This Pond Will Be Different Than Most - Concrete on Pond Build Episode 6
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2023
- Episode 6 - We're digging a pond in our backyard and want to make it special by putting a concrete sidewalk all the way around and we have want zero maintenance so we're installing a concrete pier.
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George is an artist. I love seeing concrete finishing, and he has such a great touch.
I saw something in my travels the other day, a working and running JD 89 lawn mower. It looked to be in great shape as the owner cut a beautiful diamond pattern in his lawn.
Now, to this video... OUTSTANDING WORK! The sidewalk and dock look great! I love that they brushed the top of the concrete so it wouldn't be slippery when wet. Now to clean up the over pours and lay down that rock and pea gravel beach.
Are you going to have water trucked in to fill the pond? Seems like a better idea than burning up your pump and draining your well. Then again, in the house where I grew up we had three wells, one inside the house in the basement, one outside the trap door for the basement under a yew shrub and one on the west side of the detached garage. I don't remember exact depths but I know that the one in the basement was the shallowest and the one by the garage was the deepest.
Love the Father's Day tradition of the twins decorating the inside of the shop door! They are so creative!
Great job! Outstanding video! Can't wait to see the next one!
Thank you Neil and Travis 👍👍🥰🥰🤗🤗😘😘
Hey thanks so much Susan! That JD89 would be cool to see in the wild.
This concrete has been a long time coming and I'm glad to finally have it done. I think it will really set this off and make it unique.
Thanks for another great comment and have a good week!
Holy smokes! I haven't seen an old school miter saw like that in years. My Dad used one like that up until about the last 10 years of his life when he finally bought a powered compound miter saw. He would have kept using it, but he could no longer find anyone to sharpen the saw. That's cool and brings back great memories.
The pond is coming along nicely, and the girls did great on their artwork.
Thank you sir. Yeah, my father in law can keep that old stuff going. He is able to sharpen them. You gave me a good video idea: "Cordless Miter Saw Runs For Weeks With No Electricity"!
Amazing 🤩 this is the Largest project of Cement. I’ve ever seen!
I was over a concrete crew in early 1980s we always referred to Bull float ...this crew is a knowledgeable bunch of workers..
I cant get enough of your channel and the different projects you have completed. Its so amazing to me the quality of storytelling, editing and knowledge you display. Please continue to do more bog projects!
You're too kind Aaron!
But I have enjoyed your comments as you go through the old videos 😉
@@digdrivediy I have enjoyed the videos so much!
Neil. This project is awesome. These concrete guys did a great job. Coming from a concrete guy. I know what went into this and It came out great. Tell Greg he needs to be in more videos. What a great friend. And the finish of the Father’s Day door present is priceless. Thanks again Neil.
Cool project and I enjoy watching it grow! As european civil engineer I would do some things a bit different (I know that you guys in US don't use it as much as we do ;) )
1) Bottom of the sidewalk should be separated from the ground with foil - to prevent water (cementinous grout) from escaping to earth.
2) There are better ways of elevating rebar, there are some pre-made plastic stand-offs - to keep distance consistent and maintain good rust protection of rebar with concrete.
3) For sidewalk it would be better to use mesh or dispersed reinforcement - rebars act only locally.
4) I did not see the crew using any concrete vibrators - and they should to get smother surfaces and better strength. There is even a special type for flat surfaces (surface vibrations) that makes the job a whole lot easier and better results.
5) You may want to paint the pillars and whole deck to just to prevent bioerosion and make them look nicer - there are specialistic paints dedicated to protect concrete in water.
6) Pillars should have at least a little bit of stirrup reinforcement, and usually you want to make a foot underneath - but in your case they are so incredibly oversized that it should be ok.
7) Before pouring pillars it would be good to do some mechanical compaction of the ground under, and some foil too.
Not being critical, just sharing knowledge. I hope your concrete will do just fine, overall it looks very nice! Since it is not a critical infrastructure and is oversized big time it should be totally fine and missing this points should not impact it. You can pass this tips to the crew so they can keep improving :)
Remember to WATER IT A LOT in first week, like try to keep it wet all the time ideally. This will result in good strength and less cracks.
Great tips!
I've never heard of the foil thing. There is lots of concrete everywhere around here in direct contact with the dirt?
They did use a vibrating cordless tool on the pier I just didn't capture it. The tubes are on pretty sizable footings too.
Thanks for all the suggestions. Very interesting and informative.
@@digdrivediy it's almost basic practice to seperate the concrete from the dirt here in The Netherlands
@@GOAT_GOATERSON Another American here - I've seriously never heard of foil and I want to know more. I understand the concept; what about in practice? What is "foil"? What's the actual layering & setup?
I think it funny and viewers think if they didnt see it in video it didnt happen, what a trolls
@@GOAT_GOATERSON sound like it a waste of time separate concrete from dirt
Walk around nice and clean. No bugs no sticks. Excellent. Just not sure of the clay. But so far it looks excellent
Another action packed video Neil love the concrete pier the Father’s Day door is amazing as well very talented little girls
Thanks Adam!
Love seeing the girls work great job
Grat progress, loved the ending of this video.
Your Father-and-Law and your Dad are so cool. It is very cool they seem to always want to get in on the project.
They are always willing to help. No questions asked...
It's certainly built to last and that pier will be a great place for a duck blind come fall. :) You never go halfway with things.
The way you guys capture memories is incredible! Great work on the pond project, have a great week
The pond is looking amazing... BUT, the best part of this video was the end. So much love in this family ❤ You're a very wealthy man Neil (I think you know what I mean)
I do.
Thank you Sam.
The concrete around is such a great idea.
The deck/pier stamped wood board on it would’ve been a good look
That’s a great project. You guys will enjoy that for a long time. It’s nice to see it all coming together
Great Father’s Day tradition. We make tye dye shirts each year. Ponds is looking great Neil.
That's a cool idea too!
The best part was the ending! Great job, girls, and great job mom and dad!
Love the concrete path all around the pond. And the indestructible pier! Looking great, Neil!
Neil is expecting to tie up cruise ships. 🙂
Swimming pond looks great! We will see how smooth the sides of the piers will be. I have seen people use their sawszall without a blade as a way to vibrate the sides to get them smoother. Or use a drop in vibration around the sides as the tubes were filled. Either way the piers are there to hold up the deck and most of pier will be under water and out of site.
Coming along great! Looking forward to seeing it all completed. Lovin' the garage door
Great project Neil - love seeing the progression of each stage.
Great video Neil, progress looks great, can't wait for the next instalment.Thanks for sharing
The pond is looking great. The concrete crew did a beautiful job. That Fathers Day door panel is such a cool idea/ tradition. Great job girls!
Neil, I have really enjoyed this video series!! A waterfall feature in the future would be very cool!!
Hey Doug! Thanks so much! Might have to settle for a fountain rather than a waterfall though 😉
Hey Doug, does Adam have any plans on doing a similar rock ledge on his pond redo? Even without a sidewalk I really like the idea for helping to maintain the edge. I need to redo my pond & I’m going to do something similar but I’ll probably use a 4-6” riprap stone.
The pond is coming along nicely and I love the fathers day drawings
One of the very best concrete pouring videos on UA-cam. Massive pool and so far a work of art
Thanks!
The girls art for Father’s Day is the perfect way to remember 20 years from now when did we do that project……22 or 23 ha the whole project is awesome and I’m sure you guys will love it
Thanks! I thought so too.
The pond is looking great. The Father's Day door artwork is such a wonderful tradition and gift. Thanks for sharing.
The girls did and awesome job with the art on the shop door! Neil, I can’t wait to see the finish product of the swimming pond!
Project is looking great big step with the concrete done looking forward to the next installment your garage door art for this is awesome
Love the Tradition of the Deco Door! Here's to hoping you all have many, many more!
Love the garage door art Neil. The pond is coming along very nicely.
That 1st saw cut on the sidewalk had me anxious and a bit irritated. Seeing new concrete chipped, even though it was minimal, think I would've had to walk that one off!! 😅 The artwork on the garage door is a fantastic idea filled with lasting memories. 👏 Best dang channel on UA-cam 👏
Really appreciate it!
Your a great guy and a pleasure to follow. Cheers from Alberta
Thats awesome to see his daughters out there working. Look like good hard workers and they know what theyre doing.
Neil, this pond is going to be Epic, the cost of the concrete alone, a walkway, tied into a pier is genius, you talk about low maintenace, maybe power wash every few years, maybe, what a crew, floating that concrete is a work of art, and George sure knows what he is doing, with the forms put into place, and that crew working the concrete and pouring massive pillars for support, wow, this wasn`t cheap, 20k is just a guess.this is gonna be a pond like no other I have seen. My friend has a pond, it`s clay with a wood deck, this is next level stuff for sure, love the build, the girls will be in heaven, and you now have an ice rink for skating.
Thanks Joe!
I was fortunate to be able to help the crew with the job and save some costs so I don't have nearly that much in it, but still a chunk.
I'm hoping it will serve us for many years to come. The beach will really finish it off.
I’m thinking Diving Board! Give me a Hell Yeah!!!! 😆
Both my daughters: "Heck yeah" 🤣
Can't wait to see it finished...great video
Great job looking great keep up the great work love your videos thank you
Thanks Ed!
I never even imagined having a pond like you're building, very cool. Bummer how a couple of the saw cuts chipped out, but once the new gets knocked off the pond no one will ever notice. I'm anxious to see the finished pond.
Yes, you don't really notice or think of it too much fortunately.
This pond is going to be awesome. Keep up the great work
Very nicely done, good crew on the concrete, looks good on the camera anyway, nice little touch putting the chamfer on the bottom of the pier sir, not only aides safety, it also makes it look finished. Not that it makes a difference, but, I like it, thanks for the update.
The pond sure is shaping up. The high light is the fathers day murals on the garage door! What an amazing idea that I wish I'd thought of with my kids. Your family is awesome. Keep it up.
Thanks so much 👍🏻
Great video! I feel part of the DDDiy crew because my wife found a new toy for me this weekend at a garage sale. A John Deere E130 riding mower. I know it’s not comparable to your inventory, but a lot nicer than my 10 yr old Craftsman LT-2000! Who knows what’s next! Drives like a Caddy compared to what I had. Can’t wait to see water in the pond.
Congrats on your new toy! That's cool!
Love this series. Looks great so far. Hats off to you and all involved! 🇺🇸👍❤️
Randomly came across this in my feed. I watch BamaBass 5 Acre pond project, so this must have been recommended because of that. After a few minutes of watching, I thought, Hey, Eicher Concrete looks familiar.... Then a few minutes later, I thought I faintly recognized a few faces. A quick trip to your About section confirmed it. Nice to see a local Harlan/Woodburn resident making some quality content on UA-cam. Looks good so far. Will be following along from here on out!
Awesome! We love hearing from locals that find the channel. Thanks for tuning in and hopefully we'll see you around.
I also really like the patterned concrete look for the sidewalk , which basically a sheet formed into a stamp that sets a pattern on the top of the concrete .. so you can make it look like a cobblestone walk but solid concrete ..
Love the Fathers Day Artwork! Great job ladies!
Okay... Next level... lazy river around pond with bridge over it!💭
Great Father's Day artistic work! Beautiful pond perimeter and most interesting video! Thanks for sharing, enjoy! Be well, be safe!
Love that his daughters showed up to pour concrete in shorts and sandals. 🤣 I think I would've gone with stamped concrete here. Would've added something really neat to the design.The work they did was great though! Looks incredible.
We talked about trying to do something more decorative, but then it wouldn't have matched everything else and would have added much more cost. Ultimately we went for the more affordable route for us but stamped would have been awesome!
@@digdrivediy That's fair enough! I think it looks awesome. Can't wait to see it full of water!
I do not have the patience or finesse for concrete work, but it sure is satisfying to watch those that do!
The Father’s Day tradition you guys have is awesome, better take good care of that door!
How you doing Neil, just found your channel. I had my doubts at the beginning but it came out good.
Keep up the good work, can’t wait to see the end product
Thanks 👍🏻
Great crew. I love seeing the kids working too.
What an awesome project! Close family and hard workers!!
I wasn’t a fan of the concrete around the banks at first but after seeing it poured, it looks good.
Thanks 👍🏻
That's going to be a beautiful pond! Excellent work ☆☆☆☆☆
Fun concrete pier (Gantry) story. Another inspector and I was waiting for the concrete to be completed on 6 piers. After completing our tests on the final concrete truck, were were standing outside of our work trucks just talking and facing away from the operation. All of a sudden we hear *crack* *CRACK* "Oh S**t!" *Boom* *CRACK!!!*... The final wooden form around the head of the pillar had snapped at the bottom and poured out concrete.
Luckily, I'm the EC (erosion control) inspector in site and am able to give instruction on what to do in order to avoid EC issues, and the time limit on concrete trucks being able to operate on roads has ended.
Another bright side, I got an additional 3 hours of overtime while the crew cleaned up the spill area around the base of the pillar and washed out the top of the pillar (in order to restore the area back to how it was originally).
10/10, would inspect again.
Hi Neil. It is pretty amazing to me how concrete guys can finish it so even and smoothly. I've done a couple small concrete jobs and they are passable but not as perfect as a pro would do. That is a lot of concrete! I'll bet you could breath a sign of relief when it was done. The Father's Day artwork is priceless! Perfect to commenerate the pond project. Thanks for the video!
-mike
I was so glad to have it done! :)
@@digdrivediy 🙂I can only imagine!
Wow looks awesome. Thats going to look great when done.
Good Job Jonas and crew, It's looking great. Hopefully it will start filling up with all this rain we're getting now.
It's got a couple feet of water in the bottom now.
I'm hooked! Nice work!
Frank in Colorado
Oh man I'm glad I watched this all the way through. I love the annual garage door drawing. My family may borrow that idea.
I look forward to it every year 😁 Makes a year feel like a short period of time though...
It’s nice to see a couple of gal’s working that concrete.👏👏👏👏
The cat pooping on the beach made me lol. The symmetry and curve of the concrete really adds an interesting look to the sidewalk. I love it!
The cats can't be stopped!
Looks amazing, yall will love this....nice job guys! The girls did a awesome job on your father's day drawing!
Thanks so much
Only in a America do get to buy lots of land and build whatever you want on it.
You have a really nice manner about you
Enjoy your pond
We can't quite do whatever we want 😋
But that's part of why we love America!
When you’re dumping stone to be graded by hand, small piles. Start at where your bucket first hits inside the form, dump stone and roll forward.
Wow! That is really going to be quite the swimming pond!! Your girls are fantastic!! They sure love their dad!
*Keep on tractoring!*
Thanks so much Jon. We are looking forward to that first swim!
Looking great Neil
It's always amazing how many experts come outta the woodwork to tell ya what you did wrong n what you should've done. Let the hater's hate and enjoy that awesome swimming pond. I just have one big problem with the whole project. Im jealous that I don't have one just like it in my backyard lol. Can't wait to see when its completely finished. Enjoy the reward for all the hard work you put in to it !!
Thank you!
Looking great Neil. Great job as always. Your videos are always enjoyable. What an awesome project.
Thanks I really appreciate it!
All the concrete work was fun to watch, amazing how fast they can complete the job, came out fantastic. Nice design Neil. One thing I noticed the women working didn't seem to be dressed for the occasion lol. Also love the Father's day tradition, gonna need a bigger garage door soon !!
I asked them if their Dad won't pay for boots or what! They acted like no big deal and just rinsed off with the truck.
Great job lookin GREAT neighbor.
Everything is looking great!! Now you just need some rain to start filling it😊
Getting a little this morning!
@@digdrivediy we live about straight west of you 50 miles and we got .5” this morning
Great project series. You can dig a pond for me anytime! Tractor Hard! 🚜💪!
Every weekend we say, "I wonder what the Neil Kochster is up to this week?" or I'll say "Should we see what Neil's Koching?" (I realize it's pronounced differently, but I'm a Dad so I can't help but take advantage of a wrestling, The Rock, themed Dad joke).
Great work and thoughtful planning and foresight, can't wait to see the final product!
That sounds pretty cool to me!
Great stuff Neil
Looking good. Will be nice
Very interesting. I think I may have went with 1 ton interlocking concrete blocks for those piers. We had an entire yard filled with them to make a privacy/ sound barrier wall. Will never use anything but them again for structural stuff.
That being said, this was a fantastic crew and like you, I would hire them in a heartbeat for any concrete work without hesitation
That would have been a good use of them for sure. If you could reach out there to place them is all!
Hello from the Netherlands.
thanks for the video Neil.
Sincerely Hollandduck
19:40 I can’t stop laughing, I can’t believe you kept that in the video😂😂
Hey I hoped you were OK with it. I think it is a great Father/Son moment that all of us have experienced at some point! You took it in stride and I thought it was great. Thanks again for all your work on it!
That looks really cool.
Good concrete finishers are fun to watch. It is an art.
Hey Neil, your videos were randomly recommended,and I watched these pond build videos, and enjoyed all of it. It was very satisfying to see younger and older family members getting together to assist. Your voice reminds of Kevin Costner. I will subscribe, if there is more stuff to come?
I can imagine the stress level going up, as they started to pour the deck on the Pier. I think that pond will be there for decades to come.
Stress level = 10
oh and I love the look of everything so far and I like that the deck is gunna be concrete rather then wood
Hello Neil, yet another cool video from the swimming pond project. The concrete guys and girls did a nice job on the concrete . You did a good job on the prepwork before concrete. It's way easier to do a nice job with good preparation . You will definitely have a low maintenance pier . Funny concrete mixer you have in the USA, but I have to admit that these vehicles are really handy. Never seen these in europ . It's going to be a nice pond once finished. Keep up the good work and I will definitely come back to see the progress. Wish you al the best. Greetings from belgium 🇧🇪
Thanks as always Johan! I can't imagine any other type of concrete mixer!
Johan, Neil’s cousin Tony here, my dad’s side of the family is from Belgium, I would love to come visit your country sometime. The Nieuwlandt name is very rare here, I wonder if it is popular there?
Hello tony , I have never heard this name in the region I live ,its maybe popular in an other region of province of the country. I am guessing more in the direction east or west flanders . I searched on the internet en there I could see that there are only 192 people who carry the name nieuwlandt . Don't know if the internet is right though. In which year your dad went over to the USA? . Greetings from belgium 🇧🇪
looks awesome!
I wish I could help Neal. Looks great and love the concrete pier!!
Thanks Bud!
Watching in reverse order (real shame), this was very interesting..the raw footage, the detail, explanations and at times how you acted like the expectant father 😉, can't fault the crews you selected. Mr Jonas Eicher should really invest is proper footware for his daughters! Tremendous amount of hardwork went into this, can imagine the thought and planning process was stressful.
Awesome, thank you!
@@digdrivediy Dang it takes all sorts🤓I see you are being showered with love and wishes of success, new BBF's ?!!
I’d offer to help with the stone but… by the clip, I’d guess it’s already done haha. Looking great!
This was awesome!!!
Nice progress. Nice to have a good plan going in. Few questions…
1) which way is the sidewalk pitched encompassing the pond?
2) did these guys have a handheld concrete vibrator they could have used?
3) did they look at wet troweling in joints?
Sorry to ask all these questions but with the industry I grew up and work in municipal wastewater…large rebar cages, panels, vibrators, to build huge tanks, bldgs, catwalks, piers, etc. these tools are a necessity.
1. The sidewalk is pitched inward to the pond. The video makes it look pitched out but it isn't.
2. They had a vibrator that they used in the pier I just didn't capture it on video.
3. They were afraid that the concrete would get away from them before having time to wet trowel the joints in. So we considered it but I said it was OK to cut it instead.
Very impressive well thought out! 💪
Hey thanks Mike! Great to see your name pop up.
I can’t wait to see this finished. I think your girls could charge admission to local kids in the summer. Haha. Happy Belated Fathers Day to you Neil.
I can't wait for the grass!!!
@@digdrivediy will you bring in sod or seed it? I wondered about mulch around the outer edge?
@@BigFarles I will seed it. I have a whole lotta grass to seed this fall between this and fixing the front yard.
Love the mitre saw, but the garage door wins it. Just add water!