The Concrete, Masonry & Paving Fix Kit
Built for concrete, masonry, flatwork and asphalt paving contractors.
No single concrete, masonry, or paving contractor owns this trade nationally — it's a bid-and-build subcontracting business run job by job on local geology, local general contractors, and a ready-mix supplier relationship, not a brand a GC picks off a shortlist. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 6 leaks it covers
5 you can close it · 1 the other side owes it
- Weather delay or hot/cold-weather measures absorbed with no weather record attachedWhere to look first: On any day weather stops a pour or forces hot- or cold-weather measures (blankets, heaters, accelerators, retarders, ice, night pours), write it in the daily log: what you did, crew hours lost, materials used.Keep it from coming back: Log weather the same day, every day it touches the work. Note the contract's weather and notice terms before the season turns.You can close it
- Extra concrete yardage over takeoff absorbed instead of billedWhere to look first: After every pour, add up the yards on your batch tickets and compare to your takeoff for that placement.Keep it from coming back: Reconcile tickets to takeoff the same day as the pour. Get grade signed off in writing before you order concrete.You can close it
- Change or claim notice deadline in the contract missedWhere to look first: For every contract you sign, find the notice clauses: changes, claims, delays, differing site conditions, escalation. Write down each deadline (e.g. 'within X days of the event').Keep it from coming back: Read the notice clauses before you sign, not after the problem. Same-day short notice, numbers later.You can close it
- Material price escalation clause in the contract never billedWhere to look first: Open the contract and find any price-adjustment or escalation clause (cement, ready-mix, asphalt binder, fuel). Note the index it names, the base date, the trigger threshold and how to give notice.Keep it from coming back: At bid, note whether an escalation clause exists and calendar its notice deadline. On long jobs with no clause, ask for one or price the risk in.You can close it
- Batch ticket weakened by jobsite water or late dischargeWhere to look first: Before each pour, read the ticket: check it shows the mix, how much water (if any) can be added on site, and any discharge time limit your purchase order or the job spec sets.Keep it from coming back: Make the ticket check part of every pour: times, water, initials. Same-day filing with the pour log.You can close it
- Ready-mix standby / short-load charges paid without checking ticket timesWhere to look first: Get your supplier's price sheet or contract in writing: free unloading time per truck, the standby rate after that, and the short-load fee and its cutoff. If you don't have it, ask for it before the next order.Keep it from coming back: Get the supplier's free time and rates in writing before the first order. Times on every ticket.The other side owes it
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Weather delay or hot/cold-weather measures absorbed with no weather record attached
You can close it- On any day weather stops a pour or forces hot- or cold-weather measures (blankets, heaters, accelerators, retarders, ice, night pours), write it in the daily log: what you did, crew hours lost, materials used.
- Take dated photos of the conditions and the measures.
- Pull the official weather record for that date from the nearest station on NOAA's Climate Data Online (ncei.noaa.gov/cdo-web) — free to view and download. If the claim is disputed, certified copies can be ordered from NOAA for a fee.
- Check your contract for how weather delays and added measures are handled and the notice deadline.
- Send the notice with the record attached.
Your part: Decide which days to claim and send each notice yourself.
Subject: Weather Delay / Added Weather Measures — [PROJECT NAME], [DATE] To: [GC NAME] Date: [DATE] On [DATE], weather at [JOB LOCATION] [stopped the scheduled pour / required cold- or hot-weather measures]. Recorded conditions (NOAA station [STATION NAME/ID]): [TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION / WIND]. Record attached. What it cost: [CREW HOURS LOST] and [MEASURES — blankets, heaters, admixtures], detail attached. Under [CONTRACT SECTION], I request [TIME EXTENSION OF X DAYS / CHANGE ORDER FOR $AMOUNT]. Please respond in writing by [DATE]. [YOUR NAME] [YOUR COMPANY] — [PHONE]
Log weather the same day, every day it touches the work. Note the contract's weather and notice terms before the season turns.
What this kit can't decide for you: Whether weather cost is recoverable depends on the contract — many contracts give time but not money for weather. An attorney reads a disputed clause.
That's 1 of 6. The other 5 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When concrete, masonry and paving contractors go looking for answers, they search things like “concrete prices per yard”, “concrete business”, “masonry pricing”, “asphalt paving prices” and “how to bid concrete jobs”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 6 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
How do I bill extra concrete yardage over the takeoff?
Track it against the takeoff and bill it instead of absorbing it. The kit shows what record to keep.
Can I bill for weather delays on a concrete job?
Only with a weather record attached. The kit shows how to document hot and cold-weather measures.
Does my contract let me pass on material price increases?
Check for an escalation clause. Many contractors have one and never bill it. The kit shows how.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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