How to Pour a Concrete Slab from Start to Finish!! DIY Concrete Prep and Finish

How to pour a DIY concrete slab for a patio, shed or garage. In this video I walk you guys through pouring a concrete slab by yourself. Everything from laying it out, ground preparation, reinforcement, and pouring the concrete will be explained, so the you can tackle your next concrete project with confidence. Everything in this process can by done with one person, however the pour will need to be done with multiple people. So, whether you call a friend, family member or neighbor to help you, a concrete slab project is just like any other project. One step at a time.
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[genxer]

half way through and I love how this guy goes over the common problems of every day DIY and teaches you how to spot it and solve it.

[helderlage]

FANTASTIC! an excellent example of the practical application of the Pythagorean theorem.

[BillSW]

Nice video. A few suggestions:
* (3, 4, 5) triangle is too small given the large sides you have. Consider using other larger Pythagoras dimensions like (5, 12, 13) or (8, 15, 17) to be extra sure the corner is 90 degrees. If you used these larger dimensions you would have caught those 2x4 that were not straight.

* Another tip is measure the length of the diagonals (opposite corners). The two diagonals should be the same length if all corners are 90 degrees

* (BONUS MARK) If you did everything correctly then: diagonal x diagonal is equal to length x length + width x width (D*D = L*L + W*W)

Hello my talented friend,
Thank you for showing me the process of pouring concrete on the ground for a structure to be built in the garden. Thank you for showing the details. Good job. Preparation of the ground and a well-explained step-by-step work. See you. Greetings.

[ryeboyu]

I always use a roll of plastic underlayment, to prevent the water in the concrete from soaking into the gravel or ground to quickly. Some guys use this and some don't. However I always do, and I have poured a lot of concrete on small projects. In my trade i have installed thousands of tons of rebar, I worked as an ironworker all my working years; both rebar and structural.

[terryguin]

Cut your form supports off flush with top of form to make screeding easier

[darrellscott]

Angle grinder and a diamond cup wheel will clean them corners up. Nice job. Looks good.

[KrisFerdy]

You should upload more often... Been waiting for a full fledged video for a long time... Keep up the great work... And do keep us posted... 😉

[SchysCraftCo.]

Turned out very well there Bart. Keep making. God bless

[michael_house]

Better done than perfect. :D
Great video. Thanks for putting the work in.

[MrTakoyaki]

Wet concrete is a strong alkaline chemical solution it can cause some gnarly burns. Best to keep yourself covered whole working with it. Loved the video!

[charleswatkins]

Just saw your reply today. IT ALL WENT VERY WELL! I used my compact tractor to remove the grass/ put in 3 inches of gravel/ rebar added/ supported the frame/ had four strong friends show up to run the mixer and dump in the 72 60 pound bags. 8'X12 slab finished in 4 hours. All of the pre-work was done before my friends showed up. CW

[charleswatkins]

Chuck Watkins
I just watched your video twice and I really enjoyed watching the how to do demonstrations portions. I'm in the middle of my ground preparation so I found all of your information to be very helpful.
Thanks for taking the time and sharing your project.
CW

[ludwigvonrothbard]

Amazing video. Thank you for taking the time to produce it.

[icephoenix]

I really hope you got your friends some beers after this.😀

[LetsTalkCarpentry]

Great video! Only thing I’d change is how you ran your strings. Spray paint is 2” wide. Try using a small stake or something to mark your measurement instead to be accurate. Also 3, 4, 5 is a small triangle compared to your overall distances. Id use 9, 12, 15 and use 3, 4, 5 to double check if necessary. Turned out awesome though thanks for sharing, you gained a new subscriber!

[johnlebeau]

You live in Naperville- not Chicago. Big difference, good job

[ramiygr.]

Very informative. What would you recommend if I should place my prebuilt shed on compacted gravel, Bassrock or on concrete? Is there an advantage of one over the other?

[WhatistheplanCaroline]

Every single time I hear your surname I'm smiling because is a Polish obviously ;)

[OmegaWalple]

why not use a garden rake instead of the shovel to move the gravel around?