I am an ex- Air Force civil engineer and one trick we used to use on the side boards of a concrete pour was to use a jigsaw without a blade the vibration will do the best job on those air bubbles.
I am amazed by all your skills - concrete laying, carpentry, roofing, dry lining, gardening, bee keeping, mechanics , animal husbandry, cooking, food preservation, tree felling. I no doubt many more I haven’t mentioned. You both are so very accomplished in life skills at such a tender age. Well done to you both ❤
I enjoy your videos so much that I’m sad when they end. You guys are such a great team. Anything you work on together always comes out great. I am looking forward to seeing the end of the project. Both tiles look beautiful but I think white would go better with the cabin. Looking forward to the next video, hope you both have an amazing week.
@@SagebrushRambles Yeah, it would feel like a hospital or kitchen. And metal sheets like copper or any colour of choice would reflect the heat better. Or even soapstone that retains the heat over time.
I would go with the grey tiling because relatively quickly the white will show yellowing, especially how close it is to the stove, it's basically unavoidable and ends up like a smoking room yellow. Thanks a lot for the video.
Even if you say you've never done that work, what ever you do you guys do really well. Attention to detail makes great craftsmanship. Learning on your own home is awesome.
The two of you are amazing. Both of you are always willing to tackle any project that would scare most people away from trying! Can't wait to see how the tile turns out! I have no doubt the tile project will turnout great!
Go with the white tile, as long as it cleans easily. It will keep it brighter in there. By the way, good job. Excited to see the work on the new cabin as well. You could probably rent this one easily. Good luck, we don't miss an episode.
Unless the tile has a really good glaze on it the smoke/soot will ruin the white after a while. With the grey they may have less trouble keeping it nice looking. Aren’t they a great couple….just love their content and personalities!
I like the white tile, but you could easily accent it by making grey line at the top and bottom. I can't wait to see the final product of this project. My husband and I were considering a concrete slab for our woodstove, but we were also thinking flat rocks, which would need the concrete to hold them in place. It's looking fantastic so far!
I think you guys did an exceptional first time job! The tiling should be a breeze, especially since it's just a small section. My mom and I got heavily discounted tile from a builder surplus store and did her entire 1600 sqft house. My little bitty 5' mom in her 60's did most of it while I was at work. The biggest thing we had to learn was patience to let things set, lol. I know you guys secretly thought about putting your hand prints in it!
@@Gardeningchristine In this video she asked if anyone could remember where that piece of birch came from. He was just responding to that. I remember that video though, the original stairs were beautiful bit I got that they took up a lot of space!!
It looks good! Nice idea to repurpose the birch table. I would use both tiles! Looking forward to seeing all your new winter projects! You both are so creative!
You both work hand in hand and it shows and it is GREAT To see for a pair of YOUNG FOLKS like you !!! I like it a lot and we need more of this in this WORLD !!!
I can’t add anything more to the comments than already is there. Yes, you two are simply amazing. I love the comments. Folks really love your videos..this is truly a special channel.
My vote is for the gray, it will blend better with the wood stove IMO. The white reminds me of a kitchen black splash. You did an excellent job, I’ve done concrete before and it’s no joke.
Great mini pour practice project! Not too many people do these types of mochups before getting into huge projects. Thanks for sharing your journey and your takeaways. I personally love the gray tile with the stove, and either way it will be beautiful. Maybe use some of that thick lumber to trim the cement base.
I think the antique white tile will give a nice contrast to the stove and lighten up the corner. Wow! Another first for our favorite intrepid couple! ❤️
You guys are very brave to tackle a project that you don’t know much about, good for you. I’m sure you’ll figure it out, love how you work so well together. ❤
I love the way you always re-use or repurpose things, like your kitchen table today! Always love watching the way you both tackle any projects💪and I tell everyone about your channel also. I was very impressed with the concrete work!
Knowing that you stay so busy and seemingly always dealing with short windows. I was thinking selfishly and saying how great it would be if Eric and Ariel were able to put out two videos per week for a while ! Which also included me thinking I'd bet if they were able to do that, it would probably get them over the Million Subscriber Mark ‼️❣️ keep being amazing and inspiring as you do your thing 🤩
I hope you went with the white as it will amplify a small space. The grey (with a blueish hue?) was also lovely but I lean toward the white. I know this is filmed weeks before so you’ve already chosen. Great project to follow!
I have no words to express how proud I am to even be watching this video. Y’all amaze me with every video I watch from you. You research and you try. This is what we call having adventure in life. ❤
I think that birch slab was a little table ya'll had against the back wall and dried out/split a bit after being in the cabin a while. I could be wrong but it looks similar! Project is looking good! Thanks for the video
Good job guy! I vote grey tile on the backside. I did a few pouring slab jobs and learned that it helps to have a guide line on the back walls so you see exactly where the level should be. Love to see you guys constantly challenging yourselves and learning.
Constantly amazed by all of your efforts and execution for all of these different projects. I love how easy you make these things look… especially because they are anything but easy. ❤ I will say I was panicked about the socks and nails and rocks, oh my! 😅
I formed and poured 5 pallets (42 80lbs bags each) yesterday for a retaining wall. I used a hammer drill with a chisel bit against the form to vibrate. It works well. Its easy to see you guys enjoy the work.
Good job!! That isn’t easy! Maybe you should go with the white tile because your home is small and it would make the space seam larger and brighter. Especially in the winter when it’s so dark for so long. But they are both beautiful ❤
Oh Yes I do remember, it was the side parts to your stairs. Great repurposing that beautiful wood. I even remember you guys talking about wanting to save it for another future project.
Eric for future small pours of concrete.... A simple tool to do the vibrating is to get your Sawzall, take the blade out of it, put it on high speed, then pull the trigger. Just run the head along the wood frame. It does a great job of vibrating. You could also get a sander and not put sand paper on it and press that up against the wood. Hope this helps.
I love that there's nothing you're afraid to tackle! You're both amazing. By the way... I vote for the gray. I can't even imagine trying to keep the white clean, especially behind the wood stove.
Yeah. Don't think they want to tackle a bear. Maybe a Arctic hare, but they will receive some damage. Kick the livin' f out of ya. Big ass bunnies! Good eats though. Git some, Eric! Ex-Sourdough. 35 years, mostly in the big lonesome.
Great job! It looks great. The birch was a table for awhile. I’d choose the white because it would contrast well with the stove and be brighter. If you aren’t covering the concrete, next time consider using a round over tool on the edge. Like on sidewalks. That nice sharp edge might chip. Perhaps like someone suggested, use some of the wood for trim on the edge.
You two selected an excellent project to learn about concrete. Good job for your first run. Paying attention to details makes the rest of the work go so much more smoothly. That laser beam leveler is an awesomely valuable tool for DIY'ers, and professional contractors. BTW, I prefer the gray tile. The white seems a bit too bright for a black wood stove background. That is, unless you prefer big contrast. Plus with white I would think you would see more dirt from the wood stove. Unless you prefer cleaning back there more often. Looking forward to watching this project as it proceeds.
I really admire how you guys do things together and whenever an issue arises you come up with the best solutions.Seems like Eric can repair anything.Ariel you are also good in researching things and planning ahead 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽great job guys 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙏❤️❤️
If you want tile, color doesn't matter except for the grout. Since both the tiles you showed have a gloss glaze, they will be easy enough to wipe down but the grout will discolor so using a darker grout would be better. But, as a couple of other people mentioned, using soapstone would be the best if you can source it. It becomes a large area of heat mass, absorbing the heat from the stove and releasing it slowly as the stove cools, like over night or when you are gone. That is why the wood stoves in Iceland, for example, have panels of soapstone right on their wood stoves. Increases the heating efficiency.
Another great job! You never cease to amaze! My gut reaction is the white tile, but because of the ash and soot that is naturally in the air with a wood stove, the grey will be better over time. At least in my opinion! (The slab was for the table in the corner that you covered in beeswax. It ended up splitting but it was a beautiful project!) Love to You all! See you soon! 😉❤️
I look forward to your videos each one is authentic and a team approach. It’s motivating that your doing this in the Alaskan climate. Very motivating! Fantastic scenery. I like hearing your thought process for each project.
I used to work for a contractor and we did a fair bit of concrete work, and then for half a summer that's all I did. And I would say you guys did pretty well for not having any experience with finished concrete. I think you pretty much did everything right, you chose a high psi mix, you only added enough water to make it workable but not runny, your technique with the mag float and the trowel was probably better than what I could do after a few years of not doing it. And you didn't rush ahead when the concrete was taking its time setting up. That little bit of bleed water that came up probably wasn't enough to really be an issue, especially since you started with a pretty dry mix, but you did the right thing by giving it a bit more time. I don't know much about what might cause that powdering that you got, but I wonder if keeping at it with the finish trowel for a while longer would have prevented it. When my crew did garage and basement floors we had a power trowel that we would run on the concrete until it was rock hard and started to get shiny. Never had any powdering or flaking on those floors that I know of. Anyway, I would try to just rinse it off with a bit of water and maybe a stiff brush before going to all the work of sanding it. If that doesn't work, then you've already done the first step in wet sanding so no harm done.
If you do this again I would recommend fiber reinforced concrete by Quickcrete. It really helps to prevent cracks and you can get it in a high strength concrete. You are right about trowling too soon. The beed water is reintroduced into the surface and reduces the surface strength by adding to the water cement ratio of the concrete surface. Don't seal too early you need the concrete to cure for a while otherwise you will tarp water inside which might cause cracking when you put the woodstove heat on it. You might want to check out a heat resistant sealer or coating to protect the surface. 45 years in the concrete business.
Great job!!! I think the grey tile with a dark grout would look best, especially in the future when cleaning soot off of it. You also mentioned about not being sure on ending the tile at the sides - for that you can buy a metal trim called shooter. But personally I think you should trim the edges in the same wood as the shelving. If you look on pinterest for wood stoves, there's a few examples that look amazing. I can't wait to see it all done!
Can you use the white but also add a row or two of the gray as an accent? Just curious! I think it will look great when it’s finished. You two are fearless when it comes to trying the new stuff! I’m excited to see the end product!
I'm not sure if my memory is correct, but I think that wood came from a table you made a while back that sat where your seed starting shelf sits now? I can't wait to see the finished space! I just know it's going to be totally awesome as always. There seems to be nothing that the two of you can't accomplish together! I personally like the grey tile, but also think that the two would look really cool together, especially with the different sizes. Can't wait for next week's update!
I'm not sure I'm remembering correctly, but I think y'all had a wooden island counter for awhile. I think y'all did a fantastic job for your first time. If you do anything like this again, you can use a hammer drill without a bit or similar to do your vibrations. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished results. I personally like the gray tiles best.
@@srferth You are right, I have a wood stove with cream colored tiles, and it's constantly in need of cleaning ash off of. Plus, on screen, I just like the gray better. But I can't picture it against the drywall paint, and from a zoomed out perspective in the whole cabin.
@@strawberryrhubarbpie - That was another image in my memory too. Could’ve been them but I feel like it’s the cabin on the River that had me thinking that.
I have 7 years of flatwork and foundations experience. You guys did an excellent job for your first pour. Few tips for you going forward. Propane has a weird interaction with concrete. I've poured many interior basements during the winter in Michigan and the GC would always use propane heaters. The concrete sets up at a much slower pace and makes the surface chalky and extremely full of moisture when exposed to LP heating during the finishing process. Second tip is be way more aggressive with you hand float. Use it to Hamp down the concrete on the edges this will help remove the air pockets from the side along with vibration. Third tip is a screte board should be used a rough leveler, during your video I noticed you were using it to vibrate the concrete. I would not recommend this while screting. You should be pulling away excess concrete from the flat surface, once you've screted the surface level than vibrate the top and close up the concrete using a bow float for large floors like your upcoming shop or a hand float for your small interior job. Really enjoy your guys videos have a great day.
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I love how 'simple living' takes so much effort. Moreover, I think we all enjoy your partnership in projects.
Simple does not mean easy😁
Hard physical work is easy though!
Never has such a small piece of concrete been given so much love and attention
I am an ex- Air Force civil engineer and one trick we used to use on the side boards of a concrete pour was to use a jigsaw without a blade the vibration will do the best job on those air bubbles.
Good idea, too small for a Donkey Dic~
Or a reciprocating saw (without a blade)!
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing this technique.
@@UKCG_2 I concur with that statement. Done 2 small slabs and used my recip to vibrate the air out.
This is a great tip. God love an engineer, with out y'all we'd all be shivering in the dark.
I am amazed by all your skills - concrete laying, carpentry, roofing, dry lining, gardening, bee keeping, mechanics , animal husbandry, cooking, food preservation, tree felling. I no doubt many more I haven’t mentioned. You both are so very accomplished in life skills at such a tender age. Well done to you both ❤
I am amazed at the projects you take on. Nothing stops you. You always find a way. 🎉
I enjoy your videos so much that I’m sad when they end. You guys are such a great team. Anything you work on together always comes out great. I am looking forward to seeing the end of the project. Both tiles look beautiful but I think white would go better with the cabin. Looking forward to the next video, hope you both have an amazing week.
I think the white tile would brighten the room and create a good contrast to the black of the stove
Soot makes having white or light colored tile a nightmare.
@@SagebrushRambles I was going to say the same thing. Maybe not white behind the fire place, while other wise would have preferred the colour.
@@SagebrushRambles Yeah, it would feel like a hospital or kitchen. And metal sheets like copper or any colour of choice would reflect the heat better.
Or even soapstone that retains the heat over time.
Use both, or darkish coloured fake marble would be also nice.
I would go with the grey tiling because relatively quickly the white will show yellowing, especially how close it is to the stove, it's basically unavoidable and ends up like a smoking room yellow. Thanks a lot for the video.
“By the work, one know the Workman” Old family saying and you two exemplify true craft and workmanship ideals. Great video as always.
Even if you say you've never done that work, what ever you do you guys do really well. Attention to detail makes great craftsmanship. Learning on your own home is awesome.
Concrete work is a skill and art. It's so difficult to do. Some people make it look easy. You guys did an amazing job. 👍
The two of you are amazing. Both of you are always willing to tackle any project that would scare most people away from trying! Can't wait to see how the tile turns out! I have no doubt the tile project will turnout great!
Go with the white tile, as long as it cleans easily. It will keep it brighter in there. By the way, good job. Excited to see the work on the new cabin as well. You could probably rent this one easily. Good luck, we don't miss an episode.
Perfect comment John - I also vote for the white tile! I never miss a video. Always top-notch content.
Black slate! For the base. More rustic. MERRY Christmas ya filthy animals
Unless the tile has a really good glaze on it the smoke/soot will ruin the white after a while. With the grey they may have less trouble keeping it nice looking. Aren’t they a great couple….just love their content and personalities!
Soot on white tile is awful to clean.
Concrete finishing is an art. You have done well for your first time.
I can barely make jello you two are awesome
Haaaaaa
Lol
LMBO...Ty 🤣
Or boil water
I like the white tile, but you could easily accent it by making grey line at the top and bottom. I can't wait to see the final product of this project. My husband and I were considering a concrete slab for our woodstove, but we were also thinking flat rocks, which would need the concrete to hold them in place. It's looking fantastic so far!
I think you guys did an exceptional first time job! The tiling should be a breeze, especially since it's just a small section. My mom and I got heavily discounted tile from a builder surplus store and did her entire 1600 sqft house. My little bitty 5' mom in her 60's did most of it while I was at work. The biggest thing we had to learn was patience to let things set, lol. I know you guys secretly thought about putting your hand prints in it!
Good Job again Nice to see a couple working so well together
The loft stairs!
I like the white tile with your colors! Excited to see how it turns out guys, great content as always!
They have a video where they demo the old staircase and put them in if you haven’t seen it I’d check it out.
@@Gardeningchristine In this video she asked if anyone could remember where that piece of birch came from. He was just responding to that. I remember that video though, the original stairs were beautiful bit I got that they took up a lot of space!!
I vote on the gray! Nothing can ever be perfect the first time learning a new skill! Great job guys!
I could watch y’all all day!! ❤
I have.
It's Sunday, sure hope we get another video soon. We love seeing your adventures!!!!
I like the gray times. You guys work so well together and your projects gone out looking great.
Love how a small project can provide so much learning experience with minimal risk.
It looks good! Nice idea to repurpose the birch table. I would use both tiles! Looking forward to seeing all your new winter projects! You both are so creative!
Antique white. The concrete looks great, superb job for doing this for the first time.
You both work hand in hand and it shows and it is GREAT To see for a pair of YOUNG FOLKS like you !!! I like it a lot and we need more of this in this WORLD !!!
I can’t add anything more to the comments than already is there. Yes, you two are simply amazing. I love the comments. Folks really love your videos..this is truly a special channel.
Love seeing you guys grow, build and remodel and improve things! Exciting! 🎉
This is my comfort TH-cam channel.
Also has inspired me to think more about the DIY, exploring the outdoors, and where food comes from.
My vote is for the gray, it will blend better with the wood stove IMO. The white reminds me of a kitchen black splash. You did an excellent job, I’ve done concrete before and it’s no joke.
Y’all always impress me because you’re always willing to try something new! Great job guys!! I’m sure your family is so proud of you!🎉😎👏🏼👍🏼God bless!!
This video hit home for me. My dad was a carpenter and excelled in concrete/foundations. Great teamwork as always 👍🏾
they should have used paving/concrete slabs easily no need to set and easily removed afterwards.
My grampa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks. Chain smoked camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks.🙂 Rest in peace John Prine.
I love the updated corner and I think both of those tiles would look great up on that wall! Brightest blessings.
Great mini pour practice project! Not too many people do these types of mochups before getting into huge projects. Thanks for sharing your journey and your takeaways. I personally love the gray tile with the stove, and either way it will be beautiful. Maybe use some of that thick lumber to trim the cement base.
I love your ideas 😊
I think the antique white tile will give a nice contrast to the stove and lighten up the corner. Wow! Another first for our favorite intrepid couple! ❤️
Finish concrete is no easy task and you did a great job!! Can’t wait to see what’s next ❤
Nice work Ariel! Loved seeing you get right in there. 😀
You guys are very brave to tackle a project that you don’t know much about, good for you. I’m sure you’ll figure it out, love how you work so well together. ❤
You two have it going on. It loos so good, you should be really proud. Congratulations.
I love the way you always re-use or repurpose things, like your kitchen table today! Always love watching the way you both tackle any projects💪and I tell everyone about your channel also. I was very impressed with the concrete work!
So it was their table top? I didn't remember, and this is, hands down, my favorite YT channel!
@@brendag2891 I believe so, the cats ended up using it🙂🙃
You two amaze me. I think you could do almost anything you set your minds to.
Knowing that you stay so busy and seemingly always dealing with short windows. I was thinking selfishly and saying how great it would be if Eric and Ariel were able to put out two videos per week for a while ! Which also included me thinking I'd bet if they were able to do that, it would probably get them over the Million Subscriber Mark ‼️❣️ keep being amazing and inspiring as you do your thing 🤩
Antique white... classic, timeless.
I hope you went with the white as it will amplify a small space. The grey (with a blueish hue?) was also lovely but I lean toward the white. I know this is filmed weeks before so you’ve already chosen. Great project to follow!
I have no words to express how proud I am to even be watching this video. Y’all amaze me with every video I watch from you. You research and you try. This is what we call having adventure in life. ❤
I think that birch slab was a little table ya'll had against the back wall and dried out/split a bit after being in the cabin a while. I could be wrong but it looks similar! Project is looking good! Thanks for the video
Yep a table
That's what I thought too.
Yea I agree the Table
Yes the table in the corner. They layered it with bees wax.
Kudos to you guy's for taking the challenge.......
Good job guy! I vote grey tile on the backside. I did a few pouring slab jobs and learned that it helps to have a guide line on the back walls so you see exactly where the level should be.
Love to see you guys constantly challenging yourselves and learning.
Vlad, are you in Russia or Ukraine. I got so much spirtual Brother and Sisters over there. They are my family.
Great job! So satisfying to tackle jobs you’ve never done before! I like bright clean white tiles 👍🏻
Constantly amazed by all of your efforts and execution for all of these different projects. I love how easy you make these things look… especially because they are anything but easy. ❤ I will say I was panicked about the socks and nails and rocks, oh my! 😅
The gray tile has character. Love watching you learn a new skill!
I formed and poured 5 pallets (42 80lbs bags each) yesterday for a retaining wall. I used a hammer drill with a chisel bit against the form to vibrate. It works well.
Its easy to see you guys enjoy the work.
That was a labor of love. Cannot wait to see the finished product 😊
Awesome jobs guys, the slab looks great! Looking forward to more to come over the winter
Thanks for sharing.
Take care, all the best, and God bless.
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Good job!! That isn’t easy! Maybe you should go with the white tile because your home is small and it would make the space seam larger and brighter. Especially in the winter when it’s so dark for so long. But they are both beautiful ❤
Oh Yes I do remember, it was the side parts to your stairs. Great repurposing that beautiful wood. I even remember you guys talking about wanting to save it for another future project.
Eric for future small pours of concrete.... A simple tool to do the vibrating is to get your Sawzall, take the blade out of it, put it on high speed, then pull the trigger. Just run the head along the wood frame. It does a great job of vibrating. You could also get a sander and not put sand paper on it and press that up against the wood. Hope this helps.
What a fun project and a chance to be creative.
I love that there's nothing you're afraid to tackle! You're both amazing.
By the way... I vote for the gray. I can't even imagine trying to keep the white clean, especially behind the wood stove.
Ashes and coals can leave stains that are hard to clean.
Yeah. Don't think they want to tackle a bear. Maybe a Arctic hare, but they will receive some damage. Kick the livin' f out of ya. Big ass bunnies! Good eats though. Git some, Eric!
Ex-Sourdough. 35 years, mostly in the big lonesome.
@@ld200A so does cat poop. And other stuff. Yuck
Thank you. Merry Christmas. God Bless and stay safe.
Great job! It looks great. The birch was a table for awhile. I’d choose the white because it would contrast well with the stove and be brighter. If you aren’t covering the concrete, next time consider using a round over tool on the edge. Like on sidewalks. That nice sharp edge might chip. Perhaps like someone suggested, use some of the wood for trim on the edge.
You guys did a pretty awesome job for your first time doing concrete! Cant wait to see the end result.
I think the white tile with a gray course just under the last top row or even a brown to tie in that awesome shelf. You two rock!
You two selected an excellent project to learn about concrete. Good job for your first run. Paying attention to details makes the rest of the work go so much more smoothly. That laser beam leveler is an awesomely valuable tool for DIY'ers, and professional contractors.
BTW, I prefer the gray tile. The white seems a bit too bright for a black wood stove background. That is, unless you prefer big contrast. Plus with white I would think you would see more dirt from the wood stove. Unless you prefer cleaning back there more often. Looking forward to watching this project as it proceeds.
Antique white! Brighten up for dark winter months!
Love all your videos. I'm very excited to see all the new things to come for you all!
I really admire how you guys do things together and whenever an issue arises you come up with the best solutions.Seems like Eric can repair anything.Ariel you are also good in researching things and planning ahead 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽great job guys 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙏❤️❤️
If you want tile, color doesn't matter except for the grout. Since both the tiles you showed have a gloss glaze, they will be easy enough to wipe down but the grout will discolor so using a darker grout would be better. But, as a couple of other people mentioned, using soapstone would be the best if you can source it. It becomes a large area of heat mass, absorbing the heat from the stove and releasing it slowly as the stove cools, like over night or when you are gone. That is why the wood stoves in Iceland, for example, have panels of soapstone right on their wood stoves. Increases the heating efficiency.
That’s a great idea 👍
Great tip
3 very useful skills to know! glad to always awesome to see you guys taking on another challenge.
Another great job! You never cease to amaze! My gut reaction is the white tile, but because of the ash and soot that is naturally in the air with a wood stove, the grey will be better over time. At least in my opinion! (The slab was for the table in the corner that you covered in beeswax. It ended up splitting but it was a beautiful project!) Love to You all! See you soon! 😉❤️
Glad to see you’re making this fire place safe.
Loving loving the content!!! So excited with the new projects!
I look forward to your videos each one is authentic and a team approach. It’s motivating that your doing this in the Alaskan climate. Very motivating! Fantastic scenery. I like hearing your thought process for each project.
I used to work for a contractor and we did a fair bit of concrete work, and then for half a summer that's all I did. And I would say you guys did pretty well for not having any experience with finished concrete.
I think you pretty much did everything right, you chose a high psi mix, you only added enough water to make it workable but not runny, your technique with the mag float and the trowel was probably better than what I could do after a few years of not doing it. And you didn't rush ahead when the concrete was taking its time setting up.
That little bit of bleed water that came up probably wasn't enough to really be an issue, especially since you started with a pretty dry mix, but you did the right thing by giving it a bit more time.
I don't know much about what might cause that powdering that you got, but I wonder if keeping at it with the finish trowel for a while longer would have prevented it. When my crew did garage and basement floors we had a power trowel that we would run on the concrete until it was rock hard and started to get shiny. Never had any powdering or flaking on those floors that I know of.
Anyway, I would try to just rinse it off with a bit of water and maybe a stiff brush before going to all the work of sanding it. If that doesn't work, then you've already done the first step in wet sanding so no harm done.
You guys are great at trying new projects
If you do this again I would recommend fiber reinforced concrete by Quickcrete. It really helps to prevent cracks and you can get it in a high strength concrete. You are right about trowling too soon. The beed water is reintroduced into the surface and reduces the surface strength by adding to the water cement ratio of the concrete surface. Don't seal too early you need the concrete to cure for a while otherwise you will tarp water inside which might cause cracking when you put the woodstove heat on it. You might want to check out a heat resistant sealer or coating to protect the surface. 45 years in the concrete business.
I do concrete as well! Perfect advise!!!!
We had professionals use that concrete and we still had a lot of cracks. Very disappointed
I'm loving this project !!!
Great job!!! I think the grey tile with a dark grout would look best, especially in the future when cleaning soot off of it. You also mentioned about not being sure on ending the tile at the sides - for that you can buy a metal trim called shooter. But personally I think you should trim the edges in the same wood as the shelving. If you look on pinterest for wood stoves, there's a few examples that look amazing. I can't wait to see it all done!
Making it pretty and increase selling value. Time and money well spent. Good Job. AND you learnt a few new skills
Can you use the white but also add a row or two of the gray as an accent? Just curious! I think it will look great when it’s finished. You two are fearless when it comes to trying the new stuff! I’m excited to see the end product!
I really like the gray tile. A little warmer feeling maybe. Love all your projects. Thanks for sharing.
I'm not sure if my memory is correct, but I think that wood came from a table you made a while back that sat where your seed starting shelf sits now? I can't wait to see the finished space! I just know it's going to be totally awesome as always. There seems to be nothing that the two of you can't accomplish together! I personally like the grey tile, but also think that the two would look really cool together, especially with the different sizes. Can't wait for next week's update!
Great job, thank you for sharing. That should help make the place more efficient
is it worth it all that renovation ?? soon you moving out to your new place i guess.
Looks good so far, you guys are fearless.
The original use of the wood was to make a table underneath your window next to the kitchen! 😊
I could watch you guys all day……. So excited for the projects at your new place!
I'm not sure I'm remembering correctly, but I think y'all had a wooden island counter for awhile.
I think y'all did a fantastic job for your first time. If you do anything like this again, you can use a hammer drill without a bit or similar to do your vibrations. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished results.
I personally like the gray tiles best.
I’d go gray as well - prolly going to be a bit of ash and dust created by the stove; white might show that more and be a pain to keep clean
@@srferth You are right, I have a wood stove with cream colored tiles, and it's constantly in need of cleaning ash off of. Plus, on screen, I just like the gray better. But I can't picture it against the drywall paint, and from a zoomed out perspective in the whole cabin.
Or was it that dining table they had facing the window?
@@strawberryrhubarbpie - That was another image in my memory too. Could’ve been them but I feel like it’s the cabin on the River that had me thinking that.
One of the many things I ❤ about you guys is that you do your research then put your creativity to work 😉 looking forward to each step
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For the tile I think it depends on what the concrete looks like after you seal it.
Looking absolutely great! Take care!!!
I have 7 years of flatwork and foundations experience. You guys did an excellent job for your first pour. Few tips for you going forward. Propane has a weird interaction with concrete. I've poured many interior basements during the winter in Michigan and the GC would always use propane heaters. The concrete sets up at a much slower pace and makes the surface chalky and extremely full of moisture when exposed to LP heating during the finishing process. Second tip is be way more aggressive with you hand float. Use it to Hamp down the concrete on the edges this will help remove the air pockets from the side along with vibration. Third tip is a screte board should be used a rough leveler, during your video I noticed you were using it to vibrate the concrete. I would not recommend this while screting. You should be pulling away excess concrete from the flat surface, once you've screted the surface level than vibrate the top and close up the concrete using a bow float for large floors like your upcoming shop or a hand float for your small interior job. Really enjoy your guys videos have a great day.
I like the grey tile..less soot markings that will show...cant wait to see it all finished!
I wouldn’t mind if you guys wore eye protection more often 😬 Sometimes I reflexively squint when I watch you demo stuff! 😂
I would say most of the time they are good with protection. But, I agree we only get one set of eyes, and limbs.
Love the gray tile.
So the brick tiles fell off - until you wanted them to come off
You guys are amazing doing all DIY way to go 👍
30 mins video doesn’t cut it! We need at least an hour or more of your video 😊