Finishing
- Start the finishing operations when there is little or no water on the surface.
- Carry out the finishing process in the following order - screeding, floating and trowelling.
- Level the concrete surface by moving the straight edge back and forth across it.
- Keep a small quantity of concrete mix ahead of the straight edge to fill the voids.
- While floating, use a 1.5m long, 20 centimetre wide wooden float and move it forward and backward to level ridges, fill voids and embed the coarse aggregates.
- Avoid excessive trowelling.
- Do not spread dry cement on the wet surface to absorb bleed water.