done a little concreting myself, mainly "super flat" plus or minus 1mm tolerances, for a firm in the UK, many many years ago, had to give it up when the back legs went, lol love watching you young uns at work

You guys make it look so easy.

Wow, you hit it right on the head. Every contractor that I have ever tried contacting has been very difficult to get ahold of. We had a tree trimmer lined up for this year, but no matter how I tried to contact him, he never got back to me. I finally ended up going with someone else. When he finally did get back to me, he acted like he didn't care one way or another. I will definitely never recommend him to anyone. I even thought of doing a Yelp review.

Wow. That is impressive. Thanks.

Thinkin about gettin ready to get ready to plan a garage slab.😁

I know every job is different, but was thinking there is no pitch on the floor and we usually pour curbs for the walls to sit on. Just another way its done. Good job guys.

Excelente trabajo felicidades 👊..excelentes profesionales saludos 🤗 👌🏻👏👊💪

Had a 12’ x 12’ pad for shed and 4’ x 14’ patio addition done this summer. $735 for concrete truck 4 yards delivered and $1000 for the labor to do all pre , pour and clean up. Took a year for him to have us on the books.

@AStanton1966

13 күн бұрын

You got a dang good price.

When we do mono slabs here in utah I have to do a 3' deep footing to have it below the frost layer

Enjoy your videos and recommend them! We are thinking of doing a concrete slab as a base for a pair of Pickleball courts at our community pool. We want to do part ourselves to save money. Maryland area. 50x60. Demos on your channel or show one similar?

I just prepped for a 5.5" X 7' X 10' slab for a log splitter. What a pain! And for 1.5 yards of concrete that's being delivered, I'm being charged about $600. So the whole project will be costing me about $800 for forms, gravel, and concrete.

I did not notice any expansion joints. Does a garage floor not need any, or did you add them afterwards?

I've been watching a bunch. I've done some work in my kennel and put cement under my deck. I'm planning to put a 3' apron around my house. I'm in central Minnesota, with basement and have never had moisture in my basement, when neighbors have. I'm curious if you think I need to take more than 6" of topsoil off?

I've watched other New England slab pours and none of them appear to have a thickened perimeter, i.e., border footing down to an established freeze line. I'm in Virginia where our freeze line is only 18" deep. I'm planning a 30' x 30' shop on my property and will be installing a monolithic slab. My perimeter footing will be below the 18" mark (probably 20" or so in grade). Up your way these must be "floating" garages? I know you guys get harder freezes than we do.

Will the mesh actually do much better with putting them right on the ground? I know rebars need to be put on chairs.

I'm curious what the thickness was on this one, it seems thicker than usual?

Why not use the vibrating screed if you have one? Any advantages to kick screed instead?

Thinking about doing a little concrete walkway down here in VT but I don't want it to crack right up. Any tips on that?

Underneath the mesh what’s the thickness of the foam you use and how many inches is your perimeter ? Thanks !

I love your work. How far are you willing to travel to do a pour?

How do you know where to put the anchor bolts if you are going to put a row of block down ?

Is there a cement shortage in your area?

Can you tell me what brand mid range reducer you use?

When do you work your edges?

Hi Mike, What if I have a 24x24 detached garage and I want to tear it down and add 10 feet or so in 1 direction. Is that difficult for someone like you to do? Thanks

2 questions. What happens to the extra concrete in the truck? (I know we would want to get as close as possible but i would think i would want to order just a hair more then what i think i need) 2nd question with someone who doesnt have this experience to screet level how would a newbie screet a 3 ft wide pad?

How do you get everything level without any low spots when screeding like that? The guy in the middle has nothing to push the screed board against?

How does the inside screed guy know how high to hold the screed when the concrete is first poured?

I am getting quotes for a 30'x30' slab for a garage in South Berwick, Maine. Do you work in this area?

Hello, for a carport concrete slab, would you use insulation and how thick of a slab would you recommand ? Thank you in advance

@romeo2473

2 ай бұрын

Why use insulation for a carport? The whole idea is that it’s open.. minimum thickness should be at least 4 inches or 10 cm with reinforced steel mesh. If you have a heavier vehicle then consider 6 inches or 15 cm.

I have a question. I am located in northern maine and I Hired a contractor to do a garage floor that dug down two feet and backfill with gravel dirt to the top compacting along the way. They did the finish with 1/2 minus crusher dust and the pad came out beautiful. Concrete guy came in and did his thing, wire mesh, no vapor barrier or anything else. 2 years later I have a crack from one side to the other. Concrete is 5.5 inches thick. No relief cuts on the floor. Any ideas? Thanks

@MikeDayConcrete

Жыл бұрын

Most likely a shrinkage crack. A relief cut would have avoided this. Pretty easy fix. I got crack repair videos in my Repair Playlist.

Great job as usual you and your guys make this look so easy when it really isn't. which is better 3500 PSI with fiber mesh and mid-range water reducer or M-20 grade for an indoor slab?

Im in NW Ohio, want a 14x14 slab, about 4-5" thick for a shed. I cannot get anyone for cheaper than $1000. Most outrageous I got was $2200. :(

I am getting ready to pour my own slab for my shop. I have done due research but one question I can't find an answer to are my forms, I am using 1/2" plywood with lots of shorering and the forms are higher than the depth the concrete. So I will essentially be pouring within walls, I am using 1x2" around the perimeter as a guide and depth gauge. I have not seen this done, but what do you all think? Thanks.

@MikeDayConcrete

10 ай бұрын

We snap a chalk line inside the forms at floor grade when the forms are higher.

If you had thirty to forty of those lined up in a row, I guess you guys could all go lobster fishing in the afternoons.😂😂

If the concrete self flows it’s too wet!

How does the one guy that's leveling in center know how high or low to go? The other guy is one the 2x6 he's got nothing.

@MikeDayConcrete

4 ай бұрын

We use a rotary laser level to set the grade in the middle.

Nice video, but I didn't get the impression that it's a DIY job. Looks like contracted.

Slabs Made in Mane

Soo- first You lifted the rebar, then You walk all over, and press it down to the ground. Not a single specer😂. And the client has it on video😅

You should remove DIY from the title of this video. Not much to learn here.