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@@slowrvr 💯💯💯. I really hesitated, but I figured even just to pay him and sit there waiting to save the day would have been well spent haha. Thanks for watching
38:02 as someone that works in crawl spaces frequently, i can confidently say that when you are sore and tired, laying on pea gravel with a vapor barrier on top is surprisingly cozy.
I grew up pouring concrete every summer. Basement walls, floors, garage floors, shop floors, retaining walls. All the fun stuff. Props for taking this on with no experience.
@@coltonkruse2313 appreciate that. Yea I could see myself doing this at least once a year. Every summer I’ll try and get some concrete work done. Thanks for watching
I've done all the projects at my house. I've done siding, built a Trex deck, and stamped concrete patio. It feels good knowing I did the work while I know it's not perfect. I know I saved thousands doing it myself that I can put towards another project. Great work. Can't wait to see the epoxy install video!
LOL your ending is absolute comedy gold. You’re wild for tackling a concrete DIY project in your garage. Great fricken job, man! I look forward to your next epic project!
Dude keep it up, your videos are really well done, instructional, entertaining and well paced. Almost feature film length but went by quick because of how engaged i was in the process and you pay it off with completed work.
Major props to Mateo for jumping into the fire! It's obvious and extremely fortunate that he seems to pick things up very quickly. Kudos for jumping in on the other project for extra OTJ training & it should go without saying that his neighbor is a sweetheart for setting him up & taking the time to explain the finer details in the process & making sure he stayed on track. Dan was amazing for working with you and sharing his wisdom. All in all, great work Mateo!
Hey Mateo, I just discovered your channel because I want to do a similar project in my garage. Great job! OFFTOPIC: Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but your garage door shouldn’t open or close on its own when it’s disengaged from the opener. It should stay in place and be easy to move up or down. You can adjust the tension using the springs, but be careful-it’s not without risks. I recommend watching some videos on this topic. Keep it up and all the best!
I’ve done a shit ton of DIY projects and anything with formed concrete has been by far the most stressful. 100% masons deserve the money they get. Dying art. Of all trades, concrete and block layer masons are under appreciated and under paid. Good work dude, I can feel your pain. 😅
Nice job! When I bought our house I had to do everything myself and it was the best thing I ever did. Yeah, you make some mistakes, and you find mistakes made by the contractors that built the original structure. Nothing is perfect. However, keep doing this stuff and when you are older, you will know how to do everything, electrical, plumbing, roofing, concrete, framing, tiling etc. You end up being bullet proof and very self reliant, saving thousands in repairs, and you have a huge amount of tools to do anything you want. I have the same garage that is now a woodworking and metal shop, I can make anything!! Super fun in retirement!
Congratulations! First, handle any project ( DIY ) with a positive, can-do attitude and you will not go wrong, make it exciting after all you are doing it to renovate and make your place a more enjoyable environment to work and live in for years to come. Whoop, Whoop! Like your English caption. I can really tell that you are an amateur at doing this type of DIY project.😂 yeah right, Mateo. By the way, am old skool, and wondering what is a NOOB. 🙃
Just a couple little tips for future projects. Doing the concrete cutting first before hammering tends to reduce the risk of accidental damage to stuff you want to keep. Throwing a little sand under stuff like your drains can help you level them much more easily. When using those large hole saws, you can take a drill bit that is the same size as the pilot hole bit and drill it first. That saves your pilot bit some usage and allows you to line up the hole saw more easily.
Great job one thing I would recommend you do is seal between your old and new asphalt with asphalt joint tap to prevent water ingress and subsequent frost damage.
Great video, the actual job looks good and you handled learning new things and figuring out how to do this like a champ! Also really liked the video editing and music, great pace! Cheers!
I LOVE your channel! I have watched your past few videos and have always watched the whole video, not sped up. I love watching you try new things, and showing your struggles. Keep up the great work man!
For future reference, you can usually ask a paving company if they can swing the truck by with a yard of asphalt for DIY at the end of someone's shift.
The number of english speakers you seem to have around you in the mtl region is unreal. every time i go there or to laval most people speak very little english. You also speak both languages super well. You are much like my wife and kids and have very little accent if any accent in either language thats awesome.
@@Stormclaw1 hahaha thats awesome! Spanish is my first language actually. If you go to the mall in laval, I would assume people will mostly be french, but If you stop by Fairview mall in Pointe-claire, it’s all English and very very little french. Really depends where you go in or around Montreal
Ben was your best investment. It looks great. Now, will you paint the walls? Oh, and get some wheels for the wood bench and reconfigure it. It was hard to watch you dragging those benches. I saw a video where they connect the two benches as foldable benches, it made a great work space with tub storage beneath it.
Yea. Thanks for watching. Currently planning and building out the new garage shop slowly but surely. Just released a video showing how i plan and design it if your interested
Very interesting. I've planned to do the same, but I've decided against even trying to pour the slab myself after watching your video. My garage is about 4 times the size, so it would be a lot more work. Thankfully I don't have any old concrete to remove, as the previous owner of the property never got around to pour it.
I refinished my garage last summer I meant gutted to studs. Re run all electricals, wires in conduits, even OSB ed on top of the rafter joists for additional storage. I spent about 3500 in materials and 6 weeks after work time and weekends. it was 384 sqft, I got quoted on average of 130/ sqft so in total I saved myself over 46,000 CAD. Nicely done bro and if one day you want to share some experiences about wood working I'm willing to learn! Nice video and keep on the good work!
Thats awesome! currently speaking I’m ripping down the drywall from ceiling and doing exactly that. Just finished planning out all my wiring for my shop so this week I should be close to closing up a few things. Hopefully.
@ Remember always up size the wires cause you never know. I up sized all my wires and if I have bigger equipments I can simply swap the breaker and receptacles. At first I wondered where were you located when I saw that MTL on the truck, and finally saw the plate on the trailer which clearly is Quebec then I was like you are one of them rare people who speaks English without an actual quebec accents lol. Anyways, work safe and good luck on the reno!
I watched your backyard gazebo video and it was great! This video was also great! I have a new garage floor already but I would try this after watching your video! Keep up the great video content!
I have watched all those channels you mentioned and 100% agree Essential Craftsman is the best motivator! Great to see someone else putting into practice what they have learned just like I try to.
Awesome work, man! I am in a similar project right now as well, in our kitchen. But because I'm a carpenter I have no clue on much of this concrete flooring, EPS insolation and so on. I feel the anxiety a little as well and really need to hear that I'm overthinking it as well. But everything is going good so far, so i don't know why I'm worrying so much. That land of the unknown, I guess.
someone might have informed you already, but you should use concrete chairs with ties in them to lift up rebar. A because they wont break, and B because you wont have bits of plastic in your concrete.
Loved the video - if you have a video of the crack repair to the poured wall you uncovered and said was repaired from the outside - I’d love to see it - I have the exact same problem in my garage wall !!
Great job. Man, this video was educational but also stressful! I can relate to a lot of this. I'm a lot like you, do lots of DIY after learning from TH-cam but sometimes I wonder what I got myself into. I also get the wife telling me to be quiet later in the evening! You're lucky to have some experienced people guiding you on this one. Glad it worked out.
@@briansegall1084 awesome! Glad you found the channel. This channel’s for you. Stay tuned for more similar videos! Glad you got the educational part I tried to include. Which day out of the 8 was your favorite and which one was the least favorite?
Its always the same when it comes to work like this and that’s the preparation, most of the work is always in the prep, you get the prep right and the end of the job should be good Another good job well done 👏 Oh and it’s always good to have helpful advice from good friends
@@adama837 lollll my bad man. Trying to work on the next one. Takes long. 😅 help me. Give me ideas for next steps. Next videos. What do you want to see
Superb job, Bravo ! But I have some questions...(1) Why didn't he start digging from inner end of garage? (2) Why bother so much to remove the good, hard, old concrete all the way to the wall? (3) How did he keep the wife from piping in with 101 advises? (4) How did he keep the kids out of mischief for days on end?
Not bad for a first time doing this. Like anything, you have to start somewhere. You can really see how much skill and effort goes into doing this for a living.
@@mateostabio it sucked, it took weeks filling 8? 3m³ container. right now we are backfilling and compacting with sand and hopefully new concrete before winter hits us here in central europe. then it goes on to replace the old wooded doors to a similiar one you have there.
Haha lol. Why do you say it will crack? Just because we’re in QC? Or because simply its concrete? I dont mind if it cracks a little the previous one was just dusty, crumbling and really terrible level surface to start building out the shop. Would be nice to own down south as well to leave our winters!
The asphalt thing is pretty neat. I would have just compacted the ground and set the gutter in a bed of concrete. A car driving over it puts some stress on the gutter so it better be rigidly set. Asphalt alone can't hold it since sunrays and hot temperatures in summer make it viscous again - like you did with the torch. Are you sure, that this gutter is fit for cars running over it? The lid doesn't look sturdy enough.
Proud of you Mateo…. Awesome job… but I’m still on ya about that footer jab…. That’s a noooo nooooo… I’m a fan now … be sure you have a big cook out for Ben’s household cause he’s one of the best neighbors/friend anyone could ever have…. Now time for me to hit that like and subscribe buttom
I’m amazed the amount of English speakers in this video, being from the other side of Canada we hear the horror stories of people from Quebec 😂 good content brotha
Hahhaa. Quebec is very french, rarely anyone speaks english, BUT, in Montreal island, it’s english and french. Depends where and who you talk to! Some people are straight up english and dont speak french
I am glad you get help with the pour itself - very stressful, requires experience to get it right, and it’s not something you want to go wrong. Still majority DIY
I have a drain similar to yours at the bottom of my driveway/entrance to the garage, the concrete is cracked and has heaved. Ive been stressing figuring id need to hire a contractor to bust it up and repour, but I ne ee thought about using cold patch. Seems like a nice little fix!
For the cold asphalt you could improve a few things. First you should "painted" with a emulsified bitumen and let it dry to create a bond between the mix and the base (I have used flintkote once with no problem). The mix should be poured all in one layer and not adding layers. When you put the mix you should go over the final height for about 5cm (the exact height depends on the density of the material that can vari from brand to brand) that height will get the material flush with your final height after you compacted it. Nonetheless, for someone doing that for the first time and without any background knowledge its amazing. All the explaning done with the feedback from your kneighbour was amazing to watch. Subscrived!
Great effort, but I have a question about the drains, what was the one that came from the living area to the box? And given these are drains and all go to the linear box outside, I hope that you installled a way for it to drain as well? And at the end of the video where you calked the wood to the concrete floor you should have left a 1/4-3/8 air gap to the floor or that wood will rot.
@@alsherwood that wood is the frame for the door. Pretty sure it was like that before. All the drains drain towards the sewer. The house is on a downslope, so I cant drain out towards the street.
@@mateostabio I have two garage doors with similar situations, after 25 years the wood frame with the air space is solid, the one that I caulked rotted out. So the water that reaches the linear drain just sits or does it drain into another system?
@mateostabio yeah I suppose is a good idea, we basically put what you put at end I hadn't got to that bit when i commented, across full width of garage opening to stop any water getting under
i got rid of my lower back pain by working on my stomach muscles. might seem counterintuitive, but it worked. at first, i couldn't do sit-ups bc of the back pain, so i used an electric muscle stimulator (you see them advertised online, and mine really worked). As long as i continue working on my abs, my lower back pain stays in check. i'm 65. a chiropractor fixed my cervical and thorasic spine pain, even though several MDs told me i needed surgery. turns out the MDs were full of bs.
@@BradHoover-m1i love love love this! Thank you. I did notice that when I do big projects like these the first week it hurts because, like you said, im missing core muscles from being sitting for a decade and not working out. But after a week of hard core diy projects my lower back feels amazing again! Thanks for sharing
Combustion engine inside closed garage. Ugh… Anyways. Great video. Coincidentally pretty much exactly what I’m going to do with my garage build. Tempting to do as much DIY as possible.
@@DIYglenn nice! Good luck. I closed the garage door to keep noise down for the neighbours, i did put a fan at the window to vent and there was a very large gap at the bottom of the garage door. But yea, not the best of things to do.
Don't bury a rubber fernco! They have step down ABS reducers for like half as much as you spent on that. The ones they bury are all metal on the exterior. You use this on existing stuff, not new plumbing. You should be using hard fittings. Everything else seems fine. Just pointing this out for anyone else that might read this.
@@mateostabio Not sure about that one. It will probably last for ages and not cause any issues. I just wouldn't want to put anything under concrete like that. It is probably some old standard. There are plumbing supply shops that the pros go to to get parts. A lot of them will say not open to the public, but go in there any let them know you can't find the part anywhere else and they will help you. They really just don't want to be the first place people go and then spend all day explaining plumbing lol. Also, they need to charge tax on retail, vs when they sell it to a company, it is wholesale.
Great video, super fun to watch and learn stuff. But I'm confused as to the plumbing ... does the outside water drain INTO the black plastic thing in your garage, THEN it goes on into the house, canal etc? Does that mean you're basically always hearing water swirl around when you're working inside and it's raining outside?
@@DanielMores thanks! technically yes, it goes in the center bin, and then to the city sewer, I cant say I ever hear water, but yes this is how it has to work I guess for houses that are in down slopes, where its impossible to do anything else
very interesting video, I definitely learned something. only criticism I have is that for a proper cost calculation, you shouldn't leave out things because "you know a guy". look up comparable rates for equipment and use that for the calculation, so the numbers are actually realistic.
Sometimes egos get in the way of a job well done. I can't imagine you'd expect Ben to create and edit your videos starting tomorrow. It seems you think you'll be on his level the FIRST time you try concrete. All for DIY but recognize that money pays for experience and expertise you can't earn in an afternoon
So your driveway slopes towards the garage, you left the linear drain 1" lower for heavy rain but it drains to the box inside the garage? You have channeled the water direct in your house? Hopefully the rain is not to heavy and your sewage system inside your house can handle it.
@@thomasoo5726 yea, i feel like allthe houses around here were designed to do this back in the 70s. Thanks for watching! Im already seeing a lot of comments about draining towards the garage door. Must be a usa/canada difference? Perhaps because we have basements?
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Hiring Ben was money well spent. Finding someone willing to teach and work with you is rare, he seems like a stand up guy.
@@slowrvr 💯💯💯. I really hesitated, but I figured even just to pay him and sit there waiting to save the day would have been well spent haha. Thanks for watching
This was so good. Getting in an actual expert to explain it to you, a normie, is so much more helpful then most "pros" on the TH-cams.
@@christianrichert5197 glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
38:02 as someone that works in crawl spaces frequently, i can confidently say that when you are sore and tired, laying on pea gravel with a vapor barrier on top is surprisingly cozy.
@@strafer1998 haha awesome
I grew up pouring concrete every summer. Basement walls, floors, garage floors, shop floors, retaining walls. All the fun stuff. Props for taking this on with no experience.
@@coltonkruse2313 appreciate that. Yea I could see myself doing this at least once a year. Every summer I’ll try and get some concrete work done. Thanks for watching
That Ben guy is an artist.
i wasnt expecting to watch the entire thing at once but it was so interesting i did. definitely looking forward to the next one
@@nothingtoseehere93 awesome! Good to hear!
I've done all the projects at my house. I've done siding, built a Trex deck, and stamped concrete patio. It feels good knowing I did the work while I know it's not perfect. I know I saved thousands doing it myself that I can put towards another project. Great work. Can't wait to see the epoxy install video!
@@greggperkins3024 thanks for watching! Thats awesome, congrats. Hopefully epoxy floor in the spring. Was kinda late this year and winter came quick.
LOL your ending is absolute comedy gold. You’re wild for tackling a concrete DIY project in your garage. Great fricken job, man! I look forward to your next epic project!
@@MakerMentor thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!
The wife was just concerned that this premium black caulk may be too much for the small crack he was trying to put it in. 😂
@@monczaopl don't touch it. it will get hard on its own ! 🤣
I almost missed it .. thanks to your comment I went back and watched to the last ... drop :-D
Dude keep it up, your videos are really well done, instructional, entertaining and well paced. Almost feature film length but went by quick because of how engaged i was in the process and you pay it off with completed work.
@@anthonysmz3 thanks man! Trying hard 😂
your neighbor is a national treasure
good on for listening to him
and for hiring him too😂
Major props to Mateo for jumping into the fire! It's obvious and extremely fortunate that he seems to pick things up very quickly. Kudos for jumping in on the other project for extra OTJ training & it should go without saying that his neighbor is a sweetheart for setting him up & taking the time to explain the finer details in the process & making sure he stayed on track.
Dan was amazing for working with you and sharing his wisdom.
All in all, great work Mateo!
@@johnmannina8238 thanks for watching and for the feedback! Appreciate that
Hey Mateo, I just discovered your channel because I want to do a similar project in my garage. Great job! OFFTOPIC: Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but your garage door shouldn’t open or close on its own when it’s disengaged from the opener. It should stay in place and be easy to move up or down. You can adjust the tension using the springs, but be careful-it’s not without risks. I recommend watching some videos on this topic.
Keep it up and all the best!
Thanks for the advice, I’ll have to look into that.
So much respect! Never, ever would I attempt this myself. I was getting sweaty just watching day 7.
@@BIBuildy 😂😂 thanks for watching!
I’ve done a shit ton of DIY projects and anything with formed concrete has been by far the most stressful. 100% masons deserve the money they get. Dying art. Of all trades, concrete and block layer masons are under appreciated and under paid. Good work dude, I can feel your pain. 😅
@@KM-ew5rl haha 💯. Thanks for watching
Nice job! When I bought our house I had to do everything myself and it was the best thing I ever did. Yeah, you make some mistakes, and you find mistakes made by the contractors that built the original structure. Nothing is perfect. However, keep doing this stuff and when you are older, you will know how to do everything, electrical, plumbing, roofing, concrete, framing, tiling etc. You end up being bullet proof and very self reliant, saving thousands in repairs, and you have a huge amount of tools to do anything you want. I have the same garage that is now a woodworking and metal shop, I can make anything!! Super fun in retirement!
Amazing thanks. Glad you commented this. Thanks for sharing
the best lesson here is the value of true friendship.
2:10 this edit of you walking in the house / walking into the garage is brilliant!
I wrote that comment before seeing all the other, even crazier transitions throughout. Talk about going above and beyond, wow!
Congratulations! First, handle any project ( DIY ) with a positive, can-do attitude and you will not go wrong, make it exciting after all you are doing it to renovate and make your place a more enjoyable environment to work and live in for years to come. Whoop, Whoop! Like your English caption. I can really tell that you are an amateur at doing this type of DIY project.😂 yeah right, Mateo. By the way, am old skool, and wondering what is a NOOB. 🙃
@@felixlujan4809 loll thanks for watching!
Just a couple little tips for future projects. Doing the concrete cutting first before hammering tends to reduce the risk of accidental damage to stuff you want to keep. Throwing a little sand under stuff like your drains can help you level them much more easily. When using those large hole saws, you can take a drill bit that is the same size as the pilot hole bit and drill it first. That saves your pilot bit some usage and allows you to line up the hole saw more easily.
@@reallunacy nice! Thanks for the great tips!
Great job one thing I would recommend you do is seal between your old and new asphalt with asphalt joint tap to prevent water ingress and subsequent frost damage.
Sweet! Thanks! I’ll look into this!
that guy charging you $500 was a gift from God. rarely happens.
Great video, the actual job looks good and you handled learning new things and figuring out how to do this like a champ! Also really liked the video editing and music, great pace! Cheers!
@@MrFaustish epic thanks for the comment. I appreciate the feedback
I LOVE your channel! I have watched your past few videos and have always watched the whole video, not sped up. I love watching you try new things, and showing your struggles. Keep up the great work man!
@@Monkey_Devin2yt thanks!
For future reference, you can usually ask a paving company if they can swing the truck by with a yard of asphalt for DIY at the end of someone's shift.
@@jwg9338 thanks! Thats good to know!
33:20 an all too common conversation between my wife and I 🤣🤣🤣. Awesome job Mateo!
Hahah thanks!
I so enjoyed the continuous panic you go through haha i can see it in you how i always feel doing this sort of thing your REAL DIY
@@flanagon360 haha thanks bud!
The number of english speakers you seem to have around you in the mtl region is unreal. every time i go there or to laval most people speak very little english. You also speak both languages super well. You are much like my wife and kids and have very little accent if any accent in either language thats awesome.
@@Stormclaw1 hahaha thats awesome! Spanish is my first language actually. If you go to the mall in laval, I would assume people will mostly be french, but If you stop by Fairview mall in Pointe-claire, it’s all English and very very little french. Really depends where you go in or around Montreal
Your endings are great. My first home repair was on the roof with my dad. We were pretty nonPC with our uses of caulk.
@isaacvlogings4123 thanks!
Ben was your best investment. It looks great. Now, will you paint the walls? Oh, and get some wheels for the wood bench and reconfigure it. It was hard to watch you dragging those benches. I saw a video where they connect the two benches as foldable benches, it made a great work space with tub storage beneath it.
Yea. Thanks for watching. Currently planning and building out the new garage shop slowly but surely. Just released a video showing how i plan and design it if your interested
Very interesting. I've planned to do the same, but I've decided against even trying to pour the slab myself after watching your video. My garage is about 4 times the size, so it would be a lot more work. Thankfully I don't have any old concrete to remove, as the previous owner of the property never got around to pour it.
What a nice job and so interesting! Vivement les gars de bureaux qui savent travailler de leurs mains !! Nice editing and voice-over too ! New sub.
@@SOfilmable amazing. Merci! If you liked this one, you might like my paver driveway video in 7 days! Enjoy!
@mateostabio already in my watch later men !
I refinished my garage last summer I meant gutted to studs. Re run all electricals, wires in conduits, even OSB ed on top of the rafter joists for additional storage. I spent about 3500 in materials and 6 weeks after work time and weekends. it was 384 sqft, I got quoted on average of 130/ sqft so in total I saved myself over 46,000 CAD. Nicely done bro and if one day you want to share some experiences about wood working I'm willing to learn! Nice video and keep on the good work!
Thats awesome! currently speaking I’m ripping down the drywall from ceiling and doing exactly that. Just finished planning out all my wiring for my shop so this week I should be close to closing up a few things. Hopefully.
@ Remember always up size the wires cause you never know. I up sized all my wires and if I have bigger equipments I can simply swap the breaker and receptacles. At first I wondered where were you located when I saw that MTL on the truck, and finally saw the plate on the trailer which clearly is Quebec then I was like you are one of them rare people who speaks English without an actual quebec accents lol. Anyways, work safe and good luck on the reno!
Thanks! Great ideas
I watched your backyard gazebo video and it was great! This video was also great! I have a new garage floor already but I would try this after watching your video! Keep up the great video content!
@@channingrhodes6756 thanks for following along! Cheers
I have watched all those channels you mentioned and 100% agree Essential Craftsman is the best motivator! Great to see someone else putting into practice what they have learned just like I try to.
Couldn't agree more!
Dude, the progress you made on day 2 is unreal. That would have taken me like 2 weeks or something.
@@BIBuildy thanks for watching!
Nice ! In France i think if you do all the prep work ahead, your looking about 3500 to 5000 for the pouring including the labor and material
Same as drywall you can do the prep work but I like to call in a finisher to work with me for pro results
I’ll just call @vancouvercarpenter for this one 😂.
You can learn tho give it a try
This guy always takes off for a short project that takes much longer
@@jasonfournier absolutely always
Awesome work, man!
I am in a similar project right now as well, in our kitchen.
But because I'm a carpenter I have no clue on much of this concrete flooring, EPS insolation and so on.
I feel the anxiety a little as well and really need to hear that I'm overthinking it as well.
But everything is going good so far, so i don't know why I'm worrying so much.
That land of the unknown, I guess.
someone might have informed you already, but you should use concrete chairs with ties in them to lift up rebar. A because they wont break, and B because you wont have bits of plastic in your concrete.
Loved the video - if you have a video of the crack repair to the poured wall you uncovered and said was repaired from the outside - I’d love to see it - I have the exact same problem in my garage wall !!
@@pauloneill3892 i wish I did. It was a crack repair business that did that fix back in the day with the previous owner.
Amazing video i see my cousin when you plane the ciment at the end well done job,,, Alain
Great job. Man, this video was educational but also stressful! I can relate to a lot of this. I'm a lot like you, do lots of DIY after learning from TH-cam but sometimes I wonder what I got myself into. I also get the wife telling me to be quiet later in the evening!
You're lucky to have some experienced people guiding you on this one. Glad it worked out.
@@briansegall1084 awesome! Glad you found the channel. This channel’s for you. Stay tuned for more similar videos! Glad you got the educational part I tried to include. Which day out of the 8 was your favorite and which one was the least favorite?
I'm really enjoyed watching this whole journey.
Its always the same when it comes to work like this and that’s the preparation, most of the work is always in the prep, you get the prep right and the end of the job should be good
Another good job well done 👏
Oh and it’s always good to have helpful advice from good friends
💯 thanks for watching!
I subscribed to you, keep at it, I’m a bricklayer, joiner, also did concrete repairs for 25 years 😉
Excited for this one
Saving to refer back to when the time is right. Thanks for sharing your insights
Thanks man, glad it could help!
Very good effort, well done not as easy as we think.
@@nickjones6543 thanks!
Loved the Essential Craftsman shout out with his video as the next one in my queue.
@@k87upkid 💯
😂 wasnt expecting that ending but that was funny😂
@@jimmyb6842 😂 thanks for watching til the end!
I love these videos , its been 5 days mateo i swear to god if you dont post again by next weekend, im digging that concrete up
@@adama837 lollll my bad man. Trying to work on the next one. Takes long. 😅 help me. Give me ideas for next steps. Next videos. What do you want to see
Great work i have the same garage with nasty uneven unlevel mess. You made it look easy im like damm that os another project for another year....😅
@@carloslugo6928 thanks, I’d be comfortable I think doing it now by myself lol
A skill is a skill
Superb job, Bravo ! But I have some questions...(1) Why didn't he start digging from inner end of garage? (2) Why bother so much to remove the good, hard, old concrete all the way to the wall? (3) How did he keep the wife from piping in with 101 advises? (4) How did he keep the kids out of mischief for days on end?
Thanks for watching 😉
Great job! We’ve watched it 3 times !
@@LisaR-eq6oz haha thanks for watching 3 times! 😉
Not bad for a first time doing this. Like anything, you have to start somewhere. You can really see how much skill and effort goes into doing this for a living.
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first time watching the channel, really nice vid. Love the editing, and the result is awesome! :D keep it up!! greets from Belgium
@@BreadbakeryRS awesome! Thanks for the message and welcome! Enjoy my other videos!
What an OP neighbor!
i have removed the floor in an about double that garage, 13t all in all. but with a handdrill and buckets.
@@majstealth nice!!!
@@mateostabio it sucked, it took weeks filling 8? 3m³ container. right now we are backfilling and compacting with sand and hopefully new concrete before winter hits us here in central europe. then it goes on to replace the old wooded doors to a similiar one you have there.
love the content! keep up the excellent work Mateo
Fantastic video, love it, and neat job! ... ow and lovely joke at the end :)
@@rondo122 thanks for watching!
I lived in Quebec, that concrete will crack within 5 yrs, but awesome job man. Next step, move from Qc to USA lol
Haha lol. Why do you say it will crack? Just because we’re in QC? Or because simply its concrete? I dont mind if it cracks a little the previous one was just dusty, crumbling and really terrible level surface to start building out the shop. Would be nice to own down south as well to leave our winters!
The asphalt thing is pretty neat. I would have just compacted the ground and set the gutter in a bed of concrete. A car driving over it puts some stress on the gutter so it better be rigidly set. Asphalt alone can't hold it since sunrays and hot temperatures in summer make it viscous again - like you did with the torch.
Are you sure, that this gutter is fit for cars running over it? The lid doesn't look sturdy enough.
Yea. Its actually very very thick galvanized steel. This is a commercial grade linear drain
The ones at home depot are very weak compared to this and are mostly plastic construction
I’m a software engineer as well and can only aspire to get the confidence to tackle some of the stuff you do. Keep it up!
@@andrewjleonard you can do it!
''tu le veux en français ou en anglais?'' Classique Montréal
@@DelugeQuebec c’eat sa!
Bel lavoro. Non certo facile ma tu lo fai sembrare così. Continua così, hai guadagnato un nuovo iscritto
Just for curious, you speak Italian ?
Proud of you Mateo…. Awesome job… but I’m still on ya about that footer jab…. That’s a noooo nooooo… I’m a fan now … be sure you have a big cook out for Ben’s household cause he’s one of the best neighbors/friend anyone could ever have…. Now time for me to hit that like and subscribe buttom
I’m amazed the amount of English speakers in this video, being from the other side of Canada we hear the horror stories of people from Quebec 😂 good content brotha
Hahhaa. Quebec is very french, rarely anyone speaks english, BUT, in Montreal island, it’s english and french. Depends where and who you talk to! Some people are straight up english and dont speak french
I am glad you get help with the pour itself - very stressful, requires experience to get it right, and it’s not something you want to go wrong. Still majority DIY
Thanks for watching. I really hesitated but figured id learn the process and perhaps for my shed build ill be comfortable now to do it alone
I have a drain similar to yours at the bottom of my driveway/entrance to the garage, the concrete is cracked and has heaved. Ive been stressing figuring id need to hire a contractor to bust it up and repour, but I ne ee thought about using cold patch. Seems like a nice little fix!
@@caseysmith1718 glad you got something from this video!
Great job dude, that must be so satisfying! 😊
@@Lou-Lou. thank you! Feels good
half a tonne of asphalt in the boot of the Tesla, i bet the steering was nice and light on the drive home HA, wicked good video mate, cheers
@@Elosee haha. Thanks. My tesla has seen heavier drives 😅
Wouldn't be easier, faster and cheaper to install tiles and level it up ?
@@alnoor970 if you install tiles it wouldn’t have fixed any of the cracking floor issues or the drainage problems.
For the cold asphalt you could improve a few things. First you should "painted" with a emulsified bitumen and let it dry to create a bond between the mix and the base (I have used flintkote once with no problem). The mix should be poured all in one layer and not adding layers. When you put the mix you should go over the final height for about 5cm (the exact height depends on the density of the material that can vari from brand to brand) that height will get the material flush with your final height after you compacted it. Nonetheless, for someone doing that for the first time and without any background knowledge its amazing. All the explaning done with the feedback from your kneighbour was amazing to watch. Subscrived!
@@luisdepinhofalcao7511 awesome! Thanks for watching. Ya, lots to learn with asphalt
man, your music choice is top tier
Thanks. Appreciate that
Great effort, but I have a question about the drains, what was the one that came from the living area to the box? And given these are drains and all go to the linear box outside, I hope that you installled a way for it to drain as well? And at the end of the video where you calked the wood to the concrete floor you should have left a 1/4-3/8 air gap to the floor or that wood will rot.
@@alsherwood that wood is the frame for the door. Pretty sure it was like that before.
All the drains drain towards the sewer. The house is on a downslope, so I cant drain out towards the street.
@@mateostabio I have two garage doors with similar situations, after 25 years the wood frame with the air space is solid, the one that I caulked rotted out. So the water that reaches the linear drain just sits or does it drain into another system?
Great job sir. Very satisfying.
Man! Just Man! Waiting for others projects! Good luck!
In England we put a channel drain in front and do concrete level weird putting drain in garage
@@mdmconstruction cool. It goes then to the sewer
@mateostabio yeah I suppose is a good idea, we basically put what you put at end I hadn't got to that bit when i commented, across full width of garage opening to stop any water getting under
They use a concrete sander/grinder to smooth the finish before the epoxy.
Yes exactly. They sand it down, so the finish doesn’t need to be perfect perfect. Might leave it as is tho, turned out great
Came here to like and listen while I’m working on a DIY patio paver project your videos inspired me to tackle😅😂
That is awesome! Keep it up! Thanks for watching
Nice work, you definitely busted butt for days on end! The finished product is something that you can be proud of.
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Thank you sir! Cheers 🍻
I don't even have a house and I like your videos man!!!
If you ever need an extra set of hands for something, I'm not living that far, just ask! :)
@@MaximeBrochu thanks man!
i got rid of my lower back pain by working on my stomach muscles. might seem counterintuitive, but it worked. at first, i couldn't do sit-ups bc of the back pain, so i used an electric muscle stimulator (you see them advertised online, and mine really worked). As long as i continue working on my abs, my lower back pain stays in check. i'm 65. a chiropractor fixed my cervical and thorasic spine pain, even though several MDs told me i needed surgery. turns out the MDs were full of bs.
@@BradHoover-m1i love love love this! Thank you. I did notice that when I do big projects like these the first week it hurts because, like you said, im missing core muscles from being sitting for a decade and not working out. But after a week of hard core diy projects my lower back feels amazing again! Thanks for sharing
It's nice to DIY, but watching a pro with their know-how... invaluable!
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Combustion engine inside closed garage. Ugh…
Anyways. Great video. Coincidentally pretty much exactly what I’m going to do with my garage build. Tempting to do as much DIY as possible.
@@DIYglenn nice! Good luck. I closed the garage door to keep noise down for the neighbours, i did put a fan at the window to vent and there was a very large gap at the bottom of the garage door. But yea, not the best of things to do.
Editing/transition god right here
@@andyknappenberger7512 🙌 thanks man! Appreciate the appreciation of the long 2 weeks of work into this video! 😉😂 cheers
Wow there again with an absolute banger video!! Thanks
Ben is a legend
A brilliant job young man !
Thanks!
Don't bury a rubber fernco! They have step down ABS reducers for like half as much as you spent on that. The ones they bury are all metal on the exterior. You use this on existing stuff, not new plumbing. You should be using hard fittings. Everything else seems fine. Just pointing this out for anyone else that might read this.
Thanks, I had no idea. I definitly looked at options at my local store and they had no step down for this weird 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 (outer diameter)
@@mateostabio Not sure about that one. It will probably last for ages and not cause any issues. I just wouldn't want to put anything under concrete like that. It is probably some old standard. There are plumbing supply shops that the pros go to to get parts. A lot of them will say not open to the public, but go in there any let them know you can't find the part anywhere else and they will help you. They really just don't want to be the first place people go and then spend all day explaining plumbing lol. Also, they need to charge tax on retail, vs when they sell it to a company, it is wholesale.
The rubber ones with the stainless bands are marked to meet the standard for underground use.
I’m guessing you have a degree possibly, good to see you intrigued in the manual labor and motivation to learn. Not many people have that trait.
@@joejohn5398 thanks for watching!degreee in what exactly? If you mean in Construction or university. I actually dont have either or.
I would have felt like Rick when he made his perfect floor to show Morty a real even leveled floor
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Great video, super fun to watch and learn stuff.
But I'm confused as to the plumbing ... does the outside water drain INTO the black plastic thing in your garage, THEN it goes on into the house, canal etc? Does that mean you're basically always hearing water swirl around when you're working inside and it's raining outside?
@@DanielMores thanks!
technically yes, it goes in the center bin, and then to the city sewer, I cant say I ever hear water, but yes this is how it has to work I guess for houses that are in down slopes, where its impossible to do anything else
Take a sander to it to completely level it and then throw some epoxy down
@@dustsmoke yea! Thats the goal for next spring I think
very interesting video, I definitely learned something. only criticism I have is that for a proper cost calculation, you shouldn't leave out things because "you know a guy". look up comparable rates for equipment and use that for the calculation, so the numbers are actually realistic.
@@ElvianEmpire thanks for the feedback
Sometimes egos get in the way of a job well done. I can't imagine you'd expect Ben to create and edit your videos starting tomorrow. It seems you think you'll be on his level the FIRST time you try concrete.
All for DIY but recognize that money pays for experience and expertise you can't earn in an afternoon
💯💯💯. I wasn’t expecting perfection. But was hoping to have a nice finish.
Thanks for watching!
So your driveway slopes towards the garage, you left the linear drain 1" lower for heavy rain but it drains to the box inside the garage? You have channeled the water direct in your house? Hopefully the rain is not to heavy and your sewage system inside your house can handle it.
@@thomasoo5726 yea, i feel like allthe houses around here were designed to do this back in the 70s. Thanks for watching! Im already seeing a lot of comments about draining towards the garage door. Must be a usa/canada difference? Perhaps because we have basements?
Thank you, i learned so much
@@olafschermann1592 glad you enjoyed it!