Concrete Ideas for Saving Money

Pouring concrete used to be a job best left to professionals. But ambitious do-it-yourselfers know that today's concrete pouring equipment is user-friendly and affordable when you rent. We have everything you need to mix it up, pour it down and smooth it out.

• You can't stop concrete from cracking, but you can control where it cracks with control joints.

• For an area less than 20 square feet, you can easily mix the concrete in your wheelbarrow. For more than that, you'll want to rent a concrete mixer. 

• Drilling concrete with a standard drill equipped with a masonry bit can be time consuming... not to mention exhausting. Instead, try a hammer drill. 

• When working with concrete, wear long sleeves, long pants, rubber boots and waterproof gloves. The chemical compounds involved are corrosive and can cause mild burns. 

• Good mixing allows concrete to compact well, that means real strength.

Renting makes good sense for those concrete jobs you do once a year or maybe even just once in a lifetime.

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