Used wedge anchors that are for already cured concrete. J hook anchors is what you would use for wet concrete. For future reference

Looking forward to this series

Now that my brother told me about this mixer I gotta find some reasons to use it! Awesome job!

Looks great

Awesome video!! Great work.

Those anchors look like wedge anchors...meant to go in after the concrete cures...🤔

Great Video Please upload part #4, Thanks Johnnie

Next time, ask for “J” anchor bolts. Wedge anchors are only designed for cured concrete installations, which you now know 😊 nice mud mixer!

Concrete max count probably off if you calculated bags based on 2x4 slab when a 2x4 is actually 3.5” tall, not 4”. Good work, I’m excited to try one of these Mud Mixers in person.

Good job 👌

Nice mixing machine. Seems nice to just pour sackcrete in the hopper and mixes water automatic according to setting. 👍 good job!

One of the reasons you had so many extra bags left over was because you mixed your concrete with way too much water taking the place of concrete mix. Per QUIKRETE instructions use 6 pints (3 quarts) of water per 80 lb bag of mix, final water is 6-9 pints. The mix is supposed to be thick and chunky with a 2-3" slump (a 12" tall cone is filled with concrete, probed with a rod to remove air, and then the cone is lifted to see how much height the cone loses which is the slump measurement), people all the time add too much water and their 4,000 psi concrete is now not even close to that spec. The Mud Mixer is so much easier and fast than mixing in a wheelbarrow or mixing tray

great video thx

I think y’all did a great job!!!!

Nice job. I agree with others that those are expanding anchors meant for cured concrete. Luckily for you that you only placed two of them as they have little holding strength as is. Your metal lattice needed to be raised off the ground before pouring. It does no good at the bottom of the concrete pad and is subject to moisture and rusting. Also, that size pad would benefit from having an expansion joint in the middle. Not critiquing you as your project is done. Just some tips for others looking to do a similar project themselves as I am. I appreciate you sharing and helping others. Stay blessed.

That mixer looks a lot faster than the typical barrel type mixer. Kudos for using that mixer.

Nice video. The anchor bolt error has been covered adequately, but since you were not able to get them in before the concrete set you were going to need expanding anchors anyways.. The other point I saw is one of the most common errors and one I see many pro do out of laziness is not getting the mesh up into the slab. Just pouring on top of the mesh is not too effective, it needs to be lifted up as you place the concrete so it's in the center of the pour. Better yet, it should be tied to blocks to keep it elevated as you pour. Not sure if a mudmixer can handle fiber mesh but that may have been an option too. Fiber mesh is chopped fiberglass strands that are added to the concrete instead of using wire mesh or rebar.

Awesome job on the slab. Only comment I would say is you probably should have created control joints within the slab. Cracks may form overtime. Otherthan that you did awesome. Love the video

Its a perfect job for shed. No issue at all.

Did you pour the slab over the woodchucks or are they moving in later? I didn't see them on your list

Nice job but I would have used 3/8 " anchors. less time to set up, and easy to do.

Nice video. Two things I noticed - you had chairs on your list but did not see you use them to elevate the mesh and your concrete bags were too far back on the truck. The load should be over the wheels or as far forward as possible.

Overall, you did a good job. A few minor mistakes, but still a good job.

Nice job! There are two types of concrete: cracked concrete and about to crack concrete.

I just finished an 8x12 slab. After the first 20 bags of 80's I got 60's. So 20 80lb bags and then 54 60lb bags for mine.

What was the temperature outside? It looked kind of cold. Any issues with the temperature?

Wrong anchor and the slump is way to wet but for the application you good

Im curious about the mud mixer. How long did it take for it to pour that amount of concrete? Also great work it came out solid.

Very nice info. How long it took u to pour the concrete and what size was it? Tks

Not bad brother

Hi, where do you buy or get a mud mixer machine. I google it and no where to be found. Any info would help thx Mike.

Great job man, helps to have great friends. Where you rent the mixer from, also in North Texas hence the reason for asking.

It would have been a good candidate for a dry concrete pad. Looks cool. I’m building 16’x20’ up on a pressure treated deck. All good

Bag mixes like that always have a ton of bleed water. They aren't designed to be poured but placed and worked. Because of that they often require a lot of extra effort. Your pour will not achieve the 5000psi strength it was designed to because you used too much water 8:00

Are you a pilot? Just wanted to know due to having a great checklist!

I have an issue with my MudMixer. The water valve seams tooo sensitive. If I move it 1/8 of an inch the mix is way to wet, 1/8 inch the other way it way to dry. Have you had that issue ?

10:00 WHERE are the other anchor bolts around the perimeter ? There only seems to be TWO bolts in one corner ?

looks like it is very wet mix. i’d like to know if you have cracks next year . time will tell.

Evidently you don't watch KZfaq a lot? Wire mesh is meant to be in the pour, not under it. For all you DIYers reading this, the mesh will not prevent cracking. It is used to prevent the slab from stepping if it does crack. Re-rod will eliminate most cracking only if used diligently.

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Did you rent the mud mixer? I’ve been looking for this machine everywhere and nobody has it and I really don’t want to buy one for 3,000

How much did it save you to do the job versus buying a truck to deliver concrete

Good job for an amateur. Are you still using the mud mixer for other jobs?

How do you think this will work for a home foundation?

The time and effort call a mixer time is money

I wish they made it capable of pumping the concrete as well, with a hose attachment.

Yeah right

$3K for the Mud Mixer is pretty steep unless you use it for your business. I would get a mixer truck to come out. Cheaper for a one-time job and you do not have to find a place to store it during the 364 days of the year you are not using it. Cool tool though. Need to find a place that rents one.

You guys must have money to burn, how much did you spend on bags of ready mix, did you do a comparison using dry raw materials. Its a good idea when your concrete is drying but still green to keep water on it so it dries as slow as can be, but all said its a nice slab.

The chicken wire you put for reinforcement does absolutely nothing laying on top of the stone it Has to be in the center of the concrete other than that it look like it came out pretty good

Curious if you've done any similar pours with a regular barrel mixer? You mentioned that it took 2-1/2 hours just to do the pour with the mud mixer, but it seems like you spent a LOT of time waiting on the mixer to dribble out the concrete. With a commercial-grade mixer from a rental yard, that would take 5 batches and you'd have the whole slab poured in 30 minutes. And a little 2-3cuft DIY mixer, with one guy running the mixer and one spreading the concreate, could do that pour in under an hour.

No rat wall???

Well, better than putting the shed on dirt.

Some score marks to control cracking world be wise.

Would have been worth it to just have a mixer come in.

you should have looked into dry pouring.. could have saved a lot of trouble.. but great job.. never the less. !!

Q: why you can't read your plan because it's so small. And you gloss over very quickly and can't understand what you're saying when you talk about how many bags you used in square footage. But as long as it turned out all right good for you

2000lb load in a 1200lb bed. Probably not a great idea.

That's not how you use concrete anchors. oh dear....

Why the music??? It ruins the video

Really need to have a footing, it would make it a lot stronger and keep pests out

You poured it too wet

Your mud was way too wet.

You need to check out the Cajun Couple to learn their patented dry pour method. You would have saved so much effort on that slab, plus you would have only had to redo it a few years later. Love that mud mixer. such a nice machine.

We should be careful not to teach unknowing people the wrong way to do some things.

Wire mesh did absolutely nothing as it’s not in the concrete and is under it.

lol

Don't buy the cheep Duck tape by 3M duct tape

You buy a $3000 mud mixer and purchase $200 of bagged concrete instead of renting a U-cart that comes with 1 yard of concrete in it to save money?? Not to mention having to lift 60 bags!! 🙄🙄

so slow.....

All that planning and notes. You let that poor guy mix with no respirator. You even had a safety section. I feel really bad. 1000 dollars cash and a sincere apology would be a good gesture. Sorry that happened.

Not a chance in hell lol. I’ll pay the 400 dollars for 2 yards of concrete. Save that much in labor and be done in half the time with less effort. That pained me to watch. Btw a steel trial doesn’t bring cream to the top it closes the surface of the concrete.

Typical. Went Into it trying to disprove it and rushed the entire process. I think everyone watching the video can see he proved what he set out to prove. The bag doesn’t even say “mix with water” …. It literally says “just ADD water” Rush a job and don’t do it as instructed and you’ll always get subpar results. He adds a few more bags of concrete and is patient when screeding, and actually has a hose with the spray function (his didn’t, it was a fan setting - there’s a difference) and he gets a much better result. Full disclaimer, I’m a nobody but I can see CLEAR differences in what he did vs what others that have successful slabs do.

Bunch of amateurs

Those are not wet set anchor bolts. You incorrectly used expansion bolts

Why not just call for a short load instead of using all those 80lb bags

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Pouring with premix that cost 3x what it does with AB and portland, using the wrong anchors and posting it on KZfaq 😂

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