DIY Concrete bed: 1 Week build in 11 minutes.
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2022
- I've built a Concrete raised bed to contain a Phyllostachys Bamboo that reaches heights of about 8-10 meters. (in a few years :-))
The bottom is open to allow water to pass through. The concrete will hold the Bamboo in place and protect the rest of the garden against the strong rhizomes of the bamboo.
I'm not fully happy with the end result, but I thought I share it anyways since it often feels like all DIY'ers only make successful projects.
I've learned a lot along the way for next projects. Any feedback you have to improve my skills is more than welcome!
Hope you enjoy the process! - Навчання та стиль
Looks great! If the surface imperfections are an issue you can always skim coat it with a thinned out concrete and a float/trowel. Like icing a cake!
Thank you so much for the feedback and the tip. Would you use a special compound then?
It's always nice to learn from others!
@@pencilntools Basically you’d mix 50/50 Portland cement and sand with water. No gravel. Make it a bit on the runny side so it’ll be easier to trowel on, like a thick paint consistency, and smooth it out the best you can. When the builders built my last house, this is how they texture coated the exposed concrete foundation to cover up the wood grain indentations left by the plywood forms. Hope this helps!
@@just__dave thanks Dave! I will give it a try and see how it goes, always in for a challenge!
Very nice! I'm an incredibly low level novice so I'll probably pay somebody to do something similar like this for me. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks for the kind words! Appreciated!
Seems like you are not impressed by your work but I certainly am, very nice and well done thank you for your post
Thank you so much for your comment! I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so when it is not perfect, I'm a bit disappointed at first. Now, after a bit of time, i do enjoy it quite a bit.
Good luck with your projects, hope it inspired you!
What are you talking about. Looks Clean af.
You did a great job and I watched with interest. I showed this video to my hubby who is a builder of over 35yrs experience and he said your vertical timbers were a little bit too far apart on your formwork. As you've found out concrete has an immense amount of pressure when it's liquid and mixing and pouring in small batches may result in a patchy finish which is desired in something like a rammed earth build as it is part of the appeal. Getting back to formwork supports add more vertical supports and a whaler on the outside of your formwork, all the way around, as this will give your formwork that extra support. He said in order to deal with air bubbles etc you can use a hammer drill (without a drill bit) and put it against the outside of your formwork. This will vibrate your cement and help it settle - caution though, with the problem you were experiencing you would not have wanted to do this as it would have exacerbated the blow out. He also said great job for your first effort and sometimes stuff like this can happen with concrete pours even to the experienced as all you have to do is forget to add a few nails into your formwork and bam. It happened to him once on a job and they just jackhammered off the spill and it didn't matter in this case because the wall was being rendered anyway.
Dear coolredkelpie, thank you so much for watching my video and for sharing it with your hubby. I really appreciate the kind feedback and you taking the time to offer all of us the tips and tricks that will help to make this work out better! I will most likely build another one in the future and I will definitely take along your input! Keep up the love and kindness!
Nice work, looks good. To stop bamboo spreading to the rest of the garden, the concrete, or another barrier, needs to be sunk a couple of feet down into the soil, or the bamboo will just grow underneath and pop up somewhere else.
Hi Bob, Thanks for your comment! You are absolutely right! It is important to have at least 60cm or about 2 feet. I have no space to go down with root control, that's why I went up with the bed. So, for the bamboo that is standing on the top level of the bed, this is 60 cm. It is another type of bamboo than the ones I had already for 18 years (also 60cm root control and no issues although a Phyllostachys, so a spreader!), I have to see how badly this one wants to escape 🙂. Let's hope for the best!
What can help against spreading besides a good rhizome barrier is to keep the top part of the bamboo in check. Meaning, cut away a good portion of the culms each year. If there is too little space, it will look for extra space in the surrounding area.
If it escapes, I will cry... many many tears...
Looks really good, nice work!
Excellent cement raised bed job. Also, great video.
Many thanks for the nice comment! It was a first experiment, but im pretty pleased with the end result.
@@pencilntoolswhat its thickness and height of those wall. Any crack after winters
@jaandel1 Hi Jaandel1. The thickness is 6cm to have about 3cm on each side of the rebar nets. The height was 60 cm to ensure the bamboo won't dive underneath it.
I have not seen any cracks thus far. I hope it stays that way!
Man I don’t know what the f you’re on about, that looks awesome!
Thank you so much!!!
That looks dope, and it will last forever!
Thanks!!! Let’s hope so!
It's beautiful.
Thanks!
I would do this. I've had so much trouble with mold and tree roots that I'm ready to throw in the towel.
I was out of towels, so i had to go on...
How long did it take you to pour the cement?
Hey, thanks for your question. This took about 3 hours with 2 people.
I was wondering how many bags of concrete mix you have used for this project. Really helpful for me to compare the cost
Thanks for watching! If i recall correctly. It was about 8 bags. Best is to calculate the volume of concrete you need and then calculate the amount of cement you need for that volume. Best of luck with your project!
if youre not happy with the face just parge it
I just close my eyes every time i walk by, that seems to help as well:-)
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