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So this project is about six years in the making.
There was an old deck here, as you can see.
We're gonna replace it with a concrete patio
with a little modern twist to it.
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So with any concrete work,
especially on residential, you wanna make sure
that the concrete is going away from the house.
The rule of thumb is about a 2% slope.
I try to keep it as level as possible,
so we can go anywhere from one to 2%.
You might see us checking the level or the grade here
a couple of times where we just gotta make sure.
Once that's established, it's go time.
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With any patio, the proper preparation is key.
Once we establish our form around the perimeter,
and do some cleanup, we add some base rock.
You can think of base rock as a sub floor for concrete.
Compaction is key.
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All right, we've got some brand new 2 x 4 x 20's.
And most of you probably know lumber
has went up dramatically.
Last year, we spent about 12, 13 bucks for these things,
now we're paying about $33.
So we gotta treat 'em nicely.
So with any modern landscape design,
when you're doing concrete pavers,
the layout is key.
We allowed to freestyle on this particular project.
So, I like to keep it simple and functionable.
Sometimes guys will put out 20, 30 squares,
and it be hard to walk, especially ladies with heels on it.
So we try to set it up to where it's still functionable.
And the key here is to make sure
that you make the proper cut.
So the old saying goes, "Measure twice, cut once."
I measure three times and cut once.
We also try to set 'em up and make our cuts
with the 2 x 4's so we can use 'em again in the future.
So most of 'em are 3 x 3 or 4 x 4.
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All right, so right now I wanna give a shout out
to West Coast Custom Concrete down in Southern California.
He gave us a referral a couple weeks ago
up here in Northern California.
So definitely appreciate that.
We do get some requests in the LA area.
So if you guys are looking for someone down in that area,
hit him up, I'll leave the link below.
There's another guy I've been following,
cool guy out of the Midwest, Victory Outdoor Services.
I am a Midwest guy myself originally.
South Bend, Indiana, go Irish.
Follow him, he's in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area.
Good guy, he just made a thousand subscribers.
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So now it's time for some concrete.
So I'm gonna let this video ride out a little bit.
And if some guys want to get technical with the tools
and have some questions regarding the tools,
my videos are not kind of geared towards that.
I do give out some pointers, but if you really wanna know,
there's another guy I follow out there on the East Coast,
I believe it's Mike's Concrete.
The goes in pretty deep with all the tools
and the explanation of what concrete is,
how it's made, et cetera.
So check him out.
Good information there.
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So again, I'm gonna let the video ride out.
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Definitely gonna wanna stick around to the end.
You're gonna get to see the after pictures of this project.
There's about five or six different pictures that show
different angles of the project.
Turned out pretty nice, the customers were pretty happy.
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