TCB Concrete Pumping

06/02/2026

The contractor asked how much extra to pump color. We do not charge extra to pump colored concrete, apparently other pumpers do.

Pumping colored

Small pool deck being placed with colored concrete

05/18/2026

Whooooo… steep one today!

Here’s a video of 225’ set up for dock piers on lake Watauga In NE TN the terrain is extremely steep

05/13/2026

What is flowable fill and why use it?

A less expensive option than concrete, flow fill has many applicati...

05/07/2026

Grateful for the work on a rainy day


Placing a concrete footer to secure the base of an inground swimming pool 

04/28/2026

We’ve had some rain this week and there’s more rain in the forecast. We pumped a set of footers this morning, in the rain, and we had no problem dispersing the water. Here’s how concrete pushes the water out as you place it:

6 likes. "Chasing water out of footers "

04/27/2026

Happy Birthday to our very own Craig Cottongim!!! May your day be filled with many blessings, great food, and much reading and writing! Pump on!

04/14/2026

Block fill & slab combo to start the off:

We are filling up the block and then placing the slab immediately afterward, sequencing is everything in this business 

04/03/2026

Normally we do not place & finish concrete, but this customer could not get any concrete contractors to respond, probably because it was a smaller job. It was around 500 sq. feet. While TCB doesn't typically take on flatwork, our son Jacob does.

Father & son, pump, place, and finished 8.5 yards, a sidewalk on the front of the house and a patio around a fire pit and sidewalk in the backyard

04/01/2026

The video doesn’t do justice to the steepness of this site for today:

Pumping a slab on the side of a hill

12/31/2025

https://youtu.be/fvJokeirIMM

What happens when a family has to close their plant, what would it feel like