Just realized spending $350 on a heated concrete blanket was worth it

I was dead set on saving money this winter and figured I could just pour my slab in Edmonton without any heating. After three days of watching the temperature drop and my concrete never setting right, I finally gave in and rented a heated blanket from United Rentals for $350. That single piece of equipment saved the whole project and I wish I'd done it from the start. Has anyone else tried pouring in deep cold without one and regretted it?

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sarah_hart25d ago

Ever try the ol' pickup truck idling all night with the exhaust pointed at the slab?

reeselewis26d ago

Nah, I gotta disagree a little. Did a small pad last January when it hit -15 and got away with just blankets and a salamander heater. Cost me way less than $350. But I was watching it like a hawk and the pour was small enough to manage. Bigger slab though? Yeah, youre probably right to rent one.