A simple way to iron concrete with your own hands

Concrete ironing - the simplest and most affordable way to increase its consumer characteristics, namely strength and ability to resist precipitation.

There are two ways to harden concrete: the so-called. "dry" and "wet". The simplest of them is dry iron, so I will talk about it in this article.

For dry ironing of concrete you will need:

cement grade not lower than M300;
sieve;
trowel tool (trowel / foam trowel).

The algorithm of actions is as follows:

Concrete is poured onto a prepared surface. In 10-12 hours after pouring, ironing is carried out.
To do this, dry cement is scattered over the surface of the concrete through a sieve in a uniform layer 2-3 mm thick.
After 10-15 minutes after that, the cement should turn dark gray - take moisture from the top layer of concrete. From this moment on, it can be rubbed: the movements should be intense, but not strong, so as not to deform the top layer of the mixture.

A day after ironing, you can walk on the concrete surface. Concrete will gain full grade strength in 28 days.

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