The Custom Concrete Blog

Modern Build in Guilden Morden A new-build in Guilden Morden, South Cambridgeshire required a clean, heavy-duty pour for an integrated entrance porch and ground floor slab. The main contractor needed a structural C35 mix delivered, batched, and placed without mess, ...

Formwork, Access, and Line Pump Setup Getting site-ready for a concrete pour vastly increases the chances of that pour being successful. By the time wet concrete hits your shuttering it’s too late; you’re managing thousands of kilograms of fluid pressure ...

Getting Concrete Strength Right: Why Guessing Grades Destroys Budgets Why do you need concrete grades explained clearly? Because ordering the wrong concrete grade is an expensive mistake. Pour a weak, low-cement mix beneath a load-bearing pier, and the point load ...

Getting Concrete on Site: Why the Method of Delivery Matters as Much as the Mix Deciding between the different types of concrete delivery isn’t just about how the concrete is transported. In fact, most project delays happen because nobody planned how ...

Pouring a Lift Shaft Pit Inside a Bedford Retail Store Overnight Delivering volumetric concrete inside B&M Bedford proved to be a complex operation for the Custom Concrete team. The contractor needed a heavy structural base poured for a retrofitted lift ...

When Should You Hire a Concrete Pump? Why hire a concrete pump? You need one whenever transporting concrete manually with wheelbarrows slows down your pour, threatens premature curing, or impedes site access. A standard line pump transfers 1m³ of wet ...