I've seen this. Ready-mix outfits will give you .5- 2 yds for a small job, in your vehicle. Sure they'll give you more if you can haul it@@rainmaker3700
Contractor poured slab for my addition in 0F temperature. I asked if he was crazy - this is the coldest day in years. Assured me it would be fine. 25 years later not a crack.
Thank you for making this video about the preparation and pour of a mono slab. When you said that the last batch of concrete seemed to be different to the previous ones, and there was a lot of bleed water, I was thinking that mayhaps the folks at the batching plant mightn't have put as many kilos of cement per cubic metre or possibly, not as much plasticiser in that last batch. For me, I think excessive bleed water translates to "internal segregation" of the components of the concrete, lack of homogeneity. Apart from that bit of "constructive criticism", I think that you , and your crew did a great job.
One thing I do if I hit a rock screwing up my trench is after pulling the stone out, I toss some of the backfill back in and drag the flat side of the bucket to keep it flat. Then I go back over (just one pass) with jumping jack and this helps me sleep at night. But idk anything about keeping concrete in shape.. I build walls on 3/4”
Contractor in Massachusetts is telling me a need a full , 4 foot frost wall foundation with footing. For 24 by 24 Wich is 576 square ft. I think he's wrong, I believe in Massachusetts anything 700 sq. Ft. And more needs a full foundation, I believe I should be able to do a slab style foundation for 576 square. Ft . In Massachusetts but nobody seems to know shat
i transported a couple of yards of concrete in my tipper truck i had to travel 5 miles to the site when i got there it was solid with all the vibration.
He did it the right way. I’ve seen people go 4 feet to be sure there’s no frost. Remember guys , code is the absolute worst way you can build legally. Who’s to say it won’t be colder in the future? There have even been earthquakes in Jersey lately. Out environment is always changing.
man i used skips construction and got screwed! For 27 x 27 6" thick pad cost me 8500. He didnt out footer in and he short my pad so the building i was ordering had to be put off. Paid 8500 with no footing and on a pad i cant put a enclosed carport on now.
Great video. Can you explain why plastic is not installed under the beams arounder the perimeter of the foundation? Isn't moisture a problem there too?
@@srmcontracting But the beams around the perimeter are also concrete, which are also subject to moisture wicking up from the soil. In fact, since moisture is most likely to accumulate around the perimeter of the slab from rain and roof runoff, I think moisture is the biggest concern in the area where there is no plastic installed.
there will always be moisture on the exterior no matter what. u don't wrap in plastic to let it "breath" and dry back out. the idea is u dont want moisture coming up through the middle wich is indoors. it can seep into the interior drywall, plywood, finish and mold.
The whole garage build was about 22k but if your in FL you won't need a slab like this. You should be under 20k for sure. Also a pole barn might be a good option to look into.
The guy at the plant did you a favor. He mixed it extra wet so it wouldn't start to cure on you, and it would blend better with the first pour. Had it been warm and he mixed it a shade dry, you may have had issues.
I don't know if this helps. I'm thinking of doing a small slab and needing 1 yard. I was quoted a click over $400. I live in a blue state in the Northeast.
Sean, if you were building a block(or brick) garage, instead of stick, would you have gone deeper with the footer and how wide would you make the footer? thanks for the video!
The depth would be the same, if the block or brick was going to start below grade then the footer would be 2' wide. Otherwise you could build block or brick right on top of the mono slab as long as you had rebar to tie it in. Hope this helps, Thanks for watching!
I had to submit plans for the garage and this is what the town wanted. The footing was 36" below grade, It's probably overkill for most areas. Thanks for watching
A five dollar ground strap cost you over $1000. I think what you need to do is stick to your concrete business neither that or take a few courses on truck and vehicle repair.
@blake343 my monolithic slab build plans call for 2 feet deep. I'm in canada and apparently don't always have to go below frost lines with these monolithic slabs. This is my second one and drawings are the same.
Obviously an unlicensed contractor. He doesn't know the building code / doesn't have a clue how deep footings are to be set. And the concrete companies in the area refuse to deliver to him.
that wide footing COST A FORTUNE! !UNREAL ...why wouldn't you use a 6 inch trencher ORlay up a cheap block wall?? WE overkill everything today because everybody is rich......
Better to be safe than sorry, overkill is fine but if you made the concrete too thin what then ? Cannot go back to fix weak concrete and then you talking big big $$$$
W t f? Two loads of concrete in dump truck because you can’t estimate? Honeycombs because you don’t know how to pour and finish concrete. You should not be showing people this poor job
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I would also guess that the materials are about 6k total. Then you add the exavator and labor for another 2k you end up at around 8000. So I would say 8500 CAD is on the higher end but still ok.
Haha I'm building this garage on my own property. It might not be perfect but everything passed inspections and I saved about 15-20K by doing it on my own. Thanks for watching.
