Concrete Pour Card Template
Download a concrete pour card template to plan mix design, quantities, crew, placement sequence, equipment, testing, weather, and pre-pour requirements.
Plan Concrete Placements Before the First Truck Arrives
A concrete pour card gives concrete contractors a compact planning document for organizing the information needed before and during a placement. It can help the field and office confirm the pour location, scheduled quantity, concrete mix, crew, equipment, placement sequence, testing requirements, weather conditions, and other details that affect the work.
This concrete pour card template is designed for specialty concrete contractors managing slabs, walls, footings, foundations, grade beams, sidewalks, equipment pads, and other cast-in-place work.
What Is a Concrete Pour Card?
A concrete pour card is a field planning and coordination document prepared for a specific concrete placement. It brings key pour information into one place so project managers, superintendents, foremen, batch suppliers, testing personnel, pump operators, and crews can work from a consistent plan.
The card may include the pour date and time, concrete quantity, mix designation, placement location, truck spacing, pump or conveyor requirements, crew assignments, reinforcing readiness, embeds, testing needs, finishing requirements, curing plan, access, and weather considerations.
When to Use a Concrete Pour Card
Use a pour card whenever a placement involves enough coordination that the crew, supplier, equipment operators, and project team need a shared plan before concrete arrives.
- Slab-on-grade placements
- Elevated slab placements
- Foundation walls
- Footings and grade beams
- Equipment pads
- Sidewalks and exterior flatwork
- Structural columns or piers
- Large or phased pours
- Pours requiring pumps, conveyors, cranes, or other placement equipment
- Placements with specific testing, finishing, curing, or access requirements
Who Should Use This Template?
The template is intended for concrete subcontractors and specialty contractors responsible for planning and executing cast-in-place concrete work.
- Concrete company owners
- Project managers
- Superintendents
- Concrete foremen
- Field engineers
- Operations managers
- Estimators handing work off to operations
- Office staff coordinating concrete orders and testing
What to Include on a Concrete Pour Card
A useful pour card should capture the information that determines whether the placement is ready, how concrete will reach the work area, what material has been ordered, and what happens after placement begins.
| Pour Card Section | Information to Record |
|---|---|
| Project information | Project name, project number, pour number, date, superintendent, foreman, and placement location |
| Concrete order | Supplier, mix designation, strength, quantity, truck size, first-truck time, spacing, and approved admixture notes |
| Placement details | Pour type, dimensions, thickness, elevation, sequence, construction joints, and approximate duration |
| Pre-pour readiness | Forms, reinforcing, vapor barrier, embeds, blockouts, sleeves, anchor bolts, subgrade, access, and inspections |
| Equipment | Pump, hose, conveyor, crane bucket, vibrator, screed, laser screed, power trowels, generators, lighting, and backup equipment |
| Crew | Placement crew, pump operator, vibrator operators, screed crew, finishers, laborers, curing crew, and supervision |
| Testing and inspection | Testing agency, inspector, sampling frequency, slump or other specified tests, cylinders, and special inspection coordination |
| Weather | Forecast temperature, precipitation, wind, heat or cold considerations, and weather-protection plan |
| Finishing and curing | Finish type, tolerances where applicable, saw-cut timing, curing method, protection, and access restrictions |
| Closeout | Final quantity placed, rejected loads, returned concrete, testing references, cleanup, and follow-up items |
How to Use the Concrete Pour Card Template
- Identify the exact placement. Record the pour number, date, location, elevation, slab or member type, and the drawing or area reference used by the field team.
- Confirm the planned quantity. Enter the calculated concrete volume and an appropriate order quantity based on the project geometry and contractor's ordering process.
- Enter the approved mix information. Reference the correct mix designation and relevant project requirements without substituting the pour card for the approved mix submittal.
- Plan truck timing. Record the first-truck time, anticipated truck size, planned spacing, and approximate placement rate so the supplier and crew can coordinate production.
- Confirm pre-pour readiness. Review forms, reinforcing, embeds, blockouts, sleeves, subgrade, vapor barrier, access, inspection status, and other items that must be complete before placement.
- Assign crew and equipment. Identify the pump or placement method, finishing equipment, vibrators, screeds, lighting, backup equipment, and the crew responsible for each phase.
- Coordinate testing and inspection. Record the testing agency, inspection contacts, required sampling or observations, and the expected arrival time.
- Plan finishing and curing. Document the required finish, saw-cut approach, curing method, protection, and post-pour responsibilities.
- Update actual results after the pour. Record actual quantity, start and finish times, rejected loads, delays, testing references, and follow-up items for the project record.
Example Pour Card Entry
Pour 07 – Level 1 slab, Area C: Planned placement of approximately 118 cubic yards using pump placement. First truck scheduled for 5:30 a.m. with planned truck intervals matched to the crew's expected placement rate. Forms, reinforcing, vapor barrier, sleeves, and embedded items are to be verified before release. Testing agency scheduled before first concrete. Crew assignments include pump hose, vibration, screeding, finishing, saw-cut preparation, and curing.
Concrete Pour Planning Best Practices
- Assign a unique pour number so the card can be matched to tickets, testing, daily reports, and cost records.
- Verify the concrete quantity against current field conditions before placing the order.
- Reference the approved mix designation rather than relying on a generic description such as “4,000 psi mix.”
- Coordinate truck spacing with the placement method, crew size, site access, and expected production rate.
- Confirm forms, reinforcing, embeds, vapor barrier, subgrade, and access before the batch plant releases concrete.
- Plan backup equipment for critical items such as vibrators, generators, lighting, or finishing tools where practical.
- Coordinate pump setup, washout, truck access, traffic flow, and cleanup before placement begins.
- Review weather conditions and any required protection before the pour.
- Document who is responsible for testing, finishing, curing, saw cutting, and protection.
- Record actual placement information after the pour so the card becomes a useful project-history record.
Common Concrete Pour Card Mistakes
Using an Outdated Quantity
Field dimensions, slab edges, blockouts, thickened sections, and other conditions may change after the original estimate. Confirm the current placement quantity before ordering concrete.
Listing Only Compressive Strength
A strength value alone may not identify the correct concrete. Use the approved project mix designation and related requirements rather than assuming mixes with the same strength are interchangeable.
Ignoring Truck Spacing
Too many trucks can create congestion and extended waiting, while insufficient delivery frequency can interrupt placement. Coordinate planned intervals with the batch supplier and expected field production.
Leaving Pre-Pour Readiness Unchecked
Missing embeds, incomplete reinforcing, inaccessible pump setup, failed inspections, or unfinished formwork can delay a pour even after trucks are dispatched. Use a clear readiness check before release.
Forgetting Testing Coordination
If required testing or inspection personnel are not available when the concrete arrives, the placement can be disrupted. Confirm who is required, where they will sample, and when they are expected on site.
Failing to Record Actual Results
The pour card is more useful when actual start and finish times, placed quantity, rejected loads, delays, and testing references are added after the work is complete.
Keeping Pour Information Connected With the Job
A spreadsheet pour card is a practical way to standardize planning for repeated concrete placements. As the number of pours and active jobs increases, however, pour cards, schedules, daily logs, photos, labor records, expenses, and documents can become difficult to manage across separate files.
SimplySub is construction management software built for subcontractors and specialty contractors. It helps teams organize jobs, scheduling, daily logs, time, documents, photos, expenses, and other project information, making it easier to keep field and office records connected around active work.
Frequently Asked Questions
What information belongs on a concrete pour card?
A concrete pour card commonly includes the project and pour location, planned quantity, mix designation, supplier, truck timing, crew, equipment, pre-pour readiness, testing, weather, finishing, curing, and post-pour results.
Is a concrete pour card the same as a pre-pour checklist?
Not exactly. A pre-pour checklist focuses on confirming that required conditions are ready before placement. A pour card can include that checklist while also covering material orders, truck timing, crew, equipment, testing, finishing, and actual placement information.
Should the pour card include the concrete mix design?
It should identify the approved mix designation or other necessary reference information, but it should not replace the formal approved mix-design submittal or project specifications.
How should concrete quantity be recorded?
Record the planned volume, the order quantity, and the actual quantity placed when available. Keeping those values separate makes it easier to compare the field plan with final material usage.
Should testing information be recorded on the pour card?
Yes. The card can identify the testing agency, inspection contact, required testing, and test or sample references. Formal test results and inspection reports should still be maintained separately.
Can pour cards help with job costing?
They can provide useful production information such as planned and actual quantities, placement duration, crew size, equipment used, and delays. Contractors should reconcile that information with official time, purchasing, expense, and job-cost records rather than treating the pour card as the only cost record.
Give Every Concrete Placement a Clear Plan
A well-prepared concrete pour card gives the field and office a shared view of the material order, placement sequence, crew, equipment, testing, readiness, weather, finishing, and curing plan. Updating the card with actual results after the pour also creates a useful record for future planning and project review.