Calling for the concrete truck always makes me nervous. You must have all your ducks in a row before the truck arrives or you’re asking for trouble. And once the concrete pour starts you are under the gun, because you only get a certain amount of time per cubic yard to unload before you’ll be charged extra. And you only get one shot to get it right.
The pour for the container concrete slab went fairly smoothly. We had a good truck driver who knew what to do and wasn’t afraid to jump in and help.
We filled the form work with concrete and did a first rough raking. I had set aside a straight two by four which we subsequently used to screed an even surface. That was the quick part of the job. Troweling the edges and smoothing out the middle with the bull float took a little longer, but mainly because I was clumsy with the bull float.
Because the weather was unseasonably cool, I had organized two insulation blankets to cover the slab and protect it from the overnight freezing temperatures while it was curing.
Once the concrete was cured, I removed the form work and we were ready to get the container delivered.
Just in case you’re wondering about the two gray pipes that are sticking out near the edge of the slab: One pipe is a conduit for low voltage electrical wiring and the other for high voltage, just in case I decide at a later point that I need either one in the container. But that would require a separate permit from the city first.