@@yomauser No kidding. He sure plumped right up. Looks like one of his kids is ballooning right up there with his dad. Take the sugar away from your kids.
@@tonyhammer3588 It's tough to eat healthy in a regimented way being on the road so much with his crazy travel schedule. More often than not, I suspect it's grab 'n go... or not at all. Sometimes a guy has to walk in another guy's shoes to fully appreciate.🤠
I kinda wonder sometimes, if it's really any 'fun' anymore for the super successful CarTube guys. Every other week, it's a new build, and then its gone and off to the next one. At some point, it has to stop being fun, and just becomes a job. Not to mention the crazy amount of time spent editing to make videos, and all the other things going on 'behind the scenes'.
@@floodx4947 I'm guessing it's not as fun. But at the same time, he's adding property and providing for his family's future. And he's his own boss and can quit anytime he wants. There is fun in that.
@@kevhead1525 I believe between Motortrend and TH-cam sponsorship deals it’s not that simple to just walk away! I do believe that yes content creators are just like anyone and it’s just another job!
Derek I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for all the content you are putting out. I am currently deployed and it helps make time go by faster when I can watch a new video from you every week.
We appreciate your service to our country. I can only imagine how helpful it is to have some VGG entertainment to take your mind off the real job. Thank you, sir.
Thank for all you are doing to protect this great country of ours sir. 🫡 Prayers for your safety there, Psalm 91, and a safe return home. God bless you, and God bless the USA 🇺🇸
Parting with some of your vehicles may be hard right now but please take comfort in that every one that you pass on, ignites a dream in someone else. By you getting the real hard work done, finding the great vehicles that can be restored, you give a jump start to a lot of us guys who would just like to have one car to work on. Thank you for all of your efforts and the myriad of great advice we have learned from you.
Sure beats using the old fence row outback for vehicle storage. Awesome to see how far you have come in just a couple years. You are building quite the legacy for your family.
You should spend the money now to put in provisions for water, gas, and electricity. If you don't use them it's added value to your property. If you do want them later it will save you a bunch of time and money.
I recently rebuilt my old shop that had been burned. I used tin roofing, but I also had used some clear/opaque fibreglass roof sheets. No need for power. Super bright inside, even on a rainy day.
This reminds me of when I was 5 and watching them build a subdivision next to our house, all the while playing with my construction Tonka toys just our side of the property line. The construction guys were kind and let me snoop at what they were doing at the end of their day as long as I kept out of the way most times and eventually gifted me a small hard hat. :)
thank you for recognising us by saying thanks i have been a subscriber of your channel for a long time you are the most entertaining person i have watched thank you for sharing all this with us cant wait for the next one god bless you and the family
always interesting to see how different buildings are built in other areas of the county, without rebar in the main floor area where im at it would crack and shift in the first few years
I used to run the same pump truck as that one in Minnesota. Mine had 7 axles though haha must be nice not to deal with northern states axle weight rules.
Looks like some real pros doing the concrete work there, did a nice job and fast too. And a brandee-new pump truck too, had me a little excited when he hopped up that hill with it 😅
After thinking more about it, your slab is on fill and you will be putting the weight of vehicles on it. You are going to have settling. Cracking is sure to follow , , ,
I'm glad you're building some storage. You bring home some nice vehicles alongside the rusty rescues so it will be nice to keep them out of the elements. Can't wait to see the finished building and which cars you load into it.
it's always interesting to see how the different regions of the country do building and concrete. Up here in the dry side of Washington state we get some serious freeze/thaw cycles. Winters get down around zero F, summers up to 109-ish, sometimes hotter, colder as well. A 4000 psi is a good strength for footings, slabs, retaining walls are sometimes higher strength depending on the multitude of variables. When the crew makes it look easy, you know they've got the experience. That's a good looking slab. Up here we'd use a heavy wire mesh or a rebar grid in that slab. That adds a lot to the cost, nice that you don't need it.
Glad you're giving those rescues a home out of the elements...I'm sure it's a relief to now save them and give them a chance to survive longer term. I have one outside and the rest in my barn and it's bothering me alot to not have the room.
Building large buildings to store your stuff? Niiiice. The spoils of success. I was with you way back when. Back when you were fixing lawn mowers and dirt bikes on your vids. We came a long way. Back then I was watching by the window, now I watch by the other window. Crazy I know.
Derek, it makes me happy to see you and your channel growing like this! I always enjoy your content, whatever your topic or vehicle of choice is. My wife doesn’t get it, but she doesn’t need to 😂. Keep up the great job and love the fact that you include your family. 😁
Would you consider doing a property tour video? I understand not showing the home or exact location but I’d love to see the pond and pasture areas and how that all lays out on the property. I hope to retire to that area in about 10-15 years and have been fortunate to spend some time very near you in the last few years as some friends have retired out down there.
the trouble is people can geo locate areas just by looking at the video and picking out details from the background. power lines or landmark buildings can be a dead giveaway for your location. showing a water feature would make it really easy to locate using something simple as google maps.
I totally understand the privacy aspect of not doing it. I just really like that part of the country and always wanna see what’s on the other side of a tree line or hillside.
I have followed Derrick and the family for about 5 years, it seems like a long time, and have seen how much he has grown as a content maker and a person. Love this channel, teh success is well deserved. Love the Little Grip Garage content as well.
I was pricing a 24x30 4" slab with rebar & 6 footers and that came out to $24k a month ago. Had no idea it could cost so much for concrete. Was really looking forward to having a flat/non-gravel place to work on my vehicle's.....oh well, maybe after the recession is better.
LOVE this channel Derek. So happy for you man, makes me smile that you are getting so well setup for the future and having everything set for your kids. This is what freedom is ALL about. A true Patriot.
Now that's cool to know I have been following your channel for about three years and have got great answers from you but I really enjoy watching your will it run and drive home. So keep up the good work and I am excited to see how the barn turns out 😊
With as much and as hard as you work, it's ok to show off a little bit of your riches. You don't always have to act like you're just above water. Things like small or budget build, should not have to be used. Just simply say I needed more storage so here is my new barn. No matter what, we will still watch. Rather you're just above water or you're living good. It does not matter. You deserve all the success and things that come with it. My favorite barn is a monitor barn. One day, I will build a barndominium out of a monitor barn
Congratulations on the barn ! Never be ashamed of Gods blessings, Projects, new equipment etc. hard work does payoff and your family deserves everything you have worked so hard for.
I’m so glad everything’s going good in your world it just seems like yesterday you were way up north driving all that time to your shop etc. man you’ve come along ways buddy you did very good for yourself. Very happy for you.😊
I’m so happy for you and the family! It’s been fun watching your life progress from that first year of working in a small garage in the frozen Midwest. Keep chasing the dream and good luck!
Super excited to see how the barn is coming along. It's been about a month and I am clicking my heels to see what's new! I'm hoping you will post it very soon. I know that you're super busy with all you got going on. hoping everyone is staying happy and healthy in your family. God bless. Peter the Pilgrim.
Hope for continued health and prosperity for you and your loved ones, it’s been a blast watching you and the channel evolve over the years, keep it up.
A neighboring farmer put up a fifty x 150 barn with a six inch slab. We poured the footings 36 inches deep and 12 inches thick, then formed the edge and built stem walls just below grade. All the mats were tied in units and we left the center for the driver if the front unloader trucks Some real pros showed up and the truck could reach across the fifty foot width and I as a farmer and carpenter brought some ideas forward that improved our part. They unloaded a ten yard overloaded truck every fiftern minutes with a screen crew of eight. These guys were friends working on a Saturday with their main job at the time building the concrete parts of the Bengals Stadium. They enlisted me for clean up work around the bolt pads that later held the steel posts of the building. They finished the concrete do flat that the deepest part of the very few rain puddles was 1/8 inch. Start to finish was nine hours with unneeded people dropping out as it became just finishing. One ride on double trowel had pizza pans and the other had blades Our little farm crew established grade and square of the foundation and the finishers had very good things to say about our work as they checked my laser established forms. It was a great day having that crew on the job and we did not need a pumper truck
When we put up our big workshop we had a portable concrete plant on site. And a pumper. Nearest concrete plant is a 2.5 hour round trip -- plus loading, unloading, etc. Not feasible for a high volume pour. Barely even feasible for a 20' x 40' garage.
This is really exciting. Happy for you man. Make sure you get compaction reports for the grade and slump test on the concrete. I’d add socked corrugated pipe to the wall in back because, you know, water. I’m sure your engineer has it all figured out. Can’t wait to see the finished product. Love all your channels man. Good stuff to bleep/bloop to.
Living the dream. Love to see that your building your land the way you want it. With how much work you put in you truely deserve it. Your family deserves it. Can't wait to see the building go up!
I use to deliver Readymix Concrete back in the Late 80's through Mid 90's.. ...( glad you went with a 4000 pound mix ).. I remember making comments about the Vibrator / " Divorce Maker ".. I remember saying .. " If i brought that thing home to my wife.. She'd leave me forever " Anyway.. Glad to see the second shop getting built .. Hope it all works out
Congrats on all the success you've had with your format. I initially started watching years ago when you had maybe 29,000? or so followers and I think maybe your most watched video had 350K views. I believe that was the white Pickup you and your son pulled out of the weeds. That was a great video and may have been the first of yours that I watched. I love that format of "let's fix up this old rusty POS and get it driving again". I love seeing old derelict things restored. This VGL channel is a great "behind the scenes" and lifestyle type format and really fills out the character and lifestyle we see in VGG.
It’s great to see you building up the homestead Derek it may be spendy but we all know it won’t be cheaper later either and you need the dedicated storage space now.
As part of my estate plan and my later years, I have asked my wife, who will probably outlive me, to make my years of lost memory and dementia the best for me. As I lose my memory all she needs to do to keep me fully occupied is to sit me in front of the iPad and play the endless (to me) videos of Derek and the Vice Grip Garage/Lodge. Every episode will be new. Keep a grip on your vices! Thank you Derek and family, you’re the greatest!
So happy for you man!! A modern American success story in action. Work hard stick to your values and meter your goals. Well deserved !!! A great family!!
That brought back some memories. As a younger man I worked for a company that did pool decks and rock work, as well as driveways and small commercial pads. Never worked the Bull Trowel or Whirly Bird but did my fair share of hand finishing. Good memories.
Wow a guy is really taken aback by this. Just to think, I joined when you had about 2k subs, videos were done by what I’m assuming is a flip phone duct taped to the neighbor kids forehead, and look at you now, prime real estate in tenesee, One dream man cave, soon to be TWO, and all the toys and gadgets to boot. I’m so proud of you, Jessica and all the boys for grinding this out. I always told you in comments that I really seen you going miles, and you’ve went thousands past what I anticipated. Couldn’t have happened to better people. Really really. Good work you guys ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I can’t believe it’s got no steel in it at all. And the reo they used on the wall is only 6mm mesh I would expect to see 12mm bar at least, I don’t think it’s going to last very long, sad to say it’s all going to crack and fall apart.
I really would like to have seen a french drain system up against that wall by the pond to move the overflow you said you sometimes get. In Commifornia we have to have them on any type of retaining type wall.
They can still add it before they concrete over that area. They can put a channel drain in the concrete and filter that water down into the drain system and away to a lower area of the property. I’d also like to see some waterproofing against that wall. I do this every day so I’m sorry if give my opinion on how I would do it. I’m sure they have their reasons.
Derek... God bless you and your family. You deserve it all. Not gonna lie....I like these videos just as much as your vehicle related videos. Keep it up!
I didn't see this one coming. Seeing the Packard drive away made me have some feels, so I cannot imagine how it got to you. I laughed when you called it small. It is smaller than your other shop, but the new one is still multiple times bigger than my entire property, lol. Congratulations on the expansion. It will be a great addition. Neil :-)
Awesome!! I think you may regret not running hydro just for some lights and maybe some cameras. But I guess you can always run a line later if you change your mind.
Thank you for all the videos, it’s very obvious we all enjoy watching you! You have been a blessing to us and we have been a blessing to you as well. Keep the videos coming and we will keep watching!
Derek, it looks like you're really cementing your relationship with your Tennessee property! Just think 50 years from now what kind of barn finds will be uncovered! Your success is very well earned! All the very best to you, Jessica and the boys! Thanks for doing what you do so well! I watch all of your Channels, O'Reilly interviews etc.
Awesome to see you're hard work is paying off. If you wanna put some lights in that building there's a ton of solar lights that are very budget friendly.
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The ole Packard made it 2000 miles to Utah to its new home. What an adventure getting it there! Thanks for having us at Rusty Acres!
I alwaysed loved the old Packard. Take good care of it.
This is what your going to look forward to more in the future more buildings love the Fabrats family
it was a fun trip 🤘🏻
I found you from Matt’s towing funny to see you show up here now. Love both of your channels though.
I watched that whole trip, are you stalking me?
Many of us viewers started watching Derek when he was filming from his residence in Minnesota. He came a long way.
Yes, when he was skinny.
@@yomauser so was I. It's been a hard couple of years.
.....residence in Minnesota - but don't forget, that he also had a location in Wisconsin.
@@yomauser No kidding. He sure plumped right up. Looks like one of his kids is ballooning right up there with his dad. Take the sugar away from your kids.
@@tonyhammer3588 It's tough to eat healthy in a regimented way being on the road so much with his crazy travel schedule. More often than not, I suspect it's grab 'n go... or not at all. Sometimes a guy has to walk in another guy's shoes to fully appreciate.🤠
Hard to fathom how much of a busy dude Derek is with all the projects. Hard work pays.
I’ve recently decided that I never actually want to retire - I just want to have full control over what work I’m doing every day 😂
I kinda wonder sometimes, if it's really any 'fun' anymore for the super successful CarTube guys. Every other week, it's a new build, and then its gone and off to the next one. At some point, it has to stop being fun, and just becomes a job. Not to mention the crazy amount of time spent editing to make videos, and all the other things going on 'behind the scenes'.
@@floodx4947 I'm guessing it's not as fun. But at the same time, he's adding property and providing for his family's future. And he's his own boss and can quit anytime he wants. There is fun in that.
Er...I mean he can quit any time he wants. If Jessica let's him. 😊
@@kevhead1525 I believe between Motortrend and TH-cam sponsorship deals it’s not that simple to just walk away! I do believe that yes content creators are just like anyone and it’s just another job!
Derek I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for all the content you are putting out. I am currently deployed and it helps make time go by faster when I can watch a new video from you every week.
Thank you for your service, stay safe out there!
@@The3chordwonder will do thank you for your support
We appreciate your service to our country. I can only imagine how helpful it is to have some VGG entertainment to take your mind off the real job. Thank you, sir.
@@gamingwithraymond5664Thank you for hangin it all out for my freedom. You and your family’s sacrifice is greatly appreciated. Come home safe..
Thank for all you are doing to protect this great country of ours sir. 🫡 Prayers for your safety there, Psalm 91, and a safe return home. God bless you, and God bless the USA 🇺🇸
Nice to see all the hard work that Derek puts in get rewarded. Seems like a pretty solid guy who takes us along during his adventures.
No better feeling than building something on your land and making your dreams a reality. Congratulations!
amen to that buddy 😊😊
The property sure is coming along looking excellent man can't wait to see the completed build
Thank you
Parting with some of your vehicles may be hard right now but please take comfort in that every one that you pass on, ignites a dream in someone else. By you getting the real hard work done, finding the great vehicles that can be restored, you give a jump start to a lot of us guys who would just like to have one car to work on. Thank you for all of your efforts and the myriad of great advice we have learned from you.
Sure beats using the old fence row outback for vehicle storage. Awesome to see how far you have come in just a couple years. You are building quite the legacy for your family.
I drive a concrete mixer for a living, so for Derek to take what I see literally every day and make it entertaining, that’s a feat. 😂
I to have drove cement truck 30 year's seen a heck of a lot pump truck action
Love FabRats and Merlin’s old school garage!! It was fun watching them drive it all the way back to Utah 😂
You should spend the money now to put in provisions for water, gas, and electricity. If you don't use them it's added value to your property. If you do want them later it will save you a bunch of time and money.
I love seeing this guy be successful. Truly a treasure ♥
Derek! Awesome content!!! In 2018 I built a custom Barn "BarnCade" to house my Pinball and Arcade Games...restore & collect.
Derek, as always, we wish you the very best for you and your fine family.
Peter the Pilgrim
Thank you!!
I sure don’t miss doing that work lol
Congratulations, Derek. You are a testament to the benefits of hard work, perseverance and character.
He's quite the character 😂!
I recently rebuilt my old shop that had been burned. I used tin roofing, but I also had used some clear/opaque fibreglass roof sheets. No need for power. Super bright inside, even on a rainy day.
Congratulations Derek , I’m happy for all your success. Keep up the great work . Cheers 🇨🇦
This reminds me of when I was 5 and watching them build a subdivision next to our house, all the while playing with my construction Tonka toys just our side of the property line.
The construction guys were kind and let me snoop at what they were doing at the end of their day as long as I kept out of the way most times and eventually gifted me a small hard hat. :)
Congrats on your dream. Hope you can enjoy the fruits of your labor with your family.
I don't know about that. With Biden in office now for 3 years, a lot of us are living just above the water
You can NEVER have to much dry storage, well done and congratulations!
thank you for recognising us by saying thanks i have been a subscriber of your channel for a long time you are the most entertaining person i have watched thank you for sharing all this with us cant wait for the next one god bless you and the family
always interesting to see how different buildings are built in other areas of the county, without rebar in the main floor area where im at it would crack and shift in the first few years
Congrats Derek. I can't wait for the day I can finally afford to put up a 10 car building. It bothers me so much that my rescue junk sits outside.
I used to run the same pump truck as that one in Minnesota. Mine had 7 axles though haha must be nice not to deal with northern states axle weight rules.
Very proud for this family 👍he puts in a lot of hours🙏💯
Looks like some real pros doing the concrete work there, did a nice job and fast too. And a brandee-new pump truck too, had me a little excited when he hopped up that hill with it 😅
After thinking more about it, your slab is on fill and you will be putting the weight of vehicles on it. You are going to have settling. Cracking is sure to follow , , ,
Wow they are moving fast Derek 17:10 @Vice Grip Lodge
I'm glad you're building some storage. You bring home some nice vehicles alongside the rusty rescues so it will be nice to keep them out of the elements.
Can't wait to see the finished building and which cars you load into it.
it's always interesting to see how the different regions of the country do building and concrete. Up here in the dry side of Washington state we get some serious freeze/thaw cycles. Winters get down around zero F, summers up to 109-ish, sometimes hotter, colder as well. A 4000 psi is a good strength for footings, slabs, retaining walls are sometimes higher strength depending on the multitude of variables. When the crew makes it look easy, you know they've got the experience. That's a good looking slab. Up here we'd use a heavy wire mesh or a rebar grid in that slab. That adds a lot to the cost, nice that you don't need it.
Glad you're giving those rescues a home out of the elements...I'm sure it's a relief to now save them and give them a chance to survive longer term. I have one outside and the rest in my barn and it's bothering me alot to not have the room.
Building large buildings to store your stuff? Niiiice. The spoils of success. I was with you way back when. Back when you were fixing lawn mowers and dirt bikes on your vids. We came a long way. Back then I was watching by the window, now I watch by the other window. Crazy I know.
Derek, it makes me happy to see you and your channel growing like this! I always enjoy your content, whatever your topic or vehicle of choice is. My wife doesn’t get it, but she doesn’t need to 😂. Keep up the great job and love the fact that you include your family. 😁
It’s amazing the more PSI & Steel the luckier you are with slabs
But I didn't see them install any rebar or wire mesh in the slab. Just rebar in the footings and post footings.
Would you consider doing a property tour video? I understand not showing the home or exact location but I’d love to see the pond and pasture areas and how that all lays out on the property. I hope to retire to that area in about 10-15 years and have been fortunate to spend some time very near you in the last few years as some friends have retired out down there.
the trouble is people can geo locate areas just by looking at the video and picking out details from the background. power lines or landmark buildings can be a dead giveaway for your location.
showing a water feature would make it really easy to locate using something simple as google maps.
I have the same plan but about 5 years away from starting my real search. I'd love to see a bit of the land, minus any location details of course.
@@sccarguy8242 and there are people who are learning from him and trying the same thing but for bad and harmful reasons.
I totally understand the privacy aspect of not doing it. I just really like that part of the country and always wanna see what’s on the other side of a tree line or hillside.
Wow rusty acres get a building sweet Derek 0:31 @Vice Grip Lodge
I have followed Derrick and the family for about 5 years, it seems like a long time, and have seen how much he has grown as a content maker and a person. Love this channel, teh success is well deserved. Love the Little Grip Garage content as well.
I was pricing a 24x30 4" slab with rebar & 6 footers and that came out to $24k a month ago.
Had no idea it could cost so much for concrete. Was really looking forward to having a flat/non-gravel place to work on my vehicle's.....oh well, maybe after the recession is better.
LOVE this channel Derek. So happy for you man, makes me smile that you are getting so well setup for the future and having everything set for your kids. This is what freedom is ALL about. A true Patriot.
Now that's cool to know I have been following your channel for about three years and have got great answers from you but I really enjoy watching your will it run and drive home. So keep up the good work and I am excited to see how the barn turns out 😊
Can't wait to see more of the progress and the facilatizing
Thanks Derek I enjoyed this building build another Kooll adventure again.
I'm going to really enjoy seeing all those classics out of the weather. Much, much deserved success. Hard work and a positive attitude pays off.
I like this channel. You don't seem hard pressed to conform to what people want. Thanks for sharing
Congratulations on the upgrade Derek! You are a mover and shaker brother!
Bloody exciting stuff for sure. Betty White get's a house! Really stoked you can do this, and thanks for taking along for the ride as always Derek.
She is now in Texas.
Oh she's moved on down the road? Did you buy her? I hope she's gone to a good home
This barn building is an awesome idea/plan keep some of these cars from deteriorating worse, good job.
You can still wire the barn for lights and security cameras, just don't connect it to the grid, small solar system will power lights and stuff.
With as much and as hard as you work, it's ok to show off a little bit of your riches. You don't always have to act like you're just above water. Things like small or budget build, should not have to be used. Just simply say I needed more storage so here is my new barn. No matter what, we will still watch. Rather you're just above water or you're living good. It does not matter. You deserve all the success and things that come with it. My favorite barn is a monitor barn. One day, I will build a barndominium out of a monitor barn
Looks great bud! Congratulations!
Thank you!
this will be a great addition to the ranch i cant wait to see the bldg going up
Sad to see the packard go atleast its going to a great home Derek 13:20 @Vice Grip Lodge
Wow, you've come a long way, Derek. Keep up the good work.
Congratulations on the barn ! Never be ashamed of Gods blessings,
Projects, new equipment etc. hard work does payoff and your family deserves everything you have worked so hard for.
Really happy for you, Jessica and the boys … It’s nice to see good people succeed…
Come along way from that freezing garage back home! Congrats on the success and also a wise investment to the VGG compound!
It’s so cool to follow you, your family and your success. You are blessed because you’re a blessing.
I know a feller has got to be loving this great state of Tennessee!
So glad to see you expanding. And putting valuable things in cover. The costs maybe high but the investment is going to pay off in the long run.
I’m so glad everything’s going good in your world it just seems like yesterday you were way up north driving all that time to your shop etc. man you’ve come along ways buddy you did very good for yourself. Very happy for you.😊
I’m so happy for you and the family! It’s been fun watching your life progress from that first year of working in a small garage in the frozen Midwest. Keep chasing the dream and good luck!
Super excited to see how the barn is coming along. It's been about a month and I am clicking my heels to see what's new!
I'm hoping you will post it very soon.
I know that you're super busy with all you got going on.
hoping everyone is staying happy and healthy in your family. God bless.
Peter the Pilgrim.
Hope for continued health and prosperity for you and your loved ones, it’s been a blast watching you and the channel evolve over the years, keep it up.
A neighboring farmer put up a fifty x 150 barn with a six inch slab. We poured the footings 36 inches deep and 12 inches thick, then formed the edge and built stem walls just below grade. All the mats were tied in units and we left the center for the driver if the front unloader trucks
Some real pros showed up and the truck could reach across the fifty foot width and I as a farmer and carpenter brought some ideas forward that improved our part.
They unloaded a ten yard overloaded truck every fiftern minutes with a screen crew of eight. These guys were friends working on a Saturday with their main job at the time building the concrete parts of the Bengals Stadium. They enlisted me for clean up work around the bolt pads that later held the steel posts of the building.
They finished the concrete do flat that the deepest part of the very few rain puddles was 1/8 inch. Start to finish was nine hours with unneeded people dropping out as it became just finishing. One ride on double trowel had pizza pans and the other had blades
Our little farm crew established grade and square of the foundation and the finishers had very good things to say about our work as they checked my laser established forms. It was a great day having that crew on the job and we did not need a pumper truck
When we put up our big workshop we had a portable concrete plant on site. And a pumper.
Nearest concrete plant is a 2.5 hour round trip -- plus loading, unloading, etc. Not feasible for a high volume pour. Barely even feasible for a 20' x 40' garage.
Nice to see you reaping the rewards of all of your hard work.
That whole process is quite interesting, I've never had the opportunity to see this kind of pour up close. Thanks for sharing!
This is really exciting. Happy for you man. Make sure you get compaction reports for the grade and slump test on the concrete. I’d add socked corrugated pipe to the wall in back because, you know, water. I’m sure your engineer has it all figured out. Can’t wait to see the finished product. Love all your channels man. Good stuff to bleep/bloop to.
Did you see how the concrete cracked already?
Congratulations! You need the space! 😊 Thanks for sharing!
HAA!!!! We meet here. From Mike to Derek it doesn't surprise me that you watch this great family too!!!!
Living the dream. Love to see that your building your land the way you want it. With how much work you put in you truely deserve it. Your family deserves it. Can't wait to see the building go up!
I use to deliver Readymix Concrete back in the Late 80's through Mid 90's.. ...( glad you went with a 4000 pound mix )..
I remember making comments about the Vibrator / " Divorce Maker ".. I remember saying .. " If i brought that thing home to my wife.. She'd leave me forever " Anyway.. Glad to see the second shop getting built .. Hope it all works out
Congrats on all the success you've had with your format. I initially started watching years ago when you had maybe 29,000? or so followers and I think maybe your most watched video had 350K views. I believe that was the white Pickup you and your son pulled out of the weeds. That was a great video and may have been the first of yours that I watched.
I love that format of "let's fix up this old rusty POS and get it driving again". I love seeing old derelict things restored. This VGL channel is a great "behind the scenes" and lifestyle type format and really fills out the character and lifestyle we see in VGG.
It’s great to see you building up the homestead Derek it may be spendy but we all know it won’t be cheaper later either and you need the dedicated storage space now.
Congratulations! I enjoy seeing this hard working family achieving success!!
As part of my estate plan and my later years, I have asked my wife, who will probably outlive me, to make my years of lost memory and dementia the best for me. As I lose my memory all she needs to do to keep me fully occupied is to sit me in front of the iPad and play the endless (to me) videos of Derek and the Vice Grip Garage/Lodge. Every episode will be new. Keep a grip on your vices! Thank you Derek and family, you’re the greatest!
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So happy for you man!! A modern American success story in action. Work hard stick to your values and meter your goals. Well deserved !!! A great family!!
That brought back some memories. As a younger man I worked for a company that did pool decks and rock work, as well as driveways and small commercial pads. Never worked the Bull Trowel or Whirly Bird but did my fair share of hand finishing. Good memories.
Wow a guy is really taken aback by this. Just to think, I joined when you had about 2k subs, videos were done by what I’m assuming is a flip phone duct taped to the neighbor kids forehead, and look at you now, prime real estate in tenesee, One dream man cave, soon to be TWO, and all the toys and gadgets to boot. I’m so proud of you, Jessica and all the boys for grinding this out. I always told you in comments that I really seen you going miles, and you’ve went thousands past what I anticipated. Couldn’t have happened to better people. Really really. Good work you guys ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Awesome job Derek,very happy for you and Jessica…
Thank you for sharing. The crew did a great job of getting the concrete poured and finished. Going to be a nice space/barn.👍
Pouring a slab is completely different in Australia what you guys doing in America. We have to have Rio throughout everything.
I can’t believe it’s got no steel in it at all. And the reo they used on the wall is only 6mm mesh I would expect to see 12mm bar at least, I don’t think it’s going to last very long, sad to say it’s all going to crack and fall apart.
I really would like to have seen a french drain system up against that wall by the pond to move the overflow you said you sometimes get. In Commifornia we have to have them on any type of retaining type wall.
My thoughts, exactly. If you're doing THIS much, to keep water out, why not add the French drain, too.
They can still add it before they concrete over that area. They can put a channel drain in the concrete and filter that water down into the drain system and away to a lower area of the property. I’d also like to see some waterproofing against that wall. I do this every day so I’m sorry if give my opinion on how I would do it. I’m sure they have their reasons.
Busiest man on the web. And never a bad video. Always a good laugh and educational. Mint if ya squint
Derek... God bless you and your family. You deserve it all. Not gonna lie....I like these videos just as much as your vehicle related videos. Keep it up!
Being able to put some of the rescues under cover just makes sense. How many 'barn finds' we see now is incredible.
I didn't see this one coming.
Seeing the Packard drive away made me have some feels, so I cannot imagine how it got to you.
I laughed when you called it small. It is smaller than your other shop, but the new one is still multiple times bigger than my entire property, lol.
Congratulations on the expansion. It will be a great addition.
Neil :-)
Thx for sharing... AND, you are very welcome!
Thank you Derek for all the good times we had and hopefully many many more to come.
I used to work for srm and alot of those concrete workers.... great products and great group of guys to work with!
✌✌✌Excellent stuff seeing people realise their dreams through hard work and having a go Well done mate Australia is loving this !! ✊🌈☀
Shout out to those concrete placers and machine operators involved. Building the foundation of everyone's dreams day to day man.
CONGRATS !!!!
Thanks! A lot of hard work!
Drove a concrete truck for years and always good to see a pump on a big job like that.uch better than backing in and shooting the mud off the truck.
So proud of what you have been able to accomplish and thank you for taking us all along on the journey.🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Congratulations Derek on all of your success, glad to see some of the good rescues getting out of the elements.
Awesome!!
I think you may regret not running hydro just for some lights and maybe some cameras.
But I guess you can always run a line later if you change your mind.
Thank you for all the videos, it’s very obvious we all enjoy watching you! You have been a blessing to us and we have been a blessing to you as well. Keep the videos coming and we will keep watching!
Derek, it looks like you're really cementing your relationship with your Tennessee property! Just think 50 years from now what kind of barn finds will be uncovered! Your success is very well earned! All the very best to you, Jessica and the boys! Thanks for doing what you do so well! I watch all of your Channels, O'Reilly interviews etc.
Awesome to see you're hard work is paying off. If you wanna put some lights in that building there's a ton of solar lights that are very budget friendly.
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