How To Mix Fast-Setting Concrete | DIY 

Thank you, I will be making my mother-in law some cement shoes for Christmas..cheers!!!

Good video. Tip: If you'll add water to the bucket bottom enough to cover it - not deep, & then pour in the concrete mix, you won't have as much work in getting the dry concrete mix to combine with water deep into the bottom. You still have to stir of course, but having the concrete hit wet instead of a dry bottom makes the deep stirring easier. Does that make sense? It works when I'm baking when I mix flour with wet ingredients; I always wet the bottom of the bowl with wet ingredients, not deep, but enough to cover, so then when I pour in flour bit by bit & add the wet ingredients between the flour additions (like you alternated adding the concrete mix & the water), I've found that the initial water on the bowl bottom makes being sure the flour at the bottom gets mixed with the wet ingredients less of an effort to mixing water to the bottom of the dry ingredients. Try it to see if it helps. It gives more assurance that the bottom layer of concrete dry mix is indeed included in the the water mix. No dry unmixed bottom areas this way. P.S. Put your bucket on a table to save your back & stand on something if you have to, to have a good visual of your work. Don't work hunched over.

Thank you. Never mixed a bag and I have a small project ahead of me. So nice to see the texture

I have a small concrete job to do this weekend. I'm 60 years old and have never poured or mixed my own cement. I helped my former boss back in 92 do some concrete work, but that's it. Thank you for the tutorial

I literally had a bag of cement, a trowel, and some water... that's it. This was perfect! You're the man.

Quikcrete's own video says you DON'T need to mix it for post holes. Pour the dry mix in, add water, wait 4 hours. Done. Of course, they also say you can mix it first if you want. I watched my landlord install a wood fence using the fast-setting stuff. He did all the mixing in the hole with his gloved hand instead of using a bucket. He spent only about a minute stirring it up, then put the post in. The next day every post was rock-solid.

Thanks for the tips. But if you had said, “Make the consistency of mud pies” I would have known exactly the right mix. Got my project done! Feeling empowered.

I think I'm just impressed by the fact that you were able to handle an open bag of mix and actually do the mixing without even a spec of dust showing up on your black shirt - Pro-level ;)

Exactly the help I needed! Thank you!

Thanks very much! Setting posts in the yard and needed some real and understandable info. This helped a lot!

Some of the comments are mean. Thank you for the video I’m going to start my project in a few minutes

Thank u so much. This will be my first time doing this. I'm excited 🤩 but scared 😱 at the same time. But you're video just made me feel positive doing this. Thank u once again have a wonderful day.

Thank you. This is my first time patching holes on porch and approach. I'm a lady.

Thank you. It will help me in my coming project. Much appreciated.

Great video I have never done cement project but with this instructions I am ready to get it started and get it done. Thanks Sir good job.

BEST VIDEO FOR MIXING! I don't have pro mixer so this helped me so much. Thank you so much!

Bought some Quick-Crete to fix an uneven sidewalk......your suggestion to get the stuff that takes longer was a good idea...am going to get some tomorrow. Not experienced in this AT ALL....really appreciate the suggestions and help. 👍

Thank you for sharing your expertise! That was very helpful.

I like the how to store unused concrete. I have always had a problem with that. This is a nice straight forward video. Thanks

Very good advice the end-to-end process work perfectly.

He also forgot to mention before you start mixing make sure you wear your nice church clothes and shoes and your $400 iPhone watch ;)

First timer. Got clumpy concrete and didn't know any better. Your video was the only one that mentioned to avoid it and how it's caused. Thank you so much!

Excellent! Thank You so much! This is my first time, but now I feel a little better that: I CAN DO THIS!

Great info, thank you for providing helpful info!

Super helpful when considering my Little Free Library Project! Thank you so very much!

It's well advice and wise tips. And thank you for putting the hard work mixing just for the video and the audience.

Very educational and good self help tips. Thank you.

Thank you. Just what I needed to know !

extremely helpful! thanks!

This is a quick way to smoke your back. I recommend using a square trough to mix concrete with a small square spade. I made a mixing trough out of plywood and it's been the best companion for mixing many batches. Vastly superior than a bucket every time

Thank you! Very helpful!!

Good video! I’ve never made cement shoes before, definitely gonna try this!

Thank you for all the useful tips

Thanks Bob, from the UK. I've been out of the game for a while, but I've got a little job to do at home, and I needed a reminder. I can now concrete with confidence. :)

Thanks - great video - I'm ready to mix!

Thank you for this video ♥️

All I needed to know and more. Thank you.

Thank you teacher ~ I've taken your advice 'on board'.

Lol I used some of this today. Been using it for years and I use piping hot water to set in in 15 mins or less. I love it.

Thanks for the tips

Excellent, clear professional and concise!

Thanks! Very informative!

Great video thank you!

This is pretty cool video and I knew everything in it. What I was looking for is how to make it smooth like when you get concrete from a concrete truck. I for the life of me can't seem to get that done.

Very nice video 👌 thank you.

Thank you.. perfect for first time users! I need to fill an 8” deep and 12” wide by 15” long hole thst opened up on my mosaic concrete slab patio.Sand and dirt underneath whole area. Water from a broken rain gutter on roof deteriorated the area and caused the hole. Just need to fill the hole to smooth over and so no one falls in it. Gutter is repaired so everything will turn out fine after seeing your video!

Nice concrete examples.

Thanks for the tips!

Thanks, Bob, I just used your video and all is good!

VERY helpful. Thank you!

At 2:19 when he said he was going to get some water, i legit thought that it was break time and he was just going to get a glass of water. Then i was like, oh yea, we're mixing some concrete, gotcha.

Great help. Thanks

Thus video was very helpful. Thank you.

Great video. My project is small and I appreciate the straightforward tips working with the mixture to get the right consistency. I'm going to try a 3.5 to 2 ratio recommended by another video and priming the pot with water at the bottom as suggested by comments below.. I'm making artificial Christmas tree stands using old plastic planter pots and PVC pipe to hold the trees securely. The concrete should give me the weight to keep the trees up right as the stands that come with the trees are flimsy and prone to tipping. If this works as well as I'm hoping, I'll make these for my portable canopy for camping. Thanks so much!

Needed this. Thanks very much…

Thank You! First time doing concrete work and the bag instructions didn't work for me as it's a small project. Your video saved it!

Nice video. I just liked and subscribed. I just made a video about making a slab by mixing concrete in a plastic bag. I wanted to see other ideas as I split the job into two halves. Thanks for this and good luck with the channel!

Thank you for the informative video!

Thank you

very good video thank you👍

Hey thank you so much for the video!!!

Thank you for sharing.

Very helpful thank you

Very useful like the advice on how to use concrete

Thank You very much!! for the info.

Thanks for all the helpful tips. I wish I would have watched this one a few years ago-before I dumped the unused material down my laundry sink drain.

I thought he was never going to stop mixing it

TX MAN,very clear presentation,!

Thank you your video was a great help, God bless you.

Thanks for the info and tips.

"Papa? Do you know what you're doing?". I thought I did. I watched 5 videos before I got to the information in YOUR video I needed before I started yesterday. Going to restart my project.

Very thorough hand mixing

Back in the 60s when I mixed mortar, thinset, grout, etc in 5 gallon buckets we used a 1/2 drill with a beater on it. But even so if I did not put water in first there would be dry spots around the edge at the bottom of the bucket. And I would hear about it from the tile mechanics. That thing you call a ladle we call a margin trowel.

Am going to start my diy garden path way. thanks

Thank you for your video.

Great video. You made it very easy to understand and had good tips too. Thank you!

Thank you!

Good.... Thank you

Perfect. One of my wooden fence posts has loosened up in the ground. I was going to refill the new space around it with more concrete.

thank you so much

thanks alot, I'll let you know how the project went

Thank you 👍

Thank you sir!

Thanks for the tip✌️

Very thorough...

Very helpful need this for string light posts

Thx for the help

Very helpful thank you very much I’m pouring a slab for a 20x24 ft garage and I can use this to pour it in sections😎😎.

Awesome video 📹

Exactly what I was looking for, I want to make a weight plates for my weight vest

Very helpful however I was wondering if I could mix it in the wheelbarrow and use the shovel to put it into the hole I have large 2' x 20" holes I will need probably three bags so I was thinking of just mixing as I need it any comments thank you for the video

Great to see you stressing PPE. Always wear gloves, and probably wear an N95 mask when mixing concrete. When it's dry the dust will damage your lungs, and it's the kind of damage that accumulates and never goes away. Once you add water, concrete is incredibly alkaline. It's pH is very close to oven cleaner, so you want to wear gloves and keep it off your skin. Dry concrete will dry out your skin like nothing else, but it won't cause chemical burns until it gets wet. I wished you mentioned what happens when you add more water, that'd be my only criticism. It does develop a smoother consistency, but it will also effect the final product. The more water you add, the higher the likelihood the patch with crack at the edges due to shrinkage. It varies by mix though, so I'm not too shocked you didn't cover it.

Thanks !

It’s unbelievable that your black shirt is still clean even though your hands were full of cement dust.

Thanks for your advice!

Set up concrete can be easily removed from drains with undiluted vinegar. The acid breaks down the cement and the lime allowing it to be rinsed clear. This also works for removing concrete from clothing.

Great video. Ty

Thank You

Great video. Can you do a video on making a River rock wall and how to assemble

Thanks! Felt like I was home on Long Island...2 yrs later lol