How to Lay a Concrete Base Like a Pro - The Workshop Build PT2

The Workshop Build is well under way and this time i will be showing you how i lay a concrete slab. We will be building a sub base and pouring the concrete all in this one episode.
In this mini series i will be showing you the whole process of workshop or garden room building. We will cover the whole process from start to finish so that by the end, you will have inspiration and guides to build one of these yourself!


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[TheDIYGuy]

The great British weather made this one a challenge. More workshop content to come once I dry out 😂

[keithw]

Tomorrow, I have a slightly larger, 4x8 meter base to lay. At the top of a hill, up a 400 meter track that’s too steep for a trailer behind my old land rover with off road tyres. So, 8 dumpy bags, 4 trips each. Mixed with a small cement mixer, wheel barrow and rake. Alone. I’m 62. Wish me luck.

[deanhowes]

first up great video as usual. Im just a DIYer myself but a number of years ago I laid out a patio slab foundation for myself with similar dimensions and at the rear of my property with no easy access. The delivery driver gave me a great tip for my type 1 and stacked the ton bags on top of each other to a max of 3 high, so that instead of shovelling the stuff into my barrow ( no mechanical aids for me) I simply cut the base of the bag and let the product virtually flow out into the barrow. Not perfect but saved loads of work. Hope this helps someone or even yourself on future jobs

[joshuapradeepkumar]

Brilliant, I now know the use of Pythagoras theorem

[silvergtotwinturbo]

Started watching your channel as I was installing a roller shutter garage door and it was from the company you did the job with. I have also built my own workshop, it was 6m x 8m and I wanted to have roof joists go across the whole 6m. The cost of those joists were astronomical so I built my own. Now have an insulated workshop and no supports in the middle, well chuffed.

[Ricky-guxn]

Something us novices always find helpful is when you can show us how you mix your mortar especially if you are going to use a bell mixer. A bit of a master class on the proper steps and how you get the right consistency always gets a lot of views and how you ckean it when you've finished. You could also show how you work out the block work so that it fits your dimensions and how you make a corner. You have a great channel which is helping a lot of people so thanks for taking the time to get these videos out there 👍

[MrLegend]

Brilliant video as always. As you did at the end, a breakdown of costs for materials would be great to give a rough estimate of the entire build cost for a DIYer to do. Keep the content coming 😊

[philhaslett]

Put my 10 x 6 summerhouse on plastic grids filled with gravel, lovely base with good drainage and ventilation. I would recommend them for smaller projects rather than chucking down a load of concrete and I can always move them if I want to relocate it.

[jacksonfallon-wilson]

Thanks for the cost breakdown always nice to see the transparency 👍

[deanwellerassociates]

What an excellent result given the tough conditions, I'm sure the team were well rewarded. The content, pace and edit of your videos is brilliant. Good luck with the next phase of works

[nickrubberboot]

Great job and great wellies/rubberboots!! Would like to see these again.... :)

[gurinderkular]

Had a pad laid, very similar to the way you have done it. Good job, wooden outhouse has been on it for the past 5 years no problems

[bigbark]

I had to comment, U lot R fooking MaChInEs! 🌧️🌧️🌧️ Well dun on not just getting that job completed but also getting it filmed! 🤩 Bravo that man, bravo! 👏

[Exciteddelirium]

Put a concrete base down some 30 years ago, just hardcore / rubble at the bottom then concrete at top Still going strong

[VINSCOT]

Really interested.📯 finally rain stopped.

[eddiecotter]

These are brilliant videos with so much information, I like the fact it's done in the rain because life is not perfect and sometimes you just have to get the job done, hats off to this man for the variation in videos he puts out and the effort that must go in to putting them together, excellent stuff

[gaz_vlogs]

Really useful video. Nice pace, and clear instructions. Very useful.

[excalibur]

I'm planning on doing the same (just on a smaller scale) in spring. I prepped the area last summer/autumn - the garden slopes (quite a lot) toward the house so the area of land I've dug out is now level but a small retaining wall will probably be needed at the highest point. Tempted just to hire some lads to do it to be honest as the prep work was absolutely back breaking...😅

[amazing]

Great video Cameron even with all the bad weather, looking forward to the next episode and you'll definitely have a big workshop there.👍👍

[lesthiele]

Another great home project video, I like the way you explain the whole process, I like a good workshop building video and yours is certainly going to be good, looking forward to the next installment, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia