Good job looks good to me. Really nice spot you got there, thanks for letting us watch.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

Look very good I am no expert either and the way I see it is we all have our own ways to do things just because they are different from the way others do it that doesn't make any of them wrong ,I really enjoy watching your videos you and Shawn James think a LOT alike and I look forward to both of your videos

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Love My Self Reliance and a few others. Thank you for your support

I like your side walk. Good job !

Hi,! Beauty design and work.

Nice looking walkway.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Looks good those

Nice job you should be proud!

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

looks great

Looks great !!!

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Irs awesome !!

good job looks nice

Nice walkway!

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great video!

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Look good❤️🇨🇦

My back cant take it it's so much hard work

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I am able to still do it.

Love the content

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

LOVIT that walkway from rounds is looking Good, Thx’s for Sharing Vince/Jackie in Missouri

Greetings from Korea. We on a Corona work shut down so watching SMO has been awesome! Frame looks beautiful and your positive attitude and lack of arrogance is refreshing. God bless

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir and welcome to the channel

You are a very good professional. ...good day👍👌

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@VALYCOSTAS

4 жыл бұрын

Pleasure..❤

Breathtaking drone shot of mountains !

If anyone doesn't like how you are doing it they can happily go to the out post and do it for you.

Good job on the walkway. Hope to see it with the grass growing on either side. Looks good around there. Thanks for sharing with us,sure is nice tagging along with you folks. Fred.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fred

Landscaping time!!!

👍 nice!

Great job with the walkway enjoy watching the videos keep up the good work.....

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny

On Corona & Smokey break. Pretty Cool

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John

I like it. That will do the job‼️. Vinny 🇺🇸

Well done on the walkway. Best wishes to you up on the mountain.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Richard, I am not an expert on doing concrete work. I read up a lot on whatever job skill I need when starting a project. See the following: "Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (chemically-cures) over time. In the past lime-based cement binders were often used, such as lime putty, but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, such as a calcium aluminate cement or with Portland cement to form Portland cement concrete (for its visual resemblance to Portland stone). When aggregate is mixed with dry Portland cement and water, the mixture forms a fluid slurry that is easily poured and molded into shape. The cement reacts with the water and other ingredients to form a hard matrix that binds the materials together into a durable stone-like material that has many uses. Often, additives (such as pozzolans or super-plasticizers) are included in the mixture to improve the physical properties of the wet mix or the finished material. Most concrete is poured with reinforcing materials (such as rebar) embedded to provide tensile strength, yielding reinforced concrete. Because concrete cures (which is not the same as drying such as with paint), how concrete is handled after it is poured is just as important as before. Concrete must be kept moist during curing in order to achieve optimal strength and durability. During curing, hydration occurs, allowing calcium-silicate hydrate (C-S-H) to form. Over 90% of a mix's final strength is typically reached within four weeks, with the remaining 10% achieved over years or even decades." NOTE: During this process the concrete heats up because of the chemical-reaction. NOTE: Hoover dam heated up so much that cooling pipes were laid in each section pour so that cooling water could be pumped through them. Later the pipes were filled with concrete grout. Concrete engineers that I know say that properly cured concrete will continue to cure for 100+ years then slowly deteriorate for the next several hundred years, There is a building in Rome that attests to this: [The Roman Pantheon: The Triumph of Concrete 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Romanconcrete.com. Retrieved 19 February 2013. - WikiPedia]. "Hydration and hardening of concrete during the first three or four days is critical. Abnormally fast drying and shrinkage due to factors such as evaporation from wind during placement may lead to increased tensile stresses at a time when it has not yet gained sufficient strength, resulting in greater shrinkage cracking." NOTE: In order for the chemical-reaction curing to occur, the concrete MUST BE KEPT WET for at least three days and ideally 30 days. - Source WikiPedia! A rule of thumb that I use is "Keep concrete wet one day for each year that you want it to last." Footers for my woodworking shop were kept wet 100+ days through the winter while I worked on other aspects of construction. I wet it down each morning and covered it with plastic sheets. The water never froze! The chemical-reaction kept it warm enough to keep the water from freezing.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Good information. It continued and continues to rain almost everyday. It still isn’t cured, lol. I can press my nail into it. This is the most rain we have ever received. The last two months is over half the “annual” rainfall.

Walkway looks great! I used some rounds for garden paths (without cement) but they fell apart! We have clay soil...ugh! Love the property...you really are blessed. 😉🇨🇦

Looks good almost like doing tile grouting 👍

I think it looks great and using the rounds saved a lot of concrete.

My back is hurting just watching you with all this bending , but it looks nice, I already see it with some grass and flowers lol. Good job.

😊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻❤️

wonderfully done im inspired to try some of this maybe between my house and shop thanks for all you do for us viewers

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim

Interesting and unique walkway. I like it.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank k you sir

Great job! I bet your cement will dry lighter, even if it does not the colors now look great as they are! Thanks for your time and sharing! ❤from Texas!

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Hope all is well in Texas

@lookup2one

4 жыл бұрын

@@SmokyMountainOutpost Thank you! We are warming up! Thursday we are supposed to hit 86....it's Texas, fire in the wood stove yesterday ac today! I admire your state! I have never been to TN. it is beautiful! Blessings!

Excellent job, walk way to cabin look’s beautiful! Love your channel.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Nicely done. I like the look of the wood and that was cost effective. Be safe, and I look forward to watching your next video.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Maria

Walkway looks good . Now put down solar lights .

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, good idea but not just yet

I like that. Down here in northern Florida you wouldn't have problems with rot, the termites would have them all eaten in 6 months.

If u mix a couple of caps of dish washing liquid in the cement mix it makes it easier to work

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice. Never heard that before.

58th👍's up guys thanks for taking the for us all

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

@bigredracer7848

4 жыл бұрын

@@SmokyMountainOutpost thanks for taking the time for me

Good morning from Florida.Great job on the walk way,looks awesome.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sydney

so envious of the life style you have. My dream too. Not that easy here in the UK though. Great Channel. Well done to you all.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Darryl, Well maybe some day you could visit for a week or so. Until then we will film so you can enjoy

@darrylmoore4738

4 жыл бұрын

@@SmokyMountainOutpost That would be GREAT> i enjoy watching cabin builds as i watch Shawn James also since day 1..Good to see different approaches to wood working..Keep up the good work. I did notice you burniung off the logs. May be it would help if you lite na fire and place them into it.Wil save you money on gas burning.

For some reason i thought you had already completed this pathway . Good job, i think if i ever do something like this i fancy a slightly different spin on it, more expensive im sure but i would like to set them in a clear resin, i think it would look awesome with the grain of the wood showing through.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it would

It turned out awesome and you did your best which is all that matters. You mention church in a couple of your videos, what denomination or faith are you?

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Pentecostal my friend. A small church in the hills. Been there about 30 years

Really great job. Hello from Texas.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Good morning

I think you done a great job, I'm a new subscriber and I like your setup! The grass will make it really set apart. I've not seen wood done like that and one day I'll do that on my cabin walk!

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice compliment and welcome to the channel

I would be digging out that waterhole and make it larger, that was nice clear water .

Put the bottle in luke warm water and let it sit for 10 mins, Stay safe..God bless

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Edward

It would be great if someway you could pipe that concrete in and round the wood but hey you are doing a wonderful job they way you are doing this

Good morning Tennessee

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Good morning my friend

dont you have sand in the ground? ;) when i poured a few piers i just dug for the sand

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

There is no sand in this ground. Shale and clay

Spread a layer then put them down and fill in the open areas

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thought about it but didn’t have enough. It’s actually holding up quite well.

I would have made a dry mix, and brushed it across the path into the cracks. You could leave it to 'go off' naturally, or, give it a light water spray.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

I thought about it

@philjones1249

4 жыл бұрын

@@SmokyMountainOutpost it looks good. I'm thinking of doing it inside a work shed, and maybe hiring an industrial floor sander to get the surface levelled properly.

My back was hurting me watching you do that.😜

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

awesome job - put handprint in somewhere if you can and a date

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Missed that chance lol

Man that is alot of work doing concrete in a wheel barrel man we did that sinking big poles for our solar mounts after that I went and bought a mixer lol

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but that’s half the fun. It develops character. My grandfather always said we should be self reliant and use manpower, lol

@dangoras9152

4 жыл бұрын

Smart man but still a lot of work we are off grid on a mountain and its work moving big rocks but it is really satisfying to look back at all you have done by ur self and feeling and seeing how our 4 father's did it That's the life me and my honey chose just gotta keep going keep it up brother

Hope you don't track black charcoal into your dwelling

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

It’s wearing down some. It’s all plywood anyway. Probably turn it into a studio or woodshop. Haven’t made up my mind yet. Thanks for the comment

Very nice

Are those ship horns I hear in the background several different times ? Are you close to the ocean or water ? Thanks for a response .

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Its about 7 hours to the ocean from here, lol. Not sure what you heard.

@ForesterNB

4 жыл бұрын

i think you’re hearing cows brother

I love the design of your walkway cool.

Great look'n walkway...i remember the video where you put down a gravel bed first, so it should be stable. If it ever cracks, it won't be hard to fix. Also, if you decide to move the small cabin or change anything up, it won't be hard to remove it

And if you love new inspiration then go to artifex-blockbau on YT. They build traditional but very big for big familys and so but the videos are real nice and you can see what I meant with "Fachwerkhaus"...they are so good that CA hirer them for a log home building!

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Will do

what kind of knife/sheath do you have on your belt and where did you get - have been looking for one and I like that?

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Just a cheap leather I had made at a local leather shop

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Take your knife in to one and they can make one for you

Save yourself a step next time mix dye into the water you mix with works well .

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rich

Sorry to say it wont last 5 minutes, it has no substantial foundation, the sides will go first the rest will just crack.

@SmokyMountainOutpost

4 жыл бұрын

We'll see. If it does I don't have much invested. Just something to keep from tracking mud in.