How to Pour a Concrete Slab for your Shed!

In this video I will set up an area for a perfect concrete shed slab. I am doing this project from start to finish solo. This is a great DIY job for any homeowner to take on! If you have any questions comment them below. Hope you all enjoy and don't forget to LIKE, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, and COMMENT!
WEBSITE - www.odellconcr...
INSTAGRAM - / odellconcrete
FACEBOOK - / odellcompleteconcrete
TIK TOK - / odellcompleteconcrete

[@ourlifeinwyoming4654]

Clean and tight slab for sure - should last many decades!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

ty

[@phillhart2990]

Nice job man. Client will be very happy! Thanks for sharing the details.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@chipm2544]

Well done! Thank you for sharing. I just did my 1st concrete slab, 5' x 7' x 3.5", did a "dry pour", it is curing now, looks o.k., but some rocks on surface. After reading your comment about crumbling, will likely forgo "dry pour" and go with traditional mixing in the future.

[@leelunk8235]

YOU SHOULD HAVE SHAKED AND BAKED WITH THE WOOD 2X4, THAT WOULD HAVE REMOVED THE ROCKS

[@JS-st9gs]

​@@leelunk8235STOP YELLING

[@user-op9gm3cb6y]

ODELL always showing us the good stuff; much love from Canada

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YT TY

[@Ed-zj1vu]

Awesome job. You do amazing work.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

ty

[@marcosmota1094]

Who needs crosstraining BS when you got concrete work! I stayed for the vid 'cause you went to town on those 8-inch roots!

[@JohnDoe-pm3oq]

David O, Excellent result. You make this look so easy! PS. very good video presentation, too!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad you liked it!

[@josephrottina1901]

Nice work brother.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

ty

[@jody6121]

Best lookin slab I ever saw

[@ianthompson6288]

Lovely job

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@trading-university.]

Quality job

[@mayugaderick]

Can you give us an idea how much would that cost? Parts and labor. Thanks! Great work!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

1500

[@aalsoudani7432]

Thank you!

[@charlesjohnson2345]

Beautiful work - I tried a bit of screening last year and didn't do too badly but I love what you've done here as a professional in your trade. Keep it up and thanks for the insightful and educational video. Well done ❤

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Keep it up you’ll be a pro in no time! Thanks for watching Charles

[@charlesjohnson2345]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete 🙏

[@collinE83]

You definitely make it look simple and DIY friendly. Doesn’t seem so intimidating.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur

[@will6258]

Great video. Thanks

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks for watching!

[@HOTRODRICO]

I know what this job takes... and I give credit to your lower back... cuz you sure as hell got one strong lower back..... RESPECT

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks bro

[@friendo6257]

Nice lil slab

[@gtfg3800]

Nice looking job but where is your stone base beneath the new concrete slab ?

[@Walshslandscaping]

Great how to

[@kenl2861]

Nice job!! Awesome!

[@Kafteri]

Looks Great! Do you ever use crushed stone and tamper it level before a concrete pour?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes I have

[@dennyclosser8456]

That is the nicest shed slab ever. Great work. Love the dedication to getting perfect results

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Wow, thanks!

[@ecolbechz2750]

I prefer the Nimbus 2000. It's wicked

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sweet

[@d_m_27]

Beautiful job. Always great work! Video well put together too. 🤙🏻👍🏻

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching

[@Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang]

Nicely done

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mannylopez9844]

My wife just had an anxiety attack after watching this video for 8 minutes !!🙊🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Wow

[@billybike57]

Nicely done ✔️

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks for the visito

[@davidjones663]

Great videos, much appreciated. I notice that you don’t always use gravel and seldom vapor barriers. Can you tell us when they are needed and when they are not?

[@rickg6158]

This is an art form. Nicely done.

[@alanwarda5064]

No pun intended?

[@dflenn9423]

So, nice job but how much did the concrete cost??

[@IntegraDIY]

From all the concrete KZbin peeps I watch, I like the 50/50 horse 🐴 broom best. I’ve noticed it gives it a smoother finish, and still maintains a matte, satin reflection on the concrete while still providing traction. Other guys, with different brooms it seems too coarse texture with deeper lines which looks lower quality

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Well said and I concur

[@aredditor4272]

Wait, someone makes a horsehair broom? Damn, I've been dragging a horse through concrete to finish it.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Nice touch

[@Oldcrow77]

Hello I’m seeing lots of people jumping on this “Dry pour” Fad here on YT I try to explain to them that it’s not going to create a product that will last. In my younger days I had a vinyl liner pool company and we did the decks around the pool slide and diving board. I would call in my concrete buddies for large pours. So I think I know what I’m talking about. But would really appreciate your take on the Dry Pour idea Thanks ​@@OdellCompleteConcrete

[@MicroUrb]

I am looking to do a 20 by 12 concrete slab for an enclosed carport, but I want the legs of that carport to be bolted into the concrete. Any ideas how to do that?

[@brianpeterson5516]

I've never understood busing hand floats when you can wipe those lines out with a heifer float.

[@scottm3130]

Can you do a cost break down for this job ? I am looking at having a 13’ x 15’ concrete slab poured and would like to have a price point. Great job as always.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

1200

[@elliottalderssohn2751]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete Is that Parts and Labor?

[@XshenlongX]

fallo importante: no hacer un muro de hormigón vertical de entre 1 y 2 metros de profundidad, para evitar que esa pedazo de raíz crezca. Ahora en cuanto vuelva a crecer, reventará todo el suelo nuevamente.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

It's dead

[@theartofconcrete]

Great video. I also made a detailed video of a concrete hot rub pad.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Nice thanks for watching!

[@BetterEveryDayYouTube]

no sill plate?

[@johnmcdonald2736]

Amazing bit off work. How would I get around a sloped garden I have to put in a concrete slab how do I get around that and keep it level. Many thanks John 👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

One side or two will be higher then the surrounding grade. Slope down from door.

[@johnmcdonald2736]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete many thanks it was wrecking my brain 👏👏👍👍👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sure GL

[@Ben83597]

I was wondering about why are you cutting a groove on the edges? Why are you cutting a joint at the middle of the slab?

[@lachlanitis2311]

Good on you for having a go young fella but no vapour barrier, slab is on fall so harder to build on and broom finish on a shed floor??? Gonna be a bastard to clean now.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Minimal slope no problem. Sealer makes easy to clean. Vapor barrier only needed in rooms climate controlled

[@garynicholls72]

Hi my name is Gary, Do you know about the 3,4,5 method for creating a right angle after all two right angles together is a square, let me know a I will tell you, I use it all the time when I build something

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes I use the 3,4,5 method.

[@craigdutton6072]

ole lo lo,makes a decent mix 😂not two wet ya know ya in for a day when ya bull float is pushing big mobs of water off ya slab ! But ya did ya no plastic under it that wall suck the water clean outta ya mix 🎉

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Lolo makes it an easy solo ya know what I mean

[@peaceful4005]

Amazing great job. BTW what about curing after casting?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Lots of water

[@TheJMBon]

Aren't you supposed to put compressed gravel down between the dirt and slab?

[@smokeycanuck8058]

You make it look too easy bro. I need to replace a shed on grade this summer and want to pour a slab preferably to deck blocks/wood. My reluctance is no so much the work as it is the tools. The hand tools you use I hope I can rent because seems like a lot to buy for a one-time home-owner job. Thanks

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes you can rent them

[@jamesrichard6458]

Looks like 2 things run in the family quality concrete work and easy going good people. God Bless Ephesians 3:16-17

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

You know it! Thank you for watching

[@jonnny_]

You guys inspired me to do multiple pads in my backyard and a retaining wall planter in the corner! Thanks for all of the detailed videos. In some of my first slabs, there are some low spots where water pools… is there anyway to fix it?

[@utubesuxalotofazz]

You can patch the spots with something like Ardex CP. Then using the same product do a thin coat over the whole surface(after proper mechanical grinding) and apply a broom finish. I do it all the time.

[@Jordera22]

Is there a purpose to adding a joint or is it purely cosmetic?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Crack control

[@terryrack2534]

Just asking. I would like it not to be broomed, is that possible?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

yes its possible, but it will be slippery if it gets wet.

[@fuyu5979]

Dont seen an inexperienced DIYer could complete this project especially the troweling part. Takes skill n experience. Kudos though for the upload.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW

[@Jon.S]

Nice - how deep should crack relief grooves be, is there like a formula? How come they only tend to be about a quarter of the depth of a slab, isn’t the part underneath still susceptible to cracking?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

25% of depth

[@daveeddy2402]

How many yards of concrete is that? Is that something I could do with bags and my small electric mixer?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

This was 1.5 yards. You could mix this with a mixer, you’d need about 55 80lb concrete bags

[@deepsouthhaunts2097]

Does the tool you use cut 1” deep for the control joint? Everything I see says at least a inch deep or more pending the depth of the slab. What’s your thoughts? About to try a shed slab shortly and was debating getting the tool or renting a concrete saw.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

About 3/4" works

[@choleaoum1383]

Thanks guys. Starting my shed soon so perfect timing.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ofc no problem hopefully this helps!

[@victorn4745]

Why do you have to add the line in the middle and what is the measurement for the square or rectangle? Is this a standard size? Sorry I''m new to this.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Crack control

[@victorn4745]

Oh that makes sense! thank you@@OdellCompleteConcrete

[@MLadder23]

How much does a slab like that cost if you don’t mind me asking?

[@dillonjensen1518]

What did you charge?

[@martinzodintluanga358]

what is the max. size of aggregate use for this?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

1"

[@elonmusk8667]

Looks great. How much was this job?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

1750

[@deadpossum100]

With a slab so small i think you could have just made the box then squared it. Might save ya some time on set up.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good idea

[@skutsenkow]

If a joint ever gets messed up (e.g. mismeasure), is there any coming back from that or will it always crack there?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Always Crack there

[@Z-Bart]

Nice work man. Had the homeowner asked for anchor bolts, would you have put those in too or is that his responsibility? Just curious.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I could’ve put them in for him but I believe he’s going to drill and drive red heads

[@Mike-01234]

Last year I poured a slab for a new shed I built what a difference over buying a shed with a wood floor. Tuff shed had no problem with building over the concrete slab they tied into the slab with the walls and now it's liking walking into a small garage.

[@-L1nkz-]

How much does a job like this cost in 🇺🇸 about £600 here in 🇬🇧

[@stephmcginley4935]

Beautiful sexy slab, haha nice work my friend👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@jmcguire56]

To me the hardest part is the site prep and making sure everything is square and level.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yea I hear ya, my back was killing me on this setup

[@weekendhomeprojects]

They call you the Jay-Z of the concrete game?

[@weekendhomeprojects]

99 problems but a bull float ain't one.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

@@weekendhomeprojects hahaha sweet i like that

[@lacihalasz]

No fundation on the edge? Why?

[@mikebennett938]

Have you seen the phenomena running around on KZbin about the so called 'dry pour' concrete method? I'd be interested in your thoughts. The biggest issue I see with the method is the fact that water ratio is not being taken into consideration, thus you don't know if the concrete has absorbed water all the way through or has too much water, making it fundamentally weaker than it should be. Check it out, might make for some interesting content :)

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Don't do it, it's going to crumble away!.

[@99cachorro]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete If done by the steps, it won't

[@kalashnikov1343]

Do not dry pour anything that you actually care about. You CAN get away with it for installing fence posts, if it's done correctly. I believe quickcrete even makes a special mixture for dry pouring. Correctly mixed will always be stronger. Would not recommend for anything structural.

[@01SilveradoLT]

If you wanted a smooth finish, would you just stop before the brush step? Or would there be more finishing involved?

[@sikosis999]

different floats to run over it depending on how "smooth' you wanted it . . . you can go as far as you want too . . .water polish it to a black mirror look'n finish . . . most guys i've seen lately have been finishing with either an epoxy floor finish (car garage kit thingie) or a buddy o mine put down a quietwalk insulated and heated pad deal then put nice tile over it

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

The more you trowel it the smoother it gets

[@RRC1]

Yep,just keep troweling it'll get harder than you can trowel it.

[@mbda1]

saying you did this solo, you dind't do solo. pumping concrete and spreading it not solo. you would have to do a few 5x5 if you did this yourself. your buddy pumping and helping float is the hardest part of the job and requires the most skill. Most diy people should not attempt this thinking it will be easy. they will blow out forms, not square, base won't be right, they won't know how much to order etc.

[@RC-yc7gp]

What did you charge on this job?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

1500

[@rom14141]

When hand mixing with a mixer, how do you screed? Is it as the little batches are placed or do you go a little wetter and screed at the end?

[@tomthompson7400]

Nice tidy job ,,, Northern Ireland

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

I did my own pad like this last summer. Got a couple quotes for around $2500 in Canada. Ordered mix from a company that charges by the 1/4 yard. Cost me $550 and did it myself in a day total (prepped the day before and poured the next day) I wet cured it for 3 weeks and when I drilled my baseplate in, it was by far the hardest concrete I've ever drilled through.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Nice work

[@Onceuponatime34]

Would be nice to see it with the shed on it

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I’ll ask the homeowner if he finished the build

[@2ndAmendProtector]

$1,500............when can you come do mine. I need a slab that will fit my 8 x 15 shed. But I want the cement all around it to extend outward from the exterior 1 additional foot. I'm in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida......lol

[@leelunk8235]

A PROFESSIONAL CAME TO MY PREVIOUS HOUSE TO DO A BIG SLAB IN THE BACKYARD, HE ASKED ME HOW I WANTED THE STRESS JOINTS MADE, CONTROL JOINTS, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, HE RECOMMENDED THE COMPLETE CUT, I SAID OK, A WEEK LATER I HAD WEED COMING OUT OF EACH LARGE SQUARE IN ALL DIRECTIONS, HE HAD CUT THE CONTROL JOINTS WHEN IT WAS ALMOST DRIED, WHICH LED TO CHIPS EVERYWHERE IN THE STRESS CUTS. I PAID THE GUY AND I LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON ON CONCRETE. I COULD HAVE BEEN A JERK AND NOT PAID HIM, BUT IT'S A LESSON I LEARNED.

[@michaelbomersback1752]

Do you ever start with a base of gravel before pouring, to ensure water or moisture drainage away from the underside of the slab? Any other considerations for colder climates?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Not in Southern California

[@MichaelIreland]

Yuss ... On the Canadian prairies that's extremely important. You really want a good base to avoid heaving. You would also put heavier rebar in at most 16" grid, 12" being wiser. So I go with a bit of sand first, then a few inches of thoroughly tamped road crush, then 12" rebar tied at every joint. Some will say overkill, but it's not expensive, and it'll last for generations.

[@robertchoutka3191]

A poly vapor barrier may be helpful as well ?

[@MichaelIreland]

@@robertchoutka3191 I think some folks swear by that, but it's most likely application-specific.

[@aprilecotton2060]

No

[@mitybort6295]

Odell Beatiful plate. I'm lnterested in your concrete smoothing tool. Who is the manufacturer.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

goldblatt

[@mitybort6295]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete thanks.

[@jonhickmanmusic]

Looking to do my own concrete base for a SIPS panel garden room. I noticed that you didnt use MOT1 sub base, do you think it's not needed?

[@robertkeaney7047]

Because this is really a form of art, maybe you could sign your work like a painter? Perhaps like a brand pressed in somewhere not blatantly obvious?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good point, I should

[@nokia5359]

inch and half height lettering in the middle is best.

[@kayo4921]

how much for something like this

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

1200

[@thetechnician832]

Hi Odell, Would you recommend using a bull float for small shed slab 2.7m x 1.5m which is approx 8.8ft x 5ft. I have a screeder, a small hand mag trowel and a steel finishing trowel. Wondering if i need to hire a bull float or can I get away with tools I have. Thanks for your help. Channel is great by the way.

[@hugobarajas8571]

Great work!! You are very experienced however I would have liked to hear more instructions when you were framing for the slab and when you were smoothing out the concrete. I’ve never done a job like this and I just would have loved some tips and tricks to make it less intimidating. Nice work though.👍

[@huwjohn5063]

What is the joint for in the middle? I was under the impression that if you want to make a joint for expansion and contraction, that you would need to cut down through the full layer of concrete, but in this case you almost just make agroove in the top but the two halves remain mostly attached to each other. Can you explain? I am a total beginner but need to put down a contrete slab about this size for a sauna build.

[@clumpkin1012]

Do you vibrator your concrete w a vibrator or does it mess up the finish and bring the rocks up?

[@JonnyDIY]

Great job Tyler, good work 👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks Jonny!

[@CynicalDad81]

Why would you broom a shed floor? I want my jack to roll around easily! Good work tho!

[@scraige3232]

Great to watch you work Tyler. Like father like son in so many ways. Top notch. Thanks for sharing.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks I really appreciate it!

[@Thenrein]

I always put foil under any concrete work.. amount of concrete wire also seems to be low..

[@alexm20112012]

It’s a profesional work What kind of shed you putting there?

[@scottmahony4742]

Anyone else looking at the gate hinges and wondering how a shed is going to go there if that gate opens inward? or if that gate will even clear the pad

[@teighandoughty1573]

Do your best bull float the rest

[@garrysharp785]

I did this... then the city somehow found out and sent a building inspector over and cited me for having the shed on concrete. Made me tear down the shed and tear out the concrete. Where I live you need a permit to put any building on concrete foundation, slab or otherwise.

[@TanLe-dx6uw]

How much does it cost you?

[@meagainokay7673]

Nice job, but if this is for a shed, you need to rebate the edges. If you don't, water will get in underneath the shed and cause not only rust, but also contents damage.

[@jeffdwatson22]

Curious what you thought about a cement mixer called the mud mixer? It mixes cement continuously instead of in batches. Kind of expensive, but for a one man job it seems cool. Trying to decide if I should invest.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

They just sent me one, I’ll try it out on my next shed slab and let you know how it works!

[@youngmemory604]

Thought it went against conventional wisdom to pour concrete straight on to the dirt? No gravel for drainage and water separation from the ground?

[@landonmorel3715]

if you bull float to the forms at an angle it won’t dip down on the return

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I typically don’t have this problem when I bullfloat but I’ve seen guys dip those edges hard

[@landonmorel3715]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete i just usually go at an angle to prevent it but yeah, if you are good enough it won’t be a problem