Reinforcement & Expansion Joints | Garage Shop Project Ep13

[@Handleyman]

Where would you be without that amazing laser level? Oh and Julie of course! 😁

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

She rolled her eyes when I bought it....but now she loves it too. 🤣

[@rjung_ch]

It's the weather you didn't ask for, stay warm and it'll work out for sure 🙏✌

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

wasn't so long ago I was complaining about the heat - now I really need it back 😀

[@davidianwalsh]

I'm a civil Engineer with 30 years experience - don't get hung up about the water. As the concrete is poured the water will be displaced by the concrete. Just get the worst of it out of the pits. Also the small volume of water on the plastic is insignificant compared to the water used to mix the concrete, it will not adversely affect the concrete strength. The main problem with the rain is trying to get a good surface finish on the concrete slab, especially if you want a steel float finish.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Thanks Dave - we have had so much rain we have put a big tarp over the whole site and then will mop out the holes. All the setting out concrete is totally cured so I am happy about that. Thanks for you advice....it is encouraging. 👍🏻

[@dougekren6495]

Everything works out, no need to stress. Good job you two.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Stressing out over the concrete for sure.... I am picturing a big concrete mountain.....🤣

[@paulnugent8225]

Nice breakfast 😊

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

It was! 😀

[@CHINAxiaobei]

The working people are the most beautiful👍👍👍👍

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Thank you - I feel better when I do it myself 🙂

[@CHINAxiaobei]

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[@TAMBROWN]

really annoying when the weather upsets all your plans, doing a fantastic job guy's well done x

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

We were complaining about the heat a few weeks back....aaaargh.....bloody rain.

[@theinfernalcraftsman]

Looking great. I don't envy the concrete work, done enough of it for friends and the body doesn't want to do it anymore. I really wish my shop had a drain in it just so I could at least wash the floor or keep it wet for painting. I like those expansion joint/screed guides. Not something we use here in the US. But I watch you and others around the world doing their projects partially to see what methods and materials others use and there are often some really neat products and ideas to be learned from it. The biggest thing you have is a great helper. I can barely get any help on projects when I need it...

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Help is hard to get so we are lucky we have 1 more pair of hands....sometimes. Yes the grey expansion joints I am hoping will help me out a lot and saves on a control joint cutter later.

[@2010wembley]

Use a wet vac to get rid of the water, though a bit wont harm the concrete.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Did think of that but hoping the tarp will keep it dry and then we can just mop out the holes.

[@lorrainebayford177]

Hi I J. Looking good and I feel your pain with that rain. 😢 here’s hoping for a brighter day on concrete day 🤞

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

We hope so but it has been cancelled a 2nd time now. arghh 😩

[@arthurmckelvey3892]

A pleasure to watch your thorough, accurate and timely preparation. You will certainly have a excellent floor for your garage. You might want to put the DPC behind the wall so that when its filled in, you wont get damp coming through the wall from soil and stones. Trust all goes well for the pour and you don't get frost. Best wishes as always from N.I

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Hi Arthur - thank you. Yes, Julie is painting the back of the wall with two coats of the rubber paint. Then we have a an egg box like membrane that will go up the wall and at the bottom with be a French drain and many tonnes of gravel. Just waiting for the rain to stop so we can get this done before we get any more cave ins.....☹️

[@richardbodor3318]

Great episode. Stick with it - we are all pulling for you.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Cheers Richard - raining again today........fingers crossed we can get a date.

[@justinsikes2221]

Can't wait for the Crete

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

We should be ready although the weather is cancelling everything at the moment ☹️

[@joelnickerson6739]

Ian and Julie, I see how hard you both are working and fighting the weather. We have snow here where I live. I'm still watching and wish I could do something to help you my friends. Carry on.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Cheers Joel - there is plenty of snow on the mountains but luckily not down here. The mud is forming now so we are desperate to get the gravel around the garage.

[@livingoffgridinscotland]

I’ve never really seen anyone in the uk worry about water on the dpm? Concrete is heavier than water, so the concrete will push the water to the surface and it’ll disperse itself?

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

It made a mes of the dry mix I was using but totally understand. We have a big tarp to cover it all up so we can get rid of the majority before the concrete truck turns up.

[@dominicmcc3214]

Best of luck for the concrete pour. Alot of work to get to this stage, but I'm sure both of you will be satisfied with the end result👍👏

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

I hope so - so much expectations after watching so many youtube tutorials...🤣

[@affanazeeze873]

Hello Homesteading nice projet and garage construction beautifull love to see the finish work tanks

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Thank you Affan

[@simonmiddleton4977]

OMG what a difference in weather from last video! Stay strong you guys are amazing can’t wait to see the slab poured. 👍😃

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

I know....can't believe I was complaining about the heat... raining still ☹️

[@affanazeeze873]

Love to see you work together is beautifull and nice tanks

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

There has only ever been the two of us so we are getting used to each other now 😀

[@الفنكالجزاىري-ص4ز]

Well done dear friends❤‍🩹❤‍🩹❤‍🩹❤‍🩹👍👍👍

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Thank you so much 👍🏻

[@colinnapier6662]

Your preparation is tremendous, it reminds me of a saying I used when I was working “fail to prepare, prepare to fail” in other words the work you are putting in to the preparation ensures there will be no failure come concrete day.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

There is so much to think about as when the concrete comes there is no doing it over again. Cheers for the comments ♥️

[@TAMBROWN]

Thanks

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Thank you again Tam...very much appreciated.

[@jasoncheetham577]

hopefully see you soon guys, car troubles

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Those crappy English cars....... 🤣

[@jasoncheetham577]

french engine

[@alk5749]

Here in the USA we don’t use those type of expansion joints we lay out straight lines and cut expansion joints shortly after finishing the concrete pour. Just different methods.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

They do both here too but I wanted something to screed a level off, again because I was on my own this helped me a lot. I have a tiny micro crack following this strip.

[@alk5749]

@@HomesteadingUncontained understand

[@dennisaskew7004]

I feel for you both ,don't get tooooo stressed out. Oh! and by the way it was 28 C here today.😎😎

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Thank you for that 🤣 It was not long ago I was complaining it was too hot..... ☹️

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Lots of audio issues?

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

will check it out, thanks for the feed back (no pun intended)

[@alk5749]

That small amount of water will have no effect on your concrete. I’ve poured concrete in a drizzling rain and it came out good.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

We just didn't want any risk being this was our first time. It had rained for weeks prior to this. So just being super cautious 😀

[@alk5749]

@@HomesteadingUncontained I just saw how worried you were about it and just wanted to say concrete is forgiving to a certain point, but once it starts going off, no forgiveness at all. You worked thru it and did a great job.