Steel, Cement, Stone & Sand: Staging The Rebar. Shop Build #6

The success of concrete is in the preparation. Great concrete here: • Concrete Finishing Don...
All the steps have to be right - grading, forms, compaction, rebar placement, man power, scheduling, mix design, and weather. All these have to be anticipated.
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[@matteberry58]

Getting to work with your grandsons as you build something for THEIR family is such a blessing. They'll carry the memories and lessons throughout their lives. Great job Grandpa Scott!

[@BubbasDad]

I have cut, bent, placed, and tied a lot of rebar over the years. Your method of cutting and tying reminds me of the old days, and my back remembers also. I believe todays concrete crews have evolved to the use of battery-operated tools to both cut and tie the rebar. I know they are costly for only one or two projects, but I watched a crew use them on a job, and was amazed at the speed of the work.

[@trigg7738]

In my experience these days they are using a gas powered cut off saw or "gas axe" and still tying by hand with some kleins. At least that's how its been done here in Vancouver Canada in the towers I've worked on as an electrician.

[@mackfisher4487]

Pull a permit and have respect for your inspectors but, 11:07 "save that for the inspector point out" I love it I've been known to do the same thing do something wrong or overlook something deliberately so the inspector can feel like he's doing his job (feeding his ego).

[@drummerboy3377]

Not only feeding his ego, but some of our inspectors here won’t leave a job until they’ve found something wrong so we’ve learned to always leave at least one small thing we can fix 😂

[@janderson8401]

When I was nine, my parents had a house built just down the hill from my grandparent’s house. I got to see almost everything from the footings to the roof. Since my grandfather and uncles were the general contractor as well as the carpenters the project, my sister and I got to nail part of the plywood subfloor. However I’m not sure I would have been responsible enough, even at 12 or 13, to handle a mini excavator. After all, my wife was nervous enough watching me operate one when I was 50😉

[@gtbkts]

Abraham reminds me of me when I was 10. I worked with my dad after school, and all summer and was able to use heavy(and not heavy) equipment. Because he needed me to. We both paid the bills for our family. 6 kids, and my parents. Now, I have the confidence to remodel any house with anything I need to.

[@TheJohndeere466]

I like your grandson was a pretty responsible kid. I started helping my uncle when I was about 11 on the farm. He had fields that he rented And he would send me right through the center of town with the tractor pulling a 14' wide disk. I was no more than 13 years old.

[@Peter-gi3re]

So great that these kids are getting to work with you. They will always remember this time. What a shame more kids don’t get to do this. First of all they really enjoy it and more importantly it lets them see that they can learn how to do stuff very quickly. I have no doubt this is the best constructed slab in all of USA. Can’t wait to see the pour and finished product.

[@LewisEGilbert]

I would have *loved* this as a kid!

[@RyszardRudy]

I remember how we tied the rebars during my college summer break. We also used hooks, but wires weren't having any pre-bent eyes, as the was unnecessary labor. We just put the wire under the rebar, bent the wires ends over the hook and start turning the hook - the fist turn makes the eyes the rest is the same. I believe this is the way the modern wire twister hooks works now. And we also used big angle grinders with big metal disc to cut rebars too.

[@giovannifiorentino8947]

Priceless to have a grandparent that takes the time to teach the boys great skills. Always a fan.

[@sambiscits6711]

With the instruction, you gave him he understood the seriousness.

[@skipper2285]

I truly appreciate you taking the time to explain, rather than just showing. Many videos out there just show and don't tell. Thanks.

[@jeffreyspilker2209]

I'm 61 now and still remember getting to work with all 4 of my grandparents whether canning with grandma setting up garden with grandpa. Running tractor with other grandpa and working at my dad's grocery store doing produce with my other grandma. Always listen and respect your elders. They do know something. Love the show like always

[@gregz7159]

I experienced so many wonderful thoughts (and tears) watching Abraham and your other grandkids work with you on this project. I can’t possibly express them accurately here, so I will simply say “thank you, Scott”.

[@chrisscullynz]

I've been doing this near every day for 20 years in Australia and New Zealand and I cannot fault your work. Great videos.

[@Jerrodplanck]

Always leave something for your inspector to find. Either way he is finding something so you might as well decide what that something is.

[@downstream1152]

What a lucky kid, he's sure to grow into a respectable man.

[@morgan79347]

Enjoy your grandsons I have one only 8 miles away that I don't get to see very much. Same with my granddaughter 5 year's younger. I try to get them into my projects. I know each one are driven as my grandson was eligible for his black belt at 13. Tested for it a few days after 14. Granddaughter is the youngest brown belt the instructor ever had. Anyway grand kids are the future enjoy & teach them what you can. I unfortunately did not get to know my grandfather's & remember little about grandmother's. You have grandson's that you may be able to influence & from what I've seen so far you're doing an awesome job.

[@Aaron-qw1uf]

Godbless u guys at EC. Salute from the netherlands

[@mikenormandy9250]

Man, I can watch you bust rod all damn day! - Sometimes my foreman catches me just staring at the rod busters if we're there at the same time...It amazes me how quickly they do that...it also amazes me that most of them cannot stand up straight LOL

[@edshuttleworth1549]

11 years old at the time, nephew went with his dad to work at a trucking firm on the week ends. At 11 years old he drove the 18 wheelers around the yard to the wash station, then after was, backing each into it's slot. My sister had to video this as none of the kids at school believed him. Nice that they can learn to work early in life.

[@snakeinthegrak8969]

It baffles me how some kids are raised. I had my own gun safe at 10. I'm glad I come from a farming family. You grow up quick. I think I was 8 the first time I drove a tractor, I had to stand up to shift haha.

[@56PapaBear56]

Abraham looks like an operator in the making, with Grandpa to guide him

[@frederickkearney7798]

What a wonderful opportunity for your grandkids. That experience will be valued by them for the rest of their lives.

[@toh2002]

Love seeing your grandsons learning the trade. What a great example!!!

[@heathhenry6083]

I love the complement you gave Abraham. Well done sir.... Well done....

[@mihacurk]

Can’t wait for Dustin to do his magic with the concrete! It never gets old!

[@Blackford86]

I’m glad you have grandchildren that want to hang around with grandpa awesome Most kids at that age are in their own world and think everything comes to them easy

[@puritan7473]

When I was a kid on the farm we used to use wire ties just like that to tie potato sacks but we used a hook with a sprung spiral shafr inside and you would just pull and it would wind then retract back in - much easier!!

[@williamdegnan4718]

Thank you for using rebar safety caps. If somebody gets impaled it's bad for morale. 😉

[@checkinginwithdrew5846]

Nice work Abraham! Looked like you ran that machine smoother than some of my journeyman coworkers 👍

[@flemmingaaberg4457]

Love your channel - hate your rebar - here in Australia we have prefabricated mesh for the footings and slabs - sooooo much easier than having to cut and tie individual pieces.

[@pygar909]

I'm a professional construction inspector. I am often more in depth and detailed than a building inspector, because I reference plans, specifications and code. Often times, a building inspector looks to see if there is steel in the forms. I look to see if the steel conforms to plans and specifications. I have failed reinforcing steel that the building inspector has passed. From what I saw on your video, without knowing what the structural engineer called out for, the critical items that I look for were all there. Size, grade, spacing, cover and clearance, secured from movement, and placement of dowels. What I couldn't see, was lap length. In commercial construction, the vapor barrier is to be in contact with the bottom of the slab, with taped joints and penetrations. Residential construction may have different requirements. Nice getting your grandkids involved. We need more people in the trades to replace all of us old guys that are nearing retirement.

[@Thoughmuchistaken]

Growing up on a farm, operating heavy equipment sometimes came before the heavy manual labour. As a kid I found tractor work tedious, and couldn't wait to be off it and on the wagon handling bales. The only part I took pride in was being a safe operator for those around me. Nice work Abraham.

[@jimjam1934]

Coming from the UK where good quality softwood is scarce, I cannot believe you use such wonderful material as formwork/shuttering. The material used (Douglas Fir??) looks good enough to use for joinery, you are truly spoiled for timber in the US, I hope you appreciate that.

[@jibcot8541]

He did say in a previous episode that it was ridiculously expensive now, I think about $700 he said. But it could be reused several times so was worth it in the end.

[@alanm2842]

@@jibcot8541 it can be used in framing that building

[@dabruscar]

This is the most heartwarming memorable video ever. Congratulations

[@odiesclips7621]

Haven't seen you in a while, and it's always a pleasure and learning experience to watch your videos. Much appreciated!!

[@tedb.5707]

At first I thought "that's a lot of concrete", but then I remembered you're in an Earthquake Zone and don't have the frost we have here in the East. Here it would be separate pours, less rebar, and foundation and slab foam insulation.

[@nicko198718]

The rebar spacing is so large, I'm not a concreter but in Australia ours has much smaller squares and comes prewelded and in shape so there is a lot less tying to do.

[@honthirty_]

Good to see Ken helping @ rebar cutting. He & Cy are the greatest.

[@RubyRhod]

I build a garage here in germany a year ago. We didn't use rebar, but something I didn't know there was: steel fibre concrete. Needs no rebar at all! Small steel wires, probably 4-6 inch long, are mixed into the concrete. The ends are kinked. This way concrete gets enough tensile strength to work without any rebar. Great stuff!

[@khajiitkitten5679]

Brilliant!

[@JeanRoi]

From my understanding so far, I heard they are for small projects. Way better than steel that’s for sure.

[@Wydglide]

I began operating when I was 8 years old OR 51 years ago, but I want to say way to go Abraham you the man! 😁👍

[@Hoaxer51]

He might still be a boy, but I see the beginning of a young man. Nice job bringing him up that next step, I’m sure you’ll keep with it until you’ve turned him into the man you expect. Make sure he has some fun on the journey.

[@bwest-yq3uc]

Those grand sons would make and grandpa proud! Good work ethics for them.

[@waldocorsair]

I agree with one of the commentators: Why no insulation at all? Two inches of poly-iso and that slab will stay comfortable year-round. Not to mention fewer freeze-thaw cycles which promote cracking.

[@johnsrabe]

4:30 Yes! The inspector needs to be relaxed! This is a great example of focusing on the desired end. What do you want to accomplish? What does it take to get that accomplished? Often, it takes things that maybe you don’t strictly have to do, or that legally you don’t need to do. But a smart person will do them anyway to save time and effort in the future. Related Question: Is it smart to leave a couple small things for the inspector to point out, so they feel appreciated?

[@billmartin3198]

Bingo! See previous comment by Mack Fisher.

[@JerryMraz.]

Stihl 420 or Husqy 970 with a 14inch abrasive disc, hot knife thru butter, your neck will thank you and your neighbors will love the soothing sound!Great vid

[@landonlandon5533]

Tape the seams.Its a minimal expense and its required. Add 2" of foam and tape that too. It stops thermal transfer. Nobody regrets having a warmer slab.

[@CCTOutdoorServices]

These are the types of videos, that get me going with making my own KZbin videos ! 🤙🏼

[@williamcox8491]

Sub’ed brother

[@CCTOutdoorServices]

Thank you brotha !

[@stephenroylance3958]

[@jmvoltrino]

So much good info in this video for someone with minimal concrete and rebar experience. Thank you!

[@johnhunter273]

Such a character building experience for those young men! Shame more father's haven't done this. Don't forget those daughters, they will appreciate it as well!! My daughter and son have both been exposed to a variety of manual labor and trade work. And while not experts, competent at the very least, with a desire to at least attempt the task. Keep up the good work!

[@andydsimmons]

Great video and what you are doing for your kids and grandchildren is fantastic 👏

[@erichill5208]

Fantastic learning experience for the young ones. Great training for later in life and teaching safety at early age is important so it will always stick with them. That’s something my dad always told me and my brother when we were young safety first. Involving the young ones in a project like this is fantastic exposure they will never get in school. The best schooling is hands on. Build there confidence early

[@hibiki54]

When I was ten I WISHED that I could drive the real Tonka heavy equipment. And now I just saw a ten year old operating an excavator. I'm so jealous.

[@davidstreeter9426]

You always schedule for the hottest day predicted.

[@markl6769]

Thanks for the update.

[@thejdogcool]

I wish this channel would go back to the "one off" videos for a while. We went straight from the 150 episode house-build into this multi-part shop-build series -- which basically covers the same material. Then after that we're going to have a sword-making series where the exact same sword will be made several times over... I like the longer playlists, but it's time to take a break from them. I have spent significantly less time on this channel over the past few months.

[@gabewhisen3446]

You gotta love these videos

[@MohsinExperiments]

Well done Ibrahim👍

[@kevinbaird9763]

Good job Abraham! Great video.

[@MayotheMaker]

Great video, great series! Thanks guys

[@CrimeVid]

I like you leaving the inspector something to find, I remember why as well ! I’ve never seen anyone using pliers to tie rebar over here (UK) the guys always used wide head nips (rather like pincers ) so as to be able to use the distance apart of the two wire ends to add to the leverage as you twist. Also a lot of jobs insisted that a double turn of wire was used.

[@immortalxgr]

Exactly. I do chain-link installation for a living and we tie the mesh to posts with Knipex pincers. Never felt comfortable doing it with pliers.

[@davidt8145]

A lot of "adults" don't even understand what they're doing can kill, injure or damage something when using equipment. Kudos to him for understanding that, wish more folks would realize that.

[@Kralphrn]

Great Video, as always!

[@bikeaddict8475]

Thanks for the informative videos, I'll have to watch them again when we get ready to build our shop this fall or next spring in Kansas.

[@petermcgreevy6386]

great to see the young fella putting caps on the rods you drove into the ground......see too many jobs where this isn't done.....

[@TheTarrMan]

Awesome work!

[@DuffyHomoHabilis]

Start them young, put the spark in them, and watch them light up as they do more, grow older, get new experiences, and figure out their role in the world.

[@jonahfinademz8646]

Learning more everyday

[@patrickfoley535]

I am in the process of building a shop, very similar to this one, similar slab/footing design, but the engineer spec'd #4 Rebar, 16" OC both ways, I tied every single intersection then the inspector told me I didn't have to, but it was fun.

[@jonr9574]

keep that boy in the shovel as long as he wants. he will be truly invaluable

[@ElectricGears]

I don't know if anyone has tried it before but I thought of an improvement to the rebar cutter for making the difficult cuts you mentioned. I was thinking of something that would hang off the end of the handle like a stirrup that you could put a foot in, to more easily use your weight. It should probably be a metal rod, hinged to the end of the handle instead of a rope or cable since that would let your foot move around a lot and not be very stable. It would also be more difficult to get your foot into it if it was swinging around. If it was hinged, it could be made to fold up against the main handle and be secured with a Velcro strap so it stays with the cutter when not needed.

[@rjk7104]

Electric cutters are faster and easier to use

[@bdmenne]

Great Stuff!

[@andreyvolf6217]

Отличное видео . Спасибо !!!!!

[@davem3789]

Nice video. Really good to see those young boys working and learning. So few people know how to actually build anything. I don't have a rebar cutter but a low price 14" chop saw does pretty well cutting them.

[@julios1968]

Way to show the young man.

[@JeanRoi]

I did some rebar cutting recently and seeing you did it reminded me of it. Was cutting some 5/8s or #5 rebar. Sometimes it cut quickly and I felt that uncomfortable drop. 😀

[@chrismachado193]

Great deal Scott!! Nice work, vey nice to see your grandson getting a go at being an Operator :)

[@jmadventures9830]

what's these ninja's over here choppin' onions

[@rvigean]

I am one of your fellow contractors from the northern part of the state. I love your old school techniques! I would of poured directly into the vapor barrier, and used wire mesh for the slab ( still would run the #4 in the thick edge footings). Then the wire mesh can be hooked up into the pour instead of being chaired. Also, you don't have to use wire to tie rebar - I often use zip ties for my smaller jobs. Just my 2¢...what you have done works just as well!

[@philipmiller5202]

Great grandson lesson.

[@54mgtf22]

Love your work 👍

[@nathanwotwot]

Very insightful kid right there!

[@michaeldougfir9807]

Well I have been a brick mason's tender. (NOT a big success!) And that's as close as I ever got to concrete work. But, between your Arizona project, the spec house and this, I have learned a great deal. As an arborist I will stick to the skillful pruning of trees, thank you. But I like knowing what I am looking at in concrete work now. And I thank you. I have my first grandchild since February. A boy. So my mind wanders when I see your grandsons helping you. I hope for such things, especially for their development.

[@frankstokely3153]

Me too Michael. Four days recently. About killed me

[@homes24]

First, love the new series. Miss the house build.

[@johnpurcell931]

nice to see someone who knows how to use a rod belt and pliers. .....I put miles of wire through one in my younger days! !!!

[@tylersmith293]

Damn. That kid is getting pearls.

[@JeremySpidle]

Booya, Abe!

[@guttormurthorfinnsson8758]

the kid gat it. good job.

[@TrailRat2000]

There has to be laws about child labour. ;) In all seriousness, I loved helping my Dad with DIY projects as a kid. I suppose that's where I get my interest in carpentry.

[@shemwayman1146]

I HAVE BEEN IN CONSTRUCTION MY WHOLE LIFE SO I KNOW HOW TO RECOGNIZE GOOD WORK, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW I AINT CRAZY.

[@ShermanT.Potter]

At 7:20, why not just use a chopsaw for cutting the rebar? I'm doing a grain bin foundation and got 138 20' sticks of #4. Feed it from your bundle directly into your chopsaw, away you go. I'm digging the footing by hand to decrease cost, so anything else that can be easier, sounds good to me. :D

[@artemiasalina1860]

Good kid. He's going to grow up ok.

[@MayotheMaker]

Wow. That kid is got it. Dang.

[@arresthillary9502]

Rule #1. Don't injure Grandpa!!! Impressive young man

[@msrebuilding5860]

What a mature awesome young man

[@robertkordingjr8835]

Use tub boxes next time to save yourself on chipping concrete to move pipes.

[@CascadePacificNW]

First time I did concrete for someone I didn’t know how much to tie or doby so I tied and dobied every single intersection lol.

[@74stevedc]

Me and my workers agree 💯 percent with you rebar needs to be tied secure until concrete encapsulates it. We have had inspections that they want every single piece tied doesn't make it any stronger by tying every single point. Imagine doing a double mat of rebar #6 your back from being bent over all day not fun,

[@philincaundo]

What a cool kid