Hey everyone,

Daniel from Ready Mixer here.

Today we are going to talk about concrete chipping. 

Honestly, as a mini batch plant owner, this is a topic you would never want to happen to you, but it happens. 

I wanted to give you an idea of how to deal with it and helpful tips when someone leaves concrete that sets in your mixer or you need chipping from general caking that’s happened over time. 

To begin some great tips to prevent general caking are putting ice in the water or a mixer to cool down the water so that the concrete doesn’t set faster because of the heat. 

If you want to do it yourself you could either get a chisel and hammer or a handheld jackhammer.

Some services do concrete chipping across the US if you want to outsource that work.  

Such companies we found are General Chipping, Lopez Concrete Chipping, Express Chipping, and Coast 2 Coast Concrete Chipping. 

From our research mini batch plants usually require a chipping service every 4 – 8 months. 

Chipping Services cost from our research usually cost $300 per yard of concrete. 

The winter time you won’t have to chip the concrete as much because you will have a longer time before the concrete sets. 

Generally speaking,

you want the concrete to be poured within 90 minutes two 2 hours after it is loaded in the drum and begins mixing to prevent caking and the drum from drying up.  

If you have a higher psi load and hotter temperatures you are pouring in, then the concrete will dry and cure quicker. 

If you have a lower psi mix and colder temperatures, then the concrete will have a longer dry and cure time. 

Concrete Caking can cause inconsistent batching, incorrect yardage pours, and machine breakdown at worst which all cost you money. 

As always 

Eliminate Short Load Fees, Eliminate Order Minimums, Eliminate Wait Time.

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