Installing a finishing a 2 car garage floor using 4000 lb reinforced concrete with fiber

[@125sm3]

The new floor looks amazing

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks

[@henryg683]

Floor came out super nice I’m impressed!!!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Another awesome job Mr. Dirt Boss👍👍😎😎👍👍

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Don

[@vinnypinatelli221]

Great video my brother turned out nice

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks bud

[@janethouck9763]

Getting close to 10k . Keep rockin out the great videos

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I know its amazing Thanks for being a part of it Janet!

[@paulchristensen6722]

Nice workmanship

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Paul

[@caesarleon1]

Gotta step the vapor barrier game up but everything else looks great 👍

[@scottmiller9796]

Nice job with that fiber crete mix Mike. Customer will be very happy with that job.!👍🏻👍🏻

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks bud

[@dalepremo3695]

Another gorgeous job! And congrats on the 10K subs. Well deserved, my friend!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks my buddy! 👍🏼

[@mrs.dirtboss]

Hey Big Guy no wonder why you always win the sledge hammer game at the fairs 😉❤️

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Lol 💪🏼⚒️ BOOM! You know it girl!

[@sonnyblazer5504]

I agree (he's like his dozer)! I'm sure those 'smiley faces' he puts for reference in the fresh concrete are also mean for you!

[@jamesterry4326]

Man knows how to swing . And how it’s important to hit it flat on the face of the hammer . 💪🏻👍🏼👍🏼

[@robbienicholl852]

😂 that was brilliant with you and J J going head to head Mike, breaking up the concrete slabs. 😂😂 Brilliant!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

LoL got to have a little fun!

[@chrisparker1267]

I really need to get up and get things done.. but then I get stuck on Mikes channel for a good hour..

[@DIRT-BOSS]

LOL Thanks for watching Chris!

[@richardbohlingsr3490]

That could have been a real mess and you handled it great. Always nice to see someone that knows what he is doing and cares enough to make it right. A lot of newbees can learn a lot from watching you work. Sweet floor. We use Soff-Cuts here in the midwest and they work well and let you cut when it's not real hard yet.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks yeah I know about the soft cuts I've been wanting one for years just don't know if I want to do concrete anymore to tell you the truth !

[@ianbirkmyre4622]

Hi Mike Congratulations on reaching the 10k subscriptions mark. Ian

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy I got to have another giveaway!

[@markg.2501]

Yeah, I get really good results with my fiber as well Mike😉

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes sir! Marky Mark!

[@markg.2501]

@@DIRT-BOSS You Rock!

[@derrickpettit3489]

Awesome job mike an what's up meals, great work, you guys know your stuff when it comes to concrete, impressive, thanks for sharing,

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks bud

[@fulltiltgrading8366]

Another beautiful floor Mike! You do some fine work brother!👍🏻

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Ed!

[@devilish34]

As I concrete guy who has been pouring concrete since 1989 I would never pour a garage with just fiber. All my garage slabs are 4000 psi and #4 grid 2'x2' minimum . Fiber is great for shrinkage cracks and thats all I trust it for

[@devilish34]

and thats a lazy mans way of doing a weather lip.. smh

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Okie dokie pokey I'm not the engineer on the job I guess you are

[@devilish34]

@@DIRT-BOSS Nope but I dont cut corners to save a buck. If that was the designers spec I still put rebar in. Just bc they spec it that way doesnt mean its the right way

[@DIRT-BOSS]

@@devilish34 okay John You've made your point I'll hire you to pour all my concrete and I want gold rebar in there so you're going to do that correct for the same price?

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

These videos should be used as training videos for other companies.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy

[@FECosta-ei6pv]

Good idea.

[@montygomez495]

Hey Mike you do some hellacious job. That is the way to work take pride in what you do and do it perfect like you do.congrats.. and you got a good worker there in Meek he is no wall flower....

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy I appreciate it

[@jamesterry4326]

At 17:28 how come you didn’t saw cut the joint all the way through ? Burned off slick though looks good !

[@DIRT-BOSS]

i did it was full of dust! good eye tho!

[@jamesterry4326]

Dirt Boss Masonry & Excavating right on ! I just found you on here so I am getting caught up on all your videos ! Good content keep it up

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s came out fantastic! Congrats on 11k 👊🏼 awesome man much deserved

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks a ton!

[@pvp64]

At 17:19 you do saw cuts in the concrete, why do you need to do that? Is it for expansion of the concrete? Love your videos, very informative and enjoying to watch.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes sir it is for expansion

[@jkirby5920]

@@DIRT-BOSS Saw cuts are a used to create control joints in concrete, which help control where cracking occurs due to shrinkage not expansion. The cuts should be made at a predetermined spacing and only after the concrete has obtained sufficient strength but before internal cracking begins. Therefore, the timing of saw cuts is critical.

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Excellent work from the garage, your team very good congratulations and greetings from san felipe chile

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks!

[@Treeoflifewoodworks]

Awesome work as always!! Wished you worked in Maryland!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks bud

[@jmac88022]

Madman with the sledge

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Oh yeah get after it! 💪🏼 Haha

[@jmac88022]

@@DIRT-BOSS Madman

[@bahnrokt]

I’m sending you a gallon of confilm / evaporation reducer to slow drying on a slab. Gives you more time to work on a slab in the sun/wind. If you had a gallon on your truck you could have blessed the first truck with it after hitting it with the bull float and kept it open a little longer.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Nice I didn't know there was such a product! I get I get over to see you I'm always going past to my boys down at JC.. on the right..

[@bubba9482]

Love the confilm on a windy day. Mix with water 9:1

[@jkirby5920]

@@DIRT-BOSS aqua film or con film is great, apply after screeding and it will remove all stickyness of the concrete, and it will help seal up the finish without the need for water. Water just hurts the surface and makes it weak.

[@unclemilton815]

No dowels into the external walls?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Some projects we do it all depends on what's on the print but typically we don't especially if they don't heat the garage and the floor freezes it can pick and the walls don't then it will crack

[@unclemilton815]

@@DIRT-BOSS Hey thanks mate. I did not consider that. I live in Queensland Australia.

[@sonnyblazer5504]

NO, I don't need to challenge you with the sledge! Anyway, another really nice job and WOW, gotta love that four car garage! Timing means so much and this job did not escape another 'variable'. You have the ability to know how to 'get out' of what the variable presents (recover). (Q? - Did "JJ' NOT have safety glasses on while you guys were busting all that concrete?) I kept wondering why that electrical box was sticking out between the 2 garages? Doesn't look like a brick/stone face, but? Thank you for another. Best to you and the family. (Now I have to go watch a 'lady" on a KOMATSU DOZER! Sonny (CT)

[@DIRT-BOSS]

JJ was told! Not sure about the electrical box never looked at it. Thanks buddy

[@terrymcgillicuddy8056]

Great video 👌

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks

[@Jamieclarke88]

Thanks for the video dirt boss nice work on the sledgehammer 💪💪💪 and jj had the get the guns 💪 out to keep up with you haha and mico back for the finish awesome stuff

[@DIRT-BOSS]

heck yeah thanks!

[@Hunterm10101]

Super strong and long lasting concrete job...but OSB sheathing 😢

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Putting down concrete is so easy from my chair.... just smoosh it around with the rake a little bit... time for power tools! It ain’t no thing!!! But, I could use some advice... why? Every time I put down concrete and I’m not in this chair; it comes out wavy and I find myself chewing Advil and slathering on Sportscreme for two days afterward? Could it be that my chair is better at concrete work than I am? This was a most excellent how-to video... Brandon sent me here and I’m gonna thank him. You have a new subscriber.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Hey thanks buddy welcome aboard.. i have a lot of how to videos I put a lot of detail in a lot of them!

[@somedude-lc5dy]

FYI, you don't actually want your concrete to dry quickly. instead of blowing air across it, you should be covering it to trap moisture. though, I guess if it is over-built, then the customer may get half-strength concrete but they'll be able to use it sooner.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I got you we're not building the bridge though can't be for 2 weeks with burlap bags !

[@somedude-lc5dy]

@@DIRT-BOSS . fair enough. though, if I were the homeowner, I would prefer a slower drying.

[@JRandallS]

Placing that concrete on top of plastic is going to really slow down the cure. I'd check the humidity, but this job looks to be well within limits for this type of installation.

[@air7tv]

Pizza pan, in Australia this is called a helicopter I think 👍😀

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Nice 🍕

[@bigboyzguns8164]

Is fiber reinforced better for garage floors than a rebar reinforced?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Its a substitute for wire mesh, rebar is stronger but way more expensive. For a typical garage its fine but if your looking for bulletproof use wire mesh and fiber mixed together

[@bretts1stuff]

How come your not installing any rebar.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Every project is different different specs

[@RHEC1776]

Lmao dude looked like his sledge was a framing hammer and here comes thor with his 10lbs sledge 😅😅🤣🤣. No competition 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@DIRT-BOSS]

LOL

[@1man1woman65]

Nice job Mike, I'm guessing with all the fiber sticking up you wouldn't want to walk on the concrete in bare feet, will it eventually be completely smooth? Nice video as usual. Stanley in Md.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes they break off but it is soft fiber.. It won't hurt your feet.

[@1man1woman65]

@@DIRT-BOSS sounds good, thanks.

[@tedohio3038]

Great video. Fiber better than wire?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Fiber has its place in the concrete world It is a substitute to wire in a engineers perspective.

[@michaelreyes5274]

QQ: do you leave the grade in the concrete or do you pull them? Great videos you put out!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I bend them over

[@michaelreyes5274]

Thanks.

[@bhermon265]

Nice 👍

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks

[@Dab-sh6tw]

As always great work

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Todd

[@tjhanlonjr]

Weird to see you dont use rebar in your area but loved the video.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

We do use rebar if it's called for on the specs but typically just in a garage it's either fiber or wire

[@davedamon4271]

Interesting watch other company’s pour. Our redi mix company’s around here won’t let us chain our long chutes to theirs without a brace. Need to get me a vibra screed.. tired of bending over.. Good work guys! Time to collect nuts for the winter!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes sir viber screed is where it's at.. I hear you on collecting in the winter nuts!

[@dowjones9663]

What brand of vibra-screed do you have? Would you buy that brand again or try another brand?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I've tried them all and I like this one the best it is a vibra strike

[@TairnKA]

No wire?

[@TairnKA]

Ah, the fiber (are the cuts decorative?)

[@DIRT-BOSS]

no for expansion

[@TairnKA]

I thought that at first but you indicated the cuts were 2" deep in a 4" slab, so only the top half of the slab expands?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

@@TairnKA specs are 1-in on a 4-in slab is what it calls for It cracks right through.

[@jmac88022]

Looks too good for the garage. Please come do my kitchen

[@DIRT-BOSS]

On way bud 🔨 😁

[@jmac88022]

@@DIRT-BOSS schweeet kid. Have a good weekend Hoss

[@DIRT-BOSS]

@@jmac88022 You too brother hey do you know my sister-in-law Andrea Gay? She's friends with a jay Mac from Malden on FB but wasn't sure if it was you..

[@jmac88022]

@@DIRT-BOSS I dont know her Boss My first name is Joe. Irish italian from southie now residing in northern Mass. Be cool if i did know someone who was related to the almighty Madman tho.

[@rkon02]

I thought Nico moved on and his brother is filling his shoes?? What ever happened to the big job of putting in that crazy driveway and house with the crazy foundation ?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

The foundation got poured this week I'll be back on it next week backfilling.. That's just a fill-in project here and there helping out! JJ's back to school and Mico helps when he can.. hopefully I can get me go back soon!

[@travelingkaspersworld4096]

You made that look easy. That is far from easy work.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy!

[@fieldtrailer]

If you ordered 2 trucks, they should do better than that. You end up having to work harder due to the difference in the 2 pours. Now if you didn't estimate enough, that's different.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

So true

[@derrickpettit3489]

Are you on Instagram mike, can't find y'all on there,

[@DIRT-BOSS]

No I am not at the moment! Probably should be tho

[@Ch4grin]

You theory of concrete is conflicting. You cast concrete with fiber reinforcement -- but then you scored it also. By scoring it you seem to believe that the concrete will shrink and inevitably crack, but you have no rebar to prevent the slabs from shifting. The fiber isn't going to be able to prevent those shifts. Why do you believe this is the right way to do things?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

First of all I'm not an engineer but the guy that stamps the print is and that's what it says to do That is the industry standard concrete one-on-one!

[@jinan0014]

really BAD....the second truck was 40 minutes late.....could cause a "cold joint" and crack later.....maybe in a few years...or less....hate that ....when the trucks don't come in a timely manner. I am sure you did the BEST that could be done...but, no excuse for those trucks to be that late from each other.....!!!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I hear you and that's why you got to be trained to tackle that obstacle! I tried to show as much as I could for the rookie! 😁