I want to say that this slab will last for years... Good job. On future projects, (and I'm sure you'll have another) consider using a hand tamper to firm up the soil first and then tamp in the gravel layers as well. You want to avoid settling and then heaving cracking under a heavy load... (but this is not an issue for this slab though) Sprinkle water over your subbase (gravel, abc, natural dirt)... This gives the underside of the dry pour a little headstart on the wetting, dry and curing... When screeding, keep a heavy pile on the front side of the board.... It's harder to screed but it helps pull up the powder to the surface. Also helpful is use a kitchen colander to filter out gravel of a half-bag of concrete and use this "powder" to sprinkle in low areas during the 2nd and third screeding. In closing... You did a nice job... You saved a fortune... Congratulations and I look forward to seeing seeing your next dry pour project!
Sure! We used the gravel for drainage and to make the concrete stronger with it and the rebar. The gravel also helped fill in the gaps underneath our wood frame. Hope this helps :)
@@TheMorrisMansion perfect answer. What is the slab for? vehicles? small shed? It is a great alternative and saves a consumer quite a bit of money if they want to try on their own.
Most concrete professionals hate the drypour method for obvious reasons... $$$. I just did a 60 sf drypour sidewalk that would have been cost prohibited if I hired a concrete contractor and this sidewalk looks great and will last for years. As a professional concrete guy, you should offer dry pour as an option and save your clients big bucks.
@@PCLogin-oi5ofnever , Iam a fair price and negotiable, there is not even a joint. That is guaranteed to crack within the year. Your paying for my experience and expertise. Sure it will work but mine will last longer 20 years, my mix put microfiber mesh and rebar. That’s just being lazy, will not be as strong just being honest. Everybody’s saying Concrete guys are expensive. It’s not the workers that are expensive it’s the concrete. At around 200 a yard
It's looks great. I believe this should work foot traffic for many years to come. 👏👍💪❤️
I hope so! Thanks for the kind comment!
I want to say that this slab will last for years... Good job.
On future projects, (and I'm sure you'll have another) consider using a hand tamper to firm up the soil first and then tamp in the gravel layers as well. You want to avoid settling and then heaving cracking under a heavy load... (but this is not an issue for this slab though)
Sprinkle water over your subbase (gravel, abc, natural dirt)... This gives the underside of the dry pour a little headstart on the wetting, dry and curing...
When screeding, keep a heavy pile on the front side of the board.... It's harder to screed but it helps pull up the powder to the surface. Also helpful is use a kitchen colander to filter out gravel of a half-bag of concrete and use this "powder" to sprinkle in low areas during the 2nd and third screeding.
In closing... You did a nice job... You saved a fortune... Congratulations and I look forward to seeing seeing your next dry pour project!
Thanks for the kind words and advice!
u should keep watering it down while waiting to take off the forms. jus to b safe n cure the concrete beter
Thanks for the tip! It did rain not long after we poured it so it did get lots of watering.
I have watched other videos on dry pour I don’t see anyone suggesting gravel please explain why you use gravel 😊
Sure! We used the gravel for drainage and to make the concrete stronger with it and the rebar. The gravel also helped fill in the gaps underneath our wood frame. Hope this helps :)
Should of put tarp on the house to prevent all that extra concrete getting on the walls
That would have been a good idea!
Just hire a professional, bad idea 15 years concrete experience. Will never be as strong. Showing people how waste money all you doing.
Thank you for the opinion!
@@TheMorrisMansion perfect answer. What is the slab for? vehicles? small shed?
It is a great alternative and saves a consumer quite a bit of money if they want to try on their own.
@@humesdae haha thanks. It is for a small resin shed.
Most concrete professionals hate the drypour method for obvious reasons... $$$. I just did a 60 sf drypour sidewalk that would have been cost prohibited if I hired a concrete contractor and this sidewalk looks great and will last for years. As a professional concrete guy, you should offer dry pour as an option and save your clients big bucks.
@@PCLogin-oi5ofnever , Iam a fair price and negotiable, there is not even a joint. That is guaranteed to crack within the year. Your paying for my experience and expertise. Sure it will work but mine will last longer 20 years, my mix put microfiber mesh and rebar. That’s just being lazy, will not be as strong just being honest. Everybody’s saying Concrete guys are expensive. It’s not the workers that are expensive it’s the concrete. At around 200 a yard