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Old 10-05-2009, 02:20 PM   #1
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How many yards do you typically use in your projects

Would like to know how many yards you typically use in your projects? Foundations for houses, buildings, work in the building, bridges, tunnels, whatever you do I am interested in knowing how many yards it takes to do it.

Also, what kind of final sealers and additional work you do to protect against the enviornment your project is in.

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Old 10-05-2009, 02:54 PM   #2
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The commercial jobs often don't have yards... just parking lots. And the residential jobs usually have a front yard and a back yard.
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is that a joke?.. how many 11 yard truck loads of cement mix would you pour for an average foudnation... etc.
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Old 10-05-2009, 04:05 PM   #7
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perimeter x width x height
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Old 10-05-2009, 04:55 PM   #8
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I usually use enought yards to finish the job.......
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Mmmm, beer.

Thats what I like to do on the weekend in my BACK YARD.
And play this game with my friends. Check it out.
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is that a joke?.. how many 11 yard truck loads of cement mix would you pour for an average foudnation... etc.
Never had a load of cement, everything I've had delivered has been concrete.
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I'm hurt. He thinks it's a joke that we build homes with yards? Hey, I got a couple of little side yards at my house too.

And why didn't he ask how much of that C-ment stuff we use for dams?
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divided by 27! The anwser is four, one front, one back, and two sides, for a total of four yards.
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