What We Do Best
Serving The Portland Metro Area to The Coast
Serving The Portland Metro Area, the Willametter Valley, McMinnville to the Coast. JR Concrete Pumping Portland. Call 503-832-6460. Reduces Raking and Pushing Mud. We can supply concrete too.
(Se habla español)Typical Reasons To Pump
From Volume to Efficiency to Obstacles, Choose JR Concrete Pumping to move your concrete.
Volume
If there is a large quantity of concrete, you just have to pump it. There is no other way.
Obstacles
Fences, doorways, windows and other obstacles may be in the way. Concrete may need to be moved over soft ground, marsh area, landscaping or new grass. Just pump it to solve the problem.
Most Efficient
Pumping eliminates excess raking or pushing mud. Reduces the amount of back breaking screed work.
Distance
Sometimes the pour area is a long way from the concrete delivery truck. Pumping is the way to get it from the truck to the pour.
Safety
When to wheel barrow the concrete would be dangerous because the concrete pour is UP hill or DOWN hill from the truck location, then you must pump it .
No Other Way
Concrete pour area can't be reached by the truck, such as inside a building, basement or other places where there is not enough room for the truck.
What We DoConcrete Pumping in the Portland Metro Area, The Willamette Valley and to the Oregon Coast
Why Concrete Pumping is Often the Least Cost Alternative
If you have to move much concrete from the truck to the actual pouring area, then consider having it pumped. A wheel barrow typically holds between three and six cubic feet of volume. However, concrete is much heavier than leaves or wood or even dirt. If you are trying to move 200 lbs of concrete per wheel barrow load, then it would take 16 trips to move a yard of concrete*. At 200 lbs, even the slightest UP HILL incline will slow down all but the fittest workers. The slightest DOWNHILL incline might even be dangerous depending on the slope and the footing.
Why Concrete Pumping is Often the Least Cost Alternative
Secondly, when you pour concrete into forms, someone needs to be spreading it and working with it. With the pump, you can place the concrete right where it goes, reducing raking and pushing concrete which is time consuming and back breaking. Add the time it takes to walk between the truck and the concrete pour another fifteen times per yard and you can see the time adding up. You also have to think about your workers safety, fitness, break time, inclines, footing, room to maneuver many wheel barrow loads, the damage to the ground that many trips of heavy wheel barrows and workers can cause and it all adds up to having the concrete pumped.
Typical Concrete Pumping Projects Concrete Pumping to Places Truck Can't Get To. Please Call Us Now at 503-832-6460.
Larger Volume Concrete Jobs We Typically Pump Concrete To
- Residential Construction Foundations.
- Large Slabs
- Flowfill (Grout) for Utility Work
Concrete Pumped to a Very Narrow Area
- Foundation Walls and Footers.
- Grout Pumped Into Concrete Blocks
- Flow Fill Pumped into Long Utility Trenches or Pipes
Concrete Pumped to a Distance Far From Truck
- Outdoor Kitchens.
- Patios at Back Of the House
- Pool Decks and Spa Decks
Concrete Pumping to a Different Elevation From Truck
- Down Hill to Below Grade Foundations.
- Up Hill to Locations Where It Would Be Impossible to Wheel Barrow.
Frequently Asked QuestionsCall us at (503) 832-6460 if you have other questions.
JR pumps are more powerful than most other pumps in the Portland area. That means we can pump faster and get the jobs done quicker than the smaller pumps. We use B70 pumps and most others use the smaller and less powerful pumps like the B50 pumps.
Most normal concrete mixes will pump fine. However, if the aggregate size is unusual, please call us to discuss.