@@wingdingdmetrius8025 thank you i seen the same point of nature mixing water a lot elements bad in ciments for water a lot things add up in too may be in the river :( it is fine to build spot but but take care nature please
8:43 Those "holes" at the base of the box drainage culvert are actually drains to allow built up ground water to seep out from behind the walls, otherwise water pressure would build up during heavy rainfall events and potentially compromise the structure of the wall. You almost never see them flowing though because as you know it's so dry down here that the water just sinks into the water table before it has any chance to accumulate in the topsoils.
The level of work you put into these spots is just insane. I think it gives hope to a lot of budget minded DIY guys. Can’t wait to see the next chapter in this build.
This stirs my inner Hank Hill. Looks like the funnest project. Your lack of preparedness for the rain cracks me up but I suppose that’s just part of the California charm of it all lol.
These diy vids really get the guerilla skate spot vibes going. Definitely makes me look at my surroundings with a little more detail. Thanks for the content.
I grew up,skating in the early 70,s , our dreams were the pictures in the American magazines , our reality was rain and rough concrete spots , as we grew our live for skating grew with us , I still skate now age 60+ we built wood half pipes and never lost the love , great to see this dream still being lived and loved.ML&R from London England L.S. D
Dude.! I came across this project before the storm, and I just saw the spot a few days ago complete and must say that you killed it man! It looks so fun, I literally have been waiting for the water to clear out so that I can skate it!! Thanks again for the sick spot!
If you also wear a hard hat you can get away with even more. Also for scouting spots a hard hat, hi vis, and a clipboard will let you go and check out spots without people questioning you.
I appreciate the planning that went into this and how you broke it down and didnt rush the build. I think it's important that you showed its better to take the time to address any mistakes or problems that come up along the way. Shout out to Matt for coming through clutch with the skills too!
I always find it funny because I am sure someone who does construction professionally will probably only shake their head watching these builds, but when you are out there you just gotta make it work somehow.. :D DIY spot like that is a perfect usage for these storm drains. when done correctly, they shouldnt interfere with the original purpose and it is basically negative space either way
Coolest part is the rocks filling the quarter. That not only helps reduce cost for you as the builder, it will also clean the spot up and make it already looking nicer just from all the rocks being gathered and hidden under the concrete. Wish I could do this in my local town.
The holes in the wall are called weepholes. You will almost never see any water come out of them because it comes little by little, but they prevent water from collecting behind the retaining wall which adds extra weight and pressure on the wall, thus the weepholes prevent it from falling over. The holes are not connecting to any pipes, it is purely for drainage from behind the wall.
I dont think the little holes are drain holes for long lengths of drain from anywhere, but small holes for minimal drainage of the land behind the walls.
Sooooo sick dude! Glad to see the spot is surviving winter! Cant wait for the next video and hopefully one day get to skate it! What ever happened with the dude that was lurking on you?
If you're not using form nails, try those next time. They're the ones with a double head so they dont sink in all the way and there's always a head to get purchase on to remove
hey man , why don't you use the "fabric sheet technique" for the curve of the ramp ?? you would save a lot of weight and materials , since you won't need to fill up the whole thing but just ad a structural reinforcement every meter or so it might also help to dry faster than a thick pour of concrete
Was thinking about this, why not build ramps out of wood or metal and then just transport them there and bolt them down so they don't get stolen? Seems like it would be easier than carrying concrete. Been thinking about doing something similar at a spot just opposite my house, there used to be a skatepark there but they tore it down a few years ago.
the caulking gun should have a hole over the trigger where u put the tip of the caulking tube in it and pull the trigger and it should cut the tip of the caulking for u.
YOU are divine doing GODS WORK right there. For EVERY skater the best way you can add to the worlds skateability is to get a "rub brick" or "brick rub" (any hardware shop ~30bucks) and whenever you feel like it in your travels remove bumps, intrusions, sharp corners on gaps in footpaths, rub out the thing that made you stall.fall/body etc It makes SO much difference getting from A to B smoothly after a long day or if intox Over COVID used oll the free masks and carried a rub brick everywhere in my backpack. Ended up smoothing all the rough patches on all my usual transit routes even on concrete board walks for less budum-budum fatigue. Have found now more and more skaters are using the same routes and spots and expanding them once they find out the simple rub brick secret. They're also great for preparing/finessing spots like the one you made.
I love DIY spots. There's a cool one under a bridge downtown in my city that skaters just built in a parking lot and the cops don't seem to care. I'm not really good enough to skate on anything at them, but the whole construction and aesthetic is so cool.
Little tip for "gorilla" project concrete mixing use a tarp put a bag or 2 in the middle have 2 people each grab 2 corners and then add water and then continuously alternate pushing corners towards the middle/the other person and your concrete will mix in a matter of a minute or 2 tops and then it's ready to pour where you need!
It would be better if you filled up to the forms. Also maybe invest in a radius floats. I’d say a resin float is better then a wood float. Maybe check out the white lighting or the orange thunder those are pretty good you can screed then use those then steel trowel. Crk. You can also have a little tape to cover the tops of the screws so crete don’t get in them.
Reflective vest that states EPA Investigator. Usually you're free to roam around the cabin. Just EPA will do too, just make it BIG to see from afar. Anyone and everyone can be an EPA informant. Look at Cali, they'll informants.
man i've got this idea to use an ac frequency on some electrical wires to make the concrete harder? I tried making some mud and put it on a DC battery with some wires it seemed to stay wet forever ??
Made that same mistake last week. Was cutting some tarp into a homemade amp cover and cut one of the guide lines, not the cut line. I guess i was just excited to cut something lol
Are you worried about documenting this and uploading it to TH-cam? I've heard of some people ending up in jail for it (different reasons of course). I do love your content and I wanna see more coming though! Haha
It’s something I always consider. Especially in the beginning of starting this TH-cam channel. I’m optimistic that if I was to be charged I could fight the case using similar scenarios where DIY Skateparks provide city safety. I searched for this particular location for months, it’s a neglected piece of land on city property (not private) which hopefully would help. Local city officials are aware of it (cant disclose how I know that) so far I’ve had no issues.
buy a tarp! its so much easy to mix cement with a tarp ,,cleaner at the spot an less hard on the body ,,two people holding two corners can just toss an turn a bag a cement to a perfect mix in four minutes
Those holes are probably weep holes for the walls. If those holes are not there, then water will retain in the soil behind the wall then the wall will fail.
Duuude hell yeah. Life is too short to sit around and see dreams why not make em come true right…. This will b there for the next few generations and also bringing in the secret park again….. made a bowl back in the day in the marshes down in Avalon nj it’s most likely covered with mud by now I’m 33 it was made when I was like 9 lol…. Much love broskies and chicklets do ur thing and make a dream to reality
In Peoria Az during Covid, a friend and other regulars built a park at a hidden spot with their Covid checks. Was under a well traveled but smaller bridge. Home Depot even delivered the supplies down to it 🤣 Ion yours I would have made some kind of lip on sides for water flow so it doesn’t wash out.
I like the idea of this, in reality you're reclaiming hide aways areas for better traffic and almost making it safer because if people are there it's less likely there will be as much sketchy stuff happening
Drain holes are probably blocked off and serve zero functional purpose. You're smart to still avoid them though. 1) Might upset city and incentivise them to ruin all the work you did. 2) You dont want the unlikely event of water coming in and wrecking the ramps from behind.
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Sick video 👍
this is such a random looking piece of infrastructure. do you know what is the point of this big concrete ditch in the middle of nowhere?
@@wingdingdmetrius8025 thank you i seen the same point of nature mixing water a lot elements bad in ciments for water a lot things add up in too may be in the river :( it is fine to build spot but but take care nature please
BTW u did a great job on both the video and the qtr pipe
Where's ep 2 on this i want to see the follow up
8:43 Those "holes" at the base of the box drainage culvert are actually drains to allow built up ground water to seep out from behind the walls, otherwise water pressure would build up during heavy rainfall events and potentially compromise the structure of the wall. You almost never see them flowing though because as you know it's so dry down here that the water just sinks into the water table before it has any chance to accumulate in the topsoils.
The level of work you put into these spots is just insane. I think it gives hope to a lot of budget minded DIY guys. Can’t wait to see the next chapter in this build.
This stirs my inner Hank Hill. Looks like the funnest project. Your lack of preparedness for the rain cracks me up but I suppose that’s just part of the California charm of it all lol.
So true, I never check the weather 😅
“Preparation is key” 😂 you left your stuff in a a storm ditch before a storm
haha. legend!
These diy vids really get the guerilla skate spot vibes going. Definitely makes me look at my surroundings with a little more detail. Thanks for the content.
Thank you for watching, opportunities are everywhere!
@@ZackDowdy I wouldnt miss it. Just curious, are you going to post the overall cost of this?
@@GreybeardSkates Good question - I’ll try to do that in the next episode
wheres it at? i know somewhere insd
I grew up,skating in the early 70,s , our dreams were the pictures in the American magazines , our reality was rain and rough concrete spots , as we grew our live for skating grew with us , I still skate now age 60+ we built wood half pipes and never lost the love , great to see this dream still being lived and loved.ML&R from London England L.S. D
Dude.! I came across this project before the storm, and I just saw the spot a few days ago complete and must say that you killed it man! It looks so fun, I literally have been waiting for the water to clear out so that I can skate it!! Thanks again for the sick spot!
Hi vis is the best disguise, literally no one asks questions if your in hi vis 😂
If you also wear a hard hat you can get away with even more. Also for scouting spots a hard hat, hi vis, and a clipboard will let you go and check out spots without people questioning you.
I appreciate the planning that went into this and how you broke it down and didnt rush the build. I think it's important that you showed its better to take the time to address any mistakes or problems that come up along the way.
Shout out to Matt for coming through clutch with the skills too!
Looking good Zack, canna wait to see the revea!!
I always find it funny because I am sure someone who does construction professionally will probably only shake their head watching these builds, but when you are out there you just gotta make it work somehow.. :D
DIY spot like that is a perfect usage for these storm drains. when done correctly, they shouldnt interfere with the original purpose and it is basically negative space either way
really enjoying this process
Been waiting for this one!!
Coolest part is the rocks filling the quarter. That not only helps reduce cost for you as the builder, it will also clean the spot up and make it already looking nicer just from all the rocks being gathered and hidden under the concrete. Wish I could do this in my local town.
Bob the builder could NEVER!
🤣🤣
"Yes we can!" 😂
The holes in the wall are called weepholes. You will almost never see any water come out of them because it comes little by little, but they prevent water from collecting behind the retaining wall which adds extra weight and pressure on the wall, thus the weepholes prevent it from falling over. The holes are not connecting to any pipes, it is purely for drainage from behind the wall.
Nice to know. Thanks for sharing 🫡
Love this series keep shredding zack
I dont think the little holes are drain holes for long lengths of drain from anywhere, but small holes for minimal drainage of the land behind the walls.
Sooooo sick dude! Glad to see the spot is surviving winter! Cant wait for the next video and hopefully one day get to skate it! What ever happened with the dude that was lurking on you?
Dude you are hardcore! Really sucks that all the rain came at the worst time!
Thank you for taking the time and effort to build a DIY!
Keep skating!
Yeah man so hardcore
If you're not using form nails, try those next time. They're the ones with a double head so they dont sink in all the way and there's always a head to get purchase on to remove
hey man , why don't you use the "fabric sheet technique" for the curve of the ramp ??
you would save a lot of weight and materials , since you won't need to fill up the whole thing but just ad a structural reinforcement every meter or so
it might also help to dry faster than a thick pour of concrete
Such a cool video! 🛹
I've been watching you since the very beggining of your channel Dowdy.
Your videos are so good.
Always a great watch.
I really appreciate that!
thank you for your service 😎
Why would you leave all of your caulk and caulk guns at the site? Backpack?
He said getting all the stuff there is sketch. I bet he don't want to get caught bringing tools and materials down there!
What a score on those tiles!
Someone commented on the last video telling me to grab them, stoked!
Looking good
another high quality video! thanks for your diy service 💪
It never rains in California
But girl, don't they warn ya?
It pours, man, it pours
Was thinking about this, why not build ramps out of wood or metal and then just transport them there and bolt them down so they don't get stolen? Seems like it would be easier than carrying concrete. Been thinking about doing something similar at a spot just opposite my house, there used to be a skatepark there but they tore it down a few years ago.
the caulking gun should have a hole over the trigger where u put the tip of the caulking tube in it and pull the trigger and it should cut the tip of the caulking for u.
nvm u found it on the gun 😂
Hey, I work with a lot of that stuff if you want it to last a lot longer stagger cinderblocks and put some rebar in there create a stronger base
Very cool
YOU are divine doing GODS WORK right there. For EVERY skater the best way you can add to the worlds skateability is to get a "rub brick" or "brick rub" (any hardware shop ~30bucks) and whenever you feel like it in your travels remove bumps, intrusions, sharp corners on gaps in footpaths, rub out the thing that made you stall.fall/body etc It makes SO much difference getting from A to B smoothly after a long day or if intox
Over COVID used oll the free masks and carried a rub brick everywhere in my backpack. Ended up smoothing all the rough patches on all my usual transit routes even on concrete board walks for less budum-budum fatigue. Have found now more and more skaters are using the same routes and spots and expanding them once they find out the simple rub brick secret.
They're also great for preparing/finessing spots like the one you made.
I love DIY spots. There's a cool one under a bridge downtown in my city that skaters just built in a parking lot and the cops don't seem to care. I'm not really good enough to skate on anything at them, but the whole construction and aesthetic is so cool.
You need brown pants hard hat gloves and glasses you're sticking out 😂 my friends need you in KC KS at least think about it 💚
Can’t wait for next week
If u need to pour any real concrete lmk! 4 real i would help u and i got a small base
Little tip for "gorilla" project concrete mixing use a tarp put a bag or 2 in the middle have 2 people each grab 2 corners and then add water and then continuously alternate pushing corners towards the middle/the other person and your concrete will mix in a matter of a minute or 2 tops and then it's ready to pour where you need!
Love the ditch diy videos
This is pretty dope. I wish I still lived in SoCal. Seems like a skaters paradise.
We do this in Philly, only massively bigger.
bro i cant wait to see what the spot looks like when its done
Basically, Essentially, Kinda sorta like totally
WIKKED SKILLS ON DA BLOCKZ YO
Mlk pool coping! Dope I spent many years skating those
love it
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I came to say you should learn the tarp mixing method but I see others have already beat me to it Nice job 🍄✌️
Please get a wheel barrel bro. Save your back.
Hey can you do like a 4 minute video recap on how much it costed to do everything you did and how much bags of concrete you used
Definition of work smarter not harder
could you put some pallets on the ground to build on that would keep you above the water without obstructing the flow?
That's a good idea
Bro nice build❤
It would be better if you filled up to the forms.
Also maybe invest in a radius floats.
I’d say a resin float is better then a wood float.
Maybe check out the white lighting or the orange thunder those are pretty good you can screed then use those then steel trowel.
Crk.
You can also have a little tape to cover the tops of the screws so crete don’t get in them.
Reflective vest that states EPA Investigator. Usually you're free to roam around the cabin. Just EPA will do too, just make it BIG to see from afar. Anyone and everyone can be an EPA informant. Look at Cali, they'll informants.
If ever in the New Orleans area . Come skate Fireman's Skatepark in Houma,La.
yall should try cramming the concrete in as tight as possible even the first layer
mix some sand on the base coats to save money
man i've got this idea to use an ac frequency on some electrical wires to make the concrete harder? I tried making some mud and put it on a DC battery with some wires it seemed to stay wet forever ??
Made that same mistake last week. Was cutting some tarp into a homemade amp cover and cut one of the guide lines, not the cut line. I guess i was just excited to cut something lol
There is a hole on the caulk gun handle that you can cut the tip open with
You’re a beast bro
Where is this spot at
Dude, you the man. Gorilla skate.
Where a orange construction vest next time and put up some cones, best way to lay low is to blend in to the average person
Are you worried about documenting this and uploading it to TH-cam? I've heard of some people ending up in jail for it (different reasons of course). I do love your content and I wanna see more coming though! Haha
It’s something I always consider. Especially in the beginning of starting this TH-cam channel. I’m optimistic that if I was to be charged I could fight the case using similar scenarios where DIY Skateparks provide city safety. I searched for this particular location for months, it’s a neglected piece of land on city property (not private) which hopefully would help. Local city officials are aware of it (cant disclose how I know that) so far I’ve had no issues.
Yeah, definitely the weather's fault..
🤣😂🤣
Top tip is to draw a big X on the part your cutting off
buy a tarp! its so much easy to mix cement with a tarp ,,cleaner at the spot an less hard on the body ,,two people holding two corners can just toss an turn a bag a cement to a perfect mix in four minutes
then just tip out of tarp into yr form
AYE WHO TOOK MY MANS SHOVEL!?!?
Wear a high-vis waistcoat and a hard hat , mate. It 'legitimises' virtually everything!
Should've brought a drill and mixed that Crete in your Lowe's bucket.
Those holes are probably weep holes for the walls. If those holes are not there, then water will retain in the soil behind the wall then the wall will fail.
rad!!
How about just an area code to start my hunt?? Please and thank you. SD loc
Duuude hell yeah. Life is too short to sit around and see dreams why not make em come true right…. This will b there for the next few generations and also bringing in the secret park again….. made a bowl back in the day in the marshes down in Avalon nj it’s most likely covered with mud by now I’m 33 it was made when I was like 9 lol…. Much love broskies and chicklets do ur thing and make a dream to reality
Lmfao you're putting the adhesive on both sides, taking you twice as long, as if putting it on one side is any different 😂
A high-vis vest and a clipboard would probably keep any civilian from questioning you lol
yo thats proper
hell yeah
More diy’s in Tx
nice
There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a DIY spot put together and then skated!
good fpr my yard thamk you so nice
I’d bring the skimboard out make a wicked run
Hey lets block a drainage ditch with concrete! Great idea!
Clearly the holes are on both sides with nothing blocking it
@@radio-future okay. “Restrict,” pedant
In Peoria Az during Covid, a friend and other regulars built a park at a hidden spot with their Covid checks. Was under a well traveled but smaller bridge. Home Depot even delivered the supplies down to it 🤣
Ion yours I would have made some kind of lip on sides for water flow so it doesn’t wash out.
Creative stat
I like the idea of this, in reality you're reclaiming hide aways areas for better traffic and almost making it safer because if people are there it's less likely there will be as much sketchy stuff happening
Can’t wait for the next chapter !
Loved the interview with Chad Caruso. Sick finding ur chanel. Keep up the work brother
❤❤❤
What happened with the person who came over to talk?
Dodged the bullet! I think maybe they were scared to find out what I was doing.
@@ZackDowdy hehe right on... looking forward to the finished product. Looking good!
Drain holes are probably blocked off and serve zero functional purpose. You're smart to still avoid them though.
1) Might upset city and incentivise them to ruin all the work you did.
2) You dont want the unlikely event of water coming in and wrecking the ramps from behind.
That's how the pros do it 💥🤙
Priceless!!
looking great!
Frickin sweet ramp
RAAAAAD
Need an update brother!
Not staggering the blocks…