Flatwork & structural

Concrete Finisher

The clock starts when the truck pours and it does not stop.

Concrete finishers place, level and finish concrete surfaces. The work is dictated entirely by the material — once it starts setting, you finish on its schedule, not yours, and that pressure defines the trade.

A day in the life

1. 5:00aSet forms and check grade before the truck arrives
2. 6:30aPour begins — screed and float as it comes
3. 9:00aBull float, then wait for the bleed water
4. 11:00aPower trowel as the slab tightens up
5. 1:00pCut control joints and apply cure
6. 3:00pClean tools immediately, strip forms tomorrow