How to Build and setup a Concrete Foundation for Garages, Houses, Room additions, Etc Part 1

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  • In this video we show you the whole setup for a concrete foundation setup when it comes to building garages, houses, room editions and more. We hope this video supplies you with enough information to get your projects done! Please dont forget to like, subscribe, share , and comment if you have any questions on how we setup our foundation concrete pours! We are more than happy to help!
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  • @lipozor
    @lipozor Před 5 lety +79

    I don't know how someone can dislike such a professionalism and dedication to perfection in this video ?

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 5 lety +6

      I concur

    • @phuongvo3051
      @phuongvo3051 Před 2 lety +7

      Cuz they’re not happy with their life and need to see counselor

    • @328450J
      @328450J Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@phuongvo3051haha this guy is going places 😮

  • @frankwick3989
    @frankwick3989 Před 5 lety +84

    Thanks for taking the risk of putting your work out there to be judged! You are inspiring to the novice builder. I love this kind of professional video. So thorough!

  • @ryanpeveto1398
    @ryanpeveto1398 Před 4 lety +40

    Its videos like this that make CZcams great, not falling cat videos, but really learning from a pro on a given subject. Thank you Odell Complete Concrete for making such detailed quality videos for curious people.

  • @messiahmessages6557
    @messiahmessages6557 Před 2 lety +4

    Your cadence and calm demeanor is very educational. Thanks

  • @davegiles2120
    @davegiles2120 Před 5 lety +393

    In 4.5 billion years, when the sun becomes a red giant and expands it will destroy the earth, shattering it to pieces.....nothing will be left.....except for that slab!

  • @brownboy6844
    @brownboy6844 Před rokem +3

    This has got to be one of the best videos on youtube...

  • @lonestardiyboyz6610
    @lonestardiyboyz6610 Před 3 lety +2

    This guy knows what he is doing. After watching this video I have a better idea of the questions I need to ask potential contractors when I am ready to start my garage build.

  • @jjsteel43
    @jjsteel43 Před 6 lety +4

    Thank you so much for letting us watch and see them do the actual work while your explaining because watching it helps much more than just listening to directions

  • @Joey-qb7mf
    @Joey-qb7mf Před 6 lety +22

    Man, if I could watch these videos all day I would. Very therapeutic and informative.

  • @mikegallegos7
    @mikegallegos7 Před 6 lety +11

    Thanks for this video. It's a pleasure to watch and learn from a competent professional. Have a nice day.

  • @MrAlespa
    @MrAlespa Před 3 lety +6

    What a amazing drawings!!
    They remind me when I started studying architecture about 30 years ago.
    Well done, mates.

  • @gonzo2.0
    @gonzo2.0 Před 2 lety +7

    Very well explained video. I have been a block layer/stone mason/ concrete finisher for 47 years and you did everything exactly like the South Florida building code would require good work!

  • @gregson8533
    @gregson8533 Před 6 lety +98

    I'm learning alot from you Mr.Odell thanks for these videos and please keep them coming.

  • @MrZer-xp7lv
    @MrZer-xp7lv Před 4 lety +186

    Came here to see how to start building my future home😉

    • @adifferentpolitics5129
      @adifferentpolitics5129 Před 4 lety +8

      Mr Zer0000000 me too

    • @MrZer-xp7lv
      @MrZer-xp7lv Před 4 lety +7

      @@adifferentpolitics5129 that makes two of us.👍,just say when and where an we'll start a project🏠🏠

    • @adifferentpolitics5129
      @adifferentpolitics5129 Před 4 lety +5

      Mr Zer0000000 I will let you know

    • @enockmagabi9525
      @enockmagabi9525 Před 4 lety +2

      Yuy

    • @jgrmtnjgrmtn3954
      @jgrmtnjgrmtn3954 Před 4 lety +8

      Big waste of money and concrete from what I see of overdone excavation n concrete...overkill many times over. I see houses in soft silt soil New Orleans area 50+ yrs old level and solid still with just a 12 inch wide chain wall (the main perimeter 'footing' ) 12 to 16 inches below grade, 6 inches above grade, 4 pcs of rebar on chairs (highway mesh cut to penetrate soil at bottom of trench to hold rebar steady during pour). Concrete company's owner and P.E. (certified professional engineer) told me more is just a waste - and this from a guy whose profit goes up the more concrete you buy!) but he says the bigger, wider and deeper footings today may impress but are unnecessary. Even in climates with below zero temps, the same narrower footings on monolithic slabs, encased in 2" thick hi density poly foam board is all you need per most county bldg codes (see " shallow frost-protected slab" in your online search).

  • @guitarstalkandtech9085
    @guitarstalkandtech9085 Před 6 lety +2

    Gosh I don't miss doing these type of concrete jobs. So many details and so much rebar. Drove me crazy.

  • @eurocanadianconstructionco7192

    Great video. It's really important to have a professional showing you how it is done. Because I don't think everyone realises how much work it is to build a proper foundation.

  • @philipsullivan1193
    @philipsullivan1193 Před 5 lety +7

    Hey Man! Amazing work! This is quite detailed and impressive! Thank you for taking the time to explain this! 👌👍❤️

  • @2000chevy4x4
    @2000chevy4x4 Před 6 lety +4

    Your videos are so informative! Thank you for sharing. You should be proud of your crew they knock out the most professional looking jobs!

  • @Reciprocity_Soils
    @Reciprocity_Soils Před 4 lety +5

    Thanks for the details and your explanations. They really help with a complete understanding of all that is necessary for a good build.

  • @S.D.V.T
    @S.D.V.T Před 4 lety +2

    One of the best most informative videos I’ve ever see.. the producer has a gift for doing this kind of learning video .. Thankyou and amazing job! Keep on keepin on!

  • @CheshireCoffee
    @CheshireCoffee Před 7 lety +380

    Had some free time from my lunch break, accidentally learned how to set up a concrete foundation.

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 7 lety +57

      CheshireCoffee
      Wow that's a productive lunch break

    • @wolfgangtritone1280
      @wolfgangtritone1280 Před 3 lety +7

      No you didn’t, you watched. Learning means actually doing it and doing it right.

    • @davidb6691
      @davidb6691 Před 3 lety +47

      @@wolfgangtritone1280 you seem fun

    • @1204
      @1204 Před 3 lety +1

      Me know

    • @playeroneunknown4897
      @playeroneunknown4897 Před 3 lety +6

      @@wolfgangtritone1280 no youre wrong, if you dont know something and you are taught you learned *GASP*

  • @DeterminedVeteran
    @DeterminedVeteran Před 4 lety +7

    Man I’ve been watching your uploads for a while now very satisfying to see craftsmanship

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 4 lety +1

      TY

    • @lopezwm5128
      @lopezwm5128 Před 3 lety

      i love how easy the plans are in *WoodBlueprints. Com* to understand and t.he step-by-step videos they have. Makes getting material really easy

  • @jimzielinski
    @jimzielinski Před 6 lety +42

    Found this incredibly informative, thank you for taking the tim to create and share

  • @brayantorres8030
    @brayantorres8030 Před 7 lety +15

    good work man no cut corners , done well, give those guys a lil raise

  • @Sunrayman123
    @Sunrayman123 Před 4 lety +6

    When I was a kid I saw my dad and a couple helpers make a perimeter wood frame and cut angle stakes to hold a 4 inch slab about 25 x 25 feet. It was for an additional room for the house. Took the guys a couple of days and a stack of 2 x 4's. Then used a mixer and poured into wheel barrows. This deal looks like the foundation for a three story building! GAWD!

  • @JoeCnNd
    @JoeCnNd Před 6 lety +3

    Great information! Love how you broke everything down and the reasoning.

  • @NeilRobertTurner
    @NeilRobertTurner Před 7 lety +61

    Learned a lot from this thanks Mr Odell

  • @suleshangodoyin
    @suleshangodoyin Před 6 lety +3

    A very very big thank you for accepting our comments in this issue because in my mind or deep heart I'm planning to build my own house as well, in order to avoid some distrust builders in Nigeria, then I've to be extremely careful with some peoples like the manner describe here in U:K as a Cowboy builders, and that's why I've to Learn a lesson from you now!
    Sule Shangodoyin.

  • @TheTractorjaws
    @TheTractorjaws Před 6 lety +13

    Some great work right there! I wish I could learn how to do this with you guys!

  • @chollman11
    @chollman11 Před 6 lety +19

    This is hilarious, I’m currently helping my dad build a garage and I end up coming on the exact 1 year anniversary of this video being published.

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 6 lety +1

      Perfecto

    • @aaaabbbbeeee
      @aaaabbbbeeee Před 3 lety

      you know what's crazy, I was just watching videos over roofing, and now that I just saw this comment, its the night before May 5th, 2021. This video is truly a time capsule.

  • @br3wski
    @br3wski Před 2 lety +1

    Great video. Switching from commercial to residential and you are great at explaining WHY things are being done when people usually just say they are doing something. Thank you.

  • @kevinnobody3052
    @kevinnobody3052 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks for the video. Getting ready to do a 32'x32' garage and I don't like doing anything without educating myself first and concrete is the only element of construction that I am not proficient at. Very informative. Thank you.

  • @DAVENATCHSTOCKS
    @DAVENATCHSTOCKS Před 4 lety +4

    New Subi in the BUILDING! Odell is the man! He help me to reach where I am! Bless

  • @mikel9567
    @mikel9567 Před 6 lety +5

    Definitely an interesting and different way of putting in a foundation. In my area a monolithic pour wouldn't be allowed because you need a separate inspection for the footings, stem wall and slab. J-bolts always get added after the pour while the concrete is still wet too. My neck of the woods they are very inspection heavy, you would have 5 inspections before you could even start framing the walls. Keep up the good work.

  • @7thfloorisnomoreq790
    @7thfloorisnomoreq790 Před 5 lety

    Great video. I am planning to build a building for semi trucks 30 by 40. This video has given me a great deal of info on the steeps needed. I never knew it was this much labor involved.

  • @Acemethyst
    @Acemethyst Před 2 lety +1

    Really appreciate an indepth video on this! To someone who wants to learn how to build houses, this is super informative!!

  • @jimmyhui1519
    @jimmyhui1519 Před 6 lety +6

    Nice video! Have you considered using CFC concrete forming? It is much easier to arrange those rebars inside the CFCs.

  • @PhilipAlonzo
    @PhilipAlonzo Před 5 lety +24

    Love doing these property lines and setbacks are a must and square

  • @lupemartinez8696
    @lupemartinez8696 Před 7 lety +2

    Thanks Mr.Odell your videos are very helpful and very professional I can't wait for part 2. keep up the good work.

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 7 lety

      Lupe Martinez
      TY

    • @hollygutierrez8732
      @hollygutierrez8732 Před 3 lety

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  • @worldpeace32
    @worldpeace32 Před 5 lety +1

    I am planning to renovate my house using brick and concrete, by myself , so I am now in the process of learning how to do it by watching and learning mostly through youtube videos like yours, kind of building and learning at the same time

  • @gemstone5637
    @gemstone5637 Před 7 lety +5

    First class job there mate. Well done.

  • @jurgislv
    @jurgislv Před 6 lety +6

    Hey thanks a lot for this video! Im thinking about reconstructing an old house on a countryside property and this really helps! Really great commentary explaining everything!

  • @codyfrancis4474
    @codyfrancis4474 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for doing this video I'm not in the trade as I'm in the Interior systems mechanic trade but couldn't stop watching your videos lol super cool and fascinating to watch someone with as much knowledge as you have

  • @theamadorview2733
    @theamadorview2733 Před 5 lety +1

    Excellent video. I love the "beefy" build on this foundation. Just how I like it!

  • @louisupper8116
    @louisupper8116 Před 6 lety +4

    very impressive , professional . I learned a lot thankyou

  • @DalV
    @DalV Před 6 lety +10

    100% of my knowledge comes from your videos. As always, great job!

  • @scienceisgod1
    @scienceisgod1 Před 4 lety +1

    This is the real deal! Wish I had a project for them. I love to support real professionals!

  • @ahernandez9860
    @ahernandez9860 Před 7 lety

    Nice to see your passion to detail, makes all the difference! Great video.

  • @earlymulock
    @earlymulock Před 6 lety +250

    Why am I watching this at 2:30 am... I need to get a damm job lol

    • @ELF3NKO
      @ELF3NKO Před 4 lety +9

      you working bro? lol

    • @hopecotney510
      @hopecotney510 Před 4 lety +2

      Templestalker lmao same

    • @TCMabe
      @TCMabe Před 4 lety +8

      Literally scrolled down and saw your comment at 2:49am ...funny

    • @jahangirakbar4524
      @jahangirakbar4524 Před 4 lety +9

      Did you get the job?

    • @PossumMedic
      @PossumMedic Před 4 lety +6

      Maybe a job pouring foundations? :p

  • @jameshayes850
    @jameshayes850 Před 7 lety +81

    excellent workmanship and great explanations as you were going along. thanks much

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 7 lety +4

      James Hayes
      TY

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 7 lety +2

      James Hayes
      no that's upside down marking paint

    • @mojomojo5779
      @mojomojo5779 Před 7 lety +4

      Odell Complete Concrete
      Hi. I just saw the video of your foundation construction. What is the device called that holds the spray paint can to spray the initial layout on the parameter? Thanks

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 7 lety +5

      James Hayes upside down spray can holder

    • @blindbasser
      @blindbasser Před 6 lety

      Awesome job that slab ain't going anywhere

  • @didras9131
    @didras9131 Před 4 lety +1

    You are one heck of a tradesman, excellent videos. Thank you for posting!

  • @tombollig612
    @tombollig612 Před 4 lety +1

    I really appreciate the details of your videos. I'm sure the owner will love that garage!

  • @desmondrochon1351
    @desmondrochon1351 Před 7 lety +3

    Would this be a coordination for a 24x26 2 story garage with an apartment on top?

  • @tinytim9453
    @tinytim9453 Před 6 lety +11

    Very awesome work you do. It's shows the quality and the processes that you take to ensure a proper foundation. Wish you were in my area, would have hired your company just based on this video. I made the mistake of hiring a company that didn't care for quality and how I wanted things done like I requested all expansion joints to be saw cut, rebar in sidewalks etc...and they just did what they wanted, fast and cheaper. Why not use a Paslode gas nailer instead of hand nailing every nail? Hand nailing with a hammer tends to move the board with every swing. Thanks

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 6 lety +2

      Never considered a nail gun.
      Can you put duplex nails in it so they are easy to pull out.

    • @tinytim9453
      @tinytim9453 Před 6 lety +2

      oh i see, duplex nails would not work in any gun. Thanks for the reply.

    • @mattanderson2176
      @mattanderson2176 Před 6 lety +3

      Nail gun nails are also coated with a friction heat activated adhesive which makes taking aprt form a pain!

    • @ACitizenOfOurWorld
      @ACitizenOfOurWorld Před 5 lety +1

      Not all concrete cracks or I must have the only 25'x25' garage floor in the world without cracks or control joints. Just a smoothed top. I don't know what the builder did for this slab but no cracks in over 18 years in the Pacific Northwest climate.

  • @tealkerberus748
    @tealkerberus748 Před 3 lety +1

    I really like this channel. Solid information, clearly explained without an excess of fluff.

  • @meibesmurfn3168
    @meibesmurfn3168 Před 3 lety +1

    I really enjoy watching your content, feels like I’m in school again and I got lucky to get the super knowledgeable teacher 🤓

  • @MadRhetorik.
    @MadRhetorik. Před 7 lety +49

    Like I've always told people, I'd rather overbuild it than underbuild it. That said great job!

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 7 lety +3

      Thank you! and i agree

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 7 lety +1

      MadRhetorik
      good point

    • @VenturiLife
      @VenturiLife Před 6 lety

      I guess when you think about it, the concrete and rebar is not really that expensive to economise on.

    • @mrtraindriver1
      @mrtraindriver1 Před 6 lety

      MadRhetorik

    • @dennisclayton6313
      @dennisclayton6313 Před 6 lety

      MadRhetorik foundation is the most important part of any building that has been my way of building for the past54 years Dennis CLAYTON

  • @swayteca
    @swayteca Před 7 lety +4

    Great video should be used in the apprenticeship programs as a video exam, steps to set forms and ready for a pour.

  • @miguelcisneros4571
    @miguelcisneros4571 Před 5 lety +2

    Love the quality of your work!

  • @larrymoore326
    @larrymoore326 Před 6 lety

    Best example video I've seen of set up forming and pouring. Excellent !

  • @mikemacdowell6718
    @mikemacdowell6718 Před 7 lety +9

    you do awesome videos thanks learned alot great job

  • @siskandar83
    @siskandar83 Před 6 lety +1

    Very well explained video. Thank you.

  • @bobnovac3558
    @bobnovac3558 Před 4 lety +1

    You have a lot of knowledge it’s fun seeing you think and work.

  • @jakeerussell7496
    @jakeerussell7496 Před 7 lety +13

    Great work. Not worth doing unless you do it right.
    How long did it take for you guys to complete the trench, forms and rebar?

  • @TORTLESSS
    @TORTLESSS Před 2 lety +6

    Nice vid man, planning to build my house on a budget, I kinda wanna do 90% of the stuff.

    • @carrieculver2754
      @carrieculver2754 Před 2 lety +1

      Good luck ! 😊

    • @7meekah
      @7meekah Před 2 lety +1

      Try not to do your electric by yourself. 😅

    • @TORTLESSS
      @TORTLESSS Před 2 lety

      @@7meekah definitely, im never touching electricity lol

    • @rabbit3212010
      @rabbit3212010 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@TORTLESSSthat's what my Dad always said. You can do anything but electricity.
      That served me well!
      53 yo female, have remodeled two houses.

  • @aiaadudon2301
    @aiaadudon2301 Před 3 lety

    The best video for foundation. would be glad to see another same kind for a full foundation. nice work!

  • @jds1vette
    @jds1vette Před 4 lety

    Wow, this really cool. Lots of work.

  • @brandonblackwater3955
    @brandonblackwater3955 Před 6 lety +6

    I'm looking to learn more on foundations and drywalling the hold thing on how to build houses so work could be more easy to find... Thank for the posts here on CZcams

  • @jasonbell5152
    @jasonbell5152 Před 6 lety +28

    This is the most important part of garage builds and any foundation construction. Framing errors can be fixed. But grading, foundation and slab can't after the cement is poured and so must be done right. If the concrete is wrong, the garage is a writeoff. Many homeowners bawk at the cost, not knowing the true extent of labour, materials, planning and execution involved, and hire some bum from down the street with a beat up truck and wheelbarrow, thinking they'll save a few bucks. Nope. They'll be screwed and won't find out till soon after.
    Half decent 2-car garages where I am go for about $25,000. Customers that can't afford the cost are better off parking on the lawn al fresco. If they hire a 2nd rate foundation contractor or worse, every cent they pay will be money down the drain.

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 6 lety +6

      Jason Bell
      You definitely got that right.

    • @speedwayman100
      @speedwayman100 Před 6 lety +5

      yeah but i could afford to do it 3 times over instead of paying 25000 moron

    • @David-zv2em
      @David-zv2em Před 5 lety +1

      $25K only for the foundation and slab or for the entire garage?

  • @boriskarloff6356
    @boriskarloff6356 Před rokem

    Another excellent and inspiring video. Thanks guys.

  • @goodcleanfun1640
    @goodcleanfun1640 Před 7 lety +1

    Great Work, Great Explanations, Great Quality video. You appear to have a great crew as well.

  • @KyleMorpheus
    @KyleMorpheus Před 7 lety +19

    Great commentary!

  • @Pauladigms
    @Pauladigms Před 6 lety +5

    Thank you so much, this video cured my insomnia!

  • @lisacarter7654
    @lisacarter7654 Před 6 lety

    Great job, and your voice is so calming.

  • @michaelmckee3684
    @michaelmckee3684 Před 7 lety

    Great video, and really educational. All the way from Ireland! Great job.

  • @rosasybombones9536
    @rosasybombones9536 Před 6 lety +17

    Hi do you guys have a license to do that or were able to build it without it?

  • @river941
    @river941 Před 6 lety +12

    Civil Engineering student here! , Learnt more about foundations than in class !

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 6 lety

      Probably
      This is the short version

    • @mariemassiala5338
      @mariemassiala5338 Před 6 lety

      Pranav Hari a

    • @robertmccully2792
      @robertmccully2792 Před 6 lety +2

      Yes college is a waste of time, but in the USA they force kids to get a degree and than go out and learn the hands on..I think it has to do with lobbyist.

    • @zahid4942
      @zahid4942 Před 6 lety

      world wide money making machine studying ,especially the way the information gets taught it,s bull.parrrot fashion

  • @80amnesia
    @80amnesia Před 5 lety +1

    wow never thought that someone would make a detailed house construction tutorial. :-) nice

  • @dylanc760
    @dylanc760 Před 5 lety

    Thanks for the upload. Love learning about this stuff.

  • @gusgiacomini
    @gusgiacomini Před 6 lety +12

    Thumbs up for Layla intro right in the beginning!

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 6 lety

      TY

    • @lopezwm5128
      @lopezwm5128 Před 3 lety

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  • @Rmillerb1
    @Rmillerb1 Před 6 lety +3

    Sure wish you were a norcal guy. I have a fun footing coming up soon and I'd be real comfortable paying you to do it. Great stuff.

  • @janicesmyth2183
    @janicesmyth2183 Před 3 lety +1

    what a wonderful instructive video! Thank you!! Now I know what I want in bigger garage to fix cars with my grand kids.

  • @studioGEEZ
    @studioGEEZ Před 7 lety +2

    Great video, thanks for posting! what kind of oil do you apply to the forms?

  • @brandonniedzwiecki6148
    @brandonniedzwiecki6148 Před 6 lety +5

    Ur a beast bro! You speed up the video when you're hanging forms, making it easy to see you outwork your help by 1000% HAHA!!!

  • @RsCombe1990
    @RsCombe1990 Před 7 lety +206

    The foundation looks to be worth more then the house itself

  • @retiredhappy466
    @retiredhappy466 Před rokem

    Back in 2007, I built a large (24' x 16') two level barn on my property. I did everything by myself including drawing the blueprints, digging the foubdation, and all the structural and roofing work. The only thing I contracted out was pouring of the concrete footing & slab. I'm a lot older and a little smarter now and I'm considering building a 20' x 30' room addition on a slab. Thanks for your video, it was very detail oriented and I learned a lot.

  • @ScottishNSRailFan
    @ScottishNSRailFan Před 7 lety

    Watched it in it's entirety. Great viewing.

  • @AlMai222
    @AlMai222 Před 4 lety +7

    “We have a little tool here” shows a huge excavator

  • @GiantLinMachinery
    @GiantLinMachinery Před 7 lety +3

    good

  • @peacefulprotester3274
    @peacefulprotester3274 Před 6 lety

    You guys that work with your hands to build things are true heroes. It’s sad that people don’t think twice about who builds things.

  • @davec8226
    @davec8226 Před 3 lety

    I’m talking to concrete companies about a construction project and I usually get a pretty good quote when I’m talking about footings, fine grading, vapor barrier, wire mesh, rebar, forms, etc. lol. Thanks brother!

  • @Billvham
    @Billvham Před 7 lety +8

    boy a lot of rebar. But an excellent explanation on the whys and the therefor. Again a great job.

  • @sknations4750
    @sknations4750 Před 6 lety +6

    Planting a tree...planting a house...plant a garage from the foundation...great job.

  • @pandarzzz
    @pandarzzz Před 5 lety +2

    Thank you Odell Complete Concrere, for sharing this informative video~! Subscribed... ✅

  • @cayterr
    @cayterr Před 6 lety +2

    I am a student and this was very helpful. Thank you!

  • @kk6aw
    @kk6aw Před 6 lety +37

    You poured over 5 times as much cement in the foundation alone as I did in my 24x40 foot frame barn, it has been standing over 30 years and still as good as the day I poured. The only thing I did not do by myself was the actual pour. I was about 35 at the time. Still vividly remember digging that foundation with a shovel in August avg temp was in the high 90/100s, started at 5am and quit about 1pm.

    • @OdellCompleteConcrete
      @OdellCompleteConcrete  Před 6 lety +12

      Kelsey Smeltzer
      it's pretty amazing, the changes that have happened in the last 30 years

    • @nelod9863
      @nelod9863 Před 6 lety +1

      Wedgenut Tanker pjhhh1hjwhajjajjqna

    • @jimmygrant3212
      @jimmygrant3212 Před 5 lety +1

      Wedgenut Tanker it not cracking can also have to do with how cold it gets in the winter.

    • @jerryhubbard4461
      @jerryhubbard4461 Před 5 lety +9

      A building is only as good as the foundation it is sitting on. In my opinion, you can't over do a foundation.

    • @DedicatedSpartan
      @DedicatedSpartan Před 5 lety +1

      I tip my hat to you sir.

  • @billdip_storiesx3599
    @billdip_storiesx3599 Před 5 lety +12

    I want to build a house myself and I'm trying to find as many videos as I can

    • @anthonypeltier4039
      @anthonypeltier4039 Před 5 lety

      Same here, in new england where are you building?

    • @billdip_storiesx3599
      @billdip_storiesx3599 Před 5 lety +2

      Probably in Oregon, me and my friend want to build horse stables there

    • @anthonypeltier4039
      @anthonypeltier4039 Před 5 lety +1

      @@billdip_storiesx3599 thats a secondary goal for myself im primarily looking to get the land and which is cheap up there and then get the house built

  • @MarkKnue
    @MarkKnue Před 5 lety +1

    Awesome Detail. You are a major Professional. Nice job.

  • @dianewilkins4418
    @dianewilkins4418 Před 3 lety

    Thank you!
    I am planning a driveway then garage🙏🏼

  • @jackriley5974
    @jackriley5974 Před 5 lety +4

    Nice job! Suitable for a Saturn rocket launch.