The most concise and straight forward formwork video I’ve found, already was a fan of the channel, but I’m taking on my first 36’x60’ slab, and this was what I needed to see!
My dad was a carpenter and a concrete finisher for 45+ years. I use to go on jobs with him. He never knew the formulas so I’m glad you explained it here. Thanks! Great video!
Awesome job breaking this down for those who might not know how it works, especially breaking down the math, which some people don't often realize it a big part of construction. Math is everywhere. Really goes to show you that kids really need to stay in school and get that education. You can't get thru life without that education. Great Job!
I knew this video would come in handy. I am in the foundation repair industry and also do lots of flat work. Recently a friend of mine asked me to pour a foundation for him so I am breaking ground today. I am walking into this like I know what I’m doing in front of my guys thanks to this video. lol Thank you for that Erik!!
Texas Barndominiums my dads been doing concrete here in texas for over 50 years, its his specialty, ive been doing it for nearly 10-12 years and trust me when I say ive never seen anybody form a house up or set the house square with a calculator, we use 2x6 all the way around and a brace from the top of the stake into the ground, normally when we use a 2x6 as a brace, what happens is the concrete will push that form out and create a lump on the side of the house, its a good way, but I would never form a house using the plywood form you do ! Not saying your not good, I just woudnt do it that way !
Top notch, TB! Really well done. Puts a big grin on my face when I see and hear people speak on a subject they obviously have a great deal of knowledge and experience on. Aldo let’s me know they are not in politics! Cheers!
While I have worked with forms and rebar back in the day, this was excellent info!!! Personally, I was never the one doing the math on this...I was just told the numbers. Thanks! Looking forward to seeing more from Y'all!!!
Best video I’ve seen! I’m learning how to build a small she shed 10x12 and I just can’t get that square foundation. You are so detailed and now I know what to do. The math you taught me was perfectly what I’ve been searching for. I’m in Colorado and now I have to wait until spring, but I can make my plans accurately according to your methods. Munches gracias 🙏🏽 btw, I’m very involved in this little build only using my brother for extra hands. I want the experience and watching your videos I’m more confident. 👍🏽 I’ll be working on a small green house, I’ll search for footer videos next. Enjoy the Colorado weather in Texas 🥶 Janet
I love ur videos. They r amazing. I learn so much every time I watch them. I’m a fan of urs and a subscriber. Thanks 🙏🏼 so much for your videos. It’s a blessing.
First comment on your videos. Long time watcher. I shared your how to pour flat slabs with my crew and now we finish the same way bump cutter and all. Love your videos and what you are doing thank you! I have a question. Can you please do a video on the backfilling process or do you use void forms? Very interested to see. Thank you keep it up!
I swing my sledge like the guy at 9:46 . Glad im not the only that does it like this. All the guys at my job swing it in one entire motion. 21 yrs old and its my first year doing form work.
Eric, what a through description; I think I’ll be the form guy the calculation a bit tough for me. I see the guys took your 16lb sledgehammer course. JS
T.B. How come you guys don't use the plastic coated formply in your formwork? Are the downsides to it? Anyway thanks for the videos and great content. Much appreciated.
I just had a Concrete guy install a 22'x22' Foundation for a steel Garage, I said its important that it's exactly 22'x22' because the aluminum sides go down over the edge of the foundation, its also very important it is Square, Concrete guy showed me a tape and It looked square before pour, but when Garage installers came, they sat the metal Box tube on sides and measured, the Foundation is 3" out of square, 2 corners would overhang 1.5" and 2 would sit on top of the foundation 1.5" in and the siding could not overlap letting water pool and possibly run under the Wall into the garage, Also while they sat the metal tubing on the edge you could see a large dip in the concrete, I had also said I want it perfectly flat and smooth, I was going to epoxy cover it after installation of the garage. QUESTION: Is there a way to fix this or does the Slab have to come all the way up? ... looking at yours, he just had some 2x10 boards with a few 2x2 Boards hammered in the ground.
And another year later than this comment and you've climbed to 141k subscribers. Fantastic and very well deserved progress / channel growth. Keep up the great work 👏 (Checking out your older content and came across this, been subbed since you started Demo HQ)
This is the best tutorial on set up and forming I've seen on utube! I was going to make one ! Maybe still will because there still isn't a good batterboard video!
Thanks for the info. I really just watched for the math formula. But it’s cool to see the way it’s done in another code district. We use all metal pins here and just lumber as frames. The ground is so hard we can’t pour wood into it
There’s square calculators in the App Store. Hey how are y’all going to bring the sub grade up ? Are y’all going to be able to compact it since the forms are up?!
What soil type are you working with? We've been trying to educate ourselves for a potential ADU build... never realized how confusing all this could be lol
We use 16' long 2x10s on our slabs but I'd have to say we loose about 30% to cuts and wrecking damage. How long are you able to use those plywood forms?
Man I would love to spend a few days with you picking your brain. I am about to build my barndo (doing 90% of the work) and have watched almost everyone of your videos... I notice in this video you don't pre pour your footing. Do you ever, or do always pour all together?
Why did you do it this way, where the slab surface will be 12" or however tall your footer will be off the ground surface versus digging the footer level to the ground where the slab is only 4" off the ground level?
The most concise and straight forward formwork video I’ve found, already was a fan of the channel, but I’m taking on my first 36’x60’ slab, and this was what I needed to see!
Hey how did it go ?
My dad was a carpenter and a concrete finisher for 45+ years. I use to go on jobs with him. He never knew the formulas so I’m glad you explained it here. Thanks! Great video!
Awesome job breaking this down for those who might not know how it works, especially breaking down the math, which some people don't often realize it a big part of construction. Math is everywhere. Really goes to show you that kids really need to stay in school and get that education. You can't get thru life without that education. Great Job!
Hahaha not true I have no school qualifications yet I’m a fully qualified & successful bricklayer
@@jakpaterson6810 to be fair the math isn't very hard when it comes to bricklaying
I knew this video would come in handy. I am in the foundation repair industry and also do lots of flat work. Recently a friend of mine asked me to pour a foundation for him so I am breaking ground today. I am walking into this like I know what I’m doing in front of my guys thanks to this video. lol Thank you for that Erik!!
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There aren't very many people in this country who could swing a sledge hammer like that. These guys are the real deal.
Texas Barndominiums my dads been doing concrete here in texas for over 50 years, its his specialty, ive been doing it for nearly 10-12 years and trust me when I say ive never seen anybody form a house up or set the house square with a calculator, we use 2x6 all the way around and a brace from the top of the stake into the ground, normally when we use a 2x6 as a brace, what happens is the concrete will push that form out and create a lump on the side of the house, its a good way, but I would never form a house using the plywood form you do ! Not saying your not good, I just woudnt do it that way !
@@chinofajardo5591 I HEAR YOUR POINT....THOSE ARE MINI WALLS THEY ARE USING...PRETTY STRONG
No grade beam
Out here in New Orleans we must be the real too
Until you find people who split their own wood. Or hammer in star pickets.
Top notch, TB! Really well done. Puts a big grin on my face when I see and hear people speak on a subject they obviously have a great deal of knowledge and experience on. Aldo let’s me know they are not in politics! Cheers!
Ay man i needed you back in high school for math you explained it so simple 👌🏻
just do the rise over run and you get the square yeeeet
Actually here in Australia we just measure corner to corner twice. Basically an X. If your left to right matches your right to left, its fine.
You probably never went to highschool! Lol.
Thank you for the step by step, that was awesome. No wonder your slabs are the best...
Thank you.
While I have worked with forms and rebar back in the day, this was excellent info!!! Personally, I was never the one doing the math on this...I was just told the numbers. Thanks! Looking forward to seeing more from Y'all!!!
GREAT VIDEO !!!! I look forward to seeing the continuation of this building.
This was such a helpful video. Especially the math and how to correctly do it on the calculator. Thank you!
This was amazing details from a perfectionist 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thanks! Awesome video for those of us who are wanting to learn. Thanks!
Best video I’ve seen! I’m learning how to build a small she shed 10x12 and I just can’t get that square foundation. You are so detailed and now I know what to do. The math you taught me was perfectly what I’ve been searching for. I’m in Colorado and now I have to wait until spring, but I can make my plans accurately according to your methods. Munches gracias 🙏🏽 btw, I’m very involved in this little build only using my brother for extra hands. I want the experience and watching your videos I’m more confident. 👍🏽
I’ll be working on a small green house, I’ll search for footer videos next. Enjoy the Colorado weather in Texas 🥶 Janet
Dude… you’re hired! Especially after taking the time to show calculations 👌🏽
Dude your math is awesome I love you. That was the best refresher I’ve had and an even better lesson that I got than in high school, thank you.
Inspirational.. thanks for the education in a basic layman language that I understood I can’t thank you enough keep up the hard work bruva
Thank you.
Very good explanation - even laymen and inexperienced concrete guys can learn how to build forms efficiently.
This video was the best explained video I've seen . good job! and thank you!
Just watched this today, 09/29/2020, and in the video you said you had 750 subscribers; man how that number has changed since then! Congratulations!
Great video my man ! Put more like it out there.
Best math teaching I've seen anywhere on the nets. Thank you.
Muy bien explicado carnal siguele echando ganas saludos desde mckinney
Great videos! Just subscribe and plan on using the math you provided for my upcoming projects. Thank you! And keep them coming.
Man keep it up. I've learned so much my brain hurts . Thank you and GOD bless.Paul
I love ur videos. They r amazing. I learn so much every time I watch them. I’m a fan of urs and a subscriber. Thanks 🙏🏼 so much for your videos. It’s a blessing.
Great video, very informative and detailed! Thank you!
Best video to learn this. Thank you thank you.
Great work!!! Always watch your uploads ...queonda desde Chicago bro
Great info. This is Ed. From California I really appreciate you videos.
Thank you Ed.
We got so good doing this. We can actually get it done in 30 minute just the measurement part.
i really like the way yall work
First comment on your videos. Long time watcher. I shared your how to pour flat slabs with my crew and now we finish the same way bump cutter and all. Love your videos and what you are doing thank you!
I have a question. Can you please do a video on the backfilling process or do you use void forms? Very interested to see. Thank you keep it up!
WELL LAYED OUT AND NICELY EXPLAINED THANK YOU
I swing my sledge like the guy at 9:46 . Glad im not the only that does it like this. All the guys at my job swing it in one entire motion. 21 yrs old and its my first year doing form work.
Glad your sharing this knowledge ,Subscribed for the concrete info. I'm from Texas as well. Great job fellas!!
Texas Barndominiums , Odessa Texas. Yourself?
I just watch this video and you said you had 700 subscribers 😂
At the current time of me, watching this you have over 200,000 subscribers.
Well done
Great explanation. Thank you.
Very informative sir. And a great math lesson. But most calculators will solve for the diagonal if you put in the other 2 sides! 👍
One of your best videos
Great video!
Thanks
Watched until the very end where you said you had close to 700 subscribers. I subscribed, so you have atleast one more, haha. Great video
Eric, what a through description; I think I’ll be the form guy the calculation a bit tough for me. I see the guys took your 16lb sledgehammer course. JS
Thank you for the knowledge 😎
Great video MAKE MORE please. Your fellow Texan Dennis
I was having a hard time taking you serious for a minute. After seeing that prank with the stakes inside the form and sht.but the math checks out haha
Thank you I learn something new ..
T.B.
How come you guys don't use the plastic coated formply in your formwork?
Are the downsides to it?
Anyway thanks for the videos and great content. Much appreciated.
I just had a Concrete guy install a 22'x22' Foundation for a steel Garage, I said its important that it's exactly 22'x22' because the aluminum sides go down over the edge of the foundation, its also very important it is Square, Concrete guy showed me a tape and It looked square before pour, but when Garage installers came, they sat the metal Box tube on sides and measured, the Foundation is 3" out of square, 2 corners would overhang 1.5" and 2 would sit on top of the foundation 1.5" in and the siding could not overlap letting water pool and possibly run under the Wall into the garage, Also while they sat the metal tubing on the edge you could see a large dip in the concrete, I had also said I want it perfectly flat and smooth, I was going to epoxy cover it after installation of the garage. QUESTION: Is there a way to fix this or does the Slab have to come all the way up? ... looking at yours, he just had some 2x10 boards with a few 2x2 Boards hammered in the ground.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE DETAILS. GOD BLESS THE TEXAS BARNDOMINIUMS GUYS. ALOHA FROM HONOLULU, HAWAII AT WAIKIKI.
So smart. Love guys that build stuff.
I build stuff. Casate conmigo 😏😘
Old video... you said you had 700 subscribers on here... a year later you have 50,000... good job boss..
Thank you. :)
And another year later than this comment and you've climbed to 141k subscribers. Fantastic and very well deserved progress / channel growth. Keep up the great work 👏
(Checking out your older content and came across this, been subbed since you started Demo HQ)
Loved the slow mo effect in the beginning.
Great video! Good info!
Bro you taught me more just in that video.
Than i did at skool.
Glad it helped you.
Awesome! Thank you. Subbed
very beautiful work ,God bless.
Best of Concrete forming. Stay safe MIOS.
Buen video Seńor
05/01/22 👋🏼🍓👍🏼 Thanks for the Tutorial Erik!
This was very interesting! What will the ramp be used for?
The ramp will be for tractors to enter n exit the structure.
Awesome work...
The 3-4-5 method is easiest. A=3,b=4,5=c.You can multiply those numbers for longer distance. 6-8-10, 15-20-25
He painted his own shoe lol I bet he was pissed
This is the best tutorial on set up and forming I've seen on utube! I was going to make one ! Maybe still will because there still isn't a good batterboard video!
That’s because you don’t need batterboards. 😂
We don’t use them because we do rectangles. But when we do intricate forms, we use them.
Thanks for the info. I really just watched for the math formula. But it’s cool to see the way it’s done in another code district. We use all metal pins here and just lumber as frames. The ground is so hard we can’t pour wood into it
I'm a new member 👍
OMG I F'n love you. Everything done bye the book.I love your math to, lol.
Awesome y’all
There’s square calculators in the App Store. Hey how are y’all going to bring the sub grade up ? Are y’all going to be able to compact it since the forms are up?!
What soil type are you working with? We've been trying to educate ourselves for a potential ADU build... never realized how confusing all this could be lol
We use 16' long 2x10s on our slabs but I'd have to say we loose about 30% to cuts and wrecking damage. How long are you able to use those plywood forms?
You can reuse them just spray form oil to prevent the bond between the form and concrete.
great content very helpful
Man great video
that method to fund a swuare on a regular calculator is crazy convinient. sucks when theres no construction calculator around. thanks
Can u make a video on how to set up the garge on the foundation
Great video thx
Great video
For any residential slab like that in California we have to dig a minimum of a 12"x12" footing. How do the codes varie in texas?
700 subs lololol. Good job guys.
Top notch!
Man I would love to spend a few days with you picking your brain. I am about to build my barndo (doing 90% of the work) and have watched almost everyone of your videos... I notice in this video you don't pre pour your footing. Do you ever, or do always pour all together?
Do you use batter Boards for more complicated foundations?
Thanks great info
Great Video Thank You
Just curious, but are lasers available for this? And why not use those? Not any faster or accurate?
Make it easy just go to Home Depot and buy a construction calculator $20 they have all the formulas 😁😁
Or do it on your phone for free
rzl dzl well yes you can do it on your phone for free, however the only downside(in my eyes) is the glare when you’re out working in the sun
Agree you don’t have to do all that shit taking you have a day 🤣. The calc only takes like 2 seconds
Or Google the formulas this is 4th grade math lmfao
Exactly there is tegnologic for you
Great example. Thanks.
Are these all post tension slabs or do you dig footings to the forms?
I have trouble using the sledgehammer it goes back when i hit the stake...any tips?
you have 201K subscribers😎
Do you not remove the topsoil? I have heard of concrete guys doing it both ways...
How much will a 60 x40 slab costs me I'm moving to texas and I want to add a slab to the property I'm buying .. thank you
Good job
Great info!
well done ... god bless
Great advise
Nice math tricks, thanks.
Is there no footing requirements in Texas?
Why did you do it this way, where the slab surface will be 12" or however tall your footer will be off the ground surface versus digging the footer level to the ground where the slab is only 4" off the ground level?