How to prep for Concrete garage floor with wire mesh

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How to prep for Concrete garage floor with wire mesh
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Hello my name is Mike and I'm the owner operator at TC Excavating also known as Dirt Boss please leave a comment and tell me what you think!
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[@jonkennedyfederation]

Perfectly explained! No music... straight facts! LOVE IT!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks

[@sonnyblazer5504]

This one was "CLASSROOM" quality on presentation and belongs in a "Tech Ed" class. Seen you do these many times but this one was classic and quick prep for the 'floating floor'! Great job, BOSS! Sonny

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Sonny !

[@mcfwelding]

nice work i am planning on pouring a pad outside of my shop/garage out about 8 more feet from an existing apron so watching concrete prep videos always helps me figure what i need to do

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Good the biggest thing is compaction make sure the base is good

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Those panels are great to work with. One of the companies that I worked for bought a welded wire mesh operation in the early ‘80s. The owner wouldn’t sell his trademarks or brand names. So, in effect they bought a business with no customers. Luckily, they found a new home center business that was needing wire mesh for concrete. They wanted it in rolls. It took very little time to fabricate a few rolling machines. That plant operated for well over 20 years just making those rolls for a big orange box store. But, my point, it’s a pain in the tail to use grid from a roll. You have to roll it out then flip every strip. Otherwise you’ll be doing nothing but fighting the cast (technical name for curl within a roll of wire). I got several rolls that were sent to our testing center. Boy was I glad to give the last one away so I didn’t have to fight it myself anymore. I have used flat panels every since!!! You did a nice job detailing and illustrating the prep work. Thanks Boss! PS- I’m working on a video of a repair job on a bed I made 15 yrs ago. Hope to post it this weekend.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah them rolls and wire are deadly if you don't trust the guy on the other end when you go to flip it don't do it ! I've had many times where I had to duck tuck and roll.. 😂

[@henryg683]

All prep today was waiting for the concrete truck to arrive be seeing that tomorrow!!!! Great job as usual!!!!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Couldn't to get concrete till Tuesday crazy

[@dignation216]

Can’t wait to see the power trowel in action, great video bro 👍😎

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Oh yeah can't wait to get back on the create myself

[@dylantrinder1571]

Looking forward to seeing the pour. 👍🏻

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes sir concrete's on Tuesday

[@terrybergin4921]

Good control on laying the stone.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks I figured somebody would enjoy that!

[@juniafrank8724]

It's the DirtBoss 😎 Back on site Nice prep ready for concrete great job DirtBoss 😎 and Thank U for the great video 💪😎👍

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thank you

[@alwayshungry24]

been watching this build from the beginning and its getting done quick

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes it's coming along greatly

[@frank4532]

Looking great Dirt Boss Thanks for sharing 👍

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Frank

[@davebeck3135]

Great video Mike!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Dave

[@mycofairbanks3321]

Now thats what I'm talkin bout. Thank you.

[@timmymalone5444]

U make it look so easy. Ready to pour.👍👍

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah sometimes the camera does that

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

DB doing awesome job see you on the poor my friend stay safe and god bless

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes sir see you then

[@edstevens9357]

Looking good!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Ed

[@alittlebitofeverything5090]

You are an excellent teacher! Very thorough. Did someone show you how to do all these different types of projects? Or is some of it self-taught? Maybe a little of both!You can fix just about anything and build/construct all sorts of things the right way.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I had a Awesome Father ♥️

[@alittlebitofeverything5090]

@@DIRT-BOSS Well keep up the good work!

[@mrandrewdennis1]

Got to pull the strings!! Great video friend.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Oh yeah got to go old school !! Hey I put your video on my community post this morning ! 👍🏼

[@mrandrewdennis1]

@@DIRT-BOSS posting the straight pipe tonight. Thanks I appreciate it!

[@lildeanc]

My guy absolutely destroyed that dpm

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Ha

[@bhermon265]

Thanks for another great video 👍

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Welcome buddy

[@JamesAndrew17]

@Dirt boss, You should put the formwork on the inside of the garage door opening. That way when the garage door is closed it will cover the seam/transition from the garage slab to the driveway!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Absolutely not The floor has to sit on the foundation then we taper from the garage door out stay tuned

[@JamesAndrew17]

@@DIRT-BOSS I pour my garage slabs to the inside because most of my homes driveways are sand finish and stamped concrete. Would look really bad in my specific case. Rebar is stubbed out of the 2x4 formwork and we stub our bar into the footing on the inside as well. Thanks for the response, your the man!

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Nice job!!👍

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks bud

[@CYUNG467]

Great Job💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@garymilstead4199]

What, no expansion joints along the walls? Here in Florida we have termicide sprayed before putting down the plastic, code required.

[@dignation216]

You post I click

[@DIRT-BOSS]

LoL thanks Man

[@CerebralAilment]

Always breaking a joint - is that like the equilateral of christening a boat with a wine bottle? lol

[@DIRT-BOSS]

You know it

[@CYUNG467]

Great Job 💪🏾💪🏾🔥🔥

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Craig

[@chasemcmurray3737]

Where’s niko? Awesome job. Great video.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

He's working his other job

[@mrs.dirtboss]

First!! 😉

[@mrs.dirtboss]

@@tasjaki lol!! 😁

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah you might of had some inside information 😆

[@jayp1487]

Is it ok to pierce the polythene with mesh wire

[@DIRT-BOSS]

@@jayp1487 yeah that's fine it lets it breathe if it bothers your throw tape on it

[@mikejohnson3601]

Don't you lift the fabric to centre of concrete thickness e.g if pour is 5" don't u set fabric to say 2.5"

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes

[@battalion151R]

How thick was this pour? Getting ready to pour a 14x14 root cellar base. I'm pouring right on top of sandstone, so not much tamping going on. It's been raining like crazy, and this sandstone wicks it away faster than it can rain.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

4 in thick is standard

[@zarkum100]

Hi Mike! Just a simple question....Why do you pitch the garage floor towards the automatic gateways???

[@DIRT-BOSS]

We pitched the garage floor because we're in the Northeast and the snow melt on the cars it drips and then it goes out the door..

[@zarkum100]

@@DIRT-BOSS Hmmm I also made that mistake....I have a radio controlled door in my garage with a rubber lip at the botton....what happens when you park your car inside and the water collects infront of the lip when you have frost outside???

[@DIRT-BOSS]

@@zarkum100 The garage slab sits on the house foundation that is 4 ft in the ground

[@jasoncanmore5838]

Nice. What gauge wire do you use for the garage?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

You know I don't know the exact gauge off hand it's not the heavy commercial gauge it's a residential gauge