Massive Footer pour Day!

[@olivier2553]

I like it tat you lock the doors, while one full wall is missing! :)

[@matthewhelton1725]

Gotta be safe... like wearing a mask with your nose uncovered...

[@brezzz0077]

A crackhead thief wouldn't have figured that out, I bet he would have still tried to break the lock.

[@hughmoore810]

O N It's so they can't just roll out the big things unless they cut the lock if they decide to steal stuff. They'd have to take stuff over all that construction area & that would be tough taking a 2,000 lb machine that way. I doubt Steve would have much trouble in his area but you never know who is floating around any location.

[@garyramsey4275]

Pretty sure it was just Steve’s sense of humor, since he removed the tarp immediately after unlocking the door.

[@TiMneR-tx1ys]

Keeps honest people out. Lol

[@bulletproofpepper2]

My mom and sisters pressed flowers and four leaf clovers in books. My grandmother Taught all us grandchildren how too sew on rainy days boys too. One rainy day we made net hoops for all the dried and presses flowers, the four leaf clovers were put in for luck. That’s a good looking footer, what a mile stone! All good things from there. Thanks for sharing.

[@randallfelber9056]

Every bit of this job is above the call in difficulty, hard labor, tenacity, and patience, but the most impressive part to me so far, has been the trackhoe operator being able to put aside working on a cliff and just a tarp to keep it off gis mind. Bravo to all....

[@cableup1]

I started watching this site because as I've neared retirement I'm learning to machine stuff and Steve has things to teach me. I stayed because I have feared for my country since we turned away from trades and told our kids that it was college or failure. Steve gives me hope. Plus, it's fun to watch a guy that thinks in thousandths fret over mud in a ditch.

[@googleuser859]

It's a youtube channel.

[@arthurroberts491]

Do a Mike Rowe search on KZbin and see what he thinks about trade school verses college.

[@russellboyle1368]

Congratulations Steve ,you have worked extremely hard to get to this point. Love you’re work ethic and attention to detail , Elizabeth is also a great help on this project.. Best wishes from down under 🇦🇺

[@dashaB-sl4pu]

CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'VE PUT IN AN UNBELIEVABLE HARD SLOG TO GET TO THIS POINT AND YOU'VE WELL AND TRULY EARNT IT, CHEERS FROM DOWN UNDER

[@ron827]

8-10 yards of concrete through a 2" hose is remarkable. As a kid on the farm, we used to put tons of hay through a 2" hose which is also a feat. Of course that tube was in a cow. :-)

[@nunyabussiness4054]

I bet it came out about the same consistence too.

[@oldschool6345]

Boy nothing feels better than standing on the new concrete. Always so much more than what you see when it's cured. Millions of house footers have been poured without vibrating and at a much lower psi mix. Looking at the steps having no honeycombs when you pulled the forms. You're good. When you stage your block - put your best looking down to be laid last. The chipped and less pretty laid first down in the ground. May have to conference with your block layer if you are staging block yourself. There's as many ways to set up and lay block as there is masons to do it. Good as it feels standing on the footer, just imagine how good it will feel standing on cured floor. Thanks for sharing

[@fiorevitola880]

100% That is not going to fail what so ever. It's all downhill from now on. Sticking with you to see the finished project.

[@paulhenning7132]

Your welding is the same caliber as your concrete forms! MUCH MUCH better than most are capable of.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

That small pump was what you wanted for your job. They got the job done without the forms falling apart or getting knocked apart.

[@danielscheibe8694]

unlocking the building then walking back to the tarp to get in has become a classic, get's me everytime :D

[@russelldold4827]

Tom Lipton has a motto that is applicable to your footings: Nothing too strong ever broke. Good work!

[@douglaspierce316]

if it's not overbuilt it's underbuilt. which is wrong. drove mixer for ten years and saw lots of jobs. you did a great job. thanks for the memories of concrete work.

[@ericsandberg3167]

Its so refreshing to see someone doing constructive, positive things while others in the world are hell bent on just destroying things. Also wanted to thank you for the past video on the Jacobs 18N ball bearing chuck, I had one that was jammed up, took it apart like you showed in your video and now she is as smooth as silk, good tip on marking the three jaws....if you don't do that you may never get the thing back together correctly.

[@rexmyers991]

I am SO impressed with how hard you work. Beautiful work.

[@rdon53]

thank goodness for your patrons, lot of work, certainly lots better than before, reinforce and fill those blocks with as much concrete as you can.

[@nunomiguelrodriguessilva3028]

Really happy for you man. I've been in the same situation, rebuild and repair my own shop so I can have safety and good working conditions. You'll be up and running in no time. ⚒️👆👍

[@JimWhitaker]

Yes that oscillating saw is one of those tools you never knew you needed until you have one. Excellent progress.

[@1pcfred]

When you need a multitool no other tool quite does it.

[@Wearepricester]

LoL. You lost me at pressure washing the block. As a contractor I gotta say I love watching your amateur project. Your tenacity in attacking problems that most people would run to me about is admirable. Some of the issues you tackle - like the bank reinforcement - would be beyond my comfort zone. Very nice content!

[@Blazer02LS]

Looked like they had some slime on them from being near the ground.

[@unclebobsbees4899]

Wow, hadn't realized the metallic 3D printing had come that far. That piece was definitely NOT cheap. Oh my back watching the gentleman with the hose. That is a looonng work day. So is you playing with a pile of block. If your kids don't love you now they will in 50 years when the shop is still standing. Say Hi to the Nuts for me.

[@1pcfred]

We've used that 2" trailer pump to pump grout down the webs of block walls. So up in the air on scaffolding. I've never seen one used on the ground before. On the ground you use the 6" hose. Dragging a 6" hose around will put a kink in your back too. Some days I'd lay on the floor to try to straighten my back out.

[@MattOGormanSmith]

Metallic 3D printing isn't so rare these days. You could get it done at Shapeways or i.materialise. You pay a nominal setup fee then a bit more than $10 (it quotes in £ for me) per cc of material used. Complexity in the part comes for free, if it's in your model.

[@Sizukun1]

I'm afraid to ask but how much do you think a piece of tubing like that would even cost? I imagine it could be used in automotive applications once its cheap enough for that integrated heat exchange.

[@DAKOTANSHELBY]

Steve, looks like the pour settled very well, not leaving any voids. It's their responsibility to offer you or recommend why or why not to use a vibratory system. They are the cement professionals and should have communicated it up front. Our best laid planning never seems to overcome the possible complications a contractor brings to the job site, i.e., driving vertical rebar into your forms! I guess they needed a way to determine height when no forms where there. Good video and glad you got your foundation finally poured. Looking for the series to continue until the shop is back together.

[@clydedecker765]

Whew! What a relief you must feel right now. Glad you waited until you had a clean dry footer to show at the end. I'd have died if you had stopped when the pour was done and the concrete was still wet but the forms were on and the plastic was not on yet. THANK YOU for including the entire process in this video. Looking great - Peanut approved and frog verified.

[@JaapGrootveld]

Dear Steve, it's nice that we don't have to do everything ourselves, and I look forward to bricking the blocks. I am sure it will be a perfect wall. Greetings, Jaap.

[@riccroft710]

Nice job, Steve, your hard work is paying off. You'll be coming down the home stretch before you know it.

[@climbnc]

Wow Steve!! That looks fantastic. It’s a very nerve wracking thing to have that much mud on your hands!! just finished an 18’x30’x6” slab for my new shop a few weeks ago. The front dumper concrete truck w/ 10 yards (80k lbs. btw) busted up my neighbors concrete driveway driving up to the site. More money, as usual, but we live and we learn. Hopefully I’ll pick up a Bridgeport milking machine one day.

[@davidstreeter9426]

Hooray! You finally have the critical part of rebuilding your shop wall behind you. That foundation wall will probably be there forever.

[@1pcfred]

I used to think that about reinforced concrete too. But eventually the rebar will rust and blow the concrete up as it expands. It will take a long time but it'll happen eventually. Might be hundreds of years? You should see this smokestack anchor block I poured once. It was a solid 120 cubic yard cube and it was reinforced every 6 inches in every axis. You could feel the heat coming off it from 5 feet away while it was setting up. It was quite a chunk of reinforced concrete. But even it won't be around forever. Longer than we will though.

[@roelofhansma2157]

The shaking of the concrete is not something the customer should think about, but that's what the craftsman you hired is to say to you. I live in the Netherlands and we don't have any stone land there Who has to pair concrete from sometimes up to 25m in the ground But I think you're making a perfect foundation.

[@CraftedChannel]

I do hope you cover the economics of work like this. So many channels never mention the dollars involved out of some silly regard to modesty. Understanding as much of the scope of the project as possible completes our understanding of all you've been through and all that is required to undertake such a project. Thanks for all the vid's. I've not missed any of the construction.

[@1pcfred]

Concrete delivered in a truck usually runs about $130 a cubic yard. Depends where you are precisely what it costs. But that's the national average. So 10 yards in the truck was about $1,300 Now if he took too long to unload it they can charge extra for that too. They usually give you about 20 minutes. So I'm thinking he probably paid there too. Full blast you can empty a truck in 6 minutes. Plants don't like you tying up their equipment or drivers. Not when he could be out delivering another load.

[@michaelhannah5376]

It is nice to see someone who tries to live with nature and enjoys it rather than seeing it as an inconvenience .

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Steve, the concrete trucks in the states are a lot different in there setup then here in Australia, ours here are rear load, the concrete pump did a good job, anything’s better the using a wheel barrow, I think you have done the right thing by going that bit extra on the footings, the walls are only as good as the floor the sitting on, your welds looked really nice on the 3D printed part, I’d hate to think what that was worth the get printed, I guess it’s not far away until the walls start taking shape, I bet you can’t wait to see it all finished, great progress mate, thanks for the update, take care, Matty

[@Blazer02LS]

There is a mix of front and rear concrete trucks here in the US. The front dump are generally a shorter truck as you don't have the cab sticking out like the rear load and you can have extra axles under the mixer to carry more weight.

[@russellstarr9111]

Laughed out loud when you started picking four leaf clover. We went for a visit with my daughter and her family yesterday and when she set my 9 month old grandson down in the grass he immediately started picking clover flowers and eating them. His sixteen year old sister decided she would try one and spit it out pretty quick.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Nice the footing is done, Big job. Another Big job cleaning block but will save a lot of bucks. It will get easier from here. Nice job Steve.

[@TiMneR-tx1ys]

We keep blocks damp with a hose. It helps prevent the motar joints from drying out maintaining a good bond. Good job on the old blocks

[@tnekkc]

The last time I had a pump truck show up was 1982. As two young engineers, the money spent that day was months of savings.

[@onehot57]

Glad to see things moving forward!

[@erneststorch9844]

A friend of mine did construction work on the side and could lay block and pour footers. He used grade stakes too but used 2x2 wood stakes . He would pound them about an inch below grade and then pound a small nail down to grade height . When the footer was poured they went up to the top of the nail then pounded nail below the surface and left the stake and nail in the mix . He told me how important it was to get it level as every low spot had to be later filled with mortar. It was much easier for him later when he laid the block . Your footer looks great and should work perfectly .

[@NoelBarlau]

Nice, Steve. Congratulations! My own tendencies towards overkill is nodding my head in approval.

[@jimzivny1554]

I'm I member of the "too strong, too exact and overthink everything" group myself LoL.

[@davelister796]

Over-kill is better than under-kill.

[@mumblbeebee6546]

Cuuute froggie! Rather nonplussed... Steve, congratulations, what a milestone, and all your forms did well! Isn't is such a pleasure taking forms off concrete? So satisfying!

[@garymucher9590]

Bravo Steve, Bravo. I know you've been working towards this portion of the rebuild for a long time. Now we get to see the block laying. I can't wait. Thumbs Up! Oh. your TIG welding ability is superb!

[@phildcrow]

We buy 10,000 yards of concrete a year and I still get an adrenaline rush on Pour Day. Looks like the forms held, and happily, no need for the vibrator. Those guys did a pretty good job for you.

[@MaturePatriot]

This has been a long time coming. The footer looks great. As much of the work that you have shown, there is more that isn't in the videos. It's nice to have a wife who isn't afraid to get her hands dirty. May GOD Bless and keep you throughout the rest of this project. That was some beautiful welding.

[@richglenn3729]

I can't understand why you don't have a million subs, you deserve it.

[@johnmccanntruth]

Nice to have those big ole footers in. Ready to get that block going and building again. I think Peanut did a great job watching over the project.

[@bruceanderson9461]

Please consider a bay window on the stream wall. I can guarantee you will enjoy it as you can then see up and down the stream.

[@0verboosted]

Concrete crew without a single vibrator? Seems odd to me - looks really good Steve.

[@WVdavidB]

You have me wanting to get my rear patio extension poured. Looks like I'll be doing some digging next week to get ready.

[@rgmoore]

Steve, I think Tom Lipton says that "Nothing too strong ever failed". Archimedes said something about a good place to sand and he'd smooth the world. Thanks for sharing the update.

[@sethbracken]

This series is so good. Thanks for filming it

[@gavinalmeida1994]

The unlocking sequence always gives me the giggles. And you're so deadpan about it.😂😂😂😂😂

[@jerrycoleman2610]

Steve & Family including supervisor peanuts, great video, content, & insight into concrete pouring & the different styles of block, thanks very much for sharing your video.!.!.!.

[@angelarichards1911]

I could watch that pumping all day. Something primeval. And pretty words too.

[@flatheadronsgarage7345]

Nice video Steve. I can’t believe with all you’ve done (by yourself mostly)........and how far you’ve come, someone could give you a thumbs down. Beautiful welding there. Thank You For Sharing 👍👍👍

[@brucelarson5434]

I've been waiting for this video. Your planning and meticulous lay out proved you well, after the forms were striped your footings looked laser cut. even without vibration I can't see any voids. Now you can sleep at night. Great work on the shop saw, I haven't seen all the videos yet, they seemed to be mixed in among the shaper videos. Watching you and Adom work with the shapers brings back memories of my shaper disasters with a shaper in Jr. Hi School metal shop.

[@plumbcrazy375]

Where are the vertical rebar to lock the block to the footings

[@samrodian919]

At last Steve! Some, well ten yards of CONCRETE!! lol. You've busted a gut on this project and the footings look brilliant. All due to your hard work, that vegetable release agent certainly did the trick and left a nice finish on it. Looking forward to the start of the walls, whichever way you choose to do it I know you will make a great job of doing it. I'm a little proud as I suppose those of us who helped you financially with this project are, that we were able to help you do this. Your hard work has made it well worth it. See you next week! Stay safe and healthy all of you cheers from the UK

[@Stefan_Kawalec]

Nice. It's a milestone. Now the only thing you have to do is to lay all the cinder blocks. And voilà - a refurbished workshop is ready to go.

[@tomnugent845]

Congratulations Steve, a big step on the journey to completion. Say hi to Elizabeth from us.

[@jimzivny1554]

So glad you've got the footer done, you did a lot of hard work to get to this point. It'll pay off cause you can't build anything that will last on a bad foundation.

[@leeroyholloway4277]

Normally you'd spend the first hour trying to get the truck un-stuck on the job sight. Nice to see the progress !

[@WVdavidB]

Been There!

[@johnhbox7767]

Fantastic you're getting there,,, blimey that camera is sensitive, at 22.09 I could've sworn there was a mosquito in my head,,,,, but it was one of yours thanks!!!

[@daver681]

Congratulations Steve, I have been around and doing construction for many decades and that is by far the nicest footings I have ever seen, beautiful job, I was amazed at that woman running that pump, she is a tough woman, that is some beautiful welding you did on those pieces, great job, this is one of my favorite of your videos I was hoping you were going to show that crew you holding peanut, keep up the good work as I know you will, Thanks,

[@1pcfred]

In my old territory there was a woman that owned one of the big boom pump trucks. So apparently women owning pumps isn't as rare as one might think. I never saw her stick her hand in the hopper to push concrete around though. Some folks are allergic to concrete. Getting any on their skin burns them up. I can't remember her name now. Her truck was like a mauve color though. I think I found her! www.local.com/details/wharton-nj/paulines-concrete-pumping-co-72312298/

[@txslim3338]

man that is really a slow concrete pump.

[@stuartandrews4344]

Been quicker with a 4" pump

[@MF175mp]

Our local concrete guys have a concrete truck with both the pump and the tank, best for the small jobs. The pump is of course equipped with the crane and 4" pipe

[@stuartandrews4344]

@@MF175mp Here in the UK, we have concrete mixers with a conveyor belt,giving a reach up to 16 metres (55 feet), also others with onboard pump.

[@hughmoore810]

txslim They're running the small line for a purpose, so that the forms don't blow out. Slow & steady was the name of the game for this job That pump can run a 4 inch line if they wanted to bolt it on. They can fit the larger line if they wanted to. I think it was about 7 yards of concrete, that's 14 tons & too fast will blow the forms & remember this is Steve's 1st substantial footing job that mostly he did himself. Between Steve & the concrete crew they got the job done without drama.

[@waynespyker5731]

Slow but very SURE! Have you ever cleaned up a truck load of wet cement from a blown form? No need to wand, our state department of transportation prohibits wanding (unsupervised) on bridge deck pours. Good job, Can't wait to see the floor pour and backfilled!

[@ericmcrae7758]

Hi Steve - Your footings look fine to me. Because the pump was slow I doubt if there is much air in the concrete so the vibrating does not matter. I hope you are going to lay the blocks your self then it gets done how you want it. If you now want it up quick then get a brickie in, 2 days and it will be up to window height.

[@joell439]

Steve, The hardest parts are behind you, including the stress of foundation. You’ve done an amazing job. All the best to you...... Joel

[@tomcarrington572]

You are a very lucky man. You have a patch of four leaf clover!

[@Akitene]

The concrete footer pouring is quite something to see. But those 3D printed stainless heat exchangers are something to see too! Nice jobs, the both of them.

[@robertdikes7722]

Thanks Steve for showing the footing pour! Glen from OKC, OK

[@mauricecasey5556]

Thanks for sharing your journey, your hard work and patience is starting to pay off. Greetings from the UK ;-)

[@CraigLYoung]

Good morning Steve! Pour looks good, you had a perfect week for it. Now for the hard part, running blocks for a Mason (did this in my youth, great job to keep you in shape for football)

[@enriquemendoza8209]

Great determination and focus sir. Great videos. Great narration.

[@formdog9861]

i have pumped and poured many many footings and walls commercial and resident and that is over kill i am all for that nothing to worry about great job with footings

[@rtkville]

Little by little your getting it done. And it's looking good... I think you used enough concrete that's a heck of a footing!

[@toddtedder2059]

Nice looking truck with the Wildcat mascot. We have some around here that have the Razorback mascot.

[@tf4903]

Great job Steve all the hard prep work played off. You are doing a great job. Ty again for the great video. I doint see anything that you have done. You went above what you needed y and do. Ps. I have been doing construction for over 20 years. I would have done the same thing what you have done. Doint second guess your still great job. G bless and ty again

[@SteveSummers]

Thanks😁👍

[@masteronone2079]

Looking good. Must say I'm jealous of you being able to keep the job closed up with those tarps. With the winds we have where I live, in Tasmania, the whole lot would be at least halfway to New Zealand by now.

[@tomeyssen9674]

Fantastic! Really glad to see this day as I'm sure you are. Great job getting this done.

[@stumccabe]

Wow, you've put in so much work Steve - it's great to see it all starting to come together.

[@Gary.7920]

Steve, CONGRATULATIONS!!! I know that having the footers poured has to be a huge weight off your shoulders. They look great. I am very happy for you. Gary 77-Year-Old Home-Shop-Machinist in the Beautiful Ozark Mountains of North West Arkansas.

[@SteveSummers]

It's a part of this project that I'm happy to have behind me. That was one tough trench to dig.

[@stevebumstead9840]

Beautiful weld Steve and congratulations on a successful concrete pour.

[@TomokosEnterprize]

Your looking just great Steve. I AM SURE THEY LIKED THE FORM WORK. IT ALL LOOKS GREAT BUD.

[@gerhardbouwer9821]

Hi glad to see this milestone

[@RockingJOffroad]

I bet it feels good to see some progress! You are going to have a good amount of good luck with all those 4 leaf clover.

[@bearsrodshop7067]

After 20 years Steve, I don't miss concrete work at all (@@)! Yes, setting grade pins for elevation has been around since the Egyptians :)> NIce day for placing it too...I had an engineer make this remake at a job meet in 1988 in CT.."You place concrete, and if you pour it,,,its to wet",,never will forget his remark,,hehe!

[@cjb1kcb1]

Steve, Great work! Great video! Great detail! Great series! I learned a TON! Impressive! Your determination and ingenuity are incredible! Love to watch all of your work.

[@ROBRENZ]

Enjoyed Steve! ATB, Robin

[@seansysig]

Four Leaf Clovers! Oh the Luck of the Irish smiles upon the Summers Clan :) May Your Footing Carry It's Load for yours and your great great great great grandchildrens lives in the rolling hills of Kentucky at Summers Creekside Milling & Fabrication shop. I hope you poured the waste concrete into the mesh of your creek retaining wall?

[@mikeburton7077]

I`m almost as happy as you must be to see that concrete down and looking so good !

[@sunny71169]

Nice beads on those heat exchangers. Rockin' the cup takes a little time and practice to master. Looks like that sure wasn't your first rodeo!

[@michaelennen3432]

Great work Steve.

[@thosoz3431]

I too have dreams of concrete.... How important it is to have commitment from all parties is in these things. A tough job becomes miserable and nigh impossible without it. Well done to you both.

[@craigleemehan]

So exciting! For me, concrete pours start out looking like a huge mess, but after they work on it for a while, it looks great. Glad it went well for you.

[@klaasbloem]

Ancient system for pouring concrete, but fun to watch!

[@IamScarhead]

The supervising squirrel needs a clipboard and hardhat.

[@Cws351]

Thank you so much Steve, Elizabeth, Peanut and family.

[@mfletch392]

Good job pal, you have done well there it's not going anywhere

[@jonnafry]

That's one giant step for mankind

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

First time seeing one of those pumps in action. Neat! My days of working concrete are long gone. As you did, I hire contractors to do the work.

[@tedmattingly7564]

Concrete is in, man it's getting exciting. I know you've been waiting on this day for a long time. It's really looking good, good luck on the rest of the build Steve. I don't know how she sees them so good, but my daughter will look for 10 minutes and have two hand fulls of 4 leaf clovers.

[@Zoso2142]

Beautiful tig welds glad the pour went well best of luck to your endeavors