Volume Concrete – READY MIX CONCRETE PRODUCTS

Category: Concrete Pumping

  • Shotcrete Pool Calculator

    Shotcrete Pool Calculator

    Discover the ultimate Pool Concrete Calculator at VolumeConcrete.com! Easily estimate cubic yards of concrete needed for your rectangular pool with adjustable length, width, shallow and deep depths, and detailed step specifications (width, tread depth, riser height, and number of steps). Perfect for planning your backyard oasis, this user-friendly tool includes 10-15% overspray adjustment and options to print or save as PDF. Optimize your pool construction today with accurate, real-time calculations!

    Pool Concrete Calculator

    Pool Concrete Calculator

    Pool Dimensions

    Thickness

    Steps

    Overspray

    The calculator follows this process, based on standard construction practices:

    1. Floor Volume:
      • Area = length × width.
      • Volume = area × floor thickness (converted to feet).
      • Example: 20 ft × 10 ft × 0.5 ft = 100 cubic feet.
    2. Wall Volume:
      • Average depth = (shallow depth + deep depth) / 2.
      • Side walls area = 2 × length × average depth.
      • End walls area = width × shallow depth + width × deep depth.
      • Total wall area = side walls + end walls.
      • Volume = total wall area × wall thickness (converted to feet).
      • Example: Avg depth = (3 + 6)/2 = 4.5 ft, side walls = 2 × 20 × 4.5 = 180 sq ft, end walls = 10 × 3 + 10 × 6 = 90 sq ft, total = 270 sq ft, volume = 270 × 0.5 = 135 cubic feet.
    3. Steps Volume:
      • For each step:
        • Tread volume = tread depth × step width × floor thickness.
        • Riser volume = step width × riser height × wall thickness.
        • Total step volume = tread + riser.
      • Sum all steps’ volumes.
      • Example: Tread = 1 ft × 10 ft × 0.5 ft = 5 cubic feet, riser = 10 ft × 0.5 ft × 0.5 ft = 2.5 cubic feet, total = 7.5 cubic feet per step.
    4. Total Volume:
      • Sum floor, wall, and steps volumes in cubic feet.
      • Convert to cubic yards (divide by 27).
      • Add overspray (e.g., 12.5% = × 1.125).
      • Example: Total = 100 + 135 + 7.5 = 242.5 cubic feet = 8.98 cubic yards, with 12.5% = 10.10 cubic yards.

    Example Calculation

    • Inputs:
      • Length: 20 ft, Width: 10 ft, Shallow Depth: 3 ft, Deep Depth: 6 ft.
      • Floor Thickness: 6 inches, Wall Thickness: 6 inches.
      • Steps: 1 step with Tread Depth: 1 ft, Riser Height: 0.5 ft, Step Width: 10 ft.
      • Overspray: 12.5%.
    • Output:
      • Floor: 100 cubic feet (3.70 cubic yards).
      • Walls: 135 cubic feet (5.00 cubic yards).
      • Steps: 7.5 cubic feet (0.28 cubic yards).
      • Total: 8.98 cubic yards.
      • With Overspray: 10.10 cubic yards.
    Shotcrete Pool Calculator

    8 Sack Shotcrete Mix Design from Volume Concrete LLC.

    shotcrete for pools
    shotcrete for pools

    ADDITIONAL CALCULATORS CLICK HERE – Concrete Calculators

  • Riprap Grout on the Interstate

    Riprap Grout on the Interstate

    On a crisp March morning in 2025, the stretch of Interstate 5 just south of Portland, Oregon, buzzed with purpose. The Oregon Department of Transportation had a problem: drivers kept veering off the highway, carving rogue paths into the soft embankments. The solution? A line of locally sourced riprap boulders—gorgeous, rugged giants pulled from the Columbia River Gorge—paired with a grout fortress to lock them in place and keep vehicles where they belonged.

    The crew from Volume Concrete LLC rolled up at dawn, their mixer truck gleaming under the overcast sky. Beside them, AAA Concrete Pumping LLC’s rig hummed, its concrete line pump coiled like a python ready to strike. The boulders, each one a natural masterpiece, were already stacked along the embankment, a sturdy barricade waiting for its binding touch. The grout, a custom mix from Volume Concrete, was thick and gritty, crafted from local aggregates to match the land it would protect.

    “Alright, boys, let’s make it pretty!” hollered Mike, the crew chief, his grin wide as he waved the pump operator into action. The line pump whirred, snaking its hose over the riprap with precision. Gray grout flowed smooth and steady, cascading over the boulders, filling every crevice. No splatter, no waste—just clean, efficient work. The crew moved like a dance troupe, their faces lit with pride as the pump sped up the job, leaving the site spotless.

    “Keeps ‘em locked in for decades,” said Joey, wiping sweat from his brow, his smile mirroring Mike’s. “Ain’t no truck bustin’ through this.” The grout settled into place, hardening under the cool Portland air, its earthy tone blending with the boulders’ rugged beauty. By midday, the embankment stood transformed—a seamless blend of nature and craft, tough enough to shrug off anything the interstate threw at it.

    As the crew packed up, a passing driver slowed, peering out his window at the finished line. Mike caught his eye and tipped his cap. “Sleep easy, pal,” he muttered under his breath. “We got this.” The riprap and grout, born of Oregon’s own soil and sweat, stood ready—quiet sentinels along I-5, built to last.

  • FLowable Fill Concrete

    We custom blend Flowable Fill Concrete for nearly all applications. Please contact us to learn about the possibilities of using flowable fill for voids and underground utilities and infrastructure.

    Flowable fill is used for trench fill where utilities may exist and need backfilled with complete consolidation around the conduits and pipes.

    We also pump flowable fills and can attain distance over 1000′ using special additives and high pressure concrete pumps along with special fittings.

    Mix Design Documents

  • Concrete Line Pumping in the Pacific Northwest with AAA Concrete Pumping

  • Concrete Services

    Concrete Services

    Volume Concrete LLC., appreciates your business and opportunity to work with you and your team on the next project, here are some of the Concrete Services we offer:

    • Custom Mix Designs and offsite mixing capabilities
    • Ready Mix Concrete via Volumetric Mixers
    • New Concrete Bin Blocks (jumbo 1 cubic yard, 3500lbs.) for sale and rent 2’x2’x6′
    • Grout Mixes for: block fill, insulated concrete forms, pipe fill, tank decommissioning
    • Controlled Density Fill CDF for backfill and trench fill
    • Pervious Concrete – for sidewalks, and pavement
    • Rapid Set® Concrete – ready for vehicular & pedestrian traffic in a few hours
    • Concrete Line Pumps – long distance, any volume or size
    • Hot Water Generation offsite
    • Offsite cleanup

    Expedited Ideas:

    “Got a problem? We have a solution” [Spec-OP division – entry]

  • Controlled Density Fill CDF

    Volume Concrete LLC., supplies a Controlled Density Fill that can be ordered with a density ranging from 50psi up to 300psi.

    Looking for Early Load Application? Rapid Set® Flowable Fill CDF is available – Little to No Subsidence, ready for pavement in 1 hour – learn more

    Most common used in the Portland Metro is the 150psi CDF mix.

    Our CDF mix is self consolidating for optimal coverage of utilities and voids. With the addition of an admix, the CDF can be pumped over 150′ through a line pump.

    Decommissioning pipes and tanks? We have special welded fittings in either male or female threads using NPT (national pipe thread) in 2″, 2.5″ and 3″ adapters available for line pumps operations.

    Underground Storage Tank (UST) Permits and Information can be found here:

    https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/article/60241

    Let dispatch know what kind of project you have, and we will accommodate to get the job done! Dispatch (971) 219-8604

  • Grouted Brick Prism

    Grouted Brick Prism

    Volume Concrete Delivers Grout for Grouted Brick Prisms

    Masons like the Grout from Volume Concrete thanks to the freshness (mixed on-site), and the ability to adjust the slump on-the-fly, and vary the sack amount for the cement component.

    Admixtures on board include Viscosity Modifiers for increasing the flowability and increasing the consolidation around rebar and other components that may lead to blockage.

    The Grout from Volume Concrete is easily pumpable through a small line pump thanks to lack of aggregates and the increased amount of fine sands.

    This particular Grout is a High-Strength Flowable Fill with p.s.i. strengths exceeding the 2000psi requirement usually required in the local market.

    Mix Design:  2500psi 9 Sack Grout

    Here are some recent test results for 28 day strength.  PC2500 GROUT

    Call Dispatch to order Grout and don’t forget the Pump!

    Up to 9 Sacks per Cubic Yard depending on job-site requirements.

    Testing Exceeding: ASTM C1314 & C1552

  • The best way to move concrete from point A to B

    The best way to move concrete from point A to B

    Lets face it, concrete is extremely heavy, dense, and very loose when wet.

    Moving concrete the old fashioned way involved a wheelbarrow, but not just any ol’ wheel barrow, a masons’ wheel barrow is often required.    And, a really strong and enduring person too accomplish loading and unloading the barrow.

    Now days, we have concrete line pumps.  These machines are solely tasked with moving concrete from point A to point B with relative ease.  Let the machine and operators do the work. Volume Concrete supplies a concrete mix that is specifically designed for pumping concrete long distances, we are talking over 300′ through a 2.5″ concrete line pump.

    In addition to those long and difficult situations, we supply CDF that is pumpable, along with a variety of other mix designs and strengths.

    Call AAA Concrete Pumping LLC., dispatch to schedule a line pump with your next concrete purchase.
    AAA Concrete Pumping Cell Phone Dispatch (971)219-5358

    Using a Concrete Line Pump
    Using a Concrete Line Pump