Pouring a concrete pad infront of a shed 

Buy yourself an edging tool. It's just a small hand tool you go around the edges with while it's still wet and it gives a professional finish.

Most people would shy away from this Andrew goes right at anything . Learning as he goes Fearless dude 20 year in the concrete biz Andrew earned my respect

Two things you might consider on a concrete patio. You can use an edging trowel for a nice rounded edge, like many sidewalks and you can do a broom finish to give a nice texture, especially when it is outside for people to walk on. I think the concrete delivery guy did a great job...that's a lot of concrete to finish and the driver/boom operator really made the job a bit easier.

It would be nice to have a friend like Andrew that has his talent.

Andrew one of the things I enjoy most about your videos is that you take the time to follow up and show us how your work stands up to time. Excellent job.

Very interesting to see you making the concrete slab and your follow up on your jobs so everybody can see your experience work. Thank you for sharing your journey. God bless you and your family.

Great videos. Similar trade to me. I wouldn't bother with rebar in this application as the concrete isn't under tension. It actually decreases the lifetime due to rust, it's essential for load bearing spans, but laid on a solid base should be fine :) Fun fact: the Roman Pantheon isn't reinforced and it's still standing!

Well, at the end of the day, if an old customer still welcomes you back to their property then that means you did a pretty good job.

Hey if Levi is happy it's all good!

Not bad. Some positive tips in case you do more concrete. Buy some pull over mud boots to protect your feet and work boots from the chemicals used in Crete. Use a shovel to settle the concrete in near the edges by stabbing up and down before floating out. It removes small air voids. Float from back to front starting at the edge side to insure it's run off pitch. Lightly broom the surface after floating from side to side for nicer finish and traction. Use concrete floating edgers to make control joints and use a hand edger to round off and finish the edges. I like your ambition and work ethics. Also, I enjoy your vids along with Levi. Keep the vids coming. You learn as you go, so do many viewers.

Nice video and great work Andrew. I remember that 2nd slab and building. That's where you tore down a small storage shed and took down some trees. The place looks so nice now. Good job.

Always good to see a new video. That shed turned out nice. Thanks for sharing!

0:48 "didnt want this just filled up with junk". I feel a revisit is required to ensure this is in fact the case.

The driver made the job a lot easier for you boys. Driver definitely knows what he’s doing.

I learned from an old school guy that did concrete for 40 years. We always edged everything. After floating we would wait for the concrete to set more and go over it with a hand float and trowel. The boss had some shovels he heated up and pounded completely flat. He cut a groove on the side edge for pulling the wire up. We always skreeted the pad with a good strait edge. If we didn't have one long enough we would set a pipe through the middle for the strait edge to ride on and pull it back out. The wetter the concrete is when pouring the harder it gets but too wet equals more cracks later on. A very wet pour will crack. Whenever we did steps we ordered a 4 slump, for a pad a 6 slump. We did a lot of exposed aggregate jobs also. They are harder. No hate here. Just passing on what I learned from the old school guys. I think you have a great work ethic. You don't see that in younger people much anymore. You remind me of myself when I was younger. You can't be afraid to try..you gotta do it to get the experience. You make it work with old equipment and you get it done. If something breaks you fix it. That is the way to make money. Keep it in your pocket and don't blow it on brand new stuff unless you have to. Keep expenses down. There aren't many companies that do concrete the old method. Everyone just floats it and done now. My boss would have hit me with a shovel if I didn't edge it and hand trowel the pad. But like said. No hate.

Always good to help a friend Andrew.

Hey haters this is not to hold the empire state building is just an entertainment slab .😎 Andrew don't you ever stop bringing us your awesome videos

nice job, you keep getting better results each job you do. I like that you're not afraid to buy tools and equipment as needed. You don't do this often like a dedicated concrete worker, people need to cut you some slack.

You do great work mister you should b proud of your work. Awesome job.GOD BLESS

Glad he put that roof over it since the pad was poured up to that plywood siding. Turned out to be a nice addition to the property.

Love your work! Great video and showing the process. Have a great weekend!

I wish I had a friend who knows as much as you Andrew! Good job

It’s good to have a skilled friend! Been eyeing one of those power screeds myself, need to pour a floor in my pole barn. Great video, my grandson Sam is going to love this one with all the dogs!

Great video Andrew

Labrador's - One of the best breeds - In the UK we use them as guide dogs for blind people - Rock solid temperament, loveable and utterly loyal

Levi is the best! Loved the video, thanks Andrew.

Andrew, Your are not only a hard worker but a good friend to many. Peace, J/C

the best part I like I the family get together, thanks for the video very nice!

Real nice of the truck driver to help out with some advice.

Nice vibrating tool! Great video, Andrew. As Usual. Love showing it to us at the wedding party, and the dog with the tie, how great is that! You are teaching with your patience with all the arm-chair quarterbacks. Merry Christmas.

When I did my workshop I used a box of these wire curly things that were like thousands of hard springs you put in the mix - a few surfaced when tapping the surface smooth but it ain't cracked and seems to be a strong raft

we want more videos! Great job man, keep em coming!!

I've formed, poured and finished a lot of concrete pads for myself and friends and quickly came to many conclusions but the most important is a pad around 10 feet by 30 feet is the limit for an almost fun, single day project for two healthy, strong men. Past that size, it becomes hard, back breaking work that makes you dread seeing the next cement delivery truck delivering its rapidly hardening load. More help would ease the work load but friends seem to disappear about the same time as lunch and the second cement delivery.

That driver tho, he is A1

My hat is truly off to you... you know a little about everything

I had the chuckle at the drivers comment assuming expertise based only on seeing the rented power screed. If that were the case then there are a lot of experts renting equipment at the HD here in town. Great job Andrew. Glad to see you lifted the mesh off the ground for this pour. I have torn out concrete where the mesh could almost be reused because it was left on the ground under the ready mix pour.

You do great work man! Both slabs look fine and will be around for a long time.

Congrats Andrew for your 200K subscribers here's to a million!!!

Nice job Great looking pup

Somehow I must have missed this one. I love watching floors being laid, havent got a clue why though. So nice to see Levi looking so chipper, R.I.P. Levi. Thanks again :)

You are the man dude!!

I like your videos! Good job!

Hey, Andrew, GREAT video. Thanks for posting.

Good work, again!

Love the bow tie on the pooch, keep the videos coming.

I remember people were worried about no contraction joints put in. I guess the newer fiber reinforced stuff works pretty good. Most of us are afraid of change but im glad to see it held up.

Considering what this guy can build and do which seems to be everything and anything and people are giving him stick about laying concrete which he has done a fine job.

So cute great work man congrats

Congratulations Andrew & Kaiti & Levi

Cement driver is like, oh just you two working?

Awesome video - back to the basics! Thank you for sharing once again!

Nice job Andrew 👍

I wish we could interview the driver of the concrete truck.

Getting it done,, probably for about 25 percent of the cost fo a contractor

Best tool worth having with your float is an edging trowel, gives a very nice finish and stops any spalling, for the money it would really improve your finished product. I have a beam screed too and we like it but its nothing compared to our roller striker if you are thinking of investing

Another great job Andrew....grats.

Good job for a DIY. Should have smooth out the edges 👍

Yeah if your work from a year ago is still good that just shows you did a good job and that means repeat customers.

You use little plastic towers about 2" high to support the reo mesh about the plastic while the concrete gets poured on top, that way its in the middle of the thickness of the slab.

Nice work Andrew!!🖒 That driver was awesome to help out and assist!!🎖🏆

Keep it up Andrew, like the videos. Oh yeah, in before the concrete experts! ;) j/k

6:06 is that just me or is that that a giant coke bottle near the boat 😂

Love your work

When I saw that concrete truck coming up the driveway with the chute out in front ready to go,,,,,, Boyyyyyy I actually got a little excited. Your videos are THE BEST

Concrete has been cracking from Roman times and no one don't know when and how will crack lol! cheers Andrew

👍👀You do great work my man! Nice dogs!👍Some get lucky, some don’t- (on cracks) it has a mind of it’s own! Good video, thx👍

You are a hardworking man

You do a perfect job every time wow

I like your videos, and I can understand why some people criticize them. The biggest complaint that I read is the cracking. it’s concrete and usually, it cracks we take every step to make a good pour. I really think it depends on your area. You seem to have a lot of rock in your soil. In my area we don’t, the ground is a lot softer. We pour a 6” pad for driveways with rebar. it seems to hold up pretty well in the freezing weather and hot summers. I would imagine you could pour a 3” pad and it be the same. But keep the videos coming we all enjoy them even the haters.

Oh no Andrew, here comes all the concrete people that's going to say you did It wrong again. Great job.

You do great work AC, just make more videos please!!!

I have a patio that had no cracks for first 20 years. Now it's been 38 years and I'm seeing even more cracks. It was done by a pro with rebar. 6" pour on perimeter & 4" in the middle. Cement is a strange beast. It seems to do whatever it wants.

It's quite common for concrete to crack. Don't listen to the negative commentors Andrew. Everyone is an expert behind the keyboard! Keep up the good work and videos!

I really do appreciate the number of dogs in this video.

your a jack of all trades Mr. Andrew... ;-)

Good job all around Andrew as usual...

10:40 hahaha love it... dog paw, whata bout puppies paw? hey guys it turned out good, wow you gotta party going on, that must have been that quick drying stuff... really quick, like same day quick lol :D

Looked nice finished with the roof. But doesn't using the shed as one side of the form create the possibility of it starting to rot out prematurely.

Awesome. Love the videos and content. Best channel on RU-vid.

Vapor barrier always a good ideal, it’s cheap and if you do stone or tile in the future don’t have to worry about moisture coming up thru the slab, plus it sweats less. Nice work Andrew. Wish more people would do vapor barrier under patios and decks.

You did a pretty nice job with that. I don't think I'd ever do my own concrete work just because how difficult it can be.

Driver could really lay it down where it need be..good job hauler!

Great video Andrew!!!

Always enjoy the labs!

You need more than ankle high boots on to walk in wet concrete . I did that once and got some of the concrete in my boots, give it time and it burns the skin off your feet . BTW thnx for the vids Andrew.

Congrats on the engagement Andrew!

I remember these concrete trucks from when I lived on the East Coast, but for some reason I have never seen one of those over here on the West Coast. But they make so much more sense for many delivery locations than the conventional trucks used here. The long delivery chute in front allows dropping of the concrete where needed but here we use wheel barrows or hired concrete pumpers to spread it.

Andrew great work just remmember your young take care of yourselves.

cool, good work!!

Black dog approved , who can disagree with that. Thanks for posting your videos.

Nice to have a good concrete driver

Gotta like that concrete truck driver.... these guys have lots of experience on pouring the stuff!~

The thing with concrete is, it doesn't take much to get it functional but it sure as hell takes a lot of skill to make it absolutely perfect. I'm surprised the slabs are are flat as they are without initial screeding.

They say there are two types of concrete. One that is cracked and one that is going to crack. I wouldn't concern myself with it.

Driver is a wizard of his art!

Damm good job on both concert slabs. I like the tie on the black lab. Thank you

I know the driver, I work for the non union side of the company. Really nice guy. I’m not sure why he poured it so fast and messy though. Our contractors would kill us lol

Can you send that rain to Vegas please

Just great great to see Levi in his younger years he was so Gentle that little girl .

That was the coolest truck i have ever seen we dont have them ones in Australia