How to Pour Concrete Driveway 

great job guys, and it looks like they got another job just across the street, man do i miss those days, we would pour driveways, sidewalks and 7 out of 10 times the neighbors would ask for a quote and boom! finish one job, walk on over to the next one, those days are long gone here in southern california

this video just now got me realizing you could really make ART with concrete. just imagine if you'd do this in a small mold, and then start making little patterns in it. that would make for a gorgeous foundation for your outhouse projects. awesome video. awesome job.

doing my first concrete with a contractor today as an helper, I never done it before and this video was GREAT help ty

These guys are artists! Well done!

Damn, that broom finish looked sweeeeeeet!!! Good job guys. Now I can explain to my cousin tomorrow, exactly what I did wrong to fuck up his slab. I got it now!

Best technique I've seen for concete yet. Thanks guys!

This is how we did it but in smaller sections due to the intense heat. Great job!

Nice to see professionals doing a great job, well done guys.

I think you're exceptional, I enjoy what's you're doing here

my dad was a concrete finisher his whole life and this video makes it look like anyone can do it but this is a very hard profession and as like everything else watching guys that know what their doing they make it look like just anyone can jump in and do it

Done like a pro the first time! Great job!!!

Thank you gentlemen, this was extremely helpful!

I've seen pool tables that weren't so smooth! You guys are awesome!

that looks a treat, & love the music as well!!

The bull float smoothing it is very satisfying to watch. Like rubbing a suede couch.

i love concreting i could do it all day in the summer time. great video!

Wow, impressive. I never would have thought that pouring a driveway is so complex.

this was very relaxing.

this is so relaxing to watch! Hard work though, but peaceful to look at.

Amazing job! I was just looking around for something to do for the front porch / car port area and this was VERY informative!

Nice job! You made it look easy. Thanks for posting you work.

Nice job guys. Proud of ya.

it's an absolute pleasure to watch professionals perform so well. very good work!!

Great video. not too short and not too long. You should have another video showing the prep

Great job guys. That final edging gives the driveway a classy picture-frame look. Because the earth tends to move here in California, I had brick strips down and across the middle with re-bar in a grid pattern placed before my driveway was poured in four sections back in 2002. I had 4.5 to 6 inches of actual depth. As of 11/4/13, not a single crack [cross my fingers].

Very well put together! Helped a lot. Thanks!

Awesome job....You guys are true professionals

Nice job!! As professional as I have ever seen it done.

You re pro tradesmen !! We'll done hope you doing great in your business All the best.

Really great, fine, clean, perfect work.

That was very satisfying to watch, haha. Thanks for sharing!

Brilliant video, very beneficial for those wanting to see the job done correctly.

Great video. Very well done and explained very clearly. I'm confident I can do my small 20x12 patio extension area now. Thanks

Top notch work! Most contractors on youtube are hacks but you guys clearly know what your are doing!

Nice craftsmanship gentlemen!

Great work guys!!

Excellent work!

you guys do beautiful work.... I watched the video and was very happy to see that you, like me, are located in Pittsburgh. Cheers!

fantastic those guys are artist. They did a great job and a nice driveway it is.

Excellent video, very professional and detail job.

Excellent work guys!

VERY NICE work !!!!

Thanks for sharing...we are building a house now and this video is really useful. Hello from Bulgaria :))

Strangely satisfying. it's like a perfect cake

this video was oddly satisfying

Nice job guys, very impressive!

Good Video. Complete Instruction and User Friendly. Thanks

Great job, thanks for sharing!

I love this video. Just wish I watched it a year ago, before I did my driveway myself...

Nice work !

Most impressive concrete video I've seen yet... Thanks a MILLION guys!!

Very professional job guys.

beautiful job, interesting design.

Good job, well done!

Satisfying 😀

the broom detailing sold me on you guys.

AWESOME!

All You Tube videos should be like this. Very good.

Beautiful work!!!^^

They make it look so easy...

Great job!!!

beautiful!

You guys are pros

Fantastic job by the way. Looks like you guys really know your stuff

Love the music

You all made that look so easy, great job!

Nice driveway u guys made

NEVER HAVE I EVER SEEN A LIBMAN BROOM USED AS A FIRST CHOICE FOR BROOMING CONCRETE!!! LOL TO EACH THEIR OWN! LOOKED SWEET!

Looks great

Nice work guys.. you make it look easy....

Great tutorial!

great job, guys. Good video!!!

thanks.... very relaxing

Thanks guys you just saved me a lot of money. I think the wife and I can do this.

I had a job once in a concrete making factory. I'm set for life.

That was some nice looking gear out that lorry! And the bull float is usually the finish I go for :) do love that curvy brush finish tho lol

Very informative video and you guys are very skilled. I'm from India and concrete driveways haven't found their place out here. I myself find them extremely clean, convenient to create and maintain.

beautiful work

Nice job, informative video---thanks

Very nice work

This video is very helpful. Thanks

Good job.!!!

the bull float is so cool

Concrete is strong under compression but weak under tension. This means it is difficult to break concrete by squeezing it, but it is easy to break by pulling it. When you have a concrete pavement (e.g. path, road, driveway) you are putting a weight on top of it. The concrete flexes under this weight, meaning that it is being compressed vertically (good!) and compressed laterally on the top half (good!) but under lateral tension on the base of the concrete (bad!). To help strengthen concrete so that it can handle tension we put steel reinforcement inside the concrete. Steel is strong in tension, but it is expensive relative to concrete, so we put in just enough thin steel bars to handle the weight that we expect the concrete to be supporting. Typically this layer of steel (normally built in a grid shape so that it has tensile strength along both its width and its breadth) sits about 1/3 from the bottom of the concrete. It essentially acts as the bones of the concrete pavement. The problem with steel is that it rusts if it is exposed to water. When steel rusts, it loses tensile strength. When the steel reinforcement in concrete loses tensile strength, your concrete will start cracking on the bottom due to stress. These small cracks will then gradually grow into large cracks that run all through your concrete and you'll need to rebuild the pavement unless you're fine with an uneven, ugly pavement. To prevent rusting of reinforcement, it is common to raise the reinforcement up off of the ground with small plastic chairs or concrete blocks. This allows the concrete to get below and around the steel and effectively shields the steel from any water around the edge of the pavement. For this reason the reinforcement is normally kept a few inches shorter than the pavement so that there is no steel exposed on the side of the pavements. In the case in this video, you can see that the mesh is laying directly on the ground, and although they lift it up when they are pouring concrete, it ends up getting pushed down by them stepping on it. It is also impossible to guarantee proper reinforcement of concrete with the "hold it up at one end with my hands whilst you bury it in concrete" technique. The stupid thing is that chairs are damn cheap, and can significantly lengthen the lifespan of a concrete pavement, especially in places that look as moist as in this video. In many cases concrete crews will avoid chairs because they are annoying to work with, and it is difficult to walk over the mesh when it is raised a few inches up off of the ground. It is surprising to me that a group of guys who put so much care into the aesthetics of their pavements (the guys in the video did a good job here) don't take the extra effort to make a pavement that is structurally sound. Don't get me started on the messy, uneven foundation they are pouring on!

good work guys

great job

That was pretty cool.

freaking amazing

Good, real good...thanks

Great job

Excellent job :)

Nice to see some lads taking pride in there work. In England we say " If a jobs worth doing, its worth doing properly " They can do my drive anytime !

This was oddly satisfying to watch

3:15 - So satisfying 😍

that's a quality job, set to last.

Thanks helps a lot

nice work guys

That is truly and art.

After watching a few of your videos on RU-vid, I must say you guys do awesome work! I checked out your webpage and if I was in your area and need concrete work done, you are the ones I would hire! Love that it's a family business!

Bravo!