I just poured a 2-1/2 yd. footer this way by myself using equal size buckets and 3-2-1. I also have the Harbor Freight mixer but for that I rented a gas powered 6 cu. ft. mixer instead. It went twice as fast and was well worth the $100 rental.
Hello Jeff from S.E. Florida I've been wanting to do this same thing just not as big as yours, I built my back patio roof back in 2020' over a tiny 10"×10' slab that came with the house. I've built my roof 36'×14', and want to fill in the areas around the 10'×10' slab so I can inclose it into a screened patio, and brother you have really inspired me to do so. I just wanted to take my hat off to you brother and " NICE WORK, BEAUTIFUL JOB' Thank you for taking us along with your future garage project. Can't wait to see your finished work God Bless you
I've been watching your series. Your doing a great job! You motivated me to make concrete fence posts (5"x5"x6' with 4 pieces of rebar) I built a wood mold that disassembles. It's also adjustable for length of posts. The reason for concrete fence posts? I hate wood fence posts and the way they fall apart, rot in the ground, not really all that strong, etc. The drawback, is that each post weighs as much as me. About 180 lbs. So far I've made four (4) of them. They turned out awesome. I use a saber saw without the blade to vibrate the mold to get air bubbles out. It works well.
@@Joeak74 thanks for watching and glad I could motivate you! Those concrete fence posts sound like an awesome idea. I’ll have to remember that forsure. Good luck on the project 👍🏻
That's a lot of really hard work. But outstanding results. You're really going to appreciate that when it's done and feel smart because you saved so much money 👍
Interesting to fill with so much cement. I usually use class 5 to fill to grade or just below and run a cheap harbor freight plate compactor over the top. With that thick of the alab wont it take a long time to cure?
Good job Jeff! You could save yourself a lot of time by filling a 55 gal.drum up with water before hand and use a bucket to pour the water in mixer instead of slow water hose every mix. Just saying. I enjoy your vids!
I think he’s got a pretty efficient way of doing it. Not sure how he would save anymore time. Using the hose also saves on the back not have to lift a 5 gallon bucket.
Love watching you work. My work ethic is similar. Way to go! 😊
Great job Jeff. You really demonstrate that anybody is capable of doing a basic concrete pad themselves so long as they understand the basics.
Looking really good….I’m enjoying this series Jeff. Keep the videos coming 🤝
Really appreciate it 👍🏻 thanks for watching
A lot of work! Some thing I picked up while pouring was to do the 321 mix in buckets I got a more consistent mix. Good luck
I just poured a 2-1/2 yd. footer this way by myself using equal size buckets and 3-2-1. I also have the Harbor Freight mixer but for that I rented a gas powered 6 cu. ft. mixer instead. It went twice as fast and was well worth the $100 rental.
nice work cowboy
Hello Jeff from S.E. Florida
I've been wanting to do this same thing just not as big as yours, I built my back patio roof back in 2020' over a tiny 10"×10' slab that came with the house. I've built my roof 36'×14', and want to fill in the areas around the 10'×10' slab so I can inclose it into a screened patio, and brother you have really inspired me to do so. I just wanted to take my hat off to you brother and " NICE WORK, BEAUTIFUL JOB'
Thank you for taking us along with your future garage project. Can't wait to see your finished work
God Bless you
@@V8SKULLS thank you very much! And thanks for watching! hope you get that patio done 👍🏻
I've been watching your series. Your doing a great job! You motivated me to make concrete fence posts (5"x5"x6' with 4 pieces of rebar) I built a wood mold that disassembles. It's also adjustable for length of posts. The reason for concrete fence posts? I hate wood fence posts and the way they fall apart, rot in the ground, not really all that strong, etc. The drawback, is that each post weighs as much as me. About 180 lbs. So far I've made four (4) of them. They turned out awesome. I use a saber saw without the blade to vibrate the mold to get air bubbles out. It works well.
@@Joeak74 thanks for watching and glad I could motivate you! Those concrete fence posts sound like an awesome idea. I’ll have to remember that forsure. Good luck on the project 👍🏻
Wow man. Nice job. New subscriber. Your a hard worker. Looks great. Awesome
@@hillbillytrapperwestvirgin2722 thank you! Welcome to the channel!
That's a lot of really hard work. But outstanding results. You're really going to appreciate that when it's done and feel smart because you saved so much money 👍
@@cap2c484 thank you very much 👍🏻
Starting to look like a pad. Nice job.
@@sinister184 thank you 👍🏻
I don’t really know why I look forward to seeing these videos, but I’m really excited to see them when they pop up on my feed
@@damienperry5758 glad you enjoy watching them!
I love it. I’m gonna do the same thing with my shed. Mainly because I like working alone and a concrete truck can’t get to where i am.
Really good to see a young man that's not afraid of hard work. Looking good 👍 👍
@@bmoore3199 thank you!
👍👍 really nice work!
@@crazyfeller5704 thank you! 👍🏻
Outstanding
Interesting to fill with so much cement. I usually use class 5 to fill to grade or just below and run a cheap harbor freight plate compactor over the top. With that thick of the alab wont it take a long time to cure?
Great job, Jeff! I hope I will our 30'x40' pad comes out as well. We will be doing it in 10'x10 sections.
@@rongray4118 thank you! Hope it goes well!
Been doing EXACTLY the same with my water!
Dude, I was tired out just watching this video 😂
Good job Jeff! You could save yourself a lot of time by filling a 55 gal.drum up with water before hand and use a bucket to pour the water in mixer instead of slow water hose every mix. Just saying. I enjoy your vids!
I think he’s got a pretty efficient way of doing it. Not sure how he would save anymore time. Using the hose also saves on the back not have to lift a 5 gallon bucket.
Thank you for watching! I like the way I do it 🤷🏼♂️
Man that looked like a lot of work! Great job man. Throw some music up during your Timelapse’s. It’ll help keep people watching
Thank you! Definitely a lot of work!
Good job but why wouldn’t u bring grade up with the crush stone u had ? So u don’t have to use more cement
@@biggmann2525 concrete is better
@@jeffdeshong It was also your problem area on the last slab. If anywhere deserves an extra mile, it's that spot.
How much money are you into this pad so far?
@@oldaxehead655 about $1300
Impressive job. Takes a lot to do your own mix and place it by yourself! Great job. How long did it take to do?
@@evanking6329 thank you! This one took a little longer than the others. About 4 hours. Thanks for watching