Friends,
We are getting ready to form and pour basement floors and walls. The width of the walls is about 10″ and the hight about 10′. We are concern with the amount of concrete going in, with regards of preassure and the posibility of forms failing. If you friends have any advice and or tricks, please do not hessitate to write us.
Thank you.
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Need way more info.
What are you using for forms?
What kind of ties? What is your spacing on those ties?
What are you using for whalers/stiffbacks? What is the spacing?
Pump truck or pouring out of ready mix truck?
Without knowing, all I can tell you, if you think it won't hold it probably won't.
A few other things, More water =more pressure. Watch the vibrator, overvibration is a sure way to blow the strongest forms.
I have been witness to many many blow outs. They are messy, costly, and some times dangerous enough to kill ( not so much in housing ). If you don't know what you are doing, hire someone who does.
Assuming your forms are good, order 4" slump and don't let the driver water it down on site.
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