Beginners Learn How to Finish Concrete! Decorative Concrete DIY 

I never would have thought that concrete could be this interesting to watch. It's 3am here and I'm watching a video about decorative concrete.

Thanks for helping those young men. Only a special person would invest their time to do this. Hopefully they realize how lucky they are.

Crazy how I randomly came about this video and watched the whole thing to realize my high school teacher is there no way ! Miss you Mr.Puckett! #khs

Landscape contractor here in Central Valley Merced area I love your videos and how dedicated you are to your craft Your a hard worker

Thanks for helping these young individuals

Kudos we work with a prison (work release) and know the great satisfaction of seeing a person who had no skills be trained and then actually are able to demonstrate proficiency and skills! It is a blessing to them and to us! You are a teacher and a mentor, the best people on earth. God bless you and your business!!

This channel rocks... Those classes look like the bomb!... Way to go Odell....

David Odell you are the man. I am learning from watching your videos. I am planning to do concreting for my patio and driveway. Thanks mate! Keep up the good work.

Excellent instructions for your students, on site and online! Thank you for the hope you create for all.

By far your videos are in my top 5 tutorial videos, that I thoroughly enjoy watching. Even though my back wouldn't allow me to do anything in this trade lol. Thanks for making them and sharing you knowledge and trade experience. Cheers from Ontario, Canada. 😁

As always, awesome job!

Wow I never realised concrete could be such a versatile and creative medium. Excellent video. Guys taking part are very lucky. Thanks for posting!

David, that was a great video. You are a really good guy. Thanks for giving back.

Great video Mr Odell, i have watched all of your videos i am a 22 year old working in concrete as a laborer and hope to one day become a finisher. Your videos have helped me a lot. Thank you

Awesome!!!! What an amazing opportunity.

I also teach appreciates. It’s cool watching them grow! My advice to guys starting. Is to develop thick skin and just be hungry to learn. The rest just takes time. Thanks for the video!

Good for all these guys, students and teachers both. The next generation of tradesmen and they are starting off the right way. Handing off knowledge to receptive students is a very satisfying feeling.

I've gotta find something like this in my area. Been into electrical, and programming most of my life, this is fascinating. Great videos

That was incredible to watch. Great job guys!!

Passing on decades of knowledge. Such value for people.

Fantastic. I had a couple ideas that you even covered. Thx for all the effort in teaching guys all the various concrete finishes!

Excellent Demo.... they were all good but the one that was made into four squares was my favorite

Subbed ! Great video ! Thanks for sharing your life experience with us.

Hey David, this is John Puckett and all the guys of CTP 63 from Hope Builders. We just watched the last video, and it was lit! (that is a quote). Thank you again so very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to come and teach our trainees all the amazing things a career in concrete has to offer. The world could definitely use more people like you! All the guys said to give a shout out to Tim also. We'll see you at Camp NAWIC!

This was a special video on a couple of levels. Some of these students come from disadvantaged homes and lives but they are not satisfied with staying in those circumstances and are doing something about it to reshape their futures. Students aren’t looking for a handout but a chance to prove themselves worthy to be hired and some will begin their own businesses. Much respect for Hope Builders and David Odell for their compassion to give back to the community. I learned a lot from this video as well, thank you to everyone who participated.

this is great. more of these. the step by step is super helpful.

Bellísimo los modelos de baldosas en concreto. 👌😊 - Very nice! 👏

I’m 16 n I want this is as a class so bad. I appreciate your effort for theses kids 👏

love this, keep them coming.

Looked like a great opportunity for those students. . Nice work boys!!!

Wow! this channel is so good. Congratulations and thank you very much for share your knowledge.

Thats cool you took the time to train the young bucks and a few old bucks too - way to be a brother to all those men good job!

That’s really cool of You man A lot of successful business owners get so used to making money and maximizing their profit and productivity everyday that they don’t have time for this, you do. We need more contractors like sir

Its like icing on a cake, i wana take a bite!! Excellent job. Hi from Ireland 🇮🇪

Great work! Thanks for the video!

Love your Videos!!! Incredible!!!

This is a great training environment. Learning different techniques and having fun.

14:20 - I won't be putting down anymore tiles, that looks gorgeous. :D

You got to love concrete you can accomplish so much great job.

Great videos here in pa we can't find young people who want to do concrete . I'm glad you're helping these kids.

Very nice experimenting video. Thanks for sharing as always.

I started working pouring concrete and I'm getting some helpful ideas on how to make my job easier and get another dollar in the next months thanks

The glass beads came out very nice!

Thank you. Lots of good ideas.

Love what you do bro I really do more power to you I love watching your videos keep it up👍👍up

I love your videos you are the MAN ! I used blue hawk today and it finished so nice compared to quickcrete ! Thank you for all your videos

Awesome! I like going to your videos for tips and learning. Keep it up!

Love it,, keep doing what you're doing ✌️

Thanks for teaching 🙌🙌🙌

Great job David

I'm loving the narration right now.

Fantastic video!

I loved the video. Thanks

Thanks for sharing, blessings!!!

Odell is da man!!!

I love your vids keep em up.

well after watching this I'm going to get a few of my new guys this season to try making some squares and finishing them!!

Very interesting video. Thanks!

concrete is fun and rewarding at all skill levels. Western civilization is built upon this stuff, so I think it's important everyone pour at least one project.

GREAT VIDEO!

Amazing!!!!

Amazing works

outstanding!

I really liked your videos my friend

New subscriber here. Great job.

I said it before and I said it again, you should totally offer this as a training class online. Excellent content. I’m rebuilding a foundation with skills I learned from your channel right now.

Good job guys.

Nice job! 👍

I'm a "tile man" , dabble a bit in concrete but, been doing great things with glass beads since 2019 , makes for an awesome backsplash, , done a couple of shower " inserts" trimmed out all Purdy too my customers love it 😝 creekstone is great too , good stuff bud ✌️

That was awesome

Mestre adoro os seus vídeos

I've worked with powder release. It makes a huge mess , but turns out beautiful with the proper integral contrast. Beige integral with charcoal release works extremely well for wood plank stamps.

I do precast concrete it's extremely satisfying. I'd recommend it to anyone pays good and you'll never be bored

Nice!!!

Excellent

Great work

thats really cool

THANK YOU! Awesome. There is a shortage of info on concrete finish options online. I wish I had this before I did my concrete backyard project.

Good educational video - I particularly liked "I do not go by measurements, I go by looks and feel", which probably is the common attitude for any non-structural concrete pour less than 4 inches thick! What I also learned today from this video is that whenever all students are fully PPEd with safety glasses, gloves and masks, this makes the tutors immune to cement burns and injuries! I guess "lead by example" is an obsolete term amongst these professionals...

God bless you for utilizing your skill and trade to help shape and mold a new generation of workers. Give a man to fish Vs teach a man to fish

I want to take a class like this after work.

Thanks for the presentation. I have to find a concrete finisher once the plumbers have removed my basement floor to replace old pipes. The plumbers admit that concrete is not their profession, and all they can provide is a rough finish if they install the concrete.

Muito obrigado. 👏 From Brasil .

You are such a good nice concrete cat!

Man I would love to take a class like this!

Noted👌✌👍

I've been doing concrete with my dad since I was in diapers. Literally. I have pictures of me floating concrete in diapers. This school looks like it'd be so fun. I always love learning different methods.

thanks dave

Sr ths nice to teach people nice... Ths how i lern litle by litle ..👍👍then after de Modelos🍺🍺🍺🍻

Great class and video! I'd suggest cutting a slight taper in the forms, putting some form release on them to make them fully reusable and selling the students' samples as patio pavers. You could even invite people in the community that just want to make their own pavers at your facility too. :D

Awesome

Absolutely Loved this! I am trying to figure out how to stamp for some small projects. What is the difference between color hardner and a colored release?

awesome

This was good information for us beginners. Thanks Dave. There are some haters who ae watching these videos that forget it's information only. Rat Bastards critic hate cause they can't do it. Keep up the good work Dave.

Awesome job! Respect from Russia 🇷🇺

Good videos

Im certified to do anything an imagination can think of 😂😂😅

Hello, I first would like to Thank you for the Variety of Knowledge that You Share Publicly & On your Channel. I personally Learned second hand from this channel from knowing absolutely 0% , Pouring & finishing cement mixes at Home to Actually now Have Clients Request Me to Complete Work for them that Other Contracter’s Simply Did Not care to Complete. My question is about 7:00 Min into video you used a Hand Pump sprayer? What do you use it for ? Specifically in a what type past Experiences have you used of Non-standard case job? Besides Using To spray used car Oil on forms haha Also have you heard of pouring Coca-Cola on a finish with different color Gravels?

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awsome