THE COST OF A WET LOAD OF CONCRETE

[@thehotrodstation3313]

I commented once before. I wished you guys were closer, while on the lookout for a crew to do our new shop. Well after many people looking at the job. And several months. Found a crew we thought were up to Bondo standards in our area. Poured today! Pointers you gave really helped in our decision. More than pleased at the outcome. Thanx for the vids!! Oh, and they pulled the wire!!! I seen them do it!! Hahaha😂

[@kevinhornbuckle]

That slab is a vast improvement to that home. You have a good crew.

[@jasonjones5965]

It's always the 2nd load. Puts you in a spot. You can't reject it and wait 2 hours when you have the 1st load down. I feel your pain brother. The redi mix company will lie to you. Always

[@raymondheckard234]

Ron, when I did slip form we did the 2% accelerator and we used hot water, also and we was pouring below freezing on vertical concreted. I remind the owner of circle T who you did the big concrete job for, the next time they send you self levelling concrete, that will what you order on his next project!

[@PelicanIslandLabs]

That soup looks like how DIY dudes mix concrete for their patios. 🤣

[@jerrodsimmons8356]

And the rock scratchers come through in the end! Good job fellas!

[@joaniecampbell6413]

Ooh look...self leveling concrete.

[@denjhill]

And then you stayed the extra time to make it right. A real professional.

[@mikemarriam]

I felt your disappointment. Almost like getting bit by your favorite dog.

[@flyhigh5056]

I would rather have that mix than what happen to me this summer, DIY on my driveway with a slope and I got a 3.5-4 slump, got behind it and it flashed on me. Live and learn.

[@Musclecar1972]

Next time Ron, just walk to the site glass side of the water tank, usually on the drivers side, check the amount missing. Shouldn’t be more than 5-7 gallons for rinse down at the plant, the tank is filled for each load. Other things can be in play as well, sometimes the driver doesn’t drop his wash water from the previous load, or even if it’s his first load, might have forgotten to discharge his drum before loading. And then there’s the batch man making a mistake, or not checking his moisture meters before setting water per gallon in the load. If the tank is down a good amount of water, mystery solved. Then you’ll get the, I forgot to refill my tank excuse! LOL 😂 Thats why the tank is that down on water! LOL GEE, how do I know all of this? 🤔🤫DOH! If he was truly upset, next time take him aside, it might not have been his fault, I’ll tell you a story next time I talk to you about how these things can happen sometimes, and what his side might be. It’s not always as it appears.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

Appreciate your experienced analysis.

[@Musclecar1972]

@@kevinhornbuckle That’s experience from both sides of the fence. As a contractor, and a driver. There’s a lot more I could have said, but it’s long winded enough.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

@@Musclecar1972 Did you drive before or after contracting?

[@Musclecar1972]

@ After, body got tired. Got sick of the grind as well. 7 days a week regardless of weather, over 20 years.

[@joehuinker7009]

Not being able to get your hands around aluminum may cause stress.

[@pulporock]

You need a cone to do the slump test, keep it handy in the truck. You smashed it out anyway.

[@tnolan3176]

I am not a big fan of all the chemicals either ! Especially water reducers ! But I know during the summer if the load was a little wet we had the driver spin the drum at a high rpm for a few minutes that would usually tighten it up some ! Dont know if it would work when its cooler out but you would think with accelerator in it ,,it would !

[@jimprovax6846]

Enjoy a beer with that soup. 😂

[@bradr8806]

how far away was the plant I wonder? different drivers both to wet, seems maybe a batching problem, someone who pours as much should be able to call and get better mud fast, I have usually seen mud 5 inch or less, (small builder, not like you, retired), final water added at your direction at time of pouring

[@neoman7479]

they must know what slump you prefer by now. how can the plant send them to your job sites with anything else?

[@VenturiLife]

Wet concrete will actually cure harder I think (within reason), but this would be annoying to work with for sure.

[@Musclecar1972]

No

[@ronkennedy213]

@@Musclecar1972Agreed, just no

[@bondobuilt386]

No it is weaker for sure.

[@VenturiLife]

@@bondobuilt386 Interesting.

[@TUGG75]

​@@VenturiLifeis coolaid stronger tasting with 1/2 gallon of water or 1 gallon ? Coolaid being the portland cement.

[@richardbeebe6172]

You would be jack hammering that out if I was the customer. That floor has to have a lot of speed bumps in it . I would never pay for that.

[@grumpysgararge5860]

Did you do the foundation in an earlier video?

[@bondobuilt386]

Yes I did.

[@joehuinker7009]

Winter heat wasn't on yet Bondo?

[@doak4886]

Who makes it up to the customer that he expected a concrete job with the best possible concrete strength and that’s not what he wound up with? Does the concrete company pay for part of the job? I’ll bet the driver with the attitude stepped up and made it right.

[@TUGG75]

Life isn't allows fair

[@josephsmith7849]

What’s Up Bondo n Crew Hope ur all doing well. Happy New Year n Thank You for the Videos. 🤙🔥🇺🇸

[@bondobuilt386]

Thank you

[@butopiatoo]

What a mess. Sorry Bondo...

[@paulcarlucci-r2g]

Too much water is never a good thing Good Luck !!

[@josephsmith7849]

Always Comment n like. Been subbed along time. 👍

[@bondobuilt386]

Thank you 😀

[@jaygraham5407]

Water Boy must have been the driver

[@dh5594]

The title says...The concrete is "to" wet. It's TOO not "to"😅

[@scotthultin7769]

First 👍 's up BB thank you for sharing 🤗

[@jc021286]

I'm confused. You pull up the mesh, but then you are walking all over it which would push it back down to the poly. Or are you just hoping for a single rock or pebble to get underneath and it to be only a 1/4 inch off the poly?

[@TUGG75]

U are confused and NEVER placed concrete so....shhhh

[@stevengabalis4986]

When they pull up the mesh, the rock in the concrete falls to the bottom. Even stepping on it won't push it all the way down to the poly. Imagine laying mesh down on regular gravel, stepping on it then would push it into the gravel only so far. As wet as this concrete was, stepping on it probably sank it a little more than normal, though.

[@jacobbuckley8232]

Thats how Mike Day pours his. Like water with all the chemicals i think he calls it air entrainment

[@flyhigh5056]

hi range water reducer, entrainment is another mix adaptation

[@nicclark9791]

You tell the driver to keep mixing for 20 or 30 min, have done it, I know the feeling and then you finish once and you wait then the concrete is funny. The mixing creates heat, you know this with your own mixer.

[@mikenicholson2548]

What is water reducer? Guys use that in my area.

[@crackstp]

Ron, are Chris and Mike twins, or at least brothers?

[@bondobuilt386]

Brothers but not twins

[@richardbeebe6172]

Can you please explain to me how pulling the wire to the middle of the concrete stays there when people are stepping on it . I’ve helped a lot on pouring and always wondered how that works . I would think the wire would be at the bottom after walking on it.

[@mikemarriam]

The aggregate gets under the wire and holds it up,

[@richardbeebe6172]

@ I doubt that. There is no way it ends up in the center as intended . Maybe a couple of inches above the bottom on a stiff pour .

[@mikemarriam]

@ It needs to be 2 inches off the bottom on a 6 inch pour or in the lower 1/3. In the middle will give no added strength.

[@johnrudloff6331]

Why would you not want to pour those cells full instead of laying the tar paper over them ? 👂🏼

[@jasonjones5965]

Contraction. When it shrinks it will crack straight across the doorway.

[@Musclecar1972]

@@jasonjones5965Actually no it won’t, he saves concrete in case the amount is close. I always filled the cores, never had a problem.

[@jasonjones5965]

@@Musclecar1972 I've had it go the other way

[@Musclecar1972]

@@jasonjones5965 Well, it actually makes no sense, but anything you say. Why would core filling cause a crack to form?

[@jasonjones5965]

@@Musclecar1972 sometimes when you lock floors into frost walls and the floor shrinks it will crack off of the door openings instead of sliding. More so when it's hot out. We put rebar diagonally at corners of openings seems to help.

[@blascoben]

Circle T Baby!!

[@josephallman8279]

No roe😢

[@barrypierce9100]

Pump mix..

[@bradr8806]

seems, stop right away, call manager at plant, see if he can juggle you new mud now, his responsibility or he and you are liable for cost of future remedy as cold and wet as other stuff was seems an hour then is better than pouring soup, owner gets poor concrete as well, does the owner know you poured soup I wonder

[@canadianpopeye8066]

Easy money 🤑

[@Musclecar1972]

No Drama! Wrong Contractor!

[@tdowswe5912]

🎉

[@marcduclos9789]

Porked

[@flyhigh5056]

you actually do seem to complain about something on every job, just sayin...😁

[@bondobuilt386]

Thanks for the comment

[@terryshull4477]

LOOKS LIKE SOUP

[@RobWinger-y8f]

What do you mean you dont pour wet mid... you just did

[@bondobuilt386]

I do not unless I can not control it.