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WHOA BETSY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some nicely put warnings above pal.
Forget it.
This is NO DIY project for a beginner crew.
Perhaps you might read and do all the prep work yourself.
Such as site work (scalping, leveling, forming with lumber,sand-fill,
and reinforcing (metal mesh or rebar) raised above the sand base (not
laying on it).
Then hire a finishing crew to actually apply the delivered concrete.
Maybe they will discount since they are only doing part of the job.
Also remember to have a clear path to all of the job for the
wheelbarrows. I've seen the forms block the only route around to the
other end of job in a tight backyard DIY layout.
If you use friends and other Nimrods expect a spilled wheelbarrow or
two. And you better have more than one whelbarrow on hand.
I cant recall how many wheelbarrow loads to a yard but I would guess
around 7. Thats alot of muscle work. And the third on will really tax
you unless you are aan athelete.
Also you gotta have these being the heavy duty type wheelbarrows.
If a wheelbarrow load is spilled you gotta get it up or at least hosed
down fairly soon, this can entirely offset your plans especially if it
blocks a narrow access path.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE the difficulty of pushing a Wheelbarrow ful of
wet cement thru grass from the front curb thru a narrow gate around
the backyard etc. IT IS NOT EASY..
Lastly there are thousands of wetback in the US now that know the
concrete trade. However do not just think you can go down to the pickup
spot for illegal labor in your area and get 4 caballeros who know how.
They will all probably say they know how, but do not believe it.
Also you must wash out the wheelbarrows pronto (as well as other
tools) or they will be forever concrete encrusted.
So if you rent them you might just end up having to buy them at
return.
HeX
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