Concrete. Samomes or plant. I experienced the difference.

Any building involves working with concrete, without it anywhere.

Especially when you do everything yourself, It raises a very important question: knead it yourself or order from the factory?

For me, the choice was made up of three criteria:

1. Cost.

2. Scope of work.

3. The quality of the concrete.

Interferes with itself.

This idea was sitting in my head before the start of construction. And, by all accounts, the money I won, well, kneading, in the head, all was easy.

But the practice puts everything in its place ...

All "facts of life" I learned when flooded cellar:

• Never count the cost of materials at prices from the Internet.This is the main piece of advice I can give to all. I do not know any sites nobody is engaged in, or intentionally write depressed prices, but those prices that are in the network, an order of magnitude different from what you see live.
• And after that, I feel all the charm of a good concrete production in a concrete mixer (making 3 cube, for 3 sets, 3 days), I finally became convinced:

Pour 15 cc. m. of concrete, one day ( that there was a qualitative monolith), with their hands, not only do the same, even a few people will not afford.

More, if we talk about economic benefits, then the real cost of sand, cement and gravel, I roughly calculated, cheaper samomes A total of 10,000 rubles, that benefit can not be called.

And the main thing I want to say - it's the quality of the concrete.

Until that moment, I tried myself, I had a strong opinion that with his own hands, I will do better than the factory.

In fact, everything is quite different than in my head:

You can never rely on the quality of materials and shelf-life ( more cement).

It is very difficult to maintain the desired proportion throughout the work ( of fatigue begin to boil the pot).

So, after a practice, I, clearly, for pouring the foundation ordered ...

Ready-mixed concrete from the factory.

• About the price I have said, it did not work out much more expensive than if I had interferedmanually, so the money I paid without pity.

I especially felt the fact that ready-mixed concrete value for money,
when he saw 15 cubes live.

When I presented that would interfere with all of himself in a concrete mixer... Just thinking becomes ill.

• All the difficulties with regard to the concrete, have been associated with its acceptance. But this must be discussed separately.

And I was involved in the production of just typing a concrete number
plant and order delivery. Everything...:)

• About the quality of talking probably early (after a few years look) the only thing that I immediately zametil- this setting time.

The one that I myself did, froze a few days. A factory has to
next day was like a stone (given the fact that there was a wet autumn).

What happens?

In the end, I realized that do samomesny concrete only it makes sense small amounts and when the strength of the structure has no special significance.

And if you fill the responsible designEspecially in large quantity, without concrete factory can not do.

But remember that all these conclusions are based on my experience and skills, and what will you, will show only your experience.

Good luck to everyone and always ...