This is exactly what I needed to see! I need to fix a lot of potholes and they all have water in them. Not looking for a glamorous finish just something that could last… Loved this fix it job!!!! Well done! I’m sure it’s still serving it’s purpose now!
I did something kind of like this but i mixed my own concrete (3,2,1 mix) I wasn't sure if it was gonna last but it's been almost 10 years and that thing is still solid. Wish the original driveway had been done with that kind of mix.
Good quick fix to by you some time before needed to fully deal with a costly repair later. I did something similar. Lasted longer than I thought. A couple of years.
This is just superb, I been tryin to find out about "how to build a 10x12 shed foundation" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Damkietor Nonpareil Dominion - (do a google search ) ? It is a good exclusive product for building better sheds and woodworking minus the headache. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my neighbour got cool results with it.
Actually a very strong repair as I’ve poured many fence posts and added broken parts of concrete and fences have been up for 10 years and not moved an inch! I know for a fact that adding rocks and old broken concrete will make the concrete pour much stronger because unlike these other people quick to judge and call it a terrible repair and hack job I’ve had to actually break up old concrete and I’ll tell u if it’s just concrete, it will break apart with a just a sledge hammer very easy! But if it’s concrete that was poured with rocks, brick pieces, stones or old concrete pieces then it’s just 10X harder to break apart. For everyone so quick to bash, where I’ve run into this type of concrete mix is old foundations, concrete steps, and fence posts.
Hack is right.... Do it right and fix it ONCE! Remove the water, add your fill rock, mix fiber reinforced crack resistant concrete, fill, vibrate to assure fulfill without air pockets and smooth, imbed top with gravel, let it set, then wash and brush to reveal the gravel top. It's not harder than what's shown , and will last indefinitely.
Looks great, won't last. Should have used a packed gravel base instead of boulders my friend. The large rock bottoms are not cemented to anything but dirt. It will fail very soon I am afraid.
@@diversity2739 well considering a concrete driveway should last like 20-30 years, youre about 5% of your way to proving its a decent way to make a repair. Let me know how happy he is in like 5 years.
Thanks for sove good ideas! I liked how you used the broom and rake to smooth it out. Although my problem is abt the same size, the slab is only in 2 or 3 pieces. Just caved in, and too heavy to lift out.Its on the up slope so no water collects in it. But it is seaping in at the collapsed area which is starting to cause some cracking downhill. The driveway is a 60 year old concrete/pebbles aggregate. I will probably clean it out, and fill with something similar to the original mix.
It's funny to see that no one mentions the correct way to repair this would be to replace the slab costing hundreds in just the materials alone. For less than $10 you have a patched hole that is far better than the trip hazard it was before. In another year you might have to do it again for another $10.00. So 30 years later you might have spent $500 adjusting for inflation. I'd say that was a job well worth it and worth doing again based on the situation. Don't hate the hacks that work !!
He could have just mixed the concrete properly and not used rubble still cheap and hardly more effort. Left organic material under it as well its not going to last.
Dave Kukulka the project came out wonderful! every body was so happy, that ugly hole is gone, because it was there for years. my friend was just so greatful!
Why would someone use asphalt? Isn't the driveway concrete? Would do the same but our broken concrete pieces have rebar running through them. I can't get them off. They're sticking way up and look terrible.
I'm just afraid that won't last long. At least take those leaves out of there dude! That's organic material that will rot and leave more room for water to infiltrate.
My grandma wants me to do this. I keep telling her that when it inevitably fails, the subsequent repair is going to be more difficult and more expensive. I want to use asphalt and she says no. I want a professional opinion and she doesn’t want to bother anyone. All of the proper repairs are beyond my DIY level and she just wants to mix up some concrete up and pour it on top.
would have mixed the Home Depot concrete mix with the suggested amount of water and used it to embed the stone and solid rubble. besides that,,,, a filled hole is a good hole.
hack-job Noun (plural hack jobs) The completion of a task in the quickest possible time at the expense of quality or attention to detail. At least you were honest with the title 😂
Should have just used one of those pre-shaped plugs they have down at the Home Depot. I think they're right there on the same aisle next to the pre-dug holes.
how to hack a concrete driveway repair LOL Should have been How NOT to hack a concrete driveway repair. 1 Never cleaned the concrete 2 Refilled the hole with DIRTY broken concrete block. New concrete will NEVER BOND to it. 3 Left dirty water in the hole. LOL 4 Did not use any bonding agent. 5 Poured dry concrete into the hole. Another FAIL 6 Used way too much water finishing it off. 7 Probably looked just "OKAY" for less than a week. 8 If you got paid for this repair you should be ashamed of yourself. 9 Refund the money to the customer you ripped off. 10 Find another career, it's obvious you don't have a clue how to patch concrete.
I was not hired, to do this, I was there to repair a deck and other projects, the owner wanted the whole filled, he would have been happy if it was filled with dirt, its been almost 2 years he's still happy! thanks for watching diversity2
This is exactly what I needed to see! I need to fix a lot of potholes and they all have water in them. Not looking for a glamorous finish just something that could last…
Loved this fix it job!!!! Well done! I’m sure it’s still serving it’s purpose now!
great!
I did something kind of like this but i mixed my own concrete (3,2,1 mix) I wasn't sure if it was gonna last but it's been almost 10 years and that thing is still solid. Wish the original driveway had been done with that kind of mix.
You are a genius!
Turned out pretty nice.. I like the gravel at the end. It matched the driveway way better than I would have bothered to do. :)
thanks
Good quick fix to by you some time before needed to fully deal with a costly repair later. I did something similar. Lasted longer than I thought. A couple of years.
The house was sold.
This is just superb, I been tryin to find out about "how to build a 10x12 shed foundation" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Damkietor Nonpareil Dominion - (do a google search ) ? It is a good exclusive product for building better sheds and woodworking minus the headache. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my neighbour got cool results with it.
Actually a very strong repair as I’ve poured many fence posts and added broken parts of concrete and fences have been up for 10 years and not moved an inch! I know for a fact that adding rocks and old broken concrete will make the concrete pour much stronger because unlike these other people quick to judge and call it a terrible repair and hack job I’ve had to actually break up old concrete and I’ll tell u if it’s just concrete, it will break apart with a just a sledge hammer very easy! But if it’s concrete that was poured with rocks, brick pieces, stones or old concrete pieces then it’s just 10X harder to break apart. For everyone so quick to bash, where I’ve run into this type of concrete mix is old foundations, concrete steps, and fence posts.
Thanks
diversity2 May you guys help I need to fill in a similar job so I leave stones in? What material should I buy ? Please help thank you
i was looking for something like this!! THANK YOU!!!
Welcome
Hack is right....
Do it right and fix it ONCE!
Remove the water, add your fill rock, mix fiber reinforced crack resistant concrete, fill, vibrate to assure fulfill without air pockets and smooth, imbed top with gravel, let it set, then wash and brush to reveal the gravel top.
It's not harder than what's shown , and will last indefinitely.
Looks good to me for you not having any experience and asked to do it at a moment's notice at the owner's request! Good job bro!!!
Thanks
Looks great, won't last. Should have used a packed gravel base instead of boulders my friend. The large rock bottoms are not cemented to anything but dirt. It will fail very soon I am afraid.
Well the owner could care less, he just wanted. to get rid of that hole.
@@diversity2739 you mean the owner won't care until he has a new whole a short while down the line.
@@reaper147000 l think it's been a year now, he's still happy.
@@diversity2739 well considering a concrete driveway should last like 20-30 years, youre about 5% of your way to proving its a decent way to make a repair. Let me know how happy he is in like 5 years.
@@reaper147000 he said he will not be there, this one will be sold.
Thanks for sove good ideas! I liked how you used the broom and rake to smooth it out. Although my problem is abt the same size, the slab is only in 2 or 3 pieces. Just caved in, and too heavy to lift out.Its on the up slope so no water collects in it. But it is seaping in at the collapsed area which is starting to cause some cracking downhill. The driveway is a 60 year old concrete/pebbles aggregate. I will probably clean it out, and fill with something similar to the original mix.
sounds great!
This is like burning a tray of cookies and it still ended up raw
Do not repair your driveway this way. This isn't a 'life hack', this guy is a hack.
thanks
It's funny to see that no one mentions the correct way to repair this would be to replace the slab costing hundreds in just the materials alone. For less than $10 you have a patched hole that is far better than the trip hazard it was before. In another year you might have to do it again for another $10.00. So 30 years later you might have spent $500 adjusting for inflation. I'd say that was a job well worth it and worth doing again based on the situation. Don't hate the hacks that work !!
thanks Jon
There’s a right way to fix this I could try to explain or just go watch mike haduck’s videos he’s a real pro Mason.
finally some common sense
He could have just mixed the concrete properly and not used rubble still cheap and hardly more effort. Left organic material under it as well its not going to last.
How does that section look now? 😊
that was about 6 years ago. my friend sold that property. I never got any complaints. except wonderful! thank you.
Leaves add strength to the concrete.
wow!
That is just plain awful would if worked better is u used asphalt. You were better off removing those bolders
Dave Kukulka the project came out wonderful! every body was so happy, that ugly hole is gone, because it was there for years. my friend was just so greatful!
Why would someone use asphalt? Isn't the driveway concrete? Would do the same but our broken concrete pieces have rebar running through them. I can't get them off. They're sticking way up and look terrible.
Very wonderful thank you
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I'm just afraid that won't last long. At least take those leaves out of there dude! That's organic material that will rot and leave more room for water to infiltrate.
it worked out great! they love it.
Looks great! Could you list by steps which of “bags name”to use, it is hard to see the bags. Thank you
hey Shuzhen I used two bags of concrete mixed with gravel from Home Depot,
My grandma wants me to do this. I keep telling her that when it inevitably fails, the subsequent repair is going to be more difficult and more expensive. I want to use asphalt and she says no. I want a professional opinion and she doesn’t want to bother anyone. All of the proper repairs are beyond my DIY level and she just wants to mix up some concrete up and pour it on top.
she is a wise lady. even if it sinks a little, it works. mine had a solid bottom, with concrete and stone.
Stop being lazy nick
Very nice work!
Zib Ish thanks
Just pulling your leg man. It was fun to watch. Lol
ok, Mr. Mike now you have. one thousand and 80 more video's to watch. Thanks
would have mixed the Home Depot concrete mix with the suggested amount of water and used it to embed the stone and solid rubble.
besides that,,,, a filled hole is a good hole.
Yup!
Looks good but are you worried that there will be dry pockets of cement mix in there ?
no, we are just glad the hole is gone.
I have never seen anything like it better than laurel and hardy
O Yeah, l do this stuff all the time, just scroll through the channel, it gets worse, thanks for watching!
This video is awesome did you use quickcrete
I really didn't notice, what type it was, l let it dry overnight.
Nice touch with the gravel!
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Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye. What country is this being done in?
A short term fill in but just don’t drive over it.
I am going to try this so I can use my driveway. Key word being "hack." I'm not repairing a skateboard ramp.
Great! Wendy
why didn't you remove that water or wait to dry?
Didn't need to the Mix took care of it. it turned out wonderful!
That "repair" won't last a month.
I think it lasted a year. The house was sold.
Boom! 💥
Did that guy learn that from a youtube video
I think you did a great job
thanks Maksim
hack-job
Noun
(plural hack jobs)
The completion of a task in the quickest possible time at the expense of quality or attention to detail.
At least you were honest with the title 😂
That was about a year ago. No problems so far.
Should have just used one of those pre-shaped plugs they have down at the Home Depot. I think they're right there on the same aisle next to the pre-dug holes.
Oh dear , that’s quite a bodge but if that’s what the owner wants !
He was standing there watching.
I would like to see it dry
the property was sold, after this video.
The hell did I just watch
I was told to just patch the hole..
Excellent!
Thanks
This has to be a joke? Am I crazy this is a joke right?
I just heard a plane fly over it must be civilization I just not understanding all this.
No. it was a quick hacking project .
The house is for sell so have a quick fix he said the house are sold !
The house was sold. this is not something. I was asked to do. I was there to install ceiling fans. I was asked to plug this hole, so l did.
how to hack a concrete driveway repair LOL
Should have been How NOT to hack a concrete driveway repair.
1 Never cleaned the concrete
2 Refilled the hole with DIRTY broken concrete block. New concrete will NEVER BOND to it.
3 Left dirty water in the hole. LOL
4 Did not use any bonding agent.
5 Poured dry concrete into the hole. Another FAIL
6 Used way too much water finishing it off.
7 Probably looked just "OKAY" for less than a week.
8 If you got paid for this repair you should be ashamed of yourself.
9 Refund the money to the customer you ripped off.
10 Find another career, it's obvious you don't have a clue how to patch concrete.
I was not hired, to do this, I was there to repair a deck and other projects, the owner wanted the whole filled, he would have been happy if it was filled with dirt, its been almost 2 years he's still happy! thanks for watching diversity2
COWBOY
Yuppie yahoo!
Total moron repair. DO NOT do this to your driveway.
Terrible. Lazy and terrible. Do not do this.
Thanks, this is perfect in my village.