My dad built custom homes in Central Florida for 40 years. Concrete and Masonry was personal focus part of the builds. He use to call the Concrete delivery "a truckload of misery."
Pretty sure if memories are correct it was Hail storm gray and medium gray release. At the beginning the slump was a little loose but by the time we reached the risers it was a good 5 slump easy mix to move around. Super killer set of stairs anyone would be lucky to have behind there house. Thanks for watching have a great day
U need anyone else there in hawaii? I lived on the Big Island for a few years in my early 20s in the early 2000s. Been doin construction for almost 20 years. Carpentry, Foundations, Flatwork, etc
That's awesome I love it here I wish I had my own company started up its a lot harder to get set up here lots of hoops to jump through. I should be licensed by December so hopefully everything falls Into place after that
Absolutely fantastic job. Would love some guidance on the foam. In my local area,I have never met a crew that knows how to wet face concrete, so I have been reaching out a lot to my US counterparts. How do you know especially with nosings, the appropriate time to remove riser boards so that they don't collapse? Also, how do you secure the foam to the riser form so that it doesnt float away? Thanks so much for sharing your experience - I do a lot of concrete work, but experience in architectural stairs is lacking for me. Thanks! :)
Thank you for the great questions. What part of the world do you reside? I secure my foam with 3 inch screws from the back side of the wood and use tape or silicone to cover screw heads from filling with concrete also I use spray paint to make it easy to relocate the screws when it's time to strip. I use the screws on out side so when it's time to strip you can remove the screws so when you remove the wood the foam remains in the reveal . I use cooking spray for form release because a petroleum product could melt your foam. I like to use inch and a half foam cut to a 45 and a two inch lip for the top . Using that size foam and leaving it in a little longer than each form you pull off helps it not break. I strip the forms when it's hard enough that when I start pulling stakes the concrete doesn't jiggle and can support my weight without sinking but maybe and 1/8th . Strip your well oiled forms very important there well oiled that's what's going to make your life easier one riser at a time starting on top. After riser comes of mag and trowel faces sides then I use a nail to break suction on the foam pulling at a downward angle so the 45 is pulling down and then pull outward with slightly jiggle motion till the foam releases. Then repeat all the way down. I use a car wash sponge and margin trowel to face the reveal. It takes a lot of finesse to strip forms and pull stakes just make sure you don't bang things around to much while stripping. I hope this helps out feel free to ask anything else concrete related and I'd be happy to assist the best I can. Have a great day and good luck
@@thatjuanshow4485 Thank you very much for the wonderfully detailed response! I'm in Vancouver Canada, where the jobs are super expensive and huge and there is a massive lack of talent compared to the work that I see being done in the US. Yall have a treasure trove of knowledge that I don't see up here very often especially in regards to concrete. Once again thanks very much, and I look forward to talking further. - Matt
@@thatjuanshow4485 Thanks so much for the feedback. I'm sorry but I thought that I had replied earlier. I'm up in Vancouver BC, Canada and I am really looking forward to using these techniques. I will absolutely let you know how it goes. Thanks so much for taking the time to reply.
That set was in the 3k range. No need for a footing the ground was plenty hard plus it was dowels into the foundation. Thanks for the great compliment it's very much appreciated!
The way i install foam is to use three inch screws full thread no shoulder and screw it from the front side use paint to mark the screws for easier stripping
Timing depends on the day but I pull the foam right after I strip the wood. Just gotta be careful. I also use Pam cooking spry to oil the foam right before I pour that insures easy removal. Just make sure you pull it downward
@Aaron Michael If screwing through 1"1/2 material I use 3 inch screws from the back side to the inside while holding the foam in place from the inside. After screwing the foam all up I spray paint where every screw is so when I comes to striping time I know where they all are. Hope this helps let me know how everything works out!
