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A plate compactor compacts sub base for concrete and gets your ground to grade.  Tom added granite fines to the existing base for a level surface prior to pouring his concrete floor.  Leveling your floor surface allows for a more accurate estimate when purchasing concrete.  After grading the sub base, it helps to water down [...]

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Having the ability to estimate the amount of concrete you will need to order is vital to the success of your concrete job.
A four inch slab is probably the most common concrete project example.  Usual jobs include sidewalks, driveways, patios, etc.
Four inches works into a cubic foot equation easily.  Since there is twenty seven cubic [...]

Running the concrete shoot for a concrete pour is an important job.  Most concrete arrives at the job site in a rear concrete truck.  The person in charge of the concrete shoot is directing the entire job.  It is his job to instruct the driver, keep an eye on the muckers and control the concrete [...]

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Today we are ready to begin pouring concrete for our building addition.  After a day or so of digging up the ditch for the footings, Tom and crew do last minute prep work.
Tom checks the ditches where the footings will be poured.  The dirt should be compact and clear of vegetation.  If  grass or weeds are [...]

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The following is a press release from our company: Trade Tool InnovationsÂ
 
Contact:
Karen L Gabriel
307-745-9488
www.toolsbytom.com
tom@toolsbytom.com
Trade Tool Innovations introduces the TTI Screedright Pro;
A versatile and cost saving power screed manufactured and shipped directly from their shop to yours!
Laramie, WY.; October 3, 2006 – Trade Tool Innovations (TTI), a Wyoming based company run by Tom and Karen Gabriel, specializes [...]

The first step in any building process is to shoot the grade of the ground.  The concrete footers will be the first concrete that Tom will pour.  He will then work on the concrete slab floor for the new addition to his shop.  This first step is vital to insure that the footings are set [...]

Building a concrete retaining wall can be done with a few tools and some knowledgable manpower.  First, a footer must be poured.  A footer is concrete that the wall will be anchored to.  The footer should be formed either with concrete forms, or by using the existing dirt as a form, below frostline.   

The retaining [...]

What is a concrete screed?  Concrete has been around for a long time.  Sidewalks, driveways, walls, roads and buildings can all be found in concrete form.Â
When concrete comes out of a truck or mixer it is in a slumpy liquid form.  The first step in laying out concrete is to screed it off so it [...]