Concrete pad for beginners // DIY
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- Making a small concrete pad is a lot of work, but is pretty easy overall and something that most anybody can do! I'll go over every step so yours turns out great.
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A very Bob Ross style instuctional videos. I dont even need to do a concrete pad, or build a shed, but I enjoy the hell out of your videos. Well done good sir.
Lol thanks Chris! I appreciate it
This is the typa comment that I look for in educational vids on projects imma start. Not even a second in and I’m hooked lol
That's awesome!
Good video, really informative step by step. ( being from Saskatchewan, I get the reference to the quickly changing weather !! )...thanx for video ...can't wait to see next one.
Thanks, appreciate it! Oh yeah, you get it lol.
I love how that Husky is just living its best life & enjoying your company while you're hard at work!
Me too. I love it when he hangs out!
I've seen a lot of videos on creating concrete slabs, but I've never seen one with this much detail and explanation. THE BEST VIDEO I'VE SEEN. Thanks a lot.
Awesome! Well I'm glad that I could be of help! Good luck on yours!
Not thick enough for rebar...4" or more requires rebar..
Requires, key word. But nothing saying don't do it anytime, even if it's thinner. It's always better with it as that's part of the way concrete works. Especially for a minimal cost
This is what I needed to see to give me the confidence to pour my own pad for my grill!
Awesome, glad you found it useful! Good luck, I'd love to see it when you're done
Put a few small rocks mid depth to support the metal mesh before pouring. Get it in the middle of the concrete thickness.
Don't forget to tap your form all around the edges with a hammer/ mallet to allow the bubbles to rise to the top. Great video sir.
Thanks
Good job on the video but few tips for beginners. On a smaller slab like that, where it mainly has foot traffic you don't need the reinforcement. You really only need that if the slab is going to hold weight like a vehicle or a shed. If you are doing this solo using a wheel barrow is much easier than a mixing tub. You just dump it out instead of shoveling or trying to lift the tub. If you want to help hold the slab in place, drive some 4 inch long rebar half way into the ground. Spreading them out in the middle of the slab.
agree-
Do you need rebar or whatever for just a patio and chairs situation and for that, how deep do you need the slap. 2",3"4",,etc?
Canadians get the squarest 2x4's! This is a great video, btw, thanks for this!
When rolling on the curing seal, use a threaded pole/handle. Most rollers are universally threaded and there’s probably a broom, mop, or other thing around to use.
I thoroughly enjoyed sitting in my living room, watching the snow fall and dreaming of my next DIY project! Thanks!
No problem! Yeah I also can't wait to get back outside for more projects.
Just what I needed. Thank you for making such an easy to follow video. I had been wondering about using a tub vs wheelbarrow and some other items mentioned here. Thanks for listing them. You've made my job so much easier! Subscribed.
That's awesome! I'm glad I could help out. I've had this tub for 4 years now and it works great, but lots of people use wheel barrows to dump it easier. I just shovel it out of tub normally. Good luck on your project and welcome to the crew!
Good job. A brother is always a plus to have around, I put mine to work every chance that I get
Thanks! Yup, definately helps
This was outstanding! Thank you so very much for such an easy, but detailed step-by-step
Nice job, a DIYer myself - love watching these simple videos, thanks.
Thanks! That's awesome, well I'm glad you liked it
Never heard of a bunnyhug! Thanks so much for your channel, I'm learning so much. You're so knowledgeable without the ego.
Haha it's a Saskatchewan term, I don't know why. That's awesome, well I'm glad I could help out!
That Husky is in chill mode! Thanks for the video. Really helpful
Haha he always is! Glad you liked it
This is hands down the best instructional video on making a concrete slab, and it has given me the confidence to undertake such a project. Thank you for making such an effective and empowering video! Brilliant!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you found it useful. Good luck on yours!
Thanks for a great video! Beginning to build a pad in the backyard and now I have everything I need.
Anytime, glad you liked it! Good luck on yours
This really helped, I have a concrete slab walkway that is absolutely wrecked from hard Canadian winters and the previous homeowners not really caring to perform house/yard maintenance. So I really found this quite handy!
Awesome, glad I could help! Well I live in Saskatchewan, so I know what you mean by hard winters lol it's amazing how little effort maintenance is and nobody does it. Yet how fast it deteriorates without it. Good luck on yours!
Oh i feel that, starting to get cracks all along the house! Good ole Manitoba winters💁🏽♀️😂
Yuuuuup. The past few winters have been ridiculous
Excellent video as usual my friend. I've been wanting to do a pad like this next to the driveway for my garbage bins.
Thanks man, I appreciate it. That's literally what a small pad like this would be perfect for go for it!
Thank you for the video. I’ll be tackling this in a couple of weeks. It’s my first time doing this, but with your help, I’ll get it done!
Anytime, glad I could help! Absolutely you can, good luck on yours!
Doing a dry pour seems a ton easier to me
Dry pours are not good ideas, but everybody seems to be fascinated by them recently. Ultimately you're skipping vital steps, and concrete is a chemical reaction. Skipping them will have adverse effects. There is a reason the pros, as well as concrete manufacturers don't do it
This was fun to watch. I'm going to try this in the Spring. Thank you!
Thanks, glad you liked it! Good luck on yours!
This was a great tutorial. I'm about to make a slab for a 4x6 storage shed, and your video is very helpful. Thank you!
That's awesome! I'm glad I could help, good luck on yours!
Same
Great, good luck!
How many bags of cement did yours take?
These are the kind of videos I like simple and plain
Thanks! Glad you liked it
you earned a sub with this one - I needed an instructional video on pouring a slab for a generator and this was perfect. Thanks!
That's awesome, thanks for joining! I'm glad I could help out, good luck on your slab!
Great design, and Craftsmanship!
Well done!
Thanks!
I needed help because I’ve never done concrete before. I’m a grandma who loves a project! My garage floor is 3/4 blacktop which is great because the original concrete floor is awful- porous, holes, never ending cement dust. I just wish the previous owners had done the whole floor!?! Now I’m trying to resurface the remaining 1/4 with a 2in layer of new concrete. I’m doing a 5x4’ pad 1st because I’m doing it alone and can’t mix more than 30lbs. at a time so I can lift the 5 gallon pail to pour it in the form. I was worried when I finished smoothing it out level because it was so wet on top. I grabbed my phone so I could find a video to show me what to do. Yours was the first to pop up and am I glad. You explained the process perfectly and now I know that I have to wait and finish it off when it dries more. Thank you so much. Too many of the videos are for people that know what they’re doing and they’re too complicated or expect me to know things that I don’t. I’m subscribing to your channel so I can get more instructions on home projects. 😊
That's awesome! Well I'm glad I could gelp you learn and grow. Good luck on the rest of it, sounds like a big project. And welcome to the crew!
My background is Italian, and this great video helped me. Thanks for reminding me about the steel mesh or rebar for extra strength, the sealer for longevity, and the cement surface's preservation. Nice educational video for your DIY projects,
Thanks! I'm glad I could help out. Good luck on yours
Thank you very much for taking the time to post this, sir! Subscribed
Anytime, happy to help! Welcome to the crew!
Excellent details in this short video. Keeping it to the point and still fun to watch.
Thanks very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
This was the DIY concrete video, I've seen. Now I feel fully ready to complete my project. Thank you!
That's awesome! I'm glad I could help, good luck on yours!
So glad I found your video. I was considering dry pour due to being intimidated by this process but you really helped my anxiety about it!
I'm glad you found my videos too, so thanks! I wouldn't want to see another person do a dry pour, there are so so many things wrong with it and I'm probably going to be making a video about it once I get my new place. I'm glad I could clear things up for you and good luck on yours!
Phenomenal video and killer weekend project! I have a space identical to this at the bottom of my porch stairs, ready to tackle it!
Thanks! That's awesome, good luck on yours!
Dude, you did an awesome job. Made it feel stress free. I subscribed.
That's awesome! I'm glad I could help, and welcome to the crew!
Great video. Enjoyed that 👍
Great video! I feel like I could go out and do this. Thank you for the tip on the sealer to avoid having to use the water for curing.
Thanks. For sure you can! No problem, glad I could help. Good luck on yours
Thank you for telling how long to wait between each step, very helpful
No prob! I figured that would be a question I'd get often if I didn't because it is valid
Great video!!! This is my weekend project!! Well done. Simple clear instructions! Thanks
Thanks, I'm glad you found it useful! Good luck on yours!
great video. very easy to follow and you included the tools and materials . I appreciate it.
Thanks, I'm glad you found it useful!
Love those big tubs for the smaller jobs. . Bought my first one probably 40 years ago and never mixed in a wheelbarrow again.
Yup, I prefer the tub. This way doesn't beat the crap out of my wheelbarrow
Thank you for explaining every step of this process and adding tips. This was extremely helpful and gave me the confidence to make a pad for my stairs in my garden.
Anytime, I'm glad you found it useful! Good luck on yours!
Thanks for the Calculator, the only one that would do my small 43" x 30" Pad !!!
Anytime! Glad to hear somebody used it lol
Thanks Jesse. I’m a funeral director in Cyprus and now and again I do simple grave monuments and surrounds and I’m a total amateur. Videos like this truly help me a lot. Keep up the good work. Cheers 👍
No problem, I'm glad I could help! That's nice, happy to know all of the ways people are using this! Appreciate it
You must be dead pleased with the results.
Yup
@@bizling yes, and none of the customers ever seem to complain 😀
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Looks just so nice, thank you.
Anytime! Glad you like it
Love your supervisor!😁
Me too! 😃
Nice clear instructions with no extra “blah blah blah”. Nice work on the slab. Like to see whatever comes in the future. Sub’d. 🇨🇦👍🏼
That's awesome, thanks! Glad you liked it
What a great video!! I'll be doing some concrete work on my house a l little at a time because my back can only take so much 😂 and your video really helped me, A+ on your editing and Instructions and guidance while making the video. I was wondering why you weren't using the wheel barrel to mix the cement but then realized you saved the grass clippings and your dirt you scrapped up at the beginning, smart man 🫡 keep up the good work!!
Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked it! Pick away at projects a little at a time and before you know it, it'll be a new yard. That's what I've been doing. Good luck on yours!
Well done.. Easy to follow and nicely filmed with good audio.
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Great video. I plan to put in a shed next year and will be using this again to help me put in my pad.
Thanks! That's awesome. Good luck when the time comes
Your dog looks so excited:). Thanks,
Lol he loves being outside on a cool day
great video, great comments on the process as you did things. thank you for the simple how to video.
Thanks! Anytime, happy to help
thanks for this great video. i just laid a concrete step coming out my back door for the first time. your video taught me everything.
That's awesome. I'm glad to hear it!
Great job man. You make it look easy. Nice finish in the end, its worth doing all the steps that i didnt know about. Hello from Ireland.
Thanks man! I mean the process is easy, just heavy lol Cheers! 🇨🇦
Very helpful thanks Jesse! My project came out pretty good this vid was a huge help! Cheers!
Fantastic! I'm glad to hear it, thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Nice step by step video. Dry times vary quite a bit depending on your area for anyone watching this and following these steps for guidance. 3 hours might be too long to wait for a finishing trowel.
Thanks! Yeah it can vary greatly by temp, humidity and mix used
great instruction you and your brother undertook great way of preparing mixing and dropping concrete in to the space then level out reinforcement deterimined by traffic using it sitting on it.
Thanks, glad you liked it! Yeah it worked out well with his help
Thank you for this brother. Needed a side gig so had to lie on a application this will at least make it look like I got basic beginner knowledge and skills and will allow me to be with a company you that I can better my skills and learn hands on in just never like going in knowing nothing at all. Thank you. I know that sounds bad but I work hard but times are harder right now lol
Anytime, I'm happy to help any way I could. Trust me, I get it. I've had my ass handed to me the past 8 months. I hope it all turns around for you, keep at it
You made it look so easy!! I feel more confident now!
Thanks, glad I could help. Good luck on yours!
Great job Jesse! Thanks for sharing.
Anytime, glad you liked it!
Thank you. Great and easy to understand thorough instructions.
Anytime, glad you found it useful
Really enjoyed this video mate
Glad you liked it
Very good video!
I’ll soon be attempting this for a fire pit in my backyard. Thanks for the tips!!
Awesome! Good luck on yours
Great video. Never did any concrete work before but im feeling confident to tackle my first project...BTW I have what i thought was an old concrete mixer in my garage i was about to put on the curb til i seen this. Now i think im going to try to use it pretty soon. You might have saved me a few hundred 😅.
You make it look so simple, step by step😊 thank you
Anytime, glad I could help!
Your general attitude towards work + life is really inspiring!
Thanks so much!
Thanks. Great video. You patience and instruction are well done. I will get to do my slab on my own. Hiring someone to do this is a nightmare.
Thanks, glad you liked it! That was my goal is that you can do it on your own. Save the stress of hiring and the money as well. Good luck on yours
Very clear, good explanations. Thank you!!!
Anytime
Excellent tutorial, i will be doing my first pad tomorrow and this was very helpful
Thanks! That's awesome, I hope it went well
Thanks for posting. Agree with others comments re: DUST-either mask or have assistant lightly spray during bag dump. MESH-raise up to middle of pour with Little Rock’s or…. I’ve got 2.5 acres, more & bigger projects but enjoy your video style, SUBSCRIBED and I’ll be going back for more.
Anytime, glad you found it useful! Yeah we should have worn dust masks, but it was a bit breezy that day and I should have at least said something. I would have raised it up slightly, but it's very easy to bump it without properly raising it and I was trying to make this as simple as necessary for the average homeowner, and this wouldn't impact a small slab for most people. Welcome to the crew, glad to have you!
Awesome video... you inspired me to make a small slab for my grills and motorcycle...
Thanks. That's awesome, good luck on yours!
loved this video, such clear instruction
Glad to hear it. Thanks
Good job! Thank you! 👍
That's a fine looking concrete slab. Thanks. I enjoyed the video.
Thanks, appreciate it!
Nice pour. Good to see someone on youtube actually putting the work in and mixing their concrete lol.
Thanks! This whole dry pour thing is getting out of hand unfortunately
Came here because I'm tired of the edges chipping and cracking on a bunch of dry pour pavers I did. Decided it's finally time to learn how to do it right.@@JessedoesDIY
You are a good teacher. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, appreciate it!
@@JessedoesDIY I'm wondering what was the temperature when you did this? And this video is a year old already. Is it holding up well?
Excellent teaching video. Just what I needed
Thank you, glad I could help. Good luck on yours
Bro, thanks for this vid. This is roughly the size of slab I’m going to need to do in my backyard. My job is between the foundation slab and the paver walkway, which are held in place by 2x4’s. You’ve got a new subscriber here bro. I’m not much of a handyman and this Vid was perfect for me as you went step-by-step. 🙌🏼
Dude, that's awesome! Welcome the crew, I'm so glad I could help you out. If you haven't done it yet, good luck on your slab!
Excellent educational video!
Thanks!
This has inspired me to lay a shed base - thanks
Anytime! Good luck on yours
Excellent video. One of the best I've seen.👍
Thanks, appreciate it!
Great video
Great job and well explained
Thanks, happy to help
Great work
Thanks!
Extremely helpful. Thanks!!
No prob!
Inspires me to try it myself. Thanks so much.
That's awesome, glad to hear it! Good luck on yours
Great video, thanks for sharing
Anytime! Glad you liked it
Lovely video will try this to do my patio
Thanks! Good luck on yours
Thank you! Best video! Your dog is so cute too!
Thanks! Lol he's pretty great in my eyes
Thank you! Answered all my questions.
Awesome, glad I could help!
Great video! Thank you!
Anytime. Glad you liked it
Great video!
Thanks!
I really enjoyed this video, And I really appreciate your style/energy. I’m planning to do something very similar at my house in the coming weeks, and your tips just increased my confidence and overall knowledge of how to approach this, thank you for that!
Thanks very much! I'm glad you liked it and learned from it. Good luck on your slab!
Hats off to your step by step ability dude lol. A couple things I'd have done differently but irregardless good job. 👍
Thanks very much! There is always something I'd do differently too, but for the sake of simplicity for people this is what I came up with. Glad you liked it!
First time viewer, excellent step by step to help us beginners. Thanks. P.S. like the husky in the background
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it and I could help. Lol he's pretty great
Great Video Dude !!!
Thanks!
Looks nice!
Thanks!
The dog is the coolest thing about this video.
GREAT instructions thanks!
No problem, happy to help!
Looks good
Thanks