As Long As Concrete Is Safe... Us Too!

The crew is battling through this heat wave and still managing to get concrete on the ground!
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[@greglammers9905]

Tom, I started watching your channel from watching Mike Morgan’s channel. You concrete guys earn your money. I worked as a heavy truck/bus mechanic for 43+ years. Which was no picnic either, but not as tough as what you guys do. I don’t know how old you are but I’m 65 and no way I could that job. Good on you. Love your professionalism and work ethic.

[@jamesragus1577]

I remember those days, still trying to forget them 😂! Good stuff!

[@hddoug72]

The truck was not stuck... just no traction. Wet clay and trying to back uphill. Tom you are doing a great service showing your videos as the industry is stressful. Most people watching don't realize all the variables involved in what seems to be a relatively eary summer concrete pour.

[@mikebarushok5361]

True that. It always looks easier to people who haven't done the work. And the details that make a difference, that become muscle memory, aren't obvious until the outcome looks like amateur hour.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Thanks

[@ronallen6578]

I worked outside most all my adult life. I would usually have 3 or 4 t-shirts in my truck to change. Sweat like a freakin pig. Asked my doctor if he could do a "sweatectomy" on me. He smiled and told me it was good for me??? I'm 68 now and still kicking. You guys be safe. It's not hard to fall victim to heat exhaustion. I came close 2 or 3 times. Sit in the shade, cool off and drink something.

[@alastairgillis5717]

Happy Birthday...many happy returns!

[@ronallen6578]

@@alastairgillis5717 Thanks, but I didn't mean today was my birthday. Guess it kind of read that way. My bad. But thanks. I did turn 68 middle of June---just so you know 😁😁

[@matteberry58]

You have an awesome crew!

[@Concretewiththehauses]

The best!

[@scottcusick6274]

Good morning from Pleasant Hills, PA. Great job on the concrete pour in the heat. Stay safe. 🇺🇸

[@jamesyoung4633]

Double wamie. Stuck truck and the heat, but you and your guys got through it. Great job, stay safe with the heat .

[@Yves_Cools]

@Concrete with the Hauses regarding the stuck truck : Tom in the video you mention that the diff lock wouldn't engage but I see the driver (Tony) trying to turn whilst backing up. A differential lock is not supposed to be used when turning because it forces the axles and/or differential mechanics, this can actually cause a lot of damage (because during a turn the wheels on the inside of the turn travel less distance than the wheels on the outside). It's possible that the concrete mixer truck has a safety feature that prevents the diff lock from engaging when the wheels are not perfectly straight.

[@keithburch5506]

Mud. Mud is a pain wherever it is, especially a construction site. I live w back pain from an injury trying to stay out of the mud. High in the NC mountains a thick black wall of rain was visibly approaching. We quickly started cleaning up. I was stacking the 40 so empty pallets scattered about. Didn't want to do that the next day in the mud. Snap!! I twisted too much bent over jerking the pallet up. Three vertebrae were messed up. It was 1977. Chiropractic was a joke then. I never saw a Dr till decades later. I've been on prescription pain meds since 2005. Mud. I hate mud. Thick air. Yes, humidity in hot air affects my breathing. I have damaged lungs and a non cancerous mass in my left lung. Going outside last night w the family at my son's house, caused my breathing to be laborious. Definitely a significant difference. In the 70s our brick crew would get block ice at this ice factory. They were closed at 5:30, but they had a cooler outside in the back w a honored pay box on the cooler. Just stick your dollars in the box and get a block of ice and drop it into the Gott water jug, and you had cold water all day. That was long before America went Socialist. Yeah, the good ole days. Glad today's video had a happy ending. Stay cool and hydrated guys, and keep the camera on. Many thanks.👍❤️🙏🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@sbkhider]

Glad you guys are keeping hydrated! My husband is a heavy machine operator and I always make sure he and his workers are hydrated! I live in Wyoming and the summer temperatures can easily get into the 110+. Though the humidity is low the heat index is still a concern.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I’m sure he appreciates that I know I sure do when Donna brings us out drinks

[@joecapo8292]

Hi Tom, if you have sheets of plywood available. Put sheets under the wheels. This could provide enough traction, to get the mixer out. Especially since most of these trucks are all wheel drive. Just a thought.

[@stevealldred4424]

Stay hydrated during those miserable temperatures. Those kind of days drain a body!

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Awesome job on that basement and garage!

[@casycasy5199]

nice job guys

[@michaelknaub6912]

In Florida, we call it the air you can wear.

[@arresthillary9502]

9:05 you arent living until you are so dehydrated that you wake up in the middle of the night with a leg cramp in your calf that will make you cry!!!

[@mikebarushok5361]

Just one? Just a calf muscle? Try thighs, back, calves and toes, all at the same time. And possibly the next day while awake too.

[@johnnylindsey5808]

Good job guys and try to stay cool

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Thanks

[@boedacres]

I had a vision of the truck sliding off the hill. Idea for you guys. What about putting a generator in the back of your truck and having a few fans?

[@macdawg6403]

Nice Vid!

[@jakeschisler7525]

Come on, a nickel holding up a dollar

[@davecrable1356]

Hard physical labor in hot and humid weather is always nasty. Can't wait for fall to arrive. Question: Why didn't the vapor barrier in the garage extend under the door sills?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

That’s one of those things I thought it was close enough as well as the concrete is a foot thick in that area

[@barryhoneycutt3894]

Nice, hot ! we are getting to the low temps at night 85 F, day time upper 90's humidity can get to 80+ % in the summer here... You can dehydrate quickly. Nice job be safe, i know you are :)

[@CharlesJohnson-mq2tr]

Come to Texas where we have 6 months of that heat.

[@mikebarushok5361]

Had the same thing happen when a driver "knew better" than where we tried to guide him. Had to wheel barrow to unload that first truck and then he was in the way of the second truck, so same thing wheel barrow another 10 yards. The second truck was able to pull the first one out, so the third truck was OK to chute the rest of the job. But, it was pigmented concrete and stamped and we were way delayed and worn down, so luckily were able to use retardant to slow down the surface drying and the initial curing and the result was good. Made for an extremely long day that was only about an extra hour of work. And yeah, it was a very hot and humid day.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

It’s the snowball effect when things start to go wrong

[@timothylong68]

I love watching the masters of concrete. What is better to use gfrp bars or rebar?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I prefer rebar, but there are always different scenarios

[@ronaldbell735]

I worked for wreaker service here in Fa. It was rear discharged truck the driver got were he shouldn't burned to the axles. he had dump th3 load to pull out with 2 wrecks from 50 ton wrecker.

[@johnsandell4501]

That's hot pouring 👍👍👍

[@jeffhennings6579]

Great jobs boys be safe drink and drink some more

[@jburke4866]

We used to call the heat or the cold a character builder 😂.

[@proriznian7765]

Hi! You should state for international viewers that the temperature was 120 degrees Fahrenheit = 49 degrees Celsius. Andrew

[@chadnightingale6410]

Why don't you put rebar or wire mesh in the concrete in the basement pour?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Fiber mesh in the concrete

[@michaelmullins1290]

Stay safe in these temperatures. I'm getting older of course, but it seems much harder to rehydrate.

[@mikebarushok5361]

My doctor explained that as you get older you get insensitive to the warning signs, and your brain says you've survived it before and let's you get way into dangerous territory. Heat exhaustion is bad, but heat stroke can do permanent damage or even kill you.

[@mikeknoll1130]

It’s the same here in Michigan when it gets that hot you can’t get a breath of air no matter what. I much prefer the cooler air.

[@ronallen6578]

Isn't that why you MOVED to MI???? I worked for a company near St. John's. Coming from the humidity belt in Ohio, I looked forward to going up there. Didn't always work out 😥😥

[@seancasey2444]

How come they didn't pour the basement first.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Depends on who gets there first framers or plumbers

[@lhr1701]

Hi Tom I hope you had a great Fourth of July. Do you have an ice machine back at your yard? It would save time and money not having to stop and buy it.

[@JohnSmith-tv5ep]

TOM! Yinz COULDA poured that last patio!!! It does cool down a bit in the evenings!🤔 (just bustin stones!) Really though, after that days projects, looks like a double Baysel Hayden night! Sheesh!

[@bodogkiller2093]

Where is Jim ????

[@Concretewiththehauses]

He is still here

[@bsrcat1]

Summertime basements with no wind "SUCK"!!! You are completely soaked, there is complete saturation of the air inside the basement so basically 100% humidity. You sweat but it doesn't evaporate so it doesn't cool you so everybody is running hot... No thank you. I would rather pour driveways every single day of the week.

[@mrbill8542]

Proving that rock alone does not compact !!

[@ThomasEddy-r1u]

Is concrete placement the biggest l can’t stop more than any other trade

[@mikebarushok5361]

The concrete waits for no man. If you get too far behind the concrete, you can have to tear it out and start over and lose big money and have a disrupted schedule that takes weeks to catch up. In the house construction trades there are significant issues when plumbing or electrical delays drywall and the consequences are the general contractor won't use you again. Delayed roofing can destroy floor decking if there's rain. Different effects in the different trades, but overall if you can't be reliable and have a contingency plan you'll never last very long.

[@flowerstone]

The struggles that come with concrete. I don’t think we saw it all but alls unstuck. You do boast about taking on the tough jobs. 😁 Humidity makes it tougher. 🥵

[@eddyarundale1566]

👋🏻

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Tom you should not be shoveling!

[@carloscarrillo7000]

Next time get a concrete truck that is AWD😂😂😂😂

[@timstout781]

They are, he said the differential wouldn't lock in. 👍

[@daveklein2826]

Guess you didn't listen

[@kingkong7617]

Your wife was looking out for you and the crew with the liquid-iv and she had a really good plan for the heat. The heat is bad, but as long as you drink plenty of water and stay hydrated, you should be good and try to stay out of it during the middle of the day.