How to get a flat floor using a vibrating concrete power-screed tool.

In this video I share with you a few tips on how to get a flat concrete floor when using a concrete power screed to screed your concrete floors. Knowing how to run the power screed and not get humps and dips in the floor is important for a successful installation.

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[jackconnolly]

Concrete work is HARD. Much respect!!
Also, great presentation. Short, sweet and to the point!

[johnfahey]

I’m so happy that you mentioned the rakers twice! We called them “come-alongs”. Very important we knew what was what!

[cem]

Your absolutely correct about the rakers behind the vibra rakers no good....no bueno year concrete laborer

[jayhakim]

please make more videos you teach me alot, i poured 315 yards last month with a 10 foot vibrastrike 2, 1 man and i had alot of humps but it didnt matter in a cattle lot and they wanted massive volume for the cheapest price, all 5 inches. so I raked and tamped it with my come-along then pulled it back 10 feet at a time while working with the driver. some sectioned humped and some did not.

[MikeDayConcrete]

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[truecountry]

Saves a lot of time and a lot easier on the back. Only way to go

[ClaytonsStuff]

Great video. I am finishing my old garage. The floor has some cracks in it and looks like it was never screened when it was poured. It's very rough and out of level. Your videos will help me a lot and I hope to be done with it over the summer.

[CSX]

I work for a concrete laying company and what this video is explains is all too familiar I enjoy seeing how smooth the concrete looks after the vibrating screed has gone over it

[jdmk]

Thanks a lot, introduce Wonderful tools.

[mattjohnson]

The whole purpose of screening is to get a flat surface. The rakers are important, but if you have high or low areas in the surface, it's due to poor screeding. That's what the screeder is for.

[miguelalonso]

Hola. Soy. Albañil. Y. De. Vez. En. Cuando. Tiramos. Cemento Sólo. Que. No. Con. Esa. Belleza. De. Regla. Vibradora. Buen. Trabajo

[bsbender]

Do you like to run the screed at full RPM’s, or do they fluctuate as you have different concrete slumps? I’ve used the vibrascred many times, but only with screed pipes. But I would definitely like to learn the wet screed method.

[MetrologyEngineer]

I don't know how the hell that thing stores but I'm laughing at the the thought of seeing one of those strapped to a little Nissan truck going down the street :)

[mariourtubia]

Saludos amigos desde Chile🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱👍👍👍👍 yo también trabajo en pulidos de hormigon usamos sercha vibradora alisadoras aquí en chile está lenta la pega por las cuarentenas del covi pero igual estamos en 2 edificios y salen radieres de galpones es muy lindo este trabajo saludos exelente video

[TalksWithRyan]

I seen a big pad poured once and they had just bull floated it and a cat ran out and run all the way from one end to the other lol it was like 30x 50 or something pretty big had to bull float it all again

[rafaelmolina]

Hello, does the power screed can also remove the bubbles inside the slab?

[fenrirwolf]

As a “raker” this shits dope. As long as you know how to efficiently take.

[stevenmcintosh]

Mike I know this is an old video, but I've been watching a lot of your videos and have a question. If you're screeding a more narrow area, would you ever rest the ends of the screed on the forms if the screed board is longer than the area you're working. Would that still work ok?

[cameronanstis]

What brand is your vibrascreed? I like the blade you are using, looks solid

[boggsie]

Seems the concrete had too much water which would not allow it to be drug by the screed. It would also make the slab weak and prone to cracking. Would like to see a 4 or 5 slump worked with machine.