Mixing 50 Concrete Bags | One Person | Home Depot Mixer Rental

[@cornflakeusa]

Hi, new subscriber here. I'm a tile setter but I've poured concrete many times, mainly for myself and family. I would say it's best to cover up a little more. I would have run two inch masking tape on the painted wall about 1/2 inches above the concrete surface and cover your A/C unit with plastic. It might not have been a big deal at your house but other people might have a fit if you splash concrete on their things. I think you did a great job, especially working alone. I know this is hard work.

[@roshanmahavithanage6312]

Great video for beginners, protip after completing i wet used concrete bags and puti over the slabs. This prevents dry out

[@DEISWY]

Thank you and woahhh! That is genius. I will definitely use the bags next time. Sometimes I would put out old towels and get them wet to keep everything moist for the first few days or or week if I can. But I love the idea of just throwing all the old bags on top and soaking them.

[@frankjames4743]

Good job and great attitude in getting it done.

[@DEISWY]

😊🤝

[@ljp326]

Excellent thank you. Need 8x10 slab for shed. Will probably go an inch or so bigger on slab just in case need to menouver the shed. Thanks

[@DEISWY]

Awesome! Good luck and I hope it is fun! Sheds are a great project :)!!

[@hartfordboothe7466]

That's a Kushlan 600DD mixer. I have one and mixed and poured a couple of retaining walls and footers a little over a week ago using one. Almost 200 80# sacks. I love that mixer. I like what you did. You got it done, and the finish looks good. Finishing the concrete is the hardest part to get right. My only "complaint" is: why didn't you support the rebar off the bottom? That's only going to help if the edges lift, putting the bottom in tension. At the bottom, it won't help if the edges drop or the center rises (expansive soils). They make chairs for rebar to support it off the bottom. It should be in the center, vertically, to have the most benefit for either rising or lowering events (again, expansive soils, and also uneven loading, etc). Concrete is great for compressive strength but has very poor tensile strength. The rebar is there mostly to provide tensile strength. Not busting on you, just hoping to help.

[@TheDavidarlen]

Nice job I like the idea of cutting the bags in half.

[@jamesmaltese4437]

Nice job man! Did something like this for my hot tub. Think I mixed 24 80lb bags. Did that split trick you showed. Anyways, nice work!

[@adrianromerocodes3211]

cool DIY vid man, I got a project coming up like this, looking forward to see for the sauna project, cheers from your 50th subscriber

[@DEISWY]

You are too kind!! Thank you 😊 and good luck on your project! I hope it is hiccup free and fun!

[@joefreitas282]

Lifting bags from waste height to the ground only to left again to waist height. I use tables to stack the bags on the less lifting bags the better. I thought that finishing concrete with a steel trowel. just my 2 cents, the main thing is you did it

[@howtodoitdude1662]

Oil is fine for the forms, Not in the mixer. The oil probably messed up your first batch.

[@Pete-s6w]

How long did you leave it before you floated it with the bull float? Always unsure if it should be done straight away or left till it’s cured a bit.

[@johnchristensen5871]

Did it won't do it again

[@StormbringerMM]

That mix didn’t look too wet at all man

[@Adriheydri]

Tip: cover your mini split next time.

[@DEISWY]

Love both of your tips! Definitely do not want some concrete splatter to ruin that mini spit! Thank you @Adriheydri

[@AntonioLopez-eo4wx]

Always buy a few bags of portland cement. That way you can add to a rocky mix. Nothing wrong with a rocky mix I actually prefer a rocky mix. I have noticed that the sakrete bags usually have more gravel and the ready mix tend to be more sand atleast here in commiefornia. When I have bought the ready mix which is what is mostly available here i have to add gravel.

[@DEISWY]

Thank you for this! Having a few extra bags of portland sounds like a plan going forward!

[@Adriheydri]

Next time use cooking oil spray

[@DEISWY]

Damn, that sounds like a way better plan! Thank you

[@user-mw2ky8qq7g]

I did 180bags with the mudmixer. Planning to pour pool footings using 250 bags

[@DEISWY]

You are a beast! :)

[@jeffhamme9113]

Approximately how long did that mixing / pour / finishing take? your project looks approx as large as mine with similar requirements .... i'm trying to figure out how doable it is for my wife and I to get done in a day . Also I noticed you didnt put any control joints in the slab. I would have expected from the size to have ~ 1 put into it.... or is it not required for some other info I am not aware of ( ? ) nice job also ....

[@DEISWY]

Besides framing everything up and the set up. The actual pour was from 7am to about 12 or 1pm. It was about 2 hours of hard work. (Mixing and getting it into place) And then the rest is babysitting and waiting for it to dry. But depending on the temperature/ humidity /sun / shade and your mix the drying time can grately vary. I would plan on at least a half day of work if you are not in a hurry.

[@DEISWY]

Oo and the control joints are just incase it cracks. This will be under a floor so I was not really worried about it. If it were exposed or a bigger slab I would prob add some.

[@jacklabloom635]

That is a pretty big pour for one person do it all.

[@peterstevens6555]

I mixed 40 bags by hand, and never again...

[@juancamaney4392]

Is faster and easier on my back mixing in a wheel barrel and a hoe one bag at a time, after a few tries with the mixer I sold it and use the wheel barrel and a hoe

[@garyh4458]

Not for 50 bags it isn't.

[@juancamaney4392]

@@garyh4458 I’ve done over 40 yards of concrete so far and still at it, my back yard is big, I would say that maybe 3 yards were done with the mixer and the rest with the hoe and wheelbarrow, I mix one bag at a time inside where the pad, it takes less than a minute to mix, I tried more bags but is more work to mix and too heavy to dump, with the mixer the concrete sometimes would stick to the wall and I had to scrape it so it was taking longer

[@juancamaney4392]

@@garyh4458 more than 2000 bags, they give you discount if they are ripped, sometimes free depending on the cashier or manager I bought them mostly 75% off from home depot, there's 3 stores near my house

[@cornflakeusa]

I like to buy concrete gravel and add portland myself. Comes out cheaper in the long run.

[@juancamaney4392]

@@cornflakeusa it might be, but I got at least 300 bags of free concrete mixed, it all depends on the cashiers and the manager at Home Depot, most I paid at 70% off also got some porland cement at a discount or free and would add some to the concrete mix

[@highthereguys]

dont oil your mixer you changing chemistry

[@earlwright8147]

Wait, arent you Carbonaro?

[@steveworkman4289]

Ffs so much drama

[@garyh4458]

LOL this guy doesn't know what he is doing.

[@DEISWY]

Help a brotha out and give me some pointers for next time.

[@garyh4458]

@@DEISWY I actually think you did a pretty good job but you made it a bit difficult for yourself in some ways. You can just open the top of the bag and dump the whole thing in instead of doing that strange cut-in-half thing you were doing. For water, just eyeball a half bucket of water and then slosh some in until it suits your fancy. Each bag is different. It's odd that the rocks are so large in those bags. Where I live, when I get the same bags, the rocks are pea sized gravel or shale. Looks like you had some round river rock in yours. What are of the US are you in? I am in NC. I have done a lot of mixing from bags like you. Most I have done in a day is around 110 bags and it wore me out. :)

[@DEISWY]

Hell yeah. Thanks for the tips!! I’m up in VA so we are east coast state neighbors 🤝🤝

[@jasondimartino]

I think he did a good for doing the entire job by himself. Deiswy, you did an amazing job man. Don’t listen to haters and ignorant losers hiding behind keyboards. Yes, you Gary. You are a loser!