Try to move quickly except where noted otherwise so you can finish before the concrete dries especially on a hot day.
How to get a smooth finish on concrete floor.
We ll show you the tools and how to use them for each step of the concrete finishing process.
How to finish concrete smooth with a power trowel.
Creating these finishes requires different tools.
Not just your regular concrete finish but stamped colored and exposed aggregate concrete fini.
There s more to concrete than just pouring it out and watching it harden.
Mike haduck shows a job where he smooth finish concrete all my videos are my ways and ideas i always suggest anyone doing work consult professional help.
If you have a large concrete floor or slab the best way to get a smooth finish is to use a power trowel.
How to smooth a rough garage floor.
A diy polished concrete floor is not as intimidating a project as it seems.
Brushed concrete is a type of finish in contrast to the smooth finish that people may refer to as finished concrete the smooth finish is standard but brushed concrete provides certain advantages and also disadvantages that you don t have with a smooth finish.
Putting a smooth durable finish on concrete is a skill you can only master with the proper set of tools and practice.
Here s what you need to know to shape and smooth fresh concrete into an attractive long lasting surface.
A float compacts the concrete surface giving it a smooth look.
As a concrete finisher i can tell you learning how to use a power trowel will take some practice.
After a floor slab is placed and screeded off the finisher.
Even a novice diy er can accomplish it.
Swirl finish is one of the most exceptional types of concrete finish that is generated by smearing the concrete surface in a uniformly overlapping circular pattern.
Exposed concrete floor and finishes its construction and applications.
Other common problems are spalling pop outs and delaminating.
All of which cause pieces.
The local home depot stores i do business with 3 within 40 miles have hard troweled concrete floors with a sealer.
The hard trowel process must be done as part of the finishing process.
Garage floors typically made of concrete can pit or crack over time.