How To Pour And Finish A Garage Floor To A Mirror Shine 

Yes sir thanks!

They probably kept a inch under the form work to save on concrete,and give U a thinner slab .

Looked ok for pea gravel but try it 3/4 minus crushed with micro fiber and air

Thanks bro! We put them in same day just to save a trip back out.

Got that right partner! I love how they bring up the cream makes for great finishing

@@thatjuanshow4485 try Australian master finish screeds aprox 2inch X 2inch aluminium tube and have a round handle for 1 Man to hang on to , you won't even need to bullfloat , after a bit of practice ,and will be flat .

@@concreter6832 I've always wanted to try them types of screeds just haven't yet. I'll have to give them a go just to see the difference

Thanks Frank appreciate it 👍🏼

Thanks bud I appreciate it!

I feel the same way about a mirror finish way to slippery when wet. Since I've been working over here on the island most people want a two trowel pass so it has a little traction. And your right they look good and last just as long

@@thatjuanshow4485 The engineers say that the burning makes the skin harder but I sure don`t like hitting the deck on those occasions.

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Thanks

I try my best!

Good questions the mud was wet because my friend I was helping added to much water anticipating a hot summer day. The bleed water was insane had to pull it off with the bullfloat. And luckily it was a hot day so we weren't out there forever. For the pan float that's not something people do in Washington state. I've use them on commercial slabs but never residential. Thanks for watching and commenting always appreciated. Have a great weekend!

Thank you!

Me to buddy I've been in the business for 21 years and still love it!

Its time to run the bullfloat after you screed the concrete but not to long because itll start to crust a little make it harder to slick up. If its really wet you may want to wait a little. Hopefully this helps let me know how it goes or if you need any more information glad to help

Good idea Ive always seen them used on video's from around the world just never by the guys or in the areas Ive worked. I should add one to the tool collection never know may become my go too. Thanks for your input appreciated anytime.

The purpose of burning / polishing a concrete slab is to make the surface more dense and a smoother finish. For me its always been preference I think it turns out better and looks better. That's why all big box stores choose this for a finish

No not by eye there is snap line on the foundation wall and for the center of slab we use grade pins and create a soft shoulder which is the same grade as the chalk line

@@thatjuanshow4485 ok. Thanks

We use sliders to crawl the edges and run hand jointers through the joints and the rest with the machine.

Are you sure you do concrete ? 🤔🤔

@@AlMai222 I concreted for over 30 years ,retired at 50 self funded so I think I may know how to Crete ,we hardly ever kneeboarding we did 25 years ago ,we walk along edges along walls in thongs evenly distribute your weight and follow up with trowel machine to get footprints straight out ,small slabs we stick trowel up to 5 times then broom or finish however ,use stick trowel on angle and early up against walls if screeded flat ,we do that a bit different to u blokes ,one man screeding it’s very accurate,I am not knocking your way but ours is tidier a bit slower than the way u blokes do things .

@@concreter6832 you worked in thongs? 🤔😳

@@AlMai222 I retired now ,thongs are worn all the time except large jobs where we would just where steel cap boots or just gumboots U have to get on slab when firm (ready to trowel machine ) concrete can't be to wet or U will sink and leave deep prints ,it is all about getting on concrete at right time ,have U watched concrete ninja ,U will notice they where thongs a lot when finishing I no it isn't very safe but it is how we do it ,with thongs U don't leave big elephant prints all over the place ,I have never seen those skate boards that U use if boards are needed we just find some ply lying around job site because we don't use them ,we all do things differently try it with out boards U willsave your knees wearing out .

Yah probably makes the surface way to dense. I've personally liked to finish a slab right before the burn. ut everyone in Washington wanted them burnt. Here on the island we leave more of a sweat finish for the traction

@@thatjuanshow4485 burn concrete floor is good for heavy traffic like forklift etc but nothing else , more durable.

I don't know why we call it mud. It's just what everyone over here in Washington state call it. I guess we're still a bunch of kids who still love playing in the mud!

I like both saw cuts and tooled joints both have there place

@@thatjuanshow4485 Outside yes , but inside garage not good .If you do another stuff like epoxy resin or something else looks agly.For me sow cuut micro beast .

I actually prefer them as well less profile

Rounded edge is a better job sawcut can chip off on the edge. Sawcut is for guys that can't joint big areas

I've never used any other kind so I think it's easy. It seems like everyone else in the country use the trucks with the shoots on the front.

Yeah I bet it's easy if u r used to them , but 4 me he'll no

We added water reducer so we could pour at a higher slump so we could shoot it.