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"Steve" <swechsler@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> Due to the expense in hiring people to do cement work around here, I would
> like to try to do it myself with a few other people. Can anyone
> recomment either a website or a book that I can refer to with a good
> set of instructions (I have only done minor cement repair work in the
> past)?
That is a pretty good sized pour for the first time. Yes, you can do it
yourself, but it is hard work. You are looking at 2.5 to 3 yards for the
job. You need at least two, preferably three people. One of you should have
at least minimal experience in pouring a slab. If you make a mess of the
job, it is very expensive and very labor intensive to replace it. If you
know anyone else doing a job, offer to help just so you can learn.
Read about it, watch a video or three, buy the tools you'll need, plan
ahead, get the forms and materials well ahead of time. Have a place in mind
to get rid of any excess. Plan access for the truck, or for wheelbarrows
and strong backs to move it. Can he pull along that 40' path and dump as
you go? If so, you want two guys spreading and screeding. You do have a
little time to finish.
The truck has a limited time to spend with you. Expect no help from the
driver, his job is to be sure it is properly delivered, but has no
responsibility to assist the pour. . If, in fact, he does lend a hand if
you bungle, be ready to tip him.
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Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
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