Miguel seems like an awesome dude! you ought to bring him onto your crew fulltime. would be a great resource to have a concrete expert in your talent pool.
Got to be careful pirating talent from your good contractors. Reputation and sub-contractor resources can be on the line if the deal is not done right.
Great video Shawn. Looks good I think that after the gutters are cleaned that apartment will finally stop flooding. Hopefully building maintenance will clean them soon and you can update us.
I work i masonry on houses and smal businesses and practically everybody lets the gutters fill up, such a small job to clean them out but people will let their houses rot away begore grabbing a ladder and rubber gloves...
Tell them to get the gutter washer extension for either a hose or power washer. You can literally stand on the ground and wash them out. I have one for my house gutters. Wash mine twice a year in 15m at most.
That building has a shallower eave than the roof to the left. If it was extended to match the water would fall farther from the building (if gutters are left clogged).
Hi Shawn, I thought you guys were going to mix it also because it was small. Isn’t that Miguel? He’s one of Harvey’s crew. I guess they moonlight with you at times. Another nice job…..Bobby
Yep! I just mentioned to the concrete plant owner that we were mixing a small pad and he said he'd send me some concrete. That was huge for saving our backs!
I could see all that brown gunk in the gutters when you flew the drone over at 10:23. I wish I had a drone to inspect my gutters, it gets exhausting climbing up and down the ladder.
Sean, I have a question for you on what to use as a liner in a swale. I know you mentioned it before and I can’t find where it was but can you give me a product name and source? I’ve got renovate a section of a swale here in Hendersonville, NC with all the rain we have been getting. Man, I wish Greensboro was close by. I have other water issues, but this one is important. Thanks
This building complexe is a weird one. Hasn't it been seen on few videos by now to fix all kinds of water problems? Another three videos and the whole outside has been concreted over to protect it from water damage. Is this just "bad luck" or bad planning by the architect here?
It's been built below grade to save on building costs probably. Not much you can do about it now than to try to funnel the water away as best as you can.
Like TMM said, they built all of these with part of the building below ground and the area sloping towards it. These are all issues that have been a problem for decades, but the new owner wants to get them fixed for good.
Could someone please tell me what size is the Sch 40 PVC and exactly what are the PVC fittings called and size that is being used. My gutter downspout is 3" x 4" seamless that I need to connect, redo / add/extend to the yard drain? TIA Jeannette
He mostly uses 4" sch 40 PVC. The fittings are easily available at major home centers, although you may have to go to a plumbing supply for some of some less common fittings. He usually uses a coupler at the top ends of the pipe to squeeze in the downspout. You should watch some of his drainage videos and look at what's at the home center to get a better understanding.
@@joeshmoe7789 4" Coupler/adapter, 45 deg elbow and wye into 4" pipe and do you think if my existing sch 40 drain pipe is 3" I'd be okay? I've been a subscriber for a while now and is the reason that I'm going to upgrade w/pvc to existing pvc. Thank you sir, Jeannette
I'm surprised they didn't put a railing at the end of the new concrete you just poured. That seems like a big fall injury risk given the abrupt drop off, especially in the dark where it might look like a continuous path.
So nice to the the old timer supervising the operation! Did you get the concrete crew hooked on the camera exploits as well? I see Harvey doubling as a camera man and is now a very regular supporting actor. 😄
Think you need few more guys to lean on the shovel 🤣😂 one question why didn't you dig out against the wall and put a shingle drainage in there would have saved taking all the nice shrubs out way 🤔👍
By placing drainage against the foundation you are encouraging the water to go close to the foundation then hope it drains away. I prefer encouraging the water to flow away from the foundation and providing a path of least resistance like we did here.
I wish you were in my area. I need a bunch of concrete work done around my house to stop water from coming in the basement but it's hard to find a reputable company in my area.
They're was no need for a concrete slab you should have cleaned the eavestrough and put rocks along the wall 1 foot out then create flow towards the down spout and install a downspout clean out.
Put stone down first and then compact it went you concrete binance into the concrete better you should never put concrete on Earth movement after a while it a no no on Earth that way I was told to do it
✨👍. Another great job 👌. Gutters should be first thing to check out before doing anything...And the clogged gutters could be solved by installing gutter guards...No need to replace gutters .. Looks like gutters haven't been cleaned out in years ...Also they have debris filters that can be installed on gutter downspouts ..I made a gutter cleaner ..Out of 3/4 " PVC. Using 10' lengths and made a hoop at the top...Heating up the PVC and bending it into small candy cane style hook ..And have a pressure washer fitting on end so you can connect pressure washing hose to it ..and you can clean them from the ground...Those should have been cleaned first...Is that your dad with plaid shirt and suspenders?🤗. I see him on your jobs ...I see he brings his chair 🪑😊
Hmmm .... no, not a fan of that sollution, the steep slanting of the slab to hide the pipes looks kind of weird... its so steep, you cant even use the space for bycicle parking... When the trees get removed anyway, more earth removal and cleaning the gutters probably would also work and look cleaner.... but well, when you are a concrete guy, everything looks like a slab-in-the-making ...
Whaaat't The day you don't bring your drone?. Wha't! Your gone go home and write that 100x. I will bring my charged up drone with me where ever I go. Oh and have an umbrella made for it. 🤣
Oh no this second video🥺👍🙏 we know it can and will be taken care of. Time money and mistakes what can make you great on lessons we learn and I know nothing about what you do. This all encouragement. You look to the fixing and some of the problem not who made the problem, whisper because that's part of all problems people that don't do what you do
You must joy know what you’re doing….you can’t put concrete there to prevent water from getting inside. You have to address the problem from the wall, water proof that and you solve the problem.
@@GCFD OSHA's stupid must be tied off above 4 ft rule makes it a royal PITA too. making holes in the roof, brick walls to tie off Im sure the property manager/owner would love that
Did you ever try L-shaped walkway with the L end extending deeper toward foundation wall like this guy here? th-cam.com/video/utbyUGvEbKQ/w-d-xo.html Any opinion whether this has merit or is it just wasted concrete?
Obviously water against the wall is an issue, but it seems like a lot of buildings entirely neglect sealing from the outside and underside of the foundation, too. The owner relying on only one method of prevention is asking for trouble, as this complex shows.
Wow they really need a railing at the end of your new concrete. That just looks like a normal walkway. Someone's going to step off of that and get hurt bad! 🤕
Always a learning time when watching these videos. Love the way you keep going back. Those gutters should have been fixed by some one, could mess up a lot of stuff. Hated to see the shrubs go, but I get it. Had to remove some I planted years ago that were so pretty and healthy but I had put the wrong plant in the wrong place. Concrete truck reminds me of old Studebakers, can't tell if they are going forward or backwards.
I agree but I am sympathetic that they have bigger projects around the property. However, a cheap and easy item is making my more expensive fix less effective.
@@GCFD Im going to guess Alex means concrete is a porus naturally, absorbs water. relying solely on concrete as a barrier is where people make a mistake
They need to just get those $4 gutter drain guards that stick into the downspout and that would have stopped it from clogging and allowed them to go a lot longer between gutter cleaning.
or they arent allowed to. complex's like where I work forbid us maintenance from being on the roof, being on ladders higher than 8 ft. OSHA regulations are a b-tch, the fines for violating them are more then subbing the gutter cleaning out
Nicely done Shawn. Too bad the shrubs couldn't be saved and put back ? Was there a reason for that ? Whats the deal with the gutter cleaning, you would think you could hire someone pretty quick to deal with the gutter cleaning and would likely be inexpensive, too high ?
Difficult to get access to those gutters for sure. The problem trees have been removed so once the gutters are clean they should mostly stay that way. I wonder what would happen if you took a leaf blower and blew back up the drain pipe? Might unclog the down pipe and help a little.
it'll make a glorious mess when it clears the downspout, elbow and area around the downspout drop. if its packed solid, you get a fun face full of crud and muck when you try blowing in from the bottom
Massey is FKN AWESOME! Good to see you working with a great company like Massey! Side note: The complex/maintenance manager that contracted you should have sent notices to tenants in the work area to GET YOUR S#!T out of the way on that scheduled repair.
Hahah they did send notices and we banged on all their doors. Around 11am some residents came out upset that we were blocking them in. You just can't fight it.
the clogged gutters are prime example of deferred / nonexistent maintenance. our complex is the same way. put off cleaning the gutters too cheap to have them done more then twice a year and wonder why we get flooded units. those windows arent helping the situation either. only so much you can do when property owner/manager is negligent
Hey Sean love your videos, ive learned a lot from them since i started watching. Ive always wanted to ask has anyone mistaken you for Fred Armisen lol im sure you get that a lot.
My idea is is to move the water off the foundation, which would make a waterproof membrane not needed. The idea of having water sitting against a membrane is not appealing to me so I focus on moving the water rather than waterproofing. Great comment!
Most trucks here are rear dumpers too. Those require someone to man the chute, which takes away a worker. The front dumpers let the driver control it and is an extra man on the job.
Archaic building science. The 2” x 3” downspouts and 4 inch gutters are inadequate for removing sheet water from the roof. If the downspouts are 3” x 4” into the pvc pipe there would have been no need to add the concrete, which inadequately mitigated the flooding issue.
The wide gutters are used to catch fast moving water from running over. I'm not sure of the size or pitch of the roof, but even with over sized gutters, downspouts and 4" pipe, it would still not work with all that blockage.
@@joeshmoe7789 yep. we have oversized gutters,downspouts at our complex and they still clog up with acorns,sticks,leaves and the collection of tennis balls etc that kids somehow manage to get in them
Surprised you did not make your side boards removable for situations like this - not like you to miss a trick! How about youd give or let your concrete supply people use this one as a promo vidio?
They are removable but a pain to take off and put back. I was banking on being able to use the curb to gain a couple inches but those people didn't move their cars like they were supposed to.
another fantastic video! I just had a local contractor put in PVC schedule 40 underground drainage based on all the videos I've seen from GCFD. thanks to this youtube channel, I now have confidence that our basement will never again see water.
I see you're doing a lot more concrete work. You might like to take a look at "Victory Outdoor Services" channel. I watch them too. I hope we get to see the after effect of the gutter being cleaned and no more flooding.
pine trees have tendency to easily blown over. their root system doesnt go deep, its wide and shallow. they look pretty till the soil gets saturated, heavy winds and they fall over
In the UK we have 'Hedgehogs' we can fit in our gutters. They're made of polypropylene bristles with a stainless steel core and are designed to keep detritus out of the gutter, but let the water flow.
@@GCFD oh they work wonders! My old man had an overflowing gutter, that would create a niagra-esque waterfall right in front of the front door. A quick scurry up the ladders, 3 minutes to dump the leaf litter/moss onto the grass below and then 4 or 5 minutes to lay in the 'hedgehog' and to this day he's not had an impromptu shower when leaving the house. He's also got the installed in the gutters out back and encouraged both neighbour's to install them.
That far from the Batch Plant, I'm a little surprised they didn't send you one of the Batching Trucks (the ones that have Sand, Aggregate, Cement and Water in separate containers and it mixes the Concrete on site) out to you, then it doesn't matter how far away you are, the Concrete is fresh when it hits the forms...
Miguel seems like an awesome dude! you ought to bring him onto your crew fulltime. would be a great resource to have a concrete expert in your talent pool.
For sure Casey!
Got to be careful pirating talent from your good contractors. Reputation and sub-contractor resources can be on the line if the deal is not done right.
@ Timberhitch. Well said
Great seeing all of the tools that you have to make the job easier and look better!
Thank you Steve!
Great video Shawn. Looks good I think that after the gutters are cleaned that apartment will finally stop flooding. Hopefully building maintenance will clean them soon and you can update us.
Thanks Shawn. Can’t wait for new dump truck video.
Thank you Jim!
I work i masonry on houses and smal businesses and practically everybody lets the gutters fill up, such a small job to clean them out but people will let their houses rot away begore grabbing a ladder and rubber gloves...
I always try to sell them gutter guard to help with the debris. They still require cleaning but the guard helps so much.
Tell them to get the gutter washer extension for either a hose or power washer. You can literally stand on the ground and wash them out. I have one for my house gutters. Wash mine twice a year in 15m at most.
Nice! Do you have a link for yours?
That building has a shallower eave than the roof to the left. If it was extended to match the water would fall farther from the building (if gutters are left clogged).
Great idea! I wonder why they did that with the roof
Hi Shawn, I thought you guys were going to mix it also because it was small. Isn’t that Miguel? He’s one of Harvey’s crew. I guess they moonlight with you at times. Another nice job…..Bobby
Yep! I just mentioned to the concrete plant owner that we were mixing a small pad and he said he'd send me some concrete. That was huge for saving our backs!
Keep up the good work
Thank you Vince
LoL that is a lot of expenses for a clogged gutter, what are people thinking? We should always try to fix the source of a problem, not the symptoms...
I could see all that brown gunk in the gutters when you flew the drone over at 10:23. I wish I had a drone to inspect my gutters, it gets exhausting climbing up and down the ladder.
I use two leaf blowers to clear out gutters. Once up and once down the ladder. 👍
You could get a leaf blower gutter cleaning kit , they also make them for pressure washers
Almost 40k subs!
Think that's why the cement company drove all the way out there?
Sean, I have a question for you on what to use as a liner in a swale. I know you mentioned it before and I can’t find where it was but can you give me a product name and source? I’ve got renovate a section of a swale here in Hendersonville, NC with all the rain we have been getting. Man, I wish Greensboro was close by. I have other water issues, but this one is important. Thanks
This building complexe is a weird one. Hasn't it been seen on few videos by now to fix all kinds of water problems? Another three videos and the whole outside has been concreted over to protect it from water damage. Is this just "bad luck" or bad planning by the architect here?
It's been built below grade to save on building costs probably. Not much you can do about it now than to try to funnel the water away as best as you can.
Maybe the land around the house sank down or got washed away a little bit over time and now they have problems.
Like TMM said, they built all of these with part of the building below ground and the area sloping towards it. These are all issues that have been a problem for decades, but the new owner wants to get them fixed for good.
How about a big drone with a leaf blower to blast the dirt out of the gutters. 😉 🚁 💨 💨 💨
Haha that would be awesome!
Maybe time to get gutter shields or a new maintenance man.
👍👍 the maint. guys have their hands full with renovating and repairing that property.
Could someone please tell me what size is the Sch 40 PVC and exactly what are the PVC fittings called and size that is being used. My gutter downspout is 3" x 4" seamless that I need to connect, redo / add/extend to the yard drain? TIA Jeannette
He mostly uses 4" sch 40 PVC. The fittings are easily available at major home centers, although you may have to go to a plumbing supply for some of some less common fittings. He usually uses a coupler at the top ends of the pipe to squeeze in the downspout. You should watch some of his drainage videos and look at what's at the home center to get a better understanding.
Thank you for your excellent reply Joe!
@@joeshmoe7789 4" Coupler/adapter, 45 deg elbow and wye into 4" pipe and do you think if my existing sch 40 drain pipe is 3" I'd be okay? I've been a subscriber for a while now and is the reason that I'm going to upgrade w/pvc to existing pvc. Thank you sir, Jeannette
At 17:32 does it look like the downspout isn’t even connected properly to the gutter?
LOL, you pulling out those bushes with the beak is just an eye candy! 🥰
Also: First! \o/
👍 It was pretty fun
@@GCFD no doubt! :D
Those apartments must be 30 or 40 years old. Why are the issues appearing now? Improper gutter / drainage maintenance?
They now have an owner who cares about fixing stuff. They had several other people trying to solve these problems and that's how they found me. 👍
I'm surprised they didn't put a railing at the end of the new concrete you just poured. That seems like a big fall injury risk given the abrupt drop off, especially in the dark where it might look like a continuous path.
Yes that is in the works to add a rail. It's just a little high
@@GCFD I was thinking the same thing when I saw the drop off. I'd have put at least a sawhorse across there the next day after the pour.
So I am not the only one.
I am very jealous of how easily you rip out those shrubs.
It's kind of fun pulling that stuff out with heavy machinery. 👍
No base for that small slab? I guess if it doesn't need it 🤷🏼
We got down to subsoil so we felt fine with it.
So nice to the the old timer supervising the operation! Did you get the concrete crew hooked on the camera exploits as well? I see Harvey doubling as a camera man and is now a very regular supporting actor. 😄
Hahah Rick
Shawn your mechanic videos are my absolute favorite. Is that F-650 video still in the pipe?
Yes it is but I’m not sure when. I have too many videos to make!
Great to see a contractor making multiple follow up visits. In my experience no one ever does that.
yep and the tree root systems is wrecking the foundation ,plus filling the gutters ,I try to keep the trees cut back HUGE !
Better late than never. They got the trees out of there.
Think you need few more guys to lean on the shovel 🤣😂 one question why didn't you dig out against the wall and put a shingle drainage in there would have saved taking all the nice shrubs out way 🤔👍
By placing drainage against the foundation you are encouraging the water to go close to the foundation then hope it drains away. I prefer encouraging the water to flow away from the foundation and providing a path of least resistance like we did here.
I wish you were in my area. I need a bunch of concrete work done around my house to stop water from coming in the basement but it's hard to find a reputable company in my area.
I hear that a lot penguin. I don't know why my type of work is not more common.
You did your job, now it’s time for the others to do their job. One plus one equals two. Duh.
Yep. I was astonished when they called and said it flooded again. I'm glad it was something simple.
They're was no need for a concrete slab you should have cleaned the eavestrough and put rocks along the wall 1 foot out then create flow towards the down spout and install a downspout clean out.
Rocks let water fall through them Denny. I would never recommend placing rock against a foundation as it lets the water go deeper.
Why not save and replant the shrubs? Was it not worth the trouble or did the client not want them? New shrubs are expensive
Both. It can be tricky to move shrubs in spring/summer with heavy equipment. They were also happy to remove these maintenance items.
Put stone down first and then compact it went you concrete binance into the concrete better you should never put concrete on Earth movement after a while it a no no on Earth that way I was told to do it
That might be appropriate with your local subsoils. Here we have extremely stable subsoils, no bentonite, no frost line, no subsurface water. 👍
✨👍. Another great job 👌. Gutters should be first thing to check out before doing anything...And the clogged gutters could be solved by installing gutter guards...No need to replace gutters .. Looks like gutters haven't been cleaned out in years ...Also they have debris filters that can be installed on gutter downspouts ..I made a gutter cleaner ..Out of 3/4 " PVC. Using 10' lengths and made a hoop at the top...Heating up the PVC and bending it into small candy cane style hook ..And have a pressure washer fitting on end so you can connect pressure washing hose to it ..and you can clean them from the ground...Those should have been cleaned first...Is that your dad with plaid shirt and suspenders?🤗. I see him on your jobs ...I see he brings his chair 🪑😊
No base? No rebar? Wont last long if it freezes and thaws over the years.
We don't use rebar around here because we have no real frost line. It sounds like you're unfamiliar with this type of climate and subsoil.
Maybe try using the downwash from the drone to blow out the gutters.
Hahah great idea!
Hmmm .... no, not a fan of that sollution, the steep slanting of the slab to hide the pipes looks kind of weird... its so steep, you cant even use the space for bycicle parking...
When the trees get removed anyway, more earth removal and cleaning the gutters probably would also work and look cleaner.... but well, when you are a concrete guy, everything looks like a slab-in-the-making ...
Whaaat't
The day you don't bring your drone?. Wha't!
Your gone go home and write that 100x. I will bring my charged up drone with me where ever I go. Oh and have an umbrella made for it. 🤣
Oh no this second video🥺👍🙏 we know it can and will be taken care of. Time money and mistakes what can make you great on lessons we learn and I know nothing about what you do. This all encouragement. You look to the fixing and some of the problem not who made the problem, whisper because that's part of all problems people that don't do what you do
I miss the after action report with the problems listed on the billboard
Thank you! I'll be back in the studio with some more complex drainage jobs I've been working on. I'm waiting for rain footage.
You must joy know what you’re doing….you can’t put concrete there to prevent water from getting inside. You have to address the problem from the wall, water proof that and you solve the problem.
Of all videos, this is one you should have gone in the pouring rain.
For sure!
Honestly, gutter cleaning should just be a part of your drainage solutions. Unless everybody is afraid of heights.
I do a little bit of that with easy houses. I don't go up two story ladders and I don't want my guys doing it either.
@@GCFD that's fair enough.
@@GCFD OSHA's stupid must be tied off above 4 ft rule makes it a royal PITA too. making holes in the roof, brick walls to tie off Im sure the property manager/owner would love that
You need to put googly eyes on more of your equipment. Wheel barrow? Googly eyes. Dump truck? Googly eyes. Level? Believe it or not, googly eyes!
Hope it worked. Gotta get that water
AWAY FROM THE HOUSE/FOUNDATION.
Did you ever try L-shaped walkway with the L end extending deeper toward foundation wall like this guy here? th-cam.com/video/utbyUGvEbKQ/w-d-xo.html
Any opinion whether this has merit or is it just wasted concrete?
Obviously water against the wall is an issue, but it seems like a lot of buildings entirely neglect sealing from the outside and underside of the foundation, too. The owner relying on only one method of prevention is asking for trouble, as this complex shows.
Wow they really need a railing at the end of your new concrete. That just looks like a normal walkway. Someone's going to step off of that and get hurt bad! 🤕
Hello from the Netherlands and thanks for the video Shawn .
Sincerely, Hollandduck
People in your neck of the woods are very blessed to have quality folks like you, Harvey and Massey.
Thank you Jeff!
Always a learning time when watching these videos. Love the way you keep going back. Those gutters should have been fixed by some one, could mess up a lot of stuff. Hated to see the shrubs go, but I get it. Had to remove some I planted years ago that were so pretty and healthy but I had put the wrong plant in the wrong place. Concrete truck reminds me of old Studebakers, can't tell if they are going forward or backwards.
No excuse for the clogged gutters and down spouts.
I agree but I am sympathetic that they have bigger projects around the property. However, a cheap and easy item is making my more expensive fix less effective.
Fixed my wet basement problems with some simple outside drainage for hundreds
Basement Doctor wanted tens of thousands for a inside sump pump system.
It amazes me when people think regular concrete can stop water from flooding a basement.
Why do you say that? I do it everyday using concrete to divert water.
@@GCFD Im going to guess Alex means concrete is a porus naturally, absorbs water. relying solely on concrete as a barrier is where people make a mistake
How irritating. You do all that work, come out again and again, and all it is is some plank simply hasn't bothered to clean the gutters
They need to just get those $4 gutter drain guards that stick into the downspout and that would have stopped it from clogging and allowed them to go a lot longer between gutter cleaning.
Our codes require floor levels to have minimum distance above cleared ground level. You can see why in this video.
Nice drone shots
shopvac, bunch of extensions, 2 90's. Solved or, ladder.
We have or had small load mix trucks out West. Single duals, probably charge more per yard. Catchy music the last couple of vids.
This apartment complex is just going to be a barren hellscape in a few years.
Nice so now the owner will call you again because the water are now going inside or whomever come out has to jump the pool
Maintenance cannot spend 30 minutes to clear a gutter but can spend time calling drainage and tree removal contractors and writing them checks???
or they arent allowed to. complex's like where I work forbid us maintenance from being on the roof, being on ladders higher than 8 ft. OSHA regulations are a b-tch, the fines for violating them are more then subbing the gutter cleaning out
It's a shame to lose those terrific shrubs and that eye pleasing landscaping.
I know that bobcat with those attachments makes you feel like a god, I wish I could get one
It cool that the concrete guys are comfortable enough to help with the camera work.😊
They are getting better with it, which is extremely helpful. The camera work takes time.
What size pipes is that under the concrete?
We use 4" schedule 40
Great video full bubble boss
👍👍
Nicely done Shawn. Too bad the shrubs couldn't be saved and put back ? Was there a reason for that ? Whats the deal with the gutter cleaning, you would think you could hire someone pretty quick to deal with the gutter cleaning and would likely be inexpensive, too high ?
They were fine getting rid of shrubs as they are a continuing maintenance cost. I'm not sure why they haven't gotten the cleaning yet.
Gutters look like they haven't been cleaned in a few years.
Another problem solved 👍🏾
Difficult to get access to those gutters for sure. The problem trees have been removed so once the gutters are clean they should mostly stay that way. I wonder what would happen if you took a leaf blower and blew back up the drain pipe? Might unclog the down pipe and help a little.
Great idea! It wouldn't hurt and might blow out that top area so it flows. Any debris that gets into the pipes will be washed out.
Those pipes are probably packed solid with tree debris. Probably have to remove the elbows and tops of the pipes to get them clean.
I surprised no business in the area has not offering something like the SkyVac gutter vacuum system to make gutter clearing faster and cheaper.
@@mojoich2736 Still have to climb a ladder to take apart the elbows on the downspouts.
it'll make a glorious mess when it clears the downspout, elbow and area around the downspout drop. if its packed solid, you get a fun face full of crud and muck when you try blowing in from the bottom
Massey is FKN AWESOME!
Good to see you working with a great company like Massey!
Side note: The complex/maintenance manager that contracted you should have sent notices to tenants in the work area to GET YOUR S#!T out of the way on that scheduled repair.
Hahah they did send notices and we banged on all their doors. Around 11am some residents came out upset that we were blocking them in. You just can't fight it.
Harvey’s on the scene! 👍
He still works circles around all of us!
Would leveling the dirt and adding a small channel drain to the area that needed it and have it tie into the PVC pipe not have been an option?
Yes that would have been an option. I don't think the water at the edge of the concrete was the problem but the water spashing along the windowsill
@@GCFD Gotcha.. You know best of course, i was just curious :p
Great video educating people of what not to do.
the clogged gutters are prime example of deferred / nonexistent maintenance. our complex is the same way. put off cleaning the gutters too cheap to have them done more then twice a year and wonder why we get flooded units. those windows arent helping the situation either. only so much you can do when property owner/manager is negligent
👍 I agree.
Where is the gravel base and wire mesh ?
Not needed with our subsoils. No bentonite, no frost line, no subsurface water. No worries.
damn its not a hard or long job to just clean the gutters out?
Hey Sean love your videos, ive learned a lot from them since i started watching. Ive always wanted to ask has anyone mistaken you for Fred Armisen lol im sure you get that a lot.
I believe Fred fills in on these videos when Shaun has to run out to other jobs and supplies.
@@joeshmoe7789 hahaha i think youre right! thats too good
Those beaks are awesome! I tried to get one for my 463/s70 bobcat here in Australia and they are nearly 16K!
Why so much Dan?
@@GCFD that’s my thoughts exactly! I have no idea why things in Australia are usually double that things in the states
Your drone camera work is getting better all the time.
How much is this job if I were to contract it out ?
Would it have helped if you painted the brick with some water proof membrane before covering it with concrete?
My idea is is to move the water off the foundation, which would make a waterproof membrane not needed. The idea of having water sitting against a membrane is not appealing to me so I focus on moving the water rather than waterproofing. Great comment!
Your concrete trucks are very different to the ones in Australia, we have a traditional like truck with mixer on the back also pours from the back.
Most trucks here are rear dumpers too. Those require someone to man the chute, which takes away a worker. The front dumpers let the driver control it and is an extra man on the job.
Oh ouch. Good way for someone to fall after dark. Should have some railing
Yep! That's in the works with their maint. guys.
Archaic building science. The 2” x 3” downspouts and 4 inch gutters are inadequate for removing sheet water from the roof. If the downspouts are 3” x 4” into the pvc pipe there would have been no need to add the concrete, which inadequately mitigated the flooding issue.
The wide gutters are used to catch fast moving water from running over. I'm not sure of the size or pitch of the roof, but even with over sized gutters, downspouts and 4" pipe, it would still not work with all that blockage.
@@joeshmoe7789 yep. we have oversized gutters,downspouts at our complex and they still clog up with acorns,sticks,leaves and the collection of tennis balls etc that kids somehow manage to get in them
Surprised you did not make your side boards removable for situations like this - not like you to miss a trick! How about youd give or let your concrete supply people use this one as a promo vidio?
They are removable but a pain to take off and put back. I was banking on being able to use the curb to gain a couple inches but those people didn't move their cars like they were supposed to.
You should put some sort of DPC against the like a black membrane
My solution keeps the water away from the foundation so any waterproof membrane wouldn't be needed.
another fantastic video! I just had a local contractor put in PVC schedule 40 underground drainage based on all the videos I've seen from GCFD. thanks to this youtube channel, I now have confidence that our basement will never again see water.
Excellent Dirk! Thanks for sharing!
Nice work. Now they just need regular gutter cleaning to keep that apartment dry!
For sure! Hopefully taking those trees out will go a long way to keeping them clean.
I see you're doing a lot more concrete work. You might like to take a look at "Victory Outdoor Services" channel. I watch them too. I hope we get to see the after effect of the gutter being cleaned and no more flooding.
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Why remove so many trees? I understand two trees are too close to the building.
pine trees have tendency to easily blown over. their root system doesnt go deep, its wide and shallow. they look pretty till the soil gets saturated, heavy winds and they fall over
In the UK we have 'Hedgehogs' we can fit in our gutters.
They're made of polypropylene bristles with a stainless steel core and are designed to keep detritus out of the gutter, but let the water flow.
Do they work well?
@@GCFD oh they work wonders!
My old man had an overflowing gutter, that would create a niagra-esque waterfall right in front of the front door. A quick scurry up the ladders, 3 minutes to dump the leaf litter/moss onto the grass below and then 4 or 5 minutes to lay in the 'hedgehog' and to this day he's not had an impromptu shower when leaving the house.
He's also got the installed in the gutters out back and encouraged both neighbour's to install them.
The covers work better. There are several companies making them. Some are specialized for different conditions.
Thank you for sharing!
Where is the F650 video?
I was driving through Greensboro toward Durham and I saw an exit sign "Gate City..." I thought, coincidence?
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Can you install orange turn signal for new truck?
Or is it illegal?
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That far from the Batch Plant, I'm a little surprised they didn't send you one of the Batching Trucks (the ones that have Sand, Aggregate, Cement and Water in separate containers and it mixes the Concrete on site) out to you, then it doesn't matter how far away you are, the Concrete is fresh when it hits the forms...
Their trucks can do that by not adding the water until they arrive. 👍
@@GCFD I know, that was the point to my comment...
Thanks for the updates, now the big truck next ?
I'm trying to catch up on project videos right now 👍