Re-seal exposed aggregate concrete or not? - DIY Home Improvement Forum We built our Louisville, KY home 2 years + 10 months ago 2 months after the exposed aggregate concrete was poured for the driveway, front steps, front porch patio, we applied 2 coats of curing agent sealer SUPER SEAL 30 VT | Nashville TN | Clemons Concrete Coatings We are struggling with
buffing exposed aggregate | DIY Home Improvement Forum 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
Im building a small retaining wall. Can I get. . . Trying to build a wall because just because you have the blocks is a solution looking for a problem If the problem is having them, give them away or haul them to an aggregate plant that will crush them and sell the recycled crushed material
Concrete Countertop Help - DIY Home Improvement Forum The countertop premix has an aggregate about as fine as talcum powder Did you use a float to finish or a metal trowel? A metal trowel will get a much smoother finish than a float A chrome trowel is required to finish white concrete, a metal trowel will turn it a gray color Sealing it will eliminate the gritty feel of the surface
concrete from mortar - DIY Home Improvement Forum 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
Adding broken pieces of concrete to a new footer pour The more aggregate you add, which changes the ratio of cement in the concrete mix, would theoretically weaken the mix However, in your situation a few chunks (need to be clean) will not make that much of a difference I don't know enough about concrete mix to specify an acceptable amount, but I would not add more than 25% of the over all mix
Concrete walkway - skim coat | DIY Home Improvement Forum micro toppings are NOT recommended for ext use as they don't contain aggregate,,, no idea how 1 would stamp micro as its applied paper-thin,,, a polymer-modified cement, the best are 'add wtr only' mixes,,, ext use you'd need fine aggregate such as silicon carbide,,, we use these products daily,,, ck out conc network for products,,, our local