you and learning 😊 love it thanks.
Strange but great to see the boss on the levelling stick and not just pushing the float - not too many would get down & dirty & tired like that - hats off to ya boss.
Thanks
The cleaning, the owner, the contractor, the engineer. Great job. Thank you for sharing all the details. The other option at the end of the deck is to tapper the ribs and close the gap against the bottom.
It was only on the wall and inch and a half. I didn’t want to mess with that.
I remember a while ago watching similar process going on. Apart his floor hadn't started to crack. He had big old heavy cars and wasn't sure his floor was going to take the heavyweight. The void below stayed but with more steels and cross beam and they had to make the concrete thicker. The driveway had to slope up more to meet the new height of garage floor.The customer was very happy because he ended up with twice the space and a safe space For his old heavy cars. Hard task for anyone to take on
I am a concrete cutting contractor in Phoenix and I found this series interesting for two reasons. First, because I recently discovered a similar situation in a commercial building I was working in. It was a very old industrial warehouse in downtown phoenix probably over 100 years old. I was getting ready to saw cut plumbing trenches for a new butcher shop going in when I noticed what looked like an abandoned conduit cut off flush to the surface. I looked down it and it went deeper than I expected. I put my measuring tape in and it went about 8.5 feet. I grabbed a flashlight and i could see a void space with a cast concrete wall. I looked all around the building and could find no stairs, but there was a suspicious rectangular patch in the floor. I packed up and left as I had no idea how big the cellar was. I returned a few weeks later and the general contractor had cut and removed a 2' square of the suspicious patch and revealed that it had covered up a concrete stairway into a roughly 15' x 25' cellar that extended under the demising wall to about 10' under the next suite. The building was originally a warehouse for a florist. I suspect that it was used for cold storage before refrigeration was invented. The building owner apparently vaguely remembered having it covered over when he split the place up into storefront spaces, but had forgotten about it. As i understand it they decided to us it as dry storage for the new shop. One of the trenches and the grease trap were marked out for me to cut over top of this cellar. I could have easily fallen into that hole with a 700 lb machine following me, had I cut it like it was marked on day 1. I suspect that you had a similar feeling when you saw that hole in the decking instead of dirt.
The second reason is that my house has a similar basement under what was built as a carport. The construction is different and it's not hidden but a similar idea. The parking deck is supported by steel trusses on 18" centers sitting on 6" cast concrete walls. The deck itself is formed on the bottom by this strange wire mesh reinforced twine and paper like fabric laid across the trusses. It is 4" of concrete with rebar grid that can be seen in a penetration they made for ventilation. You can see where the mesh paper sagged between trusses about 1/2 inch. The house was built in the 50s and I think the carport was enclosed in the 80s. They parked two cars from that era on it for many years, as is apparent from oil spots still visible on what is now a stained concrete floor. There is some surface cracking that looks like it happened early on, maybe as the concrete shed its water and got lighter and it flexed back up. I'm curious to know if you have a similar condition with your pour? I enjoy your videos and appreciate the extra effort you put into capturing them on video for us. Thanks
That reminds me of a sidewalk job I seen a company do in the downtown area where the buildings were 3-4 stories. Any way when they started to demo the sidewalk they found that the basement from the building went out to the street curb ,it was quite a job to replace that sidewalk. On an interesting note though in some towns it is not that all uncommon for buildings to have their basements run out to the street curb. I never have found out why some were designed that way.
Great set of videos. My son ran a crew that pumped concrete up 13+ floors in a new building...now I see the equipment he used on a small scale.
I bet the homeowner was glad y'all did everything for him to get his garage back into safe use and looking great too 👍
Hope so!
So glad the home owner was able to absorb the extra costs. Redesign, architect, upgrade materials, extra labor, etc … None of these are a small chunk of change.
I just watched all three videos, It really started out like a Horor movie, I can only imagine what the Home owners must of thought when the saw the Empty space under the Garage Floor,
That was an amazing Job, and you are so Lucky to have such a Great Crew
and the Quality of your work speaks for itself, >Joe, Baltimore MD.
Thank you, Joe
I feel that just clicking the like button on this one would not give this job the appropriate recognition that it deserves. Fantastic job, and the little things you do that the homeowner will never notice (like washing down the walls) sets a high bar for others in the same field as you.
I just happened across this video. I am wanting to build a garage over a basement and you have given me a lot of tips of what to watch for. I am hoping my building will stand for 75-100 years. I will need a garage floor that will last longer than the 18 years this old floor lasted. Thanks for the great video.
I'm looking forward to seeing the finished floor. What an adventure.
The owner’s wallet was definitely weeping after rectifying this but has got a bulletproof piece of engineering well done all ✌️😀
I have been a concrete contractor since 1988 and I only ran into a space like this underneath porches. After the first one, when we poked through with a jackhammer and saw the homeowners beer can collection on the shelves, I ALWAYS check the basements for another open area. I have never found an open space like you did under a garage! You can bet that I will be checking on those too from now on! Thank you for this video. You probably saved a lot of contractors a lot of headaches.
What an awesome job you guys did. I am 70 and watching this job reminds me of when I was just about a teenager and my dad and I built our garage. He got some 2" or so seamless aluminum pipe and set 3/4 of it in the cement directly below the overhead door. It was a perfect straight edge as a threshold for the door seal to sit on. He was right, it sealed out water and wind and was easy for me to sweep dirt over. I think the first door gasket lasted 20+ years too. I bet that pipe is still there. Good memories.
Awesome thank you very much
TOM, ... GREAT video! Explanation of the work and material used to do this job, definitely will open eyes of homeowners as to why it costs so much to do this!
"Buy once cry once"
"Don't be brave to try to save"
Well done Tom and Crew!
My knees are hurting watching this, well done boys. Good job.
Wow. The homeowners were lucky to find a contractor like Hause
Garage fllors also have a requirement for much higher point loads .Imagine the weight exerted at one point when you jack your car or truck up! Perhaps a factor in the specfication of steel rebar?
Now that's a floor done Right 👍
Good job guy's.
Thanks 👍
I am surprised they didn’t have you do a slab in the basement and have an access panel thru the floor.would have been great spot for all the stuff you put in storage
You’re crew is awesome everyone doing their job with out having to be told to
Thanks
Not a easy career, that is why my knees are shot at 50. Hats off to you all we did not have all those goodies 38 years ago, LOL. I will tip my hat to you all and I hope that you all had a Merry Christmas and I will wish you a great weekend and a Happy New Years and may it be better than the last one.
Same to you. Thank you very much.
The work you and your team did is excellent! But I think this would’ve been a great time to concrete the floor underneath so the room could be used as a safe room or something, and maybe even would’ve added an exit into the garage floor because you always need two exits incase something happens and the basement exit is blocked.
I don't know anything about concrete or Construction but I binge watched this entire project that your team did and I enjoyed it thoroughly! Appreciate the time and effort y'all put forth in filming this so that we could all see it bear fruit.
What a pleasure to watch real mechanics work.
Team Hause has done everything that's been asked of them from the engineering architect or the customer as well as keeping their own professional standards intact.
Kudos to all. HNY in 2023.
Great job. I never worked with concrete in a way like this.
Me and my dad made the floor in our garage, that's it.
But I love to see people doing a job like this, that know their profession.
Such amazing attention to detail. It really shows in the end result!
Holy cow. So many little details. 🙇♂️
Wow awesome job can’t wait to see it cured add all cleaned up
I can see this series being very popular!👍👍
I've been watching your channel since you did your first videos with the Morgans.
Many times, I've thought: if I ever need a concrete job, you guys would be my first call.
The pride you and your crew take in a job well done is obvious. It great to see good workmanship.
I can see why you have been so successful over the years.
Fantastic workmanship guys! You are the very best and I’m sure the homeowner will be pleased.
Hope so!
It’s good to see guys that are proud of their work! You are really good at what you do!
You and your crews work ethic is awesome. You are not slinging concrete dump and run. you are a true craftsman. It is a pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work.
Wow, wow, wow! This pour was so interesting! An engineer was brought in, you used a type of concrete that you've never used before! Oh man, now that is a huge statement. The chemicals used were extensive. I did not know there was an inhibitor to resist salt damage. 5000 psi, I do understand that and that necessity. Curing 8 days covered, I don't fully understand that. The old concrete lasted 18 years. With this new pour, the rebar 1'x1' grid, the correct drains and the type of concrete and if the owner does indeed have it resealed every 4 years then this pour will last decades. I'm just amazed at the work the TSH crew put into this pour. This pour was very interesting for me and I really enjoyed seeing it accomplished. Going on 40 years in the business and today using a new type of concrete made this pour one to remember. You'll have to add a gold star beside this job in your book! Very nice job videoing too Tom, thank you so much! Always good stuff here on your channel. Looking forward to the next one. Happy New Year!👍👌❤🇺🇸🇺🇸
That has to rank up there with your most technical pours and certainly very interesting. Way more than 4 guys and a case of beer could do.
Seeing the end results on what was a disaster you found is nice. It's always sweet to watch professionals do their job. Also the ethics, that you'll never have to speak about. God bless you Tom and crew.
15:22 Guy with the green hoodie didn’t look too happy about the cement splash. He looked like he had a word or two for the boss, that was priceless
I saw that
Wasn’t wearing safety glasses
Really Nice job. You've got some skilled guys there
They are the best
Best 3 part series ! Just subscribed !
Excellent to see people who know what they're doing. As an added bonus, they take pride in their work. The crazy thing is, the original home builders constructed a room under a garage where cars are of course parked! Pretty nuts.
Driving a cement mixer for 15 years I've seen guys building do a lot of stuff but never seen anything like that corrugated floor, that was highly interesting watching you and your crew are amazing like a well-oiled machine I didn't see a video for the steel floor removal and installation but I'm sure there was a job all by itself... I hope them bottom floor was originally concrete, if not why did they not do it? Could have turned it into living area or game room or something Workshop man cave... Beautiful job
Thanks for watching. It was a video right before this one.
Great to see it done right and the customer can afford it without cutting corners. Learned a lot and thanks for posting.
Excellent the Best videos I’ve seen so far, great team work.
Wow, thanks!
That concrete spreads like honey , well done.
Thanks
Wow. What a big job that you took on. Your team did a great job. The home owner should be very happy.
Whew! Beautiful job. You make the hard jobs look easy..sign of a professional crew.
Thanks 👍
Nice work. The effort the maintain cleanliness is what really makes the difference in the outcome of a job!
I take my hat off to you, a great job, well-organized and executed 😇 London England
Thanks so much! 😊
Woohoo. I was number one!!
Who knew concrete could be so complex?! Very interesting! Greatest respect for all the trades who work so hard and get the job done!
I do a lot of commercial buildings and concrete decking, etc. as an Architect. A lot of parking garages, vehicle service, and do a fair amount of eco-roofs. All have different "waterproofing" types - oils and hydrocarbon related issues, etc. I am into the detailing of these types of structures and most people "balk" at the "extra" measures. But a good contractor and sub generally agree with us. I was getting anxious (Forgive me for not trusting you). Worried you wouldn't tie the decking to the steel, but you did everything and then some. You explained the process, the reasons, I liked your respect for the Engineer. I liked your reasons for using a plastic drain body. You closed in the ends of the decking. Great attention to details. You covered waterproofing of the concrete, maintenance of the waterproofing, protection of the rebar, strength of the concrete. Would work with you any time. It's guys like you that work with integrity and are experienced that makes the final product so much better and everyone sleeps better ever after. I hope and pray your clients and crew know what they're getting. Nice Job Sir.
If anyone else was looking at that job and submitted an estimate, I bet they were glad they didnt get it. They did get the very best in the business when they hired Tom and his crew. Thanks for sharing this awesome. 👍👍👍👌👌👌
It's so refreshing to see a contractor that actually cares about the durability and longevity of their product and making sure the job is done right. So many contractors only care about getting in/out as fast as possible, just doing the minimum required to just get paid.
it's so good to see that the homeowner found a knowledgeable honest company to do this job, it's hard to find contractors that care about the quality of the work more than the profits.
Great job I watched part 1 and 2 and I'll tell ya you got a great crew. This has given me some ideas for my house since I need a new driveway and a addition to the driveway. Keep up the good work
Thank you very much
Believe me a good crew is everything I've been doing a basement dig out and underpinning by myself. Hard to get good guys. I'm managing well because this is nothing new but man would it be nice having a few good guys. I'm not complaining and the customer is very happy
It's difficult to get anyone to help with anything, at least in my area.
A lot of work .! You guys did a outstanding job.
Came out looking great
I learned about watering concrete from my Grandpa, you're the only other person I've seen or heard of doing it.
WOW!! Extremely difficult job, amazing results!! Great video, well done.
WOW, what a great job on a really difficult project! Thanks for taking us along! J.R.
I can only imagine the cost of that floor. Very labor and material intensive!
i was saying the same thing i would say in the very High Thousands Dont get me wrong every single person work there Fannys off that was not an easy job to do and the other thing i was thinking i can not imagem how the rest of the house was built if that garage floor did not last 20 yrs do to Shoddy workmenship what other conners were cut ???? just by looking at the value of the home easy 3 million in value and you dont get a garage floor to last 20 yrs i would have to say the house was built with low grade materials and very poor workmenship and this 💰💰💰💸💸💸💰💰💰💸💸to keep the inspectors to do a about -face and walk away
normal floor rip out and install from watching concrete videos is around 8-10 a sq ft. guessing that floor is 1000 sq ft. so maybe around $10,000 orgiginally and now MAN I can only guess. all that extra man hours and new decking . the anti corossive chemical. maybe $30,000.
@@mib20000 i was thinking around $ 50.000 or more thats my guess ??? there was a Huge amount of work that was done and follow ups
@@rogerstlaurent8704 you might be closer than me. I looked up the cost of that decking . 6-13 a sq ft. depending on guage. so thats another $13,000 if they picked 16 guage. so my guees is at 23,000 without all the extra labor. with that house in the millions I'm sure they can afford it
@@mib20000 Saying the same thing i am sure the owner can afford it BUT should have never happened in the first place now Thousands Later it is fixed the correct way should have been done the right way the first time i would say someone was looking the other way opening up there pockets
Wow. You do great work. Attention to detail is always appreciated. Nice.
Thank you very much!
Really enjoyed this series of videos on this garage floor repair! I image that was a surprise like no other. I can't believe how labor intensive that was. You have the greatest crew and your attention to detail is superior.
Thanks
Tom, next project like this one put the heater underneath the metal decking as we do in the commercial market. Great job and crew!
The homeowner had the basement door open heat was blowing in. Thanks.
Tom, please show the removal of the underneath walls. Great work.
I will try and get a final down there
I know it would have added significantly to an already costly job but if it were my house I'd want to pour a slab in the new room and maybe some stairs down from the garage. Good work!
Congrats on cracking 45K subscribers!
Couldn't imagine the cost involved on this one. 👊👊👍👍Nice work.
Awesome work gentlemen!!!!
You are an artist!
Thank you very much
You remind me of me. I worked at a place in SoCal called 4th Street Rock. When I did my driveway and access to my backyard & patio I used a mix that was used to make the RUNWAY at Ontario Airport. 7.6 sack 6000 psi ,1 inch concrete.
Danggg
What a Job your Crue and you are the best I've ever seen!!!!
Now I will have to take a break for about a month at my age (77) before I can watch something like this again, I'm just wore out 😂😂❤️🎉👍👍👍👍👍👍
That's a crazy technical pour right there.
As close to building a bridge as one gets while doing residential work.
Great Job Tom... learned even more on this video... ty for taking us on the journey, from SE Texas Bear
ALWAYS A PLAN !!!! NO fly-by-night here!!!!
Outstanding work!
Thanks
Enjoyed that, thank you for the experience
That turned out beautiful. I have this in my house, but it's with spancrete and another 6" of concrete on top of that. No floor drains, I wish I would have put some of those in.
Thanks
Outstanding job gentlemen. Will you show what the homeowner does with the extra room under the garage?
Great job. 👍Greetings from Denmark.
Thanks For watching
@@Concretewiththehauses 👍Greetings from Denmark.
I can't wait to see the final video. This has been an amazing job. You guys are like concrete artists. Came over from OWTM channel and looking forward to when yall do his woodyard concrete.
Man! I wished we had quality concrete people here! Every piece of concrete I had poured for my new house has cracks everywhere after the first 6 months!
Very interesting, I watch Ryan with Victory in Wisconsin and really enjoy his channel. This was a really neat job , I'm impressed with your skill! Hope to see more I the future! Thanks for sharing!
Well Quite the undertaking on this one for Sure.
Once again, great work
Couldn't have turned out any better.
Glad you enjoyed it
Bridge deck pours are similar with burlap and a garden hose to keep moisture in to slow down curing of the pour. That floor will be very strong and durable. The strength is mainly in the steel.
I've never seen this kind of floor in residential before only in big commercial buildings and then the rodbusters was doing the flooring.those garage floores look so good hand trould with those drains in them .
I've never seen a little pump truck like that before but we did used to have a guy who had a small pull-behind his truck bumper.
I like those knuckle trays we never had nothing like that we had to build stands out of two-by-fours
Thanks for sharing
Spend a little more to do it right saves a lot later, choosing the right contractor will put a smile on your face that will last a lifetime. Good job
Thanks for taking the extra time at the start of the video to provide the back story for what you and the homeowner went through to get to this point.