The day I found out I was mixing water wrong for 8 years

I was on a job with this old timer from Tulsa, pouring a 40 by 60 slab for a carport. He watched me dump a bucket of water into the mixer and just shook his head. Said I was adding it all at once instead of in stages, which was making the mix inconsistent near the bottom. I argued with him for a bit, but he made me dump that batch and try it his way. The finish came out way smoother, and now I wonder how many floors I screwed up doing it the other way. Anyone else have a basic habit you swore was fine until someone called you out?

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corad8429d ago

Did you try wetting the forms before pouring? That helped me a ton after I started doing it, kept the edges from drying out too fast.

the_mia29d ago

Oh man, my buddy tried that once and it actually warped his whole mold because the wood swelled up too much.