Al Carrell: It's law number 63 of the do-it-yourselfer's creed. When you have a concrete project, you will have concrete left over. Now what do you do with the leftover concrete? Well, if you don't know what to do with it, just hang around for a little while and then you'll know because you'll have to get out your sledge hammer and start breaking it up. If you'll think ahead, you can have some projects. For example, a boat anchor's a great project. You just take the leftover concrete, put it in some sort of container. Get it pretty well filled up there. You're going to put one of these big eyebolts in there and then put some more concrete in on top of that and before long, you've got a boat anchor. And it's going to be a dandy too. Whoa! You can either use a coffee can or one of the containers like this. Now when that sets up, you've got a good boat anchor. One of the best project though, and I didn't have enough left over this time, is to make stepping stones. And all you need for that is a simple form that you can pour the stuff in and I have dozens of these out in the back yard. And if you really get carried away, before it sets up, you can come in and put your hand prints in there, a la' Grommen's Chinese Theaters.
Episode 015 1995 - 96 Season
| Cabinets | Countertops | Christmas Tree Formula | Kitchen Remodel | Leftover Concrete | Stenciling (design) | Lending for Difficult Credit |
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