Before I broom the surface, I usually wait until the concrete is firm enough so I can only press my fingers into it about 1/4". This could be 30 minutes to and hour after you get done pouring the concrete. Then I mag float the surface again, making sure to fill any imperfection in...
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" transfuse - pour ou...
This concrete delivery truck is able to mix dry ingredients with water and other additives as needed, delivering the exact quantity of concrete needed for small or large concrete pours. The system eliminates several concerns faced by concrete contractors, masons, and concrete delivery companies includi...
Coming back to painting and drawing, I was reading Roslyn Stendahl’s “Patience in Watercolour” yesterday and she is so right. I become a very impatient painter with watercolours as when I am in the flow, I tend to think that if I stop painting to let it dry, that the flow will di...
scrub Pour-N-Restore into the stain with a stiff-bristled brush and then allow it to dry. When the material is completely dry, sweep up the powder and then rinse the area with a strong stream of water while scrubbing with a brush to remove all the powder that can be trapped in the ...
Water is added to the dry mixture to bind all the components together. In a concrete mixer, add the determined amount of water and then the concrete mix. You can also mix this in a wheelbarrow with a shovel. Use as little water as possible. Water makes the concrete more maneuverable ...
Cold Pour Joints in concrete foundations which leave visible lines in the concrete foundation wall are not usually a structural problem but may in some cases form a dry joint which permits water leakage through the foundation wall. Cold pour joints occur because of the time delay between subsequ...