Most pour-day delays are avoidable, and almost all of them come down to access. A ready-mix truck is on a clock and there is no pausing a pour once it starts, so the hour before the truck arrives is not the time to be moving a boat. Here is what we ask of you.
- 1Clear the route, not just the site
The truck needs a straight approach and room to swing. Move vehicles, trailers, boats and trash carts off the driveway and the street frontage the night before.
- 2Leave us water and a spigot
We need water access for tools and cleanup. Point it out at the walkthrough so nobody is hunting for it.
- 3Mark the invisible
Irrigation lines, invisible-fence wire, low-voltage lighting, septic lines and field, and anything you buried yourself. Utility locates cover the public utilities; they do not cover your sprinkler heads.
- 4Plan for pets and kids
Gates are open, equipment is running and there is wet concrete for hours. Plan to keep animals and children indoors or off site for the day.
- 5Decide the details before, not during
Finish, color, border, joint lines and step locations get settled at the estimate. Changing them once forms are set costs time and sometimes money.
What we handle
- Permits and right-of-way approvals where the job needs them
- Utility locates before we dig
- Protecting adjacent surfaces, siding and landscaping
- Hauling off the old slab and all debris and dirt
- Barricades, caution tape and cure protection before we leave
Weather
We watch the forecast all week and will move a pour rather than place concrete into standing water or finish it in heavy rain. If we call to reschedule, it is because pouring that day would cost you a slab. You will hear from us as soon as we know, not the morning of.