Good on you, Travis, for knowing your limitations and your strengths. This essential self-awareness is a must in any toolbox. Well done, brother.

Precision workmanship pays off in all projects. Love "Ephesians 2:10" at the very end of the video. Way to go Brother!

In the first episode I realised how nice your dad and you did the work together. And as I have seen your little boy hanging around and just looking at what you are doing I felt really happy for him. He’s going to pick up all that. I appreciate your videos Kind regards from Germany

Andy, the whole thing is looking great, but you had me howling when you mentioned that you had a good workout with the concrete mixing and then you called out your shop help to come and do the concrete mixing 😅😂. Classic!!!

Ah that's better, no more edge of the seat stuff! You chaps are doing an amazing job and it's such fun to watch. Been meaning to say how much I'm loving the voice over style of your videos. I bet you tell great bedtime stories to your kids! Looking forward to the next one.👍👏

U hv a good man helping you Andy !

As another KZfaqr I follow says, I’m not a welder, I’m just a guy with a welder. Those welds looked ok from NW Indiana.

In regards to the welding, always go uphill when you can. It'll help get better penetration/fusion with a smaller machine!

The cement mixer needs a certain way of adding water and cement so it doesn't stick to the bottom. I mix 80lbs at a time . Add dry mix and turn on mixer, add water slowly, wait till it clumps and pulls away from sides of barrel. Then add more water till you like it.

Awesome work, Andy! It's looking pretty good! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

4:45 what a wonderful trigenerational shot here. Love it ❤

I was surprised to see my comment on the previous video featured at the beginning of this video. I'm so glad you have a carpenter helping you now. No matter how large you make pads for posts, invariably one or more end up out of perfect alignment.

Hey Andy, great job so far. Those columns look fantastic and very strong now! Love the furniture-grade forms. Can't wait to se what kind of joinery you use on the deck! 🙂 Take care!

It’s nice how you recorded these in advance so we can get regular episodes

Looking good, Andy. you gave me a chuckle when you were talking about 100+ degree days and then we see you and Travis in hoodies. Bill

Great series, Andy. Looks great so far.

Smart move on the footings, down to bedrock and a nice wide pads. My concern is the metal support beams are in full contact with the concrete. Is there a built in facility for water drainage so they do not rust? If not l would find a paint on solution to seal the water out. Great job though as it is being built correctly. Quality work gives a quality product at the end. Travis knows his stuff there is no doubt about that.

Great work. Thanks for sharing!

Sunscreen works good for protection when welding in a long sleeve is too hot. Plus you should wear it outside anyway. I wear it at work to protect my neck and head (I'm bald) from arc reflections.

Hey Andy, don’t know if anyone has mentioned it, but the process that you described when using the vibrating tool on the concrete is liquefaction. It happens during earthquakes as well.

Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Way to go Andy, I have much respect for you. Art from Ohio

Hi Andy, The nice thing about working w metal is that if it too long grind it down and if it too short weld it up to make it longer. I see a fantastic deck build coming soon! I love the verse at the end of the video as it shows where your heart is which is evident always! God bless and thake care from long time California subscriber.

I thought I would comment quickly so you read it. I love watching your channel you are a true pro. Keep up the great work - best wishes. Gerard from the UK

I'm enjoying this series. Incidentally, you were right about the concrete "liquefying", the principal in known as liquefaction.

You did a great job on that deck and planter. I bet you spent more time on building the forms for the planters then most concrete guys would have spent forming and pouring it. BUT that being said it turned out beautiful.

Probably a good idea not connecting the deck to the house. If it's a "separate structure" from the house, the permitting is different and usually easier.

Good video

That grease on the steel is normal. It's an oil based rust preventative coating. When your arms start smelling like beef jerky, it's time to put on the welding jacket😂

God bless you man

I thought to myself, is this guy really eyeballing a tape measure in the air??? Then I saw the laser. 😂 Love the vid, keep up the great work!

Andy, I dug some holes for my greenhouse. Rocky as well, I used my Sears shop vacuum to suck up the loosen rock and dirt. Worked well.

It’s really normal to have greasy grungy steel, it keeps it from rusting in storage or anything, just like many blades and steel tools come wrapped in wax paper and are typically pretty greasy

Just a tip on cleaning the steel Andy use oven cleaner it takes of all the mill scale as well ready for paint

Things are always harder when you don’t have the expensive tools to do the job which tend to make it more awkward sometimes but there’s nothing wrong with hard work. You could rent an auger to power through those holes for the footings or order a truck of concrete so you don’t have to mix and even get it pumped in so all you had to do was point the shoot but it would be way too expensive and the way you’re working maybe doesn’t warrant pouring every footer and planter all at the same time. Looks great so far and I believe the grease is probably just oil to keep steel from rusting. Keep up the great videos.

love the old school gas pumps

Hi Andy, a working cement mixer saves a lot energy and time. Cement dust is bad news for your lungs. Long handled shovels, masks and positioning your mixer downwind will reduce your intake of dust. Take care.🤓

You have to wash steel tubing, unfortunately. When I get some tubing for a project the first thing I do is fill my wheelbarrow with soapy water - then take a course stainless steel pot scrubber ( the ones that look like a bunch of springs ) and scrub them down till all the grime is gone.

The block in the saw trick had me laughing 😂😂

Pretty cool, but why didn't you use that great seasoned deck wood to build the flower planter? I know you definitely could've done something AWESOME with that! Maybe you could make some raised planters with it instead? oooh, you could make some decorative park benches, or a planting bench!

cool

I'm surprised you didn't use some of that rock to mix into the concrete as filler... especially since you were vibrating it.

With the footings I’m guessing you have to dig down past the frost line huh? I’m wanting to put in a semi temporary garden fence made out of cedar and hogwire so my dog doesn’t climb into my garden beds and dig anymore and I don’t know how I want to build this thing so it’s sturdy but not a permanent fence. Ik I can keep out concrete but my other concern is wind, in my area we always have wind plus dust storms kind of like the dirty thirties. I was hoping I could dig down some, deep enough for a frame and pour a pad like you did with fence post brackets concreted in so it’s semi permanent yet strong but I may have to go for below the frost line after all. Any suggestions would be helpful. I want it to be plumb and nice but incase I move new owners don’t have a permanent fence to remove. I thought about those posts you wack down into the ground but they are very expensive and I’ve heard aren’t always the sturdiest

You built a wooden planter just as a former for your concrete planter?!

I'm kinda curious about why are y'all wearin hoodies , jackets and tabogans in the summer mornin ? the padio turned out lookin good

You can also use a sawzall without a blade to vibrate it.

Not a wood worker I do a little bit of steel next time get a 6" metabo speed it up a little verses the chop saw

So you were pretty sunburnt after all that welding..

not sure I agree with how the footers were done.

You need a hoe to make concret in that thing my dude.