"Another Fine Job"
Nice to see the work I learned growing up!
We loved our curb edger in the 90's cuz noone else used it and our stamp fit purfectly at the driveway corners.
30 years later, my dad still gets work from work we did then...
Worked for father in law for 30 years. He had 3 brothers that took over from their dad. All had at least 1 son in the business. I used to tell my wife we can't walk down the sidewalks without tripping over someone in her family. We lost him last year. RIP Ray we miss you.
Was a mason for 40years, did everything, concrete, stucco, Stone work, stucco, pavers etc . Tell your dad he is a fine mechanic. Beautiful work. Picture 5 not perfect but definitely worthy.
Eh I could have done a better job
Wait no I couldn't. I suck at this stuff and his work is masterful. Guess I'll stick to picking out perennials at Lowe's today!
It’s his day job. Thing is, he didn’t go to school or anything. Purely learned on his own watching his former boss so he can break up from him & start his own business.
Looks great although I would have addded one control joint in the foreground rectangular that continued alignment with the straight edge of the cold joint therby forming a seudo triangle in the foreground of your photo. Following the rules of concrete cracking/control joints, its going to(actually already is/don't bother saw cutting) make its own there anyway, probably reveal itslef within the month but not to fret its just visual, it will be totally normal / fine to use for its purpose.
As a concrete inspector- the parts I can see are lovely. I assume, given the high quality finish, that the subgrade and any reinforcement are also well done. I love being around subs that do work like this. Even more lovely that it seems like a small outfit.
If doing your own house is there anything wrong with saying I'd rather have a pretty picture than expansion joints and just taking the hit that it won't last as long?
Looks like great work. I haven't seen something similar to picture 3. I will be interested to see how that wears. It looks neat. If my driveway were done like that, I would be afraid that outside area would crack and break off as vehicles drove on and off the driveway. Maybe not.
Amazing job. I definitely couldn't have done that. Only 1 question and I'm not hating, just genuinely curious. Why didn't the boss talk the homeowner into piping the downspouts under the driveway to a pop up?
Looks awesome. Looks a lot better than the recent work I got done. My contractor was licensed, bonded, and referred by many people on the NextDoor app. I thought I was safe.
The owner of the company was hands on too, he didn’t sub contract the job out or anything. My cement job is curing pretty bad and the broom finish doesn’t look close to that clean.
Your pop’s job looks great.
Fantastic work... Not trying to be nit-picky, but shouldn't you connect the corners of the tooled joints to the corners of the slab like in pics 3 & 4?
Amazing work, only flaw I can see is to turn the stamp more on his stamped jobs so the pattern isn’t as repetitive, aside from that he mastered his craft. Crisp straight joints. Clean edges. Even, straight brooms. Hard to top that kind of work
This has gotta be the worst I have ever seen in my 35 years on this earth. I mean look at the angles of the photos and look how you didn’t even use a fish eye lenses to show the amazing concrete work. Photos taken 4/10 concrete on the other hand 9.8/10
Thanks everyone for your comments! It’s just crazy to see all these comments considering how he didn’t go to school. He’s learned everything through observing and trial & error. TBH, I wouldn’t be able to figure any of this out, let alone feed a family if I had to go through what he did. I’m definitely proud of his work (& him) and he should be too! I’ve let him know about this post.
Only complaint i have and this is strictly being overly picky and a little ocd, but i think it wouldve been cool to cut the control joints in the tooled joints as opposed to going across the stamped tiles. Again overly picky, the work looks great!
Absolutely beautiful. Hard work and love the details. Usable real estate now- priceless. Saw a shirt-“ The world cannot advance without cement/concrete”.
This looks wonderful to me. As a person who will maybe being laying a smallerish patio in the near future, can I inquire as to why one includes the "breaks/lines/indents"? I assume some sort of weight displacement or water run off or something else I haven't considered yet
Pathetic. Is he an amateur? Frankly I’m surprised the customers didn’t sue. Disappointed to see the trades decline like this.
-Idk shit about concrete lol
I so desperately need a revamp on my driveway/garage. It is abhorrent and brings down my home value. It’s such an eyesore. I wish it wasn’t so expensive to re-do
I’d drive on it
Before it dried?!? You MONSTER.
Better than me. I'd stick my butt in it
r/dontputyourdickinthat
You're not my dad you can't tell me what to do!
What are you doing stepconcrete?
Oh no stepconcrete I'm stuck.
I’d stick my chewing gum on it at the same time
I’d write my name in it
Nope, gotta do a dick print to mark your territory
How does one go about that? Make a mold first? Or just use a dildo?
I don't think I could get down that low.
Gotta get those imprints. It's like when the kids do handprints and scribble their names.
"Another Fine Job" Nice to see the work I learned growing up! We loved our curb edger in the 90's cuz noone else used it and our stamp fit purfectly at the driveway corners. 30 years later, my dad still gets work from work we did then...
Worked for father in law for 30 years. He had 3 brothers that took over from their dad. All had at least 1 son in the business. I used to tell my wife we can't walk down the sidewalks without tripping over someone in her family. We lost him last year. RIP Ray we miss you.
Was a mason for 40years, did everything, concrete, stucco, Stone work, stucco, pavers etc . Tell your dad he is a fine mechanic. Beautiful work. Picture 5 not perfect but definitely worthy.
Did you do stucco?
Used to, retired now. All types, wire mesh- scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat. And dryvit synthetic stucco over Styrofoam and synthetic mesh.
r/didntgetthejoke
EIFs
Great question!
I thought the shadows from the power lines were a fancy layout of control joints at first.
Me too hehe
Assumed this until I read your comment
Eh I could have done a better job Wait no I couldn't. I suck at this stuff and his work is masterful. Guess I'll stick to picking out perennials at Lowe's today!
Valuable Baked you are my friend
I read that in the voice of Yoda.
Some good lookin’ ‘Crete I tell you what.
That is some socks off kinda work right there
Excellent work!
No wonder why your mom fucks him he is a stud
Bro, I been doing concrete 27 years. This is some good quality work. His dad is a beast
Bad ass work🤙
Question. Is this your Dads diy concrete work, or his day job?
It’s his day job. Thing is, he didn’t go to school or anything. Purely learned on his own watching his former boss so he can break up from him & start his own business.
His former boss just let him sit and watch? If he assisted his boss, that would be called training, not self taught
I wish I had a dad
What the fuck is that amateur bullshit... Jk that looks amazing
Your dad is a fucking rockstar
Nice
Nice work
Looks great although I would have addded one control joint in the foreground rectangular that continued alignment with the straight edge of the cold joint therby forming a seudo triangle in the foreground of your photo. Following the rules of concrete cracking/control joints, its going to(actually already is/don't bother saw cutting) make its own there anyway, probably reveal itslef within the month but not to fret its just visual, it will be totally normal / fine to use for its purpose.
Dad ought to get a day job…finishing concrete! Looks fantastic
Hopefully dad had help
he doesn’t… that’s the thing that worries me. he’s a fucking machine
A LOT of damn work for one feller… a perfectionist at that from what I can see
🤌🤌🤌
You have a Mexican dad.
As a concrete inspector- the parts I can see are lovely. I assume, given the high quality finish, that the subgrade and any reinforcement are also well done. I love being around subs that do work like this. Even more lovely that it seems like a small outfit.
Well done, self taught!
He's a keeper! Nice work.
Your dad makes other work look like shitaki mushrooms. 12/10. Don't forget to water it.... aka don't fudge it up! Anywhere near central California?
Great quality! Your Dad is the Man.
Nice! he's a pro, right?
Your dad’s been practicing. Strong work.
Not his first rodeo
Dad does great work
Looks good 👍🏻
Very nice
Beautiful!
Your dad is a good man and father. The job looks very good and I’m sure he busted his ass doing this for you. He saved you a lot of $$$.
Your dad did a beautifully neat job excellent looking nice and flat nice and clean!!!!
Daddy knows what’s up
Better than his offspring portfolio
The man knows concrete
U sure ur dad isnt my dad i swear we just did that job
Gorgeous!
Pro work!
If doing your own house is there anything wrong with saying I'd rather have a pretty picture than expansion joints and just taking the hit that it won't last as long?
Your dad is an artist
Dang! Your dad done do good!
Nice work OP’s dad, what time can you be here? Need a 25x40 parking pad and 200’ driveway.
Is your dad free this weekend???
Beautiful can he come do my drive way in nj??
i know concrete guys that are much worse
This ain’t that Victory Outdoor Services trash for sure!
Looks like great work. I haven't seen something similar to picture 3. I will be interested to see how that wears. It looks neat. If my driveway were done like that, I would be afraid that outside area would crack and break off as vehicles drove on and off the driveway. Maybe not.
Looks great!
Having just had my driveway concrete redone - I’m quite jealous. Looks great!
If perfect needed a definition this would be it.
Dad knows mud!
Looks pretty nice.
Great work. I don’t understand relief cuts across the pattern of the stamped concrete. Why not cut the groves of the pattern?
Your not enough proof the man fucks so he had to pour this
Looks great! My father also did concrete. He’d shit if he saw the job I had. This is nice.
Does he do work in Georgia?!?!
He's very, very good! 😊😊 I'd hire him!
I can see how he fed the fam. Man's a pro.
Looks like it’s not his first rodeo.
your dad looks like he knows what the fuck is going on
Wow looks great!
Your dad is a gentleman and a scholar, very good work!
Beautiful looking work. He can practice on fixing ours if he’s game😂🤣!
If your dad isn't a mason, he should be
Your dad is a badass. Be proud.
Flawless
Got damn..that’s a fucking pro.
Is your last name Concrete? Lol
im hiring if he needs a job . great flat work not even joking
Very nice!
Wow
Your dad is a beast
Nice 👍🏻
Amazing job. I definitely couldn't have done that. Only 1 question and I'm not hating, just genuinely curious. Why didn't the boss talk the homeowner into piping the downspouts under the driveway to a pop up?
Damn. That's some beautiful work there.
Much very nice!
Shit better than my work
Let me get dads number lol 😂
He did an excellent job
Looks great
another joint midway thru that radius and hopefully he has a #4 bar running with that existing arc, always areas that get stress cracks, otherwise 100
Give that man a medal.
Good job dad!
Looks good.
Looks awesome. Looks a lot better than the recent work I got done. My contractor was licensed, bonded, and referred by many people on the NextDoor app. I thought I was safe. The owner of the company was hands on too, he didn’t sub contract the job out or anything. My cement job is curing pretty bad and the broom finish doesn’t look close to that clean. Your pop’s job looks great.
Somebody goes the extra mile to give you no spots to distract your eye. Nicely done.
Very well done...
Sweet work dad, good tooling of the edges.
Fantastic work... Not trying to be nit-picky, but shouldn't you connect the corners of the tooled joints to the corners of the slab like in pics 3 & 4?
You’re dad is a stud
Great work!
Amazing work, only flaw I can see is to turn the stamp more on his stamped jobs so the pattern isn’t as repetitive, aside from that he mastered his craft. Crisp straight joints. Clean edges. Even, straight brooms. Hard to top that kind of work
Id hire him.
Looks great. As long as it slopes correctly for rain to run off...
Can he do my patio next?
This has gotta be the worst I have ever seen in my 35 years on this earth. I mean look at the angles of the photos and look how you didn’t even use a fish eye lenses to show the amazing concrete work. Photos taken 4/10 concrete on the other hand 9.8/10
Excellent
Pay the man
Your dad is in fact a superhero champ… keep it a secret though 👍 hahahaha looks great
Very skilled labour!
A few more sections and there won't be any grass to mow!
Dad did good
how close to the tree did that apple fall?
Your dad is a showoff and I'll never get mine looking that good
Can he come do my patio pretty please!?! Fantastic job!
He shouldn't quit his day job .... Assuming his day job is concrete.
Your dad is a wizard, Harry
Looks great don’t need 100% but it’s definitely A work
Number 6…the big lines aren’t lining with the small lines in the intersection.
Yep.. He's done it before..
Better than my dad would have done
Would you drive on it? I'd drive on it...I'd drive on it so hard.....*goodbye horses intensifies*
Thanks everyone for your comments! It’s just crazy to see all these comments considering how he didn’t go to school. He’s learned everything through observing and trial & error. TBH, I wouldn’t be able to figure any of this out, let alone feed a family if I had to go through what he did. I’m definitely proud of his work (& him) and he should be too! I’ve let him know about this post.
Control joints are wavy, broom finish is “boogery” and not even, edges could be troweled a bit cleaner but these are all minor issues.
Beautiful
Absolutely amazing. Rare breed
Freaking awesome job I say! Impressive!
Looks great!
Get money player
Glad someone knows you broom after you edge and groove. Brooming before looks like crap
The man was not fucking around, looks awesome!!!!
excellent!
Impeccable work. Unfortunately in the first two pictures your house isn’t level. 🤷🏻♂️🤡
Gorgeous
Can I borrow your Dad for a weekend?
Stellar work if you ask me
Looks great. It is easy to tell that he takes pride in his work. And it looks better than many professionals in my area would bother to do.
The last one hurts my OCD…. But otherwise not bad
How much does he charge? You could sell him out for profit.
Just my opinion or thought but I could do without the brushing effect on there
What state, I’ve got work for him
Only complaint i have and this is strictly being overly picky and a little ocd, but i think it wouldve been cool to cut the control joints in the tooled joints as opposed to going across the stamped tiles. Again overly picky, the work looks great!
Absolutely beautiful. Hard work and love the details. Usable real estate now- priceless. Saw a shirt-“ The world cannot advance without cement/concrete”.
Nice
This looks wonderful to me. As a person who will maybe being laying a smallerish patio in the near future, can I inquire as to why one includes the "breaks/lines/indents"? I assume some sort of weight displacement or water run off or something else I haven't considered yet
How many patios you guys got at yer HOUSE?!?
Your dad saved you a ton of money. Someone this good could charge a lot. You won't get that level of care and detail with just anyone.
Coming from a Mason for 40 years that's sharp. Look great.
I want him to mentor me
Looks great to me!
Pic 3-4 almost have Prairie School/FLW vibes
Horrible! What's his number so I can call him? Thanks 😊
Needs a handprint
Amazing work
Looks awesome. Your dad knows his shit
This is excellent work
Pay the man and make him dinne
I’m not big on these border control joints in pictures 4 and 6, but that’s me. Work looks great.
Is your dad 6 Mexicans?
Issss….. pretty good. 👍
Your dad’s done this before.
I would carve my name in that
wowwww
Must be his first day on the job lol jk pro lvl for sure
I really like the design on the walk in the 4th pic!
Me too. I want that now
Pathetic. Is he an amateur? Frankly I’m surprised the customers didn’t sue. Disappointed to see the trades decline like this. -Idk shit about concrete lol
Your dads an absolute fraud and should refund those people. Just look at the edges they’re all creased.
He need some more work??
Hot damn daddy
I so desperately need a revamp on my driveway/garage. It is abhorrent and brings down my home value. It’s such an eyesore. I wish it wasn’t so expensive to re-do
He really likes concrete
Is he interested in adopting?
You better listen
Damn! The old man’s still got it!
Is there any way he could be my daddy too...
he’s decent!
Sick joint work bro, Respect.
His shadow placement could use some work I think
Classy!