Must-Have Concrete Tools for Beginners – Get Started Right!

Dustin Firch, the King of Concrete explains the necessary tools for the homeowner, or for

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[williammrdeza]

Thanks, Scott. I have loved watching Dustin and his crew work on your jobs and have doubly loved hearing him in person explain the tools of his craft.

[Hoaxer]

As a lifelong mason, this guy has good advice, I personally like wood handles on my float and trowels because they’ll break in and feel better but that’s what I started on back in the early 70’s. Those small trowels are great when you’re doing floors, I’d carry an 8X3 or a 8X2 in my back pocket when I was doing the walls on a big job and I swear you can get some grout up on year old floor with a little water and an 8x2 inch trowel. Lol
As some people have commented, it’s a rewarding job, it pays well, and it’s really hard on your body. Good luck if you get into it and I would recommend getting into a union for the health insurance and pension that they offer and if you make a lifelong job of it you will be set in your retirement.

[GRUBB-MUDD]

Going live tonight 8pm. TOP 10NCONCRETE CHANNELS ON YOUTUBE! Love to see u in the chat nate

[dougvazquez]

Dustin is a top dog in my way of thinking. When the concrete is flowing down the chute, you need people like Dustin for a quality concrete placement.

[nigelwylie]

10:26 the take-away quote of the video. I’m so glad I am subscribed to this channel. Thank you, you are like my ‘YouTube Dad’.

[Deano.]

Great stuff Scott and Dustin, the D/5 (20%) depth of the joiner is spot on for residential work. On highways we tend to sawcut instead of tool contraction joints and go deeper (25% or 33%). The mixes are higher strength and often sawing doesn't happen until many hours after the pour (to avoid spalling the joint with the blade) so we go a bit deeper to guarantee a crack at the joint.

[hugozavala]

Great 👍🏼
We still need to touch some about wooden floats , Fresnos bull floats, groovers, funny trowel and he knows how to explain best great video

[theartofconcrete]

I love the extra details about the pressure. Great video. Another very important tip is never to use a steel trowel on exterior freeze thaw slabs. Steel on freeze thaw will destroy the concrete. Only mag floats can be used on freeze thaw slabs. Keep up the great work 👍

[jonblakemore]

I thought this was going to be a video for newbies. I'm not a full time concrete guy, but I've finished plenty. I learned more about the "why" of finishing in the first 5 minutes than I have watching many other videos.

[PhotonFlightTeam]

did concrete slabs, sidewalks, stairs, curb and gutter....23 years ago. that was enough for me, not that young any more. But dang, Dustin, you make me wanna join your crew! We talked, and I saw your work at the Spec House. Perfect

[cooders]

In sure this is common knowledge with the concrete community, but I find it fascinating how many tools there are, to get the job done and done right, so it lasts. The amount of trial and error that has went into this profession, to get it to this point, well, it's impressive.

[rickscott]

His shirt is very appropriate for the trades

[GRUBB-MUDD]

Dustin is a beast but he cant keep up w me on a jobsite. Im jk. He is a best... Great solid advice great video EC

[arnoldgarcia]

As a finisher I can see my guy in the video has the traditional finishers forarms 💪🏼

[stephenjohnston]

Can't really explain how l feel every time l watch your chanel other than to say l love it, l have been a carpenter for 40 years and wish your chanel had been around for that time I'm sure l would have been a better tradesman and man and please keep up the good work

[RcFlyer]

This was perfectly succinct and so, so informative. Thank you for interviewing an expert.

[beachtimehawaiibth]

Thank you to the shop for allowing you to give us all the information there….Dustin, thanks for the insight, and please keep the concrete jobs, building, and great shows coming our way! Idea….go out and shadow Dustin on some of his jobs! He is a wealth of information! They would make awesome videos!

[Z-Bart]

Super helpful. I need to pour a 2-step entry to my shop.

[Boysinda]

I have been waiting for this for a year Thank

[johnpoole]

Thanks guys ! Love learning things like this.