DIY pour and finish a CONCRETE SLAB with Rapid Set Concrete Mix

Watching this video....and im literally a professional... entertaining stuff great video

My hero

Which rapid set product would be best for a 2"-2.75" chimney crown?

Hey mike

this is so much more work than dry pour. No wonder dry pour has become so popular for us normal idiots.

Hello Mike, I was wondering if I can add very small stones to try and match the surrounding concrete driveway with this product?

Thanks Mike. Very helpful and entertaining. Sorry Mike!

You said that you're not a professional, and if you're watching this video, neither are you. I've been a carpenter and concrete finisher for 32 years, so at least 1 professional watches your videos. From what I've seen, you take pride in your work, you have a good attitude, and you're a better finisher than a lot of the so-called journeyman that the union hall sends out. I'd say that makes you a professional. You just need to learn the terminology, for example, I don't know why, but we say rodding instead of screeding, so we call it a rod, or rod board instead of a screed or screed board. That industrial trowel is called a Fresno. The magnesium float is called a mag. Finishing is implied, so finishing trowels are just called trowels unless they have round corners, and those are calld pool trowels. That edger is called a shiner or a border edger. The tool you cut the joint with is called a jointer or a groover.

Is there any particular reason you stressed that the rocks should go below the level of the forms? I'm going to use 2x6's (5-1/2" wide) as forms and fill the bottom 1 inch or so with rocks. This will give me a full 4" of concrete (not the 3-1/2" of a 2x4 form). Thus the rocks will be INSIDE the forms. Any problem with that?

Is there any need for the gravel. What drainage does the concrete need? It's not that permeable. And for household projects I probably don't need an engineering solution. If you don't do the gravel you'd save a ton of time. It would be worth seeing how concrete performs without the gravel.

Nice!!

Omg thank you! I love this!

5 quarts of water seems to make a lot more sense then quickcretes recommended 3 for an 80 lb bag.

Great job 👏🏻

This is not a dry pour

You not very good at it are you Mike😅

Can I use this as a foundation for a storage shed?

Thank You for the video. The biggest screw up for me is always the amount of water issue. So it is 5 quarts of water per 60 pound bag? I could not tell how big the bags were. And 5 60 pound bags per 10 square feet? Thank You in advance for your respopnse.

Thank you. very helpful.

Donot BUY That Brand “Rapid Set”
Not A Good Concrete Mix,
After You Make It,
Pass The Spoon, Next Week or Next Month,
You Will See Taking Off Like Sugar,
Rapid Set Is Garbage.
Buy And Get Your Own Opinión.
Amén.

You know what they say, cream rises to the top or gets deposited into a gape

Mike...

Could you use mortar mix or cement all too? What would be the difference

You make it seem super easy, that's great 👍

the guy just said 3rd slab hes ever poured, and you all thinking about taking his advise

Great video!!! I'm doing some 20x20x2 pavers, do I still need to put rock down or can I just tamp and wet the earth? Thanks!

That brought back so many memories of helping my dad do cement work. He poured2 large double wide driveways. Living out in the county we had acres for our 2 properties. He was a perfectionist with his work.

Ha slow things down with retarder 😂😂😂 concrete has feelings too!

bUT...doesn't spraying water on concrete weaken the surface so it flakes apart later?

Hey Mike, great video. I will try to pour concrete in my back yard now that I have a better understanding on how to go about it.

Thanks! You do your projects so cool!!

Ok, Mike.

Excelent video thank you

Thanks Mike. I mean Micheal 😊

Hello Mike 😂😂😂

I was thinking about doing this under a raised garden bed so the critters don't get in

Try dry pour if you haven't. Seems less messy & easier. Cajun living has a video on it.

Looks great, I'm a recent first time home owner and this video is perfect for what I'm gonna do for a small resin storage shed install. All my questions answered with this video... Thanks Michael.

Good job my man 👍🏾

Can you DIY a small driveway with this? My current drive is made of rocks, and trying to snow blow during winter can cause issues...like flying rocks.

I`ve used this mix quite a few times ,It`s costs a bit more than regular cement mix but it preforms very well in the long run and finishes very good the only con I ever had was that it`s has a brownish color instead of gray.

mikie builds are just 2 lame, LOL

have you ever dry poured ? what do you think about it?

Thank you for understanding that this woman is a beginner and I need you to explain it well…which you did! And you looked like you were having fun!

Unless you are going to park a D10 dozer on it you don't need rebar.

Hey mike. Hope all is well. What’s the best concrete brand or type of concrete to use to expand (widen) a drive way? Thanks

This is one bad ass tweaker! He does inspire me!

I'm still waiting for the truck test. Only saw a Ford