Concrete Finishing Skills - One Trick All Finishers Should Know How To Do!

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A very important concrete finishing skill we use a lot is sloping a garage door opening.
This concrete finishing technique requires you to know when is the best time to start this process because if you start too early or too late it will be more difficult to do.
The concrete needs to be firm but not too hard as it needs to hold its shape as you slope it. We dig out about a 1/2" of concrete next to the form board, then scape the slope we want into the door opening.
Then we smooth the concrete by mag floating using a back and forth action to fill any voids with cement paste.
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@shanebowen8254 3 жыл бұрын

SHANE here with Disciples concrete....Luke an Darin are slaying it as usual....IN CONCRETE WE TRUST!!

@MikeDayConcrete 3 жыл бұрын

They are Concrete Slayers!

@iowamatt2519 3 жыл бұрын

I teach my guys to use a wood stake and set a nail 3/4 of an inch up, and strike off the first 8" of the door way, from nothing on the inside to 3/4 down against form. The nail acts as a guide

@angeloacosta9411 3 жыл бұрын

Nice tip guys ! Thanks

@SAADSAAD-eu7vc 3 жыл бұрын

perfect as usual

@terrymcgillicuddy8056 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips as always Mike. Thanks 👍

@MikeDayConcrete 3 жыл бұрын

Any time!

@boggsie62 3 жыл бұрын

Building on the Washington coast that's a must, especially if door faces south. I do almost the same except I leave it as a pocket, not smoothing the inside edge. I make it straight by notching a 12" 2x4 a 1/2". Then if water gets past the door gasket it will come up against the 1/2" dam.

@larryburgoyne4264 3 жыл бұрын

We lay a 1 x 6 flat at the door openings and screw thru form. Pull the board while hard troweling and hand trowel the area. The door closes down into this and makes a 3/4" lower lip. Like your way also.

@charlesviner1565 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video from Davenport Iowa

@MikeDayConcrete 3 жыл бұрын

You bet

@shanebowen8254 3 жыл бұрын

Also I've done many ways....and I usually just grab the door tool....but its always good to know exactly what to do in case you can't find it or something

@MikeDayConcrete 3 жыл бұрын

Very true!

@johnds6621 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when I was young that I always thought I didn't have much time to work concrete because I would here stories that cement trucks drivers would hold a load to long and it would dry up inside. I don't know maybe someone was trying to scare me to work harder. I wanted to do the best job and rushing was always my downfall. thanks mike for those who will learn better then I did.

@MikeDayConcrete 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

@joeconner9801 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve had loads so hot that before the truck finished cleaning out I already have my finishing machine on it. Once lost 6 yards from hot loads

@anthonyhuntley4498 2 жыл бұрын

Concrete has different stages to where you can do different things. The top gets hard before the inside does.

@johnny30806 2 жыл бұрын

nice

@samuelchristianson1592 3 жыл бұрын

So im kinda a freak about this. I have made a darby with a 10 inch long and 1 inch deep wedge attached to it. Simular to the door tools already made. I just prefer a darby because it will be consistent with the floor due to the length of a darby. After cutting and maging it out i bring in a strike off to check. Very important if there is a pitched drain by the door. The cutting tool will not be completly acurate with the overhead door seal. Love these videos Keep them Coming!!!!

@Deerhunterjs 3 жыл бұрын

You always post videos when things are going good. Let's see some days the concrete blows up on you, giving tips on how to catch back up and fix everything to look nice.

@chazharvey9213 3 жыл бұрын

Yes like the second truck comes 3 hours later and your trying go fix a cold joint .let me see you work that machine and lots n lots of water😂😂

@matsherwood6277 3 жыл бұрын

Scrub your butt of like your life depends on it usually works pretty well in that scenario in my experience. Haha. Better yet is to not get behind.

@mario378378 2 жыл бұрын

nice... I start like this in 28 years ago

@donaldlivingston1907 3 жыл бұрын

You folks are a very talented group. Looks like alot of unnecessary work to me. Is there any reason why you can't set the garage door for on the inside of the stemwall? Please educate me

@sspyder181 3 жыл бұрын

I do this for a living... Yet I still love to watch. Whats wrong with me.

@joeconner9801 3 жыл бұрын

We use temples a lot. But it’s mostly all for metal buildings They’re normally the same size doors. 10’-14’. We’re always short handed so. It’s helps with time for us. Can’t find people to work around here.

@MikeDayConcrete 3 жыл бұрын

We've tried many different ways. My guys prefer this way, it's simple and easy for them.

@Barkley670 3 жыл бұрын

Mike what are your thoughts on the new orange thunder mag float?

@8647309 2 жыл бұрын

I have the bull float and hand floats. I.love em

@MyConcreteGuy 3 жыл бұрын

We set the form board to the inside wall, eliminated the need to slope the garage slab. Also reduces the chance of cracking in garage slab. Especially good to do if any sort of epoxy or coating is going to happen to slab.

@dustyniederriter7543 2 жыл бұрын

That look like hell

@MyConcreteGuy 2 жыл бұрын

@@dustyniederriter7543 Why?

@Beamernickm3 3 жыл бұрын

Set your bulk head inch lower than grade at the front of garage then pour that first level or slight pitch and put a 1 by board over the top of that ... then when pouring garage just go to the top of the 1 by cut side joint on that and the bulk head Done. Garage door comes down on the lower part of the garage the lip we call it then the rest of the garage is 1 inch higher with pitch coming out so now Ayer can come in and all goes out.. we usually put 4 inches on garages when there is no drain

@rivernet62 2 жыл бұрын

Watching you guys makes my back hurt

@brentbuxton9570 3 жыл бұрын

Has anyone seen craft float with notch in it for cutting out garage doorways?

@aarongrabowski3775 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah its a bevel mag. Thats what i use. So much faster and more accurate imho

@tnolan3176 3 жыл бұрын

If you had a 1 1/2 inch weather lip the fall on the garage door apron would be easy enough to get !!

@ragu41411 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think they got youngest never heard a word from them even seen them look at the camera lol good guys u got there thou

@gasbags101 3 жыл бұрын

how about just dropping the outside form down a half a inch then just mag down to that on an angle from the inside of the wall to the outside form board

@MikeDayConcrete 3 жыл бұрын

You can do that yes! My guys like the form to floor grade. It ensures the floor is perfectly level where the garage door sits.

@Beamernickm3 3 жыл бұрын

I pour garage lips first 1 inch lower than the garage floor hight check it with a level and close the garage door to make sure it’s all sealed and flat ... then lay a 1x6 on that matching up to the garage door guides on each side .. then pour the rest of the floor with 4 inches of pitch to the top of my long 1x6 I put on the garage lip slab already screeded

@Beamernickm3 3 жыл бұрын

Have been doing it every day like that sometimes 2or more a day for the last 10 years no problems easier and faster than digging out across a 16ft lip

@gasbags101 3 жыл бұрын

@@Beamernickm3 you are making it way more complicated then it has to be, the easiest way will be to just lay a straight 2x4" across the inside of the wall and then from that do your half inch slope down to outside form board

@bubba9482 3 жыл бұрын

I've done them many ways over the years. My preferred method is to frame 1/2" low and tack a piece of expansion on top. Give you a good grade to strike to and easy to peel of for the lip.

@billys6369 3 жыл бұрын

There is actually a tool you can use to do that. That is what it was made for. It's like a regular mag float But at about 8 inches from the tip it goes down 3/4 on an angle and has a lip that you can rest on the header Not sure what it's called. we just call it the Cool Tool. we dig out just like you are showing here but after you dig a little out you use the cool tool and its super easy and super fast.

@johnnyluck128 3 жыл бұрын

That concrete should have air in that part, that is why i box mine out and pour them sperate, ive seen so many flake off doing it that eay

@carloscain6673 3 жыл бұрын

Using those shallow edgers. The deep edgers look better

@roryhamlet1886 3 жыл бұрын

1/2 inch ply wood nailed on top of form. Remove said plywood and run a small screed to point. Pissah

@VgniK88 3 жыл бұрын

Put some music to the vids nice mike

@jasonashleyh 3 жыл бұрын

How much is concrete per yard now?

@timmansfield2528 3 жыл бұрын

Up here in north eastern ohio we're at anywhere from $138-$145/yard for 6.5 sack depending on the supplier

@jasonashleyh 3 жыл бұрын

@@timmansfield2528 I think I was paying $125 last year, so it is up some.

@drocha3257 3 жыл бұрын

Or you could just get a hand mag made for that. I've done it both ways more consistent with the hand tool.

@drewbu8662 2 жыл бұрын

Frs they have some specifically for garages

@ragu41411 3 жыл бұрын

Tounges

@carloscain6673 3 жыл бұрын

Why don’t u just put lip on it

@carloscain6673 3 жыл бұрын

That’s no trick

@joezuniga903 3 жыл бұрын

What a waste of time and concrete, just cut a 2x4 with the desired slope and rod it . No waste

@toddreynolds8875 3 жыл бұрын

Talk about waste time 2x4 and rod. Just do it way mike is eveeryone does takes 2 minutes

@74stevedc 3 жыл бұрын

Looks good so many ways to do it, I usually have only one guy do the door opening so it always comes out the same way. Kind of like having 2 people paint a car. Take three guys or 4 guys and everyone does it a little different. I do it the same idea no broom edge though.