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The home owner has done a beautiful job on his garden. It's a shame that you had issues with the concrete, but the more concrete work you do the more you learn, fixing it was the right thing to do. I always enjoy your videos, so thank you for the content
Good on you for standing by your concrete work; wish more contractors took that much pride in their customer satisfaction. I'd hire you in a second. Great video.
That is an awesome job!! Homeowner really has good taste. Beautiful driveway and nice drainage. BTW Shawn I really like the way you did the intro with the drone shot, and how throughout you used drone shots and cool music. Very good stuff!! Thanks alot! 🙂
Thank you Sheena! I've been trying to remember to do the initial drone shot as it really frames the video and gives a wide perspective on things. I take probably 5 times as many drone clips as I use because most of them don't work with the flow of the video. The music is extremely difficult to find, even though I pay for that content. I'm really glad you're enjoying my 'style' of video. - Shawn
Three or four concrete guys and none of them foresaw the access issue, if they had cut the saw joints to the house with a diamond wheel it would have had a chance to separate in the saw joints. If I can figure out how to buy you some coffees I will do it, I think you need it. Thanks for showing us the project and great camera work, thanks.
I know Mike. I felt like an idiot for not bring a barrow to a CONCRETE POUR! Hindsight is always 50/50. Haha I carry a barrow now for sure! The link is is the description for the coffee site. 👍
Love the videos. I’m really surprised most of the concreting you show on your channel does not include any steel reinforcing, particularly for driveways. Not really a strength issue, but it really helps to prevent deep cracking and movement, even for garden paths/foot paths. Keep the vids coming! 👍
I’ve been wondering about that too, I’m in the PNW and it’s would get chicken wire at the least for reinforcement. I’ve also noticed the guys never use expansion boards when they do crete
@@GCFD As long as the substrate is good, 3 rebar approximately 40" going perpendicular to where that crack is, typically prevents that crack and is more aesthetically appealing. Flares at the end of a driveway are a toss up. Same situation, but receive more pressure... Rebar pieces (approximately 4' - 5') extending into the main driveway help, but no guarantees.
I can really see the passion you have for your work it is always encouraging to a contractor that really cares about the quality of the jobs he is completing
Oh you can always try covering the finished concrete with plastic for week to keep moisture in..and fiberglass helps prevent cracks.. You are the # 1 drainage guy on UA-cam by far .
Lot's of people are mentioning how the concrete guys have been making mistakes lately; I'd suggest talking to Harvey if these easily avoidable mistakes keep occurring, especially since the repair costs are coming out of your pocket.
It went through my mind, concrete guys with no barrow. Plus when I saw that owners barrow wheel sink, I thought that needs compacting. That concrete guy is learning on your time!
@@user-vg6df2hi8n agreed... but low tires dig in. Most concrete crews carry wheelbarrows (for sure) and 8-12 inch strips of plywood to wheel on, especially if the base is "loose" material. Pea gravel and dry sand are tough to wheel on no matter what. I couldn't tell exactly what material the base was in the video.
Thanks Sean. Appreciate the effort that goes into filming this type of work even when some things are going sideways. I would have lived with the crack in the concrete.
I need a new driveway and I wish you guys were up in Wisconsin LOL. This is now twice I have seen where you and the concrete crew had to go back and make a repair to a situation that did not turn out perfect and this only makes people want to trust you guys even more. Things go wrong. People are human. It's how we handle the mistakes and errors that defines who we are. Concrete work is an art. And you and your team are true masters of your craft. Not because you may or may not make mistakes - but because you make it right when things do go wrong, as they are bound to from time to time. Excellent work once again and my compliments to everyone!
Another very enjoyable video! The new driveway and path really compliment the house. A very cosy property! I would probably be looking out of the window at the water running down the driveway when it rains. 🙂
Now that's a homeowner who takes pride in being a homeowner. I've seen plenty of 400k+ houses look like complete garbage outside makes you wonder what of a mess it is inside!
Always give the ground a quick water before placement of the concrete. Use water reducers admixture over adding water. Rookie mistake not cutting the corner. Really appreciate you showing all the issues with the job. Cheers from Oz
@@GCFD Pre-soaking the ground prevents the moisture from the concrete being absorbed (sucked out) prematurely, and allows the chemical reaction to "more fully" occur. Dry sand, full sun and a warm wind combined are pretty much the Bermuda Triangle for concrete. Bad, bad, bad. Adjusting to each situation is a tough art to master.
Awesome job Shawn by you and your crew and the concrete crew. Loved the garbage truck footage in the beginning made me laugh. Love the content and showing the challenges. Garden will look awesome in the future, looks like he has great plans for that garden and will be building it up
If you look at the string against the side of the house and the added concrete, you can see how much fall you had which was perfect. Great videos and job, y’all!👍👍👍
It will match after some years. As you get older you stop caring about minor things like this. It wouldn't have been reasonable to tear up the whole drive.
Shawn, you are too good of a contractor to have these guys do your concrete work. I'm glad you got new concrete guys. These concrete guys are butchers.. dog leg joint them corners. They are brooming without floating it flat first. Also, dont get concrete stains on the sidewalk. .
Nice to see your workers running the excavator. My whole life I believe in training your replacement. I know they are your jobs but to free you up for an hour here or there by training up a new operator. Perfect timing for a new video.
3 things about concrete, it's heavy, it's gray unless it has color added and it cracks. You guys did a nice job on the walk and driveway. The homeowner did a great job on the landscaping too. I have to say, I can't help it, sorry, I would like to have seen the stairs from the deck removed, pour the concrete under them and new steps built. I know they were brand new, but as an old carpenter I like the risers to match exactly. It looks like the riser from the driveway to the bottom tread was less than the others. If I'm wrong tell me and I'll shut up. The other thing is they could have waited to build the steps until after the pour. Having miss-matched risers creates a lot of liability.
You provide great solutions for water management, unfortunately the concrete crew doesn’t have enough knowledge to ensure that the concrete is done properly. I suggest you find a concrete subcontractor that can stand behind their work and do the job correctly the first time every time. You pay these people because they are supposed to have the expertise to anticipate what will be required for each job and have the necessary equipment available for the job. The lack of wheelbarrows on the site is on the “expert”; in this case, the concrete crew. Thanks for the good content you provide us.
Looks great as always. I did something similar at my old place in GA. It doesn't freeze much in the south but when it did the ice from the down spout was brutal. I had to keep sand and salt on hand in the winter months just in case.
Sean, I'd rather see fewer videos but have the knowledge that you are doing your best planning. The unforeseen need for a wheelbarrow, plus the lack of scoring are both avoidable hassles that I've seen that you've prepared for stuff like that on other videos. Please don't let the pressures of posting to UA-cam or too many customers' demands affect your level of quality, especially since you are subcontracting to the concrete guys. It seems you need to triple-check their projects.
Thank you Luke! These type of things can happen on any job. I think it's more about how you deal with the unexpected. I'm usually barrowed up for that though.
I feel so bad for that concrete repair. I am currently building a home, and mistakes happen, but I’m paying a lot of money, and I want things right! You did right by doing the repair, but I hope your concrete contractor shared responsibility. Love your videos!
Great job Shaun, shame the concrete truck never fitted but you and the guys got it sorted, can't expect everything to go right concrete cracked you and the guys repaired it jobs a good one👍
Another thing I was in US graveyard in Luxembourg. I got around 400 GIs. Thousands more and found out later Patton was there. Among them. Thank you America. You don't get enough of that. You should.
Hey Sean. I sent you a couple of coffees. Didn’t get to leave a comment on BMC. I just wanted to say thanks. You’ve helped me out in the past via email. Love the channel. Have a great day. Formally Andy Rich
Please set up a tour of a city water tower. Your viewers will love it. Think of the roof gutters as your city water tower...way up higher than the surrounding ground. If your gutters drop directly from the gutters into a sealed PVC...you will have no problem putting the rain water into a sealed pvc pipe and by the force of gravity...making the water go up hill to dispose said rain water. You roof height is acting like a water pump under pressure thereby forcing the water to flow uphill by gravity's force.
Shearing the water away from the home is the priority but a shallow v in the surface to collect surface water and direct to the street ,as it is water running at boundary of lawn to drive which Will cause a boggy surface at best and may undermine concrete edge over time,might it have been proactive to put in rebar and a flexible joint on building corners as you a always get cracking without the concrete shrinks as it cures and the edges move but the building doesn't hence pressure builds and a crack is inevitable,a lot of money invested in that renovation.
That deck and fence looks really good, its a shame the house is so close to other houses though otherwise it'd be perfect. Its great to see a company do their best to fix mistakes.
I don’t think the home is close to their neighbour. In Australia most homes are 1.8m apart. For such a vast country you’d think there would be more space. Of course where there are driveways the gap is larger. The homeowner did a fantastic job.
@@Rusty_Gold85 . Hell no 👎 You city folk kill me with the stuff you are willing to put up with. I grew up with one neighbor whose roof I could see in the winter when all the trees were bare. Together, we made the best neighbors any one could have!
I know! It's difficult to make them during my off time, which is why I set up the patreon account. Hopefully I'll get some support to keep making videos.
You do good work, wish you were in my area, having bad experience with contractors so try to do everything myself. Used this easter holiday and your method of pvc underground rain pipe drainage, no more black pipe laying on top of the lawn 😊 Another project I have on my mind is a ~8x4 concrete slap. Noticed a few things I was wondering about -What is the purpose of a thin layer of gravel under the concrete? -Are there any concerns pouring concrete against a brick wall? (Looks like you guys don't add any foam or anything, no concern about difference in expansion between wall and slab?) -Also noticed no rebar, what is your consideration to use rebar or not? Thank you much
Ooh yeah, one more thing, I can see how you make the outer edge of a concrete pour with 2x4 to level it, how do you level it against the wall? Is this just feel or do you mark the height the concrete needs to be against the wall?
Couldn't the truck straddle the driveway edge to clear the roof (1st delivery)? Didn't anyone think to lay boards off the roof of that pickup truck or that big piece of plywood over the stone to keep the wheelbarrow tire from furrowing? The finished driveway is tight with that fence.
Shawn that was a job well done, cheers to the home owner on the fence and finishing up, where the concrete buggy though? it would have made the pour go so much faster.
Hi Shaun, I think you should always take the cement barrow to every pour. You never can know. North Carolina does look like a beautiful place to live by the way. Watched another channel and said it is sub-tropical. We live in sub-arctic. You get the odd storm. We get 7 a year on average (UK -especially Scotland). I will say it looks a great place to live in North Carolina? And thank you for videos as usual.
@@GCFD 👍 I know. We never stop learning. That is the sign of a good/great engineer. One would think. Our Queen just died and she always said 'one' and never I. Another thing. We had a revolution just as the French had. But after all the crap (Cromwell). It is better for police and army to swear allegiance to crown (whatever it was). Far better than a politician. The going thing. Where I live, Aberdeenshire, I could not believe the absolute quiet when she died. She always lived here in the summer. Just hope Charles keeps his weisht.
By the way Shaun, I don't think there is a person in the whole world wide that loves your country more than me. Not your politics though. People like you are always trying to make things better. And make things better. Love you lot, Ray.
Just for Shaun as a biologist. When we were young we got TB and Polio on sugar cubes. The WHO claimed victory for Smallpox. Washington and the likes far more. The only thing we needed WHO was to get rid of Polio ann TB and failed drastically as our kids still need jabs. (And very little to tiny if getting them). Then getting rid of HPV (Coldsores or worse). So 3 I think for kids worldwide. Now this is me caring about US kids. 57 jabs by the time they are 18. Your thoughts Shaun? Am I caring too much?
Thank you Sideshow! I'm really glad you've noticed. If you haven't heard the story....I started this channel as a way to have something to show potential customers. My previous experience was strapping a gopro to my bike and throwing the footage up. Once I realized people were ACTUALLY watching and enjoying my content, I knew I had to start doing a better job of creating videos. This is not natural for me at all, so I have struggled to learn how all this stuff works. I've had a lot of help from friends and viewers like yourself to make my stuff better. This video had 196 video clips that I edited together, so it does take a lot of effort and I can be late finding the ambition to start such a large task. I'm glad it's paying off!
That would have worked but any other concrete crew would have had a wheel barrow for the pour Lol Straddling would have messed up the lawn on the other side too, which could be a concern. You better believe we carry a barrow all the time now. 👍
I don't know if in your area, but were I live we have ready mix company's that have small ready mix trucks. They specialize in providing smaller quantities of ready mix concrete.
@@GCFD Okay.I have used them for a project that I helped with a niebor. It was easier to get them than a regular company. We had to pour the concrete in front yard that was on top of the huge hill. They were able to get the truck into the backyard so we could wheel it to the front of the house.
He's addressed that in the past. Basically, it's not required by code there locally so they don't do that. Unless a customer specifically requested it (and was willing to pay the premium), I would imagine going with rebar when nobody else in the area is doing that would put you at a huge price disadvantage for getting jobs.
Like Gary said above...No one uses rebar around here. In fact, it really throws us off when we find it in a tear-out. That's only happened 2-3 times in the Seven years I've been working with these concrete guys. When I lived in Colorado, you can't put too much rebar in the concrete because of all the freeze thaw and bentonite out there.
Another thing Shaun. I am absolutely not a commy. But. In UK they put our retirement age up to 67 even though mortality life is going down. Yet in southern Europe (Spaniards, Italians and Greeks retire at 50). They say they eat more lettuce and shite. No, it is because they retire 17 years younger than I can. Your thoughts Shaun. Has Europe gone to shite? And the southern French. Play bolls. They live on less. Spoke to a guy in Egypt once. He said, got a fridge, a mobile, telly and what have you got? I said got to visit your country. Went in a pyramid. Passed under the Suez canal. And got to speak to you. I think tourism will allow them to see grand canyon. ( I havent) Did you know everyone who visited the US said grand canyon was a big wow. I actually loved Americans. I loved Egypt because of him speaking his mind. The world is a really beautiful place, because of humans. We are great. Promise. Tourism is best and always will be biggest. I went to graveyard in Thailand. One third USA, 1 third Dutch indies and third Commonwealth. We cried our eyes out. Our tour guide said you all do that. But the Thais looked after our guys so well. And still do. We did make a point of visiting every grave.
I really don't know Ray. I pounded work pretty hard in my 20s and early 30s so I don't have to work as hard now. I don't like the idea of trading time for money.
@@GCFD That actually works. I think you get left with dodgy work. I watched a lot of your comments. They said knock the crap down. I live in Scotland and don't understand. You pick up every bodies crap? You are brilliant and fix it. I don't think anybody else would. But brilliant engineering. I am an engineer from birth.
Your concrete guy’s are not as good as you thought, they seem complacent and don’t care. I remember several episodes where one indicates the money sign with his fingers, forgot what he said, but that says it all. If money is their only reason for working, I pity the customers. Also, I saw a void under the concrete after the framing was removed, that shouldn’t have happened. That patch looks terrible.
I love these videos…very informative and I have learned a bunch. I am wondering why you would not put some kind of barrier against the brick when you build up the grade at the house?
Beautiful work! Always a pleasure to watch you and your crew do your magic. Did you consider catching the gutters and taking the water to the street rather than using the driveway for drainage? On the few days in the winter it freezes in that area I'd be concerned about ice.
To all of you guys in the comments without construction experience, you don’t need rebar in North Carolina for non structural pours. The red clay is a good base and it is very stable. Stick to your day jobs
The home owner has done a beautiful job on his garden. It's a shame that you had issues with the concrete, but the more concrete work you do the more you learn, fixing it was the right thing to do. I always enjoy your videos, so thank you for the content
Thank you for watching Felton! Shawn
Good on you for standing by your concrete work; wish more contractors took that much pride in their customer satisfaction. I'd hire you in a second. Great video.
Thank you! This was a great customer to work with. Great guy.
Concrete is hard to control. The crew and You fixed the mistake. I wish more business owners were like you! I give you an A+ in customer service.
That is an awesome job!! Homeowner really has good taste. Beautiful driveway and nice drainage.
BTW Shawn I really like the way you did the intro with the drone shot, and how throughout you used drone shots and cool music. Very good stuff!! Thanks alot! 🙂
Thank you Sheena! I've been trying to remember to do the initial drone shot as it really frames the video and gives a wide perspective on things. I take probably 5 times as many drone clips as I use because most of them don't work with the flow of the video. The music is extremely difficult to find, even though I pay for that content. I'm really glad you're enjoying my 'style' of video. - Shawn
Three or four concrete guys and none of them foresaw the access issue, if they had cut the saw joints to the house with a diamond wheel it would have had a chance to separate in the saw joints. If I can figure out how to buy you some coffees I will do it, I think you need it. Thanks for showing us the project and great camera work, thanks.
I know Mike. I felt like an idiot for not bring a barrow to a CONCRETE POUR! Hindsight is always 50/50. Haha I carry a barrow now for sure! The link is is the description for the coffee site. 👍
I'm sure the homeowner is loving seeing the dry lines at 30:20 on the side and 30:40 on the front. It all worked out in the end. Gratz on 40k subs!
Omg that concrete patch would drive me crazy
Love the videos. I’m really surprised most of the concreting you show on your channel does not include any steel reinforcing, particularly for driveways. Not really a strength issue, but it really helps to prevent deep cracking and movement, even for garden paths/foot paths.
Keep the vids coming! 👍
Non structural concrete is not reinforced here with our climate and subsoil. Weird, huh?
I’ve been wondering about that too, I’m in the PNW and it’s would get chicken wire at the least for reinforcement. I’ve also noticed the guys never use expansion boards when they do crete
But I did notice there was quiet a bit of depth to the concrete however more hydrated lime may have prevented the crack in the first place.
@@GCFD As long as the substrate is good, 3 rebar approximately 40" going perpendicular to where that crack is, typically prevents that crack and is more aesthetically appealing. Flares at the end of a driveway are a toss up. Same situation, but receive more pressure... Rebar pieces (approximately 4' - 5') extending into the main driveway help, but no guarantees.
@@GCFD it will crack without mesh or rebar. It cracks with it too, but betters your odds
I like that you don’t just insist on the use of pipes when there is another alternative. Your idea was great!
I can really see the passion you have for your work it is always encouraging to a contractor that really cares about the quality of the jobs he is completing
Oh you can always try covering the finished concrete with plastic for week to keep moisture in..and fiberglass helps prevent cracks.. You are the # 1 drainage guy on UA-cam by far .
Thank you Kelly!
Shawn look up a "mud mixer" for those small jobs. It would pay for itself for all these small jobs. It makes bag cement as fast as you can open them.
I have seen that! I just have a wheelbarrow style mixer (which is a huge labor saver), but mixing by hand would have stung even more for our mistake.
Concrete with no mesh or wire…..unreal Shawn! Shame on you!
Lot's of people are mentioning how the concrete guys have been making mistakes lately; I'd suggest talking to Harvey if these easily avoidable mistakes keep occurring, especially since the repair costs are coming out of your pocket.
These are some old projects that I'm trying to get uploaded. Things have been pretty good lately (those jobs coming at some point!). 👍
It went through my mind, concrete guys with no barrow. Plus when I saw that owners barrow wheel sink, I thought that needs compacting. That concrete guy is learning on your time!
@@user-vg6df2hi8n agreed... but low tires dig in. Most concrete crews carry wheelbarrows (for sure) and 8-12 inch strips of plywood to wheel on, especially if the base is "loose" material. Pea gravel and dry sand are tough to wheel on no matter what. I couldn't tell exactly what material the base was in the video.
If I were the customer I would be relay disappointed whit the repair. you should replace the hole corner.
He was good with it. 👍👍
Thanks Sean. Appreciate the effort that goes into filming this type of work even when some things are going sideways. I would have lived with the crack in the concrete.
Thank you Alistair! I would have also been fine with the crack, but I had no problem cutting it out.
I need a new driveway and I wish you guys were up in Wisconsin LOL. This is now twice I have seen where you and the concrete crew had to go back and make a repair to a situation that did not turn out perfect and this only makes people want to trust you guys even more. Things go wrong. People are human. It's how we handle the mistakes and errors that defines who we are. Concrete work is an art. And you and your team are true masters of your craft. Not because you may or may not make mistakes - but because you make it right when things do go wrong, as they are bound to from time to time. Excellent work once again and my compliments to everyone!
Check out victory style concrete.. they're in your state. He has a UA-cam channel.
Another very enjoyable video! The new driveway and path really compliment the house. A very cosy property! I would probably be looking out of the window at the water running down the driveway when it rains. 🙂
those concrete guys keep costing you money Shawn...maybe theyre getting slightly sloppy.
There's a huge, ongoing story behind it, Amber. The concrete soap oprah.
@@GCFD ugh i know how thick drama can be, and i know you deserve to get the same kind of loyalty you give. Keep that in mind.
Now that's a homeowner who takes pride in being a homeowner. I've seen plenty of 400k+ houses look like complete garbage outside makes you wonder what of a mess it is inside!
This property is even nicer on the inside! He did a great job with everything.
In the UK our building regulations department instructs us to avoid channelling surface water to the road for flood prevention. Tidy job 💪🏼
You guys ever add fiber to the mix it's pretty cheap and helps hold it all together... May prevent alot of cracks...
Yes I like fiber!
Always give the ground a quick water before placement of the concrete.
Use water reducers admixture over adding water.
Rookie mistake not cutting the corner.
Really appreciate you showing all the issues with the job.
Cheers from Oz
Thank you! Water reducer is standard with the plant I buy from. They will add water on the job if you want a lower slump.
@@GCFD Pre-soaking the ground prevents the moisture from the concrete being absorbed (sucked out) prematurely, and allows the chemical reaction to "more fully" occur.
Dry sand, full sun and a warm wind combined are pretty much the Bermuda Triangle for concrete. Bad, bad, bad. Adjusting to each situation is a tough art to master.
Awesome job Shawn by you and your crew and the concrete crew. Loved the garbage truck footage in the beginning made me laugh. Love the content and showing the challenges. Garden will look awesome in the future, looks like he has great plans for that garden and will be building it up
These videos are really educational.. but Sean just use some rebar in ur concrete
Rebar is not used in our area because of the mild climate and stable subsoils
If you look at the string against the side of the house and the added concrete, you can see how much fall you had which was perfect. Great videos and job, y’all!👍👍👍
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Love the work but I think I’d be mad if the concrete didn’t match after paying that much
It sucked that the crack formed but those things happen. The homeowner was still happy with the results.
It will match after some years. As you get older you stop caring about minor things like this. It wouldn't have been reasonable to tear up the whole drive.
When you fix the swamp around the foundation you can make a pretty garden. Nice job
Shawn, you are too good of a contractor to have these guys do your concrete work. I'm glad you got new concrete guys. These concrete guys are butchers.. dog leg joint them corners. They are brooming without floating it flat first. Also, dont get concrete stains on the sidewalk. .
I have been procrastinating on buying a wheel barrel. Thanks for the motivation to get one, lol. Awesome job Shawn and guys !
Shawn must be the only person who looks forward to the rain.
Nice to see your workers running the excavator. My whole life I believe in training your replacement. I know they are your jobs but to free you up for an hour here or there by training up a new operator. Perfect timing for a new video.
I agree David. I have offered to let them operate the machines here at my shop too for more practice.
Nice job and the owner has done really well with the property.
3 things about concrete, it's heavy, it's gray unless it has color added and it cracks.
You guys did a nice job on the walk and driveway. The homeowner did a great job on the landscaping too.
I have to say, I can't help it, sorry, I would like to have seen the stairs from the deck removed, pour the concrete under them and new steps built. I know they were brand new, but as an old carpenter I like the risers to match exactly. It looks like the riser from the driveway to the bottom tread was less than the others. If I'm wrong tell me and I'll shut up. The other thing is they could have waited to build the steps until after the pour.
Having miss-matched risers creates a lot of liability.
I also warranty the concrete that I pour for fire and theft. 😅
Its great to see how you work around situations and problems.
“Man we wont make that mistake again”
You provide great solutions for water management, unfortunately the concrete crew doesn’t have enough knowledge to ensure that the concrete is done properly. I suggest you find a concrete subcontractor that can stand behind their work and do the job correctly the first time every time. You pay these people because they are supposed to have the expertise to anticipate what will be required for each job and have the necessary equipment available for the job. The lack of wheelbarrows on the site is on the “expert”; in this case, the concrete crew.
Thanks for the good content you provide us.
Looks good. Always the good business man by fixing everything when something goes wrong.
Like you said, plus fixing it to get a good final job. 👍
Looks great as always. I did something similar at my old place in GA. It doesn't freeze much in the south but when it did the ice from the down spout was brutal. I had to keep sand and salt on hand in the winter months just in case.
A very good Wednesday afternoon to you all in the USA from Wellington Somerset in the UK
Sean, I'd rather see fewer videos but have the knowledge that you are doing your best planning.
The unforeseen need for a wheelbarrow, plus the lack of scoring are both avoidable hassles that I've seen that you've prepared for stuff like that on other videos.
Please don't let the pressures of posting to UA-cam or too many customers' demands affect your level of quality, especially since you are subcontracting to the concrete guys. It seems you need to triple-check their projects.
Thank you Luke! These type of things can happen on any job. I think it's more about how you deal with the unexpected. I'm usually barrowed up for that though.
Wow...with your work and the home owner he has a awesome looking house.....
Thank you Bear!
I really admire your leadership.
Thank you Preston!
I love elegant solutions like this.
I feel so bad for that concrete repair. I am currently building a home, and mistakes happen, but I’m paying a lot of money, and I want things right! You did right by doing the repair, but I hope your concrete contractor shared responsibility. Love your videos!
That property turned out amazing. What an impressive landlord.
There's been a few problems with concrete in recent videos...
👍 Yep
Great job Shaun, shame the concrete truck never fitted but you and the guys got it sorted, can't expect everything to go right concrete cracked you and the guys repaired it jobs a good one👍
Thank you Taylor!
Yes!! Finally a video, been waiting. Thanks Shawn. Just started watching it but I know it's going to be awesome.
Thank you! I hope you enjoyed it!
Another thing I was in US graveyard in Luxembourg. I got around 400 GIs. Thousands more and found out later Patton was there. Among them.
Thank you America. You don't get enough of that. You should.
Hey Sean. I sent you a couple of coffees. Didn’t get to leave a comment on BMC. I just wanted to say thanks. You’ve helped me out in the past via email. Love the channel. Have a great day. Formally Andy Rich
Hey Yes I did receive them. Thank you! I'm glad you have found my stuff useful. Keep watching!
I'm sure it slows you down pumping out videos to youtube, but I do like the follow up showing the completed install working.
Please set up a tour of a city water tower. Your viewers will love it. Think of the roof gutters as your city water tower...way up higher than the surrounding ground. If your gutters drop directly from the gutters into a sealed PVC...you will have no problem putting the rain water into a sealed pvc pipe and by the force of gravity...making the water go up hill to dispose said rain water. You roof height is acting like a water pump under pressure thereby forcing the water to flow uphill by gravity's force.
We didn't need that here Larry because we did have fall out to the road. 👍
Shawn, WTG and to all the guys and gals on the crew Great Job! 👍
Hello from the Netherlands .
thanks for the video .
Sincerely, Hollandduck
That house is cute. Envious of the deck. Looks like a nice hood as well. Super nice improvements.
Beautiful house. U guys and the owner did a great job
Thank you Chris!
Thanks Shawn.
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Shearing the water away from the home is the priority but a shallow v in the surface to collect surface water and direct to the street ,as it is water running at boundary of lawn to drive which Will cause a boggy surface at best and may undermine concrete edge over time,might it have been proactive to put in rebar and a flexible joint on building corners as you a always get cracking without the concrete shrinks as it cures and the edges move but the building doesn't hence pressure builds and a crack is inevitable,a lot of money invested in that renovation.
Great job! The difference between 0.03 and 30:38 is incredible!
That deck and fence looks really good, its a shame the house is so close to other houses though otherwise it'd be perfect. Its great to see a company do their best to fix mistakes.
I don’t think the home is close to their neighbour. In Australia most homes are 1.8m apart. For such a vast country you’d think there would be more space. Of course where there are driveways the gap is larger. The homeowner did a fantastic job.
@@josephj6521 we have almost gutter to gutter closeness with 0.90m to fence with only a driveway aligned to front window or under the roof
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Hell no 👎
You city folk kill me with the stuff you are willing to put up with. I grew up with one neighbor whose roof I could see in the winter when all the trees were bare. Together, we made the best neighbors any one could have!
Great job as always! Unfortunate to have the concrete crack eating up some profit. Kudos to you for standing behind your work...
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LOL at the wheel-barrow LOL
WOW that is really great, and this family just needs a few panels to isolate and Viola Karma !
Hey looks really good. Things happen. You know what can you do. At least you follow up and you do the right thing. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
Yep! I try to win more than I lose.
Good to see you back!
It’s been a while.
I Know Frank. I'm trying to get some videos made but am way behind.
First crack in one of your jobs I’ve seen. Great service in replacement of crack.
What a great transformation
Thank you! He did a great job on this property. 👍
Fiber in the should help that or using remesh would help as well. Im sure you already know that, just a suggestion.
We need more Videos LOL Thank you.. Looks so good, keep it up.
I know! It's difficult to make them during my off time, which is why I set up the patreon account. Hopefully I'll get some support to keep making videos.
The wood fence issue is the ugly side should be facing inside the property
You do good work, wish you were in my area, having bad experience with contractors so try to do everything myself. Used this easter holiday and your method of pvc underground rain pipe drainage, no more black pipe laying on top of the lawn 😊
Another project I have on my mind is a ~8x4 concrete slap. Noticed a few things I was wondering about -What is the purpose of a thin layer of gravel under the concrete? -Are there any concerns pouring concrete against a brick wall? (Looks like you guys don't add any foam or anything, no concern about difference in expansion between wall and slab?) -Also noticed no rebar, what is your consideration to use rebar or not?
Thank you much
Ooh yeah, one more thing, I can see how you make the outer edge of a concrete pour with 2x4 to level it, how do you level it against the wall? Is this just feel or do you mark the height the concrete needs to be against the wall?
Real nice, huge transformation, Congrats again on 40k subs.
Thank you! The number of subs is a yardstick on here so It's excited to see my base grow.
Couldn't the truck straddle the driveway edge to clear the roof (1st delivery)? Didn't anyone think to lay boards off the roof of that pickup truck or that big piece of plywood over the stone to keep the wheelbarrow tire from furrowing? The finished driveway is tight with that fence.
Eh we could have done all those things lol
Usually code requires the good siide of the fence to go on the outside like the gate.
Great video the house really looks sharp 👍🏻
Shawn that was a job well done, cheers to the home owner on the fence and finishing up, where the concrete buggy though? it would have made the pour go so much faster.
Yep! If I had been paying attention I would have brought the buggy. Opps!
Get you a mud mixer for small jobs like that, is awesome
I have a barrow mixer but we still didn't want to mix that many bags. The plant delivered.
Hi Shaun, I think you should always take the cement barrow to every pour. You never can know.
North Carolina does look like a beautiful place to live by the way.
Watched another channel and said it is sub-tropical. We live in sub-arctic. You get the odd storm. We get 7 a year on average (UK -especially Scotland).
I will say it looks a great place to live in North Carolina?
And thank you for videos as usual.
Thank you Ray! I still can't believe we showed up to pour concrete with no barrow. We carry one always now. 👍
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👍 I know. We never stop learning.
That is the sign of a good/great engineer. One would think. Our Queen just died and she always said 'one' and never I.
Another thing. We had a revolution just as the French had. But after all the crap (Cromwell). It is better for police and army to swear allegiance to crown (whatever it was). Far better than a politician. The going thing. Where I live, Aberdeenshire, I could not believe the absolute quiet when she died. She always lived here in the summer.
Just hope Charles keeps his weisht.
By the way Shaun, I don't think there is a person in the whole world wide that loves your country more than me. Not your politics though.
People like you are always trying to make things better. And make things better.
Love you lot, Ray.
Just for Shaun as a biologist.
When we were young we got TB and Polio on sugar cubes. The WHO claimed victory for Smallpox. Washington and the likes far more. The only thing we needed WHO was to get rid of Polio ann TB and failed drastically as our kids still need jabs. (And very little to tiny if getting them).
Then getting rid of HPV (Coldsores or worse).
So 3 I think for kids worldwide. Now this is me caring about US kids.
57 jabs by the time they are 18.
Your thoughts Shaun? Am I caring too much?
Lots of these.
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We love you lot. Why? Because you deserve it.
I thought the elbow in the back was going to be extended so that the water wouldn't run along the side of the house. And more onto the concrete.
the guy with the broom. doesnt know what he is doing. just kidding. incredible work, love your videos.
Great job as always and it's amazing to see how far your video production has come. Tell us all about this new mic you're using!
Thank you Sideshow! I'm really glad you've noticed. If you haven't heard the story....I started this channel as a way to have something to show potential customers. My previous experience was strapping a gopro to my bike and throwing the footage up. Once I realized people were ACTUALLY watching and enjoying my content, I knew I had to start doing a better job of creating videos. This is not natural for me at all, so I have struggled to learn how all this stuff works. I've had a lot of help from friends and viewers like yourself to make my stuff better. This video had 196 video clips that I edited together, so it does take a lot of effort and I can be late finding the ambition to start such a large task. I'm glad it's paying off!
why didn't the cement truck just straddle the wooden planks and drive farther into the back?
That would have worked but any other concrete crew would have had a wheel barrow for the pour Lol Straddling would have messed up the lawn on the other side too, which could be a concern. You better believe we carry a barrow all the time now. 👍
Looks like they didn't fully saw the joints up to the corner of the house there. That's why that crack appeared where it did.
I don't know if in your area, but were I live we have ready mix company's that have small ready mix trucks. They specialize in providing smaller quantities of ready mix concrete.
There are small delivery truck companies here but they are way more expensive. Luckily the concrete company was happy to send me a 1/2 yard load.
@@GCFD Okay.I have used them for a project that I helped with a niebor. It was easier to get them than a regular company. We had to pour the concrete in front yard that was on top of the huge hill. They were able to get the truck into the backyard so we could wheel it to the front of the house.
Why do you never use rebar for the cement? It would provide much more strength and prevent cracking.
He's addressed that in the past. Basically, it's not required by code there locally so they don't do that. Unless a customer specifically requested it (and was willing to pay the premium), I would imagine going with rebar when nobody else in the area is doing that would put you at a huge price disadvantage for getting jobs.
Like Gary said above...No one uses rebar around here. In fact, it really throws us off when we find it in a tear-out. That's only happened 2-3 times in the Seven years I've been working with these concrete guys. When I lived in Colorado, you can't put too much rebar in the concrete because of all the freeze thaw and bentonite out there.
In 6 months the home owner is going to wish he had a garage poured at the same time.
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No rebar. You need to look at victory outdoor services, or odell concrete. No breaks in that slab the finish is awful ware the cure seal sprayed
Another thing Shaun. I am absolutely not a commy.
But. In UK they put our retirement age up to 67 even though mortality life is going down.
Yet in southern Europe (Spaniards, Italians and Greeks retire at 50).
They say they eat more lettuce and shite.
No, it is because they retire 17 years younger than I can.
Your thoughts Shaun. Has Europe gone to shite?
And the southern French. Play bolls.
They live on less.
Spoke to a guy in Egypt once.
He said, got a fridge, a mobile, telly and what have you got? I said got to visit your country. Went in a pyramid. Passed under the Suez canal. And got to speak to you. I think tourism will allow them to see grand canyon. ( I havent)
Did you know everyone who visited the US said grand canyon was a big wow.
I actually loved Americans. I loved Egypt because of him speaking his mind. The world is a really beautiful place, because of humans. We are great. Promise.
Tourism is best and always will be biggest.
I went to graveyard in Thailand. One third USA, 1 third Dutch indies and third Commonwealth.
We cried our eyes out. Our tour guide said you all do that. But the Thais looked after our guys so well. And still do.
We did make a point of visiting every grave.
I really don't know Ray. I pounded work pretty hard in my 20s and early 30s so I don't have to work as hard now. I don't like the idea of trading time for money.
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That actually works.
I think you get left with dodgy work. I watched a lot of your comments. They said knock the crap down.
I live in Scotland and don't understand.
You pick up every bodies crap?
You are brilliant and fix it. I don't think anybody else would.
But brilliant engineering.
I am an engineer from birth.
The fens is facing the wrong side. Wonder when the town will make him turn the ugly side inward not toward the neighbors.
Your concrete guy’s are not as good as you thought, they seem complacent and don’t care. I remember several episodes where one indicates the money sign with his fingers, forgot what he said, but that says it all. If money is their only reason for working, I pity the customers. Also, I saw a void under the concrete after the framing was removed, that shouldn’t have happened. That patch looks terrible.
Whatever you pay Lynn make sure it's enough to keep her around
For sure! She's a friend of mine and we camp and mountain bike together.
Think the concreting is normal Shaun..every work site has nitty gritty problems we learn every day ..
Thanks for sharing!
"That crack definitely stinks"
It's unfortunate with the concrete cracks that have been happening. Must be so frustrating.
Yea it's frustrating knowing they could have been avoided if we had pushed in some joints while the concrete was still wet.
Wet saw!
I love these videos…very informative and I have learned a bunch. I am wondering why you would not put some kind of barrier against the brick when you build up the grade at the house?
Is the building code on the fence posts towards the neighbor? Our code is your fence the posts go on your side not the opposite.
Good work again.
Beautiful work! Always a pleasure to watch you and your crew do your magic. Did you consider catching the gutters and taking the water to the street rather than using the driveway for drainage? On the few days in the winter it freezes in that area I'd be concerned about ice.
To all of you guys in the comments without construction experience, you don’t need rebar in North Carolina for non structural pours. The red clay is a good base and it is very stable. Stick to your day jobs