Power Screeding Concrete Floors, Yes or No, What are Your Thoughts?

[@movaughn20]

Power Screeders are the best invention ever! Grew up pulling with the straightest 2x4 we could find. LOL

[@MrTy415]

I'm still using it 😂 I'm an 5th period apprentice (mason) big companies in California barely use them

[@onoratoborrelli2104]

I agree. I am in MI and didn't start until I was in my 30's. We did have some metal screeds but mostly used 2x4's. When were power screed invented? OH yeah, I started in 82

[@onoratoborrelli2104]

I also like that truck with the hoist for the machines to be lowered in basement and just on and off. Ingenious.

[@ks1u]

Nice work. I've learned a lot by watching you, thanks.

[@robertoferraris2054]

Buongiorno Mike. Avrei necessità di fare un po' di esperienze lavorative negli U.S.A. se sei disposto a darmi una mano te ne sarei grato. Mi fermerei circa un mese. Fammi sapere se sei disposto grazie buon lavoro.

[@MrBryanOConnor1]

Mike, I am wondering how you order your mix? do ask for a 4" slump and ad water reducer to make it a 7" slump? Or do you ask for 7" slump with water reducer?

[@MikeDayConcrete]

I ask for mid or high range water reducer. Depends if I want to pour a 6 (mid) or 7/8 (high). The Concrete shows up about a 4 or 5 and we add a little water to get it up to slump. It doesn't take much water when there's wr in the mix to increase the slump.

[@yoofaceee514]

My guy ur mud is so wet gheez I mean I know it helps pour it out but that’s too wet concrete start loosing strength when ur adding that much water

[@cdawg9149]

Great vid. THX for wearing the headstrap cam.

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Any time!

[@jamesoakley4145]

How do you estimate how many man hours it takes do a job??

[@TheRooster1122]

I’m guessing it helps knowing your drivers on a more personal level eh’ Mike? Great pour Mike.!!

[@sr707ca8]

My thoughts are great another tool for the job I find when I work with different crew's every one has thier own way of finishing what matters is that end result is happy customer

[@robertoferraris2054]

Dimenticavo. Son gia pratico del lavoro in italia. Quindi vorrei solo fare esperienze. Grazie di nuovo

[@romanodaniel-gh4kb]

Hi Mike day, thank you for making these videos.... I have a question about this job.... after you bull floated floor, the guys power trowell the surface? With power trowell it is fine to not hand finish prior? Is this because there are no plumbing ect thru floor? Your guys wait until they can get on it with pwr trowell and touch up edges by hand?

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Yes, power trowel only except for the edges.

[@timbiggam2626]

Mike. Tim from Ohio. Can u show me how you would do a drive way. Please.

[@cdawg9149]

Just did a 11 ft high x 12" thick basement walls using those same forms they did on that foundation. Peace of mind with those forms with the huge amount of pressure they have to withstand. Lot of work. Love watching your vids.

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Awesome, thanks 😊

[@mikeabela4787]

Do you have to have puddlers with a power screed...

[@swashbucklesfortysix5511]

Great video Mike, loved the up front close and personal view, gives a good perspective to novices how quickly concrete comes out down the chute, power screed definitely with water reducer, maybe not without wr?

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thanks 👍

[@oby-1607]

Watching these basement pours and I have to wonder where the egress points are. I don't see any. Most people partition off with walls to make different rooms, but no windows. I would hate to be in a basement and a fire break out and can't escape. I don't say anything about you Mike, but the builder or planner is the one making the decisions.

[@christopherhaak9824]

Exactly, can't even have a legal bedroom down there.

[@nbco55]

​@@christopherhaak9824I love those ones, makes it so we can make about 6 to 8,000 to put one in, :-)

[@MikeDayConcrete]

We see a lot like this here. Not sure why as to your point. I'm not involved in the design, I just place and finish the concrete

[@stevew9563]

Do they actually use them as basements? I thought it was just a high crawlspace. Do double wides come with openings in the flloor for stairs? Would imagine it's a nice spot for all the mechanical's but no one would live down there?? Am I totally wrong on that?

[@stevew9563]

Tried to post a link but there is a video of them rolling the double wide in place and they have 9 feet of headroom so the Jacks they use to lower it into place have enough room . And I would guess the waste drain is somewhere in the sidewalls capped off? Sure they would have the waste drain in place before they build the stem walls. I saw nothing in the floor when mike was pouring the floor.

[@swashbucklesfortysix5511]

btw your two men look like Icelandic Strongmen very hard quick workers good job Men all rewards to your skill and knowledge combined

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thank you very much!

[@tomthompson7400]

Many things are like that ,,, have to give it time.

[@harveypaxton1232]

Power screed yes. Power trowel no.

[@sebastjanpapez8044]

Hi Mike, You have some great knowledge in your videos! Can you tell me the lenght of mag darby that you usual use as I see in videos? Thanks from Europe👍

[@MikeDayConcrete]

It's 18 inches

[@sebastjanpapez8044]

The longer one you use Is 18"? It seems longer... Thanks for your answer!

[@texce2008]

Is a sump not required for this type of basement foundation? Maybe I missed it?

[@MikeDayConcrete]

No, not required

[@bigonprivacy2708]

Great video! How heavy is the power scteed and does it sink in a little bit as you go?

[@MikeDayConcrete]

It's about 40lbs. It doesn't sink if you keep moving

[@Ifishmo]

Mike, i thought expansion felt needed to be put between the slab and the fondation walls? Is this only a prefference? Does certain conditions or code require it? Thanks for all the great content.

[@MikeDayConcrete]

It's a good idea. We do it if it's on the plan. It's not in the specs on all our jobs.

[@nbco55]

Usually used for exterior applications because of freeze thaw cycles in the surrounding ground.

[@FredD63]

I’d say do what works good for you if it saves you a bunch of time then that’s money made on that particular job?.. Good job Mike and Crew🇺🇸👊🏼👊🏼🪚🔨

[@chrismartin3959]

Personally I love hand striking off although the vib screed does make it nice to hand finish if you're not using a trowel machine we just started using a vibrascreed not sure but seems like you have to pour a little wetter

[@TheRooster1122]

Air Entrainment included…

[@chrismartin3959]

@@TheRooster1122 lost me with that one 😂

[@MichaelJohnson-jt5cu]

Way too much water in that concrete mix, takes more time to dry, long time before you can power trowel. A stiffer slump mix is a little more work laying down but it dries quicker and you can finish power troweling by the end of the day and still have time for a cold one.

[@davidhempel4700]

Search 'concrete water reducers'. This mix does not have too much water, but it looks that way.

[@christopherhaak9824]

Don't be an idiot with this comment.

[@yavinhighsmith]

That's not water. Plasticiser is added to the concrete. It's expensive but makes the concrete easier to work with. People aren't pouring 4 inch slumps anymore, too much work is involved.

[@davidhempel4700]

Great job as usual. Hats off to you guys... this is HARD work.

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thank you very much!

[@aarongrabowski3775]

I must watch alot of your video’s because I knew that your first load was Brian. Nice work as usual guys.I miss pouring. 35 years of flatwork and foundations and now I have a bad back. 😢😢😢

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Sorry to hear that Aaron. Hope you're doing ok.

[@nhconcrete317]

Have you tried a magic screed from Allen engineering? I have used only them for 20 yrs.