Dave, I have to give you a big thank you for always lifting me up with your videos. I put 12 hour shifts in a chemical plant everyday in Houston and I watch your videos right after dinner when I’m relaxing. Your videos have become a form of therapy for me, God bless and I wish you much success.
i worked in the concrete industry for 15 years until i got a more steady job in a factory. im more stable than i ever was but i miss the work. i never had trouble sleeping at night when i was in the construction industry. most of the people i work with think they know what a hard days work is. i dont think most of them do unless theyve pushed and pulled concrete for 12-14 hours in the summer heat. i work 12 hour days in a factory now which isnt easy either. so i know what youre saying nel.
I watch both you guys, your are both masters of your craft. You both really understand your materials. If you ever want to move to Colorado Springs either of you would be the best in town by far. I'm a General Contractor but exteriors installer by trade. I bow before my superiors ✌️
All I use is green nylon now. Really love it in the winter time. You can brush sooner and it won’t over rough the finish. You can really brush a lot of area without having to clean the brush. I really like that about the greeny
As a thank you for putting up good videos, I want you to know I just suffered through an ad about a bear getting his bum cleaned with the use of a bidet. I took one for the team. It was worth it!
Lov3 the time lapse , lot of work,. I did one like that 30 years ago with one lane and every 10 had red pavers setting on footing, smash fit with little mortar, still looks. Good to this day,,we did with 3 people,,,.
We use expansion next to hard edges and self leveling limestone colored caulking materials , especially down by city sidewalk, expansion is so important,... another thing I do when time permits , cut my joints with plates, when I can’t I cut them the next day with a saw in the tooled joint,,,you have a good team , enjoy them while they are with you,..we also put expansion up at garage face,..
Mr.Odell there is this saying thrown around the construction industry. "You're only as good as your finishers" I call BS on that. No matter the trade. Painting,Drywall,Carpentry etc etc. If the work done prior is substandard no amount of finishing is going to correct it. It might fool a novice. But a pro will see it a mile away. The finishers you use are top notch no doubt. Very experienced in doing it correctly. I don't think most of the folks realize that. This was not an easy job. Thanks for bringing us along.
Buddy I tell you, I don’t know how it Is in your area, but I’m a finisher here in Kentucky, and there’s maybe 1 in 50 crews that could have done a job like that here. You have a great set of guys bud. Job looks flawless. Awesome work man
Would did be possible to run rebar over the whole area and still make it monolithic and instead of brick do a colored concrete by digging down say 6” below the inlays and do a 3” in that area and later pouring a 3” lift of colored concrete? Love your videos
Hello Dave great videos question this is one of my pep peeves but if I saw what you were watching vice versa looking at Tim’s job is the the guy with the baby blue shirt is stepping on the rebar And I mean hey he’s really stepping on the rebar on purpose… Please let me know what you think
Hi David, great work as always Curious why the screeding came out so rough? Thus requiring several passes with the bull float. Is the goal to just screed as fast as possible and not worry about smoothing it? In New Zealand we usually have a single person on a 3.0m wide aluminium screed and the concrete comes out pretty smooth before a bullfloat even touches it. Maybe we are wasting too much time on the screeding
Where does the concrete crack with this method? I have a project coming up and I’m debating whether to leave gaps in concrete for pebbles because of the weeds.
@@OdellCompleteConcrete I know but it will eventually crack or be crevasses between the brick and concrete. Looks good but a little more maintenance with weed control.
@@seephor it’s a monolithic pour. Therefore it’s all one piece of concrete no gaps or separately-poured concrete in between any section. Concrete cracks, there’s no stopping that no matter what. Having brick in this case does not affect wether weeds will grow thru or not.
What concrete do you order for such finer aggregate... I did a DIY attempt and was shocked by how large the aggregates were... Not as loose, very hard to screed... Ended up hardening before we could use the bull float which left a lot of rough surface... Planning on renting a grinder and grinder the surface then render with sand/topping mix. Thanks
Hi Dave, I have a similar project in which we'll be pouring a large driveway in 2 separate sections. Half one day and half another. Since we have already laid #3 rebar all across, and in order to be able to lift the rebar, do I have to notch every 2x4 o simply cut them to be 3x3 instead? What would you recommend? We're shooting for 4" thick slabs. Thanks Ahead!!!
Bull Float should have been done after hand floating, that guy going around bull floating was a complete waste of time , knee boards and hand floats first ,then you should have lightly sprayed it , then hit it with the bull Float last , a small 110 volt vibrator would have made it even faster You guys did a great job though, I'm not knocking your style, I think if you guys use the hand floats first , it will help to push down the bigger rocks and let that water rise , then wait a few mins , when that water rises , push that bull Float out to knock the access water off ,then when you draw it back, twist the handle in and you should have a Flawless finish for the broom to handle
I am a concrete finisher from Florida I do like your work I've seen you poor steps on the side of the Hill that was amazing daily we pour two slabs and three driveways a day so I know how hard the job really is
Right from the start, one guy was lifting rebar, only to have the other stomp it right back down ?!? The dude was a bull in a china shop - made no attempt to avoid rebar. I'd be pissed.
Dave, I have to give you a big thank you for always lifting me up with your videos. I put 12 hour shifts in a chemical plant everyday in Houston and I watch your videos right after dinner when I’m relaxing. Your videos have become a form of therapy for me, God bless and I wish you much success.
In glad these videos help make your day slittle bit better! We hope to put out more videos a week of we can !
Thanks for watching
TY
i worked in the concrete industry for 15 years until i got a more steady job in a factory. im more stable than i ever was but i miss the work. i never had trouble sleeping at night when i was in the construction industry. most of the people i work with think they know what a hard days work is. i dont think most of them do unless theyve pushed and pulled concrete for 12-14 hours in the summer heat. i work 12 hour days in a factory now which isnt easy either. so i know what youre saying nel.
Best concrete channel on CZcams 👍
I concur
TY
Viewer: You guys make it look so easy. Quality work.
Odell Complete C. Crew : Tell that to my back and knees .
You go tthat right
TY
These videos are awesome, it never gets old watching concrete smooth out and dry.
True
TY
Awesome job Dave, you guys do great work 💪
Thanks Mike you too!
oh dam the 2 concrete G.O.A.T.'s complimenting one another, awesome!
Getting it on OSS
I watch both you guys, your are both masters of your craft. You both really understand your materials. If you ever want to move to Colorado Springs either of you would be the best in town by far. I'm a General Contractor but exteriors installer by trade. I bow before my superiors ✌️
Your the competition
All I use is green nylon now. Really love it in the winter time. You can brush sooner and it won’t over rough the finish. You can really brush a lot of area without having to clean the brush. I really like that about the greeny
I need to try that
TY
Excellent job Timothy! Dave, you must be a proud dad with two sons that are following in your foot steps!
Yes I am!
As a thank you for putting up good videos, I want you to know I just suffered through an ad about a bear getting his bum cleaned with the use of a bidet. I took one for the team. It was worth it!
Anyone else watching Odell concrete videos to relax after work? Love the work guys.
Yes I believe there are many
Lov3 the time lapse , lot of work,. I did one like that 30 years ago with one lane and every 10 had red pavers setting on footing, smash fit with little mortar, still looks. Good to this day,,we did with 3 people,,,.
The best system.
I've always wanted to learn concrete work. You guys are masters or your art.
TY
GL
We use expansion next to hard edges and self leveling limestone colored caulking materials , especially down by city sidewalk, expansion is so important,... another thing I do when time permits , cut my joints with plates, when I can’t I cut them the next day with a saw in the tooled joint,,,you have a good team , enjoy them while they are with you,..we also put expansion up at garage face,..
Sounds like you have the FUNdemtals down
Superb work - expect that the brick effect is going to look stunning. Looking forward to next vid.
Really professional job, thanks
Thanks for watching!
Mr.Odell there is this saying thrown around the construction industry. "You're only as good as your finishers"
I call BS on that. No matter the trade. Painting,Drywall,Carpentry etc etc.
If the work done prior is substandard no amount of finishing is going to correct it. It might fool a novice. But a pro will see it a mile away.
The finishers you use are top notch no doubt. Very experienced in doing it correctly.
I don't think most of the folks realize that.
This was not an easy job.
Thanks for bringing us along.
Your right every aspect of the job leads to perfection.
Dave is at it again 👍
Great job....love the work yall do....nice and clean with straight lines....i lived in NC and wish i could get yall to do my driveways....
Maybe on a working vacation
TY
Appreciate all your hard work and all the info you include in your videos. Best on CZcams🤙🏻
TY
YW
Love watching the skill and knowledge in action from all your crew 👍👍👍
Buddy I tell you, I don’t know how it Is in your area, but I’m a finisher here in Kentucky, and there’s maybe 1 in 50 crews that could have done a job like that here. You have a great set of guys bud. Job looks flawless. Awesome work man
Thanks
I need to go there
Beautiful job Odell and Sons!
TY
That dude is a master on that bullfloat!
For sure
Great work crew!
Much appreciated!
Another beautiful job Dave. 👍👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Lucky Californians.
Looking superb Dave
Really nice work. Can't wait for Part 3.
The best part 👌
Dave you sound a bit disappointed when they whip out the green nylon broom😂 . That 50% horse hair 50% nylon broom is truly your favorite
Yes
Everyone has there favorites
Thanks for sharing, very nice video
Ty
Your right about the cost of wood...I'm considering selling my house for scrap :)
That makes sense.
9:13 The "world famous" 50/50 brush. I got a kick out of that one. 😄
OSS
You already do a awesome job you and your crew💪💪👑👑
I appreciate that
Love your work brother. Love from Australia
TY
Great work!
Sometime could u do video where u visit your previous work several years later to see how well it holds up?
Quality work 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
absolutely wonderful!!! great job guys
Glad you enjoyed it!
Best in the west
this is really great
greetings from germany, stay healthy and be safe
TY
You too
Looks fabulous...well done
ty
Would did be possible to run rebar over the whole area and still make it monolithic and instead of brick do a colored concrete by digging down say 6” below the inlays and do a 3” in that area and later pouring a 3” lift of colored concrete? Love your videos
Hi, great video again. Just wondering, would it not have been easier lay the brick inserts first? When set they could be then used to screed off?
Yes but it doesn't hold up as well
Love your channel, learning a lot
TY
I was waithing for this 9:13 , the world famous broom 😊👍👍😎
Right on
nothing better
Nice job guys, as always!!!
Ty
Hello Dave great videos question this is one of my pep peeves but if I saw what you were watching vice versa looking at Tim’s job is the the guy with the baby blue shirt is stepping on the rebar And I mean hey he’s really stepping on the rebar on purpose… Please let me know what you think
I've seen guys where I thought that might be the case, and if do I don't see them anymore.
@@OdellCompleteConcrete Thank you for answering that brother you and your son and your business keep up the good work
Looks amazing
I just came across your video u do amazing work
Welcome aboard!
The low areas on the slab are caused by rotating the screed board; the screed leaves a "divite" when it's not held parallel to the concrete surface.
Could be
TY
Nice job👍
Nice Job💪👍🤠
Thank you! Cheers!
Great job!!
Looking good boy’s…….
TY
Yeah looking good, nice job. 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
This is a real deal
For sure
I’m not sure what OCC does better; concrete or videos 🔥🔥
Thank you and me neither 😜
I'm ready for part 3 lol
Me too
SALUDOS ODELL NICE JOB WELL DONE ,ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO. G.B.Y.G..
Hi David, great work as always
Curious why the screeding came out so rough? Thus requiring several passes with the bull float. Is the goal to just screed as fast as possible and not worry about smoothing it? In New Zealand we usually have a single person on a 3.0m wide aluminium screed and the concrete comes out pretty smooth before a bullfloat even touches it.
Maybe we are wasting too much time on the screeding
We have 3 minutes per yard to unload, otherwise it cost 15.00 a minute extra after that
Monolithic pour or not, I want to see you guys get those forms out without busting up the brick’s concrete base.
You will for sure
flawless
TY
My Dad always said 'You pour water, concrete is placed.'
To technical
Where does the concrete crack with this method? I have a project coming up and I’m debating whether to leave gaps in concrete for pebbles because of the weeds.
Along the mortar
Alright, who got a new truck? lol
I dont know
Nice work. The bricks make it look nice but give more chance for weeds to grow when cracks form.
There is no cracks
@@OdellCompleteConcrete I know but it will eventually crack or be crevasses between the brick and concrete. Looks good but a little more maintenance with weed control.
@@seephor it’s a monolithic pour. Therefore it’s all one piece of concrete no gaps or separately-poured concrete in between any section. Concrete cracks, there’s no stopping that no matter what. Having brick in this case does not affect wether weeds will grow thru or not.
Why not use concrete wire dobies for the rebar?
Save money, time?
Tripping hazard
Understood!
What concrete do you order for such finer aggregate... I did a DIY attempt and was shocked by how large the aggregates were... Not as loose, very hard to screed... Ended up hardening before we could use the bull float which left a lot of rough surface... Planning on renting a grinder and grinder the surface then render with sand/topping mix.
Thanks
I ordered 3000 PSI
3000 psi pump mix
3/8" minus.
How much for something like this Dave? Roughly
Very nice 👍
TY
Hi Dave, I have a similar project in which we'll be pouring a large driveway in 2 separate sections. Half one day and half another. Since we have already laid #3 rebar all across, and in order to be able to lift the rebar, do I have to notch every 2x4 o simply cut them to be 3x3 instead? What would you recommend? We're shooting for 4" thick slabs. Thanks Ahead!!!
Notch or thicken
@@OdellCompleteConcrete Thanks Dave, will thicken for better results!
Hello
Hi.
The guy grabbing the rebar with no gloves at the beginning 🤕
we told him to put gloves on right after he did that
Hey man. Sometimes it can’t wait.
That guy can probably use his hands as sandpaper now!
true
beautiful work. why no fiberglass rebar???????????
Request
Great work! Do you service Downey? Looking for block wall to be installed. Thank you.
Yes we do
Where do you get the bow floats and funny trowels? I do a lot of self leveling for epoxy it looks handy
Whitecap
👌👌👌 in those gap bricks will be set??
Yes
Awesome
Bull Float should have been done after hand floating, that guy going around bull floating was a complete waste of time , knee boards and hand floats first ,then you should have lightly sprayed it , then hit it with the bull Float last , a small 110 volt vibrator would have made it even faster
You guys did a great job though, I'm not knocking your style, I think if you guys use the hand floats first , it will help to push down the bigger rocks and let that water rise , then wait a few mins , when that water rises , push that bull Float out to knock the access water off ,then when you draw it back, twist the handle in and you should have a Flawless finish for the broom to handle
A lot of ideas, but I don't like the order of actions
do you need a contractors license in your area for flat concrete work
Yes if your charging money
I dont understand why you don't use those standoffs for rebar
To high
Bought 6x 60 pounders to do my ac pad this w/e, get my D OD on.
great
GL
5th 👍
Just in time for lunch 👍
Perfect
Enjoy
yo Dave how much Portland do you ad d to an 80lb bag of premix to beef it up?
A 1/2 a shovel
Homie with the mask obviously has warrants
OSS
Wow
TY
Dad's not on the job and the newfangled technology creeps into the work site... A nylon broom!! What?! The kids these days.
It hapens
I've been doing concrete for 35 years get a new Bull float guy he's leaving a lot of holes
Maybe the tod guys
I am a concrete finisher from Florida I do like your work I've seen you poor steps on the side of the Hill that was amazing daily we pour two slabs and three driveways a day so I know how hard the job really is
Right from the start, one guy was lifting rebar, only to have the other stomp it right back down ?!? The dude was a bull in a china shop - made no attempt to avoid rebar. I'd be pissed.
wow thats intense
Unless I missed it..it looked like most of the rebar was left on the ground. These guys are the experts so maybe we just did not see it
Reuse that wood, it's damn expensive!
You got that right. I bought a 2"x12"x16' yesterday 65.00
@@OdellCompleteConcrete - Holy molly Batman! 🤦♂️
getting crazy.
I guess those boats from China are'nt getting unloaded
At us (Russia) lumber at concreting who saves is wrapped in a film it then goes for other purposes
World famous 50% horse hair 50% nylon broom 🧹😂😂😂
Bingo
God I bet that boomer stood there the entire time
OSS
What up with the home owner in front of camera 🙈🤣
Helicopter homeowner for sure!
He's old dude he didn't know the camera was there.
I asked my boss if he thought about you sing oil for the wood steaks he said it stains
Weird
@@OdellCompleteConcrete it would stain the existing concrete or pavers anything near it I'm guessing
Great watch, I hope ya man washes his hand after wearing no gloves ouch, " unless his skin his like a rhinos
I they are
And hope no animals walk on it
True
unnecessary too long
👀🇷🇺👍
Looks like some of these guys need education on cement burns, you only get one set of skin!
Hi, great video again. Just wondering, would it not have been easier lay the brick inserts first? When set they could be then used to screed off?