Why A Concrete Block Business Needs Heat

June 11th, 2009

Lots of people today are looking for ways to make some extra money through a small home business. A concrete block making business can be done on a small scale level with a manual concrete block machine or simple hand molds involved. There are a lot of articles online today about how to get started into this type of concrete block making business, but most forget to mention a very important issue to think about before pouring your cement. As cement cures or hardens in the molds, it can not be exposed to temperatures below 40 degrees. For those living in the northern half of America and Canada, this means that you must have a heat source available in your workshop to battle losses from inclement weather. For most people working with cement blocks, the rule-of-thumb is to let the cement cure for 24 to 48 hours before exposing it to any extremes in temperature. If it is exposed to too much cold weather while it is curing, the surface area will begin to crack or crumble quickly so that the exposed blocks must be thrown away.

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