Just two more to go my Friend, the finished garage floor is coming to an end, i glad for you, than you get to start on you Garage. Be safe and Very Nice Job.................👍👍👍
I ran into your videos a while back when you were on your first pad man, and I'm impressed. A few years ago, I extended out my patio sort of the same way that you have done here (although not this massive), and it was back breaking. Not only are you out here working hard you are also finding the energy to put together these videos and I just want to say I respect the grind. Keep it up. Recently I spent everything I had having a shop built and I am in desperate need of a driveway. So, I may need to get on your level and pour it myself lol. Thanks for the videos and take care Jeff.
I just got done watching your video where you poured the first concrete pad, nice to see your almost finished , great job man , I want to do a similar project 👍 gained a new sub
I did a large side walk with a friend and we had the hf mixer and a lowes mixer kobalt thats a plastic tub and I have to say that the plastic tub mixer is alot easier and faster to use vs a steel tub. It seemed that the concrete would stick to the hf mixer and we had to constantly keep scraping up to get it out while the plastic kobalt mixer would just empty out without any issues. But we did our project with a bunch of help so i give you props for doing it by yourself while film. That's pretty awesome!! Almost finished keep up the great work
I think someone already asked this. Have you tried dumping the mixer into your wheel barrow and then loading the mixer and let it mix while you’re dumping the previous mix? Save a little time maybe? I really love watching this. Been watching them all. Great job!
I’ve been watching this series of you pouring your pad in stages. Great work doing it all yourself the old school way! I just poured a patio at my camp the same way in three stages. I had held though since I showed my nephew how to make the concrete and feed it to me. It’s a great feeling to do the work yourself and it certainly saves a lot of money. Are you building a shop on your pad when it’s done? Also where are you located? I think I detect a southwestern Pennsylvania accent 😂. Great job man and I’m enjoying the series. Greetings from northwestern Pennsylvania!
HF mixer fantasies must have lured me in. Great to see how fantastic the project is going to look finished. You previously answered about chipping not occurring at the joints, thank you! I would appreciate to hear your thoughts/concerns with the freeze/thaw in PA and if it will affect the slabs as separate joined pours. Besides available time and energy, is there any advantage or disadvantage to pouring this type of project in successive daily sections? (If I conned a couple of young me's to assist)
Looking great! You can really see the screeding process when the sun is reflecting off the surface. What are you using to screed, is that aluminum tubing?
I’m glad I found your channel. I subscribed A couple quick questions, why do you mix separate ingredients instead of ready mix and what is the cost between ready mix and Portland, sand, gravel? Cheaper? Better concrete? Why did you pick that size pads, because your mixer size or did you just divide up the final pad size? Like why didn’t you do a big set of pads? Thank you 🙏 I wonder if you could add just gravel to quickcrete to make it cover mo
Awesome, Jeff! Always interesting to watch you mix your own concrete. I would think, by now, you just put in the ingredients by feel or do you have a fixed rate you use? Great work and well done! :)
@@MikeBMW I have a certain mix I try to go for. Each mix is 9 gravel, 6 sand , 3 Portland. If I go a little short or heavy on a shovel I just try to account for that on the next shovel. As always, thanks for watching Mike!
@@jeffdeshong I always look forward to the vids, Jeff, thanks, I kinda figured you did it by feel and the results speak for your experience and attention to detail.
What size mixer is this 4 cubic feet ... Do you measure out your portland and sand and stone in buckets or do you have it figured out by rough idea... Just be neat to know any tricks for consistency... Are you maxed out per load in the mixer ive seen a couple of your pad pours and it looks like you just use shovels... ... Im trying to get max amount in the machine and right ratios.
I need to do a 🤔 20’WIDEX80’LONG driveway using your technique and I was thinking 4” thick not 6” all I plan of using it for is a driveway for parking about 4 vehicles what you think ? I was thinking eight 10’X20’ pads @ 4” thick not 6” to save on material…. What is currently there now is a well used 100 year old gravel driveway Just wanted to get your opinion on it thanks
@@meefthepotatoe4363 do the proper grading and 4” will be fine although I try to recommend 6” for driveways just incase you want some real heavy trucks or heavy deliveries in the future.
You did a nice job. But hope you looked into codes before you worked. That slab where I live could not be built on. Need grade beam around the perimeter to hold the buildings weight. Size of beam depends on weight and size of span. It would be useless for a full size bldg in Wisconsin. Good luck to you.
Just finished my 14x14 concrete pad, your videos have been tons of help!
Just two more to go my Friend, the finished garage floor is coming to an end, i glad for you, than you get to start on you Garage. Be safe and Very Nice Job.................👍👍👍
Must be wicked gratifying Jeff. It's turning out really nicely too.
Best series on TH-cam.
Excellent work, when you get the last one done you’re gone like that feeling. A little bit of relief and a whole lotta pride in doing it. 👍
I ran into your videos a while back when you were on your first pad man, and I'm impressed. A few years ago, I extended out my patio sort of the same way that you have done here (although not this massive), and it was back breaking. Not only are you out here working hard you are also finding the energy to put together these videos and I just want to say I respect the grind. Keep it up.
Recently I spent everything I had having a shop built and I am in desperate need of a driveway. So, I may need to get on your level and pour it myself lol.
Thanks for the videos and take care Jeff.
@@MCsqweezy760 thanks for watching and the support 💪🏻 much appreciated
I just got done watching your video where you poured the first concrete pad, nice to see your almost finished , great job man , I want to do a similar project 👍 gained a new sub
@@rickymortero3023 appreciate the support! 👍🏻
Props man , looking real good Glad you are staying strong and gonna finish soon. 😉✌
Its been nice following along on this project! Well done.
Nice work. Would be interesting to see how the rebar is drilled into the adjacent concrete pad.
Idk why these are so entertaining, but they are. Looking forward to the finished product.
I did a large side walk with a friend and we had the hf mixer and a lowes mixer kobalt thats a plastic tub and I have to say that the plastic tub mixer is alot easier and faster to use vs a steel tub. It seemed that the concrete would stick to the hf mixer and we had to constantly keep scraping up to get it out while the plastic kobalt mixer would just empty out without any issues. But we did our project with a bunch of help so i give you props for doing it by yourself while film. That's pretty awesome!! Almost finished keep up the great work
👍👍 really coming together!
Nice job!
Your almost there ❤❤❤
Great job man, almost there
I think someone already asked this. Have you tried dumping the mixer into your wheel barrow and then loading the mixer and let it mix while you’re dumping the previous mix? Save a little time maybe? I really love watching this. Been watching them all. Great job!
The sound of the mixer drives me crazy. I need little breaks. Thanks for watching!!
You're probably going to finish right in time for me to start mine. I'll be looking for your after thoughts when you finish.
I’ve been watching this series of you pouring your pad in stages. Great work doing it all yourself the old school way! I just poured a patio at my camp the same way in three stages. I had held though since I showed my nephew how to make the concrete and feed it to me. It’s a great feeling to do the work yourself and it certainly saves a lot of money. Are you building a shop on your pad when it’s done? Also where are you located? I think I detect a southwestern Pennsylvania accent 😂. Great job man and I’m enjoying the series. Greetings from northwestern Pennsylvania!
@@andymauthe5508 thanks for watching! By yeah a shop of some kind, and you hit the nail on the head with the accent lol
Hard work paying off - two more to go. 👍
Two more to go big guy!
I’m not sure that HF mixer has paid for itself yet. Just kidding. That is a large concrete project for one man. Impressive job. I enjoy your channel.
Agree
Congratulations Jeff ! 10 down 2 to go 👍👍 Looks great !
Looking great Jeff. Must feel good to have accomplished this.
Nice!
highly motivating! Great job. Thats a lot of work!
HF mixer fantasies must have lured me in.
Great to see how fantastic the project is going to look finished. You previously answered about chipping not occurring at the joints, thank you!
I would appreciate to hear your thoughts/concerns with the freeze/thaw in PA and if it will affect the slabs as separate joined pours. Besides available time and energy, is there any advantage or disadvantage to pouring this type of project in successive daily sections? (If I conned a couple of young me's to assist)
Yeahhhhhhhh!!! Been waiting for this 😅 !! Just air fried some of my kids chicken nuggets and cracked a beer - time for the show !! 🤙
@@JD_Customs enjoy! 💪🏻
Looking great! You can really see the screeding process when the sun is reflecting off the surface. What are you using to screed, is that aluminum tubing?
@@tuffteddy1446 magnesium straight edge
Great job
I’m glad I found your channel. I subscribed
A couple quick questions, why do you mix separate ingredients instead of ready mix and what is the cost between ready mix and Portland, sand, gravel? Cheaper? Better concrete?
Why did you pick that size pads, because your mixer size or did you just divide up the final pad size?
Like why didn’t you do a big set of pads?
Thank you 🙏
I wonder if you could add just gravel to quickcrete to make it cover mo
Awesome, Jeff! Always interesting to watch you mix your own concrete.
I would think, by now, you just put in the ingredients by feel or do you have a fixed rate you use?
Great work and well done! :)
@@MikeBMW I have a certain mix I try to go for. Each mix is 9 gravel, 6 sand , 3 Portland. If I go a little short or heavy on a shovel I just try to account for that on the next shovel. As always, thanks for watching Mike!
@@jeffdeshong I always look forward to the vids, Jeff, thanks, I kinda figured you did it by feel and the results speak for your experience and attention to detail.
What size mixer is this 4 cubic feet ... Do you measure out your portland and sand and stone in buckets or do you have it figured out by rough idea... Just be neat to know any tricks for consistency... Are you maxed out per load in the mixer ive seen a couple of your pad pours and it looks like you just use shovels... ... Im trying to get max amount in the machine and right ratios.
I need to do a 🤔 20’WIDEX80’LONG driveway using your technique and I was thinking 4” thick not 6” all I plan of using it for is a driveway for parking about 4 vehicles what you think ? I was thinking eight 10’X20’ pads @ 4” thick not 6” to save on material…. What is currently there now is a well used 100 year old gravel driveway Just wanted to get your opinion on it thanks
@@meefthepotatoe4363 do the proper grading and 4” will be fine although I try to recommend 6” for driveways just incase you want some real heavy trucks or heavy deliveries in the future.
You did a nice job.
But hope you looked into codes before you worked. That slab where I live could not be built on. Need grade beam around the perimeter to hold the buildings weight. Size of beam depends on weight and size of span.
It would be useless for a full size bldg in Wisconsin. Good luck to you.
@@Nellierock I addressed all of this in the last video. Obviously can not build on the slab as is.