Had a whole slab start setting up on me last Tuesday

Poured a 12x14 patio in Arlington around noon and the sun came out way hotter than forecast. Mix started getting stiff before I could even get my bull float across the whole thing. Ended up having to spray a mist and work in sections - what do you guys do when the weather turns on you mid-pour?

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drew_patel572d ago

So you're telling me a little bit of sun messed up your whole pour? Sounds like maybe the mix was too hot when it showed up or you were taking too long getting it placed. I've had plenty of jobs where the weather lied to me and I still got it done without all the panic. A stiff mix isn't the end of the world, just means you gotta work a little faster or get a helper to hose down the edges. Unless you were using some real fast set stuff you ordered special, I wouldn't call it a crisis.

abby3082d ago

That 3pm sun hit my driveway like a heat lamp at a fast food joint, @drew_patel57, and I had a 6 yard pour that was already borderline on the slump. Did you ever have a load show up where the truck driver admitted they sat in traffic for 45 minutes before dispatch let them know? That was my Friday. Hot mix plus a hot day plus a slow driver equals a crisis when you're trying to hand finish a broom texture on a steep slope. Nobody's panicking about a little stiff mix, but when the edges start crusting before you even get the bull float across, that's a different story. What do you do when your concrete is arriving pre-cooked from the plant, not just from the sun?