This was the third pour we had on this job at a total of 110 yards of concrete. This was the best pour we had at these townhouses. We fought the cold weather to get this done so the builder could start the framing.
The good days are always owed to you, as you have already paid in advance for them by getting through the challenging days. Great job, nice to see you rewarded occasionally with a productive day w/o any drama. Ray
At 8:28, 'I don't like super wet concrete'. I like hearing that. It means you're not afraid to work the concrete rather than expect it to almost self-level. AND very few shrinkage cracks.
Great job in tough > cold < weather! Builder must not care about weather effects on construction materials- like concrete- or the people who manipulate the tools to construct t project. So, if builder wants to build in freezing temperatures, then you charge him (++$$) 'Harsh Weather' working conditions "up $charge'. He understood the need for a pumping truck due to long distance. He had to pay$ for that. So also he had to pay for the conveyor belt/long reach unit$. So Bondo, you should have a 'Harsh Weather' up charge$ to compensate your qualified workers/technicians to work in Harsh Weather/combat conditions, aye?🎉😊
My first house had a foundation where the block dropped 3" over the 40' length of the house. It was level front to back but the length was built for drainage.
Did a pump job feb28 that the inspector was told was 100 yards, The pump truck was told 120yards, our dispatch was told 160 yards, and the job ended at 210 yards. And the best part was this pier wall was exactly where we put down 80 yard last summer for harbor tie points. The dredge hit bedrock, the whole plan go changed and they had to pull out all of the work we did last year… That’s your tax dollars at work folks, designing shipping ports without doing core samples.
What if we had to sign everything we did? Would we do better jobs, not cut corners, or take the "shortest" cuts? Our son frames houses. He signs his name and the date on a rafter when he's finished. When we asked him, "Why do you do that? Nobody is going to see it or even know." He answered, "I'll know." That's why we want to do better and be better when we know better (learning more while we watch the BB crew).
Those conveyor sleeves should have a rope or handles glued or bolted right to them. I know they wouldn't always be in the position for every angle but it beats holding the fold.
A winter money job, at a time when you live on savings, your bank account is getting a repreive on going down. This warm weather must be nice to be able to work and have income. .
I smashed the like button at one hour and I’m #80. Now you’re up to #132. Pretty impressive Rondo Bondo. I have many questions. Time from start to finish just to unload mud? How many men to just put down mud…not to finish. Did builder estimate amount of mud and did he pay for it?
Hi uncle Jim. I think we were done around 3.5 to 4 hours with the 40 yards There weree 7 of us to put it down and we figured out the yardage but he paid for the concrete.
Question Bondo. @17:20, the concrete truck mixer is spinning to the right (clockwise) as it pulls in, but when it's ready to dump into conveyor it starts spinning the opposite direction (counter clockwise). Why is that? Nice work.
If you’re going to keep doing this type of floor pour, get yourself a ride on finishing machine, you won’t be sorry! 😉👍 And you can have fun at the same time!👌
@@bondobuilt386 Well, you have to admit, they are fun to ride around on. I think I would have brought it along just incase that previous floor had frozen on top, sometimes you can bring them back the next day with a big machine if they haven’t gone to far. I didn’t see any blankets.
Is that the finish on one of the finished slabs at @4:10 ?? If it is that is absolutely shocking. Looks like it got one pass with the power float & the couldn't be arsed to finish it. But if the blockwork is that out of level also then quality doesn't seem to be a priority, it's no good the main contractor moaning he's not happy when the concrete is on site it should have been checked days before & rectified.
That is hand floated and that is what he wanted in the garages for liability reasons so somebody will not slip on the wet garage floor. We did the first garage smoother and he did not want it that smooth so we gave him a more texture on the next 3 garages. He said that was exactly what he wanted. In the end it was his call on the finish not ours.
