we cool beans and now you began on this build I look forward to it

Plumbing next? Awesome! It’s starting to get real!

Howdy y’all- great job on the sono tubes. I’d rather watch someone else pour concrete than do it myself so I really enjoyed watching the video. I wish I had an Eric…………….. Hope you have a great weekend. God bless

Looks like a beautiful day to work outside!

Nice slo mo edit on the concrete, Beth! 😊

Looking good!!

Very happy to see the tapping and vibration on the concrete. You'll want an immersion vibrator for any slab work but this works for the columns. Vibration should be 10 to 15 seconds. Under vibration means air pockets but over vibration starts to separate the concrete components apart which is bad too.

Little tip on finishing concrete. After you strike it off with your board and grab the trowel to smooth it off. Jiggle the trowel as you go across a couple of times then come back smooth. You can get a nicer finish like Eric likes.

Another successful project! Great job!!

What do you think of the idea of the different heights of the sonotubes? An eyesore at first, but we definitely plan on painting them to help them blend in. Hope you enjoy this video! 😁

I would have gone with 30 above grade throughout, but I have OCD when it comes to that sort of thing. 😂. Nothing wrong with differing heights from an engineering standpoint as long as the first horizontal beam is level, and honestly I think it will become something you don't even see after time. It will just blend in. Anything you paint you have to maintain, so I don't like to paint concrete. However, if you're backing vehicles in I would suggest bright yellow and reflective tape or they also make garage wall protective foam to go around the column to help protect the vehicle from the concrete.

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