While we are working in a concrete pour in a backyard, we play Led Zeppelin on the transistor radio. We enjoy listening to songs like “Communication Breakdown,” “Dazed and Confused,” and “Immigrant Song.” In the 70s, this was music I could imagine blasting from car radios while driving around town with my friends.
I’m fifty-four years old now, but when I was in high school bands were playing songs with loud guitars without taking too many breaks for ballads or piano solos. It was just right: fast and loud and heavy all of that time.
Start work in concrete around 9 am to take advantage of the shade. The concrete lead should clear all the forms away by 11 am. We usually pour concrete during the heat of the day when temperatures are over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. When it is cooler outside or there is protection from overhead sunlight, it makes sense to wait until after 10 am to start.
