Have you ever tried Quikrete’s fast setting concrete mix?
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- čas přidán 13. 10. 2022
- Have you ever seen how Quikrete fast setting concrete works, especially without mixing. I received so many questions from folks wondering if I was setting the post correctly for my curb appeal series. Honestly, it got me wondering too.
The instructions say: pour about a gallon of water per 50 lb bag and allow the water to saturate the concrete mix. The mix will set hard in 20 to 40 minutes. Wait 4 hours to begin construction. And that’s really it.
As you can see, the water pentrates through the mix. And since I did this last night, I waited more than the suggested 4 hours. I was rather excited this morning to see the results of my test. The top was slightly soft and will need more time to dry, but check out the inside. It is near rock solid.
Now keep in mind these are the instructions for setting a post. And I have say, with a healthy dose of skepticism, the instructions were right. Anyway, talk to you guys soon. - Jak na to + styl
Pull it out of the bucket and break it open wtf you skipped the best part
that would show how bad this product is
Bullshit it’s concrete. 1 gallon of water is plenty.
What is inside the middle... How hard????
@@Ricardo-C theres generally a post in the middle.....
@@ianicus123 I normally put a pair of feet in the centre
Use that stuff for years and it works great. I usually take a piece of rebar and punch the water down in a little bit after I saturate it. Just make sure that it gets into the center
Well generally wouldn't there be a post in the center?
@@thalaquatics8712 Jim Dean and I use it to make our problems disappear. Capiche? 🤌
@@TheRagingPowner best comment award goes to you!
Back on the day we would just throw the concrete bags in the holes and tamp them down and go. Now most decks were only 12x12 or 12 x 16 but never got any callbacks or complaints..
I've laid 100s of posts and have never had one lean. I set them the same way you do.
My dad had 6 bags stacked in his old garage and forgot about them. Years pass. Decades. He had a new garage built. the old one starts to fall apart. after my father passed we had to tear down the old garage. I assure you, the paper bag does not prevent the cement from setting. If you don't need the bag, return it or else you also will have to move cement bricks 3 times the bag's original weight.
Not 3 times but I definitely feel you lol. When I was younger we had a truck with 16 pallets of those tip over in a hurricane. I hated life for a minute
Did the same with a different bag. It was cool to have a bag shaped 50lb brick... For a minute
Dehumidifier companies hate this one simple trick
🤣🤣
I have 10 in my shed that is going to sit in there for the next millenia.
This stuff is a farmer’s best friend. Especially when you’re setting a couple hundred fence posts and don’t necessarily want to hand tamp dirt and rock down on all of them!
Farmers don't want to buy and haul around concrete when they already have the rocks and dirt
@@davidlabossiere1140 it’s also bad for the land in general
Yep
We drive or bury, no one I know is using concrete on field fences.. the cost and time would be outrageous for just one mile of fence.
With a tractor pile attachment, we just ram farm posts in. No digging, no compacting, no sweat, easy to do and very fast.
For all you experts out there, we,'ve used this stuff to set posts for the last 15 years. -40c winters and no posts have moved or heaved. It's legit
Heaving is based on post depth below your frost line.
We use 1/4 down in the prairies on Canada so the posts "float" and can't heave since the frost line is 6+ feet
I have a rock that keeps tigers away. You don't see any tigers around do you?
@@dmills13F Lisa I'd like to purchase that rock
We used to have this one spot on our creak and no matter what we did the fence would wash out eventually we dug a hole that was abt 3.5 ft wide and 4 ft wide and stuck a 8x6 post in it the following spring had a flood and pushed the post over but the concrete stayed on well eventually we just ran high tensile across it and set posts Abt 30ft away from the creak
@@dmills13F 😂
This man’s got knuckles of steel holy shit
I mean if you work wirh your hands even a little bit for several years your hands will get pretty tough. There is a reason old man hands are a thing
@Will Sobera: You think so?🤔 The only reason that concrete probably didn't hurt much or at all is because it's fast-setting concrete, he waited for more time, it didn't dry all the way, he said it's "near" rock-solid, and he didn't mix it for the gravely parts to take much form on the outside!
Y’all need to get out more. That doesn’t mean 💩
Bruh he wasn't even hitting hard lol
@@jaredbradley4095 its true i saw the whole thing..
You have to also account for the fact that when you pour it into a dirt hole, the surrounding soil will generally wick moisture out of the block from all surfaces that it is in contact with, drying it even faster.
Depending on where you live. Around here, put your post in, get it square and just dump the concrete in and cover with dirt. Moisture from the soil does the rest. I first saw this in the early 70s.
Can tell the kids that think internet is reality. I have NEVER added water for a post. I even have a barn to prove it.
@@Look_What_You_Did you not doing that in a desert biome my dude.
@@meeksmonsterminis3143 Look.... it's another kid...
I dont think this is true, even with dry soil. Which becomes water resistant. Makes watering my lawn hard.
My hands itching to mix it up !
Having to put up a new mailbox soon and it's nice to know the concrete does exactly what it says it'll do
My dad is a fencer and when I work with my uncle on jobs all he uses for post holes is quick crete. Really any time we need concrete it’s this
That shit is actually the bomb for setting posts quick and level because the dryness helps it stay upright and more sturdy making it 1000 times easier to set posts especially if your by yourself
No lies here
Not one single lie
@@MatanicFabrications agreed or what lol
@@Nick-rm8zg learn something? 😂😂
I like your strength-test! Rapping it with your knuckles is so scientific...
now this is the content I need, been wondering this myself
I've put in 6 big fences in my short lifetime, every one of them is still as solid as the day the crete cured. It'll take a bobcat to get those posts out 🤘
Nice demonstration. I wish I had known this many years ago. I always mixed it before putting around a post. I could have dry set the post and just poured water around it. All the time I could have saved!
I watch this other channel where he doesn’t mix any cements, lays it down dry and lightly sprays the top, then after that’s a little solid he douses the top. Haven’t tried it but want too! Great video!! Keep it coming
I work for a concrete lab, I always get a little antsy when I see someone dump a bag in the hole and they don’t mix it. I might have to make some samples and strength test them.
I have a bunch of new electronic scales and rolometers if you want em. Sieves too all new lol
@@jolyletwoelk911Luckily don’t have to use a rolometer too often thankfully, my region relies mostly on pressure-based meters.
Its a manufacturer approved method is the only reason I ever do it. Useful in some contexts for sure. Do some tests for us all!
That is the exact same reason I always mix also! Just can't bring myself to trust the consolidation and strength.
I work in the field, and setup thousands of posts using this product. No mixing is required.
In my hometown, they don’t even bother pouring the water. The ground is so wet, they just dig the hole, pour in the concrete, let it sit overnight, then start building.
Suuuuuure
In Home Depot purchasing quikrete for same application. Happen to have same bag. Had questions you just answered. Exactly what we needed. Thank you
A guy tested this with actual fence posts.
He set them as instructed Then used his skid steer a couple hours later to yank them out and see how/if they hardened and if they stuck to the post.
They were rock solid, completely surrounded the posts.
Still works better and sets stronger if you mix it super good. Heats up a lot too.
Absolutely.
It sets fine as is. If you wanna mix it go for it, but you're just doing more work necessary
@@motox947 No, it definitely sets better. You can see the different layers where the portland stayed on the top, and the rock was mainly on the bottom. Giving it even a light mix would be much better.
@@Blueshirt38 Could the layering have occurred as settling in the bag? I wonder if mixing it dry then following along the video would make a better end mix.
It does. Works absolutely better than you need for posts just like this though. And if you're doing a BUNCH of posts then wasting time mixing it is going to cost.
If you mix it correct this stuff is like 5000 psi concrete. If you don't some of it will be less. That's still way more than you're gonna need for posts.
You forgot to put a post in the bucket.
This guy is the reason scissors must state do not stick into your eye.
Or why there’s a peanut allergy warning on a can of peanuts
I mean he isnt that dangerous yall.... sheesh
@@kookycoolauntkaryn5884bet you can't guess who they are talking about
we all need that one guy who read instructions
Wow this is so good to know. I have been intimidated on the best way, easiest way and the least expensive to make cement buckets. Thanks so much 😊
I just set a post today with this exact mix…. Algorithm on point…
Note that Quickcrete states that it is not suitable for structural uses, so just be careful about what jobs you use it for.
literally says ideal for structural repairs on the bag?
haha, was just about to make some stairs in my garden.
Can’t I use rebar to make it work for structural stuff?
It's 5000psi concrete. It's fine for replacing any concrete except maybe the Hoover dam
@@suzieq-thefiveyearplan261well for stairs it's fine, as long as your building some huge building on it you're good
If you're gonna pour a slab for your stairs then add rebar if you want not necessary though.But normally when you set a post for stairs you don't use rebar
I'm glad you did this, I always wondered how well it actually worked. I've used it a lot, but never actually dug one out to look at it.
Thanks because no matter what the bag says,mi always mix it and now that you proved that this works, no more mixing for me!
I just made some cement shoes today for Vinny! Works great!
Did you at least let Vinny keep his original shoes on?
This is the equivalent to harry finding snapes book in the half blooded prince.
I love videos like this that demonstrate and explain! I have never used quikrete but have been wondering about using it. Thank you! 😁
You should do a side by side where you mix it prior and then do what you did today maybe compare set times or just after a day which is harder
My brother just did that. He set two bollards in front of his shop. He did one where he mixed the bags and one where he just poured the bag then water and you can tellthe difference. They are both solid but aesthetically different. I just put up 40 posts in my backyard, dropped a bag in poured water, waited bout 20, dropped another bag in and another gallon, yeah those ain’t moving 😂 plus I used postmaster steel posts
Those that don’t think it will work have never left a bag of any kind of concrete outside in the rain, water will soak all the way through and the post will be solid
Great plot twist.
I need to put in a new mailbox this year and possibly need to replace the back part of my wooden fence with aluminum bars next year. Will definitely be using this stuff as it looks really easy! Can’t wait for spring I have a lot of projects I’m excited to work on this year!
That is how retention walls are build here in Southeast Texas. You just buy a contractors pallet of concrete (or however much you need) and start building. Because we get so much rain here and we live near the marsh and swamp, it soaks up water and by the end of the week, you have a solid wall. It takes a bit for the paper to soften and fall off but eventually it does and you have a perfectly molded and solid wall. Especially if you've set a good foundation for your wall.
You getting finessed 🤣🤣🤣
@@evinmartinez2299 it works
Wouldn't the outside form a hard shell before the middles get moisture?
I mean, could be soft on the center?
@@vigilantezackexactly…they haven’t thought it through….it won’t last.
I normally use more then a gallon as the ground will take water away too.
A label that does what it says it will do? Thank god for you man.
It's gonna be so easy to drown my enemies now!! Thank you!!
Rapid Set Green bag. You’ve got about 5 minutes to work with that stuff. Lol I’m the summer , it might set up while mixing lol
Its a no mix. What tf are you mixing?
@@Floridamancan rapid set green bag is not a no mix concrete.
I worked for a guy who took it one step further and didn’t even put water down the hole, just a bag of concrete per post. He said the moisture in the ground is enough.
I do the same thing never add water
Hes not wrong. It'll set up it just takes a bit longer.
Wow, you followed the directions and the product worked. Who would have guessed? 🤦♂️
This is a credible experiment! Due to the fact you used a 5 gallon bucket with no irrigation or breathability like the ground allows and it still worked out shows the reliability of this product 😎
I’ve been in the trades since the 90’s. I’ve never seen anyone ever premix fence post concrete on a residential job site.
I’ve even seen guys forget to water at the end and the ground moisture alone wicked into the mix and cured it over a weekend. You’ve got to be pretty incompetent to screw it up. Although there’s always someone up to screwing up.
💯 Exactly
It's funny when I grew up I never seen anybody put dry concrete in hole. I moved out east ten years ago and I've only seen dry put into post hole and it doesn't seems any weaker👍
@@noelpando6574 I'm in Maryland, east coast. That's all we do around here. We don't pre mix for post holes.
Similar with shower pans in Northern California during the 80’s to 2000’s. Under the motor bed most shower pans were waterproofed by hot mopping, felt paper and hot tar like a flat roof. Just assumed everywhere in the USA did the same before modern waterproofing membranes but apparently that isn’t the case. Had to suck for everyone dealing with thick folded vinyl/rubber membrane inside corners let alone outside corners. About as fun as hammering in a nail with a rock.
That's all you need. Just plumb your posts, pour the stuff in and let it setup. Unless your ground is literally void of moisture, this is the way.
They put 10x the cement in so homeowners and regular people could use it …. 😂
No it's calcium. Concrete sets at the same speed, calcium heats it up and speeds up the reaction.
@@roilhead whatever it is they put a boat load in it !
@@fastflo1 Fast set concrete is a lot weaker than slow set. A win in setting speed but a loss in strength.
@@roilhead I like the red bags they do set fast . I use them for fences.
I did my hole fence with the stuff . I had to mix it to make sure it didn’t fall after 5 years . A paint mixer on a drill on a homedepot bucket . Worked awesome
There is a freeway repair concrete. My friend used it to redo a wall below leaky french windows. Trowlling it off . Waited 30 seconds. Ran the trowll across it again. ZING.
Yeah PostCreat, Works. Never heard of that brand.
Quickcrete is a huge brand. Idk about anywhere else but im pretty sure its the biggest brand on east coast
@@alexstoles1339 it’s big nationwide. I’m not sure how anyone would not know of Quikrete
PSA: Do not eat this to make a concrete cast of your stomach.
The subtle flex shots of your giant crib are a nice touch 🤣.
I’m gonna need a core sample.
When I built my poll barn, all I did was pour the power in around the post covered with dirt. The moisture in the ground set the cement.
That will work with regular concrete also
That's some good learnin there, Jethro!
This stuff is amazing. I used it to put up a mail box last year and I finished it in under 20 minutes
The preferred concrete for Lazy union carpenters everywhere!
May God bless you all who's ever reading this 🙏💖🙏
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At last i now know how to set a post in concrete.
In the 80s we set post with reedy mix dry then built pole barns rain will do the same to any cement when its dry . 40 years ago and the barns look like they been up a few years .
And what if you don't get rain for a period of time
@@robfox7252 it never hurt anything it set up even if it sat dry for a month or longer as long as its in the hole and a post is set its not going no place dirt holds moisture for a long time the lie and lime draw it in .
I've used it a million times. It works.
I could smell this as soon as I seen the bag 😂
Wow...whoda think it?
I've been using this stuff off and on for years and had no idea. I thoight the instructions were oversimplified.
Thanks!
Try one with just the moisture from the dirt you would use to fill the hole back! I have been told numerous times by contractors that the moisture from the dirt will seep into the concrete. I think it depends of the moisture that is in the dirt. Love to read comments.
Might work but a gallon of water is pretty cheap and easy to make it work guaranteed
Thanks for this! I've got about 40 post to set this upcoming weekend
Good to know. I was always a skeptic of this! It'll save us some time 🤘
The legend gave us a bucket window I’m sold
Used this to fill in the corner of our concrete porch that cracked and fell. Our application was a little bumpy, but with paint on it you definitely can't tell the repair!
i love quikrete its so useful when you have to set posts alone
Sweet, now we know how well this will work dumping it down bunker ventilation shafts.
Almost as much fun as using triple expanding foam to block vents.
Standard. I’ve never known anyone to actually mix it per se. Usually whenever I’ve done fencing, we dig a hole, pour some water in, then add powder to the water, may sometimes use a stick to push it into any awkward areas but it doesn’t need an actual mix up
we used it to set post around our acre & the post around my 6 potbelly girl pens. Then stretched the fences around the post . Works great
Been using this stuff for fence posts. It's awesome stuff.
Excellent idea. I always wondered how well that cement did.
This was a great video
Awesome stuff! Keep wondering!
Great video. Thanks for doing this test so we don't have to!
We still like to wet-set vinyl fence posts with the metal insert, just mix a bag of quick set with a bag of regular concrete mix, saves some money but still can hang gates next day no problem.
Don't understand why people doubt this, that company has been setting millions of post for years Dood!!!
Thanks for the test
Love the fast set, from Lowe's.
Not sure why people are so skeptical about the red bag mix. It does what it says. I did my fence 5 years ago. 18" down one bag per post they haven't moved at all. Did posts on Saturday, fence fabric on Sunday. So easy.
Poke some holes with a piece of rebar and it speeds up the process a little bit but I have used this stuff for years. Works great.
Helped build a fence with my grandpa when I was younger. Depends on the soil and I'm sure other things. Some of the posts still hold 15 years later, where as a couple have broken. More have lasted thought and it's possible some of the broken ones were bad wood. I personally stand by it
Very very useful test...👏👏👏👏
That would be awesome to see that same test comparing that with normal concrete to see how different they set.
The spontaneous accent was the best part. 😄
Used to use this to set posts for signs. We'd always run a digging bar in there a few times to make sure the water could saturate it all the way. I heard rumors that they did a few without water and just ground moisture set the concrete but I don't recommend trying that lol
Ah yes the good ol door knock strength test for concrete.
You have to break it open and check the center. Rock-hard outside, sandy inside.
There is a reason you see professionals MIXING concrete
If you mix it first it sets in a little more than an hour and you can start work right after that.
Just stumbled upon you. Now following you. Cool.
The other thing you gotta consider too (especially in very wet areas) is the ground moisture that the concrete will soak up as well as the water you pour on top
Thanks, from Montana.
Nice experiment.
That’s what I call ‘the good stuff’ 💪🏼😂
I just used some to repair a sidewalk. Just a foot by two feet, and it took the whole 80lb bag at about 4 inches deep. Worked great though and the next day it was hard as hell.
I agree, make a vid where you pull it out of the bucket and break it to see the real consistency of it all!!
I dig the hole, put the bag in it, add water, keep an eye on the setting and use a mallet to set the [mailbox] post. Plumb it up and I'm good to mount the mailbox the following day.
Did this for years with my dad and that’s exactly how we did it
Hey thanks for doing the test, you just saved me a bunch of work
Lab + accent = Dexter's Laboratory
Cool thanks that makes me want to try it
Great content!