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.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 Guess that's why I procreated with a cement mason (no longer active, she hurt her shoulder a few years back and had to get out).
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.
The life of a concrete man. Hurry up and wait! Looks like you do nice finish work.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.
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.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
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.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.
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 lolYea 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.
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.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
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 helpfulThis pool has taken almost 3 years....builder lost his ass on the house got sued. Homeowner rehired us after to finish where we left off lol. View attachment 19703 View attachment 19704 View attachment 19705
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
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.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.