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Concrete Sidewalk for Beginners. Tips and Technics
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In this video you gonna see how to pour a simple concrete sidewalk with a broom finish. While one guy is on the wheelbarrow, get on the rake and start spreading mud around. If there is no chairs to keep the rebar up, don't forget to give it a lift, or better put a chunk of brick under it. Concrete strength depends on that.
The next step would be screeding concrete with a board or straight edge, in this case 2X4 to make it level with the forms.
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After screeding is done, you have to get on the Bull float. This tool, made from magnesium alloy pushes all the rocks down and brings the cream up, so it's easier to work with the surface and cover all the holes. When you work with this tool try to keep it almost flat, so you don't leave the waves behind.
If concrete gets harder on you, or the slump you use is low, you gonna have to adjust the angle and the pressure that you apply. Harder the concrete - more pressure and higher angle you have to give. If surface is wet - go low and slow.
3.
After Bull float is done you have to get on the Edger, a special hand tool that makes the edge round. Not only it looks good, but also helps to separate wood from the concrete withot chipping, when you strip the forms. You can win some time if you keep the magnesium float with you to kill all the lines after your edge.
4.
After edge is done you proceed to the Fresno, - a tool shaped similar to a Bull float, but instead of magnesium made from high carbon thin steel. Fresno designed to give the surface sealed and smooth look, and this is the final tool that you have to use on the slub before you do the broom.
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When you work with Fresno you can twist the handle to the right, or to the left side to apply more pressure at desired area. This trick would help you to get rid of the lines left behind from the Cutter.
5.
Now to the cutter itself. This particular tool called - the Skate Cutter, it glides on the surface nicely and doesn't go too deep. It is also nice to use this tool on the long pieces to make your groove straight.
The purpose of placing cuts is to generate joints in concrete slub and control cracking due to shrinkage. In simple words, by making those cuts crack will go inside the groove, which is not gonna affect the aesthetic look of your project.
6.
After all the cuts are placed and everything is nice and sealed it is time to put broom marks on your sidewalk. Most sidewalks and other outside slubs getting broom finish. Bristle marks will prevent the surface from being slippery. You have to broom your job perpendicular to the way of people going to walk on it, this will provide a better grip.
7.
The next step would be to put a final edge on top of your broom, or in other words to highlight your edge. After this procedure your walk gonna look way nicer.
If you guys have any questions or disagree with something, feel free to drop a comment down below.
8.
You also gonna have to put a highlight on all of your cuts. This will also add some nice texture to your job and everything is gonna look complete. Unfortunately I didn't film this proccess on that exact sidewalk, so what you see is being highlighted is from another project, but technique is quite the same.
9.
So there you go guys, that's the final product. We have placed quite a lot that day, but it turned out pretty good in my opinion.
I really hope that this video was useful and you learned something new today, so if you wish to see more videos like that let me know in the comment section, I would appreciate that a lot. If you enjoyed it please give me a thumbs up and consider subscription to my channel, there is more to come!
You can read all of my commentaries in the video description section, in case you didn't get something.
Thank you for watching and have a nice day!!!
Welcome to my channel guys!
In this video you gonna see how to pour a simple concrete sidewalk with a broom finish. While one guy is on the wheelbarrow, get on the rake and start spreading mud around. If there is no chairs to keep the rebar up, don't forget to give it a lift, or better put a chunk of brick under it. Concrete strength depends on that.
The next step would be screeding concrete with a board or straight edge, in this case 2X4 to make it level with the forms.
2.
After screeding is done, you have to get on the Bull float. This tool, made from magnesium alloy pushes all the rocks down and brings the cream up, so it's easier to work with the surface and cover all the holes. When you work with this tool try to keep it almost flat, so you don't leave the waves behind.
If concrete gets harder on you, or the slump you use is low, you gonna have to adjust the angle and the pressure that you apply. Harder the concrete - more pressure and higher angle you have to give. If surface is wet - go low and slow.
3.
After Bull float is done you have to get on the Edger, a special hand tool that makes the edge round. Not only it looks good, but also helps to separate wood from the concrete withot chipping, when you strip the forms. You can win some time if you keep the magnesium float with you to kill all the lines after your edge.
4.
After edge is done you proceed to the Fresno, - a tool shaped similar to a Bull float, but instead of magnesium made from high carbon thin steel. Fresno designed to give the surface sealed and smooth look, and this is the final tool that you have to use on the slub before you do the broom.
4.1
When you work with Fresno you can twist the handle to the right, or to the left side to apply more pressure at desired area. This trick would help you to get rid of the lines left behind from the Cutter.
5.
Now to the cutter itself. This particular tool called - the Skate Cutter, it glides on the surface nicely and doesn't go too deep. It is also nice to use this tool on the long pieces to make your groove straight.
The purpose of placing cuts is to generate joints in concrete slub and control cracking due to shrinkage. In simple words, by making those cuts crack will go inside the groove, which is not gonna affect the aesthetic look of your project.
6.
After all the cuts are placed and everything is nice and sealed it is time to put broom marks on your sidewalk. Most sidewalks and other outside slubs getting broom finish. Bristle marks will prevent the surface from being slippery. You have to broom your job perpendicular to the way of people going to walk on it, this will provide a better grip.
7.
The next step would be to put a final edge on top of your broom, or in other words to highlight your edge. After this procedure your walk gonna look way nicer.
If you guys have any questions or disagree with something, feel free to drop a comment down below.
8.
You also gonna have to put a highlight on all of your cuts. This will also add some nice texture to your job and everything is gonna look complete. Unfortunately I didn't film this proccess on that exact sidewalk, so what you see is being highlighted is from another project, but technique is quite the same.
9.
So there you go guys, that's the final product. We have placed quite a lot that day, but it turned out pretty good in my opinion.
I really hope that this video was useful and you learned something new today, so if you wish to see more videos like that let me know in the comment section, I would appreciate that a lot. If you enjoyed it please give me a thumbs up and consider subscription to my channel, there is more to come!
You can read all of my commentaries in the video description section, in case you didn't get something.
Thank you for watching and have a nice day!!!
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