How to Pour a Concrete Shed Slab! DIY! 

thank you for posting this. My husband and I were able to pour our own 8 x 10' shed slab. Hard work but we did it!. We are both over 60.

Iv built a two story barn by myself, did all the work from start to finish , I was 68 yrs old and it took two years to do everything. Best barn iv ever built

Good job gentlemen. Thank you for teaching the younger generations how to do this stuff.

Dude, this was really great. I’ve watched a ton of other videos but I love how you mixed the time lapse concept and spoke over the top of it with a walk through, decision making thoughts, tools needed, and pro tips. Best vid I’ve seen yet on a project.

I did my shed floor the same way as you did, without using rebar, as I was told it was not necessary. 20 years later, still no problems, so the advice was good.

your videos have helped me so much with laying a new driveway, a new walk path in my backyard, and we are now laying the slab for a Morton building. thank you for all these videos. my projects arnt anywhere near as perfect but im getting better with each one I do

You guys have excellent work habits and conscienciousness to do superb work. Honestly, I think it is almost impossible to hire anyone who does such careful work and really cares about the outcome.

Excellent!!!!! The best I have ever seen so far, with such simplicity. Thank you for sharing.

This brings back alot of happy memories, my dad done concrete work for years, I still have his trowel floater etc. Thank you

When you said “Latest and greatest videos” I knew you had a sound sense of humor! Definitely watching your uploads pronto because they are useful.

You do a great job tooo at explaining and commenting on your projects! Thanks man!

Superb Job, especially knowing you did this for a client; I also like your decision of "NO REBAR", as you said sometimes certain ways of doing things is because everybody else does it "THAT WAY", you helped your client with their budget and accomplished a very good job without the overkill; everything about this job is simply Excellent Work!!

I'm a DIY guy. But even after watching this. I'm keeping my concrete needs to the pros. Thanks for posting.

You fellas make it look so easy....thank you for video taping and sharing.

Nostalgic memories for me as well reminds me of working with my grandfather.

learned something new! at my ripe old age. The 3,4,5, cool man! So that's why they taught us Pythagoras at school

"we pretty much measured from every way possible" hahaha. I'm a deck builder. I do the same thing. GJ young blood :) -NoVA

Perfect, exactly what I need in my backyard!

Thanks for sharing. Not many contractors will admit, let alone show that for most pads 10’x10’ and under you do not need rebar or 6” of compacted aggregate. This will last for a lifetime of shed use. Thanks!

I know this video has been out a while, but what a great job. Hats off from the Floridian O’Dells

It's always so satisfying to watch professional trades people doing what they do. Great job!

Great job...just the right amount of detail...without being ridiculous. You could do all the work I have around here...:)

That Slab looks fab good job, getting ready to pour my own soon.

Wish I watched this before trying for the first time. This slab looks so nice.

thanks for the video I want to make one with my Son in Jamaica, I taught we need steel to build it, I will try this low budget concrete slab

Nice job fellas, done a lot of concrete myself this brings back great memories.

The 3,4,5 method is great. Thanks for that tip.

Brilliant video- will repeat once weather warms up and make a base for my new shed.

Super information, I think we should use rebar since we are in a very cold climate and plan to make our shed longer, and add the j bolts. You make this look so easy to do. Thanks!

Great Job. Just what I needed to know for my shed. I'll be using a wheel barrow too

This superb tutorial will definitely help me to construct a 10' x 10' shed base. By sharing your expertise to help others you are truly a Guide and Mentor in addition to being an excellent Craftsman! Thank you for your Professionalism and kindness.

Thank you for this video. I was told for a four foot by 8 foot garden shed slab I would need to put down a compacted gravel base and then use reinforcing mesh. This is on a hard clay soil. You have made my job very easy.

Hey, I just wanted to say, I found your method of measuring 'square' very useful! Thanks for that little method!!! orra' best! :)

You need a longer striker board and put the stakes below the frame makes things a lot easier. Good job if the homeowner was happy all good ✌

Your videos are very informative...been watching them for some time...I know I'm in for a treat when Layla begins to play!

This is some great value for pouring a slab for a shed. Thanks!

Good job guys! Your dad should be proud!!

That looks really good, good job!

Great video, thank you for taking the time to record it and share it.

i learned this weekend about brooming too early! thanks for the info, next time i will wait a bit longer

Great video! Thank you for an easy to follow and very informative instructional video, you make it look so easy!

Love this video I think you did a great job I learned a lot.😎🤙🏾

You guys did an amazing job. Great work

Great video. Thanks from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍👍😁

That is so much attention to detail, for something you are going to cover with a building! Qudos to the fantastic finish, which is just awsome, but . . . . . . . . . . really? lol That is so good, It would want to get Banksy to paint on it!

Good job! Good businessman tactic working with the homeowner.

Looks good fellas, this is exactly what i need.

Im glad I found this. I need to pour a slab like this… great seeing how you guys do it! Thanks !

You don't want to use a carpenter's square for the framing. 2x4s, etch are never straight, so even if your corners are square, the rest won't be. Use a string line when staking the boards to make sure they are staked straight. Use the 3,4,5 method and measure corner to corner to make sure they are square. Remember that if you have warped wood, straightening it out as you stake it will change it's overall length, so it's a good idea to check for square as you go.

looks great!

Thanks for this, practical, clear instruction, really helps, appreciate it.

You guys make it look easy. Thanks for the video.

Good looking slab! Nail your corners before you square-up. Obviously need a longer screed. Cut stakes to top of form to screed.

Thank you so much. Got a 10x12 shed. It would be darn near $400 for 3/4" plywood if I went that route. Lumber is stupid expensive. I've never worked with concrete before so this should be fun! I only have a hand trowel. This is a very temporary slab as ill be moving soon, I just need a foundation for my shed. Texas heat, I'd like somewhere to work on my motorcycles at. And fit the engine bay of my 76 Chevy in there as well.

i love the tool belt with no tools. perfect added touch.

Hell yeah. Odell concrete has been my fix. Much love in 2021

"levelled surprisingly...." Hahaha that slip 🤨😂😂

If you guys are trying to estimate how many bags you need you have to work out your volume. In this case 8ft x10ft x 3.5”(.3ft) = 24 cubic feet. Concrete weighs about 150pounds per cubic foot. 24 x 150 = 3600pounds. Devide by weight of your bag. 60 pound bags equal 60bags.

Love you using the Pythagorean theorem to square the corners 💙

Now that was a helpful vid. WELL DONE!

Nice job. I might try that instead of using plywood.

Nice work

short, simple, and sweet. great video even after all this time.

brilliant. reminded me when i had to do slabs for Plessey tellumat for the cellular network in 1994!!!

It would be awesome to see the same video, but with a gravel base and rebar. Personally, I am laying a 6" base of gravel, and it seems to be a whole process on its own.

Nice work. Love the video's you guys put out. Never did any concrete work, but feel I could probably do a small sidewalk with minimal carnage after watching months of your videos.

EXCELLENT. UR RIGHT. NO NEED FOR REBAR FOR SMALL 8X10. GREAT EDUCATION FOR 1ST XMER - THANK YOU.

Beautiful...! just what I need..a DIY...10' X 8' shed slab...Thx

Nice work! 👍 I'll say in Michigan tho, no rebar won't last 2 years. Are weather can be brutal on concrete.

Good job

WELL DONE - Great instruction - it was clear and informative. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Odell C. C.

Great video, helpful, many thanks.

Good job. Only advice I have it for the stakes holding the 2x4s to be lower than the 2x4s and not sticking up so they won't get in the way.

Great video, you make it look so easy. I'm planning to build a shed for my son's kids outdoor toys and your guild was very helpful. I need to calculate about how many bags/lbs of concrete to buy for an 8x10 ft 4" slab. Thanks

Good job guys! I am not as good as you guys, so for me doing a little overkill at times saves me work down the road, especially if I were to have a shed with everything stored in it.

Great job! Love Odell! Just like your Pops and very explanatory

Great video as always! Guys I am a licensed electrician here in Central Florida. Most homeowners I know will eventually want electric installed to their shed. I know this particular job was on a budget. Do you ever consider even running an electrical PVC conduit elbowed under the slab and stubbed up somewhere in the concrete for the owner for a "Just In Case"? Just a thought of mine seeing a slab installed. I always think about that in your videos. Especially seeing a driveway or sidewalk etc. Run conduit even as a Chase to go across! 😎 Guys you are awesome! God Bless. Jeff Licensed Journeyman Electrician Sunny Central Florida

King of concrete Mr.Odell there is no impossible for you because you destroy any thing call impossible you number one in world no similar like you sorry my English not good

Fantastic video - I'm looking forward to doing the small slab I need - 1.5m x 1m.

Thanks for sharing this video with us.

The best !

Thanks for the video. Thumbs up. I think compacting the soil/expanding the soil contradict each other. Expanding the soil wouldn't be good, really, would it, because it would contract when it dries. I haven't poured a slab myself but I thought wetting the soil was done in part to keep the bottom concrete from drying out too fast - as bare soil would draw moisture out of the concrete.

Great job! Thank you so much for putting this awesome video together! Keep it up, sir!

Great shop broom finish!

Why don't you guys ever use a cart away trailer? It'd be perfect for these small jobs. Great job btw, Tim.

great job brother 😆 hey if you didn't have any rebar I would have used Twig's😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

MASTER DEGREE DEMONSTRATION , THANKS GUYS 🙏🏻

Great video mate. For what it's worth I'll put in rebar anyway. Thanks for sharing and teaching my brother 👍

Keeping it square: is it not enough to just measure corner diagonals? Uper left to botom right Bottom left to upper right ?

"It will be harder later." Yep. That's concrete.

Glad to see another Odell putting in work! Looks good bud.

Hey, nice video. I'm not doing a slab, but stumbled across your video and enjoyed it. Thanks!

Amazing simple job, thanks for the details. Ps. Can you tell me (if you remember) do you remember how many bags (60lb) you used on this job? Thanks

I would have included the install of J-bolts to tie the bottom plates of the shed walls

Love it.. concrete is my favorite part of the construcion

This was wonderful. Good footage and commentary.

Nice work, how many bags of concrete did you use for a 10×8 slab?

“3-4-5 method" is a clever use of Pythagorean Theorem (i.e. A² + B² = C²), a mathematical formula applicable to all right triangles (any triangle where one angle is 90°). The C² term represents the hypotenuse of the triangle (that's the diagonal line). The combination of the numbers 3, 4 and 5 is a lucky coincidence because they are all small whole numbers that just happen to satisfy the equation without fractions or decimal places. Which makes it very handy for making quick accurate measurements with carpenter's square, measuring tape, etc... To see how it works, notice that the following is true: 3² + 4² = 5². Which works out to 9 + 16 = 25. That means if you measure 3' on one leg of the triangle, 4' on the other leg, their corner is square if the diagonal is exactly 5'. If you tried, let's say, 2', 3' and 4' you would NOT get a square corner, because 2² + 3² ≠ 4². 4 + 9 = 13 (not 16). The square root of 13 is 3.6005, not 4. Good luck finding 3.6066' exactly on a measuring tape to check for square if you measured out 2' on one leg and 3' on the other. That's why the 3, 4, 5 trick is great.

That's a mighty fine situation you guys put yourself in.

Dude your amazing! Thanks, good man