How To Pour Concrete and Broom Finish | Mini Split AC Condenser Pad

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  • Опубликовано: 31 дек 2024

Комментарии • 19

  • @BrianFortner-k2l
    @BrianFortner-k2l 11 месяцев назад +4

    Great Video as usual! Thank you for sharing.

    • @FortKnoxCo
      @FortKnoxCo  11 месяцев назад

      Than you ! I appreciate that

  • @JohnDoe-m4w2j
    @JohnDoe-m4w2j Месяц назад +1

    What do you think is the biggest pour I could do by myself before I would need help? I love your simple explanation.

    • @FortKnoxCo
      @FortKnoxCo  Месяц назад

      If you’re doing it yourself with no one helping you at all, maybe 4-6 bags at a time? It all really depends on what you’re trying to do. For example, if you’re trying to pour a very large patio and you are gonna do it yourself, you may need to pour it in some type of grid section by section. If you’re doing a long but narrow pathway, you may be able to truck along and get the majority of it done in one swoop. Also, if you’re mixing by hand versus using a small cement mixer. If you have a small cement mixer that cuts down your time required to mix, and you can spend more time working the concrete to make sure the areas that you have going are being intended to. So there’s more factors in play, depending on what kind of project you want to do rather than one person being able to do a specific amount like a graph.

  • @av_oid
    @av_oid 10 месяцев назад +2

    Very well explained and concise! Thanks!

    • @FortKnoxCo
      @FortKnoxCo  10 месяцев назад

      Thank you. I appreciate that.

  • @TheOneAndOnly520
    @TheOneAndOnly520 4 месяца назад +1

    Planning to do the pad for my mini split just like that with out it connecting to the house foundation as there is a sprinkler on the way. Any problems with leaving that gap with water collecting there?

    • @FortKnoxCo
      @FortKnoxCo  4 месяца назад

      I wouldn’t pour around the sprinkler head honestly. I would try to move that pad or move the sprinkler head.

  • @duaneross9271
    @duaneross9271 8 месяцев назад +1

    is there a reason you don't mix the concrete in a bucket,seems like it would be easier to deal with?

    • @FortKnoxCo
      @FortKnoxCo  8 месяцев назад

      Like a 5 gal bucket? Mixing in something that small would be very difficult to get all the dry spots mixed well. And I’ve done it before and sometimes you pop a hole in the bucket if using a shovel. This pad took several bags of concrete so with a small bucket you’d be making lots of batches. With the wheelbarrow it took to batches. I need to get an actual cement mixer soon probably though. Could make life a bit easier

    • @duaneross9271
      @duaneross9271 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@FortKnoxCo That would take all the fun out of it.haha
      Thanks for the video

    • @duaneross9271
      @duaneross9271 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@FortKnoxCo Are you affiliated with Fort Knox gun safes? That's what I do is move safes. Them fort Knox safes are built well. Probably the best built ones available. But there is a lot of different good ones out there. Thanks again

    • @FortKnoxCo
      @FortKnoxCo  8 месяцев назад

      @@duaneross9271 no, no association with the safe company. Fort-Knox is a play off my last name. Nick name when I played sports. So early off when I started my custom building and construction I came up with the name to brand things I built. I agree, the Fort Knox safes are very nice.

  • @redblue40rc33
    @redblue40rc33 Месяц назад +1

    Paint it brown and write HERSHEYS on it😊😊😊😊😊😅😅😅

  • @rjhinnj
    @rjhinnj 4 месяца назад +1

    Man, bro… you have a lot of faith in your hammering. Your hold hand was just waiting for a miss… ouch!

    • @FortKnoxCo
      @FortKnoxCo  4 месяца назад +1

      lol. Yeah. It’s a self correcting lesson

  • @Sevalecan
    @Sevalecan 6 месяцев назад +1

    I'm not sure what to expect. You say "don't overwork the concrete" and you skip troweling and floating while it was setting. This conflicts with information I've seen elsewhere. Is this simply your preference for a less smooth surface?

    • @FortKnoxCo
      @FortKnoxCo  6 месяцев назад

      In the video I could have let the concrete sit a little more. I was mainly making the video to show the overall process and talking about some facts about the concrete and forms and mixing. If I would have let it set longer I could have achieved a smoother finish.