Yeah, slower too. Why you wanna give a break to the new guy? I remember when I started with my Tio Frank. . . There was no walking the carrucha, you ran it. The more you got caught being lazy, the more beer you had to buy after work.
This is EXACTLY what I am trying to have done in my yard for a tool shed kit. Been looking for over a year, and haven't found a single contractor who ever came out to see and give a quote, that ever called me back. Seeing, this, I believe I could do it myself. Thanks David!!
@@billsmith9249 Same. Just got 3 quotes back. 2200, 1800, and 1900, for a 10x10 shed foundation slab. Nothing crazy just a storage shed, but the quotes are much higher than I'd expected
Most reputable contractors are too busy to take on a tiny job like that unless you get them early in the spring before it gets busy. Concrete is expensive and on top of it, if you only get small amount (1 yd. or less) you may get stuck with an added small load charge. There is also an added charge for any additive in the concrete (fibermesh or calcium chloride that speeds up the set time, etc) So a little slab can get costly if you contract it out.
Thanks for making the effort to help someone seeking work. I've been hooked on your channel since I found it a week ago. There's allot of concrete videos, but your channel is different and that's because of you Sir. You're a problem solver, a man with vision, you're an artist and you are a great ambassador for the concrete industry. I really like how you take the big problems head-on and don't settle until your vision is accomplished. Great channel - God bless you Sir!
You could DIY. Done it myself and the little lady with 60 or 80 pound premixed concrete bags and cement with concrete mix. Keep the sections small no more than 10'x8' at a time if you don't have 5 guys working at it. Pouring is fast and dirty finishing takes most of the time. Plate vibrator for compacting soil, concrete vibrator to remove air bubbles and a nice smooth edge, mixer and finishing tools. Need to pay attention to drying time and temperature, each day and pour is a little different. Need to practice on finishing before any major work.
After not being able to get a contractor to do a 20x24 pad, I decided to do it myself. I mean, I’ve watched all your videos, so I think I got it. Wow, never again. You make it look easy. 😂 The concrete truck driver helped me screed and level the pad. So I gave them a nice tip.
Thanks for mentioning People Ready. As a small contractor business is good to know. When paying top buck to finishers you should have them tool in the control joints to minimize over night cracks Thanks Felix Zarate The Masonry Company
And to add icing on the cake, if you add a couple of ducts, (prior to concrete, )coming up vertical from outside to inside the base, you can thread up electric etc inside the shed without external wire showing ! Nice job.
Thank you Dave to you and all your crew!!! I would like to try my hands at building my own personal storage shed ( potentially a 5 x 10 size); this video will help guide me to achieving my goal of building my own storage shed….please continue to do more of these types of videos Dave.
I had to build a cement pad for my dog’s 8’ x 30’ ft kennel run. That was a lot of work for one guy, and the cost could have been hard to handle at that time in my life. SO, I used pop cans I had save up as fillers. I’d lay a few rows of cans with 2-3 inches of space in between, then cement between. Then finished off with a couple inches over the whole top. No cans showed (except for the little 8 inch square to prove I used the cans. That was 25-30 years ago, still good as new. I did fill one 4’ x 8’ section with gravel for poop n pee. A great little condo inside, and my spoiled doggers were in heaven (and safe).
Hi! George here, plaster master. I hope to learn enough and gain enough anti-procrastination juice to actually pour this. Lol nice! I definitely need a slab for tools I allow to be taken advantage of by the sun. Good job guys and thank you again
I was a little disappointed not hearing you say 50% horsehair/50% nylon but then you totally redeemed yourself at the end 13:50 with, "Look at that wood grain finish, that's a masterpiece." Haha, you are the best, love you David :)
Nice work Odell and crew! Cool wheel barrow. When I’ve been part of concrete testing, I checked slump indirectly with a Kelly Ball and have seen others measure slump more directly with a cone but you Sir made the shortest work of that I’ve ever seen with just an eye ball.
I saw my house in that video! I thought it was you guys doing that job, mostly because I thought I saw your blue shirt. I meant to stop by and have you come by my house to check out the pavers, seating area, stucco and firepit that I learned mostly from your videos. I just never saw you guys there when I was coming and going. Maybe next time!
With fine wood grain finish concrete, all you need now is some rich Corinthian leather furniture on the pad and your customer will experience the affordable luxury of the Chrysler Cordoba.
Glad to see you invest in equipment that saves your back and your guys. Knowing how my peeps are, that would be a “no mames” on your buggie. Work smarter and work longer. Good job, love watching your channel, it takes me back to my short concrete career. Keep it up.
Thank you, and you are right about "masterpiece", mine looking at the side has holes where the guys did not push out air bubbles. Question if I may, do you not need some kind of vertical studs to set the framing 2X's--or do you install that later? Thanks.
Hay Brodie, protect yourself & your workers. 3m eye protection with the foam anti fog , N95 respirator, and ear protection. You breathe in all that concrete dust. You pay now, or you pay later. SAFETY FIRST !
I’m literally addicted to your content !!! Quick question at my dad place it has a courtyard which drop over 10 cm in 15 years do you find there is something to worry about !!
Hi David, good to see you back as I have not seen one of your videos for sometime, hope all your family and workers are doing well in this crazy world, one question; what's with the beard? take acre and keep safe.
The plastic is installed on top of the bed (sand or gravel) or under the bed. What would be the correct way as I have seen videos where the plastic is installed differently?
Hello, that looks impressive, new yo this and I am just learning. Can I ask how did you stop the concrete/mix escaping or seeping out from the bottom of the shuttering, thanks for the advice
I enjoy watching your videos, it's very therapeutic for me. LOL. I do have a question, if I'm building a 8x10ft shed, do you recommend I get the concrete pad the same size as well 8x10ft? Thanks in advance.
Why did you pack sub-grade (soil) and didn't put any grave on sub-grade (for under slab water run-off and reinforcement)? Also, leaving the finish smooth without a broom finish, can leave slab slippery especially if wet.
@@OdellCompleteConcrete Ahh ok, how much time elapses between the funny trowel and the hand trowels? Or what are you looking at to see if the concrete is too hard for the funny trowel?
Appreciate the videos. Helpful. Please let us know when you do some pergola foundations /piers and slabs. I see more pergolas getting built for grilling and solar car ports.
Couple of questions... What is the green plastic cover sheets you used called and it's purpose... Also why do you elevate the middle but dig down at the sides
I have an Question regarding pouring slab. is it okay to pour concrete for fountain in parts? (by section with rebar) like have difference between days? im just wonder cause i live on area which has many earthquake and i would like to have my foundation in parts incase it cracks .my building code for my area requires about 12 inches thick concrete with rebar and standing on 10-15 pile of material or dig down to bedrock and put some material below and make concrete frame up and fill up with material and then concrete to make foundation.
Wow, that is a hell of a shed pad!!! Going to last longer theb the shed... Footing, plastic vapor barrier, pink bar gridded... Most shed pads are just throw 2x4 on the ground and pour, no rebar or footing. Lol
I needed a 7x7 pad only so did it myself with 4x4s and used rebar sledgehammered them into groud and corner braces, etc. Took bunch of trips to transport ton+ of 1.5" washed rock abt 6" deep. Lil bit overkill for shed that just fit pad, but looks and drains great. For bigger shed like coming here in vid that pad looks real nice.
Nice video! Some questions from the uninitiated: What does the fibre you added do to the concrete? The big cut you made, what's the purpose of that...expansion? Edit: That is one sweeeeeeet powered wheelbarrow!
I got to say personally that thing looks like more work than a wheelbarrow.
Initially it was until I got the hang of it
Yeah, slower too. Why you wanna give a break to the new guy? I remember when I started with my Tio Frank. . . There was no walking the carrucha, you ran it. The more you got caught being lazy, the more beer you had to buy after work.
Definitely quicker with a wheelbarrow
Water cooler quarterbacks !!! Slow and steady wins the race. These people don’t do labor. Save your body so you could work longer in life.
@@Cheez1979 Sounds like an excuse to be lazy. 🤣
This is EXACTLY what I am trying to have done in my yard for a tool shed kit. Been looking for over a year, and haven't found a single contractor who ever came out to see and give a quote, that ever called me back. Seeing, this, I believe I could do it myself. Thanks David!!
Go for it
GL
Im in the opposite boat. All the quotes I've gotten have been over $2000 for a simple 12x14 4in slab!
@@billsmith9249 Same. Just got 3 quotes back. 2200, 1800, and 1900, for a 10x10 shed foundation slab. Nothing crazy just a storage shed, but the quotes are much higher than I'd expected
Most reputable contractors are too busy to take on a tiny job like that unless you get them early in the spring before it gets busy. Concrete is expensive and on top of it, if you only get small amount (1 yd. or less) you may get stuck with an added small load charge. There is also an added charge for any additive in the concrete (fibermesh or calcium chloride that speeds up the set time, etc) So a little slab can get costly if you contract it out.
I didn't know how I love watching concrete videos until I saw this.
Great
Thanks for making the effort to help someone seeking work. I've been hooked on your channel since I found it a week ago. There's allot of concrete videos, but your channel is different and that's because of you Sir. You're a problem solver, a man with vision, you're an artist and you are a great ambassador for the concrete industry. I really like how you take the big problems head-on and don't settle until your vision is accomplished. Great channel - God bless you Sir!
seeing these experts at work has convinced me to leave this to the pros lol
You could DIY. Done it myself and the little lady with 60 or 80 pound premixed concrete bags and cement with concrete mix. Keep the sections small no more than 10'x8' at a time if you don't have 5 guys working at it. Pouring is fast and dirty finishing takes most of the time. Plate vibrator for compacting soil, concrete vibrator to remove air bubbles and a nice smooth edge, mixer and finishing tools. Need to pay attention to drying time and temperature, each day and pour is a little different. Need to practice on finishing before any major work.
You have to believe in yourself or you've lost already.
After not being able to get a contractor to do a 20x24 pad, I decided to do it myself. I mean, I’ve watched all your videos, so I think I got it.
Wow, never again. You make it look easy. 😂 The concrete truck driver helped me screed and level the pad. So I gave them a nice tip.
The first is the hardest.
Always happy to see hard-working tradesmen employed building the USA.
Thanks for mentioning People Ready.
As a small contractor business is good to know.
When paying top buck to finishers you should have them tool in the control joints to minimize over night cracks
Thanks
Felix Zarate
The Masonry Company
And to add icing on the cake, if you add a couple of ducts, (prior to concrete, )coming up vertical from outside to inside the base, you can thread up electric etc inside the shed without external wire showing ! Nice job.
Thank you Dave to you and all your crew!!! I would like to try my hands at building my own personal storage shed ( potentially a 5 x 10 size); this video will help guide me to achieving my goal of building my own storage shed….please continue to do more of these types of videos Dave.
I had to build a cement pad for my dog’s 8’ x 30’ ft kennel run. That was a lot of work for one guy, and the cost could have been hard to handle at that time in my life. SO, I used pop cans I had save up as fillers. I’d lay a few rows of cans with 2-3 inches of space in between, then cement between. Then finished off with a couple inches over the whole top. No cans showed (except for the little 8 inch square to prove I used the cans. That was 25-30 years ago, still good as new. I did fill one 4’ x 8’ section with gravel for poop n pee. A great little condo inside, and my spoiled doggers were in heaven (and safe).
Thats interesting
Ty
You got any videos or pictures I like too see there home
@@danielpulido5932 Sorry Daniel, I don’t. That was 20+ years ago. But, the heavy duty chain link was framed with aluminum poles like at a play ground.
Hi! George here, plaster master. I hope to learn enough and gain enough anti-procrastination juice to actually pour this. Lol nice! I definitely need a slab for tools I allow to be taken advantage of by the sun. Good job guys and thank you again
YW
TY
GL
I was a little disappointed not hearing you say 50% horsehair/50% nylon but then you totally redeemed yourself at the end 13:50 with, "Look at that wood grain finish, that's a masterpiece." Haha, you are the best, love you David :)
Glad I made up for it
TY
Hahaha, truly a masterpiece and I know they intended to give that classic wood grain stamped finish
Love that you're always trying / using innovative, labour-saving tools and methods. Smart.
Me too
TY
everything is perfect in this vid ... great results great editing and the sound is tight. Always educational too. Stellar vid guys
Much appreciated!
Nice job and I’m glad to see that you take pride in your work!
Thanks!
Hello from Europe, Romania. I love your videos, very instructive. Thank you
Glad you like them!
Looking good! Would like to have you and crew in my backyard for a week or two.
Pros make everything look so easy 😌
Ty
Good job! I hope the city he lives in allows to build that close to property line. We’re I live it’s a 7 FT set back.
Nice work Odell and crew! Cool wheel barrow.
When I’ve been part of concrete testing, I checked slump indirectly with a Kelly Ball and have seen others measure slump more directly with a cone but you Sir made the shortest work of that I’ve ever seen with just an eye ball.
Yes
Thanks
thats what a toolmaker likes to see let the machine do all the work.
Yeah! People Ready! Ive worked through them off and on for about 4 years👍...Good Job Odell keep up the awesome work🤙
TY
Nice to see a you using a vapor barrier, best and cheapest way to do it, it is so much more expensive if you have problems later.
I concur
TY
Must be doing good buying machines like those. My guys love old school wheelbarrows 😅😊
That's a nice 'toy' saves a lot of back breaking work !, it even has a backup alarm !!!
That pour you could park a ship on it ,crowing the middle sounds like a good idea for a outdoor pad .
I saw my house in that video! I thought it was you guys doing that job, mostly because I thought I saw your blue shirt. I meant to stop by and have you come by my house to check out the pavers, seating area, stucco and firepit that I learned mostly from your videos. I just never saw you guys there when I was coming and going. Maybe next time!
Sure
TY
I love to watch his works. Good job. Very educational
TY
Big Boy
The work is insanely gorgeous. How much does a job like that go for per square foot?
10
TY
HI, for such a small building, is it necessary to deepen the perimeter of the foundation? Why not just a 6 inch slab throughout?
That is a top job. You could play pool on that surface👍
Yes
Nice finish job! Have you tried covering slabs with visqueen plastic to slow curing instead of watering it down ?
Another fine job.
It's fun watching you guys work, doesn't hurt my back in the least!...lol
Смотрю и поражаюсь!
watching these videos is so freakn cool
It's good to see you found some people to help that are doing the job no Americans want to do
Tricky
They’d do the job but not for the pennies he would pay
So the plastic sheeting is always necessary? When can it be skipped and replaced by compacted crushed rock?
It’s a vapor barrier. If you want it dry inside use that.
We use 3,4,5 in the UK, easier to remembever than 6,8,10 - great video though!
And it fits in small areas
With fine wood grain finish concrete, all you need now is some rich Corinthian leather furniture on the pad and your customer will experience the affordable luxury of the Chrysler Cordoba.
Loved reading that in my Ricardo Montablan voice.....
Magnífico ,parece mármol buen trabajo❤❤❤💪💪💪💪
Gracias
Glad to see you invest in equipment that saves your back and your guys. Knowing how my peeps are, that would be a “no mames” on your buggie. Work smarter and work longer. Good job, love watching your channel, it takes me back to my short concrete career. Keep it up.
I concur
TY
I want, what you're smoking dude, super chill 😁
Doesn't everyone
Thank you, and you are right about "masterpiece", mine looking at the side has holes where the guys did not push out air bubbles. Question if I may, do you not need some kind of vertical studs to set the framing 2X's--or do you install that later? Thanks.
Expansion bolts
@@OdellCompleteConcrete yes but do you install them as part of the original pour or hammer them in later?
David Odell. Nice to see another video
YW
TY
Hi, I really enjoy your videos and the work you and your guys do.
Glad you like them!
Hay Brodie, protect yourself & your workers. 3m eye protection with the foam anti fog , N95 respirator, and ear protection. You breathe in all that concrete dust. You pay now, or you pay later. SAFETY FIRST !
Bingo
😍That concrete is better than the concrete floors in my house..........
Mine to
This property owner is clearly a big shed fan.
Yes
When u tie the reo tie diagonal and only tie every 2nd row ,
It’s very quick , try it that is how large slabs are tied,nice job.
Thats a badass power buggy!
Yes
I’m literally addicted to your content !!!
Quick question at my dad place it has a courtyard which drop over 10 cm in 15 years do you find there is something to worry about !!
What is the purpose for cutting the slab? Thank you.
The concrete is going to crack no matter what, when you cut it, it will usually crack there.
very nice thanks！what is the yellow material？do you service Bay area?
Vakmensen, mooi gedaan
As usual, great job! 😎👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Id like more cuts into it myself as if it moves it will crack on a groove not a fine line across in any direction!
Another great video David! Thank you
TY
David
What kind of rebar was that? It looks like plastic.
Pink bar
I love this lol
So smooth
Hi David, good to see you back as I have not seen one of your videos for sometime, hope all your family and workers are doing well in this crazy world, one question; what's with the beard? take acre and keep safe.
The plastic is installed on top of the bed (sand or gravel) or under the bed. What would be the correct way as I have seen videos where the plastic is installed differently?
Thinking of doing something similar; why didn't you use gravel and compact everything?
Great video! Thanks!❤❤❤
Nice work!!! How something like that could cost?
4000
Great job done there by all. Thanks for sharing.
YW
TY
Great how to video,I have a question,how wide do you cut the edges around the ground where you went a lil deeper before you form and pour??
You need enough depth to get some 5" embedded anchors in there
Loved the little dumped truck. Great job as always.
TY
Hello, that looks impressive, new yo this and I am just learning. Can I ask how did you stop the concrete/mix escaping or seeping out from the bottom of the shuttering, thanks for the advice
Dry concrete, low slump helps
Great video, super educational, as always!
Just curious, why didn't you compact the soil? Or vibrate the concrete?
No need on undisturbed native.
Pea gravel doesn't need vibrating.
Very educational video, you can actually learn a lot.
Yes
TY
Nice Job Chief .
I enjoy watching your videos, it's very therapeutic for me. LOL. I do have a question, if I'm building a 8x10ft shed, do you recommend I get the concrete pad the same size as well 8x10ft? Thanks in advance.
Yes
@@OdellCompleteConcrete how long should I wait till I build the new shed on the concrete pad? 48hrs or 7 days?
Hi your plastic rebar can you use any type of plastic ?
Whats the thickness?
3/8" fiberglass
Why did you pack sub-grade (soil) and didn't put any grave on sub-grade (for under slab water run-off and reinforcement)? Also, leaving the finish smooth without a broom finish, can leave slab slippery especially if wet.
Shed slab
@@OdellCompleteConcrete still not sure why some things that I mentioned above weren't done? Could you please explain?
11:15 Why hand trowel after the funny trowel? I would think a larger trowel would result in a flatter more consistent surface?
Funny trowels don't work well when the concrete is this hard.
@@OdellCompleteConcrete Ahh ok, how much time elapses between the funny trowel and the hand trowels? Or what are you looking at to see if the concrete is too hard for the funny trowel?
Appreciate the videos. Helpful. Please let us know when you do some pergola foundations /piers and slabs. I see more pergolas getting built for grilling and solar car ports.
Coming soon. The job is already completed.
Phenomenal grading
TY
Couple of questions... What is the green plastic cover sheets you used called and it's purpose... Also why do you elevate the middle but dig down at the sides
Vapor barrier
Can i do like this to build summer kitchen with wc and one bed room total size will be 6m to 9metr 54m.sq
i have a question what is the green sheets used for
I’ve worked for labor ready now (people ready) here in California funny you hear about it in video haha
Tomahank machine is nice.👍👍👍
It sure is!
I have an Question regarding pouring slab. is it okay to pour concrete for fountain in parts? (by section with rebar) like have difference between days? im just wonder cause i live on area which has many earthquake and i would like to have my foundation in parts incase it cracks .my building code for my area requires about 12 inches thick concrete with rebar and standing on 10-15 pile of material or dig down to bedrock and put some material below and make concrete frame up and fill up with material and then concrete to make foundation.
You should give away the shed. There are always people in need of more storage :)
That's true
Make a video of the couple of dips and trials a tribulations of getting something like this done!
Sure
Wow, that is a hell of a shed pad!!! Going to last longer theb the shed... Footing, plastic vapor barrier, pink bar gridded... Most shed pads are just throw 2x4 on the ground and pour, no rebar or footing. Lol
yes I kind of over did it
I needed a 7x7 pad only so did it myself with 4x4s and used rebar sledgehammered them into groud and corner braces, etc. Took bunch of trips to transport ton+ of 1.5" washed rock abt 6" deep. Lil bit overkill for shed that just fit pad, but looks and drains great. For bigger shed like coming here in vid that pad looks real nice.
Our code is 12 inch turn down, 3/8 rebar on 20 inch centers. and 1/2 rebar top and bottom of the beam. Inspected before pour.
What do you price for a job like this..?
Great video! Could you please share or do a video how you bid jobs?
Sure, materials, labor times two
Excellent ! 😀
Many thanks!
Great video, I'm building a two story shed ,16x20 how thick my concrete slab should be?
I live in the south carolina
2
Excelente trabajo 💯 👌🏻👌🏻👊👊
Excellent
Very good videos. Thanks
So nice of you
Nice video! Some questions from the uninitiated: What does the fibre you added do to the concrete? The big cut you made, what's the purpose of that...expansion?
Edit: That is one sweeeeeeet powered wheelbarrow!
Custom
Fiber helps against shrinkage cracks.
Weakened plane joint, controls cracks
Hermosa loza, felicitaciones.
where you get those knee float ( iguess that the name ) lol - feally cool need those
Kraft
Hey Dave! Nice video! Did you ever get inside the Power Buggy and drove it around by yourself? Is it possible? I'm asking for a friend..
Yes you could do that
How lokg was it before you could stand on it to float it smooth?
vary nice well done Mr. odell