Rebar tying has come a long way over the years. It used to be done all by hand with a pliers or with wire ties and a hand spinner. We have moved to rebar tie guns. We use Max brand guns. We started out with the basic single wire tier but moved to the Twintier.Continue reading “Rebar Tie Gun”
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Mud
Mud is something that you deal with in construction year after year. You always do your best to avoid it but there is no way to avoid all of it. Our forklifts are a life saver when it comes to mud. The machines are almost unstoppable. They have amazing clearance and never stop going. IfContinue reading “Mud”
Semi With Side Dump
This is a 2012 Peterbilt with a 2012 side dump. We use this setup quite often. This setup can be very useful when you are doing concrete or construction. Not only can it be used to haul gravel and dirt, it can also be used for hauling trees and concrete. A dump truck could workContinue reading “Semi With Side Dump”
Concrete Floor Finishing
Finishing floors on a house garage or basement can be a lot of fun. We usually put a troweled finish on them. It is usually called burned off. This means that you have troweled the concrete until it has become solid and cannot be made any smoother. We use power trowels to do this. InContinue reading “Concrete Floor Finishing”
7 Best Tips To Finishing Concrete
When finishing a wall hold your mag or trowel at an angle so you do not hit all the tie slots at the same time. When trying to fill rock pops on a troweled finish do not scrape the top off but instead use down pressure to build cream. Get lower when raking concrete soContinue reading “7 Best Tips To Finishing Concrete”
Box Culvert Construction
In the past five years we have started doing box culverts under roads. We have done eight box culverts now. It was a large learning curve going into them but a good challenge. There is a lot of work that goes into doing one with plenty of heavy lifting. If you are willing to doContinue reading “Box Culvert Construction”
Stamped Concrete
Stamping concrete can be difficult but rewarding. This style of concrete stamp is stone. This concrete has had color put in it while it was still in the truck. color can make the concrete look very interesting. This was a porch that wrapped around a house. After a month this slab will be pressure washedContinue reading “Stamped Concrete”
2002 Gehl
We have two of these handy machines. We love everything about these machines. They are very agile and have excellent visibility. They have a lot of power for there size and never cut out. They never get stuck in mud or snow. There is very little maintenance and the little you have to do isContinue reading “2002 Gehl”
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