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.
nice work Mike!