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That concrete pour last Tuesday in Pensacola went sideways on me
The mix came in way too wet because the plant forgot the water reducer, and I ended up having to bullfloat everything twice just to get the surface right. Has anyone else had a supplier screw up a load and leave you scrambling to fix it?
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jennifer_jones177d ago
Hate to be that person but your concrete didn't go "sideways" because of the water reducer, it went sideways because nobody caught the slump before they dumped it. You gotta check the mix ticket and do a quick visual on the chute, otherwise you're stuck with whatever the plant sends you. I've had dispatchers try to pass off a 6-inch slump as a 4-inch, and you learn real quick to send it back if it looks off. That bullfloat trick works for minor issues, but on a wet load like that you're really just dragging water to the surface and hoping it sets right.
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Bullfloat everything twice just to get the surface right"? At least you got a free arm workout out of it.
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johnson.river8d ago
Man that's rough. Had a ready-mix company send me a load that was so soupy I had to build forms on the fly just to keep it from running down the street, spent the whole day babysitting it.
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