In order to get the best possible results when doing cement work, you should have the right concrete tools. Those who have done concrete work using the wrong tools know how hard it is to do that kind of a cement job.
Before you can pour new concrete, there is often old concrete that needs to come out. Cutting the concrete with a diamond saw blade can be a great way to get a solid and straight line in the existing concrete to butt up to.
Once you have removed the old cement you will need to prepare it for a pour. This includes ground prep to make sure you have the proper depth throughout the area that will be poured. You will then need to form the area and stake the forms so that they do not move from the pressure of the concrete. You may also need to include rebar for reinforcement, depending on where you are pouring and the requirements.
Before you have the concrete truck come to make the pour, you should be well prepared ahead of time. You will want to consider how large the pour is and if you are going to need some help. Can the cement truck pull up to the area to be poured and dump from the shoot? Will you need to wheel barrow the concrete to the pour site? Is it large enough that you should get a concrete pump? Do you know where all of your concrete tools are at?
When you get close to being ready, you will be able to call the concrete place and schedule the pour. Be ready to tell them how many yards of concrete you need them to bring. It is best to pour early in the morning if you can so that you have the whole day to finish the cement.
Once the truck arrives, it is time to go to work. The driver will want to know what slump you would like. This essentially refers to how runny or wet the concrete is. The wetter it is the longer you have to get it in place and worked, but it will also take a lot longer to set up. If you do not want to be there all day you can have the driver make it stiffer so that it will set quicker. If you are going to do this you need to make sure that everyone is moving quickly to get the concrete down and in place so that you can start to work the concrete as soon as possible.
The first step in working concrete is to make it level to the forms. This is done with a screed, which is usually a 2X4 board that is moved back and forth over on the top of the forms to scrape and move any concrete that is above the height of the form. Next, you will need to have someone working the float to bring the cream to the top.
Another person or two will follow the person doing the float and will work the top edges of the concrete to put a rounded edge on it. A person follows them with a trowel to work to smooth the lines made by those edging the concrete. The process continues several times over, working to make the top of the concrete as smooth as possible. - 29955
Before you can pour new concrete, there is often old concrete that needs to come out. Cutting the concrete with a diamond saw blade can be a great way to get a solid and straight line in the existing concrete to butt up to.
Once you have removed the old cement you will need to prepare it for a pour. This includes ground prep to make sure you have the proper depth throughout the area that will be poured. You will then need to form the area and stake the forms so that they do not move from the pressure of the concrete. You may also need to include rebar for reinforcement, depending on where you are pouring and the requirements.
Before you have the concrete truck come to make the pour, you should be well prepared ahead of time. You will want to consider how large the pour is and if you are going to need some help. Can the cement truck pull up to the area to be poured and dump from the shoot? Will you need to wheel barrow the concrete to the pour site? Is it large enough that you should get a concrete pump? Do you know where all of your concrete tools are at?
When you get close to being ready, you will be able to call the concrete place and schedule the pour. Be ready to tell them how many yards of concrete you need them to bring. It is best to pour early in the morning if you can so that you have the whole day to finish the cement.
Once the truck arrives, it is time to go to work. The driver will want to know what slump you would like. This essentially refers to how runny or wet the concrete is. The wetter it is the longer you have to get it in place and worked, but it will also take a lot longer to set up. If you do not want to be there all day you can have the driver make it stiffer so that it will set quicker. If you are going to do this you need to make sure that everyone is moving quickly to get the concrete down and in place so that you can start to work the concrete as soon as possible.
The first step in working concrete is to make it level to the forms. This is done with a screed, which is usually a 2X4 board that is moved back and forth over on the top of the forms to scrape and move any concrete that is above the height of the form. Next, you will need to have someone working the float to bring the cream to the top.
Another person or two will follow the person doing the float and will work the top edges of the concrete to put a rounded edge on it. A person follows them with a trowel to work to smooth the lines made by those edging the concrete. The process continues several times over, working to make the top of the concrete as smooth as possible. - 29955
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One of the most under utilized of all concrete products by people who do not do cement pours much is diamond saw blades. However, it is one of the most useful tools in saving time in cement pours.
