I've done this for a living for 8 years now and the more people the better. Even if one guy is just a shovel man or rake man It helps out a lot on big pours
when you got too much money and want the color of your driveway changed lmao. I wonder if they walk outside every morning and go damn this improved my life 10000% by doing this ha!
not sure if sarcasm, but sometimes it's needed. If I didn't "inspect" the job, I wouldn't have known my contractor didn't lift the rebar and left it on the ground, I wouldn't have known he poured 2-4 inches when I paid for 6" AND he came up short and had to order a 2nd truck, so he deliberately ordered less than 6 inches of concrete. Now we sued him, and he's refunding us and paying for demo. Every new contractor that came for a quote said the old pour job wouldn't last 2 years.
@@gwot No sarcasm. I’m with you. You absolutely have to be the eyes of the project. You’re writing the check. I was relatively young when we built our home in 1992. The things that I missed are amazing. If the contractor could cut a corner he did. His motto was: “We do our best and caulk the rest.” Luckily we have been able to overcome his shortcomings as we have remodeled and updated over the years.
I've got an earthmoving/concrete business in Australia. I specialise in driveway prep. This seems to me like an extremely expensive way of doing the dig out and prep, and unproductive. For starters what's with the jackhammer? Whether the existing slab has mesh or not, start on the high side of the slab side on, use a lever (rock/timber) under front of 4 in 1 bucket and keep going from there. Once it's all up, your levels are basically done because the old slab should of been 100mm and will need a touch up, but if not dig your level mark at the top and bottom of driveway by hand or machine and sight it through by eye which you should be able to get within 20mm and then set up your string lines. Not bragging at all here but on my own I'll do up to 5, 30m2 driveways prepped to within 0-5mm per day if the works there for it.
I do concrete here in Aus too, and i have to disagree with you. There is no way you can do 5 X 30mt drives properly prepped in a single day. If they are they must be pretty average like most of the cheap ass concrete installs of driveways in the mortgage belts of the urban sprawl... let me guess, crappy heights, badly mis happened formwork, crush rock un packed, driveway not pinned to crossover, no expansion, Mesh not wired and no bar chairs.. ahhh wait, now i see how you get 5 a day done. The amount of drives i see lifting at the front, water running back into the house, edges not square.. Of course this depends on alot of factors, crew, bobcat, truck size, delivery, distance between jobs, distance to get rid of spoil. This Job was well prepped, except for not having bar chairs under the mesh or lifting the mesh.
+Marcus Stefanide Would you mind I I borrow your video for a class project? We are giving a presentation on the Sustainability of Concrete and I think everyone would enjoy seeing this as a demonstration of concretes versatility.
Actually its a one man job, if its me. in fact I'm pouring a bigger drive than this monday by myself. I'll pour at about a 5.5 slump, magnesium rod and hand finish everything to perfection. No it won't get away from me, yes I am a better finisher than you or anyone you've ever met, and no it would not help me to have twenty idiots messing up my mud while I'm trying to expeditiously place and finish it. I can throw it out of the chute while mucking with my feet faster & better than most people can muck it with a rake anyway, and if you roll my edge & I have to fix it later, you might as well have not been there imo.
John Greystoke sure buddy record this miraculous finish job your doing by yourself and then post it on here for us to see. until then stop blowing shit out your mouth.
John Greystoke anyone can screed water but you know once all that water evaporates it will be the weakest shit driveway in the US. No one can labour, screed a 120 sq. yard driveway by themselves youre full of it. Real men pour at 3 1/2 slump.
in some cities its your job to maintain the side walks. in in failure to do so the city can and will fine you. that includes the upkeep of the concrete, meaning if it gets cracked or if it needs to be replaced its your job to do it.
No, you can't! It's very possible the owners of this home received a bill for the replacement of that sidewalk after the video was shot. Especially considering how close I am to Mt Clements, MI. Also, since this is government labor being done by Unions expect to pay $5,000 PER SQUARE!!! And it's the homeowner who's liable, not the contractor. MAYBE this city had different laws, or MAYBE they got permission, but I'd make several calls, find this information online, AND get this in writing before I even THOUGHT about touching a sidewalk! And I sure as shit would make sure they understood that your dumbass intended to turn your sidewalk red!
Chris Comer support and structure. Keeping it at the bottom is the cheap way to do it. U can elevate it a few inches off the ground with spacers and it's better that way. Some companies use fence wire which is really a cheap way instead of rebar
@@jg5488 chairs are a waste of money. You just pull the mesh up as you pour. And mesh actually holds more per square inch then rebar does unless you do a 6x6 inch grid. If you don't know what you're talking about it shows.
@Tomas Arias unless you own one a pump truck cost about $1200 a day to use. And last I checked power buggies are alot cheaper to buy than a pump truck.
Pretty sure its to stop cracks from going to far. Concrete has a tendency to develop cracks and having square blocks like these will prevent it from spreading too far keeping the repair cost low.
It's called a contraction joint or control joint. Basically by creating the joints/cuts, you prevent sporadic cracking and promote the cracking where the cuts are so you can seal them and keep the look in check. All concrete cracks due to shrinkage (loss of moisture as it cures). When you seal the joints you use a flexible material to allow the slab to contract and expand without cracking elsewhere
Must be cheap labourers and finishers on that job?. That's the most guys I've seen on a driveway that size. 5 man job all day long. Nice work though. In and out.
I must live and breathe in an alternate universe. Yes, that's a beautiful result (my compliments) , but looking tat the "before" picture, who in f$#k, other than the super rich, would even THINK about spending the kind of money that must have cost when the driveway was in apparently very decent condition. SMH.
been a finisher for 12 years and found its better to have extra hands then not enough" especially when useing Color it sucks up all the water.i like the curb it saves mud and the need for more steps or a landing
been a finisher for 12 years and found its better to have extra hands then not enough" especially when useing Color it sucks up all the water.i like the curb it saves mud and the need for more steps or a landing
been a finisher for 12 years and found its better to have extra hands then not enough" especially when useing Color it sucks up all the water.i like the curb it saves mud and the need for more steps or a landing
I really hope they didn’t make the concrete more than 4 inches thick. I work on concrete, I do everything from digging out the area or breaking concrete to replace old one. It’s really annoying when I have to break concrete and it’s 5-6 inches thick, it takes so much time and energy and the rocks of concrete are 2 times heavier because of the thickness.
@@grrizly660 Wow. I live in NE Ohio, on a residential job, never in a million years. What mix concrete do you guys use there? We use minimum 650lbs of cement per yard. So when we do Driveways, I use wire Mesh AND Fiber Mesh and people think I'm crazy because its overkill. But my shit doesn't Spald or Crack where it isn't supposed to, well sometimes you get that rogue crack that comes of the corner of the house between the sidewalk and driveway or something crazy.
@@gumballer133 oh yeah..on a new or remove and replace drive, per city standards we use 6" of cement stabilize sand as a base and #3 bars and 6" of concrete...some contractors even use bigger bars..that sucker will last for ever..
@@grrizly660 Holy hell. I could see why it last forever. Around here normal driveway or sidewalk is 4in thick, we 4 in or so #57 Limestone underneath it with Wire mesh. We get the cold out here tho, but not as much heat and humidity as you. Funny, I used to have a few Friends in Victoria TX.
Tidy work guys, but jesus christ did you have the whole street involved with that, here in the UK there's no way I could afford that much labour let alone warrant having that many on the job in the first place......... Tidy job though.
Ha they did have way to many people out there, I'm from the UK but living in America, the heats almost fucked us at times but 3 finishers and 1 or 2 labourers typically knock it out
Concrete directly on compacted roadbase = cracking, especially in clay areas. Otherwise way too many men on site to make any money out of it. First time Ive seen a yank use saw cutting, that was at least good.
giddeontech2000 that's why there's landscapers. As a concrete guy I do concrete only it's the customers responsibility to hire a landscaper when I'm done.
@@pointhigh2441 Concrete finishing is just about one of the most Labor intensive jobs out there. Unless you are on a big pour with power screeds and riders, its all just manual labor. My guys get mad at me when we are doing Concrete jobs instead of Asphalt haha.
Chris Comer is right. The mesh is in the dirt. Save your money--It's just going to rust. Should use 3/8 rebar on dobies. I love your crew, but seriously? Wheelbarrowing? Where's your pump?? With that serious base, the driveway should last quite a while even without useful steel.
oooo lovely. Profit versus quality. Great tradeoff. Is that in your contract? And where is a concrete pump charging $500 an hour to pump 20 yards? You don't need a boom truck for a driveway. The whole job can be pumped for $350. And you save on the skid loader that is driving your steel into the dirt. I know that people do things the same way because that's the way they've always done them. So rock on bro.
Jim Richards Have you ever done concrete? Your comment really has me wondering. There's nothing wrong with using a power buggy for a driveway. A pump truck is just an unnecessary expense. Theres no need for it. I've never see anyone use one for a driveway. As for the mesh, it is lifted off the ground as you pour. What's your problem with that? That's how I've always see it done.
Yes, I do quite a bit of concrete. After 40 years as a contractor I've seen many crews do things many different ways. Your video is fast-forward so I can't see anyone lifting mesh. You have your habits. We all do. I use a truck trailered pump and hose that can deliver big rock pump mix up to 200 feet away. I use several independent companies. They charge $350 to set up and pump plus $10 per yard over 9 yards. So a 20 yard pour costs $460. He handles the hose and all we do is finish. I watched your video (and many other construction videos) because after 40 years I know I can still learn something new. Maybe you can too. Best to you and your crew. Love the exposed aggregate. It's one of my favorite finishes.
Jim Richards you have 40 years of experience but you don't know mesh is lifted as you pour? Why would would you waste $500 on something you can do with a buggy? You sound full of shit to be honest. You've probably never even held a rake.
