Im building your shed design and I have never built anything before. Your videos are great and make me feel I can do it. Im leveling my frame for my concrete pad tomorrow. Cheers
Sorry, but I had to say that one thing that was painful to watch (or not see) was you making your work a lot harder than it had to be with all that leveling. If you were to just use pegs and spike them into the ground with some screws started in them, you could have just used the level, get your board leveled and then screwed the pegs into the boards and got your frame done a lot quicker AND EASIER!!
you can do it yourself he is making the work difficult. I can show you the best way to get it done with way less work then he is doing. Remember he is not a pro just a diyer teaching diyers. not a pro teaching diyers.
I dont think that was the goal here, Ive done stamped concrete before and its a similar process if not more work. Just have nice weather and it will be a much easier job. Alternatively you can set up the frame, and call a local cement truck and have the cement delivered and you will still save a lot in the process. We set up frames for our driveway and a jacuzzi pad and they poured it in maybe 20-30 minutes. The critical component for that is to have road access to the back of the house, but some trucks have some awesome cement delivery tubes. All the best
@@summerduckworth7397 I just checked out your channel to see if you can show me how to do it better. You have no videos so how am I going to learn from you?...
This is what I love about your channel. It wasn't going to work out the first time, so you admitted it was wrong and would take too much work. You then proceeded to correct your height, explain why, and alternate routs to solving the issue, and proceeded. THIS is real education. Not textbook explanations that don't involve real world application.
love your optimism man. mixed 120 80lb bags by hand last week for a patio and mannn you should have seen how mad i was not knowing what i was getting myself into.
I love how you take a job which to a DIYer looks like - "where do I even start?!" and break it down into straightforward manageable steps which can be understood by a novice with minimal DIY skills. Love your channel, I've learnt so much, thanks!
Good video ! Tip: Work the concrete with a vertical, stabbing motion along the face of the form as you pour the concrete; the idea is to force out the voids on what will be the (visible) vertical face of the slab. Note at 28:48 the honeycombing, i.e. pockets/voids at the face of the slab.
He is great. He is very knows what he is talking about. I am a woman and i have tried some of jeffs ideas and it work out great. Thanks jeff. You are knowable annd good looking to boot. Thanks
I'll be that guy too... Keep your shovels sharp and you don't need a sawzall with roots. At 5:25 it's not a rake. ;) Keep the slope away from the door so water doesn't run in. The lowest part should be the front, and higher than the ground. Compact the dirt you moved. Stone is cheaper than replacing the bottom of the shed from rot. You forgot lather... then rinse and repeat. Stick a long bolt or screwdriver in to keep the mixer from flipping. Pull your mesh up as you work it or set it on a large stone so the mesh is in the middle of the slab. HF has a larger mixer cheap. Spray the broom w/water before using it. And give it a little more time before broming. Spray the wood with oil. (cooking oil will work) Trowel the top a little more after you level it w/wood. Use your sawzall to vibrate the sides so the stone doesn't show, and pull them off sooner so you can trowel the sides. Cover the pad with plastic and keep under it moist for a few days, especially in the heat. Did you think about putting a sheet of plastic down first? Or a layer of foam core insulation? It helps with freezing and keeps it warmer inside and is only a few $. But, decent vid. Keep it up.
Having seen you mix the concrete bag by bag, it made me appreciate that I had a cement truck deliver my concrete, already pre mixed. (My shed was 4m by 3m). The only difference I did was I put a plastic damp proofing water barrier between my gravel and the concrete. My shed is 20 years old, and still standing.
Concrete is cheap and it really blows my mind that someone would do a pour of that size with such a tiny mixer, wouldve cost about $300 for a truck and he wouldve been done in an hour, he probably spent close to that in bags and ended up with numerous cold joints and a poor finish, not to mention the 2 days of backbreaking work, and judging by how shiny that mixer is I'm gonna say he bought it for the job too, as a tradesman this video was insanely cringey to watch, also most bag mixes are about 3000psi strength and most concrete plants mix 5000 as a standard, not knocking him but hes a jack of all master of none
What a great service you provide to all watching, Jeff. Because of your video, I can go and build that shed I've wanted. I'm confident it will come out right. Thanks for your exemplary attitude. You are very inspiring. Tell your kids they're lucky to have you!
I’ve worked with a few PhDs in my career and have enjoyed their knowledge and confidence. Now I’m In a blessed retired state and having a chance to use my hands and back for various projects. Along comes UA-cam and Dr. Thurman to make everything work better in such a fun, laughable, and practical way. I can’t help but love his philosophy. Best of all, I’m watching this video in Ottawa and enjoying this beautiful, no very beautiful place, that you’re seeing in the background while doing some family history research that I can’t do in Utah. This is the best of all worlds right now.
As always, nice video. What may work for your viewers is to hammer a stick on the corners and screw the planks on the sticks, easy to level and your bords do not wobble when the concrete pours in as it presses out quite a bit. Love the series.
Why are all these people hating on this guy so much? Where are your expert videos??? This guy took the time and had the courage to do these videos so we can learn something, I think you experts should do the same.
Hey Roy, no worries man. They are just trying to discredit me to save the work for themselves. There is nothing wrong with this installation and they are just afraid.
Jeff, I very much appreciate every video you did here. It helps me A LOT to understand what the key success factors are, what the process is, and the most imprtant - the level of effort. I am very handy and always believe I can do everything myself. Now I understand pouring a concrete slab is not something that I want to do, not because I cant do, but because the LOE is beyond what I can take. I know you don't have to do this whole project youself if not for making the video. Thank you for this great video!
Thanks buddy... Huge Help for me and my wife are going to pour an 8x20 patio add on for our house...great tip and thanks for your efforts.....👍👍👏👏🙏🙏✌️✌️...Jim Hammond Louisiana
Great Video for DIY type of people ! me personally I would use a concrete edger to soften the edges (pro look) and also I heard applying sealer will help with the life the slab.
This video was mostly helpful. I just poured an 8 x 12' pad. First time doing it. I strongly suggest you call your local cement company to deliver wet concrete. Do not buy it in bags and mix it yourself. I got 1 cubic meter delivered and poured into the form for about half of what buying bags would cost. Plus the labor savings!
Many props and thanks to you for showing how a slab (seems like a very well installed one at that) can be installed by one person with some assistance. This is very re-assuring.
All I can say is that Jeff has over 350 thousand subscribers and Jeff is the one with a construction business. I say Jeff wins so all you haters and UA-cam graduates from home can SHUT UP NOW!! Keep doing what you doing Jeff. You the man.
A few questions: 1) The soil was significantly disturbed, did you tamp it down after? 2) Shouldn't geotex be used to separate ground from gravel? 3) Was gravel not tamped down as well 4) Can you elaborate on you choice of 1/2 " stone over say, 0-3/4" While you answer repeatedly that it's only a garden shed as opposed to house/driveway, the overall weight of 60 bags of wet concrete is significant. + eventual the structure above it. I am wondering, along with others, how will this work stand up to time and the elements...
actually with the use of that flat shovel the soil was hardly disturbed at all. Purchasing geotex for such a small job is not cost effective! tamping 2-3" of clear stone is redundant in it's effect. I used 1/2 inch since it is readily available and easy to walk on. It also compacts top near perfection just from pouring it out. The fact that the concrete weighs a lot is all the more reason to trust that everything is held well in place. I will do a video in 5 years and show the world how well it stands up. Unfortunately today most people fall for the line " the right way to do things " and get scammed for thousands. This install technique has been used for thousands of years and continues to work.
Yes this install technique has been used for a long time. Many things are done improperly for a long time... I look forward to seeing your cracked slab and chipped away corners 5 years from now. You had the right materials, just didn’t know how to use them. Scammed? It would have cost you ZERO extra dollars to do this properly.
Home RenoVision DIY I look forward to that video. It means I will have another four years of Home Renovision content to watch in the meantime! :) To the other commenters on this thread, Jeff is exactly right. He did not chew up the ground he removed slices of it, the 1/2 in clean gravel is darn near compacted just sitting there, geotex does cost more than zero dollars, and it is only a small shed. It isn’t even going to be sealed water tight around the door ways and soffits. It is enough to keep your things from being exposed to elements, and out of your basement or laying next to your house. (Edited for Lots of auto correct errors)
You are the best in every thing you do. Very detailed, thorough and always look for perfection. Your videos tempt me to try things I have never attempted previously. Thanks for another awesome video.
We have been planning to add a concrete patio plus widen our driveway sooooo I can't thank you enough. Watching your video gave us a better understanding of what it will take. Thank you!
here's a tip, screw your boards together, stake opposing sides, square the slab using the 4 corner method and find your lowest corner and nail it, now level across and nail that end, then level to other corner, and the again. Easy and fast for one guy. And always use rebar, mesh is junk. But for a little shed with no weight on it , it'll be fine.
I’m sick of the people passing judgment. These videos are great and enjoyable to watch. Thank you for doing them! It saves people like me a ton of money!
@HomeReno I love your DIY projects and I think i heard you saying you are not an expert in concrete. So , if i want more info i'll have to do more research. I don't expect perfection, i take this as a glimpse in understanding what is to be expected from a project. Experts are very kind people -if they are (!) - to add comments and to be helpfull in pointing what else should be learned. No need for cruel judgments and comments. People should help each other i think.
Wow! This video gave me a real appreciation for how much work goes into pouring a slab. I have dreams of building my own 16x20 shed on top of a slab, but I'm going to need a ton of cement bags it looks like!
I know your not a Pro at concrete but couple of tips the dirt and base should have been compacted. and sometimes it’s easier to order more gravel and a yard or so of sand and buy 5 bags of cement and mix it by shovel. 1 part cement 2 part sand 3 part gravel. Cheaper and less work of lifting the80lbs bags. Ask me how I know I’m a mason a I do a lot of small concrete jobs.
Jeff! You sir are an amazing teacher. Just recently joined as I'm moving into a 1929 built two story farm house on 20 acres and it needs some loving to say the least. With no experience but your videos, I've put up drywall, fixed holes, textured with orange peel, laid laminate flooring, baseboards, put in insulation, and now that the weather is turning nice, I'm looking outside. I want to pour a pad for a hot tub. Would I need a stronger pad somehow to hold the weight of the water or any other specifications I should follow? Thanks for all your videos! My wife and I stay up way too late watching these. . .they are addicting
I am pretty handy with my hands and really like your videos. I think a lot of problems with some of the comments here is contractors who do not want DIYer doing the work themselves and would prefer to charge people a lot of money. Are there things I would do differently? Of course!! But as you said "it's a shed" .
Or people just want to give DIY’ers correct information so they don’t build a slab like this one... nothing anyone is suggesting is hard to do. Just very simple steps that are crucial to pouring a proper slab.
Ok, I'm a total diyer, and there is no way I would settle for this job. No tamping? Not rounded edges? finish pouring the next day? One bag at a time? Seriously, this looks terrible. I never pick on others, but this is so bad, I'm wondering if this guy is punking everyone.
I don't mean to be that guy (who points out mistakes in the comments), but the reinforcement mesh is ineffective if you don't lift it from the bottom...
Home RenoVision DIY mesh should be overlapped and tied. Mesh should be covered by an inch minimum top bottom and sides not only for strength but corrosion. When steel corrodes it expands leading to concrete spalling.
Thats a lot of work and it looks hot. Your chanel is great. Im in Scotland and find you videos a great help. I'll be using your shed layout. Just waiting on the next part. Thanks
Just wanted to say I Really enjoy your videos! ive done some renos in my basement and have looked to your videos and a few others for countless tips and motivation! Thank you for what you do!
Good job Jeff I do concreye for a living. I love your channel because you are so thorough in all your processes. I can tell your a man thsts proud of your knowledge and work and love to share it! I appreshiate that about. The only thing inwoupd of dis different is hand steel it a few more times and use a real concrete broom instead of push broom. Everything else was good. I would also mix all my bags with a tile drill mixer. 60lb bags
Sorry to be the turd in the punchbowl, but I'm a certified licensed and board-approved concrete contractor with 69.2 years experience. You should be using a graphene-lacework netting before you place fine-grained Columbian rhyolitic andesite gravel in the 3/32" to 43/64th range. Then your mesh should be triple-forged tungsten-titanium-magnesium alloy tempered at 1200 degrees in a clay kiln, and placed at precisely 1.539 inches above the gravel bed. Your concrete mix should be the Damifino brand of neo-Roman style concrete with a 19-1 lime/salt mix. Mix it with purified filtered springwater at a 11-3 ratio for exactly 19 minutes and pour. Then you should use a Walthall Mohagany flloater to spread all that out by hand. Great video!
Haha nice ! I agree though a distilled water pour will yield a higher ratio of glaze off after the initial 23 hour cure window. I know more than you and more than almost everyone so I was happy to place this comment you're welcome,
qwchrbichn: The triple-forged tungsten-titanium-magnesium alloy has since been replaced with a 60/50 ratio of unobtainium and a non ferrous composite. I am fully behind the use of Andisite though! Well played sir! My Walthall Mahogany floater was lost due to spontaneous combustion. Do you know where to source those? The right tool for the right job, am I right?
I love your videos, they're so positive and packed with tips. You've given me the confidence to have a go myself. Can't wait for the next one in the series :-)
Great video. Steel mesh should have stand offs or lifted during the pour. Otherwise the mesh is pointless. Small projects or certain climates mesh might not even matter.
I would like to point out that you made the statement you are not a pro concrete guy. I admire all the hard work you do in making these videos.I also am amazed at your skill set! I am learning so much from you and I am buying tools and doing drywall myself in USA TN. I am doing a shed this spring and you are my teacher on all of it! Thank you sir without you I wouldn't be able to DYI which would mean I couldn't get the stuff done because hiring someone would be too expensive.If you are ever In Nashville TN look me up!
Making a square or rectangle that size? Forget 3x4x5... just measure from corner to corner on the diagonal, and make it match the corner to corner on the opposite diagonal.
You hit on why I’m building my shed foundation on top of existing soil and not digging in. My shed is under a huge oak tree and I don’t want to disturb, or fight, roots. I’ll use gravel to level and treated 4x4 skids with treated 2x6s for framing.
If you could pour that slab and finish by the end of the day with that mini micro mixer, I say you really work fast. I use a plate vibrator making sure to compact the soil and a concrete vibrator to remove trapped air. Haven't used the mesh wires but use #3 (3/8") rebars about 12" on center with wire ties and dobies. Not a pro but so far so good. You could put 9 bags at at time on one of those HD landscape 4 wheel carts moving it from point A to B. And a hydraulic table lifting multiple bags of concrete into the mixer helps a lot, saving me from another rotator cuff injury. Just me and the little wifey, pouring a little section at a time.
Love the video Jeff and I truly appreciate the insight. But in this case, 60 bags of concrete is probably about $250 plus the delivery or transport, and then you have to add in the mixer, water, and time...at least in my area you can get 1.5 yards delivered for about $350 and they're done in 15 minutes.
God called my dad home... I remember watching a worker pour dirt over his grave at his burial... then compact the dirt... And roll a 3x8 piece of grass over the space... ...There lies the man that gave me everything... 💔👨👦
for that amount of concrete, next time call your garden center and have them deliver a couple of yards right to the pad in liquid form. Costs a couple hundred bucks and you don't have to do all that mixing.
Jeff Voight , true. They also have access to great add mixtures like plasticizers so you can make stronger concrete by using less water. And much more! I’m a fan of 4K to 4.2K PSI as a general rule. Also, I always go the full 3.5 inches of the 2x4 in concrete. If you are putting an underlayment like the stone do that below the 3.5 mark. He won’t be parking a car or anything so it’s not critical. And that thin wire is meh for re enforcement. Use micro and macro fiber, the cost is minimal and no steel required. Solves a lot of headaches.
Hi, Just out of curiosity did you check out the difference in cost between mixing yourself and getting ready mixed delivered. I've done both methods and would choose ready mix if not excessively costly, just for the time and effort saved, plus getting a constant pour for strength. Keep up the good work, enjoy watching your relaxed style.
I love how you backfilled with dirt and then didn't even handstamp the soil... lack of compaction will cause issues in the long run. Your slab is going to crack.
wonder if it cracked a year later...also I don't think hand stamping would have done much. Tamping it would but he tends to cut out parts like pulling the wire mesh up while pouring.
Pouring a concrete slab is technically easy to do but back breaking work, this however is not how to do it. That is such a sloppy job and it isn't much effort to do it right. The gravel should be compacted, the form work should be screwed together at the corners and staked along the sides so it does not move as the concrete is worked. There should be a vapour barrier used to keep moisture from coming up through the concrete making the inside of the shed damp and rusting your tools. Also the reinforcing mesh should be raised up from the gravel about an inch so its well encased in the concrete it should also be overlapped to form a continuous mesh along the whole slab. After trowelling the concrete if you wait for the surface to dry out a little before brushing it, that you get a much better surface finish. Also if you are doing this on a hot day you absolutely need to keep the surface of the concrete wet until it sets up. If it dries out the cement will not bond correctly and you end up with a weak slab that disintegrates over time. Its hard physical work to pour a slab so worth the extra effort to do it right.
Love the presentation and detail. I also love the hard work put into this. For a DYIer this would probably be good enough. However, I would never recommend most of this unless you're on a super tight budget and have low expectations for the results. Concrete needs to be delivered and pumped in and you need to have better tools...float, mag, edger, proper concrete broom, etc. And I agree with others that the dirt needs to be packed. A pad this size can be done well with 2 people and the right tools if the concrete is delivered.
Just watched a couple of the videos on building a shed. Really good information. Tell your helper video guy that his work is great and the editing really works. Again good work and easy to follow. Thanks
To watch the entire building process click this link. Cheers! ua-cam.com/video/BLk_CAMmQPc/v-deo.html
Keep up the good work
Im building your shed design and I have never built anything before. Your videos are great and make me feel I can do it. Im leveling my frame for my concrete pad tomorrow. Cheers
I realy like your video jeff. Explain thinks so well.
Sorry, but I had to say that one thing that was painful to watch (or not see) was you making your work a lot harder than it had to be with all that leveling. If you were to just use pegs and spike them into the ground with some screws started in them, you could have just used the level, get your board leveled and then screwed the pegs into the boards and got your frame done a lot quicker AND EASIER!!
Jeff is super hilarious in this one..
You just did the best job ever convincing me to hire someone to do this for me.
That was kinda like wiping yourself with wax paper.
you can do it yourself he is making the work difficult. I can show you the best way to get it done with way less work then he is doing. Remember he is not a pro just a diyer teaching diyers. not a pro teaching diyers.
Summer Duckworth with his own renovation company....?
I dont think that was the goal here, Ive done stamped concrete before and its a similar process if not more work. Just have nice weather and it will be a much easier job.
Alternatively you can set up the frame, and call a local cement truck and have the cement delivered and you will still save a lot in the process.
We set up frames for our driveway and a jacuzzi pad and they poured it in maybe 20-30 minutes. The critical component for that is to have road access to the back of the house, but some trucks have some awesome cement delivery tubes.
All the best
@@summerduckworth7397 I just checked out your channel to see if you can show me how to do it better. You have no videos so how am I going to learn from you?...
This is what I love about your channel. It wasn't going to work out the first time, so you admitted it was wrong and would take too much work. You then proceeded to correct your height, explain why, and alternate routs to solving the issue, and proceeded. THIS is real education. Not textbook explanations that don't involve real world application.
Big TPB fan. John was a great man on tv and in person. He loved to play with cement. Thanks for taking the time to respect him.
Is the guy in video still alive?
Love the personality of this guy. The video is practical and he goes through every detail. Thank you for posting!
Cheers Sandra, happy to be of some help!
love your optimism man. mixed 120 80lb bags by hand last week for a patio and mannn you should have seen how mad i was not knowing what i was getting myself into.
I love how you take a job which to a DIYer looks like - "where do I even start?!" and break it down into straightforward manageable steps which can be understood by a novice with minimal DIY skills. Love your channel, I've learnt so much, thanks!
Cheers to the UK.
Good video ! Tip: Work the concrete with a vertical, stabbing motion along the face of the form as you pour the concrete; the idea is to force out the voids on what will be the (visible) vertical face of the slab. Note at 28:48 the honeycombing, i.e. pockets/voids at the face of the slab.
He is great. He is very knows what he is talking about. I am a woman and i have tried some of jeffs ideas and it work out great. Thanks jeff. You are knowable annd good looking to boot. Thanks
I'll be that guy too... Keep your shovels sharp and you don't need a sawzall with roots. At 5:25 it's not a rake. ;) Keep the slope away from the door so water doesn't run in. The lowest part should be the front, and higher than the ground. Compact the dirt you moved. Stone is cheaper than replacing the bottom of the shed from rot. You forgot lather... then rinse and repeat. Stick a long bolt or screwdriver in to keep the mixer from flipping. Pull your mesh up as you work it or set it on a large stone so the mesh is in the middle of the slab. HF has a larger mixer cheap. Spray the broom w/water before using it. And give it a little more time before broming. Spray the wood with oil. (cooking oil will work) Trowel the top a little more after you level it w/wood. Use your sawzall to vibrate the sides so the stone doesn't show, and pull them off sooner so you can trowel the sides. Cover the pad with plastic and keep under it moist for a few days, especially in the heat. Did you think about putting a sheet of plastic down first? Or a layer of foam core insulation? It helps with freezing and keeps it warmer inside and is only a few $. But, decent vid. Keep it up.
Having seen you mix the concrete bag by bag, it made me appreciate that I had a cement truck deliver my concrete, already pre mixed. (My shed was 4m by 3m). The only difference I did was I put a plastic damp proofing water barrier between my gravel and the concrete. My shed is 20 years old, and still standing.
Concrete is cheap and it really blows my mind that someone would do a pour of that size with such a tiny mixer, wouldve cost about $300 for a truck and he wouldve been done in an hour, he probably spent close to that in bags and ended up with numerous cold joints and a poor finish, not to mention the 2 days of backbreaking work, and judging by how shiny that mixer is I'm gonna say he bought it for the job too, as a tradesman this video was insanely cringey to watch, also most bag mixes are about 3000psi strength and most concrete plants mix 5000 as a standard, not knocking him but hes a jack of all master of none
What a great service you provide to all watching, Jeff. Because of your video, I can go and build that shed I've wanted. I'm confident it will come out right. Thanks for your exemplary attitude. You are very inspiring. Tell your kids they're lucky to have you!
I’ve worked with a few PhDs in my career and have enjoyed their knowledge and confidence. Now I’m In a blessed retired state and having a chance to use my hands and back for various projects. Along comes UA-cam and Dr. Thurman to make everything work better in such a fun, laughable, and practical way. I can’t help but love his philosophy. Best of all, I’m watching this video in Ottawa and enjoying this beautiful, no very beautiful place, that you’re seeing in the background while doing some family history research that I can’t do in Utah. This is the best of all worlds right now.
Thanks Cory, enjoy your genealogy search! Cheers!
This was the easiest process on a concrete pad I've watched! Thanks guys!!
As always, nice video. What may work for your viewers is to hammer a stick on the corners and screw the planks on the sticks, easy to level and your bords do not wobble when the concrete pours in as it presses out quite a bit. Love the series.
I really enjoy you channel, but the dedication to 'Mr. Lahey' takes my appreciation to the next level.
I say that also, way to cool.
I've subscribed to the liquor.
John's character, Mr. Lahey was by far my favorite character ever! He WAS the liquor!
lol Bryce, glad to hear there are some trailer park fans out there!
Why are all these people hating on this guy so much? Where are your expert videos??? This guy took the time and had the courage to do these videos so we can learn something, I think you experts should do the same.
Hey Roy, no worries man. They are just trying to discredit me to save the work for themselves. There is nothing wrong with this installation and they are just afraid.
Jeff, I very much appreciate every video you did here. It helps me A LOT to understand what the key success factors are, what the process is, and the most imprtant - the level of effort. I am very handy and always believe I can do everything myself. Now I understand pouring a concrete slab is not something that I want to do, not because I cant do, but because the LOE is beyond what I can take. I know you don't have to do this whole project youself if not for making the video. Thank you for this great video!
My pleasure. Cheers!
Thank you, you’ve given me the confidence to do my own concrete floor 😁
Thanks buddy... Huge Help for me and my wife are going to pour an 8x20 patio add on for our house...great tip and thanks for your efforts.....👍👍👏👏🙏🙏✌️✌️...Jim Hammond Louisiana
Great Video for DIY type of people ! me personally I would use a concrete edger to soften the edges (pro look) and also I heard applying sealer will help with the life the slab.
This video was mostly helpful. I just poured an 8 x 12' pad. First time doing it.
I strongly suggest you call your local cement company to deliver wet concrete. Do not buy it in bags and mix it yourself.
I got 1 cubic meter delivered and poured into the form for about half of what buying bags would cost.
Plus the labor savings!
So much negativity from people! I loved the concrete floor! Experience makes perfection! Keep up the GOOD work!
Many props and thanks to you for showing how a slab (seems like a very well installed one at that) can be installed by one person with some assistance. This is very re-assuring.
blood sweat and tears will solve just about any problem. Cheers!
All I can say is that Jeff has over 350 thousand subscribers and Jeff is the one with a construction business. I say Jeff wins so all you haters and UA-cam graduates from home can SHUT UP NOW!! Keep doing what you doing Jeff. You the man.
these videos opened my eye about a lot things I didn't know about my house. Appreciate it.
very cool. Cheers!
John Dunsworth would be proud.
Jim you really were the liquor.
RIP!
Cheers!
You've been keeping me up late at night with all your videos..
Some insane videos.
A few questions:
1) The soil was significantly disturbed, did you tamp it down after?
2) Shouldn't geotex be used to separate ground from gravel?
3) Was gravel not tamped down as well
4) Can you elaborate on you choice of 1/2 " stone over say, 0-3/4"
While you answer repeatedly that it's only a garden shed as opposed to house/driveway, the overall weight of 60 bags of wet concrete is significant. + eventual the structure above it. I am wondering, along with others, how will this work stand up to time and the elements...
actually with the use of that flat shovel the soil was hardly disturbed at all. Purchasing geotex for such a small job is not cost effective! tamping 2-3" of clear stone is redundant in it's effect. I used 1/2 inch since it is readily available and easy to walk on. It also compacts top near perfection just from pouring it out. The fact that the concrete weighs a lot is all the more reason to trust that everything is held well in place. I will do a video in 5 years and show the world how well it stands up. Unfortunately today most people fall for the line " the right way to do things " and get scammed for thousands. This install technique has been used for thousands of years and continues to work.
Most things are overbuilt nowadays.
Yes this install technique has been used for a long time. Many things are done improperly for a long time... I look forward to seeing your cracked slab and chipped away corners 5 years from now. You had the right materials, just didn’t know how to use them. Scammed? It would have cost you ZERO extra dollars to do this properly.
Home RenoVision DIY I look forward to that video. It means I will have another four years of Home Renovision content to watch in the meantime! :) To the other commenters on this thread, Jeff is exactly right. He did not chew up the ground he removed slices of it, the 1/2 in clean gravel is darn near compacted just sitting there, geotex does cost more than zero dollars, and it is only a small shed. It isn’t even going to be sealed water tight around the door ways and soffits. It is enough to keep your things from being exposed to elements, and out of your basement or laying next to your house. (Edited for Lots of auto correct errors)
I love you man I did my entire house just play watching your videos
Thanks for the video..now I will definitely hire somebody that does it for a living!!!
This video was very helpful you did a great job explaining everything
Discovered your channel about two weeks ago. Been binge watching your videos since.
Mohammad B! Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Mohammad B nice comment. Bad redaction.
You are the best in every thing you do. Very detailed, thorough and always look for perfection. Your videos tempt me to try things I have never attempted previously. Thanks for another awesome video.
Love the homage to John Dunsworth! Great video
Cheers Erik!
We have been planning to add a concrete patio plus widen our driveway sooooo I can't thank you enough. Watching your video gave us a better understanding of what it will take. Thank you!
Thx for posting
I almost bought one of those mixers, glad I did not, too small.
Cheers, Patrick
Hard troweling with your notched thinset trowel was a real professional touch. Nice.
here's a tip, screw your boards together, stake opposing sides, square the slab using the 4 corner method and find your lowest corner and nail it, now level across and nail that end, then level to other corner, and the again. Easy and fast for one guy. And always use rebar, mesh is junk. But for a little shed with no weight on it , it'll be fine.
Thanks Matt, that is why we used it. Cheers!
This is top quality instructional material - all you need to know to get the job done. Fantastic resource!
Thank you. Cheers!
Nice work! also enjoyed the April Wilkerson reference. Her vids are great too
I’m sick of the people passing judgment. These videos are great and enjoyable to watch. Thank you for doing them! It saves people like me a ton of money!
It is mostly contractors who don't like me sharing their secrets. Cheers!
my father taught me to do concrete when i was 8 we covered the whole backyard with concrete paths for his wheelchair
I love your videos, and I always learn it before start my DIY. I was not expecting a vedio form you on concrete slab. Thanks
@HomeReno I love your DIY projects and I think i heard you saying you are not an expert in concrete. So , if i want more info i'll have to do more research. I don't expect perfection, i take this as a glimpse in understanding what is to be expected from a project. Experts are very kind people -if they are (!) - to add comments and to be helpfull in pointing what else should be learned. No need for cruel judgments and comments. People should help each other i think.
Wow! This video gave me a real appreciation for how much work goes into pouring a slab. I have dreams of building my own 16x20 shed on top of a slab, but I'm going to need a ton of cement bags it looks like!
takes a few hours but 60 bags in cement is much cheaper then having the mixer truck come by.
You would need 4 yards of concrete if it were poured at 4 inches thick
I was so looking forward to this episode. Thank you!
Hi Red, thanks for tuning in! next week we build the walls!
I know your not a Pro at concrete but couple of tips the dirt and base should have been compacted. and sometimes it’s easier to order more gravel and a yard or so of sand and buy 5 bags of cement and mix it by shovel. 1 part cement 2 part sand 3 part gravel. Cheaper and less work of lifting the80lbs bags. Ask me how I know I’m a mason a I do a lot of small concrete jobs.
Jeff! You sir are an amazing teacher. Just recently joined as I'm moving into a 1929 built two story farm house on 20 acres and it needs some loving to say the least. With no experience but your videos, I've put up drywall, fixed holes, textured with orange peel, laid laminate flooring, baseboards, put in insulation, and now that the weather is turning nice, I'm looking outside. I want to pour a pad for a hot tub. Would I need a stronger pad somehow to hold the weight of the water or any other specifications I should follow? Thanks for all your videos! My wife and I stay up way too late watching these. . .they are addicting
Good job Jeff, you really remind me of myself. I am a homeowner and I do a lot of DIY around the house. Thanks for the vids
Our pleasure, you look a lot like me too!
I am pretty handy with my hands and really like your videos. I think a lot of problems with some of the comments here is contractors who do not want DIYer doing the work themselves and would prefer to charge people a lot of money. Are there things I would do differently? Of course!! But as you said "it's a shed" .
Jim Oakley that is exactly my thought as well!
Or people just want to give DIY’ers correct information so they don’t build a slab like this one... nothing anyone is suggesting is hard to do. Just very simple steps that are crucial to pouring a proper slab.
Ok, I'm a total diyer, and there is no way I would settle for this job. No tamping? Not rounded edges? finish pouring the next day? One bag at a time? Seriously, this looks terrible. I never pick on others, but this is so bad, I'm wondering if this guy is punking everyone.
Thank you teacher, for today's class
I don't mean to be that guy (who points out mistakes in the comments), but the reinforcement mesh is ineffective if you don't lift it from the bottom...
Hi Antonio, we did set it on mesh about 1" above the rock. We are all good there.
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY cool, keep up the great videos
It will just rust out quick
Home RenoVision DIY mesh should be overlapped and tied. Mesh should be covered by an inch minimum top bottom and sides not only for strength but corrosion. When steel corrodes it expands leading to concrete spalling.
+Antonio Jose Franco And then you proceed to be exactly that guy. Where's your video showing how to pour and finish a slab? Hmmm?
Thats a lot of work and it looks hot. Your chanel is great. Im in Scotland and find you videos a great help. I'll be using your shed layout. Just waiting on the next part. Thanks
Thanks John, see you on Saturday night EST at 9pm, or when you wake up on Sunday will be fine too. Cheers to Scotland!!!
Really like your videos, looking forward to the rest of the build! Your drywall serious was awesome by the way!
Thank you Brian, I hope you like this series as well. Cheers!
Just wanted to say I Really enjoy your videos! ive done some renos in my basement and have looked to your videos and a few others for countless tips and motivation! Thank you for what you do!
Thanks Shawn, glad to help. Cheers!
Good job on keeping a good spirit through the pain in the ass moments.
Mr. Lahey, is that you or the liquor talking? Randy, I am the liquor. One of the greatest lines and greatest deliveries ever.
Nicely done, really like your vids! Cool shout out to April..
Cheers, nothing but love for the Wilkerdoos!
Good job Jeff I do concreye for a living. I love your channel because you are so thorough in all your processes. I can tell your a man thsts proud of your knowledge and work and love to share it! I appreshiate that about. The only thing inwoupd of dis different is hand steel it a few more times and use a real concrete broom instead of push broom. Everything else was good. I would also mix all my bags with a tile drill mixer. 60lb bags
Sorry to be the turd in the punchbowl, but I'm a certified licensed and board-approved concrete contractor with 69.2 years experience. You should be using a graphene-lacework netting before you place fine-grained Columbian rhyolitic andesite gravel in the 3/32" to 43/64th range. Then your mesh should be triple-forged tungsten-titanium-magnesium alloy tempered at 1200 degrees in a clay kiln, and placed at precisely 1.539 inches above the gravel bed. Your concrete mix should be the Damifino brand of neo-Roman style concrete with a 19-1 lime/salt mix. Mix it with purified filtered springwater at a 11-3 ratio for exactly 19 minutes and pour. Then you should use a Walthall Mohagany flloater to spread all that out by hand. Great video!
Haha nice ! I agree though a distilled water pour will yield a higher ratio of glaze off after the initial 23 hour cure window. I know more than you and more than almost everyone so I was happy to place this comment you're welcome,
qwchrbichn lol good one
At the beginning he said that he was not a professional concrete installer.
need to call the guys at
Odell Complete Concrete
qwchrbichn: The triple-forged tungsten-titanium-magnesium alloy has since been replaced with a 60/50 ratio of unobtainium and a non ferrous composite. I am fully behind the use of Andisite though! Well played sir! My Walthall Mahogany floater was lost due to spontaneous combustion. Do you know where to source those? The right tool for the right job, am I right?
I love the way you explain everything. A perfect "how to" video. Keep up the great work!
I love your videos, they're so positive and packed with tips. You've given me the confidence to have a go myself. Can't wait for the next one in the series :-)
Saturday night is coming.Cheers!
Sooooo funny to watch 1/2 speed, very entertaining if you have time! 😂😂🙏🏼 Sounds having too much beeeeer
Great video. Steel mesh should have stand offs or lifted during the pour. Otherwise the mesh is pointless. Small projects or certain climates mesh might not even matter.
I'm adding a step toa concrete slab and maybe a BBQ slab and this gave me the confidence that I can do it!!! Thanks
Work aside, most impressive thing is your shoes never seem to get dirty.
LOL I love to work clean. Cheers!
Just shows it can be done.... Great vid !
Also get rid of topsoil, then back fill with gravel, rent a compactor and in layers 4" deep compact away untill your at the level you want.
I would like to point out that you made the statement you are not a pro concrete guy. I admire all the hard work you do in making these videos.I also am amazed at your skill set! I am learning so much from you and I am buying tools and doing drywall myself in USA TN. I am doing a shed this spring and you are my teacher on all of it! Thank you sir without you I wouldn't be able to DYI which would mean I couldn't get the stuff done because hiring someone would be too expensive.If you are ever In Nashville TN look me up!
Making a square or rectangle that size? Forget 3x4x5... just measure from corner to corner on the diagonal, and make it match the corner to corner on the opposite diagonal.
That's how I do it to.
@@1811bruce *too
I agree. And I would never accept 1/4" off, or whatever it was, but that's probably just me.
You hit on why I’m building my shed foundation on top of existing soil and not digging in. My shed is under a huge oak tree and I don’t want to disturb, or fight, roots. I’ll use gravel to level and treated 4x4 skids with treated 2x6s for framing.
I love that you dedicated this video. To Our Favorite drunk trailer park supervisor
If you could pour that slab and finish by the end of the day with that mini micro mixer, I say you really work fast. I use a plate vibrator making sure to compact the soil and a concrete vibrator to remove trapped air. Haven't used the mesh wires but use #3 (3/8") rebars about 12" on center with wire ties and dobies. Not a pro but so far so good. You could put 9 bags at at time on one of those HD landscape 4 wheel carts moving it from point A to B. And a hydraulic table lifting multiple bags of concrete into the mixer helps a lot, saving me from another rotator cuff injury. Just me and the little wifey, pouring a little section at a time.
Cheers!
Aren't you suppose to tamp the gravel before pouring the concrete?
A real job with real problems; I like it!
Love the video Jeff and I truly appreciate the insight. But in this case, 60 bags of concrete is probably about $250 plus the delivery or transport, and then you have to add in the mixer, water, and time...at least in my area you can get 1.5 yards delivered for about $350 and they're done in 15 minutes.
I see easy access for the cement truck at that gate 3 feet away.
Nice job. Always the best tutorial I see.
Thank you very much, we appreciate your comments Lei Chen!
God called my dad home...
I remember watching a worker pour dirt over his grave at his burial...
then compact the dirt...
And roll a 3x8 piece of grass over the space...
...There lies the man that gave me everything...
💔👨👦
I've never seen so many "professional" critics before in one comment section since UA-cam started! OMG! I think u did a great job!
Funny how such a simple job can be mad so complicated by some. Cheers Shana!
R.I.P John Dunsworth. Best actor ever.
Cheers Dave!
You are an amazing home remodeler, concrete definitely kicked your trash!
Love your attitude!
"How to pour a concrete slab with the world's tiniest portable cement mixer"
Cheers!
Found you about a week ago looking up DIY haven't stopped watching since
LOL, Glad to hear you are enjoying our stuff. Cheers!
for that amount of concrete, next time call your garden center and have them deliver a couple of yards right to the pad in liquid form. Costs a couple hundred bucks and you don't have to do all that mixing.
Jeff Voight , true. They also have access to great add mixtures like plasticizers so you can make stronger concrete by using less water. And much more! I’m a fan of 4K to 4.2K PSI as a general rule. Also, I always go the full 3.5 inches of the 2x4 in concrete. If you are putting an underlayment like the stone do that below the 3.5 mark. He won’t be parking a car or anything so it’s not critical. And that thin wire is meh for re enforcement. Use micro and macro fiber, the cost is minimal and no steel required. Solves a lot of headaches.
I have never seen a wheel barrow with two wheels!!! Great Video
SOOOO much easier to work with.
Hi, Just out of curiosity did you check out the difference in cost between mixing yourself and getting ready mixed delivered. I've done both methods and would choose ready mix if not excessively costly, just for the time and effort saved, plus getting a constant pour for strength.
Keep up the good work, enjoy watching your relaxed style.
delivery here is more than the cement. Plus we wanted to try out the new machine. Cheers!
Man that for explaining all this very simple easy follow.
I love how you backfilled with dirt and then didn't even handstamp the soil... lack of compaction will cause issues in the long run. Your slab is going to crack.
wonder if it cracked a year later...also I don't think hand stamping would have done much. Tamping it would but he tends to cut out parts like pulling the wire mesh up while pouring.
Really appreciate your vids, Jeff. You do a good job explaining and teaching, and I learn a lot! Thanks for putting out the content you do.
Thank you, we are really enjoying the youtube community. Cheers!
Pouring a concrete slab is technically easy to do but back breaking work, this however is not how to do it. That is such a sloppy job and it isn't much effort to do it right. The gravel should be compacted, the form work should be screwed together at the corners and staked along the sides so it does not move as the concrete is worked. There should be a vapour barrier used to keep moisture from coming up through the concrete making the inside of the shed damp and rusting your tools. Also the reinforcing mesh should be raised up from the gravel about an inch so its well encased in the concrete it should also be overlapped to form a continuous mesh along the whole slab. After trowelling the concrete if you wait for the surface to dry out a little before brushing it, that you get a much better surface finish. Also if you are doing this on a hot day you absolutely need to keep the surface of the concrete wet until it sets up. If it dries out the cement will not bond correctly and you end up with a weak slab that disintegrates over time. Its hard physical work to pour a slab so worth the extra effort to do it right.
Are u serious?
Exactly!
Well said polite and intelligent
Im waiting for your video.
Enjoy to watch your video, valuable resource, good instruction, please post more videos.
new videos every week. Cheers!
Gotta love Canadians eh!? 🇨🇦 "pro"-sess, ah-boat ect! 😂
Love the presentation and detail. I also love the hard work put into this. For a DYIer this would probably be good enough. However, I would never recommend most of this unless you're on a super tight budget and have low expectations for the results. Concrete needs to be delivered and pumped in and you need to have better tools...float, mag, edger, proper concrete broom, etc. And I agree with others that the dirt needs to be packed. A pad this size can be done well with 2 people and the right tools if the concrete is delivered.
I want to have a 12x26 how many people do I need.
Wow , you're amazing. Great video.
Should have just ordered 3 yrds of concrete
1.5 would give you 4"
@@cobrakai2872 Most places here in TX wont deliver anything less than 3 yards. I think I would build to that minimum. 12x16 with 5" thickness
Just watched a couple of the videos on building a shed. Really good information. Tell your helper video guy that his work is great and the editing really works. Again good work and easy to follow. Thanks
The exact same thing happened to me with the amount of bags, i ended up having to go grab like 7 more
Bonus points for naming the mixer after Mr. Lahey.