Great

Yes because we poured the front as well

Lol for real😂

So just expect ot to take longer🤷

Us guys have amazing tools... Here in Mexico is hard to do all that stuff

@@KarinaMartinez-wv8mg if you have a welder and you live by a train station you can make a lot of tools yourself

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cuz they are pros..not DYI'ers

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Great videos

shades2 Rebar doesn’t stop concrete from cracking it only stops the cracks from separating. You can’t pour a new slab over an old patio. Two or three years this is going to be nothing but spider webs. What a joke. Were still in business since 1980

Lisa Smith I hope in two to three years when they are no “spider web” cracks Mr. Odell make a sequel video and rubs your face in it, you troll. Where is your KZfaq channel?

This is something you better have somebody experienced with you to attempt, cause if you screw up it’s a huge deal, you can’t just throw it away it’s a MF’er to demo.

I hear that

Same but with my cousin

Good point OSS

Omg 😂

LMAO

That's so crazy funny

I laugh so hard

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Exactly you feel like you can totally trust him

"so there it is, a perfect beginner slab if anyone wants to get it on old school style."

Thats awesome to hear!

Just adding something, all the process shown in video may be old school but it is still close to how reinforced concrete would be made in the real work site. Procedure and equipment can be more complicated but the idea is still the same

Glad it was helpful!

GL TY

Glad to hear it

Good question. I'm glad you liked it. TY

It is probably helpful if you braid your hair before pouring concrete so the wind doesn't blow it in your face. The videos are definitely related... a little bit..

Bella Umbrellla Hit me up babe,I’ll bring you to the UK!

I was watching NFL highlights and then this popped out. Idk.

Coz woman need learn some construction work !

Tommie Turvey lol

You right 2 men get it down 1 guys finish it

Tommie Turvey hahahahahah

I was thinkin the same thing

And the guy in green jumper was working very "hard" at doing bugga all

Great Im glad it worked out for you.

I think that was the point.

I hope its not clear epoxy outdoors

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You are to kind! TY very much! im glad you enjoy these videos!

And they'd do it themselves because they know how, they just don't have the time...

YW

Glad it was helpful!

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That's true

He add fiber in the cement to help prevent crack, strengthening the cement correct?

dont know its no guarantee to prevent cracking. Fibers help but With rebar in it the chance of cracking increases. One still puts it in though so when it does crack the pieces stay level and together. Besides its very easy to repair concrete. You can add in plasticers to prevent cracking too. Which also waterproofs it thus resulting in less cracking due to moisture build up. That also prevents rebar from coroding

All concrete cracks, that's why you need to score it. That's where it will crack, not all the way across your beautiful pour.

Ah, I gotta break y'all hearts here. I have a concrete patio slab in my backyard that was poured in 1970. It still doesn't have any cracks! My neighbor helped pour it in then. He's told me I hope and pray you don't ever have to cut into this concrete because there's a lot of rebar in it.

YW GL

Hi

That may happen at some point.

Thanks!

Excellent idea

Buy cement mixer and do it yourself if you plan on doing multiple projects. you will save a lot of money in the long run. we do all ours our self instead of having other people come and do it.

@@outdoorsnevada4138 i do alot of things myself around the house....framing, drywalling, kitchen, bath remodel, basement finishing but i find concrete work too labor intensive so i'd rather hire someone else to do it

yes

OSS

@@OdellCompleteConcrete what is oss?

BIngo

Exactly

@@OdellCompleteConcrete just had a guy bid a patio he didnt want to put in rebar said its not needed watched your video cancled the pour.

No one goes to college to do concrete bro

I think university is for people networking

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I believe the video said 1 1/2 % slope which would equate to approx. 2 1/4 inches over the 12 feet. A professional would use a "sight level" to record the elevation against the house vs the end of the patio.

Try getting some info from local ready mix supplier

1) If possible, stick to pouring when the overnight temps stay above freezing. If you can't, remember that the first night heat of hydration will help save your slab, but the second and third can be a heartbreaker. Concrete blankets, ground heaters, extra chemicals for set and increased heating and excavation costs really add to the square foot pricing. 2) 4000 psi concrete is a must in cold climates for freeze/thaw. 3) Pour as stiff as you reasonably can for a good finish, keep the water/cement ratio low. 4) Remember than chemical accellerants will affect the finish - it'll get sticky fast even in cold weather. Don't dawdle laying it out, and have good help who know how to hop to the finish. 5) You need about 1000 psi in your slab for it to be relatively free from the danger of freezing. 6) Make sure your sub-grade is free of ice and snow, and obviously don't wet it prior to the pour. 7) Use Type III cement in the mix if possible, but keep in mind it'll go off faster with HE and other chemicals. 8)Test each load with an infared or probe thermometer, it'll give you an idea of how the slab will go off. Also, it you get loads with temp variance, tell the supplier to get his act together and make sure they're relatively close to the same temps. Finishing a slab with (especially an interior) section dragging set time is a bear. 9) As always, oil forms. 10) Remember that ice-cold rebar in a relatively warm concrete mix can pose some quality problems. Cradle it and follow the rule about suspension height. 11) Don't get pressured into pouring when the weather isn't looking good - adverse weather problems multiply in cold weather pours. 12) Always, but always, pour on thawed ground. Pouring on frozen ground and/or subgrade nearly always causes expensive problems, most often resulting in tearout and a re-pour. It may take awhile to occur, but they will. 13) If a supplier in your area uses old-school calcium chloride pellets to accelerate the mix, make sure they dissolve it in water prior to adding it to the load. Just dumping the pellets in will make for a nasty looking finish. Too much makes a slab go crazy - almost impossible to get a finish, and then it will most likely spall and crack. Almost no one uses CaCl anymore - much better stuff around. 14) If you order hot water in the mix, make sure the driver also has it in his head tank. If water has to be added, cold water from a cold head tank can really screw things up. /24 years in the hauling and production end of things, and enjoy helping finish now and then, too. Good luck!

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Nicky Stix Missionary all day

my favorite line from the whole video

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Glad it was helpful!

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yes

Could be, who are you?

swear to god

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A vibrator is only for deeper levels of concrete like foundations.

thought most vibrators were plastic...not much good for concrete

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No problem!

@@OdellCompleteConcrete قاهط

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Hailey Mew where

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either way will work, but the least expensive would be to grind it down and fill the crack

Odell Complete Concrete I mean it’s more than a crack to grind. There’s a 2”-3” gap between each broken piece of the slab and just grinding the high points would be a hell of a task. What would you recommend to use if I were to take the grind-then-fill method?

LOL yeaaah at minimum you'll need a concrete rake (which can be made from spare lumber from the forms if necessary), a bull float, a broom (also called a mop because it's primarily used to help disperse the water that rises up and add a texture), a hand trowel, hand float, edger, and groover.

Probably more important to get air entrainment in the concrete

You dont concrete in sub zero weather it will freeze and just crumble

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The joint is 25% depth of the concrete. Creating a weak place in the concrete, so when the concrete shrinks or contracts it will break on the weakest point.

for sloping its all in the set up and screeding.

OSS

Sure would help things go easier.

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Nope

Get it on

Tom Kelsh I bet your work sucks

@@waynesatter1590 why would you say that?

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