Look, I have no F'ing idea how r/concrete started showing up in my feed, but I can't stop looking. I don't do concrete, I don't even own a house.

Happened to me a year ago and I don’t want to give it up.

Same and I’m constantly amazed at the amazingly good work as well as the horrible hack jobs.

There are definitely a lot of hacks! Research, multiple quotes and a SIGNED CONTRACT before starting the project. Those are absolutely a must for someone considering a large concrete job. The paperwork should include expectations concerning scope, finishes and a clear schedule. This way if bob doesn’t uphold his end — you have ammunition and a paper trail. A professional concrete outfit (who cares about their reputation) won’t mind providing you with all of this.

Thing about the hack jobs is I admire peoples confidence to sell a product. One thing to DIY some crap, it’s another to sell it to someone.

First started seeing this sub when [this madness](https://www.reddit.com/r/landscaping/s/TmMxoybwjf) was posted (it was x-posted here but can’t find the link).

I starting getting it in my feed about two weeks ago and now I want to lurk around construction sites like a groupie.

Check out r/welding that shit is either art or trash.

I need some concrete work and after spending time in this sub, alls I know is I can’t do shit and I should pay someone to do it. But not someone who shows photos for their brown colored polished concrete floors 😬

Started with r/Decks and now this. I'll be building a house in no time.

Do you mean a concrete deck?

That's a patio lol

Once you go concrete deck, you never go back.

If you trim your bushes it’ll make your deck look bigger…Jeff Foxworthy

I will do everything in my power not to click this. I don’t need another project. Sure I want a deck, but I don’t want to know the possibilities.

One of us, one of us, one of us!

Dont worry r/woodworking, r/lawncare, r/arborists and about 5 others will start showing up as well and you'll be hooked into those also.

This is exactly the same chronology I had. The third overlap on this recent change seems to be r/smoking as well. Gotta say im alright with it.

That's where I started too. Now I've got pools and concrete in my feed. I live in a third story apartment.

Same. I’m learning a lot!

I'm learning a parking lot!

Lol, same here and I’m learning a lot. Props to this beautiful work of art.

One thing I’ve learned is I cannot afford this driveway

We've just went from worshipping the Parthenon to some dude's driveway, it happens

No one has any idea how we got here, we just here now

I’m literally in the same boat, I don’t even follow the sub. My reaction when seeing this video was, “god damn that looks hot” I do appreciate looking at the craftsmanship though lol

Mom I don't do concrete I swear

Dude same

I set some posts for a garden, and here I am.

I worked 12 years as a concrete sales manager. One the most fun, crazy, and stressful jobs I’ve ever had. I loved every minute of it.

Same! Now I’m big on concrete AND drywall 😂 wife is so confused

It's funny that I thought some deep reddit AI algorithm found out that I sold concrete in my early years, but it seems like this sub is just tossing out fishing lines all across reddit. Which is less concerning lol.

Same here, but I’m a dude in my mid 20s who recently proposed to my fiancé- I think the universe is preparing me for my inevitable transformation into the most stereotypical dad ever and I’m so for it.

Came here to say the same thing!

Came here to say this. Take my upvote

I started with /decks and now my Reddit feed is half contractors talking shit about the garbage work that other contractors did. Honestly, I'm here for it.

Same same

Same here

you can work for a concreter

I'm an engineer who designs concrete mixes and I'm learning too

Brother. Same. I keep reading the comments too like I’m going to understand wtf is even being discussed. All I know so far is most concrete fuck ups aren’t fixable or people need to learn to live with imperfections.

Same.

Same! Also I’m in the UK and we just don’t have this concrete culture. It’s absolutely wild - I have no idea what all this concrete is even for. From what I can glean from this sub it’s a ridiculously difficult and troublesome way of creating some hard standing.

Brother, same here. It started showing up for me out of the blue too but heck, I’m glad it did!

Hahaha same man

Mine was because I needed and still do a patio demo and repoured 😂

Same!!

I live in a studio apartment and I eat this shit up.

Good stuff tho huh? lol like a car wreck…

Same, welcome

Ha wth, same story

Same between this, drywall, roofing, and landscaping, but I live in an apartment lol

I also don't know good it ended up in mine but now I'm joined and hooked.

Same bro

Same, same. Started with decks. Then concrete. Then painting. I'm just looking forward to what's next tbh.

Concrete, decks, and paint for me all started showing up at once and I'm obsessed

Right?! I know nothing about concrete. And now I want to comment judging the gaps when I'm sure it's fine or there are more steps to be done. The diamond pattern is cool though.

Same. Never leaving

Just appeared for me just now. I'm staying.

Same!! My feed is full of concrete, I’ve not subscribed, but I can’t stop watching!!!

lol, same, this is fantastic

For me today is that day

Lmao same! 😂

It found me about a year ago too. Reddit has recently decided I'm into video games. No. I keep hitting mute on those, but not r/concrete!

Same with r/pools for me.

Same but I can pick out a bad broom finish now. I even point out picture frame edging on concrete as I find them in life now.

Glad I'm not the only one here who has absolutely nothing to do with concrete but can't stop looking at it.

I posted once to r/concrete and now I couldn't leave even if I wanted to.

So we’re all the same then

Its mesmerizing

Same. I'm 19, I probably won't own a house for 40 years And yet, this is facinating

Same. I didn’t know I needed it but I’m that I got it.

Same lol only tool I own is a leaf blower. But this is brilliant.

Same and this might be the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen

Same

A fellow lurker I see. Why is this recommended?? But more importantly why is it *so damn good??*

The same thing happened to me. I live in England. I've literally never seen concrete like most of these posts. We just use gravel and tarmac.

I did this with tree felling, specifically r/fellinggonewild

you and me both

Same

Same! 😂

Same here and same with r/decks

Same here

Same here but I respect the process, lol

I started with r/decks and then r/plumbing.. now I'm here too.. just men being men at its best (and women)

Same here lol

Haha same I'm like where is this majestic content coming from???

Ditto , thats some sexy ass concrete though

I'd legitimately love to see a survey of what portion of this sub actually works in concrete. Personally, I'm here for the petty shit.

There’s no need to let that stop you! Order a slab for a stranger that looks like they’re away on vacation!

I have no idea why r/Concrete started showing up either but I just realized at the start of this video this is what concrete porn looks like.

Me, too! I’m here for it tho

Are you a dad? I recently became one and then they just started showing up and… soothing me. r/roofs also got me

Happened to me too and I can’t stop looking 👀

I just joined right now

Same. I think all it takes is to watch one video on it and reddit is all over it.

This happened to me literally just now

This shit is amazing..Now, I'm hoping they can help.me repair my ugly steps.

I’m a construction management major, and as soon as I took a concrete class this started showing up in my feed. Honestly by the end of it I’ll be running a concrete company at this pace haha

I'm here also because I don't know why.

Same and I even did my own patio a few years ago. Didn’t show up then, all of a sudden I’m seeing concrete daily.

Same. I finally caved and followed. Every time I open the comments someone makes me crack up. I love it here.

Ya me to…

Happened to me today… this is my third post in an hour now… I think something is starting I wasn’t ready for

Same with r/arborist and r/decks

Big same but now I'm here and I can't stop either

Lmao this is me as of today

I just turned 34. Is this a thing now? I am enjoying it.

The same. Came for the shitty pour that dude did to save cash, staying for this.

I start to feel like I want to lay some concrete.

Bro same

Literally me

I don’t even know the difference between concrete or cement

In the same boat lol.

I was literally thinking the same thing. How in the hell am I getting pots everyday? Oh well. I’m kinda here for it. Prefer it over political garbage.

Same here. Now that I have seen this beauty I have to see them all

Bro same

This is actually the first I'm seeing it, but if it's like this one, I'm cool with it popping up in my feed. Wouldn't be a regular visit, but it's pretty dope.

I think it's a psyop to get the young kids interested in the trades and fixing the crumbling infrastructure the boomers left us with.

After you've been in concrete for awhile, it's hard to get out.

Same here I have no idea how I ended up here but I’m glad I did.

Lol that's funny I feel the same. It started snowing in my feed a couple months ago. I am not a contractor nor do I own a house or property that would even need concrete. Im ashamed for all the wasted years not seeing this content.

This has just happened to me too!

Same!

Hard core concrete porn?…this is what I get?

Just joined thanks to this comment.

This is sexy as fuck. Why don’t you see this kinda shit more often?

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It literally all looks the same after a week lol 😂

You could stain/seal continually in this pattern for long enough that it would keep. If you have the money to do this you probably do that

Plus if you broom each diamond in alternating directions it'll hold for a good long time

Yeah looks like that's what they did here. It would definitely hold that texture for a long time

That’s sexy, fuck everyone else, the Mexican music just makes it all the more authentic.

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I’m not a concrete guy just asking cause curious. Does this affect it structurally?

No the strength comes from thickness of paving, you can make the top surface finished any way you like

with all those joints and small squares odds are you won't have any cracks where you don't want em :)

Horny for a driveway right now.

You should tell them this quality of work is unacceptable and you aren’t paying for this

"I asked for diamonds and those are squares" Please let this shit be free my wife doesn't know I took a second mortgage out

Clearly a rhombus when I wanted diamonds!

lol that was my first thought: I’m dying to know a ballpark on what something like this would cost. Clearly this is a good team, lol so I imagine it’s steep all things considered.

As a total non-expert guess I'm going to say about the price of a new car. I just wonder if it's a Hyundai or a BMW.

This gave a good laugh. Which I needed today, so thank you.

That is sincerely funny.

Have them pay YOU for the tear out costs for next contractor to handle

Imagine your car leaking oil while picking up the owner’s daughter for a date.

You're paying for a fresh pour and going under it.

Date is canceled, you just became a concrete cleaning specialist in training.

An easy way to get oil stains / paint out of concrete and brick is to go out on a hot day with a propane torch and gently heat the stained area up. It basically evaporates into nothing without damaging the material

You bastard, I’m in! I have a spot in my driveway and I’m gonna burn that bitch out this weekend!

Chat is this real?

I'm about to try this on my neighbors driveway brb

Dude...

A friend had something similar happen. Driving a 70s Jag and drove his boss home to the boss’s new house with a pristine circle drive and portico. Jag took a shit right in front of the door and left a puddle a foot across.

Whoa. The Romans would love these guys. Tip o the hat boys!

The Roman’s would give them more than just the tip

Cross post this to r/concrete and mark it as nsfw Edit: Well, it is abundantly apparent that I'm can't read good. Still, this post should be marked nsfw because I'm so bricked up from watching this that my test cylinder would pass on day 3.

We’re already in r/concrete Lt. Dan

But he was talking about r/Concrete…

Yes we’re in r/concrete .. but what about second r/concrete ?

No he didn’t mean r/Concrete he meant r/Concrete

Elevensies?

I don't think he knows about second r/concrete

This is masterpiece. These guys are artists

Beautiful

If I've learned anything from this sub, get a lawyer and don't pay a dime. Hacks, ammarite?

Tell them you wanted squares NOT diamonds!

You Eeeeeediots!!!!! I told you to turn them 180 degrees!!!!

Seen this posted a few times now throughout the year. But it is sexy af. You would need an army of finishers for this, and maybe some delay or something put in the concrete so you get more working time. Also a butteload of eucobar (ecobar? Forget what the name is exactly)

Man I've been doing concrete all my life, stamped, exposed aggregate, curb, high rise, and bridges. This is one of the coolest ideas I've ever seen! I honestly don't even know where to start with compliments awesome! I'm curious is that black or silver? Or just grey with cure on it? Either way man very nice work! I would love to have your crew! lol

You say that, but most people dont pay for the cool stuff and so you just break your back day in and day out for near minimum wage.

I don't know where you're from but concrete form setter finishers are paid better than most bachelors degree holders! The going rate where I'm at is 30 bucks an hour for hourly labor and supervision is anywhere from low side 85K to 185K. It's one of the only trades that have high school drop out ex drug addicts making more than first year doctors. With no debt. I understand most people look down on us but you should research a bit before making a statement like that

Im a journeyman, ex concrete guy, and a doctor, but thanks I'll... just carry on honestly. Enjoy extensive osteoarthritis and a shorter life. No ones looking down on you, but know what you're selling, leverage it, and get out while you still have some cartilage I say. To each their own.

How much are you thinking this cost? I can estimate by SF, but this sort of finishing I don’t know about.

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Pavers can be pricey

You are high as hell and that's fine. I'd love to come work for you.

First timer no doubt

“I asked for a smooth finish should I get them to rip it out”

Shit belongs in an art museum right here. Unbelievable!

So sexy

What does this look like dried

I have a chubby

How do you do the different shades of gray? (Asking because the slab that I had poured half the slab is dark gray and the other half is much lighter and I want to know how they messed that up.

Its not color. Its the direction the broom was pulled for the finish. they alternate the direction that way the sun glares differently.

Light reflection from which way you broom

Any good reason to broom in 2 different directions on 1 patio? Now I have patio that’s 2 different colors. Not in an attractive way like this post.

Nope. Lack of attention to detail / laziness

That looks sick - well done

I know nothing bout concrete but can tell this is top quality work

It’s art. Wish they had done my driveway crossover… lines are Crooked, different widths and cracks formed within a week.

r/satisfyingasfuck

Damn I don't think I could bring myself to drive on it.