My luck half of it would blow away before I got a chance to wet it haha.

Thanks brotha!

For the 45 x 26ish slab I have right at 3800 dollars, that includes over 100 ton of gravel and concrete. Local contractors wanted a minimum of 14k and up. Some quotes were close to 20k

I will say I wouldn’t recommend it if you don’t have good balance. It gets tippy at times haha

@@reallifetested2605 And you bring kids out in it??!! I've seen a few drownings in my life at sea, doing search and rescue and recovery, and I'll let you into an obvious secret. NONE OF THEM WERE FUNNY!!!

In my area it’s rarely used unless industrial or commercial. We don’t have any natural disasters, we have good soil, and it rarely gets below freezing.

That’s amazing. Labor rates in the us have gotten out of control, that’s caused the prices of our goods to be out of control. I don’t understand how it’s gotten as bad as it has.

In my area rebar isn’t used usually unless industrial or commercial. We have good soil, no natural disasters, and it rarely gets below freezing. I’d check locally to see if anyone in your area is using it. So far I don’t have any cracks at all. I’ve done a one year update and will do another update in a few months. I think it’s coming up on 3 years but will have to check.

@@reallifetested2605 thanks for the update, this is super helpful

That’s awesome! As long as you plan ahead you won’t have any surprises. Good luck with your project I know you’ll do great!

That’s genius! I’ve seen a couple of people do it and see that it’s becoming more popular. We’re going to be building another metal building this year and will have to try that out. I bet it works great.

In my area rebar isn’t used usually unless industrial or commercial. We have good soil, no natural disasters, and it rarely gets below freezing.

@@reallifetested2605 ok, well I mean, it should be used, some form, esp for slabs, even in sidewalks it's good to use. Metal mesh or something so when it cracks it will be held together.

I didn’t. I poured what’s called a floating slab. It might not be allowed in your area so I’d definitely check. Around here people do it everyday.

It might be in your area. In my area it’s not required as we have stable soil, rarely gets below freezing, and no natural disasters like earthquakes.

You’re very welcome.

Bought a few weeks of gas and groceries.

It is slower than the tool that’s for sure.

Thank you!

Codes require a lot of things that pass inspection when they’re not done. Not sure if you’ve ever worked in construction but it happens everyday. Especially when it’s hot, there’s a lot of money involved, and people are lazy.

That’s awesome I wish it was like that around here. We recently were going to build a 24x24 workshop and the lowest quotes received were in the high 90s low 100s range. That’s with me doing the grading, electrical and drywall. Prices in my area have gone insane.

Thank you!

Somewhere between 6-7 thousand dollars.

Yes, because of time (I was working night shifts at the time) I only did 1 section per day.

@@reallifetested2605 How have they held up? Thank you! Blessings.

Thank you! So far so good on the post. I still haven’t gotten around to painting them. I mentioned it to the wife but the natural color of the wood has grown on us. Good luck with your project!

Thank you! I’ve always wondered about dry pour concrete. I’ve seen tons of videos about it and from the results and what people are saying it works great! Let me know how it goes. Good luck with your project.

You can definitely do it! You’d be surprised, once you get going it’s not as bad as you think. I’d imagine you’ll be able to finish this before lunch if you get started early, or break it up into two short days. Good luck with your project!

Good point! It seems like the mat material gets hard and starts breaking apart after 2 years or so no matter what you do. Fender washers definitely help especially if you get it hung up in a ditch haha

It seems like in the past year the quality on these has went downhill. Mine is still working but everyone I talk to says the same thing as you.

That’s awesome! I did the electrical on mine as well and didn’t even think about the amount of money I saved on that. Working night shift had its perks but the amount of sleep you don’t get with those perks aren’t worth it I don’t think. I didn’t even realize how bad I felt all of the time, it became normal to me. I sure did get a lot done though.

Thank you, you’ve got that right. Around here prices have gotten so high I don’t know how anyone affords to build right now.

You’ve got that right. Around here labor rates have tripled along with the higher price of concrete. I don’t understand how anyone can afford anything anymore.

Thank you! I haven’t done the two year update yet but it’s honestly the same. No hairline cracks or shifting. Good luck with your project you’ll do great.

Thank you!

That’s awesome brother. One thing I’ve noticed from keeping up with prices of bagged concrete. It seems to be more affordable the first of the year up until April or so then goes up a good bit. Good luck with your project!

Thank you for the good info. The only reason I didn’t give details is because I feel like I’m not qualified enough to do so. More less just showing that it can be done if you do your research and figure everything out ahead of time. That being said. I think a lot of “pros” don’t really know what’s going on either and just winging it for a lot of money haha

I’m not sure what size they are, we have two. One for upstairs and one for down. They cycle the compressor on for a few seconds before the air handler comes on. Maybe that’s to do away with the large inrush? They are a trane energy eco unit whatever that means haha

@@reallifetested2605 they might have inverter compressors instead of the standard compressor, that’s what most mini splits have, very low amp start ups

Thank you! Pricing is all over the place right now for some strange reason. The price of bags around here fluctuate about 2 dollars from month to month. It’s sad to say that but you’re right. I see driveways and slabs poured here all the time that are busted and cracking all to heck within weeks. They can’t even repave the roads around here without digging it back up 2 or 3 times and doing it over still ending up with a road worse off than they originally started with.

Thank you brother I really appreciate the kind words. That’s awesome that you got inspiration from this. Good luck with your project.

That’s a good idea! I haven’t had any issues yet but sort of wish I had done that for added insurance. Hopefully it will be ok.

I did most of this fence by myself and trying to build it and record would have taken way too long.

Sure does! I recently got a larger 8’ mower and am going to have to make something to get some better stripes with it.

Would you believe I’m still getting those comments! It was somewhere between 150-200 dollars an hour I was “making” based off of what I saved. I definitely don’t make that kind of money and never will. I doubt the ones saying time is money is making that either. It was definitely worth it to me.

Thanks brother I really appreciate it. That’s awesome to hear. Good luck with your project, you’ll do great.

You mean Portland? I didn’t know that I’ll have to check into it for the next project.

As long as you break it up into sections I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work. Heck as much as you save you can tear it up and redo it 2 more times before you start spending money vs hiring out. Good luck with your project it will turn out great!