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re: Concrete slab curing time

Posted on 7/8/15 at 8:38 am to
Posted by Agforlife
Somewhere in the Brazos Valley
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 7/8/15 at 8:38 am to
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However, do not make it too dry.




Yeah that's what I was trying to get across, people think the drier you pour it the faster it sets, which is true to an extent, to wet is always better than to dry just makes for a longer day especially if you gotta slick finish it. I was gonna tell him about calcium carbonate but that would've just screwed him up
Posted by Sigma
Fairhope, AL
Member since Dec 2005
3643 posts
Posted on 7/8/15 at 8:40 am to
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calcium carbonate but that would've just screwed him up


Not really. Chemist here. Whatcha got?
Posted by LSU2NO
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
1926 posts
Posted on 7/8/15 at 8:46 am to
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Yeah that's what I was trying to get across, people think the drier you pour it the faster it sets, which is true to an extent, to wet is always better than to dry just makes for a longer day especially if you gotta slick finish it. I was gonna tell him about calcium carbonate but that would've just screwed him up


No, not for foundation work. That is best used for roadway patching at night. Plus it is tricky and expensive.
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