Pouring A Concrete Slab For A New Garage (30' x 24') Form & Pour

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In this video I'm pouring a concrete slab for a new garage that's 30' x 24' x 6 inches thick. I'm going to show you how we form the slab with 2x6's, square the slab, and set the forms to grade using a self-leveling laser.
Once the forms are all set, we're pouring the concrete slab using 3000 psi concrete with fibermesh reinforcement. I also have wire mesh in the garage slab for reinforcement.
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@celso422 2 года назад

The 94 dislike is from people who never finish a concrete job like pro and get jealous watching mike and his crew also the professional girl mag the concrete 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@clarkh4130 3 года назад

Mike Day.. The Concrete Teacher.. been watching for a while, he's a excellent

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Thank you!

@nathancarranza9860 3 года назад

Mike Day is the uncle I wish I would’ve had growing up.

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Haha, thanks Nathan!

@CopperTop24 3 года назад

I enjoy your videos. I'm new to the concrete business and work for a major supplier in my area. I use your videos for my own personal training. Thank you!

@russudvp 2 года назад

Great instructions for beginners like me. Thank you

@alphaomega3173 2 года назад

What a gravy job man! Looks great. I do commercial jobs and they can be so much work. This looks like a walk in the park for you guys! As some guys say... "Easy Money!". Great video Mike. Keep them coming.

@michaelfahim5878 3 года назад

Love your videos been following you for about five months now, I'll be doing my own slab soon. keep up the great work, the pride and attention to detail are top-notch.

@mikerandazzio2991 2 года назад

Going to try pouring a garage slab so I can work at home. Disabled gaining weight working on cars will get weight down for knee replacement

@AK-hw9ij 3 года назад

I’m new to your channel but I really love it so far! Great info man!

@alanbrothers6804 3 года назад

Mike's instructional videos are the best! My wife and I watched them multiple times before pouring our first 10'x12' pads in our building. I couldn't have done it without the excellent instructions and detailed videos. Thanks for the awesome content!

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Thank you!!

@hedglens 3 года назад

I’m pretty handy. Watching videos to see if I can pour my own patio. 18x18 , thanks for the video.

@SexyBmoore 2 года назад

Love your videos they're so in depth

@marlinweekley51 3 года назад

I was about to ask about the anchor bolts when you mentioned them right at the end. You guys are clearly professional grade. Seen other videos that seemingly know nothing about anchor bolts! The foundation guys gotta have a set of prints. One thing thats apparently not as common any more is setting a course of block around the perimeter to build off of- keeps the plate completely away from any water or shop fluids, etc. Great job - nice crew 👍

@patrickthompson389 2 года назад

Great content, keep it up. Could you add a time stamp to various stages of the pour in future videos, so the working times can be established? Thanks for the education, much appreciated.

@stephengordon8968 3 года назад

You guys make it look easy !

@a1lewis4 3 года назад

Looks good! We start our 40x90 pad next week for my new shop

@kevinrumsey1917 2 года назад

Ramsey Construction Likes your job.

@mikelknight799 2 года назад

Man, your daughter is a working machine.. She'd out work 99 % of the people in my area. You've got a good crew they always make it look easy.

@kevinrumsey1917 2 года назад

Yes in a 24 x 47 Slap for back yard garage shop storage Area. Three car Garage bay doors. From yard porch 10 CEO slab. Drive ways 10 CEO on 2 and walk ways 4x20 and 3 x 20

@stevensepinski3655 3 года назад

Love your videos. I have been pouring concrete in NYC for almost 20 years. Trying to get into stamped concrete.

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Thank you!

@larrymilton3701 3 года назад

Good job installing I have 17 years same work

@mtbikemike1 Год назад

Most excellent! Thank you!

@bobducharme4809 6 месяцев назад

I notice you did not put plastic down before the concrete went in. What would plastic do if anything if you use it? I wish the guy I helped watched this video. We had to pump the concrete on a cold day( about 25 degrees in the morning) the tubes had ice in them clogging up the concrete it took an hour to finally get the tube free. We had many problems but in the end the concrete was setting at the end and difficult to trowel. The concrete had excelerator in it and I’m wondering what was our problem? The slab was 30’ x 20’. Your site was really neat, no crap getting in the way. Thank you for a great video. 👍👍👍

@8IggiE8 3 года назад

Hey bud thanks for making the video. I didn't see where they pulled up the wire mesh?🤔

@shanesubashe787 2 года назад

Thanks for the video. More information about the gravel layer would be helpful.

@Austinculver2001 3 года назад

Hey mike! I have watched countless of your videos and what I haven’t seen is on the power trowel, knowing to start out with the blades pitched or flat and what to look for to know when to change the pitch. I have poured a couple pads and have fiddled with the pitch a little but am not experienced enough to know what I’m looking for when I do it. Thanks for all your wisdom!

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Glad to help!

@Matt1poontang 3 года назад

Crank em up when she gets hard ...lower when its soft lol

@psidvicious 3 года назад

For those people concerned about the lack of chairs under the wire, remember this: These ‘slab on grades’ (SOG) that they’re doing, have complete bearing on compacted soil. If this were an ‘elevated slab’, like a 2nd or 3rd floor etc, the requirement for the top and bottom rebar, are that they only be ¾” from the top of the slab and ¾” from the bottom (2 cm). The reinforcement is most effective the closer you can get it to the top or bottom surface. The course aggregate in the concrete just happens to be screened to ¾” (what a coincidence) so once some of the course agg gets under the wire, it can’t get all the way back down.

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Nice explanation, thanks.

@Btown605 3 года назад

For this type of slab why wouldn’t you want the reinforcement in the bottom 1/3 of the slab?

@psidvicious 3 года назад

@@Btown605 That’s exactly where it is. A sketch would be helpful to explain the forces going on, but imagine a wooden beam. Draw a vertical row of 3 dots on the face of the beam. One dot ¾” from the top, one ¾” from the bottom and one in the middle. Then one inch horizontally away from those dots, draw 3 more dots spaced exactly the same. Then apply a downward force right between the rows. You would find the top 2 dots get closer together (compression) and the bottom 2 dots spread further apart (tension). These are the same 2 forces that will be applied to this concrete slab. Concrete does very well under compression by itself, so no top reinforcing is required. Concretes Achilles heel is tension, so that’s why the reinforcing is installed at the bottom. Getting back to the beam, you would also notice that the spread between the 2 middle dots stays stationary. Proving that the middle is under neither tension nor compression. That is why engineers never mind holes being drilled thru the middle (to an extent, of course) of beams, joists or slabs. That’s also why you’ll never find very much steel in the middle of a concrete beam or slab. It’s all concentrated at the top and bottom bcz that’s where all the forces are happening. Reinforcing in the middle of a beam or a slab is useless.

@khavafis 10 месяцев назад

@@psidvicious That clears all my doubts, thank you very much.

@skbhopps 3 года назад

i owned a concrete company in south jersey for 25 years about and mike is spot on with the concrete

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Thanks Devin!

@matthewduncan5274 2 года назад

Looked Awesome!! Cool tools never seen power tools for concrete....

@jeffjoseph1997 2 года назад

Great instructions for the do it yourselfer. Do you have a video explaining how to slope to a garage floor drain?

@Z-Bart 3 года назад

You have a good crew Mike. Like a well oiled machine. 👍

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Thanks!

@1345mack Год назад

Thank you for sharing, I am looking at doing a 27X42 slab that I can put a car port on, I maybe foolish but I was thinking of doing it my self with 80lb. bags

@Nick_132 3 года назад

That Looks Great!

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Thanks Shawn!

@vincentimpriano1020 Год назад

Nice job Great tutorial very helpful! me and my two sons are going to try and pour a 21 x 21 garage slab inside 8 inch cinderblock walls with expansion joint all the way around the perimeter. i’m having a little anxiety about it. if there’s any pointers, you can give me that would be a big help.! I think my biggest challenge is I only have the two garage doors entering the garage and a man door on the back of the garage at the end of the side wall! I have poured little sidewalks and a little pads, but nothing more than that, and so I thought I would reach out to a professional to get some good tips and directions on having a a successful pour Thank you, Vincent.

@staleykevin1 3 года назад

Yes I plan on doing my own slabs man you are the best man.

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Thanks Kevin!

@pnp9200 3 года назад

That screed machine looks so awesome it almost doesn't need bull float

@Jcc0824 3 года назад

Plan on adding onto my driveway. 30x40

@1126214 3 года назад

Learning a lot from this, How would i go about pouring a heated slab?

@butthole3563 3 года назад

I do alot of flat work in AZ for dairys and farms. Its cool to see how other folks go about pouring. I learn a lot. I Like the channel alot! keep up the great work!

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Thank you!

@hray2797 3 года назад

I used to pour a lot of flatwork in AZ for del Webb sun city , they tamp all of the concrete out there , very unusual when I first got there, not sure of any benefits.....

@csarmartez5175 2 года назад

What a great share, MD - I'm readying to start a project just like this and your expertise is immensely appreciated. Any chance you can recommend slabbers in GA, TN, and FL, please feel free to recommend. It can be a tough landscape out there to find someone as meticulous as you and your team so, I like to do my research before hiring or even considering a DIY project like this. Good things to you & yours!

@larrywilkens7428 3 года назад

Love the video's. I'm doing a 30x30 pad parking area. But instead of one large pad I'm doing it in a grid pattern. Each square will be 7' square. I will be using rebar. Any other advise. Should I use expantion joint to go up against existing slab.

@daydreamdesign 3 года назад

we are doing our first slab this week!

@ccnpseth4563 3 года назад

Good Afternoon, I plan on pouring a concrete patio and i currently have a sand (fill dirt) base, do I need to pack the sand, add a gravel layer, and pack again to complete the base preparation?

@roofking2314 3 года назад

Looking at doing a 40/80 on 10 ft of fill dirt what u recommend after I compact it and gravel? On footers or Piers? Pole barn goin on it

@chipdayton1625 3 года назад

Nice work Mike, but where are you that footings to the frost line aren't required?

@keviningles5580 Год назад

Love your videos you guys are pros I did not like the power screed.i strugeld with it i pulled it slow but had a lot of chatter marks.

@jonahcasey8870 3 года назад

gonna be doing my own pour entrance to a driveway 24w x 30l first ever pour 4 inches thick but its on a slope so wish me luck learned a lot on your video thanks! do you think the fiber and the and the rebar are absolutely necessary? I was told you just need one or the other.

@robinarcuragi7691 10 месяцев назад

Yeah I'm going to pour my own pad. I had two contractors come out. One contractor wanted to charge me 15,000 just to pour a pad and then I had another guy come out and he wants to charge me $4,000 just to set the pad but I'm thinking I can do it myself. It's a 16x29. I've been watching your videos. I think I can do this myself

@nicklange421 2 года назад

Mike when you are running that vibra screed along the wet pads are you running the blade level with the pads or leaving the ends up 1/4 or so? In the video it looks like your running the ends just a little off the wet pads. Thanks

@rubencruz36 3 года назад

Good job, Mike, I do concrete work here in Seattle wa, we do foundations slabs steps driveways and more

@a.d.4127 3 года назад

@Mike O’Connell I can tell you’re a miserable person by all your negative replies. I’ll pray for you.

@donjustus1675 3 года назад

Hey Mike, I noticed you guys pour slabs on whatever aggregate you got there on grade.....what about frost? What’s the base your pouring on?

@circusfactory 6 месяцев назад

Hi Mike, very nice and informative videos. Thanks so much! Question: I’m about to prepare a 40x40 feet slab ( under roof) in south Florida. It’s under a new home on stilts, in order to have a cleaner surface for my ground floor. The home has concrete stilts. Each of the stilts has its own concrete foundation below grade. There is about 2 feet of sand that was poured over the foundation. - My question is, can I pour my 4 in concrete directly onto the sand? Of course I’ll be using rebar for stability. - Also, should I divide the surface in several smaller sections, or can I pour it all at once? - Last question, is there any specific concrete if I want a polished final surface? Thanks for your input

@davidvera8552 3 года назад

Mike! great job as always, I’ve been watching your videos and I noticed that you guys don’t usually protect exposed surface like on this video the siding was unprotected and I’m sure you guys go back and clean it up but plastic would save you some time and money, just my opinion

@sammyaggarwal7722 2 года назад

Doing my own slab. I would like to know what is the best way to manage the concrete as coming off the truck. Also, I would like to know what slump number the consistency of the concrete should be so it is easy to rake and level the concrete. I tried an only a one-time long time ago bad experience but I am still willing to learn.

@davepurtell6140 2 года назад

thanks for video. leaving comments to help algo

@DCope864 3 года назад

Hey we have a 16 ft screed for the vibra screed it is very heavy and difficult to use do u recommend the 12ft

@iancouper5077 3 года назад

do you have a video showing a garage floor pour witha drainage system?

@mfamus2272 3 года назад

I’m in eastern Florida....ALL SAND. What gravel do I need to help prep the surface beforehand.

@billygiaimo6995 2 года назад

I was a cement contractor for 40 years & never seen a hotter babe finishing.Best of luck my friend.

@aussiebicolanalifestyle 3 года назад

Hi there. I plan to put a garage which backs up to a 3m hill cut wall. Do I build from there or do I leave a gap from the wall. What would you do? Tks for sharing.

@joehernandez8657 3 года назад

Can I use cement instead concrete to get that smooth Finish or will it be to soft ?

@ericmoye8539 3 года назад

Hey Mike your videos are a great help for me keep up the great work. Just wondering if you don't mind what the cost of this slab?

@leftlanetrain0289 2 года назад

Hey quick question should we put a a vapor barrier for inside a garage ?

@aimeeallee9987 2 года назад

Have you done a kennel? I’d love to see that! Thank you for sharing!

@gary24752 7 месяцев назад

I am curious. If a jutterbug is not used the agregate will not be pushed down and I was wondering if this might cause spauling in the winter time when temperatures are below freezing.

@chadhanson3431 3 года назад

So without the laser level would you use pipes to get your height when pouring the concrete?

@danbartley852 3 года назад

My garage floor has dropped 3 or 4 inches on the edges. Can i just pour concrete over it to level it out?

@jasongarza3369 3 года назад

Awesome! I do concrete work in south tx

@jasongarza3369 3 года назад

You guys do great work!!

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Thanks Jason!

@60stevie 3 года назад

Mike, i love your videos. Im going to do my driveway and ive done a little concrete the past 40yrs. When do i need expansion joints plse, thx, keep it up

@GeorgeSmith-um6hs 3 года назад

Every 15 to 20 feet you need expansion joints and of course always place expansion joints against existing concrete if you are pouring and butting up to any existing crete. Cut in control joints with your jointer wherever you think there's a spot where the concrete could crack, like coming off of a corner or something.

@Calmyourmind2020 Год назад

I am going to concreate a 15x15 garage floor. How do I get the ground ready to and level to concrete? Do I just dig up the ground? Do I use sand and gravel ?

@black_rifles_matter 2 года назад

I'm trying to get a garage built in my backyard. Once I get the trees removed, what is considered to be optimal thickness, 4" or 6"? I'll be putting in one lift at a later date, and having a steel building installed over the slab. I'm going to prep everything, but want a solid thickness for longevity and support

@jimg8218 Год назад

Can a slab for 20x40 shed or garage be done on slightly un even rock area with little slope but slab be level

@joelbaines1118 3 года назад

When I come to America to visit my wife's family I'd love to do few days working with you. I'm from new Zealand/ Australia.

@jeffdeluca1153 3 месяца назад

Is it not necessary to install a stone base under the slab for expansion? How does the soil not freeze and heave the slab? In Pa, a much warmer climate we are required to use stone base. I'm confused. Thx Mike

@Zachnj14 2 года назад

When you say pins to hold the form, what exactly are those? Like if I was going to buy someone what’s the technical name

@Droningonuk 3 года назад

How flat will this be overall with a vibrascreed that doesn't have wood either end?

@lukestevenson7358 2 года назад

Mike would a 28x30 ft garage need a footer? Could it just be poured on a slab? 8 foot walls. Trusses 2ft on center

@joeyparttridge9811 2 года назад

Doing my own for a 24x30 metal shop.

@masonpillow6566 2 года назад

What can i do to my bull float to keep it from leaving small lines in concrete, no matter what i seem to do it leaves lines after using it, I trowel them in no problem, but would like to know how the one in the video doesnt leave any lines .

@EatABigBlackDIcK Год назад

Do I need expansion boards for 25 x 25 patio to pool.??

@bogey19018 2 года назад

The rebar and wire should be about 2 inch above stone grade. Just like a concrete lintel, the rebar is closer to the bottom for compressive strength.

@michaelliberto8737 11 месяцев назад

Hey Mike I want to pour a slab this week

@paulburgett7788 Год назад

@mikedayconcrete How do the guys know if they are doing a "good job" raking? What are they aiming to do? You mentioned that that part is the real hard work. Also, what's Darin looking for when he bull floats it? I think I'm going to order your course for garage slab, I have to do this exact size slab.

@Alejandrosanchez-id7ds 3 года назад

Is it possible to hand trowel a whole slab like that ? I don’t think I’ve ever seen it done before

@shamedddy9830 3 года назад

is it essential that all the convrete is poured on same day

@patmccarthy7506 2 года назад

Fantastic ! from CLE

@firinnamas 6 дней назад

When my 24x30 garage slab was poured 20 years ago, he dug a trench around the permitter and another down the center. He installed a re-bar cage in the trenches. Is this not necessary?

@andrew5550 3 года назад

Its surprising how old school it is back east..im assuming its east coast.I been a concrete contractor 42 yrs on the west coast 2 guys would pour this and one guy hand finish it...a lil small for a machine imo..hand rod with a 14' aluminum.I dont see any kickers on the forms either thats different.I worked on crews that had 100 finishers 10 ten man crews just one ten man crew was expected to have 17-20 homes poured a day 6 days a week.It was down to speed and science i dont miss it.We had many pours that were 900-1000 yards at once.Its kind of nice seeing how its done out there main thing is that there having fun.

@donpotts9814 3 года назад

Commercial Crete blows. Decorative concrete is where the money and fun is at

@andrew5550 3 года назад

@@donpotts9814 i did comercial as a kid..decorative the last 30 yrs

@ceedub7374 2 года назад

Would I need a footing and rebar in a 10' x 24' X5 inch slab for a addition on the back of my garage? The property is in West Michigan with all compacted sand ground. I noticed no footing in your garage slab.

@louf7178 3 года назад

Just looking around. Good video. I do want to remark about sawed joints: I see this had been a trend in the past decades (especially of driveways), but I hate them - they chip, and its because of stress concentration at a sharp edge; corners (at intersecting cuts) chip even worse. Rounded edges last MUCH longer - the life of the slab - and stress concentration (reduction of) is the reason why.

@ahmedaljumely5552 2 года назад

Nice video! But you missed the part how you lead down the Metal wires ? Under the contract?

@kenlapiene6721 3 года назад

What is the brand / name of the water reducer that you use?

@clown7292 7 месяцев назад

Can you do a garage like this in small pours like 8 * 7 4 inch thick?

@nicholasmereness2885 2 месяца назад

What was the water consistency of this how much slump?

@rogerdaggett7452 Месяц назад

I live in upstate VT and pouring my own slab for my garage. Couple questions about our climate. 1. Do i need any type of frost protection? Also, is 4" too thin? Do i need to do 6"?

@rod6163 2 года назад

Gotta do a slab over an old a chicken barn slab it's in good shape but a lot of cracks, perimeters are solid and deep.can I drop a new pad over that? It's been there for 75 years and hasn't moved up and down.just wonderin

@iowamatt2519 3 года назад

We have to pour rat footings for our garages, always use 2x12s so we can pour a stem wall at same time.

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Every town is different here, depends on the code enforcement officer as to what we do or don't do.

@paulwickey1688 3 года назад

Just curious what do you charge per square foot for flat work like this?

@chancecarlton8403 3 года назад

I was a contractor/builder for years so I'm handy but I have only done very small pours, like shed pads and sidewalks. I'm thinking of replacing my rotting deck with stamped concrete. The sides will have about 24-30" of facing and the pad will be about 16x40 with steps. Thinking it could be too large for just me.