When you want to get a job done in your home or in the yard, it is important to have the right equipment. If you are building a foundation to a home, garage, shed and repairing a sidewalk or the side of the building, having the right type of concrete mixer can ensure that you do a job in excellence.
As such, renting cement mixers may be the best course of action for people or businesses who want to tightly budget their home or building construction. You can rent a variety of types of concrete mixers that can be used to guarantee that your job gets done more effectively.
Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good or property owned by another person or company. The owner of the property may be referred to as the lessor and the party paying to use the property as the lessee or renter. There is typically an implied, explicit or written rental agreement or contract involved to specify the terms of the rental.
Conversely, a cement mixer is a machine that mixes cement, sand or gravel and water to make concrete. Normally, a concrete mixer uses a spinning drum to mix the materials with paddles connected to the inside of the drum. On the other hand, cement is really just one component of concrete, while concrete is really just a mix of both gravel, sand and cement.
Renting Cement Mixers
The rental of cement mixers is an important part of the construction industry. It is also necessary to keep in mind the length of your job and future ones you might encounter to know if buying a cement mixer might be your best option.
Persons and businesses that regularly rent cement mixers from a particular company generally have an account with that company, which reduces the administrative procedure (transaction costs) on each occasion, assuring a business partnership that benefits both.
For the lessor’s part, sometimes the risk that the cement mixer is kept by the renter is reduced by it being a special model or having signs on it than cannot easily be removed, making it obvious that it is owned by the rental company. This is especially effective for cement mixers used in public places, but even when used at home it may help due to social control.
Kinds of Cement Mixers to Rent
Another thing to look at with renting concrete mixers is the kinds of cement mixers that you need. Even if you’re simply renting a mixer, it is important to know what is being used in the mixer. This should eliminate problems and help you in understanding how the concrete is mixed. If any problems arise with the process, you know which parts is not working properly or need to be replaced.
The first type of concrete mixer that you may want to consider renting is a mobile concrete dispenser or the cement mixer truck. This is used to batch concrete in one area then move to another area. Usually, these dispensers are used to pour sidewalks and other projects that need concrete batched into several areas. You are able to control the amount of concrete that is needed in one area at one time as well as be able to mix other types of rocks in with the concrete.
Another type of concrete mixer that you can rent is the stationary concrete dispenser. This is designed to stay in the same place while you pour the concrete. Most of the time, this type of mixer is utilized for pouring molds for a building or for pouring cement on a pre-caster for a construction or home decor project.
Finally, portable cement mixers are available for easy transport of small batches of concrete at a construction site, and are usually the ones being rented because cement truck rental is a tad more expensive. Using this type of machine is also a nice alternative to mixing concrete by hand or renting a cheaper but unintuitive stationary concrete dispenser.
Reasons for Renting a Cement Mixer
Rather than buying, the reasons for renting a cement mixer include:
In many locales in the United States, cement mixer rental used in a trade or business is tax deductible.
Financial inadequacy, such as renting a concrete mixer when one is unable to buy it. One may not wish to pay the full price that ownership would need, so renting a mixer allows for smaller payments over a specified period of time.
Reducing financial risk due to depreciation and transaction costs, especially for construction tools which might be needed only for a short amount of time
The cement mixer is needed only temporarily, as in the case of a special construction tool or a cement mixer truck.
Needing a cheaper alternative to buying; a person is unwilling to pay the full price for a concrete mixer when having his house built, so they rent it for a lesser price, but give up the chance to use it again later.
The renter may want to leave the burden of upkeep of the property to the owner or his agents. Such upkeep may include keep the cement mixer operational after prolonged use and other maintenance. As such, there is no need to worry about lifespan and maintenance of the cement mixer.
Renting cement mixers keeps off-balance the debt that would burden the balance sheet of a company in case the property would have been bought.
Safeguards in Renting a Cement Mixer
Some rented cement mixers are used on the spot, but usually they are taken along; to help guarantee that they are brought back, one or more of the following applies:
One shows an identity document.
One signs a contract; any damage already present when renting may be noted down to avoid that the renter is blamed for it when the cement mixer is returned.
One pays a deposit (also used for paying for small damage).