How to Lay a Concrete Base Like a Pro - The Workshop Build PT2

[@TheDIYGuy1]

The great British weather made this one a challenge. More workshop content to come once I dry out 😂

[@generalmugabe7073]

What would Labour cost have been??

[@deanhowes1577]

first up great video as usual. Im just a DIYer myself but a number of years ago I laid out a patio slab foundation for myself with similar dimensions and at the rear of my property with no easy access. The delivery driver gave me a great tip for my type 1 and stacked the ton bags on top of each other to a max of 3 high, so that instead of shovelling the stuff into my barrow ( no mechanical aids for me) I simply cut the base of the bag and let the product virtually flow out into the barrow. Not perfect but saved loads of work. Hope this helps someone or even yourself on future jobs

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Good tip 👍

[@jasonyoung2711]

Genius!!!!!

[@silvergtotwinturbo9984]

Started watching your channel as I was installing a roller shutter garage door and it was from the company you did the job with. I have also built my own workshop, it was 6m x 8m and I wanted to have roof joists go across the whole 6m. The cost of those joists were astronomical so I built my own. Now have an insulated workshop and no supports in the middle, well chuffed.

[@jacksonfallon-wilson8080]

Thanks for the cost breakdown always nice to see the transparency 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Sure, your welcome.

[@keithw8286]

Tomorrow, I have a slightly larger , 4x8 meter base to lay. At the top of a hill, up a 400 meter track that’s too steep for a trailer behind my old land rover with off road tyres. So, 8 dumpy bags, 4 trips each. Mixed with a small cement mixer, wheel barrow and rake. Alone. I’m 62. Wish me luck.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Wow sounds like a bit of work. Good luck 👍

[@Ricky-gu6xn]

Something us novices always find helpful is when you can show us how you mix your mortar especially if you are going to use a bell mixer. A bit of a master class on the proper steps and how you get the right consistency always gets a lot of views and how you ckean it when you've finished. You could also show how you work out the block work so that it fits your dimensions and how you make a corner. You have a great channel which is helping a lot of people so thanks for taking the time to get these videos out there 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

This one will be a timber building but thanks for the suggestion

[@terrymorton9941]

You can buy bricklayer tapes to help estimate blocks or bricks usual mix for conny 1:6 cement/ ballast or 1:2:4 cement course sand agregate... hope that helps

[@MrLegend139]

Brilliant video as always. As you did at the end, a breakdown of costs for materials would be great to give a rough estimate of the entire build cost for a DIYer to do. Keep the content coming 😊

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks, will do!

[@nickrubberboot3673]

Great job and great wellies/rubberboots!! Would like to see these again.... :)

[@TheDIYGuy1]

More to come!

[@amazing451]

Great video Cameron even with all the bad weather, looking forward to the next episode and you'll definitely have a big workshop there.👍👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍 glad you liked it

[@gurinderkular7209]

Had a pad laid, very similar to the way you have done it. Good job, wooden outhouse has been on it for the past 5 years no problems

[@joshuapradeepkumar8425]

Brilliant, I now know the use of Pythagoras theorem

[@naebadyersel]

I’ve been watching your channel and watching your journey! You’re very good at instructing and very inspiring! I look forward to the videos in 2024 and keep doing what your doing! all the very best! mike

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks very much for following along,much appreciated. Loads to come in 2024 and beyond

[@patrickflanagan8008]

I love these vids, real down to earth, hands dirty stuff. Nice one matey.

[@RC-oi1gg]

Wondered if you had considered using a vibe to help settle the concrete? Thanks for the video series. Have the very same project to do myself. Best of luck.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Yes, I did originally hire one however the hire company cancelled my hire 2 days before the project, leaving me having to make the tamp seen in the video. Originally we were using a 4.2 aluminium tamp. Best of luck with your project!

[@trading-university.]

Proper job. Nice one just what I needed to know

[@bigbark4627]

I had to comment, U lot R fooking MaChInEs! 🌧️🌧️🌧️ Well dun on not just getting that job completed but also getting it filmed! 🤩 Bravo that man, bravo! 👏

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@lesthiele4921]

Another great home project video, I like the way you explain the whole process, I like a good workshop building video and yours is certainly going to be good, looking forward to the next installment, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you very much!

[@philhaslett5227]

Put my 10 x 6 summerhouse on plastic grids filled with gravel, lovely base with good drainage and ventilation. I would recommend them for smaller projects rather than chucking down a load of concrete and I can always move them if I want to relocate it.

[@maheshchauhan9290]

I love watching all your vids...always well explained, never seen you lose your cool and always with great tips and results.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks very much 😊, glad you like my vids

[@nigelgarnham1573]

Very informative vid. I learned lots. I’ve subscribed and will watch other video in the future. Well done guys. 🙌🏽 🙌🏽

[@eddiecotter7201]

These are brilliant videos with so much information,I like the fact it's done in the rain because life is not perfect and sometimes you just have to get the job done,hats off to this man for the variation in videos he puts out and the effort that must go in to putting them together,excellent stuff

[@TheDIYGuy1]

I’m glad you like the videos and see the effort I’m going to for the audience to learn and enjoy. Means a lot that people notice 👍

[@eddiecotter7201]

You have some of the best videos on KZbin for helping ordinary people with everyday tasks/projects and jobs that need to be done,good on you and your consideration for those watching👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot!

[@excalibur9768]

I'm planning on doing the same (just on a smaller scale) in spring. I prepped the area last summer/autumn - the garden slopes (quite a lot) toward the house so the area of land I've dug out is now level but a small retaining wall will probably be needed at the highest point. Tempted just to hire some lads to do it to be honest as the prep work was absolutely back breaking...😅

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍 it is hard work!

[@MrJoelDavies]

Perfectly times video. You're my "go-to" for technique and inspiration right now and I'm about to take on the exact same challenge as you Base/Shed wise. So this really helps.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Awesome! Thank you! Good luck with your project

[@keitho77]

Respect on the hard graft, made worse by the bad weather

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot!

[@VINSCOT5]

Really interested.📯 finally rain stopped.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks. I know right!

[@JohnDoe-m4w2j]

Why do some people not sweep the finish? I really enjoyed this video.

[@sonnyjaxgang6675]

Have you a calculation to work out how much hardcore, cement and that you need ??

[@deanwellerassociates]

What an excellent result given the tough conditions, I'm sure the team were well rewarded. The content, pace and edit of your videos is brilliant. Good luck with the next phase of works

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you very much! Oh yes, I always go out of my way to pay the guys back 👍

[@andy6936]

Any advice on how to finish off DPM when putting a log cabin on a concrete base, please? Should I leave the shuttering on and just overlap down the sides I plan to put gravel around the edge?

[@AS-uw2yb]

Nice video - looking forward to the next part 👍. When laying the Type 1 how do you make sure you have the correct depth of 100mm across the entire base? I guess you can mark 100mm on the wood at edges but what would a string line work for the middle?

[@Exciteddelirium1]

Put a concrete base down some 30 years ago, just hardcore / rubble at the bottom then concrete at top ...... Still going strong

[@ahmedz121]

Great video, couldnt find the bit where you show why the dpm was folded over the shuttering bud...?

[@ryanwood2011]

Fantastic video, then again that can be said for all your videos, top man we’ll done 😊

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a ton!

[@ramichehab4797]

If I did not lay the DPM membrane and now 2 year on I am having humidty issues, do you have any recommendation on how to fix it without breaking everything and starting the project from scratch.

[@xtomvideo]

Great work/vid in tough conditions. Look forward to the follow up.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@magictracks]

Doing 6.4 m x 4.7 m 230mm high concrete delivered and pumped 1700 hopefully that's a good deal. 160 feet from road side to site needed 8 m3 16 tonnes of concrete

[@kinnearj]

An outstanding video. Really well explained as you went along. That Hyundai compactor looks a good little bit of kit

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍 glad you liked it

[@gaz_vlogs5224]

Really useful video. Nice pace, and clear instructions. Very useful.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@StevieMacVFX]

Always the way in the UK, the weather always is out to get you. Do you not need to add a slight pitch to run the water off? Please make sure you do an in depth vid on how to get your workshop built dry with no condensation or mould problems in the future. Great vid mate keep em coming.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Absolutely. No, no run off required due to the building being build the complete size of the pad. No rain water will come in contact with the pad itself but will instead run off the fall on the workshop roof. Will do 👍

[@sleepysamk1400]

You did a great job mate 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@monkeyboi282]

I reckon you could get a pool table in there 😊

[@dizzybee7386]

I've been looking forward to this episode for a few weeks now and it didn't disapoint. Fantastic work. Thanks for making the effort to show us how it's done 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@philtebble4390]

Nice job mate . Hard work

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 😊

[@MyNamesGG]

Another good video don’t listen to people putting you down

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks. I don’t 😊. It’s just part of KZbin that unfortunately all creators have to face into.

[@KeithPurnell-k2f]

When you remove your shuttering boards you will expose the sides of the Type one and sand how do you propose stopping this from falling out as it will not be solid. Will you build yuor block work on the outside of the slab to protect the sides?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

The sides will have a cheaper hardcore backfilled against them before the drainage and paving goes down.

[@zoebill3477]

Great vid, was hoping to put 100mm insulation underneath a 4.5m x 4.5m pad, would you put the insulation on top of the membrane and then pour the concrete directly on top of the insulation, or would you put the insulation underneath the membrane?

[@petercollins6198]

Have I missed Part 4 - putting the roof on the workshop? Can't seem to find it and now totally addicted.....

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Coming tomorrow at 3pm 😊👍

[@DjGiluk]

Great team work, it’s a massive job that - well done 👍🏻

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you! 👍

[@neilbissett1240]

Top notch mate looking forward to the next part of the build

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍 been working on the workshop today in fact and filming

[@joelstjohn3903]

Thanks for the video mate - will be saving to my playlists and have subbed 😄

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Awesome, thank you!

[@thejoat588]

Amazong video, looked like alot of effort went into this one 👏👏👏

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot. It certainly did 😊

[@TheAdventuresofPhilJones]

Great video which gave me the confidence to tackle my own project. I'm almost at the stage to pour the concrete but I just read that a 6x3m base needs an expansion or a control joint. What do you think about this? I'd appreciate your advice. Cheers!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Go for it. Not needed with the mesh in there.

[@TheAdventuresofPhilJones]

@@TheDIYGuy1 Thanks for the advice, I have mesh to go in! 😊👍

[@joshuaeichler-summers2173]

Thank you so much for this video. If I am digging deeper into the ground and building onto a clay base, would I still need to use the type 1 + building sand, etc? Thank you!

[@TheNorthernmunky]

Brilliant mate

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot

[@hydorah]

Thanks for sharing costs. Really helpful🙂

[@TheDIYGuy1]

My pleasure 😊

[@nickneek80]

You made it look easy - fantastic vid!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 😊

[@derek763]

Should have kept the mini excavator for loading the mini dumper with stone , also that dumper looked like a struggle by not tipping itself , the tracked dumpers are better ,they have hydraulic tipping and also carry up to 1 ton

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your right. They are a lot more than 35 pounds for the day though. I guess I was trying to pull back some costs due to it already being fairly pricey

[@garymcmillan8647]

Brilliant video mate! Enjoying this series 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@WoodworkJourney]

Good stuff, I’m taking notes!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks bud!

[@frankiebenson3212]

Well done that was done properly.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@AndySClips]

Hi, Great video, I am doing my own so will be watching all your videos!! I Take it you leave the timbers in place then to stop the MOT spreading? would that not eventually rot and cause problems way down the line? Thanks Andy

[@Andy-no1gc]

absolutely great job, too bad the weather was rainy

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Yeah was tough going!

[@Oli-DP]

Should have used a length of 110mm drainage pipe to tamp / float it - you get a much smoother finish.

[@therealdojj]

Is there a thing about the slump test? Thanks

[@StevenFraser1980]

What would you recommend when this is needed on ground with bad drainage?

[@David-gz2ec]

Hi, great video, horrible weather. But,,, when you take the boards away, how do you shore up the edges, and would the edges not normally be deeper than the middle to support the walls going on top (unless it's a wooden structure). Your jobs are always great, so maybe the level pour is adequate. Thanks

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Hi, edges get backfilled with a cheaper hardcore before the drainage and paving go down. The level pour is plenty for a timber frame structure.

[@davey4818]

I think the penny has dropped and you can see when you strike that shutter that it's back to front

[@martinanthony05]

Great video and thanks for letting us know the costs Well done

[@TheDIYGuy1]

No problem 👍 thanks

[@callumwindsor6516]

Fantastic Video, cant wait for the next!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks! Much more coming

[@Jo-annSamurai3069]

Hi. Does sub base need to be put down for an extension of two feet for a concrete base to put a shed on? Also Do the holes for the stakes need to be filled in afterwards? My shed has been put up don’t think the builder put a sub base down. And there’s a hole next to the shed where one of the stakes were. At one corner of the shed at the front. The door of the shed is hard to open. The job was recently completed.

[@alexmorgan3435]

I realised you posted this 6 months ago, but I i'd like to know why you didn't go for ready mix concrete and have it piped direct to your pad out back to save transporting it from the mixer using the dumper truck and barrow? Otherwise excellent video series of your build.

[@hannahellis4549]

I would think it’s cost, I just had a quote for a pump and it was £650 on top of the £500 of the concrete

[@Mick-uv4ic]

Thank you

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You're welcome

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

Forgive me for going slightly off topic, but I'd like to know how you did the invisible mending of the fence. One day the bird box is quietly thinking that its days are numbered, then there's a gurt big hole for a support beam, then all put back with bird box on a batten where the hole was. Is it the magic of filming hiding it, or have you magically mended the fence slats?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

😂😂 my other half complained that her squirrel house had been tampered with so I had to put it back!

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

@@TheDIYGuy1 Hmm. It doesn't look big enough for the grey squirrels, so I hope that you're lucky enough to have the smaller red ones where you are. Guess invisible mending of fence panels is a trade secret. I was a bit over enthusiastic with my ivy clearance and have buggered one up is all.

[@Nick-ik5mg]

Would that thickness of base be suitable for a 4 x 3m traditional conservatory? thanks

[@malikwakas2686]

What concrete did you use? Strength of it? C20?

[@craigcousins6718]

Dont you just love the british weather 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 keep up the great work love the videos - am interested in the dpm stuff and how that gets integrated into the walls etc...

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you! Will do! Ah it will all make sense in future episodes 😊

[@craigcousins6718]

@@TheDIYGuy1 are you looking to sell this house once you have done all your work to it then move onto another? Or are you going to live there?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

This will be long term project and I will probably stay as love the area. I do however have some other property interests in the pipeline for the future 😊

[@Mujcanal]

thank you for all tips

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Always welcome

[@jimlayton5844]

Great video fella 👏👏👏

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks!

[@jamesmozzy]

Hi diy guy. Did you wet cure your shed bases ? I just had one done and everything I google says I should spend the next 7 days wetting it 5-10 times a day

[@danj3322]

Enjoyed this vid and the series so far. Just a quick question on the boundary stuff, for permitted development I've seen it has to be 2m away from the boundary wall doesn't it? Am I right in thinking you did a little less on yours? I'm hoping to build something similar and 600mm would be a lot better than 2m which I've read online as I'm limited on space as it is

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You can go closer but you are then required to make the boundary facing walls non combustible 👍

[@artur198555]

Hi , really cool footage and tips. So base is perfectly level everywhere ? I've heard base should have some fall for rain otherwise water may stay in one place and make moisture?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks. The base is perfectly level. No need for run off when building a garden room on top of it because the structure and cladding fly past the base so no water will ever come in contact with it.

[@artur198555]

@@TheDIYGuy1 Im planning to do garden house with pergola so arround that concrete base will be porcelan slabs so I recon I should think about some fall for water right? Is the slabs should have a bit fall as well ?

[@johnadams1976]

cheers for the vid.... looking great.... definitely wheel barrow for me! Sooner spend an extra hour or two than have the expense and hassle of that dumper thing! ;-)

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your Welcome! Haha yeah it’s an experience 😊

[@stuartandrews4344]

Better to use a tracked power barrel/dumper, most have hydraulic tip,most can carry around 500kg, being tracked spreads the load better & don't sink in soft ground like wheels & no puntures. Some hire centres do Tracked Mini Dumper with High Tip with a self loading Shovel, great if you have MOT 1 delivered loose. (cheaper than bulk bags).

[@mikemills9375]

Nice videos really helpful, how long did you let the concrete cure before fixing the framework with concrete screws ?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍 it was left for about a week if I remember but after a couple of days it would of been ok

[@barrywall3333]

Great vid, could have done with rhis 2 years ago when i needed a base for my own steel frame ahed

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@mjmjab]

10:47 just wondering you said about postponing it if you could just after the blinding sand. If you were to postpone and the type 1 and blinding were to get to wet at this point would it need redone or just topped off before the concrete is laid.

[@TGS333]

Hey man enjoying your videos, I would wonder though, if you have 2.4 meters of concrete, and you paid £650 for it, then that works out at £270 per cubic meter???. tell me im wrong lol.. 🙂

[@steevencarriere1777]

Hi I'm from Canada, and we dont use sand before concrete. Why you did that ?

[@hussainalhashimi4003]

just wandering what will be the labour cost on this job!

[@primalrenovations7427]

Love all your videos mate well done ypu have inspired me to start my own channel and I woukd really appreciate it if you could let me know what editing software you us as i just do everything on my phone and now my channel is getting bugger i would like it to be a bit more professional. Keep up the good work and congratulations on having a great youtube channel 😀

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot. Good luck on your KZbin journey. I use a MacBook Pro with a mixture of final cut or iMovie depending on the project.

[@primalrenovations7427]

@@TheDIYGuy1 cheers

[@MrBurnTec]

i know I'm late since the video was first posted but I've been thinking of building a 6mx7m garage im my back garden. it doesnt take up more than half of my garden space but im not sure will i need planning permission? or can i construct under permitted development?

[@paulcourt]

Did you consider insulating the slab? What are the pros and cons of that?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

I did consider it and if it were being used as a garden room I would have. The pros are you I create your internal head height. Con is the amount of extra ground that would have to be removed for the insulation.

[@hardworker8030]

What calculator would you recommend to use because the last one I used got the ratio wrong so I didn't have enough materials.

[@davemouls]

Hi.. So when doing the base you don't need to put a weed membrane down... just type 1.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

No weed membrane needed in this application

[@jasonyoung2711]

Is this music - Texas Sun Khruangbin & by Leon Bridges - instrumental? oh good video too LOL :)

[@nihow06]

Hi great video. Quick question. Could you have used latex self leveller instead of that concrete so you didn't have to go through the trouble of levelling it out which seamed hard to do?

[@nathanroberts3581]

Doesn't work outside and also can't have it as thick

[@Shadowstorm_Samurai]

I'm looking at buying a 1970s house, when you cut parts of the ceilings out did you test the artex for asbestos or does it not matter too much?

[@stonecoldjaneausten926]

Yeah, test it.

[@JohnJones-wo1bc]

quality job.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks

[@Madmik]

Question: Why do you need to place DPM underneath the concrete? Will the water within the concrete otherwise be soaked up by the sand underneath it, or is it there for another reason?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

It is to eliminate the possibility of damp/moisture rising up through the concrete.

[@rossco88]

Do you need dpm for an outside concrete slap?

[@ma.creations20]

Nice job 🎉

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 😁

[@tonydart425]

Don’t forget to let people know when screwing the deals it should be done to the outer side 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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