Hit my first solo 100 yard driveway pour this Labor Day

Been finishing concrete for about 3 years now, mostly doing small patios and walkways. I graduated last year from a 2 year trade program at a community college near Cleveland. This was the first time my boss let me run a whole driveway solo with just one helper. We did 100 linear feet, about 10 feet wide with a slight curve near the garage. Took us 6 hours from pour to broom finish and I only had to fix one small edge that chipped. Felt pretty good actually, like all that practice finally paid off. Anyone else remember their first big solo job and how it went?

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brooke7121d ago

Stop bragging, a 100 foot driveway isn't even that impressive.

the_wesley21d ago

@brooke71 coming in hot with the negativity. I get that 100 feet isn't the biggest driveway in the world, but for a guy who's only been finishing 3 years and just got his first solo shot, that's a real milestone. You gotta start somewhere. The fact that he only had one helper and did a curve near the garage shows he's got some actual skill, not just speed. And the chip he fixed? That's just part of learning, every finisher has messed up edges before. You don't get to run the big 200 foot jobs without proving you can handle the small ones first. Let the guy be proud of his work, that's how tradesmen build confidence.