The show opens with a little tease about a BBQ and “non alcoholic” beverages on the table at the make shift concrete studio in the DGR shop and what is and was the concrete industry all about, Jorge has some great insight into this question and how it all connects to track building and sub division work and scope.

With a crew of 15 from as young as 22 and as old as 63 and everyone has something to say about that age bracket. All 4 guests share why they love concrete so much and in the end, it’s in their blood, that’s the right answer. The group discusses the paper vs building ratio being at 60/40 and why. When discussing building a better concrete business, it was always about better communication, so paramount to designate who and what they handle and why and that goes across the company.

Huge shout out to Rexdale Building Supply RBS the go to concrete supplier for DGR, they live and die by the concrete arriving on site. Material costs come up, have we reached a tipping point? Substituting steel rebar for fiberglass rebar and the costs and benefits behind that. Understanding that ICF is the future and any concrete crew that isn’t educating themselves about it and making the shift will get left behind especially during these turbulent construction times, clients are asking for ways to build better and cheaper.

We discuss the on-site science vs the technical terms of concrete such as MPA, Megapascals equals concrete strength, the metric measurement for PSI. The topic of certification comes up heavy and the DGR crew get very vocal, just because you can buy a hammer it doesn’t mean you can swing it. That leads to a great point about there has never been a roofing inspection as part of the building process here in Canada. We get into the crew and teams you build over the years and where does one create a “boot camp” for the new guys? How about your own place? From there we discuss blind concrete work such as architectural concrete and exposed aggregate. Lastly, we have the biggest 12 questions of construction, 4 guests, 48 very interesting answers.

What a great show about the concrete business and the solid tradespeople behind the forms.

Thank you, DGR, Jorge, Robert, Ryan and Marco for an amazing chat about concrete, construction, more concrete, relationships, millennials and hard work. Reach out to DGR at www.dgrconcreteforming.com jbrtoronto@icloud.com @dgrconcreteforming

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