David the main reason I enjoy your videos is you are a worker yourself. You have a problem solving mentality and lets roll motivation! I really enjoy your work and dialog! Excellent I have learned so much over the last 5 months! Thanks please keep them coming!
European here. We use the small prybar(yes that's not a chisel) to break off chunks then rotohammer with a sds chisel the rest out. I would've used a 230 mm large grinder to cut a deeper wider channel and put a grate over it like an Italian drain and seal the bottom of it. I'm an electrician and not a concrete guy but from my point a lot more could've gotten done with a lot less fussing.
great video,wish i saw this tool earlier,I had a similar problem with an interior floor to a center trench drain..What i did was made a pitched surface using wood and shims to run the saw on, and made a pitched or sloped cut toward the drain.i then used a liquid sealer in the cut to try to avoid water penetration into the slab. seems to be working ok.i wish they made a thicker blade ,ended up using 2 blades together.this was using a 7 inch blade with a circular saw and water.
Way to go David, when conditions on the ground changed you switched tactics and used the Dewalt! Concrete work is not easy and you get after it!!! Thank you for the videos!
The blades are meant to be used together to create multiple cuts, would have saved you guys a lot of heartache. That tool looks amazing, wish we could get it here, I know there are others, but the cordless version looks like it would be very useful. I've got to cut a chase in my garage, we switched entry point and water drips from car & runs down to the now wall, you gave me great inspiration, great video!!!
What a ton of work with expensive single-purpose equipment for quite a marginal result: the channel is barely 3mm deep after adding that liner material. How about running two cuts from a wet saw : a vertical and a 45degree mitred cut and allow them to meet say an inch into the concrete? Now you have a deeper channel and the chiseling may be minimal.
Depends where you are in the world I guess. I have a 240v one from Erbauer for chasing out the walls in the house to re-wire. Over here most houses are either brick or stone construction and cables and pipe work is often sunk into the wall and plastered over. I imagine most electricians or builders would have them for this reason here. You guys seem to build timber frame so wouldn’t have the need for these so much. Makes chasing a doddle and does a very clean job.
Lol may find it hard to believe, but some people have businesses that purchase equipment to make money 😆 🤣 it isn't a home owner buying a car lift to put air in tires
So glad I watched this. I was about to just use an angle grinder but this video has reminded me that I already have a wall chaser from when I was doing my electrics and I am pretty sure that's what the Dewalt tool was? And I have a chisel that fits the width of the cut which is perfect I have a super similar problem but on a smaller scale. Alleyway with a crossfall towards the garage meaning it just pools against the wall. Hoping I can just channel through the path and collect it at the lowest points and then send it back the other way. . . . fingers crossed!
ingenuity in buying a battery operated dual blade channel maker when you already have one thats single blade and power cord operated? he made 3 cuts with his machine and then got a dewalt and made another 2 cuts but closer together and then chiseled it out. i see no ingenuity there, only stupidity and 3 weeks of wasted wait time to get a an expensive tool that you already have, but professional
Once you said that tool is from Europe, I know exactly what it was for. The US uses mostly wood when building, but Europe and adjacent areas use most concrete, cmu, brick, etc. So they embed all there conduit and piping in the cement.
Exactly, it is most commonly used to cut channels for wiring and plumbing into the walls, mostly made out of ither sand-lime brick, some porous concrete bricks, engineered bricks and sometimes for load bearing purposes concrete. porous concrete or some engineered bricks with some kind of foam insulation already filling up the hollow parts are quite common today for energy efficiency. Without loosing strength the wall becomes part of the insulation. Lately you find lumber constructions as well, especially for prefabricated houses. But compared to the US and with what brick costs here, lumber is more expensive in comparison. Most times here (Speaking for Germany that is) so called NYM cables, which are built differently from the ones common in the US (romax etc.) and they have a quite rigid PVC coat that can be embedded directly in the plaster. Conduit is only used in certain cases (Phone lines, sat or tv cable, network,, runs through the subfloor, lines in a basement where no one cares to put the lines into the walls). Also wire gauges are usually a little thinner, as you can get away with thinner cables due to the higher voltage.
There's no grade after using the self leveling. Yeah it'll work it's way out the end but it's flat and you'll have standing water once it's done raining. I suppose it'll definitely help prevent water from getting into the structure so cool
Like you said Craig, if the channel is filled with level(ing) compound, then you have a lower channel that is level with the patio above . Could you have cut the channel with the Dewalt, and then chisel a gradual slope in the channel and then use the leveling compound to simply smoothen up the channel?
@Mark Oliver Haha, nope. Just here to watch and learn. Concrete is generally the only trade I don't touch (unless it's something trivial) - you only get one shot at it, which makes me love this channel, they're pretty much artists. That being said, the first saw appeared to make nice straight parallel cuts, from here (my armchair) it appears he could have just used that.
As a side note, it might be worth noting that using a spade bit on "vibration mode only" with a hammer drill might be far easier than manually chiseling away with a hammer for clearing the trench. That or possibly a 7" angle grinder with a masonry grinding bit you can wedge in there and make a few passes to your heart's contentment.
Great video! I need to do the same thing but cannot find the channel grinder here in Canada. Or USA. Do you still have yours? Know where I can get one? Thanks
Owners shouldve asked for a 8” wide channel and a 8” wide grate the length of the pad, exiting on the dirt side. A lot of garage opening have them, when the driveway slopes down to the door
I forgot to lay conduit in my kitchen for the island. Will saw cutting about 1 inch wide and 1 inch down . Then hammer chisel out Luke you did. Will it work?
They rent a saw that cuts 24 inches deep and including rear. You could have gone with the drain like you wanted. They also use it to cut through concrete walls 18 inches thick for doors and windows. Goes right through metal bars like butter.
Great work, quick question. How did the self leveling concrete keep a slope to drain the water. Sorry if this is stupid question, but wouldn’t the self leveling concrete not allow for a slope? Thx
Look at a point tucking blade or the Metabo MFE40 Wall Chaser cuts like the Dewalt or has a dado like blade. In the video demonstrating the 2 blade setup, an air chisel was used to finish the channel.
What do you put in first so the self level concrete will adhere? What kind of wear will it hold up to? I'm think of trying this on my pitted garage floor.
I have smallish backyard with an existing concrete slab, I want to build a shed in an area that has a drain already there. Any idea on how to deal with this. I'm in Europe Ireland.
Need some type of French drain system or this to keep water out of garage since on one side of it has a negative piece of slab about 20ft long by 3 or 4 feet wide. The rest is dirt by is also slopes towards garage. So how close to hous to do the trwnch and how deep?
Do you recon you could use this tool for let’s say a breeze block wall with a channel running horizontally across it? Trying to think of a way to run an led channel across the wall recessed lol
@RandomShart thank you for this, appreciate your help on this. Yes I’m based in the UK so am familiar with the wall chasers.. but when I see electricians make channels for cables etc it’s never nice and perfect straight so didn’t know if there was a better tool to use..
Hi guys, i need grind a 2 or 3 inch of a concrete floor to reach the level,,, any idea or any tool ?,,, im thinking cut some trench like that and use the chip hammer,,,, any better idea?
There's another tool just like that where you can add more blades to rip out the space in the middle entirely at the same time, so you don't have to chisel it out by hand Like a router , but it's made for cutting channels in concrete.
Since that dewalt tool has an adjustable blade depth , would it have been easier to adjust the depth deeper as you cut ? Start off on one end at a shallow depth than adjust the saw deeper 1/4" per ft ? Just my opinion. Love your videos bro 💎
Kanani Rembert you would end up almost 8” deep at the far end as it’s 30’ long. He did mention you could slope it however as you are suggesting in the video.
I'm thinking if that saw allowed you to add one or two more blades for a total of 4 blades about 1/4 apart, it would make the chipping much easier but it will hit the battery life
Hate to be a downer but that little channel isn’t going to capture much water. Would’ve been better to cut about 12 inches wide by 4-6 inches deep and poured a small v-ditch with about 1/2 or 1% slope
@@OdellCompleteConcrete The only way to go if your walls are made of brick and not out of lumber, as it is common in Europe. Lumber would be way more expensive in comparison, so everyone stayed with using brick of all sorts.
Why don't you just do a 3 or 4 inch pitched overlay angled away from the house? You can add mesh wiring for extra strength. Wouldn't that have been easier? Perhaps in the future the owner might want to add outdoor tile, but he can't with a channel.
If you push, those wall chasers, as we call them, have a tendency to climb out of the slot and run away. You can do it in tight corners, but it is hard to control and you sure do not want to do it if you are aiming for a straight and clean cut. If you cut channels in a wall for eg some electrical installation which you have to plaster over anyways, it does not really matter that much.
@@ko6128 I didn't mean he shouldn't charge. Quite the opposite actually. There are some jobs that take so much of your time, because it's not typical. And if you were to charge for your time, the price feels high and clients complain.
Why didn't you just use the skil saw and cut multiple lines an inch apart up to 4 inch wide then break it up with a jack hammer to fit a channel drain in. Because the skil saw cuts deeper than the Dewalt you just have to break about 4 inch deep in the concrete for a channel drain.
Good idea. I didn’t really like the way he did it, if I’m honest. The channel should’ve been wider and a tad deeper. I know it had double stacked rebar and the concrete was over a foot thick. But there’s some options. And what about those saw cuts left over lol?
Very rare humbs down guys. That tiny channel isn't going to divert much water at all. Waste of time and effort. Will also easily fill up with dirt. . Why pour self levelling g compound?
Cheap fix just use an angle grinder with 2 x 10mm diamond cut discs stacked and an adjustable bolt on guide. No need to chisel out slab after and no self leveling compound needed. Don't worry about the dewalt vacuum you sucked up most the dust in your lungs. No PPE shocking when working with concrete you should be wearing a respirator mask. Silicosis is a horrible way to go.
So surprised you dont own a grinder- would have narrowed that chisel in a few miunutes rather than take all that extra time. - what were you thinking? Hiw much for this dual bladed saw? Since any $80 saw can cut 1" depth concrete with a good blade. Using water even. 2 foot per minute go up while the other direction comes back 40 foot
David the main reason I enjoy your videos is you are a worker yourself. You have a problem solving mentality and lets roll motivation! I really enjoy your work and dialog! Excellent I have learned so much over the last 5 months! Thanks please keep them coming!
Great
TY
European here. We use the small prybar(yes that's not a chisel) to break off chunks then rotohammer with a sds chisel the rest out. I would've used a 230 mm large grinder to cut a deeper wider channel and put a grate over it like an Italian drain and seal the bottom of it. I'm an electrician and not a concrete guy but from my point a lot more could've gotten done with a lot less fussing.
Yes but thats a sweet tool
Any job, big or small. Odell and sons do it all!
Good one
great video,wish i saw this tool earlier,I had a similar problem with an interior floor to a center trench drain..What i did was made a pitched surface using wood and shims to run the saw on, and made a pitched or sloped cut toward the drain.i then used a liquid sealer in the cut to try to avoid water penetration into the slab. seems to be working ok.i wish they made a thicker blade ,ended up using 2 blades together.this was using a 7 inch blade with a circular saw and water.
Yes it definitely helps
Making a pitched surface with wood shims - nice idea, I may do that for a similar issue at my house 👍
Way to go David, when conditions on the ground changed you switched tactics and used the Dewalt! Concrete work is not easy and you get after it!!! Thank you for the videos!
Exactly, need to adapt
That Dewalt grinder did an awesome job!!!!!!! The vacuum also did a perfect job collecting all the dust!! Great work!!!
I concur
I just came here for one specific tip... And stayed to watch the next part. This is very well done, and you are very easy to listen to.
Great
TY
Just poured a deck and realized we forgot to run a 1/2 water line. This is exactly what I needed. Thanks for the upload.
Good point
TY
Nice to see such conscientious and thorough work.
Its always satisfying redirecting the rain, and solving the problem Nice work!
TY
The blades are meant to be used together to create multiple cuts, would have saved you guys a lot of heartache. That tool looks amazing, wish we could get it here, I know there are others, but the cordless version looks like it would be very useful. I've got to cut a chase in my garage, we switched entry point and water drips from car & runs down to the now wall, you gave me great inspiration, great video!!!
Great point!
GL
Nice. I have to do almost the same exact thing for my garage. This gave me a bunch of good ideas.
Cool
GL
@Odell is so high speed he's got tools that are even out yet.
Get it on.
TY
That's what my wife said about me..
@@OdellCompleteConcrete u77uuu77uuuuuuu777
What a ton of work with expensive single-purpose equipment for quite a marginal result: the channel is barely 3mm deep after adding that liner material. How about running two cuts from a wet saw : a vertical and a 45degree mitred cut and allow them to meet say an inch into the concrete? Now you have a deeper channel and the chiseling may be minimal.
Depends where you are in the world I guess. I have a 240v one from Erbauer for chasing out the walls in the house to re-wire. Over here most houses are either brick or stone construction and cables and pipe work is often sunk into the wall and plastered over. I imagine most electricians or builders would have them for this reason here.
You guys seem to build timber frame so wouldn’t have the need for these so much.
Makes chasing a doddle and does a very clean job.
Lol may find it hard to believe, but some people have businesses that purchase equipment to make money 😆 🤣 it isn't a home owner buying a car lift to put air in tires
So glad I watched this. I was about to just use an angle grinder but this video has reminded me that I already have a wall chaser from when I was doing my electrics and I am pretty sure that's what the Dewalt tool was? And I have a chisel that fits the width of the cut which is perfect I have a super similar problem but on a smaller scale. Alleyway with a crossfall towards the garage meaning it just pools against the wall. Hoping I can just channel through the path and collect it at the lowest points and then send it back the other way. . . . fingers crossed!
Thank you so much. You gave me a lot of information to work with.
Real simple clever solution & probably saved the homeowner money lots of times those grates end up all loose n broken anyway
Saved him 4500.
Odell Complete Concrete and DeWalt!!! The "A" TEAM!!! Merry Christmas from Wetcoast Canada!
Great
Merry Christmas
Thanks for this. I have a similar situation and good to know a tool exists. Btw why not insert an aluminum channel in it for a clean look?
I came here hoping to see just this
You always have such interesting videos. Very cool that Dewalt work with you to get you the saw that wasnt yet on sale.
Cool
Dewalt really has some nice tools.
I concur
Another fine example of ingenuity, keep up the great work.
Ty
Will try
ingenuity in buying a battery operated dual blade channel maker when you already have one thats single blade and power cord operated?
he made 3 cuts with his machine and then got a dewalt and made another 2 cuts but closer together and then chiseled it out.
i see no ingenuity there, only stupidity and 3 weeks of wasted wait time to get a an expensive tool that you already have, but professional
@@meex88hiphop I am certainly not a pro but your comment makes so much sense and I was thinking it myself but thought I must be missing something
I've got the 240v version of that dewalt wall chaser. It's made by Milwaukee, and is a fabulous tool that works really well.
Good job as usual David!
I imagine it has a lot of power
Where did you get this tool?
Once you said that tool is from Europe, I know exactly what it was for. The US uses mostly wood when building, but Europe and adjacent areas use most concrete, cmu, brick, etc. So they embed all there conduit and piping in the cement.
Exactly, it is most commonly used to cut channels for wiring and plumbing into the walls, mostly made out of ither sand-lime brick, some porous concrete bricks, engineered bricks and sometimes for load bearing purposes concrete. porous concrete or some engineered bricks with some kind of foam insulation already filling up the hollow parts are quite common today for energy efficiency. Without loosing strength the wall becomes part of the insulation. Lately you find lumber constructions as well, especially for prefabricated houses. But compared to the US and with what brick costs here, lumber is more expensive in comparison.
Most times here (Speaking for Germany that is) so called NYM cables, which are built differently from the ones common in the US (romax etc.) and they have a quite rigid PVC coat that can be embedded directly in the plaster. Conduit is only used in certain cases (Phone lines, sat or tv cable, network,, runs through the subfloor, lines in a basement where no one cares to put the lines into the walls). Also wire gauges are usually a little thinner, as you can get away with thinner cables due to the higher voltage.
yes that's what I assumed as well
There's no grade after using the self leveling. Yeah it'll work it's way out the end but it's flat and you'll have standing water once it's done raining. I suppose it'll definitely help prevent water from getting into the structure so cool
A affordable solution
Like you said Craig, if the channel is filled with level(ing) compound, then you have a lower channel that is level with the patio above . Could you have cut the channel with the Dewalt, and then chisel a gradual slope in the channel and then use the leveling compound to simply smoothen up the channel?
Question - why did you need the special Dewalt tool to make the channel? Couldn't you have just made two parallel cuts 1" apart using the first saw?
I think I may have a lot of use in future for that tool
@Mark Oliver Haha, nope. Just here to watch and learn. Concrete is generally the only trade I don't touch (unless it's something trivial) - you only get one shot at it, which makes me love this channel, they're pretty much artists.
That being said, the first saw appeared to make nice straight parallel cuts, from here (my armchair) it appears he could have just used that.
@Mark Oliver Not every question is meant rethorically. There are also honest questions. So keep your anger at you.
I'm jelly of that Ricky fella, but also thankful you introduced me to the Keen brand. Great stuff!
I hear that
18 inches w rebar - damn that is a serious slab!
Yes it is.
As a side note, it might be worth noting that using a spade bit on "vibration mode only" with a hammer drill might be far easier than manually chiseling away with a hammer for clearing the trench.
That or possibly a 7" angle grinder with a masonry grinding bit you can wedge in there and make a few passes to your heart's contentment.
Good idea
What was the liquid you brushed o to the groove prior to the leveling?
Glue
very cool dewalt setup plus the vac attachment is awesome
I was impressed
Great video! I need to do the same thing but cannot find the channel grinder here in Canada. Or USA. Do you still have yours? Know where I can get one? Thanks
Available in the UK
When you said Ricky I was excited, but It was to good to be true. Maybe next time
Yes
GL
Owners shouldve asked for a 8” wide channel and a 8” wide grate the length of the pad, exiting on the dirt side. A lot of garage opening have them, when the driveway slopes down to the door
Thats big time
DEWALT RULES
OSS
No top grate or cover? Just a slot left open?
A grate could be adapted to the channel in a upside down U shape
Great video. I'm trying to do something at my place. One question, how do you make sure the concrete you pour has the right grade?
String lines and levels
Great project video- thank you
Thanks for watching!
I like that "pad was thick maybe for a water tower" keep up the good work
For sure
I forgot to lay conduit in my kitchen for the island. Will saw cutting about 1 inch wide and 1 inch down . Then hammer chisel out Luke you did. Will it work?
Yes
They rent a saw that cuts 24 inches deep and including rear. You could have gone with the drain like you wanted. They also use it to cut through concrete walls 18 inches thick for doors and windows. Goes right through metal bars like butter.
Yes, but would have cost more.
Mishandling that could cost you a leg. Better use a large grinder and put a trench drain grate in.
Great work, quick question. How did the self leveling concrete keep a slope to drain the water. Sorry if this is stupid question, but wouldn’t the self leveling concrete not allow for a slope? Thx
If it's level the water will fall off the lowest point
@@OdellCompleteConcrete not clear how the self levelling concrete will provide the slope so that the water falls off the low point?
Love Dewalt tools!!
Me too
I wonder if you could have used a mortar piping bag to pour that self leveler in that narrow channel?
Maybe
hello there why is it important to add the concrete self levelling in the channel? thanks
That is awesome! What tool did you use to hold your saw at the beginning of the video? Great job.
Look at a point tucking blade or the Metabo MFE40 Wall Chaser cuts like the Dewalt or has a dado like blade. In the video demonstrating the 2 blade setup, an air chisel was used to finish the channel.
Interesting
Great video. Keep them flowing
Thanks, will do!
What do you put in first so the self level concrete will adhere? What kind of wear will it hold up to? I'm think of trying this on my pitted garage floor.
I used concrete glue
I have smallish backyard with an existing concrete slab, I want to build a shed in an area that has a drain already there.
Any idea on how to deal with this.
I'm in Europe Ireland.
Relocate the drain
Need some type of French drain system or this to keep water out of garage since on one side of it has a negative piece of slab about 20ft long by 3 or 4 feet wide. The rest is dirt by is also slopes towards garage. So how close to hous to do the trwnch and how deep?
A little something to divert the water
Also Could not find that DeWalt tool anywhere in the US
Which state will it be coming to? There are 50 of them last time I checked.
CA
Do you recon you could use this tool for let’s say a breeze block wall with a channel running horizontally across it? Trying to think of a way to run an led channel across the wall recessed lol
Yes perfect for that
@RandomShart thank you for this, appreciate your help on this. Yes I’m based in the UK so am familiar with the wall chasers.. but when I see electricians make channels for cables etc it’s never nice and perfect straight so didn’t know if there was a better tool to use..
That's cool, reminds me of a dado cutting blade in the woodshop.
What is the model number and where did you purchase
Wow! Im guessing this could be used to retrofit hydronic tubing for heat floors in slab on grade foundations?
Good idea
Hi guys, i need grind a 2 or 3 inch of a concrete floor to reach the level,,, any idea or any tool ?,,, im thinking cut some trench like that and use the chip hammer,,,, any better idea?
Make some cuts chip it out and grind.
There some walk concrete chippers you can rent
What is that tool you used to initially cut long stripes using skilsaw?
Diamond blades
Do they have one in inches? I don't do metric.
use a conversion table
There's another tool just like that where you can add more blades to rip out the space in the middle entirely at the same time, so you don't have to chisel it out by hand Like a router , but it's made for cutting channels in concrete.
Thats what I thought but couldn't find it
Do you have a product name? I'm trying to router a concrete floor for water heat tubing, sounds like what I need! Or I'll try the Dewalt. Ty
Now you need a metric (20mm) chisel to match your saw.
I concur
What is that machine you put the skil saw in?
Grinder
Since that dewalt tool has an adjustable blade depth , would it have been easier to adjust the depth deeper as you cut ? Start off on one end at a shallow depth than adjust the saw deeper 1/4" per ft ? Just my opinion.
Love your videos bro 💎
Kanani Rembert you would end up almost 8” deep at the far end as it’s 30’ long. He did mention you could slope it however as you are suggesting in the video.
Yes, absolutely
1/4 inch per foot? Can you add? Or multiply? Just my opinion, bro.
That dewalt grinder is what I need for all the grout jobs I do for restaurants. Can you tell me the model of it? I can put a tuck point blade.
Great idea.
I said the model number in the video
@@OdellCompleteConcrete yes I saw you mentioned latter on! Dcg200 thank you! That connection from Dwalt can you share?
Hello Mr David. So what about the Odells Property Development project? Any news on that?
Yes its coming along.
One more week for completion
@@OdellCompleteConcrete Nice. Looking forward to see it. It's been quite some time till it started. Ty! 👍
Have you seen husqvarna's cut and break saw? Its basically the same saw as that dewalt, except its 2 cycle and it probably holds a bigger blade.
No but I would like to
As long as the slab is thick will cutting a drain channel like this compromise the slab in any meaningful way?
If it's a 4" concrete, that might be a bonus because it will Crack through and allow for residual drainage underground
Is this Dewalt kit available in California now?
I wish
Do they sell this tool in US yet? If so where can I buy it or if you still have yours can you rent it for a couple of days I am in San Jose
where can I find the tool to pour the self leveling compounds? :-)
Home Depot
what about attaching a vac to your tools to reduce dust?
Yes that works nice
It's almost like a concrete Dado blade. Would be nice to flush mount a conduit if need be, pretty cool!
Yes, or light strip
We call it a wall chaser, essentially it's used mostly by electricians to lay cable in Masonry.
Husqvarna cut n break will cut the same way 16” deep if needed in 4” increments. You’d only need to cut 6” deep for a channel drain
That dewalt tool would be good to create a moat around the basement walls and have them drain into the sump pumps at each end of the house.
Yes, good idea
I really wanted to see you test it using water from a garden hose.
Good idea
What’s the name of the tool you used to cut the concrete?
channel cutter
What’s the model number of the tool? When will it be here in US??
No sure,
But you love it
Maybe Dewalt can design a saw with five or six blades next to each other?
That way it will cut out a complete clean one inch furrow!!
Need a lot of power for that but it can be done
How much can you charge for something like that? Looks fun!
Not much
dam no cracks in that ole slab of concrete either... supercrete thats old school lol. hey are you gonna let dewalt sponsor a couple of your vids?
Maybe some day
I'm thinking if that saw allowed you to add one or two more blades for a total of 4 blades about 1/4 apart, it would make the chipping much easier but it will hit the battery life
True
nice nice send it bro never lift mobbin deep stay bless
what?
Get it on
OSS
I need to put one of these on my patio, because my backyard is sloped towards the house
I see it alot
Hate to be a downer but that little channel isn’t going to capture much water. Would’ve been better to cut about 12 inches wide by 4-6 inches deep and poured a small v-ditch with about 1/2 or 1% slope
May need another one in there
This is what we call a wall chaser in Europe, it's for cutting a Chanel in a concrete block wall for electrical conduit.
That's what I thought.
TY
Wow we got the tool frist get for cable chasing in walls
Nice
@@OdellCompleteConcrete The only way to go if your walls are made of brick and not out of lumber, as it is common in Europe. Lumber would be way more expensive in comparison, so everyone stayed with using brick of all sorts.
Why don't you just do a 3 or 4 inch pitched overlay angled away from the house? You can add mesh wiring for extra strength. Wouldn't that have been easier? Perhaps in the future the owner might want to add outdoor tile, but he can't with a channel.
Why didn't you use water to contain the dust? Even the vacuum allowed a lot of dust to escape. And you had a lot of dust to collect.
Cement slury makes a mess
Why didn't you just continue with the original concrete saw? It seemed like it was working
After 7 blades
@@OdellCompleteConcrete oh haha. Gotcha. Aren’t the blades designed to cut that or is it because of the rebar that the blades were getting ruined?
Maybe make the concrete leveler thinner? Seemed thick.
Probably
Sweet 👍
TY
@@drumtwo4seven Nono! it’s okay that’s my oldest son. Thanks for looking out though.
@@OdellCompleteConcrete
a new channel to subscribe 👍
Nice 👍
Is better if you go forward, to prevent dust.
Not with this unit
If you push, those wall chasers, as we call them, have a tendency to climb out of the slot and run away. You can do it in tight corners, but it is hard to control and you sure do not want to do it if you are aiming for a straight and clean cut. If you cut channels in a wall for eg some electrical installation which you have to plaster over anyways, it does not really matter that much.
Someone needs to come up with a dado type of set up so it makes a smooth channel.
I concur
Can we call it odell channel cutter
How do you even go about charging for a job like this!?
Its not easy, but I thought it might be a interesting video
@@OdellCompleteConcrete Very interesting video. Always learn a lot!
Arobyte please come work on my house for FREE.
Its not easy.
Started at 5,000 came down to 500.
@@ko6128 I didn't mean he shouldn't charge. Quite the opposite actually. There are some jobs that take so much of your time, because it's not typical. And if you were to charge for your time, the price feels high and clients complain.
Why didn't you just use the skil saw and cut multiple lines an inch apart up to 4 inch wide then break it up with a jack hammer to fit a channel drain in. Because the skil saw cuts deeper than the Dewalt you just have to break about 4 inch deep in the concrete for a channel drain.
Good idea. I didn’t really like the way he did it, if I’m honest. The channel should’ve been wider and a tad deeper. I know it had double stacked rebar and the concrete was over a foot thick. But there’s some options. And what about those saw cuts left over lol?
it was definitely a big money saver the way I did it. $$$$
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Very rare humbs down guys. That tiny channel isn't going to divert much water at all. Waste of time and effort. Will also easily fill up with dirt. . Why pour self levelling g compound?
Looks pretty
Cheap fix just use an angle grinder with 2 x 10mm diamond cut discs stacked and an adjustable bolt on guide. No need to chisel out slab after and no self leveling compound needed. Don't worry about the dewalt vacuum you sucked up most the dust in your lungs. No PPE shocking when working with concrete you should be wearing a respirator mask. Silicosis is a horrible way to go.
NO dust with the vacuum hook up
So you just left the big cuts in the slab like that? And the homeowner didn't care?
It beats tearing it out
@@OdellCompleteConcrete I just thought there'd be a way to pour some kind of sealant or filler in there. Feels like an unfinished task as is.
So surprised you dont own a grinder- would have narrowed that chisel in a few miunutes rather than take all that extra time. - what were you thinking? Hiw much for this dual bladed saw? Since any $80 saw can cut 1" depth concrete with a good blade. Using water even. 2 foot per minute go up while the other direction comes back 40 foot
This is custom though