We Have Done Steeper

[@randyg.9566]

Your videos are addictive. You are all craftsmen.

[@jerryhauser1522]

On yesterday's video, you mentioned a 15 degree max slope, it showed 17 and more. You said you would call the inspector, I assume he said go and pour even though driveway was not in compliance. I was a builder here for many years and sometimes a "large" builder could get away with things that a small builder could not. If rules only apply to some but not all, it only puts more small builders out of business. Most are gone from here, only the big boys are left and a lot of them ignor a lot of local rules. I wish that I had you for my concrete guy when I was building. You do fantastic work.

[@danwilliams4877]

"We do all we can do....and that is all we can do." - seems like it should be a movie quote. Thanks for sharing your work with us. Cheers.

[@bellonamars2541]

I think what he expects is settling of the sidewalk due to the fill dirt that its on. This will cause the sidewalk to also pull away from the house & front stoop. There is little he can do about this.

[@davidkettell5726]

i would not want to try to get up that driveway after it snowed or ice would be even worse. stopping going down would be a nightmare too.

[@bowesman1000]

yup. if the house up on the hill has any teenage drivers they better be instructed to not be driving in snow or freezing rain. otherwise you might be getting to know your neighbor down the hill in a way they won't like.

[@SwannOG]

I applaud you and your men, what you create on a daily basis is nothing short of great craftsmanship. I have seen so many crews screw up the simplest parts of a concrete job by not thinking things through. Your jobs show that before you lay the first footer board you have a complete plan for the entire job. Does a body good to see someone doing an A+ job day in day out. Thanks for being better than just average it gives people someone they can come to for a great job. Keep up the great work.

[@mikebravo3527]

The guy solo on the 10' screed is your best hand, guys got skill

[@randyring3368]

Enjoy the videos! Having just retired fom residential construction myself, I can appreciate the effort and work that goes into these jobs. Many times trying to beat the rain, and dealing with soft ground, getting ready-mix trucks in. You guys do great work! Very professional !

[@gman4802]

Beautiful job...Brings tears to my eyes......

[@donmcfarland4321]

Fun intro! Aviation reflects how your work is flying along. Good cams. Thanks.

[@kevinstevens9893]

Love the way you guys edge the concrete and the extra control joints look great too!! You guys are awesome !!!

[@angeldawnmorningstar]

Teamwork makes the dream work ..and you have an outstanding team 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎

[@jimkempton5568]

Boy! When Mike told you to maybe think about making some videos. Well, like in that movie Jeremiah Johnson “you’ve come a long way pilgrim”. Absolutely enjoy every single one of your videos!

[@pjseiber2774]

Ya'll are not fooling me, I know how much work go into concrete work. 😉 But Ya'll make it look easy. Another great video and beautiful work.👍👍

[@geraldblackwell1387]

You have an excellent crew. Seems like each person can do any operation and knows when to do it. Indication of a great company!

[@richardhutchings921]

Yesterday's truck had a little Pucker Factor going for a minute.

[@jmconcretecoloradosprings]

We kind of enjoy a steep driveway, easy to screed down hill. That was a good looking job and great video!

[@GRUBB-MUDD]

Easy money

[@wymershandymanservice9965]

Challenging job with a great outcome. Great to see how well you guys get it done. 🇺🇸🦅🌏⚓️🇺🇸

[@fintan3563]

Magnificent, masterful, giant job! Beautiful.

[@dianea3324]

Another great job. I like the go-pro close ups.

[@davidbondy4359]

you guys do awesome work, look forward to more.

[@ptyptypty3]

Your Videos are ADDICTIVE!! Thanks !! :D Very Well done! Great WORK!! you guys are the best!..

[@shanereynolds5971]

This job seemed like a real up-hill battle! I'm sorry...I'll see myself out now...

[@stewartmcardle8149]

Great line (above)........or conversely, it could be ..., "it's downhill all the way from here".....

[@thomasw8400]

Should be a challenge cutting the grass on that steep bank.

[@strshooter7399]

Great Job, always enjoy you guys working magic in concrete. I think the walkway should have had more …something in design, but that isn’t your call for sure. Still, looks great, very professional. 👍😎

[@lonahlen8655]

I don’t know what you changed with the background “music” with this video but IMHO, reverting back to what you had been using would be a good move. Of course, the content is superb, as usual.

[@elizabethhinton9728]

I have to agree. Love the videos, but the music on this one had a very high pitch tone to it that was distracting.

[@jimpumphrey7713]

Agreed. Great content but too much music, and the music was annoying. Prefer to see the work and maybe a little music at the end. Also your time lapse is way too fast. I couldn't really see what was happening. Just some friendly constructive criticism. No offense meant. But a real nice job on the concrete. Looking forward to the back patio. (new subscriber)

[@denjhill]

Wow! do you guys do nice work. I'm jealous.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Thanks

[@timidater4803]

poring concrete is like baling hay, your always fighting the rain!!! I used to hate that in doing both of those!

[@USARMYvietnamVET1969]

The guys sure know what their doing...

[@matthewanderson7766]

Wow this has to be a million plus job for you whatever it is its looks beautiful

[@chucksmith155]

I love this house and all the concrete but I don’t think I would want to have to mow that front lawn

[@jefftrag1956]

Why not drive rebar into the ground vertically to leave spikes sticking up to avoid the driveway slipping down hill?

[@davidmorse8432]

It would not work. Bars would just bend used like that. What works is a narrow trench(s) perpendicular to the slope and poured together with the slab.

[@contractorjay5062]

They would rust, always need 2 to 3 inches of coverage of your steel

[@Concretewiththehauses]

We are tied in at the top and footed at the bottom I think it’s going to hold very well thanks for watching appreciate the comment

[@skroggy66]

Great work, love the vlog

[@jamesaston1345]

Very impressive 👍

[@concreter6832]

Why do u box end of path ,why not keep pouring ,do u guys ever dig piers or leg piers ,to stop drive way and path from movement ,or does freeze stop u doing piers .top job .

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I dug pretty deep at the road to lock it in

[@TheJvonc]

Did Tom ever explain how he got around the drive slope above the max of 15%? Seemed like one area was almost 20%.

[@jerryhauser1522]

I also posted with same observations and mentioned the inspector that was going to be called. No response yet if inspector was or was not called a d the response inspector may have made. I would like to know the answer to that

[@jeffbaldwin9842]

You guys do nice work. I would have probably put another step or two up to the front porch and brought the sidewalk down a bit. Its making the front yard up to the sidewalk way too steep, at least that's how it looks on the video. Keep up the good work!

[@carolscott3868]

Glad you corrected yourself.....that looks like 2A limestone.......right Mike Morgan?

[@gafairbanks2434]

Beautiful job! But I think you guys need to make a STAMP OF YOUR BUSINESS NAME and that would be the end of the job! Keep up the artful talent 👏 👌 😃💜 lol

[@darrellrousu1390]

Nice job pretty steep have u ever poured a 1 inch slump am f on what

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Where do you see the steps we have coming up

[@wayneschnare4019]

Funny to see you pour the sidewalk , is the homeowner on the hook for that ? here it is the City that pours sidewalks .

[@rupe53]

Wayne ... quite often in a development EVERYTHING falls on the general contractor and the expenses are spread out over all the homes. They just have to add in the other $10k -$20k - $30k to include utilities, road paving, sidewalks, etc. Basically it's whatever the town requires, including storm drains, water mains, and sewer lines.

[@Dan-em9sk]

Why don't I ever see you guys compacting the base? Especially here with new construction and mud.

[@rossboyd2272]

Looks much better, not as steep looking now

[@concreter6832]

Why do u do that y sort of joint ,don’t you worry that crack will continue up drive,and on the corners in Australia we make them a bit thicker and put a fair bit of 12mm bars there ,by putting the dummy joint on the driveway corners wouldn’t it create a crack ,and weaken it ,just wondering.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

On this particular job I preferred it all tied together

[@concreter6832]

@@Concretewiththehauses I j love your work best in USA ,not in Australia very high standard screeding,and no knee boards,we machine everything over 100square meters or we pole trowel (much better on knees) if broom finish we machine 2 times then stick trowel if needed,and mainly soff cut ,come to Australia one day ,we all do it a bit different for the same result .

[@concreter6832]

@@Concretewiththehauses why du want to create a crack on the corners of driveway at road end ,I know it looks nice ,u would be better doing one long joint corner to corner and keeping corners strong as possible,does that make a bit of sense?sorry about asking same questions about corners ,and I no nothing about freezing ground ,we don’t get that.

[@edwardbonner9365]

What would be the value of one of those superb properties?

[@GRUBB-MUDD]

Why don't you use a ninja screed since u screed by yourself

[@GRUBB-MUDD]

Jw I hate screeding by myself a anything over 8 ft

[@GRUBB-MUDD]

Maybe 10

[@timidater4803]

pouring

[@greenlizard6431]

What is your son's channel

[@susiebryant381]

I love your videos and believe I've watched most all of them ... but the music 'sucks'. Ha! It's like fingernails on a chalkboard. Constructive criticism. I don't mean to be hateful.

[@GRUBB-MUDD]

Good job picking the leaves out while bullfloating!

[@DonnaMSchmid]

So, I'm confused... In the last video, you showed that the driveway was too steep for code, and yet you poured it anyway. Did you get an OK by the inspectors or something?

[@paulprigge1209]

Yes I was waiting for the answer as well lol

[@Concretewiththehauses]

First of all thank you very much for watching I really appreciate it. I need the word this carefully the house is at the elevation where it is and we have to meet the road we took it to the highest point in the road that we could so there’s only so much we can do.

[@BarryB382]

@@Concretewiththehauses Too bad they would not make it more like a curve so it's not so steep.

[@jerryhauser1522]

@@Concretewiththehauses we know that y'all did all that you could do on the pour with the grade that the builder left for you. You did your best with what you had. That being said does not change the fact that it IS in violation. It was the builders responsibility to grade the lot to be in compliance. I am not there, but watching the 3 videos of that total job, the builder would have had to cut several more feet on the initial grading and probably would have had to build a retaining wall across the back. It would also affected me grade on the house beside it. Still question remains unanswered the violation. If a variance was issued, what good is the regulation to begin with. This goes back to the original development survey and engineering design. I'd a variance was issued, my question still is, why have rules to begin with.

[@RDJim]

New subscriber here. I find this type of video educational but overall relaxing to watch. Note to your daughter: I think the music choice it too jarring ... we'll see how other vids are.

[@michaelshepherd733]

Great work, great video....I really like that picture frame look and the different broom directions

[@ptyptypty3]

that work is so easy even a Caveman could do it!! (lol) cavemen need not apply.... :)

[@lyndacampbell827]

Thanks for sharing you work and video! Enjoyed watching!

[@s10er8]

The street walk has a lot of lean to it. I would think it should be a little closer to level side to side. I know that would be impossible at the manhole cover.

[@jeffhovey1810]

Beautiful job. You, Sir should be mighty proud of the job you guys do. Stay safe.

[@davidbishop4015]

Always enjoy watching you over come a challenge. Thought out and well executed. Nice job.

[@istepheniadeluca8531]

You make it look so easy & I know it is hard work💪🥇🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😉👍 🎥

[@kingkong7617]

I really like the way you tie everything together with the rebar on that steep drive way and walkway and that adds a lot of security to the integrity of the concrete and that is something to be proud of. The pour went great, even with the steep driveway and as usual the pros did a great job.

[@bruceasans6608]

Fine looking pour lads. Hand floating and finishing the guys must be good at arm wrestling lol. Do think though your rebar could have been a little higher up in the slabs...

[@alk7142]

Seems to be a lot of grunting today. LOL Looking good.

[@mikeelwood8626]

I’m a little surprised you didn’t have to correct the slope of that driveway so that it fell at or below 15% grade. Or did I miss something?

[@joyfilters]

My old knees and back ache just watching. Nice work guys!

[@jefferyholland]

Funny watching you guys. You pour a driveway with sidewalk then say what the heck, lets grade form and pour another 100 feet of sidewalk. For most folks that sidewalk alone would be a 2 day job. I hope that the people who have never done this for a living can appreciate how much work you guys get done in a day.

[@rogermacdonald9126]

I’ve seen good concrete before…. but never better than what you guys do !! ( perfection)

[@Concretewiththehauses]

We try

[@conniesamuelsen3078]

Geeeezzzzzzz that’s hard work! Hats off to Y’all 👍👏👏👏

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Thanks

[@bearsnavy6805]

Had a instructor tell me once " You don't know what you don't know".... more logic to your quote Tom lol

[@timidater4803]

another great job!! i wouldnt want to deal with that drive in an ice storm though but that wasent your fault, thats where they built the house!

[@Concretewiththehauses]

That’s exactly what I wanted to say in the video but couldn’t

[@johnelliott6738]

No doubt Concrete is your Canvas!

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Excelente trabajo ,muy buen equipo de profesionales 💯💯💯salusos 🙏🙏🙏

[@dncndan1]

Tough job but beautiful results.

[@kenactofkindness4017]

you shine on the finish that ur succes, best looking concrete all anyone cares about , wire mesh ground cover rebar 2 inches in the base whahaha hahha , all u can do do lol

[@ronallen6578]

Always wondered if you ever use a power trowel on a pour??

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Yes I’m bigger ones

[@UNKPCRIDE]

very nice line work. I think adding creativity to flat work using lines makes it a ton better vs just horizontal lines. We had a curved driveway poured, and the lines followed the curve, very nice!! great work Hause and Team!

[@ljjackson7106]

Your channel is growing, thus the down votes are starting which means SUCCESS!!! 👍 You've got some jealous ones watching I suppose!!!

[@shanereynolds5971]

Funny thing is, down votes still mean traffic and thus bump up their exposure via the "algorithm." interesting how that works...

[@markhorton9020]

what slump did you pour for the steep part?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Guessing around a true 4 inch slump.a lot of times with pour a 5 1/2 or a six

[@Adam-ct5ev]

You and your crew are awesome! Keep up the good work 👍. My dream one day is to build my own home and have it done by KZbinrs, and I definitely would choose you guys for the concrete.

[@juanmafnas2142]

Wow! Another great concrete job with the steep driveway and sidewalk into the front entrance! I don't think another concrete company would have considered tying the concrete into each other to prevent future problems that you took in consideration and made the necessary preparation and engineering requirements. I said it before and I'll say it again, your concrete work is the envy of other concrete companies that don't come close to the awesome job that you and your crew do!

[@paulmcgrath552]

I've always thought that concrete guys were sort of the Marines of the construction trades. Roofers are the Rangers.

[@wallochdm1]

I loved this channel until the son started promoting "Gunpowder Whatever", which means that politics have just been inserted where they don't belong...in a show about concrete. Sorry, I go to KZbin to escape political BS.

[@BarryB382]

I love watching these videos, not the same guy doing the same job for 10 minutes. Your videos are nicely broken up and time lapsed when it gets long. I have unsubscribed from a bunch of youtube sites once I found this one.

[@richardh.severn5980]

A couple+ of trenches dug across the driveway ( vert. @ the lower side, sloped @ the upper side) will help hold the drive from creeping down the hill over the years. Another ounce of prevention.

[@vittoesmith1]

They just need you around to sign the checks. They all really know what to do. Another great job.

[@michaelprins722]

Have you ever thought about post holes with re rod bent down into and filled with concrete to help hold the driveway when it's that steep?

[@donaldlivingston1907]

1 person on the rod with a driveway of that nature is very commendable

[@jimmieusaf-pol5818]

Always professionally consistent, on every job you do, means it is done to last and look great! I was over at a brothers, new house to him, the other day and noticed the aggregate concrete driveway has a few cracks in it, and wouldn't have known why before watching your channel. But after watching your channel, I can see where they should have put a few more control joints and why.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I really like hearing that thank you very much tell your brother to keep his driveway sealed to keep the moisture out of those cracks

[@redsalamander3007]

You guys make it look easy. Definetely no slackers there!

[@gman4802]

It would take a bunch of dollars for me to mow that yard.

[@mikebravo3527]

Great layout on the cuts too 👌

[@DHESS007]

Hey, I like the head mounted camera. Gives a more up close and personal feeling with the wet concrete, along with hearing you grunt a bit when you are screeding. Nice addition!! Question: With this steep driveway and the amount of fill you had with the crushed limestone, do you see any issues with that amount of fill over time settling and creating significant cracks and/or heaving? When you have that amount of thickness in your fill do you ever have a compactor to go over it to pack it more or does this crushed limestone tend to settle and lock together as you level it out? Again, great job. The extra details makes all the difference in the world.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

We used 2-B lime stone does not require any tamping especially if we’re only going down 3 inches the excavator preparing the site rolled in temp the whole site for us so there was some compassion thanks for watching keep the comments coming

[@frankbever1788]

You guys are real concrete finishers, and part artists! Beautiful.

[@concreter6832]

A concreters isn’t really a artist ,I have been called 1 many times , if u concrete for 10 or20 years u will pick it up to or should.

[@AndresRamirez-jm8ge]

NOT VICTORY STYLE!!!!

[@justinaulgur9812]

Victory doesn't hold a candle next to these guys

[@butchlewis3503]

Is Jim your brother?

[@jimbuterbaugh104]

butch lewis, no he isn't.

[@eyenowrite885]

Since there is a fear of everything sliding, or moving down the slope, couldn't you have dug a foot down in spots, letting the concrete form a pole into the ground, anchoring it in place?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Yes but I would also say a concern would be it would hold water there we are tied at the top and footer at the bottom thanks for the comments thanks for watching

[@eyenowrite885]

@@Concretewiththehauses thanks for the reply. Love your channel.

[@edwardmyers1746]

Very impressive job on this one, well done. Definitely seemed like a hard task to do but looks good. gotta love when the boys take on after you.

[@kadirbakrinchannel]

Very nice video..

[@jeffweber8244]

That music tho.

[@evanlawson4515]

Couldn't you drive in stakes around under the concrete to help stabilize the driveway.

[@rupe53]

you could but I don't think you'd gain much because the ground on a slope also moves with time. All they can do is slow it down a bit.

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Can’t you pound rebar straight into the ground and leave it a couple of inches up to anchor the concrete from sliding on a steep slope?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Thanks for watching I like how we tied in at the top and anchored at the bottom I think it’ll hold very nice

[@frevele1656]

Pouring that kind of grade do you pour the mix a little dryer then normal?

[@davidmorse8432]

For sure!