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Tips and Advice

Concrete Usage Tips

• Additional water in fresh concrete reduces the strength and durability of the said concrete when it hardens.

• All concrete should be compacted by tramping or vibrating to prevent honey-combing and increase the potential strength of the concrete when it hardens.

• When concrete is allowed to free fall for more than three feet, the chances of honey-combing is higher.

• Concrete develops strength faster if it is cured properly.

• When concrete is placed in hot and windy weather, the chances of surface cracking is higher.

• When concrete is poured onto dry sub-layers the chances of surface cracking is higher.

• Cement in concrete reacts with diesel, oils, and grease which slows down or stops the hardening process of concrete.

• Concrete slabs crack when:

1. Too much water is added to the fresh concrete

2. The concrete is not compacted properly

3. The concrete is not cured properly

• Concrete floor slabs dust easily when too much water is used in the fresh concrete.

• If a concrete floor is power-floated while there is water on the surface, the chances of the floor dusting is high.

• It is more costly to repair a problem in concrete than to prevent it from occurring in the first place.