The advantages of using a concrete pump on a building site
The use of concrete is an essential part of almost any building or renovation project. A concrete pump can streamline your work process, solve some of the problems of tricky building sites and give you a consistent pumping of this vital building material on demand.
Compared to traditional concrete conveyors, a concrete pump will allow you to place and pour concrete far more quickly. This is especially important when you are pouring foundations for a building, as slow and complex pouring methods can result in cold joints and pour lines where various batches have been poured and started drying at different times. This also allows you to save on labour costs because it will take less time to complete the job and there is little to no risk of work crew downtime.
It also allows you to direct a steady flow of concrete more precisely, as you control the amount and placement of the concrete directly onto the site. This is far easier to manage than concrete that is simply conveyed and dropped off at the edge of the work site. That concrete has to be manually moved and placed by your workforce with barrows, a very slow process. The use of a pump also reduces wastage, as no concrete is dropped during the manual moving process or is left in the elements to dry out or absorb extra moisture, making it unusable.
Trailer mounted concrete pumps fitted with a placing boom are highly flexible enabling concrete to be poured at a vertical reach. They can be hauled through constricted spaces so that concrete can be delivered to difficult worksites with ease. This makes working on large or difficult sites manageable, like the upper floors of buildings, tight access areas and underground.
If you are looking to expand your construction business to work on larger or more challenging projects or are finding that the results of traditional concrete conveyance are not up to your standards, you need to look into purchasing a concrete pump. At Utranazz, our experienced salespeople can guide you through our wide range of products to help you choose the right concrete pump for your business. Contact us today.