Distance is a mix design input
On a trip this long, travel time is part of the mix design. We set the retarder dose for the expected journey at the hour of your pour, so the slump at your plot matches what the engineer specified. Tell us if the pour starts at dawn or mid-morning: the dose is not the same.
Trucks reach the area via Tripoli Street and Al Khawaneej Road. Peak traffic across the city is the main variable, which is one reason many owners here pour at night or very early.
If the pour starts late, the dose we set the night before may be wrong. Call the plant before the first truck leaves if your start time slips.
Open plots, sand and wind
Many plots sit on desert ground at the edge of the city. The final approach may be sand, and a loaded 12 m³ mixer needs a firm path to the pump or the chute. Compact and wet the route, or lay a temporary hardstanding.
The same openness means wind and sun on the fresh slab. Plastic shrinkage cracks appear within hours if curing is late. Have curing compound or wet hessian on site, and consider a fibre-reinforced mix for large ground slabs.
Compound pours and truck spacing
A compound raft of 150 m³ is 13 trucks. Because each truck has a long round trip back to Al Quoz, we bring more trucks into rotation for far pours like this so the spacing on site stays steady. Send the pour plan two days ahead for anything over 100 m³.
Villa slabs at two storeys are within reach of a 43 m boom. On wide compounds where the pump cannot get close to every building, the 57 m boom avoids a second setup.
Questions from Al Khawaneej and Al Warqa sites
- Will concrete still be workable after the trip to Al Warqa?
- Yes, when the retarder is set for the travel time and pour hour. Tell us the start time so we can dose correctly.
- How early should I book a large compound pour?
- Two days ahead for over 100 m³, so we can plan enough trucks for the long round trip.