The concrete is finished smooth and then rock salt is added to the surface.
Broom finish colored concrete patio.
Have to have it.
They swept the concrete to deep didn t work it properly now it looks and feels rough and the color is not consistent.
Pour the slab strike off with a screed bull float wait for the bleed water to evaporate although with low water cement ratio exterior concrete with the proper amount of.
Should i seal the broom finished concrete.
Broomed color concrete patio.
Broom finished concrete a gray broom textured concrete is the most basic outdoor concrete finish.
This smooth surface can vary from 2 3 wide and the resulting surface has a higher level of visual interest.
How to fix rough broom finished concrete sidewalk.
Window pane concrete finish scoring can be combined with wide tooling of the surface to create a window pane effect.
After the concrete surface has been broom finished the scoring is created using a wide concrete tool that creates a smooth surface on both sides of the score joint.
This is a normal type of broom finish we do on a lot of patios pool decks sidewalks and driveways.
In many cases today s finishers won t trowel.
Broom finishes are commonly seen in new developments on sidewalks and as a finish for colored concrete.
This must be done during the final finishing of the concrete.
This finish is often used around swimming pools or in conjunction with terra cotta tile think a santa barbara city sidewalk.
Yes it is a good idea to seal the broom finished concrete.
Trowel there s some disagreement here.
Can the finish be fixed.
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I recently had new concrete sidewalks a patio pour with colored concrete.
It is commonly used for sidewalks and driveways and as the name suggests involves dragging a broom across the surface of the wet concrete to give it a ridged texture.