What No-One is Telling YOU! SECRETS TO A SMOOTH DRY POUR (no stones) TOP DRY POUR CEMENT CONCRETE

Dry pour cement concrete secrets to a smooth No stone top finish. Dry pour concrete dry pour cement smooth finish is an easy DIY how to in just 48 hours to a perfect dry pour concrete finish. How to smooth your top on a dry pour cement walkway dry pour concrete side walk dry pour patio dry pour concrete slab.

[vbibb]

Wow - I watched this within days before trying my first dry pour concrete patio extension. I literally had Home Depot deliver all the materials. I immediately ran up to Home Depot and grabbed some of the mortar mix. I added about a 0.25" mortar top after watching this video and it turned out super smooth and looks great. I thank you so much for the video!! It REALLY, REALLY helped!

[CajunCountryLivin]

Hello!
YouTube populated your video onto our page and we looked forward to watching. We hope you take another try at the dry pour using our method that we took years to perfect on how to finish a dry pour slab using Quikcrete. We look forward to seeing the comparison!

[jonathanfritz]

I have done three dry pours now since watching Cajun Country etc…This seems like a good idea and may be easier! But you can get a smooth surface using just concrete. Either screed with 2x4 until rocks go under or sift through a container with a few holes drilled to just let the powder through. Either way a smooth surface is doable as I have done a few and they turned out nice!

[mleachx]

I like your method. I've done 2 dry pours so far and if you are getting rocks, just add more cement and screed until surface is smooth. Mine have turned out nice without mortar but i might give it a shot. Just wanted to say you can get smooth surface without it

[leepickett]

Hi Teddy that is awesome. I live in a climate that the temp drops below zero. What do you think will it hold up?

[JL-ekrq]

Thanks so much. I just learned this was possible for me to do on my own thanks to videos like this one. The pros wanted to charge me 4k, another 6k, for a driveway job. I'm an only parent to my kid. I can't afford to fatten some other guy's pockets. Gonna' dry pour myself for around $120 and see what happens.

[adams]

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to compare and contrast. I’ll be using your method.

[freddaniali]

I have never dry poured a slab, but I do paver stones all the time and it turns our really nice. No settling and weeds. Great video!

[Bob_Adkins]

I like it! It's very smart to top dry-pour with a little high-strength mortar that finishes better! However, you can get a much, much better finish on pure Quickcrete. (you were making a point, I get it!)

As someone who has used dry pour many, many times, it needs lots of moisture to set quickly and strongly. The ground should be wet or at least very damp. In a plastic tote, it will take forever to cure through and through and end up weaker unless you start with an inch of water. (still, no mixing needed!)

Dry-pour takes precisely the same amount of water to cure dry as it does wet, which is a fraction of what concrete companies use. But the point is, it needs moisture from every direction for a reasonably fast complete cure.

[TishaRicks]

YOU! I was just thinking about this, because I am going to do a dry pour coming off my deck. I recently filled a hole where I installed a pole light in my front yard, and noticed the rocks are definitely obvious on top. So I was just thinking of what I need to do to keep the rocks from not showing on top of my dry pour slab.

[isabellavision]

Love your videos!! Question: At $19 for a 55lb bag, I am curious whether it's necessary to get the "Fastset, " "rapid set" or otherwise named quick-dry mortar mix you used for this process, because regular Quikrete-brand mortar mix is much closer in price to the Quikrete-brand concrete mix. All the options make one's head spin, but my basic question is whether there is any benefit to paying extra for the quick-drying stuff when the whole point here is to take your time and water it slowly?🤔

[richardallison]

I plan to try this soon but I would do two things different. I have over 30 years of experience in using refractory castables in steel mills which are similar to Portland concrete. I believe you can get almost or full strength doing dry casting. The two things different is that I would not have the mortar that thick. I would have no more than 1 inch on the top. The other thing I would do is water the base that would help hydrate the cement faster from the bottom up and that could make the difference in getting full compressive strength on the concrete. I think if you did not use mortar, you could use a hand float when the concrete is dry and before misting and pat the surface in which would drive the fine part of the matrix to the top and bury the aggregate. I am going to try it both ways. I think this method can be improved I can't wait to try....

[larryross]

I'm about to do a dry pour and I've decided to use mortar mix. Just as strong as concrete mix and no rocks. Seems pretty obvious to me??? Also the new fiberglass rebar seems perfect.

[cariocausaX]

I always had the idea but never tried until I saw your video. That's the way to go! Thanks!

[Geonious]

0:59 HELL YEAH!!! And us DIYer's are praising you!!! Thank you!!!

[fattysgarage]

You gotta love YT! Great info! This is what happens when contractors over charge and get greedy. People find ways to do things. Sure I’m calling a contractor to build my house. No choice but not to pour my sidewalk. Not anymore. I had my asphalt driveway resurfaced last month. 3 quotes: $4000, $7600, and $14, 000. This was unreal to see the price differences. Contractors will curse this method and tell you it won’t work, but it does.

[ricardomateo]

I do the same on my dry pour, but have not try any experimentation, love to see what happens on your experiment

[rawhide]

Very nice! I asked the Cajun couple a question about their technique but never got an answer so maybe you can give me an answer. I have an existing sidewalk in front of my house that is cracked and uneven in places but good in other spots. Would it be possible to use your technique to resurface this walkway and if so what you think the depth of the mix would need to be? And if possible how could I anchor it to the existing surface?

[stevecarney]

That looks really good. I used sand mix to finish the top of mine it came out better and easier than any wet pour I have done. A year later no cracks I drive my van on it no problem. If I do another one I will give the motor mix a go😊 Nice video.

[frankiea]

Love your video. As someone who works with concrete a lot and does dry pouring, what I usually do when I'm making something is I fill 3/4 of Quikcrete to a level of what I'm making. Then I finely sift and separate all rocks and put that powder layer on top, smooth out and mist. I eliminate 2 separate bags...