Start with where the truck will stand
JLT clusters are built around artificial lakes, with Sheikh Zayed Road as the main approach. Before you place an order, walk the route from the cluster entrance to your discharge point. Note headroom under podium decks, the turning space for a 12 m3 mixer, and whether the building management allows a pump on the access road and at what hours. Building management usually controls deliveries in occupied clusters, so get their written approval and the contact name for the gate.
Our plant in Al Quoz is about 11 km away in a straight line. Peak hours on Sheikh Zayed Road add time, so tell us when the slot is fixed and we will dose a retarder to suit the trip.
Screed and slab infills inside the building
Fit-out work in JLT often means screed over existing slabs, or concrete infills where shafts, openings or services have been changed. For screed, measure the area and the average depth, not the minimum. A 400 m2 office floor at 60 mm average is 24 m3, two trucks, but a floor that falls out of level by 20 mm in places can add several cubic metres.
Upper-floor screed has to be pumped. Our boom pumps reach 43 m to 57 m, enough for podium and low floors from outside. Higher up, you need a line pump route through the building. Agree that route, and who cleans it, before ordering.
Podium and ground-level works
Podium slabs and lakeside external works sit close to coastal groundwater. Anything buried or in contact with the ground should use the substructure mix your consultant specifies for chloride and sulphate exposure, not a general-purpose grade.
Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) sits inside our readymix concrete Dubai coverage, dispatched from the Al Quoz plant.
Questions from Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) sites
- What is the most common mistake on JLT fit-out pours?
- Booking concrete before the pump route is cleared. The truck arrives, the line is not ready, and the slump drops while everyone waits.
- Can a mixer reach a podium-level loading bay?
- Check the headroom and turning space with building management first. If the truck cannot get in, a boom pump from the street is usually the answer.
- How do I estimate screed volume roughly?
- Multiply area by average depth in metres, then add a margin for uneven substrates. Divide by 12 to get the number of truckloads.