As a Concrete Construction worker, we punish our work boots more than any other trade. Each year I find myself trying a different work boot to see if I can find the perfect pair to successfully make it through the season. This year I find myself EXTREMELY pleased with my choice and would put these…
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What are the Best Pants for Concrete Work?
After working in the concrete industry for over a decade, I’d been unable to find the best pants for concrete work…until now. Since I can’t stand when blogs don’t give you the link right away I’m going to give it to you right here, and after I am going to rant about why I love…
$10,000 Concrete Side Hustles
So you’re a willing and able blue-collar hustler needing an extra $10,000; where do you start?! In this blog post I am going to give you 3 quick and easy Concrete related side hustles that will get you to that $10,000 really quick. At the end of this post I will be offering you an…
What is Concrete Made Of?
Quick Answer Concrete is made of three main components: Water, Aggregate, and Portland Cement. What?! Cement and Concrete are not the same thing? NOPE! Cement is an ingredient IN Concrete. Below I am going to dive into the basics of Concrete and everything you need to know about this powerful mixture. To understand the basic…
Do’s and Don’t’s in Maintaining a Concrete Driveway
My wife and I just invested a large sum of money into a brand new beautiful concrete driveway, and we are wondering what should we be doing in order to make sure that our investment lasts a very long time. Over the last 15 years, I have seen new driveways be completely destroyed and all…
Concrete Calculator – How Many Bags of Concrete Do I Need for a 10×10 Slab?
Quick Answer This chart shows how the size of concrete bag and the thickness of your 10’ x 10’ slab change the number of concrete bags you will need. 10’ x 10’ x 4” (1.23 cy) 10’ x 10’ x 5” (1.54 cy) 10’ x 10’ x 6” (1.85 cy) 40lb Bag 111 bags 139…
How do you Texture Concrete?
Textured concrete is one of my favorite options for concrete finishes because of the ridiculous amount of color variations and patterns you can create. Textured concrete is A LOT like stamped concrete, just without specific patterns. So much so, if you read my post on stamped concrete, you will notice it is almost exactly the…
How Do you Fix a Crumbling Concrete Driveway?
So your concrete driveway is crumbling to stone. Can you fix it and how do you avoid this in the future? Each crumbling driveway is a special case and the size of the damaged area of your concrete driveway will depend if you can fix it or not. I have listed the 3 most common…