Beginner Concrete Slab Pour - 16' X 26' Garage Slab

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Beginner Concrete Slab Pour - 16' X 26' Garage Slab

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Learn the basics of pouring a beginner concrete slab by watching us install this 16' x 26' x 6" Garage slab.
We formed the concrete slab with 2x6's and set them to grade using a DeWalt Laser Level, the same one we're using to pour the slab.
Thinking of building a garage or shed? This video is your one-stop guide to pouring your own concrete slab! Follow along as we walk you through EVERY step, from pouring the concrete to finishing the surface (Part 2). Perfect for DIY beginners, this 16'x26'x6" slab is ideal for small garages and sheds. Learn how to:
Set up forms for clean edges
Place rebar for reinforcement (optional)
Order and use Ready-mix concrete
Place, screed, and bull float for a smooth finish
Properly cure your new concrete slab
We'll cover all the essential tools, materials, and tips you need to know to pour your own concrete slab with confidence. Save money and gain valuable skills - watch now and get ready to build your dream garage or shed!
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@ringstinga Ай бұрын

Don't think you could have a better crew to show/teach you on these pours ! Well done Mike and the boys !

@MikeDayConcrete Ай бұрын

Thank you

@cat49deere Ай бұрын

Great way to teach people interested in learning, through the eyes and mind of a true guy new to the trade

@MikeDayConcrete Ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

@swashbucklesfortysix5511 Ай бұрын

Good to see your veteran enjoying his apprenticeship with you Mike

@dongreer9082 Ай бұрын

Damn good teacher!!!! Most concrete guys are yellers!!! 👍🏻

@poppopkustomkars1234 Ай бұрын

Nice work fellas! Reminds me when I worked with a good crew!!

@MikeDayConcrete Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@user-fk3uo5cm8t Ай бұрын

Really great to see the "old timers" passing on their knowledge to the younger generation.

@MikeDayConcrete Ай бұрын

Thank you

@user-oz3dm7qo8t Ай бұрын

This was an amazing video

@MikeDayConcrete Ай бұрын

Thanks

@patrickpryal9344 Ай бұрын

Most flat work guys I know around here don't even bother with wire mesh. Always ends up on the bottom anyway. Fiber in the mix is all you need according to them.

@jacobs-uo6si Ай бұрын

Fibers are no fun for anything your power troweling. Always seems to work their way to the surface.

@dmax1234 Ай бұрын

I pour fiber alot here in Ohio. It's more of a bear to finish IMO. Ur correct the wire does end up on bottom unless you are persistent about pulling as you go.

@handymark7525 Ай бұрын

Yes, and it's worthless at the bottom of a slab. A waste of time and money to put it in. We use rebar and set it up on rebar chairs - usually (yes it is a tripping hazard big time). Occasionally you can't find them so we let the rebar lay on the ground and pull it up as we go. And we pull it up above mid slab because we know it will settle some. The key is to stay off or out of that pour once you've pulled up the rebar or wire mesh. If you're going to walk all over it then you know it's going to end up on the ground. Don't let your owner see that. They just might know a thing or to about how to correctly do a slab.

@SaltedSoulsGallery 17 күн бұрын

When should you do a mono slab? Building a 20x30 basic metal shop!

@rtboat7172 Ай бұрын

Hey Mike, another great video! Say, was wondering if you could in a couple of your “typical pour” videos, put a real timeclock in one of the upper corners. Because these videos are only minutes long, vs. the real-time being hours long, making it a little hard for us to get the project's timing down, and it would be a BIG help since timing is critical in every step. Realizing that weather conditions affect the timing, one would know that sun speeds the work up and cloudy overcast cool days extends it as well as the slump and chemical additives you’ve chosen. Maybe you’ve already done this, and if so, would appreciate your pointing us to those videos on your website. Thanks, and keep up the Great Work! PS: an additional video with the timeclock on a stamped concrete pour would be excellent as well . . .😎

@waterhammer5807 Ай бұрын

Excellent

@ryanpereira8133 7 күн бұрын

Hey Mike, love the content. Your videos are always awesome and so educational. I’m located in North East PA and looking to have a 24x55 slab poured soon for a metal building. Town has no requirements for the slab, do I need footers or just 6 inch all around with 4 inch gravel sub base is sufficient?

@normiedeathsquad40 Ай бұрын

The spacers for the wire cost litterally cents how you have layed it may as well not bothered.

@scottpaulson1714 Ай бұрын

Mike, What is the largest garage floor/patio floor that one man can pour without it getting away from them? And why isn't a vibrator always used on every job vs tapping on the form? just curious. Great channel

@MikeDayConcrete Ай бұрын

The size one guy can do will depend on his/her experience and physical condition. I used to do 20 - 30 yard pours myself when I was in my 20's and 30's. Not now. The slump you pour will kind of dictate if you need to vibrate or just tap the edges as we are. A 6 slump consolidates itself pretty good so just light tapping on the edges is enough. A 4 slump and we'd vibrate.

@jojomojo9823 Ай бұрын

If things have moved out of grade while the concrete is pouring, what are your options?

@user-eu3qx2ed7r Ай бұрын

Hi Mike

@davidkellerman9802 Ай бұрын

Hay mike how can you fix concrete that has puddels on it can you put a floor leveler on it and then grind the hole slabe to make it level again

@Junaidanwar176 Ай бұрын

How much do you charge per meter.. We do the same pours here in saudi but the prices are way too low.😢

@DACVL4U Ай бұрын

🙏👷👍 appreciate your endeavour. I have a query . Are screeding and floating also required for self consolidating concrete (SCC)(aka self compacting concrete) ?

@flyhigh5056 Ай бұрын

Wish I could post some current pictures of a driveway I just removed, in this comment, of what happens with mesh that is not suspended with spacers

@peteshields1448 Ай бұрын

Mike I noticed you pull a screed board a lot more than using your power screed . I understand why you did it on this pour it’s only 16’ wide . Do you feel that the power screed in too heavy on water reduced concrete at a 6 +slump.

@MikeDayConcrete Ай бұрын

The power screed is good on all these pours. We're just a little old school I guess. These smaller ones are just as easy to hand screed for us.

@jerrykeith1922 Ай бұрын

Appreciate the video. Is wire as good as rebar? I am going to DIY a 32 x30 garage and 24 by 60 driveway. Also what power screed you recomend

@MikeDayConcrete Ай бұрын

Rebar is better than wire if spaced close enough. I'd use the MBW ScreeDemon for now, we like the battery one. But for slumps less than a 6, I'd go with the gas one.

@babaiker Ай бұрын

The rebar lays on the ground, is that how it should be? UPD. Ah, now i see, you lifted the rebar grid during pouring concrete

@flyhigh5056 Ай бұрын

Doesn’t stay in many instances.

@UberConcrete Ай бұрын

hey Mike where are you located ?

@MikeDayConcrete Ай бұрын

Maine

@inthedarkwoods2022 Ай бұрын

Sit it down.... then immediately corrects him and tells him he sat it down in the wrong spot.

@graffiti73 13 күн бұрын

I'm just curious about the rebar grid. If you have in the concrete, isn't supposed to be roughly in the middle of your concrete? I see you all pull it up, but then you just step right back on it. So what is the point? I'm just asking.

@ryanpereira8133 7 күн бұрын