OUR BIGGEST FAILURE YET 😬 On Our Biggest Deck Ever!

This week we had our biggest failure ever at Premier Outdoor Living. We tried concrete countertops for the first time, and with any new trial there might be some error. It doesn't quite turn out as we expected. BUT we quickly recovered with a sick bench and bar area. Plus we got all of our cable rail in!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Concrete Countertop Prep
01:26 - Concrete Countertop Form
04:55 - Pouring the Concrete
06:01 - Problems Starting...
07:05 - Problem Breakdown
08:00 - Bench Slab and Install
12:20 - Tony Talks Plugs
13:01 - Custom Bar Install
14:50 - Cable Rail Install
16:00 - Team Meeting
18:15 - Outro
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[@ryanemmanowell9703]

More Jose!!

[@colinstu.art.]

Second this

[@firemanj35]

It's just outstanding today. Guys, I really love the vlog. I really thought Anthony was just gonna smash your hand into that concrete for a second. 😂 But being the professional he is, he did not. He just plugs away to get the job done.😊

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

I’m sure that thought ran through his mind 🤣. Glad you liked this one!!

[@mdbrenna]

I haven’t heard “Locked In for Justice” in a while. Loved that.. I started saying it!!

[@shawnjohnson7696]

You guys rock! Yes, Tom you too!

[@tonynewton7902]

Great work as always guys. 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@tacticaljody4381]

Great stuff! Keep it up. ❤

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Thanks a lot my friend!!

[@smcox1991]

“That checks out” 😂 squeaky nozzle 😂

[@UnforgivenLlama]

Looking good

[@mehmet284]

wow great job

[@philipbenson8644]

This one is looking fantastic

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Really appreciate that!!

[@denisbrisebois7658]

👌👌👌… this project is amazing …🔥🔥🔥.

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Thank you my friend!! I’m really excited to start wrapping up some of the details on this one!

[@moneymakingmikeg.9555]

More Jose!!! More Jose!!! More Jose!!! Another great video guys. This project is massivley simple compared to the stuff you get into but, Man oh Man stil the POL touches everywhere!! Hoping all is well guys, Dirty Jersey out!!

[@e4d578]

I think it'll still come out great. Not a failure, but a success.

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Only a failure if you accept it as a failure, we’ll learn from it and do better next time! And this one will look sick with a porcelain overlay 😅

[@e4d578]

@@THEpremieroutdoor there's a lot im learning about you beyond what is presented in the vids ...thank you for helping the industry out.

[@UnforgivenLlama]

I'm always curious of what towns your builds are in...

[@darrylschmidt704]

Hi. Love the workmanship. Do you have to deal with wasps and wasp nests? If so...recommendation at the 14:45 mark...consider using black plastic strips in the slots to fill the gaps to keep them out.

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Thanks a lot Darryl! We don’t have a lot of issues with wasps but if we do, they typically like to make little nests under an overhang and not inside of stuff for whatever reason

[@nicholashenry2861]

Tom is great 👍

[@sgwsteve1665]

The balcony looks amazing! Sucks abt the concrete, but shit happens, right? You guys rock

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Thanks a lot man!! Always learning, and usually that happens from messing something up lol

[@pdcro1247]

The hardi backer should have been soaked before the concrete pour and then covered with a wet burlap. You guys didn’t get to where you are without taking risks.

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

For sure! Taking risks is part of the game and just have to know in your head that you might be redoing it 😅

[@gregpaterson330]

FYI covering concrete with plastic sheets will slow cure time and keep concrete wet

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Would have been a good move on this one 😅

[@mannyortiz3951]

Awesome vid once again.Quick question? The screws that are used in your video's are they good for all kinds of wood.

[@BorisYeltivinshki]

Poly underneath would have kept moisture on it. Another trick for wet curing is to take a pin and poke a hole in a water jug, let it drizzle out over night and it'll continue to keep your forms wet

[@UnforgivenLlama]

We need some tip time with tony

[@UnforgivenLlama]

What's your beach of choice?

[@browning7750]

Can you dry pour a counter? Just wondering...I've done sidewalks with dry pour and ZERO cracks or issues and no stressful rushing before it sets up. I did a big carport pour with wet conventional concrete trucks (BIG $$$) and cracks everywhere. These 2 pours of mine were literally within 2 weeks of one another...Whenever possible, I will only dry pour from here on.

[@AntEloftheHouseofEl]

Ah the concrete curing issues! Been there myself! I got a brilliant tip from an old pro. He said get a load of hessian sheet or bags, soak them and then wrap the concrete with them. Stops it curing too fast and cracking, and man it works a treat because you can set the hose to mist and just lightly dampen them throughout the day. Then unwrap them at night when it's cooled to let them cure the rest of the way!

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

We definitely learned a lot from these mistakes lol. I think first of all we should have had a tent over it, and then absolutely should have kept it moist for the first 24 hours…I like the idea of soaking sheets to keep moisture in! We’ll definitely try it again and will keep that little trick in mind!

[@AntEloftheHouseofEl]

@@THEpremieroutdoor sweet! It's like anything in life isn't it - you don't know what you don't know till you know!

[@kenandlyraschramm2002]

NO no... the biggest failure is using and pushing the Deckorator brand. Just finished a 600 sq ft deck with the Voyage line Sierra color mainly because I love your work. I have a phrase for this type of product "Good from far, far from good" Pros: This flooring looks great, seams stay true because of the mineral base, BUT the quality is shit, and grooves are not well-grooved - deep enough on many boards received (making the spacing really hard to be consistent with hidden fasteners) We built the frame 16" on center but still many areas have soft spots. When you cut the boards, you certainly want perpendicular cuts as close as possible because the mineral except for the surface looks bad. I built my fence out of Timber tech, coastline. Now I wish I used it for the flooring and the dark hickory color for my fence. Oh well, but like I said it looks great but I can see the flaws... Luckily a majority of my guests will not.

[@plasmac9]

How it was ok for 3 hours and then not ok and kept tripping was you were using a breaker that was also using something in the house and was overloading. Someone either was home and started using that breaker for something or something automated in the house kicked on that also uses that breaker. All you had to do was plug it in somewhere else and it would have been fine. Also a good idea to check with the homeowner to make sure you know what else is on a breaker before you start plugging power tools into random outlets.

[@evanhlavaty]

Lots of complainers on the last video not familiar with the usual worksite antics, personalities, and humor. I also have a feeling Anthony had another hand gesture in mind, but kept it PG with the thumbs up 😂

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Hahaha he knows how to keep it classy. We definitely have a unique workplace dynamic around here 😅

[@FilizMert06]

👍🌺

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

🙌🙌🙌

[@navsinghminhas8986]

My clients ask me are you do concrete and I say big no no only decks and verandas we do but after I saw you with concrete again big no to concrete

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

It was a big risk, my advice would be to try it on a smaller space first 😅

[@UnforgivenLlama]

For Tom, man can't live on comments alone... just gotta laugh at them. Oh and stop being so angry all the time.. hahaha

[@MattGheysens]

Fart 😮

[@johnnycoker3414]

Why do you all do more talking then work

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

I don’t know 🤷‍♂️

[@JustaKarenDiscoveredTheIntrnet]

there filming be boring with no dialogue..take it easy bro

[@Tom-sd5ru]

First words from jose😂😂😂😂

[@familiadigitalsoryvelasco2159]

ual ficou top

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

🙌🙌🙌