How to bull float, Old School Style

Bull floating concrete

[@sbarker99]

In 30 years of doing drywall in new construction homes I have never seen anybody leave that many lines anywhere

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

That's true, they're to exspensive to leave laying around

[@marioh5144]

That’s just the 1st pass then gets the helicopter on top them brushed

[@juanguerrero6581]

thats like first pass

[@kevinkanzler495]

Youve done 30 years in some form of construction work and you don't understand it'll be wet long enough for further passes before they are done? 🤔

[@andyrock8109]

Shitty job

[@edgarcamacho9567]

A lot of people on this comment section clearly aren’t subscribed to the channel, otherwise, they would know that Odell’s crew is second to none and every job is done with the utmost professionalism as well as craftsmanship. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Your right TY

[@antoniocontreras9888]

En español

[@LOL-fb3sv]

This was 2 years ago?

[@sackclothandashes1342]

If my old mentor saw me leave lines like that I would be left in that slab.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Bummer

[@Polo_CJR]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete bummer that the customer had to deal with people who are amateurs after doing for apparently 15 yr... Lmao 💀💀💀

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

@@Polo_CJR OSS

[@familyfetersfromtheisland8110]

😂😂😂

[@cheesecake3251]

@@OdellCompleteConcretey’all must be new to this concrete business

[@SPAINISHLOCKSMITH]

Old school is with boards over the top and float off by hand while on your knees ....I know as we used to do it back in the 70s / 80s

[@bumckfszful]

We still do it the same way in Poland

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

That's intense

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Perfect

[@stoneman28]

I see too many run the BF to just smooth without knocking the stones down and a year later you can see all the stones.

[@stefanpogo1441]

When you let the apprentice have a go

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

NSS

[@420somewhere4]

I've been doing concrete work for 40 yrs and I watch these videos and everyone in them is old and walkin funny. Where is the young blood?

[@karlmiller7500]

In front of an LED screen

[@jackwillie2729]

35 years ago we got one of those floats custom 6 ft. At times I'd have to lay bricks on it or shovel cement on it to help to level concrete, it needed extra weight at times

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes weights help sometimes

[@brianrussette9267]

When the concrete is to dry

[@BigCraigslist]

You add weight when it dries up on you

[@byronmoran9943]

Dave Odell is Legendary round these parts.. Now he’s become a household name nationally +

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Awesome What parts are those?

[@byronmoran9943]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete Ha ! I’ve got folks all over the place and they’ve got friends ! Let me tell ya Dave ...

[@SetTheCaptivesFree4797]

He’s really doing it one handed, I’d be pissed if I seen him floating this with his phone in his hand.

[@jovlia55]

I like the ones with rounded edges marshalltown.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Leaves less lines that's for sure

[@Unknown_Ooh]

I see. You push and pull the float yes it looks very difficult alright.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@heyitsme1534]

I really do feel for concrete dudes. Their backs are shot by the time they’re 40

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur

[@bunney199]

Been doing it since I was 18, I’m 22 . Does fu** your back up quick

[@isaacaburto631]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete pp

[@danmadison5087]

I'm 56 and my back isn't shot. Standing in one spot for 8 hours hurts my back.

[@johntrace2099]

48 and still running circles around the 20 year old nancy boys!!

[@tigrechatninja]

Did my first job yesterday and after seing this video I was like im a pro already then I read the comments lol ...

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Bingo

[@brianng1701]

Looks perfect👏

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@RM-fb6sj]

EASSSSYYYY MONEYYYYY!!!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@edwardlapiedra8534]

Old school? This is very much still relevant.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@watermalanblew]

A good finisher takes pride in his work and never leaves streaks like that. I take the ends and slightly bend them up with a hammer so no streaks are left

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

No worries with the power trowel

[@timothinking9855]

Clearly he's never used a power trowel... Does the job of ten guys.

[@robertmeese6545]

@@timothinking9855 sometimes it's just the timing of the concrete but the best is a pan and cross it out then trial it with finish blades the pan will close it up and fill it in for a nice finish......

[@timothinking9855]

@@robertmeese6545 the Timing? .... Do you mean slump?... Or ...? If you have workable concrete and your weather and elevation is good, you can trowel out lap lines always, but on most large pad jobs like this , any reputable company is going to have a power trowel. It's cheaper than having finish guys on standby paying $30 per hour each... Any 2500-3000 psi concrete with a true slump is usually finishable for a while afterwards. As long as you can get a good cream that's all that matters, and if it's going to be broom finish it doesn't really matter anyway.

[@robertmeese6545]

@@timothinking9855 sometimes it's who running the bullfloat and if it's a super flat floor ff you don't want to dip the bullfloat or make dips with the bullfloat.... Really running a bullfloat there should be no edge lines if it a ff floor. If you bullfloat is dipping to much it's to wet!!!

[@Stew900]

Haven't seen this done since this morning. 😁

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Boom

[@Fr3sh-Kush]

So been doing concrete a cpl years but reletively new to finishing. Got 3 questions 1 . So a bullfloat is used to flatten out everything after rodding correct? 2. What is the fresno used for? Like the steel ones the size of the bullfloat? 3. What is a funny trowel/ hand trowel on the pole used for? Ive seen some of the older guys use it but only sometimes? Whats the purpose and WHEN is it used? Any insight is highly appreaciated man. I really wanna learn and improve more.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Every tool is helping to flatten smooth at different stages of the concrete cureing

[@phillipwhittle5444]

1 seal and flatten yes 2 a Fresno is to seal it up quicker the big ones are just to cover more ground mainly used on sidewalks patios in driveways 3 a funny trowel is used the same as a Fresno only it's a hand trial on a stick takes a little getting used to

[@happydirt9377]

I didn’t realize I was doing it old school.

[@bmo14lax]

Right now suddenly anything done by hand is old school lmao

[@nonono355]

I'm going to try out the best option for you to get in the car and get your training facilities for the next one at the moment. Kind Regards Auto Spell 😜🤣

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@Lakeman3211]

Year after year concrete videos roll thru KZbin and It baffles me that the established methods somehow get lost most often by those who somehow derive their living from doing that very thing over and over every day….

[@markd1335]

Driving stakes into a rock pile Is the best fun ever

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Give up the gym membership after that

[@OLBAP_ZEVAHC-0991]

I agree

[@russellhowell9854]

Takes a strong man to do that all day!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Oss

[@russellhowell9854]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete What' OSS mean?

[@bubbleblaster3937]

Please knock down the metal stakes for the screeder guy 🤕

[@doyouevenfloatbro]

Goddamn carpenters

[@kulz888]

Old school means pushing it with your belt :))

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Belly

[@jamesosborne5950]

In my 23 years of Crete work I would be fired leaving those deep lines but hey we all gotta learn right. I miss finishing concrete. It’s in my blood

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

maybe

[@matdomm]

Old school would be a wood float

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@AltexIndustries]

I could watch video’s like these all day 😂

[@robertmeese6545]

Lol he's really dipping that bullfloat! 🤣

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

He's trying to move the mud in to a low spot

[@robertmeese6545]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete then use a Channel bullfloat or a bump cutter best way to do that put a pan on it then use a bump cutter... I scored a 68ff on a cordigated decking on a hospital that means his FL is off....

[@jtotherog]

@@robertmeese6545 or it's simply a low spot from a boot or something. No big deal. Just push some mud in the hole with the tool you have in your hand🤣 why go hunting a bump screed and a machine with pans. Mountain out of a mole hill man

[@robertmeese6545]

@@jtotherog just a different from a ff floor then a reg floor just know some Construction companies will not pay you unless the floor meets a certain flatness.. So sometimes a mole hill can become a ⛰️ mountain...... no big deal you can't see it from my house right! 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@j24575]

What’s old school about that? My uncle Tony would call that guy on the bull float a shoemaker with all those lines like that

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@whospilledmybeans]

I tell people get concrete floors if they dont want wood or vinyl/whatever installed. So they can deal with a more expensive solution lol.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Concrete floors done right are the best

[@buddylenway6762]

Old school would be with a wood Float

[@asmith8898]

Exactly.

[@MirroCosmoKenisis]

Nice concrete... good texture

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kevinbenedict5443]

What exactly is "old school" about that?

[@markiemularky924]

That's been used from since the beginning of time

[@76biggdogg]

No dildo motor on the end .... The new ones vibrate .

[@stevestine9769]

Hey ODELL haven't seen any SoCal OC orders hit associated dispatch screen in a long time ??

[@LOL-fb3sv]

This is 2 years ago?!

[@aztecthemenace890]

bro glad i got the round mapa i dont leave lines

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sweet Some people like the lines

[@chrishennigan4017]

Take a grinder and sandpaper and roll the corners less lines that way

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

True

[@nickcharles5891]

Very exciting, is the next video watching the cement dry?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

love that part

[@smackflack5771]

Slow it down

[@listenupfools731]

Ever heard the term,setting your bullfloat? Its just like setting a trowel,only its a bullfloat.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

No, I haven't

[@codykoch8342]

What is old school about this? Cuz it has no knuckle?

[@johntrace2099]

Push a 6' wood one over 20 thousand sq ft in a day! That's old school!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Get it on

[@watermalanblew]

We used a 10ft covers more area but it’s heavier heavy highway. 6ft are only good for intersections and driver ways and side walks

[@GT-43]

So what is new school bulll floating?

[@georgewallace9719]

I saw a bull floating down 90 East in southeast Texas after Hurricane Harvey😎

[@damiangarcia6367]

These guys do the messiest concrete work all the time

[@Suplement240]

Deben usar el bufloat de puntas redondas para que no te deje líneas y debes pasarlo más suave

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Power trowel

[@thomasdennis230]

Skills / the only thing I miss about concrete construction. The rest of it gave me bad arthritic joints .

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Its brutal out there

[@edwardmata571]

Very cool

[@Blackstonebrandon4]

Little less tilt on the return won’t leave as many lines

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good idea

[@SouthernFisherman]

Lowering on the return will change a little bit you can slightly file or grind down the sharp corners down but slow and low on the return will leave a lot smoother

[@SouthernFisherman]

But it’s plenty wet and Everyone has there own techniques as long as the finish product looks good hey if you want to trowel with a pool trowel or a 20x5 square trowel your preference Great job bro

[@leesmith9222]

If the floor is being powerfloated then those lines won't matter anyway

[@gageglauser745]

You dont have to grind your bull float to not leave lines, if you're floating right to left like he is in this video, all you have to do is pull your float to the right to catch the line, so easy a caveman can do it

[@cxlegarrett367]

How else would you do it?

[@michaelmajor2517]

Old school wouldn't have that swivel knuckle on the bullfloat

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

True

[@trevorkeim4480]

If one of my guys did that terrible I’d fire em🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jbconcrete9191]

Y si uso una bootflow redonda dejo menos lineas?

[@zacherybutera4394]

Yes

[@suprememagnetic4850]

I don’t know Jack about this but I don’t think it’s suppose to have that many lines like that, I’ve seen workers do work and not really leave any

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

The more the merrier

[@tipsdetrabajos1053]

Nice bull floating

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@nc23jordan16]

Old school?

[@dalestraw2258]

Be real nice to see rebar caps !

[@Sam-tc4up]

Thats not old-school that's how it's done on any site?

[@Chamblin11]

Omg look at all the lines.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@lordrocountinsnacks5742]

Is it cause he’s going to fast?

[@tcm1428]

Ta muy fresco pa mapiarlo

[@dougstobaugh376]

Yes this is old school too many bullfloat marks in the concrete. GOD-BLESS.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@illbrowns]

How you get rid of lines bro

[@enriqueortiz5853]

Old school? It’s the only way to do it

[@Papiiswagg]

Brother why are you using magnesium instead of wood?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@Papiiswagg]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete what does that mean?

[@_ViralLogic_]

Is it really considered well done in your country? I don't hate your work just want to know And I apologize if I offended you

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes it seems to work well in our climate conditions

[@SouthernFisherman]

This slab is very wet and Fran’s wasn’t close to the finished product

[@danmadison5087]

Guess what. It's done exactly the same way today.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Never changes

[@Mrmichaelp970]

Fresno float

[@krystalcoxx6562]

Is there any other way to Bull float

[@jamietwigg5152]

Old school bull floats don't have directional lift chains

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

True

[@krystalcocksalot6579]

I haven't seen a new school way they've been doing that for a hundred years only difference is lighter tools

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

yes concrete hasn't changed much, it's still work

[@drDAKOTABOOZER]

That's probably the wrong float for that application. Usually that one is for long stretches of side walk.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It's perfect for this

[@SouthernFisherman]

The magnesium Bull float is good for this we mainly use it once in a while the wooden bull float For real wet stuff or bigger rock

[@BuiltByJalal]

Maybe it’s for your head

[@robertmeese6545]

I think the concrete is just to wet and just young on the bullfloat.....

[@drDAKOTABOOZER]

@@SouthernFisherman yeah but it's a straight edged, it's not designed for slabs, only sidewalks

[@Sandwich13455]

What about those big lines up and down the screed?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Power trowel

[@Sandwich13455]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete power float?I'm from the UK and the power floats look like a helicopter upside down.

[@matdomm]

What makes that old school Style

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It's hasn't changed in a long long time

[@mauroorduna5097]

Mi gente trabajadora

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@FastFerrari82]

Phoenix or Vegas?

[@OssohoneyAV]

How TF, is that old-school???!!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

never changes

[@rubendariovillagran8917]

Aquí en argentina le llamamos avión....le falta más cancha..( práctica )

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

wevos

[@dmgzozo3033]

So many lines 😂😂 nah thats not old school thats a new guy on a float

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@oobidoo8208]

Hope you're gonna float that when you're finished playing

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@michaeldodson4410]

How is that old school. That's a ratchet head not a fixed head on that float. Old school you're laying the handle almost on the the ground and raising it above your head back and forth.

[@averyflynn2017]

Mmmmmm no! When you pull back go at an angle into the previous push so there are no lines?!?!😁😎

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I like that idea

[@cheesecake3251]

He must be a rookie leaving all those lines

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes

[@elischultes6587]

He needs more practice to not leave so many track marks behind. That’s even a lot for pans under a power trowel. That or don’t pour at a 6” slump.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

The tamp is what makes it happen

[@sherlock7898]

Smooth like buttah

[@CONCRETEMANtv]

How is that old school isnt it new school too though its all school. Yeah and about the lines I see no problem of course but a slight bow on the ends of bullfloat go along way.. Less surface area to float with but little to no lines.. What I do anyways. Cool vid.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sweet

[@rebeccah.2524]

Excellent ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@HPDrifter2]

So, they're finishing a slab for an old school?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I wish

[@abdullaqahhor7359]

i am 100% sure he did not use to know what is the teeth brush

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@bryanbaldassarri3248]

What’s the old school part, we bull float all the tome

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@00short58]

So where's the bull float....thats a magnesium float

[@cynicalvibes_8193]

Its literally the same thing forehead 😂

[@wormhayes4929]

That is a Twist handle style Bull Float not a lift in lower lift and lowers old school Bull Float get it right

[@daveworzel]

Too early.

[@01aharley]

You going to WOC? Hope to see you there

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Not sure yet

[@heyboss318]

Outstanding work guys keep up the great work.

[@jimwebb9869]

Is there a a new way?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

No, it never changes

[@jasonyoung1230]

No reason for that many lines, even on the first pass. A good bullfloat operator will take out the majority of them.

[@JP-hx4lm]

Wtf is new school if this is old school lol only way I do it is this way

[@rockridgewoodshop]

Nice, !

[@MisterRay11]

Shouldn’t it be rounded on the edges like a pool

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

No