Pouring A Concrete Slab With A Curb

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Pouring a concrete slab with a curb.

Making a concrete curb with my dad. The area to the left of the curb is the porch which is pitched for drainage. Labor cost for concrete slab. But after freshly mixed concrete has been placed water in the form of a driving rain can do much more harm than good.

To have concrete poured and finished it will cost 2 52 to 2 60 per square foot for the labor and 2 83 to 3 57 per square foot for the concrete itself. You form temporary berms around a new concrete slab and then flood the area. Do pond cure concrete slabs. Disadvantages of pouring new concrete over existing concrete.

Pouring concrete in the rain can compromise its strength increasing the tendency for dusting and scaling to develop. Water is a key component of all concrete mixing with cement and causing it to hydrate and gain strength. Pond curing is another great way to cure concrete and the process is just as it sounds. Concrete slabs are poured either off or on the job site.

The cost of labor to pour concrete is 45 per hour. It is a good option if you need to fill a large area with something thick that will last a long time. There can also be a delivery fee of 60. When the concrete truck arrived it was all hands on deck.

Pouring a new layer of concrete over an existing walkway patio or porch will raise the level by several inches. Thanks big drill car my dad was right you guys rock. Input length width and depth of the area. When it was time to pour the slab we had the concrete pump on site again as well as several extra trucks from my buddies who showed up to help with the placement.

Click the button to calculate the volume of concrete and man hours not including mixing needed for this job. Choose a coarse aggregate concrete when pouring thicker slabs. This calculator is to be used as an estimating tool only.