Small Jobs Making Big Upgrades To These Homes!
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- The crew is pouring front steps and a driveway extension.
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Professionals like you guys are what is required. You are a great motivator Tom. Thank you.
Big job, small job, your quality of work is the still at it’s highest level.
Even if you’re concreting a 5 by 5 pad it’s sill very entertaining.
Good to see my hero Jim still working in all sorts of weather. What a guy. Inspiration to all young dudes out there.
I'm glad to see the new guy Chris is picking up on the trade fairly quickly!
The weather guessers strke again!
Tom - Love seeing all the projects . . . Big and small👍 It was big to the homeowners!! You done good 😉
We had a trick for hanging plastic. Run 2 inch tape on the surface, centered where the edge of the plastic will be 3 feet above the pour. Rub it down good. Then the tape overlapping the top of the plastic goes onto that layer of tape. Takes twice the tape and time, but never had plastic fall into the pour. Sometimes it's worth it and sometimes it's overkill, but we often had day labor helping with larger pours and they're in a hurry and not careful about splashing onto siding, bricks and doors.
Tom, to aid your equanimity, you might start calling them “weather guessers”. It helps me.
Tom, you are entirely correct that just dealing with issues, staying positive and motivated and communicating well makes all the difference.
Not just in business, but in life in general. I sometimes wonder if overprotecting young ones isn't why some of them get easily frustrated and expect life to always be unicorns farting rainbows that smell like maple candy.
Weather is the only job where being wrong 90% of the time is considered a good percentage. LOL
How do you stay motivated? First, be realistic about your expectations. You know that there will be x number of days that the weather will spoil plans - so that was one of those days! Second, have something to do on those days - PM, start a counter top, play in the wood shop, use the saw mill if it's fully covered. Most importantly, be grateful that you have a great business and get to work with your son's everyday. Don't sweat the small stuff.
Morning Tom,
Hope you enjoyed your long weekend. As long as you keep your customer informed and keep communicating with them, most accept it. My son operates a lawn aeration business and weather is everything to us. We absolutely need dry ground or run the risk of rutting a yard or getting stuck and making a freaking mess. Had 1 customer all but demand we show up because he "HAD TO HAVE" it done so he could have time for grass to grow. My son gave him the ultimatum that he accept ALL responsibilities of what I just explained and gave him a price. Needless to say he waited until things dried out😊😊😊.
You parking the mixer off the road by the school was very decent AND responsible on your part. Sitting on a hill-----Safety 1st 😊.
Your compliment to Steve at the end was really accepted well. His heartfelt reply had me rolling. Your comment about a boring slab was funny.
Good video, regardless. Can't all be 60 yd with stamped concrete and color added. I bet these very projects are what got you started. Be thankful they were there. 😊😊
Tom you got me laughing at “Machines Rolling Over”.
Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day weekend spending time with family and friends.
Keep up the good work.
Hello Tom! My wife and I were unable to come to the USA a year ago, but as they say, not everything is done for the better. We always watch your videos and admire your work. Big greetings from Crimea 👍👍👍
Quick but still smooth. Talent everywhere. Good to know , no job is to big or small.
Awesome job buddy thank you for sharing your story and talent with us
When I was building/remodeling houses the weather was always an issue. That was 35 years ago. Seems everything was great until we pulled a roof off, set up to paint, pouring a driveway, or anything that rain could ruin and that’s when it was guaranteed to rain. I feel your pain. We all have to dig in and go no matter the weather. 😊
I poured a slab 18’ x 20’ x 4” thick 40 years ago at the end of my driveway by my house. Used 1/2” rebar on a 16” pattern. I’ve had cement trucks and dump trucks drive on it many times. Even a 60,000 pound well drilling rig. I did not cut it at all. No cracks to this day. I think rebar is an inexpensive plus. In case people argue that. 😁 Love seeing you use wire and rebar in your projects. 😊
I'm with ya Tom. Raining here all the time. I actually cancelled a bball court last night due to a bunch of small cells popping up. The sun was shining when i did it. Luckily it rained. Made me look like I knew what I was doing.
It's always a good idea to go by a couple different weather apps and go by the most accurate then again it happens to me all the times stay strong and keep up the great work guys
Good morning Tom
F@#king weather 🤬 All the storms and rain this spring has been crazy. I don't work where weather affects what I do other than getting to work, or having my relief show up. I grew up on a farm so I totally understand how the weather can make or break your day. Good video, small projects can be as interesting as the larger ones 👍
Dealing with weather is frustrating 👍👍👍
Only once we weren't adequately prepared and had a large driveway with a part of one corner got the dimple finish. We had plastic and covered the way we usually did when heavy rain is moving in as we were cleaning up. What we weren't prepared for was wind gusting to 68 MPH. Not enough weight on the plastic and a wedge was exposed. Customer wasn't exactly happy, but it barely was noticable to the casual observer unless pointed out.
I like the we are all in this together. Live around Harrisburg and the rain has been a major challenge. Yards growing crazy. Takes 3 times as long. Wet most the day. It’s raining now. Hahaha. Ok I got that off my chest. Who said we can’t complain about the weather? I would like to have a word with him. Just keep on pushing forward.
Tom, love to hear the tips and tricks (Basics 101) for your new guys. Can't tell you how much that helps guys like me out that are willing to give small projects a go without completely screwing them up. Would like for you to keep breaking down the mixtures you use for each application, and continuing to break down the lingo of a concrete worker that many of us don't know what it means. Appreciate the insight. Great content/channel.
You must have the same weather men in america as us in uk Tom hard work we don’t do concrete we do outside rendering it has to be try 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸
You're not alone man, we didn't have rain in the forecast today till 4-5ish and we got poured on around 1230ish in Washington DC..... very frustrating!
Great job Tom, excellent timing for the other job as well. Hey i noticed something, on your concrete rakes there is no "hook" on top. We use to have them with a hook for picking up the wire, or rods either one. It save much bending over, and sometimes the mud crew would get lazy and not bend over and pick up the wire. You can weld a pcs of 1/4" bar on the top of the rake, and filp it when you need to pull wire or rods. Just a thought that may help you guys. Another beautiful job, despite the weather, and the weather is going to do what it does, BUT the Meteorologist SHOULD most times know pretty close, with all the tech they have now. Like the video as always, i have learned much from you Tom, so many new things, especially in the "stamps" and the chemicals. it's the difference between night and day. Tell the editor :) Hey for us. ❤🙏 Those scooters looks like tons of fun, and fairly inexpensive....
I've seen concrete placers with and without the hook. We always used the ones without, because sometimes it works better to flip it over for pushing concrete. And we had a homemade puller that was 3/8 rebar bent around to be a hook and with a wooden 1X1 for a handle. That hook was safer when working between rakers that were crowded together. Often it is just easier to use your hand or the corner of the rake.
Good morning Tom. I’m with you on these weather apps. When I was a kid I remember watching the news and they would say we are expecting up to 4 inches of snow over night, now days it’s a major winter storm is coming in tonight, with blizzard conditions expected, stay home if at all possible. Get up in the morning and it’s usually just a light dusting of snow SMH
They aren't in the forecasting business now, they are in the business of excitement, clicks, drama.
I always heard the old timers (like me😢😢) use to say stick your hand out the window and if it wet, IT'S RAINING. Worked for hundreds of years world wide. Now we gawk at our phones and weather apps and still don't know any more. Have a good day
Hello Tom, I just wanted to let you know I got the t-shirt, and as I told you I will treasure it till the day I die. Will not use it for a work shirt. And I hope that you got what I sent you in the mail. I couldn't have sent it to a more deserving person..
Philadelphia Mike. --glad to see you went forward with the poor. I know the rain could be a problem and a pain. --
Sure wish you were in Florida!!
I need a new driveway!!!
Love your channel. You guys do great work!
Pay his price for relocation and I bet he'd consider it $$$$$$$$$$. 😅😅😅
GOOOOOOD
MAAAAAAAAWNIN EVERYONE!!!…Having worked on the water for 42 years…You get addicted to looking at the weather. Even though there’s nothing you can do to change it 😂. Just deal with & like you …push in through it.
Nice work fellas.
Have a day
Good morning to you
The old saying, you are damned if you do, or danmed if you don't 😉 😏, one of the best lessons learned for me was being in the army as a infantryman, no matter where you were going it would rain or snow or in the tropical jungle was worse, 😅😅😅.mind you I fully understand your frustration and concerns, ❤😊.
Here in Missouri it rains most of the week and just a few days it doesn't. Trying to plant in the garden is not working like it should. Can't till and so my wife started putting plastic down, cutting holes in to plant. I hurt my leg on mother's day that I got 21 stitches in and wasn't allowed to walk much. Well it's getting better and I have been able to mow now. Last year we didn't get much rain all year. The weather people here manly focus on the weather around Springfield and Branson and Arkansas and watching the weather around us and how they mess up so bad that we are on our own. So it's all a guess.
The weather so this year with the rain sucks so far
TOM, I have somewhat of the same issue with the rain. Demo a house (in the rain) shoulda taken 3 days but finished in 9! On to the grading and topsoil, material delivered on a dry day, started the next morning 1/3rd seeded by 1 o'clock and started laying straw (in a down pour!) been 5 days of on and off rain cant get it dry enough to finish the rest of spreading top soil to seed! By the time I'm done it'll be July! (then I'll NEED it to rain!)
Guess we're on in .....
the same "BOAT" ! Lol
My cousin is a contractor and he just ordered 32 trucks of concrete for a job. Looks like they are going to be busy today.
250 yds on a SINGLE job🤔🤔🤔. Must have a hell of a big crew.
Nice work!
Somedays, it's better not to make money than to lose money.
Thanks for sharing, always enjoy your videos.
Wait five minutes just like out here in the northwest...haha
I feel u.
I have 3 weather apps. Look at all 3 and make a guess. You can’t complain about the weather, but you can complain about the Apps!!
Weather is a bear. I had a painting company back when there were no weather apps . Some customers are great...some dont care that the weather pushed all jobs back, with a domino effect. You try to schedule as best you can but busy times and a crap string of weather caused me the most customer good will no matter how it was handled. Between customers, the rain, and keeping my guys busy I decided a larger company was not the path for me.
I feel like exposed aggregate is coming back
Tom back in the day when I was working in concrete we always hung plastic. Another thing my Uncle had us do if we were pouring a driveway to say a city sidewalk or another concrete area he had us mix up a thick solution of like Tide soap and brush it on the existing concrete so the new mud we poured it would not stick. Now days who knows if you could do that with all the EPA regulations. Guess it would have to be biodegradable soap now days. The weather app that you talked about in the beginning reminds me of years ago when I started my building business I would ask my Dad at times, Dad do you think it is going to rain today? He would say, "If I could tell you if it is going to rain or not I would be a millionaire".. The weather people can't even get it right and never could. Tom you are correct to just keep up the good attitude and move forward..
Love the comment and dad was right thank you
Once upon a time a weatherman broke both his arms and both his legs. He had to phone into work and explain his four casts. 🤪
😂 Thanks!
Hey Tom, as the rain goes don't you wish that you could be as wrong as the forecasters and still be in business? lol Great Jobs by you and the Crew.
Oh boy!! How many pours can TSH screw up before losing your good name? But the weather man screws up every day and like, oh well. He's using 80 billions of dollars of equipment to give a wrong forcast every day, yet his job is secure. I worked outside all my life. I feel you Tom. Check the forcast, look at the moving map, go look outside. Nothing else you can do, but like you said, be prepared. I've mentioned this before, talking about the pressure on you. You do handle it better than most, kudos for that!! Those small projects get put back for many reasons. Small for TSH but plenty big for the homeowners. Just push ahead, nothing else there for options. I've seen you guys handle it many times over these past years. Im always amazed at your abilities not to just handle the change in weather, but keeping a cool attitude during all that stress! Any moment the sky could open up, yet look at the quality pours that y'all accomplished today!! Well done guys! What a crew!! Keep your camera rolling Tom, this is good stuff! 👍❤️🙏🇺🇲🇺🇲
Not sure how you can say Tom screwed up?? Makes no sense, at least I don't follow your logic??
@@ronallen6578 I didn't take it as that Tom *had* screwed up anything. Just that the standard is a lot lower for weather forecasting. Predicting weather is about the only job where you can be wrong half the time and still have a job.
@@mikebarushok5361 True. Baseball hitters fail 70% of the time and are paid tens of millions of dollars for that. Our society has accepted piss poor performance as the norm. Pretty sad.
Thank you, and your comments really help me focus on what’s important
Thanks for your comment. It helps me focus on what is really important.
More great work
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When a problem comes along, you must whip it
Before the cream sets out too long, you must whip it
When something's going wrong, you must whip it
Now whip it into shape, shape it up, get straight
Go forward, move ahead, try to detect it, it's not too late
To whip it, whip it good
When a good time turns around, you must whip it
You will never live it down unless you whip it
No one gets away until they whip it................................Devo
Philadelphia Mike-- I know sometimes it seems all them little jobs more work than the big jobs. -- know what I’m saying
Old saying: do not worry about things you cannot change or influence. Old saying #2: there is no such thing as bad weather. Only bad clothes 😉 Your customers should understand.
The cards we're delt, good you stay positive! I had a question you may have said it and maybe i missed it. In my area we have guys who still hand finish and then rose bud instead of broom. I just wonder if you ever get that request?
Rosebud?? Care to explain?
@@ronallen6578 When it was time to finish the concrete and being on your knee boards you would I believe use your float in a small circle motion (making the rose bud some would say) inside your hand finished joints.
@@chrisjansen3232 Sounds like a slow ass process.
So the question is. “Is the weather being controlled by others “
Wouldn’t that be nice?
You haven't read nasa's weather mod statement, have you...😮
@@njb7209 of course. It goes without saying big brother is messing with the weather
Nobody wants to pour concrete in the rain. You do what you have to do and hopefully you don't have a bad situation where you feel as Disturbed as listening to Robert de Niro talk. God I love America. MERICA!!!!!!
Weather forecasting has gotten worse (way worse) in the last 10 years. Don't know why but it amazes me how wrong and how often they are wrong.
Now now children.
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