Caruth Concrete Pumping

Caruth Concrete Pumping CARUTH CONSTRUCTION INC. IS AT YOUR SERVICE IN AMES & DES MOINES, IA! Welcome to Caruth Construction Incorporated! We are sure to get your job done right!

We are a locally owned family business serving the Ames, Des Moines and surrounding communities. We are your number one choice for foundation walls! As a fully insured company you can ensure your job will be done right the first time, guaranteed! We service both commercial and residential customers throughout the area and only offer the highest quality work! Our employees pride themselves on their top quality work in the quickest time available! Call us today and schedule your free estimate now!

07/30/2020

The posts that supported a home's weight using the post-in-ground early foundation system could only go as deep into the earth as the person could dig, leading to a shallow foundation that didn't always anchor the home well.

07/28/2020

Care to guess how much concrete is produced annually worldwide? Although the geographical areas of highest production change from year to year, the production figures for concrete hover around 7.8 billion cubic yards annually.

07/23/2020

When you order manufactured concrete products, there is no guesswork and no fear of running short or having unused concrete left after a pour. Simply order the number and type of item you need, and let us know when and where you need them.

07/21/2020

The Burj Khalifa office tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is built out of concrete and is the tallest building in the world. Much of the height is due to a spire that sits atop the building. However, the Burj Khalifa has about 160 floors that can be used in commerce, compared to 102 stories in the Empire State Building in New York City.

07/16/2020

The National Foundation Repair Association, according to its website, "is a professional national organization that exists to promote high ethical standards in the practice of foundation repair and to promote cooperation between the foundation repair industry and government."

07/14/2020

One of the benefits of concrete as a construction material is that it offers excellent thermal mass. This means it slows the passage of heat through walls and floors, thereby reducing energy use in the building.

07/07/2020

Concrete is considered the most natural-disaster-resistant material for building, and more than 55,000 miles of U.S. highways are paved with concrete. It is also better on gas mileage with heavy truck, which get almost 20 percent more mileage on concrete than on asphalt.

06/18/2020

The deepest foundation in the world can be found under the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. The foundations were poured for 54 continuous hours and used over 470,000 cubic feet of concrete.

06/16/2020

If your new concrete slab will be covered with materials that are moisture-sensitive, let us know. We will determine the proper length of time it needs to cure, so that the coverings will not become damaged from moisture by applying them too soon.

06/11/2020

With a slab on grade foundation, the slab is poured thicker at the edges to form an integral footing, with reinforcing rods strengthening the thickened edge. One of the benefits of this type of foundation is that it can be poured all at one time.

06/09/2020

When sand and water were added to primitive concrete mixtures of gypsum and limestone, mortar was created. This enabled major advancements in construction for ancient civilizations, as the mortar allowed the stones and brick to adhere to one another.

06/04/2020

Did you know that aggregates comprise 75% of concrete by volume? Aggregates serve several functions in the final concrete product, improving the formation and flow of the cement paste and enhancing the structural performance of the concrete.

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2232 229 Place
Ames, IA
50014

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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