It looks like decorative concrete overlays for fence posts

In previous reviews I showed for the production of decorative "shirt" for fence posts, as well as the look of the products themselves after removal from the mold and cleaning. You can read about it here and here

All these days the decorative concrete overlay gained strength - are not deleted blockouts made of wooden beams and plywood.

The reverse side linings.

What are they (who first read this blog post) - it is clear from the pictures below:

Perforated tape - it's for fastening, fixing trim around the post. Sami decorative elements are fixed to a metal pole and also to glue the foam. Seams among themselves - tiled sealed with glue. Following the results of all be covered with polyurethane varnish to give the effect of "wet stone".

But, unfortunately, of the eight forms of three faults at recess inside core. You need to find another way how to achieve cavity 62h62 and 32h62 mm mm (two types of pads). Perhaps look for a plastic vent pipe of square section size.

I especially liked the result, ornamental appearance "shirts" on poles with a grid:

Photo poorly transmits the picture. Live everything looks interesting.

I realized that a chamfer is better not to do - not to put a wooden bead in shape. After lining installation - overwrite seam that he was not at all visible.

Painting from the post for less than two years shabby. Oblazit she started last spring - low-quality paint caught without priming enamel on rust (although it has been stated by the manufacturer). Repaint do not want to, that's why decided to make almost eternal coating of concrete with gravel from the surface.

Last week went on pouring and cleaning of other products:

The pommel intake after excavation. The surface is almost dry. Retarder concrete in some way replaces a layer of concrete laitance, it remains practically just sand and a little water. This effect is observed in the last year, when flooded with tiles after spending a few days, it becomes dry. And I have to clean off the surface of the already dry caked sand, exposing the stones.

Those. in small forms, where a limited amount of water in the concrete mass - form and can be cleaned in a few days.

And now, in the small-scale forms, where the concrete has time to cure and dry out on the surface a day (in the greenhouse-day workshop of the heat) - the same happened.

Sometimes on the surface of the articles being cleaned comes marriage: on the form has been washed out (or erased vibrator Bulova) portion deposited concrete setting retarder. This site is grasped along with the main mass of the concrete, leaving a trail here:

I take a screwdriver or something sharp and accurately sdalblivayu top layer of concrete, exposing the gravel. Then modifies brush with metal bristles, and it turns out to correct this situation:

It happens, but not often.

Well, where the retarder on the mold surface was enough, everything is easily peeled off:

Consistency and concrete proportions. As previously wrote: 1 cement, 0.8 water bucket, the bucket 1 sand, pebbles 3 bucket. I try to make it dense, ie, adding less water. With a large amount of water in the concrete products obtained fragile, not robust and cleave angles during cleaning.

Approximate concrete consistency

Those blocks whose forms are not processed moderator - moved to the foundation:

Will be used to lower the barrier layer not bearing walls in the building.

These are the subtleties of process technology "Washed concrete." Maybe someone will come in handy from regular readers. New readers address to its initial review, the articles on this subject.

Read more: Screw piles. Why choose this foundation?

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