@OUTTA TIME I'm sorry for being a tad nasty towards the Inspector, but he's there to ensure the city code is adhered to and not alter it as and when it suits him. While we didn't see the interaction between mister Odell and experienced concrete contractor and the Inspector, I'd bet he didn't provide a detailed explanation as to why he wanted things altered, but just said do it. I'd ask why is he bothered as he won't be held responsible for any on site failure so long as he had mister Odell stick to the code. Give a man a clipboard or a badge and they become tyrants.
Thank you for transmitting your knowledge I am a construtor in Mexico and I have learned a lot with you and I do those work here in Mexico I combine it with the techniques here
I saw you today at World of Concrete. I almost said hi to you but decided to let you be. Big fan of your work and your videos! Thank you for all you do!
So the city Inspector is scrutinizing his own city's plan?. They just gotta gum up the works. The ground looks hard as a rock. That curb cutter was a sweet machine, made easy work of it.
I know you are in the city of Fullerton, but, in the city of LA there’s always a pre-inspect before you do any demo. I always like to question the inspector about what he wants cut and also regarding if he wants crushed gravel or CMB road base underneath concrete. Sometimes they just want compacted dirt, sometimes the inspector wants CM B Rd. base compacted underneath 6 inches of concrete. It looks like you have some expansive soil present where the new approach is going to be poured. Inspector may have seen expansive soil, which is evident by the way the soil is drying “cracking of dried soil “
@@9856CB Hey, a guy from back east said the New York inspector walked up the very first time and right off the bat starting telling him what kind of whiskey he preferred!
David this is the first time I have ever heard you a little distrot, and rightly so. You definitely know what you are doing and you aren't trying to pull a fast one on the city/ homeowner. Your family breathes freakin concrete. Anyway thanks for sharing man.
I remember when I was a kid back in the 60's, I worked for a contractor in Jersey City. Whenever we needed a city inspection we would meet them in the bar and the boss would buy drinks, paying for each round and the inspector would pick up the change every time. We would routinely walk out of the gin mill stewed to the gills with an approval.
@@umarsheikh5287 It was a different world back in the '60s and before. Hudson County was its own universe. It all comes down to politics and what was allowed to happen. I remember driving truck in JC and there would be cops standing in the street stopping commercial traffic like myself and solicit donations for the Policeman's Ball. One knew it would be best to purchase those tickets and not court the possibility of another more negative kind. Ask some of the old timers there about that. That practice continued for a very long time into the 80's I believe. I recall a newspaper article reporting it was discontinued after some corruption was discovered. Sure. On another example of what things were like back then, I worked with a fellow in Manhattan in the late 60's who was building a restaurant down the street from the Port Authority. Every day different beat cops would stop by to complain about something and once greased everything was okay. My boss finally wised up and went down to the precinct captain and greased him and all the harassment stopped. All this and much much more was standard operating procedure for those times. And it was all tied to politics. You go along to get along. You go with the flow of the times. And that was how things got done.
@@BillyLapTop Wow that is fascinating, things are much more subtly done these days but Hudson county politics are still notorious for corruption. Thank you very much for sharing!
I live in Jersey City. Inspectors don't do shit. There's a city parking lot where the side is cracking and chunks of concrete is missing. I've been complaining to the city about that for years. They say's they'll send an "inspector" out to look at it. Still isn't fix. They send me a ticket like every couple months saying my sidewalk is dirty. Like what the hell? It is no dirtier then anyone else. They may have been some leaves, or paper that blew around. But it was not a mess.
Hi David Odell, thanks for posting and sharing, im in southern NJ, it's neat to see, and how you guys do it, i like how the city gives you those instructions, enjoyed watching, gave it a like. Sorry about extra you had to do. Nice job
Love how calm you are in every situation ! Very professional! With the city drawing , Is it a good idea to give customer a estimate before or after they receive the drawing from the city ?
We put a metal "cap" on the expansion and put rebar on both sides like every foot. as were pouring the labor pull out rebar. Also in PHX we have to remove the whole curb
That's gotta be frustrating, at a minimum I wonder why the inspector didn't do a soil compaction test. It' looks like it would have passed unless he just wanted to see a type II material put in place?
typical inspector bs we have em down in Sydney too. they love to throw their weight around he would have been pissed that you pulled the string line out to prove him wrong with the straight timber. nice work lads keep it up
AHJ Authority having jurisdiction That's how. I do electrical work. I follow every rule the NEC has in the book. Along with following the engineered prints. But the engineer and the NEC don't know that i may be doing work in a flood plane. The inspector may say that no receptacles in basement below 36" Whereas the norm is 18". Guess what recepticles are going at 36" or we won't pass inspection. Just the way it is..
full send bro! be at 1 million in no time keep sending it fam! that inspector is garbage and needs to be thrown out! Didn't even show up for final inspection smh!
Sounds like the inspector doesn't like to follow the city rules but I've heard a lot of inspectors are a horse's you know what . Loved the curb cutter. Way cool.
Where I come from, usually if the inspector gives you an unnecessarily hard time, it's because he wants you to "grease the wheels" ($) to make the job go smoother 🤔
Regarding the base, structural engineer doesn't specify soils report does that's why base was not shown in structural drawings but they usually reference soils report with calls for a 6 inch 95% compacted base
Felt was on the wrong side, it goes on concrete side always. Dont wet set felt you wont get it straight. An 10" think concrete seem like you'll be driving semis... lol any rebar? I like to always dowel to existing concrete to prevent from lifting.. I agree many inspector know very like about actual work.. like always great job Dave.
Also wet setting the expansion at 6" and at that length would be a disaster to get straight. We do it in NY with 4" exp in a 4' sidewalk but it still never 100% straight
GREAT JOB David. I'm not surprised because you always do a great job. Was the inspector right out of college? I can bet hes never does hands on work like you have. He sounds like he works for some home owner association before. Soon as I get ready for my concrete I'm going to call you and get a bid.
oh Dave,,if you would move here to Texas with your QUALITY work you would be a Millionaire! Most residential work around here gets done with no inspections. And if the homeowner wants it the inspectors usually are easy to work with.
Got to love inspectors. Great video. Answer to your question from our experience that felt that deep is impossible to wiggle in existing concrete. Other problem is keeping it straight. The board the way it was set was the way we do it in central Illinois. How Many crews do you run?
Just as long as the 'inspector' wasn't angling for a 'consideration' to get the approval through--in some countries that would be the game (which is why in some of those places every now and then a bridge, a road, a building comes down perhaps).
Long story short: I built a small shop in my old back yard. Drew it myself and got it stamped by the county. Started on it and in each step where I needed a signature, I got pure grief from the inspector. He first argued with me about going deeper than the footing code says I have to. I told him, code is a minimum limit, not a maximum. Ended up on the phone with his boss. I was right. Then something else and finally an argument about a stanchion under the center of my loft. He said it needed it and I said NOPE!! This time ended up on the carpet in front of the top building inspector. He looked at my drawing and said exactly what I did to the "inspector": Have you ever seen how a bridge is built? I laughed and walked out with my signature.. In the end, the inspector told me if it were his house, he'd have his family inside my shop during a hurricane. I answered: Thank you and EXACTLY!!!! Those guys sure can be pricks...
My house has an existing driveway and I wanted to add an additional driveway approach on the other side of the property and the contractor quoted me $7,000. Is that reasonable?
Wouldn't be a bit surprised if the inspector was giving you a hard time because he has a buddy with his own concrete company and was upset you got the job and his pocket-lining friend didn't. Great video, you seemed to stay professional despite having "Super Inspector" push his little ego around.
I’m a welder by trade. I’ve poured maybe 10 bags of concrete in my life, and it didn’t look that good. Even I can confidently say that I have 10x the expertise of that inspector. No common sense whatsoever. How do these people get jobs?
Something like that, I would haul out six inches of existing dirt, scarify the grade as necessary, compact and place six inches of class ll base. I always have a super ten, 74 hp skid steer and 12,000lbs mini excavator. Piece of cake!
...that inspector sounds like a delightful little ray of sunshine. Imagine the glee of the workers when they see him coming... nah, impossible to Pollyanna out of that one!
@@OdellCompleteConcrete screw him. I'm an aerospace engineer but I don't need to be to tell him that was fine before & he needs to go by what his engineer said & what their code says.
I was gonna ask if that is common. I’m not a commercial concrete guy but I thought 8-9 inches was overkill for my driveway addition, this inspectors got me worried, I had no inspections. Oops. It hasn’t cracked or run away yet.
Jax Turner I’m from south Louisiana and we go 4” on driveways. I’m not gonna say that’s what should be done everywhere but strength wise that’s plenty enough.
Thank god for that inspector! Otherwise this entire job could of been a confusing drawn out mess. And I’d definitely take his advice on wiggling flimsy weak stuff into sloppy, gritty slots. You don’t deal with that situation often.
Hey Dave the way that dirt was cracked like it was I would have dug it down on my own and put rock in there. They’re suppose to push a pointed rod in there if it goes in deep to soft if he could only push it in 4” ok to go. You really can’t tell by jumping on it. No you can’t wiggle or push that expansion in. I would of changed that board in about 4 min and just done it like he said. I would have just said yes sir give me a few minutes to get it done. Agin I would have all ready had that rock in there and smiling when he walked up . That wouldn’t have been my first inspection or my 1000 Inspection. My thinking is he going to make my job hard but I’m going to make his easy. So lm going to get out in front of him, and go home with that CHECK. Those check can wipe away a lot of hard feelings.
Little late on this but no u can’t just wiggle felt in or as we call it floating it in u have to beat it in with ur mag and it ends up tearing the felt up and it’s extremely hard to make it perfectly straight ur idea was best that inspector obviously don’t know anything about finishing concrete if he did he would know ur idea would ensure straightness u could also pour the sidewalk first thing in the morning then just put the felt against it and pour the the rest about noon
City inspector was a genuine pain and then didn’t even show up. Inspector stopped progress just to show he had authority and he was in charge. Made you and the property owners wait for nothing.
It brings up an interesting point, Who does pay for this. You provided a grade based on their engineered drawing and upon completion he wants something not called out in the plan? I realize that your choice is to argue with the idiot and delay the project or dig out the four inches and get your check and get onto the next one, but just once it would be nice to legally jam that shit down their throat. I think I would still make an official complaint to the City Engineer. He may be getting other complaints about this Ahole. Professional work as always Mr.Odell.
I got a silly question. Since part of the poor is going to be public sidewalk, does the homeowner pay for that portion as well or does the city get billed for the sidewalk?
Hey Dave... If you ever want to get out of the concrete business you should try your hand at dancing. LOLOLOL... Those jumps looked pretty good. Problem is though for the life of me I just can't imagine you in tights. LMAO... Keep up the good work man. edit: I don't see how you'd ever get that felt in straight by 'wiggling' it into place. That inspector is smoking crack.
that is the biggest issue I have with permits and inspections, not the idea the fact that the rules are open to discussion and not strictly follow the written rules. it's all crap shoot.
That curb cutting machine looks awesome. That think had to be expensive. I wonder how many jobs he had to do to break even on that purchase, all things considered. Most inspectors are cool if they like your work but there’s always one who pretends they know more then they actually do.
Inspectors think that they own the world, And always make hard working people do extra work even though it has been prior approved, nice job as always
TY
Dig a 3 x 6 x four deep trench and incorporate the inspector into the pour, he can check it from beneath.
William Ferguson hahaha this made me laugh
@OUTTA TIME
I'm sorry for being a tad nasty towards the Inspector, but he's there to ensure the city code is adhered to and not alter it as and when it suits him.
While we didn't see the interaction between mister Odell and experienced concrete contractor and the Inspector, I'd bet he didn't provide a detailed explanation as to why he wanted things altered, but just said do it. I'd ask why is he bothered as he won't be held responsible for any on site failure so long as he had mister Odell stick to the code.
Give a man a clipboard or a badge and they become tyrants.
@OUTTA TIME
If I was doing it all again I'd study psychology and do my thesis on people like persnickety officials, just to see what makes them tick.
Jimmy Hoffa needs some company.
@@stevehansen5389
Is he not living with Elvis on Mars?
Thank you for transmitting your knowledge I am a construtor in Mexico and I have learned a lot with you and I do those work here in Mexico I combine it with the techniques here
Ty
GL
Odell Complete Concrete with your experience you could create a contractor university.
The curb cutting machine is awesome! Great job so far!👍👍
TY
This is a cool project. I like seeing your skills used in different ways and something other then the standard pour.
TY
Inspectors always making the job more difficult!! Good job on finding a better solution.
Let dry and se what happens
I saw you today at World of Concrete. I almost said hi to you but decided to let you be. Big fan of your work and your videos! Thank you for all you do!
TY
Dont be shy
So the city Inspector is scrutinizing his own city's plan?. They just gotta gum up the works. The ground looks hard as a rock. That curb cutter was a sweet machine, made easy work of it.
Its standard fullerton soil.
They Engineered for.
I know you are in the city of Fullerton, but, in the city of LA there’s always a pre-inspect before you do any demo. I always like to question the inspector about what he wants cut and also regarding if he wants crushed gravel or CMB road base underneath concrete. Sometimes they just want compacted dirt, sometimes the inspector wants CM B Rd. base compacted underneath 6 inches of concrete. It looks like you have some expansive soil present where the new approach is going to be poured. Inspector may have seen expansive soil, which is evident by the way the soil is drying “cracking of dried soil “
I wonder how the changes effected the bid
I think the inspector was trolling to see if a bottle of Scotch would miraculously appear on his front seat of his car🤪
@@9856CB Hey, a guy from back east said the New York inspector walked up the very first time and right off the bat starting telling him what kind of whiskey he preferred!
Beautiful home - what I envision when I think of California. Great solutions to all the challenges this presented.
TY
David this is the first time I have ever heard you a little distrot, and rightly so. You definitely know what you are doing and you aren't trying to pull a fast one on the city/ homeowner. Your family breathes freakin concrete. Anyway thanks for sharing man.
Joe Shmoe Indeed, we bleed concrete
I think in a private sector, this operation fails.
I remember when I was a kid back in the 60's, I worked for a contractor in Jersey City. Whenever we needed a city inspection we would meet them in the bar and the boss would buy drinks, paying for each round and the inspector would pick up the change every time. We would routinely walk out of the gin mill stewed to the gills with an approval.
Sounds ( smooth as silk)
I've lived in JC since the early 80s, curious about how it was back in the 60's
@@umarsheikh5287 It was a different world back in the '60s and before. Hudson County was its own universe. It all comes down to politics and what was allowed to happen. I remember driving truck in JC and there would be cops standing in the street stopping commercial traffic like myself and solicit donations for the Policeman's Ball. One knew it would be best to purchase those tickets and not court the possibility of another more negative kind. Ask some of the old timers there about that. That practice continued for a very long time into the 80's I believe. I recall a newspaper article reporting it was discontinued after some corruption was discovered. Sure.
On another example of what things were like back then, I worked with a fellow in Manhattan in the late 60's who was building a restaurant down the street from the Port Authority. Every day different beat cops would stop by to complain about something and once greased everything was okay. My boss finally wised up and went down to the precinct captain and greased him and all the harassment stopped.
All this and much much more was standard operating procedure for those times. And it was all tied to politics. You go along to get along. You go with the flow of the times. And that was how things got done.
@@BillyLapTop Wow that is fascinating, things are much more subtly done these days but Hudson county politics are still notorious for corruption. Thank you very much for sharing!
I live in Jersey City. Inspectors don't do shit.
There's a city parking lot where the side is cracking and chunks of concrete is missing.
I've been complaining to the city about that for years. They say's they'll send an "inspector" out to look at it. Still isn't fix.
They send me a ticket like every couple months saying my sidewalk is dirty.
Like what the hell?
It is no dirtier then anyone else. They may have been some leaves, or paper that blew around. But it was not a mess.
That inspector is a real piece of work.
Apparently
thanks for sharing all the obstacles you guys run into once in awhile with inspections. super educational!
TY
Hell of a poker face Mr. O'dell, were all definitely laughing with you, lol, one of your best videos yet.
I playd in a poker tournament the other day, I got 5th out of the money
great job, I liked it a lot, 👏🏽 I just left it like👍🏽
Hi David Odell, thanks for posting and sharing, im in southern NJ, it's neat to see, and how you guys do it, i like how the city gives you those instructions, enjoyed watching, gave it a like. Sorry about extra you had to do. Nice job
Could of been worse.
I waited it out.
TY
Great video!
Great stuff as always enjoy watching the videos.....Im impressed ..
tY
Nice job David. Frustrating, I know. Should of had that all wrapped up in a couple days.
I concur
The curb cutting was impressive...
TY
Awesome.... if I was closer to Cali, I’d go pour a couple slabs with u guys. In Lafayette la. Love ur vids man, great work...
Your not far from me! Baton rouge la
Awesome
Wow uncle David big Tripps with this job ah? But as always you handled it like a true professional 🤙🏽
We try
TY
Sam the man is back on the videos!
OSS
Love how calm you are in every situation ! Very professional! With the city drawing , Is it a good idea to give customer a estimate before or after they receive the drawing from the city ?
After is better, more accurate
The best in the West!
TY
That kerb cutting machine is amazing
I concur
Great job
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We put a metal "cap" on the expansion and put rebar on both sides like every foot. as were pouring the labor pull out rebar. Also in PHX we have to remove the whole curb
That sucks
Love your videos.👍
TY
In city of Simi Valley we have to dig 12in down to have 6in base and 6 in concrete on approach
Every City has different drawings based on the soil conditions and enviroment
Looking forward to part2. Hey Dave how much did the horizontal curb cut cost? Thanks jh
500
Thanks
Sounds like you out bid and took this job from the inspectors friend!!
Possibly
That's gotta be frustrating, at a minimum I wonder why the inspector didn't do a soil compaction test. It' looks like it would have passed unless he just wanted to see a type II material put in place?
You have to do a soils test to know the maximum that native soil can achieve compacted.
That's how engineered drawings are created
Mix in some human bones and organs, and blood. Then let him say if it's the correct type now.
I'll but you'll never hear from him again.
Compaction is also aided over time by earth tremors, and even cars and trucks driving by, and all the way down to pedestrian traffic.
I concur
Gotta love some inspectors! That 6" felt is a nightmare to try to keep straight when you wet set it, we do the same thing and back it up with a form
The only way
Great video! Thanks for sharing❗❗❗ 🙂🙂🙂 👍👍👍
YW
I hope the inspectors boss is watching this video
You never know
That mini skid is the best thing since sliced bread
I concur
typical inspector bs we have em down in Sydney too. they love to throw their weight around he would have been pissed that you pulled the string line out to prove him wrong with the straight timber. nice work lads keep it up
Yes probably
How in the hell does that inspector get to countermand the engineer's drawing?
I don't know
AHJ
Authority having jurisdiction
That's how.
I do electrical work. I follow every rule the NEC has in the book. Along with following the engineered prints.
But the engineer and the NEC don't know that i may be doing work in a flood plane. The inspector may say that no receptacles in basement below 36"
Whereas the norm is 18".
Guess what recepticles are going at 36" or we won't pass inspection.
Just the way it is..
@@stephenrosenthal5252 Interesting. Thanks for info.
full send bro! be at 1 million in no time keep sending it fam! that inspector is garbage and needs to be thrown out! Didn't even show up for final inspection smh!
djm93 ahaha full send 👊🏼🤙🏼
Not to mention a no show on pre construction as well.
Sounds like the inspector doesn't like to follow the city rules but I've heard a lot of inspectors are a horse's you know what . Loved the curb cutter. Way cool.
Great point
Where I come from, usually if the inspector gives you an unnecessarily hard time, it's because he wants you to "grease the wheels" ($) to make the job go smoother 🤔
That's a possibility
I bet you can bride him. They all have their prices.
Let's see if they say no to 10,000 cash right in front of their eyes
Regarding the base, structural engineer doesn't specify soils report does that's why base was not shown in structural drawings but they usually reference soils report with calls for a 6 inch 95% compacted base
These are City Engineered drawings.
The soils haven't changed since the City has become Incorporated
Felt was on the wrong side, it goes on concrete side always. Dont wet set felt you wont get it straight. An 10" think concrete seem like you'll be driving semis... lol any rebar? I like to always dowel to existing concrete to prevent from lifting.. I agree many inspector know very like about actual work.. like always great job Dave.
Yes I think that's the situation here
Also wet setting the expansion at 6" and at that length would be a disaster to get straight. We do it in NY with 4" exp in a 4' sidewalk but it still never 100% straight
You got that right, I would do 4" the same way but with a 1 x 4 instead
GREAT JOB David. I'm not surprised because you always do a great job. Was the inspector right out of college?
I can bet hes never does hands on work like you have. He sounds like he works for some home owner association before.
Soon as I get ready for my concrete I'm going to call you and get a bid.
That's what I thought
oh Dave,,if you would move here to Texas with your QUALITY work you would be a Millionaire! Most residential work around here gets done with no inspections. And if the homeowner wants it the inspectors usually are easy to work with.
That's how it should be.
Promote property improvements with cooperation.
Got to love inspectors. Great video. Answer to your question from our experience that felt that deep is impossible to wiggle in existing concrete. Other problem is keeping it straight. The board the way it was set was the way we do it in central Illinois. How Many crews do you run?
Just myself
Changes the plan then no call no shows to verify said change?
Correct
How come you don’t use redwood of felt?
That is felt expansion joint material
Good luck trying to wet set that 6” expansion paper you’ll waste more time then actually finishing
I concur
Hey Dave
Did you have a special insurance to do the approach
yes
I do these types of jobs every day. Minus the horizontal saw.
Your probably good at it.
Odell Complete Concrete Still have a lot to learn
Why can’t your just pour up to the existing street when installing the curb and gutter?
You can if needed
Is it not required or recommended to put wire mesh in the approach apron>?>
Nevermind, Part two explained the reason.
Just as long as the 'inspector' wasn't angling for a 'consideration' to get the approval through--in some countries that would be the game (which is why in some of those places every now and then a bridge, a road, a building comes down perhaps).
Good point
Long story short: I built a small shop in my old back yard. Drew it myself and got it stamped by the county. Started on it and in each step where I needed a signature, I got pure grief from the inspector. He first argued with me about going deeper than the footing code says I have to. I told him, code is a minimum limit, not a maximum. Ended up on the phone with his boss. I was right. Then something else and finally an argument about a stanchion under the center of my loft. He said it needed it and I said NOPE!! This time ended up on the carpet in front of the top building inspector. He looked at my drawing and said exactly what I did to the "inspector": Have you ever seen how a bridge is built? I laughed and walked out with my signature.. In the end, the inspector told me if it were his house, he'd have his family inside my shop during a hurricane. I answered: Thank you and EXACTLY!!!! Those guys sure can be pricks...
Just like arguing with the police
They think they are right.
I hear that and more power to you
How much will be the cost to cut the curb
500
Same here in Florida. They only do enough to be seen and get paid.
OSS
Here in trinidad and tobago that woulda take bout 4 days and not so neat by hand to cut the curb...and no kinda inspection....
SOunds good
Nice job! What do you keep in your tool belt?
Nails, pencil, razor, tape, speed square, hammer, chalk line
My house has an existing driveway and I wanted to add an additional driveway approach on the other side of the property and the contractor quoted me $7,000. Is that reasonable?
Depends where it's at and how large
How much you got charged for the truck to cut down the envelope with the saw?
500
Wouldn't be a bit surprised if the inspector was giving you a hard time because he has a buddy with his own concrete company and was upset you got the job and his pocket-lining friend didn't. Great video, you seemed to stay professional despite having "Super Inspector" push his little ego around.
Yes a lot of people have told me that.
I also came to that conclusion
If I had to deal with city inspectors I would video every inspection.
I have one coming up.
when i say i wanna be a businessman this is the type i mean😎 teach me your ways....
Sure
Hey Odell, do you always use the smooth bucket? And why not a toothed. Just curious
I use the teeth on roots and different types of soils
Odell Complete Concrete got it, thanks! You do great work.
How come you guys all wear the same boots? Just wondering, are they comfortable with the iron-worker soles?
They dont track dirt.
I’m from Australia and at least I know your inspectors are just as big Arsenal holes as our inspectors lol 😂
Power in the wrong hands is not productive
What’s the cost of a curb approach like that with permit? Do you need a contractor A license to do it?
7500
Yes
In Scottish parlance, The Inspector sounds like a bampot. I don't know how you put up with petty bureaucracy like that. Well done man!
TY
You have to have base rock especially on public work jobs!
wrong
He has no experience!! Inspectors Never got dirty. All they did was go to school. He has no idea what he's talking about. Excellent job.
I concur
TY
I’m a welder by trade. I’ve poured maybe 10 bags of concrete in my life, and it didn’t look that good. Even I can confidently say that I have 10x the expertise of that inspector. No common sense whatsoever. How do these people get jobs?
Something like that, I would haul out six inches of existing dirt, scarify the grade as necessary, compact and place six inches of class ll base. I always have a super ten, 74 hp skid steer and 12,000lbs mini excavator. Piece of cake!
We were already a 2" below top of curb another 6" would of put us in to utilities.
I do asphalt, we have plumbers and carptners as our inspectors. Its a bit ridiculous some of the expectations inspectors have, when they have no idea.
Its the blind leading the not blind
The inspector had to have been an engineer in a former life (LOL!!)
What's the point of a plan.
Hey Odell what boots are you wearing ?? Thorogoods??
Georgia's
...that inspector sounds like a delightful little ray of sunshine. Imagine the glee of the workers when they see him coming... nah, impossible to Pollyanna out of that one!
It probably depends who it is
Great work Odell. Wish you were located here in Albuquerque. Also kinda sounds like you take tokes during your commentary?
I wish!
Sweet 👍
Sweetness
California inspectors don't carry penetrometors on them? Here in Ohio they can tell you on site if the subgrade is acceptable
Las Vegas does
What did he say about you pouring without him?
I dont know, he's hard to get a hold of.
@@OdellCompleteConcrete screw him. I'm an aerospace engineer but I don't need to be to tell him that was fine before & he needs to go by what his engineer said & what their code says.
The inspector must own the concrete company. I've never heard of a 12" Residential drive way
Me either
@@OdellCompleteConcrete sounds like the inspector may have buried his x wife in that spot .He really wants that 12 inches
12” of concrete! That’s wild!
I was gonna ask if that is common. I’m not a commercial concrete guy but I thought 8-9 inches was overkill for my driveway addition, this inspectors got me worried, I had no inspections. Oops. It hasn’t cracked or run away yet.
Jax Turner I’m from south Louisiana and we go 4” on driveways. I’m not gonna say that’s what should be done everywhere but strength wise that’s plenty enough.
Tare up the engineered drawings in the future.
I'm surprised the inspector didn't didn't ask you for special Roman concrete with volcanic ash and Brine treatment to last a 1,000 years. LOL!
The skys the limit
10" driveway?? Does the inspector think the homeowner drives an M1A1 Abrams? I'm surprised he didn't ask for #8 rebar on 1ft centres as well......
Sideslip hahahahah
You would think so
lol
Thank god for that inspector! Otherwise this entire job could of been a confusing drawn out mess.
And I’d definitely take his advice on wiggling flimsy weak stuff into sloppy, gritty slots. You don’t deal with that situation often.
Yes it's fairly rare
I can tell he's aggravated near the end there.
If you've dealt with city inspectors you'd understand
That's unfortunate
Hey Dave the way that dirt was cracked like it was I would have dug it down on my own and put rock in there. They’re suppose to push a pointed rod in there if it goes in deep to soft if he could only push it in 4” ok to go. You really can’t tell by jumping on it. No you can’t wiggle or push that expansion in. I would of changed that board in about 4 min and just done it like he said. I would have just said yes sir give me a few minutes to get it done. Agin I would have all ready had that rock in there and smiling when he walked up . That wouldn’t have been my first inspection or my 1000 Inspection. My thinking is he going to make my job hard but I’m going to make his easy. So lm going to get out in front of him, and go home with that CHECK. Those check can wipe away a lot of hard feelings.
That's the easy way for sure, but I like to think ahead about the next guy
Little late on this but no u can’t just wiggle felt in or as we call it floating it in u have to beat it in with ur mag and it ends up tearing the felt up and it’s extremely hard to make it perfectly straight ur idea was best that inspector obviously don’t know anything about finishing concrete if he did he would know ur idea would ensure straightness u could also pour the sidewalk first thing in the morning then just put the felt against it and pour the the rest about noon
Your absolutely correct.
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City inspector was a genuine pain and then didn’t even show up. Inspector stopped progress just to show he had authority and he was in charge. Made you and the property owners wait for nothing.
Apparently
It brings up an interesting point, Who does pay for this. You provided a grade based on their engineered drawing and upon completion he wants something not called out in the plan? I realize that your choice is to argue with the idiot and delay the project or dig out the four inches and get your check and get onto the next one, but just once it would be nice to legally jam that shit down their throat. I think I would still make an official complaint to the City Engineer. He may be getting other complaints about this Ahole. Professional work as always Mr.Odell.
That's a good point
Glad to she city building inspectors all across the world have something in common. It is a pity as it usually comes at a cost.
Bingo
I got a silly question. Since part of the poor is going to be public sidewalk, does the homeowner pay for that portion as well or does the city get billed for the sidewalk?
Home Owner pays for all improvements
I love how quickly you respond to questions we all have. Thank you!
Hey Dave... If you ever want to get out of the concrete business you should try your hand at dancing. LOLOLOL... Those jumps looked pretty good. Problem is though for the life of me I just can't imagine you in tights. LMAO... Keep up the good work man.
edit: I don't see how you'd ever get that felt in straight by 'wiggling' it into place. That inspector is smoking crack.
I think your on to something
Boom!
that is the biggest issue I have with permits and inspections, not the idea the fact that the rules are open to discussion and not strictly follow the written rules. it's all crap shoot.
That curb cutting machine looks awesome. That think had to be expensive. I wonder how many jobs he had to do to break even on that purchase, all things considered.
Most inspectors are cool if they like your work but there’s always one who pretends they know more then they actually do.
Could be
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Wow, I hope my city is not as a pain in the a**, I live in Diamond Bar.
Probably not but you'll find out soon