Ready Mix Concrete Question

highpeaks

I need a little less than a yard of concrete for some footings that we are placing a basement for some lally columns. Rather than mixing 40 bags by hand or machine, my local concrete plant will deliver 1 yard to me.
How can I store it when they deliver it. There is no direct access to pour it into the basement. I was thinking about crafting a make-shift plywood container, lined with 4-6mil plastic. They could put the ready mix into there. Then via bucket carry it down to basement.

Would appreciate any ideas

Justbuilding

I suggest you get a line pump, and pump it. A few hundred dollars well spent versus time spent making some bs storage box and moving several hundred lbs of concrete downstairs.
You couldn't pay me enough to do that by hand.

genecarp

pick up a buggy, only move the concrete once

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BrickieWannaBe

Line pump for sure!
We just poured 30 yards in a industrial plant and we used a line pump. Works great!
I used one to pour the last brick ledge I did around a house. Much easier than hauling concrete by hand or bobcat....

I vote for a line pump as well....

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TimelessQuality

Build a chute through a window or egress... Gravity is your friend

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highpeaks

Just to clarify, we're pouring 1 footing 2' x 8' x 15" deep and a slab 2x8x4"
So I actually need less than 1 YD of concrete

There is no egress window accessible for a truck to pour directly into basement. I could use some wheel barrows and bring to window, drop in chute, and then move a third time in basement to slab and footing site.

Will a ready mix company supply a line pump for that little concrete.

Maybe I should just setup up my 5 CU mixer in basement, and drop the bags through the window via a shoot, and mix it myself

genecarp

buggy, last time

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CJKarl

I think an 80lb bag of premix concrete is = to 1 cu.ft.
So if you need even a yard, that would be 27 bags. My tiny electric barrel mixer will easily do 2 bags at a time. That might be the way to go.

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Rybit

Yep, 27 bags is only nine mixes in a wheel barrell. One hour job with a helper.,,, er, hmm, wait re-reading this you are in a finished home, so that would be 27 bags down a flight of steps too. Close call, I'd probably mix it by hand. Whats the delivered yard cost?

neolitic

Here none of the redimix outfits
waive the minimum for anyone.
(Well I'm sure if you're doing
a stadium or high rise )
Any way it's 4cy minimum,
plus a fuel surcharge.
I can pay myself a very nice
hourly to mix a yard.
(It adds up to 26.56 cf, and
I think it's .67cf per bag)

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dkillianjr

I would just mix it by hand or rent a small mixer, heck just buy one of those cheap electric mixers. The most I ever mixed was 60 bags 2 at a time in a wheelbarrow, next time I will rent a mixer!



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highpeaks

My local concrete yard that I deal with will deliver 1 CY for $185 total.
I thought that it was a great deal considering the labor attached to 27 bags. The only issue was moving it, and moving it fast before it started to setup.

Sounds like a catch 22. I might finanlly bite the bullet a buy a mixer. Just didn't want to buy a crapy one, but didn't want to spend thousands. Need an electric one if Im working indoors. Any suggestions?

cooks

depending on what your exterior of the house is you can pull siding and cut out a section of the band board that is in between two joists. build a simply chute as mentioned earlier and wheel it over to pour spot. Done it many a times and works pretty slick. Used to pour whole basement floors this way when there was no access to the basement.

Tscarborough

An 80# bag of regular concrete mix is .66 cubic foot. A CuYd would therefore be about a pallet, 42 bags.

I only mix 2 at a time in a wheelbarrow, and use my baby mixer for anything over 6 or 8 bags.

I would rent a baby electric mixer and pissant the bags downstairs. I would also use Maximizer, which is 1 CuFt per 80# bag. 28 instead of 42, and still mixing at 2 bags per batch.

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cleveman

mix it on the floor as close as possible to your pour.

CJKarl

Whats Maximizer?

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genecarp

there are diff names, but i think he is refering to a product that allows you to reduce the water content, it also increaes the flow rate and general strenth due to the decreased water content.

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TimelessQuality

I think 'maximizer' is a high yield premix sack product...I think it's a sakrete product.


edit- Here it is..
http://www.maximizer.cc/english/products.htm

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TimelessQuality

'splain please? Georgia buggy? down stairs?

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Tscarborough

Maximizer uses lightweight aggregate. It is good stuff.

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