Concrete carpenter here. We are the nameless faces behind the world of comfort you enjoy every day. It gives me great pride to be the man that helps to build your high rises, offices, universities and hospitals. Every time that you go into one of these remember the men with their own stories, strengths and flaws as human beings that toiled desperately to make it happen.
I'm a recent civil engineering grad and I cannot tell you how much I love this series. It's so interesting to see all of these concepts I've studied physically implemented. It really helps to show how all of the different subjects interact with one another. You really know you're stuff from a fundamental knowledge of engineering standpoint.
There's something really satisfying about watching the work of a true, knowledgeable professional. That's why I always say that your videos - not only the housing project - are golden.
The wealth of wisdom and knowledge you share is greatly appreciated. I know for some this is entertainment but for others you are truly influencing them and leaving a lasting legacy. Thank you for making the world a better place.
I have also decided to make you my first ever Patreon sub. I love building and making things and I hope to one day follow suit and be the general contractor for my own custom house. You are such an inspiration. Helpful, transparent, authentic, and really fun to watch. Keep up the amazing work!
I've done concrete work for about 45 years . I'm 62 now and still at it ! I'm one of the lucky guys who actually enjoys this work and I'm really happy to be able to still do it . But I think I m enjoying it a bit more watching these guys do it haha. They're doing what looks like a perfect job well planned and well executed. Symons forms are really kind of a luxury and they sure are strong !
Hi Scott: You have a talent for many things, but I really appreciate your ability to achieve the almost perfect balance of enough detail without excessive repetition, careful and thoughtful explanation with answers to questions this viewer didn't know he had until you answered them, and your efficient, common-sense procedures based on decades of experience. Well done, sir. Thank you!
It's always a pleasure to come to a jobsite after a contractor like yourself. What a different industry it would be if all took as much pride in their work.
Two days into watching your videos has given me so many ideas. As of the writing this I'm 73 getting ready to lug about 300 CMU & I forgot the amount of 80# bags of concrete mix for the floor, footings & dead man anchors + the grout for the wall. Only to build a 10x 24 foot storage shed ( hope I can carve out some work shop area). You are a fabulous teacher. When you retire from the trades can I suggest teaching at a community college you would be awesome.
Best series of video ever....Period. Entertaining, informative, and a genuinely likeable guy who just so happens to be sharing a life's worth of valuable experience with the world. Bravo!
I can't believe how much material you personally move around in each segment and never break a sweat or keel over from exhaustion. I poured 12 footings for two 2' retaining walls and I couldn't get out of bed the next day. Keep up the good work!
It's just unbelievable how much knowledge you've been accumulating during your years as contractor. Thanks so much for sharing this. I send you my greatest grespect and greetings from germany. All the best to you and your family and keep up this great work!
A comment for statistics is good because it is so I wanted to tell everybody I like broccoli and knives. EC is honestly the best channel I know. Thank you.
I love watching this channel! Even though we do things slightly different here in Australia, after nearly 20 years as a chippy and builder you are teaching me things and giving me new ideas! And to think I only discovered this channel because of an interest in blacksmithing, cheers mate!
Thanks for clarifying. Agreed with your thoughts on this channel. I'm in school now, but I wish in the worst way I would have known about the Essential Craftsman channel when I was a labourer for a few different contractors. He would have taught me so many crucial things that I were either purposefully kept hidden from me or that my bosses didn't know. I would have recognized bad practices earlier and spotted a few shady operators sooner. The fella operating this channel is a man of integrity and it shows. He's doing a service getting his knowledge out there. You Aussies have the best humour and the most unique slang in all The Commonwealth. Tip back a Foster for me.
I wish there were more video providers like this, who really offer some great insight and very useful information. I have belief there is a real need and appreciation for people like the Essential Craftsman, I'm not building anything but still find this man very interesting and a mountain of wisdom.
Amazing video! I'm just a novice and have never poured anything bigger than a small slab, but the speaker is a wonderful instructor and extremely good at communicating everything that is required in a way that is both complete and easy to understand. Thank you.
You get wisdom from experience from all aspects of each potential outcome. What to do and why. What not to do and why. What to do if you did what you should not have and why doing what you should have was worth the effort. Along with whatever options are available. One of the best well rounded educational channels in regards to building and construction.
Impressed with your comments regarding safety of co-workers (scaffolding). Too often job safety is minimised or ignored...to the cost of life or limb. Fellow workers, whether self employed or not, have an obligation to keep ourselves and our co-workers safe. Thanks mate.
As an aspiring carpenter, it has been my dream that I may one day build a house of my own on some property somewhere, and with the help of these videos I can learn the fundamentals before I ship off to vocational school! This channel means so much to me and I hope that project is going well for you guys!
For a complete antithesis to this channel there's also one I'd recommend called Pure Living Your Life. ...which is equally interesting but for entirely different reasons. That one is a clueless but well intentioned couple trying to build their own house from scratch with no real knowledge of what they're doing (while being convinced that they do). As the saying goes, they have 'just enough knowledge to be dangerous' at that's what makes their channel intriguing.
Connect a television to your computer and watch it there. If you want a TV show you'll end up burning time watching commercials. Depending on the network, Essential Craftsman might have to readjust himself to fit in with the specifications of the network owners. Can you imagine? The first thing he'll get is that his "toxic masculinity" is bad influence. The Internet is where is at.
Excellent video! Best I've ever seen. Professionally explained that covers most critical aspects of form building. Worth mentioning is how you attached the 2x4 sleepers to the footing using small rotohammer to drill 1/4 holes and then driving a couple 16d duplex to create strong wedge anchor that can be quickly removed with that Burke bar when you strip. For those who dont want to rent Symon-type forms, there's an excellent CSI form design manual for most plywood forming systems. Will give waler, strongback and other design details. You have a fantastic knack for explaining this material. Should be required viewing for many getting in the business (including architects, designers as well as blue collar types). You know your stuff and isn't complete bs like so many TH-cam experts out there.
I love the longer videos. keep them coming. I think 15-20 minutes is a good length. Much more informative. I'm amazed to see the amount of effort involved with concrete. I'm excited to see how it turns out.
I used to work for a company in Michigan that rented Symons forms before I started working there. We had a lot of the stuff used for this, but while I worked there we didn't rent it, but we did still sell some of the stuff. I know what most of the items you used are, but I never knew what they were used for. This was so cool learning about their uses. My dad has been a carpenter/builder for over 50 years, and I hear about most of what you do, but I just love listening to you explain it all. Keep making these videos, and thank you!
What a pleasure to watch a savvy veteran work and share the lessons they've learned. Thanks Scott, you have been one of my absolute favorite channels this last year or so. Hey lets not forget the ladies in the trades! I catch myself saying "tradesmen" and "good work men" all the time, but the truth is with the current skills gap in the trades we need all the qualified men & women we can get! Can't wait for the big pour next week, thanks for sharing the journey.
As a small kid my parents said one of the only things that use to stop me from zooming through the house was when “This Old House” would come on TV. Now almost 30 these videos have about the same effect on me. Thank you for sharing your decades of wisdom!
Again, so hard to appreciate this unless I see it put together. Very intense to see what goes into what ends up being underappreciated and taken for granted as "just a wall." Bravo!
Whoa, you have such a great channel. I truly appreciate how you explain things. I am much more appreciative of how you don’t talk down to those who don’t know the jargon or meaning/purpose of some things you use or do. You earn the respect you put out, and it come back tenfold. Thank you for your time.
After 30 year's of working in construction, I thought I knew a few things. Every video is a lesson and a pleasure to watch. Thank you for taking the time to pass along your knowledge.
Expertly constructed! I love watching a true professional explaining what is happening......and it is understood. Symons Forms are the "cat's meow!" Your videos that you and Nate produce are outstanding....very well done! ....13
This video is f'ing awesome....so helpful. I am an engineer and concrete contractor. You style and order of instruction were intuitive and enlightening. Thanks so much!
My hat is off to you sir for your attention to detail! I am really enjoying this series, thank you very much for taking the time to video the build and sharing the ride.
Scott, I love this build series. I'm learning SOOO much about pouring concrete, that this DIY'er has yet again been convinced that I will not pour concrete myself. Worth every penny to pay an expert to do it right. Thanks!
Very informative and precise. My father taught me much of this while working with him on job sites. I love watching concrete forms being built! I’m looking forward to your pour! Ty for uploading these to watch! I just love them!
I truely appreciate the dedication, hard and detailed work you guys are putting into capturing, describing and portraying all these steps going into a new home construction. Just being able to watch an incredibly talented tradesman work is a rare treat. But having a medium that not only shows but explains why/such & such things and processes are done, is priceless. No exaggeration. Im truely fortunate that I stumbled across this channel the other day. I recently bought a new 20' extension ladder in order to get on the roof of my home and clear some bird nests. I haven't used an extension ladder since after high school when I worked for a general, 15 years ago and wanted a refresh in how to setup/use an extension ladder safely (Your guys very informative and entertaining ladder safety video). If that bird didnt make that huge nest in my gutters which needed to be cleared, which lead me wanting to check the entire roof and buying a new ladder, which lead to me searching for a refresher ladder safety vid, I wouldnt have stumbled across this amazing, vast welth of knowledge, TH-cam channel. Thanks bird family! Sorry I had to relocate your home.
You are doing a very good service to future construction workers everywhere. I wanted to tell you that I am so happy to see good men doing a duty for young men that have grown up without a Dad. I'm getting emotional and just wanted to say thank you.
Just came across this and I'm going to have to watch your other episodes; between the clean form of info and how nice it is to actually listen to you talking about the work.
Scott, that footing pour came out Fantastic ! ! ! And those Symmons forms look like a real time saver, what a great system. That was nice of your buddy to let you rent them from him, bet they are expensive. Keep up the great work, can't wait for the wall pour.
im always excited to see a new upload from you. I know all this work takes a huge amount of time and effort and we viewers appreciate you documenting it and explaining it so well. Thanks.
Great video EC. I really like the first part which can't be over emphasized. I recall a famous chef being asked about an important asset of cooking and he referred to how a cook stages their working area and how you arrange ingredients, tools... I try to keep that in mind even on the most basic projects or tasks.
My job has nothing to do with construction but I find your approach to your work and craft thoroughly fascinating and inspiring. I especially like the first bit of this video around grunt work and how that can be mistakenly perceived as unimportant and not worthy of time and care. Please keep up the great work.
Great series and beautiful formwork. I’ve worked with Symons and other form systems for 12 years, been to Symons school, seen hundreds of pours and work as a rep now for a formwork manufacturer. You are a part of an elite minority of steel ply users who do not run their waler through the center of the waler clamp. One tip: When putting your wedge bolts in, hammer from the side, pressing the downward wedge bolt with just thumb pressure. You don’t need to drive them home like I saw in he video. Just needs tension to hold. It will making stripping much easier.
I wish more people had your attitude and appreciation for the blessings that happen to them. Your community sounds very tight and close the concrete company sounds like awesome people 🤙🏽
Another great episode. You guys are smart for keeping them short and to the point. As a carpenter, it’s always interesting to pick up on little things that others do that make life easier. 👍🏼
What a fantastic video, I've poured a lot of walls and watching this shows me how much I still have to learn. I really appreciate the editing and narration as well, it's direct to the point. 5 stars 👍
Love the videos man. I've been a fan for a while and I've always loved the fact that not only do you preach safety you _actually follow up with showing safety on the jobsite_
Probably never going to build a house in my life, but this is so interesting. The steps you take to think ahead and add small touches for longevity and appearance are wonderful. Something you almost never see in production building. Most builders only care about how fast the house can be built instead of how well and long lasting it is built. Excellent work.
Symons, amazing I'm a retired old geiser now and I used Symons forms as long ago as the late 1960's. They don't look much different now as they were then except maybe lighter now (snicker snicker). It's nice to watch somebody doing things right. Thanks.
Enjoyed the video with 32 years experience as a tower crane operator I been involved in building walls setting panels like( peri System) in some of the most stringent building codes in the world this type of wall system would work perfectly for DIY home project I look forward to retiring in the Oregon area and doing it much in the same way
I wish I was wealthy enough to work for you for free. I can’t think of anything more interesting and fulfilling than learning from one who has reached a level of mastery as you. Thank you for showing us your philosophy on building and creating.
Excellent video, very articulate, pertinent information and nice workmanship. I'm having a contractor pour a basement wall and I picked up some great pointers. I feel like I know what I need to be concerned about and what I DON'T need to worry about.
I have worked with symons forms for 40 plus years I always find it easier to remove wedge bolts by installing them so I can remove them hitting them to the left because if you are right handed you swing that way easier.
Love seeing rebar caps in place. I've seen far too many job sites that frequently skip them, and have done far too much first aid (and body removal) from rebar punctures.
Usually they are a safety device, but there are some designed as anchor caps to increase the holding force on the rebar while also making the end of the rebar less dangerous. Rebar is at this 'fun' diameter where it is skinny and stiff enough to happily punch a hole through soft tissue without extreme force, and it is easy to over look that merely tripping on to it can be enough to drive a piece into your belly or something. And it may be better to not think about what happens if you fall off a ladder or something on to some. (And then the texture on the bar itself makes things 'extra fun' when it comes to extraction, as they're kind of intended to grip stuff wrapped around them by design.) Also isn't a fun thing to walk into an end piece sticking out of a wall or something. Have seen a guy put his own eye out on a 1/8th rod by trying to step out of someone's way on a busy job site. Remember: Safety gear isn't there just for your safety, but to also keep you/your coworkers from having to clean up after stupid mistakes.
thanks for the follwup reply. just tring to learn and nice to find straightforward answers. heard of people being impaled on rods so that was my guess.
Mike, those caps are an OSHA requirement on most jobs. Saw a guy loose his footing and sit right down on an uncapped piece of #6 vertical rebar once. He almost died from having his keester reamed by that bar, sad.
I was always around plywood and 2-bys, 4x8 and multiples. 12x12's hung with a dragline. Button head ties. Always ordered the concrete too soon. Made an interesting day. And the music fit! Glad I was a machine operator.
As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement th-cam.com/users/postUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!
The comment in the video about if your wall form blows out you better have a mighty powerful cheque book is so true. I spent around a month on a site with a full crew of guys fixing concrete. The forms were put together by concrete finishers not experienced form work guys. They had blow outs and wrong dimensions all over the building. So a big crew of us were called in to repair the concrete. It paid us all really well to get in there and spend a month fixing. So yes I can only imagine how much the company spent on that project to get everything back close to proper specs.
I never liked simon forms. I liked Burke forms. That Burke bar is the best tool ever. Love the way you emphasized the importance of plumbing the corner to get started because from there it is just a rip and run, cautiously, event. The accurate pouring of the footings is so important. Level and flat. No leakage. What a great job you guys did. Very organized. True pros. Excellent. 18 years in the trades as a concrete formwork carpenter. 23 years with AT&T. Now retired.
Concrete carpenter here. We are the nameless faces behind the world of comfort you enjoy every day. It gives me great pride to be the man that helps to build your high rises, offices, universities and hospitals. Every time that you go into one of these remember the men with their own stories, strengths and flaws as human beings that toiled desperately to make it happen.
You're the only one who could make a gravity retaining wall so interesting ;) Really enjoying the series
You two need to do some kind of collaboration video!
Brilliant idea.
I agree 100%, although I think technically it's a cantilever retaining wall.
I make a lot of retaining walls mainly out of 1" 1/8 and gangforms.
Practical Engineering my dude
I'm a recent civil engineering grad and I cannot tell you how much I love this series. It's so interesting to see all of these concepts I've studied physically implemented. It really helps to show how all of the different subjects interact with one another. You really know you're stuff from a fundamental knowledge of engineering standpoint.
Do yourself a favor and spend a summer on a carpenter crew, give yourself the gift of knowing what it all actually takes.
There's something really satisfying about watching the work of a true, knowledgeable professional. That's why I always say that your videos - not only the housing project - are golden.
Alexandre Freire couldn’t agree more. Scott is a master craftsman in a number of fields.
The wealth of wisdom and knowledge you share is greatly appreciated. I know for some this is entertainment but for others you are truly influencing them and leaving a lasting legacy. Thank you for making the world a better place.
You said it perfectly!
I'm with the influencing and lasting legacy bunch.
I have also decided to make you my first ever Patreon sub. I love building and making things and I hope to one day follow suit and be the general contractor for my own custom house. You are such an inspiration. Helpful, transparent, authentic, and really fun to watch. Keep up the amazing work!
I've done concrete work for about 45 years . I'm 62 now and still at it ! I'm one of the lucky guys who actually enjoys this work and I'm really happy to be able to still do it . But I think I m enjoying it a bit more watching these guys do it haha. They're doing what looks like a perfect job well planned and well executed. Symons forms are really kind of a luxury and they sure are strong !
Hi Scott: You have a talent for many things, but I really appreciate your ability to achieve the almost perfect balance of enough detail without excessive repetition, careful and thoughtful explanation with answers to questions this viewer didn't know he had until you answered them, and your efficient, common-sense procedures based on decades of experience. Well done, sir. Thank you!
You're the King of this region of TH-cam buddy. One of the most engrossing channels there is.
It's always a pleasure to come to a jobsite after a contractor like yourself. What a different industry it would be if all took as much pride in their work.
Essential Craftsman is the best channel on youtube, and the competition is not particularly close.
Two days into watching your videos has given me so many ideas. As of the writing this I'm 73 getting ready to lug about 300 CMU & I forgot the amount of 80# bags of concrete mix for the floor, footings & dead man anchors + the grout for the wall. Only to build a 10x 24 foot storage shed ( hope I can carve out some work
shop area).
You are a fabulous teacher. When you retire from the trades can I suggest teaching at a community college you would be awesome.
Best series of video ever....Period. Entertaining, informative, and a genuinely likeable guy who just so happens to be sharing a life's worth of valuable experience with the world. Bravo!
A true concrete man. Everything complete and each word we use on site.
I can't believe how much material you personally move around in each segment and never break a sweat or keel over from exhaustion. I poured 12 footings for two 2' retaining walls and I couldn't get out of bed the next day. Keep up the good work!
6:27 yes stick that sprayer in there and oil your forms. Form oil will not prevent concrete from creating mechanical bond with rebar
As a filmmaker I'm super impressed by the steady improvement in shot framing and editing. Please keep up the great storytelling!
It's just unbelievable how much knowledge you've been accumulating during your years as contractor. Thanks so much for sharing this. I send you my greatest grespect and greetings from germany. All the best to you and your family and keep up this great work!
A comment for statistics is good because it is so I wanted to tell everybody I like broccoli and knives. EC is honestly the best channel I know. Thank you.
I love watching this channel! Even though we do things slightly different here in Australia, after nearly 20 years as a chippy and builder you are teaching me things and giving me new ideas! And to think I only discovered this channel because of an interest in blacksmithing, cheers mate!
A chippy?
chippy is a carpenter. I agree we do It alittle differently in Australia but I have picked up many tips from this channel regardless. Gday from Sydney
Thanks for clarifying.
Agreed with your thoughts on this channel. I'm in school now, but I wish in the worst way I would have known about the Essential Craftsman channel when I was a labourer for a few different contractors. He would have taught me so many crucial things that I were either purposefully kept hidden from me or that my bosses didn't know. I would have recognized bad practices earlier and spotted a few shady operators sooner. The fella operating this channel is a man of integrity and it shows. He's doing a service getting his knowledge out there.
You Aussies have the best humour and the most unique slang in all The Commonwealth. Tip back a Foster for me.
@@pendulousphallus Not many of us down here in oz knows where we could get a fosters. We have far better brews anyway
I wish there were more video providers like this, who really offer some great insight and very useful information. I have belief there is a real need and appreciation for people like the Essential Craftsman, I'm not building anything but still find this man very interesting and a mountain of wisdom.
Amazing video! I'm just a novice and have never poured anything bigger than a small slab, but the speaker is a wonderful instructor and extremely good at communicating everything that is required in a way that is both complete and easy to understand. Thank you.
I put whalers on the lower part of the wall also, plus put your pins in the other way , it’s easier to strip
I am so unbelievably excited for this wall pour. This series is amazing.
You get wisdom from experience from all aspects of each potential outcome. What to do and why. What not to do and why. What to do if you did what you should not have and why doing what you should have was worth the effort. Along with whatever options are available. One of the best well rounded educational channels in regards to building and construction.
Impressed with your comments regarding safety of co-workers (scaffolding). Too often job safety is minimised or ignored...to the cost of life or limb. Fellow workers, whether self employed or not, have an obligation to keep ourselves and our co-workers safe. Thanks mate.
Damn thats a lot of work just for a retaining wall. Great work!
Fantastic series. Everyone who wants to build a custom home but complains about the cost should see this. Tons of work involved.
As an aspiring carpenter, it has been my dream that I may one day build a house of my own on some property somewhere, and with the help of these videos I can learn the fundamentals before I ship off to vocational school! This channel means so much to me and I hope that project is going well for you guys!
This is currently my favorite channel on TH-cam and definitely the most anticipated series. This man really needs a TV show deal.
For a complete antithesis to this channel there's also one I'd recommend called Pure Living Your Life.
...which is equally interesting but for entirely different reasons.
That one is a clueless but well intentioned couple trying to build their own house from scratch with no real knowledge of what they're doing (while being convinced that they do).
As the saying goes, they have 'just enough knowledge to be dangerous' at that's what makes their channel intriguing.
Connect a television to your computer and watch it there.
If you want a TV show you'll end up burning time watching commercials. Depending on the network, Essential Craftsman might have to readjust himself to fit in with the specifications of the network owners.
Can you imagine?
The first thing he'll get is that his "toxic masculinity" is bad influence.
The Internet is where is at.
@@muhshekels5383 Gees, they'd ruin him. He'd lose is frikkin mind trying to work for those devils.
And we need to get a life.
Excellent video! Best I've ever seen. Professionally explained that covers most critical aspects of form building. Worth mentioning is how you attached the 2x4 sleepers to the footing using small rotohammer to drill 1/4 holes and then driving a couple 16d duplex to create strong wedge anchor that can be quickly removed with that Burke bar when you strip.
For those who dont want to rent Symon-type forms, there's an excellent CSI form design manual for most plywood forming systems. Will give waler, strongback and other design details.
You have a fantastic knack for explaining this material. Should be required viewing for many getting in the business (including architects, designers as well as blue collar types). You know your stuff and isn't complete bs like so many TH-cam experts out there.
Do you have any links for those CSI manuals?
I love the longer videos. keep them coming. I think 15-20 minutes is a good length. Much more informative. I'm amazed to see the amount of effort involved with concrete. I'm excited to see how it turns out.
I used to work for a company in Michigan that rented Symons forms before I started working there. We had a lot of the stuff used for this, but while I worked there we didn't rent it, but we did still sell some of the stuff. I know what most of the items you used are, but I never knew what they were used for. This was so cool learning about their uses. My dad has been a carpenter/builder for over 50 years, and I hear about most of what you do, but I just love listening to you explain it all. Keep making these videos, and thank you!
Thank You , the information you provide is only surpassed by the ease and good natured manner in which you so adeptly offer it !
What a pleasure to watch a savvy veteran work and share the lessons they've learned. Thanks Scott, you have been one of my absolute favorite channels this last year or so. Hey lets not forget the ladies in the trades! I catch myself saying "tradesmen" and "good work men" all the time, but the truth is with the current skills gap in the trades we need all the qualified men & women we can get! Can't wait for the big pour next week, thanks for sharing the journey.
best concrete vid on the internet if you ask me, hope it all went well with placing the concrete
As a small kid my parents said one of the only things that use to stop me from zooming through the house was when “This Old House” would come on TV. Now almost 30 these videos have about the same effect on me. Thank you for sharing your decades of wisdom!
Again, so hard to appreciate this unless I see it put together. Very intense to see what goes into what ends up being underappreciated and taken for granted as "just a wall." Bravo!
Whoa, you have such a great channel. I truly appreciate how you explain things. I am much more appreciative of how you don’t talk down to those who don’t know the jargon or meaning/purpose of some things you use or do. You earn the respect you put out, and it come back tenfold. Thank you for your time.
I’ve been a framer/mason for 30 yrs and really enjoy your content sir!
After 30 year's of working in construction, I thought I knew a few things. Every video is a lesson and a pleasure to watch. Thank you for taking the time to pass along your knowledge.
Expertly constructed! I love watching a true professional explaining what is happening......and it is understood. Symons Forms are the "cat's meow!"
Your videos that you and Nate produce are outstanding....very well done!
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Yeah, this series is pretty amazing! Going to actually sub to the Patreon as well, which will be my first.
This video is f'ing awesome....so helpful. I am an engineer and concrete contractor. You style and order of instruction were intuitive and enlightening. Thanks so much!
I have watched this video over 5 times over the years and I learn something new every time. More concrete videos
I love how calm all of you are. My experience is every one is stressed and in a hurry Yelling orders.
100% wish he was my super!
Absolutely dear
My hat is off to you sir for your attention to detail! I am really enjoying this series, thank you very much for taking the time to video the build and sharing the ride.
Scott, I love this build series. I'm learning SOOO much about pouring concrete, that this DIY'er has yet again been convinced that I will not pour concrete myself. Worth every penny to pay an expert to do it right. Thanks!
Video's like these help us learn why they charge a lot for this work. There is much more to it than most of us know. Great Series!
Better explanations than anything we ever received in medical school. A true craftsman and a true teacher
Very informative and precise. My father taught me much of this while working with him on job sites. I love watching concrete forms being built! I’m looking forward to your pour! Ty for uploading these to watch! I just love them!
I truely appreciate the dedication, hard and detailed work you guys are putting into capturing, describing and portraying all these steps going into a new home construction. Just being able to watch an incredibly talented tradesman work is a rare treat. But having a medium that not only shows but explains why/such & such things and processes are done, is priceless. No exaggeration.
Im truely fortunate that I stumbled across this channel the other day. I recently bought a new 20' extension ladder in order to get on the roof of my home and clear some bird nests. I haven't used an extension ladder since after high school when I worked for a general, 15 years ago and wanted a refresh in how to setup/use an extension ladder safely (Your guys very informative and entertaining ladder safety video). If that bird didnt make that huge nest in my gutters which needed to be cleared, which lead me wanting to check the entire roof and buying a new ladder, which lead to me searching for a refresher ladder safety vid, I wouldnt have stumbled across this amazing, vast welth of knowledge, TH-cam channel. Thanks bird family! Sorry I had to relocate your home.
I love watching your videos. If you made a 30 minute video about the weather of the day, I would watch it, twice.
You are doing a very good service to future construction workers everywhere. I wanted to tell you that I am so happy to see good men doing a duty for young men that have grown up without a Dad. I'm getting emotional and just wanted to say thank you.
Great job guys. Amazing that you are out there working with no youngsters trying to learn from all that knowledge.
Just came across this and I'm going to have to watch your other episodes; between the clean form of info and how nice it is to actually listen to you talking about the work.
Scott, that footing pour came out Fantastic ! ! ! And those Symmons forms look like a real time saver, what a great system. That was nice of your buddy to let you rent them from him, bet they are expensive. Keep up the great work, can't wait for the wall pour.
im always excited to see a new upload from you. I know all this work takes a huge amount of time and effort and we viewers appreciate you documenting it and explaining it so well. Thanks.
Great video EC. I really like the first part which can't be over emphasized. I recall a famous chef being asked about an important asset of cooking and he referred to how a cook stages their working area and how you arrange ingredients, tools... I try to keep that in mind even on the most basic projects or tasks.
My job has nothing to do with construction but I find your approach to your work and craft thoroughly fascinating and inspiring. I especially like the first bit of this video around grunt work and how that can be mistakenly perceived as unimportant and not worthy of time and care. Please keep up the great work.
It is always great to have good people and friends in whom you can rely on for help. Great videos always enjoy watching and learning.
Great series and beautiful formwork. I’ve worked with Symons and other form systems for 12 years, been to Symons school, seen hundreds of pours and work as a rep now for a formwork manufacturer. You are a part of an elite minority of steel ply users who do not run their waler through the center of the waler clamp.
One tip: When putting your wedge bolts in, hammer from the side, pressing the downward wedge bolt with just thumb pressure. You don’t need to drive them home like I saw in he video. Just needs tension to hold. It will making stripping much easier.
I wish more people had your attitude and appreciation for the blessings that happen to them. Your community sounds very tight and close the concrete company sounds like awesome people 🤙🏽
Another great episode. You guys are smart for keeping them short and to the point. As a carpenter, it’s always interesting to pick up on little things that others do that make life easier. 👍🏼
as a 1st year apprentice getting thrown into it with the union, this video is fantastic. so helpful, cheers.
What a fantastic video, I've poured a lot of walls and watching this shows me how much I still have to learn. I really appreciate the editing and narration as well, it's direct to the point. 5 stars 👍
i so love this channel-what a treat to see a craftsman do things the RIGHT WAY !!!
quality video here. This man really knows what he is doing here. You can tell he has been doing this for a year or too.
Thanks for your efforts to educate me. It is nice to hear a well spoken pro. explain his passion.
Time to drop everything, there's a new E.C. video out!
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Love the videos man. I've been a fan for a while and I've always loved the fact that not only do you preach safety you _actually follow up with showing safety on the jobsite_
Fellas! I got a fever and the only prescription is more Burke Bar!!!!
First thing I noticed! Gotta have more Burke Bar!
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You have a lifetime of experience and knowledge that you share in a very calming way to watch, great videos, looking forward to the pour.
Probably never going to build a house in my life, but this is so interesting. The steps you take to think ahead and add small touches for longevity and appearance are wonderful. Something you almost never see in production building. Most builders only care about how fast the house can be built instead of how well and long lasting it is built. Excellent work.
Attention to details, how refreshing to see. Thank You so much for sharing your Knowledge and Craftsmanship with us.
Symons, amazing I'm a retired old geiser now and I used Symons forms as long ago as the late 1960's. They don't look much different now as they were then except maybe lighter now (snicker snicker). It's nice to watch somebody doing things right. Thanks.
Man, I'm showing my boss this video !!!! Just good clean work. Orderly and seemingly effortless !!! Well done !
Enjoyed the video with 32 years experience as a tower crane operator I been involved in building walls setting panels like( peri System) in some of the most stringent building codes in the world this type of wall system would work perfectly for DIY home project I look forward to retiring in the Oregon area and doing it much in the same way
I wish I was wealthy enough to work for you for free. I can’t think of anything more interesting and fulfilling than learning from one who has reached a level of mastery as you. Thank you for showing us your philosophy on building and creating.
This is one of the best videos I have watched on TH-cam. Thank you for the awesome an educational video.
To see stuff like this going on in such an in depth way is so rare. Thanks.
That truly is an art form in itself. That form system just works. I just love it when a plan comes together. Thanks for a great video. Take care.
Excellent video, very articulate, pertinent information and nice workmanship. I'm having a contractor pour a basement wall and I picked up some great pointers. I feel like I know what I need to be concerned about and what I DON'T need to worry about.
I have worked with symons forms for 40 plus years I always find it easier to remove wedge bolts by installing them so I can remove them hitting them to the left because if you are right handed you swing that way easier.
3rd go'round with this 150 vid playlist, EC. Grace to ya. Luv it
Love seeing rebar caps in place.
I've seen far too many job sites that frequently skip them, and have done far too much first aid (and body removal) from rebar punctures.
what is the purpose of those rebar caps. is it a safety measure?
Usually they are a safety device, but there are some designed as anchor caps to increase the holding force on the rebar while also making the end of the rebar less dangerous. Rebar is at this 'fun' diameter where it is skinny and stiff enough to happily punch a hole through soft tissue without extreme force, and it is easy to over look that merely tripping on to it can be enough to drive a piece into your belly or something. And it may be better to not think about what happens if you fall off a ladder or something on to some. (And then the texture on the bar itself makes things 'extra fun' when it comes to extraction, as they're kind of intended to grip stuff wrapped around them by design.)
Also isn't a fun thing to walk into an end piece sticking out of a wall or something. Have seen a guy put his own eye out on a 1/8th rod by trying to step out of someone's way on a busy job site.
Remember: Safety gear isn't there just for your safety, but to also keep you/your coworkers from having to clean up after stupid mistakes.
thanks for the follwup reply. just tring to learn and nice to find straightforward answers. heard of people being impaled on rods so that was my guess.
Mike, those caps are an OSHA requirement on most jobs. Saw a guy loose his footing and sit right down on an uncapped piece of #6 vertical rebar once. He almost died from having his keester reamed by that bar, sad.
I am really into this series!
I was always around plywood and 2-bys, 4x8 and multiples. 12x12's hung with a dragline. Button head ties. Always ordered the concrete too soon. Made an interesting day. And the music fit! Glad I was a machine operator.
You have the best channel on TH-cam, thanks for sharing your knowledge
One guy handling 10 guys work 👏
Very useful information, on a personal note i think it is truly inspiring to see you doing most of this work yourself.
I am really enjoying this project house you are taking on and allowing all of us to come along. Thank you!
As my great-aunt used to say: "I love hard work. I could watch it all day." Hence my addiction to this channel.
Good you loved it
As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement th-cam.com/users/postUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!
Man as a form dog and finisher I gotta say those are some gorgeous panels!!! Keep up the awesome work!
Love the fret work in your music. If that's one of your family members playing, they deserve a compliment!
Oh duh, I should have read to the bottom of the description. Thought that sounded like a mandolin! Good stuff.
I've enjoyed the whole series. I do not know any thing about concrete poring and this has been fascinating Thanks
The comment in the video about if your wall form blows out you better have a mighty powerful cheque book is so true. I spent around a month on a site with a full crew of guys fixing concrete. The forms were put together by concrete finishers not experienced form work guys. They had blow outs and wrong dimensions all over the building. So a big crew of us were called in to repair the concrete. It paid us all really well to get in there and spend a month fixing. So yes I can only imagine how much the company spent on that project to get everything back close to proper specs.
You are really good. Thank you for creating this very effective content as well as your professional work and demeanor.
I never liked simon forms. I liked Burke forms. That Burke bar is the best tool ever. Love the way you emphasized the importance of plumbing the corner to get started because from there it is just a rip and run, cautiously, event. The accurate pouring of the footings is so important. Level and flat. No leakage. What a great job you guys did. Very organized. True pros. Excellent. 18 years in the trades as a concrete formwork carpenter. 23 years with AT&T. Now retired.