Remember when we all made fun of those laser screeds?

I thought they were just for big jobs and a waste of money. Then we got a contract for a 10,000 sq ft warehouse floor in Kansas City and rented one for a week. The crew finished the pour and initial screed in half the time, and the floor was dead flat. Now I look at my old straightedges differently. Anyone still using manual screeds for slabs that size, or has everyone switched?

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jana1191mo ago

Wait, you rented one for just a week? I figured you had to buy the thing to make it worth it. That changes the whole math on it for a lot of smaller crews. Half the time on a pour that big is no joke. My old boss would still be out there with a 16-footer and a couple of laborers, sweating and cussing.

blake6911mo ago

What's the weekly rental rate on something like that?

cooper.phoenix1mo ago

What model did you rent and what did it actually cost you per week?