When you need to repair a sidewalk, create a space to store a trash can, or build a small storage shed, a few basic concrete skills come in handy. A small concrete slab doesn’t cost much to DIY, and ...

Rate of placement and screeding method are baseline decisions that must be made prior to start of placement. Placing/finishing concrete is time sensitive and susceptible to environmental conditions.

Three new surface finishes for as-cast formed concrete are defined in the new ACI 301-10 Specifications for Structural Concrete, which supersedes ACI 301-05. Rough-Form and Smooth-Form As-Cast ...

DEAR TIM: I’m going to do an ambitious concrete project this summer pouring a long sidewalk. My initial results are disappointing. The finish I’m getting on my concrete is rough, and too many stones ...

Question: I’ve got a big problem. Concrete was poured around my new swimming pool. I wanted a colored, sanded finish that resembled cobblestones. It’s been four weeks now and the concrete has a milky, ...

Two weeks ago, we had formed the shape of the concrete table top we needed, we waxed the plywood form and interior edges to help make the form removal easier, we poured the concrete, added the ...