An inspector's comment on a slab last year made me change my approach to curing

I was finishing a driveway in Austin last spring, nothing too fancy, just a standard broom finish. The city inspector came by and pointed out I wasn't wet curing long enough, only doing it for three days instead of the full seven. I always thought it was overkill, but he showed me some test cores from a job that failed from surface cracking. Now I take the extra time to keep the burlap wet for a full week, even on smaller residential jobs. Has anyone else had a strict inspector teach them something useful?

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sage_rodriguez4h ago

My burlap game was weak for years too, guess I was just winging it like a flat tire on a hot day.