DC you're making those kids' day. You really know how to talk to them and make them feel good about themselves. I can see why your house was the place to hang out for the neighborhood kids. That got to hang with you and learn and MC kept them fed. They must have loved it.
As a contractor I can tell you under no uncertain terms A five minute conversation can save so many problems It only takes a minute to listen to your customers concern
100% , retired construction and mining contractor/project manager/clerk of works. If there is any change to the contract or specification, propose a change order, agree on changes, before continuing work, and then sign, work is only then part of the contract addendum.. everyone should work away knowing that each party is getting a fair and agreed-upon shake. no such thing as a verbal agreement on site.
In general I enjoy the channel. I’m getting tired of the constant click-baiting. Even though I’m interested in watching I feel like I’m being played the fool every time I click to watch.
Keep on top of what goes on around you. The world is full of stories of people who did not and have paid the price. I have a seven year old son, I will not consider myself a successful father if he doesn’t learn that. Bravo to you and props to DC.
Just poured 700 cubic yards of concrete for a 60k gallon water basin, pump platform, electrical room and all the paving around it. All that concrete was placed on top of 60+ loads of 1" rock.
just found your site, a couple of other old-timers licking our wounds in the hospital, and now sitting and watching your videos.. great energy, descriptions without BS. When you hire a contractor to do such an expensive and significant project, you also make sure that you have a qualified, third-party inspector working for you .. your eyes and ears.. technical construction-engineered work is a litigator's dream.
Cole I wish that I had the time to talk to my dad like you and DC talk. I also want DC to adopt me except I am a bit older than him. I love the videos reminiscing of my childhood. God bless you all.
@@realredditstories420 Yes it is. "Did Cole fall off a grain bin" Did Sable get run over by a tractor" Now, if that were to happen It wouldn't be clickbait. "Did we fire the concrete guys" see how that works? Thumbs down everytime!
I liked the last few minutes of the video, sitting and talking to us. That was cool. Also, I agree, you need to question your contractors if you're not sure about something they are doing. Too many things get built the wrong way because people don't question their contractors. Keep up the great work. My brother and I really enjoy watching your videos.
I hope they got paid well for the work they did on the sprayer parts. They are nice boys. DC has a knack with kids and found a way to keep their days busy not boring.
My parents were both from farms in western Minnesota and I spent my summers on the farm. I learned that I needed figure out how to get stuff done and have a bit of fun doing it. I recently ran across your channel and it's a blast from my past. Thanks for that.
I was on a job in Arizona building a water tank. They wanted to build up the concrete forms 3" on the top, with 2x4's which would be visible and ugly forever. We would have to remove and rebuild every single pour way to much work! I suggested building it on the bottom, hidden never seen! Buried. No need to rebuild after every pour less work! My boss stole my idea as his own! But everybody knew I had the right idea! It worked out fine! Everybody lost respect for our boss!
As a professional contractor we always love it when any questions are asked upfront when people see it, then wait to end to say something. Easier to fix it in the moment!
Cole love your show, I would have to say you guys are my favorite thing to watch, I am 65 years old and I used to pray when I was a kid that I would want to be a farmer when I grew up. Well I still want to be a farmer, but it never worked out that way. But watching your show helps me know what it’s really like to be a farmer. I am glad you give God the glory for what you have, you are truly blessed! Thank you and God bless you and your family!
Glad you took the time to explain a little more Cole, and asking questions to educate yourself and understand is a good thing. Even better that they are willing and able to explain it to you. Sounds like a great bunch of people.
It always pays to ask questions. Communication is always the key. Every contractor that I have worked with usually welcomes questions and concerns and talking out ideas almost always solves everything negative. Glad that you all are happy and getting what you want. Loved the western music when DC was playing with the foaming gun! Teaching the contractor's kids about the farm equipment is a bonus and I'll bet that they will remember it for a long time.
Cole & DC: This is your heart and soul, you are good people, investing a lot here, I think you have every right to respectfully ask questions and be involved with this project as you are. I’m sure the concrete guys are professional, and good at what they do, in their defense, it can be a little nerve wracking to be watched, but nice to see it coming along and everyone working together. This has just been so much fun, interesting to follow. I have adopted you all as my family (really, in my heart) just love all of you so much,! Want to Thank you for bringing me along on the journey and giving a lonely human something to look forward to! Carry on!!
It seems that that you are more relaxed in this video than the last one. It is so wonderful that you are able to make a great decision of what is going on. I also like your sunsets.
I'll tell you Cole, there's a lot of things I've been a part of that I didn't question in the process, and wish I had. When you're making the financial commitment to the magnitude y'all are, you're well within in bounds to get the answers you need. I'm sure at the end of the day, the contractors understand it as well.
Hey Cole, there has been times where the fact my grandfather/ uncles/dad were involved in a project had saved us 20 years later. One time we had a waterline stop working well grandpa could walk out the exact path of the under ground line with in 6in. Make it better for repairs later on
Hey just wanted to say thank you for letting me be a spectator in your world. I appreciate, I'm enjoying the process of the bin site build, take care Cornstar's crew.
Honestly, you and Daddy Cornstar are true comedians. I can’t tell you how much I laugh over how you guys handle anything and everything. Thank you for the fun....on my side. I know it’s work on your side! Super cool!
CONCRETE!!! LOL every time DC says cement I wanna scream...I work for a concrete company and that was hammered into me at hiring. But love all the interactions! It makes me smile!
Cole, I love the channel and the content. You are a great Christian family. But the click bait titles are getting old. Enough said. Still love you guys.
@@ReverseProof As in almost every video lately has a click bait title that is not truly indicative of the content of the video. BUT I will still watch them since I think Cole is great. It was just very polite constructive commentary. Thanks for the question.
I see no problem in overseeing the development of your site... your concerns are valid... anyone can mess up- there are times people “drop the ball” or cut corners - even “professionals!” I also like understanding and learning through a project!
So here we are in October of 2022, and looks like you were right to ask questions. Perhaps you should have asked more - specially about the NOW cracking hopper bottom bin. Sigh...
Question everything and learn as you go, like I’d love to learn why we didn’t get at least a few seconds of Cole admiring that awesome Kentucky Bluegrass!
Cole, As an Ag engineer, I always like my clients to ask questions and be active with the construction. The more communication the better the project turns out. And yes I have worked horrible customers who believed they, the farmer, mows better, I learned it just costs them more in the he end
A questioning attitude is the best way I found on projects that your not sure of or haven’t done or been apart of before is great to learn from. Not just for yourself but everyone involved in the project. There might be that one question you ask the contractor about why or how they are doing something and the contractor is explaining why or what they are doing or how they are doing something the contractor just might figure out that the way there about to something that there might be an easier way to do it or they might figure out they might have to do something be cause it’s not required to do it. I hope that makes sense? There is never a dumb question when it comes to learning!! Love the vids and play safe so y’all can go home every day to your loved ones!!!! God bless.
It's great to interact, even in areas outside your expertise. Sometimes "outside" questions or input helps them get a different perspective & improve. We should all look to learn & improve & "in a multitude of counselors is safety", right?
Love the daddy Cornstar intro! Such a great sense of the moment! Cole, I think you’re spot on. You should always question when you feel unsure about something. Even if it just takes a simple answer. You’re paying out good money, you have ever right to know everything you believe you need to know about your investment. Where’s Cooper?
Yous were pretty funny today and it was a very light hearted video. And it’s good to talk your concerns over with the contractors- it is a VERY large project!!
Communication is of the utmost importance with projects. Always. You are lucky to be onsite for any questions u have along the way. Seeing the rocks made you question what is happening, but you are fortunate to see it asap and to ask questions. It IS a big, costly project and the rocks could get u nervous. Knee-jerk reaction. You may have been tired too, to make u react. Totally understandable. You know you have a great crew on it. It's gonna be great, Cole. You are doing a great job.
Previous owners of our farm ripped all the wiring and heavy timbers out of the dairy barn. A 260 ton, 120’ tall classic WWII 160,000 sq’ barn held up by hope and old rusty plumbing pipe stuck back in place of timbers. We’ve been fully restoring and rewiring. Your pile of conduit brought back the trenching and wiring nightmares! But it’s nice to have fully functional.
Cole, sometimes it takes an untrained eye to see the obvious. My father had a concrete contractor form up the basement of the new house dad was building. Dad noticed that one of the wall segments was off a little. The wall segment was off by the wide of the basement wall. The contractor said it would have cost him a lot of money to fix it after the concrete was poured the next morning. They worked an extra 2 hours into the night to fix it. From this, I learned to ask questions if you don't understand.
One other thing that is good to be able to know how things are and go in is if there is a problem down the road, you know what is under everything and how it's put together for troubleshooting later on when something goes wrong.
I'm a GC specializing in concrete restoration and every contractor make mistakes sometimes. Also, the engineer could have made a mistake or the surveyor may mark the layout wrong. As for the rock, just ask, instead of getting upset.
Cole you spoke wisdom when you said it is good to ask questions. Pros should not be rattled when you ask questions regarding your money. DC spoke wisdom too, in a balancing sort of way. No need to be rude and hostile with the questions, for example. Great video.
Cole and DC, I think it’s important for you understand how this very complicated new structure is constructed so you can operate it safely and efficiently, and can fix problems when they arise. In a sense, it’s just like the new Y-drops on the sprayer - there will be bugs to work out in order to achieve the desired level of functionality.
Hehe after watching yesterday's vid I legitimately thought you said all that stuff mostly for more engagement in the comment section - gotta feed that YT algorithm, amirite? ;) Seriously though, asking questions of any professional to make sure you're on the same page is critical with any project no matter the size. Like most people have expressed (as have you guys), non-aggressive communication when trying to understand something is key. It's good to see the bin site making progress!
Good you pay attention to each step. I poured a pad once outside of Iowa City where the farmer got stuck with his grain pit being oriented wrong due to the excavator misunderstanding how it was suppose to sit and by the time the farmer saw it we had already poured the footing. That what can happen without good communication.
The Y-drops look like they r gonna be a good advancement. Watched concrete guys put in a bunker the size as ur piece (OFF THE RANCH). Was suprised they didn’t pour forms. But watching this thing go up is so exciting. Have lots of them around me here in Missouri but never saw the work that goes into it. This is what u call a commitment.
Oh my Gosh!! I am so excited to see you have the Vneck Tshirt!!! I went to order and all out of my size but I will keep trying!! Thank you for offering and listening to your fans!! Also loved the white sweatshirt Neva had on too!!
I have looked over the comments about the contractor and asking questions so you don't need to hear anymore about it so I will just say I loved the show and keep em coming.
Many people don’t realize a farmer practices many different trades. You half to know about a lot of different jobs. Weather man, electrician, mechanic, agriculture, chemist, mathematician, law, builder and most of all common sense. Great work on all fronts guys.
As the boss/customer, it's 100% your right and responsibility to question the contractor when things don't seem to make sense. I'm a manager of a large company, and I encounter this almost every day. Good job, young man!
As a fellow 5th generation farmer dealing with the same issues when you hire work done you’re doing everything right cornstars! Question question question! At least in our area of the country, the so-called “professionals” make mistakes and or like to cut corners if you’re not paying attention to what they’re doing. Keep up the good work and your due-diligence cornstar family.
If a contractor can't handle answering their clients questions or dismiss them with a don't worry about it I'm a professional that's never a good sign. A big part of contracting is communicating with the people spending the money.
Absolutely true. And being a conscientious client, sometimes you catch errors. Professionals are human. I am in the middle of a project, and my architect and contractor quoted code to me that I didn't think made sense - turns out they were incorrect, and we fixed things before they became a problem. And by working with them and listening, I am learning a lot!
@@teamstarlingadventures3904 Yeah I kind of wander how they feel about that. Even the episode prior where he was upset. Which to be fair if they do a good job Cole’s platform could be of some help to them. But tact goes a Lomg way towards getting what you are looking for.
Your job is to always communicate with the teams who come on your property. The growth of your farm and channel is a testament to the kinds of family the CornStars are. Cole I keep looking at your deck and I feel that if you added a “circle” shape to the end of the deck by your back door. You could have a dinning table for all your CornStar family and friends, maybe build an outdoor kitchen. So many possibilities, just my .00000001 opinion. ☮️💟✝️
That was why people were a little bothered by the way Cole ranted, there is a difference in having questions and wanting to understand a process or a reason why something is being done, and coming across being unhappy with their quality of work and the need to do things the way they are! I think it was just the way you came across that threw so many people for a loop! Glad you spoke on it in this video though.
Always good to have a meeting of the minds before the project begins,as a contractor I like customer input, also to update and consult with them if something unexpected came up . Customers should get the contractor to spell out in detail what they are going to do in there estimates.Change orders and extra work over and above original estimate could cost more.
Just came in from my small garden and was happy to see u just posted !! Always glad to watch your busy farm and crazy family ... love watching u all !!
As always a great video. I loved when you got along with DC and explained the matter with concrete. Bees come to man to drink because there is not enough water in nature or they do not find it. It helps if we have a container with fresh water and stones, when the bee comes for water, bees can go on the stone, it drinks and has no wet wings.
Questioning the contractor to his face is acceptable. Questioning a contractor and bad mouthing his work on a public platform with thousands of viewers is immature and flat out wrong. Cole, you have a great family and a really good channel. Don't turn into a mouthy, click baiting RU-vidr. Stay true to yourself. God bless you and your family.
I'm so glad you clarified yesterday's video, Cole & DC. I didn't comment at the time, but I really felt bad for the contractors after watching that video. I didn't think it was necessarily "bashing," but I did feel it was disrespectful and unfair towards them in many ways, especially the title of the video. I'm really happy that you addressed it in this video and cleared it up. Keep doing what you're doing -- we love the Cornstar Family!
