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When glueing your PVC, don't forget to give the pipe a turn as soon as you push them together. This ensure that the glue makes good contact all the way around the inside of your connection.

Projects like that are always best when shared with a spouse. Good to see the feline foreman keeping an eye on things too. I look forward to the next episodes.

You seriously have the best builds, not to mention footage! I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate your attention to detail in filming and sharing your steps, experiences and advice. It’s almost like we’re there observing. I hope you keep building structures because your foundations to your craftsmanship of woodsheds to tank fencing, concrete planters, etc. the quality is outstanding, long lasting and beautiful. I’d love to see how you’d deck out your shop that you more recently made panels for and stained. Anyways keep filming and building and I’ll definitely keep watching

@MANaboutTOOLS

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that. And yes, I will keep at it. Kent

I like how you are there shoveling in concrete into one corner...then the wife walks up, puts on her gloves and boom! the next scene the forms are mostly filled.

Nice work on the curb. Having done commercial concrete work for three years your form work was spot on. The split inside forms were the one thing that many people miss and it occasionally ruins a very successful placement. And based on my experience, when it comes to concrete work, good help is priceless. Looking forward to the next installment. Thank you, take care and stay well.

@MANaboutTOOLS

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@chadwessels1441

4 жыл бұрын

My comment as well. Biggest mistake people make is not thinking about how to take their forms back out.

Just a suggestion. I do concrete work for a living, as a safety precaution it's best to install champher edges along the outside perimeter this takes the SHARP EDGE off of the concrete. Champher is nothing more than a ¾x¾ triangle set to the height of the grade. Also driving 30" vertical rods into the ground will assist in keeping the curb from sliding. In such a small curb there should have been control joints along the centers and corners of the curb. This helps control shrinkage.

Interesting and informative. Thank you. Looking forward to the plumbing episode.

@MANaboutTOOLS

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Editing Part 2 right now.

Just south of you in Esquimalt. My daughter lives in Duncan and my son in Crofton. I started watching for the concrete raised beds. I had assumed you were in the US, not a neighbour. good work

That was great to watch. Well done! Thank you.

Great job, you have a very clean and meticulous way, I'm a cabinet builder and di the same approach . Way to explain and loved the illustrations

Wow! You make top notch videos, unexpectedly great animation & your handy work ain’t bad either! You deserve to do really well 👍🇦🇺

@MANaboutTOOLS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Nice job on the forms and finished concrete. Great trick on the form wood for ease of removal. Thanks.

@MANaboutTOOLS

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great project/content, thank you very much sir.

You are a boss thanks for the great videos look forward to the next one

I might be ayear or two too late but if you had issues with square planter molds getting stuck. you can have small plastic building blocks (dont know the english word for it) to get a space between the 2 plywood pieces of like 5mm. tape over the space and when the concrete has set, remove the plastic and the molds have some leeway to disassemble easily

TY CANT WAIT

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I'm fascinated to see AR animations. I can barely recall seeing such in other DIY videos. That's incredible. Please share how you did it, and what software is used.

@MANaboutTOOLS

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I use Sketchup Pro

In my country they just dig a hole and drop a 10 000 liter concrete tank in it. You don't notice anything above ground level. Once every 2 years in summer we clean the tank. This seems overly complicated and esthetically less pleasing

Your mixer is taller than mine. I would suggest an elevated platform half the height between your truck and the mixer. Or back your truck right up to it if you don’t mind lifting the bags more. Great forms and good idea with the relief cut.

@MANaboutTOOLS

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I did build a small platform to elevate my mixer. Mainly so I could get my wheelbarrow under it.

Good work.

@MANaboutTOOLS

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video as usual. You should look into the truck bed unloader from harbor freight. I did my front patio (all the road base) without it, then did my side patio with it and my back was so much happier. It's around $50 but I would pay $200 for it if they asked.

@MANaboutTOOLS

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Huge fan of the raised beds cement, interconnecting, expandable blocks. Simple and brilliant. I have to offer a question concerning this project. Do you need a cement curb enclosed platform for the water tanks or just a solid, drainable base [that is much less expensive]? For my 2500 g tank, I used 4x8x16 cement blocks spaced a few inches apart. On top of those equally-spaced, levelled, squared were two osb 4'x8' [drill holes for drainage]. Water Seal and done. As an option, put road base between the blocks level with the top of the blocks. Few hours to install with tank. My tank is under a barn. For rain/sun exposure, I would skip the osb and definitely have a sand/gravel mix between blocks. The potential for ONE sharp rock to cause a leak makes me a little uneasy, but it will probably be fine. After you solve installation, do you have a method to keep bacteria/pathogens under control? I use ozone generator daily and bleach [periodically]. You'll still want a multi-filter system that ends in uv light. I use a 5 micron ( non-charcoal ) to a .5 ( 1/2 ) micron charcoal filter. Worked for 1 1/2 years. Gl.

Crushed road base is not all that permeable. I am not an expert, though. Maybe it will be fine. I am definitely learning a lot from your videos!

Looks great! Filmed & narrated extremely well too. BTW, you two are obviously physically fit - I've personally gained 20 pounds since the quarantine began, LOL. (I should quit laughing & get on the treadmill.) I'm enjoying learning how all of this goes together! TFS!

@MANaboutTOOLS

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Fill the tank with maple syrup

Your tabby, “I’m helping” probably. Curious about your choice of above ground vs. something like Duncan Pre Cast for an in ground cement cistern. It doesn’t look like you have to worry about hitting Vancouver Island in an excavation and keeps valuable real estate open. Great video nonetheless.

@MANaboutTOOLS

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm not sure what the cost of concrete vs poly tank is. But I'm sure a concrete tank would have worked there as well.

Hey, just watching your video. We are on Vancouver Island as well, and looking for ideas and inspiration for our off grid cabin. Is there a way to get in touch or visit?

Hi! Can I ask on why you use gravel for the tank base rather than using pure concrete on the whole tank base? What's the pros of using gravel? Thanks!

@MANaboutTOOLS

2 жыл бұрын

Gravel is cheap and easy to put in. And it drains well.

@kathleenlao6808

2 жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS thank youu!

Does your ground freeze there? I lived in Seattle and the ground never actually froze even after multiple snowfalls.

@MANaboutTOOLS

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think we ever get a deep freeze here either.

@JoeMalovich

4 жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS frost depth where I live now is 42"

Hi, curious to find out how the pea gravel base is holding up after all this time. Have you had to maintain / re-do the tank base?

@MANaboutTOOLS

Жыл бұрын

No issues at all. Everything is as it was when we set the tank on the pea gravel.

Tim gunn?

What building program are you using?

@MANaboutTOOLS

4 жыл бұрын

I use Sketchup Pro

@coolbik2008

4 жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS Thanks

MaT Bear

Videos need to be more frequent.

@MANaboutTOOLS

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's tough to do as my stuff seems to always be so involved. But I'll try.

@mckenziekeith7434

3 жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS Just do what you can do. Quality is more important and you do a good job of keeping quality high.

If the Wuhan pandemic had been just a little worse the water departments in cities and counties may not have had the staff to keep operating. We may not have electricity so above ground allows gravity flow. This could be a very timely video series for me and many others. Thank you! Don

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