anyone do concrete work

[mdd]

im gonna start... buddies family owns a small business but they bust their ass

 

[gonelifting]

im gonna start... buddies family owns a small business but they bust their ass

Starting your own business or just working concrete? Advertising does wonders. I know people who started sending out flyers in the mail and have increased business multiple times. You gotta be ready for it though.

 

[jerseyart]

Yeah, make sure you stick them in deep, or else sometimes the cops find them

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Any suggestions for me? I have a walkout basement but half the deck for the above level covers the sliding glass door. It already has a small pad, but I'd like to make a larger patio. Issue is that the deck timbers are going to have to be poured around? I wouldn't think you would want to pour them into the patio? My questions:

1, what would I have to do to level it out? Just build the forms then put rock down then pour?

2. do you have to have some type of rebar or something in the ground or on the bottom?

3. Would I have to frame out the colum timbers used for the deck?

 

[mdd]

no no no they already have the company... i'm just going to work for them

i know 0 about concrete so i was wondering what to expect

 

[Code]

I mostly do abstract work.

 

[gonelifting]

Expect to break your back bro. Concrete work is hard labor. At least you`ll be tan. Unless they`re paying very well and you could use the money, it won`t be worth it IMO.

How good of a friend is it? You may not be friends after a while, when they`re your boss. TRUST me.

 

[jh1]

Working for a friend or having a friend work for you... having a friend as a roomate or borrowing/lending to a friend....

Always takes the 'friends' outta the picture after too long...

 

[GoldenDelicious]

grew up doing it. what sort of work? small jobs like footpaths etc or are we talking slabs? you laboring or trying to be a finisher?

how hard it is will depend on the jobs you do, and what equipment you have.

best case scenario youre doing little jobs as a finisher, which means you work hard for an hour in the morning, then have a 2 hour lunch, then go back and finish it, then set up tomorrows job

worst case scenario youre the laborer on a slab, in which case youre going to be doing some nice cardio in the morning, then pushing around a helicopter for a few hours, then screwing around with the steelwork etc. i hate slabs.

have fun. youll be tan for sure though

oh if your hands go white, use baby oil, not soap

cheers

 

[TheProject]

I mostly do abstract work.

Hey, an intellectual joke!

That's neat.

 

[mdd]

they do mostly driveways,.... some water proofing

i'd mostly be driving the buggy and passing an edge if i am good at it... other than that just misc labor

 

[GoldenDelicious]

pffft easy, youll be fine

just dont get pissed off at the concrete truck drivers. not worth it. theyre a bunch of dipshits who dont care about your concrete drying in time for you to finish and go home.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Noone can help with my questions?

 

[GoldenDelicious]

Noone can help with my questions?

i read them but cant picture your place. if i could take a look i could tell you no drama

 

[jh1]

1, what would I have to do to level it out? Just build the forms then put rock down then pour?

2. do you have to have some type of rebar or something in the ground or on the bottom?

3. Would I have to frame out the colum timbers used for the deck?

1. Use a Concrete Leveler.... Black and Decker makes the best ones. Yes.

2. No.

3. No.

 

[mdd]

pffft easy, youll be fine

yea i think so too, its just gonna be long hours i need to get used to

 

[Code]

Depending on your geographical location, rebar may cause the blocks to crack.

In the winter, concrete gets frost heaves, bumps or waves from the ground underneath freezing and expanding. Rebar may cause the heaves to form cracks. It did in my drive-way, had to tear it all up after two years and re-pour. (I got a contractor to do it the second time)

Any suggestions for me? I have a walkout basement but half the deck for the above level covers the sliding glass door. It already has a small pad, but I'd like to make a larger patio. Issue is that the deck timbers are going to have to be poured around? I wouldn't think you would want to pour them into the patio? My questions:

1, what would I have to do to level it out? Just build the forms then put rock down then pour?

2. do you have to have some type of rebar or something in the ground or on the bottom?

3. Would I have to frame out the colum timbers used for the deck?