The Ground Was Freezing As We Were Pouring Concrete. (It Just Snowed)
Channel: Mike Day Concrete
Date: 25/03/2022

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It just snowed the day before and we were scheduled to pour this garage floor. The builder came and cleaned off the tarp & blankets but it was so cold the dirt was freezing over before we poured any concrete.
We had to take the hot water and melt some snow and ice that was frozen to the dirt. That actually works really good!
The hot concrete warms the dirt enough to take out any frost in the surface of the dirt. But not enough to take out an inch or more of frost, so never pour over a frozen sub-base.
We got this poured and both floors came out good. Darin and Luke finished troweling about 330 pm and sawed expansion joints. The builder came back and covered the floors with blankets just before dark and all was good. Another winter concrete floor pour successfully done!

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