The aggregate was exposed after the retarder/pressure washing. It almost seems too much of the concrete was removed, leaving more of the small pebbles exposed above the concrete....thus, a bumpy surface.
I’m building a new house and at the end of the driveway and back of the garage (see pic) we want to install some type of aggregate in the highlighted area which will be used for temporary parking and raised garden beds. We nixed the idea of extending the driveway with pavers due to cost and the...
I get the idea that the trailer pumps are smaller than the big boom trucks and the pea gravel tends to flow through the hose easier.. (kind of guessing on that one) So my question: Will substituting pea gravel instead of the normal larger limestone or other aggregate weaken the concrete? Are there any drawbacks to this I'm not considering?
Concrete, crushed aggregate, or soil? What to fill post hole with. Jump to Latest 1.4K views 7 replies 7 participants last post by kip.pete Aug 13, 2024 K
Last time I did it over exposed aggregate at a friends house the bit wanted to walk like crazy which made it very hard to drill accurately.. Anyway to more precisely drill these? I will be drilling 52 holes in this exposed aggregate so the more accurate the better. I do have a roto hammer as well, the issues is not my tool is the bit itself walking on the aggerates before it starts to actually ...
Going to place aggregate next week [week of 3/31/25] then pour concrete as soon as the radon system is placed. YAY! Ben, my concrete guy [& a really great guy!] plans to use fiber mesh. From what I've read, I think this will be fine but just want to run it past you guys. This is a one story...
On a recent Yard Crashers show, the host (Ahmed), showed a pebble mixture that gets combined with some sort of epoxy and gets troweled over existing concrete. Looks Great? Any idea where I can get this product? Thanks.
Anytime you mix cement and aggregate, the more surface area of the aggregate you have, the more cement that is required to coat all of the particles and tie them together. The extra cement requires extra water to make mortar more usable. It is difficult to compare mortar with concrete because they are designed to do different things.
Hello, I recently poured pavers and the sides really showed a lot of exposed aggregate as well as on the edges when I tried to use an edge tool. What can I be doing wrong? Also, I heard adding Portland cement would increase the the smooth stuff on top. Any truth to this? Thanks for all the help.
Hi. New to the forum. Our front door step which is made of exposed aggregate has developed a full length crack and at one end is starting to see some larger pieces of concrete chipping away. Having done a number of searches on the internet, I think I have a rough idea of how to fix exposed...
