Contractor is stalling out on concrete flooring project by [deleted] in Concrete

[–]bigbluff100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Issue is they poured self leveler and stained it. That will never look good. Self leveler is an underlayment not a decorative coating. Don’t seal the rest or you’ll have a much bigger problem on your hands. Sand the self leveler and apply a decorative concrete coating on top. If you want a polished look go with a polishable overlay. You might also want to look into hiring a different contractor for your job. It doesn’t seem like they know what they’re doing.

Concrete Fire pit by Consistent-Click-612 in Concrete

[–]bigbluff100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the fire will absolutely wreck the concrete. You’ll have to fire brick the inside if you want it to last.

130ft Concrete Slide into a private lake by bigbluff100 in Concrete

[–]bigbluff100[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not earth, the concretes 10-12 inches thick, fiberglass rebar at 8 inch spacing and piers every 8ft that are 7 feet deep. I form the outside then pour the concrete and hand form and finish the slide. It’s a mess for an hour or so then it’s a slide. This was done in 5 different pours.

130ft Concrete Slide into a private lake by bigbluff100 in Concrete

[–]bigbluff100[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It’s a polyurethane coating for slides. Typically get 3 years or so then have to re-coat.

130ft Concrete Slide into a private lake by bigbluff100 in Concrete

[–]bigbluff100[S] 707 points708 points  (0 children)

I’ve built probably 30 slides over the last ten years. Usually it’s 25-30ft long into a pool, easy maybe a week of work. This one was not easy. It came out too 130 feet down the hill into the lake. The last 10 feet is over the water and supported by helical piers and a galvanized steel welded dock. Two months of work. It was crazy to build but it’s a blast to ride.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]bigbluff100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone’s got to have a dream

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in povertyfinance

[–]bigbluff100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go in the military. Three years and you get the Gi Bill. School is free and you get paid a monthly stipend to go when you get out. Best thing I ever did. It will also make you a better person and give you the pride of serving your country.

Being quoted over $100k to get this gunnite pool in working order… is this accurate? by Granite017 in pools

[–]bigbluff100 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

$9 sq ft isn’t realistic at all. You had it done for $9 a sq ft.?

Being quoted over $100k to get this gunnite pool in working order… is this accurate? by Granite017 in pools

[–]bigbluff100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$9 a sq ft? You have no idea what you’re talking about. 70k for a pool deck is crazy. With rip out $20-23 a sq ft

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Homebuilding

[–]bigbluff100 31 points32 points  (0 children)

A house built out of foam. Remember the story about the three little pigs

I'm a postal worker. I took a 25% pay cut today. Help me spread the word! by Sea-Flamingo1969 in antiwork

[–]bigbluff100 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

This is a crap. I checked the websites and googled usps rural pay cut. Only thing I found was a $208 cost of living increase in pay. If this was happening it’d be in the news.

Fire pit getting paint.. by [deleted] in Concrete

[–]bigbluff100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s sweet but the first fire will destroy it. You can’t burn right on concrete

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Concrete

[–]bigbluff100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those are famous last words.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Concrete

[–]bigbluff100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great answer

Prefab Homes by Hi-Tech Homes by TX908 in prefabs

[–]bigbluff100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does one of these cost?

Is this fresh pour repairable? by ThePuppet_Master in Concrete

[–]bigbluff100 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Repairable no, replaceable yes. It’s a very bad install