Concrete life
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Fr3nzy
In Bloom
At the moment we have 3 pools going.....maybe one day I will be able to take a breath lol.
Dug this on monday
Finally got this one poured that's a hour and a half drive one way......that drive home after concrete and sun is rough
Gunite dug last thur that we are shooting saturday.....yay one day weekend
Here is a good one....this is why I smoke weed...it was 90 some out no shade messing with this. Tight ass plumb job lol
Dug this on monday
Finally got this one poured that's a hour and a half drive one way......that drive home after concrete and sun is rough
Gunite dug last thur that we are shooting saturday.....yay one day weekend
Here is a good one....this is why I smoke weed...it was 90 some out no shade messing with this. Tight ass plumb job lol
Nice work man! I do commercial fence installations ... a lot less precision involved but I can commiserate with that feeling on a long drive home after a late afternoon pour in the heat!
coste
In Bloom
Man, what you're describing is why i got into tech. Roofing and oil field work were brutal, tears up the body, leaves no time to enjoy the money you're making, and the drives home... fuck man, the drives home. Now i'm just progressively going blind and swelling in the belly.
Some damn fine craftsmanship you're doing though! Concrete's always fascinated me. Guess that's why I procreated with a cement mason (no longer active, she hurt her shoulder a few years back and had to get out).
Some damn fine craftsmanship you're doing though! Concrete's always fascinated me. Guess that's why I procreated with a cement mason (no longer active, she hurt her shoulder a few years back and had to get out).
Fr3nzy
In Bloom
I love creating but its deffinetly not good on the body. Sorry to hear about that hopefully switching work helped her out.o worked in a factory for like 6 months building Toyota motors....never ever ever again lol. I still have nightmares of walking in the doors there to work.
Thats how I feel about my brief stint working in the glaziers union making windows and composite sidings ... worst job I ever had by far.
The life of a concrete man. Hurry up and wait! Looks like you do nice finish work.
Fr3nzy
In Bloom
Thank you, but it's not the wait it's the rest lol. We are in good with imi, most concrete companys hate doing pools especially bottom pour. We hold trucks a long time on them. The bottom we just poured looks like 2 pours but it's one. Had to stop and finish before it blew up. This is me and another guy with one rake guy. It was 11 yards of 6 bag fine grout.
horribleherk
home grown
Did you pump most of those ? maybe a line pump 4" hose or the 6 sack pea gravel 2" hose route never did any finishing but hauled a lot of ready mix concrete did a lot of cast in place pipe 1 " slump stuff as well as 4' crash barriers machine pours retired now but really liked it
Couch_Lock
Stretching
There's nothing like working outside with your hands, man. Nice work.
I'm retired after 29 years of blacktop work. At the end of the day, a breeze, a doob and a beer.
I'm retired after 29 years of blacktop work. At the end of the day, a breeze, a doob and a beer.
Fr3nzy
In Bloom
Yea we pump a lot, don't always get the luxury of pulling the truck up lol. I have a buddy who just started driving this year he says it's been his favorite job so far. 1" slump that would be some rough stuff.
Thank you, and yes working outside is where it's at. Had one indoor job I enjoyed. But i worked by one of the bay doors lol.
Blacktop is some hot ass work, used to work for a concrete/asphalt company. I was on concrete side but helped them a couple times. Good thing was since I didnt do it much they put me on the roller lol.
horribleherk
home grown
some of the cast in place pipe is done with a machine that is in the bottom of a deep trench & pulled along by cables spitting out a 72" pipeline behind it any wetter than that & it will collapse in on itself it takes 2 trucks discharging at the same time to make this happen out here in California there are so many rules & regulations that in the housing tracks the large boom pumps are standard the only thing faster is the laser screed they use in warehouses where its 6" slump & the laser machine rods it off & they finish it with those whirls gig things that look like an upside down helicopter some of those do 1,000 yards in a night most of those are night pours with non chloride accelerators in the winter & retarders in the summer concrete is a form of art , an old trade & its gonna e around probably as long as there are people lol
Fr3nzy
In Bloom
That would be awesome to see done. I used to do walls and warehouses. We demoed a laser screed one time for a 60x120 pole barn. Largest pour I have done was 1200 yards for a 60,000 sq ft warehouse. The power trowels are fun to run when you get it down. First time I ran one I wasnt told how to steer it and was fighting for my life to keep that thing from slamming into everything. Then dude said up and down, tilt machine up or down for left and right. After that it wasnt to bad. They all got a laugh watching that thing drag me around. We also had 2 ride on power trowels. Went back to building pools before I had my chance driving one...maybe one day lol.
Went back to my first pool I ran by myself yesterday. Finaly got there slide 4 years after the pool was built lol. Odd not like dude is hurting for the money.
horribleherk
home grown
That's something to be proud of for sure
Hey @Fr3nzy i have a gunite pool approaching 12-14 years old now. I know i will have to replace the plaster soon right? How do you feel about the darker colors of plaster. Plaster painting thoughts? I run a bit high on the chlorine because the dogs use it 90% of the time. Any thoughts or tips will be helpful
Fr3nzy
In Bloom
Hey @Fr3nzy i have a gunite pool approaching 12-14 years old now. I know i will have to replace the plaster soon right? How do you feel about the darker colors of plaster. Plaster painting thoughts? I run a bit high on the chlorine because the dogs use it 90% of the time. Any thoughts or tips will be helpful
We do some darker colors but they tend do be blotchy when you brush your pool for a month after plaster it needs to be even pressure and hit 100% of the pool, or it wont look even. I got some pictures I think. Also darker pools tend to look like the water is dingy. I wouldn't recommend painting unless it's the only way and pool is leaking through cracks. All depends on how well it was cleaned and applied but at 12 to 14 years should only be aesthetic problems. Might look like its cracked all over but most of the time it's not structural unless they seperate.
Thanks for the come back. Everything looks okay some light brown staining but no cracking or leaking. Roughly what is the life span of the plaster? I kind of figured painting would be a bad deal. Seems like there is a lot to chose from on the plaster finishes these days.
Fr3nzy
In Bloom
A good plaster job should get you around 20 + years. It wont be pretty but it will contain water. Some of the staining could possibly be acid washed. Either with a acid brush, wich pumps acid down to the head or you can lower the ph in your pool and scrub them. Depends on the stain. If its rust and looks to be in lines that is the rebar. If closer then 3 inches to the surface of the gunite it will bleed threw. Tend to see that on walls more then floors. Also a citric acid like stain eliminator might do the trick. If you dont care about it be super crisp looking I'd say you should be good for a bit. Especially if you dont have any tile falling off or anything.
