I finally got a smooth finish on that crazy sloped driveway in Phoenix

The slope was so steep the concrete kept sliding down, and I had to keep reworking it with my magnesium float for almost four hours before it set right. We ended up using a rapid set mix and a spray-on retarder just to buy enough time. What's the longest you've ever fought with a pour that just wouldn't behave?

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abby_king227d agoMost Upvoted

We had a 40 yard basement slab pour in Flagstaff where the mix design was just wrong. The slump was way too high and it kept bleeding out, we were floating water off the top for what felt like forever. Ended up having to bring in bags of cement to dust it and rework the whole surface. That was a solid six hour fight before it finally started to set up right.

wade_hall7d ago

Sounds like a brutal day.