Concrete stairs (small pump)

Curious Geroge

Currently working on the framework for the concrete stairs but called around today about delivery of concrete on a conveyor for filling the stairs next week. With a small load charge and a charge for every 15 min of a 2 hour job, it adds up very quickly. I'm wondering if there is a small concrete pump available that would do the job handier and may well cost as much but it'll save on the labour. Anyone ever use them or know who I should be contacting for this ? Cheers

hexosan

Used one on my raft. Where are you based.

wirehairmax

Are you a contractor or is it a DIY'er?

Curious Geroge

hexosan wrote: »

Used one on my raft. Where are you based.

Used one on my raft too but paying €500 for the entire raft v for a meter of concrete todo the stairs doesn't suit. If you know of the smaller one for the 10mm chip it would be best as should be affordable. Galway county.

fredgalway

Why would you need either a conveyor or a pump to fill formwork for stairs when so little concrete is needed. I expect that the small load charge mentioned applies to concrete load with or without conveyor.

Curious Geroge

fredgalway wrote: »

Why would you need either a conveyor or a pump to fill formwork for stairs when so little concrete is needed. I expect that the small load charge mentioned applies to concrete load with or without conveyor.

Standard enough stairs going to need 1 to 1.5 meters of concrete. conveyor is needed to get the concrete to top level and pour down, cant see how else we could do it.

fredgalway

how about a shovel, and I am serious

wirehairmax

Buckets, wheelbarrows etc? I wouldn't fill a stairs with a conveyor. And I wouldn't fill it from the top-down either. It would be an almighty mess. Standing time/small load charges, for the concrete truck and labour costs should have been factored into overall price at tender stage really. Bit late now to be thinking about it.

Mahogany Gaspipe

Yeah definitely a wheelbarrow, bucket and shovel job.

Have as many helping hands as possible.
Have a dedicated concrete finisher who is expected to do nothing but trowel up the concrete; and sufficient labour to keep him fed.

To a point you cant have too many people helping with a concrete pour.

Curious Geroge

Mahogany Gaspipe wrote: »

Yeah definitely a wheelbarrow, bucket and shovel job.

Have as many helping hands as possible.
Have a dedicated concrete finisher who is expected to do nothing but trowel up the concrete; and sufficient labour to keep him fed.

To a point you cant have too many people helping with a concrete pour.

Dedicated man in place. The conveyor is getting the concrete to first floor level, 2 wheelbarrows to the stairs.

On the other comments, I dont see how I could shovel up concrete to 10ft heights, maybe the lower steps. We'll how how it goes..

Mahogany Gaspipe

Curious Geroge wrote: »

Dedicated man in place. The conveyor is getting the concrete to first floor level, 2 wheelbarrows to the stairs.

On the other comments, I dont see how I could shovel up concrete to 10ft heights, maybe the lower steps. We'll how how it goes..

It would have meant a combination of handballing and some sort of rope/pulley system. A bit of grafting no doubt.

I know some of the concrete supplier just send out the wagon with the conveyor at no, or minimal, additional cost so hopefully it is costing you too much. It certainly will save you some sweating tomorrow, good luck with it.

moy83

Curious Geroge wrote: »

Dedicated man in place. The conveyor is getting the concrete to first floor level, 2 wheelbarrows to the stairs.

On the other comments, I dont see how I could shovel up concrete to 10ft heights, maybe the lower steps. We'll how how it goes..

You should be able to shovel the concrete up about 3/4 of the way up the stairs from the wheelbarrow . After that you will have to pass the rest up in buckets to the lad finishing .