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| Before You Pour Your Concrete Checklist |
| By Greg Vanden Berge |
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Okay, you've got the foundation ready for concrete and it's ready to
pour. Is there anything else that you need to know or have you forgotten
to install anything. Go over this checklist, before you pour your
concrete and it could save you a lot of frustration. Keep one thing in
mind here, you only get one shot at this. Once the concrete is dry, it
will require a jackhammer's, concrete saws and a lot of muscle to make
any repairs.
1. The first thing that you're going to want to do before you pour is to
make sure that you have called your local building inspector, if this is
required.
2. Make sure that you have ordered the right concrete. If you're pouring
a foundation to a house, it might require a specific mix. Some homes
require 2500 psi, while others require a 4500 psi concrete to be poured.
Don't mess this one up.
3. Do you have all the tools that are necessary to complete whatever
project you're pouring. Make sure that you have plenty of wood to screed
the concrete slab and all of your finishing tools on the job site,
before you pour the concrete. |
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4. Make sure that you have a bucket and a water hose,
with a controllable sprayer at the end of it. This can come in handy as
you're cleaning your tools and as the concrete is drying.
5. Make sure that you have plenty of help or you could find yourself
working like a mad dog as the concrete starts to dry faster than you
thought it would.
These are just some simple things, that some people forget about and it
wouldn't hurt to print this checklist now and carry it with you, from
job to job. Experienced superintendents and contractors use checklists
to save them time and frustration. |
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