Tim Carter talks about adding calcium chloride flakes to fresh concrete. Carter discusses what that does to the chemical reaction happening inside the concrete.
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Tim Carter shows one way to pour a concrete slab. This Part 4 of a multi-part series on the topic.
Tim Carter shows one way to pour a concrete slab. This Part 3 of a multi-part series on the topic.
Tim Carter shows one way to pour a concrete slab. This Part 2 of a multi-part series on the topic.
Tim Carter shows one way to pour a concrete slab. This Part 1 of a multi-part series on the topic.
Tim Carter demonstrates a unique aspect of pouring concrete - bleed water. Rookie finishers can ruin a concrete slab if they do something wrong when bleed water is present.
Tim Carter describes a vapor barrier that's underneath a concrete slab, that's about to be poured. Tim reveals why it's mission critical to install a vapor barrier when doing your concrete projects.
Tim Carter shows reinforcing steel - 21# wire mesh - that's installed in a concrete slab. Tim describes why it's important to install steel reinforcing in your concrete. The concrete wire mesh adds strength to the concrete.
Tim Carter shows a valley rafter in a common-framed roof. The valley rafter is part of the roofing framing on a house under construction.
When building a deck, it is important to have solid deck piers that don't move with frost action. You can support wooden deck posts with deck piers in any number of ways. A concrete deck pier can provide a stable platform for your deck posts.
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