How to Retrofit an Existing Concrete Slab for a Shed.

[@jeffmason2010]

Watching your videos for years, still loving each one. Keep it up!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

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[@bigjakex]

the tip about not drilling all the way through the slab because of blow out is knowledge that only a seasoned pro would know! thanks for sharing your tips and tricks.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

That's true. TY

[@MikeHarris1984]

I love using the torx construction screws. They don't slip, they are strong with a good sheer and tensile strength (not as good as nail, but for a lot of odds and ends, perfect. And the torx prevents stripping like a Phillips would after a few uses, so great to reuse over and over.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

The screw to use

[@michaelwright6742]

I'm going to try your recipe the next time I mix concrete. I'm going to be doing a foundation for a shed addition. I've learned a lot watching your channel.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

GL

[@lisapochecalhoun]

You do good work and your narration is calm and informative. It’s relaxing to watch your videos.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@witchmouth]

I really enjoy watching your videos. Also, I learn a lot from all the tips you give out. Thank you, David!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great GL

[@Reub3]

Love your work and I'm glad your channel exists. I wish you guys many more years of great success. I have learned a lot from you guys and enjoy watching you guys work. Much Respect from Texas 🙏

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty GL

[@rescuediver2]

This is the exact video I've been looking for! I am about to do this for my existing 3 car garage. The sill plate is completely rotted out of it. The builder poured a 42x28 ft slab for a 35x24ft building.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good idea. GL

[@JonnyDIY]

Great job Dave and the Chef. Loved Eric's restaurant apron 😂💕👍 And loved hearing about you saving your screws. I just was reusing some old ones today to build a new fence gate 😆👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

The only way to go

[@Z06ChevyVette]

Awesome work brother!!!!!🏆🤙🏼 I’m a GC out of Miami, Fla. And here I am taking notes from “YOU”😃 thank you for your time and these great videos!!!🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad it was helpful!

[@adambradley8645]

As you just started, I thought that base concrete looks neat. I forgot it was one of your jobs until you reminded everyone 🤣 The chef was funny with the apron to. Great video Dave, atb 👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW TY

[@Felipe-fw3tx]

Important step. I had to replace a rotten sill plate on a retrofit over a slab where they never bothered to add a curb like you just did. The sill plate was pressure treated and still crumbled like feta cheese.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes it can happen

[@saramcdonalds9038]

​@@OdellCompleteConcrete10 YEAR WARRANTY On ALL YOUR CONCRETE WORK. RIGHT

[@deathblade909]

Probbaly wrong waterproofing usually sill plates are on edge of concrete for homes. Stucco, flashing , screed , etc diverts any water vapor away and blow the pressure plate

[@zrkn1]

I've never got a bad meal at the Bullhead Perkins, Great Job Boss Dave and Chef. Get that fish ready for Friday and see you soon. Cheers!!!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

The Chef recommends the fish on Fridays

[@Empty5kull]

Nice Job as usual man. I'm a viewer from Argentina, I came across your channel at random and I've been following your vids for a while. It's really funny cos I know crap about manual labour or concrete, I work on IT, yet somehow I still love this videos. Don't know if its the power of creating rock-like structures, a combo of my ocd and the perfectionist/completionist in me or what but something about this videos keeps me coming back. You oughta see my GF expresion when I tell here there is a new Odell Complete Concrete video up XD. Anyways, keep the coming, great work!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

That's great, maybe she'll get one my shirts for your birthday. TY

[@KevinSpringer69420]

love your videos and I'm learning on how to do concrete for myself by watching each video and getting the Idea when I redo my house.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good idea GL

[@millicentsquirrelhole582]

A neighbor enjoying the stem wall pour played this appropriate tune on his hi-fi..James Brown's..'Papa Don't Take No Mess'..an' folk was dancin' while watchin;..

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sounds like fun

[@gasm1100]

Awesome work, sir! Great music soundtrack too

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you kindly!

[@matthewzito5952]

Thanks for your love and knowledge .. please keep videos coming .. it would be awesome if you can do a video on your different experiences with permits and inspections ! Everyone has stories about that and I bet yours would be up there in the greats ! Wishes Matt

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It's a crap shoot

[@anthonypiligno7618]

🎉Thanks for the video bro....JJ.. Jonjon...🎉

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

No problem 👍

[@warrenzebon3849]

Thanks for posting and sharing the experience. Excellent work as always.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

My pleasure!

[@BigP85]

Always fantastic job!!!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

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[@01SilveradoLT]

Odell, the concrete whisperer.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@timjones147]

That was a little different. Cool video, thanks

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

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[@emagee7864]

Thank you for posting. I've been curious about how the industry retrofits an existing slab for a structure without removing the slab and starting all over.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW TY

[@sydsyd]

Always a GREAT job!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

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[@jacklabloom635]

Looks good, David.

[@scottraven1721]

Excellent work again, as always Thank you

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks again!

[@MrElemonator]

Odell Rules!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@eddielauron1123]

Absolutely love your videos! How do yall smooth out the spot by the bolts? It looked like your trowel was stopping right at the bolt. Just recently ran into this issue during framing. We had to chip out excess concrete around all the anchor bolts. Thanks in advance! Keep up the great work! Y'all are awesome

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I use a margin trowel

[@eddiesabori5167]

hahaha leave a good or bad comment I don't care! hahahaha excellent we just did a job like this one.. funny I did exactly the same, I use Simpson MASAP anchor clip It workout very well too! great work✌️

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

never used those. TY

[@Richardcardiel-xs2yl]

Good job Dave

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@chaspruitt2610]

Great video, good info!! Thank you. 👍🏼

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jimmymartin]

Love that you reuse a lot of the framework hardware. How much of the would are you able to reuse by chance, if any? HVAC tradesman and all my concrete knowledge comes from you lol. Keep it up

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I reuse 95%

[@cvanDOTnet]

Thanks for this.. was wondering about exactly what you just showed here.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great Gzl

[@josephrottina1901]

Great job brother.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

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[@r.arabian3056]

Great video. Very instructional.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kevintotanes8760]

Already gave the like and haven’t even watched the video yet - that’s how good these guys are 😂 Also, why didn’t you go monolithic on this? Home owner’s idea?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It was an after thought.

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Excelente trabajo 👌👌

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

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[@AJ-Themes-for-Great-Cities]

Really enjoyed that one...

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great TY

[@wauxpress4545]

You just earned a subscriber

[@Trucker-Belly]

How do you seal the new curb with the old slab?

[@arth.4196]

Awesome 👌 👏 👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

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[@vintageMIDI]

I wonder if it is possible to lay a new slab over an old slab using similar framing, gluing, and reinforcement techniques as seen in this video. My old slab has some vegetation overtaking the center where the relief cuts exist. Old slab is 4 inches thick and in pretty good shape. Just need to add another 2-3 inches to prepare it for a workshop building.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

yes you could do that

[@MillCityJam]

Gym membership!! - LOL... Great Tips!! Thanks!!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

You bet! TY

[@Torbox1]

14:14 I appreciate the detail in the clean up, I expected you to just sweep the chips into the gravel right next to the shed but you collected them and threw them out. I'm curious why the shed wasn't backed closer to the property edge though? Seems like a bit of wasted space behind the shed, maybe he'll build a lean-to roof to make a covered area though.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Building codes. Thanks

[@cheeseburger9232]

Have you ever jacked up a garage to pour new footings?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

yes

[@dadof6boys80]

What would you consider to be the thinnest layer of concrete you would add to an existing slab? I would like to add 2” thick and 2.5” wide of concrete for the sill plate to sit on.

[@adamdeshon1275]

Thanks for making this video. This is exactly what I was looking for to add a stem all inside of a garage for a laundry room. Question, do you ever use Dobie blocks or rebar chairs? Also, if the existing concrete is sloped, would you just rip a board so the stem wall is level? Just curious. Thanks!

[@blh3741]

looks great! Be careful reusing tapcons/concrete anchors. It sucks when they snap off. BTDT

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I think it's due to over tightening.

[@Wooster77]

I’m thinking about having a tuffshed installed on an existing slab. The slab is larger than the shed will be. I think tuffsheds come with galvanized steel joists and may not need to be raised. Not sure if that’s correct though.

[@drumtwo4seven]

Nice 👍

[@MaxGoddur]

what areas do you service

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

CA, AZ

[@mattyboysully]

Looks great

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks!

[@sergeantseven4240]

I am interested in this because i have an existing shed that was built on a slab with expansion cuts and no curb. The bottom plates of the shed are rotting out from water ingress. Now i have to jack up the shed and try this... in doing this, do you still get water ingress at the cuts in the slab?

[@Z28-o4y]

I have that same Dewalt chop saw, love it

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It's solid

[@pg5684]

Thats perfection right there! Love the channel been watching it for years! I've always been kind of stumped on the amount of water to use in a mixer like this. Seems that even when I use the "max" allowed water as stated on the bag, its too dry. Maybe I'm not letting it mix long enough? Also was that "T" bar a custom made tool? I was jabbing a piece of metal angle to break up the clumps. Thanks for all the tips and tricks.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

5th wheel detach hook

[@kilcool01]

looks great and very interesting, I'm going to build a shed on a concrete base (yet to be poured) in the summer, do you have a video where you show how to pour the slab with the curb (6 * 6) at the same time/pour? Great learning. Seán from Dingle, Ireland

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I'm sure I do or something very similar. GL

[@octanoszeus]

My mother in law is gonna have me work on a tiny concrete project, "7 inch step" for platform or porch access, the existing one is at an inconvenient location. I feel like I have it figured out, however the existing step has thin slabs of design rock to give it a nice appearance, and well knowing my mother law she ain't gonna be happy with a regular gray concrete step, any advice on how to add design rock to it would help thanks!

[@ourlifeinwyoming4654]

Most excellent!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

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[@froter1]

Looks good to me 👍💯

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks 👍

[@dbasix-ocho-zero-cinco]

when forming outer perimeter is all i need is a 2x4 flat into existing concrete below?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes

[@ronalonzo3976]

Nice work do you do work in san diego?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes we do

[@borntwice4724]

Beautiful work as always, just wondering what city is this job in?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Mohave valley, AZ

[@borntwice4724]

@@OdellCompleteConcreteso you guys travel outside of Orange County for work, would you do a job in Winchester, it’s by Menifee.

[@MichaelHeibel]

How do I always manage to snap tapcons?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

over tighten.

[@royb2251]

Job’s a goodun 👍🏻

[@andrewpinson1268]

Would this be water proof enough to have studs on top and a shop floor in the middle.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes

[@lawdtjr19]

Do you use torx screws for all your form setting??

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I try to

[@mikecrawford5331]

What do you think about using cinder block for a stem wall

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

No good

[@mikecrawford5331]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete makes sense

[@jamesrichard6458]

Yeah chef went straight to work wearing his apron after finishing helping you noticed he accidentally had a trough with him so he used it to flip some steaks 😁 Nahum 1:7

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I wish

[@aburvarajselvamselvam7571]

Can you define the difference between Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting???

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

no, but websters can

[@matkinson64]

Do you know what kind of shed door is going to be used where that 8’ return is? Wondering how that door will prevent water intrusion. I want a slab done on existing concrete for a shed as well but like the idea in this video if I can get my head around the type of door to make that work.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

You can get a glue down garage door threshold

[@matkinson64]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete Awesome, thank you for the reply. I’ll give you a call about getting a similar curb poured in for an 8’ x 14’ shed.

[@warrenzebon3849]

Garage door installed was an Amarr 7/1/2'. the bottom seal is adequate and the concrete driveway sloped away from the opening. Water intrusion has not occurred in since the shed was completed. Where the door seals to the curb ends at the bottom aluminum was used to be flush with the the wood furring strips on the door opening to engage the side seals and eliminate any wood contact with the ground.

[@lawdtjr19]

Is your concrete mix the same drying time as a yard from the plant ??

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I would say this may be a bit faster

[@jt5747]

Would 3/8 rebar work for something like this?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Double it and it will

[@twinchargedmr2]

Any reason you set the threaded rods closer to the outside of the foundation as opposed to right in the middle?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes, 2x4 plate and the curb I'd 6"

[@twinchargedmr2]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete thanks, and thanks for the great videos!

[@FiiTBike2]

Quick question. The concrete under my patio has about 3 inch spaces in between the concrete squares roughly 4x5 squares atleast 3x3 each square. They're still good. Just don't like the look with the big spaces, is there anyway I can fill them with concrete and make it look like the slab your working on? Or should I just demo it and get it re done. Bought house with it already.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Fill it with color concrete. It looks good.

[@michaelbartlett1589]

How many bags of concrete did this take?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

25

[@MikeHarris1984]

🎉🎉🎉

[@alexanderchenf1]

I think in this project, you have to use steel rebar, because a fiberglass rebar cannot be bent 90 degree. Right?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Right, but you could have them made with a right angle

[@alexanderchenf1]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete you mean ask the manufacturer to pre-make that angle before delivering to you?

[@paw-someadventures-2024]

How much does something like this cost and how do you deal with a small slope? I have a huge driveway but I want to build a garage on it and where I want to build it on my driveway has a small difference in the skope grade. Top to bottom where I want it is about 2 inches different from back to front. How do you fix this so the garage can be built level?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Tapered stem wall

[@paw-someadventures-2024]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete do you have any videos explaining what you just said?

[@GamerGee]

I have a question. If I have a garage floor and I want the floor to be higher. How much is the minimum amount needed of concrete? Can I have them add like 2 inches and it be fine?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

sure

[@GamerGee]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete cool. Would there be any issues with doing that or 2 inches would he fine and wouldn’t crack under cars driving in the garage?

[@chrisorta9514]

Let’s gooo!!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@tom41639]

I tried to do this with a 10’ section on an existing slab, and didnt get any adhesion at all, despite using the same bonding agent. Any ideas what I did wrong?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

The epoxied rebar dowells are the real key to success

[@whitman737]

The apron was funny

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It works

[@tomthompson7400]

I thought you may have cut the joints to match the existing ones , even i it was only for the look of the job.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

not a bad idea

[@ladyhill9744]

I was just thinking about buying a shed ..then I thought tear down the garage that's about to fall down anyway and put a shed instead over the existing foundation. My question is can I do pier and beam instead because my yard floods bad

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Maybe

[@joha7484]

💪💪💪💪💪

[@majora3043]

How much did you charge for this if you dont mind me asking?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

2200

[@goodtimesandadventures6690]

Did you move to Arizona or what

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I'm on the road tour

[@jaymann53]

Is he putting that boat in there?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

maybe

[@RealWendys]

love ya bro

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YT TY

[@steveramirez1654]

👍

[@mariorivas3687]

Way is called stem wall ??

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Because its a stem of a wall

[@rusosure7]

"This is a part-time gig for him. Saves him having to pay for a gym membership" BWUHAHAHAHA

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

For sure

[@wickedbeardz]

wish u guys would of came back after the shed was on it so could actually see it paly out...

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I've looked at it a few times and it's working out nicely

[@wickedbeardz]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete yeah but i would like to see it played out. Id like to show my gf so see can see it since she cant invision things

[@Joseph90958]

Chef keeps the costs down on the flyash

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes he does, Infact he will producing more ash for distribution

[@Joseph90958]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete He has to stop smoking 🤮

[@jonnymiskatonic]

keep the music volume low, kept making me jump every time you'd stop talking and the music kicked up way damn loud.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur

[@MrTooTechnical]

Fuking awesome

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@iplayoldschoolrunescape]

hi :D!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

OSS

[@weedwacker1716]

You must be (at least potentially) an Alton Brown fan. He's always going on about multitaskers 👍vs. unitaskers 👎

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Never heard of him

[@paulomontero12]

Guy actually using his foot as support when using the jigsaw? Talking about unsafe scenarios that could go wrong even for an experienced labourer.