Is anyone else curious that these homes being built in western Pennsylvania were all dreamed about, planned and contracted over a year ago? I would imagine some things have changed a bit in the last nine months as far as employment, business opportunities etc. in Pennsylvania as well as a lot of states. We will see how this all turns out. A lot of Beverly Hills homes being built in parts of this country that were never thought about being built in the locations they are being built. Oh well took us about 12 years to recover fro 2008. We can do it again hopefully.
Unbelievable....see how much easier it is pumping your jobs ....no wheel barrel...no mucking 20 feet your not killing your workers..I'm sure they love it....
I agree with David Steve is a good camera man and commentator, and it was good to see the father tom working that concrete. What great job you and your guys did. A great crew a good guys. Thank you for the video. 👍👍
Man it is mind bending how fast and efficiently you guys work. Can't always get an accurate sense of just how quick yall work in every video but you sure can in this one. Kudos.
When you need a pump, you NEED a pump. Also, there is no comparison between the boom and a skid pumps. So much cleaner and less labor intensive with a boom. Special skills for the guys not using screed rails, too. Nice job!
Nice pour. We had a pump truck for our house as well just because of the span of it all. It is interesting the support beams went in before the floor. That for me was interesting to watch. There isn't a whole lot keeping them in place. Seemed like a balancing act to place them before they were secured somewhat.
Great work! I wonder what difficult is to work in such places! As always all your experience in a professional objective that means quality. Congratulations again for you and your crew! Concrete with the houses is ever the BEST! Waiting the next video!
Well that brought back memories. 1991 built a cancer treatment center in Wilkes-Barre PA. Walls were also 18’ high and most of the walls were 2’ thick and where the radiation gun was 4’ thick walls with a concrete ceiling. Had to get a special high density aggregate from North Carolina for the 4’ walls. Quite the experience.
wow. That aggregate must have been wicked expensive. I worked at a nuclear plant, the containment vessel had 4' thick walls. That was inside another structure called a D ring which was also 4' thick. that was all inside the containment building that was also 4' thick, lined with 1/2" steel and painted with lead. Kinda crazy when radiation is involved.
the reason the air cuff is there is not to stop annoying "drips" it is to eliminate air pockets in the line . Remember air compresses so when the next bit of concrete is pumped up against that air pocket it creates line surge. that dangerous surge has injured and killed MANY concrete personell . you do not want air in the line .
Would love to see the finished basketball courts if possible! I am also amazed by your crew and would love to know how long they have been with you! Great editing by the way, big shout out to whoever is helping with that!
The last time I had a pump truck on a job was September 11, 2001. Needless to say I will never forget that pour. Must be a lot of basketball players where you guys live. I have built over 250 houses and none of them had a basketball court in them.
That is one small basketball court if that is what it is going to be used for !! It doesnt even look big enough for a half court setup !! Do you use shot gravel in all the mixes you order ???
Just curious! Why no trialing machine? I guess the finish doesn't matter as much being that there will be a floor laid Overton of concrete. We use trialing machine on all slick finish floors. Just wandering what your reason was?
You guys ought to wear head lamps when your working so early or down in the holes. This may be a dumb question, what happens to all the rain that falls before the house is covered?
When pumping concrete how do you account for all the concrete it takes to fill the hose? That has to be a lot of concrete. Does all of that go to waste when they clean out the pump lines?
That 33 meter pump holds 1/2-5/8 cubic yard of concrete between the 5" diameter pump line and a mostly full hopper. We typically request an extra yard to cover the prime out and the material in the system.
Ok, which is it - Tom you are just that good on the straight edging or you are that much of a control freak that Steven stays up out of the pit filming? Either way I was smiling! (Being the control freak that I am). Don't tell me it was the new camera!
Steve, you should consider (with dad's permission) putting anything construction related on this channel (that you are planning in the future on your land) rather than on your own channel. I'm just thinking that far in advance - why grow two channels when you can get the bigger revenue from this channel - and maybe this will be your channel someday? Even if it isn't going to be yours I'm sure you can figure out the revenue sharing.
Concrete is hard on your body I’m 33 so I’m still young now by the time I’m 50 I would like to know I have a crew that can do 95% of the work and I can save my body for grand kids later in life.. concrete is very profitable for me I rather pay my guys very well and make a decent margin for the company but we do complete work excavating foundation flatwork on a job like this I’m maybe 8 ft walls max so my hats are off for 18 ft. Most of my profit is on excavating/dirt work and foundations Now paving on the other that’s low profits between trucks crew and mix prices most you can make In the commercial/residential is 20% at best paving for 2.00 a sq ft - 4.5 sq ft including prep work
Is anyone else curious that these homes being built in western Pennsylvania were all dreamed about, planned and contracted over a year ago? I would imagine some things have changed a bit in the last nine months as far as employment, business opportunities etc. in Pennsylvania as well as a lot of states. We will see how this all turns out. A lot of Beverly Hills homes being built in parts of this country that were never thought about being built in the locations they are being built. Oh well took us about 12 years to recover fro 2008. We can do it again hopefully.
Love the new camera, picture was perfect
I like that the pump operator wasn't afraid to help
Steve is a good camera man and commentator, quite a basement, alot of house to go over that , great team work
Unbelievable....see how much easier it is pumping your jobs ....no wheel barrel...no mucking 20 feet your not killing your workers..I'm sure they love it....
Tom the jobs you get in to, I tell you your the man. Steve is a good son, I bet your proud of him
I would pump it too. If you can afford to build a basketball court in your house you can afford to pay for a pump.
Wowzer, these are some high dollar houses.
The jobs you take on are not mundane. There’s so much going on and so much to consider. I’m learning a lot at 70 years old.
A great way to wake up on a beautiful Sunday morning with the Hauses! 🌞🌞🌞
Pump...pump it up!
that is a huge foundation
I agree with David Steve is a good camera man and commentator, and it was good to see the father tom working that concrete. What great job you and your guys did. A great crew a good guys. Thank you for the video. 👍👍
Very nice..
I have to make more coffee!! ☕️☕️🇺🇸🙏
Man it is mind bending how fast and efficiently you guys work. Can't always get an accurate sense of just how quick yall work in every video but you sure can in this one. Kudos.
TOM, that there is some crazy stuff! Basketball court!? What's next? Underground vault? Lol !
Good stuff!
Sure looks higher than 18 foot lol looking good 👊👍
Nice work starts with a nice clean well organized job site!!
When you need a pump, you NEED a pump. Also, there is no comparison between the boom and a skid pumps. So much cleaner and less labor intensive with a boom. Special skills for the guys not using screed rails, too. Nice job!
Did people not see the Morgan Building get a pumper truck to pour the floors?
The Hauses "Pumping" out another fine video.💪
Great job!
Wait a minute!?!?!?! That's cheating! I would have used buckets and a rope. Great video and awesome job as always brother!
Nice pump!
Cool video. Didn’t realize indoor basketball courts were so popular. Thanks !
Nice work !!
Conrete Masters!
Nice pour. We had a pump truck for our house as well just because of the span of it all. It is interesting the support beams went in before the floor. That for me was interesting to watch. There isn't a whole lot keeping them in place. Seemed like a balancing act to place them before they were secured somewhat.
This was fascinating!! The house is going to be massive.
Great work!
I wonder what difficult is to work in such places!
As always all your experience in a professional objective that means quality.
Congratulations again for you and your crew!
Concrete with the houses is ever the BEST!
Waiting the next video!
How do you get out of there. Do you shove a ladder back in the stairwell? You guys are really good.
Awesome job guys and camera work is awesome.
Excelente trabajo 👌 saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱👌
Really professional 😯👍🏻
Very impressing
Well that brought back memories. 1991 built a cancer treatment center in Wilkes-Barre PA. Walls were also 18’ high and most of the walls were 2’ thick and where the radiation gun was 4’ thick walls with a concrete ceiling. Had to get a special high density aggregate from North Carolina for the 4’ walls. Quite the experience.
wow. That aggregate must have been wicked expensive. I worked at a nuclear plant, the containment vessel had 4' thick walls. That was inside another structure called a D ring which was also 4' thick. that was all inside the containment building that was also 4' thick, lined with 1/2" steel and painted with lead. Kinda crazy when radiation is involved.
the reason the air cuff is there is not to stop annoying "drips" it is to eliminate air pockets in the line . Remember air compresses so when the next bit of concrete is pumped up against that air pocket it creates line surge. that dangerous surge has injured and killed MANY concrete personell . you do not want air in the line .
Thank you for explaining it.
Would love to see the finished basketball courts if possible! I am also amazed by your crew and would love to know how long they have been with you! Great editing by the way, big shout out to whoever is helping with that!
I want to know that too!!
That would be my sister Emily. She does a great job with the editing!
@@GunpowderandFreedom awesome editing, great music, one of my favorite channels, so glad we’ve been subscribed since your beginning!
Looks like a dungeon down there
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The last time I had a pump truck on a job was September 11, 2001. Needless to say I will never forget that pour.
Must be a lot of basketball players where you guys live. I have built over 250 houses and none of them had a basketball court in them.
Jeff, owner SAYS 'Basketball court' ! But my guess is it's gonna be somethin else! Lol
Some people have too much money..
This is turning out to be one of my favorite channels. Awesome job guys!👍🏻 #firewoodmidwest
That is one small basketball court if that is what it is going to be used for !! It doesnt even look big enough for a half court setup !! Do you use shot gravel in all the mixes you order ???
Just curious! Why no trialing machine? I guess the finish doesn't matter as much being that there will be a floor laid Overton of concrete. We use trialing machine on all slick finish floors. Just wandering what your reason was?
I got a little dizzy in the opening footage......! Scary or what.....?
I've said this a few times now ... you're a team of artisans.
How do you get that bobcat out of there
Why no rebar?
You guys ought to wear head lamps when your working so early or down in the holes.
This may be a dumb question, what happens to all the rain that falls before the house is covered?
pool
Good video guys. Just wish you wouldn’t hawk Chinese made IP theft tech. Gotta be better options.
When pumping concrete how do you account for all the concrete it takes to fill the hose? That has to be a lot of concrete. Does all of that go to waste when they clean out the pump lines?
That 33 meter pump holds 1/2-5/8 cubic yard of concrete between the 5" diameter pump line and a mostly full hopper. We typically request an extra yard to cover the prime out and the material in the system.
@@curtisgraf2243 i bet on the consumer end, that is an often over looked cost of pumping.
Look forward to seeing you and your crew!!
That's awesome job. Steve what did you say the name of your channel was????
Gunpowder and Freedom
I just can’t imagine the cost of that pumper truck!!
Stupid money for them houses lol
Ok, which is it - Tom you are just that good on the straight edging or you are that much of a control freak that Steven stays up out of the pit filming? Either way I was smiling! (Being the control freak that I am). Don't tell me it was the new camera!
Thom, When your pouring inside a structure you don't need any wire or rebar? Because of the environment there is no cracking?
Thanks Thom I hadn't though about walls containing expansion.
lmfao lol is that really wat you think don't you try it mate please and they never poured it it was hosed in
When the owners get tired of basketball, they can fly indoor rubber powered airplanes! LOL 🛫
Do you know how many yards it took for the foundation?
210 cubic yards combined, between footers and walls.
I wanted to see how you got out of that stairwell!
Do you bid these jobs or charge extra for having to do that much grade work? Usually around here you just touch up grade
Yes, please let us know!!
Steve, you should consider (with dad's permission) putting anything construction related on this channel (that you are planning in the future on your land) rather than on your own channel. I'm just thinking that far in advance - why grow two channels when you can get the bigger revenue from this channel - and maybe this will be your channel someday? Even if it isn't going to be yours I'm sure you can figure out the revenue sharing.
No way I could stand on the edge of that wall like that…
im sick on this day!
Concrete work for a living = sore back, low profit, and the calcium chloride exposure is very hard on your body
Not true, you can make a good living, its hard on your body yes, but if you think its a low profit job your working for the wrong people.
Concrete is hard on your body I’m 33 so I’m still young now by the time I’m 50 I would like to know I have a crew that can do 95% of the work and I can save my body for grand kids later in life.. concrete is very profitable for me I rather pay my guys very well and make a decent margin for the company but we do complete work excavating foundation flatwork on a job like this I’m maybe 8 ft walls max so my hats are off for 18 ft.
Most of my profit is on excavating/dirt work and foundations
Now paving on the other that’s low profits between trucks crew and mix prices most you can make In the commercial/residential is 20% at best paving for 2.00 a sq ft - 4.5 sq ft including prep work
Thanks for explaining that.
Chinese made laser is a complete garbage