They often pour big concrete blocks with the leftovers that are used as "guard blocks" at onstruction sites etc.
They often pour big concrete blocks with the leftovers that are used as "guard blocks" at onstruction sites etc.
Oh, interesting thought. I see that there is a barrier-style concrete form shop half a block away from one of the local cement companies. I'll bet they do that with their strays, too.
I had a large double thick plastic sheet for the trucks at the end of the day to clean out and during the lunch hour. Depending on the job, it is eat on-the-fly or take a 30 minute. I did Two pour jobs the second was two slabs (one small - 20x30.) The other was 40x60 and it was gull winged with the head down and tail down. That is - the sides tipped outward, center ran towards the head and the tail end was a 18" ramp up to a 90 degree down slope. No water standing on that baby! Green house sits on it.
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2014 13:04:20 -0500 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:Good business - job done with no significant waste.
What the county doesn't know about , the county doesn't know about. Call it "erosion control" and their good.
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Around here you can wash out pretty much anywhere, as long as you don't dump it into any waterways. Go into the bigger towns and cities and they pay attention.
Have you ever been looking at undeveloped land and walked up to a mound of dried concrete?
Can anyone point me in a direction where I can locate the companies manufacturing the cement in either Dubai or Oman?
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