Pouring Concrete Street Lights

Other Videos from This Project:
Gate Install • Massive Gate Installation
Gate Columns • Welding the Gate Columns
Block Wall • Building A Block Wall
Surveying • Survey Stakes and Markers
In this video we are forming and pouring concrete light pole bases. These forms are often called 'sonotubes' and they are very useful and versatile. This property will be a storage facility. Once the project is completed will will restart our spec house - start here if you haven't seen it yet • EC's Big Announcement
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[@salmonhunter7414]

Having your kids or grand kids with when you do anything is just great. Very Nice to see. thanks for sharing

[@talisolin]

i love this part too! i'm glad we're seeing more of them in these recent videos!

[@jwagnermail]

One detail about the bolts inside the concrete base - you need to have them line up with the side of the building. If the base of the light pole is square, it looks odd if it is out of alignment with the buildings. You need to get this right BEFORE the concrete arrives - don't ask how I know!

[@jumpfok]

How do you know?

[@conspiracyscholor7866]

THE WORLD IS FLAT, THE SKY IS AN ILLUSION CREATED BY TTE STOLEN MAGIC OF ANCIENT ORIENTAL ARCANE WIZARDS YOU FOOLS!

[@drymoonproperties]

Very good point!

[@robertbutler8004]

J Wagner petty petty petty.

[@rahkim]

Love the information and walk through. My favorite part was seeing the youngins helping out. Love it ❤

[@ecrusch]

I actually enjoyed the last two minutes the most... :)

[@tlahuicolexiii2844]

One of the reasons i want kids! So i can teach them everything i know!

[@Homerbub]

The best part was watching the kids help!

[@williambutler3695]

I like that, even though this is part of a bigger series on building a storage facility, your videos can stand alone by themselves. You don’t bury information into a 20 minute “storage building update video 15”. You’re focused and to the point without long talking intros or title cards. Any “non-information” parts, like kids shoveling for example, shows people the honor and sanctity of work.

[@generalesdeath8180]

Love seeing 3 generations of Essential Craftsman all working on a project together!

[@corypmullen]

Your channel is the equivalent of a Great American Classic novel. While the content is instructive and informative the delivery and production is straight Americana goodness.

[@hdcrook1]

Good job, grand kids!

[@wildmanofthewynooch7028]

At the end of the day, family and memories are all that are left. I love how you share your wisdom with the world and include us.

[@zsoltberes6324]

The ending with the kids shovelling is just awesome! So nice to see them doing something that doesn't involve a screen!

[@js1600]

Great to see the youngsters learning and helping out, You must be a happy grandpapa.

[@ScrewThisGlueThat]

Grand Babies at the end of this video is just "Icing" on the cake. Very nice, informative video... Thanks

[@Rick-ro8bf]

Love the guitar in this one. Very Jimmy Page (Bron-Yr-Aur 'esk) with that C6 open tuning, Love it! Great work on the forms too!

[@lucaspatterson]

Any idea what song or who played the guitar at the end?

[@rjstiles80]

Thought the same thing.

[@hilbert551]

@@lucaspatterson It sounds like Leo Kottke

[@Hoaxer51]

Rick, when I first heard this, my ears perked up. I thought it was Bro-Yr-Aur also! Great tune!

[@richardvsassoon5144]

@@hilbert551 - with a whisp of Jorma Kaukonen's 'embryonic journey'

[@ro_yo_mi]

What a classy move to call out the round stakes. Well done.

[@5850terry]

You really should have a television show.

[@mattk6101]

I appreciate the correction for when you said dirt instead of concrete. However, with your expertise, attention to detail and professionalism, I believe the community would've let it slide. Another fantastic video good sir. Just no more open toed shoes on the jobsite.

[@DD-tn3oe]

I don’t know or could ever understand why someone would ever give any of your videos a thumbs down? Is beyond me But Thank you for your videos you are one of the greats in construction/building

[@kengamble8595]

Yeah, remember when I first come across these, building a deck up off the ground, thought wow where have these been all my life ! 😊 You always have good music on your videos, so thanks for that ! Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍 👍

[@methylmike]

bro, i cant tell you how awesome it is to have this type of knowledge so clearly and succinctly presented. My generation needs wise old guys like you to show us the ropes, many parents have failed.

[@I_M_Nonno]

There is real value in making kids work, Especially for the kids. Self Esteem Movement? This is how it's done.

[@connormatthews522]

Can't express how much i'd like to fly out there and spend a year learning from you. Thank you for sharing.

[@byrnejr]

Start them young! Nice to see the kids helping out!

[@quigster8319]

I am a little late for this vid, but I absolutely love seeing family together to help with a project. The little helpers at the end warmed my heart. Teaching the value of hard work and helping family. Great lessons for life.

[@TheJayRoth]

I'm a competent contractor... BUT have only done everything after the point of the piers, have a job that's small enough to not bother calling someone else in, this video is great!!! Glad I found your channel!! keep up the good work PS The crotch zoom in at 6:30 is GREAT!

[@ronaldwilkins6056]

Formed and poured 80+ in a downtown retail area...formed pretty much the same as in the vid...made a diagonal cut in a 5gal bucket to help place the conc, think we averaged 6 per day and that bucket lasted thru all 80+...used EZ Cheese to protect the screw heads.

[@ronaldwilkins6056]

We did not use ez cheese, smh.

[@Stonewall-19]

Great video. Felt like I was learning from and experienced family friend. Exactly the info I wanted to confirm. Much appreciated.

[@fernmulkeen1773]

I have been a landscape contractor for 38 years and learn something new from your videos all the time. Seems to me that the columns would need a broad footer to remain plumb over time.

[@MarsMan1]

*Great Crew... especially the two young ones! So Cute!*

[@kylefogle6022]

Try plumbers putty for screw heads exposed to concrete. It's always worked great for me!

[@tsuchang1]

Thanks friend. Thanks for teaching the kids to work.

[@andrewwaterman9240]

I really liked those little workers at the end. Were they union?

[@stanwooddave9758]

Payed in FULL SCALE McDonald's or what ever is local & cheap. It's a memory they can look back on, and say I helped. :-)

[@willb3018]

We like them but there is someone out there ready to allege child abuse.

[@mnight207]

It is one hell of a privilege to learn from you. Thank you for caring about the youth and making excellent, much needed videos!

[@dominosgarage]

Another great video. Love that the kiddos are helping out

[@richardvsassoon5144]

'braces attached w/screws', @5:05 - Thank you! it dawned on me one day, about 20 years ago, that a screw would not beat apart a delicate form that had steps (round) formed from 1/4 plywood. the forms held and the only complaint was from the laborers who queried, " how are we gonna strip this form?" I offered them my cordless screw gun...Didn't think of the crisco trick tho, thanks again.

[@farsalor2627]

I see an EC video, I click it.

[@MrBEZROC]

Awesome video . Thank you!

[@baitammo4652]

Fantastic information as always! The best workers on the whole project received the least amount of fame ( camera time at the end ) lol!! Hard working crew for sure, raising them right!

[@jdsgotninelives]

They also make beautifully cost effective light buckets for a home-made Dobsonian Newtonian Telescope

[@Sharklee4]

I was in Dobson's first official class. I believe we used Burke Tubes.

[@J5X7]

And the piers for keeping them stable.

[@jdsgotninelives]

@@Sharklee4 That must have been wonderful. I'm happy you got to have that memory 😊

[@jdsgotninelives]

@@J5X7 That's a nifty idea! 😊

[@J5X7]

@@jdsgotninelives probably very common now but it's how I first learned of this construction method a few years ago. As I recall, from research, better than a tripod, but not a solid boulder of granite...

[@Stevenowski]

Brief and to the point. Thank you.

[@paulbland5625]

Very enjoyable video. Great tips for a project coming up in the new year. Cheers from Australia.

[@billbradleymusic]

Gotta love getting the kid's out to help. Good times!

[@colerobison6916]

I'm almost getting as excited to see the finished storage units as I am for the spec house!

[@zacharybob4336]

As always, thanks for taking the time to do all of this Scott & Nate, you guys are just a fantastic team. I'm so glad to say that I've used your content to inspire my father to come join forces just shy of the Oregon state line. I can't wait to bring him up to see the spec house and to continue enjoying your content together.

[@TheMot616]

How about a brief video when you unwrap them 🙂

[@toddoliver3385]

I was expecting to see them unwrapped.

[@varjen018]

Yeah! I was hoping for that too! Maybe in a later video?

[@doctormaddix2143]

Please never stop making videos. I love yours. ❤️

[@aserta]

You can use old fashion window caulk for the screw heads, it resists any weather and pops out instantly when you need to run the screw out of the hole.

[@Snooodle238]

putting a storage lot together myself, these videos have been great!! Thank you!!

[@bricyclezenrun1044]

Warm Greetings: I just want thank you for all your time and energy. Man I have learned so much! I must say your awareness of life in general shows great awareness and wisdom. It has been very much a pleasure to watch and learn from you. I have watched all of your spec house videos, several of your focus topic vids, as well as a couple of your podcasts. My name is Brian and I am from Colorado. Thanks Again, BJM.

[@Prosecute-fauci]

Great video Scott. Your depth of knowledge is always awe inspiring to guys like me who were never in construction trades.

[@lenblacksmith8559]

Love it, good tips and good outdoors work.

[@brianbennis1399]

Safety cone makes a great concrete funnel, Scott. Nice for pouring bollards too. Thanks for great content

[@charlesmiller5078]

All you needed is a Small Puppy Dog running around, and you would of had the perfect video, still great.

[@HairyMTB]

Great seeing the little ones at work

[@wagz1710]

Another simple relaxing educational video! Well done as always👍🏻 Thank You

[@zeedevil4409]

Those forms are such a simple but great tool

[@CynicalDad81]

Love seeing the little ones work. 👌

[@portaadonai]

Wow we just did some parking lot light pylons today, first time in years. How timely. I get to see everything we did wrong an hour ago!

[@63256325N]

Thanks for the video.

[@sunsunbubbles5272]

Always learn something watching your videos ! Thanks for posting!

[@marcusdare1688]

So lovely to get the kids involved as well 👌

[@DavidDiBonaWoodworking]

ROUND! concrete stakes! what the heck man?!

[@jorisknuts9662]

Unsubscribed !

[@hughbrackett343]

What's next, Harbor Freight anvils?

[@derekrosecrans1361]

That's a cool trick with the Crisco. Thanks for another awesome video.

[@AdamWeil]

I know it's small potatoes compared to a building video, but could you do a video about working in hot weather? Esp those awesome hats!

[@15ratfink]

Great video. Love to see the little one helping out. I remember helping out as a kid and it made me feel so important. Also, they are called sono tubes because the company who first manufactured them was Sonoco. They have since moved into food packaging and hear very little of them anymore.

[@scruffy6151]

Thank you EC. The help of the younger generation nice to see. Sana tubes make great forms for concrete love them quick and easy.

[@bfranklin4302]

Pascel was a heck of a guy

[@rickberg2986]

Pretty dandy steel toed flip flops!

[@robinlox99]

Hi, I've watched a few of your videos now and I really like them. I'm a builder, with a passion for nice stonework but I do a wide range of masonry work. I love to learn and increase my knowledge about building, to make what I do easier and better and to try new things. You explain things very well, I've learnt some good stuff from your videos and will continue to watch them. Thanks for doing them, all the best.

[@francisco.torres.builds3567]

Thanks for the info

[@theaussiecarpenter9470]

Keep up the great work

[@intalik]

seriously helpful channel. Thank you so much for all the effort you put into making these videos

[@JeffKnoxAZ]

Seems like you visit down here during the wrong time of year Scott. Now is when you should be down here. We're expecting temps in the 70s all this week.

[@jerrylittle8922]

Perfection!. 👍

[@Tugmun11]

Great video as always, I was really hopin to see ya peel'm. Oh well maybe later... Thanks for sharin. . .

[@elizabethmcheffey8699]

Great video loved the family’s effort

[@bj3692]

great instruction - so calm - and very easy to listen to and follow --

[@TRAVERZULU3]

Thanks for the vid

[@christopherwebber1104]

In some instances the uprights have to be finished, as in when the government says no lines from the tube. This makes for good times when you pour 20 or more. First strip the tube, unwrap or cut with side grinder down the side. Next get a wooden or my favorite a sponge float and rub them down. Gives a nice rough finish and is much easier and cheaper than putting ardex on all of them. Side note, ardex is great for making a bad situation look good and adheres great, just very pricey.

[@cheewurz]

Informative! Thanks! PS...No Ads...love it!!!

[@glenncampbell913]

Good Job

[@CorrieBergeron]

The kids... oh my heart.

[@bomonte]

i love your videos. wish i went back in time to learn carpentry

[@homes24]

Spec house!!!

[@jrhattenstein]

In texas we use paste wax. Also great for a good shine on your boots

[@robj4251]

Plumb, Straight and True :)

[@davidwaytwolong5369]

thanks again awesome

[@ccsmith2937]

Nice video 👍

[@bonanzatime]

You better nickname that kid, Rambo. Watching him work was like watching Rambo take care of business. 😅😉 Quick, Fast, Smart, and Smooth.. And PERFECT (without error)...

[@hermannstraub3743]

The little helper needs to learn "you never be leeward of the dust source" :-)

[@johnbronson8928]

Good idea about crisco. I use duct tape, weather permitted. But you give me an idea, maybe pvc glue while work

[@vochaalloy33]

well done sir

[@cliftonsnider1520]

😁. I caught the round concrete stake comment. Very good. LOL.

[@khangtruong98]

I'm fairly inexperienced with concrete and have a quick question: I presume the rebar goes all the way down and rests on the dirt at the bottom of the tube. Is there any concern of corrosion of the rebar compromising the integrity of the concrete over time?

[@clifforddalton3067]

were I in the USA and wanted a construction company YOU would be who I would employ.

[@tomsuelaw1]

Cute kids!!

[@joopterwijn]

1.1..1... so Nate has two 👦 and a 👧 (guess) always fun when your aloud to with Dad to work!

[@Hi-Def]

I knew the first comment I see was going to be about his kids. The kids might not realize it now, but they'll appreciate it in the future when they reminisce times working with their family.

[@elffirrdesign2063]

We always did these in two pass pour protocol. First with a 3.5 to 4 inch slump to seal the bottoms and then wet up the load for fill pass to a 5 or so to give a less bubble entrenched finish. Common sense but it's nice to have in the plan before you start pouring.

[@alm000]

Keep them dry and don't feed them after midnight, :) Great Video, :)

[@WesleyJolly]

That's Grade A help you have starting around 8:45

[@davemoulton8051]

Two new things tubes that you can read so they peal easy and the grease in the screws cheers