*Folks GO COMMENT WITH YOUR OWN CONCRETE HORROR STORY OR SUCCESS STORY!!!* To our Great and Awesome Subscribers thank you for being here!!!!! This concrete driveway project video is if anything very interesting to watch. If you want tips and tricks on how to pour your own driveway or other concrete projects then you should watch this. Many great pics throughout the entire video. Pour yours now before concrete prices go up again QUOTE OF THE WEEK: *Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who are in the habit of making excuses, remember excuses are nothing but a person trying to justify their failures*
Despite how lousy the concrete company was you and your secretary did an excellent job on your driveway Mike. It's beautiful brother, especially when the motor home and your motorcycle are sitting on it!👍 You and the misses have really worked your butts off on your home since you moved down there and it certainly shows!!! Thanks for sharing, loved the length of this video too. Take Care and God Bless my dear friend! Jay.
Glad you liked it Jay! It was a huge undertaking, but we did it!!😏 thanks as always brother we sure appreciate you, have a stupendous evening my friend. GuruMike
This was super interesting to watch. Some people enjoy watching paint dry, but I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you narrate the great job you & your secretary did Mike! 👍
We really did enjoy it, actually thought about doing this as a side hustle, there is definitely a need for good contractors here from what we have found. Thank you for watching and sharing, enjoy your time at the World of Concrete, we used to attend that years ago in Vegas. Guru Mike
LOL, thanks ollie bear! Glad you liked it, the secretary is kind of a "jackie" of all trades herself :) We appreciate the view and comment, hope you have a fantastic day my friend. Guru Mike
Great job I know how much hard work it takes to get a nice finish on concrete been doing it for quite a few years myself and I agree with you I would never use that company again also envy you you're enjoying the nice Florida weather and I'm putting up with the cold winter here in Ontario Canada once again great job
Thank you Paul! It was quite a job I must say, but we almost looked forward to pour days 🤣 we knew what the end prize was and kept on keeping on! Thanks for watching and sharing, have a great night my friend. GuruMike
Concrete is cool stuff. And it is very satisfying when you are done. You feel like you've accomplished something worthwhile. I've never done any big pours but a number of small ones. Certainly your experience was key for pulling off a big job like that just by yourself and your conscripted help!
It really is Leonard! I stand and look at it often, because it just looks so much better than the hideous mess that it was before :) Thank you for watching and commenting, hope you have a great day my friend. Guru Mike
Great video, good looking job. Questions-Did you take inventory of what's buried underneath? How long were you in physical therapy for your shoulders afterwards?
LOL, no inventory Billy, and believe it or not, no physical therapy!! I always say, if you're not moving you're dying, so I try to stay in decent physical shape for just such an occasion :) LOL Thanks for watching, we really appreciate it, have a great week my friend. Guru Mike
You 2 did a fantastic big job, Mike. This is tough. I know it because I build our house with a lot of help from my (pregnant) wife. Thanks for sharing. Dutch regards.
Glad you think so Nico! We actually had a great time doing it at our own pace, we had some frustrating times for sure, but we are really happy with the results :) Thank you as always for watching and sharing, hope you have a fantastic day my friend. Guru Mike
Welcome aboard!! We're everywhere my friend! :) LOL Thanks for watching and subbing, hope you enjoy the channel, it's a lot of fun! Have a stupendous day D4x4Bronc! Guru Mike
My plumber had to cut a 1 ft wide x 10 ft long trench in my driveway to replace a leaking underground water line. He patched the concrete poorly. Now there is an uneven gray stripe, surrounded by the original lighter color concrete. Is there a good way to grind the patch smoother and feather it into the surroundings? Any suggestions for a durable coating over the whole thing to camoflage the repair work? I live in southern California, so freezing/spalling should not be an issue.
First off my good friend, I would contact the plumber who "fixed" it, to have him have it repaired to the way it was when he started his project. We've found that most people will work with you, he may even hire someone to repair it properly. Second, if that is not an option, please send a couple of pictures to our main e-mail address at sweetprojectcars@gmail.com and we will get back to you within a couple of days with an added comment to this thread on what you need to do. Thank you for watching and asking, have a fantastic day. Guru Mike
@@MrKnowItAllGuru Thanks for the response. There were other issues with the job besides the concrete. Hence, I prefer to hire someone else or attempt to fix it myself. Photos will be taken tomorrow and emailed.
When I first saw the area formed out I thought it was too much, but I've changed my mind. It looks much better! I really like that you went around the palm tree. Any time I've had concrete poured has been a hassle. I've tried small companies and massive international companies and they all suck. I understand punctuality in the concrete business is tough, but it's the lying about it that bugs me. I have no complaints about the laborers and finishers, those guys work their butts off. When I built our house they poured our front sidewalk on an extremely hot day. I made sure they had anything they wanted to drink but they were still sweating their ass off. Did you have any issues getting a permit to pave such a large area? Looks great, will improve the property value and is useful to you. Sounds like a win!
Thank you so much for watching Bruce, and we appreciate your comment. We agree 100% if the concrete companies would just be straight up with you it would sure help. Have a great day my friend. Guru Mike
Lol , that dirty dog left when he knew there was work to do 🤣😂 thanks for watching and commenting jdretiree, we appreciate it my friend, have a great night. GuruMike
It was a lot of work Adna but we just don’t quit 😌 No cracks ❤️ thank you so much for watching and sharing, have a fantastic evening my friend. GuruMike
Im sure you had a tough decision to make between Mr. Knowitall, Mr. Genius and Mr. Amazing when you picked your name. Thank you for your informative videos.
So, your secretary thought she was getting a job with just a little light typing and bookkeeping, LOL - not freezing her fanny off outside pouring concrete! And where's Julio when you really need him?
LOL, I fooled her didn't I :) She actually didn't mind, and as far as Hoolio, he split when he found out we were doing this job LOL. Thank you for watching, we really appreciate it, hope you have a great day my friend. Guru Mike
Yeah, we set up an account with the concrete company here in Pensacola, so we got a bit of a discount there. But we are still on their mailing list as an account holder and we receive price increase letters all the time, we are so glad we poured when we did because due to the current admin in this country everything is way way higher in cost!! Thanks for watching and sharing, we really appreciate it, hope you have a great day. Guru Mike & team
It really sucks when people take your money, don't do what they agreed to, and make your life so much harder than it needed to be. I'm glad you were able to work around it, and get it to come out nicely. My temper would have gotten the better of me WAY too quickly.
Yeah, I hear you Alex, but the problem is that if I would have lit into them, we were already committed to their mix of concrete, we didn't want to change companies midstream, so they had us by the tallywacker. Thank you as always for being here with us and for your comment, hope you have a fantastic day my friend. Guru Mike
*Folks GO COMMENT WITH YOUR OWN CONCRETE HORROR STORY OR SUCCESS STORY!!!* To our Great and Awesome Subscribers thank you for being here!!!!! This concrete driveway project video is if anything very interesting to watch. If you want tips and tricks on how to pour your own driveway or other concrete projects then you should watch this. Many great pics throughout the entire video. Pour yours now before concrete prices go up again QUOTE OF THE WEEK: *Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who are in the habit of making excuses, remember excuses are nothing but a person trying to justify their failures*
Despite how lousy the concrete company was you and your secretary did an excellent job on your driveway Mike. It's beautiful brother, especially when the motor home and your motorcycle are sitting on it!👍 You and the misses have really worked your butts off on your home since you moved down there and it certainly shows!!! Thanks for sharing, loved the length of this video too. Take Care and God Bless my dear friend! Jay.
Glad you liked it Jay! It was a huge undertaking, but we did it!!😏 thanks as always brother we sure appreciate you, have a stupendous evening my friend. GuruMike
This was super interesting to watch. Some people enjoy watching paint dry, but I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you narrate the great job you & your secretary did Mike! 👍
Thank you so much Pete, it was quite a job for sure! Glad you liked it. We appreciate the view and comment, have a nice evening my friend. GuruMike
Excellent video~~ Thank you for helping the the DIYers!
Our pleasure! Thank you so much for the view and comment, hope you have a great day. Guru Mike
At World of Concrete now. Glad you saved $$$on this. Concrete in Pensacola is fun.
We really did enjoy it, actually thought about doing this as a side hustle, there is definitely a need for good contractors here from what we have found. Thank you for watching and sharing, enjoy your time at the World of Concrete, we used to attend that years ago in Vegas. Guru Mike
Mr. Know It All Style........Easy Savings. Awesome just Awesome. You have Big ones to do this Uge job with just your Secretary. Looks beautiful.
LOL, thanks ollie bear! Glad you liked it, the secretary is kind of a "jackie" of all trades herself :) We appreciate the view and comment, hope you have a fantastic day my friend. Guru Mike
I'm moving to Pensacola in two years! Lived in Jacksonville years ago and so miss living near the water.
We love it here Stephen! Thanks for watching and sharing, have a great day. Guru Mike
Great job I know how much hard work it takes to get a nice finish on concrete been doing it for quite a few years myself and I agree with you I would never use that company again also envy you you're enjoying the nice Florida weather and I'm putting up with the cold winter here in Ontario Canada once again great job
Thank you Paul! It was quite a job I must say, but we almost looked forward to pour days 🤣 we knew what the end prize was and kept on keeping on! Thanks for watching and sharing, have a great night my friend. GuruMike
Concrete is cool stuff. And it is very satisfying when you are done. You feel like you've accomplished something worthwhile. I've never done any big pours but a number of small ones. Certainly your experience was key for pulling off a big job like that just by yourself and your conscripted help!
It really is Leonard! I stand and look at it often, because it just looks so much better than the hideous mess that it was before :) Thank you for watching and commenting, hope you have a great day my friend. Guru Mike
Great job!
Thank you my friend! We appreciate the view and comment, have a great evening. GuruMike
Great video, good looking job. Questions-Did you take inventory of what's buried underneath? How long were you in physical therapy for your shoulders afterwards?
LOL, no inventory Billy, and believe it or not, no physical therapy!! I always say, if you're not moving you're dying, so I try to stay in decent physical shape for just such an occasion :) LOL Thanks for watching, we really appreciate it, have a great week my friend. Guru Mike
You 2 did a fantastic big job, Mike. This is tough. I know it because I build our house with a lot of help from my (pregnant) wife. Thanks for sharing. Dutch regards.
Glad you think so Nico! We actually had a great time doing it at our own pace, we had some frustrating times for sure, but we are really happy with the results :) Thank you as always for watching and sharing, hope you have a fantastic day my friend. Guru Mike
Had no idea you had this channel subbed
Welcome aboard!! We're everywhere my friend! :) LOL Thanks for watching and subbing, hope you enjoy the channel, it's a lot of fun! Have a stupendous day D4x4Bronc! Guru Mike
My plumber had to cut a 1 ft wide x 10 ft long trench in my driveway to replace a leaking underground water line. He patched the concrete poorly. Now there is an uneven gray stripe, surrounded by the original lighter color concrete. Is there a good way to grind the patch smoother and feather it into the surroundings? Any suggestions for a durable coating over the whole thing to camoflage the repair work? I live in southern California, so freezing/spalling should not be an issue.
First off my good friend, I would contact the plumber who "fixed" it, to have him have it repaired to the way it was when he started his project. We've found that most people will work with you, he may even hire someone to repair it properly. Second, if that is not an option, please send a couple of pictures to our main e-mail address at sweetprojectcars@gmail.com and we will get back to you within a couple of days with an added comment to this thread on what you need to do. Thank you for watching and asking, have a fantastic day. Guru Mike
@@MrKnowItAllGuru Thanks for the response. There were other issues with the job besides the concrete. Hence, I prefer to hire someone else or attempt to fix it myself. Photos will be taken tomorrow and emailed.
When I first saw the area formed out I thought it was too much, but I've changed my mind. It looks much better! I really like that you went around the palm tree. Any time I've had concrete poured has been a hassle. I've tried small companies and massive international companies and they all suck. I understand punctuality in the concrete business is tough, but it's the lying about it that bugs me. I have no complaints about the laborers and finishers, those guys work their butts off. When I built our house they poured our front sidewalk on an extremely hot day. I made sure they had anything they wanted to drink but they were still sweating their ass off. Did you have any issues getting a permit to pave such a large area?
Looks great, will improve the property value and is useful to you. Sounds like a win!
Thank you so much for watching Bruce, and we appreciate your comment. We agree 100% if the concrete companies would just be straight up with you it would sure help. Have a great day my friend. Guru Mike
Did you wait for Hoolio to go on vacation so he wouldn't be in the way or did he leave when he knew the work was going to begin?
Lol , that dirty dog left when he knew there was work to do 🤣😂 thanks for watching and commenting jdretiree, we appreciate it my friend, have a great night. GuruMike
Welcome to Florida
Thanks Scott! We appreciate the view and comment, hope you have a great day. Guru Mike
That looks a lot like work. I built a house in 1977 that had the worst concrrete job. Not enough joints and of course it cracked a lot.
It was a lot of work Adna but we just don’t quit 😌 No cracks ❤️ thank you so much for watching and sharing, have a fantastic evening my friend. GuruMike
I love concrete... No mowing required.;-)
LOL, and it looks so awesome!! Thank you for watching Michael, have a stupendous week my friend. Guru Mike
Im sure you had a tough decision to make between Mr. Knowitall, Mr. Genius and Mr. Amazing when you picked your name. Thank you for your informative videos.
LOL Thank you kindly Joe!! We really appreciate the view and comment, hope you have a stupendous week my friend. Guru Mike
So, your secretary thought she was getting a job with just a little light typing and bookkeeping, LOL - not freezing her fanny off outside pouring concrete! And where's Julio when you really need him?
LOL, I fooled her didn't I :) She actually didn't mind, and as far as Hoolio, he split when he found out we were doing this job LOL. Thank you for watching, we really appreciate it, hope you have a great day my friend. Guru Mike
$130 per yard for 4,000 with fiber? That's $220 a yard or more in Athens, GA.
Yeah, we set up an account with the concrete company here in Pensacola, so we got a bit of a discount there. But we are still on their mailing list as an account holder and we receive price increase letters all the time, we are so glad we poured when we did because due to the current admin in this country everything is way way higher in cost!! Thanks for watching and sharing, we really appreciate it, hope you have a great day. Guru Mike & team
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Thank you for the view Valerie, have a great week. Guru Mike
It really sucks when people take your money, don't do what they agreed to, and make your life so much harder than it needed to be.
I'm glad you were able to work around it, and get it to come out nicely. My temper would have gotten the better of me WAY too quickly.
Yeah, I hear you Alex, but the problem is that if I would have lit into them, we were already committed to their mix of concrete, we didn't want to change companies midstream, so they had us by the tallywacker. Thank you as always for being here with us and for your comment, hope you have a fantastic day my friend. Guru Mike