How to improve the concrete (3 artful additives cheaper 300 rubles)

Hachalsya construction season, and throughout Russia and independent professional builders vengeance poured concrete, and in fact many of them do not even realize that the beneficial properties of concrete (water repellency, frost resistance, ductility, pour speed) can be improved by simple means, the price to 300 rubles!

This article will tell you about these useful substances that improve the quality of the concrete.

1. plasticizers

These substances make the concrete more plastic, from which it is easier to get in the way, and he after curing becomes stronger.

Plasticizers for concrete sold in any construction and are from 60 to 300 rublesper literHowever, you can save and add to 10 buckets of concrete 1 cap of liquid soap.

2. Curing accelerators

Thanks to them, the concrete hardens at 20-25% faster, saving builders time. The most popular supplement - calcium chloride (the closest relative of soda - NaCl). If there is no time to wait for a planned concrete has cured, I advise you to use the accelerator.

Curing accelerator (hardening accelerator) worth about 160 rubles per liter.

3. antifreeze additive

Thanks to these additives, concrete can be poured at a temperature down to - 15 ° C without artificial heating using heaters or high power lamps.

The cost of antifreeze additives - 180-200 rubles per liter.

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