Sealing Concrete Too Early | What Happens?

[traciespencer]

I've recently been seeing a lot of people making concrete jars with Cement All and sealing them the very next day. I'm glad you made this video because I was going to start doing the same thing. Now I know that I need to wait in order to maintain good quality. Quicker isn't always better. Thanks a lot.

[josephseno]

No way could I criticize you. I was actually googling when to seal and your video came up. I just did my first concrete sidewalk and wanted to know when to seal it. Thanks for the help.

[kevinzukauskas]

this is Kevin from Philly, I was going to seal this job Ive done yesterday but, thanks to your video Im going to wait until the 28 day process.

[writethegeek]

Happy to leave a message! The video reassured me that I'm going to wait 30 days to allow as much moisture out of the concrete as possible before sealing so I get the best results

[brianpfeiffer]

Great to see it days after! Nice job explaining as well.

[deda]

glad I watched your video before sealing our new patio. we will wait to do it now.

[rayspeakmon]

Great video. We are currently fighting with our patio contractor who absolutely ruined our patio in several ways and one of them was sealing it the day after it was poured. It's horribly horribly stained. They insist that it helps with the curing process. THAT'S BS.

[gregrazook]

Thank you for the advice. I was asking my concrete contractor when is it ok to sealer down and he would not give me a definite answer. Now I know that your advice is to wait at least 28 days.

[skijumpfan]

I have a big slab. Contractor wants to do it right away “to get paid”. This video saved me a big headache

[mageofthestorm]

Very informative. I am getting my driveway done, and want it sealed. I will skip the seal, and do it myself in the spring. I want this to last at least 10 to 15 years.

[doczenith]

Great vid. Can you do a vid on visual effects of too much plasticiser in the wet cast concrete.

[reneegreen]

Just got my sidewalk stamped and they're coming back in 2 days to seal. Glad I saw this video.

[tanyatanner]

Thank you. Very helpful advice, especially with the show and tell aspect.

[Tellyawhat]

Well done! Great info for the lay person. Thank you!

[likits]

You answered my question by jut watching your video. Great video!

[LarrySchwartz-wp]

Thanks for the advice.
My patio was just poured yesterday and my concrete guy said to seal it within 4 days.

[timdoherty]

Appreciate the emphasis on waiting 28 days before sealing.

[youngskydivers]

Thanks mate, very very useful infomation. I live in South Australia Australia, which is dry arid climate and we are coming in to our summer. I am pouring slab 16M .x 11 M or 52ft x 36ft which is my hanger for my aircraft. So what l understand is i wait 28 days before sealing. Which leads me to my next question. What finish would you request from my concrete finisher to then DYI a presentable sealer / epoxy / Polyaspartic / Polyurethane or ? Also it is open hanger with no doors so gets the morning sun every day Any advice would be apreciated Cheers mate

[ScottCarson-emkx]

Thanks for the info. How would I get crumbling sealant off my concrete. It is less than 2 years old. And can it be painted?

[PJ-wwdm]

Thanks for the video...helpful! Question for ya...our concrete balcony was laid 2 months ago and we've been waiting to seal it (lots of rain and temps under 5 degrees celsius). Finally have good weather and noticed some areas around the edges were crumbling so developer came and added some new concrete in a few small areas around the edges. Do we have to wait 28 days for the small patches to dry before sealing the whole thing or would waiting a shorter time, like 7 days, be enough since the majority of the balcony is solid after 60+ days of curing?