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Josh Chapman's concrete stairs become a lesson in starting again

Raf joins the interior pour as three new uploads follow the less visible work of building a family home.

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NZ Builder // Josh Chapman Story of November 13, 2026Trari Newsroom

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Growing older doesn’t mean you stop trying…

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0:32The crew wheels concrete indoors over ramps leading to the stairwell.
1:00Josh explains why he wants to keep learning unfamiliar building skills.
3:40Josh and Raf pack the stair forms, vibrate the concrete and screed each step flat.
7:58Raf begins removing the wooden formwork boards.
9:40Raf works on the exposed stair edges with a power tool and hand trowel.
11:15The final forms come away, and Raf cleans and inspects the steps.

Wheelbarrows come through the front door over ramps, carrying concrete towards the interior stairwell. Josh Chapman and Raf have steps to pour, but Josh also has a point to make about refusing to narrow your skills as you get older.

"Growing older doesn't mean you stop trying…" was NZ Builder's most-watched new upload, reaching nearly 12,000 views. Made in partnership with concrete supplier Firth, it follows the work from filling the forms to stripping the boards and smoothing the exposed edges. Josh calls the interior job practice for outdoor stairs that will need a particularly precise finish.

"And I think it's super important, especially as you get into your 40s, to keep broadening your skills instead of shrinking down," he says. The thought gets a practical answer from Raf, who spends much of the video packing, vibrating and trowelling concrete. One viewer shares a costly memory of failed formwork, reinforcing the case for learning on smaller jobs.

The week's other uploads put preparation and delegation alongside that willingness to learn. "I Got Hose..." maps water feeds before the wall linings go on, including supplies for a spa, sauna and tiny home. In his asking-for-help update, which discloses partner-supplied products, Josh takes a day off while the plasterboard fixers carry on.

Subscribers held steady, and daily views are running below their usual level. Wyrmwood Vlogs had a busier viewing week among similarly sized building channels; Keith Fenner was quieter. For Josh, the stairs are also the busiest upload right now, followed by his earlier site visit about construction red tape.

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What viewers say

Concrete needs to be respected. You are right to say it's best to gain your skills on smaller jobs.
We once had an insitue concrete formwork fail. Special formulated concrete to get the wood grain. $30 thousand to clean up and redo.
Yes we had learned from that experience, and did bigger and better concrete work, but it was a hard lesson.
Concrete needs to be respected.
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