Hit 10,000 square feet of flatwork in one month for the first time ever

I've been finishing concrete for about 8 years now, mostly driveways and patios in the Phoenix area. Last month I somehow landed three big jobs back to back, a 4,000 sq ft warehouse floor, a 3,500 sq ft driveway, and the rest from a couple of smaller walkways. I didn't even realize I passed 10,000 square feet until I added up my pour sheets at the end of the month. That number surprised me because I usually top out around 6,000 or 7,000 in a good month. The warehouse floor was the hardest, we had to use a laser screed and a power trowel for that one. My helper was dead tired by week three. Does anyone here track their monthly yardage or just go by job? I'm curious if 10,000 is a normal milestone or if I'm just working too hard.

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alice_palmer2027d ago

Huh, I mean congrats on the work but 10,000 square feet isn't really that crazy. I've been doing this for fifteen years and I hit 12,000 pretty regularly in the summer. It sounds like you're just measuring your own progress which is fine but it's not like some kind of record. The laser screed stuff is nice for big floors but it's not exactly grueling labor, you know? I guess for a smaller operation it might feel like a big deal but in the grand scheme of things a lot of guys blow past that number without even thinking about it. You're probably overthinking this whole milestone thing.

blakem1327d ago

Honestly @alice_palmer20, you're missing the whole point here. The guy wasn't claiming a world record, he was just excited about hitting a personal best with his own setup. That's like telling someone who just ran their first 5k that it's not impressive because marathoners do 26 miles. Different tools, different experience levels, different goals. I've been on jobs where hitting 10,000 feet with a manual screed would wreck you for a week. Just let people be proud of their work without needing to compare it to your fifteen years of experience.

zarar6720d ago

Have you tried switching up when you do your measuring or how you break up the work? For me, I used to get stuck comparing numbers too until I started tracking just what I did in a single shift without looking at what anyone else was pulling. It made a huge difference in keeping me motivated. I found if I focused on my own consistency instead of the big totals, I got way more done without burning out.