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Hanford Ready Mix, Inc. has quality concrete at competitive prices. Our concrete mixes typically surpass required strengths in 28 days. We have mixes with proven track records, thus giving our customers the confidence and satisfaction they have poured with the best.
Footing Mixes, Flatwork and slab mixes  Sacramento County Approved mixes
Architectural, Stamped, colored, exposed or plain concrete Light weight rock mix Masonry Grout 3/8” Pea Gravel mixes Black and White / Salt & Pepper Mixes Sand Slurry mixes 50/50 Aggregate Mixes
Solomon Color System Color Select™
Colored concrete can be used to create a striking effect around your home or property while increasing your property’s value.
Color concrete can be stamped to look like brick, wood, tile or stone at a much lower cost, while providing greater longevity. You can combine subtle shades of colors, textures and stamped patterns. You can also use multiple colors side by side, score joints and saw cut patterns to visually break up large areas such as driveways, walkways, patios, and pool decks. Color will add appeal and ambiance to any property.
We can produce concrete in a wide range of colors: from various shades of gray and warm earth tones to vivid colors that range from warm to deep and dark – almost any color you can imagine. We can create hundreds of standard or custom color blends while maintaining consistent color from batch to batch. Our computer-controlled system greatly minimizes human error. Your mix will be stored in our system, so if you need to match a color a year later we’ll have the exact specifications on file.
Available Admixtures and Their Uses
Available Admixtures and Their Uses (All Admixes Meet ASTM Standards)
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Fiber |
new generation in concrete reinforcement
Why should fiber reinforced concrete be used as temperature-shrinkage reinforcement instead of wire mesh? Plain and simple, the three dimensional fiber reinforcement is proactive. Wire mesh is in a single plain of the concrete whereas the fibers are throughout the concrete working to enhance its long term durability. Applications for Fiber Reinforced Concrete: Residential interior and exterior slabs-on-ground
Driveways Patios Sidewalks Swimming Pools Swimming Pool Decks Basement Floors House Slabs Decorative Concrete
Benefits of Fiber Reinforced Concrete:
Why a 3-dimensional reinforcement works better than wire mesh
Reduces plastic shrinkage cracking and plastic settlement Modifies micro-macro cracking of the hardened concrete Eliminates need for wire mesh for secondary reinforcement Reduces permeability Increases impact resistance Increases surface abrasion resistance Increases fatigue strength All of the above adds up to less maintenance and longer life
Choosing fiber reinforced concrete means you have selected current generation engineering technology. Fiber reinforcement starts working the minute the concrete is placed in the forms and works for the life of the concrete. Fiber reinforcement does not rust, rot or corrode. It is a lifetime companion with the concrete. Fibers do not replace good concrete practice.
Ice-
Hot weather can lead to many problems in mixing, placing and curing of concrete. Hot weather is defined as any combination of high ambient temperature, high concrete temperature, low relative humidity, solar radiation and wind velocity. The affects of any combination of the above can lead to rapid evaporation of moisture. This is is the primary cause of plastic shrinkage cracks, thermal cracking, permeability and decrease in compressive strengths. Hot weather can also affect water tightness and uniformity of surface appearance in concrete. An effort should be made to keep
concrete temperature as low as practical. The easiest way to keep concrete cool during hot weather is using ice in place of some of the water during batching. Ice added during batching will extend the concrete set up time during hot weather. This allows you more time to finish your concrete as desired.
Hydration Stabilizer (sometimes referred as Retarder)
Hydration Stabilizer is a chemical admixture that is used during hot weather. It will improve workability during placement and slow the rate of setting time, thus giving you more time to finish your concrete. Retarder will also lower the rate of heat evolution and increase compressive strengths. Retarder is often used with ice to achieve maximum desired effects during hot weather concrete pours.
Non Chloride Accelerator-
Is a non-corrosive, non-chloride admixture. It accelerates hydration, which results in shorter setting time and increases early compressive strengths. This is often used during cold winter-weather concrete placement. This additive is added at the plant during batching.
Calcium Chloride-
Acts the same as a non-chloride accelerator but it is not recommended for use where there is reinforcing steel, metal decks or electrical conduit. This additive is added at the plant during batching.
Hot Water-
Hot water is added at the plant during batching when cold weather is present. Hot water accelerates set up time and strength. Cold weather concrete usually starts during the fall and continues until spring. Cold weather is defined as a period when, for more than 3 consecutive days, the following conditions exist: 1) the average daily air temperature is less than 40 degrees F. 2) the air temperature is not greater than 50 degrees F for more than one-half of any 24-hour period. The average daily air temperature is the average of the highest and lowest temperatures occurring during the
period from midnight to midnight.
Air Entrainment-
Air entraining admixtures are used to purposely introduce microscopic air bubbles into concrete. Air entrainment admixture is added directly to the concrete during batching. Air entrained concrete contains millions of tiny air bubbles that are distributed throughout the paste portion of the mix. These air bubbles must be/have a certain size and distribution to be effective. Natural, or entrapped air bubbles are too large and are spaced irregularly so they do not provide any benefit to the mix.
Air entrainment will dramatically improve the durability of concrete exposed to moisture during cycles of freezing and thawing periods. Entrained air also greatly improves concrete's resistance to surface scaling.
Fly Ash-
Fly Ash is a valuable additive that makes concrete more durable and easier to work with. It is derived from burning coal. Fly ash particles create a lubricating affect when concrete is in its plastic state. This lubricating affect creates benefits in:
Workability Ease of Pumping Improves Finishing Reduces Bleeding Reduces Segregation of Aggregates Reduces Slump Loss-which allows for greater working time, especially in hot weather. Reduces sulfate attack. Fly ash ties up free lime that can combine with sulfate to create destructive expansion. Fly ash reduced efflorescence (efflorescence is the white powdery substance sometimes seen on concrete surfaces). Reduces Heat of Hydration. The pozzolanic reaction between fly ash and lime generates less heat, resulting in reduced thermal cracking when fly ash is used to replace portland cement. Reduces Alkali Silica Reactivity. Fly ash combines with alkalis from cement that might otherwise combine with silica from aggregates, causing destructive expansion.
Water Reducers (aka: Superplasticizer)
High Range Water Reducers
ADVA® 100 Superplasticizer -
A high range water-reducing admixture that produces a low water/cement ratio giving high performance concrete. Promotes high slump, extremely flowable concrete that achieves high strengths while providing superior workability and pumpability. ADVA® 100 Superplasticizer is used in heavily reinforced structures and in placements where adequate consolidation by vibration cannot be readily achieved.
WRDA® 64 Low Range Water Reducer A polymer based aqueous solution of complex organic compounds producing a concrete with lower water content (typically 8-10% reduction), greater plasticity and higher strength. Used in ready mix, job site and concrete paver plants; for normal and lightweight concrete; and in block, precast and prestress work. Offers significant advantages over single component water reducers. Performs especially well in concrete containing fly ash and other pozzolans.
MIRA® 70 Mid-Range Water Reducers A mid-range water-reducing, finishing enhancer admixture for concrete. Recommended where flowable, 150-200 mm (5 to 8 in) slump concrete with superior finishing is required, particularly in commercial and residential flatwork and formed concrete applications. Produces less permeable, more durable concrete and concrete with significantly early and ultimate compressive strengths. Darapel
Water Repellent Admixture - An admixture for structures requiring reduced water permeability. Reduces the potential for efflorescence.
Available Aggregates
3/4” Crushed Rock 3/8” Pea Gravel - Three Colors Available Class II Aggregate Base Fill Sand
Pea Gravel Top Soil - (Please Call for Availability) 50/50 Top Soil Mix - (Please Call for Availability) Compost - (Please Call for Availability) Round Rock Con Sand 1 x 4 Con Mix Mortar and Plaster Sand
Other Available Supplies - (Please Call for Availability)
3/8” x 3” Expansion 3/8” x 2” Expansion Med Cure Water Base Cure Anchor Bolts ½” x 10” (100) Anchor Bolts 5/8” x 10” (100) 5 gal of Surface Retarder #1 Mil Plastic Roll 9’ x 400’ #6 Mil Plastic Roll 20” x 100’ Concrete gloves
Concrete Blocks We have hundreds of concrete blocks available. Their dimensions are 2’-0” x 4’-0” x 18” and weigh approximately 1750 lbs. There is a lifting eye on top which makes moving them relatively easy. Blocks are great for mulch bins, weights at docks, fill for flood control or substructure for your backyard waterfall.
 Decorative Concrete Wall Panels
We also have available decorative concrete wall panels. These are solid concrete panels 4’-0” high x 8’-0 long x 6” thick. They weigh approximately 1750 lbs. and are great for fencing. |
