Installing gravel for new portable building

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[@Reidbit]

Never seen a building like that being delivered. Nifty pieces of specialized equipment they had. Thanks for sharing.

[@danne77sthlm]

That was my exact thought as well, I am very happy Shawn shared this video with us, very clever way of doing it and that mower machine was very cool!

[@mikeholubek4419]

Difference between Pro's & Amateur's. You get what You pay for. Nice!

[@GCFD]

Thanks Danne - I wasn't sure this was worth filming, editing, and posting. I will try to keep the content flowing.

[@GCFD]

Thanks Reid!

[@andrewmartinez6991]

Really cool to see how they move those buildings. It would be nice to see some of your past jobs to see how the grass has came in and the long term improvements of what you’ve done.

[@GCFD]

The grass grows like crazy here in NC.

[@Lorenejonesbaby99]

I love your thorough commentary.

[@GCFD]

👍

[@benjaminreinhardt259]

You get yourself into all kinds of projects, don't you? Thanks for posting this up, perfect timing. I have a playhouse I am setting on 5' high stilts today for the kids (it is 5'x8' w/ 4' walls - basically a small shed). I am using a farm jack (just like the shed movers in this video), and was concerned about damaging the siding with the jack. I see your guys put a wheel on each side of the top of the rail. Perfect! I'll have to copy that.

[@GCFD]

Thank you! I do get into lots of cool projects. More videos are in the works so stay tuned! - Shawn

[@mikeknoll1130]

Didn’t even recognize it at first..that was a super enhancement for that property.

[@GCFD]

Thank you!

[@redzed40]

true mark of doing a good job, when you get asked back to do more work

[@GCFD]

Agreed.

[@shanewhite499]

Another job well done Shawn. I know the customer is gonna enjoy that for years.

[@GCFD]

For sure. I told him I was jealous of his new building!

[@Losttoanyreason]

Took me a moment to recognize the place til you got further back in the yard. That small building mover thingy is so cool. Never seen one of them before.

[@GCFD]

Neither had I! I thought it was pretty interesting.

[@hollandduck79]

from the Netherlands thanks for the video

[@GCFD]

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[@AbdicateDotNet]

Amazing equipment!!! I never knew there was something to lift sheds! Wonderful video! Thanks for sharing! 👍💕😊😷

[@GCFD]

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[@cyndikarp3368]

Good pad for a quick building install. Interesting how they moved it into place.

[@GCFD]

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[@edpoints1127]

Being a good contractor usually pays off by future work and or word of mouth. Good job Sean

[@GCFD]

Thanks Ed! We did a channel drain today but the pencil vib is not in yet....

[@edpoints1127]

Did you find or even need a pre-sloped trench drain? Per our conversation, I remember buying them when I was a purchase agent for an industrial contractor at a VERY well known soy sauce manufacturer in Walworth, Wi. You can probably Google it 😉👍🏻. It would have worked great on the application that I saw at your pool job. I'm sure you come across that situation often and hope you can find a manufacturer for the product. I can't remember the name, yet I'm positive their product would solve your problems there and most likely in the future. All said and done, it will make you a better contractor with more solutions to the specific problems that you encounter. I understand sometimes your options are limited based on the landscape etc... Trying to use my life experiences to give you an edge👍🏻

[@RyJones]

Ok that’s a cool way to set a building

[@GCFD]

I thought so too! Worth filming I thought.

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

Nice work

[@GCFD]

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[@RamonInNZ]

That's a big shed - could with one of those for my model trains LOL

[@GCFD]

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[@steverusie6986]

Awesome job with that mini-bobcat!

[@GCFD]

I wish I had filmed leveling the dirt with my harley rake on the mini bobcat...

[@davidchristensen6908]

It 2 trips even with the bigger dump. Nice rock will compact very nicely

[@GCFD]

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[@Ivan-gm7zb]

That's really amazing never seen anything like that before 👍👍

[@GCFD]

Same here. It was pretty cool how they placed the building.

[@kenactofkindness4017]

curb tip, 4 x 4 and 2 x 4 infront normally easyer to hop the curb 8 foot long covers the tire witdth hope u try it or ur mind is sharp maybe have ur idea on that make it better later fun watching ur films

[@GCFD]

Great tip! I definitely forgot the 2x4 that morning...

[@MakerTim]

6:20 never saw a house/property build this way very very different then in the Netherlands

[@GCFD]

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[@cheddarcheese]

My cousin builds custom "sheds" here in Phoenix.

[@GCFD]

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[@jackhume4532]

That was a SUPER fantastic delivery by those guys with that fantastic machine to move the shed into place and without damaging the lawn, I am looking forward to seeing your next video Shawn and until TaRa for a bit.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Jack! Should be a couple coming this week!

[@10lauset]

Cheers

[@GCFD]

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[@alexplisko7794]

I'm gonna say you'll be at 20k by mid June. Crazy good. One day it'll be 100k - who knows when that'll be... Soon I'm sure! The eBay stuff is looking successful as well! Well done!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Alex! You were the first to call 10k. I keep meaning to do another xxxsub special but 2k, 5k, 10k, 15k came and went and I've been busy...I'll try really hard to do a 20k.

[@wendymorrison5803]

Great method. Is that crushed rock or crushed recycled concrete? The colour throws me. And does it make a termite barrier?

[@GCFD]

It's crushed rock from the quarry. Same consistency as recycled concrete I think. Yes, it's a good termite barrier.

[@Reidbit]

Hey Shawn, have you ever thought about welding up a camera mount for your go pro that you could attach at a low point to your dump truck? The top down view is nice. Would be a good cinematic show of the waterfall of material from a close up angle. If you have an email I could send you a picture/drawing of what I was thinking. I did something similar for a college project in 2013 that looked really nifty.

[@GCFD]

Send it [e-mail]

[@racerx009]

As they say: (fits)....like a glove.

[@GCFD]

Hahah It looks great in the space.

[@fastsetinthewest]

Another good job 👍. Eaglegards...

[@GCFD]

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[@db7339]

That’s a very well made building, I wonder how much it cost

[@GCFD]

I think it was around 6k.

[@clacicle]

Very interesting and great video. Just one criticism: kill the music. It was too loud and very distracting. You don’t need it because your content is enough.

[@GCFD]

Thanks for the feedback. I really like the music, even though it's free from the youtube audio lib.

[@Kriss_L]

I didn't realize those older F-350s could gross 16k pounds. I had a 2003 & a 2004 (both duallys) and their GVWR was only 11,500.

[@GCFD]

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[@JeepArmyUSA]

Is crush and run the same as 3/4 minus?

[@GCFD]

Crush and run has sand up to 1-1/2" size

[@fordguyfordguy]

I need to select gravel size for a drain field I'm replacing - is 57 normally the best choice or is larger better for drainage?

[@GCFD]

We use 57 angular.

[@gardenman3]

Are you going to get the job of putting gutters and drains on the building?

[@GCFD]

Hahah

[@alexp1848]

Why do you put hay down?

[@GCFD]

It protects the bare soil from raindrop splash and protects the grass seed.

[@georgezgreek]

Hi / that's it? not Hi " this is Shaun " ??

[@GCFD]

I wasn't planning to film this (and I didn't film leveling the dirt with the harley rake) so I was off my game.

[@bftjoe]

0/10 no rain shot

[@GCFD]

haha

[@JR-pd9xz]

you need to get yourself a laser level system so you can form your stone pads and other jobs correctly - should have taken the topsoil out of the shed pad - some times your work is quite amateurish - I guess that's why you don't have a contractor's license - shame on you

[@GCFD]

The homeowner didn't want the uphill corner of the shed underground. 👍

[@JR-pd9xz]

@@GCFD you missed the point - preparation of the gravel bed - you know leveling, square corners, drainage, ....

[@JR-pd9xz]

Are you licensed to do the work that you do? your replies are vague. I take it you are not licensed for the work that you do

[@GCFD]

Yes, leveling that pad would have placed the uphill side underground. Unless we brought in a huge amount of dirt.

[@GCFD]

You are correct in that a license is not needed for the work I do in my area.