ᐅ How much water does a concrete slab contractor typically require?

Unfortunately, we are having serious difficulties obtaining construction water. For reasons unknown to us, the contact person responsible for us at the relevant association made commitments three times for a specific calendar week but failed to fulfill any of them. Each time, only after we followed up, a new promise was made—which, like the previous ones, was not kept. As a result, it seems we will no longer receive construction water from the association and are now looking into renting a water trailer for transport. (We can’t risk upsetting the “water worker” by asking again, since he will be responsible for inspecting our house at the end and could delay our move-in by months or even years if he chooses to.)

--> Does anyone know approximately how much water a concrete slab installer might need? And yes, we’ve already asked the installer but have not yet received any information. The concrete slab is about 10 x 10 m (33 x 33 ft).

Thanks in advance to all of you. Often, I don’t know what I would do without your valuable tips, advice, and suggestions.

Don’t you have friendly neighbors with an outdoor water connection? That’s how it worked for us. You just pay your neighbor for the water for a few months, and that’s it.

So, we didn’t need any construction water at all. We said we wouldn’t have any, and he adapted to that.

Overall, we will have no construction water (solid wood construction); the screed installer can borrow some from the neighbor.

I don’t see why construction water would be needed at all for building a concrete slab?! For cleaning tools or something? The truck can be washed off somewhere else as well.

Hangman schrieb:

Don’t you have friendly neighbors with an outdoor water connection? That’s how it worked for us. You just pay your neighbor for a few months of water, and that’s it.

We don’t know the neighbors well yet, and since our new build already causes them significant disturbance, I find it difficult to ask them for a favor as well. In a new housing development, that’s normal—more of a mutual give and take—but for us, it’s more one-sided taking.

Holzhäuschen schrieb:

Our builder didn’t need construction water at all. We told him we didn’t have any, and he adapted accordingly.

That’s great. So far, our slab contractor insists on having construction water. Although we contractually agreed with the civil engineer to provide temporary electricity and construction water, luckily he ended up needing neither.

So far, my impression is that the only part of setting up the construction site that works well is the delivery of the portable toilet. ;-) That was really very easy, reliable, and on schedule. 🙂

guckuck2 schrieb:

I don’t see why construction water would be needed at all for pouring a slab?! For cleaning tools or something? The truck can be rinsed off elsewhere.

I don’t know either, only that they insist on having construction water available.