DIY Large Concrete Planters

[@doggygaming950]

Awesome job. Best technique i have seen.

[@TheChungKids]

Thank you! That's very kind of you 😃

[@user-qc1ne4jq6f]

The part I like the most is the time with your children! Good job dad my children are grown you don't realize how important these life lessons are. But seeing my son do projects and him telling me yeah, dad taught me that, or my daughter telling talking about stuff I taught her are the best.

[@TheChungKids]

Thank you for the encouragement. I definitely cherish every moment I get to spend with them!

[@PEAKCENTURY]

Great job, dad!! Giving these kids worthwhile skill sets and developmental tools that will enrich the rest of their lives!!

[@TheChungKids]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@melvinmantis]

Great job and nice video. The project looks outstanding and the complications were well addressed and corrected without issue. Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@TheChungKids]

Thanks Melvin, appreciate the kind words!

[@flamabl1]

Don't add water to make the concrete "soupy". Just get some plasticizer it actually makes the concrete stronger while flowing much better.

[@TheChungKids]

Thanks for the tip!

[@flamabl1]

Should always stake the forms the pressure of wet concrete is tremendous.

[@TheChungKids]

Yes, hindsight with how tall these were, staking the forms would have been a good idea

[@sarz8616]

Great Projects. R U living in a warm weather state? I am in OH and was told that I have to take the plants in planters inside. I want to do a similar project on wheels and plant evergreen trees in it. The location I want the trees has the gas line running under and I want to have the option to move the planters out if needed. Any advice on how to build it?

[@TheChungKids]

Hi! We live in Southern California so it's warm most of the year. You can build a wooden form and possibly place the planter on top of a furniture dolly, but it can get pretty heavy. I think it might be easier to buy a composite planter that is light. I've also seen some lightweight planters that have a concrete appearance

[@ezraorlofsky7809]

can you do this without so much wood?

[@TheChungKids]

Unfortunately, you need the wood to create the form for the concrete to take shape. I oiled the forms and reused them, but you still need the wood.

[@covidvirus2810]

Do Americans use rebar or reinforce concrete?..

[@TheChungKids]

Yes definitely haha. We used rebar on our structural builds like our concrete pergola, ping pong table, and bbq, but didn't feel we needed it for these short planters.

[@joanalee842]

Love how he taught the kids to drill

[@TheChungKids]

Thank you!!

[@NordicDan]

I love the idea of a pour in place concrete bed. I have two 5'x10'x18" wooden beds that after 13 years are about to let go, so I'm wanting to build a single large 15' square concrete bed. Still trying to figure out just how thick it'll need to be and how much concrete I'll need, but I expect the pour alone will be a full weekend project since I can't get a truck beck to where I'll be building it! Due to the pressure of the soil against the finished concrete, I plan to NOT heavily reinforce the lower middle sections of my form, since the bulge that'll form from the weight of the concrete will (hopefully) help to brace against the weight of the soil. I'm thinking the same principle as a buttress dam.

[@TheChungKids]

I love concrete garden beds. They are a lot more work initially, but they'll last and won't decay like wood can. We made another version using blocks and pouring concrete into the cells. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKDcf3yYl7NlopY

[@georgedavis1152]

Your explanations and presentation was perfect!

[@TheChungKids]

Thank you so much! We appreciate it!