Se afișează postările cu eticheta concrete. Afișați toate postările
Se afișează postările cu eticheta concrete. Afișați toate postările

luni, 24 iunie 2019

Building a concrete driveway


If you want to build a nice driveway for your property, you can follow this video and save tons of money by making it by yourself. The most important thing about this project is to have a really nice and sturdy support for the driveway. Therefore, remove the top layer of soil and then compact it properly.

When you pour the concrete form you need to make a nice formwork and level it thoroughly. Screed the concrete along the form slats and let it dry out for a few days.




Install the concrete borders along the concrete driveway and level them with a spirit level. Next lay a 1" thick layer of sand and screed it. Compact the sand. As a tip, you need to make sure the sand is moist, otherwise you can't compact it thoroughly.

Install the pavers using a mallet. Work in small portions and check the rows are properly installed. After you install all the paver blocks you need to fill the gaps between them with fine sand. The fine sand will lock all the pavers together tightly.

joi, 11 aprilie 2019

DIY Concrete Fence with Wooden Panels


I am totally new to concrete projects but I am super eager to join the this wagon along with other makers that have focused on these type of projects. Concrete work rocks!

So people this is a fence that is built 80 percent of concrete and 20 percent of wooden boards. The gates are made of metal, but that is another story.



I have a very good opinion about this fence because it is sturdy and it will help us make history. This video carries you step by step along the building process. It is super exciting, so make sure you take a look over the instructions.