How To Pour Concrete and Broom Finish | Mini Split AC Condenser Pad

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@BrianFortner-k2l 11 ай бұрын

Great Video as usual! Thank you for sharing.

@FortKnoxCo 11 ай бұрын

Than you ! I appreciate that

@av_oid 10 ай бұрын

Very well explained and concise! Thanks!

@FortKnoxCo 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate that.

@JohnDoe-m4w2j Ай бұрын

What do you think is the biggest pour I could do by myself before I would need help? I love your simple explanation.

@FortKnoxCo Ай бұрын

If you’re doing it yourself with no one helping you at all, maybe 4-6 bags at a time? It all really depends on what you’re trying to do. For example, if you’re trying to pour a very large patio and you are gonna do it yourself, you may need to pour it in some type of grid section by section. If you’re doing a long but narrow pathway, you may be able to truck along and get the majority of it done in one swoop. Also, if you’re mixing by hand versus using a small cement mixer. If you have a small cement mixer that cuts down your time required to mix, and you can spend more time working the concrete to make sure the areas that you have going are being intended to. So there’s more factors in play, depending on what kind of project you want to do rather than one person being able to do a specific amount like a graph.

@TheOneAndOnly520 4 ай бұрын

Planning to do the pad for my mini split just like that with out it connecting to the house foundation as there is a sprinkler on the way. Any problems with leaving that gap with water collecting there?

@FortKnoxCo 4 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t pour around the sprinkler head honestly. I would try to move that pad or move the sprinkler head.

@duaneross9271 8 ай бұрын

is there a reason you don't mix the concrete in a bucket,seems like it would be easier to deal with?

@FortKnoxCo 8 ай бұрын

Like a 5 gal bucket? Mixing in something that small would be very difficult to get all the dry spots mixed well. And I’ve done it before and sometimes you pop a hole in the bucket if using a shovel. This pad took several bags of concrete so with a small bucket you’d be making lots of batches. With the wheelbarrow it took to batches. I need to get an actual cement mixer soon probably though. Could make life a bit easier

@duaneross9271 8 ай бұрын

@@FortKnoxCo That would take all the fun out of it.haha Thanks for the video

@duaneross9271 8 ай бұрын

@@FortKnoxCo Are you affiliated with Fort Knox gun safes? That's what I do is move safes. Them fort Knox safes are built well. Probably the best built ones available. But there is a lot of different good ones out there. Thanks again

@FortKnoxCo 8 ай бұрын

@@duaneross9271 no, no association with the safe company. Fort-Knox is a play off my last name. Nick name when I played sports. So early off when I started my custom building and construction I came up with the name to brand things I built. I agree, the Fort Knox safes are very nice.

@Sevalecan 6 ай бұрын

I'm not sure what to expect. You say "don't overwork the concrete" and you skip troweling and floating while it was setting. This conflicts with information I've seen elsewhere. Is this simply your preference for a less smooth surface?

@FortKnoxCo 6 ай бұрын

In the video I could have let the concrete sit a little more. I was mainly making the video to show the overall process and talking about some facts about the concrete and forms and mixing. If I would have let it set longer I could have achieved a smoother finish.