Marking the gravel areas with paint so that you know you've already lasered the area is such a great idea. Thanks!

Andrew the next building I build I'm paying for your service to build it!! You put your heart in your work. Something rare today. Grazie Andrew.

@DrewMade222

5 жыл бұрын

I see the same, others throw trash and other annoying things and do bare minimum this guy Andrew is the beez kneez.

@BrandonTran

4 жыл бұрын

Yep I wish Andrew lived in my area. Would be awesome to work with him

Back when Andrew talked like a robot 😂😂😂

@michaelmyers190

4 жыл бұрын

🤖😂😂😂😂

@thomream1888

4 жыл бұрын

But did you notice - not one single "Um, uh, and, oh" etc! I'll take a more stilted speech like this any day. And, he was pretty new it this.

@royalplays8733

3 жыл бұрын

He was talking off a script.

@freepress8451

3 жыл бұрын

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain

@earlds111

2 жыл бұрын

Practice made perfect .

I came to watch a foundation get built, and got reminded of the Pythagorean’s theorem. Nice

@carryclass6807

4 жыл бұрын

reminded?

@BPMoments

4 жыл бұрын

345

@MickD464

3 жыл бұрын

It reminded the dumbass 10 years old me who thought "I won't ever use that in real life"

Man, I have been looking for these types of videos. You have provided more info than a lot I've been looking at.

I watch with wonder the knowledge that you possess, and I am envious!

I get a knot in my stomach each time I hear someone talk about pouring concrete. The first thing I was told in the concrete portion of pavements school was, "You don't pour concrete, it's not a liquid.". I was glad to hear you speak of "slump" as many people placing concrete have never heard of it. However, slump is determined by the ratio of fine aggregates (usually sand) to the course aggregates (usually gravel) and determines the workability of the concrete. The water/Portland cement ratio determines the design strength of the concrete. Adding water to concrete, as many do to increase it's workability, reduces it's design strength, which is usually it's 28 day strength. I've watched most of your videos and find them fascinating and enjoyable.

You could probably stand a few kickers but the end product speaks well of your work young man!

Really informative video, thanks. Beautiful property too.

Finally, another good video. Allot of people over simplify the concept of the shipping container house. In reality, there's allot of planning and prep just like any other house, you're just cutting down on some labor and material cost in some cases.

This is amazing. Such a difference of his style

I liked how you reinforced the forms with dirt and gravel. Using a tractor that seemed much faster than setting all those 45 degree braces and all that. Great idea.

@parkerbirch9374

5 жыл бұрын

That is sarcasm isnt it?

@pointhigh2441

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you are kidding.

Great job on this video Andrew! Super interesting to watch :)

I'm a big fan of your channel and the work that you do! Thank you for another great video!

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

Jay Roller thanks.

another great video. thank you for sharing

You can use some rocks under the wires to hold them higher and steady. You can wire the rocks to the wire mesh so the rocks won't "escape" move and you have the security the mesh stays leveled or at a centered line to serve as bone for the tissue (cement) .

Nice bulge on that formwork - even after trying to correct it with the mini bobcat it was still there - they appear to have just accepted it and moved on.

This is the best foundation overview I have seen on KZread. Thanks!

@samukusti

3 жыл бұрын

You must be kidding?! There is so many things wrong in this video i don't even want start opening em up...

Speaking from the script is ok.

animation was great, looked spot on for code in my area. wish you posted a link for the laser level you used. great demo on the bull float, overall great informative video!

@AndrewCamarata

5 жыл бұрын

Here is the laser level: amzn.to/2Q43jVM Its nice, I like how you just can set it somewhere and turn it on and it levels it self.

@pointhigh2441

4 жыл бұрын

Thats not a bull float. Its a Fresno. And that is not the correct way or even close to how you do it.

@pointhigh2441

4 жыл бұрын

Thats not a bull float. Its a Fresno. And that is not the correct way or even close to how you do it.

@michael7423

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Camarata, thank you Andrew. Maybe if I ever get back to work. Sorry I was mistaken about the thing I called a bull float, I obviously wasn’t taught by you!

@JasonNoto

4 жыл бұрын

@@michael7423 the user point high made the second comment, Andrew the 1st.. just fyi in case you thought Andrew made both comments

Great video with a lot of work!

Thank you for that great tutorial!

We do it different here for sure. We put up the form boards, fill it with gravel, compact it, and then dig out our footings.

Outstanding! Thanks for taking the time to share.

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

ShootSaturday thanks.

Excelent video great job.

Great information, and wonderful insight. Where are you doing this slab? Footings are not needed? What about the points where specific stress points are? I see your wooden forms bulged a little. Thank you for sharing? Enjoyed watching!

I know this is an older video, but could you show the completed building?

@keithbroh5730

4 жыл бұрын

He still works on it to this day as far as I’ve seen. Checkout his posts

@jorgericardogallegos9628

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/poKHssSHg8atZrg.html

Beautiful property!!!!

Great video. I was wondering how do you calculate the concrete needed since those hunches don’t look very uniformed in size.

@oldschool1993

3 жыл бұрын

He knows how many yards of gravel each one took.

Excellent video

Andrew, an older video but just as entertaining. Just a friendly comment for you to consider. I notice you don't compact soil/gravel in most of your work. Only time was when the lady that wanted a gravel pad area for her trailer. She was smart to request it (she must be a civil engineer/lol). I know most of your jobs are residential, but compacting base and sub-base would make your driveways/fdn last much longer. Keep up the videos!

Random suggestion: build an in-ground natural swimming pond. I think you'd do a badass job of it, and could probably make an awesome video tutorial with it.

@jesseison-bowman3964

4 жыл бұрын

Yep i want to see Andrew do an inground pool!

that was very educational.

Hi Andrew, so, you're building the footings for a bearing wall into the footings. I was wondering how you supported the steel columns for your shop concrete roof. Nice job!👍

Thank you , Andrew .

This is very interesting. I fancy myself somehow being able to build my own home. Hahaha, hell nah lol. No way I will be able to do it. I think I need to focus on making the money to pay someone to do it. Then I hope to gain the knowledge to not be taken advantage of and having a crappy job done. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate it. Janice

@dejayrezme8617

7 жыл бұрын

You can also do part or most of it and pay professionals for tasks that are more tricky.

like your videos ,,thanks

Andrew I am literally starting excavations , got a 14 ton truck and a doosan 6 ton machine recently, one of the things I am noticing is how important it is to have and know how to use the laser level. Can you suggest some models or brands ? Possibly that do a good job without being Leica money. How did you learn those skills any KZread videos you can suggest ? Take care

Congrats on hitting 15k!!!

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

thanks

@PatrickWagz

5 жыл бұрын

310k now!!!!

@trendinvestor2893

4 жыл бұрын

@@PatrickWagz 400k now

@trendinvestor2893

3 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewCamarata Definitely should be 1 million subscribers by Spring.

Great tutorial sir !! That wasn't cheap though, you might as well just build a steel bldg. or pole barn after making such a nice slab.

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that engineer kind of over did that one. 2' was a little excessive, that was almost 70 yards there.

When you bought your land did it already have electric and water ? nice job

That is a serious slab of concrete!

Sou brasileiro e gosto muito dos seus vídeos

Andrew shall enjoy a long and healthy life.

just something that I do with the extra concrete is I have forms set up in the dimensions of mafia block so sometimes I have a whole mafia block sometimes I have a partial and if I have a partial, just bring it to the next job

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

That's not a bad idea. If I needed mafia blocks.

Monolithic foundations is very good but it is better if you use fibre in the concrete I have built a stable block with this method and it is 10 year I also heard quite heavy reinforcement in this lab.

Thanks!!!!!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Useful!!!!!!

thats a fire ass slab my guy

apologies if someone's already mentioned this, but concrete doesn't 'dry', it 'goes off' via a chemical reaction between the water and the cement in the concrete. Once it's hardened initially but is still 'green' it should be kept damp for the first 24 hours or so so that it doesn't dry out. if, like on a very hot day, it dries out before it's gone off, it won't develop its full strength and might even fail.

great project. thanks for sharing.

Nice video man! And I like how you show stuff with Sketch Up! You're good with that program, you make it looks super easy! Is your buddy going to put a shipping container on this slab or something else? Do you remember the total yards used?

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

BarnStangz thanks, he's just doing a normal garage there. It's like finished already. But I figured I would make it a "how to" video instead of a music video, especially with the word "shipping container" in the title.

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

BarnStangz that was like 68 yards there.

@BarnStangz

7 жыл бұрын

Right on, yeah, that was a nice pad, you guys did a great job! 68 yards, not to shabby, about $100 a yard? I think that is what it is around by me....

great job!!!

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Put damn kickers on that form, takes way less time then moving the dirt again to strip it. Also less hassle and worry when it's time to pour

My garage is 24 feet by 48 feet. It is about 5 inches thick. I didn't saw it and there are no cracks whatever. Nicest floor you have ever seen. The tricks was plenty of rebar mesh. The key was I kept a 1/2 inch of water on it for 28 days, Much of the cracking is caused by drying before the concrete set in 28 days. Having said this I would cut the slab in squares under most conditions.

@SkyGhost1000

5 жыл бұрын

Bill Astell when did you flood the slab? I always want to try this on my projects but am afraid of doing it too early and washing my concrete finish away, or too late and having it crack already.

@billastell3753

5 жыл бұрын

It was finished during he day and when I came home at night I flooded it. It was also poured rather dry so that would have helped prevent cracking. I have also had good luck pouring lintels for over my windows. I use a 4 X 4 metal L angle iron about 5 feet long. Poured the concrete about 5 inches by 7 inches X 5 feet with the angle iron on the bottom. Wrapped them in plastic and kept them wet for about a month or so. They are still un-cracked and holding up the brick above my basement windows. I did the same for my chimney cap. 38 years later it is still up there and un-cracked. Pour dry and keep wet for 28 days.

SALUDOS DESDE ESPAÑA 🇪🇸 AMIGO 🖐️

Hey Andrew I'm a contractor outta western mass I was wondering where you get your equipment from?

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

pantsmegahigh Craig's list/ side of the road for sale.

Nice to hear your voice AC.

Thanks for this great Video. But i have one question, why you make this three levying ? why not an flat floor plate? Greetings from Germany

In your 30' x 44' slab, how many yards of gravel did you need? Also, what is the best size of gravel to request? Can you substitute crushed (recycled) concrete in place of gravel?

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

Welsh Rabbit you can use the same concrete calculator to figure out how much gravel you will need. The 3/4 gravel is nice because it drains water, and will not settle. You could probably use blacktop, but you will need to compact it. And it may not drain as well.

For the square you can juste use the 345 method. 3 and 4 for the side. 5 for the diagonale Easy and simple. good for all mesurement systeme, type of graduation etc ... Enjoy.

@dumptruckintruthduke

4 жыл бұрын

On a pad that size, I'd go corner to corner. I'll occasionally use 345 on much smaller projects

@nickweiland1244

4 жыл бұрын

3,4, 5 is essentially a dumbed down version of what he did. Pythagoras knew his shit.

@pointhigh2441

4 жыл бұрын

@@dumptruckintruthduke you can use it on huge jobs. Just multiply the numbers. As long as they are multiples of each other you can go big with it.

@bubba9482

4 жыл бұрын

You can use multiples of 345, 6 8 10, 9 12 15, 15 20 25, 30 40 50. And so on.

@loveistheanswer8137

3 жыл бұрын

As long as all sides are parallel and the two diagonals are the same, it is square. No need to calculate anything really. If you feel the need to, use a construction master calculator. Next to a telehandler, it’s God’s gift to carpenters.

Why couldn’t you stake and back brace at 3-4ft intervals to keep it all straight..?

@andrewbloom2342

5 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your civil videos but there is a vast difference between your slabs and civil. Perhaps refer to actual engineering reference guidelines towards specifics including density testing and even chair up steel work prior to pouring to gain adequate covers..

One of your form boards was pushed in whe you rocked up to it

You sure should have supported those form boards a lot better. But other than that. Pretty good job.

@loveistheanswer8137

3 жыл бұрын

Spraying water on concrete to get a finish is not recommended either. It can cause the top layer to spall off over time. A power trowel would help get a good float and finish.

I would really love to know how much your building was and how long it took

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

Nick Cruton I may make a "how to price your container building" video.

@WallyJ2K

7 жыл бұрын

I am also interested in the pricing, especially issues of permitting.

Top job as per. :-)

Where can you get a plastic liner like the clear one in this video? It would be for an ice rink.

@AndrewCamarata

5 жыл бұрын

Lowes.

When do you put your initials and date into the concrete?

@AndrewCamarata

4 жыл бұрын

Before it's too hard to do it.

thanks 4 video. be kind...

is a container home considered a modular home or a manufactured home? cuz i wanna build me one

@jesseison-bowman3964

4 жыл бұрын

From a mortgage / home lender point of view, a container home is neither. This is something you would not be able to get traditional financing for (Fannie, Freddie, FHA, VA, or USDA wont do it.) I imagine it would take good old cash or perhaps a local lender would finance it. The issue is comps, or the lake thereof, to be specific.

Was it just the camera cos it looked like some serious bow action on one of the sides when you first poured the concrete.

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

Toy Mit it is particularly the GoPro camera. But I did have to adjust the sides with dirt as the concrete got poured. They ended up good though.

@lomparti

5 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewCamarata How did you not anticipate that happening? Atleast you finally bought some rubber boots. lol!

@georgezgreek

5 жыл бұрын

It bowed then he came back with dirt to push form back, wasnt 100%

@BeachBoyAAA

4 жыл бұрын

The width/bow didn’t didn’t matter for this application.

Why don't you ever compact the subgrade or subbase when doing concrete work?

@AndrewCamarata

3 жыл бұрын

If it has not been disturbed, why bother?

As a person who did slabs for a couple of years... this is an extremely excessive amount of concrete... especially considering containers are only load bearing on the corners! A 100mm slab and 200mm on the sides would be fine and drill holes down 500mm on load bearing areas... you would use less than 1/2 the amount of concrete. And brace your form work then it stays straight.

But why have an entire slab under the containers when they only make contact on the corners? I guess it depends on your particular design, but I'm using two 40 ft. containers side by side with gravel underneath and concrete footings in the corners.

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

You right, you technically don't need to. But how much money would you really be saving by just doing the corners? Some, but that will definitely be an inferior product.

@OddTimeMan

7 жыл бұрын

How would it be inferior if a slab is overkill?

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

OddTimeMan doing just the corners will work, I wouldn't cut the containers walls out too much either than. I don't like dirt/gravel under the containers. I feel like it could cause rust, or animals could end up living under there. Plus it is kinda more work to build extra forms like that. I would suggest doing the concrete thin under the containers if your trying to save money.

@OddTimeMan

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I will consider doing a thin concrete slab in the center.

nice form! i think someone forgot to clean the float lol

Every piece of concrete is going to crack. Saw cuts are meant to control the cracks. He se the name control joints.

Bravo !

If I was working 10-9 hours a day how long would this take With and without machinery

@Engineer9736

5 жыл бұрын

Without machinery? Forget it. Once i calculated digging a swimming pool of 4 by 8 meters, 1.2 meters deep, would take 140 wheelbarrows. And mixing the concrete this scale by hand would be pointless.

@loveistheanswer8137

3 жыл бұрын

Your comment was three years ago. You might be finished by now if you tried doing it by hand.

Shipping containers can be but on pillar foundations, it is cheaper

@austinkelley5614

4 жыл бұрын

So far I have only used pylons, but it's to know other ways too. If I make one this is how I'll do it

@wh8085

4 жыл бұрын

As with all things , you get what you pay for so be sure you buy what you need .

It's a monolithic pad with a haunch

Where is the part about the shipping container? I want to build a garage using 2 shipping containers, one on each side, but I want to float the concrete under the containers, to sink the metal strappings into.

@AndrewCamarata

5 жыл бұрын

There are some other videos on my channel worth checking out. Check out "How to start your container building"

the view from your drone at 11:15 looks like you didn't finish troweling the concrete .

@pointhigh2441

4 жыл бұрын

He never trowel or screeds or edges anything he pours. Dudes a butcher.

The Earth shifted off the axis due to a weight of a concrete poured that day. You can place 6 stories brick building on it no problem.

How much does something like this cost to do?

@lomparti

5 жыл бұрын

@@PoorDummIdiots Lol!

Script sounded like dry eyes now with clear eyes Great video tho

Why dont you use a concete vibrator? Theoretical the rebars aprox. in the middle of the slab are useless. They have to be placed near the upper and the lower surface with a concrete cover of about 2-4 cm in order to "take" the bending forces on the slab. In the middle of the slab the bending will very low. Why is the reinforcment so thin? In Germany it would be a "crime" to do it this way. You would have to dig nearly 40" deep and fill that up with frost resistant material (gravel) under the concrete. The steel for the reinforcement would be so much, that it wouldnt nearly be possilbe to pour the concrete between the rebars :) What means slumb or slump 7 etc.? The concrete in the vid looks very wet. Do you know the w/z ratio? (Water divided by Cement). A usual value for that is 0,5 to 0,7. Dont understand me wrong, nice vid, keep going!

@rodolfoplasencia4953

5 жыл бұрын

He's or he'll be on his way to build like no body else. Trust him!

@chrs1212

4 жыл бұрын

The term slump is derived from the "Slump Cone Method". It is a quick test that is performed at the site of pour, before the pour is carried out. Concrete is consolidated in 3 separate lifts, then the cone is removed, and the concrete will "slump" over from its original height a measured amount. Depending on the type of structure being built, certain slump is desired. For example, if concrete roadway is being poured, in general you will have a slump of 0-2 inches providing for a greater "workability ". For retaining walls that have LOTS of rebar, you will need a slump value much higher, generally 4-7 inch slump. A slump value this high means the flow of the concrete is much greater, hence providing the ability of the concrete to be vibrated (consolidated) and able to work itself into all cavaties and around the rebar. Higher slump value = "wet" concrete, which typically translates to lower strength concrete, as well as concrete that is susceptible to greater shrinkage and a higher freeze thaw cycle. High "air entrainment" values are now also introduced into the equation, so it's kind of a compounding problem. In this case where Andrew was pouring a slab, a mid range "slump" is desired, 4 to 6 inch is good, just as long as it's consistent. Andrew stated that he likes to start off at 4 inch slump, then finish off with a 7 inch slump. This is NOT good practice, and again I will state that consistency is vital when pouring concrete. One more thing I will add, is that saw cuts are absolutely necessary on a slab this big and concrete this wet, as to provide for control joints when this slab will in fact crack due to shrinkage. I marvel at what this man does in many facets of his every day life, but concrete is....well not a strong suit of his.

What computer program are you using?

@AndrewCamarata

4 жыл бұрын

IDK, sketch up? What was I doing in this video.

@Flipping_Assets

4 жыл бұрын

Ok I'll look up the program sketch up. You were building a container building for a customer it looks like.

No compaction?

01:08 I don't feel like reading all the comments below to see if anyone else noticed that the sketch demo also included an animated Andrew & camera on tripod. Too funny!

You can put all the heart and effort you want into a project. If your slab is uneven and your edges are crooked, it’s still garbage. I admire Andrew’s tenacity but he delivers a subpar product quite often

I drive a front load concrete truck . But I drive a Terex I think that one is a Oshkosh.

@AndrewCamarata

5 жыл бұрын

Next upload is a small concrete pour.

Self leveling concrete

@thechronicgeneralist

5 жыл бұрын

Isn't self leveling just more wet and therefore weaker? It's fine for flooring but I don't think you'd want to drop a ton of weight on it, no?

@lomparti

5 жыл бұрын

@@thechronicgeneralist Thats why you never hire someone like Andrew to do any kind if work for you other than basis labour work that doesnt require any skill. He opts to use wetter concrete cause its "easier" to work with but on the flip side is weaker.

@supertrooper7403

5 жыл бұрын

friendlywhiteguy labour.....with that spelling, you must be British. Haven’t we Americans taught you Brits on a couple different occasions to have better manners than talking shit to someone? Asshat.

@pointhigh2441

4 жыл бұрын

@@supertrooper7403 good one. He is right though. The kid is a hack. The fact that you don't know that speaks loudly. You shouldn't speak if you don't know wtf you are talking about.

HOW MUCH DID YOUR DRAINS AND INSULATION COST? hahahaha just kidding man this whole build is legendary, great job

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

армирование бетона под лёгкое здание?

Long sides of the slab are crooked..

Hi

You forgot to put kickers on your forms and where's the bullfloat, other than that great job.

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

Ward Collins what's kickers? And isn't that thing I used called a bull float?

@wardcollins9859

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Camarata Kickers are a steak that is driven in next to your uprights at a 45 degree angle so your form doesn't blow out. The tool you used is called a fresno a bullfloat is magnesium or wood and thick to knock the Rocks down.

@VenturiLife

7 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for a form to fail, and to see it blow-out.

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

shades2 even though there was a clip of the completed Slab at the beginning of the video?

@AndrewCamarata

7 жыл бұрын

Ward Collins ok thanks, yeah I usually use dirt as the kickers, and I do want to get more concrete finishing tools.

More monotone voice-over please :)

7:24 forms are blowing out. Need to stake that thing buddy

@vj8452

3 жыл бұрын

Probably the wide angle eye of the GoPro

How thick should the pad for a shipping container to sit on top? I have to build one for a client . I need your help Andrew

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

For one container? Nothing crazy. 6" is decent. Depending on what's under it too. If your doing an actual building and there is no bed rock. You should do footings and stuff like a normal building.

@Crewsy

6 жыл бұрын

Why would you need a pad under a container when it is only the corners touching? I would think a good perimeter foundation done like a footing should work well enough and be much cheaper than pouring a slab.

@rmbarnes672

6 жыл бұрын

Wayne Crews what answers have you come up with and decided to do? Thanks

@Crewsy

6 жыл бұрын

RM Barnes I asked a question. That is what a ? tells you. I am not providing an answer. Just wondering why spend the money on a slab for under a container that has its own floor. I was looking for an answer not a smart ass comment but thanks anyway. 🤦‍♂️

@rmbarnes672

6 жыл бұрын

Wayne Crews Hi. I'm wondering the same thing. Sorry if I came off sounding smartass. For a 40' high cube in clay/sand I'm thinking a perimeter foundation wall possibly filled with earth under some kind of vapor barrier. I've seen one build with 2 low walls on the long sides. They left it open underneath. I'd prefer it at grade but definitely not pouring a full slab. Cheers

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