How to Repair a Concrete Foundation, Severe Tree Root Damaged! 

Very beautiful work Mr.Odell king of concrete

That wire was so thin, they shouldn’t have put anything! The way you do it with the re-bar is a solid slab. Liking the early upload 👍

Are they going to remove the tree? It would be reasonable to say that those roots would just grow back over time.

Amazing the damage those roots caused...

David if the homeowner wanted to keep the trees could you treat the ground with root killer? I had to replace a section of main line that had root intrusion and asked the plumber to put killer around the couplings and he didn't, roots came back in a year. I would pass that job, too many issues like future copper leak, dust in shutters, banging the walls with tools, if ground water rises perimeter will leak and on.

Thank you for the video, I'm so terrified right now. I'm dealing with monstrous red cedar tree roots, there were 6 in row, planted in a 30ft x 20ft yard of my neighbor's, they tower the homes at about 50 ft in Ht. One tree base within 8 ft of my home foundation 3x the width of all the others, clearly finding water and oxygen from under or around my homes foundation, and he & everyone (he knew) tried to downplay this for a year. He even came out last yr, dug and cut the root, claimed he had remedied the issue, covered it back up with dirt and said he was finished. But the problems continue. It's gotten worse. Pavers continued to lift, all my plants and bushes died on this side , a cert arborist he finally hired came out and even tried to downplay the severity until, I sent him pics the next day when I, myself (a woman) Finally went out last Saturday morning to lift about 75 pavers and dig around. It's pretty horrific what I uncovered. The roots are going in 2 directions around the corner of my 2 story unit. They're HUGE , I just got started digging and I'm scared as to the actual extent. Some roots are 5-7in W , 15ft long. One base of one root( where he cut last year and burried) is 15 in wide , 14 in deep in spots and has 4 arm roots that extend visibly, 15ft, a couple of those are 9in wide. Now I have noticed cracks in walls, nail popping, and it seems I have water somewhere under my slab because of the growth. It's all like a puzzle I finally out together. Knowledge is power! Calling insurance tomorrow. Wish me luck

Can you imagine the legal fees is the ficus tree was growing in a neighbor's yard or vice versa?

Would there be a benefit to using a concrete saw to get a nice clean cut close to wall? I’d be nervous about disrupting the concrete under the walls with the jackhammer

Well you found the root of the problem LOL, I watch your videos and my back gets sore, you guys sure do a lot of back breaking manual labour.

Great video! I was wondering why you didn't get the circular saw out to cut along the edge, and then rebar into the existing foundation. I've seen you do that on patios and stuff. I guess you don't expect any movement since it's in the middle of the foundation.

You have a professional work group. I appreciate it.

I now see the advantage of a foundation and slab monolithic pour.

Next time take the door off lol

You saved that house from oblivion. Good work.

Plant grass, plant trees, then ask for help to pay water😂😂😂😂

Those jobs always start out horrible looking, and everything looks perfect before the pour.

Great Job! Tedious , Requires a lot of Patience and Techniques . Not all people can do concrete work ; especially this . I fear this is my problem at the patio entry and not just " a quick patch job" as I was told when I bought my tiny slab home . Can you tell me the financial $$ amt. it would Take for a similar situation. Priced / sq. Ft ? or soyie ? . I think it would have to have a " SILKY " FINISH FOR ME because I won't be able to afford flooring of any kind . It's Good to know GRSY IS A STAPLE COLOR OR MAYBE YOU you have Color Choices. Please forgive my poor humor . This home is a blessing to me . GOD has graced me beauty and Joy Abundantly . He has also given me A lot of ONE LINERS TO DEAL WITH 🤗 THANK YOU 🌟

Looks good! Y’all do very good work. I can tell you care about your customers and take a lot of pride in your work! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for this video because I have this issue happening and will have to be it addressed soon .

wish he showed it when it was dry

I have a fractured slab, I can see the Garage floor crack and already affected the kitchen floor and the entire house ; Yes I have several trees next to my house and the Home Owners, the City and every person (s) responsible for this BAD Planning is giving BS answers. No worries all house have foundation slabs damages.

that will re crack and lift again. as you did not tie in the existing floor. with rebar to the new floor.

Why not saw cut the edges 12-18” away from the wall instead of worrying about it popping off the glue and dowel in the rebar so it won’t lift again. I know it’s gonna get covered by some kind of flooring but just seems like it would be cheap insurance.

Good, informative video, Dave. Thanks!

Nm the concrete foundation is messed up

David, Love the work you do! It has been teaching me a lot about concrete! Keep it up!!

Funnily enough by coincidence I just heard that story about the woman in Florida who "married" a 100-year-old Ficus tree to save it from being chopped down. But anyway, did I miss where the concrete glue was put on the edge or did you skip that part?

Here is the shaving root video Why could you cut it next to.the house with a brick adjuster or rotary tool.

Informative and terrifying. I think we have a stupid tree root (tree roots) bulging up the floor/foundation in my kitchen. RIP.

Your work is INCREDIBLE! Did you recommend for your client to cut down the tree so it doesn't continue to damage the foundation?

Yeah that stuff you removed looked much harder than if they didn't include that shitty thin wire.

A little Tordon RTU applied to a few of the cut roots would eliminate them all, after the tree is cut they should have an arborist apply it to the fresh cut stump to kill the root system.

is that door @11.38 going to cause a problem when the owner puts new flooring in? Doesn't look like too much space between the door bottom and the concrete.

I have a long hump in my living room concrete. It separates the adjacent room. I want to grind it level but seeing this video is it likely a tree root

A difficult job situation but handled very easy. You brother cut no corners. Awesome job😎

So what is the fix to prevent the roots from making their way between the two layers of concrete again? Dig around the perimeter of the house and extend the foundation with a solid layer of concrete?

I have roots growing under the house i am living in. Im greatfull i am a renter. Ive told toe landlord about it but tjey ignored me. They arent going to be happy when they have to pay to fix it.

was the copper baseboard boiler heat pipes, didn't see any baseboard units

Hi Good job Do u have a specific video which detail the various time u work the concrete Like when to float with the various trowels

The roots will grow under the plastic sheets again.

I just cut down a big poplar tree that was pushing my concrete-block basement wall in. Those roots are a force to be reckoned with.

You guys should get a B'root Bar root cutting tool. It's what we use to cut large roots (especially ficus trees) here in south Florida. I got mine from Amazon and would not trade it for anything else. It does weigh 19 lbs. but that is what does the cutting.

The homeowner should have had the pipes replaced since they are all exposed and easy to access now. 40 Year old copper might as well replace it, than have to come back and rip out that concrete work a second time.

That looks very good. I cant believe how bad the old slab was. It looks less then 4". Binding the edges with concrete glue was a good call!

My sister and brother in law have a Japanese maple growing you could say directly by their house. Maybe 3-5 from stump to brick. Last i was over there i think that it is taller then the house now. I imagine they will be having some major foundation problems soon you think?

Hit the edges with the diamond blade. All in all. Looks good.

Those 3M filters air mask with the pink filters work great, you know when they are filled you can taste the concrete. Roots are the bane of anyone having to dig excavations.

How much did this all cost?

Good video... Wondering why I didn't see a Jitterbug or Juke being used.

Very different type of project. Interesting viewing. Enjoyed

Good job as usual, why didn't put some fans in the room to speed up the process so you don't have to wait four hours for tooling the cement.

Nice work. I think my foundation may have moved.

You sure that mysterious 1/2" pipe isn't a gas line to the fireplace? Looks like it heads that way, and I see a shut off valve on the right side of the fireplace...

always turns out better when you get that same bloke on the screed helping ya mate it looks like

Wow, that looks like a bad situation for the home owner. Thanks for the video. How come you stopped saying "the latest and greatest". That was sort of your catch phrase!

Hi David quick question matey were can I buy concrete imprint mats and could you post a imprint job if you have done any jobs recently would be very helpful thanks

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Great video, have a few questions, whats the chance of this happening again to the floor?, Not sure if I understand this correctly but will cement glue used to bond the new and the old cement would that stop the cold joint separation. Thanks again for making these videos, really enjoy watching them.

Should use basalt rebar so no worries about rust

could the roots still find a way under the slab and cause cracking if there was not a cold joint during the original pour?

the latest and greatest? the master blaster from Lancaster?

Love your channel. I have a mango tree and the roots completely lifted the concrete flooring as well as the brick. Any advice on treating the roots and concrete that was lifted on my own?

Very nice job and well narrated as usual. Some of those roots were huge. So its safe to say if there was not a cold joint, then the roofs would have never gotten in. Is that correct? Love the videos!

Do you know what kind of ficus tree it was? im scared i got 2 in my front yard?

Did your team dowel the new slab into the existing slab?

How do you prevent the tree roots from coming back? Destroy the ficus tree?

Nice 👍 Probably expensive.

Are you guys hiring? 😂

I am currently remodeling my house and in the process had to break up old concrete in the Master Bath and garage for a bathroom conversion. What is the best concrete to use and method, doweling, adding new rebar etc to make sure the jagged Edge and straight edges of old concrete adhere to the new concrete? Also, great job on your videos, I’ve leaned a lot from them! 🙌

Wow, that’s pretty brave to take on a project like that. That demo looked intimidating but the end product looked great. I had to google a ficus tree to see if there were any around here. Hah. Good job guys.

hi mate,what concrete glue did you use?

Another great video!!! Plus almost hitting 50k subs. You guys deserve that and more!!!!

How expensive can that be??

It's not gonna last bro...but I understand ...I know the deal

What if you using fiberglass rebar can u use calcium?

Nice one.. Never afraid you gonna find a body under these slabs? ☺

still just left those bare copper pipes on the ground though.

Must have missed it in the video, did the homeowner remove the ficus tree to prevent further damage?

This is when you decide to either find a new home or demo and rebuild.

What a truly difficult careful job it must have been to delicately break up this interior slap to avoid not only the copper pipes but also the wire mesh underneath.

Do you have any videos or tips with a Power Trowel?

1 Question what is going to stop the tree sending out more roots?

8:50 I did not see you drill holes into the existing concrete and tie the rebar into it?

Should've torn it down, and started over.

Hi, Mr. Odell ; How much was the cost of this repair? And How long did it take? Thanks

when i bought my house i cut down the trees close to my home coz i had roots going into my pipes, glad i did after seeing this video.

dang bro, that job looks great!

What’s the cost to have something like this done?

Hi Odell how could I get a quote from you?

Does homeowners insurance cover this?

How much did it cost the owner for this job?

Deberían haber puesto hierro de mayor diámetro y a menor distancia. Va a fracasar igual que el anterior.

Our townhouse was built on a slab. We always had ant issues.

Have you ever used basalt rebar and what do you think of it?

How much this cost

5:50 - YOU'RE GOING DOWN FICUS...!!!

how big was the Ficus tree as like height and width?

Learned a lot. Thanks.

Nice job. How long it took those roots to destroy the concrete?

What's a job like that cost?