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Very cool! Can't wait to see it unfold!
Quote from: Regular Guy on April 08, 2016, 05:38:33 PMVery cool! Can't wait to see it unfold!Boy my pocket book can
Tommy - some suggestions?Fiber reinforced mix design. 4000 p.s.i mix. Limit the fly ash. Control joints to be sawn 1/3 the depth to the slab - within 1 day of placement of concrete. Cove slab with Curing blanket and keep surface damp. . DO NOT allow concrete contractor to spray junk "cure and seal" on the slab. Have him deduct - or agree to assist you install Lithium Siliconate or Sodium Silicate Lithium ( http://www.euclidchemical.com/products/construction-products/penetrating-sealersliquid-densifiers/liquid-densifiers/ultrasil-liplus/ ) Sodium ( http://www.homedepot.com/p/Foundation-Armor-S2000-1-gal-Concentrated-Water-Based-Sodium-Silicate-Concrete-Waterproofing-Sealer-with-Densifier-and-Hardener-S20001GAL/205719971 )Both are safe to use, and will make you concrete MUCH better....Call me as you need. This is the ONE thing I would highly, highly recommend that you do.See specs tab on the pages - it is easy to apply - and will increase the surface hardness by 400%. This means that you will not have dusting, an surface wear of the concrete with the kind of traffic you will have on it. This is not a coating - it is an internal sealer - that creates a chemical reaction with free alkali in the top 1/4" or so of the concrete ( where all of the wear happens). It create