Tim Carter shows one way to pour a concrete slab. This Part 4 of a multi-part series on the topic.
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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.
OSB sheathing has now pushed plywood aside as the main stay for housing construction. The fiberboard sheathing serves several purposes mainly it is a structural material. The sheathing prevents the wall from racking from side to side.
Tim Carter tests to see which chain saw cuts faster. Will it be the electric chain saw or the gas-powered chain saw.
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