I much prefer watching these DIY channels to learn new things rather than network TV or films of entitled, over-paid actors. You DIY guys rock. Good job on pouring that slab.
When adding a slab to an existing building it's a good idea to drill holes into the foundation and insert rebar extending into the slab. if you fail to do this the slab will float away from the building and weeds/grass will grow in that drift...the rebar locks the slab to the wall and won't separate leaving grass and weeds to cut for the rest of your life.
@@DIYCreators I only posted this because I live in Puerto Rico and have a concrete home. I wanted to add a one-foot concrete slab along the side of the house to make mowing and weed-whacking easier. it's on a slight grade so I did it in steps down the grade, just as I finished my brother-in-law came by and asked if I locked it in with rebar and I was nope...I've been using chemical or weed whacker for over twenty-five years now so I thought I might save someone my troubles.
@@DIYCreators That slab will never slide down he hill. bad idea to attach it to the house. Sounds like trouble, could crack your wall. If you get weeds, just cover with a strip of trim.
Some foundations like mine have tensioners in them and it is not recommended to drill into slab when adding concrete. There is a stamp in my garage advising against it as it can cause injury and sever damage to your foundation.
@@javelin13 That just makes sense. I still don't get the sense in tying into the house. How is that slab going to float away? Must be a Northern thing. People telling him to put gravel down, SMH.
Thank you Glen!!! I found a place to rent this conrete mixer for $248/week to do my driveway apron, sidewalk and a few smaller flat pours. It will save me over hiring it out or having a truck bring it in. This way i can work my own speed with a few buddies to help out. So excited!!
I was taught by many contractors to always have a slight grade downward from the house. You would think that if your adding a concrete pad right up against the home, you would make sure that the concrete pad also barely tilts away from the home and not be completely level to prevent sitting water or having water flow toward the home foundation
Good point, 1/4" per foot. Since most is covered, he won't get much water standing there. That is really the way to do it, but here, I don't think he will have any trouble. I built stairs and don't know how my forms slipped, but one stair or tread is sloping inward toward the rise. Luckily there is a carport covering it, so it is never a problem. I am in Tampa and Glen is 2 hours south of me, there is no such thing as a freeze here. The dirt here is about 100% sand so this method is NOT for the NORTH. People give him hell for not laying gravel, then screenings, a sand leveling course, the works. Pretty stupid to do that over sand. 3 1/2" is plenty thick, he really did not need the mesh,. that is for the winter heave which we do not have. He did a beautiful patio, you should check it out. He used LED strips between the pads, then filled that space will small rocks. It is a lot brighter than I thought but he has it on a dimmer.
@@rockshot100 I saw the paver patio.... It did look good. The best option for led's in this high energy market is to have them solar which I think he might have done.
@@truthknowledge7915 I thought it was creative, just enough light to see where you are going. I am trying to think of some stuff to hold the rocks and lights in place, but still be cheap enough to rip up to service if need be. Something harder than wax and not as hard as epoxy. I know there is something. Yes solar might cost a lot more in the end for as little as he will have this on. LED, is almost nothing to run.
Sorry dude I would have done a footer to help avoid the foundation from being undercut and washed out. In building up an area to pour on a flat slab, should be at least 2feet larger the the area of the pad. I pray you don't have issues, thanks for the content keep it up.
if u get your forms perfect make sure the mix is a good consistency it’s really not that hard especially for flat slab that isn’t wider than your screed
My wife and I bought a mud mixer for some of our projects.. it makes mixing cement so much easier! When we poured our 10x14 slab for a shed I think we used about 180 bags of cement and it didn't take long at all. It's a big up front investment but IMHO if you have a lot of concrete projects it's well worth the cost, plus when you're done you can just sell it.
True, even if you buy it for one large project just knock $500 off and someone will scoop it up. Around here those trucks give you 20 min, and start charging after, and running wheel barrels of crete around will stress test your heart easily since the pump truck is extra and never reaches where you really need it.
Glen installed 4 sheds like this on our property here in Central Florida. For us I used 16 of the 20 inch by 20 inch paver stones. I Tapconed them down with fender washers and we have been just fine. Great video as always! God bless 🙏
This channel really motivates me to do projects around the house! I just finished repairing some water damage and really didn't want to do anything more but I'll have to find some more stuff to do! I could use this video to help level a garden box I've been meaning to make
Awesome results creating the slab. It's obvious frm watching u work with the concrete u have prior experience n skill frm computing slope; installing form; troweling etc. Kudos learned much watching ur vid. New subscriber because of this vid. Anticipating ur next one. Peace
Thank you Glen. Been following you from the beginning and this just gave me the confidence to start a foundation for my tiny house/shed in my backyard.
Wow! That mixer is super cool. Sunbelt Rentals carries these in our area - you might reach out to them about offering a sponsor link four your fans who don’t have enough concrete projects to warrant purchasing one. So nice to see a new video.
thanks for this, I have a shed on a broken concrete section behind my house, i plan to remove it and make a new concrete slab, will save this video for reference when i come to do it when it stops raining in UK :D
Thank you so much for the video. Seems like you were reading my mind as we're about to embark on a very similar project for a smaller half height shed compared to your's. Concrete slab will be the same though. Agreed with what you said about when one project starts another will appear. Our garage door and air conditioning went out within a day of each other and then I got a big crack on my windshield. They say things come in threes. I hope this is our three items! Glad you're back! Love these videos!
Happy to see you back at making videos lately. Didn't realize I wasn't subbed from my channel so I fixed that. I have a couple slabs I want to do but can't justify the mud mixer at the moment and renting one is easily half the price of buying one... I have done many in the past the hard way but getting old and a bad back etc it really helps having tools to save your body. Getting old isn't fun.
Haha Thanks the sub! Yes thats for sure getting old is not fun. The Mudmixer it not the only way as we know. I have a lot of hard labor planned for the future and I have to try and make my life easy.
You did a nice looking job on your slab, Glen! It's obvious you've worked with concrete before. Your finish and edges look fabulous. You sure get a thumbs up from me! 👍😊😊😊❤❤❤
I'm honestly just jealous of how easy it was to remove the grass and get a spot and driving that metal stake looked so easy. I have clay and boulders. 😒
Hi. I was wondering how to pour a thick concrete slab under the woodshed. And you gave me the answer. Good job. Simple technology and accessible explanations. An interesting device for concrete. Unfortunately, I'll stick with my concrete mixer :) Great material. Greetings from Poland!
Great work, great project, the only thing confused me, is why you raised the ground level up using dirt, I feel like won't be a stable base for long long time, however you slab it self is so strong and looks amazing, I wish if you build it on the ground level, I'm sorry for my stupidity I'm just wondering why 😅
Looks good, and I did learn a few things as well. Thank you for all the info, and that concrete mixer looks pretty sweet! This is my opinion, and not necessarily a criticism, but I would not have built up the edges, but rather made the pour deeper around the edges. I learned from my grandpa you can keep the slap from floating or tilting by digging the outside edge 8-12 inches depending on what you you want to spend and taking it below the soil line. Then the inside you can keep built up and add your reinforcement normally. This ensures that any washout or movement of the dirt around your slab will not matter, as your concrete line will be below the soil line. however, your pour would allow you to more easily move the concrete in the future should you choose to relocate it.
No need to place broken blocks or bar chairs to hold the mesh up. Just start adding concrete around an inch thick , place the mesh then continue adding concrete.
I Haul away stuff, not build it. So these kind of DIY videos are the best! I love the process showing of "well, that's not perfect so lets fix it" vs the perfectly edited video that doesn't show what's likely to happen and then me running into that same problem and getting frustrated... In the end I wind up do winging the whole thing lol. So much appreciated!
Looks great. I got a lot of tips from you. Your video helped. Thank you. 🙏 I’d love to know what the metal stakes are and where to get them. I have not seen them before.
Man, where was this video 5 days ago? I'll be using this for later on to correct my stacks of bricks for my shed. But, I will be placing my shed near the fence with the same slope as yours.
Thanks for the video. I always enjoy seeing your content. I have been seeing the mid machine more and more in videos. Are the cement companies getting nervous?😃 Keep up the excellent content.
For the weight of this it won’t matter but if you use a vibrator on more structural concrete, don’t drag it through the mix, or it has a tendency to create a weak seam. Merely straight up and straight down with the vibrator to consolidate the mix without causing the seam.
I bet you had fun takin those pins out especially putting down almost flush with the board buy bigger ones and leave them higher than the board to take out easier when finished and also buy extra ones to mark your grades with some string line , also a smart level would also be good to see how much fall you have 1.5 % from wall is good amount of fall !!
Wow just as I was thinking I need to fix the ac slab here in FL too. I also was thinking about putting a lattice fence around it to prevent my dogs from going behind it!
I much prefer watching these DIY channels to learn new things rather than network TV or films of entitled, over-paid actors. You DIY guys rock. Good job on pouring that slab.
When adding a slab to an existing building it's a good idea to drill holes into the foundation and insert rebar extending into the slab. if you fail to do this the slab will float away from the building and weeds/grass will grow in that drift...the rebar locks the slab to the wall and won't separate leaving grass and weeds to cut for the rest of your life.
I agree! Ive done that before, and now I have to remove that same slab lol. Kinda of wish I didn't have the rebar. I do wish I had mention that.
@@DIYCreators I only posted this because I live in Puerto Rico and have a concrete home. I wanted to add a one-foot concrete slab along the side of the house to make mowing and weed-whacking easier. it's on a slight grade so I did it in steps down the grade, just as I finished my brother-in-law came by and asked if I locked it in with rebar and I was nope...I've been using chemical or weed whacker for over twenty-five years now so I thought I might save someone my troubles.
@@DIYCreators That slab will never slide down he hill. bad idea to attach it to the house.
Sounds like trouble, could crack your wall. If you get weeds, just cover with a strip of trim.
Some foundations like mine have tensioners in them and it is not recommended to drill into slab when adding concrete. There is a stamp in my garage advising against it as it can cause injury and sever damage to your foundation.
@@javelin13 That just makes sense. I still don't get the sense in tying into the house. How is that slab going to float away? Must be a Northern thing. People telling him to put gravel down, SMH.
Thank you Glen!!! I found a place to rent this conrete mixer for $248/week to do my driveway apron, sidewalk and a few smaller flat pours. It will save me over hiring it out or having a truck bring it in. This way i can work my own speed with a few buddies to help out. So excited!!
I was taught by many contractors to always have a slight grade downward from the house. You would think that if your adding a concrete pad right up against the home, you would make sure that the concrete pad also barely tilts away from the home and not be completely level to prevent sitting water or having water flow toward the home foundation
That's the first thing I thought, too.
Good point, 1/4" per foot. Since most is covered, he won't get much water standing there. That is really the way to do it, but here, I don't think he will have any trouble. I built stairs and don't know how my forms slipped, but one stair or tread is sloping inward toward the rise. Luckily there is a carport covering it, so it is never a problem.
I am in Tampa and Glen is 2 hours south of me, there is no such thing as a freeze here. The dirt here is about 100% sand so this method is NOT for the NORTH. People give him hell for not laying gravel, then screenings, a sand leveling course, the works. Pretty stupid to do that over sand. 3 1/2" is plenty thick, he really did not need the mesh,. that is for the winter heave which we do not have.
He did a beautiful patio, you should check it out. He used LED strips between the pads, then filled that space will small rocks. It is a lot brighter than I thought but he has it on a dimmer.
@@rockshot100 I saw the paver patio.... It did look good. The best option for led's in this high energy market is to have them solar which I think he might have done.
@@truthknowledge7915 I thought it was creative, just enough light to see where you are going. I am trying to think of some stuff to hold the rocks and lights in place, but still be cheap enough to rip up to service if need be. Something harder than wax and not as hard as epoxy. I know there is something. Yes solar might cost a lot more in the end for as little as he will have this on. LED, is almost nothing to run.
Sorry dude I would have done a footer to help avoid the foundation from being undercut and washed out. In building up an area to pour on a flat slab, should be at least 2feet larger the the area of the pad. I pray you don't have issues, thanks for the content keep it up.
This has given me the confidence to try my first pour.
You won't have any trouble. double check your forms, the rest is easy.
if u get your forms perfect make sure the mix is a good consistency it’s really not that hard especially for flat slab that isn’t wider than your screed
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I love it. Thank you for being so so thorough!
Thanks, I figured it would helpful to show almost everything.
My wife and I bought a mud mixer for some of our projects.. it makes mixing cement so much easier! When we poured our 10x14 slab for a shed I think we used about 180 bags of cement and it didn't take long at all. It's a big up front investment but IMHO if you have a lot of concrete projects it's well worth the cost, plus when you're done you can just sell it.
True, even if you buy it for one large project just knock $500 off and someone will scoop it up. Around here those trucks give you 20 min, and start charging after, and running wheel barrels of crete around will stress test your heart easily since the pump truck is extra and never reaches where you really need it.
I always enjoy your videos. I need to build a slab for a storage unit too. It's like you've read my mind. Thanks! Keep up the good work.
Awesome explanation on the step by step. Like others have commented, it gives confidence for the DIY seeking information. Thanks.
Glen installed 4 sheds like this on our property here in Central Florida. For us I used 16 of the 20 inch by 20 inch paver stones. I Tapconed them down with fender washers and we have been just fine. Great video as always!
God bless 🙏
Absolutely love your videos. You explain things so thoroughly and make it seem achievable to everyone! Happy to have you back on YT 😊
Would love to see a full backyard makeover on the grass and maybe adding some low maintenance plants.
This channel really motivates me to do projects around the house! I just finished repairing some water damage and really didn't want to do anything more but I'll have to find some more stuff to do! I could use this video to help level a garden box I've been meaning to make
thank you!
Awesome results creating the slab. It's obvious frm watching u work with the concrete u have prior experience n skill frm computing slope; installing form; troweling etc. Kudos learned much watching ur vid. New subscriber because of this vid. Anticipating ur next one. Peace
You are always so concise and clear with your instructions. Thanks for all you do!
Thank you!
This is the first time I’ve seen your videos. You’re a very good teacher. I have subscribed. I’ll be watching more.
ditto!
Thanks. I’ve been waiting for this topic from a UA-camr that I trust. ✊🏾
Nice job. Your patience and deliberate execution of all the details make for a great finished product.
Looking forward to that HVAC condenser leveling project. I have the same project to do.
This. This is the video I was looking for IOT learn to level the ground.
Thanks.
NIce job & thank you for the free lesson.
I was thinking that we've already seen the cementpour project but that machine may actually be a game changer
I just want to point out how you can keep us entertained literally watching concrete dry!
🤣🤣
It is therapeutic and informative watching you. Thank you!
Great video brother, wish you all the best and hope we get more video's this year.GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Thank you!
Your welcome bro
Good job ! I like the new mixer. 👍
Thank you Glen. Been following you from the beginning and this just gave me the confidence to start a foundation for my tiny house/shed in my backyard.
This was a very relaxing and informative video
Wow! That mixer is super cool. Sunbelt Rentals carries these in our area - you might reach out to them about offering a sponsor link four your fans who don’t have enough concrete projects to warrant purchasing one. So nice to see a new video.
AWESOME JOB BROTHER!!!!
Thanks for the video, good job.
I’ve learned quite a bit from your videos i thank you good man😊
Thats awesome!
What you share is truly amazing
Jack of ALL trades! Great job brother!! Blessings!!!
Haha, I try!
thanks for this, I have a shed on a broken concrete section behind my house, i plan to remove it and make a new concrete slab, will save this video for reference when i come to do it when it stops raining in UK :D
Thank you so much for the video. Seems like you were reading my mind as we're about to embark on a very similar project for a smaller half height shed compared to your's. Concrete slab will be the same though. Agreed with what you said about when one project starts another will appear. Our garage door and air conditioning went out within a day of each other and then I got a big crack on my windshield. They say things come in threes. I hope this is our three items! Glad you're back! Love these videos!
Man it's crazy how many bags you need
That turned out fantastic! You make it look so easy. Thank you! I subscribed!
Very nice job. And what a great video. Thanks for this.
Great little project brother!
Happy to see you back at making videos lately. Didn't realize I wasn't subbed from my channel so I fixed that. I have a couple slabs I want to do but can't justify the mud mixer at the moment and renting one is easily half the price of buying one... I have done many in the past the hard way but getting old and a bad back etc it really helps having tools to save your body. Getting old isn't fun.
Haha Thanks the sub! Yes thats for sure getting old is not fun. The Mudmixer it not the only way as we know. I have a lot of hard labor planned for the future and I have to try and make my life easy.
Thank you, for making this video.
Glenn, you have great work ethic and ideas!
This will help me when I have to pour a landing area for some steps up to our deck I have to build. And neat intro!
Glad to see you back
Awesome work! Looks great.
Great job my brutha! Great job explaining the process you have a teacher nature
The flipper. 🔥🔥
Dude!! We've missed you. Stoked you have a new video up
RESPECT! ✊🏾
😊 Thank-you great Job keep doing the good work 👍
3.2 mil subs, Man Congrats!!!!! Been a long time follower, Great vid as always
You did a nice looking job on your slab, Glen! It's obvious you've worked with concrete before. Your finish and edges look fabulous. You sure get a thumbs up from me! 👍😊😊😊❤❤❤
Thank you, yes I have worked concrete prior. This was my first time putting a round over on the edge. It was quite satisfying.
@@DIYCreators You're welcome, Glen. 🙂🙂🙂👍
I'm honestly just jealous of how easy it was to remove the grass and get a spot and driving that metal stake looked so easy. I have clay and boulders. 😒
You did a very nice job. I have similar shed and I think you inspired me to do something very similar. Thanks !
Great video and very useful. I was just starting to plan a concrete project, and your video was a great help in the plan.
Hi. I was wondering how to pour a thick concrete slab under the woodshed. And you gave me the answer. Good job. Simple technology and accessible explanations. An interesting device for concrete. Unfortunately, I'll stick with my concrete mixer :) Great material. Greetings from Poland!
The mud mixer is a neat tool, however unless you're a pro using it every day an old mixer is a real time saver as it is.
You are the man! Love your style and your videos, keep it up!!
Great work, great project, the only thing confused me, is why you raised the ground level up using dirt, I feel like won't be a stable base for long long time, however you slab it self is so strong and looks amazing, I wish if you build it on the ground level, I'm sorry for my stupidity I'm just wondering why 😅
The ground is not level. Example he pored on a hill. Raising is the only way to level the pad.
Thank you. Very informative and detailed.
EXCELLENT work!
Great job hope to use this to drop my slab soon 👍🏾✌🏾
Looks good, and I did learn a few things as well. Thank you for all the info, and that concrete mixer looks pretty sweet! This is my opinion, and not necessarily a criticism, but I would not have built up the edges, but rather made the pour deeper around the edges. I learned from my grandpa you can keep the slap from floating or tilting by digging the outside edge 8-12 inches depending on what you you want to spend and taking it below the soil line. Then the inside you can keep built up and add your reinforcement normally. This ensures that any washout or movement of the dirt around your slab will not matter, as your concrete line will be below the soil line. however, your pour would allow you to more easily move the concrete in the future should you choose to relocate it.
No need to place broken blocks or bar chairs to hold the mesh up. Just start adding concrete around an inch thick , place the mesh then continue adding concrete.
great job
Make sure to make a video next year showing all this concrete cracking due to improper installation! Can't wait!
Lol ok bud.
Lmao he just a hater bro! I been needing more diversity in this area on my scroll.
Groovy video! WELCOME BACK
👍 Great project!
Look forward to more concrete.
Perfect candidate for dry pour
Wow, that’s quite the machine there. Cool, and a lot less labor intensive.
Nice work, thanks for sharing 😊
That mud mixer is pretty dope! Im sure it has a good price tag to it, but now you can literally take on any small job and cut down the cost
There defiantly so a business aspect to it.
$3-4K, box stores have them.
love seeing these simple projects, keep up the awesome work :D
Thanks!
Nice job, I need this in my yard!
Great Job.. Your instructions make this look like I can do it.
Thanks! thats the goal
Thanks, Glen for sharing
Nice job man! You always make projects look easy.
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this! I enjoyed watching it.
Looked pretty good mixing cement is not easy
Great Video!
Can't wait to see how you tackle the AC Condenser, I've got the same issue..
Nice bro. Miss ur vids.🤙🏼
Thanks!
I Haul away stuff, not build it. So these kind of DIY videos are the best! I love the process showing of "well, that's not perfect so lets fix it" vs the perfectly edited video that doesn't show what's likely to happen and then me running into that same problem and getting frustrated... In the end I wind up do winging the whole thing lol. So much appreciated!
Nice job Glen!
I was about to comment about your A/C condenser not being level but you beat me to the punch 😂😂😂😂
This was very interesting and informative!
Looks great
Looks great. I got a lot of tips from you. Your video helped. Thank you. 🙏 I’d love to know what the metal stakes are and where to get them. I have not seen them before.
Looks amazing man
Thanks!
@@DIYCreators I need you in Massachusetts my whole house need remodeling lol
Nice job Glen 👍
Thanks!
You the man glen!!!!
Thank you!
Man, where was this video 5 days ago? I'll be using this for later on to correct my stacks of bricks for my shed. But, I will be placing my shed near the fence with the same slope as yours.
Thanks for the video. I always enjoy seeing your content. I have been seeing the mid machine more and more in videos. Are the cement companies getting nervous?😃 Keep up the excellent content.
Классная платформа получилась !
For the weight of this it won’t matter but if you use a vibrator on more structural concrete, don’t drag it through the mix, or it has a tendency to create a weak seam. Merely straight up and straight down with the vibrator to consolidate the mix without causing the seam.
Thanks for the tip, I am trying to learn as I go.
This 100%
@@DIYCreators all good. I like your channel a lot. Keep going
Looks nice. Good job. i need to do the same for my shed
I bet you had fun takin those pins out especially putting down almost flush with the board buy bigger ones and leave them higher than the board to take out easier when finished and also buy extra ones to mark your grades with some string line , also a smart level would also be good to see how much fall you have 1.5 % from wall is good amount of fall !!
8:40 Where does he get those wonderful toys...
Excellent video. Appreciate the help.
Wow just as I was thinking I need to fix the ac slab here in FL too. I also was thinking about putting a lattice fence around it to prevent my dogs from going behind it!
Nice! make it happen