BS40liam 203 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Any concreters on here? Been doing it a little while now, but not long got home after a 17 hour day... Had to power float the pad this evening up untill half hour ago! And the last job we dint finish untill 2 in the morning! What a shit job it is lol how do you all cope when you have to power float through the night? Needs to find myself another job lol! Anyway I'm off to sleep gotta be up on 4 hours to go back and give it a final float and a hard trowel! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Its all hands on when the concrete arrives,and no c**t leaves till its all in and done lol f***ing hated having to lie on half the night.arms and back killing you lol no forgetting the concrete burns grrrr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AirgunGuy 362 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) Try Greggs or Mothercare!!! Jokin mate. Its not an easy job. Done a lot of foundations and stuff like that. Never done really big areas with the power floats. Edited March 15, 2013 by AirgunGuy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BS40liam 203 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Its all hands on when the concrete arrives,and no c**t leaves till its all in and done lol f***ing hated having to lie on half the night.arms and back killing you lol no forgetting the concrete burns grrrr ive only had o e concrete burn and that was on the back if my leg but there used to be a man who worked for our firm about 5 years ago was in up to his waist! Had to go to frenchay burns unit. Evil stuff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BS40liam 203 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Try Greggs or Mothercare!!! Jokin mate. Its not an easy job. Done a lot of foundations and stuff like that. Never done really big areas with the power floats. in all honesty mate I wouldn'tind a nice cushty job like that... In the warm stood behind a counter! Lol beats working I. The pissing rain and late nights! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haymin 2,465 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Any concreters on here? Been doing it a little while now, but not long got home after a 17 hour day... Had to power float the pad this evening up untill half hour ago! And the last job we dint finish untill 2 in the morning! What a shit job it is lol how do you all cope when you have to power float through the night? Needs to find myself another job lol! Anyway I'm off to sleep gotta be up on 4 hours to go back and give it a final float and a hard trowel! poor it in the mornin slise the polythene before you poor it ) an old Indian trick thumbs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MAIN MAN 277 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 me mate lays screed and went to honk konk air port when they built it and layed 23 sq miles of screed!! hard work lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,303 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Got 5 cube to either be knocked up and barrowed through a doorway or delivered and barrowed through a doorway, I know it aint much but im still stalling before I do it.... Better go and finish digging it out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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