Walks and driveways may also be built in sections, and, although steps are usually better poured at one time in one piece, it is possible to cast them in sections if they are properly tied together with reinforcements which extend between the two units. It may be possible, of course, to dragoon the family or to hire a couple of strong-armed men for a day or two to help you to do large projects so that you can get them done with less strain, or if you feel they are too much to attempt alone. Concrete mixers can be hired by the day in most sections; they will cut down the labor of mixing large quantities of concrete such as will be needed for terraces or driveways, particularly if you have beer able to hire a workman to do the shoveling and hauling so that you car do the finishing and lighter tasks.

. . . using concrete in quantity
Perhaps you should look into the possibility of buying concrete already mixed if you need a sizeable quantity. Many building material dealers sell it by the truck load. Large tank trucks keep the mix spinning and churning as it is driven from the mixer to your home. You'll need a couple of wheelbarrows to haul it from the place the truck parks at your home, unless it is adjacent to where it is to be used, in which case it may be channeled from truck to project by metal conduits.

Or perhaps you will want to canvass the possibility of having con crete laid by contract, if you feel the project is beyond your abilities. Ge a contractor to estimate on the work-be prepared to find that it will cost up to twice the amount you'll pay if you do the work yourself and buy only materials. It may well be worth it. However, you may still be able to pare the cost a bit if your contractor will allow you to do the digging out and grading which is necessary, and he may even let you build the forms if you can convince him you are competent. These possibilities will depend upon the good will and cooperativeness of the individual contractor, of course.