How to Build and Pour a Foundation for a Garage DIY
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2021
- In this video we show you how to build, setup and pour a concrete foundation for a DIY garage / shed. We hope you all enjoy and Don't forget to LIKE, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT any questions you may have!
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Didn’t watch the pour because the prep work was excellent. True craftsman!
These videos consume WAY TOO MUCH of my life 😂😂. I’m addicted 🇺🇸
You are not alone :)
I hear that
Samesy
10,000 years from now some archeologist will dig up that slab perfectly intact and say “looks like Odell was here too”
they even found a sweatbubble in the concrete.
DNA preserved for the future
@@OdellCompleteConcrete estimated cost for something like this? Start to finish...appreciate it
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@owbeer I’m so pp
I just want to thank you for teaching us the perfect way to build slab concrete. you do it the right way . Very professional work.
"Drop the fiber; check the slump."
Would make a great T-shirt.
Good idea
TY
That`s what She Said.
you are truly a craftsman ,thank you for taking the time and going over everything ,congrats to you and your crew.
That was pleasant to watch. Nothing wrong with doing more than what was asked for. Just protects you down the road. Nice looking job and great video!
You got that right!
TY
Excellent work, with nice, calm, informative commentary. You guys are the best at it.
Much appreciated!
My Dad did this kind of work as well as brick laying and watching this brings back memories. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
I am pouring a my first slab for a shed soon. Thanks for your insightful comments as to why you are doing what you are doing!
Wow! I didn't know concrete took that much work. Very professional, including the video production quality. Nice.
ty
Your video and your skill/workmanship on the pad were excellent! Thanks
TY
Didn't know that about wetting newly laid concrete, you learn something every day.
Yes it's important
I've set up sprinklers with a hose end timer on some of my jobs as well.
The high speed video and narration are the right formula, very good. As a 40yr. general I want to show friends and family your work and say”this is how hard work and experience come together to create technical and artistic beauty”.
TY
Awesome! So helpful as I try to figure out how to pour a foundation for a garage on a slight slope. Looks like the key is to make sure the footer goes deep enough into "native" on the lower side, then I can just build up & compact the center as needed.
That's the key
@@OdellCompleteConcrete 🙏
Another great vid with outstanding narration. Glad to see Big Blue back from vacation!
Big blue is getting it on
TY
@@OdellCompleteConcrete OSS 🤘
As a newly graduated civil engineer, and avid fan of this channel for the last few months, your videos are extremely helpful to learn the real ins and outs of how this stuff is actually done on the job. Keep up the awesome work!
Glad to help!
19:44 19:45
@OdellCompleteConcrete Fk yeah man I'm no pro but this is my plan, the watering & oil & plastic. Ppl rid me for wanting to use oil, plastic, watering much . I talk about it. My question is I will be installing a lift in the future. The hole is 6". Should I dig the key way & how the heck am I going to pour all that by myself?????
I had to just brake do & decide to pore it in 4 sections. It's only me myself & I doing it. Not rich enough it buy a truck. I don't understand (psi) I used to paint & different things called for different psi. I understand it in painting. How is it in concrete anyone?????
hey nice slab build, i assume it was 4500psi and all the rebar because the frost footer was not very deep? i thought 2500-3000psi was more normal for slabs especially a little thing like this. sometimes its just good to overbuild though@@OdellCompleteConcrete
Amazing work,that's what i call hard work and dedication for what you do.👍
Thank you for sharing this! Nobody explains better on how to do the work!
Great work! 👍🏽
YW
Now I’m really curious about what the garage will look like! Beautiful slab!
You and me both!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge in a pleasant way. Easy to follow and understand.
YW
TY
Love watching professionals doing great job.
TY
Your work and workers are amazing. Looks wonderful.
ty
I love seeing 'Big Blue' making an appearance. Nice job as usual David.
TY
BB
Loved that top secret tip!!
Glad you liked it!!
I like the way it comed out adding fiber very smart. Did everything I would do but I like the cron smart.
Me too
TY
That wheelbarrow is so cute!!
I had one just like it when I was a little kid.
Great
A great video. A beginning to end very critical concrete project all in one video Thanks
You bet!
Outstanding work Odell!!
TY
Wow what a foundation! Like I said many a times before you guys do superb work, quality work, man I wish you were in our state, thank you for sharing:)
Wow, thank you!
There's plenty of competent guys like Odell in every state dude.
Loving the drone footage! Keep it up guys!!
YW
Always enjoy watching your stuff! Looks like great work!
I appreciate that!
Wow! Thanks for sharing your excellent video so even a dummy (like me!) can follow your instructions. Have a good day!
Glad it helped
Awesome job I have been watching your videos for a while thanks for all the info you describe when doing jobs
TY
Always admire you guys ! Great work !
TY
I like your "top secret" sweat one. My dad had a "secret" with nails-run it through your hair so it goes into the lumber with a light oil coating. I still do it today. Great video, thanks.
Good idea.
Have you heard how to prevent blisters on your hands
How do you prevent blisters? @odel
Hi Dave great video you guys do a lot more manual work than we do in UK over here we would do 2 things different. 1.For the car lift we would make a frame for the car lift pads and mark on the shuttering centres for the pads and mark on slab before shuttering is removed. 2. With a slab this size we put in an expansion joint. Well done I hope you enjoyed a few beers after.
Yes it was great.
TY
Thanks for this vid, i am about to gove it a whirl! Love the background music, reminds me of Jackson Brown
Thanks for sharing Odells!
YW
Outstanding work and photography. Thank you
TY
Awesome video, what size aggregate do you Recomend for this? I am about to do exactly the same. Also do you think 2” of. 3/4” gravel will be enough for base?
A joy to watch... thanks for posting.
TY
I like the way you did this job and how u recorded and presented it.. makes me wish i did more video action on the 100s of previous jobs... I only have one suggestion..I liked to get two bundles of wood stakes..one 16 inch and one 2ft.. I like to blap everything just below the top of formboard. then we get stevie wonder to come out and screed the outside in designer bowling shoes from burlingtons.. we spray em with veggie oil...we discourage him from playing pianos and drums during the pour... thank you, great job!
Sounds interesting
Odell strikes again! Mighty fine work Team
TY
Excellent as usual, I learned something new again besides the sprinkling of sweat while troweling, actually that was hilarious 😂
Glad you enjoyed it
wow, what a beautiful slab!
ty
Beautiful job, especially for a slab. I wish you were closer to the east cost or we had a local contractor that took pride in his company/work the way you do.
Me too
TY
Great video. Super narration and great filming and drone too!
Thank you kindly!
Amazing work, you give it a 100% quality
ty
Don't have a place to put one but would love to have a pro pour one. Perfectly done.
TY
I made my base in the same way as this one here in the Scotland 5 years ago with no expansion gap and it's held up great with no cracking.
Nice
You got lucky
Looks awesome. I did a 18x30 shop pad the same with, but also threw in some old bent up pallet racking mesh from work. I did the slab in two sections for a couple reasons. So two 18x15 pours. No cracking other than the crack between the two slabs met. I did another 18x30 slab right next to it in a similar fashion 4 years later but this time in a single pour, no cracks at all. I did do nearly 2 feet of compacted gravel under the whole area though.
Thick concrete is the key
I was wondering how it would be done for a foundation slab that size. I'm looking at possibly building an outbuilding garage about that size and was wondering how you could do it in stages or in halves or thirds. There's only so much concrete that can be poured at a time unless you had back up trucks waiting at the ready to keep it flowing and get it poured in one day?
@@patricknoland7402 Most of the work is prep. Forms and rebar. The actual pouring is pretty quick and easy. For my 18x30 main area I had a mechanics pit i formed in so we did the slab in two sections. It was me, my dad and father in law. It's best to have two people but can do it yourself. I think each pour was about 4 yards? I believe one truck would be just enough....you'd have to run the calculations. But I'd go a little heavy and thicker. i only did 3.5-4". I did install a 2 post lift on it last Oct....don't use wedge anchors, epoxy 5/8 threaded rod instead. Most guys inquire about a lift.
For my other 18x30 addition I did it in one single pour, one truck. It took us about 45 minutes from start to finish. I rented a 2cycl concrete skreed....TOTALLY worth it. The main shop we used skreed boards...it worked but was a pain. The 2cycl skreed makes it very doable with 2 people. By yourself you could if it was wet enough or had the additive.
You are funny and your tools are funny too!
Amazing detailed information. Thankyou sir!
YW
TY
That's a very nice looking slab. Lots of work but each step has it's purpose and contributes to a fine job in the end. Two things : You put a slight crown down the middle... doesn't that cause puddling at both walls? Up north in snow country we put the high point at the back of a garage and taper it to the big door OR we taper the entire floor to the middle where there is a drain that "day-lights" out the side to a low point. The melting snow from the cars then has an exit without puddling along the walls. The second thing is you don't use a power screed or a powered, rotory trowel. Is there a reason for that? Expense? Takes up too much space in the truck? Just wondering.
Beautiful work
TY
Damn fellas hell of a pad glad I clicked this one. I started pouring pads with a "rat ledge" or "bump ledge" this year if a customer don't want to go the route of a building skirt to help keep water out. Not a 100% fix but seems to help call backs when they complain and then the garage companies blame the water seepage on our pads not being level. It hasn't happened often but when it does its a headache trying to explain to people path of least resistance lol.
Years ago (like forty-plus), I began to use a mattock and scrape along the bottom of the outside of the forms when the concrete was just setting, going just deep enough to expose the bottom of the lowest form board. Never, ever lost a board after that. And cutting a 45° rake/cross-cut on the end of any bottom board that had a hanging end really helped, too. But then again, I did about 25:1 structural to flat
Nice tricks
TY
Wow! I didn't know concrete took that much work. Very professional, including the video production quality.
This beautiful slab had to cost a small fortune.
Yes it did
TY
Outstanding job 👍
TY
Very educational, I wonder why the footing doesn't have a vapor barrier just like the slab? Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Excellent job.
awesome work! stay hydrated and be safe!
TY
YT
That's quality work!
Ty
Really informative. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Love your videos!
TY
I like your method using the board in middle of the pour to support the screed board. The guy i worked for we used a 10 foot long 1-1/4" pipe that was supported by 1" x 4" steaked in the ground below grade with #7 nails toenail to hold it in place. As you float the concrete you would pull the pipe then you would take a shovel of concrete and fill the void the pipe left. This method made a very even floor.
Sounds scetchy
You always seem to amaze me man great fucken job brother 👍🏽
ty
Beautiful work!
Thank you very much!
Cool video. Was wondering why for the footers (the permiters/edges of the slab), when you dug out that perimeter, there was no gravel placed in that ditch edge? And it was not packed like the middle rectangle?
Great work and Great video!!!
Ty
Your crew are they do a great job👑👑💪💪
TY
Great work!
TY
Beautiful works
Thank you so much 😊
Looking good!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Hey Dave, awesome work as always. What is the best way to put together a blue print for the contractors on a new garage and driveway build? Been trying to use Pro-Cad software, but having a problem setting area dimensions and depths. Thanks
True Pro's pros. The Lebron of Concrete.
Ty
Great job, you guys are a cut above.
Thank you!
real nice job ty for the vid
TY
That sweat trick , best cooks have it too, 🤣🤣🤣
Good job!!!
Thats the chefs secret sauce
nice video coverage!
TY
👍Great job!
TY
Super job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Had to rewatch, the locals here just throw forms down, very crude, no steel, it's not like this stuff.
I'll form it myself at 67 but it's the pour and screeding that I'll need help on. Great work David.
Yes
I concur
GL
You do amazing work. I wish all concrete guys were this good. I can't imagine the cost...
You and me both!
Luv your work. One thing near the end, leaving the wood underpinning acts as a food source for subterranean termites, which will then attack any wood/paper material attached to or near the slab. Now if its all metal (no wood/paper backed insulation/drywall) then I guess, no worries. But its probably best to get it out.
Ok! Now I know I can’t DIY this 😅. Great videos!
Thank you! 😊
awesome work ,nice.
TY
I like the copious amounts of sweat as a labour saving technique!
I recommend it
beautiful finish, like an ice rink
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video.
Ty
Your channel is great, I'll just oíl the forms before they go up.
Ok
But dirty
Please, come build my garage/studio foundation!! Gorgeous!
Genuine questions, is that compacted enough? Why not use the vapor varrior all through the beam? Do you HAVE to be at virgin soil, my lot has like 3 feet of added dirt on top of virgin soil. Would my perimeter beam have to be below that?
OK so this is a lot more prep work than I might have imagined. One person DIY this could take one week of work. Keep this in mind, good engineering.
Yes, thank you
Nice job 👍
TY
What is the reason for the gravel on the plastic? Im looking to do a slap myself and have seen some videos now but jone of them used the gravel. Also most off the time i don't see footings, is there a reason why you wouldn't use it?
Thanks for sharing a build from drawings, @13:35 couple a dozen eggs indeed - hope you provided t-shirts ;-))
I think hats and gloves
Well, as much as I appreciate the insider sweat trade secret, I gotta say I'm really disappointed in the lack of hammer flipping I've seen in recent videos 😅.
Really great work, I hope I can get my 1st project half as good as your work. Thanks for the videos.
I hear that
GL
Clean AF
ty