Wearing proper protection,(PPE) is extremely important and helps the worker go home as safely as they came to work. Tell the employee that your insurance requires it or they can’t work. As a union pipefitter, if we didn’t wear it, we lost our job.

@ASHole71

8 ай бұрын

100%

I like the little biology breaks, they are fascinating! I never heard of a water scorpion before this video.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍

@default_channel_name

4 ай бұрын

I think he has a master's or maybe even a phd in biology, you can see it hanging on the wall when he does his outros. Definitely a knowledgeable guy when it comes to biology

I absolutely love the entomology tangent! Great work on this project and also thanks for encouraging your employees to don PPE.

It would be a good idea to drill the old pad and insert rebar to tie the old and new concrete together.

@arealmaintenanceandrepairl1103

4 ай бұрын

Thinking the same

I find that if you just score a saw cut along the 2 by 4, it makes a visible straight line. Then I remove the board and follow the line. They also make water attachments for those saws that receive a hose and spray water onto the blade. Love your videos Shawn

Good job! Keep your PPE on at all times!

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@henryoppermann134

9 ай бұрын

As an employer, you have no choice but to enforce safety and PPE, the culture of the employer is what the OSHA inspector will determine for a fine amount in case of an accident….camera or not…one accident and the insurance rate for the next 3 years will make you never want another accident again. One ER bandaid cost me 70,000 in insurance rate hike, since i only had a couple of employees at the time, and you can buy a lot of fancy PPE to help the employee to make a “good” decision. three years I paid for a kid that freaked at the sight of his own blood. Just some experience talking here.

The finished product looks great. If you want to protect the drain from taking on concrete/getting concrete on the surface, a good tip is to painters tape a garbage bag on top of the drain grate. I would also recommend putting some pins extruding from the existing concrete, so the rebar holds it together longterm.

Looks great!… boy, you’re organized. You had another chopsaw in your trailer! As soon as that happened, I was betting that you had another saw, and you did. You really have your shit together. I like the idea that you make your people wear ear and eye protection. That’s very important. Another great video! Thank you.

Yay. Been waiting for a new video

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

I know! I've been trying to get some videos uploaded.

Concrete looks great. I’ve never heard of a water scorpion before, interesting 😊

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

They are pretty interesting for sure. I like them.

Really good job done Shawn, PPE should be used on every job 👍👍

The same thing will happen between the old concrete and the new because they only poured 4” originally. Should have drilled into existing concrete and placed rebar to connect the two slabs.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

We definitely could have pinned them together.

@georgemaru4653

9 ай бұрын

Thought you had deserted KZread and us subscribers.. long time no see..😢😊

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

@@georgemaru4653 I’ve been super busy lately!

It’s pretty cool when you talk about plants and insects

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! At the core of it I'm a biologist.

Great, yes you only have 2 eyes. Stay safe along with the good jobs you do. Insects! Man , there are a lot of them 😊👍🇨🇦

Great video Shaun Your workmanship on all your videos is second to none.

Nice they paid to fix it right. Unfortunately a lot of places leave them all broken and busted. Keep up the good work 👍

That turned out nice but I'm like you here and I protection is a must if you using equipment like that for the noise and for the pieces hitting your eyes. Problem is you let it go by something happens and then they go after your insurance company. You know what they're going to say, so here and I protection is a must. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

I like to have PPE easily on hand and convenient

PPE works most of the time, I have had pieces of material removed from my eyes many times with and without glasses/shields, I endorse safety as I age.

Wow great job! Love seeing these different types of jobs!

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Steve!

Love seeing Ronald on the job!

Been with you since the start man. Always love to see when a new vid is out.☮

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Came out great 👍

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Chris!

Looking good, great idea about the PPE Shawn.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Dylan!

Brilliant job - looks as though it was part of the original plan 😊

Great video Shawn! I always enjoy the biology segments!!

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I do too

Awesome job guys! Take care and I’ll see you down the road…

Ronald needs to be wearing steel toe cap boots too, it's for their eye sight they should be trained like we are in Europe.

Congrats Guy's on getting the old and cracked concrete up and out, and getting the pad with the new concrete put in. looking great guy's.

missing your video's we need more

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

I know Matt! I've been working on a really big project!

@matt08015

9 ай бұрын

@@GCFD i really injoy your video's i can't wait to see more it stinks not seeing them

Ive seen basins in much worse shape on properties where the owners dont care at all. Its cool that this business is taking care of something like this that in the grand scheme of things really doesnt effect their business at all

Nice work!

Looks great! Would like to see video of water draining away on a rainy day.

Looks good, especially when you compare it to before

Nice job!

omg Shawn that looks so good, youre a mud man now too yay. that is gonna save you lots of money if you can do all your own concrete now.

Awesome video 💥👍🏼

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Man, it's been a while... I was having withdrawal symptoms 😄 Nice to see a new video uploaded 👍

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

I know and I agree. I've been super busy lately. I'm hoping to get more videos going soon !

Nice work

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Julie!

We call it a K12 saw. Put the car boy on top of the truck for better pressure. Smart keeping the dust down. We're required to use PPE. If we don't have it it could be a fine. They make us wear a face shield and the glasses. The welding guy made a Fred. With pipes metal or PVC. Place for a helmet and gloves glasses and safety vest if needed. It looks like a t. I think Ron being able to see you with both eyes the best is the best. You reduce the risk.

Whatever works to get them to use protection. I was a railroad shop foreman and would remind and if that wasn't enough I'd order them. By the time I retired everyone donned the safety equipment without complaint. The job looked pretty nice finished. When it was still drying and dark after you put the lines in it had one of those 3-D optical illusion effects. 👀 Oh yeah, cool information about the bug. I think one of the most difficult jobs must be cataloging all the different insects.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Classifying insects is a gigantic undertaking for sure. Choose a group and have at it! I can identify most insects to family level. That's a broader spectrum but less depth.

Looks good

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Brent!

Looks nice, i know of several around my place at work that could use the same thing that are a pain to drive around at the end of a building. Glasses for Ronald, yeah i noticed that.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

👍

Like your core content. Getting water away from building

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Big or small jobs, as always excellent content.

Speaking as a viewer who loves to see Ronald on your jobs, blame me all you like. Speaking as the Emergency Department nurse who has taken care of folks injured on jobs, at home, from fireworks, from... please wear PPE even when you are not videoing!!!

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Yes I agree. I make sure we have plenty of hearing, knee, eye protection as well as gloves within easy reach.

Looks like you have a walk behind saw right there and your breaking your back with a hot saw 😂

Thanks for the biology lesson.👏👏👏👏

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoyed it!

@jeffreyshier9021

9 ай бұрын

@@GCFD I did.

Small project but well done : )

Well done. Definitely a like from me. Cheers Steve Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

@I_must_get_a_van

9 ай бұрын

Oh. Rebar drilled into the existing concrete all around is the best option to prevent any downward movement and it would prevent any further cracking from heavy trucks going over it.

5:57 don’t take Ronald sky diving!

Good to see the safety boots out on the job 🤔

Looks good boys. The residue will wash away in time

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you !

Looks great! You and your wild life interest has introduced me in a fun way to more "anu-mules" than my boring biology class in high school ever did. I never knew there was such a thing as a water scorpian. 🥰

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I always tried to get my classes outside to see cool organisms.

You should maybe paint "Gate City Foundation Drainage" over "Ace" on your wheelbarrows.

PPE is very important, just sometimes PPE makes things more dangerous, those plastic glasses make things worse vision and I've seen someone not able to see something dangerous in front of them, I had to blow stop horn.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Yes that's very true! I try to keep new, safe PPE around within easy reach for that very purpose. 👍

Nice. Is this the same place where you put that riprap channel off the lot and down to the drainage pond? Thanks for the water scorpion bonus, always glad to get the education!

It's a great work around but really just saying it's policy, your safety and the companies safety should be enough without tricking them into it. End result looks great.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

👍

I think the only like that matters would be Mike Haduck.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Very true! I wonder what he'd say... Maybe get an interview on his tailgate?

Sean, you were talking about people wearing PPE, whilst sitting directly in front of the person cutting......He only had to hit something hard and that saw could have bounced up and would have been very close to a part of your body........I had a friend a few months ago had the saw bounce up and it sliced his front lip open just under his nose, like the alien in Predator.

Alright...I'll say it first. You have a nice PC, but on the next bad weather day you've gotta do something about that cable management. 😁

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Hahah I don't have time to dedicate to cable management! But I feel ya!

@TexasTimelapse

9 ай бұрын

@@GCFD That PC deserves a couple of hours.

Great neat job Shawn, Im OTT but would have gone with a bit stronger sized wire mesh? Regards from UK

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

This was a budget repair but it could have gone as much as possible. I tried to balance a quality repair that looks good and will last.

In regards to the jumping jack, I think you have said it before.. if you take care of your equipment, your equipment takes care of you.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

I completely agree!

Hey Shawn, you did right by Ronald! BTW I found your book on Amazon - $197.50. You always have great videos!!

Have you considered buying electric wheel barrow? Chore warrior wheel barrow It’s a game changer

Came to watch a concrete pour and a entomologist show up a good video.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Haha

It looks great. I hope that you broomed surface for slip resistant.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Just a light broom. The surrounding concrete was all slick so we went with that.

@williamfenner9915

9 ай бұрын

@@GCFD That is what I was talking about.

My minimum order is 4 yards. That's up from 3 yards last year. They are charging $138 a yard, no fiber.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

It helps knowing the plant owner! For sure.

I'm not sure how much the large bundles of lumber weigh, but the forklifts by themselves weigh close to 20,000 lbs. With no shock absorbers, they can bounce or bang hard driving across that area.

Telling them it’s for the video is definitely one way, but telling them it’s so your work comp insurance doesn’t go sky high and you have to let go of employees is another way lol

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

👍

Good job!

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Fun little detail just after 5:28 - apparently the concrete saw also controls the wind. Watch the back of Shawn's shirt. 😂

Love the shorter video.

PPE always sounds like a pain, til you're in the eye surgical area of the hospital.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

I hope that didn’t happen to you

Yes rebar micro fiber in the concrete. Should of used cureseal

omg FINALLY

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

I know Amber. I have been super busy!

The best way to get people to wear PPE is to make it easy and comfortable. Make sure they never have to take more than a few steps to get to the PPE, and make sure to get PPE that's actually comfortable to wear and use. Most people don't mind PPE, they mind the hassle of getting it and the discomfort of wearing it.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Well said Tim! I've tried to do just that.

Amazing work as always 👍👍

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

That drain basin probably settled.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

I was wondering about that too.

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

👍

You need a head cam holder

plastic drop cloth over grate for concrete?

LOL, You're paying him. You tell him to wear PPE, not ask. Now he thinks he doesn't have to wear it if you're not filming.

Hi Sean , thank you for the vids. Do you use the fiber in concrete frequently? My company supports its use as an innovation.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Yes I use fiber in all my concrete jobs. No reason not to use it, right?

I would have perhaps made it circular to avoid cracks. But that is a judgement call. There is not much you can do for such a simple project. Perhaps dig it out a couple inches deeper and add compacted 3/4 minus stone.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

👍

🙏👍

Which jumping jack do you have?

Did you not need to use the concrete vibrator because of the wire?

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

It flowed into the space pretty well but we could have vibrated it too.

Maybe u could have covered the drain with something when u poured the concrete, quite a bit of concrete fell down the drain.

Control lines are crooked, but it'll do.

Comment for the Algo.

PPE is paramount and should be a rule at all times. Might be a good idea to stock up on some and have available.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Yes, I think having PPE around is the best way to use it. All my equipment has a pair of heating protection hanging on it.

Definitely should have power washed the concrete regardless

Reo!!!

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

👍

Was just wondering about a video from ya'll. And boom, here it is. Nice job my friends. Just left my chiro, and was eyeing up that big concrete cut. Take care of yourselves. I'm falling apart after years of beating myself up.

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Good to see you on your knees. 😅

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

Hahah

I have a few questions about drones. Do they come with cameras? If they do, how do you view what the drone is looking at? Any suggestions?

Is this your first time doing concrete finishing? I want to learn to do that.

Question re the camera work - when your saw broke and the camera followed you and zoomed in and out - is that an automatic thing or was there someone working the camera?

Was the job so small to only charge a minimum or did you price it regularly?

Weird how things always like to break during smaller jobs haha

@GCFD

9 ай бұрын

I'm so glad I had that extra saw on hand. This job was too small to be making trips.