Description
At 5:00 AM in Bullhead City, Arizona, it was already around 100°F—and this six-inch concrete slab still had to be poured, finished, and saw cut before temperatures climbed toward 115°F.
David Odell and the Odell Complete Concrete crew are filling the space between two existing concrete sections behind a warehouse. The new slab runs tightly along the building and wood fence, with all four areas pitched toward a custom-built channel drain.
Underneath the drain is a rip-rap drainage bed extending approximately two feet into the ground. Water from the building’s roof drains and downspouts will flow across the slab, enter the catch basin, and gradually drain into the soil.
The crew uses a 3,000 PSI fiber-reinforced concrete mix with 2% retarder to manage the extreme heat. The project includes rebar dowels, the Milwaukee RedStick level, Cadillac bull float, kneeboard edge work, broom finishing, and early-entry saw cutting with Milwaukee battery-powered equipment.
David also explains why matching the elevation of the existing concrete matters, how the crew identifies low spots, and why the intersections of the control joints receive additional depth.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Pouring Concrete in 100°F Heat
00:28 Connecting the Existing Concrete
01:05 Removing the Rocks and Preparing Drainage
01:42 Custom Channel Drain and Rebar Dowels
02:25 Meet the Warehouse Pour Crew
03:05 Pouring the Six-Inch Concrete Slab
03:58 Matching the Existing Saw Cuts
04:42 Sloping Four Directions Toward One Drain
05:28 Correcting Low Areas and Concrete Elevations
06:18 Hot-Weather Concrete Mix and Retarder
07:02 Kneeboard Edge Finishing
07:48 Applying the Broom Finish
08:27 Early-Entry Milwaukee Saw Cutting
09:25 Deepening the Control-Joint Intersections
10:08 Finished Warehouse Slab and Drainage System
Crew featured in this project:
David Odell
Kenny
Steve
Greg
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