That's the way my concrete boss wanted every job, nice & neat, never brooming wet concrete to get off the job faster. He never advertises & still has lots of work, just from word of mouth. You do nice work!
I just retired as a cement mason after 45 yrs. I did alot of curb and gutter with the machine and sidewalk right behind the curbs. We would pour almost a mile of curb in these sub divisions tract homes. Couple days later we would pour the sidewalks, 100 cubic yards a day. Did it fir many years, we would never run shiners on the joints or edges. Differant finishes through out the USA
I'm just a DYIer and home owner, but your videos (and Dave O's) really helped me to go ahead and pour 5 sets of outdoor landings and stairs plus a nice 4x14' sidewalk on a new house that I just built - acting as GC and finisher. I really enjoy your mater of fact presentation and great content- helped me so much that I have to thank you for all the pointers. My concrete projects have turned out well enough that my one of my framers (who I found out also does concrete work) commented how good it looked- asking who I hired. I've been in the building trades for 40 years, but never done concrete until I saw your videos and got the courage to try- again, thank you so much!
Great video Mike. I love how your daughter and her friend got a summer job doing concrete work. That is some old school cool, character building stuff.
@@tayloroverstreet3182 LMAO. Dont ya love it when someone says oh that looks easy, about pouring concrete. They have no clue ! Half of them wouldn't even be able to get the hammer out of the compressor and hook it up ! Lol. Tear out, form up, dig down to add your stone, grade the stone, pour the crete, straight edge it, hit it with the Bull float, edge it, get out on it with your kneeling boards, mag it up, seal it with your steel trowel, and then finally broom that MoFo. Easy huh ? LMAO
Oh yeah I’ve been doing it my whole like since I was a young kid. My old man thought me the old school way. People have no clue what it takes to do what we do let alone make it look good. Anyone can pour concrete but not everyone can finish it lmao it’s crazy and it’s a dying trade fast
@@tayloroverstreet3182 I hear ya Brother. I been doing it 28 years now and I was taught the old school way too. I worked for my Father in law and that son of a bitch tried to kill us on purpose. Lol. Me and him were cool though. We were tight. We would try to get the job poured Thursday morning so me and him could cut loose early Thursday and go to his beach house and be out in his boat fishing by normal quitting time Thursday. Lol. We had some good guys we could trust to go to the job Friday and pull forms and clean up. But like you said people don't appreciate the work that's involved in this shit man. He used to make us tear out patios with a sledge and a pick. Lol. We'd get on the job and have to make our own kneeling boards with some scrap plywood and pieces of 2x4
Why would you want to get into concrete work & the wire the one girl is trying to pull up is just being pushed down by the other steeping down on it. I think every time I'm seen people using the welded wire they end up just having it mostly laying on the bottom of the concrete, thus likely doing more harm than good. That is why I never use the wire I use re-bar. All the power to you if you want to do concrete work, it is rather satisfying but there is lot better ways to earn a living. But work done well is most always to be respected what ever the case. BTW I'm not a real concrete man I'm more an electrician than anything, but I've done a few slabs & odd & ends. I've had my girl (age 15) help me with all kinds of the work I do, she never seems to want to but when she is helping me she seems to do a rather good job & content enough doing it. I tell her she doesn't have to do any of that type of work but I do want her to know enough not to be taken advantage of. Well best to you. :)
@@VerifyVeracity there are alot of concrete jobs available where I live and they are needed. I'm a forklift driver already just looking for a side job. concrete seems like itll fit my work schedule
Ebony Lo. You get into concrete yet? I work in a factory and used to be a forklift driver before I got my better job I did concrete during the day and drive forklift at night. Not a bad job at all once you learn what you’re doing. I mainly did flat work like this so not rocket science:
@@notachance3444 Not at the moment I've put in applications since this comment. And I haven't gotten any luck. I however moved up from forklifting to logistics.
Ebony Lo. Well congratulations on the job and I’m sure if you keep at it you can get a side job doing concrete. I actually found a couple guys doing a sidewalk by my house. I asked if I could have their bosses number and the guy said yeah I own the company what’s up? So I said I wanted to learn concrete but had no experience I offered to do it for a month at $10 a hour to see if they wanted me and I think the second week. He moved me to $14 and all I really did was wash tools and help with the pour. He offered me full time work at around $20 a hour but I couldn’t leave my full time job for seasonal work. Sometimes finding people doing small jobs and asking is the best way.
Mike you easily have the best channel on UA-cam for concrete and I have seen just about all of them..... Your attention to explaining the smallest details is what I appreciate the most....Thanks a bunch.
I respect those girls who are out there doing something with their lives.. some broke girls down in my country are busy doing makeup and waiting for some guy to take them to a club and drink.. RESPECT
Very, very good video the way you explain how to do the process step by step with all the details it's so helpful. I have seen many videos and by far yours its the best. You are not only teaching us but teaching this girl's the skill of how to properly pour concrete it's amazing but the best part for them and us is how you are teaching us to do it with quality. Thanks and Respect💪💪
You seem like a really good father god bless and your videos are awesome and super helpful .I live in Canada and we have cold weather too so I can apply what I learned from you. Thank you
Amazing work you do and picture perfect finishes. Love how you explain everything to the tee and use the proper terms for every step truly a great informing learning tool thank you
Hi Mike! I will be building a patio and walkways around our new home. Before I begin doing this, I wanted to do some "UA-cam research". This is how I stumbled across your videos! Like your history with working with concrete, I have a similar (36 years!) history in boatbuilding, (The Hinckley Company). So, it doesn't take me long to figure out, "Mike Day knows his stuff about concrete!". What caught my ear is, "......pouring concrete in Maine.". I live in Franklin, Maine; just outside of Ellsworth! Thank you for putting together such great and informative videos!
Beautiful job!! I sure wish I had you all down here in Ky. to pour a slab for me. Very educational. I cannot tell you how educational this is for me. Many thanks again!
@@MikeDayConcrete hey question im a young guy and i work as a concrete truck driver. Im going to buy my own concrete truck soon and i wanted to get into buisness with my friend on the side doing driveways and sidewalks with a buddy. How much would i charge per say for a job like this ballpark? And what are your expenses on a job like this?
"So we get about 3" of clearance on each side of the board" ＜--- Hello, I have been watching your channel for a while. You are the person who really is willing to help. Thank you for your generous sharing. By the way, perhaps your daughter is inheriting your business someday.
Очень хорошая видеоинструкция. Я тоже хочу залить такую дорожку перед своим домом. Уже купил некоторые из инструментов, осталось подождать пять месяцев пока растает снег😄.
Did my first pour two weeks ago. As a pre-apprentice, I'm extremely impressed with how fast you guys and my instructor are able to finish this process quickly. I overthink way too much during training so I end up making more mistakes.(we practice with damp sand because our instructor says it's harder to learn than concrete so if we learn the sand concrete would be easier) It's actually crazy to see how much experience really pays off on the job.
Mike, as a home owner who has done a few DIY concrete jobs I have to say thanks, because I literally take notes on this stuff and put it to good use. You are a great American
Damn I've only watched two videos but I have learned a bunch, while going to school for a few summers I would help this bricklayer. Started out mixing the concrete by hand in a wheelbarrow and this was for cinder blocks for a mobile home foundation, talk about being in shape. Finally got a electric mixer the second week into the job, a lot of hard work but great exercise. Btw you guys do great work, well done. Regards OAG !
You haven't learned anything here. This is all done incorrectly. The finish is okay. But the work is done work before they pour the concrete. That's what's important
Very good work! Good instruction too! It's nice to see someone who really cares about doing a good job, doing it right, and having happy, satisfied customers. You should show the completed job at the end, when it's dry, with forms removed. I'm sure it looked really nice.
Nice work, I build concrete water tanks we do a lot of shotcrete. I've learned a lot on finishing concrete watching your channel keep up the good work.
Mike, Thanks for the very detailed description of how its done! Very helpful. I’m a DIY’er also but have done a lot over the years. Not much concrete but have an entry landing and curved sidewalk I’m currently working on. Really appreciate you describing the “slump” and what slump to order for a sidewalk. Is there a basic formula for figuring how much concrete to order? Thanks again
Greate job pal , i take my two daughters out whith me to set up and pour when there not in school ,its good for them mentally and the memories of when they used to go out there on jobs that we do.
This is so damn cool I gotta save this video lol the detail you guys put into your work is nothing less than profesional and the fact that your teaching your kid bout it is even more admirable u rock bro 🤘🏽😁
So glad concrete runs in the family. Never have to worry about finding a job, just ask my uncles if I can work you them, and boom I have a job doing concrete.
Watching this makes me wanna dig all kinds of places up and concrete the hell out of everything and i dont even own anything, i rent my house and here thats a big no no! There wouldnt be a green spot anywhere if my landlord said "get er done"!
You dont pull your forms same day and trowel the outside of the area and continue the control joints through the outside face? Risky, you can end up with some decent bug holes, I poured it like you for a long time then started pulling my boards (when it's an above grade slab) and using an outside corner trowel. I stick a piece of rebar at the form board and slide it down to the bottom of the slab, remove it (this forces the aggregate out of the way) and continue my control joint on the vertical face of the slab with a v-groove trowel. It makes a difference on the appearance of the slab, even when I used a power screed I would notice a few small bug holes. Nice job on the slab. 👍
@@MikeDayConcrete your welcome just great seeing a daughter an father work together an, see shes not afraid of learning plus others best way to keep that in the family.
DEAR MIKE.....THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEOS.....THIS VIDEO .....THE NEW CONCRETE GOES UP TO THE EXISTING WOOD STEP APROXIMATELY 1 1/2" FROM TOP OF NEW CONCRETE, TO TOP OF OLD STEP......THIS DOES NOT PASS CODE......SOLUTION......TAKE OUT BOTTOM STEP....NEW CONCRETE IS NOW BOTTON STEP AND IS 1 1/2 " HIGHER... BUT THAT GIVES YOU EQUAL RISE FOR EACH STEP....NOW PASSES BUILDING CODE....PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR EXCELLENT VIDEOS.....I HAVE SEEN MANY.....AND HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU.....ALSO IF YOU WANT TO LEARN A SUBJECT....TRY TEACHING IT.....SUCH AS YOU DO.....THAT IS WHEN THE PROFESSIONAL REALLY STARTS TO LEARN.....I AM YOUR BROTHER IN CONSTRUCTION.....55 YEARS EXPERIENCE.....PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Just starting to get in the concrete finishing game so I'm green to say the least. What are some tips and tricks to make this easier to get down to do good work?
Crystal, watch as many of my videos as you have time to. Reach out for help if you have a question. Check out my website www.everything-about-concrete.com also.
minkowski91 hahaha 😂 thats just pure lazy, you can use bricks chop a brick in 3/4 pieces, if you can’t be bothered buying proper concrete bars, or i even seen groundworkers use roof slates or whatever as long as you lift the mesh off the floor it’ll be fine, lifting it up while pouring it? That never seen done before lol, but hey if it works for you why not, if somebody did that in any of my jobs? Id tell them to pack their tools and leave my site.. 🤷🏻♂️ lifting it up while pouring it does nothing mesh is heavier than the concrete mix and as soon as you let go the mesh? It’ll fall back on a ground.
Pretty much that’s why I don’t have a concrete driveway because it’s impossible to find people that know what they are doing. I level concrete for a living, so we have to drill holes in the old concrete to lift it back up. you can see the rebar just sitting below the slab because they didn’t prop it up at all. Not even touching the concrete lol.
man im always facinated about seeing slab work done and im very interested in learning this trade, i must say that your work and teachings are so remarkable i really enjoy watching your videos and will never miss one at all again, thankyou my friend.
There was a girl pulling up the wire. It should be in the bottom third of the slab, so basically just pull it up enough to get a little bit of concrete under it. Most folks think reinforcement for slabs are to be in the middle of the slab which is incorrect. As a slab settles, the top 3rd of the slab will be Compressed together. The bottom 3rd of the slab will be pulling apart . Therefore reinforcement needs to be in the bottom 3rd of the slab to hold the bottom of the slab together. Imagine taking a 16' long wooden plank and setting it on cinder blocks at each end. If you were to step up on to the plank in the middle, the board bows under your weight. Wood grains on the bottom of the plank pull apart while wood grains on the top are pressed together. If the board was to snap, the board would snap from the bottom up with the top likely still holding together By several wood grains. Same is true with concrete slabs.
I’m retired now but I have 20 years experience doing concrete construction and I would like to see y’all do all aspects of doing a basement, that is if you do basements. Love your page, Thanks
No one is wearing tool belts. They save a lot of time looking for your tools and fasteners. I guarantee your production increases it your wearing a tool belt. It might be very little but over the days and weeks it adds up. Any owner of a company would like an increase in production with no extra cost. When I had a gang of five guys if one wouldn't wear his tool belt or you had to keep reminding him. He was the first on the layoff list. Great video by the way and good luck with your company. Concrete work is some of the hardest work out there. Be Safe.
So, in 40 years and one of the girls is getting cement work done, the guys doing the work BETTER do a great job or they may getting an earful from a pi$$ed off grandma! Even better would be grandma grabbing the float and showing the young pups how to do it right🤣
What we do is set our grade always at the house and depending on the slope the homeowner wants but jus say they want it to drop 1/4 inch per foot, figure that and set the ends of the forms, then run lines down both sides and set our grade right of that string line we never use a lever to set forms doing flat work
2022 sept driveway widened for 2 cars wide plus mobility scooter wide between the foundation down 5 in length 40ft rebar laid 6 guys great job cement del by large cement truck even extended rework into my garage as bonus looks great i had a pesky sewer drai n hump in middle they fixed that nice ? was aggravating when i drove in or out on my mobility scooter . weather ? perfect $5k total they had a huge job across from my house multi mill$$ property. very handy i could see there work in progress,
Thought the exact same thing. The mesh needs to be totally encased within the concrete to prevent water ingress. Otherwise the steel will eventually rust and then swell up, compromising the entire slab.
When I build forms for a sidewalk, especially a curved walk, I cut a few 1 X 4 boards to the width of the concrete to use as a gauge as I set the sides. Floating the edges before screeding is a heck of a tip. It'll save me some edging headaches. Thanks.
Gonna pour my first sidewalk ever next weekend, glad to see people uploading great content like this. Thank you so much!
How did it turn out?
How did it turn out?
Guys, he was abducted by the homeowners...
It came out great!
@@rconn4501 haha
I've watched enough of your videos and I've learned a lot, so from south Alabama, here's a little something to say thanks for the tutorial videos!
Thank you I appreciate it 🙏
Mad respect for you concrete workers. Physical and mental olympics every single day.
Thank you!!
That's the way my concrete boss wanted every job, nice & neat, never brooming wet concrete to get off the job faster. He never advertises & still has lots of work, just from word of mouth. You do nice work!
I just retired as a cement mason after 45 yrs. I did alot of curb and gutter with the machine and sidewalk right behind the curbs. We would pour almost a mile of curb in these sub divisions tract homes. Couple days later we would pour the sidewalks, 100 cubic yards a day. Did it fir many years, we would never run shiners on the joints or edges. Differant finishes through out the USA
I install manufacturered homes, and I'm just getting into doing sidewalks and patios. These videos of yours are among the best I've seen . Thank you !
I'm just a DYIer and home owner, but your videos (and Dave O's) really helped me to go ahead and pour 5 sets of outdoor landings and stairs plus a nice 4x14' sidewalk on a new house that I just built - acting as GC and finisher. I really enjoy your mater of fact presentation and great content- helped me so much that I have to thank you for all the pointers. My concrete projects have turned out well enough that my one of my framers (who I found out also does concrete work) commented how good it looked- asking who I hired. I've been in the building trades for 40 years, but never done concrete until I saw your videos and got the courage to try- again, thank you so much!
Kevin, that's awesome. Glad the videos help. Keep pouring and sharing. Send me a picture mikeday@everything-about-concrete.com
I love how skilled workers make it look easy... great job on the video
Great video Mike. I love how your daughter and her friend got a summer job doing concrete work. That is some old school cool, character building stuff.
Now this is what I call a family business. Cool to see everyone pitching in.
Mike thank you for all your input you're very thorough and it seems like you're very patient, And you have a very good crew You guys are good!
Pretty cool that you have your family work with you. Hope my daughter joins the family biz when she grows up. Thanks for the video.
It is cool, thank you!
this man knows what he is doing , excellent video 👍👍👍 I have been in the concrete business 35 plus years
Thanks Paul.
Beautiful work! The more I watch these videos the more confident I feel about pouring my own concrete sidewalks.
Thanks Trevor, Keep watching
Yeah concrete is so easy that’s why everyone does it lol
@@tayloroverstreet3182 LMAO. Dont ya love it when someone says oh that looks easy, about pouring concrete. They have no clue ! Half of them wouldn't even be able to get the hammer out of the compressor and hook it up ! Lol. Tear out, form up, dig down to add your stone, grade the stone, pour the crete, straight edge it, hit it with the Bull float, edge it, get out on it with your kneeling boards, mag it up, seal it with your steel trowel, and then finally broom that MoFo. Easy huh ? LMAO
Oh yeah I’ve been doing it my whole like since I was a young kid. My old man thought me the old school way. People have no clue what it takes to do what we do let alone make it look good. Anyone can pour concrete but not everyone can finish it lmao it’s crazy and it’s a dying trade fast
@@tayloroverstreet3182 I hear ya Brother. I been doing it 28 years now and I was taught the old school way too. I worked for my Father in law and that son of a bitch tried to kill us on purpose. Lol. Me and him were cool though. We were tight. We would try to get the job poured Thursday morning so me and him could cut loose early Thursday and go to his beach house and be out in his boat fishing by normal quitting time Thursday. Lol. We had some good guys we could trust to go to the job Friday and pull forms and clean up. But like you said people don't appreciate the work that's involved in this shit man. He used to make us tear out patios with a sledge and a pick. Lol. We'd get on the job and have to make our own kneeling boards with some scrap plywood and pieces of 2x4
This is great! im a female trying to get into concret work. seeing other females helps alot.
Why would you want to get into concrete work & the wire the one girl is trying to pull up is just being pushed down by the other steeping down on it. I think every time I'm seen people using the welded wire they end up just having it mostly laying on the bottom of the concrete, thus likely doing more harm than good. That is why I never use the wire I use re-bar. All the power to you if you want to do concrete work, it is rather satisfying but there is lot better ways to earn a living. But work done well is most always to be respected what ever the case. BTW I'm not a real concrete man I'm more an electrician than anything, but I've done a few slabs & odd & ends. I've had my girl (age 15) help me with all kinds of the work I do, she never seems to want to but when she is helping me she seems to do a rather good job & content enough doing it. I tell her she doesn't have to do any of that type of work but I do want her to know enough not to be taken advantage of. Well best to you. :)
@@VerifyVeracity there are alot of concrete jobs available where I live and they are needed. I'm a forklift driver already just looking for a side job. concrete seems like itll fit my work schedule
Ebony Lo. You get into concrete yet? I work in a factory and used to be a forklift driver before I got my better job I did concrete during the day and drive forklift at night. Not a bad job at all once you learn what you’re doing. I mainly did flat work like this so not rocket science:
@@notachance3444 Not at the moment I've put in applications since this comment. And I haven't gotten any luck. I however moved up from forklifting to logistics.
Ebony Lo. Well congratulations on the job and I’m sure if you keep at it you can get a side job doing concrete. I actually found a couple guys doing a sidewalk by my house. I asked if I could have their bosses number and the guy said yeah I own the company what’s up? So I said I wanted to learn concrete but had no experience I offered to do it for a month at $10 a hour to see if they wanted me and I think the second week. He moved me to $14 and all I really did was wash tools and help with the pour. He offered me full time work at around $20 a hour but I couldn’t leave my full time job for seasonal work. Sometimes finding people doing small jobs and asking is the best way.
Mike you easily have the best channel on UA-cam for concrete and I have seen just about all of them..... Your attention to explaining the smallest details is what I appreciate the most....Thanks a bunch.
Thank You, I appreciate that!
I respect those girls who are out there doing something with their lives.. some broke girls down in my country are busy doing makeup and waiting for some guy to take them to a club and drink.. RESPECT
Good job Mike
@@gilbertcierra7411 yea you dont see many girls gettin at the concrete i love it
Weird sexist comment
Your comment is inappropriate. The history of women through generations is something to be seriously studied.
@@PrincipalDBA delete it then as if anyone asked you to review the comment
Very nice job. Homeowners have substantially increased the value of their property.
Thank you!
Love how all the family and friends got busy💪🏽
Yea, family is where it's at!!
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Like the way u explain things so easy to understand everything that is going on.
I'm learning a lot from your videos. Thanks! One suggestion though - please show the the product when it is dry and you've removed the forms.
Very, very good video the way you explain how to do the process step by step with all the details it's so helpful. I have seen many videos and by far yours its the best.
You are not only teaching us but teaching this girl's the skill of how to properly pour concrete it's amazing but the best part for them and us is how you are teaching us to do it with quality. Thanks and Respect💪💪
You seem like a really good father god bless and your videos are awesome and super helpful .I live in Canada and we have cold weather too so I can apply what I learned from you. Thank you
That's why I make them. thanks.
That’s awesome u have ur daughter n friend working for the summer
I came up the same way. N doing same with my sons.
It was awesome. Thanks!
Putting mud down is life!
Amazing work you do and picture perfect finishes. Love how you explain everything to the tee and use the proper terms for every step truly a great informing learning tool thank you
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Good dad. Good daughter (and friend)
Good looking job, Mike. Respect to you and your crew.
Hi Mike! I will be building a patio and walkways around our new home. Before I begin doing this, I wanted to do some "UA-cam research". This is how I stumbled across your videos! Like your history with working with concrete, I have a similar (36 years!) history in boatbuilding, (The Hinckley Company). So, it doesn't take me long to figure out, "Mike Day knows his stuff about concrete!". What caught my ear is, "......pouring concrete in Maine.". I live in Franklin, Maine; just outside of Ellsworth!
Thank you for putting together such great and informative videos!
Awesome Barry, thanks for watching!
Beautiful job!! I sure wish I had you all down here in Ky. to pour a slab for me. Very educational. I cannot tell you how educational this is for me. Many thanks again!
Nothing more exciting than removing the forms and revealing the finished product!
Love watching your vids! I recently got a job as a concrete labourer and your videos have helped me to learn so much!
That's awesome, What state are you from?
@@MikeDayConcrete I'm in Ontario, Canada.
@@MikeDayConcrete hey question im a young guy and i work as a concrete truck driver. Im going to buy my own concrete truck soon and i wanted to get into buisness with my friend on the side doing driveways and sidewalks with a buddy. How much would i charge per say for a job like this ballpark? And what are your expenses on a job like this?
Straight to the point and no bullshit. I'll sub
That's what I like to hear, thanks.
"So we get about 3" of clearance on each side of the board" ＜--- Hello, I have been watching your channel for a while. You are the person who really is willing to help. Thank you for your generous sharing. By the way, perhaps your daughter is inheriting your business someday.
Очень хорошая видеоинструкция. Я тоже хочу залить такую дорожку перед своим домом. Уже купил некоторые из инструментов, осталось подождать пять месяцев пока растает снег😄.
Looks beautiful!!! Makes me want to go start my mixer...
Did my first pour two weeks ago. As a pre-apprentice, I'm extremely impressed with how fast you guys and my instructor are able to finish this process quickly. I overthink way too much during training so I end up making more mistakes.(we practice with damp sand because our instructor says it's harder to learn than concrete so if we learn the sand concrete would be easier) It's actually crazy to see how much experience really pays off on the job.
You should try practicing with pool krete lol. Makes you work hard to rid of the troll marks🤮
After watching you stamp a slab, now I want to see everything stamped and sealed!!! 😂
Great work Mike.
Mike, as a home owner who has done a few DIY concrete jobs I have to say thanks, because I literally take notes on this stuff and put it to good use. You are a great American
Damn I've only watched two videos but I have learned a bunch, while going to school for a few summers I would help this bricklayer. Started out mixing the concrete by hand in a wheelbarrow and this was for cinder blocks for a mobile home foundation, talk about being in shape. Finally got a electric mixer the second week into the job, a lot of hard work but great exercise. Btw you guys do great work, well done. Regards OAG !
Thank!!
You haven't learned anything here. This is all done incorrectly. The finish is okay. But the work is done work before they pour the concrete. That's what's important
@@drDAKOTABOOZER So what is incorrect about it?
Very good work! Good instruction too! It's nice to see someone who really cares about doing a good job, doing it right, and having happy, satisfied customers. You should show the completed job at the end, when it's dry, with forms removed. I'm sure it looked really nice.
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Good job sir , that northern acent dope af too lol
Awesome that you are teaching the young ladies! We need more of that in this world
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Nice work, I build concrete water tanks we do a lot of shotcrete. I've learned a lot on finishing concrete watching your channel keep up the good work.
Thank You!
awesome work starting my own family business and videos like this is real educational your helping a whole new generation thankk youu
Damm them girls learning fast awesome!
Nice to see girls doing this kinda work
Mike, Thanks for the very detailed description of how its done! Very helpful. I’m a DIY’er also but have done a lot over the years. Not much concrete but have an entry landing and curved sidewalk I’m currently working on. Really appreciate you describing the “slump” and what slump to order for a sidewalk. Is there a basic formula for figuring how much concrete to order? Thanks again
Greate job pal , i take my two daughters out whith me to set up and pour when there not in school ,its good for them mentally and the memories of when they used to go out there on jobs that we do.
This is so damn cool I gotta save this video lol the detail you guys put into your work is nothing less than profesional and the fact that your teaching your kid bout it is even more admirable u rock bro 🤘🏽😁
Really you are professional 👍👍👍
Just found channel. Nice job mike. We also do our own excavation and concrete work. Foundations and flat
So glad concrete runs in the family. Never have to worry about finding a job, just ask my uncles if I can work you them, and boom I have a job doing concrete.
Thanks for all the videos. Can you make one when you show your truck with all the tools and machine in it?
I'll do that!!
Mike Day Everything About Concrete I would love to see it. I hope to take over my old mans concrete business one day
Very nice work and thanks you for nice video.
Thank you!
Watching this makes me wanna dig all kinds of places up and concrete the hell out of everything and i dont even own anything, i rent my house and here thats a big no no! There wouldnt be a green spot anywhere if my landlord said "get er done"!
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You dont pull your forms same day and trowel the outside of the area and continue the control joints through the outside face? Risky, you can end up with some decent bug holes, I poured it like you for a long time then started pulling my boards (when it's an above grade slab) and using an outside corner trowel. I stick a piece of rebar at the form board and slide it down to the bottom of the slab, remove it (this forces the aggregate out of the way) and continue my control joint on the vertical face of the slab with a v-groove trowel. It makes a difference on the appearance of the slab, even when I used a power screed I would notice a few small bug holes. Nice job on the slab. 👍
We pull the forms the same day most pours.
@@MikeDayConcrete Good man👍
Still good to see s family work together an she did a great job i hope they keep getting better.
Thank you.
@@MikeDayConcrete your welcome just great seeing a daughter an father work together an, see shes not afraid of learning plus others best way to keep that in the family.
Get some sledgehammer's and stringline!!
2lb sledge and string, we got them.
@@MikeDayConcrete I think he means use them when you're forming up
@@kellychase4365 I think Mike meant they have em, but didn't need to use them on such a simple job.
DEAR MIKE.....THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEOS.....THIS VIDEO .....THE NEW CONCRETE GOES UP TO THE EXISTING WOOD STEP APROXIMATELY 1 1/2" FROM TOP OF NEW CONCRETE, TO TOP OF OLD STEP......THIS DOES NOT PASS CODE......SOLUTION......TAKE OUT BOTTOM STEP....NEW CONCRETE IS NOW BOTTON STEP AND IS 1 1/2 " HIGHER... BUT THAT GIVES YOU EQUAL RISE FOR EACH STEP....NOW PASSES BUILDING CODE....PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR EXCELLENT VIDEOS.....I HAVE SEEN MANY.....AND HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU.....ALSO IF YOU WANT TO LEARN A SUBJECT....TRY TEACHING IT.....SUCH AS YOU DO.....THAT IS WHEN THE PROFESSIONAL REALLY STARTS TO LEARN.....I AM YOUR BROTHER IN CONSTRUCTION.....55 YEARS EXPERIENCE.....PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Just starting to get in the concrete finishing game so I'm green to say the least. What are some tips and tricks to make this easier to get down to do good work?
Crystal, watch as many of my videos as you have time to. Reach out for help if you have a question. Check out my website www.everything-about-concrete.com also.
Wow. Looks amazing. My back would be dead after a that pour.
Try using 8lbs sledge hammer... Save your arms and less hits when forming with 2x4's....
Hey great to see the daughters get involved too!
How come didn’t use MarsBars underneath the mesh? Ideally you’d wanna lift it up by at least 1 inch off the base/floor.
They pulled it up by hand as they were spreading.
minkowski91 hahaha 😂 thats just pure lazy, you can use bricks chop a brick in 3/4 pieces, if you can’t be bothered buying proper concrete bars, or i even seen groundworkers use roof slates or whatever as long as you lift the mesh off the floor it’ll be fine, lifting it up while pouring it? That never seen done before lol, but hey if it works for you why not, if somebody did that in any of my jobs? Id tell them to pack their tools and leave my site.. 🤷🏻♂️ lifting it up while pouring it does nothing mesh is heavier than the concrete mix and as soon as you let go the mesh? It’ll fall back on a ground.
Pretty much that’s why I don’t have a concrete driveway because it’s impossible to find people that know what they are doing. I level concrete for a living, so we have to drill holes in the old concrete to lift it back up. you can see the rebar just sitting below the slab because they didn’t prop it up at all. Not even touching the concrete lol.
the attention to detail is the best iv seen you have a fantastic team of people, hora hats off to you and the girls
Thank You!
Been doing crete for about 38 years it a hard job only the dieing breed can do it!
Lol. Whatever
Thanks! fantastic info. Great crew.
Can this be done one square at a time? I'd like to replace a sidewalk but I don't have the resources to do it all at once.
Leland Wilson not recommend
It could, you would want to drill and pin them together so one doesn't move higher or lower than the other over time.
@@MikeDayConcrete What do you mean by drill and pin?
@@cheyannbissell7327 weird
@@cheyannbissell7327 right
man im always facinated about seeing slab work done and im very interested in learning this trade, i must say that your work and teachings are so remarkable i really enjoy watching your videos and will never miss one at all again, thankyou my friend.
This was fascinating. I subbed to your channel.
Awesome, thank you!
Excellent quality work.
Lift the mesh up a bit
Patula el duderino she is
There was a girl pulling up the wire. It should be in the bottom third of the slab, so basically just pull it up enough to get a little bit of concrete under it. Most folks think reinforcement for slabs are to be in the middle of the slab which is incorrect. As a slab settles, the top 3rd of the slab will be Compressed together. The bottom 3rd of the slab will be pulling apart . Therefore reinforcement needs to be in the bottom 3rd of the slab to hold the bottom of the slab together. Imagine taking a 16' long wooden plank and setting it on cinder blocks at each end. If you were to step up on to the plank in the middle, the board bows under your weight. Wood grains on the bottom of the plank pull apart while wood grains on the top are pressed together. If the board was to snap, the board would snap from the bottom up with the top likely still holding together By several wood grains. Same is true with concrete slabs.
I always use 3% air , crunched stone and if it is late in the season I request a 6 sack bag mix.
I like your channel
Thanks David!
I’m retired now but I have 20 years experience doing concrete construction and I would like to see y’all do all aspects of doing a basement, that is if you do basements. Love your page, Thanks
I want to put a walkway along about 30 feet of my house. Can I let the concrete touch the slab foundation or do I need the foam separator?
It's usually better to have some type of foam/bond breaker.
It's usually better to have some type of foam/bond breaker.
@@MikeDayConcrete thank you
Very very good, very helpful 🙏🏼
No one is wearing tool belts. They save a lot of time looking for your tools and fasteners. I guarantee your production increases it your wearing a tool belt. It might be very little but over the days and weeks it adds up. Any owner of a company would like an increase in production with no extra cost. When I had a gang of five guys if one wouldn't wear his tool belt or you had to keep reminding him. He was the first on the layoff list.
Great video by the way and good luck with your company. Concrete work is some of the hardest work out there. Be Safe.
I can never figure out when to quit playing with the float
That comes with someone teaching you and experience.
@@MikeDayConcrete luckily most of my pours were being covered with carpet 😂
Best concrete slab instructional video I've seen man. Great job & explanations. 👍
So, in 40 years and one of the girls is getting cement work done, the guys doing the work BETTER do a great job or they may getting an earful from a pi$$ed off grandma! Even better would be grandma grabbing the float and showing the young pups how to do it right🤣
great work. watching it from Brasil. the guys I hired here had no tools and did a bad job. i want to cry
No string line on those forms. No level across. God dammmnn
Dakota John eagles eye 👁
String at 2:30. They said they checked slope of gravel/base and used that to establish slope of forms.
What we do is set our grade always at the house and depending on the slope the homeowner wants but jus say they want it to drop 1/4 inch per foot, figure that and set the ends of the forms, then run lines down both sides and set our grade right of that string line we never use a lever to set forms doing flat work
Beautiful job. Good explanation.
Your concrete videos are LEGIT. 😁
I appreciate that!
What a cute sledgehammer. Great for homeowners to keep under the sink lol. Too bad the next generation is learning to do work the same way.
I like cute, So does my forearms.
Always got to be that one guy
Excellent tutorial ! Thank you. I’m a former tile setter, so I should be able to mag trowel and bull float my walkway.
I like your vids, but that is a weird transition to the first step on the porch. It looks approx 2 inches...trip hazard
They're building new steps that'll sit on the concrete.
My God that looks amazing!!! Wow, thank you for the video!!
Thanks Mike.
You're welcome!
2022 sept driveway widened for 2 cars wide plus mobility scooter wide between the foundation down 5 in length 40ft rebar laid 6 guys great job cement del by large cement truck even extended rework into my garage as bonus looks great i had a pesky sewer drai n hump in middle they fixed that nice ? was aggravating when i drove in or out on my mobility scooter . weather ? perfect $5k total they had a huge job across from my house multi mill$$ property. very handy i could see there work in progress,
the wire mesh should be at the middle of the concrete not bottom. it needs cover
Thought the exact same thing. The mesh needs to be totally encased within the concrete to prevent water ingress. Otherwise the steel will eventually rust and then swell up, compromising the entire slab.
The girls was lifting it up as they were pouring!! Look again
Nice 👍
Once again.....seriously great video.
Hello from Dublin. Rep of Ireland
Hey, thanks!
When I build forms for a sidewalk, especially a curved walk, I cut a few 1 X 4 boards to the width of the concrete to use as a gauge as I set the sides. Floating the edges before screeding is a heck of a tip. It'll save me some edging headaches. Thanks.
pour concrete all day then come home and watch videos of concrete being poured....
That's loving it!!
Love to see kids work with parents
Thanks Mike, you told me a number of things which I really needed to know!
Thanks for your awesomes videos