That's basically what I did. I have followup videos where I review and critique the results.

I completely understand! Thanks for watching!

Then definitely don't

10 80lb bags of QuickCrete Concrete Ready-mix

No thanks, but you're welcome to all the dust

Since the point of the video is to demonstrate a dry pour, I think I pretty much nailed it. So I think I did really good.

Italians didn't invent concrete, Romans did. The Italians came much later.

yep

somebody looked at how concrete actually works and the why behind the methods and determine for certain use cases, it can be done more simply

Less effort. Its a DIY only technique because its also less strong (for several use cases, like my pad or a pad for garbage cans, etc), its plenty strong enough.

thanks

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Its QuikCrete CONCRETE ready-mix... its already the correct proportions of cement, sand and aggregate.

Its already a year old and has gone thru a winter with freezing and its solid and fine..

I'll accept you not doing one, but regarding mixing, I HAVE cut dry pour and wet pour test pads in half and compared them. No difference. Here's my video: kzbin.infoZv2ZY6qn6Xo That being said, there is more porosity in the dry pour, but at a MUCH smaller scale because there's never a slurry.

Remove them. See my followup videos where I remove them, then review and critique the results

Really? That's your comment?

At least you said shenanigans vs the more crude comments left by others.

ok and the point?

Yes and I"ve done it. The point of the video is to demonstrate a dry pour. The dry pour is less effort (longer duration because of the watering regime, but a person can go off and do something else during that time). For a small pad like I show or as several commenters have mentioned, a small pad for garbage cans, its something they can see themselves doing. Could they mix it, yes, but the simplicity of the dry pour makes it something they can actually see themself doing.

Because I did several followup videos reviewing and critiquing the results. Since you didn't take the time to check, here are the links: kzbin.infodOkppTMpj9E kzbin.infomHzCFokbkZc kzbin.info7NrHYvVcxr0 kzbin.infoIPCZj3_OVlk

Dry pour surface is not super smooth, it has enough texture to not require brooming (in fact, dry pour can not be broomed because there's never a slurry). The limitations of the surface finish is an issue with dry pours.

1. Demonstrate a dry pour 2. Dry pour is less effort but longer duration. For limited use cases, it works. I also published followups reviewing and critiquing the results: kzbin.infodOkppTMpj9E kzbin.infomHzCFokbkZc kzbin.info7NrHYvVcxr0 kzbin.infoIPCZj3_OVlk

If the watering regime is followed, its pretty consistent. How do I know? Because I did other videos were I destructively test dry pours and compare against wet pours. See my concrete cage match video series.

The trick is to know what is or is not smarter...

Yes, all concrete breaks over time. This is like a section of sidewalk, no freeze heaving where I live. It'll be fine.

Then it wouldn't be a dry pour video would it?

@@dwwoodbuilds mixing the bags would mean adding water to actually mix.

no kidding..

@@user-ex1lz9op8g you’re welcome!

Please share video showing that.. be aware, that when the top is misted, it IMMEDIATELY starts to cure and forms a crust...

@dwwoodbuilds I won't be sharing a video as I pour and finish commercial pours. As well as putting up commercial steel buildings. When I've poured cheap quick stuff in the back yard I dump the bags and mix with water thoroughly. It might immediately start setting per the chemical reaction but it takes quite a while to actually cure. Adding water saves big slabs from setting to quickly.

Keep up the great work!

I'm in the deep south so no freeze heaving.. if I lived in a climate with freeze heaving, definitely would have added mesh

@@dwwoodbuilds ahh thats why,a good job tho 👏

ok. My tests (see my concrete cage match videos) show it DOES all wet and cure (and others, such as fullsteamdesign and micheal builds show the same).

Interesting, because I cut a dry pour in-half, its cured all the way thru (see my concrete cage match videos). fullsteamdesign shows the same (and he drives a truck on a dry pour and wet pour and they both are about the same). MichaelBuilds does the same, with similar results. So, please share what test you saw.

@@dwwoodbuilds kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2O0iqJtmKhrZ68

Thanks for sharing the link. Just watched and major error is he didn't soak it enough (yes, I saw the on-screen text saying he watered it 3 more times, but it didn't say or show how MUCH water was applied). That is the most difficult part of dry pour, the watering regime. If he had soaked it properly, there wouldn't have been any dry powder. Regardless, while dry pour does not result in as strong as wet mix (actual measurements range from 50-60%), for many uses (pad for shed, for gargage cans, etc), its strong enough. Also remember, he broke it apart 24 hrs later, so no conclusion can be reached regarding strength for what he did. My followup videos also break both dry pour and wet pour pads apart after 3 days (kzbin.infojQa5aqMzbgc) and then cut both a dry and wet pour in-half after 14 days (kzbin.infoZv2ZY6qn6Xo)

Then don't

I think so!

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thanks?

You are making an assumption. This is basically a side walk. Wire mesh is required in areas with freeze heaving. I'm in the south, there's no freeze heaving issues where I live. Therefore, wire mesh is not needed. Hoped this helped.

You realize that this is basically a section of side walk. Side walks aren't tested (its non-structural). For the use case, and no freeze heaving, its fine.

That is awesome!

How much water,did u put ??

Doesn't match the test results I got

yep

Then don't do it

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!

Since the purpose of the video is to demonstrate a dry pour, I did do it correctly.

@@dwwoodbuilds yes but why dry poor when one can do it normally and it would be done in a couple hours. You did it the hard way. But you did it. That's all that matters. So... Good work.

If you have the tools, and the physical strength, do a wet pour. If you don't have the tools, elderly and just want a pad for your trash cans or grill, then dry pour makes the project more possible.

I paid for everything.

Yep

See my concrete cage match video where I cut a dry pour in-half (spoiler alert: solid all the way thru). There's other videos on other channels showing the same result.