That the way my father does it. I'm just not a fan of it. But if it works then who am I to judge. Thank you for your comment and support.

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It was a 4 foot diameter piece of sonotube

Cohesive vs granual soil. Good concrete starts with a thorough knowledge of a proper subgrade.

I appreciate the comment. I'm just too paranoid. Always want it to be perfect. My dad just pulls it up and it has never had a problem for him. But it is 1 less thing we need to think about on the pours. Saludos from colorado!

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When I use a buggy it’s kinda point less adding chairs due to removing and then putting them back, so I just pull up the rebar. But when it’s an easy pour I always use chairs but good concept to sell to the customers to set you apart.

@@TheJoelperez13 There is more labor involved for sure. Usually my wife is walking back putting them all under as we pour. There is usually a 6-8 foot space between the buggy and the concrete being poured. So there is some room to maintain the spacing of chairs while not being entirely in each other's way. Or crushing them with the buggy.

I agree with Octavio, and I know a number of masons who are better than you or I will ever be who did it that way for decades. I disliked the video because you claimed it was a mistake to pull up the rebar as you pour.

I would say it works well. It reduces the amount of passes needed to get the surface "right". It reduces friction so even when you have a bunch of poles on. It slides easily. Just don't over do it. You can work air right out of the surface. All in all I am happy with my purchase.

@@jmconcretecoloradosprings Sounds great, I might have to see about getting one, thanks for the advice 👍

After consulting with local engineers. The conclusion we came to was that for the application and scope of work we do. And since water penetrating the subgrade is something we avoid. Class 6 3/4 minus is an adequate base. If we were doing a parking lot for semi trucks. I would go with 3/4 plus and no fines. It all really comes down to the application and if it will encounter water from an external source.

Not at the moment. It serves as a perfect backup. 85 goes down and the s70 can back it up. It's not better than the 85. But it's there if we need it. Plus the s70 steps in when the 85 needs scheduled maintenance.

We ordered 5 yards of concrete equivalent to 225 80 pound bags. I think we had half a yard left over.

Correct, a few dowels to keep them flush. But cut the joints as if the slab was independent. I don't believe the original slab will crack the new one in any way that the joints wouldn't catch.

Correct, a few dowels to keep them flush. But cut the joints as if the slab was independent. I don't believe the original slab will crack the new one in any way that the joints wouldn't catch.

Heat will radiate and dissipate through the ground.

@@jmconcretecoloradosprings ok, thank you

@@jmconcretecoloradosprings question: what about if the fire pit is directly to the ci create and we add lots of rocks before to put the wood for the fire? We won’t we will using the fire pit everyday. It will damage the con create by ways? Or if we use a gas fire pit?

@@lachika8005 Heat can and will slowly hurt concrete. Causing cracks. It's all about heat transfer. The less heat that reaches the concrete the better. At least Gas firepits are better at directing heat up and out.

@@jmconcretecoloradosprings thanks