Being from Alaska we have made soil cement for decades. But we sprinkle lightly with water then cover with plastic. The sun bakes the cement and stops debri from falling on the cement. It hardens 3 times faster when covering it with plastic. Just check it each day and add water to keep the surface from crumbling until it it completely cured.
@ariloves102 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@sharongilley83932 жыл бұрын
That makes since
@makakamir5 ай бұрын
can we use it for walls?
@myperfectlyimperfectgarden72333 жыл бұрын
This is great! I made small garden paths and I love how it looks. On some of my paths I tamped peagravel down into the soilcement. I just love how it looks!
@bbsal40312 жыл бұрын
Hey you know what, I could appreciate this, a lot of us don't have thousands of dollars to pay and have the pros do it, wish I did. I'm trying to do a carport all by myself right now and it's not easy. But I want one so bad that I'm just going to keep trying. That's what we got is KZbin 💪
@711600002 жыл бұрын
It's called dirtcrete and you would normally till the cement into the top two inches of soil, level, moisten and allow to dry. That way you won't end up with a thin layer of concrete that cracks easily.
@m.l.miller219 Жыл бұрын
@71160000 Жыл бұрын
@@m.l.miller219 I would have to say it depends on how much concrete you use. You can likely find the directions on line but quanties depend a lot on the soil you're dealing with.
@sdickinson52342 жыл бұрын
If you want a nicer finish you can always put a concrete skim coat over it later and even stamp it and color it.
@emartinez65842 жыл бұрын
I like that even with the low spots that can be filled in with more dirt and cement , Great idea for next project
@ariloves102 жыл бұрын
Bravo!!! I love people who take risks. Great rewards. I love it!
@Be-Transformed-not-Conformed2 жыл бұрын
It looks really good!!! Don't have to worry about keeping weeds out! Yay!! Those weeks grows back too fast! Thanks for your video!
@Jeremy_9362 жыл бұрын
This is a great foundation for laying down flagstone. Buy a pallet of flagstone. Mix up some mortar in a wheelbarrow. Slap it down. Drop in the stone. Smooth out the joints with a trowel. Done!
@davidvitch1772 жыл бұрын
looks good for a small patio, I have used portland for a dirt area of parking and slowly added to it and it has been fine for years and many NY winters!
@valeriepetersen35242 жыл бұрын
Thankyou so much! this gives me great ideas for walkways around our acreage!
@ŁeChíí-Diné2 ай бұрын
I use this dirtcrete as a base for 12×12 pavers at a grade for drainage. It's lasted for 20 years under the pavers. Using broken old cement chunks helps also. Money saver.
@pattymint38142 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This is kinda the idea I was wondering about and I appreciate the video and the information! It looks great!
@gedhuffadine1873 Жыл бұрын
Thanks matt, helped me on a project I'm working on.
@Dumpytrumpy20662 жыл бұрын
I personally think that was nothing more than a waste of time and cement! Soil cement mixed as it should would literally flow and self level and within just hours it would be 100% compacted ( as determined by engineers spec) it would then be possible to build on if desired! I realize it’s just a cheep project but it’s not likely to last longer than a season depending on what climate you have!
@buddleiabee2 жыл бұрын
Bunny Guinness says the Japanese do this but with gravel/pea shingle to make a path. Use a tamping plate too.
@piercecushenbery58766 ай бұрын
Can’t believe how good this turned out
@rickmorales21132 жыл бұрын
Good idea, I'm gonna try this and paint it. Thanks!!
@Be-Transformed-not-Conformed2 жыл бұрын
Love this video!!!💕
@user-qo3jh9mn1t2 жыл бұрын
I love to see people go for it. Good job.
@daisym9302 жыл бұрын
Great work! A year ago I did 4 x 12 area for my outdoor kitchen base cabinet. Turn out really well and you can be the price!
@foadrightnow57252 жыл бұрын
You should have used some kind of form so you could screed the area level. Or slightly angled away from the house, at least.
@irishammer319 Жыл бұрын
Nice work man 😁👍
@cd11682 жыл бұрын
Can’t imagine this will stand the test of time
@insertphrasehere1510 ай бұрын
Cement stabilised soil has been used for a century or more and is a totally legit low cost and medium strength fill material. Increased maximum dry density, reduces plasticity of clayey soils, and increases the bearing capacity. The trick is to realise what it can and can't be used for. I use it personally as a base for laying pavers (an alternative to digging out my clayey soil and replacing with compacted gravel). Just dig up the clay, mix in 10% cement, and compact it back down. Then sand and pavers as normal. The clay stays hard like weak rock even when saturated with water (becomes essentially non-plastic).
@DVankeuren2 жыл бұрын
I probably would have tilled before throwing down the cement to get all the bark and anything else that didn't need to be there.
@CityBoyCountryHome3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I'm trying to figure out a cost effective way to do my driveway. I like how you pointed out that it looks like natural rock. I think thats a great look and is pretty much exactly what I'm going for. I'll probably start this project late next summer so still have a year to plan. I might do it in sections. Hows your patio holding up? Follow up vid? Glad you did this video and I'm glad I found it, thank you!!!!!
@TheBlankman3 жыл бұрын
It’s holding up well. A few cracks developed but overall, I’m very happy with it. I am not sure if it will withstand the weight of a vehicle though.
@CityBoyCountryHome3 жыл бұрын
@@TheBlankman Thats great! Yeah I understand I'll have to do additional things besides this to roll a car over it. Your video made me start thinking of things other than standard driveways though. Thanks again!
@rickmcphee42062 жыл бұрын
I know poured concrete is expensive, but I just can't see this holding up well at all, even for a few years. Save your money, watch KZbin videos, and mix your own concrete a little at a time, maybe a 10 by 10 square. Hard work but not that much more expensive and a thousand times better. Better if you buy washed sand and aggregate, many pre mix companies offer it, and mix with Portland cement 5 to 1 ratio. If you do use sacked concrete, add about a quarter to half shovel of Portland cement to each 80 lb. Sack of concrete mix. Also same amount of fine sand, will finish much nicer.
@AutoNomades4 ай бұрын
Nice ! Is it drivable with vehicules ?
@kuzinit9892 жыл бұрын
its gonna crack all to hell and weeds will start growing through it
@chriseckenroth69222 жыл бұрын
The Spruce has a decent how to soil cement article. How did you calculate lbs of cement per sq ft?
@mariaemilianegron2 жыл бұрын
Maybe self level would help I love it 😻
@1miltond2 жыл бұрын
Look good great idea
@sharongilley83932 жыл бұрын
THIS LOOKS GREAT.
@norain312 жыл бұрын
i get its a experiment .i dont see the point , road crush will pack like cement if you tamp it with a plate compactor when damp . The other thing i think you may have wanted to accomplish is you can rent a machine that blows on cement . like you see at disny land walls. im not bashing you i try things my self all the time and thats how we all learn and or teach our experiences.
@kurtisbubier82758 ай бұрын
I would like to see it a year from the time it was done
@rodbrannon16472 жыл бұрын
Too much water, washing out the cement I would think.
@southerncomfort9712 жыл бұрын
did you do a follow up video or can you tell me how it held up. With the low spots do you think you could drill a few holes and level the holes individually? I have similar ideas but i also have to consider i live in central Ontario Canada and we get freeze and thaw cycles all winter.
@rls151 Жыл бұрын
Does this prevent or reduce weeds?
@arnulfob34542 ай бұрын
How is it holding up after a few years?
@braysive43804 ай бұрын
3 year update anytime soon?
@tonyahamilton64042 жыл бұрын
Nice
@craigrik2699 Жыл бұрын
it should be a mist of water otherwise you make divits
@0Ninja0Dude02 жыл бұрын
I'm fairly new to this concept but I think if you tilled some sand and Portland mix into it sprayed it down with a hose and took a roller to it you could get a super thick layer that wouldn't chip or deteriorate as fast? How has this held up so far?
@0Ninja0Dude02 жыл бұрын
Upon further thought it would definitely depend on soil type whether it's sandy or lots of red dirt would make a big variation
@desert-walker2 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure why anyone would do this it looks pretty bad to me I’ve seen other videos as well it just doesn’t look right it looks very bad to be honest I would just get some quickset and do it that way will look much better and I don’t think it’s gonna cost any more money
@Sanholomc2 жыл бұрын
What a mess you will have in the future
@mommaoinnh26742 жыл бұрын
Looks a mess now!
@donelserlargo23162 жыл бұрын
I would like to ask ? Are you using pure cement?
@stevie54842 жыл бұрын
How does it look as of May 2022?
@wm31382 жыл бұрын
Should have rented a landscape rake.
@LeeGee2 жыл бұрын
Half inch? That'll last...
@12vLife2 жыл бұрын
In a mid-florida off-grid remote property i have the soil is fine sand like sugar. I am wondering how it would perform in a 5:1 ratio or higher?
@JerryWick2 жыл бұрын
Only one way to find out!!
@nigelhammond76422 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but I can't believe this won't of crazed and cracked and would not even stand to be brushed off
@rbbartho12 жыл бұрын
Dumb idea. It will crack eveywhere and look terrible. I would use 1 1/4" washed crushed rock 2" deep. Looks better and takes a beating.
@TheHukomsinQueensland2 жыл бұрын
What cultivator?
@rhondakendrick25632 жыл бұрын
1 to 2 yr. down the road u will have crakes all over it will b better than dirt
@kllisk2 жыл бұрын
So how is it holding up?
@willahelmpowers48352 жыл бұрын
He has a short follow up video showing it in the rain about 16 months later Oct 2021 called, "Soil Cement Update".
@CSGATI2 жыл бұрын
To much water
@STARFIRESOLAR2 жыл бұрын
I hate to throw cold water on your mud pie surface idea but that was a lot of wasted time and money. Mixing portland cement with dirt and only 1/2" to 3/4" thick it isn't going to take long before that is going to crack into little pieces. The hot and cold expansion/contraction is going to destroy it especially if you live in a place that freezes. This is a prime example of getting what you pay for.
@a.greynoso4940 Жыл бұрын
Should ve mixed with sand
@woodschrysler70832 жыл бұрын
En eru mismunandi litir nauðsynlegir? Ef við veljum og sameinum plöntur af kunnáttu
@Peter-gh5tz2 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for your neighbour
@frankybenton25422 жыл бұрын
Why the masks? Your outside
@keithfreitas29832 жыл бұрын
You don't want to breath the cement powder, it destroys your lungs. See when they dumped it on the dirt.
@jacqdanieles2 жыл бұрын
Cement dust is hazardous to breathe in
@IRequireMedication2 жыл бұрын
@@jacqdanieles They had the masks on long before any cement was in the picture. They're fools, don't attempt to defend them.
@jacqdanieles2 жыл бұрын
@@IRequireMedication timestamp?
@IRequireMedication2 жыл бұрын
@@jacqdanieles I apologize, I must have blanked out for the beginning of the video. I thought they were wearing it for the coof. Sorry boys.
@Entrepreneurusa3 ай бұрын
Looks terrible lol 😂
@Brownieacornshow2 жыл бұрын
This is just lazy. Looks like rubbish
@peterlongfellow37762 жыл бұрын
Like a$$holes, opinions vary.
@burtreynolds31432 жыл бұрын
Hilarious !
@mortalstorm2 жыл бұрын
@@peterlongfellow3776 I think you missed the joke.