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I called BS on the guy who said you dont need a bull float on small slabs. Then I tried it.
Had a 10x12 shed pad pour in Council Bluffs three weeks ago and the old timer I hired to help said skip the bull float on something that small. I laughed at him. I've been floating everything for 15 years, even little pads. He bet me a burger at the diner on Broadway that I'd get a better finish just using a magnesium hand float after screeding. I did it his way, and I gotta admit the surface came out tighter with fewer trowel marks and it saved me about 20 minutes of setup. Only thing is on anything bigger than maybe 15x15 I still think you're asking for trouble. So what's the cutoff line for you guys, is it square footage or mix design or what?
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keith9001mo ago
Depends on the mix more than the size honestly. A wet mix on a small pad will finish itself pretty easy without the bull float but a stiff mix needs the help no matter the square footage. Cutoff for me is more about how fast it sets up than the dimensions.
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