Pouring a Huge Concrete Slab Using Bagged Concrete | TWO YEAR UPDATE

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[@BetterTogetherLife]

This honestly is one of my more favorite of your videos. Thanks for adding more exterior footage. Would love to full on tour of the outside and inside! Thanks again! I am planning on doing something similar.

[@reallifetested2605]

That’s awesome to hear. You’re very welcome! For the money you can’t beat it. I’ve been very happy with the way everything turned out.

[@christianxxxila]

Yes, retaining wall is a great idea!

[@reallifetested2605]

Noted!

[@haxguy0]

Super cool, thank you for sharing

[@reallifetested2605]

You’re very welcome!

[@plainviewfarms6364]

Hats off to you sir.

[@reallifetested2605]

Thank you brother.

[@kennethvogt9379]

I'm no expert but I am amazed you have avoided cracks with no reinforcement (if I recall correctly, no rebar or mesh). I am pretty detail nutty but I wasn't bothered by the seams that didn't perfectly line up. Your rationale was solid because form follows function. You may be young but you obviously have amassed a number of skills.

[@reallifetested2605]

Thank you, I appreciate you watching and for the kind words! I have another yearly update coming soon, I still don’t have any cracks though haha you’re right I didn’t use rebar or mesh.

[@triple_threat_lightz]

I’d like to see the retainer wall video. Am looking to get ideas etc., since am planning to doing one

[@reallifetested2605]

Awesome! Usually Lowe’s has the blocks and concrete on sale around late fall so stay tuned.

[@triple_threat_lightz]

@@reallifetested2605 cool am working on mine right now so I’ll have to keep an eye on that sale. My building actually came too early and I didn’t had enough time to prepare for the concrete floor 😔😅 so I’ll have to do it later this fall since you told me this. It sucks doing it after the building is installed but oh well it’s got to get done.

[@mattfranklin8422]

Hats off to you, sir for tackling a project this size. Most would be intimidated by the scope of it or would be scared of the risk of trying something new and screwing it up. My question is, how did you get your elevation right, and make sure your forms were level? Also, on the next shop build, are you planning on getting plumbing, electrical, etc. in the slab before you pour?

[@reallifetested2605]

Thank you! Mostly to get everything square and level I used masonry line on stakes with line levels. Unfortunately we’ve decided to hold off on any building right now because of the insane price of things so I never got around to planning the next slab. What use to cost 20 to 30 thousand is now over 80. By the time you add inspections and all of the rules and regulations we now have it’s close to 100 so we decided to keep everything the way it is for now.

[@tommybarclay5329]

You're awesome.

[@reallifetested2605]

I wish! But thank you.

[@tommybarclay5329]

Na seriously man! Watching your videos has given me hope and desire to start and complete my building. I want a 60'Lx40'Wx22'H I see you can do it, I can do it. Thank you!!!!

[@tommybarclay5329]

Seeing the cost doing it all at once with contractors and trucks, it's insane. Watching you doing the way you have. Now I know it can be done.

[@jeremyhallam9806]

I have watched your original pour video and your updates. You said you wished you had tacked it together with rebar. From the original video I didnt see where you used rebar at all. Did I just miss it, or did you do it without any rebar? Thanks

[@Edhooey]

Awesome! I did a bag pour in a 12x20 shed...did not look as nice as yours. But you're inspiring me to do another at my new place for a shop. I watched your video of pouring it and had a question. Those forms that went across the slab that divided it up into doable portions; did you pull those forms out after each pour set? You mentioned that crack early in this video was where the forms were (past tense), so I was curious if you pulled the forms.

[@reallifetested2605]

That’s awesome. I bet it turned out great. Yes I did remove the forms in the center. What I did was pour my outer slabs first, then remove the center forms and used the outer slabs as forms for the center (hope that makes sense) good luck with your project!

[@betterstill100]

Thanks for this video. If I form smaller sections, how would dowels be installed to join them and reduce chance of slippage. Aren’t forms solid.

[@reallifetested2605]

You’re very welcome. You could try drilling holes in your form with the dowel going through the form, pouring one section, then removing the form by sliding off of the dowel. It would be a little difficult to remove the form but it could be done I suppose.

[@DoAThing]

Im sure you mentioned it in one of the ither videos i just cant remember. How thick is the slab? We are thinking about going a 40x40 slab with bags for a common space between 2 shipping container homes. Large kitchen and seating and play area for the kids. We thunk 4 inches is what were gonna do but just wanted to see what you did as it held up really nice.

[@reallifetested2605]

I was aiming for 4” which would have been fine but it ended up being closer 5.5 to 6” in most places. If you’re not pulling heavy vehicles or anything like that I’d imagine 4” would be just fine. Our driveway was poured 4” thick and it holds up to daily ups trucks and the occasional fedex truck. I will mention if you’re putting shipping containers on it you might need footers depending on the shipping container. I’ve seen some of the designs of those place a majority of the weight on the 4 outside corners but that’s just something to check into to be safe.

[@betterstill100]

U have a lot of goodies…

[@reallifetested2605]

Haha believe it or not most of it gets used pretty frequently.

[@winstonrocco1981]

How deep is expansion joint cut

[@reallifetested2605]

If I remember right the rule is around 25% of the total thickness of the slab. I used a standard circular saw with diamond blade so its around 2.5" deep and it worked out just fine.

[@kristenjensen1822]

Where’s your general location so I can get an idea on concrete prices? I’m in the project stage of a 30x60 shop

[@reallifetested2605]

I’m in upstate sc. I can tell you prices haven’t went down any. We just got another quote hoping prices have went down for a driveway addition. For a 30x20 addition they wanted north of 10,000 dollars. That’s only 7.5 yards of concrete and less than 1500 in material cost, with me doing the grading and prep work. Hopefully you can find someone in your area that’s not a ripoff.

[@kristenjensen1822]

@@reallifetested2605 awesome thanks so much. that does help.

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