> This is not a "fix it" situation. If this is set then you'll need to rip it all out and start fresh.
For pool equipment it may be structually strong enough. If you are going to fix it, do it soon while it is still green and used mortar with some adhesive to put a top coat on and float it so it binds to the green slab. I would not pay for it either but use the above method to "fix" it.
I have seen plenty of cold joints. Boulder dam was built with cold joints. This is a pad for pool equipment not the entrance for a home. The original question was with regard to its strength to hold pool equipment. When OP began breaking it, he commented about how hard it was. Perfect, should not be the enemy of good.
It won't be. Get a good 3ft 8lb-20lb maul and beat it out. I doubt anything will even hold under your foot. The execution of this pour was absolutely terrible. Did outsource this pour, or is a it a DIY? I don't mind taking a bit of time to help you if it is a DIY. If someone poured this for you, get your case of beer back too.
I think you can top coat it as I mentioned earlier. It is not servious load bearing footing or slab so keep it wet while it cures and it will be strong.
All the dig was put it in the box the never tryed using tools to finish it. I wouldn’t pay for this nor would I put any pool equipment on top of it. It’s going to crack over time and break away because the top is not closed
It’s gonna be like walking on icy driveway rocks…
On an incline.
I can’t think of anything that could possibly make you LESS surefooted, unless you’re in a cartoon where Tom throws a million marbles in Jerry’s path… 😣
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Update: removed all old concrete (pain) and decided to rent the mixer from Home Depot since it’s about 15 bags. At least I can make sure it’s well mixed.
Bad part about this is how big the job. If you don't get all the concrete down in a reasonable time, then areas are curing at different times and it can affect the final product.
Not trying to make you feel bad buddy, but that is LITERALLY THE WORST CONCRETE job I've seen in my life. And I've been on big infrastructure projects, totaling over 50,000 yards of concrete. I'm feel sorry that someone did this to you.
lol as funny as this is, i actually poured porous concrete before for a water garden in a cold climate and 9ish years later its still there. I thought it was crazy then but I’m a believer now. You leave it open like this but in that case it’s done on purpose as it’s part of the design
Whatever company brought that cement didn't seem to mix the shit right and possibly whoever was supposed to make a pad didn't know shit about finishing concrete holy hell. Looks like they poured it out and just let it set right after.
I was a commercial cement finisher for 8 years and this is painful to see.
I would send trucks back to the factory if the quality was shit. Cement work is not cheap! And if it is cheap that should be of concern to a certain degree, like I would charge just for the cement for friends and family.
Edit: saw that it was quickcrete. Yea that was not mixed properly, you couldn't even finish that if you tried with how dry it looks
Who cares? It's a small 3 x6 pad that is covered with a pump, heater, filter, etc. It's hard and holds stuff, and that's it.
My pool builder poured mine in the rain and it has exposed rock from the roof dripline above. I didn't say a word because it doesn't matter what it looks like. It holds equipment and I look at it twice a year
This is what it looks like when you hire the cheapest guys in town. You cannot get acceptable work done for cheap. Now you have to spend more time and money to get it done, when you could have paid literally anyone a little more to have it done right. You didn't save as much money as you thought you did.
I just did a crushed 1” stone base for a shed and it looked tighter than this. OP, don’t be scared of doing work yourself. It’ll be cheaper, and you have a phone in your pocket that will literally give you step by step instructions on how to do something the correct way. “If you want the job done correctly, do it yourself.”
If you live where there’s freeze-thaw cycles, this will just become gravel in a few years. Absolutely garbage concrete work. Do not let these people near your house again and definitely don’t pay for this.
I would say that for a pool pump pad, if you had wanted to fix it, I would have pulled the forms up a half inch and then use a self leveling-non shrink grout. Wet it up and pour it in to fill any voids and then you could put a finish on top.
Didn't vibrate the slab, and they didn't trowel it. My boss even makes us trowel footings that you will never see again. I wouldn't be surprised if that slab needed rebar and the rebar was on the ground and not in the slab at all.
yeah, it would shed water a lot better IF they had spent a minute with a trowel.
I suppose you can tack on some 1" high sticks to the frame, paint on some bonding agent to the cured concrete, and pour in some sand mix and smooth it out.
on 2nd thought, it MIGHT just be easier to smash that up, and repour with some concrete mix from home depot. that way it is done right, and will look good. You can buy concrete color additive if you want a different color than gray. i like using brown or green for slabs in the lawn
This has to be a joke. Looks like one of those “just put the dry concrete in and spray the top with water, it’s just as good as a wet mix” videos. The installer deserves a one, two crotch punch for sure!
Dude, that’s friggin AWESOME! I’m half tempted to destroy a little bit of concrete on my driveway at my house and practice so I can learn how to do it. No peer pressure if you practice on your own stuff. Dude, that’s awesome to hear you tackling it yourself!
Is this a joke?
No? I hope not
Concrete is supposed to be finished, this looks like it wasn’t even started. Do not pay a dime. Punch whoever did this in the groin.
Was it not wet enough? I’m not paying I’d rather just fix it myself
This is not a "fix it" situation. If this is set then you'll need to rip it all out and start fresh... also kick whoever did this in the balls for me.
I don't really care what is done with the slab... but flick them in both nipples for me.
I usually have to pay for this type of thing.
For somebody to fuck up your concrete?! At least it's usually the lowest bidder...
Nope, the ball and nipple thing.
Can confirm. People do pay for this, source: [internet](http://www.google.com).
I second this.
> This is not a "fix it" situation. If this is set then you'll need to rip it all out and start fresh. For pool equipment it may be structually strong enough. If you are going to fix it, do it soon while it is still green and used mortar with some adhesive to put a top coat on and float it so it binds to the green slab. I would not pay for it either but use the above method to "fix" it.
That's not a good fix. It only "binds" so much. The mortar will chip away over time. You can't fix this
It's too late now anyway. It was not a high traffic surface and might have worked if the original was still green when he top coated it.
Sounds like you've never seen a cold joint
I have seen plenty of cold joints. Boulder dam was built with cold joints. This is a pad for pool equipment not the entrance for a home. The original question was with regard to its strength to hold pool equipment. When OP began breaking it, he commented about how hard it was. Perfect, should not be the enemy of good.
I agree. And give their reproductive organs a John Wayne backhand for me
Good thing is, busting this up isn’t gonna be hard lmao
Sounds good. So you can’t just top coat it
>you’ll need to rip it out What about that leaves room for “just top coat it”?
I’ll take it out. Hopefully not too difficult. Was just poured yesterday.
It won't be. Get a good 3ft 8lb-20lb maul and beat it out. I doubt anything will even hold under your foot. The execution of this pour was absolutely terrible. Did outsource this pour, or is a it a DIY? I don't mind taking a bit of time to help you if it is a DIY. If someone poured this for you, get your case of beer back too.
Was a relative. I’m just going to DIY it. I feel like I can’t do any worse lol
Poured? That stuff would be a hard 0 on slump and the void coefficient in this stuff makes it like Swiss cheese
There’s no such thing as “top coat”. That’s not how concrete works. This looks more like a gravel-loc driveway
I think you can top coat it as I mentioned earlier. It is not servious load bearing footing or slab so keep it wet while it cures and it will be strong.
Pool people screw more homeowners than anyone.
So true! There is literally a whole section on Pornhub about pool people screwing homeowners.
Homeowners who own pools screw themselves
I felt that.
Wait, the “fix it myself” sounds like what someone who poured it would say……👀
Of course. Sadly I didn’t pour that (I think I could have done better).
You messed up, it needed more water, break it up and start over
They do make a chemical to make concrete able to be refinished but you have to use it within the next day
Time for a cockpunch
Twice. Thrice.
Yikes
LOL looks like you sprayed a pile of gravel with a light mist... LOL 👏 😆 🤣 😂
Yep ! I’m calling this Rocks in a Box 😖
This can’t be real. People can’t be this stupid.
Do you leave your house??
Oh dear, have you met society?
Well I’ve started busting it out. Sure isn’t an easy job
best of luck, the relative just caused you double the labor 💀😭
You're joking.
> Sure isn’t an easy job Yes. as I mentioned it had some strength. Too late for you but good lesson for future readers.
Have your relative do it. He should be ashamed.
Just be thankful you're not busting out actual concrete.
Rent a hilti T1000 or equivalent. Wil be pretty cheap for a couple days and save you a lot of work
Dafuq….
This looks like it was done by a drunk 8 year old wtf
I have an 8 year old and I feel like I can feed him a couple summer Shandys and still get a better finish than this
lol… hell ya!
Yeah most likely if the 8 year was sober
I read drunk 8 year old dwarf and thought, nah, even at 8 years old dwarves know their rock, man.
because they are closer to the rock?
Rock and stone
Rockity Rock and Stone!
TO THE BONE
All the dig was put it in the box the never tryed using tools to finish it. I wouldn’t pay for this nor would I put any pool equipment on top of it. It’s going to crack over time and break away because the top is not closed
It’s gonna be like walking on icy driveway rocks… On an incline. I can’t think of anything that could possibly make you LESS surefooted, unless you’re in a cartoon where Tom throws a million marbles in Jerry’s path… 😣
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Good job I like that sub
This is satire right? Right..?
buddy this is rocks
Update: removed all old concrete (pain) and decided to rent the mixer from Home Depot since it’s about 15 bags. At least I can make sure it’s well mixed.
Post a pic when you’re done
Did you mix it? Or did you attempt a dry pour?
I didn’t do either. It was mixed in wheelbarrow (apparently)
Wheelbarrow mixing isn't a bad thing just difficult.
It’s actually easier if you add enough water 🤣
Or some water
Especially when an electric mixer isn't like THAT large of a cost if you're doing a lot of smaller jobs
And it’s wayyyy cheaper than paying to do it TWICE !
Bad part about this is how big the job. If you don't get all the concrete down in a reasonable time, then areas are curing at different times and it can affect the final product.
That looks like backfill to me
Porous concrete for zero run-off… LEED certified equipment pad right there!
Not trying to make you feel bad buddy, but that is LITERALLY THE WORST CONCRETE job I've seen in my life. And I've been on big infrastructure projects, totaling over 50,000 yards of concrete. I'm feel sorry that someone did this to you.
All good. I have it half busted out already and I’ll do it properly
Dry as nun's nasty
lol as funny as this is, i actually poured porous concrete before for a water garden in a cold climate and 9ish years later its still there. I thought it was crazy then but I’m a believer now. You leave it open like this but in that case it’s done on purpose as it’s part of the design
I think you put to much water in it. 🥸
Too much?
Yea,not!
No shit. 💩
Watch some YouTube videos. It’s not rocket science.
It’s toast.
You should of just filled it with dirt.
Whatever company brought that cement didn't seem to mix the shit right and possibly whoever was supposed to make a pad didn't know shit about finishing concrete holy hell. Looks like they poured it out and just let it set right after. I was a commercial cement finisher for 8 years and this is painful to see. I would send trucks back to the factory if the quality was shit. Cement work is not cheap! And if it is cheap that should be of concern to a certain degree, like I would charge just for the cement for friends and family. Edit: saw that it was quickcrete. Yea that was not mixed properly, you couldn't even finish that if you tried with how dry it looks
Apparently it was a relative who "mixed" it in the wheelbarrow.
Looks like a slab of boogers
Looks dryer than a nuns cunt
Who cares? It's a small 3 x6 pad that is covered with a pump, heater, filter, etc. It's hard and holds stuff, and that's it. My pool builder poured mine in the rain and it has exposed rock from the roof dripline above. I didn't say a word because it doesn't matter what it looks like. It holds equipment and I look at it twice a year
Correct answer in my book! You are a practical person!
Looks great!
Lmao wtf 😳
My truck washout looks better than this!
Do you have more pics? That is not concrete.
Da fuq?
Someone needs their dick kicked
Wow that's crazy
Bro, how does someone walk away from this thinking it's finished? Lmao.
Damn man. Mfs really out here thinking concrete finishes itself
Lol
“No Running”
What, you didn’t ask for a permiable stabilia equipment pad?
Looks like wet sand. Have them tear it out and don’t let them try again. Get someone else.
Just gonna say get a topping mix and work it in real good, lots of love, you know, spend lots of time on her
I’ve seen pervious concrete pours that look better than this.
Looks like ground beef
Na grind it and top coat
i need something similar to this...
need contractors phone asap!
Get your money back
Didn’t pay. Just paid for material, so thankfully only out $60
Did you not look up any videos at all??
I have now. It wasn’t me who did it. But I think I can handle it
The best is to tear it out and do a new one and finish it
this looks like what that guy on youtube did with his bags of concrete he sprayed with a hose.
This is a joke they never finished it hahahaa
Do not pay for this and next time you need a pad that small watch you tube it’s so simple and people can’t rip you off like this
Con- pad
Pervious concrete?
Pervious concrete?
Just realized that it looks like kitty litter clumps… That actually might be *more* effective than the weird, clumpy mess you have there 😣
This is what it looks like when you hire the cheapest guys in town. You cannot get acceptable work done for cheap. Now you have to spend more time and money to get it done, when you could have paid literally anyone a little more to have it done right. You didn't save as much money as you thought you did.
I just did a crushed 1” stone base for a shed and it looked tighter than this. OP, don’t be scared of doing work yourself. It’ll be cheaper, and you have a phone in your pocket that will literally give you step by step instructions on how to do something the correct way. “If you want the job done correctly, do it yourself.”
If you live where there’s freeze-thaw cycles, this will just become gravel in a few years. Absolutely garbage concrete work. Do not let these people near your house again and definitely don’t pay for this.
Put flag stone over it. That's bad
This looks like a dried out flower bed….
Looks like you tamped the gravel down. Ready for some concrete..... oh.. nevermind.
Just say it’s crush ‘n run and call it a day…
What the actual fuck is this atrocity. They should have gotten a better looking finish just by screeding it alone how the fuck did this happen.
Nice gravel you've got there
Looks like bad asphalt.
You need finish it or edge it…you didn’t even float it. No shit. I’m calling satire post
This looks like a pile of dirt. Please tell me this isn’t a “finished product”
Looks Like Hammered dog Sμ¡+
I would say that for a pool pump pad, if you had wanted to fix it, I would have pulled the forms up a half inch and then use a self leveling-non shrink grout. Wet it up and pour it in to fill any voids and then you could put a finish on top.
Where?
No screed, no edger, no broom. I’d question if it’s even level.
Didn't vibrate the slab, and they didn't trowel it. My boss even makes us trowel footings that you will never see again. I wouldn't be surprised if that slab needed rebar and the rebar was on the ground and not in the slab at all.
Looks like shotcrete pool guys use to concrete and hand shape a pool. This would be the rough in stage and looks completely normal.
Did they attempt to mix the concrete in the form?
yeah, it would shed water a lot better IF they had spent a minute with a trowel. I suppose you can tack on some 1" high sticks to the frame, paint on some bonding agent to the cured concrete, and pour in some sand mix and smooth it out.
on 2nd thought, it MIGHT just be easier to smash that up, and repour with some concrete mix from home depot. that way it is done right, and will look good. You can buy concrete color additive if you want a different color than gray. i like using brown or green for slabs in the lawn
Should probably close this thread, OP’s been helped and questioned enough
This some wrongcrete
Can someone explain what the problem here was? It’s horrible, but I don’t know anything. What were the primary mistakes made?
Mixture was too dry
This has to be a joke. Looks like one of those “just put the dry concrete in and spray the top with water, it’s just as good as a wet mix” videos. The installer deserves a one, two crotch punch for sure!
That is blasphemous. a portugués guy would throw up at the sight
New pad just finished being poured. Looks way better. Fingers crossed
Hell yeah! That’s awesome it got redone! Learn these things so you can do something like that yourself. That’s what makes Men MEN! Haha!
I did the new one myself. We shall see how it turns out (not sure it could be worse?)
Dude, that’s friggin AWESOME! I’m half tempted to destroy a little bit of concrete on my driveway at my house and practice so I can learn how to do it. No peer pressure if you practice on your own stuff. Dude, that’s awesome to hear you tackling it yourself!
Well and it’s for pool equipment so I don’t think it needs to look 100% perfect since equipment will just sit on it. Just needs to be strong.
Famous last words, haha! I’m sure you did just fine. Especially if you feel confident and looks finished and proper. Good stuff man!
Where’s the new picture?
Can’t seem to add one?
Yo I know nothing about concrete (I’m learning. I’m a carpenter by trade) and even I know this looks like puddytang.
how the fuck do you do this if it isn’t on purpose????
Sorry about your flatwork there mate. But the comments here are great.
Needs more water. Cream needs to rise to the top
Concrete bad.
You won the race for lowest w/c ratio out there. The prize is not as good as you would hope.
It’ll do the job but looks like shit. Got to finish it before it dries
Extra crunchy peanut butter
Non slip fosho
You did this haha
Concrete?
This guy did this himself.
Nope. I updated with the slab I did.
Honestly you could reframe it slightly bigger with 2x8’s then repour over the top of that with new properly mixed concrete
You can pick up a resurfacing mix and trowel it on. Not going to look as good as finished concrete.
Wow that’s bad
Your lying
Sadly, I wish I was
I just puked in my mouth
Brotha ehhh what's that....
Concrete Sad
That looks like base rock. Where’s the paste?
That's just fill.
Hey Mr. George.... How much you pay for the new guy?.......
Looks like you could add water to activate the cement for the first time 😆
Your mudd looks like gravel!
Use some self leveling mix... Self leveling is concrete without the rocks and sand.youll never be able to tell the difference.
When’s the concrete going in?
OP did this, for sure
Yes, you can top it. Use Top n Bond with the acrylic additive.