Posted by JD Seller on December 10, 2012 at 07:40:36 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: Concrete in December posted by G1050 on December 10, 2012 at 06:43:22:
I have poured concrete in the winter. It always turns out to be much harder to do and half the time you end up with a poor quality finish. I would not recommend doing it unless you have no other choice.
I poured two of my cattle floors in the winter. I had to hire it done because I did not have concrete blankets to cover it with. So that added to the cost. The contractor doing the work busted his butt fighting the cold. He covered it all and setup a tent with heaters the second day so they could work on the finish. He left the concrete covers on it for ten days after the pour. So I think he did all he could to make it work.
The second winter the finish coat started to flake off. I mean the top 1/2 inch or so. In big chunks that where some times larger than three feet in a spot. I had the contractor back out to look at it. He said that it had frozen even with the covers. That made the finish crack away from the base.
So I now have a eight inch thick cobble stone finish cattle yard. Every time I scrap manure I cuss myself for not waiting.
Also if you just leveled your building spot I would want it to settle down before I poured anything around it. The fact you have sand ground make that even more of an issue. The ground settles much slower. Did you compact the dirt in the fill or is it fresh cut with no back fill???
So unless you have to do it now I would wait until next spring to do the pour. It could turn out fine but if it does like mine and flakes off than you have the problem in your shop. If you just have to do something then just pour the footers and then do the floors next spring.
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