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69 Yards of Concrete

19 Sep 2010
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concrete, Craig Gustosen, incredible, power trowel, pump truck, Trombley concrete truck

YAY!  CONCRETE WAS POURED TODAY!!!

Woke up this morning around 6 AM  to drive up the street to watch seven and a half big trucks full of concrete, be dumped into Craig Gustofsen’s pump truck, and then splattered across our foundation.  Brrr… what a chilly start to the morning with the thermometer reading 36°F and me decking myself out with flannel pants and a down jacket!

When we arrived the scene of the morning was a large crew of men (6 in total) tidying up the rebar, tying down sections of the radiant tubing, and a Trombley concrete truck dumping his load into Craig’s pump truck.  I was really amazed at how much easier and better of a job they could do using the truck’s gigantic boom.

First Picture of the Morning… Filling up and Getting Ready to Go

They Started by Pouring the Thickened Edge (Notice Craig Running the Boom Truck with a Remote Control)

Continuing around, in total it took two full trucks of concrete to fill in the edge.  I found the boom to be super impressive as it zigzagged around the foundation.

Here In an Almost Vertical Position

The Scene from the Top of a Pile of Dirt. One Truck down, Two More Waiting to Go

Once More Around to Completely Cover up the Edge

Look at All the Trucks Lined up

Now They’re Starting to Pour the Floor

Are We Level?

Smoothing It Out

More Than Halfway There

I’d Say He’s Getting it Pretty Good

Still Pouring

Being Careful in the Utility Room

Finished with the Pump Truck

Now, Back to Doing It the Old Way

Finishing Up

Then we had a little break for doughnuts and soda as they waited for everything to harden up, and then it was to finish work.

Randy, Working the Power Trowel

A Few Hours Later and Things Are Starting to Look Mighty Smooth

Randy Still at It

I’ve got to say, after watching the quality of these guys’ work and the ease at which they poured/finished a huge slab I can say without a doubt that we definitely picked the best group of guys for the job.  Good work Craig Gustofsen and crew!

Okay… off to another wedding now.  Super excited now that the concrete has been poured.  Things just feel more real now.

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I’m just one happy geeky quadriplegic engineer living life to its fullest! With the majority of my body paralyzed and a very upbeat attitude I have a unique perspective on technology, living life, building homes and everything in between.
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  1. Anonymous September 20, 2010 at 12:13 AM Reply

    nice work Mike!

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