Driveways & Patios
Floors & Foundations
Floors & Flatwork
Sites & Facilities
Floors & Coatings
Facilities We Serve
Industrial · Concrete Pumping
Concrete Pumping in Gatineau
When a ready-mix truck cannot back into the pour, concrete pumping moves the mix to where it has to go. Gatineau Concrete runs boom pumps for elevated slabs and reach, line pumps for tight access and basement work, and pump rental for crews that need the gear on a project of their own. Every job is scheduled around the pour, with a free written estimate to start.
- Boom and line pumps both run
- Scheduled around your pour window
- Pump rental available for crews
Moving the mix
Why a Pour Sometimes Needs a Concrete Pump
Concrete is heavy, fast to set, and rarely poured exactly where the truck can park. A backyard patio behind a fence, a high-rise slab on the eighth floor, a basement footing through a narrow doorway, all of them are where concrete pumping earns its keep.
A boom pump uses an articulated arm that reaches over a building, across a yard or up several storeys. A line pump pushes concrete through a steel and rubber line to a placement point a truck cannot drive to.
And when a crew is running its own placement, concrete pump rental puts the machine on their site with the operator who runs it safely. The same pumps support our own warehouse and ready-mix placements.
How it works
How a Concrete Pumping Job Runs in Gatineau
-
Plan the placement
We confirm the pour location, reach, volume and timing, and pick boom or line pump based on access, height and how the placement has to be staged.
-
Set up the pump
The pump is positioned, stabilisers and outriggers are set, the line is run and tested, and the placement is coordinated with the ready-mix delivery.
-
Pump and place the concrete
Mix is pumped at the rate the placement needs, the operator manages the line or boom from the pour point, and the crew screeds and finishes as it goes.
-
Clean down and demob
The line and pump are flushed clean on site so the placement ends as cleanly as it started, then the pump demobs ready for the next call.
Three ways to pump
Boom, Line and Rental Pumping Options
A boom pump is the choice when reach and height matter, elevated slabs, large flatwork pours, or placements over buildings and trees. The articulated arm puts concrete exactly where the operator points it.
A line pump wins on access, threading concrete through doors, around corners and down stairs to a placement a truck cannot reach. Concrete pump rental sends the pump and operator to a crew running its own placement, when you have the labour but not the gear.
Concrete pumping services
Every Concrete Pumping Service We Offer
Boom pump, line pump and pump rental, with operators who run the pour safely.
Boom Pump
Articulated-boom pumps for elevated slabs, large pours and placements over obstacles.
Learn moreLine Pump
Line pumps that thread concrete through doors, basements and tight-access sites.
Learn moreConcrete Pump Rental
Pump and operator dispatched to a crew running its own placement.
Learn moreCommon questions
Concrete Pumping Questions, Answered
Boom vs line pump, scheduling, rental and what a pumping job actually involves in Gatineau.
Boom pumped a backyard patio that no truck could have reached. Arrived on time, set up clean, and the operator placed every wheelbarrow's worth exactly where we pointed.
Elevated slab over the third floor. The boom reach was bang on the spec and the placement matched the ready-mix delivery rate so nothing waited.
Rented the pump for our own pour. Operator ran it safely and patiently while we placed and finished. Saved us a day.
Line pump through a narrow basement door, around a corner, to footings a truck could never reach. Clean placement, clean cleanup.
From the blog
Concrete Guides & Articles
Practical reading on planning, finishes and caring for concrete in Gatineau.
Ready to start
Get a Free Concrete Pumping Quote
A backyard pour, an elevated slab, a tight-access basement or a pump rental for your own crew, tell us the placement and we will book the right machine and put it in a written quote.
We'll match the pump to the placement and send a written pumping quote within one business day.