I finally show some proof to end the wire mesh debate!! When we pour concrete and pull the wire mesh up and then walk all over it does it stay where we want it?
It would be great to watch your progress on the creek property and how you deal with any issues that arise where your creativity resolves them. Garage floor looks great!
Feel guilty after work coming home and watching you and the BB crew work. You represent builders who truly make this country great, not with rhetoric, but with pouring the foundations of hard work into it and sharing a sense of humor about yourselves with your viewers that is contagious.
ive seen wire in every kind of slump you can imagine. the ONLY way it doesnt get up into the concrete is if its not pulled up. even in 8-10 slump, it stays up. if the concrete has aggregate in it, which it should, the rocks get under the mesh and it will not get stepped down. ive torn out cracked up concrete that separated and heaved and guess what we found? wire mesh laying on the ground. if the mesh/rebar is in the bottom 1/3, it will do its job along with a good base. for concrete to not fail, it takes multiple steps and processes. its more than just pulling mesh. good looking slab as usual, guys!! the way biscuit is losing weight, we're going to have to start calling him mini biscuit. :) keep up what ever youre doing, biscuit cuz its working!! i think a land developing series would be a great idea. you can show what future land owners what they might be up against.
@jasonbond1666 Just be careful of Good Woman who can also cook!! My wife fit that bill...she put 60lbs on me in no time!😊LOL. (She was worth Every pound!)
My wife and I spend a lot of time in and around Redfield, have been looking for a legendary Yenko Camaro that’s rumored to be beside a barn in that area, have heard the rumor for years, so it may have some weight. It’s a beautiful area, good luck with your camp, I would enjoy seeing the progress you’re going to make. I guarantee that stream is loaded with craw dad’s, once the water warms up take a look. You won’t need to pour concrete anymore, can just sell crab bait! 👍😉
Great tool you made out of the comealong for the laser, saves steps, always handy, insures a more accurate job. Who knew watching concrete could be so entertaining. Shave the beard. Keep up the good work Bondo !
Richland has come along way since I was there, used to go to bingo with my grandmother in the 70's, fly out of the little airport too. Cousin lives up there now too! Thanks for a refresh on my old stomping grounds
Get bondo rule number one in labor is humor your crew is always happy and comfortable good job boss years ago you said you were a bad boss butt grown since good job it’s awesome the way you keep everything flowing like concrete 4000 psi of laughter can’t crack Erik from Montana my company name is stix and stone eureka mt thanks have a great day dude
Gotta say I just demoed some concrete for a bathroom where the wire mesh was NOT pulled up… it was still strong as hell even in the bottom inch of the concrete and there were no cracks in the slab. Makes me not worry about it much either way. Anyway, you guys do a great job. Love your channel.
You get so much work done because you and the crew have so much fun! Shave Chris' beard and bury the whiskers under a number 4 slump on the next jobsite!
Roe is enjoying the weather and sticking her head out the window 😊looks like a nice job you’ve on . Always enjoy your videos take care and keep up the good work .
Glad to see gopher, was wondering if he was still with you. Your camp property looks awesome . Love the creek. By all means show some videos of progress. thanks Andy
I wouldn’t leave a negative comment! And i agree with you on the wire mush, it is stronger on the bottom 1/3 of the slab! I was told the same thing many years ago
4/14/24 yo Bondo, just saw yur 24' w x ...(?)42' L Pole Barn cc floor job....very nice! Potato Rake pulled up yur wire mesh for center-of-slurry positioning! Ahhh, That's what we are talking about! Beautiful finish! Love your channel, yur 'straight-up' manner of talk/commentary during activity. Am 78 yrs, healthy, very active, no Rx meds, VA says I am 👍💪..so am ready to do few more misc cc jobs (makeup 'hump' over power line sitting on sidewalk or other small projects. Absorb all your relevant info. Waiting for you on next activity. Stay safe & carry on!👍
Love Your videos and content. I Miss you when you don't say Hmmmm. Live that. Makes you so real and southern-sounding. I am Down state NYer. The hated part of NY state. Hmmmmm
Looks great as always and it is the carburetor take it off, clean it make sure she’s all cleaned out the jets and everything put her back together and she’ll run like a brand new new one
We poured a 7 slump yesterday with wire mesh and it stays up just fine. We are just a 2-man crew here so we pour it loose and have a 12' chute we hang from the end of the rdy mix chute. A 5 slump wouldn't get all the way down those chutes without dragging it manually. You have a young crew that can handle those big barrows... Those things would kill us for sure. LOL.
Nice place for a camp Bondo. Especially with that nice trout stream in your back yard. Weve had 2 camps in N C PA. I was 16 when we built the first one on a state land lease in the early 50s. About 4 years later they confiscated our camp and over 300 other camps and homes. Most were on state land leases, but many on private owned land also. Over 50.000 acres in total. Long story, but it is now known as the Quehanna Wilderness Area. In the early 70s we built a new camp on our own land. That camp is now over 50 years old. Lots of Elk in that region, also turkey, and good bear numbers. But not as many deer as in past years due to Coyotes. Lots of steep ridges, we set up and use large tripod mounted glasses to glass side hills, and shoot from ridge to ridge. Last fall the boys killed 4 buck. But at 89 i no longer participate.
Don't shave it. The whole crew should be growing to the same length. Match the t-shirts. Biscuit is looking lighter. That's good, we want to see him around a long time.
If you put about 2-3” of straw down it’s way better than rock . We use about a 6-8 feet wide apron around the property it stops you from tracking mud all over the place and it’s a lot cheaper than rock
30:20 - I suspect Mr Bondo has misunderstood. The mash is there to minimize the cracks, so that they are restrained and you don't risk falling down in one of them one day. All mesh should be in the upper half or below upper 1/3 of the slab. Concrete professor Tyler Ley explains it all in his brilliant videos on slabs - see: Slab tips - Pt 1 - how to build driveways, patios, house slabs, and roads. Slab tips - Pt 2 - how to build driveways, patios, house slabs, and roads - reinforcing and slope Slab vol 3 - soil impact on slab on grade driveway patio and road
If the wire is pulled up it stays up. More concrete that I have removed had wire that was not pulled up than had been. While the concrete was easier to remove, it was not as strong as it could have been had it been properly reinforced. If the substrate is good wire isn't really needed. Code has to cover situations where the substrate is not compacted well and is likely to settle. In that case wire mesh can make a big difference in the longevity of the slab. Since wire is reinforcement is required by code do the job properly. In many cases that means using chairs or a motivated crew who wants to do work as good as it can be done.
My pants never stay up even with a belt so I finally got a good pair of suspenders and I love them but I do need to get some pants that fit again now (big biscuit)
I watch some other youtubers who fix drainage issues for gutters and pour cement swales and partial driveways.The stuff the remove has no rebar and the cement they put down has no rebar. Of course maybe the procedure is different in their states. Other cement flooring guys I see like yourself use rebar.
Thanks for the video Bondo. Awesome and entertaining as usual. I have a question....I live in Sullivan County NY and i am trying to get a couple of those Brentwoods. Nobody around here sells them and they wont ship them due to their size. Where did you get them from ? Thanks buddy.
I know the wire mesh/rebar stays up a little... what gets me is the lack of an expansion joint. Maybe I missed something, but especially on that apron, it looks like you poured the concrete right up to the tin... encasing it, right? If he ever needs to replace a panel, how easy will it be to get that tin/steel out of the concrete? Ordinarily I see expansion joint used all along the perimeter and, yeah... between the apron and the steel/tin. Is there some reason you don't do that? Maybe it's a waste of money/time? I don't get it.
The metal is screwed to the bottom so it can never come out even with expansion. the expansion rots away and leaves a spot for water to get down in there. Ants tunnel up through it also. if a sheet of metal needs to be replaced you cut the old piece out with a zip wheel on a grinder and put a new piece on. We put expansion up against split face block wall because it needs some room to move but concrete will shrink a little and pull away when it dries.
It a real sham in this day an age pouring a concret slab with out 1/2" pex in floor heating even if it not needed today. 1/2" is so dam cheap it worth putting in. Weather it needed now or down the road or next owner. You cant get longer lasting heat an the best heat an great floor drying.. at 28 cents a foot when you buy 300' rolls or 24 cents per foot in 1000' rolls. The most efecent heat going.. wire mesh is good but we also do 3/8 rebar in a 12' sqare.. no slab cutting as it one thing you dont want in a floor to snag everything you roll across. Also the 12' rebar great to tie the pex to every 12" in the loops
Well, I don’t know if I did it right but I use that crush limestone and then 3 inches of sand on top of it and I put 9 inches of crushed limestone and concrete doing good five years later and I live in a blood zone
I would like to see your camp . The pad out front of the barn should be 15 or 20 feet from barn , if you wash a car on it , it needs to be long enough for the car or truck .
Chris should take it down to a goatee for the summer at least.😂 Can’t believe you’re still dealing with the Wire Mesh Police?? They must pour with a 8 or greater slump and claim it’s 4000psi. 🙄🙄🙄
Anything needed between the back of the apron and the metal siding? Seems like it could trap water between the siding and concrete, and eventually rust.
I'm wanting to have a pea gravel concrete house floor pour using the Coca-Cola to remove the top cream exposing the pea gravel before sealing and covering with tinted epoxy finish. What are your thoughts?????
