Concrete Pump technique on workshop slab

[noseall]

The trucks near us come with a 3 man crew

Either they are broke or are charging more than a pump costs (£200 +).

 

[aseasidetown]

The trucks near us come with a 3 man crew, one mixes and two barrow it in - they wheeled 3 cubes up my drive, through my garage, past my caravan, tipped it in without spilling a drop and even helped with the tamping. £550.

So many different levels of service with these companies. Some say they only pump, nothing else. Some will pump and help level and tamp, some will do it all. I dont think I'll really know until the guy turns up on the day.

 

[Notch7]

11m long according their website

I believe it needs 18m clear space to operate

apologies for not being clear

 

[Notch7]

Notch7 It was Mixamate that I was thinking of using. As you say much shorter truck and they have good reviews. They claim there's not much clean up waste, some reviews say they left no waste at all. Its probably down to the driver and his mixing skill as the slab is filling up. The bit i'm not confident about is how much they can alter the quantity's as they pump. The call center claimed they can mix to within .1m3 but not sure, expect the driver would know more.

They are ok in my experience, the admin aren’t terribly friendly. How they perform on site is dependent on the driver.

my frustration with most concrete companies is they give priority to their frequent customers like builders and are happy to bump occasional customers - the good old “held up in traffic Sir, will be x hours late” (while they fit in another job)

 

[Notch7]

Pump is a no-brainer on all my jobs. Barrowing several cube of concrete is barmy and makes no financial sense.

Pump service is amazing for builders - for a trench foundation pour, it just requires one builder on site and it’s done in an hour.



I also used to use a screed specialist that came with a screed pump - that was amazingly fast as well.

 

[charliegolf]

My 8.5 stone wife and the 10 stone (+1 stone pot) he man that I am, barrowed 75% of your planned area 20 metres from the truck in about 25 mins (the guy was very patient). We used 2 barrows, and she only spilled one! It was about 28 degrees. Hard, but over quick. Three pals on the barrows and you raking... easy.

 

[robinbanks]

I used a hired 1 tonne dumper for my last pour; cheaper than a pump and not as hard work as a barrow

 

[phatboy]

I see you mentioning mixing by hand, or pumping. What about delivery by truck, and a few people barrowing? It's about 35 barrowsI reckon, so if the access is reasonable, it shouldn't be an issue.