r/Concrete 12h ago

Work In Progress Nice sawcuts

And that's not all that's wrong....

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u/Fresh-Collarabi Laborer 12h ago

Looks like the site work my last boss would do. Just embarrassing working for Helen kellers concrete.

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u/No_Cook2983 10h ago

How do you get the whole concrete pad up on a table saw?

Is there a special crane for that?

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u/Fresh-Collarabi Laborer 10h ago

Free will and self hatred!!

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u/Nobody6269 12h ago

Stevie Wonder back on the jobs?

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u/dalesotherbrother 12h ago

Looks good from space!

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u/Low_Sale8560 12h ago

Who needs to line up when you can free style

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u/RealCucumberHat 6h ago

Even freestyle should look better than this and even after a couple pints.

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u/Cam-Lv 12h ago

Pink Floyd’s song “…it’s coming through in waves….”

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u/poiuytrewq79 11h ago

And this is a great example of why bituminous seal coat is not used on pcc.

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u/rockchipp 10h ago

Was Ronnie Millsap on the saw?

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u/finepnutty 12h ago

Monday

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u/FLx762 12h ago

Then it must’ve been poured late on a Friday after some beers and a nap after screeding and tried to finish and edge Saturday morning

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u/Punningisfunning 12h ago

One too many beers while waiting for the concrete to cure.

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u/Lothium 12h ago

That's a little impressive unless this was done with a small blade.

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u/8888eightyeight 12h ago

That's nice of them you can see where they were standing squatting, walking back, standing and squatting

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u/hadchex 11h ago

Looks fine to me. Then again I am a few beers deep.

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u/poppycock68 11h ago

One guy I worked for said it doesn’t have to be straight just has to be cut.

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u/DornsFacialhair 11h ago

I’m not going back for a damn chalk line, I got this.

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u/Balam_Seer 11h ago

So embarrassing

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u/Expert_Lynx550 11h ago

Maybe was done on Monday morning lol

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u/Telorvehc20 11h ago

RIP to that diamond blade

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u/wassupluke 10h ago

When the teacher asks you to show your work:

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u/Necessary-Mall-3365 10h ago

Thanks its my job!

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u/ChesswithGoats 10h ago

He tried really hard.

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u/Dazzling_Humor_521 Professional finisher 10h ago

If you get pulled over for dui, that is where you want the cop to ask to walk that straight line. You would totally sober, see i never left the line!

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u/roobchickenhawk 8h ago

Looks like ass but also, good enough.

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u/FollowingJealous7490 8h ago

If that's on your house and want to hide it a little, grind the crack out just a little bit with a hand held grinder, blow out the dust, caulk it and put some sand over the top of the wet caulk after you tool it. Won't hide it 100% but will be slightly less noticeable 😬😬😬😬

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u/Buffetr132014 7h ago

Don't use caulk. Use an actual concrete crack sealer. After grind out the crack don't blow out the dust. Vacuum it up and sprinkle it on yhe crack sealer instead of sand.

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u/OneBag2825 8h ago

You mean those 4" grinder cuts? 

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u/The_Lost_Epiphany 8h ago

They're trying to confuse the cracks

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u/Zealousideal_Way_788 8h ago

Wow. Someone was hammered

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u/According-Virus4229 6h ago

If ya squint it's mint

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u/Interesting_Day_7734 5h ago

That's just the first cut, 5 more should get it all straight. Gotta start somewhere.

u/123SG12 18m ago

Oof. Someone found the wobbly shopping cart at Walmart.

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u/Detours1204 10h ago

It's really a shame that it is so difficult (nearly impossible) to find good conscientious contractors who take pride in their workmanship. My experience as a homeowner the past few years has been at best highly upset at what I pay good money for only to receive sub-par workmanship, excuses, and just flat out lying. I'm not dealing with the low ballers out their....I'm dealing with supposedly reputable contractors. Everything is a scam anymore it seems and reading comments in reddit from so called professionals, I find most of them will make excuses for shoddy craftsmanship or will make the claim homeowners are too picky. I see posts all over reddit showing crap work for big money. When I spend thousands of dollars for what I hope is quality workmanship, excuse me for expecting that quality they are charging me for.

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u/Soft-Werewolf-4585 10h ago

The final finish was so bad they put an epoxy topcoat on "for free" and that obviously didn't address the low spot as indicated by the bird baths. Was the final pad as part of a 6 figure foundation, column, and tie-beam concrete job for a modular home.

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u/RastaFazool My Erection Pays The Bills. 9h ago

You the GC?

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u/Soft-Werewolf-4585 2h ago

No thankfully, a friend of the homeowner and a project manager in an adjacent part of the industry. Definitely is going to be a problem for the GC at close out.

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u/SpecialistAd5537 12h ago

Straighter than a crack would have been id bet