Hi, guys Kirk and Jason here with Kirk Giordano plastering,
Today we're going to do it is we're going to fix this foundation now this foundation see all these
rocks they're sticking out everywhere they're loose from the cement see all that yes this
is cement foundation concrete foundation and all the rocks are showing everywhere a homeowner said
gee that what you call spalling us no it's closed falling is what you have concrete or cement water
goes in it freezes and pops it off it's called spalling then the fella says well can you fix
this that's sure we can't you need to pressure wash it first so he borrowed my pressure washer
and I said you got to lay on your back man you got to lay on your back and you got to get them
you got to get the dirt out from underneath this mud sill you got to get it all out and you got
to use like 3500 psi and because he was a new guy he blew the concrete out in two places went
all the way through but sometimes when you have a foundation here which was poured in the dirt and
the fella says well gee when I bought the house 40 years ago there was no dirt I said yeah wood
there was no dirt but I know I can look at this it was full of moss it was growing trees I said what
happened is the foundation was to here at one time the dirt and then they pour it inside the dirt and
that's what causes you to see all these rocks and everything and that's why everything grows on it
and it's just typical agent it's deteriorating but okay now he's done the pressure washing he
says well are you going to parge it and I said there's another cute word party means you help
you put on something or you just put it over the foundation with a brush or anything we're going
to apply actually I'm going to throw it in we're about six inches thick right here eight in some
areas here's what you guys can do now I'm using a hot mud loo got this hot mud now because okay
stay for example you see how I can't really keep going because this is in the way so we're going
to throw it we're gonna put it on your on your child and just and what we're going to do is the
area is that okay and we're using a cement plus cement plaster right here that sets in about half
hour it sets in a half hour and you can go about six inches thick back-to-back why would anybody
want to go six inches thick well you're looking at it this is kind of blob soupy for what we're
doing but I can make it work what we're doing here guys is it's a it's a cold day it's been raining
non-stop for about a week this is our only dry day to come here so you notice by the color of
this anybody know what's what's doing that this color why it's somewhat white and the sand affects
the color making it a tan well if you don't that's okay because this is a specialized product where
you need a certification to put it on or you used to a lot of products these days are being sold at
the Home Depot's and lows that you don't need certifications anymore see what I'm doing is
I'm taking it and throw it at under there's a big gap under there if it comes out that's not a big
deal that's why I was telling the fella gee you really need to crush your wash well we can't have
no dust in there and this is the first coat we're going to hit this about three different times but
just for the sake of showing you folks what we're doing oh this is how you get started now we have
Lou Hocking it to me and we have the mud in the mixer that is setting meaning this the same day
to coat system three to five co-dependent we usually go out into two out of time come on
this way Lou ooh okay what we're going to do is I'm going to go all the way around this house I
have two hundred feet when I come back to this spot will show you guys again we're going to be
on much will be on another batch of mud and again this mud hardens in about 20 minutes so we'll see
you in a few minutes all right guys we have went around the house we got like 40 feet here 60 in
the back 40 on the other side about 70 or 80 in the front what would you guys rather do work in
mud where it squishes all over the place or work on concrete might say well where's your knee pad
that's my question where my damn knee pads anyway we're making it work making it work so this stuff
here where we got look look at this it's about I mean we're a hustling because it looks like it's
going to rain and it just might right any minute now might rain alright so this what we got guys
I'll show you would you see that it's not fully cured but underneath here where I was throwing
it it's getting stiff so who's gonna give me some more I'm gonna throw some more in there
then I'll pull it up into the mud seal because again all that was washed real well alright so
we're going to take this we're gonna throw it up in there throw it up it comes out no worries
let's switch child get my little square guy what we want to do is actually I'm gonna pull up here
two hands guys pull it up ah what we were doing around the other house side was I told you just
put it on the concrete just like that guy this concrete has seen better days and we're taking
it and filling this up just like that faster way to do it now this was brand new brick or brand-new
tile we wouldn't have that luxury we do like so take it bring it here fill it up over and over
and squeeze it you want to squish it all the way through right here where we got this in the way
you get the square child to get it in there then we take our square Chow and straighten it out what
I'm doing is you can't sieve it I'm pushing hard at the bottom which will squeeze it out in the
middle then here I'm squishing hard in the top and put it so it kind of ease in the middle then I'll
come back the last time and straighten it out now that's about ready to float and yeah it's
six eight inches you can go six eight inches yeah you know what you're doing one more load let me
get around this little nasty thing right here in the we got these two areas right here another two
feet we're all set again for the sake of showing you guys you pull it up see that knot adheres in
there because we got that first coat and again that first coat can go an inch to 3/8 or four if
you know what you're doing I'm putting it in there one more scoop Lewin uh we're gonna let this set
up a few minutes now what's what's happening with the first coat it took half hour for that to dry
for this particular code is not gonna take a half hour for it to dry why say mix anybody know not
going to take a half hour for this to dry because the first coat is sucking the moisture out of this
first coat sucks the moisture out so within about 15 minutes that's going to be hard the last thing
we'll show you guys is how to float it but we got a hustle and go around the house one more
time we'll be back all right guys we are at the stage where we are floating this what does that
mean we take a sponge float I'm gonna turn my back on you guys alright because I'm getting Todd right
now I'm gonna bend over this way i'ma curl now okay I'm using using the clean using the clean
piece of the float on the wood okay I'm slamming this mud out here and I'm cleaning the wood now
I'm gonna go underneath the wood and floated clean it out clean is water now the float is dirty this
green thing is called a float install sponge float it brings the sand out or the aggregate what is
concrete made of guys made a pull of Smith and rocks doesn't matter what kind of rocks is just
that's what it's made of little rock big rock what is Portland or what is tsukamaete Oh Portland sand
well then cement and sand we are using a topcoat sand here that's really important guys we're going
to try this topcoat is course course washed meaning this got no salt in it if I was using
regular plaster sandwiches felton is real fine this stuff even it would be all it out because
Belton is just too fine a sand I want something with a a bit of strength plus it's got to have
the bite so the binder is Portland cement again that's what we mix our sand with and we're using
a special sand when I say special it just means it's washed course wash tops and guys they call
it a lot of different things but it is it allows you to go a little thicker less a lot less cracks
plus it'll give a a better finish when I float it like this it's what you do guys take your trial
skate the bottom if you want to just pretty just perfect I'll show you another thing two guys in a
minute as far as taking your water hose and use it [ __ ] okay here's where I was I was right there
now I take my trowel clean this edge right here because again we're watching for the rain before
before I finish this video probably going to rain on us which is not a big deal we keep the walls
safe we got eaves we'll get soaked I'm going to come back to this area over here guys that I was
originally starting from we're hustlers now guys hustle try to beat the rain beat the rain here we
go moving fast taking it okay load it out under the windows floated and just take a square trial
usually your your toe is a lot more used because your plaster here your heel is straighter so take
that straight heel and look at it I notice I'm not using this concrete core the concrete is busted
and broken and just go like so to give it make it straight I'm looking at the wall not the concrete
guys off the ground take it like so lastly I'm gonna show you guys this is what very effective
and that is the water hose how's the water hose so effective I'll show you we're going to get
rid of usually when we get to a job we take a Riddick we move all those fancy little nozzles
and get our little cheap nozzle because the cheap nozzles have what we call clean this out an area
that I think it has a pattern if you know what you're doing with it meaning take just get it
out of there I'll show you about a pattern guys when I work to do a good 30 years ago 25 years
we would I was we'd switch off no matter what you're doing now if you see this hose we've got
a particular pattern and when I'd be down and I'd shoot two stories up and you adjust the pattern to
get the windows and doors kind of like this here now I'm going to look for the pattern because I'm
cleaning my own work alright so I'm gonna adjust it once I find the pattern I want now that pattern
is going to clean the concrete I'm gonna walk it this way and now it's still you still got to know
your concrete guy you to smash your plasters and all that jazz because if you don't know it I can
be washing it all up right now okay I'm finding that pattern on the water and I'm just following
the wall now guys following that pattern and it's fortunately those concrete is sloped away from the
Foundation what are the odds of that and yeah we have done it where now notice to this the camera
won't show but the pattern here sometimes sand goes in here in blocks blocks it up like it's
doing right now but this gives you a it cleans everything guys you don't have to bend down too
much gotta bend down a little bit then we wash this right here I wash it all over Jay he's in
my direction there sometimes we're working and we don't have a proper slope or we don't have a
right drainage and it goes against the concrete or our work which is a double drag but hey what
you're gonna do it happens alright though still watching the clouds thinking man it's going to
pour down on us anytime so we are hustling this is almost done guys we're at finished product
I flip around take that save all this side is even better because a grain of sand is stuck in
this nozzle why boom I take it cleaner clean it clean the ground clean it clean the ground take
it like so see where I'm going okay guys another day another dollar what we did here we went all
the way around the house there we came here and let me tell you a little bit more about
this cement plaster that we use we use a tops and very heavy now this cement plaster what how
strong is it the homeowner asked me says when can I paint it how strong is it average concrete say
concrete is again it's concrete is cement mixed with rock stucco is cement mixed with sand it's
called Portland ok this sidewalk generally foundation sidewalks driveways streets are
25 to 3,000 psi strength this is 4700 PSI strength that means it's very strong they do build bridges
with this stuff I have a certification which I got about over 12 years ago for this can you
buy this right now at the material yards yes you can paint I recommend a month and a half before
you paint this guy's because we're so thick generally it's 30 days hey what's up buddy
anyway my name is Kirk Jason on the camera we thank you guys for watching and as usual we'll
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