Over the years in this business, I’ve often encouraged people to ask questions that might pertain to their current or future concrete placement and finishing projects .. It’s always a good thing to help, if possible, I feel, and as a result, my mailbag (email box) is found filled to the brim on some days. [...]
Protect your house foundation during the drought .. water your yard close to the foundation all around frequently .. retain the ground moisture .. this will help prevent your foundation from the moving, bobbing, and weaving often associated with stress cracks. A higher water bill is a lot less expensive than a $6,000.00+ foundation repair [...]
Founded in 2004, CCI provides concrete countertop training that gives you a solid technical foundation using from-scratch mixes and the freedom to choose your own mix, exercise your own creativity, and succeed on your own terms. The Concrete Countertop Institute’s (CCI’s) mission is to help concrete countertop professionals succeed by providing intensive concrete countertop training [...]
Under traffic these blisters crack and the mortar breaks away, exposing the concrete underneath. Do not seal surface before air or bleed water from below has had a chance to escape Prevent surface drying or crusting by use of a fog spray to avoid exposure of the surface to rapid drying before the concrete underneath [...]
A crazed concrete surface is a network of very shallow fine cracks. Although the surface is sound, the cracks are unsightly and show up most when the slab is damp. The cause is shrinkage of the cement paste on the surface. Use moderate slump (3-5 inches or 80-125 mm) without excessive bleeding and or segregation [...]
