Pulling Off Concrete Forms | New Home for the Sawmill
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2023
- We pull off the concrete forms and add relief cuts to our newly poured concrete slab. With the sawmill maintenance completed and 14 cords of spruce trees delivered, we are ready to get to work on the Quonset hut shop end walls, but first we cut beams for the sawmill track.
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Glad you brought in the pro for the leveling job. He sure looked like he knew exactly what he was doing ;) Great video as always!
I swear, that dude was calculating the Coriolis effect, and compensating for the gravitational forces that bend the mill rails by a millionth of an inch. At this level of precision, even temperature variations between his hands and the rails must be factored in, to the thousandth of a degree Fahrenheit. I mean, it's been talked about in theory (among your snooty NASA engineer types), but I've never seen anyone actually ACHIEVE it. Unbelievable. A perfectly level rail, with 0.000000000000° deflection, along its entire length.
He looks like he could use a haircut though.
Ironically it doesn’t matter in the slightest whether the mill is level. Everything you need to know can be done with string.
@@HughJorgan1 haha! I thought so too!!
LMAO
IMPORTANT. Whre the concrete is porous because it was a little dry you should spread some mortar into the holes on the side of the slab. If you do not do that the ice will crack and erode the side of the slab as the water gets into the holes and repeatedly freezes and thaws.
That's what I was thinking.
My thoughts exactly, some material that can be spread thin without drying out before it cures.
My husband has done concrete work since he was young (he is now 74). I told him about the honeycombing in the concrete. He said due to where you live, you may want to use waterproof epoxy to fill the holes. Also with any future concrete pours, if you tap on the forms before it sets up will alleviate some of the honeycomb issue.
You two did a great job.
I would add that if you get some white Elmers glue and with a small brush apply it to the cracks/holes that are on the side. Then apply some Type S mortar to fill in the gaps smooth. The glue will help bond the mortar and eliminate any gaps where ice can form. Good job though.
If this is something that wasn't done initially on a slab can you do it after and what would you have to do?
Hi friends. Consider filling those control joints with a joint filler so that water doesn't freeze inside and crack it prematurely :)
Thinking the same thing before the slab gets a roof. Some type of caulking is needed in the meantime to prevent the concrete chipping around the saw cut due to water freezing.
Was going to say the same thing. Sense it’s not a covered slab water will indeed get into cracks and freeze. Ice is stronger then the rebar and will crack and spread the crack more every winter. They make a caulk for expansion joints as well that works good to.
Pro Tip right there, worked 3 summers pouring slabs and we did the same thing.
Yes! Sikaflex at Home Depot, there is others but I know this works good. Also helps keep the cut edge from chipping off.
@@kevink4914 Not only that, but once there are cracks in the joints any water will work down to the rebar and once that rusts it can expand and crumble the concrete around it.
My dad was a brick mason so I grew up around cement and mortar. When you had the cement delivered I swear I could smell it through the video. 😊 I love your enthusiasm for everything but especially cement. ❤
What a great memory..to bring back that fond sense of smell..❤
I love the way you two work together. This is my favorite channel of all.
Bandit is going to need his own pond! he definitely misses the bog like someone else mentioned. love your videos!
THAT WAS ME, BANDIT CRACKED ME UP WITH THAT BOG. HE SURE LOVES HIS WATER
The weather never stop’s the team work And it doesn’t stop bandit either
My only disappointment is when an episode is over! Love watching you guys and loved the extra silliness at the end. 😊
Agreed, it’s like omg we gotta wait a whole entire week for the next saddd face
One can accomplish building anything when you have your own saw mill. God Bless,..
IDK but with all the freeze thaw cycles ya'll have I think that a concrete caulk in those expansion slots would be in order.
So inspiring to see you guys crafting a life together up there. As always, thanks for sharing.
NOW that"s what you call a TRUE PROFFESIONAL !
As suggested by Paul (another video episode commenter), please seriously consider to seal and fill the concrete cut slots with caulk (silicone the most long-term durable filler) to prevent rain and snow melt water accumulation in the cut slots and the ongoing freeze-thaw winter action causing ice expansion cracks in the concrete. As I've previous commented, consider an entire concrete surface sealer application (e.g., Thompson's Water Seal) this summer when the concrete pad is dry and has reached its almost ultimate strength after about 28 days.
Once the concrete is poured, take a rubber mallet and go around the outside forms tapping it to get the concrete to settle and not have those holes in the pad.
They poured this 3 days before this video was shot, so a week or so ago.
@@Kiki-D-Kimono I think he means for next time. Its good advice.
Use a reciprocating saw, take the blade out, but the gudie against the form, or the skreet board you use 👍
@@Kiki-D-Kimonodefinitely more than a week ago. They were probably dipnetting last week actually 🤔
'gravelly' concrete is usually good concrete. The colors are different moisture levels as it is curing. It dries out over the rocks and gets lighter and holds moisture longer between the rocks. Most of that will even out over the next few days.
that was a good mix.should have had the driver add a few gallons of the water thats onboard than after the pour should have dobbyed it push the stone down and the cream would come up then float then fresno it the kids did really good for there first pour
@@georgejobin1744 Question, now that the slab is dry, can the corner where they added rocks and sand to at the end during the pour be fixed or supported with something the make it stronger? It looks like that last corner would crack and break easily?
I wouldn’t do anything on that corner; it’s done don’t overthink it. What was done likely won’t make much difference. Just backfilling a good edge for support on and off the slab is best now.
You are being so brave to take on a 40'X60' slab. I remember a 1 acre slab I worked on at a Boeing Test Facility. In 1987 Boeing was testing different engines for the
747 Plane. They installed 4 structural stands to suspend the engines, which were fired up and monitored for vibration, et al. Anyway I learned 2 new lessons from this
project. First: A "checkerboard pour layout works best. For instance you could make six 10'X40' sections with 10' between them. Attach a plastic expansion strip
on the top of each interior 40' form board. After 2 or 3 days strip those boards with the plastic strips from the concrete, leaving the strips in the concrete. Use.the existing
slabs as forms for the next 10'x 40' pours. Second: Contractors often spread 3/4'" crushed rock (top base course) under the concrete to create a level surface because it
is cheaper than concrete, and it allows more accurate estimation of concrete quantity needs.. Good luck. I'll be watching to enjoy my favorite teamwork in action.
Watching you two makes my day a happy day! I love the way y’all work together and are not afraid to show your affection for one another. You did an awesome job on the concrete and putting up the sawmill! The guy doing the leveling was really handsome and efficient. Wink, wink! God bless you both!
Thought I recognized that wig!
Nice pad ! Having a covered shed for the mill during the winter and when it rains will be sweet. I wanted to add that I'm enjoying the occasional clowning around, like Arielle doing her little dance moves and Eric dressing up in the surveyors costume. Thanks for the video guys!
You guys are on another level. Seriously!
Especially after the expert verified! 😂
Bandit's ready!! That boy... he sure loves dredging ponds. Nice work cutting those joints.
That mill cut some fine looking beams for you to use. Save a few buckets of sawdust. You'll love using it as a sweeping compound. Dampen it and toss it about. As you sweep it'll draw in the dust to adhere, and will simply ball up and roll along, no clouds of dust in the air. Also great for the compost pile. Also, pack it into cupcake tins (with the paper cups) and add a mixture of lamp oil and paraffin wax to make fire starters.
I have watched so many of these that I knew the professional you were bringing in to level the sawmill was Eric. I didn't need to see his face I recognized his hands. WILD!
So,so happy to be with you on this journey!! Great job as usual!!
mix up some sand and cement then fill up the voids in the sides. this will stop freeze damage.
Awwweee you guys are the cutest that little moment of y’all kissing and just being proud of each was the most darling thing ever! You guys work together so well and be proud of yourselves!!!
The reason the concrete looks like that on the forms is poor consolidation. At end of a pour like that, you can have the truck add water to increase the cement ratio a little bit to increase the ability to create the paste so you don't have the honey combing as we call it in the construction world. May have to tap the forms or use a vib a bit longer but it will work out.
However, its a slab for a saw mill and its over engineered by the rebar sizes and PSI you ordered. You two did great! You can use a mortar mix or some concrete sealant on the edges where its not sealed to prevent any freeze/thaw damage for when winter comes.
Who knew……Eric had a twin with curly locks and is a professional concrete leveler.
I love watching your progress with this home stead ! I don't think there is anything you two can't do. Praying for blessings and continued success ! God speed.
It was so satisfying to watch you turn giant trees into giant lumber.
Everyone should have Bandit’s child spirit. 🥰
Next time tap the forms with a hammer. It helps the concrete settle and bring the water to the form for a smoother finish on the edges.
I could watch you every day. Your videos are better than most of the stuff on tv. Love your enthusiasm for the life you are building. Also great cameo from Eric at the end😂😂😂😂
Eric was a kid getting just what he wanted for Christmas! It was so enjoyable watching this❤❤
We run the rescue version of that Stihl TS saw. It’s a really powerful line of saws, our is for rapid removal of material in a life threatening situation.
Everyone is going to have a tip or two for you, so here’s one more. Set two 4x4 or 6x6 as guides parallel to the line you want to cut. Use those guides as borders for a straight cut.
Also, and this is smaller detail; but you can minimize the management of that hose line with a larger carabiner hooked to the saw using a split ring or even through a belt loop. It’ll give you more hands free use and easier management of the water line to the saw. Everything looks great, well done!
I'm so glad to see the sawmill has a house, and a place of it's own. I missed the last video, but will go back and watch it.
Yes! I saw Bandit 'digging'...always makes me smile! Great sharing your vids with us all!!
Love Bandit playing in the pool!
YOU GUYS!! 🤣 That dude at the end is a Jack of all trades! First, several months ago, he started out as a wilderness nomad that showed you around a public use cabin. What was his name? Steve?? Then, I could have sworn he was supervising when you all gave us a tour of the new cabin.....and NOW he's a professional leveler! He must be super handy to have around! Keep up all the good work!
Wow. These are like watching Fantasy Island every week. Love it. That tractor was a best investment ever. Thanks for sharing.
Great job y’all! Be sure to fill those sawed cracks with either silicone or that specialty filler that pool companies use. I’m so excited to see your plans progress! And, you know I love your videography and editing Ariel! Blessings ❤️🙏🏼
Best Alaska Show on the CZcams !
Love to see Cyle the Bushman sighting, great job on the slab and finally seeing what the saw mill is capable of.
Y’all sense of humor is unmatched 😂😂
Between Ariel surf-twerking on top of the wood and Eric’s suspicious looking hairy twin with laser focus you definitely keep us entertained and informed. The variety of chores and tasks y’all undertake together requires research, attention to detail, extreme hard work, and patience.
I’m not sure there’s a task too hard for you two together.
Also, I definitely need someone in my life that looks at me like Eric stares at Ariel @29:00 ❤
You can fix the outside edges by buying concrete mix **without** any aggregate. One or two bags should do the trick. You put it on with a trowel and it makes a nice professional smooth finish.
Quick tip before I watch the rest of the video. Whenever you are trying to move or prime a pipe, a hose, tubing, I even did it on my Harley motors after rebuild at the oil pump. Use a compressor with an air nozzle along the outside and pointed in the direction you want it to flow the difference in air pressure will create a vacuum and draw your fluid out or through your system. I learned this from a navy jet mechanic. The navy does this all the time.
"You know you can't show that".........love it! Well done guys.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 OMG! Y'all are too much! Thanks for that last little bit once again! I love it y'all get me like that!
Anyway, I am so excited for y'all to be able to get the saw mill up and operational so quickly. You guys will get some much done this summer and I am dying to see the transformation come this winter.
Looks fantastic guys, amazing to see how far you’ve come since the old “chainsaw mill”. Ariel - you might want to get yourself some “steel capped sandals” for working the mill! ❤
YOU two are so stinking CUTE!!! Loved seeing the smooching at 28.54 what a darling couple so in LOVE!!!
Teamwork makes the Dreamwork! Love you guys! God Bless!
Take a pipe wrench to remove your metal form stakes, works slick!!!!! Also seal your concrete with concrete sealer and caulk!!!
I love that you all always take pride in your projects.
So sweet to see your love for each other with a little PDA at the end of a another successful project.
What is PDA? 😊
I’ve been thinking while watching this how no matter how big your dreams were when Eric first said hey, let’s move to Alaska, that you must be so grateful you both said yeah let’s do it. ❤❤
Im so happy to see you're taking the ear protection seriously. I just got hearing aids because I didn't when I was younger.
Best videos on CZcams but 30 minutes go fast when you enjoy the videos. Longer videos please 😊👏👏👏👏. So good to see the saw mill running again. Loved the professional 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The concrete looks great. Well done. You both should be very proud.
That ending!!! 😂😂😂
I love it when Eric pulls out his acting skills! We haven’t seen him in character for a very long time!!!
The sawmill and large format logs ~~~ Brilliant ~~~. Just imagine. Wow! ✨🌸✨
Take 5 and a cuppa coffee. Good job. A treat to watch you. Good luck for all the jobs that's still to come. Love
Amazing! There is no end to your talents and your willingness to try new things. And that wood is gorgeous!
Both of you did an amazing job at that concrete slab 10 leveling your sawmill the two of you are absolutely amazing everytime I see your videos that makes my evening I wish you all the best and I can't wait to see your next Adventures
It's cool that they poured the slab, set up the sawmill. Used it to cut the timbers to level the sawmill, and will probably use the edges they cut off of the 8x8 beams to burn in their wood stove!! No waste!
My wife and I have watched your channel since its origin, but we miss more of your original outdoors homestead content, lately it seems more like a name brand commercial than the wonderful outdoors Alaska videos.
Nope...not me drooling over a saw... 🤤😍
You two are simply the BEST amazing for sure, it turned out beautiful. Y’all deserve a big break like going fishing at the cabin, a little relaxing wouldn’t hurt either of you, no one deserves it more, plus I want to see y’all catch that BIG FISH that is in the lake waiting for you. Love y’all!
When we cut relief joints in bridge decks we filled the cuts with a rubber compound.
Oil Change on ur Sawmill engine just get a screw in fitting with shutoff valve & a hose & fitting to run into a tank/bottle. My lawn mower has the same setup & came with one. Hope it helps! ...:))
Im very envious ...
Sawmill, tractor, snow mobile, side by side, and you live where the fishing & hunting is fantastic...
Good job on the pad..
Eric, you are as competent as anyone can be doing something new.. You both have what it takes!
28:55 into the video was the best part. It is great to see you two both so happy. Life is a journey and you two are enjoying it.
So nice to see a self-loader.. my husband did that for 30 years… I miss going out in the woods with him.
Take a drive.
Great job! Seeing how anxious you were preparing/pouring the slab, and now setting up the sawmill, it looks like you will be very happy now. Another great couple of videos.
It seems like 31:48 is not enough for me. Time flies so fast when watching your videos. That’s how much I enjoy all your videos. So excited to see all your projects. You guys are so amazing. Thanks for taking us with you all the time. Another great one. Love you both.❤😊
Tapping the sides of the forms with a hammer as you pour will get rid of them air pockets. Great work for just the 2 of you guys.
Dang Eric, that "Levelling Consultant" came from nowhere! This gotta be one of your best epidodes!
I love watching you two work so good together! I’m excited to see the next project! Have a great weekend Eric & Ariel ❤
You two are such a blessing to watch, and share with my grandson. So many people do not care for their equipment like you do. Preventing measures are so important.
LOVE that last bit....Awesome!! Thank you!!
You two are the hardest working couple and are great to watch who try's to do the best job, thank you again for making this old man proud to see young people working hard for a better life for themselves.😄❤👍👍
As everyone has said the concrete looks great. The team of Ariel and Eric scores again. A lot of great things can come out of that sawmill. Excited to watch.
you two are getting everything ready for bigger things to come. Love watching you two build structures and I am glad I will be watching every step. Good luck and hope the weather doesn't hamper your ideas
Seeing you work with the concrete grinder with the hose attached brings back memories of the stone paving project in Belfast Northern Ireland about 15 years ago for about six months they were outside our office everyday cutting and laying stone. The noise was unreal 🤣🤣🤣
My husband was watching with me tonight. He kept commenting on Eric’s equipment, tractor, sawmill, large saw! 😂 Seeing Bandit playing in the water was blessing my heart. God bless y’all. 😀❤️
You need to fill up the voids in the sides or the concrete will crack when water/snow gets in those holes. We use to put in expansion joints (wood strips) while the concrete was being poured, makes it easy to remove the board when it dries. No cutting required.
Bravo!!! I think Eric could land a movie cameo. You guys and your enthusiasm in all your projects, gives me such anticipation on your next adventure. Enjoy spending my time with you.
GLAD THE LEVELING EXPERT WAS ON THE JOB, HA HA READY TO ROLL!
That professional leveling dude reminds me of the crazy off grid guy that you visited a few years ago at his cabin out in the bush.
@SimpleLivingAlaska, Eric & Arielle, be sure to fill all voids around the outside with mortar. Otherwise water and snow will seep in and will freeze during winter and cause it to explode or seriously spall, which will cause you a lot of grief.
Also, put in a self-expanding cork expansion joint filler in the relief cuts to keep standing water from seeping in and causing major cracking.
I would also roll on a concrete sealer for added protection.
I agree with all the add step! They are needed in a freeze thaw climate!!👍👍
Sawmill is looking GOOD in it’s new home!
Thank you for the video. I could watch several times a week.
Congratulations! It looks great!
Poor Bandit needs a water filled pig wallow - the guy misses playing in the bog. It was always fun to watch how much he enjoyed bouncing around there and making puddles. 🙂
You guys are going to love using that slab for all of your sawmill needs. You will be happy it is as big as it is. Great job in cutting the slab, Eric. You did a great job. Keep the lines straight by eye is no easy task, you rocked it. You can always use construction marker twine to get that straight line. It might help out your back and wrists next time. You both are such a pleasure to watch. It is exciting to watch the new homestead come to life. Thank you for sharing your awesome journey.
I have to say once again. Eric you are all that is right with the world! Ambitious, hard working, willing to learn, a beautiful wife, and get things done!
I have to say, Arielle you are all that is right with the world! Ambitious, hard working, willing to learn, goodlooking husband, and get things done! In fact I'd go further and say, Arielle AND Eric you make the perfect couple and get all this done, together. Perfect example of the whole being more than the sum of the parts. You guys are both awesome XXXX
@@TR-rz1xtAloha, great comment!
The head squirrel made the trip to the new place!!!!!!!!!!
Yay!
I’m so proud of you both, and I don’t even know you.
Great video Erik, can’t wait to see the projects and the joy they give. Oh, love the love show. It’s part of life in the real world. Take care Y’all.
My hubby cut off our 9 by 10 meters cement balcony in 25 cm slices with the same Stihl machine ! He was done !!!! By the end of the project!!
Always use water or else it will destroy your blade!!!!!
Nice work!!!
Yay!!! The curly hair goofball is back!!! I love it. You two are surely making your new homestead dreams come true!! Congratulations and keep these videos coming.
You are going to love your new sawmill Setup! It’s so rewarding to build with lumber you made yourself. You will never regret the work you are doing. Nothing worse than re leveling your sawmill constantly. You guys are living the Dream 🎉. #boutdoorsalaska.
Great job on the sawmill. I'm constantly amazed at your vast knowledge on the operation of so many kinds of machinery and so many different jobs, Eric. I liked the kiss at the end. Very nice. Great job both of you!
Love the professional guy at end, the way the saw dust falls down and he looks so familiar😂. Another great video guys!
Looks great. You Two are a couple . We love watching you.
So good to see both smiling & sharing the love. You 2 are cute & love the pad & the saw.
Great video! When you're cutting logs in the pile use your tractor as a safety stop. If that pile cuts loose there's no coming back if you get what I mean...peace🐾