The Slab Pour was a Disappointment

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This video is a great example of 20/20 hindsight.

00:00 Intro
02:13 Forming details
02:39 Starting the pour
04:07 Placing, Screeding and Floating
06:47 Power troweling a burnished finish
08:44 Issues in the finish
11:34 Why we didn't cut control joints
13:47 20/20 hindsight
16:51 Looking ahead to framing

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ABOUT US: We are Alex and Elaina, a couple in our 20s who are currently living on the 3-acre farm in southern Pennsylvania where Alex grew up. We have a garden, backyard chickens, and build or fix anything that we need to. We still work corporate day jobs, but are working to eventually leave the 9-5 lifestyle in favor of a self-built, debt-free, homestead on 6 acres nearby.

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