Beginners Concrete Sidewalk - Do It Yourself (Form, Pour, Finish)
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2020
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In this video I'm showing you how I make a concrete sidewalk that's 20' x 4' x 8". I think this is the perfect beginners concrete sidewalk if you're thinking of installing a concrete walkway and want to do it yourself.
This is small enough so you can form, pour and finish the concrete pretty easily if you follow the same steps that I take to install this sidewalk.
The first step is to get your forms set up, pinned and set to grade.
The second step is to install your reinforcement.
The third step is to pour the concrete, level it, and bull float it smooth.
The fourth step is to mag float and cut your joints and do your edging.
The fifth step is to broom finish the surface.
That's a pretty easy diy concrete sidewalk for beginners.
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In Minnesota, we use 8" concrete for commercial sidewalks in downtown Minneapolis. In most cases we use 3.5" of sidewalks and 6" for for pedestrian crossing landing areas. We use 6" for driveways as well.
Thanks for great explanation mike!!
As always, a pleasure watching the teamwork
Never herd of not using the steel because of trapping air but makes sense great tip thanks
thanks mike great video I have learned alot from your videos. poured new steps and will pour new sidewalk in spring. thank you
Thinking of doing a set of steps, small sidewalk and a pad under a deck.
Thank you 😊. This is helping now
Hi Mike, another great video, it's a pleasure watching true artist at work, I hope you are all keeping safe and well, best regards from Australia and I hope you have a great 2020 Christmas and agreat 2021.
Thank you for the informative video. I've poured and formed very little concrete in my life. Friend of mine decades ago mixed his own Portland cement in a wheelbarrow and poured a walkway/driveway about 80 feet long to his house. Did a great job, and I always wanted to be able to do it. There's a lot that needs done at my house now. Just various projects. Can't afford a truck to bring it each time, so I might find a used mixer somewhere. Idk how in the world my friend was able to mix and pour his that fast out of a wheelbarrow.
Very nice, thank you.
Great show.
Great job on the pour, signs of and expert pins are below forms, doubled wood on joints. Its great seeing how other finishers work.
I poured concrete for about 5 years. But that was almost 8 years ago was just watching some of your videos to refresh my memory. Wife wants a concrete sidewalk from the front porch across the house about 40 ft long. I'm hoping we both can handle a 4 by 40 an 4 inchs thick. I got everything but Mag float and a broom to finish it . I was gonna but a break ever 4 feet till I watched your video and it was 5 feet I think it was
Thank you Mike for posting! I have learned so much about concrete from your efforts and videos!
Another great video. Thank you
Thank you for the video. Two thumbs up! Perhaps what may have made the video 100% is to explain how you did the vertical expansion joint to the house at the end of the house foundation.
grate to see two girls working in concrete getting stuck in nice one
I am thinking of doing a slab for a shed and extending my concrete patio.
Engineer, nuff' said
Can you do a vid on raising sections of driveway slabs? thanks for the content.