Concrete, crushed aggregate, or soil? What to fill post hole with. Jump to Latest 1.4K views 7 replies 7 participants last post by kip.pete Aug 13, 2024 K
The aggregate was exposed after the retarder/pressure washing. It almost seems too much of the concrete was removed, leaving more of the small pebbles exposed above the concrete....thus, a bumpy surface.
As far as the smaller aggregate, batches with smaller rock have more cement paste, which requires more cement in the mix, which adds to the expense, and the requisite increase in water results in greater shrinkage on the concrete during curing.
I’m building a new house and at the end of the driveway and back of the garage (see pic) we want to install some type of aggregate in the highlighted area which will be used for temporary parking and raised garden beds. We nixed the idea of extending the driveway with pavers due to cost and the...
Last time I did it over exposed aggregate at a friends house the bit wanted to walk like crazy which made it very hard to drill accurately.. Anyway to more precisely drill these? I will be drilling 52 holes in this exposed aggregate so the more accurate the better. I do have a roto hammer as well, the issues is not my tool is the bit itself walking on the aggerates before it starts to actually ...
Going to place aggregate next week [week of 3/31/25] then pour concrete as soon as the radon system is placed. YAY! Ben, my concrete guy [& a really great guy!] plans to use fiber mesh. From what I've read, I think this will be fine but just want to run it past you guys. This is a one story...
On a recent Yard Crashers show, the host (Ahmed), showed a pebble mixture that gets combined with some sort of epoxy and gets troweled over existing concrete. Looks Great? Any idea where I can get this product? Thanks.
Trying to build a wall because just because you have the blocks is a solution looking for a problem. If the problem is having them, give them away or haul them to an aggregate plant that will crush them and sell the recycled/crushed material.
I also need to add aggregate rocks on top to match surrounding. Ive attached pictures of the area. the triangle area is that is partially bordered by bricks is the area that is dirt, earth. The area highlighted in blue is where i will add a small raised brick planting area.
We built our Louisville, KY home 2 years + 10 months ago. 2 months after the exposed aggregate concrete was poured for the driveway, front steps, front porch & patio, we applied 2 coats of curing agent/sealer SUPER SEAL 30 VT | Nashville TN | Clemons Concrete Coatings. We are struggling with...
